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Chapter 44

Disproportionate Retribution

(Percy)

'Now Thalia what if I tell you I am sorry for lying to you?' I said hopefully knowing it would be in vain just by the look on her face.

'How about you fall on your own sword because only Tartarus will stop the beating I am about to give you seaweed brain.' She said taking a step forward and I began to notice the small static sparks flicking between the spikes of her hair and it took everything I had to not flinch away from her.

Of course I could quite easily stop her doing anything to me; after all you could not hurt what you were unable to touch if you were moving in slow motion.

'I don't suppose anyone else is going to stop her.' I said looking towards the hunters who had broken out of their shock and were now looking at us with anticipation.

'I think our Lieutenant has everything under control so how about no.' Phoebe said with a cold smile.

'Artemis?' I asked turning towards the goddess who had a playful grin on her face.

'Hey you dug this hole, you could have told them a long time ago and potentially avoided this.' She said and I focused on her eyes and noticed a slight tinge of worry in them. However the time I spent focused on her was time taken off my disgruntled cousin as she took it as a chance to jump me from behind.

Now in my previous taller form this would have been impossible but as I was now she was more than capable of grabbing around the back of the neck in a headlock before throwing me over her back as she bent forwards so I landed on my front and I barely had time to register the taste of dirt before I lightning empowered kick to my kidneys that made me struggle to breath.

'Come on Perce, I thought you are supposed to be a big strong Titan now, so hurry up and get up.' She called sarcastically from above and behind me as I placed a hand underneath me and pushed myself up as I struggled to breath. What the hades was she wearing steel toe caps I thought as I held a hand to my side expecting to feel something broken though fortunately my ribs seemed to be intact.

'That was just the start of what I had planned for you, I think it is time I made a Perce kebab and you're the main ingredient.' She called and I looked to see her draw her familiar mace tin before it expanded into her spear.

I had to react fast when she lunged forward at me barely missing my shoulder as I stepped back. I knew that she was seeking to draw this out as she relieved her aggression which was good because she did not plan on killing me at least not yet though it meant she was trying to inflict as much pain as possible.

She then launched herself into a flurry of stabs and slashes with the long weapon, fortunately almost a year of practice with two spear wielding Titans had taught me how to best avoid the myriad of techniques capable with a spear or javelin. Though at least Atlas and Iapetus had not been intending to maim me as much as possible and had used blunted spears something Thalia was certainly not doing either of.

I had considered myself lucky to have dodged a lunge towards my head until I realized too late that it had been a faint and she was able to use the momentum gained from pulling back as she turned to swing the spear like a baseball bat and I felt my vision blacken as it made contact.

(Artemis)

Well I knew it was going to be one sided as Percy would do nothing to stop her though even I did not expect the ferocity with which she launched herself at him and I considered it lucky that he was able to resist as long he did considering he was using no powers or means of defense other than his reflexes though eventually she was able to catch him out and I winced as he hit the floor and stopped moving.

Thalia however looked less than impressed with this turn of events as she walked up to his fallen form and prodded him gently with her spear to which he remained unresponsive.

Well until a lightning bolt passed through and he was shocked back to his senses with a short scream.

However as he rose from the ground his clothes still smoking, I noticed something was wrong when I caught a look in his eyes. They had gone gold again and seemed to be filled with anguish and pain at what was happening. Unfortunately however Thalia failed to take note of his expression and seemed to take him rising as an opportunity to start again as she lunged forward with her spear.

However unlike before she seemed to be moving in slow motion and Percy simply leaned away from the incoming thrusts with a weary expression as if he was bored with this which only served to incite her more as she aimed a thrust a towards his heart only for him to catch the spear between his hands millimeters from his flesh and hold it there perfectly still despite her straining to push it forward.

Suddenly he pushed it to his down and to the side so the point imbedded in the earth to his left hand side and I watched in wonder as his shield suddenly materialized on his arm and he brought it down in a guillotine motion upon the shaft and I watched Celestial bronze yield under the Adamantine shields rim as it bend at a 60 degree angle.

Thalia looked in horror at the loss of her weapon but she quickly drew her new sword instead before trying to draw her shield but every time she touched the bracelet the shield would begin to expand before suddenly reverting back to a bracelet.

