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THE TITAN'S CURSE
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BAR HARBOR, MAINE.
 MY NAME'S
PERCY.

DON'T WORRY. “Wm

Mi I'M GOING TO TAKE °
\ YOU SOMEWHERE
SAFE.

FEAR NOT,
PERSEUS JACKSON.
MY POISON WILL NOT . = y
KILL YOU. eer a \/ THOUGH
THE FA/N MAY
MAKE YOU WISH
IT HAD.

NOW, ALL THREE OF YOU WILL

COME WITH ME, OR I WILL SHOW
\ YOU JUST HOW ACCURATELY
<) I CAN SHOOT.
eS
 I WILL DELIVER THE }
PACKAGE SHORTLY.

UNFORTUNATELY, .
YOU ARE WANTED ALIVE. &
OTHERWISE YOU WOULD &
. ALREADY BE DEAD.

WHO'D WANT
WS, DR. THORN?
MY BROTHER
AND I...WE DON’T
HAVE ANY FAMILY.

RANSOM? YOU ARE ALL TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY

YOU HAVE NO IDEA TO JOIN A GREAT ARMY. AND IF YOU CHOOSE
Be WHAT IS HAPPENING, | NOT TO JOIN...
YOU INSUFFERABLE
GIRL. WELL, THERE
ARE MANY MONSTROUS MOUTHS
TO FEED. THE GREAT STIRRING
IS UNDER WAY.

I WILL
LET THE GENERAL
ENLIGHTEN YOU. HE
LOOKS FORWARD TO
MEETING YOU.
7] THE STIRRING OF MONSTERS. \ 4 AND SOON WE SHALL WE HAVE TO JUMP OFF THE CLIFF.
THE WORST OF THEM ARE NOW VY HAVE THE MOST IMPORTANT 4 IT'S OUR ONLY CHANCE. THE OCEAN MUST
WAKING. THEY WILL CAUSE MONSTER OF ALL--THE ONE | |} _ BE DOWN THERE SOMEWHERE. 5
DESTRUCTION THE LIKES OF | :
WHICH MORTALS HAVE \ THE DOWNFALL OF SURE THING,
NEVER KNOWN. OLYMPUS. / KID-THAT-I- JUST-MET.
- Ss IS THAT BEFORE
OR AFTER THE
“MONSTERS” DESTROY
THE WORLD?

HAS
EVERYONE
GONE
COMPLETELY
NUTS?

UM... THANKS,
ANNABETH.
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NO MATCH FOR ME,
SATYR!
 THOSE
HAVE THREE THOUSAND
ATTACK POWER AND PLUS
FIVE TO SAVING THROWS!

IT IS
POINTLESS TO J
FIGHT, LITTLE DY \\
 NO.
IT CANNOT

THIS |S NOT FAIR!

DIRECT INTERFERENCE IS
AGAINST THE ANCIENT LAWS!

IS WITHIN MY
SPHERE.

AND ™W
yOu, FOUL
i CREATURE,
 NOT IF I HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY
VERY WELL. IF I ABOUT IT!
CANNOT HAVE THe |
} GODLINGS ALIVE, THEN
—T SHALL HAVE THEM |
 COME ON!
WE HAVE TO
HELP HER!

° 4 CAN YOU NOT Ne

S| IS BEYOND V SENGE IT, SON OF POSEIDON? \
HELP. THERE IS MAGIC AT WORK.
? I DO NOT KNOW HOW OR WHY, fh
BUT YOUR FRIEND
VANISHED?! THEN VANISHED. ie
LET'S F/ND HER.

WHOA. TIME OLIT. : I AM ARTEMIS,

WHAT DID YOU JUST | : GODDESS OF THE
CALL HIM? : HUNT. THESE ARE
MY HUNTERS. 4

c THE BETTER
QUESTION, MY DEAR GIRL,
IS WHO ARE YOU? WHO
ARE YOUR PARENTS?

I'M { sae * ~ of
BIANCA DI ; “Me iesBae -
ANGELO, AND ; : ‘ A s00D8
THIS IS MY ‘ 2 :
BROTHER, fos ONE OF THY \
NICO. OUR PARENTS ARE PARENTS WAS MORTAL, BUT
Vy DEAD. WE'RE ORPHANS. THE OTHER WAS AN OLYMPIAN.

/ KNOW IT'S A LOT, BUT IT’S TRUE.

| WE CAME TO RESCUE YOU AND TAKE Jam
YOU BACK TO CAMP. *
CAMP?
YOU'RE
JOKING.

OLYMPIAN? =< \y
7 LIKE A...GREEK GOD?
YOU EXPECT ME TO
BELIEVE THAT?

REMEMBER ;
THAT BUS DRIVER WITH THE
RAM'S HORNS? I TOLD YOU ya
THAT WAS REAL!
. ae CAMP HALF-BLOOD.
AND LAST a Y IT'S FOR KIDS LIKE US. YOU'LL
SUMMER, THERE WERE THOSE... > 7] BE ABLE TO TRAIN THERE, LEARN
THINGS... THAT TRIED TO ATTACK FP | HOW TO FIGHT THE MONSTERS THAT
US IN THE ALLEY. HUNT US. AND YOU'LL BE SAFE.
 Eos”
BUT WE JUST MET N I'M SORRY. REALLY. rt. tal —— i 2
VERILY, THERE \ >
YOU GUYS. MY BROTHER Im T alate wae t ; { IS ANOTHER OPTION. }% NO, THERE
AND TI HAVE A LIFE FOR HER. 4 ISN'T! YOU'RE NOT
" & GOING TO--

ENOUGH. WE WILL
REST HERE FORA !
FEW HOURS.
az AND SEE THAT THE
WOUNDED ARE
_ TENDED TO.

AND SEND
SOME OF THE OTHERS TO
RETRIEVE OUR GUESTS’
BELONGINGS.

THIS WAS
THE NERVE . SUPPOSED TO BE
oF THOSE [MES . 5 OUR MISSION.
HUNTERS! Fine
as om ‘ IF YOU'D WAITED FOR
i = US, WE COULD'VE TAKEN HIM ON
TOGETHER. AND MAYBE ANNABETH
WOULD STILL BE HERE!
I'M WITH
YOu. THEY SHOULD BE
HELPING US LOOK FOR
ANNABETH.

TOO BAD
YOU WEREN'T
WITH ME WHEN
YOU DECIDED
TO TAKE ON A
MANTICORE ALL
BY YOURSELF. /->
 THANKS, GROVER.
IT'S FEELING BETTER
ALREADY.
SHOULD DO
THE TRICK.

ARGH!
TAKE THAT!

/ YOU SURE HAVE A BUNCH HEY! DOES ZEUS REALLY HAVE

. OF THOSE FIGURINES, NICO. #0) LIGHTNINGoe
BOLTS THAT DO S/X
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN y y HLIND, AMAGE? CAN
COLLECTING THEM? te ! be f POSEIDON--

DOES HE MAKE
HURRICANES?

I DON'T \ &
REMEMBER. os Peay PERCY
THAT'S WEIRD. Yi ACKSON.

ARTEMIS WILL
SPEAK WITH
THEE.

BEFORE THAT,
I WAS INTO...
 FORGET THEMSELVES.
BECOME SILLY, PREOCCUPIED,
INSECURE.
A RESULT OF
BEING SM/TTEN
FORGIVE MY i WITH Boys.
my HUNTERS IF THEY ARE Y
GRUFF. IT IS VERY RARE |) 5
THAT WE HAVE BOYS IN
OUR CAMP.

AND THEY
HAVE SEEN SO MANY
YOUNG MAIDENS GO
ASTRAY. /
I ASKED YOU HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MANTICORE.
BIANCA HAS REPORTED SOME OF THE...DISTURBING THINGS
THE MONSTER SAID.

BUT SHE
MAY NOT HAVE
UNDERSTOOD
THEM.
I'D LIKE
TO HEAR THEM
FROM You.

HE MENTIONED SOMETHING " THEN HE SAID THERE WAS

ABOUT "THE GENERAL.” A "GREAT STIRRING,” AND
THAT SOON THEY'D HAVE THE
MONSTER THAT WOULD BRING
ABOUT THE "DOWNFALL
OF OLYMPUS.”

AND HE THREATENED
TO EAT US. BUT, YOU KNOW,
ALL MONSTERS DO THAT.

WE SHALL BEGIN
THE HUNT AT ONCE,
MY LADY.
THE GENERAL...?
HOW COULD IT BE?

NO. THIS TASK

IT IS AS
IS TOO DANGEROUS EVEN
I FEARED.
FOR THE HUNTERS. I MUST
GO ALONE.

I MUST FIND THIS CREATURE 4 YOU AND THE OTHERS WILL

AND BRING IT BACK TO OLYMPUS BY WINTER GO TO CAMP HALF-BLOOD. CABIN EIGHT IS
SOLSTICE. IT WILL BE THE PROOF I NEED TO CONVINCE THE HUNTERS’ TO USE BY RIGHT. AND PERHAPS
THE COUNCIL OF HOW MUCH DANGER WE ARE IN. THERE WILL BE ONE MORE OF YOU TO SHARE IT.
 HAVE YOU
MADE YOUR DECISION, }
BIANCA?

