The second half of this chapter was really hard to write for some reason. But I'm really proud of the first half, along with how long it is.

I hope you enjoy :D

Surrounding the pool of crystal water was nothing but darkness. The water shone like the sun, creating a sort if beacon. Then suddenly four figures appeared. They were all male, and they all radiated power.

The first had skin black as coal, but his amber eyes shone like fire. His toga however actually consisted of fire, as did his hair. The red flames constantly trying to consume him. Beside him was a lion. Its black fur and flaming mane matched its master.

The second was completely made of stone, the features of his face seemingly chiseled. He wasn't wearing a shirt, which showed off his impressive muscles. There were a few cracks on here and there on his skin, acting almost like scars. Moving alongside him was a large king cobra, the earth acting as its scales, shifting like tectonic plates. The serpent was also sporting a large pink bow on the back of its head. Both the man's and the snake's eyes were both a deep dark brown.

The third man looked ready to close a very prestigious business deal. His hair was storm cloud gray, and his eyes were an electrifying blue. His tie though was made purely out of electricity. On his shoulder was a mass of lightening, but upon closer inspection it was in fact an eagle. Unlike his tie, were contained and orderly, the bird's electricity was sparking and flashing all over the place.

The last man was Helios, the God of the sun, day, and gold. Behind him was a massive golden dragon. It seemed barely corporal, as if it were mage completely out of sun light. Helios smiled at the Gods around him. They nodded back in respect.

Silence.

"So, Jupiter how's Cymopolia?" asked the stone deity, attempting to make friendly conversation.

"I wouldn't know, now would I. Not after a thousand years of being here." Jupiter said sarcastically.

Helios glared at him, "We all agreed to that deal."

Xiuh snorted, "Yeah and we wouldn't have needed to if it weren't for you and Selene."

The Sun god bristled and took a step closer to the fire deity, "Leave my wife out of this."

"Will you idiots please be quiet!" a feminine voice came from the darkness.

Out of the darkness emerged two women. One was Selene; the Goddess of the moon, night, and silver, the other was the personification of winter. Her skin was ice blue, and snowflakes decorated it. Her snow-white dress was decorated with delicate designs created entirely of ice. Her long white hair left a trail of snow in its wake. Her pale blue eyes sharp and alert. The animal walking to the right of her was a polar bear made entirely from powdered snow. Its eyes and nose made from ice.

The six Gods and their familiars stood around the pool.

Jupiter smiled kindly at the woman of ice, there was a noticeable hit of sarcasm in his voice. "Always a pleasure to see you, Skadi." She rolled her eyes. He turned to Selene, "Where is Argentum?"

"He is running an errand for me," Answered the calm voice of the night.

There was a long awkward pause.

"So, our champions are finally starting to come to- "Helios was cut off by Xiuh.

"What do you mean finally? Ours- "He pointed at Jupiter, Skadi, Atlas, and himself, "have already joined forces. While yours has just been creating problems."

Helios glared at the God of fire. "He has been living in the shadow of his father his whole life. He is a good kid at heart."

Xiuh was about to continue to argue with the Sun God when Skadi stopped him from speaking. "We know Helios, and we don't object to your choice." She glared at the flaming god. "Our only concern is the fact he is releasing the serpentine."

"What do you have against snakes Skadi?" Atlas said defensively, the cobra slowly poising itself to strike.

"Nothing, they just tend to cause problems." Skadi shot back.

"No, you just don't trust anything that can't survive a blizzard," Accused Jupiter.

"Like you don't do the exact same thing Sparky." Helios jeered darkly.

"At least my champion hasn't released half of the serpentine!" Xiuh accused.

Atlas shot back, "No yours is just an egotistical ass hat."

That's when all hell broke loose. The shouting match between the Gods rose to a point where no one could tell who was saying what. Their Familiars began to take defensive positions around their masters. The air was charged with electricity, hot and cold were at war to win dominance in the room. More cracks began to form on Atlas, and the sky on Helios began to darken with his anger.

"Enough."

