A/N: Time for Trick's blood writing consequence. Hope you get it when you read it. Enjoy!

Chapter 11: Bad Gains Are True Losses

Reality

Bo shot up on the bed, gasping. She was sweating profusely from the journey. That took a lot out of her. But she was trying to navigate through what Ronan told her. If he was telling the truth, then things had just gone from bad to worse.

"Bo? What is it? Did you find her?" Lauren was at her side, she had to admit that being here while Bo was under terrified her. It also worried her that she saw Bella smile wickedly when her daughter was chanting the spell. They had to watch that.

"Kind of" Bo tried to get a hold of her breathing. She needed to adjust to being back in the living.

Bella felt a little tired from that spell, but honestly it also felt like it fuelled her. That spell was awesome. But she also felt the power luring her into the darkness. She couldn't let it. "What'd you mean, kind of?"

Averting her eyes away from her daughter, Bo just looked at Lauren. "We need to talk"

Lauren was already panicking. "Bella? Go to Charlie's room, see if she's okay. I need a minute with your Mom. But you did good, okay?" She gave her a smile, then closed the door after she left. "Tell me what happened" she sat beside Bo on the bed.

"I saw Ronan…" Bo started with that. "… Since he and Shay died at the same time it makes sense that he's there. But he told me Shay was claimed as soon as they landed there"

Frowning, Lauren had never heard of such a thing. A soul couldn't be claimed once they were dead. Could they? This was Trick's territory. "Claimed? By who Bo? Who claimed her?"

"My Father" A knife went through Bo's heart as she said the words. And she could see the same reaction on her Wife's face.

"Ronan told you that?" Lauren didn't want to believe it. She couldn't. "Bo, you can't believe a sing word that comes out of his mouth! You know he's only saying this to mess with you-with us!"

Bo didn't think so though. "Lauren, he has nothing to gain from messing with us. Not anymore. You didn't see the look on his stupid face. It was a look of pure satisfaction. He got a kick out of telling me. Knowing that our victory came with a price..." she sighed. "... And when he said she was claimed; I knew it was Jack. I could sense it"

Lauren just started shaking her head, "No! We killed him over twenty years ago! That blessed weapon was supposed to obliterate his soul. How can he be alive?" She couldn't believe this.

"Technically, he's not…" Bo said. "… But I'm guessing when I killed him, his soul was sent back to Hell. And being the all powerful God that he is, it doesn't surprise me that he found a way to move between the realms" classic Jack.

"If he's been able to do that all this time, then why hasn't he come for you? He must want revenge for what you did" Lauren didn't know him well, but everything she'd heard from Ethan and Shay's future selves was enough.

Bo wondered that to. "Maybe he can't. Maybe his soul is bound to the afterlife, and all the realms that live within it. Shay was with me that day, when I killed him. At least, a version of her was. He must've remembered her"

"But why take her?" Then Lauren realised. "Unless, he wants to use her to try and come back. Even when we die, our souls still hold our powers" she knew that.

This made Bo so sick to her stomach. "I can't believe he's doing this again. We went through so much to fix their future, and now he's back to screw it up all over again. We need to figure out how he'll use her. What's his plan?" She was lost.

Something she always used to be years ago.

"To be honest, I'm a little more worried about what he'll do to her…" Lauren only had one thing in mind. "… You didn't see inside Shay's mind back then Bo—you didn't see what he did to them. He's a monster! We can't just leave her with him!" she remembered everything Shay's future self showed her before.

The punishments.

The daggering.

The abuse.

She couldn't let her daughter go through that. "It was that kind of trauma that made her the emotionless killer we met twenty years ago. I made a promise to her that I wouldn't let her become that person, and I intend to keep it!" She'd never forget that day.

Bo sat up, holding her hands. "And I'm gonna help you keep it, I promise. We're not leaving her there. We just need to go to his realm and get her back. Bella can—"

"Bella can't!" Lauren stopped her. "You should've seen her when you were under Bo. Her face when she was chanting—" she let out a breath. "The feeling of all that dark power made her smile. She liked it. I already lost one daughter to death, I won't lose another to darkness" she wasn't going to do this anymore.

"Okay!" Bo stood and brought her into a calming hug. "Okay. I hear you. We won't use magic. This's the Fae world, there's always another way. I'm gonna go and see Trick, he'll know what to do. He always does" she gave her a small smile.

Lauren hoped that was true. "And what if he doesn't this time?"

