Another World
By: Gambit's Girl
Hey ya'll…hope you like my Hercules story. It's going to be kind of a Mary Sue story, so if that turns you off, sorry but it's the facts. But the main character does have a bit of a twist to her. Read on to find out what.
Disclaimer: I own Kim…the others are *sigh* on loan.
*Location* Our Earth
In nowhere South Dakota a college student was heading out to the state park to get some homework done. It was one of those warm days when the possibility for anything could happen. She had her heavy book bag slung over one shoulder, and a bottle of diet mountain dew in her other hand. She was dressed casually in a pair of long shorts that fell just short of her knees, and a white shirt trimmed in black that read 8:28. Her short brown hair reached her shoulders, but she usually had it tucked behind her ears, or in a ponytail to keep it out of the way. Her dark brown eyes were beautiful to look at it, definitely considered her best feature. She wasn't what many people would call pretty…and she was a bit chubby, but she got along all right.
Kim Eich sighed loudly as she opened up her algebra book and set it on her lap. Math had always been her worst subject, for like…ever. But she took a sip of her diet mountain dew and prepared to dive into the world of exponents and variables.
*Location* …Somewhere in Greece
"That's enough, Ares!" Hercules grunted as he dodged lightening bolt, after fire bolt, after large stones that the god of war was throwing at him.
"Yeah…go get him Herc!" Hercules' side-kick and partner Iolaus panted from the sidelines. He was having his own fun by trying to defeat Ares' newest creation: a panther-like cat that if unleashed onto Greece would cause enough destruction and mayhem to bring it to its knees. Iolaus agreed that Ares needed a new agenda, something besides trying to take over Greece one week after another.
"I'll tell you when I've had enough." Ares said menacingly. He glared at his half brother. Hercules was a demi-god (or half god). He had shoulder length sandy colored hair, stood about 6'3", and had biceps bigger then the largest person's fists…put together. His goal in life was to make Greece a better place to live, and that meant constantly putting up with his annoying half full-god brother, Ares. Ares stood just as tall as Hercules, just as strong as Hercules, with the same length of hair as Hercules…his being black instead of brown. But Ares had two common goals in life, the destruction of Greece, and the death of Hercules. He didn't really care which came first, just as long as they both happened.
Hercules took a lightening bolt right in the stomach that propelled him backward into a pillar holding up the establishment. He shakily got to his feet and dusted off his clothes. "Alright…now I'm really starting to get angry." He glanced over at Iolaus to make sure he was still doing alright, before charging at Ares again.
Iolaus was having a heck of a time trying to keep this panther from making shish-ka-bob out of him. Dodging to the side of the cat, and then dodging again, Iolaus had a plan. The regular human being, Iolaus, also known as Hercules side-kick was almost the exact opposite of the demi-god. He stood about 5'6" off the ground, had curly blonde hair that didn't quite reach his shoulders, and enjoyed a good dancing girl as much as the next guy. While Iolaus didn't have his partner's strength, he had endurance and quick wit that helped him out of more then one situation after another. Hercules often felt that Iolaus might be living in his shadow, but Iolaus knew where he stood, (besides a foot below his partner) and he was always there.
Iolaus had spied the metal chain that was hanging near a torch in the wall just a second after the panther started charging him. If he could just get his hands on that chain, he could tame this kitten. He lunged for the chain, and right when he got his hand around it, he felt razor sharp teeth sinking into the flesh of his calf. It wasn't a hard bite, but it was a 'you'd better come down here or else' kind of bite. Gritting his teeth against the pain that was sure to come, Iolaus yanked the chain down from the wall, and snapped it at the panther like a whip. The panther let go surprisingly fast, and faster then even he believed he made a loop of the chain and tossed it over the panther's neck in a chokehold. Straining against the panther's strength, Iolaus made his way back to the torch, and tied a quick not…as well as you could tie a knot in chains, then jumped out of the path of the panther. Standing just far enough so that the panther couldn't get at him Iolaus smiled at him. "You have been into the cat nip again…haven't you?"
