A/N thanks to everyone that has reviewed, I really appreciate your feedback!

Chapter 3

Artemis POV

I growled and stamped my foot in frustration, the moon shining slightly brighter for a half second, before returning to its original state. No male going to embarrass me like that! However, deep inside, I respected him, even if he was a male. He has been able to avoid everyone, including the Hunters of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, for 4 years!

"Uhm, Milady?" asked my lieutenant, Thalia, "Are you okay? You've been staring at that cliff for the past 5 minutes."

I shook myself out of my thoughts. "Yes Thalia, lead the hunters back to camp, I'll be right behind you"

"Yes, Lady Artemis" She replied before turning to the Hunters, who seemed to be pissed off that a man … I mean male … escaped them. I shook my head at my own thoughts, then flashed off to Olympus. I walked into the throne room, and shot an arrow into the air, where it exploded in a flash of silver, calling a meeting. Luckily, it wasn't too late, so most of the gods were curious why she called them here, instead of annoyed.

"Daughter, why have you called this meeting?" Asked Zeus

"Father, I have found the 'Masked Man' "Artemis said

"What did he look like? Is he a threat? Where is he? Can we see him? He asked in rapid fire questions.

Artemis looked at him funnily, while Poseidon was sitting on his throne looking hopeful.

"Father, he had his mask on, so I did not see what he looked like, though his mask was strange. I don't think he is a threat, we caught him explaining the to a demigod what my Hunters were, and how she should join us."

"Hmm interesting" Zeus said thoughtfully. "Well come on! Let's see this 'Masked Man shall we!"

"Well about that," I muttered, reaching back to scratch the back of my head, with an embarrassed expression on my face "We- "

Apollo and Hermes burst out laughing. "He got away didn't he little sis?" He said between bouts of laughter

"Aww, the poor hunter beat by a mere male" Hermes teased, laughing along with my annoying brother.

My face reddened "I'd like to see you try, Apollo! Plus, IM OLDER"

"Whatever you say… little sis" Apollo replied, laughter dying down.

"What do you mean the mask was strange Artemis?" Athena asked thoughtfully

"Well it was like a generic white mask, but it moved with his facial expressions and distorted his voice. It also looked like it was made out of celestial bronze that had been stained white!"

"Well that means a god or goddess must have sponsored him." Athena said looking around at the council suspiciously. "Though, Hephaestus, did you make the mask, it does seem like something you could make"

"No, I didn't make it" Hephaestus grunted "Though I wish I had, that things sound pretty cool. Maybe one of my children did it"

Zeus looked to Hermes "Hermes, could you flash down to Camp Half-Blood and ask the Hephaestus Kids if they had anything to do with making the mask?"

"Yes, I can Lord Zeus." He replied, before flashing away. After 5 minutes of sitting in an awkward silence, Hermes returned with Jake Mason, who turned and bowed to Zeus.

"Why did you need me My lord?" Jack Mason asked, signs of nervousness showing on his face.

"Did you have anything to do with building a special mask Jake? Zeus inquired.

Jake nodded "Yes sir. I Got a note from the Stoll brothers saying that they needed the special mask for a prank, and to leave it in the forge so the other Cabin 11 members did not learn of the prank."

Hermes smirked across the room, knowing it was something he would do himself.

"And you believed this?" Zeus said incredulously

"Well, yeah. The Stolls are always pranking kids at camp, and this just seemed like part of their next big scheme. Also, it was a challenge. It was really cool when it was done, one of my best works yet! Though weirdly, the night, when I was going to go get it out of my locked safe, to give to the Stoll brothers, it was gone! There were a few drachmas and note sitting in my safe, in the same handwriting as before, saying 'Thanks for the favor. Don't worry, you helped a good cause' "Jake finished

"Thanks for your help Jake you may return to camp now" Zeus said, waving at Hermes, who stood up and walked over to Jack, before flashing him back to camp, then returning much quicker this time.

"Well, if that's all, meeting finished!" Zeus said to the council, before turning to me and Athena. "Athena, think into Jake Mason's story will you, try to find anything about this man that you can. Artemis, I need you to find him. If you actually do find him, please actually bring him in this time." He said smirking, before disappearing in a flash of lightning.

Suddenly, Thalia's voice cut through my mind.

"Milady! We're being attacked! It's a giant horde of monsters, 150 big. Please hurry, we can't hold them off for much longer!" She warned me urgently

"Ill be right there" I messaged back, before flashing to their location. I scanned the area, noticing that the actual camp was behind us, in one piece and… a hellhound had snuck up behind Thalia, and was about to pounce on her. Though I knew I would not be able to make it in time, I rushed toward her, yelling to warn her. She just looked at me confused, then her eyes widened, before the hellhound pounced.

Percy POV (Around 2 hours prior)

"Oh Phoebe, you don't know how wrong you are" I teased, before jumping of the cliff I turned mid-air, and fire-flashed away. Fire-flashing is a form of teleporting, and a skill Hestia taught me recently. It has come in handy a lot since.

Hestia suddenly appeared in front of me. "Hey Percy,"

"Hey mom" I said smiled taking off my hood and mask. "Anymore demigods?"

