Disclaimer: I do not own Sailormoon or its characters

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailormoon or its characters.

Disclaimer 2: I do own the story idea and any fictional characters of my own design.

Authoress Note: Sorry for the delay but I had a bad case of writer's block. I couldn't think of anything. Reading about greek mythology again, brought ideas back to me. I hope you like it and I have a few surprises for you in the later chapters.

Atropos couldn't believe that Selene spoke those words. Hades has given her no reason to doubt him. Atropos realized she was staring at Selene when the goddess gave her a curious look. "Hades is not the god you need to worry about. He wouldn't have asked for your help if he was behind it and no," She said, lifting her hand up in front of her, trying to stop the words that would come from Selene's opened mouth. "He is not trying to hide his true intentions from you. Hades will have everything to lose as do you, Selene. We know what the titans release would mean to you for we had already seen the event from your past."

Selene grew angry at Atropos' words. This time the witch has gone too far. No one was supposed to know what the titans did to her all those years ago. "Shut your damn mouth, Atropos!" Selene hissed at her with fury. "You have no idea what it was like living with them! So, don't pretend that you do!" Tears threatened to spill from her cornflower blue eyes but Selene continued on. "I still have nightmares about what they had put me through and I don't wish to discuss this topic further." Selene turned away from them. The tears that she had tried to hold in now flowed freely down her pale cheeks. She didn't want anyone to see her cry. She didn't want them to think that she was weak.

Thanatos stared at Selene filled with worry. He could hear her sniffle, trying to regain her composure. He knew that it would be a few minutes more before she was ready to face them again, so he turned his gaze back onto the sisters. "What do you mean by Hades losing everything? The dead souls give Hades his power and with the titans release wouldn't he gain more power? We all know that the titans will spare no mercy towards the mortals that get in their way, thus sending their souls to the Underworld."

"No, Thanatos," Lachesis spoke, looking up from the tablet she had been reading, that she had previously pulled from the shelf. "With the titan's release, Hades will lose control of the Underworld and the souls trapped there for all of eternity will be unleashed upon the world, causing all sorts of mischief and mayhem. The souls that leave the Underworld would upset the universe's balance. The living and the dead are not supposed to co-exist with one another. That is why Cerberus guards the entrance to the Underworld. He makes sure that the souls do not leave. That is his sole purpose."

Thanatos stroked his chin in thought. It is true that he works for Hades but he never knew about the chaos that would ensue if the souls were released. "What about the living who enters the Underworld to claim their lost loved ones. There are a few stories that tell of this. Even Apollo has entered the Underworld to cheat his friend of death by getting you girls drunk."

"Don't remind us," Atropos told him. "We are still mad about that."

Clotho giggled. "I thought it was fun. You're just upset because he refused to sleep with you. Besides, he didn't force us to drink. We did it on our own."

"I hate you sometimes, Clotho. Why do you have to always have to make everything I say into a joke?" Atropos spoke more to herself than to her sister, crossing her arms in front of her in frustration.

Lachesis cleared her throat. "Oh yeah," Clotho whispered, realizing that they never answered Thanatos. "Remember the Story of Orpheus and Eurydice?" she asked Thanatos, noticing that Selene had regained her composure and had rejoined their discussion. Both Selene and Thanatos nodded their heads in acknowledgement. "The story is somewhat true but the mortals twisted the meaning so many times that the true message was forgotten."

Clotho paused and took a deep breath. "Orpheus was the son of Apollo who inherited his father's musical talent. Whenever he sang and played his lyre, all of creation would listen, and be moved. When his wife was bitten by a poisonous snake and died, Orpheus sought to get her back by entering the Underworld. When Orpheus reached Hades' throne, he began to play his lyre, bringing about tears from Persephone's eyes. Hades remained unmoved but Persephone pleaded on Orpheus' behalf. Unable to deny his queen, Hades gave Orpheus one condition to follow. He must lead Eurydice out of the Underworld without looking back until they had reached the surface. As they were about to emerge, Orpheus glanced back at Eurydice and she immediately vanished. Orpheus was then forced to leave the Underworld on his own for he knew that he had lost his love to his stupidity."

"What does that story have to do with my question?" Thanatos asked confused.

