A/N: It's summer~. I can now update once a week. :)
I just hope I won't die from the unbearable heat over here. (T_T)
"Tell us what is troubling you, dear brother."
Oceanus and the other titans watched Cronus walk around the room. Their ruler had called them early in the morning for a meeting about the gods and since then, they have been watching their leader walked back and forth while playing with the orb pendant.
Finally, he spoke up. "I have been thinking…"
"We can actually see that." said Crius.
Everyone glared at him.
Cronus, walked to where his brother was and stopped behind his chair. "You know Crius, when you see your enemy, just dawdling around, powerless, like a human, are you, satisfied?"
"Well, yeah, I mean, they can't hurt me anymore so~ yeah. I'm good."
"You're not bored by just watching them?"
"I am, I am and good thing you asked because are we done yet? I need to get some beauty sleep!"
Cronus glared at the titan and took a dagger out from behind and stabbed the table in front of him.
"Ok, Ok, I was just joking, look, I'm wide awake now."
Cronus went back to his chair and said to them "Brothers, for the past few days, the gods have managed to adapt to the human world, which I have expected the least, hence, there is a change of plans. One by one, we will take them all out, until Zeus remains. I will be the one to kill him."
"I'll take on that Ares!" said Hyperion who grinned evilly.
"Hyperion, do you want to dirty your hands?"
"Hell yeah!"
"Well no, I won't let you. I'm thinking, instead of waste our energies on such weaklings, let us send some, how do you say… acquaintances of theirs…"
"You mean the other gods?" asked Iapetus.
"No. You'll see. Coeus, call the foul creature"
Cronus held his hand up and a small orb of energy appeared. Just then, the satyr knocked and went inside.
"M-master c-called Agae?"
"Come, and take this."
The satyr obeyed and went to his master to take the orb. As he took it, the light of the orb surrounded and transformed him into a human boy.
"Today, you will go to the school where the boys are and place that somewhere inside the building. Are we clear?"
"Y-yes Master. A-agae will do w-what Master wishes."
"Be gone then, and make sure you are not seen."
The satyr bowed and left while touching the small orb he possessed
"Cronus, what's going to happen?" asked Iapetus.
He laughed. "You'll see Iapetus, you'll see.
"*Yawn*"
"Dionysus, quit it. Or I'll- *Yawn*."
"Hahaha! Looks like he got you Are- *Yawn* Damn it!" said Hermes.
"Boys, stop fighting or- *Yawn* Now you've got me too." said Zeus.
"It's Apollo's fault! Waking us up early in the morning!"
"If I didn't wake you all up, we'll be late for school. Besides, haven't you seen the writings on the school wall? The early bird catches the worm!" said Apollo happily.
"You eat worms? Is that another reason why you wake up so damn early?! Gross!" said Ares and he laughed with Hermes.
"Of course not! I wake up early because I want to! And what's wrong with all of your grumpy faces? It's a new day! The sun is shining, the birds are singing and we're still alive!"
The others looked at one another. Apollo has totally lost it.
"Finally we're here!" exclaimed Hermes as he saw the school building.
"Why do we have to walk? I mean there are- what do you call it? Cars?" asked Dionysus, who was popping some grapes into his mouth.
"First of all, we don't have one. Second, none of us doesn't know how to drive it. Lastly, I don't even want to know the damages you would cause." said Poseidon.
"Another reason, we can use the public vehicles to travel…with exception." said Hades.
They went inside the building and what they did not expect was a horde of students, most of them were girls, surrounding them.
"Mr. Song! We heard from Ms. Lexton that you aced her pop quiz! Please join the Phoenix Quiz Team!"
"No way! He is definitely joining the Science Club!"
"If anyone of you wants to join the Robotics club, we're open for new members!"
"Ugh~ Don't listen to those nerds! Come join the Drama Club, it's much better!"
"We also need some guys in the Occult Club!"
The boys made their way through the crowd while being bombarded with flyers and invitations of different clubs. In fact, most of them just wanted to see the boys up close. Thankfully, the school bell rang and the students started to scatter and head to their respective classes, leaving the boys with a stack of papers.
"I don't know what just happened but I am not going to be late in Ms. Lexton's class." said Zeus.
Poseidon agreed. "Oh yeah, she's going to punish us if we're a second late."
"Alright, we'll see you later. Our meeting place is still the same."
The five boys went upstairs while the three headed for their class. They turned to a corner when a boy came out of nowhere and ran into Poseidon and stumbled backwards.
"Oww!"
"I-I'm sorry! Here." He took the boy's hand and pulled him up. "Are you ok? You shouldn't be running like that."
The boy stared at them and was shocked.
