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He looked out of his home in the Underworld, reflecting on where he had went wrong in the past; he had what he had now (which was OK but no flipping walk in the park) before that yutz Hercules showed up, took his most competent minion, Megsie and whisked her away to happy ever after. And what did he get?
Nothing, except locked up in the underground per Zeus' orders without contact with the outside world except on this stupid rock for villains much like himself which were exiled along with all their other kin (mostly they said). And one lousy prophecy that occurred before Hercules' birth saying that there would be the four seasons and Hades would have his Persephone.
He forgotten some of the prophecy but he still kept one thing; the whole happy ever after story that was written over & over and over was crap. What ended up happening was Demeter voicing her complaint so much about the prophecy that her daughter got the crap scared outta her. Which subsequently caused Persephone to sneak into the underworld and before it was said and done and drunk the potion to turn her human.
Fortunate for her, it had worked as no human can marry a god without the permission of Zeus; unfortunate for her, Hecate found her first and unleashed her gorgon buddy Medusa on her. With her last dying breath, Persephone stated that her namesake would carry on her powers and her legacy to do great things and fulfill the prophecy. All of Olympus mourned but nothing could be done. She died a human's death so she would go to the Elysium fields.
The gods did a memorial near the entrance where one part of the prophecy came to pass as Persephone's ghost asked her mother to use her gifts for now to regulate the earth to where the earth could grow and rest, thus the seasons came into being. Medusa & Hecate was exiled to the Isle of the Lost and stripped of their powers but escaped before any other judgments could be cast.
Hades was livid as he was supposed to get his happy ending until the Fates gave him good news. That the prophecy could still come to pass as long as he found the namesake and found his happy-ever-after with her. But as the years went on, though the gods, fairies and few mortals (yea, Megsie and the yutz happened to accidentally find out about the prophecy; still didn't wanna think about that faux-pa) still searched, no one ever came across the one that fulfilled the prophecy so he had gave up.
Hell, he even married Mal's mom before they all got booted to the Isle. He had to after the whole one night stand resulted in twins. He tried to stick it out after the twins were born but god, Maleficent or Mellie was so driving him mad with her need for vengeance. Finally Mellie in one of her rages told him to leave and as she only wanted Mal her namesake, demanded he take his son. Didn't have to tell him twice.
But would he ever tell Mal? No. Would she probably figure it out after talking with her newly non-lizard mother? Eventually. Maleficent and her possie still stayed on the Isle though the barrier was down. Most everyone else however, had decided to move to Auradon or came back and forth to visit.
He wished that that blasted barrier was still up. at least it would keep him from having to do anything like always work and judge the souls majority of the time (yet another mistake to forget; don't ever bitch at the River Styx and expect not to get karma to bite you in the ass after getting out). But long story short, his daughter and future son-in-law brought it down to everyone else's delight to bring everyone together. And, even with the work, he could chill out in his lair.
It was the night after the barrier was taken done that his life changed forever. One because Demeter screwed him over again, he got one song, his heartsong to try and sing to the Persephones out there in Auradon. Ironic; there were a lot of them dames named that.
But not the right one... Funny that his daughter Mal was actually gonna let him sing at her engagement dinner. She was the only one who knew his shame. His soon to be ex wifey practically bragged about it. At least thanks to Mal's new status he got some divorce papers so once Malificent signed he was a free man. Sorta.
Yet unlike the years before, there was two major differences. One, that someone sung with him that night. And two, he found something in his old Isle lair he never had in all the years he lived there, either a dumb Isler who didn't remember his rep or a very sad looking cleaning lady.
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