Disclaimers: I don't own the YH characters, and the Greek Gods own
themselves. I don't know if Hercules and Aphrodite are siblings, but
something in the back of my mind said they were.
'I wish we were on the really far away as possible from the fighters,' Aimee said to herself.
No sooner had the words left her mouth that the quadet were sitting on the grass of a high mountain.
'What just happened?' Liam asked, he looked at Aimee, 'Why is your necklace shining?'
'I don't know, I wished and.'
Liam cut her off, 'Wait, did you say wish? When Herald pushed you out of the way, before the truck hit, he was speaking Greek. You didn't understand him, remember?' She nodded, how could she forget? It was only the day before! Wasn't it? 'Didn't you wish you could understand him, and then you were able to?'
'Yes,' Aimee answered.
'Was your necklace shining then?'
'Yes,' she answered. 'Do you think maybe this makes my wishes come true?' she asked.
He nodded, 'Yeah!'
'Well you've finally figured it out!' came a strange voice.
Aimee recognised the voice immediately; it was that of the old woman.
'Why do keep turning up?' Aimee asked bitterly.
'You know her?' Herald asked, Aimee nodded.
'So you remember me then?' the old woman asked.
'Yes! I also recall forgetting you too.' she muttered.
'Well if you want me to leave then I will,' the old woman began to fade.
'No wait, don't go,' Aimee called, and waited until the woman became entirely visible again. 'I don't know your name. Will I remember you this time? Please tell me,' Aimee almost pleaded.
'My name is Aphrodite, and yes you will remember me.' As she spoke, her brown rags transformed into shimmering pink and purple robes. Her grey scraggly hair became long golden locks. The wrinkles on her face became fine lines and then smoothed out. Her cheeks became rosy, and her colourless lips became red. When she smiled her yellow teeth became pearly whites. From her ears, purple stines dangled.
'You're drooling,' Icas whispered to Liam. When Aimee and Herald looked at him they laughed. Liam's eyes were wide, and his mouth was hanging open as he stared at the Goddess.
'Aphrodite,' Aimee exclaimed as if suddenly realising something. 'You're Hercules' brother.I mean he's your brother.' she uttered.
'Yes,' the Goddess smiled.
Icas was still interested in the necklace. 'What else can it do?' he asked.
'That's for me to know, and you to find out,' Aphrodite said with a glint in her eye, and then she faded away.
'Good, I'm not crazy,' Aimee said to herself.
Although he didn't know what she was on about, Icas said 'You're not, this place is, but you're not.'
'I know we've been doing a lot of running and panicking since we've been here, but it think we should hide again,' Herald said.
'Why?' Liam asked.
'Cos I don't think we're safe up here,' he said. Herald pointed at two giant birds heading their way.
They dug their talons in to Icas and Liam's shoulders. The yelled and screamed as they were taken away into the distance.
'I wish we were on the really far away as possible from the fighters,' Aimee said to herself.
No sooner had the words left her mouth that the quadet were sitting on the grass of a high mountain.
'What just happened?' Liam asked, he looked at Aimee, 'Why is your necklace shining?'
'I don't know, I wished and.'
Liam cut her off, 'Wait, did you say wish? When Herald pushed you out of the way, before the truck hit, he was speaking Greek. You didn't understand him, remember?' She nodded, how could she forget? It was only the day before! Wasn't it? 'Didn't you wish you could understand him, and then you were able to?'
'Yes,' Aimee answered.
'Was your necklace shining then?'
'Yes,' she answered. 'Do you think maybe this makes my wishes come true?' she asked.
He nodded, 'Yeah!'
'Well you've finally figured it out!' came a strange voice.
Aimee recognised the voice immediately; it was that of the old woman.
'Why do keep turning up?' Aimee asked bitterly.
'You know her?' Herald asked, Aimee nodded.
'So you remember me then?' the old woman asked.
'Yes! I also recall forgetting you too.' she muttered.
'Well if you want me to leave then I will,' the old woman began to fade.
'No wait, don't go,' Aimee called, and waited until the woman became entirely visible again. 'I don't know your name. Will I remember you this time? Please tell me,' Aimee almost pleaded.
'My name is Aphrodite, and yes you will remember me.' As she spoke, her brown rags transformed into shimmering pink and purple robes. Her grey scraggly hair became long golden locks. The wrinkles on her face became fine lines and then smoothed out. Her cheeks became rosy, and her colourless lips became red. When she smiled her yellow teeth became pearly whites. From her ears, purple stines dangled.
'You're drooling,' Icas whispered to Liam. When Aimee and Herald looked at him they laughed. Liam's eyes were wide, and his mouth was hanging open as he stared at the Goddess.
'Aphrodite,' Aimee exclaimed as if suddenly realising something. 'You're Hercules' brother.I mean he's your brother.' she uttered.
'Yes,' the Goddess smiled.
Icas was still interested in the necklace. 'What else can it do?' he asked.
'That's for me to know, and you to find out,' Aphrodite said with a glint in her eye, and then she faded away.
'Good, I'm not crazy,' Aimee said to herself.
Although he didn't know what she was on about, Icas said 'You're not, this place is, but you're not.'
'I know we've been doing a lot of running and panicking since we've been here, but it think we should hide again,' Herald said.
'Why?' Liam asked.
'Cos I don't think we're safe up here,' he said. Herald pointed at two giant birds heading their way.
They dug their talons in to Icas and Liam's shoulders. The yelled and screamed as they were taken away into the distance.