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Story: Brothers United: Reimagined

Chapter 29: Brothers United?

Theseus's POV

I led my group of nineteen demigods through the forest. The forest was eerily quiet as we carefully made our way through the trees. I heard a noise before I signaled Jake and the others to hide. We watched as the Athena kids and their other forces walked through the forest toward our defenders. Jake gave me a smile because our plan was working. The Ares kids would be on defense. Once the Athena kids and the others had passed us, I signaled our group to continue. We made our way to the hill where I knew the enemy flag would be. We stopped behind a group of rocks that gave us an excellent view of the enemy forces. There were about sixteen demigods there. I knew the Athena kids would take more offensive forces because they would rely on the Ares kid's ferocity, another mistake on their part. We were ready for the Ares kids.

Jake moved up alongside me. "We're all in position," he relayed. I could see the nervousness in his brown eyes, but there was excitement there as well. He was ready for this fight.

I smiled. "Good, this is a very clear and easy strategy," I began. Jake and those beside me all listened closely. "We get down there and kick some ass." Everyone grinned stupidly at what I said. I looked into the eyes of my team. "Let's go and don't forget to have some fun." They all nodded; their smiles stretching to meet their eyes.

I stood up on the boulder and looked down on the Ares kids and the few archers that they had from the other cabins that weren't in the fight for our flag. They shot a few arrows, but I cut them in half before they reached me. I raised my celestial bronze club into the air. "Heroes of Team Poseidon," I yelled. Clarisse and her siblings glared at me. The rest of my team glared back at the daughter of Ares and her siblings. "Attack!"

I rushed forward followed by Jake and the others. A son of Ares thrust his sword at me, but I stepped inside his strike grabbing his arm in the process. I hit the pressure point on the inside of his arm; his sword fell to the ground before I elbowed him between the eyes. He fell to the ground unconscious. I turned around to see Clarisse with her spear and Sherman standing beside her with his sword at the ready.

"Nice to see you Clarisse," I said with a wry smile. She growled before she jabbed her spear toward my midsection, I slapped the spear away with the edge of my sword before I pulled my club from behind my back; Sherman's eyes grew twice their normal size. I smirked at his unease. I spun the club around in my left hand. The boy's eyes never left it. "How're you doing Sherman?"

Clarisse elbowed him in the side before he shook out of his fear. "Ready to knock that club out of your hand, Sea Spawn," he replied, but I could tell that he wasn't as confident as he let on.

I chuckled. "Bring it on, son of Hot Head," I replied mockingly.

Sherman growled and charged. He swiped his sword toward my head, but I ducked under his strike. He continued to swipe at me with his blade, but I just backed up and watched as he tired himself out. Clarisse rolled her eyes at her brother's stupidity. Sherman's eyes burned red with fury before he sent a thrust at my stomach. I blocked the strike with my club before I sliced across the hilt of his sword with my blade. I cut a small gash in the back of his hand. His sword fell to the ground. I used the momentum from my sword strike and did a roundhouse kick to his head, my foot connected with the side of his face. Sherman crumpled to the ground.

I turned back to Clarisse; she just stared at me with anger in her eyes. She held her spear toward me with the red electrical sparks flickering from the blade. "A gift from your daddy, I bet," I teased. She growled like her brother and charged. I caught the blade of her spear with my sword, electricity arced through my sword causing my arm to turn numb, but all that did was make me mad. I felt a wave of anger in my mind before I pushed her spear away; I drove my club down on the middle of her spear breaking the celestial bronze spear in half. Clarisse stepped back in shock. "You corpse-breath worm, you dirty fish face," she yelled.

I sheathed my sword and slung my club over my back. We were both unarmed now. I beckoned her forward with my hand. She charged trying to grab me with one of her wrestling moves. I side-stepped her attack as I raised my left leg. My foot connected with the pressure point just above her knee. Her leg gave out before she fell to the ground. She tried to stand, but the nerves in her leg were turned off. She finally stood on one leg before she turned to fight me again. "Give up Clarisse," I said. She glared at me before she sent a right-cross toward my face. I blocked the strike with my left arm before I sent a massive uppercut to her jaw with my right fist. My fist struck her jaw with a sickening crack; she fell to the ground with her eyes rolled up in her head. I bent down and checked her pulse; she was out cold, but she was breathing fine.

I turned back to the fight; my team had just about completed their task. I climbed the hill with the enemy flag at the top. I reached the flag just as Connor and Travis Stoll stepped out from a group of rocks they had been hiding behind. They both smiled at me before they each threw a stink bomb on the ground in front of me. I fell back as my eyes watered with pain and my lungs filled with the noxious smell. I bent over with a coughing fit. The two brothers unsheathed their swords and stepped toward me. I used the water in my body to make more tears. My eyes cleared just in time as Connor slashed his sword at my head. I ducked under his strike and fell to the ground. I placed both hands on the ground before I unleashed my earthshaker powers. The ground shook knocking the two sons of Hermes off balance. I coughed the last bit of the substance from my lungs before I charged. I hit Connor in his wrist knocking his sword away. Travis tried to hit me with his sword, but I ducked under his swipe and grabbed his arm before he could backhand me. I pressed a nerve on the inside of his elbow; the boy's eyes widened before I punch him in the face, his sword fell to the ground. I felt Connor behind me. I grabbed Travis by his armor straps and threw him at his brother, their heads struck and the two boys fell to the ground unconscious.

