Someone watched them from the shadows, seeming to glare from where she was, though none of them saw her yet. Katie checked in to see if her family were ready to go home, if they weren't she'd go on ahead.

"I love weddings!" Killian proclaimed to everybody. "Drinks are on me!"

Katie chuckled softly and text them to let them know where she was but didn't want to get swept up in the drink situation so headed straight home. She then got ready for bed once she arrived home.

David sent a quick text "Good night, sweet dreams, take care of yourself".

'Good night, love you all, see you when you get home xxx' Katie replied. She then climbed into the bed, making sure to take the middle so Killian and Edward could climb in too, and closed her eyes trying to sleep. Once she was fast asleep, there was light chuckling heard within the darkness.

"Sweet dreams, sweet princess~" The voice teased from within the darkness.

"Wh-What do you want?!" Katie's dream-self called out.

"Oh... Did I wake you? I'm sorry about that..." The voice teased. "I miss you already~"

Katie shivered. "Hades, what do you want?" she asked quietly.

A blue blaze soon appeared in the room and out came Hades. "I just thought I'd come visit you," he said with a small smirk. "Don't you remember the deal we made before your little family came to the rescue?"

"You mean the meal you assured me wasn't a Persephone deal?" Katie frowned confused.

"Ah... So you do remember... Good..." Hades smirked. "Well... I might've been lying a little."

Katie looked at him, wide-eyed. Luckily her dream self was whole. "H-How l-long?" she asked with a small shiver.

"For a while," Hades smirked. "Maybe... The whole time... There's no need to be scared, you're about to find me irresistable~"

"I'm not coming with you forever," Katie shook her head. "A-And w-what do you mean?" she asked warily to the last statement.

"Oh, yes, you will..." Hades insisted. "We had a deal... You're going to come with me one way or another... Besides, you'll find that you have no choice."

"Why won't I have any choice?" Katie glared a bit, though her brain told her an idea that might suit him if she had to go with him due to the Persephone deal.

"Because... I sealed our deal right before you left..." Hades smirked. "You could probably call it 'The Kiss of Death'."

Katie touched her forehead. She bit her lip then nervously. "So if I ignore or try to break I'll die?" she asked if that was what he meant. Once she had the answer to this question she'd counter-propose a compromise.

"What a shame that would be, huh?" Hades grinned meanly. "Talk about a true threat~..."

Katie trembled. "Well, if we're doing it it has to be the six-month thing..." she then told him. "M-My condition is every other month s-so one with you, one in The Upperworld."

"You'd be willing to do that?" Hades asked with a small smirk. "Do you know what you're asking for yourself?"

"It's better than all year, and with separated months I will still be sticking with our forced deal but with terms I can accept." Katie said quietly.

"That's probably the smartest thing you've said since I had you in my realm," Hades smirked as he began to slowly process this through his mind. "At least old Facilier did something right~"

Katie frowned at that, wondering what he meant.

"He allowed me to meet and find you even if I didn't need to take your soul," Hades chuckled as he held out his hand. "Well, I suppose you and I could agree on this deal. You just better remember when the time comes, so I don't want to hear any kicking or screaming when I come to take you back home with me. All right?"

Katie gave a small nod to that. She bit her lip but placed her hand in his.

Hades grinned as his hair lit up as they shook hands firmly. "Excellent," he then smirked. "I'm so glad we've reached an understanding... Take very good care of Cerberus for me~"

"I will." Katie agreed softly, having gained a strong bond with the three-headed dog.

Hades smirked as he squeezed Katie's hand as they shook on the deal. "So glad that we speak the same language." he then said to her.

Katie winced in surprise as he squeezed her hand, actually feeling it even if it was just a dream walking thing.

"See you soon... Dear..." Hades said in a quiet, but chilling voice as he lightly chuckled as he stepped back and seemed to disappear within the darkness.

Katie shivered, but luckily stayed asleep. Her real-life body was curled up tightly.


David came towards Katie and soon went to wrap her up in an extra blanket as he came by before he soon went back to bed, yawning as it was rather late now. Katie cuddled into the blanket though reached out for one of her guys to cuddle in too. Edward smiled sleepily as he felt Katie's touch and suddenly hugged her, almost like a bear hug, nuzzling up with her a bit. Katie woke up just slightly enough from the sudden hug, reaching back and managing to pull Killian's arm around too. Killian chuckled a bit in his sleep.

