Hey, guys. Yeah, sorry about the updating speed... I might be slower now cause of school stuff.

Anyways, I'm sorry about this chapter... I CANNOT WRITE FIGHTING SCENES FOR MY LIFE. It's all basically slash, slash, dodge... yeah. -.-

And no, I don't have specific drafts planned out. I just write... in the moment. Yeah. ;)

And I'm sorry about the shortness of the battlescene thing. I didn't/couldn't make it any longer without feeling like I was dragging. And I know this chapter is VERY DISCONNECTED. Yeah, sorry. It was written on impulse and SORRY and-

I should really shut up now.

So... enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or The Kane Chronicles. They all belong, rightfully, to Rick Riordan.

Sadie's PoV

I raced through the trees, jumping over fallen branches and dodging rocks. Something came flying towards me, and I crouched down as a dagger lodged itself in a tree behind the place I was standing a second ago.

Turning to the attacker, I gripped my dagger and hurled it with all my strength at the Hermes kid. He ducked, but it turned out he didn't need to as my dagger landed three feet away from my target.

"Oops." I sent a sheepish smile his way. "I don't suppose you would return the dagger to me?"

The guy growled at me and I laughed nervously. "Guess not."

Then I grabbed the dagger he threw at me and ran with all my might towards the opposite direction, which was the flag.

Ignoring his irritated shouts, I continued sprinting, his dagger clenched in my hand. My knuckles were white as I glanced back at me to make sure the guy hadn't caught up to me yet.

Crouching down behind a rocky outcrop, I observed the Hephaestus kids guarding the flag and thought about my strategy. Watching as the Hephaestus kids chatted to one another and leaned against the trees, I could tell that they were relaxed, which probably meant that they had some secret weapon.

Picking up a pebble that was laying on the ground, I hurled it at the flag. It landed on the ground and instantly the earth exploded, dirt clumps flying up and almost blinding me. Covering my eyes with my arms, I crawled towards the direction of the flag.

"Hey!" The Hephaestus kids yelled as they, too, tried to see in the dust. One of the kids slipped on a pair of goggles and spotted me trying to reach the flag.

He charged at me with a sword. He was a newbie, and was obviously very imbalanced as he stumbled. I blocked his blade with the hilt of my dagger, something I didn't know I was able to do, and unarmed him with a twist of my own blade.

"Find a better sword." I advised him as I picked up his sword and knocked him unconscious. The rest of the Hephaestus kids had also found their goggles and put them on, and they glowered at me as I slowly backed away.

"Um." I said. "Hey, guys...?"

No reaction except another step forward from them.

"Styx." I cursed as I looked around. I was cornered.

The Hermes guy that I outran appeared next to the Hephaestus kids.

Sweat slowly trickled down my face. I wiped it away with the back of my hand and breathed out as calm as I could.

"Um." I said again, buying time. "How are you guys doing?"

Silence. "Not good? Well, that's sad. It's a lovely day."

I glanced up and gulped. It was cloudy, and the skies were dark and gloomy. It had been like that since Carter and I went to Olympus.

"Okay." I said. "Maybe not so lovely. But hey, it never rains in camp, right?"

Stony faces. I swallowed again.

"Apollo guys, don't suppose you can hurry a little?" I mumbled under my breath as I continued sending sheepish smiles at the Hephaestus people.

As if on cue, an arrow flew through the air. It landed in a Hephaestus kid's ankle, and he collapsed, clutching his ankle. Soon, more arrows flew through the air as more campers collapsed.

The Hermes kid dodged the arrow aimed for him and charged at me. I dropped my dagger on the ground and raised the sword I picked up from the Hephaestus kid. Swinging it experimentally, I nodded at the weight and parried the trust the kid aimed at me. Then I striked at him with my sword catching his weapon.

He cursed, but managed to grab his dagger before it dropped. "Quick reflexes." I grinned at him.

The guy glared at me and tried to stab me with his dagger. I dropped to the ground and rolled underneath his legs, coming up behind his back. Then I knocked him unconscious with the hilt of the sword before he had time to turn around.

"Sorry, dude." I said, though I was still grinning as I scanned my surroundings and my eyes caught on the red-green flag perched on top of a boulder. Giving a silent yowl of victory, I raced towards it.

What I didn't expect was the huge dragon-lizard thing that almost pulverized me as soon as my hand touched the metal pole.

"Sadie!" Somebody yelled. I jumped backwards, avoiding the dragon's jaw by the last minute.

