Storm Rising

Chapter 14

Percy's POV

"So the savoir of Olympus didn't make it that far, did he? Neither did his bitch," Apollo said, gesturing to Bianca.

"I'm not his bitch!" Bianca yells at Apollo. "I'm not anyone's bitch!"

"So, Jackson, is this the girl you left Annabeth? Or is it this one?" Artemis said, pointing her bow at Reyna.

"Annabeth left me!"

"Liar," Apollo hissed.

Nico steps forward. "Come on Apollo, go find a hot mortal woman and you'll be happy," Apollo narrows his eyes at Nico.

I glance at Bianca, silently telling her to go. She gives me a look of I won't leave you. I step towards her and whisper so only she can hear, "They want you. Take Hazel with you."

Nico is still boldly talking to the twins. "Artemis just go kill a guy and be happy.

"Maybe I'll kill you, Artemis said, stepping forward and drawing her bow, the arrow notched at Nico's face. At this exact moment, Bianca disappears into the shadow. Artemis whips around and shoots an arrow into the shadow. Bianca reappears next to Hazel.

"Missed me," She taunts, before grabbing Hazel and disappearing.

"Argggg! Where did she go?" Artemis yells.

"I'm a bigger threat," I yell at her. "How did you find us in the first place?"

Artemis rolls her eyes. "Oh please. Half the gods went south while the rest went north. We detected some usage of powers this morning and about an hour ago," My eyes widened. They sensed Nico's skeleton summoning and the food I made appear.

"We're hunters, Jackson," Apollo sneers. "We never miss our prey." With that, Apollo releases an arrow towards Nico's face. Ivory screams. She extends her arm like she is throwing something, but nothing is in her hand.

"Ha, you think tha-" Artemis begins, before green smoke as thick as maple syrup explodes from the ground. I can see and move fairly well through it, but telling by the curses and screams by the twins of Leto, Artemis and Apollo aren't doing so well. I push my way through the smoke until I reach my friends.

"What are we going to do now?" Frank whispers.

"Split up," Reyna murmurs back. "Percy and I, Nico and Ivory, Frank go try to find Bianca and Hazel then find us and tell us where they are." Frank nods at runs of, turning into a mountain lion as he runs. Reyna and I run right, while Ivory and Nico run right. Just in time, because behind us I hear Artemis and Apollo yelling as they discover we are gone. We run.

Bianca's POV

I shadow travel Hazel and I to a small moss covered crevice in the rock that's big enough for a person to slip through. I go through the crevice and into a small cave, Hazel following me.

"What the heck!" Hazel says, turning on me.

"Hazel, please, we need to make a hiding place for the others. I will stay here with you and guard while you adapt the cave. You can do that, can't you?

"Of course," She says. "I'm sorry for yelling at you, I just don't want any of our family to get hurt. How did they find us anyways?"

"Probably felt us using powers and decide to come see. Four children of the big three and three other demigods is a powerful scent."

"So won't they sense me using my powers?"

"I think not. They will be focused on hunting the others and we are underground, something the Olympians, besides dad, can't sense," I say, taking out my bow and taking a ready stance. Hazel nods and begins to work on the small cave. She walks around the cave inspecting it. Hidden behind a huge rock is a crack big enough for person to slip through. Hazel peers through the hole.