years later a Young Hercules pulling carriage at fast speeds. as Attucis was cheering as Angry Luigi and Savannah looked worried.
" Wahoo !" Attucis cheered as Hercules ran faster as Angry Luigi and Savannah hugged in fright.
"This was not what I had in mind today!" Savannah yelled out.
"That's the best part!" Attucis cheered.
Hercules kept running and ran into a few men who were working on an entrance into the market area. The straw hit the men and Hercules quickly apologized as they kept moving. Several people tried to dodge and get out-of-the-way and shook once Hercules had come in. He had a bit of a bad reputation with his super god strength in the town.
'Oh, come on.'Atticus thought to himself after seeing the crowd's faces.
Amphityron hopped out and held the distressed donkey's leg. "Thanks for the help, son. Well, when Penelope twisted her ankle back there, I thought we were done for." he gently took Penelope out to safety.
"No problem, Pop." Hercules smiled as he took the hay with one arm.
"Don't unload just yet," Amphityron told the boy. "First, I have to finagle with Phidias."
"Oh, that's right." Atticus said, just remembering that while sitting down on the cart.
Angry luigi fell out of the cart and groaned .
" that was something " Savannah says as her face was green.
Now, Hercules, please just-" Amphityron looked uneasy as he was trying to spare his foster son's feelings.
"I know, I know..." Hercules sighed, he then caught Penelope back in his arms and set her back in place. "Stay by the cart."
"That's my boy," Amphityron smiled while going off." Attucis watch Hercules " Amphityron says.
" sure will " Attucis says.
The man then went off. They then heard some trouble by the pottery place. Hercules decided to help the owner out as he was carrying a heavy vase.
" get back here " Savannah says before she is ignored by Hercules.
" Don't worry I'll look after him " Attucis says.
" ugh " Savannah says as she and Angry luigi followed them.
There were small crashes heard as the man known as Demetrius was having trouble with his heavy and sight blocking pottery.
"Careful!" Hercules rushed to his aid.
"Oh," Demetrius laughed, looking relieved. "Why, thank you."
"No problem." Hercules smiled to him.
"Here, let me help you with that." Hercules offered.
"No, no, no!" Demetrius shook his head and held the vase close to avoid getting smashed like the others. "You just run along!"
"You sure, sir?" Atticus asked.
"Oh, yeah, absolutely." Demetrius nodded and quickly ushered them out back outside.
"But, I wanted to help..." Hercules sadly sighed.
" Same here but maybe in the future people will look up to you just give it time " Attucis says.
" ok " Hercules sighed.
Suddenly, there was a flying discus in the air that landed by their feet.
"Yo, give it here!" a boy called, but then he stopped with his friends once he saw who was where their toy was.
"Hey, you three need some extra players?" Atticus asked.
One of the boys shoved the blonde one over. He looked back anxiously, then smiled nervously. "Uh... Sorry, guys... Uh, we already got five... and we wanna keep it an even number."
"Wait," Hercules saw right through that. "Five isn't an even-"
The boy grabbed the discus and ran off with the others. "What a bunch of geeks!"
"What losers, huh, guys?" the other one asked.
"Hey, maybe we should call that strong one 'Jerkules'." the blonde boy snickered with his other friends.
Hercules looked hurt, then furrowed his brows at them. He then slumped down on a stone, feeling so down about himself because of what his peers thought.
Angry luigi looked hurt as in the past multiple kids would pick on him.
" Hey don't let them get to you " Savannah says.
" yeah bullies are usually wrong " Attucis says.
Hercules sighed, still feeling down on his luck.
"Head's up!" a voice called.
Hercules saw the discus coming back his way and he decided to try to catch it. "I got it, I got it!"
"No, Hercules! Watch out for the pillar!" Atticus called out.
Hercules looked over and he had run into it by accident.
This made the pillar shake a little and was about to hit the next ones after it.
"Uh-oh..." Hercules muttered in misfortune. He then tried to hold them steady so they wouldn't come crumbling down.
"Hercules!" Amphityron called.
"Hang on, Pop!" Hercules dashed past him to save the town's stores. "Be right back!"
