Hi guys sorry if any one actually read the first chapter, I'm really sorry for taking so long to upload but my university exams are coming up and I needed to study, fortunately I did find some free time for this story. I hope you all enjoy and I'm actually considering whether to continue this story or just erase it since my other fic is actually my main one, I have so many ideas for writing and this one was just a little project but for now I will continue it. I made this chapter a bit longer as a sorry to those who have read it and waited for another chapter let's start now I hope you enjoy.
"FAMILY ROAD TRI-OW!" The voice of a male was cut off by a painful smack to his head.
"Be silent Apollo, this isn't a road trip you moron of a brother." a female voice scolded the sun god.
"Aww, c'mon Little sis don't be that way." He wined very obnoxiously. "How often is it that the whole council decides to do something together, oh right never!" He smiled only to be smacked again.
"First off I'm older then you and secondly we're only all going because it's the first time we've all felt this level of concern that we can't send demigods to investigate" Artemis was not amused in the slightest by her brother's enthusiasm for what could possibly be a world ending threat.
"What do you think it could be?" Apollo dramatically adopted a thinking pose."Oh I know maybe it's some super secret new god with ultimate power and laser vision!" His mind started conjuring up weird images of fictional monsters. "The possibilities are endless I want laser vis-ow!" He was hit again but this time with the long metal part of a spear, it wasn't his sister Artemis, but his other half-sibling. He turned around to see who it was and he saw Athena standing regal and tall with a glare on her face.
"What idiocies are you speaking now Apollo?" Athena asked with a stern face. "Has being in the sun melted your brain to the point of speaking nonsense. Laser vision, honestly what is wrong with you?" She hoped his stupidity wasn't contagious.
"Trust me sister you're lucky you weren't here with him for an hour while waiting for the others to arrive" Artemis rolled her eyes.
All of a sudden many flashes of light were seen and after they were gone the other deities appeared in front of them all ready and each sporting different outfits and items in their hands.
Ares had his normal biker outfit on with a heavy looking broad sword in his hand. "Let the bloodshed begin!" He screamed with murderous intent.
Aphrodite was wearing a very skimpy strapless dress and was fixing her hair with the mirror in her hand. "Oh don't be dramatic guys, maybe if he sees me he'll give up and want a piece of this cake" she winked while the females just rolled their eyes and the males gave appreciative looks.
"Assuming whatever this disturbance was has a gender or if it even is a being, I doubt even then he'd try his luck on you" Artemis only received the middle finger as a response from Aphrodite.
"Heavens I can't believe I have to accompany everyone and still have to hear you all bitch and moan" Dionysus said while sipping on a can of diet coke.
"Tell me about it, I have to listen to this old hag complain even more now" Hades groaned, he was dressed in a very formal dark business suit and had his helmet of darkness tucked under an arm.
"Who are you calling an old hag?" Demeter rounded up on him and glared angrily at hades, she was wearing her usual greek outfit and had an apple in her hand. " I'm not complaining I'm just reminding you of the atrocities you've committed like...oh yes taking my daughter" she snarled while hades groaned and just tuned her out.
"Sister be calm, let us just focus on the matter at hand please" the soft sounding voice of Hestia managed to calm Demeter down, her appearance was the same normal brown robe with it's hood.
"Hey Apollo!" Hermes shouted to his half brother. "Pretty crazy how this has all of us worked up huh" Hermes looked like a mail man with the outfit he had on and in his right hand his caduceus could be seen while the snakes on it were arguing about their last delivery.
"I know man, to be honest I'm actually a bit nervous" Apollo whispered and went to the side to have a private talk with Hermes.
"Zeus you listen to me when I'm talking to you!" The voice o Hera could be heard. Every one turned to the goddess of marriage who was wearing a beautiful baby blue Greek toga with peacock feathers around the waist screaming at zeus for what appeared to be another affair.
"My love I swear nothing happened, I honestly didn't do anything whith that mortal we just talked that's all" zeus the chief Greek god had his hands lifted in sign of surrender and was wearing his usual pin striped blue suit.
"Oh just talking huh?" Hera sneered at zeus. "That's how it starts, first you talk then next thing I know your in bed with some lowly mortal while I'm made a laughing stock for having a husband who can't keep it in his pants."
Hephaestus was the only one not saying anything, he just tinkered with some weird looking machine in his hand and was wearing work overalls. Honestly he'd rather not get involved in arguments with his family much less his so called wife and her lover. "Everyone is an idiot" He grumbled out.
Poseidon arrived with his normal look of that of a Hawaiian shirt, brown shorts and a fishing hat while holding a majestic trident in his right hand. He saw how everything was getting a bit rowdy so he lifted his trident and slammed it to the ground causing a small tremor that got everyones attention. "I think now would be a good time to get a move on" he said with a smirk.
Zeus wanting to look in control managed to get away from his wife. "Yes, we must all now depart, Artemis and Apollo please guide us to where the strange anamoly is focused the most." Everyone rolled their eyes at mr. Self important.
Everyone waited silently or as silent as they could be for both the moon and sun deities to finish their search. Apollo opened his eyes first and smiled smugly.
"Guess I won our little treasure hunt, that's what happens when you don't synchronize with your chariot as often lik-ow stop that!" Apollo massaged his head.
"Father we've managed to find it. Now everyone hold on to me and Apollo so we may take you to the point in focus" Artemis said.
