STORY BEHIND
Meriwether College Prep
In Percy's dream, Grover is running from Polyphemus and goes into a wedding shop. The shop then blows up and he hears a voice. When Percy wakes up, he sees a dark object in the window which he describes as a shadow belonging to no one and nothing. The same day at Meriwether College Prep, Percy is stuck playing dodgeball with Tyson, a friend, against large seventh graders who turn out to be Laistrygonian Giants. They summon explosive dodge-balls in an attempt to kill Percy but he is protected by Tyson who is unaffected physically or mentally by the monsters' cannonballs. Annabeth saves Percy by stabbing the last Laistrygonian, Joe Bob, from behind and takes Percy and Tyson back to Camp Half-Blood by calling the Gray Sisters and their gray taxi.
Returning to Camp
Upon returning, they find the camp under attack by two bronze Colchis bulls made by Hephaestus because Thalia's tree, which protects the camp, has been poisoned by an unknown intruder (Percy and Annabeth discover that Luke is responsible later on). Chiron is fired because he is suspected of poisoning the tree because he is a son of Kronos, and is replaced by Tantalus, a spirit from the Fields of Punishment. Later, during the Chariot Races, they are attacked by Stymphalian Birds. Although Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson help to stop the attack, Tantalus blames them, saying that they disturbed the birds with their "terrible driving."
The Quest Begins
Percy finds out that Tyson is a Cyclops and also a son of Poseidon, making him Percy's half-brother. Annabeth and Percy ask Tantalus to send somebody on a quest after Percy tells Annabeth that Grover is in big trouble and can't get away from the Sea of Monsters. The quest was given to Clarisse, his favorite camper, and she accepts the quest to go find and bring back the Golden Fleece. Percy receives help from Poseidon, who gives them three Hippocampi. Hermes gives Percy three yellow duffel bags with vitamins and a thermos with wind in it. With Annabeth and Tyson, Percy travels on a passing cruise ship, the Princess Andromeda. Once they were on the ship it seemed empty. They then find an empty bunk and sleep on the ship.
The Hydra
The Princess Andromeda is revealed to be owned by Luke Castellan and the maligned Titan Army. They are captured and learn that Luke is trying to help Kronos overthrow Olympus. They manage to escape the ship using Hermes' Thermos of winds. When reaching land, Percy sends Tyson away to find some doughnuts, as an excuse to talk to Annabeth about her past, alone. Percy is, however, surprised to find that Tyson actually found some doughnuts at a suspiciously nearby Monster Doughnut shop just 15 meters away. They then find that the shop is connected to the life force of the Hydra, which almost kills them. They are only just saved by Clarisse, who has a ship of her own, the CSS Birmingham, a confederate battleship that was given to her by her father Ares.
The Sea of Monsters
The CSS Birmingham is destroyed when the engine explodes while trying to avoiding Scylla and Charybdis while entering the Sea of Monsters (known as the Bermuda Triangle). Unfortunately, Tyson was inside, and neither him or Clarisse are seen by Percy or Annabeth after the explosion. Also, Clarisse opens up the thermos of winds too quick, and then they have none left to help them later.
C.C.'s Spa and Resort
Percy and Annabeth are washed up at C.C.'s Spa and Resort at Circe's Island, which is actually a prison for male demigods and half bloods. Circe's "helper" takes Annabeth, and gives her a makeover, while Circe turns Percy into a guinea pig. Using Hermes multi-vitamin tablets,which Annabeth pours into the cage, Percy, as well as Blackbeard and his crew (also prisoners of Circe) turn human. Percy and Annabeth escape on Blackbeard's ship while the pirates pillage and loot Circe's island resort.
Polyphemus
Polyphemus kidnaps Grover but thinks Grover is a woman cyclops. Percy and Annabeth reach the island of Polyphemus and save Grover with the help of Tyson and Clarisse, recovering the Golden Fleece in the process. They make their way from Polyphemus's island and the Sea of Monsters to Miami, Florida, and Percy sends Clarisse, with the fleece, back to camp.
Tyson tells Percy that Polyphemus is fat and spoiled, that baby Cyclopes are left on the street to learn how to survive, learn to make things from scraps and to appreciate blessings instead of taking attention from the gods for granted.
Ending
Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson are then captured yet again by Luke who tries to invite them to his hospitality on-board the Princess Andromeda. However, Percy manages to contact camp with an Iris message, tricking Luke into admitting he poisoned Thalia's tree. In a duel with Luke, Percy is nearly killed and gets his leg injured. He is saved by Chiron and his relatives, the Party Ponies. Chiron is rehired after being proven innocent, and the Golden Fleece cures Thalia's tree of Luke's elder snake poison from Tartarus in the Underworld. Then, Thalia, daughter of Zeus herself, is spewed out of the tree because the Golden Fleece does its work too well, bringing her back to life.
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