Hades noticed his reaction. "Is there something wrong?"
"N-n-nothing…"
Zeus noticed a black marble on the floor and picked it up. "Is this yours?"
The boy looked at it and swiped it from Zeus. "M-must… go…n-now.." And he ran away from them, leaving them confused.
"What's his problem?" asked Zeus.
Poseidon shrugged. "Don't know…What's wrong Hades?"
"…Nothing." he said while he looked at the direction where the boy ran.
"To read, or not to read…zhat is the question. I hope zhat by the end of the zchool year, we are able to understand zis beautiful work of art of Shakezpeare. Romeo and Zuliet is the most beautiful love story ever made, more beautiful than that book of zhining vampires, naked werewolves… a statue."
"Daisuke, do you know about the book he is talking about?" asked Apollo. They were having their third period with Mr. Moreau, in which Apollo was enjoying himself while Hermes was drawing on his book.
"If you mean the one with the zhining vampires then no. I don't even want to know what book it is."
"It sounds interesting… I'm gonna go look for it some time."
"You sure are enjoying being a human. Just don't forget our evil gramps who is now ruling over Mt. Olympus."
"Of course! I'm not that naive!"
"Mr. Toulzon! I can hear you blabbing with Mr. Nakamura! Will you like to tell uz what it iz?" said Mr. Moreau.
"I-I was just asking if he had read the book, Mr. Moreau. I apologize if I disturb the class."
"Az long az it is related to my zubject, it is fine. Just make sure to keep it dow-"
*BOOM!*
A loud noise made the class stop and a few seconds later, the bell rang. The students panicked and rushed to the door, all of them pushed one another to hurry their pace.
"Everyone! Calm down and stop puzhing!" shouted the teacher. He noticed Apollo and Hermes were still at the back of the classroom as their classmates went out. "What are you ztill doing there?! Get out of here and follow the other studentz!"
They were still shocked but they obliged. They went out and saw a lot of students headed for the main entrance. Some of the students were panicking, pushing and crying while the teachers guided them. The PA system and monitors turned on, revealing the Principal to address the students.
"Everyone! Leave the building immediately! I repeat, leave the building immediately! Use the fire exits or any exit near you. No pushing or panicking to ensure safety. Faculty members, guide the students accordingly. Everyone must be outside and teachers, make sure to check your students if he or she is with their class!"
"C'mon Hermes, we'll look for them outside."
The two boys went along with the crowd and as they went nearer to the entrance, they could see the school grounds filling up with students. As they passed through the doors, they were surprised to see that they were in a disheveled classroom.
"What the- how did we get here?!"
"I-I don't know!"
"We're supposed to be outside!" said Hermes. He went to the windows and looked below. "We were with the crowd but-"
"Let's just get out of here. C'mon."
They left the room to find themselves not in the hallway but in another classroom.
Hermes stared at the classroom and exclaimed "What's going on?!"
"Wait! Let's go back."
The two went through the doorway they came from and it led to the teacher's lounge.
"It seems that every doorway leads to a different room but it changes every time we enter." said Apollo.
Hermes went to the windows again and started to pound and shout at the people near it. "Hey! Over here! We're stuck! Hey! Ugh~!"
Apollo went to his brother and touched one of the windows. He felt some sort of barrier, preventing them to use it. "There's a barrier… and I think it only affects us… the others must still be inside the school building! We need to find them and regroup. I don't think a human-"
*CRASH*
"We're back in our classroom again."
Ares, Hephaestus and Dionysus had been wandering around, trying to solve how the labyrinth works. It was the third time they came across their classroom.
"Grrr~. What kind of school is this?! We keep on going back to the same place." exclaimed Ares.
"You suck at directions …" said Hephaestus.
Ares got angrier and took his brother by the collar. "You punk! Say that again in my face! I dare you!"
"Hey bros…. I'm out of grapes."
Ares pushed his brother and said "Alright smart guy, let's see you try and lead us out of this place."
The other glared at him and went to the door. He waited for a few seconds before he beckoned the two to pass through. They were transported to the computer laboratory and went to the other door. This time, they were led to the second floor hallway where they found the three brothers.
"You three! We've finally found some of you." said Zeus.
"So what's with the freaky school, Dad?" asked Dionysus.
"I really don't know, but Hades said that this is not a work of any being because only we're affected."
"We tried smashing the windows but it won't break!" said Ares.
Hades answered "No human did this. It is a work of someone who holds power."
"Before we sort this out, let's find Apollo and Hermes. It will be better to have everyone than to be separated." said Poseidon.
Suddenly, they heard the sound of a door slammed and they looked at where it came from. The last two boys turned from a corner and ran towards them.
