Son of Tartarus-Chapter 13

Disclaimer: NOTHING belongs to me. PJO and HoO belong to Rick Riordan.

A/N: I should have posted this two days ago but my keyboard has been acting up lately and I was writing something else on Monday. Sorry!

'This is me thinking'

"This is me talking"

Previously

Percy

Thorn took one last look around and came to the conclusion that he wouldn't win the fight. He jumped of the edge of the cliff before anyone could get to him, with Calypso still on his back.

Now

Percy stated in shock at the spot where the manticore and Calypso had just been. His brain couldn't comprehend what had just happened. Calypso had disappeared and he didn't do anything to stop it.

"Calypso" He whispered.

Percy felt tears prickling his eyes. He stood there, next to Annabeth, for what seemed like an eternity. The only thought going through his brain was 'Calypso can't be gone'.

"Percy" Annabeth had reached out her arm and laid it comfortingly on his shoulder, "It's alright"

"It's not" Percy's voice was barely above a whisper but Annabeth heard him, "She's gone"

"She is not dead boy" Percy turned around and saw a group of girls wearing silver parkas walk out of the trees.

The two in the lead of the group caught his eye. One had dark brown eyes, copper coloured skin and a slightly upturned nose and had a silver circlet braided into the top of her long, dark hair. The other girl looked to be twelve years old and had auburn coloured hair and stunning silver eyes.

Percy instinctively tensed up and made to raise Riptide, not knowing who these people were. However, before he could he heard the sound of gunfire. Percy glanced upwards and saw a helicopter firing down on them.

"Mortals," Percy glanced towards the group of girls and saw that it was the auburn girl who had spoken, "Are not allowed to witness my hunt" The girl calmly raised her hand and the helicopter exploded in flames, instantly going down.

The girl with auburn hair regarded the demigods (and satyr). Her gaze passed quickly over Grover and Nico but she carefully assessed Bianca and Annabeth. Finally her gaze came to rest on Percy. She stared at him for a few seconds, making him feel uncomfortable.

"What is your name, boy" The girl asked Percy.

"Um, Percy Jackson" Percy shifted uncomfortably.

The girls eyes widened for a fraction of a second before her features once again settled into a mask of indifference.

"Come with me" The girls gaze swept over the demigods again, "You, girl, follow me" She beckoned Bianca towards her.

Percy looked at Annabeth unsure what to do, "Should I go with strange girl?" Percy mouthed at Annabeth.

"Yes, strange girl is the goddess Artemis" Annabeth mouthed back.

Percy quickly followed Bianca and the strange girl (who he now knew to be Artemis, goddess of the hunt). He followed Artemis and Bianca into a silver tent and Artemis sat down.

"I suppose your wondering what's going on" Artemis addressed Bianca who just nodded, "Tell me, who are your parents?"

"Me and Nico's parents are dead, there's a bank trust which pays for our school fees" Bianca told Artemis.

"That's not the truth" Artemis said, "To put it simply, the gods are real. Greek mythology exists. You are a demigod, the daughter of a god and a mortal"

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Artemis had told Bianca about the Greek gods and how she, Artemis, was a goddess. Bianca hadn't believed her at first and claimed she was crazy. To prove her point Artemis had turned Percy into a jackalope. Bianca had believed her after that. Artemis offered Bianca a place in the hunt and Bianca had accepted. Bianca had said the oath and was now a huntress. The huntress with the silver circlet had taken Bianca out of the tent, leaving Percy (who was still a jackalope) alone with Artemis.

Once Bianca left the tent Percy the jackalope spoke. Or at least, he tried to speak. No words came out of his mouth and his eyes widened frantically.

Artemis watched Percy for a few minutes before sighing, "I suppose I should change you back" Artemis waved her hand and Percy the human stood there.

"Thank you Lady Artemis" Percy said, "What did you want me for?"

"I have heard a lot about you Perseus Jackson, son of Tartarus" Artemis said, "As for why I called you here I would like to ask you about the girl"

"Lady Artemis, what do you mean?" Percy asked.

"The girl who disappeared with the manticore" Artemis answered, "She is not dead but I would like to ask you something"

"Yes, Lady Artemis?"

"Did you really find her in Tartarus" Artemis questioned.

"Yeah, Zeus chucked her down there" Percy looked at Artemis who was frowning, "Is something wrong, Lady Artemis?"

"That decision was made without the knowledge of the council" Artemis said, "That is all, you may leave now"

Percy stepped out of the tent and walked over to Grover, Annabeth and Bianca who were talking to Nico.

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"Who wants to drive?" Apollo asked.

Apollo was taking the hunters and demigods (and one satyr) to Camp Half-Blood. The hunters were coming because Artemis had been ordered by Zeus to hunt down a monster. Zoë (the girl with the silver circlet) had protested but Artemis had said it was a solo hunt and she couldn't bring anyone else with her. It had been decided that the hunters would go to Camp Half-Blood and Artemis had called her brother Apollo to take them there. Apollo had arrived in his sun chariot (which looked like a sports car) which had then turned into a bus.

"I shall drive" Zoë said.

"Awesome!" Apollo tossed the keys to her, "All aboard the Apollo express!"

The hunters, demigods and one satyr boarded the bus and Apollo bounced on behind them. Zoë put the keys in the ignition and the engine came to life. The bus rose into the air and began flying towards Camp Half-Blood.

"Who wants to hear a haiku?" Apollo asked halfway through the journey. Nobody answered him so he cleared his throat and proceeded to torture everybody with his haikus, "We fly through the sky, inside a yellow school bus, I am so awesome" Apollo grinned like he expected applause and when he didn't get any he tried again, "Don't like that one? How about; I am the sun god, the hunters favourite male, I am amazing"

"Does thou have duct tape?" Zoë asked the occupants of the bus, still keeping her eyes on the road.

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The bus ended up crashing in the lake, not because Zoë's driving was bad, but because Apollo struggled so much when the hunters gagged him. Nobody was hurt in the crash and Apollo drove away in his chariot, grumbling about 'Artemis killing him if he hurt her hunters'.

Percy was sitting at the Hermes table in the pavilion. He still stayed in the Hermes cabin when he was at camp and ate at their table. Percy stood and carried his plate over to the campfire. Percy whispered a prayer to his father as he scraped some of his food into the fire.

Percy walked back over to the Hermes table and sat down. He finished the rest of his dinner quickly and glanced towards the Artemis table where the hunters were sitting. Percy saw Zoë talking with another hunter and it hit him that she looked a little bit like Calypso. They both had the same facial structure and dark eyes.

"Campers, may I have your attention please" Chiron stood from where he was seated and the chatter died down, "I would like to welcome the hunters of Artemis. They are our guests here so like always we shall be having the traditional capture the flag game in their honour"

A/N: I finally got this chapter done (my keyboard has been breaking down these past few days).

Will probably update on Friday or Saturday.

Hope you like this chapter!