I do not own Once Upon a Time or Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. This is the third story in a series. It is recommended that you read the other two stories before continuing. I hope you enjoy! Also the versions of Hades, Hercules, Megara, the Underworld, and other characters that appear in this story were envisioned before Once Upon a Time Season 5 and are not meant to be the same as they appear on TV. Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Evil Awakens

Storybrooke

It was a beautiful night in Storybrooke. The stars made the night sky glow. The town was quiet as usual at this time of night. Very few were awake. Unfortunately, the residents of Storybrooke were no strangers to evil. They'd survived attacks by the Wicked Witch, the Queen of Hearts, Peter Pan, the Jabberwocky, the evil wizard Jafar, and the Snow Queen. Now a new evil loomed over the town, unbeknownst to the sleeping residents. Three evil women were waiting just outside the limits of Storybrooke at the town line. The first woman, the leader of this group, was Victoria, a woman using stolen magic and who was Alice's evil twin sister. She looked exactly the same as Alice, except her hair was dark brown. She wore a purple leather jacket, skin tight black pants, and black boots. Victoria has had a very troubling life and she's hoping to get revenge on the people who wronged her.

When she was seven years old, her sister Alice went to Wonderland and met all sorts of strange people, such as the Queen of Hearts. When Alice returned to England, no one believed where she was except Victoria. What Victoria did not know was that Alice had angered the Queen by interrupting her cricket game. So, she sent spies to England to kidnap Alice and bring her back to Wonderland. However, her spies accidentally took Victoria instead. The Queen of Hearts decided to keep Victoria as a hostage to lure Alice back to Wonderland. However, no one in her family knew Victoria had been taken to another world and went looking for her in all the wrong places. Victoria remained in Wonderland for more than a decade as a prisoner of the Queen of Hearts. Then, Alice returned to Wonderland to get proof of her earlier adventures and ended up meeting a genie named Cyrus and falling in love with him. She returned to Wonderland again to rescue Cyrus and ended up meeting the Evil Queen, Snow White, Prince Charming, and Captain Hook, who were there to rescue Emma Swan from Jafar. Both times Alice was in Wonderland, she did not save her sister. Victoria became aware of this when the Queen of Hearts released her from her prison after her and a series of other villains failed in their assault on Storybrooke. The Queen told Victoria that she was a prisoner because her family never came to rescue her and that her father even remarried and had a daughter to replace her. She said that Alice had moved on as well. She married Cyrus and had a daughter named Sophia. Victoria was then determined to get revenge on her family. After Rumplestiltskin killed the Queen and brought Victoria back to Storybrooke, she stole the Wicked Witch's pendant and magic slippers. She then resurrected Maleficent, who promised to help Victoria if she helped Maleficent find her lost children. So the two witches went to Victorian England and used magic mushrooms to shrink Victoria's father, stepmother Sara, and half sister Millie, and put them each in tiny boxes, which she kept in Wonderland. Victoria wanted to make Alice and her family small as well before going further with her revenge. Victoria last heard that Alice was in Storybrooke. So, Victoria and Maleficent came to the town line.

The third woman waiting at the town line looked like Cruella de Vil. However, it was really Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West, using Oz's six leaf clover to take the image of Cruella, whom she killed back in Victorian England. Disguised as Cruella, Zelena was able to convince Maleficent and Victoria to let her join them. Zelena then made it her mission to take back her pendant and slippers from Victoria. Without them, she was powerless. The three women were waiting at the town line for Ursula, the Sea Witch, and Rumplestiltskin, the Dark One. Belle had used the Dark One's dagger to expel Rumple after he tried to use the magic in the Sorcerer's Hat to free himself from the dagger, choosing power over his love for her. Maleficent contacted Ursula and the two planned to merge their teams to go to Storybrooke and work together to get their happy endings. Suddenly, a car pulled up the road and stopped in front of Victoria, Maleficent, and Cruella (Zelena). Then, Ursula and the Dark One stepped out of the car.

"Hello ladies." Ursula said. "Nice to see you again. Is this the young witch I've heard so much about?"

"My name is Victoria." She said.

"Why didn't you find Alice when I brought you here?" Rumple asked.

"I hate Alice." Victoria said. "I needed enough power to take my revenge against her and everyone else in my family. So I took the Wicked Witch's pendant and resurrected Maleficent."

"Impressive." Ursula said.

"Anyway, thank you all for coming." Rumple said. "With all of us working together, we'll surely find the Author."

"The Author?" Victoria asked. "I came here to find my sister and no one else."

"I came to find my children." Maleficent said.

"We can all still work together to achieve our personal goals." Rumple said. "I'll help you if you help me."

"Last time we met, we were fools to trust you." Maleficent said.

