The next day came quickly for Ara. A little too quick in her opinion. She told Heidi that she would be here for a couple more days and finally...that time was up. If only she knew that in those few days she would discover everything she ever wanted to know.
The problem is that this was not her world. No matter how much it looked like her world, no matter how much she wanted it to be, it wasn't. She hates to do it, but she has to say goodbye for good this time.
If she was being honest with herself, she would say that she is relieved to go back home. That...is very true. Ever since she entered Heidi's world, problems have been occurring back to back. It reminded her of when she first moved to Auradon, except these circumstances were much much different.
In this world, she could not help but to feel small. To feel tiny in comparison to the giants that wandered about the earth. She did not like this feeling. She hates that feeling. Before she had discovered her magic, the people of the isle treated her like that. Made her feel minuscule...especially since she lacked a family name...or a family in general.
That is why Ara did not protest when Jupiter, her father, asked if she wanted him to call Hermes to open the gates. She did not hesitate to pick up her small backpack full of the belongings she had bought to take care of herself in this new dimension.
She had even taken it upon herself to text the boys to make sure they were all packed and ready to go. When they sent their thumbs up, she knew they were ready. She made sure to tell them to meet her at the gates.
That's when she felt a presence beside her. "Are you ready?" Asked her sister.
Ara looked up from her phone and nodded. "Yeah."
Hazel blinked. "Are you okay?" She placed a hand on Ara's shoulder.
Ara glanced at her before looking at the ground. "No." She replied dejected.
Hazel nodded in understanding. "Me neither." She gave her a slight smile. Hazel motioned for Ara to follow her into the living room. "Mother is wrapping up some things in her room. I have to make a few runs...but then I will be back. Do you want to come?"
Ara shook her head, looking out the window. "No. I'm fine here. I have a few things. I need to get myself." She shrugged.
"I thought she said she was ready?" She shook her head before nodding. "Okay. I will be right back." She said before teleporting away in her usual bright light.
Ara looked to the spot Hazel had been and exhaled. She turned to the window once again before making up her mind. She opened up the front door before walking out. It seemed as though she was in a hurry.
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Hazel appeared in a flash of light. She looked around, taking in her surroundings. She is also ignoring the arguing people in the room since this is the last time she will see this place. Heidi's workshop. Ahh, memories...crazy memories…
She shook her head, switching her focus. Hazel is here for one thing. To fulfill her promise and take the clones back to her world. Phoenix said she wanted to see the portal. Well...she could see it alright and get pushed in because today is leaving day! She has seen enough and then some of this world. She is ready to go back to her own.
She had to admit that it was more fun than what she had expected. Definitely unforgettable.
In the center of the workshop the 'double trouble' twins were currently having an argument...over earrings. Seraphina's face was comically bright red while Phoenix had smoke of all things puffing out of her nose in her fit of anger.
"For the last time, Pinky, I DID NOT steal your stupid earrings! The only thing I am going to steal is your freaking ears so you won't need earrings!" Phoenix yelled, her arms lighting up with brilliant red-orange flames.
Seraphina placed her hands on her hips. "Liar! You are lying! I saw you steal those earrings and they were special to me!" She exclaimed, huffing back while her eyebrow twitched.
"Hah! Special?! You have the same pair of earrings for everyday of the week, pink freak!" Phoenix said back with a harsh laugh.
"I do not!" Seraphina yelled before promptly being tackled by a flaming Phoenix who began trying to, or at least it looked like it, rip the blonde to shreds.
Hazel glanced at the two with halved eyes before making her way over to Terra, who was monitoring the fight in the far corner of the room. "Good morning." She said, greeting her.
Terra set down her tablet and offered the girl a smile. "Good morning." She greeted back, glancing with a small grimace at the tumbling twins that were crashing into tables now.
Hazel followed the two with her eyes. "Another fight, hm?" She asked Terra. "I may have come at a bad time…"
Terra shrugged and tilted her head. "If I am to be honest about my sisters...I don't think there is such thing as a good time when it comes to them. Seraphina went looking for her scattered jewelry, she throws them off all the time when they tumble around like that, and found that a pair of diamond earrings were missing. And…" She gestured to the two as Seraphina was thrown into a wall.
Hazel winced before turning to Terra. "Well...I came to say that...it's time to go." She laced her fingers together. "We are leaving today."
"We are?!" The twins yelled in sync before glaring at each other. "Don't copy me!" They screamed at each other before proceeding to fight some more.
