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Chapter 20 – The Brother
"Let me get this straight. My mother had two children, two boys, that the King declared would live on this Gods forsaken spit of land, and No One Decided To Tell Me Sooner!" Hadrian screamed at the wizen old man in front of him. "And not only that but the entire Island is now deserted because the villains want revenge and are after the hero's kids to get it. Did I miss anything?"
"Don't forget the fact that they have their magic back, no one knows where they are, Oh and they want to kill the King." Hector said from his seat next to Hadrian.
"Not Helping, Hector!" He shouted back at him.
"Precisely why I have brought you four here, Hadrian. We have been tracking the villains as much as we can since the dome fell. Many we haven't heard from yet, but from the few we have it is not good." Yen Sid said leaning forward on his desk, steepling his fingers together. "My major concerns right now are of your friends' parents: The Evil Queen, Jafar, Cruella DeVil and your father. Unfortunately, we lost track of your father after he went to Olympus. He seems to have disappeared from our sights… with the gods. That is the least of our concerns however, as Prince Aladdin and Princess Jasmine have alerted me that the Golden Scarab to the Cave of Wonders is missing. That paired with the recent sand storm in the Arabian Desert leads to Jafar approaching Agrahba. Next, the Evil Queen. My magic detectors have picked up heavy spell work in the Enchanted Forest, whatever she is casting is strong and dangerous. Finally, Cruella has managed to reobtain her car and is looking for the Radcliffe family. Luckily the family has moved from their previous location so she will be held off for a while."
Head reeling from the information overload, Hadrian collapsed into the chair next to Hector. Yen Sid saw the dazed look on his face, and gestured to the Hercules boys to exit with him silently. Leaving the two long lost brothers to reunite.
It took Hadrian a while to organize the information of the villains, before he realized he was alone with his brother. He took the moment to fully look at him. He had the same inky black hair, same slim figure, and same height. If you didn't look at his eyes they would be completely identical. While Hadrian had his father's molten silver eyes, Hadie had their mother's emerald green eyes.
They sat there in uncomfortable silence, unable to come up with what to say. What do you ask the brother who was raised by the greatest sorcerer in the kingdom? What do you say to the brother raised by the infamous Lord of the Dead? The couldn't think of where to start or even how to. Two brother's so identical, felt like two strangers to each other.
"I'm sorry…" whispered Hadie as he looked out the window into the sky.
"For what? It wasn't your fault that I got raised by the worst possible father in the entire world." Hadrian replied bitterly, thinking of a life he could have had. A life free of the Isle of the Lost. "Not even your fault we even ended up on this island. It's His fault. Treating us as Him, the moment we breath. Locking us on this island with Him, tearing us from mom and dooming us to a life of poverty. No, I don't blame you. I blame the King." He ranted.
"I'm sorry that you had to find out about me too late." He said softly.
"What do you mean too late? Yeah, I would have liked to know you were here long before now, but at least I know you are here now." Hadrian said softer to him, moving to sit beside Hadie. "What matters is that you're my brother, and well get off this island. Even, if I have to break you out myself."
The two share a smile of comfort, and slowly but surely begin to get to know the brother they never knew existed.
After a full afternoon to their selves, the four demi-gods returned to the War Room in the tower. At the War Table, stood Yen Sid surrounded by the descendants that stayed on the island. Scanning the group, the elderly man began to speak.
"Time is of the essence young descendants. We must stop the Villains quickly and before any ill will befalls innocent people. I have already dispatched Jace, Harry, and Diego DeVil to look for Carlos and inform him of his mother's escape. I hope to send help to Jay and Evie as soon as I am able. Our main priority is capturing these four villains, and returning them here so that I may hold them permanently in a place of my own creation." He said seriously. "Keep your ears open to all whispers of any villains' location. We need to track them all to keep innocent lives of the kingdom safe." With those parting words he dismissed everyone back to their stations, and turned to the demi-gods. "I have a special assignment for you four." He gestured them to return to his office.
"As you are aware, we lost Hades on Olympus, and thanks to Hadrian we know that the gods are gone as well. It is my belief that He has taken the gods to the Underworld. We are unable to track any underground movements whatsoever, and that is why I believe it is so. I need you four to go to the underworld. Free the Gods. Defeat Hades. And Bring him here for imprisonment. Do you have any questions so far?" he informed them of all this once he reached his chair. Aware of the big task he was handing the four heroes, Yen Sid knew that they would achieve great things, starting with this mission.
"How are we supposed to get to the Underworld, let alone defeat our father and free the gods!?" said Hadrian still a bit irritable from the previous conversation.
"That is where you come in Hadrian. Using your powers we hope to locate the entrance in your mother's house on Olympus to enter the Underworld. From there you will proceed to Hades palace, where Hector and Herkie will keep guard, while you and Hadie will locate the Gods. Once you have located them, the four of you will go and free them before facing Hades. With the Gods and you four fighting together, you shall be able to capture him and bring him here." Yen Sid explained seriously looking at each individual boy before asking. "Any Questions?" At the four head shakes Yen Sid rose. "Then we must hasten our way to Olympus to free the Gods."