"Campers! Please welcome our newest camper, Sophia."
There were a chorus of hellos. Food appeared on the plates in front of us. A small steak and potato appeared on my plate. I dug in. It was delicious. I finished eating my food when Piper asked me a question.
"If your mother is a maiden, how do you exist?"
I swallowed my rage.
"Things happen. My mother fell in love with a demigod, son of Athena. He was not only very intelligent, but a great hunter. After I was born he was killed by a monster."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, I never really knew him."
Chiron stood.
"I believe we are supposed to play capture the flag tonight, aren't we?"
A cheer erupted from the campers.
"Athena cabin verses Aphrodite cabin."
This was going to be interesting, I thought to myself. Annabelle and another girl stood up. Annabelle looked over the campers.
"Poseidon cabin."
The head of the Aphrodite cabin was admiring her nails.
"Ares cabin."
Annabelle held back a laugh, "Hermes cabin."
Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus, Apollo, and Artemis ended up on the Athena team. Ares, Hephaestus, Dionysus, and Demeter were on the Aphrodite team. Jason explained to me that cabins with one or two people count for like half a cabin. Athena was blue and Aphrodite was red. I pulled on armor and grabbed my bow and a sword. Annabelle led us into the woods. We found a spot in a small clearing.
"Annabelle," I said, "I would like to go after the flag. By myself."
She stared at me obviously shocked.
"Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
I explained to her my capability of turning invisible during the night, and I reassured her that I was a good fighter because I was a daughter of a huntress. She agreed to let me go, but she would send backup a few minutes after I left. I agreed to her terms. I watched her relay the information to the rest of the team. Her backup for me was Percy and Jason, very creative. She waved to me as I started to leave I turned invisible and started sprinting through the forest. I made it to the border stream and spotted an Ares patrol. I dashed past them and moved deeper into the forest. After a few minutes of searching I heard shouts coming from up ahead. I ventured closer. There were Percy and Jason stuck in a Hephaestus trap. They were squirming around trying to free themselves from the net surrounding them. I walked over.
"Percy! Jason!" I whispered quietly, "Shut up! It's me! Hold still so I can free you."
They went silent. I worked quickly. I unsheathed my sword and started to cut away at the net. Soon both Jason and Percy were free.
"Try to stay out of trouble," I said.
I turned invisible and sprinted towards the sound of Aphrodite children jabbering. The red flag sat in the middle of a group of talking Aphrodites. I shot an arrow past one of them. They all fell silent.
Piper stood and looked around, "Let's investigate."
As they stood to try and find the source of the arrow I darted towards their flag. I grabbed it and ran. I was almost at the river when I spotted Percy. He was fighting off a group of Ares. I swiped my leg at their feet and a few stumbled and fell. I grabbed Percy's arm and dragged him towards the border. I crossed the river and collapsed with exhaustion. Chiron galloped up and pronounced the Athena cabin victorious. I was too tired to move. Jason helped me to my feet and half dragged, half carried me back to camp.