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fce1a1b Leo: Rainbows. Very macho. Annabeth: Butch is our best equestrian, he gets along great with the pegasi. Leo: Rainbows, ponies... Butch: I'm gonna toss you off this chariot. butch machismo masculinity leo-valdez Rick Riordan
a0160cd "I'm the son of Jupiter, I'm a child of Rome, consul to demigods, praetor of the First Legion. I slew the Trojan sea monster, I toppled the black throne of Kronos, and destroyed Titan Krios with my own hand. And now I'm going to destroy you Porphyrion, and feed you to your own wolves." "Wow, dude," Leo muttered, "You been eating red meat?" leo-valdez Rick Riordan
5cea5d1 "Gaea?" Leo shook his head. "Isn't that Mother Nature? She's supposed to have, like, flowers in her hair and birds singing around her and dear and rabbits doing her laundry." "Leo, that's Snow White," Piper said." -- gaea piper-mclean leo-valdez Rick Riordan
7cc94f1 "He turned to Frank who was trying to pull his fingers out of the Chinese handcuffs... "Okay," Frank relented. "Sure." He frowned at his fingers, trying to pull them out of the trap. "Uh, how do you--" Leo chuckled. "Man, you've never seen those before? There's a simple trick to getting out." Frank tugged again with no luck. Even Hazel was trying not to laugh. Frank grimaced with concentration. Suddenly, he disappeared. On the deck where he'd been standing, a green iguana crouched next to an empty set of Chinese handcuffs. "Well done, Frank Zhang," Leo said dryly, doing his impression of Chiron the centaur. "That is exactly how people beat Chinese handcuffs. They turn into iguanas." humor trap heroes-of-olympus percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena keep-it-simple frank-zhang jason-grace leo-valdez Rick Riordan
472c302 "Correct." Kekrops sounded bitter, like he regretted his decision. "My people were the original Athenians--the gemini." "Like your zodiac sign?" Percy asked. "I'm a Leo." "No, stupid," Leo said. "I'm a Leo. You're a Percy." kekrops zodiac zodiac-sign percy-jackson leo-valdez Rick Riordan
aacfcf9 "Gods of Olympus." Piper stared at Leo. "What happened to ?" His hair was greased back. He had welding goggles on his forehead, a lipstick mark on his cheek, tattoos all over his arms, and a T-shirt that read HOT STUFF, BAD BOY, and TEAM LEO. "Long story," he said." piper-mclean percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena leo-valdez Rick Riordan
1ff9475 "It'll be dangerous," Nyssa warned him. "Hardship, monsters, terrible suffering. Possibly none of you will come back alive." "Oh." Suddenly Leo didn't look so excited. Then he remembered everyone was watching. "I mean... Oh, cool! Suffering? I love suffering! Let's do this." the-lost-hero rick-riordan leo-valdez Rick Riordan
5d93fd1 He had no idea where the stereotype of dumb giggly blondes came from. Ever since he'd met Annabeth at the Grand Canyon last winter,when she'd marched toward him with that Give me Percy Jackson or I'll kill you expression, Leo had thought of blondes as much too smart and much too dangerous. blondes leo-valdez Rick Riordan
5307926 You must forge your own path for it to mean anything. piper-mclean the-lost-hero percy-jackson leo-valdez Rick Riordan
3529df8 "I'm the Super-sized McShizzle, man!" Leo said. "I'm Leo Valdez, bad boy supreme. And the ladies a bad boy." humor narissus nymphs leo-valdez rick riordan
187266a "This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..." "Repair boy." "Very funny, Piper." piper-mclean leo-valdez Rick Riordan
0aafc24 "Annabeth gripped the hilt of her dagger. "A bounty on our heads . . . as if we didn't attract enough monsters already." "Do we get WANTED posters?" Leo asked. "And do they have our bounties, like, broken down on a price list?" Hazel wrinkled her nose. " are you talking about?" "Just wondering how much I'm going for these days," Leo said. "I mean, I can understand not being as pricey as Percy or Jason, maybe . . . but am I worth, like, two Franks, or three Franks?" bounty percy-jackson percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena frank-zhang jason-grace hazel-levesque the-heroes-of-olympus leo-valdez Rick Riordan
