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Okay, that's it! Sorry if this chap's a cliffie, that's just my style! (Hmm, looks like I've suddenly developed a British accent... sorry about that too. I hope you find this chappie rather entertaining!)
Peace out,
~silentwolf111
APHRODITE'S POV
Making friends with my kids? No prob! They'll be all over me, definitely!
I sent friend requests to all my kids, then noticed a message Athena had sent me.
WiseOwl: Whatever you do, Do NOT watch the video 'Fred Goes Grocery Shopping'! Not unless you want to be annoyed to Tartarus!
Hmm… listen to Athena or do the exact opposite of what she says? I think that second one!
I found the Fred video, and pressed play.
"HEY IT'S FRED! AND I'M GOING TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING!" a boy screamed.
I instantly sat up, alarmed.
This boy was soooo cute! But his voice! Oh my gods, I want to scream!
I paused the video and curled up into a ball, shuddering at the thought of such a cute boy being mutilated in this way.
I vowed to myself that I would never see Fred again. Like, EVER.
MEANWHILE…
HERMES'S POV
I yawned and tried to get out of bed as silently as I can. Hopefully they don't hear me trying to-
"Hey, Hermes! You're up! Can I please have a rat now? Please please please plea-"
Okay, so I guess I wasn't as sneaky as I thought.
"George, hush!" I said.
I quieted the snakes down, then opened up my laptop as a ping sounded.
"You've got mail!" a digital voice said.
I opened the email.
Hey, H-ster! Man, you would never believe what I just heard! So I was walking by Aph's place on my way to visit Arty, and I heard her scream "NO!
WHO MUTILATED YOU, GORGEOUS HUMAN?!". I cracked up so hard! But that's not all; I listened from behind the door, and found out that she was
watching this YouTube video about this guy named Fred! And I know how we can use that to our advantage… But we're going to need Hephaestus's
help! You game? If so, meet me at Heph's in 10 minutes!
-Apollo
Was I game for more revenge on Aphrodite? Gods, sometimes I wonder if Apollo even knew me! Of course I was game!
I grabbed my phone and left, trying to figure out what Apollo could possibly have in mind.
When I reached Hephaestus's workshop, I opened the door to find… dolls. Everywhere. As in, they were on the floor, hanging from the ceiling, propped up against books, and literally everywhere in sight.
"Okay, guys, very funny! You can come out now!" I called.
I didn't exactly get the response I was expecting; let's just say I was a bit more freaked out than I thought I would be. Why? Because one of the dolls slowly rose from the floor and started coming toward me.
"HEY IT'S FRED! HERMES, WE'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU! JOIN US!" a squeaky voice shouted.
I raised an eyebrow. What the Hades?
I looked around for the source of the voice, and saw the tip of a golden arrow peeking out from behind the couch.
I sighed. Of course. But how was he moving the doll?
I squinted, and saw that there was an almost-invisible line running from the couch to the Fred doll approaching me.
I quietly snuck up to the couch.
"HEY IT'S HERMES!" I sceamed as loud as I could.
The reaction was priceless!
As I expected, Apollo jumped, dropping the line as he screamed. He winced as the doll went crashing into one of Hephaestus's projects.
"Oh gods! Man, do NOT do that again! Whoa, you scared me to Tartarus!"
I pumped my fist.
"Haha! Hermes: one. Apollo: ZERO!" I sang.
Apollo stood up and dusted himself off.
"So, do you think these are good enough to scare Aphrodite?" he said with a grin.
"Of course! Hephaestus is a genius for creating these!"
Just then, Hephaestus came in the room, took one look at the project smashed by the doll, and glared at us.
Apollo smiled sheepishly and leaned toward me.
"Now would be a good time to run," he whispered.
We both grabbed a bunch of dolls, the line, and ran to Aphrodite's house as fast as we could. Well, won't she be in for a surprise!
AT APHRODITE'S HOUSE…
APHRODITE'S POV
I had just finished hyperventilating after that Fred incident. Holy Zeus, who would ruin such a hot mortal's voice?! That's messed up!
I opened my door and walked into the living room.
And I almost fainted.
Everywhere I looked, there were Fred dolls. Perfect replicas of the real Fred, except so much smaller. And they were all staring at me with those big, gorgeous, unblinking eyes.
I screamed, and turned around to run back to my room. And that's when the worst part happened.
One of the Fred dolls rose from the floor, and slowly started floating toward me.
"HEY IT'S FRED!" a high-pitched voice shouted. "APHRODITE, I KNOW YOUR SECRET!"
I screamed again, and managed to keep my cool long enough to ask a question.
"W-what secret would t-that be?" I asked, my voice wavering.
"UM, ER…" the voice seemed to deepen for a moment.
I stood as still as a rock, staring at the demented thing.
"YOU'RE A REAL GREEK GODDESS, AREN'T YOU? AND YOU KNOW WHAT I DO TO GREEK GODDESSES!"
I shook my head no.
"W-What do you do?!" I said, my voice growing higher and quieter with each word.
"I GET REVENGE! I MUTILATE THEM, JUST AS I WAS MUTILATED! MWAHAHAHAHA!"
And with that, every single Fred doll rose and pounced on me, knocking me to the floor. All I could do was lie there while they piled on top of me, surrounding me from all sides. I squeezed my eyes shut, bracing myself for the worst.
