It's been 9 months since the battle with Hades. The people of Auradon have settled into their routines and have adjusted to living alongside the people they once viewed as enemies.

With some help from their children, Captain Hook had the Jolly Roger brought from the Isle to Auradon and Jessica moved back in with him as they rekindled their relationship. Ursula purchased a small cottage near the beach so she could come and go from the ocean as she pleased while still being nearby to see her grandchildren. She and Aaron had spoken several times and though neither wanted a serious relationship, they had agreed to remain friends.

Hadie and Ginny had busied themselves making up for lost time with Hayden, doing their best to give him the family he should have had from the start if not for Hades. Hayden had also settled into his role as a big brother to little Hayley. The two were practically inseparable and more often than not, Hadie and Ginny awoke in the morning to find empty bottles in the sink and Hayden passed out in the recliner with Hayley sleeping on his chest.

Connor's life had also changed for the better. His relationship with Trevor was growing stronger each day and thanks to his mother, Audrey, he now had the freedom to run his own life and make his own choices. Audrey had also made the choice to move in with her Grammy. Audrey had decided she and the kids would live in Auroria until Chad got his priorities straight.

Now, for the first time everyone was celebrating the holiday together and to make things even better, Harry was home for the holidays.

The Hook household was was bustling with activity as everyone gathered for Chrostmas dinner. Uma, Harry, Ulma, Henry, Holden, Captain Hook, Jessica, CJ, Zevon, Harriet, Anthony, their newborn daughter Heather, Ursula, Aaron, Hadie, Ginny, Hayden, Hayley, Audrey, Aria, Connor, Gil, and Quinn were all gathered in the living room as they opened the last of their Christmas presents.

Captain Hook had brought every christmas present he had ever made for his grandchildren, taking up most of the space under the tree. The boys were currently battling it out with their new wooden pirate ships, making the sound effects of cannons being fired while Ulma admired her new sword and the locket Hayden had given her.

"Was that the last of the presents?" Uma asked, looking around the tree.

Henry looked over from his spot on the floor before crawling over towards the tree. "I think I see something mom.

Henry reached under the tree and pulled out a cream-colored envelope with gold details along with a small box. "The envelope is for Aunt Quinn. The box is for Uncle Hadie."

Henry handed them the items before sitting back down. Hadie and Quinn studied the items before looking around at the group.

"Okay, so who are these from?" Hadie asked.

Everyone looked around at eachother but no one stepped forward to claim responsibility for the gifts.

"Okay then." Hadie replied. "I guess we'll open it to find out."

Hadie opened the box and his eyes widened when he pulled out a note and his father's ember. Hadie unfolded the note and quietly began to read.

"What does it say mate?" Harry asked.

"Its from my Uncle Zeus." Hadie explained. "He decided that as Hades oldest child I should take control of his ember. He said I can choose to embrace it or destroy it."

"What are you going to do Dad?" Hayden asked. He didn't have the fondest memories of that blue rock.

Hadie stared at the ember in his hands. "I'm not sure. Quinn, why don't you open your gift while I think about it?"

Quinn nodded and carefully opened the envelope, pulling out the letter that was inside. She read it silently and as she neared the end, tears formed in her eyes.

Dear Quinn,

I have heard of your struggle and have decided to give you my blessing. You need not fear of what the future may hold for I will be watching over you, making sure you and your growing family stay healthy and strong. Now, all that's left is for you to tell him the news.

    With my greatest blessing
   
                        -Eileithyia

Suddenly, the letter in her hand turned into golden dust the swirled around her before fading on her skin.

"Quinn? What's going on?" Gil asked. "What was that?"

"A christmas blessing." Quinn smiled as tears rolled down her cheeks. "From the goddess Eileithyia."

Gil turned to Hadie. "Eileithyia?"

"My cousin." Hadie explained. "But why would she send her blessing unless.....oh, oh."

"What?" Gil asked, still confused. "What's going on?"

"Gil." Quinn smiled with tear-filled eyes, taking his hands. "I found out a couple weeks ago and I was afraid to tell you because I figured there was no reason to get our hopes up, but I'm pregnant, with twins."

Quinn pulled up her thick christmas sweater to reveal her growing baby bump. "I know we've lost so many, that's why I didn't tell you, but things will be different this time. Eileithyia blessed me and our pregnancy. She is going to make sure the babies and I are safe. We're going to have our family Gil."

Gil placed a gentle hand on her stomach as tears filled his eyes. "I'm finally gonna be a daddy. I-I can't believe it."

"Congrats mate." Harry smiled. "You've earned it."

Gil nodded before pulling Quinn into a kiss. He pulled her close and once they broke the kiss he moved down to kiss her stomach. They would finally be getting their family.

As everyone celebrated the exciting news Hadie slipped outside. He walked down the beach and looked out at the ocean before looking at the ember in his hands.

"I may be the prince of the Underworld." Hadie muttered under his breath. "But I won't let power and greed take me away from my family."

Hadie pulled back his arm before tossing the ember as far as he could into the ocean. When the ember hit the water there was a loud, crackling explosion, then a blue cloud of smoke rose in the air and darted off towards the Isle.

Hadie was stunned as he watched the blue smoke surround the Isle. What had he done?

Hadie watched as figures emerged from the fog and began walking across the bridge towards Auradon. Fearing the worst, he took off back toward the house at full speed.

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"Harry!" Hadie shouted, barrelling into the house. "Harry come quick!"

"Woah! Slow down mate!" Harry replied, grabbing his shoulders. "What's wrong?"

"I threw the ember in the ocean, then this blue fog appeared, and now people are coming across the bridge from the Isle!" Hadie rambled. "The Isle is empty Harry! It's like they're coming out of the fog!"

