I decided to write a story on this series! I don't know if I'll be able to update my other ones soon, still waiting for inspiration.:/ I was going to do a reading-the-books story, but I was afraid it might get deleted.

This is Heracles' POV for Athena the Wise. I hope I'm not alone here, but I've always wanted there to be a book from a Godboy's perspective.

Enjoy;)

Hercules glanced behind him for a split second. It was his first day at the MOA, but he'd already made a few friends.

"Who are they?" Heracles asked, jabbing his thumb at four Goddesses sitting behind them. Apollo gave him a look he couldn't identify.

"My sister, Artemis, and her friends," he said, and took a bite of his lunch. "Why'd you ask?" Apollo asked through a mouthful of sandwich.

Before Heracles had a chance to answer, another guy spoke up.
"Someone's in loooove!" Poseidon teased. Heracles gave him a half-hearted shove.

Ares snorted. "With who? Aphrodite is taken, by me, of course," He flashed a smug grin. "Persephone is taken, Artemis despises all boys after what happened with Orion, and Athena isn't interested in guys, either."

Apollo gave him a look. "Yeah, because of you, from what Artemis has told me." Ares shrugged. Heracles wanted to ask what happened, but Poseidon interrupted his thoughts.
"Hey, look, Athena's staring at you."
Heracles face grew warm. It's not like that means anything... right? She's a goddess, and, well...I'm a mortal.

Hades laughed. "It's no big deal." But he seemed to sense Heracles' discomfort, so he changed the subject. "Hey, how did you get...that..." Hades gestured to the Nemean Lion's pelt.

Heracles grinned and gripped his club more tightly; a large, knobby, heavy stick, which wasn't a problem for Heracles. "Are you sure you want to know?"

By now, everyone sitting at the table with them was listening, and several people nodded. Heracles shrugged again. "You asked for it."

"So, this is the pelt of the Nemean Lion. I traveled there, stocked with a bow and arrows. I didn't have my club at the time. I went to a nearby village, and they pointed me in the right direction. Apparently, this particular lion had gotten a fierce reputation for killing livestock and...well...villagers. No one had been able to subdue it yet. I wish they told me why, though. It would have saved me quite a few arrows.

"I waited for the beast to appear in a large, cleared out field. It soon did. It was smaller than I expected. Surely this couldn't have caused all the trouble. Yes, it was the size of a normal lion, but the people who lived here could kill a normal lion.

"I strung my bow, and fired. The arrow hit its mark perfectly, so imagine my surprise when it bounced off! I tried again and again, but all it did was make him madder. It's skin was just so tough. Eventually, I ran out of arrows. I had no choice but to confront the beast directly.

"I chased it into its lair, wrestled it to the ground, and snapped its neck." Heracles paused. Ares shook his head in disbelief. "With what? I
thought you said you didn't have your club!"

Heracles grinned. "My hands. What else?"

Nearly everyone there gaped. "No one is that strong!" Someone murmured.

Heracles nodded. "Well, I am."

Hades crossed his arms. "Can you just continue? You didn't explain how you're wearing that thing's skin." He said.

Heracles took a breath.

"I had to skin it, or it would come back to life. The problem was, the lion's pelt was incredibly tough, and I didn't have a knife on me, not that it would have mattered. It took me the longest time to figure out how."

Apollo glanced at Kydoimos and Makhai,(A/N: Is this right?) who, from what Heracles could tell, followed Ares around almost everywhere. "Good thing you didn't have them with you, or it would have taken you longer." He muttered, loud enough for everyone to hear him. Besides those two, everyone else, including Ares, burst into laughter.

Makhai protested, while Kydoimos just sulked.

Heracles mock threatened to brain Apollo with his club, still laughing.

Ares' eyes widened. "Can I see your club?" He asked.
"Sure. Just be careful with it." Heracles warned, and passed it to him. Ares nearly dropped it.

The other guys oohed and aah-ed over his club. Heracles wanted to take it back, but restrained himself. It was hard, but it was something he'd been working on since the incident at his old school...Heracles shook his head ever so slightly. Stop thinking about that. He told himself. Focus on the task at hand.

Heracles hadn't told anyone about his deadline to finish...Not now. He forced himself to relax. He was almost too distracted and too busy having 'forced relaxation' that Heracles almost didn't notice Poseidon showing around his trident, or Athena getting up from her table and giving the other three girls a pointed look.

Just then, an intercom blared with Zeus' booming voice. Everyone jumped, and Poseidon dropped his trident. Someone else quickly caught it before it could hit the floor, and set it on the table with a small Clunk!. "IS THIS THING ON?" There was a tapping sound. "MS. HYDRA?" There it was again! "YOU SURE?" There was a cracking sound. Heracles winced. That didn't sound good. "CALLING ATHENA! REPORT TO MY OFFICE. PRONTO. ON THE DOUBLE!" There was a short pause. "OH YEAH, AND BY THE WAY, THIS IS PRINCIPLE ZEUS, YOUR DEAR OL' DAD, IN CASE YOU DIDN'T GUESS!"

Everyone looked at Athena. Heracles felt surprised. She's Zeus' daughter? I thought that was just a rumor!

Heracles felt kinda sorry for Athena as she rushed out of the cafeteria.

Apollo prodded Heracles with his bow. "So. How did you finally skin the Nemean Lion?"

First Chapter done! I know that Apollo showed off his bow, but like I said, Heracles is distracted and doesn't notice.

I had fun making up that 'How I killed the lion' story.

The chapters in this book will go along with the chapters in the original book. Speaking of which, I forgot the disclaimer! Here we go~(Hey, guys. Want to say it for me?)

Ares: No!

Aphrodite: *shoves Ares* We'd love to!

Ares: *Grumbles under his breath* Fine. Riverstone does not own Athena the Wise.

Aphrodite: Now. That wasn't so hard, was it?

Ares:...Yes.

Me: And if I did, I would push Aphrodite, Artemis, Athena, and Persephone off a cliff just to see their respective crush's faces.

Everyone Else: *Edges slowly away*

Review and get a shout-out!

~Riverstone38