Hades paces back and fourth in his study, thinking of ways to get the savior vulnerable.
I already have what she came here for, he thought to himself. What if it's not enough? How will I get what I want?
Oh! His eyes opened wide as he realized. I can make her face all of her pasts! And just when it seems impossible, she finds the pirate, in my clutches! I can force her to give me what I need! Wait, but what if she's stubborn enough to fight me?
This thought made Hades cringe. To find the answer, he went to speak with the person who knows her the best.
He left his study and followed the stairwell down to the darker portion of his castle. He walked in darkness for a while before he could see the small window of light.
"Hello, Hook" He spoke. Killian opens his eyes from rubbing his temples just a moment ago. He gets up from his small metal bed and walks to the front of his cell.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Killian said, still worried about Emma.
"Allow me to introduce myself," Hades said, bowing with a tiny smirk. "My name is Hades, but most people know me as the ruler of the Underworld." To this Hook got a bit nervous and took a step back from the bars.
"Your Zelena's friend," Killian breathed. Hades gave a little chuckle
"That's what she called me?" Hades looked off to the side trying to lose eye contact with Hook's glaring eyes.
Regaining confidence, Killian stepped closer to the cell bars.
"What do you want with Emma?" Killian demanded, turning Hades' small smirk into a straight face.
"The savior," he said with a hint of hope and disgust at the same time. "I need her to be vulnerable, so she can grant me what I want." Hades stated.
"And what's that?" Killian spat. Hades turned around, inspecting the area for any prying eyes.
"Well if you must know. I need passage. Passage from the Underworld to the world of the living. I want to be able to go back and fourth between the two whenever it appeals to me." Hades explained.
"Can't you do that already?" Killian asked.
"No. I am only allowed to go above the Underworld once a year, for no more than two hours."
"What would possibly be so important you need free transport between both worlds?"
"That. Is none of your concern. What is your concern is your love. Now I need to know, the savior, is she stubborn?" Hades asked curiously.
"Stubborn's an understatement," Killian mumbled to himself, remembering how long it took Emma to go on a date with him, among many other times Emma stood her ground no matter the consequences.
Hades squeezed his eyes shut, anger boiling in his chest. This caused the burnt out torches on the wall to catch fire.
"Bloody hell!" Killian exclaimed, putting his arm up as an instinct. Hades took a breath and calmed himself down, causing the torches to burn out again.
"I'll have to get her where it really hurts... her family." Hades whispered to himself. Unfortunately for him, Killian overheard.
"Don't bother, she won't let you go anywhere near them" Killian insisted. Hades looked at him in a curious way before giving Killian an evil grin.
"I will get what I want, and if she is uncooperative, I'll just have to force her."
With that, he turned around and left, leaving Killian staring after him.
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Under the Town
FanfictionThe journey to the Underworld has just begun as Emma and her family head into new territory. Can they survive the trip, and will they stick around for the trip back? Can they save more than one person? Find out here in my own version of Season 5b of...
