“Keep it down!”
“Can’t hear you!”
“What are you doing up there?”
“Practicing battle techniques!”
“That’s it!” Jupiter stormed to the throne room. “Juno! Make your son stop this at once!”
“He’s your son too, dear. And, honestly, who made him God of war? Let me think…” She tapped her chin. “Oh, that’s right. You.”
“Nice. And who gave him his own holidays?!” Jupiter shot back. “You!”
“At least I didn’t name a month after him! By all the Gods, what did you think that would accomplish!”
“Hey!” Mars shouted, “Keep it down!”
“Excuse me?!” Juno spat. She rose from her throne, gown trailing behind her, striding upstairs into Mars’ room.
“Gods, I love that woman,” Jupiter chuckled.
“Mars!” The door swung open at Juno’s voice. “You had better…” She gasped. “WHAT is going on up here!”
“Mother. Calm down.”
“Do NOT tell me to calm down! Greeks are not welcome in my home! Especially her!”
Jupiter cringed and bolted up the stairs. “Okay, okay. Let’s everyone just… Blast it, Aphrodite! I told you not to come back here! We’ll have to call over to Mount Olympus again.”
Juno turned slowly, eyes blazing. “She’s been here before? You…KNEW!”
“I…just the one time…I was going to tell you, love, I just…” Jupiter took a step back. “Mercury!”
“No need to call Mercury,” Hermes smirked, “I’m here now and all is well.” He turned to Aphrodite, “I’ve been looking for you, sweets.”
“Of course you have,” she purred, cleavage heaving.
“Oh, please,” Hermes gagged. “Get over yourself. Zeus sent me.”
“I’m here,” Mercury appeared, out of breath. “What’s he doing here?” He flung his arm toward Hermes.
“Just leaving, message boy,” Hermes grinned.
“I wanted to send for Zeus,” Mercury whined.
Aphrodite twirled her hair, “Why don’t you both bring me home?”
“Hey…” Mars whimpered.
“You don’t own me, little God-ling.” Aphrodite sneered.
“But…”
“Oh, alright.” She ran her fingertips over his chiseled chest, “you are my favorite.”
“ENOUGH!” Juno screamed. “Get! Out!”
“Hermes,” Jupiter pleaded, “take her back to Mount Olympus.”
Mars wrapped his arms around Aphrodite’s waist. “No. I love her. She stays.”
“Aww…that’s so sweet,” she turned and kissed him. “And expected.”
“Hermes…Mercury…I don’t care who takes her home. She goes.” Jupiter glanced over at his wife. Juno’s eyes bulged, her face red. “Now!”
“Hey, did you hear that?”
“What?”
“Sounds like thunder.”
“Oh, mother says thunder is just the Gods fighting.”
#Blogbattle is a weekly writing prompt for flash/short stories hosted by Rachael Ritchey
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Week 32 Prompt: Mars
Genre: Humor
Roman
Mars – God of War
Jupiter – King of Gods (Father of Mars, Husband of Juno)
Juno – Queen of Gods (Mother of Mars, Wife of Jupiter)
Mercury – Messenger of the Gods
Greek
Aphrodite – Goddess of Love
Hermes – Messenger of the Gods
Zeus – King of Gods (Father of Aphrodite)
You’re a genius. This is awesome.
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Thank you! 😀 With a prompt like “Mars”, what’s a girl to do?
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This! Obviously. 😉
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Great stuff! 😀 And clever use of the prompt, too.
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Thanks! 😀 It was fun.
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Oh I love your portrayal of Aphrodite!
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Yes…she’s something. ❤ 😈 ❤ Thanks!
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Original. Bravo. Bravo\
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Glad you liked it. 🙂 Tried to think of something different.
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Different is always great and also fun. ⭐
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hahaha I have always loved those mythical tales this is hilarious stuff it’s four in the morning and am trying to be quiet though I read each character aloud with different voices 👍👍👍
~B
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Hahaha! 😀 That’s a visual! I wish you could send an audio clip of your voices. My characters are always talking in my head but I’m so happy these characters got a read-aloud by you. (Yeah. Mythology is awesome.) Thanks, Beaton.
P.S. Go to sleep!
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💤
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Oh Sarah, this is wonderful! Love this: “Gods I love that woman!” I always wondered what really happened when it thundered, and now I know! Love it 😀 ❤
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Yes, well, that IS what’s going on when it thunders. 😉 I’m so glad you loved it. This was so bloody fun to write.
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Of course! And I could tell 😀
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Cute. I’ve always liked stories about the gods squabbling.
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🙂 Thanks.
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Brilliant! I loved Jupiter and Juno arguing over who’s to blame for Mars’ behaviour. 😀 Gods are human after all.
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Ah, the Gods are arguing again… *sigh* 😀 So fun. I mean, if you’re not in the middle of it.
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Yeah, that could be bad and lead to squishings. 🙂
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Hahaha! 😀
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Wow – wow – reading that! Awesome – gets my vote!
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Thanks! 🙂
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Love this creative idea for Mars!
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Thank you. It was wickedly fun. 😈
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It was. 😀
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Great use of the prompt. Was pretty funny and I was hoping for that exact ending conversation. It was perfect. 🙂
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Thanks, Rachael. I’m glad the ending delivered. 😀
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CONGRATS! You’re this week’s winner! 🙂 ❤
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Thank you! ❤ ❤ ❤ I was surprised to see this comment, that's for sure. Surprised in a very good way. 🙂 (Mars and Aphrodite will be happy…)
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Congratulations! Definitely a worthy winner. 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂
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