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Chapter 11:

Nico growled. Wonderful. The battle was over and Percy just had to get kidnapped. Hawk didn't seem affected, rushing to and fro again, still looking weary as always.

He didn't want to sound like an Athena child, but he wanted answers. And he wanted them now. What was wrong with sharing the plan with their allies? They were more than capable of defending themselves…or could they? He questioned himself. They couldn't even hold off an attack like the wave of zombies without the aid of the gods.

He sighed to himself. The gods had called together a meeting, which was where he was headed to now. He entered the Olympian council room, which was, admittedly suited to fit more people than the Chinese and Japanese gods' rooms. He marched forward, following the crowd surging in.

Nico looked around. The Chinese gods were seated on some chairs to the right of the gods, while the Japanese were sitting on the Olympains' left. Hawk was standing to the side once. Even though everyone was looking at him cautiously, he paid no heed to their staring.

Thalia was in the corner, looking frustrated at how she had failed to protect her cousin. Nico looked down, also regretting not taking better care of his older cousin. But he quickly shook himself out of that mindset. It wouldn't help Percy. And, if Percy was taken, they would get him back. No matter what.

A rumble of thunder from Zeus got everyone's attention, and the chattering that had previously filled the throne room now winded to a stop. He cleared his throat starting the meeting. He turned to the young Chinese god standing at the corner. "Hawk. I believe you owe all of us an explanation."

Hawk looked up, his eyes not focused. "No, I believe I don't."

"You have told us nothing, even though we have patiently waited. But we don't know what to do now, and Percy is gone. If you could just tell us what you know, we would help him! Where is Lin Chung? He suddenly appears in battle, disappears, and we don't hear of him from then!" Surprisingly, it was Amaterasu who burst out.

Hawk looked at her sadly, shaking his head. "I will promise to tell you the plan if something goes wrong, but, for now Lin Chung needs to activate the first part of the plan. Without it, the whole plan will collapse and there will be nothing we can do."

"You keep on saying that, but what is taking Lin Chung so long?!" Thalia burst out as well. "And, forget the plan! We have to rescue Percy!"

Hawk looked at her, his eyes tired. "We have him already. He was just retrieved not too long ago." Nico shook his head in disbelief.

"Wait. We have been missing Percy for over four hours, and only now you decide to save him? What happened to the 'get him before they notice' plan?"

Hawk shook his head. "Twin Masters' magic was too strong. After Twin Masters temporarily let his guard down because of the energy it took him to sustain that sort of attack, I was able to get in and get out before anyone could notice."

Nico frowned. "Where is he then?" Hawk winced slightly.

"He is shell-shocked. Wong Tai Sin is currently healing him, and, though it's successful, we need to be patient until he can tell us what happened when he was captured. That will give us the clue we need."

"What clue?" Athena demanded. Suddenly, the ground in the middle of the council melded into the form of two people, one carrying the other. Wong Tai Sin looked up, giving the gods an incredibly brief bow. Poseidon stood up, shrinking back to human-size, and carefully approached his son. Wong Tai Sin handed Percy to him, and Percy slowly roused to consciousness.

"W-What happened?"

Hawk looked at the demigod. "You were taken by Twin Masters, but we got you back." Percy immediately froze, his skin paling considerably and his green eyes becoming more haunted.

"He-He-Him!" The gods and demigods looked confused at this, before Jumpy stepped forward.

"What…do you…mean?" Percy turned his eyes to the rabbit, before answering shakily.

"Him! He interrogated me! Him! That traitor!" He broke down, looking frightened, even as Poseidon hugged him closer. "Him!"

"Perseus, calm down." Tsukuyomi tried to console the demigod. "Tell us what happened. Tell us who is 'he'."

Percy turned to the Japanese deity of the moon. "Lin Chung."

The whole room lapsed into shock silence. Most turned to Hawk, who remained quiet throughout the accusation. "Hawk." Eagle said quietly. "What was Lin Chung doing there?"

Hawk didn't say anything, still mulling this piece of information over. Lin Chung causing Percy to be like this? No. Even though he probably had the power to, the clone wouldn't. He himself knew how feeling like this felt, and had been encouraged not to try to do this to others. Then why would he do it?

His thoughts suddenly drifted to his father. His father had been furious with him, which had caused an immense argument several days ago. The Chinese deities, having never seen this before, didn't dare to interrupt. Even as Lëi had stormed away, Hawk had felt a pang of regret and hurt. He knew it was childish, but, for a moment, he wished his mother was still alive. But as soon as the thought came, he mentally shook his head to chase it away.

No.

It doesn't do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.

"Hawk!" Zhu Rong stepped beside the Chinese god of Creation and Protection, who immediately snapped his head to him. His eyes narrowed in annoyance at the fierce tone.

"What?!"

Zhu Rong growled as well. "What was Lin Chung doing there?!" Hawk was silent, before he answered quietly.

"Activating the first part of the plan."

"Causing Percy to be lie this?!" Thalia demanded, pointing to the form of her cousin, who was now being put to sleep after refusing to calm down. Hestia was watching over him. She turned to Hawk, who shook his head sadly.

"Twin Masters did something. I need to go." Without another word, he turned into a hawk and flew away. Lëi growled with frustration at his youngest son. Why was he acting so stubbornly? He or Eagle deserved to know, at the very least. They could even help him!

He sighed as everyone turned to him. "Council dismissed…for now."

Hawk frowned to himself, waving a hand as an image of a grey haired teenage appeared in front of him. The grey head's eyes widened. "Hawk. What is it?"

"What were you doing, interrogating Percy and making him like that?" Hawk demanded.

Lin Chung looked surprised. "What? I don't know what you're talking about. I didn't even know we had Percy with us, much less interrogate him. What happened?" Hawk sighed.

"For some reason, Percy is under the impression that you were the one who interrogated him. Everyone is now suspicious of our intentions."

Lin Chung frowned. "I'm certain Twin Masters doesn't know of my presence here."

"Then why is he doing this?" Hawk also frowned. "It doesn't make sense. As far as Twin Masters is concerned, you're still at camp."

Lin Chung looked up. "Do you think that he noticed my absence in battle? If he did, he could've thought I was somewhere else, which would give him the perfect opportunity to make you think I was evil?"

Hawk shook his head. "It's a possibility. You have to come back and swear that you aren't against the gods. They are becoming more paranoid now that they don't know anything."

Lin Chung, too, shook his head. "I can't. If I go back, I can't finish my part. I'm nearly done. I need a few more hours." Hawk nodded reluctantly. It was his plan, after all.

"Fine. But be careful. Twin Masters shouldn't be able to duplicate you unless you are standing right in front of him. Which means that there is a piece that we're missing."

Lin Chung shook his head again. "I swear I haven't been to see him." Hawk nodded, satisfied, before Lin Chung continued. "They are planning to have a battle in a few hours, striking at Camp. Inform the others."

Hawk nodded, waving his hand as the image vanished.