Key Dos
Sarah stares up at the glowing gates in amazement as the others come up behind her. "Thank you for the lack of concern in if we're alright."
"Anytime." She turns to them. "We have to figure out a way to get in."
"Well, we just open the-"
"Tara, no!" But it was too late as Tara touches the gate and falls as if she has received an electric shock. "We are on Mount Olympus! Only a God can open that gate, and as awesome as Timon and I are we're not Gods."
"So, we have to get someone to open that gate for us then. We must find an honorable individual who is willing to provide us with aid."
"Yeah, all of THOSE Gods are in there. So that's a no." Sarah starts pacing back and forth and Tara does the same, the two exactly mimicking one another.
"Who's the one God who wouldn't be in there?" Timon asks. "I mean if we don't hurry we can all pack our bags to the Underworld."
"That's it! We need to go talk to Hades."
"Sarah, the guy tried to kill you before."
"So he really owes me here. Come on. There's a short-cut down there from here."
"Sarah, think about what you are doing!" Sarah races off around the corner and the others reluctantly follow.
DMDM
"Absolutely NOT!"
"Then let me put it like this for you Hades, you owe me."
"No I don't. I would be in jail right now because of you if I wasn't a God."
"Well, who did something evil?! And besides you cost me six months of rehabilitation on my arm from when you speared it with your flame sword. So you do owe me."
"Listen, how about we make a deal? Because you can argue until the Gods come home but I am not simply just waltzing into Mount Olympus to get a key for you."
"If you ask for an invitation to my wedding I swear I'll rip your face off."
"Well, then I might just have to throw that in as well just to make my life sweeter. So I'll take an invitation to your wedding and… you eternally being my slave and thus under my command and control. And to do that I require your heart. So I'm going to need you to give me that. You see I've been lonely without Meg."
"Forget it." She turns to walk away but Tara stops her.
"Sarah, we need him to do this. We need to get that second key."
"And you'd sell my heart for that?"Tara pauses as if to say something, but stops as the others shake their head.
"He can shove it and so can the future detective over there. Come on, Sarah. We'll go find another God," Timon says and continues toward the exit.
"Gee, I thought the Chosen One, Walt's Chosen One, would be willing to do anything for the Land. Think of all the innocent civilians and Bubblitz. But hey, maybe you like your men like my pal the Headless Horseman." Sarah grinds to a halt, tears in her eyes.
"Sarah, just keep walking," Mulan encourages. But Sarah slowly turns back to the God.
"There are no tricks here right? You will get that key."
"I swear. Now, how about we shake on it?" Sarah reaches her hand out and turns to Tara.
"You wanted me off the case." Hades reaches his hand out and the two shake, light coming out of their handshake. Sarah falls to her knees, crying to herself.
"Now let me go get that key. You stay here, and that's an order. Come along folks, there's nothing to see here."
"I'm not leaving her!" Timon shouts.
"Well then. Sarah you are never to see these people again. Now get out of here." Sarah forcibly rises and starts off, obviously fighting the hold. "Now, come with me." The group reluctantly follows, each staring Tara down. She breaks down in tears and Riley holds her as he leads her out.
DMDM
Sarah turns a corner crying. "Sarah, what did you just do?" Pain asks, Panic standing next to him. "You can't do that. You can't be trapped here like us."
"But it looks like I am… not!" She laughs. "Man that was the best acting job I've done in my life."
"What are you talking about? You shook his hand! We saw it! There was magical light and everything!"
"But I couldn't give him my heart. I don't have it."
"That's an awfully risky thing to lend someone. You really should talk to Davey Jones."
"No, I didn't give my actual heart. I realized it the second he mentioned Bubblitz. Because Bubblitz has it, and I realize how cheesy and cliché that sounds."
"Yeah, very cliché. But that means you're off the hook?"
"Let's just say I have a key to get. And I'm so sorry about the University guys. I'll see you later." She rushes off.
"Don't worry! We have a plan for that!" The two smile and each other and start laughing like mad men before Panic starts choking on air and Pain hits him on the back.
DMDM
"Here's your key. Now, if you'll excuse me I have a new slave to attend to." He laughs to himself as Mulan punches him in the face. "Was that necessary?!"
"It was. And so is this!" Timon bites down on his hand and grabs the key. "Wait until we tell the King the stunt you pulled."
"He can't mess with a binding contract, no matter how much you want the detective back. Now, some of us have important jobs to do."
"Yeah, like save the world." Everyone whirls around in shock to see Sarah leaning against the gate, smiling.
"How did you get out?! Get back to the Underworld this instant!" She walks up to him and punches him in the face.
"I don't know how to break this to you but… you lost to love… again. It seems like you never learn Hades my friend. Now, go do your job and I'll keep this little villainous act between us." He stares her down.
"One of these days that wit of yours is going to earn you a sticky end." He blows past her and she stares at her friends. They suddenly rush her and hug her, Tara hanging back.
"Never do that to me again!" Timon shouts. Sarah places him on her shoulder and he gives her the key. She looks at Tara for a long moment.
"I forgive you." She smiles and runs to her crying, hugging her. "It's fine. We all make mistakes and say things we don't mean. I know. It's alright." Tara nods and gains composure.
"Where does the next key take us too?" Sarah looks at it.
"There's some writing on it but I don't know what it says. How long have we got?" Riley looks at his watch.
"We have about six hours before they storm the prison."
"Then let's get going!" Sarah then looks around. "Wait a second! How are we supposed to get off this cloud?" Everyone looks around for a moment and then frowns.
"That MAY be a problem."