A/N: Daddy/Daughter showdown!

Chapter 13: The Devil's Daughter

Hell

Jack stood there, with two of his guards. He sensed Bo as soon as she entered his realm. But he wanted to see how things would play out. "Well, I must say; that, was very moving. Nothing like a good old Mother/Daughter reunion to warm your heart"

"Says the man without one…" Bo knew he didn't have one. Not someone as evil as him. "… I'd say it's nice to see you but, we both know I'd be lying. I'm taking Shay, and I'm leaving. Try and stop me, I dare you" she showed him her special dagger.

He remembered it well. "You think that scares me?" He laughed at her. "You forget yourself Bo. You're not in your world, you're in mine. I'm a King. Nothing, scares me! Besides, if you kill me; then you've got no hope in Hell of returning Shay back to her body. Pun intended" he worked it in.

Bo wasn't going to believe his lies. "Liar! Her heart's beating, that means she's alive. And if she's alive, then I can take her home. What do you gain by keeping her here? She has no powers so you can't use her. So, what is it?"

"Simple…" he said. "… Holding Shay here, hurts you. Or is there some other reason?" He always had an ulterior motive. "I guess it's just something you'll have to find out later. But in the meantime, how about some dinner?"

"I told you, we're leaving" Bo didn't want his stupid dinner.

Jack shook his head, "Oh really, and how'd you intend to do that? Do you even know how to get home? You didn't think this through, did you? I'm the only one who can send you back, and I don't feel like it right now" he was being childish about it.

Anything to piss her off.

He had her there, Bo didn't think about getting back. She just wanted to get to Shay. Because if she could do that then she could figure out the rest later. She wasn't a Plan kind of girl. That was Lauren's territory. She could only imagine what her Wife was thinking right now. No doubt Tamsin had told her about this trip.

"Why're you doing this?" She asked him.

"I'm a King, I don't need a reason…" he gave her the most devilish smile. "… Now, you can either follow me to the dinning room, or my Guards will drag you there kicking and screaming"

Bo held the tip of her dagger under his chin, "I said, we're leaving. And as long I'm carrying this, I'm the one calling the shots. So, send us home; or I'll slit your throat. Good luck healing from that without your powers"

He laughed, "I never said I was without mypowers…" he used his hand to push her away, watching her roll onto the floor. "… What kind of King would I be without them?" He grabbed Shay by her hair, holding her for Bo to see. "I'm sick of your defiance Bo. First, you kill me. Then, you break into my realm and threaten to do it again. It's like you want me to get angry"

Recovering, Bo got to her feet. She still had the dagger, but now he had Shay. "Let her go!"

"That's one option. Or, I could do this—" he plunged his hand through Shay's back, wrapping his hand around her heart. Hearing Shay scream was music to his ears. "What's worth more Bo? Your daughter's life, or taking mine?"

Bo watched Shay begin to spit blood from her mouth, she couldn't believe he'd do that. If she gave up this dagger then there was nothing stopping them from getting killed.

He'd have all the power.

Which was how he liked it.

"Wow, are you actually thinking about it? I don't know about you Shay, but I'm a little shocked with your Mother. She's actually debating, where or not to save you. And you always said I was a bad Father" he spoke in Shay's ear.

At this point, Shay didn't care if her Mother chose the dagger over her. At least this piece of shit would be dead for good. "Do it Mom—" she coughed up more blood, feeling the ache in her chest. "Kill him!"

Sighing, Bo shook her head. "I can't!" She lifted her gun from its holster and dropped it to the floor, along with the knifes she'd brought and her ammo belt. "I'll always choose you Shay" she threw the dagger over to her Father, watching it fall by his feet.

What kind of Mother would she be if she let her daughter die?

Jack's smile grew wider, "And there it is, compromise…" he pulled his hand back from Shay and healed her before pushing her over to Bo, who embraced her. He picked up the dagger, wishing so much that he could destroy it but he knew it wasn't possible. "… Follow me" he turned around and walked down the hall.

Bo held Shay under arm as they followed him. She really wished she'd told Lauren now, maybe then they could've worked out a back up plan in case this went south.

