Chapter Three: Capture The Flag.
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The next day Lou decided it would be funny to wake me up by animating a skeletal corps in front of me and shouting something like Wake up before you're killed! It really wasn't. I'll get her back one day though. Anyway, we went to breakfast and I had to sacrifice some of my food to the gods, so I mumbled a prayer of thanks to my mother for watching over me and sat back down with Lou and Albaster.
"You know, it took em a lot of work to bring me to this camp." Albaster told me.
"Al, stop it. He only just got here. He doesn't need to know." Lou snapped.
"Know what?" I asked.
"I'll tell you another time." She insisted.
"I'll hold you to that." I warned her.
Then Chiron cleared his throat and everyone looked towards him.
"Right, today's activity will be the usual capture the flag. I want it clean and no magic, we know what happened last time don't we Miss Ellen?" He announced as he glanced over at Lou who blushed. As we walked over towards the woods where most games of capture the flag were held, Percy ran up to me.
"Hey Petros, you're going to be up against me and Clarisse in this game, you've got Annabeth, Kayla and Lou though so we'll see." He said and he ran off to his team.
We went over to a place that they called Zeus' Fist and set our flag there because it looked like the most defensible place. I was to lead the main attack force and Lou was going to bring up our rear. Meanwhile Annabeth was in charge of defending the flag. Before you ask, yes this game is played with real weapons and yes people got hurt. Anyway, both teams ran at each other and it wasn't long before me and Percy were locked in battle. He swung for me and I dodged and cut his arm. He took a step back in shock and pain and everyone gathered around to watch us. We locked swords and I started to sense that something wasn't right. I can't explain it, but whenever something isn't how it should be or I think I'm in danger I get this really bad feeling like someone just killed my mom right in front of me or something.
"Something's not right Percy." I said.
"You're trying to distract me like Lou did last time, the mist doesn't work on me Petros." He answered back.
"No I-" I started. Then the ground shook sending me and Percy to the ground.
"Hey! Chiron made it perfectly clear! No magic Petros!" Percy shouted.
"It isn't me!" I shouted back at him. Then the ground split separating me and Percy. Campers fell through and into the depths of the underworld. Then skeletal warriors came out and started attacking people. Lou helped me to my feet.
"I think we can use magic now. You'll see what a true child of Hecate can do." She told me as she blasted about 20 of them into dust. I fought hard, but they seemed to be infinite. Then a ghostly presence went across the battlefield and all of the skeletons knelt down, the campers stopped fighting and seemed to look confused. Then there was a huge shock wave that sent everyone to the floor. Then a huge figure came across the battlefield, scanning the scattered bodies.
"No! he's here for Colin!" I heard Lou shout. She tried blasting the figure but it just waved his hand and it rebounded, sending her flying into the forest.
"Heh, pathetic daughter of Hecate." When it spoke, it had a man's voice but it certainly wasn't a man.
"Lou!" I shouted. At that moment I wasn't thinking and I stood up. No one was going to attack her like that.
"Colin, get down!" Kayla shouted and she unleashed a barrage of arrows, which all just bounced off of him. Then he grabbed her and she disappeared.
"NO! WHAT ARE YOU!" I yelled at him.
"Heh heh heh, Colin Petros. Child of Hecate and the one of the prophesy. I have many uses for one with your talents. I am The Skeleton King." He said to me.
"What prophecy? What are you talking about?" I questioned him.
"So they haven't told you? That's not the only thing they haven't shared with you. It took them 5 years to tell your friend Percy Jackson what he was destined to be." He told me. "Now, if you are wise you will come to me on top of Mount Ida. For if you don't, I will return. This pathetic camp of yours. Will be destroyed!" Then he vanished into thin air.
With that, all of the skeletal corpses turned to dust and the ground came back together. People started to come around and I got so angry, I just lost control and blasted a row of trees to dust, then I ran over to Lou who was on the floor unconscious. People ran over and Chiron got me to his feet.
"What did he tell you Colin?" He asked.
"Lies! It's all lies isn't it!" I yelled at him.
"What do you mean?" He asked me calmly.
"How come only Lou and Kayla could see through whatever magic he was casting! And now look at them! Lou lies unconscious and Kayla is gone!" I yelled at him distraught.
"Lou is a very powerful daughter of Hecate, she can see through anything, and isn't as easily fooled as others. As for Kayla, she is a very talented individual. One of the best we've ever had at camp. Now go, you need to rest." He suggested.
"Rest! That's the last thing that I need! I'm going to find her! I'm going to Mount Ida!" I told him.
"No, listen to me Colin. Lou will be back up in no time. Then you and her can destroy the king and rescue Kayla. He is a very powerful creature to be able to get through our boarders." He told me.
I just nodded and walked off back to camp thinking to myself. How could I just wait for Lou to get better, the camp would be in flames by that time.
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