A Call For Heroes (Pjo x Hunger Games

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Here's a slightly longer chapter for you guys! Please note that this crossover story is about two-thirds complete. So I beg you to just stick to this story for a while longer. Thanks to those who reviewed.

Okay. This chapter was the hardest to write. But I hope its good. Enjoy!

Katniss

Following the trail was easy. Apparently the careers weren't being very careful about making sure Percy was unharmed. Percy's body had been dragged over the lumpy forest ground, and over protruding tree roots that stuck out from the bed of dead tree leaves.

"We are heading straight for the Cornucopia." Thalia pointed out after some time.

"Maybe that's their base." Katniss shrugged. "In the past games, the career tributes always had their hideout there. It's where all the goodies are."

Katniss, Peeta, Thalia, and Nico walked all afternoon, keeping up a steady pace. They only stopped once by a small stream to get a quick drink.

Katniss glanced at the remaining two demigods. Though Thalia and Nico refused to show it, she could tell that one part of them were missing. That part had disappeared along with Percy.

"You knew each other long?" Katniss asked, referring to Percy.

Thalia glared at Katniss for bringing up the subject. But the glare was soon erased, replaced by a glazed look, as though recalling the past.

"Yes." Thalia finally answered. "About four years. He's our cousin."

"Cousin?!" Katniss said sharply. This news shocked her. All three demigods were related? That couldn't be possible. They looked nothing alike, other than the fact that they had the same black colored hair. But the similarities stopped there. Even their eye colors were different. Percy's was sea green, Thalia's was a light shade of electric blue, and Nico's was pitch black.

But Nico nodded in confirmation. "All demigods are related some way or another, by our godly parents. Thalia is a daughter of Zeus, and I'm a son of Hades. Both of which are Poseidon's brothers. That, technically, makes us cousins."

Katniss realized that this was the first time Nico and Thalia had introduced their godly parents. She wondered why she had never asked them earlier. An old memory from her school back in District twelve swam in her head. She remembered her teacher telling her about the Greek gods; about the major and minor gods, and those who were said to hold a throne on Olympus.

Now from what she recalled, she noticed that the demigods sent to protect herself and Peeta were actually the children of the eldest gods. Together, the 'Big Three' demigods were here, in this very arena. Their powers combined would be destructive. Katniss was thankful that they were helping her.

"It's getting dark. We should stop to make sure we don't stray away from the trail." Thalia announced.

"Hold it." Katniss said. "You mean we should just stay here, out in the open, until morning? What if the careers and Percy catch us?"

"I can make the shadows shield us from sight. Hopefully, it will give us a moment's warning if they do spot us." Nico shrugged.

Peeta raised his eyebrows. "Are you saying that you can turn us invisible?"

"Nope." Nico shook his head. "It would only make it harder for anyone to spot us in the dark. And it also acts as a burglar alarm for me if anyone is too close."

"But you have to know this." Thalia added. "If Percy and the careers are intent on finding us, nothing will stop them. We will meet eventually. The darkness will prevent us from getting caught by surprise."