Hey, ya'll! I love how everyone loved the whole Nicella thing. I will be doing the Ares Cabin this time. I can't tell you it's going to be all that great and not as eventful as the last chapter *hehe*.

So I introduce to you, the Ares Cabin!

Cato Robinson's POV

Clarisse lined us up in front of her and she paced back and forth, barking at us. "Come on, you little bunch of wimps! We are going to kick butt at Capture the Flag. We've teamed up with the Hermes cabin so that gives a slight advantage, but the Hades team aren't a bunch of sissies either. You guys will pick a training partner and battle them. Once you've defeated them like a man, or lost like a wuss you go find yourself another battle buddy. So get your lazy butts up and MOVE!" she bellows.

I grabbed JJ's arm and drag him to a spot in the corner of the arena. I gave him enough time to pull out his two daggers, Fight and Blood. Once his split second was up, I charged at him with my bronze sword. He easily deflects it and tries to fake a left. But I block him with my sword and go for a direct hit to his gut. JJ makes an X at his gut, blocking my sword point. Swiftly, he slips one of his daggers back in his pocket and grabs the hilt of my sword trying to control it.

"Don't even go there." I say menacingly. I elbow him in his stomach and he releases his grip and staggers back.

I take another stab at his gut but he dodges the blade and attempts a strike at my side. This time I move to the left and he throws a dagger aimed at my torso, it would've stuck it's point too, if I hadn't knocked it out of the air with my sword.

Laughing triumphantly I say, "All you are is talk."

I really should not have done that. While I thought the battle was over he had his other dagger point at my heart. "Spoke too soon." He chuckles and removes the blade, shoving it back in his pocket.

"Good game. But next time I'll get you." I tell him.

JJ continues laughing and walks toward Paige, getting ready to start another fight. And I start to move towards another opponent. But Clarisse interrupts the fun. "Change of plan! We're going to try a Capture the Flag Simulation!"

We scramble around as she shouts commands, "Split in half! You guys!" She points at us and directs us to the left of the arena. "Go over there and the rest on the opposite side." Clarisse walks over and places one blood red flag on a mound on our side of the arena and a pitch black flag on their side.

"Cato! You're in charge of your team!" Clarisse puts on a helmet with a black horsehair plume at the top and her team scrambles to find matching ones. Mine does the same.

That's when a female voice rings out. "Clarisse! You're not going to keep all the fun to yourself, are you?"

A pretty goth-looking girl walks towards us. She has spiky black hair and electric blue eyes that stared daggers. She was somewhat tall and really pale. She wore a black t-shirt with the band Linkin Park across it and black skinny jeans. She also had a silver hoodie over her tee and silver combat boots. There were girls behind her in silver hoodies and white jeans with silver bows and quivers slung on their backs.

"Thalia." Clarisse says, glaring at the girl. "What are you and your Hunters doing here?" She sneered at the word "hunters"

Thalia shrugs. "Just dropping by. Seeing if we can kick your butt again."

Out of nowhere a little green sprite came through the crowd of Hunters and got on her tiptoes. She whispered in Thalia's ear as she leaned down to listen to the sprite. "Really? Okay, tell her I'll be there as soon as possible." The sprite nods and flits out of the room.

"Lady Artemis needs me. Arethusa! You'll lead the Hunters for now. I'll be back." She says and follows the sprite's exit.

Great. Last time we went head to head in a battle with the Hunters we were creamed.

A girl with wispy blonde hair and pale blue eyes stepped up. "Are you ready to get pummeled, Ares?"

Daniel "Danny" Mendez's POV

Today was going to be my first ever Capture the Flag match. I would have had my first last week but the Stolls pulled a "welcome to Camp" prank on me which made me bed-ridden for a week. But it's all good now.

I trekked through the forest pretending I was a spy, humming the Pink Panther song in my head. I climbed up trees and hopped down and ducked behind bushes. Pretending to Spy is Chicken Soup for the Demigod's Soul. I swear it is.

