Missing Ingredients

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From below the circular opening in the sea floor, below the gridlined bars of lightning binding the Titans in their eternal prison, a prismatic glow shone through visible points between their massive flailing; a beautiful white sculpted face, adorned with two very different colored eyes--one emerald green, the other an amethyst purple--peeked its head up from the huddled mass. Cropped above her forehead was long black hair, lined with several different colors intertwined, wound up onto a support.

As she rose, passing through the gods' electric bars like mist, her once naked body was now fully clothed, giving her the look of a decorated goddess; her dress was green, with some white and black interwoven at trims, seams and shoulder shawl.

She hovered for only a brief moment before touching back down onto the golden, crackling bars, her arms folded and a calm, gentle smile visible between her perfect cheeks.

She looked about her feet thoughtfuly at the creatures trapped below, and muttered a barely-audible "tch" before shaking her head in melancholy.

When she remembered that there were guests knock-knock-knocking at her door, she directed her gaze at them, nodding knowingly with a slight chortle towards Medusa.

"Nice look," she said, and widened her grin, her immaculate white teeth now showing. "So what brings you to Tartarus?"

When she saw the two heavily-breathing twin-like women, the goddess unfolded one of her arms and threw it out in a "stop"-like fashion, and raised her voice.

"That is...enough. Your efforts will just prove useless in the end and might render you useless; a delicious meal for the sharks when the whirlpool collapses in on itself once more, but the mess afterward raining down here's kind of disgusting.

"Nice to make your acquaintance. I," she paused for the dramatics and smiled. "am Eris."

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Medusa gasped when the woman was thrown from the hole, then ran over to her. She knealt down and supported the woman's head, looking into her eyes through the safety of her sunglasses. "Are you hurt??" she asked, helping the woman back up before hissing lightly at her. "That wass sstupid!" she said, more out of concern than anger. When the other showed up and asked her not to try it again, Medusa quickly agreed with her. "LIsssten to your ssshadow!" she insisted.

And then... an all too familiar voice. She turned quickly, seeing the woman floating over the hole. "Eriss..." she hissed, frowning a bit. "Dissscordian sssupreme... Of coursse you would be here! I thought that they cyclopesss and the hundred-handed oness were sssuposed to be guarding thisss prisson!" she demanded. She wasn't fond of the woman very much. After all... what you describe Medusa's life as besides Chaotic??

[Shego]

[glow=green,2,800]Shego stopped her actions, and leaned against Medusa, her strength slowly returning. She looked up at the sudden appearance of a goddess and she slowly raised an eyebrow...

... was she supposed to be impressed? Surprised? Shocked? She couldn't feel these things. She was there for a mission, and so far she was failing. She could use help if she could, so... no wait, the titans... how would they trust her if she depended on others on her challenge?

"Hi." she waved a hand over to Eris, getting up to her feet and stretching a little, her body had regenerated, and she was about to try her hand at the bars again, "I have to free them before the whirlpool closes, then." she stated, her hands beginning to glow that vibrant green, " I need to help them, just as they need to help me in the long run... against the Gods that sealed them here, and those that threat my kind. I need to protect, and I won't stop... I can't stop."

The heartless squirmed a little in place, trying to stop the woman, "Wait, honey! Maybe this dark one can help us?? I mean, she might not be a heartless but-- she IS dark..."

"What do you mean...?"

Ms. Go hovered over to Eris, her green, glowing eyes round with curiosity, "Hey, Miss Floaty Eris um... God?-- yeah, see, my friend here doesn't know when to stop until something is done, and if-- you know-- you KNEW a way to maybe pry these dreadful little bars open? You know, before she -krchhh-" She made a little motion towards the neck, signifying 'death,' she then clasped her hands together, giving a cute expression, " Could you maybe~ Tell us what we could do to free the Titans? Pretty please?" [/glow]

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Eris chuckled at the Snake Queen's look of disdain and stepped forward some, until she was about five feet from the twins; her grin now stretched from ear to ear, and she had a menacing look about her face. She drew out her arms and spread them wide, and craned her neck back just a bit.

"Would you say that this little endeavor of yours would be...compromised, should the pools close? Yes, yes I think so. Tch, you speak of wreaking havoc on those which you do not understand, aiding ones who know no bounds, and seek to secure the safety of your kind?" This last bit made the goddess laugh hard, almost in a mocking fashion.

