A/N: Three more to go!

Chapter 12: Highway to Hell

Valhalla

Getting through the gates was easier than Tamsin thought. She didn't think saying the ancient words would work. But they did, and here they were. As they got to the lobby, everyone's eyes were on them. "Take a picture, it'll last longer!" She was sick of their stares.

"Tamsin, easy!" Bo calmed her down. "Let's just go to Freya's office, once she sends me down there you can go home" she remembered where the office was, after coming here with Shay years ago.

They got to the door, and instead of knocking and waiting; Bo took a page out of her daughter's playbook. They had no time for subtly. She opened the door and let herself in. "Remember me?"

Freya lifted her head from her papers, laying her eyes on everyone's favourite Succubus. "Who can forget the infamous Bo Dennis?" She saw Tamsin walk in behind her, setting down a small duffle. "You're not welcome here"

"She's with me" Bo said.

"Like that's supposed to mean anything! You're not welcome here either! I told you that twenty years ago. You and that abomination you have for a child!" Freya stood from her desk in anger.

Bo went to lunge at her but Tamsin held her back. "What did you just say about my daughter?!" She struggled in her friend's grip.

Tamsin didn't come here for this, and it was just wasting their time. "Bo, stop it! This isn't getting us anywhere. Freya?" She looked at her former leader. "I know you despise me, and you have every right. I abandoned you, and my sisters. I can only apologise"

Freya held her hand up. "Your apologies mean nothing to me Tamsin…" she rounded the desk. "… You know, I always had high hopes for you. You were top of your class at the academy, and I believed you could replace me one day. But alas, you chose love over your own kind"

"Yeah, I did. Best decision I ever made. I have a Husband I love, and a daughter I adore more than anything in a world. Mark my words, she'll be the strongest of our kind. But I'm not here for any of that, we need a favour" Tamsin didn't care to be here much longer.

Laughing, Freya sat on the edge of her desk. "A favour? You think you can just waltz into my realm, and demand a favour from me just like last time? What could you possibly need from me?"

"I need to get to the Underworld, to my Father's Kingdom…" Bo wasn't beating around the bush. "… The only one who can send me there, is you"

Freya had so many questions, "Let me get this straight. You came here over two decades ago, asking me to send you to Tartarus so you could kill the all-powerful Hades. You succeeded, and now you want to go down to his Palace to what? Have a do over?" she found it hilarious.

"He has my daughter!" Bo got angry again. "I need to get her back. So, are you gonna send me there or not?"

"Not" Freya had great satisfaction letting her down.

Tamsin didn't think Freya would be this childish, but if this's how she had to treat her then so be it. "You know, it wouldn't do well for your image around here if the other girls saw you as an abandoner"

Freya made eyes at her, "Where'd you think you're going with this Tamsin?"

"I just wanna remind you about that time in 97' when you sent four hundred of our sisters to their deaths, just because they weren't living up to their potential. If the girls knew, their devotion for you would vanish along with their respect. But, they don't have to know, not if you work with us" Tamsin had missed blackmailing people.

It was such fun.

"Wow…" Freya couldn't believe this. "… Threats, Tamsin? What makes you think the girls will believe you? You're not one of us anymore!" She wasn't going to let them do this to her.

She was right about that, Tamsin knew the girls wouldn't trust a word she said. "I filmed the whole thing Freya…" she had her insurance. "… I might've been your favourite soldier, but I knew if ever pissed you off you'd make me regret it. I had to protect myself"

"You little bitch!" Freya spat in anger. "I want that tape!" She demanded it.

"You work with us, and maybe we can figure something out…" Tamsin loved the power she held right now. "… If you do as we ask, and send Bo down to the Underworld; I give you my solemn promise as a Valkyrie, that I won't show that tape to anyone"

Freya shook her head, "No! You give me the tape or we don't have a deal"

"You think I'm stupid?" Tamsin frowned at her. "If I give you the tape, I lose my leverage. Then nothing'll stop you from coming after me in the future. You're gonna have to take my word for it"

"You swear?" Freya asked.

