Hades is a little out of character toward the end of the chapter. But for a good reason.

Rayne's POV

"Look!" Hercules said showing us a snow globe of Atlantis. "Atlantis City underwater!"

The Hero-In-Training gave the snow globe a shake and small bits of snow began to fall over the Atlantis city model.

"With snow, you can only get this stuff here!"

Alduin and Cassandra looked at the snow globe with bored expressions while Icarus rushed over and took the snow globe from Herc.

"Ooh super cool! I must have!"

He then ran over to the souvenir stand where Persephone was. Since the weather was nice and it was the weekend Herc suggested a day at Atlantis City.

"Come on you two" Hercules said to Alduin and Cassandra. "Even you two can't be gloomy in Atlantis City, there's the beach, the boardwalks"

"Whoo!" Icarus interrupted. He had an invisible dog leash that had three spots and I chuckled realizing it was supposed to be a Cerberus as the invisible dog. "I'm walking an invisible Cerberus! Look at me!"

Persephone walked past and she was snickering watching her boyfriend having fun.

"I don't like hot weather much, also visions of disasters tend to ruin things" Cassandra stated.

"Homer!"

Alduin and I rolled our eyes as Homer the reporter strode on over eager for a story.

"Greekly World News! You say you have a tip on a forthcoming disaster?"

"I don't foresee anything at the moment" Cassandra replied.

Homer shrugged before excusing himself.

"Say babe didn't you foresee us getting married?" Alduin asked.

"Actually yes we do and no I'm not spoiling anything!" Cassandra scolded her boyfriend which got Hercules and I to laugh.

"Alright!" Icarus said returning over to us with Persephone. He had his own snow globe along with some tickets. "I scored us some tickets to the diving centaur show!"

"Uh oh" Alduin said and we turned to see Cassandra's eyes went into their green swirling state when meant she had a vision.

"Those tickets will be worthless" Cassandra announced and Homer suddenly appeared next to Hercules.

"Vision?"

"Vision" he confirmed.

"Look out below!" a voice shouted from above and something crashed into the ground creating a good sized hole in the ground.

"That's gotta hurt" Alduin muttered as we all winced.

The centaur struggled to get out of the hole and Hercules went to help the poor guy out. Using his fierce godlike strength the Hero-In-Training lifted the centaur out of the hole and set him onto his feet.

"Thanks" the centaur told Herc. "That's never happened before, must've been wind sheer"

The half man and half horse then walked away with a minor limp. Cassandra then had another vision.

"I foresee tourists in a giant hole"

"Well they should've stuck with their vacation budget" Icarus joked moving his arms as though he was a chicken.

"Oh s**t" I added just as a wagon train full of tourists fell into the hole. Alduin and I winced at the tourists yelps.

Hercules went into the hole again and first pulled out the donkey before getting the tourists out. Homer was having a ball writing away.

"Incredible! Front page news!" the reporter exclaimed.

"Just hero business as usual" Hercules boasted.

"Not you! Her!" Homer corrected pointing at Cassandra who looked surprised.

"But I just saved all those people!" Hercules argued.

I rolled my eyes because I was getting bored and Alduin growled when Homer got close to Cassandra. The pain in the ass reporter decided to follow us around eager for Cassandra to have more visions. I made sure Alduin didn't do anything stupid. He didn't mind if Hercules and Icarus were close to her but other males that was a different story.

Cassandra did end up having another vision and a fireball fell from the sky. Hercules high tailed it over to a baby stroller and push the little one out of harm's way before lifting up a water fountain and hurriedly placed it under the fireball which hit the water. Steam filled the air briefly and the water fountain statue now had a slightly severed arm.

A crowd was now gathered around us keen to see what else Cassandra would predict. Cassandra seemed thrilled and the crowd began to shout for her to have another vision. What she did next made me do an anime fall.

"I see Atlantis underwater"

The crowd gasped but Cassandra was having fun.

"Atlantis will be underwater, this place will sink, big enough for you?" the seer asked Homer.

