Chapter 12: Eye of the storm

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(A/N) I'm so sorry it took so long, and that it didn't come when I said it would. Literally five minutes after I wrote that authors note, my parents took my laptop off me. Stupid parents.
I was wondering whether you wanted anything specific to happen during Percy's time with the hunters, because he's going to be there a while, as I don't want to rush the Pertemis. I have quite a few idea's, but I want to know what you guys want. Before you ask, yes, there will be an "angry Percy" scene in the near future, but it won't be "cruel, sadistic Percy" because I don't really like that. Thanks for reading!

Disclaimer; I do not own PJO. Unfortunately.

Percy's P.O.V

"Perseus! Are you coming or not?" Artemis yelled as I packed my bag and fitted it on Blackjack.

"Yes, my lady!" I shouted, making Blackjack snigger.

Yo boss, whipped.

I glared at him and walked over to the hunters. They gave me an icy glare before sauntering over to their mistress.

"Glad to see you finally made the effort, boy" Phoebe snarled, and Artemis laid her hand on her shoulder.

"Now Phoebe, all of you in fact, I expect you all to treat Perseus with respect. You don't have to talk to him, but if you do, it must be civilised." Artemis said sternly, and the hunters grumbled in defiance.

"Wow. I feel so loved." I said sarcastically, and the hunters sneered at me. I looked around and realised someone was missing.

"Hey, where are Thalia and Poppy?" I asked, only to see them come around the corner, panting as if they had run a mile.

"S...sorry. Just...had to...shoot some...boys." she said between deep breaths. If you listened carefully, you could hear the agonized cries of the misfortunate boys that crossed their path. I shuddered to think what the more violent hunters were going to do to me.

Blackjack and Skia trotted over, arguing about some benign topic.

"Will you both shut up?" I snapped, and they immediately silenced. It's bad enough that I had to go with the Hunters in he first place, without two horses bickering contstantly in my head.

"Excuse me?" Phoebe demanded, obviously thinking I was talking to her.

"No Phoebe, not you, I was speaking to them" I said wearily, waving a hand in their direction.

"I should hope so too, boy." she snarled.

"I do have a name you know." I protested, before walking over to Artemis' side. It had been five minutes and already the hunters were grating on my nerves.

"Ready?" Artemis called. The hunters gave me one last glare before nodding at their patron. She grabbed my hand, and I couldn't help but blush slightly. Another hunter grabbed my arm, digging her meticulously sharpened nails deeply into my skin. It bloody hurt, but I held my ground, and refused to give her the satisfaction of me complaining.

Artemis teleported us in a bright golden flash. Suddenly we were in a lush green forest, with a river and a huge clearing, large enough for the entire group of hunters.

"Everyone set up your tents!" Artemis yelled and we set to work. Now normally I would simply use my Creation powers to make a tent, but recent events had greatly weakened me. Now I was limited to the four elements, shadow fire (since it's a natural part of me) and summoning food and drink until I can gather my strength.

Chaos had been kind enough to supply me with the essentials, so thankfully I don't have to ask one of the hunters for a spare tent.

My tent was pitch black with a silver Chaos symbol on the side. On the outside it looks quite small, but the inside was laced with magic, making it five times larger.

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