I walked toward the flag. I was tired, but also I could feel the adrenaline still pumping through my veins. Jake ran to my side. "All enemy combatants disabled," he said with a brilliant smile.

I chuckled at the enthusiastic face he sported. "Good work, take the flag; I'll cover you," Jake's grin widened before he grabbed the flag and darted toward the creek and our side of the battle. I raced alongside him with the remainder of our force.

We reached the creek a few seconds later, but we all stopped in our tracks at the sight before us. Percy and Perseus were in a standoff. Annabeth was on the ground, her face was pale and she was crawling toward Malcolm. The son of Athena held his stomach protectively, but I could still see the blood on the ground and on his clothes.

"Jake, go on with the others," I said. He looked at me like he was going to protest. "Go on, I got this." Jake nodded reluctantly before he raced toward the creek.

I ran to my brothers and stopped, water was raging around Perseus and Percy held Riptide in a threatening position toward his brother's chest.

"I told you to stay out of it," Percy yelled toward Perseus.

Perseus glared at his brother through narrowed eyes. "I told you to leave her alone."

"Stop it!" I yelled.

My brothers turned toward me, but it appeared like they just looked through me. It was like I was invisible to them. "Stop it," I yelled again, but they didn't even acknowledge my voice this time.

Percy stepped toward his brother. "I warned you, but now I'll have to teach you a lesson." He swung his sword at his brother. Perseus's eyes widened before he thrust his hands out protectively. The water responded at the motion of his hands. A hand made of water smacked the sword out of Percy's hand. He looked at his empty hand in wonder before he stared at his little brother. Perseus's green eyes glowed with power before the water picked him up and threw him toward his older brother. The two brothers collided knocking them both to the ground. Perseus had his hands around Percy's throat and Percy held his little brother in the same death grip.

I screamed and ran toward them. The world slowed around me. I heard Annabeth yell along with Chiron and a few other people, but I didn't acknowledge them. I had to get to my brothers. I charged forward before I wrapped my arms around my brothers. The momentum of my charge knocked the three of us into the creek.


Annabeth's POV

I watched in horror as Percy and Perseus strangled each other. I screamed for help. I saw Theseus out of the corner of my eyes as he ran toward his brothers. He hit them with his arms held out wide. The three brothers fell into the creek. Chiron raced forward to the edge of the creek. A blue glow came from the water Chiron stepped back as the blue light made the water shine like a neon spotlight. I held Malcolm in my arms as Will Solace worked to stop the bleeding. I didn't even acknowledge what the son of Apollo was doing as my gaze was fixated on the creek. The blue glow intensified more. Chiron stepped back from the water; his eyes were big and I could see the fear in them.

Suddenly, the creek exploded, hundreds of gallons of water shot into the air before it evaporated before our eyes. The creek was completely dry; a nature spirit stepped out of the creek next to Chiron. She just stood alongside him as they peered down into the creek bed still in shock from what happened. Chiron motioned for someone to help him as he climbed down into the muddy creek bed. For the first time, I noticed Jake Mason standing on the other side of the creek. The Ares flag with the red boar changed into the symbol of the forge, but my mind didn't even care that we had lost. I was too concerned about the sons of Poseidon. Jake dropped the flag and climbed down into the creek. I looked at Chiron's face. His skin was paler than normal, but the thing that shocked me was his eyes. Those eyes that had seen so much over thousands of years of immortality held something I'd never seen before, utter shock and disbelief. Whatever he saw was something that he'd never seen before.

Jake helped lift two things onto Chiron's back, it was too dark for me to see clearly. Chiron climbed out of the creek bed; on his back were two people. The first looked to be in his mid to late twenties, he had short black hair and a club strapped to his back, it was Theseus. The second figure had tanned skin and shaggy black hair; it was someone that I would know anywhere. It was Percy, the real Perseus Jackson, not the boy who was split into two. This was my Percy, the boy who I had broken his heart and in turn shattered my own. I stared at him in shock. I was frozen in place as Chiron galloped away with the sons of Poseidon. Will helped Malcolm stand up, his mid-section was bandaged, but I was too shocked to think anything more about it. They walked away toward the infirmary, leaving me lost in thought. Percy was back, but what did that mean for us?

AN: I don't usually do first person POVs, but I just wanted to do one for Theseus and the Annabeth one just seemed right considering the circumstances. I hope everyone enjoyed the fight sequences, stay tuned more to come.