Ten weeks ago...

Hercules woke up. His arms were chained to the wall of a dungeon, his chest was bare and scared. He looked around, but there was nothing but darkness.

"Oh, so my brave hero woke up!" a cold but seductive voice said. A hand went through his hair.

"I...what? The...the sea serpent...?"

"...was nothing but a cute, little pet of mine that helped me getting you!"

Hercules instantly recognised the voice. It was the rich lady who had hired him.

"Let me go!"

She chuckled. "No, no. I know someone who'll be happy I caught you." He heard her going to the other side of the room. "But I won't kill you, my dear. I've been longing for some company, you know." Laughing, she left the dungeon .

Ten weeks later...

Meg quicky filled the bag with some water and food. Hades had explained, that Krínos had protected her Island with spells and curses even Hades couldn't break. So they couldn't just teleport into her palace, only to the beach. From then on it'd be two days until they reached her.

"Come on, now, Meg. We gotta go if you wanna save your "Cutiepie"."

"I'm coming! Unlike you i need some food." She put that bag around her and took Hades hand. He turned his face away. "Alright, then. Let's go."

"Say, can't we at least use your chariot?"

"I couldn't fly there and through the jungle...well, we better walk, even if it takes longer."

"It's just..." Meg looked down. "I'm scared she could kill him."

"She won't, I assure you. Krínos always had a weakness for...pretty boys."

Meg gasped. She took his hand and both closed their eyes. Meg felt quite easy and dizzy. When they opened them again, they were at a warm, beautiful beach.

Meg saw the ocean waves, which sparkled in the sunlight.

Hades sighed. "Come on, Meg. We've got a long way to go!"

Meg turned around. Behind her was a large jungle and in the centre she saw a huge, black palace on top of a volcano. "Alright, let's go!"

Both of them entered the dangerous jungle.

Something here truly was off. The animals didn't look normal. She saw a three eyed Lemur and a tiger, with bat wings. "What's with those animals?" Meg wondered.

"Krínos got a sick sense of humor. if she wants the animals to look different than they should, so be it."

Meg raised an eyebrow. "Let me guess, that's one of the more harmless things she does."

Hades nodded lightly. Then he cleared his throat. "Say, Meggie, you do know you owe me for this?" he said with a wicked grin.

"Didn't I tell you I'd help with your reputation?"

"That's what I'm talking about, my little nut-meg. How exactly are you planning to-" He stopped, as they heard a loud sound. They slowly turned only, to see a huge beast running towards them.

They screamed and started to run. Hades cursed Krínos for her spells, or else he would have been ablé to stop the...was that a dinosaur? "What is it?" Meg asked, as they kept running.

"Say, Meg, ever heard of a triceratops?"

"No!"

Suddenly Hades spotted a gorge in front of them. That was their only chance.

"Meg!"

"Yes?"

"JUMP!"

"What...?"

Hades grabbed Megs hand. This was the only way for them to survive the beast. He dragged her to the gorge, closed his eyes and leaped...

Yeah, this time the chapter end with a literal cliff-hanger. See you for the next chapter! :)