AUTHOR'S NOTES: This chapter sets the stage for "moving day." It also gives a lot more detail on the "new" Cassandra. It's a little light on the sex but I hope you enjoy it anyway.
A very special thanks to Kayline Blake for another great editing job! Fantastic work Kay!
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"Let's go wake the governors and their teams and get THAT project started," Bob said.
As Bob was laying out the breakfast buffet, Destiny said, "Bob, before you wake them, I have a few things to tell you and Cassandra." She turned to Cassandra with a smile. "Don't worry Little Sister this is one message I'm gonna love delivering. I'm pretty sure you're gonna love it too. It's mainly for and about you, but Mother wanted Bob to hear it as well. Life and I are calling you Little Sister because we're extremely proud of the way you've handled this last crisis. But that's NOT the ONLY reason.
Mother's decided that Bob was right; he needs more than just a fuck toy for a wife and queen. She's made you queen of creation as well as queen of the Olympians. In addition to giving you all the powers and abilities that Zeus and Hera had, she's added a litany of new ones. In fact you have some powers and abilities that Bob doesn't. It's gonna take you some time to understand and use them all properly. That's one of the reasons Life and I are gonna stick around for a while. Before we leave, we wanna make sure you know how to use every single gift Mother's given you. Last night, when you said you were the meanest, baddest, little bitch in all of creation, you weren't exaggerating. As much as she wanted to; Mother couldn't make you a goddess again. So instead, she made you almost as powerful as Bob. It's her way of telling you she's proud of you and she's thanking you for the leadership you've been showing lately.
Every so often Life and I will challenge you with an obstacle of some kind. We'll show you which powers or abilities you have that could help you overcome the challenge, and we'll show you how to use them. It'll be up to you to decide the best way to handle the situation. I couldn't tell you all of this earlier because Mother wanted to make sure that both you and Bob understand that these challenges are just training exercises. You'll never be harmed in any way. Afterwards, we'll critique your actions and tell you what you did right and wrong. If something comes up that APPEARS to be an exercise but isn't, we'll tell you it's not a drill. If there's anything you don't understand, or if I've confused you in some way, just tell me and I'll try to explain it a little better."
To everyone's surprise Cassandra burst out laughing. When she finally stopped laughing, she wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "You're right Destiny, I absolutely LOVE this message! You haven't confused me at all. In fact I already suspected most of what you've told me. When the gods showed up earlier, I realized there were about a dozen different ways I could handle things, including taking all their heads and using them for soccer balls. There were some things I saw, that I didn't understand. But I already knew how the tap on the forehead worked from last night and I was a little stressed from everything that's happened. So I decided to have a little fun and toy with them instead of fighting a major battle. Persephone was my ace in the hole. She kept master out of my hair, and the gods were so busy ogling her they forgot what they were here for."
Destiny laughed then said, "Yeah, I have to admit THAT was highly effective, even if it was a bit unorthodox. I certainly wouldn't have thought of it. But what would you have done if they'd brought a goddess along?"
"That's a good question. I honestly don't know. There were just too many variables. If they had come ready to fight and were positioned properly, it would have been one hell of a long battle. I would have had to use more combat skills and less magic. If they had showed up as unprepared as they were this morning, I would have probably hit them with a couple of thunderclaps to stun them, vamp the goddess and as many gods as I could before the effect wore off and then stepped back and toyed with whoever was left." Cassandra replied.
Life smiled and said, "That's not a bad answer considering how little you know about your powers right now. We've learned from the mistakes we made when Bob first got his powers. They were just dumped in his head all at once and it took Mother over two hours to straighten out the mess we made of his mind. She wasn't happy about that at all. So we've organized all your powers into separate lists inside your mind to make things easier for you. I'm pretty sure you know what powers Zeus and Hera had. Disregard all of that and look through the new stuff Mother gave you. What you're looking for should be right near the top of your list of new abilities."
Cassandra closed her eyes for a minute or so. She opened them, looked at Life and said, "Okay, I see an ability called shield disrupt, but what the hell does that mean, and how does it work?"
"Simply put, you command them to lower their shields and they do. It doesn't matter how many of them there are, or what position they're standing in. It works on any personal defensive shield, not just on Olympian shields," Life replied. She smiled again and continued, "Besides Mother, you're the only being with that particular skill. We'll talk more about this later. We're out of time. Bob needs to get busy with the governors and their teams and he might need your help convincing them to go along with the plans we've all made for them." Life turned to Bob and asked, "You don't mind if Destiny and I sit in and help out a bit do you?"
"Hell no. I don't mind at all. I can use all the help I can get," Bob replied. He turned to Kadir. "Okay Baby Girl, send them all a wake up call."