Everyone gathered in a circle and took each others hands and started flashing one by one as the location was shared mentally, normally such a thing wouldn't be needed to be done but they were all sharing energy since the place they wanted to go was heavily warded by the mist. To them it was even more nerve wracking, but now was the moment of truth, now they would discover what was the cause of their concern, and before everyone left they all heard.
"Laser vision god hear we come" Apollo exclaimed.
Everyone thought " What the fuck"
Everything had gone off without a hitch, the clones had performed and exceeded every expectation with flying colors, a few of the performed even better in pairs such as Appolline and Artemios. A few of them were a bit reluctant to participate in any test that involved physical confrontation, but with the promise of more free time they easily caved. The only thing that was left were a few more test to make sure they were ready for the next phase, project rebirth would be the start of humanity and the end to the gods.
All his life Julius Manson only wanted one thing, to impress and earn the love of his mother Athena, but after every monster he slayed in her name, after every quest he did in her honor and all the sacrifices he made she never once showed signs of gratitude and she never even made an appearance in his dreams to at least congratulate him. The same could be said for the few demigods working on project rebirth, some of them hoped to succeed in making what they believed was what a god should be like.
"Oh director Manson, I am pleased to inform you that we have reviewed the test footage and I can say for certain that we are almost there we just need a bit more time and all 13 of them will be ready for their purpose" Dr. Atmos Matlock informed the director with a gleaming smile. "That said I do have a few concerns regarding the amount of free time they are given, are you sure it won't cause them to get a bit...questioning about their situation?" He was honestly worried, after all children tend to rebel and add to the fact that these children basically had genius level intellect and would one day piece together the fact that they are disposable is a huge risk. Currently they are kept subdued with the idea that the collars monitor all their vital signs but that excuse will only work for who knows how long, especially given the fact that the collars are bolted locked and can't seem to be taken off.
"My friend, let them have their own thoughts, if they believe that we trust in them to give them even more time to interact and increase their own imagination with each other, then that will prove that we aren't afraid of them nor do we have any other ulterior motives. If you give children space and freedom then they will be grateful back and if anything is to show about them it's that they are loyal to our cause. They have been made to believe that they will be our salvation and heroes" the director just smiled nonchalantly.
"If that is what you believe sir then we will all trust in your judgment" Atmos said.
"Soon, very soon my friend the world will thank us for liberating the-" Manson was interrupted by the sound of his office door being barged in by one of his scientists who looked terrified and exhausted from running if his panting was any indication.
"Director Manson and head doctor Matlock we have and emergency situation designation V-4" both the director and the head doctors eyes widened, V-4 was a designated level of emergency if they were compromised or if the very gods themselves were to have discovered them, but it was impossible the collars disrupt any signals of divine energy being leaked unless he miscalculated and they were more powerful then he thought, what a fool he should have known not to put all thirteen of them in the same room. Alone they were unnoticeable but together they were like a divine stampede even in a suppressed state.
"Get me access to the our camera feeds outside now!" Immediately doctor Matlock connected them to the outside cameras and in that moment the blood of everyone in the room ran cold because right now they were staring at not one of the Olympians but all thirteen of them. "No! No! No!. How in all levels of existence could this have happened!? He immediately did what needed to be done.
He got up and started pressing buttons on his control panel that was located at his desk, in that moment doors and security systems had been activated as well as the entrance door was being closed by blast doors that could withstand even all the nukes the world had to offer, he doubted it would stop them but it was something at least.
"Director this is it!. We can send the clones and have them engage these gods it's time sir!" Doctor Matlock said with a fearless tone.
"No you fool!. They aren't ready not even close" he pressed an intercom button and everyone in the facility heard his voice "Attention all personal I declare a situation of upmost emergency we have been compromised, all combat units be ready at the entrance to stall the enemy and all scientists seal the doors to the rooms of the Neo-Olympians, the enemy must not get inside or their hands on them, this is not a drill I repeat this is not a drill!" He rushed to collect documents and started throwing them into a briefcase.
"Sir please reconsider, this is the perfect moment to test them and see if they stand true to their potential and power, of we beat them here then we will finally be free!" Matlock insisted.
"Atmos my friend I understand but you must keep in mind that we just began testing them, they don't know how to actually fight besides their innate instincts that won't be enough for them to face beings with centuries of experience and knowledge" Manson said with finality."let us leave my friend most have already evacuated underground to the escape routes and without the knowledge of how to open their rooms they will never get their hands on them. The children will be fine I have deactivated their collars for the time being so that they can create necessities if they feel they have the need to but the ward on the doors will never let them leave" Unfortunately Matlock was either to stubborn or fanatical to want to abandon his position.
"No sir you go, I know what's at stake here if I can at least erase what little data there is on the computers and feed them false information about everything, then that will ensure you are safe and the clones will be kept a secret. Even if they blow up the facility the clones will be fine since their rooms a basically a pocket dimension for them" stubborn it was then.
Manson hated abandoning his fellow humans especially someone as loyal as Matlock but he will give his comrade his wish hopefully if they are merciful they will let him live and not consider him a threat.
"Very well, just thank you Atmos...for everything" Manson gave his old friend a last look of true sorrow and left but not without arming him with a pistol filled with celestial bronze bullets. He had to get away, Atmos' sacrifices will not be in vain, he will return in the future for the clones and then all that fell today would be avenged. Managing to rush down into one of the secret exits underground he saw his personal squad still there waiting for him.