WAIT. WHAT
DECISION?

BIANCA HAS BEEN ASKED ALL I ASK IN EXCHANGE IS THAT

TO JOIN THE HUNT. YOU FORSWEAR ROMANTIC LOVE
FOREVER. YOU WILL NEVER GROW
UP, NEVER BE MARRIED.

SWEAR LOYALTY .
TO ME, CHILD, AND YOU "
WILL BE GIVEN THE GIFT OF | |
IMMORTALITY. DEATH MAY |]
COME TO YOU ONLY IN YOU WILL
BATTLE. , } | BE A MAIDEN
ETERNALLY.

A NEW
FAMILY...FREE OF |
RESPONSIBILITY. /

YOU MAY STILL

SEE YOUR BROTHER FROM TIME
TO TIME, BUT YOU WILL HAVE A
NEW FAMILY. W/s.

WHAT ABOUT
NICO? HE’LL BE SAFE
AT CAMP. YOU SAID
SO YOURSELF.

REMEMBER I’M SORRY, PERCY. NI

YOUR OATH. IT IS I KNOW IT’S SUDDEN, BuT I )
NOW YOUR LIFE. WANT.THIS. I REALLY DO.
 DAWN ee
APPROACHES. HE IS sO
BREAK * FINALLY. 4 LAZY DURING
7 CAMP AT ONCE, ZOE. b= THE WINTER.
YOU MUST ALL HEAD |

I LEAVE
YOU IN CHARGE

MY STEAD. DO AS )
I WOULD DO. 4

~ IT WOULD BE WISE IF YOU

SHIELDED YOUR EYES. AT LEAST
UNTIL HE PARKS.

“UNTIL WHO
PARKS?

ME TO INTRODUCE
MY TWIN BROTHER,
& 470220. cov oF }5
THE SUN
——

AND POETRY,
AMONG OTHER
THINGS.
 WHAT'S UP, LITTLE SIS?
YOU NEVER CALL. YOU NEVER
WRITE. I WAS GETTING
. WORRIED!

HAVE SOME HLINTING TO DO ALONE. I NEED YOU ¥

TO TAKE MY COMPANIONS TO CAMP HALF-BLOOD.

YOU USED TOBE ATREE, ¥

DIDN'T YOU? GLAD YOURE BACK. }
I HATE IT WHEN PRETTY GIRLS
GET TURNED
INTO TREES.
 WOW! IS THIS
REALLY THE SUN CHARIOT?
HOW DOES IT WORK? I THOUGHT
THE SUN WAS A BIG HERY
BALL OF GAS! HEH. THAT RUMOR
PROBABLY
GOT STARTED BECAUSE
ARTEMIS
USED TO CALL ME ABIG J

THE SUN KEEPS HUMANS WARM, GROWS

THEIR CROPS, POWERS ENGINES...AND GIVES
A WICKED TAN. IT MAKES EVERYTHING,
WELL, SUNNIER. *
J)
 , --THEN APOLLO
Y BROUGHT US HERE, AND
ARTEMIS LEFT FOR HER HLINT.
WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT
DOOMSDAY MONSTER THE
MANTICORE WAS TALKING
ABOUT.

CERTAINLY NOT. THE POSSIBILITY IS

VERY GREAT THAT THIS ANNIE BELL
GIRL IS yaw ALREADY
DEAD.

IF OUR ENEMIES HAVE

HER, SHE WILL TRY TO PLAY
FOR TiMz. SHE MAY EVEN
PRETEND TO COOPERATE

yOu KNOW,
JUST BECALISE YOU WERE
SENT HERE TO BE CAMP DIRECTOR
AS PUNISHMENT, THAT DOESN'T MEAN
YOU HAVE TO BE A LAZY JERK!

HAVE TO BE CLEVER ENOUGH

TO ESCAPE ON HER OWN.
 EVEN THOUGH YOU ONLY HAVE, LIKE,
| FIVE HLINDRED ATTACK POINTS, AND
EVERYONE THINKS YOU'RE THE LAMEST f
GOD EVER, I THINK YOUR POWERS
ARE TOTALLY SWEET!

YEAH.
I BET I'S REAL
FRIENDLY.
T LOVE THE JOB! WE ARE ARMING
THE MERMAIDS NOW. THEY NEED

LUKE’S BOAT?
THE PRINCESS
ANDROMEVDA?

GOT TO
GET BACK TO WORK,
BROTHER. BOSS WILL
GET ANGRY.
I LOVE THE JOB! WE ARE ARMING
THE MERMAIDS NOW. THEY NEED

LUKE’S BOAT?
THE PRINCESS

filha mths

BELIEVE
m| ME, I WISH
"\ ICOULD. £
 DON'T WORRY,
HELP IS ON THE WAY.
ITS ALL PART OF
THE PLAN.
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YOU SAW A CHANCE
TO GO SOLO!
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"NS AS I HAVE DREAMED--ARTEMS © >wo
IGBEING HELD HOSTAGE. WE MUST wiht
fur sanareRs
FIND HER AND FREE HER.

: DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE

ZOE. "CAMPERS AND HUNTERS COMBINED =") 4 “BANE OF OLYMPUS” IS? SOLINDS
PREVAIL.” WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO ai oN KIND OF WOT-GOOD.
THIS TOGETHER.

I DON'T LIKE IT EITHER,

BUT YOU KNOW PROPHECIES. YOU
WANT TO FIGHT AGAINST ONE?

WELL, DON'T LOOK

AT ME. 'M A YOUNG THOSE ANCIENT MONSTERS.

TYPHON AND KETO ARE CERTAINLY

BANES OF OLYMPUS, BUT THEY ARE BOTH
SEA MONSTERS THE SIZE OF SKYSCRAPERS.
IF THEY WERE STIRRING, POSEIDON WOULD
ALREADY HAVE SOUNDED THE ALARM.
 TIME |S ALREADY SHORT. FIVE DAYS __{ NOW, WHO WILL Go
FROM NOW IS DECEMBER 21ST, THE | - \ON THis QUEST?
WINTER SOLSTICE. ARTEMIS MUST BE / :
PRESENT AT THE COUNCIL. <<

THE ORACLE
SAID “FIVE WILL HOW ABOUT THREE
GO WEST.” HUNTERS AND TWO FROM CAMP
HALF-BLOOD? THAT SEEMS FAIR.

SO BE IT. PHOEBE
\ IS OUR BEST TRACKER.
ea
\ I WILL TAKE HER.

WISH BIANCA
TO GO.

SHE MAY BE OUR NEWEST, BUT THERE IS

i NO BETTER WAY FOR HER TO PROVE HERSELF.

SHE IS THE MOST

VOCAL PROPONENT OF ACTION
AGAINST KRONOS’S ARMIES.
_ IF SHE IS ABSENT, THE GODS WILL
DECIDE NOTHING. AND WE WILL
LOSE ANOTHER YEAR OF WAR
PREPARATIONS.

ME! YOU'LL AND MAYBE I CAN

NEED A SATYR'S SENSES, FIND SOME CLUES ABOUT
AND I'VE BEEN WORKING FAW. THE TRAIL HAS GONE kg
ON MY WOODLAND MAGIC. , COLD SINCE LAST SUMMER...

I'VE GONE UP
AGAINST MORE THAN
MY SHARE OF MONSTERS.
MY BATTLE EXPERIENCE
WILL COME IN HANDY.

> HOLD ON A SEC.

Z0€ ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH DREAMS.
I HAD A REAL DOOZY THE OTHER NIGHT.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT MEANT, BUTI” > want IN
KNOW ANNABETH NEEDS HELP. ON THIS QUEST,
TOO!
 OH, RIGHT.
I DIDN'T MEAN...

PERCY SHOULD
GO IN MY PLACE.
ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. I FORBID IT.

HE IS A BOY, AND I WILL NOT
HAVE HUNTERS TRAVELING
WITH A Boy. ;

H YOU WERE JUST

ABOUT TO LET
GROVER GO!
HE |S
A SATYR. HE IS
I WILL TAKE A
NOT TECHNICALLY
SATYR IF I MUST, BUT NOT
A BOY.
A MALE HALF-BLOOD.

SO BE IT.
THALIA AND GROVER WILL
ACCOMPANY ZOE, BIANCA,
AND PHOEBE.
1 WHO
| MADE HER BOSS?
CHIRON, TELL HER
I CAN GO!

YOU SHALL V
LEAVE AT FIRST

THE QUEST
THE GODS BE
WITH YOU,
IS FOR ARTEMIS.
THE HUNTERS SHOULD
BE ALLOWED TO CHOOSE
THEIR COMPANIONS.
I'M SORRY, I was I KNOW YOU'RE YOU AND THALIA ARE MUCH ALIKE.
PERCY. SO FOCUSED ON DISAPPOINTED, THE DIFFERENCE IS YOU ARE LESS
T] SEARCHING FOR PAN. CHILD. SURE OF YOURSELF THAN THALIA.
I WASN'T THINKING... THALIA WOULD
THAT COULD BE GOOD
BUT I PROMISE, I'LL NOT HAVE BEEN MY FIRST
OR BAD.
A LOOK EVERYWHERE CHOICE TO GO ON THIS QUEST. z
S S\. FOR ANNABETH. SHE ACTS WITHOUT THINKING.
SHE IS TOO SURE OF
IF I CAN FIND HERSELF.
HER, I WILL.

