Chapter 3: challenges

Veggie Tales...Veggie Tales

"Please eat your green beans." Blitzo said holding the fork to a cranky toddlers shut mouth.

"NO-irk." Harry gagged.

Blitzo used the opportunity to shove the forkful into his mouth.

"Nice try kid. You gotta eat your green beans if you wanna grow up to be a big badass assassin like Daddy."

Ptooey a solitary green bean smacked Blitzo dead in the forehead.

"D-did you just shoot me with a green bean?"

He was greeted by a smirking human baby. "NO." And crosses his arms in defiance.

"Alright you little fucker here's the deal. You eat your green beans and I won't torch those nice pony plushies Uncle Stolas gave you alright?" He held up one of the horse plushes In one hand and a grill lighter in the other clicking it showing him just how easy it would be. Seeing the terrifying fate of his beloved pony toys Harry went "Ahh." And opened his mouth.

"I don't like being the bad cop with you but I will if I have to be." Blitzo said as he fed Harry his serving of green beans. "Plus when your a good boy and finish your veggies, you get a cookie!" Blitzo brought out a single Oreo and Harry clapped his hands happily.

I guess he doesn't like green beans. I'll have to try varieties and see what he does like. Blitzo thought as he indulged Harry in his nightly episode of DeviTubbies before bedy bye time.

Babysitting Magical Batteries 2...Oh Millie boogaloo

"Moxie PLEASE would you and Millie babysit Harry Saturday Night? Stolas wants me to come with him to this fancy ass party with a bunch of rich people and I don't think they'd take too kindly to human babies."

He dabbed Harry's mouth with his bib as he blew bubbles with his baby spit again.

"Sir I know being a single parent is hard but you are the boss. We are your employees. We're not your go to babysitters when-"

"We'd love to have the little guy over sir." Millie jumped on top of Moxie to shut him up. "Oh we'll have the best time. We'll rent a Barney movie, pop some popcorn oh he won't even notice your gone."

"Thanks a bunch Mills I knew I can always count on you guys."

"Millie why would you just-"

"Because Moxie think of this as experiment to see how we'll do when WE want to be parents." Millie calmly explained to her husband.

"I suppose you have a good point but I just think we should set our bounda-" Millie silences Moxie with a kiss.

Moxie opened his eyes after Millie pulled away to see Blitzo's son grinning evilly at him.

"Oh...crumbs."

"I thought he'd be better behaved than this!" Millie said as she ducked a toy fire engine being hurled in the

air at them. "He's always so well behaved in the office. On your right."

Moxie dodged a large teddy bear with a glowing aura. "Blitzo never said anything about him having magic?!"

"Not that I can recall." She brought out a pistol and BANG. Shot down a metal train end Harry was about to throw at them. Suddenly Harry dropped everything, giggled and clapped.

"The Heaven just happened?" Moxie asked.

"He likes the bang a gun makes." Millie realized suddenly. "Quick go get the blanks. Oh Auntie Millie was right about you wasn't she?" Millie went over cautiously to pick up the now smiling baby. "Your gonna be our first card carrying IMP Juniors member."

"I have an idea." Moxie said tossing Millie 2 blank filled revolvers carrying his guitar.

"Of all the imps in Hell its for her/him that I fell Oh Millie."

"And he's asleep." Millie sighed in relief.

"Oh they are so adorable." Stolas said in delight as Moxie finished his song while Blitzo recorded.

"I know right?"

"ARE YOU FUCKING FILMING US AGAIN?!"

Exhaustion

Stolas was in his study going over his monthly financial reports sipping a cup of decaf camomile tea when his phone buzzed with a text.

Blitzy: Help me

Stolas dropped his tea cup which shattered immediately and told Boxley to watch Octavia for a while while he was going to check on Blitzo and Baby Harry.

Stolas entered the apartment to find a screaming toddler and Blitzy practically passed out on the couch.

"He's been screaming all day I can't stop it." The imp said softly. "Am I a bad parent?"

"Hmm I wonder." The owl said as he picked up Harry from his play pen and he stopped crying momentarily. "Say Ahh for Uncle."

"Ahh." Harry went and there they where. Confirming Stolas' theory.

"Blitzy your not a bad parent he's merely teething.

"Uggghhh And here I thought his terrible twos would be bad." Blitzo Lays his head back in dispair.

Stolas carried Harry to the kitchen and retrieved an ice cube from the freezer. "Suck on this it will make the ouchies go away for a while."

Harry grabbed the ice cube in his hands and suckled in the end and eventually merely whimpered in mild discomfort.

"I'll put Daddy to bed and stay for a while." Stolas told his favorite nephew. "Then I'll take you to pick up some teething rings."

Making sure his beloved imp was tucked in and snoring in a deep sleep, Stolas took Harry into the living room.

"Hmm I suppose I can't just take you out in public as a human it would cause trouble."

He chanted in an ancient language for a moment and snapped his fingers. An aura enveloped Harry and he was temporarily transformed into an imp infant.

Noticing his long tail Harry laughed and stuck it in his mouth like a dummy.

"Harry no. I know it's tempting, but we don't want to form bad habits."

Stolas pulled the tail out of his mouth and inserted a proper dummy. Harry glared at the owl.

"Don't you look at me that way. You know I'm right. Besides this form isn't permanent it's a temp form to take you shopping with me."

With that the owl and baby left the apartment leaving a snoozing Blitzo behind.

Hours later Blitzo woke with a stretch and a yawn. Then with a gasp remembered why he as so tired.

He ran to the living room and saw it empty. Putting his hands to his face in horror he shouted "WHERES MY BABY?!"

At that moment the door opened to reveal Stolas with several bags and a clapping Harry. With a new mobile attached to his stroller with stars and constellation animals.

"Oh Harry." The imp rushes over and heaved him into his arms snuggling him. "Daddy's so sorry. He'll never do that again never."

"It's not a sin to burn out as a parent my dear Blitzy and a single one at that. Harry is merely teething and as such his gums are sore. So while we went shopping, I managed to pick him out a few teething rings along with some new clothes and supplies for you. Just put these in the freezer after they've been disinfected and cleaned." Stolas said as he started unpacking the bags.

"Wait...you took him out in public? How come there aren't news cars from 666 news camped outside my building?"

"Well, as demons and imps have human disguises for when we wish to trollop around in the living world, I simply gave the little one here and Imp disguise."

The owl demon waved his hand and Harry turned into almost an exact mini Blitzo. The only difference being a lightning bolt scar on his forehead.

"And he is most certainly a handsome little imp too." Stolas booped Harry's nose, making him sneeze again. Another wave of his hand turned Harry back into his human self."

"You'll have to teach me that so I don't have to rely on you every time I need to take him out."

"Understood. Say next weekend at 7? A nice candle lit dinner and perhaps introducing Harry to Octavia? I can't keep sending her away to my parents when Harry needs watching or she'll start feeling neglected."

"I guess. Alright we'll see you Next Saturday."

Giving Harry a little kiss on his scar Stolas left the apartment dreaming of the future in his head becoming ever more of a reality by the day.

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This was the result of a brainstorming for chapter ideas coming up with a bunch of small mini stories about Harry's early days with IMP and Blitzo. He's a little turd rn but he's getting that from Blitzo himself so like father like son I guess lol.