Anthology | Capture the Flag 08: The Expedition

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LITTLE DID Loki know that I was the traitor who's going to hang around with the team for a while. He had nothing to worry about his brother betraying our team.

Kinuha namin sa tent ang mga gamit na kailangan para sa fishing expedition. We brought five canteens of water, a pocket knife, a recycling bag, and the binoculars. Alistair pulled our flag from being impaled into the ground and rested the stick on his right shoulder. Jamie took the binoculars that hung around her neck.

We told Loki to keep an eye on our items. Kapag may nawala o ninakaw sa mga supply namin, walang dapat sisihin kundi siya. We did not ask him to be left behind. Siya mismo ang nag-volunteer. Sakaling pagalitan namin siya mamaya, hindi na niya basta-basta malulusutan 'to.

When all was set, our team finally left the camp.

Nagsimula kaming magmartsa sa kakahuyan. Si Alistair na ang humawak sa mapa at nagtuturo ng direksyon kung saan kami tutungo. Si Jamie naman ang sumisilip sa binoculars para tingnan kung malapit na kami sa aming destinasyon at kung may makakasalubong ba kaming ibang team. Kumusta naman si Luthor? Hayun, tahimik na naglalakad sa likuran namin.

I was looking behind us now and then and listening to the rustling of leaves. The other teams might be hiding behind a bush, waiting to launch an ambush on us to steal our flag.

Tanging huni ng mga ibon at mga natatapakan naming sangay na pakalat-kalat sa daan ang ingay sa tinatahak naming daan. Thanks to the shade provided by the trees, hindi kami masyadong nainitan.

"Okay lang kaya na maiwan si Loki dear doon?" tanong ni Jamie na sandaling huminto sa tabi ng puno at sumilip sa kanyang binoculars. She lowered it as she turned to us. "Baka pagtulungan siya ng ibang team at nakawin ang mga gamit natin! Maybe I should have stayed with him para siguradong magiging okay siya."

Guarding our stuff would not be her only motive for staying behind. Sorry, Jamie. I would not easily fall for that reason. Knowing her, she probably had an ulterior motive. At mukhang alam ko na kung ano 'yon.

"Don't worry about him," I kinda assured her. "Loki's already a grown-up man. Baka batuhin pa niya ng frying pan ang magtatangkang lumapit sa kampo natin. He may not be physically strong to wrestle with the invading team, but let's put our faith in him that he'd be able to put up a fight."

"He said he'd be thinking of traps, right?" naalala ni Alistair. "Siguradong nag-iisip na siya ngayon ng patibong bilang proteksyon sa kampo. Hindi niya hahayaang mabagot ang sarili niya roon habang hinihintay ang pagbabalik natin."

"There's a chance that he's going to be outnumbered, but through his cunning, he may be able to outmaneuver them," Luthor said. Napatingin kaming tatlo sa kanya. Well, why should I be surprised that he kinda praised Loki? Of all the people at this camping site, he should know his younger brother best.

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