The Dead Air of Murder/Dialogues

**You are now experiencing the story in third-person view.**

***At the palace of Graecita. Norah barges through the door, carrying a freezing Marionette.***

* Norah and Marionette (Norah; whooping; carrying Marionette): SHIRLEY!

*Shirley doesn’t respond.*

* Norah and Marionette (Norah; frustrated): Where is she?!
* Guards (Vanya; serious): Dame Cambright, is there a proble-?
* Guards (Bae; shocked): Oh my gods! What happened to Mrs Patrick?!
* Norah and Marionette (Norah; serious): She fell into the sea!
* Guards (Bae; confused): How did that-
* Norah and Marionette (Norah; impatient): I do not have time to explain! I have to get somewhere warm where she could rest. Is the guest room occupied?!
* Guards (Vanya; thinking): It’s not-
* Norah and Marionette (Norah; relieved): Great! Go look for Shirley and tell her to come here as quick as possible!
* Guards (Vanya; serious): Yes ma’am!

*Norah busts into the guest room and lays Marionette on the bed.*
Norah (shivering): Brrr… Why is it getting cold all the sudden? I really have to light up the fireplace!
*Norah lights up the fireplace.*
Norah (heating up): Phew… Better…
*Norah goes back to Marionette, and tucks her under the bed.*

* Norah (sympathetic): You’ll be fine… Shirley will be here at any second to take care of you-
* Leonora (crossing her arms): What were you doing? Trying to guess her weight?
* Norah (startled): Ah!

*Taken by surprise, Norah turns to see who their new guest was, and was relieved it was the queen.*

* Norah (relieved): Oh, it’s you! Don’t walk up to me like that, you scared me!
* Norah (shocked): But I’m glad I found you! You won’t believed what happened back at the docks!
* Leonora: Uh huh?
* Norah (serious): There was this whirlpool that spawned close to the city, luckily it hasn’t caused a lot of damage, but, it did pull down one of the ships at the dock.
* Norah (shocked): And it wasn’t just any ship! It was *The Black Sparrow*, and according to reports there were people in the ship!
* Norah (covering her face): The whirlpool has taken them with the ship. One of them was Madelina and when Marionette heard what happened to the ship, she jumped into the sea to find her- but she was gone! They were all gone and no traces were left behind of the ship!
* Norah (looking at cap): Except… Except for that cap.
* Leonora (yawns): How tragic.
* Norah (appalled): Lea, are you even listening? What’s your problem?!
* Leonora (cross): Have you been seeing someone else back at Rome?!
* Norah (speechless): …
* Norah (crossing her arms): Who told you that?!
* Leonora (serious): Kaleb.
* Norah (cursing under her breath): That fucking cun-
* Leonora (raising a brow): So? Is this true?
* Norah (shouting): We were on a break!
* Leonora (pissed): You’re ridiculous! I thought you were better than this!

*Leonora turns to the door.*

* Norah (pissed): Oh come on! What did you seriously expected me to do?! Wait until you were no longer ashamed of me so I could start dating you?!
* Leonora (shocked): Norah! I was not ashamed of you! I was just not ready to-
* Norah (eye rolling): Not ready for the whole city to know that you’re queer! I get it!
* Norah (crossing her arms): But you can’t seriously think I was going to put my love life on hold just to wait for you to embrace your sexuality! And speaking of “embracing yourself”, when are you going to let the city know about us?!
* Leonora (shrugging): And why would anyone need to know that I’m bi? It’s none of their business.
* Norah (stumped): Lea…
* Shirley (sweating): Am I… Interrupting something?

*The couple turn to face Shirley.*

* Norah (smiling): There you are, Shirley! I’ve been looking for y-
* Shirley (sympathetic): I came to deliver you some bad news…
* Shirley (sad): Kaleb the younger… He’s dead!

***Meanwhile at Olympus. Hasuro is riding the sun chariot.***

* Hasuro and Apollo (on the chariot; Hasuro; riding): Wohoo!
* Yoyo and Ophelia: Hasuro, can you slow down? My stomach is churning!
* April and Maverick (Maverick; nervous grin): Yeah man, maybe try driving a little less carelessly?
* Hasuro and Apollo (Hasuro; pouting): But where’s the fun in that?!
* Hasuro and Apollo (Apollo; shocked): Hasuro! WATCH OUT!

*Before them was another flying chariot, they were about to crash.*

* Chariot rider (startled): Huh?
* Hasuro and Apollo (Hasuro; startled): AH!!!
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Ophelia; panicking): We’re going to die!

*Luckily, the rider moves out of the way in time.*

* Chariot rider (pissed): Watch where you’re going, you twink!
* Hasuro and Apollo (Hasuro; awkward grin): Sorry…
* Hermes (covering his face): I told you it was a bad idea, having him take the leash!
* Hasuro and Apollo (Apollo; laughing): Relax, Hermes! Everyone has a bad experience, their first time riding! Let’s not forget what you’ve done to the chariot, the first time I let you drive it!
* Hermes (crossing his arms): Don’t. Remind. Me.

*Madelina was clinging to Zachary’s arm the entire ride.*

* Madelina and Zachary (Madelina; relieved smile): That was CLOSE! Are you okay,Zach?
* Madelina and Zachary (Zachary; wincing): Yeah, just please stop squeezing my arm, okay?!

*Mia stares at them, envyingly.*

* Natalie and Mia (Mia; holding her anger): …
* Natalie and Mia (Natalie; sweating): Um… Mia? Is everything alright?
* Natalie and Mia (Mia; crossing her arms): Yes, I’m fine, why are you asking?
* Natalie and Mia (Natalie; blushing): You just seem a little, uh… Just forget it.

*The chariot finally lands.*

* Hermes (relieved): And here’s our destination. Finally…

*Maverick stands on his knees and bows.*

* Maverick (bowing): Laaaand!
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; green): I feel like I’m going to puke!
* Hasuro (eye rolling): You guys are exaggerating! It wasn’t THAT bad of a ride! Right, dad?
* Apollo: Uh… Yeah, r-right!
* April (confused): Uh… Guys. Why are there paps coming toward us?
* Hermes (confused): What do you mea-

*Suddenly the chariot is surrounded by reporters.*

* Reporters: Those must be the heroes we were told about! Lets photograph them!
* Madelina and Zachary (Madelina; shocked): Eek! Where did they even come from?!
* Maverick (smug): I thought you enjoyed a fair share of attention?
* Madelina and Zachary (Madelina; sweating): A bit, maybe. But even I don’t want to feel the claws of the paparazzi!
* Apollo (grinning): Wherever they come from, we shouldn’t keep them unentertained. You kids can stay in the chariot, I’ll deal with them.
* Hermes (eye rolling): Gods, he’s such an attention hog!

*Apollo goes to interact with the paparazzi.*

* Apollo (winking): Hello, hello. Now what have I done to receive such a great deal of attention? Have you come to get a come to ask for a couple of clicks?
* Reporters: Lord Apollo, is it true that Persephone, the queen of the underworld has disappeared?!
* Apollo (grinning): Ah… So that’s what you’re here for? Well, I am afraid I was instructed to stay silent in regards of this situation. So do you have anything else you’d like to ask me?
* Apollo (flexing his muscles): Perhaps you’re interested in knowing how I stay fit, huh?
* Reporters: Now that you mention it, we do have a few questions for you. Like, are the rumors about you have a microp-

*The scene switches to Eva El Reina.*

* Eva (twirling her hair): You got me spinnin’ like a ballerina...
* Eva (affectionate): You're the bad boy that I always dreamed of!
* Eva (seductive smirk): You're the king and, baby, I'm the queen of....
* Eva (singing): Disaster! Disaster! Oh Oh Oh! Oh Oh Oh-

*Back to the reporters.*

* Reporters: -is, true or false?
* Apollo (shocked): What?!
* Reporters: Several of your lovers have come forward with these allegations. They’ve also mentioned that you came quickly and one even claims that your condom slipped during intercourse and went inside her va-

*The scene switches to Eva El Reina.*

* Eva (twirling her hair): You got me spinnin’ like a ballerina...
* Eva (affectionate): You're the bad boy that I always dreamed of!
* Eva (seductive smirk): You're the king and, baby, I'm the queen of....
* Eva (singing): Disaster! Disaster! Oh Oh Oh! Oh Oh Oh-

*Back to the reporters.*

* Reporters: -na!
* Apollo (blushing): I- uh…
* Hermes (holding a laugh): Alriiiiiight… I guess that’s my call to step in now!

*Hermes gets out of the chariot.*

* Hermes (stern): Okay, that’s enough! Everyone, SHOO!
* Reporters: Ugh… Lets go back to the station…

*The reporters go away and the group is finally able to leave the chariot.*

* Hermes (serious): They’re gone now! You can get out!
* Natalie and Mia (Mia; confused): I am confused right now. Haven’t we agreed to keep the news about Persephone’s disappearance private?!
* Hermes (covering her face): It was supposed to be that way.
* Madelina and Zachary (Zachary; crossing his arms): So how did the reporters get a wind about it?!
* Hermes (hands on hips): Someone must’ve given them a call and I have a feeling I know who it was.
* Apollo (fuming): …
* Hermes (crossing his arms): You’ve got anything to add, Apollo?
* Apollo (fuming): …
* Hermes (curious): Apollo?

*Apollo was staring at some winged man.*

* Zephyrus (waxing bow): …
* Hermes (sweating): Apollo, don’t-
* Hermes (furious): I’m going to teach that motherfucker a lesson!

*Hermes restrains Apollo.*

* Apollo and Hermes (Apollo; pissed): Let me go, Hermes! Let me kill that man!
* Apollo and Hermes (Hermes; begging): Apollo, please, it’s not worth it-

*Apollo gets out of Hermes’ hold.*

* Hermes (nervous): Fuck!
* Apollo (furious): ZEPHYRUS!
* Zephyrus (confused): Huh?

*Zephyrus spots Apollo.*

* Zephyrus (panicking): Oh no no no!
* Apollo (angry): Come and fight me, you little punk!
* Zephyrus (scared): AHHH!!!

*Zephyrus tries to fly away but Apollo catches him by the wings.*

* Apollo and Zephyrus (Apollo; capturing Zephyrus; angry): Oh no! You’re not getting away this time!

*Apollo starts beating Zephyrus up.*

* Hermes (covering his face): Oh brother…
* Maverick (cheering): Fight! Fight! FIGHT!
* Natalie and Mia (Natalie; shocked): How can you enjoy watching such a thing?
* Maverick (innocent smirk): They’re just fighting! It’s not like they are out here trying to kill one another!
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Ophelia; sweating): Actually, I think this is exactly what Apollo is aiming for-
* Maverick (shrugging): Whatever. If one of them ends up dead, then sucks for him but at least it’s a cool way to die out.
* April (eye rolling): How compassionate of you.
* Hasuro (laughing): Your Industrial District streak is really showing itself, Mickey!
* Maverick (pissed): Don’t call me that!

*Madelina approaches Hermes.*

* Madelina (shocked): What’s up with him? Why is he assaulting that poor man?!
* Hermes (crossing his arms): That “poor” man is called Zephyrus. He killed a Spartan prince he was infatuated with because he chose Apollo over him. It’s been millennia since that incident, but obviously Apollo isn’t over it.
* Madelina (blushing): Oh… I see… Uh…
* Madelina (awkward grin): I know this isn’t exactly the right time for that but… I was wondering if you could do me a favor…
* Hermes (tipping his helmet): For a fine woman like yourself, I’d do anything!
* Madelina (innocent smirk): Good, you see…

*Maverick notices Madelina chatting with his dad.*

* Maverick (crossing his arms): What are those two talking about?
* Hasuro (grinning): Knowing Madelina, maybe she’s trying to shoot her shot with your daddy?
* Maverick (disgusted): The fuck?! Gross! She can’t do that! Zachary, aren’t you gonna do something about this?
* Zachary (confused): About what?!
* Maverick (serious): Madelina! Are you seriously letting her throw herself to other dudes?!
* April (crossing her arms): How about you stay out of this, Rick? You’re exactly a good representation of faithfulness yourself, so just shut your mouth and continue watching the fight.

*Meanwhile, Apollo is still beating up Zephyrus.*

* Apollo and Zephyrus (Zephyrus; scared): Apollo, please stop! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to kill him, I loved him!
* Apollo and Zephyrus (Apollo; pissed): I don’t wanna hear any of your excuses, you sonuva-
* Aphrodite (furious): APOLLO!

*A lady gets out of her carriage and approaches Apollo. He suddenly lets go of Zephyrus.*

* Apollo and Zephyrus (Apollo; nervous grin): Aphrodite! I- I did not realize you’ve arrive-

*Zephyrus flies away.*

* Apollo (angry): Hey, come back! I’m not done with you-
* Aphrodite (pissed): Oh yes you are, young man! How many times do Eros and I have to tell you to leave him alone?!
* Apollo (eye rolling): And I’m just supposed to forget all what he’s done and listen to you?
* Aphrodite: Yes! This is my son’s attendant you are talking about and as long as he works for him, Zephyrus is under my protection!
* Apollo (pissed): Seriously, Aphrodite?! For someone who calls herself the “goddess of love”, I expect you to be more understanding towards me!
* Aphrodite (covering her face): And I do understand you but it’s been millennia! Can’t you just move on already?!
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; shocked): Mother?!
* Aphrodite (confused): Huh? Who’s talking?

