The Child Of the Moon: The Titans Curse
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Chapter 6: Campers vs Hunters
When I woke up I felt sweat completely just soaking my body. My eyes were wide and I couldn't help, but feel shocked at what I had just witness. I grabbed the sheets tightly in my fist and looked down at my bed and glared thinking about how Luke had tricked my adoptive mother, and how Artemis had been taken. I then hefted the blanket off of my legs and I jumped out of bed. I heard Luna whine at the sudden motion of the blankets being tossed around.
"Blake? What's wrong?" Luna asked, but I just ignored her as I ran to the door and swung it open with as much force possible.
As soon as the door was open I sprinted as quickly as I could towards the big house. I ignored the fact I had no shoes or socks on. Hell if I had no hearing I wouldn't have even been able to tell I was running in the snow since I was just too focused on reaching Chiron and Mr. D. Behind me I could hear Luna running as well, but not in my direction. She was running towards Ember's cabin. I wanted to join her to get Ember, but I knew telling Chiron and Mr. D was imperative.
When I finally reached the door to the Big House I started to pound on the door trying to get Mr. D and Chiron's attention.
"Mr. D, Chiron!" I shouted as I pounded on the door making sure not to hit it too hard to where it would knock over.
Then from behind I heard another pair of footsteps, I expected Luna had got Ember so I had suspected maybe she was the one walking walking behind me, but when I turned around and attempted to hug her, it wasn't who I expected. There stood Zoe in her full gear looking at me with irritation. I stopped my outward reach and put my arms to my side.
"Out of thy way boy." Zoe said.
"What why?" I asked. "What's wrong?"
"None of thine business!" Zoe stated as her glare intensified.
"Blake are you alright?!" I heard Ember's voice ask right behind Zoe.
I looked behind Zoe and sure enough Ember was right behind her with Luna right beside her. Ember was dressed in an orange half-blood shirt, with blue jeans, a pair of brown combat books. Her hair was down to the mid of her back unlike how she usually sets it up in a ponytail style.
Zoe pushed past me and started to knock on the door.
Ember walked up the stairs looking at me with worry.
"What is all the fuss about?" I heard a voice come from behind. "It is three in the morning. Blake, Miss Nightshade, Ember. You all better have a good excuse."
I turned around and sure enough Chiron in his full centaur form stood at the door way. He looked to be extremely tired, as if he had just woken up. He had a blue button up pajama shirt and a blue striped hat to match; he even had hair curlers in his tail. And if I wasn't so upset with the fact I just found out both my adoptive, and biological mothers had been captured I would've laughed my ass off. But since it was such a serious situation I didn't even think twice on it
"Chiron my Mother/Mistress has been captured!" Zoe and I yelled at the same time. And as soon as we both realized we said the sentence in perfect sync we both looked the opposite direction.
Chiron looked at the two of us critically. And then he nodded looking very serious. "Come, it would be best we discuss this inside."
Ember grabbed my hand and we both walked in right behind Zoe. Ember was silent as we all walked in, but I could see that she was worried about me. Luna was walking on my other side to keep up, but she looked just as worried as Ember did.
We all walked into the living room area of the Big House. I let go of Ember's hand and stayed standing next to the window, as she sat on the couch with Luna next to her sitting on the wooden floor. Zoe was pacing the room as if in deep thought.
Chiron walked into the room with his usual leather armor on and his bow strapped to his back. He must've used his Centaur speed to quickly change as we had entered the living room area of the Big House.
"Now what is this I hear? Artemis has been taken. Explain to me what happened. Give me every detail and do not hold back." Chiron stated calmly as he stood with his arms folded.
Zoe went first, she explain how she had seen Artemis running in the forest tracking the monster she was hunting when all of a sudden hands shot out from the dark and used a golden net to capture her. And when Zoe had turned to look at the person whom had captured my mother apparently the only thing she could tell was that the figure was tall, since the darkness had covered up the man's face.