I was confused by this at first before I realized it was Percy doing it, he was rewinding time for the bracelet every time it expanded he would backtrack it to its previous form. Thalia eventually became annoyed with the failure of the item and angrily ripped it of her wrist and dropped it to the ground clearly thinking it was some fault of the shields, while Percy stood with a cold smile as his eyes continued to blaze.

Thalia however finally noticed the expression on his face and I saw her confidence falter at the site as she held her sword in both hands nervously. The other hunters were no longer looking so eager now they had all had smiles on there faces when she had been attacking him without him reacting but now they were nervous about the sudden change in positions.

Percy simply regarded the sword she carried in both hands and I watched as the shield he carried suddenly compacted itself smaller as if folding in on itself until he wore a black metal segmented wrist band with bright patches here and there.

I began to get worried when after a quick check of his pockets which came up empty he suddenly drew Maelstrom and held the twin metal blade in front of him mirroring her posture so she could see it and I saw recognition and then fear cross her eyes as she remembered the blade, after all she had fought against the blade before when the son of Hermes had battled her on Mount Tamalpais on the quest to rescue me. She had been victorious then but now her opponent was in another league completely.

Which became abundantly clear the moment his blade struck hers as she tried to defend from a slash that could have hit her side. He was only using one hand to actually wield the blade and even then it looked like he was barely trying but by comparison she was struggling to even keep up her guard as each strike knocked her back a step or two. She had returned to normal speed which was thankful though it just served to highlight the fact of how one sided this was.

The only thing stopping me from getting involved was the fact I knew Percy was not trying to hurt her, as was evidenced when he turned his blade before he made contact with her flesh when she failed to block once. Which meant he was not completely the cold alter ego he became on the battlefield though he was certainly acting like it. he was focused solely on his opponent and I knew nothing would break him out of that until she relented.

Which was unfortunately the problem as she was stubborn and hated to be beaten at anything. By now she clearly knew she was out of her depth as it was written all over her face and the fear it portrayed.

However that did not stop her resorting to more extreme tactics as the next time he swung Maelstrom she met the blade with hers just as a lightning bolt crashed down from the sky hit it and the charge was transferred through the blades and I watched him get blown back a few feet.

However he was able to stabilize himself before he hit the floor by conjuring his wings behind him and beat them once pushing him back forwards towards her as the hunters all stared wide-eyed at him, amazed by the sight.

Thalia meanwhile was also shocked by the sight as she let go of her sword with one hand only to suddenly find Percy in front of her before his free hand clamped over her sword holding one and he slowly began to crush against the unyielding metal and I saw her face convulse with pain as she began to bend forwards.

'Yield.' He demanded coldly looking into her eyes.

'Fuck…you…Seaweed…Brain.' She slowly stammered out with tears in her eyes because of the pain in her hand. She tried to kick towards his chest but instead a golden wing simply bent in front of him and blocked the strike and her foot bounced of as if she had struck a wall instead.

'Fine then if pain won't stop you being a sadistic bitch to me, then I hope you have got over your fear of heights.' Percy stated coldly before releasing his grip on the sword he held at his side so it plunged into the earth before using his now free hand to grab under her other armpit before flapping his wings and taking of into the air, carrying a now terrified Thalia.

(Percy)

If she wanted to harm me so much then why couldn't I use an underhanded method of my own to knock her back into her senses I thought as I took us higher and higher into the sky. Eventually I decided to let go of her sword hand though I was forced to catch the sword as it dropped as soon I let go of her crushed hand, I did not care about the injury it was not permanent. I did not want to hurt her but if she refused to give up this pointless struggle then so be it.

I had meant what I said about her being sadistic. Why was she taking so much disproportionate retribution towards me. Yes I had lied to her and the others about what I was now but that no way in justified her trying to kill me when I had nothing to warrant physical harm. A punch, slap or kick and a lot of shouting was fair enough. Trying to impale me and using lightning bolts not so much.

Which was she was now being carried three thousand feet above sea level and was trying to hold onto me desperately holding her eyes closed so she could not see the ground below.

'Open your eyes and look at me.' I demanded from her.

'No.' She said defiantly though the illusion was ruined somewhat by the fact she was white faced in fear.

'Well then have fun on you journey back down.' I said cheerfully loosening my grip slightly so she fell a few inches with a scream.

'Second chance. Open your eyes and talk to me.'

