Disclaimer: I do not own Hero: 108 or Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

AN: And here's the next chapter…a bit long, I know.

Chapter 2:

"Alright campers, gather around!" Chiron's voice rang in the crisp air. Everyone approached him, knowing what was going to happen. Capture the Flag. They turned to the group of smirking hunters and mentally groaned at the sight of the silver-eyed goddess standing in the front. "The goddess, Artemis, shall be playing with her hunters!"

They didn't stand a chance.

The group looked confused as they also walked forward. Chiron had already informed them that they only had to send one person from the group to join the campers, and they had chosen Lin Chung.

"You have an hour to prepare!" With that, the crowd dispersed. The campers heading in the direction of the forest, near Zeus' fist. Annabeth spread out a map of the whole forest over a flat rock.

"Alright. This time, Percy, Nico and Clarisse will go forward and get the flag. The Athena, Dionysus, Morpheus, Nemesis and Hermes cabin will defend. The other cabins will be on the offence. The Apollo cabin will take the 'bait', and go off. I will go with that group. Is that clear?"

Lin Chung shook his head from where he had been watching the group on the tree. By now, his control over his panther vision had improved considerably, so that he could use it just by focusing on the person. He leapt down, and landed next to Annabeth, scaring almost everyone there. "That won't work."

"Why not?" Annabeth demanded, recovering from her shock.

Lin Chung looked at the map. "You are sending most of the cabins to attack. The hunters are hunters. They hunt things. It will be easy for them to find the flag, and only putting little thought for defence is one of the many reasons why the hunters have a 57th winning streak." The demigods cringed, not realising that Lin Chung shouldn't know this.

"The way to do this is to put more cabins on defence. I agree, we should the Apollo cabin somewhere near the front, but only as archers to cause confusion. The hunters are fast, and so we have to move quickly through the forest.

"To get the flag, you must have a balance between strength, brains, and speed. Someone quick from the Apollo or Hermes cabin can go and get the flag. I think everyone will agree that Percy should also collect the flag. We can send someone from the Ares cabin as well, if necessary, and someone from the Athena cabin. The hunters will put on some sort of 'bait'. Nico and some counsellors will go and 'fall' for the bait."

"Why me?" Nico asked, confused.

Lin Chung turned his piercing gaze at him. "If we send too many people who are considered 'weak' to the hunters, they will instantly know that it is a trap. If we send someone, one of the Big Three to go, they will fall for it."

"What about me?" Percy asked. "I would usually go straight for the flag."

"But it isn't unheard of from you to go on defence, is it?" Percy shook his head, and Lin Chung continued. "Right." He then looked up, a gleam in his eye. "Tell me, what are the rules again?"

Annabeth shrugged. "No maiming, no killing. All campers are allowed to use their powers to the full. Artemis is restricted from showing her true form. Why?"

Lin Chung grinned as he looked down at the map once more.

The conch horn sounded, and the campers and hunters took their places. Within seconds, they had already started to sneak up on one another. Soon, the sounds of metals clashing took place of the silence before.

Lin Chung watched from his perch on the tree where Artemis was currently hacking her way through the campers, confident that she would succeed. Phoebe was following her closely. Besides the daughter of Ares, there was no one else with the goddess. Lin Chung smirked, before leaping down as they entered the clearing.

He was now the only thing between the hunters and the flag. Phoebe approached him, hunting knives out. Lin Chung only gave her an amused look as he flicked his hand, sending her to a tree which bound its branches around her. Phoebe screamed in outrage as she tried to escape.

Lin Chung sighed, and with another flick of his hand, the knives were pried out of her grip. She was then covered with the purple aura. He turned to Artemis, drawing his staff.

Artemis pulled out her hunting knives. She charged at him, only for him to dodge and immediately try to sweep her legs out from under her. She tripped and fell, but quickly sprang back up again. She had underestimated how fast he could move.

She then charged him again, Lin Chung once again dodging the blow, and blocking the second one that had come out of nowhere. He feinted a blow to her left, and as she moved to block it, changed to her right, which she also protected easily. Artemis frowned. This was familiar.

