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Chapter 10

We run up to Rome moving to the front of the Pantheon, they are all out in front someone has tipped them off of our coming.

Jupiter stands out front bellowing at Zeus, "YOU DARE! YOU DARE SHOW YOUR FACE HERE!"

I step in front drawing his gaze. "We are here to speak with you about a matter that affects us all."

"WHO ARE YOU TO TELL ME, THE MOST POWERFUL IMMORTAL WHAT WILL OR WILLNOT HAPPEN? I TELL YOU WHAT TO DO!"

"Are you done now? My we speak like two civilized immortals?" I see Minerva cringe.

His eyes narrow. "THANATOS, HADES, OR DEATH YOU DO NOT SCARE ME. I AM THE BEGING AND THE END. I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE THE STARS. LEAVE MY SIGHT BEFORE I DISTROY YOU!"

I could see this was going downhill fast. I stepped away from the others looking straight into his eyes and said one word. "No." bringing my mirror shield up I pull my other shield from ass-hat inside of that.

Jupiter's hand flies up and then points right at me as if he is throwing something. With Hermes's gift I see the bolt leave his hand. To the others they see me engulfed in lighting almost an egg shape of light bouncing around. Getting brighter, for the few seconds my shield doubling the strength of the attack then arcing back to its caster. A loud clap of thunder from the displaced air was all you heard as ash fell to the ground were Jupiter stood.

I felt his power settle in my head as I heard Zeus murmur, "so worth the trip."

I looked at the shocked faces before me. "I hope the rest of you can be a little more level headed."

Minerva shakes off her stupor. "Nice to see you again Mac."

I smile at her, "always a pleasure to see you Minerva is there some were we can all go to, like I was saying this concerns every immortal."

We head to the throne room it's the only room that will accommodate us all. I find out that this massive building was for only one immortal he didn't believe in sharing.

They all tried to kiss up to me thinking I was going to be in charge. I look at them; "I have enough trouble running a coven of two."

Kat laughs, "I am a handful."

The other four immortals that came with us chuckled. It did what Kat had planned and loosened the Romans up. I went into my spiel and after the romans went into debate.

Zeus slid up beside me, "thanks for the warning you gave me back home. That could have been me."

I nod my head. "You I could still reason with. I gave up after the second word out of his mouth. We are frozen unchanging. I fear some will not be able to adapt to this new world."

He looks troubled. "And those that can't?"

"Ashes to ashes dust to dust. I hope I will not have to do this too often but I will inforce the rules we enact at the conclave. I don't enjoy the names I have earned but earned them I have."

People started to mingle Minerva came over to talk with me and I saw Apollo with Kat. I smile, Minerva.

"Please call me Minny, you don't let me call you Michael."

"Only my mother and Gran call me that, to the rest of my friends its Mac." People mill for a few days when Kat rather loudly asks if there is somewhere that our group can freshen up.

Apollo looks horrified, looking between me and Zeus. "We are so sorry where are our manners. There are guest rooms here and of course the main chamber." He trails off a little uncertain who should get it.

Kat solves that problem. "Which has the best baths dad and I will take it."

Minny laughs, "follow me dear."

I just shrug to the rest of our group and follow the girls as they leave arm and arm.

When we get to his chambers Minny leaves telling us to help ourselves, everything in here will be scrounged up after we leave. As victor I had first choice.

Kat started to zip around the room. "Some of this is defiantly coming home with us."

"Just remember we have to carry it back our selves."

She waves me away, "ya ya I will think of something."

We were there for months and because of my future knowledge Kat had them make a shipping container with two handles sticking out of each side. It was eight feet wide eight feet tall and sixteen feet long.

"Who do you think is carrying the other end" I asked in a light hearted way?

She looks at me, "some of this you threw in there remember, I left room for extra silk Toa is hooking me up."

Ever since I shared my memories with her she picked up a lot of 20 century slang.

"The cousins have a list, I told them I would see what I could do." I would have taken the couch but it just was too big. "I think between the two of us your wood work and carving and my sewing we can recreate it back home."

I just shake my head. I know when to shut up.

She filled up about a third of the way and told the Romans everything better be there when she came to get it.

The Romans finally got their act together agreeing to send two representatives form their coven, Minny and Apollo. They had seen how well Kat and I got along with the two of them and it was thought that may be the way to go. No one wanted a repeat of as they were calling it "the incident". As eight strong we headed for the toughest part of the journey the Romanian's.