{Fair Warning! Not much has happened since the last update. I wanted to have one more chapter to get into Meg's past and mind before moving on. So, in other words...if you wanted Meg and Creon to see each other again in this; I have failed you! *cries* BUT...they will in the next chapter, I promise! Don't hate me! *hides under coffee table*}

….Hercules took her hand, and stayed silent so she could speak. With a deep breath, she began. "Herc I….I should've mentioned this earlier to you. Uhm….King Creon," she paused, getting caught on her words again. Meg knew Hercules loved her; he wouldn't have given up his dreams for her if he didn't. Right? Looking up into his eyes again, she was finally able to swallow her fears. He won't change because of this, but he'll finally have a stupid pet name to call me…..princess. She rolled her eyes; smirking to the thought for a moment, and finally continued. "King Creon is my…father." She said, saying the final word softer than she'd planned. As expected, Hercules eyes widened in an 'is that what she just said' kind of way. "H-King Creon is your…y-your father?" He asked stuttering. Oh gods…he's gonna kill me! Hercules thought. It all made sense now, but it didn't make things any easier. Being a hero of Greece; he knew practically all the royal families. Thebes was where most of the monsters attacked though, so he had come to know Meg's father very well. Hercules knew about Creon's wife, his son's deaths, about his two remaining children, but…he never spoke about his youngest daughter. Creon would always get so upset when he thought about her that Hercules never even asked what her name was. Now that he knew; he wished he had asked earlier. "Herc, I haven't seen my father in almost three years." Meg stated; bringing him away from his thoughts. "After this fight we had…..I left." She ended shamefully; letting a single tear escape her violet eyes as she hugged her arms. Her father had been right all along, but she refused to believe him. It took Adrian's ultimate and completely heart-breaking actions to finally see what her father had been trying to prevent….betrayal.

-Flashback-

…"Hades?! Hades I beseech thee. Hear me, and answer my call. I'm in need of your help!" Cried the young girl as she entered the temple of Hades. Her voice echoed throughout the dark building, and although she was utterly terrified; she stood with confidence. She waited but…nothing. Within those seemingly endless moments, her hope seemed to vanish, and tears streamed down her face. "Please." She wept, falling to her knees. And after sitting there for what seemed like hours, to only be a couple minutes in fact; she finally heard a deep, menacing chuckle creeping up behind her. Out of instinct, she immediately stood and turned to face the figure, but…she saw no one. Blinking away the remaining tears from her eyes, she spun her head in every direction; looking for the owner of the laugh she heard. I'm not crazy, I know I heard someone! She thought, stepping forward. "Hello?" She asked; only to hear the echo of her voice on return. Her patience seemed to vanish just as quickly as her hope did before; she was beyond mad. That emotion was only forced to hide her fear though, but she would never admit to it. "Okay look! I'm in no mood to play your silly little game…now, show yourself!" She yelled. This time, she finally got a response. "Woah-ho-ho, she's got some sass! ….I like it." Cooed the lord of the underworld. It may not have been the reply she was expecting, but it was a reply none the less. The god stood before her in an instant, and with a spider-like hand extended in greeting; he finally introduced himself. "Babe…the name's Hades; lord of the dead. Hey, how ya doin'?" While looking between the hand placed before her, and his oddly colored eyes that seemed to be looking straight through her; it took a few moments for the young woman to actually understand what he had just said to her. With a subtle nod, she finally answered the most hated god in the cosmos. "In all honesty…I've been better." He all but smirked back, a smirk so twisted; it would've made fully grown men run, crying to their mothers. But I don't have a mother to cry to….No. This isn't the time to think about her; this is about Adrian! She mentally scolded herself; shaking away the memories from her mind. Looking back up into Hades' demonic eyes, she finally blurted out what she had come to say. "The man I love is dying, and you're the only one who can save him! Please…I'll do anything." She pleaded; slightly choking on the last sentence as if she regretted her choice of words. Hades was more than pleased with her statement, but he wanted to drag this out as long as he could. He could tell that she was desperate, and waiting would only increase her desire to agree to the deal plotting in his mind. He needed someone like her.

