A.N. Hermes and his love interest will be talking in Beatnik lingo, but it's pretty easy to get what they're saying. There was one term that might've caused confusion so I supplied a translation, but otherwise I think you'll be able to understand the rest. If not don't worry...I had to look up the terms myself so that I could get the lingo right.

It was two years after the events of the movie. Hercules and Meg were of course married and had a one year old son (he's older now). But this story isn't about them. Nope, instead this story is about a character who didn't get many scenes in Hercules and yet is one of the most popular characters from that movie: Hermes.

It started off an average day, the gods doing their official duties. Zeus and Hera visited their grandson along with overseeing everything, Bacchus went to parties, Artemis watched over nature, you know, the usual. That night however, something changed.

Hermes was in the clouds and staying up late watching for thieves through his telescope. Unlike his original counterpart the Disney Hermes didn't represent thieves so much as watching their progress and waiting for the right moment to help with their arrest. He saw one group of three thieves steal jewelry from an old lady who was late getting home. Angry at the unfairness, Hermes continued watching them hoping that he could make their arrest happen tonight. This time he didn't need to help, for a figure swooped off a roof and cut off the thieves escape! The figure was covered in dark cloth so that whoever it was looked like a ninja (at least to us, Hermes didn't know what to make of it) except this figure also had a cape that had obviously contributed to the 'swooping' the figure had done. The thieves were at first startled, but quickly recovered and rushed in to fend off the figure. But, with a swiftness that impressed even Hermes, the figure fought back. After a few quick kicks, punches, and flips the figure made short work of the thieves and took the stolen jewelry. To both Hermes and the old lady's surprise the figure then returned the jewelry to the old lady! Hermes watched, stunned, as the figure started to leave but then had to stop when the old lady called him over to reward him. The figure accepted the coins and then with a bow of gratitude disappeared into the night. At that point the authorities showed up and the old lady explained what had happened.

Hermes didn't stick around for this, instead he followed the figure with his telescope until the figure arrived at a house. Since his telescope wasn't an ordinary telescope Hermes was able to look inside. He watched as the figure took off his black costume and cape and got a big surprise: the figure was a her and not a him! Hermes dropped his mouth open as he watched her put her reward away in a lock box and let her hair down. She was healthy in figure but not overweight, had a pretty face but not a princess's face, and had brown hair that was only slightly wavy. Basically, she wasn't an Aphrodite or even a Helen of Troy, but she had her own natural beauty. The moment Hermes found out that the figure was a her, he instantly found her attractive. After taking a break from looking through the telescope, he daydreamed about her actions against the thieves. After a few minutes, he realized that he had fallen in love with her.