Back up shall we? When my brother, the crazy chicken warrior, turned into a falcon and went up the pyramidโs chimney with his new friend, the fruit bat, he left me playing nurse to two very wounded peopleโwhich I didnโt appreciate, and which I wasnโt particularly good at.
Rick RiordanAll [Sadieโs] previous attempts [of making a shabti (an Egyptian avatar of oneโs self)] had exploded or gone haywire, terrorizing Khufu and the initiates. Last week sheโd created a magical Thermos with googly eyes that levitated around the room, yelling, โExterminate! Exterminate!โ until it smacked me in the head.
Rick RiordanDoughboy," I said. "What is this scroll?" "A spell lost in time!" he pronounced. "Ancient words of tremendous power!" "Well?" I demanded. "Does it tell how to defeat Set?" "Better! The title reads: The Book of Summoning Fruit Bats!
Rick RiordanI could have killed you.โ โOr I could have killed you,โ Percy said. Jason shrugged. โIf thereโd been an ocean in Kansas, maybe.โ โI donโt need an oceanโโ โBoys,โ Annabeth interrupted, โIโm sure you both wouldโve been wonderful at killing each other. But right now, you need some rest.โ Food first,โ Percy said. โPlease?
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