Chapter 16 - Athena

Athena just stands next to Gerard's bed completely motionless.She's practically staring at Miguel, who couldn't sleep that night. "Athena.""Yes?" she smiled adorably."Could you fall... asleep...?""Okay!" Athena closes her eyes, falling asleep."Hm..." whispered Miguel.The next day...On Christmas day, the entire group happily feasts on their meals. These include some classic Filipino meals such as Adobo Fried Rice, Steamed Lapu-Lapu, Sisig, Sinigang Tahong, Siomai, Siopao, Fried Tilapia, BBQ, Lugaw, Crispy Pata, Palabok, and Bulalo Steak. They also ate Asian Cuisine such as Sushi, Kimbap, Taiwanese Steak, Taiwanese Pork, Mochi, Dumplings, Noodles, and Sashimi. There are even western foods such as Sorbet, Ice Cream, Hamburgers, Fries, Salads, Ratatouille, Pizza, Lasagna, Pesto, Carbonara, Fried Chicken, and Spaghetti. They ate like wolves because they trained that morning, scaring all the guests in the area."Ireon. Pilipino saramdeuriya. (Shesh. Filipinos, man,)" said one Korean man, shocked by their way of feasting.Prometheus smiles as he takes a massive slab of sashimi and chows it all down with a cup of San Miguel beer. "WHOOO!!!""They are children... You shouldn't be drinking in front of them," said Happy, who is just staring."It's fine, dude!" smiled Prometheus. "Take the Atang!"Note: Atang is an indigenous ritual in northern Philippines that is an offering to the dead. It is especially important as a practice for the Ilocano people.He sighs, seeing bountiful food before him and an entire glass of gin specially ordered for Happy. "Fine..." Happy begins eating the spirit form of their offering to him.They all ate their favorites.Miguel, Prometheus, and the Reaper are shown to happily eat plates of Sashimi, Sushi, and Kimbap.Anna seems to be eating the lasagna.Jedan eats Sisig.Lord eats three giant fried chicken legs.Gerard eats dumplings, siomai, and siopao.Fred eats Crispy Pata.Athena just... stands there...Happy eats all the foods he can find, especially the Spaghetti."Uh..." said Miguel, seeing that Athena isn't moving at all."Athena? Fetch us some food. GO!!!" Prometheus clapped his hands twice."Yes, sir!" smiled Athena, as a bunch of her clothes grab some more food for them. The clones walk toward the tables and begin grabbing entire plates of the food."Uh... Athena clone! Er... Athena!" smiled Miguel."Yes, Mr. Azral of the Main World?" smiled Athena."Uh... You don't wanna eat?" asked Miguel."I already ate! And Prometheus is telling me to get food!" smiled Athena. "So, I shall serve you food!""Riiight..." said Miguel. "Why?""Because that is my purpose."Jedan realizes what Miguel is doing."Hey, Athena?" asked Jedan. "Punch yourself in the face."Athena punches herself in the face. "Ow! Hihi!""Does that not hurt you?" asked Jedan."Do you want it to hurt me?" asked Athena, as another Athena spins her fist around."Uh... Jed? What are you doing?" asked Miguel."Hm..." said Jedan."Whatever the hell you think you're doing, it's a bad idea..." said the Reaper."What?" asked Jedan. "Just checking Athena out! Not in that way!""No! Understandable! I am here to keep you happy!" smiled Athena.Jedan smiles.The next day...Miguel wakes up from his bed to see that Athena had cleaned the entire room. "Jedan. Where are the others?""On tour outside... Decided to hang with you and Athena. AIN'T THAT RIGHT, GIRL!?!?""Yeh, BOI!!!" smiled Athena and her clones."Haha! Now, go do the split."Athena does so."Do an aerial cartwheel and spin so fast until the floor is drilled slightly."Athena does so."Ow!" yelled Jedan. "Stomachache! Stomachache! Ooh! Athena! Could you fix my stomach somehow by climbing into my mouth?"Athena crawls into his mouth."DUDE!!!" roared Miguel. "This is borderline ABUSE!!!""Chill, dude! She probably does worse stuff for Prometheus!"Jedan suddenly feels better. "Holy shit. It actually worked!"Athena crawls out of his mouth. "I have accomplished the task, sir!""Thank you, Athena! Now, change the channel to the thing I like.""Yes, sir!" smiled Athena, doing so."Dude. You're playing with fire. No. Nuclear explosives.""Chill out, dude! I'll be careful with her. Now