*Aphrodite turns to face the crew.*

* Aphrodite (twirling her hair): Aha! You must be the roaches Artemis spoke of in her phone call!
* Natalie and Mia (Mia; offended): Did she just call us roaches?!
* Hermes (whispering): Don’t let this get into your head. She calls all mortals “roaches”.
* Aphrodite (patting her hair): I am Aphrodite, but I believe my beauty already speaks for itself.
* Madelina (shocked): Wow! She looks absolutely gorgeous!
* Hasuro (whispering): To be fair, she is called the “goddess of beauty” for a reason.
* Aphrodite (thinking): Hmmm… That’s odd. Why do I remember seeing you before?
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; cross): That’s because we have met, 4 years ago. Remember? Through Athena.
* Aphrodite (remember): Oh yes, now I remember! Can you remind me of your names again?
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; serious): I am Yoyo Ip. I’m… Your daughter.
* Aphrodite (confused): YOU’RE my daughter?
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; crossing her arms): Ummm… Yeah?
* Aphrodite (remembering): Oh! You must be the fat one!
* Aphrodite (laughing): Except, right now, you’re not that fat! You actually almost pass as a daughter of mine now!
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; fake smile): Well, thank you! Aren’t you so sweet?
* Aphrodite (looking at her nails): It’s my pleasure! I know the way into anybody’s heart-
* Hermes (cross): Aphrodite!
* Aphrodite (innocent smirk): Well, hello there, Hermes! You look rather dashing today, did you happen to go an inch or two-
* Hermes (crossing his arms): Let’s cut to the chase. Have you told anyone about Persephone’s disappearance?!
* Aphrodite (offended): What?! No! Is that what you think of me?! That I’m untrustworthy?! Why are you even asking this?!
* Hermes (pissed): Because somehow reporters caught wind of the story and came swarming to us!
* Aphrodite (shocked): There’s reporters nearby?!
* Aphrodite (looking at a hand mirror): How do I look?!
* Hermes (serious): Aphrodite!
* Aphrodite (eye rolling): What? So the reporters know that Persephone is missing, is that a problem? And if they come for an interview, I need to make sure that I look good.
* Aphrodite (crossing her arms): And speaking of keeping up with appearances…

*Aphrodite turns to the crew.*

* Aphrodite (shocked): You weren’t seriously planning to attend the meeting dressed like THAT?!
* Natalie and Mia (Natalie; blushing): What’s wrong with how we’re dressed up?
* Aphrodite (appalled): What’s wrong?! Half of you are semi-nude and the other are dressed in weeds!
* Aphrodite (shocked): And… OH MY GOD!

*Aphrodite grabs Madelina’s hair.*

* Aphrodite and Madelina (Madelina; wincing): OW!!!
* Aphrodite and Madelina (Aphrodite; horrified): Your hair! What did you do to it?!
* Aphrodite and Madelina (Madelina; sweating): I… Uh… Dye it a lot-
* Aphrodite and Madelina (Aphrodite; shaking her head): I cannot allow this… I cannot allow this at all!
* Aphrodite and Madelina (Aphrodite; serious): You all need to get a quick makeover before you go on air!

*Aphrodite looks at Madelina.*

* Aphrodite and Madelina (Aphrodite; serious): And you, especially, are in a great need of help!

***At the news station. In the hair and make-up room.***

* Aglaea and Madelina (Aglaea; smiling): Now we’re gonna leave your hair like this and after around 30 minutes, we will wash it off and your hair will come out healthy and shiny!
* Euphrosyne and Maverick (Euphrosyne; awkward smile): Can you please open your mouth?
* Euphrosyne and Maverick (Maverick; offended): I can brush my teeth by myself, thank you very much!
* April (eye rolling): Seeing how stinky your breath is whenever we kiss, I doubt you’re doing a good job.
* Euphrosyne and Maverick (Maverick; eye rolling): Funny that you never brought this while we were still together!
* Mia and Thalia (Thalia; smiling): Now before we start, I would need to put on foundation to cover those freckles.
* Mia and Thalia (Mia; frowning): Why would you need to cover my freckles?
* Mia and Thalia (Thalia; innocent smirk): Oh, nothing against them! It’s just… I want to glam you up and make your best features bloom, and the freckles… It may clash with your look.
* Mia (crossing her arms): I appreciate the offer, but I think I’d rather stay fresh-faced.
* Natalie (holding back a laugh): Geez, Mia. You really don’t know how to enjoy yourself, do you?
* Aphrodite (educating): Eos is waiting for you on the set. Now remember, when you are here, you must show that you know what you are doing, so that Olympus would get closure that Persephone will eventually be found.
* Aphrodite (serious): You are expected to share your progress on the air, however, keep in mind that enemies might be watching, so do not let out that you know too much as it might end up backfiring on you!
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Ophelia; confused): So what exactly should we say up there?
* Aphrodite (covering her face): Just say that Persephone was kidnapped. If you know anyone that may be involved, do not let out their name because they must not know that you are after the-

*A nymph barges into the room.*

* Hyale (panicking): Someone! Help!
* Aphrodite (appalled): Excuse me, lady?! Has no one taught you how to knock?!
* Hyale (worried): I’m sorry, I- I didn’t mean, but- We need an ambulance!
* Natalie (shocked): Why is someone hurt?!
* Hyale (panicking): Worse! I-I think the person might be dead!
* Mia (shocked): Someone’s dead?! Where did you find the body?!
* Hyale (covering her face): Outside! I saw it while I was flying to the station!
* Mia (serious): Lead me to it!
* Natalie (shocked): Wait! I’m coming with you!

**You are now playing as Mia Loukas.**

## Chapter 1

***Investigate the broadcasting antenna.***

* Natalie (green): It seems like there’s nothing we could do to help this boy. Just look at his condition! His organs were literally impaled from his body!
* Natalie (sympathetic): And such a shame, he looked so young! I know he’s probably millennia older than I am, but still!
* Natalie (shocked): Is that an arrow on his ankle? Oh gods! You are right! This wasn’t an accident, someone has been shooting on him!
* Natalie (serious): So we are dealing with a murder! But who is that boy and why would anyone kill him?
* Natalie (curious): Do you think the lady who took us here would give us any clues? I think we should go talk to her!
* Natalie (thinking): We should also sent the corpse to Hasuro, who knows what else he could find?

***Talk to the witness (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate the broadcasting antenna).***

* Hyale (smoking): I hope you don’t mind me taking out a cigarette to smoke.
* Natalie (blushing): Not at all. Do whatever you like.
* Hyale (puffing): It is probably not a good idea for me to do that, being a cloud nymph and all, but it is the best way to calm my nerves, after a visit to an opium den that is.
* Natalie (confused): Hold up. I think I recall seeing you back at my mother’s field when…
* Natalie (furious): You were the one who tipped the reporters about Persephone’s disappearance, weren’t you?!
* Hyale (nervous grin): Oh snap! I should’ve expected for that to be brought up!
* Hyale (smirking): But yes, my name is Hyale and I work as an informant to *Olympus TV*. But you can call me Hails!
* Natalie (crossing her arms): Well, Hails, we can’t say that we are pleased about what you’ve done. But we’ll put that aside as we have some questions to you about the murder.
* Hyale (thinking): A murder? In this station? Now that will make for an interesting news piece!
* Natalie (annoyed): It does. But that’s not what we are talking about, we would like to know if you could disclose the victim’s identity.
* Hyale (thinking): Hmmm… Was it Guiness? Gandolph? Ugh, can’t quite remember who he is.
* Hyale (confident): But he does come to the station very often, that I can remember! So if you took a look inside, I think you might find something that’ll help you with the case!
* Natalie (glad): Thank you, Hails! Mia, lets go inside and see what we could find!

***Investigate Olympus TV studio (Prerequisite: Talk to the witness).***

* Natalie (thinking): The prize we found is a *Jimmy Award* for Best Daytime TV? That is an award show from where you are from, right?
* Natalie (covering her face): But the name of the recipient seems to have faded off, so we’ll need to recover it. Anything else?
* Natalie (curious): A cloth? But how would this help us?
* Natalie (smiling): You’re right! There’s a substance stuck on it! Could it lead to something or someone? We should examine it!

***Examine trophy (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate Olympus TV studio).***

* Natalie (confused): The text says this trophy belongs to a person called “Aurora Eisley”. This… Sounds like a mortal’s name, how did their award end up in Olympus of all places?!
* Natalie (shocked): Unless… That isn’t a real name! We know that deities have the habit of taking mortal identities so they could blend in the human world!
* Natalie (thinking): The name Aurora is of Roman origins and she is the Roman form of the dawn goddess, Eos. “Eisley” could also be a nod to that name.
* Natalie (serious): Eos was supposed to interview us, but looks like the tides have shifted! Lets see if she knows anything about the victim!

***Talk to Eos (1 star; Victim identified: Ganymede; Prerequisite: Examine the trophy).***

* Eos (holding a cup of nectar; smirking): Looks like you’ve caught me in my happy hour, are you and your friends ready for the interview?
* Natalie (blushing): Not quite… We came because we believe that is yours…?
* Eos (smiling): Oh! I was wondering where I left that old thing! Gosh, I’m such a scatterbrain!
* Natalie (awkward grin): We also have questions about a murder that took place outside the station.
* Natalie (holding a photo of the victim): Does that boy look familiar to you?
* Eos (shocked): That’s Ganymede! Did you just say murder? As in, he’s dead?!
* Natalie (shocked): So you know that kid? Was he a god or-
* Eos (eye rolling): Gods no! Then he wouldn’t have been killed so easily! Except by another god, that is!
* Eos (innocent smirk): He’s just one of those ageless mortals, walking around Olympus as fuck toys to the gods! This one in particular was a personal servant of Zeus!
* Eos (winking): And rumor says they were ESPECIALLY close, if you catch my drift. But I didn’t say anything!

* Natalie (shocked): Mia, did you hear what she said?!
* Natalie (sweating): If Zeus and the victim were as close as she claimed they were, then Zeus would stop for nothing until his death is avenged!
* Natalie (panicking): And that means we need to find out who did this, because Tartarus has no fury like a god scorned!

***Examine cloth (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate Olympus TV studio).***

* Natalie (thinking): Since Hasuro is busy autopsying the body at this moment, I think it’s best that we have April analyze the substance. What do you think?

***Analyze sticky residue (Prerequisite: Examine cloth).***

* April (resting her face on her hand): I never imagined attending a boat party would not only land me in this tiring adventure, but slowly turn me into your official lab chief too!
* Natalie (awkward grin): Yeah, we’re sorry you got dragged into all this…
* April (thinking): It’s fine, at least it’s better than sitting around doing nothing all day…
* April (serious): And as for the substance you’ve sent me, I’ve done an analysis and it turned out to be beeswax!
* April (explaining): Beeswax is an effective lubricant and it’s often used for polishing wood and waxing strings of instruments such as bows, guitars and violins!
* Natalie (covering her face): So we’re on a dead end! Music and archery are very popular activities around here!
* Natalie (curious): You think you know how dropped that cloth, Mia?
* Natalie (shocked): Oh my god, yes! You’ve got a good eye, Mia! That looks like the cloth the winged man, who Apollo fought, was using to wax his bow!
* Natalie (smiling): His name was Zephyrus, right? You think he might have been at the station? It looks like we’ve got ourselves a new suspect!

***Ask Zephyrus what he was doing at the news station (1 star; Prerequisite: Analyze sticky residue).***

* Zephyrus (nervous): W-weren’t you two with Apollo?! I-is he-
* Natalie (sweet smile): Don’t worry, Apollo isn’t here to hurt you. It’s just us.
* Zephyrus (relieved): Thank goodness! I really thought by now he’d have gotten over what happened thousands of years ago, but it looks like I’ve been wrong!
* Natalie (blushing): Lets stop talking about Apollo, okay? Since we have other things we’d like to talk about.
* Natalie (curious): We found your cloth at the news station and we would like to know what you were doing there?
* Zephyrus (awkward smile): Oh! I- must’ve dropped it while I was there-
* Zephyrus (shrugging): Aside from being Eros’ attendant, I also happened to be the god of the west wind, so I’m here very often, reporting what’s going on in the western world!
* Zephyrus (awkward grin): My mother, Eos, is also a worker here, so… Yeah, there’s that too.
* Zephyrus (sweating): But anyway, why are you asking these questions?!
* Natalie (serious): Because there’s been a murder committed there!
* Zephyrus (shocking): M-murder?!
* Zephyrus (panicking): Look, I know nothing about no murders and I don’t think I want to know. So… I’ll be around if you have another thing to talk about. For now, I think I’d rather have some space…

***Autopsy Victim’s Body (Killer attribute: The killer practices archery & The killer drinks nectar).***

* Hasuro (stretching his neck): Is it just me or are you two feeling horny all the sudden?
* Natalie (blushing): Ummm… Hasuro. I know the victim is probably centuries or millennia old but I don’t think…
* Hasuro (disgusted): What?! No! You think I’m a pedo or something?!
* Hasuro (awkward grin): What I meant is that I suddenly feel in strong need of getting laid, and for some reason I want to take this arrow and shove it inside my bussy!
* Natalie (confused): What’s a bussy?
* Hasuro (innocent smirk): Oh, you sweet child of summer…
* Hasuro (awkward grin): But enough talking about horniness. I presume you’re here for the clues and I found things that may help you with your investigation.
* Hasuro (serious): First of all, I think it’s obvious that the killer is skilled in archery. I have talked to Maverick and he will try to deduce where the killer may have shot their arrow from!
* Hasuro (smirking): And speaking of the arrow, I have taken a good look at it and I found traces of fermented honey.
* Natalie (shocked): Fermented honey? Hey! That must have come from the nectar of the gods!
* Natalie (explaining): Basically, the nectar of the gods is an alcoholic beverage that if drunk by a mortal, it offers healing and a temporary increase of knowledge and power. It is often served to the gods during gatherings at the Olympieion!
* Natalie (awkward grin): But to put it in simpler words, we know now that the killer drinks nectar!

***Outside the news station.***

* Natalie (thinking): So far, there is not much progress done in our investigation, but at least we know that the victim is called Ganymede.
* Natalie (covering her face): And if what Eos said about his relationship with Zeus is true, then we ought our best efforts at solving this case.
* Natalie (thinking): Speaking of Eos, we know that the killer drinks nectar and we did catch her drinking it during her “happy hour”.
* Natalie (serious): Her son, Zephyrus is Eros’ attendant, meaning he must have often showed up at his behalf in the Olympieion, where he was served nectar like all the other gods!
* Natalie (awkward grin): And seeing he wears a quiver behind his back, I think it’s safe to assume that he practices archer-

*ROAR!*

* Natalie (dumbfounded): Mia, is that your student or-
* Argus (fierce): *ROARRRR!!!*
* Natalie (terrified): AH!!! It’s a giant!
* Natalie (panicking): Mia, RUN!!!

## Chapter 2

* Natalie (thinking): So far, there is not much progress done in our investigation, but at least we know that the victim is called Ganymede.
* Natalie (covering her face): And if what Eos said about his relationship with Zeus is true, then we ought our best efforts at solving this case.
* Natalie (thinking): Speaking of Eos, we know that the killer drinks nectar and we did catch her drinking it during her “happy hour”.
* Natalie (serious): Her son, Zephyrus is Eros’ attendant, meaning he must have often showed up at his behalf in the Olympieion, where he was served nectar like all the other gods!
* Natalie (awkward grin): And seeing he wears a quiver behind his back, I think it’s safe to assume that he practices archer-

*ROAR!*

* Natalie (dumbfounded): Mia, is that your student or-
* Argus (fierce): *ROARRRR!!!*
* Natalie (terrified): AH!!! It’s a giant!
* Natalie (panicking): Mia, RUN!!!

