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Chapter 10

Home sweet home

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As Argus navigated through the busy streets, Apollo was having a major nervous breakdown inside the limo.

"What if he gets so angry he transfers me into a mailman?"Apollo cried

"Or grounds us for eternity?" Artemis added

"Not helping" Athena muttered as Apollo started freaking out even more.

Ares leaned forward, grudgingly chewing a bar of chocolate. "You know once" Ares began dramatically "I forgot to turn off my war gun and it blasted a hole in dads new instant microwave nectar corn. And as a punishment, know what he did?"

All the gods sighed and rolled their eyes except for Apollo, who sat straighter and gazed at Ares with shinning eyes.

"What did he do?" the sun god asked breathlessly.

"He turned me into a daisy" Ares shrugged "Till mom found out anyway. Dad was sleeping on the couch that night."

"A…a daisy?"Apollo sputtered out.

"Yeah but I guarantee, Zeus won't turn you into a daisy" Ares said kindly.

Everyone looked at Ares in wonder including Argus, from the back of his neck.

"Really?"Apollo asked, shocked.

"Yeah" Ares nodded thoughtfully "I think he'll turn you into a sunflower instead"

Before anyone could figure out how to reply the car stopped. The gods reluctantly stepped out.

A five storey apartment loomed in front of them and Apollo couldn't help but imagine Zeus in a witch's robes, cooking up punishments in a pot and laughing like a maniac. That lifted his spirits a little.

"What do you think he's doing up there?"Artemis whispered

"Probably sharpening his spear" Ares supplied nonchalantly

"No I don't think so" Poseidon said frowning

"I think he's going to push us off the top floor" Apollo said creatively and immediately wished he hadn't.

Everyone glanced up at the building in dread. On that happy note they entered the doomsday apartment.

Athena led the way inside and Apollo was more than happy to oblige. He doubted Zeus would blast his favorite daughter.

Inside they found a dude behind a desk who grinned at them.

"Ganymede?" Athena exclaimed

The man gave a slight bow "The one and only."

Ares snorted and Ganymede paled a fraction.

"What are you doing here?"Athena inquired

"Well" Ganymede started "since I am Zeus personal adviser and-"

"You used to buy wine for dad" Apollo said absently.

Ganymede turned pink "and since he doesn't do anything without my consult-"

"So it was your idea to send us to school?"Ares demanded bringing down his fist on the counter.

"No…no, of course not, my lord!"The cup bearer said, shaking like a feather. "I'm here as your caretaker!"

"Oh, good" Ares said "I want four boxes of Twinkies delivered to that pig sty of a house"

"I don't think that would be necessary my-" Ganymede ducked just as the war gods hand swung and destroyed a vase.

"Ares" Athena warned "we have to figure out what's happening here first. Twinkies can wait."

Ares grumbled something and went to check out the fish tank in the corner.

"Thank you, Lady Athena!" Ganymede said "you are the kindest Olympian"

Athena blushed slightly at the remark just when a small bubble of water soaked Ares's face as he examined a peculiar orange fish.

"Yo, bro!" Apollo whooped "that was awesome. Do it again!"

"Poseidon" Aphrodite chided "keep your emotions in check, please"

"Yeah! Stop dousing innocent passer byes." Ares shouted spitting out a mouthful of water onto Artemis's head, who slapped him mercilessly.

Athena, for once oblivious to the love drama around her, turned her attention back to Ganymede.

"Where is Zeus?" she asked.

Ganymede pointed up, towards the ceiling.

"We all know he lives in the sky!" Poseidon muttered.

"No my lord" Ganymede replied cheerfully "he is waiting for you in the fifth floor suit. The elevator is around the corner."

Before Athena could thank the cup bearer, Ares lumbered to their side and glared at the poor guy so forcefully, Poseidon started laughing.

"WHAT?" Artemis asked as they entered the lift "what's so funny?'

"He just wet his pants!" Poseidon replied. Ares nodded satisfied as Apollo too joined in the laughing club. Athena only glared at them.

"I'm worried" Artemis suddenly said. "About my hunters"

"Don't worry sis" Apollo said "I'm sure their fine!"

"How can you be sure?"

"Well" Apollo shrugged modestly "I did pop in to teach them some defense moves"

Apollo started doing kung fu moves like drunken Jackie Chan while Ares stared along with pain in his heart. To see the fighting style he had created being insulted by a scare crow! Painfull.

"And what did they do?" Artemis asked angrily.

"They hit me with a frying pan" Apollo stated mournfully.

"I'm sure they thought you were a wild animal or a…a mouse or something." Poseidon said kindly, half looking at Athena.

"No, they hit me after I told them who I was" Apollo said.

Artemis nodded "Just like how I taught them!"

Ares turned to Poseidon " who kills a mouse with a pan?"

Poseidon looked confused as Ares went on to say how one must use a specially made blaster gun for such purposes.

"A blaster gun? To kill a rat?" Poseidon repeated.

Ares nodded "that's how they roll in the Ares world"

"I hate Ares world" Apollo muttered just as the lift doors opened onto the fifth floor suite.

They opened the wooden door and stepped inside as the door closed behind them. No turning back now, Apollo thought miserably.

In the middle of the room stood a scowling Zeus, his lightning bolt in hand, smoking slightly.

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