"Sir this way to the car please, we must be hasty!" A guard with a thick Irish accent said. Nodding manson got in while the other four got in with him and started driving away to who knows where.
This isn't over not by a long shot, he will have his revenge!
Outside of the facility one by one the gods started to arrive only for all of them to stop dead in their tracks after they were met with nothing in sight. Some of them were very confused and others were laughing at Artemis and Apollo for possibly getting the wrong location.
"Daughter are you sure this is the place?" Zeus asked with a frown. He tried to scan the area with his senses and divine aura but felt nothing.
"Yes father the energy seemed to emanate from this very spot but as soon as we arrived it stopped" Apollo spoke since he didn't want his sister to face the anger of their father, better him then her.
"Maybe you goofed, after all it was weird for a shift to suddenly happen in our domains, the energy seemed to belong to everyone of our domains so in theory it could be anywhere" Hermes said with a thoughtful look.
They where all standing in a forest with nothing but trees and a large grass clearing. But something felt off for one of them. Everyone started to notice Demeter advancing to the large clearing and a frown started to appear on her lovely features.
"Something is wrong, the grass in the center of this clearing isn't alive, it's as if nothing is there" Demeter continued onward and everyone followed her and stopped the moment she stopped. "Right here is where the grass stops being alive and it looks like a large part of this terrain is empty in the shape of a circle" she crouched down and touched the grass in front of her only to realize that it was synthetic grass, she quickly got up and vanished the part that wasn't attached to the earth only to reveal large metal doors in a circle shape.
"Woah nice going auntie!" Apollo cheered for her. Demeter smiled smugly while everyone was praising her only to frown when she heard Hades mutter she was a show off.
All of a sudden the metal doors started being covered by another layer of thick metal and concrete.
"Well looks like someone doesn't want visitors today" Poseidon joked.
"Well that's a shame, after all we were technically invited" zeus said with a smug look. Hephaestus only waved his hand while rolling his eyes and the doors unlocked by themselves again.
"This is to painfully easy" hermes smirked.
All of the gods started advancing and noticed the stairs where fortunately active and started descending down into what looked like and underground facility.
"Hey Athena, what do you think this place is?" Aphrodite asked. She was honestly feeling a bit creeped out, she knew nothing mortal could harm her and from the looks of this place it was absolutely all mortal made but still she has seen a lot of horror movies so settings like this gave her shivers.
"From the looks of it, it could be some research facility meant to be kept a secret but something tells me there's more to it I just hope I'm wrong" her mind immediately started drawing up many worst case scenarios.
The dark tunnel they were traveling suddenly lit up and the footsteps of people running could be heard thanks to their enhanced senses, a giant door in front of them started opening up and six mortals in what looked like heavy combat suits started pouring out and forming a defensive line to impede them from advancing, four had automatic weapons and the other two had a sword and a spear clutched in their hands. The one with the sword started speaking acting as the leader of this group.
"Turn back now or lethal force will be used against you monsters!" He shouted at them.
Ares just smiled and barked out a laugh, he started advancing and stopped in front of this group with his sword resting on his shoulder. "You guys are really funny, this will be fun for me of course. How about we make this easy and you just surrender I promise to make your deaths quick" he smiled condescendingly.
The response was immediate, the four mortals started opening fire on Ares only for him to start slicing the bullets that were reaching for him with incredible speed. Every bullet he sliced only served to make the mortals nervous, it wasn't until they stopped to reload that he asked if they were done. Unfortunately they were determined to kill him but he was done playing it was amusing yes but he was in a hurry to get going, so instead of slicing the bullets he started deflecting them back, two of the soldiers were killed after their bullets were sent back into their heads, one decided to keep firing while the other advanced on him with a celestial bronze knife, Ares managed to also deflect the bullets sent his way killing the last one with the weapon and quickly intercepted a knife to his neck by grabbing the wrist of the mortal and quickly snapping his wrist by applying pressure. The mortal screamed out in pain and dropped the knife which bounced all the way to Hestias feet.
Hestia noticed the strange glint to the knife and picked it up only to realize with wide eyes that it was made of celestial bronze which in turn meant that these weren't ordinary mortals. Before she could warn her family Ares was on the move again.
The soldier was being held by his hand and started trying to punch Ares in the face only for a hand to close on his neck and quickly snapping it loose dropping him like a rag doll. The spearman rushed and started to jab at him so Ares in turn just side stepped on all occasions, one of the clear jabs managed to get caught in his hand and with a yank the soldier was quickly in his grasp, the mortal spearman squirmed and kicked for freedom but felt a fist punch his chest immediately stopping his heart and ending him.
All everyone could observe was the last mortal seemed to be frightened, one could tell he did not expect this outcome.
"C'mon man just give up" Hermes tried reasoning, maybe if they just erased his memory then more bloodshed would be avoided, hestia was looking queasy after all.
The last mortal steeled his gaze and rushed at Ares, his efforts were commendable but he would never hear that from his superiors as the only thing that happened was that Ares quickly decapitated him with a spinning slash of his broadsword.
"Well that was...boring" he said with a small smile.
"If you are quite finished then let us proceed" zeus said.
The doors opened with a hand wave and before everyone advanced Hestia stopped them all.
"Everyone look at this knife it's not normal it's made of celestial bronze" Hestias information made everyone stop dead in their tracks.
