Chapter 1:The Start

I wake up with Alex's hand in my mouth. I gag, grabbing her hand, and laying it down slowly. In my shorts and T-shirt, I walk into the living room. I look over and I see current in its glass case. I walk over and open it to grab it. I sit there and think of all of the times I had to use it. I sigh. That was years ago. What about 20? Yeah, about 20 years since I had to use it. I uncap it and the sword seems aged. I lightly touch the tip and it shatters right before me. I run and find a Hermes mailbox and I gather all of the pieces together. I found a piece of paper and a pen. I write, 'Sorry, Dad. I broke current, I think? Anyway, is it possible that you could fix it and send it back to me before we leave at 8? Today. This morning. You know? Yeah, so I love you and thanks! -Z.' I stuff the paper in with the shards of current and I put dracmas onto the top of the box and I say, "Poseidon, God of the Seas." And in an instant, the box disappears. I walk into the kitchen and grab some green bell peppers, eggs, shredded cheese, tomatoes, mushrooms (Will likes them with his omelets), and onions. I put them on the contour when I looked at the stovetop and it said 3:47 in the morning!? Wow, what a wonderful time to wake up. I sigh and walk over to the cabinet with all of the cooking pans in. Then I hear something behind me move. I grab a cutting knife about 4 inches long and 2 inches thick. I turned around and there was a box. I slice right through it with the knife. Wow, I tell myself. I set the knife down and open the box. It was a return box from Poseidon. I read the note that he left me. Zena, it's okay. We all do stuff like this. I sent it down to my forges and got it fixed for you. Have fun on the trip! -Poseidon. I smile slightly. I always liked it that Dad was this kind. I picked up the newly restored pen. I uncapped it and it glowed as it grew. I realized that it had different metals now. Meaning it did not just have Celestial Bronze, no it had Imperial Gold, Stygian Iron, Damascus Steel, and Celestial Bronze all into one sword. Current glowed in my hand. I could feel the power of the sea churning in my hands. I capped it and put it back inside the box. I turned back to the stove. I grabbed a cutting board and the knife. I started cutting up the peppers, then the mushrooms, and finally, the tomatoes and onions. I grabbed 3 eggs, cracked them into the bowl, and started to whisk them till the yolks were pretty beaten up. I put them down and put the temperature setting to about 6 and poured the eggs in. When they started to firm up and cook, I got a pinch of cheese and sprinkled it on them. Then when they melted, I got some of the vegetables and put them on it. I flipped the omelet. I cracked another egg and poured it over the top of it. When that cooked fully, it looked like a casing of eggs with a gummy goodness on the inside. I turned around and Alex was leaning on the wooden frame of the door. I built this house in a year. All of the Aftons live here. Afton-Johnsons, Afton-Millers, Afton-Emilies, Afton-anything lives here. "How long have you been standing there?" I ask, pointing to the spot she was standing on. "Cutting the veggies. That is how long I have been standing here." I do the math in my head. "So, about 20 minutes. Got it. Mushrooms?" I ask her. We have no idea where but William Jr. really likes mushrooms in practically everything that he eats. "No, I'm good." She replies. I look back at the clock. 4:07. Okay, this is a great start to a very long day already. She walks over and grabs corpse and its sheath. She sheaths it and puts it on the couch. I cooked another omelet for her. She loves my cooking. I add some extra cheese on the inside and on the outside. I turned around and she was laying on the couch, with her feet over the armrest. I slap her with the spatula. "Wake up, sit up, and eat." I walk over to the table and I put the plate down. She looks at me still laying down. "Why did you slap me?" She asks me. "Wake up. Get up. Eat." I point over to the plate on the table. She slowly gets up and walks over to it. I hear someone walking in through the courtyard. It was Mike. He walks in. "Hey, you guys ok?" He asks. "Yeah, just fine. Food?" I ask. "No, no thank you." Then I remembered. "Oh! I'm sorry Mike. No organs." "Yeah, so when are you guys leaving?" Alex looks at me and shoves eggs into her mouth. "She planned it." I face Mike. "About 8 or 8:30. Why?" He looks down. "Chris wants to talk to Will." "Oh, yeah sure." "Okay. Bye guys." He turns around and walks out. Then, my phone rings. 'Avengers', it reads. I answer. "Zena, who is this?" Alex looks up from a finished plate. I shrugged my shoulders. 'Yeah, Zena. It's me, Steve.' "Steve Rogers, or Steven Strange?" Alex's eyebrows go up. 'Steven Strange. Do you still want that car?' "Yeah, sure. That's fine." Alex walks over to me. 'Okay, your suit is going to be in it too. Bye.' He hangs up the phone. "Who was that?" Alex asks. "Strange. He is letting me get a car from him." She nodded. "I'm going to go wake the kids. Cook." I kissed her forehead and turned around back to the stove. Today was going to be a long day.