*WANDA POV* [I love this POV. Italics are Wanda's thoughts, underlined are Mylo's and bold are any other character.]
Pietro, how are you and Tachy doing? I send my thoughts to my brother.
Not good. I managed to get the bit in, but Tachy doesn't like saddles. I may be stuck bareback riding.
Oh, I get to try that later.
Cool. If you figure it out, can you show me?
Of course.
"Ok. Lunch is over, lets do some more riding. This week is all about survival stuff and other things. Eagles seem to be doing great, so we have an obstacle course set up. Pegasi, you will be either getting tack on or bareback riding. That includes learning how to approach a wild herd, but that is later with both groups." Annabeth calls us.
Mylo! Time to ride!
COMING! I see a blur of silver and red fly over to the pavilion. I then see Tachy, a silver pegasus with red tipped wings, following Mylo.
Ok. Hop on. I will be careful, bareback riding today, right?
Yes, okay. So, how do I do this?
Just levitate yourself onto my back, and hold onto my mane. Don't worry, it doesn't hurt bad.
Ok. Let's walk. We start to walk, then we trot, canter, and then gallop. Once we reach full speed, I move my feet so that Mylo can unfurl his beautiful wings. He is a brown pegasus with red tipped wings. We start to rise, and eventually, we level off.
Ok, try some maneuvers. I trust you Mylo, do what you want to do.
Ok, I haven't been able to do this in a while, so hang on!
We start spiraling, and then we bank sharply to the left, then right, and basically just kill it.
Wooo! That was amazing! I may send you over to do the obstacle course with the eagles! Would you want to do that? Percy sends his thoughts to me. I land and tell him yes. We trot over to the strawberry fields, and I go to Annabeth.
"Hey Annabeth, Percy sent me over here to do the obstacle course." I tell her.
"Oh, ok. Where's your saddle?" She replies as she adds my name to her chart.
"I do better bareback riding." I say.
"Ok, you're up first." She shows me where I start.
"What, I thought this was eagle practice!" Tony exclaims. I'm up against him. Apparently, he is the fastest one out of the group.
"READY! SET! GOOO!" She screams.
We take off, Mylo galloping to take off, and Stan just flapping his wings. Stan can take off first, but Mylo rises faster. The first obstacle was spouts of water coming up. Stan gets hit in the wing, and he drops a couple feet. Mylo manages to dodge all of them. Next, swinging rings. We go through this like we spent a lifetime doing this. After about 5 more minutes of dodging various projectiles, I reach the finish line. Tony comes about 5 minutes after me.
"Wow. That was amazing Wanda!" Annabeth congratulates me.
"You know, Tony, eagles are used for their speed and agility. Pegasi are often used for transport over a long distance." Annabeth tells Tony.
Good job Mylo. I tell Mylo as I pat his muzzle. [Is that what it is called on horses?]
Oh, it wasn't too hard. Stan is too vain to really do much. That's why he blinds the enemy. Mylo replies.
"Okay. time to learn how to approach a wild herd of pegasi! If you end up taming one, the Hecate cabin will wipe their mind. Do not form a bond too strong with these. Be nice to them, because Reyna was given the title 'horse friend' from THE Pegasus because she took care of any wounded pegasi she met. Let's go. Leave the eagles, Wanda, you can ride on Mylo. You beat the last person in the tournament." Annabeth shows us where to go. We go to the stables to get Pietro and Sam, then we head out to the beach. We keep walking until Mylo tenses.
Mylo? Are you okay?
Yeah, it's just I hear my old herd. Some believed that getting a human to ride them was a blessing. Our leader disagreed.
Oh, well, I can walk.
No. I have to show them how good people can be.
"Guys, this is Mylo's old herd. They think people riding them is a sin. Do not anger them, because some do not like people." I tell the group.
"Wow, I never knew that. These guys always cooperated when we test them for bareback riding." Percy says.