Ares picked up one of the guns and checked it's magazine only to discover "The bullets were also celestial bronze!" He shouted in surprise, he entertained the idea of letting himself get shot in the head since it would only bounce off to provoke terror from them but now he was glad he didn't try to show off. Just how close was he to being ended? he shuddered for his carelessness.
"What does this mean?" Hera asked with a cautious visage.
Athena bent down and removed the helmets from one of the less mangled bodies and gasped. "Hermes I think you should see this" she called out.
"Impossible he dissapeared twelve years ago!" Hermes shouted. "This is one of my demigod sons Daniel, he disappeared from the camp and was thought to have been killed, his brothers searched everywhere but he never appeared. How is it possibly for him to be hear I mean I'm sure I'm not the only one who found it odd that two mortals decided to fight with a spear and sword but if he was one of mine I would have felt it instantly yet I didn't" Hermes felt immense sorrow looking into the dead eyes of one of his children and tore his gaze away.
"If he is supposed to be one of yours then why is it that you couldn't feel him, after all if you recognize him then that means you claimed him at some point already" Athena pointed out. This didn't make any sense still.
"Maybe it's this" Hephaestus spoke out, in his hand was a tiny barely noticeable crystal. "I found this in one of his pockets and it seems that they all carry one, this little thing here seems to be able to cloak the presence of demigods, even now it's cloaking their barely noticeable aura, I can feel it trying to do the same for me but my energy is far stronger to be cloaked easily" he said while pocketing the crystal it might come in handy later.
"Enough let us advance, our path will reveal the secrets this place has and we will find out each one of them" zeus said with authority.
Doctor Atmos Matlock was sitting on a chair while sipping on some alchohol to remove his nerves. He witnessed what had happened to squad beta, the gods were real monsters and completely merciless. He kept on drinking tiny sips so he wouldn't be drunk if, no, once they reach him that way he won't give out secrets due to inebriation. He still watches as every squad of soldiers was killed by Ares or the others and started shaking with what he realized was fear, he contemplated just shooting his head but these were celestial bronze bullets and he was a complete mortal they would just phase right through him.
He never tore his gaze from the screen as he watched their inevitable arrival to his door, he stood up and grabbed the gun, he checked it and made sure it was ready for use and pointed it at the door hoping to at least take one of them down with him.
"Well looks like another door" Hades muttered out.
"Soooo...who wants to open it?" Aphrodite asked.
"Ugh just move!" Artemis waved her hand and the door opened instantly. She was just about to enter when her eyes widened and dodge to the right, she kept on sprinting while dodging the bullets being fired at her by what seemed like a mortal in a lab coat, as soon as she was near him she dropped down and sweeped his legs dropping him, she immediately climbed onto him and with a solid punch to the head she knocked him out cold.
"Woah nice going little sis" Apollo cheered for her.
"Apollo just shut up" she answered with a huff. She picked him up and started tying him to a chair that was nearby.
"Interesting all this seems likes technology that humans shouldn't even possess, so how is it that's this little group of mortals has access to any of this?" Hephaestus wondered aloud.
They were in what looked like to be a computer room. Athena immediately went onto one and managed to bypass it's password only to realize that it was mostly empty of information and was sure the others were just like this. In the center of the room was a giant table with a few button's, Athena walked up to it and pressed one of them only for a hologram of the entire basement to pop up. Everyone immediately turned and gathered around.
"What is this daughter?" zeus asked.
"It appears to be a detailed map of the installation, right here it shows us as these dots in what it says is the bypass room, so far our friend there and us are the only ones here" Athena walked to the man and decided to wake him up.
"Wha! Where am I?" He asked.
"Greetings my friend we wish to ask you some questions" Athena asked with what she thought was a harmless face, but this mortal seemed smarter than the average because his eyes widened and then narrowed when he saw her and the rest of her companions.
"I won't tell you shit!" He yelled at her.
"Well you heard the man lets just go already there isn't anything here" Dionysus said with a bored look.
"Dionysus is right perhaps we should leave this place is clearly just some military facility for mortals, let's just make him forget us" Hestia only agreed with Dionysus for the reason that she didn't want to see anyone else die, she has always hated bloodshed and the mortals her family had ended on their way here had left her feeling sick to her stomach since she never realized how violent they actually were.
"No sister. You mortal answer us right this instant or die" zeus casually threatened. "What is this place?"
"Like I said shit head, I'm not saying anything so you better end me now!" Atmos screamed.
Athena noticed the computer behind him looked different and started walking towards it.
"No stay way from that!" If she were to access it then all would be lost of the director forgot to erase the important information.
"Oh so this is hiding your secrets then" Athena smiled mischievously. She started booting it up only to notice it didn't have a password requirement, just like the rest it's files were empty except for one, it said Project Rebirth. She opened the file and started reading through each and everyone of them at an incredible pace, the files didn't say much except for the names of individuals with no pictures, all she understood from it was the basic information in all of them, that they were the next step in human evolution. She turned around and stared at what she now deemed a monster instead of a mortal, in her mind she piece together what she thought was mortal experimentation and she was aware of how cruel it could be.
" what is it sister?" Artemis asked. She could see that Athena was glaring hard at this mortal male but why she wanted to know.
Everyone was shocked until now Athena was indifferent and uncaring to her surroundings, all she demonstrated was interest in figuring out the purpose of this place and if it was related the anomaly they felt.
