Ara teleported back to the library with the biggest grin on her face. She sparked as she giddily hopped around a few times before taking her surroundings into consideration. It's the library. Anyone could be there and question her sudden giddiness. Even she is questioning her own giddiness.

Calming down just the slightest, Ara walked out of the library. It took her a solid minute to recall what she would usually do after her talks with Susanoo. At the moment, her mind was crap. The only thing it was willing to think about, were today's earlier events. Events that concerned a certain sea god.

She shook her head, combating the thoughts. That's when she remembered. "Ah...meeting room." She nodded to herself before heading in that direction.

Thankfully, there had been nothing to stop her on her way there. Her smile, brighter than ever. She opened the door before chirping, "Hey, guys! I'm back!"

JR, who was in a ping pong match with Geo said, "Huh...aren't you a happy camper." He said, focusing on Geo's movements.

Freddie chuckled before turning back to look at her. "Yeah. What's got you all chipper?"

Chester sighed. "Whatever it is, it's making me miss my documentary." He complained.

Ara, not minding the cat, nodded at Freddie before saying, "Okay. I might as well tell a big bulk of you as...word can spread quickly." She said to pretty much everyone. "One thing...Pinky? Chirpy? Are you two paying attention?" She said with an exasperated expression.

Seraphina didn't even bother to look at her as her goofy smile remained while she looked at Chirpy. "Sure…" She said, drawing out the word as she twirled a lock of hair with her finger.

Chirpy giggled before saying, "Stop looking at me like that…pay attention." She said playfully.

"I am," Seraphina replied with just as much playfulness.

"No...you're not," Chirpy said with a growing smile.

"Well...You just have to broaden it a bit...Since I am paying attention to something." Seraphina said with a giggle and leaning on her hand.

Freddie glanced at them with disgust. "Those two give me pain…" She said as she massaged her temple.

Ara chuckled. "I hope I didn't look like that after Susanoo confessed to me." She said, thinking out loud.

Before she could respond, there was a crash in the other side of the room. CJ blasted from seemingly nowhere with shock on her face. "Susanoo what!?" She asked with excitement.

This got the rest of the trio's attention also as Ara nodded. "Yeah...he said he loved me, I said I loved him, then he kissed me, and now we're a thing." She explained with her large smile.

One of those words happen to snap Seraphina out of her daydream and the blonde's head whipped in Ara's direction. "Did you just say...he kissed you?!" She asked, her voice growing in pitch before coming out as a squeak while her smile turned massive.

A ping pong ball flew way out of bounds. "Oh, gods. Here we go." JR said as he went to retrieve the ball.

Chester blinked at the TV. "There goes my documentary…"

Not minding them, Ara nodded. "Yeah...he did." She said in a dream-like manner.

As Seraphina slowly rose, most likely to scream, Heidi rolled in with a notepad and blinked before quickly pulling out her ember. "Oh...hell no. No freaking out and screaming!" She yelled, almost like a traumatic memory of sorts had surfaced at that very moment.

Seraphina blinked and was about to say something when she was zapped right into the nearest wall, somehow managing to stay in the wall in a cartoon-like manner.

Heidi rolled in and sighed in relief. "Thank gods." She said casually, blowing out the smoking ember before pocketing the large gem once more as nothing had happened.

Like Heidi as hoped, Ara, Chirpy, Freddie, Uma, and CJ were all dancing around each other and squealing.

Uma started jumping in place before asking, "Oh my gosh. You guys are seriously like...a thing? Like a thing thing?" She said with her own grin.

Ara nodded before bouncing a bit. "Yes! A thing thing!" She sighed. "I...am still melting." She rests her wrist on her forehead dramatically before pretending she was going to faint.

CJ laughed and caught her 'trust call style'. "You are a lucky fish." She said with humor while Ara glanced at her with irritation.

"Part fish. Ugh...you sound like Mercury." She shook her head at that.

Chirpy beamed at her before helping Ara back up. "I am so happy for you! Oh! Have you thought about a nickname to call him!?" She asked quickly.

Ara gasped. "No, I did not. I did promise that I'd make one too…"

Chirpy nodded as if it was serious. "Meet up in your room?"

Ara nodded in return. "You got it." Then she thought. "I bring the snacks?"

Chirpy shrugged. "Let's both bring snacks just in case!"

Ara smirked at that, have Chirpy a fist bump, before finally looking at Heidi. "Sup, Heidi."

CJ announced. "Her and Susanoo are a thing." She smirked at the end.

"I could tell by her grinning like a schoolgirl whenever somebody said Susanoo plus the ear-bleeding screech Pinky was about to let out if I hadn't launched her into the wall." Heidi deadpanned, not appearing one bit surprised at the news.

Chirpy gasped before her smile matched Ara's. "I should bake a celebration cake!" She giggled before bouncing a bit.

Ara gaped at that before matching her smile. "That...would be awesome!" Now, they both were bouncing.

"I like the part where we all ignored how I brutally threw a chick into the wall," Heidi commented before snickering at the fact that Seraphina was still stuck in the wall.

