In the cell, Katie gave a soft smile. "Everyone is here." she whispered.
"Is that hopefulness I'm smelling?" Hades's voice asked darkly before he appeared in a blaze of blue flames. "I don't allow hopefulness in my domain, Missy."
Katie blinked in surprise, but moved so she was between him and Emma. "You'll find it's not going to be easy stopping my hope." she said quietly.
"Oh?" Hades chuckled. "Why? Because you have your original Savior sister with you?"
"No, I knew they'd be coming anyway, I just now know it won't be for just me," Katie smiled. "Also while you're here anyway... I'm not going to stay and be yours." she told him.
"You have such potential as Queen of the Underworld," Hades smirked. "Your fiery soul reminds me of the one who got away... She knew a lot of ways to be wicked~"
Katie glared and came over poking him in the chest as she held her other hand to her own chest though also using it to make sure he couldn't do anything like grab her chest. "Even if I was single I wouldn't ever be a replacement for someone who left you." she narrowed her eyes.
Hades just chuckled as he moved her hand without fret or worry. "Whatever you say, little lady," he said to her mockingly. "I always get whatever I want and your denying or friends or family or my arrogant favored brother are going to stop me."
"Oh, you won't get what you want." Katie assured him, then just to prove her point put both hand s on his shpulders for support before kneeing him in the 'family jewels'.
"OOF!" Hades grunted and yelped, groaning. "Little... Stupid... Bitch..." he then stuttered out weakly.
Katie looked at him. "There wasn't much there to knee or kick..." she said in reply to his stutter.
Hades soon fumbled back up before glaring and striking her across the face with a slap to teach her about acting out like that. Katie yelped from the sudden slap luckily not falling though her face did turn in the direction his slap pushed it.
"I warned you..." Hades said darkly as he narrowed his eyes. "I could take you to the fire right here and right now if I wanted to."
Katie straightened her glasses and glared at him.
"I like your style... Too bad it can't save your soul... Now since you took something valuable of mine... I think I need to take something of yours in exchange..." Hades grinned darkly.
Katie looked at him warily at that.
"Let me look at ya..." Hades smirked as he looked her in the eyes before he decided to take something very valuable. "Now, this might sting a little..." he said as he reached out his hand into a grabbing gesture before he pulled off her glasses and then peeled open her eyelids with a manic grin on his face. "I've got my eye on you now... Or rather~..." he then began to say before clutching her eyeball in place, nearly unscrewing it from its socket to pull it out instantly as blood dripped down.
Katie tensed and sucked in a sharp breath of air, but luckily didn't scream. She instantly raised both hands to cover the area, trembling just a little. Hades soon had the eye in a jar and decided to also take Katie's hand as well, though luckily, it wasn't as gruesome as one would imagine it. He then smirked as he got what he wanted and chuckled at the cruel twist of irony. After Hades left, Katie almost blindly crawled back to the spot before she used her hand to put her glasses on, though the worst part in her mind was the hand he took held her engagement ring in.
"Katie... Are you all right?" Emma asked softly before flinching and decided to give Katie some bandages to wear around her face of where one of her eyes had remained missing, grimacing a little. "There, there, it's okay..." she then said softly.
Katie wrapped her arm alright but had to get Emma to do her face. "Want to know the worst? The bastard managed to get my engagement ring too..." she said quietly.
"I'm so sorry..." Emma frowned. "I wish I could bring back your hand and eye, but I don't think I can do that, I'm afraid."
Katie leaned against Emma. "It's alright," she said softly. "They'll come for us, but now they'll destroy Hades too." she gave a half-smile.
"It's good to have you around," Emma smiled back softly. "Thank you... I'm just sorry about your injuries."
Katie gave a soft smile, but shivered a little suddenly.
"What's wrong?" Emma asked from the shivering.
"Something's wrong with my friend Cherry..." Katie said quietly.
"How do you know?" Emma asked, concerned, but also curious of how she could possibly know.
"We've known each other for a long while, and she's like a younger sister to me," Katie explained to Emma. "Since coming to Storybrooke our bond has gotten stronger... Though with Cherry's empathy being even stronger than mine she feels it more."
