Mal was busy reading a book as her eyes flickered up every now and then. She hadn't expected everyone to just pile into the dorm room, they usually picked a larger area, and she felt a tinge of annoyance. The purplette wasn't sure why she was annoyed, aside from her sister hiding countless secrets from her and not calling, it wasn't like she minded that they all crash in here...Something was just annoying her. So, for everyone's sake, she kept her eyes glued to the book.
Triple G spoke from his spot on the floor. "Did I tell you guys about the time Elsa had turned Auradon into a winter wonderland for Ara's party?" He looked at them questionably.
Carlos and Jay looked equally surprised and the younger boy shook his head. "I don't think so. I find it hard to believe that she would do...that." He said, remembering the last time he had seen the former queen.
Chester nodded in confirmation. "She did." He looked to them with a Cheshire grin. "That's one of the benefits of being the Snow Queen's daughter."
Triple G smiled. "Oh, man did she enjoy that! Hazel...not so much. Every step She took resulted in her falling through the Snow. Her and Anna had to hold onto each other to keep themselves from drowning in snow!" He chuckles.
Mal raised an eyebrow and stopped reading for a moment. And here I thought she didn't like freezing large areas. She thought in mild confusion before returning to her book.
Evie walked over as she looked at a diamond headpiece. "Really?" She asked, her eyes widening as she imagined the scene. "That sounds like it was…"
"Awesome." Jay said with a laugh before folding his arms. "She'd never do it here though." He said in slight disappointment before shaking his head.
Triple G raised an eyebrow. "You guys' Elsa must be different here. Our's was having fun. Even hosting sledding contests!" He scoffed, "I went against Olaf. It was a piece of cake." His eyes darted to the side.
George smirked at him. "If I recall correctly, the race ended with your legs in the air and Olaf crossing the finish line…"
Embarrassed he said, "He's a snowman! He had to have cheated!"
Chester shook his head. "The only person that cheated was Ara during the sculpting contest. She tried to bribe Kristoff to get the reindeer vote."
George nodded. "I think Hazel won that award, due to her lack of cheating. Her and Elsa were pretty close, though." He smiled.
While the other VKs smiled, Mal tilted her head as she slowly closed the book. "Different is an understatement. A few months ago she sent a message basically saying not to expect her to come around the school. Her sister still visits though, when she has the time to of course."
Evie set down the object in her hands and nodded. "That's right. Wasn't that the day Heidi went with Hermes to see the Norse gods?" She looked thoughtful and tilted her head up. "I wonder if she knows what happened?"
Mal averted her eyes and shook her head. "Ah...She said she knows nothing about that." She said quickly. In reality, Heidi did know what had happened and, frankly, nobody needed to know about that.
Chester's features grew puzzled before shrugging it off. "Well...alright. Different universe, different Elsas."
Triple G leaned on the wall as he sat. "I wish you guys could meet our Elsa. She's super chill. Pun intended." He said with a laid back smile.
Mal pursed her lips and looked back at them. That is the last thing we need. If Heidi found out that there was an Elsa that didn't...well, despise her, she'd turn into a kid in a candy store! She thought with a shake of her head at her sister's strange obsession.
"Sounds like we'd all enjoy meeting her." Jay said while Carlos and Evie nodded with matching smiles.
The purplette inwardly sighed as she grabbed her book and flipped back open to the chapter she was on.
That's when they heard a frantic knocking on the door followed by an, "It's me! Open up!" Ara's voice called.
Mal didn't even look up from her book as she flicked her wrist, prompting the door to unlock and open by itself. She smirked at the fact that she was able to do it, despite the fact that Hermes had said that it was very hard to do, and let out a low chuckle.
Unbothered by the door trick (that she thought was actually pretty cool) she barreled inside and said, "Guys! You wouldn't believe who I found!" She said sparking a bit in excitement before taking a deep breath. "Okay." She took another breath. "Presenting the former Queen and winter spirit of Arendelle!" She said in her best voice.
Elsa entered while shaking her head in exasperation. " Ara, I told you all of that wasn't necessary…" She said with a smile.
Ara froze for a moment before saying, "But it's awesome! That's why I said it." Ara looked satisfied while Elsa looked at all of them with an ironically warm smile.
Triple G blinked before saying, "Man, we have been having some great timing recently! We were just talking about you. All good things, though." He said happily.