Everyone paused for a minute before JR spoke. "What? Seraphina? She's fine. That chick is indestructible." He said, catching the ping pong ball to pause the game.

George walked over to where Seraphina was stuck. He pulled her off as if she was a sticker before handing the woman to Chirpy. The greenette then set the blonde on the couch before placing a kiss on her forehead.

"I know she's indestructible...I made her." Heidi replied, her voice lacking any emotion while her eyes halved.

Chester tilted his head at the woman in the wheelchair. "So...did you come to socialize or did you come for a specific purpose?" He tilted his head with a smile.

Heidi looked at her notepad and tapped it with her finger. "Let's see...Oh, right. I'm kidnapping a goddess." She read out before shrugging and looking up at them.

They all looked at her before shrugging.

Ara tilted her head, "Wow...this is really sad. That statement was obviously crazy, but I'm not surprised at all." She shook her head.

Triple G butted in. "No, no. Use the catchphrase!"

Ara blinked. "Oh, right!" She cleared her through. "You know...I'm not as surprised as I should be." She smiled with a chuckle. "That felt better."

Triple G applauded. "That was much better."

Heidi looked at them blankly. "So...Nobody is gonna ask who I'm kidnapping and for what reason? Anybody?" She asked while folding her arms.

Ara, who's thoughts had drifted back off to Susanoo, had been caught completely off guard. "...Huh?" She blinked.

Freddie waved her hand. "Yeah...I ain't no god…goddess, whatever. So, it is automatically not any of my business." She says as she flips through channels.

Uma nodded. "I second that."

Trip. "Third."

JR. "Fourth."

CJ looked at Heidi before slouching on the couch. "I'm working through some things." She said, dryly.

Chester was about to say something...before his phone rang. Deuce blinked and...disappeared.

George blinked at Heidi. "Apathy." He said before continuing the game.

Heidi deadpanned at them all. "You guys suck sometimes." She said dryly before 'hmphing'. "I'm going over to Olympus to kidnap Hera and Ama is loaning me her brother for the day." She said simply with a glare at some of them.

Freddie immediately sat up at that. "You know what? I think I'm reconsidering." She said with a smile.

Uma shrugged. "I...guess I'll be around." She said while playing it off.

Interestingly, Ara did happen to hear that. "Really?" She said, now giving her full attention.

Heidi looked even more exasperated at their reactions. "Yes, and with the authority vested in me by being Ama's bestie, he will be in this place no matter the words that may come from Jupiter." She said with a roll of her eyes. "He and I are going to take down all the gods before one of us will take Hera through a portal summoned by my Hecate and she'll be taken to the castle ahead of time while the other handles Zeus." She explained, looking at the watch on her wrist in mild interest.

JR shook his head. "Ugh. Sounds like work." He tried to spike George, but Geo easily deflected it with a smirk.

"More like the family reunion I didn't expect for another month," Heidi responded with a shake of her head.

Ara shrugged. "Well...I would hate to say 'good luck with that's because it would make me sound uninterested." She said, playing with her fingers. "Eh...you know what I mean."

Then she tilted her head. "The group and I have to discuss some things. There have been some plans that have been...set off from the past events." She thought. "We will most likely be doing that while you handle your business with the Greek goddess Hera." She said as the group nodded in understanding.

"Eh, I'm used to getting no info anyway," Heidi said as her eyes glowed for a moment. "It's a Hades thing." She said with a small shrug before beginning to wheel out of the room while her necklace started to glow.

Ara blinked at that. "Did I say something wrong?" She glanced around the room.

Chester shook his head. "No...but I think it was your wording with a dash of misunderstanding." He explained.

Ara slightly frowned at that before shrugging. "No matter. We must prepare for the tasks ahead. Heidi already knows what lies up ahead. We don't." She smirked. "Also, get snacks and find Hazel. We have much to get done." She said before they (except Freddie) broke off to prepare for the meeting.

Heidi huffed as she wheeled away from the room. It was one thing to be confused with her, she understood that, but to deliberately ignore her because she's not in their elite little gang? It was a punch to the gut, especially when they would have all listened if Audrey had been speaking instead.

You are the daughter of Hades, you don't get to have friends because they will always look at you like you are your father. She told herself with a tight frown as she stopped moving for a moment once she felt her necklace begin to float.

The necklace turned completely blue before a ray of light shot out from it. Stepping out from the light was Susanoo clothed in a rather casual black outfit while he clutched a bracelet in his hand. "You must be the infamous Heidi my sister goes on about." He said, holding out his free hand for her to shake.

Politely, Heidi exchanged a handshake with him and offered him a small smile. "I am. Ama spoke of you quite a bit, though, this is the first time I am meeting you." She said as they finished the handshake and her eyes met with the bracelet in his hand. "I take it that that is the bracelet Ama told me about." She commented, watching as he showed it to her.