"Interesting..." Emma commented with a small nod. "I wish there was a way you could see her and check on her."
"Maybe if I fall asleep." Katie said quietly.
"You could try that," Emma said with a small nod. "If you think that it would help."
Katie gave a small smile. "Dream Walking." she then explained that she would try.
"Dream Walking... Interesting..." Emma nodded. "Give it a try then, Sis." she then added with a small smirk.
Katie gave a small chuckle before she lay down on the bed, cuddling up a little to Emma. She closed her eye and willed herself to sleep. Emma smiled as she lightly stroked Katie's hair, holding onto her as she hummed a little tune to herself which she remembered fondly from youth which was a song in her heart that she kept with her throughout her whole life. Katie gave a small smile, soon drifting off to sleep due to Emma's ministrations. Emma smiled back as she continued to hum the song that she knew, keeping her sister company and comfort.
"Back so soon?" Edward asked as he lifted his head once Cherry and Ursula came back.
Cherry ran over and suddenly hugged him, then Killian, and then her two lovers before she soon rushed into the bedroom, hugging her knees as she looked a little sick.
"...You didn't do anything, did you?" Killian asked Ursula, though not firm as he was sure he wouldn't ever try to hurt Cherry.
"No, Gaston hurt her, but he'll never hurt anyone again," Ursula said then promised. She then looked to Belle. "I know you don't trust me, but will you help me make sure she's okay?" she asked softly.
Belle's face paled at the mention of "Gaston", but she soon nodded at the request. "Of course I will," she then told the other woman as a firm promise. "Thank you for bringing her over, Ursula."
Ursula gave a small smile. Belle, though still wary, soon smiled back at Ursula. Cherry hugged the jacket around her like a security blanket and sniffled as she hugged the pillow on the bed she lay down on while trying to get her mind off of the horrible happenings from moments before. Ursula came to check on Cherry and tucked her in, before humming, hoping to send her into a peaceful sleep. Cherry shivered and trembled slightly, sniffling a bit, though she began to slowly calm down from the sweet-sounding tune as she nearly began to drift off to sleep.
"I'm sorry she said those things to you..." Belle said softly. "I'm sure she'll turn around eventually... She's a bit impulsive and sneaky at times, but she has a good heart."
Ursula nodded, still keeping the soothing hum until she would know Cherry was asleep. Cherry soon drifted off and began to lightly snore once hugged herself and began to drool a little bit on the pillow.
"I know, and I promise, I really wasn't going to hurt her friend, I just wanted her to change her mind and stay with us... While she could still visit you all." Ursula said softly from Belle's warnings.
"...You know what? I believe you..." Belle said softly, though a bit firmly. "...Even if we've had our rough times in the past, I can see that she means that much to you... You want to try to be the mother you never got to be when you left her when she was a baby."
Ursula nodded.
"I think she's asleep now," Belle said. "Why don't you come in the other room with us?" she then offered.
"No, I'll sit and watch over her." Ursula said softly.
"You're sure? Well, all right," Belle said with a small smile. "Let us know if anything changes." she then added before she left the room to go and meet up with the others.
"Of course." Ursula agreed.
Belle smiled as she came into the main room to meet up with the others.
"I can't believe we nearly forgot about Emma..." David frowned.
"Maybe that was the new curse... Before we found that bug-eyed author..." Killian suggested. "Before the girls came to town."
Mary Margaret was frowning softly. "But why would we only suddenly remember her? Is she trapped down here?" she asked quietly.
"Sh-She couldn't be... Why...?" David asked.
"I feel like there's a huge piece missing from this puzzle," Edward said before putting his hands firmly on his hips. "And I intend on finding it."
Mary Margaret looked to Edward.
"You can accompany me." Edward offered.
"Well, I guess Sherlock Holmes is out of the question," Killian smirked jokingly, having a bit of banter with the other man. "But right now, it's rather late... We should probably stay in and think this through like reasonable adults."
"Then we won't rest until Katie is saved," Edward replied. "I'll make sure of it. I'm not the violent type, but I can be quite aggressive when I want to be."