Mal couldn't help but stare in stupor. How was it possible that the one person that couldn't be around was around? "Heidi is going to lose her mind…" She muttered, unintentionally saying it aloud as she continued to look at the woman.
Ara looked at Mal in confusion while Elsa looked to her with concern. Elsa spoke first before her daughter could. "Did I...do something wrong?" She looked around to make sure she didn't freeze anything.
The purplette quickly snapped out of her daze and forced a pleasant smile on her face. "No, uh, you didn't do anything." She said quickly, biting her lip at what she had just done. Great, now she thinks that Heidi is angry...I wish that woman would be angry instead whatever she is around her.
Elsa blinked for a couple of seconds before Triple G called to her. "I was just telling these guys about that winter bash you threw for Ara. That party was lit."
Elsa took a minute before she nodded in recognition. "Ah. The party that Ara and Ben insisted on having. Yep, it was incredibly...lit." She smirked when she used the word.
Mal inwardly sighed in relief as she saw her friends redirect their attention to the former queen. That could have ended badly on my part, especially if that Elsa is as prone to freezing people when Heidi is brought up as the other one is. She raised an eyebrow and looked away. Seriously, what did she do?
"Then Carlos started a snowball war when he meant to hit Jay, but hit Ara instead. After that, there were snowballs flying everywhere." Elsa explained as if it were a bedtime story. "When it finally died down, Jane brought it to our attention that all of the foods were gone; including the cake. Mal and Hazel went to investigate. Long story short, Evie told us that Dude and the snowgies were in cahoots and stole everything." She finished with a small laugh.
The three that were paying attention looked amazed at the end. Jay looked at Carlos and smirked. "Dude, we are totally trying a snowball war this winter."
Carlos nodded and smiled. "I wonder if they would let us do it. I'm not sure what the rules are for "All out war in the form of snowballs" but we should definitely do it." He responded before the two boys high fived.
"It was pretty epic. Just don't get Elsa involved. Last time, she made a cannon out of snow." Deuce broke his silence. "It was either duck, or get buried."
The two boys looked surprised when they heard that while Mal rolled her eyes. The girl grabbed the book that had landed on the floor and shook her head. Well, that won't be a problem considering things.
Ara grumbled. "Show off. That was not necessary. I mean, a whole cannon!?" Ara said using wild gestures.
Elsa shrugged and smirked. "You mess with the bull, you get the horns." She folded her arms in triumph.
Chester chuckled. "And Ben, that traitor, him and Elsa joined forces!" He smiled as he rolled over.
Triple G snickered. "At least the hot coco was well earned..." He shook his head at the memory.
While her friends kept their attention on them, Mal blinked as she got a text message. Looking at the phone, her eyes widened as she saw who had texted her. Why is she only texting me now? Even if she's upset with me, Heidi would still call or teleport in. The girl pursed her lips as she sat up and looked out the window. Standing up, she ignored the others in the room as she sent a reply back, her face set in an emotionless look while she turned the phone off.
Chester appeared on Mal's shoulder with a concerned look on his face. "Is something the matter?" He asked quietly to not attract the attention of the others.
Mal pursed her lips as she looked at him. "Someone wants to talk with me." She let out a soft sigh. "I'll be back, E will explain this." She said while waving her hand through the air. Before the cat could ask what she had meant, the girl suddenly disappeared in a bright light.
Without a shoulder to lean on, he floated by reflex. He lowered himself to the ground slowly. After that, he raised an eyebrow. "What on earth was that about?" He figured that Mal wasn't telling him everything and he shrugged. It wasn't his place to know and he didn't feel like spying. So he walked back over to the group and listen to them tell more stories.
….
Mal let out a shaky breath as she landed in her sister's living room. Blinking a few times, she scanned the room before tilting her head at the sight of a very fidgety Heidi. The goddess herself was grabbing at every object in sight before sending it away in a golden flash. What did I just get myself into? The purplette thought with an internal wince. "Uh, Heidi? What are you doing?"
Heidi whipped around as she sent two more knicknacks away. "I don't know how it happened, but something in this house went rogue." She said quickly before returning to her task.
Mal's eyebrows flew up. "Rogue? What do you mean rogue? It's not like a piece of furniture came to life and attacked someone. That would be-"
"On the nose!" Heidi cut her off as she grabbed a nearby shield off the wall. "I am going to tell it to you straight, I can use magic but I am horrible at it. Thus, I managed to enchant something in this house that turned evil."
