Here's the second half of the double update. :-)

Starts as Percabeth, will eventually be Percy x Apollo.

Important thing to note... This will be yaoi (boy-boy). Don't like? You do not have to read.

Disclaimer- I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus series. (One can dream though) All rights go to the proper parties.

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November 3rd

Percy POV

Everything seemed too happened at once. The instant we started to move towards the trees the monsters launched into action. I watched as Apollo shot one through the eye with deadly accuracy. Before he could turn around, a second one launched itself at his throat. I swung my sword so quickly that even I couldn't see it. My blade pierced its heart before it became nothing more than a pile of dust. A hound jumped at my unprotected back but, with agility that surprised even me, I spun around and brought my weapon down on its neck. The monster exploded. Three down, another nine or so to go...

We managed to reach the tree. I spun around to face the threat head on. The beasts were beginning to coordinate their attacks. I had two try and attack me from the front while one attempted to sneak behind me. The first one launched itself only to have the hilt of my sword come down on its head. While it was stunned, I kicked it into the path of the other one. The hellhound behind me was about to pounce at Apollo. I didn't have time to think. I threw Riptide. The sword plunged into its side before it exploded into a shower of golden dust.

I was weaponless. I knew Riptide would appear back in my pocket soon but I had eight angry monsters to deal with immediately.

Some part of my brain noticed that Apollo had managed to climb up out of their reach. I just had time to feel a little touch of relief before one of the hounds launched at me. The only thing I had time to do was think, Well, at least I can't die...

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Apollo

I fired, the beast that had been about to hurt Percy exploded into dust. Percy shot me a look of surprise. I nodded to him as I drew another arrow.

It was amazing just how many things I could notice at once. While I was aiming at another hellhound, I noticed Percy diving to the side. I also watched as the beast that had been on the ground regained its feet and growled at the son of Poseidon.

I wondered if this was how demigods always felt in battle. It was a rather useful skill. It still wasn't comparable to being a god but it was better than most of the things I had discovered about being mortal.

Another two monsters were sent to Tartarus courtesy of my bow. Percy must have regained his weapon as I watched him slash another dog to dust. Four of the beast managed to surround him, snapping at him as he tried to keep all of them in his line of vision. He was far too new at being a god to know how to look at multiple places at one time without using his eyes.

I drew another arrow as I lined up my shot. I was feeling pretty good about myself. I may have been mortal but I was still amazingly accurate. Just as I was releasing the arrow, the last hound jumped up and snapped at my feet.

I jumped in shock and my arrow missed its mark. I heard a yelp of pain. I managed to regain my balance and keep myself from falling out of the tree. The hound hadn't managed to reach me, but it had still alarmed me. I drew another arrow and killed the monster that was circling my tree.

I was more than a little embarrassed about jumping in fright. If Artemis ever found out I missed a target, she would never let me live it down.

I looked back at Percy and winced in shame. The yelp I heard must have come from him. My arrow was buried to the fletching in his thigh. The golden ichor dripping down his leg didn't seem to be slowing him down though. I watched in amazement as he killed two of the beasts with a single swipe of his blade. While his focus was elsewhere, another of the hounds launched at his side.

He ducked and the hound went flying harmlessly over his head. While it was above him, he stabbed his sword upwards into its belly. The beast disintegrated into dust. Percy killed the last one so quickly that I couldn't even see him move. One moment he was standing in one spot facing off against the beast, the next he was five feet away and there was a new pile of monster dust at his feet.

My attention was so focused on the fight before me that I didn't even see what attacked me.

I heard a movement behind me and on pure instinct I jumped. I felt claws slice through my skin like butter. I screamed in pain. Through the pain the only thing I could think was that if I hadn't jumped I would have been dead.

As the ground rushed towards me I braced myself for impact. I hit the ground hard. Agony ripped through my left leg. I felt myself rolling end over end. My head hit something hard and I felt myself losing consciousness. My last thought was, Huh. I guess there were thirteen monsters...

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Percy POV

I heard Apollo scream. I spun around in time to see him hit the earth. He rolled across the ground and smacked his head off a rock. I wanted to check on him but I knew that he must have been attacked.

I raised Riptide and looked around. I saw movement in the tree Apollo had used as a shelter. The monster launched itself out of the tree towards me. I dove to the side. It passed so close to me that I felt the wind ripple my hair.

