Chapter 9

Artemis

As soon as I was thrown into that dark cell with the boy that was with me, I soon asked,

"Who are you?"

"Artemis." He said, going to a locked door.

"Artemis? Can you explain it to me better? "

He considered it as if he were trying to tell something absurd.

"Well, I am a demigod and you are a goddess, but for some reason they have taken away your memory ... I know, this does not seem to make any sense, but you do not remember anything?"

"No."

"I do not know how we're going to solve this, but I know we should get away as fast as we can. Tomorrow they will judge and do something that I think will be a threat to us."

"What did I do to be arrested and tried?"

Before he spoke, someone opened a small door and it was a weird kid.

"Hey, come here!" He called.

"What do you want now, traitor?" Percy spoke.

"It's not my fault and I want a girlfriend ... I mean, I can still help you!"

"And why would we trust you?"

"Because I'm a unique chance to get off this island!"

"...Okay." Percy sneered.

For a reason, I felt uncomfortable. It was as if I've seen several bumps before and not for a good experience, at least not for them.

"Do you want my help or not?"

"I'll regret it, but what can you do?"

"No problem, at the last second I will rescue you with Festus's help."

"Escape from a robot dragon in the middle of a coliseum full of demigods and monsters. Yes, easier than I feared."

"Great, you'll see me coming tomorrow. Oh, I can also arrange for them not to destroy the ship as we fled!"

"And now you care about them."

"Cannot you do the same if the gods did not kidnap Annabeth and you were welcomed to these abandoned demigods?"

"Speaking of which, what did you do to the others on the ship?"

"Do not worry, they're safe!"

"As well?"

"Ah, I have to go, see you tomorrow!"

Before Percy said anything, this boy closed the door.

"So you know that boy?"

"Yes, he's a friend and now he's helping these crazy people break up the gods."

"Why do they say that?"

"Most of them are demigods, who were abandoned by their parents who did not bother to recognize them because ... Well, they do not give a damn."

"Do I have any children?" I had an idea.

"Not really. You're a maiden goddess, so you do not have kids and you're just followed by a bunch of just girls you call a hunter."

"But what about these hunters? Are any of them here?"

Percy seemed to hesitate, as if he remembers something bad.

"I doubt, they are many faithful to you, though you do not always ..."

"Not always what?"

"Well, we have other problems to solve. As you may have guessed by now, they will judge by your ... Let's just say, crimes."

"But after all, what did I do wrong? And how can I defend myself if I do not remember anything?"

"I have the impression that they do not want a fair trial.

I have no idea what to do.

Percy

It was a stranger than I expected. I discovered that one of my friends was pretending to be dead, there were a lot of demigods that were still against the gods and now I was stuck with Artemis, who was with amnesia.

At other times I would have been a little nervous to be alone with her, but now it was as if I had someone I knew. Okay, maybe I'm overreacting and maybe it's because she's got amnesia.

In time, Artemis fell asleep lying on the cold floor, since there was nowhere to lay. Perhaps the amnesia made her exhausted, because she seemed to feel cold despite her coat.

I knew she could not die, but I automatically grabbed my coat and put it on her, which seemed to be more comfortable.

She could be angry when she woke up, but at the moment I was glad she felt better ... Wait, maybe I'm thinking too much about it.

If Artemis did not kill me, I knew Annabeth would kill me. I decided to turn to my corner and fell asleep.

The next day, we woke up with the door of the cell opening and that boy, plus some demigods entering.

So far, we had only stayed on the coast, but we entered what appeared to be a forest much like those deserted islands where shipwrecks always ended, at least in the movies.

We arrived in a huge clearing in the center, there was an altar where a girl was tied ... It was Thalia.

She was immobilized by ropes that fastened her limbs as if it were some kind of sacrifice. She was dirty and looked like she had tried to get out of there for days, but she did not seem to have the strength anymore. On the other side of the clearing was a man sitting, who looked like a tyrant, on a throne with three girls next to him wearing prisoner clothes very similar to the guys trapped by the Amazons.

As for the tyrant, he was quite tall and had strange eyes.

"Welcome back, my goddess."

"Who are you?" I questioned as Artemis and I were escorted to near Thalia.

Even if Artemis was still without memories, she seemed to be disturbed by Thalia's situation. The giants replied before she reacted:

"I'm Orion and you're my old love."

Artemis looked at him in surprise but then turned his attention to Thalia.

"What do you intend to do with her?" Artemis indicated to Thalia.

"Oh, I knew you would worry about a girl first instead of facing me. Will not you give those to you from here? "

Suddenly, I remembered her, they were hunters and I think one of them was called Phobe.

"Are they ...?" Artemis stared at her.

"Yes, your lieutenant thought they had died, but no body found, right?" He said, standing up.

The captive hunters were quiet and immobile as if immobilized, but it was obvious that they looked like anger and despair.

"What did you do to them?"

"What do you want to know exactly? If you can already discard them as soon as possible as you did with the hunters who broke the oath? "

Artemis looked as though he had struck a blow to his face, but soon he recovered.

"No matter, you cannot treat them like that! And why did you erase my memories? "

"I just wanted to see if you were vulnerable, but you anyway, like to look sharp." He laughed.

"Enough, let's end this and save Thalia and her hunters." I supported Artemis.

Suddenly Festus appeared flying with that person and grabbed the Acteon as if it were nothing and threw Orion away. I quickly ran to Artemis, who got up and tried to go to Thalia.

The dragon had come up to us and crouched down so we could climb. Artemis and I cut off the ropes that bound Thalia, but if we tried to pull it off, a spear passed through Thalia's leg, causing some blood to flow down the altar that began to tremble.

Thalia moaned in pain and was stunned as if she had been beaten several times. Festus quickly stood in front of us and spat fire toward Orion who had fired the spear. The three hunters quickly turned and ran to the shore of Festus.

We did not stop to see the results and climbed on dragon's coast while Leo rushed and us flew as far from there as possible. I heard him speaking that he left our ship at a safe distance, but I just looked at Artemis who looked after Thalia.

It reminded me when Zoe died and I wondered if Artemis was remembering. I also did not want to miss Thalia, even though she was not exactly one of the closest friends.