Disclaimer: do not own pjo bla bla bla Ricky boy does so uh yeah enjoy.

Ashlee'spov

Courtney woke me up at 5:00am for capture the flag. I barely had enough time to run a brush through my hair and brush my teeth before Courtney was yanking me out the door to fit me for armor. She fitted me with celestial bronze breast , knee and elbow plates on top of my black skinny jeans (borrowed from Courtney) and my bright orange C.H.B shirt.

"Are you better with offense or defense?'' Courtney asked.

"Definitely offense." I replied.

Courtney set down a celestial bronze shield.

"Then you won't be needing this." Courtney said.

"Shields slow me down." I replied.

"Were lucky," Courtney said. "we usually get all of the big 3 kids in our alliance, Together they kick some major ass."

"Isn't there only Nico and Percy?" I asked.

"Thalia always comes to camp for every other game of capture the flag unless there is something major going on with the hunters." Courtney answered.

"Thalia's a daughter of Zeus right?" I asked.

"You got it." She said.

Last night at the camp fire Chiron announced that all magical items were aloud. So that means bolty was aloud. Bolty was my electric sword, there was a button on the side so I could either have it just a normal celestial bronze sword or I could make it electric. I could turn the voltage up like a tazor which was the cool thing. I turned it on medium which wouldn't kill only stun. we walked to the field and waited with our alliance for capture the flag to start. I looked at my watch

7:15

We still had 15 minutes till capture the flag started. Nico walked towards me with a short girl with black spiky hair and big blue eyes and a tall boy with black fringe bangs and sea green eyes, I recognized him as Percy Jackson I had never met him but seen him around.

"Hey Ash," he said "I have some people to introduce you to."

"ok." I said.

"This," he said pointing to the short Goth girl "Is Thalia daughter of Zeus, hunter of Artemis. You may also call her by pine cone face." Percy laughed and Thalia punched him in the shoulder."

"I'm Ash." I said holding out my hand for Thalia to shake, she grabbed it and shook it. She looked to my sword strapped to my belt and said,

"Nice blade."

"thanks I replied."

Then Percy held out his hand for me to shake.

"Names Percy."

"Nice to meet you." I said shyly.

The horn was blown and Chiron went over the rules again.

We were given 15 minutes to go over who is going to protect where. we were put in groups of two's and threes, Nico got me as his partner and Percy got Thalia and a bunch of other pairs were assigned by Clarisse La Rue. Percy and Thalia were assigned by the river and me and nico were about 20 feet away from them hiding.

"Remember," he said. "Even if the person you're fighting is your friend you have to look at the flag as if it were your life line, As if when they got it you would die. You could die during this game we take this very seriously. Now just remember the training ok."

"I will." I murmured and we burst into battle.

A boy came up swinging his sword but I dodged every blow with the hilt of bolty, I could tell he was a child of Athena from the intense grey eyes he had. His blonde hair fell slightly over them and you could smell the fearlessness off of him. He hit my blade out of my hand and it skittered several feet away. I was left defenseless staring at my opponent trying to predict his next move. He swung a pocket sized dagger towards my face and grabbed at its handle while I was distracted he hit me in the side with his other blade I heard my ribs crack and I tried to get back up he then hit me again and I reached out my hand and touched his leg. I heard a crackle like hot mettle falling into peroxide and he fell, I could tell he wasn't dead just unconscious by the rising and falling of his chest. I managed to crawl towards the flag and stood up my ribs still hurt like I was hit with bricks but I managed to waddle my way over to help Nico fight an Apollo camper. Nico was right by the red flag and he just had one more camper to get past. Annabeth. I told Nico to shadow travel behind her while I distract her.

"Hey there blondie." I said.

"That makes no sense you're also a blonde."

"Nut uh I'm a natural brunette." I replied.

"Fine," she said. "Are we gonna do this or what."

And with that she was swinging her sword at me I blocked her I was in no condition to do anything else.

The horn was blown.

Nico had gotten the flag.

We had won.

My ribs ached like fuck.

"Blue team has won." Chiron announced.

After all the high fives were given to Nico he ran over and hugged me really tight.

"Thanks… without you we wouldn't of won… this is my first time to be the one to get the flag." He said excitedly.

"Ouch… My ribs… Your crushing them."

"Oh My Gods I'm so sorry what happened?"

"An Athena kid hit me in the rib cage with the hilt of his sword."

"Here let me see." Nico demanded.

I pulled up my shirt to reveal the huge black, blue and purple bruise on my ribs.

"I think the're broken," said Nico. "I'm gonna take you to the infirmary."

Nico scooped me up bridal style and ran to the infirmary I was laid on a hospital bed where and Apollo camper put me In a brace and fed me ambrosia it tasted strangely of bagels.

Nico sat and talked to me refusing to leave.

"With 3 broken ribs how did you manage to hobble over to me and fight Annabeth?" Nico asked me.

"I don't know I guess where there's a will there's a way."

And we talked till midnight and we both fell asleep there right where we were.

AN:/ ok so my last chapie was short so I'm hoping this made up for it… please people review and tell me your out there so I know if I should even update so uh I expect 3 reviews and or I'll be super slow with updating so uh yeah.

With love (I guess)

-Sparky