The Sister of Hercules

A Star is Born!

(Ya get the title? Ah, nobody? Okay😣)

Hera held her brand new son Hercules close as she laughed when he took her tiara.

"Oh Hercules!" She chuckled. "Behave yourself." Then she laid him down in the cloudy cradle that had formed. Then Zeus came over and cooed at him. "Uh, dear?" Hera asked him.

"Ha ha! Yes honey?" He said as Hercules lifted him up by the finger.

"Have you seen Millenia?" She asked him. She had been looking for her all day and hadn't seen her anywhere.

"Millenia?" Zeus asked as he set down his bag of thunderbolts.

"Millenia? Our daughter? The one goddess who isn't here?" Hera was getting annoyed. That's when Zeus suddenly remembered who she was talking about.

"Oh yes Millenia!" He exclaimed. Then he looked around, trying to spot the familiar red- orange mop of hair that was his daughter, but to no avail. "No, I haven't seen her all day." Then Hermes came flying over with a bouquet of flowers.

"Why Hermes. They're lovely." Hera thanked him.

"Yeah, y'know, I had Orpheus do the arrangement, isn't that just too nutty?" Then he flew over to. Zeus. "Fabulous party, you know, I haven't seen a party this big since Narcissus discovered himself." That's when Hercules took one of Zeus' thunder bolts and banged it against the side of the cradle.

"Dear, keep those away from the baby." Hera told Zeus. He scoffed.

"Oh he won't hurt himself. Let the kid have fun." That's when Hercules put it in his mouth and it zapped him. The he spit it out and threw it. All the gods jumped out of the way. Athena was about to whack it with her sword, when a dragon flew in front of her and another sword whacked if, causing it to hit a column and make it puff out. The dragon's head was followed by another head with a mess of red-orange hair and a white skirt flying behind it. The dragon landed next to the cradle and Millenia jumped off it, the dragon retracting into a little gem around her neck.

"I'm here!" She announced, he hair falling in her face and her skirt covered in mud and a little wet. Hera groaned, then snapped her fingers and the dress was fixed and Milleina's hair was pulled back in a ponytail that was so high, that it was almost on top of her head. The 1782 year old girl's face was flushed with red excitement. Zeus laughed. His daughter acted a lot like him as a kid. Then Hera lifted Hecules in her arms and Zeus patted his head and put his around Millenia. His family was complete now.

"On behalf of my son, I'd like to thank you all for your wonderful gifts!" He gestured to the pile of stuff that Hercules had gotten.

"What about our gift dear?" Hera asked him. Zeus looked at the clouds around him.

"Let's see here, a bit of Ceirus, a touch of nimbo stratus, and a dash of cumulus." He formed these clouds into a shape a presented it to Hercules, who patted the cloud and it turned into a little winged horse. "His name, is Pegasus. And he's all yours. " Pegasus flew in their and Hercules knocked heads with him. Then Pegasus licked the baby's face and nuzzled him. Hercules game him a hug and everyone awwed. Then Hera gave Hercules to Zeus. Millenia crowded around. She loved her baby brother.

"Mind his head." Hera told Zeus. Zeus looked huge compared to Hercules.

"He's so tiny." He murmured. Hercules took the medallion that was around his neck ands chewed on it. It had the symbol of the gods on it. Then he yawned and closed his eyes. Zeus held him close. "My boy. My little, Hercules." Zeus laid him down in the cradle and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Then they heard someone say

"How sentimental." They all turned to see Zeus' younger brother Hades standing in a corner. "You know I haven't this choked up since I got a hunk of moo socca caught in my throat! Huh!" He looked around, but nobody laughed. "What is this a party of a memorial service?" Then Hades made his way through the crowd (🎶to say hello. Little did I know... sorry, that felt necessary . Never write while listening to Taylor Swift) then Zeus put his arm around Hades in a brotherly way.

"So Hades! Glad to see you made it! How's life in the Underworld?"

"Oh well ya know, a little dark and as you know, full of dead people." Then he saw Millenia. "Ah there's my little ray of sunshine! Haven't seen you in the Underworld for a while! Where've you been?" He asked her asked they hugged.

"Ah, you know, been busy with being a goddess and all." Millenia said. She usually often went to visit her Uncle Hades down in the Underworld, but it had been a while. Then Hades finally noticed the thing he came to see. His nephew.

"And there the little sun spot! The little snoochie!" He cooed, making Hercules laugh. "And here, is a sucker for the little sucker! Hades grabbed Hercules' nose and started to put it in his mouth, but Hercules grabbed Hades' finger and squished it with his strength. Hades yelped and pulled it out as quick as he could. "Powerful little tike." He grumbled.

"C'mon Hades don't be such a stiff! Join the celebration!" Zeus didn't see why Hades was so grouchy.

"Love too, but, unlike you gods, lounging around up here, I unfotunatly have a full time gig. Love to, but can't." Zeus was worried.

"Oughta slow down, you'll work yourself to death." Then Zeus realised what he had just said. "Ha' work yourself to death!" He hooted, making everyone else laugh. "I kill myself!"

"If only." Hades grumbled as he walked away. No one heard him. No one, but Millenia. She didn't feel she could trust her uncle around Hercules. She went over to her baby brother and caressed his cheek. He grabbed her hands and squeezed them and she smiled. Hades' fingers were all skin and bones so he couldn't take much of a grip, but she and her father could.

"I promise, as long as I'm around, you'll be safe little brother." She told him.