The Five Demigods Who Saved Olympus | Book 1, 2, & 3

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"She's your daughter! You should know where she ran off to!" Amara exclaimed.

"I looked away for only a moment. It isn't likely she left considering she can't walk on any of the steps. Zeus would hear it. Which means she is still here." Poseidon said.

"Olympus is huge! I don't think we can find her before the sun rises!" Zander said, biting his nails nervously. Donovan slapped Zander's hand away to keep him from ruining his nails any further.

"We're all Gods. Well, 3 of us are. We can find her in time and we will." Donovan said loud and clear before he walked away to begin the search for Noelle. He began walking down one of the many hallways where one side of the living quarters were but stopped when he felt the presence of another. One he was all too familiar with. Donovan rolled his eyes.

"Go away." Donovan gritted through his teeth.

"You've been avoiding me. How rude of you, Donovan. Especially considering I gave you the best blow-job of your life when I was supposed to be helping prepare for your little friend's ceremony." The voice said from behind him.

"You said so yourself, it was boring and you no longer wanted to decorate." Donovan said. He was stopped when the person stepped in front of him, keeping him from his search. Donovan sighed.

"I'm busy, Ares." Donovan said the God of War's name harshly. Ares reached forward and ran the back of his finger along Donovan's cheek.

"Too busy for me?" Ares asked with a small smirk playing on his face. Donovan always had a difficult time turning Ares down. Ares had a hold over him. Ares knew this. He loved to torture him. Donovan found it exceedingly annoying, but he loved it at the same time. He loved him. Though, he'd never reveal that.

"Stop trying to distract me, I have something important to do." Donovan said, pushing past Ares.

"Count me in." Ares said.

"I never said I wanted your help. Or needed it." Donovan retorted.

"If it's important to you, it's important to me." Ares said, falling in step with Donovan.

"Fine, but if you try anything to distract me, I swear this time, I will ignore you till the end of time." Donovan said.

"You and I both know that isn't true." Ares said. Meanwhile, Poseidon and Zander searched together for Noelle in Demeter's garden.

"I don't see why you couldn't have gone with your cousins." Poseidon said, feeling annoyed.

"I told you! They went without me! And I'm much too scared to go alone." Zander said.

"And why is that?" Poseidon asked. He didn't actually care, he was much more concerned about finding his daughter.

"Because I don't want to run into Zeus." Zander admitted.

"That isn't likely. Zeus is probably wasted. Besides, you still look like a female." Poseidon said.

"It can wear off at any time. Has anyone not thought of the possibility that she's with Heath... alone." Zander said.

"What are you saying?" Poseidon asked, still not caring.

"I'm saying, maybe she's been gone for so long because she is alone with Heath!" Zander exclaimed. Poseidon hadn't heard what Zander was saying.

"Oh come on, don't make me say it!" Zander whined. Still, Poseidon hadn't heard him. Zander knew he was about to grow exceedingly uncomfortable, but he had to get the thought out.

"What if they're having sex?!" Zander finally shouted. Poseidon stopped in his tracks, making Zander, who was walking behind him, collide with his back. Poseidon slowly turned and glared at Zander. Zander took notice of the vein popping out of Poseidon's forehead, the light red tint turning darker by the minute on Poseidon's entire face, and the dark shade of blue in his eyes. Poseidon then turned back and stormed off, feeling even more determined to find his daughter. Zander decided that it wasn't best to follow after the bear he just poked. He instead sat down on the grass and examined all of the different kinds of flowers while he waited for Poseidon to cool off. Amara wasn't having much luck either. She looked on one side of the living quarters once she saw Donovan go to the opposite side, but didn't find Noelle there. She then looked around the ballroom to see if she was still inside. She eventually spotted Hestia across the room and approached her. Hestia was conversing with a group of people when Amara set her hand on the arm of Hestia, gaining her attention.

"Excuse me, but I need a moment alone with you." Amara said. The group left after a moment and it was just the two of them.