One simple word from the night was able to prevent all-out war between the Gods. Selene hadn't moved from her position in between Skadi and Helios, not fearing the massive amounts of power radiating from all around her. She looked at each of them in turn with a calm expression before speaking.

"I understand that we may not get along, as many of us counteract another, but if our champions can get along then so can we. Now if you would all be so kind; my champion is about to meet everyone." Selene turned her head down to stare at the picture in the pool.

Artemis was currently walking through a candy-cane forest in Candy Land, eating a smiling chocolate bar. Different types of candy people frolicked around her spouting out random word. She was content.

Suddenly a wolf made entirely of stars jumped out from behind a cotton candy bush, jumping straight at Artemis. She jerked back, and fell off the bed.

Artemis groaned and rubbed her head. She looked around and realized she was in an unfamiliar room. After panicking for half a second about what she had done last night, she remembered the events from yesterday, and sighed with relief. She took this moment of relief to look around the room

It was small and simple. The walls were a pale blue and a few posters covered them. Above the plain bed was a window, the light told her that it was at least late morning. Next to her was an old dresser with tons of nick-knacks and other things on top of it. On the corner of the dresser were her clothes, neatly folded, and now clean. She grabbed them and quickly put them on, glad to be back in the familiar fabric. After folding the borrowed clothing and making the bed, she left the bed room.

The living space was small, cozy, and felt lived in. The couch was well used and had a few grease spots on it. The kitchen appliances were old and chipped with use. On the wall were wonderful family photos. There was a large window above the couch, the blinds closed.

There was a loud bang outside, and then lots of shouting. Something was happening out there, probably a fight from all the shouting. Artemis was tempted to look out the window to see what was going on, but she stopped herself. She raced back into the bedroom and opened the window. Luckily it opened to the back of the trailer. After clumsily climbing out, she followed the base of the scarp pile. Artemis found a metal pole along the way, she grabbed it just in case she needed a weapon, and held it like a she would a softball bat.

As she rounded the base of the pile she came across a person, or at least what she thought was a person. The thing was covered in red and white scales. There were intricate designs on the front of its body. But the strangest thing about it was the fact it had the head of a snake. Artemis had seen a creature that looked somewhat like this before, when she was younger.

A split second later a figure was flung into a nearby scrap pile. Artemis saw what looked to be a red ninja suit, and spiky brown hair.

That's when it all clicked.

"No…" she said to herself. The snake man turned toward her, having heard. The teenager came out of her hiding spot, still repeating 'no' over to herself. The snake man saw Artemis and began to stalk towards her. The red ninja tried to warn the girl about the serpentine, but his warning fell on deaf ears. Once the snake was close enough, Artemis swung the pole.

"NO!" She screamed. The pole hit its target square in the jaw, effectively breaking it. The Red ninja was up now and tried to calm the girl down, but sadly he became the next target. Each time she hit him it was punctuated with a loud "NO!" Luckily, she was mostly aiming for his torso.

"Yo! Kai! What's going on?"

Artemis turned towards the new voice. There was another, and this one was wearing blue. She immediately changed her target, still screaming "NO!" Once her swings had become slower, the blue ninja managed to grab the pole and yank it out of her hands. Before she could start throwing punches, a pair of strong arms restrained her.

The crazed girl struggled to get loose. She must have done something right because the man released her with a gasp of pain. Artemis raced away and headed for the large clearing at the front of the scrap yard.

Once there, she saw what she most feared at that moment. The ninjas were fighting snake people, and machines that looked to have turned in to snakes. She saw an incredibly old man holing a bow-staff yelling at someone, along with Ed and Edna who were slowly turning into snake people.

There was a hand on her shoulder a moment later; she didn't hear a word they said. None of this made sense. How could she be here? How did she even get here? The world around her began to spin. A second later Artemis had passed out.

Jupiter is the Roman god of thunder
Xuih is short for Xiuhtecuhtli- he is the Aztec God of Fire
Atlas is the titan cursed to forever hold up the sky in Greek and roman mythology
Skadi is the Norse goddess of winter
Cymopolia is the goddess of violent storms