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Selene glanced back at Thanatos with red, puffy eyes. "Hades will be here shortly." She told him sadly. She smiled faintly when Thanatos shimmered back into his original form. She couldn't blame him. He didn't want Hades to see his female form and make fun of him.

She still couldn't believe that the god she had known for years was declaring war on Mount Olympus. How could she have not seen it? Helios has always been a kind and loving god, but apparently it was just for show. How could he betray them all? More importantly, how could he betray her?

Hades arrived a few minutes later, wearing nothing but a black toga wrapped around his waist. "What is it you have to tell me?" Hades asked focusing his eyes upon Selene, sitting next to Thanatos on the bed.

"Could it have hurt you to get dressed before appearing before us," Thanatos said, noticing his lack of attire. "Poor Selene has been through enough already."

Hades narrowed his eyes at him. "What do you mean?"

Thanatos opened his mouth to tell Hades what they had just seen, but Selene covered his mouth with her hand. The only thing you could hear from him was his muffled words. Selene shook her head and Thanatos instantly stopped. "It is my story to tell, Thanatos." She told him, removing her hand away.

She stared directly into Hades' onyx colored eyes. "We recently learned who is behind the Titans release and the upcoming attack on Mount Olympus." Selene wasn't going to tell him how she found out. If it became known that she could spy on people, it could cause trouble. Then everyone would want to know things and she wouldn't be able to tell them. She hardly uses it and only uses it, when she absolutely has too.

"Helios is the god you seek." She told him with sadness. "He will be releasing the Titans in two weeks time and he plans on killing Zeus, taking the throne for himself."

"How did you find out it was him?" Hades asked. He knew Helios was acting differently lately, but he didn't think it was that.

Thanatos was the one was answered him. It seemed as if Selene wanted to avoid the question. "The fates told us what we wanted to know." He told him truthfully. Well, it was almost the truth. Obviously, Selene wanted to keep her powers a secret and he will honor her wishes. "They also told us that Aphrodite has joined him and that they have Ares working for them."

"Ares has also joined up with him? That's not surprising. He always involves himself in battles against Zeus."

Selene knew where Hades' thoughts were going and she needed to clear things up. "No, Ares is forced to obey them. Aphrodite has threatened Athena's immortal life and Ares has no choice but to do as they wish."

Hades stroked his chin. "Is that so? You're not trying to save him from punishment, are you, Selene?"

"No, what I tell you is true." Selene told him, lifting herself off the bed and walked towards Hades, until she reached him. "You can ask the fates this, if you don't believe me. They will tell you the same."

Hades wiped the tear stains that we still visible on Selene's cheeks. "It must have been hard for you finding out about Helios. I wish there was something I could do to stop the hurt that you must be feeling."

Selene felt like crying again and seconds later, felt her tears rolling rapidly down her cheeks. Hades pulled her into his arms and let her cry against his shoulder. "That's it," he whispered, resting his head on top of hers. "Let it all out."

"I trusted him, Hades," she whispered, moving her head to rest against his chest. The rising and falling of his chest soothed her. "He's even planning on releasing Astraios from his imprisonment." Hades didn't say anything else to her. He just stroked her hair and offered the comfort she needed.

"I can't face Astraios again, Hades. I just can't." She continued to whisper. "I had already faced him in the Underworld, when he possessed Thanatos' body." Hades lifted his head up to look at Thanatos, silently asking if this was true and Thanatos nodded his head to him, letting Hades know it was.

Selene took a couple of deep breaths and continued to tell Hades about her fears. She even forgot that Thanatos was there. "Astraios married my sister, Eos, just to get closer to me. He murdered my parents and made me his slave." She shuddered at the thought of the horrible things he made her do. "He forced me to perform sexual things on him."

Selene cried even harder. "Zeus learned of the things Astraios was doing to me and imprisoned him in Tartarus with the rest of the Titans. What's worse is that my sister even knew about the things Astraios did to me and did nothing to stop him. She was also imprisoned with her husband."

"I know, Selene." Hades spoke softly, placing his fingers underneath her chin and lifting her head up to look at him. "But you are stronger than you think you are and bringing up bad memories will only make you sick and harm the baby."

Selene moved out of his arms and stared up at him in shock. "H-How did you know?"

Hades chuckled. He couldn't help himself. "I'm the Lord of the Dead. I see many things. Besides, I won't tell anyone of your little secret. It is not mine to tell."

Thanatos now stood before them both. "I hate to say this, but we need to come up with a plan to defeat Helios and Aphrodite. Everything else will have to wait."

Hades sighed. "You're right, as usual, Thanatos."

