Chapter 6

"I had no idea Ancient Greece was this…desolate." Heero commented as they passed a destroyed coliseum.

"Heero, are you all right? You seem really weak." Duo forced Heero to sit down.

"Well, wouldn't anyone be a little tired after spending a few hours saving you from the Ancient Wonders of the Disney World? I've broken two spells in six hours. Of course I'm tired."

"You can barely stand. You're not tired, you've had your strength drained. I've seen this movie…"

"Which Disney movie haven't you seen?" Heero asked, emphasizing the 'haven't'.

"Very funny, Hee-chan. Uh-oh." Duo suddenly looked worried. A large, flesh-colored, wrinkled mass with one eye was heading toward them.

"What…What is that?" Heero asked, gulping and already knowing he wouldn't like the answer.

"That's the Cyclops. He's basically the weirdo of the Titans. What ever you do, don't go after him."

"Why not?" Heero asked, already standing up.

"You'll be killed!"

"Duo…" Heero smiled, then headed off.

"Don't over do it." Sometimes, Heero could be such a…

Duo's thoughts were cut off when it became apparent that the Cyclops was headed straight for Heero.

"Heeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrooooooooooooooo!" Duo shouted, but to no avail. Heero was too far away. Duo took off running.

This was definitely the toughest thing he'd ever been up against. Finals week be damned! Here he was: a 4.0 GPA all through school, and the best student there, fighting a Cyclops in ancient Greece! What kind of idiot was he? Heero was in no shape to be doing this…but, you know what they say. Don't know unless you've tried. And Heero was trying to stay standing.

The next thing he knew, someone had thrown himself at him, then a deafening crash was heard. When the smoke cleared, a broken body was crushed beneath a pillar. Hurrying to the scene, Heero attempted to lift the pillar off of the body. Surprisingly, it gave. He was able to roll the pillar off the person lying there. The person dressed in familiar black clothes. And a very familiar braid.

"Duo…" he breathed, kneeling next to the man lying bruised and broken at his feet. Duo rolled over slowly; nearly all of the bones in his body had been shattered.

"Heero…" Duo started, wincing. "This entire mess is Hades' fault. He took your strength, he set the Cyclops and all of the other Titans on Greece. Particularly Mount Olympus."

"Who's Hades? What's going on?"

"Hades is the god of the underworld. He's Grecian mythology's version of Shinigami. You have to go to the underworld and…and save me. It's the only way." Duo heaved a painful breath. "Pegasus…" Duo's eyes flicked to a spot directly over Heero's left shoulder. Heero turned his head to see a beautiful white horse…with wings.

"Do I have to ride that thing?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah…first, you have to go to Mount Olympus. Then you have to go to the underworld."

"All right. I'll be back. Try not to move too much." Heero pushed a rock under Duo's head to sit him up a little as he gave a weak smile. "I promise."

"I know…" Duo closed his eyes. "I know…just hurry."

Heero nodded, then walked to the horse. "So. You're Pegasus." The horse snorted and sort of nodded its head. "Take me to Mount Olympus." Heero climbed up onto the horse and held tight when it took off.

Now, as everyone knows, Mount Olympus is the home of the gods. And right now, all of the gods were being held hostage by Hades. Heero managed to make it there and free all of the gods. How? No one knows. But, anyway…the gods of Olympus are freed, Zeus takes back what's rightfully his, and life goes on. Except for one.

Deep in the inner main chamber of the underworld, three Fates gathered around an orb. This orb showed the pale countenance of Duo Maxwell, breathing weakly and painfully. Two of the Fates held a string taut between them. The third held a pair of scissors. Upon Duo's next intake of breath, the third Fate cut the string.

The last thing Heero heard before heading straight back to where he left Duo was Hades yelling at him and saying that someone was dying. His eyes shot wide open as he urged Pegasus on. When he finally reached Duo, it was too late. Heero hung his head in defeat. Pegasus nudged his shoulder. Eyes slowly filling with tears, he swung himself back onto the winged horse's back and headed for the underworld.

Sorry it took so long to update. I had to send tese home, Internet at my school is whitelisted X(