A/N: Sorry for not replying to anyone last chapter. I completely forgot.

Shur'tugal Daughter of Artemis: Did you expect him to go right to college? And do you think I'd name it that for no reason? There needs to be some kind of conflict established before the character goes off on some kind of adventure. Just give the story some time and patience.

Chapter Seven

"Percy! Percy! Get up!" Percy groaned and coughed weakly, "Get-up!" Annabeth yanked him up on his feet. They were in the center of a small crater in the ground. Trees around them had small, smoldering holes in them.
Percy coughed again, "What happened?" Something hot, like a small fireball whizzed past his head. He turned to see what it was, but an explosion knocked him back.
Annabeth tumbled back, too, "That's what happened! They're some kind of mini-sun-fireball things that the Apollo cabin somehow acquired!"
"We need to get the flag now!" Percy shouted. They crawled out of the crater they had been standing in, and Percy tried to get his bearings back,
"Incoming!"

Twenty minutes ago…

That night, Percy's team waited anxiously for Malcolm's signal. And for the Hephaestus cabin to show up. He was starting to think that maybe a last minute alliance was made. Just then, Jake poked out from around a tree, followed by the rest of his cabin. Jake was struggling with a heavy duffel bag in his arms, and Percy jogged over to help.
"I've got your little bro's bat things." He panted. They got up to the rocks, and Jake rummaged through the bag. Once he got to the bottom, he pulled out a piece of lead colored foam with the Batarangs resting in little etches the same size. Jake stood back up and walked over to Sam, "There you go, kid. They're all yours." Sam gently took them off the foam, and clipped them to his belt.
"Thanks." He said quietly.
Jake passed out various traps that they would be using. Sam and Percy were responsible for tossing the Greek water into the creek. The Greek water was in simple mason jars, but looked more gelatin-like than regular water.
"Blue team-Forward!" Malcolm cried out. They charged down the hill, screaming out war cries and taunts at the Red Team. But they didn't hear any responses to their insults. Just silence. They stopped at the boundary line.
"Where are they?" Nico muttered.
Malcolm looked around, "I don't know…" He looked over at Annabeth hopefully.
"I've got a bad feeling about this. But this is a good opportunity to set up the traps. So far we haven't gotten any resistance, so that should be easy. Just keep your eyes open." She said. Percy and Sam got to tossing the mason jars into the creek. When he tossed them in, the jars broke on the rocks, and the "water" floated to the top. Other than it glowing, it wasn't that suspicious, and people would be too busy trying to get across than worry about the creek. Once the traps got set up, the team reported back to the creek.
"Did anyone even see a member of the red team?" Annabeth asked. They shook their heads.
She nodded grimly, "Let's move out, and…go after the flag I guess." Percy and Sam hopped across the stream, and through the dense woods.
"I wonder where everybody is," Percy muttered.
"Yeah." Sam agreed.
"So, how are you liking your-" There was a loud boom in the distance. Probably on the other side of the woods. It was followed by another. And another.
"What was that?" Sam whispered nervously.
"I don't know. But let's keep going." They trudged carefully and quietly. Percy looked around,
"Hmm." Something hurdled towards his feet, and knocked him down. Percy looked around for his brother for a few moments before he blacked out.

"Incoming!"
Percy dove out of the way of another fireball. It crashed into a tree.
"Any idea of where the flag is?" Annabeth asked him, and shoved her Yankee's cap on her head.
"No. But we need to find it before we're blown to pieces." Percy said, and sprinted deeper into the woods. Percy hid behind a tree, and peered around. There it was, out in plain sight. There were two guards posted by the flag, pacing around. Annabeth reappeared, behind the tree beside his. He jumped slightly.
"Shh! Don't blow our cover." She whispered.
"How do these things even work anyway?" One of the guards said.
"Who knows? Those Apollo kids are pretty weird." The other guard mumbled.
"Hey!" A voice barked. Clarisse. The beefy campers guarding the flag straightened up, "Shut up, and keep an eye out for Jackson. I've got a feeling he's going to show soon." She marched off,
"Why do we always end up guarding the flag?" One of them complained when she was out of earshot. The other one grunted. Percy looked back over at Annabeth, but she had disappeared again. He peered around, and saw the pine needles being compressed, as if by feet. There she was. He crept around, darting towards trees for cover. The woods had gotten quiet. Even the fireballs had ceased. Percy uncapped Riptide, which broke the silence. The guards froze.
"What was that?"
"I don't know. But it sounded like a-" Percy jumped out of cover. Both of the guards yelped in surprise.
"It's Jackson!"
"You don't say?" They readied their weapons,
"Well, what are we going to do?"
"Get him, before he gets the flag!" Percy charged towards one of the guards, sword poised. Percy's sword connected with the guard's. He forced his weight onto the sword, and the guard's hand began to tremble under the force. There was a clatter, but Percy was too busy to look over and see what it was. Percy stepped back, panting. The guard came towards him, but his sword flew out of his hand.
"What the-" Annabeth appeared.
"I had that one!" Percy said, and she tucked her cap into her pocket.
"Sure. Now can I take these guys back to base?" She asked.
"Be my guest." She trailed behind the guards, who took the lead. Percy walked over and pulled the flag out between the rocks it was forced between.
"Percy, run!" A voice out of nowhere said. Percy whirled around, and saw Nico hiding behind a rock, "Run! Clarisse is coming back now!" Percy turned around and got out of the clearing. But he was spotted,
"What-wait! There he is!" Percy looked over his shoulder and saw a group of five or so campers, followed by Clarisse. A few of them cheered him on, so he knew a few of them were some of his teammates who must've become prisoners.
"Jackson's got the flag!" One of them screamed, and they charged after him. Percy sprinted faster, closely followed by Nico. They got through the woods, and leapt across the creek. He heard a shout. Percy turned, and saw Nico, frozen from the waist down. His cousin looked up from his legs,
"Why are you still standing there? Get the flag to base!" The screams from the small pack that had been chasing them was getting closer. Percy sprinted up the hill to the small rock line, and waved the banner around. The symbols on the flag changed to Athena's, and Percy planted the flag into the ground. A conch horn sounded, and there was the sound of hooves coming up the hill. Chiron appeared,
"Percy Jackson has captured the red team's flag. Blue team wins!" There were cheers and screams from their team, and Percy was hoisted up on their shoulders.
"Wait a minute-" Chiron said in an alarming voice. They got quiet, "Where is Sam?"

A/N: Another cliffy! I thought that would keep you guys wanting more until I got back. I won't be back until sometime after the 20th, just a reminder.

So long, farewell.
~Leaded-Pegasus