Challenge 1 Part 3

Medusa woke up in her house.

She strolled around the garden, tending to her plants with an air of melancholy.

"I'm sorry, little ones," she said as she watered a vine. "This'll be my last time seeing you. I have nothing for you, or for this show. I was happy tending to you, my dears."

Medusa sighed, then she snapped. "Home Base."

Annabeth woke up in her bed.

Immediately, she left Camp Half Blood and headed to Olympus.

As she was going up the elevator, she was joined by Hermes.

"You ready?" Hermes asked as the elevator went up to level 600.

"Yes," Annabeth said. "I'm surprised you understood my message."

"I mean, I figured someone or the other would think about nabbing a couple more Olympians, then I saw you discreetly pointing up at me, so it was pretty easy to figure out," Hermes said. "Between us, we have 6 balls, and 12 Olympians. Who do we want to get?"

"Poseidon, Athena, Zeus, Artemis, Apollo, and Hestia," Annabeth said. "Poseidon will be to curry favor with the Audience, same with Athena, leave her to me. Zeus is also going to go well with the Audience, beyond that, I think we need him to make Percy harsher. Artemis and Apollo will be a good duo, and Hestia will be to oust Sally from her position of strength."

"Not a bad idea," Hermes said, and the elevator arrived.

Annabeth and Hermes slowly walked through Olympus, observing the sights.

"You know, this might be your last time seeing the Olympus that you designed," Hermes commented.

"This might be your last time sitting on your throne," Annabeth retorted.

"Touché," Hermes said, and they reached the doors.

Annabeth and Hermes entered the hall, then Hermes sent a blast of energy to the roof.

After a few moments, all the Olympians barring Artemis and Poseidon appeared.

"Why have you called us, Hermes?" Zeus asked.

"Wait, where is Poseidon and Artemis?" Hermes asked.

Zeus furrowed his brows. "I cannot feel them, this must be an attack on Olympus."

Hermes and Annabeth shared a panicked look; Poseidon and Artemis had already been caught before they could do anything.

Acting on panic, Annabeth threw an Olympaball at Athena, who caught the ball and got teleported away.

"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!?" Zeus boomed, summoning the Master Bolt and aiming at Annabeth.

Before Zeus could unleash a devastating blow, Hermes threw an Olympaball at Zeus, and he was flashed away.

The remaining Olympians summoned weapons, barring Hestia and Aphrodite.

"Explain yourself, Hermes," Demeter said as she wielded her scythe.

"I don't think I will," Hermes said, running at Hestia and tapping her with a ball, while Annabeth threw a ball at Aphrodite.

"What do we do?" Hermes asked Annabeth in her worry.

There was no response, and Hermes saw that Annabeth had flashed back to the Island, leaving Hermes to fend for herself on her own.

"Fuck, and she got her three," Hermes said as she dodged Ares' axe.

She tapped Ares' ankle with her last ball, then she flashed away to the Island.

Clarisse woke up in the Cabin of Ares.

For the next few hours, she sat in her room, thinking about who to target.

Eventually, she left to the Hermes Cabin, where she found her (ex)boyfriend, Chris Rodriguez.

"Wanna go to the arena?" Clarisse asked. "I'm itching for a little bit of sparring."

"As long as I can walk after," Chris joked as he walked with Clarisse.

As soon as they entered the Arena, Clarisse showed him the ball.

"Look, I think this is a magical weapon," Clarisse showed it to him. "Wanna try it?"

Chris caught the ball as Clarisse tossed it to him, then he was flashed away.

Next, Clarisse headed to the forge, where she found Nyssa Barrera, Hephaestus' daughter.

"Hey, Clarisse," Nyssa greeted as she forged a sword.

"Hey, Nyssa," Clarisse said. "Do you think you can tell me if this thing is enchanted?"

Clarisse showed Nyssa the ball.

"Hmm," Nyssa inspected the ball in Clarisse's hands. "Let me see it."

Nyssa grabbed the ball, then she was flashed away.

Clarisse sighed. "Home Base."

She flashed away, and Camp Half Blood would never know what happened.