Carter ran up to me. His too heavy sword was imbalanced in his hand, and I handed him the sword I picked up.

"Campers! Assemble!" Chiron was ordering, but I barely heard him as the monster roared at me. My ears rang as I fumbled for my dagger.

"Chiron, what is this monster?" I heard a voice that sounded distinctly like Annabeth's ask. Coughing, I avoided the giant claw that came down where I was standing a moment ago.

Dirt rose once more into the air, but I barely noticed it as I was locked in a glaring contest with the dragon. Several arrows whizzed past me and embedded in the monster's coat, but they barely made any difference as the monster roared and shot a string of fire in the camper's direction.

"Sadie." Carter said to me as he rolled away from the monster's jaw and in turn cut the dragon with the sword. "Take out your wand."

"We're going to be exposed." I said flatly, even as I reached in my bag. Taking out the wand, I pointed it at the creature.

"Better than being dead." Carter deadpanned. "This monster isn't Greek."

"Nor Egyptian." I agreed.

"It's a hybrid." Carter said with horror. I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Wow, you just figured that out?"

Carter scowled and gestured at my wand as he raised his own magical weapon. "Ha-di!" I yelled at the top of my lungs.

The earth shook a little and the dragon stumbled as he pressed a claw to his throat. Then he shook his head and glared at me with beady black eyes.

The monster charged at me, roaring. I backed away as a tide of water hit him, to find a guy with messy black hair standing next to me.

His sea-green eyes were narrowed as he watched the dragon. "Hey, ugly!" He taunted.

"Tas!" Carter yelled. I gave him a brief thumbs up as I continued yelling 'Ha-di'.

A green ropey twine wrapped around the dragon and it stomped, confused. I stared at the twine that was slowly but steadily growing, then turned to Carter.

He seemed as confused as I was. The spell usually didn't last for that long on a large enemy, and I could tell Carter wasn't using that much of his energy.

It was then when I heard the pipes. Glancing back at the campers, I saw a line of people with goatees, horns, and furry legs glaring at the dragon as they blew tunes on reed pipes in sync.

Giving them a grateful glance, I watched the arrows being shot at the dragons. An army of skeletons charged at the dragon with bony spears, and the monster got more and more confused as it struggled with the twine wrapped around itself.

Then finally, with one last attack from the campers, the dragon collapsed, sending up another wave of dust mixed with yellow sparkles. I coughed and my eyes watered as I stepped back from the place the dragon was.

The piece of vine dropped onto the ground, no longer bound around a monster. The campers stared at Carter and I with identical scared and confused expressions, all except for Nico, Annabeth, and Chiron.

Chiron had an expression of regret on his face. Annabeth had her eyes narrowed, observing Carter and I. Nico just looked... well, awkward.

I fidgeted as the silence stretched on, glancing at Carter. He looked as uncomfortable as I was, gripping the sword so tight his knuckles turned white and tapping his foot uneasily.

"Well." Nico muttered finally. "That was an unexpected turn of events."

Yes, I just noticed that Sadie and Carter haven't met Percy yet... My bad.

And I'm really sorry about the lack of humor in this chapter. It was mostly fighting, and I didn't want to put inappropriate funny stuff in there.

And the typos were because I was too lazy to re-read what I wrote... This chapter was written purely on impulse.

Anyways, the thanks go to...

countrybaby - Oh, he did? Sorry, I don't really remember. Read it some time ago. Anyways, thanks for reviewing!

Guest - Haha, thanks. I might be a little slower... but anyways. Thanks for reviewing!

almostinsane - Yeah... Athena is pretty scary. Thank the gods she's on Sadie and Carter's side! If she isn't, I don't think they'll have much of a chance... Anyways, thanks for reviewing! :D

dreamwritergoddess - Haha, yes. Sadie isn't that good with weapons, is she? Carter's pretty good with swords though... if it's the right weight. I'm sorry about the battle scenes, I suck at writing them. Anyways, thanks for reviewing! :D

Louisa4533 - Haha, thanks again for the idea by the way. And for reviewing. So... Thanks! :D

ExPLOdInG dOnKeY cUrSe - Haha, thanks. I'm sorry about the ooc-ness of Sadie here. I wrote this on impulse, regardless of what the real characters were like... and I couldn't bring myself to change anything without wanting to re-write the whole chapter. So, erm, sorry bout that. Forgive me? And, oh yeah, thanks or reviewing ;)