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 next to Nico in uncomfortable silence. “Thanks for coming after us,” I told him at last. Nico’seyes narrowed. He didn’t seem as angry as he used to—just suspicious, careful. “I owed you for the ranch, Percy. Plus…I wanted to see Daedalus for myself. Minos was right, in a way. Daedalusshould die. Nobody should be able to avoid death that long. It’s not natural.” “That’s what you were after all along,” I said.“TradingDaedalus’s soul for your sister’s.” Nico walked for another fifty yards before answering. “It hasn’t been easy, you know.Having only the dead for company.Knowing that I’ll never be accepted by the living. Only the dead respect me, and they only do that out of fear.” “You could be accepted,” I said. “You could have friends at camp.” He stared at me. “Do you really believe that, Percy?” I didn’t answer. The truth was, I didn’t know. Nico had always been a little different, but since Bianca’s death, he’d gotten almost…scary. He had his father’s eyes—that intense, manic fire that made you suspect he was either a genius or a madman. And the way he’d banished Minos, and calledhimself the king of ghosts—it was kind of impressive, but it made me uncomfortable too. Before I could figure out what to tell him, I ran into Rachel, who’d stopped in front of me. We’d come to a crossroads. The tunnel continued straight ahead, but a side tunnelT’d off to the right—a circular shaft carved from volcanic rock. “What is it?” I asked. Rachel stared down the dark tunnel. In the dim flashlight beam, her face looked like one ofNico’s specters. “Is it that way?” Annabeth asked. “No,” Rachel said nervously.“Not at all.” “Why are we stopping then?” I asked. “Listen,” Nico said. I heard wind coming down the tunnel, as if the exit were close. And I smelled something vaguely familiar—something that brought back bad memories. “Eucalyptus trees,” I said.“Like in California.” Last winter, when we’d faced Luke and the Titan Atlas on top of MountTamalpais , the air had smelled like that. “There’s something evil down that tunnel,” Rachel said.“Something very powerful.” “And the smell of death,” Nico added, which made me feel a whole lot better.
Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Annabeth and I exchanged glances. “Luke’s entrance,” she guessed.“The one to MountOthrys —the Titans’ palace.” “I have to check it out,” I said. “Percy, no.” “Luke could be right here,” I said.“Or…or Kronos. I have to find out what’s going on.” Annabeth hesitated. “Then we’ll all go.” “No,” I said. “It’s too dangerous. If they got hold of Nico, or Rachel for that matter, Kronos could use them. You stay here and guard them.” What I didn’t say: I was also worried about Annabeth. I didn’t trust what she would do if she saw Luke again. He had fooled her and manipulated her too many times before. “Percy, don’t,” Rachel said. “Don’t go up there alone.” “I’ll be quick,” I promised. “I won’t do anything stupid.” Annabeth took her Yankees cap out of her pocket. “At least take this. And be careful.” “Thanks.” I remembered the last time Annabeth and I had parted ways, when she’d given me a kiss for luck in Mount St. Helens. This time, all I got was the hat. I put it on. “Here goes nothing.” And I sneaked invisibly down the dark stone tunnel. Before I even got to the exit I heard voices: the growling, barking sounds of sea-demon smiths,the telekhines . *** “At least we salvaged the blade,” one said. “The master will still reward us.” “Yes! Yes!” a second shrieked.“Rewards beyond measure!” Another voice, this one more human, said: “Um, yeah, well that’s great. Now, if you’re done with me—” “No, half-blood!” atelekhine said. “You must help us make the presentation. It is a great honor!” “Gee, thanks,” the half-blood said, and I realized it was Ethan Nakamura, the guy who’d run away after I’d saved his sorry life in the arena. I crept toward the end of the tunnel. I had to remind myself I was invisible. They shouldn’t be able to see me. A blast of cold air hit me as I emerged. I was standing near the top of Mount Tam.The Pacific Ocean spread out below, gray under a cloudy sky. About twenty feet downhill, twotelekhines were placing
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