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He awoke in an unfamiliar scene. His body so weak, so tired. He could hear fuzzy voices speaking, yet he couldn’t understand what any of them were saying. He tried to open his eyes but hissed at the blinding light that surrounded the area.
“Are they a boy?” A voice that he finally registered. It was high-pitched and had a soothing tone to it. “I believe so, but he does look rather girl-ish” Another voice, this one sounding older and deeper, but still very girly.
“Either way, bring them back to camp” That’s all he heard before he passed out once again.
The next time he awoke, he laid in a tent. His chest wrapped tightly in a white cloth and his arm wrapped in a cast, supporting his broken bone.
“Be careful” Hands prevented him from moving, keeping him laying down. “Where am I?” He asked, coughing. “In the camp of the Hunters of Artemis” A teenage looking girl explained. She had long bleach blonde hair, stunning diamond blue eyes, and wore the traditional hunter’s outfit that all of Artemis’ hunters wore.
“My name is Julee, what’s yours?” Julee began undoing to the bandages, changing them out for clean ones. “Percy” He told her, which had her pause. “You’re a boy?” Julee asked, finishing up the rewrapping. “Yes?” He was unsure of why she was confused, that was until he remembered what he was born as.
“So, Percy, why are you so far out in the forest?” Julee asked.
“I was trying to get away from the things that got my, my mom” He sighed, blinking away the tears that threatened to spill. “I’ll return in just a moment” Julee stated, getting up and leaving Percy alone in the tent.
He looked around the tent. It seemed to be a medical tent, having bags of medical items and bandages surrounded him on the floor.
A few moments passed before Julee returned with two more women. “Good evening, Percy” The youngest looking one of the three knelt next to him. “Good evening” Percy repeated, not completely sure what to say.
“My name is Artemis” She told him, “Of course you’ve met Julee and this is Zoe” she gestured to the third woman in the tent. “Percy, Percy Jackson” Percy sat up, with a grimace. “Percy Jackson” The youngest looking one, Artemis, muttered, looking to be pondering.
“Wait, you said your name is Artemis, are you Lady Artemis?” Percy asked, which Artemis nodded. “Zoe, Julee, can you give Percy and I some space to talk?” Artemis asked, though it was more like a command. “Yes, Milady” Zoe nodded, Julee following her out of the tent.
“Percy, you’re born a woman, yes?” Artemis questioned. “Yes. But I am not a girl” Percy explained to the Goddess. Artemis nodded, “Just wanted to be clear”.
Artemis stood, offering him a hand, and helping him to his feet. “Follow me” Artemis led him through the camp, he got many stares while they walked. They approached Julee, where she sat with another hunter. This other hunter had amber-brown skin, matching brown eyes, and curly bright blue hair.
“Zina, this is Percy, he’ll be staying with us until he can get him to camp” Artemis explained, shocking Percy, Julee, and Zina. “Yes, mam” Zina nodded, rising to her feet, offering Percy her hand. They shook hands before Zina return to her previous action, sharping her numerous amount of knives.
“Of course, if that’s alright with you” Artemis placed her hand on the boy’s shoulder, “Yeah, that’s fine” Percy nodded, feeling exposed without his binder, but due to his injuries, he couldn’t wear it.
“Zina, where’s Zoe? I need to speak to her” Artemis turned to the hunter, who pointed off towards a fire, “Last I saw, she was over there” Zina explained.
Artemis nodded and walked over there, with Percy in tow.
Zoe sat with other hunters, but their conversation halted when Percy and Artemis approached them. “Percy, please stay here while Zoe and I have a talk” Artemis turned to him, gesturing to the log.
Percy sat while Zoe and Artemis walked off to talk privately together.
“Lady Artemis, what are you planning on doing with the boy?” Zoe asked once they were far enough away from the other hunters. “I know him” Artemis stated, “I had met his mother when he was just born”.
“What is last name?” Zoe inquired. “Jackson, he says his name is Percy Jackson” Artemis said. “Sally Jackson’s kid?” Zoe asked, shocked. “Yes, that’s why I’ve decided to let him stay, Ms. Jackson was a truly kind woman” Artemis said, “But Percy wasn’t born like most men, his body is like ours”.
“He’s transgender” Zoe noted.
A lot of hunters were transgender, even some being Genderfluid.
“Yes, he is” Artemis nodded, “We’ll allow him to stay however long he’d like to”.
And so, days turned to weeks and weeks turned to months and eventually those months turned into years.
Percy had been staying with the hunters for three hundred years now. Many other goddesses and a few gods knew of Percy being with the hunters, one of the few gods being Apollo, Artemis’ brother.
At first, many believed the hunters to be joking when saying they were letting a boy stay with them, but once they got to know who Percy is, they understood why Artemis let him stay and travel with them.
After about twenty years after Percy first began his stay with the hunters, he was officially asked to join and be one of Artemis’ hunters.
He and Zoe had formed a close bond rather quickly, much to a lot of the other hunters’ surprise. They seemed to be almost joined at the hip, it was rare to see one without the other.
Artemis had gotten him proper binders and sports bras, after talking with her twin, and her powers lied with turning people into women and different animals, but not turning people in men. Otherwise, she’d help Percy by doing that. Percy doesn’t trust any of the other gods with his secret, and Artemis respects his choice and promises to keep it to herself and all of the hunters do the same.
Even after two hundred years, no one, not even Artemis, knew who Percy’s other parent is, only know of his mother, Sally Jackson.
But soon, that’ll change when they go to Camp Half-Blood, for the first time with Percy.