Family

Chapter 138 Family Feast

By: Major144

Disclaimer: I do not own anything, expect the OCs. This is just a story for fun.

Atalanta, Finn, and the rest of the guest sat around a massive dinning table. Phoebe noticed that her mother was able to sit in a chair like everyone else without setting it on fire. The fiery princess asked how that was possible and Sarah showed her daughter a silver bracelet she got from Atalanta that gave her the ability to interact with the world around her.

"So what did you mean your wish came true?" Asked Sarah.

Finn, who was sitting next to Phoebe exchanged looks. Phoebe put a supportive hand on Finn's shoulder. Atalanta saw this and gave her son a concerned look.

"If your uncomfortable talking about it, you don't have to." Said Atalanta.

"No it's ok. Your...going to hear what happened one way or another, so you might as well hear it from me." Said Finn.

"It has something to do with your father doesn't it?" Asked Atalanta.

Finn just nodded his head.

"Why don't you tell us about your time on Earth, I'm very curious about who raised you and about your exploits. Said Atalanta.

Finn smiled and began to talk about how he was raised by Joshua and Margaret and his brothers Jake and Jermaine. The young hero then told his mother and the others about all the crazy adventures he'd been on. Atlanta was very impressed by her son's deeds and she was very thankful to the family that had raised him. The goddess then decided to give a little toast to the canine family.

"A toast for the family that raised my son on Earth. I will always be indebted to them and they have my thanks for what they did. Truly they are nobel and compassionate and I wish nothing, but happiness and prosperity for them."

"Cheers!" Said everyone as they tapped their glasses together.

A bunch of food was brought in and everyone started eating. Finn decided to stop talking about his adventures and have some small talk with Ling.

"So your human?" Asked Finn.

"I am. The names Ling and I must say its an honor to met a fellow prince that's so adventurousness." Said Ling.

"Your a prince?" Asked Finn with awe.

"I am. I'm the prince of a human colony on a planet in the Far East." Explained Ling.

"So how did you end up here?" Asked Finn.

"Well you see on one of my adventures I was kidnapped by a mysterious group of people, who experimented on me using a mix of science and magic called alchemy. The results of the experiments left me with a special condition that required training from Iroh." Explained Ling.

Finn was fixing to ask another question, when he saw Ling's posture and demeanor change. A cocky grin appeared on Ling's face.

"Special condition huh? Is that what we're calling it now?" Said a gruff voice that came out of Ling's mouth that wasn't Ling.

"Oh settle down Greed." Said Ling's voice.

"Are you possessed or is this one of those multi personality things?" Asked Finn in confusion.

"I suppose your not to far from the possessed thing. You see blondie, I'm Greed and I was originally a magical artifact called a Philosopher Stone that was created from the blood and essence of a really bad dude named GOLB. A real creep of a scientist fused me with Ling and the two of us share his body now. We used to work with a organization that was made out of GOLB's followers, but I grew tired of it and Ling convinced me that we should escape, so we did." Said Greed.

"It was no easy task, but we managed to escape and made our way to Olympia." Said Ling.

"So there's a bunch of humans out on other planets?" Asked Finn excitedly.

"Indeed there are. I believe there's a few million humans out there, all of them are the descendants of humans that fled from Earth during a Great War." Explained Ling.

"And the human I got fused with turned to be a prince." Said Greed.

"That's awesome! Earth is totally livable now and you can tell all the humans that their original planet is safe, so they can come back and live on it!" Said Finn excitedly.

"The original planet the humans called home. Earth. I do like the sound of humans going back to Earth." Said Ling.

"I'll only go if we get a ton of land, servants, and a big castle." Said Greed.

"I'll see what we can work out. This will be quit an adventure." Said Ling.

"Speaking of adventure. Tell us about that giant ship we saw in the sky." Said Gearga.

"Oh that's Lord Dominator's ship. His a villain that's been launching attacks on our planet and attempting to conquer it. So far we've managed to fight off her forces and prevent any real damage from being done." Said Tecmo.

"You don't sound to concerned about him." Said Gearga.

"Well Dominator isn't the first conqueror we've dealt with and I doubt he'll be the last. And according to you these Shadow Spite guys started attacking Dominator's ship with their own ship, so there's a high possibility that both groups will wipe each other out." Said Tecmo.

"What's the current status on Dominator's ship and Shadow Spite's ship?" Asked Gearga.

"According to our forces, both ships engaged one another in battle for a few hours. The two ships each managed to damage one another, until Shadow Spite's ship did a tactical retreat to the other side of the planet." Said Tecmo.

"Well it looks like neither side is planning to launch an attack on the surface, but we should be weary." Said Gearga.

"A wise thing to do." Agreed Atalanta.

Finn then went back to talking about his adventures and how he encountered Martin, which lead to the adventure in the Labyrinth and Finn almost being wished that he was never born. Everyone at the table was startled by what Martin had almost done, especially Atalanta. The goddess sat in her chair and starred down at the table for several seconds, before she suddenly stood up, walked over to Finn, and then hugged him with tears in her eyes.

