Chapter 37
72 hours part 3
Triton POV Wednesday 2 PM
Taking a deep breath I stepped into my father's study it was just past noon and odds were he was on the couch trying to catch a quick nap between meetings. To my surprise he was fully awake and at his desk hard at work. "Oh Triton how are you?"
"I'm doin' alright I just needed to talk-"
"Doin' is not a word it's doing." Father said pausing almost immediately "I can't believe I just said that."
"You better be careful or someone is going to get suspicious." I laughed.
"They can try but I doubt they'll actually guess the truth." The king of the sea replied. "So you said you wanted to talk?"
"To talk? Oh right um do you remember how you were telling me I needed to find a spouse?" I asked.
"Yes. I know you want to wait to find 'the one' but Zeus has been becoming increasingly insistent that you marry to insure that your able to handle being ruler of the sea. Personally I think it's absolute crap since all the potential queens he's proposed would be fiercely loyal to him for receiving such an honor. My guess is that after you married one of these girls he'd pressure me into retirement. Your proposed wife would act as a way to increase his influence in the sea and keep tabs on 's why I urged you to marry myself so you could atleast have a wife that you could trust. If I upset you I'm sorry."
"Dad I was just asking if you remembered not for a monologue." I deadpanned
"Ha ha ha." He said dryly "So what about it?"
"Well I've been seeing a girl for a little while and last night I asked her to marry me." I said. "She said yes."
"That's fantastic!" father exclaimed rising from his chair.
"That's it no 'who is she!' or 'what are you thinking?' " I asked.
"I think I know my own son well enough to tell if you were under a spell of some sort and I trust you to be smart enough not to rush things with a girl you just met." He said walking around the desk "Now when do I get to meet her?" He asked.
"She's back at her place. Zoe decided to teach kindergarten at some mortal school and she wanted to personally say goodbye. But the main reason I came here was because I don't want to have any secrets between me and her." I explained
"I think that's a very wise decision."
"Father I don't think you understand I don't want ANY secrets from her."
My father's eyes widened as he caught my meaning "Oh."
Zoe POV Wednesday 2 PM
"Hey Zoe!" Miss johnson called jogging down the hall. The kids were out at recess so I simply waved and waited for her to come to me.
"Hello Miss Johnson how have you been."
"Forget me what's this I hear about you leaving?" She accused..
"You remember Trey?"
"The hottie from the food bank? Ofcourse!"
"Well we've been dating for several weeks now and he asked me to go back with him to his home town." I explained sure it was a lie but I couldn't really say my mermaid fiance was taking me under the sea to marry me. Sounds like a cheesey movie.
"O.M.G!" She squeaked "I am so happy!"
Apollo POV Wednesday 5 PM
'That's it' I thought the chamber where the seed was held was just a few yards ahead of me. Hopefully the key Persephone gave me was the right one. I was surprised at the lack of security but right now I wasn't going to complain about this stroke of luck.
The door open without a sound and I eased into the room. I could see the seed maybe two hundred feet away. I almost ran to it before I remembered that the thing was rigged to alert security if anyone got too close. I noticed a number of stalactites on the ceiling but I ignored them as they seem solid enough.
Carefully I notched an arrow and pumped some sun magic into that way even if I missed the explosion would incinerate the seed. "Well if it isn't Apollo god of the sun." Hades said stepping out from the shadows to my left. "Let me guess you're the boy Persephone has been sneaking around with." I nodded not moving as dozens of skeletons flooded out of the walls.
I glanced back at the seed in time for Hades to summon his shadows to protect it. My arrow might as well be a carrot stick now "Because I really don't want to have to deal with your father right I'll give you a chance to leave and I'll forget this entirely." He seethed. "However if you don't I will kill you."
I lowered my bow slightly. I had to admit that if I went for the seed I probably wouldn't survive. The smartest move for me would be to abort and try again another time. But that would mean abandoning Persephone. If I succeeded she would be free either way. I snapped my bow up and fired at my arrow at the stalactites and let the explosion do the rest.
