Once the others were below, Hazel and Leo faced each other awkwardly. They were alone except for Coach Hedge, who was back on the quarterdeck singing the Pokémon theme song. The coach had changed the words to: Gotta Kill ’Em All, and Leo really didn’t want to know why.
Down in the water, Octavian yelled, “Get me out of here! I’ll kill you!”
“Tempting,” Percy called down.
Please, Percy...change your clothes. You smell like you've been run over by an electric horse.
[Iris] squeezed his hand. "Don't lose hope, Frank. Rainbows always stand for hope.
Hope," Frank grumbled. "I'd rather have a few good weasels.
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 - not after they’d been apart for so many months.
Forget the chicken-nugget smoke screen. Percy wanted Leo to invent an anti-dream hat.
As a general rule, I preferred not to have my soul reaped.
This is Annabeth,” Jason said. “Uh, normally she doesn't judo-flip people.
Blackjack," Percy said, "this is Piper and Jason. They're friends."
The horse nickered.
"Uh, maybe later," Percy answered.
Piper had heard that Percy could speak to horses, being the son of the horse lord Poseidon, but she'd never seen it in action.
"What does Blackjack want?" she asked.
"Donuts," Percy said. "Always donuts.