FF – Wrath of the Gods
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was submitted by Courtney Wright from an anonymous source.
Heh. I started smiling the instant I saw this and within 5 minutes my story was all typed in. So you can probably guess it’s not one of those “cerebral” ones. You know, like the ones I never write.
Copyright anonymous, submitted by Courtney Wright
“Wow. Sure they’re Chaeron’s boots?”
“Verily. They were still smoking when I arrived.”
“You think Zeus finally zapped him for his blasphemy?”
“Maybe. Wait though, who’s this? Hey, it’s Chaeron!”
“It worked! My teleporter! It worked! It zapped me clear over the other side of the village! Left my boots behind. Needs a little adjustment.”
“Yeah, Chaeron. Sure it did. C’mon, Callinus, let’s go.”
“No, wait, it did work! I am all powerful! More powerful than even feeble Zeus! The gods will tremble…”
Zap! Bang! Fizz!
“What was that flash of light?”
“Dunno. Can you smell barbecue? I smell barbecue.”
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Don’t push it, mortals! 🙂
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He got too big for his (smoking) boots 🙂
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LOL!!! That was great!! It’s never a good idea to test the gods! 😉
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It’s not! He’s gone too far this time. I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Best not to mess with Zeus, he has a terrible temper.
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A terrible temper and lightning bolt fingers is a scary combination.
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Ha ha – absolutely loved that! Thanks for giving me a good chuckle.
Susan A Eames at
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I’m glad it made you chuckle 🙂
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*Oops* Zeus wasn’t known for his patience. You gave me a smile and a laugh. Thanks!
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He can only be pushed so far. And that’s not far at all. I’m glad you liked it!
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Yikes! Can’t decide who’s nuttier. Good fun, Ali.
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I’m glad you liked it!
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Well, at least nobody can accuse the barbecue of tasting like shoe leather…
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It was nice of him not to be wearing his tough and chewy boots when it all kicked off.
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Ha, someone got too big for his boots methinks
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Yes, his smoking boots 🙂
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Well at least he was smoking hot when he went. Loved that last line.
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Ha, he was indeed! I’m glad you liked it.
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LOL. Talk about a celebrity roast.
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Hee 🙂
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Hehe! Nothing is worse than angry Zeus😅
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You don’t want to annoy someone who can frazzle you with one flick of his finger 🙂
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True that! 😅
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Funny stuff, well delivered punch line.
Tracey
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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Never mess with Zeus… 😀 Great story.
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In a recent poll, he was voted “god most likely to incinerate you” 🙂
I’m glad you liked it!
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He even beat Thor!
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Ha 🙂
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Very creative. Great story.
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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Dear Ali,
The secret’s in the sauce. 😉 Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
As soon as the other mortals have gone Zeus will be down to collect his lunch 🙂
Ali
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Uh, oh. The lesson from this is to never make fun of anyone with a lightning bolt in his hand. 😀 — Suzanne
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Sadly, a lesson learned too late for our intrepid inventor 🙂
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Someone grab the napkins, greasy hands and whatnot. 🙂
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Absolutely. Just because we’re eating one of the townsfolk, no need to behave like animals 🙂
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Yes, that would just be tasteless, wouldn’t it? 🙂
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It would. Manners cost nothing 🙂
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What a fun story 🙂 Zeus wins again!
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And always, I bet! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Hilarious! Don’t brag too loudly. 🙂
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I think the word “feeble” sent him over the top 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
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Hilarious dialogue. He got carried away … and then got carried away. (haha) Well-done!
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Ha, he did 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
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I’m glad you saw the humor in those boots too. I started out trying my darnedest to come up with something thought-provoking. Didn’t work. This is grand.
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I can’t believe there weren’t more spontaneous combustion stories, that’s the first thing I saw 🙂
I’m glad you liked it!
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Ha! Funny stuff!
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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LOL
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🙂
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What fun, Ali! Definitely too big for his boots… He could not walk the talk… Not with Zeus waiting in the wings!
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Not much gets past the lightning-bolt-wielding big guy 🙂
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No, methinks not!
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🙂
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A simple message – don’t mess with Zeus!
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A message he learned too late, tragically!
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LOL! Great cautionary tale!
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I’m glad you liked it! Never taunt a god with a lightning bolt.
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Lots of fun in this, keep experimenting with the machine – mind you if your friends keep getting BBQ’ed then what?
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Zeus doesn’t like any challenges to his power, so I fear there is more zapping to be done!
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I think in the end he was too big for his boots, eh?
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Ha, yes. I guess that’s why he left them behind when he “went”.
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Most entertaining – and action packed ! Nice one.
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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Zeus didn’t like it. Enjoyable tale – Thanks!
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He’s not known for his patience or forgiving nature 🙂
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Hahaha! Exactly the kind of humour I enjoy. Sounds like the teleporter needed more than a little adjustment, unless one’s goal is to smoke oneself. 😀
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Back to the drawing board… oh no, wait, he’s toast 🙂
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Haha – clever pun. 😁
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🙂
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🙂 I’m very jealous you can write something so funny and fulsome in 5-minutes! Chaeron really should have been more careful about his boasting.
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He should indeed!
This was an easy story for me to write – humour and pure dialogue, no real thought was required 🙂
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Now you really are showing off 🙂
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On the other hand, I can’t write thought-provoking or flowery descriptive stuff at all 😦
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Bet you can, just give it a try. Maybe we need Rochelle/ someone else to suggest a genre/ style each week as well as provide the photo. Greater restrictions seem to channel my creativity.
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I could have fun writing something truly awful, making it the best comedy ever!
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Don’t mock Zeus.
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He’s definitely one to be taken seriously.
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“More powerful than even feeble Zeus!” Too late to take back those words. He should have been more careful but now he’ll be busy not smoking himself up. 😉
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He got a bit carried away and now he’s a charcoal briquette 😦 Heh heh 🙂
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😀
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Blasphemy is always dangerous. Fun story.
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Especially back in those days when the gods were more “hands on”! I’m glad you liked it.
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Enjoyed… Never mock Zeus.
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Of all the gods, he’s the once you have to be most careful of.
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You have a great blog. Would you like to share your story on “What You Blog About”
what motivated you to start this blog ?
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Thanks!
You already asked me that… 🙂
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