Updated: 10/5/2020
Happy Mothers Day!
This Chapter is for all the Mum's out there. Especially my Mum her has helped me so lot in my life.
Chapter .3.
"What has happened? Arty are you alright?" Apollo asks
"Apollo, Artemis will answer after we immediately give you back your Godhood", Poseidon tells him.
"I accept. But what about Meg?" Apollo asks
He wasn't just worried about Meg. But also worried about his sister who hasn't shown her face yet. But he thought he heard a whimper a second ago.
"She shall be given immortality with the others. But it won't be today. Maybe two days from now. You have our word", Athena tells them
"Ok I accept then", Apollo declares
The Council wave their hands and power floods back into Apollo. He saw everyone was doing it but Artemis.
They stop after a minute.
"It is done. Welcome back Apollo", Poseidon says smiling
"Arty are you ok?" Apollo asks softly, he was really worried now.
It was not like her to be so silent.
That's when Artemis looks up and they all gasp. One side off her face was covered in burns and they went down her neck. They saw her arm was in a type of sling.
"Apoly", Artemis cries and gets up and stumbles into his arms.
Which instinctively wrap around her gently. As she started sobbing into his chest, clutching his shirt in one hand. Apollo wondered how she could be injured so badly.
What had happened to his sister? To reduce her into hysterics and violent sobs into his chest.
"Shh Arty. I am here now. Your safe", Apollo coos to her
Apollo looks and see the Council all looked at Artemis with sadness and concern.
"Apollo lets more her to her Temple for privacy", Athena suggests softly
"Yes that would be best", Apollo decides as Artemis continues to clutch his shirt with one hand while sobbing.
"Thalia, Meg and Reyna can come too", a familiar voice says
The group of Demigods and Apollo saw the impossible. A group of demigods that should be dead. There was Luke Castellan, Lee Fletcher, Michael Yew, Silena Beauregard, Charlie Beckendorf, Castor Noble, Jason Grace, Dakota Spears, Michael Kahale and Bianca di Angelo. And the voice which spoke Zoe Nightshade.
"How?" Thalia stutters
"The fates interfered", Jason replies
Everyone goes to greet their fallen friends as Apollo continued to try and calm Artemis. He could feel her legs starting to give out.
"Lets go. Artemis can't hang on much longer", Hestia states
"Apollo carry her. She won't be able to walk", Athena tells him
Apollo was worried.
"Arty I am going to carry you. Is that ok?" Apollo asks softly
Artemis nods.
Apollo gently scoops her up and Hestia, Athena, Zoe, Bianca, Meg, Thalia and Reyna walk with them from Olympus to the Temple of Artemis.
Athena opens the door and they all go in. Apollo noticed the little changes. It looked like bars for gripping. Soft carpeting. A larger couch. And so on.
He goes to the couch to put Artemis on. He gently sits her down and kneels before her. He saw just how bad they were. They were burns he was sure off.
"Arty can you tell me what happened?" Apollo asks gently
Artemis looks scared and tears were still falling down her face. It killed Apollo to see her like this.
"I promise Little Moon I'll protect you", Apollo vows
"I…I…tr…ied…to…sav…e…yo…u. But Ze…us an…d…Ares…hu…rt me", Artemis stutters out.
The new group had there eyes wide. Zeus and Ares did this? And did she say she was trying to save Apollo?
"I prom..ise…I tri…ed to sa…ve you…plea…se…don't…ha…te me…I tr…ied…I…swear", Artemis stutters crying and begging
Apollo was shocked. Artemis had gotten hurt trying to save him? That means she has been in their state for 18 months. Why hadn't it healed?
Apollo sees Artemis sobbing and crying violently. Apollo gets up and sits on the couch pulling his distress sister into his lap gently. And begins to rock her.
"Little Moonlet you have nothing to be sorry for. You tried and even got hurt because off you tried. I could never, ever hate you. I love you Little Crescent", Apollo coos to her kissing her forehead.
"I…lov…e…y…ou too…plea…se…pro…tect…me", Artemis begs
"I will always Protect you", Apollo vows
"Th…ank y…ou…", Artemis trails off.
"Apollo lay her down. She is going to have a seizure", Athena warns seeing the signs
Apollo did see the signs. He never thought a God could have seizure but his sister was about to have one.
He puts her down just in time for her to start violently shaking her eyes rolling back. Apollo makes sure she doesn't fall off the couch. But careful not to hold her down. It went on for two minutes before it stopped. But Artemis stayed unconscious.
"What just happened?" Thalia asks
"Artemis has more injuries then what you can see", Athena tells them
"What are they so I can treat them?" Apollo asks
"Apollo you can't heal her. Somehow Zeus did this. She had burns all down her left side. It is from Zeus's Master Bolt. Also she had a curse that sends pain through her at random times. She has a weak left leg that she is in physical therapy for it and her left arm. She has seizures and absent seizures. She forgets things sometimes. She shakes slightly in her good limbs. And you have noticed she talks with a stutter. But she is going to Speech Therapy. She is also going to Mental Therapy as she is petrified of men because of Zeus and Ares and she a night terrors, PTSD, Depression, Panic and Anxiety Attacks. She was also stabbed in the stomach and came out her back. She was in a coma for six months", Athena explains it all
"She is on depression medication, anxiety medication, pain medication, seizure medication and sleeping pills", Zoe tells them
Apollo, Thalia, Reyna and Meg were horrified by the list off injuries.
