Scorpio's Hera's curse challenge as posted to the AJCS
mailing list:
I came up with an idea for an AU. I figure that if everyone
uses the "basic facts" for this AU and just writes up a short vignette
or whatever, then I could have a bunch of stories (and so would all of
you mommy's, aunts, uncles and baby-sitters) that are for children and
about children. ::smirks:: About Cupid and Strife's children, to be exact.
"Hera's Curse" - As the Goddess of Childbirth, the Queen
of Olympus is blamed/credited with inventing the "mother's" curse. (My
mom placed it on me, so I *know* it works) It goes; "Someday *you* are
going to have children, and they will act just! like! YOU!"
Hera's Curse AU "rules and facts"
- Cupid and Strife are happily married. Psyche was divorced
and stripped of God Powers.
- Cupid was the one to give birth to their daughter,
Recess. She looks a lot like her older half-brother Bliss, only her hair
and wings are raven black.
- Bliss (unless someone knows for sure what he was on
the show) is the Godling of Happiness/Joy [this fits his name and makes
sense as the son of Love and the Mind(Psyche)]
- Recess is the Goddess of Childhood/Games [this makes
sense as the daughter of Love and Mischief]
- Joxer is Bliss and Recess' favorite "baby-sitter" because
of his sweet temper and love of fun...not to mention he's easy to "escape"
from to the Mortal Realm. ::grins::
- When Bliss and Recess "escape" from whoever (mostly
Joxer) they tend to go to their favorite mortals/demi-gods for entertainment.
--- King Orestes children/heirs [playmates]
--- King Iphicles son/heir [playmate]
--- Salmonious [he's always got neat stuff to play with
- much to his chagrin]
--- Unc' Auto (Hermes demi-god son Autolycus) - they
like to "help" him find all of the "neat pretties", although he is *not*
inviting them to pop in while he is stealing, they do it anyway.
--- Pestering Gabby for "stories" about Unc' Joxie and
Aunt Xena.
--- Trying to convince Cupid/Strife to let them keep
the various animals (as outrageous as you like) that they drag up to Olympus
as "pets".
--- Playing with the children of various small villages.
(which often end in disaster for the villagers and squeals of joy for the
kids)
If you can, try to include a few of the people from above
(although not all!) and a few plot elements from below.
Plot elements:
- Cupid/Strife having to fix messes, offer services in
payment and just generally soothe "ruffled feathers" and "upset people".
- Someone sounding like an idiot (probably Ares, Strife,
Discord, etc...) by yelling in anger while not "cussing" in front of the
babies.
- Some game (made up or real) that the kids talk someone
into playing.
- When told "no" to a request, whining is a first line
of defense; when in trouble for being bad, cuteness is.
- Dite, Discord and Ares being unsympathetic towards
Strife and Cupid. "After all, when *you* were their age, you were *so*
bad. I remember one time when..."
So, there it is. The "Hera's Curse" AU challenge. ::grins::
Just remember, they have to be rated G or PG so that I (or anyone else)
can share them with the children in their lives. And yes, I do realize
I'm asking for stories to share with my child that feature same-sex relationships.
I'm trying to raise him right. ::winks:: Tolerance is the only option.
Scorpio
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