Hey, guys. Sorry I'm a bit late with this chapter, I've been in Fortaleza (north of Brazil) visiting my family and so I've had little time to write. Now this chapter is quite different from the others and it is the real beginning of the story (hence the title). I'd say enjoy it, but it's a rather sad chapter, except for the first part. Something important that need to be clear is that this was based mostly on the tv show Once Upon My Time, which is actually the base for most of my stories.

Let's get to the shoutouts:

knight7572: They haven't gone annywhere, remember that S1 hasn't begun yet, so they'll only appear when it starts. I hope that's cleared up. In this story it hasn't happened yet, but I agree with you. You're on the right track, it definitely is involved.

winxkate: Their deaths were necessary to the rest of the story, though I wish they didn't have to die. At least their fates won't be as terrible as it could be.

Guest: You can expect many more Brella moments, though after this chapter they'll only appear in chapter 10 or 11.

Windrea: I'm glad you did and I understand you. My friends aren't too romantic either.

Flora: I'm glad you thought so. There's more sadness to come.

CherryMuser: Thanks for reviewing, I hope you'll enjoy this story. That was never the point of the story, but it's an interesting idea.

Good luck with your readings!

In Solaria...

Stella and Brandon stayed like that, holding onto each other for a good 10 minutes while the fairy of the sun cried all the tears that she had been holding for days. It was comfortable, familiar and so they relished on a chance to spend time together like they hadn't had in a long time.

"I'm sorry." Stella reluctantly broke out of their embrace and wiped her eyes before looking at him.

"Hey, you never have to apologize for being sad. It's ridiculous." Brandon replied with a smile, his heart hurting at how lost and sad she looked.

"You know what else is ridiculous?" She asked, sounding frustrated. "My parents. They had the most beautiful and pure thing and they just gave up." She added before he could question.

"Perhaps they weren't meant to be together, Stell. After all, isn't their happiness more important?" He wisely pointed out and she couldn't help but smile.

"I know you're right, but it still sucks." She frowned and Brandon started coming up with ways to cheer her up. "You know what I would really like right now?" She then asked, breaking his line of thought and he looked at her with raised eyebrows.

"What?" He asked her curiously and she gave him a shy smile.

"I'd like to kiss you." She boldly replied and Brandon's eyes widened. He definitely hadn't been expecting that, but he guessed that she must be drunker than he had thought. Though all he wanted was to kiss her, he knew that it would be wrong, considering her state.

"I don't think so. How about we go back to the party?" He suggested and she pouted and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Why won't you kiss me? Don't you like me?" She asked him childishly and he couldn't help but laugh at how adorable she looked.

"Of course I like you, Stella. More than you'll ever know." He sighed deeply and she looked at him curiously.

"I like you too, Brandy." She walked closer to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. He wrapped his own around her waist and buried his head in her golden hair.

"You know, I'm starting to think that I have the worst luck ever." He muttered and she pulled apart so that she could look at him.

"What makes you say that?" She asked and he contemplated on whether or not he should say it. Remembering that she most likely wouldn't remember any details from this conversation, he decided to tell her the truth. He knew that he needed to, it was eating him inside.

"Because every time I come close to confessing my feelings for you, you're drunk. It's like a curse or something." He admitted and her eyes went wide.

"Your feelings? What feelings?" She sounded a bit desperate and he started regretting telling her. But now that he had gone this far, he figured he'd better continue.

"I guess I have no other choice but to say it now. Even if you won't remember this conversation, even if you'll probably never know it, I have to say it because it's killing me. Hiding what I feel is killing me, but I know it's the best thing to do." He paused so that he could breathe and she looked at him with wide eyes, expectantly.

"I love you, Stella. More than you'll ever know, more than I ever thought it was possible to love someone. I've known for years that my feelings for you were besides that of friendship and I tried to keep it buried, I never acted on it because I was so freaking scared. I didn't want to lose you." He held back tears as he waited for her response.

He would have expected her to be in shock or to start screaming at him, but instead she grabbed him by the neck and kissed him passionately. He was caught by surprise and so he took a while to respond. He knew that he should pull away, but he couldn't. It felt so good and wonderful and everything he had wanted for so long. He recalled a similar night when they had kissed as well, only a few weeks before.

