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A/N So here it is the next chapter, hope you like it. Thank you so much for all the great reviews and I've been trying to update as quickly as possible, just for you guys : )

Percy's back still stung as he walked up to the forest with all the other campers. Man, Annabeth could hit hard. He'd known that of course, but he hadn't really expected her to whip him with a towel. You learn new things every day. Everybody was in their armour and pumped for this game. It had gotten really competitive in the last couple days, mostly between Clarisse and Annabeth. Percy thought it was pretty funny watching them glare at each other across the dining hall. He heard heavy footsteps crunch behind him and Beckendorf appeared at his side.

"Hey, man. This plan is so awesome. I just wished Hephaestus played a bigger role though." He sighed.

"Your roles are really important, gotta have defence!" Percy replied. Beckendorf nodded. Leaves crunched under their feet as they followed the crowd deep into the forest. When they got to Zeus's fist, everyone gathered around Chiron.

"Well then, everyone knows the rules, I presume?" Chiron looked around. "All magic items are accepted, no maiming and please no killing."

Everybody nodded excitedly. They got into position on their side as Chiron blew the horn. The game had begun. Percy ran over to the creek as naturally, that was his defence position. Niko would be guarding the rest of the border to the blue team's side, with an army of soldiers he would be bringing up from the underworld. Behind that army, there would also be the entire Hephaestus, Apollo and Aphrodite cabins guarding the flag.

Percy thought he heard a scuffling in the bushes and whipped around, his whole mind alert and in battle mode. He tiptoed to the source of the noise, but when he looked into the bush, nothing was there.

"Hm." He thought. He could hear more noises now, but coming from behind him. He knew only one person could be walking around here, but not be visible. Before he could act fast enough, he felt an ice-cold sharpness at his throat and he heard a girl's chuckle by his ear. And suddenly, there she was holding her knife to his neck.

"This is so romantic." He said, trying not to move. She laughed.

"About as romantic as you spraying me with 10 showers that are on full blast?"

"Well, not quite as romantic as that." He conceded. He could feel her grinning against his neck.

"You're turning into a regular child of Aphrodite. Do you realize we have now used the word romantic three -wait four- times in this conversation?" She released the knife from his neck and he spun around. He grabbed her hips, pulling her in.

"And counting." He said before he kissed her. His hands ran up from her hips to her waist and then slid all the way up to her cheeks. He held her face in his hands as they kissed and he could feel her knotting her hands in his hair. Annabeth groaned and pulled away.

"Percy, I have to go. This brilliant plan doesn't really work unless I actually capture the flag." She told him, but her eyes were saying the opposite.

He nodded and turned away, back on guard of the creek. She gave him a little grin before disappearing again, literally. He could just barely hear the whisper of her feet against the ground as she left. Sometimes he wished they could have a little more alone time, so they wouldn't have to always kiss inconveniently. Like, in the middle of capture the flag, or while he's driving a vehicle, for instance. Oh well, he was sure they would have lots of alone time this summer. He was so caught up in his thoughts, that he was caught by surprise when he heard a buzzing sound. It sounded like a charge of electricity. Oh great, that could only mean one person. He was right. Standing in front of him, was a tall strong girl with brown stringy hair. But, most importantly, she was holding a huge electric spear that would scare Zeus himself away. The sky thundered.

"Sorry Zeus." Percy thought. Clarisse grinned at him, but it was more like a sneer.

"Back in your old post, huh Jackson?" She asked, tossing her spear back and forth casually. Like it wasn't a deadly weapon or anything.

"Yeah, Clarisse. You see, being a son of Poseidon, the creek is the place where I'm most powerful." He said very slowly and condenscendingly.

She scoffed. "Yeah, yeah you're all powerful whatever." She glared right at him. "You know, you'd think that since your smarty-pants girlfriend is supposed to be a daughter of Athena, her plans wouldn't be so predictable..."

Percy wondered if she was bluffing. Did she really know what their plan was? What if they had already captured Annabeth? She was their only offense and if she was captured, there was no way this plan would work. He tried to keep a straight face.

"Uhuh, so you brilliant Ares kids have figured out our plan?" He did his best to sound like he didn't believe that they could have. But, well, it was possible. Clarisse laughed.

"Maybe. All I know is that Owl Head isn't going to be doing any flag stealing." She grinned. Percy cursed under his breath. It sounded like they had captured Annabeth. He would have to get past Clarisse and get involved in the game so he could get the plan back on track.

As fast as he could, he swung Riptide towards Clarisse's armour, trying to knock her to the ground. She countered almost instantaneously and locked Riptide with her spear. He tried to twist down and disarm her, but she too quick and too experienced for that trick. They sparred as Percy tried to move the battle towards the water so he could power up. She knew him too well though, and she stood in front of the creek, almost defensively. They were a pretty even match in swordplay, but Clarisse was a daughter of war and Percy knew if he couldn't power up he would eventually lose. Not to mention, her weapon would send a million bolts of electricity through his body with one touch. Then, he got a flashback from something he'd done once on the Princess Andromeda, that had saved his and Beckendorf's lives. He called out to the creek, telling it who the enemy was. He pulled the power of the water towards him. Then, with a twinge of pain tugging his gut, all of the water crashed out of the creek in one giant wave and took Clarisse with it. She flew along with the water as it sailed back into the creek and down the river and he decided not to stick around long enough for her to get out.

Percy ran towards Zeus's fist, where they had put their flag. He saw Nico passed out in a corner. Probably from summoning so many dead soldiers. But, of all the soldiers he had presumably brought up, only four remained and they were quickly being slashed to pieces by almost the entire red team. Behind them, the Hephaestus cabin was fighting hard with intricate metal weapons and scary magical shields. The Apollo cabin was shooting arrows at the enemy from a bit farther back. Most of the Aphrodite cabin was standing in a corner, chatting and handing out towels to sweaty campers. They were all doing their best, but the red team was dominating. They needed every single team member on defence and if Annabeth was captured, they had no offence. With no offence, they would inevitably lose.

Percy desperately wanted to run to the opposing side and grab the flag, but he knew his team needed him here on defence. So, he went into the battle and defended as well as he could. The whole time, his mind was on Annabeth. He hoped she would be clever enough (since that was her specialty) to escape.

Percy was up against the rock, pretty soon. It was only him and a few Hephaestus campers left to defend and some of the red team had already started scrambling up the rock. He was sure it was hopeless. Then, he heard cheering near the borderline. Everybody stopped fighting and turned around.

There was Silena Beauregard, her long hair windswept from running, holding the red team's flag in her manicured fingers. The whole blue team broke out in cheers. All of Silena's half siblings ran over to hug her, and the red team threw down their weapons and kicked or spit on the ground angrily. Percy's mind was still distracted though, and he looked around. A glint of familiar gold hair caught his eye as Annabeth raced across the borderline. She ran straight to Percy and gave him a hug, grinning from ear to ear.

"My plan worked perfectly, huh?"

A/N So there's the chapter. Sorry there is not too much dialogue in this chapter but it was more a battle one. There will be more action and romance on the way and btw Silena is going to be a pretty central character in the story, since you guys seem to like her and I really like writing her lines. Hope you liked it, keep checking for updates since I will be updating soon, possibly again tonight. : )