Me: Let's go abolish Fanfiction boredness!

Finn: How, may I ask?

Me: By posting Character Academy of course!

Finn: Silly me…

Me: The battle begins… Huh? I say nothing more.

Finn: Stop typing up the final chapter of KKPJ and type this.

Me: But I'm-

Finn: NOW.

Me: -growls-

Chapter 23

Kat POV

"Hup two! Move your feet princesses!" someone screamed outside. I put down my book and poked my head outside. An army of fifty soldiers with spears and shields were fighting against each other as a practice drill. I looked around and saw a bunch of other armies around. I almost didn't recognize the place where we were. A field of tents was set off to one side and a bunch of other special places were off to the left. Everyone trained in the middle. The schoolyard where we were all stationed was big enough to hold more armies. Someone grabbed my arm and I jumped.

"It's just me," Taffy said.

"Oh, hi Taffy," I replied. "Don't sneak up on me like that."

"I wasn't… oh never mind. I have to bring you to training, in case I get hurt or am unable to assist you."

"I think we'll be fine," I said.

"No you will not, Miss. Kat. The enemy wants to kill you, and I cannot let that occur. Now come along," he said. He dragged me through the arena and I was letting him, since I was wondering why they would want to kill me, of all people. I had seen myself in the mirror lately, and I don't look too threatening. Taffy handed me a sword and shield.

"Now fight me," he said.

"I'm supposed to… what, stab you or something?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"You're supposed to, yes. But not really. I'm on your side, no reason to stab me." I nodded and waited.

"Are you going to move, or what?" I asked.

"I am waiting for you," he replied. I lunged towards him, sword poised for stabbing, but he sidestepped easily. I fell into the dirt and he drew his own sword. When I got up, he had the sword at my neck.

"Try again," he said lightly. I frowned and picked up my sword. I left the shield there, since I had a feeling I wasn't going to need it. I lunged again, but aimed for the spot where he would sidestep. He blocked my sword, twisted it out of my hands and left me weaponless. I growled, determined to get it right. A small crowd gathered nearby. I picked up my sword and attacked again. I dodged his block and used my boot to kick. Instead of falling to the ground in a heap, he somersaulted backwards and was instantly on his feet. I lunged, he rolled underneath me, and whacked me on the back with the hilt of his sword. The crowd snickered. Each time I failed, or fell into the dirt, temporarily defeated, they would laugh louder. I finally got up, grunting, "Again," for the ninth time and stood opposite him. I looked at my sword and threw it on the ground. The crowd laughed. Taffy gave me a look, but I nodded. I lunged at him, he sidestepped, but I shot out my foot to trip him. He jumped up, landed on my ankle, pinning me down. He aimed the sword at my throat, but I was ready. I used my other leg to weaken his right leg, that was pinning down my ankle, by kicking him just behind the knee. Something that someone or other had taught me. He stumbled and recovered quickly, but it was all I needed to escape and pick up the shield. He attacked me, and I blocked his jabs at me. My sword was not too far away, and if I could get to it, I could attack better, not be on defense the whole time. I whammed him in the gut and ran to my weapon. Taffy was on me in seconds, sword raised for stabbing. I dove to the ground, grabbing the hilt of the sword and rolling out of target zone. I tripped him and as he was falling, I grabbed his sword as well. I aimed his sword at his throat. The crowd was silent. I handed Taffy back his sword and looked to the crowd.

"Shouldn't you have somewhere to be?" I asked. They all scurried off. Taffy got up, smiling.

"I can protect myself or whatever now?" I asked eagerly.

"The basics. But I have to prepare for battle myself, and you are coming with me, because I am not to let you out of my sight."

An hour or so flew by with me sitting in a chair, reading while Taffy taught some swordplay to Legolas' army. I looked at what they were doing before sighing and going back to my book. For the umpteenth time. A loud trumpet blared and Taffy was by my side in seconds.

"The enemy has been spotted over the hill. We are preparing for battle," he informed me.

"I should be out there, helping them with fighting."

"You are in no form to be pummeling the enemy."

"I beat you!"
"That was basic movements. If I taught you everything I knew about swordplay and tricks, it would take over three years."

"So… what you taught me…"

"Is what everyone must know of swordplay. I wish I had more time-" he started and through the window I saw the first band of enemies. It must've been the size of Leonidas' army, which was the second largest one we had. The Greeks were in the air, shooting arrows from above, disintegrating monster after monster. One slammed into the door and I shrieked. Taffy quickly took care of it. The army slowly stopped advancing, and it seemed like we were winning, when the next wave came. I saw my friends or people I had seen training fall to the ground, never to get up.

"I have to help!" I exclaimed as Taffy slashed off the head of a telkhine.

"Stay here," Taffy ordered, continuing to slash through anyone who got near the hut I was huddled in. I watched as he contributed to the army, and then I saw the smoke. It was wafting through the room and I followed it quickly, afraid the enemy was burning down the hut. I saw a small box, with a tiny, clear, sheet of glass on top.

