Distraction - Percy POV

I find it a little unfair that Annabeth gets all the invisible stuff and uses it to sneak up on me. Me and Grace were killing each other, like we do, and were in the middle of a sword fight she and Piper turn up invisible and try to get out attention.

Something that's a little hard when you're invisible and you're talking to people who are a little busy.

Grace stabbed at me and I pushed his sword out the way hitting him in the leg, he stumbled backwards before flying over my head and hitting me in the back. I fell to the ground and rolled over into a puddle, I raised my arm and several gallons of freezing water collapsed on top of him. He fell over because of the weight and glared at me as I got to my feet. He shot another bolt of lightning at me, which I dodged, and then our swords met again.

"STOP!" called Pipers voice and we both froze. A fog was in my head making hard to think, I just listened. "Drop your swords and calm down." Piper panted and Annabeth grabbed my arm pulling me away from Grace. This brought me to my senses.

"Ow."

"You idiot." She said, letting go of me and glaring. "Why did you do that?"

"Because he pushed me off a cliff." I replied folding my arms and glaring back.

"Sorry to interrupt." Said Harry's voice causing both of us to jump. "But we need to go now." I looked to see him and Katniss standing by us panting.

"Ron and Ginny are by that rock there." Said Katniss pointing. "Peeta's about but Hermione is by the tunnel that leads to hell or the underworld or death place or whatever."

"Okay." Said Annabeth. "Jason we should go." He nodded and Annabeth turned to me. "Don't do anything stupid."

"I never do." I replied and she raised her eyebrow at me. "intentionally." she nodded and kissed me before turning to Grace.

"Are you coming?" He nodded and they both vanish.

"They'll be fine. It's not like their killing each other." Piper said.

"The same can't exactly be said for Ron and Ginny." Said Harry and we laughed.

"Be careful Piper it's a little chaotic inside." Said Katniss and Piper nodded.

"Well bye." She smiled and ran back the way she came. I looked at Harry and Katniss who were looking at each other and then me.

"Do you guys know where the entrance actually is?" I asked. They shook their heads.

"It can't be that hard to find." Said Katniss.

"It probably could if they want it to be." Said Harry. "But I say we walk around until we find it or a well-worn path to it or something."

"Sounds like a plan." I said. "Let's go this way." I turned and marched to other way to that of everybody else and after a few seconds the other two caught up with me.

"Are you always that straight forward?" Katniss asked, polishing the top of an arrow and holding it up so that it glittered in almost none existent light.

"Yep." I replied cheerfully, still looking at her arrow.

"Sounds nice." she replied and then glanced at Harry.

"Don't ask." He told her and held his lit wand up, lighting the ground in front of us.

"What arrows have you got?" I asked as Katniss put her arrow away and pulled out another all while holding another in place on the bow.

"About ten of each kind." she replied glancing at me. "All colour coded, so the green has Greek fire in, the red are explosive, the black are fire. Then there's silver tipped ones, gold tipped ones and bronze tipped ones. Plus my own personal quiver." she said and I nodded. Then we ducked under a leaning rock to step onto a pool of light filled with guards, all dressed in black that would blend in well. Had they not been standing under a spotlight.

I jumped as Harry's hands grabbed my T-shirt and pulled me back. I shook him off and looked back to the light; none of the guards noticed and most were having a chat anyway.

"I think we've found it." Katniss whispered. "But how do we get in." I looked at her to see that her face was in shadow but had a clear expression on her face. Determination.

"If we create a distraction and then run with it before legging it inside." said Harry. "It's got to be obvious though and something entirely us." I stared at him and then looked at Katniss who was nodding.

"That's easy." I said and he laughed.

"That's kind of the point."

"So where are we going to cause this distraction. It's going to have to be far from the entrance." Katniss said. "And it's going to have to be big." I grinned and she looked at me. "I'm going to regret saying that aren't I?" I nodded me she groaned.

"Just go blow something up." Said Harry. "I'll go round there, Katniss stay here and we'll shoot anybody who does whatever." he got up and vanished around the side of the rock we were hiding behind. I looked at Katniss who raised her bow and pointed it at a nearby guard.

"Sounds like a plan. You'd better get going and don't you dare get us caught up in it." she added glancing at me.

"Okay. Bye." she smiled as I followed Harry and then sprinted down to another large rock, where I crouched down behind it. I looked around the rock to see that I had a clear view of the floodlight area and two doors behind it. I looked behind me just to make sure nobody was there and then searched around for some water.