*But the giant catches up to them and grabs them both with his hand.*

* Argus (fierce): *ROAR!*
* Natalie (shocked): Oh no! He got us! W-where is he taking us?!
* Natalie (panicking): Somebody! HELP!

*The giant dropped them off on a balcony.*

* Natalie (startled): AHHH!

*Natalie and Mia land safely.*

* Natalie (holding her head): My head… Where did that giant take us?
* Argus (smiling): *Roar!*
* Hera (smirking): Good work, Argus. You may be excused.

*Argus leaves.*

* Hera (serious): You may rise now!
* Natalie (shocked): Hera! I mean- Your Majesty! The giant took you too?!
* Hera (stern): That giant is my servant. I told him to bring you to the Olympieion as I would like to have a conversation with you.

***See why Hera summoned you (1 star).***

* Natalie (nervous grin): Your Majesty, Queen Hera. Would you be kind enough to tell us what made you summon us?
* Hera (smoking opium): A little told me that my husband’s pet has bit the dust.
* Natalie (blushing): If you are talking about Ganymede, Mia and I are working hard on finding his killer-
* Hera (angry): Well, I want you to work harder!
* Hera (frustrated): If my husband finds out about the murder, I will be the first person he’ll blame!
* Hera (offended): And I’m not taking the blame for something I have not done!
* Natalie (nervous smile): We assure you that we’ll try to find the killer before your husband starts pointing finger at you!
* Hera (angry): Don’t try! DO!
* Hera (holding her head): The Olympieion is unattended at the moment, so I grant you permission to search it before the guests start piling in.
* Hera (serious): Just make sure you finish this case as soon as possible. My dignity is on your hands!
* Natalie (blushing): Talk about pressure…
* Natalie (smiling): But hey! At least now we have access to the Olympieion, maybe we can learn more about the victim if we looked into the place!

***Investigate the Olympieion (Prerequisite: See why Hera summoned you).***

* Natalie (innocent smirk): Looks like someone left their hairpin laying around.
* Natalie (awkward grin): There’s a symbol on the charm, but admittedly I’m not familiar with what it means or what god it belongs to.
* Natalie (smiling): But Madelina knows! I heard she’s been taking the theoretical side of sorcery seriously lately! Maybe part of her studies involves this symbol!
* Natalie (thinking): Hmmm… I wonder what these broken pieces you found are. I recognize the rocks as rose quartz but it seems like they form a statue of some sort.
* Natalie (curious): Do you think piecing them together would reveal something about our investigation? I think we should try.

***Examine broken pieces (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate the Olympieion).***

* Natalie (blushing): The statue is of a woman being…. Uh…. Penetrated by a boy from behind…
* Natalie (shocked): Is it just me or does the boy look like the victim to you?!
* Natalie (thinking): The woman herself looks a bit familiar… Oh wait! I recognize her! She looks like Eos!
* Natalie (weirded out): Eos failed to mention that part of her relationship with the victim, I think she owes us another interview!

***Question Eos about the statue she sent to the victim (1 star; Prerequisite: Examine broken pieces).***

* Eos (raising a brow): Whatever you have to say to me, make it quick. I want to go ask my son if he wants to have an opium break after his meeting with the gods.
* Natalie (crossing her arms): We didn’t mean to crash your plans, but we wanted to ask you about that statue you gave to the victim.
* Eos (smirking): Ah, that thing? Well, I may as well get clean. I don’t believe that it’s a secret in Olympus that I like my men young…
* Eos (looking at her nails): When Ganymede first stepped foot in the station, I immediately thought “I had to have him!” so I slowly and calculatingly tried to flirt way into his heart.
* Eos (smirking): I was confident it would work, whoever he kept brushing me off- I assumed he didn’t get the hint so I decided to be more direct and made this little statue of us.
* Natalie (covering her face): And seeing the condition the statue was in, I’m guessing you didn’t succeed in winning him over.
* Eos (pissed): Yes! I couldn’t believe it! I mean, I get that I’ve been cursed by Aphrodite herself when it came to my love life, however that still didn’t stop me from getting short-lived flings! I don’t understand what went wrong?!
* Natalie (crossing her arms): Have you thought that maybe he’s just not into you or maybe trying to get with a child is not a great idea? Hopefully the rejection did not turn you homicidal because if you killed him, I don’t think even your status will save you from Zeus’ wrath.

***Analyze hairpin (Prerequisite: Investigate the Olympieion).***

* Madelina (blushing): Hey, Nat. Would you mind if we hung out a bit after we have a meeting?
* Natalie (smiling): Not at all! It’s fun hanging out with you!
* Natalie (concerned): But is there something specific you want to talk about?
* Madelina (awkward grin): No! It’s just, I really want someone to have girl talk with and all the other girls seem to… Never mind…
* Madelina (serious): You’re not here to listen to my frustrations, so I’ll just give you the results of my analysis, the symbol on the hairpin does indeed belong to a god, or I should say goddess!
* Madelina (awkward grin): Initially when I saw a flower, I thought it must have been dropped by Demeter…
* Natalie (serious): Not possible. I may not be familiar with all the gods’ symbols, but I know my own mother’s and it’s of wheat.
* Madelina (thinking): Yeah, yeah, I get that now. So, I did a little more digging and it turned out that it belongs to a minor goddess called Hebe.
* Madelina (smiling): And that goddess is the daughter of the king and queen of Olympus, so you might find her inside the palace!
* Natalie (glad): Thank you, Madelina! Mia, lets go talk to Hebe!

***Talk to Hebe (1 star; Prerequisite: Analyze hairpin).***

* Hebe (annoyed; holding a cup of nectar): Are the gods here already? I’ve been here for ages, I’ll be drunk before the meeting even starts!
* Natalie (blushing): Not yet… We came to talk to you about Ganymede.
* Hebe (eye rolling): This is about his murder, right? I can’t believe the nerve of that kid, out of all the times he could have died, he chose to die right before a meeting!
* Hebe (crossing her arms): Now I have to take on his cup-bearing duties while I could be doing something better, right now!
* Natalie (curious): You don’t seem to be all that sad about the murder?
* Hebe (crossing her arms): Why would I? Death is inevitable, unless you’re a god of course, which he wasn’t.
* Hebe (smirking): And frankly I never really gave two damns about him. To me, he was just daddy’s little servant, nothing more.

***Later…***

* Natalie (crossing her arms): It seems to me none of the suspects really paid attention to the victim. Unless if we’re counting Eos’ lust…
* Natalie (serious): We seriously need to find more clues about the killer, we should go back to the news station and see if there is anything we missed!

***Investigate the Olympus TV office.***

* Natalie (thinking): Mia, did you find anything helpful around here?
* Natalie (confused): What is a cocktail dress doing here? It looks stained too, so shouldn’t it be in the laundry?
* Natalie (shocked): There’s a tag on it! And it says “Gany, you are going to pay for this!”. You think “Gany” could be short for Ganymede?
* Natalie (crossing her arms): Also doesn’t that dress look similar to the one Hails is wearing? Last time we spoke with her, she doesn’t seem to even remember the victim’s name but it seems like she knows him more than she had let out.
* Natalie (serious): We should go talk to her but before we do so, did you find anything else?
* Natalie (shocked): Speaking of stained objects, look at that bloody flag! Do you think the blood came from the victim?!
* Natalie (serious): It looks like the killer used it to wipe their hands, we have to send it to Hasuro!

***Ask Hyale if the victim stained her dress (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate the Olympus TV office).***

* Natalie (crossing her arms): Hails, it looks like you’ve left out a lot of details about your relationship with the victim. Can you explain what happened to this dress?
* Hyale (pissed): What exactly do I have to explain? Gany embarrassed me in front of the King of Olympus! He ruined any chance I had of getting with him!
* Natalie (shocked): You’re in love with Zeus?!
* Hyale (looking at her nails): In love? Pffft! I was just trying to get a raise. You know, the typical boss x employee dynamic.
* Hyale (twirling her hair): So I did what I had to do. I flirted with him whenever he showed up to the station and it was totally working! He had invited to hunt where I pretended I knew nothing of archery to seem vulnerable and I’ve totally had him wrapped around my fingers!
* Hyale (angry): It was all going according to plan, until Ganymede bumped into me while holding a cup of nectar and made a mess on my clothes.
* Hyale (pissed): Now I like me some of that good stuff, but I like it on my mouth not clothes, so I flipped on that little shit and I guess Zeus didn’t appreciate it because then he started to ignore me!
* Natalie (covering her face): It must be embarrassing having your clothes stained in front of someone high in authority, but I hope you didn’t kill Ganymede over that because I’m sure that’ll give Zeus other reasons to be mad at you.

***Analyze Greek flag (Attribute: The killer smokes opium; Prerequisite: Investigate the Olympus TV office).***

* Hasuro (grinning): You know, I am really tempted in moving to Olympus. All those muscular, shirtless gods, ugh! What more could someone possibly ask for?
* Natalie (awkward grin): Have you looked at their sculptures? Because I’m sure you’d reconsider that if you see what- Uh… Forget I said anything. Did you find anything noteworthy on the flag?
* Hasuro (thinking): First, I can confirm that the blood on the flag belongs to your victims.
* Hasuro (smiling): But his blood isn’t the only thing I found! I also found a special oil that can be found on opium lamps!
* Hasuro (smirking): Your victim had a pair of perfectly clear lungs, so that means his killer must be an opium smoker!

***Later, outside the Olympieion.***

* Natalie (thinking): Mia, I think we should recap all we’ve learned thus far. We know that the killer practices archery and drinks nectar. And seeing that they serve nectar every meeting at the Olympieion, I think is safe to assume Hera drinks it.
* Natalie (crossing her arms): Hasuro also says that the killer smokes opium, but if my memory is not failing me… Didn’t all our suspects, except Hebe, admit to being an opium smoker?
* Natalie (confused): Mia, doesn’t the clouds look gray to you all the sudden-

*THUNDER!*

* Natalie (startled): AH!!!
* Natalie (nervous): Oh no… I have a bad feeling about this-

*Suddenly, Zeus’ face forms on the cloud.*

* Zeus (stern): OLYMPUS!
* Natalie (shocked): Oh my gods! It’s Zeus!

## Chapter 3

* Natalie (thinking): Mia, I think we should recap all we’ve learned thus far. We know that the killer practices archery and drinks nectar. And seeing that they serve nectar every meeting at the Olympieion, I think is safe to assume Hera drinks it.
* Natalie (crossing her arms): Hasuro also says that the killer smokes opium, but if my memory is not failing me… Didn’t all our suspects, except Hebe, admit to being an opium smoker?
* Natalie (confused): Mia, doesn’t the clouds look gray to you all the sudden-

*THUNDER!*

* Natalie (startled): AH!!!
* Natalie (nervous): Oh no… I have a bad feeling about this-

*Suddenly, Zeus’ face forms on the cloud.*

* Zeus (stern): OLYMPUS!
* Natalie (shocked): Oh my gods! It’s Zeus!
* Zeus (serious): I have received news that one of my dearest servants, Ganymede was assassinated.
* Zeus (angry): Whoever is responsible for this has one hour to hand themselves over to my palace, or the whole of Olympus shall feel my wrath!

*Zeus disappears from the clouds and they start thundering again.*

* Natalie (panicking): This is bad! This is really bad!
* Natalie (shocked): I know this has been said already, but now we have to find out who killed Ganymede more than ever!
* Natalie (sweating): Since we’re near the Olympieon, I think we should be looking at it again. Hopefully we don’t run into Zeus while we’re there!

***Investigate atrium.***

* Natalie (relieved): Phew… No signs of Zeus…
* Natalie (nervous grin): Please tell me you found something! I’m feeling really nervous right now!
* Natalie (curious): You found photos? What are they-
* Natalie (blushing): Oh… It’s of the victim and Zeus getting… Comfortable together.
* Natalie (disgusted): Was someone peeping at them?! Who would do this!
* Natalie (serious): Good idea! Maybe the person left some finger prints behind!

***Examine photos (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate atrium).***

* Natalie (smiling): That’s great! Now lets see who the owner of these fingerprints are!

***Examine fingerprints (1 star; Prerequisite: Examine photos).***

* Natalie (shocked): The owner of the fingerprints is… Zephyrus?!
* Natalie (confused): But what is he doing snooping on Zeus and the victim?!
* Natalie (crossing her arms): I think we should go talk to him again!

***Confront Zephyrus for taking photos of Zeus and Ganymede (1 star; Prerequisite: Examine fingerprints).***

* Natalie (stern): Zephyrus, can you explain why you were taking photos of Zeus and Ganymede?!
* Zephyrus (sweating): I… Can explain!
* Zephyrus (panicking): And I promise I wasn’t being creepy or anything! I was just following Hera’s orders!
* Natalie (confused): Hera ordered you to creep on her husband?!
* Zephyrus (blushing): Not creep! But… She suspected that Zeus was having an a long-term affair with Ganymede and she paid me to spy on them, to either confirm or debunk those suspicions!
* Natalie (crossing her arms): Thank you for sharing this information. Mia, I think the queen of Olympus has a lot of explaining to do.

***Confront Hera for hiring Zephyrus to spy on her husband (1 star; Prerequisite: Confront Zephyrus for taking photos of Zeus and Ganymede).***

* Hera (pissed): Exactly the people I was waiting for! What’s taking you so long with the investigation?! My husband found out about the murder and it will not take long for him to start pointing his finger at me!
* Natalie (blushing): We’re sorry for taking too long, your Majesty. We will wrap the case up as quick as possible, but first there’s something we want to talk about.
* Hera (frustrated): Go on, what is it?
* Natalie (sweating): Zephyrus told us that you hired him to spy on Ganymede and your husband..
* Hera (pissed): That incompetent fool! Couldn’t he keep his mouth shut!
* Hera (crossing her arms): But yes, I can confirm. I have strong suspicions that he and my husband are having an affair.
* Natalie (blushing): Forgive me for asking, but if Ganymede was working under your roof for millennia, why act now? Why not thousands of years ago?
* Hera (shocked): Because it’s never crossed my mind that Zeus would ever have an affair with A MAN!
* Hera (disgusted): It wasn’t until Greek mythology fanatics got a hold of their story and suggested some homoerotism that… I started sensing it!
* Hera (pissed): I already despised Ganymede because he stole the cup-bearing honor that used to be my daughters! But when I finally sensed the sexual tension he had with my husband, I was tempted to pull out a bow and arrow and shoot him dead!
* Natalie (covering her face): And we hope you didn’t get seduced by the temptation because I doubt your husband would be forgiving toward you if he learns you did it.
* Natalie (shocked): Also, I had no idea Hebe was the original cup-bearer of the gods!
* Natalie (curious): Mia, do you think she felt hurt when they replaced her with Ganymede? I believe we should go ask her ourselves.

