Bo wiped her brow as she shook her head, thoughts swimming as she listened to Henry's life story. "I just don't believe it. Peter Pan is evil? Not only that, he's Rumpelstiltskin's-that nasty old man I met earlier-father?"

Henry chuckled, nodding as the two continued following the glow of Milah's ring. "I know, right? Not quite the picture the storybooks painted."

Bo looked down at Henry, his coat and scarf long gone, his white undershirt dirty and sweat soaked. She admired this kid. "I don't know how you do it. I thought MY life was complicated."

Henry smiled, pulling himself over a jagged boulder. "Well, it sounds confusing, but to be honest, it's not as complicated as my family is trying to make it." Henry shrugged his shoulders. "But I guess that's the way it goes. It wouldn't be much of a story if you rushed right to the happily ever after part."

Bo listened, trying to figure out what exactly Henry meant by this. How much did he know? "What do you mean your family is making it more complicated?"

Henry huffed out a breath before continuing, both trudging along as best they could. "Lets just say both my moms are chasing after the wrong fairytale ending."

Bo stopped in her tracks. Did Henry already know about his moms having feelings for each other? "What do you mean, Henry?"

Henry stopped, his right foot up on a small rock. He bent over and leaned his forearm on it, trying to catch his breath a bit. The heat was starting to get to him. He smiled at Bo before continuing. "Look, Robin is great. And Hook is...well, Hook. But neither of them really make my moms happy. Not truly."

Bo shifted her weight. "But how can you say that? What have you seen, Henry?"

"Robin treats my mom like a queen. He doesn't challenge her. He goes along with whatever she says. He does whatever she asks. He lets her get away with whatever she wants, even if she's being a jerk. Hook...Hook has turned my mom into a damsel in distress. She used to be strong, a hero, always doing the right thing. Her being with Hook has changed all that. I want my old mom back, the one that never would have brought all of us to the underworld to battle Hades willingly." Henry sighed and glanced down at his feet. He looked back up at Bo who was grinning slightly. "Look, my mom Regina needs someone to keep her in check. To talk back and match her sarcasm. To love her no matter what she's done in the past. My mom Emma needs to be allowed to be who she is, a hero. Someone who won't toss her aside or dismiss her opinions because of their own ego. The only time I've seen either of them with these things, is when they've been together. They need each other. I don't have proof, at least not yet. But I'm pretty sure they are each other's True Love. It's the answer to all this. It's gotta be."

Bo nodded. "And you're okay with that? Even though they"re-" Bo stopped when she saw the smirk on Henry's face.

"My grandparents are Snow White and Prince Charming. My other grandfather is Rumpelstiltskin. My dad died because of the Wicked Witch of the West. You think having two moms in love is even a blip on my radar?"

Bo chuckled. "You're a smart kid. But Henry, if this is how you feel, why haven't you said anything to them?"

"I'm the author. I have to write the stories as they happen, I can't make them happen the way I want them to. I can't interfere."

"Well, that sucks." Bo looked at Henry for a moment. "You may not be able to interfere, but there's no rule saying that I can't."

Henry took a step toward her and held his hands up. "No, no, you can't. You don't know them like I do. If you try and push them they'll go and do the exact opposite just to spite you. They're stubborn that way."

Bo laughed and put her hand on Henry's shoulder. "I've noticed, that kid. But don't worry. I can be quite persuasive when I want to be. Comes with the succubus territory." The two were smiling at each other when a blood curdling scream reached their ears.

Bo had already drawn her sword when she rounded the corner. The cave opened up into a slightly larger room and was what seemed like fifty degrees hotter than it was outside. At the center of the room was a large glowing blue orb. Bo motioned for Henry to stay behind her as she surveyed the room. She crept forward, sword at the ready, as someone from the center of the orb was crying out in misery. She had slipped the silver ring onto her own hand, and looked down to notice it was shining impossibly bright.

Henry followed closely behind the tall woman until they were close enough to peer into the orb. "It's Hook!" he exclaimed, lunging forward.

Bo quickly grabbed hold of Henry's arm before he could do something stupid. "Hey, hey, hey, hold on a minute." They slowly walked up to the blue orb, that was crackling with energy. Blue bolts of electricity were jumping all over it, and Bo could sense the electric field emanating from it. Together they peered through the energy field to see their quarry, bound to a wooden rack. He was upright, clothes torn and ripped leaving him with only his trousers keeping him from being naked. His body was bloody and bruised, glistening with sweat. Bo cringed as she saw him grit his teeth and turn his head to the side.

"No! Make it stop!" Hook screeched. But just as it had done countless times before, what ever invisible force held him there turned his head forward and forced his eyes open. He was helpless to do anything but watch as he relived the most painful moments of his life over and over again, in a torturous never ending loop for all eternity.

