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─ ʙᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛꜱ, pt. 2.

─ ʙᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛꜱ, pt. 2.

They had all assembled on Main Street. Presley was frowning, her arms crossed before her chest while the annoyance radiates from her. She had just gotten out of the shower and was ready to go to bed after her long day when they got dragged out of the house to meet with Regina..

.. who just told them she was encouraging Zelena now to become her stepmom. Great.

"And you thought that was a good idea because.." David asks. Like the others, he couldn't see a reason as to why they should push Zelena to be with the god keeping them down there. Regina argues she did because they are family and because she tries to trust her sister, who thinks she can change Hades.

Hook replies snarkily by asking if he missed the part where Zelena changed and an argument breaks out between the pirate and the Evil Queen. Emma tries to calm them down, suggesting they give it a rest so they still have some fight left for Hades.

"The Savior has a point."

All of them turn around to face Hades, who was walking towards them. Presley could feel a hand squeezing her upper arm. It was Wendy, staring at him with a look of terror. Hook asks what he was doing there while Emma urges Henry to get behind them.

"Oh, I didn't find you to hurt you," he remarks as he walks closer to Presley. She stays rooted in her spot, meeting her father's eyes with indifference. He presses a short, gentle kiss on her forehead and then stays standing by her side. "I came for your.. This is hard. Help."

It was obvious it was hurting him to ask. David inquires why he would need their help. Hades hands them the letter he found when he went to find Zelena. It explains that Rumplestiltskin and Pan were now working together and kidnapped Zelena. They would only give her back if he rips up the contract on the Dark One's unborn baby.

Regina tells him to just do it. "I doubt it is as simple as that," Presley argues, sighing in annoyance. Hades agrees, saying he needs an ace up his sleeve to make sure they keep their word. He needs Emma's help.

Hades promises that, if they get Zelena out of there alive, he is prepared to offer them a deal. He will take their names off the headstones, allowing them to leave the Underworld. "So what do you say, Savior? Do you want to send your family home or not?"

There was a silence for a moment, but Emma came to her decision very quickly. "I will help you," she says. Hades hums in agreement. "Very well. Come along, then."

The two begin to walk away when Presley speaks up. "I am coming with as well," she says. Hades turns around to stare down his daughter. He had a small smirk on his face, as if he thought she was joking. "No, I forbid it."