Answers to reviews:
SolSparda369: Knowing Dante, he'd want Pizza and Strawberry Sundaes for Christmas dinner instead of turkey and Christmas pudding.
sky00: That is true. I don't know why people choose Naruto all the time. I may read Naruto crossovers, but I haven't watched anything to do with him, never interested me yet fanfiction stories about him do. Maybe it's because I grow tired of seeing the same characters paired with certain women like Percy Jackson paired with all goddesses and demigoddesses.
waceycorley: If somebody takes the challenge to do it, then I will. If I decide to do it, then I will inform you as well.
Guest: Thanks, glad somebody does.
Dragonrule: it;s more of a crush just now due to his looks and accomplishments, but mostly the latter and the fact he ain't like Hercules.
Perseus: Yeah, the Hunters have pissed me off several times and I have read stories where they make me want to kill them. Like reading those stories where Percy becomes the Guardian of the Hunt and they dump all their chores on him and try to kill him. I also hate stories where the MC is just...goofy. Seriously, I get enough of that with the dumb, dense, goofy Naruto. And don't even get me started on Artemis just ALLOWING her Hunters to torutre Percy while she's all 'I love him! But I shouldn't!' It pisses me off, don't know how anyone can stand those kind of stories.
War: Well, if I do the Reading story, then I'd have to choose with it being in the same universe as this series but YEARS before the events, or do what Eternal4ever did with the Son of Apollo reading series and have it be the main PJO and HoO cast in their universe reading the alternate one which is this.
Flash: Well, they'd certainly want to kick his ass.
Guest: yeah, if they ever fought Vergil...they'd be dead in the blink of an eye. Vergil, especially at DMC 5, is somebody you do NOT want to fuck with, especially when he goes into Sin Devil Trigger.
Jebest4781: Thanks.
Crazzytony: Thanks.
KingCannibal: I may start it after I finish The Last Olympian. I haven't even gotten started on planning Battle of the Labyrinth, I still need to read the books, only read the first three.
The hunters all sat around the Artemis cabin eating, talking and playing, making enough noise that made some of the other campers keep turning to looked at them and see what they were doing since they were being very noisy about it.
Zoe sat at the head like she was the mother and the one in charge since that was technically true since Artemis was not there. She didn't laugh as much as the others, but she did smile from time to time. Her silver lieutenant's band glittered in the dark braids of her hair and saw gently and neatly around her head.
Though she frowned when she looked around to see that the demigods they had arrived with from Maine were not here, neither was the annoying satyr or the two newbie's. While she had not been happy about Bianca's decision, she would leave it be since she did not need the annoyance of demigods telling her to back off and leave her alone. She just figured Bianca could do a hell of a lot better than the camp.
She also noticed Drake was not around. He wasn't in the cabin so she assumed he had left earlier but to where she did not know.
After having breakfast, the Hunters decided to head to the arena and do some training. Upon arriving, they found Thalia, Annabeth, Percy, Grover, Bianca, and Nico watching something in the arena. Once looking, the Hunters saw that it was Drake and Silena...sparring with each other.
Drake was in his usual attire bar his coat. Silena was dressed in a pink tank top and a pair of black short shorts. Said girl was wielding a sword and defelcting each of Drake;s strikes and blow before she fought back with great skill and grace in her movements Zoe believed she was a warrior from ancient times.
"Zoe." Thalia said irked at Zoe's presence.
"Thalia." She said in equal disdain.
They watched as Drake and Silena fought one another in hand to hand combat and saw that Silena was managing to hold her own though the demigods knew Drake was holding back since he did not want to hurt Silena.
He went for a kick to sweep her legs but Silena jumped high into the air before she pushed herself away from Drake by using his shoulders to catapult into the air. She flipped through the air twice before landing on the ground and grabbed a bow from beside her.
She notched the arrow and fired it with great precision and speed that caught the attention of the hunters since they had to admit that she held her bow with both a gentle and commanding presence that impressed them, even if they did not like her.
To their surprise, Drake whirled around and sliced the arrow in half with his sword before Silena was on the attack with her sword again, using quickness and speed to her advantage before she successfully knocked Drake onto his back then straddled him with her weapon at his throat, a grin on her face.
