All I heard was the blood rushing through my ears, and the distant rumble and crackle of the Lake of Fire. (And Khufu scratching himself and grunting, but that was nothing new.)

“Percy stormed over to the magical cooler. No one tried to stop him. He knocked …”

“We'll have to work on your bunny phobia later.”

“I looked back, but Bast and Sadie seemed fine. They were still staring at the w…”

“The bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled ... with delight, b…”