Percy Jackson: Hunter of Artemis

Howl

Percy's POV

I woke up in a cage. No really. I woke up in a freaking cage. Immediately, I knew this was Annabeth's doing. I scanned my surroundings and soon realized where I was: in a holding cell at Camp Half-Hell. Oops I mean Half Blood. Actually? Not I don't. I stood up and started pacing.

'Tough life in paradise?' A male voice asked in my head.

'This isn't even close to paradise,' I growl back. 'Who are you even?"

'I'm Loner. I was given to you by Lady Artemis," he replied.

'What are you? And what do you mean given to me?' I ask.

'I'm a wolf spirit. My physical form was killed by mortal hunters about a week ago. Lady Artemis took my soul from my body before I could be reincarnated and stored me in her mind. Later, she gave me to you saying that it may be necessary to save your life soon,' he replied.

'Wait. So I'm a werewolf?' I ask scared.

'No. You are a wolf spirit, meaning you can shift into a wolf and have conversations with me. You're more like a shape shifter than a werewolf,' Loner explained.

'Oh.'

For a short while, we stayed in a comfortable silence. I was still pacing in the cage when Loner growled in my head.

'What is it?' I ask.

'Group of people coming in on your right. The person leading them is female with blond hair and grey eyes,' Loner reported.

'Annabeth,' I growled.

'They've stopped.'

I stopped pacing and whipped my head toward Annabeth and let out a feral snarl.

"What-exactly-were you thinking?" I growled out.

"I was thinking that you need to come home," Annabeth answered.

Probably to her greatest surprise, I laughed. I laughed so hard there were tears in my eyes and I was clutching my stomach. When I finally calmed down, I looked at her.

"That's funny, because this isn't my home," I said.

"What do you mean? Of course this is your home! You practically grew up here! You had so many friends and you had a family-," Annabeth started but I cut her off.

"I had a family that threw me out like yesterday's trash," I said.

She gaped at me. I knew I had bested her. I also knew that she would keep trying to win.

"And your family is getting you back," she retorts.

"I already have a family that's better than any you guys could give me," I replied.

"That's funny, because when I found you, you were at the hunters' camp," She said with a smug expression on her face. Ha. She thought she got me. I gave her a 'Really?' look.

"I thought you were smart. You found me at the hunters' camp because they are my family. They are my sisters and you took me away from them. And now, you shall pay," I snarled.

Annabeth took a step back. That's right. Fear me.

"I told that idiot brother of yours to send a message for me. Did it not reach its destination?" I asked giving a pointed look at Malcolm.

I saw that his face was pale as a sheet. He looked like he had seen a ghost. He was paler than Nico! I resisted the urge to laugh my head off when he began to stutter.

"I-I s-swear th-that I g-got y-your m-message t-to c-c-camp. Sh-she w-was a-al-already on a q-quest," he stuttered, sounding absolutely terrified.

Ah. I guess I can't kill him now. Too bad.