Mary Margaret nodded.
"Whatever it takes... We will come out on top... We always have before." David said softly.
Mary Margaret nodded firmly.
"Everyone should get some rest, we'll need to be at our best." Gold said.
"All right," David said to him. "You... You stay out of trouble."
"I'll make sure that he doesn't." Belle reassured as she came beside her husband and hugged his arm suddenly.
Gold glanced to David, but then looked softer as he glanced to Belle.
"Get some rest," Belle advised. "We've all had a long day."
"Right," David added. "Any objections? No? Let's go."
"I might have an objection..." Facilier's voice muffled as he was shown to be tied up and locked in the closet until further notice.
"You don't count, dearie~" Gold retorted.
"Get me out of here!" Facilier's voice demanded. "I'll have all of your heads for this!"
"Good night, everybody." David sighed.
"Night." Belle nodded.
Gold waved a hand and silenced the closet. Facilier screamed out until his voice was suddenly muted and the group split up and went to get some rest.
Katie was looking around her dreamscape, keeping her eye out for Cherry.
Cherry blinked as she eventually arrived in the dreamscape and looked around. "Huh... This doesn't feel like a regular dream..." she then said. "Usually Belle and Rumple are in leather while I'm tied down on my back and they torture me sexually~" she then smirked at herself, trying to make a joke. "Heh... Well done, Cherry... You just sold yourself out as a freak. Congratulations." she then scoffed at herself.
"I didn't really need that visual, Nee-Bear." Katie said softly but clearly.
"Daugh!" Cherry yelped and flinched. "Oh, Katie, don't scare me like-" she then said with a sigh of relief before shaking her head. "Katie!" she then gasped as she came over to her friend before stopping herself and turning away. "No... You're not really here... This is just a dream."
"Of course it's a dream, but we're both here." Katie told her.
"Oookay... Very surreal dream..." Cherry said before shrugging. "Still good to see you, Katie... We really miss you... Are you doing okay?" she then asked hopefully. "Killian and Edward are worried sick."
"I-I'm doing okay enough," Katie said softly. "I found Emma, my sister." she smiled.
"...You have a sister?" Cherry asked, bewildered. "...One you share blood with, I mean?"
Katie nodded. "When we were fetched by Issac he had removed her as he wanted someone malleable, but knew Emma would probably hurt him to defend me." She said softly.
"...Really," Cherry replied thoughtfully. "...I did this..." she then cupped her face suddenly. "I wished for a new adventure, a new experience, something amazing to happen... I just wanted to make life more interesting. This is all my fault!"
"As I told Hades even if you wished this you wouldn't want to harm anyone, and making a wish isn't illegal, but it brought us to our families, " Katie soothed her. "Oh, yes, and I don't know how long I'll get to stay in the Dreamscape, but you need to know Emma and I are underground." she told her.
"Underground?" Cherry asked urgently, though nervously hesitated as she feared the worst due to the realm they were currently in, outside of Storybrooke. "Where underground? Are you in... The fires of Hell?"
"No, no," Katie assured. "We're in some kind of prison underground... I think if this Underbrooke is exactly like Storybrooke, then we're in the mines." she said.
"I guess... I could try to look for you around there..." Cherry said as she scratched her back a bit, feeling distracted, though she did listen to what her friend had to say to her. "I just hope you aren't hurt."
Katie blushed a little. "Well..." she started to say and trailed off a little.
"...Katie, who hurt you?" Cherry asked before narrowing her eyes as she activated "Protective Big Little Sister Mode". "I swear, I'll make him wish that he was never conceived."
"Do not go for him head-on, please... I don't want him to hurt you too." Katie told her firm, but in a nice way.
"I understand..." Cherry said softly, but she still glared. "But... We promised we'd always help each other, no matter what."
Katie nodded. "And we will but you'll have to wait until he isn't a threat." she said softly.
"...Well, I don't wanna wait..." Cherry whined childishly as she slumped down suddenly. "This isn't fair... First you get sent away and now you're getting hurt and I can't do anything to stop it... This is so not cool."
