σɾɳιƚԋαʂ (ρʝσ x ɱαʅҽ σƈ)

I Finally Get the Golden Fleece

Theo's POV

Annabeth screaming was the last thing I ever wanted to hear, especially right now.

Polyphemus: I GOT NOBODY!

We crept to the cave entrance and saw the Cyclops, grinning wickedly, holding up empty air. The monster shook his fist, and a baseball cap fluttered to the ground. There was Annabeth, hanging upside down by her legs.

Polyphemus: Hah! Nasty invisible girl! Already got feisty one for wife. Means you gotta be grilled with mango chutney!

Annabeth struggled, but she looked dazed. She had a nasty cut on her forehead. Her eyes were glassy.

Theo: I'll rush him. Percy, take Clarisse and Grover back to the ship. I'll—

Percy, Grover, & Clarisse: No way.

Percy had uncapped Riptide. Clarisse had armed herself with a highly collectible rams-horn spear from the Cyclops's cave. Grover had found a sheep's thigh bone, which he didn't look too happy about, but he was gripping it like a club, ready to attack.

Clarisse: We'll take him together.

Grover: Yeah.

Theo: (sighs) Alright. Attack plan Macedonia.

They nodded. We'd all taken the same training courses at Camp Half-Blood. They knew what I was talking about. They would sneak around either side and attack the Cyclops from the flanks while I held his attention in the front. Probably what this meant was that we'd all die instead of just me, but I was grateful for the help.

I raised my sword and shouted off the top of my lungs.

Theo: HEY, DIPSHIT!

The giant whirled toward me.

Polyphemus: Another one? Who are you?

Theo: Put my friend down, dumbass! I'm the one who was insulting you!

Polyphemus: You are Nobody?

Theo: You're damn fucking right I am, you nasty bipedal sack of dragon shit! I'm Nobody and I'm fucking proud of it! Now, put her down and get your big ass over here so I could stab your eye out again!

Polyphemus: RAAAWWWR!

The good news: he dropped Annabeth. The bad news: he dropped her headfirst onto the rocks, where she lay motionless like a rag doll.

The other bad news: Polyphemus barreled toward me, a thousand smelly pounds of Cyclops that I would have to fight with a very small sword.

Grover: FOR PAN!

Grover rushed in from the right. He threw his sheep bone, which bounced harmlessly off the monster's forehead. Clarisse ran in from the left and set her spear against the ground just in time for the Cyclops to step on it. He wailed in pain, and Clarisse dove out of the way to avoid getting trampled. But the Cyclops just plucked out the shaft like a large splinter and kept advancing on me.

Percy slashed the giant's ankle with his sword and dodged just in time to avoid a kick from Polyphemus.

The monster made a grab for me. I rolled aside and stabbed him in the thigh.

I was hoping to see him disintegrate, but this monster was much too big and powerful.

Theo: GET ANNABETH!

He rushed over, grabbed her invisibility cap, and picked her up while Clarisse, Percy, and I tried to keep Polyphemus distracted.

I have to admit, Clarisse was brave. She charged the Cyclops again and again. He pounded the ground, stomped at her, grabbed at her, but she was too quick. As soon as she made an attack, I followed up by stabbing the monster in the toe the ankle, or the hand, while I flew around and went for the knees and hips.