It was a normal and wicked-filled day on the Isle of the Lost. And as usual, the one causing the most trouble was none other than former God of the Underworld, Hades. Hades passed through the streets either pushing people aside or knocking over trashcans causing someone to trip or breaking shop windows and then also stole a can of soda from a teen who grumbled angrily at him.

Hades crushed the can and then stopped when he noticed Dr. Facilier's arcade. Next to Jafar, Dr. Facilier was his runner-up 'friend', That was because he was his best eyes and ears on where his usual enemies would be hanging and they'd deal with them together. Hades threw the can aside and then stepped into the arcade.

Hades walked in and saw villains and their brats playing games. Hades saw one machine and flipped it over causing several teens to protest and shout after him but Hades ignored it and continued walking till he heard a faint dark chuckle from behind him.

"Look who entered and finally made it a party." Dr. Facilier called out.

Hades turned to Facilier and then he fist-bumped him and sat up on the rail beside him and shrugged. Hades looked around the arcade and then turned to Facilier again.

"Somebody has to considering doesn't look like business is booming." Hades said casually.

"Ouch. Always right in the feels with you, huh?" Facilier bit back, giving Hades a look.

"Ah, come on F, you know I never mean that." Hades chuckled, elbowing the witch doctor.

"You watch yourself though next time, buddy. I only built this joint to give me and my missus an actual home. You be grateful you and Maleficent got that sweet pad." Facilier pointed out, still glaring at Hades.

"I'm just relieved to have some alone time before the dragon fires up again." Hades scoffed, rolling his eyes

"Reminds me. How is the married life treating ya?"

"Hey, I only married that insane chick because I had to. May not like the ticking time bomb, but I'm not about to leave her high and dry, it does take two to take care of a baby." Hades said, jumping off the railing.

"You think this mistress of all evil is really gonna take responsibility for a kid of her own?" Facilier asked, leaning against the rail.

"Dunno. And if so, guess I can put up with the kid and if I slip somehow, maybe she'll wise up then."

"How do you feel about raising a kid, H?" Facilier asked, giving Hades a knowing glance.

"Don't bring this up, dude." Hades snapped, putting his hand in front of Facilier's face.

Facilier sighed and put Hades hand down and stared at him till Hades groaned and looked defeated and then leaned back and turned to Facilier.

"Truth is, you know my rep with my own parents isn't top notch. They chose my older bro Zeus to be next in line, not me and you know how that turned out. I guess I want my kid to not grow up thinking all parents are gonna be like that. I know that we're not supposed to care and love our kids, I just...don't want it to have a past like mine. Sounds total cheesy but let's put it like this. I'm sticking around for as long as I can for that kid, not for Mali." Hades explained, shaking his head.

"What if the sorceress messes up and not you? What happens then?"

Hades gave Facilier a puzzling look for a moment and then he reached into his jacket pocket and took out a very small ultrasound photo of his and Maleficent's baby and stared at it and then to Facilier and then to the photo and he chuckled quietly but dryly.

"Need time to think that over. I mean, if we argue, then that's cool. If she hurts the kid...What do you think I should do?"

Before Facilier could respond, the two heard the sound of people screaming or muttering then they saw a huge purple and green smoke cloud appear and with a magical poof, there stood the Mistress of all Evil, a very angry and very pregnant Maleficent.

"WHERE IS THAT THICK-HEADED PUNK?!" Maleficent screeched.

Maleficent turned to the annoyed Hades and somewhat nervous looking Facilier. Maleficent cleared her throat and then smiled sweetly and walked over to Hades the best she could.

"Ah, there you are, my sweet darling. I was getting so lonely thinking about where you were and yet here you are." Maleficent said in a mock cheerful tone.

"I detect the sarcasm, babe. What's up? You shouldn't be out of the castle." Hades said flatly.

"You were the one who wanted your privacy, hot stuff! And I can leave the castle if I want to, I own it!" Maleficent snapped.

"But this little guy or girl happens to be half of my responsibility." Hades argued back, gesturing to Maleficent's swollen belly.

"Puh-leaze. This brat is mine more than it yours. You were a small part in its 'process'. Wish I'd never hooked up with you." Maleficent said bitterly, scowling at Hades.

"Back at ya." Hades snarled.

Maleficent saw the ultrasound photo in Hades' hand and stared at it with a smile then ripped it apart and slapped Hades across his cheek and then gripped his shirt and yanked him closer to her face.

"Don't forget who you're talking to. You may be this kid's baby's daddy but I can kill you and dispose your body before this kid meets you face to face." Maleficent threatened under her breath.

"Try me then. Go ahead." Hades challenged.

The two stared each other down while Facilier looked between them. Maleficent's eyes began glowing green but Hades seemed unphased till he grunted angrily and moved away.

"Forget what I said. Let's blow this popsicle stand." Hades mumbled, taking Maleficent's hand.

"I'd rather have Jafar's flying carpet than a boring stroll back with you." Maleficent muttered, jerking her hand away.

"And how I'd like to see you fall off that carpet but I don't want to see this kid hurt." Hades shot back, touching Maleficent's belly.

"Right. Wouldn't want that." Maleficent said, batting her eyes, her voice laced with both sarcasm and venom.

"Let's bail, alright?"

"Fine!"

Maleficent grabbed Hades' wrist before he could argue and then they disappeared in the same cloud of smoke and back over to Maleficent's castle. Once the smoke faded, Hades pulled back his wrist and stared at Maleficent angrily.

"You didn't have to go that far like I'm some kind of troubled teen! You gonna do the same thing to our kid?" Hades asked, looking down at Maleficent's belly, eyes softening somewhat.