Terra ignored their reactions and nodded as she gestured to a nearby bag. "I had a feeling...That's why I had Seraphina go looking for her jewelry hours ago." She said, opening the bag a bit to reveal a ton of diamond jewelry.
Hazel raised an eyebrow before saying, "As posh as I am, even I don't wear this much jewelry." She chuckled, looking over the accessories.
Phoenix cackled at the comment from the other half of the room as she kept Seraphina's face pressed into a wall. "That's because she thinks she a pretty pink fairy princess who is just awaiting the arrival of her prince…" She said in a mockingly wistful tone while Seraphina let out a muffled screech of indignation.
Hazel wisely decided not to comment on that and straightened her posture instead. "So...are you all ready. I remember a certain someone wanted to see the portal. I'm going to do more than see it, I'm going through it. You all are welcome to follow." She said, texting someone on her phone, smirking at the text.
Terra closed the bag and stood up before striding over to the twins before letting out a sigh. With one great pull, she sent Phoenix stumbling back and over a table while Seraphina slid down the wall with her face still pressed in it. "Seraphina, Phoenix...Can we please...please resume this when we aren't on a schedule?" She asked, exasperation lacing her voice.
While Seraphina was pushing herself up, Phoenix huffed and folded her arms. "Then tell Princess Pinky that I didn't steal her stupid earrings and that they flew off during one of her tantrums!"
Terra looked much like a mother who was done with the two at this point and she closed her eyes. "Seraphina...Your earrings...You never lost them in the first place. In fact, the pair you were complaining about and getting a wall-facial for...you found them two hours ago on a table next to the bag." She said, prompting the blonde to blink owlishly before practically sprinting over to the bag.
Hazel chuckled and said, "...I didn't know you had a mother mode! That is funny and intriguing at the same time." Hazel said, glancing at Terra.
Terra shook her head as Seraphina sighed happily and hugged her bag. "Heidi has it...I have it. Ironic considering I'm technically the youngest of the three." She said, exhaling through her nose while gesturing for Phoenix to stop glaring at her twin.
Hazel shook her head. "Irony indeed." She, then, clapped her hands together. "Well, are we ready to depart? I know the spot we are supposed to wait at."
Terra nodded and looked at her sisters. "Phoenix, Seraphina?" Phoenix let out a grumble in reply while a puff of smoke flew out of her mouth and Seraphina happily nodded as she triple checked her diamonds.
Hazel smiled at this. "Alright then. You three will follow me." She said with pride.
While Phoenix made sure to leave her mark on the area, Seraphina and Terra stood side by side with one digging in her bag and the other staring at her sister with halved eyes.
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After about twenty minutes, the whole group was together. The boys came scrambling from out of the school building and Ara teleported her and her mother onto the scene.
Triple G huffed and said, "Whew! Sorry, I had to say goodbye to the guys and Mirror Mal and Mirror Evie. I'm gonna miss 'em." He said with a sigh.
That was before he looked up and saw three versions of Heidi looking at him. He looked to George, Chester, and Deuce. They all had the same dumbfounded expression.
Triple G rubbed his eyes before taking a double take. "Hazel...who are your friends and...is it just me or do they all look like Heidi?" He said, rubbing his eyes again.
Hazel chuckled, shaking her head. "It's...a long story, but this is Terra, Seraphina, and Phoenix." She pointed to each clone.
George and Triple G scratched their heads before shrugging.
Triple G smiled. "Well...nice to meet you guys!" He said brightly.
Phoenix rolled her eyes. "Yeah...No." She said while puffing smoke out of her nose.
Seraphina happily waved at them. "Hello! Don't mind Nix, she hates all people."
In a flash Phoenix was holding the girl up by her ponytail while her hair flamed up. "And don't mind Seraphina...the girl whose been in jail more times I can count for her stupid romance crap." She said in a tone that promised pain.
Hazel looked to Phoenix with halved eyes. "Can't we please get along until we go through the portal?" She asked pleadingly.
The only answer she received from the angered redhead was her throwing the blonde on the ground and growling before looking away. Seraphina blinked a few times and shook her head before jumping up like such a thing was normal.
George used his common sense and made sure to take a few steps backwards.
Hazel heard a dry meow before blinking and turning her head in the direction it came from. Turns out, it was just Vetiver running to her happily.
"Vetiver!" She said, bending down and caressing the cat. "Whoops! Almost left without ya. That would have been a bummer."