Drake smirked back up at her before he flipped them over but Silena kicked him off then got back up quickly.
"Are you sure you don't want to give up~?" Silena asked with a seductive tone, adding some Charmspeak to her voice. Drake shook it off and gave her an annoyed look.
"Hey, no charmspeak." Drake said before they were back at it.
"Man, whatever training Silena went through really worked out well for her." Grover commented.
Annabeth nodded. "She told me that Dante, Trish, and Lady taught her in several weapons. Dante taught her swordplay, Trish taught her hand to hand combat, and Lady taught her on guns."
Zoe raised an eyebrow, remembering the names of Dante's female partners. She had met them once before during a solo hunt, ran into a demon that Trish and Lady were hunting. They killed it, and had a chat before going their separate ways. In Zoe's opinion, Trish and Lady would've made great Huntresses.
"And Drake's improved." Thalia commented with a small smile at the boy she had a interest in.
Zoe narrowed her eyes at that smile before shaking it away as she commented. "Of course Drake would be a skilled warrior. But I don't see why he should've bothered having the daughter of Aphrodite trained. Unless she used her charms and forced him to do it, like all her sisters do with spreading their legs."
Thalia looked ready to break Zoe's nose when a swish sound appeared in the air before a small thud hit the wall behind them and struck just an inch away from Zoe's cheek. Though she felt a small trickle of blood go down her cheek as the arrow had managed to land a small and very thin cut on her cheek.
Her eyes were wide as she put her thumb on the scratch and looked at her own blood before looking back down to the arena to see Silena with her bow in her hand which was aimed directly at them with a stern look on her face.
"If you have something to say, Nightshade...say it to my face." Silena growled, having heard Zoe's comments. Like Hades would she EVER force Drake into doing something for her against his will. She wasn't like her siblings who would take advantage of the Charmspeak, like Drew. Her brothers and sisters were lucky Silena was the Head Counsellor of the cabin, and not Drew.
Zoe scoffed at the girl. "Can't a girl be worried about her brother? Especially with what YOUR kind do?"
"My kind?" Silena raised an eyebrow. "First off, I am NOT like my siblings. I don't use men, nor do I spread my legs for them to get what I want. I have worked hard to prove that children of Aphrodite can hang with the others. It's thanks to Drake that I am where I'm at."
Zoe glared at her before looking at Drake who was looking a little awkward to witness this argument between his girlfriend and 'sister' "Be careful Drake. Aphrodite's daughters are known to hide their true agendas."
"Silena isn't like that, Zoe." Drake defended his girlfriend, having enough of Zoe insulting his girl.
"We'll see." Zoe said before looking at Silena. "You'll have to prove yourself, if you want my respect."
With that, she turned and walked away with the rest of the Hunters.
"Bitch." Silena hissed before Drake hugged her close. "Dammit, what can't she see I ain't like that?"
"Give her time, or challenge her to a fight and kick her ass." Drake shrugged before seeing the thoughtful look on Silena's face as she considered that last one, making him sigh.
He really didn't know how to feel about seeing his 'sister' and girlfriend fight.
That night, Drake moaned and groaned in his sleep as he laid in the Aphrodite cabin, in Silena's bed, with Silena cuddled up against his side sleeping. Drake on the other hand, couldn't as he was having what felt like a nightmare.
He found himself standing in the middle of a forest that he did not recognize. The snow was fresh on the ground, it was night over head with the moon and stars twinkling like little lights in the far distance. Drake stood there not really sure what to do when he heard some branches rustling from behind him.
Turning around he stood and watched as a large silver wolf jumped out of the bushes a little in front of him. He recognised the wolf easily, after all he had hunted alongside her in his own wolf form.
"Mom?" He said as tried to lean towards the wolf a little.
He spoke but the wolf obviously did not hear him since she just trotted past him with her eyes centered in front of her as if focusing in on something before she then changed from a jog and into running.
"Wait! where are you going?" He asked and quickly followed after the wolf as she jogged away and leapt through the bushes, gracefully dodging branches and holes in the ground as Drake did his best to keep up and chase after her.
