Michelle Edwards

Michelle Edwards is the seventeen year old Greek Demigod Daughter of Metis and Zackary Edwards. She came to camp at twelve years old

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Mia, Ellie, Mickey, Metis, Wise Girl, Shelly Pelley, Tía Michelle, Little Sister (By Athena)

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Vega Alta, Puerto Rico (Formerly)

## Family

### Biological Family

* Metis (Mother)
* Zackary (Father)
* Athena (Half-sister)
* The Oceanids (Aunts)
* Thetis, Nerites, The Nereides (Cousins)
* Athena/Minerva Cabin (6) (Niblings)

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Light purple jacket
* White shirt
* Black shorts
* Black boots

## History

### Early Life

Michelle Edwards was born to Metis, Titan Goddess of Prudence, Good council, Planning, Advice, Craftiness and wisdom, and Zackary Edwards, in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, on June 1, 2004. Zackary Edwards was the only son of the middle-class couple that was Rosemary and Pedro Edwards. His parents were firm in the belief that academics was the most important thing for children, and so he would be made to study for double the time of the usual Puerto Rican school day, which was four hours. Maths, History, Geography, Sciences. All of it - sports, art and music were all secondary and he only needed to learn them at school, not at home. When Zack was in his last year of a linguistics course at his collage, and preparing for his final exams, he met a remarkably smart girl from the college within the library who called herself Maria Rodriguez. He would later discover that this girl was Metis, Greek Titan of Good Council and Wisdom. They dated for a while in a way that was mixed with enough platonic-ness for it not to be awkward, often studying together during the day and over webcam late into the nights - that was until Maria disappeared when they'd gained their master's degrees and wasn't heard from again.

Zack when back home to Vega Alta to live near his parents and all was well for a couple of months - he met the new love of his life, Adelina, secured a good job in translation and linguistics which took them to Moscow, even started to forget about that English girl he'd loved for those few months at the end of University. That was until one cold, misty morning in early June, when Zack opened his door to see how warmly he should dress that day and found little Michelle on his doorstep, wrapped tightly in a dark blue blanket within a golden cradle, a letter with her. The letter was from Maria and revealed who she was, along with instructions for where Michelle would be safe when she became a target of monsters.

### Childhood

Michelle grew up unaware of who her mother actually was, as Adelina had been told of Metis and had agreed to say that she was the mother of the baby. Her childhood was normal, in her opinion - school four hours a day, six days a week, studying at home for a few hours every two days with her Papa, doing sports and playing games in the street with her small group of friends. Her first priority was schoolwork, then fencing and martial arts, which she loved, and then socializing. She excelled at the first two, having a natural talent in languages and combat sports, to the delight of her Madrastra and Papa, and was decent enough at the last to make enough friends. At school, she was the little girl that would steal jotters from the cupboard to practice writing whilst the other children were outside, playing spies and tag. She'd try to memorize dictionaries, thesauruses, maps, everything that would expand her knowledge of the world. She'd read about America - the land of freedom - and had wanted to see how different it was from Puerto Rico, which was, in her opinion, about as free as you could get.

### Moving to LA

When she turned ten, her Papa was offered a job in California. He took it immediately, knowing that by moving to Los Angeles they'd be closer to this 'Camp' place that Metis had said Michelle would be safe at, and telling her of her true heritage before they left Puerto Rico, just in case. Michelle was, of course, ecstatic to be finally going to the country she'd read so much about - it quickly overtook the shock of being a demigod. Maybe she'd always known, deep down. The next two years - give or take a few months - were just as uneventful as Michelle's life in Puerto Rico had been, but Zack grew ever more paranoid for her safety as she grew older and insisted that she be careful. He was comfortable leaving her alone at fencing class, as he had learnt that the coach was a child of Ares and had agreed to take Metis' little daughter home after classes.

### Coming to Camp

Sure enough, shortly after her twelfth birthday, Michelle was attacked by a chimera whilst on her way home from practice and her Madrastra and Papa would be forever grateful afterwards to the child of Ares for killing it for their daughter. In the next three weeks the attacks became more frequent as she grew up, and she and the child of Ares somehow managed to fend off every one - though not without injuries. This was the reason that Zack and Adelina found to finally send her to camp, where she was quickly claimed by her mother - she hopefully wouldn't be at risk there.