Mal facepalmed and shook her head. "We'll talk about the magic later, but, Heidi...evil furniture? I think you've got it all wrong."
The goddess shook her head as she looked the shield over. "No, there isn't any other explanation besides evil furniture."
The purplette's eyes halved. "Fine. You know what? If it will cure you of whatever this is-" She gestured to the bluenette before placing a hand on her hip. "I'll help you find the evil object that definitely exists."
Heidi smiled widely as she sent the shield away in a gold flash. "Great! Onto the kitchen!"
Mal shook her head and followed her sister as the wild goddess ran into the kitchen. "What on earth happened?" She muttered, folding her arms with a sigh.
"Heidi? There is quite a bit of noise down here. Is everything alright?" Audrey said as she cautiously made her way down the staircase.
Heidi didn't answer so Mal decided it would be best to be the sane one in this situation. "Heidi has lost her mind and thinks that there is a piece of furniture in here that has gone rogue." She answered dryly as she looked over a few things.
Audrey's eyebrow shot up in confusion when she had made it to the second floor. "Furniture going rogue? I have...never heard that before. At least I don't think I have." She said, scratching her head. "Hmm, have we met? You look oddly familiar, but I can't quite put my finger on it…" She looked to Mal in deep thought.
Mal glanced at Heidi who promptly looked back. "Amnesia." She said simply before returning to her hunt.
The purplette slowly nodded and looked back at the princess. "I'm Mal." She said cautiously, silently hoping that the girl truly didn't remember her. If she did, well, she'd be dog food in a matter of seconds.
The princess was silent for a few seconds before tilting her head. "Hm, I like it. I don't know if you...know me, but just in case. I'm Audrey." She said with a bright smile.
The VK looked confused before shaking it off and looking back at Heidi. "Uh, as for what is going on with her…" She waved her hand through the air a few times as she saw the bluenette open a cabinet. "I have no idea." She finished with a deadpan before walking over to where the goddess was and grabbing the woman by the collar of her jacket. "I do know that you need to get it into your head that whatever happened was not the resulted of an evil piece of furniture."
Heidi blinked owlishly and tilted her head. "Then what else could have caused it?"
"A break-in, accident, your dog-I can think of several things rightnow and I don't even know what happened." Mal stated, smirking as she saw Heidi blanch and look away. "Always coming up with extreme reasons." She mumbled before letting go of Heidi's collar and stepping back.
"What was that about?" Audrey thought to herself. She shrugged. Since Mal pulled her sister to the side for who knows what, Audrey began to explore this portion of the house. She admires the furniture as well as some of the shields on the wall. She touches about everything she looks at and walks to other areas to do the same thing.
Back with the two sisters, Heidi straightened up and snapped her fingers as all the objects she had sent away reappeared. Mal tilted her head as she saw the bluenette place a hand on the side of her head. "What was all that?"
Heidi twitched a bit before shaking her head. "You spend years in solitude and try not to go insane." She mumbled as she turned around. "Recurring insanity, always a fun little quirk to deal with. It's why I see a therapist."
"You see a therapist? Since when?" Mal asked as she saw the goddess walk around the island in the center of the kitchen.
"Since now." Heidi responded back as she pulled out her phone and texted someone. "And that is how Aunt Hestia became my therapist again."
Mal's eyes halved and she shook her head. "Of course you'd ask a goddess to be a therapist." She mumbled out, missing the look of amusement on the bluenette's face.
"Ah, I speak from experience when I say she is pretty good at it." Heidi informed her before shrugging. "She knows how to keep me calm."
Mal blinked as Heidi left the kitchen. "Why would she…?" She looked up to see that Heidi had left her and scowled. "Hey, we still need to talk about that magic thing!" She exclaimed before running out after the goddess.
Audrey shook her head at the two. They ran out while she was familiarizing herself with the kitchen; finding the location of the dishes, organization of the fridge, and others. She was doing just fine until that dog showed up again.
The dog stared at her before barking at her and tilting its heads. It was almost as if the dog knew something...which wouldn't make sense considering its overall lack of intelligence.
The princess gave the dog a dry look. "Go away. Shoo?" She folded her arms. "Don't you have better things to do than bark at me all day?" She asked the dog with irritation.
