Piper, you’re the strongest, most powerful beauty queen I’ve ever met. You can trust yourself. For what it’s worth, you can trust me too.

Wha-what?" Her eyes fluttered open. "Nothing," I shouted. "We're being followed by a slaying machine. Go back to sleep.

We heard the army before we saw it. The noise was like a cannon barrage combined with a football stadium crowd- like every Patriots fan in New England was charging us with bazookas.

Great," Percy said. "Seven of us against Hercules." "And a satyr!" Hedge added. "We can take him.

Holy mother!" "Hmph. More like holy father. I'd think you'd know the difference." -Hephaetus

I (Percy) set Nico on guard duty with Beckendorf and the Stoll brothers, figuring he'd be safely out of the way. ... "What's happening?" Nico demanded, trying to climb up next to me.

Behold!" Percy shouted. "The god's chosen beverage. Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!