"You are doing something... You came to find me, you'll remember where I am and you'll come save Emma and Me with the others." Katie smiled as she hugged Cherry.
"Oh... Okay..." Cherry said softly before hugging back a bit. "I won't let anything stop me... I love you, Katie Kat... I miss you so much right now."
"I love you too, Nee-Bear, and I miss you too..." Katie told her as they shared a warm sisterly hug.
Cherry sniffled, trying not to cry, though she did get emotional in the hug and was even a little tearful in the outside world as she hugged the jacket and pillow as though she were hugging Katie in the waking world, but was not actually doing so of course. Ursula gently stroked Cherry's hair in the waking world. Katie hugged up to Emma a bit in the waking world, not even pain enough to wake her from the dreamscape yet.
"We'll get through this," Cherry told Katie. "I promise that we will... No matter what it takes."
Emma fell asleep while hugging Katie, keeping her safe and company until they would both wake up into the next day. Katie smiled warmly, sitting down so she and Cherry could sit back to back and just chat.
The next day soon arrived and Gold had been up a while, thinking over what to do. They'd need to find out where Katie and Emma were and then get in there. Cherry shivered and whimpered a little in her sleep as she looked a bit scared after talking with Katie and being down here in the Underworld which she just felt like was a doomed mission from the start and maybe she should had stayed home with Aurelia. Ursula had fallen asleep, sitting with Cherry, her hand soothingly around the girl. Cherry nuzzled up a bit with the pillow that she was hugging after hugging Katie in her dream.
"Up a bit early, Crococdile?" Killian asked as he walked by.
"No, I don't sleep a lot, Jones," Gold told Killian. "Though have you and Hyde decided if you're going to share your hearts with Miss Nolan?" he did ask.
"Yes, whatever it takes..." Killian nodded. "We appreciate the help."
Cherry soon walked right past the two men, grumbling to herself as she nearly looked like a zombie due to the bags under her eyes as well as her hair being messed up, though there seemed to be another streak in her hair that was silver-colored while the current one was a plain white color that wasn't coordinated with her outfit and babbled some things.
"Hey! Excuse you." Killian complained as Cherry just stormed by.
"Hiiiiiss~..." Cherry glared as she glanced back at him with narrowed eyes.
Gold summoned a warm drink that would help Cherry wake up. Cherry grumbled before she looked at the drink and swiped it, growling at him a bit before she took a drink to properly wake up.
"You're in a lovely mood this morning, Bear," Killian rolled his eyes. "Should I get the soap if you wish to speak like a sailor today?"
Cherry balled up her hand into a fist and soon extended one of her fingers as she glared, looking him dead in the eyes as she drank up.
"I wouldn't dearie, when she's in this mood she'd bite off your other hand if you tried." Gold smirked.
Cherry soon gulped down the last of the drink before hiccuping a little. "Fucking shit..." she then spat out from the hiccups.
"I'll forgive you not to talk like that," Edward warned. "...How did you sleep?"
"At yo mama's house..." Cherry rolled her eyes as she snarked before sighing. "Ugh... I didn't sleep very well... I at least saw Katie in my dream, but after that, my dreams went up Shit's Creek without a paddle."
"You saw her how, dearie?" Gold asked, curious.
"I believe I just said that I dreamt about her..." Cherry replied, a bit snippy before she finished up the drink and puckered her lips. "Mm... Tastes sweet like Belle's kisses..." she added with a light chuckle.
"You dreamt about Katie..." Killian repeated.
"Yeah, she said she was underground somewhere with Emma," Cherry said. "So we talked for a bit... Told me she was trapped... I promised to help her no matter what... Then we talked about what it would be like to be a cat... Then I turned myself into a cat... I turned her into a cat... Then we sang 'Everybody Wants to Be a Cat'..."
"Dream Walking then." Gold said, though he gave her a look at her being snippy with him.
"Dream walking... Dream running... Dream jogging... Who gives a shit?" Cherry mumbled as she walked by to put the glass in the sink once she was done drinking.
"Charming little thing," Killian smirked at Gold. "You know how to pick 'em."
Gold narrowed his eyes. "Cherry..." he said firmly.