It was during a party at Red Fountain, one that included many specialists and fairies. It was the first time Sky and Brandon saw Stella in weeks and so they spent a great deal of the night together, sharing details of their lives and telling jokes.

At one point, Sky disappeared with Diaspro, as the two were on their first date. The blonde princess wasn't a student at Alfea, but she had been invited by Stella to this party because the fairy of the sun was excited to pair her up with Sky. So the two of them decided to take a walk together, leaving Stella and Brandon alone.

The two had remained in the gardens where the party was being held for a good while, catching up on their lives. Since this was a party, both ended up having too much to drink and eventually they decided to leave the gardens. Brandon led her to his bedroom where the two settled on his bed.

For a few minutes everything was normal between them, he cracked a few jokes and she laughed like usual. But then, their drunken minds decided to do something different. It is as the saying goes, sometimes drunken actions are caused by sober thoughts.And this was one of these times, because the drinks had lowered their defences and allowed their inner feelings to come showing. So when Brandon leaned in and kissed her, Stella didn't pull back and instead replied with as much passion and fierceness.

Soon that one kiss turned into a full make out session and they found themselves not worrying about how their actions would affect them and their friendship, for once. At one point, Brandon pulled apart, much to her dismay, and looked at her as he wondered if this was the time to confess his feelings. He wasn't as drunk as she was, so he could still think rationally and he started debating on what he should do.

But she didn't give him time to think, soon she was pulling him back to her and joining their lips once again. As their kissing became more urgent, he helped her as she unceremoniously took off his shirt before his hands rested on her back, wondering if he should take off her blue dress as well.

It was in that exact moment that Sky came into the room, having been looking for them for a while and he stared at his two best friends shockingly. Stella was the first to notice him and she pulled apart from Brandon while staring at him wide eyed. The brunette specialist did the same and there was silence. For the next few minutes, Stella and Brandon arranged themselves as Sky decided it was best not to leave these two alone for now.

Over the next few weeks, they barely saw each other and when they did, they made sure not to mention what had happened. Brandon wanted to talk about it, confess to her at once and get this weight off his chest. But the fear of rejection and ruining their friendship kept him from doing so. Until tonight.

"Wow. You never told me that you were such a good kisser." Stella said once they pulled apart from their kiss, both breathless. She was concerned when he said nothing, only looked at her with what resembled sadness. "Why didn't you tell me this before?"

"You know why." Brandon replied after sighing and she looked down.

"That I do. I've had the same fears for years, but now that you've confessed I don't feel so scared anymore." His eyes widened as he tried to process what she was saying.

"So you mean..." She completed his sentence.

"I love you too." A smile came upon his face, but it was soon replaced by a broken look.

"This is all I wanted to hear, but there's no way to tell if it's true." She caught onto what he was saying and she quickly reassured him.

"Brandon, I'm not drunk right now. This was the first drink I took that had vodka, the others were normal smoothies." She pointed to the drink that rested by their side and he raised his eyebrows.

"Then why have you been acting strange all night?" He asked, starting to feel panicked.

"Something happened yesterday, an accident." She sighed and he looked at her worriedly. "You know the potion lab at Alfea, right?" He nodded, confused. "Well, it sort of doesn't exist anymore. I blew it up."

"No way!" She nodded and he couldn't keep himself from laughing at the absurdity of the situation.

"I know, it's crazy. But now back to you, mr. romantic." He blushed at her words.

"I guess the truth is out." He said simply and she smiled.

"I guess it is. So what happens now?" He knew what answer she was expecting.

"Now I would like to spend the rest of the night with you. And then, if you'd like, I would love to take you on a date." His response pleased her greatly and her smile enlarged.

"Consider this our first date." She suggested and he smiled before picking his phone.

"Now let me text Sky to tell him that I've finally got a girlfriend so that he can get off my back." She easily took the phone out of his hands.

"Only after you kiss me again." He easily complied and soon they were engaged in another make out session. Only this time there was nothing pulling them back. When Sky would once again find them minutes later, he would learn about how their relationship had changed forever.

