Here is chapter 17!
And yay for fourth wall breaking!
Leto's POV
Hello, I bet you thought I disappeared, didn't you?
Well, I didn't. Instead, my dear son from the alternate universe had decided to take me on a tour of Olympus on Acid A.K.A his Olympus. During the whole tour we were watched by curious gods (thankfully they didn't sing).
"So, how did you get here?" Apollo asked me during the tour.
"Hecate opened a portal for me," I replied. I looked away from a shrine dedicated to KISS. I've never understood them...
"Will you need my Hecate to send you back?" He asked in concern. I shook my head.
"Nope, I have this," I said. I pulled a device out of my pocket. "It's my Home Dimension device. This was made by Hephaestus and enchanted by Hecate. No matter where I am, it can always teleport me home."
Apollo looked thoughtful. "I'll have to remember that..."
Then he noticed what we were standing in front of. He grinned.
"OH! This is where we celebrate Elvis Presley Night," King Apollo said, gesturing to a Las Vegas style stage.
"How... fun," I said dryly.
"LEEEEETTTTOOOOO!" I heard someone sing. A winged god came flying down from the sky. What the—?
"Eep!" I gasped as he squeezed the life out of me in a hug. Man, he hugs harder than Apollo.
"Heeellllloooo, Leeeettttoooo," The man sang in a tolerable voice.
"Er, hello... who are you?" I asked. The man backed up and smiled.
"I'm Victooooor! The minor god of muuuuuscular strength, enduuuuurance and speeeeeed," Victor sang with pride.
"Right... how do you know who I am?" I asked. He smiled.
"Everyooone on Olympus knoooows of yoooour arriiiival," Victor replied.
"They do? Great..." I muttered, pressing my fingers to my temple. I don't know how everyone figured out but I wish they didn't...
"IIII'llll teeeell the oootheeersss that youuu are heeere," Victor exclaimed, flying off. Oh no...
"Well, time for you to go to jail now," Apollo said, grabbing my arms.
"Excuse me?!" What's this now? First, some Victor guy is saying hello to me and now I'm under arrest?!
Apollo gave me an apologetic smile.
"You see, it's illegal for someone not to sing on Wednesdays so you'll have to go to jail," Apollo explained, starting to drag me off. My jaw dropped.
"B-But, I'm your mother!" I argued.
"As king of the gods I have to remain impartial," Apollo decreed actually pulling off a straight face while saying. He can't be serious.
"You're not singing!" I said, in hopes that would help me.
"But I'm king of the gods. I get a free pass," Apollo said. " Now, come quietly. You dug your own grave."
Before I could even protest, he slapped some handcuffs around my wrists. Super.
The next thing I knew, I was locked in a tiny jail-cell. The room was white and and there was a single bed attached to the wall. A bathroom without a door (so it seems I won't be having any privacy) was connected to the room. There was one door though and I could only assume that was the way out. It was locked.
"Time to leave," I muttered. I reached my hand into my pocket and searched around for my Home Dimension device.
"Where is it?" I muttered. Oh no, please don't tell me they confiscated it!
I couldn't find it anywhere in my pockets.
"Great," I hissed under breath. Then I stood up and shouted, "Hello? Can anyone hear me?"
An overhead crackled to life and I heard a voice say hesitantly, "Hello?"
"How long will I be in here?" I demanded.
"What was the offense?" The person on the overhead asked.
"I didn't sing on Wednesday." I said.
"Ooh... I would get comfortable if I where you."
Hades' POV
After a very satisfying beating of Hermes, I decided that I had had enough of the My Little Pony BS.
"Well, I will be leaving now." I said with a casual tone. I wiped some golden ichor off my arms and began to walk off. Who knew that bashing a god's head in would leave so much blood? The rest of the gods in the room didn't say anything which was a blessing. The Fates must be smiling upon me. Also, while walking out, no one made a move to stop me. They were all too scared. It's times like these that I love being the scariest of the big three.
"Hebe," I said. She stiffened in fear.
"Y-yes, Uncle Hades?" Hebe replied with obvious uneasiness.
"Clean up Hermes," I ordered. "After you are done, come back with him and join the game."
"O-of course!" Hebe stuttered, running up to nurse him.
Before materializing out of the room, I turned back and gave the gods a malicious smile.
"See you soon," I said ominously, hoping to get a rise out of them. In all honesty, I had no intentions of ever going near them again. The MLP marathon was the worst hours of my immortal life. I materialized back into my seat in the kitchen, trying to look like I wasn't planning on wrangling Zeus' neck for making me suffer for so long.
When I got there, I was confused to see that only a few gods were present, none of them including my brother.
"Where is everyone?" I asked. Seriously, where could they have gone?
Apollo was too busy listening to his ipod to hear me, which grated on my skin. The only other two in the room were Athena and Artemis. Artemis was glowering in her seat for some reason, as if something had upset her, all the while Athena flipped through a book casually.
"You need not worry, they will return soon," Athena replied, never bothering to look up from her book. "They've all gone out to eat lunch."
I huffed. "I wasn't worried."
"You weren't worried that you almost didn't get your chance at revenge?" Athena replied smoothly, a hint of smile at her lips. I scowled.
"What do you mean?" I demanded.
"I can see it in your face. Your upset with someone and the only reasonable possibility is Zeus," Athena explained. She finally looked up from her book and smiled in amusement when she saw me. "You look like Zeus when you scowl."
My scowl deepened. Then I realized that it probably only made me look more like Zeus so I awkwardly tried to change my facial expression. This only seemed to amuse her more.
"Whatever," I said, crossing my arms over my chest in a pouty way. I looked at her, daring her to say anything, but she didn't. Though her smile did grow a little.
A god suddenly materialized in the room. Is it—?
"Hey, Uncle Hades!" Ares said, grinning smugly. He was out of the ridiculous outfit and in his old clothes (not like they are any less ridiculous).
"Why are you here?" I growled. "What happened to your tv marathon?"
Ares shrugged. "It's over, remember?"
Oh, right.
"That's a relief," I muttered. For the next few minutes, all the gods slowly began to materialize into the kitchen. By the time Poseidon arrived, everyone was there but Zeus and Hera. Even Hermes and Hebe had arrived (they both were looking at me warily).
"Hey," Poseidon said to me. I tried to ignore him. "Hey, hey Hades!"
"What?" I snapped. He grinned.
"Guess what Zeus-y said about us? He sai—" Poseidon was interrupted because, at that moment, Zeus and Hera returned. He noticed them and his smile grew. "Guess what Zeus? I'm telling Hades what you said abo—"
"I'M GOING TO WRING YOUR NECK UNTIL YOUR HEAD FALLS OFF!" I shouted, grabbing Zeus into a chokehold. Everything became frantic as they tried to pry me off him. By the time they got me off him, he was gasping for air. It took Athena and Ares combined efforts to hold me down in my chair.
Poseidon nudged my shoulder. "Hey, Hades."
"...What?"
"Zeus says he cares about us," Poseidon said. "Isn't that funny?"
I turned to glare at Zeus who wasn't meeting my eye. "Hilarious."
Aphrodite coughed.
"Er, how about we start truth or dare now?" Aphrodite asked, laughing nervously. My shoulders sagged.
Fine, I'll wait but I'm just biding my time. I will get even with him and, when I do, it'll be far worse than what I did to Hermes.
There's chapter seventeen!
I know it's less than satisfying but I have to go to Youth group soon and I wanted this chapter up today.
So, someone suggested I asked this and I thought it was a good idea:
What's your favorite line from this chapter?
I'm just curious. Anyways, please review. I'd really appreciate it.