THE LIGHTNING THIEF

THE DAY I GOT EXPELLED!!

Why do you have peanut butter in your hair?

Ask Nancy Bobofit. She’s a monster! Not literally. I don’t think.

She threw a peanut butter sandwich at you?

She threw a peanut butter sandwich at YOU. I stopped it. With my head.

Grover, your a good friend.

MR. JACKSON! Meet me by the sphinx.

Look… if this is about Nancy Bobofit, she only hates me because I stopped her from setting fire to those first graders-

One might question your parentage.

Hey, don’t talk about my mom-

That’s right… you don’t know who he is.

How do you even know that?

How do you even know that?

Uh, Mrs. Dodds? You have something growing out of your… AH!!!

What ho, Percy!

Mr. Brunner? What am i supposed to do with a pen- Sword! Whoa!

And this was your final warning…

But it wasn’t my fault, it was Mrs. Dodds! She lured me away, she attacked me, and.. YOU saw it!!

Did I?

You gave me that pen! Only it wasn’t a pen, it was a sword, and.. What?

It was only a matter of time before-

I got kicked out?

That’s not what I..

You think i’m trouble. Just like everyone else.

Someday you’ll understand why. I’m truly sorry.

Yeah well, i’m sorry I let you down…

You never really fit in at this school anyway. your not exactly…

Normal?

(We are now in Percy’s home. Percy’s mom, Sally, appears.)

Hey mom. How was your day? Mine was okay. We went on this field trip, I got expelled, I saw some super X-rated art, museums are crazy-

The headmaster called me.

About the art?

About the field trip.

Are you mad?

Well i’m not happy. What happened percy?

So first the math teacher turned into a demon, and then I had this sword-

We’ll find another school. Again.

I’m not a bad kid on purpose.

How would you like to take a trip? Just the two of us.

Is that okay with “Smelly Gabe”?

Who’s gonna cook for me? Who’s gonna clean?

My mom’s not your servant.

Bean. Dip.

Aw man, has that guy ever heard of showers? Mom.. you don’t have to put up with him like that.

It’s complicated percy.

You always say that. Why?

SO BE STRONG.

So what is this place? Are you sending me to summer school?

But you deserve the truth.

You’re acting like i’m never going to see you again. If it’s just a summer camp…

Baaaah!

Oh look, a goat. Hey little guy-

Paaaa-ercy!

AAH! Grover? What are you doing here? …And what happened to your legs?

What happened on the field trip?

You said it didn’t matter!

He met a fury.

YOU’RE all furry! What happened to your legs?

I’m a satyr! I’m half goat?

And you couldn’t have mentioned that sooner?

Oh no.

What’s a minotaur?

Half-bull.

Like you?

I’m half goat!!

Well, i’m sorry if this is a lot to take in right now!

Grover, you need to get Percy to the border.

What about you?

You heard your mom!

I’m not leaving her! If Mrs. Dodds was really a monster, I hope your really a sword… Awesome!

You want my son, you have to answer to me.

Mom, no! Mom?

You drool when you sleep.

Wha? Where am I?

Speaking of Ponies. Percy!

Mr. Brunner? What are you doing here? This guy is saying all this crazy stuff about nymphs and gods and… what is going ON?

Well. He hates children.

I thought you were a latin teacher.

Half-bloods… like you.

So everything that crazy guy is true.

And so are their children.

But i’m not… I mean, this has to be a mistake. Let me talk to my mom., she’ll clear this up. Where is my mom?

But a mortal woman, against a minotaur..

It wasn’t a dream. She’s really gone.

I’m so sorry, Percy.

It’s my fault. She was trying to protect me.

You mustn’t blame yourself.

You say the gods are real. So how could they let that happen?

Tough first day?

Before this morning, I didn’t believe in any of this.

Believing doesn’t make it easier. Trust me.

All this time I thought my dad was some dead beat. Turns out…

You know, Old Wings-On-His-Shoes?

Have you ever met him?

Welcome to the dysfunctional family.

Thanks Luke.

I’m the worst satyr in the word-

Grover. I’m glad your here.

CAPTURE THE FLAG!!!

What’s going on? And are you ever going to wear pants again?

Your going to need this.

It’s a sword.

Haven’t you played capture the flag before?

Not with swords.

It’s not a lightsaber.

You’re my dream girl! I mean.. the girl i saw.. when I was dreaming…

I figure, if we find what your good at, maybe that’ll give us a clue about your dad.

I don’t have any gifts.

You have ADHD right? Dyslexia too?

Yeah but-

Those are your battlefield reflexes.

So who’s your dad?

He’s a history professor.

He’s human? But i thought..

Sexist much?

No! I mean, I love girls! I mean.. I think they’re really.. nice!

It’s about proving to the gods that we’re tough, powerful and victorious in battle!

She’s kind of intense.

You should see the captain of the other team.

Who’s the captain of the other team?

Yep. Hide in a tree!

What about me? I don’t know my talent yet.

Go to the boys restroom.

And?

(Percy finds his way to the bathroom.)

Okay. Just stay here. Just stay in the bathroom, and stay out of…

What was that noise?

It’s not me. It’s- THE TOILET!!

Whoa, what happened here?

I.. had.. an… accident?

Not bad for your first day.

You set me up.

I don’t know what your talking about.

You told me to hide in the bathroom. You knew Clarisse would go after me. I was part of your plan!

Smart plan.

She could’ve killed me!

The plan would’ve worked either way.

I thought Athena was all about books! And reading!

I need to prove to my mom i’m a champion, so I can get a quest.

A quest?

How’d you drench Clarisse the Beast anyway?

I don’t know, it was like the water in the toilet just responded to me… What?

I really hope that doesn’t mean what I think it means…

What? What does what mean?

Come on, grab some dinner and let the nestor flow!

Why did he scrape part of his plate into the fire? Is the food here that bad?