Chapter 1: Pizza

"What do you want with me? I'm not crazy! I don't have to go to that stupid camp!" I shouted.

"We are here to take you to a place that is just for people like you, and me!" Annabeth replied.

Oh, hello. My name is Pandora Kallis and I am currently being chased by a girl named Annabeth and a goat man. I think I am going crazy. Plan my funeral people because I am not coming home!

"Come back!" Annabeth shouted. I dared myself to look back. I did, because I never give up on dares. I don't take no for an answer. I looked back, and saw Annabeth breathing heavily. I laughed and just kept walking down the sidewalk until I reached an alley. I walked down, and sat down by a garbage can. I just smiled to myself and thought, victory is mine.

"I know you are down here Pandora!" Annabeth shouted down the alley. Oh no.

"What do you want with me?" I asked her as I got up from the ground.

"I come in peace. I am here to take you somewhere totally safe. Please. Let me explain." Annabeth said calmly.

"Okay fine. You are explaining whatever this place is over lunch. And bring goat man too." I told her.

"Okay! Let's go. Grover! Come on! We are going to eat!" Annabeth called out. As soon as she mentioned food, Grover shot out from the corner.

"Okie dokie! Let's go!" Grover said, now happy.

"This place looks nice." Annabeth stated. We stopped in front of a pizza place in town square.

"Okay, you are paying by the way." I told Annabeth before I walked in. In the pizza place I saw a classic pizza fireplace, or whatever you call it. There were chefs throwing pizza dough in the air. The place was surprisingly not that crowded, which I was happy about. I walked to the counter where a teenage boy was standing at the cash register.

"Hello! Welcome to the pizzeria! I'm Marcus! What would you all like today? Would you like to try our special of the week, the vegetarian pizza?" Marcus asked.

"Um, no. I would just like a slice of cheese pizza." I told Marcus as I looked up at the menu.

"And for your drink?" He asked.

"Root beer, in the bottle." I replied.

"Alright, and for you?" Marcus asked as he looked up to Annabeth.

"I will have a Caesar Salad please. I would like water for my drink please." Annabeth told him.

"Okay, and for you?" Marcus asked as he typed something on the cash register.

"The vegetarian pizza please. With water." Grover replied.

"Okay. Is that it?" Marcus asked.

"Yes it is. Keep the change." Annabeth said as she handed Marcus a twenty dollar bill.

"How did you know how much our food would be?" I asked Annabeth.

"I counted it." She replied as if it was obvious.

"Okay…so what is this place of yours?" I asked Annabeth as we sat down at a table.

"It is called Camp Half-Blood. It is a place where demigods live and train to be heroes." Annabeth announced.

"Hold up, did you say demigods?" I asked her.

"Yes. You know all the myths about the Greek gods and stuff?" Annabeth asked me.

"Yeah, I guess."

"Well, they are not myths. The gods of Olympus are real. They still live today. And sometimes the gods have children with humans, or mortals. Your mother is a goddess." Annabeth told me. Everything she just said was pretty hard to take in.

"Wait, so the gods are real?" I restated.

"Yes. They are very much alive. My mother is Athena. Goddess of battle and wisdom. We don't know who your mother is yet, but if you come back to the camp with us, you can find out." Annabeth assured me.

"Okay…but wait. My mother disappeared a few months after I was born. Then my father became addicted to drinking and threw me out on the streets when I was eleven. Two years of surviving on my own. It is horrible!" I said, now entering a touchy subject.

"Yes. Your mother left because she is a goddess. She cannot be with mortals and her children, because of Zeus' law. " Annabeth told me.

"That makes sense. Wait, Zeus' law? What is that?"

"Long story."

"Okay…if I do come back to this camp of yours, will I get a home, a real bed, and food?" I asked her.

"Yes. And a weapon to defend yourself. You will be trained how to fight with a weapon of your choice, to defend yourself from monsters." Annabeth said.

"Wait, did you say monsters?"

"Yes. They are real too. They can sense you. Grover over here is a Satyr. He can smell demigods and monsters. He smelt you." Annabeth said. Then we both looked up at Grover to see him taking a big bite out of his burger.

"What?" Grover asked us with is mouth full. Annabeth and I just laughed.

"So, will you come to camp with us?" Annabeth asked me.

"Sure. But you have to promise me, I will find out who my mother is." I told her sternly. I cannot lose to this girl. I thought.

"This thing can actually fly?" I shouted over the powerful wind. We were actually in the air, on a Pegasus!

"Yes! It is a Pegasus. His name is Blackjack! He is my boyfriend Percy's Pegasus!" Annabeth yelled.

"Cool! Are we almost there?" I yelled on the top of my lungs.

"Yes! In fact, we are here!" Annabeth screamed. Then we passed a huge pine tree with a real life dragon around it. Then I quickly saw a sign that was in Greek. I surprisingly new how to read it. It read,

CAMP HALF-BLOOD

Then we entered the camp. I saw teenagers fighting with swords, swimming in a lake, and playing basketball. I couldn't help but smile. We finally landed in some stables. Annabeth and I jumped off of Blackjack but Grover fell off.

"Ouch!" Grover said as he hit the ground with a smack.

"You okay?" Annabeth laughed.

"Fine." Grover replied.

Then Annabeth turned to me and said, "Welcome to Camp Half-Blood. Let's go to the big house." Then Annabeth and I started walking towards a big blue house while Grover went off with some other Satyrs.

"Here. Let's go find Chiron." Annabeth told me. Then we both entered the big house.

"Chiron?" Annabeth shouted.

"Annabeth? Is that you?" A man's voice asked from another room. Then Annabeth walked over towards the voice, so I followed.

"Chiron!" Annabeth said happily as we entered the room. In the room was a middle aged man with a long brown beard. He was a regular man on the top, but on the bottom, he was a beautiful white stallion.

"Hello Annabeth. Who is this?" Chiron asked as he looked at me.

"This is Pandora. She is the demigod Grover and I just found." Annabeth told Chiron. I glared at him, and then gave him a mischievous smile. I could see the fear in his eyes. Good, I thought.

"Hi. This place is pretty cool." I said to Chiron.

"Indeed. I am Chiron. Welcome to Camp Half-Blood." Chiron said as he stuck out his hand. I shook it firmly, then let go.

"You will stay in the Hermes cabin until you get claimed, or your mother tells you who she is. I would show you around, but it is dinner time. Right Chiron?" Annabeth said as she looked over at Chiron.

"Yes. I better go blow the horn. See you there." Chiron said as he walked out the door.

Dinner was great, but I wasn't claimed. Who could my mother be? I thought.

After dinner, everyone sat around a fire and sang songs. It was pretty fun, but kind of childish. I looked over at Annabeth who smiled at me. I smiled back, and then started to sing. I closed my eyes, and when I opened them, everyone was looking at me. I didn't understand why, until I realized that I was wearing a crown that looked kind of Greek.

"All hail Pandora! The daughter of Nike, goddess of victory!"