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"just don't let go." i told percy sternly as i stood off to the side, invisibly.
percy was attached to the underbelly of one of the giant sheep (not the piranhas with wool). annabeth, like me, was invisibly standing off to the side.
we were going to trick the cyclops using 'nobody'.
the cyclops roared, "oy! goaties! sheepies!"
the flock dutifully began trudging back up the slopes toward the cave.
"this is it!" annabeth whispered. "we'll be close by. don't worry."
"hasenpfeffer!" the cyclops said, patting one of the sheep in front of percy. "einstein! widget — eh there, widget!"
polyphemus patted percy's sheep and i quickly made a platform of energy underneath him, making sure percy didn't fall to the ground. "putting on some extra mutton there?"
i was so sure we were screwed.
but polyphemus just laughed and swatted the sheep's rear end, propelling them forward. "go on, fatty! soon polyphemus will eat you for breakfast!"
and just like that, he was in the cave.
i snuck into the cave from the side. i could see the last of the sheep coming inside. if annabeth didn't pull off her distraction soon...
the cyclops was about to roll the stone back into place, when from somewhere outside annabeth shouted, "hello, ugly!"
polyphemus stiffened. "who said that?"
"nobody!" annabeth yelled.
that got exactly the reaction she'd been hoping for. the monster's face turned red with rage.
"nobody!" polyphemus yelled back. "i remember you!"
"you're too stupid to remember anybody," annabeth taunted. "much less nobody."