"Robert..." Cherry retorted with a small smirk.
"Don't sass me dearie, take whatever has made you grumpy and tone it down." Gold told her.
Cherry narrowed her eyes before she cowered under his gaze as not even SHE could get away with that. "I'm gonna go make breakfast, who wants some?" she then asked as Edward came into the room with a yawn.
"I'll help." Mary Margaret said.
"All right..." Cherry nodded as she left with Mary Margaret, giving Gold the "I'm Watching You" gesture, though she scampered away a bit eagerly.
Killian just shook his head, not knowing what to make of Cherry sometimes, though he figured this was just her way of coping without Katie around.
"Any new plans?" Edward asked, coming into the room.
Mary Margaret looked a bit bemused.
"I'll get the eggs." Cherry decided as she was skilled at cooking eggs on her own.
"I'll make the toast and oatmeal." Mary Margaret decided.
"Ugh... Oatmeal..." Cherry grimaced before she got the eggs and took out a pan before spraying the pan as she turned the heat on.
Mary Margaret chuckled.
"I hope you guys like fried 'cuz my scrambled eggs are just a mess with a pile of yolk..." Cherry said as she began to cook with Mary Margaret.
"I'm sure they'll be just fine, Teddy." Edward smirked, pinching her cheek a little.
"Ugh... Get off of me..." Cherry groaned, shoving him a little, waving her hand a bit. "Dammit, Katie... You call me Nee-Bear for as long as I can even remember and now that nickname spreads to everybody."
Mary Margaret gave a small smile. Cherry hummed a tune to herself as she began to fry up some eggs, working beside Mary Margaret while everyone else would wait.
"Dave must still be asleep..." Killian commented.
"I'm here," David said, yawning as he came into the room. "This place can really do a number on your sleep."
Ursula came out from where she and Cherry had fallen asleep. Mary Margaret soon served everyone some food. Cherry then helped bring out drinks to everyone.
"Maybe some breakfast will make it better." David smiled hopefully.
"I'm sure," Belle smiled. "Then we'll probably spend the day going to help and find Katie."
Ursula nodded. Everyone soon sat down and tucked into a hearty breakfast together as Cherry's crabbiness slowly melted away once she had proper nourishment.
Katie had woken up and was keeping guard as much as possible. Emma was still asleep, though she shifted a bit after Katie woke up and got ready to start the day. Pain and Panic were shown to be there, staring at Katie and Emma through the prison until Hades would arrive.
"Look, guys, I realize you won't get to see too many women but staring while we sleep is just creepy." Katie told them, in a whisper to not wake Emma.
"We have to make sure you don't escape." Pain smirked.
"Otherwise you'll face worse than just Hades." Panic added.
"Well, you can do that without staring," Katie told them. "And what else could be worse than a boring-pants suit-wearing hothead?" she muttered.
"You really shouldn't talk about the boss like that," Panic warned. "It never ends well for those who do."
"I'll say what I darn well please, my eye has gone and so has my hand, including my engagement ring, AND he thinks I'm going to accept him!" Katie whispered frustrated.
"You'll probably get it back if ya apologize." Pain suggested.
"I'm not apologizing and I'm never going to accept becoming his." Katie almost hissed.
"Your soul might disagree with you on that." Hades's voice taunted, startling Pain and Panic.
Katie glanced around warily as his voice suddenly popped up.
"What's going on in my home and why wasn't I invited?" Hades smirked as he appeared, scaring Pain and Panic away. "Ah... Katie... You're awake, I see."
Katie merely answered by hissing, turning her injured side away while using her good hand to guard her other eye.
"I don't know if you're aware, but I can tell that there's something different in the Underworld today," Hades smirked. "What could it be, hmm?"
"I don't know, why don't you enlighten me, fLame one? " Katie retorted.
"There's a new presence in the air," Hades smirked. "I believe it's... In a family sense if you catch my drift... It couldn't be Zeus... Zeus never comes by to visit anymore... He thinks he's so cool with that 'Hey, you! Get off of my cloud' mumbo jumbo. It's definitely not Zelena or Persephone though... Or Maleficent... Maleficent and I once had something together, you know."