"Tell me you monster what is Project Rebirth?" She asked with a deadly calm voice.
"I'm not saying anything so you might as well be wasting your time" he glared at her.
"Very well then" she turned and looked at her fellow council members"This man is responsible for some human experimentation project called Project Rebirth, I couldn't find much on the computer but I'm certain he can tell us all about it" everyone just stared in shock and in disgust, experimenting with a living being was always a horrible thing and it never went well.
"You wouldn't understand, I know who all of you are" the mortal started to rant. "Every single one of you is a monster a cruel manipulative animal, you call yourselves gods but all you really are, are tyrants sitting on a golden throne and letting us lowly mortals suffer while you just waltz down here and procreate with us as if you owned us!" He screamed with hate but he didn't seem quite finished yet. "All of you don't deserve your power, all you do is abuse it and hurt those who are innocent and should have nothing to do with any of you. You break family's, cheat on each other, kill because of bigotry, punish those who you don't want to recognize as better than you, rape innocent women, kill innocent children, subject the world to hellish climates, you are all pretty even for the tiniest of insults and still act as if you had no faults when in reality all of you are so pathetic it's no wonder you keep having to fight to ensure you don't lose your thrones!" Atmos was now breathing heavily, he hated them, if the gods were so merciful and perfect then why didn't they help his mother who was dying, were where they when he needed help or guidance, no one heard his prayers for help when he was depressed or when he needed a miracle for someone else, to him they were monsters.
"Cool anyways we need info dude" Apollo casually said. He honestly didn't care many mortals had their own opinions so he just couldn't care less. "Just tell us what we need to know and remember if you know who I am then you know you can't lie to me" he winked.
Everyone else was angry but didn't do anything as to not prove his point at being petty their pride didn't allow it.
"We have ways to make you talk" Athena said with a cruel tone. She looked at Aphrodite and received a nod in return.
Aphrodite strutted slowly to him and bent down to talk to him. "So tell me handsome, what secrets are you hiding from pretty ol'me" she batted her eyelashes and started to work her powers of charmspeak at him.
"No I won't tell you anything you whore goddess!" he was mentally straining.
"Oh I'll be a whore for you if you tell me what we need to know" she started closing in on him and she could see he was mentally losing, sad but normal since he was just a normal human from the look of things. "Pleas tell me your name I want to know the name of a man as intelligent and so strong like you" she purred and to him it started to sound so beautiful.
"I-its A-Atmos, Atmos Matlock" he couldn't hold much longer he could feel himself slipping but he would stay strong.
"What a unique and beautiful name, tell me dear Atmos, what is this place?" She asked even closer now, some just stared in pity at the mortal man who was trying to resist her but was failing horribly, the women looked disgusted at Aphrodite but knew it was necessary or else they would be hear all day. Sensing he was refusing to talk she opted to up her game a bit. "Oh forgive me dear I didn't give you a reward for telling me your name" she leaned even closer to his neck and she could tell he was smelling her hair and scent, she kissed his neck lightly and heard him release a quite moan.
He wouldn't give in no matter what he would resist he didn't need her ministrations and he didn't need her affection...but would it really be so bad to give in? What's the harm after all a beautiful women like this could never hurt anyone, he would show her how worthy he was even if didn't know why he felt like he was safe with her.
"That's it darling give into me, be mine and let me take care of you for now" she whispered sweet nothings into his ear, she closed in on him once she realized his mental strength was almost gone and went in for a kiss sealing her lips with his in a small peck, the result was instantaneous he perked up and had a goofy smile on his once proud face. "Oh how easy they fall" she smiled cruelly.
Poor mortal at least he had the honor of locking lips with a diety. Artemis could help but feel pity for the disgusting man, Athena was a bit disappointed in the way he quickly became a toy for Aphrodite if he had resisted she would have asked for him to be spared and would have had a brain child with him since mental fortitude like that was a great boon to anyone, she would just erase his memories and make him into a regular mortal with a demigod child.
Aphrodite couldn't help laugh in success. "Now how about we start from the beginning, please tell us Everything "
Suffice to say everyone was in shock about what they had learned from the poor drooling mortal who was fawning over Aphrodite in his sleep, clones literal clones or children with slave like collars made to kill them as if they weren't anything other then disposable garbage a few of the were in outrage. Many had different thoughts to this situation.
Athena had her mind running at a thousand miles a millisecond she couldn't believe how easy it was to clone them from just looking for a foriegn energy source from a single hair of their's she wanted to meet her clone/son or whatever he was to see just how much he was like her or if he was her but just in male form. She wanted to test his intelligence and his wisdom, she wanted to learn everything about well basically herself in male form.
Ares was excited to learn he had a daughter who wasn't just made from him but was basically him in female form and was supposed to be much more powerful, he licked his lips at the thought of sparing with her and training with an equal, if she wanted ponies and a castle he would give them to her just to have her ready for a fight.
Demeter was horrified to learn a being that was made of her and was like her is being kept underground in a metal facility with no grass or sun and worst of all no cereal, that just wouldn't do, if he was clone and for all intents and purposes her, then she would rescue him, just what monster would experiment on a ten year old child! She thought.