Chester spoke up, "...She's made of grass."
Hazel looked to him with halved eyes while Vetiver looked straight up insulted.
Hazel rolled her eyes at him. "She's not made of grass. Her fur is grass." She petted Vetiver on the head.
Ara looked toward the Triplets. "I hope you guys don't mind talking and magical cats." She smirked.
The three shrugged while Phoenix rolled her eyes. "What's the big deal? They talk, not like they can fly or something." She said sarcastically, folding her arms.
Chester smirked while Deuce looked to Chester. Deuce spoke up. "Actually…" He began to levitate.
Chester evaporated before appearing on Ara's shoulder. "I am the Chesire cat's son."
Then Deuce appeared on Hazel's shoulder. "And I am his handsome double!" He chuckled. Hazel shook her head in amusement.
Phoenix looked at them and let out an unimpressed laugh. "Nice try, kitty. When I say fly…" As she spoke, two large fiery wings formed behind her. "I mean fly." As soon as she was done she blasted off into the sky leaving a trail of flames.
Chester looked to Deuce with an amused face. "Did you somehow get wings by any chance when I created you?"
Deuce looked confused before smiling. "I don't think so, Dude. I am still trying to hold my breath for more than thirty seconds and get over a love that was super serious. My evolutionary skills are occupied at the moment."
Ara smiled at them before turning to her very silent mother. "Hey, mom. When are grandma and grandad supposed to be here again? I would like to see them before Heidi arrives...or whoever is going to see us of."
Elsa blinked, coming out of her own mind. She pulled out her phone before saying, "...Actually they should be here any moment now. Them and Jupiter. Where is he?" She asked while looking around a bit.
Hazel even glanced around herself. "I...have no idea…" She shook her head.
It was at this time that Skadi and Njord blew in, literally. While Skadi looked neutral as usual it was rather obvious that Njord was gonna be a crying mess with how much he was fighting the frown that kept appearing.
Looking at her father, Elsa pleasantly smiled. She already knew how this was going to go. She was the first to walk up to him and gave him the biggest hug. "Goodbye, father." She said with a large smile.
Njord held it together for only a few more seconds before he couldn't anymore and the man just started bawling. It wasn't like he was forming proper sentences either as most of his words just came out in odd sounds.
Skadi's eyes halved before she averted them. The way she was rubbing the cape she had on clearly showed that she wasn't quite as calm as her expression said. If anything she looked...nervous.
Ara looked at Hazel with a smile. Hazel responded by making her way over to her sniveling grandfather, hugging him in her mother's place as Elsa stepped back. Ara made her way over to him and hugged him as well. Her eyes were also watering.
"It's alright, grandad. Everything will be okay." She said before sniffing. "Everything...will be...okay…" She said before bursting into tears herself.
Hazel shook her head at both of them. She wrapped her arms fighter around her sister and grandfather. Ara just used Hazel for support as she cried her eyes out.
Elsa looked at the scene with an expression that was partly somber and partly calm. She turned to her mother, not completely sure how to approach the icy goddess. She walked up to her. "Well...I guess this is goodbye." She smiled sadly.
Skadi looked at her with a cold gaze that hid her emotion. "...I suppose it is." She said quietly before turning her eyes back to the ground.
Elsa sighed before saying, "I-I will miss you, mother, but somehow...someway...I will see you again." She said, before giving the goddess a surprise hug. "...I love you, mom." She said, her voice cracking the slightest bit.
Skadi nodded and looked up at the sky before looking back down at her. "...I love you too." She sighed and closed her eyes as she obviously fought the emotions that threatened to break through her mask.
Already knowing what to do, she stepped back and allowed Hazel to hug Skadi next. Hazel chuckled. "It was a pleasure finding you." She said with a sad smile. "I will miss you."
Skadi nodded once more as she took a deep breath. "I as well." She said, the words coming out in an uncharacteristic shake along with the softest choke as the icy queen fought the urge to cry.
Hazel stepped back to allow her sister, who was already a wet faced mess, to step forward. Ara tried to keep it in but couldn't as she hugged her. "I-I-I will miss you...s-so much…" She whimpered.
Skadi shakily nodded and muttered something out in Norse before looking down. "I will miss you too…" She said quietly, blinking away an icy tear before averting her eyes.
Ara picked herself up and backed up. She took a good look at them before taking a deep breath. She waved as she tried to put on her best, tearful smile.
