"Ooo." Harry said as he read a chapter about an account of an ancient prophecies concerning historical battles in times way before Jesus' birth.
Stolas smiled as he sipped his morning tea and flipped a page of his morning paper levitating in front of him. Harry studies his Grimoire an hour everyday before Breakfast and an hour before bedtime. All in sight of Stolas of course.
Octavia came in with her headphones on. From her phone Stolas could see her listening to a peppy Pop song by Verosika Mayday. One of her favorite artists to listen to when she was in her rare Happy moods.
The household staff had even seemed to be uplifted when told of Stella's demise. They seemed to be more relaxed around Stolas, Harry and Octavia. When Stella was around they always appeared to be tiptoeing around her tantrums. Reginald even had a heart attack once when she had glared at him.
"Alright Harry that's time." Stolas clapped and he levitated the Grimoire back to his study.
Vortex blew on a cup of coffee. The Hellhound immediately quit his gig with Mayday after Prince Stolas had called him to inquire about his professional services. He was now Prince Harry's full time live in Body Guard. The only time he wasn't to interfere on Harry's behalf where simple sibling scuffles between Harry and Octavia.
"Aw Dad Five More Minutes?" Harry pleaded.
"You begged for five minutes ten minutes ago." Stolas reminded him. "You get another hour of study before bed time." The book levitated out of the breakfast nook as Reginald brought in a breakfast of salmon, scrambled eggs and toast with an onion braised jam.
"Is Vortex coming with me to work?"
"Got to little man, it's in my contract. The only time I'm not guarding you is when I sleep." Vortex said as he dished himself out some salmon and eggs. I also get weekends off."
"Master Stolas, should I remind Blitzo of what should happen if Harry returns to us like last time again?" Pringles asks as Harry hops into the front seat with a happy smile for a new day of Internship. Vortex helped Harry in the car and buckled him in.
"You'll do nothing of the sort Pringles." Stolas declared. "If Harry gets messy on the job I can accept that. It's life threatening injuries we will be punishing over."
"I stank like fish guts all weekend." Harry said eagerly, bouncing in his seat.
"I'm aware. I had to make a tomato goulash bath for you to get the stink out." Pringles said with distaste. "I also had to clean out the feathers that dropped from the baths acidity."
"That was fun." Harry said With a cheeky grin.
"For you perhaps Young Master you where not the one who had to clean your bathtub." Pringles shook his head to get the memory of the stink out of his nose. "I say what in Hell?"
"Woah. Does that happen often?" Vortex asked looking up at the IMP office.
IMP was busted open. Literally part of the office wall was caved in from the conference room area.
"Aww That was where the cool screen was where Loona and I watch TV!" Harry said.
"Watch TV?"
"I don't always go with them especially if they think it's gonna be a dangerous mission." Harry said to Pringles as he got out of the car. "Bye Pringles." Harry said as he left with Vortex.
The imp Butler sighed. "This boy is going to be my death isn't he?" He asked the air before driving off.
"What's going on today?" Harry asked Loona as he closed the door.
"Wacky scientist guy wants Blitz and the Double Ms to whack his partner woah. Hello..." Loona said as she noticed Vortex. "What are you doing here?"
"Prince Stolas hired me to be Harry's bodyguard. During the week I live at the manor with the family and I get weekends with my girlfriend.
"Oh cool lovers spat?" Harry asked. "Vortex's girlfriends really nice by the way. She's really curvy too." Thinking about the blue furred she hound.
"What did I tell you about staring at my lady?" Vortex said smacking the back of Harry's head lightly in a teasing manner.
"Not too." Harry poured. "But she's so pretty!"
"More like business but I definitely got those vibes. Loona said with a smirk as Harry got another smack to the head.
"I'm gonna go put my soda and lunch in the fridge." Harry said. "Assuming we still have a break room."
"I'm gonna have to watch out for that kid as he gets older. He's gonna be a lady killer I just know it." Vortex said.
"Maybe he's gonna be a fella killer." Loona teased.
"I don't care who he likes as long as it's not my guy or girl or whatever." Vortex said as he sat on the couch. "So where is everyone?"
"Mission."
"So what does Harry exactly do here?"
"Pretty sure it's just a reason to get him out of the Palace once in a while." Loona voices her opinion on that matter. "Other than designing our flyer Harry hasn't really done much other than last week when he came with us on our demon duel. "
"Loonie, send Harry over please!" Blitzo called from a cellphone. "Emergency! Need his brain!"
"Got it Blitzo. Yo Harry! Your wanted on the other side ASAP!"
"Coming! Open the portal!" Loona flipped open the Grimoire and wiggles her fingers over the spell. It was actually quite simple once you performed the proper rituals the first time, to do them again.
Harry ran out in his human disguise and jumped into the portal on the ground.
"So what now?" Vortex asked.
"You like crosswords?" Loona held up a book of crossword puzzles her dad had gotten her last week.
Vortex shrugged, put on some reading glasses and accepted a pencil from Loona.
"What's up Sir?" Harry asked.
"Them!" Blitzo pointed to a trio they where standing off with.
Them were three Cherubs.
"Oh cool Cherubim!" Harry said excitedly running over. They where a humanoid cherubim and two lambs. "Hi!" He said to the trio.
Collin, Cletus and Keenie looked at each other. He looked human enough but they could sense the demonic presence he brought.
"What are you?" Cletus demanded.
"Ars Goetia." Harry bowed. My Dad is Prince Stolas! Harry Goetia. Heir to Paimons Throne."
