Plans - Golden Music Part 4

Submitted into Contest #76 in response to: Write a story told exclusively through dialogue.... view prompt

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Mystery Funny Suspense

~Read Him and Her and the first 3 parts of Golden Music first to understand this story better~

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As Hades stepped into the darkness, a whirlwind of darkness enveloped him, along with a crystal clear voice, smooth as the oceanโ€™s waters.

โ€œWhere were you Hades?โ€

โ€œIโ€™m sorry, Marie came back, and I directed them to the ghosts. She brought the one who escaped the room with her.โ€

โ€œHumans arenโ€™t allowed in the Underworld. You out of everyone should know that, Hades.โ€

โ€œI know, itโ€™s justโ€ฆโ€

โ€œToday weโ€™re gonna go over the plan. Do you remember what our goal is?โ€

โ€œUm...I forgot.โ€

โ€œYou should pay more attention, or else I will find someone else to do this job, okay?โ€

โ€œYes.โ€

โ€œAs I was saying, our goal is to throw off the balance of the Underworld, so they will take over the world, and you can help me be king.โ€

โ€œHelp you? You said I was gonna be king.โ€

โ€œWouldnโ€™t helping me be enough? You have been under Zeusโ€™ shadow for millennia, being second in command will be fine.โ€

โ€œAs you say, sir.โ€

โ€œDo not call me sir.โ€

โ€œOkay.โ€

โ€œHave you set everything up?โ€

โ€œSet what up?โ€

โ€œUgh, were you listening yesterday when I told you what to do?โ€

โ€œI might have dozed off.โ€

โ€œHades, Hades, Hades.โ€

โ€œYes?โ€

โ€œNo, I was about to tell you what to do.โ€

โ€œOh right, go ahead.โ€

โ€œSo what I told you yesterday was to place out the obstacles for them.โ€

โ€œWhat obstacles?โ€

โ€œHades, you are getting on my nerves right now.โ€

โ€œSorry for getting on your nerves.โ€

โ€œAnyways, the first one is a big lava pit, with tall sides, and a steep drop.โ€

โ€œAnd how are they gonna get past that?โ€

โ€œWe donโ€™t want them to get past, Hades.โ€

โ€œOkay. Where do I get this lava pit again?โ€

โ€œHades. You are the king of the Underworld. Just rip a lava pit from somewhere and relocate it.โ€

โ€œGot it.โ€

โ€œThe second obstacle is a zombie army. Put them 2 kilometres east of the lava pit. Also, throw in a sign saying โ€˜This is the wayโ€™.โ€

โ€œDidnโ€™t you say we didnโ€™t want them to get past the lava pit?โ€

โ€œYes, Hades.โ€

โ€œSo why do we need to put a second obstacle?โ€

โ€œOn the very slim chance they will get past the lava pit, we have to put a second one. Thereโ€™s something called Expect the unexpected, Hades.โ€

โ€œYessir.โ€

โ€œDo not call me sir.โ€

โ€œOkay.โ€

โ€œThe third obstacle will be th-โ€

โ€œExcuse me, but how do I get these zombies?โ€

โ€œI wouldโ€™ve expected that the king of the Underworld would have known how to access zombies.โ€

โ€œThere are no zombies in the Underworld. Thereโ€™s only ghosts, and not a huge abundance of them either.โ€

โ€œWell then, get the ghosts and arm them.โ€

โ€œHow many ghosts would you like?โ€

โ€œLetโ€™s go for 100.โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s probably all the ghosts in the Underworld, but okay.โ€

โ€œDid you prepare the Labyrinth?โ€

โ€œWhat?โ€

โ€œI will literally throw you all the way to Olympus if you donโ€™t listen to me properly, Hades.โ€

โ€œYou know that I hate Olympus.โ€

โ€œYes, you know why?โ€

โ€œโ€˜Cause my brother is up there, showing the world how better he is than me.โ€

โ€œExactly. Wonโ€™t it be great to throw him off the spotlight? Wonโ€™t it be fun to be in the spotlight for once?โ€

โ€œOf course. Yes.โ€

โ€œWonโ€™t being second be great? Havenโ€™t you been last all this time?โ€

โ€œYes, I guess being second will be fine.โ€

โ€œOkay, so let me go over our plan.โ€

โ€œYes.โ€

โ€œSo, they will go through the obstacles. If they survive that, then we will transport them to the Labyrinth, and see if they survive that.โ€

โ€œHow do you have access to the Labyrinth?โ€

โ€œHades, I have access to many things. Of which includes your life.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m one of the Big Three, you canโ€™t control my life.โ€

โ€œHades, I can do things that people couldnโ€™t do before. Now listen.โ€

โ€œFine.โ€

โ€œThen, if they survive the Labyrinth, we will brainwash the gods, and make them think Miss Marie and her friend caused the earthquake.โ€

โ€œWhat earthquake?โ€

โ€œForgive me, I forgot to tell you. You will create an earthquake that is at least a 9 on the Richter scale, assuming you know how to do that.โ€