Hazel, being slightly stronger, smiled and waved with glossy eyes.
Elsa could barely look at them. She hates to see them go. Technically, she just found them again. She didn't want to lose them, not again. She looked to the ground as her tears flowed.
Skadi wordlessly looked up before nodding in goodbye and looking at Njord. She closed her eyes as Njord silently waved before taking the ice queen's hand. "I'll take you home." He mumbled quietly before exchanging one final look and disappearing in the icy breeze.
Elsa looked up, wiping her face with her frozen sleeve. She sighed. "...Let's get ready to depart."
Ara looked at Elsa while Hazel nodded while sniffing.
Even the boys were looking onward with watery eyes. They were currently handing each other tissues while trying to look as manly as possible. This caused Ara, Hazel, and Elsa to smirk at them.
George tearfully blinks. "I wasn't crying."
Chester agrees. "Nope!"
Deuce says. "Not us!"
Triple G grapples mentally before giving up. "Fine! I was crying, but that was so...so...touching!" She said before wiping more tears that developed.
Hazel chuckled and wiped her face once more. She had just discovered how puffy her eyes had gotten and she swallowed to moisturize her dried throat. She pulled out her phone and stared at it for a full minute before putting it away. She shook her head as more tears pricked at her eyes.
She went over to Terra and asked, "Would you mind calling Heidi for me? I'm not...we're not in great shape." She sadly chuckled.
Terra nodded and closed her eyes for a moment or two before opening them. "I asked her to come here, she's with Hermes and they were bothering Zeus." She informed them with halved eyes at the end.
Hazel's eyes halved as well before she heard the sound of thunder in the distance. It wasn't long before a white lightning bolt came from the sky to reveal her father...looking out of breath.
He rushed up to them, taking a few breaths. "I...came...as fast as I could." He shook his head. "I was in the middle of a few things." He said with a shrug.
Elsa blinked in surprise. "You came to say goodbye?"
He nodded and turned to the three of them. "I also came to see you off." He looked to the twins with smiles. "I'd rather enjoy my last moments with you guys to the full. This has been the most fun I've had in a long time." He glanced at Elsa before shoving his hands in his pockets.
Elsa, herself, responded by looking to the ground. It was difficult to see, but there was a small smile on her face.
Ara, Hazel, and the boys look at each other with knowing looks. They all shake their heads and chuckle at the scene.
There was a loud whoop before a "Look out!" and there was a sudden crash with the person who caused it being none other than Phoenix. The redhead had crashed face down into the ground and seemed...somewhat unconscious.
Triple G looked at the unconscious redhead with wide eyes. "Should I ask?" He blinked at the sight.
"No." Hazel said, looking at the display with a raised eyebrow.
Before the other two lookalikes could reply, two people suddenly landed near the downed redhead. Once the two got up it turned out to be a slightly singed Heidi and Hermes.
Heidi let out a whistle at the sight of Phoenix. "Hermes I think you may have crashed into her a bit too hard." She said, nudging the woman with her boot.
Hermes tilted his head and rubbed his chin. "...Nah. I didn't even hit her going full-speed." He said casually, prompting the bluenette to give him a half-eyed look.
Hazel sighed before scratching her head, her bangles dangling. "Whenever you two are ready, we want to go home." She said, prompting the boys to nod.
Heidi stepped over the redhead while Hermes went to work on reviving her. "You want the quick way or the slow way? Quick way there is an off chance we might have to catch you, slow way you can skip leg day at the gym." She said, placing her hands on her hips as she looked at them.
Deuce tilted his head. "Wait, did she just say 'catch us'?" He blinked.
"That she did." Jupiter said with a raised eyebrow.
George blinked. "The slow way is preferable."
Elsa nodded. "Yes. Let's go with that." Her voice cracked just the slightest as she wiped her face once more.
Heidi nodded as she heard Phoenix wake up behind her. "Hermes." She called to him, prompting the god to join her side. The goddess looked at the group before snapping her fingers. "You guys will take the stairs and we'll meet you down." She said as the ground opened up to reveal the staircase.
Elsa nodded before looking at Hazel. Hazel smiled at her mother before starting to walk down the stairs. This caused the rest of the group to follow. The only person who seemed to not follow, was Ara. She looked at the staircase with a deep frown on her features.
Jupiter and Elsa frowned at each other before Elsa walked up to her. "What's wrong, Ara?" She asked the girl.