The three Cherubs bright out heavenly crossbows. Angry looks on their faces.
"Oh shit." Harry said.
"RUN RUN RUN RUN!!!" Harry ran past Blitzo Moxxie and Millie in terror. Blessed weapons are one of the few things aside from rare poisons that can kill a member of the Ars Goetia.
Keenie chases Harry along a rafter shooting blessed arrows at him as he ran and squawked indignantly. Harry grabbed a sandbag and flung it around WHAM!!! Keenie got socked in the nose with a heavy bag full of sand as Blitzo grabbed Harry, cut another sandbag and soared to another rafter.
"Stay here and hide." Blitzo ordered.
"Okay." Harry shuddered, looking even paler than usual. He threw up over a rafter hitting the piano player. The piano player brought up a large handkerchief and wiped his head clean with a stoic look.
Blitzo leapt onto rafter after rafter being chased by Cletus as Keenie and Collin went after Moxxie and Millie. Keenie having a bloody nose.
Fwip fwip fwip fwip!
Arrows flew past Blitzo as he returned fire with a glock. Cletus flew higher. A moving target harder to hit, Blitzo returned to avoiding arrows.
Enough of this bullshit! Blitzo thought.
"Pocket sand!" The tall imp shouted as he threw sand from a sandbag at Cletus face.
"Ahh! You fucker!" Cletus said shooting an arrow and sliced through a rope holding Blitzos rafter. He fell, so did Moxxie and Millie. Harry peeked over his hiding place to see them tied up in rope among the metal rafters. Humans dead everywhere.
What do I do? Harry thought as Cletus, Collin and Keenie inched toward the three Imps That where his mentors. I can't just attack heavenly beings! I'm only ten! Grandpa! Daddy! What do I do? WHAT DO I DO?!!!!
A heavenly portal opened above the rafters.
"What the-?" Cletus said after they all tried to go through.
"Cletus Collin and Keenie, you've been banished from heaven." A deer cherubim with an authoritative tone said as she and other cherubs descended from on High.
Harry gasped and hid.
"Be not afraid." A sheep cherub said. "We do not attack children. Even children of demons." She held out her hand and Harry took it while shaking. "Especially those of the Ars Goetia." Harry held onto the Cherubim as she took Harry down to the Imps who where getting ready to skedaddle.
"Let's blow this cocksickle joint." Blitzo said as he texted Loona to open the portal.
"We would never! It was all-" The cherubs faces dropped as the Imps and demon boy where gone!
"Also you know the rules involving encountering the Ars Goetia. Ignore them and leave. Do not engage, do not interfere with their works." The deer said reading off a list of rules.
"But he's a DEMON!" Keenie protested. "Aren't we supposed to kill demons?!"
"Not if killing said demon could start an apocalyptic war between Heaven and Hell ending in the destruction of all Creation."Dearie said. "So...bye!" The Cherubim all left.
"Wait!" Cletus said. But the portal closed to them.
Cletus started bawling. They where officially exiled.
"Well the old man wanted to live again so we failed." Blitzo said. "And now we gotta face the fires of fuckin up."
"Sir, when are you gonna tell the client?" Harry asked. his color was coming back in his feathers but his blue feathers had been a bit pale when he returned to demon form.
"Oh I already sent him a text. We're good cause texts don't make you angry."
Moxxie, reacting on instinct, pushed his chair back and the wall blew out again.
An escalator descended with a bendy sinner demon.
"Bliiiiitzzz!" The sinner sang as he descended.
"Loopy! I was just about to call you." Blitzo lies.
Moxxie shrieks as he's crushed under a second descending escalator.
"Lyle Lipton?" Blitzo and Millie said in shock as a Egg looking sinner descended rolling on hidden wheels.
"Sir I don't understand we thought you went to heaven." Millie said.
"Heaven?" Lyle laughs. "You don't make billions in robotic advances by NOT experimenting on the poor." Lyle rolls to Looptys side.
"Oh you no good heartless son of a bitch! Thank you for reuniting me with my best friend!" Loopty said to Blitzo as he shook the Imps hand.
"The question is what do two old robotic geniuses do now that we're in Hell?"
"Hmm." Harry said. "How would you feel about supplying The Ars Goetia legions with advanced weaponry?" Harry asked the two. "Grandfather would be happy to pay you for your work."
Lyle and loopty looked at each other. "And would we be aiding advanced suffering?" Loopty asked
"When the Last Day comes absolutely!" Hardy said eagerly.
"Deal." Lyle said. Shaking Harry's hand. "Show us the way."
"I'm gonna have to come with you to the Living World more aren't I?" Vortex asked.
"No! This was a fluke." Harry protested as he accepted some platonic cuddles from the hound. It wasn't considered unusual for nobility in Hell to consider Hellhounds as pets as well as workers. Most Hounds didn't mind. They where social creatures after all, modeled after dogs in the Living World. It was rare one had a reaction like Loona did to cuddles from Blitzo.
Harry sighed in Vortex's arms as Pringles drove them home. Sighing in contentment and calming from almost being killed by Cherubs.
To Be Continued...
So My Headcannon is Hellhounds can be workers and or pets to Hell Nobility. Harry is a young child. Kids like to cuddle their pets. Nothing unusual about that except with Hellhounds it's more like actual hugs. I didn't intend there to be anything sexual involved there. Vortex is going to be a a big brother figure as well as a protector.
My Second Headcannon is that Vortex's girlfriend is the blue wolf from Vivziepops Die Young Animation.