Chapter Three

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Odie fidgeted in his seat. He was sitting in a chair in front of a very scary man, enough to make a giant tremble and maybe even Cronus.

"Mr. Smart, you seemed to have a good record. A nice collage, invented a number of things. But tell me, do you have what it takes to be here," asked the bald man with greedy eyes and a pinched face

"Y—Yes sir, I do. I will be the best you have ever had," Odie stuttered. He needed this job, he really needed this job.

"I see, well we will see. You have start tomorrow. If you can't work here tomorrow, then you will be fired. Understand?"

"Yes sir," Odie said.

"Good. Now out. I have another client coming," Odie nodded and quickly left. Once he reached out of Mr. Austin's greedy glare, only then did Odie begin to breathe normally.

"Mr. Austin says to tell you, Mr. Smart, to be here at 9 in the morning," the lady at the front desk has said.

"Thank you," Odie said, and the lady nodded. Then Odie left the building, returning to his cruddy apartment. He waited for the bus. He had lived in Memphis and had found a good job. Then it crashed for some odd reason and he was forced to move to New York that was eight months ago, and he was barely making it. Finally the bus pulled up and Odie boarded. He saw an ad for a new clothing line from The Fashion Goddess.

Odie did his best to stay away from all that, he was more into the science. He paid the driver and sat down. He had had a harsh life. After he and his friends sent Cronus away, they left. They went on with their lives. Last he heard about them was a couple years ago. He knew Herry owned a ranch. Atlanta competed in the Olympics. Archie got a job as an English teacher. Theresa had started in the fashion business. Jay owned a sailing school, and was a professor in astronomy at a collage in Maine. Neil became an all paying model, in California. And Odie invented things.

He always knew he would, he had invented the PMR. Odie pulled out his updated PMR; it was a touch screen now. He had updated them all before they had separated. He flipped through his pictures and landed on the one of them all together. Archie had taken the picture, because only half of Archie's face was showing. Neil was sitting model style, the way he had been all over the billboards in New Olympia, pointing to the camera smiling. Atlanta was smiling and Herry was making funny faces with Theresa and Jay laughing at him. Odie smiled and flipped to the next picture.

It was the one with Hephaestus getting sprayed with toilet water in the face. The next one was one of Odie's favorites. He wasn't in it, he took it. It was the one of Theresa on Jay's back both smiling. Jay had hardly ever smiled during the fight with Cronus. Theresa most of the time could him smile.

Odie suddenly was sent back in time of the time the picture was taken. He and Jay had been talking about a new plan to try and take down a certain god of time, when Theresa snuck up on him and jumped on his back yelling 'No trap! Movie! Dinner with the gang, but no trap, please' Jay had tried to object but Theresa smiled, then Jay smiled and Odie had snapped the picture. That night they had done exactly that. No trap. A movie and then went for pizza.

Odie was ripped away from his memories when he heard his stop called. He exited the bus and walked to his cruddy apartment. He went to the very top. He opened the door and set his suitcase down. Then he made himself some coffee, black. He sighed and looked around the place he called home. He had no values except three things. His laptop that Hermes had given him, his PMR, and his pendent.

He carried those things in his suitcase, which never left his side. He wasn't sure if someone would want to rob this place but he didn't want to take any chances. He poured some coffee and sat on his couch, faded and worn. He then flipped through his pictures again. This time he landed on the one of everybody. The gods, allies, friends, everyone. Campe was there, so was Harmony, Thanatos, Hades, even Calypso. She had followed Odie everywhere until Hades had arrived with the ancestors. Then she started to stalk Odysseus.

Odie chuckled at memory of his ancestor begging him to take her away. He had been about to answer when a cheer had gone up. Herry had beaten Hercules arm wrestling contest. Odie smiled, and then realized something. He was hungry, but what did he have to eat? He had some noodle cups but oh what the Hades. He cooked himself a noodle cup. He pulled out his laptop. His screensaver was the picture Archie had taken of everyone. He pulled up the picture of everyone again.

Every god or goddess they had ever met had been there. Arachane had been invited as well. Even though the ancestors had died, Hades had solidified them so they showed up in the picture. Even Orpheus been there, who wouldn't stop playing his lyre for Theresa, much to Jay's discomfort. Of course, Atlanta and Theresa would once in a while glance at Adonis. As well as two very certain goddesses with husbands that have bad tempers, also glancing at the handsome god.

