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A/N: Hey everyone! I hope you all had a great New Year! :D My birthday in 21 days hehe :D Thanks heaps for the reviews posted here and those sent to me via e mail!!
Well here it is THE LAST CHAPTER!!! I hope its not too disappointing - I didnt have the guts to make a tragic ending so its kinda predictable.
Chap 10:
After a seemingly fruitless three-hour trek deeper into the forest Veronica, Roxton ,Challenger and Ned were starting to get doubtful. Roxton and Veronica were getting visible impatient and Ned and Challenger were trying to find a subtle way to ask Persephone if she knew where the hell she was going.
"Ahem Miss," Challenger inquired. "I don't mean to sound.er do you know exactly where we are going?" He tried.
Persephone gave him a condescending smile. "Why of course Mr. Challenger, I am perfectly aware of where we are. There is a doorway to the Underworld very nearby." Persephone trailed off to peer very closely at a tree. "Ah we are here!" Persephone declared. Ned and Veronica exchanged a 'has she gone insane?0' look.
Persephone placed her hand on the bow of the tree and muttered words in the same Greek language of the place that the explorers could not understand. For a few seconds nothing happened and Roxton was about to voice his not so friendly opinion of Persephone when the tree began to vibrate and buzz. The explorers stood there with their mouths open wide in shock (looking like fish I must add) as a portal opened up in front of them. It was an exact replica of the doorway from the cave, only this one lacked the gold and rainbow colours of the cave portal and was instead all somber grey.
"Come." Persephone said, snapping the others out of there goldfish impressions. "It is alright," She said kindly. "This Portal leads only to one entrance of the Underworld and nobody will harm you on the other side." And with that she stepped through the doorway and disappeared from sight.
"Well then," Roxton said, clearing his throat. "You heard the good Lady - lets go." Roxton and Ned went through the gateway and Veronica and Challenger soon followed them through the swirling mist.
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In the Underworld spirits and demons wailed and moaned and the servants of Pluto hovered amongst the gloomy towers. There was strong atmosphere of unrest amongst the place, a bitterness that one could feel in the air. A stranger would assume that the dark Underworld was always so, but others new it was a result of the deep mourning at the loss of the Underworld's Queen.
Marguerite looked about the grey bedroom she had been relocated to without the her previous forlorn thoughts. Aside from the lack of colour and sounds, the Underworld wasn't as disconcerting as one might think and it had started to grow on her. Not that Marguerite still didn't desperately want to get leave the place, she had tried everything short of murder to get out - not that she wouldn't have killed someone to get out, it's just that they were all dead already! She started going through the alphabet in every language she new (which was A LOT) in order to get her mind of her dreadful hunger. Just as she was getting to the end of the German alphabet she heard a loud shout of amazement. Marguerite decided that she could do with a better distraction and peered around the doorway of her room.
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"My Queen!!" yelled a phantom guard to Persephone, "Oh! You have returned to us."
"Yes Porter," Persephone confirmed kindly. "I am here." Porter glanced behind her and gawked at the explorers standing uneasily behind Persephone.
"You - you have brought mortals with you! And they are not even dead!" He said shocked.
"They are here to bring their friend home. She has been taken here as Pluto's new Queen." Persephone explained a hint of hurt in her voice. "I have come to reclaim my place, it is not right for Marguerite to be here." She said conclusively. After a moment she asked "Will you bring My Lord here for me to speak to him?"
"Oh of course my Queen," He stuttered. "And may I say what a pleasure it will be to have you back! My Lord has been in such a sinister mood, and his new consort yells oh so much!" Porter said shaking his head. "And what a temper she has!" he added and he glided away to fetch the King of the Underworld.
Ned gave a small chuckle, "sounds like our Marguerite alright." Looking around his surroundings he scrutinized the features of the Underworld, imprinting them in his memory. "I can't wait for this to be over so I can record it all in my journal! This place is just - " Ned was cut off by a thunderous voice.
"Persephone?"
Persephone looked up and saw the ghostly and divine form of Pluto looking shocked and hopeful (well as shocked and hopeful as a God that looks like a big storm-cloud can look anyway). She smiled shyly at him, "Yes I - It is me."
All of a sudden his face grew angry, "You left me!"
"No," Persephone said forcefully. "My mother took me away, because she could not bear to be without her daughter any longer. But I have returned to you, and that is all that matters."