Then it was my turn and I explained everything. I told him about my adoptive mother and how Luke had tricked her. And then about how Artemis who was in her wolf form, had been captured with a golden net. When I was finished everyone was silent, even Ember. However Ember looked to be in deep thought.
"I will be getting the hunters ready. We will be leaving at dawn to save our mistress." Zoe stated and made her way towards the door of the Big House.
"I will be going as well." I stated seriously.
"You shall not be going anywhere near us, boy. You would only slow us down. A man has no place amongst us hunters." Zoe spat with venom dripping from every word.
As I was about to retort Chiron intervened.
"Both of you will be going nowhere." Chiron stated glaring at the two of us.
Zoe glared back. "The Hunters and I will be going. You have no say in what we do centaur."
Chiron's looked gained a colder look to it. "You listen here Miss Nightshade. Your mistress has ordered yourself, your hunters, and Blake to all be at camp and, and are not allowed to help her on her hunt. She had apparently made it very clear that it was too dangerous of a task. You would think she would've taught you better than to act like a spoilt child. Now you will head back to your cabin and you and your hunters will not be going anywhere. And when the capture the flag is over I will allow you to see the oracle, and if you receive a quest we shall whom will be joining on the quest."
Zoe huffed in irritation and sent Chiron a murderous glare. She walked towards the door and when she left she slammed it so hard that it left small cracks in the door.
"What is with her? She keeps treating everyone like shit. It is starting to really get on my nerves." Ember said in an angry tone.
Chiron just sighed. "Miss Nightshade has gone through a lot. I shouldn't have let my temper get the best of me."
"What happened to her to have such hatred towards men, Chiron?" I asked.
Chiron was silent for a moment. "That my boy is not my story to tell. You must ask her yourself."
I nodded. "Chiron, why won't you let us go after my mother? Not only has she been capture but apparently so had my adoptive mother who's been alive for gods knows how long. I can bring her back, Chiron I can't lose my adoptive mother again!"
"Blake your mother Artemis can take care of herself; after all she is one of the twelve Olympians. She knows what she is doing. Trust in her abilities. And tonight after capture the flag, we will see what the oracle has to tell us. I have a feeling your adoptive mother will be fine."
"But Chiron-"
"Blake, that's enough. I am done discussing the matter." Chiron stated harshly as he turned and left towards his room his tail flickering quickly back and forth as if he were irritated. Then again I was arguing with him about going on the quest, so that might have gotten under his skin a bit, but the thought of mom being hurt by that prick son of Hermes just set my blood on fire.
So I just glared at the ground angry feeling useless at the fact that I wasn't able to do anything to save both my adoptive mother and my biological mother from their captors. And then all of a sudden the anger just washed away as a hand landed on my shoulder.
I turned around and noticed Ember had stood up from the couch and hugged me tightly with her arms wrapped around my shoulders. And I hugged back just as tightly.
"Em." I whispered.
"Yeah, Blake?" Ember asked softly.
"She is alive, really alive. After all this time I-I had thought-" I trailed off digging my head into her shoulder as a feeling of hopelessness and anguish washed over me.
"Blake." Ember muttered softly as she rubbed her hand on my back gently. And then I felt something brush the side of my pants.
"Blake, did you say that May is alive?" I heard Luna ask.
I let go of Ember and I got down to a kneeling position.
"Yeah girl. Mom is alive. I don't know how. But she is." I told her.
Luna nuzzled into my chest and I hugged her tightly.
"Blake perhaps we should go somewhere else. The campers will be up soon. And we don't need anyone asking questions right now." Ember told me grabbing my arm lifting me slightly from my kneeling position causing me to let go of Luna.
"Yeah," I muttered wiping my eyes getting rid of the stray tears that had streamed down my face."You're right Em. Let's head to your cabin. I don't want the chance of seeing Zoe or the other hunters. I really just don't need their crap right now."
Ember nodded and she wrapped her arm around mine and the three of us made our way to Ember's cabin. We made our way out of the Big House and towards Ember's cabin.
