Lauren was sure it was a perfectly nice day, once you got used to the cold. But for her, it was torture. She wrapped her arms around her body trying to warm herself, keeping her eyes on the rough terrain as she walked. She had to be mindful of each and every step with the extra weight she was carrying. It would be dusk soon, and they needed to hurry, so keeping up a quick pace was also important.

"Are you ok? Kenzi walking beside her asked, looking at her with a concerned frown. The same look she seemed to give Lauren all the time these days, much to Lauren's annoyance.

"It's so cold. I can't get warm." Lauren grumbled, feeling the tip of her nose starting to freeze, her fingertips going numb. Why couldn't she get warm?

"Hate to break it to you, but I'm not cold at all," Kenzi answered back with increased worry.

Lauren made a face, honestly perplexed. "How is that possible?" She touched Kenzi's cheek with her cold hand. "Feel that?"

Kenzi shivered and pressed her finger into Lauren's five-month pregnant belly. "Maybe it has something to do what that."

"Hypersensitivity to cold isn't generally a symptom of pregnancy," Lauren explained her eyes fixed on the ground, carefully watching her steps.

Kenzi laughed. "Nothing about your pregnancy is normal. I mean how on earth did Bo get you pregnant?"

Lauren shrugged, and Kenzi wrinkled her face. "You know it worries me when you don't have an answer for something." She said with a wary eye. "You being a know-it-all and everything."

Taking a second to mull that over, Lauren gave Kenzi a troubled look. "I've been a little busy trying to get Bo back. And haven't had time and to figure that out, yet." She quickly rubbed her hands together to simulate some warmth from the friction.

Ahead of them, about twenty paces or so, was the spot Lauren was looking for, or at least where her GPS told her the location was, being at the precise location was imperative for the spell to work.

"Aren't you concerned about your health?" She extended her hand to Lauren to help her over a fallen tree. Lauren took Kenzi's hand and slowly stepped over.

Once, Kenzi discovered Lauren was pregnant with Bo's baby she vowed to do whatever she could to help Lauren and be there for her until Bo returned…if Bo ever returned.

Lauren scoffed, irritated. "I'm healthy, so far, I'm no different than any other pregnant woman. I'm getting top notch medical care."

Kenzi cocked her head slightly and gave Lauren a puzzled sideways glance. "Besides freezing in mild weather you mean?"

"That's new," Lauren muttered under her breath. "Kenzi, please let me concentrate. We are almost there."

To Lauren's surprise, Kenzi was quiet for a few seconds, before she asked, "You really think this spell will work? Let us get to Bo?" Kenzi knew Lauren wanted her to be quiet but she was nervous, and when she was edgy she talked a lot.

Lauren sighed deeply, realizing Kenzi was going to keep asking questions and not let her focus on the task. "I'm hoping. That's all we have at this point is hope."

They exchanged distressed, loaded glances, and after a brief hesitation continued walking forward.

"Shouldn't we wait for Dyson and Tamsin to help? They probably know more about the underworld than we do. They've been gone awhile. They should be returning from talking with the shamans any day now."

Lauren studied Kenzi, thoughtfully, weighing her with sad eyes. "Kenzi, we haven't heard from them in months...I hate to say it, but they might be dead."

Kenzi winced and shook her head. "No way. I'd feel it if they were dead. They're alive. I know it." She countered with conviction, yet, no matter how much she wanted to deny it part of her thought Lauren might be right.

"Ok. Be that as it may, we need to try this, ourselves, please." She looked at Kenzi with gloomy eyes and creases of burden on her face.

Kenzi adjusted the large bag that was slung over her shoulder and dutifully followed Lauren. They walked in silence until Lauren stopped and gazed up at the sky. "Here." She said simply and hunched down.

Kenzi tossed the bag onto the ground, and Lauren rifled through it.

"I don't understand how this is suppose to work," Kenzi said bouncing on her feet, looking around apprehensively.

Lauren closed her eyes and wished for more patience while lining up various clear jars. "Please, Kenzi this is very difficult when you keep talking."

Kenzi opened her mouth to retort but quickly closed it. She sat down on the ground in front of the jars, watching Lauren fill them with different colored liquids.

