Hey guys sorry for not updating since the summer, that's just because schools crazy and I have had literally no free time. But your wait is over. Enjoy
Chapter 11: Rivalries Old and New pt 2
Dylan's POV
"okay so does everyone know the plan?" my dad said as quietly as he could. We all nodded, the plan was really ingenious, and it used the only real advantage we had over the other team. Besides the secret plan the basic strategy was simple: Apollo cabin would guard the flag which we placed on top of Zeus's fist with the help of a quarter of Hermes cabin. The other Hermes kids would just split up into pairs and try to find a way to the flag. Demeter cabin was crucial to the plan because we knew Ares was gonna come running down our throats as soon as the conch horn sounded, so Demeter's cabin turned the forest from the creek to the flag into the densest jungle they could muster.
"I can't wait to see the look on their faces." I snickered to Naomi and Neminie who were accompanying my dad, Nico and I on our special mission.
"Yah they're either gonna die of embarrassment or shame. You are so evil Dylan." Naomi said as we walked to the creek, it was true though. I got the idea from this plan earlier today after I saw Grace.
"So let's go over it one more time" my dad said trying to rap his seaweed brain around what he was about to do.
"Okay" I started "after you and Nico cause the "distraction" Naomi will hit Cam and Colm with sleeper arrows and Neminie will shadow travel behind Grace and bind her. After those three are done we will all do this to mom and Thalia, all the while I will sneak past their barrier, shut it off and bring the flag back, all with my Mets hat on of course."
"And you came up with this three hours ago?" Nico and Neminie said in unison.
"Yah, pretty awesome right?" I said clearly proud of myself.
"Well we are about to find out" Naomi said as the conch horn sounded. "Good luck!" She said giving me a peck on the check before drawing her bow out of her hair.
All the weapons are out now, twin stygian iron swords for Nico just popped out of the ground, Neminie had her sword our too, rip tides senior and junior were out along with Naomi's duel metal bow. We also had our own armor designed to match our style. Hades cabin had tight solid black plating on their chests and thighs down to their knees with black helmets that almost looked like skulls. My dad and I had bronze chest plates with an extension of bronze down to the wrist of our sword arm. I'm a lefty but dad had his on the right side. Naomi just wore a long silver dress with gold trim.
The five of us ran to the creek as fast as possible and we saw our targets right in front of us. Naomi notched two arrows in her bow and Neminie shadow traveled behind them. And just as they were going to cross the river my dad and Nico walked across the river (child of Poseidon perk) and laid huge kisses on their wives.
"What's going on here?" I heard Colm yell right before Naomi nailed him with her sleeper arrows.
"That's disgusting!" I heard the unmistakable complaining of Gracie in the back ground.
But the plan went off without a hitch and we had Cam, Colm and Gracie bound in the next minute. What really amazed me is how long those kisses were lasting. And when I turned around, guess what, no gods damn adults.
"Wait what's that sound?" Neminie said turning around.
Sure enough Thalia and mom hadn't fallen for the trick as long as we hoped and they were hacking away at their husband now extremely pissed off.
"God damn it seaweed brain, what the Hades was that!" my mom screamed with about as much vulgarity as she uses in a month. Thalia on the other had been much more colorful. I really did not think mom would last against dad but she was doing better than lasting. As dad parried a couple of mom's knife staples she pulled out another knife and got a direct shot at his side.
"She's not going to maim him is she?" I asked Naomi because Neminie was too busy watching her parents.
"Just watch." she said obviously knowing something I didn't.
Sure enough mom tried to dig her blade right into dad's side but it just bounced off like he was made of metal I guess he had extra armor down there and then she came around with her other knife going for his neck this time but the blade just bounced off again. My mom doubled back grabbing her arm cursing in Greek things she probably doesn't want me repeating.
"Perseus Jackson that is it! Why did you lie to me? I demand an answer!" my mom screamed in pain and confusion (she didn't know something and she HATES not knowing things.)
"Calm down Annabeth you'll be alright. Dylan tie her up and get her some ambrosia before she faints." dad said with a sigh. "Jezz Annabeth I didn't think you would mind of I kept it." what was he talking about.
"You know damn well I wanted you to get rid of it!" my mom screamed in more anger than pain now.
"But then you would win every fight we had." that seemed to lighten the mood as mom gave a little chuckle and nodded her head.
"Fine but that really wasn't fair, I didn't strategies for that." she said complaining like Gracie.
"Another point for team don't strategize!" dad said with a big grin on his face.
"HA GOT YOU AGAIN LIGHTNING GIRL!" Nico said sitting on top of Thalia with her shield on the ground five feet away and her sword in Nico's hand.
"Darn it Nico! Let me go!" she said.
"No!" he said smiling like a fiend. "Neminie help dad out and tie up this ball of electricity."
"While you guys are doing this we should probably go get the flag huh?" I said trying to get back on track.
"You're right son, you and Naomi go!" he said throwing Naomi mom's Yankees hat so we would both be invisible.
"By the way dad, what does mom want you to give up?" I said curiously.
