Jason POV
"We need to get this plan now!" Annabeth said. She had a sense of urgency in her voice. She was daughter of Athena after all.
"Well we should have a person looking after Piper. She is the king in a game of chess." Percy said. Annabeth's face lit up.
"That's it! This whole thing is a game of chess! Piper's the king. She should stay put. One person needs to be by her and protect her, like the queen. All of the others are the less important pieces such as the bishops, knights, and pawns. Understood? We need the other people to fight of the other army and capture their king and bring them back here. Once we move forward we can move back. What we need to do is assign the place of the queen." Annabeth was on a roll. She had the whole thing planned.
"I'll be the queen." Percy said. "We need to make sure Piper doesn't get caught." No one disagreed.
"Well, Piper? What do you have to say about all of this?" Annabeth asked.
"I trust Percy with my life." Piper said. She couldn't manage to say anymore. She was very upset she was known as the weak link.
"I know the perfect place to hide her; in a tunnel. There's a bunch underground. I can take her there." Hazel said. Everyone nodded.
"So, we are really going through with this." Jason said. Everyone exchanged looks. The horns blew. It signaled that it was one minute till the games.
"Let's go hide her." Hazel said. She ran towards the woods. Piper and Percy followed. Hazel stopped at a rock. She lifted it and revealed a tunnel. She signaled for them to go in fast. When they were both in Hazel closed the door. She and Percy were left alone in the tunnel. They didn't talk much. Piper was still pretty upset. She didn't want to believe she was the weakest link.
"Piper, you're not weak. You're incredibly strong. You not like other Aphrodite girls. I wouldn't call anybody on this team a weak link. We each have different powers, but they are all equally important." He looked at her. There were a couple torches on the walls. They lit his eyes so perfectly.
"Thank you, Percy." She responded. They heard a clunk. Piper was about to squeak, but Percy covered her mouth.
"Maybe she's in here." They heard a voice say. It was deep and confident. It was no one from our team. A bunch of other men grunted with satisfaction. They must think they are so clever they found the tunnel. Percy stood. He whispered in her ear.
"Stay put. I'll handle this." She couldn't protest. He walked away. A minute later she herd the clashing of swords. Many men grumbled with rage. Percy was beating them so far but how much more can he take? She heard the unsettling noise of a loud bang. The laughter of men shout through the tunnel. Piper didn't know what to do. She went to leave but when she tried to open the door it wouldn't budge. It was locked. She kept pushing at it. She was trapped.