The dog didn't stop as it began approaching her, sniffing the air a bit before looking at her with what could only be suspicion. The dog suddenly stopped barking and stared at her while his tail wagged wildly.
Her look of aggravation turned into confusion as she observed the three headed dog's change of behavior. "What?" She questioned as he kept looking at her.
The dog didn't bark this time, its eyes boring into hers before he abruptly lit himself on fire. The dog stayed back, however, and watched her with the best glare a puppy could give.
"Oh? So you've figured me out?" She asked the puppy with mild interest. She folded her arms as she looked at him.
Kirby let out a growl as he took a step back, the fire coating it flaring a bit as the dog quickly grew more and more angry.
"This...is not going to work." She thought to herself. "If I plan on being here for a few days, this dog needs to get off my back. I can't throw him in the workshop… One thing, he is annoying as hell. Chasing me around all day. Wait…" Her eyes lit up and she smirked. "Chasing me around all day…"
Audrey backed up herself before looking around for any sign of Heidi or Mal. When She saw none, she took a deep breath. "I have never done this before, but if mom can make a living snowman, surely I can do something."
Before the dog could become anymore angry, she rubbed her fingers together until her magic sparked and formed a green mist. She threw the mist toward the ground and began to mumble to herself, desperate to concentrate. "Alright. Body of rock and soil. Fur of grasses." She flicked her wrist. "Ears of leaves and black opal nose." She thought for a moment before nodding. "Whiskers of wheat. Teeth of white corundum and claws of diamond...that should do it…" She thought aloud as she hoped for the best.
She waved her hands, prompting the green most to vacate the area. In its place, was a creature just as she had described. It was a young cat with claws of diamond, teeth of white corundum, whiskers of wheat, a sparkling black opal nose, pointed and cupped leaf ears, a body of rock and soil with grass fur. It's very grassy tail waved back and forth, exposing one grain of wheat that grew on the tail. It smiled mischievously as it took in the new world around it.
Audrey blinked in surprise. "Besides the stray piece of wheat, that turned out pretty good…" She said, looking over her creation.
Kirby, who still had his attention on the girl, glanced at the other creature before tilting his heads in confusion.
"Keep him occupied, please. I deserve a break." She told the grass cat, still getting used to the fact that she created it.
The cat released a sound that was similar to a baby jaguar as it nodded at it's creator. It charged at the dog and jumped on it's back. After that, it teased by nipping at one set of the puppy's ears.
The dog barked in irritation and began running around the kitchen as he tried to throw the cat off his back to no avail.
The cat mischievously grinned as it rode the dog like a bucking bronco. Only when it wanted to get off, it jumped and landed gracefully on all fours. A sandy tongue came out of its mouth as it teased the dog more.
With a deep growl, the dog lit itself on fire before it jumped towards the cat in pure annoyance. The dog's eyes glowed a dim red as it landed close to the cat and it let out another growl.
The cat's deep purple eyes squinted. It's back raised causing the grass to go from soft to hard, prickly, and spiny like a porcupine's quills. It's glistening diamond claws unsheathed like miniature swords, anticipating an attack.
The dog, who was still running on pure anger, charged forward before attempting to swat at the cat...only to let out a yelp and teleport to the other half of the kitchen.
This is when the cat calmed down and shook it's fur out. It has become soft and fluffy again and lowered it's back. It gazed at the dog with a triumphant look in its eyes.
Kirby let out a pitiful whine before shooting a glare at the cat and growling a bit. Almost as if he was promising to get the animal back for this.
The cat hopped upon the kitchen island looking humored. It smiled back cooly. Then it tilted its head with the smile as if saying, "Bring it."
The dog let out an annoyed growl and quickly teleported up to the counter before charging towards the cat once more as if he had forgotten what had happened only moments before.
Without moving a muscle, the cat's fur was like a puffer fish. It's fur flared once again. The cat looked at the dog dryly and with a hint of pity due to his stupidity.
Before Kirby could move to swat at the cat again, he skidded to a stop and barely managed to stay on the island as he heard someone approaching.
"Kirby! What did I tell you about flaming up in the house?" Heidi said in exasperation as she entered the kitchen. Placing her hands on her hips, she looked at the two animals on the counter before shaking her head. "And would you look at that, you've gone and dragged in another animal!"
Kirby looked quite guilty as he hopped off the counter and sat down in front of her.
