



Your Godly Parent Comes into Focus
After a visit to the Mummy Room, Samantha delivers you through the Hall of Heads to your final test. Who will be your godly parent? The mist is clearing ...
Transcript
HADES: Psst! Don't waste your time with that braggart. Come see the coolest room here. MY room. Keep going down the hallway and turn left. That's it, turn left into room 211. Past the green baby. See the little doorway to your right with the painted heads? Follow me…
CREEPY EGYPTIAN MUSIC
Welcome to my room of mummy portraits. Turn to the right and find the woman with the golden tiara. Yes, that's her. Isidora. Doesn't she look alive? That's because she is. In the afterworld.
This portrait is one of the oldest paintings that has survived the ancient world. Her portrait was placed on her body that was mummified and wrapped in the linen still attached to the painting. Because Ancient Egyptians believed that death was just the beginning, they carefully prepared the body for the next part of its journey.
First, they'd take out your organs and cover you with salt for forty days so all the moisture would come out of you. Then they'd rub you with oil, lotions, and resin, and wrap you in about a hundred yards of linen until you looked like . . . well, you've seen the movies. Then you're all dressed and ready to go to the Underworld—my place—where all the fun is.
MUSIC STARTS GETTING DARKER
So, what do you think? Ready to come with me? We can make s'mores over an eternal fire pit, and I can tell you all my Underworld secrets. You can be my right hand! The other gods have too many kids already! You'd totally get lost in the crowd. Join me, and all of these other people you see on the walls, in the realm of the Underworld!
SFX: ELECTRICAL JOLTS!
HADES: Gaah!
SAMANTHA: (to Hades) Back, Hades! Back!
SAMANTHA: (to demigod) Being a daughter of Zeus comes in handy sometimes - I can command electricity, if that wasn't obvious.
HADES: I've had it with you Camp Half Blood Kids. You will regret this.
SAMANTHA: I can't believe you fell for Hades' tricks again! You know there's only one way to the Underworld, right? That's to be D-E-A-D dead. I don't think you want to mess with that, so stay focused, okay? Retrace your footsteps out of the mummy room, through the room you were in, and back out into the hallway. Once you're there, don't turn right—keep going straight down the hall of heads.
SAMANTHA: Okay, as you go straight down this hall, you'll see some Greek philosophers on your right. Don't let them pull you into their arguments, just politely move past them.
GREEK PHILOSOPHER 1: Pleasure is the most important thing in life.
GREEK PHILOSPHER 2: No, it's love.
GREEK PHILOSOPHER 1: Pleasure I said! Hey kid, what do you think?
SAMANTHA: Just keep going. They've been arguing for four thousand years. You think they'd give it up already. Turn left at the last room before you get to the end of the hall, Gallery 207.
Okay, from the answers you've given us, we now have a pretty good idea who your godly parent is. Look at your player, and you'll see a picture of that god's statue. It's blurry because your final decision is still coming into focus. Go find it now. It's somewhere in this room. It looks like all the gods are along the back wall, except my dad, Zeus, who's the biggest statue in the room. If he matches your picture, go to him now.
Or is it one of the others? What about in the right corner?
I thought so! Minerva is your godly parent!
Minerva: Welcome, brave warrior! Choosing me reflects your athletic strength, and your bravery in choosing to protect your friends and family rather than seeking blind ambition on the battlefield. Well chosen, I look forward to getting to know you. Do you know my demigod daughter Annabeth Chase, by any chance? I have so many children it's hard to remember them all, but she stands out. She and that boyfriend of hers . . . What's his name again? Perky Waxman?
SAMANTHA: I'm so proud you made it this far. Being a child of Minerva is awesome, because it means you have the power of good judgment in your soul. You just need to learn how to harness it.
MUSIC: BIG, EVIL MUSIC SURGES UP
SFX: EXPLOSION
HADES: Not. So. Fast. You think you can just ignore me? I mean, I tried to be Mr. Nice Guy. We could have ruled together down in the Underworld, but NOOOOO, you had to follow your genes instead of your head. I'll make sure you never go to Camp Half-Blood! I can't let the other gods get more sons and daughters on their side. They're amassing power against me, I know it! Well, if I'm going down, I'm taking this Villa with me!
SFX: RUMBLING
SAMANTHA: Gah,I can't believe it. Hades is trying to put a curse on the Villa again? Good thing for us that the architects put in safety measures: stabilization for earthquakes, firedoors for wildfires, and antidotes for nasty curses.
But YOU are the Villa's most powerful safety measure. The only way the gods can stop each other is with your help. Now that you've recognized your godly parent, you can draw on their power. Quickly and carefully, find Jupiter's statue. Now stand firmly in front of him, and aim your palm towards him to merge your power with his.
SCARY MUSIC FADES
SFX: A TREMENDOUS SUCKING SOUND
HADES: Nooooo! You've won this time, Zeus, or Jupiter, whatever your name is. But don't worry, I'll be back.
SAMANTHA: You did it! Hades has been sucked down into the Underworld, where he belongs. Let's hope he doesn't show up here again for a couple millennia.
MUSIC: TRIUMPHANT
SAMANTHA: And we've figured out who your godly parent is, too. Great job!
SFX: SOUNDS OF HOOFS CRASHING INTO THE ROOM
CHILON: We heard the rumbling from Long Island…..Did we get here in time?
SAMANTHA: Thanks Chilon, but we've got it covered. This one is all set to go.
CHILON: Excellent. (to kid) Now go down to the Family Forum on the first floor, where there's a gift from the gods waiting for you: a bracelet identifying your divine lineage.
SAMANTHA: You'll need to wear that at Camp Half-Blood so we'll know which cabin you belong in.
CHILON, SAMANTHA, AND TWO CAMPERS IN UNISON: See you when camp starts!