Hey, can I see that sword you were using?I showed him Riptide, and explained how it turned from a pen into a sword just by uncapping it.Cool! Does it ever run out of ink?Um, well, I don't actually wri...
Eternity with Artemis? He heaved a big sigh.Thalia rolled her eyes. You satyrs. You're all in love with Artemis. Don't you get that she'll never love you back?But she's so…into nature, Grover swooned....
Hoover Dam, Thalia said. It's huge.We stood at the river's edge, looking up at a curve of concrete that loomed between the cliffs. People were walking along the top of the dam. They were so tiny they...
Argh! Thalia pushed me, and a shock went through my body that blew me backward ten feet into the water. Some of the campers gasped. A couple of the Hunters stifled laughs.Sorry! Thalia said, turning p...
Hera: Ohh, Thalia Grace, when I get out of here, you'll be sorry you were ever born.Thalia: Save it! You've been nothing but a curse to every child of Zeus for ages. You sent a bunch of intestinally c...
Jason muttered And I saw something...Really terrible.That was Hera, Thalia grumbled, Her Majesty, the Loose Cannon.That's it, Thalia Grace, Said the goddess. I will turn you into and aardvark, so help...
Wait just a minute, Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. These two are dangerous. It'd be much safer, while we've got them here—Ares, Poseidon interrupted, they are worthy heroes. We will not bl...
Let us find the dam snack bar, Zoe said. We should eat while we can.Grover cracked a smile. The dam snack bar?Zoe blinked. Yes. What is funny?Nothing, Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. I co...
I am Persephone she said, her voice thin and papery. Welcome, demigods.Nico squashed a pomegranate under his boot. Welcome? After last time, you've got the nerve to welcome me?I shifted uneasily, beca...
Thalia had gotten herself turned into a pine tree when she was twelve. Me ... Well, I was doingmy best not to follow her example. I had nightmares about what Poseidon might turn me intoif I were ever...
Zoe readied her arrows. Grover lifted his pipes. Thalia raised her shield and I noticed a tear running down her cheek. Suddenly it occurred to me: this had happened to her before.She had been cornered...
Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I'd known what was coming, I would've called in sick. I could've avoided an army of demons, a fight with a Titan, and a trick that almost got my friends...
Thalia blushed. Hi, Lord Apollo.Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be a tree, didn't you? Glad you're back. I hate it when pretty girls turn into trees. Man, I remember one time—
I looked at Thalia. You're afraid of heights.Now that we were safely down the mountain, her eyes had their usual angry look. Don't be stupid.That explains why you freaked out on Apollo's bus. Why you...
Piper: it looks like we have hole. Percy: Yeah we've got a dam hole! (LOL-ing) Piper: What! Percy: Inside joke. (still LOL-ing) Piper: Whatever.
Dancing?' Annabeth asked.Thalia nodded. She cocked her ear to the music and made a face. 'Ugh. Who chose Jesse McCartney?'Grover looked hurt. 'I did.
Artemis smiled. You have done well, my lieutenant. You have made me proud, and all those Hunters who perished in my service will never be forgotten. They will achieve Elysium, I am sure.She glared poi...
There! Apollo pointed. Long Island, dead ahead. Let's slow down, dear. 'Dead' is only an expression.
Tell me when it's over Thalia said. Her eyes were shut tight. The statue was holding on to us so we couldn't fall but still Thalia clutched his arm like it was the most important thing in the world....
Could an Olympian parent turn against his half-blood child? Would it sometimes be easier just to let them die? If there were ever any half-bloods who needed to worry about that, it was Thalia and me....
