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Here's my tribute to Queen Slug's favourite demigod. This is dedicated to her because she's awesome. Not a oneshot. Other chapters will be posted when there are at least 3 positive reviews.

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ThaliaMalfoy

"Nico, I am very disappointed," Hades told me.

"I'm sorry, Father," I said, not meeting his eyes. "It was a stupid bet."

He sighed. "Well, you are still young. You surely will make mistakes like that often. Zeus will probably punish you harshly. Hera is his wife."

"I will accept whatever punishment Lord Zeus will give me," I told him.

He nodded. "Good." He waved his hand, and slowly faded away from my cabin.

Someone knocked on my cabin door. "Nico, open up!"

I opened the door. Grover was standing outside.

"Grover?" I said. "What's wrong?"

He shuffled his feet. "Er… Zeus and Hera are in the stables. Hera wants you kill— er, punished."

I sighed, like my father earlier. "Great, let's go."

xxxxxx

Mr. D was furious.

"You, Nicole," he called to me as I approached the stables. "Come here!"

I came forward. "It's Nico, sir."

"I hardly care," he said. "What did you do to make Hera so angry? She ruined my strawberry fields! And Father is asking me to write a report on you. And he even compared you to me. 'He is quite like you, Dionysus.' Hmph." He crossed his arms over his chest like a child.

"Go in there now, before Hera burns the horses," he said angrily. "That would cost me more than the fields."

I entered the stables. Pegasi whinnied at me. Inside, Lord Zeus was standing with an amused expression on his face. Hera, on the other hand, was hissing at Percy.

"I cannot believe you are defending him," she said, sparks dangerously flying from her skin. "Do you see what he did to me, boy? He ruined my complexion." Percy just looked at the floor and tossed sugar cubes at the black pegasus, Blackjack. Hera then noticed my entrance.

"You!" she said angrily. "I should just release my divine form and incinerate you on the spot!"

Zeus put a hand on her arm, restraining her. "Now, now, dear. That would cause some trouble with my brother, Hades."

I bowed in his direction. "Lord Zeus, it is an honor. I will take this opportunity to congratulate you on winning the Titan war."

He looked quite flattered. Hera just sparked with a furious expression. Percy laughed to himself.

"Zeus, make him into a pigeon now," Hera told Zeus. "If you won't do it, I will."

"Hera, dear, let's decide rationally," the Lord of the Sky said. "He seems like a fine young man."

Hera exhaled. "Perhaps you mean that he's fine for your ego. Do you see what he did to my skin?" She exposed her forearm. I had to keep myself from laughing at my project.

"Green! Do you see?" she whined. "My skin is green!"

"Yes, dear, I'm not blind," Zeus said. "It's been green for a few hours already."

Hera glared at me. "He deserves to be severely punished for this. He was no respect for powerful woman figures!"

I looked up in surprise. What?

Percy snorted pretty loudly. Hera transferred her glare to him.

Zeus turned to Percy. "Son of Poseidon, leave us first."

Percy shrugged. "Sure, I'll just fly Blackjack around the island." The horse whinnied. Percy led him out the stables and I was alone with a furious goddess and a god who's afraid of his wife.

Hera looked at Zeus. "What if my skin will never turn back to normal? I will be the laughingstock of Olympus because of this boy's insolence." She looked like she might slip into her divine form any moment.

Zeus turned to me again. "Why do you remain silent, boy? Will you not defend yourself?"

I fixed my gaze on Zeus' toes. "I just thought that I should not speak out of place when in the presence of a powerful god, my lord."

I could sense that Zeus was pleased again. "Well in that case… seemingly wise as you are, do you know of any cure to this unfortunate happening to Lady Hera?"

"My dear Lord Zeus, you seem to forget that this 'unfortunate happening' happened because of this 'seemingly wise' boy," Lady Hera said, a little calmer.

"I do not forget that, dear," he told her. "I merely thought that because this boy brought on the discoloration of your divine skin, it is right that he should solve it."

"A salve from Lady Hecate will do it," I said eagerly. "Something from the goddess Iris might work as well, but I recommend Hecate. Or something from Lady Persephone perhaps will suffice, she is wonderful at making herbal things, but I doubt that she will be willing to help Lady Hera."

"There," Zeus stated cheerfully. "Many gods can help solve your skin problem. No need to punish the young man."

Hera raised her eyebrows. "No? I will not let it go around that a mortal played a trick on me. What will people think? Let the boy get it himself. It's the least he can do."

Zeus sighed in defeat. "Very well, you may punish him temporarily. But the punishment will be lifted once he gets the cure. You have to stay in Olympus until then, my dear."

Hera nodded, visibly satisfied. "He needs to learn how to respect females."

I looked up again. "With all due respect, Lady Hera, I have nothing against girls."

Hera leaned towards me. "That's what you think. After this moment, you will learn to respect us female figures of power."

I forced a smile. Styx, this goddess was crazy.

"Well, you better get on punishing him, dear," Zeus stated. "I still have to talk to Ares about the wild boars he let out in Maine. They attacked the Hunters of Artemis."

Hera waved her hand over me.

Nothing happened. But Hera looked elated.

"Let's go, dear," she said, and disappeared, leaving Zeus looking confused.

"Anyway, boy," he told me. "I hope you hurry. I want to invite you to the Olympian Council this summer solstice."

I bowed, and he also left with a burst of light, leaving the strange smell of ozone.

"You played wisely, boy," Mr. D said from behind me. I turned in surprise; I didn't notice him enter. "Stroking my father's ego always works."

I nodded. "Go to your cabin now, before I turn you into a cockroach," he said. "And trust me when I say that fate is better than whatever punishment crazy Hera gave you."

The sky thundered furiously. "Yeah, whatever!" Mr. D yelled at it. "You have to admit, Father, it's true! She's insane!"

The sky thundered again, but a bit more gently. Mr. D turned back to me. "So, will you accept my offer?"

"Um, no thank you, sir." I bowed, and quickly left the stables.

xxxxxx

That night, after the campfire, there was still no sign of Hera's punishment. I was feeling hopeful. Perhaps Zeus managed to convince Hera to lift my punishment.

I lay on my bunk after saying goodbye to Percy. I thought of my dad; he hasn't visited me yet, or even Iris-messaged. I fell asleep.

xxxxxx

When I woke up, I was feeling groggy. I wiped my eyes and yawned.

I felt weird. I sort of felt smaller. I looked down at myself. The black shirt and pants I wore felt looser. I felt up my body. On my chest, there were two humps.

I suddenly felt wide awake. Can it be… no, of course not. It was impossible.

I tried pushing my chest to become flat again, but that just made it hurt. I looked at my hands. My fingers were slender and my skin was soft. Oh gods…

I ran a hand through my hair. It seemed to grow up to my waist overnight.

I quickly jumped down my bunk and went to the mirror I made the skeletons that built the Hades cabin bring in.

On the mirror, there was a girl with silky black hair, a fine nose, and really shapely lips. She was about an inch shorter than I normally was and all I could see that was from me was my eyes. The rest, I didn't know. Fair skin, sharp cheekbones, curves…

I was a girl.

"After this moment, you will learn to respect us female figures of power!"

Hera made me into a girl.

I put my hands on my face and did the first reaction my body wanted to do.

I screamed.

A/N - I love Nico Di Angelo, don't you?