The crowd hurriedly dispersed while Homer went to make his story.

"Babe that was a lie and you know it" Alduin scolded.

"Hey Homer wanted something big" Cassandra replied.

"Your eyes also didn't change like they normally do when you get a vision" Icarus added.

It wasn't long until news scrolls were tossed about Atlantis and on them was Cassandra's fake prediction. This got all of the tourists to leave the city in a panic.

Hades POV

I heard my name being beseeched and I appeared before the mortal who summoned me.

"Names Hades, Lord of the"

I stopped when I realized who had called me.

"Hey! Croesus!"

I gave him a pat on the shoulder.

"Buddy! I didn't know it was you!"

I then walked towards the balcony.

"Now this is a view! I gotta get me some of these babies!"

"I also need a new rug" Croesus muttered behind me.

"Ouch!" I said noticing the empty boardwalk below. "Look at your boardwalk I thought the Underworld was dead"

I chucked at my own joke before making my way back to Croesus.

"That's the reason I beseeched you, Hades my man"

The owner of Atlantic City placed his arm around my shoulder and I briefly turned orange and my hair turned fiery warning Croesus to not push it. He ended up having to go outside to extinguish my flames in the ocean before returning.

"Sorry about that" Croesus apologized. "I need to book a cruise on the River Styx for somebody how much is that going to cost?"

"Just gotta pay the boatman Bada-Boom" I replied.

"Well this person is not currently ill" Croesus said chuckling darkly.

"Whoa" I said holding my hands up. "Excuse me? Time out, are you saying what I think your saying?"

I headed towards Croesus's desk.

"I am a god, not a hit man, and my services cannot be bought"

My skin turned orange as did my hair to prove my point. Croesus suddenly held out a check and for the hell of it I took it and looked at it. My eyes widened when I saw the numbers.

"Is that a decimal point?"

"No that's a comma" Croesus corrected.

My hair rose in excitement.

"That's a lot of zeroes hell I can buy my fiancé her wedding dress!"

Rayne and I decided to go on ahead and get married earlier than a year. One Bada-Bing she told she wanted to get hitched earlier and I agreed. Hell I even met her father a month ago and he was a pretty nice guy. He did warn me not to break Rayne's heart which I reassured him wouldn't happen since I loved her so much.

"And two of my best henchmen" I added turning to Croesus. "Pain! Panic!"

Pain appeared to my left while Panic tried but got stuck through the rug. I pulled the turquoise imp out of said rug by the horns.

"You bellowed?" Pain asked.

"I'm loaning you out boys, make the old man proud, meanwhile I gotta go make a killing in the stock market, Bada-Boom I'm out!"

Rayne's POV

I decided to skip the Merv Griffin show because frankly I didn't want another repeat of Hades taking over. So I decided to grab a bite to eat whole the others went to see Cassandra.

"Psst babe over here"

I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard Hades voice. I turned to see my mate making a come here gesture and I knew he was up to his usual scheming. I downed the rest of my lunch before going over to the Lord of the Dead. Nobody was around so we wouldn't be seen.

"Let me guess Croesus bribed you?" I asked.

"See for yourself babe" Hades replied handing me a check. I eyed the numbers and even my eyes widened.

"Damn" I said.

"Agreed, by the way this dress is my fav" Hades stated. I was wearing the same dress I wore the night Hades popped the question to me. I didn't wear the upper gold arm bracelets this time just the gold wrist cuffs. My fiancée eyed my body and I ended up smacking his head.

"Get your mind out of the gutter Hothead" I scolded.

"Sorry babe but I can't help it sometimes" Hades said as an excuse.

"Uh huh" I answered returning the check to Hades. Suddenly an angry roar filled the air and I saw a pissed off Alduin flying towards Croesus's tower.

"F**k I gotta go love, if I don't Alduin is gonna do something real stupid"

"Okay babe"

Hades then suddenly dipped me beneath him and give me a quick mind blowing kiss.

