(Harry is SUCH a genius! Leave the two innocent inexperienced demigods alone and go fight a monster resistant to all Magic!|^.^| Isn't he a genius? Back to the story.)
The moment he stepped outside, he came face to face, literally, with Thalia, Grover and Annabeth's unconscious bodies. Grover was laid out by the doorway, having caused Harry to trip and stumble into Thalia's body. She was on top of Annabeth, who was flat on her back. It looked as if Thalia had been trying to shield Annabeth from an attack and it ended up knocking both of them out.
Moving Thalia to the ground, Harry patted Annabeth's cheeks in an attempt to wake her up.
"Hey! Annabeth!" He hissed, "Get up!"
She stirred but didn't move. He turned his attempts to Thalia. She cracked open her eyes and tried to sit up, only to fall back.
"What's wrong?" Harry questioned.
"My arm." She hissed when he lifted up her left arm.
"It's probably broken." He took out his wand and pointed at it, "Brackium Emendo!"
Both harry and Thalia could hear her bones pop back into place. After the cracking stopped, she shook it, once, twice and got up.
"Thanks No Shirt." She slapped him on the back.
He rolled his eyes, "Stop calling me that."
She grinned, "Alright, for mending my broken arm with your magic, you've earned yourself the right to remove that nickname."
"Thank you." Harry sighed in relief.
"I should be thanking you, Harrdini." She grinned.
"Oh my Zeus." Harry shook his head.
"I'll wake up Annabeth and Grover," She looked around, "You find Percy."
"That I can do." Harry nodded his head and left Thalia to tend to the other two.
While walking, he spotted Manticore tracks in the mud. He followed the tracks until he spotted Dr. Thorn near the cliff's edge. On his right side lay a badly-cut up Percy. This put Harry in a sticky situation. He knew magic had no effect on a manticore. Hermione wasn't here to point out any advantages he had.
'What would Ron do?' Harry asked himself.
He took a deep breath, cleared his mind of any logic and rushed towards Dr. Thorn jumped onto him and pulled him back, away from the cliff's edge.
"What in the Tartarus?" He called out, surprised.
"Vulnera Sanentur!" He pointed his wand at Percy before being grabbed by Dr. Thorn.
"Not a very smart move, boy!" He threw Harry to ground, damaging his rib cage.
Harry landed face first and a loud crunch sound proceeded to come from his glasses. They slipped off as he raised his head.
Harry struggled to get up, clutching his right side. Dr. Thorn stomped over to him, each step much louder and intimidating than the last. As Dr. Thorn raised his left foot to squash Harry's head, he felt a sharp pain in his back.
Percy was back on his feet, digging Riptide into Dr. Thorn's lower spine, his lips drawn into a tight line of seriousness. He pressed Riptide down so it would go even further, causing Dr. Thorn to howl. His scorpion tail swung around and Percy had only a few seconds to yank Riptide out and dodge.
Slashing at Dr. Thorn's two ankles, he slid past him and ran over to Harry, dragging him to his feet.
"Come on man! We gotta go!" Percy hurried him.
"My glasses!" Harry patted the ground in search of them, "Where are they?"
Percy snatched them off of the ground and shoved Harry to get him going, "I've got them! Let's go!"
Harry ran blindly, trusting his ears as well as Percy's heavy breathing. He felt the ground get soggier and knew they were back with Thalia and the others. Percy stopped him and handed him glasses, then rushed to wrap Annabeth in a tight hug.
Putting on his glasses, the first thing he noticed was a diagonal crack through his left lens.
"Oh man," Grover bit into a can of Pepsi, "Your glasses are busted."
"It's fine, I can fix it." Harry pointed his wand at the broken lens, "Oculus Reparo!"
The crack shined for a second before fading away.
"Whoa," Thalia stared at him, impressed, "You've gotta teach me some spells once we get back."
"If we get back!" Grover pointed at an angry Dr. Thorn running their way.
"I think I can~" Harry clutched his side and would have fallen if it weren't for Thalia's dainty footwork. She was by his side in an instant, holding him up.
"You've done enough." Thalia thanked him, "I didn't die and come back to life for nothing. Let's go guys." She tapped her bracelet and the tip of her Mace canister, causing Aegis and her spear to form.
Percy uncapped his pen, stepping forward.
Dr. Thorn's scorpion tail came into view and from it, 3 spikes were shot. Thalia deflected one using Aegis while Percy managed to slice through the other using Riptide. That left one more. Annabeth, who was still a bit dazed turned to a spike coming straight towards her.
