"Great! Nike, bring me back!" Percy ordered. Not getting a reply, her turns around to find an unconscious Nice do Angelo, leaving him stranded in the middle of the forest.

"Great, just great," Percy mumbles. He drags the unconscious son of Hades over to a tree and props him up against it. Then he looks around for the way back. Instead, he finds Julia and Katie, twin daughters of Hebe. Before he can even ask them why they're here, they each grab a wrist and walk away, pulling him behind.

"We need to keep you away," Julia-or was it Katia-says.

"Why-"

"No questions! No time!" Katia-or maybe Julia-says.

"Which-"

"I'm Katia, that's Julia. She has green eyes. I have blue." Katia, the one earlier thought to be Julia, says. They both stop walking for a moment to turn and look at him, and sure enough, the only difference between the two is they're eyes. Figures.

"Found him!"

All three heads snap to the left as the cry of an Ares camper pierces the forest.

"Skata! We have to run!" Katia cries. They resume their running, dragging him behind them. Who knew they could run so fast?

They get to the creek, and the two girls push him in front of them, and he toppled into the creek. It would have been no problem, if it wasn't for the muddy creek bed, and a furious naiad who was sitting nearby.

"I'm sorry!" apologizes Percy once more to the naiad. She gives him an algae green glare and then disappears into the river. With a sigh, Percy looks back at the twins.

"Run to the Pegasus stables. Kyle will be there to help you next," Julia explains.

"Run, now! We can try to slow them down, but not for long. Go!" Katia insists.

Giving a curt nod Percy turns and bolts through the trees, stumbling out into the open to find himself in the strawberry fields.

"Nothing like getting turned around in the woods," Percy jokes, walking casually towards the stables.

*

"Where is he?"

"How should I know?"

"Then go look!"

"Yes, 'captain'," Sarah jokes, giving him a mock salute.

"I can't believe this is happening," Kyle grumbles as he steps outside the stables. Artemis' chariot is already ascending the sky, signaling mere minutes before Capture the Flag.

"Styx!" Kyle shouts in frustration, slapping his thigh harder than necessary in the process.

"Um, Kyle?"

Spinning around, Kyle, son of Tyche, sees Percy Jackson, the cause of war.

" 'bout time you got here! Have they seen you yet?" Kyle asks, looking around to make sure the red team isn't nearby.

"Has who seen me yet?" Percy asked, looking very confused.

Great, he doesn't even realize what's going on. He really is a nimrod. "The Athena or Ares campers?"

"Ares. But I think Katia and Julia are holding them off," Percy says.

"I can work with that. Come on!" Kyle directs, running towards the forge.

"Wait! Why are we running from them?" Percy yells.

"Shut up! I'm not running, you are. You don't want them to find you. They'll tear you apart."

"Why would they do that?" Percy questions.

"They both want you on their team for Capture the Flag. It's you and Nanna, the six year old from Aphrodite. Malcolm suggested that instead of alliances, we have to choose who we want an hour before we start the game. Now they're fighting over you," Kyle explains.

All Percy could do was stand there dumbfounded until Kyle started dragging him as soon as shouts started coming through the woods.