Which it had.

Dennis Household

Bella had been hard at work, reading over her book of dark magic and had finally found the spell she was looking for. Only, there was a slight problem. One her Mother wouldn't be happy with. It required a lot of Dark energy, which would mean she'd have to embrace it completely.

If she did then there'd be no coming back. She didn't want that for herself.

So, she spent the rest of the time creating a new spell. One that worked a little differently, but still had the same goal. To bring Bo and Shay home. But she was going to need a few things. She grabbed a pen and paper from her room and ran downstairs.

When she got there, she noticed Tamsin and Sasha were gone. Her Mother said they went home, Sasha still wasn't dealing with Shay's death very well and Tamsin was worried about her. No one could blame her. Patrick was told to stay with Charlie upstairs, just in case she needed something.

Bella grabbed some salt from the kitchen and began pouring it on the floor in the shape of a circle. Salt was a Sorceress' main tool. And she was so glad they hadn't run out.

"All this to open a lousy portal?" Ethan never thought it'd be done like this.

Bella shook her head, finishing the circle. "This isn't to open a portal. Turns out, that particular spell requires a pretty big sacrifice. Let's just say, it's not worth the risk. But, I've come up with another way to get them back" she began writing Bo's name, and Shay's on two separate pieces of paper in ancient Fae runes.

"Which is?" Lauren asked.

With the papers written, Bella looked at her Mother. "I'm gonna summon them. But, there's a hitch in my plan. I need a part of them, to bring them here. The easiest solution is blood. I can use your blood to represent Shay since she's half of you. But for Mom, I'm gonna need her actual blood. Using mine isn't strong enough" she thought she'd be able to since she was half of Bo.

But the spell didn't allow it.

Luckily for her, Lauren had a solution. "Leave that with me, just make sure everything else's ready. I'll be right back!" she walked to the back door, and out to the garage where her home lab was situated. She needed a bigger space, so they renovated it.

A few months ago, Bo was infected by a slimy UnderFae. Ethan gave her his blood to heal her, but Lauren still wanted to make sure she was cured so she drew some blood and kept it in a chilled storage unit.

Human blood would've expired by now, but because Bo's blood was Fae it was stronger. And lasted longer when stored. So, Lauren grabbed a vial and ran back into the house. "There you go, straight from the source. Is that all you need?" She handed the vial to her daughter.

"Pretty much, I just need yours and then we're good to go" Bella burnt the papers with their names on it, and left the ashes in a bowl. She poured Bo's blood into the bowl, and then waited.

Lauren told Ethan to grab her a small knife, when she had it she sliced her palm and squeezed it over the bowl Bella was holding. Pain wasn't an issue. Getting her Wife and Daughter back, was.

"All you sweetie" she gave her a wink, then stepped back watching her hand heal up instantly.

Bella mixed the blood and ashes, then poured it over the circle of salt. She used her magic to ignite it. A ring of Fire rose from the mixture of salt and blood. "Here goes nothing" she closed her eyes, and began chanting a strange language.

Since she was so new with this, it was going to take a while for her to prefect it, she just hoped it wasn't too late already.

Hell

Bo sat across from Shay at the dining table, while Jack sat at the head. He'd laid out quite a spread. She wasn't even going to begin to comprehend how all this was possible. Food, drink, lights, all other luxuries that shouldn't be possible in a place like this.

Jack was loving his rib-eye steak, but could see the girls weren't in the dining mood. He recalled having similar problems with Shay when she was young. In their other lives. "Veggies Shay…" he tapped her plate with his knife. "… Eating them will make you stronger"

Shay picked up a carrot, and threw it across the room. "You won't like where I put the next one" she warned him.

He just laughed, so immature. So he turned to Bo. "Are you worried it's poisoned?" He asked her.

"The thought crossed my mind" She answered.

He just laughed, "Believe me, if I wanted to kill you I wouldn't poison you. That's no fun. I'd just slit your throat. I love watching people struggle as they cling to their last breath" he said it as if it was a completely normal thing.

But it wasn't.

"You're psychotic, you know that right?" Shay looked at him, he hadn't changed. She kept remembering everything about her past life.