Selene wiped the tears from her cheeks. Now was the time for action. She has to stop Helios at any costs. If she has to, she will play his little game. "I have an idea." She said to both of the males. "It may sound stupid, but it may just give us the advantage we need."

Hades and Thanatos both stared at her, waiting for her to continue. "I could get involved with Helios and have him believe that I want to betray Zeus. This way, I will collect information and give it to you two."

"No, Selene. It's too dangerous." Hades said, shaking his head.

"This is our only chance, Hades." Selene tried to reason with him. "He will tell me everything he knows and we can use it to fight back. Why won't you let me do this?"

Hades sighed in frustration and combed his fingers through his hair. "Aphrodite will not be as trusting as Helios. It is her I'm worried about, not Helios."

"What do you think, Thanatos?" Selene asked him, turning her head around to look at him.

"I think we should give it a try." He said avoiding Hades' glare. He went against his master's wishes, but Selene did have a useful plan. "It's the only plan we have. Besides, we don't have that much time until the Titan's release."

Hades threw his hands up in defeat. He wasn't happy with it, but he couldn't stop Selene either. "All right, she can do it. But if for some reason she is found out, we remove her from the situation."

"Agreed," Selene and Thanatos said at the same time.

Hades raised an eyebrow up at them. "As it is, I will have to tell Zeus about Helios and Aphrodite. It will not go well. He already hates Helios and this will make him even angrier. When he finds out that I put you in danger, my ass is toast."

Selene stood on her tiptoes to kiss Hades on the cheek. "He won't hurt you too much, Hades. He loves you. Besides, no one else is qualified to rule the Underworld in your stead."

"When it comes to you, Selene, he won't hold back. Even I can see that he loves you dearly."

Selene shook her head in denial. "He may have loved me, but he doesn't anymore. He has Hera now."

"How wrong you are, Selene." Before she could ask him what he meant, Hades continued on. "I will take my leave then. I still have to visit Zeus. He will be upset with me for keeping this from him for so long and he won't like the fact that I involved Selene." Just as quickly as he appeared, Hades disappeared in a cloud of black smoke.

Selene focused her attention on Thanatos. "We need to make a clone of ourselves and leave them here in the mortal realm. You will come with me when I go to Helios. I don't want to be alone and with you being there it will somewhat ease Hades' mind."

"How would we go about that?" Thanatos asked her.

Selene knew what Thanatos meant and answered his question right away. "You will invisible and can report to Hades when we learn anything. This way, you can come and go without being detected."

"All right," he agreed.

Thanatos had a hard time making a female version of himself. He still shudders at the thought. Selene laughed at him and pointed out that his breasts were lopsided. Thanatos glared at her and said if it wasn't for her, he wouldn't be in this mess. Selene laughed even harder. Finally, they were finished and they stepped back to look at there handy work.

"Creepy," Thanatos spoke, watching his clone stare back at him.

Selene didn't acknowledge his comment. Thanatos will never be comfortable with his female version. It must be a male thing. Suddenly, the marbled floor beneath them shook and they both knew who the cause was.

"Zeus must have found out." Selene spoke, shivering in fear. She has never felt his rage quite like this before and she never wanted to again. "Get invisible, already. We don't have much time before Zeus finds me and makes me change my mind."

Thanatos did what she asked of him and Selene transported them both to the Sun. She shielded her eyes, as the sun's rays beat upon her. "Are you here, Thanatos," she whispered so softly that Thanatos would be the only one to hear her.

"Yes," he whispered back.

Selene stood in her spot. She knew Helios would be able to sense her presence and come out to greet her. A few seconds later, he proved her right and appeared before her. "What brings you here, Selene?"

"Zeus told me I was nothing but a whore and that I am a poor excuse of a goddess." She choked out, as her forced her tears to flow once more. "I hate him and wish there was some way I could hurt him. He doesn't deserve the throne to Mount Olympus." Selene thought she might have over done it, but she noticed Helios' grin and knew that he fell for her act.

"What if I told you there was a way to make Zeus pay for his sins," he said to her, watching her reaction closely.

Selene continued to play her part. "What do you mean?"

Helios inched himself closer to Selene and lifted her chin up to look into her eyes. This way, he could she if she was truthful or not. "I will remove Zeus from his throne and make you my queen. After all, a king needs a queen and I think you will be the perfect queen for the new Mount Olympus."

Selene knew that this was her chance to prove herself and letting Helios trust her enough to tell her of his plans. "Yes, I agree to become your queen. Zeus will pay for he has done to me. I will be yours and only yours."

"Yes," he said, pulling Selene into his embrace. "Zeus will pay for his crimes."

To be continued…