***Ask Hebe how she felt about Ganymede replacing her (1 star; Prerequisite: Confront Hera for hiring Zephyrus to spy on her husband).***

* Natalie (awkward grin): So, Hebe, how does it feel like reprising your role as the gods’ cup bearer?
* Hebe (holding her head): So you’ve been told about Ganymede replacing me… Gods, this is so embarrassing…
* Natalie (blushing): I hope this isn’t rude to ask, but… Weren’t you relieved that he had taken your place? I imagine having to pour nectar to the gods wasn’t fun…
* Hebe (furious): This isn’t about it being fun or not, it is about my dignity! Serving the Olympians is supposed to an honor and my father took it away from me all because of a little accident I make!
* Hebe (pissed): And what’s worse is that he didn’t even replace me with someone who was good with the job! Ganymede has messed up much more than I have, yet my father kept making excuses for not sacking him!
* Hebe (sad): It almost felt like… My father cared about him more than he cared for me…
* Natalie (sympathetic): I can’t imagine how hurtful it must’ve been seeing your father favor a worker over you, but I pray that your jealousy didn’t lead you to do anything vindictive.

***Later…***

* Natalie (thinking): It seems like, except for Zephyrus, all the suspects shared a disdain for the victim.
* Natalie (blushing): Zeus’ family are not pleased with him for… Obvious reasons. And Hyale is mad that he somehow ruined her chances of being Zeus’ mistress.
* Natalie (eye rolling): And as for Eos, she’s bitter than the victim refused to sleep with her and is blaming it on some kind of curse set by Aphrodite.
* Natalie (covering her face): We have right now three potential suspects for the murder, we need to look for more clues but where else could we find them?
* Maverick (glad): I think I know where you should go next!
* Maverick (thinking): Looking at the position of the arrow on the victim’s heel, I realized that the killer didn’t shoot him from the ground, but instead somewhere high up.
* Maverick (confident): After looking around the city to find possible areas the killer may have been shooting from, I found out there’s a watchtower near the news station and I’m sure the killer was there during the murder!
* Natalie (glad): Great job, Maverick! Mia, lets go to the watchtower and look for clues!

***Investigate the watchtower.***

* Natalie (smiling): It looks like the killer dropped one of their arrows, on their way down! We should send it to Hasuro and see if it matches the one that hit the victim!
* Natalie (happy): Hey! Isn’t that a dinglehopper?! It looks so pretty!
* Natalie (awkward grin): Oh… So it’s called a comb? Well… Whatever it is, it must’ve been left by Ganymede’s killer so we should have April analyze it.

***Analyze the arrow (Attribute: The killer has blonde hair; Prerequisite: Investigate the watchtower).***

* Hasuro (sweating): It’s getting really hot here… Don’t you think?
* Natalie (shivering): Hot?! It’s freezing! My mother must be really mad right now, I hope Persephone is found soon-
* Hasuro (blushing): I don’t hot like that! I meant… You know…
* Natalie (blushing): Oh…
* Hasuro (annoyed): I feel like something is wrong with this arrow, as if it’s enchanted or something…
* Natalie (awkward grin): Yeah… About the arrow?
* Hasuro (blushing): Oh! You’re here for the results! I can confirm that the arrow matches the one that hit the victim.
* Natalie (glad): So Maverick’s insticts were correct!
* Hasuro (smiling): Yeah, he is. And while analyzing it, I found some hairs stuck on the nocks. I looked closely at them and find that their color is blonde!
* Natalie (glad): So the killer is blonde! Lets put that on their profile!
* Natalie (biting her lips): And now that you mention it, Hasuro, I am feeling a little aroused right now.
* Hasuro (awkward grin): I think you should leave right now, I do not want things to, um… escalate…

***Analyze comb (Attribute: The killer has wings; Prerequisite: Investigate the watchtower).***

* Natalie (curious): April, did find anything from analyzing this… comb?
* April (thinking): Unfortunately no, however, Madelina says she has something that could help you with the investigation.
* Madelina (serious): First of all, April pointed out that the comb you found is made of gold and the thing about gold is that it’s light and thin metal so not suitable for combing your hair!
* Madelina (awkward grin): I know for one that if I tried to use that on my own hair, I’d probably snap it in half!
* Natalie (confused): If this not made for hair and what exactly is it made for?
* Madelina (curious): Here’s where things get interesting. Do you happen to have any… Winged suspects?
* Natalie (shocked): Oh, we do! Why are you asking?
* Madelina (thinking): Because during my brief stay at the Grecian witches’ coven, I recall Belinda using a comb similar to this one to comb an owl’s wings.
* Madelina (confident): Wings are very fragile, a single break could permanently take away someone’s ability to fly so they must be handled gently and with great care! The comb you find is perfect for sweeping any dust or litter that gets stuck on the wings!
* Natalie (serious): So the killer has wings? Hopefully they won’t be flying away as we come to reach them!

***Later…***

* Natalie (serious): I think we have enough clues to wrap up the case. Now lets go find the killer before Zeus unleashes his wrath!

***Take care of the killer now! (1 star).***

* Natalie (serious): Zephyrus, you are under arrest for the murder of Ganymede!
* Zephyrus (shocked): Me?! I think you got it all wrong! I barely knew that guy, why would I possibly want him dead?!
* Natalie (crossing her arms): Ganymede was impaled by an aerial after someone shot him him with an arrow while flying. Maybe it wasn’t a good idea wearing the weapon behind your back!
* Zephyrus (eye rolling): So basically you’re admitting that you’re pinning it on me cause I happen to have a bow and arrow. Sweet!
* Natalie (serious): If only it was this easy, we’ve also found opium oil on the flag you used to wipe the blood off your hand and we know you smoke opium from your mother!
* Zephyrus (scratching his neck): Hey! Opium is a very popular activities for relaxation around these parts, this could have been from anyone-
* Madelina (sweating): Natalie! There you are!
* Natalie (confused): Madelina?! What are you doing here? We’re kind of busy right now-
* Madelina (awkward grin): I know, but I really need to tell you something! It’s related to your investigation!
* Natalie (covering her face): What is it?
* Madelina (curious): You see the arrow the killer shot the victim with? It isn’t a normal arrow!
* Madelina (shocked): Hasuro suspected it was enchanted so he asked me to analyze it. And he was right! I instantly recognized the aura it gave off! It’s the safe one that Eros’ arrows of love had!
* Natalie (shocked): What?! No wonder Hasuro was feeling so aroused!
* Natalie (serious): And wait a moment… Isn’t Zephyrus, Eros’ attendant?!
* Zephyrus (nervous grin): It was nice talking with you, but I have to go!

*Zephyrus attempts to fly away.*

* Madelina and Holly (Madelina; fierce): Not so fast! INCARCIFORS!
* Zephyrus (startled): AH!!!

*Thin cords of air bind Zephyrus’ wings.*

* Zephyrus (panicking): No, no, NO!
* Natalie (smiling): Good job, Madelina!
* Natalie (serious): As for you, Zephyrus! There is no running away for you! We know you killed Ganymede, what made you do it?!
* Zephyrus (panicking): I didn’t mean to do it! It was an accident I swear!
* Natalie (confused): An accident? I find this hard to believe.
* Zephyrus (sad): Please, just hear me out for a second! Yes, I shot Ganymede in purpose.
* Zephyrus (shocked): But my intention wasn’t to kill him! I just wanted him to fall in love with me!
* Natalie (shocked): You had feelings for Ganymede?
* Zephyrus (covering his face): I did. I’ve developed them while carrying out Hera’s order…
* Zephyrus (lovestruck): When Hera told me to look out for him and Zeus, I… I did not expect him to be so beautiful! He was just… One of the most beautiful boys I’ve ever seen, even more than Hyacinthus!
* Zephyrus (cross): Watching him with Zeus… I felt deep envy, I wanted to be in Zeus’ place, having Ganymede play with my hair and laugh at my jokes…
* Zephyrus (blushing): Hera only wanted me to look at Ganymede while he was with Zeus, but I… I developed stalking habits and began peeping on Ganymede while he was by himself…
* Zephyrus (shocked): He was leading me on too! I thought I stood a chance with him but when I went to give him a kiss, he flew away!
* Zephyrus (sad): I was so heartbroken! I wanted Ganymede to be mine so badly! So… I decided to use the spells Eros taught me to replicate his arrows of love.
* Zephyrus (blushing): I then waited until Ganymede by himself and when I saw him flying toward the news station, I went into the watchtower and shot him on his heel.
* Zephyrus (panicking): By plan was that after I shoot him, I bump into him while he is flying and he would fall for me. But instead, he lost balance and fell on the broadcasting antenna!
* Natalie (covering her face): … Which then took him straight to the grave. Zephyrus, we understand you didn’t mean to kill him but I am afraid we’ll have to take you to Zeus, regardless.

***At the Olympieon…***

* Zeus (serious): So you are the mortals my daughter told me to expect at the meeting, and I believe I’m seeing a familiar face.
* Zeus (angry): And you! You’re the one who murdered my devoted servant?!
* Zephyrus (panicking): Your majesty, I promise you I didn’t mean-
* Zeus (furious): SILENCE!
* Zeus (pissed): You are lucky to have Eros and Aphrodite’s protection, or else I would’ve sent you straight to Tartarus where you could rot!
* Zeus (pissed): But that doesn’t mean your crime will not go unpunished! For murdering Ganymede, you shall spent the rest of your eternal life in the dungeons of the Olympieon! May the empty years teach you some discipline!

***Outside the Olympieon…***

* Natalie (relieved): That was a close call! Imagine if we hadn’t found the killer, Olympus would’ve been doomed!
* Natalie (covering her face): While I do feel a little pity for Zephyrus, he was still in the wrong for trying to force a romance with Ganymede, these things never end well!
* Natalie (shocked): Anyway, have we forgotten something? Oh yes! The interview!
* Natalie (smiling): Lets go back to the new studio! We don’t want to keep Eos waiting!

## The Kidnapping Of Persephone (3/6)

***You are experiencing the story in third-person view.***

***Start of the footage.***

* Eos (professional): Good Morning Olympus. This is your host, Eos speaking. And today we bring to you concerning news about the Queen of the Underworld.
* Eos (serious): The goddess, Persephone is missing!
* Eos (optimistic): But fear not! The Olympic gods are conducting a meeting at the Olympieion over this problem and in today’s show, we have with us a group of brave warriors who came to help rescue the goddess!
* Eos (smiling): Say hi to the camera!
* Mia and crew (Natalie and Madelina; waving): Hiii!
* Eos (smirking): Now I do not believe your name are known here, so would you mind giving us an introduction?
* Mia and crew (Ophelia; whispering): Which one us is going to do the talking?
* Mia and crew (Zachary; serious): I’m gonna handle this…
* Mia and crew (Zachary; professional): My name is Zachary Riley. And with me are my friends: Natalie, Ophelia Lincoln, Yoyo Ip, Madelina Alonzo, April Liu, Maverick Rousseau…
* Mia and crew (Zachary; blushing): … And finally, our leader Mia Loukas.
* Mia and crew (Mia; blushing): Zach!
* Eos (grinning): So you’re the big cheese here, huh? When most people hear the word “leader”, I think most imagine a big, strong man. Not a petite, young lady.
* Mia and crew (Mia; irritated): Yeah…
* Eos (smirked): So Miss Loukas, I would like to know, how did you and your friends get dragged into this case?
* Mia and crew (Mia; crossing her arms): An old friend of ours dragged us into the underworld to solve the murder of their queen.
* Eos (confused): Wait, what? I don’t quite understand… We were informed that Persephone was missing, not… Dead?
* Mia and crew (Mia; covering her face): It is a long story… But to give you the short version, the “murdered” Persephone turned out to be a decoy, which was covering up her disappearance. It was a nymph using glamor to look like the goddess.
* Eos (curious): Well… This is all very confusing. So, she’s not in the underworld?
* Mia and crew (Natalie; shocked): Yes. And we came to Olympus, thinking “she might still be in Demeter’s realm” but we found no traces of her there either!
* Eos (thinking): So your conclusion about this is that she got kidnapped. Correct?
* Mia and crew (Mia; serious): Correct!
* Eos (curious): Is there any reason why you believe that’s the case? Other than the bootleg, of course. Do you have any idea on who did the kidnapping? Or anyone involved in the operation at the matter?
* Mia and crew (Natalie; confident): Yes, actually! We found evidence-
* Mia and crew (Madelina; stern): Natalie!
* Mia and crew (Natalie; sweating): Oops- Sorry!
* Mia and crew (Mia; serious): Unfortunately, we don’t. However, we are working on finding clues on the operation.
* Eos (smiling): Since you have nothing else to say, the interview comes to a brief end! With you was Eos from *Good Morning Olympus* and I’ll see you all tomorrow! Bye!

***End of the footage.***

* Madelina (stern): Natalie! What were you thinking back there! Don’t you remember what Aphrodite warned us about?!
* Natalie (sweating): I’m sorry… I forgot.
* Madelina (crossing her arms): We were lucky we found any leads about the kidnapper, the last thing we need is for Circe to know we are on her trail!
* Zachary (awkward grin): Relax, Madz! It was just an honest mistake, everyone does it!
* Madelina (pissed): So when someone else does it, it is suddenly an “honest mistake”?!
* Zachary (confused): What do you mean?
* Madelina (frustrated): Just forget it!
* Maverick (curious): Gee… Someone’s in a bad mood. Wonder what’s gotten into her.
* Mia (shrugging): No idea.
* Artemis (hand on hip): So how did the interview go?
* Madelina (smiling): Artie, you’re here!
* Artemis (smirking): Obviously. After all, I am expected to be in the meeting too.
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; curious): Are all the gods present at the Olympieion?
* Artemis (eye rolling): We’re still missing Dionysus, who rarely comes in time, and since Zephyrus can’t attend, Eros will have to show up in person. But with or without the, we’re still having the meeting in half an hour.
* April (confused): Where did Maverick go?
* Zachary (observing): I think I see him.. right next to the electronics store over there!
* April (eye rolling): Ugh… Of course, what a nerd…

***Outside the electronics store.***

* Maverick (amazed): Are these… Wireless televisions?!
* Artemis (hand on hip): Not just wireless, but wide-signaled too. You can use it anywhere you go, whether it’s in the desert, an unhabituated forest or even in the middle of the ocean!
* Maverick (shocked): So like, we could use it to play video games while traveling in the ship?! How is that even possible?!
* Artemis (shrugging): You can leave these questions to Hephaestus or my father, I have no knowledge in that stuff…
* Maverick (excited): Madelina, you’ve got your credit card with you?!
* Madelina (offended): Do I look like an ATM machine to you?!
* Maverick (puppy eyes): Please, Madelina!
* Madelina (eye rolling): Fine! But don’t spend too much of it! I’ve already used up most of the money from buying those silver weapons back at the alps!
* Maverick (happy): THANK YOU! Me and Hasuro will have a very fun voyage!
* Ophelia (confused): Speaking of Hasuro, where even is he?!
* Madelina (thinking): Hasuro? I think I saw him leave the station right before the start of the interview.
* Mia (pissed): And you failed to say anything before, because?
* Madelina (pissed and crossing her arms): Oh, I’m sorry! But I don’t remember any of you asking where the fuck he was before we went on air, so how was I expected to say anything about it?!
* Maverick (appeasing): Woah, Madelina! Chill out, right there! It’s not that deep!
* Yoyo (concerned): So Hasuro skipped the interview? But then, where is he now?
* Ophelia (concerned): Yeah, something must have gone wrong, do he got lost or… Maybe even kidnapped?!
* Mia (eye rolling): Oh my gods, Ophelia! Calm down! Why do you always assume the worst case scenario?!
* Mia (crossing her arms): But if you are so worried about him, how about we go back to the station and look for me?
* Ophelia (serious): Yes, I think we should do that. Something bad must have happened for him to separate from us!
* Artemis (shocked): Wait, Mia! Just before you go, I just remembered something!
* Natalie (curious): What is it?
* Artemis (serious): Glad you asked, because Hebe asked to meet you and Mia at the Olympieion. She didn’t say what for, but she seemed very stressed out.
* Mia (serious): It must be serious then. Natalie and I will go see what she wants!