I was peeking around a particularly large oak when I heard their voices. "Luke…" I looked around the branches and saw that Hunter girl, Thalia, with our Cabin Leader, Luke (to clear up questions. Thalia lied about attending to Lady Artemis. Luke was the one to send the sprite to Thalia)

"C'mon, Thalia. You always have the option." Luke pleads with her. They start moving towards my oak so I scramble up the trunk and peer through the branches.

She turns on her heel, facing Luke. "Why would I ever leave the Hunters? They're my family!"

"What about Jason? Your little brother? You saw all those new Zeus kids!" Luke says.

"Jason's grown up and Lady Artemis lets me leave the Hunters whenever I want to see him." Thalia tells him, matter-of-factly.

But Luke still doesn't give up, "What about Annabeth? And Percy?" He's silent for a moment. "What about me?"

Thalia is completely silent. I can't see very well, but I can tell she's staring at her shoes.

"Don't you remember what it was like? When we were fighting monsters together? We had so much fun and now you've left me for the Hunters." Luke says, throwing his hands in the air.

She takes a step towards him. "Of course, I remember. I could never forget those days." She sighs. "But… those are behind me." Thalia says with finality and begins to walk away.

Luke pursues her and grabs her shoulders, spinning her around to face him. "Look at me Thalia." He says, forcefully. "I'm Luke. I'm your best friend. The guy you said you'd never leave behind and the one who was your shoulder to cry on. We saved Annabeth. Our little Annabeth. The girl you said you'd never give up on. And we brought her here. This is Camp Half-Blood. Where you belong."

"Oh, Luke…" Thalia whispers, just loud enough for me to hear, her eyes sparkling with tears. She reaches up and touches his face. "You don't know how much I miss you and Annabeth. And you wouldn't believe how many times I wished that those days hadn't gone." She takes a shaky breath. "I spend my nights alone now. The silence isn't so bad, but I look at my hands and feel sad. Because the spaces between my fingers are where yours fit perfectly (cookies for whoever knows what song that line belongs to!). But that's all over now." Thalia turns her back on Luke. "The Hunters are my family now. I'll be fine. Annabeth will be fine… You'll be fine."

"You always say that, Thalia." Luke says, "I guess this is good-bye?"

Thalia walks slowly and stops. "I-I guess so. Unless you want me to come back."

Luke rushes up behind her and hugs her, "Of course I want you to come back. Just don't forget about me."

At first, Thalia looks shocked but she closes her eyes and gives into the hug. I take it that it's my time to leave so I inch my way down the oak and make a soft landing.

And I run like Hell. I can't wait to tell the others!

Paige Davis's POV

I'm so close to the silver flag and my fingers itched to turn it red. Cato ran alongside me and I ran and ran and ran. I felt like I couldn't run anymore, but the thirst to win was so great that it kept me going. But I guess Cato wanted it more because he sprinted ahead of me and I put in extra power to make sure none of those stupid hunters get to the flag before we do.

All of a sudden, a silver hunter popped out of the shadows. She yanked an arrow from her quiver and pulled back her string. When she let go, the arrow went flying. It was almost as if it were slow motion. It landed smack dab on Cato's forehead. Luckily, it was an arrow with a suction cup on it.

Cato paused a bit and gripped the shaft and pulled the arrow off. It left a huge red mark on the middle of his forehead, making him look like a doofus. I couldn't help but laugh at the sight.

The Hunters noticed Cato's welt and burst into laughter. The one who shot the arrow, the Naiad, Arethusa laughed, "It's the Chosen Idiot!"

Even more laughter and giggles came from the Hunters. I took this as a chance to get at the flag. While they were recovering from their laugh I had already grabbed the flag's pole in my hand and I was on my way over the boundary line. Abbey and JJ covered me from behind and soon enough I was safe across the border. In a single flourish, the silver flag was replaced by a blood red fabric.

The Ares Cabin roared and I laughed in their faces, "Who's the Chosen Idiots now?"

Ugh. This chapter was horrible. Could've done a lot better. Oh, well. Next is the filler chapter. It will be short and it will focus on Nicella and the Fan Club. And after that the actual Capture the Flag match will be here! YAY!

-Dr. Asian -.-