Chapter 8

Percy was standing at the seashore where Poseidon, the sea god had asked him to come. Unable to refuse the older immortal, he had agreed.

He sat on the beach, looking as the waves towards the camp grew larger. A figure materialised in the midst of a wave, carrying a trident and Percy stood up as Poseidon came to stop on a wave by the beach and walked towards the demigod, the latter bowing before Poseidon.

Poseidon stared at him for a second and then said, "Get up Perseus." Percy stood up straight and looked at Poseidon questioningly.

"Come with me," the Olympian said and extended his hand to Percy. Percy looked at the hand suspiciously before nodding and grasping Poseidon's hand and he watched fearfully as a huge wave crashed on top of them. He covered his face with his hands trying not to watch before he felt a cold sensation all over his body and he looked from between his fingers and noticed the blue water around him and he took his hands from his face to his side as he looked around at the blue clear water he was floating in.

"Amazing, isn't it?" Poseidon asked and he simply nodded in astonishment. Poseidon let out a chuckle and willed the water to carry them to his palace, "You know, I don't get to spend any time with my children in the mortal world because of the Ancient Laws and all."

Percy nodded in understanding, 'That is why my mother never visited me'. As if he had heard the demigod's thoughts, Poseidon said, "That is why sometimes we gods ask the other gods to visit their children often."

"Is that why you are here? Because my mother asked you to come here?" Percy blurted out in confusion.

Poseidon laughed out loudly, "Oh no, she is way too prideful to ask me to visit you on her behalf."

"Then why are you visiting me?"

Poseidon stopped laughing and in mock happiness, he said, "Oh look we are here."

Percy, distracted, looked up and noticed the white walls of Poseidon's palace and he knew that the day would consist of nothing but him getting amazed at everything he was going to see.

Percy woke up with a yawn and he got off his bed. Hurriedly doing his chores, he opened the door of the cabin and noticed the hustle of other demigods. Alpha trotted upto him and licked his legs and Percy bent down and petted him.

"Oh, who's a good hellhound? Oh yes you are."

Percy smiled and straightened up when he noticed Ashley coming up to him with another hunter following her. He nodded at Ashley in greeting and she gave him a warm smile and he looked questioningly at the familiar hunter behind his new friend.

Ashley noticed his gaze and said, "This is Ria, daughter of Hermes and descendant of Athena."

Ria nodded at him and he said, "Nice to meet you but I think I have seen you before." Ria smiled and said, "I was the one who Lady Artemis had sent to retrieve you."

"Right," Percy said as the memory came back to him. Before he could say anything more, hunters began rushing to the camp borders and the trio looked at each other and rushed along with Alpha sprinting behind them.

They stopped behind a hunter, who looked behind and sneered at Percy and stepped to the side, away from the demigod. Percy ignored it and looked and saw Artemis coming inside and then crashing to the ground.

The demigods and hunters tried to move forward, but she disappeared in a bright flash and all the hunters looked at each other before they began roaring and bickering loudly, breaking the silence and all the demigods gave panicked screams, some even getting their weapons.

Percy rushed to the Big House, followed by the two hunters and they opened the front door and saw Chiron talking with Dionysus worriedly, "Something is wrong."

"I agree. Father has forbidden me to drink any wine and coke has gotten expensive. I mean, I know I have a lot of gold and stuff but still."

The old trainer groaned in exasperation and noticed the small group of demigods and asked, "Yes?"

"My lady entered inside the camp borders and then vanished in a shower of light," Ria said, without any fear.

Dionysus put down his magazine, which he had picked after Chiron was distracted, and replied, "We know. Apollo took her to check what happened."

Still unconvinced, Ashley said, "Can we ask the Oracle and make sure there isn't any prophecy about this?"

The two immortals looked at each other for some time before Chiron sighed, tiredly, and nodded, his gaze pointing at Percy. The two hunters looked at the child of Athena in confusion and Percy nodded and was about to take a step towards the stairs when a pair of people ran down the stairs.

Logan and Mal rushed to Percy, Ashley and Ria and said, "It's the Oracle. She's gone."

The figure smiled in glee as he noticed the three demigods, two hunters and two immortals, rise in panic and rush to the Oracle's usual spot.

"I take it the work is done?" he asked and Héctor answered, "Yes. We have the Oracle."

The figure laughed loudly and turned to see the son of Apollo carrying the figure of Oracle. "Without any help from the prophecies, the demigods will be left without any way to save our hostage or be able to predict the coming storm."

A dryad materialised from a tree and bowed before speaking, "Milord, the goddess was wounded as you had asked us to do. Your hostage has also been made accustomed to her living quarters."

The figure nodded and the dryad disappeared, leaving behind a couple of pink leaves floating in mid-air, freefalling to the ground. They would win this war easily. Without help, without guidance, they are really nothing.

A/N: Ok, I said this fanfiction would go to 20 chapters. I lied. I think it will go to only 15 unless I draw this out, but nobody wants that. So, yeah. And don't worry the Pertemis part is coming… I think.