THEN WHY
DIDN'T YOU SPEAK
UP FOR ME?

y BUT ONE THING

I CAN SAY WITH CERTAINTY:
BOTH OF YOU TOGETHER
WOULD BE A DANGEROUS
THING.

WE COULD
HANDLE IT.

THE WAY
YOU HANDLED IT
AT THE CREEK
TONIGHT?

CALL YOUR MOTHER AND TELL HER

YOU'LL BE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
SHE WILL APPRECIATE
THE NEWS.

THE
QUEST IS IN Viet
ABLE HANDS.
IF WE NEED
you--
 _At
“--WE'LL CALL.”

BLACKJACK?
IT’S THE MIDDLE OF
THE NIGHT. YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE IN
\ THE STABLES.

MEH. YOU SEE

CHIRON STAYING IN
THE STABLES?
 LISTEN, THERE'S
A LITTLE SEA FRIEND
THAT NEEDS YOUR HELP.
I TOLD THE HIPPOCAMPI
I'D COME GET YOu.

SORRY, BOSS.
WHO ELSE AM I GONNA
TELL? YOU'RE THE ONLY
ONE AROUND HERE THAT
E SPEAKS HORSE.

RIGHT.
ONE OF THE
PERKS OF MY DAD
BEING THE GUY
WHO CREATED
HORSES OUT OF
SEA FOAM.
I'LL BE
SURE TO THANK HIM
FOR THAT ONE.

/
AND DO ME A FAVOR,
S| WILL YOU? STOP CALLING
ME “BOSS.”
I KNOW YOU THINK
Y I GOT THE CENTAURS TO STORM Ve
LUKE'S SHIP LAST SUMMER AND
HELP YOU GO FREE, BUT THAT
WAS ALL CHIRON’S DOING. WHATEVER = *
. REALLY. YOU SAY, BOSS. YOU'RE
THE MAN. YOU'RE MY
NUMBER ONE.
 HERE YOU GO, BOSS.
STRAIGHT DOWN ABOUT ONE
HUNDRED FEET.

PERFECT.
Be] SHOULD BE Nice Yam
BAND WARM DOWN f
THERE. Bias
 We don’t
know what

strange things
are stirring.

TAKE IT EASY, LITTLE

~ ONE. I'LL CUT THE

" OKAY. NO
MORE SWORD,

DOWN, BESSIE.
GOOD COW. &
 NICE COW.
YOU STAY OLIT
OF TROUBLE NOW,
BESSIE.

; NO PROBLEM.
J IT'S NICE TO KNOW
I CAN STILL SAVE ag
=
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kd ~y =

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VeDe ONIN&, ~~ S
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 BUT HOW DID A FOOLISH PRANK BY THOSE
fi CURSED STOLL BROTHERS FROM THE
HERMES CABIN. IT APPEARS THEY DO
NOT ADMIRE PHOEBE'S PROWESS
AT CAPTURE THE FLAG.

/ SHE WILL BE BEDRIDDEN WITH HIVES

FOR WEEKS. THERE IS NO WAY SHE CAN
} TAKE PART IN THE QUEST.
IT IS UP TO ME...AND THEE.
AS de ee a =

BUT THE PROPHECY... “

IF PHOEBE CAN'T GO, WE ONLY
HAVE FOUR. WE'LL HAVE TO
PICK SOMEONE ELSE.

(le

LEAVE AT FIRST LIGHT. THAT

IS IMMEDIATELY.

YOU SHOULD : . TO TALK ABOUT

TELL THALIA THE q ace. : : THAT.
REST OF YOUR , i = >
DREAM.

IF YOUR
SUSPICIONS ABOUT
THE GENERAL
ARE TRUE--

NOW COME.
DAWN IS BREAKING.
 N/CO? WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

SO WHAT
ARE WE WAITING
FOR? Js

YOU HEARD
BIANCA. THEY NEED

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. THAT HAT. IT MAKES

IF BIANCA WAS MY SISTER, I'D BE YOU INVISIBLE, RIGHT?
THINKING THE SAME THING. LIKE YOUR FRIEND,
BUT YOU CAN'T GO WITH THEM. ANNABETH, WHEN SHE
YOU'RE TOO YOUNG. SURPRISED THE
MANTICORE.
BESIDES,
IF THEY CATCH YOU-- so YOU
| AND. THEY W/LL CATCH YOU-- CAN FOLLOW THEM, ALL
\ THEY'LL JUST SEND YOu
Es BACK HERE.

YOURE \ iia ~ YEAH...I HAVE

PLANNING TO . TO HELP THEM, EVEN
GO ANYWAY, ; 3 IF THEY DON'T WANT
AREN'T YOU? ME TO.

THEN GO!
YOU CAN KEEP
AN EYE ON MY
SISTER, TOO.

SHE'LL BE
SAFE WITH YOU
AROUND. I KNOW
SHE WILL!
 ‘( coon Luck, Percy! ¥
AND THANKS!

I'LL DO
MY BEST.

NOW
LISTEN, ABOUT ff
CHIRON--

DON'T WORRY,
j I'LL MAKE UP SOMETHING. ]ifi
I’M GOOD AT THAT.

IF I WAS
GUESSING, BOSS,
I'D SAY YOU
NEED A GETAWAY
HORSE.
 PERHAPS. BUT ZT HAVE Y
BEEN DRIVING SINCE
a AUTOMOBILES WERE
INVENTED.

I MAY NOT
/ HAVE DONE SO HOT
WITH THE SUN BUS, BLIT
WE'RE GOING TO GET
ARRESTED WITH YOU
DRIVING, ZOE.

I LOOK
CLOSER TO SIXTEEN
THAN YOU DO.
 { SORRY FOR THE LONG FLIGHT.
\ I DIDN'T THINK THEY'D GO SO FAR
WITHOUT STOPPING.

IT'S NOTHING.
HUFF —HUFFR ©
I CAN GO ALL DAY. RESTI CAN DO.
—> HUFF BUT BE CAREFUL, BOSS.
I GOT A FEELING THEY DIDN'T
COME HERE TO MEET ANYTHING
FRIENDLY AND HANDSOME I'M NOT SURE WHAT \
LIKE ME. THEY'RE DOING HERE. THE ORACLE
ca eee? SAID TO GO WEST, NOT SOUTH.

NO,
YOU'VE DONE
ENOUGH.

Rl GET SOME REST. |

M\ I'LL BE FINE.
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 . THEY ARE
B=! AT THE AIR AND SPACE
ee,
Bae
MUSEUM, GENERAL.

THERE ARE FOUR OF THEM: ¥

THE SATYR, ZEUS'S SPAWN,
AND TWO HUNTERS. ONE OF |
THEM WEARS A SILVER
CIRCLET.

PATIENCE, LUKE. I THOUGHT I WAS TO FINISH THEM.

THEY'LL HAVE THEIR | YOU SAID I WOULD HAVE REVENGE.
NDS FULL. A COMMAND OF MY OWN! __@
= so]
BAH! T AM a
LORD KRONOS'S SENIOR
COMMANDER, AND T WILL
SELECT LIEUTENANTS WHO
GET RESULTS. :
I SENT YOU TO
CAPTURE A CHILD OF THE THREE
ELDER GODS, AND YOU BROUGHT ME
\ A SCRAWNY CHILD OF ATHENA!

I'VE
SY SENT A LITTLE IT IS
ay |PLAYMATE | / ONLY Because \
| TO KEEP THEM } OF LUKE THAT
% COMPANY. } OUR PLAN WAS
SALVAGED
AT ALL.

NOW, LET
ME SHOW YOU
HOW WE WILL END
THEIR FOOLISH /%
 DINOSAUR TEETH. HA!
THOSE FOOLISH CURATORS
DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY
HAVE DRAGON TEETH IN
THEIR COLLECTION. a

WY susT ANY TEETH. THEY

COME FROM THE ANCIENT
SYBARIS HERSELF!

SOON, LUKE, W: THEY WILL

WILL COMMAND SOLDIERS THAT DO NICELY
WILL MAKE THAT ARMY ON YOUR INDEED.
LITTLE BOAT LOOK INSIGNIFICANT.

IT IS TIME TO
REPORT FOR
DUTY.
 y = {
THE
SCENT!
BRING IT
QUICKLY.

HERE IT ISS6, a a EXCELLENT. ONCE MY WARRIORS

GENERAL. & CATCH THE SCENT, THEY WILL PURSUE
1 ’ ITS OWNER RELENTLESSLY.

NOTHING
CAN STOP THEM-- \.
NO WEAPONS KNOWN /,
TO HALF-BLOODS
OR HUNTERS

BREATHE DEEPLY,
SOLDIER.

