Go the Distance

Meg is a mortal in a world that has just been set right for Hercules. He has proved himself a true hero and won back his place among the gods. Then Zeus tells Meg she cannot be with him, because she is mortal.

Hera offers a way out. If Meg completes a quest, she can earn a place on Mt. Olympus as a god herself. The task is an odd one: she must rescue the woman now married to her ex from the Underworld.

The history behind that task is awkward. Meg once sold her soul to Hades to save Hercules, and while she was held in the Underworld, he took up with someone else. Now she has to set that aside and go after the new wife anyway.

Meg relies on her quick wit against monsters and gods, Hades among them. She has to work out where she belongs and what she can give the world.

Whether she can stay for an eternity of godhood beside Herc is another question, since her fear of commitment pulls her toward running away.