Chevy had shook her head in responce but was grinning like a mad person and once Nick came into the fight did she giggle, "Sure thing~ just don't get in my 'kay?" She said and she let the two fight it out which was pretty cool to watch the showdown but already she was getting bored.
Prue was back in the brush once she spotted the Dionysus camper and Nick fighting but she had seen the youngest Hades' camper grab the flag and retreat back before anyone else saw, the two campers could take on Alex awhile she and Oliver take the flag back to its spot before anyone else from the other team comes there way as the teenaged girl got close enough to her younger brother for him to see her without hopefully not being seen by the others.
(~*Water*~, I just realized how insane I made Chevy.... O-o)
Nathan sprinted to the Ares camper and soon feeling his weapon become heavy which he bit his lip in order to not curse, he had forgotten the fact that the campers could curse their opponents weapons as he shifted the sword into its whip form in order to fight with t at lest better then with a heavy sword.
"Hmm...my favorite memory? I have too many to count,but i guess, it would be the memory of meeting all you and making friends here on the forums. :3" ”One day I’m going to sit down and make a list of all the books that I finished reading....” “It's going to be a long list...”
Ria charged forward without further delay, she needed to act now. That whole battle curse thing was pretty situational, considering that most monsters fought with their claws or teeth, but at least it was handy for getting the upper hand in Capture the Flag. With that being said, it would wear off fast. When she tried barreling past Nathan and straight towards the flag, it was obvious what Ria's objective was. She still didn't have any intention of fighting Nathan, she just wanted to grab the flag and run.
Backup was here, he felt relieved as he saw Prue. They could get away and..... The world started spinning, he was lying flat on his back and dazed.
Percy had arrived, right in the right place at the right. "Sorry kid, but we're winning this." The red head had the flag in his hand, he made sure to bring him to the ground gently, but it was enough to leave him in a dizzy state. Feeling confident, Percy waved to Prue. "Sorry, but I gotta dash." He flashed a grin before taking off back on Alex's original path. He felt bad leaving Alex behind, but could end it quicker by winning.
Asher grinned as Sanaa came up. He'd have to ask her what happened in a sarcastic manner when this was done. But for now, he attacked aggressively with no reserve now that he had someone to back him up.
Prue growled a bit before running after Percy, "Chevy- keep a eye on Oliver!" She called over her shoulder at the energetic girl who gave her a huff but the Hades' counselor wasn't going to let their flag be taken away that easily as she wasn't that much tired yet, she was willing to use shadow-travel to get ahead of the Athena camper in order to stop him and soon getting her weapon out now this might have made her feel sick but only if this was her first time which it was not. --
Nathan wasn't going to go down without a fight as his weapon might not be in effective but he physically was as he used most of his arm strength to swing the whip down at Ria's legs to at least trip her up which if that didn't work he might then tackle the ares camper but considering the fact the sword/whip's curse might wear off soon he then might be able to use it.
Last Edit: Sept 1, 2016 15:50:59 GMT -5 by Lily~Myth
"Hmm...my favorite memory? I have too many to count,but i guess, it would be the memory of meeting all you and making friends here on the forums. :3" ”One day I’m going to sit down and make a list of all the books that I finished reading....” “It's going to be a long list...”
Prue's voice made Alex realize what had happened. His left hand went automatically to his pocket. And, sure enough, the flag was gone. He caught sight of red hair going out of view and let out a huff. So, Oliver had gotten the flag and Percy had knocked him out or whatever? That did hurt his pride a little, but not enough to hesitate longer. As Nick had also looked up when he heard Prue - and Chevy hopefully as well - Alex took off quickly, after the Hades counselor. They were so close to winning, he wasn't going to lose now.
Though, much like Oliver, his world was suddenly spinning when his foot gave away, making him crash to the ground and hit his head. Pain shot up his leg, but he scrambled back up into a standing position despite the pain. Alright, so maybe he couldn't run after Percy to help him, but he could fight Nick and Chevy. Percy should be able to deal with Prue. Nick actually seemed concerned for a moment, and Alex realized that he had slightly scratched his elbows on some sharp rocks, but it wasn't a bad injury or anything, which the brunet also seemed to realize, as he took a battle stance on again.