Bo had no choice but to remain optimistic. "Then we'll keep looking!" She had to yell. " I am not, going to let my Father come back now and ruin our lives. He doesn't get to do that! This's my family, not his!" She calmed herself. "Just, stay here. I'll be back" she kissed her cheek, then left.

After she left, Lauren rounded Shay's bed and sat next to her. " I promise sweetie…" she moved a lock of hair away from her cold face. "… You won't become that person. I won't let him do that to you" she was hell bent on keeping her promise.

Hell – Hades' Castle

Ticking.

That's all Shay could hear, was the ticking of a clock. She opened her eyes, and saw the most unusual chandelier hanging over her. It was made of a metal she'd never seen before. Then she realised she was laying on something. She sat up, finding herself in a massive room with a bed beneath her.

"This is, strange" she was so confused.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps coming from the two big wooden doors on her right. She jumped up, and looked around for the nearest weapon. She found a sword mounted on the wall, so she took it and held it ready.

The door opened, and a woman walked in. Her clothes were torn, and she looked as if she hadn't had a shower in weeks. Not to mention the steel collar around her neck. "Please, there's no need for that. I'm not here to hurt you"

"Really? Then why don't you tell me who you are, and how the hell I got here?" Shay wasn't dropping the weapon until she knew what was going on.

The woman sighed, she wasn't privy to all the information. "I cannot discuss this matter with you. Please…" she gestured to the door. "… The King wishes to speak with you. He can answer all of your questions"

"King?" Shay was lost. How the hell did she end up in a King's house? She could sense that this woman didn't want her to hurt her, so she dropped the sword. "Why did the King take me from Limbo?" She remembered that much.

"The King doesn't give a reason for the things he does. Given his superior status, he doesn't need to provide one. I'm assuming he took you because you're important. As for why, I cannot answer that. We must hurry, he despises tardiness" the woman went to the door.

Shay had a question before they left. "What's that made of? I've never seen anything like it" she pointed to the chandelier she saw when she woke up.

"Human remains" The woman answered simply, then led her out of the room.

What scared Shay wasn't the fact that it was made of bone, but how easily it rolled off the woman's tongue. Clearly, things like that were common here. Which only made her wonder, what the hell was this place?

Throne Room

On the way over, Shay looked at every window and all she saw was darkness. But she kept following the woman to the King's Throne Room. When she got there, she saw an older man sitting on the throne. "So, you're the King?" She'd never seen him before.

"I am…" he smiled at her. "… Leave us!" He addressed the slaves in the room. He got up, and walked over to her. "You really are the spitting image of your Mother" he couldn't get over it.

"Which one?" She asked him, he replied; Bo. "So, you know my Mom?"

He nodded, "Oh yes, intimately…" he chuckled. "… Where're my manners? You must be thirsty, can I offer you a drink? Or maybe something stronger? You could probably use it after the day you've had" he gestured to his personal bar.

"You're right, I could…" A drink sounded so good to her right now. "… Whiskey, neat" her favourite.

Obliging, he walked over to the bar and fixed two glasses. "I'm glad you're a whiskey girl, it means you have class" he handed one to her, giving it a knock with his own.

Shay didn't know who this guy was, or why he was so intrigued with her. She took a sip, then laughed. "Look dude, I appreciate the drink. But, why don't you tell me what I'm doing here? You don't mind me calling you that do you? Or, would you prefer your Majesty?" She didn't bow to anyone.

He just laughed, swirling his drink in his glass. "I've had many names over the course of my long life. As for the formalities, they don't apply to you Shay"

She didn't like the way he was looking at her right now, as if he knew more than he was saying. "Who are you?"

"My name, is King Hades. Famously known as the God of the Underworld. And also, your Grandfather…" Jack watched her face become shocked. She was clearly confused. "… Bo is my daughter"

Shay didn't say anything, she just drank what was left of the whiskey and helped herself to some more. But it still wasn't enough. "My Grandfather is the God of the Underworld…" she had to repeat it, it was real. "… Is that where we are?"

He nodded, "More or less"

"What'd you mean? Are we, or aren't we?" She needed a straight answer.

"Years ago, I had dominion over a place called Tartarus. But, your Mother banished me from that realm. So, I was sent back here…" he looked around the room. "… To my first creation" he finished his drink.

Shay still didn't get it. "And where is, here?"

Jack met her gaze, "You're in Hell, Shay"

She almost had a heart attack, but quickly recovered. "Huh. Funny, I've always known I'd end up here sooner or later. I'm not exactly a model citizen, topside" she wasn't ashamed to admit that.

