AN: See chapter 1 for story notes and summaries.
Ships: Snowing, Rumbelle, Swan Believer, eventual Swanfire, and a delightful Golden Mad Charming BroT3. :)
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I was asked to give a rough estimate of exactly what month/year it is, like I do with Finding You Always. So since it's estimated that the curse was broken in late February 2012 and it's been a few weeks since, it is now early April 2012
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I finally have the face claim poster done for the Gods and it will be posted on Tumblr tonight. Here are the face claims I have chosen:
Gal Gadot as Persephone, of course.
Robert Downey Jr as Hades
Natalie Portman as Artemis
Michelle Pfeiffer as Demeter
George Clooney as Zeus
Diane Lane as Hera
Idris Elba as Hephaestus
Amber Heard as Aphrodite
Stephen Amell as Ares
Cillian Murphy as Hermes
Rami Malek as Apollo
Ernie Hudson as Poseidon
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Phobos
Vincent Irizarry as Deimos
Aisha Tyler as Athena
Sean Bean as Cronus
Maggie Smith as Hecate
Ben Affleck as Prince Eli
Thanks for awesome the reviews. Here are individual responses:
Baratta Jennifer: Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Grace5231973: You're right, Aphrodite doesn't deserve Hephaestus. It is going to be some battle for sure! Glad you're enjoying it and hope you had a good Christmas!
Theinferno1536: Ursula explained why. She wanted to hitch a ride to Storybrooke for revenge on Hook. The Lily thing didn't happen. If you remember, Mal's egg hatched shortly after the curse was broken in Storybrooke. Lily is a baby, so no that didn't happen. But Hook still stole Ursula's voice. That was in the last chapter.
Saberius Prime: Yep, the Gods are getting in on the action now. Aw, thanks...I'm glad you think so. :)
Naomi Blue: Yep, here come all the Gods. It's going to be a bumpy ride. Oh and Snow definitely should have hit Jessica and that might definitely happen later.
Sweetreader: Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Number Ten: It is the weirdest Avenger's assembly ever and it's going to be fun for sure. Yeah, there is lots of arguing in this chapter and rivalry. Yep, the Swans deserve a beat down and even more so after what they do in this chapter. Yep, Ursula is in town and I enjoy Cruella. She's fun to write, lol. She's great comic relief. :)
Beth1980: I enjoyed David beating up Kevin too, lol. I agree, what he did was inexcusable. To be honest, I go back and forth with Regina. Some days, I really enjoy how far she came and how they became a family. And other days...I wish she would have remained a villain and been locked up. I like her now more than I used to, but yeah she gets off too easy. Yeah, I like Emma sharing their last name. I think she'll definitely want to make the change legal now. Yep, the cavalry has arrived! Should be interesting. Hope you had a good Christmas too!
Izzypirelli: Yep, I've been brainstorming other looks for Hades, but I keep coming back to RDJ. Plus in this chapter, he's in the same room as Zeus and all I can see is RDJ doing his eye roll, lol. Yes, Snowing definitely get defensive and react with emotion when it comes to Emma. Yep, Mama Persephone is not to be messed with. Ha, yep, I pictured RDJ rolling his eyes at the mention of his siblings. There's a lot of arguing in this chapter, lol. Yeah, Hecate is having a bad week and Storybrooke is literally going to have hell coming to it. Hades does have a lot of internal conflict. That starts in this chapter and continues. He wants to fix things, including all their current problems, but the way he is going to do it will be very interesting. Yep, I had to poke some romantic Snowing in there. As for the Gods helping, I think this chapter will give you a glimpse of which ones will be self-serving and which ones will be helpful. Aka, Zeus is a douche. Yay for Rumple and his contracts! You've got it...these people are the biggest hypocrites. Yep, the Nevengers are ready to fight, but you're right, we might have to come up with a different name than Nevengers, lol. Yep, the agents are dead. Like Hades, Poseidon doesn't mess around. He's not a douche like Zeus, but he also doesn't care much for the mortals of this land "where no one believes". He cares for mortals from their realm, specifically Persephone and her family though. I think that will be evident. I wrote him that way, because I like Ernie Hudson too, lol. Yep, family reunion that's going to put the dys in dysfunctional, lol. :)
Dreaming Out Loud
Chapter 76: Immortal Dysfunction
Once the vessel of the Gods reached the Edge of Realms, they crossed successfully into the Land Without Magic, coming up in the Atlantic ocean, off the New York coastline. Before leaving a place with magic, Poseidon successfully cloaked their ship and they sailed toward the Maine coastline.
