He also asks why his sword is all bent, but Carter tells him it is supposed to be like that. Percy then asks Carter if he is a son of Ares as he must be a half-blood of some kind. The two then get into a small argument over the ownership of the monster, with Percy thinking that the monster is Carter's pet after he said it was his monster, but only meant he was chasing it. The teen tries to get Carter to thank him for rescuing him from the crocodile, but Carter is somewhat embarrassed and ends up getting angry at Percy's comments instead. Despite meeting almost all magicians in the North American Nomes, Carter has no idea who this person is, only that everything about him seemed " un-Egyptian." He also notices the strange sword that the teen carries, which is a double-edged bronze blade. As Carter examines the "camper boy," he soon realizes that he can clearly see his wand and khopesh, something most mortals are unable to see. The boy is wearing an orange T-shirt that says Camp, but the rest is unreadable. The crocodile soon runs away.Ĭarter picks himself up and sees the other teenager in the mud. Set on destroying the creature, Carter plans on using a "word of power" to escape when the crocodile spits him out after it is jabbed in the rear end by Percy. Suddenly, the crocodile comes from underwater and swallows Carter whole. Forced to find the monster, Carter goes into a lake to start his search. After settling down on the ground, Carter is left behind as Freak flies away with his floating boat. After being alerted by other members of the House of Life, Carter Kane takes his pet griffin, Freak, to go survey the area. And their meeting in the swamp turns nasty after magical terms get out of hand.Ī huge crocodile has been terrorizing Long Island, along with other magical disturbances in the area. In this story, Carter Kane is investigating rumored sightings of a monster on Long Island when he is taken by surprise and then runs into something else: a mysterious boy named Percy Jackson, who is trying to stop the beast as well.