โ€œI havenโ€™t done that since 1960, so-โ€

โ€œNo excuses, you should have been practicing during the past 61 years. Anyways, after that, hopefully, the gods will incinerate them and they will be gone. I can bring my army and we can push them off the throne, therefore I can become king, and take over the world.โ€

โ€œWhat if the gods donโ€™t believe you?โ€

โ€œAh, I forgot about that. Itโ€™s a much longer plan. Letโ€™s hope that the gods incinerate them so we donโ€™t have to resort here.โ€

โ€œI may have a way we could, erm, help the gods get rid of Marie and her friend.โ€

โ€œThe legendary Hades is actually paying attention!โ€

โ€œI always was. Anyways, I could find something that could mind-control the gods. Would that be okay?โ€

โ€œThat would be brilliant!โ€

โ€œWell, thank you.โ€

โ€œDo you know what they are doing right now?โ€

โ€œWhat is that supposed to mean?โ€

โ€œYou didnโ€™t bug them, didnโ€™t you.โ€

โ€œNope.โ€

โ€œAre they at the arrival centre?โ€

โ€œPretty sure, yes.โ€

โ€œGo over there and listen to what theyโ€™re saying.โ€

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โ€œ...How am I supposed to know what to do?โ€

โ€œWell, youโ€™re a ghost, so shouldnโ€™t you know more about this type of stuff?โ€

โ€œUgh, this has never happened before! Do you expect me to know how to deal with something that never has happened in the history of my death?โ€

โ€œYes! Donโ€™t they give you some type of training, in case anything like this happens? Schoolโ€™s have fire drills in case a fire happens, soโ€ฆ?โ€

โ€œDo you need me to say this for the 10th time, I donโ€™t know!โ€

โ€œWell, itโ€™s your job at risk, so you go figure it out!โ€

โ€œHades said you were supposed to help, but obviously youโ€™re just standing there being a rotten pickle.โ€

โ€œIs that an insult? Because if it is, I have some up my sleeve too.โ€

โ€œOh huh? 150 years in the Underworld have also taught me several .โ€

โ€œHmm? Being down here in the Underworld like a forgotten burger with moldy cheese?โ€

โ€œBeing down here is better than being up there in all that pollution like a sewer rat.โ€

โ€œWhich ones better, a hamburger or a rat? Ratโ€™s are still living creatures. Burgers are full of grease and oil, with non-organically sourced ingredients.โ€

 Oomph

โ€œDon't you dare push me.โ€

โ€œOh, I do dare, because I just did it.โ€

Aargh

โ€œHow did you even push me? Iโ€™m a ghost.โ€

โ€œExactly. A rotten hamburger-with -moldy-cheese ghost.โ€

โ€œUGH.โ€

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โ€œIt looks like theyโ€™re arguing.โ€

โ€œWhich means everything is going according to plan.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s almost time for my dinner.โ€

โ€œHades, sometimes I question why you are the king of the Underworld.โ€

โ€œMe too.โ€

โ€œRemember to set up the lava pit for them later.โ€

โ€œOh right. Should we meet at the same time tomorrow?โ€

โ€œYes.โ€

โ€œOkay. Have a good night sir.โ€

โ€œDonโ€™t. Call. Me. Sir.โ€

โ€œSo what should I call you?โ€

โ€œHmm. Just call me Master.โ€

The darkness faded, and Hades trudged up to his room for dinner.

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January 10, 2021 17:58

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20:55 Jan 11, 2021

AMETHYST. YOU DARE CALL YOUR WRITING BAD?????? GET THOSE THOUGHTS OUT OF YOUR HEAD. THROW THEM OUT. NOW. WE DON'T HATE TURGENEV BECAUSE HE WASN'T AS GOOD AS TOLSTOY, CHEKHOV, OR DOSTOYEVSKY. WE LOVE HIM TOO. YOU ARE AN AMAZING AUTHOR AND PERSONALITY IS HALF OF THE DISTANCE TO GOOD WRITING, WHICH YOU HAVE APLENTY. YOU ARE LOVED NOT JUST FOR YOUR PERSON BUT FOR YOUR WRITING WHICH IS AMAZING. LOVE YOURSELF.

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I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THOSE PEOPLE ARE BUT THANK YOU I doubt myself a lot, it's just ARGHHHH

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20:58 Jan 11, 2021

DO NOT DOUBT!!!! LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Turgenev is really famous, but Leo Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky are some of the best authors in the history of the world. Chekhov is the best short story author ever.

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21:01 Jan 11, 2021

hehehehe

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20:57 Jan 11, 2021

YESS YOU ARE THE MOST AMAZING BFF I COULD EVER ASK FOR!!!! WOOOOOOOOOP GO AMETHYST!!!!! YOU ARE SO COOL AND YOU MAKE EVERYONE SMILE :DDD

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Ruby ๐Ÿ’ซ
20:58 Jan 11, 2021

GOOD STORY very interesting. I enjoyed it very much! GOOD JOB ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ’• - Ruby๐Ÿ’–

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20:57 Jan 11, 2021

YOU ARE AMAZING I GIVE YOU CUSTARD BURSTS AND LOVE THROUGH COMPOOTER

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20:57 Jan 11, 2021

REMEMBER THAT EVERYONE THINKS YOU ARE AN AMAZING AUTHOR AND SOME OF THE BEST AUTHORS USED TO BE REALLY HORRIBLE ONES. YOU WILL BE EVEN MORE AMAZING THAN SOME OF THE BEST SOMEDAY.

