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

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Kelli theempousa screamed as a five-hundred-pound black mastiff picked her up like a chew toy and
tossed her through the air, straight into Luke’s lap. Mrs. O’Leary snarled, and the twodracaenae guards
backed away. For a moment the monsters in the audience were caught completely by surprise.
“Let’s go!” I yelled at my friends. “Heel, Mrs. O’Leary!”
“The far exit!”Rachel cried. “That’s the right way!”
Ethan Nakamura took his cue. Together we raced across the arena and out the far exit, Mrs. O’Leary
right behind us. As we ran, I could hear the disorganized sounds of an entire army trying to jump out of
the stands and follow us.
FIFTEEN
WE STEAL SOME SLIGHTLY USED WINGS
“This way!”Rachel yelled.
“Why should we follow you?” Annabeth demanded. “You led us straight into that death trap!”
“It was the way you needed to go,” Rachel said. “And so is this. Come on!”
Annabeth didn’t look happy about it, but she ran along with the rest of us. Rachel seemed to know
exactly where she was going. She whipped around corners and didn’t even hesitate at crossroads. Once
she said, “Duck!” and we all crouched as a huge axe swung over our heads. Then we kept going as if
nothing had happened.
I lost track of how many turns we made. We didn’t stop to rest until we came to a room the size of a
gymnasium with old marble columns holding up the roof. I stood at the doorway, listening for sounds of
pursuit, but I heard nothing. Apparently we’d lost Luke and his minions in the maze.
Then I realized something else: Mrs. O’Leary was gone. I didn’t know when she’d disappeared. I didn’t
know of she’d gotten lost or been overrun by monsters or what. My heart turned to lead. She’d saved
our lives, and I hadn’t even waited to make sure she was following us.
Ethan collapsed on the floor. “You people are crazy.” He pulled off his helmet. His face gleamed with
sweat.
Annabeth gasped. “I remember you! You were one of the undetermined kids in the Hermes cabin, years
ago.”
He glared at her. “Yeah, and you’re Annabeth. I remember.”
“What—what happened to your eye?”
Ethan looked away, and I got the feeling that was one subject he wouldnot discuss.