Demetrius was now holding four vases. He panicked since one of the falling pillars was coming for him and the delicate items from his store. He looked to see another pillar coming for him. He cried, then squeezed his eyes shut, then felt relieved once the pillars stopped each other and didn't come down on him. He was very relieved until Hercules rushed over, slipped and slid toward him causing a huge crash. The whole town was covered in dust and it looked very miserable to see all the destruction. The townspeople crowded over.
Angry luigi and Savannah looked at each other.
" Not good " Attucis says.
This did not end well." Atticus said.
"Nice catch,Jerkules..." the blonde teen swiped the discus from the formerly immortal teen and stormed off in sheer disgust.
Amphityron was a little unhappy that Hercules, Angry luigi , Savannah and Atticus didn't stay by the cart, but he was just glad they were all okay.
"This... Is the last STRAW, Amphityron!" Demetrius snapped, getting the vase off his head and smashed it against the ground.
"That boy is a menace!" one man pointed to Hercules.
"He's too dangerous to be aroundnormalpeople!" another one added.
Amphityron decided to take the others home as the townspeople were insulted to be around Hercules. "He didn't mean any harm. He's only a kid... He just...can't control his strength."
"It's true." Atticus added in honestly.
" wait what about you ?" Savannah asked.
Attucis shrugged.
You keep that... that...FREAK away from me!" Demetrius pointed deathly at Hercules.
The other people agreed with considering Hercules to be a freak. Everyone that went home after the destroyed remains of the town. This was a painful day for everyone, but the most pain was heaved on the one who caused it all and wasn't hurt by his destruction. Sunset came as Hercules was hanging his head. Of all the days he's lived and been taken in by the mortal couple, this had to be the absolute worse.
"Son, you shouldn't let what these people say get to you." Amphityron tried to console the boy.
"But, Pop, they're right! Iama freak!" Hercules protested. "I try fitting in, I really do! But, I just can't... Sometimes I feel like I don't belong here...I-I feel like I should be someplace else."
" I had that feeling before it was hard but I got over it when Angry Luigi saved me " Attucis says as Angry luigi looked confused .
"I shouldn't have let Hercules leave the cart.'Savannah thought to herself.
Amiphtyron tried to comfort Hercules, but it was no use, he was now going out to think.
"Dear, I think we should tell him..." Alcmene suggested.
"You're probably right..." Amiphtyron sighed.
" that he's adopted?" Savannah asked.
Yes, it should make him feel better and he should go to the Temple of Zeus to find his answer." Alcmene replied.
" we'll go with Hercules to protect him " Savannah says as Attucis nodded " yeah we won't let anything bad happen " Attucis says.
"I just hope he takes the news well. " Savannah says
"I'm sure he will or just be overwhelmed by the truth." Atticus said honestly.
That night, Hercules came home to Amphityron and Alcmene. They were at the front door as though they had been expecting him to return.
"Hercules, there's something your mother and I have been meaning to tell you." Amphityron spoke up.
" your adopted " Angry Luigi says out of the blue.
" ok I thought we were going slow ?" Savannah asked as Angry luigi shrugged.
"You might wanna come inside and have a seat." Atticus said.
They all sat down and the mortals explained to Hercules what they had been hiding from him nearly all his life.
"But, if you found me, where did I come from?" Hercules asked.
"This was around your neck when we found you." Alcmene took out the medallion with his name on it.
Hercules took it and looked to see a thunderstorm cloud with a lightning bolt on it with his name glimmering on the other side.
"It's the symbol of the gods." Atticus explained about the symbol in the front.
" to go to the Temple of Zeus " Savannah says.
"This is it!" Hercules beamed. "Don't you see? Maybe they have the answers! I'll go to the Temple of Zeus and-" he stopped himself and looked back at his adoptive parents. Even though they weren't his real parents, they still felt like it since they took him in as their own. "Ma, Pop... You're the greatest parents I could ask for, but... I-I dunno..."
"We're going with you, we'll leave around morning." Atticus said.
a red aura covered the forest.
A/N yeah that's all for now.