"Well, that's because you were there to help. Mylo was part of the herd, and they may find him a traitor. Also, Tony has a way with angering about everything." I counter.
TRAITOR! I hear a mind scream. After that, a horse whinnies.
The beach starts to rumble, and then I see stampede.
"GUYS! DON'T MOVE!" I scream. " LOKI! COVER US!"
A wall of sand covers us, and I take off. I levitate the group, which takes a lot of concentration. I leave Percy and Annabeth, since they have rides. We fly back to the stables, where we sit down. I almost collapse from the effort, but I lift myself off Mylo's back, and I lean against him.
Wanda, do you need to lie down?
I, I, I don't know. Then, my legs start to wobble. Mylo drops under me, and then he is sitting on the ground. I lean against him, and fall into unconsciousness.
*PERCY POV*
Oh schist! I whistle, and Blackjack arrives. I tell him to hold them off, then I jump onto Matia with Annabeth. We head back to the stables, and see an unconscious Wanda.
"What happened?" I ask the group.
Lord, she saved everyone here. That sapped her energy, and she passed out. Mylo tells me. I relax, and then send Blackjack to go get Will. Will shows up on Blackjack's back
"Okay. So. We will try again later. For now, everyone get a weapon and a partner. To show that you won, just point your weapon at them in a place where they would die and can not block. No actual killing. The only injuries I should see are from falling, or hitting with the FLAT of your blade." I say as I help Will with Wanda.
It's okay my lord. I can carry her. Mylo tells me. I put her on his back, and then keep her from falling as Will goes and gets a bed ready in the infirmary. I make it to the infirmary, and I carry Wanda inside. Will shows me her bed, and I set her down. I go back to back sure no one is killing each other.
*WILL POV*
"NEEKS! INFIRMARY! NOWWW!" I scream as I see my boyfriend walk by. He grumbles, but he comes in.
"Okay, weekly check up. So, any pain, fatigue, or mood spikes?" I ask.
"Ugh, yes, yes, and yes." He replies. I look at him, telling him to explain.
"Emotional, tired of being here, and I am very happy to see you. Duh." He jokes.
I laugh. "Okay Sunshine."
I do the reflex test, temperature test, and check his eyes. His eyes that are like a black hole, trapping you forever in their gaze.
"Um, Will? You done?" He interrupts my thoughts.
"Oh uh yeah." I give him a quick kiss.
"You are dismissed." He jumps up, gives me a kiss, then walks out.
Then, I hear Wanda screaming. I run to her room, and I see what is wrong. She still seems to be unconscious.
"No. No. NO! No! Don't take me there! Don't! I don't want to be cut!" She cries out as her eyes fly open. I quickly text Percy to send Pietro to the infirmary, room 5.
"Hey, you aren't there." I try to comfort her. Then, Pietro materializes.
"Wanda! You aren't with Strucker!" Pietro hugs her. Wanda keeps crying. I notice that she isn't breathing through her nose.
"Pietro. The smell. The smell is triggering the memory." I tell Pietro. He turns, and runs out. Wanda should be good now.
*PERCY POV*
Okay, so, no one got killed. Tony did get slapped with the flat of a blade. Anyone who sparred with Loki did get nicks in their shirts. Loki is very skilled with small daggers. He uses throwing blades too. Not even throwing knives. Pretty much, just little throwing stars. Like, ACCURATELY! I threw him an ASPRIN! He sliced it to bits. Wow.
"DINNER!" Annabeth calls everyone from the sparring area.
"Annabeth, I'm going to bring Pietro and Wanda a plate. Wanda had a memory flash." I tell her.
I go grab two plates and cups, and call Mylo.
Yes my lord?
Can you take this to Wanda and Pietro? I give him a bag with the plates, cups, and utensils.
Of course my Lord.
Can you also update me on how she is doing?
Yes my Lord.
Ahh, now its time for my blue pizza.