***You are now playing as Mia Loukas.***

***See what’s the problem with Hebe (1 star).***

* Natalie (curious): Hi, Hebe. Artemis told us that you wanted to talk to us?
* Hebe (breathing heavily): I’m… h-having a panic attack!
* Natalie (worried): Oh my gods! What’s wrong?!
* Hebe (panicking): It’s the meeting! I-I’m scared! I have not served nectar to the Olympians for millennia! I’m scared that I’m going to mess up and… Daddy’s going to get mad!
* Natalie (sympathetic): Take a deep breath, and calm down… I’m sure things are going to be fine!
* Hebe (holding her head): My dad is still not in a good mood over Ganymede’s death, if there’s one time that messing up is not an option, it’s this time! One mistake might make him blow up and take out all his anger on me!
* Natalie (awkward grin): Maybe you could do something that’ll calm him down before the meeting, you know, so he would be less likely flip out on you when you make a mistake?
* Hebe (serious): Exactly! That’s what I was thinking and I remember in previous meetings, Ganymede would sing this beautiful Trojan song that dad seems to really enjoy…
* Hebe (panicking): Problem is, I don’t understand a single word in the Trojan language and have no idea what the lyrics are to sing it on stage!
* Natalie (curious): Does Ganymede not have a copy of the lyrics with him?
* Hebe (blushing): Maybe? I don’t really know and if he does I have no idea where he keeps it!
* Natalie (determined): No worries! Mia and I will look all around the palace until we find it!
* Hebe (relieved): Thank you! And please, take this as a token of my gratitude!

***Investigate the Olympieion (Prerequisite: See what’s the problem with Hebe).***

* Natalie (awkward grin): Mia, do we even know what exactly we are looking for?
* Natalie (blushing): I get we are looking for the lyrics of a song, but we don’t know in which form it’s written or even what song it is this to recognize the word-
* Natalie (confused): Why are you looking through the bookcase?
* Natalie (thinking): All the books are in Greek, but…
* Natalie (shocked): That little book is written with another script! And one of the pages appears to be bookmarked! What is it doing among the other books?
* Natalie (curious): So you’re saying the book is written with Arabic letters?
* Natalie (smiling): Hey! I remember Madelina mentioning she’s half-Arabian! Maybe she could translate this for us!
* Natalie (nervous grin): Hopefully she is in a better mood this time…

***Ask Madelina to translate the book for you (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate the Olympieion).***

* Natalie (nervous grin): Madelina… How are you doing right now?
* Madelina (crossing her arms): So all what it takes is for me to yell once and now everyone thinks I’ve got anger issue somehow?!
* Natalie (sweating): Uh…
* Madelina (holding her head): I’m sorry… Just tell what you are here for?
* Natalie (blushing): Mia and I were wondering if you are able to translate this book?
* Madelina (reads book): Let me see…. Yeah, no.
* Natalie (confused): Why not?
* Madelina (covering her face): Because the book isn’t in Arabic. That’s Turkish!
* Natalie (shocked): Turkish? Didn’t that language, like, originate from Troy? This book must be Ganymede’s! Madelina, are you sure you don’t understand what’s written?
* Madelina (hand on hip): I recognize a word or two, but overall, no.
* Natalie (covering her face): This is a disaster! How do we know if that’s what we’re looking for!
* Madelina (checking her phone): Wait… I think I have an idea…
* Natalie (confused): Madelina, what are you doing?!
* Madelina (confident; holding her phone): I’m facetiming a friend of mine from Désaccord! She’s a Paki, but she’s also fluent in Turkish and she can help!
* Madelina (smiling): She’s responding!

***Facetime Madelina’s friend (1 star; Prerequisite: Ask Madelina to translate the book for you).***

* Madelina (innocent smile): Heyyyyy Tahia. How u doinggggg!
* Tahia (annoyed): Ugh why you ask, I was already going to give German classes to my students.
* Madelina (awkward grin): Oh- Sorry for interrupting you, haha. But like... I kinda have a favor I wanna ask-
* Tahia (impatient): Say it bitch, I am already tired of standing.
* Madelina (blushing; showing book): Well… Can you tell me what the cover says?
* Tahia (eye rolling): It says "Songs of Troy", what you gonna do with that, they are terrible!

*Madelina puts the call on hold and turns to Natalie and Mia.*

* Madelina (smiling): She says the book is called “Songs of Troy”!
* Natalie (glad): "Songs of Troy"? So... The bookmarked page must be the song Ganymede sang to the Olympians! We found it, Mia!
* Natalie (panicking): But... Who's going to sing it? Hebe said she's not fluent in Turkish and we don't know any Turkish person here, what are we going to do?!
* Madelina (thinking): Hmmm... I've got an idea...

*Returns to the facetime.*

* Madelina (awkward grin): Tahia... This is kind of a weird request, but do you think you can teach someone Turkish in under 30 minutes? Hehe...
* Tahia (eye rolling): Girl, I am not that free! sen aptal orospu.
* Madelina (puppy eyes): Pretty please!
* Tahia (looking at her nails): Well that would be $50 for it, I take commission for it.
* Madelina (pissed): Tahia!
* Tahia (eye rolling): Geez, fine! Who do you want me to teach?
* Madelina (innocent smirk): Well… She doesn’t exactly need to learn the language. Just help her memorize and pronounce the lyrics of a specific Turkish song.
* Tahia (stumped): Uh huh… So who do you want me to teach?
* Madelina (sweating): Uh… Well… Her name is Mia-
* Tahia (appalled): Mia?! Wasn’t that the noncette you were venting about-
* Madelina (whispering): Lower your voice! She’s in the room!
* Tahia (crossing her arms): Assuming that you’re over-exaggerating about her unpleasantness, then fine…
* Madelina (relieved): Thank you!

*Madelina turns to Mia.*

* Madelina (smiling): Alright, I am going to leave my phone to you. My friend will teach you the lyrics of the song and you will be able to sing it in front of the gods!
* Madelina (nervous grin): Hey! Don’t give me that look! Who else would benefit from the lessons? You’re the only one in the crew you can sing!
* Natalie (nervous smile): So it’s all settled? Hopefully the song will work in calming Zeus’ nerves…

***Investigate the broadcasting antenna.***

* Ophelia (worried): Where’s Hasuro? There’s no way he went far away, but I can’t find him anywhere?
* Ophelia (shocked): You found something?
* Ophelia (covering her face): It’s just a bunch of broken metal pieces. Nothing important…
* Ophelia (serious): But if you think it’ll help us find Hasuro, lets piece it back together?

***Examine broken accessory (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate the broadcasting antenna).***

* Ophelia (confused): An arm cuff?! How could this possibly help us with finding Hasuro?!
* Ophelia (thinking): Wait… Actually, that arm cuff looks familiar… I remember someone wearing it but I can’t place my mind on who…
* Ophelia (serious): There seems to be a name engraved on the inside, maybe it’ll tell us who the owner of the arm cuff is!

***Examine arm cuff (1 star; Prerequisite: Examine broken accessory).***

* Ophelia (pissed): Ugh… I knew that cuff was familiar, it belonged to that creepy god, Apollo!
* Ophelia (crossing her arms): Do you think he saw Hasuro leaving? Judging by the state the cuff is in… It looks like those two had an alteration..
* Ophelia (serious): I can’t say I’m thrilled to speak with him, but maybe he knows something about what’s going on with Hasuro that we don’t.

***Question Apollo about Hasuro’s whereabouts (1 star; Prerequisite: Examine arm cuff).***

* Apollo (winking): Hey there, Ophelia! Glad to see that you changed into something more sexy. Are you trying to impress a particular person, perhaps?
* Ophelia (pissed): If I am dressing up for a guy, it definitely won’t be you! We came to ask you where Hasuro is!
* Apollo (crossing his arms): Hasuro? Hmmm… Can you remind me who’s that again?
* Ophelia (stumped): It’s your son… The one you let ride your chariot.
* Apollo (shrugging): Oh, him? How am I supposed to know where the hell he went?
* Ophelia (crossing her arms): We found your arm cuff, broken, outside the news station. Did you two have a fight?
* Apollo (covering his face): … I guess you can call it that?
* Ophelia (wary): What happened?
* Apollo (pouting; crossing his arms): I don’t know how it happened, okay?! I came to wish him good luck before the interview, and he just attacked me! Completely unprovoked!
* Ophelia (crossing her arms): Seriously?! That doesn’t sound like Hasuro!
* Apollo (eye rolling): Believe it or not, that’s not what happened, now can you leave me alone? Thanks.

***Somewhere else.***

* Ophelia (wary): Something isn’t adding up. Hasuro is not the type of person to just attack someone without reason! Apollo is hiding something!
* Ophelia (covering her face): But at least we know Hasuro is safe and sound, we just have to wait for him to-
* Yoyo (serious): Mia! Ophelia! Hasuro is back!
* Ophelia (relieved): Speak of the devil! Lets go check on him!

***Check on Hasuro (1 star; Prerequisite: Question Apollo about Hasuro’s whereabouts).***

* Hasuro (wiping tears): …
* Ophelia (concerned): Is something wrong? It looks like he’s been crying…
* Yoyo (worried): We don’t know what’s wrong. We tried to ask him but he refused to say anything.
* Ophelia (worried): *sigh* Mia and I will try to talk to him, maybe he’ll answer to us…
* Ophelia (sympathetic): Hey, Hasuro…
* Hasuro (annoyed): I said I wanted to be left alone..
* Ophelia (worried): Could you at least tell us what’s the problem? We’re all worried for you!
* Hasuro (reluctant): …
* Hasuro (tearful): Apollo…. He- he….
* Hasuro (crying): He kissed me!
* Ophelia (shocked): He kissed you?! On the cheek or-
* Hasuro (pissed): Where else do you think he kissed?!
* Ophelia (disgusted): But he’s… He’s your..
* Ophelia (sympathetic): Oh no, Hasuro… We’re so sorry-
* Hasuro (tearful): I was so excited to finally meet my biological dad. I was hoping to finally have a relationship with him-
* Hasuro (crying): I really thought this was going him, but instead he didn’t want a father-son relationship! This whole time, he was trying to romance me!

*Ophelia hugs Hasuro.*
Ophelia and Hasuro (Ophelia; hugging Hasuro): I’m sorry you had to go through this, Hasuro. You deserve a way better father than Apollo.
***You are now experiencing the story in third-person view.***

***After everything is sorted out, the crew go inside the Olympieion.***

* Natalie (innocent smirk): How was your Turkish lessons, Mia?
* Mia (frustrated): Absolutely horrid! That Tahia chick spent the entire tutoring session, insulting my intelligence and called me names like “hoe” and “MF”. She was even more short-tempered than my high school chemistry teacher!
* Maverick (laughing): Pippa Goldfinch? That woman was a menace! I can’t imagine dealing with someone worse than she was, I pity you!
* Madelina (holding her laughter): Yeah… That’s Tahia for you.
* Mia (eye rolling): *sigh* On the bright side, at least I have the lyrics stuck in my head…
* Natalie (awkward grin): Yeah… Hopefully this will put Zeus in a good mood.
* Apollo (whooping): Hey! Blondie!
* Natalie (startled): What?!
* Apollo (winking): Just reminding you, you and me have a date after this!
* Natalie (whispering): Oh no! I hope that… Because he was brainwashed, he would forget about my promise! What do you I do now?
* Ophelia (serious): You guys wait for me, I have something to give that creep!
* Maverick (excited): Oh boy! I like where this is going for!
* April (crossing her arms): Grow up.

*Ophelia approaches Apollo.*

* Apollo (grinning): Well, hello hello. Did you change your mind about going out with me? Because I’m afraid I have another-

*Ophelia kicks him in the balls.*

* Apollo (clutching on his balls): AHHHHH!!!
* Ophelia (pissed): Take that, you cunt!

*Ophelia walks away and Apollo falls to the ground in pain.*

* Apollo (weeping): Ow…
* Ares (impressed): Holy fuck! What. A. Woman. Aphrodite, do you happen to know if that chick is single?
* Aphrodite (pissed): Excuse me?!
* Ares (blushing): I said nothing!

*Ophelia returns to the group.*

* Maverick (disappointed): Wow, Ophelia. That was LOW!
* Ophelia (stretching her legs): Whatever, he’ll live…
* Ophelia (sympathetic): Anyhow, how are you Hasuro? You haven’t spoken a single word while we were walking to here?
* Hasuro (reassuring smile): I’m fine… And thank you for.. You know… What you just did to my father.
* Ophelia (sweet smile): You’re welcome, people like him shouldn’t procreate if he’s just going to try and hook up with his children.
* Zachary (confused): Hook up with- Actually, I don’t think I want to kno-
* Zeus (shouting): Everyone! On your seats!
* Zachary (sweating): Oh shoot! Come on, lets quickly take a seat!

