Chapter 10: Capture the Flag

The gods, along with the rest of their classmates, were all gathered in the center of all cabins. Annabeth and Clarisse shook hands declaring themselves as the leaders. Since they had lacked number to make it even some campers from Camp Half Blood had joined the party. Percy was at the middle of them with a coin in his hand. Which the gods noticed as a golden drachma

"Alright call it"

"Heads" Annabeth said when it landed on Percy palm; he had whispered something in Annabeth's ear. Annabeth looked at his hand again. Then hit him behind the head. "That's tails dummy"

The gods, along with the other demigods rolled their eyes. They all knew that it was obvious that the side with the head of the god is the heads and the Empire State Building is the tails. It had a head, hence the term heads

"Oh" he said grinning sheepishly "Alright Clarisse you first"

"Chris" she said. It was obvious considering their relationship. He walked over behind Clarisse assuming the role of second in command.

"Percy" Annabeth said "you and your team with me"

There were many catcalls from the crowd as Percy assumed his role as second in command and as their cabin stood behind them. The demigods rolled their eyes at this. But were all thinking of the time they had dunked the couple into the lake.

"Masen" Clarisse chose then the group of Jake walked over to her side.

"Thalia"

"Solace"

"Nico"

"Stolls"

"Katie"

Then finally choosing the demigods of their team.

"Mark" her brother walked over to her though glaring at Chris, but Clarisse glared back. It was natural for him to think of Chris as a threat but Clarisse was worse.

"Malcolm" Annabeth called then Malcolm jogged over to them. Also glaring at Percy, but unlike Clarisse, Annabeth just shrugged it off. Percy had his invincibility anyway. After giving his favorite sister a hug he went to stand beside Percy. And Percy feeling threatened by him went to stand by her other side.

"Nyssa" the tall muscular girl walked over to stand beside her brother, Jake who had his arm around his adoptive sister.

"Pollux" Annabeth called after five more were grouped Mr. Brunner rang his bell.

"Alright so these are the teams for capture the flag"

"Unfair!"

"Why do they have The Big Three kids on their team!"

"Oh shut it!" Clarisse exclaimed "I don't care if they have a Roman Gladiator in their team, we are going to win this!"

"Hey we're definitely no bloody gladiator" Nico exclaimed

"Nico"

"Yeah Perce"

"You're speaking in Brit terms again"

Nico shrugged "went to England before my stepmother told me to come to school"

"You don't go to school?" Lucas asked

"Home Schooled by my dad and sometimes by his…servant, whatever you call them."

"So I'm guessing you and your dad don't have a good relationship?" Hades had head this and was secretly listening

Nico shrugged "I don't know, I usually travel around. He asks for favors every now and then. He did give me this" he said showing his ring "it was his. I never take it off. This is the only thing, other than my sword, that I have that connects me to my father."

"The very scary black one?" Lucas asked

"Yeah, he had it for a while and was passed on for generations" he lied. Nico used this excuse since his cabin asked. Nico was still quite angry at them, especially being put with a bunch of conceited bullies. "It is a very rare kind of metal since way back in Ancient Greece and Rome. It was believed to be mined and forged in the Underworld and cooled in the River of Styx. But of course that is just a legend. It is really like obsidian, black like nightmare, Percy had called it. The only difference is it isn't stone, it's like steel."

"Anyway why are you being called 'The Big Three kids?" George asked. The big three heard this and was feeling panic inside. Mortals weren't supposed to learn about the existence of gods. Nico looked at Percy and Annabeth for help. Thankfully Annabeth had a solution.

"Because Nico is the second most skill full at sword fighting and I need you here right now for the plan. Percy you explain" as she dragged Nico away.

"Thanks a lot Annie" he muttered

"I heard that!"

The six boys shared a laugh as the gods had joined their conversation.

"Anyway why do they call Nico one of the 'Big Three kids?'" George asked "And who are the other two."

"It's more like a camp joke" Percy said making it up as he goes. "Me, Thalia and Nico are the only ones who have a cabin all to ourselves. Don't ask why I don't know either" Cutting Lucas off "Anyway we are almost always together when were at camp. Well when those two are at Camp as you know Nico travels a lot and Thalia has her own group of girl friends. We are one of the strongest at camp. Thalia with the bow, me and Nico with the sword. And coincidently we're cousins. We also have the characteristics of the big three gods in Greek Mythology apparently. Thalia being a natural, yet violent leader" Zeus inwardly growled at that. "Me, for my love of water." Poseidon just shrugged at that though it was unnoticed "And Nico for being very secretive and his dark clothes and sometimes very dark demeanor." Hades just ignored the dark comments "Hence the nickname"

"Go away before I turn you into a shish kebab" Thalia exclaimed that could be heard from across the field. Apparently that weird boy had tried to make another move. Some of the demigod boys tried to convince him not to try that again. And no one other than Percy and Annabeth dared to try to stop Thalia.

"Come on, go find Annabeth while I try to rein Thalia in" Percy said jogging to his cousins direction. Attempting to stop her from committing murder to a mortal.

The gods waited in anticipation. They were put in border patrol by Annabeth. The three gods were ten feet apart each other waiting for an attack by the lake. Well Hades and Zeus were by the lake; Poseidon was in the lake the water ran by his knee. And much to his brother's amusement, a small fish the size of a palm jumped up and flap his fin back and forth to say hi. They waited as voices started to come closer to their side of the lake. Three kids from their enemy side appeared. Unfortunate for Hades, one of these was Will Solace, the overprotective brother of the Apollo Cabin. The two had engaged battle with Zeus and Poseidon. Their classmates were no match to the two gods, but were good enough to hold them off for a while.

Will stepped forward glaring Hades. "No one calls my sister names" then he engaged into battle with a hunter's knife. They had engaged to a fight. Hades had a bit of a disadvantage as he had never fought with someone with a knife and great precision with a sword before. At some point Hades stumbled back. Will was about to declare his victory when a small rock had hit him on his head. Poseidon had gone to battle. He had managed to disarm Will right as Percy ran with the banner in his hand and Nico fighting off the kids at his tail. Declaring their victory.

"Thanks" Hades said

"Can't let a godling beat us now can we?" Poseidon said with a smile.

"Well one thing's for sure" Zeus said

"And what is that?" Hades asked

"This is the most fun I've had in this trip"

AWW brotherly love :P Anyway I am back and i am soo soory for the short chapter also I am in need of ideas cuz after this I am stuck.:P and a small correction. I wrote there that the trip was one day and one night but I cant seem to find a way to connect all of it in such a short time so their trip to 'camp Delphi' is for three days and two nights sorry for any confusion. HOPE YOU Like it AND

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