The Hazbin Hotel…
"Goddammit, put me the fuck down already!" Angel shouted, wriggling around to try and break free from Oogar's grip. Sprinting across a cobblestone pathway that led to the hotel, Oogar promptly picked up speed while Angel Dust was still held over his head, against his own will that is.
"Oh god, I think actually gonna hurl..." Angel whined, feeling an ache in his stomach from the speed of his unprecedented trip. Just then, the spider demon found himself being dropped right onto the cobblestone ground by the caveman as he stood before the front entrance of the hotel.
"We here!" Oogar declared while Angle got back up, letting out a disoriented groan before promptly dusting himself off.
"Ugh… Next time, if you're gonna carry me over your head like I'm some damsel in distress then fuckin' warn me!" The pornstar said with a groan.
"But walking slow. Oogar get to hotel fast!" The caveman said in defense, the spider merely scoffing in response.
"Yeah, well some people don't wanna be carried off by a muscly caveman grabbing ya by the waist… Wait a minute, that sounds kinda hot now that ya think about it…~" Angel said to himself before making his way to the front door with Oogar following behind.
"Anyways, I want ya to keep your mouth shut. Charlie and Vaggie don't know we've been gone and frankly, I'm not in the mood for another five-hour long lecture on how much of a bad boy I've been. Not my fault you're keepin' me from doing what I do best..." Angel muttered, opening the door. The spider proceeded to peek into the lobby of the hotel and fortunately for him, nobody was present.
"Okay, the coast is clear." The spider demon plainly responded as the two demons made their way into the lobby with Oogar shutting the door behind him. Angel's eyes darted around the area to make absolutely sure that there was nobody else nearby. After double-checking and seeing there were zero people in the room beside him and Oogar, Angel sighed with relief as he wiped a bead of sweat from his brow.
"Alright, I think we're in the clear! Thank fuck for that." The spider demon muttered before suddenly, he heard a faint sound coming from outside
"Wait a minute..." Angel's head suddenly perked up when he heard a pair of footsteps approaching the hotel. The spider demon immediately ran over to a nearby window to see who was heading for the entrance and much to his dismay, he saw both Charlie and Vaggie making their way to the front entrance. Angel could barely make out a look of distress on Charlie since her hand was partially covering her face but he knew Vaggie was unbelievably furious, he even noticed visible hints of steam resonating off of her forehead.
"Aw shit! I think they already know!" Angel cursed, feeling his blood run cold. The pornstar came bolting back over to the caveman, placing all four of his arms against the larger demon's side before pushing him into a nearby hallway.
"Hey! What Angel doing!?" Oogar shouted with a mix of confusion and annoyance.
"Saving my ass from getting yelled at for the bajillionth time, that's what!" Angel yelped, continuing to shove him out of sight.
"Now if anyone asks where we were, just say we were checkin' out the garden or something like that. Think ya can do that?" Angel asked.
"Oogar… don't know. Oogar no lie. Not to Charlie..." The caveman replied, looking down at the ground for a brief moment.
"Listen up here ya big mammoni, if you just lie about this then not only will it save my ass but also your ass from getting into trouble. So just do as I say and you'll be fuckin' fine. Ya got that!?" Angel retorted.
"But Oogar don't want to-" Oogar's sentence was cut short when Angel yanked on his beard and pulled him close to his face.
"I don't fuckin' care, ya prehistoric prick! Just lay low and keep your damn mouth shut for now, ok!?" Angel demanded before pushing the caveman back with another hard shove.
"Now get going! We don't got much ti-" The sound of the door swinging wide open filled the room before the enraged voice of Vaggie boomed throughout the lobby.
"YOU!"
Upon hearing Vaigge call out to him, The spider demon slowly cocked his head over to the front door to see Charlie and Vaggie standing before him with the gray demon glaring daggers at him. Oogar, reluctantly taking Angel's advice, quickly fled into a nearby room. The caveman hid by the doorframe, leaning in just enough to eavesdrop on the whole debacle.
"Fuck me..." Angel thought to himself.
"Hey, guys... What's up? You two look a little... Uh... uptight. Maybe you oughta, like, go to a spa or somethin'..." Pornstar awkwardly said, leaning against the wall as a means of trying to not appear suspicious in any way, shape, or form. However, Vaggie easily saw through his little act as she stomped on over to the spider-demon before yanking him by the collar of his jacket. Angel was then tugged closer to her face, meeting the female demon eye-to-eye.
"WHERE IN THE FUCK WERE YOU!? AND WHERE'S OOGAR!?" Vaggie yelled with scolding hot rage, droplets of spit flying from her mouth and getting onto Angel's face. The Pornstar winced with disgust, wiping the saliva off of his face.
"Okay, first of all, Eat a breath mint. I don't wanna smell what ya had for lunch today." Angel responded, pushing Vaggie back a couple of feet with one arm.
