Chapter 11: A New Army

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Ally's POV

"Am I interrupting something?" I asked them. They both jumped back, blushing bright red. Apollo was next to me laughing his butt off.

I remember that there is a war coming. I think today will be a good day to bring them to Icywater seeing that we have a pretty good army. I decided to bring Apollo, Artemis, and Percy along. I am happy though. They finally tell each other they like each other. 

"What are you doing here?" Percy asked, trying to change the subject.

"Ther is a war coming and I know the perfect army for you," I told everyone. Artemis and Percy nodded, but you can see clearly that they are still holding hands. I snickered at them and they move away from each other as far as possible. Apollo is still laughing next to me.

"Is he okay?" Artemis asked me.

"How am I supposed to know? He is your brother," I answered her.

"Honestly," Artemis told me. "I think you know him better than I do." I blushed.

I shake Apollo hard but he is still laughing. I shook my head and kiss him softly. He looked at me and kiss me back.

"Okay, putting it all aside," I said, trying to hide my blushing check. "let's move on the reason we are here."

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An hour later, we finally arrive at the gate of Icywater. They stared at me. I guess they should be shocked because I brought them to an ice cave.

"Is this the right place?" Apollo asked. Percy and I both nodded our head.

"Is the only way in," I told them. Percy looked confused.

"The only way in?"

"After the royal family died," I started, bring tears to my eyes. "I become queen." 

More tears welled in my eyes. Percy hugged me tightly. I took a deep breath. "The first thing I did as queen is to block all the exits of the kingdom except for this one. I also chase all the attackers out of the kingdom."

They nodded their head. Apollo looked at me, asking me a silence are you okay? I give him a thumbs up.

I pointed to the ice cave in front of me, where if you look closely, you can see citizen gathering on the other side of the gate. "You have to pass a test. If Icywater trusts you, it will allow you to go in. If it doesn't trust you, you will be stuck in your mind forever." They nodded, none wanting to go first.

"What about you?" Apollo asked.

"I am Queen, Icywater will let me in," I replied to him. I pushed Percy forward to the border. "You first."

He gave me an I will kill you later stare. I just shrugged. He walked forward.

Third Person POV

Percy saw himself with Artemis in a tower. They were having an argument. Artemis watches the scene play out in front of her on a big screen, wondering why she would be in Percy's test. 

"I'm leaving," Artemis in the screen said as she walks to a horse and rode away. Percy's eyes water up. He sighed.

He remembers this. His old memories of Icywater. This is his biggest fear, Artemis leaving him. he gathers up his courage and sings a song he remembers from beauty and the beast, knowing it will help him get over the fear. 

"I was the one who had it all

I was the master of my fate I never needed anybody in my life

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