"Hot damn" I muttered after our kiss finished and Hades disappeared. I then ran towards Croesus's tower and I made it in time. Alduin was about to beat up Croesus when I suddenly pushed him off of the guy.

"Go untie her" I growled to the male dragon shifter. Alduin shot Croesus a death glare before going over to Cassandra. Cassandra was freed a few seconds later and hugged Alduin. Croesus made a gagging sound and I shot him a glare. Pain and Panic also saw my glare and they decided to hide.

Next thing that happened Croesus set up a press conference which Homer only showed up to. Cassandra went up to the podium about to confess she lied when she suddenly went into her trance.

"S**t" Alduin and I said together as Cassandra predicted.

"Atlantis is going to sink"

"That is so incredibly completely not what you were supposed to say" Croesus growled towering over Cassandra.

"Get the hell away from her!" Alduin snarled pushing Croesus away from his girlfriend.

"Minions!"

Pain and Panic tried to jump Alduin but the male dragon shifter slapped them away using his arm. Instead the two imps decided to jump Homer and tie him up. I protested as Croesus overpowered Alduin and knocked him unconscious. He was first tied up before Pain and Panic did the same with me and Cassandra and we were taken to the dungeon.

"You three better untie me when this blows over" I whispered to the imps.

"Don't worry we will Rayne" Pain reassured me before I was gagged. The two of them had fun looking at the many devices Croesus had. Nothing happened for awhile until the ground shook and Croesus Tower was split in half. Pain and Panic were fighting over something just as Hercules appeared above us.

"Cassandra! Rayne! Alduin!" Hercules shouted before jumping over the ledge and he rushed over to us. He quickly untied the four of us and said.

"We gotta get out of here quick! Atlantis is sinking!"

"She had a real prediction dude" Alduin growled. Pegasus landed nearby and since he couldn't carry all of us I reassured Hercules I had a way out before the island sank. I made a follow me gesture to Pain and Panic and the two of them followed after me. We found a surprised Croesus and he called out.

"Beseeching all gods!"

Hades suddenly appeared on a stone and his hair was orange signaling he wasn't in a good mood. Croesus was glad to see my mate but my fiancée wasn't happy seeing him.

"Hey I'm not here for you, I just want my minions back"

"Right here boss!" I said rushing over to my mate and Hades hurriedly grabbed me as Pain blew a raspberry at Croesus. The two imps climbed onto my shoulders and I shivered. I clutched onto Hades' chiton just as Croesus said.

"But I need your help, I'll pay you anything!"

"Yeah I'm sorry babe it seems your check bounced it seems your bank went under"

Hades then threw the check back at Croesus landing on his head.

"And from the looks of things so will you in about ten minutes, oh yeah your also a bad swimmer"

Suddenly the stone shook and this caused me, Pain, and Panic to fall back into the water. The imps were able to get out of the water but I wasn't so lucky. The current pushed me farther than I liked and I couldn't shift to my dragon or phoenix forms due to how strong the water was.

"RAYNE!" Hades shouted. "PAIN! PANIC! GET HER!"

The current then pulled me under and I kicked for the surface. Panic managed to shift into a flying horse and Pain was a human. Pain held a human hand out to me which I tried to grab onto but the next thing I knew I was pulled under the water and I heard Hades scream.

Hades POV

"RAYNE!" I exclaimed. I quickly summoned my chariot and my winged black horse. I rushed into the chariot and grabbed the reins and my Underworld Pegasus took flight. My eyes looked all over the tossing waves and I saw no sign of the woman I loved.

"GODDAMN IT!" I roared. I felt nothing through the mate bond and I had little choice but to search for Rayne and the imps proceeded to help.

Ignis's POV

I felt my child was in trouble which is why I stopped what I was doing and took to the skies as a phoenix. I allowed my instincts to guide me where I needed to go and sure enough I found my daughter. She ended up being washed up on a beach and the Fates were beside her. I descended upon the sand and took my human form.

"She's alright Ignis" Lachesis reassured me as I rushed over to my child. I immediately bent down and brought my daughter into my arms. She was soaked all over and I began to use my phoenix fire to warm her up.

