"I'm the goddess Hadie, AKA Hades and Maleficent's daughter." I say.
"Your father tried to kill me. Your mother is the mistress of evil. Why should I trust you?"
"You can trust me because I'm not my mom, and I'm not really my dad." I say.
"Not really?" Dad asks.
"No, not really. I mean, of course I'm sarcastic and proud, but that's it." I say. Dad raises an eyebrow. "And dog loving, and funny, and kinda sorta evil." I continue with a strained smile.
"I knew it! Hadie is a copy of Dad!" Mal exclaims. I wrinkle my nose.
"I am not a copy of Dad." I say.
"You are actually, but whatever." Mal says. I glare at her.
"I'm not." I turn to Hercules and Megara. "Anyways, I came to you two and Dad work out your differences." I say. They both give me a look. "Okay, I know you probably don't want to, but Dad has changed. There is something about rotting on an island with a magical barrier around it that either makes you more evil, or diminishes your evil." I pause. "Just give him a chance, and this time he won't blow it."
"You inherited his persuasiveness, didn't you?" Mal asks. I shake my head.
"Nope."
"My little goddess daughter, always sticking up for her dad." Dad says.
"Of course." I say.
"I am not giving Hades another chance. He enslaved me for life, and used me against Hercules." Megara says. I roll my eyes.
"The past is past, forgive, forget." I say. Mal shoves my shoulder.
"No, that's Jay's thing."
"Okay, Mal, we get it." I say with a smile. "Dad, can you apologize for your evil?" I ask. Dad glares at me. "Please?" I ask.
"Fine." My face breaks into a huge smile. "Hercules, I only wanted to be here on Mount Olympus. I should've been happy for Zeus and Hera's little baby, you, but instead I was selfish. I was so selfish." Dad says with a hollow laugh. "I'm so, so sorry I put you through that. If I didn't you wouldn't have met Meg, you wouldn't be a true hero, you wouldn't have met Phil, and you wouldn't have saved Meg, that's a fact, because you wouldn't have met her. I did so much for you." Dad says. I laugh.
"Yeah, this story would be so different if selfishness and greed hadn't introduced themselves to you." I say.
"Agreed." Mal says.
"Yep, it just proves that all of your decisions matter." Dad says, turning to Megara. "Megara, I'm so sorry that a deal's a deal. You know, if a deal wasn't a deal I wouldn't have forced you to do that stuff. Part of it was the deal, and the other part was, again, selfishness and greed. I'm really sorry for what I did." Dad says.
"Now you say, will you guys forgive me?" I whisper.
"Right. Will you guys forgive me?"
"I guess, Uncle Hades." Hercules says. I stare in disbelief.
"Did I just hear you right? My cousin forgives my dad? What?" I say half sarcastically.
"I only forgive you, Hades, because I want to get to know Hadie better. She seems like one of the coolest people." Megara says.
"Coolest goddess." I correct.
"Coolest goddess." Megara agrees.
"Well, we came, we conquered, and now we leave." I say with a smile. "Don't worry, I will be back." I say as I leave.
THE NEXT DAY:
I sit outside of Evie's castle, alone. Mal said she'd be here 10 minutes ago. I know she's busy, so I wait. I sigh, and Uma comes out.
"Mal's not here yet?"
"Nope. I know she's busy, so I'm not gonna get mad at her."
"What a good sister you are."
"Just another one of my attributes." I say with a smile. Uma laughs.
"You need to tone down that large ego of yours."
"I think not." We wait for a few minutes. I stand up and start to pace back and forth. "It's been 15 minutes, Mal." I say, annoyed. The front door opens, and closes. I don't look up, too busy snarling and being annoyed. I feel two strong arms wrap around my waist. "Hi, Harry." I say, half annoyed at Mal and half happy he's not being annoying.
"Hello love." Harry says, resting his chin on my shoulder. I fight the blush on my cheeks. "Why were you pacing?" Harry asks after a moment of silence.
"Mal said she'd be here 15 minutes ago, and I understand her meetings sometimes run over, but she could've at least warned me." I say.
