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The monster growled, a sound of annoyance. It had been such a pity he had to destroy the two find half bloods, but he had orders. Its gleaming red eyes narrowed like a feral cat's seeing a neighborhood dog he wasn't quite fond of. "Artemis' Hunters are here to spoil my fun?" He sneered.

Up in the front line, one of the hunters laughed delightedly. "Oh, I didn't think you were capable of talking." She said in mock surprise. "This makes it so much more fun."

"Thalia," warned the Godess Artemis. "the half-bloods."

"Oh, yes," She said, and the front line pulled back their arrows, and let them spring.

They didn't fail. The arrows soared and hit the monster in his chest, shoulder, chest again and his collar bone with hollow pings and thuds.

He shrieked like a banshee, twitching as he fell. He hit the ground and dissolved with a metallic smelling poof, leaving only arrows lying on the ground. Thalia grinned.

They moved forward, crouching by the unconscious twins. Thalia looked at Ray first. "He's worse off." She stated. "The poison arrow hit him closer to his heart than the girl's did."

"If we get them to the Big House, they might have a chance." Artemis said. "We'll have to hurry. Marina, Dylan, would you take the boy please?" She instructed her hunters. They did as told carefully, carrying his slim form among the two of them, perfectly balanced.

"Thalia, will you be able to carry the girl? She's smaller." Thalia nodded and lifted her carefully.

The Hunters moved up Half Blood hill quickly, but not in a run. They seemed to move in one fuild movement, as if they were one, a single form and body.

"I believe they're twins, as well." Artemis said thoughtfully as they neared the top.

"But they're so different in size." Marina commented. "The boy is much taller than the girl. Surely he's older?"

"It's the way that they looked at each other when they got hit by the arrows, the way they moved together." Artemis was denied the chance to say more as Chiron and a group of campers, along with Mr. 

D, came hurdling forward, obviously disturbed from their normal camp activities by the sight of the procession of Hunters. Chiron stopped the group a foot from Artemis.

"Who are they?" Chiron said, already shouldering the weight of Ray, Thalia placing Cielo onto his back. He moved quickly towards the Big House, everyone following.

"We don't know, sir." Dylan said, brushing back her long red hair.

Artemis spoke. "They were being attacked by a monster, Chiron. My Hunters struck him down, but he'd already hit them with his poison arrows."

"They're half bloods, obviously." Thalia said. "Or else they wouldn't have held their own against him for so long."

Chiron stopped by the Big House, Dionysus took them off his back and brought them inside with help from a camper.

Chiron returned to wheel-chair form, and crossed the threshold. He turned back to the group. "Thank you, Artemis. You may stay, if you wish."

"While I appreciate your hospitality, my Hunters are needed elsewhere." She ushered her hunters out.

"Everyone else return to business," Chiron said. The group disported with a groan. "Percy, Annabeth, I'll need you to come with me." He headed for the twins without waiting for their response.