"I prefer the term, high spirited…" he stared at her, giving her a smirk. "… And if I recall correctly, you used to enjoy the same type of fun. Slaying those who annoyed you. It made me proud to be a Father"

Shay banged her fist on the table, "You're not my Father anymore!" She looked at him with such disgust. "You never were, and you never will be again. Got it?"

He raised his eyebrows, hearing her talk to him in that kind of manner. "I see the old Shay is shining through. Honestly, I think you've had it quite easy…" he turned to Bo. "… Raising Shay and Ethan the right way, instead of my way"

"I undid the damage you inflicted on them, not that it matters now…" Bo hated it that Shay could remember everything. She and Lauren had spent years trying to erase everything her Father had done. To give Shay and Ethan a good childhood. "… I know what you did to them. Made me glad that Aife gave me away"

She couldn't begin to imagine what her life would've been like if he'd raised her. Or the monster she'd be now.

Jack placed the blessed dagger on the table, showing his authority over them. "Careful girls, you're starting to hurt my feelings. It'd be a shame if this slipped out of my hand and into someone's heart. Wouldn't you agree?" He wasn't going to take back talk.

"I couldn't give a shit…" Shay said, "… Go ahead, stab me. At least I'd be rid of you!" If death was the only way to get out of here then she'd consider it.

"Something I don't understand…" Bo spoke. "… Why claim Shay's soul at all? What's your angle?" She knew what he was like. "Is it to steal her power? Must be hard to do when she doesn't have any" she didn't understand what his aim was.

He sighed, wiping his mouth with his napkin. "I claimed her for two reasons. One, it would hurt you. And two, I always thought more of Shay than I did Ethan. He was so righteous and noble, it made me sick. My influence didn't affect him at all. But it affected you" he turned to Shay.

"Are you talking about how you turned me into a killer? Yeah, I remember. And it wasn't something I was grateful for!" Shay lifted her plate, "This's what I think of you!" She threw it to the floor, along with the rest of her food. "I don't want anything from you. You're nothing!"

While Shay distracted him, Bo glanced at the dagger. He wasn't watching it anymore. So she took a shot, and grabbed it. She stood behind him and placed it under his chin. "One move, and you can say goodbye to your vocal chords"

Jack didn't see that coming, but as his guards were about to storm in, he sent them away. Telling them he could handle it. "Is that smart?" He asked her. "After all, I'm the only one who can send you home"

"Well, if there was ever a time to bargain, it'd be now. Send us home, and I'll let you live. Don't, and I'll kill you right here" Bo wasn't playing around.

"Then you'd be stuck here forever" He said.

Bo shrugged, "At least you'd be gone. Who knows, maybe this place will grow on me. What's it gonna be, Dad?" She drew blood under chin, hoping it would provide some incentive.

But Jack wasn't easily manipulated, or beaten. "I'll take option three; my way!" He elbowed her in the stomach, and disarmed her. As she was about to get up, he grabbed the dagger and tried to stab her, but she was holding him off.

Shay went to help, but she suddenly found herself feeling rather woozy. Like she was floating, until she saw a bright light.

Then nothing but black.

Dennis Household

It felt like Bella had been chanting for hours, because they kept watching and nothing was happening. The ring of Fire was still there, and growing brighter. But nothing else. Also, Lauren noticed that Bella was starting to bleed from her nose. This was obviously hurting her. "Bella, you have to stop!"

"NO!" Bella yelled, she wasn't giving up. "I'm almost there, I can feel it!" She kept chanting.

Just as Lauren was about to pull her away, the circle grew even brighter. The flames rose, and when they went out; Shay was standing in the circle, while Bo was on the ground with none other than Jack over her. He had the blessed dagger in his hands, ready to drive it through her heart.

Sensing the change, Jack looked away from Bo and to his surroundings. This wasn't his dining room. And he saw Ethan a few feet away, along with Lauren and another young girl he'd never seen. "Well, this's awkward"

Ethan acted first, running faster than ever and tackled the man to the ground. Punching him repeatedly. He used every inch of his Hybrid strength. But it didn't seem to make a difference, because not long after he was thrown across the room.

