Hey guys! Bit of a longer chapter today as I kind of went overboard a bit. I hope everyone didn't mind my use of the Greek Gods 'cause...they are everywhere in the coming chapters, including this one. I really love experimenting with them as Disney never bothered with them, besides Hades of course, and I feel like they should be noticed. Feel free to drop a review and tell me if I should continue introducing the gods. I know I enjoy it. Also, we have reached over 24k views for this story! Thanks guys for showing this story so much support, I really appreciate it! One last thing, (This is an updated message) I have recently put up a story that will hold all the forgotten or skipped over tales from this book. There's only one right now but I have quite a few planned.
JNguyen14 : Thank you! I'm so glad that Audrey is turning out more evil in this and that my writing is enjoyable for you! Heidi is trying to get her princess back, but, unfortunately, she has a couple hours of spirit time left. Trying to make D3 work into a fic is a pain since everything happened in a few days. That's why it feels like this story is moving a little bit slower than the movie.
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Heidi watched as Audrey paced back and forth across the cottage's living room. She was murmuring to herself and occasionally shaking her head while frowning.
That must be what Mal was talking about when she said, "The Scepter will whisper a plan to the user." The goddess's face scrunched up as she scratched the side of her head. It looks weird as hell.
Heidi had decided that after the "garden incident" as she called it, it would probably be wise to keep an eye on the evil princess. I've gotta say, Evil Princess should be a regular look. I like the dark coloring… She 'hmphed' at her thoughts as she pulled her legs to her chest. I'm probably the only one with that opinion.
While watching her beautiful enchantress of a princess was at the top of Heidi's priorities, there was the "Ben is a mini Beast" problem. The boy turned beast was currently running around the forest, she had looked when Audrey found him, and that was a problem in itself. He was probably injured, knowing his luck, and was acting like an angry raccoon when he saw anything.
If Heidi didn't know the beast was Ben, she'd wonder if it had rabies. He was that angry.
Heidi's attention was stolen when Audrey suddenly slammed the Scepter down onto the floor. She let out an aggravated growl as Chad appeared on the floor.
Audrey whipped to face him as she looked at the orb on top of the Scepter. "How did Mal break my spell?!" She screamed, her voice echoing through the cottage as it reverberated off of the china in the room.
She only noticed that now? Huh...I guess she was busy collecting all those royals. Heidi mused as she saw Chad shrug in innocence.
"I don't know?" He said innocently, though it came out more like a question.
Audrey let out an angry roar as several of the china shattered under the magic she was releasing.
Heidi's eyes bugged out at that as she heard Chad whimper and saw him get to his knees. His body shook like never before as Audrey's eyes flared pink. The princess turned her gaze back to the Scepter while her frown deepened. "And what is Uma doing here?" She whipped around as her voice took on a menacing tone. "What is she doing here?!" The pinkette screamed out the question a second time.
Chad shook his head as he kept an eye on her. "I-I h-have no idea!"
Audrey let out a snarl as a glass bowl levitated off of a nearby table. It emptied itself of its apples and was launched at the already scared to death Chad. The boy's eyes widened, and he ducked, barely avoiding the glass bowl that shattered as soon as it hit the wall behind him.
The princess slowly stepped towards him, her head tilting to the side as the gem atop the Scepter glowed brightly. "Come clean, Chad. Where did they go?" She asked as she loomed over him.
Chad scrambled to sit up, and he waved his hands. "I-I don't know." He began scooting himself towards the cottage door as he offered her a shaky smile. "I could go check for you." He offered as he jabbed his thumb at the door.
Audrey's eyes narrowed, and she slammed the Scepter onto the wood floor. "Stay." Her voice was laced with venom as she boomed out the word and waved her hand through the air. This caused the boy was pulled away from the door by her magic and forced to kneel in front of her.
Heidi instinctively sprang forward and held out her out as she tried calling for her ember to return. She let out a gasp in realization and looked at her see-through hand. "What am I doing? I can't get it; I'm not in my physical body." She retreated to the corner she had been floating in with a frown.
Without warning, the ember in Audrey's hand roared to life. The flames didn't scorch the princess, but it did manage to startle her enough into dropping it.
"Huh?/What?" Heidi and Audrey said in perfect sync, each looking surprised at what the ember had done.
Suddenly the ember began floating before it zoomed towards the door as if it had a mind of its own. The door did nothing to stop it as the ember hit it and flew out using a hole it created on its impact.
Heidi tilted her head and gaped a bit. "What just happened?"
Audrey appeared to be just as shocked as she walked over and looked down at the hole. She didn't say anything for a few moments before she straightened up and looked at the Scepter as it brought up the ember's location.
Both girls shared looks of utter confusion as the image swirled and focused in until it revealed...That it was in Heidi's hand?
The goddess's eyebrow raised as she floated closer to the princess and looked over her shoulder. Sure enough, the ember was in her hand. Her body's hand that is.
