"HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN TO ME?"
Hades and Maleficent were both furious about the recent events. Maleficent was trapped in limbo and was unable to re-enter the human world, while Hades's throne had been usurped by that wretched witch, Hecate. Both villains were mere shadows of their former selves. They were the very images of people who had lost everything.
Hecate was a powerful witch and she knew it as well as Hades did. Being nearly a millennium out of practice, Hades wouldn't stand much of a chance against the usurper. He needed someone powerful enough to take down Hecate.
Chernabog couldn't revive her. Due to her being slain by a holy weapon, Maleficent's death could not be undone by a Hellish being. What Maleficent needed was a deity with resurrection powers. A pagan deity would do just fine. But which one would be willing to make a deal?
"How cute," Ursula said to herself. She had been watching these two villains on her crystal ball, "They both need one another but don't even know it."
The sea witch chuckled and called upon her two moray eels, Flotsam and Jetsam, to do a little task for her.
"Having two such powerful beings in my debt could be a valuable commodity. Wouldn't it, my poopsies?"
Flotsam and Jetsam nodded.
"Then we should play a little game of match maker to set these two up."
Ursula began to cackle gleefully at the scheme developing in her mind.
Hades was sitting under an olive tree in the outskirts of Athens. The former Lord of the Dead was disguised as a human so that no wandering Greek would be alarmed by his presence. He still looked like Hades, except instead of his typical gray skin, he sported a more natural Caucasian skin tone and instead of flaming blue hair, he had long jet black hair.
He was contemplating what to do about Hecate. But who to turn to? Hades was so immersed in thought that he did not notice a black cat sitting right next to him watching his every move. The cat, growing ever impatient for the man to notice him, meowed lightly to draw the god's attention to him. Hades jumped slightly in startlement.
"Don't be scared," the cat whispered, "I'm here to help you."
"Great," Hades said rolling his eyes, "I need help and who answers that call? A talking kitty!"
"My boss, Madame Ursula, would like to help you," the Cat added.
"Ursula?" Hades began to grin, "She must be a pretty powerful sorceress, huh?"
The cat nodded. "Oh yes, Madame Ursula cannot be surpassed."
"Excellent!" Hades shouted jumping to his feet. He rubbed his face and regained his normal hair and skin consistency,"Lead the way, kitten!"
Maleficent was standing on the castle bridge where she had done battle with Prince Phillip last night. She was just staring at the castle, fuming with anger. She HAD to get her revenge. Maleficent then felt the odd sensation of something rubbing against her legs. She looked down to see a black cat.
Maleficent didn't care for cats. As far as she was concerned, they were filthy little mongrels with no value to society whatsoever. However, for some odd reason this cat was able to physically feel and acknowledge Maleficent despite the fact that she was trapped in Limbo.
"How is this possible?" Maleficent thought out loud.
The cat spoke up. "Madame Ursula can make anything possible. She can even help you get out of limbo."
Maleficent stared at the cat, trying to decide whether or not listening to a talking cat was one's best option.
"Take me to see this 'Madame Ursula'."
Hades and the mysterious black cat arrived on an island off the coast of Denmark. The island seemed to be made entirely out of coral. It was a small island and there wasn't a plant to be found on it. The only thing on this island was a wooden shack that looked something like a sculpture of a shark.
"This way," the cat hissed.
Hades followed the cat through the "mouth" of the shark. He noticed a sign above the entrance that said "Cabana Cephalopoda: Charms, Potions, and Snake Oils." Hades smirked. If this woman was powerful enough to help him then he might just be willing to believe that the sign wasn't false advertising. He severely doubted that this Ursula character was anything more than a charlatan. However, a talking cat in her employ made her a bit more convincing.
The former Lord of the Dead entered into the "belly" of the shark. The entire room was lined with jars filled with strange creatures and colorful juices. In the center of the room was a large coral-like cauldron that was bubbling with some luminescent liquid. And directly behind the cauldron sat a morbidly obese woman wearing a skin tight black cocktail dress. She had spikey white hair and she appeared to have purple, although Hades assumed that this was just because of the light coming from the cauldron.
The large woman hopped out of her chair and Hades noticed that the woman had no legs at all, but, instead, she had six long tentacles. Seeing this shot down Hades's doubts about the sincerity of Ursula's witchcraft. He walked up to the sea-witch.
"Ursula, babe," Hades said putting his arm around her, "I've heard so much about you. Anyways, I have this problem with..."
"I know, Hades," Ursula interrupted, "Your solution is on its way with Jetsam."
Hades had no idea what a Jetsam was , but if it could help him get rid of Hecate, he would worship the ground it walked on.
Hades heard something walk into the room. He turned around to see a cat identical to the one who had brought him here. This cat had with him a woman. This woman was tall and wore a flowing black cloak with a horned headdress. This woman had emerald green skin on a face that was surprisingly beautiful.
Ursula smiled. "Hades, meet Maleficent. Maleficent, meet Hades."