Heidi frowned before studying the animal that was still on the table with a scrutinizing look. "Huh...It almost looks like…" She trailed off and rubbed her chin as a thoughtful look crossed her face.
Audrey, who was still in the kitchen from shock, gave her a curious, but worried look. "Looks...looks like what?" She asked, nearly afraid of the answer.
When the dog was no longer a threat, the cat shook out its furrs once again. After it smoothed them out, it layed on the countertop, soil legs hidden under its body.
Heidi's eyes narrowed before she took a step back. "It looks like Demeter sent me another "I love you" gift, only this time it was for the dog." She scowled at the very mention of the goddess's name. "First the giant venus flytrap in my workshop, then the acid spitting plants, and now-this?" She let out a huff and shook her head. "Should tell dad to add her to the list of people getting their butts kicked. He'd be happy to go after another sibling."
"Well…that's convenient!" The fake Audrey thought. "At least she didn't suspect me. Might as well play it off." Audrey walked up to the grass cat and said, "It can't be that bad. Look how cute it is!" She rubbed the cat on the back. The cat purred at the contact, but it sounded like rocks constantly grinding together.
Heidi frowned and folded her arms. "That's what I said when I first saw Kirby, now he destroys the living room every other week." She stated before tilting her head up. "Besides, Demeter only send gifts that either try to kill me or drive me insane."
Audrey shook her head as she picked up the lemon scented creature. "I don't think this one is all that. If it was, it would've done something by now." She looked to Heidi with an excited smile. "Can we keep her? Please?" She begged.
It was clear to see how the goddess hesitated. "Uh…" She looked at the cat then back at the princess before finally looking down at the dog. "Well…" She sighed before letting out a groan. "I'm going to regret this, but fine, you can keep it. It's your responsibility, though." She waved her hand as she bent down to pick up Kirby. "As for you, you will be spending a day with Cerberus. Next time don't try to eat Mal, destroy the living room, and burn down the kitchen." The woman told the dog before walking out of the kitchen with the guilty looking pup.
When Heidi left, Audrey released a sigh. "That could've been a mess." She looked down at the grass cat that was enjoying her embrace. "You are definitely a unique snowflake. I had no idea you had a defence mechanism." She said while touching a soft blade of grass on the cat's back. "I will name you...Vetiver. A grass name for a grass cat. How do you like that, girl?"
The newly named Vetiver meowed in happiness and made itself more comfortable. Audrey snapped and a purple jewel encrusted collar formed around Vetiver's neck. It also has a golden name tag that displays the animal's name in cursive writing.
"That should do it." Audrey said, observing her work. "You are going to keep that puppy away from me." She walked out of the kitchen, cat in hand, with a smile of victory.
"I really don't know about that, guys." Elsa said with a smile on her face as she looked at the group of teens.
The group had now moved outside. Between Mal and Evie's dorm feeling crowded, Jay and Carlos having things to do, and Ara's restlessness, it was time for a change of scenery.
The weather was great. It kept Elsa's mood in the right direction as Ara begged for her mother's attention.
"Please, mom. It has been so long. I am sure I am not the only one who wouldn't mind another winter wonderland! Pah-lease!" Ara begged once more. "I will beg on my knees if I have to!"
George and Triple G shared an entertained look before Triple G spoke up. "The only thing you are going to get out of that are muddy knees, Ara."
Ara gave him a dry look. "Who's side are you on?" She questioned as Triple G chuckled, but remained silent.
Chester smiled before saying, "As much as I agree with Trip, I wouldn't mind another chilly gathering."
"Dude! For once we are on the same page!" Deuce said to him while Chester shook his head and adjusted his hat.
Elsa glanced at all of them and sighed. "Ugh, I will think about it. I don't know this dimension like I know my own." She said while looking elsewhere in thought.
Regardless, Ara cheered. "Yes! We went from a "no" to a "maybe"!" She beamed and sprang into the air, sparking a bit.
"Very impressive." George stated, clearly amused. "Considering she's the Snow Queen."
Elsa smiled and rolled her eyes. "Oh please." She placed her hands on her hips. "I'm not all ice and you guys know it!"
Ara chuckled. "Yeah, we know." Then She tilted her head and folded her arms, "But it's fun." She grinned while her mother gave her a dry look.
