Sadie's Age: 19-going-on-20

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Chapter 1

Sadie here.

I suppose you have read the transcripts of the recordings my brother Carter and I made many years ago, when we were battling Apophis. If you haven't, all you need to know is that my name is Sadie Kane, and I'm a magician. Not the kind that does bogus tricks in Las Vegas, but the Egyptian kind that can perform mind-blowing spells (literally, mind-blowing).

This recording I have made myself, in private. Lucky for you, this is not another warning. I have not sent this to the great Mr. Rick Riordan, but to Creepyfeet, as I do not want the whole world to know everything I have yet to record. Though, one day, I'll give a copy of the transcript to my child.

Fourteen years have passed since Apophis's defeat to us. Our initiates, one by one, have left for other Nomes. Many have begun training their own initiates.

Fourteen years have also passed since I first met Anubis. Now, who is he? The Egyptian god of death, who is also a jackal. I won't go into specifics, but he is gorgeous. Sadly, he doesn't age much, so when I'm thirty, he will still look like a teenager. (Sorry, let's get back to the story…)

Seven years ago, or seven years after we utterly vanquished Apophis (yes, 'utterly vanquished'), I got pregnant. And… you can probably guess what happened before that. I got quite shaken up. When I told Carter, he looked at me like I had turned into a tree.

"Sadie, you're kidding, right?"

"Why would I 'kid' about something like this?"

"So… that stupid dog got you pregnant?"

"First of all, Anubis is not stupid, nor a dog! And second of all, HOW MANY BLOODY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU—"

I guess my yelling pushed Carter into his senses. "Okay," he sighed. "Have you told anyone about this yet?"

"Yes."

"Who?

"You."

He rolled his eyes, "Seriously, Sadie? I think you're already having pregnancy mood swings, or whatever doctors call that. Anubis is so lucky, being able to hide in the Duat—"

I got quite angry. After all, how did being honest translate into "pregnancy mood swings, or whatever doctors call that"? Suddenly, the chandelier smashed onto the floor. Another one of our sibling episodes. It wasn't a birthday cake, but broken glass was almost as bad. Carter muttered a spell to fix the chandelier.

"Back to my… condition."

"Right. Sadie DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW DANGEROUS THIS COULD BE—"

"What could be?" I said, cutting Carter off.

"Um, carrying a baby?" He spoke to me like I was a five year old. I could tell how uncomfortable he was with discussing pregnancy.

"Okay, there are so many people I could name who have gotten pregnant. In fact, I bet one day Zia will—"

"Yes, but you're carrying the baby of a god. The last time a god has had a child was probably when they created the pharaohs! And since we're descended from pharaohs, that makes your kid more god than human!"

I sighed. In a weak voice, I replied, "Carter, are you saying that I could die?"

He glanced at me nervously. "Well, I mean, I don't know… But you should definitely tell Amos."

Days later, I told Amos, or Chief Lector, by going to the First Nome through a portal.

"Sadie, you are responsible for your own actions. You are an adult," I thought he was going to give me one of those you-need-to-be-a lot-more-responsible lectures, but instead, he said, "So I trust that you have done, and will do the right things."

"Okay. But promise me that you won't tell anybody."

With a strained look on his face, my uncle said, "I won't. But Sadie... you may be putting your life on the line!"

Did you enjoy this? Loathe this? Please review, especially if you have any constructive criticism to offer! I find it painful to read my own work, so self-editing isn't my thing, if you know what I mean.

AND IF YOU DON'T, ANUBIS WILL BE PLANNING YOUR FUNERAL! *evil laughter*