“The Rise of Zeus – Chapter III (Pt 4)”
Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!
ZEUS (cont.)
“Hey, Zeus!”
I wince. Of course Hephaestus wants to talk to me.
“Dude, if this is about the fridge, then it can wait,” I say, turning to face him.
Hephaestus frowns. “The fridge?” At my raised eyebrow, he startles and says, “Oh, right! The fridge! Yes, I’ve definitely looked into that already.”
“You don’t have to lie about it. I’m not going to get angry or anything.”
“Thank Olympus,” he sighs. “No, this isn’t about the fridge. I just wanted to give you an update on your armour upgrades.”
“Oh. Well, can it wait?”
“Er, I guess so.” He frowns. “Wait, are you going to listen in on Chiron’s conversation with Apollo and Athena?”
“Pfft, no, of course not.”
He gasps. “You totally are!”
“Shh, lower your voice,” I hiss before grabbing his arm and pulling him through the door to my house. Only once the door is firmly locked do I say, “Alright, so I want to go listen in. Is there a problem with that?”
“Yes! Chiron specifically asked for Apollo and Athena. I don’t know about you, but I didn’t hear him say ‘Zeus’ in that sentence.”
I scowl. “They’re going to talk about the consequences of my vision. Plus, I’m supposed to be the leader here! How can I lead if I don’t know everything that’s going on?”
“Have you maybe thought that he doesn’t want you to be part of that conversation for a reason?”
“No.”
He lets out a long sigh. “Honestly, Zeus, as the ‘king of gods’ or our ‘fearless leader’ or whatever cool name you’ve come up for yourself today, I’d expect a bit more thoughtfulness on your part. It’s much easier following your lead during quests when you’ve actually thought the plans through.”
“They’re still talking about my vision though! I don’t understand why I should be excluded from this conversation.”
Final Comments: I don’t really have any comments about this one… It was just fun to write!
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