The Hidden Page
Chapter Nine
An Interested Third Party
On Mt. Olympus
(*Author's note: The characters of the Greek gods are based on the portrayals in Hercules The Legendary Journeys. They appear here for amusement only and are not intended to infringe on the copy right of Studios USA)
Ares sat idly by watching the monitors in his father's control room. He could hardly believe it. He had been the great god of war and now he was demoted to the position of a second rate security guard. How humiliating it had been to he and all the gods when Michael the archangel had informed them that they were no longer in charge of guiding and protecting human beings. Okay, so they'd fallen down on the job a couple of million times and broke more than their fair share of the Light's rules. Even now it pained Ares to do good but if he wanted to keep what power he had left, he had no choice. Still with all their faults he and his fellow gods and goddesses were certainly better at the job of protecting humans than those looser Elders.
Where the gods had been too lax with the rules, the Elders had just the opposite problem. They'd become so obsessed with the rules and enforcing them, that they had long since forgotten their true mission, protecting their charges. There was a high level meeting going on to discuss just this matter. Zeus and the allies of Olympus were going to argue to have human kind placed back under the lesser gods protection. He said he had sat by and watched the Elders screw it up long enough. Zeus had sworn he'd reformed his own ways and it remained to be seen whether Michael would believe him.
Ares yawned and was about to settle in for a nap when he noticed something on one of the monitors. "This could be interesting," he said perking up as he watched the human light the candle and begin to ask for "divine guidance." "Good luck getting those quack old fogies to answer," he said even though the man couldn't hear him. "They're not exactly your biggest fans and truth be told they're not really a fan of the girls either. Oh sure they let them risk their necks fighting evil but when they really get in trouble the Elders are nowhere to be seen. That's because the Elders secretly think the girls deserve to be in trouble for all the rules they've broken. Now me personally, I like their style," Ares admitted.
He stood and began tapping his fingers on the monitor wondering what he should do about the situation. Technically the gods and goddesses were barred from interfering on their own. They were only supposed to follow the Elder's instructions and not go off on their own missions. Yet Ares was too intrigued to just let this go. The girls after all were family. Not to mention the fact that Ares himself could benefit. He closed his eyes and pictured himself handing Zeus the evidence that would prove the Olympians and their allies really were better able to protect earth and it's inhabitants then the elders.
Of course Ares knew if he got caught interfering, he might have his present meager powers taken away from him before he even got a chance to prove himself. Suddenly Ares threw back his head and laughed. He had the perfect idea. "Ten to one my dear, dear sisters won't be able to resist your plea," he said to the man down below. "They're always suckers for the pretty boys not to mention their protectiveness of the Halliwell clan. If the goddesses succeed, I'll remind them of who brought your call to their attention. If they get caught or fail, I'll have had nothing to do with it. "Oh Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Hestia....
Chapter Nine
An Interested Third Party
On Mt. Olympus
(*Author's note: The characters of the Greek gods are based on the portrayals in Hercules The Legendary Journeys. They appear here for amusement only and are not intended to infringe on the copy right of Studios USA)
Ares sat idly by watching the monitors in his father's control room. He could hardly believe it. He had been the great god of war and now he was demoted to the position of a second rate security guard. How humiliating it had been to he and all the gods when Michael the archangel had informed them that they were no longer in charge of guiding and protecting human beings. Okay, so they'd fallen down on the job a couple of million times and broke more than their fair share of the Light's rules. Even now it pained Ares to do good but if he wanted to keep what power he had left, he had no choice. Still with all their faults he and his fellow gods and goddesses were certainly better at the job of protecting humans than those looser Elders.
Where the gods had been too lax with the rules, the Elders had just the opposite problem. They'd become so obsessed with the rules and enforcing them, that they had long since forgotten their true mission, protecting their charges. There was a high level meeting going on to discuss just this matter. Zeus and the allies of Olympus were going to argue to have human kind placed back under the lesser gods protection. He said he had sat by and watched the Elders screw it up long enough. Zeus had sworn he'd reformed his own ways and it remained to be seen whether Michael would believe him.
Ares yawned and was about to settle in for a nap when he noticed something on one of the monitors. "This could be interesting," he said perking up as he watched the human light the candle and begin to ask for "divine guidance." "Good luck getting those quack old fogies to answer," he said even though the man couldn't hear him. "They're not exactly your biggest fans and truth be told they're not really a fan of the girls either. Oh sure they let them risk their necks fighting evil but when they really get in trouble the Elders are nowhere to be seen. That's because the Elders secretly think the girls deserve to be in trouble for all the rules they've broken. Now me personally, I like their style," Ares admitted.
He stood and began tapping his fingers on the monitor wondering what he should do about the situation. Technically the gods and goddesses were barred from interfering on their own. They were only supposed to follow the Elder's instructions and not go off on their own missions. Yet Ares was too intrigued to just let this go. The girls after all were family. Not to mention the fact that Ares himself could benefit. He closed his eyes and pictured himself handing Zeus the evidence that would prove the Olympians and their allies really were better able to protect earth and it's inhabitants then the elders.
Of course Ares knew if he got caught interfering, he might have his present meager powers taken away from him before he even got a chance to prove himself. Suddenly Ares threw back his head and laughed. He had the perfect idea. "Ten to one my dear, dear sisters won't be able to resist your plea," he said to the man down below. "They're always suckers for the pretty boys not to mention their protectiveness of the Halliwell clan. If the goddesses succeed, I'll remind them of who brought your call to their attention. If they get caught or fail, I'll have had nothing to do with it. "Oh Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Hestia....