"What is it, darling?" Hestia asked as she took a sip of her wine.

"I need your help. We snuck Noelle and Zander into Olympus, but we can't find her now." Amara explained.

"Noelle? Zander? Why didn't you tell me they were brought here?" Hestia asked maintaining a sweet tone, though she felt a little upset.

"Noelle didn't want anyone to know." Amara said. Hestia nodded her head and sat her drink down. Hestia made her way to the entrance of Olympus and opened the grand doors, stepping outside. Hestia turned her head to the right, then to the left, before spotting Noelle at the fountain. Hestia then walked over to her. Amara ran outside to see where Hestia had gone, then turned to see Hestia walking over to Noelle who sat with her head on the edge of the water fountain.

"Well, that was easy." Amara mumbled as she picked up her dress and ran over to the two. Noelle had washed away the spell in the water and now had her normal appearance. Hestia had only known it was Noelle because she recognized her long brown hair. Hestia sat down to the left of Noelle and began caressing her hair. Noelle slowly looked up to her aunt with tears in her eyes. When she realized it was Hestia, she rested her head on her knees and continued to sob. Hestia just sat there caressing her hair comfortingly.

"Noelle, what happened? Are you alright?" Amara asked, kneeling down beside her. Though Noelle's sobs were muffled in the material of Hestia's dress, they could still be heard.

"I've hurt him." Noelle said barely audible, but Amara could understand perfectly.

"Who'd you hurt? Heath?" Amara asked. Noelle hummed in response. Amara sighed and rested her head on Noelle's shoulder and rubbed up and down her back.

"I don't want to be here anymore. I want to go home." Noelle said as she lifted her head up from Hestia's lap. She wiped away her tears with the back of her hand.

"I won't stop you, Noelle." Amara said. Just then, screams were heard inside of Olympus. The three stood up and ran inside to see what all of the noise was about. Hestia ran in front of the two and put her arms out in front of them to shield and protect them from the creatures before them. Golems walked through the throne room, swallowing everything it touched. Donovan and Ares had then made it into the room. Ares pulled out his sword, ready to fight, but Donovan stopped him.

"If you touch it, it'll take you too. Back down." Donovan said with a calm voice. Ares didn't want to comply, but when he saw the worried look in Donovan's eyes, he did. The Golems didn't seem to have a target until they spotted Noelle and Amara. The three Golems walked over and headed straight for them. Hestia turned to Noelle and Amara and ushered them to go. Amara complied and ran away. Hestia then shifted her eyes to Noelle and saw her still standing there.

"I don't know what business they have with you, but the minute they saw you both, you became clear targets. Go." Hestia said.

"But, Hestia, I can-" Noelle started, but Hestia cut her off.

"I said go!" Hestia shouted uncharacteristically. I wasn't like Hestia to shout at anyone. She was always calm. Noelle began backing away but stopped when she noticed just how close the Golems were.

"Wait, Hestia!" Noelle shouted, her voice echoing throughout the throne room. In an instant, Hestia was swallowed up by one of the Golems. Just then, Zander and Poseidon had made it into the throne room. Zander panicked at the sight of his father just a few feet away. Zeus stared Noelle down but didn't say anything. Not yet at least. Poseidon watched as the Golems approached her. He began to step forward to deal with them, but Noelle had already begun to. Noelle summoned up water, bringing it inside the throne room, shattering the windows as they flooded into the room. Noelle then clapped her hands together, making the water from all directions of the room, make contact with the three Golems, breaking the mud apart. The three fell to the floor, leaving one big puddle of mud. After a minute, the mud seemed to have seeped through the floor and disappeared. Noelle knew it was unnatural and stood there confused, wondering what had just happened.

"I thought I made it clear that you were never welcomed back here in Olympus." Zeus' voice echoed throughout the quiet throne room.

"That's what you're concerned about? That thing just swallowed your sister!" Noelle shouted furiously.

"Get out." Zeus said sternly. Noelle glared at Zeus with dark eyes. She huffed before saying,

"Gladly."