Arthur's A Nobody

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"Arturia!!" Grover stammered with relief as I crept over to him.. Excalibur in hand. "You came!! You actually came!!"

"Of course.. no way am I leaving my Goat to Guy to get eaten by the world's ugliest Sheep Lover.." I said with a smile as I slashed the ropes off my friend.

"You're all alive!?" said Clarisse with astonishment as Mordred reluctantly used Clarent to cut her loose. "I thought the Kraken ate you all! And whose THAT!?"

Caster rolled her eyes. "My she's a loud mouthed one.. even louder than that Mordred girl.. "

"oh shut up.." Mordred muttered. "Though you're not wrong.."

"We have a ship." Annabeth explained as she hugged Grover. "We just need to get out of here, fetch the Golden Fleece, and then we can totally leave here.."

"One problem.. that door takes Cyclops level strength to get out." said Clarisse. "Face it everyone.. you just doomed each other!"

"Maybe.. or.. " Mordred shrugged at me. "Think Three Servants can equal an approximate Cyclops?"

"Or maybe we can use our Noble Phantasms to reduce that door to dust." said Caster. "Unfortunately.. it will require 3 Noble Phantasms.. 2 of which are at least A Class,  to knock down that door...  and I do believe Mordred here is still having trouble with using hers.."

"W.. Wait.. 3 Noble Phantasms!? To open a DOOR!?" said Mordred. "how strong IS Polyphemus!?"

"Oh don't be afraid,  The door is actually enchanted to be heavier against those who aren't a Cyclops." said Caster. "Three Noble Phantasms at once isn't his strength level.. though, Cyclops do have heavily durable magical skin.. not only are they immune to fire, but heat based attacks like Excalibur won't have as much effect on them as even they would have on a god..  I'm afraid our type of powers aren't the right type to fight in this circumstance... I couldn't even turn him into a pig if I wanted.."

"So the best thing to do is sneak out maybe?" asked Annabeth. 

"If there were a way.."I muttered. "That door was the only way out, there are no windows.."

"Maybe.. there IS a way to get out once he comes back.." Annabeth muttered as she rummaged through Hermes's backpack. 

Annabeth pulled out her invisibility cap and smirked. "Ever heard of how Odysseus defeated Polyphemus?"

"I never really thought about him much after he tried to steal our souls in a game of chess." I muttered. 

"Well.. as much as a jerk he was, he definitely had some smart ideas." said Annabeth. 

After Annabeth explained the plan to us.. it was only just as well, because we started to hear Polyphemus's heavy footsteps thumping towards the door.. 

He walked in, yawning for a minute, as if contemplating life.. muttering. "Hmmm.. no mango.. where mango?"

"You couldn't find a Mango if it hit you in the face in a Mango Orchard ya stupid big pile of ugly!!!" Annabeth called out.

"Who!?" Polyphemus looked around for the disembodied voice. "Who are you!? Where are you!?"

"I'm Nobody Stupid!! And Nobody is Nowhere!!"

"NOBODY!!!" Polyphemus roared furiously. "I REMEMBER YOU!!!"

"You couldn't remember anybody! Much less Nobody!" Annabeth taunted as Polyphemus let out a furious roar and charged in her approximate direction.

As I listened to Polyphemus rip apart his own home in a furious search for Nobody, Mordred blinked with amazement. "So.. what's the story with.. um.. Nobody?"

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