Many of the monsters he wanted on his team had weaknesses for beautiful woman, and this girl was a perfect match even for her age. What 14…15 maybe? Hades thought as he eyed her up and down again; who could possibly say no to this? "Humm….anything, you say?" Hades asked with a hand under his chin, as if he was thinking hard on her offer. She gulped with a soft, yet fearful nod. "Y-Yes. IF…you save Adrian!" Hades waved off her comment as if it meant nothing though. "Of course, of course. I save lover-boy and YOU….join my team? We have a deal?" He asked; hand extended for her to shake. She looked at him skeptically, crossing her arms over her chest. "Join your team? Wha-What's that supposed to mean?!" He backed his hand away momentarily and answered. "I MEAN…sell your soul to me. Ya' know; live in the underworld, do whatever I say, yadda yadda, and so on." He said quickly; almost sounding like someone listing side effects for a dangerous medication. "My soul? Don't you have enough-"he interrupted though. "But I don't have a LIVING soul! …Especially one as pretty as yourself." He added, spinning around her; weaving his fingers through her auburn curls. Not moving an inch; she watched him from the corner of her eye as fear took over again. Her heart pounded against her chest so hard that it almost hurt, and what scared her most…she couldn't hide her fears; his touch was too powerful. Taking a deep breath, she returned her gaze back to Hades, and nodded. His menacing grin widened even greater than before as he clicked his fingers, and a contract appeared in front of her. With another wave of his hand, a pen formed in his grasp, and he handed it to her. "Just needs your signature, babe. Oh! And might I add…...lover-boy's time is running out, and fast." That was all she needed to hear; without reading a single word, she signed herself over. Hades continued to smirk; this was all too easy. Letting out a defeated gasp, she dropped the pen and it vanished the second it touched the ground. She looked at her name and realized how much more it meant on this piece of paper; she was now bound to Hades, the lord of the underworld….forever. She held out a shaky hand for him, and Hades shook it. Just as their flesh made contact, a glow ignited the room. And as though her body itself was being torn from the inside out, she fell to her knees and groaned in pain. Hades finally released his hold, and watched the young girl stumble to the floor and start coughing violently; trying to catch her breath. With another grin, he took hold of the contract and spoke. "Lover-boy is safe and sound, so….you belong to team Hades now, my little" looking at the bottom of the page, he finally spotted her name. "My little nut-Meg….you have three days." And with a flash of thick smoke, he vanished. His last words lingered through the temple but mostly… in Meg's mind. Forever in the depths of the underworld with Hades; and only three days of freedom left. Meg sat on her knees feeling physically and mentally drained; her eyes glistened with tears that she couldn't force back. They cascaded down her face, and she wasn't even sure what kind of tears they were. Joy, sadness…terror? She slowly stood; leaning against the statue for support. Lover-boy? Who's lover….Adrian?! She thought; ignoring the pain coursing through her entire body, as she ran out of the building.

"Pain…Panic!?" Stated the fiery god of the underworld to his two minions. "Yes your most lugubriousness?" Asked the cautious, mauve colored demon. Hades answered with a devious grin; "I have a special job for the two of you." He paused, thinking of the correct words to say to his simple-minded imps. "Go 'woo' little Miss Megara's boyfriend….make her realize how much he really loves her." He ended mockingly; shooing the demons away to go complete their task. Before exiting, they shared a grin and enthusiastic nod. "Yes sir!" They boomed simultaneously; bolting out of the room.

…"What are you going to do?" Hercules asked. What Am I going to do? She thought. "I….I guess I'll have to confront him. If he thinks I'm here, he'll want to speak with me." Meg answered; pausing to let out a sad chuckle. "Tell me how stupid I am for not listening to him." Herc immediately felt bad for her, but didn't know what to say exactly. Since nothing could really come to his head, he wrapped his arms around Meg, and pulled her into another hug. "You're not stupid;" he whispered in her hair. She smiled; hating how giddy she felt when she was with Hercules, but loving practically every single thing about him. And after three years with no one, it was refreshing to actually have someone care about her. Throughout her servitude in a 'literal' hell, she had come to understand so many things about the world, and how awful it could be. Meg also realized how much she missed her family; how much they really meant to her. So many nights she had dreamed of freedom, and being with her family again; even if it was just for a moment. It was the only thing that kept her going; that small hope of seeing their faces again. Now that she had that chance…it was a terrifying feeling. I guess I never realized that I would one day GET my freedom. Meg knew she wanted them back in her life, but….did they want her? After stabbing them in the back and running away when they were only trying to save me…...why WOULD they want me in their lives? She thought to herself. But…I'll never know if I don't try; at least I'll be able to apologize, even if they don't accept it. Taking Meg by the hand; Herc helped her to her feet, and gave her a reassuring smile. "Everything's going to be fine, I promise." He said while guiding her up towards the entrance of the garden. That's what you think. Meg's cynical mind replied, but she immediately shook the thought away and tried convincing herself that Hercules was right. Everything's going to be fine. Everything. Is. Going. To. Be…...a disaster. Who am I trying to fool?! Looking at Hercules through the corner of her eye, she could see the determination in his expression. He really is a Wonderboy; trying to save one 'damsel in distress' at a time. But, it looks like he's about to witness what the world's really like…an underworld on Earth. She thought to herself once more, holding back the urge to roll her eyes. No turning back now.