"I'm...so sorry this happened to you! A child should never have this happen to them! What you father tried to do was utterly wrong, along with you being teleported to Earth! I should have protected you better and kept you safe!" Cried Atalanta.

"Mom it's ok, don't beat yourself over what happened. It...was dad who did those things, not you. I know that me being teleported to Earth was rough, but a wise old man once me once that sometimes some good things can come out of a bad situation. I was raised by a good family, I made several friends, went on several adventures, and met a girl that I really...love. And in the end I found my way back here and to you. We were separated, but now we're back together and...I love you mom, so there's no need for you to cry or be mad at yourself." Said Finn as he hugged his mother.

"Your truly are wise young man my son and your right. What happened in the past happened, what matters now is the present. We're back together and it is a happy occasion." Said Atalanta as she smiled at her son.

"And we are back together as well my daughter." Said Sarah as she went over to hug her daughter.

It was a happy little moment. Finn then went on to tell more about his adventures and how his powers were developing, Phoebe told her mom about her powers and how she learned from Patience that she was a reincarnation of the Fire Elemental, and Atalanta told the visitors from Ooo, how she and Sarah met. Soon it was late and everyone was getting tired. Atalanta lead her son and her friends to a bunch of guest rooms for them to sleep in. The goddess then went into Finn's bedroom to wish her son a goodnight. Finn was already in bed, when Atalanta entered the room and sat down on the bed next to him.

"It's good to have you back Finn." Said Atalanta with a smile.

"It's good to be back." Said Finn with a smile.

The mother and son starred at one another and then Finn spoke.

"Can you tell me how you and dad met and got married?"

"Not...tonight sweetie, but once we start training I'll tell you." Said Atalanta.

"Training?" Asked Finn.

"I'm going to train you to get a better grip on your powers, so they don't wear you out. It'll be a little mother and son bonding." Said Atalanta.

"I'm looking forward to it." Said Finn with a smile.

"As do I." Said Atalanta.

"Goodnight mom. I love you." Said Finn.

"Goodnight my little cub. I love you so much and I'm just so happy to have you back." Said Atalanta as she leaned forward and kissed her son on the forehead.

Atalanta left the room and headed down to the dungeon, where she was met by Iroh.

"Your going to see Martin aren't you?" Asked Iroh.

"I am. What he did to our son is disgraceful! I'm finally going to confront him about everything he did." Said Atalanta.

"I wish you good luck and I hope you find what your looking for." Said Iroh.

"Thank you old friend." Said Atalanta.

The goddess entered the dungeon and passed all the cells that had the Citadel inmates in them, until she reached the cell at the in, that held Martin, who sat on his bunk. The human looked up at Atalanta and a mix of joy, fear, and guilt, appeared in his eyes. Atalanta opened the cell and Martin stood up to greet her with a big smile on his face.

"Atalanta, it's go-"

SLAP!

Atalanta slapped Martin hard across the right side of his face, leaving a hand print on his cheek, and knocking the smile off his face. Martin almost fell, but he managed to maintain, his balance and face his wife, with a sad look in his eyes.

"I deserved that." Said Martin.

"Finn told me about what you tried to do. I honestly hopped that you would have changed after all these years and try to be more like the man that won my love, but instead you squandered your chance and hurt our son in one of the worst ways imaginable." Said Atalanta.

"I...know. I hurt you...and I hurt Finn. I screwed up...big time. Just give me a chance to make it up to you." Said Martin.

"I gave you a chance to redeem yourself, after you teleported our son away. I begged you to tell me where he was, but you refused because I couldn't get you out of being sent to the Citadel. Our son was in danger and you put yourself before him and our marriage. For several years I searched for Finn, but I could find any leads. As time went by I began to wonder, why in the Cosmic Owl's name did you do all that stuff that got you sent to Citadel and ruin our family? Just tell me why? I gave you my love, a rich kingdom, and a son. Was that all not good enough?" Said Atalanta.

"Atalanta...I was a greedy fool, driven by pride. Not many people...could say they married a goddess and became a king and that filled me with pride. I...wanted to be worshiped and praised. I thought I was more deserving of the treasure I stole from...other heroes and gods. I thought if I successfully took all that treasure it would make...me a legend. But in the end it cost me everything. I have nothing, not even my self respect. You and Finn have every right to be mad at me and if you never want to forgive me, then that's...ok. I wouldn't forgive myself at this point." Said Martin as he sat on his bed in defeat.

Atalanta starred at her husband for several seconds not sure what to say. Then she finally spoke.

"I hate everything you did, yet a part of me still loves you a little. It's not enough to make me want to forgive you. I honestly don't know what I'm going to do with you, but I heard remorse in your words, whether I give you a chance to redeem yourself or not is all up to Finn." Said Atalanta before she left the cell and closed the door.

Martin watched her leave and then just starred at the floor in silence.

Atalanta went to her Finn's room and peaked in at him. Finn was sound asleep and Atalanta smiled at her sleeping son, before she went off to her room to rest. It had been an eventful evening and the next day was sure to bring Atalanta closer to her son and help him become stronger.

To be continued.