Chapter 14: Escape From The Underworld part 2

(*FLASHBACK TO THE UNDERWORLD*)

Had it been a perfect marriage? No, but Amara was still happy with Hades. She was surrounded by death every day, but it never brought down her spirits. During her marriage to Hades, Amara had given birth to three sons. Her oldest son, Taj, was now four years old. Her second son Rafi, was still a toddler. Her youngest child, Cyrus, was only a few months old. Hades had also taught Amara to be a powerful sorceress. Her husband was still paranoid that the son of a god would be his downfall. So, he took his nephew Hercules and imprisoned him, which he could not have done without the help of his beautiful servant Megara. Amara was admittedly jealous of Megara at first, but soon got over it once Hades assured her that Meg was nothing more than a tool to bring down Hercules. On this morning, Amara had just woken up her three children in their shared bedroom and was bringing them to see their father. She held Cyrus with both arms while Taj and Rafi slowly walked behind her through the dark, rock tunnels of the Underworld. When Amara opened the door to the bedroom, she was surprised to find Megara crying into Hades' arms while they both sat on the bed.

"What's going on here?" Amara asked.

"Amara!" Hades said, sounding surprised to see her. "Take the boys away. I'll be with you in a minute."

"No." Amara said. "Tell me what's going on."

"Amara!" Hades yelled.

"Don't you dare make this baby cry." Amara said sternly. "Now tell me. What's going on?"

Taj and Rafi stood in the doorway, nervous before the sight before them. They'd never seen their parents fight before.

"I'm pregnant." Megara said. "I'm crying because I'm pregnant."

"You seem sad." Amara said. "Having a child is a beautiful experience. Trust me, I know."

"Not another word." Hades said sternly to Megara.

"What aren't you telling me?" Amara asked. "Marriage means we communicate with each other. We have no secrets. So what aren't you telling me?"

Hades paused for a moment. Then, he took a deep before speaking to his wife again.

"The baby is mine." Hades said.

Amara stood in silence and stared with intense anger at Hades.

"When we first met, you told me I was the most beautiful woman you'd ever seen." Amara said. "It only took you a few years to get bored with me! You're a bastard! Your son was born a few months ago and you're just stalking around for more women!"

"It's not like that." Hades said.

"I don't care." Amara said. "I hate you. The boys and I are leaving and don't you dare try and stop us."

"No." Hades said.

"If there is even a chance that I could forgive you," Amara said, "it will die if you try and stop me."

That day, Amara packed up her things, took her three sons, and left the Underworld. She decided to start a new life for herself and her boys. So, she moved them all to Agrabah. Amara was able to use her magic to get them a nice house and provide for them. Taj was old enough to remember his father's betrayal and would continue to hate him all his life. Rafi and Cyrus were too young to remember and grew up without knowledge of their father, since their mother and Taj refused to talk about it. When Amara left the Underworld, her marriage to Hades was terminated. Hades did not marry Megara. He allowed her to stay in the Underworld during her pregnancy. Hades' children were all gone, except for the one growing inside Megara. He wanted to raise this fourth child and make up for his failures as a father to his other three kids. After nine months Megara gave birth to a son. Meg was lying on a bed while Hades stood up holding his fourth son next to her.

"I'm going to kill you now." Hades said to Megara. "You're the reason Amara and my other children left. If you had been more careful, the love of my life would still be here and my other sons too."

"How dare you blame me." Meg said. "She left because of you."

"Regardless, I'm still going to kill you." Hades said. "Before I do, I will allow you to name our son."

"Call him Iago." Meg said. "I've always liked that name."

Once the name was bestowed to the child, Hades used his magic to suck out Meg's soul, killing her. Hades then looked at his new son.

"I will be a better father to you, Iago." Hades said.

(*PRESENT DAY IN WONDERLAND*)

Wonderland

On a road next to the giant mushroom fields, a magic rabbit hole opened up. Then, the White Rabbit, David Nolan, and Captain Hook erupted out and landed on the road as the portal closed after them. The first thing they noticed about Wonderland was how different it was. They had not been here since they teamed up with Alice to rescue Cyrus and Emma from Jafar. The sky was now black. There were no stars or clouds. Everything was black. Cersei's army of demons blocked out any light from Wonderland's sun. Hades had asked her to use these demons to conquer Wonderland, a first step in a much larger plan. Cersei enchanted Will Scarlet to be her slave and she kidnapped the pregnant Anastasia and brought her to the Underworld.

"What do we do now?" Hook asked.

"Head to the castle." The White Rabbit said.

"Then what?" Hook asked.

"We'll figure it out when we get there." David said.

The three of them then started running down the road towards Will and Ana's castle.

The Underworld

Hades was sitting on his throne in his throne room. Pain and Panic were standing on the floor waiting for him to give them orders. Hades was in a bad mood. He could feel that somehow, his brother Poseidon had been murdered. It made him think of the prophecy that the son of a god would be his downfall. Hades was then happy that Hercules was locked up. Hades then started to think of his own sons. He had put Rafi in a room and forbade him to leave the Underworld. Perhaps he was too harsh with him. Hades reflected on his parenting and realized that he had ruined all four of his sons in some way. He hadn't seen Rafi since he was very small and now Rafi will most surely hate him and refuse to become the next God of the Underworld. Hades was unaware that Rafi had escaped his room and freed his cousin Hercules. They planned to flee the Underworld together. Suddenly, there was a cloud of magic smoke that appeared near the throne. When the smoke cleared, Hades' cousin Cersei was standing there with Anastasia, the White Queen of Wonderland. Hades had sent her to conquer Wonderland earlier.

"Wonderland is ours." Cersei said. "I brought its former ruler to you."

"Why wouldn't you just kill her?" Hades asked.

"She is with child." Cersei said. "I'm evil, but I'm not a monster."

Hades then waved his arm. As he did, Anastasia was consumed by magic smoke and disappeared.

"Where is she?" Pain asked.

"She's in a prison cell next to Hercules. I'll keep her there until I can figure out what to do with her." Hades said.

Hades, Cersei, Pain, and Panic were all unaware that Rafi and Hercules were standing by the doorway and had seen everything.

"We have to go back and get her." Rafi said. "She's a friend and perhaps she can tell us why my father has apparently conquered Wonderland."

Cersei then turned around and caught sight of Rafi and Hercules, who promptly ran away. They were going back where they started to free Anastasia.

"I just saw Hercules and your son in the hall there." Cersei said.

"What!" Hades yelled, furious that Hercules had escaped and that Rafi had evidently helped him.

"What should we do sir?" Pain asked.

"Find them you fools!" Hades said. "Do not let them escape! If Hercules reunites with Zeus and tells him what I did, the heavens could come crashing down in his rage."

While Rafi and Hercules ran to rescue Anastasia, Zelena was putting her own plans into action in Storybrooke.