'I guess darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos. I believe in that. I think that's the basis of Greek mythology.' Brendan Fraser
'Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.' Homer
Chiron says when you become switched it means that your immortal parents stayed down on Earth almost a bit too long and are slowly changing. They say, your eyes start to twitch, your hands begin to tingle, and you are filled with this… energy that fully encompasses you, burning inside you, depending on your parent. It's only happened once, with some total nobody family, but never with the Big 12. Except for now, I was one of the first Big 12 to be switched. Even though it makes us vulnerable while in the process, people don't seem to care. My name is Laura Davies, and I was Switched.
Being switched is like being upgraded but only for a short time. How did I get switched you ask?
Well it all started on June the 12th. The day I finally got to meet and stay with my real mom: All my life I was waiting for her to call or visit me and dad, but nothing happen until today. All I knew was her name was Hera and she lived in New York. When dad brought me into what looked like a penthouse, I was flabbergasted. I was even more shocked when I saw my mother. She had chocolate brown hair neatly tied into a bun, a steel grey businesses suit and a warm and motherly expression but her brown eyes told a different story: It was like they were saying" Sweetie, I love but if you mess with me Mamma gonna put you in a whole new world of hurt". She worked as a marriage consultant, working in law firm and was a passion feminist. My dad always said she was feisty; obviously this was just snippet of her behaviour. "Look sweety, the only reason I am visiting you is because I stayed down on Earth too long. If there is one thing I would never do, it would be let a Big 12 kid become switched. The preparation takes about 3 days and the ceremony takes 1 hour, and if that doesn't suit your fancy pants then you better mosey on back down to Camp Half-Wit or whatever." She scowled. "You don't even know me, I'm Laura Davies, demigod. My dad is Samuel Davies? Anyway, I came here because Chiron from CAMP HALF-BLOOD told me too. I don't care how long it takes, just let it happen so I can go back to living a normal life." Hera chuckled. "Oh, sweety, it's that easy, while in preparation, all the monsters around the USA are going to stalk you and want to kill you so bad. It's like dangling a copy of Emmeline Pankhurst's biography in front of you." I drooled at the thought of it. Pages and pages of the world most amazing feminist of our time. Hera laughed. "Just like me." She smirked.
That night I was escorted into Hera's penthouse, a 3 story wonderland building fit for a queen, incredibly modern and chic obviously. The view of inner-city New York towered below us. The evening twilight shimmered across the Empire State Building. I couldn't believe they even built apartments on the Empire State Building. I asked Hera that question later that day. She explained briefly. "It's just fit for the gods." She chimed. I didn't really care, I just needed sleep after meeting my biological mother. Little did I know the horrors that awaited me.