Percy Jackson-Guardian of the Hunt

Chapter 10

Chapter 10: The Guardian arrives...in style:

A/N: I'm baaaaack. Who remembers me? No one? Makes sense, I was gone for too long. Anyway, just going straight to the writing. Enjoy!!

Disclaimer: the usual characters are Rick Riordan's plot mine. I don't own PJO or HoO

Last time: Percy looked at the open window in the throne room. "Well, here goes nothing."

With that Percy leapt out the window, falling briefly before expanding his wings and shooting off to find the hunt.

Percy's POV:

Flying felt weird. Even though Zeus had given me permission to fly in his domain, the Poseidon side of me still hadn't adjusted to flight. Every time I looked down I could feel the butterflies in my stomach.

I focused on the location of the hunt. As I got closer, I started wondering how to arrive. I went through the various scenarios in my head. The obvious one was to just fly in and land next to Lady Artemis as she introduced me. I immediately disregarded it. The hunt would just see a flying object headed for their mistress and the arrows would descend upon me in a flash. Bad idea as I wasn't sure if Artemis had explained the whole guardian thing yet.

I could just land a few yards away and then walk into the clearing. Boring. Plus the hunt would still fire arrows when they see a male walking into the clearing. I could use the wings as a shield but then they might take me as a threat. Bad idea.

I could just walk in as myself, not Blaze, with my arms in surrender. Again where is the fun in that? Plus it wouldn't look good for me as their guardian to go in surrendering. Ugh, all bad ideas. Why is it so hard to come up with a kick ass entrance? I needed something cool, not over the top, but cool. Maybe a little power show, some fun. I need to show what I can do without seeming boastful. They would get offended easily so I have to show I can handle it. Oh I almost forgot, Thalia is going to get angry real quick so maybe prank her while I'm at it.

I smiled evilly. I had the perfect entrance. I was going to arrive in style. I just had to hope Artemis would stop her hunters from maiming me.

Narrator's POV:

Artemis stood in front of her hunters. She had been informing them on the events of the council meeting prior to her asking for a guardian. She didn't know how to tell them that the Hunt would be getting a male Guardian. It was definitely humiliating for her.

"As you know, we have been attacked more and more by groups of monsters. They are becoming smarter. I will likely be sent on more and more solo scouting missions, and I know you do not like visiting the camp often. So I thought in our best interest to ask the council to provide us with a guardian so that you are adequately protected when I am not around. The council has accepted my request, but the downside is that they have provided us with a male guardian."

There was a shocked silence amongst the hunters. They knew the seriousness of their situation; and if Artemis requested a guardian then things must be bad, but a male guardian was a lot to take in.

As soon as the shock passed, the complaints were voiced by all. Artemis allowed her hunters to moan at the prospect of a male joining the hunt. She knew her hunters trusted her. They were always behind her, supporting her.

Artemis raised her hand and the effect was immediate. All talking stopped.

"He will be with us shortly. He has given an oath and I have accepted it. I will allow him the courtesy to introduce himself to you all. It was..."