As Flora started regaining consciousness, she heard the sound of many people talking, though it sounded far away. She was surprised not to feel anymore pain from her wounds, so she assumed that someone must have healed her. Someone. Helia. The thought of him brought a smile to her lips and gave her the strength to open her eyes. The sunlight blinded her, so it took her a few minutes to actually open them.

As soon as she did so, she realized that she was no longer in Limphea. There were no trees around her and she couldn't see the castle. She sat up, starting to feel like something was wrong. As she looked around, she could see the ocean near her and she was able to calm down her rapidly beating heart.

"I must be on Andros." She muttered while looking at the strangely grey ocean in front of her. "But why isn't anyone here, where are my parents, Aisha, Helia?" She wondered and the feeling came back. Something was definitely off. Deciding to figure out what was going on, she stood up and breathed in a few times to calm herself down.

"Okay, I don't see the castle, so I must be closer to the village. I'll go there and see if someone can help me get to Aisha." She decided and so she started walking along the beach, each step making her feel uneasy and scared.

"Oh, Helia, how I wish that you were here with me. Your presence always made me feel secure, like nothing and no one could hurt me as along as you were there." She sighed, a small smile coming to her face as she remembered how he had kissed her and then told her that he loved her. "I love him so much, it feels like a dream that we finally got together."

It only took her about ten minutes to get to the village and she smiled brightly once she saw a few houses not so far. A part of her found it strange how it seemed like everything there was either grey or orange, the houses didn't have many colors and even the people seemed to be orange. She assumed that she was just seeing things, but it did unsettle her.

Seeing a restaurant, she decided to go in and maybe have something to eat, though she didn't feel hungry. "Like mom always said, eating is the best way of staying strong." She laughed as fun memories of her mother came to mind. Worry for her parents filled her, but she tried to concentrate on getting herself somewhere safe first.

"Hello, may I have a muffin and herbal tea?" She asked the bartender, who looked at her strangely.

"Sure thing, dear. You can sit down and I'll bring it to you." Flora ignored her weird atittude and nodded before finding a bench where she sat down. She spent a few minutes watching the other costumers talk before the ringing of the bell called her attention to the door. It was opened and in came someone she never thought that she would see again.

She screamed while looking around wildly, wanting to ignore what was clearly an hallucination. But the person at the door clearly had no intention of leaving her alone for they walked straight to where she was and sat down in front of her.

"I certainly didn't expect to find you here." The woman told her with a bitter laugh and she was frozen in place, theories to what was happening coming to mind.

"You're not real." She said loudly, voice shaking with fear and the woman gave her a gentle smile.

"I'm sure that you are very confused now, and scared. But I promise you that I'll explain everything to you." Her comforting tone did nothing to ease Flora's worries as she started freaking out even more.

"This is a dream, isn't it? A crazy dream that I'll soon wake up from." She started talking without thinking, finding solutions to the problems that were haunting her mind.

"'I'm afraid it isn't a dream, my dear. Sometimes I wish it was too, but it's very much real." Flora looked at her and there were a million things she wanted to say.

"But you're dead. You've been dead for years, so how come I am seeing you?" She hysterically asked the woman in front of her. Someone she had known her entire life until she had suddenly passed away two years before. Andromeda. Helia's dear grandmother.

"I think you can guess that answer." Andromeda simply replied and Flora's eyes widened as she understood.

"NO! No, no, no!" She screamed and she decided that she wasn't going to stay there, listening to crazy lies told by dead people. So she stood up and ran out of the door, away from Andromeda and the terrible truths she had to tell her.

"Well, that went well." The older woman said calmly as she watched Flora run. She made no movements to follow the teenager, knowing that she needed some time to herself now. The truth could be told later, after all time was all they had.

Flora ran all the way till she reached the beach once again. Her mind was swirling as she started to wonder if maybe she was going crazy. After all, it's not everyday that you see dead people walking around casually like it's the most normal thing in the world. But a small part of her feared that Andromeda was right and there was a bigger reason to why she was seeing her.