Slowly she opened her eyes looked down and immediately froze and shut them again.

'Thalia I just want to talk, I am not going to let you fall unless you try to kill me again, in which case have fun at terminal velocity.'

'Put me down and then talk.' She growled out through clenched teeth.

'No we talk up here away from everyone else, why are you so damned angry with me? Yes I lied to you. Were you affected in any way by it? No. Did it make a difference to how I treated you? No. So what the hades justifies you trying to murder me just because you think you can because I am now immortal. News flash your brother is immortal as well and I don't see you trying to kill him I just achieved mine in a different way to the others. Thanks to Kronos I ended up becoming a Titan instead of a god but so what, it did not change who I am or what I think of others. I hid it because I wanted to protect you and the other hunters and I did not want to be treated specially, I never have. I am still your cousin so stop treating me like a punching bag and talk to me.

'I can't trust you anymore, you're like the others, and you will leave me.' She said sadly and I saw tears escaping from her clenched eyes.

'What others?'

'Annabeth, Luke, my mother, Jason everybody I trust leaves me and I end up back on my own.' She sobbed out.

'How was any of that their fault. Jason was kidnapped essentially by Hera and the rest of them died. Gods I miss Annabeth but I also know that I cannot spend all time regretting about the past. I know that you liked Luke; he was a great guy when he wasn't trying to kill me and I can see why you liked him. His betrayal is what made you join the hunters but then again your almost death is what lead to him falling to Kronos in the first place. Everything is linked in one way or another, though I can tell you I am not Luke and I will not leave you or any of the hunters. It is not just the hunters who have all suffered loss, you need to remember that. Not everything is about you, if I am hiding something it is for your benefit. Artemis agreed it was necessary. If I had wanted I could have never come back and you would have hated me for eternity instead I wanted to tell you the truth and you tried to kill me. So who is the one betraying who, would you have been the one to tell my mother that you killed me however temporarily because you over reacted or did you not think of that.' I said to her firmly hoping the series of revelations would shock her out of her self-pity.

'Sorry.' She said barely audible.

'Not hard is it, I am sorry for hiding the truth from you. Now come on and open your eyes already, you need to confront your fears and stop avoiding them. I have had a lot of experience with that recently and that is one secret you are not finding out because it does not concern you.' I let slip out internally kicking myself for leaving that can of worms open. However it did have the benefit of making her look at me curiously.

'Tell me!' She demanded.

'Not happening, there is a need to know list and you aren't on it yet. Maybe at some point in the future but for the moment it isn't important.' Meaning that until Zeus finds out it is not important.

She tried to punch me in the chest but with her mangled hand it was kinda pathetic and she hurt herself more.

Making sure she was held securely I quickly grabbed her injured hand and concentrated on it as I repaired the damage I had inflicted on the bone underneath. I had not meant to be so forceful but it had got the point across.

Thalia looked amazed as I grabbed hold of her again with both hands as she slowly twisted her hand around experimentally to make sure it was fine before she remembered where she was and swiftly grabbed hold of me again.

'Thalia have you ever actually tried to control the air currents like Jason can? You two are not like Nico and Hazel you both share the same powers despite your dads different sides so shouldn't you be able to do what he can?' I asked considering it strange I had never actually thought of it till now. The difference in abilities between a Roman and a Greek sibling. From what I had seen they were generally the same on both sides except for Nico/Hazel who represented one side of their dad's different domains each. Well and Apollo's Roman kids seemed to be power hungry assholes rather than their Greek counterparts who were laid back.

If anything she paled further at the thought of self-flight.

'Thalia listen it is not that bad honest, I used to be scared shitless the few times I flew by anything except Pegasus. It was not natural for me to be in your dad's domain let alone be the Titan of the Air though the wings were and are cool as well as providing emergency currency when you need to bribe a certain ghoul. There is another example for you I used to be afraid of my old step-dad because he was a dick to me and my mum, we moved on and I got to know the satisfaction of knowing that I moved on and became who I am today while he got his just desserts in the Underworld.' I confessed.

'Wait what?'

'I bribed Charon to let my old Step-dad Gabe into the Underworld because he could not afford the ferry, Charon arranged for him to be caught trespassing in punishment and the Furies were last seen on there way to intercept him.' I admitted.

'And you said I was unfair in my treatment of you' She said raising an eyebrow.

