Disclaimer: I don't own Grim Adventures. I know you know that, don't berate me for it.

Satan waited outside his office for somebody. Eventually that somebody came after a few minutes. "Grim, I got something I wanted to ask you".

"What is it?"

"Where the hell have you been? I mean I know you have your work and all but you never seem to have any time left for these days. Where have you been during the "precious" free time you have available?"

"Well, it's a long story really" "Well, I'm listening".

"OK, what happened is dis. I had ta collect ad soul of a pet hamster but ad kids who owned it didn't want mesh to. So I made a bet with deem. If I could beat deem in a limbo competition, I got ta take their pet hamster's soul. But if dey win, I have ta be dere best friends forever. Ya can only guess wat happened".

Satan tried as hard as he could stop from laughing, a point which Grim could easily see and then asked, "What are the supposed "little shitheads'" names?"

Grim replied in a sighful tone, "William and Amanda but everybody calls then Billy and Mandy".

Satan then wondered to himself and said aloud to Grim "What I can't understand is why you agreed to follow through with it. I mean, you should be able to stand up to those kids and tell them to get fucked. I mean, you wouldn't want to do some puerile, childish like be their best friends" and then Satan says the last word in a comically menacing tone "Forever".

Grim replied in vain "Yeah, dat's true but ya know how bets work. Ya just can't back out of dem, no matta how unbelievably stupid. Plus, I couldn't ever stand up to Mandy".

Satan then said in a very interested tone, "Oh, and why might that be?"

"There's something about her I can't put my finger on. She might be very evil but there's just something else about her. It doesn't really seem to be "of this world", you might say. I mean, this girl would be enough ta make you yourself shit your pants, lest ya had any, just by her mere presence".

Satan was taken aback by that and said, "Come on, she can't possibly be that scary".

Grim then reassured him "Oh, lord yes, she is. I ain't lying, there's something weird about her. What's even weirder dough is data here parents are nothing like her. Dere pretty normal people."

Satan then asked "What are their names?" just to be inquisitive.

"Uh, damn it, I can't remember. Ah, yes, dere names are Phil and Claire".

Satan then froze at the word "Claire" and suddenly remembered around 10 years ago when he decided, acting on the advice of Grim, to go to a bar up in Earth and have a drink.

It was there he met someone named Claire.

He then also remembered them having sex at one point and decided to ask Grim, "Uhh, can ya tell me how old the rascals are? I'm just curious".

Again, in a slightly agitated tone (more at himself than Satan) he replied "As old as yed think de would be".

"Which is?"

"Well, dere both 8 now but I think Mandy will be turning 9 soon. Lord knows she's go something fun planned for her birthday" said Grim, the last sentence filled with extreme sarcasm.

Before Satan could prove anything, he needed evidence so he tricked Grim into thinking he cared about what these kids looked like and said "Say, Grim, the next time you see these kids, could you take a picture of them for me? In fact, while you're at it, try and get a photo of their parents, especially Mandy's". "

Why?" asked Grim.

"What, a supernatural being can't wonder what these little rascals and their parents look like".

In a slightly uninterested tone, Grim sighed, "Eh, fine, whatever. I got ta get back now and do some chores for dem."

Satan, again, tried to suppress his laughter but couldn't help and screamed, "Chores? Oh, you low, low bastard" in a mock-sympathetic tone.

"Well, here's dem pictures you wanted. I couldn't get Mandy and her parents together in a photo. I didn't even try, really, it ted be like keepin' a dog in a bath".

Satan then took the photos from Grim and went into hid bedroom. He laid down on his bed and had a look at the photos. Presumably, Billy liked having his photo taken so Satan had to sift through almost 50 pictures of Billy acting like an idiot. Eventually, he made it to Mandy and noted similarities between himself and her. But he couldn't be certain until he examined Mandy's mother.

After even more photos of Billy, he found a photo of Mandy's parents, Phil and Claire. Examining the photo, it then became clear to him. That was indeed the exact same Claire he had a one-night stand with ten odd years ago. He puts down the photos, stays still for a second and then says to himself, "I've made a huge mistake".

Nice Arrested Development reference, I'm sure. I'm sorry that the main characters aren't in here yet but I'm trying to establish a beginning here. They're sure to turn up in the next chapter. Anyway, hope you like it so far and if you do, then please review!