Chapter 6

Well, it's been, like what? A month? Anyways, we are going to the hill!

Psyche POV

Well. I'm here, to meet my friend for a picnic on the hill. I don't know why, but I feel as if she's planning something. Oh no, she's not…

"Hey, look who showed up here today!" It was Logan Grace. I am going to ****ing kill her when this is done. After I eat some cake. Cake is good.

As it turns out, there was no cake. Okay, I ate the whole thing, but can you blame me? Anyway, as May was in the bathroom, Logan started talking to me.

"So, you think this is a good picnic?"

"I mean, I guess. The cake is good."

"Yeah. I saw you ate the whole thing. I can respect that."

"Okay…"

"So, let me ask you something."

"Yeah, what's up?"

"Do you - "

ROAR

A freaking MANTICORE showed up! What the hell? We're inside the barrier! And then, that one satyr that everyone loves, mostly because he's a freaking angel, but a little aggressive when provoked showed up, saying someone left the barrier power at 50%. Is that even a thing?

"Chuck, aren't you in charge of that?"

"No, I had to drive here from Tulsa because my dad had me help him coach football. And cricket. And baseball."

DAMN IT, GLEESON HEDGE! YOU MADE YOUR SON GO TO TULSA? I thought Clarisse La Rue was in charge of him while he was helping out here. I don't care if you went to 731 Curtis Brothers Lane.

But, enough of that, as this thing was trying to kill us. So, I did what I would do in this situation.

"Do you know how to stop this thing, Grace?"

"Maybe. You could incapacitate it with water."

"That's stupid. There's not enough water in the air to drown this thing. Douse it, maybe." Then, inspiration struck. "Wait, you can conduct electricity, right?"

"Yeah…Oh, I like that idea."

Okay, here we go.

"HEY MANTICORE! YOU THIRSTY?"

"Yes, actually. FOR YOUR BLOOD."

Wow. Graphic.

"How about water?"

And so, I took the water out of the air, and some from my mouth to spite that damn manticore, and shot it at him so much, he fell backwards. Then, Logan summoned a lightning bolt, as if he was Thor. I know Thor, and he is definitely not Thor. He fired the lightning at the manticore, and fried it alive. I will spare you the details of it, but it was not fun to watch.

After this, May showed up. "Hey. Did I miss anything?" Yes, May. Yes, you did.

"What were you doing in there? You're slower than Aunt May. At least she moves at a measurable speed." Et tu, Psyche? Well, my story for a joke. Now, young reader. Screw your courage to the sticking place, and you will not fail.

"Monster?"

"Yep."

"Oh. Sorry."

"It's cool. I still love you."

Logan POV

That was something. I never got to tell her though. At least I pulled off the Thor look. *Yes, I did, Valdez!*

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This chapter was brought to you by pop culture references. Pop culture references are not associated with PJO, HOO, TOA, KC, or MCATGOA. 731 Curtis Brothers Lane is an address in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where the 1983 film The Outsiders was shot, and where the 1967 book of the same name takes place.