"Ugh...how do mortals live this way? Not a drop of magic in the air," Aphrodite complained.
"The mortals of this land are ignorant of its existence. They boast about their laws and order in this realm, but this is truly a savage world. No one believes in anything here," Ares complained.
"You're one to talk about being savage," Demeter quipped.
"Not all are ignorant or savage in this land. We misunderstand them, much in the way they misunderstand the myths and tales that surround us in their texts," Athena interjected.
"I'd say it's a little more than misunderstanding with what Persephone's family is facing," Apollo countered.
"He's not wrong. The mortals in this land are powerful in their own right with what they call technology. I don't recommend an extended stay in this land," Poseidon said, as he looked at his sister.
"I believe you should convince your daughter to move her family and their people back to land of our origin. It is not safe here for our kind or theirs," the God of the sea advised.
"I will do my best, but they have made this Storybrooke their home and once the invaders are driven from it, they may choose to stay," Demeter countered.
"It is unwise...but if that is their will, then there is little we can do," he agreed.
"Except that we can...we are the Gods and they are mortals. Mortals from our land. I will command them to do such," Zeus interjected.
"Oh, you'll command them? You've sat back and allowed belief in us to erode and now you want to command them?" Demeter argued. He glared at her.
"Your daughter is the reason we're in this mess. She got involved with that mortal prince in the first place," he snapped.
"Are you seriously going to stand there and chide my daughter for cavorting with mortals? You're the one that can't keep it in your pants!" Demeter growled.
"I never said I haven't had relations with mortals. I have sired many children as well, but I do not involve myself in their lives. It always causes problems and usually the deaths of those children. Persephone should have given her child up to the mortals and been done with her. She was raised a Princess and found true love. That's more than most mortals can say," he argued.
"Except that she was cursed and lost her own daughter! Persephone loves Snow more than her own life! But I would expect you to understand matters of the heart, you cold bastard," Demeter spat in return.
"ENOUGH!" Athena cried, as she stepped into mediate.
"I know there are unsolvable tensions among us, but we are forgetting another very big problem facing us and that is Cronus," she reminded.
"Yes...once again Hades has proved how inept he is in allowing Cronus to escape," Zeus spat.
"Hades is many things, but he would never want Cronus free, anymore than any of us do. Placing blame will get us no where," Poseidon reasoned.
"It's what he does best...blaming others for his own shortcomings," Demeter hissed.
"Enough!" Athena snapped, before Zeus could retort.
"Hades has been ousted from his Throne and we all know that Cronus means to do the same to all of us. Our brother would be dead if not for his escape from the Underworld. If Cronus finds a way to this realm, then the only way any of us survive that is if we are in it together," she said wisely.
"I broke the Olympian crystal. There is no way he can escape the Underworld," Zeus said arrogantly.
"You said that about him escaping his bonds in the depths of Tartarus...and yet here we are," Poseidon reminded.
"If Hermes hadn't betrayed me to work for Hades...then we might know what has occurred in the Underworld," Zeus stated bitterly.
"Hermes was tired of being your glorified gopher and cleaning up your messes. It's no wonder he defected," Aphrodite commented.
"Are you actually defending him?" Zeus growled.
"No...she's merely pointing out that maybe if you stopped acting like you're above the rest of us and stop treating people like dirt, then maybe he wouldn't have felt the need to join Hades," Athena reasoned.
"So now you want me to be concerned about feelings? All because Hermes has his toga in a twist," Zeus muttered bitterly.
"You are such a baby...we have much more pressing things to discuss than to watch you throw a tantrum," Demeter hissed.
"You are wearing on my last amount of patience, sister," he growled in return.
"You are so arrogant that you think Cronus really isn't a threat? Hades escaped the Underworld and you think Cronus won't find a way to do the same?" Demeter shot back.
"Because he used your granddaughter's blood...the blood of someone who has been both to the living realm and realm of the dead. Persephone and Snow are the only ones that fit that description and they are out of his reach. So no...he cannot escape, because the only other way is through the Olympian crystal. And I broke it," he said smugly.
"Except that Hecate is now dead," Demeter announced, bringing shock to them all.
