To Save Olympus

Chapter 18-Locked up

"You'll be staying here. You may possibly be receiving food." said Rhea. She opened a cell door beneath the throne room and places the demigods inside.

"Rhea, I know you're being controlled-" Clara called, standing up to face her.

"I....am not being controlled in any way! What a foolish theory." she answered before leaving them in the dark.

"Don't bother trying. The Titan Queen isn't letting anyone go." said a voice.

Mira lifted her head. "Who are you?"

"Doesn't matter. Rhea is doing this to protect her children. Disobey Kronos, they will be destroyed."

Joseph was now awake. "How would he get ahold of them? And besides, you come back eventually."

"He already does." said Clara. "Hera, I didn't know she was doing this for you."

"Very clever." said the Queen of the Gods. "We could come back, boy of fire, but Kronos could keep us in pieces like we did to him."

Clara stood up and went to the wall. She started feeling around for something. "If we get you out, Rhea will let us go!" she said.

"What good will that do?" Joseph asked. "We can't get out anymore with the monsters smelling us."

"I see where she's going. Rhea will help us once she knows Hera is safe." said Mira, who stood up to help Clara. They were trying to find a loose brick to push away.

"Fine. I'll help because it's the only idea we have." Joseph said, sighing.

A few minutes later, Joseph's hands slipped through the wall, pushing a block down.

"Good job, Joseph!" said Clara.

They began yanking out more stone until Hera's face was visible.

"Er, hello?" she said, looking up.

Mira ran over and looked at Hera. "She's chained up with some special metal. Remember imprisoned gods can't use their power?" she said.

Joseph lit his hands and crouched down with Mira. He slowly began to burn the chains.

"Careful....it could be booby trapped." said Clara in the background.

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The chains fell away from Hera's wrists, and the goddess stood up. "Thank you. I have to find the other Olympians, but I wish you luck." she said. The half-bloods looked away as Hera showed her true form, then vanished.

"Now what do we do?" Mira asked.

"We wait." Clara answered.

Sitting in a cold, wet cell was definitely not comfortable, so they were excited when Rhea finally appeared with a look of shock on her face. She looked between Hera's old cell and theirs, back and forth.

"Kronos has decided you must die. Come with me." she said.

Mira, Clara, and Joseph stared at the ground. It appeared their plan had failed.