It continued like this for a good ten minutes as every time he got close she suddenly ran faster and picked up the pace. So he assumed his own wolf form, or at least imagined he was, and now he was in that form. So he chased after his mother.
"Please mom, wait." He called and finally it looked like she listened when the silver wolf suddenly stopped in her tracks but her head was whipping from side to side as if noticing someone was following her. A low growl came out of her throat and her shoulders and legs tensed.
She looked like she was about to turn around and face him when around the wolf a large golden net suddenly got thrown at her and large creatures covered in shadows came out of the woods around her and pinned her down as she struggled to break free of the net as her jaw snapped at the net only for it to have no effect.
"Mom!" Drake called out but found himself stuck in the spot and could not move. He tried to shake his body and tensed his muscles but it did nothing to help. He was stood frozen as he watched as the wolf version of his mother was successfully pinned down and captured by these shadow people and felt as helpless as a child.
From in front of them and gaining the attention of the silver wolf a large shadow of a man appeared. He could not see who it was but by the stature and the way he held himself he had to of been a man of great power since the earth beneath his feet seemed to crack under his weight and power. He looked to the wolf and saw it was staring at the large man in slight fear as a large smirk appear on his face.
The man hand went forward and went to grab the wolf when another hand grabbed it and halted it.
"She is not to die." A voice, one Drake did not know, spoke coldly in a deep, almost baritone voice yet it was filled with malice and evil. Whoever it was clearly was not a favourite of the other man who glared.
"I wasn't going to." He spat. "She is needed after all."
"Do not speak to me in such a tone, Titan." The other voice said with the same coldness, not a care in his voice. Whoever this figure was, turned his gaze to the wolf form of Artemis who was snarling and looking at him with a glare and fear. "So, this is the one who birthed the grandson of Sparda?"
He spat out 'Sparda' like it was a disgusting word and filled with poison. Hatred and anger was in his tone when he spoke the name of Drake's grandfather. Fear entered Artemis' eyes at the mention of that.
"He will come...with her captured." The mysterious figure said with a dark chuckle before he reached towards the wolf.
"MOM!" Drake shouted as he felt himself waking up...
Drake shot up in bed with a gasp and breathing heavily. His sudden waking caused Silena to wake and she sat up, dressed in only a crop top and a pair of booty shorts. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes.
"Drake? What's wrong?" Silena asked, concern entering her expression and voice when seeing the fear in his eyes.
Instead of answering, Drake jumped out of bed, quickly got his boots on and left the cabin with SIlena quickly following after grabbing a robe to cover herself since it was cold. As they left the Aphrodite cabin, they ran into Zoe who looked like she had been running over to the cabin as well.
"Did you have the same dream?" Zoe asked Drake frantically, and the son of Artemis nodded.
"What dream?" Silena asked with confusion and frustration at not being in the loop.
"Tell you after we tell Chiron." Drake said and they ran to the Big House and Drake banged on the door, pacing back and fourth with worry. Silena was still confused and looked at Zoe who looked worried but was trying her best to keep her emotions in check.
After another moment of waiting, the door opened to find a recent woken up and robed Chiron.
"Drake, Silena, Miss Nightshade, what brings you here this early?" He said as he looked at the clock behind him to see it was little over six o clock.
"Someone kidnapped my mother/Lady Artemis." Drake and Zoe said at the same time before they looked at each other in surprise.
Chiron's face first showed surprise at their claims before he turned completely serious. "You best come in." He said as he wheeled back and led them to his office.
When they arrived, he motioned for both of them to start explaining. Drake motioned for Zoe to start and so Zoe began explaining that she had a dream about her mistress in her deer form and that she was capture by men in shadows that she did not recognize and a larger man who the deer seemed to hold some fear over along with a more mysterious, hidden figure.
"Strange, she was a wolf in my dream." Drake said. "Everything else happened, except she was a wolf."
"Wolves and deers are favourite animals of hers, special to her." Zoe explained.
"So something has defiinantly happened to her then. Since both you are dreaming about the same thing happening to her?" Silena asked as they all looked to Chiron.
"It does look that way child." He answered before Drake stood and turned to leave. "Drake! Where are you going?"
"To find my mother." Drake said like it was obvious.
