A Call For Heroes (Pjo x Hunger Games

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Katniss

Before she could warn Percy about the consequences of eating the berry, a single, familiar silver tipped arrow cut through the air with extreme accuracy that would have definitely missed if the archer was a mere mortal.

If the arrow had been fired without such precision, it would have resulted in the loss of Percy's two fingers. Luckily, the archer had been taught by the goddess of the hunt herself, and the shot never missed.

Katniss saw a streak of silver sail through the air, right at the Nightlock berry Percy was about to eat, knocking it clean out of his hand, and impaling it right at the tree behind.

Only then did Percy seem to realize that the berry he was holding had disappeared, and to find it embedded deep into the tree trunk by Thalia's arrow.

Thalia stepped out from behind a tree, far from Percy's left.

"Gods, Kelp Head. Those berries are poisonous! We were planning on leaving them there in the open so that other tributes would pick them up to eat, which would kill them instantly. Do you have to eat everything you see?" Thalia scolded.

Percy frowned at the few berries on the floor.

Then he said, "But they're blue."

Katniss didn't understand what Percy was getting at, but Thalia certainly did.

She sighed in expiration. "If Annie hears that, she is going to die laughing from your stupidity."

Percy rolled his eyes.

"So has your brilliant plan killed anyone yet?" He asked.

"Yep. One. Emily Lace from your district." Thalia grinned. "You were going to be my next victim."

Katniss shook her head. "No, he wouldn't. I knew those berries were Nightlock."

At first, Thalia looked surprise at Katniss expertise. Then, she said, "You'd be a valuable hunter."

"At least Emily is gone. She was way to cunning for comfort." Percy said, interrupting them. "So where's Nico and Peeta?"

Thalia cocked her head upwards. Katniss looked up, and could make out the figures of Nico and Peeta on the lowest branch of the tree. They were discussing something.

"We are trying to come up with a plan to get the rest of the tributes. The careers had their chance at planning. Now it's our turn." Thalia explained.

Katniss nodded. "Let's see what they have come up with."

She placed her foot on the bark of the tree, and found a good hand grip. Then, she pulled herself up, holding on tight to the trunk of the tree. It wasn't hard. Back in her district, Katniss had climbed many trees with Gale. This one was relatively easy.

Within seconds, Katniss sat on another branch beside Peeta. Thalia was just behind her, and she had no problem scaling the tree either. Maybe being a hunter of Artemis, Thalia had spent lots of time in the forest too.

Katniss shifted herself to one side, allowing Thalia to share her branch.

"Must we all discuss on a tree?" Percy complained, looking up at all of them.

"Yep, Kelp Head." Thalia said, "But if you don't want to come up, we can carry on discussing without you."

Percy glared at her.

"But it is Zeus's domain!" Percy said nervously.

Thalia rolled her eyes. "It's not that high. Nico is up here too, and he still looks alive to me. Besides, you are on this quest because Zeus wanted you to."