Brisey+Payne

**The Red Pyramid**

 * By: Rick Riordan**

CHARACTERS
===Hi, I am Sadie. I have a British accent for I have been in England for awhile. I take after my mom. Unlike Carter I have white skin instead of tan skin. I have carmel-colored hair, not blond, but not brown either. I have dyed my hair several different colors, but right now I have a red streak on the left side of my hair. My eyes are blue, like a super, deep blue just like my mom. I am only twelve, but I am about as tall as Carter. I go to school in England and have some friends, unlike Carter. I live with my grandparents and I don't ever see Carter because he lives with dad. After a large argument in court my grandparents decided to take me and live my life away from Carter.===

===I chew gum, like all the time or at least that is what Carter says. Oh I forgot to tell you, Carter is my annoying brother. I do not really like to dress for special occasions. I normally wear battered jeans, a leather jacket, and combat boots. Nothing really special or formal. Carter says that I look like I am about to go to a concert or something. I also normally wear head phones that dangle around my neck, just in case I get bored with something. I'm always carrying my cat, Muffin, with me, for my dad gave her to me as a gift. He also gave me (and Carter) amulets that we always have around our necks. It has some kind of strange hieroglyph on it that I can't read (same with Carter's). I haven't seen my dad for awhile because I was secluded from him and we only see each other on special occasions, and same with carter. I have not seen Carter for awhile either, we always argue with each other so maybe that is a good thing. One time me Carter and I were fighting and glass started shattering. It was strange, but one day I am going to find out why that happened.===

===I have to admit, I am a little stubborn and I don't normally like what he says so, once in awhile I have to hit him (don't worry, I don't hit him too hard). For some strange reason I can read hieroglyphs. Well, not all hieroglyphs, but some. I can also summon things that I don't mean to summon. I am pretty smart but, I am not full on genius like some people. I don't like to read books all the time, but i will read some. I still wonder why my dad still won't tell me about my mother. She is not around anymore and I would like to know why and how it happened. Dad knows that story, but why won't he tell me. Well, that's all I can say about myself for now, and maybe if I am lucky I will be able to figure out all hieroglyphs and I won't be stumped when trying to figure one out.===

===Hey, I am Carter, You already heard about Sadie, now it is my turn. I have dark, tan skin like my dad. I have brown hair and I am fourteen years old. You heard that Sadie was just like our mom, well I am like my dad. I don't have blue eyes like Sadie, I have dark brown eyes. Sadie has been living with our grandparents while I have been living with my dad. My dad is an archaeologist, so I have been learning lots about Egypt. I know everything you need to know about Egypt. I have learned about the gods and pyramids. I am always wearing fancy, formal clothing because my dad says I need to look my best. I wear the amulet that Sadie was talking about that our dad gave to us. It has a strange hieroglyph too.===

===You could say that I am kind of a bookworm. Whenever my dad and I go to a library I always like to check out or read some of the books there. I normally read either fantasy books, ancient Egyptian books, or books that my dad wrote which was mostly about Egypt and the Pharaohs. Unlike Sadie I am home schooled. My dad teaches me. Mostly things about Egypt. I spend a lot of time in hotels because we move around a lot. But I get to read there and listen to dad's favorite musicians. I also learned a lot about basketball. Including the way they do in Egypt. I am not meaning to brag, but I am pretty good with a sword, I have spent some time practicing it but of course Sadie doesn't think so. Sadie can be a pain sometimes and sometimes I am glad we don't spend time together, but I wonder why we have to be separated though. Anyways that is all I can say for now.===

===SETTING-The beginning of the book takes place in England, when they are picking up Sadie. Sadie lives in London to be exact. Sadie, Carter, and their dad, Julius Kane, all go to a museum and spend time together. In the museum they meet new different people and do some pretty crazy stuff. They meet a guy named Amos who turns out to be Sadie and Carter's uncle. They go to his house/mansion in Manhattan. The mansion is actually called the House of Life. Sadie and Carter stay there for a bit. The place is very Egyptian-like. The place has strange pillows, weird beds, and has a HUGE library. It also has a pool with a crocodile in it and a baboon named Khufu that runs around the house. Whenever Sadie and Carter are going to sleep, when they try to open the door it is locked.===