Lucia gritted her teeth as she parried Asher, only to not fully do it when she dodged one of Sanaa's arrows, which made Asher's sword leave a small cut on her left arm. Two against one, especially with one being close range and the other being far range, was a real challenge, and she was loving it. Without a second to let Asher attack again, she raced past him, towards Sanaa, swinging her sword at her. Sanaa managed to evade, but she couldn't put enough distance between them for the moment to be effective with her bow.
Chevy had gone over to where Oliver was and picked him up though had the boy over her shoulder, "Hey Nick, do you want to help Prue or should I?" She asked since if she went then she would put the boy down near the two campers and run after Percy but if vice versa she would stay with the kid and fight Alex, a win-win kind for her only that Joshua should be nearby too right? If so then it would still be two against two.
"Hmm...my favorite memory? I have too many to count,but i guess, it would be the memory of meeting all you and making friends here on the forums. :3" ”One day I’m going to sit down and make a list of all the books that I finished reading....” “It's going to be a long list...”
Oliver shook his head, trying to regain focus in his vision. Finally sitting up, he looked at his hand that once held the flag. It gave him an odd sense of pride that he had gotten it, even if only for a short time. He looked back up to Nick and Alex fighting, not really knowing what to do from here. Alex was injured and Nick would obviously be able to handle him at this point. Though the thought of Percy flipping him back to the ground surged a bubbling annoyance. He would pay him back later.
Asher drew his bow now that she headed towards Sanaa and fired again. "Seems you're stuck Luciaaa~" He said in a sang-song voice. He was taunting her on purpose, obviously happy about having the upper-hand.
Percy continued running, he figured one of them would at least shadow travel so with one hand on his weapon, and the other holding the flag. He kept his eyes peered for either Nick or Prue. He could outrun Chevy with his head start, so he needed to worry about the two that could shadow-travel.
"Oh, the little Hades is waking up." Chevy said once the boy stirred which she used their father's name as a reference them sometimes but mainly stuck with their names or her version of nicknames for them.
Once the girl saw the Athena camper coming start towards here which made her grin a little, she still had strength to fight as she sprinted towards but slow enough to that of Percy got past then she could kick off running after him and having her glaive drawn or in front of her.
"Hmm...my favorite memory? I have too many to count,but i guess, it would be the memory of meeting all you and making friends here on the forums. :3" ”One day I’m going to sit down and make a list of all the books that I finished reading....” “It's going to be a long list...”
He knew that Nick would have gone, as he could have shadow travelled the rest of the river to catch up to Percy, even if the latter was running. And sending Chevy after him also wouldn't be good in case he got caught up. So, he had to tackle this like children of Athena did - with talking and thus buying Percy time. At least he was very good at that, thanks to his mother.
"You think Percy's the only one here?" he asked, making sure that the mischievous twinkle he usually had in his eyes was there. "Why do you think Joshua hasn't arrived here yet? We've already taken him out." He made sure to sound absolutely serious about the situation, which seemed to work. He had been worried that Nick, as a straight up genius, would be able to tell that he was acting. But, apparently, being a child of Athena gave him the ability to even fool him with his talking. "I wouldn't leave if I were you. The flag is still around here, with a camper lying in wait, just waiting for one of you to leave so that we can team up and knock the others out, then cross the river to win."
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"Am I?" she asked with a grin, then concentrated on the clouds above Asher. She really didn't want to hurt him, just surprise him a little. "I'd say a storm's coming your way," was what she simply replied. She wasn't going to actually try sending lightning down on Asher, but it looked really enough. Leaping forward, she brought her sword up quickly and swung at Sanaa. Luckily for Lucia, Sanaa only had her knife, which just wasn't a match to a sword. Changing her angle at the last moment, she managed to hit the Apollo counsellor's wrist, which actually did hurt Sanaa. She managed to not drop her weapon, but barely.
Asher paused for a moment, wighing his options but then laughed and shot an arrow at her. "Doooo iiit~ You won't!" He taunted, edging closer with his bow drawn again. "Keep you're guard up sis~ Positions are switched~" He was a jerk to his teammates as well, but that wasn't important right now.
