Nica gasped, looking around and taking in her surroundings. It appeared they were in a rocky landscape, with black rocks and very little sunlight. It felt like some type of black snow… ash, maybe? Was falling from whatever was above her. Looking in front of her, Nica saw rows of doors, appearing like prison cells.
"This is Hell?" Nica asked.
"Did you really think it would be all fire and lava?" Lucifer asked. "What do you think this is, a Star Wars prequel?" Nica shook her head.
"No." Nica replied. "I didn't know what to expect." The Devil and Nica began walking down past the rows of doors, stopping only when Nica heard a voice that sounded familiar. Peering through the door, Nica saw the human body of Charles Lee Ray, getting shot in a toy store over and over again by Detective Mike Norris.
"Is that really him?" Nica asked.
"It is." Lucifer said. "That is Lee Ray's personal Hell. It appeared this was the most painful experience of his life, just moments after he stabbed your poor mother, and put his soul into that doll. And don't worry, he's never leaving." Lucifer pointed to the door, and Nica looked down, seeing there was no doorknob, and the door looked to be welded shut, or at least Hell's equivalent. Looking to the left, Nica noticed that Tiffany was in her personal Hell as well, being subjected to every horrible act she committed, whether in human or doll form.
"Where's Glenda?" Nica asked.
"Just one more door down." Lucifer said. As they walked towards Glenda's door, Lucifer explained, "Her punishment is a bit different. Since she was surprisingly more evil than her father, I had tasked some of my best demons for her Hell." Nica looked in the window, and what she saw shocked her. And considering she had seen a serial killer possess a doll, that was saying something. Nica saw Glenda, bruised and bloody, being wrapped and impaled by chains by four terrifying looking demons in black clothing. The most notable was the one with pale white skin, with pins and needles sticking out of his head.
"What the fuck?" Nica said, as the chains were yanked out, tearing Glenda apart. Moments later however, the pieces flew back into place, being put back together.
"Those are the cenobites." Lucifer explained. "The guy with the pins is nicknamed Pinhead. He was really named Elliot Spencer, but after losing faith in humanity after your World War in 1917, he got a hold of my personal Rubik Cube and transformed into a demon. Currently, they're tearing Glenda's soul apart, and stitching it back together as many times as they can."
"What happens when they can't anymore?" Nica asked.
"Well, then they'll take what's left of her, and drop her soul off into the deepest pit of Hell to burn for the rest of eternity." Lucifer answered. Nica was considering opening the door, when she heard a demonic voice say, "I WOULDN'T GO IN THERE IF I WERE YOU." Spinning around, Nica saw a large demon, cloaked in black, with large hands, blue orbs for eyes, and horns on either side of its head.
"Nergal!" Nica gasped, remembering the demon that had ensured they would defeat Chucky once and for all.
"SO YOU DO REMEMBER." Nergal acknowledged. "THAT IS GOOD, NICA. NOW, WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE HERE?"
"I'm here to free Andy." Nica said confidently. "He was cast in here before his death."
"AND WILL YOU TAKE HIS PLACE?" The demon asked.
"No." Nica said. "And neither will Alice."
"THE VOID MUST BE FILLED." Nergal said. "AND IF ALL OF YOU ATTEMPT TO CHEAT FATE, THEN YOU WILL ALL SUFFER."
"I have a better alternative." Nica offered, getting an idea. "You allow all three of us get out of Hell, and in return, we will destroy Anuboll."
"Don't try to bluff your way out of this." Lucifer said. "We all know you held a grudge against her and her brother. It's why you helped us kill Damballa in the first place."
"SILENCE, MORNINGSTAR!" The demon yelled, but after thinking about it, decided, "TRUE, ANUBOLL KEEPS ESCAPING ME. YOU HAVE A DEAL, PIERCE. BUT HURRY AND LEAVE." Nergal then walked away, vanishing in the shadows of Hell.
"Well, enough of that, let's find Andy." Lucifer and Nica kept walking in Hell, eventually finding Andy's door. Before going in, Lucifer warned, "Nica, remember, this is Andy's personal Hell. But whatever you do, try not to fall for it's tricks, or you'll get sucked in as well."
"How do you know this?" Nica asked, forgetting who she was talking to.
"Firstly, I'm the devil." Lucifer said. "Secondly, I experienced a similar punishment when I killed my brother on accident." Nodding, Nica opened the door, and entered Andy Barclay's Hell.
Andy lunged, stabbing Alice Pierce for what seemed the thousandth time. For all Andy knew, it might as well have been, because at that point, he lost track.
"I know, I know." Alice groaned. "You're going to say that it hurts you more, won't you?"
"I'm so sorry, Alice." Andy said, crying. "I had no choice."
"Do you really believe that, Barclay?" Alice asked, genuinely curious.
"No." Andy sighed, as the knife reappeared in his hand, and he stabbed Alice once more. At that moment, Nica opened the door and walked into Andy's apartment.
"Andy!" Nica shouted, causing Andy to pause and turn around.
"Nica?" Andy asked, wondering how she got there. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to get you out." Nica said. "You don't belong here. I know I told you to go to Hell, but I didn't mean it."
"But look what I've done." Andy said, pointing to Alice's stab wound. "I killed her."
"Andy, none of this is real." Nica told him. "It's all a manifestation of your guilt. I wish Alice was here, I want to see her again, but she's a part of your Hell." Andy held up the knife again, caked with blood, and stabbed Alice in the chest once again.
"No, no, you were just trying to stop Chucky." Nica said. "This isn't your fault, you didn't know how to save her."