massage my feet!"Athena's clones remove her socks and begin massaging his feet. "Your feet are quite attractive, sir!""Thank you," said Jedan, smiling."Right... I'm gonna have to leave you to it then. I'm gonna enjoy the beachside for a while until this all blows over."At 5 PM... literally 10 hours later...Miguel opens the door. "Hey, Jedan! I'm back-! OH MY GOD!!!"Jedan is now wearing a crown, cape, and armor while sitting on his throne as a bunch of Athena clones steer a massive wheel before him. Meanwhile, commander Athenas whip their own clones as they build a small city in the room for Athenakind. "Hey, Miguel! Welcome to Jedanland!""Jedan. This is going too far! Building cities!? MONUMENTS!?!? A THRONE!?!? And WHY ARE THEY STEERING THAT WHEEL!?!?""The wheel is just for aesthetic T.B.H.," said Jedan. "Jed. You're indulging again. You ALWAYS do this.""No, I don't!""How about you gaming all week when you were supposed to help me with our project?""Well-!""Or how about you gaming all week while making me watch on Discord when we were supposed to go to the movies?""But-!""Or how about you gaming all week when you were supposed to visit me for our scheduled Christmas sleepover we scheduled since June that year?""Uh...""Or how about-?""Okay! Fine! I have a gaming addiction that makes me neglect and abuse people! Sure! But this is different!""Jedan. This is the equivalent of you playing Spore's civilization level.""Okay! Fine! Lemme prove it to you!""Okay. I'd like to see you try."Jedan thinks for a second. "What if I make her do something that she CLEARLY isn't able to do.""That sounds like a terrible idea.""Alright, Debbie doubter." Jedan smiles. "Athena. I want you to destroy Main World and don't stop no matter what any of us say."Athena's eyes turn deadly."Jedan! DUDE!!!""Dude. What can AN ANT do to kill us anyway?"Suddenly, the door opens."Athena!?" asked the pair.The Athena clones had completely abandoned Jedanland."We should follow her," said Miguel."We don't need to! She won't be able to-!" Jedan yelled, only for Miguel to grab him by the neck. "LISTEN, MISTER FANTASTIC!!! You don't have to admit you're wrong! I've given up on trying to do that already! Just help me follow your disciples to avoid possible world destruction!""Fine!" Jedan rolled his eyes.Miguel and Jedan chases after Athena clones who begin traveling toward Prometheus' room."They're going to Mr. Prometheus' room!""Okay. Yeah. Maybe this IS a bad thing. But it's not like Prometheus has a world-ending device in his-..."Miguel gives a look of shrewd annoyance."Okay. Maybe he does."Meanwhile... The Reaper, who is in his room, has his watch beeping for some reason."Goddamn it..." sighed the Reaper, opening his eyes from his meditation.Back to the pair..."ATHENA!!! WAIT!!! DON'T DESTROY THE MAIN WORLD!!!" yelled Miguel."Negative. Master Jedan said he wants me to destroy Main World and don't stop no matter what any of you say.""ATHENA!!! PLEASE!!!" yelled Miguel. "Uh... could you at least tell us what your plan is!?""I will be using Mr. Prometheus' eskrima wands, wands that were forged from the Spear of Destiny, and whisper a wish that will dust your universe completely.""Wait... Prometheus' powers COME FROM HIS WANDS?!?""Negative. But his wands hold a specific and deadly form of magic known as divinity and manipulation of destiny. I shall change and quicken the world's fate to ten seconds.""Oh... Yeah. Um... I admit I was kinda bending the rules there..." said Jedan."Jed. You're GONNA GET EVERYBODY FUCKMOTHERING DEAD!!!"Suddenly, the Reaper joins in the chase. "I called Prometheus. Which of you authorized morons spoke to Athena with a Forbidden Command?""Uh..." said Miguel."God... DAMN IT, JED!!!""I didn't even say anything!" yelled Jed."Yeah. Do you know how MY JED, died?" asked the Reaper."Uh...""He wouldn't admit he was wrong about forgetting the spices and was eaten by a FUCKING Aswang.""Why do all your stories end with your friends getting eaten by Aswangs?" asked Jedan."Yeah. I honestly feel racially uncomfortable," said Miguel."JUST... WHAT DID JED SAY THIS TIME!!??!""'This time!?'" asked Jedan."He told Athena to destroy this world and disabled any way to stop her.""