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I woke up to a soft light coming form the open window of my bedroom. I sat up and groaned. That pillow sure did help with keeping my ba with me, but did nothing to help my neck. Man, did I need a massage.

I started to wonder how my life had changed in such a short period of time. A couple of months ago, I was just a normal girl in England, who lived with her grandparents, and spent almost everyday with her two best friends. And now I was an Egyptian magician, descendants of the two most powerful pharaohs in history, with the bloody lord of eternal chaos out to get me, and crushes on the god of funerals and a boy who was dying of King Tut's curse. I really needed a day to just relax.

I stood up and looked at myself in the mirror. I was wearing my usual pajamas; an oversized t-shirt and a pair of boxers. My hair was in a messy bun on the top of my head, the royal blue streak that I had just died contrasting against my caramel coloured hair. I also noticed that it made my blue eyes pop out more. I had to admit, for a girl who just woke up, I looked pretty cute. Since today was a Saturday, and everybody else other than Carter were in the 15th Nome at a training workshop, I didn't bother changing and went right to the patio for breakfast.

"Hey Sadie!" Carter called to me as soon as I entered the patio. He was sitting at the table, eating a bagel covered in peanut butter. There were more bagels on a plate in the middle of the table, alongside a bowl of fruit. "Have a nice sleep?"

"And your being so nice to me because?" I asked as I sat down across from him. This wasn't usually how he acted in the mornings, especially to me. The only other time I've seen him act like this was… Oh. "Zia's coming" I stated. The look on Carter's face was enough of an answer for me.

"She should be here just about…" Before Carter could finish, a portal opened on the other side of the patio, and Zia stepped through, bringing somebody I didn't expect to see.

"ANUBIS!" I said in shock. "What are you doing here?"

"Look, there is something Zia and I have figured out that you guys need to know about." Anubis answered quickly.

"Could you gather everybody else Carter?" Zia added, also rather quickly.

"Everybody else is at a training workshop in the 15th Nome." Carter explained hesitantly.

"Okay." Zia replied. She sat down beside Carter and grabbed a bagel.

Anubis slid into the seat beside me and stared at the food, as if deciding if he should eat or not. I purposely avoided looking at him. Whenever I look at him, or even a picture of him, all I can imagine is his lips against mine, his incredibly soft… snap out of it! I told myself. I finally gave in and looked at him out of the corner of my eye. I noticed that he was trying hard no to look at me either. Talk about awkward tension.

"Ugh… Where are they!" Zia exclaimed in exasperation as soon as she finished her bagel.

"They should be here soon" Anubis said back.

"Wait, THEY!" Both, Carter and I shouted.

"You'll see soon, it's hard to explain without them here." Zia said quickly.

Anubis looked as if he wanted to say something, and after a moment of hesitation he blurted out "Did Amos ever talk to you about New York? About… maybe…well…gods there?"

"ANUBIS!" Zia shouted. I remembered the one time that Uncle Amos did mention it, but I had no idea what that had to do with anything.

All of a sudden, we heard a crash. It was coming from inside the house. "Well, they're here" Zia muttered.

Then, somehow, we could hear voices.

"Ow! Really Nico! You shadow travelled us into a table!" A girl spoke.

"Well sorry, but its not like I could see where I was going Thalia! Hence the term SHADOW travel!" A boy, who I was assuming was Nico answered.

" Guy's the least we need now is fighting!" Another girl said sternly.

"Annabeth's right guys" A different boy answered. "Right now, we need to find out where we are"

"Of course you agree with your girlfriend Percy! And anyways, don't you know where we are?" The boy named Nico said incredulously.

"Why would I know?" The other boy, Percy, answered.

"Well, maybe cause Chiron told you the destination?" The girl, Thalia, said.

"Umm… guys?" I heard the other girl Annabeth say. "I think we should go this way"

"Thanks Wisegirl." I heard Percy say.

"No problem Seaweed Brain." I heard Annabeth say back.

"Ugh, gross!" I heard Nico shout.

"PDA much?" Thalia exclaimed. I noticed that their voices were getting closer.

All of a sudden, four people came out onto the deck and stared at us. They were all around the same height. One boy had shaggy jet black hair and sea green eyes, and he was holding hands with another girl, as if they were dating. The girl had curly blond hair up in a pony, and dazzling gray eyes that seemed to bore into me. Of to the side were the other girl and boy. The girl had short black hair and electric blue eyes, which somehow reminded me of lightning bolts. The boy had black hair that kinda looked like the other guy's, but instead his eyes were a warming, chocolate brown. I had to admit, he looked kinda cute, and he reminded me of a younger Anubis. No, I told myself. The last thing I need is another guy.

Anubis stood up. "Sadie, Carter….Those gods in New York? These are their children."