Tamsin held one hand up, and the other over her heart. "May Odin strike me down dead if I don't" saying the all father's name, meant business around here.

Which was why Freya knew she was telling the truth. "You know you can't go with her…" she told Tamsin. "… If a Valkyrie sets foot in Hell, we die. She's on her own"

"I'm aware" Bo knew what she was signing up for. She bent down and opened up the duffle they brought. There was no way she was going down their unarmed. She reached in and took out her favourite dagger holster, securing it around her right thigh.

But instead of sheathing an ordinary dagger, she brought the very weapon Ethan's future self had made all those years ago. The one blessed with enough power, that it was strong enough to kill a God. It should do the trick. She hid a few throwing knifes in her boots.

And to round it off, she strapped a gun holster to her left thigh. She wasn't a gun person, but she loved tranq guns. And her lovely Wife developed a strong knock out serum to put enemies out for hours.

Freya just laughed at her ensemble. "Bit much, don't you think?" She'd seen SWAT members with less gear.

Bo stood straight, loading the gun. And looked to Tamsin to help her with an ammo belt around her waist. "Let me give you a piece of advice Freya…" she looked at her while Tamsin secured her belt from behind. "… You may think nothing matters to you. But when you have children, everything changes"

"Well then it's a good thing I don't plan on having kids" Freya hated children.

That made Bo laugh, but it was fine. "Then be prepared to live a miserable and lonely eternity. Your Valkyries love you, sure. But the love I get from my kids is worth more than any kind of loyalty. Tamsin had the right idea when she left this place"

Tamsin had to agree with Bo on that one. "No regrets" she gave Freya a smile.

"Well, this's been fun and all; but I've got a realm that needs running. So, can we get this over with?" Freya was done with this.

"All you" Bo waited.

Freya raised her hand, but glanced at Tamsin first. "When she goes, I expect you to be gone too…" she got an agreement from Tamsin, then used her power to open a portal for Bo. "… Good luck"

Bo gave Tamsin a nod, "When you get back, tell Lauren where I've gone. She won't be happy, but I'm hoping she'll understand"

"You've met Lauren, right?" Tamsin looked at her dumb. Lauren never understood anything that had to do with Bo putting herself in danger. They laughed about it. After-which, Tamsin gave Bo a fist bump. "Do your thing, Succubus" she was rooting for her.

"Thanks, Valkyrie" Bo was glad for the support. So, with one last breath of courage, she stepped into the portal.

It shrunk into nothing until it was gone, and so was Bo.

Freya just looked at Tamsin, "Now it's your turn to vanish. And Tamsin? Let's not do this again" she went back around her desk and sat down.

Tamsin had to laugh at that, Freya was such a bitch. "Have a nice life Freya" she wasn't going to say anything more. So, she grabbed the duffle Bo left and walked out of the office. She was happy to leave this place behind.

She was done with Valhalla.

Hell

The portal opened, and threw Bo out into a large room. The walls were made from stone. And not the nice kind. The air was hot and humid. Honestly it wasn't a good feeling being here. She heard cheering coming from down the hall, and a lot of it. She decided to follow it, her weapons at the ready if need be.

Lifting the tranquilliser gun from her holster, she held it steady. Not sure if she'd need it soon. As the cheering she heard got louder, she knew she was getting closer to finding what it was in aid of. She moved slowly, not knowing if someone would pop out from somewhere.

She got to a large cage door, lifting the latch she let herself inside and continued on her path to locate the sound. The hallway she walked down got smaller, it was like she was in a cave. She realised she had no idea where she was going. Suddenly, she saw a woman with a steel collar around her neck. She was obviously one of her Father's slaves.

