Chapter 6:WE SINK A SHIP

THE BASILISK ARMY-Chapter 6-WE SINK A SHIP
"Look,Ector,we,Hecate kids,aren't allowed to use magic against our opponents while playing Capture the Flag or Greek Warship-Fighting,but we can use magic weapons.I know you're not trained in magic yet,but Zac said that you can do the Fire Spell.So,please don't use magic,because you're gonna be punished.The warships are made from wood and you might hesitate to use fire-arrows,but this wood is magic:it can't be easily destroyed and if the warship sinks,or burns,or something,it fixes itself.So,not hesitate!"

I was looking him while he talked.'Okay.By the way,how old are you?"

"Eleven.You?"he said.

"Fifteen."I was sure that I wasn't so ripe,serious and strong when I was 11.Demigod life makes you grow up fast,I thought.

We arrived at the beach.There were many tables and suddenly pieces of armor,weapons and shields appeared on themJohn said he was going to take some things from the tables. .Everyone started taking his armor,some took weapons and shields,too.I took pieces of armor and soon I was in full armor,with my quiver in my back and my bow in my hand.

"Ector!'I turned and saw Lou behind me."Ector,we're with Tyche,Hermes,Apollo,Ares,Demeter,Hades and Iris.Our opponents,on the other warship are:Hephaestus,Aphrodite,Demeter,Zeus,Nike,Hebe,Hypnos and Nemessis.Do you know the rules or the objective of the game?"she asked.

I nodded No.

"We must take all the opponents team's black flags-they're ten-and get them to uor warship.We climb to the warship with hooks,but they do whatever they can so we won't get aboard.They do the same things.Now,Hades Cabin is the our team's captain cabin for today's fighting.Hades Cabin has only Nico di Angelo.So,you listen to him.Come on now."

We all climbed  to our team's warship.It looked like a greek trireme made from wood,but it had three floors and it was moving with invisible oars.Nico gathered us on the first floor and started talking"For everyone who doesnt know...(he said what Lou had saidand added)...They have more cannonballs that we do,greek fire and they got Hephaestus,so beware of surprises.So,here's the plan:Apollo Cabin will be throwing arrows when they try to cut our hooks or throw us in the sea.I'll turn the ship more close to their ship so we won't have to swim or something.Are Cabin will climb first to the ship.Meanwhile,as I already said,Apollo will be throwing arrows.While Ares is fighting with them,Hecate and Hermes will climb aboard.Tyche,Demeter,Iris and Hades will defend,but wiill be attacking,too,because Demeter will be throwing greek fire with the two catapults,Tyche willl throw cannonballs with our three canons and Iris will be throwing lightning with our ballistae.I will help,because I'll set traps.But,when the other team climbs aboard,Demeter will stop firing and defend our flags.If Demerer is having a problem with defending,Tyche will help too.If these tow are beaten up,Iris will help them.But,please remember:if one cabin is having a problem with defending,only some of the other cabin's half-bloods will help,so we will still be firing.Some half-bloods from Apollo will help if needed.Okay?"We all nodded."Okay,let's beat them up!'we cheered.

Chiron,who was at the beach,blew the horn.Nico started driving the ship to the other ship.The defender cabins took their places.The attackers stood at the edge of the deck,with their hooks in their hands."NOW!"Nico shouted and we thre our hooks,while the opponent warship thre cannonbols to ours.Our defenders answered with lightning.Ares managed to climb aboard and we,Hecate Cabin,followd,while cannonballs,fire,arrows and lightning was flying was above us.I finally managed to climb aboard.I saw that the Athena cabin was on the deck.Soon,they started fighting and trying to cut the hooks.I went to  a black flag that was in the middle of the deck,but an Athena guy saw me.He started attacking me with his sword at me.After I dodged his moves,I ran behind.From there I started firing normal arrows at him,but he either dogded them or they were being pinned on his sheald.I was aiming everywhere at his body,but he was moving his shield really fast.Okay,I thought,you're making me angry and you're gonna pay it.I took an air-arrow from my quiver and threw it to the floor in front of him."You missed!'he shouted.Then,a second later,the air symbol-spell was activated and he flew several feet back.Someone else started fighting with him.The air- arrow appeared in my quiver.I saw John fighting with an Athena girl.I wasn't gonna let her hurt my half-brother.I threw an earth-arrow at the floor between them and suddenly plant roots popped out of the floor and tied her body.

"Thanks,Ec!'he shouted,smiling.

"Nothing!"

"Unfair!"shouted the girl.

"Sorry,but that happens when Ec has my back,wise girl."

My earth-arrow appeared in my quiver some moments later and she was untied,but too tired to fight John.

"Ec,let's take those flags!'said John and we run to the two flags,whic where next to each other.But,two Hephaestus girls(I can recognise Hephaestus kids because they have strong hands and look like they can invent anything) were guarding them.One of them had a fire-sword with flames on the blade.The other had a knife and a small shield.The one with the fire sword started fighting me when we got too close and the other attacked John.That sword with the flamed could burn my bow!I ran back and said to hair"You wanna play with fire?Okay,let's play!"I  threw a fire-arrow in front of her  while she was running towards me.She stopped,because the arrow started spitting fire towards her.She run away,dodging the fire.The arrow got back in my quiver,but she didn't came back,because someone attacked her.

I run to the flags and saw that John had beaten the other girl and I heard screamings from the sea."You threw her in the sea?Wow!"I said as we were walking to the flags.Some guys were guarding them now,but they weren't good fighters and we beat them.We grabbed the two flags and ran to the edge of the deck.Many half-bloods tried to grab them,but I threw them arrows.There was only one flag left on the deck and the Athena kids stood around the flags,while everyone else was fighting them to get the flag.

"We can't throw the flags to the ship,Nico had drived it too far,because the opponent team has many cannonballs!'John said.

I looked at the ship.Demeter kids were fighting,along with Tyche kids and that meant we had a problem with defending,but still there were many cannonballs,fire and lightning thrown to the opponent ship.But the ship was too far to throw them.Suddenly,I thinked of an idea.

"Maybe we can."I said.I took the two flags and put them on the floor.Then,I took two air-arrows and pinned them in front of the flags.In a second,a strong wind blew and the flags started flying and landed on our ship.

"Yes!"John and me shouted.Our act gave courage to the defenders and the opponent attackers started having a problem with attacking.They were being beaten up.

"Ec,I'm going to help our Cabin."John said and ran towards our half-siblings who were fighting with some Hephaestus kids.