Katie shuddered to that. "I told you they were coming for us, snd I just knew my HOPE of that woukd make extra sure they were." she said.
"Ah, yes..." Hades smirked. "The sweet and delicious aroma of hopefulness... How I've missed you... NOT..." he then added as he narrowed his eyes in deadpan. "You best be giving up that emotion while you still have the chance, puny mortal~"
"Me giving up hope is going to be like my chances of accepting your offer... AKA not happening!" Katie retorted.
"I was going to give you your treasures back, but I think I might do something else," Hades smirked. "Maybe confronting your family first."
"You leave them alone." Katie warned him, poking his shoulder warningly, though withdrawing her hand quickly.
"Was that you?" Hades asked, raising an eyebrow at the poking.
Pain and Panic soon went to hide away in the corner like a couple of cowards.
"My finger slipped." Katie said, unrepentant.
"Your finger will do more than just slipping once I have a word with your family," Hades smirked as he stroked her left cheek with his hand. "My, my, this situation looks familiar, doesn't it? I seem to recall your Bear Friend being in a similar situation... Only it wasn't down here, it was with a greater evil than even I and an even more undesirable place even if children wish to roam free in~"
Katie tried gripping his wrist to push his hand away from her face, hiding a tremble by stepping back.
"Nice grip for such a little lady like yourself," Hades chuckled. "Too bad it can't save your soul~"
"D-Don't touch me." Katie huffed, quickly letting his wrist go, backing away one more step as she did.
"What's wrong?" Hades grinned darkly. "Are ya scared?~"
"No, I just don't want you touching me." Kate said.
Hades smirked as he soon poked her on the nose. "Boop." he said as he did it.
Katie flinched in surprise to that, but slapped his hand away. Hades laughed a bit and put his hands up.
"Go away, Hades..." Emma complained.
"Oh, I will," Hades smirked as he stepped aside. "I think it's time to give your family a warm welcome anyway."
Katie stood her ground until Hades left again, then shakily sat down.
"Well, that could've been a lot worse," Emma said as she stepped beside Katie. "Are you okay?"
"Not really." Katie admitted softly.
"I'm really sorry," Emma frowned. "I wish I could tell you it gets better... Would you like something to eat though? I have ways of sneaking food, even without Pain and Panic knowing."
"Please." Katie said softly.
Emma nodded and soon gestured for Katie to follow her as she had a poster for a musical group called "The Fates: Live in the Underworld" on the wall before removing it to show a hole in the wall. "Just follow me," she then told her sister. "And I trust you not to, but it's imperative that you don't tell anyone about this. What would you like to eat?" she then asked.
"Toast, maybe a bit of eggs, only if possible." Katie said softly.
"Excellent choices." Emma nodded as she led the way down the long hallway with enough light for them to follow before they came to a certain part and she did a special knock on the ceiling.
There was a knock back, prompting Emma to knock back before a hole came from the ceiling as a man was shown.
"Usual this morning, Emma?" The man asked.
"Yes, and some extra toast and eggs." Emma replied.
The man nodded before closing the hatch before waving at Katie before the hole was closed. Katie waved back carefully then looked to Emma.
"Secret way to the diner," Emma said to Katie. "I stay underground though so Hades doesn't happen to see me. That's Remy, he's a great cook for The Blind Witch."
Katie gave a small smile.
Emma smiled back. "It's going to be okay," she then said. "I just hope we can get out of here... So I can see Henry, Jefferson, everyone... All of them again."
"Of course we will." Katie said softly, but surely.
Emma smiled warmly before giving Katie a surprise hug. "Thanks... Sis." she then said.
Katie blinked, but hugged her back warmly, closing her eyes a little.
"It's okay, it's okay..." Emma said softly.
Ursula decided to wash up as Cherry and Mary Margaret had cooked.
Cherry watched her mother do the job as she waited in the room before she cleared her throat, taking a deep breath, and soon walked over to beside the sink. "Um... Hey..." she greeted softly.
"Hey." Ursula greeted warmly with a small smile, not wanting to upset the girl by calling her an endearment before the girl was ready.