In the sky above the school was one very bored Hermes. He flew in a circle with folded arms, an expression almost like a pout on his face. He was waiting for his partner in crime to leave her house, but according to Apollo she was going absolutely nuts. "And I have nothing to do..." He said as he stopped circling to look through the clouds at all the people below him. Sure, he could simply start without her but it just wouldn't be the same! He shook his head and looked towards the forest where Heidi's house was. "Not to mention she told me to stop breaking and entering, or is it crashing and entering?"
Down below, Triple G had just been robbed and was now chasing Ara about the area. "Ara! Give me back my watch!" He shouted as he chased her.
She ran in a zig-zagged pattern so he wouldn't catch her easily. "Ha, ha! Nope! This is what happens when you get bored Ara!" She dodged him once again.
Elsa glanced around before saying, "Ara please stop this madness. People are going to get concerned if you keep this up and I don't feel like autographing anything today." She gives her daughter a dry look. "Besides, why are you running? Can't you teleport, or hover?"
Triple G whipped around to the former Queen. "Who's side are you on!?"
Ara summersalted right over him while laughing mischievously. "Now you know how I felt! Besides, this place has a strict no magic policy." She said in a mocking voice. Then she yelled purposely, "And gods forbid if I use any magic! On school grounds!"
Elsa looked at her daughter through her fingers before face-planing and shaking her head in shame. Don't forget exasperation. With a side of embarrassment.
When Hermes heard this, he proceeded to grin before slowly descending through the clouds. His grin widened as he saw the girl he had to take to Fairy Godmother earlier and rubbed his chin. "Well, well, well. It would seem as though she is trying to summon a teacher." He commented, tilting his head before zooming towards the ground and landing. Looking up at the startled group he summoned a notepad to his hand as a pair of golden reading glasses appeared on his face. "Yes, gods forbid!" He said dramatically. "Oh, what one would do if they saw you using magic! A disaster, truly."
Ara, the first one out of the group to break the silence, chuckled, "Yeah, a true disaster. Heh, me and my big yap." She smiled shyly before scratching her head.
Triple G looked at her dryly before saying, "Yah think?" Then he turned to the god and said, "Hey, Hermes. We didn't do anything. We swear." He said casually with a smile.
Hermes blinked before tossing the notepad over his shoulder, causing it to disappear into a cloud of smoke. "Oh, I know. I just overheard her and thought "Wow, it sounds like she is trying to summon a teacher!" The god gestured towards Ara before shrugging. "And I am a teacher after all."
Ara smirked and said, "Yes. I am aware. After all, you were the lovely teacher that escorted me to the office yesterday." She placed her hands on her hips.
Hermes smirked as he began floating. "Ah, well, I've got a job to keep. I've got a lot of gods betting against me and they all claim the Fairy is gonna fire me any day." He said casually as he rubbed his chin.
Ara shrugged. "No sweat. Prove 'em wrong. Besides, I'm always in trouble." She said casually.
Elsa blinked before saying, "I'm sorry. I'm confused." She gestured to Hermes. "Who is this and why does it seem like you know him?"
Ara turned to her mother and said, "Oh, right. This is Hermes. I knew the one from our dimension, but I met him yesterday. He also knows we are from another world, but our secret is safe with him." She gestured to the god as an introduction.
Hermes gave her a wave before nodding. "I guarded the gate for two decades when Hades and his daughter were locked up. Heidi was supposed to be in charge, but eh, she's still a kid." He said before pulling out a golden phone.
Chester smiled. "Ain't that the truth. I have to be the most mature out of this whole group." He said confidently.
Triple G raised an eyebrow. "What makes you so sure?" He turned to the cat.
Chester grinned and stated, "Felines age faster than humans. Technically, I am older than all of you."
Triple G scoffed, "Oh...whatever…"
Hermes was texting someone before he promptly pocketed his phone. "Annnnnd it would seem my partner is panicking over an accident that happened at her house. Apparently she needed to call Apollo in." He looked thoughtful as he turned his gaze towards the sky. "I wonder if she had another one of those "workplace accidents". Oh, well. If needed I'll just fly into her house again." He said to himself, ignoring the group as he continued mumbling.
Before Ara could respond, there was the sound of thunder. Ara's group looked at her with confusion when they heard this, but she shook her head. "...That's not me this time. Promise." She said.
That's when a lightning bolt came from the sky and struck the ground. So no one would be harmed, it struck a little ways away and in its place was a person, waving from a distance. He teleported closer and smiled. "Hermes! I thought I'd find you around here!" He greeted.
