Hey guys, I'm so, so, so, so, so sorry that I haven't updated for ages. I know that I hate it when authors carry on about excuses: writers block, homework, busy, etc, etc, so I'm not going to do that. All I'm going to say is: I'M SO SORRY! I also hate how authors make promises but never keep them, so I'm not going to promise to update soon again, because I'm not sure that I'll be able to keep it.

- Lizzy :)

Rachel's POV:

"Nico, bring that back!" I screamed at the said boy.

"Nope," he shouted over his shoulder.

"I need it, now!" I shouted back at him, still chasing him.

"Nuh uh," came his reply. I had to bite back a smile. He was so stubborn... and dumb. I quickly turned a different way and then landed up in front of him. I quickly grabbed me phone, smirked then went back to the mission control centre.

"I hate you," I heard Nico mutter.

"Love ya, too, Nicky," I shot back. He glared at me.

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"Okay, guys, turn left into Gronter street and then turn on the first right," Nico said into the comms unit.

"The guy you're supposed to be meeting should be on a road called Yaronga road," I told Percy, Luke, Jason and Thalia, who were on their mission for Gaia.

"Ok, thanks R.E.D," Percy whispered to me.

"Stop calling me that," I hissed to him. I could almost see him shrugging. "And stop smirking."

"How did you know?" Percy asked.

"Because I know you," I replied.

I heard Thalia sigh, "Shut up, brother dear." Percy and I wisely shut up.

Nico gave me a sideways glance, "I guess the guy's there." I nodded, listening hard. There was the tapping sound of someone's shoes and then there was a bang.

"Sorry," muttered a new voice, "I'm a bit clumsy."

"No worries," Percy said through clenched teeth.

"Is your foot okay, brother dear?" asked Thalia. I could hear her smiling while she was talking.

Nico grinned, "I think that the guy has made something fall on my brother's foot."

I grinned back, "I think you're right."

"Okay, can you take us to this other guy we're supposed to...umm...well, you know, capture?" Jason's voice had hints of annoyance.

"Sure," said the unknown guy.

It suddenly went quiet, except for the sounds of walking and the normal street noises.

"Where are you taking us?" asked Luke, breaking the silence.

"Umm, to a warehouse, kinda," replied the unnamed guy.

"What do you mean 'kinda'?" Percy asked.

"Uh, I'm not actually sure what it is..." said the unknown person.

"Oh, ok," said a confused Thalia.

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A couple of hours had passed while Percy, Luke, Jason and Thalia had entered the warehouse. Nico and I couldn't see anything, but we heard a lot of muffled shuffling, screams and shouts of, "OW!" I take it that the guys finished their little mission.

"Hey, Rach, Nico, we're coming back now," Jason whispered through the comms unit.

"Ok, I'll go tell Polybotes," Nico said, taking his headset off.

"Which entrance do we use?" asked Luke, "Or can we just come through any?" I quickly looked down at my sheet that had all the instructions on it then answered Luke.

"It says that you have to use one of the side entrances, so that you don't raise suspicion."

"Ok, thanks, Rach," Thalia said.

"Rachel, right?" asked a cute brown-haired boy, tapping my shoulder just as Thalia finished talking.

"Uh, yeah. Why?" I asked.

He smiled at me, "Well, Polybotes said that it's time for your break and I was wondering if you wanted to hang out with me?" He looked like he was flirting with me! I looked around for a bucket to vomit in.

"Uh, uh, well, um," I stuttered, desperately trying to think of an excuse.

Nico came bounding in, "Hey, R.E.D, you promised to hang out with me, remember?"

I looked at him. Nico quickly shot me a fierce death glare. "Uh, yeah, that's right." I turned to the brown haired, "Sorry," I said then followed Nico out of the mission control office.

"Thanks," I said to him.

Nico smirked, "Don't worry, it's nothing new for me: the damsel in distress saver!"

I punched him, "You're so...so...arg! You're so cocky! And full of yourself!" I paused, remembering what Nico had said about damsels in distress. "And I most definitely am not a damsel in distress, thank you very much!"