Henry balled his hands into fist, feeling helpless as he watched his mom's boyfriend scream in pain. He peered through the sparks of electricity, trying to see the source of Hook's pain. He followed the man's gaze, and saw a scene playing out in front of him. Henry recognized it right away from his story book. "It's Milah."

Bo swallowed down the horror and glanced at Henry. "What?"

"It's the day Rumpelstiltskin killed the woman Hook loved. MIlah. Rumpelstiltskin took both MIlah and Hook's hand in the same day. It's what turned him into a villain."

Bo shook her head. "He's rewatching the most painful moments of his life over and over again. Judging by his reactions he's most likely reliving all the pain as well. Emotional and physical torture all at the same time."

Henry shook his head and started surveying the magical orb that apparently held him there. "How do we get him out of there?"

"You don't."

Bo and Henry whipped around as a new voice came from behind them. Of course, Bo recognized the voice immediately. "Hi, Dad."

Hades appeared with a blue flash, standing with his arms crossed at his chest, obnoxious grin across his face. "Hello daughter. What a pleasure! Here I thought I'd never see you again."

"I wish I could have been so lucky."

Hades tisked her as he took a few steps forward. "Now, now Bo. You came to MY house." He stopped just short of the tip of her sword and met her angry eyes. "How's your sister?"

Bo's fury raged and she swung her sword sharply at Hades' neck. As she expected, the blade magically froze inches from it's mark, and she huffed when she saw him grin. "Don't you dare even speak about her."

Hades pursed his lips as he ran a finger down the blade of Bo's sword. He chuckled. "It's funny, you know. I had all but given up hope of being reunited with either of my daughters. Then 'poof' some idiotic interlopers entered my domain, and, well, suddenly it seems like an opportunity has presented itself."

Bo gritted her teeth as finally Hades stepped away, releasing his hold on her sword. "If you think for a second I'm going to let you out of here, you've got another thing coming."

Hades laughed lazily, clasping his hands behind his back as he walked the room slowly. All three glanced over as Hook's cries of agony continued. Hades turned to face his daughter and smiled. "What exactly do you think you can do to stop me?"

Bo swallowed. "I beat you once. I can do it again."

"Mmmm," Hades hummed. "But I'm afraid I have quite the advantage this time. What were you thinking, Isabeau? I mean, you just offered up your biggest weakness to me on a platter."

Bo tightened her grip on her sword, twisting it. "Where is she?" she demanded through gritted teeth.

Hades chuckled and walked to ward her, eyes trained on Henry cowering behind her. "All in due time, my dear. Even though I can't kill anyone, I can still manipulate anything that is in this little Underworld of mine. Anything, it seems, except you two."

"You never could manipulate me, Pop."

Hades tweaked his eyebrows, stopping a few feet from Henry. "True. But you. What is so special about you that makes you immune to my power?"

Henry said nothing. He simply stood, shaking in fear, the pressure of Hades' gaze weighing him down. Hades just grunted and turned to walk away again. "Well, I may not be able to do anything to you physically, but I definitely can exploit your weak points, too little man."

With a wave of his hand, six bolts of blue lightening flashed into the dirt in a semicircle, revealing their missing companions. All were restrained on a wooden board similar to Hook's, thick metal chain circling their arms and legs.

"Lauren!" Bo ran to Lauren as Henry ran toward his mothers. Bo gripped Lauren's face and kissed her, then surveyed her to make sure she was alright. She ran her hands down Lauren's arms. Sweaty and dirty, Lauren was otherwise intact. "Are you alright?" She took little comfort when Lauren smiled weakly and nodded.

Henry went between his family members, checking on them and pulling hopelessly at their chains. Each one had a thick padlock holding their chains firmly in place. Without a key or something to pick the lock, there was no way to free them. He reached Gold, the last in the line, and froze when he met the pleading eyes of his grandfather. Gold nodded down toward his suit coat, and Henry immediately caught on. Glancing to make sure Hades wasn't watching, Henry reached into his coat and pulled out the dark one dagger. He quickly slipped it up his sleeve and stood up. Gold nodded at him and motioned for him to move away.

"Killian!" Emma cried out as she heard Hook scream in agony. She could barely see through the glowing orb, but could just make out his outline. The sound of him in pain tore at her heart.

Hades chuckled. "As satisfying as it is watching you see him suffer, it is quite distracting." He waved his hand and the blue orb dissolved, finally giving Killian a reprieve from his torture. His cries died out, leaving him struggling to catch his breath.

