_____My car was parked in the donut-hole of stone. Who cares who moved it? Sliding to a halt, I rushed the driver's door open then dove inside. Pelting gusts slammed the door shut. I slapped down all the lock buttons.
_____"Mama, please, wake me the hell up!"
_____The sapphire sword transformed into a navy blue beacon, humming and glowing. I tossed the irritating obligation to the back. This was madness.
_____"Hera!" I shouted. Of course, she had to be listening. "I'm sorry about Zeus, okay?"
_____A whisper asked,"In whom do you believe?"
_____"My parents, I guess. I don't know."
_____"You will learn."
_____"Don't do this to me!"
_____Thunder blasted above. Gently, turquoise cirrus clouds advanced misty arms wrapping about my car. The fragrance of Mama's kitchen drifted inside.
_____"Calmarsi giu, figlia mia." Calm down my daughter spoken in Mama's softest voice.
_____Anxiety drained out my heels. The bucket seat slowly reclined on its own volition. Weary from grappling with chaos, I closed my eyes. Twenty-seven tasks? Maybe I received twenty-seven sutures from a car wreck and was stuck in a coma. Why couldn't I be teleported into the age of lore? It might be fun seeing a titan couple romp around. Where else can you measure an orgasm via a Richter scale?
_____Humor? Good. Spiritual armor in tact.

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