Clotho sighed in frustration. "Hades knew that if he let Orpheus take Eurydice out of the Underworld that he would upset the balance. He gave Orpheus the condition to follow because Hades knew that mortals had to see with their own eyes before they believed anything. He let Orpheus leave the Underworld because once again the living and the dead cannot co-exist with one another. This story was told to keep the mortals from searching for the Underworld. It is meant to stay hidden from their eyes."

"That was so cruel to do that to Orpheus. Hades should be ashamed of himself leading the poor boy on like that." Selene stated out loud.

Atropos knew to change the subject because she knew that Clotho was about to tell Selene and Thanatos the secret to the Universe. So she did what she does best. Annoy the hell out of her youngest sister. "It seems that you now believe in Hades, Clotho? What caused you to change your mind?" she teased.

Clotho frowned, wrinkling her forehead in the process. "It's not that I don't believe in Hades, I do. I just wanted to know why he involved himself in this matter. Usually he just lets everything run its course. He must know something that we don't."

Atropos plan backfired on her and she got defensive. "Don't be ridiculous. We are the fates. There is nothing that gets passed us. It's highly impossible."

"But you don't, Atropos. You were not created to know everything. Some things are not supposed to be known," Selene spoke interrupting Atropos, which was the worst thing she could do. Atropos hated to be interrupted but Selene did not know of this.

Thanatos sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. He seems to be doing that a lot lately. They were once again arguing amongst each other and getting them no where. He wanted to end this visit as soon as possible. If he was a mortal, he would have a massive headache about now. As it was, he wanted to hurt someone. "Would you three knock it off already? We only have fifteen minutes left and you have done nothing but argue."

"Someone needs to get laid," Atropos murmured, causing Selene and Clotho to giggle. "Someone obviously forgot that he was involved in some of those quarrels. I believe that he was the first one to start an argument."

Thanatos glared at Atropos evilly and she just blew kisses at him, making him more pissed off at her. Lachesis banged the end of her rod on the table, causing everyone to look her way. "There is only two weeks left before the titan's release from Tartarus. To stop this, you must find the god responsible. If we learn of anything useful that will help you, we will send the Erinyes to relay our message. We must not contact each other again for this will cause the god behind this to become suspicious."

"Hades said we had four months before their release. Why are you telling us that there is only two weeks left?" Selene spoke in a panic. She didn't like this at all.

Atropos stopped blowing kisses at Thanatos and answered Selene's question. "The god behind their release obtained more power and will use it to move his plans ahead sooner."

"I wish we could help you further but that is not our duty. We cannot choose a side in this upcoming war. We were not made to. All we can do is to try and prevent the balance from collapsing." Clotho said, looking at Selene sadly.

Atropos turned towards Thanatos. "If you want to learn about the history of the titans just ask Selene for she is one herself. She was born from the union of two of the original titans. She knows the history more than we do."

"Do not be afraid of your past. He can not harm you now that you process the love of two gods. But beware that your sister will once again betray you for him. Her love for him is greater than her love for you." Lachesis said to Selene.

"Protect your child at all costs, Selene. He will be even greater than his father and will lead the universe into a better future. Try to save Ares. Athena will lose hope if she loses the one she loves." Clotho said to her next.

Cerberus released a mighty roar that shook the chambers where the five beings stood. "It is time for you to go. That is Hades' way of letting us know that your time is up." Lachesis spoke, as she ushered them from the room and lead them down the passageway. They once again arrived in the Fate's working area. "I am sure that you can find you way back from here."

Thanatos and Selene waved goodbye as they left the fates. Once again Charon rowed them across the river Styx. The souls from the water tried to grab the hem of Selene's dress, trying to get her attention. Charon raised his oar and struck at them. The souls moved away, moaning in displeasure. The boat reached the banks of the shore and he let the two immortals out of the boat. "Thank you, Charon," Selene spoke, releasing his hand that helped her out of the boat. "It was a pleasure to meet you." Charon smiled back at her and nodded his head. He then pushed off and rowed away.

"I'm glad that we came down here," Selene said to Thanatos, as they passed Cerberus and walked closer to the exit. "I actually liked the fates. They were nothing like what people make them out to be."

