Goku and the Olympians

Chapter 17: Prophetic Revelations (Edited)

*Sorry for the delayed release of this chapter. I hope you guys had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Let's hope 2024 turns out to be better than last year! To kick things off, here's Chapter 17 of Goku and the Olympians. It's a bit shorter than usual, unfortunately, but I promise that Chapter 18 will be longer once it is released.

Now in a state of panic, Zoë hurriedly ran over to the Big House. She was spotted by Grover, whom, unbeknownst to her and the other Hunters of Artemis, had camped outside their cabin. The satyr rubbed some sleep out of his eyes and yawned.

"Huh. Why would Zoë be up this late?"

He quickly left his tent and trotted behind her. Afterward, he hid himself in a nearby bush once she reached the Big House. She would have tried knocking on the door if not for Argus, Camp Half-Blood's top security, standing in her way. Apart from having hundreds of eyes all around his body, he would have looked like any typical blonde surfer dude.

He crossed his arms and glared down at Zoë using more than a few eyes.

"Artemis is in trouble! I need to tell Chiron immediately!"

"No," The multi-eyed guard said. His voice was a bit gargled due to having an eye on his tongue. "Wait until the morning and go back to sleep."

"Don't thou understand? My lady is in serious danger and needs her Hunters more than ever. Please let thy make an excuse just this once."

"Lady Artemis is a powerful goddess. I'm sure that whatever trouble she's in, she'll get out of it one way or another. You Hunters should know that more than anyone, right?"

Zoë was now starting to lose her temper. She groaned in frustration, struggling to suppress the urge to shoot every single one of Argus's eyes with her arrows.

"Listen here, thou boil-brained lout! Thine lady went up against a threat that she has never once faced before. If nothing is done to save her right here and now, she may never be seen again. Imagine how thou would feel if the same scenario happened to thy lady, Hera!"

At the mere mention of his beloved creator, Argus choked back tears and narrowed all of his eyes simultaneously.

"That may be true, but it's still three in the morning! You can't boss everyone around and automatically get your way, you spoiled, entitled princess. That's not how things are run here at Camp Half-Blood."

The girl's eyes widened from shock. "W-What did thou just call me, thou putrid, disgusting—"

Before their argument could break out into a full-fledged brawl, Chiron opened the Big House's front door and walked outside. He was wearing pajamas and, bizarrely enough, curlers in his tail.

Grover had to cover his mouth to stop himself from laughing. He couldn't afford to give away his hiding place and face Zoë Nightshade's subsequent wrath.

Oh gods. The less people who know about that, the better.

He took a deep breath and continued listening in on the conversation. For some reason, he noticed that Chiron looked way more exhausted than usual.

"Enough, enough..." He grumbled. "I'm awake now. What is the problem, Ms. Nightshade?"

"Everything alright, sir?" Argus asked.

The centaur shook his head. "No need to be concerned. Our new counselor just so happens to be... well, a very, very loud snorer. It's been causing the whole building to shake for the past few hours or so."

Zoë cringed hearing Goku's obnoxious snores coming from within the Big House. She would have preferred if he was awake during this conversation, but then again, interacting with the Saiyan was something she preferred to avoid more often than not.