"Yep. One specialty power bracelet made by my sis just for you. She didn't know if you wanted your full power/health back, whatever specific terms she used, especially considering the panic attack you had in Antarctica." When he said this, Heidi averted her eyes while she flushed in embarrassment at the memory. Susanoo shrugged and didn't appear to mind her reaction. "So, she just gave you a bracelet that will allow you to have peace of mind and all your power. She doesn't care if you keep it, just don't share it with any of the trainees." He explained before chuckling at the end.

Heidi shook her head in amusement. "That is the last thing I would do with this." She told him, moving her eyes to meet his as she accepted the large silver cuff. She looked over the rather large gemstone that appeared to shift colors every few seconds and thought for a moment before placing it on.

Susanoo smirked and folded his arms as he saw the magic race through the bluenette before she let out a quiet gasp. "I'm guessing you feel a hell of a lot better?" He asked, tilting his head as his smirk widened.

Heidi took a moment to respond, prompting the god to offer her a hand, a hand that she accepted with a nod in thanks before she stood up and took a deep breath. "Oh...Definitely." She breathed out with a small smile.

The god chuckled at that as he saw her magic the wheelchair away. "Good, so...my sister mentioned you needed help, but she didn't say with what. Fill me in." He said, watching her stretch and move around a bit.

Heidi looked up at him and did one final stretch that made her back pop in the process. "We...are kidnapping a goddess." She said with a smirk while placing her hands on her hips.

"Huh, so you are that kind of trickster…" Susanoo said with an amused tone as he rubbed his chin.

Heidi rolled her eyes in humor. "No. It's for...my wife." Once she said this, Susanoo looked at her with a strangely serious look. "It was the Hera in my world that allowed us to attempt to have kids, so...something tells me that it would only be Hera who could help her. I don't want anything to happen to her." She explained with a small sigh as she changed her outfit into her outfit that mimicked her father's.

Susanoo nodded with an unreadable look. "I understand." His eyes went to the side as he began walking, prompting the bluenette to follow after him. "Do you know how far along she is?" He asked with a hint of curiosity in his voice.

Heidi shook her head at that. "No. Because it's a magical pregnancy...we have no idea. It could be over in half the time or it could be months longer than normal, we just don't know. Not to mention we are having three. So...there are quite a few things that could complicate the pregnancy." She finished, frowning softly at the end.

Susanoo appeared surprised at that. "It's...your first time and you got three off the bat?" He asked, his eyebrows flying up in shock at the news.

Heidi shrugged and nodded. "The number three seems to be my lucky number. Created three minor goddesses out of clones using my divine power and now I'm having three girls." She rubbed her forehead with a sigh. "So, I have three genetic clone daughters and three with my wife." She added them up on her hands and nearly facepalmed. "Six girls...And three have my face...I am going to lose my mind."

Susanoo chuckled at that and patted her on the back. "From one parent to a newbie, it isn't half as bad as you think. Just remember, there are two of you." He told her with a smile.

Heidi looked up at him with halved eyes. "There are three of them." She deadpanned with a head tilt.

Susanoo shrugged at that and chuckled. "Then hire a nanny or rope a family member into helping." He said while rubbing his chin. "Otherwise, may the force be with you." He told her with a dramatic tone while placing his palms together and bowing his head to her.

Heidi rolled her eyes and lightly punched him in the arm. "Really, Star Wars?" She asked in humor with a raised eyebrow.

"A respected trilogy...One that I will happily watch over and over." Susanoo said while gesturing widely.

Heidi chuckled and smiled. "You...are exactly how Ama described you." She told him in amusement.

"Oh, how did she describe me?" Susanoo asked with a smirk as he looked down at the slightly shorter woman.

"A goofus who could get me out of one of my pessimism moments and somebody I could relate to." The woman said with a reminiscent smile. "And you have fulfilled my expectations...For that, I may just let you hang out around here. Don't worry about Jupiter...Ama and I are a terrifying combo." She told him with a snicker.

Susanoo looked at her with a grin. "Really? You...would do that for me?" He asked in surprise.

Heidi gave him a nod. "You help me with the parenthood problem and I will help you see Ara more often without daddy dearest interrupting." She said, stopping for a moment as he stopped as well. "It's good to see you not in sadness like Ama said you were for so long. You are...much like my father and I, looked at for one act or period in your life and treated poorly because of it." She smiled at him. "Ara makes you happy and you make her happy, so it is only right for you two to be able to see each other without a threat looming over either of your heads."

Susanoo's grin widened and he, surprisingly, brought her into a quick hug. "Thank you. I'll do my part with your problem...and let you work your magic." He said, parting away from the smiling goddess to pause for a moment. "...You are aware that you are like a walking space heater, right?" He asked, slightly surprised by the amount of heat her body was giving off.

Heidi chuckled and nodded as she shoved her hands in her pockets. "I'm basically the living embodiment of a flame. My body temperature is typically at this heat since my wife likes it." She explained with a small shrug.

"And gotta keep the pregnant wife happy," Susanoo commented as they began walking again.

"You know it, man," Heidi said, exchanging a high five with him before she tilted her head. "Then again, she's pretty peppy on her own, save for a few moments here and there. You know how it is." She finished with a laugh.

