I really liked the ending scene of 5x18, and decided to write my own take on it. The dialogue belongs entirely to the creators of Once Upon A Time, as does everything else, obviously.
Hades stood at the edge of the River of Souls, his eyes trained on the small glass jar in his hand, filled with a milky white liquid.
A soul, to be precise. The soul of that infernal Kansas girl's aunt. He swirled it slightly, watching it splash against the sides of the jar, then brought it to his nose.
All the millennia he had spent ruling in the Underworld, and he still couldn't figure out how a damned soul smelled like rain and smoke; an ironic combination.
He heard the clicking of her heels on the eons-old tile before he heard her voice. "Hello, Hades." She sounded weary and defeated. He could fix that.
He turned slowly. "Zelena," he said softly, adding a gentle caress to his voice as he said her name. "You're the last person I expected to show up here."
"A little chat with the bookworm made me realize..." She took a deep breath. "...Maybe I haven't given you a fair chance." Her voice had a small shake to it.
Taken aback slightly, he smiled. "Well, you're just in time to see this." He held up the glass jar. "Aunty Em. Freshly bottled, today."
Confusion flickered over her expression. "All that trouble just to punish one moldy old aunt?" she questioned.
"Well, with the old lady gone, Dorothy has no one, and I know how much you hate that girl," Hades replied.
Unadulterated loathing shadowed her face. "She came to my chamber," Zelena recalled. "She tried to make me take a nap. So I did something much worse." She met his eyes. "Dorothy's going to be asleep forever," she said quietly. "But what do you get out of it?"
Wordlessly, Hades turned back to the River of Souls and tipped the jar, making sure Zelena could see every drop fall into the murky green water. Glancing up at her, he saw that her eyes were fixated on the small, white waterfall, surprise and delight battling for reveal in her expression.
"Other than your happiness?" he asked, letting the question hang for a moment. "Nothing."
"Really?" she said, smiling softly, almost shyly. "This was all for me?"
Everything was, Zelena. Everything still is.
"I know this is hard for you to believe," he said, setting the jar down. "But that's why I did it. To show you it's possible to be selfless." He walked towards her.
"You're scared I'm going to disappoint you, aren't you?" he asked gently.
She cracked a smile. "Terrified," she whispered. "But I think that's a chance I'm just going to have to take."
They were inches apart. It'd only take one more step.
No. He couldn't do this too quickly, not now. Later, maybe.
Hades steeled himself and his patience as he took a step back, and picked up two wine glasses.
"Let's start by toasting Dorothy's eternal slumber," he said, handing her a glass. She smiled as the rim of her glass clinked against his.
As they both drank, Hades was sure that all hell was about to break loose on the so-called heroes.
Review please!
I still wish Hades or Zelena had closed the gap. Would've been so much cooler. But I think Hades understands that Zelena needs to take it slow, because this has never really happened before for her. She's so used to hiding behind walls and sarcasm, it's a little hard for her to really grasp her current emotions.
And I swear, if Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz ruin this, I will be SO PISSED.
Anyone else shipping Ruby and Dorothy? HOW COME THEY GOT TO KISS AFTER ONE EPISODE!? It's been like three, almost four (as far as we know) for our favorite villainous couple! Don't get me wrong, I love it. But seriously!
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