Percy made a quick judgement of attack as he ran, trying to press through in order to bulldoze his way. Or more of squeeze his way through his tiny stature. He kept the flag in a tight grip, so that if he failed to get past she wouldn't be able to take it without a fight.
Oliver huffed at the nickname but said nothing more. Though he was listening to closely to Alex, he didn't really care though, his job was done, he tried already. More of he was thinking about how he still had Alex's dagger. He'd give that back after the game, though, a small smirk was on his face at how he could rub it in when he did.
Chevy had put Oliver back down on the ground seeing that the boy was fine now as she looked at Alex with a bored expression on her face which she didn't really see have, "Seriously? Then all I gotta do is knock e'm out~" she said in a sickening sweet voice before turning to the camper. "More likely starting with you dearie~ she giggled as she looked at the older Hades camper, "Me and Olly here got this Nicky~ just go help your sis before Perry get over the river." Her calling her friends or people nicknames became much more shown now. --
Once Prue got to a length that she could swing with her weapon at the camper but if it became to the point of close combat then she could adjust the glaive's height for her own means of fighting.
"Hmm...my favorite memory? I have too many to count,but i guess, it would be the memory of meeting all you and making friends here on the forums. :3" ”One day I’m going to sit down and make a list of all the books that I finished reading....” “It's going to be a long list...”
"I've noticed," Sanaa hissed back, getting back to her feet. A knife against a sword wasn't the same as a sword against a sword at all. They were fighting, but she was still curious about the question Percy had never answered. So while Lucia dodged Asher's arrows, Sanaa said, "So, who did you send after our flag?"
"Well, I know for sure that Alex went, and he went right after the game started, so," Lucia commented lightly, not minding the chat during battle. It kept things from getting too serious, in her opinion. She sent a strong gust of wind Asher's way so that he wouldn't be able to shoot for a moment.
Sanaa cursed. "Of course Percy would go after him if he didn't return on time," she muttered.
Before Nick could leave, Alex took his chance. Spinning around, he screamed, "Umiko! Riley! Valentine!" at the top of his lungs, hoping that one of them would hear it. It wasn't even that he wanted them to help him. Rather, he hoped that they thought he was at the stream and needed help, only to spot Percy instead and help him. Though, momentarily, it would also help here, because there was no saying that they weren't about to leap out of the bushes to help, which made Nick keep his guard up.
Umiko, who'd just been sitting by the water, became aware of his surroundings again as his name was called. It didn't take him long to remember that he was in the game to, and started running to wherever the voice was coming from. It sounded like Alex to him, but he'd just met so many new people that he really didn't know. "Alex!" He called, voice a bit gruff since he wasn't used to yelling.
Brandon gripped her arm gently, supporting her as she stood. He raised a skeptical eyebrow, although his voice was calm as he told her, "Woah, hold on one second." He stopped, hoping that she wouldn't try to keep walking without him. "I think you should sit down for a bit.".
Percy could hear Alex's call, so that meant they probably could as well. As long as he could hold onto it for reinforcements, they would win. Percy slid beneath Prue's blow and slashed at her legs, even he had to take some more dirty shots in situations.
That's what got Asher to actually hesitate, hearing that Alex was the one after the flag. He highly debated turning and running to find him right then and there. But he wanted to win, shaking his head he brought his attention back to Lucia. "He's not back yet though, so I wonder what happened, hmm?" Though, he was, of course, unaware that Percy had gone after him.
Alex didn't get to yell again, as Nick took that moment to attack. Alex barely dodged the blade, which made it cut his left arm rather well. It wasn't like it was anything life-threatening, but it did hurt a lot and bleed. Alex grimaced a bit. Once again he was getting blood on his shirt. Though, he knew that at this point, he couldn't do much more, as he was utterly exhausted. It was up to Percy and Umiko now.
"Don't be smug about it," Sanaa hissed back as a warning. "And don't lose your focus." She was aware that Percy went after him, which meant that they still had to hurry. Sanaa met Asher's eyes quickly, then took off towards the flag. They didn't have more time to lose, not at all.
Lucia started a bit when Sanaa took off, then quickly started after her, wanting their flag to stay safe.