The Stolen Lives

Synopsis: Piper has always known who she was, but what if I was all a lie. A lie crafted by the gods and Piper was placed under their biggest punishment, under their grandest curse. Now Piper s questioning every though, every action, afraid that it might be coming from the seven's greatest threat. Piper's original life.

Far away from Greece is the country called The United States and along its eastern border lies a place called the Empire State Building.

The morals knew nothing as the storm clouds, the waves of the sea, and the night were getting much much darker than they ever could imagine. On top of this building they all knew lies Mount Olympus, headquarters of both the Greek and Roman Gods and they all were fighting. As Usual.

Athena, goddess of wisdom and battle strategy looked down upon the mortal wishing for once that she could be one of them. To feel like one of them and most important be ignorant to all the fighting and wars being fought around them and not even knowing.

" have not spoken at all about this grave issue. What have you to say? "Zeus called out from his throne of bronze and gold.

Athena thought. Truly thought. She split her mind into several parts, all thinking, analyzing, and every possible scenario and see what could be the best outcome. And every single time the same outcome came about. The destruction of us all. The World as we all know it would come to an end and the Gods would be the first ones to fall.

Athena looked straight at Zeus for the first time and the night. Really looked at him and said.

"Nothing"

A quiet tense moment entered into the throne room and Athena almost smirked. How could I have existed this way? With all the Gods looking to me to solve their problems. To simply think about the possible choices and their outcomes, for that was what strategy simply was. Analyzing the ways to get what you want in the easiest and most graceful manner. OH how easy it was.

But there are always consequences.

Athena this time looked to every single god. From Zeus on her far right to Hermes on her far left.

"There is nothing that we can do. The girl is immortal. She cannot be killed. The girl like Gaea can only be imprisoned, and all of us know it was only by a miracle that we were able to imprison her the first time.

Athena left hem a moment to think about the event that stated this meeting. Athena certainly never would forget. How so many gods were inured how so many mortals died.

A moment of dread crossed Athena. She remembered how her own children died due to this girl.

"There must be something. There has to be something. "Demeter cried out desperately.

"There is nothing "Athena said again in her usually snide tone.

"The Seven. The Seven will be able to stop her. It took demigods the last time to defeat the girl. "Demeter countered back, the plants surrounding her throne were going back and forth from life to death.

"The girl is one of the seven "The voice of Hera rang out loud with truth.

Demeter has for too long been in the Underworld with her daughter. It's been almost 3000 ears and Demeter could still jot let go of her daughter. Demeter only comes now for important days. The winter and summer solstice for than that Demeter never came to Olympus.

"This is your fault mother. "Hephaestus said scolding his mother "It was you who selected the seven without any insight from the Gods. How could you choose her of all people to be the one to stop Gaea? Especially when Gaea and he girls' connection to each other."

"Don't' pin' this on men son "Hera said the word 'son' coldly."You know very well as I do that none of us know which life the girl takes on next."

"Then how do we know who she is his time? "Hermes asked.

"Hades told us "Apollo answered.

Athena never did particularly like Apollo. He was too cocky, too unpredictable, too well, bright. The glow of is throne tripled his already bright aura.

"Only deities related to birth and death know the identity and the location and the life of the girl. But..."Apollo clearly did not know how to finish the sentence.

"But. Things are changing. "Athena finished.

"How so "Poseidon asked while trying to tie knots into his throne.

"Usually the girl follows a cycle of every sixteen years she goes into The Temple. Ad she…'

"What is this Barn" Ares so rudely cut in.

Athena remembered The Barn. She remembered it all too well. Its large outer structures, its rotting wooden frame. Athena had never entered The Barn itself, if anyone but her went in there would be untold consequences.

"The Barn is her prison. It houses her, imprisons her, just to give the Fates enough time to craft a new life for her.

"Why do we not remember her, but you so clearly do Athena? Dionysus growled.

Dionysus was always so …whiny. He complained about everything, and anything. But Athena had to admit, there was something about Dionysus that she found….interesting.

"Simple Diornysus.I asked The Fates to wipe your minds, to erase the events of the past. They agreed."

The gods rose up in outrage. The gods were always hypocrites, they are quick to judge others, but when they are judged themselves, they always go on a blood hunt.

Luckily Athena's favorite of the counsel responded quickly to silence the .Beutifula as she was ferocious and determined. Her black hair was tied up into a ponytail and she was wearing a silver dress that seemed to suck in the darkness surrounding her.

"Please, sisters, uncles, and brothers. Let us not be blaming Athena alone. I was also part of this plan."Artemis said raising her hands.

"You too ." Zeus said in an uproar that shook the whole hall.

"It was the only way .She is connected to every one of us except Athena and minds had to be erased in order to make sure that you would never I can assure you,that in the beginning when the girls curse was first enforced, every last one of you chose to imprison her within her own mind..

The gods Athena could see were trying, truly trying to remember. Gods had memories, but they remembered everything all at once. They were never able to sort out memory from memory.

"We must put it to a vote. Will we intervene in the life the girl has taken this on time?" Athena said eager to be done with this meeting.

Every single Olympian, even Aphrodite said knew that something was truly awry when the gods all chose something unanimously so soon.

"Very Well. We shall not interfere in the girl's life."

All the gods soon left for their domain, but Athena stood behind.

"I'm scared." Athena whispered the word softly.

In all her long life, Athena had never even thought the less spoke them.

"Now I'm truly worried. "Poseidon said from behind her.

Athena turned around and looked at Poseidon. He was wearing his loud Hawaiian shirt and khaki pants. His Deep tan with his sea green eyes still made him look handsome.

"You don't don't understand how destructive she could be."

"How so "Poseidon said, his voice sounding smooth and rapid at the same time.

"If she was to remember, the giants would be nothing, Gaea would be nothing. The Fates have assured me of that much."

"I still don't remember her."

Poseidon said it in a way that Athena immediately caught, as she has trained herself to do. He said it as if a memory was trying to break free, but just couldn't rise to the surface. The memory got caught in the net made of The Mist and strangled until I died.

"Poseidon."

"Yes, Athena."

"She is the reason."

"The reason for what? "Poseidon said now fully intrigued.

"She is the reason why…why…I became Minerva?"

The moment Athena said her name she fought to rise and take control. It took all of Athena's concentration and power to keep her at bay.

Minerva was pure anger, pure frustration, all wrapped into one deity.

"How?"

"It doesn't is what matters. She may never remember. Or everyone, including us, will die.

Athena looked for her and found her so easily. Ever since The House of Hades, Athena has been watching. Watching Piper McLean.