I stormed off in a huff and heard Nico laughing behind me.

"You look cute when you're mad," Nico smirked as he wrapped his arms around my waist.

"Let go of me!" I shouted in his ear. Nico let go of me with one arm and rubbed his ear with the other one. I tried to wiggle out of his grip while he was momentarily distracted.

"It's pointless to try and you know it," Nico muttered in my ear. I sighed, but refused to give up.

"Oooh, that chick is feisty, man!" someone called out. It was then that I noticed that we were in the middle of the warehouse. My face started heating up until I was sure that it was as red as my hair.

"Yeah, I know and she's stubborn too," Nico called back. At this comment I narrowed my eyes and stomped on Nico's foot extra hard. "Ouch!"

"That's what you get," I smirked, feeling satisfied. "Or, if you prefer it: karma."

"Stuff you, karma," Nico muttered. I grinned.

"Ok, Nico, Rachel, you're break's over!" Polybotes called to us.

"C'mon, Nico, let's go," I started walking and pulling him.

"Ok, fine. Just let go of - ow! You're nails are sharp!"

"Let go of ow?" I questioned. "What do you mean?"

Nico glared at me, "What I meant was: stop hurting me!"

I shrugged, "Maybe."

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"We're back!" Percy called as he stuck his head in Nico and my office

"Go away, Perce," I said.

"Geez, okay, fine then, grumpy pants," Percy smirked. Ugh, today definitely was not my day. I heard the door closing and guessed that Percy had just left.

I take it Percy, Thalia, Luke and Jason have just returned from their 'mission'. Annabeth and Piper will be happy now. Their boyfriends are back. Yay! Not! (I hope that you noticed the sarcasm in the 'yay'.) Jason, for some reason, was mad at Luke and Thalia, while Percy was gloating about something. I sighed. Guess we'll here about this at dinner.

"Why are you so happy, Percy?" Annabeth asked. Or maybe we'll here about it now.

Percy smirked as he glanced at Jason, "I just won another bet!"

"Oh, it that all?" I asked, eyebrow raised, "If so, then why is Jason angry at Luke and Thalia?"

Percy smirked again, "Oh, that's because they made him lose the bet."

"Oh," Annabeth and I looked at each other, confused.

At dinner, Piper told us about how she found out what Gaia were doing. We had decided to site by our bunks, so nobody could eavesdrop because they were all downstairs.

"Operation: Broadsword. That's what they're calling this operation," Piper started.

"What a stupid name," Luke scoffed.

"I hear ya, man, I hear ya," Nico agreed, grinning. Even I admit that it's stupid.

"Why do boys always call each other 'bro' and 'man' and all that chiz?" asked Thalia.

Nico snorted, "Because it's part of the 'Bro Code', dear sis."

"Shut up!" Thalia fumed. I bit back a smiled and saw Annabeth and Piper doing the same.

"Anyway, back to Operation Broadsword," Piper interrupted, quickly, seeing Nico opening his mouth to retaliate, "I found out that Gaia want to take control of all the gangs in New York and then they want to overthrow the police and, if it's possible, take control of the government. They mainly want to control all the crime in the city."

"So that's all they're working for?" Jason asked, shocked. "I thought that it would be bigger."

"So did I," Percy agreed.

Annabeth frowned, "Then if their main goal is to control all the crime in the city, then why did they need to do all this extra planning and why did they need Percy, Jason, Luke and Thalia to capture that guy?"

"Well, there were two reasons," a new voice joined in, "one: to see what you were capable of and two: because we needed 'that guy' to finish our plans."

All eight of us jumped and slowly turned our heads to the opening in the curtains.

Guess who the guy who just spoke is! Anyone who guesses right gets a shoutout. There is also a poll on our profile page. PLEASE VOTE!

Ok, I just wanted to let you know that this story is close to being finished - 5 more chapters left. I decided to let this story have 16 chapters, so that each character will have 2 chapters in their POV. If anyone has any good ideas, please feel free to PM me or just review!

Hope that you enjoyed this chapter! And thank you everyone for your support!
- Lizzy :)