***Allow Zeus to start the meeting (1 star).***

*The crew begin sitting down.*

* Mia (reading “Songs of Troy”): Let me just take a quick look at the lyrics to refresh my learnin-

*She hears someone weeping.*

* Athena and Demeter (Demeter; wiping her tears): I swear if something bad happened to her I…
* Athena and Demeter (Athena; reassuring smile): Demi, the girl is as tough as nails, I am sure she’ll be alrigh-
* Athena and Demeter (Athena; shocked): Mia?! What are you doing here? Actually, what are you all doing here?!
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; crossing her arms): So you’re here too…
* Athena and Demeter (Athena; curious): You don’t seem pleased in seeing me, you’ve got a problem?
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; eye rolling): I’m sorry that as a rape victim that I’m not pleased with you for punishing a girl for being raped at her temple.
* Athena and Demeter (Athena; covering her face): So this is about Medusa. Look, I fucked up I know, but at least I reverted my mistake and turned her back to human!
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; crossing her arms): Yeah, after like how many years? Three thousand?
* Athena and Demeter (Athena; covering her face): Anyway… I assume you are the heroes Artemis was speaking about. I’m really sorry you got dragged into this mess.
* Mia (eye rolling): It’s fine, we just want to go through this interview and get this over with. Hopefully things go in our favor and we’re sent back home.

*Zachary is looking for a seat next to his friends. He sees two empty ones: One next to Madelina and one next to Mia.*

* Natalie and Madelina: …
* Mia: …
* Zachary (sweating): Who should I sit next to? I know I should be sitting with Madelina, but… I kind of want to sit next to Mia.

*He sees Madelina isn’t noticing him.*

* Zachary (serious): Fuck it! I’ll just sit next to Mia!

*He tries to sneak his way to the seat next to Mia, but Madelina notices him.*

* Natalie and Madelina (Madelina; whooping): Zach! Over here! We saved a seat for you!
* Zachary (covering his face): Fuck…

*Zachary sits between Natalie and Madelina.*

* Zachary and Madelina (Zachary; awkward grin; being cuddled by Madelina): Hi…
* Mia (holding her anger): …
* Aphrodite (whispering): For the record, I’m on your team!
* Mia (startled): Ah!

*Mia turns and sees that Aphrodite took the seat next to hers.*

* Mia (blushing): W-what are you talking about?!
* Aphrodite (laughing): Oh come on, I can see the spark in your eyes when you look at that man! I can sense the romantic tension between you two! I am the goddess of love after all!
* Mia (shocked): R-romantic?!
* Aphrodite (checking her nails): The point is, I know you like him, and you may be surprised to know that he likes you a lot more than you think.
* Mia (hopeful): You think he likes me? But… If he does, then why did he reject me? Why is he still with Madelina?
* Aphrodite (smirking): Romance is a complicated subject, but my advice for you is to follow your heart and make a move! Do not let his relationship status be a barrier to your love!
* Mia (crossing her arms): So you suggest that I become a homewrecker?
* Aphrodite (grinning): Hey, there’s nothing wrong with being one!
* Mia (eye rolling): Ugh… Why am I even taking advice from you…

*Suddenly, Poseidon enters the Olympieon and approaches Zeus.*

* Poseidon (grinning): Hey there, man! Any recent flings you want to tell me about?
* Zeus (annoyed): Poseidon, I am not in the mood right now!
* Poseidon (eye rolling): Still sad about your boy toy, huh?
* Poseidon (smiling; holding two dead eels): I know just what to cheer you up! Two large eels up for the grill!
* Natalie (worried): Oh dear… Those eels they look exactly like…
* Natalie (horrified): Flotsam and Jetsam?! Oh no…
* Zachary and Madelina (Zachary; appeasing): Woah, Natalie! Lets not jump to conclusions! There are millions of eels in the world, how can we be sure those are them?
* Natalie (worried): You have a point… I hope that I’m wrong…

*Madelina leans on Zachary’s arm.*

* Zachary and Madelina (Madelina; innocent smirk): Zach, I was wondering… What if after we return to Graecita, we could go take the ship with just you and me for a romantic trip?
* Zachary and Madelina (Zachary; blushing): That sounds like a good idea but… I’m afraid we can’t, I have a lot of duties in Graecita and it’s not like we can just take a ship and leave the island without good reasons. You understand, right-
* Zachary and Madelina (Madelina; disappointed): *sighs* Yeah, I do-
* Hera (furious): *YOUUU!*

*Hera approaches Madelina.*

* Hera (furious): Fucking harlot!
* Aphrodite (amused): Things are spicy!
* Zeus (cross): Hera, what is the problem-
* Hera (angry): You stay silent! I will deal with you after I’m done with that whore!
* Zachary and Madelina (Madelina; offended): Excuse me, lady?! You’ve got a problem with me?
* Hera (pissed): I know about you and my husband! And just let you know, I have no tolerance for my husband’s infidelities and will make sure you have no peace in your life!
* Zachary and Madelina (Madelina; confused): What are you talking about?!
* Zeus (confused): Yeah, seriously Hera, what are you on about?!
* Hera (furious): Don’t pretend to be oblivious! Did you seriously think using your Norse form will hide your tracks?! I know about you and Jane!
* Zachary and Madelina (Madelina; shocked): J-Jane?!
* Zachary and Madelina (Madelina; laughing): Ahahahahaha! Ahahahahaha!
* Hera (pissed): Oh, so you think being a homewrecker is amusing, huh?
* Zachary and Madelina (Madelina; wiping tears of laughter): What? No! You got this all wrong! First of all, my name is not Jane!
* Zachary and Madelina (Madelina; nervous grin): I’m Madelina. And Jane Foster… She’s a fictional character from a movie, whose identity I’ve adopted around the Vikings so they won’t imprison and rape me!
* Hera (crossing her arms): So you deny that you and my husband had an affair?
* Zachary and Madelina (Madelina; laughing): Of course? I mean, just look at him! No way I’d open my legs for a big, fat, hairy man who looks old enough to be my grandpa! I guess he looks good for a gazillion-year-old, but otherwise, NOT a catch!
* Zeus (furious): HOW DARE YOU! YOU BLASPHEMIC BITCH!

*Zeus charges at Madelina.*

* Zachary and Madelina (Madelina; startled): Ah!
* Hera (angry): Zeus! Stop!
* Zeus (shocked): Stop?! But she… She insulted me!
* Hera (eye rolling): It’s not an insult if all what she said is true, I don’t understand why you can’t just take a more attractive form if you’re so easily rile up!
* Zeus (pouting): Hey!

*Hera looks at Madelina and nods.*

* Hera (smirks): I like you.
* Zachary and Madelina (Madelina; relieved): Phew…
* Zeus (serious): Alright, so is everybody expected in the Olympieon here?
* Artemis (serious): Not everyone! We’re still missing Dionysus and Eros-

*Suddenly, Eros crashed into the window.*

* Eros (dizzy): I’m here!
* Aphrodite (concerned): My baby! Are you okay?!
* Eros (holding his head): I’m fine, mother!
* Zeus (serious): Eros, did you see Dionysus while you’re flying towards the Olympieon?
* Eros (eye rolling): Afraid not.
* Zeus (eye rolling): Great. I guess I’ll just inform Hades to show u-

*Suddenly, the door is busted open and Dionysus shows up with a parade and a maenad by his arm.*

* Dionysus and Drusilla (Dionysus; grinning): Hello there, everyone! I pray the party did not start without me?
* Zeus (stern): Barely, now sit down!
* Dionysus (drunk): Gee, dad! No need for a rush, I’ll take a seat BUT before the meaning starts, I have an announcement!
* Zeus (covering his face): Oh crap…
* Dionysus (toasting): Two weeks from now, I shall be throwing a HUGE party in Crete and everyone in the room is invited!
* Apollo (celebrating): WOOHOO!
* Ares (excited): Hell yeah! Can’t wait for that!

*Dionysus notices Madelina.*

* Dionysus (grinning): Now that’s a face I did not expect to see here! It seems like you’ve been liberated from your golden cage.
* Madelina (awkward grin): Yeah… It’s great seeing you too.
* Dionysus (winking): You’re coming to the party, right?
* Madelina (excited): I’d love to!
* Mia (stern): Ahem…
* Madelina (disappointed): But… I don’t think I’ll be able to show up…
* Dionysus (displeased): Pity… Would have been great to see you there…
* Demeter (angry): My daughter is missing and all what you care about is a party? Have you all no shame?!
* Zeus (crossing his arms): So everyone’s here, right?
* Zeus (serious): Hades, you can come out now!

*Suddenly green smoke forms in the Olympieon.*

* Mia (coughing): … What is that-

*The smoke disappears, revealing Hades.*

* Hades (serious): Greetings, brother…
* Aphrodite (coughing): Seriously, Hades?! Do you have to do this everytime? We get it, you’re dark, scary and mysterious-
* Demeter (pissed): There you are! The man who was SUPPOSED TO protect my daughter from harm!
* Athena: Please, Demeter, calm down. Let's talk about this rationally.
* Demeter (furious): Rational?! How can I be rational when my daughter has disappeared?
* Demeter (angry): Hades, I know that you made Kore disappear! Where is she?!
* Hades (serious): Demeter, I swear I had nothing to do with her disappearance. I want nothing more than to find her safe and bring her back home.
* Zeus (sympathetic): Let's not jump to conclusions, dear sister. We need to remain calm and discuss what happened. Accusing Hades won't help us find Persephone.
* Demeter (tearful): How can you defend him? Our daughter is missing, and he's the last person who saw her!
* Artemis (sweating): Actually, Demeter. We believe that Kore was kidnapped before she could go to the underworld-
* Demeter (furious): I don’t care! I know that he did it! He wants to entrap her in the underworld forever and have her all for himself-
* Zeus (Furious): ENOUGH! Everyone SIT DOWN!

*Intimidated, all the gods go back to their seats.*

* Natalie (whispering): Psst… Mia. I think this is the right time for you to start singing.
* Mia (blushing): Yeah, I don’t have to be told twice.

*Mia gets on the stage and she starts singing.*

* Mia (singing): Bu sevdam hiç mi bitmez derdin. Bak bugün sona geldim. İnanması zor ama katlanan sendin. Sanki hiç beni sevmedin.
* Mia (singing): O gün bana bitti dediğinde. Sebebini bile bilmedim. Herşey sahte bir çizgiymiş.Bense orda kalakaldım.
* Zeus (calming down): …
* Natalie (relieved): It’s working, he’s calming down!

*At that moment, Hebe comes with a tray of nectar.*

* Hebe (Curious; carrying tray): Would any of like to try some nectar?
* Zachary (shaking his arm): No thanks.
* Maverick (excited): As for me, I ain’t passing for a drink!

*Hebe serves Maverick some nectar, before she goes to the gods one by one until she reaches Zeus.*

* Hebe (nervous): Dad… Would you like me to serve you some nectar?
* Zeus (serious): Yes, please, my dear…
* Hebe (pouring a drink nervously): …

*Because of how much her hand is shaking, Hebe overfills the cup.*

* Zeus (cross): Hebe!
* Hebe (startled): Ah!
* Natalie (worried): Oh no!
* Hebe (panicking): I’m so sorry, dad- I wasn’t focusing-
* Mia (singing): Ah yaza yaza ben soldum. Lanet olsun seni nerden buldum. Dua ediyorum artık yoksun. Terkedenler Allah'tan bulsun.
* Zeus (holding his anger): …
* Zeus (taking a deep breath): It’s alright. You may be excused.
* Hebe (relieved): Phew…
* Natalie (relieved): Thank gods…
* Mia (singing): Yandım sen de yanasın. Aşkım aşklarından bulasın. Yüreğinin götürdü.

*Mia finishes singing and the room erupts with claps.*

* The gods (clapping): …
* Zeus (clapping): Wonderful performance, Miss Loukas. Now please go back to your seat.
* Mia (bowing): Yes, your Majesty.

*Mia goes back to her seat.*

* Hasuro (amazed): That was amazing, Mia! I had no idea you could sing in other languages!
* Mia (eye rolling): Because I don’t, I had to memorize the lyrics and pronunciations 30 minutes before the meeting!
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; smiling): Regardless, I think you did a very great job!
* Mia (prideful): Thanks, guys!
* Zeus (Stern): Silence, please!

*The room goes silent.*

* Zeus (serious): My fellow Olympians, as you all must have heard, Persephone went missing.
* Demeter (weeping): …
* Ares (eye rolling): Again? Who kidnapped this time? A god, a king or something else?
* Artemis (serious): We still don’t have the answer for that, but our heroes here have found some leads.
* Artemis (encouraging): Mia, you can proceed now.
* Mia (Serious): First of all, we were dragged into the underworld by our friend Elvira, the mistress of the dark, to solve the murder of a lady who was believed to be Persephone.
* Demeter (shocked): What?! My baby is-
* Mia (sweating): But eventually, after solving the murder it turned out that the lady was just a nymph called Minthe, disguising as the queen of the underworld!
* Mia (blushing): And after that discovery, Hades sent us to Olympus, believing that Demeter was secretly keeping Persephone away from him, and he wanted us to search her realms.
* Demeter (furious): You thought I kidnapped my own daughter?! You dare you, you-
* Hades (pissed): Can you save this for after the meeting? Let the girl continue her story, goddamnit!
* Mia (serious): Thank you! Anyway… So we did as we told and then we discovered that Minthe and another nymph called Clytie were both involved in an operation that involved kidnapping Persephone, and that the infamous sorceress, Circe was also in the whole thing and she was the one who gave Minthe the glamor to cover up for Persephone’s disappearance!
* Mia (serious): We found the glamour tube somewhere in the forest and from it, we were able to determine that Circe is somewhere in Northeast Africa as we speak!
* Apollo (serious): So Persephone is with Circe? Nice, so why don’t we just go and free her?
* Artemis (serious): It’s not that simple, brother. We know that Circe was involved, we don’t know if she’s the one leading the operation!
* Apollo (confused): Then who possibly kidnapped her?!
* Dionysus (grinning): Hey, we know Persephone was having an affair with Adonis, what if Aphrodite got rid of her so she could have him for herself?!
* Artemis (pissed): Excuse me, do I seem that desperate to you?!
* Dionysus (innocent smirk): I mean… You have screwed over every woman that drove you to jealousy, who knows how far you could go?
* Eros (furious): Hey! Quit pointing fingers at my mother!
* Athena (stern): Everyone, please! Stop accusing each other, we’re supposed to be working together!
* Athena (crossing her arms): If Persephone was kidnapped for a reason, I doubt it was something to do with jealousy, she’s a fertility goddess the options are limitless!
* April (confused): What’s a fertility goddess?
* Athena (serious): A fertility goddess is a special type of female deity, who are recognized for their incredible power. Given their power and rarity, they are often used or consumed by another in order to seize power or maintain rule.
* Athena (crossing her arms): My mother was one of those, which is why my father swallowed her so he could sit in the throne of Olympus!
* Zeus (sweating): Hey! I had to do it! I needed the power so I could take down Kronos, you can’t judge me for this!
* Madelina (shocked): OMG! Do you think that means Sidney Fairclough could be responsible for the kidnapping?!
* Athena (Confused): Sidney who?!
* Mia (pissed): Madelina!
* Madelina (serious): No, but seriously. We know that he and his girlboss plan for world domination, if Persephone could give them that, it’s very likely that they-
* Mia (frowning): It’s likely, but remember, we are not talking about this.
* Madelina (shocked): But-
* Mia (pissed): This situation has nothing to do with you, so stay out of it!
* Madelina (covering her face): *sighs* Okay…
* Athena (confused): Who are you even talking about?
* Mia (eye rolling): It’s nothing, Madelina’s just spouting irrelevant nonsense.
* Athena (crossing her arms): Well, I’d like to hear what she had to say, regardless of its relevancy to the case.

