Chapter 1

Hello! I am Ema Schwartz. I have dark brown hair and electric blue eyes. I am a Daughter of Zeus. How do I know this information? My mother told me not very long ago. Now, I am stuck at Camp Half-Blood. I also have to save the world. If you want to help me save the world, you will read this entire book. If you don't read this entire book, the world will most likely end. So, start at the beginning of my adventure…

It was a very stormy night in New York City. There was thunder and lightning shooting from the sky like there was no tomorrow. I, Ema Schwartz, was alone with my sister Rebecca, in our apartment in the Empire State Building.

"I bet Zeus is really angry right now?" snickered Rebecca. I was holding a grudge against Rebecca right now. Rebecca knew that I always went nuts when people made fun of the Greek Gods.

Ignoring Rebecca's comment, I asked her, "Becca, can you help me with my homework?"

"Not now! I'm watching Deal or no Deal! Call mom or something like that!" screamed Rebecca.

"Why do you have to be so… so… BOSSY!" I shouted with all my might.

"Bossy… BOSSY! You think I'm bossy!" Rebecca screamed back. Her whole face turned bright red and her eyes gleamed with rage.

"You won't help me with my homework! You tell me to call mom while she is at work! She is probably in the middle of the class! That is kind of bossy!" I shouted back. You see, my mom works as an English teacher at the community college. If I called her in the middle of a class, I would be stabbed with a pencil and hit in the head with a textbook. LITERALLY.

Snapping me out of my thoughts, Rebecca squawked, "No, that is called being selfish!"

"Oh, so you're calling yourself selfish?" I snickered.

"You know what? I'm…" Rebecca was suddenly interrupted by… Ding! Dong!. I went to open the door when in barged my moth into our apartment faster than ever.

"Mom, what is wrong?" me and Rebecca questioned in synch.

"Jinx! You owe me a chocolate factory!" I shouted at Rebecca.

"Dang it! That always happens!" Rebecca whined.

"We have to leave this apartment right NOW!" Mom said.

"Why do we have to leave" I asked. My mother's actions were making me flustered.

"Can I bring my IPad? I got the new talking cat app! Check this out!" Rebecca bragged. She gets her IPad out of her purse. The cat wakes up and starts farting for no reason.

"Becca, get a duffle bag out of the closet for you and your sister! Ema, put as much clothing and food in as you can!" Mom shouted.

"Wait! I'm confused! Why are we leaving?" I asked loudly.

"Monsters… they're after Ema!" My mom exclaimed.

"Why are they after me?" Now I was REALLY freaking out.

"Ema, you… you are… a Demigod."

Wait, hold on a second!" I shouted with all my might.

"What do you not understand?" Mom and Rebecca said in synch. You see, now we are driving to this place that I don't even know where it is or why we are going there.

'Can you explain this to me ONE more time?" I asked.

"Here is the deal… you are a demigod. Part human, part god. This lighting storm is caused by Zeus," My mother told me.

"Zeus is the Lord of the Sky… right?" I asked awkwardly.

"Right you are! Anyway… this storm is because… somebody took… Poseidon's Triton!" My mother said in a striking voice.

"OMG! Some fake god lost his stupid toy and is going to kill us all! Teenage Crisis!" Rebecca exclaimed. My mother and I knew that Rebecca was trying to use sarcasm to get out of our 'Little Field Trip'.

My mom said, "Anyhow, Zeus thinks that YOU stole the triton. He's so angry that if the triton isn't returned in a week, there will be a war among Zeus and Poseidon! Demigods all over the world will have to choose sides between Zeus and Poseidon."

"Wait, who is my father? Is he still alive?" I asked.

"You're father is a GOD! Of course he's still alive!" my mother shouted.

Yelling back, I said "Well, sorry! I just want to know more about the father I didn't even know I had!"

My mother answered, "Your father is…" THUD! Our car landed into a ditch.

"Oh my gods! I just broke a nail!" Rebecca screamed.

"Wait, what was that?" My mother and I said in synch. Rebecca, my mom, and I all got out of the car. There was a giant bull eating the trees.

"Mom, do you know what the bull thing is called that lived in the Labyrinth?" I questioned.

"Yeah, it's called a Minotaur… Why?" My mother answered curiously.

"Because we are face to face with one!" I whispered. My mom and Rebecca took a couple steps back.

"What do we do now?" I asked.

"You're the one who is a demigod!" they said in synch.