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"Behold!" Percy shouted "The god’s chosen beverage Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!"

The dolphin-e of retreat Percy could feel it

"The god will take your ship," Percy warned "He will finish your transformation into dolphins, or make you insane, or transform you into insane dolphins! Your only hope is to say now, quickly!"

"Ridiculous!" Chrysaor’s voice turned shrill He didn’t seem sure where to level his sword--at Percy or his own crew

"Save yourselves!" Percy warned "It is too late for us!"

Then he gasped and pointed to the spot where Frank was hiding "Oh, no! Frank is turning into a crazy dolphin!"

Nothing happened

"I said," Percy repeated, "Frank is turning into a crazy dolphin!"

Frank stu his throat "Oh, no," he said, like he was reading fro into a crazy dolphin"

He began to change, his nose elongating into a snout, his skin becoray He fell to the deck as a dolphin, his tail thuainst the boards

The pirate crew disbanded in terror, chattering and clicking as they dropped their weapons, forgot the captives, ignored Chrysaor’s orders, and jumped overboard In the confusion, Annabeth e

Within seconds, Chrysaor was alone and surrounded Percy and his friends had no weapons except for Annabeth’s knife and Hedge’s hooves, but the olden warrior he was dooe of the rail

"This isn’t over, Jackson," Chrysaor growled "I will have e--"

His words were cut short by Frank, who had changed forrizzly bear can definitely break up a conversation He sideswiped Chrysaor and raked the goldenhis face with his ar into the water

They ran to the rail Chrysaor had disappeared Percy thought about chasing him, but he didn’t know these waters, and he didn’t want to confront that guy alone again

"That was brilliant!" Annabeth kissed him, which made him feel a little better

"It was desperate," Percy corrected "And we need to get rid of this pirate trireme"

"Burn it?" Annabeth asked

Percy looked at the Diet Coke in his hand "No I’ve got another idea"

It took the at the sea, waiting for Chrysaor and his pirate dolphins to return, but they didn’t

Leo got back on his feet, thanks to a little nectar Piper tended to Jason’s wounds, but he wasn’t as badly hurt as he looked Mostly he was just ashaain, which Percy could relate to

They returned all their own supplies to the proper places and tidied up froe had a field day on the ene he could find with his baseball bat

When he was done, Percy loaded the enemy’s weapons back on the pirate ship Their storeroom was full of treasure, but Percy insisted that they touch none of it

"I can sense about six old aboard," Hazel said "Plus diamonds, rubies--"

"Six m-million?" Frank stammered "Canadian dollars or American?"

"Leave it," Percy said "It’s part of the tribute"

"Tribute?" Hazel asked

"Oh" Piper nodded "Kansas"

Jason grinned He’d been there too when they’d od "Crazy But I like it"

Finally Percy went aboard the pirate ship and opened the flood valves He asked Leo to drill a few extra holes in the bottoe