Chapter 54

"Percy you are up." Sandra said after giving her brother a hug. Amber gave the usual wolf kisses. Lisa and Hazel also gave Percy hugs. "What exactly happened?" Hazel asked before Sandra could ask. Sandra glared at Hazel but then turned to Percy just like others to ask him what had happened with the monster. So Percy told them how he killed the monster but he did not tell them about the dream he had. Percy took the wheel "so we are getting close to our destination. I was only hoping that is not what we had to face." Percy said pointing his finger at a distance in the sea. Sandra had a grave expression on her face. Hazel and Lisa looked confused. "My Lord I only sees the sea ahead. What are we to face? Not another monster I suppose." Lisa asked. "Well we are not facing just one monster we are to face more than that. But for now we have to worry about two of the strongest once. What are we to face you ask. Then let me tell you three words: sea-of-monsters." both Hazel and Lisa were now shocked and they were now a bit afraid.

After a few seconds a dark splotches came into focus. To the north, a huge mass of rock rose out of the sea—an island with cliffs at least a hundred feet tall. About half a mile south of that, the other patch of darkness was a storm brewing. The sky and sea were boiled together in a roaring mass "What is that?" Hazel asked. "Charybdis" Sandra said in grave voice "Only way into the Sea of Monsters is to go straight between Charybdis and her sister Scylla." All of them were now a bit pale. "Everyone bellow the deck now." Percy said. "Are you crazy brother?" Sandra asked. "If it makes you go, then yes. Look Scylla scoops down and takes away anyone she finds edible. You guys have to go bellow but I have to stay to steer the ship and Sandra you need to help me from bellow by firing the cannons at Charybdis. To fire the cannons all the three of you are needed. Take Amber down to keep her safe. Now go." Percy said dismissively. The three females went down and got the cannons ready. Percy increased the speed of the ship. Charybdis sound got louder and louder, the monster took the water in and made the ship lurched forward and when it released the water the ship was thrown upward. Percy concentrated the best he could and tried to hold the ship straight. Soon the ship was in firing range "Sandra, Lisa and Hazel fire." Percy yelled and he himself took out the trident and sent the blast from it. The cannons fired they hit the target the very spot where

Percy's trident's blast hit it. "Again fire." Percy said and sent another blast. Now sending one blast after another was not a good option for Percy as it made him very tiered but this time he did not feel himself getting tiered at the rate which he had go tiered earlier. With the third blast the sea went calm. They had done it. They had actually killed the Charybdis. Well the truth was Percy had killed it. No one had realized that the blast from the trident had gotten really strong and it had successfully killed the monster. Sandra, Lisa and Hazel were about to come up and congratulate Percy over their victory but suddenly the top of the ship gave in with a loud sound as though someone had ripped it apart. Percy looked up and saw something brown and green shoot from the sky, "Scylla." Percy though. When the monster was coming down for Percy he held the trident high and then sent a blast at the monster. A blast ten times power of what had come earlier. A loud explosion followed and Scylla was finished. Percy fell unconscious immediately. "This is the second time he has lost consciousness after a fight." Hazel said. Both Lisa and Sandra turned to look at her. Sandra was glaring at her. "My Lord had to fight those monsters that no one till date has killed and he has managed to do so. I think any other person would have been dead but you can see that my Lord is only unconscious. He is powerful you have to agree to that." Lisa said. "Hey, I was just saying. I did not mean any disrespect. I know that he is powerful. He killed Charybdis and Scylla for gods' sake." Hazel yelled. "Shsh, he is coming around." Sandra said. "Percy, brother are you alright?" she asked. "I guess." Percy answered as he got up. Lisa gave him some nectar. After thanking her he asked "did we get through?" Sandra looked amused "did we get through! Brother you devil, you killed the two monsters and you ask if we got through. Seriously when will you stop being modest and start accepting what you have done and take credit for it?" "I agree with her." Hazel said, "Ditto." Lisa added. "Ok let us just drop the subject and concentrate on where we have to go." With that Percy got up and went towards the wheel. "Not that way Jackson." Hazel stopped him. "You need your rest. We can handle the ship for a while when you go and rest. I believe that the other two will agree with Me." the other two nodded. "You need your rest." Both Sandra and Lisa said. "Make sure that he does not leave his bed before he has got good rest." Sandra ordered Lisa. Percy wanted to protest but Hazel interrupted. "Hey guys look! There is land ahead and there are lot of ships and boats docked there."