"Blake, you have no shoes on." Ember told me with worry and a hint of slight amusement.
"It's fine Em. Remember I am pretty much immune to the cold." I told her.
"Yeah, well that doesn't mean you can't get sick Blake." Ember scolded me.
I just waved off her concern. "I'll be fine."
Ember just rolled her eyes at me and quickened the pace to her cabin. We passed a few nature spirits that had gotten up early stretching and getting ready for the day out. A few of the nature sprits whom saw Ember glared at her. I didn't see jealousy in their eyes, but it made me curious as to why they were angry at her.
"Ember, why are the nature spirits glaring at you?" I asked her in her ear.
"I'm not sure. Perhaps it has something to do with me being half dragon." Ember whispered back just as we made it to her cabin.
As soon as we were in her cabin we both sat next to each other on her bed. Luna jumped up on the bed as well her paws hanging over the bed, her ears perked up listening to all the noises outside. I put my hand on the back of Luna's neck and just started to pet her like I always did when I was stressed out about something.
Ember leaned her head on my shoulder and I just lost myself in my thoughts of how I was going to save my mothers. 'Hell if my mother is alive, then maybe so is my adoptive father.' I thought to myself.
'I don't know kid. I wouldn't get your hopes up. Just the knowledge that your adoptive mother is alive is great, but your adoptive father also being alive is kind of pushing it.' A told me.
"Fuck off!" I growled.
"What?" Ember asked lifting her head off my shoulder.
"S-sorry Em I was talking to A." I said to her calming her down.
"Why? What did he say?" Ember asked.
I just grit my teeth angry at A for what he had just said.
"Nothing Em. Don't worry about it." I said.
"You know when it comes to you, I can't just not worry. What is wrong tell me." Ember said.
"Nothing, I really just don't want to talk about it!" I said making it sound harsher then what I meant.
Ember huffed irritated and laid her back to the bed with her arms behind her head, looking up at the ceiling of her cabin in annoyance.
"Em I'm so-" I began but was cut off by the sound of the breakfast conch horn.
"Let's go it's time for breakfast." Ember said irritated.
I nodded and Luna leaped off the bed and the three of us made our way towards the mess hall. I went to grab Ember' s hand, but she just put her hands behind her back and walked ahead of me her head held high and her eye brows scrunched up in anger. While her hair was whipping in the cold snowy air.
'Come on Em.' I thought to myself.
'Sorry for what I said earlier kid. I shouldn't have said that. It was out of line.' A told me sincerely
'It's fine. You were just trying to make sure that I didn't get my hopes up. I understand.' I thought back to him.
I looked down at my feet and remembered that I didn't have any shoes. So I imagined wood covering my feet like slippers. And then all of a sudden from the ground wooden slippers were made. I then made the power of the snow stuffed in the soles of the wooden slippers. And as soon as my feet were in the shoes it felt like the most comfortable shoes I had ever wore. The snow had made the bottoms feel like memory foam.
I grabbed my breakfast and I went to the Artemis table, but I noticed Zoe's piercing glare becoming harsher as I got closer towards the table.
'I really don't fucking need this right now.' I thought to myself and I turned away from the table.
'Where are you heading kid?' A asked.
'To my cabin room to eat in peace. I really don't feel like getting into any fights right now.' I thought to A.
Behind me I heard footsteps and I turned around and noticed Percy following. So I stopped allowing him to catch up.
"What are you doing?" I asked Percy.
"Joining you for breakfast. It's pretty messed up how the hunters are treating you man, so I thought I would join you." Percy told me as we both started to walk in synch towards my cabin.
"I know, but there isn't really much I can do at this point. Once we finish our breakfast we can do some planning for capture the flag, and put in some training." I stated.
"Sure thing, but don't you want to wait for Ember?" Percy asked.
"Ember and I got into a little bit of an argument. She will know where I am if she wants to talk." I said.
"How? Did you tell her?" Percy asked.
