1.7 What Ever Happens in the Sea of Monsters Washes Up on Miami
"One on one," I challenged Cody. "What are you afraid of? Scared a five-foot-ten, eighteen-year-old girl in a slutty dress is gonna kick your ass?"
Cody curled his lip and exchanged a quick look with Annabeth. The soldiers who were about to kill us hesitated, waiting for their orders.
Before he could say anything, Agrius, the bear-man, burst onto the deck leading a flying horse. It was the first pure-black pegasus I'd ever seen, with wings like a giant raven. The pegasus stallion bucked and whinnied. I could understand his thoughts. He was calling Agrius, Annabeth, and Cody some names so bad Chiron would've washed his muzzle out with saddle soap.
I saw the whip marks on his back, and the world went red as I clenched my sword so tight that my knuckles went white. How dare they?
"Sir!" Agrius called, dodging a pegasus hoof. "Your steed is ready!"
Cody kept his eyes on me. Or my chest, rather, but all the same.
"You can't bait us into a fight," Annabeth snapped at me coldly.
"And you both keep avoiding one," I noticed, flipping my curls over my shoulder. "Scared your warriors will see you get whipped?"
They glanced at their soldiers, and saw that I had trapped them. If neither of them fought me, they would look weak.
Cody would have to be the one to fly, because no pegasus would ever allow a child of Athena to ride them. It was hard enough for them to drive a chariot, outright riding an equine animal? Children of Athena had died attempting to ride one of my father's creations. She also couldn't fight me, because Annabeth was no swordfighter, and a knife against two swords was about as likely to succeed as a knife against a gun, wits or not.
On the other hand, if Cody fought me, he'd lose valuable time chasing after Clarisse, and they had already failed once.
For my part, the best I could hope for was to distract him, giving my friends a chance to escape. Although I was a good fighter, I was not the type of person to overestimate myself. I had never fought Cody before, and barely even knew he was a son of Hermes, nor did I know what abilities he had gained from it. I just had to hope the others would be sensible, and get away as quickly as they could. Luke was clever and sneaky. He could get Grover and Tyson away.
I felt my phone buzz from the waistband of my spandex. Clarisse was at the airport. Amy had taken a picture of her. I pulled out my phone in front of everyone, sending a quick reply.
she's the one. get out of here quickly
did that just send? well, if it did, we are gaining air now
And a second later. call you when we land?
yeah do that, please
My eyes traveled to the direction of Miami airport and barely managed to catch sight of a black helicopter rising in the sky. I smirked and turned back to Cody. I put my phone back in the waistband of my spandex and was met with his glare.
"I'll kill you quickly," he decided and raised his weapon.
I recoiled in horror at the sight, hearing Luke and Grover gasp.
It was a sword, a foot longer than both of my own. Its blade glinted with an evil gray-and-gold light where tempered steel had been melded with celestial bronze. I could almost feel the blade fighting against itself, like two opposing magnets bound together. I didn't know how the blade had been made, but I sensed a tragedy.
YOU ARE READING
a story as endless as the ocean . pjo / allie jackson
أدب الهواةallie jackson is a name most people know. she is known for being an actress with many movies and t.v. shows under her belt at the young age of seventeen, not to mention modeling and being on the cover of too many magazines to count. she is a shining...
