Four Worlds Collide

Chapter Three

Hestia's POV

"Let's start with kids from that world of 'abilities' first." Athena suggested.

"Oh, that girl with magenta hair and yellow streaks is so pretty! Her eyes remind me of the ocean. I think I'll choose her." Aphrodite said dreamily. The others nodded.

"Surely, a girl with lightning abilities should belong in my cabin, correct?" Zeus thundered. The others didn't reject his decision. Then Apollo started pointing excitedly. 

"That boy with blonde hair and blue eyes reminds me of someone!" Apollo said.

"Who?" Hephaestus raised an eyebrow already knowing the answer.

"Me~" Apollo sang.

"He's powerful, handsome and good-looking! I'm choosing him!" Apollo said, not realizing that handsome and good-looking were the same thing.

"You know, I'm in the mood for a haiku! Anyone wanna hear it?" Apollo said. Hermes hastily interrupted him. 

"I think I'll go with that pumpkin-haired guy! He has the perfect power for trickiness!" Hermes said.

"Oh, and if no one wants the red-haired guy, I'll take him too! He's pretty fast!" Hermes decided. No one else particularly wanted him, so Hermes got him.

"I'll also take the blue-haired girl, since she has that healing ability." Apollo said.

"What about the cripple?" Hades asked.

"If no one wants him, I'll take him." Hades already knew all about John's hidden power, the darkness inside John. The others reluctantly nodded, not wanting to show that they didn't want someone powerless in their cabin.

"Now, let's do those electric children." Athena said.

"Technically, most of them belong in my cabin, but for your sake, I will only take the strongest one, and of course, the boy called Zeus should belong in my cabin." Zeus said. 

"I'll take the girl who can take away pain, because that falls in my category." Apollo said. 

"I'll take that bee-you-ti-ful girl with brown hair!" Aphrodite giggled.

"The smart one's mine." Athena said.

"I'll take the strong one." Ares said.

"I want to take the former torture device." Hades said darkly. The others looked at him weirdly.

"If it's okay, I'll take the boy who is blind but can see better than most mortals. That's a tricky skill." Hermes replied, smiling. Then, a gruff voice spoke up.

"I will take the girl who can heat up." Hephaestus told them. I smiled. At least that was good improvement. I wanted Hephaestus to get along with the others. At least this was a start. Suddenly a child popped up.

"Hi again, I'm X, don't forget our deal and don't forget my characters! Bye!" Then he went away.  

"Ah, then I'll take the girl with clairvoyance. She's a lot like the boy with 'blind sight'." Hermes decided. 

"Then I guess I'll take the boy who can pause time. He has that sword that looks like lightning." Zeus said. No one dared to argue with him. 

"Now, let's let the Fates do their job." Zeus sat back and awkwardly grinned.

Dongtae's POV

"Let's start with people who have abilities first." Chiron suggested. We all nodded. Seraphina went first. She stuck her hand in and pulled out a strip.

"Aphrodite?" She asked, her eyes squinting in disgust. She slipped the slip back into the hat. John elbowed her.

"Next time I see you, I bet you're going to be covered in that torturing makeup." He grinned jokingly. She scoffed at him. Remi went next. She drew Zeus. Blyke nodded his head in agreement, only to be caught by Remi, who smirked while Blyke flushed deeply. Arlo stepped up and drew Apollo. He sighed and sat back down. Then Isen drew Hermes. Blyke snickered behind his hand. I thought it was fitting. Elaine went next. She drew Apollo and blushed a little, seeing that she was going to be in the same cabin as Arlo. Mio elbowed me and whispered, "She likes him." Then she winked and turned away. I felt my face redden. Sometimes my girlfriend reminds me of a cute and smart cat. John went last and drew Hades. Seraphina laughed, while John blushed in embarrassment. Then the Electroclan stepped forward. Michael and Zeus both drew Zeus. Abigail drew Apollo, which made sense, because she could take away pain. Taylor drew Aphrodite. Michael smiled. Mio nudged me again.

"Right now Michael thinks that cabin's fitting for Taylor. I wonder, would you think that cabin's fit for me?" She asked, her beautiful green eyes smiling innocently at me. 

"I-uh, I think-uh-" I said, blushing hard.

"Relax, I'm only joking." Mio laughed. Then Ostin stepped forward. He, of course, drew Athena. Jack drew Ares. Nichelle drew Hades. Ian got Hermes and Mckenna took Hephaestus. Then it was our turn.

"Watch me~" Mio said, and reached in. She opened the strip.

"Hermes?" She asked. Chiron nodded. She winked and stuck her tongue out at me. I immediately blushed. I stepped forward and plunged my hand into the hat. My fingers closed on one strip. I pulled it out.

"Zeus?" I asked. Wasn't Zeus the greek god of lightning? Then, how did a Time Pause dicer like me get the greek god of lightning? Then I realized. Time Cutter looks kinda like lightning! That must be it. I smiled at Mio and walked over to the Zeus group.