"Indeed. It's the hormones that you gotta dodge...not to mention the weird-ass cravings." He gave a momentary shiver of disgust.

Heidi hummed in thought as she noticed them nearing an outside area. "Huh, Audrey has only gone for the sweets as of now. I dread to see if that trend could change for the weird." She mimicked the god's shiver and shook her head.

"It is terrifying. Two food groups that should never go together...are demanded to go together." Susanoo said with a groan as he shook his head. "Like how are they stomaching it?"

"I think there's an unexplained science behind that...or it's one of those mysteries we aren't supposed to find out about…" Heidi replied with a slow shake of her head.

"I second that thought," Susanoo said as they stepped outside. Looking at the woman, he tilted his chin. "So, how do you wish to be transported there?" He asked before waving a cloud into existence for her. "Cloud?"

Heidi walked up to it and pressed on it before smiling. "...That is so fluffy. Cloud it is. Also...have you ever thought about making pillows or blankets out of these and somehow solidifying them?" She asked as she hopped on and happily flopped on it.

Susanoo tilted his head as he summoned his own clouds. "Interesting...Maybe I'll make an exception and give you the first trial base set." He told her with a chuckle.

"Oh? I get to be the trial dummy? My favorite." Heidi replied with humor as she sat up while scooping a part of the cloud to cuddle.

Susanoo shook his head at her with a grin. "Hey, gotta make sure they'd make good gifts and the one way to do that is...have a trial dummy." He said with a small shrug.

"Ah, that's right! You are throwing them at me so then you can throw some at Ara and get the best reaction instead of going in blind!" Heidi said with a smile as she pointed at him for a moment. "Clever, very clever."

The god gave her a mock bow. "It is my duty for my princess to have only the best of the best...and I haven't knitted in a while so...Trial and error." He finished with a laugh.

"You knit? That is...unexpected from someone with your appearance." Heidi admitted with a small laugh.

"Yeah, little known fact about me...I was one hell of a knitter back in the day." Susanoo said, looking up to the sky before summoning a wormhole.

Heidi shook her head in amusement as the clouds began to rise to the wormhole. "Well, knitter, are you ready to kick ass and kidnap a goddess?" She asked with a grin and a chuckle.

Susanoo gave her a nod while matching her grin. "More than anything." He said with a chuckle and folded his arms.

Heidi nodded back with a smirk. "Well...Let's go kick some ass then." She said before closing their eyes as they entered the wormhole.

(Thirty Minutes Later)

Heidi, who was now in full magical armor, rushed into the main building where she knew Hera would be hiding. It was typical of Zeus to leave his wife in the main building, mainly because the gods were frequently in there with their ridiculous arguments, so it wasn't much of a surprise when the blue-haired goddess sensed her aunt by technicalities within the building.

So far the raid, as Susanoo who had been calling it, was going rather well. The electric god was currently outside taking on almost all of the gods with practiced ease. He explained that oddly this wasn't the first time he had busted into Olympus, rather the fifth time, and he was a veteran at this point. While she was finding Hera and explaining the situation, his job was to keep her covered long enough for her to get Hera to Hecate.

Heidi flattened her body against the wall and held her breath as several guards ran by shouting. Holding the position for a moment, she let out her breath and pushed herself up as she continued her path to the queen.

Normally, Heidi would much rather talk this out instead of causing an all-out war of sorts, but Amaterasu had advised her that Zeus would not do anything except yell for her punishment. So, here she was sneaking around while Susanoo caused absolute chaos outside.

Though, I suppose it's better than hunting down the Hera in my world. She's most likely under her control at this point...and that would make it much more dangerous. I guess a little war in 'heaven' is alright for what I'm doing. Heidi thought, briefly smiling before flying into a nearby shadow.

As she swam through the shadows, she picked up what sounded like Hera speaking. "I don't understand it-That man does nothing and Zeus just flies off in a rage for a week! Why do I even bother with him anymore? He seems to care so little for me." She said, obviously angry at her husband.

Heidi flew out to the room in which she heard the queen and winced a bit. She is angry...Hope my peace spells still work. She thought before pushing the golden doors open.

The bluenette instinctively bowed to the queen as she kept her eyes to the ground. "Hello, my queen." She greeted with respect.

The queen was extremely beautiful with her flawless skin, long flowing chocolate brown hair and deep blue eyes that appeared with shimmer with green flecks. She was currently wearing a glowing gold crown, a flowing white dress that sparkled like it was decorated with diamonds, a peacock feather cloak, and golden sandals.

Hera regarded the bluenette with an unreadable emotion as she summoned her golden staff that was topped with a glowing lotus flower. "Who are you and why are you here?" She asked, her voice naturally taking on its queenly grace as she stood up.

Heidi kept her eyes glued to the white marble tile beneath her. "I am Heidi, daughter of Hades. I have come because I need you, my queen. Not for myself but for my wife." She said while she folded her arms behind her back.

Hera appeared surprised, not only because of who had bothered her...but because of the reason. The queen, who was especially sympathetic with women, walked over and approached the younger goddess. "What is wrong with your wife, young one?" She asked, gesturing for the woman to rise and meet her eyes.

