Here is another chapter to Villain's Redemption.
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"Hades..." Hercules hissed his name again while still smirking evily at the frightened god of the underworld.
Hades couldn't move with the exception of his arms which he used to scoot back from his would be murderer. I stood watching in pure shock as a tiny voice screamed in my head.
"What are you doing? Get in there and save him!"
"B-But...I don't know..."
Hades stopped scooting and watched in horror as Hercules finally stood in front of him giggling insanely.
"Now...die..." Hercules said as he raised his fist to punch Hades in the face.
Hades quickly shield his face with his arms.
"Move...Move...MOVE!" My conscious screamed.
As soon as my concious screamed in my head, my legs moved at full speed, my mind was overwhelmed with frustration, then my hands began to glow with the purified light that Yen Cid showed me in chapter 2. Hercules was about kill Hades with one punch until I got in the way shielding both Hades and myself with a purified light shield. I grunted as I struggled to push him back.
"RAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Hercules growled as he tries to overpower me.
Hades still didn't say anything he just looked at us shocked and amazed. I mean who can blame him? Some random young kid that he barely knows just saved him from getting pummeled to death! Anyway I somehow managed to push Hercules back by blinding him with the light, then I quickly turned around and grabbed Hades's hand.
"C-Come o-on! W-We h-have t-to g-get out o-o-of h-here!" I shouted somewhat as Hades and I ran off into the forest.
I heard the corrupt Hercules roar with anger as we go deeper, then we heard his trampling footsteps, closer and closer by the second. After Hades and I jumped over a few rocks and going down a slopey hill, I spotted a waterfall that seemed to have the best cover if we blended into the walls. I quickly pulled Hades behind the cascade curtain.
Then suddenly we heard Hercules's vicious growling. Hades and I quietly backed ourselves to the wall and slowly sat down, hoping that he didn't see us. Hercules walked closely to our hiding place, my heart stopped beating, and my insides froze with fear. My eyes wandered to Hades's freaked out face, I haven't seen his face look like that since Hercules punched him into the whirlpool of Styx. My gaze broke when I heard Herc's footsteps getting closer, Hades suddenly grabbed me and held me tight. As Hercules was about to go through, we heard a loud and frightful roar. Hercules gave out another roar and then ran off. Hades and I gave out a sigh of relief, then he lets go of me, but not completely. He still held on to my shoulders and gave me a long, blank stare as if he was trying to pull himself together. I blinked a few times before asking him this simple question.
"A-A-Are you ok?"
Instead of giving me a straight answer, he tugged me into another big hug and started spatting out thank yous.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU KID! He would've killed me if you hadn't done anything!" Hades said greatfully.
I stood looking at him, still not trusting him. He might be behind this, but then again he probably got himself framed.
"A-Are y-you s-sure t-that y-you d-didn't d-do a-anything?"
He finally lets go of me and stayed true to his story.
"Kid, I swear I didn't do anything! If I did, I'd curse myself for even thinking of such a plan!" Hades insisted.
I sat down on the grass, feeling like I've been suddenly been put back to square one. If Hades didn't do it...then...who did? I looked at Hades, hoping that he would know something about this catastrophe.
"D-Do y-you kn-know h-how th-this ha-happened?" I asked.
Hades shrugged. "All I know is that an ugly monster attacked Wonder Boy earlier."
"Y-You saw it t-too?"
"Kid, everybody in Athens knew about the creature. Hercules found the monster who was with this guy wearing a hooded robe!"
I sighed. This was getting me nowhere...if Hades didn't know how Hercules went nuts, then maybe he knows where Leo is.
"H-Have y-you s-seen a g-guy?"
Hades gave me a curious look. "A...guy? What is he your boyfriend or something?"
I shook my head. "N-No...h-he's m-my b-brother...h-he h-has b-blonde h-hair l-like m-me, b-but h-his e-eyes a-are b-blue...p-plus h-he's ol-older th-then me...h-his n-name i-is L-Leo..."
Knowing the obvious, Hades shook his head. "Sorry kid. Haven't seen him."