"That was then." Rumple said. "Trust me now. I need you all to help me or I'll die."

"Maybe we should let you." Cruella said.

"Let me die if you must," Rumple said, "but know that you'll need me to get what you all want."

"Fine." Victoria said. "Let's do this."

Victoria then clicked her heals. The magic slippers she was wearing then summoned a large cloud of magic green smoke that consumed all five villains and transported them onto Main Street in Storybrooke.

"It's good to be back." Rumple said.

London (modern day)

What Victoria did not know was that Alice, her husband, and her baby were not in Storybrooke anymore. Alice was told by the Snow Queen that Victoria was in his world. She used a magical object to discover that Victoria was in London. Alice decided that she had to find her sister. So she, Cyrus, their daughter Sophia, and Cyrus' eldest brother Taj left Storybrooke, knowing they could never return. Cyrus' other older brother Rafi was not with them. He was off in another world visiting his father for the very first time. The boys had received a message that he was dying and wanted to see them. Taj was old enough to remember his father's evil actions and Cyrus was committed to going to London with Alice. So, Rafi went to meet him alone. Meanwhile, Alice and the others took a bus to Boston and from there, got on a plane to London to find Victoria. However, at the time Alice used the magic item, her sister was in Victorian London talking with her father. Alice decided to go to London, but it was the wrong one. Regina gave them plenty of money to survive for at least a week. Now, they had just checked into a hotel downtown. Taj stayed in the hotel room with his infant niece Sophia while Alice and Cyrus decided to go for a walk through London on this beautiful, sunny day and adjust to the new setting. They were taking in the beauty of the city and noticing all the people also walking around. Alice and Cyrus stopped walking once they had reached Big Ben.

"How are we ever going to find her?" Alice asked. "There are millions of people here and this city is huge."

"We'll find her." Cyrus said.

"What if we end up staying here for years and never find her?" Alice asked. "We'll have to put Sophia in school somehow."

"Don't think about that." Cyrus said. "Just focus on the present. We came all the way here. We're going to find her."

Suddenly, a black van pulled up on the road and parked on the street right in front of Alice and Cyrus. Then, the back door opened and two men dressed in black suits jumped out and walked up to them.

"Can we help you?" Cyrus asked.

"Cora sends her regards." One of the men said.

"What?" Alice asked.

One of the men then kicked Cyrus in the chest and knocked him to the ground. The other man rapidly pulled out a syringe from his pocket and stabbed it into Alice's arm. Then a strange liquid was injected into her body. Before Alice could even say a word, she was knocked out. The man caught her as she fell. The other man then helped him carry Alice's body into the van. It was now that Cyrus was able to get back on his feet. However, it was too late. The black van was driving away.

"Alice!" Cyrus yelled after the van as it drove away into the busy city.

Storybrooke

It was now morning in Storybrooke. The Dark One, Victoria, Maleficent, Ursula, and Cruella (Zelena) took refuge in an abandoned cabin in the woods for now, so that no one would know they were there. The previous day, two visitors arrived in Storybrooke via magic. They were Prince Eric from the Maritime Kingdom and Prince Aladdin from Agrabah. They said they were sent here against their will by Jafar's evil apprentice Iago and that their wives, Ariel and Princess Jasmine, were still in danger. They were met by Emma Swan, Hook, Mary Margaret, David, Belle, Henry, and Regina. Eric and Aladdin immediately asked for a portal back to Agrabah, but Regina told them that there were no more magic beans in Storybrooke. Belle let them stay the night at her house, which felt emptier without Rumple. On this morning, the three of them went to the library in order to research a way to get back to Agrabah. Meanwhile, Emma, Regina, Hook, Mary Margaret, and David had a different mission.

While Rumplestiltkin was using Hook as a slave to do his dirty work, Hook sucked all the fairies into the Sorcerer's Hat. It was time to get them out. Emma, Regina, Hook, Mary Margaret, and David brought the hat and the Dark One's dagger out into the woods to release the fairies. They left Henry at home to watch his infant uncle Neal. While the goal was to release the fairies, there was a danger of something else being released as well. In the last few days, Jafar, the Jabberwocky, and the Snow Queen were all trapped inside the hat. If even one of them got out, it would put everyone in Storybrooke in danger. After a short drive into the woods, the group sat the hat in the ground. Then, Regina took the dagger and focused on releasing the fairies.

"Be sure to only release the fairies." Hook said.

"You think I don't know that?" Regina asked. "Trust me. The last thing I want is for Jafar to get out."

"I don't need the Snow Queen hunting me down again either." Emma said.

"Have some faith in Regina." Snow said. "If anyone can do it, it's her."

"This is powerful magic." Regina said. "I'm going to do the best I can."

"Maybe Emma should do it then." David said.

