Modern Myths

Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 9: Change.

6/14/06, Wednesday

Mt. Olympus, Empire State Building, Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 8:30am

Percy POV

Rhea: "& another thing Athena, your counterpart is a part of the Capitoline Triad, the temple to which was built on Romulus's old home..."

Grover closed the door. "Sorry I leaned on the door & accidentally opened it."

Annabeth: "It's been 10 minutes. How long will their scolding last?"

Me: "Given everything Zeus & Hera alone did, maybe days if not weeks." I joked. "But to be serious, maybe an hour at most. Grandma doesn't like to punish her children unless she must. Even then, she is quick & concise. Though, she did tell my mom that she was considering giving Uncle Z & Aunty H the mortality punishment if things got bad enough." I said avoiding using the gods' real names.

9:00am

Grandma opened the door. "Come in children."

We came in & saw that all the Olympians that were there when we left, were crying, except my dad & a few extra seats that weren't there before.

Hestia & Hades got their thrones back, and Mama Amp., Aunty P & Porus got theirs.

He's basically a male Athena. He had grey eyes, short black hair & wore a white chiton & modern brown sandal.

Furthermore, we saw several smaller thrones located around the 19 major ones & Pontus, Thalassa, Hemera, Aither & a few other protogenoi were standing around the center.

Zeus: "First off, I'm sorry for trying to smite you." he says, whipping tears from his eyes.

"Second, the council has decided that every god gets a cabin & a smaller throne to attend meetings & bring problems to the council's attention.

Third, we have decreed that all gods must claim their children & legacies by the age of 12.

Fourth, we have removed the curses we've placed on people, with the protogenoi's help.

Fifth, the cursed will be given financial compensation.

Sixth, gods now have the option to get a divorce whenever they chose."

That explains why Hephaestus looks so happy.

"Seventh, Nyx has agreed to free those wronged by the council in Tartarus in exchange for Dionysus & Apollo making sure they're mentally stable enough to return.

Lastly, before I give my thunder bolt & speaking privilege over to Athena, me, Hera & Demeter will be receiving the mortality punishment & be forced to build new camps for our Etruscan, Thracian & Phrygian forms in Canada near the border, as they were the northern border of Western civilization."

With that those 3 stepped down from their thrones & disappeared in a flash of light as Grandma waved her hand.

Athena: "Artemis summon your hunters. We're going live on both camps & Amazon soon."

She did so. All the hunters were wearing dull green short sleeve shirts & brown pants.

An adorable short one immediately ran up to me for a hug.

Grover POV

Random Huntress: "Peeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrccccccccyyyyyy!" She says running up to Percy, only for him to pick her up.

Annabeth: "Remember how Sally is the only mortal FEMALE to grace Poseidon & Amphitrite's bed? Well, Alice's father caught their eye & had a threesome with them. After Alice was born, he abandoned her at an orphanage that was selling children into the sex trade. Hermes sent Artemis there soon after, with her adopting everyone, including the boys. Poseidon, Hades, Persephone & Rhea visited from time to time & Percy iris messaged her every night on her birthday, February 22nd, 2001." She explains as Percy raspberries the side of Alice's face.