Heyy wassup awesome people of the internet. I have decided to update because a) I had surprisingly nothing to do and b) because I probably won't update for a while due to my next few very stressed out weeks coming up. SO yea. Hope you enjoy it. Same old disclaimer as usuall I do not own PJO blah blah blah, I kinda do own Kat, so just do me a favor and don't go stealing her. She's mine. X^P Yea well on with the story.

"What do you mean 'company'?" I asked.

"Thorn. He must have been following us. He knows we're on our way to Colorado. We have to ditch the train." Artemis said sounding annoyed at our luck.

I nodded but realized that it was going to be kind of hard to ditch the train if the train was moving, and yea, the train was now moving again. "How do we do that?" I asked.

Artemis shrugged, "Tuck 'n' roll?" she suggested grinning at my obviously shocked look.

I really prayed she was lying, "You're kidding right?" I asked hopefully.

Artemis smirked and grabbed her bag, throwing my bag at me, "Come on Perseus."

We snuck out of our compartment. I hadn't realized how late it was. Already the sun was going down.

We reached the emergency exit door, and Artemis set to work disabling the alarm that would go off if we were to open the door. As soon as the alarm was disabled, Artemis opened the door. Unfortunately outside, instead of being dry land, there was a huge lake. Yea, not really a problem for a son-of-Poseidon, but I was pretty sure that that would be a problem for Artemis, even if she was a goddess.

I saw Artemis glance around outside to see how long it would take us to cross the lake. It would take too long. The longer we stayed here, the more likely we would be caught. We had to jump now.

Before I could say anything, Artemis spoke up, "We'll have to jump. We can't risk being caught." She said.

I nodded in agreement, "I, uh, I could create an air bubble, you know, um, if you needed it." I said awkwardly. Believe me, it's very hard trying to offer help to a god without them getting offended.

Artemis narrowed her eyes before responding, "I'll be fine."

I nodded trying not to feel too uncomfortable, "Jump on three?" I suggested.

Artemis arched an eyebrow at me, "Ok then. Three." She said before giving me a shove off of the train into the icy water. (Oh by the way kiddies, don't try this at home…or ever. Kay?) I had forgotten that it was still winter up further north. Fortunately I couldn't get wet unless I wanted to so I was fine.

After I plunged into the water, I quickly swam to the surface to see where Artemis had landed. A few yards away from me, I heard Artemis splash into the water.

I swam over to where she was. I could propel us easily to shore, and before you could say 'Holy Hippocampi' we had arrived at shore.

We quickly set up camp with a nice fire to keep us warm, and Artemis told me that we were back in Illinois.

Yea back in the same freaking state we had started off this stupid quest in. I didn't get why the prophecy could never say something like "Go to Garden of the Gods, get the lightning bolt and go back to camp" Instead of sending us on a wild goose chase all the way down to Florida, when we'd just end up back in Illinois. It would have saved us at least three days.

I was hungry, and it was pretty cold up here with the icy wind blowing. I would've pulled out an extra blanket or jacket, but all of our stuff was soaked from our little 'swim'. I could tell that Artemis was even colder than I was. She was shivering slightly, and her teeth were chattering lightly. Her hair still hung wetly in a ponytail from our swim. I realized that she must be freezing. Not only did she have to deal with the wind like I did, but she didn't have the advantage of staying dry in water like I did. I kind of wondered why she didn't just snap her fingers or something and instantly dry herself. I mean she is a goddess after all.

"It doesn't work like that." She said, obviously sensing my thoughts. "When a god or goddess is sentenced to Camp Half-Blood, we are forbidden to use our godly powers."

"Oh." I said. But I was kind of curious about Dionysus though. I mean, he used his 'godly powers' almost daily.

Artemis rolled her eyes, "Being stuck at camp for a hundred years has it exceptions. But seeing as I am forced to stay at camp for only a little while, I must consent to the rules." She said bitterly.

"Oh. I'm sorry," I said.

Artemis shrugged, "It's not like it's something you could change." Suddenly a particularly cold blast of wind knocked my totally-soaked bag over revealing a very surprisingly dry sweatshirt inside.

"That's odd." I said quietly.

Artemis looked thoughtful for a moment, "Where did you get that bag?" she asked.

I shrugged. I really didn't know where I had gotten it. Then I noticed a small, completely dry, label on the inside. It had a small trident symbol on it.

Artemis noticed it too, "Is that from Poseidon?" she asked.

I shrugged, "I guess so."

Artemis looked incredulous, "You mean you had no idea that your bag was a gift from your father?"

I shrugged, "I guess. But it kept everything dry. So that's good."

Artemis nodded in agreement.

I realized that I had packed two extra sweatshirts. I pulled one of them over my head, instantly feeling warmer.

I tossed the other one to Artemis who looked slightly surprised.

"What's this?" she asked her voice full of suspicion.

"To keep warm. Unless you'd rather freeze." I said.

Artemis narrowed her eyes, and studied me for a minute, suspiciously, then finally relented and pulled the warm sweatshirt over her wet clothes.

The glanced at me, her eyes still narrowed, "Thanks."

I shrugged, "No problem."

Artemis nodded, "I'll keep watch."

I agreed, and instantly fell asleep into a surprisingly dream-less slumber.

Sorry it's not super duper long, it would've been longer, but my brother has been driving me insane, telling me to get my off of the computer. Listening to him complaining for about thirty or more minutes gets old, so yea. Well hope you enjoyed. I really 3 reviews.

~Artemis Frimm