Heidi did so and her eyes met the goddess'. "I am from the alternate world and the you from that world gave us the ability to have kids. I am afraid I am unable to contact her and...my wife is expecting triplets. I fear that the pregnancy could have complications due to it being magical." She explained, keeping up her neutral expression.

Hera frowned slightly at that as she went over the bluenette's words. "You have come here for her and the safety of your children?" She asked, her eyes filled with thought while she idly tapped one of her fingers on her staff.

Heidi nodded at that. "Yes, I have. I do not wish for anybody to be harmed. I only wish for them to be safe." She answered, fiddling with her fingers behind her back.

Hera was silent for a moment before the smallest of smiles appeared on her face. "Is there a place you wish to take me, child of Hades?" She asked, appearing to be far less tense than before.

"Only to my castle, your majesty. You will be given the best of all you desire, my only request is that you keep my wife safe." Heidi responded, finally allowing the corner of her lips to upturn.

"And I assume once she and your children are safe and well you will return me without hesitance?" Hera questioned while quirking an eyebrow up.

"Of course, your majesty. You will be returned as soon as she has had the babies and is in good health." Heidi said with a nod.

Hera locked eyes with the bluenette's electric ones and searched them for a moment. She looked to the lotus atop her staff before slowly nodding. "What do we have to do?" She asked in a quiet voice.

"All you must do is come along with me, my Hecate is going to open a portal once I give her the signal, and she along with my Hestia will escort you to your personal quarters within the castle," Heidi explained as she pulled out her phone. "Do you need anything before the portal opens?"

Hera shook her head. "No, I am sure you can provide anything I may require." She said, straightening herself up and regarding the room with narrowed eyes.

"Indeed. The Hermes of my world will cater to your every need, your majesty." Heidi told her with a small smile. "He's very kind and will not hesitate to help you whenever you ask."

"It sounds as if your Hermes has had a lesson taught to him by a very caring individual," Hera stated with a small smile.

Heidi briefly smiled at that and chuckled. "He is my partner in the 'buddy system' that is set up for young gods...and he's my cousin. I rubbed off my kindness on him and he made me a trickster." She said with amusement as she sent off a text to Hecate before pocketing the phone.

Hera nodded at the information. "He was already an open-minded individual...It must be quite a sight your Hermes is." She said with a soft chuckle as she saw the makings of a portal on the wall in front of her.

"He's a big goof...but we love him for it." Heidi chuckled and brought her hands to the front of her and laced her fingers together. Calmly looking at the forming portal, she smiled softly. "Thank you for helping me, your majesty." She said while bowing her head in respect.

Hera looked at the younger goddess and smiled. "Consider it a gift." She said simply, gazing as she saw a young woman with glowing green eyes, black hair and a very revealing black dress step out of the portal.

The young woman shook her head and wiped at her dress. "I see you got the queen." She said in a distinct British accent as she blinked and looked up.

Heidi shrugged. "And I see someone got a new look. How have you been, Hecate?" She asked warmly, accepting the hug from the woman when the goddess ran up to her.

Hecate smiled and pulled away after a few seconds. "Ah, it's been a good...two years in the shadow dimension. Ruined my old look so I knew I had to switch it up." She said, greeting Hera with a respectful bow of her head.

Heidi smirked in humor. "By looking like a fresh out of school eighteen-year-old?" She asked, snickering at the woman as the older goddess rolled her eyes.

"I can do what I want, besides...if Hestia and Artemis can run around as a preteen, I can run around looking like this." Hecate said with a bit of sarcasm before turning to look at Hera. "Are you ready?" She asked, holding her hand out for the elder goddess to take.

Hera exchanged a look with Heidi, who nodded as if to say she was safe, before smiling softly and taking Hecate's hand. "Yes."

Before they could step through the portal, Heidi cleared her throat which prompted them to stop. "Your majesty, we will be arriving at the castle once Amaterasu has allowed my companions to leave. Until then, we shall be in this world. I trust that you will not find this to be a problem?" She explained before asking the brunette with a small head tilt.

Hera shook her head. "No, it will not be a problem. Take care until we meet again." She said nodding in goodbye before Hecate and her stepped into the portal.

Heidi waited for it to disappear before letting out a sigh. "That had to be the most formal I've been in years." She said with wide eyes and shook her head. Before she could say anything else, she heard a massive 'boom' of thunder before wincing. "...I should help him out before this gets out to the minor gods." She mumbled before transforming the ember clutched in her hand into a sword and running out of the room.

(One hour later)

Heidi let out a sigh of relief as she knocked out the last god using her absorption abilities. Watching as Artemis, who had been the biggest pain of them all, crumpled to the marble floor beneath them, Heidi shook her head at the goddess.

Susanoo walked up to Heidi with a grin as he sheathed his sparking katana in a golden sheath he had picked up somewhere in the fight. "Well...That was fun." He said before laughing, prompting Heidi to facepalm at him.

"It was almost a mess is what it was," Heidi said in annoyance, kicking the unconscious body of Ares for good measure.