"Cuddly..." Edward whispered sleepily.

Katie gave a tiny sleepy smile, but soon settled down in between her guys.

"You're so soft..." Killian whispered in his sleep.

"So sweet..." Edward added, though their hands seemed to touch over Katie as they thought they both had her hand when they actually had each other's.

Katie sleepily giggled and put her hand on top of theirs before drifting back off to sleep. Edward and Killian smiled as they both nuzzled and cuddled her on both sides.


Belle kissed Gold's cheek once she came in the door and went to the bathroom to get ready for bed. Cherry soon let go of Gold as she went back to playing on her phone.

"Maybe you should put that away and go start your bath after Belle has finished getting ready for bed." Gold suggested.

"Yeah, man, sure... After this next level." Cherry replied, looking captivated by her phone.

"I suggest now so you'll be ready to pick up Aurelia tomorrow." Gold told her.

"Wait... I'm doing it?" Cherry asked him as she looked up from her screen. "When did we agree on that?"

"Well, you were the one saying we were going to do it." Gold told her.

"Oh..." Cherry blushed out of embarrassment. "S-So I did... Um... Ahem..." she then gulped bashfully with a grin on her face. "I'll just get ready to get to it then as soon as Belle is finished."

"Alright, dearie." Gold nodded.

Cherry nodded as she soon went off to her bedroom and saw that her phone was nearly out of juice anyway and decided to charge it for the time being while Belle would freshen up for a while. Gold watched her go. Cherry soon sat in her room as she buried herself under the blankets, giggling a bit as she took her clothes off with her robe hanging on her doorknob for until she would get her bath in.


Eventually, Belle left the bathroom and yawned and stretched as she looked pretty worn out from their latest adventure as she looked over to him and waved with a small smile. "Sleepy time~" she then told him.

"Alright, Belle, good night." Gold told her and gave her a loving soft good night kiss.

"Aww..." Belle smiled warmly from the kiss before kissing him back. "Good night, Rumple... Don't stay up too late..." she then told him as she went over to their bedroom.

Gold nodded. Belle then went to bed ahead of him. Cherry then slid out of her room, wearing her robe as she put on a Playlist from her phone to go and take her bath.


Cherry began to doze off to the music as she sat in the bathtub, surrounded by bubbles as she relaxed herself as much as she could before Aurelia would be brought back home and that would restart the running around to feed her milk, watch her little cartoons with her, changing her diapers, and playing with her toys with her. She was exhausted about becoming a mother, though she did find it rewarding as she was hoping she could at least be a better mother than most others who seem to see their children as a distraction and invading on their social lives. Gold came to check on Cherry, not wanting her to fall asleep and accidentally drown in the tub.

Cherry soon opened her left eye and glanced over to see him. "Are we feeling dirty and wanna share a bath with Cher Bear?~" she then smirked once she saw him.

"I came to make sure you wouldn't drown, but I won't say no to joining~" Gold smirked.

Cherry blushed a bit as she scooted up a bit and made some more room for him, hugging her knees under the water. "Well, all right then," she then said with a sheepish chuckle. "Let's try not to have too much fun... I-I don't think Aurelia's ready for a little brother or sister."

Gold undressed then and climbed in with her carefully.

"Just trying to relax a little," Cherry said with a small sigh. "The Underworld was probably our most hectic adventure yet."

Gold wrapped his arms around her soothingly.

Cherry jolted only slightly as their skin touched, but it wasn't as bad as it was when she had first had his company since that was awkward schoolgirl crush. "...I'm sorry I got sassy..." she then said softly as she took a rubber frog toy in her hands, lightly squeaking it once she cupped it. "I guess... I don't have to worry about breaking rules anymore that I just feel like I should have some fun... Turn into Joan Jett... Have a bit of a dark, sexy side to me~"

"You just don't sass me or Belle, dearie..." Gold told her. "I am an old-fashioned soul." he smirked a little.

