Authors Note: Second chapter! And we're still continuing with baby Perseus so enjoy :)

Chapter 2: Baby's day out

Takes place between chapter 4 and chapter 5

Hades was on a mission. A very daring mission really. He whistled a happy tune as he enjoyed the fearful looks passersby gave him on Olympus. Sure, he would like it if someone waved out to him as a friend but this wasn't the time to ponder over it. Like he said before, he was on a mission.

Hades then reached the outside of the throne room, straightened his robes as he patiently waited outside. A few minutes later, a grinning Poseidon exited out of the throne room, Perseus bundled up in his arms as he tried to break free out of his blankets.

"How you convinced Hestia is beyond me." Hades said with a grin as he took Perseus from Poseidon's arms. "Hello my favorite little nephew, are you excited to hang out with your favorite uncle. Are you? I'm sure you are!" Hades cooed as he swung Perseus around gently.

"Oh please, he likes me the best." Poseidon scoffed. "Why do you think he has his favorite plushie, which I gave might I add, clutched in his hands, hmm?" Poseidon asked, pointing at the trident plushie held tightly by Perseus.

"It's just a coincidence he has it. Watch." Hades replied as he tried to pluck the plush out of Perseus's hands. The only problem was, the baby had an iron grip on it. Perseus gave a toothy grin as he waved the trident plush in front of Hades's face.

"He's mocking me, I thought I was your favorite nephew!" Hades cried, while Poseidon pumped his fists triumphantly. "Ah ah ah, but... he has the blanket which I gave to him wrapped around him. And since he's not fussing, I'll say he likes my blanket!" Hades said triumphantly.

Poseidon raised an eyebrow. "Oh now that, is a coincidence. Hestia merely had that on her right now, she could have taken any old random blanket and tucked Perseus in it. He's a kid, he wouldn't even have noticed."

Hades shrugged. "Let me think what I want to think. Now, are we going out or not? I don't want Hestia creep on us out of the blue and demand her kid back."

"Yeah, yeah. Have we even decided a city? Oh, let's go to Argos, I was planning to visit that place as a potential city for my patronage." Poseidon said.

"Argos is nice. Seaside, overlooking cliffs. Too bad, the son wanting king is a real piece of work. Alright, let's go." Hades replied, the two of them, and Perseus, soon flashing away

It was not that long when Poseidon and Hades materialized, both of them dressed as common travelers as they made their way to Argos. Perseus fussed as he took in the brand new surroundings, definitely curios as he stared at the large sprawling forest to the right.

"Those are some mighty fine ships." Poseidon commented as he checked the vessels out. "And look! They already have a temple dedicated to me. Argos sure does love me."

Hades sighed. "I could say the same for myself then, as I can spy a temple dedicated to me for funerals. The only reason they built one for you is because of their port. They need the extra sea god blessings if they want to have a safe voyage. Otherwise, you would have sunk their ship."

Poseidon shrugged. "Let me think what I want to think. Now, where shall we take young Perseus to visit."

"Bah!" Perseus cried as he waved his hand at a sheep pen. "Bah, bah!"

"Sheep it is!" Poseidon said as they walked over to a goat pen, Perseus squealing with delight. The sheep ignored the three deities, all of them managing their own business.

"I think I would make for a killer sheep look, right Hades?" Poseidon said with a grin.

Hades frowned. "What do you mean by that?"

"I mean, I can look totally cool as a sheep, right?" Poseidon replied.

Hades glanced at Poseidon confused, then at the sheep, and then back at Poseidon, realization dawning in him. "Don't tell me you want to turn as a sheep so you can... so you can..." Hades cried.

Poseidon just stared at Hades confused when he understood the implication as well. "Oh hell no! I was just saying in general brother, no way I would want to... you know..."

Hades looked unconvinced. "i don't trust you, I don't trust you at all. We're gods, you can very well do it."

"Doesn't mean I want to!" Poseidon cried. "Come on, we're moving along. I want to show Perseus a ship. He needs an appreciation for the finer things in life."

"He's a god, he's going to be surrounded with divine things in life." Hades muttered as the two walked to the port. With some 'help', Poseidon was able to convince the port master to give a tour of the best ship on the dock right now. Hades was bored as he discretely allotted various punishments to the damned while Perseus greatly enjoyed spinning the wheel of the ship (and managed to break it as well).

"Now that was a mighty fine ship, right Perseus." Poseidon asked snapping his fingers. "There, now that ship will not get destroyed by anything sea related at all."

"What if the captain of the ship forgets to sacrifice to you?" Hades asked.

"Oh. Then...um...I will make pirates raid the ship! Simple!" Poseidon said with a grin as he smacked Hades's back, making the god stumble forward. "Worry not brother, I have a solution to anything that comes my way!" Poseidon said proudly.

"You better find a solution for your animal attraction then." Hades muttered.

"Bah! Adee, edee, fuuu!" Perseus said.

"Fuuu? Do you want food Perseus?" Hades asked, he tried to dodge Perseus's grabby arms. "No, no, no grabbing my beard. I just trimmed it today."