"No!" Harry fumbled for his wand and pointed it at her, but in his heart he knew it was too late.
An arrow went flying past her and hit the spike, derailing it of it's path and lodging it into the ground. Thalia turned around, frowning.
"Who is it?" Harry followed her gaze.
The bitterness clear in her voice, Thalia answered him, "The Hunters."
Dr. Thorn continued to run at the demigods, oblivious to the new threat that had appeared. As soon as three silver arrows struck him in the chest, he was aware of their presence. Uttering a cry so inhumane, he stumbled back, yanking the arrows out.
A group of adolescent girls stepped out from behind the trees.
"Artemis!" He swore, "What is a goddess doing here gods?"
Harry looked at the girl he was addressing and had to blink twice to make sure his eyes weren't deceiving him. She looked 12, though she could pass for 13. Her auburn hair had a few strands out of place in the ponytail it was pulled back in. Her yellow eyes were pale. They could pass as silver if someone wasn't looking closely. But nothing captured his attention more than her stung face. She was absolutely beautiful.
She ignored his question, keeping her bow trained on him.
"Hunters." Artemis flicked her head to the right and the girls surrounded him.
Dr. Thorn snarled again, but it was clearly a bluff. What was he going to do? He glared down at Harry and his lips curled into a smile.
"What's so funny?" One of the hunters questioned him.
He kept his eyes on Harry and pointed at him, "As long as you're alive, I'll be back."
Artemis let an hour fly and it pierced his heart, killing him instantly. He disappeared in a shower of gold dust. Thalia helped Harry up while Percy and Annabeth just stared at the Hunters. There was an awkward silence until one hunter spoke.
Looking at her, Harry had to bite his tongue to keep his draw from dropping open. She was gorgeous. Her dark brown eyes radiated a cold regal aura that was accompanied by perfect copper-colored skin. A silver circlet was braided into her hair at the top. She was absolutely stunning.
"You." She pointed at Harry with a hunting knife, "What did he mean?"
"...Huh?" Harry looked at her, "What are you talking about?"
"Artemis, permission to kill this sniveling male." She drew nearer.
"Hey!" Thalia barked, "Back off Zoë."
"Thou hast not the to power to command me, Halfblood." Zoë sneered.
"Zoë, that's enough." Artemis ordered.
"But~" Zoë shook her head, "Yes My Lady."
Zoë put away her knife, flashing Thalia a look of absolute loathing before returning to Artemis's side.
"Hunters, inspect the area." Artemis ordered them, her bow disappearing, "Make sure no monsters are lingering."
"There are two demigods," Harry said to her, "Nico and Bianca. They're in the building. They were what he was after. So if you could just~"
"Silence!" Zoë stared at him, furious, "Thou dare order Lady Artemis around! Ooh, were it not a commandment from My Lady I would have slain thee minutes ago!"
Thalia grabbed her by her collar, "No one speaks like that anymore!"
Zoë's face turned bright red, "I hate this language! It changes too often!" She removed Thalia's hand from her collar. "Watch thyself child."
"Child?!" Thalia looked like she was going to swing on her.
Annabeth, sensing the tension, tugged on Thalia's arm, "C'mon. It's not worth it."
Thalia let Annabeth pull her away, keeping her eyes locked with Zoë's. Artemis nodded her head back to a ginger haired muscular looking girl.
"Phoebe, get the demigods in the building. Clear it as well." Artemis snapped her fingers.
"Of course." She jogged towards the back door and disappeared into the building.
"Perseus Jackson." Artemis beckoned him to come closer, "I need a word with you."
Harry caught him exchanging glances with Annabeth. Grover mouthed the words, "Whatever you do, don't piss her off," To him and Percy nodded his head.
Gulping, he walked over to her, "Yes Ma'am?"
"Artemis." She corrected him. Making eye contact with Harry, she pulled him aside. "I need to have a word with you as well."
Harry sucked in a sharp breath and nodded his head quickly, "Sure."
Percy shot him a look and Harry instantly realized his mistake.
"I mean," Harry started again, "Of course."
Artemis raised an eyebrow but said nothing. Pushing Harry and Percy forward, she ordered them to march into the forest. The two boys glanced at each other, wondering if a male face was the last sight he'd behold before going to the next realm.
Yasss, the long awaited update has arrived! I have an idea for the next chapter! Thalia's POV! Well, not "POV" POV. Just POV. That's confusing right? *Waves hand* Don't worry about it, you'll understand once you read it. I'm going to update as fast as possible, though it might just be an update every week, 2 if I'm filled with ideas. A bientot!