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Minotaur Slain by Suspected Half-Blood

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On Sunday July 1st, a suspected half-blood named Perseus Jackson killed the famous Minotaur.

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“After the Minotaur killed my mom, I was surprised that I wasn’t sad, but instead I was furious. I knew that I had to save Grover at all costs”, Said Percy. “Percy saved me, I am truly blessed to have a friend like this” Said Grover.

The W5 and…How 1. Who? - Perseus Jackson, 12, Manhattan in New York - Sally Jackson, Manhattan, Percy’s mom, she dies - Grover Underwood, 27, a satyr - Minotaur, Half-bull, half-man, summoned from the underground to kill Percy, Can’t turn quickly 2. What? -

Sally and Percy were on vacation at a summer cottage It was a stormy night, and Grover underwood showed up, because he is supposed to protect Percy Grover told Sally about a previous attack by one of the Furies on Percy, and this sparked the trio headed to the car right away and try to escape to Half-Blood Hill They were being chased by the Minotaur, which we suspect was summoned by Hades, the God of the Underworld Outside of Half-Blood Hill the Minotaur destroyed the ’78 Camaro owned by Gabe Ugliano All three of the occupants managed to escape the car, running toward half-blood hill Sally sacrificed herself, knowing that the Minotaur wanted to get Percy. It squeezed her to death, and she disintegrated. The plan worked, and Percy got away. Percy was angry about his mom, realized that the Minotaur could only move forward. He tricked the bull into charging into a tree. This caused the bull to break a horn, which Percy used as a weapon against it. He jumped on top of it, and used the horn to stab it in the side. Minotaur vanished. Gabe Ugliano, Percy’s step-father, suspects Percy of being responsible for his mother’s disappearance.

3. When? Summer vacation – Sunday July 1, 2001

4. Where? - Just below Half-Blood Hill, Thalia/Pine Tree - Long Island, New York 5. Why? - The Minotaur is after Percy because he is a half-blood.

6. How?

Minotaur Slain by Suspected Half-Blood Annabeth Chase, Staff Reporter Half-Blood Times Late on Sunday night, July 1st, a suspected half-blood named Perseus Jackson killed the famous Minotaur with its own horn. Jackson, 12, along with his mother Sally, 34, and the satyr Grover Underwood, 27, were fleeing the family cottage in Montauk in Long Island when they encountered the beast. They decided to go to Half-Blood Hill, the summer camp where the children of the gods gather, in the Jackson car, after Underwood warned Ms. Jackson that Percy was in great danger. The danger, of course, was Minotaur, a giant, deadly half-bull/half-man hybrid. “That thing was big, hairy and scary. It was lumbering behind us, slowly but surely it would have caught us,” said a shaken Underwood. Eventually, the beast got hold of the Jacksons’ 1978 Camaro, but the occupants escaped before it exploded, leaving debris everywhere. The trio attempted to cross the line to Hill together, but only two were able to make it. Sally Jackson sacrificed her life in order to her companions. The Minotaur squeezed the life out of her and she disintegrated in a flash of light. Jackson knew that he did not have time for grief: “Anger replaced my fear. New found strength burned in my limbs. I had to act”, Said the morose Percy. Jackson was able to trick the Minotaur into charging into a tree, snapping off one of its deadly horns. He then used this same horn to stab the beast in the side after he was able to jump on top of it. The Minotaur vanished and has not been seen since.