Goku and the Olympians

Chapter 12: The Bane of Olympus (Edited)

*Hey, everybody! Long time no see! Sorry for not updating this story in about 3 months, but I was working on some of my other crossover beforehand. I hope that you enjoy the additional length for this chapter, at least.

9/15/2024: Made some minor edits to the grammar and dialogue.

The next morning...

The sun shined down on Mt. Olympus as its surrounding skies slowly transitioned from day to night. There was barely a cloud in sight, allowing beams of sunlight to hit each temple honoring a respective Olympian. Each one emitted a translucent glow of varying colors, including gold, silver, sapphire, purple, and many other divine sheens. Silver, obviously, came from the roof of Artemis' temple as it became more visible amongst the prevailing shadows. Although, there did appear to be some golden portions of the building once light cast over it at just the right angle.

Within the temple, it was still as dark as the night before. Some sunshine managed to break through the cracks, but for the most part, everything was cast in moonlit darkness. The ceiling, however, no longer possessed constellations. Instead, the once full moon replica transitioned into a crescent, emulating the lunar cycle typically seen on Earth. This made the entire room a bit darker than usual, surprisingly enough.

Artemis remained sound asleep in her bed. The goddess's orange hair was somewhat jostled haphazardly on top of her pillow, but her divine beauty was still perfectly maintained. Within a few seconds, her silver turned golden eyes fluttered open.

"Well, I've slept better..." She muttered to herself. She rubbed her forehead, trying to adjust her body in conjunction with the mattress. The bed was quite comfortable, but to the moon goddess, sleeping among her fellow Hunters was much more soothing by comparison. There just wasn't a better feeling than resting in a sleeping bag by the campfire, in her opinion.

Then again, Goku's obnoxiously loud snoring didn't help much either. She was surprised the whole temple didn't cave in from the intense rumbling it caused. Thankfully, at some point in the night, it seemed to abruptly stop. She had no idea why, but after enduring that torture for hours on end, she was grateful to have some peace and quiet again.

I might as well get up and—

Just as Artemis tried to remove herself from the bedsheets, she was stopped by some hard object. She glanced to the left, noticing that Goku of all people was sleeping right next to her!

Her eyes widened in unbridled horror and outrage at this sight. However, the anger Artemis was currently feeling reached its zenith when she caught sight of another person cradling Goku's other arm. That person, disturbingly enough, was Aphrodite.

"W-What...the...hell?!"

Harnessing the full extent of her Divine Form's power, the enraged moon goddess threw both Goku and Aphrodite out of bed.

"WAKE UP!"

"Gyaaah!"

"Eeeeeee!"

The two were sent flying across the room. While Aphrodite managed to land on her butt, Goku, unfortunately, smacked his face straight into the tiled floor.

"Owie..." The love goddess childishly rubbed her behind.

Artemis just stood there, glaring down at her with murderous intent.

"Hehe. Guess I kinda deserved that, huh?"

"Does, 'a goddess of your nature shouldn't even be near my temple in the first place', mean anything to you?! Even a goldfish could understand that!" Artemis fumed in reaffirmed agitation.