'No one hurts my mother or those I care about. There is a reason I never told you about him' I said coldly.

'Oh.'

'Anyway back to the subject of whether you can fly or not, I was thinking I should just let you go and see what happens.' I said becoming cheerful again.

'You do that and I promise you will spend forever with a lightning throwing ghost following you. I don't care how but I will haunt you.'

'That's the other thing I have the powers of a child of Hades now by the way so ghosts are not a problem for me.'

'Hold up. What?'

'Yeah a lot happened this morning before you decide to try and kick the crap out of me.'

'I still will after all you broke my spear.' She said regretfully.

'If I can fix your hand and someone sanity, I can fix your damn spear by the way your shield is fine so you don't need to look for the user manual or ring up tech support when we get back.' I told her.

'Wait what… that was you? And what do you mean someone's sanity?' She asked confused and I nodded to the first question.

'Tania is fine now… if a little shocked about what has happened, she does not know what happened yesterday, she does not remember it so do not judge her for it.'

'Is there anything you can't do now?'

'Raise the dead apparently they won't like me. Tell you what rather than tell you everything I am now it would be easier to get some form of business card though it will need to be the size of one of those signs advertising people wear. The last time the fates said it all they were left out of breath.'

'Seriously?' She asked skeptically.

'Yeah and that was before I got Hades blessing so that will need to be added to the end. Speaking of titles and domains I need a symbol of power for Tides.' I said getting sidetracked by the thought.

What didn't I have? Sword check, Spear check, Bow Check, Shield check, Armor just would not be appropriate though for the domain it would be cool. I did not see the point of a Trident though I was sure as hell not telling my dad that. I was not a fan of Axes they were not very Greek or Roman besides they reminded of my nemesis the Minotaur who's last one was sitting in my bedroom back on Orthrys. Oh I would give it some thought and ask Hephaestus about it or maybe Leo.

'I think you have enough weaponry, when the hades did you get Backbiter?'

'Back in Tartarus when I met Kronos with Annabeth, he gave me it and I renamed it Maelstrom, well it renamed itself at least. It has the power to kill anything so you were lucky I was toying with you. It can even kill Primordials like Gaia and Pontus.'

'Who's Pontus?' She asked picking up on that small bit of information.

'He was the Primordial god of the Oceans but he is faded now. But that is a story for another time so come on. I have a suggestion for you while we are at camp we help each other. You help me learn archery because I know I suck; I help you overcome your fear of heights and flying if you can. Artemis is going to teach me the hunting and other immortal stuff so don't worry about that while I help her with some other things she is new to.' I proposed.

'What could Artemis need your help for?'

'You really are nosey aren't you, as I said before the business with Pontus is a story for another time and is best left between those involved for the moment. You will get told just not yet I promise you may be surprised. So how about it then, you scratch my back and I scratch yours?'

'Artemis won't like me touching your back or any part of you unless it is via a sharp pointy instrument.' She said with a cruel yet playful grin. Well that was probably because she would get jealous though I was telling no one that for fear of castration by said goddess.

'Yeah I can imagine, though I swore to never flirt with any of the hunters or though just in case now Huntresses.' I added remembering Reyna and Suzie. It was true I was bound by that oath but Diana was neither so fuck you Styx I thought with a smile until I remembered my quick glimpse of her from Charon's ferry and her look of outrage.

Note to self: Do not break oaths. There was no way I was spending eternity with any goddess but Artemis/Diana not a creepy river in the Underworld that was for certain.

'Good because if we did find you doing it, it would not just be me kicking your ass. Plus Artemis would help out and I don't think all the fancy powers you have now can stop that many arrows.' She stated cheerfully. Wonderful so that was the reaction I would receive if I tried to flirt with a hunter what about actually dating their mistress?

'Noted so how about it? We help each other and in response I will be more open with you and you stop your sisters trying to beat me as well.'

'I don't really have a choice do I after all you are holding me at several thousand feet I the sky, and I feel like my arm is going to fall of if you hold me much longer like this.' She said and I noticed that it was true the way I was holding her could not have been very comfortable then again it had not meant to be comfortable when I grabbed her.

'Don't kill me for this then.' I said quickly and before she could reply I tossed her upwards before catching her in my outstretched arms as she fell down screaming. So I was now holding her bridal style.