"Give me your hand," Lauren said after a long moment of silence. Nervously and reluctantly Kenzi held out her hand. Lauren pulled out a large dagger and pricked her finger. "Ouch! Seriously Doc? Warn a girl next time."

Lauren frowned and placed Kenzi hand over one of the jars, watching as a drop of blood hit the liquid. "I told you I needed your blood." She said flatly engrossed in the task at hand.

Lauren repeated the steps with her own finger in the jar next to Kenzi's.

"What's the third jar for?" Kenzi asked with her finger now in her mouth to stop the bleeding.

"That's the control." She paused and darted her eyes around the clearing. "I hope."

"Lauren, I really, really hate it when you don't sound sure."

"This is new to me. I live in the world of science. Dark magic is not something I have much expertise in."

A shiver ran down Kenzi's body. Lauren Lewis, who always kept an air of confidence about everything, was unsure about this, and it caused her mild panic. But the two of them would do anything to reach Bo, so she buried her fears.

Lauren rummaged into the bag again and pulled out a crystal orb and handed to Kenzi. She took it and noticed sweat running down Lauren's face. "Lauren, you're sweating now."

Lauren wiped the sweat from her brow. "It may be because of where we are. The walls between our world and the underworld are thinner here. My body could be reacting to that."

Kenzi danced her eyes over Lauren's face with trepidation and bit the inside of her cheek. "Why just you and not me?"

"I don't have any answers only guesses, but perhaps it's because of the baby and her connection to Bo."

"Her?" Kenzi's eyebrow rose questioningly.

Lauren smiled and nodded. "We're having a girl." She pulled the last item from the bag, a rope. "I'll be your body's anchor." She tied the rope around their ankles. "Your body will remain here, but your spirit will travel to the underworld. I don't know how much time you'll have, but probably not much." She gazed at Kenzi uneasily. "If you're gone too long you'll be trapped forever."

Kenzi nodded that she understood. "Do you want me to tell Bo about the baby?"

Lauren hesitated, and they studied each other, for a time. "I think she should know. What do you think?"

"I think Bo would absolutely want to know."

Lauren nodded in agreement.

Before Lauren started the ritual, she took Kenzi's hand. "Tell her we're having a girl and I'm naming her Isabeau." Tears filled Lauren's eyes and dropped slowly down her face. "And tell her I love her."

"Oh geez, Lauren. You're breaking my heart here." Kenzi wiped away her own tears and patted Lauren's stomach. "See you soon, little Isa. I'll bring back a kiss from your other mama."

"This takes a lot of focus," Lauren said in a low voice, so low Kenzi could barely hear her. This was dangerous, very dangerous, traveling in spirit form into the underworld, could get Kenzi stuck there permanently, but it was the only way to reach Bo that Lauren could find, so they were taking that risk.

"What should I do?" Kenzi asked, clutching her fists together preparing her body.

"Try to clear your mind."

Kenzi focused on the orb, in her hand, as Lauren started reciting the words of the spell. Lauren repeated the incantation again. Nothing happened. Lauren took a deep breath setting her mind on Bo, and nothing else. She repeated the spell again this time slower. Energy surged around them followed quickly by darkness. The energy built around them and Kenzi could feel it coursing through her body now. The orb turned from clear to black, and a nauseous feeling rose up in the pit of Kenzi's stomach, black smoke oozed out and within a second she felt like she was floating.

A blissful calm filled her, and a black mist surrounded her body. After a few moments, and Lauren's repeated incantation the smoke shattered, and Kenzi's spirit was gone.

"Good luck," Lauren whispered staring at the blank expression on Kenzi's face. She knew it had worked, and Kenzi was gone.

XXXX

One thing Tamsin hated was cages, like really, really hated them. She kicked at the steel bars, the claustrophobic feeling eating away at her. She glared at Dyson in the adjacent cage. "I thought you said you knew these shamans." She hissed in frustration.

Chained up in the middle of his cell, Dyson sighed. "Who knew they'd hold a grudge for seven hundred years."

"You could have at least informed me." She shot back, pacing the tiny space, her eyes surveying their surroundings. She couldn't go very far, one of her legs was chained to the steel bars, but she couldn't sit still. Their captors had kept them awake for days, piping blasts of sounds through the ventilation system, whenever one of them closed their eyes. So, there was nothing to do but think and pace. Psychological warfare, she knew their game, and she refused to let them break her, she was stronger than they were.

