Cat's Out Of The Bag

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"So what have you done with my demi-gods?" Percy asked his secret lover. Artemis flashed them both back down to the hunter's camp.

"I took them to just outside of Alaska, it will be up to them to continue their journey. They'll come across Thanatos soon." Artemis explained. "By the way. Atalanta and Phoebe have figured it out. That's the three most trusted hunters and the three who are also the most vicious towards men, and they all like you." Artemis had a widely spreading grin.

"Great, the pranks will be endless." Percy grunted as they walked into the camp. Percy was in his platinum armor and looked like an angelic iron man. His mask had already disappeared beneath the folds of his armor.

"Percy's back." He heard one girl alert the others and before he had time to dodge. An arrow bounced harmlessly off of his armor.

"Hmm." He frowned at the show of 'liking' they had supposedly taken to him, but he knew that if they wanted to, they would have easily hit him in the face.

"Girls, you know the rules, he's to be treated differently." Artemis scolded with a smile.

"Aint that the truth." Phoebe muttered under her breathe. Artemis send her a warning glare. The other hunters were unaware.

"Hey girls, I've just been to Tartarus. I might buy a summerhouse there." Percy told them with all of the joviality in the world. They all just stared at him with wide eyes.

"You what?" Thalia stuttered.

"Yep. I was helping the queen of the Amazons, Hylla with an usurper who would not stay in underworld, so instead I dragged her to Tartarus. I found Kronos while I was there. Nice guy." Percy stood with his head tilted as if letting the old memories replay themselves. This comment caused Artemis to double take though.

"You what!?" She almost shrieked, eyeing his armor for damage.

"I have the inherited memories of anything relevant in history, I know what Kronos' actions were and who he used to be. He suffered in Tartarus as much as any. He promised to make sure that Otrera got what she deserved. It sounded painful. Those chains can't have felt like fabric. Anyway, I've got more titles now, wanna hear them?" He asked they with a huge grin. They all nodded wide eyed and slack jawed.

"OK, I think I've got the best way of saying it but I could gain more so bear with me. Perseus Jackson son of Odin, Champion of Chaos and Hylla, Lord of Time and the Ages." Percy explained in a sarcastic hue of grandeur.

"Wait, Kronos gave you his domains? How is that even possible?" Artemis cut in, this was of Olympic importance.

"Yes, but I asked not for powers. If I accepted anything more than titles my own existence would start to change and shift. I would be bound by ancient laws and my claim to the throne of Asgard would be void. I fully intend to rule one day with a queen by my side." He told them, keeping his face stoic and calm.

'That's you by the way.' He spoke softly into Artemis' mind, causing her cheeks to turn a rosy pink. He just gave a knowing smile while the others hunters except for Phoebe, Atalanta, and Thalia all groaned at the man before them.

"Right, so you're a demi-god iron man with actual wings. So not only do you look badass, you're also good for the environment." Phoebe commented.

"Yeah, kind of like an armored captain planet." Percy grinned at them.

"So, I've got to get back to my other duties ladies, any requests before I depart?" He asked them. They all seemed to have settled on an agreed decision.

"Do you swear on the Styx to answer our questions truthfully?" Atalanta asked with an evil grin. Percy paled at their suddenly sprung trap.

"I swear on the Styx to answer your questions truthfully so long as the answer does not affect my ability to perform my duties to my patrons." Percy told them without missing a beat. It was a loophole, a very finely crafted loophole that he was going to exploit to get out of his impending doom.

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