It was kind of hard to get all the kids from the Fifth Cohort together. All the other cohorts had made them working twice as hard as everyone else. Nico's wink meant that the plan was going to go into action. On arrival of Zeus's Fist, we need to look for the tree with the reall long vines. These would then grab us, and pull us into the trunk of the tree. Under the "tree" which is this huge contraption, is a room. There we change into Celestial Bronze gear, then follow the secret passageways underneath the camp, and we are to rendezvous with Jason on the other side by this big read building. But in order for the veins to work, we needed to apply a special coat of Celestial Bronze paste to the inside of our armor. "Alright guys, here is the paste," Lexi panted as she ran in the door holding what looked like a can of point,
"Where did you meet Nico?" I asked, just to make sure she wasn't spotted.
"At the bend of the river, by the south side," Lexi said, catching her breath.
"Alright, so its simple, take the paste, and create the letter delta, its basically a long isosceles triangle," I demonstrated, and dipped my finger into the paint can, and drew a triangle on the chest piece and the helmet. "Now its your turn," I said smiling. I walked around and everyone dipped their fingers into the paint, and drew their deltas. The room was filled with noisy clamor as people were arguing about who had better deltas, and which ones would be better for the vine to attract too.
"We have enough, lets fill them in, so it will be easier for the vines." Lexi offered.
"Great plan,"I replied, once again, the bucket went around, this time, the person dipped their hand in a cup shape and scooped up some paint, then passed the bucket on. All of a sudden the noise level dropped, people made sure their deltas were filled in perfectly, and it was consistent, the occasional sound was of cloth rubbing against the metal armor to correct their mistakes. Pretty soon people finished. When everyone was done, I clapped my hands three time. "It's time to suit up." Everyone grabbed their shields and starting polishing it. One boy, Jared, was trying to repair a quarter sized dent with a hamor. It had happened when his best friend Maxwell slingshotted a Dime at his shield. He hammered away, covering the sound of people wiping. Then people, checked bow drawstrings, their arrows sharpness, and the finish of the blades. Finally, after 45 minutes of intense silence, we were ready. "Romans! Fifth Cohort Fulminata! Assemble!" We got into our ranks, me in the front, followed by Lexi who was carrying the Golden Eagle, and then the Centurions, and everyone else in lines five lines, each line behind one centurian. We pushed the door open, ready to fight our battle.