CH 1. All rights go to Rick Riordan.
It was the winter solstice on Olympus, and things were going about all well as you would expect.
Athena and Poseidon were arguing about Athens:
"What possible use could those mortals have for a stupid saltwater spring? Olives were a much more sensible choice!" Athena gloated.
"For the umpteenth time, LET. IT .GO! THAT WAS NEARLY 5,000 YEARS AGO! I DON'T CARE ANYMORE!" Poseidon yelled.
Zeus was apologizing to Hera:
"Dear, I'm sorry about Thalia, but she's dead now!" Zeus pleaded
"hum-pf!"
Hades, Persephone and Demeter were Fighting about cereal:
"You know, dear, you wouldn't be so miserable in the Underworld if you ate more cereal." Demeter suggested to her daughter.
"Mother I'm perfectly happy in the Underworld. Stop with all the cereal!" exasperated Persephone
"YOU MONSTER!" she turned on Hades," YOU TURNED MY BABY AGAINST ME! I KNEW you were a terrible influence!" Demeter wailed
"SHUT UP WOMAN!" Hades yelled
Hermes and Apollo were thinking of a new prank
Artemis was complaining about Apollo to Hestia: "How can he be my twin? We are absolutely nothing alike!" moaned Artemis
Hestia nodded sympathetically.
Hephaestus was working on some blueprints and you can take a good guess at what Ares and Aphrodite were up to.
Then a harsh blue light appeared and when it died down there were 7 teens in the middle of the throne room. 4 of them looked depressed. Zeus thundered (no pun intended) "What are you mortals doing on Olympus!?"
After that, a cold golden light filled the room.