A/N: I'm back, sooner then I said I would. I was bored so I edited this chapter and put it up.

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Zoe smiled, "Thou forgets, I am a daughter of the sea."

Percy raised an eyebrow, "How did I forget when thee never told me?"

Zoe frowned. "My mother is the sea goddess Pleione. My father…" she wavered. Would he judge her because of her father? Percy didn't seem like one who would judge because of that. Besides, she trusted him. Zoe took a deep breath before continuing, "My father is a titan. Atlas."

Percy's eyes widened before he frowned, "Are thou immortal?"

Zoe closed her eyes so she wouldn't have to look at Percy before saying, "I was. I was a Hesperide. I was the newest, the youngest. I really am only fourteen years of age, but my aging would have stopped at this form regardless."

Percy nodded before replying, "I do not have a problem with that."

Zoe's eyes opened wide, "Thou do not?"

Percy smiled, "I do not. I suppose I should tell thee my story, then. My mother was mortal, a woman named Sapphira. She died in childbirth, and I was sent to a foster home. They were awful, so I ran away only to be captured by the crew of Heracles' ship. I was enslaved, and I had a more miserable on that cursed ship then at my foster home."

Zoe glanced at him sympathetically, but he gave her a small smile.

"I suppose that we should message my father now."

Zoe nodded and dissipated the bubbled herself. A smaller, personal bubble surrounded both teens. Percy grinned at Zoe, who grinned back. Both were glad for a friend who was similar to them. Percy gathered the water in a formation that caused mist to shine in a bubble. Percy was busy concentrating so Zoe pulled another air bubble around both of them again. He gave her a small nod of appreciation before tossing the drachma into the mist.

"Oh Iris, goddess of the Rainbow, please accept my offering. Show me Poseidon, God of the Sea."

Both waited with bated breath. Gods could choose to accept or decline Iris Messages, and there was no knowing whether Poseidon would accept. Then, the Iris Message formed into the God of the Seas, and Zoe and Percy let out a held breath before glancing at each other in amusement. Then they remembered that the Sea God could see them and they both bowed as much as they could sitting in an air bubble.

"Perseus."

Percy gulped, "Father. I apologize for anything we," he paused and gestured to Zoe, "my friend Zoe and I might have interrupted. We escaped from being captive on Heracles' ship and are without options. I was hoping that maybe thee could provide us some assistance or sanctuary."

Poseidon looked troubled. "I cannot let thee reside in my palace, though I can sense that Zoe is a daughter of the sea. I can bring thee to land far from here and provide with some help but I cannot help aside from the aforementioned assistance. I sensed your presence aboard the cursed ship of Heracles, but I could not assist thee as Zeus is protecting his son's ship from me. He is foolish, sailing to his destination. Foolish and cocky. I will have that boy's head."

Zoe smiled and spoke, "Lord Poseidon, we thank thee for thy help."

Zoe and Percy appeared on land, in a forest. They both had satchels tied around their waists, filled with drachmas, food, and bottles of water. Both sent a silent prayer to Poseidon before glancing at each other and heading off in a random direction.

They travelled together for years, just surviving and looking for adventure. Though they never became more than friends, they grew much closer. They fought monsters together with flawless perfection, after two years of training. Zoe, who had trained herself in the bow and arrow and hunting knives while still in the Garden of the Hesperides, taught Percy in that area. Percy, who had learned the sword and spear, taught Zoe to use those weapons. They were inseparable, a perfect match. Then, one day in the early fall, they met a group of hunters.

Percy poked the small fire with a stick while Zoe sharpened her arrows. Both were tired from the long day of training and moving, just like every day for the past two years. Both looked sixteen now, though both were still small in frame. Percy was about to start sharpening his own arrows until he heard a hunting horn. Both jumped at the sound and glanced at each other. Without a word, Percy began stomping on the fire while Zoe rolled up the sleeping cloths and put her arrows in her quiver. They had the discovered that the satchels from Poseidon were enchanted to be endless, yet never got heavier. Having cleared the area, both ran to the nearest tree together and found branches. They sat completely still, having cleared in less than twenty seconds. And that was a more permanent camp. Zoe strung an arrow slowly and Percy followed her lead. They trained their bows on the clearing, watching and waiting. Soon, a group of silver-clothed hunters entered the clearing. A small girl with straight light brown hair said quietly,

"Milady, there is no sign of recent activity."

A twelve-year-old girl with auburn hair and silver eyes scanned the area, "Alexandra, I was not mistaken. There were people here, and they still are."

Alexandra looked up to the trees but Zoe and Percy's clothing was deliberately stained with green and brown to camouflage them. They were both wearing green and brown ragged shirts and shorts. Zoe had long stopped wearing dresses. The girl, who they both suspected to be the goddess Artemis, landed her gaze on the tree where they lay hidden. She pointed a loaded bow at them before commanding,

"Come forth."

They glanced at each other before shrugging in unison. They dropped to the ground, crouching to break their fall. When they stood the entire hunt was staring at them with awe. Artemis narrowed her eyes at them, before turning to Alexandra.

"You have much to learn, my lieutenant."

Alexandra, who was wearing a silver circlet around her forehead, nodded glumly. Artemis turned back to Zoe and Percy.

"Who are thou?"

Zoe and Percy glanced at one another. They both knew each other so well they could practically talk without talking.

Zoe: We could pretend we do not know she is a goddess

Percy: She might blast us if we do not show respect

Zoe: True. I say we bow and say our names.

Percy: I second that. Wait, scratch that, thee should say our names. They would take to thee better.

Zoe: True that, boy.

Percy: Thee would have slapped me. Ouch.

Zoe stifled a laugh and bowed to the goddess. Percy bowed in synch with her. Artemis scowled,

"Rise. Tell me thy names."

They stood, and Zoe said, "I am Zoe and this is Perseus."

Artemis narrowed her eyes at Percy before turning to Zoe, "Thee would be welcomed in the hunt. The boy would not."

Zoe shook her head, "I must decline thy gracious offer, Lady Artemis. Perseus is my companion and I will not leave him to die. Without me, he surely would not survive, being a boy."

Artemis narrowed her eyes at Zoe, "Thee would do well in the hunt. I see thy bow and arrows."

Zoe bowed once again and said, "I must decline."

Artemis nodded before turning back to Alexandra, "Set up a resting spot for tonight, Alexandra. Temporary."

The girl with the circlet nodded and bowed slightly to the goddess. She raised a hand to the hunters, who followed her as she ran off into the forest. Artemis looked after them before saying,

"What I say now is not for my huntress' ears. My father, the King of the Gods, ordered me to hunt a girl and a boy hunting together. A daughter of Atlas and a son of his brother Poseidon. I have reason to believe that thee may be those two."

Zoe and Percy glanced at each other, before bowing to Artemis. Zoe said,

"Yes, milady. I am the daughter of Atlas and the sea goddess Pleione. My companion is Perseus, son of Poseidon and Sapphira, a mortal woman."

Artemis nodded, "I must take thee both to Olympus at once. I do not know what my father has in store for thee."

She laid a hand on both of their shoulders and flashed away in a silver light.

A/N: There you go. The next chapter is kind of strange. Be warned.