Battle of Manhattan

The Battle of Manhattan was the major battle that occurred in The Last Olympian. It began with Morpheus putting the entire island of Manhattan to sleep. They covered Manhattan in layers of magic. The cars on the New Jersey highway seemed to be moving at one mile per hour due to Kronos slowing time. lso, Hecate may have been helping by using magic, because it seemed like all the drivers were getting a subconscious message to turn away from any Manhattan exits. Since the gods of the wind would keep Kronos's forces away from Olympus by the air, Kronos had to try a ground assault.

Forces
Kronos sends a fleet of a dozen speedboats which races by the Long Island Sound. Each speedboat was packed with demigods in full Greek armor. At the back of the lead boar was the battle flag of Kronos.

Also, a Staten Island Ferry was plowing through the waves near Ellis Island, which carried dracaenae and a whole pack of hellhounds. Swimming in front of was a pack of telekhines.

In the Lincoln Tunnel, there were a hundred assorted monsters marching past the lanes of stopped traffic. Giants with clubs, rogue Cyclopes, fire-spitting dragons and a World War II–era Sherman tank.

Division
Percy divides the campers to defend different sections.
 * Michael takes the Apollo cabin to the Willliamsburg Bridge.
 * Katie takes the Demeter cabin to the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel.
 * Connor takes half of the Hermes cabin to the Manhattan Bridge.
 * Travis takes the other half of the Hermes cabin to cover the Brooklyn Bridge.
 * Silena takes the Aphrodite cabin to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel.
 * Fifth Avenue is on the way and one of Silena's sister suggests using Givenchy against the monsters. Percy says try only if you think it'll work. Then, six Aphrodite girls kiss him.


 * Malcolm takes the Athena cabin to the 59th Street Bridge. (Originally Percy had called Clarisse's name, but the Ares cabin was at camp.)
 * Thalia takes the Hunters to the Lincoln Tunnel. (Percy forgets about the Lincoln Tunnel, but the Hunters show up).
 * Percy takes cares of the boats.

Events
Annabeth and Percy borrow an unconscious courier's red Vespa to travel. They reach Madison Square Park, where Annabeth activates an automaton statue of William H. Seward. They continue to Battery Park, at the lower tip of Manhattan where the Hudson and East Rivers came together. Percy dove into the murk and sank to the bottom, trying to find the spot where the two rivers emptied into the bay.