I was now running from demigods to capture that "nuisance" and shocker with my luck I just had to run into a middle of a battle between hunters and demigods on one side and Dr. fucking Thorn on the other just great all we now need is for me to get dragged into this mess... I thought too soon.
I had barley showed up when Thorn attacked me with his tail.
Which happened to draw the attention of the hunters and demigods just awesome.
I drew my sword and shield and ran for battle ready for anything.
Taking swipes at the monsters I noticed two things one Zoë was there two she had lost her bow and was fighting with two hunting knifes.
As we battled Zoë finally realised I was there and nodded my way.
We had always been good together whether fighting hunting tracking and arguing together. She is my best friend and probably my first.
"Well if it is not Percy Jackson, come to grace us mere mortals with your presence have you?" She asked with mischief in her eyes as took another swing at Thorn.
"What you know you missed me terribly you have probably been worried sick about me. But any way how have you been broken many hearts of men lately with your godly beauty?"
I fired back as I dodged a stray arrow from a hunter and blocked a stinger from Thorn or so I thought but I would deal with that later.
We battled for what I presumed was about fifteen to twenty minuets. But as time went on we started to get tired and keeping up with a manticore as strong as Thorn was not so easy in close combat.
"Puny demigods I grow tired of this banter now DIE!" He yelled as he took a swing that I barely noticed but managed to jump out of the way just in time. But Zoë was not quick enough she went flying off a cliff nearby just as Artemis shot the arrow that killed the Manticore.
"ZOË NO." I yelled at the top of my lungs.
I ran after her and jumped of the cliff hoping to my father that my last gift from him would work "Use it only in emergencies, the more you use it the weaker the fabric" he said. Oh fuck please work.
As I fell faster using my power like never before by speeding the time effecting me and slowing everything else down, I could not keep it up for long the wound from my battle from Thorn already aching was burning like lava on my skin right now.
I finally caught up with her taking her in my arms I pulled the string on my parachute and thank gods it came out when it should. As I looked up I saw Artemis and the rest of the hunters and demigods watching us either shocked, cheering or crying (Phoebe).
As we came on to solid ground I fell to my knees shivering and vomited as I looked at my wound I realised the stinger I had failed to dodge was poisoned the last thing I knew before losing consciousness was Zoë screaming and a bright golden flash that seemed to be as bright as
the sun...