Chapter 3
This chapter takes off right after Jason leaves Ariadne's room at the news that Pasiphae is going to attack the city once more.
I going to add new character based on Margaery Tyrell in the next chapter (You don't have to know her) so there might be a Margaery-Jason-Ariadne love triangle. Sorry I have taken so long to update - I have just been working so hard at school and haven't had time to write. I am going to include your ideas in later chapters and would love you to leave some more. Hope you enjoy !
"Welcome Medusa. Don't worry you are a guest not a prisoner." Pasiphae affirmed
"Are you sure about that?" Medusa sniffed
"If you help me I can help you."
"What could I possibly do for you?"
"Come, We will talk of this later, I will find you something more befitting." Pasiphae proclaimed glancing at Medusa's tatty clothes
"I don't want anything from you, WITCH!" Medusa shouted
"Not even a cure."
"Name your price. We are not playing games."
"It is not I who plays games; it is Ariadne who's playing Queen. Even as we speak the enemies of Atlantis are watching. Atlantis is truly a great city – I will not allow Ariadne to destroy it with her softness and incapability to make hard choices. I need to seize power."
"And you want me to help YOU."
"Well why else would I bring you here?"
"If you take Atlantis my loved ones will most likely die."
"I can spare them. Who are they?"
"My love Hercules and my friends Pythagoras and Ja…"
"Jason, this is no light ask Jason would go to the depths of the darkest parts of Hades for Ariadne and Hercules and Pythagoras would gladly follow him there. I cannot spare them they are my greatest threat."
"Well I'm your guest and I am now leaving." Medusa said, she knew she wouldn't be allowed to leave
"Guards!"
The guards came in but as soon as they were in Medusa sight line they were stone.
"Perfect, It works." Pasiphae smiles
"I'm not an - it." Medusa announced
"You won't be if you help me."
"Fine but I don't do this lightly and spare Hercules I beg you."
"Nice to be working with you."
Medea enter with a clean red dress Pasiphae smug face was caught in her line of view
sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Ariadne pasted to the council meeting not wanting to be late, not running because a Queen must have grace at all time - except when necessary. She entered the room with her head held high then sat on the throne, she wished she was back in her room with Jason being completely herself no walls, no mask - she felt comfortable.
"I've got word that Pasiphae is going to attack the city."
"Is this source reliable?" A noble man questioned
"Yes, and this is not the first I have heard of this news." Ariadne spoke wisely
"It's impossible. Our bouarders are stronger than ever!"
Ariadne stood from the throne and walked to the council table
"It is known that she has a secret weapon any mortal man that looks at her will be turned to stone. It, for us is a waiting game, more than ever we need the support of our allies."
She now talking to Agathocles in private blurted out "I'm going to marry Jason!"
She said it again but this time slower and confidently 'I'm going to marry Jason'
"Is that wise, My lady." Agathocles
"We need the support of all the people who care for Atlantis, Jason is such a person and what better way to do so than through marriage…"
Agathocles preying eyes glared at her in shock
Agathocles stepped towards Ariadne.
"This is not the time for such matters of the heart." Agathocles, Ariadne right hand man exclaimed
"Yes, I know but…" Ariadne muttered
"Remember you are Queen and you must do what is best for the people, your people."
"I believe this is best…" She said unnervingly
"Really!" Agathocles said
"Do you doubt your queen...?"
"Yes." He said simply
"I love him." She said as she was trying to hold back the tears
"Kings and Queens don't get that luxury."
Ariadne had told Jason a hundred times they could be together – though she hoped it wasn't so.
She quickly changed the subject
"Send guards to the outskirts to see if there is any sign of Pasiphae."
"And you Ariadne…" Agathocles said he was cut off by young Queen Ariadne
"You are dismissed."
ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
"Jason you look chuffed." Pythagoras said
"Yes I just saw the Queen. But there is a greater matter at hand." Jason smiled but then got sterner at the middle of the sentence
"What is it…?"
"One word…Medusa." Jason said straight
"What about her, is she okay?" Hercules said worriedly
"Well…"
"Spit it out boy – not all of our loves are locked up safely in a palace."
"Medusa is helping Pasiphae take Atlantis in trade for a cure."
"No! Medusa wouldn't do that."
"We have left her – half to nothing rotten in that cave so maybe she is fed up of waiting." Jason said sadly
"And whose fault is that – we have been running after the queen, meeting all her demands and I bet you didn't even once think of Medusa, Jason." Hercules barked outraged
"Hercules you can't blame Jason." Pythagoras bellowed
"I bet the Queen won't even marry you. You're just her lapdog to use when she wishes just like Hepterian was to Pasiphae." He walked out in a rage bumping into what he didn't know was Agathocles who was 'requesting' Jason to 'follow him immediately' to 'cheer up the Queen'
ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Ariadne was distorted - as soon as she was in her room she burst out in to uncontrollable tears wonder if she could ever be fully happy. She wondered why she had asked Jason to marry her – giving him hope, that's why he was so shocked, She had told him time and time again that they couldn't be together and now well nothing has changed- she is still queen, with enemies at every turn. She was sitting, not even on the on the bed, on the floor sobbing her heart way.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" She said in a 'I don't really care' way, she just wanted be alone with her thoughts
"Agathocles, my lady can I come in?"
"Is it necessary?"
He opened the door and found poor Ariadne sitting on the floor drowned in sorrow – She not daring to look at him in the eye.
"No, my lady. It wasn't necessary." He said sadden by the site of the depressed Ariadne.
"I fine." Ariadne stated still not looking at him.
Agathocles left leaving someone in his place, someone that cared for her more than he could ever, the door quietly slammed shut.
"Jason!"
He sat down beside her, sweeping her into his arms.
They sat there just embracing for what felt like time-less hours but only a few minutes.
Ariadne took a deep long breath - as if she was taking in all the pain – she untangled herself from him knowing that she had to put Atlantis first – once and for all.
"Jason I want to say something and you can't interrupt, Promise."
He nodded
"I not going to marry you – I must put Atlantis first and I'm sorry that I put you through this pain but I am Queen, Queen of Atlantis. I wish I never met you; you've made my life a delightful complicated mess. I would rather after tonight we don't see each other."
"Say something?" she added
She nodded waiting for a reply and gulped not uncertain of what Jason would do. He looked blankly not knowing whether to get angry and throw stuff or cry or…
"I think it would be best for you to forget about, me…"Ariadne said
"Fine, I'm leaving Atlantis never to return – Is that what you want?" Jason said calmly
"You can't – Atlantis needs y…" Ariadne muttered. Jason's temper was rising and his voice getting louder.
"But you don't get it I'm not loyal to Atlantis I WAS loyal to 'The Queen, You' but then my loyalty was thrown out the window. I'm leaving and trust me you won't see me"
"What will you do?"
"Maybe join Pasiphae, marry Medea become Prince of Colchis, I don't know." Jason walked out of the room slamming the door.
2 weeks later
"Your majesty, a letter from the embassy."
'Pasiphae is attacking any day now. She is massing her army ready for war. I pray that Pasiphae has nothing up her sleeve and for you my young Queen."
I gonna add new character based on Margaery Tyrell in the next chapter so there might be a Margaery-Jason-Ariadne love triangle. Sorry I have taken so long to update - I have just been working so hard at school and haven't had time to write. I am going to include your ideas in later chapters and would love you to leave some more.