Belle and Aurora had kept a careful eye out, but never came across anymore monsters. This made them more nervous than if they had come across another monster. The girls worried about what Skyla was planning for them next.

"I don't see how we can possibly solve this labyrinth," Aurora said. "I mean, we don't know where we're going; we're wandering aimlessly. We have no way of knowing what direction we're going in. We could be walking in circles, and we wouldn't even know it."

"I know." Belle was beginning to feel like this whole thing was useless, too. "But, what are our other options?"

"We don't have any," Aurora admitted. "I feel so bad for Princess Snow White. She's counting on us to save her."

Belle put her hand on Aurora's arm. "I know things look desperately hopeless right now, but we will save the princess."

"Or die trying," Aurora muttered.

Belle did not have anything to say to that, and she didn't even want to think about dying here. But, what if she made it back home and Adam really didn't want her anymore? A life without Adam was no life at all. What if Belle was like Meg and had nothing to lose? Belle pushed the thoughts out of her head. She was not giving up without a fight. She would fight to save Snow White, and she would fight to keep Adam.

Sweet Pea suddenly started squeaking and pacing anxiously on Aurora's shoulder. Aurora took her in her hand.

"Sweet Pea, what is it?" Aurora asked.

The chipmunk jumped from her hand and started running away. Aurora chased after her and Belle chased after Aurora. Sweet Pea ran into a dead end and huddled in a corner. Aurora knelt down and picked her up. The girls turned around to leave, but now there was a wall in their way; they were trapped. The ground underneath them opened up and they fell through. Aurora clung tightly to Sweet Pea. The drop was only a few feet, so the girls were not hurt.

"I can't see anything," Aurora said.

"Don't move." Belle felt along the walls. "There's only one way for us to go. We should stay close and keep talking so we don't lose each other."

"Belle, I'm scared."

"I am too. But, whatever happens, at least we're not going through this alone."

Aurora hugged Sweet Pea close to her. She wished she could see the bright side of everything like Belle could. But, in reality there was no bright side to this situation. They were walking in total darkness, with no idea what was waiting for them. They had no real way of solving the labyrinth and saving Snow White. And who knows what's happened to the other girls?

Belle reached out for Aurora. "Do you hear that?" she asked.

Aurora listened. She could hear voices not too far from them. "Yeah. Who do you think that is?"

"I don't know. But it sounds like female voices," Belle said.

"There's another turn," one of the voices said.

"What if it's where we came from and we just went in a big circle?" said another.

"Hello?" Belle called out as they got closer.

"Who's there?" That voice sounded like Jasmine's.

"Jasmine?" Belle asked.

"Yes…?"

Aurora sighed in relief. "Jasmine, it's us; Aurora and Belle."

"I'm so glad we found you," Jasmine said. "Pocahontas, Ariel and Esmeralda are with me as well."

Belle and Aurora hurried over to them.

"Did you fall through holes, too?" Belle asked.

"Yes," Ariel said.

"Do you know what's going on?" Aurora asked.

"No," Esmeralda replied. "But, we have our theories."

"I don't suppose any of those theories have good outcomes, do they?" Aurora asked, even though she knew the answer.

"No," Pocahontas said. Pocahontas continued to explain hers and Jasmine's theory about Skyla just doing this to torture them.

Then Esmeralda explained hers and Ariel's theory about the lair being in the center of the labyrinth and this path was leading them further way. Both theories ended with their deaths.

xxx

"After everything we've been through, it just doesn't make sense for Eugene and me to wait to get married," Rapunzel was saying. "I mean, he's already died once, and I'm practically walking on thin ice right now."

"Oh, for the love of Zeus, would you please shut up!" Meg snapped, rubbing her temples. Not only was Rapunzel's constant need to hear own voice annoying, but Meg really didn't want to hear about her marrying Flynn.

Rapunzel giggled. "Ya know if you marry Hercules, Zeus would be your father-in-law."

Meg didn't want to talk about her marrying Hercules, either. "I know."

