Incorrect #12: The Search Party
Note: Inspired by @anotheroceanid 's Athenide AU and loosely based on a scene from The Swan Princess.
HERMES: Youâre not still thinking sheâs alive, are you?
APOLLO: When I find Perse, Hermes, when I find her, Iâll have my proof.
HERMES: Apollo, youâve searched everywhere. Olympus, the Underworld, Poseidonâs fish tankâ
APOLLO: There was a dolphin in there. I thought it might have known something.
HERMES: The whole pantheon knows sheâs gone.
APOLLO: The whole pantheon is wrong. Perse is alive, and Iâm going to find her.
HERMES: You do realize youâre the God of Prophecy, right? Have youâoh, I donât knowâchecked?
APOLLO: That would ruin the dramatic tension.
HERMES: And youâre also the God of Logic.
APOLLO: Exactly. And logically, if I refuse to accept that sheâs gone, then she isnât.
HERMES: âĻThatâs not how logic works.
APOLLO: (ignoring him, dramatically stepping onto the balcony) Animals, assemble!
(A majestic raven swoops in, landing on his shoulder. A wolf pads up and sits beside him, looking unnecessarily intense. A swan gracefully lands in the fountain. A dolphin dramatically flips out of nowhere, splashing Hermes.)
HERMES: (spitting out water) Oh great. The ultimate search party. A bird, a dog, a wet chicken, and a fish.
APOLLO: They are my sacred animals, Hermes. Show some respect.
HERMES: And whatâs the dolphin going to do? Detect her with echolocation?
APOLLO: âĻMaybe.
HERMES: (gesturing at the swan) And this one? You think itâs gonna serenade her back to Olympus?
APOLLO: If necessary.
HERMES: (pinching the bridge of his nose) I swear, if you just used your actual powers instead of forming a divine petting zooâ
APOLLO: I will find Perse, and when I do, youâll regret doubting me.
(The raven caws ominously. The wolf suddenly stands up, ears twitching. The dolphin lets out an urgent series of clicks. Even the swan looks vaguely determined.)
HERMES: (watching Apolloâs animals actually act like theyâve found something) âĻOkay, what the actual Hades.