f79d87d "Leo couldn't help smiling. "That could be fun." "Fun" she said unhappily. "Blue elephants." "Blue elephants." "Kiss me you fool." "You fool." humor leo-valdez Rick Riordan
8190244 "Aphros nodded, a glint of pride in his eyes. "We have trained all the famous mer-heroes! Name a famous mer-hero, and we have trained him or her!" "Oh, sure," Leo said. "Like...um, the Little Mermaid?" Aphros frowned. "Who? No! Like Triton, Glaucus, Weissmuller, and Bill!" "Oh. "Leo had no idea who any of those people were. "You trained Bill? Impressive." heroes mermaids hero-training the-little-mermaid heroes-of-olympus percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena leo-valdez Rick Riordan
d2a255a "I still don't understand what a sea god would be doing in Atlanta." Leo snorted. "What's a wine god doing in Kansas? Gods are weird." heroes-of-olympus percy-jackson percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena leo-valdez Rick Riordan
9c009f9 "Leo lowered his screwdriver. He looked at the ceiling and shook his head like, What am I gonna do with this guy? "I try very hard to be annoying," Leo said. "Don't insult my ability to annoy. And how am I supposed to resent you if you go apologizing? I'm a lowly mechanic. You're like the prince of the sky, son of the Lord of the Universe. I'm supposed to resent you." "Lord of the Universe?" (Jason) "Sure, you're all-bam! Lightning man. And 'Watch me fly. I am the eagle that soars-" (Leo) "Shut up, Valdez." (Jason) Leo managed a little smile. "Yeah, see. I do annoy you." "I apologize for apologizing." (Jason) "Thank you." He went back to work, but the tension had eased between them. Leo still looked sad and exhausted-just not quite so angry." humor resentment apologies jason-grace leo-valdez Rick Riordan
26520d6 Lots of death, huh? Personally, I'm trying to avoid lots of death, but you guys have fun! percy-jackson house-of-hades leo-valdez Rick Riordan
101bfca "Leo drummed his fingers. "Great. I should have installed a smoke screen that makes the ship smell like a giant chicken nugget. Remind me to invent that, next time." Hazel frowned. "What is a chicken nugget?" "Oh, man..." Leo shook his head in amazement. "That's right. You've missed the last, like, seventy years. Well, my apprentice, a chicken nugget--" "Doesn't matter," Annabeth interrupted." chicken heroes-of-olympus percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena hazel-levesque leo-valdez Rick Riordan
38fe3a7 "[Jason] faltered when he looked at Leo, who was mimicking taking notes with an air pencil. "Go on, Professor Grace!" he said, wide-eyed. "I wanna get an A on the test." mimicking leo-valdez Rick Riordan
3786dad "You're that lady," Leo said. "The one who was named after Caribbean music." Her eyes glinted murderously. "Caribbean music." "Yeah. Reggae?" Leo shook his head. "Merengue? Hold on, I'll get it." He snapped his fingers. "Calypso!" caribbean leo-valdez Rick Riordan
6a4b29f Once the others were below, Hazel and Leo faced each other awkwardly. They were alone except for Coach Hedge, who was back on the quarterdeck singing the theme song. The coach had changed the words to: , and Leo really didn't want to know why. humor pokemon heroes-of-olympus percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena hazel-levesque leo-valdez Rick Riordan
7127472 "He forced his fists to unclench. "Look, lady, we're not going to go all Hunger Games on each other. Isn't going to happen." rick-riordan leo-valdez Rick Riordan
49e9a76 "Huh," Leo said. "Well, if you ever get off this island and want a job, let me know. You're not a total klutz." She smirked. "A job, eh?" Making things in your forge?" "Nah, we could start our own shop," Leo said, surprising himself. Starting a machine shop had always been one of his dreams, but he'd never told anyone about it. "Leo and Calypso's Garage: Auto Repair and Mechanical Monsters." funny humor love leo-valdez Rick Riordan
