Peace and quiet. That's all he took in. The sounds of nature rolling by as he laid there within the sun, basking in it to be precise. How calm and inviting to just lay down and relax, taking in what he could before having to go deal with politicals.

Hercules let his mind wander past that as a set of tourist walked by. Carefully, he watched them from under the hat, seeing how they marveled over the landscape of Lycabettus Hill. A small chuckle left him, they think it pretty now, they should have seen Greece in its prime.

Ah yes, how those days would venture back to his mind. The days he remembered his mother and all that she would give to her lands and people. How she tried to set so many things straight but with most Ancients, things faltered and then crumbled before they had a chance. Every battle and war crossed his mind, each empire before him as he raised up on his own, it was those things that kept him the way he was. Didn't help that Sadiq would also play trick or more on him at times, so it was always best to keep a clear eye out for anything.

The vibrations in his pocket killed his mood, knowing what it was that the device rang. Sitting up, he pulled out his cell, seeing the president's number displayed before him.

"Geiá sou."

"Hercules," he heard the man say, "Would it be possible for you to come to the main building for a moment?"

Hercules groaned, he knew it would be coming, he tried to clean up the messes at hand yet Genesis was getting quite dirty at the moment.

"One minute and I'll be there."

"Kalós." then the line was silent.

Well so much for relaxing. Making his way down the hill, he ventured his city, enjoying the sights that it had gained over the years, new and old blending together in a strange yet unique harmony that just fit in his nation. There was little in his mind that didn't make sense of the nation or its people. Always viewed down upon at times as other nations called him lazy. Lazy, what a word. He wasn't lazy, laidback yes but not lazy. He knew all too well what was in his lands, ran it to be safe at times when he felt something was off. He was always one step ahead.

Another vibration caught his attention, this time a simple message, one that got him to smile. Sweet Habibah and Neema smiling at the camera as Habibah held up the little black and white sonogram. He could see Dryas in the back smiling along with them as he too was waiting like him. The thought of a capital came back to him. There was someone out there, dreaming of Greece and himself, or living wars and more. His mind wondered what they would be like and who they saw. so many histories live in his lands, it was just something at awed him.

Finally, at the building, he made his way to the president's office, hoping to get whatever he wanted over with so he could be left in peace. He dreaded the thought of Genesis, for that would take up not just his day, but the whole week. But upon entering, he only saw him and a man within.

"Hercules, glad you made it." his president said.

He gave a nod as his eyes landed on the man, who was he? Dark skin covered him as his beard held grays and whites within it, his eyes were dark with a history that seemed he did not want to relieve yet did when he closed his eyes. Something was up and he was out of the loop with it.

"I called you here for a reason, that being the news of the kidnapping of children within all of Greece, I know you are aware of that."

Oh that, yea he knew, "I am. I have been trying to deal with it and Genesis at the same time."

"And I'm thankful for that, but now you have some help." he nodded to the man.

He looked over at him as the man held out his hand, "It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Father Jabari."

Hercules shook his hand, "Same. So you are to help me with the kidnappings."

"Yes and no." his African accent catching him, "I am getting your help here, I am just making sure that I have the right location."

"Well, that you do." he sighed.

"Please understand, what my people are doing is finding these children and more, and right now, you have a forming slave-trade in your nation."

Slave-trade? His minded whirled back to his mother's years, seeing the men, women, and children in chains, being sold to people or for sport. Was that happening again, or worse?

"It is what we do. We have stopped at most thirty rings since I began this group, including the most recent one between the Armenian/Iraqi border. The one before that, between the USA and the Canadia."

He heard of them, how men were luring young kids away from family and teenagers to parties and more just to take them away. Alfred and Linta were happy that it was finally settled in their lands.

"Then you can shut this down with your personnel?" he asked.

"Very much so?" the man said, "I am sending my best over here to search and target what we need. She is the best that I have."

"Good." Hercules nodded, "Then I will let her do what-"

"Please, before I do this, I want to ask something." he interrupted him."

He nodded to the old man, watching as he looked at the president and then to the doors, "All I ask is for you not to shoot me."

Now Hercules was warry, "Why say that?"

"Word of a tale, and if I think correctly, you are the embodiment of Greece."

A calm anger rolled through him, he knew what he was and that enough was to set him off. Hercules came over him, staring down at the man as he felt his fist shake.

"You have ten seconds to explain how you know such things. We already had someone leak information like that and killed millions of people for that bit of knowledge, so start talking. Ena dýo."

"I am no threat, please it's easy to explain."

"Tría téssera."

"It's about her, not about what I know, it's what she knows."

"Pénte éxi."

"She sees you!" the man shouted as the president went to his phone, "She dreams of you."

Herakles paused, "What did you say?"

"She dreams of you. Even drew you one day, right to scale and the moment you walked in I knew it was you."

She was dreaming of him, could it be, "Did she say anything else?"

"Sometimes when she dreams she says she's taken back many years before our own, seeing things that most cannot imagine, including a fair woman of nobility and grace that seems to be the mother of it all." he described, "Then at times she talks about a poet, a queen, and an actress. They at times speak with her but that was when I first met her, today you are lucky to even get her to mention you. She fears that she's insane yet I wanted to prove that wrong. So am I?"

Hercules looked over to the president, seeing the man give him a shocked look of awe, just for the man to nod and order the guards away from the door as he left the two of them alone. He waited, letting the news soak in him as each breath pass was a sign that it wasn't a dream.

"Yes." he finally told him, "I am Greece. And this woman, she dreams of me, truly?"

"From the bottom of my heart, she sees you and I think you will be the best thing for her."

"When will this begin?"

"Her arrival? In at max three weeks, and that's me convincing her to move slowly if I can."

He was becoming more curious about her, "Why do you say that?"

The old man chuckled, "Feriah is a force to be reckoned with. A woman like a warrior, speed of a cheetah, might of a lion, spirit as bright as the sun. She is what most would consider a wild woman."

"Acts fast then?"

"More than she should. It took me all I could just to convince her to take the job. I'm still struggling to keep her on the subject matter and more."

There was something in the old man's tone, deep and worrisome, "What aren't you saying?"

He sighed at him, "Look. Feriah has done this job for as long as I can remember, she believes she is doing the best for everyone, yet in truth, she is hurting herself. She needs away and help to add as well. She believes once she finishes the mission here, she will return to base."

Now it sunk in him and what the man was trying to do, "There won't be a base when she returns?"

"No it'll be there, just not for her." his eyes spoke levels of sadness, "Please, help Feriah. She needs it more than I can explain. Watch her from a distance and you will see who she is."

Hercules thought long and hard about the idea of his capital and the challenge of his nation that she was tackling. He wasn't sure what he was up against but willing to take on anything in this matter.

"Alright, I'll help her as best as I can and keep her in the nation as well."

The old man smiled brightly, "Thank you. Thank you so much."

Then he was alone. His mind still buzzing with the thought of her and what she would be like, how her past must be and what she does, so dangerous yet courageous. He wasn't sure what to do, well, except one thing. He pulled out the device, his fingers lightly trembled with excitement and a small fear that welled in him over her. He had a capital. Athens was out there and soon coming to his lands. And he couldn't wait for it.

"Konichiwa?" he heard it answer.

"Kiku," he smiled, "Guess what I just learned."