*Sigh...* A Code 12," roared the Reaper, who activates a hologram.Jedan shouts. "Excuse y-!?"The hologram interrupts him "BREAKING NEWS!!! Tiny Ant people have been trying to break into the pentagon to search for nuclear explosives to, and I quote, 'Blow up the Main World'!""OH MY GOD!!!" roared Jedan."Yeah. We CAN disable her if we get to Prometheus first!!! Only HE knows the password to turning her off and on again! I want you two to get to the room first. CLIMB ON MY BACK!!!"The pair does so as the Reaper rockets himself to launch past the clones with flames on his feet. "HELL ROCKET!!!"The Reaper falls in front of Athena. "WAKE PROMETHEUS UP!!!"The pair run as the Reaper faces the clones."Hello, Kuya. Are you trying to stop me?""Hey lil sis... Yes, I am.""I want you to stop me... No matter what I do... Make sure to stop me... I don't wanna hurt anyone...""I know, kid. I know you don't...""I wish you luck, Kuya.""Yeah. So do I, kid."Athena multiplies at a split second and combine together and turn into a massive blade that tries to lunge itself toward the Reaper who creates a blade made of flames."HELL BLADE!!!" roared the Reaper.The other clones then enter a vent at the side.Meanwhile, Miguel and Jedan run toward Prometheus."Hey, Jed!" smiled Miguel."WHAT!?!?" asked Jedan."Isn't it a good time to admit you're wrong?""NO!!!""Pleeeeease?"Suddenly, ants begun seeping from the vents above them."JED!!!" yelled Miguel."NO!!!""DO IT, OR I'LL TRIP YOU!!!""OKAY!!! FINE!!! I WAS DEAD WRONG!!! WRONG, WRONG, WRONGITY-WRONG-WRONG!!! AND I'M SORRY FOR OVERINDULGING AGAIN!!!""I knew it..." smirked Miguel. Miguel grabs Jedan and teleports into Prometheus' room.Jedan growls. "WHAAAAAAAAT THE FUCK!?!?""Ha! Forgot I could do that, can you?" smirked Miguel."YOU DAMNED... PETTY SCUMBAG!!!""I'm not petty!"The doors and walls begin bumping."What the hell did you two morons do now?" asked Prometheus."ATHENA!!! SHE WANTS YOUR STICKS TO DESTROY THE WORLD!!!" yelled Jedan.The door slams open as Miguel and Jedan hug each other."Look, Miguel. I wanna say, I'm sorry for ignoring you all those times! I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU LIKE A BROTHER, MAN!!!""I cleaned my toilet with your toothbrush by mistake!""Bitch, what?""OH GOD!!! GET AWAY!!!""Don't try to change the subject n-... OH MY GOD!!!"Athena approaches Prometheus. She smiles. "Hello, father.""NO NO!!! GET AWAY!!! GET AWAY!!!""AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! I BELIEVE IN GOD AGAIN!!!""WAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!""Hey, Thenes?" asked Prometheus."Yes, Daddy?" asked Athena."Ignore this command," said Prometheus.Athena's eyes begin to quiver. "Logical inconsistency detected. Will reboot in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6-...""PROMETHEUS, WHAT THE SHIT!?!?" asked Jedan.Prometheus smiles.Miguel and Jedan quiver while hugging each other."5, 4, 3, 2... 1..." Athena shakes her head. "Yaharou! Hello, everyone!" she smiled."Oh my God!" smiled Miguel. "OH, THANK GOD!!!" yelled Jedan.Suddenly, Athena stops fighting the Reaper. The Reaper checks the security cameras for the pentagon and they seem to have stopped attacking and spread out.The Reaper sighs in relief."Athena. Which one of them?" asked Prometheus. "I'm thinking it's Jed.""It was Jed!" smiled Athena.Prometheus takes out his Digital Bamboo. "Hello, Jedan! Welcome to my SCHOOLHOUSE, MOTHERFUCKAH!!!"*SLAP!!!*"C'MERE!!!"Jedan runs away. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"Miguel laughs. "Hey, Athena! Looks like you could say this whole ordeal was a Je-DAN-gerously CLOSE CALL!!!""Ohhhh hohohoho!!!" smiled Athena. "Ahahahahahaha!!! Ahahahahahaha!!!""Hahahahahaha!!!" Miguel pats her head. "Ahahahahahaha!!!""Huehuehuehuehue!!! Hahahahahaha!!!""GOTCHA, BITCH!!!" roared Prometheus.*SLAP!!!*"OH MY GOD!!! WHY IS IT PAINFUL AND NOT AT THE SAME TIME!?!?" roared Jedan.The pair laugh as Jedan is corporally beaten by Prometheus."LEARN!!! LEARN!!! LEARN!!! LEARN!!!" roared Prometheus. "LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES!!! LEARN!!!"