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

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“So,” she said, “it’sAnnabell, right?”
“Annabeth,” Annabeth corrected. “Do you always dress in gold?”
“Not usually,” Rachel said. “We’re raising money for our group. We do volunteer art projects for
elementary kids ’cause they’re cutting art from the schools, you know? We do this once a month, take in
about five hundred dollars on a good weekend. But I’m guessing you don’t want to talk about that.
You’re a half-blood, too?”
“Shhh!”Annabeth said, looking around. “Just announce it to the world, how about?”
“Okay.” Rachel stood up and said really loud, “Hey, everybody! These two aren’t human! They’re half
Greek god!”
Nobody even looked over. Rachel shrugged and sat down. “They don’t seem to care.”
“That’s not funny,” Annabeth said. “This isn’t a joke, mortal girl.”
“Hold it, you two,” I said.“Just calm down.”
“I’m calm,” Rachel insisted. “Every time I’m around you, some monster attacks us. What’s to be
nervous about?”
“Look,” I said. “I’m really sorry about the band room. I hope they didn’t kick you out or anything.”
“Nah.They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb.”
“Was it hard?” Annabeth asked.
“Okay, stop!” I intervened. “Rachel, we’ve got a problem. And we need your help.”
Rachel narrowed her eyes at Annabeth. “Youneed my help?”
Annabeth stirred her straw in her smoothie. “Yeah,” she said suddenly.“Maybe.”
I told Rachel about the Labyrinth, and how we needed to find Daedalus. I told her what hadhappened
the last few times we’d gone in.
“So you want me to guide you,” she said. “Through a place I’ve never been.”
“You can see through the Mist,” I said. “Just likeAriadne . I’m betting you can see the right path. The
Labyrinth won’t be able to fool you as easily.”
“And if you’re wrong?”
“Then we’ll get lost. Either way, it’ll be dangerous.Very, very dangerous.”
“I could die?”
“Yeah.”