Thanatos said nothing in reply and Selene began to worry. She turned her head to look at Thanatos and gasped at what she saw. Astraios, her sister's husband, processed Thanatos' body. "What are you doing? Get out of Thanatos' body, you bastard."

Astraios smirked with Thanatos' face. "Here I was expecting a welcome from my sister-in-law and she insults me by calling me a bastard." He pulled Selene into his embrace. "Have you forgotten the special moments we shared? I remember quite clearly."

Selene placed her hands against Thanatos' chest and pushed away from his processed body. "You call those special moments? I don't refer them as such. Father should have never let Eos marry you. Then I wouldn't have to call you family."

Thanatos' face twisted in rage. Selene couldn't but to shudder in fear. This man truly terrified her. Sensing her fear, he smirked evilly towards her, causing Selene to back up. "I don't care at all about your precious sister. I only married her to get closer to you but you wouldn't have me. You didn't even acknowledge my advances."

"Is that any reason to kill my father and mother?" Selene whispered, to afraid to speak normally to him. Somebody please come and save me. He will surely kill me after what I did to him.

"Yes," he hissed, advancing closer to her. "I wanted you to feel the way I felt. Your sister gladly helped me murder them for she has always held hated for them. You were their favorite child that could do no wrong. They neglected your sister. It was too easy corrupting her to my side. Although, I wished it was you instead."

Selene shook her head in denial. "No," she whispered. "Eos could never do such a thing. She is gentle and kind. I won't believe in your lies." She forgot about the warning given to her about her sister by the fates. They had to be wrong. She just knew it.

"Don't be so naïve, Selene. Why do you think she is locked up in Tartarus with me and the other titans? Zeus put her there because of her crime." Thanatos was trying to reprocess his body back and Astraios howled in rage. "No, I am not done with her yet. You will not take back over Angel of Death."

Selene fell to her knees. She couldn't take it anymore. Seeing his face so soon brought back bad memories. She wanted to escape from him but she couldn't leave Thanatos to handle Astraios by himself. "Fight him, Thanatos. Send him back to where he belongs," She yelled out towards him.

Astraios scowled at her. "Do not forget your place, Selene. I am head of this family and you are to obey only me. Helping him will not help your cause. I will punish you like the whore you are."

A bright light suddenly appeared and Selene had to close her eyes at its brightness. She knew of only one god who could produce this and even though she is on bad terms with him, she was happy to see him. "Astraios, what are you doing out of Tartarus? I never gave you permission to leave." Zeus roared.

"This matter does not concern you Zeus. Leave us be," Astraios spoke, standing his ground. He was not about to let Zeus get the best of him.

Zeus bent down and lifted up Selene's chin with his fingers. "Are you and the child alright, Selene?" He asked her, sighing in relief with her brief nod. He helped Selene to her feet and moved in front of her, shielding her with his body. "How dare you try and harm what belongs to me! She and the child are under my protection and I will not let you get near her ever again!"

"What child? You are no longer a virgin, Selene?" He asked furiously, staring harshly at her. "The child should have been mine! I was supposed to be the first god between your milky white thighs!"

Selene whimpered into Zeus' back. He felt Selene pressing further against him and he couldn't help but smile. He would have her back after this. She owed him one. He didn't know why Selene was with Thanatos and why they were in the Underworld but he would learn of it later. Right now, he had to take care of a pest. "If I catch you out of Tartarus again, I will make sure that you no longer exist." Zeus spoke, snapping his fingers and making Astraios vanish back to where he belonged.

Zeus turned around and pulled Selene into his embrace. He missed the way her body fitted into his and the way she smelled of jasmine and vanilla. Her scent was unique and always made him lust after her. "It's alright now, Selene. He is gone. He will never bother you again. I should have killed him all those years ago for what he had done to you but instead I punished him and your sister by living out the rest of their lives in Tartarus."

"How is Thanatos?" Selene whispered into his chest.

Zeus turned around and saw his figure crumpled on the gray stone floor. "He will be alright in a few moments. Fighting to take his body back, wore the poor guy out. At least he won't be able to see me do this," Zeus said, turning back around and leaned down to place a kiss on Selene's lips.

