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Chapter 7: Capture the Puppy

Artemis awoke to find herself lying side long on top of something incredibly soft, softer than the bed in her temple and softer than the gentlest wind. So she was no surprised to find herself, and the other Olympians plus Morpheus, laying on Noir's tails as he had super-sized himself to accommodate the entire council. Despite being made fun of even Zeus seemed appreciative of the soft surface to lay on. Athena looked quite pleased along with Poseidon and the rest simply rolled off quickly. Aphrodite seemed quite content snuggling into the impromptu mattress and happily wrapped herself around one of the many tails. Noir seemed happy to indulge her and lightly lifted her onto his flank and curled up around her. Artemis was curious as to why Noir would seem happy around the harlot (Though typically she would use less savory words) but decided against questioning it and returned to her throne along with the rest of the Olympians save the Love Goddess, who was enthusiastically scratching Noir's head. Despite being the host of an incredibly powerful proxy that makes the entire council look like children waving around cardboard weapons, he was still just a giant ball of fluff and immaturity most of the time. Regardless of how many disagreements she had with her, Aphrodite did radiate beauty and happiness at the moment, the purity of her smile and actions showed a better side of her that Artemis wished she would display more often.

She truly looked like the Goddess of Love at the moment. Her features alight with a mischievous grin as she scratched everywhere she possibly could, sending Noir's tails into a frenzy and one leg running. She giggled at their antics (though she would deny it if anyone asked) and watched on a little bit longer as Noir let out a rumble of appreciation that shook the room slightly. The rest of the meeting was very bland as Zeus ranted about how the might of the Olympians has garnered them powerful allies and as such ensured their rule and other egotistical blather. Even Noir held an incredulous look as her father continued and eventually just rolled his eyes with a huff and went back to being petted. Somehow he managed to get Hestia to join, now she was handling his head while Aphrodite rubbed his belly happily ignoring the spiel. It finally came to a close and Zeus flashed out in a bolt of lightning with Hera, and with that the others slowly followed. Except Ares who was still lying face down, passed out in his crater.

It took quite a bit of prying to finally get Aphrodite to release her hold on Noir, who simply gave the pouting goddess a lick, and vanished back to camp presumably. Artemis hugged Hestia quickly and flashed back to camp in time to hear a screech. She jogged down to the lake where one of the campers, who had been canoeing, apparently toppled into the water after Noir blinked into existence right in front of them. She stifled a chuckle as the camper was hoisted out of the lake by Noir, pup style of course, spluttering and whipping water every which way. He happily trotted over to her across the surface of the lake causing the jaws of those watching to drop. He happily plopped the camper down in front of her and sat behind them looking quite pleased with himself, tails gently swaying back and forth behind him. The camper finally got her hair out of her face, looked up at Artemis, and paled before dropping into a bow and quickly shooting off in the direction of the cabins.

Noir looked after the fleeing camper confusedly as if wondering why the girl was not happily chatting with her.

"Not all girls join the Hunt I'm afraid. They choose to spend their time amongst men for whatever reason."

Noir looked rather offended at the way she said men, "Noir you're a wolf, you don't count."

That said he looked quite smug and quickly swept her up onto his back before bounding off with her in the direction, she presumed, her Hunters were in.

-A wild Line Break appeared!-

As Noir finally found the Hunter's it appeared that Thalia, Phoebe, Atlanta, and Lily were in the middle of a heated debate.

"Not all males are horrible really. I mean Chiron runs this entire camp and has been raising and watching over heroes as if they were his own children for millennia." Thalia said.

"Plus Noir is a boy and every one of you guys seems to like him." Lily threw in

Noir shot Artemis a pointed look and she simply rolled her eyes.

"Really girls, Noir is a wolf and doesn't exactly fall under the category of 'typical' by any standard even if he is a male wolf." Artemis said.

Phoebe huffed, "Sure Noir doesn't count that much is obvious, but I bet there isn't a single boy in this camp worthy of my attention."

