Tada! Week long break is perfect for a chapter. Ok this one is Megan's chapter, the goddess of torturing stupid guys. Now this chapter does not overlap the previous one; it's the next day (I've decided against the overlapping thingy) Some things to know
1) Pan- the god of shepherds. He is the son of Hermes and is half goat half
man. He also likes to scare
people, which is where we get the word "Panic" I'm sure he's a perve and a sex addict too.
2) Zeus likes to have affairs with women in different forms. He's been a cow, a swan, a golden shower.
"YA GOTTA GET UP, YA GOTTA GET UP. YA GOTTA GET UP THIS MOORRRRRRNIIIIINGGGGGG!"
Liz bolted awake at the loud assault, smacking her head against the shelf above her head. "Oh shit!" she yelled as the shelf fell off the wall, clattering onto her cranium. What the hell is that?! she called, rather pissed off. In other rooms, the rest of the goddesses were also wondering about this rude awakening. Lauren jerked awake, and promptly fell out of bed. Nicole moaned and shoved her pillow over her head, painfully punching two holes in the head board with her elbows.
Ow! Ok who is that? she demanded
I think it's Megan Aubrey yawned.
MEGAN! SHUT UP! yelled Sonomi who was on her floor, having also performed a Lauren. The noise stopped abruptly. Everyone sighed and went back to bed.
In her room, Megan grinned evilly, and chuckled to herself. Cruel deed number two had been completed, the first deed being that she told Nicole she had branded Paul. Megan smiled, remembering the bubbly goddess' reaction. The only glitch was she hadn't really had the pleasure of branding the Mr. "Aromatherapy", but oh well. Megan shrugged and turned to get out of bed, but something stopped her. It was an eerie sensation that someone was behind her. She whirled around, just in time to catch a glimpse of two horns and a goat tail diving ducking beside the bed. Megan didn't stop to ask questions. Grabbing a pillow, she took a flying leap at the thing while screaming. "AGH!!!! DEMONS IN MY ROOM!!! GET OUT!!!! GET OUT!!!!!"
All of the other goddesses were once again awoken by Megan, but this time by her loud cursing and the sound of things breaking. Hera, Artemis, you apprentice has gone crazy called out Katie. With in minutes of receiving the message, the two anxious goddesses appeared at the new goddess complex. They ran up the stairs and burst frantically through the door of their student, gazing in disbelief at the scene before them. Pillows were strewn everywhere, the night stand was tipped over, the lamp on it broken, and feathers were drifting onto the floor. In a far corner stood Megan, seething, her cattle prod in hand. Cowering under her wrath sat a curious looking beast that was half man, half goat, still twitching from the shocks he had just received. Hera's expression darkened. "Pan." Hissed Artemis. The creature, Pan, decided that the wrath of one goddess had been enough. With a giant leap, he jumped over Megan, and out the window. All was quiet again, save for the thud that came a minute later.
After being woken up by Megan twice, everyone decided that it was useless to go back to sleep, so they all trooped downstairs for breakfast. Megan still held her cattle prod, silently daring anyone to comment. Of course, Colleen couldn't resist. "New boyfriend Megan? Eep! OW!" Megan gave a slight smirk as Colleen rubbed her tender side.
"Say again?" she hissed.
Colleen, being the smart little goddess she was, ran into the kitchen and hid under the table. She stayed there all breakfast, only popping out to grab something off the table.
Aubrey let out an exasperated sigh "Megan you are evil." The brunette gave a bow, then proceeded to the kitchen to collect a well deserved breakfast. Filling her plate, she then went to go sit down in the lounge, but was met with an unwelcome surprise.
"Lizard Breath!" she hollered. "There's a note on MY seat. And it's to you." Liz came over, a bit confused, and took the offending paper. Megan plopped down contentedly, then turned expectantly to the random pranks goddess. "Well? Aren't ya gonna read it?" Liz shrugged and opened the note. As she read, her eyes grew wide and her face turned various shades of red. Now Megan may have been just a monkey, but she wasn't stupid. Grabbing the note out of her fellow brunette's hand, she started running around the room, chanting at the top of her lunged, "LIZ HAS AN ADMIRERRRRRRR!!!!" Liz gaped.