"No, but she knows that lately I have been training my ass off so hopefully she will know to check the arena first." I said.
'That and the fact I really don't want to get into another argument with her.' I thought to myself.
We got to my cabin and we both finished our breakfasts silently. And when we were finally finished I put on a pair of combat boots, and we both headed to the arena.
When we reached the Arena Percy released his sword, and I got into a stance ready for him to charge. He circled me for a while and then from behind he charged. He went in for a stab, but I turned quick and released my hidden blade and blocked the strike and with my other hand I went to hit him in the stomach causing him to skid back a couple feet making the air knocked out of him.
I then charged again and went to go in for the win, but he ducked under my hidden blades strike and rolled to the right. He then stood back up and swiped at my right with his blade. I ducked under it went to stab his arm, but his left hand caught the strike before I could land the strike. He then brought his sword back, but before he could fully bring it back to strike my neck. I used my right leg and tripped him causing him to fall on his butt.
I then jumped back allowing Percy to get back up.
"You're good Blake." Percy said.
"So are you man." I said back.
And then we both charged at each other again. Our blades met each other in perfect synch causing sparks to fly and we continued for what seemed like only a few minutes, but in reality it had to have been at least half an hour. And I knew the both of us weren't going at full strength as it would be way too dangerous. Plus there were some tricks I just didn't want to reveal yet.
Finally when we were both tired of fighting we decided to take a break and we walked to the stands. We both were sweating and we both just relaxed on the seats of the arena. And then a shout filled the whole arena.
"Blake Love. You better be in this arena or I swear to the gods!"
"I'm in the stands Ember." I said to her calmly slightly exhausted from the fight Percy and I had.
Ember walked over to us and she looked me over for a second and then she hit me upside the head.
"Ow! What was that for?" I asked.
"That was for not telling me where you were going. And for being an ass." Ember said to me tapping her foot expectantly.
"Fine, I'm sorry for not saying anything. I should've been more considerate." I said calmly as I gently kissed her hand in apology.
She gave me a glare and then she sat next to me and wrapped her arm around mine.
"I knew we were arguing, but that shouldn't stop you from telling me that you were going to the arena. You had myself, Annabeth, Grover, and Thalia all worried." Ember said upset.
"I am sorry Em. I didn't mean to worry anyone." I said as Grover, Annabeth, and Thalia all walked into the arena.
"Hey guys!" Percy shouted to the others getting their attentions with a wave of his hand.
Annabeth and Grover waved back at Percy, while Thalia just nodded her head and the three made their way over to where we were.
"Blake. Grover told us that he heard something about you and Zoe having a dream about your mother being captured, is that true?" Annabeth asked looking serious.
I looked over to Grover with a deadpanned look. "How did you know about that?"
"Well," Grover said looking at the ground. "I might have been camped outside of the Artemis cabin. You know making sure that, uhh, the hunters were comfortable in camp. You know."
"Grover, you are a creeper." I told him.
"No I'm not." Grover whined.
I just raised an eyebrow.
"Anyway the point is. Blake what did you and Zoe dream about." Thalia stated.
I sighed in annoyance and rubbed my temples already feeling a headache coming on. "Fine." I said and then went into detail about the events of mine and Zoe's dream. And when I was finished Annabeth's eyes were wide, Percy just was looking at me with shock, Thalia was emotionless, and Grover looked at me with what looked to be pity.
"B-Blake you really think your adoptive mom is alive?" Percy asked.
"Percy I don't think so. I know so. I would recognize my mother, Percy, just as you would." I stated irritated that Percy would accuse me of mistaking someone else for my mother.
"Sorry." Percy said apologetically. "But the fact your mom is still alive, is amazing. We need to go get her. I'm surprised you haven't already left."
"Believe me I would've, if I could. But Chiron is forcing Zoe and I to stay for Capture the flag before we can consult the Oracle." I said.
"Damn." Percy muttered.
"I'm sorry Blake." Annabeth said sympathetically. "I wish there was more we could do."