"Fat…Zeus did this?" Thalia asks shocked
"Yes", Hestia replies
"Did they get punished?" Meg asks
"Yes Zeus, Ares and Hera will have to earn Elysium to come back to Godhood. But there are others here that side with them. Artemis is in danger and she knows it. She has a guard on her at ALL times. Zoe and Bianca are normally with her. But myself, Hestia and Demeter take turns too. But Bellona takes her to the Hospital for her different types of Therapy's", Athena explains
"Don't mention those three around her. She flinches at their names", Zoe advises them
"She had been begging for you Apollo. The whole time", Hestia reports softly
Apollo was kicking himself. He had to get banished and this all happened. If he hadn't got banished this would never would have happened.
He runs his fingers through Artemis's messy auburn locks.
"How did she come to New Rome's aid?" Reyna asks
To be honest Apollo was wondering too.
"Hecate did a spell to allow Artemis to switch with my body for a short time so she could change herself to look like her old self. It could only last for an hour. When she came back she was hysterically that she was going to lose you. Like today she won't be able to cope if you died or left her in some way", Hestia informs him
"I won't leave her. I could never to that especially now", Apollo vows.
"Who is on HIS side?" Meg asks
"Enyo, Nike, Circe, Khione, Janus and Hercules we have confirmed but they haven't acted so we can't do anything at the moment", Athena replies
Before Apollo could reply Artemis lets out a whimper.
"Shh Little Moon. Your big brother is here", Apollo says softly as Artemis's eyes open.
"Apoly? Was…n't a dr…eam?" Artemis stutters out groggily.
"No I am here. And I promise I won't leave you side again unless you order me too", Apollo vows.
"Really?" she gets out
"Really. This I swear on the River Styx", Apollo replies thunder booms at his oath.
Artemis flinches at the thunder. It reminds her of her Fat…HIM.
"Your fine. Crescent", Apollo says softly
Artemis nods.
"Can I see your arm Little Sis?" Apollo asks gently
"The…re…is…noth…ing…you…ca…n…do", Artemis tells him
"Just let me look please Little One?" Apollo asks pleading with her
Artemis nods and winces. She was helped into a sitting position and Athena comes to help her take off the sling.
"This brace Apollo is made especially by Hephaestus and myself with impute from Asclepius. It supports her whole arm, wrists, hand and fingers. All off them damage in the…attack", Athena explains, "Be warned it is pretty bad"
Athena helps get the brace off. Apollo saw it went from Artemis's shoulder to her finger tips. When the brace was removed. The new comers gasp. Artemis's whole left arm was black and red.
Artemis looked down not wanting to look at there disgusted faces.
"Arty it is ok. Can you look at me Little Sis?" Apollo asks gently
Artemis slowly lifts her chin up.
"I will ALWAYS love you. And nothing can change that. This just shows your brave Arty. More brave then anyone alive", Apollo tells her passionately
"He is right. You are the bravest off us all", Thalia adds
"It is an honour to be your Hunter", Reyna adds
"You are braver then any man or woman", Meg adds
"Tha…nk you", Artemis stutters out a tear falling down her scared side.
Apollo gently wipes it away.
"Can I look at it?" Apollo asks
"Yes", Artemis whispers
Apollo gently lifts it. The skin looked like it was freshly done and not over 18 months ago.
"Can you move it?" Apollo asks
Artemis shakes her head.
"What about the fingers?" Apollo asks gently
Apollo sees them only twitch a little bit. He could see Artemis was trying.
"Nerve, Muscles, Skin, Bone, Tissue damage", Apollo mutters
He runs his hand up her arm making her flinch.
"Sorry. Can you feel that?" Apollo asks
"Not…mu…ch…it is…the pai…n…curse…do…ing it", Artemis replies
"Can I try and heal it?" Apollo asks her permission.
"You ca…n…but…wo…n't…wo…rk", Artemis replies
Apollo's hand glows gold and he moves his hand up Artemis's arm. But his powers don't make a dent in the damage.
"I am sorry", Apollo says with a sigh.
"It's…ok", Artemis gets out
"I'll show you how to but the brace on you four", Athena tells them
They watch as the brace fits around from her shoulder to her fingers. Each finger being supported individually while being connected to the hand and up. They see the straps and soft padded support under the whole arm and shoulder.
"I get it", Apollo replies now seeing how it worked
"Good. Now dinner is ready", Athena tells them
Apollo helped Artemis up and she clings to him again. Apollo hoped he can be the support his traumatized sister needed…
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Artemis's Nicknames
Little Sis
Little One
Little Moonlet
Little Crescent
Moonling
Arty
Moonlet
Crescent Moon
Golden Sun
Crescent
Apollo's Nicknames:
Sunlet
Protector
Apoly
Silver Sun