Chapter 7.

Now back to Maleficent, Lily and Mal who are still standing in the back garden. Needless to say Lily was beyond furious that another person has just claimed to be her mother's child. When she knows for sure that she is an only child. As for Maleficent, she is stunned by Mal's claim, Maleficent is one of the two most powerful Dark Magic practitioners in all of the realms a claim such as this is not often made.

"Daughter of Maleficent, that is a bold claim, my dear girl," Maleficent commented.

"It may be but I'm telling the truth. I am the daughter of Maleficent." Mal responds this is all wrong the spell she and Evie cast was both to counteract Hagon, Marcel and Melinda's spell. Not send her to wherever this place is.

"I would be a careful girl not many survive lying to my mother. So what will her punishment be mom?" Lily asks.

"Her punishment will not be magically related she is still a child," Maleficent spoke before gently to Mal's surprise placing a hand on Mal's right cheek. Maleficent uses her magic to see the past forty-eight hours of Mal's life. Maleficent then moves her hand away from Mal.

"She speaks the truth Lily, she is the daughter of Maleficent but my child," Maleficent tells Lily.

"That's not possible you swore to me, I'm an only child. She can't be your daughter how many other dragons did you sleep with?" Lily shouted Maleficent although annoyed she still remains as calm as possible and just clicks her fingers using her magic to take Lily's voice.

"Enough Lily, for one have a little more respect dragons only mate once every three hundred years. And as for her being Maleficent's daughter that is no lie, there are many realms of storytelling but also a different universe, she is the daughter of a different Maleficent from a different universe of stories. Her being here should be impossible the spell you cast collided with that of some trio. Creating a powerful magical shock wave which for some deep subconscious reason brought Mal here." Maleficent scolds and explains.

"Wait, Hagon, Melinda and Marcel were performing a spell with a thunderbolt to transform into something stronger than the gods. When I was reading my mother's spell book, she mentions that powerful spells need something stronger than the caster. If I was brought here then so was Evie, maybe everyone in that area." Mal says.

"You don't have to check far for Evie," Regina spoke only a few seconds after she and Evie appear before Maleficent, Lily and Mal emerging from purple smoke. The two teens call out one another's name as they run up to each other and share a small hug.

"I am so glad you're okay, Mal, I don't know what I would do without you," Evie tells Mal.

"I know I'm so glad you're okay too," Mal replies.

"Regina, the magic that sent the children here is unstable and shouldn't be even strong enough to break through the walls that divide each universe of storytelling," Maleficent tells her dear friend.

"Wait, you can't be serious we have to get back to Auradom, we do have lives over there I have Doug and Dizzy," Evie said, she couldn't believe it there has to be a way to get back.

"No! I refuse to believe that we can cast another spell to open a portal but first, we have to find Jay, Carlos and Ben."

"Ben will be safe with his parents' counterparts since they well are heroes. I assume but we still need to find him, Jay and Carlos, on the other hand, are our main concern. We might have to use a locator spell." Mal responds.

"If this world's Cruella is as cruel as ours than Carlos, he could be a terrible danger. As for Jay, his father is no better." Evie spoke. Maleficent and Regina couldn't help but smile at the hearing the girl's loyalty and devotion to one another and their friends. A trait that isn't really common especially with children.

"Girls, I can assure you that you won't need a locator spell Carlos, Jay and Ben considering almost ninety per cent of fairy tale characters so to speak reside in Storybrooke and as its mayor, I make sure I know everyone's address. Just tell me their parents names and I can lead you straight to them." Regina tells the girls, she didn't want to see them worry too much.

"Jafar and Cruella De Vil and Belle and her beast Adam." Mal lists.

"Ben is safe after all, he will be with Belle and Gold. Jafar was cursed to be a genie then later a wooden stick. So, I assume he will be in Jasmine's kingdom. As for Cruella well, no one knows." Regina replied.

"We can't wait, we have to go after them." Mal protests.

"You need to sleep, the magic you were exposed to especially at a young age can cause a lot of damage," Maleficent told the two girls.

"We appreciate your help and advice but sleep will have to wait," Evie said as she grabs one of Mal's hands the two are about to run off Maleficent acts quickly and casts a small sleeping spell on the two while Regina uses her magic to teleport Mal over to a couch in Maleficent's temporary home and Evie over to a spare room at her house.

"They have every right to be resistant but their children we have to make sure. The magic used to bring them here hasn't caused any serious damage." Regina says.

"And that we will," Maleficent responds.