3a7f8e3 [Piper] rushed to get dressed. By the time she got up on deck, the others had already gathered--all hastily dressed except for Coach Hedge, who had pulled the night watch. Frank's Vancouver Winter Olympics shirt was inside out. Percy wore pajama pants and a bronze breastplate, which was an interesting fashion statement. Hazel's hair was all blown to one side as though she'd walked through a cyclone; and Leo had accidentally set himself on fire. His T-shirt was in charred tatters. His arms were smoking. piper-mclean percy-jackson percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena frank-zhang hazel-levesque the-heroes-of-olympus leo-valdez fashion Rick Riordan
320044b "Festus just detected a large group of eagles behind us--long-range radar, still not in sight." Piper leaned over the console. "Are you sure they're Roman?" Leo rolled his eyes. "No, Pipes. It could be a random group of giant eagles flying in perfect formation. Of course they're Roman!" piper-mclean percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena the-heroes-of-olympus leo-valdez sarcasm Rick Riordan
936320c "The first time Calypso came to check on [Leo], it was to complain about the noise. "Smoke and fire," she said. "Clanging on metal all day long. You're scaring away the birds!" "Oh, no, not the birds!" leo-valdez sarcasm Rick Riordan
19d0ec3 "Thunder boomed overhead. Lightning flashed, and the bars on the nearest window burst into sizzling, melted stubs of iron. Jason flew in like Peter Pan, electricity sparking around him and his gold sword steaming. Leo whistled appreciatively. "Man, you just wasted an entrance." Jason frowned. He noticed the hog-tied Kerkopes. "What the--" "All by myself," Leo said. "I'm special that way." -- leo-valdez Rick Riordan
df476ec She held up her calloused, grimy fingers. Leo couldn't help thinking there was nothing hotter than a girl who didn't mind getting her hands dirty. But of course, that was just a general comment. Didn't apply to Calypso. Obviously. funny humor love leo-valdez Rick Riordan
3bf6d99 "Leo dropped into the pool and approched the cage. "Hola, Tia. Little bit of trouble?" She [Hera] crossed her arms and sighed in exasperation. "Don't inspect me like I'm one of your machines, Leo Valdez. Get me out of here!" leo-valdez Rick Riordan
3700463 "We've arrived," Leo announced. "Time to Split." Frank groaned. "Can we leave Valdez in Croatia?" pun leo-valdez Rick Riordan
b9afaa3 "This is Buford," Leo announced. "You name your furniture?" Frank asked." percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena frank-zhang the-heroes-of-olympus leo-valdez Rick Riordan
0230e0d She grabbed his face and pulled him into a kiss, which effectively shut him up. leo-valdez Rick Riordan
8cf50db Then there was Nico di Angelo. Dang, that kid gave Leo the freaky-deakies. He sat back in his leather aviator jacket, his black T-shirt and jeans, that wicked silver skull ring on his finger, and the Stygian sword at his side. His tufts of black hair struck up in curls like baby bat wings. His eyes were sad and kind of empty, as if he'd stared into the depths of Tartarus--which he had. nico-di-angelo leo-valdez Rick Riordan
a15cef1 The eidolons started pounding on the door. 'Who is it?' Leo called. 'Valdez!' 'Valdez who? humour knock leo-valdez Rick Riordan
a629c4e "Percy and Hedge lay on the deck, looking exhausted. Hedge was missing his shoes. He grinned at the sky, muttering, "Awesome. Awesome." Percy was covered in nicks and scratches, like he'd jumped through a window. He didn't say anything but he grasped Annabeth's hand weakly as if to say, Leo, Piper, and Jason, who'd been eating in the mess hall, came rushing up the stairs. "What? What?" Leo cried, holding a half-eaten grilled cheese sandwich. "Can't a guy even take a lunch break? What's wrong?" "Followed!" Frank yelled again. "Followed by ? Jason asked. "I don't know!" Frank panted. "Whales? Sea monsters? Maybe Kate and Porky!" Annabeth wanted to strangle the guy, but she wasn't sure her hands would fit around his thick neck. "That makes absolutely no sense." coach-hedge piper-mclean percy-jackson percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena frank-zhang jason-grace the-heroes-of-olympus leo-valdez Rick Riordan