But she was also Bo's only hope of finding Shay. Quietly, she snuck up on her. Poking the gun into her back, "Don't make a sound…" she whispered to her. "… I don't wanna hurt you, I'm just looking for my daughter. My name's—"

"Bo Dennis…" the woman answered. "… Daughter of King Hades. Everyone knows who you are. And as for your daughter, taking you to her is impossible"

Bo spun her around and pushed her into a wall, "I don't care! I want to see my daughter, now!" She just replied that she couldn't. "Look lady, I've had a really crappy week. You may be in hell, but I promise you; if you don't take me to my daughter, I'm gonna make this place seem like Disney Land. You got me?!" She shoved her into the wall harder.

"With all due respect, taking you to Shay is something I cannot do. Not because I don't want to, but because she's indisposed at the moment" the woman said.

"Why? Where is she?" Bo asked, letting her go.

The woman stood straight, "She's in the arena, as punishment for striking King Hades in the face. He was very angry" she'd never seen anyone hit him, she wished she knew what it felt like.

"The arena?" Bo realised now. "That's where the cheering's coming from? How long's she been in there?" The woman told her half an hour. "And he hasn't pulled her out?"

"He did, but then she tried to stab him; so, he put her back in" The woman didn't see that coming when it happened.

Bo was proud of Shay for fighting, but she had no idea what happened in this arena. Given that they were in Hell, it couldn't have been good. "How's she fairing?"

The woman smiled, "Well, she's currently undefeated. And there's some strong opponents in there. You've taught her well"

Suddenly, they heard a loud scream. Bo ran to the nearest window, though she couldn't even call it that. It was more like a hole in the wall. She saw into the arena, and saw a man stabbing Shay in her shoulder. It killed Bo that she couldn't help her.

But she didn't have to worry for long, because Shay pulled the knife from her shoulder and jammed it into the back of his head.

Funny, Bo hadn't seen Shay act this savagely before. Well, she had. But that was back when Shay's future self was with them. Bo also didn't recall teaching Shay a technique like that. How did she know to kill like that? And it looked like she was enjoying it.

"What has he done to her?" Bo had to know.

The woman looked over to arena. "That, I'm not sure of. But I can tell you whatever it was, changed her. When she arrived, she seemed so innocent. But now, she just reminds me of the King" she was being honest.

Bo wasn't even going to respond to that. She noticed as she was watching her daughter fight, that Shay was cut up, bruised, even stabbed and yet she wasn't healing. At least, that's what it looked like from here. Did she have her powers in this place?

Before Bo could ask anything else, the sound of a horn went off around them. "What's going on?"

"He's ending the fight…" the woman replied. "… He's probably hoping she's learned her lesson"

"You obviously don't know my daughter" Bo never got Shay to see the error of her ways. She was just too stubborn. Lauren was the only one who could ever get through to her.

"He'll take her back to the dungeons. She has a private cell to herself. I can sneak you in, but after than you're on your own. I have enough to suffer for, without adding treason to the list" The woman was just trying to save her own skin.

Which Bo was fine with, as long as it got her to Shay. "Is there a way out of this realm once I have her? Valhalla and Tartarus have an entrance on Earth, this place should have one too"

That's when the woman decided to laugh, "There's no way out of this place…" she told her. "… Hell is the one place you can never escape. The King has enough power to send you home but he'll never do that. Not after what you did"

"Yeah yeah, I know. I'm a horrible daughter, spare me the speech. I've heard it all before. Look, just take me to my daughter. I'll figure out the rest myself" Bo didn't know what she would do, but she had to get Shay first.

"As you wish, follow me" The woman led her down the hallway, making sure to look for trouble as they went.

Dennis Household

It had been hours since Lauren had heard from Bo. And now she was getting worried. She'd called her dozens of times, and even had Bella try to locate her with magic but she just said she couldn't get a read on her. Which was very strange.

There was nothing Lauren could do for Shay, her body was dead and her soul was gone. So, she decided to check in on Charlie. She'd been sitting with her for the past hour, treating her wounds with Ethan's help. "I know it hurts sweetie, but you have to stay still"

She'd been trying to run a salve on Charlie's bruises, but they were causing her so much pain she kept moving. Lauren was hoping she would've healed but given the amount of injuries she had, her healing ability was maxed out.

