THE BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH Percy Jackson ... - No one's invited.

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Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html “Wait a second,” Annabeth protested. “What about ‘Whatwalks on four legs in the morning’?” “I beg your pardon?” the Sphinx said, clearly annoyed now. “The riddle about the man.He walks on four legs in the morning, like a baby, two legs in the afternoon, like an adult, and three legs in the evening, as an old man with a cane. That’s the riddle you used to ask.” “Exactly why we changed the test!” the Sphinx exclaimed. “You already knew the answer. Now second question, what is the square root of sixteen?” “Four,” Annabeth said, “but—” “Correct! Which U.S. president signed the Emancipation Proclamation?” “Abraham Lincoln, but—” “Correct! Riddle number four. How much—” “Hold up!” Annabeth shouted. I wanted to tell her to stop complaining. She was doing great! She should just answer the questions so we could leave. “These aren’t riddles,” Annabeth said. “What do you mean?” the sphinx snapped. “Of course they are. This test material is specially designed—” “It’s just a bunch of dumb, random facts,” Annabeth insisted. “Riddles are supposed to make you think.” “Think?” The Sphinx frowned. “How am I supposed to test whether you can think? That’s ridiculous! Now, how much force is required—” “Stop!”Annabeth insisted. “This is a stupid test.” “Um, Annabeth,” Grover cut in nervously. “Maybe you should just, you know, finish first and complain later?” “I’m a child of Athena,” she insisted. “And this is an insult to my intelligence. I won’t answer these questions.” Part of mewsa impressed with her for standing up like that. But part of me thought her pride was going to get us all killed. The spotlights glared. The Sphinx’s eyes glittered pure black. “Why then, my dear,” the monster said calmly. “If you won’t pass, you fail. And since we can’t allow any children to be held back, you’ll be EATEN!”
Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html The Sphinx bared her claws, which gleamed like stainless steel. She pounced at the podium. “No!” Tyson charged. He hates it when people threaten Annabeth, but I couldn’t believe he was being so brave, especially since he’d had such a bad experience with a Sphinx before. He tackled the Sphinx in midair and they crashed sideways into a pile of bones. This gave Annabeth just enough time to gather her wits and draw her knife. Tyson got up, his shirt clawed to shreds. The Sphinx growled, looking for an opening. I drew Riptide and stepped in front of Annabeth. “Turn invisible,” I told her. “I can fight!” “No!” I yelled. “The Sphinx is afteryou! Let us get it.” As if to prove my point, the Sphinx knocked Tyson aside and tried to charge past me. Grover poked her in the eye with somebody’s leg bone. She screeched in pain. Annabeth put on her cap and vanished. The Sphinx pounced right were she’d been standing, but came up with empty paws. “No fair!” the Sphinx wailed.“Cheater!” With Annabeth no longer in sight, the Sphinx turned on me. I raised my sword, but before I could strike, Tyson ripped the monster’s grading machine out of the floor and threw it at the Sphinx’s head, ruining her hair bun. It landed in pieces all around her. “My grading machine!” she cried. “I can’t be exemplary without my test scores!” The bars lifted from the exits. We all dashed for the far tunnel. I could only hope Annabeth was doing the same. The Sphinx started to follow, but Grover raised his reed pipes and began to play. Suddenly the pencils remembered they used to be parts of trees. They collected around the Sphinx’s paws, grew roots and branches, and began wrapping around the monster’s legs. The Sphinx ripped through them, but it brought us just enough time. Tyson pulled Grover into the tunnel, and the bars slammed shut behind us. “Annabeth!”I yelled. “Here!” she said, right next to me. “Keep moving!” We ran through the dark tunnels, listening to the roar of the Sphinx behind us as she complained about all the tests she would have to grade by hand. ELEVEN I SET MYSELF ON FIRE
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