"Why is it back with her?" Audrey asked aloud, thoroughly bewildered at the sight.
Heidi's head tilted even more. "I have no idea." She commented that even though she knew the princess wouldn't be able to hear her.
Audrey closed her eyes as the image swirled away. The girl must have been having a good ol' chat with the Scepter as she was nodding every thirty seconds or so while letting out a soft 'hmm' with each nod. "The ember is returning to its owner?" Audrey asked quietly as she snapped her fingers and caused Chad to disappear.
Heidi scratched the side of her head. The Scepter probably told her that.
Pink smoke began to surround the princess, and Heidi quickly latched onto the magic being poured out. The goddess closed her eyes and heard a loud 'Crack!' followed by the sound of someone laughing.
Heidi opened her eyes to see that Audrey had gone straight to their house and was staring at Apollo, who continued to laugh at something.
Audrey's eyes narrowed, and she shot him a glare at the Scepter glowed. "Who are you?" She asked, her voice full of threat as she inched closer to the bed in a protective manner.
Apollo stopped laughing abruptly and looked her up and down before standing up. "Apollo." He introduced himself while slinking over to get a better look at her. "God of the Sun. Single." He shot her a wink as a halo of light surrounded him, which prompted a confused look from her.
Heidi facepalmed. Is he seriously doing this?
Apollo had this idea in his mind that he was able to charm any woman or man and, while it worked most of the time, it often ended up in him getting slapped across the cheek. He didn't flirt with everybody, just the pretty ones, and the models...And Audrey fell under the first category.
The girl blinked before her frown deepened. "Audrey. Princess. Taken." She answered similarly as she took a seat on the edge of the bed.
Apollo deflated a bit, and the halo shattered into tiny pieces as he slumped back into his seat. "She's a princess too…" He mumbled dejectly as he pouted. "Who's the lucky guy?" He asked mainly to himself, but Audrey had heard him.
Audrey pointed at Heidi. "Girl." She corrected him with a smirk.
Apollo's eyes bugged out, and he let out an exaggerated moan. "She always gets all the ladies; it's not fair!" He said, seeming even more upset now. "Now, I gotta pay Dionysus!"
Heidi's eyes halved at that. What were they betting on this time?
Heidi was well aware of the fact that the gods liked snooping on her; she was the youngest semi-official goddess of Olympus. She wasn't even a century old! Hermes tended to blab sometimes to the other gods about what she told him, and, for lack of better words, it infuriated her. She shook her head and stalked over to him with a scowl.
"The God of Wine?" Audrey asked calmly, appearing unbothered by the god's presence now.
Apollo nodded as he looked up at the ceiling. "Yep, and this guy-" He pointed at himself with both thumbs. "-Bet that the Tyke was lying about having a princess for a girlfriend. Dionysus claimed that she did, curse that drunkard of a Trickster, and said he'd pay me handsomely if I could prove him wrong." The god slumped as his frown returned. "Now, I have to figure out what he wants from me seeing as how I lost."
Audrey nodded along to his words as she snatched the ember out of Heidi's hand and shoved it in her pocket. "So...Why are you here?" The princess asked as she put an innocent look on her face.
Heidi summoned enough magic to cause her hand to become solid, and she delivered a good whack to the man's head.
Apollo immediately rubbed the side of his head and looked pitiful as he resisted the urge to try and attack the ghost-like goddess.
Audrey raised an eyebrow as she saw him wince a bit. "What's wrong with you?" She asked, her voice heavy in suspicion as her hand tightened around the Scepter.
The god stopped what he was doing and shrugged as if nothing had happened. "Oh, it's nothing. Just a Trickster messing with me…" He looked in Heidi's direction with a scowl before looking back at Audrey with his sunny grin. "They are invisible to the mortal eye." He claimed as he folded his arms.
She tilted her head up as she searched the room. "I don't see anything." Her eyes flickered back to meet his in annoyance.
Apollo chuckled and shook his head. "You're a mortal, princess. Even with that Scepter, you can't see the tricksters; they are pretty good at hiding."
Audrey ignored his words and stood up while her eyes flared pink. "...You aren't going to harm her, are you?"
Apollo's eyebrows flew up, and he blinked a couple of times before smirking. "Me? I would never harm someone in such a…" He looked at Heidi's body as he felt the goddess glaring at him. "Vegetable state." He turned his attention back to the princess and clapped his hands together. "Besides, I was told to keep an eye on her. I'm the God of Healing; it's only natural for me to watch over those who can't watch themselves."
Audrey seemed to relax at his words and let out a sigh. "...Thank you." She murmured before disappearing in her cloud of pink smoke.
Heidi flew in front of him and folded her arms. "Trying to hit on my girlfriend, are we?"
Apollo shrugged as he shot her a cocky smirk. "Me? Nah. She's not my type anyway. You can never trust the ladies who love other ladies." He said while waving his hand at her.