Immediately, he swept her feet from under her once again, causing her to fall down again in some sort of gunk that the Hephaestus Cabin had created. She growled as she charged him again, feinting low, and then striking from above.

He blocked the blow, turning around to fling her to a tree. He then leapt forward, before blocking a blow and trying to land a blow on her, only to fail, before he kicked her.

He could faintly hear the clash and shrieks from the outside, but Artemis seemed top focused on trying to land a blow on him. He mentally shook his head. Her weakness: She was too competitive. Luring her away from the flag was easy; they were already back to the very opening of the forest.

He could still sense that the flag was in place, and Phoebe was still struggling. He dodged another blow, seeing Artemis' frustration grow as the moves became more rapid. Several silver blasts started coming to him, forcing him to create a shield to block. Another weakness: When people got angry, they got careless. This was how he managed to land a blow to her side.

It knocked her into a tree, where she fell to the ground, covered in the same gunk once again. Lin Chung cautiously approached her, barely dodging a strike that was made out of anger, before he was knocked into a boulder nearby. He gasped sharply, feeling several of his bones either dislodge or break.

He turned, seeing Artemis head up to the flag, where she tried to free her huntress. When she couldn't, she simply grabbed the flag and ran to the boundary line, encouraged by the trapped huntress. He fell to the ground, his bones not moving properly.

He placed a hand to his ribs, hand glowing purple. It only mended his ribs slightly. He cursed. He had let her hit him too hard. However, through his pain, he smirked. She had fallen for the trap.

Artemis ran to the boundary line, her hunters following her. She turned and cursed to herself in Ancient Greek. She had let that boy hold her off for too long. The campers were already running forward with the hunters' flag. She stopped in surprise upon seeing Zoë carry another flag. They stared at one another, before taking off together.

Artemis ran faster, reaching the boundary line...only to stop in surprise as the flag vanished from her grasp. The hunters gasped in outrage. The campers ran over the boundary line, the flag that Percy was carrying turning into a sea green with a trident on it. Zoë was right behind him, but it was too late…the campers had won.

The campers erupted into cheers, and Chiron, sounding slightly pleased, shouted out. "Win for the Campers!" There was cheering, until Artemis stormed back the direction she had gone. Confused, everyone followed her.

She was covered in gunk, she had been outwitted by a mere boy, her hunter was trapped in something she couldn't free her off, and the campers had broken their 57th winning streak. She found the grey haired teenager, hand on his ribs, still attempting to heal it.

She immediately stormed over, causing the campers to inhale sharply. Artemis slammed a foot onto his ribs, causing several cracks to be heard. Artemis ignored it. "Free my hunter!"

"No." The simple, blunt answer was shocking to both hunters and campers. Anyone would have a death wish to ignore a command to a god, especially Artemis.

"What did you say, boy?" Artemis demanded.

"No."

"Why not?"

Lin Chung frowned. "First off, my ribs already broken. Secondly, you are crushing me, breaking my ribs even more. If I can't move, I can't be bothered." He snapped at her. Artemis backed away slightly, stunned. "And, you wouldn't want to see what happens when-"

Only one person she knew had the nerve to speak to her like that, and he was dead. She snarled, interrupting him.

"Free my hunter!"

"Not until you get off." He snapped again, before flicking his wrist and sending her tumbling off into some more gunk. He struggled to stand up until Will Solace came forward, helping him heal his ribs. Lin Chung nodded his thanks to the son of Apollo, before walking over to the clearing.

Everyone followed again, Artemis still enraged. Waving his hand, the magic surrounding Phoebe disappeared. The minute it was gone, she dropped into gunk. Artemis and the hunters turned to glare at Lin Chung, who stared back passively.

Raising an eyebrow, the boy turned and strode away without looking back. The squads were slightly confused. He didn't act like that back at Big Green. It was as if he knew Artemis personally or had a long-lasting rivalry with her. Chiron looked around, before clearing his throat.

"Campfire!" The campers cheered, forgetting the goddess' anger. Even Artemis joined them.

After all, who would miss the chance to get wrapped in Chiron's fascinating tales?