"No, you're not…" he smiled. "… You're a rule breaker, like your Mother. But, unlike her; you don't try to pretend to be someone you're not. You own it. You're fearless. I'd like to think you get that from me" he gave her a wink.

"Okay, uh; Hades, is it?" She didn't know what to call him. But he he told her to call him Grandpa, because that's what he was. "Yeah see, I already have one. His name's Trick. You can't expect me to be so open with you. We just met!"

Was he crazy?

But there were things Jack knew, that clearly Shay was oblivious too. "She never told you, did she?" He had to laugh, his daughter really was a piece of work. "This isn't our first encounter Shay"

She frowned, "What're you talking about?"

"When I said your Mother banished me from Tartarus, I was being careless with the truth. Twenty-six years ago, she entered my realm with one goal in mind. To kill me. And she succeeded, that's how I ended up here" He explained it.

"What's that gotta do with me?" She didn't get it.

He took steps towards her, "She wasn't alone in her quest. You, were at her side. And you were rather angry with me. When Bo told me who you were, I was confused myself. I knew I had no Grandchildren at the time, but there you were" he remembered it so clearly.

Shay shook her head, "This makes no sense!" She shouted at him. "If this's some kind of joke, it's not funny! I think I'd remember you" she never forgot anything.

"No, you wouldn't…" Jack took the glass from her and set it aside with his own. "… Come with me, there's something I want you to see. Don't worry, you can trust me" he gave her a charming smile.

But Shay wasn't buying it. "I'm in Hell, and you're the guy who runs it…" she let out a sarcastic chuckle. "… That'd make you the Devil. Being trustworthy isn't in your nature"

He bowed his head, this girl was sharp. "True. I can be a bit devilish sometimes. But, it's different with you. You're my Family—my blood. I only want to show you something. There's no catch. Besides, it's not like you have anything better to do"

Sighing, Shay realised he was right. She was stuck here. Although, she was hoping her Parents were trying everything on their end to get her back. They wouldn't leave her here, would they? "If I go with you, it doesn't mean I trust you" she made that clear to him.

And he understood. "Fair enough. Follow me" he led her out of the room and into the hallway.

They walked down a long hallway, and as they did Shay could've sworn she heard screams echoing around her. She was to scared to ask where they were coming from. This was Hell, after all. Her journey came to a halt when they reached a dark room. "Is the power out or something?" She saw no lights.

He looked at her with a smirk, then snapped his fingers. The room was covered in a warm glow from hundreds of candles that hung on the walls. As well as another chandelier. "Better?"

"Much…" Shay nodded, "… So, what's this thing you wanted me to see?" She didn't see much around. Just glass jars and boxes.

"This's where I keep all my special relics…" he told her. "… One in particular, is very rare. Care to take a look?" He waved her over to one of the stands. Opening up a black box, and reaching inside. He held a small spray bottle.

She just laughed, "What's that? Chanel No. 666?" It looked like an old perfume bottle.

He had to admit, that was funny. "I promise you, Chanel's got nothing on this!" It was precious to him. "It's a very special kind of mist. The main ingredient, is Unicorn blood"

And now she was grossed out. "What? Unicorn blood?!" She made a face. "Dude, that's disgusting! Please don't tell me you actually wear it!" She wanted to vomit.

"It has no scent…" he said. "… And it's not meant to be worn. The properties within have a unique ability. See, Unicorns are fifth dimensional creatures. They can experience thousands of worlds and lives all at once" he found them fascinating.

"Good for them, I guess?" She wasn't sure how she was supposed to take that.

He lifted the top off the nozzle. "Good for us too!" He exclaimed. "See, another thing I should've mentioned earlier; is that I already know everything about you Shay. And your brother, Ethan. All because of this wonderful invention" he waved the bottle about in his hands.

This encounter was giving her the creeps. No wonder her Mother didn't tell them about him if he was this crazy. "And what exactly do you think you know about me?"

"I know that you're in love with a young Valkyrie named Sasha…" he'd gotten her attention. "… I know you're relentless when it comes to getting what you want. You're overprotective, headstrong, love challenging authority and making bad guys suffer"

"A little Unicorn mist, told you all that huh?" She asked.

He decided to get to the point. "Let's see what it tells you, shall we?" Without warning, he sprayed the mist in her face.

Shay coughed as she inhaled the cloud of dark purple mist. And just like that, she felt her brain being torn into two. Floods of memories flashed before her eyes, things she'd never experienced but in another way she had. Because they were her memories, just of a different life.

