[A/N: For those of you reading on , I was having problems uploading yesterday so I'm sorry if these two chapters are very late! I've tried tweeting FictionPress to see if it's a server issue (which isn't unlikely) but considering the fact that it was Boxing Day I'm not surprised if they don't respond. Anyway, hope you enjoy this chapter!]

|PRESENT DAY, END|

It was early morning by the time all three of them were almost back at the castle, and both Robin and her father were doubtful that they'd succeed in not only getting him out, but everyone else out, they had to at least try.

So by the time that they had gotten out of the withering forest and into the courtyard of the castle, Robin Hood had managed to gather up as many people as possible to come and listen to them.

"Everyone, please listen. We have something important to tell you.", he stated. He was about to continue until realising that he had no idea what to say, and he looked at both Robin and Lucy in embarrassment. Robin then sighed and stood forward.

"I think to put it lightly, we're going to get everyone out of here. Out of this place and back into your own lives. But the important thing is, and this may sound slightly weird, but we're going to need you to get as many people as possible to believe us."

People around them shook their heads and it became obvious that they didn't exactly see the logic in what they were saying.

"I know what you're thinking. But if there's anything you need right now, and if there's anything I've learnt from being here, it's that all we need sometimes is hope. Hope that we can fix what has been broken.", she said before smiling at her father beside her.

"Sometimes we just have to take things the long way round."

It didn't take them long before the three of them set out to go back to the house with the crystal in it, but right before they left someone with a familiar face made their way up to Robin.

"Are you serious? Are we actually going to make our way out of here?". It was Michael, who Robin was frankly surprised to see after so long.

"Yes, well if it works which we highly doubt it won't.", she partially lied. She then remembered that he had never properly introduced himself. "I hope you don't mind me asking, but how did you get down here anyway?"

He sighed. "Well, it was just like almost everyone else here. I was meant to save my girlfriend from a sleeping curse before I was pulled into this cloud of black smoke out of nowhere."

"From a sleeping curse?", she said back.

"Yeah, she'd been in one for quite a few years and I thought I could save her.", he responded. Robin quietly laughed under her breath after realising the irony of the situation.

"So you must be another Prince Philip in that case.. that makes a lot of sense"

"Prince what?", he said back in confusion.

Robin remembered to get back to the point after that entertaining realisation. "Nevermind. Anyway, it sounds odd but I'm going to need you to make sure that everyone is kind of in the same place at the same time?"

"Why?", he said back in confusion.

"Just.. a higher success rate.", she said back before slowly walking backwards, "anyway I need to go."

"Wait..", he shouted back, although she had already begun running through the woods to catch up with both Lucy and Robin Hood.

Michael then became suspicious of whether this plan was actually going to work or not, considering how unsure she had acted.

After walking as quickly as possible, the three of them had finally made their way to Hades' house, where the crystal awaited. It didn't seem logical, but it almost seemed like the place had gotten a little warmer from the fire since they had left, even just from standing in front of the door.

"So, what are we going to do? Just break in and undoubtedly let him know that we're here?", Robin Hood said.

"Well, if he thinks that if only us two are going to get out, he may just be fine with it, right?", Lucy spoke up. The three of them paused for a second.

"I guess we'll have to see what happens.", Robin Hood said before slowly opening the door.

The three of them walked in, trying not to make the floorboards creek hysterically before immediately seeing Hades in front of them. It almost looked as if he was waiting, as if knowing why they were coming.

"So, you've finally accepted the truth.", he said to the three of them before turning his head. "Follow me."

They were quickly lead down a narrow staircase cluttered with boxes and filled with dust. Nothing was clear down there, except one thing sitting in the middle of all of it. The crystal.

Lucy observed it. The shining, deceiving weapon was far more realistic and far more threatening than anything she would have seen in a book. But knowing that it could bring her home made her more curious than afraid of it.

"All you two have to do is hold it in your hands before shaking it. At that point I'll come over and touch it before it would presumably take us wherever you two long to go the most, and then.. I suppose we all get what we want."

Robin looked at it, determined to finally get everyone out, but there was something she needed to say first. She turned towards her father.

"Look, there's something I think I should tell you before we do this, and in case we don't all get out of here."

He looked at her, longing to hear what she wanted to say. "Okay, tell me."

"I don't remember much of what happened when I was younger – in fact I don't remember any of it at all. But I do know this: After you passed away, it was at your funeral where my mother came up with the idea of what my name would be. What my actual name would be."

"Alright, so they called you Amelie then?"

Robin smiled. "No, they didn't call me some random character from a movie, that would've been pretty weird.", she paused, "they called me Robin."

He looked at her, almost happy and sad at the same time. It was an unexplainable feeling to know that they named her after him. He ended up quickly hugging her and Robin almost jumped in surprise.

"I'm sorry I missed out on everything. I'm sorry I was never there to see you grow up or to teach you how to live your life.", he stopped for a second, "I'm sorry I wasn't able to be your father."

Robin smiled. "It's okay, it was never your fault anyway."

She then turned towards the crystal, ready to get going with her plan. Both Lucy and her walked towards it, before Robin hovered her hand over it and looked up at Hades.

"You know what? I'd like to thank you.", Lucy said.

Hades looked at her confusedly. "Really?"

"Yes. Because without you, I wouldn't have realised how much getting rid of someone's hope can do."

It was at that moment that Hades realised what they had done. It didn't take him too long to get angry, as he attempted to run towards the crystal and snatch it out of their hands. But at that point it was too late, they had already held it up and it was already glowing, spreading it's power across the realm.

"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill all of you!", he said in rage.

"Yeah, good luck with that."

The world around them flashed like lightning as everyone in sight had disappeared.

[A/N: finally I can get on to the outlawqueen part lol

Honestly, writing emotional moments makes me cringe. I'm not sure why, but I'm generally one of those types of people who cringes at everything like that x) but either way I'm really enjoying writing this and I'm glad that you guys seem to be enjoying it too!

The next chapter should hopefully come very soon, although I do plan on doing some more planning before getting started on it (in case it hasn't become obvious by the poor flaws in the storyline, I didn't do like any planning for this which is part of the reason why I may not do a sequel or at least one very soon lol).

Stay tuned!]