Heir of a Titan - Book 2 PJO

Chapter 28: Go Kill Stuff You Geek

Percy froze as he stared at me. I was struggling to get myself under control. 

"What the actual hades?" 

I just nodded. I looked away struggling to get myself under control. Taking a deep shuddering breath. "I saw...I saw..." I looked back at him, "Percy, we're surrounded by Kronos monsters. Then Persephone hijacked my Sight. Nico is working on Hades...I don't think we'll have backup in time...at least for a while. Then she sent me to the past. But then..it got worse. Long story short. Hera, the holy cow, killed my mom because she could break the curse of Delphi...whatever that means. I'll tell you later." 

"Holly shit, Nora!" Percy laid a hand on my shoulder, his big sea green eyes were wide with worry. I caught a glimpse of everyone behind him, they all looked leery and worried. Some looked fearful and avoided my eye. I wiped the tears away aggressively. I pulled my hair up into a pony tail.

"We have Manhattan to save. Come on Percy." I forced a thin lipped smile.  

"Nora-" Percy started, but I covered his hands and looked at him, I sighed, feeling even more drained and exhausted. "There isn't anything I can do about it now. And for all I know...Kronos is messing with my Sight, trying to make me turn on the gods." I signed sadly.

"But-" 

I shook my head, singing as I stood up "I wouldn't put it passed her, she's vial enough. But we have bigger issues right now. We have about 300 enemies coming in on us." 

"Ya...we saw." Percy said. 

"How?" 

"Annabeth has a vision shield." He pointed to the shield Annabeth was still holding. 

"Oh...well...then...great." I shrugged my chest armor back into place and pretending to tighten it, so I could avoid looking at the campers around me. Percy looked at me for a split second longer and then turned to our friends. They looked stunned and scared, and I couldn't blame them. There were a little more then forty of us, the enemies out numbered us easily, 1 to at least 8 . And we were alone.

"All right," Percy said. "We're going to hold Manhattan."

I focused on his words, reading his lips, despite his hands already signing for me.

Silena tugged at her armor. "Um, Percy, Manhattan is huge."

"We are going to hold it," I said with my hands, my face set into a hard determination, the fire flickered in my eyes. "We have to."

"They're right," Annabeth said. "The gods of the wind should keep Kronos's forces away from Olympus by air, so he'll try a ground assault. We have to cut off the entrances to the island."

"They have boats," Michael pointed out.

An electric tingle went down my back. Suddenly I understood Athena's advice: Remember the rivers.

"Percy?" I signed with a twisted grin.

"I'll take care of the boats," He said with a nod.

Michael frowned. "How?"

"Not with a chariot, Michael." I snapped, turning my angry eyes on him. He lowered his head in guilt. Percy rushed on, explaining the battle plan. I was surprised Annabeth was letting him explain the battle plan, considering this was supposed to be her area of expertise.  

"We need to guard the bridges and tunnels. Let's assume they'll try a midtown or downtown assault, at least on their first try. That would be the most direct way to the Empire State Building. Michael, Nora, take Apollo's cabin to the Williamsburg Bridge. Katie, Demeter's cabin takes the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. Grow thorn bushes and poison ivy in the tunnel. Do whatever you have to do, but keep them out of there! Conner, take half of Hermes cabin and cover the Manhattan Bridge. Travis, you take the other half and cover the Brooklyn Bridge."