"So do I Annabeth, but I guess for now all we can do is prepare for the upcoming fight, between campers and hunters. And afterward we are saving my moms." I said.
Annabeth seemed to be in deep thought. "I agree, but one thing is really bugging me. Who would have the power to take Artemis? She is not only a goddess, but one of the Olympians. If she is captured surely this must make Lord Zeus acknowledge the Titan of Time is coming back."
"I don't know Annabeth. But after this if Zeus ignores all the signs that Kronos is rising, I will personally kick his ass." I stated causing thunder to rumble above which I waved off, Zeus was already pissing me off with the fact he just won't listen to reason and see Kronos's rising. "For now I suppose let's get to planning on how we are going to take these hunters down."
"Right." Everyone said minus Grover who looked somewhat upset that we were planning against the hunters.
Later that Night after dinner I had all the campers gather up in a group to discuss the game plan. Everyone was excited to fight the hunters and finally take a win. Chiron had allowed both sides to group up before the final battle, and he had changed up the rules a bit too where it would be a twenty vs twenty match. Since the hunters outnumbered the campers by quite a bit.
Zoe Nightshade looked pretty upset. She kept glancing resentfully at Chiron, like she couldn't believe he was making her do this. The other Hunters didn't look too happy, either. Unlike last night, they weren't laughing or joking around. They just huddled together in the dining pavilion, whispering nervously to each other as they strapped on their armor. Some of them even looked like they'd been crying. I guess Zoe had told them about her nightmare.
And I felt bad for some of the girls. Artemis was like a mother to them and for them to hear that their mother was taken and is most likely being mistreated must be horrifying to them. Hell It's hard for me to even digest. The difference between my fear for my biological mother and their fear. Is the fact they have known her all their life, I have barely even been introduced to do her, so my bond with her is new and not as strong, but still I would find a way to help her and of course my adoptive mother.
On our team, we had Beckendorf and Justin, and two other Hephaestus guys, a few from the Ares we had Ernesto and Austin and a few others excluding Clarisse which was really an odd site, the Stoll brothers with Bianca, Nico and Austin from Hermes cabin, and a few Aphrodite kids. It was weird that the Aphrodite cabin wanted to play. Usually they sat on the sidelines, chatted, and checked their reflections in the river and stuff, but when they heard we were fighting the Hunters, they were raring to go. We also had Annabeth with one of her brother's; I believe his name was Malcolm.
"I'll show them 'love is worthless,'" Silena Beauregard grumbled as she strapped on her armor. "I'll pulverize them!"
I had my sea green dragon scaled jacket on which had changed into its armor form much like how it did when I had faced the demi-dragon from last year. My jacket had formed metal plates on the chest going inward, below the metal plates were some sea green scales, and on my shoulder and ribs formed a conjoined metal plating, and the sleeves that covered my gauntlets, and seemed to act as an upgrade for the gauntlets, instead of the steel gauntlets, with bronze blades, it changed, the steel gauntlets, formed into a new sea green like metal, but luckily the bronze blades stayed the same. The biggest change was the fact that the jacket started to elongated and coved over my pants and down to my shines, and the scaly green hide changed into a smoother texture, like polyester, and seemed to form folds in the bottom of the jacket. On the chest was a circular like orb that started to glow a sea green glow, and throughout the suit lines connected to the orb and glowed the same sea green color as the orb and throughout the lines it started to make sounds of water moving throughout the jacket.
Ember was dressed in leather armor with her bow strapped to her back and her sword strapped to her hip. She also had a blue feathered helm on that represented the campers team.
All the others were wearing the same type of armor and of course had their weapons ready.
"Everyone!" I shouted. "Gather up."
Everybody looked in my direction and they all grouped up while I stood at the front. Before dinner I had one of the Athena kids draw up a map of the forest to the best of their abilities and I had mapped out where everyone would be at and each position for each person.
"Austin, Ernesto, and Beckendorf. I want you three to all be guarding the flag. I will be there to help you guys set up where the flag will be located." I said.