The big God sighed lovingly and pulled Persephone into a warm embrace. She grinned up at him and gave him a kiss. Roxton was about to cough and get their attention but a thousand loud cheers and wolf-whistles interrupted him. "Oh get back to work you silly old spooks!" Pluto said trying to sound grouchy but failing miserably. Suddenly he looked at Persephone as if remembering something. "But what about my new Queen?" He asked her
"You're 'new queen' would like to go back to where she came from if it isn't too much trouble." Came the sarcastic reply from behind them all.
"Marguerite!" her friends cried out overjoyed. Coming over to crush her with friendly hugs and pelt her with a million concerned questions.
"Yes, yes I'm OK!" Marguerite muttered, uncomfortable at all the attention. She turned to Pluto and asked, "Will you let me go?"
The God gave a mock-sigh and said, "Well - I was starting to get very fond of you." He laughed as Persephone gave him a playful smack on the arm. ".But I think it's time I sent you home."
"And my friends also." Marguerite demanded. The other explorers all turned to look at her, surprised at the way she had spoken to Pluto. They would have been terrified to talk to the Colossal Deus, let alone give him orders. But the God just chuckled and agreed to send them all home immediately.
Challenger, Veronica, Ned and Roxton all turned to thank Persephone and Pluto when suddenly they found themselves back in the treehouse. "Well - that was quick." Challenger stammered.
"Where the hell is Marguerite?" Roxton questioned nervously. The others looked around but when they failed to see any sign of her they began to panic.
"Relax people." Came a smooth voice from behind Roxton. "My transportation was just a little delayed."
"Marguerite thank Heavens you're OK!" Roxton remarked.
"Well - thank Pluto anyway." Roxton stopped whatever sarcastic comment Marguerite was going to say next by grabbing her arm, pulling her towards him and giving her a huge kiss in-front of everyone.
"We'll just er be in the - yes. Challenger coughed, drawing a grinning Veronica and blushing Ned out of the room.
"Well, I guess it's safe to say you missed me." Marguerite quipped shyly. Roxton just chuckled and kissed her again.
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Far away in a mystical place, the Gods smiled upon their work and whispered 'perfect.'
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Aww a sappy ending! I am so disgusted with myself!!!!! Arghhh what is wrong with me!? Lousy sappy muses!!!! Oh well - what can you do? ;)
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A/N: Hey everyone! I hope you all had a great New Year! :D My birthday in 21 days hehe :D Thanks heaps for the reviews posted here and those sent to me via e mail!!
Well here it is THE LAST CHAPTER!!! I hope its not too disappointing - I didnt have the guts to make a tragic ending so its kinda predictable.
Chap 10:
After a seemingly fruitless three-hour trek deeper into the forest Veronica, Roxton ,Challenger and Ned were starting to get doubtful. Roxton and Veronica were getting visible impatient and Ned and Challenger were trying to find a subtle way to ask Persephone if she knew where the hell she was going.
"Ahem Miss," Challenger inquired. "I don't mean to sound.er do you know exactly where we are going?" He tried.
Persephone gave him a condescending smile. "Why of course Mr. Challenger, I am perfectly aware of where we are. There is a doorway to the Underworld very nearby." Persephone trailed off to peer very closely at a tree. "Ah we are here!" Persephone declared. Ned and Veronica exchanged a 'has she gone insane?0' look.
Persephone placed her hand on the bow of the tree and muttered words in the same Greek language of the place that the explorers could not understand. For a few seconds nothing happened and Roxton was about to voice his not so friendly opinion of Persephone when the tree began to vibrate and buzz. The explorers stood there with their mouths open wide in shock (looking like fish I must add) as a portal opened up in front of them. It was an exact replica of the doorway from the cave, only this one lacked the gold and rainbow colours of the cave portal and was instead all somber grey.
"Come." Persephone said, snapping the others out of there goldfish impressions. "It is alright," She said kindly. "This Portal leads only to one entrance of the Underworld and nobody will harm you on the other side." And with that she stepped through the doorway and disappeared from sight.
"Well then," Roxton said, clearing his throat. "You heard the good Lady - lets go." Roxton and Ned went through the gateway and Veronica and Challenger soon followed them through the swirling mist.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*
In the Underworld spirits and demons wailed and moaned and the servants of Pluto hovered amongst the gloomy towers. There was strong atmosphere of unrest amongst the place, a bitterness that one could feel in the air. A stranger would assume that the dark Underworld was always so, but others new it was a result of the deep mourning at the loss of the Underworld's Queen.