Poseidon was shaking with fury, no not at the fact that he was cloned, it was an interesting find out and concept to know they could be replicated and enhanced, but because he cared for all of his children. Now he had learned that a clone/daughter of his was being poked and probed with needles for sixteen years. No more he wouldn't allow it anymore, no one hurts his baby daughter, he wondered if percy would mind having a sister or maybe even lover after all their DNA doesn't mingle that way like mortals do and he has heard of the problems he's having with Athenas know it all daughter.
Hephaestus was confused and a little bit jealous, he had a daughter/clone that was him but not him, beautiful and not crippled, smart and not ugly, better and angelic. He wasn't sure how he felt, a small part of him wanted to meet her another was sure she would incite jealousy and anger for being him but without the deformities that plagued him.
Hati? What kind of name was hati? These questions plagued Hera. She was angry she was furious and fuming with anger, another child born out of wedlock another godling that came to be without the sanctity of marriage what an abomination to have a child that only came from...her. wait a minute he came from only her, that means he belongs to just her, he's no ones but her's, he doesn't have Zeus's Gene's or his personality or anything for that matter. Suddenly the phrase love yourself didn't sound ridiculous anymore, her clone/son was young very young and if anything the mortal said was true then his interest in marriage and family's was all here, she would teach him, she would show him not to be unfaithful yes! It was all perfect she had a son from her and only her, a possessive thought started creeping into her mind.
"Caesia huh? I wonder what she looks like, I can't send her to the camp since she's technically not a demigod and is basically a Neo-God?" I just know that father is gonna be pissed, either way I'm not letting her out of my sight, she's the first daughter I've had in a long time he thought.
Apollo was mind blown his family road trip turned into something much more, first a secret base then some super secret mortal military units attacked them and now advanced technology that looked straight out of something Tony stark would have, to top it all of he learned it was possible to clone a god! In all truth he should feel insulted about someone made to replace him but he just couldn't, these kids were fed lies and made them to look like the villains, if anything he wants to meet his awesome daughter, she was made from him so that means she's cool like him.
Hades wanted to see for himself his supposed clone or whatever she was, what he understood was that the little girl was nothing like him or his other demigod children she was basically him but without the vindictiveness or the ability to hold grudges, a kind underworld deity how hilarious, still his curiosity ate at him to test her limits and see if she truly would be stronger then him, he could use a successor someday.
Aphrodite was excited, no she was bursting with emotion because for her it was the opportunity to teach a young virgin version of her about the pleasure and delights of lust and love, if she was beautiful and born to be perfect and beautiful then how would a being made to look beautiful and perfect look like. If she remembered Artemis the virgin bitch had a male clone/son, that meant if she couldn't corrupt the original she could corrupt Artemis 2.0, now that is an amazing ideas and to add salt to the wound she would take his virginity. All Aphrodite did was smile all dopey like.
Dionysus thought he truly was mad or that somehow his coke had managed to get him drunk, a clone dear Chaos how in all of creation is that possible, he will play it safe for now and not say anything, after all it's a mortal problem not his he tried to convince himself but couldn't help frown a bit after hearing the quirky nature of the girl that was supposed to be his, he wouldn't mind saying hello or having a little conversation.
Hestia didn't have a clue how to react, she had always been jealous about how the rest of her family except the other maiden goddesses had children left and right but never took anytime to nurture them and spend time with them, she always wanted a family of her own but knew she could never sire children she would always have a fantasy about one day having a child run at her and call her mother or mommy, she thought it would never come to pass, until now that is. She had a clone/son, she had a child made from her and it seemed like destiny gave her child made for her, her new son was everything she wanted if she heard the mortal describe him correctly then he was perfect for her. She new the biggest problem here was Zeus and his paranoia, but her innate motherly instincts would protect her new child and it would be over her dead body that anybody would hurt him, now all she had to do was find away around the collar he had, how cruel for someone to do that to a child, her child no less.
Anger that was all she felt, Artemis was furious actually. A child a boy! It just had to be a boy, it was as if the universe was laughing at her. She always desired a child but she wanted a daughter she was sure if she ever had a child it would be a daughter but no it was a boy and one that was made to believe he was superior to her, a boy made to believe she was useless and that he was better. Well that just won't do, she would take him If her father decided not to destroy them then and there but she doubted many would agree with him and judging by the look the others had they would try and stop him, especially Poseidon, Hades and Hestia, everyone knew not to mess with Hestia. She would take the disgusting boy and show him respect, show him his place, show him that no matter what he would remain inferior to her and that all he was is a sad copy and paste of the original, the discount version of her basically. The boy will understand his existence is a mistake in her eyes and that if wanted her favor he would correct it be either assuming the form of a women or destroying himself. And just like a parent, it's her way or no way.
Zeus was livid, all his fears were made a reality it was as if history was repeating itself. First it was his father kronos with ouranos, then it was him with kronos, now it seems it's all of his fellow Olympians but in mass. Beings created by mortals to replace them what madness is this!?. He didn't understand how it was possible how something like this escaped his sight. Now it turns out he has a clone made from his own very being, not a demigod but a direct being made from him and with the potential to be greater then him, no this cannot stand, this cannot happen. He will make everyone see reason and help him eliminate this threat!.
"I have decided i want to meet these clones of ours, Aphrodite wake him and make him take us now" Zeus said in an eerily calm voice. Many suspected his thoughts now but they would wait and see before saying anything and taking action.
