Demigod ABC's Chapter 3-Confusion

Nico was at a mall. Yes, you heard it here first folks, a bona-fide, genuine, American mall. He was currently at an electronics store.

What was he doing there, you wonder? Well, ever since the war with Kronos, his father wanted him to experience more of the world since he wasn't a part of the 1940's anymore. So he got enrolled in a middle school, and he started to encounter modern ways of life.

Now the other day some kids at school were talking about hanging out at the mall on Friday, and they invited Nico to go with them. That why he was at the mall today, so he could experience it before he went and not seem like an idiot when he goes with his friends.

So he had already seen some clothing stores, and the food court. And the escalators and elevators amazed him! He had never seen so many things in one place! So in the electronics store, he was trying to find a TV, so he could watch some cartoons. All he could find were some large, black rectangles. He found a button on one of them that said, "On" so he pressed it.

Instantly the rectangle blared with color. He jumped back, shrieking a little. A stranger passed by exclaiming, "Watch it kid!"

Nico then decided to stay away from the rectangle of doom. He then walked over to some glossy, black first he thought that they were some sort of high-tech mirrors, but he couldn't see himself very well. He started inspecting it, and he found a small, circular button with a white square inside.

Remembering what happened with the rectangle, he pressed it slowly. The screen instantly turned on. It had a picture with water drops, a clock, and a strange arrow with instructions next to it that said, "Slide to unlock". So he lifted the tablet and slid it across the table. Nothing happened.

He instantly noticed the water drops, and he started to wipe them off with the sleeve of his jacket, thinking it would help. The water droplets would not go away! Nico screamed in frustration and confusion.

The other people in the store turned to stare at him, and he blushed and tried to hide himself in his jacket.

A few minutes later, one of the employees walked over and asked, "Do you need any help today?"

"Um, yeah, how do you work this thing?"

"Well, you press the button, and then you slide your finger over this thing, and then it is turned on. If you want to play a game, you tap on one if the games. See, like this is Angry Birds. Why don't you try it?"

"Can you show me how?"

"So you tap on whatever level you want first. I'll start you off here on the first level, since you haven't played before. Now you see what I'm doing here? You pull the bird back, aim it, and let go. The point is to kill all the pigs. Now you try."

"OK, thanks."

"Oh, no problem. Gotta go, another customer is calling. But if you need anything, just come find me."

So Nico started his conquest on pork. He pulled back the little red bird, and released it like the person had told him. The pigs all died in his first throw.

"Yes! I have conquered the might of these green pigs!"

So he continued to play for a couple of hours. He then came upon a level which he could not beat.

"Evil pigs! I shall banish you to the firey pits of Tartarus where you shall suffer for all eternity!"

Immediately an employee came up to him.

"Sir, the store is closing soon."

"No! I must defeat these pigs!"

"Kid, if you don't leave on your own, I'm gonna have to call security. It's closing time."

"Do you know who I am? I am the almighty ghost king! I shall have you sent to the Fields of Punishment where you shall burn forever! and then I will personally come over and torment your soul myself!"

"Security!"

And that is the story of how Nico was banned from the electronics store.