Hades summoned more shadows to protect himself and his army from the stone that broke free. Meanwhile I pulled out a knife charge that pedestal the seed was on simply prayed nothing fell on me because that's all I could do. I flipped the knife into an Ice pick grip and brushed aside Hades shadows as he was too focused on protecting himself to maintain them. It took two tries but I was able to stab the seed which lit up the whole room when I did. The marriage had been severed.
Thomas POV Wednesday 5:15 PM
"Come on I can keep going." In truth I couldn't my legs felt about as steady as cooked noodles.
"No that's more than enough." Ares replied "You've gotten farther in the last few weeks than I'd hoped. We'll break for today."
The room started shaking but only for a moment. "Was that an earthquake?" I asked.
"Yep."
"But New York doesn't get earthquakes."
"I know." Ares sighed "It's probably some argument between Pops and Poseidon."
Apollo POV Wednesday 5:20 PM
I flashed into Hestia's palace where Persephone was wait with the aforementioned goddess. "Apollo where have you been?" Hestia demand. "I've been waiting for two days, what is so important!"
"Hestia I know you're upset but I need you to marry Me and Persephone off."
"She's married I ca-"
"I've ended the marriage. Hades is going to be here any minute and I need you to marry us now."
"Apollo do you realise what you're asking me to do? When Hades pulled this stunt it took everything to prevent a war on Olympus. And now you're asking me to do the same thing!" Honestly it was extremely weird to get lecture by a 7 year old.
"Hestia please?" Persephone begged "I don't want to be married to Hades for the rest of my life. I know this is going to be trying but I can't be forced to marry him again."
Hestia looked conflicted as she stared at the goddess of spring but nodded just as the floor shook. "O-Okay U-umm dearly beloved we are gathered here today-" She paused as the floor shook again. "On second thought Apollo do you take Persephone to be your wife to love her for always and forever until the end of time."
"Yes."
"And Persephone do you take Apollo to be your Husband to love him for always and forever until the end of time."
"I do."
"Then I now pronounce you man and wife, you may seal this marriage with a kiss."
The kiss was brief but ended a little too early for my liking as Persephone. I went in for another but she held me back "Apollo I love you but you need to take a shower before anything else happens."
The ground shook again followed shortly by a crack of thunder. "That can't be good." I said as we stumbled back out of the palace to see Hades being restrained by Poseidon and Zeus being held back by Ares and Hermes.
"Would someone please tell what in the name of Tartarus is going on!" Poseidon bellowed.
"I don't know he just started banging on my door demanding to know where Apollo was." Zeus said shaking off my half siblings.
"I'm right here." I declared.
Hades ripped himself free of the water that bound him only to get sat on by a bear made of ice. "I'm going to make this very clear." Poseidon warned "Nobody moves until someone explains what is happening."
"He broke into my palace and destroyed an extremely valuable artifact." Hades declared.
"Do you have anything to say to this?" Poseidon asked.
"Yes I did break into his palace. The artifact I destroyed was a seed that signified Persephone's marriage to him. Without it the marriage is over."
Recognition settled in on all of their faces "Now that takes some balls." Ares muttered.
"This- this is fantastic!" Zeus cheered. "We finally have you back. You can marry a more worthy husband now."
"Whoa Zeus she just got out of a marriage she didn't want maybe you should give her a chance to catch her breath." Poseidon urged.
"Well yes I'm sure she'd like some time to herself but after what happened last time I'd prefer she married as soon a possible."
"Maybe she could marry Triton." Aphrodite said throwing in her two cents "I mean we still need to make sure he has a queen to help him handle the burden of ruling a kingdom. Besides she meets all the criteria, a strong bloodline, leadership experience." Both Zeus and Poseidon immediately started voicing their objection
"Father." Persephone said silencing everybody "I already married Apollo because he saved me."
Zeus laughed "Well I guess it's only fair that you marry your rescue." he said as he walked away.
You little piece of trash everyone else might think you're worried about her but I know she's nothing but a pawn to you. It doesn't matter though she's my wife now and I won't let you hurt her.
"Apollo" Poseidon called "I know this might seem a bit weird but do you know where I could find Artemis."
"Huh?"