"Ugh. I liked it better when we didn't have to think about this snot-nosed twerp day after day. But no...You had to go and get me pregnant with this... whatever and now I can't stand being around you whenever you're acting like a simple-minded softie." Maleficent complained, crossing her arms.

"I'm not the one who ditched the castle and is nine months pregnant, am I?" Hades asked, smirking.

"Shut up. You're making the brat get worked up."

Hades smiled a little and moved closer to Maleficent and then he placed his hand fully on her belly. He could feel his little titan or princess kicking underneath his palm. Hades did not understand it. Whenever he would feel the baby moving or kicking, it seemed to relax him and made his stone heart swell through the mold. Was it..love? Could be. Maybe what Facilier was going to say to him was that no matter if him and Maleficent would be living together or remain the ultimate powerhouse couple over the years, whatever happened, he'd choose the kid over her because...he did want to protect it. But did Hades consider that love or ensuring the kid that someone wanted to look out for it if it's mom didn't?

"Okay. Bonding's over, pal. I'm gonna crash in the bed. Don't wait up." Maleficent said, slapping Hades' hand away from her belly.

"Can I at least talk to the kid? Love to break it to ya but think it likes my voice instead of your volcanic outbursts. Who can deal with a lame tone like that?"

"Shove it and talk and make it snappy before I stay true to that threat, Olympian." Maleficent said, impatiently.

Hades gave a little chuckle and frown of distaste at Maleficent and then he leaned over and pressed close to her belly so that he could talk directly to their unborn child.

"Hey in there, kid. I can't chat for long. Guess I'll say you keep sleeping in there and...you're not the worst thing to happen to us. Don't let Mom there tell you otherwise." Hades whispered to Maleficent's belly.

Maleficent groaned in disgust and then she turned on her heel and went into her and Hades' bedroom. Hades glared at the closed door and then he sighed loudly and plopped down onto the sofa and titled his head back, thinking. Why did he come close to saying those three little rare words for villains to the baby?

Hades' brain kept nagging till he found his eyes beginning to close but that was cut short when a sudden pained yell erupted from his and Maleficent's bedroom. Hades' eyes shot open and he jumped from the sofa and ran to the door and heard the same painful shout from behind it.

"Mali, what's going on there?! You okay?!" Hades yelled, trying to unlock the door.

"Use the ember to open it up, fool!"

Hades took his ember out of his pocket and then blasted off the lock with a single zap and then the door flew open and Hades looked at the most worrisome and slightly dreaded sight he'd ever faced. Maleficent was clutching the side of the bed and she turned to Hades, gritting her teeth down with beads of sweat streaming down her forehead.

"Stop standing and staring! The brat's coming, you simpleton!"

Hades finally reacted and went over to Maleficent and helped her into the bed and then she shoved him away and gripped his shirt, her eyes glowing that intimidating green.

"Get EQ out here as fast as you can or I kill this child myself before I can push!" Maleficent growled.

Hades gave Maleficent a wary look and then looked at her belly. Whether or Maleficent meant what she said or not, he wasn't gonna wait around for that to possibly happen. He stood up and ran out of the room and out of the castle and hopped on his motorcycle to find The Evil Queen.

Hades found EQ over at her place and told her what was going on. After leaving her recently born daughter Evie alone with one of her errand rats to watch over her, she joined Hades on his motorcycle and they rode back to the castle as fast as it could go.

When Hades and EQ entered the room, Maleficent was screaming louder enough to blow both their eardrums out and she was gripping both the railing of the bed and her stomach and panting and cursing. She turned and fumed over at her best friend and husband.

"It's about time you two nimrods showed up! Now help!" Maleficent demanded.

EQ rolled up her sleeves and went over to where Maleficent's legs were while Hades maneuvered himself on the bed but kept his distance from Maleficent. He knew if he tried any way to comfort her, they'd end up arguing or she'd injure him and he really didn't want to put up with that and instead focus on wondering if his child was gonna make it.

"Oh! This is it M! I'm sure of it. You're already raring to push." Evil Queen said over to Maleficent.

"Seriously?! How can that twerp get ready to come out when I'm still getting used to the pain over here?!"

"Mali, just shut up and push!" Hades snapped in an angry but yet concerned tone.

Maleficent rolled her eyes and then she sat up and pushed and pushed while Hades tried to get a look at the baby being born. Evil Queen smiled and nodded and then she reached over for a towel by a table and nodded and nodded and then her smile faltered and her face paled.

"Oh no. Looks like the baby's gonna be breeched, sweetie." Evil Queen said, looking up at Maleficent.

"Breeched?! What do you mean by breech, E?!" Maleficent asked painfully, clenching her pillow.

Hades' face also paled. He knew exactly what a breech birth was. His brother went through a birth like that. It meant that the baby was being born backwards. Hades was secretly hoping the baby was gonna survive while being turned around. He didn't want to express his thoughts to Maleficent, like she'd care.

Hades waited in tense silence while Maleficent screamed as she felt the baby being corrected in the right position. The Evil Queen gave a look of relief and then followed her gaze back at the couple.

"Keep going, dear!" EQ urged.

Maleficent's task of pushing became harder and harder. Hades wasn't paying attention to how Maleficent was feeling as she furiously yelled at him for to do something to stop her misery, he was slowly smiling as the baby was nearly out.

"Alright, M. One more push!"

"This better be the last one!"

Maleficent gave one final push and yelled that almost sounded like a roar as her eyes flashed glowing green and thunder boomed outside and then all became quiet but then Hades and Maleficent heard a small wail as Maleficent leaned against her pillow.

"Hades, Maleficent...it's a girl."