ITS OWNER, AND

ALL WHO TRAVEL
WITH HER, TO
~ SHREDS f
 I'M PRETTY
SURE THIS IS WHERE
ARTEMIS'S TRAIL LEADS.
THERE’S A POWERFUL
MONSTER SCENT. SHE
MUST'VE STOPPED
HERE LOOKING FOR THE
MYSTERY DOOMSDAY
MONSTER.

~ YOU! HOW DARE

YOU SHOW THY FACE

WHAT IS Y
IT WITH You, Zoe? \)p
J Boys DON'T REALLY Mi
\ HAVE COOTIES,
YOU KNOW.
7 PERCY! THANK
GOODNESS!

IRIS MESSAGES DON'T

GROW SKELETON WARRIORS
vas FROM DRAGON TEETH. La
MUST HAVE
SEEN AN IRIS
MESSAGE, OR
SOME OTHER
ILLUSION

SIX, I THINK. ~<a ° N

7 _ AND THAT'S NOT ALL. , \ W ITHINKI \|
me| HE SAID HE WAS SENDING A 4 ' | KNOW WHAT |]
\ “PLAYMATE” TO DISTRACT : We \ HE MEANT. 7
> YOU OVER HERE. < -
: PERCY!
GET OUT OF
 THE MOUTH!
THERE’S NO ARMOR
IN 1TS MOUTH!
 "THAT WAS
AN...INTERESTING Jan
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TAKE THE BEAST’S PELT. MORE TROUBLE

CO 7 oe a
IT IS RIGHTLY THINE. = COMING. o SS i j&
NOT ; Ai es |
MY USUAL
FASHION.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE you Guys NO. WE GO TOGETHER.

CAN GET BACK TO THE VAN GO AHEAD. IT'S I DO NOT LIKE IT, BUT you \
WITHOUT THEM SEEING. ME THEY'RE ARE PART OF THIS QUEST
WE NEED TO FIND ANOTHER HUNTING. NOW. YOU ARE THE FIFTH
WAY WEST. . ~ MEMBER--
 “--AND WE ARE
NOT LEAVING
ANYONE BEHIND.”

OU SHOULD
BE SLEEPING LIKE
THE OTHERS.
CAN'T DREAM IF YOU % LAN 50 YOU'RE GOING
DON'T SLEEP. PNY) TO HELP US, THEN?
POLLO? WHERE IS ARTEMIS?
a AND ANNABETH?

I KNOW
A LOT, AND I SEE
A LOT, BUT I DON'T
KNOW THAT.

DREAMS LIKE THEY'RE...

A PODCAST, YP hh
—T\ CLOUDED FROM ME.
DOWNLOADING I DON'T LIKE IT.
TRUTH TO MY EARS. -
ZEUS INSISTS ON ; ke
THEY TELL ME CERTAIN RULES. HANDS OFF, WHEN WHAT ABOUT
COOL STUFF. 4 THERE’S A HUMAN QUEST. BUT NOBODY Pe THE MONSTER? DO YOU
MESSES WITH MY BABY SIS. NOBODY. me KNOW WHAT IT IS?

NO. BUT THERE

IS ONE WHO MIGHT.
GO TO THE WATERFRONT
IN SAN FRANCISCO AND
FIND NEREUS, THE OLD
MAN OF THE SEA.

HE KNOWS
THINGS THAT ARE
HIDDEN EVEN FROM
MY ORACLE.

BUT IT’S YOUR ORACLE! :

DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT THE AH, LOOK
PROPHECY MEANS? ~ ? S AT THE TIME.
—— GOTTA RUN.

4inph. MIGHT AS WELL t TAKE CARE,

{ ASK AN ARTIST TO EXPLAIN HIS ART. KID. IT DOUBT T’LL
IT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE. THE MEANING BE ABLE TO RISK
IS ONLY CLEAR THROUGH THE SEARCH.
 WAIT. ARE THOSE MounTaIns? Vi JUST A COUPLE
ve AS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS? | OF HOURS.
HOW LONG WAS I ASLEEP?

/ COULD SAY WE TOOK

APOLLO'S HIGH-SPEED
“LIGHT” RAIL.
 HOW DO "IT’S DEFINITELY
YOUtees
LIKE BEING pie
BL COOL. I FEEL CALMER.
EVERYTHING SEEMS TO
HAVE SLOWED DOWN.
I GUESS THAT'S THE
IMMORTALITY.

a MY DECISION,
THOUGH.

I FIGURED IF THERE
WERE PEOPLE LIKE

WHAT'S THE STORY

WITH YOU TWO, ANYWAY? YOU
NEVER LIVED WITH YOUR PARENTS? Ja
I MEAN... YOUR MORTAL PARENT? /i@

ALL WE KNOW IS OUR PARENTS \o {| " :

| ARE DEAD. WELL, OWE OF THEM IS, WE TRAVELED
AT LEAST. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW / : ] A LONG WAY. STAYED
WHO THEY ARE. / IN A HOTEL FOR A WHILE.

GOT US AGAIN, DROVE US

TO MAINE, AND WE STARTED
\ GOING TO WESTOVER. THAT
WAS JUST A COUPLE
OF WEEKS AGO.
B

IT WASN'T "
LONG AFTER THAT, YOU Team
CAME TO GET US.

AND IT’S ALWAYS BEEN JUST \

THE TWO OF YOU? BESIDES THE }
LAWYER, I MEAN.

YEAH. I LOVE
NICO, BUT THAT'S
WHY I WANTED TO
JOIN THE HUNTERS.

I WANTED MY OWN LIFE AND FRIENDS.

TO FIND OUT WHAT IT'D BE LIKE TO NOT BE A
BIG SISTER TWENTY-FOUR SEVEN.

THERE WAS A
TRUST FUND FOR US. A LAWYER
WOULD COME BY ONCE IN A WHILE AND
CHECK ON US AT BOARDING SCHOOL.
THEN, ONE DAY, HE CAME AND
TOOK US AWAY.
 HAS THALIA
ARRANGED OUR

WELL,
DON'T GET YOUR
HOPES UP. THE CLERK
SAYS THERE'S NO WAY }
OLIT OF THIS TOWN,
UNLESS YOU HAVE
A CAR.

GROVER! TALK
TO ME, PAL!

YOU'D BETTER
GET HIM UP. WE'VE
GOT COMPANY.

I DON’T
= KNOW. HE JUST
=. KEELED OVER.
 [ze
=mSays©
i= wi
ONE-ON-ONE.

MAYBE ,
THEY'LL IGNORE |S
GROVER THAT ,
WAY.
 MY ARROWS HAVE
NO EFFECT! fay

{ DOESN'T LOOK
| Like MY SwoRD
DOES EITHER...
 I...DON'T
KNOW.

FIGURE IT
OUT, SO YOU CAN
DO IT AGAIN!

THE GIFT
FROM THE
 N S = K -f
Pm

fT
en +

SOARS
—
 ‘TIS OUR
RIDE WEST.
¥ <
pee SY A BLESSING
: E> FROM THE WILD.
= al SO COOL.

7
ci 9O YOU HAVE A CLUE WHAT
HE'S TALKING ABOUT?

DID YOU 5
NOT FEEL IT IN }
THE WIND? / 4

I THE ERYMANTHIAN
OH, YOU'VE
BOAR. DO YOU HAVE
SNAPPED OUT
ANY IDEA HOW FAST /
OF IT NOW? MAYBE YOU
IT CAN TRAVEL?_Z ==
= CAN TELL ME WHY you WE'D BETTER CLIMB
} KEEP CALLING THIS ABOARD. ONCE IT GETS UNSTUCK Y JUST BEFORE
THING A BLESSING. THERE'LL BE NO STOPPING IT. THE BOAR ARRIVED I \
FELT THE PRESENCE OF PAN,
LORD OF THE WILD. CLEARLY,
HE SENT THIS BEAST
TO AID Us.

THIS
OUGHT TO HELP
ME DRIVE.
 THANKS
FOR THE LIFT,
THIS |S : . at
aets
AS FAR AS THE
BOAR WILL TAKE Us.
WE SHOULD GET
OFF WHILE IT’S
DRINKING.

WHEREVER WE ARE,
I HIGHLY DOUBT WE'LL
BE ABLE TO FIND A
RENTAL CAR

WE ARE
ON THE EDGE OF OS U/l c I DO NOT LIKE
ONE OF HEPHAESTUS'S ‘a te ~. / THIS. LET US REST UNTIL
Ja y NIGHTFALL. WE WILL CROSS /
HE DISCARDS ALL HIS Nes ee THE JUNKYARD AT NIGHT
FAILED MACHINES AND ec WHEN IT IS COOLER. _
INVENTIONS. fs ie oe
AND THE y j 7 AND WHEN WE
PATH TO ARTEMIS a \ WILL BE LESS EASy
LEADS STRAIGHT 3 TO DETECT.
THROUGH IT. : ‘
 MAYBE IT WAS THE COFFEE. I DON'T KNOW HOW
HI WAS DRINKING COFFEE, AND J OR WHY, BUT HE SENT
THEN THAT BREEZE CAME
THROUGH.
US HELP.
~~
.) ; MAYBE IF as AFTER
DRINK MORE ay a\iew THis auesr,
COFFEE.. , f: I'M GOING BACK
k TO NEW MEXICO
AND DRINKING
LOTS OF
COFFEE.
DO
YOU REALLY IT'S THE
THINK IT WAS BEST LEAD ANY
PAN? SATYR HAS HAD IN
I MEAN, I KNOW TWO THOUSAND YEARS.
YOU WANT IT TO BE. I WAS SO CLOSE.