Surprise, surprise I found none. Nil point.

I then tried to summon the ocean from inside of me and ended up with a splitting headache.

Which honestly was better than usual.

I decided to give up for the time being and ask for help because now was not the time for jurisdictions. I snuck round to where Harry was and tapped him on the shoulder. He jumped and pointed his wand in my face before realising it was me.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I can't do anything."

"What?"

"Try a small spell." he gave me a weird look but obliged pointing his wand at me and muttering something.

Nothing happened.

"We can't do anything around here. We might inside but not out here." I explained and he nodded.

"Let's go further away and check." he turned and ran into the darkness, I followed and after a moment found Harry trying out spells with no success we kept walking out for a few minutes then tried again. We continued like this until Harry waved his wand and a jet of red light hit me in the face causing me to be blown backwards into the side of the mountain.

"Sorry." came Harry's voice and he appeared next to me. "I shouldn't have pointed at your face."

"That's okay. We've got magic!" I smiled and glanced at him. "Have you got a very smashable jar I could borrow?" he looked at me and then waved his wand in the air, a glass jar formed and then fell to the ground where I caught it. "Thanks." I said putting my hand over the open top and concentrating hard, I lifted my hand to see the jar full with salt water and lifted my top hand away. Harry waved his wand again and the lid sealed itself seamlessly on. I held the whole thing up and smiled.

"Water bomb."

"Would you like some balloons too or just another glass jar?" I looked at him and shrugged.

"Why not?" ten minutes later we had a wide variety of containers containing water. We slipped back to our positions and I hoped that Katniss was patient. Then I remembered that she was a hunter and being patient was part of the job description. I crept back behind my rock to see that not a lot had changed. I looked around and then dropped one of my many bombs and was pleased to find that I could control it.

For a limited period of time.

I looked at the guards and aimed for the largest group. Water exploded everywhere and in the confusion I saw Harry slip inside, I blew up some more stuff and followed him inside as an arrow whipped past my ear and Katniss joined me. We crossed through the doors and saw Harry in the middle of a fight with some guards I pulled out my sword when Katniss beat me to it and hit all of them in the neck with an arrow.

We stumbled down a corridor and came to a stop at some stairs. I glanced back down the way we had come to see a few more guards appear. I stepped forwards, Riptide in hand, and cut through them.

"I need to get to a high position." said Katniss. "So I'll go up here and get where I can see what's happening but I won't do anything until the situation is desperate or you guys give me a signal or I have a clear shot." she started up the stairs when I called after her.

"What's the signal?" she came back down shaking her head.

"I forgot you don't know it. Can you whistle?" I glanced at Harry who nodded, so did I. "Good whistle this." she sang out loud a small tune, Harry copied her and I opened my mouth to do the same when the tune came from further down the tunnel and up the stairs.

"Ignore them there're just birds that's how I'll hear the message. Bye I'll see you boys' later." she turned and ran up the stairs singing something under her breath so that the birds changed their tune slightly.

"Shall we get going?" Harry asked staring after her.

"Okay." I said and took a step down the tunnel. The floor beneath me moved and I fell backwards against the wall.

And then through it.

I landed in a heap on the floor and didn't move for a minute until Harry came out of nowhere and almost landed on top of me. I rolled to the side and got to my feet. We were in a small room with a door to one side, I walked over to it and heard voices coming from the other side, and I ducked down to listen when they stopped just outside. The door was thin so I could hear every word they were saying.

"Your news cannot be that important, leave me alone." said a cold fierce voice as Harry joined me frowning.

"They are in sir." said another, distinctly male voice. This voice was cold too but next to the other sounded weak and panicky.

"That's the Captain's voice." whispered Harry next to me, "you know the one Ju was terrified of." I nodded.

"Looks like we've found his boss."

"How is that possible?" asked the other voice in a tone that suggests he was trying not to lose his temper.

"We do not know lord, only that everybody has been taken out by the front and we are unresponsive at the back. Down the tunnel there have been reports that they were seen but nothing more." said the Captain.

"Well then we must go and meet our guests." said the other voice.

"Yes." said the Captain and then murmured something else quietly.

"Why?" said the voice, this time full of amusement. "We go through the catacombs of course. It's the quickest route and we might be able to collect and army on our way through." he said and I jumped backwards.

Because the door started to open.