Aj: I'm so HAPPY! Last night I celebrated one of the best events in history.
Anika: She means the show Hannah Montana is over. No more new episodes.
Aj: I was blowing a kazoo and I had a special desert.
We were in the cafeteria and I was on edge. We had to leave this place. Who cares if monsters or the school attacks us? We would still be together at least. I couldn't let the flock get too attached here or we would fall apart and I would apparently meet the traitor of Olympus. Happiness and Sunshine to go around huh'?
I saw every other kid including my flock scratching a part of their food off and giving it to the gods. I stayed put though and started digging in. They didn't claim me so why should I give something to them. At least Jeb had gotten us out of the school. That didn't make me completely hate the guy's guts. These guys didn't do anything for me though so I was going to return the favor. A few campers were staring at me and the blonde who had nicely told me that I was undetermined was glaring at me as hard as she could. I just smiled at her, surprising her. She started walking up to me.
"You're supposed to give some of your food to the gods. They like the smell." She told me in a know it all voice.
"I'm hungry. Maybe another time." I said back. She didn't go away.
"You don't get a choice. And plus don't you want to honor them?"
"There's always a choice and the only thing I want to honor right now is my cheeseburger." I retorted. She gave up knowing it wasn't worth it and plopped down at her table. Fang rolled his eyes at me and we both began to pig out. Chiron stood up though and made an announcement.
"Today is Capture the Flag. The captains are Athena vs. Ares. Ares' alliances are Hermes, Poseidon, Apollo, and Aphrodite. Athena's are Dionysus, Demeter, Hephaestus, and Hermes." He announced stiffly. All right it might just be my imagination that he said it stiffly because a lot of campers started cheering. I realized that the blonde was on Athena and a grin planted itself on my face. I would kick her ass.
"You have a plan don't you." Fang asked. I nodded.
As we were preparing the Ares kids were giving us some half assed plan like we just run in and take the flag. I knew I had to step in or my plan was ruined and we would lose. I would not lose to any boys. That's not my style. At all.
"Hate to interrupt your…what are you calling that crap again? We need a real plan. And here it is. Hermes makes a ton of bombs and pranks and we drop them on the advancing campers from the sky. While they are getting bombarded, we split up into two groups and go around in the forest to where their flag is. I already know where it is though. It's at Zeus' fist. Then the two groups meet up and attack the few people guarding it. They'll be no chance. Then you guys grab the flag and run to the border with a shell around the person who has it. Fang and I will guard the flag. Hermes can put a trip wire around it that will spill sand down on Annabeth who will have her cap on and show us where she is. Then we attack and I get back at her for annoying me today at lunch." I told them. Everyone smiled.
"How are we going to drop the bombs from the sky?" A Hermes kid asked.
"You let Gazzy, Angel, and Nudge worry about that." I answered. They smiled and we stuck the flag inside of a tree. Then we all got into position and the game began. Fang and I were in trees on the left and right of the flag. I got an idea though. I jumped down from the tree, making sure nobody was coming, and plucked the flag from the tree. I made sure to avoid the booby traps. Then I stuck the flag in my shirt. Fang gave me a rare smile and handed me a dishrag that he had swiped when I thought of this idea earlier. I attached it to the tree and we waited.
I could hear Gazzy's bombs going off in the distance. They better just be stink bombs or bombs that threw nets on to people. They also better be up high enough that they look like they're on Pegasus'. Then, the trap was sprung. I hopped down and saw Annabeth looking at us surprised and looking at the dishrag in her hand.
"You can keep it if you want." I told her jokingly. She scowled at me and then noticed I didn't have any weapons or armor. She charged and I held my hands up mockingly.
"Oh this is such an unexpected turn of events that I in no way anticipated for." I said sarcastically.
"If you don't tell me where the flag is I will maim you." She threatened. Fang and I started laughing hard. Then she took my wrist and made a small cut. She smiled triumphantly and I started laughing even harder. I have gotten worse from the weakest erasers. She then sliced a little of my Green Day shirt. It was my favorite one. I glared at her fiercely and threw a roundhouse kick at her side. She was knocked onto her back and I punched her in the jaw.
"Are you a daughter of Ares?" She asked.
"Nope. I'm much more adorable." I kicked her side. Why do these people think girls can't kick ass because they can kick ass. Why do they think it has to be because of some godly parent? Sexist I'll tell you. She swung her legs under me and I jumped up to avoid them. She swung her knife at me and I accidentally opened my wings and flew a hundred feet in the air to avoid it. She gaped in awe and cheering erupted through the camp. I saw Clarisse running across the stream with the flag.
"You lose Princess." I told Annabeth. She scowled at me and I took the flag from under my shirt. She looked at me wide eyed.
"There isn't a rule against it." I told her before she could protest. She stormed off, her grey eyes in fury. Clarisse then noticed my still open wings. I tucked them in quickly hoping she was dumb enough to believe it was a trick of the heat. She wasn't.
"You have wings?" She asked.
"No they're just a costume. I did humiliate the princess over there though." I tried to change the subject. She smiled a toothy grin.
"I like you. Hopefully you're a daughter of Ares." She told me. She then walked off to cheer with the other campers.
"We should leave. They know what we are now." I told Fang.
"The more reason to stay. We don't have to hide them anymore so we can be ourselves." He said. I stormed off into the forest because he couldn't see it. We didn't belong here. Why wasn't he agreeing with me anymore? The last person I wanted to see right now walked up to me with her hands on her hips.
"Chiron wants you to go to Olympus. Check with your leader and see if he's okay with it." Annabeth told me.
"Leader?" I asked, rage building up inside of me.
"Yeah, Fang. Your family's leader." She said as if I was dumb.
"I'm the leader not him!" I yelled. She gave me the, whatever crazy look. I punched her in the nose. I would have to have a talk with Fang later on.
"So why do I have to go see Chiron again?" I asked.
"The gods called an emergency meeting. It concerns you. So you have to be there." She explained. Before I had time to say no, I disappeared in a golden light. When I opened my eyes I saw a white room with people that were ten feet tall.
"Maximum Ride. This is the first time we have brought a demigod to Olympus with our powers in centuries so you would be wise to cooperate." A lady with black hair and a white dress on told me.
"Then you obviously don't have any idea who I am." I replied with my arms crossed over my chest.
Aj: Now it starts to get interesting. Review for another chapter today.
Anika: Do it to stop her insanity! –Anika.