42e3de8 "Percy says be talked to a Nereid in Charleston Harbor!" "Good for him!" Leo yelled back. "The Nereid said we should seek help from Chiron's brothers." "What does that mean? The Party Ponies?" Leo had never met Chiron's crazy centaur relatives, but he'd heard rumors of Nerf sword-fights, root beer-chugging contests, and Super Soakers filled with pressurized whipped cream. "Not sure," Annabeth said. "But I've got coordinates. Can you input latitude and longitude in this thing?" "I can input star charts and order you a smoothie, if you want. Of I can do latitude and longitude!" family humor nereids party-ponies chiron heroes-of-olympus percy-jackson percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena leo-valdez Rick Riordan
35c988a Forget the chicken-nugget smoke screen. Percy wanted Leo to invent an anti-dream hat. heroes-of-olympus percy-jackson percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena leo-valdez Rick Riordan
a7b9815 Will they cower?' Kym asked. 'Tons of cowering! Plus your name in the summer programme. A custom-designed banner. A cabin at Camp Half-Blood. Two shrines. I'll even throw in a Kymopoleia action figure.' 'No!' Polybotes wailed. 'Not merchandising rights! kym kymopoleia polybotes rick-riordan leo-valdez Rick Riordan
1fd41d4 "Oh, by the way..." Jason glanced at Percy. "I resigned my office, gave Frank a field promotion to praetor. Unless you want to contest that ruling." Percy grinned. "No argument here." "Praetor?" Hazel stared at Frank. He shrugged uncomfortably. "Well... yeah. I know it seems weird." She tried to throw her arms around him, then winced as she remembered her busted ribs. She settled for kissing him. "It seems perfect." Leo clapped Frank on the shoulder. "Way to go, Zhang. Now you can order Octavian to fall on his sword." percy-jackson jason-grace leo-valdez Rick Riordan
ddfb061 "She led him past the engine room, which looked like a very dangerous, mechanized jungle gym, with pipes and pistons and tubes jutting from a central bronze sphere. Cables resembling giant metal noodles snaked across the floor and ran up the walls. "How does that thing even work?" Percy asked. "No idea," Annabeth said. "And I'm the only one besides Leo who can operate it." "That's reassuring." "It should be fine. It's only threatened to blow up once." "You're kidding, I hope." She smiled. "Come on." romance humor explosions mechanics heroes-of-olympus percy-jackson percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena leo-valdez Rick Riordan
6f7864a "Leo!" Jason was shaking his shoulder. "Hey, man, why are you hugging Nike?" Leo's eyes fluttered open. His arms were wrapped around the human-sized statue in Athena's hand. He must have been thrashing in his sleep. He clung to the victory goddess like he used to cling to his pillow when he had nightmares as a kid. (Man, that had been embarrassing in the foster homes.) He disentangled himself and sat up, rubbing his face. "Nothing," he muttered. "We were just cuddling." nike jason-grace leo-valdez Rick Riordan
fe37d69 "Stop!" Narcissus got to his feet. "This is not right! This person is obviously not awesome, so he must be..." He struggled for the right words. It had probably been a long time since he'd talked about anything other than himself. "He must be tricking us." Apparently Narcissus wasn't completely stupid." humor himself narcissus nymphs tricking hazel-levesque leo-valdez rick riordan
0e70939 Leo's voice boomed over the loudspeaker: 'SURRENDER! YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY ONE SPANKING HOT WAR MACHINE!' The giant Enceladus howled in outrage. 'Valdez!' 'WHAT'S UP, ENCHILADAS?' Leo's voice roared back. 'NICE DAGGER IN YOUR FOREHEAD.' 'GAH!' The giant pulled Katoptris out of his head. 'Monsters: destroy that ship! enceladus leo-valdez Rick Riordan
4552e35 "Coach Hedge yelled,"Thar she blows! Kansas, ahoy!" "Holy Hephaestus," Leo muttered. "He really needs to work on his shipspeak." humor kansas ships heroes-of-olympus percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena leo-valdez Rick Riordan
136aac7 Yours in demigodishness, and all that. Peace out! funny leo-valdez Rick Riordan