"Megan! You bitch monkey!" she gasped, before getting up and running after her.
The chase finally ended when Megan tripped over Nicole, who unwittingly decided to sprawl on the floor. Liz then toppled on them both. The three brunettes finally managed to untangle themselves, but not before Liz got Megan in a headlock and took back her note. Megan pulled her head free, smoothed her hair with a sniff, then flounced into the kitchen area. She then grabbed a croissant, gave Colleen, who was still under the table a pat on the head, sending her to the far corner, and headed out the door to go to her training sessions.
Polishing off the rest of her breakfast as she walked, Megan reached Hera's castle in no time. It was a large, stone palace adorned with various gems encrusted into it's outer walls. Knocking three times on the large ebony door, and then entering (as was their code, figured out the previous day) Megan stood waiting in the hallway for her first mentor. She didn't have to wait long. Hera came down in a flurry of feathers, a huge grin splitting her face. She was dressed in a turquoise dress that was pleated down the front, and a peacock feather belt to match. After engulfing Megan in a huge hug, she then gave a slight frown. "Where's Artemis?" she inquired.
As if on cue, three knocks were heard, and the front door opened. In stepped the moon goddess, garbed in a flowing white dress and a gold cinched belt. On her back was her trusty quiver of arrows, and she held her bow in her hand, along with a smile of mischief. "Hello. I am here. Shall we get started?" Artemis was never one to beat around the bush. Hera nodded in response. Clapping her hands, she transported them into a room that looked like a small gym, but much fancier. There was a swimming pool with dolphins in it, a track made of the softest grass, and a whole row of punching bags, each painted to look like different people.( There were five of Zeus, depicting his various appearances). There was even an archery range in the back.
Hera turned to Megan. "Well, since we didn't end up doing anything except talk yesterday, I think we should do some serious damage-I mean work- today. Now repeat after me. Guys are stupid. Guys are stupid."
Megan rolled her eyes slightly. "Guys are stupid." She repeated. "Guys are stupid and need to be all put together in a pit full of giant poisonous spiders all ready to bite. And the spiders are pink." Both of the women gawked at her in awe, then started clapping. "Brilliant!" exclaimed Artemis. Megan smiled and took a bow.
"Soooo- Do we get to smite guys yet?" she asked excitedly, rubbing her hands together.
Hera shook her head. "Not quite yet. First, I think we should work on a little target practice."
For the next hour, Megan practiced various different methods of guy torture. She practiced her aim with the archery range, hitting various moving targets, all with different pictures of men on them. She had a hay- day punching at all of the bags, especially once Hera brought out one with Paul's face on it. After gleefully reducing it to sawdust, Megan went over to sit at a small lawn chair, tired but happy. A peacock servant brought her a chilled fruit drink, and she lay back contentedly, catching her breath. Music came softly out of no where while Hera and Artemis came in to lounge too. After a few minutes of leisure, Artemis stood up and stretched. "Ok." She said yawning. "You ready Megan?" Megan gave a big grin, drained the rest of her drink and grabbed her torture devices, including the colored sands she was given yesterday at lunch.
"Let's go." She said dangerously.
A few minutes later they were all riding Hera's personal cloud. It was going so fast that Megan couldn't get any questions out for fear of losing her breath. Where were they going? Would she be able to brand any guy she saw or were there guide lines? Megan hoped not. Soon they stopped at a huge cloud hovering over the city of Athens. Hera got off first, and took out a key from her shoe. Unlocking a white door, she bid the other two goddesses to enter. Inside was a huge sitting room, another room filled with various weaponry, and a large balcony. Megan rushed over to the edge and peered down to all of the little ant-like creatures below her.
"Anybody got a magnifying glass?" she hollered. Artemis walked over and handed her a silver spy glass. Megan took it eagerly and focused on a random individual that seemed to be sitting on the side of a dusty road. As she looked closer, the specimen suddenly burst into flames and ran screaming into a near temple, setting the whole thing on fire. All three goddess stared in disbelief as the blaze engulfed the whole building, and then was finally quelled. "Oops." Megan said in a small voice.