## Personality

Michelle is a girl of intellectual genius much like her mother and half-sister. She gets along well with Damian, however, they have a small rivalry due to their shared skill of craftsmanship and strategy but get along well nevertheless. She dislikes Isaac as Zeus was the one who “ate” Metis but has some respect for Zamaya as a hunter of Artemis and she has thought about joining them along with Tempest. She also has this unspoken rivalry with Aubrey and Julian as Hera replaced her mother as Queen of Olympus. Michelle is always seen as calm and likes to think outside the box to solve her problems, which is one of the reasons Damian looks up to her. She is also very mature for her age and some people go to her for advice as she gives very good counsel to anyone who will listen. At the same time however, she can be a bit motherly, specifically to her nephew, Damian, someone she cares about a lot, though Damian sees her as a sister. Michelle is a very outgoing person, often hardly daunted by any activity or book regardless of her inability to sit still for prolonged periods of time. She always looks at an opportunity with a strategic eye, weighing the benefits with the consequences and mostly deciding that way. Michelle lives with a slight militaristic twist everyday, getting up at the crack of dawn to practice and not fully resting till her task has been done, a trait that makes up for her fatal flaw. She is brave and confident, she is a cheerful person despite her past. She believes in living life to the full and not worrying about tomorrow, she doesn't get angry easily. But when she does, she becomes aggressive and violent. Michelle is immensely interested in solving mysteries, puzzles, codes and symbolism. One should blame her uncle for spoiling her over with puzzle and logic books. Michelle is often seen as snobby and harsh sometimes and during first meetings, and she can be judgemental at times. She doesn't like losing in a fight, even. She likes control which surprisingly had perfectly possessed herself. Also, her love for symbols sprouted out her love in arts and crafts. Michelle isn't the nicest, but isn't exactly what could be called *mean*. She's usually harsh, and won't lie about liking someone unless she sees some sort of gain in it for herself or one that she holds dear - or if it would save a life or give morale to a crowd. She's very stubborn and headstrong a lot of the time, and a *very* bad loser - her motto is "Second place is just a nice title for first loser" - and she doesn't see why people say that it's about participating. If it's about *participating*, then why is it a *competition*? Michelle's also very judgemental upon the first meeting, but almost ridiculously loyal after making friends, whom she can be possessive of. She's determined, brave and resolute in her decisions. She has a tendency to over-analyse things and use sarcasm a lot, as well as spout seemingly random facts. She can come across as holding everyone and everything in disdain at times, but doesn't really.

### Fatal Flaw

Michelle's fatal flaw Hubris. She thinks she can do everything and do it well

## Appearance

Michelle is noted to be a young seventeen year old girl of Puerto Rican descent and is of average height, standing at 5’6. She is noted to have curly dark brown hair, slightly tanned skin, and gray-purple eyes. She normally wears a light purple jacket, a plain white shirt she wears when painting or making things, black shorts, and black boots.

## Powers and Abilities

### Metis Kid Powers

* She is crafty and can think several moves ahead of the other demigods and her only rivals are the Athena Cabin
* She can talk to owls and other birds of prey
* She can think clearly in stressful situations, and can see what needs to be done
* She is a good listener and can give advice and provide Council to those who listen
* She has a tremendous amount of self-control and high willpower
* She can shape-shift into any animal except flies
* She can use any weapon innately and bring out its full potential
* She can exercise caution and plan everything so that nothing is left to chance and nothing is unthought of.
* She is a mind reader and can control one's thought process.
* She has the power of invisibility and erasing her tracks.
* She has the power of telekinesis.
* She is a master in controlling the mist and can perform very powerful magic.
* She is blessed with this blessing but it is extremely hard to activate it and the backlash if not performed correctly is very serious. She turns her body into a form that is immune to physical and she can jump into the brain and kill them by destroying it. This ability lasts for only 30 minutes. After the blessing is used she will have to experience the trauma of her targets all at once. If she ends up surviving, they will be weak for a week, otherwise she would lose her powers and will be on bedrest for six months.

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Like most demigods, she possesses inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that she uses to analyze the fighting style of her opponent.
* Dyslexia: Her brain is "hard-wired" for divine Ancient Greek instead of mortal languages.
* Fighting skills: Michelle is a skilled fighter since her mother is the goddess of wisdom and planning
* Weapon proficiency: Michelle is skilled with all weapons
* Superhuman strength: As a demi-titan, Michelle is stronger than the average mortal. Even when battered and exhausted
* Superhuman agility: Being a demi-titan, Michelle has shown countless times his amazing agility
* Superhuman durability: Being a demi-titan, Michelle is more durable than a regular human
* Superhuman reflexes: Michelle has incredible reflexes, which is proven throughout her life
* Strategic skill: Because her mother is the goddess of wisdom and planning
* Craftsmen ship: She is good with all sorts of craftsmanship such as pottery, weaving, and building

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Damian Mendoza

Michelle is rather close with her half-nephew Damian and they often talk about crafts, strategic planning, and sparring. The duo is a force to be reckoned with since they are very skilled on the battle field. When not sparring with each other, they are best of friends

### Family

#### Metis (Mother)

Michelle loves her mother, respecting her as a goddess and wishing that she was more well known in Mythology

#### Zack (Father)

Michelle loves her father and often writes to him while she's at camp

## Etymology

Michelle is a given name, originally a variant of Michèle, the French feminine form of Michel, derived from the Hebrew name Michael meaning **"Who is like God?"**

Edwards is a patronymic surname meaning **"son of Edward."** It derives from the early medieval English given name, Edward, meaning **"prosperous guardian,"** from the Old English "Eadward," composed of the elements ead, meaning **"prosperity or fortune,"** and w(e)ard, meaning **"guard."**

## Trivia

1. Michelle is lightly based on Daniela from In The Heights
2. She is a Gemini
3. Her favorite color is lilac or light purple
4. Athena is rather soft when it comes to her
5. Michelle hates with when Daedalus, Athanasia, Damian, Gianna and Skye call her Tía or Aunt Michelle
6. She loves to read mystery novels
7. She loves to solve puzzles
8. She is Lesbian