Hmmm... [Fox Silver, Magius, and Xemnas]

[angelous]

(Taking some creative liberties with Charon as he never actually had any sort of lines in Disney's Hercules.)

The hooded man took the gold coins from Akira and nodded. He slowly stepped into the boat. He motioned for the two to follow.

"He's expecting you. You don't want to be late."

He waited for the two to step into the boat, and then he pushed away from the shore with the pole he used to move the boat. He pushed off the bottom of the river once, twice, and then a third time. He did this repeatedly for what seemed like an eternity, though in reality it can't have been more than a few minutes. Finally they pulled alongside the banks of the opposite shore, and he let them out.

"Be wary of your words, lest the fire burn you."

[Magius]

Iatros nodded his head in thanks to Charon as he got off the boat. He fished in his pocket for a second before pulling out two more gold coins. He then turned to the boat man and said "These are yours if you can tell us what he's expecting us for?" He didn't like going into place unprepared, especially places like this.

If Hades was expecting them, the nit was a chance that it was a trap of some sort. He figured that the boat man, who Iatros knew to be the fabled Charon, would probably know what was in store for them. He also knew that Charon loved money, hence the two gold coins.

(ooc: aaaaarrrrgggghhh writers block strikes again.

[angelous]

Charon pocketed the coins. He pointed toward a tunnel.

"Enter there to meet the one who awaits." He began to push away when he spoke his last words.

"He heard you speak, that is all I know." Before either of these two could protest his answer however, he was gone. And coming out of the tunnel were two little imps.

"I'm Pain, and he's Panic!"

"You two need to follow us!" And with that they turned around and began to walk into the tunnel.

[Fate]

The man's words were awfully foreboding, Akira instantly a bit suspicious. There weren't many options as to who could possibly be waiting for them, Hades being the only plausible one. That just brought her to the question of why. Why was he expecting them? It seemed like they had just arrived in this ghastly world, and they were already expected by the Lord of the Underworld. Something just didn't seem right, and Akira knew it.

When they arrived at the other side of the shore, the boat man was not all that helpful. He only gestured to a tunnel before vanishing out of site. She glanced around to try and find him again, but it was futile.

Shortly after he left, two imps came out of the tunnel. If her vigilance wasn't already up, this heightened it. The air just seemed a tad more ominous than before with these new arrivals. She glanced warily at Iatros before following behind the imps at a distance, not wanting to get too close to them. Whatever they were leading the two of them to most likely wasn't pleasant.

[Magius]

Iatros let out a sigh and almost face palmed himself at the sight of the two imps. He could tell just by there faces they were they dumb goons of Hades' 'staff'. he casually strolled behind the to imps with Shinamori next to him. He looked around at the palace structure as he walked "Man whoever designed this place must be filled with rainbows and butterflies" he said, sarcasm dripping from his words.

They continued to walk for a few more minutes. At this point he thought that the two imps were leading them around in circles. "Hey, thing one and thing two." He called to them to get their attention. "How much longer till we get to your boss?" he was almost tempted to add I bet he's dying to meet us., but Iatros figured that was to too corny of a joke for even him to say.

[Fate]

"I wouldn't bother asking them," Akira replied, her tone even, "Their answer will be vague, if they bother, which will only lead to aggravation." She just mainly wanted to get this over with, nothing more. Talking to Hade's delegates was not how she really wanted to pass the time. The only good thing that was coming out of this, and the only reason she was still taggling along, was that it was appeasing to her slight curiosity.

She thought back on Iatros's previous words when he first told her about Hades. He liked to make deals, bad deals. That most likely meant he was one of darkness. If Iatros thought that, then that could only mean that he was on the side of light, good. Was she though? She did not know the ways of light, yet she tried to fight off the darkness. Was this how things were supposed to be? Was she supposed to walk in the middle and not pick a side? She probably needed to at some point. It would just have to be a choice between something she unfortunately knew, and something she didn't.

"What do you suppose will happen?" she asked Iatros.

[Magius]

Iatros shrugged his shoulders. "Who knows? Hades Is a tricky bastard. He probably gonna try and make a deal with us though, that’s almost certain." iatros then got a thoughtful, almost daydreaming look on his face. "He'll probably offer us something valuable, something we want most. He could ask us for anything in return. It could be our services, to fight in his arena, or even our very souls."