WHAT I'M WONDERING NEVER MIND.

IS HOW YOU DESTROYED WHAT WE SHOULD DO THE JUNKYARD, WE SHOULD
THAT SKELETON. THERE NOW IS PLAN OUR CONTINUE WEST TO THE
ARE FIVE MORE OUT NEXT MOVE. NEAREST CITY. THAT
THERE, AND WE NEED WOULD BE LAS VEGAS,
TO KNOW HOW TO IF I'M NOT--
FIGHT THEM.

I DON'T
KNOW...MY KNIFE
IS THE SAME AS
ZOE'S. MAYBE I
JUST HIT IT IN THE
RIGHT SPOT?

NO WAY!
NOT THERE!

NICO AND T
STAYED AT A HOTEL
IN VEGAS WHEN WE
WERE TRAVELING.
AND THEN...I CAN'T
REMEMBER...
 f BIANCA, THAT HOTEL
YOU STAYED AT.
WAS IT POSSIBLY
CALLED--
--THE LOTUS
HOTEL AND
CAS/NO?

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, GROVER,

ANNABETH, AND I GOT TRAPPED THERE.
IT’S DESIGNED SO YOU NEVER
WANT TO LEAVE. THE UNITED STATES
RIGHT NOW? FRANKLIN
THE LOTUS MAKES ROOSEVELT.
TIME SPEED UP, TOO. WE WHY...7
THOUGHT WE WERE ONLY THERE
FOR AN HOUR, BUT WHEN WE
WENT OUTSIDE, F/VE DAYS
HAD GONE By.

NO. THAT WAS ‘We DO YOU REMEMBER

OVER SEVENTY WME ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT BEFORE
YEARS AGO. YOU STAYED THERE? MAYBE
. SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR
PARENTS?

YOU GUYS ARE

FREAKING ME OUT.
LET'S JUST GO.
 THERE'S
THE ROAD. WE
MADE IT.

IS IT AN
AVALANCHE?

WHAT'S
HAPPENING? NO.
THE MOUNTAIN
ISN’T FALLING
GET CLEAR DOWN.
OF THE MOUNTAIN!
QUICKLY!

I'S
STANDING
SOMEONE HAS TAKEN
SOMETHING FROM THE
JUNKYARD! WHO
Dip Ir? NOT ME!
JEEZ, WHY 0O
I ALWAYS GET
BLAMED?

y sO MUCH :
STUFF... DION'T fia

I FOUND
y IT IN THE JUNK PILE.
IT'S NOT LIKE ANYONE /
WANTED IT.

IT'S THE
“| ONLY FIGURINE
NICO DOESN'T
HAVE....
 DID YOU SEE THAT HATCH? Pee THIS IS ALL MY FAULT. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO
AYBE THERE'S A WAY TO STOP . I SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN , ME, GIVE IT TO NICO. TELL
THIS THING FROM THE /NS/DE. THE FIGURINE. HIM I'M SORRY.
IF I CAN-- eer

Spgs ieee : a. 4 ‘

i ‘ney, +
WAIT! [ii ‘= } RUST BRAINS! i
DOWN HERE!
 IT HAPPENED JUST LIKE
THE ORACLE SAID: “ONE WILL |
BE LOST IN THE LAND
WITHOUT RAIN.”

TALK =
ABOUT BLOWING
BIANCA
m |S GONE.

WHERE |S
BIANCA? J
on
 OF ALL
/ THE PLACES. I CAN'T ¥
BELIEVE WE’RE HERE.
ANNABETH WOULD
LOVE THIS.

Bs, m

“FIVE MILLION
CLIBIC ACRES OF “ARGEST
WATER.” CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
IN THE HISTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES.”

WE SHOULD CHECK IT OLIT. ee ) ORDINARILY I WOULD

SHE'D WANT US TO. SAY THERE IS NO TIME,
s BUT PERHAPS WE CAN
FIND SOME FOOD
INSIDE.
YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS ff

YEAH...
THIS IS ONE OF HER UM...YOU GO
FAVORITE STRUCTURES. ON AHEAD. I'LL |
SHE'S ALWAYS MEET YOU AT [7
SPOUTING FACTS THE SNACK
ABOUT IT. BAR.
 YOU GET HERE? \o
WE'RE THOUSANDS
OF MILES FROM
CAMP, AND SO FAR
INLAND, TOO

NO, I CAN'T
COME WITH YOU RIGHT
NOW. I HAVE TO STAY
WITH MY FRIENDS.
 YOU'RE SURE
ACTING FUNNY, GIRL.
WHAT'RE YOU TRYING
TO TELL ME...7
 DOES THIS NO. IT GOES TO THE TURBINE LEVEL. )
ELEVATOR GO THE SNACK BAR IS LOCATED ON THE
TO THE SNACK
BAR? Te OH, YEAH...
THE TURBINE LEVEL.
RIGHT.

IS THERE,
LIKE, AN
EXIT DOWN
THERE?
7 NOT UNLESS :
WEREN'T YOU'RE MADE OF
YOU LISTENING TO WATER. THE ONLY |
MY PRESENTATION, J S EXITS ARE THE
YOUNG MAN? 4g : ELEVATORS.

GREAT.
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, \
AT LEAST THERE AREN'T
ANY CHIHUAHUAS ON
THIS ELEVATOR.

EVERYONE, CONTINUE TO THE END

OF THE HALL. ANOTHER PARK RANGER
WILL BE CONDUCTING THE REMAINDER &
OF THE TOUR.

THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY OUT,

FOR THOSE CLEVER ENOUGH
TO FIND IT.
THANKS FOR
THE TIP.

IS THAT A
SWORD?
 THIS? 4 NO, IT'S ‘
THIS ISN'T A SWORD. A SWORD, WE/RDO.
I'S A. -BALLPOINT HOW DID YOU GET IT
PEN. PAST SECURITY? 4

AND WHY
ARE YOU WEARING
A LION PELT?

YOU MEAN...
THIS DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE A COAT TO RACHEL
You? ELIZABETH
DARE.
NOW, ARE YOU
GOING TO ANSWER MY
QUESTIONS, OR SHOULD
ZT CALL SECURITY?
C

DON’T DO THAT!
I'M KIND OF...
IN TROUBLE
HERE.
IN THE
OKAY, HOW BATHROOM!
DO T EXPLAIN
a THIS...7
 a a

IT'S ABOUT TIME!

DID YOU SEE THAT KID? ALL CLEAR.
| HE HAD A SWORD, FOR PETE'S YOU'D BETTER HURRY.
SAKE. YOU SECURITY Guys Bes THEY'LL BE BACK BEFORE
LET A SWORD-SWINGING see TOO LONG. |
LUNATIC INSIDE A NATIONAL ;
LANDMARK?!

HE RAN
THAT WAY. YOU
BETTER CATCH HIM
BEFORE HE K/LLS
SOMEBODY.
JEEZ!

“ I OWE you iw. NO PROBLEM.

ONE, RACHEL |. /f IKINDOFHAVEA \~
ELIZABETH RULE: WHEN IN DOUBT,
DARE. _ | ALWAYS SIDE WITH THE
PERSON THAT STILL
HAS SKIN ON HIS
FACE.

WHAT KIND
OF NAME |S PERCY |
THERE'S NO
WAY OUT.

IT’S BEEN NICE

ADVENTURING WITH
you Guys.

"THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY

OUT, FOR THOSE CLEVER
ENOLIGH TO FIND IT."
 THALIA! PRAY TO WHY? HE NEVER
YOUR DAD. ASK HIM ANSWERS.
FOR HELP.

JUST DO /T! | \ z
I THINK IT'LL BE > LN.
DIFFERENT THIS Zi y x
TIME. 4 y Y® $e
14.

WHAT DO
YOU HAVE TO
LOSE?

FATHER? WE COULD USE A

LITTLE HELP HERE...IF YOU
DON'T MIND.

SEE?
I TOLD You,
HE NEVER
ANSW--
 MAN,
IT FEELS GOOD
TO STRETCH MY
WINGS!

KIND OF.
WHAT'S THE
BIG DEAL?

I'M AFRAID oF \ | JUST DON'T

HEIGHTS, OKAY? J . TELL ANYONE!
I DON'T LIKE jaune >! PLEASE?

DON'T
WORRY, YOUR
SECRET IS SAFE
WITH ME.

eee FeF ai — SAN FRANCISCO.

