Chapter 11 - Devil's Due

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Emma, Mary Margaret, David, Henry, Regina, Madelyn, Jack, and Robin were back in the Blanchard apartment, examining the damage left behind by Cerberus. Regina was holding an arrow. "Found more arrows."

Robin sighed and walked down the stairs. "You do not want to see what that hell dog did upstairs."

Emma looked at all of them. "So, we think we're ready?"

"I would think so." Madelyn replied to her.

Just then, Gold entered the apartment and looked at the group. "What are you doing?"

"We're gonna get Hook." David replied to him. "What's it look like?"

"We know Hades will have him in some sort of isolation. Meg told us there's an entrance nearby." Emma added.

"So all 45 of you are gonna slip down into the deepest level of detention in the Underworld." Gold looked at them in disbelieve. "Hades knows you're here. He'll have put up barriers to keep the living out of all the places he doesn't want us going. You walk into his domain, you'll all be puffs of dust."

"So we get a new plan." Emma comment, looking at him.

"Correct. Seven of you occupy yourselves as you will. Perhaps cleaning?" Gold looked at the others as then he turned to Emma. "You and I will go in with the assistance of a helpful dead person. I can extend their aura, if you will, so that two living souls can get through Hades' barrier."

"Wait a minute." Emma looked at him in disbelieve. "Yesterday, you hid in your shop. Today, you're gonna lead the charge to find a man that you hate?"

Gold looked at her. "Yeah, because I realized that if don't step in, we are never gonna get home, and I want very much to get home to my wife, my daughter and my unborn child."

"Okay." Emma nodded. "So how do we get a helpful dead person to loan their aura so we can confront the god of the Underworld himself?"

"You leave that to me." Gold replied to her. "I've got someone in mind. Someone I've known a long time."

"Oi, what about us?" Jack asked to him, pointing at himself and Madelyn. "We are dead also."

"What my husband said." Madelyn added.

"Yeah, I have noticed, but I also know that you two aren't telling us something." Gold replied to them and with that he walked out of the apartment.

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Not much later, Madelyn followed Gold as he went to find a dead person. Then, she saw that he arrived by an side road, in the middle of Storybrooke as he looked for a person and his eyes fell on a woman, Madelyn knows that woman. She had met her once, Milah. Milah was getting ready to help kids cross the road, when her eyes land on Gold, who was standing on the sidewalk waiting for her, but she doesn't look happy to see him. Gold waved at her. "Morning, Dearie." Milah didn't say anything as she stepped onto the road, allowing for the children to cross safely. Gold walked over to her. "Don't worry, I'm not dead. Just visiting."

Once the kids have crossed, she stopped in front of him. "How'd you find me?"

"You are standing in the middle of Main Street, so, you know... I must say, I do love the irony of your job." Gold looked at her. "You watching children, keeping them safe, keeping them close."

Milah rolled with her eyes. "What do you want?"

"I have an opportunity for you." Gold replied to her. "A romantic adventure to save the man you once loved."

Milah had her eyes widen. "You?"

Gold sighed. "I'm talking about Killian Jones."

"Killian... is here?" Milah asked surprised.

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