Lazerbeak

There, there were thrones arranged similarly to the cabins at Camp Half-Blood, except there were only thirteen. I could recognize Poseidon, Ares, Apollo, and Hephaestus's thrones, as they were the most striking of the group. I recognized Zeus and Hera's thrones due to their position at the head.

As I was recording, the Olympian gods came into the throne room, prompting me to hide. I hid as best I could while having as best a view as I could. They seemed to be gathering for a meeting. They sat in their respective thrones, got settled, and began.

"You all know why I called this meeting, correct?" the god with salt-and-pepper hair asked.

The one I assumed was Poseidon responded, "We do brother."

"Good. Now, the arrival of this...alien, has brought on plenty of implications."

"Soundwave has declared that he is from another universe, so the implications, while plentiful, shouldn't be severe." a woman clad in armor declared.

Zeus questioned, "Soundwave?"

"That is his name, father." Apollo answered.

"I wasn't talking to you! You are already on thin Ice as it is, and that is without your 'claiming' stunt!" Zeus snapped.

A black-haired man who resembled Nico pipped in, "To be fair, Athena and Hephaestus also tried to claim him, so Apollo is not entirely at fault."

"Hades, I did not ask you either!"

Hephaestus remarked, "I say we let h be for now, see what he does, and consider the possibilities."

The one who resembled a soldier yelled, "I say we blast that thing straight to the underworld!"

"Why? I have no problem with him, and seeing as they tried to claim him, Athena, Apollo, and Hephaestus don't either." Mr. D responded.

"Because he is a threat!"

"It's not his fault your head kid got whooped. In my eyes, she messed around and found out." Poseidon retorted.

The warlike one, probably Ares, yelled, "Don't give me your sass!"

"Could we have just one peaceful meeting?" the goddess in the plant seat exasperatedly asked.

"It appears the answer is no." the huntress goddess Artemis responded.

The woman sitting next to Zeus, probably Hera, asked, "Can we please get back to the topic at hand here?"

Apollo remarked, "Look, all I'll say is that Soundwave seems like a cool guy. He hasn't attacked anyone, at least not unprovoked, and he's chill."

"Thin ice, Apollo!"

Athena stated, "We were talking about the implications of his presence, and I believe his presence can mark a period of communication and collaboration with other universes."

"Not if he attacks us!" Ares snapped.

"More like not if a dense demigod provokes him." Poseidon snorted.

The one with winged shoes remarked, "As the god of travelers, I feel obliged to vouch for the guy."

"As the god of machines, I feel like the opportunity to learn about more advances technology is way too good to pass up on. I mean, within a day of being here he's outclassed anything anyone's ever built, even me!

"The diplomatic and educational value of negotiation with his race of Cybertronians is an attractive and grand one."

Hera announced, "Let us have a vote, then. All in favor of letting the Cybertronian stay?"

Apollo's hand shot up the microclick she stopped, with Athena, Hephaestus, and Hermes' hands rising up a bit after. Only four of the thirteen. Alone they wouldn't be enough to vote in our favor, but Poseidon, Hades, and Dionysus' hands all rose up, all three wearing the largest slag-eating grins I've ever seen. With them, seven of the thirteen voted in our favor, rule by majority.

"Well, I would ask for a vote of all who are against, but seeing as seven of us have voted in favor, asking those who vote against would be vestigial. As such, the Cybertronian can stay!"

Apollo whooped louder than anyone else, Athena, Hephaestus, and Hermes looked satisfied, and Poseidon, Hades, and Dionysus' slag-eating grins grew even bigger.

I was recording the whole meeting undetected, at least by anyone besides Apollo. Before, he nervously glanced at me on occasion, seeming to try to make a "shoo" gesture to get me to leave. Now, with the vote decided, he seemed to relax. He looked and nodded at me, while I nodded back. I flew away, ready to take back the recording to Soundwave.


Decided this vote for Soundwave was better than having him and the gods fight this early, as it has only been a day in-story.