"But it can't be, it just can't." She muttered as she stopped by a few rocks to stare into the sea, hoping that it would calm her. Memories of countless moments spent with Aisha in the beach came to her mind and her heart hurt at the thought of her best friend. Worry filled her for she knew that Aisha would have never let her down and probably would have come back to Limphea with Helia. She prayed that the fairy of waves was alright.

"They're fine, if they weren't I'd know it." She tried to convince herself as she stared into the strangely grey ocean. It started to bother her how it wasn't blue anymore and she started to wonder if maybe she wasn't really on Andros. The sound of footsteps made her turn back and she sighed once she saw it was Andromeda once again.

"Are you following me?" She asked the older woman, who laughed.

"I don't need to follow you, dear. I know you well and I was sure that you'd come to the beach." She replied and this time Flora didn't run when she approached her.

"Wouldn't you have thought that I'd go to the forest?" Flora asked her and a thoughtful look came to her face.

"That was my first option, but after I thought about it, I recalled how you told Helia many times that you actually preferred the beach over the forest. It's unusual for a nature fairy, but you're not just any nature fairy." Flora was confused about what she meant.

"What do you mean?" Andromeda sighed before smiling at her.

"You're more powerful that any fairy I've ever known. And you're also so kind and gentle, it's truly unusual." Flora couldn't help but smile.

"Thank you. But I'm still confused about many things." Andromeda sighed this time and looked away, eyes staring into the grey sea.

"I know you are. And I'll give you all the answers you're looking for, but I must warn you that you might not like them." She looked at Flora firmly and the nature fairy was surprised by the clear sadness in that look.

"I think it's what Saladin always said, not knowing is worse." Both smiled at the thought of Saladin and Flora wondered if he was okay as well. So many people she was worried about, but now she was more concerned about herself. "Do you know if he's okay?"

"He's fine, he wasn't hurt during the battle." Flora was surprised that she even knew about said battle, but she guessed that ghosts know a lot of things.

"So you were there?" Andromeda shook her head.

"No, I can't leave this place." Now Flora was even more confused and surprised.

"Now why would you be trapped on Andros?" She asked and Andromeda gave her a sad smile that made her even more afraid than before.

"Dear Flora, this isn't Andros. It's somewhere entirely different, and darker. It is called... The Underworld."

"The Underworld?" Flora repeated, eyebrows raised.

"Yes. It's a place where many people live, though we're not longer alive." Andromeda decided it was best to just get to the point.

"So it's a place for dead people? Like...hell?" The nature fairy asked, eyes widened. She avoided asking why she was there.

"Yes. Though it's not hell." Andromeda replied. "There is a hell, but it's not here." Flora's eyes widened even more.

"So hell is real?" The older woman nodded. "That's crazy. But well, seems like today is the day for craziness. First I wake up in a beach in this Underworld, don't even know how the hell I got here, and now I'm talking to my boyfriend's dead grandmother." She started talking really fast and she missed the way Andromeda smiled at the mention of her new relationship status with Helia.

"I saw that you two finally got together. It was about time." Flora stopped talking and gave her an incredulous look.

"How did you... Oh. Well, I agree that it was about time." Knowing that later they could talk about Helia, she decided to find her answers first. "So, you were telling me that hell exists. Then what exactly is this place?"

"There are three paths that we might follow after we...die." Andromeda said after sighing and Flora noticed how hard it was for her to say the last word. "If you've done mostly good, you'll go to heaven. If it's the opposite, you'll spend eternity suffering in hell. And then there's the Underworld. It's a place for those who have...unfinished business." She paused to let everything sink in.

"Unfinished business?" Flora asked, confused.

"It's hard to explain. Usually people who died before their time came here. Most of the residents were murdered. The terrible thing is that we can't leave until we've concluded our business, and most times we don't even know what it is. We're trapped here for all eternity." Something she said ignited Flora's memory.

"But you weren't killed. Or were you?" Flora asked her, curiously and Andromeda sighed.

"I wasn't sick as everyone thought. No, as I later came to discover, the reason I died was because the tea I drank that night was poisoned. It wasn't meant for me, it was meant for your mother, but she let me drink it." Flora's eyes widened even more as she realized something.

