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In a vast and desolate canyon, a lone winged figure descended from out of the sky. He pushed some of his brown hair out of his eyes and adjusted the golden laurel crown on his head. He looked around the surrounding area for a moment, finding absolutely nothing of value to see so far. With a sigh of boredom, he crossed his arms and spoke his mind.

"Are you sure that this is the right place, Lady Palutena?"

To any onlooker, it would appear the angel was talking to himself. In actuality, he was calling upon the wisdom of his lady and mistress, the Goddess of Light Palutena.

"Trust me, Pit. This is definitely where so many people have claimed to have seen strange activity." the goddess responded. "And one of the Centurions claims to have seen some kind of horned monster running around here."

"You think some of the Underworld's forces might be here? I figured we wouldn't have to deal with them until our next game." Pit commented with a bit of worry.

"We won't know until we find this thing. In the meantime, just stay focused and be careful. Wouldn't want you to end up as a roasted angel, ya know?"

At his goddess's advice, the angelic warrior regained his focus and slowly advanced through the rocky terrain. He looked around at anything and everything that seemed unusual. Just as he felt that things were ok…

"ACHOO!"

Pit brought his bow at the ready and fired an arrow at the source of the noise. Several rocks burst into nothing, and all that was left behind was…

"An imp?" Pit stared at the diminutive demon in confusion and slight surprise. He was expecting something more deadly and powerful, not a creature more fit for grunt duty. Then again, imps were known for being crafty little fiends. So he kept his bow drawn and focused his full attention on the demon. "Ok pal, take it easy and no one gets hurt."

"An angel? Oh come on! First those villagers chase me around, and now I'm gonna get dusted by one of God's soldiers?" the imp yelled in fear and exasperation. "This is no way for a good demon to have to live…"

"A good demon? Is he… is he really…?" Pit thought to himself as he stared at him. On the one hand, he was optimistic and loved the thought of a demon going good. But at the same time, he also wasn't foolish enough to forget his previous experiences with hellish creatures. "What do you mean? Have some of Hades's soldiers gone rogue or something? And… which God are you talking about?"

"Hades? Who's Hades? I'm a former minion of Lord Beelzebub. And… ya know, God? The guy you work for?"

"I only serve the Goddess of Light Palutena. And don't play dumb. Hades is the god of the Underworld and the ruler of all demons."

The two of them stared at each other, both quickly realizing that the other had no idea what they were talking about. Not wanting to keep this going, the imp decided to speak up first. He stepped forward with his hands up, revealing more of his appearance.

He was rather short, only coming up to Pit's waist. He had two pupil-less yellow eyes, his right one being bigger than his left. He was bright red with yellow spots, and his hands, feet and the tip of his spade tail were black as night. He was a little pudgy with rather large horns, and an underbite with a goofy square tooth and a cute little fang coming out of his mouth. In his left hand was a bent up and old looking trident.

"Ok, let's try this over again. Who exactly are you?"

"I'm Pit, Captain of Palutena's guard and the defender of Skyworld." Pit then spent a few good minutes going over the details of his backstory. For anyone curious about said details… go play Kid Icarus and Kid Icarus Uprising.

(And if that sounds like a lazy cop out to any of you, try writing a story yourself. Then try complaining to me about it.)

"And that's my story. So what about you?"

"Me? My name is Freek, and well… my story ain't quite as glamorous as yours. Ya see…"

Flashback:

"Unlike most other creatures, I wasn't born. I was created."

Pit imagined a cute baby version of the little imp before. However, that image immediately when Freek specified that he was "born" as an adult. Though that made the angel wonder if the poor demon never had a childhood. A thought that brought a sad frown to his face.

"Specifically I was created to keep Lord Beel's castle clean. A job that I did tirelessly each and every day from the second I came into existence."

The image soon shifted to displays of Freek washing clothes, scrubbing dishes, and cleaning up after Cerberus. The angel wasn't sure if that was what actually happened, but he didn't want to interrupt just yet.

"Normally guys like me graduate from house work and start doing more field stuff, but I was… special. I didn't like putting the people down there through pain and agony, even if they were damned souls. I mean, what right do I have to put fire ants into a guy's… *AHEM* just because he stole money or told a bunch of lies. And I hated the thought of corrupting living souls into committing sins even more."

Freek laid out his heart and (nonexistent) soul as he looked down in sullen remembrance of his recent past. By this point Pit had sat down on the ground, now greatly engrossed in the story.