Iolaus turned to see if there was any way that he could help out Hercules against Ares. They were now decking it out with fists and kicks against one another. Ares was starting to prevail with his 'godly' strength against Hercules. Hercules was beginning to tire, and Iolaus really wanted to help his friend out. He had taken one step toward them when a lightening bolt (from Zeus' hand himself) flew down at them through the ceiling, and separated the two half brothers, throwing them against opposite walls of the building, Ares landed near his pet panther, and Hercules flew at Iolaus who tried to break his fall, but ended up getting squished against the wall and Hercules. Hercules stood up and turned and smiled at Iolaus. "Thanks for breaking my fall, buddy." He quickly got up to resume the fight.
Iolaus remained against the wall in the position he had landed in, but managed to choke out the words. "No problem, Herc." Ares got up at the same time that Hercules did, and they both noticed the huge swirling portal that had opened. This wasn't the first time this had happened…or the second or the third. Hercules practically held his breath waiting for the Sovereign to come out. Ares, likewise, was waiting for something cataclysmic to happen. Iolaus….was just struggling for air.
Like that they waited…
*Location* South Dakota
Kim glanced up from her world of numbers as the wind started to pick up, and thunder boomed in the sky. She thought that it might rain, so she quickly stood up and stuffed all of her belongings into her bag. She decided that she'd head off to the school library to get some work done. At least inside she wouldn't get rained out. Hefting her back on to her right shoulder, then her deciding to slip it over her left shoulder as well, she began the long trek back to her car. The wind began to really pick up faster, and harder. Thunder boomed again. Kim vaguely wondered if there was to be a tornado or something. She held on to her bag tightly, and walked the path to her car.
Besides the wind trying to make her go backward, Kim didn't think anything was unusual…until she realized that she was no longer walking forward. She glanced down at her feet, and saw that she they were still moving, but she wasn't going anywhere. Confused, she glanced backward, and totally freaked out. There was this huge blue swirling mass directly behind her. She had no idea what it was, but it was sucking in leaves and anything unfortunate enough to get directly in front of it. Deciding that this might not be the best place to try and go, she started to try and run ahead of her. Unfortunately she lost her grip on the smooth paved road, and she started to go backward. Before she had known what had happened, she was almost in the blue mass. Desperately trying to get away, Kim scrambled on her hands and knees for leverage but there was nothing there. Some dirt flew into her eyes, and as she lifted one hand up to wipe it out, that was all the balance she didn't have, and she careened into the portal, head first.
*Location* …somewhere in Greece
They had stared at the portal for a minute or two, and nothing was happening. They decided that the Sovereign wasn't going to come out, and Ares and Hercules glared at each other from across the room, ready to continue the fight.
"Wait!" Iolaus cried out, taking a hesitant step forward. He thought he heard screaming coming from inside the portal. Suddenly the all heard it, and saw a woman being thrown out, head first of the portal. She was screaming at the top of her lungs, and when she hit the ground she had so much momentum that she just kept going. She barreled into Iolaus, making him lose his balance and stumble to the ground. She landed roughly on top of him, just as the portal closed soundly behind them. Iolaus stared up at the mysterious stranger sitting on top of him, and realized that he didn't recognize her. "Who are you?" Iolaus asked her.
"Who are you?!" The woman screeched, and scrambled off him, and stumbled to her knees on the floor. She glanced around the room so fast, Iolaus could have sworn she had gotten whiplash. "Who are you people?!" She saw Hercules and Ares in a fast glance, and then got to her feet quickly, even with the heavy bag on her back.
"Calm down." Hercules said, and tried to grab her, but she wasn't close enough. She ran to the doors, but found them locked. She looked like a caged animal.
"Oh this just gets keeps getting better…and better." Ares growled and smiled evilly while looking at the young woman racing around his temple in a frenzy. Charging up some energy in his hands he aimed right at her, and prepared to fire.
While…that's all folks…at least for this chapter. Tell me what you think, anything you'd like to see or have me change. Reviews are awesome. Please tell me what you think?