"It was sent by Lord Remus, wasn't it?" Andromeda nodded and Flora realized that she needed to sit down, so she walked towards a few rocks. "So he was never telling the truth, he wanted to get rid of my parents so that he could take the throne."

"That is true. And now he's sent an attack towards the castle." Andromeda told her and this time Flora couldn't deny the truth any longer.

"I was killed during the attack, wasn't I?" The older woman looked surprised before she nodded. "So I'm gone. Oh, god." Flora put a hand over her mouth as she freaked out. "What's gonna happen now to Miele or Aisha or Helia."The mention of his name made her lose all control and she started crying hysterically. "Helia. He's going to lose it, poor thing. We just got together, it's not fair." Andromeda hugged her, knowing that nothing she said would be able to comfort the nature fairy.

"I know it's not fair, dear. I am so sorry that this happened to you, you two didn't deserve it." Flora gave her a small smile.

"I need to see him, talk to him. Is there any way that we could do that here?"She asked hopelessly and she was surprised when Andromeda smiled.

"There is a way, yes. But just remember that you might not like what you find." The older woman warned her. "Are you sure that you want to see Helia?" Flora nodded eagerly before standing up.

"Yes." Then she followed Andromeda to the place where she would be able to see the man she loved, maybe even talk to him, she hoped.

Andromeda led her to a small park where, strangely, various mirrors were spread. They came in many sizes and colors and many people were seen in front of them as they started at the images. Flora was surprised to see that the mirrors didn't reflect the people looking at them, but showed different people in different places. It was strange, but not as much as all that she had learned this day.

"What are these mirrors?" She asked Andromeda curiously and the older woman smiled.

"They are magical objects that allow us to see our loved ones in the Magic Dimension." She explained and Flora simply nodded. "I'm afraid they don't allow us to communicate with them, as I'm sure many people would wish. They only allow us to see how they're doing." The fairy of nature frowned.

"So I can't talk to Helia." She stated and Andromeda cast her an understanding look.

"Unfortunately, no. It's truly unfair that we must be trapped in this place with only a mirror to the Magic Dimension, but it's just how things are." Flora decided that focusing on that detail wouldn't help at all, so she settled for seeing Helia's face once again. Even if she couldn't tell him that she loved him and she was sorry for leaving him, seeing his face would be enough to make her feel better. The idea of being dead was still strange and surreal, but there was nothing she could do now. Her life was over and she would most likely spend eternity in this place.

"It's so strange to think that I'm dead, it certainly doesn't feel like it." She commented and Andromeda nodded.

"Sometimes I forget about it as well, but once I see the mirrors I am reminded." She told the nature fairy and Flora sensed the pain behind that statement.

"Being trapped here must truly be horrible, how long can someone be here for?" She curiously asked and Andromeda shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know. I've met people who've been here for centuries, I guess some might have been trapped for over 1000 years." Flora's eyes widened, but she didn't have much time to dwell on it for they reached the closest mirror. It had previously been occupied by a blonde woman who appeared to have been a teenager when she died. A surprised look came to her face once she saw Flora and Andromeda before she smiled warmly at them.

"Feel free to use the mirrors for as long as you wish." She told them gently before she left suddenly, leaving Flora confused.

"Do you know who she is?" She asked Andromeda, who shook her head.

"No. I've seen her before, but I don't know her. Now, shall we get to it?" She answered before pointing to the mirror. Flora approached it until she was right in front of it. "You just have to say who you wish to see." The older woman added after seeing Flora's unsure look.

"Okay. I'd like to see Helia." She said, feeling rather stupid for talking to a mirror. The image of a red haired girl suddenly started swirling and soon a dark fog covered the mirror. It remained there for a few seconds and once it diminished, the image was dark. No blue haired teen, no sign of life. "Why isn't it showing him?" Flora asked in frustration and Andromeda looked just as shocked as she was.

"I don't know. The mirror's magic never fails." She mused before an understanding look came to her face."Unless..." Flora stared at her curiously.

"Unless?" She asked and Andromeda sighed.

"Unless he's unconscious. The mirror doesn't show someone who's unconscious or dead." Flora sighed in relief as her fears were downgraded.