"Second of all, I have no idea why you're yellin' at me for. We were checking the garden and shit, nothing to get worked up about. And third, the caveman is in his room or something. Now if you excuse me, I'm gonna go lay on my bed and pretend that I'm a piece of garbage. Thank you and goodnight." Angel replied, immediately making his way to a nearby hallway only to be stopped by Vaggie.
"Don't think you're weaseling your way out of this!" Vaggie shouted, placing the palm of her hand against the spider demon's abdomen to keep him from leaving.
"Listen Vaggie, I don't what else you fucking want from me. I gave the fuckin' caveman his widdle tour just as Charlie said, now can ya get offa my back!? I'm fuckin' exhausted from having Fred Fuckstone over here followin' me around all day." Angel responded with annoyance.
"Well tell me then, if you and that caveman were out in the garden then why the FUCK did we see a news report that showed you and Oogar fighting some giant robot thing!?" Vaggie retorted while her lover slumped onto a nearby sofa, trying to recollect herself.
"Well, I...uh... don't recall," Angel said, lying through his teeth. "That might've been someone else."
"Tu Hijo de puta... I just fucking can't even with you anymore! Charlie and I work our asses off twenty-four seven to try and get the hotel even just a slight bit off the ground and here you come in and fuck everything up! When are you EVER going to learn that the shit you do have consequences!" The one-eyed demon rebuked before Husk and Niffty came into the scene after hearing all the commotion.
"Hey, what the hell is with all the ruckus!? I'm trying to take a fuckin' nap..." Husk groaned, rubbing one of his eyes.
"Angel and that damn caveman snuck out of the hotel and got into a street fight with that snake guy, leading to an entire street getting destroyed!" Vaggie exclaimed before turning her attention back to Angel. "You do realize hundreds of people probably died when all of this happened, right!?"
"Knowing what type of shit Angel gets himself into, pretty sure the body count is ALOT higher than it should be." Husk interjected.
"Hey, for your information, nobody actually died during the whole thing... As far as I know, wasn't paying much attention if I'm gonna be honest." The spider said with a shrug.
"Besides, I told his ass not to get involved but he did anyway! I specifically told him just hide while Cherri and I handled things but what does he do? He fuckin' books it at the robot!" Angel defended, making Vaggie scowl with anger.
"Inconsiderate piece of... It's your fucking fault that you let a literal caveman out into the public and now look what's happened!" Vaggie growled under her breath.
"Oh hey, I actually saw it on TV!" Niffty chimed in, giving her two-cents on the situation.
"My favorite part was when he threw the robot's arm right through his body! It was AMAZING!" The small cyclopean exclaimed.
"EXACTLY!" Angel replied. "I mean, the dude manhandled a giant fuckin' robot, you can't deny that shit's impressive!"
"Hey, none of you should be idolizing him! This isn't some campy Saturday morning cartoon, this is real for fuck's sakes!" Vaggie retorted. "The death of hundreds, over thousands of dollars worth of collateral damage, and more excuses for people not to come to the hotel. All thanks to you two asswipes!"
"H-hey, let's not be too hard on Oogar now..." Charlie finally spoke, albeit her tone of voice sounding rather shaky.
"I-it was only his first day and Angel must've..uh...encouraged Oogar to act out and... And..." Charlie tried her best to justify the caveman's actions but found it difficult to find a reason. Her girlfriend sighed in response as she walked over to the Princess of Hell and sat next to her. Vaggie then placed a hand on her girlfriend's shoulder and looked her in the eye.
"Charlie, I'm sorry but there are just some things that can't be changed. Oogar wasn't meant for modern civilization, he's from a bygone era. No matter what we say or do, he just... can't fit." Vaggie said, comforting her lover. Upon hearing this from the hallway, Oogar felt his heart sink into his stomach. Could it be true? Did Oogar really never belonged? So many questions about himself began to swarm inside of the caveman's mind almost like a pack of vultures circling around a dying prey.
"Oogar can't fit?..." The behemoth said to himself, continuing to listen in on the conversation.
"I... I just wanted to see if he could be redeemed. He even told me so, I just wanted to see if I could help..." Charlie sobbed as a tear began rolling down her cheek.
"I know, babe. But like I said, Oogar just can't adapt. He'll always be a caveman and it's best he went back to where he rightfully belongs. Not just for the sake of the hotel but for his as well." Vaggie said, wiping more tears from Charlie's eyes.
"So, we gettin' rid of the caveman? Well, that's a damn shame. He's pretty hot... and pretty stupid too." Angel remarked much to Vaggie's annoyance.
"Can you not right now!?" Vaggie growled in response.
"Hey, I'm just being truthful here," Angel said with a shrug.
"Anyways, I've had a long day. Gonna hit the hay." The spider demon mumbled, making his way to the hallway nearby.
"It's four o'clock, you jackass." Husk grumbled.
