If only going to school and going back home was this easy.
The gods opened a portal and Zana soon found herself in the middle of the city. Where her cousin and friends were.
Don't get her wrong. She wanted to join the monster fight, but she's also worried about her cousin. She didn't want him to turn into a statue. How would she even explain that to her family if he does?
Finding her cousin was easy; just follow the path of destruction and screams. She followed the path until she saw the giant snake monster and her cousin and his friends fighting it.
And by the looks of it, they were not having any progress of beating it up. It was more of the other way around.
One of her cousin's friends, and the strongest member of the team, Herry, grabbed the monster by the tail and attempted to swing it around.
Turns out, the monster knew what he was planning and swung the hero instead.
Zana winced. That has got to hurt.
When she saw her cousin Jay, she found a place to hide, but not far away from the fight. She knew she'd have to help the heroes eventually.
Even if she's gonna have her mind wiped after this and get grounded for something her cousin made up just to hide her amazing experience from her.
"Aren't we a little bit too old for this, Darling?" Cronus called out to his wife, hiding somewhere inside his lair.
From her hiding place, Rhea summoned a vine to wrap her husband in, and hang him up-side-down.
The goddess giggled in amusement and poked him, "Funny. I was going to ask you the same thing, Dearest."
Cronus glared at her in annoyance.
Rhea turned around to leave. But a few steps later, bumped into her husband, who surprisingly managed to get himself untangled.
She tried to flee, but he grabbed her arm and dipped her.
Knowing what was going to happen next, the goddess gave her husband a pleading look, complete with batting eyes.
This always works.
Cronus scoffs,"Nice try, Darling. But after that little prank you pulled, this is... just... mediocre..."
Oh come on. He thought he got over that face.
That, pitiful face with... those sweet eyes... the bigger they get... the, more, he...
Cronus closed his eyes, trying to clear the image from his head. He opened his eyes moments later, only to find another plant model in his arms.
Not again!
Also... she's getting better with these. They're starting to really look like her.
From her hiding place, Rhea giggled at her husband's irritation.
Sigh. He's still her funny little baby brother.
"Whatever happened to this guy, I'm not liking it one bit!" Atlanta complained before she was knocked out by Kekrops swinging an uprooted tree at her.
She wasn't the only one curious.
Theresa peered into Kekrop's mind and was shocked when she saw how one simple kiss between two gods turned him into a powered-up giant reptile.
She wished she didn't have to see that.
Also, the gods weren't just over-reacting when they said these two shouldn't be together.
She was too busy reading Kekrop's mind that it allowed him to knock her down with his tail. Jay rushed to her side, but was knocked out as well when Kekrops slammed his claw on top of him.
Odie and Neil were the only ones left standing. Neil knew what he had to do...and, hid behind Odie.
The shortest hero cocked an eyebrow at his frightened teammate, before the two were grabbed by Kekrop's tail. The geminus then proceeded to grab the rest of the heroes using his claws.
With all 7 heroes in his grasp, Kekrops opened a portal to return to Cronus' lair.
Unaware that he had brought an unwanted visitor with him.
He's still as irritating as ever.
But still a-dork-able.
As Rhea sat down to braid her hair into two, she remembered the times she spent with her little brother; The adventures they have outside the castle, the many times they pranked their cousins, every sweet, blissful kiss they shared... Sigh. Even during the moments when they get under each other's skin.
Those were moments she wished she could relieve all over again, with her sweet, yet slightly annoying, baby brother.
If only he had stayed that way.
As she continued to reminisce, she is approached by her lions who offer her comfort by nuzzling on her side. Agnon joined them by playing a comforting melody on his harp.
When did he learn to play the harp, no one knows.
Rhea ran her hand across her lion's soft fur. To her confusion, it suddenly felt, hard. Like stiff. She also noticed Agnon suddenly stopped playing. She looks up, only to find the giant frozen...in time.
She stood up and kept a face of indifference as she let a familiar force pull her back, and into the arms of her husband.
Cronus delightfully sniffed his wife's hair, whispering in bliss, "I miss this."
Rhea couldn't help but smile and lean into her husband's embrace, "I miss you. Now unfreeze my lions."
Cronus slightly muttered under his breath and grumpily unfreezes his wife's lions. The large cats were not to pleased with their mistress' husband's trick.
"And Agnon."
Cronus muttered again, but did what he was told.
He forgot how demanding his wife was.
Cronus nuzzled his wife's neck, intoxicated by her sweet scent. Rhea wanted to push him away, but found herself unable to do so. Plus, she feels as if she wants to be limp and helpless in his arms.
Oh no. Not again.
Ever since they were little, many believed that the two siblings were destined to be together and succeed their parents in ruling the world.
As children, Cronus and Rhea dismissed these beliefs, seeing each other only as brother and sister. And close friends.
But as the years passed, the two realized they see each other more as friends.
Sometimes, the siblings would argue with each other. Sometimes, these arguments would get intense.
And yet, no matter how much the siblings want to stay angry at each other, or even rip each other into pieces...!
They'd always find their way back into each others' arms.
It was... a curse.
Yeah. A curse.
One betrayed the other because their children were eaten. Thousands of years later, they reunite, and the first thing they do was to hug each other, and then make out.
Rhea softly moaned, "Why is it you always tempt me at the moment of my rage?"
Cronus chuckled lightly as he slightly dips her, "If I do recall, Dear...You're the temptress."
Rhea glared. Typical little brother.
"They were our children." For some strange reason, Rhea found those words to be bitter in her mouth.
"They attacked you." Cronus regretted those words, especially when he saw the downcast look on his wife's face.
He hated to admit it... But even he BELIEVED that his own kids, would never EVER... attack their own mother.
Many times they have said it whenever he tried to destroy them.
With so much hesitation and disgust, he mutters, "But... I, doubt... That was even them."
Rhea was surprised, but smiled gratefully in amusement at her husband as he struggles to cheer her up, despite his animosity towards their children.
Then she turned serious, "You and I both know the consequences of what that weapon can do."
"Oh good." Cronus shot back, "We're on the same page. Let's keep it that way, shall we?"
Rhea sighed in exasperation. They're certainly NOT on the same page.
"Oh come on now, Darling." Cronus grinned, "I did tell you one day that sword is mine."
"Yes." Rhea remarked with sarcasm, "And there's certainly, no way, are you going to go crazy like Daddy."
Cronus narrowed his eyes, "Have I ever told you that one of the things I love about you was that you were always supporting?"
"Aw, Cro-Cro..." Rhea spoke softly, "Sometimes, I find it a curse to fall for you all over again."
Cronus smiled back, sighing softly, "Sometimes, I feel the same way whenever I'm with you... my sweet, little, Ray-Ray."
Yep. Definitely a curse.
But... maybe they could let it pass. For now.
The two gods continue to gaze at each other in complete bliss, until they decided to move their heads towards each other.
Their eyes, shut, as they let the distance between them close...
"Aren't you two still mad at each other?!"
