Chapter Six: Pirithous' Punishment
"When is this to be arranged; now, tomorrow, next week, when?"
"Right now, my love." He sounded like this was not going to end well.
Soon they walked to a room marked Prisoners, and Hades ushered her inside. It was a good thing she took acting lessons from Dionysus.
"H-hello; P-Pirithous are you in there? I need to-" She was tackled from behind; she knew it had to be him.
"What do you want; you got me locked up in here. Unless you are ready to be my consort, get out of here." His rough voice sent her into shock (acting).
"P-please… I have no one to go to. Hades had hurt me badly; please help me. I would love to be your consort, if allowed…" Suddenly her lips were invaded by his and she had to fight the urge to punch him in the gut, or else her plan would be ruined. Instead she "responded."
He finally released her from his own lips and she saw his eyes were shining. "I have sent an SOS signal to a friend of mine, Thesus. He should be here in an hour to release me… and you."
"I see; Hades said that if you can change his mind about me, he would gladly hand me over to you," she stopped, caressing his cheek. He looked like he was thinking it over before agreeing to one condition.
"He must give me millions of jewels as well; I need to pay my friend for his assistance."
"I'm sure he would do that for such a strong man." She leaned into his arms only to be kissed again.
"Also, I want to negotiate your well-being when my friend comes here. Just to clarify."
"Of course you will; do not worry about a thing." Persephone nodded and started to get up, but he pulled her back down into his lap.
"Where do you think you're going, hm?" He was smirking an unnerving smirk, with lustful eyes and raised eyebrows.
Persephone did not say a single word; because she had a feeling she knew what was coming next. She tried to stand up again, but he held her in place. It was then Hades stormed in, feigning anger. "Persephone, what are you DOING in here?! I told you to stay in your room, not squirm your way into this place!"
He yanked Persephone out of Pirithous' arms and dragged her out of the room, closing and locking the door, before turning to her. "Well, did you find anything out about the dinner?"
"Yes I did, He wants to only talk when a friend of his comes, in about an hour, that he wants me as his consort, and also he wants to be paid in millions of jewels." Obviously Pirithous knew that Hades was the god of riches.
"I see, now we have a half hour, so I need to pay a visit to the forges of Hephaestus; would you like to join me?"
"Yes I would like that very much Hades." She nodded before snapping her fingers, magically changing her outfit into a pure white dress with gold sandals, and grabbing her husband's hand.
Suddenly they were in a VERY metallic cave that had gears, wrenches, screws, and nuts and other mechanical devices. There was a very old and handmade table that held all kinds of puzzling blueprints. And there was a VERY busy-looking Hephaestus staring at them.
"Hades; Persephone? Whatcha doin' at this place?"
Persephone took a step towards her brother and requested what her husband had told her. "Brother Hephaestus, in 24 minutes, a man named Thesus and a man named Pirithous will try to steal me away from my husband without delay. We need two chairs, much like the ones you trapped Hera in. Can you do this in a short amount of time?"
Hephaestus looked uncertain until he looked into his sister's eyes. They were full of emotions that could have killed him if he was mortal: fear, anger, but most of all, hopefulness. "Of course I can sister; just watch me."
And with that he got to work, faster than ever before. He grabbed two flat, but bendable sheets of metal and attached each of them to four strong and sturdy metal legs. Then he grabbed metal sheets, four in all, and bent them in the shape of a cylinder, for arm rests. Finally he put a large metal sheet onto the seat for back support. Before he could say that they were finished though, he had to color them and put on the trap. He colored them a navy blue and attached a gold band to each arm rest. Now, he could say that they were finished.
He handed them over to his uncle and sister, saying how they worked. "The moment they sit down, the gold bands will go across their wrists and ankles, and they will never be able to escape again."
"Thank you Hephaestus; it is most appreciated."
The king and queen-to-be transported back to the Underworld- the mess hall, to be exact. They placed the two chairs down and presented them as the guest's chairs.