"Is that a challenge?" Lily shot back with a sly smile

Phoebe narrowed her eyes, "Make it interesting, I bet 40 drachma there isn't a single boy at this camp worthy of Lady Artemis's affection."

Lily's smile turned smug, "Noir" she said simply. Suddenly Artemis was beside Thalia and Noir was looking intently into her eyes. She was still skeptical that there would be a male that would be respectable, kind, selfless, loving, respectful, caring, supportive, not overly protective but willing to defend a girl, alive on this planet much less in this camp. Noir, however, seemed to read on all of that and briefly raised his muzzle skywards to sniff around. He switched and went nose to the ground, his ears perked up, he turned towards the cabins, and took off in a black blur. He must've wanted to show off because he quickly broke the sound barrier for no apparent reason. The boom was deafening and elicited shrieks of fear as well as yells of "awesome" from surrounding campers.

It wasn't long before Noir was trotting back proudly with a pouting camper between his teeth and a laughing one on his back. The one on his back was obviously female and killing herself at the moment as her princess blonde curls flew every which way, while the one between Noir's teeth, had his fairly muscular (she grudgingly admitted) and tan arms crossed as he was carried 4 feet above the ground by the scruff of his shirt. Noir, non-too-gently, dropped the male on his rear eliciting an "oomph!" and more laughter from the female. That was short lived as he sat quickly sending her off balance and tumbling down his back causing the male to chuckle. He got up and dusted himself off before gently helping the girl up. Noir simply grinned at them and then turned back to Artemis with his chest puffed proudly out.

"So Lightning bug, any particular reason you had Wile 'E Coyote over here kidnap me?"

Thalia for her part was barely stifling her laughter at her friend, "I'll leave that to Artemis to explain to you Fish for Brains"

Oh joy.

-Line Break-

Artemis would be lying if she said she didn't find Perseus paling and bowing to her so fast he almost toppled funny. Annabeth followed suit but more gracefully as she also watched her friend splutter out an apology for no apparent reason

"Artemis, I mean Lady Artemis I am sorry I had no idea this was your wolf, and I am so sorry about not bowing I hadn't noticed you- I mean I should have and I'm sorry I probably should have paid more attention-"

By this time Thalia, Annabeth, and Lily were losing it. Even Noir was letting out a wolfish chuckle at Percy's flustered response and confusion as to what everyone was laughing at.

"Dear gods Percy, never change!" Thalia roared and then devolved into more raucous laughter. He scowled but then turned to Artemis with a confused expression, "Milady, if I may, but why was I brought before you. A simple summon would have otherwise sufficed though I'd be lying if I said supersonic wolf transport was anything but amazing if not unusual"

Artemis actually shot a glare at Phoebe for this awkward situation, who at least had the mind to look sheepishly at her Mistress. For her part Artemis turned back to the demi-god with a less frosty expression and let loose an irritated sigh, "One of my Hunters (Phoebe received another pointed look) made a bet that there wasn't a decent enough male at this camp that would be…worthy of my attention."

Percy was thoroughly confused whilst Annabeth looked incredulous. He knew he was being complemented but there was something in the way the Goddess had said "attention", almost disdainfully and with disgust.

"Erm, thanks for the compliment? I suppose? But what do you mean by attention?"

Artemis actually blushed slightly which worried him severely but decided against commenting on it. "The conditions for the male was rather specific Perseus (He cringed) it was not simply a decent male it was a male that would be…acceptable by my terms for, what you would call a…boyfriend"

The last bit was said so quietly he really strained to hear it and as such it processed slow. Artemis was refusing to meet his eyes, which was just as well as she was still in her 25 year old form and no force on Olympus would be able to get him to deny her beauty but still left him dumbstruck and turning cherry red at the moment. He looked at the wolf who sent him a rather fox like grin, then to Annabeth who had her arms crossed about her chest glaring intensely at him, and then to Thalia who was full out rolling on the floor laughing whilst the rest of the hunters were astounded that the wolf had brought such a young boy to their Mistress.