Thankfully neither Hades nor Hephaestus had seen, if had, well the Trojan War may have come back. Jay and Archie watched Theresa and Atlanta very closely though. Theresa hadn't actually been all over been like she was at the time when Neil had released Adonis into the world causing Envy to stop by. Odie could only figure out why Theresa wasn't all over Adonis was she knew her heart belong to Jay.

Odie knew that Atlanta wasn't so sure. So after a night of games, contests, being pursued by lovers and suitors the mortals had finally fallen asleep. Jay curled up with Theresa, Archie with Atlanta, Herry with his bear; Neil with his mirror, Odie had curled up with his laptop all on couches in Chiron's study.

It had been the best party they had ever been to. The next day, everybody left and kept in contact for about three years. They all caught up in life, and then they lost contact. Finally it was over, no more seven heroes to save the world.

Beep Odie jumped at the sound of his microwave. He got his food, sat back down and went to take a bite when…..

Knock No one ever knocked on his door, unless it was the owner wanting his rent, which he was a few months behind. Odie stood up and went to the door and opened it.

"Hey Odie," Odie stood shocked at the man in his doorway, and it wasn't the guy for the rent. Even without the pilot's cap, the toga, and the winged shoes, he would recognize his old mentor.

"Hermes," Odie said. "What are you doing here?"

"Yeah, you recognized me!" Hermes said clearly happy.

"Of course, how could I not."

"Well… oh never mind. Can I come in?" asked the god.

"Yeah sure, sorry about the place, I am in a bad part of my life," Odie said and shut the door after Hermes walked in.

"Ah, don't worry. The Brownstone looks worse," The god said.

"So Hermes, not that I am glad you are here, but you don't normally show up unless you have a message. Is there a problem," Odie asked. "If so, I will see if I can help."

"No, no problem. I am going to tell you. You will probably figure it out any way," the god said.

He sat on the couch and looked at Odie's noodle cup warily and the said, "Jay was driving through New Olympia when he stopped by the Brownstone. Then he got an idea for a reunion. I have already informed Theresa, told her Persephone wanted to have a chat. I am going to tell the others that their mentors want to catch up, but I couldn't tell you that because I was your mentor."

Hermes smiled a crooked smile and Odie replied, "Make sense, so Jay is planning a reunion?"

Hermes nodded.

"When," Odie asked.

"In a few days, look I have to run. Got to tell the others." Hermes got ready to go to the door.

"Wait," Odie said, remembering two things. "Two things, I can't afford to go to New Olympia. And I have a job to start tomorrow."

"Hmm, ok. Here," Hermes snapped his fingers and in his hand was a plane ticket.

"One first class ticket to New Olympia, ten tomorrow morning. Don't forget that, don't be late. Now about your job, I will arrange something. Do not fear, Hermes never forgets a message. Now don't forget, ten tomorrow morning. I will have someone pick you up, probably me. See you."

"Yeah see you," Odie said kind of confused. Hermes nodded and walked out. Odie smiled as he shut the door. He thought of him seeing his friends again.

He finished his noodle cup and watched a movie on his laptop. Then getting up, he began to pack. As he was packing and remembering his friends, his phone rang. He picked it up and said.

"Hello, this is Odie."

"Mr. Smart," asked the voice on the other line.

"Yes, may I ask who is speaking," Odie asked. The voice sounded familiar.

"Yes, this Miss Barker. I work for Mr. Austin."

"Yes, How may I help you," Odie asked.

"Mr. Austin has asked me to tell you he is sorry about the death of your mother. He will give you a few extra days before you come," said Miss Barker. 'Death of my mother?' Odie wondered. Then he realized that Hermes must have stopped by there. His mother had died years ago, five months before Odie was picked up for New Olympia. Odie spoke into the phone.

"Yes, it is very sad. Tell Mr. Austin thank you and I will return as soon as I can."

"Yes, Goodbye Mr. Smart,"

"Bye," Odie hung up with a smile on his face, he began to pack again.

"This is going to be great," Odie said to himself.

So here is Odie's chapter and the next one is…. I won't tell you.

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