She moved quickly, seeming to be like the wind, and curled around through the air to wrap herself up right beside the Nobody's left side; she leaned in close and whispered something most obvious:

"You do know that your allegience lies with your...other's mortal enemy, correct?" Her grin was classic. "I sense much chaos in the future, both Heartless and Nobodies working in conjunction...watch it all unfold as the Nobodies rise up and attempt to reclaim what is rightfully theirs...but no matter, no matter."

When Ms. Go came up beside the goddess and played cutsie with her, she simply raised an eyebrow, and let out an exhausted grin while floating back a couple feet.

"What fun," she stated simply, thinking over the many different courses time could take should she give this scheme a little "push". "Perhaps the greater disorder I seek lies within these next moves, yes? Ho-ho, this should be good. But unfortunately, I am simply Master of Tartarus; I can work the insides, but I will need one or more of my...family, to manage the outer layer."

And as if she saved this for last, she tried suppressing a snort as she turned back to Medusa. "And the Guardians? Well, they're a bit busy again, being tortured down in the Underworld for their great failures the last time these fellas were freed."

She spun in place, the rainbow glow about her looking now like an interior strobe light. When she stopped, she held a tall book in her hands, and popped it open, flipping through pages and looking like a school book worm. When she found what she was looking for she stabbed a finger down and cackled brightly.

"'No releasing the Titans, under any circumstances'. Ha!" She tore out the page and, not surprisingly, shoved it into her mouth and chewed it until broken down enough to swallow. She gave a satisfying sigh and tossed the book aside. "Well now that that's finished, rustle me up some gods and we've got a deal...though I'd hurry; I'm not keeping this pool open all day. I'll give you, say...five minutes, tops. Afterward, you're on your own."

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Below, Eris' antics were not going over so well. Loud bashing could be heard as Titans attacked the lightning bolts in anger. Coeus' voice would be the first to cry out in that rocky, earthy tone. "Gods?? You're one of them!!" Indistinct agreement would be heard afterwards.

"A goddess of discord, yet the greatest chaos she can muster is to kowtow to Zeus' 'order'. Pah!" spat Hyperion, who tried to force himself through the bars, though the heat from the lightning would ionize the air he created, preventing even his escape. Helios would burble next, his voice hotter than the lava he himself seemed to be made of. "You'd let us out if you honor Chaos, and yet you sit there with that stupid grin on your face!!"

A new voice joined in, less intelligent than the others. "Me bite off Eris head first when me get out!!" A single eye would be seen belonging to that voice... the voice of Polyphemus. Clearly, the Titans were as fond of Eris as they were of Zeus for her lack of action on their behalf.

Medusa would lean in, whispering to Shego. "Assside from Hadess, Eriss iss one of the few capable of unleashhing the Titanss... Hadess can beausse it iss hiss brother'ss power which holdsss them in... Eriss can becausse her power sspringss from chaos and change..." She looked at the woman again, shaking her head a bit. "But ssshe cannot be trusssted. Too whimssical to know what sshe iss up to next..."

[Shego]

[glow=green,2,800]The thief would tense, apparently, Eris was hated like the others at Olympus were. Her brows furrowed a little, before she would calm-- she was not angry, she was simply growing impatient. She looked to the Titans, blinking once, "I'll help you out of there."

She turned to look to Ms. Go, who was already thinking similarly to the Nobody, and vanished to momentarily retrieve a certain God of the Underworld. While that happened, Shego looked up to Eris, crossing her arms, " Once the Titans are freed, I cannot secure your safety, or those of Olympus." she looked to the titans, trying to make contact with at least Hyperion, " I'll be sure that wishes are heard, once I receive your mighty help."

Ms.Go would appear, dragging a God with her- though he did not seem himself, at least, not properly attired. She would be tugging at his hand, and pushing him into view, "Over here, over here, come ooooon~ You are being so slow-- HERE WE ARE~!" called the Heartless, with an invisible smile etched on her face. Her emerald orbs upward crescents. [/glow]

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At the accusations of Her incompetence, the goddess shuddered angrily, her two mismatching eyes aflame as she stared down at the insolent titans. How dare they speak to their master of this squalid prison? Who maintained their security below the waves, keeping them content in their confinement.

Though things were usually her fault when situations like this occured, she was annoyed to admit that this happening wasn't of her doing.

