Narrator's P.O.V
Mount Olympus
"Are you sure that this power is right for Hermes? I mean, he is too childish, and may slack off!" Hera asked Zeus as the other Gods looked at her. Mostly all the gods were there like Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, and Aphrodite.
"Yes, I believe my choice is right Hera. I do not wish to see Hermes so useless." Zeus responded glancing at her.
"Yes I know that, but why not something challenging for him? It would be fun for us too! Right?" Hera asked Zeus. Athena who was listening to the conversation looked at her step-mother
"May I?" Hera nodded for her to go on. "Well, I think Hera's plan is marvelous. We could do a test! What do you think father?"
Everyone, who was now paying attention to the conversation, turned to the king of the gods.
"Well, I guess it would seem appropriate." Zeus responded shifting in his seat, clearly did like this conversation. But, it would be good to test the boy. Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea.
"Yes, we will all give Hermes the toughest jobs we can give him, do not take pity for him if he is tired. The test will last one week, if he passes, he will stay the messenger god. If he does not, I will make him… Immortal." Everyone nodded. Hera who seemed very satisfied with this mumbled to herself.
"I'll make sure he won't pass. I don't need another brat of Zeus bothering me."
"Hi! What are you guys talking about?"
Everyone jumped in their seats as Hermes flew in happily.
"Hello Hermes, have you delivered all your messages?" Aphrodite greeted. Hermes who now stood in the middle of the room responded
"Yep! Speaking of messages, do you have any for me to deliver?"
"Yes, actually, give this to Odysseus. He is currently in Sparta, I don't know exactly where, but I'm sure you'll find him." Apollo said as he handed Hermes a scroll. As Hermes put the letter in his bag, everyone else pulled out some more scrolls.
When Hermes looked up, all he saw where papers in his face. He took all the scrolls and shoved them in his bag. Some wouldn't fit, so he just held the rest. Hera waved her hand and more letters appeared.
"I also need you to deliver these and…" Hera waved her hand again, and dozen more appeared. "And these."
Hermes took the scrolls that were now piling over his face said managed to strangle out a
"Thanks."
"After you finish with that I have twenty more for you to deliver." Ares said.
"Me too." Artemis stated.
Hermes sighed, and walked out, dropping some letters as he stumbled trying to walk.
Hera smiled,
the test has now begun.
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Hermes cried in his bed, his arms wrapped around his legs. He didn't understand.
He didn't understand why everyone was being so hard on him. Why everyone was avoiding him. It started ever since Monday when they almost killed him with scrolls. It's like this…
He delivers his last bunch of scrolls, when everyone all of a sudden has MORE to deliver. Sometimes it's not even messages. They would sometimes just ask him to get them a glass of water or to watch their cows, or find their brush.
And to cover it all up, he hasn't slept, or ate at all this week. How long has this been happening you ask. Six days. He has been tortured for six freaking days. I mean he IS immortal, so he won't die if he doesn't eat, but it does make him weaker. And without sleep, it makes him even less tired.
Everyone else walking down the hallways, would pass Hermes glancing at him. He would be so sleepy, he would literally just fall sleep right there, standing. It would make everyone guilty looking at the fourteen year old, so they avoided him.
"Hermes!" Zeus called from outside his door.
Hermes looked up, from his position, and stood up. He wiped the tears away from his eyes and stumbled getting to the door. He opened the door and ran to Zeus.
"Y-yes fat-ther?"
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Zeus felt SO guilty when he saw his son's face. His hair was sticking out in all directions, some in his face. His eyes were tired and red. To make it all worse, his pale, hurt, face were stained tear marks, indicating that he was crying.
"I have thirteen more scrolls for you to deliver." Zeus responded, painfully giving the boy the messages. Hermes nodded and walked away, tripping on the way. He had been clumsy lately, and sometimes not even paying attention when someone was talking to him.
This made him mad. Zeus knew he said not to take pity on him, but how can't he?
They have been rushing the fourteen year old too much. Every single time he saw Hermes face, he saw it was emotionless. No life. Hermes was the light of the gods. Seeing him sad, made everyone sad too.
And Zeus couldn't take any more of the sadness.
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"What happened next?" I asked Dick. He looked up from his book and looked at me.
"Well, Let's find out, shall we?"
I nodded.
