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He__ learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about as far as he wanted to extend the family.

Percy blinked. __o your brother is a winged horse. But you__e also my half brother, which means all the flying horses in the world are my_You know what? Lets_ forget it.

Percy was getting tired of water.If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Poseidon__ Junior Sea Scouts, but he didn__ care.

Annabeth realized that if six of them went on these two quests, it would leave Percy alone on the ship with Coach Hedge, which was maybe not a situation a caring girlfriend should put him in. Nor was she eager to let Percy out of her sight again__ot after they__ been apart for so many months.

Piper and Hazel were ready to go, but first Annabeth turned to Percy, who was leaning on the starboard rail, gazing over the bay. Annabeth took his hand. __hat are you going to do while we__e go

I__ nobody__ sidekick,_ Annabeth growled. __nd, Percy, his accent sounds familiar because he sounds like his mother. We killed her in New Jersey.__ercy frowned. ____ pretty sure that accent isn__ New Jersey. Who__ his_? Oh.__t all fell into place. Aunty Em__ Garden Gnome Emporium__he lair of Medusa. She__ talked with that same accent, at least until Percy had cut off her

Percy looked at Coach Hedge and Frank. __ trap?___robably,_ Frank said. __he__ not mortal,_ Hedge said, sniffing the air. __robably some kind of goat-eating, demigod-destroying fiend from Tartarus.___o doubt,_ Percy agreed. __wesome._ Hedge grinned. __et__ go.

Annabeth gripped the hilt of her dagger. __ bounty on our heads . . . as if we didn__ attract enough monsters already.___o we get WANTED posters?_ Leo asked. __nd do they have our bounties, like, broken down on a price li

Swords can__ solve every problem.

[Piper] rushed to get dressed. By the time she got up on deck, the others had already gathered__ll hastily dressed except for Coach Hedge, who had pulled the night watch. Frank__ Vancouver Winter Olympics shirt was inside out. Percy wore pajama pants and a bronze breastplate, which was an interesting fashion statement. Hazel__ hair was all blown to one side as though she__ walked through a cyclone; and Leo had accidentally set himself on fire. His T-shirt was in charred tatters. His arms were smoking.

Festus just detected a large group of eagles behind us__ong-range radar, still not in sight.__iper leaned over the console. __re you sure they__e Roman?__eo rolled his eyes. __o, Pipes. It could be a random group of giant eagles flying in perfect formation. Of course they__e Roman!

What exactly did you find in Atlanta?__rank unzipped his backpack and started bringing out souvenirs. __ome peach preserves. A couple of T-shirts. A snow globe. And, um, these not-really-Chinese handcuffs.__nnabeth forced herself to stay calm. __ow about you start from the top__f the story, not the backpack.

Looking at the elementary schoolers in their colorful T-shirts from various day camps, Percy felt a twinge of sadness. He should be at Camp Half-Blood right now, settling into his cabin for the summer, teaching sword-fighting lessons in the arena, playing pranks on the other counselors. These kids had no idea just how crazy a summer camp could be.

Anybody have any money?__rank checked his pockets. __hree denarii from Camp Jupiter. Five dollars Canadian.__edge patted his gym shorts and pulled out what he found. __hree quarters, two dimes, a rubber band and__core! A piece of celery.__e started munching on the celery, eyeing the change and the rubber band like they might be next.

Annabeth,_ he said hesitantly, __n New Rome, demigods can live their whole lives in peace._ Her expression turned guarded. __eyna explained it to me. But, Percy, you belong at Camp Half-Blood. That other life____ know,_ Percy said. __ut while I was there, I saw so many demigods living without fear: kids going to college, couples getting married and raising families. There__ nothing like that at Camp Half-Blood. I kept thinking about you and me_and maybe someday when this war with the giants is over__t was hard to tell in the golden light, but he thought Annabeth was blushing. __h,_ she said____ sorry,_ he said. __ just_I had to think of that to keep going. To give me hope. Forget I mentioned____o!_ she said. __ods, Percy, that__ so sweet.