"Titans," she declared, her arms outstretched once more, fire burning in her eyes. "As your mistress, there is nothing more than I'd like to see your release, but it is by Zeus' power you are here and even this seal I can nnot break alone."

And then the Heartless returned, declaring that she had broughtassistance; Eris smelled the familiar scent of brimstone as her associate Hades stepped out.

[Hades]

"Whoah, whoah, hey! What is this??" the great god of the Underworld yelled, being pulled along by a floating black woman with green eyes. He obviously wasn't exactly dressed for going out, as stated. In fact, it looked for all terms and purposes like Ms. Go had invaded his home while he was in the process of getting cleaned up.

The God was wet all over, his normal flaming hair dulled to a minor flicker under a plastic bathing skull cap. He was basically in the nude, save for a plush towel wrapped around his waist which only just barely covered "the essentials". In one hand was a large pink scrub brush, and in the other a bright yellow rubber duck with little devil horns. Suds would fall from him from various places, namely the shoulders and upper arms.

He looked around at the scene, then up at Eris before finally batting Ms. Go off. "Eris! Babe, I know you dig the whole 'catch 'em with their pants down' thing, but seriously?" he threw the duckie up into the air, causing it to ignite and disappear before reaching the climax of its momentum. With the hand he now had free, he snapped his fingers and in a blast of smoke and fire, he instantly changed into his usual garb.

Bringing his hands together, he walked up to the edge of the pit, looking down into it. "Yeesh... Okay, dunno who you are..." he said, nodding to Shego and Ms. Go standing near a hooded Medusa, "but this ain't gonna work. I've worked with these schmucks before. Trust me, dead end."

He looked up to Eris with a wide grin, then held his arms out. "Pooky, baby..." he said, expecting a big hug from her. These two got along quite well, though he trusted her about as much as he did Hecate... which was about half the distance that fat oaf Bacchas could chuck Coeus down there.

[Shego]

[glow=green,2,800]"I need them. I am sure their capabilities will be used to the max under my aid." Shego said with a monotone-like voice. Her eyes dull as she looked toward Hades- which was a little scary; it was is if he was looking into his very soul...even if he was practically soulless.

Ms. Go hovered over around the two Gods, " You guys HAVE to help~! Come on, Sparky~ Please? Pretty please?" she tried to ask cutely, "It's for a good cause~" she would tease, "And for your benefit~"

The thief would sigh a little, preparing to try again, if the two gods would begin to waste the remaining of her minutes. Her fingers would flex, seeming like sharp pointy claws, before beginning to glow a bright green. [/glow]

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"Ah, Hades, love!" Once again the goddess made a slither-like glide into the great gray arms of the Underworld's master and gave a deep, loving-yet-awkward embrace. When she pulled away, she cocked back a head at an unusual angle, so it stared at the Shego twins upside down.

Staring for a moment, she returned to meet Hades' gaze and made a raspberry sound with her lips. "I am Goddess of Discord, my dear; you should expect this sort of thing, as there's not a day that goes by lately one of us is called in while we're, well," she chuckled glancing downward and then back up. "you catch my drift. Anyway," she floated off and hovered over Shego, her arms folded once more. At the moment she gazed down, looking like the complete opposite of a master of chaos; she looked like a judge, seeing if she and her companion were truly worthy of the Titans' power.

"Hm...well like I told these two buffoons earlier, Hades, I'll need your help, obviously. Your brother's got the keys, I just run the place. Any ideas? I know I didn't help you last time when you tried, but I was busy with other...matters." She chuckled.

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"Brother of Zeus!" Coeus roared, seeming for the first time pleased. "One who let us out last time!"

"One who trick me into fighting Hercules!" Polyphemus complained, seeming less thrilled than the others. Helios would smack the one-eyed creature in the mouth, some lava acting to cover his mouth, which Oceanus would quickly cool into a hard rock to KEEP him silent.

"Who needs keeeys when Hadees can rip the door opeeen?" Oceanus called up, pointing out a glaring inconsistancy with the gods.

"And perhaps our former alliance would have worked better had you taken care of that Hercules in the first place!" Hyperion howled, pointing out Hades' failure to equal their own. "Our father Kronos could have handled that upstart..." he added, attempting to rouse the Olympian's anger. Hades didn't think straight when angry.

