Author's Note: Thank you for all your very positive reviews! Many of you have asked if the kids are the team member's children. Hmmmmm…… very good question. But how is this possible? I don't remember Atlanta and Theresa getting pregnant do you? So the answer is……..WAIT AND SEE! By the way, did anyone on the Canadian front watch "See You At the Crossroads"? (Very dumb question, of course you all did!) I LOVED IT! Hecate wasn't really what I expected her to be, though. Other than that, it was a pretty rocking episode! I loved Neil's little magic act and Archie pulling Atlanta out of the TV. Nice little moment there. Smiles all around!

Disclaimer: I don't own this TV show! I just own Danny, Lily, Christy, Tara, Tommy, Josh, and Scott! And love them for it!

"Um, Jay, we've got a problem," Atlanta said as she carried Tara into the kitchen. "What do we do with the munchkins while we're at school?"

"Well, we're excused today for extra training, remember?" Jay reminded her, "The kids can just sit around and wait for us."

"Yeah," Archie told him, entering the room with Tommy, "We'll just give them candy bars and lighters to occupy themselves!"

"Funny," Jay smirked. Atlanta giggled and boosted Tara further up her hip.

"They could always….train with us," Archie suggested, rubbing the back of his head.

"Are you serious?" Atlanta asked, "No offense, Arch, but I don't think I trust these guys with weapons!"

"Me neither," Jay grimaced as he watched the syrup Danny was pouring onto his waffles begin to flow over the sides of his plate, "We'll leave them with Hera."

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"Today we'll be starting with an exercise that you may not be used to!" Ares announced as he paced the gym, walking up to a large wooden bin on wheels. He reached in and took out a white ball.

Archie let out a large chuckle, which he instantly silenced with his hand.

"What is it that is so funny, Archie?" Ares said, annoyed.

"Volleyball? How is being able to spike going to help us against Cronus?" Archie asked, still laughing. Theresa elbowed him in the ribs.

"Volleyball isn't all about your returning," Ares told him, "It's also about hand-eye coordination and your speed skills." The god of war threw the ball with all the strength he could muster into Archie's chest.

"Ooooof!" Archie groaned, falling backwards as he felt the wind get knocked out of him.

"Jeez, Ares must have not taken his happy pills this morning," Atlanta whispered to Archie as she pulled him to his feet. As soon as he stood up, they both realized the Atlanta was still gripping Archie's hand. The two friends both looked at their encircled fingers and quickly pulled away at the same time.

"Sorry," Atlanta muttered.

"No problem," Archie said, a smile trying to force itself out at the back of his mouth.

"If you two are done talking, can we please start the game?" Ares asked, his eyes narrowing.

Archie and Atlanta both turned bright red.

"Archie, Herry, you're captains," Ares ordered, "Choose your teams."

"Jay," Herry selected.

Jay walked over to Herry as Archie playfully tapped his finger against his chin, pretending to size up the others when they all knew who he was going to choose.

"Atlanta," he picked.

Atlanta smirked at Archie as she stepped up beside him.

"Theresa," Herry said.

"Neil."

"Odie."

"Oh great, picked last again," Odie grumbled as he walked over to Herry's team.

"They're going down, guys!" Atlanta shouted, snatching the volley-ball out of Archie's hands.

"As soon as you set the nets up!" Ares told her.

"That….sucks," Atlanta said.

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Meanwhile, Hera had decided to take the kids to the park. She had Tommy held in her arms and was being pulled on her free hand by Christy.

'They are so precious,' Hera thought, 'And so full of spirit! Just like their parents! Maybe I shouldn't have doubted Athena's decision to bring them here!'

"Look at that! Look at that!" Josh yelled, snapping Hera out of her thoughts. Josh was standing behind a tree, jumping up and down excitedly and pointing at something in the distance. Hera took the rest of the youngsters over to where Josh was to get a glance at what he was looking at.

As soon as Hera did this, she gasped in surprise and horror. Cronus was standing several yards away, talking to two of his giants.

"Ssssssshhhh," Hera whispered to the children, covering her mouth with one of her fingers. The goddess craned her ears to listen to what her father was saying.

"I don't know how they got here!" Cronus spat at one of his servants, "But they won't be here for long! Get some of your friends and see to it that they're destroyed!"

Hera's heart sank. She knew that he was talking about Josh and the others, and she wasn't going to let Cronus have them. She beckoned for the kids to follow her and together they raced back to the school.

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"Ahhh!" Neil shouted as the volleyball sailed towards him. Archie ran over to him and hit it over the net before it slammed the blonde boy in the face.

The game was in full play. The rules were all sorted out and Theresa had gotten Chiron to lend them his stereo so they could listen to the radio while they "trained".

"The ball's not going to bite you, Neil," Archie groaned. Neil still had his arms pulled over his head in a cowering position.

"I know that!" Neil snapped, "I think I'm more worried of it knocking me into a coma, thank you very much!"

Atlanta grunted as she punted the ball over to Jay, who missed it by a few inches.

"Ha!" Atlanta cheered, running over to get the volleyball from Jay so she could serve.

"Lucky shot," Jay told her.

"Well, expect more 'lucky shots' where that came from!" Atlanta stuck her tongue out. She threw the ball up into the air and over-hand served it.

The ball easily went over the net and towards Theresa, who was about to return it when the doors of the gym burst open. Hera rushed in, accompanied by the kids.

"Hera, what is it?" Jay asked, going up to her. Hera paused to catch her breath.

"We have….to……get the children out of here," Hera panted, holding her hand to her heart.

"Why?" Theresa asked as Josh ran over by her side.

"Cronus is after them," Hera explained.

"WHAT?" the whole team yelled.

"That's ridiculous, what would Cronus want with them?" Odie asked.

Hera bit her lip. "You'll just have to trust me."

"Well, what do we do?" Archie said, "We can't exactly fight Cronus and protect them at the same time!"

"Exactly," Hera frowned, "Which is why you'll have to get out of here for awhile. At least until Athena returns. She's the one who brought the kids here, and so she's the only one who can take them back."

"Take them back where?" Jay asked, "Where are they from?"

"I can't say now," Hera said, "But it would be disastrous if they were not brought back. I've told Chiron to get you all bus passes up to where we've arranged you to stay for the next few days."

The teenagers nodded, knowing better than to argue with the queen of the gods, and filed out of the room to pack their things, the children trailing after them.

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"This is terrible," Theresa whispered. The seven were all standing in the living room after they'd spent about two hours packing for their journey. Danny, Christy, and Josh were all sleeping on the sofa, with Scott and Lily curled up in a homemade bed on the floor. Tara and Tommy were coiled together on an easy chair; Tara's arm tucked protectively around her little brother.

Theresa looked sadly over at the sleeping children, her eyes filling with silent tears.

"Why would anyone, even Cronus, want to hurt them?" she asked, "They haven't done anything. They're just babies!"

The tall girl sat down on the floor and leaned against the wall. Jay slid down beside her.

"It doesn't matter what Cronus wants," Jay said, "He's not going to get them. We won't let him touch a hair on their heads, okay?"

Theresa nodded.

"Well, I think it's time for bed you guys," Jay informed the team. "We have to get up bright and early tomorrow!"

"I don't know about you guys, but I think I'm going to sleep here," Atlanta said, carefully sitting on the chair beside Tara and Tommy.

Jay nodded. "I think we all should."

The others smiled and all found a spot on the floor to lie down on.

Short chapter, sorry! Next one will have plenty 'o' action and "cute moments".