Aphrodite did just that and with haste because she also wanted to see her new son. She woke up the poor mortal and he instantly agreed to take them to meet the children, he explained the complex lock system on the doors of each and every one of them. They could only open if the same exact divine energy signal was present so that meant that Ares couldn't open any other door except his cloned daughter.
The corridor was hidden beneath the holographic table and more stairs popped up leading them to a hall where 13 doors were present each a different color and design on them to identify the individual. With his usefulness over he was disintegrated until nothing was left by Zeus's lightning abilities, it also served he blew a little steam like that, Hestia was sad another person had to die.
They all walked until they reached the first door. It said on the side R-12 and a little inscription that said.
"Here starts our dreams of freedom and peace. Firstborn of the new age"
"How poetic and ironic sister, you were the firstborn of us all and it looks like your new child is the firstborn of his brothers and sisters. I think if anyone should meet their genetic children first it's you" Poseidon said while patting her shoulder.
Hesti went up to the door and placed her hand on it. What she felt was warmth and comfort, innocent happiness and genuine kindness. The emotions behind this door were so beautiful to her she almost didn't want to open it for fear of tainting whatever or whoever is inside, just like pandoras box she could feel like this is something she shouldn't open but her curiosity and eagerness got the better of her. She released her aura a bit and the effect was immediate, the door slowly slid open to reveal a large room with childish pictures drawn on the walls in squiggly lines, a simple bed with red sheets and a blue pillow, on the ceiling little glow in the dark stars could be seen all around. Everyone silently tried to look around and that's when they noticed all the toys laying around showing that indeed it was a child's room.
Hestia noticed in the far right corner opposite of the bed a desk was placed and sitting at the desk was a little child that made Hestia stop dead in her tracks and gasp loudly enough to get his attention. She felt it, she immediately felt it as soon as she laid eyes on his form he was hers, he was completely hers, a child made of her, no a child unknowingly made for her. She watched as he stopped whatever he was doing and slowly turn around to face them, they all held their breath until he fully turned around and finally faced them all.
It was incredible the resemblance was uncanny it was like looking a more boyish version of Hestia.
Hestia herself couldn't help the tears and the loud sob that escaped from her mouth. She couldn't believe it he was perfect he was absolutely perfect, his hair, his eyes or better yet their eyes, his button nose, his cute thin lips, his cheeks with baby fat, his entire face was beautiful and perfect to her. She didn't know when she started sobbing and she knew her family was watching in awe at her reaction, she slowly walked towards as to not frighten him, he was wearing a white sweater with white pants and white shoes it was horrible to look at him dressed like a lab experiment.
"Hello, are you new scientists?" His voice was the last straw for Hestia instead of walking towards him she full on sprinted and ended up lifting him in a complete almost possessive like hug. The tinkling bell like laughter that left him made the more soft hearted goddesses cooing and the more hardened ones just smile.
His beautiful angelic voice and laughter was all that Hestia could hear and all that she cared about, she had him in her arms she had a son, her own son and nobody elses, she was crying into his hair while laying peppering wet kisses all over his head and face that tickled him.
"Your funny miss" his soft voice rang out. "But why are you crying? Oh I know!" He surprised her with his strength and escaped her arms only to return with what looked like his favorite toy. "This is mister carrot the rabbit he makes me smile whenever I'm sad" he cutely held up the rabbit to the crying lady and ended up being scooped up in another crying hug along with his rabbit. He might be smart for his age but in the end he was a child and confused at that, he just didn't understand how the pretty miss got sad all of a sudden.
Hestia still couldn't believe it, she held him in her arms and walked over to his bed where she sat and she placed him on her lap, she looked at him once again and ran over every detail of his face again and all she saw was true perfection once more all was well in her little world until she saw "it".
A horrible metallic gray collar with a red light on it's center that looked uncomfortably tight on her baby's poor neck. She reached for it only for her child's hands to stop her.
"Don't, the director says I need it to stay healthy and strong" he said with a cautious tone. Everyone frowned because they new the true purpose of those collars but now that they were deactivated they could be removed.
"Hestia managed to calm down and with the most motherly and sweetest tone she started to talk. "It's alright my child, the director said you can take them off now" she said with a sweet smile.
"Really! Oh please do, it's hard to look down when I need to pick up my toys" he said with excitement. She forced it apart with her bear hands and threw the offending object over her shoulder, dear heavens even his neck was beautiful. Another point in Hestias favor, her child was clean and organized, he new how to clean up after himself just perfect again.
"Tell me my beautiful child what is your name?" Hestia asked. If Zeus was frowning now he was scowling, this is exactly what he didn't want, he didn't want any of them to get attached to these monsters. He will bid his time once they return to Olympus so that they can deal with these abominations.
"I don't have one, now that I think about it I never had one, huh weird? He shrugged.
Her son didn't have a name, that definitely will not do. "How about I give you a name my child?" She asked hopefully.
"Uh sure ok" he said with a smile. He still felt that weird tingly feeling he was feeling when it came to this lady but he was curious and wanted to find out what it was.
Hestia wracked her brain, how to name perfection? she hoped to find a perfect nam- wait a minute that's it!
"Hope, you my child will be named after the most powerful emotion, hope" she smiled after watching his reaction.
"I'm Hope, my name is Hope I have a name now" he hopped of her lap causing Hestia to pout and and started running around screaming his name. "I'm Hope! I'm Hope!" He screamed and was picked up by Hestia and spun around.