Susanoo chuckled and smiled at her. "Calm down...Everything went well, we kicked ass, you got Hera, and we are unscratched!" He exclaimed, forming two clouds, one for each of them.

Heidi hopped on the fluffy cloud and laid on her back. "You might wanna check the mirror, I think Ares nicked you on the cheek." She said with humor.

Susanoo got on his own cloud and felt his cheek before looking at his hand as he saw a bit of golden blood on his fingers. "Huh...So he did. That man is a complete moron but one hell of a fighter." He commented with a shake of his head.

Heidi nodded before blinking and shielding her eyes as she saw a random bright light. Once it had faded, she moved her hand and smiled once she saw that it was Amaterasu. "Ama...What are you doing here?" She asked, sitting up into a cross-legged position.

Amaterasu smiled at the sight of both her brother and her dear friend before looking at the unconscious gods strewn about. "I am here to take care of the cleanup process. That way they will not chase you back and cause more trouble." She explained with a soft chuckle.

Susanoo nodded and gave his sister a thumbs up. "Thanks, sis, we are gonna be heading back now. You gonna show up if we need you?" He asked with a smirk.

Amaterasu matched his smirk. "I have warned Jupiter once...so if I show up it will not be pretty for him." She said while folding her arms.

Heidi snickered at the thought. "You would burn him with the full power of the sun." She said with a smile as she folded her arms.

Susanoo nodded in agreement to the bluenette's statement and laughed. "Just let me get the marshmallows first so we can roast them over the JuJu flame." He said, causing Heidi to join in on the laughter.

Amaterasu shook her head in amusement at them. "Well, you best be going. Just in case one of these gods wake up." She said, gesturing to an unconscious Ares.

Heidi and Susanoo exchanged a look before the god opened up a wormhole. "We'll see you later, sis!" The god called out with a wave before both Heidi and him flew through the portal.

Amaterasu smiled at that before sighing lightly. "What a mess…" She murmured before beginning her work of cleaning it all up.

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Ara massaged her temples as she sat at the large round table. She looked at everyone with the halfest of eyes as she waited for them to get themselves together. She knew that it was just their fear speaking. Because of that, this meeting is necessary.

Ara grabbed her small mallet and rang her small table gong. "Guys, calm down. Even if we do die, Ama said she'd raise us up before we hit the Underworld."

CJ looked back at her. "That's still too close for comfort with me…" She looked to the side.

Triple G raised his hand. "Yeah...I agree…" He blinked as chills ran down his back. "I mean...it is pretty intimidating fighting against gods when I'm a...human." He said with a frown.

Deuce spoke up. "You!? I'm a cat. I have to figure out a way to use this fuzzy little body!" He exclaimed, gesturing to himself.

Hazel timidly raised her hand. "I'm just not used to fighting others." She said with a sigh.

Ara nodded at all of their replies. "Did anyone practice their powers lately?" She looked around as they nodded. "Good. For the fighters, I am going to start breaking you into groups based on skill and strength. I've been meaning to say that for a while now."

She looked down at the table in thought. "Fighters, I think...the main reason you all are scared, believe me you have a right to be, is because you all are not confident in your own powers yet." She explained as her eyes looked back up. "You're thinking, if all of my friends were gone, and I was alone, would I be able to hold my own?" She nodded as they showed signs of affirmation.

"That is perfectly understandable." Ara said. "The thing is, you guys are too busy worrying instead of putting in action. You guys should be training so hard that there should be no time for worry." She glanced at each one of them. "I will get on those training arrangements. For now, my orders are to train harder. Deuce, I want you to study your powers and read up on some things that you can shapeshift into." She said, causing a book to fabricate into her hands before sliding it down the table to him.

Ara nodded at that. "If you guys are more confident in yourselves, then you'll have no worries in the battle ahead." She grabbed her mallet. "You're not alone, you know." She rang her table gong. "Alright, what's the next order of business?"

Hazel tilted her head. "O-our postponed trip. Oh and getting out of the house in general."

Ara blinked. "We...haven't been out as a group in a while, have we?" She looked down in thought.

Uma answered. "Uh, no. Not since the blackout." She rested her head on her arm.

Chester sighed. "Even that meeting was cut short." He rested on the table as well.

Ara nodded at that before saying, "Yeah...I suppose we can discuss that matter." She said, ringing her table gong.

Before they could continue, there were two voices that were suddenly audible. Two very familiar voices.

"Yeah, pregnant women love foot rubs-like shower you in kisses type of love," The first person said with a laugh.

A feminine voice piped up at that. "Seriously? Foot rubs are killer with them?" She asked incredulously, pausing for a moment before speaking again. "I have to write that down, just in case mood swings come to smack me over the head." She told the other person in a joking manner, prompting him to laugh once more.

Freddie turned to the door in disgust before shaking her head. "I have good news and bad news. Good news, Heidi is back with Susanoo. Bad news...they are talking about...married couple stuff!"

Everyone in the room cringed at that.

