Oh look here another update so soon! haha! I have been spending quite a bit of time writing for this story and I have actually written it to the end and sadly that means this story will be coming to an end soon. After this chapter I am pretty sure there is another three chapters plus an epilogue to round things off. So just giving a fair warning. I am probably going to try and just post for this story more often. Maybe one chapter each day this week just to finish it off. I am quite sad to be ending this story as I have enjoyed writing it so much and making Regina the dark one and adding my own small twist with the underworld.

Anyway I will stop rambling on and let you get to the chapter. I hope you enjoy it!

It didn't take long or much effort for Hades to snatch the boys from the heroes. They tried to fight him off but he was too strong for them and he knew it. So he grabbed the boy, threw some magic at them and got out of there and back down to the underworld. Henry struggled against the tight hold Hades had on him. As they appeared in what he presumed was the underworld he looked around him. It wasn't really what he had expected but then he wasn't quite sure what he had expected of the underworld. Hades pushed him away and Henry stumbled a little trying to find his feet.

Once he did he turned round to look at Hades. He held his head up high. His mom had always told him hold your head up high and look as confident as you can and you will fool anyone. So he tired but he knew Hades would know he was terrified. "Where's my mom?" Henry asked firmly. Trying so much to keep his voice from wavering. "You better not have hurt her or I'll…"

"Or you'll what child? Kill me? A little late for that I am afraid." Hades smirked as he walked closer to Henry. Henry took a step backwards. "Don't worry about your mother Henry. I think the person you should be worrying about…is yourself." Hades said and reached forward grabbing Henry and they disappeared once more in a cloud of grey.

They reappeared in a dark damp dungeon and Henry looked round to see his mother in a cell, sat on the floor her legs held close to her chest. "Mom!" He called out.

Regina raised her head quickly and looked up at that familiar voice. She gasped as she saw her little boy there, Hades holding onto his arm tightly. She pushed herself up and walked closer to the bars of her cell. "Henry!" She called back with tears in her eyes. She then looked up to Hades, a glare on her face. "Let him go!"

"Oh I will my dear. As soon as you agree to the conditions I set." Hades smirked. "You become dark and become my wife and the boy gets to go back to those heroes alive. You refuse and I am sorry but he joins us down here."

"Mom don't do it! Don't agree to that." Henry said.

"I can assure you Regina that it probably will not be a pleasant death. You know me, gotta have a little fun." Hades said with an evil laugh.

Regina didn't say a word for a minute. She couldn't let Hades hurt her little boy. She didn't need Hades to tell her it would be unpleasant for Henry whatever Hades would plan to do to him. She didn't want to accept the darkness and she didn't want to be tied to Hades forever but she knew there was no other option. She had to save her little boy. She had to accept Hades offer.

"Well I guess you'll be coming with me Henry. I hope you're ready for me to have some fun!" Hades smiled.

"No wait!" Regina shouted stopping Hades before he used his magic to make himself and Henry disappear. "I will do whatever you want me to just please don't hurt Henry." Regina said desperately.

"So you accept the conditions?" Hades asked.

Regina nodded her head. "Yes I accept just let Henry go."

Hades smirked and nodded his head. "Good choice Regina. I knew you'd see sense in the end." He waves his hand and Regina's cell door flew open. She jumped back a little but as soon as she could she darted out of the cell. She ran over to Henry and wrapped him up in her arms, closing her eyes and holding onto him tightly.

"Mom please don't do this." Henry said sadness being heard in his voice.

"I have to Henry. I can't let him hurt you." Regina said pulling away a little and gently holding Henry's chin in her fingers. "I just want you to know that I love you so very much my little prince. Always remember that, okay?" Regina said with tears in her eyes. She knew this was a goodbye and she hated it but she needed to make sure her boy was safe.

"I love you too mom." Henry replied back and wrapped his arms around her again, hugging her tightly. "I will save you." He whispered before pulling away again and looking into her eyes.

"Times up!" Hades hollered and pulled Henry away from a now crying Regina. He waved his hand over Henry sending him back to where he had been when he had taken him. He then turned to look at Regina who was trying to control the tears that were rolling down her cheeks. He stepped over to her and placed a finger under her chin raising her head to look at him. "It's time for you to get ready my dear and become queen of the underworld."

Henry reappeared in the diner and looked around him. The place was empty and he presumed that meant everyone was out looking for him or planning a way to find him. He quickly walked out of the diner and onto the street looking around him to see Emma, David, Mary-Margaret and Robin stood in deep discussion. He walked over to them and as he got closer he could hear them trying to make plans on how to get to him.

"How the hell are we going to get to the underworld? Unless you can tap into your magic to get there…" Robin said frantically.

"I don't know. Regina was teaching me how to tap into my magic better. I can't really control it still." Emma sighed.