He paused for a second. Thinking about it now he would probably have to make a deal with Hades for the information he needed about his teacher and friend, Daedalus. Was he going to sell his soul to the proverbial devil though to get back Daedalus? Was he going to put his life on the line just for Hades enjoyment? Was he going to have to possible do something horrible for the Lord of the dead? Most importantly, would it be worth it?

....yes.

[Fox Silver]

Fox had opened his book known as "Summoner's Strength!" The weird thing about this brown book was that it only had a few pages with words in it and the rest of the book was just blank. As Fox was skimming through the book he saw a page that said "Underworld" and underneath the title it said to speak to hades for information. That page that gave the message to see Hades is why Fox Silver is in the underworld. Obviously Fox would ask information about finding new summons to help him become an expert on summoning his own summons.

A while passed as Fox found himself in the room next to Hades. The room felt like death and Fox just stood their waiting for two more people to show. Rolling his eyes he moved his head toward Hades direction, "Seriously? Do we really need these extra two people to join in what ever you have plan to do? Fox shouted out with a little angry in his tone. Looking around the room he saw a giant circle table that seem to be important to Hades the rest of the room seem to be plain and had nothing special. "And Hades i sware you better not be wasting my time. By the end of all this you better have some information about finding new summons for me to use! Fox spoke in a tone that showed much bravery as he stood up to Hades. Fox hated his time being wasted, and if it was being wasted he would show his anger. Hades seemed to ignore him as it seem he wanted everyone in the room before he spoke about anything.

Before Fox had entered this room of Hades he found a collar on the ground, he thought it would be a good idea to keep it. Fox could feel some type of magic in this item. The collar was told to be called a spike collar which would increase a summon's strength. Fox had placed this spike collar in his pocket making sure to check on it in the future of todays activity. "Who ever these extra people are will feel my wraith for making me wait! Fox spoke under his breath to himself waiting inpatiently for who ever was to come.

[Fate]

Their very souls? Akira was not too fond of the idea of giving that up. Hell, she was barely sure what Hades could even offer her. She had everything she could ever want... didn't she? What was missing from her life? A home was one thing, though she never particularly minded that. She was fine with roaming from world to world. A family was another, but Akira never thought she would need one. Self-reliant and self-sufficient; that was what she was taught to be.

"You don't even miss us, Aki?" The voice that she always assumed to be her mother's rang in her head. "When are you going to come home?" It would be pointless to reply, especially since the voice was only a figment of her imagination. Besides, she did not need to return home; the knowledge that her parents were safe from the darkness was all she needed... for now.

The tunnel seemed to be coming to an end, at long last. "Be prepared," she told Iatros simply. They did not know what was going to happen once they got to the end of the tunnel. All she knew was that she wasn't particularly looking forward to it.

[angelous]

"Hades here, Lord of the Dead. And welcome to my humble abode."

Hades' two imps quickly ran out of the tunnel and stood by their master's side. This left the two travelers alone for about thirty seconds, but soon they stood in the chambers of Hades himself. And he was ready.

"Ah if it isn't my two new interlopers Akira and Iatros. Please, have a seat." He waved his hand and three simple chairs appeared out of black clouds of smoke. He snapped his fingers, and the chairs ran into the three, causing them to sit down.

"Now that all of us are here, let's get down to business shall we?" He turned toward them.

"Each of you wants something, whether it be power in some shape or form, or maybe something more sentimental. Well, do something for me and I can get it for you." He smiled, and vanished in a cloud of smoke, only to appear between the three. He bent over, and put his arms on Iatros' and Akira's chairs.

"You see my Underdrome has been sitting vacant for a while now, and the souls I reside over are getting, well rather restless. I want you three to put on a little show for them. Play your cards right, you all come out of there with what you want waiting right here for you. If you don't... Well let's just say the Underdrome has its own ways of taking care of the dead." He glared at Pain and Panic, causing them to run out of the room.

"My two little minions there will get it all set up and ready for action. All you have to do is agree to participate, and well, sign a release form. Don't worry about reading them all the way, it's just your basic contract. You die I get your souls, you live and your free to go. It also guarantees that I have to hold up my end of the deal. As for the rest, well that's just details. Who really needs them?" He snapped his fingers once more, and three contracts appeared on his guests laps, with a quill and ink ready.

"So do we have ourselves a deal?"

[Fate]

Akira wasn't going to bother asking how Hades knew their names; their introductions were probably overheard, but she never mentioned her first name. Hades most likely just had a way of knowing, which didn't make sense to her, but she would just have to go with it. She avoided eye contact with him, instead gazing at the other she didn't recognize. How did he get here? Perhaps he happened upon the world before the two of them did. Nonetheless, it sounded like Hades wanted to use them all as entertainers...