"Hecate...is dead?" Athena questioned in disbelief. Demeter nodded.
"Persephone witnessed Circe murder her own mother in cold blood. And if she is in the Underworld...I don't think I have to tell anyone what that could mean," she said, looking at all of them.
"But...Hecate would never use her powers to repair the crystal, right?" Aphrodite questioned.
"Except that Cronus has ways to make her," Hephaestus chimed in.
"Hecate is strong...we have to hope she will not buckle under his torture," Apollo said, though deeply troubled by the prospect of anyone facing such horrors.
"Unless…" Ares started to say, but then trailed off.
"Unless what?" Demeter snapped.
"I'm the God of War...I know torture well. It takes time and it's...messy. There might be another way for him to utilize her powers without force," he surmised. Realization dawned in Poseidon's eyes.
"You don't think…" he started to say. Ares nodded.
"What?" Aphrodite asked.
"The waters of Lethe...if he erased her memories, she's be his malleable pawn," Poseidon answered. Demeter sighed, as they realized the worst case scenario might actually come true and Cronus might soon walk among them again.
"Gaia help us all…" she uttered, as they approached the Storybrooke coastline and felt magic return to them.
"First thing is first...we deal with Circe and her mortal worshipers," Poseidon said, as his trident appeared in his hand.
"I'm sensing a great deal of magic being expelled in the north woods," Athena said, as they all disappeared with magic, honing in on that location. Ursula and Cruella were left behind, as the ship docked.
"So...this is Storybrooke. A little quaint for me, but it's definitely a step up from that damn forest," Cruella commented, as she prepared to disembark.
"Are you coming, dahling?" she asked. Ursula nodded.
"Time to see what this town has to offer," she agreed.
Hecate was pulled from the river Lethe by Pain and Panic, before being deposited back at Cronus' feet. She looked around in fear and confusion.
"Easy my dear, you need not fear me," he admonished.
"Where...where am I? Who...who am I?" she questioned.
"Your name is Hecate and you are a powerful sorceress. But I am afraid you are in the Underworld," he answered. She looked at her hands in amazement, as they glowed with raw magic.
"Then I am dead," she stated sadly.
"Yes...you were murdered," he confessed.
"Why can't I remember?" she asked.
"An unfortunate side effect that can occur sometimes when a person meets a violent end," he lied.
"But if we help each other...I can see that you get retribution against your murderers," he added.
"How?" she questioned.
"This crystal...it is very powerful when it is whole. But it was broken by those that conspired to kill us both so we could not rise up against them. I am afraid I am not powerful enough to repair it," he stated, pausing for a beat.
"But you are," he continued, as he handed her the crystal halves.
"You want me to fix this?" she asked.
"Yes...believe me, you have the power to do so. You are one of the most powerful wielders of magic in all the realms. The mother of witchcraft and sorcery," he responded, as she looked at it and then let the magic flow naturally from her fingertips. She focused it into the crystal. If someone had killed her, then they deserved to pay and if this was the way that happened, then she would do this. After all, if the person responsible for killing them was still at large, then she knew they would kill again. And if there was something she could do to stop more murders, then she would do it...
Suddenly, like they were nothing, the people and their weapons, including the agents, evaporated into thin air. Hades and Persephone sighed in relief, as they ceased their magic, as did the others.
"What the hell just happened?" Emma asked.
"Well, evaporating like water into air is a unique trick, so if I had to guess...it would be one of my brothers," Hades answered. Sure enough, as they looked up, they saw the source of their rescue and he was not alone.
The weapons technology in this land is...worrisome," Apollo said, as they observed the battle from above.
"Yes...even the Dark One struggles," Poseidon added.
"These mortals dare to think they can stand against us?" Zeus growled.
"You caused this, you arrogant ass," Demeter growled back.
"How is this my fault?" he snapped.
"Those people...they are followers of Circe, you fool! Banishing her to a world without magic obviously didn't solve the problem! You just created a bigger one, but only now, because it might affect you are you even willing to pay this situation any mind," Demeter argued.
"They don't know we're coming this time, so the battle will be easily squelched...this time. If I know Circe, she has developed ways to counter all our powers, even you," Poseidon said, glancing at Zeus, as he tapped the hilt of his trident on the ground and sent a pulse of power through the air. And they watched, as the threat was instantly vanquished like water evaporating into air.
