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The Plight of Persephone

Epilogue:Oh… I Almost Forgot…

Three months later…. give or take a few days…

Hercules descended the last step to the Underworld and sighed heavily… for a living mortal he spent waaay too much time down here.. but Athena had given him this mission and he knew better than most that the Goddess of Wisdom was not to be crossed.

Things had recently gone from bad to worse ever since Ares had declared war on the city of Athens three months ago. For once Hercules was glad that he lived in Thebes, it meant that he didn't have to get in the middle of this ridiculous spat between Ares and Athena over one of his former classmates. Once Helen of Troy had finished school, and finally ditched Adonis, she had got together with a Spartan prince and the happy couple had gotten married.

Hercules didn't know the exact details of how Helen had ended up in Athens but apparently Theseus and one of his friends had kidnapped her from her home. Phil hadn't been surprised by this information and merely commented that Theseus deserved what he got for taking advice from that 'mook' Pierithous.. All the young hero knew was that now Athena and Ares were at each other's throats and their father Zeus was sick of the arguing..

Athena had tried her best over the last three months to keep her city state from falling apart without a ruler but it was proving fruitless… Ares' first tactical move penetrated the Athenian defences easily and the Spartans made off with Theseus' mother, the idea being to not only spook the young king out of hiding but to also offer her up as a trade… basically, 'give us Helen or your mother get's it'.. when this failed to gain a response Ares seethed and began threatening Athena with a aggressive conquest of Athens if Theseus did not return the princess to her rightful home.

Desperate now, the Goddess of Wisdom had sent Hermes to find out what exactly had happened to the king of her estate and when the tiny blue Messenger God finally returned the news was grim… Theseus was being held prisoner in the Underworld, his crime… attempting to kidnap the Queen of the Underworld… and Hades was not known for his leniency towards intruders… so the goddess Athena turned to the greatest hero in Greece for help and Hercules reluctantly accepted the job… this was the first time he and Hades had come face to face since the young hero had knocked him into the Vortex of Fire over eighteen months ago. Hercules was nervous about the meeting, he wished the circumstances could be different…

Hercules stepped confidently towards the end of the black jetty by the glowing blue river Styx and sure enough, a long black gondola arrived..

'Be gone mortal..' The familiar bony figure of Charon sounded. '-none but the dead may-' The skeletal boatman paused at the sight of Zeus' mortal son standing on the jetty. 'Oh it's you.' He commented dryly.

'I'm here to see Hades..' Hercules sounded confidently and held out two silver drachmas. Charon merely gazed at him for a moment before he gestured for the young hero to get in.

'I know…' He flashed a wide bony leer. '-the Boss has been expecting you..'

'Jerkules..' Hades drawled lazily from his throne as Persephone guided the young hero into their throne room. After three months in the Underworld the young Queen's skin had returned to it's usual pearly white and she was clothed once more in her tight-fitting black chiton.

Hercules felt a little sick as his flame-haired uncle flashed him a wide gleeful leer.

'Didja see the new souls? They're hot off the gondola Wonder Brat..' The fiery god of the Underworld sounded practically bouncing with delight in his throne. 'Athena and Ares must be driving Bolt Boy nuts! Oh-hoh, I wish I could see his face..' Hades then sighed dramatically, waving a hand in casual dismissal. '-but, unfortunately with war goin' on up there things down here tend to get a little hectic, not that I'm complainin' of course, it gets me outta havin' to talk to the mother-in-law..' This was true, when Demeter had come to visit only a couple of weeks ago Hades had been thrilled to have a genuine reason to get away from her many criticisms… she may be ok with them being married but it didn't stop her from poking her nose into things that didn't concern her..

'Hades..' Persephone sounded half-scolding half-amused.

'Alright, alright..' Hades flashed a heavy-lidded smirk at his wife. '-settle down babe..' He then looked briefly confused at her. '-so, where was I?'

'You were talking about the war between Athens and Sparta sweetie..' The young goddess flashed her husband a girly smile.

'Oh yeh…' Hades drawled slouching back into his throne with a sigh before suddenly snapping into a serious mode and fixing Hercules with a stern glare. '-you've come here for Theseus haven't ya?' He shot accusingly at the young hero.

'Yes-' Hercules sounded stiffly.

'I figured you'd be down for him at some point..' Hades sounded rising from his throne and snapping his fingers, causing the large ornate sofa-type chair that had been occupying the dining room for the last nine months to suddenly materialise out of a curl of heavy black smoke. '-seems almost a shame to let him go..' The god drawled musingly as he studied the two scruffy mortals that were stuck in the Chair of Forgetfulness.

