A big round of applauding Thank You's to all who've Followed, Favorited and Reviewed this story.

To: Guest from Befor Just hang in there, and I think you're really going to like it towards the end of the chapter.

To: Celticank I am totally with you on that score about Belle. You'll see quite a bit of expansion on that in this. Also I find the Hades/Zelena "toxic" love angle really works, unlike a lot of season 5.

It was almost after midnight before Persephone found herself able to walk down main street "Storybrooke" Underworld.

She'll be the first to admit that sneaking out of the apartment without waking the "heroes" wasn't easy.

Now she really needed time to think.

As much as she cared for her "friends" there were times when she couldn't stand their superficial goodness propaganda.

And right now, Belle was the worst!

The poor bookworm still believed that people either chose to be all good or all bad.

There was no middle ground and Rumple through all his addictive struggles had finally reached it. Much to Belle's disappointment, but hey!

At least he's being honest this time about who he really is.

She's also probably fueled further by Snow and Charming's example of sucking the darkness out of Emma while in the womb and placing it in Maleficent's daughter, Lily.

Yeah Persephone still had a hard time swallowing that one and had silently supported Emma's reaction at the time.

These people were beginning to sound all boring one note like their literary fairytale counter parts.

But J.K. Rowling said it best:

"We are all born with light AND darkness in us, it is what we choose…" A voice interrupted her thoughts, "Shouldn't you be at home in bed?"

Spinning around to find her father leaning against the clock tower from its crumbling decay in the middle of the road.

"Couldn't sleep, had to cure my mind of the garbage I've heard today." Hades pushed off against the wall, shaking his head back and forth.

Chuckling

"Yes their talk can indeed be…quite annoying. Have you seen your mother yet?"

The girl shrugged, "She rounded the corner a little while ago but I wasn't ready…" Her father sighed dramatically, "Just don't wait too long…

There's something else isn't it?" noticing the look on her face.

"Yes," clearing her throat, "Belle is irritating me." Hades laughed, "Well of course, she's a hero!"

"You and I both know she's more than that. There is a darkness in her that needs be awakened. I've seen glimpses of it back on Mount Olympus when she was Lacey."

Hades clasped his hands together gleefully "Oooooohhhhhhhhhh! Now you're getting dark, that's my girl!"

"Father be serious, I'm so sick of the pot calling the kettle "Black" when it comes to Rumple. I think it's time for a reality check by evening the board."

The Lord of the Underworld pulled his daughter into his arms. "Leave this to me…"

The next night when Hades returned to his lair under the library, he had company.

Persephone was on the floor petting Ceberus. Once she saw her father, she jumped up from her position.

Running to greet him with a hug. "You did it!

That was absolutely brilliant sending that oaf "Gaston" after Rumple then offering Belle that deal. But how did you know that Belle would be the one to push him in "accidently"?"

He chuckled, "Like I told you, People always do crazy things when they're in love."

"Still, not a bad beginning to my plan." Hades raised an eyebrow, "Your plan?"

"Hmm I am going to make sure Belle unleashes her inner beast. Shouldn't be too difficult, especially now that Red Riding Hood Has officially rejoined the gang.

Surely you must remember Francine?

Belle's maternal great-grandmother. She used to be exactly the same, down to her looks, apart from her blond hair.

All it took was increasing danger to her unborn child and a werewolf bite to destroy a lifetime of being a blindly following Miss Goody-Goody.

Morphing her into a more tolerable relatable person."

Zelena had taken to wandering the streets.

After all Hades posed no threat to her, just her daughter, both of them.

Despite what he'd said and the dead flower he'd left.

Oh Persephone!

She missed her little girl. Even after all these years of searching. She still couldn't find her.

Though she'll never stop trying, she was beginning to believe that she never would. To her left she heard the squeaking hinged of the door to the library.

She turned around, expecting Hades. Surprised to see a young girl. Instead of screaming and running the child just stood there, staring.

"Mommy?"

Could it be? She definitely looked like her daughter just four years older.

But once her hair lit up from dirty blond to flaming crimson. Zelena couldn't contain herself any longer and neither could that child.

Running full on towards each other, they met in the middle. Upon embrace Persephone's hair distinguished as her mother cried softly, stroking her curls.

Holding onto each other's right hand, Persephone reached up with her left sleeve wiping the tears from her mother's face.

"Don't cry Mommy, this is not the place to melt…" "I don't care."

A short time later Mother and daughter walked into the woods to find Robin Hood and to check on Sissy.

Finding the whole group had gathered there.

While Zelena and Robin talked with the others, strategizing their next move.

(Funny how it took something like this to get them all to cooperate.) Persephone sat down against a tree holding her baby sister.

Speaking quietly "Hey there, Sis. It's Percy, your big sister. And boy, do I have a tale for you. Direct from the hooded wood…

Once there was a girl named Francie-"