"It went on like this for a while, not really sure how long to be honest. Until one day…"

The story then shifted to Freek doing more chores and lamenting his lot in life. When all of a sudden he noticed the large key to the Treasure Room hanging on the wall. Getting a wickedly fun idea, he swiped it and headed through Hell towards the room in question. Inside he found a Sacred Trident that other demons had been talking about recently. The very same trident he now held in his hand. As he felt it rest in his black hands, he realized now was a chance at a better life. So he set off to get out of Hell and hopefully reach the beautiful open skies of Heaven.

To make up for his lacking physical strength, the little imp had to make use of his wits, the trident and the abilities of other demons to get through. The bouncy Oingo Boingos to help him reach high places, the tough tusked Head Crackers to break walls and punt him over large pits, the overly affectionate Hug Blocks to activate switches, the perpetually greedy Omphibiouses to spit him across gaps, and finally the aggressive Pea Crocks to help him glide safely from high places. Their skills came in handy to not only get through levels, but to also collect the 7 medals needed to actually leave Hell. Though Freek did get a little annoyed when Pit chuckled at the names of his demonic brethren…

After a long journey, the little imp was finally at the end. Unfortunately it was here that he ran into Lord Beel. Feeling confident, Freek stood his ground and threatened the ancient demon lord with his trident. Only for his bravado to immediately disappear when Beel revealed that the bent up weapon in his hands was just an ordinary trident with no powers. Rather than waste his time with any punishment, Beel simply settled for banishing Freek from Hell. And with that, the little hellspawn was given the boot.

End of Flashback:

"Since then, I've been wandering around the land. I've done my best to stay out of sight, but I guess I've gotten sloppy lately." Freek said as he stretched a bit. "So… I guess you're gonna kill me now, huh?"

"Mmm… I don't know. I mean, you don't seem all that bad." Pit thought it over a bit and turned to the side. "What do you think we should do, Lady Palutena?"

"It doesn't seem like he's causing any real trouble right now, so I guess it wouldn't hurt to let him live. Plus, he's not much of a threat…" There was a short silence as Palutena thought over their next course of action. Just as her captain was about to ask her another question, she finally responded. "Oh, what the heck? Let's bring him back to Skyworld."

Pit couldn't believe what he just heard. He normally doesn't like to question or second guess his goddess's orders. He was aware of how she could sometimes make rather hasty decisions. He could still remember that Monster Pheromones trick she pulled. But he wasn't sure if this was a completely solid idea…

"Bring him to Skyworld? Are you sure that's a good idea? Wait, would he even like it up there?"

Freek could only stare in confusion as the angel started talking to himself. Maybe if he was lucky, he could sneak off and slip away before this got any worse. "Oh man, he's cracked. He's lost it. I'd better just-"

"Hey Freek!" He jolted as he heard Pit's shout and turned to look at him. "Want to come with me to Skyworld? It might be even better than Heaven for you."

"You want me to follow you to a shiny golden angelic paradise in the clouds full of sunlight and presumably good food? YES PLEASE!" He wasted no time and leapt into Pit's arms, smiling widely as he tried not to poke him with his horns. "When do we leave?"

His answer came in the form of a shining pillar of light surrounding the both of them. Before he had a chance to shout in surprise, they were pulled into the sky and quickly disappeared.

Not too long afterward, the duo found themselves inside of Palutena's temple. For safety reasons, she pulled them into here so none of the Centurions could see Freek just yet. While the three got to know each other, Pit came in with two ice cream cones (one chocolate and one vanilla). He kneeled down and offered the chocolate one to his diminutive new friend.

"Here ya go, buddy. Oh and uh… hope you don't mind that I dropped it on the floor."

Pit was admittedly a bit nervous about this. Even though they'd hit it off rather well, it was never a good sign to drop someone's food. The angel could only smile and pray that this wouldn't spoil a good thing. Though his spirits immediately perked up the second he heard his new friend's response.

"Thanks pal, I've been looking forward to trying this stuff. And don't worry, I've eaten much worse back where I'm from…"

Rather than lose his temper or even get annoyed, Freek simply smiled and accepted the frozen treat. As the two sat down and enjoyed their desserts, they looked at each other and said in unison:

"Ya know pal, I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship."


This is an idea I've had in my head every since I played Freekscape Escape from Hell. Mostly because I'm a sucker for odd friendships. Hope you all enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it.

If there's any interest in it, I might continue this. But that remains to be seen…