Chapter 1
Alex's POV
'Alex, mijo, will you help me take the garbage out?' Theresa Russo asked Alex Russo.
'Why do I always have to take to garbage out?' Alex complained.
'You're the only one who hasn't done it yet.'
'But whenever you ask me, I'm watching TV!' Alex protested.
Theresa glared at her.
'OK, I'll do it,' Alex muttered. She picked up the rubbish bin, went outside and emptied the contents into a potted tree.
When she went back into her house, Justin was waving a letter and screaming like a little girl.
'Justin!' Alex yelled, clapping her hands over her ears. 'Can you stop screaming like a little girl? You're bursting my eardrums!'
Justin stopped, panting. 'M-Mom, I-I won! I... I won the Greek Mythology Contest! And I g-g... got a prize!'
'What prize?' Theresa asked, not looking at him.
Justin read the letter. 'A four day stay at Camp Half-Blood... what and where is the camp?'
'Check the letter. It should have the location,' Alex suggested.
'Ok...' Justin's eyes scanned the letter. 'It says a centaur will come and pick us up... about now.' Justin frowned. 'The centaur's not here yet.'
Suddenly, the door was flung open and a centaur appeared. 'Is this the Russo residence?'
'Yes,' Theresa said, staring warily at the centaur. 'Who are you?'
'I'm Chiron,' the centaur introduced. 'I'm taking the teens to visit Camp Half-Blood. Where is Max Russo, anyway?'
'Did someone just call my-'Max tripped on the stairs. 'Whoa! A horse dude!'
'I'm half horse,' Chiron corrected. 'I'm a centaur.'
'Cool!' Max exclaimed. 'Why are you here?'
'I'm here to take you to Camp Half-Blood for a four-day stay,' Chiron explained. 'Now hop on and hold on tight. It's gonna be a rough but fast ride.'
'Wait, can we trust you? Oh, yes, we can,' Alex said, answering her own question. 'Ok, I'm going.' She climbed onto Chiron's horse back and held on to his hair. 'Are you guys coming?'
'Sure we are!' Max and Justin chorused and joined her on Chiron's back.
The centaur immediately galloped off. In five minutes, they had reached... Long Island Sound.