"Well maybe you should try. We need to save Henry and if we get down there we can maybe get to Regina to." Mary-Margaret said.

"Mom you really need to try!" Henry said from behind them causing all four adults to jump and gasp as they turned round to see Henry stood in front of them.

"Henry!" Emma gasped and reached forward pulling Henry into her. "What the hell happened? How are you here?"

"My mom saved me. Hades kidnapped me to use me against my mom. To make her agree to some conditions." Henry said.

"What do you mean Henry? What conditions?" David asked.

"He wants' her to accept the darkness within her and to become his wife. He took me to use against her because he knew if he threatened to hurt me then she would accept his offer. He said if she accepted he would let me go." Henry explained. "We need to go back and help her. We can't let her accept the darkness and become Hades wife. He will snuff out all the lightness inside of her."

"We're not gonna let that happen kid." Emma said placing her hand on his shoulder. "We are going to save her okay."

"We need to Emma. I can't lose her to that darkness again. What if we can't get her away from it this time?" Henry said frantically.

"Henry no matter what we will save your mother okay?" Robin said crouching a little to look into Henry's eyes to show him just how serious he was. "There is no way we are going to let Regina fall into the darkness forever. We will not lose her. We are going to find a way to get down to the underworld and we are going to save her."

"You promise." Henry asked, his childish innocence showing through in his wide glassy brown eyes that were brimming with tears.

"I promise." Robin replied firmly.

Regina sat in front of an iron black vanity staring into the mirror as her mother stood behind her brushing her hair. She had been dressed in a black velvet dress that clung to her body accenting every curve in all the right places and flowed down to the floor leaving a train behind her. The sleeves were long and tight against her and the neckline was high reaching just below her neck, the back open and showing her olive skin. It was nice by all accounts she guessed and she would have loved the dress when she was the evil queen but in this circumstance she hated it. She didn't want to be wearing it. Her make up was much like it was when she was the Evil Queen. It was dark and heavy, not what she wore nowadays.

Her mother finished brushing her hair and leaned over her a little placing the brush on the vanity table. She then picked up a silver diamond necklace and placed it around her neck. "You look beautiful my darling." Cora said into her ear. "So powerful. I am so proud of you."

Hearing that made Regina's heart swell a little. She had always wanted to hear her mother say that to her. Had worked so hard when she was younger to have her mother say that to her but never heard it. She couldn't believe she was hearing it now, although it is the kind of circumstance her mother would love. She was about to marry the lord of the underworld after all. "Thank you mother." Regina replied. She then turned a little to look her mother in the eyes. "Mother I don't think I can do this…"

"Oh don't be silly dear. You are going to be so powerful. Think of the things you could do…You accept the power that is fighting inside you and no one will be able to stop you." Cora said.

"But I…" Regina started but Cora shushed her by placing a finger over her lips. "I don't want to accept the power mother."

"Regina once you accept this darkness you will feel a weight being lifted off of your shoulders. You will feel much better once you just accept who you are." Cora said as she turned Regina back round in the chair and pulled a few strands of her hair back and clipping it together with a silver diamond hair clip.

"I have accepted who I am mother. This darkness is not who I am." Regina replied as she gazed into the mirror. She stared into her own eyes as if her statement was more to convince herself that her mother. She wasn't dark. She didn't want to be dark. She couldn't be dark.

"Oh but it is Regina. This is who you were meant to be. You just have to realise that and you will soon enough." Cora said as she fluffed out Regina's hair a little more.

Regina just looked down at her lap. She wasn't meant to be this person. She wasn't meant to live her life in the darkness. Henry had helped her to see that, her family and her friends had helped her to see that and Robin's love had helped her to see it. She was much more than the darkness she had fallen into once and she really didn't want to fall back into it again as she was sure she would not be able to pull herself out of it for a second time.

"I'm never going to see my son again…" Regina said quietly tears in her eyes.

"Regina with the power you will have you can make sure you have your son. You can use your power to your advantage." Cora said with an evil smile on her face.

"He wouldn't want to be here with me. He wouldn't want to be with me if I was dark again." Regina replied.

"Then perhaps he is not worth it Regina." Cora shrugged off as if Henry was nothing. It hurt Regina to see her mother react like that when she spoke about Henry. Henry was everything to her. He was her little prince and she was never going to see him again. It broke her heart. She could feel the pain and it was almost crippling to feel that again.

"Now let's go. Hades is waiting for you." Cora replied reaching down and taking Regina's hand in hers and pulling her up to stand. "Beautiful." Cora repeated giving Regina a smile.

"Thank you mother." Regina said robotically. This was what her life was to be now. Agreeing with her mother and her soon to be husband just to have an easy time of it. Soon she would be the dark queen of the underworld. She had no idea what that life held for her but she had a feeling it was not going to be a good one.