“The Rise of Zeus – Chapter V (Pt 7)”
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.)
The door to the War Room is shut so tight that I wouldn’t be surprised if they’d start running out of oxygen at some point. The fact that it’s also soundproof really isn’t helpful at the moment.
However, there’s still one way to listen in. Hermes discovered a singular ceiling tile that’s thinner than the others. He suspects water damage; I suspect poor architectural design (ahem, Athena). Still, it’s a secret shared only between a select few of us. Unfortunately, Apollo has been included in those select few and he probably knows that I’m going to try to listen in. Hopefully he doesn’t rat me out to Chiron.
To get to that tile, I need to climb up into the ceiling. Luckily, we’ve located a loose ceiling tile at the end of the hall; it’s just a matter of reaching it. Of course, that’s not a problem for me, considering that one of my godly abilities is flight.
Once I reach the end of the hall, I simply lower my hands to my sides and jump to gain some speed. The air whooshes past me as I rise steadily toward my opening. I stop beside it and nudge it experimentally. A deep sigh of relief leaves my chest; they haven’t fixed the tile.
I float higher and push my way into the ceiling. After carefully replacing the loose tile, I crawl toward the thin tile and press my ear against it. It’s faint, but I can hear their voices.
“—Zeus can’t know. Are we all agreed?”
Okay, seriously? This is the part of the conversation that I hear?
“Yes,” Athena says, her voice subdued as per usual. “However, I would recommend that we do not disclose this information with the others either.”
“Oh man,” Apollo cuts in with a high-pitched whine, “you know how bad I am at keeping secrets! Especially with something this big!”
Oh yeah, sure, keep torturing me. Thanks a lot.
Final Comments: I wrote the word ’tile’ an awful lot… Was that confusing?
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