The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.
Rick RiordanHeโd 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.
Rick RiordanRunning with a drowsy child of Hades was more like doing a 3 -legged race with a life size rag doll.
Rick RiordanGaea?โ Leo shook his head. โIsnโt that Mother Nature? Sheโs supposed to have, like, flowers in her hair and birds singing around her and dear and rabbits doing her laundry.โ โLeo, thatโs Snow White,โ Piper said.
Rick RiordanShe led him past the engine room, which looked like a very dangerous, mechanized jungle gym, with pipes and pistons and tubes jutting from a central bronze sphere. Cables resembling giant metal noodles snaked across the floor and ran up the walls. โHow does that thing even work?โ Percy asked. โNo idea,โ Annabeth said. โAnd Iโm the only one besides Leo who can operate it.โ โThatโs reassuring.โ โIt should be fine. Itโs only threatened to blow up once.โ โYouโre kidding, I hope.โ She smiled. โCome on.
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