Just so you people know, even though the people reading up to this point are people who like my story (Thank you people!) I just want you to know, I'm only stopping the story when it's over. Not after a few flames.

Chapter Ten:

I Think This Is A Mistake

Trina's pov

Once I crossed the creek I crouched over and kept to the shadows. I also looked up because when I played hide and seek tag with the 3 year olds at my mom's daycare, they climb a short ways into the trees and pounce on you from above. Trust me they are heavier than they look.

I didn't see any of the hunters so I kept going even though my gut kept telling me it was a stupid idea. I also looked to the ground in order to look for trip wires and sticks to avoid stepping on them and giving away my position. I know the trip wires are a bit much but with the day I had, I expected anything.

I was still creeping along hoping no one would spot me when I looked to my right and saw a flash of silver. The flag.

"This is too easy," I thought to myself.

But it wasn't because their flag was on top of a massive pile of boulders and there were 2 guards circling around it.

I thought hard. How was I going to get on top of the boulders, get the flag, climb down, and run across to my side without them noticing?

I took a risky move and decided to ditch my armor, shield, helmet, and sword.

It would be easier to climb the boulders and run back without lugging a thousand pounds of metal.

I crept through the bushes, waiting for the perfect time to attack.

I sat there for a minute or so before I hatched a brilliant plan.

I picked up a rock about the size of a plum and through it to my right into the bushes a little way down from me. They rustled.

Like I hoped, the hunters darted over there and shot a few arrows into the bushes that had made the offending noise.

Quick as a flash I darted over to the boulders and started climbing as fast and as quiet as possible. Thank the gods for the climbing wall at the Y. I really spend a lot of time there. My heart was thumping so loudly in my chest I was surprised the hunters didn't hear it. I looked down. The hunters had moved away from the bushes and had assumed circling the boulders, not knowing that I was up on top of them.

I thought quickly. I could probably pull off another diversion like that I just didn't know if they would fall for it.

I took my chances and picked up another rock and threw it in front of me so they would be on the other side of the boulders of where I would make my escape.

The bushes rustled again and again, the hunters ran over there and started shooting arrows into it while I quickly and quietly made my escape with the flag into the bushes on the other side. I couldn't believe it worked.

I crept quietly away, looking up and looking down at the same time until I was just a few yards from the creek. I walked closer until I was just 6 feet away and something exploded in front of me.

"She has the flag!" shouted someone behind me.

I quickly darted over to the other side as people burst out of the woods on the hunter's side.

Just as I touched ground on my side, what seemed like the whole camp burst out of the woods on our side.

"Get her!" shouted someone on our side.

"You don't have to!" I shouted at them as loud as I could.

They all looked at me for a brief second and looked away then looked back and completely stopped.

Even the girl carrying the flag stopped and looked at me. I recognized her as the girl that Percy had told me was the Lieutenant.

"I got the flag!" I shouted as campers burst out of the hunter's side again with Percy leading them.

There was a moments silence as I looked at the flag and saw that it had changed patterns. From its original silver with a bow and arrow, it was now teal with a big trident in the middle and a small sun in each corner.

Then everyone on our side erupted in happiness. I just stood there as they rushed toward me and bombarded me with questions.

"How did you do it?"

"Was it hard?"

"Why are there suns in the corner on the banner?"

I was too stunned to answer them.

"Why are you so surprised?" I finally asked them.

"Because we have never won a capture the flag game against the hunters," answered a familiar voice.

I turned to the voice and saw the angry face of my brother.

"We haven't?" I asked.

He shook his head.

"Then why are you so mad?" I asked.

He just looked at me. It turned out he didn't have time to answer because Annabeth stormed over and shouted at me, "WHY DIDN'T YOU FOLLOW THE PLAN?"

I instantly felt small.

"I found an opportunity and it turned out great," I said quietly.

"I was going to get it!" she shouted.

"Well you were too late and I beat you to it," I said instantly filling up with anger and not feeling small anymore. "So get over it!"

And with that I stormed off.

Percy's pov

I watched my little sister walk away them I turned to Annabeth whose face was still red with anger.

By now everyone was silent and Chiron had come over and started telling people that it was almost curfew.

Annabeth looked at me again with anger like it was my fault them stormed off.

As I watched her walk away, Chiron said, "You should probably go after your only sister and see to it she doesn't run away after one person is angry with her."

I nodded and walked out of the woods.