Celebwen Telcontar: This is my update!

General Leonardo Albert tossed and turned in his bed. He heard that his friend, Admiral David Shepherd, was having strange dreams, and he knew that the dreams were coming to him too.

The bow was supple and willing to bend in his hands, the string strong. He bent the bow without trouble, and knocked an arrow to the string. He felt strong as he drew the arrow back to his ear, and sighted through the axe rings. As he let fly, he recognized the young man, Antinous, sitting near the axes. He was one of Penelope's suitors. He knew that the next arrow would also fly true, and it did, striking the young man through the throat. Wine and blood mixed on the floor as he let fly more arrows into the suitors. Telemachus came with swords and shields, and when the arrows were spent, he tossed one to Odysseus. With a downward sweep, he decapitated a suitor, and ran another through. Someone had been helping the suitors, for now they had weapons and shields as well. Odysseus' sword clanged on a suitor's shield and Telemachus yelled a battle cry. He saw Eumaeus and Philoetius, two faithful servants.

In a few moments it was over, the suitors dead, and father and son breathing heavily. The returned hero ran out the door, his son close on his heels.

"Several of the women gave themselves to the suitors," Telemachus called. Odysseus stopped for their names, then called the said women of his household out to the courtyard, where he stood with naked sword. He made them all kneel before them, and then began to hew their necks for giving themselves to the suitors. Finally he found the traitor who had given the suitors weapons, the goatherd, and had him hanged for the act.

Leonardo woke with a sweaty brow. Had he really killed all those men and women! The thought was horrifying! He fell back onto his pillow and stared at the digital clock until he fell back to sleep. Another dream followed on the heels of the previous one.

The sea was wild as the young man jumped from boat to shore. Odysseus, not young anymore, couldn't repel the younger man's sword.

"You will die to Telegonus of Ithaca!" the young man cried. Odysseus tried to tell him that he was at Ithaca, but couldn't get any sound out. He fell to the ground, Telegonus' sword having pierced his liver.

Leonardo woke again with a yell this time, startling his wife. He heard his son screaming from the nursery at his yell, and breathing heavily, wiped the sweat from his brow with a trembling hand.

"What is it, dear?" Patience asked. She put one hand on his shoulder, and drew him down onto the bed, him still shaking. "Nightmares from the newest war?"

"No. An old war… I dreamed I was Odysseus of the Iliad and Odyssey!"

"Goodness! Well, you most certainly are not, Leo. I'm going to look in on Thomas." She got out of bed and walked to the nursery where the screaming child was comforted. Leonardo slowly calmed down, went into the bathroom, and threw some water on his face, trying to wake himself up as the alarm rang. He then fished for his towels, took a quick shower, dressed in his uniform, and went to the boot camp where he would see more of the insolent newcomers. The thought wasn't a good one.

Celebwen Telcontar: Well, here's an update. I hope it wasn't too bad. Odysseus this time. Next update will be H/A!

Balrog: I'm getting board already. I'm going to sleep. Maybe I'll take that offer from Antinus, and sleep on his bed.

Celebwen Telcontar: Taking an old man's bed away, even if the old man was King Agamemnon's father, is just wrong. Go sleep on Ararat, or someplace else.

Balrog: Ugh. You're right. Good night.

Celebwen Telcontar: See you viewers next time. I hope you'll review, it's just hitting the little periwinkle button down there that says "go" and writing your comments! Please review, it's my livelihood!