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CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT-Granny's Diner
Belle stood in silent shock as the young lady in front of them claimed to be an older version of the child she was holding tightly onto. She glanced between Colette and the girl, and even she had to admit the resemblance was uncanny. Rumple seemed to believe she was their daughter, and he was usually pretty good about these sorts of things.
The older Colette took a step away from Rumple, suddenly realizing how odd this whole situation was. She guessed Rumple was able to sense that she was his daughter, but still, this was not the Rumple she knew from back home.
Rumple looked at his daughter, and simply said "Alright, dear. What do you need us to do?"
Colette took a deep breath, and said "We need to get everyone out of Storybrooke, fast. People are already gathering in the Town Hall for safety, but that won't be enough. It's Hades. He's planning to do something with the town. He kidnapped me and took me to the Underworld for a bit, so I didn't get the full idea of what's happening. He used me as a bargaining tool to get to my friend, Kendra. She's Emma's daughter from the future. I told him that she was the Savior to buy us some time, but it won't be much. He took her heart, and now he's using her to bring the curse down upon the town."
Belle and Rumple now both stood in shock, numerous questions on the tips of their tongues, but Colette continued.
"Fath-uh, Rumple, I know you spent a brief time in the Underworld, maybe even met Hades, is there anything that you can tell me that can help us bring Hades down? Belle, I need you to research any Greek Mythology in the library that may hold the key to what Hades exactly wants. Can you please both do that for me?"
Rumple reached over and placed his hand on his daughter' shoulder. "Of course dear."
Belle, thankful to get away from Rumple, said "I'll head over to the Library right now." And with that she and Baby Colette ran down the street to the Library.
Rumple watched them go, then sat down and said "The Lord of the Underworld is a tricky character. He seems almost a caricature at times, but do not let that fool you. He is a ruthless tyrant underneath his sarcastic façade. Once, he tried to take over the world and destroy Zeus, so legend tells, but his son Hercules thwarted him and sent him down into the depths of Tartarus. He managed to escape during my stay there. I was able to overhear a discussion with the Fates, how he had had a lot of time to think during his captivity, and how he had a new plan to take what he wanted. Unfortunately, that's all I was able to gather information-wise."
"But is there anything that you know that could stop him?"
"That I do not know, but it took a hero to destroy him, an immortal legendary figure at that. Now, I believe our own Emma Swan could possibly fit the bill, but as she is not immortal I do not know if she would survive the encounter."
"….my friend, Kendra, she has dark magic. She got it somehow during our stay here, I think so she could get revenge on Hades for taking me. At the time I believe she thought I died. Could that possibly help our cause any?"
"If her dark magic is as powerful as I think it would be, considering who her mother is, then there just might be a way for all of us to get out of this in one piece. Her dark magic could enable her to ensnare him in the Underworld and keep him there forever, but of course, at a price. Any ounce of light magic Kendra has left will be gone forever, and she will have to succumb to Dark Magic for the rest of her life."
Colette, shook her head, not wanting it to be true, but she knew this may be a risk they had to take. "I'll have to ask Kendra. It's her decision to make, not mine. Is there a way to contact her, so we can tell her all this without alerting Hades?"
"I believe I have a way in my shop still. But we must hurry. We're running out of time."
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