===When these strange serpents came to the House of Life (that Set, the bad guy sent), Carter and Sadie are forced to flee for their lives. They have to go through something called a duat. A duat is sort of like a portal, but it is all sandy and Egyptian-like. When you jump through it you get sent to a different time and place. Once they go through the duat, they end up in Egypt and stay there for awhile. Sadie and Carter are confused, mostly because they don't know where they are and don't know how they got there. They don't understand what a duat is or what it does. They spend most of there time learning magic, hieroglyphs, and spells. They soon go back to their regular time, instead of London, they go to Paris.===

===The period of time in the book changes because when they are in England, it seems to be the same as today. They have the same technology, buildings, and clothes that people today wear. It is not in the B.C.E. area and it is not in the 1900's. It is about in the 2000's. But when Sadie and Carter are in Egypt, it seems way back in time. Around B.C.E. time. When Sadie and Carter went to Egypt, they had to wear weird clothing, the animals and people there were different. The time periods are much different between London and Egypt. The book wouldn't be the same if they were the same time. It would be different because if the time in Egypt was the same there would probably be tourists and Sadie and Carter probably wouldn't be able to learn magic. Also all the ancient books and illistations probably wouldn't be there if it were in the 2000's.===

===PLOT-Well, if you ask me, plot of the story all started when my dad got banished by and Egyptian god, Set. You see it all started in the museum. My dad was trying to summon Osiris (an Egyptian god) from the Rosetta Stone. When he did that he didn't realize that it would summon five other gods as well. One of the gods that he accidentally awakened was Set. Set captured and banished my dad. Now me and my brother, Carter, must go and save. We got some help on the way, thankfully. We met a magician, one of the best, Zia. She taught both me and Carter some magic. Yes, magic. I, Sadie can read hieroglyphs for some strange reason and Carter can turn into this falcon or something. He can also do some stuff with this curved sword that he found.===

===My cat, Muffin, can turn into goddess. Yes, It shocked me too. She calls herself Bast. She can throw these knives down to her fingers and launches them forcefully. She was a big help to us, for without her we would probably be captured by this weird scorpian lady, Serqet. Also without her we wouldn't have been able to get on to this plane that we really needed to get on. I can turn into a kite (the bird). And like I said from before Carter can turn into a falcon. I was really scared when Set's minions would chase after us and then attack. Although me and Carter have a chance because we both have gods inside of us for I have a part of Isis (an Egyptian god) and Carter has Horus (another Egyptian god). Me and Carter would have to flee, but the minions would eventually catch up. I hope that we don't ever get captured. I want to face Set and defeat him once and for all, but I am scared that he is going to back too strong for me and Carter. Would if we get killed. I don't know what to do, but all I know is that I have to save my father no matter what.===

===This whole thing started with my dad. Going to that dumb museum and for what. Shattering the Rosetta Stone and summoning the gods, putting everyone in danger. Well, after that happened, me and Carter met a guy named Amos. It turned out that he was our uncle. He took us to his mansion, The House of Life. After a little bit, me and Carter had to flee, for Set's minions were after us. We went through something called a duat. We Zia and she taught us magic. After that, we had to go to Paris where we met up with Bast. When we were trying to get on the plane to Tennesee, one of Set's greatest minions yet. It was a crazy beast and I was still in bird form so Carter was my only chance. Carter managed to get away from the beast and caught up with me and Bast.===

===Later, me and Carter found an ancient book on how to defeat Set. Although it has strange hieroglyphs that even I don't understand. So we decided to go to the guy who wrote it. The guy who wrote it is named Thoth. He told me and Carter to go get something for him and when we were trying to, Carter got turned into a lizard. There were two magicians following us! I was very close to being turned into an animal. I used magic to defeat them, but in turns out that they were shabti. They were made of clay, Thoth was putting us to a test. We defeated his shabti, so I suppose that we passed. Carter keeps on having weird dreams about Set, Zia, and Amos. Set almost captured Carter in one of his weird dreams, but Carter woke up before Set could get him. All I can hope for is that Carter never gets captured by Set because if that happens, well I don't even want to think about it. I also hope that I don't get captured either. Also I hope that me and Carter eventually find a way to defeat Set. Thoth didn't really tell us yet, but if we don't find out from the book, then I guess were going to have to find our own way.===