When Percy awoke, he immediately started reaching out with his hearing to figure out where the hell he was. He heard 15 voices, female sounding, and 16 sets of footsteps. He suddenly remembered when he got knocked out, he had heard the same thing, 15 voices, 16 footsteps. He got up and felt around for his bag. He couldn't find it. He had hoped that they weren't smart enough to take his cane. When he turned to look in another corner, he heard a flap behind him. 'So I'm in a tent?!' He thought. "Hey!" He heard, then heard the sound of a bow being drawn. He also heard a knife being unsheathed. He heard the footsteps get closer. This was a fight. He got into a Muay Thai stance. He heard her hesitate. Then the flap opened again, and he couldn't hear her breathe, but he heard her footsteps. 'This is the weirdo that doesn't breathe!' He thought frantically. "WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?!" He yelled, shuffling uneasily in his stance. He heard more sets outside. This was bad. His mother and father were going to freak when Sadie would get back and tell them what had happened. "We, are the people that saved your life. So if you would be grateful, boy, that would be greatly appreciated." The weirdo, who's voice sounded strangely regal, spoke calmly. "SAVED MY LIFE?! You weirdos are the ones who knocked me out in the first place. Now, again, WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!" Percy screamed frantically. "Well, originally, we thought you just some random mortal pig harassing a young maiden. But upon further inspection, I sensed an aura of earth around you. Would you like to explain that?" The lady, calmly again, said. "The hell?! What are you talking about? My Mom and Dad are probably freaking because Sadie just had to run from arrows. Now I'm screwed, because she still thinks I am blind. Well I am blind, but I'm not completely helpless. And I wasn't harassing her. Now, please tell me who you are and where I am." "You are in the presence of our Lady Artemis, and you will show respe-" a shriller voice said. She had moved closer throughout the speech, and he heard a knife being unsheathed. He quickly disarmed her and pulled her into a judo flip, ending it with the knife in his hand pointed at where he hoped the bridge of her nose was. As he did this, he heard more bows being drawn. "Why the hell are you people attacking me? I was just in the park!" He said, out of breath. "Who are you?!" That would be Thalia, the Huntress currently about to kill you." The lady, 'Artemis', said. He felt a strangled tingling sensation in his forearm, which was firmly pressed against her neck. He smelled ozone all around him. He quickly jumped off of her right before what could only be guessed as lightning started rolling off of her in waves. He used this as an opportunity to escape, and ran out the back of the tent. When he started to sprint, he heard multiple barks and shouts, then a lot of footsteps. He heard arrows being released rapidly. He jumped and spun in midair just in time to catch two arrows right in front of his face. As he landed the spin/jump, he heard a voice in front of him. "STOP." He immediately stopped, as the voice sounded and felt so...powerful, he didn't know what else to do. It was the lady from earlier. 'The hell?' He thought. "Now. Stop with these childish acts, Perseus. I would lik-" "How do you know my name? Does this have to do with my dad's night job? 'Cause I have nothing to do with that." He heard her inhale deeply, like she was trying not to kill him. "I would like to ask a few questions if that's alright. Now for one, are you aware that your mother is a deity?" She asked. He was confused. "Umm, my Mom is pretty, awesome, and badass, but I don't think she's a deity." He said with a frown. She laughed," No. Your real mother." "S-Sally? How do you know about her? I've never told anyone about her!" He said, suddenly feeling threatened. She responded with a huff. "Chaos help......no. How many stepmothers do you have?! Ok, not her either, your real mother." "I've only ever had two mothers. So you're going to have to elaborate on that." Another sigh. "Perseus, Sally was your stepmother, not you birth mother. Now Paul, on the other hand, he was your birth father. He seems to have caught the attention of a long ago thought dead Primordial goddess of the Earth. Now do you see, Perseus? Your mother is the Roman Primordial goddess of the Earth, Perseus. Your mother...is Terra.
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OK GUYS THAT'S THE......EIGHTH? Whatever. Here ya go.
