This is a chapter partially inspired by Robbie.
Dick: You know what she's talking about, Robbie and Spot, you both do.
Andy: Why do they always get to male requests?
Me: One, I haven't asked any of the reviewers to. Two, She's given me plenty of ideas.
Percy: We are open to suggestion, though!
Me: Alright, let's get this show on the road!
Annabeth: This chapter should be fun...
Percy: Oh yeah at least it's not Chiron this time though.
Andy: Yeah, then we'd know someone was messing with us on purpose.
Nico: Instead, it's some random teacher asking us to do a project we know way too much about.
Annabeth: Poor soon-to-be traumatized teacher and classmates.
Percy: We know too much.
Artemis: You guys talk too much too!
Wally: Yeah, now get on with the story!
Kaldur: It wouldn't be polite to leave our readers in the dark for so long.
Me: What they said, on with the story!
("You say that I'm messing with your head " you're right XD)
At Gotham Academy, 7th Period- Advanced Ancient History (I don't care if its not a class,it should be XD)
Andy POV
"This unit will be focused on Greek Mythology, seeing as we studied the culture of the ancient Greeks last unit." The teacher, Mr. Brunner announced, I groan, naptime, I think. Looking at Percy, Annabeth and Nico, I know I'm right, this class is going to BORING. (A/N no, not Chiron, it was the only name I could think of. He's not in a wheel chair, either.) I lower my head onto my desk and black out, g'night.
*Snap! Snap! Snap!* "Would you like to answer my question Miss Grayson?" Mr. Brunner asks, looking down at me as I lift my head off my desk and look up at him sleepily.
"What question, sir?" I ask, not bothered by the glare he's giving me for not having my textbook out, well, I think that's why.
"You don't even have your textbook out!" He exclaims, told ya. "Tell me, Miss Grayson, if you and your friends know so much about Greek mythology then I'm sure you'd be fine doing separate projects on a myth and a god each." He States angrily.
"Yeah, I'm sure we'd be okay with that, right guys?" I ask Percy, Annabeth and Nico, they all nod. Mr. Brunner looks taken aback but he says anyways:
"Your assignments are, Miss Chase and Miss Grayson, you two have the myth about the Giant War. Mr. Jackson and Mr. DiAngelo, you two have the myth about the titan war. Miss Chase, you will be assigned the goddess Athena, Miss Grayson, the goddess Persephone, Mr. Jackson, the god Posiden and Mr. DiAngelo, the god Hades. You are to write the origin of your god or goddess. This must be due next week, on Monday, are we clear?" Mr. Brunner asks as if he was giving us a challenge, please.
"Finally, something worthwhile in the class." I hear Nico mutter next to me."
"Crystal clear, sir." I state, smiling, if only he knew what he just got him, and the class into, it'll take all week for us to present.
"Good, class dismissed." He says as the bell rings.
Walking to the manor with, Dick, Wally, Arty, Babs and the demigods...
"Are you sure you four can handle this, I mean you basically told to talk about a family member but, that much, I mean, I don't even know sqaut about those myths he assigned you." Artemis said to us walking up the to the manor.
"This, naw, the thing on the gods is super easy, and the Titan war should be easy too. Good thing I'm working with Annabeth though, I know very little about the Giant war, I can ask dad though, maybe." I say, putting my chin in my hand.
"What do you think, Nico?" I ask.
"Should be okay, just not Ares, it's still a soft spot for him." He says, chuckling.
"Can we send him a jar as a gift?" Percy asks, grinning mishevously.
"Yes." I say as Annabeth says
"No." We look at each other and laugh. "Well, we better get started on the myths, shouldn't be too hard, we'll be done by Saturday then, we can write the papers on our parents, and your stepmom later." Annabeth says and I nod.
"See ya later, boys, Artemis, come on, you can shoot arrows at Wally later." I call as Annabeth and I thunder up the stairs, Artemis trailing behind.
Monday, at school, because the last scene was on a Friday.
"Alright, class, time for Miss Grayson and Miss Chase's presentation on the Giant war." Mr. Brunner announced to the rest of the class. Annabeth and I made out way up to the front.
"The Giants were often confused with the Titans, who were a previous set of offspring by Uranus and Gaea. Just like the Titans who fought the Olympians during the Titanomachy, the Giants also fought Zeus and the other gods during the Gigantomachy. The Gigantomachy was probably considered the most important war among gods in Greek mythology, as it was depicted in a vast number of vases that have been found." * I continued.