Hera let out a laugh. "It's ok." She giggled. "No one used that temple yet, it was new. But I suggest you stick to branding and shocking." Megan nodded her head and then grinned. "Let us get started." She stated.
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"Wohooo!!! Another one!" Megan screamed in triumph. She high-fived Artemis as her victim lay on the ground, still twitching from the shock. Hera put another tally mark unto her slab, then glanced at the hourglass sitting next to her. "It's almost time for lunch." She called to the other two goddesses. "One more victim. And make it worthwhile!" Megan gave a thumbs up and scanned the ground. Who should her last torturee be? Suddenly, someone caught her eye. Even though she was suspended in midair, high above the earth, she would still recognize that hedgehog-like hair. Was it even possible? In her wildest dreams, she never even hoped for this. Oh well; never look a gift horse in the mouth. Megan's grin was beyond evil as she picked up her branding iron, and sprinkled some pink sand onto it.6666666
Paul had been randomly walking around ancient Greece for the last 20 minutes. He had been sitting, contemplating his situation, but after someone else who had been sitting spontaneously combusted, he figured it was safer to keep moving. Suddenly he heard a "Why Hello" form above him. Looking up, he saw three.well, they looked like goddesses, sitting in a cloud, waving at him menacingly. One was clothed in a blue dress, one in a white shift, and the third sported a red wrap around. Paul paled as he recognized the one in red, who was holding a smoking branding iron. He started running, but tripped and fell, only to watch in horror as the hand bearing the iron came closer.closer.66666
Nicole, Liz and Katie were busy talking in the front hall when the entrance doors suddenly burst open with a stream of confetti. In walked a rather triumphant-looking Megan as the song "I've got the Power" (yes I'm ripping off Bruce Almighty. Deal.) suddenly came blaring out of nowhere and invisible crowds cheered the brunette goddess. Megan smiled and waved to her imaginary entourage, blew on her smoking iron like it was a rifle, and gave the three confused goddesses in front of her a light pat on the head. "Hello everyone. How was your day? Well scratch that, I don't really care. Guess what I did today?!" Unfortunately, the exuberant goddess's explanaition was cut off by the entrance doors being flung open again, only this time, smoke and lightning came streaming into the room."SOMEONE DESTROYED MY TEMPLE!!!!" bellowed Aubrey, emerging from the smoke.
The four goddesses turned to her in shock. "I did destroy a temple today." Megan said slowly, "But it was on accident, and besides, Hera said no one was using it yet. I think it had a pink roof." At this, Aubrey let out a wail of anguish and fury.
"THAT WAS MY TEMPLE!!!!!" she shrieked.
Megan shrank down a little. "Oh." She said softly. Then she shrugged at turned from the fuming ensemble goddess to the her three fans, awaiting to hear what she had to say. "So anyway; guess what I did today?!"
No one could guess.
"I branded Paul!" she cried triumphantly.
The three goddesses gave her blank stares; not the reaction she was expecting. "You already branded him yesterday." Nicole pointed out. Megan let out an exasperated sigh and smacked herself in the forehead forgetting that she was holding her branding iron.
"Ow. I lied yesterday. Today I really DID brand him! Now he has a big bald spot on the side of his head that says "Guys Suck" AND it's glazed with pink glass!"
The details of her torture, and the fact that Megan had lied to her, finally seeped into Nicole's brain. Screaming like a banshee, she somehow managed to grab a stunned Liz and run after Megan while trying to spear the brunette with Liz's spiked hair. Megan then grabbed a still red-faced Aubrey and attempted to use her as a shield. Katie just stood there, looking at both sides disapprovingly. The battle would have probably gotten very messy soon, if Lauren and Sonomi hadn't opened the door just then. They looked at the Liz sword held by a steaming Nicole, then at a rather frightened Megan holding a furious Aubrey, and finally at each other.