"Right." The three said.
"The rest of you, I want you all to be on the front lines and charge strait for the flag. But Percy I want you to specifically stay near the river." I said as Percy was about to object I put a hand up. "I reason is because you are the son of Poseidon, you are at your best when you are at the water. I want you to stick near it so you can stop any that try to cross over. I am counting on you to be our major defensive player."
"Alright." Percy grumbled obviously upset that he had to be next to the river just like he was the very first game we played at camp.
"Now after I take care of helping them set up the flag. I will be going around the flank to take the flag. However if I do not reach it in time, if any of you see an opening try to take it, however only do so if you think the opportunity is good."
"Blake what about me?" Ember asked looking at me.
"You will be joining the others on the front line." I stated.
"What but Blake I want to join you?" Ember said.
"I know, but I need you on the front line. You are one of our strongest. Plus I have a feeling Zoe will be guarding the flag. So I want to do this on my own." I said.
Ember nodded her head.
"Also Nico, Bianca stick close to Travis and Conner Stoll they will be able to help you guys since this is your first capture the flag." I said.
Connor and Travis nodded their heads and patted Bianca and Nico on the back.
"And one last thing, make sure to look out for traps. These are hunters we are dealing with. They will not play fair, and will use all sorts of traps to their advantage so take caution of where you step." I finished.
"Hunters and Campers to the forest and when you hear the conch horn it will be time for battle!" Chiron announced.
"Does everyone know where to be?" I asked them all.
"Yes sir!" All the campers shouted.
"Alright then let's take this victory and show these hunters that we campers are not to be messed with." I announced.
And then we all charged into the forest. Percy ran towards the river and the other campers all headed towards the boundary line to wait for the conch horn. I traveled with Austin, Ernesto and Beckendorf to the a snowy clearing.
I then set it on the ground.
"Blake don't you think this is a little to open?" Beckendorf asked.
"Don't worry I have a plan." I said and then I started to focus on the snow around us, I focused on it to turn into a long sharp Ice pillar and then I imagined the flag on a pillar of ice and from the pillar of ice spikes striking out of the pillar creating razor sharp ice spikes from the pillar.
When I opened my eyes right in front of me stood a large pillar of ice with razor sharp needle like spikes of ice sticking from the ice pillar. I looked back and noticed the shocked looks from my three teammates. I felt a little exhausted, but nothing to major
"Now you three are going to stand in a triangle formation around the pillar, I want the three of you too keep your eyes and ears open to anything. If you even think that it's the enemy immediately stand on guard. And don't hesitate to help each other out." I said as the conch horn sounded throughout the forest and horde of shouts echoed throughout the forest.
"Alright guys I am going to go. Be careful. These hunters are crafty and tricky so stay alert." I said and then I shot off running towards the enemies flag.
I ran quickly as I could through the forest, I had my hood up and was running at as quietly and as discreetly as possible. When I reached the boundary line I saw the campers sneaking into the Hunters territory being discreet. Ember was leading the charge with Thalia while Percy was standing near the border looking alert, ready for anything. Annabeth was with her brothers setting up some traps and was about to catch up with Thalia and Ember. I saw a few arrows coming in, but most of them missed as the camper would block them with their shields or would hide behind trees.
I took one more glance at the campers and then I took off towards the path I had mapped out. I ran jumping over fallen trees, running as quickly as I could. And as I was about to run into the clearing where their flag was I stopped. I took in some deep breaths to slow my breathing and I took one step forward, but I felt something catch my foot. I looked down and noticed my foot had hit a trip wire. And then I heard noise from both sides coming in fast, so I ducked down and rolled forward quickly narrowly avoiding a bunch of incoming arrows.
I then stood back up and ran towards the flag. I looked around cautiously making sure to avoid any other traps that were set up and as I was about to grab the flag. I heard a noise coming from above in one of the trees. I jumped back with all my might, just barely avoiding a pair of hunting knives.