Ethan held her hand, "Hey, just focus on me. Okay? Talk to me, about anything. Like, that time we went camping two years ago. Do you remember?"

Charlie breathed through her pain, "Yeah, I remember"

"Good. Remember how, when we were making smores and Patrick accidentally set himself on fire? That's gotta take your mind off the pain, right?" He laughed, remembering.

"A little" Charlie laughed so hard that night.

That seemed to do the trick, as Lauren was done with her work. "I started out hating that day…" she told them. "… Camping is my least favourite activity. But then, when we were all around the fire, having a good time; it felt nice. Until, Patrick's leg caught fire. Then it was ruined"

"Is Mom back yet?" Charlie asked.

Lauren went to stand next to her, touching her bruised cheek. "Not yet sweetie, but she will be soon. You just focus on getting some rest, okay? Don't worry about anything" she kissed her head.

It wasn't hard for Charlie to fall asleep, she was so tired. So once she dropped off, Ethan and Lauren left the room. "Between me and you, I think there's a lot of things to worry about" he told his Mother as they entered the hallway.

"Like?" Lauren asked.

"Like, where's Mom? Why haven't we heard from her since she left? I called Grandpa, he said she went to meet with Aunt Tamsin. I've tried calling her too but she's not answering—"

"That's probably because she's downstairs…" Patrick interrupted them. "… She wants to talk to you, it's about Mom" he looked directly at Lauren.

Who had a knot in her stomach, what could possibly be wrong now? "Make sure you stay up here. Play some video games, or hang out with Bella. Just, don't come downstairs. Aunt Tamsin and I need to talk in private" she watched Patrick go to his room.

Ethan didn't know what he was supposed to do. "Should I stay with Charlie? In case she needs anything?"

Lauren shook her head, "No, she'll be out for a while thanks to the painkillers I gave her. I actually need you with me. You're the only other grown up here, and I could use the support"

"That's all you'll ever get from me Mom" he smiled at her, then followed her downstairs. Where they saw Tamsin waiting with Sasha in the living room.

Tamsin told her daughter to go to the car, but Sasha wanted to hear what she had to say. "Bo's in the Underworld. She had me take her to Valhalla so Freya could send her there. She told me to come and fill you in. And before you get mad, she knew you wouldn't let her go if she told you. So, she's hoping you'll understand why she didn't"

Taking a breath, Lauren turned away. She couldn't believe Bo would do this behind her back. Actually, she could believe it but that didn't mean she was okay with it. "I wanna hate her so much!" That wasn't possible though. "She should've told me!"

"Mom, I know you're upset. But it's not a big deal, we'll just go down there and get her. Problem solved" Ethan figured it was so simple.

Tamsin had to tell him otherwise though. "No go buddy. The only one with enough power to send you there is Freya. My old Mistress. And judging by how much it took to get her to send Bo, I don't think she'd be open to a repeat. There's nothing anyone can do, not from here"

Then Lauren thought of something. "What about Bella? She was powerful enough to send Bo to Limbo, maybe she could open a portal so we could go down there. Bring her down here please" she tapped Ethan's shoulder, watching him run off.

"Lauren, even if you get there; you'll never survive. That place is Jack's personal playground. He runs every inch of it. Nothing goes on without him knowing. Even Bo knew that, and she went anyway" Tamsin warned her.

"That's because Bo never thinks of herself!" Lauren got mad. "She never understands, just how important she is to this family. It leads her to make stupid decisions! And I wanna hate her but I can't!" She exhaled.

Tamsin took Lauren aside, "You know why she makes those stupid decisions, right?" She knew Lauren was having a rough time, but she also knew that Bo wouldn't want her going to the Underworld. "She does it because she loves you. And the kids. I never understood the way she did things before, but becoming a Mom opened my eyes"

"To what?" Lauren asked.