"Finger identification, please," a mechanical voice said. I pressed my thumb onto it. Was Taffy going to kill me? Yes.

"Welcome Kat," it said. The box opened and smoke poured out. A charm bracelet rested inside, perfectly dusted and polished. I picked it up and rolled it around in my hand. The last thing I remembered before falling to the floor in an unconscious heap was me attaching the bracelet to my hand.

Finn POV

"Charge!" I yelled, hurling a dagger into an orc's throat. I saw Camp Jupiter efficiently holding their side of the school. The Hunger Games army wasn't doing so well. I was currently with them, trying to fend off the invaders. Camp Half-Blood was doing an awesome job keeping them out of the sky. I hadn't seen anything of theirs make it over the roof yet. Percy and a couple of others would occasionally swoop down and lay some waste before climbing back up to the sky on their pegasi. Someone whacked me in the back and I stumbled out of the way. The blade whisked by my ear and I breathed a short sigh of relief. The evil demigod hissed in anger and charged again. I blocked with my short dagger, but knew I couldn't hold him off for long. No one was jumping in to help me, and it didn't look like anyone was even looking this way. He whipped out a taser-like thing and it zapped my right hand, making me drop my knife. Now I was weaponless and paralyzed Way to go, Finn. He brought his sword down over me, but the blade never touched me. I had closed my eyes, preferring not to look, and when I opened them, he wasn't there. I saw a golden orb floating before popping into the air. I looked around and saw an orc exploding and a Venus girl screaming. The most glorious sight of all was the attackers about to overwhelm the Hunger Games army being slowly but steadily disappearing. Kat was in the midst of it, shooting them all with The Bracelet. My first thought was, Taffy was supposed to contain her! How did she find The Bracelet anyway? Does this mean-

"Don't just stand there, dead-brain! Get a weapon! Fight or something!" Kat yelled at me, hitting a telkhine over the head with a wooden board at the same time. Yep, Kat was back. I heard battle cries as Theseus' army charged in, driving the majority of the enemies back. What was once determination and rage was now fear and uncertainty among their faces. I picked up my knife and slit the throat of the Wicked Witch of The East. She screamed, and Kat zapped her up. The area of fighting was slowly increasing in size as we pushed Candice's army back. Kat patted me on the shoulder, and I turned to say something, but Candice was there, aiming a sword at my throat.

"Now now, come with me, and you won't get hurt. Deal?" she said. I couldn't really fight against a cucumber, ahem, zucchini, now could I? that was an awkward sentence. Anyway, I dropped my knife and she pushed me away from the school. She shoved me into a pumpkin carriage and locked it. I immediately searched for a way out, and my DHI light powers weren't working. I couldn't even see what was happening, as there were no windows. I remembered vaguely something that Kat said. Something about 'you know how I love to fly' or something. Could I fly? Is that it? I closed my eyes and concentrated.

"I can fly," I mumbled. "I can fly!" I burst out, jumping into the air. Unfortunately for me, it didn't work, and now I have a bruise on my head.

"Did someone say 'fly'?" a voice said. I looked around and saw a small ravioli in the corner.

"Mr. Ravioli?" I asked, surprised.

"Hi Finn! I followed you here! It seems you need some help, and I have just the right thing!" he turned around to do something, and I was wondering how he followed me, how he got in here, and how he got out from the hotel room I left him in. He turned around and a small blue fairy melted out of the walls.

"You wish to fly?"

"Temporarily," I said quickly.

"Of course!" the fairy giggled. She tapped me on the head and a gold dust showered around me. I suddenly rose up from where I was sitting.

"Thanks, but how can I get out?" I asked. The carriage door opened. The fairy laughed and Mr. Ravioli was squeaking something.

"Oh. Uh, thank you, again," I said.

"I have something else!" Mr. Ravioli screamed.

"What?" I sighed.

"This is a vaccine that will paralyze Candice for twenty minutes! Use it!" I picked up the small glowing liquid in an injection needle.

"Thanks, bye!" I said, turning to fly out.

"Take me with you!" he wailed. I sighed, felt bad for him. He had helped me in the past, so I slipped him into my pockets.

"WHEE!" he shrieked as I flew out of the carriage.

And so I flew off into the battle with fictional characters, flying, with a screaming ravioli in my pocket and a vaccine that would paralyze a shape-shifting zucchini. Not the weirdest thing I've done.

Me: And everything falls into place.

Finn: How nice…

Me: Not entirely… more to come, much more adventures to come!

Finn: Oh… uh…. –sarcasm- Yay…

Me: It gets much weirder Finn. MUCH weirder.

Finn: I just think you're trying to scare me.

Me: Am I, Finn? Am I really?

Finn: …

Read and Review? I'm currently typing up the sneak peeks, trailers, or whatever to the sequel to KKPJ. It will be coming out shortly, so have no fear! I just finished the last chapter for this Friday… -sadness-… on the brighter side of the rainbow, I'm putting up a poll! Yay! Vote now, because it ends on Friday!