They had only 14 minutes left before it was time to eat, so Persephone decided to confront her husband on Minthe. "Um… Hades; I need to talk to you quickly, before the dinner."
Hades heaved a sigh and looked at her suspiciously. "This is about Minthe, isn't it, Persephone?"
Persephone nodded hastily and began to speak. "I have to clarify what happened, Hades; our marriage depends on it."
"Persephone, my love, I did not enjoy it. In fact, when I woke up I had gone to your room to check up on you. When I was trying to wake you up, Minthe pulled me away, to tell me that you were up very late and she kissed me. I tried to shake her off, but she was persistent. And VERY, VERY ANNOYING."
"I am sorry for doubting you, my husband, and I shall try to be more of a queen." She bowed her head, delivering and receiving a wide smile.
Suddenly the entrance doors opened and came out two men. One of them had curly black hair, freckles, sea green eyes, and tanned skin. He wore a white toga that had wet spots on it; obviously he had gone swimming on his way here. He must have been Thesus.
Pirithous was beside him and he wore a rather smug smile and had rather lustful eyes, of course they were set on Persephone. He had cleaned up well; he wore a blue tee, denim jeans, and black gym shoes. He was still a demi godly disgusting, lustful, arrogant, lecherous pervert.
The two stared at Persephone and Hades, transfixed by her beauty. Then they began to get their senses back and bowed to her. "Hello, my lady, I do not believe we have met; I am Thesus, son of Poseidon. I would like to apologize for what my fool of a friend has done for you. It is most awful; to be put and I find it disgraceful. I tried to tell him no, but he was too stubborn to listen to me. I am very sorry, for this, for his sin, for everything."
Persephone felt her heart soften at his apology and began to nod her head in a forgiving manner. "I accept your apology, sir Thesus."
It was then that Hades, Persephone's, and Hephaestus' plan sprang into action; Pirithous sat down into a chair as did his friend. The moment they did so, gold bands latched upon their ankles and wrists; they were trapped!
"Now, what was it you wanted to talk to me about, my dear guest?" Hades said in a sickly sweet voice. "To try to sway me into giving you my only true love; to deliver you countless amounts of jewels for your travels; to do just what?
Pirithous and Thesus had gone silent; realization growing onto them. Then Pirithous started to shout at Hades. "How dare you try to imprison me; do you not know who my father is?! He will have your head, and Persephone will still belong to me!"
"Belong; how dare you! I am not some item, nor am I an accessory, toy, or possession. I do not belong to anyone, you disgusting half-blood! I roam free wherever I go, with the option of staying or going." Persephone was steaming mad now, how dare he!
"Please, my lady, I understand your anger upon my friend, but what have I done to offend you?" Thesus was staring at her with confused and scared eyes. "I do not to even want to be here!"
"I have a deal for you, since you hold a very good argument there. If someone can willingly free you, and only you, I will let you escape. But your friend gets no rescuer; my husband will deal with the wretch that he is."
"Persephone, my love, are you sure about this agreement, this pact?" Hades was looking at her questioningly.
"Yes, Hades, I am very certain that the deal made is all in fairness. Do you except my proposal?" She turned her attention back from her husband to Thesus.
Thesus nodded hastily and rambled his gratefulness before his friend shut him up. "What are you DOING; do not thank them! Poseidon and Zeus can save us from this hellhole, literally!"
"As usual, my no-longer friend, you forget a few facts: one, my father has no power here, two, your father has no power here, and most importantly, three, Persephone and you share the same father; he will not play favorites."
At this, Pirithous went pale; his angry and steady demeanor vanished, now replaced with fear and shock. "Y-you're my father's daughter? That means y-you're my sister, doesn't it?"
At this, Persephone nodded and took her husband's hand, signaling it was time to leave. Before leaving, she turned around and smiled a last sickly sweet smile at Pirithous' shocked face. "Goodnight…my oh-so kind and gentle brother, Pirithous."
