Disclaimer: A wise starfish once said "My name is not Rick!"

"We can't change tradition!" screamed Apollo.

"And you call yourself a god." commented Hades. "You can't even bend the rules a little."

"Bending the rules caused you to become the ruler of the underworld, instead of the sky."

Hades remembered his brothers. Traitors. But that was all in the past now.

"My brothers betrayed me! That's the only reason why I'm stuck here in this wasteland-"

"if you're stuck here forever, you could've at least decorated the place... Or cleaned it a bit." Apollo said, noticing the left-over pizza's on his elegant black couch.

"-Besides," Hades said, not hearing Apollo's comment. "Look how well that worked out for me."

Apollo rolled his eyes and recited the haiku he just thought of.

"Hades, king of death,
Arrogant but elusive,
Keeps a smelly home."

"oh gods, Apollo." Hades said while face-palming. "you're still not done with your Haiku phase."

Apollo replied with another Haiku.

"haiku is great, for
Expression of one's feeling.
You stupid bastard."

"STOP PLAYING GAMES! Just allow my son to date your Oracle!" Hades demanded. "He'll be over her in a week. You know how young love is, short but precious. Besides, it's probably just infatuation, not to worry."

"Since when did you know so much about modern mortal love?" Asked Apollo.

"Well, if you must know. I came across a show on television." Hades explained. "A series, I think. They have all these youngsters dancing and singing down the halls of their school. Oh, oh, and every week there's a new pairing. It's either you ship them or you don't, you know? Anyway, it's called Glee. And they say so much about young love. And, and-"

Apollo stared wide-eyed at the ruler of the underworld. Those words coming out of his mouth was unexpected. Glee, Such a mundane show, being watched by THE RULER OF THE UNDERWORLD.

Apollo was back in reality. Hades kept on talking.

"-Also, did you know that dolphins are only gay sharks?"

Apollo thought about Poseidon and his dolphin army. He laughed at the thought Poseidon ready to charge with a bunch of gay sharks.

"I am not going to break tradition, uncle." Apollo said.

"Maybe I'm not making myself clear enough for you, dear, Nephew." Hades said.

He walked towards a bowl. It looked like any other old rusty bowl, but it was on a pedestal. Hades gestured Apollo to come forward.

"Do you know what this is Apollo?" Asked Hades.

"No, I don't."

"Well, these are the souls yet to be decided if they go into Elysium or not."

Apollo doesn't like where the conversation was going. Hades planned this. He knew it.

"You might be familiar with this particular soul, Apollo."

Hades put his hand inside the bowl and grabbed a white strand of soul. He made a hand gesture and the soul transformed into a face. The face of Asclepius, Apollo's son.

"Asclepius!" Apollo shouted. Apollo turned to Hades. "What are you trying to do, Hades?"

"I'm just saying, Apollo. That if my son is to be bored and, as they say, 'hang out' here in the underworld for a while, I will be surely unfocused that might cause someones sons soul not be able to enter Elysium."

"I thought Zeus turned him into the... Ophiuchus!" Apollo said, panickingly. He turned to Hades' desk.

"In some instances, like this one, Zeus honored and displayed the events or deeds of a person's life among the stars without actually transforming anyone." Hades informed him. "Meaning, Zeus fooled you! He isn't excused from mortality."

"This cannot be." Apollo screamed angrily and banged Hades' desk.

"Careful! I love that desk. Anyway, Asclepius owe me a life." Hades said. "He healed a dead. He brought him back to the living. So, I Decided I'd like his life. Zeus only helped me claim it."

"This cannot be!" Apollo said, slightly less loud.

"Oh, but it is, Nephew" Hades said smirking. He returned the soul inside the bowl. "I knew I this soul will be of use to me someday. So, will you do it? Bend the rules a bit for your son and mine."

Apollo thought it through. His beloved son. He did nothing to deserve this. But Rachel Elizabeth Dare, though. She is only a teenager. Perhaps she might choose to still be an oracle. Apollo has faith in her. She will choose the right decision. Which is, for Apollo, is to be the oracle.

"Fine, but, there should be an obstacle-" Hades looked at Apollo as if to say 'are you calling my son weak?' "for your son to be able to date my precious oracle. He needs to work hard for her."

"I'm listening." Hades was pretty confident about his son. He's a fighter, my boy. Never gives up. Ever. He thought.

"He must defeat all of Rachel's past boyfriends."

Hades laughed. "A bunch of mere mortals?" Hades was laughing like a madman while Apollo stared at him. "Nico can beat them easily."

"But there's a catch." Apollo said. "He cannot use his demigod powers."

Hades laughed a lot more. "Are you kidding me? No problem!"

"If your son, Nico di Angelo is not able to beat Rachel Elizabeth Dare's past boyfriends then he will never be allowed to court her. But, if he wins. I will let my oracle choose between being with your son or being an oracle. And my son, Asclepius, will go to the Elysium."

"Whoa, there." Hades said "Even if my son wins, which he will, absolutely, no doubt. That Dare kid of yours could still choose to be an oracle? That is simply unfair, don't you think?"

"Sounds fair to me." Apollo said hoping that Hades would agree. But, of course, he wouldn't. He knew it. But, There's nothing wrong in trying.

"Well, for me, it isn't." Hades said. "I guess we can just call the deal off."

Hades walked towards the rusty old pedestal again and grabbed Asclepius soul. "Say goodbye to Elysium, Asclepius."

Apollo stared at the strip of soul, his son.

"Fine, I will give up my Oracle." Apollo finally said.

"Excellent." Hades said."Then it is a deal then. Let us swear on the River Styx."

"I swear on the River Styx." They both said.

So... How was it? Review if you want me to continue. Because if you don't, I won't. And, yes, I am threatening you. haha kidding. But seriously, Review!