"So he's probably okay, just not awake?" Andromeda nodded and Flora smiled. "That's good enough. I can see him later, but now I need to know what happened to my parents and Miele. She was shot by an arrow last I saw." The mention of her younger sister made her know exactly what to do next.

"Show me Miele." She said to the mirror and the image swirled once again. Soon Miele appeared on the screen. She was lying in a bed in a purple room, a window to the ocean beside it. Her face was pale and she was dressed in a pink dress that didn't cover her shoulders, so Flora could clearly see the bandages on it. By her side were 5 people Flora was starting to worry she'd never see again.

"She's getting worse." Niobe said as she stood by Miele's side with Teredor's arms wrapped around her.

"Perhaps that's not such a bad thing." Lily said from her spot on near the window. James was by her side while Aisha sat in the bed by Miele's side.

"How could it not be a bad thing?" James asked his wife incredulously and Lily's expression grew sadder.

"Because if I survive, I'll be alone." Miele said, tears falling from her eyes and all cast her pitiful looks.

"That's not true, I'll be there for you." Aisha told the young girl while smiling at her.

"We'll all be there for you, dearest Miele. But we do understand that life will be too difficult for you, now that Remus has taken the throne and you are the only survivor." Lily's voice broke at the words and Flora's heart constricted as she understood their meaning.

"The only survivor. Does that mean my parents..." The nature fairy muttered and her unasked question was answered by Teredor.

"It feels so hard to believe that Alyssa and Rollos are gone." He commented.

"I know. It happened so fast and we didn't... we couldn't..." Lily added and her voice shook and tears started falling. James comfortingly wrapped an arm around her.

"I know, love. We should have done more for them, but we really couldn't. We were exhausted from fighting all the guards." He reassured her and Miele groaned, making everyone look at her.

"I think she's getting a fever again." Aisha said worriedly while putting a hand to the young girl's forehead.

"What are we going to do? At this rate there's no way she will survive." Niobe exclaimed and the other adults just sighed. Suddenly a guard came into the room.

"Good afternoon, your majesties." He formally greeted the king and queen of Andros.

"Good afternoon. So, what are your news?" Teredor asked him and the guard looked at them sadly.

"I'm afraid that we weren't able to find him. We searched the entire palace and all we could find was princess Flora's body." The guard answered and James and Lily looked desperate.

"But where can he be? We've looked for him and everywhere and he's just gone." Lily exclaimed and James looked lost.

"He probably lost his way after discovering Flora's body. Must have been traumatic, our poor boy." He stated and Aisha shifted in the bed.

"More than traumatic, it was horrible. I cannot believe that my best friend is just dead." She said and her mother was quick to reach her side so that they could hug.

"I so wish that you hadn't had this awful experience, Aisha." Niobe said, but it was no use. The memory of discovering Flora's cold, lifeless body in the Greenhouse would forever be engraved in the fairy of waves' mind.

"I'm more worried about Helia. You didn't see the way he reacted, it wasn't just about seeing his best friend's body, there was something more." Her words made the other occupants in the room grow curious.

"Something more?" Lily asked and James recalled the way Flora and Helia were holding hands when he reached the Greenhouse.

"He loves her, he really does. I have suspected it for years, but I think I confirmed it last night." Aisha replied to her mother and Lily gasped

"Alyssa and I hoped for years that they might get together at one point, but we had no idea it would come true. How unfair it is that this happened right before her death?" Lily commented and silence filled the room at the reminder of the death of the queen of Limphea.

"This is unbelievable! Flora exclaimed while she stared at the mirror.

"I'm sorry about your parents' deaths." Andromeda told her gently.

"I didn't even get to say goodbye." The nature fairy hiccuped, tears threatening to fall.

"Maybe you still can." She looked at Andromeda curiously.

"What do you mean?" Flora asked before she understood. "Are they here?"

"I don't know, but we can look for them." The older woman suggested and Flora looked back at the mirror once again.

"I want to, but I also want to save Miele. She's clearly in pain." Flora mentioned to the little girl who had just had a coughing fit.

" I don't think there's anything that you can do for her, dear." Andromeda remarked and Flora sighed.