Obviously they didn't know he was the vessel of a proxy of a existence so powerful that his very being warps reality but then again no one else really knew about that either. Said Being, was watching these events unfold with eyes of mirth as he observed with his friend. Him and Cosmos exchanged a glance and smiled before going back to watching the young ones chat.

Percy, on the other hand, was still trying to find his voice and say something that would make this less awkward but only succeeded in gaping like a fish urging his Huntress friend to more laughter. Thankfully he was saved by the conch horn signaling dinner and he took full advantage. He stiffly bowed to Artemis and took off like an Olympic sprinter towards the pavilion. Noir seemed to take this as a challenge and took off after the fleeing demigod as if he were a mobile chew toy. Hopefully that wouldn't be the case but Artemis wouldn't be so sure about that especially when it comes to their supersized puppy.

The girls were left grumbling curses about sons of the sea when the tension was finally shattered by Lily.

She held her hand palm up and out to Phoebe, "Pay up"

Thalia fell to the ground, laughing uproariously, once more

-Wub-Wub-Wub-Wub Drop the Line Break! Wub-Wub-Wub-Wub- Artemis almost felt sorry for poor Perseus, almost. Even though it wasn't his fault Noir dragged him over, it was still embarrassing hence why the Hunters were supposedly going fishing both during and after this particular capture the flag game. Lily actually seemed disappointed in her sisters as she sat perched upon Noir's back.

"I don't know what they're on about Noir. He seemed really nice and I guess he was kinda cute with the wind swept, tousled hair and sea green eyes. The tan looked pretty good on him too…"

"Pffffftttt! I think you're still too young to be worried about boys kiddo. Percy will be fine, I'm sure of it. I doubt Thalia would let her cousin get too hurt right?"

They both glanced over to where Thalia was cackling manically as she shredded dummies with her spear, or sent them flying with her shield only to be shot out of the air by multiple arrows from the rest of the hunt. The poor dummy fell to the ground looking like a porcupine with Percy's picture on the head.

"I retract my previous statement…" Lily chuckled at the wolf's deadpan and went back to lounging on him, soaking up sun comfortably from her perch. She was quite content with this right now, her new sisters laughing happily and Noir finally being more sociable and actually speaking. Next thing you know he might just start talking to the Hunters.

"Noir! We need to get you briefed on what part you'll be playing during capture the flag."

Both wolf and child looked skeptically at the Hunt's lieutenant, "You convinced Chiron to let him play?"

"You betcha Lil. As long as he doesn't eat anyone we're fine. Plus Chiron doesn't know he can go supersonic cause he was asleep or something. Plus Noir is a technical member of the Hunt after all."

"Does this mean I get a bunch or wicked silver stuff or something?" Lily looked back at him. "I think it means you get fed". Noir huffed and turned away while Thalia was bemused. "He can talk to you?"

Lily met her eyes, "Only sometimes, he's pretty quiet the greater portion of the time, which is good since he doesn't snore when we sleep together." Noir shot her an offended look, to which she popped him on the nose eliciting sniffling and snuffling. Both she and Thalia shared a laugh before they were both thumped on the head by an irate looking Noir. They grumbled before they were called over to a nearby clearing just before the forest they would hold the game in.

"As is tradition whenever the Hunters and Lady Artemis visit we will be holding a capture the flag match after dinner. Hunters versus campers of course with the exception of the Hunt's traveling companion Noir who will be joining the Hunter's team."

The campers stared incredulously at Chiron and then at the massive wolf that was looking as innocent as possible despite a tiny blonde Lily, grinning unnervingly at the campers, on his back. This was further reinforced by the greater portion of the Hunt sharing this expression whilst the others suppressed their laughter. The campers were not pleased to say the least.

Chiron didn't even spare them a glance as he eyed Noir's "innocent" face. "That being said, on to your activities before dinner campers. Hunters, please refrain from mauling any males."

With that he spun around and galloped of to the Big House, ignoring the groans from the Hunters. While still swearing vengeance against fairly good looking, green eyed, demigods the Hunters made their way off to the archery range to practice before the game.

