Sloan himself stood petrified in the middle of the field and watched in disbelief as death balls flew around him. I pulled Riptide out of my ruined jeans and told Tyson, "Come on!" and jumped through the gaping hole in the side of the building.
Percy Jackson 2 - The Sea Monsters
THREE
The taxi rounded the corner of West Broadway and the gray lady sitting in the middle shouted, “Look out. The cab spun four or five times in a cloud of smoke and screeched to a halt in the middle of a farm road at the foot of Half-Blood Hill.
FOUR
She dared one of the bulls to chase her, but then became invisible, completely confusing the monster. Still, I managed to strike with my sword and cut off part of the monster's snout.
FIVE
Annabeth wasn't the oldest, but she had been to camp more summers than anyone else. I went to archery class even though I was terrible at it, and it wasn't the same without Chiron teaching.
SEVEN
We did all the standard camp numbers: "Down by the Aegean Sea," "I Am My Own Grandpa-Ora-Ougrootjie," "This Land is Minos' Land." The bonfire was enchanted, so the louder you sang, the higher it rose, changing color and heat with the mood of the crowd. The champion must be one who has earned the camp's respect, who has proven resourceful in the chariot races and courageous in the defense of the camp. And when he served the gods dinner, my dear campers, can you guess what was in the stew?”.
With a wave of Tantalus' hand the fire was extinguished, and the campers trudged to their cabins in the dark. Oh, let's not go into that again!” The jogger puts his phone back in his pocket. The last time you put her out, all the flowers in the flower delivery department wilted.
EIGHT
The original Perseus was one of the only heroes in Greek mythology to have a happy ending. How do we get on board?" Annabeth screamed over the noise of the waves, but the hippocampus seemed to know what we needed. The water in the pool glowed eerily and splashed back and forth with the movement of the ship.
They reminded me of my trip to the underworld - the way the spirits of the dead sounded as they drifted by. He was face down on the couch with his feet so far over the edge that they were in the bathroom. As the family of swimmers passed us, the father told his children, “We are on a cruise.
NINE
Two plush couches occupied the center of the room, a four-poster bed in one corner, and a mahogany dining table in the other. He waved his hand and three dining chairs were pushed into the middle of the room. He spun around and slammed Oreius thirty feet back into the pool, right into the middle of the zombie tourist family.
One of the security guards drew his nightstick, but Annabeth knocked the wind out of him with a well-placed kick. We crouched behind a tree and stared at the donut shop in the middle of the woods. Percy, some of the chains multiply so quickly because all their locations are magically connected to the.
ELEVEN
Beautiful streams rolled over the edge of the canyon and tumbled into rainbow-colored waterfalls. And in the center of the island, right next to the rope bridge, was a great twisted oak with something shining on its lowest branch. Instead of climbing, I crawled to the edge of the ventilation grate and looked down on the boiler deck.
In the north, an enormous mass of rock rose from the sea: an island with cliffs at least thirty meters high. I used all my willpower to keep the ship from capsizing, but we still spun out of control and hurtled toward the cliffs on the other side of the strait. Spinning around in the air, I was hit on the head by something hard and hit the water with a blow that would have broken every bone in my body if I hadn't been the son of the Sea God.
TWELVE
This is the real reason Zeus, Poseidon and Hades swore after World War II not to have any more children. I think some of the gods would like to kill you, but they are probably afraid of offending Poseidon. But on the other hand, we had been sailing in a dinghy for most of the day.
I could understand what she was singing about - the moonlight in the olive groves, the colors of the sunrise. And Annabeth let herself be taken to the spa gardens with waterfalls. She swept out of the room and I heard the door locks close behind her.
THIRTEEN
As soon as the rocky coastline of the island came into view, I ordered one of the ropes to wrap around Annabeth's waist and tie her to the foremast. I could feel the sirens' voices vibrating in the wood of the ship, along with the rush of blood in my ears. Annabeth nodded to let me know she was better now, then muttered something I couldn't hear because of the wax in my ears.
We stayed underwater, following the ship, until I judged that we had moved out of earshot of the sirens. I ordered a rope ladder to drop over the side of the ship, and we got on board. The mist burned away into a blue sky, as if the island of the Sirens had never existed.