Hercules couldn't help but gawp in a mixture of shock and revulsion at the two mortals in the chair. Hades' gleeful gloating towards the two mortals imprisoned on this demonic chair was enough to make him sick but the young hero could hardly believe what he was seeing… both Theseus and his friend Pierithous seemed to have become one with the chair, they weren't bound or attached to the chair in any way, it just seemed as though they had just lost the will to get up. They were completely emasculated, their almost lifeless heads were drooping low into their laps and their hair was so overgrown that it was hard to tell one from the other, they just looked like empty shells of what they had once been… no long the great leaders they once had been..

'Whoa..' Hades sounded as he clocked the heavy bearded and long shaggy mane of Theseus. '-can't send ya back to the surface lookin' like that can we?' He smirked then suddenly whipped out a cut-throat razor from nowhere.. 'Ok These-yutz, word to the wise babe, don't move..' The fiery god's razor-welding hand moved in a blur over the shaggy mortal's face.. Then the moment Hades pulled away Theseus was back to his usual clean-shaven self.

'Hah, now that's what I call a close shave..' Hades sounded amused as the cut-throat razor vanished in a puff of smoke.

'Alright, I'm sicka lookin' at him..' The fiery god suddenly sneered and whipped around to Hercules. '-just get him outta here..'

The young hero stepped forwards and gripped Theseus by the arm and with an almighty tug the young King of Athens came free of the Chair of Forgetfulness. Then when Hercules turned for Pierithous Hades snapped his fingers causing the chair to vanish…

'Nuh, nuh, nuh, nuh. No…' The fiery god waggled his finger with a look of mock reprimand. '-just that yutz..' Hades flashed a wide grin at Hercules who scowled but didn't challenge his uncle.

Hades liked to go after those who insulted him in his own way and considering that it had been Pierithous who intended to take Persephone away from the Underworld, there was no chance that Hades was ever going to release him… all things considered the fiery Lord of the Underworld was actually not the most vindictive god in the cosmos. Theseus had been nothing more than extra entertainment, a chance to humiliate a hero was too good of an opportunity to pass up and also a chance to prove to himself that he hadn't lost his villainous edge… still, all good things had to end and oh boy, what an ending..

'Y'know Seph…' Hades drawled lazily as his wife appeared by his side. '-I think These-yutz the Minotaur Slayer owes us money..' Persephone blinked confused causing the fiery god to nudge her smirking and continuing in a dramatized voice, '-Mommy dearest kidnapped, Spartans running loose, Ares threatening a hostile takeover if Helen isn't returned safely to him… this musta seemed like a vacation!'

Hercules grimaced, there was definitely no help from Persephone as the young queen covered her mouth trying with difficulty as she giggled at her husband's words..

'And ya know what the best part is don'tcha?' Hades sounded softly, wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling his beautiful wife right up against him..

'What's that?' She sounded barely repressing the sniggers.

'He gets to leave his buddy behind!'

Persephone erupted into a wave of girlish giggling again causing Hercules to sigh heavily while supporting a semi-conscious Theseus… the goddess' giggling subsided as she caught the slightly irritated look on the young hero's face.

'Oh relax sweet-face..' She sighed rolling her eyes. '-at least this Pandora's box is closed..'

'Heh, heh… yehh..' Hades sighed wiping a tear of amusement away. '-too bad hope doesn't work on this god huh?' Hercules glared at his aunt and uncle as they both snickered in mirth.

'But seriously..' Hades sounded clapping his nephew on the back. '-you have a safe trip up Wonder Boy, and say hi to nut-Meg for me..'

Slightly unnerved by this jovial and joking side to Hades, Hercules shifted Theseus slightly to better support him then turned and headed towards the exit..

'Oh and Herc, one more thing..' The Lord of the Underworld sounded causing his nephew to turn back bemused. Hades then twirled his wrist causing a sword to appear in it. The fiery god studied it for a moment before throwing it so it impaled itself in the stone floor at the young hero's feet. '-better take that with ya, he's gonna need it..' Hades smirked as Persephone's dainty white fingers curled around her husband's waist.

Sighing Hercules picked up the sword and turned back around… leaving Hades and Persephone to do whatever it was they did when nobody else was around…

Little Notes:

Hey peeps… I'd like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone who has reviewed, alerted and added this to their favourites, this chapter is dedicated to all of you guys as each and everyone of you has contributed to this story, it sounds a little corny I know but I am pleased that you all enjoyed this story as much as I have in writing it for you… and I also hope that some of you will stick around for the sequel… Daddy's Little Hellraiser…

I don't want to give too much away at the moment but as the title suggests, Hades and Seph are trying for a baby while Hecate is plotting to takeover the Underworld… there's a few other surprises that are coming into the story and although it is not based on a myth, it will have myths thrown into it (which of course will all be tweaked) and there are a few new characters to come as well… so (hopefully) I'll see some of you when the first chap of D.H.L is ready and posted…

Take Very Good Care…

Lot's of Love… Ditzy xXx