THE LAST OLYMPIAN

 

Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Book 5 Rick Riordan

 

ONE

 

I GO CRUISING WITH

 

EXPLOSIVES

 

The end of the world started when a pegasus landed on the hood of my car.

 

Up until then, I was having a great afternoon. Technically I wasn’t supposed to

be driving because I wouldn’t turn sixteen for another week, but my mom and my

stepdad, Paul, took my friend Rachel and me to this private stretch of beach on

the South Shore, and Paul let us borrow his Prius for a short spin.

 

Now, 1 know you're thinking, Wow, that was really irresponsible of him, blah,

blah, blah, but Paul knows me pretty well. He's seen me slice up demons and leap

out of exploding school buildings, so he probably figured taking a car a few

hundred yards wasn't exactly the most dangerous thing I'd ever done.

 

Anyway, Rachel and I were driving along. It was a hot August day. Rachel's red

hair was pulled back in a ponytail and she wore a white blouse over her

swimsuit. I'd never seen her in anything but ratty T- shirts and