𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 - 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒚 𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒙 𝒐𝒄

✯¸.•'*¨'*• 𝑭𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑬𝑵 •*'¨*'•.¸✯

"I got Nobody!" Polyphemus gloated.

Percy, Phoenix, Grover, and Clarisse crept to the cave entrance and saw the Cyclops, grinning wickedly, holding up empty air. The monster shook his fist, and a baseball cap fluttered to the ground. There was Annabeth, hanging upside down by her legs.

"Hah!" the Cyclops said. "Nasty invisible girl! Already got feisty one for wife. Means you gotta be grilled with mango chutney!"

Annabeth struggled, but she looked dazed. She had a nasty cut on her forehead. Her eyes were glassy.

"I'll rush him," Percy whispered . "Our ship is around the back of the island. You, Phee, and Grover-"

"No way," the three said at the same time. 

Clarisse had armed herself with a highly collectible rams-horn spear from the Cyclops's cave. Phoenix had her new knife in her hand. Grover had found a sheep's thigh bone, which he didn't look too happy about, but he was gripping it like a club, ready to attack.

"We'll take him together," Clarisse growled.

"Yeah," Grover said. Then he blinked, like he couldn't believe he'd just agreed with Clarisse about something which Phoenix grinned at.

"All right," Percy said. "Attack plan Macedonia."

They nodded. They'd all taken the same training courses at Camp Half-Blood. They knew what Percy was talking about. They would sneak around either side and attack the Cyclops from the flanks while Percy held the Cyclops attention in the front. Probably what this meant was that they'd all die instead of just Percy, but he was grateful for the help.

Percy hefted his sword and shouted, "Hey, Ugly!"

The giant whirled toward Percy. "Another one? Who are you?"

"Put down my friend. I'm the one who insulted you."

"You are Nobody?"

"That's right, you smelly bucket of nose drool!" It didn't sound quite as good as Annabeth's insults, but it was all Percy could think of. "I'm Nobody and I'm proud of it! Now, put her down and get over here. I want to stab your eye out again."

"RAAAR!" he bellowed.

The good news: he dropped Annabeth. The bad news: he dropped her headfirst onto the rocks,where she lay motionless as a rag doll. The other bad news: Polyphemus barreled toward Percy, a thousand smelly pounds of Cyclops that Percy would have to fight with a very small sword.

Phoenix darted toward Annabeth and knelt next to her and quickly healed the cut.

"For Pan!" Grover rushed in from the right. He threw his sheep bone, which bounced harmlessly off the monster's forehead. Clarisse ran in from the left and set her spear against the ground just in time for the Cyclops to step on it. He wailed in pain, and Clarisse dove out of the way to avoid getting trampled. But the Cyclops just plucked out the shaft like a large splinter and kept advancing on Percy. Phoenix shot an arrow at the cyclops and hit him in his shoulder, but he pulled it out the same way.

Percy moved in with Riptide. The monster made a grab for him. He rolled aside and stabbed him in the thigh. Percy was hoping to see him disintegrate, but this monster was much too big and powerful.

Grover helped Phoenix with Annabeth while Clarisse and Percy tried to keep Polyphemus distracted.

As much as Percy wouldn't like to admit, Clarisse was brave. She charged the Cyclops again and again. He pounded the ground, stomped at her, grabbed at her, but she was too quick. And as soon as she made an attack, Percy followed up by stabbing the monster in the toe or the ankle or the hand. But they couldn't keep this up forever. Eventually they would tire or the monster would get in a lucky shot. It would only take one hit to kill them.