Heidi's eyes halved, and she summoned her magic to her hands. "For being the God of Truth, you sure as hell don't abide by the truth, do you?" She asked as she slowly floated towards him.
Apollo looked at her in sheer amusement as his eyes turned a brilliant gold. "Okay, you got me. That princess? Hot. As. Hell." He emphasized each word with a clap before pointing at her. "And we both know that you and her are-" He was cut off as the goddess slapped him across the cheek while her hair lit up. "Ow."
"Shut up. Otherwise, you will be spending your next vacation with Cerberus herself." Heidi said and grabbed him by the front of his robe. "We have a bigger problem."
Apollo raised an eyebrow as his eyes flickered back to blue. "Oh? What might that be?" He asked, not flinching at the death glare she had been giving him.
The goddess's hair died down, and she let go of his robe. "Audrey is going to be in huge trouble, like banishment trouble. She's turned all the royals and heroes to stone and is currently enslaving Chad!" Heidi exclaimed, and she threw her hands into the air.
"Hmm, that is a problem." He said thoughtfully before leaning back in his chair. "For you, not me."
Heidi let out a growl as the god continued to try and rile her up. "She's your princess; I have no reason to assist you in cleaning up the mess."
Before Heidi could pummel the god, a figure appeared in a column of fire.
Heidi and Apollo glanced at each other before Heidi grinned widely. "Hestia." She greeted the older goddess and floated over to her.
Hestia's fiery eyes looked at the other woman in amusement before she looked at Apollo. Apollo looked like he was dreading whatever the Goddess of the Hearth was about to say as he quickly stood up.
"Apollo. You shall help Heidi in any way she needs." Hestia said and ignored the groan from the Sun God as she looked at Heidi. "I have informed the others; Athena, Artemis, Hermes, Hera, and I are trying to convince Zeus to provide a solution to the princess's coming punishment."
Heidi blinked in surprise and tilted her head. "What of Poseidon, Demeter, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, and Dionysus?"
Hestia placed her hands on top of each other as she looked thoughtful. "We are trying to gain Poseidon as he would easily swing the decision. Demeter and Aphrodite are nowhere to be seen. Ares opted out of this "mess," and Hephaestus and Dionysus are neutral."
Apollo cleared his throat to interrupt the two as he marched over to them. "Maybe it's just me, but I find this whole 'Save the princess!' thing to be sudden, and I received no warning that I'd be involved." He said while looked at them both pointedly. "Since when do we bother with humans?"
Heidi looked at him with halved eyes. "You all owe me for throwing me into Hell instead of retrieving my father. Let's say a few promises were broken when you did that, and you know how I am with my promises." Her eyes suddenly glowed, and her hair lit up.
Hestia chuckled softly at Apollo's panicked look. "She is correct, and she told me of the problem that she is facing. It is only natural that I inform Zeus of the situation." She told the god with an innocent look on her face before she turned to face Heidi with a wide smile. "I have just been told that he as agreed to help. I don't know how, yet, but I will tell you as soon as I hear of his decision."
Hang on, who just told her the news? I don't see Hermes zipping around... The goddess thought in mild confusion as her hair and eyes returned to normal. "That's because he wanted to avoid dinner with my dogs. They are very mouthy."
"Wait, you were going to sick Cerberus on Zeus?" Apollo let out a laugh as he pictured the scene.
"I was going to sick Cerberus and her newest litter on him. She has quite the number of pups down there." Heidi tilted her head as an amused look entered her eyes. "You've seen what Kirby has done, no?"
Apollo snorted as he folded his arms. "Who hasn't? Your dog flattened a city!"
Heidi sighed at that and rubbed her brow. "That is the first I hear of that." She threw her hands into the air before gazing at him again. "Nevermind. Anyway, you all owe me big time, and it would be wise of you to listen to Hestia."
"I always listen to Hestia, even if it involves cleaning up your mess, Tyke," Apollo said with a cheeky smirk.
If Heidi could, she would have punched him again; the god certainly deserved it according to Artemis, but alas, she couldn't with Hestia there.
Hestia turned to look at the bluenette and gave her a serious look. "It is up to you to gather information that would place the blame on the Scepter. The destruction was fueled by the Scepter as well the capturing of those who were turned to stone."
Heidi gave her a nod and bowed her head slightly as Hestia disappeared in a pillar of fire. She turned around to face Apollo, and she promptly punched him in the arm.
"Ow...What was that for?" He asked, having been caught off guard as he rubbed the place where her fist had met his arm.
"Artemis asked me to punch you awhile back, and I'm simply fulfilling my promise." She answered with a crooked smile as she turned to the window.
Heidi's smile disappeared as she looked out the window. Audrey...even if the humans turn their backs on you, the gods have not.
With that thought in mind, she zoomed away towards the cottage Audrey was in.