Now, while that happened over in Storybrooke's cemetery, we have Hades who kept his word to Zelena and has turned over a new leaf in Storybrooke. He has taken it upon himself to give the people of Storybrooke piece of mind when it comes to their loved ones who have passed. Today was busy like any other day. Hades has finished up his work day and as he is just doing his last walk through of the cemetery, he is shocked to hear distraught and terrified screams along with cries.

"What in Zeus' name," Hades says to himself as he starts to seek out the source of the noise. The screams and cries are coming from Hagon who too is horror as awakened inside a coffin.

"Let me out, somebody!" Hagon screams out as he hits his hands at the inside top of the coffee. He didn't understand why his magic isn't working if it was he would be out the coffin straight away. Hades seeks out the screams.

"P...Please, somebody, open this bloody coffin." Hagon cries. Hades eventually, finds a mausoleum, Hades runs into the mausoleum and sees the stone coffin in the centre of the mausoleum. Hades quickly makes the top of the coffin vanish with his magic he then looks down and is surprised to see young Hagon there.

"It's okay now child I got you," Hades spoke rather softly for the former Lord of the Underworld. Hagon couldn't think never mind speak. Hades trying to be cautious and slowly and carefully lifts Hagon out of the coffin and onto his feet.

"Can you tell me, your name?" Hades requests. Hagon just can't speak right now but the look he gives Hades, Hades could tell that this boy is full of paralysing fear.

"You're okay now boy, I'm just going to take you to my home. Blue flames will manifest around us, I promise they won't hurt though." Hades explained so that Hagon wouldn't be confused. Hades does as he just told Hagon and the two within seconds appear in the farmhouse, he and Zelena share. Zelena has gone wedding dress shopping with her daughter and soon to be daughter in law. Hades leads Hagon to the living room and sits him down on the couch. He then walks back into the kitchen and brews Hagon a small mug of tea. Hades walks back into the living room and sits down beside Hagon before offering Hagon the mug. Hagon carefully offers him the mug.

"It's tea, it helps calms nerves and anger apparently. My wife Zelena swears by it." Hades tells Hagon. Hagon hesitantly takes a sip, Hagon lets out a small ow not expecting the tea to be hot.

"I guess, I should have warned you that it was hot," Hades commented.

"No, it's okay, I've been burned worse." Hagon finally responded to Hades the boy's voice sounds so broken and still frightened.

"Now can you tell me, your name?" Hades requested one more time.

"Hagon son of Hades," Hagon answered quietly god, he is weak, pathetic and worthless Hagon thought to himself, he should have been able to get out the coffin by himself not cry out. Hades wasn't too surprised as a god, he knows about the other universes of story, he was just surprised to see a child belonging to a doppelgänger of him.

"So, my doppelgänger has a child how interesting," Hades replies.

"You didn't put me in the coffin?" Hagon asks confused.

"NO! I would get no joy of inflicting such misery and fear on a child." Hades answered, he may be the God of death but he does have standards.

"M...My head it's killing me," Hagon says.

"If I may use my magic to examine your condition," Hades asked Hagon, the boy was clearly in a very delicate emotional state he has to tread carefully. Hagon shows no sign of protests. So, Hades waves one of his hands slowly over Hagon for a moment.

"You have been exposed to a rare and unstable force of magic and travelled to an entirely different universe. Your body and mind are exhausted the magic has scattered your memories for the time being. You just need some sleep and a special drink belonging to that of the gods to strengthen you." Hades told Hagon.

"N...No, I can't sleep again. Please don't make me when I sleep I see nothing but darkness." Hagon begs. Hades couldn't understand this fear of sleep that is something he will have to figure out later. But for the time being, he can at least get him some of the special drink belongs to the gods.

"Okay, kiddo I won't make you sleep not yet. But you need to drink the drink I mentioned." Hades responded.

"Okay, sir," Hagon says. Hades heads back over to the kitchen he summons a goblet which he pours a small amount of water, he then adds various of ancient herbs that originate from the Underworld before using a knife to cut one of his palms and lets a few droplets of his blood fall into the goblet. The mixture then transforms into a golden liquid. Hades returns to Hagon and gently takes the mug of tea and puts it on the coffee table and passes him the goblet. Hagon makes sure to test the temperature of the drink before he starts to drink. Hagon starts to feel different straight away, his muscles feel more relaxed yet stronger his head wasn't as hurting as much any more.

"It's nice," Hagon commented.

"What can I say I'm the best drink maker in the world," Hades said.

End of chapter 7.