Well I guess, I'm just going to have to find out on my own. "Thank you, Lord Apollo. Maybe when you got more time, you can teach me more?" I asked, Apollo grinned, "Why not? But for now, who am I going to be riding with…" He scanned the crowd and laid his eyes on Thalia, "Thalia, right? I've heard all about you." He said.

Thalia blushed. "Hi, Lord Apollo."

"Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half-sister. Used to be a tree, didn't you? Glad you're back. I hate it when pretty girls turn into trees. Man, I remember one time—"

"Brother," Artemis said. "You should get going."

"Oh, right." Then he looked at Percy, and his eyes narrowed. "Percy Jackson?"

"Yeah. I mean… yes, sir." He said.

Percy looks funny, I guess he's not used to calling teenagers 'sir' but Apollo is no teen, he just likes to look that way. Apollo studied Percy and didn't say anything. There is a lot of strange people here.

"Well!" he said at last. "We'd better load up, huh? Ride only goes one way—west. And if you miss it, you miss it."

"Cool car," Nico said.

"Thanks, kid," Apollo said.

"But how will we all fit?"

"Oh." Apollo seemed to notice the problem for the first time. "Well, yeah. I hate to change out of sports-car mode, but I suppose…"

He took out his car keys and beeped the security alarm button. Chirp, chirp.

For a moment, the car glowed brightly again. When the glare died, the car had been replaced by one those yellow buses, the ones you see in the mornings when kids go to school…I think.

"Right," he said. "Everybody in."

Zoe ordered the Hunters to start loading. She picked up her camping pack, and Apollo said, "Here, sweetheart. Let me get that."

Zoe recoiled. Her eyes flashed murderously.

"Brother," Artemis chided. "You do not help my Hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart."

Apollo spread his hands. "Sorry. I forgot. Hey, sis, where are you guys off to, anyway?"

"Hunting," Artemis said. "It's none of your business."

"I'll find out. I see all. Know all."

Artemis snorted. "Just drop them off, Apollo. And no messing around!"

"No, no! I never mess around."

Artemis rolled her eyes, then looked at her Percy and the others. "I will see you by winter solstice. Zoe, you are in charge of the Hunters. Do well. Do as I would do."

Zoe straightened. "Yes, my lady."

Artemis knelt and touched the ground as if looking for tracks. When she rose, she looked troubled. "So much danger. The beast must be found."

"Then we should go now? I mean we wastes enough time already." I said, Artemis looked at me coldly, "And whose fault do you think that is?"

"Hey! I needed to know, it might save us. Probably…" I said.

"Never mind, we should go." Artemis said and suddenly took off, "Wait!" I called after her, I stopped and looked back, "Zoe! I'll try my best to help Artemis, and Percy I'll see you guys soon! I'll make sure to get Annabeth back." I said and sprinted after Artemis.

We ran into the woods, she was really fast, I had to use my power of the winds to pick up my speed. "So…Where are we heading?" I asked.

Artemis said, "Wherever the scent leads us."

"Well that helps…What about this monster? Does it happen to big really huge?" I asked, I was also hoping I was wrong. Artemis kept quiet. I guess she just wants to get this done, fine by me. We were moving at speed meant for Olympic runners, I noticed that Artemis what using her legs a lot to run, she was leaping, I decided to try, I fell instantly. "Ow…" Artemis stopped, "Could you stop messing around?"

"I'm sorry, I just tried to do what you were doing, it turns out I can't, so I'll just fly. I told her. Artemis tilted her head, "What exactly was you tried copying?" She asked.

I blushed, "I tried running like you…But I guess only hunters and you can do that, right?"

Artemis smiled, "Yes, but you're someone who has my power as well, but I wouldn't call running like this, a 'power' it just takes time to get used to it, by time, I mean years." She explained.

I sighed, "I should have known, so I guess I'm flying."

Artemis looked at me, she was waiting for me to fly. "Uh…" I looked around uncomfortably, it feels weird when she just stares at me. I imagined myself on a cloud, and soon I was flying, Artemis studied me some more. "For you to fly with another, what would you have to do?" She asked.

This might be the average amount of words in a chapter starting today, unless you guys think I should keep them around three thousand to four thousand.

thanks for reading! And I hope you all have an awesome day! One more chapter might be up today, and I'll try to get more in the weekend too.

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