a98b23b This is the Valdezinator, of course!' He puffed out his chest. 'It works by, um, translating your feelings into music as you manipulate the gears. It's really meant for me, a child of Hephaestus, to use, though. I don't know if you could -' 'I am the god of music!' Apollo cried. 'I can certainly master the Valdezinator. I must! It is my duty! the-blood-of-olympus leo-valdez Rick Riordan
75062ad "Leo took out a pen and autographed the arm of one of the nymphs. "Narcissus is a loser! He's so weak, he can't bench-press a Kleenex. He's so lame, when you look up lame on Wikipedia, it's got a picture of Narcissus--only the picture's so ugly, no one ever checks it out." leo-valdez Rick Riordan
040828e "What in the world are you thinking?" She sounded pretty flustered. "I try not to think," Leo admitted. "It interferes with being nuts. Just concentrate on moving that Celestial bronze. Echo, you ready?" leo-valdez Rick Riordan
db15af5 "Indeed, "Hera said. --Porphyrion, the strongest of his kind. Gaea needed a great deal of power to raise him again --my power. For weeks I've grown weaker as my essence was used to grow him a new form." --So you're like a heat lamp,"Leo guessed. --Or fertilizer." juno leo-valdez Rick Riordan
b566975 We've all got weaknesses. Me, for instance. I'm tragically funny and good-looking. leo-valdez Rick Riordan
a6bd708 "According to Festus, our flying table, Buford, made it back safely while we were in Charleston, so those eagles didn't get him. Unfortunately, he lost the laundry bag with your pants." "Dang it!" Frank Barked, which Leo figured was probably severe profanity for him. No doubt Frank would've cursed some more -busting out the golly gees and the gosh darns- but Percy interrupted by doubling over and groaning. humour percy-jackson frank-zhang jason-grace leo-valdez rick riordan the mark of athena
86397ef "I know, I'm an idiot!" Leo moaned. "A brilliant idiot, but still an idiot." percy-jackson rick-riordan leo-valdez Rick Riordan
ae35b42 "Hey." [Leo] squeezed her hand, though Hazel sensed nothing romantic in the gesture. "Machines are designed to work." "Uh, what?" "I figure the universe is basically like a machine. I don't know who made it, if it was the Fates, or the gods, or capital-G God, or whatever. But it chugs along the way it's supposed to most of the time. Sure, little pieces break and stuff goes haywire once in a while, but mostly . . . things happen for a reason. Like you and me meeting." "Leo Valdez," Hazel marveled, "you're a philosopher." leo-valdez Rick Riordan
f95ad8f You can't burn me. leo-valdez Rick Riordan
6660eb6 "We still should have enough time to reach Rome." Hazel scowled. "When you say ..." Leo shrugged. "How do you feel about ?" Hazel put her face in her hands for a count of three. "Sounds about typical for us." percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena hazel-levesque the-heroes-of-olympus leo-valdez Rick Riordan
be87c72 The way Leo figured it, he spent more time crashing than he did flying. If there was a rewards card for frequent crashers, he'd be, like, double platinum level. leo-valdez Rick Riordan
37c8fb5 "As his raft skimmed over the water, taking him back to the mortal world, he understood a line from the Prophecy better- . love prophecy leo-valdez oath Rick Riordan
3f649db "Yes!" Narissus unslung his bow and grabbed an arrow from his dusty quiver. "The first one who get that bronze, I will like you as much as I like me. I might even kiss you, right after I kiss my reflection!" "Oh my gods!" the nymphs squealed." humor bronze echo narissus nymphs hazel-levesque leo-valdez Rick Riordan
9707124 "Jason turned to Leo. "Do you think you can fly this thing?" "Um..." Leo put his hand on the side of the helicopter, concentrating hard, as if listening to the machine. "Bell 412HP utility helicopter," Leo said. "Composite four-blade main rotor, cruising speed twenty-two knots, service ceiling twenty-thousand feet. The tank is near full. Sure, I can fly it." Piper smiled at the ranger again. "You din't have a problem with an under-aged unlicensed kid borrowing your copter, do you? We'll return it." "I-" The pilot nearly choked on the words, but she got them out: "I don't have a problem with that." Leo grinned. "Hop in kids, Uncle Leo's gonna take you for a ride." piper-mclean lost-hero leo-valdez Rick Riordan