DAD Is, LIKE, \j

YOU HEAR THAT,

CHUCK? WE'RE HEADED
TO FRISCO!

OH, T AM
SO THERE.
PARTY!
SAN Gee ee ao APOLLO SAID
YOU SHOULD TALK TO
NEREUS. YOU WILL FIND
HIM AT THE END OF
THE PIER.

N/ MEAN THE
i HOMELESS|

HE USES
DISGUISES SO HE ==
CAN SUN HIMSELF [2
WITHOUT BEING ~ you MUST
DISTURBED. CAPTURE HIM FIRST.
— SA THEN HE WILL ANSWER
THY QUESTIONS.

Just HOLD STILL,

WILL YOU? I DON'T WANT A HERO?
YOUR MONEY. I'M A HALF- BLAST! HY DOES
BLOOD, f AND I NEED YOUR SORT ALWAYS
ANSWERS! PICK ON ME?

I DON'T
HAVE ANY MONEY, |}
I SWEAR!
 Cle
err.

THE NORMAL DEAL, I SUPPOSE?

YOU'LL LET ME GO IF I ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION?

SURE.
BUT I HAVE
MORE THAN ONE
QUESTION.

Hl.
ONLY ONE
{ QUESTION PER caPTURE. \%=
THOSE ARE THE RULES.

AND THE MYSTERY

MONSTER...

ASK ABOUT
ANNABETH J,
THE BEAST. LADY ARTEMIS
WOULD,
WOULD WISH FOR US TO
: TOO.
SAVE OLYMPUS. =}

TELL ME WHERE TO
/ FIND THIS TERRIBLE MONSTER
 THAT'S
TOO EASY
scoff.
JUST LOOK
DOWN.

THE FATES ORDAINED A PROPHECY EONS

z —_ AGO, WHEN THIS CREATURE WAS BORN. THEY
HE SAYS . SAID WHOEVER K/LLED IT AND SACRIFICED ITS
HIS NAME ISN'T ENTRAILS TO FIRE WOULD HAVE THE POWER 4
BESSIE. IT’S TO DESTROY THE GODS.
OPHIOTAURUS. ah :
WE HAVE
BEEN SEARCHING
SHE'S A HE? : FOR A DANGEROUS
AND WHAT'S AN BEAST, BUT THE
OPHIO-THINGIE? OPHIOTAURUS'S
= POWER LIES NOT IN
WHAT IT WILL DO,
IT MEANS = : BUT WHAT WILL BE
"“SERPENT-BULL.” 2 \_ DONE 70 IT.

I KNOW
THIS STORY. IT'S
AN OLD TALE MY
FATHER TOLD

THE POWER
TO OVERTHROW
OLYMPUS...
THAT'S HUGE.

YES, IT /S,
MY DEAR--
 SURELY
IT IS CLEAR. THIS
IS WHY LORD KRONOS
RESURRECTED YOU, SO
YOU COULD SACRIFICE THE
OPHIOTAURUS AND BRING
ITS ENTRAILS TO THE
SACRED FIRE ON THE
MOUNTAIN.

7 --AND YOU SHALL

UNLEASH IT.

THALIA, IT IS TIME YOUR

FRIENDS WITNESSED YOUR ME? WHAT
GREAT VICTORY. ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT?

YOU KNOW IT IS \/ your FATHER CRUSH THE OLYMPIANS

THE RIGHT cHoIce. 'ABANDONED YoU, UNDERFOOT AS THEY DESERVE.
YOUR FRIEND, LUKE, |THALIA. HE CARES SLAY THE BEAST AND BECOME
RECOGNIZED IT, NOTHING FOR MORE POWERFUL THAN
TOO. you. THE GODS!
 SAS =PoS.

de25
= Oz
w We
=3$
+o= OHS
Payao
 | COLLECT CALL!
CAMP HALF-BLOOD!

WE'RE ABOUT
TO DIE! WHERE'S
CHIRON?

ABOUT TO DIE? HOW AMUSING.

I’M AFRAID CHIRON ISN'T HERE
RIGHT NOW. SHALL TI TAKE
A MESSAGE?

WELL, NOW, I
HAVEN'T HEARD THE
MAGIC WORD.

HELP
US, MR. D.
PLEASE.
es
 SPARE THE
DAUGHTER OF ZEUS. }
SHE WILL JOINUS ]}
SOON ENOUGH.

KILL THE
OTHERS.
 “S
~~
Us. I CAN'T d . :
BELIEVE You ’ - i Ne : BUT
\ ACTUALLY wn pt | WHERE DO
A SAVED US. | oo eter \ WE GO?

GOOD-BYE. \ |
I HAVE A PIZZA :
WAITING.

WHAT DID
{ HE MEAN? WHERE
ARE WE SUPPOSED ]

THE GARDEN OF Y
MY SISTERS.
 I HOPE GROVER MAKES IT BACK \ I PRAYED TO MY DAD FOR SAFE
TO CAMP WITH THE OPHIOTAURUS. | = PASSAGE, AND EVEN OFFERED UP
HE ISN'T EXACTLY THE BEST a THE NEMEAN LION'S PELT AS
SWIMMER. yr TRADE,
NOT MUCH
ELSE WE CAN
DO....

DUSK
IS AT HAND.
TIME GROWS
SHORT.

/ eLo, SISTERS. WE DO NOT SEE ANY SISTER.

| IT HAS BEEN A VERY \ WE SEE TWO HALF-BLOODS AND
LONG TIME. A HUNTER. ALL OF WHOM
SHALL SOON DIE.

WE KNOW OLIR FRIEND, ANNABETH, \ SS /- OR LADY ARTEMIS. \

\ IS A PRISONER UP THERE. WE AREN'T WE MUST APPROACH
— LEAVING WITHOUT HER. __ E THE MOUNTAIN.
A (Genes
 THOU KNOWS HE WILL \
KILL THEE. THOU ARE No }

[ tHou Never HAD W tar is thy

ANY COURAGE []\ PROBLEM.
\\ sister. =

SKIRT AROUND THE :

EDGES OF THE GARDEN. THE DRAGON \
IS TRAINED TO PROTECT THE APPLES \—
OF IMMORTALITY. HE SHOULD IGNORE [&
THEE, SO LONG AS HE THINKS TAM
THE BIGGER THREAT.
—= oT,

é as

- —y -
IT IS I, My LITTLE \ 4 a
DRAGON. ZOE HAS |
RETURNED. |
 I USED TO FEED THEE
BY HAND. I KNOW THOU Jim
REMEMBERS THINE OLD
CARETAKER... _

I AM FINE. PUSH ONWARD

TO THE MOUNTAINTOP... LADON
WILL NOT FOLLOW. HE WILL
STAY WITH THE TREE.

NO. DO NOT |e
CHARGE.

EVEN ON
THE THREE OF
 THE RUINS
OF MOUNT
OTHRYS...

YES. THEY
WERE NOT HERE
BEFORE. THIS
IS BAD.

IN THE FIRST WAR,

my OLYMPUS AND OTHRYS
i, WERE THE TWO RIVAL
b 6CAPITALS OF THE

OTHRYS
i WAS BLASTED
TO PIECES. THIS |S
ATLAS’S MOUNTAIN...
WHERE HE HOLDS UP
THE SKY.

IT MOVES
THROUGHOUT HISTORY THE . hn.
WAY OLYMPUS MOVES, BUT THE KX CORRECTION--
FACT THAT IT IS HERE, ON TH/S
MOUNTAIN, IS NOT GOOD.
 --WHERET
USED TO HOLD
UP THE SKY.
HOW ARE YOU, >
ay
MY LITTLE TRA/TOR?
I AM GOING TO ENJOY
KILLING you.

we

eh,
Min
‘

YOU AREN'T YOU HAVE NO RIGHT

GOING TO KILL TO INTERFERE, GODLING.
ANYONE. THIS IS A FAMILY MATTER. |
OR HAS MY DAUGHTER
I WON'T NOT TOLD yOu? _.
LET you.

ATLAS IS
MY FATHER.
oe
Pel
 @qwmI
ARTEMIS GO, | 5.
FATHER. 4 :

I DON'T GET IT. WHY

CAN'T ARTEMIS JUST
: , é : aN LET GO?
PERHAPS _ '\e : & =. ge ae Se
YOU'D LIKE \ = 1 es + 7
| TO TAKE THE
b\ BURDEN FROM
HER. BE MY /,
GUEST I FOREID
YOU!

PY YOU HAVE MUCH TO LEARN,

| GODLING. THIS IS WHERE THE
SKY AND EARTH FIRST MET AND
F\ BROUGHT FORTH THEIR MIGHTY /
CHILDREN, THE TITANS.__—
=

THE SKY STILL

YEARNS TO EMBRACE
THE EARTH. IF SOMEONE
DOESN'T HOLD IT AT BAY,
IT WILL CRUSH THE MOUNTAIN
AND EVERYTHING WITHIN A
HUNDRED LEAGUES.

THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM THE BURDEN UNLESS

ANOTHER OFFERS TO TAKE IT, AS ARTEMIS DID TO
\ PROTECT ANNABETH. IT WAS EASY TO PREDICT--
ARTEMIS HAS SUCH A SOFT SPOT FOR
YOUNG MAIDENS.