Hermes was drawn out of his thoughts and grinned widely. "Jupiteeeer! My good buddy, old pal! How long has it been? Years?" He asked in obvious excitement before landing back on the ground. "Oh, and I have a teaching gig at this school. First major god to be a teacher!" He said proudly before looking at him.
He raised an eyebrow before saying, "A teacher, eh? Yeah. I have never heard of a god becoming a teacher before, but I also hope you keep your job. Knowing you that's going to be quite the task." He smirked at him.
Hermes looked slightly offended before smirking. "Well, if the Fairy that ran this place wasn't so uptight about the magic rule I wouldn't be having a hard time. I mean come on! A century ago this place was bustling with magic, now? They tossed it away to become normal." He shook his head before shrugging. "Humans, they will forever puzzle me with their treatment of magic." He finished before looking up at the sky.
He shrugged. "Fear. It makes humans act irrationally. That also means decisions that we wouldn't understand." He said looking elsewhere before he glanced at the (once again) confused group. "Oh, am I interrupting something?" He asked Hermes.
Hermes rubbed his chin. "Well, I was talking to them before I tried getting ahold of my partner, that's where you came in. Sooo...No?" He asked himself before pulling out his phone again. "Speaking of my partner, I need to text her again."
Jupiter nodded with a smile. "No problem, Hermes. I will just introduce myself." He turned to the group and said, "I usually don't talk to mortals much, but I am Jupiter, Roman god of storm and sky."
Elsa glared while everyone else's eyes widened with awe.
Triple G asked, "So, you're named after the planet?"
Jupiter chuckled before folding his arms. "Nope. The planet is named after me." He said with a hint of haudiness.
The teens just nodded and spoke among themselves. Chester face-pawed because he already knew that. "Oye vey…" He mumbled.
Ara's eyes squinted as she looked at him. "I think...I think I have met you before. I think it was sometime in my world." She said in thought. Then something clicked. "Oh, yeah I did! I met you when I was visiting Triton's Bay! I had no idea you were a god, though! Now I feel kinda stupid." She said partly to him and partly to herself.
He laughed and said, "Don't feel bad. I guess I do a ton of traveling in the other dimension too. For the sake of privacy, I don't tell others my status." He shrugged.
Ara beamed and said, "Well, it's good to see you again...ish." She remembered that this was the Jupiter from this dimension.
He chuckled and played along, "You too. I hope I get to know you better during my stay. I am going to be here for a little while. You know, to see what's changed. What stayed the same. That stuff." He said with a smile while Elsa's glare hardened.
Hermes, who had finally put his phone away, smiled brightly. "Wait, that means you'll get to meet my partner! Have I told you about her? Hades had a kid...and that kid...is my faithful partner in crime!" He exclaimed as he floated a bit. "She's on her way over now!"
His eyes widened before he smiled. "Hades had a daughter? Wow, how long has it been?" He grabbed a small notebook that appeared out of nowhere. "Huh, eighty years. Man, time really flies." He made the notebook disappear. "I can't wait to meet her."
Ara gasped and asked, "Heidi's coming?" She sparked with excitement.
Jupiter took notice of this and grinned. "What do we have here? She's a magic user, Hermes?" He asked him.
"That she is!" Hermes responded with a grin as he kept a lookout for his partner who would be flying in.
Jupiter shook his head at his old friend, glad to see he hasn't changed. To keep himself occupied, he continued to talk to the blue haired girl. "So, you can use magic? What can you do?"
Ara thought for a moment before saying, "Um, well, I have this lightning thing going on. I can create storms and summon tornadoes…" She smiled shyly.
Jupiter grinned. "I can do that too!" He said summoning a few sparks to his fingers.
Ara grinned widely and said, "We are going to get along well."
He chuckled and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking! Can you read my mind?" He joked.
Ara shook her head at the thought. "I hope not. I already have two people that I share that power with and it's not fun." She returned his joke.
Elsa was struggling to keep her magic under control as she rolled her eyes. She settled on folding her arms and keeping an eye on Ara. One thing was sure. She didn't like this at all.
Hermes, who had been tuning out the conversation, quickly zipped up to the clouds for a few seconds before zipping back down with a formal-dressed Heidi in tow. "Hermes, you have not told me where we are going. Is it back to Asgard to handle the Norse? If so, I need to retrieve a shield."