***Tell Athena about Sidney Fairclough (1 star; Prerequisite: Allow Zeus to start the meeting).***

* Madelina (holding her composure): Okay… So this is all started back at Pompeii and while were playing matchmaker between Bellanca and Balthazar Clark, Bellanca got taken hostage by this bitch called Brandi Irwin.
* Poseidon (angry): My daughter was kidnapped?! How come no one told me about this?!
* Athena (crossing her arms): Poseidon, hold your horses. At least she’s not kidnapped anymore.
* Demeter (impatient): Yeah, unlike MY daughter!
* Poseidon (crossing his arms): Fine… You said the lady is called Brandi Irwin? Any idea where she lives?
* Madelina (sweating): You don’t have to worry about her, I… Pushed her into a volcano-
* Hasuro (shocked): Say WHAT?!
* April and Maverick (Maverick; impressed): Damn! Remind me not to get under Madelina’s skin EVER again!
* Madelina (eye rolling): It was an accident, okay? And beside, she was about to push Mia so I had to do something!
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; shocked): Mia, you never told us Madelina saved your life!
* Mia (holding her anger): Can we just not talk about this? It’s embarrassing enough…
* Madelina (serious): Anyway, Brandi kidnapped Bellanca so she could use her as bait so she could get Poseidon into giving up the trident to her!
* Athena (curious): And how did she know about the trident? Was she a demigod or some sort of deity?
* Madelina (smiling): This is where Sidney comes to the picture!
* Madelina (serious): Brandi planned to keep the trident for herself, but initially, she was hired by a guy called Sidney Fairclough to get the trident for his boss.
* Madelina (thinking): Now we don’t know anything about, expect that she’s a female and she has some sick desire of ruling the world.
* Madelina (serious): And somehow, that woman seemed to be familiar with Mia, Hasuro, Yoyo and Maverick and had a target on their head! In Brandi’s messages with Sidney, he told her that his boss wanted them captured alive!
* Athena (horrified): This… This is bad…
* Athena (serious): Father, we can’t send them on the quest!
* April and Maverick (Maverick; confused): Send us on a what?! Am I missing something, when did we agree to this?!
* Maverick (covering his face): I knew it!
* Zeus (serious): Athena, I understand your concerns but you know we have to do something-
* Athena (furious): Then send someone else to do it! You heard what she said, if someone is really after them, we can’t risk sending them to the wild!
* Zeus (confident): They’ll be fine! They literally survived a civil war and fought a group of neo-gods back at their hometown!
* Athena (pissed): But at what cost? The lives of five of their friend, including my son!
* Artemis (serious): I’d also like to add that they’ve barely killed Orion and they had the assistance of both my huntresses and the Xerdans and every nymph in Southeast France!
* Artemis: There’s no way they’d stand a chance against whatever evil bound to come!
* April and Maverick (Maverick; offended): Excuse me?! Of course we stand a chance, we are not wea-
* Mia (frowning): Ricky!
* April and Maverick (Maverick; awkward grin): I meant- Yeah, she’s right! We stand no chance, we’re too weak! So please just let us go back home!
* Zeus (serious): Although I completely understand both your concerns. I am afraid everything is settled, Persephone’s life is at stake and we need to start looking for her as soon as possible!
* Zeus: Mia Loukas, you and your crew have a quest! To sail all the way to Africa and find Circe. Make her tell you where she’s hiding Persephone and if she’s not with her, don’t rest until Persephone is found!
* Zeus: I think that’s it for the meeting, you can all rise now!
* Mia (gritting her teeth): Great…

***Outside the Olympieion.***

* Artemis (covering her face): I’m really am sorry about the decision the others agreed. I tried to talk to my father before the meeting into not dragging you into this quest, but nothing I said made himreconsider.
* Mia (eye rolling): It’s fine, we’re used to this…
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Ophelia; disappointed): Yeah, at least you tried your best but I guess now we have no choice but to go.
* Hasuro (curious): But how are we going to do this?
* Madelina (crossing her arms): First, we’re gonna have to face Circe… Again. We have to go to Africa.
* April and Maverick (Maverick; confused): Okay, but the question is how?! Are we forgetting that we left the ship at the underworld?!
* Zachary (smiling): I don’t think we have to worry about this.
* Mia (curious): What do you mean?
* Zachary (confident): Look.

*The crew look at the Aegean see and they see their ship sailing toward Mount Olympus.*

* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; happy): Our ship! It’s coming for us!
* April and Maverick (Maverick; grinning): Come on, guys! Lets race! However arrives last will be cleaning the ship!

*Maverick starts running.*

* Hasuro (frowning): Hey, cheater!

*The team start racing. But Natalie stays behind.*

* Natalie (unsure): …
* Mia (confused): Huh? Why’s Natalie not moving.
* Mia (concerned): Hmmm… I have to go check on her.

***See why Natalie isn’t following you (1 star).***

* Mia (smiling): Come on, Nat! Do you want to be forced to clean the ship?
* Natalie (blushing): Mia, I’m staying behind.
* Mia (shocked): What?!
* Mia (concerned): But why?

*Natalie looks back at Demeter.*

* Demeter (wiping her tears): …
* Natalie (serious): It’s mother, I need to be there for her…
* Mia (eye rolling): Natalie, COME ON!
* Natalie (concerned): But I have to, I know I stopped talking to her and father for how overprotective they were of me, but right now she’s in a vulnerable state and I have to be there to support her, at least until Persephone is safe.
* Natalie (sweating): You do understand, right?
* Mia (covering her face): …
* Mia (disappointed): Yeah, I do…
* Natalie (blushing): And besides…
* Natalie (eye rolling): I did promise Apollo a date, so, “looking forward to that”.
* Mia (chuckling): Well, I wish you two a fun date. We’ll see you after were done with the quest, goodbye!
* Natalie (whooping): Goodbye! I’ll be waiting for you in France!

*At the shore of the Aegean Sea.*

* Maverick (smirking): Mia, looks like you’re the one who’s cleaning the ship tonight!
* Mia (pouting): Hey, not fair! I was busy talking to Natalie!
* Madelina (worried): Where’s Natalie anyway?!
* Mia (eye rolling): None of your business.
* Zachary (glad): Guys, the ship is landing!

***Catch up with Mary (1 star; Prerequisite: See why Natalie isn’t following you).***

*The ship reaches the shore and Mary gets out, along with Mehtab.*

* Mehtab (happy): MEOW!
* Madelina (happy): Mehtab!

*The cat jumps to Madelina’s arm and hugs her chest.*

* Madelina and Mehtab (cuddling; Madelina): I’m so happy to have you back! Mommy missed you so much!
* Mary (winking): Yo, hearties! Did any of ye miss me?
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; happy): Oh Mary! We’re so glad you came to get us?
* Zachary (amazed): How did you even get out of the underworld?
* Mary (innocent smirk): It was simple, I just asked the river spirit to get me out of there and she showed me a passage out!
* Zachary (chuckling): Surprised you got Styx to cooperate!
* Mary (eye rolling): Believe me, it was no easy job.
* Mary (scratching her head): Anyway, the ship is in a little bit of a mess thanks to the fall, so we’ve got some tidying up to do.
* Hasuro (laughing): Don’t worry about that, Mia will handle this!
* Mia (annoyed): Ugh… If wish I’ve ran faster…
* Mia (rolling her eyes): Anyway, I don’t really remember the condition being so bad-

*But when they entered the ship, they find clothes and objects scattered all over the floor.*

* Mia (shocked): What the hell happened in there?!
* Zachary (confused): Weird… I don’t remember all those stuff being there when our ship fell?
* Hasuro (shocked): Hey, aren’t these our belongings?! The ones we left at home?!
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Ophelia; shocked): Mary, did you go all the way back to Graecita just to bring our stuff?!
* Mary (shocked): N-no. In fact, none of the stuff were there a minute ago, I have no idea where they come from?!
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; whistling): …
* Zachary (chuckling): Madelina… Did you have something to do with this?
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; innocent smile): Um… Maybe?
* Maverick (shocked): But how?! How did you do THAT?!
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; smug): Now, what did you think your father and I were talking about?
* Maverick (blushing): …
* Hasuro (blushing): We thought that you were, uh…
* Maverick (relieved): Oh, Madelina! I can almost kiss you! Actually, come here!
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; startled): Hey!

*Madelina runs into the ship and Maverick chases her. Everyone starts laughing, except for April.*

* April (holding her anger): …

***Nighttime at the Hamilton Laurent’s Revenge. In the dining room.***

*Mia just finished with her chores.*

* Mia (tired): Ugh… I’m so tired, I could just fall asleep on the floor!
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Ophelia; grinning): I take it cleaning wasn’t fun!
* Mia (eye rolling): Oh fuck you! You could have both at least helped me with one thing!
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Ophelia; laughing): We’re sorry, We didn’t make the rules for the race, blame Maverick!

*Meanwhile at the wreck room. Madelina is sitting next to Zachary on the sofa with Mehtab on her lap, while Hasuro and Maverick are organizing their gaming setup.*

* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; displeased): …
* Zachary (blushing): Madelina, are you sure that you’re feeling okay?
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; annoyed): Why does everyone keep asking me this? I said I’m fine!
* Hasuro (sweating; setting up game): We’re just concerned, because… You’ve been acting rather grumpy all day.
* Maverick (inattentive; setting up game): Yeah, like, what’s your issue? Not that I’m complaining, but you’re usually very cheerful.
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; crossing her arms): It’s just…
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; pissed): I’m getting tired of the other girls avoiding me like the plague! It’s like they all just collectively agreed to give me the silent treatment, without letting me know what I’ve done wrong!
* Zachary (feeling guilt): …
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; sad): I just want to know what I did, so I could do something to fix it. Does any of you know why they’re all mad at me?
* Hasuro (blushing): …
* Maverick (blushing): …
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; disappointed): I thought so…
* Maverick (smiling): Well, if you’re done venting, then I’d like to let you all know that we’re done with the video game setup! What do you think?
* Zachary (nodding): I think it looks fine.
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; wary): How much money did you exactly spend on that?
* Maverick (innocent smirk): Seeing that I didn’t need to remove anything from the cart, then probably not too much!
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; wary): Hmmm…
* Maverick (nervous grin): But hey! Nuff talking about money. I’ve bought four controllers, so any of you wanna play?
* Zachary (checking watch): I’d like to, but it’s my turn to take control of the ship sails. So maybe later.

*Zachary gets up and goes to the deck.*

* Maverick (eye rolling): Bummer! What about you, Madelina?
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; shaking her head): Nuh uh. I only know how to play on mobile and PC, I’ve never tried a console before.
* Hasuro (smiling): That’s fine, we could teach yo-

*Suddenly, April leaves the bathroom.*

* April (neutral): …
* Maverick (smiling): April! Exactly the woman I am looking for!
* Maverick (grinning): You wanna play video games with us?
* April (eye rolling): …

*April ignores Maverick and enters the dining room.*

* Maverick (holding his anger): …
* Hasuro (sympathetic): You okay, man?
* Maverick (pissed): I just don’t understand what is it with her!
* Maverick (frustrated): She says she’s mad at me. Does not want to get intimate with me, but never straight up tells me if she wants us to break up or not. And yet, she shows an attitude whenever I compliment other women in front of her!
* Maverick: This has been going on for nine months and I’m just about getting tired of it! Like what does this woman want me to do?!
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; checking her nails): Have you tried… Apologizing to her?
* Maverick (confused): For what?!
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; shrugging): I don’t know? Maybe for flirting with those women back at Pompeii?!
* Maverick (eye rolling): Give me a break! There’s no harm with a little flirting! It’s just like I kissed or fucked those women!
* Hasuro (snickering): That’s cause they saw your little tool because you could get the chnce to.
* Maverick (pouting): Shut up!
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; checking her nails): Would you have said the same thing if it was Savannah who was doing this?
* Maverick (shocked): How did you-?
* Maverick (furious): Don’t you dare bring up her name, you bitch! You know nothing about what happened between us!
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; pissed): I know enough about it to see that you’re a hypocrite! You experiencing the pain of being cheated on, yet you see no problem with how you’ve disrespected your girlfriend’s boundaries!
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; serious): Maybe YOU don’t have a problem with your partner flirting with others, but April does and she has every right to be mad at you. People have different boundaries, and you crossed hers!
* Maverick (speechless): …
* Maverick (sad): *sighs* When you put it that way… I guess I can see how I fucked up, I just… I just wish things would go back to how they used to be…
* Maverick (covering his face): I’m such an idiot, throwing a four-year-long relationship away like that!
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; supportive): It doesn’t have to end this way! There’s still a way to mend it back together!
* Maverick (confused): But how?!
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; frowning): You know exactly what you have to do. Just walk you to April, admit your mistakes and APOLOGIZE! It can’t get any simpler than that!
* Maverick (blushing): …
* Maverick (determined): You know it? You’re right, it’s time for me to act like a man!

***Apologize to April (1 star).***

* Maverick (serious): Yo, April.
* April (annoyed): Rick? What the hell do you want?
* Maverick (sweating): Well, I… I just wanted to tell you that… Uh..
* April (curious): Go on?
* Maverick (holding his head): This is going to get a bit personal, so can we go somewhere private?
* April (blushing): Uh…

*April looks at the other girls.*

* Yoyo, Ophelia and Mia (encouraging): …
* April (eye rolling): Alright, but it better be swift.

