Ayo kiddos! Story rewrite time! Here it is, the brand new chapter one.
Some things to remember:
This story takes place in summer 2013 (in the futureeee)
The events of HoO DID NOT HAPPEN (otherwise we would have missing demigods and yeah. Not good)
Even though the events didn't happen, the new campers from HoO are present, minus Jason (cause he's being a good ol' Roman)
I think that's it. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me! Now...enjoy!
The Avengers Initiative
Operation: Demigod
Chapter One
Friday, June 14th
Camp Half Blood. A safe-haven for the demigod children of the Ancient Greek gods and goddesses. Yes, that's right, reader. They exist. They're not just myths. In fact, if you said that to one of them, they would probably fry your eyebrows off. At Camp Half Blood, demigods train and prepare for living in a world filled with monsters. Not only do we train with weapons, we also enhance our tracking skills, Ancient Greek, history, survival skills, and so much more. It's the best place to spend a summer, or even a whole year.
My name is Percy Jackson. I'm nineteen years old and a son of Poseidon. I'm probably one of the most feared demigods out there, but some of my friends will tell you that I'm a big sap. Truth is, I kill with reason and give second chances. That little compromise makes almost everyone happy.
Today was a Friday, and for those of you that aren't familiar with Camp Half Blood traditions, that means Capture the Flag! Everyone loves Capture the Flag, even the new campers. It's such a fun game and a good simulation for battles. Winners get bragging rights and an extra smore at campfire. We also used to give the losers the chores of the winners for a week, but Chiron got so many complaints that he took that away.
Currently, it was five thirty in the afternoon, which meant most everyone was on break, doing whatever they would like or need to before dinner, and more importantly, Capture the Flag. As for myself, I was walking to the Big House to make sure I was clear on who I was fighting with tonight. The teams were posted on the bulletin board every Wednesday, which was the deadline for submitting your alliances for the week. When I got there, I saw that the teams were currently:
Zeus
Poseidon
Athena
Aphrodite
Hephaestus
Hades
Iris
Nemesis
Janus
Demeter
Ares
Apollo
Hermes
Dionysus
Hypnos
Hecate
Morpheus
Hebe
Basically, I was fighting with the same people from last week, give or take a cabin. I've never fought with the Ares cabin, because my sister and I always ally with the Athena cabin. Most people ask why I do this, because Poseidon and Athena are supposed to be enemies. But, surprisingly, my girlfriend and my sister's best friend are both daughters of Athena. So, we always join up with them. And then Chiron will never let the Athena and Ares cabin be on the same team for reasons that are quite obvious, and then some that shouldn't be spoken of. Ever.
(Long story short, Chiron let them ally together once, but only if it was just them. So it was the Ares and Athena cabins against everyone else, and they won by such a long shot that it wasn't even funny. You didn't hear this from me.)
Now you're all probably wondering who my girlfriend and sister are. Well, let's start with my girlfriend. Her name is Annabeth Chase, and, as mentioned earlier, she's a daughter of Athena. She's nineteen, like me, and super smart, unlike me. In the fall, she'll be starting her third year of architecture school, so knowing her, she's probably studying right now.
My sister is Theseus Prince. Physically, she's fifteen. In actuality, she's like forty-something (Lotus Casino. Need I say more?). Since she's my sister, that makes her a daughter of Poseidon. She's whacky and uncontrollable, so I don't even try. Her favorite weapon is a sword, and she's almost at a level where she can surprise me when sparring.
Back to whatever I was doing. Anyways, after checking the teams, I made my way back to my cabin to grab my armor and stuff, seeing as the time in between the end of dinner and the start of the game would be spent assigning positions and roles and that whatnot. I also needed to talk to Annabeth and the other counselors on our team to decide where to hide the flag and figure out what our initial plan was. When you think about it, Capture the Flag is a lot of work, but I guess that's the point.
By the time I had actually found all of my armor and strapped it on, I only had five minutes until dinner. I would have to get the counselors to come to my table tonight for dinner so we could discuss plans. I guarantee the opposing team will be doing the same, so it shouldn't be a problem. I headed to the dining pavilion then, twirling my trusty pen-sword-thingy, Riptide.
Dinner was one of the traditional Friday night dishes: New York style pizza. Also known as the good stuff. After filling my plate and glass, I rounded up the other eight counselors on my team, and ended up with maybe fifteen people at the table, which was probably the fullest it's ever been (sorry if that's incorrect. I suck at grammar, being dyslexic and all) because some of the counselors brought their second in commands or whatever you want to call them. Theseus, who despises a good decent bit of them, left our table and went somewhere, probably to the Athena table.
Annabeth, who was seated right next to me, spoke first. "So, normal hiding spot?" She was talking about Zeus' Fist.
"I think we should spice things up," Jason Smith from the Zeus cabin said. "Give Clarisse and her minions a run for their money."
"But there aren't any other spots that are visible, but easy to guard," Malcolm, one of Annabeth's brothers, argued. "With Zeus' Fist, it's strategically an advantage. It's surrounded by trees, which means our guards can easily hide and ambush anyone who tries to take the flag."
"Yeah, but we use the same spot every time," Piper McLean, the Aphrodite counselor, stated. "If we put the flag somewhere different, they'll spend a good decent bit of time looking for it, which gives us an advantage as well."
"I agree with Piper," the Hephaestus counselor, Leo Valdez, said. "The more time we have to look for the flag, the better."
"I'll second that, or more like fourth it," I said, confirming that we were going to hide the flag somewhere new. "Now the real question is where?"
Annabeth pulled out her shield and hit a few buttons, revealing a highly detailed holographic map of the area. "What about right here? It's like a small clearing, but it's got tree cover, like Zeus' Fist, so it's got the same guard advantage. Not to mention it's further back than Zeus' Fist, and completely out of the way, so we're talking about a serious time advantage here."
"I like that," I said. "All in favor?"
All hands went up, and it was decided that Leo, Piper, and Jason would hide the flag. We also discussed smaller matters, such as defense, offense, and guard duty, and then ate and had a good time. We were so prepared for tonight's game that there was nothing to worry about. We were going to win.
After dinner, Annabeth and I helped set up the new campers in strategic spots, telling them to attack anyone that looked like they were from the Ares cabin, and if they yelled the safe word, which was "hatter" this time, to stop attacking. They seemed to understand really well, and we left them at that.
Annabeth and I stood at the edge of the boundary creek with our helmets off, waiting to shake hands with the leaders from the other team and begin the game. She bumped into me, and I smiled.
"Nervous?" I asked, and she shrugged.
"I'm not all too sure about the new hiding spot," she replied. "You know how Clarisse is; she'll probably have people all over the place."
"It'll work," I told her, kissing her lips lightly. "Promise."
She smiled, and as if on cue, Clarisse La Rue and Connor Stoll came up to us. We shook hands and then put on our helmets. Both offense lines stood about ten feet away from the creek, ready to charge. I uncapped Riptide, Annabeth unsheathed her knife, Clarisse sparked up her spear, and Connor got his sword ready. The conch horn blew, and we charged.
Let the game begin.
So the two team lists started out as separate lists, but fanfiction doesn't like tabbing or frequent spacing. ;n; so after much copy-past and delete-shift-enter-delete, they're fixed. Sorry bout that.
Thanks for reading! I hope you like the new story.
~ninjaarchitect1998