As the two landed, the goddess blinked at the sight of the people in front of her. "Uh...Next time give me a warning, a code or something." She shot him a glare. "I just handled a code pink."
"Code Cuddle?" Hermes questioned with a tilt of the head.
Heidi looked at him with halved eyes. "What? No, no-We do not have a code for that. Code pink is girlfriend."
"Ohhhhhh." He held out the word before shrugging, and smiling at her. "I'll get it next time!"
Heidi shook her head in exasperation, placing a hand on her hip. "Sure you will. I'll write it on a sticky note for you."
"I suppose this is that "partner in crime" you spoke about?" Jupiter said as he ran a hand through his midnight blue hair. He looked at Hermes questionably before turning his attention to her.
Heidi's eyebrow flew up. "Partner in crime?" She quickly looked at Hermes before shaking her head. "We do not commit crimes. We mainly just handle interdimensional mishaps and other god-related arguments along with the occasional trip to Hell." She stated before smiling softly. "Heidi, Temp Goddess of the Underworld and Daughter of Hades."
He grinned before replying. "Jupiter, Roman god of storms and sky. I am visiting for a little bit before I continue my travels. Pleased to meet you." He said with a smile.
The goddess bowed her head a bit before looking back at Hermes. "You didn't answer me though, are we heading to Asgard again or are we handling something easier and less…"GAHHH! HOW DARE YOU INSULT US!" She mockingly roared before folding her arms. "If we are doing that I need to get more armor."
Hermes shrugged before pulling out his phone. "Lemme check today's mission."
"It's not a mission its a demand." She responded, looking over his shoulder in an attempt to find out.
"While you guys go on your mission, I will see how many marshmallows I can fit in my mouth." Triple G stated with a smile.
Ara nodded. "I guess I can find something to do while you are busy with your god stuff." She said with a smirk.
Hermes smirked and pulled it up. "Here we go-"
Heidi facepalmed as soon as she saw it. "Hermes, that just says "Go to Hell." She let out a sigh and shook her head. "I think he's insulting me again."
Hermes tilted his head. "No, I doubt that he's saying that-I think he just wants us to-"
"Go. To. Hell." Heidi's words were emphasized as her hair flared. "Well, let's go to Hell! We'll be back in an hour, we work fast." She told the group, folding her arms with a frown.
Ara gave her a smile and said, "I will wait for you. Just go and come back and shake it off." She folded her arms calmly.
Heidi chuckled before looking at Hermes. "While we are down there, perhaps we can discuss what to do about dear old Zeus."
"Is it a Trickster thing?" Hermes asked with a wide grin.
Heidi winked as she lifted her hand. "Oh, you know it. That old man needs to stop telling me to go to hell. I already lived in Hell." With a snap of her finger, the ground suddenly opened up beneath them, causing them to fall in before it closed soon after.
"Aaand there they go." Ara said plainly after they fell through the ground.
Triple G nodded. "Time to get the marshmallows. You got three packs, right?" He asked Deuce.
Deuce grinned and said, "You know I did, bro!"
Triple G nodded then turned to Ara. "You coming?" He asked.
Before Ara could respond, Jupiter said, "Actually, I was hoping to see more of her magic. Only if she doesn't mind…" He said.
Ara's eyes brightened. "Of course I don't mind. Sorry, Triple G." She shrugged.
He shook his head. "Nah, have fun." Then He turned back to the guys in the group. "Alright. Let's move out!" After that, they all ran off together talking about marshmallows and betting money.
Jupiter excitedly turned to Ara and said, "Okay, I know the perfect spot. I passed by it on the way here." He told her and began to walk before being stopped by Elsa.
"If she is going, then I am coming as well." Elsa stated stubbornly.
Ara sighed in exasperation, "Ah, mom."
Elsa raised an eyebrow. "What? You're my child. I come. That's the end of it." She folded her arms as Ara looked at her dryly.
Jupiter glanced at Elsa before shrugging. " I don't really mind. Come on, then. It's right over there." He said as he began to lead the way.
Elsa glanced at him with a heated glare before turning her attention elsewhere. If looks could kill, he definitely would not have made it. That left him more than confused as he kept his attention on the path ahead. "What did I ever do to her!?" He thought as he kept walking and made sure not to make any eye contact.