"It suits you, though," Rapunzel said. "You look like a Greek Goddess."

Meg raised an eyebrow at her. "Really?"

Rapunzel smiled. "Oh yes. Definitely."

"Thank you," Meg said, slowly.

"Look, Meg, I know things are hard for you and Hercules," Rapunzel said after a few moments of silence. "And I know you feel like you have nothing to lose. But, what I'm trying to say is, if you need a friend, I'm here for you."

Meg just stared at her.

Rapunzel continued, "If we make it out of this alive it's only because you and I worked together. We've been in on this together from day one, and we're going to finish this together. When everything is over, I don't want us to go our separate ways like nothing ever happened."

Meg knew then she would never have Flynn. Rapunzel was the sweetest girl she had ever met, and she couldn't take the man she loved away from her.

"Help!"

"Someone's in trouble!" Rapunzel exclaimed. "It could be Snow White. We have to help her."

"Rapunzel, no!" Meg tried to stop her, but Rapunzel was already running away.

Meg chased after her. Rapunzel didn't see the hole until the last minute. She tried to stop, but fell in. Meg dove for Rapunzel and was barely able to grab her hand in time. Meg tried to pull her back up, but she was lying on her stomach and it made it difficult for her to lift Rapunzel.

Hands wrapped around Rapunzel's ankles and started pulling her down. Meg tightened her grip on Rapunzel's hand. She frantically searched for something to hold onto, but she was being pulled into the hole, too. Rapunzel let out a small scream as they both tumbled down. Meg landed on Rapunzel and quickly rolled off her.

"Rapunzel, are you hurt?" Meg asked.

"No, I'm okay."

"We need to get out of here," Meg said.

"We're so glad we found you, Meg."

The voice sounded very familiar to Meg, but she couldn't place it.

The voice sounded strange to Rapunzel, almost like it wasn't human. "Who's there?" she asked.

"Pain and Panic."

Meg was completely taken off guard. "What are you guys doing here?"

"Hades sent us," Pain said.

Rapunzel's heart almost stopped beating at the sound of his name. "Ha-Hades? As in God of the Underworld?"

"Yes!" Meg, Pain and Panic said in unison.

This is it, Rapunzel thought. We're both gonna die right now. Wait…

"Do you know them?" Rapunzel asked Meg.

"Yes," Meg replied. "They're demons. I used to… work with them."

"You… used… to… work… with demons?"

"That's a long story for another time," Meg said. "Why did Hades send you here?"

"Skyla made a deal with Hades," Panic said. "If he got her out of the ground, she would give him her soul and be his slave. But, once she was free, she fled."

"Your ghost friends told him where she was," Pain continued. "When he learned that not only was Skyla trying to skip out on their deal, but she was also planning on killing you, he was pissed."

"What do you mean?" Meg asked.

"Things may have gotten a little hairy between you two with the whole Hercules thing, but he let his revenge take him over. He's never wanted any harm to come to you," Pain explained.

"That's right," Panic said. "We're here to help you. Skyla's soul belongs to Hades, and he will get it."

Meg couldn't help but smile. She reached over and took Rapunzel's hand. "Rapunzel, we're going to be all right. We're gonna be able to get out of here and go home."

"What about the other girls?" Rapunzel asked.

"They're down here, too," Panic said. "They all fell down holes like you. Hades formed these underground paths for you. Skyla can't see you down here. The other girls are heading this way now."

"This path will lead you straight to Skyla and Snow White," Pain told them.

"But, we can't see anything," Rapunzel said.

"Oh right." Panic created a fire in his hands, then lit a lantern that Pain was holding.

"Good luck." Pain handed Meg the lantern, and they disappeared.

It wasn't long until the other girls showed up. When they saw Meg and Rapunzel, they ran towards them. Pocahontas was the first to reach them. Rapunzel greeted her with a hug.

"We're getting out of here!" Rapunzel cried.

"What's going on?" Jasmine asked.

"It's too much to try to explain," Meg said. "But this path will lead us to Skyla's lair. We have to hurry."