Revenge from Above

3: Capture the Flag

That day in sword class I ruled. Clarisse, daughter of Ares came at me with her sword and shield, and without a moment o hesitation I ran at her, perried her sword swipe, ran up and launched myself off of her shield, and hit her with flat of my blade in the head; she crumpled unconscious on the floor.

"Whoa!" Lestli had been watching from a nearby tree.

"Oh, hey." she stared in aw," What?"

"You are so on my team for capture the flag tonight."

"Sweet," I said,"but real quick, who is your godly parent?"

"Apollo."

"Oh, just wondering." the rest of the day was a breeze.

Right after dinner Chiron waved his hand and the tables filled up with weapons,"Gear up, thirty minutes!"

I didn't move, it wasn't like anyone could touch me.

Lestli and I discussed the plan. Ten people would stand by the flag on Zeus's Fist(a rock) while everyone else spread out across the creek. Meanwhile, I would burst through the middle and grab the flag.

The horn blew and I ran full speed toward the flag and jumped the creek. Immediately arrows came after me, but I thew my hand up and the ground shot up around me.

Next came the my favorite part. A circle of guys with shields and spear closed ranks on me,(oh man, too easy) I slammed the ground with both hands, the ground launched me and everyone else in midair. I landed ten feet from the flag and met Clarisse face to face.

She charged but I swept kicked her, and grabbed the flag. I shot back towards my side.

The red team(bad guys) were trying to block me, but I used the flag to pole vault over them. As I landed on my side the flag flashed from red to silver.

I had done it...no, WE had done it. WE had won.

My team(Silver) hoisted me up and yelled,"JACK,JACK,JACK!!!" It felt good, but very familiar.

That night I dreamt I was on a battle field and had just won a battle almost by myself,"JACK,JACK,JACK!" yelled the crowd as they hoisted me up.

I woke with jump. I couldn't go back to sleep and it twelve twenty-two, so I slid on some clothes and went by the creek to think. I spread a blanket out and plopped down. Just then I heard a rustling sound,"Jack?" said a girls voice, Lestli's! Thank goodness!

"That's me."

"What are you doing?"

"Clearing my head."

"Mind if I join you?"

"Nah, here," I scooted to the side to give her room.

"Thanks."

"No prob."

"Are you liking so far?"

"Yeah,"

"Good, 'cuz...I like having' you around."

"I tend to have that effect on girls...OUCH!"

"Oh, hush!" she burst out laughing.

"That hurt!"

"That's the point," she reached in her pack and pulled out a six pack of Mountain Dew. Although the cups at camp filled up with anything you wanted it just wasn't the same.

"Gimme',gimme',gimme'," she tossed me one,"Thanks."

"Your welcome,"

"So, are you year 'rounder or just summer?"

"Year around,"

"Oh, I'm gonna stay here year around, too."

"Cool, I'll have someone to hangout with,"

We eventually drifted off to sleep, and surprisingly I had no dreams.