Ok I just realized that I forgot to explain how this capture the flag works. So you know the saying, "kill 2 birds with one stone?" Well this is kinda to opposite of that. You have two stones and one bird which is how the flags are played. You have two stationary flags and one that moving. Ok? Alright?! You got it!
Taige
Just a few seconds before the horn sounded, Rae, Hailey and I all took off with one of our three flags. We decided to run around to keep others off of our tracks. Rae kept humming to herself like she always did when she was trying to concentrate and Hailey was messing with some metal in her hands. The song Rae was singing to was somewhat Rae began humming again and then began singing quietly, "I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly... I'll do what it takes 'til I touch the sky. And I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change, and breakaway... Out of the darkness and into the sun. But I won't forget all the ones that I love. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change, and breakaway..." I finally realized what song she was singing, Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson. As she was singing to herself, I sighed, "Really, Sunshine? You're singing now?" She scoffed, "Excuse me, I'm singing. There is a major difference!" Hailey laughed, "Yeah, between you singing the words and humming the music, there is barely a difference." "What is it with all the harassment I'm getting today," she whines, "really, am I the only one who you can make fun of today? Some friends you are..." "You know we love you," I smile as I begin hugging her.
About ten minutes after that we here Chiron's voice saying red team has got their first flag. Rae scowled, "Seriously, I bet it was the Aphrodite base." "You're probably right," I sighed, "Annabeth went after Percy no doubt." "Good thing Brenden hates magic," Hailey laughed. Rae laughed quietly, "He never has liked magic. You know sons of Athena; everything has an answer. Even if is doesn't make sense to others, it has to make sense to him." "It's ironic though," Hailey says, "for a son of a "myth," he has to have an explanation, that's not magic." "Everything has a "magic" of sorts," Rae says with a smile, "whether it's a big thing like the monsters we kill or something as small as a ray of sunshine. Science and magic coexist." Then we hear that one of the Red team's flags were taken, we cheered silently. Yet we were silent enough. We were spotted by some Ares's kids. We ran off and hid again. Rae looked around to see if her boyfriend was around, but she couldn't find him. "He was probably captured," Hailey said to her, "sounds like something that'd happen to him." Then we hear that the other red team's base was taken over. Rae smiles with excitement, "Now all we need to get is the traveling flag." Then we were spotted again we began running but they were too fast. It was a group of Nike kids. Rae gave the flag to me and said, "Go with Hailey and hide with the flag. I'll find you as soon as I'm done, okay?" I didn't want her to fight on my own, but she had her bow and everyone didn't want to face Rae when she had her bow. So we began to ran as the Demeter kids charged at Rae. We were right next to a stream, which worked out perfectly for me. So I took a strip of water and threw it at one of the Demeter kids who was on top of Rae. They were knocked out which left Rae with 3 others. "She can handle the fight on her own," Hailey said as we kept running. "Hailey! You know Rae never gets violent with anyone," I say, "she never leaves them with a major injury!" Hailey sighed, "That's true, but Rae knows how to fight. Brendan, Yas, and her have known how to fight for a few years. She can handle herself. Trust her." I sighed, "Fine, let's go." As we were running we saw the Hecate base. Brendan and Yasmine were trying to get in the back side while Clarisse, Nico and Annabeth's group where in the front, which wasn't hard for Yas. Brendan on the other hand hated it. "Why didn't they be stupid and have the Hermes cabin be in charge of a base," he growled to himself. "Rae and Leticia are smarter than that," Yas calls out to him, answering his comment. We looked in the "jail" and saw Kody, Katie, Malcolm, and many others standing in wait. Hoping his team would get the base and he'd be free. Hailey and I ran off again hearing that the Hecate base was taken down, meaning all of our prisoners were free. Looked back out of curiosity and I saw smoke coming from the direction of the base. Meaning Kody was free and probably looking for Kasi. It was all or nothing now and for the fact that everyone would now be looking for us put a lot of pressure on me. I just hoped that Rae would find us soon, cause we needed all the help we could get. We ran into a cave of sorts and hid there. Then I heard someone run our way. Hailey got ready to fight but it didn't matter. It was only Little Miss Sunshine. She had a few bruises and she smiled when she got to us. Then she fell to the ground and laid down for a few minutes. Then she began talking. Ohh boy...
Rae Pov
"Dang it, why does this challenge have to be so damn hard!?" Hailey laughs, "Come on Sunshine, I didn't think it would take you that long to find us." I give her an annoyed look, "Funny Hailey, real funny. "Come on guys, we're gonna get caught," Taige says. Hailey starts laughing, "Wow Taige, I didn't think you'd worry so much." As we're not paying attention a twig snaps. I whisper, "Someone's here, you have to move. Take the flag, I'll take them." Taige and Hailey run off and a person grabs me from behind. "Gotcha!" I was really annoyed with this person's attack strategy, "Seriously, you just let the flag get away." The voice, obviously male, laughs, "I know I wanted to catch you." Then it all made sense. "Kody, let me go ya dummy," I say, "you're supposed to be trying to get the flag." The person finally let me go, so I could turn to face my dork of a boyfriend. He was grinning and said, "Awe, but where's the fun in that?" I roll my eyes, "Okay, well you're gonna stand here, while I run away." I don't give him any time to respond and I bolt. One thing I forgot, he's been blessed by, not one, but two gods. He picked me up in his arms as I complain."Ugh! Why Hermes," I yell, "why did you have to bless him!" Then a voice yells, "I got ya Sunshine!" Fire burns his hand, and I run as fast as I can. "Thanks Hay Day!" Hailey smiles, "No problem, Rae." We run out of the tunnel and into the open. I turn to Hailey and ask, "Where's the flag?" She smiles, "With another team member." Then we turn and see Taige. "I swear Taige, you shouldn't scare us like that," I say. I look around and I finally see Yasmine (who's a child of Hades, we call her Yas sometimes) guarding someone. "Is that Brendan?" Hailey asks, "Why is his back on fire?"
Then when Kody finally finds us, Hailey says, "Great 3 against three and one is a son of Ares." I look at her with an offended look on my face, "What does that have to do with anything?" Hailey laughs, "You think you could take him?" Taige laughs, "Rae's too nice to hurt anyone." "Why does everyone say that," I say, "you guys are seriously throwing me under the bus." "I'm just saying," Hailey said, "in high school you wouldn't want to hurt a fly. So why should that be different now." I was now over my boiling point. So I make a blade of solid light and threw it at Brendan's head. His eyes go real big but before it made contact it changed into pure light. "What was that," Taige asks. I smile, "Something different." "Rae, you have time to prove that you're not the good girl you were," Yasmine laughs. "Does that mean I get to beat you first," I say. Brendan starts running and Taige goes after him. Yasmine and Kody versus Hailey and I. "Is this even fair," Yas smiles. "I'm not sure what you mean by that," Hailey answers. "I mean it's a child of Ares and Hades against children of Apollo and Hephaestus," Yasmine replies. Kody and Hailey step forward and get caught in nets. "What the hades just happened," Hailey says. Yas and I were too busy laughing to answer. Then we make the slightest step and get caught. The perks of being a child of Apollo? Being able to make weapons of light, of course! So I make a light blade, cut myself out of the net, cut Hailey out of her net, and we run off. As we're running we see Taige and Brendan's back is facing towards Hailey and I. I sneak up behind him and grab the flag in his hand. I then sprint towards the checkpoint. Chiron announces that the blue team wins and when I see Hailey Yas, Brendan, and Taige, I smile and say, "Not bad for a daughter of Apollo, right?"
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