"Show off," Zeus muttered with an eye roll. Poseidon raised an eyebrow.
"You throw shiny lightning bolts from the sky to smite your enemies and I'm the show off?" the deity of the sea complained, as they made their way down below.
"Mother…" Persephone said, as she greeted her with a hug.
"It's so good to see you," Demeter said, as she spotted Snow beside her.
"And Snow...I have watched you from afar for a very long time. You have brought me great pride with your goodness and strength," she complimented and Snow was surprised when the Goddess hugged her.
"What are you doing here?" Demeter questioned, as she confronted Hades.
"Here we go…" he muttered.
"Not that you're going to believe it, but I'm here defending our family against these interlopers," he responded.
"Our family? You dare to include yourself as a part of this family?" Demeter spat, as she prepared to launch into a tirade, but Persephone stepped between them.
"Mother please...a great many things have changed in these short months. Hades is not our enemy...Cronus and Circe are," she reasoned.
"How can you say that after all he has done?" Demeter questioned.
"I know it's hard to believe...but he has saved Snow and David more than once since he has been here. He has changed...I didn't believe it was possible, but he is more than man I once knew, years ago, everyday. I know it's a lot to accept, but perhaps if we explain everything, you will see things more clearly," Persephone reasoned.
"If she can shut her mouth long enough," Hades murmured and his wife shot him a look that made him shrink back.
"Please...I'm begging you both. Let's try. Working together is the only way any of us survive this. Circe and her worshipers are bad enough...but Cronus could potentially threaten the existence of all," she added. Poseidon nodded.
"She is right...perhaps there is somewhere we can go to discuss these matters," he suggested.
"The loft is a bit small...but I believe my mansion is large enough," Regina offered. Snow nodded, as all present disappeared in wisps of smoke.
Leroy scrubbed a hand over his face, as he kept watch at the station that afternoon. He certainly enjoyed his employment by the Sheriff's station more than being a custodian, but he sure wished this crazy town would calm down for a beat. Though he knew Charming and Emma hoped for the same as well.
"Okay...I've got you down. January 14th, girl, six pounds, eight ounces," Happy said, as he hung up the phone.
"What are you doing?" Leroy questioned.
"A baby pool for Snow…I'm making serious bank," Happy replied.
"Yeah...and what are you going to do with the money?" Leroy asked.
"What do you think? I'm going to pad my bank account," Happy answered.
"And when Snow finds out about your little scheme...you know she'll make you donate the money to charity," he warned.
"She won't find out...unless you tell her," Happy said. Leroy scoffed, but before they could continue their conversation, Granny and Ruby rushed into the station.
"Do you know where the Charmings are?" Granny asked. He shrugged.
"Dealing with the insanity that is this town probably," Leroy shrugged.
"Why? What's going on?" Happy questioned.
"This...this is going on," Ruby answered, as she showed them an article on her phone from a newspaper out of Augusta, Maine.
"Baby Mystery Finally Solved?" Leroy read the headline and Leroy looked at them in question. Ruby sighed.
"Read it...it's about Emma and when she was found all those years ago in the woods," Ruby said.
"Yeah...those people, the Swans, they found a reporter to tell their story to," Granny added.
"They told the reporter all about the strange things that happened around Emma when she was little, not to mention that they finally met the people that "abandoned" her in the woods," Ruby said with worry.
"When questioned on the status of the case, Sergeant Miller of the Augusta Police Department said they have not ruled out questioning the couple that abandoned their baby to die in the woods, despite it being almost thirty years ago. After all, there is no statue of limitations on attempted murder," Leroy read with wide eyes and then looked up at them.
"Yeah...this could be bad. These cops might come here and try to put Snow and Charming in jail," Ruby stated.
"Yeah...and then they get the shock of their life when they see how young Snow and Charming are. Then there's a whole new set of questions," Happy added.
"Yeah...this is revenge from the Swans...we need to talk to them," Granny said.
"I can't believe they would do this! Snow and Charming didn't abandon Emma," Ruby lamented.
"Yeah...but it doesn't look that way to someone from this land. That Sergeant is probably salivating over the possibility of closing a cold case like that one. He's probably already has stars in his eyes," Leroy commented.
"Yeah...they make TV movies out of these kinds of stories," Happy added.
"No one is taking Snow and Charming from us...or making a TV movie," Granny said, shooting Happy a look of disdain.