Ara looked up at her mother before her eyes traveled to Jupiter. Her eyes stayed on him and they became wet once more. "...I don't do too well with goodbyes." She said, still looking at her father until she turned her gaze away.
Jupiter's heart broke at the sight. He wrapped his arms around Ara in a warm hug. "It's alright…" He thought for a moment. "Would you like for me to walk you down there?"
Ara sniffed and nodded. Elsa offered Jupiter a smile and he smiled in return. Elsa gently took Ara's hand and led her down the staircase.
Jupiter took this as an opportunity to speak with Heidi. He walked up to the young goddess and asked, "Do-do you mind if I see her off? She really wants me to be there with her." He asked with a small smile.
Heidi stared at him for a moment before looking at Hermes. Almost as if there were having a conversation, Heidi looked at the blonde god before sighing and looking back at Jupiter. "You want the freefall or the stairs?" She asked with a slight frown while Hermes smiled at the fact that she was letting him in.
Jupiter blinked. "Stairs." He chose without hesitation.
Heidi shrugged before clapping twice. "See you down there." She said before the ground opened up beneath Hermes and her and the two fell straight in with it closing up shortly after.
Jupiter smiled before he dashed down the staircase after his family. By the time he caught up with them, he was out of breath once again. He tried to open his mouth and say something, but he was way too tired.
Ara was just happy to see him there. She happily leaned on him and smiled pleasantly. He smiled in return as the finished stepping off of the last of the staircase.
On the main platform was a woman wearing a black dress with black hair and green eyes. Her eyes were narrowed as she saw Heidi and Hermes gliding down with ease. A frown appeared on her face once she saw the bluenette accidently fire off a lightning bolt and almost take out a demon in the process.
Hazel took a deep breath, looking around the the familiar scenery before asking, "So...are we on our own now? Me, Ara, and the boys know our way back." She said, glancing and waving at the familiar looking woman.
While the two gods were working on landing, along with redirecting the random lightning bolts that Heidi was sending, the woman turned around and sauntered over. "It would be far too risky for you all to be on your own down here." She said with an unusually odd tone while her eyes appeared to glow for a moment.
Jupiter squinted at the woman. He held Ara tighter out of protective reflex. Something out him off about her. Something...isn't quite right.
Hazel raised an eyebrow, taking a step back. "...We've done it before and nothing happened. My mother even went through here alone. I fail to see the danger." She asked, her eyes switching between hues as she spoke.
The room suddenly felt a lot colder as the woman frowned and her eyes flashed pink. "I think you'll find that this world is too dangerous for humans and young goddesses to walk around on their own." She said, her voice sounding like two different ones while it grew dark for a moment.
Hazel blinked a couple of times before looking back at the woman. "...I suppose…" She shook her head. "What do you suppose we do, Hecate?" She asked, prompting the group to look to the woman while Jupiter looked plain confused.
Hecate let a smirk appear on her face before she turned to look at Hermes. "Hermes...Leave us now." She stated with her eyes glowing once more.
Hermes stared for a moment before shaking his head. "...I just remembered I had to go see somebody." He said before promptly zipping away, causing Hecate's smirk to widen ever-so-slightly.
Elsa tilted her head before speaking, "So, what did you want to tell us?" She looked toward the goddess in curiosity.
Hecate looked back at them while her eyes shimmered pink once more. "Follow me." She said with a smirk before she began walking towards one of the many bridges leading to the platforms.
Heidi, who had landed, quickly lit herself on fire and looked at the group. "Hecate will lead you there, I'll go fire it up." She said before snickering at what she said. "Heh, fire." She mumbled before blasting off of the drop off and into the deeper parts of the Underworld.
Hazel looked to her group, who had shrugged, so she led them all behind Hecate. The cats, including Vetiver, stayed low to the ground with their ears flattened against their heads. Chester was extra jumpy. Something just didn't feel right about that woman! Vetiver held in her growls as she looked toward Hecate. Deuce has to admit that something was up and usually he was called the stupid one.
Hecate glanced over her shoulder before her eyes flashed pink once more. "Come." She said simply, the word coming out as more of a command in her dual voice while her oddly pitch black hand dragged across the rope of the bridge.
Chester saw this, but said nothing as he motioned for Deuce and Vetiver to follow after him. He took a few cautious steps forward before trotting to catch up, still low to the ground in case he had to take off. The other two cats followed his movements carefully.