FOURTEEN
We moored the Queen Anne's Revenge at the back of the island, where the cliffs rose straight up to a good two hundred feet. We rowed a lifeboat to the edge of the rocks and came up, very slowly. Then the cyclops whistled, and a mixed herd of goats and sheep, smaller than the man-eaters, poured out of the cave and past their master.
When the last sheep was out, Polyphemus rolled a rock in front of the gate as easily as I closed the refrigerator door, drowning out the sound of Clarisse and Grover screaming inside. Annabeth and I sat on the despondent ridge and watched the distant blue-blue form of Cyclops as he moved among his flocks. But if I didn't hold on, I was sure to fall right there in front of the monster.
FIFTEEN
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Grover carrying Annabeth across the rope bridge. His eyes widened when he saw the Cyclops behind us, but he nodded as he understood. When he doubled over, I hit him in the nose with the hilt of my sword.
Halfway down the beach, standing completely unharmed in the middle of a herd of killer sheep, was an old friend. I wanted to hug the big loaf, but he was standing in the middle of the slaughtering sheep. Once we got to the water's edge, I focused on Queen Anne's Revenge.
SIXTEEN
He ripped an olive tree out of the side of the cliff and crushed it where I had been standing a moment before. I had hoped to stab Polyphemus in the back of the thigh, but I managed to jump a little higher. At the top of the arc, I let go and fell straight for the giant's face landing with both feet on his already damaged eye.
Polyphemus threw another boulder, and this time I watched helplessly as it sailed over my head and crashed through the hull of the Queen Anne's Revenge. My friends sank quickly, trying without success to swim in the bustling wake of the shipwreck. Annabeth held on to the Fleece, which flashed in the water like a wave of new pennies.
SEVENTEEN
I'm not sure which of them looked more stunned as I took the paper fleece jacket from Annabeth, put the money in her pocket and placed it in Clarissa's arms. This is what the prophecy meant: you would fail without friends, which means you would need our help, but you would have to fly home alone. You're betting the lives of everyone in camp that Clarisse will get the Fleece back safely by tonight?”.
Where is it?" He looked at us, pushing my shirt with the tip of his sword, beating Grover's jeans. Just give me the Fleece and I'll let you go back to your, ah, little nature quest." You wanted us to bring you the Fleece and save you the trouble of getting it."
EIGHTEEN
One thing I want you to see before you die, Percy.” He looked at the bear man Oreius, who was still holding Annabeth and Grover by the necks. But by the time they were ready to advance, the centaurs galloped up to the edge of the deck and fearlessly jumped over the guard rail, as if it were an obstacle and not ten stories above the ground. Well, I couldn't let you die, especially since you cleared my name."
Annabeth,” Chiron said, “maybe you and Grover should go check on Tyson and my cousins before they, ah, teach each other too many bad habits?” I was sure he was going to chew me out, but then his gaze changed to fatigue. Because whether or not you're a child of prophecy, Kronos thinks you could be.
NINETEEN
I am the messenger of the gods, Percy.” He pulled an electronic signature pad from his mailbag and handed it to me. Oh, uh, sorry.” I didn't really like touching snakes, but I picked up the pad and stylus again. AH okay." I didn't see how keeping time would help much, but I was touched that Tyson was concerned.
Just because Beckendorf was a good guy didn't mean he wouldn't send us both to the infirmary if we let our guards down. He didn't have time to say more because I hit him in the chest with my new shield and sent him flying from his chariot, crashing to the ground. The crowd didn't want to be silent, but Annabeth spoke up, “We couldn't have done it without someone else.
TWENTY
You know very well it's only going to get worse." She tried to sound casual about it, but I could tell she was pretty shaken. The way he said it, so matter of fact, I wondered if that Cyclops eye of his could see into the future. I put on some clothes while Grover tried to make a complete sentence, but he was too stunned, too out of breath.
I expected to see Fleece missing from the pine, but he was still there, shining in the first light of dawn. The tree itself looked perfectly beautiful, whole and healthy, filled with the essence of the Golden Fleece. She was built like a long-distance runner, lithe and strong, and wore clothes that were somewhere between punk and glass - a black T-shirt, black ripped jeans and a leather jacket with buttons from a band I've never heard of.
