Grovers face flashes on the tribute memorial hologram in the sky. I keep running away from Luke's group, trying to get distance between us.
As I sprint thought the trees, my foot catches on something and I fly to the ground and crash to the ground.
"Ah... Hey, Percy." A familiar voice says.
I getting to my feet I glance around for my sword that I dropped when I fell. I give up when I get to my feet.
"Where are you?" I ask.
A tall guy steps out from behind a tree, and walks closer. His face reaches a beam of moonlight.
"I was hoping not to meet you." Jason says.
"Yeah... same." I say.
"I don't wont to do it..." he says.
"We can team up... and work together." I say, standing defenseless.
"Can't do that..." he pulls out a sword.
"Can I at least find my sword first?" I ask.
"No." he steps closer.
"It would be a lot cooler if we had a sword fight." I try to convince him.
"It would... but I can't take that chance." He gets closer, nearly stabbing range.
"Are you...chicken?" I look at him.
"Wha- did you just call me chicken?" he stops moving.
"Are you chicken?" I repeat slowly raising my hand into wings.
"Don't you do it." he points at me.
"Bawk?" I flap my wings.
"Stop." He raises his sword at me.
"BAWK!" I yell flapping my wings.
I see Nico behind Jason sneak up and pick up my sword.
"Bawk?" I flap again.
"That's it!" Jason raises his sword.
Nico throws my sword and I catch it right in time to block Jason's attack.
"What the?" Jason says as he staggers back.
"I'm surprised that worked too." I shrug and raise my sword.
Jason swings at me and I perry his attack and hit him in the stomach.
"We could work together!" I repeat.
He thrusts his sword at my chest, and I step to the side dodging it. He kicks my leg and I fall to a knee, and he swings down at my head. I thrust my sword up at his chest, impaling him. Jason falls to his knees with ragged breath.
"We could have been a team." I stand over him.
"I know... I wanted to... but I couldn't." He says blood filling his mouth. "President Zeus... would have...killed my....family." he pushes out the last word and dies on the spot, still sitting on his knees. His head slumps down.