With each step Hecate took the air seemed to grow colder and colder despite the fact that they were going deeper into the Underworld. Her shadowy hand met an orb nearby and frowned as the orb turned pitch black. Glancing over her shoulder, her eyes gained an almost dangerous look to them before they shimmered pink and she looked away.
Jupiter felt his skin crawl a bit as he looked around. Despite the cold atmosphere, the Underworld was beautiful. If only that pesky air of danger would go away. He couldn't help glancing towards Elsa and asking, "Does it feel...cooler...in here to you?"
Elsa turned to him questionably, but saw him distracted. "It does feel...odd. Even I feel this chill. It's strange…" She said in thought.
Hecate looked over her shoulder as a chilly wind blew past them all in an almost haunting way. Her eyes gained a pink ring before the room darkened. "We are only trying to make it bearable so none of you suffer from the extreme heat." She told them with a frown that along with her eyes gave off a terrifying look.
Triple G blinked and nodded. "...That sounds understandable. It was kinda hot in here. Right, George?" He said, nudging the talk boy.
George blinked, looked down, and nodded.
Jupiter squinted at the woman once more. "Hazel, come closer to me." He said to her.
Hazel just blinked and drew back, farther from Hecate. Hazel walked right between her father and her mother now and glanced at Ara who was still in his embrace.
As they reached the final platform, Hecate paused for a moment and muttered something under her breath before continuing. In an almost supernatural way, the area began to immediately heat back up. "I must apologize, the magic used to cool the Underworld has unexpectedly failed." She said while looking at them. "I have no time to fix it so I am afraid you must put up with the heat."
"Great." Elsa said in an exasperated manner.
Hazel chuckled. "This is a good day to be immune to heat!" She said, snickering more at the boy's mumbled complaints.
Jupiter didn't mind the sudden change either. Being a welder of electricity meant that he had a very high heat tolerance. He assumed that's why Ara stayed silent as well. He just found it odd that the environment changed right after it was mentioned. He has a feeling this 'Hecate' was doing this on purpose.
Once Hecate stepped onto the platform where Heidi currently was, she stepped away and held her unusual hand out. "Here is the gateway. As the Underworld is very random and dangerous I highly recommend you do not remain here for long." She said while looking at them with her pink eyes.
Heidi blinked and looked at her. "Well, I mean it doesn't really seem random when you got me here!" She gestured to herself with a grin, causing Hecate to look at her with a glare.
"...If you say so." Hecate hissed out, appearing to be rather irate with the fact that Heidi had said otherwise.
Hazel tilted her head at that. Of all the times she had ran into Hecate, she never snapped at anyone. She shook it off though. Hecate could just be having a bad day?
On another note, Hazel stepped up to Heidi with a smile on her face. "Finally, I get my answer! Please tell me if you made these!" She said, pointing to her newest bangles with amusement.
Heidi's expression turned comical at the sight of them as her eyes widened. "W-What?" She leaned forward to get a better look.
Hazel chuckled before stretching her arm out so Heidi could get a better look. "They showed up at the resort in a plain, unlabeled box with plain wrapping! They came along with these." She pointed to the chandelier earring she currently wore. "I have been trying to hunt down the person so I could thank them for...the past couple of days. It's driving me crazy!" She laughed.
Heidi leaned back and let out a groan. "...Hestia commissioned me to make them and didn't tell me who they were for. She gave me a list and said to make them as soon as possible and told me to enchant them as well." She explained, shaking her head while she rubbed her forehead.
Hazel shook her head, not losing her smile. "I have finally found the mystery person." She looked at Heidi and said, "Tell Hestia I said thank you." She laughed once more before saying, "Goodbye, Heidi. I will treasure these and will always wear these three together." She said, referring to her new bangles and the one Heidi gave her in the RV.
Heidi nodded with a smile and placed her hand on her hip. "I'll tell Hestia once Hecate and I are done down here." She said before looking at the door. "The gate will always be open so long as my father and I rule this world. If you, or any of you want to visit just ask Hades...I think he likes me…" She said with a low chuckle and shook her hand.
This caused Elsa to laugh a bit. "He misses you. We had a whole conversation about it when he led me through there." She pointed to the portal.
Heidi raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Huh, guess I'll have to go visit the alternate old man then since he misses me so dearly. Maybe I'll help him redecorate his Hell, which accurately fits the name."
