She whirled when the monster was almost on top of her. I thought the thing in her hands was an umbrella until she cranked the pump and the shotgun blast blew the giant twenty feet backwards, right into Nico's sword. <br />"Nice one," Paul said. <br />"When did you learn to fire a shotgun?" I demanded. <br />My mom blew the hair out of her face. "About two seconds ago. Percy, we'll be fine. Go!