A girl he recognizes as Thalia is sitting next to him and says, " well, Seaweed Brain? One of us has to get out of here" (16.105). He hasn't even picked up his pencil yet, because he can't. Percy has another nightmare: he dreams he's taking a standardized test in a straitjacket.Percy tells Annabeth she shouldn't give up on her dad.That winter, she went back to Camp Half-Blood for good. Monsters smelled her and attacked, putting the family at risk again. Her stepmom was mean and still wouldn't let her hang out with the family. Annabeth went home, but it was miserable. Two summers ago he sent her his ring, asking her to come home and telling her he missed her. The ring belongs to her mortal father, the professor at West Point (the one who didn't want to raise her when Athena sent her down to earth in a golden cradle). She's reluctant to tell him about it at first, but then she opens up.Percy asks Annabeth about the ring she wears around her neck.Percy tells him he has the biggest heart in the history of the universe, and that's why he'll find Pan. Annabeth tells him she wouldn't be alive without him. Annabeth and Percy try to cheer him up.Grover was told that he had failed in his mission.Thalia, Annabeth, and Luke had all run away from home, and though Grover was assigned to Thalia only, he helped all three get to Camp Half-Blood. The other two friends with Thalia at the time were Annabeth and Luke. It turns out Grover was the satyr assigned to help rescue Thalia and get her safely to Camp Half-Blood when she was attacked on Half-Blood Hill.The three settle down for good night's sleep, but then the subject of Thalia's death comes up.Grover tells them that they will help them even more in the morning. Once the truck gets going, the gang rearranges the food, giving the lion the meat and the zebra and the antelope turnips.Everyone is really upset by this scene, but Grover is especially sad.It's clear no one has been treating them humanely or kindly. They are in cages, and the antelope and zebra have meat in their bowls, while the lion has turnips. There, they find three of the saddest and loneliest looking animals you've ever seen: an antelope-looking animal, a zebra, and an albino lion.The truck drivers are getting ready to leave the diner, so Percy, Annabeth, and Grover jump into the back of the Kindness International truck.Percy insults Ares, and Ares almost flips out.He says that someone is using Sally Jackson in order to control Percy. Ares tells Percy that his mom isn't dead she's being kept as a hostage.Percy tells Ares that he owes him one more thing: the news of his mother that Ares promised.Someone inside the diner takes a picture of Percy and Ares.Ares gives them a backpack full of clothes, food, and some money.They'll be riding in the back of a truck with wild animals.Ares taunts and teases them, but shows them their ride west: "Kindness International: Humane Zoo Transport.Ares is waiting for Percy, Annabeth, and Grover back at the diner.
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