We win, but an unknown girl loses

(Six months ago at Camp Half-Blood)

"Everyone go to your bases and prepare for capture the flag!"Chiron yelled.

The blue and red team cheered and split to different directions as we walked down the hill to the woods. Percy walked up beside me wearing a blue helmet, (no surprise he's always on blue) armor, and holding his pen Riptide.

"Hey Rachel."Percy said."Ready for your first game of capture the flag?"

"As ready as I'll ever be." I said.

"There's no need to worry." Percy insisted. "Your part of the blue team and with Annabeth as the captain we have a small chance of losing."

"Percy you just say that because Annabeth is your girlfriend."

"Hey that's not entirely true! I believe we can win either way!"

"But it is partly true?" I said with a slight grin on my face.

"Well if you could mention that I said that to her that wouldn't be so bad."

I Laughed and said sarcastically. "I'll try to remember to mention it to her some time then."

"Ok everybody listen up!" Annabeth yelled when we were all in the woods. "Here is the strategy. Conner and Travis, take the Hermes cabin around the left side and sneak up on them from there. Remember not to be seen!"

"We know, we know." Conner and Travis said in unison.

"Next."Annabeth continued. "Michel take the Apollo cabin and go around the right side to attack.

"Got it!"Michal said.

"I will take half of my cabin and attack from the front." Said Annabeth. "The other half stand defense by the creek with Percy. Everybody clear?"

"Ya!" They all cheered.

"Wait what do you want me to do?" I said.

"Oh sorry Rachel." Said Annabeth. "I forgot it's your first time to play. You will be our flag guard with Jessica so keep a sharp eye out for the red heads over there." Annabeth gestured toured the red team's side.

"All right." I said.

"All right everybody in your positions!"Annabeth yelled.

Jessica from the Athena cabin ran with me to our flag on Zeus's fist (which is a huge pile of rocks) and we stood our place as guard. A conch shell sounded and capture the flag began.

You could hear the running footsteps of demi-gods as they approached each other's border, each team hoping the same thing. To win and get the other team's flag across their border.

"Hey Rachel do u think you could climb the rocks to get a view of what's going on?" Asked Jessica.

"Sure." I said, and climbed the rocks. Careful not to drop my sword I got to the top and surveyed the action.

Conner and Travis's group was almost to the flag but the Apollo cabin got stopped halfway to the flag and were now fighting off the Ares cabin the best they could. But Annabeth's group was fine. They were in plain sight but no one was even attempting to attack them! But I had a better view than Annabeth and could see the Hephaestus cabin waiting behind the trees a few feet from their flag. But they weren't even readying themselves to attack. Then I notice the net. Camouflaged well so that underneath the trees you wouldn't notice it but looking above like I was now you could see the metal net as the sun glinted off of it. My eyes followed the metal down to the hands of Beckandorf, a Hephaestus camper, ready to release it on Annabeth's group.

"CRAP!" I said out loud. This being my first game of capture the flag I really wanted to win. I jumped down from the rocks and hit the ground with a run.

"Hey wait where are you going Rachel?!" Jessica yelled after me.

I didn't answer, I just kept running through the trees startling Percy and the Athena cabin as I splashed through the creek and onto enemy territory.

As I neared Annabeth's group I swerved and went around them at the left. Then I stopped. In front of me with his back turned was Beckandorf preparing to drop the rope on the incoming intruders. I racked my brain for a plan (I really didn't think I would make it this far). Annabeth was all ready under the net and the rest of Athena's kids were about to go under too! I did the only thing that came to mind, I tackled Beckandorf.

"Aaaarrgh!" I yelled as I jumped on him using all my weight and relying on his own (which is all just muscle mass) to help me knock him over.

It worked. He lost his grip on the net and it fell to the ground. It took Annabeth and a few other campers with it but the rest of the Athena cabin was fine. I jumped off of Beckandorf and yelled at them.

"Well don't just stand there, GET THE FLAG!"

"Rachel?!" They all said.

"You can thank me later just go!" I screamed.

Some of them still looked a little bewildered but they knew I was right, they had to get the flag, they had to win! They ran off and I ran over to pull the net off of Annabeth and the other unlucky ones. I didn't worry about Beckandorf, he and the other Hephaestus campers were running towards the flag that I had confidence was no longer in their possession.

"Oww! De immortals! Rachel a little help please?" Annabeth said, a little aggravated.

"Sorry." I kneeled down and heaved the heavy metal net off of her and the others.

"How did you even see that net Rachel?"Annabeth asked.

"From the top of Zeus's fist you can see the sun glint off of it."

"Well I guess it's a good thing you noticed it or we would have all been under that net. You three go help the others get the flag. Come on Rachel, I think they can get the Hephaestus cabin on their own, let's go see if they need help on our side of the creek."

"Where do you think your goin' brainy-ack." Claries and two of her brothers jumped down from a tree, swords in hand. They looked, well like they always looked. Angry and always wanting to pick a fight. And now we were their targets.

I got my sword out ready for a fight but Annabeth was fumbling around her waist, no weapon in hand.

"Crap!" Said Annabeth. "My knife must have flown out of my hand when the net landed on me!"

"Well then what do you suggest!" I yelled.

"Run." Shrugged Annabeth.

"Sounds good to me." I said as we bolted towards the creek.

Claries and her siblings chased after us as we bolted to our territory. We were so busy running we didn't even hear the cheers of our team behind us as they ran with the flag.

Annabeth and I bolted into the clearing and I collided with Percy brining us both down. Percy jumped back up just when Conner and Travis ran to our side of the creek with the flag, followed by the rest of our team. Everyone cheered as the Hephaestus flag turned to the symbol of Hermes. Chiron and Grover walked into the clearing.

"Athena's team wins!" Chiron shouted.

Percy walked up to me and offered to help me up. "You all right Rachel?" He asked.

Ya I'm fine but I- oh no not now! Suddenly there was a stabbing pain in my gut and I staggered backward, falling into the water. Everyone fell silent as I stood back up. My voice amplified thirty times over.

A half-blood in the hot u.s

The child of one god but with powers of the rest

A dangerous life she pursues

Her brother put in a silent sense

A titan's consciousness to help or defeat

A discovery that has a family finally meet

I collapsed on the spot. Percy and Annabeth grabbed me before I could fall and helped me over to a rock, Grover ran over with a worried expression on his face.

I sat down slightly panting and looked up at them. "What did I predict this time?" I asked because my non-oracle self goes unconscious every time Delphi speaks through me.

"We don't know Rachel. Annabeth and Percy said at the same time. "We don't know what you mean, but we do know that the girl of the prophecy is in for a lot of trouble.