"You never learn boy!" Jack got up, dusting himself off. Looked like Ethan hadn't changed in this life. He always had to be the hero.

"Ethan!" Shay went to check on him, helping him up. Looking at him, she remembered everything from her former life. He'd protected her in both lives.

Ethan smiled at her, "Good to have you back" he never thought he'd be this happy to see someone who annoyed him so much.

Bo pulled Bella away from Jack's reach, backing up into Lauren who also couldn't believe Jack was here. "Bo, he's got the dagger" she saw that he held the blessed blade in his hand.

"That's right, I do…" Jack smiled, holding it up. "… Which means I hold all the power. I have to say, I didn't expect to be resurrected. But clearly, I misjudged just how powerful your children are. You have my sincere gratitude, sweetheart" he gave Bella a smile.

And she didn't care for it. "I'm not your sweetheart. But you're right, we are powerful. And we hate it when people steal our things" she held out her hand, using her magic to take the dagger away from him. She caught it in her hand, and gave it to Bo.

Bo had to laugh, she loved her kids. "Who's got the power now?" She looked at him.

"Well, I must say I'm impressed…" he didn't think any of his Grandchildren would possess the power of magic. "… You know, with the proper guidance, you could go very far" he sensed a hint of darkness in this girl, but it was new. It hadn't always been there. Maybe she'd been experimenting with Dark magic.

Still, there was potential there.

Bella backed into Lauren's arms. "I'm good, thanks" she didn't need any guidance from someone like him. She could sense the evil within him. It made her feel horrible.

"I'm getting a bad case of déjà vu right now…" Jack said. "… Do you feel like kicking me in the face again like last time? What about you Shay? This's your last chance to get true revenge" he raised an eyebrow to her, laughing.

"I'm ready for you to go back to Hell" Shay replied. She didn't even want to look at him anymore.

Such a simple answer, Jack was unimpressed. "Na, I think I'll stay. Thanks to this little one here…" he pointed at Bella. "… I've been given a second chance. One I don't intend to waste"

"I find it hilarious you think it's a choice…" Bo wasn't going through this again, she'd spent twenty-five years trying to undo the damage he did to her kids. She wasn't going to let him come back and do it all over again. "… Bella? Hold him please"

Bella was happy to, and held him in place with her hand. "He's strong, I can't hold him for long" she could feel him fighting it.

"Ethan? Help her out, I'm ending this!" Bo waited for Ethan to join hands with Bella so she could use his power to magnify her own. With Jack frozen in place, she approached him with a smirk. "And here we are again. When're you gonna learn not to piss me off?"

Jack struggled, he was trying to fight it so badly. But Bella was strong. Too strong for a girl of her age. He underestimated them again. And he was going to pay for it. "Third time's the charm" he remembered each time Bo had stabbed him with that blade.

Once, when he inhabited a shapeshifter as a decoy when he poisoned Shay years ago. Then again, when Bo came to Tartarus.

"You wanted to be King, now you are. So, do me a favour?" Bo held his left shoulder and drove the dagger through his heart with her right hand. "Go back to Hell, and stay there!" She twisted it, hearing him scream. "Goodbye, Father" she hoped to never utter those words again.

With a foot on his chest, she pulled the dagger back and watched him fall to the floor. His body began to crumble into pieces of dust, until there was nothing left.

Bo turned around, seeing the smile on Lauren's face. She smiled back, and held her hand out. Once Lauren took it, she pulled her over and into a kiss. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you" she hugged her tight.

As much as Lauren wanted to be mad, she couldn't. Because once again, Bo had more than proved herself. And pulled off the impossible. "Forget it, it doesn't matter. I'm just glad you're back…" she kissed her again, then pulled away to see Shay. "… Both of you. Get over here!" She waved her over and engulfed her in a hug, she didn't want to lose her again.

Bella hugged Bo, "I didn't mean to bring him back with you, who was he?" she'd never seen him before. "You were in Hell, so was he the Devil?" that's what was coming to mind.

