Lunar's Plight

A Spark of Hope

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Percy Jackson, nor Heroes of Olympus, Rick Riordan does.

Artemis' POV:

I was walking past the camp fire in the middle of the camp when Deloise and 3 other hunters ran up to me looking like they saw a hoard of monsters. I look at them with concern as they start all yelling at me.

"Quiet!!" I shout and they all stop talking "Now, explain to me what's wrong"

Deloise nods and opens her mouth to speak but is cut off when someone clears their throat. I turn to where the interrupter was and saw Perseus and Phoenix glaring at Deloise.

"I believe your lieutenant here, decided to pull a small prank on me, which turned into less of a prank and more of a threat." Perseus stated with a glare at Deloise who glared back "They set up a trap that I stepped into while I was doing patrol."

I look at Perseus questioningly.

"And why would I care about that? You're a 'boy' they are allowed to pull pranks on you. How did it turn into a threat though?" I ask

"They tried to castrate me while I was hanging upside, luckily Phoenix was able to get to me before any damage was done. But know this Mi' Lady, I won't tolerate a threat like that again. I'm willing to forgive them this one time but if they do it again I will act in self-defense" Perseus said before the camp fire erupted as Hestia appears and looks at Phoenix

"Phoenix, I have a task for you." Hestia asks and Phoenix turns to her, bows slightly then looks at her.

"What is your task Mi' Lady?" Phoenix asks

"There is a very special child nearing Delphi. She is in trouble though, and I need you to gain her trust so you can bring her to the hunters" Hestia says and Phoenix nods

"It will be done Mi' Lady. What is the girl's name?" Phoenix asks and Deloise lets out a small growl

"Why are you sending a 'boy' Lady Hestia? Surely a small group of hunters would do a lot better" Deloise said and Hestia turned toward her and shook her head

"No, actually the hunters would make things worse." Hestia said before turning to Phoenix again "Her name is Heather Faith. And she is very important to me. Please Phoenix, help her."

Phoenix nods before he runs into an area clear of tents and in a flash of bright light and intense heat his form disappears as a mass of fire in the shape of a bird takes his place. The phoenix takes off and it flaps its wings a wave of heat shoots out all around camp and the temperature jumped a few degrees before turning to normal as Phoenix flew off toward Delphi.

"You trust a filthy male more than the hunters?!?" Deloise shouted angrily

Hestia just calmly sat down and looked at Deloise.

"I did not say that. But he is my guardian and I trust him with this task." Hestia says as she looks at me "Artemis, may I speak with you privately?" I nod and I walk to my Tent as Perseus walks to a tree and climbs it so he can keep watch over the camp

When Hestia and I walk into my tent Hestia sits down on a stool and I sit so I'm facing her.

"So what did you want to talk to me about?" I ask and Hestia looks at me

"Heather Faith.... Is my daughter" Hestia says

Phoenix's POV

As I was flying toward Delphi I had a thought. People would probable see me if I was a huge flaming phoenix. I focus on condensing my fiery mass into a more solid shape. After a few moments, I feel wind blowing through my face whereas before I didn't feel anything. I look around and I notice I have a sold shape of a reddish-orange bird. Satisfied I look down at the ground below me and I notice that I'm nearing Delphi.