In her moment of weakness, Selene forgot about Helios and deepened Zeus' kiss. Her knees began to buckle under the pleasure of Zeus' kiss and he pulled her closer to him, keeping one arm around her waist and the other on the back of her neck. Tears streaked down her cheeks as she realized that she was never over Zeus in the first place. She still loved him and probably always will.

Selene pulled back from his kiss and removed herself from his arms. "No," she spoke, disgusted with herself. "I can't do this with you. It's not fair to Helios. I am promised to him. I hope he will forgive me for what we have done here. It shouldn't have happened in the first place. Astraios was right. I am a whore."

"Selene, are you alright?" Thanatos asked, waking up and getting back on his feet. "He didn't hurt you did he?"

Selene smiled at him, causing Zeus to get jealous. "No, Thanatos. He didn't hurt me. Zeus came in time and rescued me from him."

Thanatos stared at Zeus and cocked his eyebrow in question. It wasn't like Zeus to help out like he did. There was something obviously going on between the two. He would ask Selene about it later.

"Well, I must be going. I still have to attend to business. Don't get into anymore trouble, Selene. I don't know if I can help you again," Zeus said one last time, before disappearing in the same way that he appeared.

Once Selene opened her eyes, she saw the confused look on Thanatos' face. She knew that she had to tell him the truth. "I was recently one of Zeus' lovers and he is the father of the child growing inside of me. Not many people know of this fact and I would like to keep it a secret as long as possible. The other gods don't know of my pregnancy. I am getting married to Helios so he can claim the child as his."

"Whoa, I never expected this. Don't worry Selene. I will continue to keep it a secret. I just have one question though, how was he in bed?"

Selene laughed. She was relieved to see Thanatos back to his normal self. "Don't you know that a woman never reveals her secrets? You should know better than to ask that question."

"Come on, Selene. I will never know otherwise. I am not gay, you know." He replied back.

Selene sighed, knowing that if she didn't answer he would never leave her alone. "Yes, he was good in bed. Are you happy now?"

"Tell me how good he was on a scale from one to ten with ten being the most pleasurable. I need to know."

Selene raised her eyebrow at him in question. "Why do you need to know? You are gay aren't you?"

"No," he replied. "I need something to gossip with the fates about when I go and see them next. It would only be right since they already know about it."

Selene laughed. "You just want to go and see Atropos again. I think someone has a crush on her."

"I do not." he huffed, crossing his arms over his chest. "I just like to pick on her. That doesn't mean I like her that way."

"Sure it doesn't." Selene snorted.

They at last exited the Underworld and Selene teleported them back to her palace on Mount Olympus. She ushered him into her bedroom where she could transform herself back into a human. "I hate to ask this of you, Thanatos. But could you turn yourself into a girl. I can't have a man follow me around Sparta and Athens that is not the princesses' husband. He would have no choice but to kill me."

"You know that I can make myself invisible. Why do you want me to change myself into a woman?" He asked her.

Selene shrugged her shoulders. "I need someone to talk to without people thinking that I am crazy. Besides, I think you would make a beautiful woman with blonde hair and green eyes. And you can play with your own set of boobs."

Thanatos shuddered. "I will do it only for you. Promise me you won't tell anyone of this, especially Hades. I don't want to be laughed at for the rest of my immortal life."

"I promise," Selene told him, as she watched in awe of him changing into a woman. "Don't forget to dim your glow and change the pitch of your voice. We also have to ask Nyx to hide our scents. She is the only one that can do it."

Thanatos shook his blonde hair. "This is so embarrassing. You owe me one for doing this," he pouted. "We won't have to ask Nyx because I can hide our scents as well. She must not know of me as of yet. Remember what Hades told us."

"Are you ready to leave yet? I have been away from the mortal realm for too long as it is. I will have to tell an excuse of my absence when we get there. I forgot to replace myself with a clone."

Thanatos nodded his head and Selene teleported them on Earth. As soon as they arrived, the doors flew open and Endymion burst inside the bedchamber. "Where the hell have you been, Serenity? I have been worried sick about you. You have better have a good explanation or else I will have to punish you."

"I do have an explanation," Selene told him, pausing to catch her breath. Endymion bursting into the room scared the hell out of her.

"And that is," he said, trying to force it out of her.

To be continued…