Wooo, it's been a while hasn't it? Sorry bout that. I was completely swamped with finals, wicked stressful, pretty sure I failed atleast two, I probably should've studied...Anyways, I'm back! I'm in a really good mood because summer vacation is finally here! So this chapter is filled with humor( really bad humor might I add) so enjoy! And I promise I won't ever go this long without updating ever again:D
"You caught me" Autolycus sneakily replied as he walked towards the seven baffled teenagers, " took you long enough, I've been watching you for a while".
"Really?" Theresa panicked, fretting over the fact that her clairvoyance had seemed to fail her, "Why didn't I sense you?"
" Calm down beautiful" he said as he cupped Theresa's chin in his hands only to have his hand batted away, " I'm good at hiding". Instinctively, like the alpha male he was, Jay tensed as he saw Autolycus touch his Theresa. Keeping a weary eye on the intruder, Jay spoke.
" Why are you here?" he asked suspiciously, sizing up the mysterious figure.
" Why do you think?" Autolycus teased.
" Working for Cronus again? What empty promises did he make this time?"
" Wrong", Autolycus returned as the candle he was fondling suddenly disappeared into his jacket.
" What then?"
" I was told to help you, punishment from my father, think of it as community service he said" Autolycus mocked.
" But why right now? Cronus isn't even around" Atlanta suddenly added.
" Oh right, the gods need you back at the school" he replied nonchalantly as he began to walk away.
" Wait, aren't you coming?" Jay questioned.
" Later, I have some…unfinished business" Autolycus said as he walked away and seemed to disappear.
"I never thought we'd see that guy again. Man, he gives me the creeps" Herry stated as he shuddered.
" We need to get back to the school I'll have Hermes open a portal for us. Let's go." Jay reminded the rest of the team.
" Yes, your excellency" Archie joked as he took a sweeping bow.
" Whatever you wish sire" Atlanta added as she curtsied. Jay just rolled his eyes at the antics of his two friends as they stepped through the newly formed portal clutching their stomachs in laughter. Jay was about to step through when Theresa pulled him back.
" Jay, she said as she looked him in the eyes, " It's okay, we will defeat Cronus, we have to"
" How did-?" He started but stopped as he saw Theresa raise her eyebrows knowingly, "Telepathy, right, still not used to it" he said as he took Theresa's hand and they walked through the portal.
" Where is it? I know it's around here somewhere!" Hermes energetically asked himself as he flew frantically throughout the room in search of something, throwing things about the room, tipping chairs over, tearing drawers out.
" Found it!" He announced to himself as he placed the object on his desk and sat down only to jump back up again when the kids entered through the portal.
" Ah, did you enjoy you trip, get some nice skiing done? Shred some powder? Catch some waves? Oh wait wrong sport…" Hermes rambled on.
" Yah it was awesome" Atlanta responded.
" Sorry to cut it short"
" No problem we're…used to it" Theresa mentioned.
" So what is Cronus up to this time?" Jay questioned getting straight to business.
" Come this way and I'll show you" Hermes said as he began to fly, followed by the heroes.
" You see, somehow, Cronus has been able to get his hands on the asteria device, literally meaning star device, with it, he has the power to control not just the stars, but the whole universe!" Hermes said as he stopped at a wall of scrolls that lay covered in dust, looking like they hadn't been touched in ages, millennia really.
" Ah here it is" he happily replied as he pulled one out, blew the dust off of it and held it out to the young heroes. On it was a picture of what looked like a golden statue of a star, with Greek engravings on each of its five arms.
" It just looks like a picture to me" Herry blurted out.
" No duh, Herry" Archie sarcastically responded.
" How come I've never heard of this device before" Jay responded, " I pretty much know all there is to know about Greek stuff"
" Unfortunately, there's much you don't know. Much you will never know" Hera said as she suddenly appeared.
" Hi Hera!" Hermes happily greeted.
" Hello Hermes" she said as she politely nodded his way before continuing, " You see this device is, or was, a secret. Zeus created it long ago, just in case anything happened. But seeing how power hungry many of the gods became when such a device existed he destroyed it. Cronus must have gone back in time to retrieve it before it was destroyed. But remember, he always becomes weak after time traveling. Fate may be working for your side this time." Hera added as she turned and left.
" She needs to work on her exits" Neil blurted out, as he so often did, but Atlanta whacked him across the back of his head.
" Ow! That hurt!" He squealed.
" Serves you right!" an aggravated Atlanta replied.
" You know…I could always share your little secret…" Neil teased.
" You want a face full of fist!"
" No! Not the face! Not my beautiful face!"
" So what do we do?" Jay questioned ignoring the childish behavior of Neil and Atlanta and trying to get the team focused once again on Cronus.
" Don't ask me, I'm just the messenger-literally-its my job" Hermes responded but seeing how nervous Jay was, reached behind himself and grabbed an object, " But…here, this may come in handy" Hermes said as he handed it to Jay and winked.
" The helmet of invisibility?" Herry questioned.
" The helmet of invisibility that's it!" Jay excitedly announced, " thanks Hermes, you're amazing"
" No problem, be careful, ooh I sound way too much like a father don't I?" Hermes asked himself as he waved he kids off to the brownstone so that they could prepare.
" Hey can we get some pizza? I'm starving!" Herry asked his fellow heroes. They all just laughed, typical Herry.
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