Rick Riordan
The Sea Monsters - 02
come a long way overnight, farther than any mortal ship should've been able to travel.
The engine groaned as we increased speed.
Tyson muttered nervously, "Too much strain on the pistons. Not meant for deep water."
I wasn't sure how he knew that, but it made me nervous.
After a few more minutes, the dark splotches ahead of us came into focus. To the north, a
huge mass of rock rose out of the sea—an island with cliffs at least a hundred feet tall. About half a
mile south of that, the other patch of darkness was a storm brewing. The sky and sea boiled
together in a roaring mass.
"Hurricane?" Annabeth asked.
"No," Clarisse said. "Charybdis."
Annabeth paled. "Are y