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Will we really get home in one piece, safe and sound?
"It has always been that way with superpowers unfortunately" sighed Athena refering to the problem
with her dear dad Zeus "They get others to do - erm, I meant SUPERNATURAL powers, of course. They get others to do the
fighting for them. Telling them that "you are either with me or against me. Take you pick - my bombs or the enemy's" ... I
meant lightning bolts naturally. But the little humans end up doing the fighting so we gods can have a wonderful peaceful
life on Mount Olympus or Washington or where ever else we while away the time. Being bored and invent more 'action' I guess
... But I have something for you to do, Loke! Community service, so to speak. Helping us here 'cleaning up' after what people
manage to do to one another. Think about it. You won't be bored if you agree to help. Even if we persuades guys like Ares,
Seth and my dear father to stop mettling in the humans' affairs the crazy critters can make plenty of troubles for themselves
quite on their own"
Loke mumbled something non-committal.
Then Hermes said quietly "Shouldn't we get going, my ladies?
Johnny is almost sleeping standing up. Yes, you are, boy. Oh - and by the way. Here you are, little Chickiepoo. Your ship.
You have to ask Jack for the leather purse to keep it safe in. He borrowed it from you some days ago after all" Oh, he did,
did he?
Then it dawned on me and I said "But Thor confiscated ... You stole - borrowed it out of his pocket while you
were invisible"
"One are the god of actors, politicians, merchants and thieves after all, are one not? Which say a great
deal about how the ancient Greek looked at those people ... But it is your little flying ship, sweetie" Hermes smiled "I was
there that night after all at Titania's party and saw Johnny win it from Frey at the poker game. Also saw you offering to
let him buy it back for the fifty dollars you had thrown in the pot, my sweet boy. But he - as an honorable god - said that
you had won it fair and square and should keep it"
"He also have another by now" giggled Aphrodite "A yacht the size of
the late Onassis' Christina so he could afford to be generous that evening. ... but I promise to talk to Thor at the Counsel,
baby, and get him off your back so to speak. Better still - we can get probably get Frey to explain that he really did lose
the ship in the first place. I'll try that first. But promise to talk to Thor any which way"
Johnny hugged his sweet mother
warmly for looking out for him and smiled happily to his dad Hermes for getting the ship back.
Then my sweet 'mother' -
I still can't believe Johnny persuaded Hephaestus and Athena to adopt me - came over and asked if we wanted her to move us
back to our little house in the wood straight away and we certainly wanted that very much.
Flying across the North Sea in a dark winter night isn't my favorite pass time.
So we said goodbye
to them all.
But just as Athena had lifted her hand in order to send us off Johnny suddenly said "Wait, Ma! Please. ...
what did you do to Jordana, Loke? I do hope you didn't harm her for bungling your plan. I - I mean ... I feel I sorta tricked
her to let me hold the belt and - and ..."
"No, of course not!" grumbled Loke embarrassed for having to admit he was not
all bad and evil as he would like to be perceived "I did send her home to her mother and grandmother because she kept complaining
it had been boring to go undercover and get the jewel from Santa. What did she expect - party all the way! The worst that
has happened to Jordana is that her grandmother - who is a formidable lady by the way - has probably grounded her for using
way too much make-up and wearing too short a skirt. ... so just now she's in all likelihood bored to tears - he-he. Satisfied?"
And
Johnny was - very much.
So we went home nice and easy. And since my adoptive mother's magic doesn't even make me sneeze
like my mother-in-law's do I didn't have to go through that.
Well at home Johnny at once called Hyacinth and Clover's parents
and asked them to tell the little troll girls that we was home again all safe and sound.
When he have done that he explained
to me "Those two little girlies came running around the house screaming and yelling about a very bad man who had stolen you
just as I stood at the door about to let Jack in. So we took off in the ship and somehow Jack's compass found you ... He says
it is because the compass can find 'treasures' my sweet" Johnny ended with a big smile and a hug to me.
I am a treasure?
Wow ...
Hm - I made my Johnny so very sweet when I invented him so the poor boy is forced to think like that *o*
EDITOR
ROLLING A CIGARETTE: Tsk-tsk, little silly-bird! You made me free to do, think, say WHAT EVER I like! Yes, yes,
Chickiepoo *o* I'll shut up now *O*
Thank you !!!
Tshee-hee *o*
Jack cleared his throat behind
me and said "Eh - yes ... About that ship - Fair Freya. I know - I stole it a while ago. It was just laying there on its shelf
and you almost never use it! But still - I did steal it. I am sorry ... It was just that - there was this lady - I sorta wanted
to impress ..."
I thought Jack was plenty impressive on his own and told him so.
I could see a small smile fighting
to come forward but he was still looking embarrassed downward - and looking so very cute too *o*
Will Johnny Sweets live
up to his name and forgive the pretty pirate? Well, that's for me to know and you to find out on the next page *O*
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