Argo (son_of_hercules) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-11-26 00:36:00

Entry tags:

antaeus, argo, inactive - andy walters, plot-"love is hell"

Argo's Plan
Argo returned to the Champion's headquarters not long after his conversation with Pluto. The consequences of his decision today would probably haunt him for some time, he knew, but he did not see how he could make any other decision. The woman he loved was in hell, suffering torments that no one as pure and innocent as she should have to endure.

He would rescue her. Because he was the hero. And the hero always rescued their beloved, no matter where they were or what the hero had to go through to get there. Because that was how the universe worked.

He would worry about paying the price when the time came.

He had his brother, Andy, and his worshiper, Corey. There were no better he could ask to fight beside him this day, no better he could ask to accompany him into the bowels of the underworld itself.

"I thank you both," he said simply, "for what you do for me today. I know not how I shall ever repay you."

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	sandcastlegod 2010-11-26 04:36 am UTC (link)
	"Nobody's keeping score, Argo," Corey says, hand on his arm. "Besides.. Dude. You're my god." Deep breath. "So what's the plan?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

gammagodling
2010-11-26 04:41 am UTC (link)

"Bro, stop. You asked, we came. Corey is also a pretty great worshipper, so you're in good hands." Andy says, placing a hand on his brother's shoulder.

"We'll get her back and you two can put this whole thing behind you." Andy says.

"The big question is...how are we going to get to where her soul is? Did someone steal it or...do we need to go into the Underworld for it?" Andy asks.

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	son_of_hercules 2010-11-26 04:53 am UTC (link)
	"We will have to venture to the Hell of the Western religions," Argo said. "Mephisto's realm. I suspected as much by the signs... and had that destination confirmed by Pluto." He frowns. "We need but go to the cemetery I came from, and the way shall be opened for us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2010-11-26 04:56 am UTC (link)
	"Well...that part sounds easy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gammagodling 2010-11-26 05:06 am UTC (link)
	"Whoa, hold on. Pluto spoke to you?" Andy asks, a flag raising in his head. "Did he try charging you anything for the info?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2010-11-26 05:08 am UTC (link)
	Argo looked away from his brother. "There will be a price to pay for this," he says. "But it will be mine alone to pay." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2010-11-26 05:10 am UTC (link)
	"...Okay, leaving aside that very ominous detail, what's the plan once we find Harmony?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gammagodling
2010-11-26 05:19 am UTC (link)

Yeah, Andy didn't like the sound of that at all, but he'd talk to his brother about it privately.

"Yeah, you mentioned Mephisto. Never met the guy, but I hear he's just all-around bad news. Bargaining with a demon of any kind is a bad idea, so we should be prepared to fight our way out." Andy says.

"You're the quarterback here, though, Argo. Corey's question stands." he says.

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son_of_hercules
2010-11-26 05:28 am UTC (link)

Argo, in general, had a very simple way of dealing with things.

Hit it.

--Is it still moving?
If no, celebrate.
If yes, hit it again, and see the question again.

It was not, he admits to himself, something that would probably work here.

"Once we find her, I will do whatever necessary to free her. By that point... I shall count on the two of you to see her to safety, no matter what happens to me."

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	sandcastlegod 2010-11-26 05:31 am UTC (link)
	Corey frowns. "That's irrelevant, 'cause we're all going to get her out together. But yeah. Okay." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gammagodling
2010-11-26 05:49 am UTC (link)

"What he said. Either we all come back together or we don't come back. I'm not going to be the one to explain to father or grandfather that you didn't make back when I did." Andy says, his thoughts unconsciously going to the large tattoo that took up his entire right shoulder, pectoral and most of his right arm.

Argo was favored by Zeus. If something happened to him and Andy was the one to deliver the message, they'd probably blame him for it, no matter how little he had to do with it.

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	son_of_hercules 2010-11-26 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	Argo nods. "Good," he says at last. "It is my hope, because Andy and I are of a divine nature, and because you, Corey, hold no belief in where we must travel, that we should have an easier time of passage there. But we must be prepared to battle creatures of the underworld all the same." "If we are ready... we should go." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2010-11-26 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah. Not their jurisdiction, so they can't get psychological hooks in us. Just beat the living daylights out of us physically. Let's go." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gammagodling
2010-11-27 12:53 am UTC (link)

"They're in for a very long and bad day if they want to do that, Corey." Andy tells him, applying a pair of final licks with a whetstone and putting the item away.

"I'm ready when the two of you are." Andy says, the Hephaestus-forged sword radiating a strange golden glow.

Andy has never seen it do that before now and isn't sure why it's happening, but maybe it's a sign that the gods favor them.

Yes, even him.

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	son_of_hercules 2010-11-27 01:38 am UTC (link)
	He does not deserve such friendship, those so willing to lay their lives and souls on the line for him. But today, Argo is prouder than ever to stand beside Corey and his brother. Today, they shall storm the gates of hell itself. "Then let us go." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	son_of_hercules 2010-11-27 01:38 am UTC (link)
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