*April and Maverick leave for somewhere private.*

* Hasuro (shrugging): Welp, looks like I’m playing alone!
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; awkward grin): Oof. Sorry about that.
* Hasuro (chuckling): Nah, it’s fine! On the bright side, at least you got Maverick to do something I never thought he would ever do: Admit that he fucked up.
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; holding back a laugh): Yeah, that’s totally an achievement.

*Madelina looks back at the dining room.*

* Yoyo, Ophelia and Mia (laughing): …
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; worried): Are you sure you don’t know why they’re mad at me?
* Hasuro (blushing): Nope?
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; wary): I feel like you are hiding something from me…
* Hasuro (shrugging): Look, it’s probably nothing serious! You know that Mia just generally doesn’t like you and obviously the other girls would be sticking up for her, they’ve known her longer than you after all!
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; displeased): Maybe you’re right… I just really want to know why she still has it for me, I thought… You know… After I saved her life, we would be cool.
* Hasuro (scratching his head): One would naturally expect this, but you know what they say: first impressions matter, A LOT.
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; thinking): Hmmm… First impressions matte-
* Madelina and Mehtab (Madelina; shocked): Oh my gods!

*Madelina gets up from her seat.*

* Madelina (shocked): I just realized! I’ve never apologized to her about the necklace!
* Hasuro (confused): What necklace-
* Madelina (serious): I mean… It’s probably not the reason she is mad at me right now, but still… I have to apologize! A decent person would do this!

***Apologize to Mia about the comment you made on her necklace (1 star; Prerequisite: Apologize to April).***

* Madelina (smiling): Hi…
* Mia (ignoring): …
* Yoyo and Ophelia (ignoring): …
* Madelina (blushing): Is this seat free?
* Mia (ignoring): …
* Yoyo and Ophelia (ignoring): …
* Madelina (determined): Mia, I want to talk to you!
* Mia (shrugging): Okay, go on? What do you want to say?
* Madelina (sweating): Oh- I wanted to go somewhere more pri-
* Madelina (covering her face): Actually, let me just do it here. I am sorry for making fun of your necklace!
* Mia (confused): Huh?
* Madelina (regretful): I know it means something special to you and… If I had known it was a gift from a late friend, I would have never said anything bad about it.
* Madelina (serious): But even ignoring the deep meaning behind it, it was not my place to make any comments about it and for this I am very sorry and I hope that you’ll eventually find it in your heart to forgive me.
* Yoyo and Ophelia (sweating): Uh…
* Mia (confused): Excuse me, but why are you even bringing this up now?
* Madelina (sweating): Because… It was incredibly insensitive and I had no place to say anything…
* Mia (eye rolling): It is. But why now? When I’ve already long forgotten about that comment?!
* Madelina (sweating): …
* Madelina (holding her head): Mia, whatever I did to you, I’m sorry! Just please tell me what I did wrong, and I promise I’ll do all I can to fix it!
* Mia (pissed): Why do you keep doing this?!
* Madelina (nervous): W-what do you mean?!
* Mia (furious): Why can’t you just leave me alone?!
* Madelina (sweating): …
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; sweating): Mia, I think you should stop-
* Mia (serious): Let me ask you, Madelina. When was the last time we fought?
* Madelina (sweating): Ummm… The latest I remember is about… Nine months ago?
* Mia (serious): Good. And is that not enough to you?!
* Madelina (blushing): …
* Mia (pissed): All these months I’ve been doing nothing but ignoring you, just to avoid those stupid fights, yet you just can’t leave me alone! You keep going to the same places I go and each time you force me to have a conversation with you. Are my efforts to keep the peace not enough?! What more do you want?!
* Madelina (sad): I just… All I wanted is for us to become friends…
* Mia (pissed): Well, guess what? That’ll never happen. Is that what you need to hear?
* Madelina (tearful): …
* Yoyo and Ophelia (Ophelia; sympathetic): Mia, you didn’t have to go this-
* Madelina (hand on chest): It’s just… I really thought after Pompeii, we- we were starting to…
* Madelina (serious): Nevermind, forget it!
* Madelina (pissed): Marionette was right. I’m… I’m pathetic. I’m a fool for thinking I could ever be friends of you.

*She turns to Yoyo and Ophelia.*

* Madelina (furious): With all of you!

*Madelina storms out of the dining room.*

* Madelina (holding back tears and anger): …
* Hasuro (sympathetic): …
* Mary (tired): Finally I can get some res-

*Madelina brushes past Mary’s shoulder.*

* Mary (annoyed): Hey!
* Madelina (holding back anger): …

*Madelina storm out, into the deck.*

* Mary (offended): What’s her problem?!
* Hasuro (regretful): …
* Yoyo and Ophelia (regretful): …
* Mia (kind of regretful): …

***At the deck.***

* Zachary (controlling the sails): Argh!
* Madelina (sad): …
* Zachary (curious): Hey, Madelina. You need something?
* Madelina (wiping her tears): If you mean a shoulder to cry on… Then yes.
* Zachary (blushing): Oh…

*Madelina rests on his shoulder while he’s sailing.*

* Zachary (chuckling): Let me guess, you fought with Mia?
* Madelina (sad): Uh huh…
* Zachary (sweating): Did she… Uh… Mention anything?
* Madelina (pissed): This is what’s bothering me! She keeps telling me she hates me, but she never tells me why she doesn’t like me!
* Madelina (eye rolling): At this point, I don’t even know why I’m trying with her! Maybe I should just take Marionette’s advice, and just start acting like a full-on bitch to her!
* Zachary (blushing): …
* Madelina (desperate): Zachary, can you please just say something? Anything! It’s already bad enough that they won’t talk to me, I don’t need you to give me the silent treatment too!
* Zachary (panicking inside); *Oh my god! What do I do?! Just say something, Zachary. Do something.*
* Zachary (sweating): *Maybe if I just kiss her… That would be enough!*
* Madelina (frustrated): Ugh… I feel like I’m talking to a brick wall-

*Madelina is about to walk away, but just as she turns, Zachary grabs her for a kiss.*

* Madelina and Zachary (kissing): …

***In Nova Roma. At the palace, Audenzia is sleeping in her room.***

* Audenzia (sleeping): …
* Tara (whooping): Lady Diodora, wake up!
* Audenzia (startled): Huh? Tara, what is it?
* Tara (Whispering): It’s the emperor’s birthday today! He’s asking where you are!
* Audenzia (yawning): Oh… It’s the emperor’s birthday… Alright-
* Audenzia (shocked): Wait?! It’s Livius’ birthday?! Oh my god!
* Audenzia (panicking): No, no, no! I forgot to get him a gift!
* Audenzia (taking deep breaths): Okay, I need to calm down. It’s not the end of the world.
* Audenzia (determined): He’s not going to mind, so I’ll just get dressed and go straight to the living room.

*Audenzia gets up from the bed. The blanket falls, revealing a bump she was hiding underneath.*

* Audenzia (holding her bump): Ow… I need to be careful, I don’t want to kill that child.

*Audenzia looks at herself on the mirror.*

* Audenzia (nervous): This bump is only getting bigger, it’s getting harder to hide it. Eventually, the others need to know about it…
* Audenzia (determined): But not today! Lets see if I have a dress that’ll make it less visible…

*She puts on a dress.*

* Audenzia (insecure): I still look fat… But at least they’re less likely to suspect I’ve got a baby.
* Audenzia (serious): Now enough moping around. Time to attend the birthday party!

***Attend Livius’ birthday party (1 star).***

* Anna and Marissa (Anna; shocked): Oh my god, is that Audenzia?!
* Claudilla (smirking): Yeah…
* Anna and Marissa (Anna; snickering): Wow, she’s REALLY let herself go!
* Claudilla (snickering): I know, right?!
* Anna and Marissa (Marissa; sympathetic): Ladies, don’t you think you’re being a little rude?
* Audenzia (sulking): …
* Livius (stern): Claudilla, what’s funny?
* Claudilla (blushing): N-nothing.
* Livius (stern): Then please stop laughing.
* Claudilla (bowing): Yes, your majesty…
* Livius (small smile): Anyway, glad you made it to the party, Audenzia. Please take a seat.

*Audenzia takes a seat and she looks at Claudilla.*

* Audenzia (concerned): Claudilla! Your eye!
* Claudilla (crossing her arms): What’s wrong with my eyes? Too much eyeshadow?

*Audenzia looks at Carolus.*

* Carolus (yawning): …
* Audenzia (serious): He hit you again, did he?
* Claudilla (pissed): Who cares if he did? What Carolus and I do to each other is none of your business.
* Claudilla (smirking): Maybe if you focus more on yourself than other people’s relationships, you wouldn’t be unwed.
* Audenzia (frowining): …
* Livius (curious): So, where did we stop?
* Claudilla (smiling): Oh, I was just about to give you my gift!

*Claudilla gives Livius a cape.*

* Claudilla (warm smile): This is a cape, so that if we ever go into battle, you can wear it with your armor! It’s made of silk!
* Livius (awkward smile): Wow… That’s a very considerate gift, you didn’t have to go through the trouble of buying it!
* Claudilla (laughing): Oh stop it! You’re my dearest cousin, there was no way I’d come to your birthday party without a gift!

*Claudilla looks at Audenzia.*

* Claudilla (smirking): Unlike other people…
* Audenzia (holding her anger): …

*Claudilla goes back to her seat.*

* Audenzia (fake smile): Congratulations, Claudilla!
* Claudilla (frowning): For what?
* Audenzia (innocent smile): The baby, what else do you think I’m talking about?
* Claudilla (sad): …
* Livius (disappointed): Audenzia…
* Audenzia (pretending to be oblivious): What? Am I not allowed to congratulate my cousin for her pregnancy?
* Carolus (holding back anger): Claudilla… Miscarried.
* Audenzia (fake shock): Oh no! Really? That is SO unfortunate.
* Livius (stern): Audenzia!
* Audenzia (fake sympathy): But wait? Isn’t that like your fourth miscarriage? Is this just going to be how every pregnancy would end? But then… How can you and Carolus possibly produce an heir for Livius-
* Livius (furious): Audenzia, ENOUGH!
* Livius (covering his face): *sigh* I think it’s best that you leave the party, right now.
* Audenzia (shocked): But I haven’t shown you my gift yet, would you at least let me present it before I leave?
* Livius (holding his head): *sigh* Fine…
* Audenzia (smirking): …

*Audenzia stands before Livius.*

* Audenzia (smiling): The gift I’m about to show you is a very special one. Because I didn’t buy it from a blacksmith, merchant or whatever. I made this gift myself.
* Anna and Marissa (Anna; whispering): Watch it be some home-made bead bracelet, haha!
* Audenzia (sweet smile): Give me your hand, Livius.
* Livius (confused): Okay?

*Audenzia takes Livius’ hand and makes him feel her womb.*

* Audenzia (grinning): Are you feeling something?
* Livius (shocked): Audenzia?
* Audenzia (smiling): Yes, Livius. I am with child.
* Anna and Marissa (both shocked; Marissa): Oh my god!
* Claudilla (tearful): No!
* Carolus (furious): LIAR!

*Carolus gets up from his seat.*

* Carolus (angry): Do not fall for this, your majesty! She’s lying to you! She’s just trying to cover up for the fact she’s gained a lot of weight!
* Audenzia (eye rolling): Here we go!
* Carolus (pissed): And even if she’s actually pregnant, she’s an unwed woman with no drop of royal blood! That child is illegitimate, you can’t make it your heir!
* Livius (serious): Actually, I can, because that child is mine!
* Carolus (shocked): What?!
* Claudilla (shocked): What?!
* Anna and Marissa (both shocked): WHAT?!
* Carolus (speechless): B-but, H-how?! You never even had-
* Livius (serious): Carolus, not everbody makes an much noise about love as you do.
* Carolus (pissed): Unbelievable! Claudilla, come with me!
* Claudilla (nervous): Y-yes, dear.

*Carolus and Claudilla leave the room.*

* Anna (serious): Come on, Marissa. Lets go.
* Marissa (blushing): Just wait a second.

*Marissa turns to Audenzia.*

* Marissa (bowing): Congratulations for your pregnancy, Lady Diodora.
* Audenzia (smiling): Thank you, Lady Catonis.

*Marissa follows Anna outside the room.*

* Audenzia (victorious): …
* Livius (frowning): Audenzia, we have to talk.

***Ask Audenzia who she got pregnant by (1 star; Prerequisite: Attend Livius’ birthday party).***

* Livius (serious): Who is the father?
* Audenzia (silent): …
* Livius (covering his face): He isn’t in Rome, right?
* Audenzia (smiling): No, which is a good thing because then we’ll have an easier time convincing the public it’s your-
* Livius (holding his head): Alright, enough!
* Audenzia (hopeful): So?
* Livius (covering his face): *sighs* Audenzia, congratulations for the healthy pregnancy, but…
* Livius (serious): I cannot name your child my heir!
* Audenzia (pissed): And why not?!
* Livius (serious): Because, we can’t lie forever! Maybe we can convince the public that your child is mine in the beginning, but eventually the child grow up and if it takes the likeness of its father, people will start to talk!
* Audenzia (eye rolling): You had no issue with the idea of adopting any of Carolus and Claudilla’s ilk, why is it suddenly an issue when it comes to me?
* Livius (covering his face): Claudilla is my cousin, whoever’s child she has would always be related to me by blood.
* Audenzia (pissed): What about me? I’m your cousin too!
* Livius (holding his head): Audenzia…
* Audenzia (pissed): The only proof there is against my parentage is my mother having an affair! Other than that, there is nothing that proves I am not the late Emperor Messalinus’ daughter!
* Audenzia (serious): All what you have to do is to claim me as your cousin and then you can claim my child as your heir!
* Livius (frustrated): Audenzia, it’s not that simple…
* Audenzia (holding back anger): …
* Audenzia (serious): You know what I dislike about you, Livius? Is that one second, you are the bravest man in Rome and the next one, you are a coward!
* Livius (holding his head): Audenzia, I know you’re angry but please understand-
* Audenzia (pissed): But it’s the truth! You did the exact same thing to Nebet! You convinced to marry you by promising that once you rule, you will abolish all kinds of slavery.
* Audenzia: Now fast forward to nine months later, and guess who woke me up to attend your birthday? Oh right, A SLAVE!
* Audenzia (angry): If Nebet was still alive, she’s be ashamed of you!
* Livius (sad): *sighs*

*Livius looks out of the window.*

* Audenzia (regretful): Livius, I’m sorry… I went too far-
* Livius (sad): No, no. You make a point, I am a-

*Livius spots several ships sailing toward the Roman coast.*

* Livius (shocked): Oh no…
* Audenzia (concerned): Livius, what’s the problem?
* Livius (panicking): Audenzia, get to the bunker! We’re getting invaded!