Zila's POV
Dakota and I looked at the grave stones in the Underworld cemetery. I was here to see if anyone I knew was still down here trapped.
"Were you looking for the men who killed your pack Mom?" my daughter asked.
"You know I never even thought of that" I answered.
I hoped those bastards weren't down here. Trust me I still felt guilt when my Fatal Rage curse took over. I no longer had Fatal Rage since I found love which was the only cure for that particular curse. However those hunters had no right to kill my pack and my parents.
Since I wasn't finding any names of people I knew who died Dakota and I went to join David and Snow who were doing the same thing. Snow's attention was on a grave and I looked to it. On the headstone it read Hercules. Hercules was the famous son of Zeus and that of a mortal woman. Due to him being a demigod Hercules was very strong mind you.
"Snow did you know Hercules?" I asked Emma's mother.
"Yeah I mean when I was a kid" she answered. "I can't believe he's down here"
"Maybe his unfinished business involves you" Dakota suggested.
"Only one way to find out maybe someone at the diner might know where he is" David stated.
I smirked before I used my magic to take us to the diner.
"Can you not do that?" the Blind Witch growled. "You'll scare my customers away"
I rolled my eyes at her and Snow went to the witch asking if she knew where Hercules might be. Despite not being able to see and being dead the Blind Witch was resourceful. She said Hercules worked at the docks and Snow decided she would meet with him alone. David wasn't nuts about the idea but he let his wife go find the demigod.
For right now we had to wait until Snow came back so David, Dakota, and I went to regroup with Regina, Rumple, Robin, and Emma back at the Underworld version of the apartment.
"We have some news of Hook" Emma informed us. "A girl named Meg found us and Hook helped free her, we then had to get here because something was chasing us"
"Cerberus no doubt" Rumple added.
"Where is Meg?" I inquired.
"Sleeping" Regina answered. "Despite being dead she was exhausted"
"Speaking of which so am I" Dakota muttered. "I'm going to lay down"
Both my husband and I shot our daughter a nod before she went to rest. The sound of Emma's phone got the Savior to pull it out.
"Mom was able to find Hercules she says to meet us in the tunnels"
"Zila I'll stay here with Dakota" Rumple told me.
I nodded and gave my mate a kiss on the cheek before Emma, Regina, and I left the apartment. A short walk later the three of us met back up with Snow and with her was Hercules. The demigod was polite but very nervous. The five of us entered the tunnels and it was damn creepy.
We all then heard growling and the damn guard dog of the Underworld was waiting for us up ahead. Hercules decided to confront the beast on his own however he shortly rejoined us. The sounds of Cerberus was getting closer and I conjured an orb of fire ready to use. Snow readied her bow too.
Then a loud whistle was heard and the growls of Cerberus stopped.
"What the hell was that?" Regina wondered.
"I called them off"
A well dressed man appeared around the corner. I felt his power and I knew this was Hades, Lord of the Dead.
"Who are you?" Emma asked.
"My uncle" Hercules replied.
"Hades?"
"Don't look so surprised who'd you think was in charge of this place your mommy?"
Oh I did not like this bastard.
"Well if this is your realm maybe you can answer a few questions, like why does this hell hole look like Storybrooke?"
"I have my reasons and I don't have to share them with you" Hades responded.
"Quit being a cocky bastard"
"Well Zila it's an honor to meet you finally" the Lord of the Dead complimented me. I had his attention now. "You've sent a good amount of souls down here and being the female Dark One suits you"
My response to him was a growl.
"Leave them alone uncle" Hercules said.
"There's that famous courage people love to talk about, oh Hercules did you really think you could face Cerberus again?"
"Oh shit" I swore.
I hadn't expected for Cerberus to have killed the demigod. Hercules looked ashamed and I decided to give Hades a piece of my mind. Let's just say Hades was now nursing a bloody nose thanks to a punch I just gave him.
"Oh I definitely like you Zila" the Lord of the Dead chuckled. "You have a lot of fire in you"
"We're not afraid of you"
"Oh Snow White or is it Mary Margaret? My nephew said your were a spitfire but trust me you should be quite afraid of me because the next time you interfere with my family, I will come after yours" Hades threatened.
"Bring it we're not going to rest until we find Hook"
"Oh and that must make you Emma" Hades looked to the Savior. He then chuckled. "Since your pirate likes to send you messages I told him I would deliver this one personally"
He then held up the hook and it had blood on it.
"You asshole"
Hades smirked before he dropped the hook and disappeared in a vortex of blue flames.
Back At Snow's Apartment
"You sucker punched the Lord of the Dead? Go Mom" Dakota joked.
After leaving the tunnels Snow had to go after Hercules to try and convince him Cerberus had to be defeated.
"I wish I could have seen that" Rumple added.
He then remembered something and he summoned Masamune.
"I meant to grab this before we left Storybrooke" my mate explained. I gave my beloved a kiss on the cheek and put my sword onto my back. It was in its scabbard and the strap was around my chest.
"Uh I think we should leave" David said from upstairs.
"What is it? Did Mary Margaret talk Muscles into giving it another go?"
"I don't think so" David answered before hauling ass down the stairs.
Suddenly the sound of a window being broken was heard and the top part of the apartment fell. Cerberus had found us and all of us got the hell out of the apartment just as the hell hound shattered the door.
Again we split up outside and I decided I would help take Cerberus down after Snow and Hercules found us. We found Meg hiding behind the broken half of the clock tower. As Snow helped Meg up did she point behind her and sure enough Cerberus revealed his ugly ass self.
Using my dark magic I caused the hell hound to go flying into the air while Snow, Hercules, and Meg high tailed it into the library and I joined them a few minutes later. I drew out Masamune as the other three readied themselves to take Cerberus down. I would use Masamune to wound Cerberus while Snow, Meg, and Hercules would attack all three heads of the hell hound.
A few minutes later Cerberus broke through the library doors. Soon Masamune was buried deep into its side and as Cerberus shrieked in pain did Snow, Hercules, and Meg deal with the heads. Eventually Cerberus disappeared in a cloud of black smoke. Masamune only had ash on it instead of blood.
"Good work" I praised the others. "Especially you Hercules and Meg"
"Thank you Zila" Hercules replied.
Later.
"Well this isn't bad" I told Rumple as we entered the Underworld version of his house. Hercules and Meg no longer were in the Underworld since their unfinished business was done. I'm sure Hades was not pleased he lost two more souls.
"It will suffice until we get back home" my husband stated.
"Knowing Hades he'll try and get in the way of that" Dakota growled.
"Don't worry my jewel he won't succeed" Rumple promised our daughter. He placed a hand onto her shoulder and shot me a smirk. "Your mother will raise hell if she needs to"
"Your damn right I will" I agreed.
Dakota chuckled in response.