"She hasn't had enough training." Regina said. "She'll probably end up releasing some kind of demon."

"You've made your point." Emma said. "Just get on with it."

Regina then continued to focus. Suddenly, the hat began to glow. Then, a small orange vortex came out of the hat. Then, all the fairies (nuns) were released from the hat and fell to the ground in front of the Charmings.

"Thank you Regina." Mother Superior said.

Suddenly, the hat turned in the other direction all by itself.

"Regina." Emma said. "What's happening?"

"I don't know." Regina replied.

Suddenly, three more bodies came out of the hat and landed on the ground in the opposite direction from everyone else in the group. The three bodies were Jafar, Ingrid the Snow Queen, and the Jabberwocky. Each of them looked at each other and realized what was happening. The last thing Jafar and the Jabberwocky remembered was invading Alice's home and being trapped in the hat by Amara. The last thing Ingrid remembered was being in her ice cave and being sucked into the hat by Alice. Now, they had all accidentally been set free.

"Oh no." Hook said.

"This is exactly what we didn't want to happen." David said.

"Where's Amara!" Jafar yelled.

"Dead." Regina said.

"Where's Alice?" Ingrid asked.

"Not on this continent." Emma replied.

"Where's Zelena?" The Jabberwocky asked.

"She's dead too." Regina said.

"No she's not." The Jabberwocky said. "I can feel her. She's here in Storybrooke. Now that ought to make you afraid. I can smell all your fears. You're afraid of us."

"There is no us." Jafar said.

Jafar the waved his arms and consumed himself in magic smoke, disappearing from the area. Ingrid did the same. The Jabberwocky, seeing that the other villains had escaped, decided to make her own way out. She then ran with incredible speed deep into the forest before either Emma or Regina could cast a spell to subdue her.

"Let's get back to town." David said. "We need to warn everyone about Jafar, Ingrid, and the Jabberwocky."

"And Zelena." Mary Margaret added.

"She's dead." Regina said. "I watched my mother kill her. Zelena's dead."

"Apparently not." Emma said. "We'll find them and stop them like we always do. Now we need to get back to Henry."

The magical realm of Ancient Greece

Rafi was the only one of his brothers to go with Lizard to meet their father. She appeared in Storybrooke saying that their father wanted to see them. Their mother, Amara, left their father when the boys were all small. However, Taj was old enough to comprehend his father's evil ways and refused to go see him. Cyrus promised to go with Alice and his daughter Sophia to London to look for Alice's lost sister Victoria. Taj decided to go with them to help. So, Rafi decided to go and finally meet his father, a day he'd only imagined would ever happen. Lizard took him to the realm of Ancient Greece. She then brought him deep into a tall, dark cave, where Rafi found he could see perfectly clearly. Lizard said this was where his father lived and the darkness is meant to keep out those who he does not want to enter. However, Rafi and Lizard were welcome and could see just fine. They kept walking until they came across a gate that extended from the floor of the cave to the high ceiling.

"How do we get through?" Rafi asked.

"One of the demons will open it soon and let us through." Lizard replied.

"Demons?" Rafi questioned. "Lizard, where are we and who is my father?"

"We're in the Underworld," She said, "and your father is Hades."

"Hades?" Rafi questioned. "As in the god? The God of the Underworld?"

"That's the one." Lizard said. "He's my master. I signed my soul to him and now I have to bring you to him."

"This is insane." Rafi said. "My mother would haved mentioned if my father was a god."

"Not this god." Lizard said. "He hurt your mother pretty bad. When she left this place with you and your brothers, she promised never to return, yet here you are."

"How do you know this?" Rafi asked.

"He told me." Lizard said. "He wanted me to have the information so I could convince you to come."

"Taj hates him." Rafi said. "Cyrus and I were too young to remember our father, but Taj can't stand whenever we bring the subject up. What did Hades do to my mother and us as kids?"

Suddenly, two men appeared behind the gate. One was wearing a purple toga and one was wearing a blue toga.

"Rafi," Lizard said, "this is Pain and Panic. They're your father's personal assistants."

"Doesn't he have you for that?" Rafi asked.

"I'm just a human." Lizard said. "Pain and Panic are powerful demons."

"They look human." Rafi said.

"We took these forms to make this transition feel less stressful." Pain, the one in the purple toga said. "Your services are done for now, Lizard."

Pain snapped his fingers. Then, Lizard was consumed by magic smoke and disappeared.

"Now, I'll snap my fingers and then you'll be on the other side of the gate with us." Panic, the one in the blue toga said.

Panic then snapped his fingers and Rafi was suddenly on the other side of the gates.

"Follow us." Pain said.

"We'll take you to your father." Panic said. "The Lord of the Underworld."