Hi again! Back from vacation, took a few days after to write this. Thanks for the patience... from some of you.

I still don't know how to write sword fights.

Disclaimer: Don't own PJO. Ricks world, my fantasy.

This may not be that good. I have writer's block.

Annabeth's POV

Tactical errors. That's why we were in this position. I shouldn't have been so damn cocky, and I never should have underestimated the big three. Heck, we should have had some kind of back-up plan in case for some reason they changed strategy.

Exactly like they ended up doing.

How could I have been so stupid?

You see, the game battle pretty much went like this:

Our offensive teams made it over the enemy lines and began our search for the flag. It wasn't very hard to find, but after taking a look at the defenses, my hopes of getting a quick win pretty much went down the drain.

Because instead of Nico being on defense, it was Thalia and Percy.

So, I'm about 88 percent sure we're screwed. Because we weren't prepared to take on two out of the big three.

In fact, we pretty much only prepared to take on Nico.

But it seems that the Big Three enjoy messing with my plans.

Fights were already raging all around me. I had my invisibility cap on, looking for an opening to grab the flag. While I was there, I surveyed the battle.

The entire side of the forest was in chaos. Campers were everywhere, some battling skeletons, which Nico apparently summoned before heading to our side, and a few of the Areas campers, charging three or four at a time.

The main focus of our forces was getting past the Hellhounds though, courtesy of Nico, But It wasn't an easy job. While three of the campers managed to drag a Hellhound, One caught hold of a camper and dragged them away. I didn't see who the camper was, and honestly, I didn't want to know.

Actually, I'd be okay if it was Drew….

Anyway, the few, who managed to get past death boy's living Hell attack, went on to meet Thalia and Percy in combat. No one had managed to get past them yet. The two were both really good at battle combat alone to start with, but paired together they looked unbeatable.

But I wasn't trying to beat them; all I had to do was sneak past the two.

Both of the defending seemed to be immersed in a fight, pretty much the whole Apollo cabin was attacking the two of them, but the odds seemed evenly matched. They both seemed distracted...

my heart was racing. If there was any time to get the flag, now would be it. I edged around the battle making my way towards it.

Almost there….just a few more paces…..YES! Thank the Gods.

But apparently, the Gods didn't want to be thanked.

Because as I grabbed hold of the flag, an shock went through my body that blew me backward ten feet, my invisibility cap falling off in the process.

The stupid Flag pole was electric.

But that was the least of my problems now. As I was getting up, I watched as both Percy and Thalia finished off the Apollo cabin's attack then turn their full, undivided attention on me.

Damnit.

"Nice to see you here, Annabeth..." Percy said with a sarcastic shade evident in his voice. "Now let's see how well you fight."

Nico's POV

The defensive line on the camper's side was incredible. The Hephaestus cabin had set up almost every type trap known to the human race around the perimeter, and no doubt, every few meters or so up to the flag.

I had thankfully sent a few skeletons ahead of me for precaution, and saw many of where the traps were set up. However, I wouldn't be able to shadow travel anywhere inside, for the fear of landing straight into a trap.

Added to that, many of the Apollo cabin archers were set up in trees ready to shoot anyone they saw.

Unfortunately, I learned that the hard way when one of them spotted me, and shot an arrow that narrowly missed the top of my head.

And then of course, there's the actual defense set at the foot of the flag.

However even getting to that point would be nearly impossible.

Nearly.

But I knew I could get there. I had a plan.

I leapt into open sight from the bush I was hiding in to give some archers a clear view of me. I could clearly see which tree the first archer's arrow shot out of, and just as the arrow approached, I dodged it. The other archer's saw the first arrow shoot and quickly followed its line of direction to me.

Running back into my hiding spot, I narrowly avoided the other arrows.

Now, with my goal in sight, I slowly made my way to the first archer's tree without getting spotted, and began to climb

Not for nothing, I was the son of the dead, and I could be dead silent when I needed to. (no pun intended.)

I snuck up behind the camper stationed there, and knocked him out before he even knew what was going on.

Careful to set him slumped in the tree so he wouldn't fall, I extracted his arrow and Bow.

After carefully taking Aim I shot the arrow from the farthest point possible of the route I wanted to take up to the flag, and to my pleasure many arrows began to strike the spot I had shot mine.

I guess they're just mirroring whoever shoots first, thinking they saw me...

Not a horrible idea, but they definitely could have thought that out more.

Thankfully, that re-directed their attention in the opposite direction, so getting past them should no longer be a problem.

Now it's just me versus about a billion traps.

Joy.

Annabeth's POV

He side stepped and jabbed under my guard. It was a good trick, but it was one he knew that I would catch, I countered the strike and tried to disarm him, but to no avail.

"Stop holding back on me seaweed brain, it's getting annoying!"

He parried my strike and almost slammed me with his pop-out shield, but I jumped back just in time.

"How do you know I'm holding back?"

I aimed a stab at him, but he rolled to the side.

"Because Seaweed brain-"

Percy aimed a stab at my stomach, and I locked my knife on his sword's hilt and twisted. I didn't have enough power to disarm him, but he staggered back-word for a few seconds.

I let him regain his footing while I talked.

"I know you. Now stop trying to be a gentleman and put up a damn fight!"

We had been fighting for the last 5 minutes, and I could tell he didn't want to hurt me. He fought the same way we normally did in the arena, but I wasn't fooled. I'd seen him in battle before and I knew he could do better than this. And I'd been nagging him to try harder this entire fight.

However, the look on his face made me regret my words instantly.

"Fine. Just Fine! I didn't want to hurt you, Annabeth Chase, but if you want me to fight, I'm done worrying about you!"

I guess I finnaly cracked him.

And then we re-charged into battle.

...

Now this was more like a battle, and it made me regret my words.

I've fought Percy over a hundred times, but I wasn't prepared for what was happening.

Because in battle, he isn't the same old stupid brain he normally is, in fact, it's like he's someone else completely.

At first, he seemed slightly disconnected, as if his body was acting on its own accord. For all I know, he could have been thinking of lollipops and unicorns.

But as our raging battle went on, his expression began to change. It was the same look I'd seen him have so many times during fights, frightening, yet fascinating to watch.

To watch.

His eyes literally sparkled, like the way they do when you can tell he's in a really good mood. But they were crueler, harsher, like a bird hunting its prey. I could see why monsters feared his presence.

We fought, and fought.

But in Percy's eyes like this was worse than if they looked mad. Emotionless. Anything. Everything.

Twisted and merciless, he looked almost….evil.

And it damn right scared me.

Not the best. Sorry. I tried to make it longer.

READ THIS: I just saw the preview for the new movie Immortals which is pretty much the story of Thesis spelled wrong, so if you're bored go look up the preview on youtube, It looks like a good movie.

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