Galatea returned the garden that same night and sat by the fountain. She looked into the water and suddenly there was that familiar…evil voice…
"Hey Gal."
Galatea tensed and spun around to face Hades.
"What do you want?" She asked, her voice quivering slightly.
"Relax Gal. Hades. Lord of the Underworld- how ya' doing?"
"I know who you are Hades. I asked you a question." She crossed her arms.
"Well. Here's the thing. I need you to give up your strength for the next 24 hours."
"Why? So you can actually beat me for once?"
Hades grew angry. "You leave me no choice." He snapped and Athes was there, gagged and chained.
"No!" Galatea gasped. She grew angry. "Let him go!"
"Compromise…"
"Alright."
Hades held out his bony hand and Galatea looked at her hand and then put in the god's hand. Then, she started to grow weak.
"YES! A done deal!" Hades celebrated, and he went over to Athes. "Okay, you too. You did your part. You're good to go." He snapped and Athes was free.
"What do you mean?" Galatea asked, suspicious.
"I mean Athes was working for me the whole time. Everything you did. Was a lie."
"No! Galatea. It's not true!" Athes ran over but Gal pushed him away.
"Traitor." she whispered.
"Now, sorry to leave this fun little entertainment, but I've got a movie to catch! Say goodbye to your family Galatea!"
And he went to take over Mount Olympus…again…and along the way- hurt Galatea every possible way.
"He knows how much I love my family…all because of you…I have to…"
There were screams from Thebes.
Hades voice still rung out, "Oh yeah- cooked up a few monsters. They won't stop until you fight and beat them Wondergal!"
Galatea went to go fight. But she was easily beaten.
"Ha! See I told you! She's just a little girl. A weakling. A good for nothing…"
"Hey!" Athes punched the man who said that. "Don't you dare talk about her that way. You know nothing." Then, he looked over to Galatea who was trying to beat the wind titan. She finally knocked the powerful thing off the cliff and it …blew away, scared. But it also shifted the wind so a column toppled over. "NO!" Athes yelled, his eyes widening.
He pushed Galatea out of the way. She rolled to the edge of the cliff and stood up.
"Athes! No!" She cried and ran to the column and tried to lift it.
Nothing. Hades learned from his mistakes. Galatea hadn't been promised her strength back if a loved one got hurt.
Suddenly, Pegasus came by and on him was Megara, Phil, and Hercules.
Galatea was glad they were still alive and she hugged them.
They told her that Hades had come and tried to attack them, but Hercules took care of him. Hades left, but he was headed for Olympus.
Hercules lifted the column off of Athes and Galatea crawled over to him.
"Why Athes?" She asked.
"People do dumb things when they're in love." Athes smiled and then winced from the pain.
"Athes." Gal whispered. She had figured he loved her before…she had been right. Even though she knew the truth now…he really did love her.
Hercules out his hand on Galatea's shoulder and Phil promised to watch over him for Galatea.
Megara, Hercules, and Galatea climbed aboard Pegasus and he glided along the sky and the kingdom of the gods came into view.
Hercules freed everyone and gave Galatea a smile and wink.
She nodded and caught up Hades, who was running away, he had lost…again!
"Give it up." she said darkly, and the wind blew through her hair, making the chill- ice.
Hercules threw her his sword and she put a single hand up and caught it. She put the sword to Hades' throat. "I'm going to finish what I started. And you're not getting off easy." It was slightly off, because a sword can't kill a god. Gods are immortal.
"You!" Hades scoffed. "A girl!" He chuckled. "you remind me of Meg." He snapped his fingers and Meg disappeared from next to Pegasus and was suddenly chained up and gagged next to Hades.
Hercules saw memories flash before his eyes. Meeting Meg, their playing hooky, her sacrifice for him, their kiss, their wedding, and daughter…But when he signed the deal with Hades in the stadium, seeing Meg chained up…
"No!" Hercules charged and Hades yawned as he pushed over a column. The Hades set Meg free- history was about to repeat itself.
Hades tied the gods up once more, and everyone watched in horror as Meg ran toward the unknowing Hercules. She skidded to a halt though in front of fallen column. Too late.
"Hercules! Please! Talk to me! Push the column off…please!" Meg cried. And Galatea and ran over and helped move the column.
Zeus and the other gods watched grimly; except for the smiling Hades.
Hercules lay on the ground, pale, lifeless…
Meg held him in her arms and cried.
It was too much. Galatea was struck with horror as she watched Hercules go limp.
"Wonderboy!" Meg screamed.