"Nothing much, the curse of Achilles, it makes me invulnerable everywhere except one spot that I'm not telling you." he said it so calmly that you would think it wasn't a big deal.
"Wait your invincible?" I said shock.
"Yah pretty much but we can talk more about that when you come back with the flag." he said in a stern voice.
"Fine" I said and along with Naomi we put our baseball caps on and dashed for the big ominous circle that just screamed there-is-something-important-here. After we easily took care of the defenders I gave the flag to Naomi because she was the faster runner and we headed for the river. To my surprise though I heard screaming from our side.
"Stop her, she has the flag!" I heard a Hermes kid named Joshua Stoll called to me and Naomi but she was carrying their flag so it's up to me to stop whoever it is with our flag.
"I'm coming!" I said as I bolted towards the river as fast as I could.
Now before I explain how the game ended, I need you to think of the scariest thing you have ever seen, I mean the giants were pretty scary and I saw dad's reaction to Gracie's first boyfriend which is saying a lot. I mean an invincible, over protective, loyalty-as-his-fatal-flaw, father is pretty damn terrifying. Now that you have that image on with the story.
The, without a doubt, scariest thing I have ever seen was running right at me from the other side of the river. That's right; Clarisse LaRue was sprinting full speed in her blood red armor right at me. But did I do the smart thing like a grandson of Athena should have? Well let's just say I got the seaweed brain when it came to spur of the moment decisions. I did what would make my dad proud, I charged that Daughter of Ares head on and right before we made contact at the river, I raised a wave just big enough to topple her over, causing her to lose her grip on the flag. I raised another wave to knock it farther away but I've only been at camp a couple of days now and all this water manipulating is getting really tiresome; Especially when a pissed of Daughter of Ares is walking over to you about ten times as pissed as when you started.
"Don't tell me YOU'R Prissy's little anchovy!" She screamed.
"And if I am" I said, and for the record that was possibly the worst thing I could of said.
"Then you, my little anchovy will feel everything I've wanted to do to your father for the past 20 years." She said this in a steely calm voice. Like she was trying to lull me into a false sense of security before she ran me through with that five foot long electric stick of death. (Don't like the name blame the ADHD)
Only about five more minutes I thought to myself. I needed to buy my team at least 5 minutes. Or the play would be for nothing and we couldn't have that could we?
"Come at me ya ugly bore!" I yelled at Clarisse stepping into the water, I immediately felt better but had to raise my guard to prevent a certain spear from piercing my skull. Like a flash she was on top of me, spinning and thrusting her spear, always keeping me on edge. I was on the defensive, in my "please don't die!" panic mode. But for once my logical side was working and I decided to look for faults in this obviously aggressive attack style. I mean don't get me wrong it was not easy, I took a sweep to the head and one stab grazed my shoulder drawing a little blood. But I finally found an opening in he never ending assault. After she finished a stab-stab- sweep combo, she rose to standing almost completely upright, a poor fighting passion. And I saw my opening for the first time I pushed Riptide Jr. forward and hit her in the lower leg causing her to lose her balance and fall down. During her dissent I brought my knee right up into her stomach. This caused her to cough a little before slowly standing back up.
"That's it punk! I am not going to be beaten by an anchovy!" she screamed as a bright red light engulfed her. I could tell this was going downhill for me, fast.
"Shit" was all I could muster before she lowered her shoulder and plowed into me, this was followed by some stabs to the arms and legs, nothing serious but enough to make me fell them. And just I was about to lose consciousness I heard a bunch of noise coming from right near us. Clarisse stopped and gave me a death glare.
"This isn't over anchovy, not by a long shot." Was all she said before she disappeared into the mass of red team who obviously lost the game.
I slowly got up but immediately collapsed to the ground. I was way to hurt to do anything so I just laying there contemplating the greater mysteries of the universe, Pepsi vs. Coke, what's for dinner, and red sox/ Yankees, you know the important stuff.
"Hey Dylan, are you all right?" someone asked standing next to me.
"No it's all good I love laying on the ground wounded pondering life." I replied with sarcasm drooling from my mouth.
"Okay have fun see you tomorrow" she said and started to walk away slowly.
"Wait, come on you can't take a joke? How about, please help me up and back to my cabin please?" I almost begged.
"HaHa ya sure, fine, whatever, your just lucky your nice Dylan Jackson or you could be in a lot more trouble" the girl said finally coming into view. It was Neminie, and after a long hard battle she looked absolutely…dreadful. She had leaves in her hair, a cut on her cheek, her black armor was chipped in several places and she was missing a boot. But honestly she was still pretty cute. WAIT WHAT? I take that back, Neminie is my long time friend and that is just weird. Really gotta sort out my priorities soon.
AN: you heard Dylan he needs to sort out his life. So who do you think he should be with? Neminie or Naomi? Let me know in the reviews. And finally sorry for not updating in like forever and a half. Sophomore year is a pain and need to keep the grades up, ya know? So this probably will not be steadily updated for a while but I'll do what I can for now.