Realistically, Akira wouldn't think of anything holding her back from joining in this little game. She had no ties to anyone and nothing she could possibly lose besides her life. That wouldn't happen though; she would make sure of it. If she managed to get through this, then she would get at least something out of it. Without another thought, she signed the contract and looked expectedly at Hades.

[Magius]

With a grin, Iatros leaned over to Shinomori, or Akira as she was apparently known as, and said "Called it!" like a kid who had won a bet with a friend. He then grabbed the contract that sat in his lap and started to read the contract that Hades had provided. he took in every detail, looking for any tricks and loopholes that Hades had put in the contract. Hell, he even read the fine print. He wasn't going to let his soul be taken just because he got cheated in a contract.

After reading it all, leting out "hmmm"s and "ahhh"s at different parts, he Looked up at Hades and said "This seems legit enough. I'm in, just be ready to keep up your end of the bargain." The casual tone in his voice made it seem like he had done this many times before. "Anyone got a pen?" he asked as he looked at the other three. When no one replied, he sighed and said "Oh well. With a snap of his figures and a flash of blue light, a pen appeared in his hand. He signed the contract before handing it to Hades and banishing the pen.

[Fox Silver]

As soon as Fox spoke to himself he notice the two new people come into the room of Hades. That was when Hades decided to begin his little intro. It was expected of Hades to make some type of deal, since rumors spread all around the world that Hades loved to make deals. Seconds later a chair had swooped up from behind Fox and made him sit down. With a little annoyed look on Fox's face he had to sit down.

Arena? Souls? Deals? They were all the same to Hades, in the end he gets what he wants and so does Fox. Looking over the contract pieces by pieces, his eyes just zoomed left and right as he quickly went over it. "What are we up against?" Fox asked Hades with a tone of questioning. He wanted to know what was he up against before he signed Hades contract. The contract itself looked fine but Fox sure as hell didn't want to sign up for something if he knew he was going to die. Fox from the corner of his eye saw that the two other people had quickly signed the contracts. Though he did hear the male next to the female do some Ohhhs and Ahhhs. Rolling his eyes he looked up at Hades and waited for an answer before he signed the contract.

[angelous]

"Details, who needs 'em?"

"Well, that's the thing. Wonderboy, my dear compadres has taken care of just about every fearsome monster I have access to. So instead of fighting any of the lovely monsters and ghouls that would normally be offered as opponents, you'll fight each other." He smiled. They had all signed the contracts, so even if they wanted to opt out now, they could not, for they had signed away their free wills until the match was over. And he intended to make sure it was a rather long match...

"Now before you go complaining about it, I have three simple rules. Rule one, you give it everything you've got. Rule two, no holds barred. If you want to kill your opponent, feel free to try, I'm not gonna stop you, all your doing is adding to my wonderful family down here. And rule three, you can't drop out of the fight until I say it's over. Or you die, whichever comes first. So I suggest you prepare yourselves." He sat in his throne.

"Now I told you not to complain, and here's why. You don't have to fight to the death if you don't want to. Like I said, if you want to kill each other that's fine by me. And for those of you afraid to die, I can work out a deal with you later should you die, which will give you back your life and freedom." He snapped his fingers, and the three were transported into the Underdrome.

"Now let the games, begin!"

[Fox Silver]

Fox stared at Hades which he was wrong because Fox didn't sign the contract yet. As he listened to the underworld God he thought what the heck he might as well have some fun with the battle. Taking the contract he signed it and it vanished into thin air. After Fox had signed the contract he was giving the three rules which sounded very good, hopefully he might kill one of the two people. "Obviously I'm not complaining, Im going to enjoy this game! Fox spoke with an evil grin across his face. With seconds later Hades had snapped his fingers and he found himself staring at the female and male across from him in a large circle platform which must have been the arena. Never let your opponent know how strong you are until you strike, Fox thought to himself with a grin.

Fox lifted up his hands and formed them into fists, "All right let us fight to the death shall we! Fox spoke cold heartly toward his two opponents. Opening his left palm he slammed his right fist into the open hand as she shut his eyes. Concentrated greatly Fox began to form a purple flame into his hand. "Take this! Fox shouted as he opened his right fist and sent a wave of purple flames toward the two opponents. The flames started out small but soon it expanded into a long width of fire as it flew into the air straight toward the male and female.