My Life As A Demigod

Where it all begins

**Twelve midnight, at the Empire State Building**

"Brothers," says a loud booming voice. "You should know why we are here tonight. We have all broken the oath. We have been with mortals, and our children are in grave danger, because they are the children of the big three. We must do something. Any ideas?"
"Zeus" says a more profound voice. "We must visit our child during the mothers labor and give them gifts" says Hades. "What kind of gifts brother?" says Poseidon. "Well," says Hades. "I have prepared special 'pets' for them to use during their hardships and throughout their lifetime. The Three Fates have told me that all of us will have daughters.
For my daughter, Jessica, is a Red Panda. Unfortunately, it can be a little bipolar sometimes. It may be small but the special word to make it bigger is Ethos. I will remind the mother that it needs to be given to her when the time is right. For you Poseidon, your daughter, Ileana, will get a pegasi. It is fast, and slim. She will be able to talk to the horse, you know being the daughter of the creator of horses. Ehem, sorry. Well, for your daughter, Zeus, she will get a unicorn. Don't worry I made sure that he had wings...... Argh. That was Minos again. Many souls are escaping the Fields of Punishment. Tusk tusk. I have to go brothers. And, you know,...... good luck with your kids. Hopefully they don't die like the other set-."

**December 19, 1993, in the hospital**

Ileana: Cold. That is how I describe that night. Not only was I naked, but something in the air, felt unnatural. Why is it so cold? Where did all the air go? Then, SMACK! Someone smacks my butt. Well thanks. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I see a dark figure reach over me. But as the nurses and doctors come rushing inside of the room, the figure is gone.
"Waaaaaa" I cry. "Congratulations Mrs. Logan, it's a bouncing, healthy, beautiful baby girl" the doctors tell my mom. Warmth is all I feel as my mother wraps me up in soft blankets, and cuddles me in her arms. "She is a beauty isn't she. She has my eyes. And your nose.... *sigh* Sarah, I have to tell you someti--" says my father as he was cut of. "No my love, you have to hold her first before you tell me any thing. Then, you can tell me anything that is on your mind." As my mother struggles to hand me over to my dad, he says "I got it" and soon my mom puts her hands over her mouth, smiling. I wonder why, but then I start levitating over to my father. I start to hear the sound of running water. Well, (according to my mom, which I think is a lie) I started crying. In alarm, my dad starts cradling me and rocking me. "Your destined to be great" he told me. "You will shed some tears, lose some friends, and gain some. You will be faced with a question you may not be able to answer, but your friends will be there to help you. You and your friends will be powerful. I give you my blessing." Poseidon turns to my mom, tries to speak, but when he does, thunder and lightning sound up ahead. "Zeus is telling me that my time is up. Sarah. I am leaving. For good. I...I hope our daughter is well. I have a gift for her." Poseidon hands my mom a medium sized present box. "Give it to her when the time is right. I'll love you Sarah. Please take good care of her. Please." "Wait" my mom protests. "You can't just...just leave! What about Ileana? Yeah, that's what I am going to name her. Please, you can't ju--" "Ahh!" my father yells. A dark figure comes up over my father whispering "what do we have here Poseidon, old friend? Oh, a child of the big three. No wonder her aroma was so powerful. Ha ha... fresh meat. This will be worth it. Yes definitely--" says the metallic, booming voice. "Sarah!" Poseidon yells. "Get you and the baby to safety. There is a house up the hill. Go there, and that is where Ileana will meet her new friends. Please, go, and be safe." His voice trails off as my mom runs out of the hopsital, with about two dozen nurses and one dozen doctors on her trail. My mom soon starts the ignition and starts muttering something about how this isn't what she expected when she had her first child. But hey, I'm just a few minutes old. What do I know? Now, enough about me. Here are my friends stories......