"Good, now be quiet and listen"
He continued
"Hera was very happy with herself, in fact she could literally do a flip right there, but she was wearing her tunic, so bad idea…
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They were sitting in the throne room talking about the disease going around Athens. Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Demeter, and Hera, I mean.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Zeus bellowed as he stormed in the room. Everyone looked up from their positions.
"I can't take it anymore! Hermes has gone through enough of the test! I can't bear to see him this way!" Zeus yelled as he slumped down in his throne, hard.
"Just wait a minute Father!" Aphrodite responded. "We don't we check on him?"
"You mean like stalking? We're going to stalk him?" Apollo asked. Artemis slapped him in the back of the head.
"No you doofus! We're just going to see how he's doing, the poor kid. If that is ok with you, Father."
"Yes. That is a marvelous idea Aphrodite!" Zeus exclaimed as he waved his hands in a circular movement. Suddenly, an orb of blue light appeared in his hands, and jumped into the middle of the room, forming into a glowing screen. A picture of Hermes appeared. He was sitting on a building step, with his hands on his face.
He sighed as people around him glanced at him with concern.
"Are you alright?"
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Hermes looked up to find a middle aged man looking down at him. Hermes's anger started boiling. How dare this man interrupt his peace?
"LEAVE! DON'T YOU SEE THAT I WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE! HOW STUPID ARE YOU PEOPLE?!"
The who was taken aback from his outburst stuttered out
"I-I'm sorry s-sir. It was that you were-"
"LEAVE!" Hermes screamed earning nervous looks from by standers. The man nodded and ran away.
"What am I going to do? I have no idea who Icarus is, and he isn't even around." Hermes sighed. Suddenly a light bulb appeared above his head.
"I know who Icarus is! He's that guy who flew close to the sun!" Hermes exclaimed. Suddenly his face became dark again.
"But isn't he dead? How do I give the letter to him? Where do dead people go… The Underworld!"
Hermes shouted. His voce became low.
"I shall go to the" gulp "Underworld. Ohhh, I just hope this is worth it."
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"Is he crazy!?" Zeus exclaimed. "Who gave him that letter?!"
Hera nervously raised her hand. Zeus softened his face.
"Oh. Well, it must have been for a good reason, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"Well, let's keep watching then."
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Hermes stood at the river, waiting for a ride across. Sure, he could have flown, but Zeus made a law that you MUST have to ride the boat in order to cross. Stupid Zeus.
"Are you here for a ride?" A dark voice asked. Hermes jumped in surprise. A hooded figure was standing before him, slightly slouching over.
"y-yes" Hermes stuttered.
The creature held out his bony hands, and Hermes placed a drachama in. The figure checked the drachama, and stepped aside to let Hermes pass.
Hermes walked toward the boat and sat down. The being followed him and started rowing, in slow paces. Hermes lazily looked at the water, seeing his reflection. He looked ATROCIOUS.
Suddenly the boat stopped with a jerk. Hermes thanked the hooded figure, and walked toward a trail. He started hiking up a pathway, until he got to some doors. They were very big, black, with pictures of skulls, and crystals. Hermes opened the doors and light blinded his eyes.
When the light died, Hermes could make out a-
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"Wait a second, I need to use it" Dick said as he jumped from his seat and ran to the bathroom. I crawled to the book, skipped a couple of paragraphs and kept reading…
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"Ahhh. What brings you here Hermes?" Hades dark voice asked. Hades was sitting on his throne, looking lazily at him.
"I bring a message for the spirit, Icarus." Hermes responded as bravely as he could. Though instead a high pitched voice came out.
"Yes, I know him! That boy who flew into the sun right?
Hermes nodded.
"Well, I'll deliver it to him. Hermes, you are very brave to come to the underworld. What would you say if you could be my messenger as well?" Hades asked.
"I don't know…" Hermes sentence trailed off.
"I know about your little misshape with Iris, now, we wouldn't want that to spill, would we?"
Hermes eyes widened as big as Perseus's shield. How he known about that? Hermes stood straight up, and swiftly brought his right arm to his forehead.
"Ready for duty sir!" He said.
Hades simply smiled.
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"Hey what are you doing?" Dick asked as he walked out of the restroom. NO! I want to read the rest!
I grabbed the door and ran out his room.
"Hey!" Dicks voice called out. He started chasing me as I giggled.
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