Word Count (for drabble only): 300 words on the dot.
Fifth Prompt: Ripples
It wouldn't be the first time a mortal had angered Zeus. It would, however, be the first time Zeus would willingly let them get away with it.
You see, he's been trying to adopt a new sort of 'three strikes' system. I think it was Athena who convinced him to test it out. Apparently it goes like this:
First strike: a thunderstorm pops up in the sky. Lightning strikes all over above you, but never even touches the ground. I call it his warm up session.
Second strike: we get another thunderstorm, this time with lightning striking the ground. About a foot away from it's electrocution range, it be exact. Consider it a warning shot, to stop pissing Zeus off before he kills you.
Hope you were listening those last few times, because the third strike is where things really get serious: Zeus grabs one of his lightning bolts, and strikes you dead. Three strikes, you're out. I wonder if the guy gets this reference.
Apparently, the new system's really been working out for the king of the gods. He gets to be all rumbly and scary and stuff with his lightning bolts, and mortals get a chance of survival. Everybody's happy!
News of this system's been rippling through the other gods, and even got down here to the demigods after a while. Rippling through us like those little waves on water when you drop something in it.
Funny word, ripples. Just bounces around on your tongue, kinda like a ripple in itself. Makes me laugh, now that I think about it.
Great, now I bet Zeus thinks I'm laughing at him. Keep an eye out for a thunderstorm, will you? I'm gonna think up something worthwhile for my second strike.
A/Ns: If someone knows who's talking, will they tell me? I just did this because of a joke my friend made about Zeus's wrath and baseball. It was funnier when they said it.
Anyway, I wanted to get back into the habit of writing these drabbles, and I finished my homework early tonight so... hey, why not?
This was thrown together really quickly, and centered around a joke (prompt coming into play later), so don't feel too cheated if it isn't my best work, okay? That said, please review. Critiques are always welcome.
Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you on the far side!