**April 27, 1994, in the hospital**

Karla: As I struggle to breathe, I soon gasp for air, but right after that, excruciating pain flares on my butt. Why I was hit, I don't have a clue to why. All I know is that I'm breathing and-- wait. What is that? That shadow. What ever. Ouch. That pain on my behind is still hurting.
"Waaaaa" I wail. People come in the room smiling and saying congratulations and trying to hold me. Like bitch, do I know you? Then, the dark shadow comes over me, and I start crying. Soon, lighting starts cracking up ahead. The shadow vanishes, leaving outside the window. "This one's too powerful" is heard in a small whisper. "Excuse me. I need to see my baby." A well tanned, elegant, nicely shaved and groomed man, no older than maybe thirty-five, forty, walked in the room. "Oh Grace" Said the man. "How are you... and the baby also, I meant. Umm, well Grace. There is something I must tell you. And it cannot wait. But, ummm can I hold her? Please. Just before I leave." "Yes Zeus my love. What do you mean 'just before you leave'? Well, never mind that. Hold her." "My first daughter. She's beautiful you know. Well of course she is.....you know, because she's my daughter. But, seriously Grace. I must leave. But....I won't be coming back though. I'm sorry. I.....uh, have a gift for her." "No! You expect me to just be fine with you just strolling in here saying hi, then you just leave. What about the baby? Karla. That's a good name right? What am I going to tell her when she asks about her father? Oh, you want to know what happened to him?! Well, your father just left us. Just like that. But I guess the nice thing was that he has a gift for you. Zeus. All we have been through? And this is what I get? You can't g--" well, my mother didn't get to finish her sentence because I saw the shadow again, and I started to spark. My dad rushes my mom and I to the exit, but the shadow gets bigger and bigger with every step we take. "Excellent" the shadow said. "Two children of the big three! Yes, my patron will like this very much. Both your aroma are very strong. My reward will be great. Great indeed." "Ouranos!" Zeus yelled. "Leave her alone! She is only an infant." Sparks and lightning started lighting me up light the fourth of July. As I start crying in complete terror, more lightning and thunder sound outside. What happened next, is the reason why I my mom doesn't allow me to cry. The excuse she gave was that I was a loud cry-er. I tried crying in my room before, and lightning struck the house and we still don't have electricity after three days. Well, if you thought that my story was interesting, listen to my others friends story next......

**December 20, 1993, in the hospital**

Jessica: Ew, ew. I am so sticky. I fell like someone is suffocating me. OUCH! My ass! When I am finished crying, I am going to get that person who just hit me. As a nurse wipes me down with a warm, freshly washed blanket, and hands me to my mom. But, when I turned to my mother, her face got darker, and darker. A raspy voice whispers "child of Hades. Yes. I have come to collect my prize. After I deliver you to my patron, I will eat you myself."
I quickly turn my face, far away from my mother's face. Before I have the chance to even shed a single tear, a man (LITERALLY) floats into the room. "Fiona my love." I turn and see a man with black eyes, and oily, curly hair, casual dressed. "Isn't she cute. How about Jessica for our daughter?" As the man talks to my mother, I reach into his leather jacket pocket, and pull out a small box. I open the box and see a red teddy-bear. Wait....is the bear moving? Awwww. If you weren't so small and cute, I would just ride on you. Like a pony. "This one is very curious. Aren't you Jessica" said the man. "This is your father" my mother said. Although her face was back to normal, I just couldn't force myself to look at her. Hey, maybe the darkness might come back.
Soon I vanish out of my mom's hands. I then end up in some kids hands. "That, my love is shadow-traveling. I have also given her my blessing. She will be able to control all the riches underneath her. She will be one of the most useful people of the group. Don't worry......I will get her back to you." My dad walks up to me and turns to the girl cuddling me in a blanlet. His eyes turned a redish-purplish color. "Listen to my voice" he said. "You will hand me my daughter, and the blanket, and will ask no questions. You will tell no one you saw me and you will forget you even had this conversation. Do you understand?" The girl (clearly mesmorized and in a trance) nods her head and hands me over to my father. My father happily cuddles me next to his chest. But when he turns around, the shadow figure is hovering over him. Frightened, my eyes turn redish-electric blue, and three skeleton warriors rise up out of the floor. "Jessica" my father called. "Calm down. That bear you saw in the box, well, it's a red panda. Your mother knows the rest of the details. Go. Be safe." Why he was talking to me even though I was an infant, I don't know. But, he handed me to my mom and we rushed out of the hospital. My mom was crying misrably muttering about how my dad would cone back to get us. Some day.....

**Stay tuned for part two. Thank you for giving your time to read this!**