She saw a ruined world.

She saw her Mother dying at the hands of her other one.

Her brother stabbing her in the heart.

Sasha beaten, with her wings clipped.

And Hades, who she now knew as Jack. And in another life; her Father.

Shay fell to her knees, breathing deeply. She didn't know how but those memories had melded with her current ones. It was like she'd lived two lives. "You evil bastard!" she lifted her head, looking at the man she loathed.

"There's my girl!" he clapped his hands, laughing. He'd used this mist years ago. And thanks to its wonderful abilities, he now had the memories of two lives. Of a future that was never fulfilled. "I've missed you Shay" he continued to smirk at her.

Clinic – Trick's Room

Traffic was crazy.

But it wasn't too bad, it gave Bo time to try and think about a plan. Though, it was never that simple. She came up empty on that front. But she finally managed to get to the Clinic. Since Ronan was gone now, and the threat was over; Dyson had Trick placed back in his room at the Clinic. He still needed to be monitored.

Bo ran straight to Trick's room, and found him in the middle of tearing out his I.V lines. "Trick, no!" She stopped him from moving, she could see it was killing him. Emotionally and physically. She asked a nurse to come and check him over, she gave him the all clear. "You're no good to us dead Trick. What the hell were you thinking?"

"I know about Shay…" he calmed himself down but he was still devastated. "… Why didn't you call me Bo?" He demanded an answer. "You're my family, and I have to hear about her from Dyson!" He was powerless in this bed.

Bo felt bad for not calling him, but she had her reasons. "I'm sorry, but I was a little busy consoling my Wife!" She took a calming breath.

He cried, "This's all my fault"

She was confused, "What? How'd you figure that?" He didn't kill Shay, how could he think this was his fault?

"My blood!" He exclaimed. "Writing in it only ever brings about suffering and death. My own Granddaughter" he wiped his tears.

Bo gave him a hug, "I didn't come here to blame you Trick. I can't go back and change what happened. The fact of the matter is, Ronan was just too smart for us. Certainly smarter than Zee and Hera ever were"

"Have you tried summoning her spirit from Limbo?" Trick asked, composing himself. "Just to see if she's okay" he couldn't imagine how scared Shay must be right now.

"I did one better; I actually went there…" she explained to him how Bella borrowed a book from his vault to send her there. He was mad, but he got over it. "… Ronan was there. He told me that Shay's soul had been claimed by someone else"

Trick didn't like the sound of that. "By who?"

"My Father…" she told him. "… I think he's taken her to his realm. But what I'm having a hard time understanding, is that I banished him from Tartarus when I killed him. How could he go back?"

Sitting up, Trick explained it to her. "There're four levels to this world. One, the Higher Heavens…" he pointed up. "… Two, Earth. Three, otherworldly realms such as Valhalla, Limbo, and Tartarus-"

"And the fourth?" Bo asked.

"The lowest of the low…" he said. "… More commonly known as the Underworld. Or, Hell. When a soul is banished from the otherworldly realms they have nowhere to go but down. When you killed him, he was most likely sent back to his original domain. The Underworld he created at the dawn of time" he'd read the stories.

And boy, did they explain a lot.

"Are you telling me, that my daughter is in Hell?" Bo exhaled loudly, rubbing her tired eyes. "She must be so scared. And if she's stuck with him, who knows what he's doing to her—" she remembered something Lauren said. "Is it possible for him to use her power to return to Earth?"

Trick wasn't so sure about that. "I can't say for sure without seeing evidence of a similar situation. But he must've claimed her for a reason"

"Trick, I know you don't like messing with this kind of stuff but is there any way for me to go down there and bring her back with me?" She needed an answer.

He thought hard, "Well, that book Bella stole-sorry, borrowed; is full of spells that have the power to do what you're asking. But they're rooted in Dark Magic. If Bella uses them, she will be at risk of succumbing to it. Surely, there's safer way…" he thought again. "… What about Freya?"

"The Mistress of Valhalla?" Bo remembered her from the day she killed her Father. She and Shay were able to get to Tartarus because of her. "You think she'd really help me again? I wasn't exactly nice to her the last time we spoke"

Trick didn't have any other options. "Maybe she'd be a little more forgiving, if you went to see her with someone who knows her well"

Bo understood where he was going. "Tamsin…" Just because she hadn't served her Mistress in years, didn't mean that Tamsin wasn't free to come and go through Valhalla as she pleased. It was after all, the home of her kind. "… Last I checked, she hates it there"

"Perhaps she'd be willing to set her hatred aside if it meant her daughter could be happy again. Sasha will be lost without Shay, she loves her just as much as we do. Maybe more. Tamsin's not the emotionless mercenary she was when we met her. She's your only hope Bo" he was sure of it.