b496704 Leo smiled nervously. Maybe he and Percy did share something else - a stupid sense of humour. 'Yeah, I bet that would totally be against her sponsorship deal. THOSE ARE NOT THE OFFICIAL SHOES OF THE OLYMPICS! YOU WILL DIE NOW!' Hazel rolled her eyes. 'You're both impossible.' Behind Leo, a thunderous voice shook the ruins: 'YOU WILL DIE NOW! nike percy-jackson leo-valdez Rick Riordan
3d89ef6 "Akmon pulled a ratchet wrench from the tool belt and spun it like a noisemaker. "Oh, very nice! I'm definitely keeping this! Thanks, Blue Bottom!" Leo glanced down. His pants had slipped around his ankles again, revealing his blue undershorts. "That's it!" he shouted. "My stuff. Now. Or I'll show you how funny a flaming dwarf is." His hands caught fire." humor leo-valdez Rick Riordan
b9852ed I try very hard to be annoying. Don't insult my ability to annoy. leo-valdez Rick Riordan
48fa2eb As for Percy, he held his magic ballpoint pen like he was trying to decide whether to bust out some sword moves or autograph Nike's chariot. leo-valdez Rick Riordan
aad3384 " "Nothing can slow them down," Leo mused. "I wonder..." "What?" Jason asked. Leo looked at the dwarfs. "I'll make you a deal." Akmon's eyes lit up. "Thirty percent?" "We'll leave you all the treasure," Leo said, "except the stuff that belongs to us, and the astrolabe, and this book, which we'll take back to the dude in Venice." "But he'll destroy us!" Passolos wailed. "We won't say where we got it," Leo promised. "And we won't kill you. We'll let you go free." "Uh, Leo...?" Jason asked nervously. Akmon squealed in delight. "I knew you were as smart at Hercules! I will call you Black Bottom, the Sequel!" "You, no thanks," Leo said. "But in return for us sparing your lives, you have to do something for us. I'm going to send you somewhere to steal from some people, harass them, make life hard for them any way you can. You have to follow my directions exactly. You have to swear on the River Styx." "We swear!" Passalos said. "Stealing from people is our specialty!" "I love harassment!" Akmon agreed. "Where are we going?" Leo grinned. "Ever heard of New York?" kerkopes passalos riordan the-house-of-hades dwarfs jason-grace leo-valdez Rick Riordan
7837919 "No!" Leo yelled. "Uhhh," Nico groaned from the floor. "Piper!" Jason cried. "Monkey!" Frank yelled. piper-mcclean the-argo-ii riordan the-house-of-hades frank-zhang jason-grace rick-riordan hazel-levesque leo-valdez monkeys Rick Riordan
4388a16 At the end of the hall stood a walnut door with a bronze plaque: ASCLEPIUS MD, DMD, DME, DC, DVS, FAAN, OMG, EMT, TTYL, FRCP, ME, IOU, OD, OT, PHARMD, BAMF, RN, PHD, INC., SMH There may have been more acronyms in the list, but by that point Leo's brain had exploded. greek-gods rick-riordan leo-valdez Rick Riordan
a237c50 Leo didn't usually think of the ukulele as a sad instrument. (Pathetic, sure. But not sad.) Yet the tune Apollo strummed was so melancholy it broke Leo's feels. feels blood-of-olympus rick-riordan leo-valdez Rick Riordan
786807b "When I was alive, I mean the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war." "Mussolini?" Leo frowned. "Wasn't he like BFFs with Hitler?" hazel-levesque leo-valdez lol Rick Riordan
35e461f Scrawny? Baby, I invented scrawny. Scrawny is the new sizzling hot. scrawny hot nymphs leo-valdez Rick Riordan
f7f7476 "Akmon squealed with delight. "I knew you were as smart as Hercules! I will call you Black Bottom, the Sequel!" leo-valdez Rick Riordan
308177a " Leo's hands burst into flame. He wanted to melt Gaea's sandy face to glass. Then he felt Calypso's hand on his shoulder. "Gaea." Her voice was stern and steady. "You are not welcome." -- gaea house-of-hades leo-valdez Rick Riordan
d745f83 Like the zodiac sign?' Percy asked. 'I'm a Leo.' 'No, stupid,' Leo said, 'I'm a Leo. You're a Percy. zodiac-sign percy-jackson leo-valdez Rick Riordan
