Fiery Love

Being Himself

Hades was slumped over on a bench with a defeated look on his face; Captain Hook and Jafar were standing nearby in an attempt to console their friend. He had unbuttoned his suit jacket and he was holding a glass of water in his hands; as of now, he felt like nothing short of a complete loser.

"Come on, Hades. Don't be like that." Jafar said, trying to comfort him.

"Yes, my friend. Clearly this... look just isn't working." Hook added.

Hades took a swig from his glass. "I just can't believe it! What was I thinking? I changed myself completely just to impress a woman who would never go for someone like me. Am I insane? I'm a total failure."

"There's no such thing as failure, until you give up. That is when you fail." Hook said.

"Shockingly, this isn't making me feel any better." The Lord of the Underworld said with a depressed sigh.

"Don't be too hard on yourself, mate. It wasn't your idea to change." The hook-handed pirate replied.

"Hook is right. Raitgan was the one who told you to be a completely different person." Jafar chimed in.

At that moment, Hades had an epiphany. He sat up straight and threw his glass onto the ground, causing it to shatter on impact.

"You're right. You are absolutely right! That is all that rodent's fault! He's the one to blame!" He stood up before his whole body burst into flames. When the flames subsided, Hades was back in his old clothes, his hair was back to its old self, and he had an enraged look on his face. "WHERE IS RATIGAN?!"

Not too far away, Ratigan froze in fear when he heard Hades scream his name.

"Uh oh, I think you made him mad." Pain taunted.

"...You'd better run." Panic added.

"Duly noted." Ratigan quickly said before running away just before a fireball hit the ground, narrowly missing his feet.

"Why you sleazy old RAT! Come back here!" Hades screamed, chasing after Ratigan and throwing more fire at him.

The two imps laughed mockingly at Ratigan's situation

"Yes! Hades is evil again!" Pain cried happily.

"Hallelujah!" Panic cheered.

"What is it with the men on this isle anyway?" Maleficent asked her friends.

"Who knows with them?" Ursula replied with a shrug.

"I'm afraid not a lot of men are too bright in general." The Evil Queen added.

"Yes, they get something stuck in their heads and you can't do a thing with them." Cruella chimed in.

All four women tensed up when they heard someone scream. They turned their heads to see Ratigan being chased by Hades.

"I don't wanna die! I don't wanna die!" He chanted in fear, running past the four villainesses.

"Ratigan! Get back here so I can DESTROY YOU!!" Hades yelled in pure, unbridled anger; he was so mad that didn't even realize he pushed Maleficent out of his path.

Maleficent was greatly intrigued as she watched the Lord of the Underworld chase the poor rat into an alleyway a few ways away. She raised a curious eyebrow.

"What was that?" Cruella asked.

"Wasn't that Hades?" Ursula asked.

"What is going on?" The Evil Queen asked.

"This just got interesting..." Maleficent said to herself, standing up and heading towards the alley; a curious smile slowly crept onto her lips.

By now, Hades had Ratigan cornered and completely helpless. Ratigan was breathing heavily, both from running so much and from sheer terror. Hades grabbed him by the neck and pulled him closer to his face.