"That just means that you could help Evie model her new line of clothes." I look up at him. "She tried to get me to help with the male side, but I told her that I needed to clean my hook." I laugh.
"Real classic, Harry. Real classic." I say.
"It's just one of my most prized possessions." Harry says with a grin.
"Yes, that and your red pirate coat." I say with a smirk. Harry nods, and lifts his head up. He rolls his eyes, and I look over to where he's looking. "Maleficent Bertha! You could've warned me that the meeting was going to last longer!" I shout. The front door opens, and Evie pops her head out.
"Oh, just Hadie being annoyed." Evie says before closing the door.
"Mal… you are so in trouble." I say, glaring at my younger sister. She glares right back, her eyes glowing green and my hair on fire.
"I'm going to be queen." Mal says.
"And? I'm your older sister." I reply. We continue glaring, my eyes starting to hurt.
"Hadie, your eyes are glowing blue." Mal says, dropping her gaze.
"Huh?" I ask.
"Oh! Your eyes would've been glowing green, but the ember made them glow blue!" Mal exclaimed.
"C- can we backtrack for just a second? My eyes were glowing blue?" I ask slowly.
"Yeah. Next time, I'll get a picture." Mal says. I nod. Uma and Harry go inside. I sit down on the chair again.
"Why did you tell me I had to be here, and not warn me that I'd be waiting 15 minutes?" I ask.
"Oh, yeah." Mal says, launching into an explanation of her thinking. I nod along, knowing her idea was great. We both agree to go inside. I sit down on the couch next to Harry. Sofie jumps onto my lap.
"Hello, little one." I say to the dog. Evie walks in from the greenhouse. I wave. Evie walks towards me and crouches in front of me.
"Audrey is coming over for a dress fitting. Ceilia might be scared." Evie says. I nod. "Just wanted you to be prepared."
"I know, and thanks for letting me know." I say. I stay seated, petting Sofie with Harry's arm draped over the backside of the couch and over my shoulders. A few minutes later, I hear a knock. "Ceilia!" I shout, surprised, as Ceilia goes up to the door. Ceilia sees who it is and yelps.
"Uma or literally anyone, please go get the door." Harry shouts. Ceilia runs over to Harry and I, then, much like a skittish dog, hides. Ceilia sits on my lap, her legs on Harry's lap, and Sofie in her lap. I hug Ceilia close as Gil opens the door.
"Hey, Audrey!" Gil says, smiling.
"Hi, Gil." Audrey says with a laugh. They smile at each other for a good three seconds. Harry and I exchange glances. "Any idea where Evie is?" Audrey asks.
"Uh, yeah. In the greenhouse. Would you like me to walk you there?" Gil asks. A faint blush appears on Audrey's cheeks.
"Yeah, sure." They walk out of the room. I smile.
"Audil? Giudrey?" I ask aloud.
"What?" Harry asks. Ceilia lifts her head to look at me.
"Audrey and Gil's names combined." I say. Harry nods.
"What's yours and Harry's?" Ceilia asks.
"Hadarry or Hardie." I reply. Ceilia gives me a mischievous smirk. "Ceilia, no." I say. Sofie whines. Gil comes back over.
"How do you tell a girl you like her without actually telling her?" Gil asks. My mouth dropped open.
"GIDREY!" I shout. Gil looks at me, confused. "Start planning the wedding, start picking out their children's names." I say, half sarcastically, half serious. Harry sniggers beside me. "Don't ask him for advice." I say, pointing to Harry. "He just blurted it out in front of the whole marketplace while we were having a sarcasm war." Harry stopped sniggering.
"Well, look where that got us." Harry says, sarcastically, rolling his eyes.
"Yeah, I'm more sarcastic than you." I reply. Harry huffs. "Loss for words, Hook? I tend to do that to you." I say. Harry glares at me while I start laughing. Ceilia laughs, too. when Harry lightly slaps me, Sofie growls so he glares at her. "See, I have a guard." I say.
"That's my job." Harry says, looking sad.
"I know. Wait, what about I have actual guards to help all of us, and if they don't, Dad traps their souls forever." I say, scheming a plan.
A/N: Ship name alert:Hardie! That's all. Goodbye.