Chapter 195

"And you chose to spend it with me," Percy grinned, "I feel so special."

Artemis huffed, "don't get any ideas boy, you are on a very important mission and I just wanted to make sure you didn't screw up already."

Percy sighed, "can't you just admit you came because you like talking to me? I mean it wouldn't be lie or anything if you did admit that."

"I don't….fine. You are very...interesting to talk to. You just might be one of the few people I have left to call friend."

"Don't you have like an entire group of girls you lead?"

"Yes but I look at them more as my daughters than my friends. I do consider my lieutenant as a friend, but she still sees me as he mistress first before anything else. Plus with the unofficial title I hold…."

"The man hater one?"

"Yes...that. It's just difficult to get along with any one."

Percy smiled, "well I'm honoured," he bowed low, "my lady."

Artemis rolled her eyes but laughed at Percy's action. Just then her stomach rumbled loudly causing the goddess to hold it and blush.

Percy smiled, "breakfast time."

"Percy it's okay I'm a God I can go for a few minutes without food. I usually go to my Hunter's camp and cook food with them."

"Oh shut up Artemis," Percy said as he grabbed the goddess by the hand and dragged her to the upper deck, "besides you owe me dinner."

"That's dinner, this is breakfast!"

Percy shrugged, "it's a meal isn't it?" He walked into the kitchen and saw it empty.

"I don't think your cook is awake right now," Artemis said.

"Neah it's okay I got this," Percy replied as he found a seat next to a window and motioned for Artemis to sit next to him.

"Percy I really must go," Artemis replied as she sat down on the seat opposite to Percy.

"And yet you sat down," Percy said with a smile opening his inventory. He had stored plenty of food from camp over the days and all of it was hot and freshly made since it was stored in his inventory. Percy pulled out a plate of pancakes and some waffles and laid it out, "there, the food of the Gods."

"Where did you get that from?" Artemis questioned as she took the plate of waffles for herself.

"Magic," Percy said wiggling his eyebrows.

Artemis rolled her eyes and looked at her plate, "where's the fork?"

"Your a goddess of the hunt and you need a fork?"

"I may be a goddess of the wild but I'm also civilized,' Artemis snapped her fingers causing two silver forks to appear in hand.

"Cool," Percy said as he took one from Artemis, "is this real silver?"

"Yes it is," Artemis turning to her food. Percy smiled and pulled out a jar of maple syrup from his inventory pouring it all over his pancakes. The two then ate in silence as they relished every single bite of their food.

"This is so good," Artemis said as she poured more maple syrup onto her food.

"Thanks, my mom made it," Percy replied as he finished the second pancake.

"Your mom's a good cook," Artemis said as she quickly finished her plate of food, "oh Zeus that was good."

Percy smiled as he finished his own food, "so what now?"

"I have to leave I suppose, the hunters will be getting up anytime now."

"Well..bye,"Percy waved.

Artemis chuckled, "by Percy, thanks for breakfast."

"See you around Artemis," Percy replied as she snapped her fingers disappearing in a flash of light. "Show off," Percy grumbled and just then a note appeared in front of him in another flash of light. Percy took the note and opened it. It read, 'I'm not a show off.'

"Okay now you are definitely a show off," Percy replied with a big smile.

Afternoon,

Percy stood once again at the very tip of the ship to give it a boost in speed. Odysseus and the rest of the crew stood behind him as Percy lifted his hands up and slowly made a connection with the sea once again.

The rope of water connecting him to the sea pulled him forwards but Percy was used to it now. He pulled back commanding the ship forward which slowly drained him of his mana.

Percy relaxed and slowly opened his eyes. He was about to disconnect from the sea when suddenly a feeling of fear ran through him.

'HELP US!

'Percy's eyes winded as the fear filled his very being up. Something out there in the sea was calling for help, it was calling for him.

Percy turned to Odysseus, "something out there is in danger captain."

The hero raised an eyebrow, "really? How do you know?"

"Through my connection with the sea,"Percy explained as he pointer towards the north, "it came somewhere over there."

"If we stray from the course it will take longer to reach Nassu you know," Odysseus said with a calculating eyes.

"It's okay," Percy looked right at the hero's eyes, "something out there asked for my help, and I intended to help it."

"It could be a trap."

"The amount of fear I felt can't be faked," Percy replied back harshly, "we need to help it."

Odysseus and Percy started each other down until the captain smiled, "you have a big soft spot kid. Careful now or that might be the end of you."

Percy nodded, "I will be."

"Alright everyone you heard the boy! Turn this boat around towards the east! We have somebody to save!"

Percy moved as he helped the crew move the ship. Luckily the boost he gave to the ship still was in effect allowing them to reach their destination in a hour.

"Where are we now captain?" Galen asked as he stood next to Odysseus and Percy near the front of the ship.

"Well according to my kin sense of directions," Odysseus wet his finger and raised it into the air, "we must be somewhere off the gulf of Mexico." He then turned to Percy, "so this is where you got the cry for help?"

Percy nodded, "yeah it should be here somewhere," Percy closed his eyes concentrating on his connection with the sea. He pulled on it until he felt the fear once again.

'Somebody please help me!'

Percy's eyes shot open, before it was 'us', not it was 'me'. Percy knew he was running out of time and without a second though he dived into the water swimming downwards.

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