**"The Gigantes were not born until after the gods won the first Olympian War and took the throne from Kronos. While it was originally Gaea's idea for the gods to defeat her own children, the Titans, she grew unhappy with the way the gods ruled and hence gave birth to a new set of children, the Gigantes."** Annabeth read, now it was time for the fun to begin as we handed out papers to Mr. Brunner and stayed up front.
"Each Giant was created to oppose a certain god, and the war technically started when two Giants, Otis and Ephialtes, the banes of Dionysus, captured the war god, Ares and trapped him in a storage jar, a pithos." I explained.
"These two giants attempted to storm Mount Olympus by piling mountains on top of each other. Ares tried to stop them, and that's when he got captured, Hermes, the mess anger god, rescued him after 13 months. The goddess Artemis soon brought about the Adolai's destruction." Annabeth stated.
**"Each Gigantes was born and bred specifically to oppose one of the Olympian gods, to usurp that god's domain. The King of the Giants was Porphyrion, the anti-Zeus, and he made an official declaration of war on the Olympians by kidnapping their queen, Hera. It was prophesied that only a god and demigod working together could defeat this threat to Olympus, so Zeus called upon his own son Hercules to help win this war, called the Gigantomachy." Annabeth explained one of the largest parts matter-of-factly.
"One by one, the Gigantes fell and all were killed except Aristaios, who was turned into a dung beetle by Gaea so the giant might be safe from the wrath of Olympus. The only way to get rid of a Giant is for a god and demigod to work together against the Giant."** I concluded, grinning. Everyone in the class, save Dick, Nico, and Percy was staring at us, wide-eyed and open-mouthed. We smirked at the boys as we sat down, I whispered "Good luck," as they passed me.
"The Titan War technically started when Kronos ate 5 out of 6 of his children. His wife, Rhea, his his youngest child, Zeus. Zeus grew up safe from his father, and, when he was old enough, he became cup-bearer to Kronos." Percy started.
"Then after Zeus got Kronos to trust him, Zeus gave him a special wine that made Kronos regurgitate Zeus's siblings. The gods fled to the underworld where Hades guided them to where the Cyclops and Hecka- the Hundred-Handed ones, the other children of Gaea and Uranus were kept. Once the gods killed Kampê, the Cyclopes and Hundred-Handed Ones gave them great weapons, well, the male gods anyways." Nico finished with a shrug after getting death glares from Annabeth and I.
"The gods, with the help of the Hundred-Handed Ones and the Cyclops battled and defeated the Titans, cutting Kronos into a thousand pieces with his own scythe." Percy stated, letting Nico have the finishing line.
"And so, the gods ruled the earth, with the Titians imprisoned, Gaea asleep, Uranus unable to create a physical form." Nico concluded; then, the boys turned and gave their papers to Mr. Brunner and sat down amongst clapping.
Mr. Brunner clears his throat, "well, that certiantly took longer than expected, Miss Grayson, tomorrow you will give your report on Persephone and, if we have time, Miss Chase will give her report on Athena. Class dismissed" and we all got up to leave. Outside the classroom, Annie, Perce, Nico and I were confronted by Artemis, Wally, Kaldur and Dick.
"That was so cool! How do you guys know all of that stuff?" Dick exclaimed, hugging me.
"Dude, did you guys even study or did you already know all of that fro-" I clamp my hand over Wally's mouth.
"Don't finish that sentence," I threaten, and I remove my hand once he nods.
"Did you guys have any... Help?" Artemis asks, looking about warily.
"Not really, we did have some preparation but the girls helped us with ours" Percy states, shrugging.
"I had some help from Malcolm and a few of my other... Siblings" Annabeth whispers the last word as we all walk out the doors of Gotham Academy.
(Thank you Rick Riordan and Wikipedia!)
The next day
"Miss Grayson, you're up." Mr Brunner says smirking, he probably thought I put something together last night, we finished our first presentation Saturday and our individuals on Sunday afternoon. What! We are supposed to know our parent's history, you know.
"Gladly," I chirp as I walk up to the front of the room and hand Mr. Brunner my report, I have all of it memorised, Persephone told me a lot of stories when I visit her and Father in the underworld.
