Disclaimer:
I don't own Tom Brokaw or the Nightly News. Sorry, but the personal
slave collection is being left out of this one. Yuck!
A/N-
Sorry this authors note is so long, but I will now proceed to thank
everyone who wrote in, and give a personal notes to my friends
off-line who wrote in. Be prepared for corniness... (tee hee hee...
enjoy it Andrea, it won't last long. )
To the dear Green jade
swallow, How are you my dear? (that one's for your sister). It has
been much to long since my last update. Oh yes, I remember the Buzz
Saw Falls episode. That was great fun. May your corn be ever yellow,
my dear green acquaintance; that is, may the Emperor ever have his
new corn! (Say Hi to Mr. And Mrs. Pickles for me). Please e-mail me
as soon as possible.
To my editor to be- I'm VERY sorry to
disappoint you, but it appears as if The Fellowship of the Cheap
Plastic Ring will not be in production this summer. sniff, sniff
WAAAAAAAH!!!!! It's a long story, but I willl explain it to you when
next we meet on a Friday night.
To Remy La Beau- (that is how
it is spelled isn't it?) Thank you for being a loyal friend even if
you only reviewed once.
Also many thanks to Aryante, The
smiley face dude, Chix, and any others I may have forgotten. Your
reviews are all greatly appreciated.
To all of you who are
still trying to figure out what this story is, I have finally
decided. It is a generally mordern version of Greek mythology with
romance, a bit of tragedy, and a touch of cheesy humor. Sounds pretty
sophisticated, huh?
And now, to conclude this very LONG a/n,
back by popular demand........Athena's old English!!!! (Yay, yahoo,
Yipee, whatever.) And now to the story.
Chapter
Four: It isn't always easy...
Athena was sitting at home
quietly when it happened. Another of her "great ideas". (So
much for "A lesson Learned"). But let's go back in time to
see how it really happened.
Watching the Nightly News with Tom
Brokaw was nothing new for Athena. It was her job to find out who was
mad at who for what and start a war then completely obliterate both
sides and send them home whimpering to their mummy with their tail
between their legs and force them to sign a peace treaty. Such was
the line of work for Athena, day in, day out. Get angry, kill, sign a
peace treaty. Get angry, kill some more, sign a peace treaty. And
Athena wouldn't have it any other way. But there was something
different about tonight. Something smelled fishy... 'Oooh, 2-for-1
salmon night in the Agora-eth' thought Athena. 'No, that's not
it-eth. Something else-eth...'
Suddenly a commercial caught
Athena's eye. It went something like this:
"Have you been
down lately about your recent dates that turned out a disaster? Is
there a man or woman you love who just won't give you the time of
day?"
(Athena): Yes-eth!!
"Would you do
anything just to get his or her attention?"
(Athena):YES-ETH!
"Then
you need to see...a Psychiatrist!"
Suddenly a really
catchy song started playing.
(To the tune of "At the
Continental Auto Mall, East 32 nd Street" )
"At
the Psychiatrist's Office,
East
'Special Person' Street,
Right
next the nut house!"
Athena stared blankly at the screen.
She had to go! Grabbing her salmon, she dashed out the door and down
the street.
Later
Sitting in the
psychiatrist's office, Athena was getting very impatient. She was
waiting for the psychiatrist to come in and tell her exactly what was
wrong with her and Ares. Suddenly the walked in.
Athena: Oh,
your finally here-eth! So do you know what is going
wrongeth?
Psychiatrist: sighs then sits down at her desk
Well Athena, I'm afraid I have some bad news. Your little episode
with Aphrodite's girdle has made it impossible for Ares to love you,
or anyone else but Aphrodite.
Athena face grew
solemn.
Athena: So what does this meaneth?
Psychiatrist:
It means that you could never court him, or marry him, or many other
things. He will always love Aphrodite, no matter what you
do.
Athena: But I can not marry any one else-eth! All of the
other gods are stupid, drunk, ugly, stinky, hairy...
Psychiatrist:
Gods?
Athena: Well, yes-eth!
Psychiatrist: Yes Athena,
I know. And that is exactly why I've found something better for you
to try.
Athena: What-eth?
Psychiatrist: Mortal
Men.
Athena: WHAT-ETH???
Psychiatrist: Mortal
Men!
Athena: I heard you the first time, but... but... why
mortal men-eth?
Psychiatrist: In my many years of being
married to one of them, I have found that they are more docile,
faithful, and loving than most gods. I think that it would be a good
experience for you.
Athena: But... sigh ... it would be so
hardeth. I mean, I've never done anything like
thiseth!
Psychiatrist: Yes, I know. It isn't always easy to
try new things, but usually, it is for the better. Please, Athena. I
really think it will help you.
Athena thought for a
moment.
Athena: sighs I'll do it-eth.
A/N-Hope you
enjoyed! There is more to come VERY soon. But first, please vote on
the first contestant on Athena's dates. Should it be Fransico, the
Colombian drug lord, Hank, the cowboy, or Roger, the car salesman?
Please review and let me know.