"She's right...let's find them and let them know about the newest problem," Ruby agreed.
"You know...this would all be solved if we just go home," Leroy mentioned.
"It's a last resort...but if it comes down to it, then you may be right," Granny agreed, as they left the station in search of their friends.
They reappeared in Regina's living room and enough chairs for all appeared.
"All right...I'm not going to waste any time. The last I knew, you planned to gain passage to Storybrooke by using my granddaughter's blood and then lay waste to this town and my family. Yet...you want me to believe that all that has changed?" Demeter questioned.
"It has...Cronus changed all that. He revived a mortal enemy of mine and I was tortured. Spending time in my own river...it made me see and feel all the wrongs I committed, especially against a woman that I love," he confessed.
"Sounds like you got what you deserved," Demeter countered.
"You're right...I did and I used Snow's blood to escape the depths of Tartarus. And since the moment I came here, I have sought to make up for everything I did. I know that I never can, but I started writing my wrongs by getting rid of Deimos," he confessed. Ares' face fell.
"You killed my son?" he uttered.
"I righted a wrong...I should have never revived him in the first place," Hades countered. Ares advanced on him and wrapped his hand around Hades' neck, before lifting him off the ground.
"Ares...let him go!" Persephone commanded.
"It's bad enough that I have to be in the same room as the mortals that killed him, but I'm supposed to tolerate you too?" he growled, as he choked the God of the Underworld. David slowly pulled Snow into his arms, while Persephone and Demeter guarded them.
"Do not act like Deimos didn't deserve everything he got after he tormented my daughter," Persephone growled.
"She's right...release him, Deimos," Poseidon bellowed. The God of War growled, but then did as asked and Hades dropped to the floor.
"This is getting us no where," Demeter stated.
"Maybe this isn't an option, which is why no one has mentioned it, but couldn't we use the chains of Prometheus to bind Circe since we obviously don't need them for Deimos anymore," Emma said.
"That's actually a really good idea," Persephone replied.
"Then why do you all still look like someone kicked your puppy?" Emma questioned.
"Because Circe is only half the problem. Cronus...he will come here," Hades announced.
"I thought you said he couldn't, because that would require Snow or Persephone's blood, which he won't get," David said.
"The Olympian crystal can give him that power," Demeter answered.
"But you said it was broken," Snow reminded.
"It is, but in my oversight, I failed to remember that Hecate is dead now and she has the power to repair it. Cronus will force her to do so somehow and then he will come," Hades responded.
"But one God against all of you shouldn't be all that worrisome, right?" Belle asked.
"Except that he will not come alone. He will revive any that have sworn loyalty to him and bring them with him," Hades answered.
"Then that means…" Snow said, as David squeezed her hands.
"Yes...I have no doubt that Deimos probably instantly swore his loyalty to Cronus. I'm sorry…" he offered.
"Then basically we're facing an apocalypse in Storybrooke," David said gravely.
"More or less," Demeter agreed.
"Wonderful...we bring our first child into the world amidst a curse and now we might be bringing our second one into hell," he said. Snow looked overwhelmed by that, as she sought Charming's hand. He took hers and put his arm around her.
"I know you weren't planning on returning to the Enchanted Forest...but perhaps it would be for the best. We could protect you better there," Demeter suggested.
"Except that there is still magic there," Hades countered.
"Thank you for stating the obvious," Zeus deadpanned.
"I wasn't stating the obvious, but you'd know that if you let me finish," Hades growled.
"As I was trying to say...maybe the safest place for Snow right now would be a place without magic," he said.
"And leave my people to a possible catastrophe?" Snow questioned in disbelief.
"Snowdrop...I know how you feel about leaving, but you must think of the baby now. I know that when the Dark Curse was coming that you and David were forced to put the Kingdom above your family. It was a great sacrifice that you shouldn't have had to make and this entire town should be eternally grateful to you both," Persephone stated.
"You two gave up your chance at raising your daughter to make sure there would be an end to the curse and your people would eventually be free of it. But this situation with Cronus is...different and this time, you are the one that we need to protect. Emma has powerful magic...because she was born of an incredible true love and this baby will likely be no different," Persephone stated.
"Mother...what are you saying?" Snow questioned.
"What she won't say is that Cronus fears power and will destroy anything or anyone he thinks can usurp him," Hades stated.