"He may be hungry; Hestia did mention that his lunchtime will arrive around this time. Let's head to the marketplace then." Poseidon noted.

"What can he eat though? Chicken, fruits, maybe even a carrot stick? Will he like that?" Hades asked.

Poseidon scoffed. "Can you see any teeth developed properly on him? Its mushy food for him. You think mortals got their hands on porridge?"

"Can he even have that? Can't we just feed him crushed ambrosia and nectar." Hades whined. "I don't want to shop for food."

"Oh quit whining, you can't even do something so mundane?" Poseidon asked, not watching where he was walking as he bumped into a man. "Oh, I am so sorry. Forgive me...Zeus?!"

Zeus turned around, his eyes widening. "Poseidon? Hades?! Ohhh, Perseus!" Zeus cooed as he plucked Perseus from Hades's arms. "How's my favorite little nephew doing. I hope my dumb brothers weren't boring you to death. Speaking of..." Zeus said, covering Perseus's ears. "What are you hooligans doing here?! You might get in trouble if you mistakenly break an ancient law!" he whispered shouted.

"We could ask you the same thing, little brother." Poseidon snarked. "What are you even doing in Argos anyway?"

Zeus shifted in his place. "I was...uh...finding something. Didn't find it yet."

"Were you finding a new lover?" Hades joked; Poseidon laughing along with him. They immediately stopped when they saw the guilty and embarrassed look on Zeus's face.

"Oh no, don't tell me you...Zeus!" Poseidon groaned. "Is it really that hard to keep it in your pants?"

"For your information, I haven't done anything of that sort yet. And you'll have still not told me what the two of you'll are doing with Perseus." Zeus said

"It's a baby's day out for him, it's not a big deal." Hades said, as he watched Perseus squirm in Zeus's arms, staring longingly at a shop selling bread. "Poseidon, I think Perseus is actually hungry. Come on, let's go get something and Zeus, you're watching him." Hades said, dragging Poseidon away as a startled Zeus called out to them. "Wait, you can't just leave him- guys, guys!" Zeus called out, sighing as he watched his brothers disappear within the crowd. "Looks like it's just you and me little one, I wonder what to do with you." Zeus muttered.

Pretty soon, Perseus was having the time of his life as Zeus continued to throw Perseus in the air and catch him in return, the air soon filed with squeals of one excited godly baby. Zeus even managed to attract a bunch of women who were admiring his playfulness with the child.

"Oh, you two are so cute." a woman commented with a blush. "Are you his father?"

"Uncle actually, my sisters' kid." Zeus said with a grin, as he gently cradled Perseus in his arms. "Being with young Perseus over here has really opened my eyes to a realm of responsibility. Who knows, I think I'm ready to be an actual father." Zeus said with a wink.

The women giggled among themselves as more seemed to join the group. They soon left, leaving behind a grinning Perseus and Zeus, and a dumbfounded Poseidon and Hades.

"Did you see that little Perseus. Oh, you were so cute, weren't you?" Zeus aske, tickling Perseus who let a giggle.

"What in our father's name was that?!" Poseidon exclaimed, while Hades dumbly nodded.

"That my dear brothers, was the power of cuteness! And a bit of my rugged good looks of course." Zeus said as he spun Perseus around. "Kid has made me a lady magnet!"

Hades snorted. "So you're implying you weren't one before? That's reassuring."

Poseidon merely shook his head. "Our brother has finally lost it."

"I haven't lost anything, I found something!" Zeus cried as he raised Perseus into the air. "Think about it, we can have people probably mill around us no questions asked. You two can even get the ladies attention, since you'll will need it."

Hades frowned. "I am not using my nephew for girls! And I'm already interested in someone... kinda." Hades muttered.

"If only you loved your children like this." Poseidon said.

"Hey, in my defense, Ares was hard to handle, Athena and the Morai immediately grew into adults, and I was loving to the Horai as well so there's that!" Zeus exclaimed indignantly.

"Whatever, now give me him or I'll tell Hestia your plans for her son." Poseidon said, smirking as he saw Zeus's face pale. Zeus then decided to join his brothers on their outing as they compared themselves to their statues and mural paintings, argued on what kind of powers and domains Perseus will have, and try to fend off a bunch of people who were all swooning at Perseus. Oh, and stop Zeus from blowing up his own temple when a mortal proclaimed that the gods weren't real, and that Zeus was a dumb name because it rhymed with a dessert(mousse).

"She's definitely going to be cursed to eat mousse for all her life." Hestia noted as she smiled at the sight of her brothers getting along. "If it takes just Perseus to bring them together, then I don't think I would mind the other gods taking him out as well. Now I wonder if I can get Athena and Ares to cooperate like this." Hestia mused as she swiped the image away, continuing to tend to the hearth.

And done! This was a pretty tame chapter but I just had to get another baby Perseus scene out of the way. Though that doesn't mean there won't be more ; ). hope you guys liked this chapter, and don't hesitate to give out some ideas. Oh, and Happy Father's day to all you dad's out in the world! Bye!...\/