DON'T YOU
REMEMBER ALL
OF THOSE TIMES WE
TALKED? ALL THOSE
TIMES WE CURSED THE
60 T'M GODS? IT'S TIME YOU
AFRAID ARTEMIS DID MORE THAN
WON'T BE ABLE TO lem JUST TALK.AS
MAKE THIS EVENING'S
OLYMPIAN COUNSEL. : mM
SHE HAS... PREVIOUS ee Me
ENGAGEMENTS.
 MY SHIP IS DOCKED
/ AT THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN.
WITH YOUR HELP, KRONOS'S ARMY
WILL BE READY TO STORM CAMP
HALF-BLOOD.
—— AND
w] AFTER THAT,
OLYMPUS
ITSELF.

DON'T, THALIA... |
PLEASE.

Eis THEN YOU

ATEN LEAVE US NO
I'LL NEVER = CHOICE.
JOIN YOU, LUKE. |% ;
I DON'T KNOW You
ANYMORE. *
 YOU'LL HAVE
TO DO BETTER
THAN THAT!

FOOL/SH my ANCIENT LAWS FORBID \

BOY. y AN IMMORTAL FROM

BUT NOW
THAT YOU HAVE
CHALLENGED ME--

--I AM FREE
TO CHALLENGE |
IN KIND.
 NO. BUT A
, GOD \s.

RUN!
A HALF-BLOOD
IS NO MATCH FOR
A TITAN!

NOW, DAUGHTER, I SHALL

REPAY YOU FOR TURNING
AGAINST ME.
DEBT THAT NEEDS ,
REPAYING. —_~
Fa
 FINALLY. THE
FIRST BLOOD OF A
NEW WAR.
 Ba{ | THE Wound Is DOKN
EVERYONE, POISONED. AGT sir LADO
HER,
Sma aed S410 1 wasnSHE't
NO, TITAN. \= COME QUICK.
CURSE YOU. :
AGAIN. BAD....
PERHAPS NOT
| ALONE, BUT THE INJURIES
SHE SUFFERED AT THE
HANDS OF ATLAS ARE
TOO SEVERE.

HAVE I SERVED THEE )

WELL, MY LADY?

"AND ONE SHALL PERISH BY

| A PARENT'S HAND.” I ALMOST
WISH THE ORACLE'S PROPHECY
WAS MEANT FOR ME
INSTEAD....

LET THE
WORLD HONOR YOU,
MY HUNTRESS--
 --LIVE FOREVER AMONG
; THE STARS.

"I MUST DEPART FOR

OLYMPUS AT ONCE. I WILL \BRe YOU DID WELL, “@
BM NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE YOU, SM PERSEUS JACKSON. Jam
BUT HELP WILL ARRIVE FOR A MAN.

WE HEARD ‘
YOU GUYS NEEDED
A RIDE.
 THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN INFORMED OF
YOUR DEEDS, HEROES. THEY KNOW THAT [iii
Me MOUNT OTHRYS IS RISING IN THE WEST. Foe
THEY KNOW OF ATLAS'S ATTEMPT FOR
FREEDOM AND OF KRONOS'S
GATHERING ARMY. WE {
HAVE VOTED

APOLLO AND T SHALL HUNT THE MOST I GOTTA SAY,

POWERFUL MONSTERS. ATHENA WILL YOU KIDS DID OKAY.
CHECK ON THE OTHER TITANS TO MAKE ahem HEROES WIN IT'D BE
SURE THEY REMAIN IN THEIR PRISONS. LAURELS-- SAFER TO RUIN
POSEIDON WILL UNLEASH HIS FULL LZ» | THEM THROUGH
FURY ON THE PRINCESS AND BE DONE
ANDROMEDA. NOW WAI
JUST A MINUTE. a WITH IT.
AS FOR YOU, HAVE WE FORGOTTEN
YOUNG HEROES, NONE THE ORACLE'S <
HERE WOULD DENY PROPHECY? __ oF THESE RUNTS
THAT YOU HAVE DONE A ARE DANGEROUS.
OLYMPUS A GREAT £
SERVICE.
THEY ARE
WORTHY HEROES.
\ WE WILL NOT KILL
MY DAUGHTER.

I AM PROUD OF MY DAUGHTER AS WELL,

BUT ARES HAS A POINT. IT IS UNFORTUNA
THAT MY FATHER, ZEUS, AND MY UNCLE
POSEIDON, CHOSE TO BREAK THEIR
OATH TO NOT SIRE MORE
CHILDREN.

BUT WHAT
IS DONE IS DONE. THERE
IS A RISK, HOWEVER, IN
ALLOWING CHILDREN OF THE
ELDER GODS TO LIVE.
 THALIA AND
PERCY WILL NOT B
HARMED. I INSIST
UPON IT.

THE BEAST, ~~
#7 WOWEVER, IS ANOTHER
MATTER ENTIRELY. I BELIEVE |
WE ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT
IT MUST BE DESTROYED?

YOU WANT PERCY, THE MONSTER’S

TO KILL BESSIE? POWER IS CONS/DERABLE.
WHAT FOR? HE'S JUST IF THE TITANS WERE TO
A SEA CREATURE. STEAL IT...
AND A REALLY NICE
ONE, TOO!

” OR PERHAPS ONE
OF YOU MIGHT TRY TO

4
THE ORACLE
FORETELLS THAT, ON’ \
THEIR SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY, | FOR YOU,
MY DAUGHTER,
ELDER GODS WILL DECIDE THAT DAY IS FAST
THE FATE OF OLYMPUS.

CT 1
PERHAPS NOT. MY FAITHFUL
DO NOT BE RASH,
COMPANION, ZOE NIGHTSHADE, HAS
DAUGHTER...CONSIDER YOUR f
PASSED INTO THE STARS.
_ DECISION CAREFULLY. "
I MUST HAVE A NEW LIEUTENANT
TO REPLACE HER.
iY" :
THALIA, .
DAUGHTER OF ZEUS.

FATHER, I WILL
NOT TURN SIXTEEN TOMORROW.
I WILL WEVER TURN SIXTEEN.
I WON'T LET THIS PROPHECY
BE MINE.
 THE BOY IS STILL DANGEROUS.
AND THE BEAST IS A TEMPTATION
TO GREAT POWER.

{ LADY ARTEMIS, \ss

I ACCEPT.

. PLEASE, KEEP
THE OPHIOTAURUS SAFE.
I'M ONLY FOURTEEN. IF THE
PROPHECY /S ABOUT ME, THAT’
WA) \ STILL Two Years FROM Now.

TWO
YEARS FOR
KRONOS TO
DECEIVE
you.

IT IS BAD
STRATEGY i ;
TO KEEP THE i : | Gy BUILD AN AQuARIUM
BEAST ALIVE. : mM FORTHE CREATURE VI
OR YOU. HERE. HEPHAESTUS WILL |
HELP. WE WILL PROTECT }|
IT WITH ALL OF OuR f
POWERS, AND IT WILL
BE SAFE. f
y AS FOR
THE BOY...HE WILL NOT
BETRAY US. I VOUCH FOR
THIS ON MY HONOR.

WE HAVE A
MAJORITY.

AND SO, SINCE

WE WILL NOT BE DESTROYING
ANYONE OR ANYTHING, I IMAGINE
WE SHOULD HONOR THE HEROES.
 OU WON'T LET Mi
DOWN, I HOPE.

X TLL J-JUST
BE G-G-GOING.

I'M JUST GOING =

= *-
=
a Le > pii /STICKING UP FOR ME, DAD. =

pol
TO KEEP D-DRINKING THESE I WON'T LET YOU DOWN.
TRIPLE ESPRESSO LATTES UNTIL I
GET ANOTHER SIGN F-FROM PAN....

LUKE ONCE PROMISED HIS .

FATHER THAT. HE WAS HERMES'S
PRIDE AND JOY. JUST BEAR THAT
IN MIND, PERCY. EVEN THE
BRAVEST CAN FALL.

SAILS WITH HIS

— 4
SHIP FROM SAN

HE WILL RETREAT AND | |

REGROUP BEFORE | |

I DON'T KNOW a
? LUKE FELL HOW HE SURVIVED, BUT HE IS NN
SY PRETTY HARD, ALL RIGHT. ] MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER. AND \
le] RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MOLINT : THE GOLDEN COFFIN IS STILL WITH HIM, }|
=| OTURYS. HE'S DEAD. A KRONOS STILL GAINING STRENGTH. / |
 YOU DID WELL, MY SON, BUT
] YOUR ROLE IN THIS IS NOT
| RESOLVED. PREPARE YOURSEL
CONTINUE YOUR TRAINING, AND /
I KNOW YOU WILL MAKE _/
YOUR FATHER TAKES 4
1 A GREAT RISK, YOU KNOW. j
i
: WISE COUNSEL IS NOT |
ALWAYS POPULAR, BUT I
SPOKE THE TRUTH.