-Hey this is Time Skip, Line Breaks little cousin.-

The campers and Hunters were all grouped together standing on opposite sides of the river that served as the boundary for the area. The Hunters were itching to go having already formulated a plan while the campers stood shuffling about due to their collective ADHD.

"Campers, Hunters you know the rules. No maiming, mauling, or death. First to cross the boundary with the opposing flag wins. Flags must be clearly displayed otherwise placement is irrelevant. Assemble at your flags and wait for the signal to start." With Chiron's bit said and an acknowledging grunt from Dionysus, the groups separated and headed off to their respective flags. The Hunter's flag was in a clearing surrounded by trees allowing for an easy line of sight not matter where you stood. The camper's flag was presumably placed by Zeus's fist on the other side of the field. Lily was riding with Noir as per usual whilst the rest would spread out and take down as many campers as possible. True they weren't really leaving anyone on the defensive but with Noir running around at Lily's command they were sure to be alright. Lily had already said she had a plan to set in motion and Thalia had given her free reign.

Artemis was curious about what the blonde, emerald eyed demi-goddess had in store. Lily was busily whispering to an attentive Noir. When she finished, he nodded and they shared an evil grin. Artemis would've been worried had she been on the camper's side. As it was however, she felt that she was in for a treat. The wolf's possible power made her slightly uneasy but she would be lying is she said she wasn't curious. Artemis sat back to watch the show and joined everyone in waiting for the conch horn to signal the start of the match.

Noir and Lily were positioned just ahead of the flag with ten tails whipping wildly in anticipation. He was swapping from foot to foot, keeping ready to run. Muscles were coiling just beneath his skin and fur and Lily knew why. They were planning to quick blitz the flag and make it an easy win for the Hunters, she was still inexperienced but Noir's input really gave her perspective.

"I would suggest you hang on tight kiddo, I'm in need of a proper run right now and that little jog to grab Poseidon's son wasn't even a warm up."

"As long as I don't end up needing wings to get down safely I'm ready for anything." She replied straight faced. He looked back at her, "C'mon short stack, no need to be so serious. This is a games after all."

She exhaled slowly, "I suppose you're right" she frowned, "But we still need to be serious about this. Thalia gave me the go ahead and I don't want to disappoint."

"You're over thinking this sweetie. It's real easy we go in, get the flag, and get back. You're worrying for nothing, besides I'm the one doing all the work so why are you worrying at all? I'm not exactly one to disappoint."

She huffed and crossed her arms over her chest, "Don't you get sassy with me fuzz ball."

"Why I would never your highness!" in a burst of platinum flames a small circlet rested on her brow glinting in the fading sun. A sapphire was set at the front of her forehead while the rest of it fanned out into silver leaves around her head. At the tip of each leaf a small emerald was set as well. It resulted in gorgeous waves of platinum and vibrant green. It was glorious and annoyed the living daylights out of her as she could feel the sarcasm radiating off of him.

"I would be entirely flattered were it not that I knew you were being sarcastic."

"You wound me with such offensive implications my queen." He chuckled at her out, and faced back forwards at the gaping Hunters who were watching the exchange with interest and awe.

"Alright, I've had it. Noir, you're gonna start talking after this game or so help me we're having wolf jerky for our first meal when we get out of this camp." Thalia stalked away still grumbling, "Bloody wolves and their ridiculous jewelry powers, making my crown look plain…"

Noir cackled madly at her reaction and at the astounded/annoyed faces of the Hunt. Artemis who had been looking on in amusement was now dumbstruck with her mouth agape. She quickly wiped the expression off her face as Chiron turned to her, eyes wide, and a single eye brow raised.

"I'll explain later…" She ground out to the perturbed centaur, who simply sighed and nodded before raising the conch to his lips and blowing.

