The Secret of the Gods [Harry Potter/Percy Jackson]

Capture the Flag

Percy's POV:

I looked down at my newly healed arm. It was covered in scabs and scars from my demigod...exploits. At least it wasn't broken anymore. Those Apollo kids sure were some dam good doctors. Wait, of course they were. Their father was the god of healing.

"Come on Seaweed Brain! We have to go to the dining pavilion!" my girlfriend shouted from outside my cabin.

"Coming Wise Girl!" I hollered back. I got up and picked up my pen Riptide. Sighing, I got off my comfortable position on my bed and walked over the the door. I opened it to find my amazing girlfriend standing there, hands on her hips, blonde hair falling over one shoulder.

"Let's go. The others will wonder where we are," she smiled and took my hand. We walked together to the benches and separated to go to our own tables. I took some of my food as an offering for the gods and came back. Looking around, I gave a content smile. After the war, we had gotten some down-time (finally) and began rebuilding the camp. Now, thanks to Jason, there were cabins for minor gods and goddesses. After Leo and Calypso had come back (we're going to pretend that the Trials of Apollo isn't taking place), the repair process had greatly quickened. The gods came to visit their kids more often. But I think one of our greater achievements was getting Will and Nico together! Neeks was like a younger brother for me (even though he's like, 80) and seeing him happy was like Bianca's death wasn't haunting him anymore.

Bianca.

Gods, I still couldn't think of her without feeling guilt rise in my chest. I know Nico had forgiven me, but I still felt that her death was my fault. That I could have saved her. Guess loyalty is my fatal flaw.

I shook my head, clearing my negative thoughts. I felt Annabeth's eyes on me, so I quickly wolfed down my food and walked over to the Athena table.

"Hey Perce, what's up?" Malcolm greeted me.

"Zeus," I answered seriously. He just rolled his eyes and moved over so I could sit next to Annabeth, which I did.

"Hey, you okay? I saw you kind of spaced out over at your table," Annabeth asked softly.

"Yeah, just thinking about how far we've gotten since the war," I reassured her. She nodded and went back to her food. Suddenly Chiron blew the conch horn.

"Demigods! I know things have not been as tense in these last few weeks, but this does not mean that our usual activities will not continue. Now, in order to test if your reflexes have gotten rusty, tonight we will be playing...Capture the Flag!" he announced. As soon as he finished, the crowd of demigods began cheering.

"Can we pick our own alliances?" a boy from the Hephaestus cabin asked. Chiron nodded and we all began to run around, teaming up with different cabins. In the end, the Poseidon, Athena, Hades, Apollo, Nemesis, Demeter, and Aphrodite cabins were red. The Zeus, Hephaestus, Dionysus, Ares, Hermes, and the Hunters of Artemis were blue. Calypso wouldn't join this one. I made a vow after seeing the teams. Sparky and Pinecone face were going down.

"This is going to be one heck of a game," Will muttered beside me. I nodded in agreement.

"Alright everyone!" Annabeth clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. "Listen, they may have the fighters, but we have the strategists. We will win. After all, brains is better than brawn. Now, they would obviously expect us to hid our flag on Zeus's fist. But, that's where strategy will come in. We are going to hide our flag near the river. This way, it will be completely in view, and we would only need Percy guarding the flag so that everyone else can go and find blue's flag. Got it?" Everyone thought over her plan and nodded in agreement.

"So where should we look for their flag?" Nico spoke up.

"Good question. Alright, we can guarantee that the Hephaestus cabin will have some nasty mechanisms up their sleeves, the Ares cabin will certainly fight to their greatest power and the Hunters will not hesitate to use their bows. But, they can do those better in crowded areas with trees while the Ares cabin would need open space. So what's the one place that fits all those requirements?"

"The Hearth of Hestia!" Piper said in realization.

"Exactly," Annabeth grinned at her friend. Okay, let me back up a moment. Now, you're probably be wondering, "What the Hades is the Hearth of Hestia?" Well, it's something we recently discovered. Some demigods were scouting the woods to check for any threats when they stumbled across this clearing with a huge stone in the shape of fireplace. So naturally we named it the Hearth of Hestia after the goddess who helped us so much in the the Second Titan War. Anyways, back to the present.

"So," Malcolm stepped up beside his sister. "I think an Apollo child should go with each group, just in case someone gets hurt. Demeter, we need you to get there first so that you can cover the open area so that Ares can't fight. Then, Nemesis, be the distraction. Keep bickering with each other so that the other cabins have a clear path. Aphrodite, we need you guys to be on lookout. Tell Percy when something is coming his way. Use your good eyesight to help us win this! Now, Nico and Will, we need you guys to get the flag. Will, is Nico strong enough to use his powers?"

"Um, depends. He can't shadow travel just yet but he can summon a skeleton or two," Will answered, shushing his boyfriend who had opened his mouth to protest.

"Great! So Nico, use your powers to summon a skeleton that can grab their flag and bring it back. Now we Athena kids will be backup for anyone who needs it. Will, use your whistle to alert people when you have the flag and we will start to retreat. Everyone will be near you two so that you can pass the flag over to anyone who is open if you get surrounded. Sounds good Annabeth?" Malcolm looks at my girlfriend. She thinks over it and nods.

"Yeah, seems like a pretty strong plan. I'll stay with Percy to tell him what to do and try and knock away any incoming missiles," Annabeth grins.

"Hey! I'm not that bad!" I protest. Everyone just chuckles and goes to put on some armor and get their weapons. Leaving me with Annabeth.

"Come on Seaweed Brain, let's go," she drags me away to get position ourselves by the river.

***TIME SKIP CAUSE I'M REALLY LAZY***

Well. We won. And I almost got run over by a skeleton. Woo-hoo. Now we're going to back to our cabins to crash for the night. I walk into my cabin and brush my teeth. I get in my PJ's and say a prayer to my dad. I don't know why, but I got this weird feeling in my gut that something bad was going to happen. Being a demigod, I know how important intuition is. I drift off into an uneasy sleep...

Suddenly, I was shook awake. I got up in my fighting stance and pulled out Riptide, only to find it was Annabeth. I relaxed but kept my sword out.

"What's the matter Annie?" I ask her while looking around cautiously.

"Chiron is calling us in the Big House. There's another prophecy."

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Well, that's the first chapter. It's my first crossover so...yeah. I'll try and update as often as I can. I can't guarantee that all the chapters will be this length but I'll definitely try! Thanks for reading!