'That better for you.' I said with a smile as she looked at me furious.

'The only thing stopping me pummeling you is gravity.' She said with a look that could have bored through Adamantium.

'Everything was fine you were perfectly safe. Look at the bright side you are more comfortable now right?'

Thalia seemed to consider that for a moment until she noticed the actual position she was now in and became flustered.

'Oh this is so much better, now I look like your damn girlfriend. Hurry up and put me down before someone sees us.' She demanded.

'Who exactly? The passengers on a passing airplane?' I said sarcastically as I folded a few pairs of wings inwards and slowly began to descend only using the rest to stabilize us and control our rate.

'No birds.' She said seriously.

'What?'

'You can understand fish and the like can't you, I can understand birds and they are really annoying, they sing stupid songs that make no sense. Why do you think I listen to music most of the time so I can drown out their stupid tweets.' She admitted angrily.

I had never actually considered the possibility but I suppose it made sense. I could talk with marine animals, Nico could talk to the dead and Thalia could talk with creatures of the sky. At least I only heard them when I was near water but she had no control over what was above her in the sky. As it was all I could do was laugh at her as we descended towards the camp below.

(Artemis)

After a while I began to get worried abut the pair. Sure I knew exactly where Perseus was as I could still sense him directly above the point he took off from. Judging by the absence of lightning bolts and plummeting demigods I assumed they were talking.

It was a surprisingly good idea of Percy's to confront her in the sky because it put her in a position if no control. She would have little choice but to listen to him as her life was held in his hands. Literally.

The hunters meanwhile were become anxious as they stared into the sky hoping to catch a glimpse of them and my repeated reassurances that they were still close by seemed to be making little difference as some of them sat chewing their nails looking worried.

Unfortunately we were all distracted by the appearance of my other annoying younger brother who appeared next to me.

'Hello Artemis hello girls, glad to see Poseidon didn't wipe you all out in his anger.' Hermes said cheerfully despite the implication he had just presented. The hunters all went wide eyed and even more panicked at the thought they could have all been killed for something they had no control over.

'If you are done scaring my hunters Hermes, what do you want?' I demanded not in the mood for the second member of the Olympian batchelor boys.

'I have a parcel for you of course.' He said conjuring a box in front of him.

'Who From?' I asked perplexed that anyone would send me anything.

Hermes quickly got out a digital reader and scanned a barcode on the box before showing me the display.

'Why the Hades would Calypso send me a parcel?'

'Hey I don't know, all I do is take things from one place to another. The reason behind it is not important to me. So hurry up and sign for it.' he said and I watched a snake slither out from the pad and I grabbed it roughly barely hearing the small whine it gave out as I squeezed it before it turned into a pen and I signed the stupid pad. I remember the good old days when he simply gave you the delivery and that was enough now he had to have insurance that the right person got the goods. Before he eventually handed the box over.

I was surprised to find the box only contained the bouquet of moonlace flowers that Persephone had given me. I had forgotten about them in the initial confrontation I had with Percy in the Hesperides garden and must have dropped them when he kissed me.

'Oh no it all makes sense, so that is why you don't like the company of men. Artemis and Calypso kind of hot I have to admit.' Hermes said daydreaming noticing the boxes contents with a sly smile.

'You're a pig, you know that. They are not for me. Well they are I suppose. What I mean to say is that Persephone gave them to me to give to Perseus as a means of apology but I dropped them in the Hesperides garden and Calypso sent them back to me.' I stammered out as the idiot god raised an eyebrow.

'So what you mean to say is the flowers are for Percy from you.' Hermes said simply with a sly smile.

'No they are from Persephone for Percy.' I said trying to cover my tracks.

'But you're the one giving them to him.'

'Yes as a gift from another, what are you suggesting?' I demanded going on the offensive as I was failing miserably on the defensive.

'Nothing just that I heard rumors from Triton that you were involved in some commotion in Atlantis alongside everyone's favourite Titan, who I also hear now, is fully immortal. Which is good for the girls here because it means that Uncle Poseidon isn't going to drown anyone or feed them to the sharks. What did happen down there?' He finished asking curiously.

'Why don't you ask your marine messenger buddy the full story next time, anyway don't you have places to be.' I said coldly.