Noir crouched, Lily gripped, and the ground exploded. The had all quickly scattered at the horn so none were in the blast radius as Noir put all his pent up energy into unnatural bounds. He didn't bother sticking to the ground for long and jumped to the very tips of the tree tops. Using unnerving agility to balance on pin-prick peaks, and rocket across the forest. Noir bounds ate up land quickly and lazily. Anyone could see he was still holding back. As they neared the boundary line, Noir slowed to maintain stealth. True they were high up and with the encroaching darkness from the falling sun it played well with his pitch black but semi reflective fur. He came to a stop balancing at the tops of the trees towards the edge of the small clearing. After a small squad of Ares campers passed beneath, he crouched and sprung lazily across the 40 foot clearing. He came to a light stop in the next set of trees before taking off once again at a lazy pace.

They neared Zeus's fist quickly enough. "Why is it called a fist? It looks more like a pile of-"

"Shhhhhhhh! They'll hear you!"

"Lily I'm telepathic, how in the world are they supposed to hear me?"

She blushed and thumped him lightly on the head. "Shut up and get us in position. Ya see anyone by the way?"

"One person. Invisible, I think it's the blonde that was with Fish for Brains as Thalia calls him. Though I must say he has good taste in women."

"That's your blonde fetish talking, and aren't you a wolf?"

"Hey I can look! Besides aren't you too young to know about fetishes?"

"Where do you think I get this from? I mean, who do I spend most of my time with?"

"…Touché. Regardless there are some more campers nearby in the trees, they haven't noticed us yet and I'll be keeping it that way until the right time. Ya ready?"

"Yup, dump and run okay?"

"Roger roger."

She smirked at the reference and hung on tight as Noir launched them up into the night air. They quickly reached a peak height of 30 feet above the treeline when Noir flipped nose down and tucked in his limbs. Lily flattened herself against his back as he used his tails to start a slow spiral. Not enough to make her sick but enough make her stomach tingle. Soon they were roaring downwards. When they were 10 feet from the ground Noir flipped and slammed his tails downwards at the flag. His tails didn't touch the ground but the momentum they had built up was transferred to them and onwards to the wall of wind that was built during the flip.

The shockwave smashed into the boulder pile and pushed down eliciting a surprised yelp from who Lily presumed was the invisible girl. A hat was suddenly flying through the air along with an astounded blonde. The other campers in the trees quickly closed the distance while Lily used the displaced dirt as cover and slipped down one of Noir's many tails. She hit the ground and bee lined for the flag while Noir had the campers distracted. The campers finished helping Annabeth up and raised bows towards the top of Zeus's Fist waiting for their mystery opponent. When they saw the massive wolf standing regally upon the hill all Annabeth managed was a quiet, "Well shit…"

Nothing more was able to be said as Noir covered the distance in seconds flat while Lily used the distraction to take off in the opposing direction with the flag. The plan was for her to circle around where Noir would pick her up, and they would take off back to the other side. Noir wasted no time with the distraction. He whipped his tails as he spun and managed a smaller wall of air spinning the fired arrows away and stumbling the opposing campers. He used the quick break to move behind them. He pulled his typical disappearing act and left the campers spinning looking for the massive wolf. They didn't have time to fight back as plush tails wrapped around them pinning arms to sides and lifting them up. They had time to register how comfortable they were in the small cocoon, and then found themselves 15 yards up in the air.

Annabeth screamed and Noir smirked before launching off of thin air and rushing towards the ground. Lily watched in amusement as he launched them in the opposite direction of herself. Thankfully the worst part of the ride was the drop. They tumbled softly to the opposite side of the clearing while Noir stood once again upon the top of Zeus's Fist. He smirked once more and twisted pulling his tails across the line of sight. Once the tips were clear he was simply gone. One of those very tails quickly bounced Lily up onto the wolf's back.

"Show off…" she muttered fondly

He chuckled and took off once again through the trees and then up onto them.

Once they bounded down onto the ground at the very edge of the clearing. They very slowly approached the edge of the river that served as the boundary since Noir was deciding to have a victory trot.

"What are you doing? We haven't won yet!" Lily hissed

"Simmer down home slice, they can't touch us-" was as far as he got before the Ares patrol squad burst out of the bushes yelling bloody murder.

"You were saying?"

"I'm getting real tired of people interrupting me…"

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