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aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh sapphire you did something didn't you will i? i doubt that. i doubt many things

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21:00 Jan 11, 2021

DO NOT DOUBT. LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE. CUSTARD BURSTSSSSSSS.

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UHM OK. YAY. HOPE THEY DON'T HAVE CUSTARD XD

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21:03 Jan 11, 2021

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ERNEST HEMINGWAY WAS HORRIBLE IN THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER BUT HE BECAME AMAZING. YOU'RE AMAZING IN THE BEGINNING OF YOUR CAREER SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE AMAXING.

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im writing a story and i think it's gonna be trash, do you think it'll be fine? the story seems really boring

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20:57 Jan 11, 2021

YOU ARE LOVED. YOUR WRITING IS AMAZING.

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uhm whut do i say AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH is it tho

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21:00 Jan 11, 2021

IT IS. DO NOT DOUBT. LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

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listen to dis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAA8vaDfCRk (it's a song released like 2 hours ago)

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21:05 Jan 11, 2021

I will!!!

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20:56 Jan 11, 2021

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:O i don't like custard, but THANKS ANYWAYS

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20:59 Jan 11, 2021

hheheeheheheheh i dont think custard bursts have custard XDDD You are amazing!!! ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–

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:D i think this whole thing started in the first place was because I miss my brother :(

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21:02 Jan 11, 2021

yeah it's okay..... He'll be back right? He'll be fine. Don't worrry! Give him a huge hug when he's back :D

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okee so this is a crossover story between Him and Her and Golden Music, so I hope you like it! yet again, is the title good? if not, suggestions please :D have a sPlEndIfeRoUs day ๐Ÿ˜Š ~ Amethyst

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23:00 Apr 10, 2021

OKay turns out I commented on all of your golden moosic parts except for part one XD what the heckkkkkkkkkkkkk

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"moosicccccc" :D XD that's interesting XDD

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16:07 Apr 12, 2021

yep mooosicc XDDD XD ikr

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I'm thinking of making it into a novel~~

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17:43 Apr 21, 2021

oOoOOoOoOh

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Coco Longstaff
11:38 Jan 13, 2021

OMG this was really really good! And the title really good its also rly funny too good workk I read your bio btw Iโ€™m really happy that you have great motivationโฃ๏ธ

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Thanks coco! :D thanks, i was feeling really sad, so I guess I just put it my bio so ppl would know Iโ€™m gonna post a story soon, and itโ€™s gonna be QUITE long Like 2100 words ishh

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Coco Longstaff
06:51 Jan 14, 2021

Hehe great then Iโ€™m lookin forward to itt

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Coco Longstaff
06:51 Jan 14, 2021

Hehe great then Iโ€™m lookin forward to itt

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Hi Amethyst! I know we're talking on another thread right now, but I read your bio, and I'm sorry you're having to go through that. We're here by your side, and we all support you. You are an amazing author and no points should rate any reedsy author.

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hello again thank you luna! (and everyone else that is not a downvoter) aww, thankssssss

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Maya -
18:32 Jan 12, 2021

Are you busy right now? :)

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uhm, not really, I'm gonna have lunch soon, and I have some school stuff to do, but what's up?

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Maya -
18:39 Jan 12, 2021

I was just bored and I was wondering if you want to play Skribble (like the online pictionary game) :D

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wait how do you play pictionary? im a noob at everything sryy

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Maya -
18:41 Jan 12, 2021

It's where you draw and the other people guess what you draw. If you want to play I can probably get my brother Isaac to play and maybe some other people.

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wait maya sorry, but i have to do a Spanish assignment, make two online postcards, and read 3 chapters of our class book I just checked google glassroom lol

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Maya -
18:43 Jan 12, 2021

Lol okay sorry. I feel bad for you. :/

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oof yeah i'll probably post the story tomorrow, as you see, my work load is not small

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Maya -
19:00 Jan 12, 2021

Okay! I'll read it right away when you post it, and leave critique like you said. :D

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hi maya, i just posted my new story!

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YESSSSSSSS I LOVE THIS SERIESSSSSSSSSSSS IT'S SO AMAZINGGGGGGGG Nice job Ame!!!! Is this the end?? Please don't say its the end:c

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Oh, alsooooo ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’–

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THANK YOUUUUUU :DDDDDD nope this is NOT the end, I'm gonna have like 10 parts, bt this week I'm writing another story so yeee

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YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! THANK GOODNESS!!!!!!! lmk when your story that you're writing this week comes out!!!!!!

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"let me know":)

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TJ Squared
19:28 Apr 10, 2021

oh that makes sense I could see why you'd want me to read Her and Him (i think that's what it was called). This master dude is sounding more and more suspicious. (half of me wants to meet him again, probably my dark humor side).

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:D yesss the Him and Her concept was actually Saph's idea XD it worked out really well~ lol yeah me too

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TJ Squared
19:51 Apr 10, 2021

noice!

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