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Scorpio's Hera's curse challenge:
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