With the heroes a safe distance away, Cruella was able to search the house without any interruptions. Cruella slowly made her way into the kitchen, searching the room for anything valuable. Eventually her eyes stopped on the bowl of apples in the middle of the table. Pleased with herself, Cruella picked up the greenest apple, speculating it. With an approving nod, she put it in her coat pocket. Suddenly, a slight breeze swooped around her, and the sense of presence filled the room. Cruella's confidence dropped severely.
"Just what do you think you're doing?" Hades said passively.
"Hades... I thought-"
"Trapping a god is going to take more than the savior's magic" Hades interrupted. "But I'm more concerned about what you're doing with the savior."
"How's a girl supposed to get your attention?" Cruella teased. "You and I both know the savior isn't going anywhere anytime soon, but I am."
"Aha," Hades chuckled. "I've heard that one before."
"Well I have an offer for you that you simply can't refuse."
Hades gave her a slightly sympathetic smile. "I doubt that."
"You can stop hiding it darling, I know about Zelena." The haunting words slithered off her tongue gracefully, grabbing Hades attention instantly. He hesitantly stepped forward.
"You have my attention," Hades said grimly, revealing Cruella's taunting smile.
~~~
"What exactly are we waiting for?" Hook asked, squinting upwards.
"I don't know," Regina said skeptically before turning back towards the group.
"How did the first one come?" Emma asked Regina.
"It was in the graveyard, I saw my father's gravestone." Regina said, almost emotionless, obviously in sorrow.
"And the second one?" Emma asked, turning to face Snow. Her eyes widened and she slightly shook her head.
"I'm not sure, it just came when I least expected it."
"How do you suppose they'll come now?" Robin asked.
"I guess we'll have to wait, focus our priorities on getting Hades off our tracks," Regina said.
"There has to be another way out of here. We can't just wait until the next bloody storm comes along." Hook said stubbornly.
"There's nothing else we can do," Snow said. Regina paced slowly, obviously in deep thought.
"No, Killian is right," Emma confirmed. "There has to be another way out of here, we just aren't looking hard enough."
"She's right." Regina spoke out, coming out of her deep thoughts.
"Do you have a plan?" Robin asked her, looking at her with steady eyes. She nodded her head, a bit unconfident.
"I think there might be something that can help us." Regina said.
"What is it?" David asked.
"There's a potion that triggers your deepest fear. I don't know if it would work..."
"Where can we find it?" Emma interrupted.
"Well if this place is a mirror image of Storybrooke, it would be in my vault."
"It's worth a shot," Robin admitted. Everyone else gave a hesitant nod.
~~~
Hades and Cruella sat down across from each other at the farm houses' table.
"I'm a fan of your work, this place looks excruciatingly similar to Storybrooke. You've managed to get the dreadful despair too." Cruella approved.
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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...
