The heroes returned to Olympus High's secret pantheon exhausted, defeated and barely conscious. Herry had Atlanta and Archie over each shoulder. Theresa leaned on Jay for support. Neil and Odie leaned on each other.
Hermes instantly grew concerned over the state of the young heroes. He called Hera and Chiron and flew out of his office as fast as the messenger god could. The portal behind the heroes closed back into its caduceus.
"Okay..so.."-Gasps-"Who were they?" Odie asked, panting between each word.
Neil answered, surprising his still conscious friends.
"They're models."
Jay turned towards Neil, incredulous at such a ridiculous phrase to describe the group of teens that just kicked their butts.
"You know who they are?"Theresa chimed in instead.
Just then, Hermes flew back in, Hera and Chiron jogging in, faces of parental concern plastered on each. They ushered the young heroes to the main hall to have their bruises nursed. Neil happily obliged.
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After some care from Chiron all the young heroes have regained consciousness and were in better health enough to discuss their next move.
Jay asked Neil to take the lead to explain who these new adversaries were. Neil's smile at his second only leadership role annoyed Jay. Although Jay was anything if not considerate, so he hid his annoyance.
Neil began with the girl with the short hair and purple hat. Pomelia Fuentes. She looked like the leader. She was the only daughter of Arturo Fuentes, a real estate mogul with properties all over Europe. He's close friends with the head of the Valentino fashion brand Giovanni Valentino. Theresa recognized the Fuentes name from some discussions she overheard from her father a few times.
The blond boy Theresa sensed psychic abilities from was named Enrico Valentino. He was the boy Herry saw use wind magic and mess with his head. Herry's thoughts felt scattered after their fight so psychic powers made sense. Enrico was the son of Giovanni Valentino so it followed he would use his son to model some of his lines.
The darker blond boy who had a magical affinity to water. Orfeo Valentino. He was a cousin of Enrico. Also helped model some Valentino fashion.
The heroes surmised that nepotism was a big thing with the European elite.
The red headed fire users, Hailey and Hannah MacAllister. They knew the Valentino and Fuentes families because one of them was dating Enrico. That was according to fashion weekly anyway, Neil explained. He couldn't say which was Enrico's girlfriend. It was hard telling them apart.
The dark haired speedster who ran even faster than Atlanta. Akira Yamaguchi. Neil didn't know too much about him but did notice that he was close to one of the MacAllister twins.
And the girl with the bob, who seemed to help plan their attacks on the fly. Aurélie Saint- Germain, the daughter of famous French restauranteur. There were rumours she had a violent temper.
Herry didn't listen to the end of Neil's information. His mind lingered on what Enrico told him. An unsettling question came up.
"Does the prophecy still hold up after everything that happened?"
Jay glanced at Theresa. Atlanta and Archie to each other.
"Why wouldn't it?" Neil interjected. "We've beaten Cronus and his goons again and again. Maybe today was just an off day."
"Neil. I think Herry's talking about what I did." Theresa put special emphasis on the I.
Neil took a second to process her words. He sat back down with a half defeated "Oh yeah".
Odie asked if Theresa's phantom counted though. Did her phantom, stealing the gods' (including Cronus) powers culminate in the prophecy being fulfilled?
Theresa grabbed onto Jay's arm. She squeezed. Jay reassured everyone.
"Prophecy or not. This is Cronus. And it's our job to stop him."
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The Ghost Queen
FanfictionCronus has survived his defeat against the young heroes and has finally found a weapon stronger then anything the teenaged heroes have encountered: a group of desperate alchemists and magicians ready to wager their lives to him. But will a random en...
