XI – PERCY/REYNA
Percy
"Let the games begin!"
I sprinted through the forest next to Reyna, as fast as wind.
We'd teamed up with the Apollo, Trivia, and Mercury cabins. Reyna was captain of our team, and Gwen was leading the other.
Gwen's threats echoed in my ears. However, for some reason, I didn't feel nervous at all. In fact, I felt kind of excited.
The wind whistled in my ears, and the sun warmed my back gently.
Reyna and I turned a corner.
The flag was just a few metres away. It was red and velvet, swirling and sparkling.
I headed towards it, but Reyna didn't follow me.
"What are you waiting for?" I asked, but Reyna wasn't even looking at me.
I followed her gaze.
Gwen was standing next to her flag, brandishing a sharp knife, with four people flanking her.
I held out my sword and stalked towards her.
"Oooh! I'm so scared!" Gwen sneered. I ignored her and carried on walking forwards.
"Who could be scared of you, Percy? You're an outside. You'll never fit in here."
I froze. How could Gwen know? I hadn't told anybody how I felt.
I took a deep breath. Don't let her get to you, don't let her get to you, I told myself.
Ignoring her evil comments, I lunged towards Gwen.
Reyna
I watched as Percy fought Gwen.
His face was creased with concentration, and his black hair shimmered in the sunlight. I hadn't seen swordsmanship that good, since Jason vanished.
Thinking about Jason made me feel sick. Tears filled my eyes. Don't worry, I tried to tell myself, he'll be back soon. But nothing worked.
I concentrated on Percy's fighting instead.
It was just Gwen and Percy now. The other four of our opponents had disappeared as soon as Percy drew out his sword. Wimps.
Percy swung his sword and delivered a sharp blow to Gwen's cheek. Gwen shrieked with fury, and shoved Percy hard. To my surprise, Percy didn't even stumble. What was it with him? It was like he was invincible or something!
Percy's eyes sparkled with fury. His eyes closed with concentration for a few seconds, and then a huge torrent of water erupted from the creek, soaking Gwen from head to foot. She was knocked to the floor, coughing and spluttering.
The flag was now free. Normally, I would rush to get it, but today wasn't my victory, it was Percy's. I watched with pride as he picked up the flag and held it high in the air.
Percy
Crowds gathered around me, whooping and cheering.
I felt a surge of pride as I held the flag high in the air. But, somehow, it felt as if I'd done it all before. As I stared at the ruby-coloured flag, I remembered something.
The game was over, we'd won.
I was about to join in the celebration, when a voice, right next to me in the creek said, "Not bad, hero."
I looked, but no one was there.
"Where the heck did you learn to fight like that?" The air shimmered and a beautiful blonde girl materialized, holding a Yankee baseball cap as if she'd just taken it off her head.
I felt myself getting angry. I wasn't even fazed by the fact that she'd just been invisible. "You set me up," I said. "You put me here because you knew Clarisse would come after me, while you sent Luke around the flank. You had it all figured out.
The girl shrugged. "I told you, Athena always, always has a plan."
"Percy, Percy, are you okay?" Someone asked, distracting me. I looked up. Reyna was standing over me, her face full of concern.
"Yes. I'm fine," I lied. But, I wasn't really concentrating. My mind was filled with questions.
Who was that girl? Where was I then? Would I ever remember?
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