Marguerite looked about the grey bedroom she had been relocated to without the her previous forlorn thoughts. Aside from the lack of colour and sounds, the Underworld wasn't as disconcerting as one might think and it had started to grow on her. Not that Marguerite still didn't desperately want to get leave the place, she had tried everything short of murder to get out - not that she wouldn't have killed someone to get out, it's just that they were all dead already! She started going through the alphabet in every language she new (which was A LOT) in order to get her mind of her dreadful hunger. Just as she was getting to the end of the German alphabet she heard a loud shout of amazement. Marguerite decided that she could do with a better distraction and peered around the doorway of her room.
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"My Queen!!" yelled a phantom guard to Persephone, "Oh! You have returned to us."
"Yes Porter," Persephone confirmed kindly. "I am here." Porter glanced behind her and gawked at the explorers standing uneasily behind Persephone.
"You - you have brought mortals with you! And they are not even dead!" He said shocked.
"They are here to bring their friend home. She has been taken here as Pluto's new Queen." Persephone explained a hint of hurt in her voice. "I have come to reclaim my place, it is not right for Marguerite to be here." She said conclusively. After a moment she asked "Will you bring My Lord here for me to speak to him?"
"Oh of course my Queen," He stuttered. "And may I say what a pleasure it will be to have you back! My Lord has been in such a sinister mood, and his new consort yells oh so much!" Porter said shaking his head. "And what a temper she has!" he added and he glided away to fetch the King of the Underworld.
Ned gave a small chuckle, "sounds like our Marguerite alright." Looking around his surroundings he scrutinized the features of the Underworld, imprinting them in his memory. "I can't wait for this to be over so I can record it all in my journal! This place is just - " Ned was cut off by a thunderous voice.
"Persephone?"
Persephone looked up and saw the ghostly and divine form of Pluto looking shocked and hopeful (well as shocked and hopeful as a God that looks like a big storm-cloud can look anyway). She smiled shyly at him, "Yes I - It is me."
All of a sudden his face grew angry, "You left me!"
"No," Persephone said forcefully. "My mother took me away, because she could not bear to be without her daughter any longer. But I have returned to you, and that is all that matters."
The big God sighed lovingly and pulled Persephone into a warm embrace. She grinned up at him and gave him a kiss. Roxton was about to cough and get their attention but a thousand loud cheers and wolf-whistles interrupted him. "Oh get back to work you silly old spooks!" Pluto said trying to sound grouchy but failing miserably. Suddenly he looked at Persephone as if remembering something. "But what about my new Queen?" He asked her
"You're 'new queen' would like to go back to where she came from if it isn't too much trouble." Came the sarcastic reply from behind them all.
"Marguerite!" her friends cried out overjoyed. Coming over to crush her with friendly hugs and pelt her with a million concerned questions.
"Yes, yes I'm OK!" Marguerite muttered, uncomfortable at all the attention. She turned to Pluto and asked, "Will you let me go?"
The God gave a mock-sigh and said, "Well - I was starting to get very fond of you." He laughed as Persephone gave him a playful smack on the arm. ".But I think it's time I sent you home."
"And my friends also." Marguerite demanded. The other explorers all turned to look at her, surprised at the way she had spoken to Pluto. They would have been terrified to talk to the Colossal Deus, let alone give him orders. But the God just chuckled and agreed to send them all home immediately.
Challenger, Veronica, Ned and Roxton all turned to thank Persephone and Pluto when suddenly they found themselves back in the treehouse. "Well - that was quick." Challenger stammered.
"Where the hell is Marguerite?" Roxton questioned nervously. The others looked around but when they failed to see any sign of her they began to panic.
"Relax people." Came a smooth voice from behind Roxton. "My transportation was just a little delayed."
"Marguerite thank Heavens you're OK!" Roxton remarked.
"Well - thank Pluto anyway." Roxton stopped whatever sarcastic comment Marguerite was going to say next by grabbing her arm, pulling her towards him and giving her a huge kiss in-front of everyone.
"We'll just er be in the - yes. Challenger coughed, drawing a grinning Veronica and blushing Ned out of the room.
"Well, I guess it's safe to say you missed me." Marguerite quipped shyly. Roxton just chuckled and kissed her again.
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Far away in a mystical place, the Gods smiled upon their work and whispered 'perfect.'
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Aww a sappy ending! I am so disgusted with myself!!!!! Arghhh what is wrong with me!? Lousy sappy muses!!!! Oh well - what can you do? ;)
Feedback makes me HAPPY and flames heat my wood oven! So both are very helpful!! Please hit the lovely little submit button or send me an e mail at 'angel_in_disguise026@hotmail.com' and tell me what you think.