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[deathisasalesman]

[Some time mid morning, all the mirrors flash and, should you happen to look at them you will see Hades standing in front of you.

Though...he seems a bit on the short side.

About three inches tall, as a matter of fact; standing on an upside down teacup as Merlin, Dreamfinder and Figment watch him from the background looking various shades of annoyed. Pain and Panic are on either side of him as cockroaches who seem desperately trying not to laugh.

The reason why is obvious, as, when Hades speaks, he sounds like a chipmunk]

To all you schmucks that helped out, we appreciate your services. Yada yada yada. The witches are gone and sealed away. No idea how they got out to begin with.

[this gets him the stink eye from the other two but he ignores them]

But thanks to you, the day is saved. Even if one of you idiots turned into a dragon beforehand and wrecked things. Yeesh. So the citizens? Kinnda a mixed bag. So try to be a little "Nicer" to them this month since, hey, you're living on their backs.

Dreamwhiner [Figment glowers at this ] Is fixing the portal thing so don't expect any fresh meat this month. Which is a good thing as you guys are pathetic enough as it is.

[Merlin clears his throat meaningfully and points a finger at the diminutive god, almost like a threat. Hades rolls his eyes and tries his best grin. It's a bit forced, almost as if crowbars are forcing his mouth open]

Point is, everything is more or less back to normal. Thank you and I'm s-- s-- PANIC [he snaps his fingers and the cockroach, now a teeny demon, hesitantly crawls up onto the tea cup and looks at the camera, knees shaking]

L-lord Hades apologizes for the inconvenience.

[Hades kicks him and he goes flying off the tea cup in flames, a small screaming meteor. Pain laughs and is suddenly flambéd too]

Any questions?

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[woo_oo]

Several, actually.

Fenton, with the book and the candles, you wanna expand on that?

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[bigbadrose]

You're the reason they got free. Why?

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[az_shrimp_horny]

That was the weakest fucking non-apology I've ever heard.

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[not_so_different]

[Missy claps, looking mildly amused.]

Very entertaining. So nice to see you cut down to size.

[strangeandunusual]

No questions, but as a Princess, I think I have my first royal decree.

[her voice drips ice]

Tell them the truth, or I will.

[and at this point she can summon bugs bigger than he is]

[king_of_egypt]

[Atem had been feeling off since this all transpired but seeing Hades seems to erase all that]

No idea, huh? [The sarcasm practically dripping off of his words.] It's one thing to make a mistake, it's quite another to deny your own involvement in it.

Tell me Hades, what was it you were really trying to achieve?

[beancounter]

Fenton found himself glaring furiously at the mirror. "You pulled us out of bed... out of a sound sleep, when you knew we'd be too tired and groggy to properly think straight! You played on our good will and desire to help for your own selfish needs, whatever they were!"

All the anger and frustration then just left Fenton like air out of a balloon, and he was just left tired and disappointed. "...and you don't even care, do you? You're not even sorry. This didn't hurt you. None of this meant anything to you. We're all just pawns to you." His frown deepened, and he shook his head. "You're as much of a bully as those witches. Nothing but a villain."

A super-villain, his mind provided for him. Like Negaduck and the Fearsome Five... only so much more powerful. A literal GOD, with much stronger magic than any of them had, who could pretty much do whatever he wanted to. He knew that there was no way he, or any other single Apprentice could do anything to him. Even as a team, like the Justice Ducks... Hades was so much more than anything they'd ever faced. He didn't like feeling helpless, useless, like this... but he also knew that there was really nothing he COULD do. Not alone. Not now. So he just frowned, disappointed, disgusted, disillusioned. He didn't want to see any more, he didn't want to hear any more... so he reached out and closed his mirror with a sigh.

Well, one thing was certain, out of all of this. He was NEVER listening to Hades, or blindly doing anything he asked ever again.

[originaldragoon]

That was pathetic.

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[princess_weia]

[The bitty Princess is clearly unimpressed by the non-apology, but is also not really surprised to learn that Hades apparently had something to do with the witches coming back.]

So... you decided to help bring back three super-evil witches who wanted lots of magic and power all for themselves, and you didn't think they'd turn on you and lock you up to use yours too?