"That there's no such thing as logic or reason when your family's in danger. Bo's doing what she does best; she's saving the day. The only way she knows how. You can't go down there Lauren, she wouldn't want you to" Tamsin hoped to get through to her.

Lauren understood everything she was saying, but it didn't make a difference. "What if it was Dyson who was in trouble?" She turned it around on her. "Would you wait at home? Or would you do something about it?"

Sighing, Tamsin had to tell the truth. "I'd go after him, or die trying"

"And that's exactly why I can't just stay here…" Lauren heard Bella come down the stairs with Ethan, wondering what she was needed for. "… I know you're probably pretty tired from earlier, but I need to ask you something"

"Anything" Bella didn't care.

"Is there any way, you can open a portal to the Underworld?" Lauren had to be sure it was possible first. Because if it wasn't then this was all for nothing.

Bella though it over, "Uh, there isn't exactly a specific spell for it. But that doesn't mean I can't craft one myself. It's gonna take me some time though, unless—" she paused, but then just shook her head. "Never mind"

Ethan stepped closer to her, "Unless what?"

The only reason Bella didn't bring it up was because she knew her Mother wouldn't approve. Not after what happened earlier when she sent Bo to Limbo. "If I use normal magic, it'll take me a while. But I might be able to cut some corners, if I use dark magic again"

Lauren immediately shook her head, she wanted Bo back but she wasn't going to put Bella in danger in the process. And Bo wouldn't want her to either. "No, not happening. Not after what I saw earlier"

"I can handle it…" Bella told her. "… Besides, what other choice do you have? If we wait too long, then something bad might happen to Mom. It's just one spell. It's not like earlier, I had to keep that chant going to give her enough time in Limbo. Opening a portal is different"

Not knowing what to do, Lauren looked at Ethan. He normally had words of advice, but right now he was quiet. This really was their only choice. "Alright. But the second you start to feel different, I want you to stop. Portal or no portal, got it?"

Bella nodded. "Got it. I'll go get my book" she ran off upstairs.

"You think she can really do it?" Ethan asked.

Lauren didn't have any doubt. "Oh trust me, she can do it. I just don't want her to get sucked into that dark power. It doesn't matter how strong her will is, it'll overtake her eventually. We'll just have to keep an eye on her. I won't lose anyone else"

She was taking a stand.

"You won't, I promise" Ethan gave her a side hug. Knowing she could use it.

Hell

Bo had been following the strange woman for almost ten minutes. They had to keep stopping to hide so the Guards wouldn't see them. Finally, they made it to a dark corridor. "Shay's cell is down the hall and on the right. The Guards never bother to stay down here, since the Prisoners are so well behaved" they never spoke back.

In fear of what punishment would await them if they did.

"Hey? What's your name?" All this time Bo never bothered to ask.

"Gloria" she said.

Bo held out her hand, waiting for Gloria to take it. "Thank you Gloria, I don't know what you did to deserve ending up here. I can only apologise for the way my Father's treated you" she shook her hand.

"I appreciate that. It's clear that you're nothing like him. Good for you" Gloria gave her a smile, then left to return to her duties.

After she left, Bo walked down the hallway. Hearing the moans of other beaten prisoners as they sat in their cells. She didn't expect anything nice considering this was Hell, but her Father truly was a monster. She got to the end of the hall, and turned to her right like Gloria said.

It didn't help that it was so dark down here. "Shay? You in there?" She tried to call out to her. "Please kid, if you're in there answer me"

Shay emerged from the shadows, her arms were covered in cuts, she had bruises on her face and a split lip. "Why're you here?" Her tone was dry.

"What'd you mean, why am I here? To take you home, what else?" Bo noticed her daughter's body language, she seemed different. Just like in the arena. "Shay, what's he done to you?"

"What he always does…" Shay said. "… He tortured me"

Bo hated seeing her so broken. "I know, I saw what he made you do in the arena. Don't blame yourself for those deaths, you were just defending yourself. You survived" she wasn't mad at her.

