We flew for about eight hours before we landed on an aircraft carrier the writing on the side said U.S.S Demigod. "Prepare for a bumpy landing" Called Maj. Sanders I looked out the window and saw something that made my jaw drop. The flight deck was full of Pegasus and crew members running weapons and equipment around. I saw three guys loading what looked like a celestial bronze bomb on to a P-51 mustang. We landed and unloaded our stuff. The boat looked a lot bigger than most aircraft carriers. We ran across the deck to the air control tower as our planes engines roared to life and took off to return stateside. "Welcome aboard the U.S.S Demigod I'm Captain Echo Thorne, Daughter of Athena" She was about 21 she wore an aviator's jacket a captain's hat with her hair tied back under the hat and aviator glasses.
She led us inside to the mapping room around a table covered in maps and compasses. She walked over to a small cabinet on the wall and pulled out a small rolled up paper. She came back to the table untied the string and rolled the map out onto the table. "This is a map of the Panama Canal, and this is where we will drop you off" she said pointing to the mouth of a small river a few miles east of the Objective. "Who else will be coming along?" Asked Kayla looking at the drop point "There will be a team of men that have been in panama for a couple weeks watching the Japanese, They will meet you a mile west of the drop point" Said Echo as she marked the point with a red X.
I looked at the map it was a good strategy. "I'll have my second in command Victoria Show you to your bunks" Said Echo She walked over to a small box on the wall and pressed a button "Victoria Please come to the mapping room" she said and within the next few minutes a young girl walked into the room she quickly showed us to our bunks and then left in a hurry.
We each got a small bunk that had a few shelves at the top the beds were surprisingly comfortable I took of my ring and twisted it in between my fingers the bronze was worn from being worn it made me think of my mother I hadn't seen her in almost three years we've sent letters back an forth but it just wasn't the same. I made a silent promise to my self that moment that when I was done I would go home and see her at least in tell I got another mission "Hey they need us up in the flight control room" Said Alex walking in from the hallway "What's this all about?" Asked Roland as we climbed the ladder to the flight control room "Something about a blockade a few miles ahead" said Alex as we walked in the door.
When we walked in it was chaos there were people running maps and papers back and forth, Screaming into micro phones and then listening intently to there earpieces. At the head table Echo and Victoria were looking at a map then they noticed us and waved us over we were looking at a map of the Atlantic Ocean. They had marked out the spot where the blockade was it was a good strategy they had a line in the form of a crescent that way which ever direction we moved they had us surrounded. Each ship in the line was about two or three miles apart from one another we would have to turn around to make it out unscaved "We cannot make it through there lines, Without confrontation" Echo Said staring at the map I looked at the map she was right we would have to face them directly "Captain we have the photos of the lead ship" said a young man running up with a box full of photos She took the box and laid out pictures of the ship. The last one she laid out was of the fleet commander and I instantly got a plan it was a picture of an old enemy of mine I had trained with him at Camp Half Blood for many years and he was like an older brother to me than on a quest we took together he betrayed me for immortality. I hadn't seen him in fourteen years and he still looked like a young man in his twenty's.
"Are you sure this will work?" asked Steve as we walked out on to the flight deck to greet to the ship we pulled up along side the ship and they dropped a gangplank and walked across and there he was my old friend followed by to armed guard's "Well, well, well what do we have here" he asked as he strode down toward me his face had a cruel smile on it his uniform was crisp and clean "Hello, Richard long time no see" I said trying my best not to show my anger "You know this guy?" Kayla asked me "Not anymore we used to be great friends but than he betrayed me for immortality" I answered back to her Richard stepped close and there was a cold feeling that swept over the whole ship the sky seemed to get darker and the wind grew colder.
"You see I cannot let you pass" He said "I have orders to stop any ships coming this way" He paced around me as if inspecting me. "You have no honor any more do you?" I asked I sounded more angry than I wanted to "Oh I have plenty of honor just not for you or any one who apposes my lord" he said. I suddenly got an idea he was a son of Ares he was easily lured into situations he doesn't want to be in. "I'll make you a deal" I said as he continued looking me over "I challenge you to a fight" that got his attention "What for?" he said but I could tell he was trying hard to hide how much he wanted to fight "Well if you win you lock us up and take us prisoner" a demonic smile crept across his face "And if you win?" he asked "if I win you let us pass and you go along like you never saw us" I said He removed his uniform coat and handed it to one of his buddy's behind him "Choose your weapon" I said. He then drew his sword and readied him self I couldn't fight close quarters with my bow. "Here, Take this" said Echo tossing me a bronze sword and shield I caught them they were just standard issue weapons "Thanks" I said.
Richard made the first move. He slashed at my face but I ducked and countered with a jab at his stomach he parried my attack and came down with an over head strike I raised my shield but his blade hit with such force that the shield started cracking I rolled away as he came down with another blow I sliced at his legs and caught his thigh but it barley fazed him he just grunted an kept pressing me he backed me to the edge of the flight deck I had a crazy idea if I could jump off the side of the ship I could use the ocean to my advantage. He swung at me and I ducked under his swing and rolled backwards off the side of the ship I did one full flip before I hit the water.
I willed the currents to swirl around me and shoot me out of the water I could see Richard waiting for me to resurface and I shot myself straight at his face it didn't surprise him at all he just side stepped and let me fly by him I rolled to my feet and faced him he came running toward me his sword coming down on me but just before he could cleave my head in half there was a blast of heat and a sound like thick mud hitting a sheet of steel when I looked up there was Richard a stunned look on his face he was holding in his hands a sword hilt and handle there was a pool of molten bronze that lay at his feet and then there was Ronald standing to my right his hand out stretched and his hand was steaming and bright red. Richard called for his men to attack us but my friends drew there weapons and backed me up as I got to my feet.
Richard had a look of pure hatred on his face but he and his men backed there way across the gangplank. I thought we were home free but just as we started to back our way to the stair well I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach I looked around and noticed the ships that surrounded us the whole fight was a set up he only agreed to fight me cause he knew it would distract us long enough to let his fleet surround us. We had no way to escape all there guns were trained on our ship I had gotten my friends into this mess if they died I would be my fault I couldn't let that happen they were my friends they had backed me up and saved my life. "Guys get inside" I said but they all just looked at me like I was crazy "no we will stand and-"said Kayla but I cut her off "and what die. No I have an idea just get inside" I said this time they listened they all piled inside the hall that led to the stair well I told them through the door to lock it.
I turned toward the enemy I walked to the middle of the flight deck and dropped my sword and shield I looked at the lead ship and saw Richard my anger soared I focused on the ocean around me the ships closing in on us there was a pain in my stomach and the whole ocean around us exploded in a fury of ships being crushed and soldiers screaming for there lives. When it was all over the ships were gone all that was left was the debris and bodies floating in the water Then my vision went dark and the last thing I saw was the control tower door flying open and my friends running out to help me than it all went dark.