Before Dyson could reply a bulky shaman appeared at the door, carrying a large sword, he looked back and forth between them. After a moment, he pointed at Tamsin. "Her. She's next."

Tamsin groaned and struggled against the steel bars, yanking at her chains forcefully.

"Don't struggle, it's futile." A second shaman said, having just walked up to join the other.

Tamsin straightened and fixed her gaze on the shaman. She shook off all her fear, she wouldn't give them the satisfaction. "Let's party, boys." She gave them a wicked smile and licked her lips.

The sound of shackles clinging against steel filled the room. "Take me!" Dyson shouted franticly.

"You'll have your turn, wolf." The shaman sounded pleased having gotten a reaction out of Dyson.

He screamed and pulled at the chains with all his strength. One of the shamans flicked his hand, and Dyson fell unconscious immediately.

Tamsin sighed. Dyson had been a fool to struggle without a clear strategy for escape. She would fight, for sure, but not without a plan. She stayed silent and tried to piece together what game they were playing and anticipate their next move. She prided herself on her ability to observe a situation and draw out conclusions based on the smallest of details, but these shamans were unpredictable at best. The only thing she could deduce was that they planned to torture her, which she could take, but their endgame plans, that's what troubled her.

The cage opened, and the two shamans sauntered toward her slowly.

Tamsin had spent most of her life dealing with death on the battlefield, as a Valkyrie. Death was easier in war it made sense. The souls she took were warriors, which was her objective, to deliver souls. And when they were delivered she could just walk away, her job was done. But this felt different like she was walking to her death, being her last life it would be a permanent death, and that was a new feeling. Four years ago, she would have faced her death with no fear, no regrets but that was before she had a family. Kenzi, Dyson, Bo and hell even Lauren were her family now, and they needed her. So, yes, faced her death with fear, but not for herself but for those she'd leave behind, and the unfinished business that would linger.

She couldn't leave this world behind before Bo was back. She couldn't do that to her family. They needed Bo.

When the shamans reached her, she tilted her head and gave Dyson's limp body a despairing look.

They unhooked her chains and dragged her from the cell. "I'll be back, Dyson." She called out. "Just hang on!"

XXXX

He advanced prudently, carefully taking his paces with care. He knew their queen was volatile and easily angered. But part of his job as keeper of the underworld was to bring her news, news of the other worlds. A raven flew onto his shoulder and whispered into his ear. They had an intruder, someone from another world, a young woman named Kenzi.

He reached Ysabeau, his queen, as she sat on her throne with a blank expression, lost in thought. He tightened his lips and waited for her to speak first, out of respect or fear he wasn't sure.

When she still didn't acknowledge him, he bowed as if silently urging her to speak. She hated it when he bowed, so at the very least, she would react to that.

"Don't do that." She demanded, her voice echoing the expansive room. His gesture had brought her out of her thoughts. She had told them hundreds of times not to bow. It freaked her out when they did it.

Forcing himself upright, he cleared his throat. Technically, she had spoken first, so he took the opportunity to relay the news.

"Your Majesty-" He began.

"Don't call me that. Call me Bo." She ordered dryly. Again she had told them hundreds of times not to call her 'your majesty'.

The warning in her voice told him, she was in a bad temper and impatient. His self-confidence faltered for a moment, as he prepared to give her the reports. Her intense gaze was making him anxious. He cleared his throat again, using the seconds to compose himself, and relayed the information.

Bo listened as much as she could, but really she didn't care much about what he was saying.

Once he was done he didn't hesitate; he moved quickly from the room. He needed to get more information about the intruder before he informed the queen about her presence.

When the room cleared, Bo retreated to her bedroom as soon as she could, collapsing onto the bed instantly. The solitude, of her chambers, was the only thing that soothed her these days. The quiet. The calm. She groaned and stared at the ceiling. Becoming the queen of the underworld was not what she had expected, but really what did she think it would be like?

Darkness loomed at every corner, sadness filled the air, it was suffocating, and there was no escape.

The only real escape she had was her dreams, where she could be with her family again. They could take her away from her family, but they couldn't take away her dreams and memories, those were hers.

So, she placed an arm over her eyes and tried to relax herself into sleep.