e8c34ef [Hazel] hissed in frustration. 'I hate eidolons. I thought Piper made them promise to stay away.' 'Oh...' Frank said, like he'd just had his own daily happy thought. 'Piper made them promise to stay off the ship and not possess any of us. But if they followed us, and used other bodies to attack us, then they're not technically breaking their vow...' 'Great,' Leo muttered. 'Eidolons who are also lawyers. Now I really want to kill them. lawyers frank-zhang hazel-levesque leo-valdez Rick Riordan
21c039a "Dude." Jason gave Percy a bear hug. "Back from Tartarus!" Leo whooped. "That's my peeps!" the-house-of-hades percy-jackson jason-grace rick-riordan leo-valdez Rick Riordan
7db9c18 Why would Gaia be back at camp?' Leo asked. 'Percy's nosebleed was here.' 'Dude,' Percy said, 'first off, you heard Athena - don't blame my nose. Second, Gaia's the earth. She can pop up anywhere she wants. Besides, she told us she was going to do this. She said the first thing on her to-do list was destroying our camp. Question is: how do we stop her? pecy-jackson leo-valdez Rick Riordan
67fbf52 "Ah, Senor Zhang," Leo said, "you know how you're always saying, 'Leo, you are the only true genius among demigods'?" "I'm pretty sure I never said that." percy-jackson leo-valdez Rick Riordan
e1e3021 He was making a brave attempt, but Jason could see the sadness lingering in his eyes. Something had happened to him... something to do with Calypso. love oggygia marooned percy-jackson house-of-hades jason-grace rick-riordan leo-valdez Rick Riordan
b4ed737 "[Leo] lunged at Passalos, but the red-furred dwarf was too quick. He sprang from his chair, bounced off Jason's head, did a flip, and landed next to Leo, his hairy arms around Leo's waist. "Save me?" the dwarf pleaded. "Get off!" Leo tried to shove him away, but Passalos did a backward somersault and landed out of reach. Leo's pants promptly fell around his knees. He stared at Passalos, who was now grinning and holding a small zigzaggy strip of metal. Somehow, the dwarf had stolen the zipper right off Leo's pants. "Give--stupid--zipper!" Leo stuttered, trying to shake his fist and hoist up his pants at the same time. "Eh, not shiny enough." Passalos tossed it away." humor passalos zipper jason-grace leo-valdez Rick Riordan
beb41b8 All aboard for one last trip. last-book piper-mclean heroes-of-olympus percy-jackson frank-zhang jason-grace hazel-levesque leo-valdez Rick Riordan
1130d27 "It's mechanical," Leo said. "Maybe a doorway to the dwarfs' secret lair?" "Ooooo!" shrieked a nearby voice. "Secret lair?" "I want a secret lair!" yelled another voice from above. ... "If we had a secret lair," said Red Fur, "I would want a firehouse pole." "And a waterslide!" said Brown Fur, who was pulling random tools out of Leo's belt, tossing aside wrenches, hammers, and staple guns. "Stop that!" Leo tried to grab the dwarf's feet, but he couldn't reach the top of the pedestal. "Too short?" Brown Fur sympathized. "You're calling short?" Leo looked around for something to throw, but there was nothing but pigeons, and he doubted he could catch one. "Give me my belt, you stupid-" "Now, now!" said Brown Fur. "We haven't even introduced ourselves. I'm Akmon, and my brother over there-" "-is the handsome one!" The red-furred dwarf lifted his espresso. Judging from his dilated eyes and maniacal grin, he didn't need any more caffeine. "Passolos! Singer of songs! Drinker of coffee! Stealer of shiny stuff!" balogna espresso passolos secret-lair shiny-stuff riordan the-house-of-hades dwarfs coffee rick-riordan the-heroes-of-olympus leo-valdez Rick Riordan
2f06961 "The giant raised his fist, and a voice cut through the dream. "Leo!" Jason was shaking his shoulder. "Hey, man, why are you hugging Nike?" Leo's eyes fluttered open. His arms were wrapped around the human-sized statue in Athena's hand. He must have been thrashing in his sleep. He clung to the victory goddess like he used to cling to his pillow when he had nightmares as a kid. (Man, that had been so embarrassing in the foster homes.) He disentangled himself and sat up, rubbing his face. "Nothing," he muttered. "we were just cuddling. Um, what's going on?" dreams riordan the-house-of-hades nike jason-grace rick-riordan the-heroes-of-olympus leo-valdez Rick Riordan
