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in taking over, we will
cease to exist,” Hera added.
    “But how can that be when you have the Stone
of Immortality?” Amanda asked.
    “The Stone of Immortality recognizes its
owners. If we cease to exist, then the Stone will transfer to our
replacements.”
    “What can I do?” Amanda pressed.
    “The Augurs will have the answer,” Apollo
spoke up. “They are entrusted with protecting us from the
technology in that city.”
    “Atlantis must be destroyed for good,” Zeus
said. “I hate to condemn the city of our birth to destruction, but
it is too dangerous. If the people on Earth get a hold of it, they
will experience the same problems we did and end up destroying
themselves. We remember how Atlantis was almost destroyed that day
of the great war. We cannot let Earth suffer the same fate.”
    “Athena warned us not to use the technology
we developed.” Hera shook her head and sighed. “We should have
listened to her.”
    “It’s too late for that now. All we can do is
stop the city from coming back to life.”
    “You’re speaking as if Atlantis can think on
its own,” Amanda noticed.
    “In a way, it does,” Zeus said. “The
technology is overwhelming.”
    “I wish we had an Infer here,” Hera
commented. “The Infers were perfect in their memory. If one was
here now, he’d know how to disable the technology from making those
replacements. We had a password set up to override the system, but
I don’t remember what it was. Do any of you?”
    The gods and goddesses shook their heads,
scared of what their fate might be.
    “What’s an Infer?” Amanda asked, feeling
incredibly stupid to have to ask so many questions. It was
beginning to occur to her that even with her extensive training,
she wasn’t prepared for the task that loomed ahead of her.
    “An Infer is a person we created on
Atlantis,” Hera replied. “Actually, we created a couple hundred of
them. Their job was to remember every detail and aspect of life on
Atlantis. They wore all white. Even their hair was white. We had
hoped that in case Atlantis’ technology was ever lost or destroyed,
the Infers would help us rebuild it.”
    “The Augurs, in turn, would guard the
technology and prevent anyone from abusing it,” Zeus added. “The
Augurs wore all black and had black hair. I believe the Augurs
still adhere to this code of dress.”
    “They take their duty very seriously,” Hera
said. “The Augurs were smart. They left Earth long before we did.
The Infers, however, weren’t as smart, and had no such insight.
Most died as the city sank into the ocean. Any Infers who survived
died out long ago. They could not reproduce with their own kind, so
if they had children with other people, the children would not
possess the perfect memory they did. Their line has long since died
out as a result.”
    “Matthew, we must meet with the Augurs right
away,” Amanda insisted. She wasn’t sure what she was going to do or
how she was going to do it, but the Olympians’ fear made her quick
to act.
    “Right away, Queen Amanda,” Matthew said.
    “And when you’re done, you can come back and
stay for a while,” Aphrodite offered Matthew as she twirled her
blonde hair around her fingers. She smiled seductively at him.
    Matthew blushed.
    “We’re in danger of becoming extinct, and
you’re trying to have relations with the queen’s brother?” Ares
asked. “Have you no shame?”
    “I might as well enjoy myself in case I do
die,” she replied, flipping her hair back.
    Amanda ignored their squabble and grabbed
Matthew’s hand. “We’re going to go right to Aug and see what we can
do.”
    Before the Olympians could respond, she and
Matthew disappeared, not wasting any time in figuring out the best
course of action.

Chapter Six
     
    At the Top of the Arc
    Imitation of the city of Atlantis
    Planet: Aug
    Galaxy: Mythical
     
    Gaius sat at a round ivory table, surrounded
by his top four entrusted advisors. The view they enjoyed was an
exact