Bo didn't want to talk about Jack, he wasn't important. "Yeah, he was. You don't have to worry about him now. And I don't blame you. What you did was amazing. If it weren't for you, Shay and I would be stuck down there right now. You saved us" she hugged her again.

While they were all having their family moment, Ethan was feeling confused. That man, almost felt familiar to him in a way. And what he said to him after he threw him across the room. He said, Ethan would never learn. As if he knew him. There was more to this. And he had a feeling his Parents knew all about it.

Whether they would tell them though, was another issue all together. So he decided to change the subject for the moment. "Hate to cut this moment short but, what about the body upstairs?" he had to ask. "I mean, how can there be two of you?" he looked at Shay.

"I can answer that…" Bella raised her hand. "… I added something in the spell that brought you guys here. I made it so you'd have corporeal form when you returned, which basically means this's you now. Your other body vanished as soon as you stepped out of the circle. You're welcome to check" she said to her brother.

Ethan shook his head, "I'll take your word for it" far be it from him to question a Sorceress.

Lauren could tell Shay was different, "Hey? Are you okay?" she hoped to god Shay wasn't traumatised. Being in Hell couldn't have been nice.

"Yeah, I'm good. I just wanna shower, and then see Sasha. She's probably freaking out. I think it might be good to see her too" Shay let go of her Mother and walked upstairs.

Bo knew she'd have to explain to Lauren what happened, so she told Ethan and Bella to clean up in the living room while she took Lauren upstairs to talk.

Bo & Lauren's Bedroom

As soon as they got into the room, Lauren knew something was wrong because Bo closed the door after them. Probably in case the kids heard them. "Okay, you've officially got me worried. What's going on?" she sat on the edge of the bed.

Bo joined her, "It's Shay. Jack did something to her while she was down there. He found a way to give her the memories of her other life…" she made eyes at her hoping she'd catch on. "… She remembers everything Lauren. Coming back from the future, what happened when she got here, and everything she had to suffer with when she lived with him"

"Oh my god!" Lauren covered her mouth in shock, "How the hell was he able to do that?" Bo told her that Shay didn't say. "Is she okay?" even though she asked her earlier, Shay said no. Which obviously wasn't the truth.

"Not really, but I don't know how we're supposed to help her. She's got the memories of two lives, it must be so confusing for her…" Bo sighed, dropping down next to Lauren. "… Bella asked me if Jack was the Devil. We never told the kids about him"

Lauren rested her chin on Bo's shoulder, cuddling her side. "Well, we agreed it wasn't important. But that was when we thought he was gone for good. Is he really dead this time?" she has to ask.

And Bo nodded. "Yes. One hundred percent. This was just a freak accident. I had no idea you were trying to bring us back when he grabbed me. Or I would've pushed him away a lot quicker. I didn't want them to ever lay their eyes on him. He's done enough damage"

"Maybe it's time we come clean with them…" Lauren said. "… They're not kids anymore Bo. They're all adults. They can handle it. Or, is it because you're scared of what they'll think of you when they find out who he is?" she knew Bo too well.

"A little" Bo muttered.

She didn't even like hearing it herself. Being the daughter of Hades wasn't something that was fun. And she didn't want her kids to see her in another light.

Lauren used her hand to turn Bo's head towards her. "Hey? You're their Mother, and they love you. I love you too. And I certainly didn't feel any different when I found out, and neither will they. You're nothing like him Bo" she gave her a kiss.

"I wanna believe that, but a part of me must be. He's my Father, there's gotta be something inside me that's half of him" Bo had to consider it.

"Genetics doesn't determine your nature babe…" Lauren didn't believe that for a second. "… Even if someone's born of evil Parents, doesn't mean the child would be evil too. It's all about nature versus nurture"

Bo had to laugh at that, "And we all know my nature, don't we?" Her nature was to feed, like all Succubi do. But she had made a decision. "What'd you say we wrangle the kids and tell them all about the Grandfather they never knew?" It was time to tell them.

"Don't you mean the Grandfather that's currently finding a new home in our vacuum cleaner?" Lauren could hear it in the distance from downstairs.

"Him too" Bo chuckled, getting up and bringing Lauren with her as they went downstairs.

