Percy and Nico Undercover at Hogwarts

Chapter Twenty Four

Percy's POV

Nico was laying on the bunk above mine in my cabin.

"How are we going to beat over a hundred people in capture the flag?" he asked me, and I shrugged even though I know he couldn't seem me.

"I'm not sure, but I have an idea. How good are you at moving rocks like Hazel was?"

"I can do it. I'm not as good as Hazel was, but whenever I visit the Underworld, she teaches me."

"Good, I know exactly what we're going to do. Follow me," I said as I got off my bunk and walked out of my cabin, Nico following right behind me.

"Where are we going?" he asked as he caught up.

"To set everything up for tomorrow, of course."

Once we were far enough in the woods, I looked at him. "Can you make a rock appear that's about twenty feet high with steep sides?" I asked and he looked at me like I was crazy.

"I can, but I'll pass out and you'll have to carry me back to camp."

I thought about it, weighing the pros and cons. Pro: We're going to kick ass at Capture the Flag. Con: I have to carry a 120 lbs. boy a quarter of a mile to the infirmary. 

"Okay."

He put his hands out in front of him and focused on the ground. Things started to shake and Nico started to sweat. After about a minutes, the ground cracked and a two foot wide rock shot from the ground and went about twenty feet up in the air. The sides were steep, and it looked nearly impossible to clime.

I ran over to Nico and I caught him right before he hit the ground. I tossed him over my shoulder and headed to the infirmary.

"What happened!" Will yelled as I laid him in one of the cots. He was unconscious.

I looked at him and smiled. "You'll see tomorrow."

Nico's POV

I woke up to someone slapping me across the face. "The fuck was that for?" I asked as I opened my eyes.

"The game starts in an hour and it's time for dinner."

I sat up as I processed what he had just said. "I've been out for over a day?" Percy nodded.

"But it'll be worth it, I promise. We're going to beat everyone. It'll be one for the Camp Half Blood history books."

After dinner, everyone was putting their armor on as Chiron started his normal speech. "Blue team is the Poseidon and Hades cabin. Red team is everyone else. You know the rules. The creek is the boundary line. The entire forest is fair game. All magic items are allowed. The banner most be prominently displayed, and have no more than two guards. Prisoners may be disarmed, but may not be bound of gagged. No killing or maiming is allowed. I will serve as referee and battlefield medic. Arm yourselves!"

All the wepons appeared and everyone except Percy and I grabbed weapons. I already had my sword and Percy had his pen. Percy grabbed our flag from Chiron which was blue with waves and a skull and crossbones on it, and Clarisse grabbed the red one with a boars head on it.

"Get ready, go!" The red team ran out into the woods to get ready and hide their flag. I grabbed Percy's arm and shadow traveled us to the boulder that I has made yesterday.