Suddenly, she heard the flutter of wings. She uncovered her face, looking at the raven's eyes staring back at her.

XXXX

Dead. Kenzi was dead, or at least she felt like she was dying when she was thrust into the underworld.

She lay, sprawled out, momentarily dazed. She looked down at her body and the crystal orb, that had luckily joined her on the journey. Her body was translucent, she watched flabbergasted as her shape materialized before her eyes, a blue glow pulsating from her. She stood up, having a more substantial form, and scanned her surroundings.

The layout of the Underworld was disorienting to Kenzi, it took her a moment to adjust, plus, the unsettling feeling of not having her body. Finding Bo would be difficult through the dark mazes that she faced. Panic briefly flared within her as she wondered if she would be able to find Bo.

Suddenly, ravens surrounded Kenzi, through the haze of smoke and darkness she couldn't see them at first. She could only hear them, it was unnerving and ominous. They seemed to be drawn to her swarming around her head as though scanning her body. Something told Kenzi to remain still and let them circle her. This place was dangerous, and it was better to be cautious.

She focused her thoughts on Bo, hoping Bo might, somehow, sense her and help. Maybe it was foolish, but she knew that she and Bo shared a special connection, that not even the underworld could sever.

Bo rolled her eyes and followed the damn raven through the dark passageways. She simply wanted to sleep. Why wouldn't they leave her alone? It's not like she really wanted to be their queen, she was there because she had to be, not because she wanted to. Queen of the Underworld wasn't exactly on the top of her list of career choices. So much of the past few years she worried about her family leaving her. But as often happens in reality she ended up being the one that had to leave them. She worried about their safety nonstop, dreamed about their faces every night, longed to be home with the ones that cared about her, that she loved.

The squawk of another raven pulled her out of her self-pity, and she focused back on the first raven that was leading her down the passageway. She faltered and came to an abrupt halt when she saw Kenzi standing there surrounded by ravens, glowing blue. Her arms relaxed and dropped to her sides, and her mouth fell open. Her stomach lurched at the thought that she was there because she was dead. A hush fell over the space when their eyes locked, and the ravens quieted. For a few seconds, she wasn't able to grasp the situation or what was happening.

Kenzi stared back at Bo, her own eyes wide with surprise. "Bo," She called out. "A little help here with these," She gestured her arms broad at the ravens.

Bo's astonishment vanished, and she was able to regain control of herself, she turned composed and clapped her hands forcefully together. Within an instant, the ravens disappeared in a cloud of dark smoke leaving them alone in the darkness.

"What are you doing here? Are you dead? What happened? Where's Lauren?" Bo exhaled a stream of questions all at once.

"Bo, I don't have much time. Sorry." She paused, for a quick moment, to study the weathered, sad lines on Bo's face, and her heart sank. But she had to shake that off and deliver her message quickly. "I'm not dead. You need to find a way home, Bo."

Bo sighed and dropped her eyes. "There's no way out, Kenz."

Kenzi waved her hand to dismiss the statement. "We don't have time for a pity party here." She pointed at the crystal orb. "That's from Lauren. It'll allow you to communicate with us…" She tried to remember Lauren's words. "But it won't work all the time, only when the…" She searched her mind from Lauren's exact phrasing. "Shit, I can't remember but something about when such and such of something align, the orb will glow green, and you can talk to us through it."

Unexpectedly, Kenzi felt herself being pulled away back to her body.

"Kenzi…" Bo gasped out as Kenzi's body began to fade in front of her.

"Ok. I'm going back now."

Bo cried into her hands. "I miss you all so much."

The tug on Kenzi's body intensified. "One more thing…" She considered how to word it properly. "You're going to be a mother…or father…I'm not really sure how this whole thing works…"

"What?" Bo gave her a look of complete bewilderment.

Before Kenzi's body disappeared, she called out. "Lauren's pregnant with your baby. She's naming her, yes it's a girl, Isabeau…" And then she was gone, leaving Bo staring at the empty spot, gaping in disbelief.

AN

Since we don't know much about Hades and the Underworld, I'll be making my own stuff up, hope that's ok.

I'll keep most things from canon, but I'll be changing some things like Tamsin's characterization, think more the beginning of season 3 (but a little softer) and less season 5.