Theives Like Us

2

Rhyan looked at the girl in front of her.

"Are you crazy?" The Zoë looked a bit shocked by the statement. "It's 5 o'clock in the morning. No time to be making potentially life changing decisions like this. I need to find the boys some breakfast and find somewhere safe to stay for now."

Noah tugged on Rhyan's thin top. "Rhyan. I think you've got a broken rib."

The hunters looked at him strangely. And although Rhyan knew he was going to be right and that would explain the extreme pain in her chest she rolled her eyes. "I'm fine, probably just knocked it when I was thrown. We'll sort it later. First things first. Who's hungry?"

Both boys eyes lit up like it was Christmas. Rhyan turned back to Zoë.
"We will talk more after I get these two some food."

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Getting the food was easier said than done. For a start it had to be found. Rhyan rummaged through the dumpster round the corner. After a few minutes she found two and a half good sandwiches. Strange, why would anyone throw away 2 perfectly good sandwiches? 

Rhyan didn't dwell on the fact for two long just smiled at her good fortune. "Hmm I guess there really is a rainbow round every corner." She muttered to herself.

She bought them back to the boys and where the hunters were waiting for her.

She looked at the boys and pulled out two apples from the bag Oliver had been carrying before the monster attack. "Boys you know the rules. You eat the apples to tide you over while I make sure the food is okay. Yes?"

The boys nodded and took the apples. Rhyan eyed up the sandwiches before taking a large bite out of each and swallowed.

Almost immediately Rhyan could tell there was something wrong with it.

Bile burned at the back of her throat. She knew what was about to come but she swallowed it back anyway. The boys needed her. They needed the food, but no matter how much she tried it wouldn't stay down.

A minute or so of fighting with her own gag reflex and she had lost. She bought up the contents of her stomach. "Sorry boys looks like these arn't any good. Best go and get some more."  Rhyan went to get up but suddenly her head went dizzy. She desided to sit back down.

Her head started to spin and her breathing sped up with out rhyme or reason. Breathing in through her nose counting to 4 then breathing out through her mouth, she tried to steady her self. Her hands started shaking as though she was in an earthquake that no one else could feel.

"Rhyan? Are you okay?" 5, 6 or maybe even 7 very conserned Zoë Nightshades asked her.

"I-i... my head feels all funny and.... I can't see properly." She said falling onto Zoë.

"Rhyan, what do you need?"

"... I need you..." Rhyan's breathing was raggid and bearly noticeable. " I need you... to look after the boys until my decision is made..."

That was when she started to bleed from her nose and mouth whilst convulsing on the floor in a series of violent seizures.

"Where are we going to do now captain?" One of the hunters asked jesturing at Rhyan and the boys.

"Pack up the girl and... I suppose get the boys to. Were going to have to make a stop."

"Where are you taking our..." Oliver didn't know what to call her so he settled on a word he thought fit her best. "...sister?!" Oliver shouted at the hunters.

"Some where she can get help."

"Where's that?" Asked Noah.

"Camp Half-Blood."
The reply Noah got was not the one he thought he would get. A hospital? Maybe. But the three words that left one of the hunter's mouth were not it. Not even remotely like it. The hunter seemed to think that those three words could fix everything yet they fixed nothing. Three words that were magically ment to mean something but didn't. Noah guessed his best shot was to follow the hunters.

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May was busy day dreaming in the back of the chariot as Ellis guided the pegasus over New York City. They weren't really sure what they were ament to be looking for only that 'trouble' and 'demigods' were involved. May sighed. The usual then.

Although May was the daughter of ares, she didn't really fit in with them. They were all big and tall with rage filling up every bone. She wasn't. She was short and a bit chubby, although she did have a great deal of muscle and was quite strong and blood thirsty, she had to admit- she wasn't much of a fighter. More of a day dreamer.

And because of her day dreams she didn't notice it. The silver arrow heading straight for her. It was a basic warning shot that the hunters set off, just ment to bring the campers to there location. Easily spotted if you were paying attention. But May wasn't so straight through her arm it went.

May let out a mighty shout, startling the driver, the pegasus and her third team mate.

They fell straight down into the clearing need the hunters camp.

"Twas a graceful landing if ever I saw one." Zoë said sarcastically.

"Screw you Zoë." Ellis didn't get far with his insults at the hunters before a celestial bronze blade was pressed against his neck.

"You shalt be kind enough to hold thy tounge, seeing as we have thy demigods thou were searching for." Zoë spoke spite dripping from her words as she threatend the boy.

After several forsed appolagies from Ellis and some smart negotiating from Harold, the hunters and campers managed to load Rhyan onto the chariot . Now it was just the debate on who would take the newly found demigods to the camp.

"We found them!"

"But it's our camp and our quest!"

"We have unfinished business to attend to!"

"My Chariot my rules!"

"Um excuse me." Oliver interrupted and suddenly all eyes were on him. Now he wished he'd  let them argue. He wasn't good with people. It was obvious from the way his eyes flitted around nervously and he fidgetd on the spot.

"Well I was thinking what if we put the injured on the Chariot and both sides walk back together. Safety in numbers and all..... or we could just carry on arguing." He mumbled the last part as he was met with silence.

The hunters looked at the campers then at the boy and back again. The campers did the same.

"Fine." They agreed and set off for long Island and camp half blood.

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A/n~ hope this made sense. Wondering what's wrong with Rhyan? Well these are actually symptoms just sped up and exadurated a bit. See if you can guess what it is before the next chapter goes up.