I buried my head in my lap while feeling the urge to cry. Its no use! Even if I came from one world to another, the people of each Disney world wouldn't possibly see my brother! Who could I turn to, to help find Leo? Or more importantly help me bring Hercules back to normal? Who? Who? Then the idea struck my head. The Fates! Of course! Their psychic old ladies! They can help me! The only thing is...I don't know where they live. The only way to meet up with them is to go to Hades's Underworld Palace. I just needed to convince Hades's to take me there.
"W-Would y-you t-take m-me t-to y-your u-underworld p-palace, p-please?" I asked Hades politely.
"Huh? Why?" Hades asked me looking a bit freaked out.
"I n-need t-to s-see the F-F-F-"
Hades blinked at my stuttering words then quickly finished on what I was going to say. "Fates? You want to meet The Fates? Are you serious?"
I quickly nodded.
"Kid, the Fates won't just see ANYBODY. They only use their services for immortals, like me. Besides I can't take you to my underworld palace."
I was shocked when he said that."W-What? W-Why not?"
Hades held up two fingers. "Two good reasons. One: If we go to my home, Hercules would catch up to us and kill me before we even get there! And two: You...uh...kinda look too timid to go."
He's right... I get easily scared by everything that defined scary perfectly. Let's face it! Horror and I don't mix well! But if I'm gonna need to find out how to fix Hercules and find Leo I need to overcome my fear...a little.
"P-Please! I-I n-need t-to s-see them! I-I-I un-understand h-how sc-scared y-you a-are-"
Hades glared at me when I said the word that I shouldn't have said...
"Whoa there! Excuse me? You think I, Hades? Lord of the Dead? Afraid of a mortal strongman?" Hades questioned me.
"Y-You w-were s-scared e-earlier! R-Remember t-the l-last ch-chapter?"
"Nobody saw that! Alright! Alright! I can get you to go see the Fates, but if we get caught and killed then it'll be your fault." Hades said stiffly.
I looked at him confused. "H-How c-come y-y-you c-couldn't pr-protect y-yourself?"
"Because my fire attacks couldn't faze him."
"Oh."
It took us a few hours to get to the entrance to the Underworld, we would've gone there quicker, but Hades got a little paranoid about Hercules following us, so I had to look back every five minutes to make sure that he wasn't following us. So far there's no sign of him, so it seems that we ditched him...for now at least. We met up with Charon, the ferryman of the dead.
"Lord Hades! What are you doing here? Hercules might find you!" Charon panicked with his creepy tone.
"I know Charon, but this girl here wants to see The Fates. So please take us home." Hades ordered as he and I stepped into the boat.
"As you wish sire."
With the push of his trusty ferry stick the boat started to float quickly down the Styx river. It was dark and scary at the same time, I was nervous as my body went stiff, I didn't like this place one bit. Suddenly I began to feel something cold and clammy touching my right wrist, I slowly turned my head to see who was touching me and that's when my eyes bugged out, the souls of the dead were grabbing me! One by one they started grabbing me and trying to pull me into the river until Hades grabbed me by the back of my shirt, held me close, and shot a fireball at them.
"You ok, kid?"
I panted a few times while recovering from my fright, then looked at him with a hidden confused look. "Y-Yes I-Im fine..."
"Your gonna have to be more careful, these souls can get clingy." Hades advised.
I nodded from his advise. As soon as Hades let me go, we heard growling, I quickly turned my head to see what was making the sound then my eyes bulged with horror as I found it. It was Cerberus... I gulped nervously as the three-headed dog glared at me. Hades didn't seem to be scared of him, which of course was obvious since Cerberus is his dog and everything.
"I got this." Hades spoke calmly as he took out a big stake and threw it at the guardian of the underworld.
I watched the three heads fight over the steak, it was kind of gruesome for me to watch anymore so I looked forward. The doors to the Underworld opened and there was Hades Palace, just as I remembered it, big...blue...skull shaped...really creepy. Next time when I want to help someone I should just go to the library to look up some options...or the internet! My stomach churned and my heart pounded with fear. I may never know what's going to happen at Hades palace, but I need to get my act together if Im gonna help Hercules. I just hope that Hades isn't gonna turn on me...
(Sorry about that but I had to add in a few things, this chapter didn't even look exciting.)