The Squad sticks together (Book one in the Last Hero Trilogy)

Chapter 12

You can set yourself on fire,
But you're never gonna burn,burn,burn.
You can set yourself on fire,
But you're never gonna
Learn,learn,learn

Percy's P.O.V

'Where are they?' I thought as the squad, Leo, and I walked a full block of New York City streets without encountering a single monster.
"Maybe they got tired and went home," Boomerang mused, and the rest of the squad snickered except Flag and I. I know that the monsters are getting smarter and smarter, after centuries of being really stupid. I tightened my grip on riptide, preparing for a sneak attack. My demigod senses were on high alert, knowing that silence is never a good thing.
Suddenly, the walls of a nearby building exploded, and Cyclopes climbed out of the hole. It looked like a scene strait out of a Japanese monster film.

"Shist. It's Gasket." I heard Leo mutter, pulling his flaming hammer out of his tool belt, Festus roared behind him.
"Gasket?" I yelled over the roar of the cyclops,
"Yeah! Ma Gasket! Jason, Piper, and I fought her and her kids on our quest to save Hera! Be careful, guys, they're fire-proof!" Leo replied, eying the cyclops nervously.
"Alright, let's light em up!" Deadshot shouted, and everyone with guns started firing the bluets at them.
The Cyclopes roared in surprise, and put up their shields in defense.
"Since when did they get shields?" Leo exclaimed, rummaging through his tool belt for something,
"Ah," he pulled out a flash bang and threw it towards the Cyclopes. The Cyclops looked down curiously, and it exploded in its face, blinding it.
"You idiot!" The female Cyclops, whom I assumed was Ma Gasket, screeched.
"Get rid of the demigods before mistress arrives!" That made my stomach twist in uncomfortable places. 'Please don't be dirt face' I silently prayed to the fates, hoping they'd be kind enough to not let me fight her again.
One of the Cyclopes started to barrel towards us, but before I could step up to fight it, Katana began engaging in combat with it.

One of the other Cyclops came running, too, and it was my turn to fight, making water fists and swinging my sword.

Leo hopped on festus, and the dragon roared,
"I'll take care of Gasket! The rest of you fight the others!"

"Alone?! Are ya crazy kid?" Harley shouted, shooting another round of bullets at the one-eyed monsters.

"Well, if crazy equals Genius I'm a hecking arsonist." Leo grinned and flew towards Gasket.

'Love that song,' I thought, and started humming to the tune of the Panic! At the disco's song as I killed the Cyclops.

Leo's P.O.V

Flying up to Ma Gasket really brought back memories of my first quest with Jason and Piper. Gods, I miss them.

"Hey Gasket, remember me?" I grinned as Festus scratched her with his claws.

"Agh! I remember you, Son of Hephaestus! You'll pay for what you did to me and my children!" She screeched, attempting to grab festus, but he dodged her grasp.

"Yeah, yeah, that's what they always say," I replied, throwing Celestial Bronze throwing knives that I made into her back, and she howled in pain.

"Come back here!" She exclaimed, but my plan already began. Festus already began laying the trap as I flew around the angry one-eyed monster woman,

You guys know that really old movie, 'The empire strikes back?' Well, Festus is the X-wing and Gasket's the AT-AT.

When Gasket attempted to move as I flew away, she fell strait on the pavement.

Percy ran over to her and started to hack and slash her.
"LADY NIGHT WILL MAKE YOU PAY!" Gasket screamed right before she was sent back to Tarturus.

"Who the hell is 'Lady Night'" Deadshot asked,
"Yeah, who?" Harley asked,

"Oh gods," Percy muttered, shaking his head,

"What is it Percy?" Both Flag and I asked at the same time,

"It's Nyx. And she's probably coming for me."

(Song: Crazy = Genius by Panic! At the disco)