Nature's Child

Loopholes

"Holy Hera. So Apollo actually thinks you two are engaged?" Said Meg. "Yes because i dont know how but Hades made sure Apollo forgot about the chase with Cerberus." Said Serena lifting her body up a bit in the water. "Did you make another plant lile the ones you've giving Hades?" Said Meg looking the petals floating around the hot spring water they're in. "Hey those plants were made by my emotions and thoughts. I have them kept inside my tree and Fang would've alerted me about it. He must've mix my plants to create the potion." Said Serena. "Maybe. Want to join me to meet up with Hades?" Said Meg. "Now or later?" Said Serena as Kya and Jyna came with fruit. "In between because he was been burning up a storm over Wonderboy. Thanks Jyna." Said Meg grabbing the grapes. Serena took an apple as the nymphs left the girls alone. "Ive been telling him before that he cant win. Sure he tricked me into marrying him but Hercules is still here fighting like a champ." Said Serena. "Meg where are you?" Sais Hades from behind the curtain of vines. Serena got up showing her bikini and put on her robe to see Hades out of her hideout. "Me - Serena, i see you cant get enough of me." Said Hades leaning towards her. "No. You interrupt my relaxing time. Besides you just missed Megara. She went to the market for who knows what." Said Serena taking a step back. "Really your relaxing time. Alone then who were talking to?" Said Hades putting his arm around her. "Myself. Now can you leave my hot spring is cooling down." Said Serena pointing behind her with her thumb. "Well being your loving husband. Let me heat it up for you." Said Hades pushing her in wifh him to find no one. "No need it can heat itself. Go." Said Serena pushing him out. "Alright but one more thing i need from you." Said Hades.

Serena sighed getting annoyed until her mouth tasted like smoke and was lifted up against the stone wall outside the secret entrance of Serena's hideout and heard someone gasped. "Please tell me this is a nightmare." Said Aphrodite. Hades pulled away looking at her while Serena was left breathless and pushed Hades back. "It's not what you think. He was looking for someone and started to kiss me when I was kicking him out." Said Serena. "You weren't complaining when you had your legs around me." Said Hades crossing his arm with a smile. "That's because you picked me up and I didn't want to fall on my butt." Said Serena then saw him staring. She followed his gaze to see her robe was open showing her swimsuit making her turn and close it while making sure the rope was tied. "I had this closed. How do you do that I saw your hands on my hips." Said Serena glaring at him. "Nevermind that. I have to talk to Persephone about her wedding with Apollo." Said Aphrodite. "Whatever see you around Babe." Said Hades poofing away. "Now how did Hades propose to you?" Said Aphrodite crossing her arms. "He left a gift for Hercules to found thinking it was Apollo's and this is now stuck on me. Apollo thinks it was him that gave me the ring but really he was spelled to forget about his chase with a hellhound." Serena explains. Aphrodite held her hand with ring observing the blue fire opal and looked concerned before looking at her. "What?" Said Serena. "Since you did accept the ring above ground. Your technology not bond to Hades unless you drink or eaten something in the underworld. Hades can't make you by force." Said Aphrodite. "Yet I'm still engaged with him." Said Serena. "I'm the goddess of love not miracle worker. But I know you have a feeling towards him by a pinch." Said Aphrodite. "True but only because he can be relatable sometimes. Now I have to meet Megara to see Hades again." Said Serena. "You really like the kid don't you." Said Aphrodite. "Every girl needs a girlfriend. I'm aware of her previous heartbreak and she secretly loves Hercules." Said Serena. "No kidding. Those will be hitting it off perfectly. Well i have to go on a date with my husband. Let me know if you need help with Hades." Said Aphrodite vanishing away leaving some hearts in the air.

An hour went by as Meg sat on the ruins of Hercules statue facing the view of the arena below. Serena emerged from the burned tree near by and walked over to Meg watching Hercules fighting another battle. "Miss anything?" Said Serena crossing her legs. "No. Hades sent the minotaur brothers." Said Meg looking at Serena. "Its not going to stop Hercules. Every other day its the same thing with those two." Said Serena as Hercules won another fight. "I mean look at Hades." She says seeing Hades breathing heavily and faced pain ans Panic. "Vase!" Said Hades angrily. Pain and panic tossed a hercules vase in the air as Hades threw a fireball at it not fazing Serena or Meg. "Nice shooting Rex." Said Meg. "I cant believe this guy." Said Hades pacing to the ruined statue where pain was standing. Serena felt Fang rubbing his body against her leg and placed on her lap petting him. "I throw everything at him and he doesnt even." Hades says until he heard squeaking. He looks down seeing Pain wearing Hercules shoes for kids as Serena created a wall made of thick bark around her and Meg. Hades yelled in fury seeing pain and Panic encouraging Hercules with merchandise exploding loudly to cause a shake on the ground. Serena waved off the charded walls and blew off the remains to the forest. "Ive been telling you that hercules wont stop his fight. No matter how many curves you throw at him." Said Serena walked over with Fang in her arms to the ledge with Meg looking at the arena. "Perhaps i need the right curves. Meg my sweet." Said Hades leaning forward behind Serena looking at Meg. Fang watched as Hades snaked his hands on Serena's waist slowly and snapped his thorn teeth get him. "Hey! Watch it or will burn you to ashes." Said Hades as Serena walked away. She carried Fang to the forest knowing what hades wanted Meg to do for him. Fang peeked his ears hearing something and went to follow it with Serena following him. "Fang slow down." Said Serena moving the bushes aside to see Citis. 'I believe i found your friend.' Said Citis. "How is she?" Said Serena in hope.

"I haven't seen much because i was observing through a flower stand and saw her fight along with a young man against some criminals by the swords in their hands. Though from what i heard she's married to a guard of her palace. Thats all." Said Citis. "Thank you Citis. You and Fang catch up on things. I'll be with boys later." Sais Serena as the two left her alone. Meg walked towards her looking worried running her hand through her hair. Serena went by her side and made her sit down on the boulders. "Hades wants me to find out Hercules weakness an exchange for my freedom." Said Meg. "Well what are you gonna do? Hurt your crush to be free from Hades. There's got to be a loophole." Said Serena. "Well hades asked me and not his fiancé. I cant back out of this." Said Meg. "Actually we're not engaged since i put the ring on earth. Aphrodite said i would be bond to him if i eat of drink anything that came from the underworld. Want me to take you to his place?" Said Serena. "That would be great." Said Meg holding her hands as they both emerged through the ground. "This is good. We have to tell Hades about it." Said Panic coming out of the broken tree. "Why should we? After all hes going to find out and roast us." Said Pain following behind him. "Because its payback for Serena for telling on us about Hercules." Said Panic. "And putting us to sleep through her plants. Come on lets good the boss the bad news." Said Pain. Panic whined and poofed both of of them to the throne room. "Why arenf you two with Meg?" Sais Hades looking at them. "We were going to follow her but we heard something that you might want to know about." Said Panic nervously. "Yeah its about you and Serena." Said Pain. Hades leaned forward a bit to hear the imps from his throne in interest.