Elsa smiled at Heidi. "Also, I apologize for everything I said. I can see why Ara and Hazel are such big fans." She laced her fingers together. "Frankly, I am now a fan as well." She smiled brightly.
Heidi let out a chuckle. "Good to know one Elsa doesn't want to freeze me to a tree." She joked before pausing. "Ah, give me a moment while I call my lovely assistant." She said before turning away and calling out something in greek.
Ara finally stepped away from Jupiter a bit and said, "Lovely assistant?" She gave a small smile.
Triple G chuckled. "Why does that sound familiar?"
Heidi laughed as the ground shook a bit before Cerberus stuck her several heads up and deposited a small demon...with a sword? "You all remember my assistant. Bob, who regularly tries to mutilate me because he is a ball of rage." She gestured to the tiny demon before walking over and planting a kiss atop one of Cerberus's heads. "Thanks for dealing with the stabs." She said to the dog who happily licked her before descending back into the deeper areas.
George looked at the demon with halved eyes. "How could we forget?"
Triple G chuckled. "Yeah? How could we? Bob was the fifth weirdest thing I've seen in my life. I don't think I could ever forget him." He looked down in amusement.
"Good, 'cause you will be seeing this living chew toy whenever he registers a holiday. The little kickball scanned you all awhile back so he can get you the perfect things. Just uh...Make sure you disarm him if he comes with a weapon." Heidi explained before finishing with a deadpan before plucking the sword out of his hands and tossing off the drop off. "You can schedule dates for him to come back once he shows up. The twerp can cross dimensions with ease."
Ara looked at Heidi with surprise and confusion. "So you were serious about the gifts?"
Heidi blinked before nodding. "I mean-It's optional. Bob can fill you in on some events over here if you want." She said with a shrug while Bob let out an irate sound. "Do it or I'll tell my dad." Heidi looked down at him and grinned when he immediately shut up.
Ara gave her a small smile before George and Triple G sandwiched Heidi in a bear hug. That made Hazel wince and chuckle.
Triple G spoke for both of them when he said, "We're gonna miss you so much!" He said squeezing her tighter.
Heidi, who was thankfully quite resistant to bear hugs, laughed and hugged them back. "I told you! Just ask my alt dad and he'll let you pop in. This isn't permanent, y'know. Besides, I'll be sure to send invites if we got anything especially big going on."
George blinked. "You don't realize how much motivation it takes to go up and down those stairs." He said with his accented voice.
Heidi shrugged. "I'll probably install a magic elevator or teleporter in here soon. Bob keep a note of that." She said before looking at the demon. "Anyway, I'm sure alt dad would do the same if he heard I was doing it."
Chester cheered. "Yes! No more stairs!"
Deuce agreed. "It's a miracle!"
Vetiver happily made her way over to Heidi and purred as she rubbed against her.
Hazel chuckled before saying, "Vetiver's mine, you know? She's not going to kill you." She smirked.
Heidi blinked and looked down at the cat before her eyes halved. "Well, that explains why I haven't had to de-poison myself." She said in a deadpan. "Demeter would be trying to out me...not trying to make me like cats."
Hazel shrugged. "Vetiver's purpose wasn't to make you like cats, it was...something else." She shook her head at the memory. "I think she so happens to like you." She shrugged once more before picking up the grass cat.
"Huh, well that's something that is rare. Especially with the dog I own." Heidi said, chuckling once she heard the otherworldly howl of Cerberus at the mention of dog.
Elsa's skin crawled at the sound while Ara stepped up to Heidi. "Are you sure we can come back? Bob will remember to send us the invitations?"
Heidi gave her a thumbs up. "You got it. Besides…" She paused and looked both ways. "...There probably will be a few massive things in the near future. Just a feeling." She finished with a lopsided smile.
Ara smiled pleasantly and now tired from the day's events. "I am sure. Goodbye, best friend...for now." She smiled.
The goddess gave her a wink. "I won't be gone for too long. Unless my memory goes 'ZAP!' I'll be sure to show eventually." At the mention of her memory, Hecate's eyes narrowed. As if she didn't notice the goddess, Heidi continued. "But I mean-what are the odds of that?" She let out a laugh while folding her arms.
Ara smiled brightly before turning to the portal. Before she walked towards it, she ran to her father and surprised him with a tight hug. Now she is choked up again and can barely get the words out.
Jupiter's eyes watered also, but he managed to hold up as he hugged her back. "I'll miss you too, Thunderbolt."
