I'm baaaaack!

I'd like to thank CarmenitaHuntressofArtemis for reviewing... a lot (:

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Disclaimer(forgot this in last chapter, whoops)~ I own Sonya, Josephine, Lydia, Alyssa, Mr. Rye, and (kinda) Owen Beauregard. Rest are RR's

And with that, enjoy! ~

Mr. Rye nodded slowly in response to MR. Beauregard's simple term. "Okay. Kids, pack your things."

Lydia got up and stretched lazily. "Any particular reason why?" She queried.

Mr. Rye closed his book with a soft snap. "Silena will tell you when you get there. You don't need much, just clothes and toiletries."

Allie flashed him the thumbs up signal in acknowledgement. See, Allie's a mute, which makes it even worse financial wise for the Rye family. Josie followed her two sisters down the narrow hallway, disappearing from sight for the time being.

When the three had gone to their room, an IM popped up. The mist depicted Sonya, who was still crouching beside Nicole's still body, only they were tucked away in a crevice of some building. "Silena? Good, I got you. So, the Hunters are in this area right now, and they'll drop us off about a mile out from camp. Hurry with the Ryes, the Hunters are going to be here in ten minutes."

"Alright, Sonya." Silena slashed her hand through the mist, causing it to dissipate. She then turned to the two men, and while twirling a lock of dark hair around her finger stated, "I have no idea who the Hunters are."

Smiling wryly, Mr. Beauregard shrugged. "You'll find out soon enough. Patience, my dear."

Silena heaved out an enormous fake sigh as the triplets reentered the room. "Fine."

Josie rearranged the shoulder strap on her forest green messenger bag. "We're ready." Allie nodded in addition, and Lydia was staring out the window at something. Her green eyes widened, and her pupils dilated. "S-S-Silena, what's that?" She pointed out the window to a dark fleck racing towards the group, getting larger by the second.

Silena made a face and scurried to the door. "Let's not stick around to figure that out. Come on, my friend's waiting."

Allie rolled her eyes in response to this, but still followed Lydia into the hall. Josie waved energetically to her father before exiting as well, with Silena as the caboose to the foursome. Speaking of that, Silena threw her hands up exasperatedly. "Why am I not leading again?"

Allie wrote Good question on her mini paper pad that she carries around. She stopped and allowed Silena to take the reins, rushing them out of the lobby and back into the street. After a turn to the right, they stopped pretty quickly at the same alleyway as before. Sonya stood up with her hands on her hips, saying, "What took you guys so long? Lady Artemis will arrive soon!"

Silena held up her hands. "Sorry. Anyways, there's another monster headed at us from the sky; We saw it through the apartment window."

Sonya cursed and took out her bow nervously. Lydia and Josie were talking in hushed tones, huddled on the other side of the alleyway. Allie was crouched down by Nicole, a tear tracing its way down her freckled whispered soundless words to Nicole's carcass. Casting an odd glance in Allie's direction, Sonya looked at Silena with questioning eyes. "Why is she not speaking?"

"She isn't able to." Josie spat out harshly to the pair across the alley. Josie always seems to think that everyone else belives Allie to be a weirdo for her inability to talk, while Lydia is more forgiving and understanding. They balance each other out rather nicely in that regard.

Allie shook her head enthusiastically in Josie's direction, trying to signal her dislike of her sister's overprotective nature. Lydia, rolling her eyes, took out a roll of duct tape. Habit's lead her to carry around a roll at all times; If your sister had some anger management issues at time along with ADHD, you would do the same. Lydia slapped a piece over Josie's mouth; Normally one would tear it off, but Josie understood the meaning.

"Silena, do they always do that?" Sonya inquired, one of her light blonde eyebrows raised in Josie's and Lydia's direction.

"Pretty much." Silena had taken out her dagger, along with Nicole's, and were wielding them nervously. "Sonya, who exactly are the Hunters again?"

"Lady Artemis's group of eternal virgin maidens. By joining, you are granted immortality and a new armload of sisters, only you must swear off men for forever. You travel with Lady Artemis over the world, hunting with her and all. It is a wonderful lifestyle; Perfect health, a lifetime full of adventure..." She added the last part wistfully, her blue eyes glazed over.

Silena tilted her head to one side before adopting a puzzled expression. "Sonya, do you want to join them? Most people would refer to her as Artemis, not Lady Artemis, no?"

Sonya bit the inside of her mouth as she shifted from foot to foot. The triplets were watching their conversation with great interest, considering that they had no idea about the Greek gods and goddesses being real. "I can't. Please don't ask me about it... I just couldn't do that to my brother." Her voice faltered at the end. She shook her head irritably, trying to rid herself of the past three minutes or so. She took on a hostile tone, readying an arrow for fire. "Keep a close watch out. We don't want another Nicole."

Silena narrowed her eyes at the sky, shading the bright blue irises with one slim hand. "Di immortales. It's a Griffin, Sonya."

Sorry if it's bad, I did this in a rush and kinda on sleep deprivation.

You know, 4 hours of lazer tag, then 4 hours of video and card games followed by 2 hours of sleep sounded like a good idea at first. Now I'm not so sure. :-D Screw that. It was totally worth it. Ah, church retreats are fun times, people. Fun times.

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-psylocke13