Greetings from Underbrooke (5th Book of Heroes and Villains Quintet)

Chp 1: Underbrooke

Flashback: In Wonderland, the Wicked witch arrives to see her father the first time, as he is the Queen of Hearts hear-aid and he is trying to convince his daughter, Zelena, still after Dorothy Gale's heart, to give up vengeance, but she is unable to let go of her anger. He turns to the Queen of Hearts in desperation, believing that the best way to force Zelena to get over Dorothy, is to just help her complete her plot, which Johnathan is not in favor of. Later on, Johnathan meets with Dorothy in the woods. When she sees the real Johnathan approaching her, she realizes that the first Johnathan was actually Cora, who rips out her heart while she is distracted. Cora takes Dorothy's heart to Zelena as a present, only to learn that Dorothy switched it out with a flying monkey. It turned out that Johnathan saved Dorothy by switching the hearts. A furious Zelena then puffs her father back to Wonderland. Zelena confronts Cora and sends her mother into the crystal ball and seals it forever. Back in Wonderland, Cora takes Johnathan's heart and stores it in her vault. End of flashback

Present day: In what appears to be a dream, Liam wakes up in a cottage and is greeted by his mother, Blue, who tells him that she's just sending him a "long distance call from purgatory." The blue fairy warns Liam not to go, but he refuses to listen to her advice. As Liam, Dorothy, Edward, Grace, Zelena and Rumple, arrive in the Underworld in their quest to rescue  Renee, they come across a brimstone-hued version of Storybrooke. Rumple tells them that every soul with unfinished business lives here until it is fulfilled, and since they have arrived that means they are ready to finish it as they were responsible. As Zelena sees Starla/Deathwhisper driving a car that serves as an example. As they split up Zelena and Rumple are being followed by a resident who leads them to Morgana, who is the mayor of the Underworld Storybrooke. Morgana offers Zelena a way out, telling her she has one hour to leave on the ferry with Grace. She then takes Zelena to a ledge over the Phlegethon, the River of Fire. She threatens to send Zelena's father, Johnathan, to a worse place if Zelena does not comply, and she uses her messenger as an example by sending him off into the flames. Around the same time, Dorothy enters a Underworld version of Roni's and is recognized by Maleficent, and is then encountered by king Arthur wearing different clothes and proceeds to kiss her, as she stops it, who is the "Sheriff" in this world. Liam goes to the Underworld version of his Emporium and encounters his father, Facilier, whose soul must live. As Facilier knowing already what Liam wants, Facilier is willing to make a deal with no strings attached. However, he urges Liam to leave the Underworld, but Liam ignores his plea, accepting ale of Seonaidh potion. Facilier ominously adds that he himself would be able to leave, if only he could trade places with a living soul, although Liam refuses this. As everyone meets up again, Zelena tells the others about Morgana's warning, and Liam shows the potion he obtained, which is from DunBroch, and can be used to summon the dead by pouring it over someone's grave. The group travels to the site of Renee's grave and Liam pours the ale of Seonaidh potion on the ground but lacks the power to bring her back, although they get a glimpse of an injured Renee before the potion wears off. Zelena uses the potion and finds the soul of her father Johnathan. Johnathan tells Zelena she has come too far to betray her friends now and tells her she must stay. Zelena and Grace races to the banishment site as Morgana attempts to banish Johnathan, only to see the flames die down and a pathway to the afterlife open up. Since Zelena has chosen to stay and is no longer under the influence of Morgana, Johnathan's unfinished business is resolved. With his soul at peace, he is accepted into "a better place," and departs the Underworld after saying goodbye to Zelena and his great-great granddaughter, Grace, who meets him for the first time. The heroes realize they could potentially rescue all the souls here, and continue their quest to find Renee. Meanwhile, Morgana meets with the ruler of the Underworld, Hades, who wishes the heroes gone, and introduce her to a Fate named, Nyx, she uses her string to punish Morgana for her failure and sends her to the river of lost souls.