Once upon a time, there lived a snarky yet brave Prince named Nico di Angelo. His vain and wicked caretaker, the Queen Calypso, feared that someday Nico di Angelo's angelic appearance would surpass hers. So she forced the Prince to become a servant, hidden behind the walls of the castle so no one could see him or his fair skin.

Each day, the vain Queen consulted her Oracle of Delphi, known as Rachel Dare…"Oracle, Oracle, with all your wisdom, who is the fairest in my kingdom?"

...and as long as the Oracle answered, "You are the fairest one of all," Nico di Angelo was safe from the Queen's cruel jealousy.

Nico yawned as he closed a book with a black cover and silver embellishments. "This is the worst book I've ever read. And I'm only on the second page."

"It's not that bad," Will interjected as he took a sip from his goblet. The two boys sat in two large, velvet chairs that rested on either side of a brick fireplace, with a table in the middle that carried a single lamp and a couple of goblets. The walls were lined with shelves that held books that seemed to glow red from the lamp's soft light. Leo had provided the fire that gave the room a warm and cozy atmosphere.

Will liked the set up of the room, though Nico said it was too "cliché". Not that the author actually listened to him. "Besides, that's what actually happened, remembered?"

"No, I completely forgot about us being forced to re-enact a fairytale depicted by Disney," Nico deadpanned. Will rolled his eyes playfully while he watched Nico drop the book on the table. "We can tell it way better than this book can. What kind of writer calls themself Kitkat?"

"Careful, or she might try and write you out of the story again."

"I'm the main character. She can't do that."

For a second, the fire changed from a warm sunset-orange to a violet lime-green. An ominous voice echoed throughout the room and sent a chill down both of the young demigods' spines. "Careful, son of Hades. I have great power and can do as I please. The Gods can't hurt me in this story."

"Okay then," Will said after a moment of silence. "Come on, acting out Disney's Snow White and the 7 Dwarves movie wasn't so bad. We got to do it with all of our friends and had loads of fun. Heck, Calypso enjoyed playing the role of the villain. It was fun."

"First off, most of the cast were acquaintances at best, not necessarily friends. Secondly, I hated it but had absolutely no choice in the matter because of Kitkat and her 'all-mighty powers'."

"Come on, let's just do our job and tell the reader the backstory, okay?" Will asked.

"Fine," Nico sighed before he took a sip from his drink (which was hot chocolate, if anyone was wondering) and leaned back into his chair.

"Hades, my father, is the King of the Underworld, the God of the Dead, also known as one of the Big Three. He's technically married, but for six months of the year, his wife leaves the Underworld and lives in Olympus. During this time, he gets lonely.

"There have been times where he dates mortal women. But not nearly as often as his brother, Zeus. One of these women was my mother, Maria di Angelo. She gave birth to my older sister, Bianca, and me. Unfortunately, both Maria and Bianca died in tragic accidents. There was another woman, one that Pluto, my dad's Roman alter ego, dated; Marie Levesque. Together, they had my younger half-sister, Hazel."

"Alas, she too died," Will added as he placed his hand against his forehead and leaned back dramatically. Nico chuckled despite himself as Will continued. "Luckily, Nico was able to bring her back. Not that I condone him using his Underworld-ly powers, of course."

"Yeah, yeah, I can take care of myself, Will," Nico interjected. Will shot him a glare but Nico ignored it. "As I was saying, Hades got lonely. And one day, he came across a young woman. A little too young, in my opinion, but age is meaningless to the Gods.

"Her name was Calypso, and she was a Titan's daughter cursed to live forever on the island known as Ogygia. Hades cared for her, though I'm not sure if it was out of love. He gifted her with a castle and took Hazel and me there to keep her company. But once Persephone came back to the Underworld, my father left. Unfortunately, he forgot to take us with him, which left Calypso to care for them as if we were her own children.

"Despite physically being only a couple years older than me, Calypso had lived for centuries and therefore had both wisdom and experience that made her semi-qualified to take care of us.

"And then, something changed. It was like Calypso was a completely different person. She became petty and hated the thought of anyone being more beautiful than her. For whatever reason, Calypso thought the reason everyone she fell in love with left her because she wasn't as pretty as the other women on the island."

"Because of that, anyone who turned her down or was prettier than her was banished from Ogygia," Will stated sadly. "She would've killed them, but most were children of Gods and Goddesses that Calypso didn't want to tick off. Hazel was one of said children and was also banished. Soon, there were only a handful of demigods and creatures who lived on the small island, not including the invisible servants that Hades had given Calypso as a farewell present."

"One day, though, she just snapped," Nico winced. Calypso could be quite terrifying when she put her mind to it, especially playing the role of the Evil Queen. "And banishment wasn't enough for her. But I guess, since she was already punished with her curse, Calypso didn't see what else the Gods could do if she killed one of their children."

"Or rather, have someone else kill their child," Will chimed in.

Nico nodded in agreement. He took a swig from his goblet before he finished the prologue. "Now, relax and sit back. Or don't. I don't really care. I'm just here cause I have to be."

"Nico!" Will scolded. "Please excuse my boyfriend, dear reader, and enjoy the story portrayed by me and my friends from Heroes of Olympus.."

"Hey, that's my line, Solace," Nico grumbled before he turned to you, the reader. "So now I present to you the tale of Nico di Angelo and the Seven Demigods.

AN: I tried to incorporate the book scene from the beginning of the actual Snow White film, but I also like the idea of the main characters introducing their story. The rest of the story will somewhat follow the actual plot, but I really wanted a unique-ish beginning. This chapter was shorter than most of the others will be, but that's because it's just a prologue.

Now, I have an already complete story where the Heroes of Olympus cast star in Disney, Caleo being the main ship I focus on. It's called Leo and the Bundt Cake if you guys are interested. Besides that, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Until next time...

- Kitkat Out!