Cassandra (U432)

Cassandra was a student at Prometheus High, she had constant visions of the future. Though she disliked him, she made a secret agreement with Icarus to help each other through High School.

## History

### Hercules' First Day at School

Icarus then introduced Hercules to his "girlfriend" Cassandra who was solitarily enjoying a slice of bread at the cafeteria, who complained for him to stop hugging her. Icarus left for a moment, and Hercules and Cassandra shook hands. Hercules naively asked if Icarus was her boyfriend, and Cassandra sarcastically corrected him that he is her stalker. Hercules learned that Icarus had become strange ever since he flew too close to the sun, but he was goofily optimistic. In comparison, Cassandra was gloomy and forlorn, but commented that living in a deluded fantasy was an ample way to survive the horrors of reality.

Cassandra suddenly had a vision of the future (as was her curse), she saw disaster in the cafeteria and the roof falling. Hercules was worried, but Icarus brushed it off noting that she also said that he would make a fool of himself that day. He immediately makes a fool of himself, and standing on the table screams out his devoted love to Cassandra and taunts everyone as to what they're looking at. Adonis tossed Icarus his cup from the upper balcony, expecting him to give him a refill. Hercules snatched it and brought it to Adonis empty, angering the entitled student. Adonis ordered his two bodyguards to humiliate Hercules, and they kicked him off the balcony. Hercules fell onto Ajax's table, who accidentally bit into his foot as he laid upside down.

The next day, a cyclops was rampaging through the campus. Hercules ran around panicking. He found Cassandra and asked him if anything happened. She joked telling him that Rome fell, but then assured it won't happen for centuries. Icarus then nonchalantly added that a cyclops was rampaging in the school. Icarus joked that some thought it might be a new student. Hercules fought them, throwing them, tripping them, and then punching them through the roof. The roof collapsed.

Icarus lamented that he was going to be the best man at he and Cassandra's wedding. Cassandra felt the cusp of emotion she was feeling fade from disgust after that comment. Hercules came out of the rubble fine. Meanwhile, Adonis was bragging that he defeated the cyclops and whispered to them to "play along and I'll make it worth your while". Hercules accepted that the school won't realize it was him who defeated the cyclops, and Cassandra noted that he was maturing.

### Internship Week

In June, at the end of Hercules' first year at Prometheus Academy, the Prometheus Academy partnered with the Athens Mall (Agora Arcade) for its "internship week" where students spent five days in the real world learning to work. It was also a week off for the teachers. Mr. Parenthesis explained the rules of the event by the mall's central fountain. Cassandra had a cynical view that Parenthesis would give the "in-crowd" all the good jobs while the unpopular or unwealthy students would be given drudgerous jobs as usual.

Cassandra "the little ray of sunshine" was staffed at the information booth, and surprisingly she didn't hate it. She was pleased. Meanwhile Cassandra was given directions to the Gaul-Mart, but warned the woman that at the aisle five of the Husky Boy's Department the dark specter of death awaited her. The woman and her two children fled evidently disturbed. Seeing Hercules pacing, she asked him if he was on break and his reply was "yes, permanently).

### Perpetual Night

When Hercules lost the sun, Greece entered a perpetual night, and crops wouldn't grow and roosters wouldn't crow. The citizens of Athens were confused, and no one could read the news. Thugs then stormed the Athens Mall and robbed it blind. Stores were looted, buildings were on fire. Cassandra gave directions to where there were stores which weren't looted, and for some reason enjoyed watching the destruction. Hercules arrived at Athens and learned what had happened, and found Icarus defending the store he was assigned to at the cost of his life. It was actually quite honorable of him, and Hercules realized he should have had similar honor and stayed at Gyro World.

After five days of darkness, the sun shone again. The people of Athens heard of Hercules and gained respect for what he did, and Hercules made "make mine mutton" one of his catchphrases. Cassandra, Icarus and Hercules wore Gyro World's mutton themed outfits.