"What happened?" I asked looking up to the three sisters.

"A current pulled her away from Hades, and he's worried all to hell" Clotho answered.

"He sent Pain and Panic to save Rayne before the current pulled her under" Atropos added.

"I'll return her to the Underworld, I've met with Hades and have seen he loves my child" I told them standing up. "My phoenix fire will warm her"

The three of them then approached my unconscious daughter. Lachesis and Clotho each held Rayne's hands while Atropos placed a blanket over her. Lachesis and Clotho released Rayne's hands before I stood up.

Hades POV

I had no luck with finding Rayne and I was sitting in my throne. I had my hands to my face. For the moment I didn't give a damn about my uprising. All I cared about was Rayne. She wasn't dead or else I would have seen her here in the Underworld. The mate bond between us was still quiet. I couldn't lose the one person who mattered to me.

"Hades"

I looked up to see Ignis, Rayne's father standing at the entrance to the throne room and in his arms was Rayne.

"RAYNE!"

I ran like hell over to Ignis and the phoenix placed her into my arms. Her dress was still damp and she had a blanket on her.

"Thank gods" I said.

"She will be fine" Ignis reassured me. "I came as soon as I could"

"Thank you for finding her" I told the male phoenix. "Damn it I was worried"

"She's strong like her mother" Ignis told me as he stroked Rayne's face for a moment before pulling his hand away. "She is also lucky to have another who loves her unconditionally"

"I do love her unconditionally" I agreed.

My words made Ignis smirk and he then planted a kiss on top of Rayne's forehead before he shifted to his phoenix form and took flight leaving me with Rayne. I transported myself to the bedroom and placed Rayne onto the bed. I snapped my fingers and Rayne's clothes changed from her dress into a black nightgown with blue trimming on the ends. I placed her under the covers and would remain by her until she woke up.

Rayne's POV

The last thing I remembered was being pulled under the waves and when I opened my eyes I found myself in the bedroom I shared with Hades. Hades was fast asleep next to me. In fact I was in bed and my beloved had his arms wrapped around me. Hades then grunted before opening his eyes.

"Sweetheart" my mate said before drawing me into him. His body shook as he hugged me and I felt something wet slide onto my face. The Lord of the Dead was actually crying and it broke my heart. "Rayne I thought I lost you"

"I'm here Hades" I reassured him by clutching his toga and I buried my head against his chest. We remained like this for awhile and I then wiped the tears off of Hades' face. My mate then kissed me passionately and I responded by wrapping my arms around his neck and followed his lip movements.

Eventually we pulled away to catch our breath.

"You can't get rid of me that easily" I told the Lord of the Dead hoping to make him smile. It worked because my beloved did. He then snapped his fingers and my engagement ring returned to my left ring finger where it belonged. He then kissed my left hand all over.

"The imps will be glad to see your alright they were worried" Hades pointed out.

"May I see them?" I asked.

"For you babe anything" my fiancée then called for Pain and Panic.

"You called your Graciousness?" Pain asked as he and Panic appeared.

"Rayne! You're alright!" Panic squealed and I stood up from the bed. I got to my knees and hugged both of the imps. Both of them started to bawl and they hugged me back.

"She's going to be okay boys" Hades pointed out and my mate was suddenly next to me.

"We'll let you two have some alone time" Panic said after I finished hugging him and Pain.

"Just don't scare us like that again!" Pain added before the two of them took their leave.

"I'm sorry I made you worry" I apologized looking to Hades.

"Babe don't start that" Hades responded by putting his hands on my shoulders. "The waves pulled you out, besides your safe now"

The Lord of the Dead then kissed my forehead before pulling me into a hug. I hugged my mate back in response. There was one thing I knew in my mind and it was going to be that Hades was going to become overprotective which I didn't look forward to and within my mind I heard my inner beast's laugh. I punished then by throwing them in a mental image and their protests made me smirk.

Awww! Ya gotta admit Hades crying in relief that Rayne's okay is sweet. He does love her.