"Stop coddling her...they mean that our father will never let that baby take a breath, Princess," Zeus said cruelly.
"You know those stories about him consuming his children? Those weren't exaggerated. He'll come here, rip that fetus from your body, and be done with it," he continued. Snow put her hand to her mouth in horror, as she stepped back from him.
"Stop it…" David hissed, as he got between her and the God. Zeus snorted in amusement.
"I am a Supreme God...yet you stand there like you can protect her from me when nothing could be further from the truth. Cronus will crush your bones to dust, just as I could if I wanted to," he growled.
"I swear if you don't get away from them now...I'll make sure you suffer the same disfigurement as Uranus once did," Demeter growled darkly, as Persephone got between them too and Hades faced his younger brother.
"Oh and trust me...I would love to be the one to do that to you," Hades hissed.
"Get in line," Hera commented with a snort. But Zeus only smirked.
"You think you can really take me on, big brother? This is not the Underworld. Your power is infinitesimal to mine," Zeus boasted.
"So sure of yourself...it's been centuries since we have matched our skills. Are you sure you can still best me?" Hades retorted.
"Let's find out…" Zeus growled.
"No...you will stop this now! We cannot descend into chaos even before Cronus is at our doorstep," Persephone shouted. Zeus scoffed.
"He may take orders from you, dear Persephone, but I do not. I take orders from no one, least of all a woman. Even these mortals dare to protest me. Maybe it's time your family is taught a lesson, dear Persephone," he said smugly. At that, the Queen of the Underworld, blasted him back with her lavender magic, sending him careening into the far wall. Their mouths all gaped open, as the Supreme God attempted to pick himself up out of the rubble.
"You insolent little witch…" he growled.
"Pipe down, bolt boy. It's obvious your rule is no longer Supreme. We're not your enemies and Cronus is, so if you want to keep your cushy seat on Olympus, maybe you better just shut up," Hades countered. Zeus looked livid, but wisely stopped talking, as the rest of his siblings gave him hard looks. It was inconceivable to him. He was the all mighty Zeus and suddenly, they were not only tolerating Hades, but listening to him as well. And it was her fault...it was Persephone that was responsible, he was sure. Demeter's daughter had always been revered by all and he never paid it much mind until now. His siblings were willing to abandon their following of him and do anything for her and her precious little mortal family. It was infuriating to say the least...especially since he was the one that rescued them all the first time from Cronus. Why did they doubt he could do the same this time?
They were unaware of his inner contemplation, as they were focused on Snow.
"Please snowdrop...I know how hard this is, but the baby is in mortal danger," Persephone pleaded.
"She's right, my darling. I know how difficult it is to leave, but we have to protect the baby," he said.
"He's right, Mom," Emma agreed. Snow sighed.
"All right...but I'm not going far. I'll go to the nearest town and not a mile further," she said sternly. David grinned and kissed her cheek.
"Deal," he agreed.
"Maybe not," Ruby interjected, as she and Granny arrived with the dwarves.
"What's going on?" Emma asked.
"This," Ruby said, as she showed her the article and the blonde read it.
"They didn't…" Emma replied, but Ruby nodded.
"What is it?" David asked.
"The Swans...they somehow sold their story to a reporter and have claimed to the police that they've found the couple that…" Emma said, but she couldn't finish the sentence and Snow snatched the phone from Ruby. Her eyes widened.
"That they've found the couple that abandoned baby you in the woods," Snow read.
"Mom...you and Dad didn't abandon me," Emma assured.
"But the people of this world don't know that...and they can never understand," Snow reminded.
"And they want to talk to you both," Granny added.
"Which in police talk means interrogate us and charge us with whatever crimes they can dream up," David replied.
"Damn them…" Persephone hissed, wishing she had turned them into toads right about now.
"So leaving isn't a great option either. Talk about a rock and a hard place," Regina commented. This whole situation was beyond grim and the thought of fixing this whole situation was firmly etched in Hades' mind. Of course, not without his careful modifications to Zelena's plan. He knew the Wicked Witch cared little about the survival of the baby, but he couldn't say the same anymore. But if there was a way to use the baby without harming it and fix this entire situation, then he could change fate. He could fix this and heroically so. But they had to survive both Cronus when he made it Storybrooke and the scrutiny they faced from the people of this Land Without Magic...