Percy Jackson's Adventures- The Arbiter (new quest).

Last Soul to Judge

"I've been saving him for you," Hades had said.

The next soul was dragged in front of me.

What the Tartus.

Smelly Gabe.

Smelly Gabe lifted his head.

He was dirty, scruffed and disgusting.

I still can't believe my mother married him to save me.

He'd hit my mother.

I was going to make him pay.

"State your name and life story, please. " I said, in a booming voice. The other Furies stared at me. Oh, scared I was going to make him be.

"Gabriel. I'm Gabriel Ugliano. "

"So, Ugliano. Do you know why you are here?"

Smelly Gabe flinched. This felt so good. Then I realized that he had no idea where he was.

"Do you know where you are?"
"Nooo, your majesty. "
"You are in the Underworld, ready to be judged and condemned for your many sins. You have so many sins as you have been brought here to be personally judged by me. Do you know who I am?"
"Nooo, have mercy!" Smelly Gabe was crying now.

"I am the son of Poseidon, the great Earthshaker, nephew to the great gods Hades and Zeus and judge of the Underworld. " I said, loudly, "for now. " I added, quileity.

Gabe trembled.

This was going well.

But Hades. He was going to deal with this.

"If you state your sins, you may have a lighter punishment. As you can see, there is sisyphus who is condemned to umm, roll that huge rock up that steep hill. He will never succeed!"
He trembled. If he wasn't a ghost, he'd probably wet himself.

Actually, I'm surprised that he hasn't fainted.

"Do not deny! See, here I have a list of your sins!" I waved the folders of Odysseus, Aridane and Trump at him.

"Okay, I'll admit it! I was a blackmailer! Snnnn, I'm sorry! I don't want to die!" Smelly Gabe was ugly crying.

Wait, blackmail?

"Who did you blackmail?"
"I blackmailed Doughty and that's it, I swear!"

Doughty, his best friend. Who was Smelly Gabe 2.

Whatever, I don't care about Doughty.
"Anyone else?"
"Noooo. "
" What other sins have you committed?"
" I wasn't a nice guy!"

"Far from it! You abused your wife and stepson!"
"Yeahh. I'm sorry! I didn't mean it! I was wronggggg!"
"Sorry doesn't cut it. Now you're going to pay!"

"What's going to happen to me?"

" Not sniveling. Perhaps I will make you participate in the HUnger Games. Or I will make you be mocked in the stocks. Or perhaps you would like to fight in the gladitoram?"

"Noooo! Mercy! I plead mercy! Where's my lawyer?"
"This is the Underworld, sorry, no lawyers!"
"Please! I'll give you anything you want!"
I almost felt bad for him. He was scared though. Even Smelly Gabe didn't deserve this. I should show mercy. Forgive. Not that easy though, I was determined to scare him one last time.

"I know, I will send you to the Asphodel Fields. Where ghouls reign and you will stay for entrenty. Alone and miserable. You do not want to go there, mortal but your sins merit you that. It is enough mercy."
Asphodel Fields is where regular people go. I think scaring him is good enough for me. I'm not a total jerk like him.

The Furies dragged a crying Smelly Gabe away.

Done.

Dear Hades,

Thank you for the opportunity of judging souls but however, it is my regret that I cannot continue. I have work in the mortal world. (Mainly teaching other demigods and my girlfriend Annabeth. Did I mention saving the world?)

Thanks,

Percy

*Kudos for the idea to my brother Joseph of doing Smelly Gabe.