Ara, recovering first, nodded. "Eh...We can pick up the rest of this later. Chirpy, ring the big gong for closing!"

Chirpy fist pumped in a celebratory manner. She ran over to the large gong, grabbed the mallet, and whacked the instrument. Due to the room being open, the sound echoed throughout the room and the garden.

Chirpy sighed. "Wow…I could get used to this job…" She said with a smile.

Ara shook her head as she stood and practically rushed to the door. She opened it and walked out into the hall, looking left and right. As she predicted, Heidi and Susanoo were still walking down the hall. "Hey, Susanoo!" She called with a wave.

Susanoo turned around and smiled while Heidi chuckled and stuffed her hands in her pockets. The god waved back at her with a chuckle. "Hey, princess. What have you been up to?" He asked, folding his arms while looking at her.

She made her way over to him. "Oh, nothing. Just going gray while holding a meeting." She pulled at a few of her midnight blue strands. "Do any of these look gray?" She asked with humor.

Heidi tilted her head. "I think you are good." She commented while moving to rub her chin.

Susanoo nodded in agreement. "As long as you don't find your tips looking like her's-" He gestured to Heidi, prompting the goddess to whack him on the arm in annoyance. "-You are fine." He finished, not appearing to react to the bluenette's clear annoyance at his remark.

Ara chuckled at that. "I...yeah. I think I'm good in that department." She said with a nod. "Huh. Have I ever introduced you to my friends...I think half of them were frozen or dead the last time you came." She blinked.

While Heidi looked away and muttered something inaudibly, Susanoo shrugged. "Most people are dead the first time." He said in amusement, shooting Heidi a look that made her stop in her muttering.

Ara was about to say something before shrugging, "Well, here goes nothing." She mumbled. "Hey, guys! Come here for a second!" She called.

A few seconds after she called, the group poured from out of the room and stood behind Ara. Some of them smiled while others...looked like they were about to die.

Ara glanced behind herself before turning back to him. "Alright! This is everyone, besides Audrey. I think she's either resting or wandering. We didn't want to stress her out." She shrugged with a smile.

Susanoo smiled and waved in greeting while Heidi, who looked a tad unhappy about something, scowled and turned away to focus on other things in the hallway.

Hazel was the first one to speak with a smile. "Hello! We met last time, but I died." She said casually.

Triple G blinked. "I think...I passed out before I got to meet you." He said with thought.

Ara chuckled at that. "This is...Hazel, Trip, JR-"

"The chill one." JR happily interrupted.

"Then we have the talking cats, Chester and Deuce." Ara said as they nodded. Chester tipped his top hat. "CJ, Freddie, Uma, and George." She pointed to them. George nodded, CJ smiled, Freddie and Uma...froze.

Ara snapped. "Oh and Chirpy and Seraphina." She sighed now that she was finished.

Chirpy happily waved. "Hello!" Before turning to Seraphina. "It's rude not to regard our guests." She smirked at her.

Seraphina lazily waved at the god. "Sup…" She said before returning to her staring and twirling of her hair.

Chirpy looked at her with exasperation before chuckling. "Carry on."

Ara shook her head at that with a smile. "And...that's everyone. Do you have a statement for us, your storminess?" She asked him playfully.

Susanoo chuckled. "Well, it is nice to meet everyone. I do have to thank somebody for even helping me out...especially since I wouldn't be walking around here if she didn't agree to stand up for me." He said, glancing back at the grumbling bluenette silently.

Ara chuckled before turning her gaze to the bluenette. "Thank you, Heidi. I'm grateful." She said with a large smile.

JR, being the idiot he is, said, "Three cheers for Heidi!"

"Hip hip, hooray! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!" They practically screamed. Ara winced at this but chuckled.

Heidi glanced at them as she shook her head and muttered something that sounded vaguely like. "And yet I'm still the odd one out here." so quietly that it was barely audible.

Susanoo, who heard it, gently patted the woman on the back. "It was just part of a deal we made. I help her feel less worried about parenthood and she keeps the threats away. No big deal." He said with a small shrug.

After all of the random cheering, Ara turned back to the group. "Well...You guys can do whatever now. I just wanted you to meet him." She shrugged.

Hazel nodded. "We understand. Oh and I approve." She said, winking at Ara. "On another note, I have some hiding to do!" She said before turning into a butterfly and taking off.

Chirpy gasped. "I have to prepare dinner! The queen will be expecting hers at an earlier time." She began to walk off.

Ara blinked. "Chirpy! If you see my mom, tell her to meet me!" She called after the greenette as everyone else dispersed.

Ara smiled before saying, "Well...that's that. Did you want to keep spending time with Heidi? I don't mind if you do. I have some stuff to mark off my checklist anyway." She said, pulling out a rather large checklist.

Instead of Susanoo replying, Heidi turned around. "I'll...talk to you later. You know how to contact me if you are bothered." She said with an unreadable emotion in her eyes as she frowned a bit before running off, causing Susanoo to sigh.