And she knew he was right. "Yeah, okay. I'll call her and tell her to meet me at the Dal. You, stay in bed. We've lost too much already, we won't loose you too" she kissed his head gently.

Without Trick, Bo would be lost. He was a part of her conscience, he told her what was best for her. She shouldn't need someone to do that at her age, but she wasn't afraid to admit that she did. He was her voice of reason. And she needed him around.

"Bring her home Bo" Trick wanted his Family back to the way it was.

Bo was determined, "I won't stop until I do" she wasn't giving up.

Not ever.

The Dal - Later

Her talk with Trick helped, and it was good that she didn't have to worry about him killing himself trying to get out of bed. The bar was closed, given that they were in a family crisis. She helped herself to a few shots of vodka. It was needed. She poured another glass when she heard Tamsin come in. "Thanks for coming T"

Tamsin took the offered shot, and knocked it back. "Yeah of course, anything you need. Look Bo, I'm really sorry about Shay. I can't imagine what you and Lauren are going through. It kills me to see Sasha going through all this pain. If there's anything I can do, just say the word"

"I'm so glad you said that, because I need a favour…" It was good she offered first. "… To cut a long story short, my Father has Shay down in the Underworld. I need you to take me to Freya, she's the only one who can open a portal to his realm"

Stammering nervously, Tamsin took a breath. "I dunno Bo, I'm not exactly welcome down there anymore. Not since I renounced my status. They're not big on starting families. I did, so they shunned me. I'm not even sure the Gates will open for me"

"Tamsin, you're my last hope…" Bo was desperate. "… If this was you, and Sasha was the one who'd been taken; wouldn't you do everything you could to save her?"

It was against her better judgement, but Tamsin couldn't tell Bo no. She'd never forgive her, and neither would her own daughter. "Alright, I'll try to get you in. But if Freya agrees to it, and sends you down to the Underworld; I can't go with you. Valkyries are forbidden from going there"

"Forbidden?" Bo didn't get it.

"Yeah, ever since Freya tricked your Pops with her necklace; he got really pissed. He placed a boundary around his Kingdom in Hell, forbidding any Valkyries from entering. It's the first thing we learned at Valkyrie school" Tamsin had grown up on those stories.

Bo was amazed at the lengths her Father went to. "Sounds like him. Wait, you said Kingdom? Does he have a house or something?" She was confused.

Tamsin thought Bo would've read up on this. "Not a house; a castle. And he is the King down there. Hell's just like every other realm, it has its own civilisation. Except, it's all slaves. Humans and Fae who've ended up there after death. He puts them to work"

"Well, I'm gonna make sure his Kingdom falls…" Bo had given herself a mission. "… I told Lauren I wasn't giving up, and I'm gonna make good on it. I need my daughter back. So, are we good to go?" She was ready to do this.

Honestly, Tamsin had missed this. It was like the good old days, when Bo led their team with fierceness. "You know me Succubus…" she smiled at her. "… I'm always up for a fight. And this isn't just over some grudge; this's family. Shay's like a daughter to me too. Who knows, maybe she will be someday"

"Yeah, maybe…" Bo had to laugh at that. "… If you'd told me when we first met that we might end up being in-laws, I would've laughed in your face"

Tamsin laughed too. "And yet, here we are. So, let's take one last drink. Just for old times sake…" she poured two more shots of vodka. They clinked their glasses and knocked them back. "… Now, let's go get your girl" she was ready.

Dyson probably wouldn't approve of her going on a mission this dangerous. Her sister Valkyries, wouldn't take kindly to her entering Valhalla after being shunned. But she was doing this for Bo, and for her daughter. Sasha's happiness meant more to her than anything.

"Let's do it" Bo led her out of the bar, she had weapons in her car ready for when they got there.

It was time to save her daughter, and kill her Father.

Not necessarily in that order.

But more importantly, she was going to live up to the promise she made to her Wife.

A/N: See, this is the only form of Valkubus I will ever enjoy. When they team up. I'm sorry to anyone who still ships them, but they just didn't make sense to me. Anyway, hope you're all loving the last few chapters. We've got four more to go. Leave me your thoughts.