"It's about Paul isn't it?" they said at the same time.
Lunch was surprisingly mellow after that little escapade. Nicole still hadn't forgiven Megan, and was busy glaring at her over the table. Megan just smiled sweetly at her and dug into a nearby dish. Chewing thoughtfully, she looked around, and noticed that Colleen wasn't anywhere to be found. Oh well, probably off flirting with some god. Or maybe she found Paul. Megan shuddered and went back to her lunch.
(Yes, we are straying off of Megan to see how Colleen's date is going. And yes, it may get a little mushy. Sorry Megan; but I think the Paul branding makes up for this.)
Colleen sat at the steps of the garden, furiously blinking tears back. Suddenly she was swept up in a swirl of purple and spun around. Giving a small gasp of surprise, Colleen allowed herself to smile as Dionysus let her down and gave her a small hug. "What's wrong?" he said, caressing her cheeks. Colleen blushed slightly, realizing that a few tears had spilled out of her eyes.
"It's hard to be the student of someone like Ares." She said softly. The wine god gave her a smile of pity and softly kissed her forehead.
"Not too much longer though." He reminded her. "Just until the full moon." Colleen gave a small sniffle and nodded.
"Shall we get lunch?" she said.
Soon the two were chatting and laughing happily in a small gazebo by a glistening pond, complete with a miniature waterfall. Colleen was a bit shy at first, but Dionysus was warm and friendly, and soon she was just as loud and jovial as he was. They had just finished a song about Zeus and his mistresses (Dionysus had a lovely voice) when Colleen spotted them. Half hidden under a cloth were three bright orange clementines. The blonde gave a squeal of delight and pounced on the fruit, much to Dionysus' confusion. She then began to juggle the clementines, grinning like a maniac on speed. Dionysus watched with an amused smile on his face. Suddenly Colleen's fingers slipped, sending the fruit rolling down the gazebo stairs. She gave a wail of distress, but it was too late; some passing mermaid in the pond now had clementines for lunch.
Dionysus leaned over and cupped the sad goddess's face between his hands. "I'll get you more fruit" he said softly, before letting his lips meet hers.
(Ok Megan, you can get your head out of the toilet. Mushy part over.)
A random bell rang, signaling that lunch was over. Megan belched loudly, grabbed her branding iron, and sped off to Artemis' glen, where her second training session would take place. Since there was no door to the moon goddess's dwelling, Megan knocked three times on a tree and then entered. Artemis appeared 2 seconds later, a friendly smile on her face. "Hello." She said pleasantly. "I figured that since you got some practice this morning with long range victims, I though you'd might want to work on your short range abilities."
Megan shrugged. "Sure, why not? Guys are guys- no matter how far away they are."
Artemis smiled. "I knew you'd see it my way. First, some basics." She showed Megan how to creep silently through the woods, and how to pounce on someone from behind so that they never knew what had hit them. Megan was also given rough instructions on how to use a bow and arrow, and how to hold a sword. Finally, they were ready to set out to wreak some havoc.
Surprisingly enough, there were a fair amount of men in the woods, and Megan had fun attacking them all. Her crowning glory was when she leapt onto the back of a passing centaur and gave him 2 identical red tattoos on his rump. Served the lady-chasing, beer-drinking creature right, Megan thought happily, as the centaur galloped off at top speed to warn others of this new feminine menace. The story of Megan, the man punisher would become legend, whispered late at night to naughty little boys.
A rustling in the bushes behind them alerted Megan and Artemis. Crouching low, they came upon a poor woman, being repeatedly attacked by a goose. Megan narrowed her eyes, cracked her knuckles, and jumped out at the waterfowl, jabbing her cattle prod into it's neck. As the woman ran off in terror, the shocked goose resumed it's original shape. "Zeus." Scowled Artemis, coming out of the bushes. "Wait till Hera hears about this."
"She already has."
Zeus paled at the unmistakable voice coming from behind him. Turning around, he saw a rather peeved looking Hera. "Megan?" she inquired. "May I borrow your iron?" Megan handed it over, and then she and Artemis stepped back to watch the "Chase and beat the crap out of Zeus" fest that was taking place before them.