"Well, I'm new-fashioned, so ha," Cherry smirked back. "I spent most of my life in the 21st century... Somehow..." she then darted her eyes around suspiciously. "...My life before Katie kinda feels like a blank page to be honest with you."

Gold hummed.

Cherry soon turned around and leaned up against him, flinching slightly as she felt something below her waist poking her, but she took it in before she yawned a little. "I missed Aurelia a little bit, but I like this private time," she said softly. "Though I guess that's only natural for a parent."

"That it is, dearie." Gold said softly.

"I'm a mama..." Cherry said softly before she suddenly thought about something as she repeated the word as though something just hit her. "Mama... What are we going to do with Ursula?" she then asked him.

"Well, she can stay in Storybrooke." Gold said.

"Are there any houses or places she could stay in?" Cherry asked. "I doubt she's going to return to that cabin any time soon."

Gold gave a thoughtful look. "I'm not sure off the top of my head, but she can stay at the inn for now." he said.

"I suppose that would do..." Cherry said as she squeezed the frog before flinching as she accidentally squirted some water in her left eye and it began to twitch rapidly. "At least that wasn't soap..." she said, hissing in slight stinging pain.

Gold got a dry cloth and used it to wipe her eyes.

"S-S-Sorry, I'm a little accident-prone..." Cherry grinned sheepishly.

"It's alright, dearie, just be more careful~" Gold advised.

"I try," Cherry nodded before she looked up at him again. "Do you think you could wake me up a bit early tomorrow so I can go and get Aurelia? I mean... You don't sleep much anyway... Plus I hate my alarm clock."

Gold nodded. "I will." he said.

"Good..." Cherry said as she leaned into him, nuzzling a bit.

Though, this made some soapy water slosh around and leak out of the tub and drip out onto the floor. Gold hummed to that, though gave a tiny frown at the water on the floor but simply dropped a towel onto it.

"Heh... Oops..." Cherry said bashfully. "Th-That was an accident, I promise."

"It's alright, maybe we should just save the tub for washing as it's so full this time." Gold advised.

"Heh... Heh... Sure..." Cherry chuckled sheepishly and nodded as she scooted away from him and went to get the soap.

Gold soon helped Cherry, getting them both nice and clean, but storing away the idea for a less filled bathtub romp.


Cherry soon curled up suddenly in her bed after a nice, relaxing bath. She lightly snored as she drifted off to sleep very easily that night and so glad to be safe in her nice, warm bed.

"Lady Cherry?" A voice called out in her dream.

"Not now, Goldibear..." Cherry mumbled in her sleep. "We'll try something special maybe tomorrow if we're not too loud for Aurelia."

"Lady Cherry~" The voice repeated, and a man wearing a toga approached her dream-self, in a completely non-threatening way.

Cherry groaned as she buried her face with her pillow. "Go 'way..." she mumbled. "No nookie... Need sleepy~..."

"I am Zeus, I need to speak to you on a matter of great importance." The man told her.

"You're Zeus now?" Cherry chuckled, shaking her head as she soon sat up and rubbed her eyes before putting her glasses on. "Yeah, right, and I'm-" she then looked to see that it wasn't Gold nor Belle as she gasped and jolted in her bed suddenly. "Jiminy Christmas!"

"I am not here to harm you, but I need you to listen." Zeus told her.

"Erm... Okay..." Cherry shrugged as she sat up in her bed, propping her back up with her pillows. "What's up, uh, Zeus?" she then asked.

"I thought it best to warn you especially as your friend-sister might not in time," Zeus told her at first. "...Due to eating at my brother's table, she incurred a deal where she has to return to the Underworld."

"W-What...?" Cherry asked shallowly a bit. "I thought we worked that out without harm. What does this mean?"

"Your friend-sister accidentally triggered the, what she calls, 'Persephone deal' and has to agree to it now," Zeus told her. "The kiss he bestowed on her forehead has made it so she may not ignore or break the deal."

"Persephone, the daughter of Demeter and pretty much Hades's side chick during some times of the-" Cherry began to memorize from her love of mythology mixed in with schooling before she groaned and shook her head. "Focus, Cher Bear..." she then told herself before looking back at Zeus. "Okay... So how do we free Katie?" she then asked, hoping that he had a plan in mind.

