Chapter 3
Hell broke loose. The Are's cabin started screaming at me the Aphrodites cabin were screaming at them for screaming at me and Chiron was screaming at Aphrodites for screaming at Are's for screaming at me. I couldn't think for the shouting and screaming. Suddenly there was a noise. A noise louder then anything I'd ever heard before. Easily loud enough to be heard over the screaming. The sound was deep and powerfull. Everyone fell silent and finaly the sound stopped.
'Thank you' Came a voice from behind me. I spun around and Hannah was standing there. A glowing horn in her hand. That's what the noise must have been. 'Hannah where did you get that?' I gasped. 'A birthday gift from my mother, it comes in handy sometimes'
'I amazing' I replied 'What's its called?'
'It's a cornucopia. It mean horn of pleanty' Smiled hannah
'In roman' Chiron announced 'So then Sasha, may I ask what the problem is?'
'SHE' Sasha spat pointing at me 'SHE PROMISED THAT IF WE JOINED HER TEAM, THEN ATHENA WOULDN'T'
'Did she swear on the river styx?' asked Chiron
'No but-'
'The I'm sorry Sasha, the choice lies with hallie and hallie alone'
'in that case' I said walking forwards confidently 'Athena welcome to the team'
The look I got from every single member of the Are's cabin was priceless. They all wore exactly the same murderus expression. Thankfully I had been at camp long enough for this not to bother me. 'There we have it then' chirped Chiron. 'Poseidon, Athena, Are's, Aphrodites and Dyonysis against Zeus, Demeter, Hermes, Apollo and Hepestus. Everyone ready?'
A round of head nodding confimed this. 'Then we begin'
The plan was flawless as usual. Athena always had a plan: Are's charge straight at the flag causing the gaurds to panic and start fighing. Dionysis and Aphrodites runs around the sides towards the flag. The other team then realise our plan and block the Dioysis and Aphordites kids. Mean while Athena blocks our flag and me and Hannah creep slowly right round the edge of the forest and take the flag. Simple. If it works.
The cronch horn blew in the distance and we were of. Are's charged. Aphrodites and Dionysis ran whilst me and Hannah casually jogged through the woods. We crossed the creek and then began crossing through the woods towards where we expected the flag to be. 'Hallie' said Hannah
'Yeah' I replied
'What the deal with you and Alex?'
'Me and Alex?'
'Yeah'
'I don't get you' I lied. I did get her I was just choosing to be ignorant.
'Your clearly into each other'
'Were clearly not' I lied again
'I've seen the way you always pat your hair down when he comes close or the way your face blushes when he compliments you'
'I do not Hannah'
'So do'
We ran a little further in scilence. Suddenly Hannah screamed 'STOP' and grabbed my arm. She pulled me backwards and right where I had been standing a massive lightning bolt struck the ground frying the autum leaves. I looked at Hannah 'Alex' I said bluntly. He must have guessed out plan and come after us. Great now what are we going to do? 'ALEX' Shouted Hannah ' YOUR OBVIOUSOY HERE COME OUT' A thought suddenly hit me. If he'd been following us, what had he heard. A twig snaped behind me. I spun round expecting to see Alex laughing at us. However there was no one there. We'd been trained for this. Me and Hannah both grabbed our swords and went back to back. The woods were full of monsters everyone new that. They were kept there for us to train on and sometimes they did interfere in out games of Capture the Flag. Anther twig snaped to my left, then another one to my right. We were being stalked, by more then one monster. 'Hannah' I whispered
'yeah I thinking'
'Well think quicker' I could hear the monsters moving around in the foliage. Thankfully they were moving away from us towards the creek. THE CREEK. The creek where the fight would be happening, where all the campers were! 'HANNAH THE CREEK!' I shouted. We started running throught the woods after the creatures. Something Red caught my eye. I turned to see Zeus's flag staring down at me. On instinct I ran into the bushes and grabbed the flagg. I then joined Hannah and we continued to run. Hoofs sounded behind me. Chiron galloped over.
'CHIRON I... We-'
'yes Hannah I know' Said Chiron calmly. He lifted us onto his back and galloped of. Suddenly another bolt of lightning struck a tree 3 meters away and then another one 1 meter away. Something black moved through the woods to me left. It was running at exactly the same pace as what we were and it was holding something.
'A GUN!' I screamed. BANG. The shot was fired.