"Persephone is the goddess of springtime, flowers and vegetation, she is the daughter of Demeter and the wife of Hades. One day, while Persephone was out gathering flowers, the ground split open and Hades, in his Stygian Iron chariot and his midnight-black horses kept out of the fissure. Hades abducted Persephone and took her to the underworld, she stayed there for quite some time, not eating or drinking anything. One day, her resolve crumbled and she ate a pomegranate seed, six pomegranate seeds to be exact. That same day, Hermes visited the underworld to take Persephone back to the surface. You see, Demeter, her mother had been looking everywhere for Persephone and went to Zeus for help. Zeus, in turn, sent Hermes to take Persephone back to the surface. Once he got there, Hermes asked Persephone if she had eaten any food from the underworld, she told him about the six pomegranate seeds. After consulting with both Hades and Zeus, it was declared that Persephone would be with her husband, Hades from late September to early March. This explains the seasons for in between these two months, Demeter grieves the loss of her daughter, making plant life deteriorate and die." I concluded and went to sit down, seeing that there was enough time, Annabeth was beckoned to the front of the room for her presentation on Athena.
Annabeth walked up to the from, handed Mr. Brunner her paper and began. "Athena is the goddess of strategic war and battle as well as crafts, teaching and the arts, she is the daughter of Zeus and the Titian of forethought, Metis. One day, Zeus received a prophecy stating that, if Metis had a make child, he would overthrow Zeus as he did his own father, Kronos. Zeus decided to swallow Metis in order to prevent this prophecy, eventually, Metis found her way into Zeus's skull and stayed there. She soon gave birth to a baby girl who inherited her mother's wisdom. Soon, Athena grew large enough to break out of Zeus's skull, that day, he had a large headache and ordered his son, Hephaestus, the blacksmith god to split his skull. Athena then sprig from his head, full grown and in armor. Her children are born the same way, from thought." Annabeth finishes, striding past Mr. Brunner.
"Again, it seems we are out of time, Mr. DiAngelo and Mr. Jackson, you will be presenting tomorrow. Class dismissed." Mr. Brunner states as we stream out of the door.
"Sweet! You were born from thought! That's so cool!" Dick exclaimed.
"Do you have a bellybutton?" Wally bluntly asks, Percy, Nico and I are torn between laughing, cringing and groaning when Annabeth replies.
"Why does everyone always ask that?! Of course I do!" Annabeth explodes in a burst of temper as she storms off.
(Seriously, Wally! Be nice!)
Wednesday, the next day.
"Mr. DiAngelo," Mr. Brunner calls as Nico gets out of his chair and hands Mr. Brunner his paper.
"Hades is the firstborn and last regurgitated son of Kronos and Rhea, he is the god of the underworld. Once the gods had fled to the underworld, Hades led the way, he seemed to know his way underground and was able to guide the other gods to the prison of the Cyclops and the Hundred-Handed Ones. After the gods defeated Kampê, they were given special weapons, Hades received the Helm of Darkness. It allowed him to become invisible and, when he was visible, the Helm radiated the beholder's worst fears. When the gods drew lots to see what domain they would receive, Hades drew the shortest lot and got the underworld." Nico concluded and sat down.
"Mr. Jackson," Mr. Brunner called, so Percy walked up to the front of the room, bumped into three desks and handed Mr. Brunner his paper.
"Posiden is the middle son of Kronos and Rhea, and he is the god of theseas, and has power of almost all bodies of water. He is also known as the Earthshaker, the Father of Horses and the Stormbringer." I roll my eyes, of course Percy flaunts his heritage to make him seem more powerful, news flash, Perce, Hades is just as great. "After the gods fled to the underworld and after the gods killed Kampê, Posiden received a trident as his weapon. It can create storms and control water, he used this to his advantage in the Titianomachy. When the gods drew lots, Posiden got the second longest lot, the sea. To an extent, he also controls most forms of liquid. Posiden has had numerous demigod children and is the father of most of the younger Cyclops." Percy finishes, smirking at Mr. Brunner as he sits down in his chair only for Brunner to say.
"Well done, regular lessons will continue tomorrow, class dismissed." And with those words, we left behind a slightly scarred class, imagining the 'myths' we told them, when in reality, we made them easier to comprehend.
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Annabeth: For our presentation on the Gigantomachy, Firecracker used the glossary from House of Hades, by Rick Riordan.
Andy: She also used Riordan Wiki and Wikipedia.
Percy: Because Nico won't come out and talk, Firecracker used her memory if several Rick Riordan books for my presentation with Nico.
Nico: Hey! I'll come out and talk, Firecracker used memory of Rick Riordan books and some Wikipedia for the origins (kinda, are they really origins?) Of the gods.
Me: Perce, quit antagonizing Nico!
Percy: *mumbles* Sorry Nico
Me: Thank you.
Andy: Stay Whelmed,
Artemis: Get Traught,
Wally: Feel the Aster,
Dick: And Crash the Mode.
Me: Firecracker OUT!