Emma cried out his name, seeing the salt of his dried tears staining his cheeks. When finally he lifted his eyes to hers, the full impact of his suffering hit her. She didn't know what he had been enduring, but what ever it was must have been terrible.

Killian rasped in a few breaths. "What-what are you doing here, Emma!?"

Emma forced a smile. "We came to rescue you. To bring you back."

Killian continued to try and recover his breathing, but snorted out a short laugh. "Just how the bloody hell do you think you're going to do that?"

Hades crossed an arm over his chest, using it as an elbow prop for his other arm. He stroked his chin as he paced. "Yes, exactly how were you planning on freeing the good captain, here? He's my brand new shiny toy, surely you didn't think I was just going to hand him over to you? He is dead after all, and rightfully my property now."

"He's no one's property," Emma yelled. "He was tricked."

Hades paused in thought, already knowing the answers. "He was tricked into death?" He watched as Emma's mouth fell open. "Because, isn't that how most people die? I mean, no one goes willingly into death, at least not the ones that end up here. They go somewhere much, much worse."

"There's a place worse than the Underworld?" Bo asked skeptically.

Hades laughed and nodded her head. "Oh yes. Don't worry, the captain will make it there eventually, once I'm done with him."

Emma pulled at her chains. "No! Killian is a good man, he didn't deserve to die! He certainly doesn't deserve to go where you're suggesting!"

Hades shook his head slowly. "Two years of being good doesn't make up for hundreds of years spent seeking revenge, pillaging, womanizing, murder. Besides, I don't make the rules. Fortunately for you I don't get to choose who goes where, I simply deal with the souls that are sent to me." Hades walked the line in front of those he had imprisoned. "But you all, you're trespassing. You were somehow able to open a portal between worlds. I want to know how."

The group stayed silent, Henry sneaking a peek at Gold who remained stoic. Hades scanned the faces of the group, immediately becoming irritated. "Now, now, you don't seem to know who you're dealing with. I am the King of the Underworld, and as you can see am clearly not above torturing the information out of you."

"You can't hurt any of us. We're not dead, and its against your little rules to kill us," Bo exclaimed.

Hades sneered. "True. But there are other things I CAN do. And you, dear daughter, won't move a muscle against me, or I will let the precious captain here live. But only in exchange for your girlfriend's soul. You know very well that is in the scope of what I'm allowed to do." Hades smirked, knowing he had Bo powerless. He turned to meet Henry's eyes. "The same goes for you, son. I'm sure there are several people here you wouldn't want to see face eternal damnation, am I right?"

Henry swallowed, flexing his grip on the dagger still hidden in his sleeve. He looked over at his mothers, fear streaked across their faces. He knew that the fate of them all could very well be in his literal hands.

Hades laughed as the clanging of chains rang out, all his captors pulling at the chains tying them down. "You'll never break those chains. Not with brute force, not with that sword of yours," he motioned to Bo's sword, now lowered to her side, "not with anything. Those chains are forged from the steel of Hephaestus himself. You may have heard of him? Son of Zeus, God of Fires and Metalworking? Nothing can break that chain except something made of that very same metal, and I highly doubt any of those trinkets you carry were given to you by a God." He was so busy congratulating himself, Hades didn't notice Gold look at Henry and nod. "You all passed through to my world somehow, and I want to know how."

"So that you can pass through and destroy the world? I don't think so," Bo spat.

Hades narrowed his eyes at her. "I don't want to destroy the world. Just make it more like MY world," he opened his arms as if to point out the hell that was the Underworld. "If I can get through the portal and find your sister, I'm quite certain I can convince her to help me as I failed to do you."

Bo picked her sword back up and took a sharp step toward Hades. She stopped short when she heard Lauren gasp as her chains tightened. "Ah ah, ah!" Hades waved his finger. Satisfied, he continued pacing. "Now. I'm going to ask you one more time. After that, you may not appreciate my ways of persuasion. How did you open the portal?" Again he was met with silence. He sucked in an angry breath, and everyone could see the anger wash over him. "Very well. My daughter is right. I may not be able to harm you physically, but I think you'll find that some things can be much worse."

The collective heart rate of the group went to a galloping pace, as the anticipation brought the temperature up impossibly higher. Regina squeezed her eyes shut as sweat poured down her face. She opened them and looked around at the faces of her companions. They all looked so scared. She had tried to use her magic, but whatever this metal was had suppressed it. She was helpless. The look in Henry's eyes was enough to break her heart. She had failed him again. As the never ending trail of self loathing thoughts paraded through her mind, Hades waved his hands. A cloud of electrical blue light billowed in front of Regina, causing her eyes to go wide. When the smoke cleared, Regina's eyes nearly popped out of her head, as her heart dropped to her feet.

"Mother?"