'All in good time, sis. Where is Percy anyway and come to think of it where is our youngest sister, your Lieutenant?' He asked after looking around the assembled Hunters and not seeing Thalia. I simply pointed upwards and the god responded by following my gesture before growing a smile which confused me until I looked up and saw Percy slowly descending barely flapping his wings before he eventually touched down though Thalia beat him to the punch as she leapt out of his arms from ten feet in the air as if eager to feel Terra Firma below her feet again with a look of relief.

'Congratulations cousin you grabbed yourself a hunter, not many live to speak of it. Especially when Artemis finds out.' Hermes said cheerfully and it took Percy a second to recognize the sandy haired god.

'What? Oh no Hermes it is not like that, we were just talking. Why are you here anyway?' Percy said hurriedly. I was happy to note that his eyes had returned to their normal sea-green for the most part nature, so I assumed everything was back to normal.

'Oh I was delivering a parcel to Artemis which it turns out is really for you, but I am now behind schedule so got to go have fun see you soon.' He said rapidly after checking his watch and then flashing away causing all the hunters to avert their eyes.

'Wait what did he mean for me and why you holding moonlace flowers?' Percy said noticing the silver bouquet in my hands.

'Oh they are from Persephone to say sorry, I kind of forgot them earlier when I met you back at Orthrys.' I said struggling to hide my blush, there had been a good reason I had forgotten as my mind had been elsewhere, mostly on making out with him.

'Huh oh yeah I suppose I didn't notice them then.' He said walking over and taking them from me with a smile.

'Hey Kelp Head are you forgetting about us. Though the flowers really bring out your masculinity.' Thalia shouted across followed by a lot of giggling and laughing from the hunters.

'I see you get a lot more confident when your feet are back on the ground, you were not so brave back up there.' Percy called pointing towards the sky.

'Yeah well…shut up and fix my spear.' Thalia said failing to reply with a comeback and instead simply pointing at her damaged spear.

'It is really kinda sad to see a child of Zeus scared of heights, what's next a child of hades afraid of the dark?' Percy said teasingly walking towards the discarded weapon pausing temporarily to pick up the Aegis bracelet from where she had chucked it.

As he reached down and grabbed the weapon it was engulfed in golden light forcing the hunter to shield their eyes and when he was finished he was holding the now undamaged weapon at his side before tossing it into the air where it reverted to its concealed form before he caught it and tossed it back to Thalia with a smile. The hunters were all looking at him in shock at how casually he had done it as if it was not a problem.

It was funny how in the past we had feared Kronos for his power over time and yet here was one of the most light hearted people I had ever met with the same powers using them as if it was no problem, it showed just how lucky we had been in the second Titan war that Kronos had never attained his full power again.

'Now that is done, I assume you all have some questions.' Percy said turning towards the open-mouthed hunters before they released a barrage of questions.

(Percy)

It took about 2 hours to finally explain the truth to the hunters to their level of satisfaction during which time Nico arrived with Tania. Which prompted a short confrontation between Thalia and Tania over her recklessness, and the fact only she was allowed to beat me up and that anyone else had to get in line.

Tania herself generally stayed quiet and other than a simple sorry did not speak to me at all. I didn't mind after all she did not know what she had done and it would be to much for her to do more with that in mind, though she did get punished with doing chores for the next three months much to her dismay and the other hunters relief.

I advised Nico I would talk with him and the others later and he had simply nodded in affirmation before fading into the side of his father's cabin back to who knows where.

We were finally finishing the question and answer period when the door to Artemis cabin opened and out walked a very tired looking unarmored Reyna who scanned across the scene in front of her before noticing Tania standing there with a confused expression on her face.

'Ok what did I miss?'

AN.

Hooray 200,000 words already without the authors notes.

It is actually really hard to write a battle scene with one person attempting to kick the crap out of another who is making no attempt to attack back. That was part of the reason I had him lose it and put Thalia in her place.

I have had a lot of correspondence regarding having an Roman aspect for Percy and though it is still up in the air as to whether it happens. I may just stick with Perseus as it does not make sense to give him a completely new name. I honestly prefer titles even if he does have a list as long this book.

Additionally I meant what I Percy said about him missing a symbol of power, rather than asking Hephaestus I am asking you. what would you like to see, something that would fit the domain preferably. not a damned gun though something I can actually use.

I think Arty might get a new sacred animal, a crab called Sebastian perhaps ;)

As always read and review.