I regained my feet and looked up. I felt my eyes widen. "Mrs. Dodds?"

The fury hissed at me, "How long will it take before you cease to refer to me as Mrs. Dodds? I'm certain that by now you know what I am."

I shrugged and raised my blade, "True. But you will always be my pre-algebra teacher to me."

Mrs. Dodds growled and attacked. I dodged her claws and swung my blade upwards. The attack would have ended the fight if I hadn't put my weight on my right leg. I dropped to the ground with a groan. My free hand went to hold the wound. Apparently, being a god did not mean that I couldn't feel pain. I glared at the arrow that pierced clear through my leg. It was one of the worst injuries I had felt in years. I was definitely going to have to yell at Apollo.

I regained my feet just in time for her to attack again. I tried to dodge but she expected it this time. I felt her claws slice across my chest. I hissed in pain and swung my sword wildly.

I wished I could have said it was my plan all along but I just got lucky. My blade managed to slice her wing open. She let out an inhuman shriek of pain as she fell out of the air. While she was still incapacitated I stabbed my blade through her chest. She exploded into a pile of dust.

I looked around to make sure that there were no more monsters hiding in the trees before I limped over to Apollo. He was lying on his back on the ground. There were claw marks across his stomach and a gash on his head. I winced in sympathy. He was going to be in a lot of pain when he woke up.

I recapped Riptide and put it back in my pocket. I went over and grabbed our packs. I threw the matches back into Apollo's bag. I limped back to the sun god and dug out my canteen of nectar. I filled the lid halfway and brought it to his lips.

It took a while but I managed to get him to drink all of it. I removed his jacket and shirt. The shirt was completely ruined but the jacket was still useable. I put his jacket to the side. I took out the first aid kit and began to clean his wounds. I wasn't the best at it but I did succeed in cleaning and bandaging his stomach. I could already see the nectar beginning to heal the claw marks.

I wasn't certain as to how I was going to bandage the cut on his forehead. I settled for cleaning it and covering it with a line of Band-Aids. It may not have been the greatest solution but it was the best I could do. I put his jacket back on him to keep his bandages from getting dirty.

I looked down at myself and winced. I knew that I had to pull the arrow out of my leg but it was not something I was looking forward to. I decided that it would probably hurt the least if I pulled the arrow clean through. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. I gave a yank and nearly passed out. Yep, I was right, incredibly painful. Stupid god of archery...

It took me a while but I finally managed to get the arrow out. I dropped the offending object and collapsed backwards into the grass. I lay there for a few minutes before I gained the ability to move.

I poured myself a full lid of nectar. I normally would have been a little more nervous about consuming so much godly food, but seeing ichor pouring from my wounds made me a little more comfortable in the knowledge that I was a god.

As Artemis hadn't packed me a first aid kit, I was guessing that gods healed faster than mortals did. I grabbed a square of ambrosia out of my bag and whistled loudly. I felt bad for calling Blackjack back so soon but there was no way that we were going to sleep in the meadow. I ate my food and made sure that everything else was repacked. I could actually feel the ambrosia and nectar sealing my wounds.

By the time the two pegasai landed, I had already healed enough to allow me to change into clean clothes.

"Whoo boss, what happened?"

I sighed as I picked up Apollo and dragged him to Blackjack, "Monster attack."

The pegasus whinnied. "Are you guys okay?"

I put the unconscious god onto his back. "Nothing that ambrosia won't heal. But it might be better if we found somewhere else to camp for tonight."

I shuffled the packs so that they were both on my back. I felt a little bad for asking Blackjack to carry so much weight but I knew that he wouldn't mind.

I climbed onto the pegasus and shifted Apollo so that I was holding him. The last thing I wanted was for him to fall off and die.

I took a deep breath and patted Blackjacks neck. "Come on; let's see where else we can find to camp, maybe something with a roof."

"I'm on it boss. I saw a place a few miles west of here that would be perfect."

I smiled, "Thank you Blackjack. You're the best."

The pegasai launched into the sky. Once we were airborne I looked around. It was probably for the best that we were moving. There was a line of clouds a few miles away that were coming towards us. The wind carried the crisp scent of snow.