Medusa held Shego's arm, pointing at the two gods. "Wait... sshe's disstracted... I'm sssure sshe'll give you time to hear Hadesss' anssswer..." That said, the snake-woman looked up, waiting...

[Hades]

Hades shrugged a bit. Between Eris sweet-talkin' him and the weird green girl, it was all sort of coming fast. "Whoah, hey, I'm a fun guy..." he said, his hands lifting with his usual flair for talking with them. The great god of death walked around the edge of Tartarus, looking in on the creatures below with a little disdain. "You guys best watch your tone while I'm makin' up my mind, okay?" he threatened.

Then, the dark one came zipping up. She called him something that caught him off guard. "Sparky". Last person that called him that... "Oooohhhh....." he observed, then chuckled darkly. "I get it now..." he looked between the Heartless and the Nobody. "They got ya, didn't they? You're that green girl that was supposed to ice Herc for me! Listen, love the new look, babe, really. And you're tryin' to tell me that whatever you've got planned for these bruisers is gonna help me? Look, I've dealt with you darkling kinds before... What guarantee do I have that you're not tryin' for an Olympian-sized heartswipe, huh?"

He walked over to the Nobody, leaning in close even though he knew he couldn't intimidate her. However, he also knew she'd be the most honest. "So, spell it out for me, Shell-go. What exactly is in it for me?"

[Shego]

"So, spell it out for me, Shell-go. What exactly is in it for me?"

[glow=green,2,800]"Domination over Zeus, and in the long run, domination over Hercules." Shego started, walking to his side to stare down at the titans, her eyes expressionless as they blinked once, and then twice, " Over all the Gods, really... if I make a Keyblade powerful enough to do so, I will be able to undermine them, and protect my kind."

Shego looked down at her hands, seeming questioning, " I don't think I like how the 'big guys' always seem to lock their 'problems' away, especially if they are not understood. Who says that the ones on top are the least corrupted? They place us in prisons, and expect us to like our small rooms and cold meals while they live a life of luxury... they don't know what a cell is like, so why not give them the opportunity to experience it?"

The thief turned here, starring at Hades with her soulless eyes, " If I make a keyblade using the Titan's and Medusa's hearts and wills... I shall carry them with me proudly, for we are a lot a like. When the time comes, when the moment is just right, I will show those Olympians what a prison is like." She made a fist and held it up, "The Titans, Medusa, and I will be a team, and we all win: The Titans mass together and become an unstoppable force, Medusa will know that I shall protect her heart and she will never be alone again, I will be able to protect my kind... you, Hades will be able to rub it in Hercules' face, and Eris." her eyes slowly rolled to meet the Goddess, " ...well, you enjoy chaos, I don't see why you wouldn't agree to this." [/glow]

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Eris mulled this all over for quite some time as the others spoke amongst themselves, and even the Titans had chimed in. She did not like when those buffoons made it their mission to anger their master. She folded her arms so that she wouldn't do anything terrible to them, lest they become freed later on and turn on her; Goddess of Chaos, but no fool.

"I do enjoy discord," she said, nodding in agreement with the Nobody. "However, as Goddess of Chaos I must know, what is the balance of Light you'd planned on putting into this little Keyblade of yours, anyway? You've got two large pools of darkness with the Queen of Snakes and the Titans. What, pray tell, do you intend on killing in order to present your toy with light? Hm?" She snickered, seeing some fun to have in the near future.

[Hades]

Hades crossed his arms and lifted a hand to his pointed chin. A grin crossed his features, showing those pointed teeth of his. "Rubbing his nose in it... this is good... realgood. Shell-go, you got yourself a deal."

He looked to Eris as she spoke, grinning a bit. "Whoah, whoah... hold it, babe... think on this one a bit. Picture this: a DARK keyblade! I mean, if Malefi-dope can make one out of the princesses of heart without the first drop of darkness, then ba-boom, we can do the same, yeah?" He grinned, walking over to the edge of the pit and shook his hands a bit.

"What-say we crack this safe?" he called out, then threw his hands down, pulling the power of the lightning into his arms. This hurt. A lot, but the chance to pimp-slap the gods and rub Jerkules' big dopey nose in it was too good to pass up. If Hercules managed to survive his little free-fall in the Opera House, this would be a great little shot at his heart. Zeus knows the kid was easy enough to injure emotionally.

The power tore through him, and died down. The pit was open, and he was chuckling. "The boys are back in town!" he called, pumping his fists.