347557b Too bad Jason wasn't a metal automaton. At least then Leo would have some idea of how to help his best friend. But with humans ... Leo felt helpless. They broke way too easily. love machinery jason-grace leo-valdez Rick Riordan
a40ac07 "Commander Tool Belt" Jason said. "Bad Boy Supreme" Piper said. "Chef Leo the Tofu Taco Expert." They laughed and told stories about Leo valdez, their best friend. They stayed on the roof until dawn rose, and Piper started to believe they could have a fresh start. It might even be possible to tell a new story in which Leo was still out there. Somewhere..." memories heartbreaking piper-mclean jason-grace leo-valdez Rick Riordan
506a9a0 He hated being filled with terror. It was embarrassing. humour fear leo-valdez Rick Riordan
805cc78 "Correct." Kekrops sounded bitter, like he regretted his decision. "My people were the original Athenians--the gemini." "Like your zodiac sign?" Percy asked. "I'm a Leo." "No, stupid. "I'm a Leo. You're a Percy." -- kekrops zodiac percy-jackson leo-valdez Rick Riordan
7c6dec0 "And the seventh hero...Leo Valdez?" Nico raised his eyebrows. "You remember his name?" "Of course! He invented the Valdezinator. Oh, what a musical instrument! I barely had time to master its major scales before Zeus zapped me at the Parthenon. If anyone could help me, it would be Leo Valdez." humor valdezinator leo-valdez Rick Riordan
efa2e77 "Hey." Leo grinned, which was unnerving in the flames, his teeth like molten silver ingots. "I told you I had a plan. When are you going to trust me? And by the way- I love you guys." Festus claw opened, and Jason and Piper fell. Jason had no strengh to stop it. He held on to Piper as she cried Leo's name, and they plummeted earthward." last-moment piper-mclean leo-valdez Rick Riordan
0bc0ba9 Why would you come to Italy to see Spanish steps? That's like going to China for Mexican food, isn't it? quote humurous-quote leo-valdez Rick Riordan
fd4fa28 "Your lifeline...oh, the burning stick. Right." Leo resisted the urge to set his hand ablaze and yell: Bwah ha ha! The idea was sort of funny, but he wasn't that cruel." humor heroes-of-olympus leo-valdez Rick Riordan
12b458a Hello, Hazel Levesque. leo-valdez Rick Riordan
5dfe268 "Jason looked like her was trying to figure out an equation. "Let me get this straight. Your table ran away ... because you polished him with windex." -- piper-mclean heroes-of-olympus jason-grace rick-riordan leo-valdez Rick Riordan
2d4d7ee Caves of blue. Strike the hue. Westward, burning. Pages turning. Indiana. Ripe banana. Happiness approaches. Serpents and roaches. There once was a god named Apollo Who plunged in a cave blue and hollow Upon a three-seater The bronze fire-eater Was forced death and madness to swallow calypso festus festus-the-dragon the-sun trials-of-apollo limerick confusing rachel-elizabeth-dare prophecy leo-valdez Rick Riordan
dcfb869 Who's possessing who now, Casper? quote humourous-quote leo-valdez Rick Riordan
eecdff8 "I'm coming back for you Calypso," he said to the night wind. "I swear on the river Styx." raft styx leo-valdez promise Rick Riordan
6ccf637 I mean, I can understand not being as pricey as Percy or Jason, maybe... but am I worth, like, two Franks, or three Franks? quote humorous-quotes leo-valdez Rick Riordan
b628bdd You want us to fly off to save the world on Happy The Dragon? piper-mclean percy-jackson jason-grace leo-valdez Rick Riordan
4331ebc At the ed of the hall stood a walnut door with a bronze plaque: ASCLEPIUS MD, DMD, DME, DC, DVS, FAAN, OMG, EMT, TTYL, FRCP, ME, IOU, OD, OT, PHARMD, BAMF, RN, PHD, INC., SMH There may have been more acronyms in the list, but by that point Leo's brain had exploded. greek-gods rick-riordan leo-valdez Rick Riordan
7b369d1 All da cows love Leo. leo-valdez Rick Riordan
a987165 Like your zodiac sign? Percy asked. 'I'm a Leo. 'No, stupid,' Leo said. I'm a Leo. You're a Percy. the-blood-of-olympus heroes-of-olympus percy-jackson rick-riordan leo-valdez Rick Riordan
44351ed "Oh, yeah?" Leo growled. "Well, maybe you got the smoke, buddy, but I've got the fire." smoke leo leo-valdez Rick Riordan