When Freedom Falls

Chapter Six

"Well, now we know for certain that something nefarious is going on," Hestia told the group. It consisted of the same Olympians as before- Percy, Artemis, Hestia, Hades, and Poseidon. They decided to have this impromptu rendezvous on the streets of Olympus.

She continued, "Percy, did you get any clue of who the perpetrator may be?" she asked him.

Percy looked down at the pathed roads, concentrating hard on what he remembered. "Well, on the person responsible, all that I really know is the note that he wrote me. Besides that, not much."

Artemis looked at him hopefully. "There's nothing else you remember?"

Percy relived the moment. "Well, that note disappeared in a dark red mist. That could mean a lot of things, or it could simply be a random choice by the perpetrator. Beyond that, I'm not sure."

Hades stroked his pointed beard. "Well, there are two interesting things here. One, Percy is the only one who has witnessed these attacks. Although that might be random, the attacker also wrote the letter to Percy, which suggests to me that it is not merely coincidental. Perhaps, " he looked seriously at Percy, "he is after you in some specific way." Everyone's eyes diverted to the ground, except Poseidon and Artemis, who looked nervously at their son/husband respectively.

Hades continued, "Second, if we can't get much information from the one behind the attacks, perhaps we can get some secondary knowledge from the mortals who were used for the scheme."

Percy took a deep breath. "That's a great idea, Hades. I remember which apartment that lady came from. And with the man who tried to burn the Statue of Liberty, I'm sure he's now in the legal system after I handed him over to the cops."

"I will try to get some information from the other brainwashed mortals," Hestia offered.

Percy nodded in agreement. "Artemis and I can go to the two in New York City. Let's meet at sundown tonight. Hopefully we will have some new information from there." The rest of the group members nodded their heads and teleported away.

"Since when did you turn into a criminal investigator?" Artemis asked Percy with a smile on her face.

He smirked. "Freddy always has a plan."
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They found their way into the police station, hoping to find the man behind the Statue of Liberty burning.

Percy noticed that they looked like regular civilians. "How are they going to let us see the man?"

Artemis gave him a smirk. "Has anyone ever taught you how to control the mist?"

Percy shook his head. "I've seen Thalia do it once or twice, but no one has ever showed me how to do it."

"Watch and learn." She focused, bringing her hands together. Then, she moved her arms in a circle, and Percy saw his outfit changing. After a couple of seconds, the two of them looked like your run-of-the-mill police officers. Percy straightened the badge on his button up.

"You have to show me how to do this some day," he told her.

"It comes in handy sometimes-"

"Officers," a man approached them. He didn't have the same attire as them. Just a button up with the sleeves tucked and jeans. Nevertheless, it was clear that he had a lot of authority in the police station.

Artemis and Percy nodded at him, trying their best to act like policemen.

"I don't believe I've seen you hear. Are you two new to our district?" he asked.

Percy started to freeze, but Artemis looked right into his dark eyes. "Yes we are new to NYPD. I'm sergeant Diana Jackson, and this is my partner and husband Percy Jackson."