Sorry for the wait. This chapter isn't very exciting, nor is it that funny. I'm just trying to move things along so I can get to the parts that I really want to start writing. So, this is more of a filler.

—Chapter 4—

Kevin

Kevin Kegusaran was sitting on the couch reloading his pistol when he heard yelling and cursing at the door. No doubt it was his younger brother, Lucas, getting pissed at the mailman again. He decided to ignore it; his parents would take are of it...hopefully.

Fro where he was sitting he could here, "I DON'T WANT ANY COOKIES, DAMMIT! LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!"

That's new, he thought. He ran a hand through his thick, black hair and sighed. Since his parents weren't doing anything, much to his expectations, he got up off of the couch and headed for the front door. What he saw surprised him.

His brother, clad in a bathrobe and bunny slippers, was yelling at three figures. One was a tall, thin man wearing a midriff shirt and a hat that had a skull and crossbones on it. He wore dark purple pants and a coat, with similarly colored shoes and eyes. Above his gap-toothed grin was a thin mustache.

The other had pale blue skin and a mohawk of fiery blue hair. He was wearing a long black toga held up by a ram pin that dissolved into wisps of smoke at his feet. His eyes were yellow, he had a long chin that was as pointy as his teeth, and a smug look on his face. Next to him was a young girl in a pink dress with... was that blood on her hands?

"Please," the little girl begged. "Just buy one. It's for a good cause."

"Yeah, disturbing public peace is a great cause!" his brother yelled, kicking over the wagon of cookies. One of his bunny slippers rolled out into oncoming traffic.

Kevin rolled his eyes and approaching the group. "Hello, my name is Joseph, and this is my brother—Kyle. He's terribly sick today,"—he pointed at his bloodshot eyes and dark circles around them for emphasis—"so I don't think he'll be eating any of those delicious-looking cookies today. Come back in... oh, eight months or so, and he should he good to go. Goodbye now."

He pulled his brother aside and shut the door. The little girl jammed her foot in it before it could shut fully. "Well, how fortunate, "Joseph"! My friend here is a doctor, and I'm sure he'll be happy to help your poor sick little brother." She nudged the tall man and he stepped forward.

Kevin opened the door. "Lovely," he said bitterly.

"Dr. Facilier, at your service," he introduced himself with a tip of his hat. "May I ask that you both step outside for a moment?"

"Sunlight isn't really my thing," Kevin said. It was true—he was pale and scrawny, in contrast with Lucas who was a bit darker and more muscular. Regardless, he stepped outside; anything to get rid of these loons.

Dr. Facilier took Kevin aside, and pulled something out of his pocket. "Tsk tsk... not good at all. One day you'll be as pale as Hades!"

"Is that a problem?" the lord of the Underworld retorted.

Kevin pinched the bridge of his nose. He knew there was something vaguely familiar about them. That, and the fact that they looked so... animated. But what on earth were they doing on Earth? Kevin figured this was some kind of set-up by one of those jocks at school, picking on him for having a mentally unsound brother and preferring to isolate himself from the likes of them. He decided to play along.

"Yeah, so, how are things in the Underworld, Hades? Still dark, and gloomy—?"

"—And full of dead people! Wait... how'd you know?"

"Well, I mean, everyone known Hades! The lord of the Underworld! Who doesn't?"

"Hades' face became a darker shade of blue; he grinned. "Ha ha, Facilier, I'm more popular than you."

"Shut up, Hades! He's trying to trick us." Facilier growled, pulling Kevin away from them. The little girl, he noticed, was no where to be found.

"Oh, but, Dr. Facilier, I am a huge fan of your work. That voodoo magic of yours... indescribable."

He loosened his grip but kept pulling him. "Indescribable, huh?"

"Oh, yes! Very indescribable!"

He smiled, revealing the gap between his teeth. "Thank you, Kevin. my boy. It's good to finally meet someone with good taste." He smiled cheekily over to Hades who rolled his eyes and threw Lucas over his shoulder. Rage boiled inside Kevin and over took his strategic thinking.

"How the hell do you know my name, what are you doing here, and what do you want with us?!"

His smile faded. "All questions will be answered in due time "Joseph". For now, we just need you to cooperate." He slammed a blue pendant on a patch of dead grass, and in its place was a portal. "See you in Hell." He tossed Kevin into the hole. His scream lingered on for several minutes.

Eleanor

"Finally, Doctor, I thought you'd never get rid of him," Eleanor emerged from the shadows, looking cross.

"And where were you, Miss Bossy Pants?"

She rolled her eyes. "Some dumb dog was chasing me; I had to ditch the cookies."

"Dammit!" Hades yelled. "Even the peanut butter ones!?"

Eleanor ignored him and went over to Lucas. He was lying on the ground, breathing shallowly; his fingers occasionally twitched. Eleanor carefully unsheathed a short broadsword from the lining of his underwear and placed it in her own sheath.

Unarm the sadist. Check.

Eleanor glanced over her shoulder. The portal was still open.

Open portal. Check.

Have sadist stab you in the leg with a hidden knife and then run away laughing... That wasn't on the list.

"Dammit! Hades! Facilier! Get him, you idiots!"

Facilier's shadow tripped him, and Hades tackled him. Eleanor cursed to herself as she hobbled over to the portal with (more) blood covering most of her leg and hands. The duo of villains hauled a kicking, screaming Lucas over to where she was standing and tossed him into the portal.

"You okay, boss?" Hades questioned.

"Yep, I'm a-okay, Hades," she retorted sarcastically.

"I don't think you're okay, kid. Let's get goin' to my place."

"Yeah," Facilier added. "We can start the operation now that we've got all the people that Maleficent requested!"

"Sure..." Eleanor blushed and turned away. "Hades, carry me," she said, embarrassed.

The boys giggled. "Sure, boss."

In a bloody mess, the trio hopped into the portal.

I'm gonna go watch The Little Mermaid now. See ya, guys. :)