Daughter Of Lightning - Book 3 (A Percy Jackson x OC Fanfic)

CHAPTER 11

(Ella's POV)

The next morning after breakfast, Percy, Grover & I sat in the meadow while he told Grover about his dream. We were 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 & the poor satyr would slam into it headfirst & get a pile of snow dumped on him.

When Percy told Grover his nightmare, he started twirling his finger in his shaggy leg fur.

"A cave ceiling collapsed on her?" Grover asked.

"Yeah. What the heck does that mean?"

Grover shook his head. "I don't know. But after what Zoe dreamed—"

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

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

"Wait, how do you know this?" I asked with a questioning glance.

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

"What for..?" Percy asked.

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

"Dude you're a stalker with hooves." I said in amazement.

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

I tried to imagine that. Argus was the head of security for camp—a big blond dude with eyes all over his body. He rarely showed up unless something serious was going on. I wouldn't want to place bets on a fight between him & Zoe.

"What did she say?" I 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 & needing the Hunters. And then she called Argus a boil-brained lout...I think that's a bad thing. Then he called her-"

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

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

"He wears curlers in his tail?" Percy said while I held back a laugh.

Grover quickly covered his mouth.

"Sorry," Percy said. "Go on."

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

"What do you mean lost? Like she needs directions?" Percy asked.

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

"Kidnapped?" I tried to get my mind around that idea. "How would you kidnap an immortal goddess? Is that even possible?"

"Well, yeah. I mean, it happened to Persephone."

"But she was like, the goddess of flowers." Percy said.

Grover looked offended. "Springtime."

"Whatever. Artemis is a lot more powerful than that. Who could kidnap her? And why?" I wondered out loud.
Grover shook his head miserably. "I don't know. Kronos?"