“The Rise of Zeus – Chapter V (Pt 6)”

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.)

Without waiting for me to reply, she brings a foot down hard on top of mine. Even though my brain is screaming at me not to let go, my arms don’t quite get the message. As soon as she’s free, Hera spins and brings her knee up to hover right in front of that special spot that will hurt more than anything else in the world.

“Don’t,” I warn her, freezing in place.

She scowls and lowers her foot back to the ground. “Get out,” she snaps, jabbing a finger at the door.

I copy her scowl and head toward the door. The package in my pocket suddenly seems to weigh a ton again. I guess I have no other choice; Hermes’s mystery bomb it is.

“Hey, Hera,” I say, turning back to face her.

“Wha—”

The snapped package explodes in her face, sending particles of some bluish-greenish dust flying everywhere. Hera goes down immediately, her head banging against the ground.

“Oops,” I say.

I wait for the dust to settle before making my way through the kitchen. Okay, so I admit, it would’ve been much faster to just throw the package when I first entered the kitchen. But wasn’t that way more fun?

Note the sarcasm. I strongly regret not just throwing the glitter bomb, but hey, what’s done is done.

Once I’m through the kitchen, I head down the hallway toward the War Room. Knowing Athena and Apollo, they’re still deep in conversation about my vision. I still remember that one time it took them five hours to decipher what the pink sheep from Aphrodite’s dream meant. Honestly, it took them five hours and they never figured out that the pink sheep was literally just a hallucination from Aphrodite inhaling too much of her new perfume. There was a picture of a pink sheep on her perfume bottle, for crying out loud!

Which brings me back to my main point. If they’ve finished discussing even one detail of my vision, I’d be amazed.

Final Comments: I feel like I was trying to make up for what I wrote before here… Not sure if this part will make it into the final cut, but it’s here for future reference.

Overall Rating: 🙃