"Actually, you've gotten all of them but one. There is a daughter of Zeus in Atlanta who lives with her step-father. She has been abused, and you should bring her to the Hunt."

"Ugh" I groaned "The Hunt again? They almost got me last time" I Complained

She just nodded "And if you're not more careful, they will catch you."

"Okay, thanks for telling me about her, bye mom" I said before putting on my mask and hood and flashing to the girl's house. From the front steps, he already heard yelling.

"Cassandra get your ass down here!" The man, who must've been the step-father yelled. He was obviously drunk. So I decide to do the only sensible thing. I kick open the door SWAT style and walk towards him. "Hey buddy!" you say walking towards him

His eyes widen as his pea sized brain tries to figure out what is going on. "Are you the devil?" he asked backing up against the wall

"No" I say before smiling at him "I'm worse" I chuck one of my curved throwing knives at him, pinning him to the wall straight through his chest. I walk upstairs to hear a little girl crying, and you knock before entering.

"Hey. My name is Ivory, and I've come to help" I said gently

She backs away "Good people don't wear masks." She said

I look at her, before telling her "I have to where the mask. There are people looking for me. They want to stop me from helping people like you and me." I sit down next to her. "What's your favorite food? I ask her.

She smiles "Pancakes" she says

I snap my fingers, making a plate of pancakes appear in front of her small frame. She starts to eat. When she finishes, I help her pack up, and we head off north to the hunters.

Time Skip -

We had been walking for an hour now, with me telling her about the Gods, and her asking questions. We stopped, and I kneeled down next to her. "Cassie," I said to her, calling her the nickname I she told me to use. "We are going to teleport there. It will be much quicker. Do not worry, it will not hurt."

She looked frightened, then nodded "Ok I trust you" She said then grabbed my hand

"Ready?" I asked

She nodded

I counted down from 3, before fire-flashing to the hunters.

As soon as we arrived, I knew something was wrong. There were horrible sounds coming from somewhere nearby, and the sound of marching to go with it. I ran towards the sound, with Cassie following me. My eyes widened in surprise, and Cassie hid behind me. There was an army of monsters descending on the hunter's camp. I scanned the battlefield. I saw Artemis appear in the middle of it, near Thalia. I had to help.

"Stay here" I warned her before running into the fray.

I saw a hellhound pounce at Thalia, and I did not hesitate. I threw knife from what must have been 100 feet. It slammed into the hellhound, making its dust spray everywhere. I sprinted into battle.

Artemis POV

Though I knew I would not be able to make it in time, I rushed toward her, yelling to warn her. She just looked at me confused, then her eyes widened, before the hellhound pounced. Suddenly, a curved knife shot out of nowhere, slamming into the beast, killing it instantly. The masked man sprinted into battle, fighting with such an incredible skill level, I doubted a single monster touched him. He danced, flipped, cut, and most impressively, used fire to burn his way through the monsters, until there were none left. He stood there, panting slightly from exertion. I walked up to him.

"Pfft, couldn't help but comeback could you" I told him, though I accidently let some of my admiration come through in my voice

He just looked to me and crossed his arms. "I just saved your ass whether you like it or not." He shrugged, talking in that weird distorted voice of his.

I grunted, acknowledging his words, before suddenly trying to grab him. He stepped back and smirked.

"Nice try" he said, before exploding in a flash of fire, gone. "One more thing", I heard him behind me. "There is a nice little girl at the edge of this clearing, that you should let join your hunt. Her names Cassie" I spun around, but he was already gone. I groaned, knowing this called for another meeting.

Time Skip -

I had waited until my hunters were settled before flashing to Olympus. I shot another silver arrow, and the council slowly appeared.
"I have more info on the man" I said

Everyone groaned, but Athena, who looked interested

"What info?" She asked eagerly (To her, this all seemed to be one big puzzle)

"He can teleport with flashes of fire, and he can use fire to fight" I said.

Athena thought for a moment "Hephaestus, do you know anything about this man?" She asked

"Not at all" He grunted

"Athena turned to Hestia. Well than Aunt Hestia, you have some explaining to do." Everyone turned to her. Athena was right. Hestia was the only other Olympian that could control fire.

Hestia sighed "Fine, I sponsored the man, and I know who he is." The council started to yell at her "HOWEVER", she yelled over everyone, getting their attention. "He may not wish to be revealed. I will bring him here, ONLY IF you all swear on the Styx not to make him reveal who he is" She crossed her arms.

Zeus sighed, then said "Fine, I swear for the council on the Styx, that we shall not make this coward reveal his Identity" He looked pointedly at Hestia "Is that good enough for you?"

She nodded before flashing away, then returning with the man, his masked face, in a smirk.

"Hello" He said in his haunting voice. "I'm sure you all want to know who I am, but I could just not tell you," He teased "But that would be mean, he said standing up strait. He took off his hood, then smirking and tapping a button on the side of his mask. The mask melted into the form of a celestial necklace, revealing the man as Perseus Jackson.

A/N I hope you all enjoyed! This was around double the size of the last ones, and I will try to continue making chapters longer. I know I drew out the whole 'masked man' thing, but I personally think that its super cool, so *shrug* Anyway, thanks for reading, and please review!

-J