"The Hunters and I will go with you." Zoe stood immediately. "Much as some will not like having a male around us, they will understand."
"Neither of you are going anywhere." Chiron said firmly as both whipped their heads quickly around to face him, both looking surprised.
"What?" Both said at the same time.
"Artemis told you that she did not want either of you to go on that hunt with her for a reason. Whatever she was hunting was out of your leagues and if you go now unprepared then you will only be getting hurt or worse killed." Chiron said.
Drake looked at the centaur like he had just shouted he was in league with Mundus or something. "But Chiron...it's my Mom. I just met her and got her back into my life, I ain't loosing her again!" Drake said with pain and worry in his voice. Zoe and Silena, sharing a common goal, placed hands on his arms. "And I don't know who this other mystery person is, but he seems to want me."
"And capturing Artemis is the way to do that." Chiron said calmly. "Whoever this person is, he seems to have an interest in meeting you. Your mother knows what she is doing and she can handle herself. Your mother is an Olympian, Drake. She knows how to take care of herself. She is strong and wherever she is she will know how to survive and will be looking for a means to escape."
"But..."
"Tonight once the capture the flag game is over we will go to the oracle. Once that is done we will discuss what needs to be done but until then you are all to remain in camp. Understand?" He said in a tone that told them it was not up for arguments.
Drake and Zoe weren't happy but they nodded before leaving with Silena. Once they were out and off the porch, Drake cursed. "Dammit!"
"So someone has captured Artemis and this mystery person is working with them?" Silena asked to go over the facts.
Drake nodded. "Yes. A Titan was the first man, but the second...I do not know. Whoever is it, he seemed to hold a great deal of hatred towards the Sparda bloodline. He wants me, that I could very much tell."
'It couldn't be Nero that this person wants.' Drake thought to himself.
"As much as I hate it...we must listen to Chiron." Zoe said through gritted teeth at having to wait until the Oracle issues a quest out. "Once the Oracle has given the quest out, we will go and find Artemis."
"Well I'm coming with." Silena said and gave Zoe a looked that said 'Try and say no to me, bitch.'
Zoe glared at her before nodding, gave Drake a brief hug of comfort before heading back to the Artemis cabin. Drake paced, his fists clenching and unclenching before Silena pulled him into a hug.
"Shh...it's okay..." She said softly. "We'll find her."
"She's my Mom, Silena...my mother is out there, captured...and I can't go and save her right away. I just got her back..."
"Shh..." Silena shushed and just held him as he cried on her shoulder, feeling helpless he couldn't just go right now. The thought of just breaking the rules and going echoed through his head. Saying to hell with the rules, it's his mother, he shouldn't have to wait.
"Silena...if I did a stupid decision like breaking the rules and...leaving the camp before a quest is issued...will you follow me?" Drake asked, looking her in the eyes.
Silena kissed him softly. "Sweetheart, I will ALWAYS be by your side through all the good and bad." Drake smiled at her and they shared a kiss for a few second sbefore breaking apart. "What's your plan anyway?"
"Hold on a minute." Drake said before he ran after Zoe and stopped her. "Zoe..." He took out his phone and handed it to her. "I assume you know how these work?"
"Yes...?" Zoe said with confusion as to why he was giving her the phone.
"Well, when the time comes. Ring my dad." Drake said with a smile before he headed back to the Aphrodite cabin with Silena. Zoe was still confused but she pocketed the phone and went into the Artemis cabin.
First, Drake was going to grab his weapons and coat, then he was going to sneak out of camp with Silena, and then phone his dad and let him know...
So yeah, Drake is sneaking out and going to save his mother! Remember, he just got his mother back, she had been captured by a Titan and a mysterious figure who seems to hold great hatred and resentment for the Sparda bloodline, you REALLY think Drake is just going to...WAIT until a quest is given? To hell with the consequences, he is sneaking out, informing his dad, and they are going to go kick all kinds of ass to find Artemis.
Also, anybody got ideas for the prophecy? it should change a bit because of Drake basically leaving before it's given, and the mystery figure. It ain't Mundus, but it is someone who hates Sparda and his bloodline.
Should be easy to guess.
Also, Zoe and Bianca AREN'T dying, so don't bother adding the lines about those two in.