FIRST, YOUR MOTHER WAS IF HELPING THE

TAKEN FROM YOU. THEN, YOUR J} PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT
IS A FLAW, THEN YOU'RE
GUILTY OF IT, TOO.

/ DAUGHTER. IN EACH \ 7 AFTER

CASE, YOUR LOVED / ALL, YOU WERE ©
ONES HAVE BEEN | THE PARK RANGER
USED TO LURE YOU \ AT THE HOOVER
INTO KRONOS'S DAM, RIGHT?
TRAPS.

THE CROOKE ‘
7 ONE KNOWS HOW TO
STUDY HIS ENEMIES.
HE KNOWS YOUR FATAL YOUR FATAL
FLAW, EVEN IF YOU DO FLAW IS PERSONAL fi
NOT. AND HE WILL LOYALTY.
CONTINUE TO USE IT
AGAINST YOU. TO SAVE
A FRIEND, YOU WOULD
SACRIFICE THE WORLD. IN A
3 HERO OF THE PROPHECY, THAT
IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING.
 MARK ME,
i] PERSEUS JACKSON.
THE MOST DANGEROUS
FLAWS ARE THOSE
THAT ARE GOOD IN
MODERATION.

EVIL IS
EASY TO FIGHT.
LACK OF WISDOM...
THAT IS VERY HARD
INDEED. ?

SHE WASN'T GIVING

YOU A HARD TIME,
WAS SHE?

Bey

NAH, IT’S
/ OKAY. IF ANYBODY'S ‘ WOULD
TWO CENTS ARE
YOu...UM...LIKE
\ WORTH ANYTHING, IT’S TO DANCE OR |
THE GODDESS OF
SOMETHING?
WISDOM‘'S..

\
aay . = 2

SALLY JACKSON.
MANHATTAN'S UPPE
EAST SIDE.

| I MEAN MR. BLOF/S.

HE'S IN MY WRITING
\ SEMINAR. /
7 WE'RE KIND OF... \
OH, DEAR, HOW DO |
I SAY THIS? WE'RE |
KIND OF...

YES, PERCY, \_
I REALLY AM. }
 THEN DON'T WORRY ABOLI ABSOLUTELY! THERE WILL
ME, MOM. T LIKE HIM BETTER } > | BE EXTRA CANDY IN YOUR | aad
THAN GABE ALREADY. STOCKING THIS YEAR,

I'LL SEE you

FOR CHRISTMAS?

HEY! SfuhF futFR

I HEARD YOU WERE BACK.
WHERE'S BIANCA? I WANT
TO HEAR ALL ABOUT HER
~ ADVENTURE!
 y y } you
SHE WANTED : = FP} PROMISED YOU
YOU TO HAVE IT. > Pex be WOULD PROTECT
HER LAST THOUGHT 5 : é
WAS OF You.

I TRIED. SHE GAVE HERSELF

UP TO SAVE THE REST OF US.
WITHOUT HER, NONE OF US
WOULD'VE SURVIVED THE

YOU PROM/SED! I NEVER

SHOULD'VE TRUSTED YOu.
MY NIGHTMARES WERE
RIGHT! d

NIGHTMARES?
WHAT NIGHTMARES?

SHE'S IN THE
FIELDS OF ASPHODEL, STANDING
BEFORE THE JUDGES RIGHT NOW,
BEING EVALUATED. I CAN FEEL IT.

YOU CAN OU, NO. NICO...I

ZA THINK I KNOW WHO
) YOUR DAD IS.
 YOU DID IT.
YOU BROUGHT
THESE THINGS TO

WHAT? NO! I MEAN,

| YEAH, THEY FOLLOWED
ME HERE, BUT Z’M THE

i
NO! I DON'T
TRUST YOU.
¥ GO AWAY,
MONSTERS!
 HOW
DID YOU DO
THAT...? 7

I WISH you'D
FALLEN IN, TOO.
I HATE YOU!

PERCY! I WAS IN MY CABIN, AND I

THOUGHT I FELT AN EARTHQUAKE.
WHAT HAPPENED? y

WHY
DIDN'T I SEE IT
EARLIER?

SEE WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING

NICO. I WAS TELLING HIM BIANCA WAS GONE,

AND HE SAID HE ALREADY KNEW. THAT HE
. COULD FEEL THAT SHE WAS IN THE FIELDS ANNABETH,
: OF ASPHODEL. I THINK HIS

AND THEN THE . ond 2

SKELETON WARRIORS WERE
HERE, AND HE JUST...COMMANDED
THE GROUND TO OPEN UP AND
SWALLOW THEM.
 THIS IS SER/OUS. I DON'T
IT MEANS HADES BROKE THE THINK HADES
OATH, TOO. WE HAVE TO TELL BROKE THE
CHIRON RIGHT AWAY. OATH.

“ HE'S THEIR DAD, BUT

BIANCA AND NICO HAVE BEEN OUT OF
COMMISSION FOR A LONG TIME, SINCE EVEN
BEFORE WORLD WAR Il. THEY SPENT A LOT OF
TIME \N LAS VEGAS, IF YOU KNOW WHAT TI MEAN.

THE LOTUS. PERCY...THIS IS HORRIBLE.

EVEN IF HADES DIDN'T BREAK THE OATH, ANY MORE DANGER. I OWE THAT }
NICO IS STILL A CHILD OF THE BIG MUCH TO BIANCA.

THE PROPHECY
WILL BE ABOUT

THAT MEANS THE PROPHECY

MIGHT NOT BE ABOUT YOU. THE FUTURE OF \j
THE GODS MIGHT LIE IN W/CO’S HANDS. {|

DON'T SAY THAT! YOU WANT TO =sigh- ALL RIGHT. I HOPE YOU
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR--7 KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
SEAWEED BRAIN.
ANNABETH, WE HAVE
I CHOOSE IT. TO TELL CHIRON
I CHOOSE THE SOMETHING,
PROPHECY. THOUGH.

LET'S GO
TELL HIM NICO GOT UPSET §
ABOLIT BIANCA AND RAN OF
} AND NOW WE CAN'T FIND HI
 GROVER?!
I WAS DRINKING
NOW WHAT'S
COFFEE. LOTS OF COFFEE.
AND PAN SPOKE IN MY MIND.
THE LORD OF THE WILD
HIMSELF.
 Adapted from the novel
Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book Three: The Titan’s Curse

‘Text copyright © 2013 by Rick Riordan

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The Titan’s curse : the graphic’ novel / by Rick Riordan ; adapted by Robert Venditti ;
art by Attila Futaki ; lettering by Chris Dickey.—1st ed.
p. cm.— (Percy Jackson & the Olympians ; bk. 3)
“Adapted from the novel Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book Three: The Titan’s Curse’—T.p. verso.
Summary: When the goddess Artemis disappears while hunting a rare, ancient monster, a group of her
followers joins.Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when
her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.
ISBN 978-1-4231-4530-1 (hardcover)—ISBN 978-1-4231-4551-6 (paperback)
1. Graphic novels. [1. Graphic novels. 2. Mythology, Greek—Fiction. 3. Artemis (Gteek deity)—Fiction
4, Animals, Mythical—Fiction. 5. Monsters—Fiction. 6. Titans (Mythology)—Fiction. 7. Riordan, Rick.
Titan’s curse—Adaptations.] I. Futaki, Attila, ill.II. Riordan, Rick. Titan’s curse. Ill.Title.
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 RICK RIORDAN is the author of all the
books in the New York Times #1 best-selling Percy
Jackson & the Olympians series: The Lightning
Thief, The Sea ofMonsters, The Titan’s Curse,
The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian.
His other novels for children include the New
York Times #1 best-selling series The Kane
Chronicles (The Red Pyramid, The Throne ofFire,
and The Serpent's Shadow) and The Heroes of
Olympus (The Lost Hero, The Son ofNeptune,
The Mark ofAthena, and The House ofHades).
He lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife
and two sons. Learn more at RickRiordan.com.

| ROBERT VENDITTI is the New York Times

| best-selling author of The Homeland Directive and
The Surrogates, as well as The Surrogates: Flesh and
Bone. He also adapted the New York Times best-
selling The Lightning Thief? The Graphic Novel,
The Sea ofMonsters: The Graphic Novel, and Blue
Bloods: The Graphic Novel. He lives in Atlanta,
Georgia. Visit his Web site at RobertVenditti.com.

ATTILA FUTAKT is the New York Times

best-selling illustrator of The Lightning Thief:
The Graphic Novel, and The Sea ofMonsters: The
Graphic Novel. He also illustrated and colored
Conan the Barbarian (written by Victor Gischler)
and Severed (written by Scott Snyder and Scott
Tuft). Attila studied at the International School
of Comics in Florence, Italy. He lives in Budapest,
Hungary. Visit AttilaFutaki.blogspot.com.

= ILHAUMOND studied
MYnimation at the European School
Ht .After graduating, he worked
igraphic design while also doing
“ihig various role-playing games
ips and producing underground
aiprovided the colors for Severed.
Nurse: The Graphic Novel is his first
gren. He lives in Tours, France.
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