"...I'm sorry about what I said yesterday," Cherry said, looking down at the floor before looking Ursula in the eyes. "Just... Thank you... For saving me yesterday... Even if I got mad at you."
"You're my daughter," Ursula said softly. "No matter how much you shout or yell I will always love you."
"Well... That's good to know..." Cherry said before she tried to hop up on the counter next to the sink. "It's just... I remembered my life a bit differently before I ended up in Storybrooke... Plus you were a villain and so was Facilier... I was just so lost and confused."
Ursula was quiet as she listened to Cherry.
"It's like my whole life before Storybrooke was a lie," Cherry said. "And I'm just waking up... I might not call you 'Mom' right away, but... I would like it if we could become friends."
Ursula nodded with a small smile.
"If you would like that." Cherry said with a small smile.
"Of course I'd like that." Ursula promised.
"Then we'll make sure of it," Cherry then said. "Once we're out of here of course. We can get manicures, probably do a little shopping, I could show you some Disney movies..." she then suggested as possible ways to spend some time together.
"Not The Little Mermaid..." Ursula said.
"Oh... You know that one already, huh?" Cherry asked, crossing her arms.
Ursula nodded.
"All right, no Little Mermaid," Cherry then said as she put her hands on her hips. "I'll show you something else. Maybe something peaceful... Like Bambi... Or Fox and the Hound... Or Lady and the Tramp..." she then suggested with a small shrug. "Something about cute little animals that don't get eaten or slaughtered and... Disney just hates Moms, man..." she then added, looking sheepish as she smiled wearily.
"Thank you." Ursula smiled, she then nodded a little.
Mary Margaret was getting ready.
"Don't show any sign of weakness." David advised Mary Margaret as he got ready with her.
"I know, David." Mary Margaret assured her husband.
"But either way, we'll get through it together." David smiled softly.
"I just hope he hasn't hurt either of them." Mary Margaret said softly.
"We won't know, but I hope so too," David agreed as he held onto her. "They must be so scared and alone right now."
Mary Margaret warmly hugged him back. David smiled in the hug. Edward soon came up behind them to join in the hug before David glanced at him funny and he just chuckled to show that it was just a joke before he then decided to hug Killian. Mary Margaret chuckled softly.
"We really miss Katie." Edward said bashfully.
"We can see that," David said with an amused smile. "But I'm sure we can get her out of here on time."
Mary Margaret nodded. Gold was still planning as he now kind of knew where the girls were.
A few hours passed and he looked around. "Alright, we know roughly where the girls are, and can go and rescue them." Gold said.
"So are we all going together or splitting up?" Edward asked him.
"Some will need to distract Hades while the others will go and rescue the girls." Gold said.
"Guess we use live bait." Killian suggested.
"Not it," Cherry muttered. "I'm not prepared for anything."
"You're stronger than you think you are." Belle comforted.
"I want to be on the rescue team." Mary Margaret stated.
"I do too." Killian added.
"I don't know what to do..." Cherry said as her eyes darted around. "Which team gets me out of here faster?"
"The rescue team will be safer." Gold said.
Cherry then suddenly latched onto his legs, kneeling beside him as she looked up at him with big puppy dog eyes and a bit of a whimper.
"That's your girl." Killian teased.
Katie had been thinking and as she knew most places would be closed now she looked to Emma. "We need to sneak out, I even have a plan." she whispered to Emma.
"Yeah?" Emma replied, her eyes widening a bit as she began to look hopeful again.
Katie nodded. "We'll use the tunnel and sneak out through the diner... The others have made base at Mom and Dad's place here, so we'll head there." she whispered.
"Of course... It would be here..." Emma said softly about their parents' place in Storybrooke being in Underbrooke. "I just hope Hades doesn't expects that and ends up waiting for us there."
"That's why I'll go in first, while you wait outside the door, and if he's there I'll shout so you can run, and just come get you if he's not." Katie said quietly.
Emma frowned softly, but she did nod in agreement. "All right, Katie, I trust you." she then said.
Katie gave a small smile, she then knocked Pain and Panic out, before gesturing for Emma to go through first.