Then Hazel ran up to him and hugged him too. He chuckled, "And you too, Princess."
The two twins backed away from him with tearful eyes and ready to walk through the portal. Jupiter thought for a moment before he opened his mouth to say something, Elsa walked up and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
Elsa laughed at the comical expression on Jupiter's face before she said, "Goodbye, Jupiter." With a smile before walking over to the shocked group of teens near the portal. "What?" She looked at them as if she did nothing wrong.
Jupiter, however, was still broken from the kiss. He shook his head, bringing himself back into reality before he waved. "Goodbye. Take care of yourselves." He sadly smiled.
"We will!" Hazel smiled. "Bye!" She said to the thre, the whole group waving before they began to walk backwards into the portal.
They all kept waving until they backed into the portal one by one. Ara, being the last one, smiled brightly at her father and best friend before stepping in.
Heidi waved her off before turning around to look at the Underworld. She laced her hands together as she saw Bob run off. "What will you do now, Jupiter?" She asked, her voice echoing in the expansive world.
The god blinked away the tears that were forming at the sound of his name. He turned his attention to the younger goddess before sighing. "...I don't know, actually. I could go back to what I was doing, but…" He looked down as his voice echoed throughout the world.
Heidi turned around and looked at him with a knowing look. "...You don't want to." She said calmly as she ignored the other goddess who had moved behind her when she looked away.
Jupiter nodded. "It's not fun without them." He wore a small smile. "With them...I never knew I could feel that way."
Heidi nodded in understanding as she shoved her hands in her coat pockets. "I get that...I wish I could let you go...But there can't be two of the same being in one realm." She finished with a small frown.
He looked down and said, "No...there can't." His foot tapped while he was in thought before a crazy idea popped into his head. He smiled at the idea while he thought it over.
Heidi tilted her head with a smile. "Don't tell me-You have a wild idea." She said with amusement clear in her voice.
He chuckled. "You are getting to know me well! Too bad my idea includes me leaving. I am pretty fond of you, young one." He said with a smile.
"The door is always open down here and unlike my uncles, my father and I will keep it open for as long as we live." Heidi replied with a chuckle. "As long as it is still in one piece, well, nobody is restricted to permanently sticking to one area."
He smiled at her brightly, his smile turning into a grin. "Oh! If you see another me, just know it's not me, got that?" He said, heading toward the portal.
Heidi's eyes halved. "I learned that lesson once I was told I dealt with two Hermes when I was a child. One from my world and one from the other." She deadpanned while shaking her head.
He laughed when he heard that. "Glad to hear it's not that different over there. Here goes…" He said before running through the portal, letting out a "Woohoo!" Before he passed through.
Heidi laughed as the door closed once everyone was through. "I really hope that doesn't come back to bite me." She said as she began to walk away. "You coming Hecate?"
Hecate's eyes narrowed before she approached the woman and grabbed her by the wrist. She promptly pulled the bluenette around so that she was facing the green-eyed goddess. "...You are not going anywhere."
Heidi raised an eyebrow and narrowed her eyes. "...Why not?" She asked cautiously, her eyes flickering down to the darkened hand that was around her wrist.
"I can't let you." The older goddess said before a wicked grin. "Not before I...take a little souvenir from this experience." She said with a darkened look entering her eyes.
Heidi stared back at her before she let out a growl. "You aren't Hecate...Who are you?" She asked, glaring at the woman.
'Hecate' tightened her grip to a bone-crushing hold which prompted the bluenette to gasp. "I am nobody to you...Not yet." She lifted her free hand as her eyes turned completely pink. "Sweet dreams…" She whispered hauntingly before her eyes glowed and she let go of the woman.
The being smirked as she saw Heidi immediately crumple to the ground. As soon as she was sure the woman was down, her appearance morphed into a beautiful blonde woman with blue eyes. The woman looked at the door before snapping her fingers which caused a tear of sorts to appear in the door. "I'll send Hermes down to recover you." She said shortly before disappearing in an explosion of magic.
That's all folks! I hate to see it go, but...PHSYC! Yeah...no. It's not over. THIS story is over, but the fourth arc is coming up. Mera and I have finally come up with a title. It is to be called Unbroken and it will be EPIC! Get ready! It's gonna be great!
Mera and I still need to see who will be posting the sequal, but stay close because I will be letting you guys know who will be posting to point you all in the right direction.
See you guys again soon!
SuperNova out⭐