Sealed fate || Percy Jackson

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Chapter five: "Baby, let the games beggin'"

The next morning after breakfast, Nara knew she had to talk to Percy and Grover about her dream, they had to know about what she had seen about Annabeth. She was actually worried for her, they had to find her, and soon.

She found them seated in the meadow watching the satyrs chase the wood nymphs through the snow. The nymphs had promised to kiss the satyrs if they got caught, but they hardly ever did.
Usually the nymph would let the satyr get up a full head of steam, then she'd turn into a snow-covered tree and the poor satyr would slam into it headfirst and get a pile of snow dumped on him.
As she was aproching them she saw as Grover shaking his head and how he was saying. "I don't know. But after what Zoe dreamed-"

"Whoa. What do you mean? Zoe had a dream like that?"

"I... I don't know, exactly. About three in the morning she came to the Big House and demanded to talk to Chiron. She looked really panicked."

"Wait, how do you know this?"

Grover blushed. "I was sort of camped outside the Artemis cabin."

"What for?"

"Just to be, you know, near them."

"You're a stalker with hooves, Grover!" Nara said disgusted, sitting next to them.

The two boys turned to look at her.

"What are you doing here?" Percy asked, staring at her.

"I needed to talk to you both" she said "Bur first thing first, what happened to Zoe? Please, continue" She asked curiously.

"Well, I followed her to the Big House and hid in a bush and watched the whole thing. She got real upset when Argus wouldn't let her in. It was kind of a dangerous scene."

"What did she say?" Percy asked.
Grover grimaced. "Well, she starts talking really old-fashioned when she gets upset, so it was kind of hard to understand. But something about Artemis being in trouble and needing the Hunters. And then she called Argus a boil-brained lout... I think that's a bad thing. And then he called her-"

"Whoa, wait. How could Artemis be in trouble?" Nara asked worriedly.

"I... well, finally Chiron came out in his pajamas and his horse tail in curlers and-"

"He wears curlers in his tail?" Percy asked.

"Really Beach-boy? That's what worries you from all of this?" She asked him as Grover covered his mouth.

"Sorry," Percy said. "Go on. Wait, Beach boy?"

Nara moved her hand dismissively.

"Well, Zoe said she needed permission to leave camp immediately" Grover continued. "Chiron refused. He reminded Zoe that the Hunter were supposed to stay here until they received orders from Artemis. And she said..." Grover gulped. "She said 'How are we to get orders from Artemis if Artemis is lost?'"

"What do you mean lost? Like she needs directions?"

"No. I think she meant gone. Taken. Kidnapped."