Hello there :) Sorry I didn't update in awhile, I have been really busy :( I hope you enjoy! This chapter is chapter the flag pt.2. So pretty much it's just other peoples POVs on the CTF game. Here are the teams just incase you forgot: Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Artemis, Aphrodite, and Hermes for the Blue Team. For the Red Team, Zeus, Athena, Dionysus, Apollo, Ares and Hephaestus. The Hunters are on the Blue Team, as a part Artemis' cabin.
And I just want to add that Percy and Annabeth are both around 14-ish, and they have both been at camp for at least 2 years. This story does not connect with what happened in the books around this time (The Titans Curse? Sorry if I'm wrong). This CTF game and adventure to follow are both more like an add on, or a part that wasn't in the book, but no events from the book are mentioned in this story.
I do not own the Percy Jackson and the Olympians books. It's kinda obvious, my name is not Rick Riordan.
Annabeth's POV
(A/N: POV=point of view. CTF=capture the flag)
"Ok guys, you know what to do," Beckendorf from the Hephaestus cabin said, after finishing giving us instructions on where we should go and what we should do. Castor and Pollux from Dionysus' cabin went to hide the Red Team's flag deep in the forest while we had our team meeting.
Oh ya, I thought with a smirk on my face. I'm ready.
Travis told me I would go out and make my way through the battlefield, then go into the forest to look for the Blue Team's flag. I took my sword out and adjusted my helmet. The horn blew, and the game begun.
"Ahhhhhh!" all the campers called as they ran onto the battlefield. Instantly, the sound of metal clashing on metal sounded as swords made contact with each other.
I ran through half of the chaotic crowd until someone stopped me and we started sword fighting. It was Diana from Aphrodite's cabin. I gave a small laugh, cause... well you know... the children of Aphrodite aren't the best heroes. They would rather be looking at themselves in the mirror or sitting out on classes because they didn't want their clothes to get dirty, so it was pretty easy for me to do a simple disarming maneuver and get on my way.
On the way to the forest I could see Thalia and a few Hunters taking on Clarisse and a few of her big, ugly siblings, along with some of Dionysus' kids rapping grape vines around some of the Blue Team members.
Usually satyrs don't play capture the flag, but I saw Grover on the sidelines blowing his reed pipes to make birds fly around some Hermes kids, which I was happy about because they are on the Blue Team. I always talked Grover into helping my team out in capture the flag games. Don't worry, all campers barter with satyrs to help their team out, because satyrs have magical powers over nature and stuff. Grover had always been my friend cause he helped me get to camp when I saw twelve. He always helped my cabin.
Then I saw Percy, making his way quickly around the battlefield on the far left. I almost ran over to him to stop him from going to our side and potentially finding our flag, but he was to far away and I didn't want to hurt him too bad.
I ran through the remainder of the battlefield and had a few more sword fights with some people, nothing too hard though.
I ran into the forest looking for the Blue Team's flag. It took my eyes awhile to adjust to the darkness, but I quickly started looking. I jogged around for awhile, but didn't find any hints on where the flag was.
I walked over to the small creek to wash my face off really quick before returning to my search. I looked into the reflection of the crisp, blue water and saw something quite peculiar.
The flag was behind me.
I turned around and looked at the ground, but I saw nothing. Then I looked up and saw the bright blue flag resting between two branches of a tree. (A/N: I got the idea of Annabeth finding the tree by the creek from the movie, but I put the flag in a tree so it was different (; )
Was that even allowed? Could you hide the flag in a tree? I thought to myself. I didn't hear any victory cries from the Blue Team, so I knew that they hadn't won yet. I climbed the tree and retrieved the flag from its branches. Before I came down I took a look at the whole camp. It was incredible. Lighted torches lit up the pathway, and all the cabins looked magnificent under the dark sky. As I looked toward Long Island Sound, there was a flash of blue-gray light from the other side of the forest. I squinted my eyes to get a better look, but the light was gone before I could have any idea what it was.
Percy had been over on that side of our base.
I jumped down from the tree and ran onto the battlefield with the flag. The Red Team shouted in victory as the Blue Team groaned in disappointment, but I just dropped the flag on the ground and kept running toward the opposite forest. Most people quieted down and asked, "What in Hades is she doing?" I didn't care. I just ignored them. I needed to see if Percy was ok.
I started searching the left side of our base as people followed me into the forest asking what was going on. I just ignored them and kept looking. No sign of him.
I turned around and all the campers and Hunters were looking at me with confused faces. Then Chiron came up to the front of the group and asked, "Annabeth, what are you looking for?"
I told him what I saw." I was up in a tree retrieving the Red Team's flag... and then I saw a flash of light over here on this side of the forest," I rambled. I was barely paying attention to what I was saying because as I was scared. Wouldn't you be too if your best friend just disappeared?
Chiron listened to my story, nodded his head, and then said, "Annabeth, he is merely lost in the woods. It has happened to many campers over the years, and they always return the next day. Percy is a good fighter and will be able to protect himself until morning. Now everyone, head off to your cabins."
As I walked toward my cabin, I couldn't help but think what could have happened to Percy. I didn't fully believe Chiron's explanation, but it was the only one I had.
I climbed into my bed and just lay there, looking up at the top bunk. Many of my siblings fell asleep quickly, tired from the game. But I couldn't fall asleep. It was killing me that I couldn't find an explanation for the freaky blue-grey light. I was the daughter of Athena. I was smart and wise, but I had no explanation for Percy's disappearance.
I lay there, worrying about my best friend, and what might come in the morning.
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-DoubleStuffedOreoFellow
