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Characters: Open to all Greeks and Greek NPCs
Date/Time: Morning of Monday, March 25, 2013
Location: Mt. Rainier
Rating: TBD
Warnings: Language, most likely. And violence. 'Cause this is WAR. Kinda.
Summary: The Greeks storm the mountain!

Snow eddied lightly around the group as Aphrodite gazed up at the mountain. Spring had not quite yet arrived, but the crisp air only made her that much more determined.

"All right, everyone. We know what needs to be done. Take your opportunities where you find them, but avoid any unnecessary risks," she announced.

She looked to the golden wolf sniffing the breeze.
"Apollo? Show us the way in." And with that, the god-in-wolf form went bounding up the side of the mountain, leading them over the icy terrain until they would eventually come to a seemingly nondescript, vaguely arch-shaped crevice in the mountain's face.

Apollo whined and pawed at the rocks, his hackles raised.

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[acratophorus.insanejournal.com]

Dionysus shivered in the mountain breeze, holding a broken-off pool cue in a trembling hand. Beside him, Vivian stood slightly crouched, holding a switchblade she'd picked up somewhere. In contrast to Dionysus' drawn and miserable face, she looked determined and spoiling for a fight.
Dionysus swallowed and in a quivery voice asked "Who's going in first?"

[heraldofthedeep.insanejournal.com]

Triton stepped forward silently, his face set in hard determination as he gripped the Trident. The young Sea King carefully pointed it toward the rock, and pushed it into three holes lined up in the center of the archway.

Almost immediately, there was a rumbling sound. A groan as rock began to give way... And a strange hissing that sounded as if it were coming from inside the mountain...

[metemmods.insanejournal.com]

The arched rock crumbled away, leaving a gaping door into the mountain...

And women emerged. Several of them. The had greyish skin, flinty eyes, and were scowling at the group standing on the hillside. They most definitely did not appear to be friendly.

"You're disturbing our mountain..." one of them hissed menacingly.

[venusingucci.insanejournal.com]

"It's not your mountain," Aphrodite said, "It's Olympus. It's meant for us."

[roseredheart.insanejournal.com]

Erato looked uncertainly at the oreads as they moved toward the Greeks.
"...they're mountain nymphs. I... don't think they want to give it up... Not without a fight..." she cautioned, backing away slightly.

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Apollo growled low and deep, his hackles practically on end. The big wolf paced, separating the Greeks from the nymphs. He advanced on the stony women menacingly, trying to drive them back.

The low growl became an all-out snarl as one darted forward, slashing at his muzzle with claw-like nails.

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

Oh no they fucking didn't.

She stepped up beside Apollo, and swung her club at the grey skinned bitch like a baseball player going for a home run.

[aegletes.insanejournal.com]

"You leave my daddy alone!" little Julian cried, nocking an arrow in his little golden bow. The boy's shot was true, and the arrow hit the oread swiping at Apollo right in the heart, killing her.

[speakswithdead.insanejournal.com]

"Enough of this nonsense!" Hades extended his hands, the ground erupting as the earth lifted on either side of the nymphs, closing in quickly on them.

[heraldofthedeep.insanejournal.com]

Triton was using Trident to its full weapon advantage as a couple of the oreads zeroed in on him, screeching "The sea doesn't reach here! You do not belong in this place!" He batted one to the side, but the other lunged at him. He moved reflexively, the Trident skewering her through the gut like a shrimp on a fork, but not before her sharp nails opened up a bloody gash on his shoulder.

[tritonia.insanejournal.com]

Athena is there on the nymph that attacked Triton in a flash. The nymph is yanked off the Trident like she weighs nothing, and slammed onto the ground with enough force that the vibrations can be felt for several feet around. And then to add the final touch, Athena slams her Aegis done onto the oread, crushing her skull like an overripe grape.

A blood haze of rage takes over, and she finds another oread that has escaped Hades's earth trap. With only her bare hands, Athena rips an arm from the nymphs body. She doesn't even bat an eye when she's sprayed with blood. Instead, she beats the creature with it's own arm.

[acratophorus.insanejournal.com]

"Oh, great, this is some really happy shit now," Dionysus muttered, trying not to slump down in despair. "They're coming out of the ground. Out of the godsdamned ground. That's fucked up."

He motioned to Vivian and sighed. "Come on, let's go on ahead. It's pointless staying here. Pointless going there too, but maybe we'll get a change of scenery."

