A/N: I'm finally posting this! I hope I did well and that you all enjoy this! I worked hard, but I was saving it until I made a significant amount of progress on it, so that I don't accidentally forget about this fic and then end up taking 6 months to write the second chapter...Anyways, enjoy!

The Assistant

Mr. Peabody looked at the row of college students standing in front of him. Today, he would hire one of them to be his assistant. Whichever was the lucky one, who got hired, would be the one who helped him, from either lending him a hand around the house, or to things complex as helping him with things related to the WABAC. And occasionally, if the need arise, they might have to watch Sherman, while Peabody was out doing something important, that Sherman couldn't tag along.

At the beginning of the day, there were twenty, and he had narrowed it down to 5.

The top five candidates were Maxwell Pyrope, Andrea Jones, Persephone Regal, Jana Johnson, and David Egbert.

It was a hard choice for Mr. Peabody, seeing that all of them were qualified. He decided to interview them each individually.

One by one, he interviewed them.

First he interviewed David. David was very annoying, and a little stuck up. David was out.

Then, he interviewed Jana. She was extremely shy, and couldn't speak, and had to leave.

He interviewed Andrea, and she was extremely disagreeable.

The only two left were Maxwell and Persephone.

Both Maxwell and Persephone seemed like perfect candidates. Peabody was at a crossroads.

Both had a lot to offer. He decided to test them both. He'd give them both the job temporarily, and whoever did it best got the job.

They'd both live with Mr. Peabody, just out of convenience.

The next morning, both Persephone and Maxwell met up with Mr. Peabody.

"I have gathered you both here, because for the next 6 months, you will both live here, where I will see which one of you is the best for this job." he said. He looked each of them in the eye, nodding.

"Alright, sir" said Persephone, with a bright smile.

"It's Mr. Peabody to you, Miss." Peabody replied. "But it is good to see that you're enthusiastic."

Persephone continued to smile. Mr. Peabody could tell that she was a very charming girl, and he would probably like her.

"So, Mr. Peabody, what do we do right now?" Maxwell asked with a blank expression.

"Just settle in. The job starts tomorrow." Mr. Peabody replied

Persephone settled into her room. Right now it was empty, and white, but not for long. She took out some posters and photos and began putting them on the walls. After that, she went back to the living area.

There was a cute little boy in the living room. Persephone figured that he was probably Sherman, Peabody's adopted son.

"Hi." Persephone said to him with a smile.

"Hello!" Sherman said back. "I'm Sherman!"

"I figured. I work for your father." Persephone replied, still smiling.

Sherman smiled too. "You're really pretty." He said.

"Thanks." Persephone smiled even brighter. "I'm Persephone"

"Per-seph-o-ne…OH! Like the Greek goddess? Mr. Peabody taught me about them Greek mythology when we went to ancient Greece yesterday!" Sherman smiled. He was proud of himself.

"Yes." Persephone giggled. Then she stopped. "Wait, he took you to ancient Greece?" this confused her.

"I see you've met my son." Mr. Peabody said, walking into the room. "And as for going to ancient Greece, well, tomorrow, I will be showing you a little something I invented, called the 'WABAC'."

"What does it do?" asked Persephone.

"It's a time machine!" Sherman blurted out.

"A time machine?" Persephone looked interested. Her inner Sci-fi geek was squealing.

"Indeed, Persephone. It is a time machine." Mr. Peabody took Persephone's hand. Her gold eyes glimmered.

Persephone laughed. "You're touching my hand" She was blushing.

Mr. Peabody let go. "Sorry, Ms. Regal." he apologized. "How rude of me, I should have asked permission."

"Oh it's no problem, really." Persephone moved some hair out of her face. "It's fine." she bit her lip.

"Mr. Peabody" Sherman whispered. "I think she loves you"

Persephone heard that. "W-what? I just met him!" She laughed uncomfortably.

"Don't be ridiculous Sherman, we just met." Mr. Peabody looked at Sherman.

He was uncomfortable as well.

There was 30 seconds of awkward silence, then Mr. Peabody spoke.

"Anyways, be up bright and early tomorrow. We will be going back to meet Abraham Lincoln."

Later that night, everyone went to sleep.

Persephone lay there in bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking.

A real live time machine…I can't believe it! I knew time travel was possible…

And Mr. Peabody was the one who made it…I always believed he would be capable of something so amazing…He can really do anything, can't he?

~End Chapter One~