"But it was." Andy said, weeping. "I killed Alice."
"No, you are not to blame." Nica said firmly, and turning around to Alice, added, "I am."
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Andy asked.
"It's my fault." Nica repeated, turning back towards Andy. "Ever since Chucky attacked my family, I was too late to stop him, and he murdered everyone. I didn't let Alice know about the doll until it was too late. I even tried forgetting about it all at Harrogate, was even ignorant when Foley brought in a new doll. But… I just delayed the inevitable until it was too late. I let Alice keep the doll, even though I was suspicious after my mother died… And now we're both stuck here, while that demon is doing God knows what in God knows where."
"What?" Andy said, not knowing what Nica was saying. "No, I killed Alice, because I didn't see a little girl in that body. All I saw was Chucky, and that blindness killed her. And now we need to bring her back. Nica, let's go. We have to leave!" Andy started going for the door, but then turned around, seeing that Nica was still with Alice. "Nica!"
"Why would I leave?" Nica asked, brushing Alice's hair out of her face. "Alice is right here. I could stay with my niece." Turning towards Andy, she then asked, "Will you stay with us, Andy? Please?"
"I've missed you so much, Aunty Nica." Alice said, hugging her aunt.
"Nica?" Andy said, walking towards her again. "Nica. Nica! You've helped me get out of my guilt, we can't afford to go through your own. Let's go." Andy began pulling Nica away, only for Alice to grab hold of her hand, saying, "Don't leave me, Aunty Nica. Not again! Please." Andy had to pry Nica's hand away from Alice, but it caused her to begin crying.
"No, Andy." Nica whimpered. "No, please. No!"
"I'm sorry Nica." Andy said. "She's not real. You said so yourself. She's just a part of my own Hell."
"No!" Nica screamed, attempting to break away from Andy. At one point, she was able to elbow Andy in the face, but he still held her tight. Just then, Lucifer walked in through the door.
"What in Dad's name is taking you so long?" Lucifer asked, a bit annoyed at how long he had to wait outside. Upon seeing Nica crying, he quickly shut his mouth.
"Nica, listen to me!" Andy said, cupping her face with his hands and looking into her eyes. "She isn't real! She was a manifestation of our guilt! Alice's soul is still with Anuboll! We have to save her!" Finally understanding, Nica nodded, and still crying, she, Andy, and Lucifer left Andy's personal Hell, as Alice's arm was still reaching outwards toward her aunt.
"Great, now how the fuck are we getting out of here?" Andy asked, closing the door to his Hell.
"Lucifer gave me this." Nica said, pulling out the pentecostal coin. "He used this to first get out of Hell. Let's use it again."
"Alright, everyone, link up in someway!" Lucifer said, holding onto Nica and Andy.
"NOT SO FAST." Anuboll appeared, in her true form without the doll, and punched Lucifer. The group scattered, with Nica pulling out her gun.
"Eat this, bitch." Nica declared, before shooting the demon. As Anuboll was thrown back a mile, Nica flipped the coin up in the air, causing a ring of fire to appear and teleport her, Andy, and Lucifer back to Andy's apartment, in Chicago. Anuboll roared in anger, having lost the mortals once again.
"Nica, I'm sorry about Alice." Andy said once they got back. "I truly am."
"It wasn't your fault." Nica said. "But we need to find her. And this time, no more secrets."
"Do either of you two have an idea where she'd be?" Lucifer asked.
"Well, currently, Anuboll is still possessing that last Chucky doll, but other than that, no." Andy said. He then looked at his phone, seeing that someone was calling him.
"Hello?" Andy said into the phone.
"Hey Barclay, it's Tyler." The man on the other end answered. "Listen, you might wanna check the news." Andy grabbed the remote and turned on the TV, flipping to the news channel.
"In what appears to be another 'killer doll' incident, reports have been made that one of the infamous Chucky dolls has been seen walking around Lochmoor Asylum." The reporter said. "It is noted that the Chucky doll had appeared last month, and it was confirmed that the man who accused the doll thirty years ago, Andy Barclay, had told the truth all along…"
"I thought we got rid of Chucky." Tyler said.
"We did. This is a demon." Andy said. "One that's more powerful than Damballa."
"Shit." Tyler swore. "I'll try to meet you there."
"Thanks, Tyler." Andy said, hanging up. Seeing Nica go pale, he asked, "What?"
"Lochmoore was where I was sentenced, before I was sent to Harrogate." Nica explained. "Maybe Anuboll is calling us out." Just as she finished her sentence, Nica stumbled, almost falling to the floor had Andy not caught her.
"Are you alright?" Andy asked, and Nica shook her head.
"Anuboll is still undoing the spell that let me walk." Nica realized. "Soon, I'll be back in a wheelchair."
"Then we have to destroy her." Lucifer said, and finding a cane in the apartment, had Nica lean on it. "Do you think you will hold up?"
"Yes, and I can still take care of myself." Nica said, determined. "We're going to need something to kill the demon, though."
"Leave that to me." Lucifer said, and as Andy and Nica went to wait in the car, Lucifer pulled out his phone and called a friend.
"Maze, I need a couple of your toys." Lucifer said.
"Which ones, and what for?" Lucifer's demon, Mazikeen, asked.
"The ones forged in Hell. A friend needs to destroy a demon with them for what it did to Amenadiel." Lucifer explained. "I'll be in Chicago once you get them."
"Fine." Maze said. "I'll get them to you by tomorrow. Just make sure to kill that bitch who killed Amenadiel." Lucifer then hung up, and joined Andy and Nica in driving to Lochmoor Asylum.