Ara, who now had a blue pen in her hand, looked at her checklist with furrowed eyebrows. "And I still need to drop off that pearl…" She mumbled to herself before glancing up at him. "Have you two decided?" She smiled before frowning a bit. "Is something bothering you?" She blinked.

"Like Heidi...I have a bit of empathy-related abilities. She...There's something going on with her when it comes to you guys and I don't know what it is...but it's bothering me since she went so far out of her way just so you and I could spend time together." Susanoo said with a frown, looking in the direction Heidi had ran off in.

Ara blinked at that before tilting her head in confusion. "A problem? What problem? I don't recall anyone bickering, and word travels fast here. So, if there's a fight I'd be the first to know." She said with a raised eyebrow. "Besides, no one bothers Heidi. She's on a whole nother level." She looked at her list before storing it in her pocket again.

Susanoo thought for a moment before sighing. "And there is the problem. Everyone is treating her like minor gods would treat the elder ones...superiors. Ara, she's just a person, not a being above all beings. She's probably hurt by the fact that nobody comes to see her but you all love her wife." He explained with furrowed eyebrows. "She's a normal person who just wants to be included, not put on a pedestal."

Ara blinked before sighing. "My view hasn't changed. She is still my best friend. If I could randomly pop in, I would, but I'm still a princess. There is a lot I have to do...especially now." She looked down. For a moment. "I will see what I can do...as for everyone else…" She looked to the side with unsurity.

"...They may not change. Heidi, at least I think, has some sort of distrust with humans. It wouldn't be surprising since who her father is...and most humans see him as evil incarnate or the literal devil. So...I think she doesn't want to interact because of that distrust that makes her believe that the humans in your group will treat her as the humans do in her world. Poorly and like she's a monster." Susanoo said with a small frown. "I can try and keep her out of the pit, as I call it, but unless everyone stops treating her like she is Hades and not another being...She's gonna go off the deep end sooner or later." He told her, almost like he had experienced something like it before.

Ara tilts her head. "I...don't think that's it." She taps her foot on the ground. "That might be what Heidi sees, but...the guys? No...I don't think that's it. It's something else. It could be that they don't feel like they can relate. Maybe...they feel like she's...confusing. There could be many things depending on the person. I know for a fact that there are a few new faces that have never met Heidi before. That could be a factor as well." She tilted her head up in thought.

Susanoo rubbed his forehead. "No wonder she looked so unhappy when you took the time to introduce me...She feels as though she has been overlooked in the introductions department." He said with a shake of his head.

Ara looked to the side. "Yeah...about that. At the beginning of last week, before Heidi came, there weren't that many new people present. I sent them home due to the blackout." She looked back at him. "The newer guys, besides JR we introduced him, only came about...four...Three days ago? That's when we all had a lot going on. There was a scandal conspiracy, I just got into a fight with my dad, who still has yet to speak to me. Then the puppies...it was a lot." She said with a sigh.

"Understandable. The situation is...you have all clearly accepted Audrey, who by Heidi's descriptions is an extreme extrovert, but you overlooked Heidi when you think of your little group. Heidi is the opposite of Audrey, an introvert who has been through the bad and the worse, so she isn't going to step out and start speaking to strangers as Audrey does." Susanoo explained with a small frown as he rubbed his chin.

Ara shrugged at that. "There's not really much I can do in that area. It seems the problem is not me individually. It's the outer group. I don't know...what they think of Heidi. They don't even know her." She shook her head. "I can speak to the inner group, but there's not much I can do for the rest."

Susanoo shook his head. "Yes you can. You can take the first step and make that introduction and if Heidi sees that they aren't giving her that look like she is Zeus or some other powerful god, she will warm up. She is just like her father, cautious and doesn't trust others very well unless they have shown they mean her no harm." He told her while folding his arms.

"Eh…" Ara shook her head as a scenario played out in her mind. "Maybe...I can introduce them one at a time…" She blinked. "I probably should introduce her to CJ first. She is the most extroverted. Just by CJ alone, she should work her way in, because Freddie and Uma are pretty guarded." Ara tilted her head. "I'm not worried about Chirpy. She loves everyone."

Susanoo nodded at her words. "And if you think of something that could possibly bring you all together...go to Audrey first. If Heidi's actions today say anything she will do whatever Audrey tells her to do." He said, smirking for a moment at a memory.

Ara nodded. "Sure...I suppose...whenever I get some spare time." She said, remembering her dreaded checklist.

Susanoo smirked. "What if...I could help you get that checklist done in two hours at most?" He asked with a look in his eyes that said he was planning something.

Ara raised an eyebrow. "Two hours? You must be joking." She said with a matching smirk.

"Not at all. I'm known for getting my tasks done fast...so fast that I don't know what to do afterward besides sleeping." He told her with a chuckle. "Hermes and I would be equally matched in our speed of completing tasks."

Ara placed her hands on her hips, still holding her smirk. "Hm...alright. You can help me. Anything that will buy me more free time."

"Once we are done...you won't know what to do with all the free time you'll have," Susanoo said in a joking matter.

Ara chuckled at that before pulling the folded list out of her pocket. "Well, then. We should get to work." She smiled at him.