"Calm down Hadie." Harry replied. "We'll check it out. Gil, do you mind joining us?"

Gil nodded, quickly giving Quinn another kiss before standing. "Of course, let's go."

The three men made their way to the Auradon side of the bridge. By the time they got there several people were already standing there, seeming disoriented and confused.

Harry approach the peoe slowly with Hadie and Gil behind him. "Is everyone here alright? Where are you from?"

A man with dark hair turned to Harry. "My name is Andrew. I'm from the kingdom of Corona. I was sent to the Isle for theft and treason. What happened to the Isle? Where is the barrier? Why are we free?"

"Hades attacked Auradon. He destroyed the barrier months ago." Harry explained. "The villians of the Isle helped defend Auradon and defeat Hades so King Ben released them permanently."

"King Ben?" Andrew asked in confusion. "What happened to King Adam? Prince Ben is only two, no older than my daughter. He can't be king."

"King Ben is 32 now." Hadie chimed in. "He became king 16 years ago after his father gave him the crown. Are you saying you have no memory of the last 30 years?"

Andrew shook his head in disbelief. "T-That can't be. 30 years couldn't have just gone by. I just left to go to the market. Where is Gothel? Where is my daughter? Where's my Ginny?"

Hadie's eyes widened. Ginny's father had disappeared 30 years ago. He was one of the first to vanish from the Isle. Now here he was, standing in front of him.

"My name is Hadie sir." Hadie explained. "Your daughter, Ginny, is my wife. We have two children together. I'm afraid you vanished 30 years ago, we didn't know what happened until now."

"W-What happened to me?" Andrew asked, looking around. "What happened to all of us."

"My father, Hades," Hadie sighed. "He must have trapped you in his ember, collecting souls to strengthen his power, but you're free now. We will help you all find your families, I promise."

Andrew nodded, still shocked by the information he had received. Hadie, Harry, and Gil kept everyone together as the last of the people crossed from the Isle and the smoke disappeared.

"That's the last of them." Hadie told them, pointing to the last four people coming across the bridge. As they grew closer, Gil froze as his eyes landed on the blonde haired woman walking towards them. He only knew her from the pictures in his father's man cave, but it was her. It was his mother.

"Mom?" Gil questioned as the woman approached.

The woman stared at him in confusion before chuckling lightly. "I think you must be mistaken dear. I have 3 little boys at home, but they're much too young to be you."

"Mom." Gil repeated. "Its me, its Gil."

"W-What?" His mother stared at him with wide eyes. "Y-You can't be."

"My Gilly boy, my Gilly boy,
Blonde haired blue eyed sweet little Gilly boy
I. love. you." Gil sang softly. "You sang that to me when I was little. It's the only memory I have of you."

His mother studied him closely, placing a gentle hand on his cheek. "You look just like Gaston, except for the hair. You are my Gilly boy, aren't you? But how have you grown up so fast?"

Gil explained about how Hades had caused her to disappear and how she's been trapped inside Hades ember for the last 30 years.

His mother shook her head as she took in the information. "I'm so sorry Gil, I missed your whole childhood. Yours and your brothers'."

"Its okay mom," Gil replied, pulling her into a hug. "You're here now, that's all that matters."

His mother hugged him back and sighed. "I suppose that's true. You'll have to catch me up on what I've missed."

Gil smiled. "Don't worry, I'll tell you everything."

Hadie, Harry, and Gil lead the group to the castle and with Ben's help they explained what happened to the group and began making phone calls to reunite them with their families.

Several hours later the last of the group was reunited with their families and the boys breathed a sigh of relief. Now that everyone was taken care of, they could go home.

The boy's took Gil's mom and Ginny's dad back to the house. Everyone stared at the two new faces in surprise as the boys explained what happened.

"Daddy?" Ginny questioned when the boys finished explaining.

"My Ginny." Andrew smiled. "Look how you've grown, just as beautiful as your mother."

Ginny hugged her father as Gil introduced his mother to Quinn and told her about the pregnancy. His mother was beyond excited and began telling Quinn stories about being pregnant with the Gaston twins. Meanwhile, Hil called his brothers to tell them about their mother's return.

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It was late when everyone finally headed home for the night. Harry carried the twins up to bed and tucked them in, pressing a kiss to both their heads. He then walked down the hall to say good night to Ulma before heading downstairs.

Harry walked up behind Uma and wrapped his arms around her waist before kissing the top of her head. "Alone at last."

Uma chuckled as she washed the last of the dishes. "This was certainly an exciting Christmas."

"Tell me about it." Harry chuckled. "But it's been a good one. A lot of miracles have happened today. I think those were the best gifts this year."

"That they were." Uma agreed with a smirk. "But I think there may be one more under the tree."

Harry looked over and saw a small white box unter the tree tied up with a red ribbon. He smiled and kissed Uma's cheek before walking over to retrieve the box.

Uma sat down on the couch and waited for Harry to return the box.

"So what is this?" Harry asked.

Uma smiled. "Open it and see."

Harry smiled as he untied the ribbon and carefully opened the box. His eyes widened when he saw what was inside. "Love, is this what I think it is?"

"Yes." Uma nodded, watching his reaction. "Are you happy?"

"Are you kidding? I'm thrilled!" Harry replied, grinning like an idiot as he stared at the positive pregnancy test. "I'm going to be a father again. This is the best Christmad present I could ask for."

Uma smiled in relief. "Merry Christmas Harry."

"Merry Christmas Uma." Harry replied, closing the gap between them.

Author's Note

I did it. I finished the book. Hooray!

                  -Meloetta246