"Thou thought it would be that easy?" the hunter asked mockingly.
"No, I actually expected as much." I said releasing my hidden blades.
The hunter then turned around revealing that it was Zoe.
"Just like any other man arrogantly strutting towards something that doesn't belong to you." Zoe said preparing to fight with both of her hunting knives.
"Zoe listen I don't know what I did to offend you, but listen I am Artemis's -" and before I could even finish Zoe had her bow out and shot an arrow right at my head which would've hit if I hadn't rolled to the right.
"Thou have no right to speak of m'ladies name boy. Thou are nothing but a mistake." Zoe said as she charged.
I could see it in her eyes, she had meant every word, but underneath that I could tell she had experience many hardships.
'I will prove myself to you Zoe Nightshade one way or another. You will call me your brother. Just as you are my sister.' I thought to myself. 'And If I have to prove myself with my blades, so be it.'
And so I charged. Our blades hit and sparks flew, we matched each other blade for blade. I went in for a jab to the right, but she blocked it with an upward strike with her hunting knife. She then with her same hand went to strike under my armpit, but with my leg I spun kicked and hit her hand away knocking her blade into one of the many trees in the forest. With her other hand she went to jab her other hunting knife into my back as I was turned around, but seeing the incoming strike I ducked down as it barely missed my head, cutting off a bit of my hair. I then rolled back and went to kick her legs out from under her, but she moved out of the way and went to stab at my calf. My eyes widened at the incoming strike, but one of my orbs came from out of my pocket blocking the strike.
'what the -'
'I commanded it to stop the knife.' A said.
'Thanks A.' I thanked him as I then took control over the orb that was covering Zoe's hand and made the orb move her hand to where her knife was now at her neck.
"It's over Zoe." I stated.
She glared and used other hand to try and remove the black sphere that now had covered her hand, but it was no use.
Then all of a sudden Percy burst from the forest taking the flag and he raced back towards the boundary line, but in my distracted state, Zoe kicked me in the family jewels and made me fall to my knees in tears, and she raced after Percy.
I glared at her retreating back, and I focused on the trees that surrounded us (which by the way was quite hard to do in my uh predicament). I made the trees get in her way causing several trees to lean in Zoe's direction, but she just jumped and dodged the tree branches. I stood up gritting my teeth in pain. And I raced after the two.
We finally reached the boundary and as Zoe was about to reach Percy and stop him from taking the flag over the boundary, I used the snow on the ground to trip Zoe before she could reach him. All the other hunters in the forest were too busy with the other campers Ember was fighting one of the other girls with her sword; Thalia had some sort of yellow smoke billowing around her from a fart arrow.
"No Fair!" Thalia gaped. "Fart arrows are unsportsmanlike!"
The others finally stopped what they were doing and noticed Percy had brought the flag over the boundary line. Just as one of the hunters were running down towards us with our flag in hand. And when she saw Percy had made it across her whole face paled.
"For the First Time!" Chiron shouted with pleasure. "The Campers take the game."
All the campers shouted in excitement. I then offered a hand to Zoe to help her up.
"What are you doing?" Zoe asked looking at my hand suspiciously.
"I am offering you a hand it was a good match." I said with a smile.
She continued to give my hand a suspicious look, before finally she accepted my hand and she stood up. I shook her hand.
"Good match. You are really strong." I said.
"Thou are not so bad either." Zoe said with her eyes lightening up on her glare.
'Yes finally some progress.' I thought to myself as Zoe released her hand from mine and I walked over to Percy and patted him on the back.
"Good job buddy." I told him.
"Perseus Jackson!" Thalia yelled, storming at us. Causing everyone to go silent. "What in the name of the gods were you THINKING?"
Percy balled his fists. "I got the flag Thalia and we won. Why are you angry?"
"Yeah good job getting the flag, but you had let Pheobe get over, what if you hadn't been quick enough. If Blake hadn't stopped Zoe we would've lost." Thalia said.