Later

Bo decided to help with the clean up first, before they spoke to the kids. And just as they finished, Charlie finally woke up from bed. She was feeling a lot better, the rest really helped. Bo asked them all to sit on the couch while she and Lauren stood opposite.

"You guys are probably wondering why that guy seemed to know me so well. Honestly, it's something we—I, should've talked to you about. His name was Hades, and he was my Father" she finally said it.

They all just stared at her, except for Shay. She just stood against the wall with her arms folded. She didn't want to talk about him anymore.

"Hades?" Patrick repeated, "As in, the Greek God of the Underworld? Is that why I love Greek yoghurt so much?" It was a genius even question.

Charlie frowned at him, "Did you seriously just ask that?" What kind of question was that? "He's gotta be adopted, right? I mean, I can't be the only one who thinks that" he was so dumb.

"Screw you! It was just a question!" Patrick defended himself.

Lauren clapped her hands loudly. "Stop it! Charlie, leave him alone. He's not adopted. Believe me. And if I didn't heal instantly I would have the stretch marks to prove it" he definitely wasn't adopted.

"Gross!" Bella made a face.

Bo got her attention again. "Anyway, I just wanted you guys to know, that just because my Dad is the Devil, doesn't mean there's evil inside you too. That's why I didn't tell you. It can drive you crazy thinking about it, trust me" she knew all too well.

"He called me, boy…" Ethan said. "… The way it sounded, was as if he knew me. Did he?" He kept going over it in his head.

Lauren glanced at Bo, who didn't know what to say. So, she had to help her out. "He met you when you were a baby, that's why you don't remember him. After that, your Mom banished him to Hell. This's the first time we've seen him in over twenty years" the last bit was the truth.

But it all made Shay turn her head away with a laugh, her Parents were so determined to keep the truth from Ethan. A part of her wanted him to know, but another part of her didn't. Because she didn't wish this feeling on anyone. It was like she didn't know who she was anymore.

Was she the old Shay?

The one who killed for pleasure and relished in people's pain and suffering.

Or was she this Shay?

The one who loved her family, and did what her Parents told her to do.

She needed time to figure it out. And she couldn't do that here, it was too hard. She needed to leave. "I'm gonna head over to see Sasha. I'll be back later" she turned around to leave.

Bo expected that, "Let her go…" she grabbed Lauren's arm before she tried to stop her. "… She needs time"

"Is she okay?" Charlie asked, she never seen Shay so quiet.

"She's fine, she's just adjusting to being back in the land of the living. None of us can understand how she's feeling. I'm sure some time with Sasha will help" Bo would bet good money on it.

With the truth out in the open, the four of them dispersed to their rooms. Leaving Bo and Lauren on the couch. Bo sat against a cushion while Lauren cuddled into her side. "How can we help her with this?" Lauren referred to Shay.

Bo honestly didn't know. "Maybe there's a way we can undo what he did. I tried asking her but she won't tell me. But she might tell you" she knew Lauren was Shay's favourite.

"I dunno about that…" Lauren thought back to how Shay was in her other life. That girl, never listened. "… With those memories back, she might revert to being the closed off, emotionless, sociopath she was when I met her" this was so weird to talk about.

"That's your daughter you're talking about" Bo reminded her.

And Lauren knew that. "I'm just saying, maybe talking to her isn't what we need to do. After everything she's been through maybe she doesn't want to talk about it. We should just find a way to undo it"

Bo was fine with that, but there was one problem. "And how're we supposed to undo it, if we don't know what did it in the first place?"

She was right about that. So, Lauren decided to take matters into her own hands. "I'll go over to Sasha's and talk to her. The sooner, the better. Are you gonna be okay here?" She got up from the couch.

"Yeah, I think I'm just gonna change out of these clothes and then have a large drink. It's been a hell of a day, get it?" Bo smirked at her.

"Hilarious babe. I'll be back in a bit" Lauren gave her a kiss, then grabbed her keys and jacket before walking out of the house.

A/N: Looks like Shay's taking it a little harder than we expected. Will Lauren be able to get through to her? Come back next time. Let me know what you thought.