"I am afraid you cannot, if she or anyone tries to break or make her ignore the deal, she will return to the Underworld in the way all mortals do." Zeus told her.

"You mean... S-S-She could die...?" Cherry asked as her words faltered a bit, due to the emotional punch in the gut she was just given.

Zeus nodded slowly. "However my brother has visited her in dream and arranged a compromise from the deal," he told her calmly. "She has to be with him for six months, but she has also arranged it so she has one month in each place."

"...Well, that's not so bad, right?" Cherry asked with a small shrug. "Is there a way to help her soul out of this mess? I'm just one person."

"That I can not say, as even I do not know everything." Zeus told her.

"Damn..." Cherry groaned as she flopped on her back, sinking her head in her pillows. "That just bursts my enthusiasm, Zeus... I have to help Katie somehow. I don't trust a word that old Fireball says, he's gonna hurt Katie somehow, I just know it."

"I am sure you will find a way." Zeus told her.

"I'm not so sure," Cherry sighed as she grasped the rims of her comforter. "I feel helpless... I better tell Rumple in the morning."

Zeus nodded. "I shall leave you to sleep, and rest easy tonight nothing will happen." he said and placed a hand on her forehead so the worry wouldn't affect her too much.

Cherry flinched a bit from the touching before her eyes fluttered and she began to sink back into bed. "Good night then..." she then told him as she went to go back to sleep for the night.

Zeus watched her go, then left once she had settled calmly. Cherry slept through the rest of the night all right, though she was still a bit worried about Katie and hoped to find an answer to the problem very soon.


The next morning, Katie woke up in a bit of pain so made herself a single slice of toast and a drink of juice so she could take some painkillers before official breakfast. She then took her painkiller and tried to wait for it to kick in.

"...You okay?" Edward asked quietly from right behind Katie, trying not to startle her since it was the middle of the night and he was suddenly there.

Katie yelped quietly and almost fell off the stool luckily her glass was on the counter so it wasn't dropped.

"Oh... I'm so sorry..." Edward said to her. "I didn't mean to scare you... I was just concerned."

Katie placed her hand over her heart. She took a calming breath and then turned to face him. "I just took a painkiller." she told him softly.

Edward nodded. "...I don't wanna helicopter parent you, but... Are you going to be okay?" he then asked her softly. "I know that the Underworld was probably the most unpleasant experience for you..."

Katie shivered a little and gave a small smile. "Maybe eventually... I will heal, but I do need to speak to you, Killian, and my parents when we all wake up tomorrow." she said softly.

"Very well," Edward nodded. "Just trying to look out for the little lady of the house."

Katie pouted. "I swear just because I'm so small..." she muttered, she opened her arms for a hug though.

"Yes, you're small, and I'm 10 feet tall," Edward chuckled to humor her a bit before he soon took in the hug right away. "It's amazing that I don't hit the ceiling whenever I stand up out of bed."

"We should never let you sleep on the couch, your feet will hang off~" Katie quietly teased, as she held him close.

"Just makes me have to wear socks to bed, doesn't it?" Edward smirked. "I hate it when my feet hang off the bed."

Katie giggled quietly to that.

"Anyway, I just thought I'd check on you," Edward smiled. "We'll talk more in the morning."

Katie nodded, then couldn't resist just to see what he'd do. "Would my kind rogue please take me to bed?" she smiled a little, though her eye was weary, showing her tiredness.

"Only if the lady would like it," Edward smirked a bit. "Is that a 'go ahead' to escort you into bed?"

Katie nodded, playfully gesturing an acceptance with her hand too. Edward smiled as he took a hold of Katie and went to escort her back into bed as Killian was now cuddling and snuggling with a pillow with an eager smile on his face. Katie squeaked quietly, but held back onto him as they headed back to bed.

Edward lightly chuckled and soon carefully placed her in the center of the bed while he took the other side. "Good night, Katie." he then whispered.

"Good night, Edward." Katie said softly and then sorted out them all cuddling again.

Edward smiled before yawning and closing his eyes as he went to get some more sleep with her and Killian. Katie drifted off too.