Apollo shouted "Run! Run! Get out of here!"
"It's going to eat us!"
A monstrous sound was heard and they saw the thing that was chasing the two. It was a creature that had the head and lower half of a bull and a torso of a man, or what they call, a Minotaur. It saw them and charged towards the boys.
"Run!"
They all ran and turned around the corner, almost hitting Dionysus when it slammed to the wall. They came to a dead end and saw the Minotaur started to charge at them.
Zeus opened the door near them and beckoned them to get inside. They were transported to the library.
"That was a freaking Minotaur! What the hell is that thing doing here?! And how did you guys ran into it?!" asked Ares
"Don't blame us! It appeared out of nowhere and almost killed us!" exclaimed Apollo.
"That thing is supposed to be dead! Wasn't it killed by that Theseus guy?!" panted Hermes.
Zeus answered "Yes, but I really don't know why that thing is here. Hades?"
"I think we already know the answer. Whatever Cronus has in his sleeve, he can bring the dead back for all we know."
The monster's cry signaled it was on their track.
"Oh great! It tracked us!" said Poseidon.
"Quick everyone! Hide!" commanded Zeus.
All of them scattered and hid while the Minotaur crashed through the walls. It walked around the room, trying to sniff the scent of the boys. It came to one of the sections where Hermes was hidden on the bottom bookshelf. The monster stopped at the said bookshelf and sniffed around. It bended to look at the lower bookshelf across from Hermes. Luckily, it did not turn its head, which saved the boy from screaming like a girl. The monster went to another section where Dionysus and Hephaestus were waiting for it on the other side.
Hephaestus whispered "…Now!"
They toppled the bookcase on the Minotaur, trapping it and giving them time to escape.
"Everyone, here!" shouted Hades.
The doorway led them to the cafeteria but this time it was right behind them.
They ran away from it but it managed to trap Hermes at a corner. "Where's my Caduceus when I need it!"
It tried to grab the boy but being swift and small, he climbed on it and jump off of it. Ares on the other hand charged at it and swung a chair on the creature, which resulted to a broken chair and a more enraged Minotaur. It picked up Ares and threw it over some tables.
"Are you alright?!" shouted Apollo.
"You're so dead you hear me? I'm gonna kill you and make a burger out of you!"
"Ares come on!" beckoned Apollo by the door as the others went ahead.
"I swear! Just you wait!" said Ares as he went through the doorway followed by his brother.
This time, they were at the auditorium and it was the largest room in the building.
"Where are we?" asked Zeus.
"Some kind of fancy theater I guess." replied Poseidon.
"Doesn't that thing ever, like, get tired? I mean, maybe it just want some of my grape soda." said Dionysus as he took a sip from his can.
"Where did you even get that?"
"At the cafeteria… don't worry, I paid."
*CRASH*
The enraged monster saw and charged at them. They dodged it and ran away from it while targeting them one by one.
"We need to kill that thing Zeus. Any kind of blade is enough if it is injured heavily." said Hades.
"I know. But where can-…there!"
He saw a short flag pole on the wall with a head sharp enough to become a javelin. He took it and aimed at the monster, but he was having a hard time. "It's moving around too much. I haven't practiced my aiming skill for the last hundred years!"
"Just focus and try to stop it in your mind."
He did what he was told and took aim and threw it at the Minotaur. It did hit it but it only made a gash on its arm. The Minotaur glared and charged at them. On the other side Poseidon saw the pole and took it.
"Poseidon, do it!" shouted Hades.
He aimed at the monster and concentrated until he found a clear aim. With much force, he threw it and landed straight through the monster's chest. It cried and after a few seconds it burst into a pile of black sand. Finally, it was gone.
"Yeah! That's right! Go back to where you came from!" shouted Hermes.
"Nice one uncle!" said Dionysus.
Ares humphed. "I can do better than that."
"Good aim." said Zeus, as he patted him on the shoulder.
He laughed. "Thanks."
"Hey! We can pass normally through the doors now!" shouted Apollo from the main door of the auditorium.
"Well, we better get out of here before we get in trouble."
They went to the door and Zeus noticed the two left behind. "Hades, Hephaestus, come on!"
When they got nearer, Zeus looked at the vial of black sand his step-son was holding. "What's that for?"
"Research. I want to know why that thing turned into a pile of sand." answered Hades.
"You're right. We really need to find out everything we can, but right now let's just get out of here before we get in trouble."
"Dad! Let's go eat somewhere! We're starving!" shouted Hermes.
Zeus sighed. "Is food everything they think about?"
*Rumble*
The two brothers looked at Hephaestus.
"…You can't blame us…"