" I can't just give up. My sister's dying, there must be something that I can do." She argued and Andromeda smiled.

"I see now just how much you are like your parents. Saladin and I always remarked how they were strong and determined people." Flora smiled too.

"I hope that they're really here so that I can see them again." She said.

"I know someone who can help you save your sister and find out where your parents are. But it will be dangerous and risky." Flora looked at her, interested.

"Who is it?" Andromeda sighed deeply and when she said the name, Flora sensed the fear and unsureness.

"He's called Hades."

"Idiots! Leave this room before I change my mind and punish you for being useless." An angry man screamed at the servants who had come to tell him yet more bad news. He had short, spiky blonde hair that was now fiery blue and he seemed to be in his late thirties.

"I'm sorry, master." One of the servants apologized before they all left the room. They were in a cave on top of the hill and near the beach. The master sat in a dark blue throne in the middle of the cave and in front of it was a huge mirror.

"Look who's already threatening your servants. If you keep going like this you won't have anyone left, you know." A blonde teenager entered the cave. The same one who had treated Flora so nicely and who had looked at the image of the red haired girl.

"What can I do when they are so useless?" The man asked her before turning his chair around so that he could see her. "Except for you, Daphne, of course." He added and she rolled her eyes. She wore a long blue dress with blue heels and her hair was tied in a ponytail. She looked like a princess, though she hadn't been one.

"Don't you ever stop looking at that stupid mirror?" She asked and he shook his head.

"Of course not. This mirror will lead me to my freedom and my victory. But it's taking so long, 2000 years and I still haven't found the nature fairy." He frowned before sighing. "But at least I have found Bloom and I reached her before my dear brother could. " He then smirked and the image of the same red haired girl appeared on the mirror.

"She's been feeling sick lately so I'm worried." The girl told him and he smiled.

"Don't worry, Daphne, there's no way I'm letting her die now. Mitzi will make sure that she remains alright." He assured her and Daphne sighed in relief.

"That's good to hear because I have just had a very interesting encounter in the Mirror Square." Daphne told him with a smirk.

"You have?" He asked, uninterested.

"Yes. A young girl who I'm aware is princess Flora of Limphea. You know, the planet of nature." His eyes widened as he caught on to what she was saying.

"Are you saying that you believe that she's the chosen one?" He asked her and Daphne smirked.

"I'm pretty sure. I could feel her immense power, though she won't be able to use it since magic doesn't work in the Underworld. And she had the mark, I think." She replied and the man sunk into his chair.

"So if she's the one, she's dead. That certainly complicates things a bit. But it's nothing that can't be fixed." He smirked before standing up and looking back at the mirror.

"Show me the nature fairy." He commanded and the image of Flora and Andromeda appeared. He zoomed in on the image and the tattoo on Flora's shoulder came into view. " That's definitely her. Bring her to me." He turned to Daphne with a serious look. "And don't you dare to fail me."

"Of course not. I'll be back before you know it." Daphne said before she left the room. Her heart was heavy as she knew that what she was about to do was wrong, but she didn't really have a choice. If she wanted to protect Bloom, she had to do what he wanted.

So, what are your thoughts? Did you enjoy the Brella scenes and how I tied up with the show? (mention of Stella blowing up the potion lab, Sky and Brandon going to Red Fountain, etc.)

What about Flora? Did you suspect that she was dead? What did you think of my view on the Underworld? As I said, it was based on OUAT. And what happened to Helia?

And of course, what are your thoughts on the plots with Andromeda and Daphne? The first one won't be around too long I'm afraid, but Daphne will have an even bigger part than she does in the series. You'll see in later chapters.

What about Hades? You already knew that he was the great villain here, I'm sure. What does he want with Flora?

Next chapter will be all about the revelations, so this is your last chance to give me your theories. You should expect it by the end of next week, most likely on Friday. Think we can make it to 5 reviews? Don't forget that the story's only beginning, guys!

One last thing, I made a picture to illustrate how the Underworld looks for those who haven't watched OUAT. It's on my tumblr page, and my codename there is sweetmemories2606. Make sure to check it out.