"But we didn't I saw my chance and I took it just as Blake had said." Percy said.
"I was already at their base!" Thalia said. "But the flag was gone. If you hadn't butted in and just blocked the hunter we would've won clean and smoothly. Thanks to you we won by the hairs of our chin."
"So it's my fault that we barely won, yeah that's real smart Thalia." Percy said sarcastically.
"Argh!" Thalia shouted as she pushed Percy, and I could tell she had used some of her powers in the attack, as Percy smelt of burnt fish. Some of the campers gasped. And a couple of hunters stifled laughs.
"Sorry!" Thalia said, turning pale. "I didn't mean to-"
With an angry roar, Percy then had a wave of water from the creek rise up and blasted Thalia in the face dousing her from head to toe.
Percy then stood up. "Yeah," he growled. "I didn't mean to, either."
Thalia was breathing heavily.
"Guys stop." Annabeth said coming up to them.
But Thalia held her spear. "You want some, Seaweed Brian?"
Percy's face seemed to redden at the name. Usually when Annabeth said it he didn't care, in fact he would joke back, but this was totally different.
"Bring it on, Pinecone Face!"
Percy then raised Riptide, and I noticed Thalia was raising her spear.
'Oh shit.' I thought to myself.
And lighting came crashing down and hit the tip of her spear, and as it was about to hit into Percy. I used my orb to block the incoming strike of electricity. The orb absorbed the lighting strike with no problem, and then I returned it to my pocket.
"Both of you knock it off now!" I shouted to them both.
Thalia glared at me. "This is between Percy and I. So stay out of it Love."
"Thalia don't get me involved. Trust me you don't-" And then a lightning bolt came striking down in front of me. Causing Percy and I took look at the spot in shock.
'Thalia must be really pissed.' I thought to myself.
Ember came from the trees just as the lighting struck and her eyes seemed to darken. I had to take care of this now before things had gotten out of hand.
"Thalia!" Chiron said. "That is enough!"
Ember had summoned a huge black flame from her palm and I noticed Thalia's face pale.
"Ember!" Chiron pleaded. "Calm down."
Just as Ember was about to strike Thalia down, we all noticed something in the woods behind Thalia. Ember stopped and the fire in her hands disappeared into nothingness. Thalia was so surprised she stopped and looked back to see what we were all looking at.
Someone….something was approaching. I knew it wasn't a monster because otherwise I would've sensed it. It was shrouded in a murky green mist, but as it got closer, the campers and hunters gasped.
"This is impossible," Chiron said. I'd never heard him sound so nervous. "It…she has never left the attic. Never."
And yet, the withered mummy that held the Oracle shuffled forward until she stood in the center of the group. Mist curled around our feet, turning the snow sickly shade of green.
None of us dared move. Then her voice hissed inside my head. Apparently everyone could hear it, because several clutched their hands over their ears.
I am the spirit of Delphi, the voice said. Speaker of prophecies of Phoebus Apollo, slayer of the mighty Python.
Zoe then stepped forward. "What must I do to help my goddess?"
But the Oracle just ignored her. The old mummy just shuffled until it was in front of me. Approach, seeker, and ask.
"How do I save my mother?" I asked.
The Oracle's mouth opened, and green mist poured out. The images shocked me to my core. One was my adoptive mother she looked kind of sickly it made me want to puke. My mother Artemis however was chained up on some sort of rock. And the final figure was my Grandmother Athena. And all three took turns saying each verse:
Seven shall go west to the goddess in chains,
One might just perish in a land without rain,
The bane of Olympus shows the trail,
Campers, hunters and a dragoness combined prevail,
The titans curse must one withstand,
One shall be claimed in a final stand.
Then, as we were watching, the mist swirled and retreated like a great green serpent into the mummy's mouth. The Oracle sat down on a rock and became as still as she'd been in the attic, as if she might sit by this creek for a hundred years.
"Chiron. I believe it's time we get a meeting going. It's time we go save my mothers." I stated seriously.
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