[venusingucci.insanejournal.com]

Aphrodite had come prepared as well. Calmly, she took a pistol from he purse, and shot one of the oreads that was going around the outside flank in the thigh.
"Damn. Missed," she cursed.

[metemmods.insanejournal.com]

Vivian nodded to Dionysus.
"Absolutely."

[roseredheart.insanejournal.com]

Erato was just trying to stay out of the way. Really. Just that. She wasn't much of a fighter. But... as the oreads were distracted, the Muse could see something on the floor just inside the doorway of the mountain.

As fast as she could she darted over there, and snatched... a basket? Filled with... Easter eggs? How strange... But, it looked like they all had their names on them.

"Hey, guys! Found something!" she called out.

[fires-smith.insanejournal.com]

Heph, pretty much being useless in combat right now, joins Erato.

"Easter eggs? The hell?" Hephaestus notes the eggs have their names on them. "Hey Erato, you said Gaia and this other guy have a weird sense of humor right? How much you wanna bet these are our missing traits?"

[acratophorus.insanejournal.com]

Dionysus slumped down to the ground, head in his hands. "Take one and see," he muttered toward the ground. "They probably won't do anything."

[roseredheart.insanejournal.com]

"Only one way to find out," the little Muse murmured. Gingerly, she picked up the egg bearing her name. "It... isn't doing anything. Maybe we have to open it."

Very carefully, she broke open the golden shell. Although it appeared to be empty, she gasped as she immediately felt her connection restored to Mel and Apollo.
"Oh my gosh! That's exactly what they are!" she said.

[speakswithdead.insanejournal.com]

Hades heard Erato's exclamation and immediately abandoned his attack on the Oneads and ran over. He would have what was HIS. He grabbed the egg with his name on it, and like Erato before him, immediately felt the return of his sense of responsibility. His first thought was guilt over how poorly he had treated Lily and his thinking of of Persephone as nothing more than a possession. The battle forced him out out of his reverie, he had to help the others! He raced back, determined to make this up to Lily and double his efforts to find Persephone when this was finished.

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

Feeling her sister reconnect, she didn't waste any more time. She strode purposefully to her sister, found the egg with her name on it, and snapped it open.

Her voice sort of exploded from her lips, one long, loud, but still lovely note full of joy. She didn't care if her power poured over all the rest of them, she had her voice back!

After a long moment of that, she started laughing for no damn good reason. She took the egg that was labeled for Apollo, walked over to him and cracked it open for him.

[aegletes.insanejournal.com]

No sooner had the egg opened, then the sun god was returned to human form--naked, of course.

He brushed himself off as he stood up, seemingly oblivious to his lack of clothing.
"There, now, that's certainly better," he said, "Let's show these nymphs who really rules the mountain!"

[venusingucci.insanejournal.com]

Aphrodite was quick to snatch up her egg as well, and no sooner had it cracked open than she became radiant with her beauty once again.
"There we are. Agreed--much better," she said, shaking out her newly-lustrous red-gold curls.

[fires-smith.insanejournal.com]

Hephaestus tries not to let Dite's returned beauty bring back painful memories as he picks up his egg. He feels a newfound strength fill his once-again good leg. H manages to stand out of his chair, albeit gingerly.

[tangledmaze.insanejournal.com]

Ariadne was quick to get her egg as well.
"Oh, god, did I do anything horribly embarrassing?" she asked aloud.

She then picked up Dionysus's egg and brought it over to him.
"Here. This will help you," she said.

[tritonia.insanejournal.com]

Athena picks up the last two eggs, and walks over to Triton with them, holding both out to him because eggs will help.

Also she can't read at the moment.

[heraldofthedeep.insanejournal.com]

Triton took his egg and broke it open. The water film fell from his face, and he finally took a long lungful of air.
"It's nice being able to breathe again," he said hoarsely, "And to be able to speak."

Carefully, he broke Athena's open for her.
"There, now, sweetheart. That should be better."

[acratophorus.insanejournal.com]

As the others took their eggs, Dionysus listlessly took it from Ariadne's hands and cracked it against the wall of the cave. As he did, he straightened up, standing up to his full height.
"Hey," he said, "that's much better. Damn, what was I so mopey about anyway?" He looked around curiously at the others. "Damn, yo, the gang's all here!"
Looking Ariadne in the eyes, he grinned. "I gotta thank you in particular," he said. "Want a drink?"

[tangledmaze.insanejournal.com]

"Later. First, we have nymphs to get rid of," she said.