But Shay just frowned at her. "Why would I blame myself? Killing is what I'm good at. What I've always been good at. He made me this" she gestured to herself.

Okay, no Bo was confused. "Shay, I don't understand. You just met him, how could he have changed you so much?"

Shay walked towards the door, holding onto the bars. When she looked at her Mother, she saw happy memories of her childhood, but mixed within them were the unhappy ones. The memories of her and Bo fighting, shouting at each other from her other life.

And the worst one of all, when she saw her slit Lauren's throat when she was three years old.

"It's what Father's do, isn't it?" Shay gave a cryptic answer. "I gotta say though, Taft's fighting cage's a picnic compared to this" she just laughed.

Bo frowned, "How'd you know that name?" She and Lauren never once mentioned Isaac Taft to their children. He was someone they left in their past.

"Kinda hard to forget a guy who tortured and experimented on innocent Fae. Me, being one of them. The memories have been coming back in pieces but, they're becoming clearer now" Shay said.

"What memories?" Bo didn't like this.

Shay just looked at her, "Memories of watching you slit Mom's throat, being raised by that psychopath, being beaten, punished-" she had to pause before she spoke again. "Having a dagger slice through my heart!" she felt it. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Bo didn't know what she was supposed to say. She didn't even know how this was possible. Did her Father do this? How could he do this? To give Shay her memories of her former life, it just wasn't feasible. "Shay, we can talk about all this when we get home. Right now, we need to leave"

"There's no escape from this place!" Shay yelled. "And even if you managed to get me out of this cell, you can't take me home. I'm dead" she didn't think it was possible.

"How can you be dead Shay? You're here. You're flesh and blood…" Bo pointed to her wounds. "… Last I checked, ghosts don't bleed. We'll figure out the rest later, but we have to go!" She tried to break the handle of the door. But it wouldn't pudge.

Shay watched her struggle. "You don't think I've tried that? If I can't break the lock, then there's no hope for you. Being Fae means nothing here. Why'd you think I'm not healing? I'm not a Hybrid here, I'm just a girl" she realised she didn't have her powers when she got punched in her first fight. A guy split her lip and it didn't heal.

Bo didn't know what to do. Then she remembered. "Well, I might not be a Succubus here. But I'm still a Mother…" she unsheathed the blessed dagger from her holster. "… A Mother, with a dagger blessed with a ton of dark magic!" She brought the blade down on the lock, and sure enough; it broke in half.

To be honest, Shay didn't think she'd do it. But she remembered the blade. "You kept that thing, all this time?" She waited for her Mother to open the door.

"Of course I did, this thing saved our lives" Bo replied.

"I know, I remember" Shay nodded.

Bo took a moment to look at her, she looked like she'd been through the ringer. "I'm so sorry this happened to you sweetie. And I'm sorry we didn't tell you about your other life. We just wanted you guys to be happy. Can you forgive me?"

Sighing, Shay stepped closer to her. "The old Shay would be stubborn about it and probably hold a grudge. But, I'm trying to suppress her. I won't lie, the new fighting skills came in handy. But, I remember how dark I was, and I don't wanna be that person again. I get why you didn't tell us"

"You don't have to be that person if you don't want to" Bo said.

Shay fell into her Mother's arms, hugging her tight. "I was so scared when I got here. And that's saying something coming from me. I didn't think you'd come for me" she was scared of that too.

Bo pulled back, "You're my daughter, Shay. I will never give up on you. Besides, I know what my Father's capable of. I wasn't gonna let him hurt you again. But I guess my timing was poor" she hated that she was too late to save Shay from her Father's evil.

"You're here now, that's what matters" Shay went in for another hug.

Suddenly, they broke apart when they heard clapping. "You've just made my afterlife. Hello Bo" he smirked at her.

"Father" Bo stared him down.

The two of them caught in a battle.

The only question was; how would it end?

A/N: Oooh, Bo and Jack come face to face. What's gonna happen?! Give me your reviews, I love to hear what you think.