That woman needs anger management and a divorce Artemis remarked, as the angry marriage goddess picked up a stick and began swinging it at her husband's head.
Amen said Megan.
Soon it was time for meditation. Megan said good bye to Artemis, and sprinted over to Hestia's villa, hoping to get a few words in with the hearth goddess again. Luck was with her, as no one had arrived yet. Hestia greeted Megan warmly, offering her some tea brewed fresh from the ceremonial fire. Megan accepted, and soon the two were chatting as if they were old friends. Megan decided to bring up the topic they had started yesterday. "I still say your wrong. Guys cannot change. They cannot be forgiven."
Hestia shook her head sadly. "Men are human as well. They cannot help being inferior, just as we cannot help be superior. This does not put them at fault."
Megan scowled into her drink. "I guess you're right." She sighed. "But I still say that it would be torture to MARRY one of them." At this Hestia agreed whole heartily.
Soon the rest of the goddesses filtered into Hestia's home. Once Lindsay had been transported into the room, looking very tired and hungry, the lesson began. "As you all may have noticed." Hestia began, "You now have the ability to hear each other's thoughts if you wish. As your goddess skills grow, so will this ability, until you are able to see life through another's perspective. Now; choose a partner, and we will practice this." Lindsay looked around hopefully.
"Anybody eaten today?"
Megan turned to Nicole and grinned evilly. Before the happy goddess could even react, the monkey pounced on her, grabbing her by the hair. "I've got MY partner!" she yelled triumphantly. Hestia blinked in surprise, but then shrugged.
Soon everyone had a partner; Lindsay being very happy because she had 2; Lauren and Katie. Colleen and Sonomi were partners, and Liz and Aubrey teamed up as well. Hestia nodded after she saw that everyone was set, and then began her instructions. "I want one of you to think about your day, and your partner will try to enter your mind, reliving your experiences." Megan let out a torturous laugh and began to think about her triumphant branding today. Nicole gave a small squeak of helplessness as she witnessed her own hand reaching out of the clouds to seal Paul's doom with pink glass.
"Megan you are evil." She growled. Megan gave her a sympathetic pet on the head, and rewound her memory to the beginning of the day.
All too soon, in Megan's opinion, long shadows decorated the floor of the villa, signifying the end of meditation. Megan gave a sad sigh and let Nicole out of her mind, shaking. The bubbly goddess relaxed happily, glad to be out of her fellow brunette's evil mind. Lauren looked over at Megan, suddenly remembering something she had seen in Lindsay's mind.
"Guess what? Lindsay has MONKEYS on her island."
Megan spun around so fast, she nearly fell over. With her eyes blazing, she took a flying leap at the smug Lindsay, only to hit air. See you tomorrow Mego! came the taunting voice as Lindsay was once again pulled back to her island. Megan made a mental note to kill red-headed one tomorrow.
As the tired group of goddesses trouped back to their abode, Megan happened to glance at the sky. She gasped in surprise and stopped dead in her tracks. Curious, everyone else followed her example. High above them, in a cloudless sky, hundreds of shooting stars streaked across the sky. Wow breathed Lauren Too bad Lindsay left so early.
No, I can see them too, came the awed response. The amazing phenomenon lasted for an hour, ending in two stars colliding, scattering fragments across the sky, glittering like diamonds.
Megan let out a breath she hadn't realized she had been holding. "Omen?" she whispered. Everyone else shook their heads; they had no idea. The brunette goddess shrugged. "Well," she said, breaking the silence "G'night."
Once in her room, Megan placed her trusty weapons in their holders beside her bed, switched into pajamas, and jumped into bed. As complaints from below her slowly drifted to her ears, she fell asleep happily, dreaming about branding Paul's head, over and over..
The end! Yay! Another chapter done! Next will be about the goddess of dateless girls and HOT guys: Lauren!. Will she get a date with her crush? Will her crush reject her? Who is her crush anyway? And does anyone know who I am in this story? (Reading the reviews is cheating!)