"Yes! My Hope my beautiful Hope" she peppered him with kisses causinghis bell like laughter to ring out again. The other gods were patiently waiting since they knew how much this actually meant to someone like Hestia and for that they didn't mind at all, except Zeus he was getting impatient.
"Hope my darling, do you know who I am? She asked.
"Um a new scientist?" He asked. He didn't care she gave him a name and that's all that matters to him.
"No honey I'm your mother" she said with a few tears leaking from her eyes, she never thought she could claim the title of mother but now it was a reality and not a dream.
"A mother, what's that?" He asked
How could it be? these children were more isolated and deprived of love then she thought, well from now on she would give love only to her child. "A mother is someone who takes care of you and protects you, my job is to love you and only you, I will always be there for you even when you don't want me to and guide you for the future, I'm your mother and you are my son" she smiled fondly at him, the word mother will never get old for her.
Hope thought about it hard and seemed to understand a bit, this pretty lady was now mother and he should call her a such for naming him but now that he realized he doesn't know her name. "Excuse me mother?" Her heart clenched when she heard that word directed at her. "Do you have a name?" He asked.
"Of course my dear my name is Hestia goddess of the hearth and family's, I'm a deity just like you" she smiled brilliantly at her introduction only for her smile to vanish instantly after she mentioned her name.
The bright and cheerful atmosphere of the room instantly darkened and Hope's smile left only to be replaced with a frown. He quickly backed away from her and tensed up flaring his power causing the others to tense up as well.
"Hestia the evil goddess of fire?" He pointed at her dramatically. "Mother is Hestia, so mother is evil" he said to himself.
Everyone was sad that they would have to take action and eliminate the child, he was acting exactly as how he was trained and bred, most of them hoped it didn't have to come to this. Sensing their thoughts Hestia quickly sprang up and got in front of him. She could tell he didn't want to fight.
"Honey I'm not evil if I were then I would have hurt you, but I didn't because a mother doesn't hurt their child" she bent down to his level looking into his glaring and eyes that looked like a raging fire. All she did was smile sweetly at him and never flared her own power to prove she didn't want to hurt anyone.
Her statement made the goddesses that did have children flinch since they were responsible for the tragedies some of their very own children faced.
"But the director said Hestia was evil, but Hestia is my mother now and she gave me a name so she can't be evil" his infant mind tried to battle itself logically. He stopped flaring his power and the did the only thing he could do. "Do you pinky promise you aren't evil mother? He asked holding put his pinky.
"I promise my son, I will never break our promise" she said with a big smile.
"Ok I believe you now since you promised" he smiled and then said. "But if you become evil I will stop you and make you good again ok? He asked with innocence.
"I'm counting on you my one and only Hope" she winked at him causing him to smile.
She felt happy she felt as if a part that was missing was with her now, she could enjoy the privilege of motherhood and the festivities for mothers now, she could look forward to birthdays and making breakfast and having fun, watching the hearth together and so much more, she felt complete most importantly all was perfect.
"This is sweet sister but could we get a move on now!" Zeus exclaimed in irritation. Of course leave it to Zeus to kill the mood.
Rolling her eyes Hestia stood back up and asked if Hope could lead them to the others to which he nodded.
"Who are all of you?" He asked.
Apollo answers first trying to make the best impression. "We're your uncles and aunts, think of us as family kid, I'm Apollo the awesomest of them all" he flashed a brilliant smile trying to look cool with his sunglasses.
"Your weird" Hope giggled making the sun gods mouth drop open and his glasses to fall of in shock.
All the other gods only laughed at Apollo for his failure and introduced themselves even the reluctant ones like Artemis and Zeus.
Going back to up his stuffed rabbit he turned around to face them and exited his room. Everyone followed him and only Hestia was by his side with his hand in hers.
"Where are you taking us?" Athena asked with a critical eye.
"You wanted to meet the others right?" He asked with a calm tone. "I'm taking you to them all" he said. "Just let me do the talking for now" in that moment everyone noticed he sounded old for his age but it was probably normal since his mind was created to be more advanced.
They walked a bit more and came across the next room. It read R-09 Aphrodos. Inscribed on the bottom was another text.
"Beauty is the greatest poison for those not worthy of it. The inside reflects on the outside"
"Yay! I'm next" Aphrodite squealed loudly everyone suffered except Hope whose ears were covered by hestias hands.
"Well it's now or never dite" Apollo said.
Aphrodite went to the door and started doing the same Hestia did, she was excited and nervous.
Hope was hopeful this would go peacefully he almost attacked the other gods but they promised they weren't evil so they were ok now.
Zeus on the other hand was growing more and more nervous he felt the child's power, it was immense and only promised to get even bigger and stronger. No he could not allow that, once back on Olympus he would rally his allies and cast votes to send them into the deepest parts of tartarus, it was the only way for them to continue existing without disrupting any balance, they would understand they will or he will make them.
"Well here goes nothing" Aphrodite unlocked the door and stepped into a bright room and saw...
Let's end it there, I'm an asshole I know I'm not sorry but at least if you like it you'll look forward to the next chapter. I managed to recover my inspiration for this story halfway through making this chapter but I'm now 50/50 on whether to keep it or erase it after a few more chapters, let me know what you all think and if I should continue it, also mind checking out my other story it's not perfect but I really like it and I hate the franchise ironically, anyway see you all next time I take care.