"Perfect sleep time for me, Husky!" Angel responded from afar, making the cat roll his eyes in annoyance.
"Whatever... Anyways, I'm outta here. Gonna go drink until I forget who I am again. See ya 'round." Husk muttered, leaving the room. Niffty promptly followed after the winged demon.
"Oh no, you don't! I know you're gonna be vomiting an entire lake by the time you're done and I'm not wasting four hours of my life cleaning it!" She commented, exiting the lobby alongside Husk, leaving both Vaggie and Charlie behind.
"How we still keep him here, I have no idea..." Vaggie uttered under her breath as she continued to console her lover, hugging the demon princess as close as possible.
"Hey, Vaggie?..." Charlie spoke, wiping another tear from her eye. "Thanks for your comfort but... I just need some time to think."
"You sure about that?..." Vaggie asked with concern.
"I'm very sure. I just really need a moment..." Charlie said with a saddened sigh. Vaggie ultimately respected Charlie's needs and left the room while the Hell's Princess curled up into a ball as a soft whimper could be heard, even from where Oogar was hiding. The Behemoth peered from the doorway to see the owner of the hotel sobbing, An overwhelming wave of guilt surge through his body. Despite his seemingly primitive mindset, Not once did he think about intentionally harming others. He just wanted to protect his so-called friends but in doing so, he failed to realize that he had done more harm than good.
"Oogar... did... bad?..." Oogar quietly thought to himself aloud. Charlie not only gave Oogar a new place to call home but also a new life where he could no longer fear being caught in the cold, a life where he wouldn't have to fear the sneaking suspicion of predators lurking in the dark. Charlie gave him a new opportunity in life and how does he repay her? By going behind her back, ruining her business's already-damaged reputation, and putting hundreds of civilians in danger.
"Oogar... hurt... hotel... Hurt Charlie..." The caveman lamented, Unfortunately, as Oogar continued to reflect on his errors, the caveman felt a biting cold fill the room which made him freeze in place. His heart started to frantically beat as he could hear the voice of the apparition call out to him from behind, a painful ringing starting to fill the behemoth's ears as he was brought onto his knees. His surroundings darkened while the deformed voice of the apparition spoke to him, the fridging air surrounding the caveman almost feeling like a thousand knives piercing into his body from every singular direction.
"̕S̴͡h̶͡͝e͝'͠͠s̶̵ ̧͝r̢̀ìg̸̡h͢͡t͟,̶͢ ̶y̡o̧̨u͏͠ ̸͘̕kn͢͠o̵ẃ̢.̴͝͝.̢͘.̧͝ ̨͘Y̡̡o͟u̧̕ ̨͏c͜ơ͜u̡̡͜l҉d͏҉ ͞͠ǹ͝ev̶er҉ ͜b̶͝el͜o̧n̷g.̕͜"
The behemoth began to quake with fear as he slowly got onto his knees, covering his face with his hands while his body visibly shook by the stinging cold that breezed throughout the room.
"̵̀͘F͟ò͟r ̛́͘y̶̨óu͢ ̴͝c̴͢͝o̧͜͡ul̸d̛͡ ͘n̛e͞͏v̢eŕ̴ ̢ę̶s̵c̵̢a̛̕̕p͏́ȩ̸ w̢̢h̷̕a͜t̶͝ ͟y̢o̵͜u̸҉'̡v҉͘e͘̕ ̷͢d͢͜ò͠͞n͡e͟҉͘.͟. Y̸̧͠o͞ų'l̀͝l͘ ͝À̛͝L͟͝W̧̛AY̵Ś͝ ͏̸̀b̶̸ȩ̴͞ ͢aņ ̧͘͞A̧͏b͏o̷͠m̧i̷n͝a̴̕͝t̛́ió̡n.̡̛͞ ͝A̷ ̵f͘ŕ̶ea͢͢k̸.̛͟ A͘͢͜n̡͠͠ ̀o͏u̡͝t͏c̨͏a͏st.̕ ҉A͢͝ ̷̧͢mons̸̶ţ͏ȩ̧͞r̶.͟"̧͏
The voice of the apparition rang inside of the caveman's mind, taunting him. Oogar's body continued to shake with fear as the caveman clenched his fist as tight as he could while the apparition continued mocking him.
̶̕"̨̢҉À͘ ḿ̕͝ò̧n̕͡͝s̨̀ţ͘͜er͡.҉͜" ̕҉
"L-Leave Oogar alone..." The caveman murmured.
"̸A͘͟͝ ̢͞m͜͏̀ò̶͟͝͝n̸̡͟͝͠s̸̢͡t̴͢͟͠͡ȩ͝r͘͝.̴͡"̶
"LEAVE...OOGAR..." Oogar growled, raising both of his fists up in the air.
"̸̡̀̕Ą̵͢ ̵̷̛́̕M̵O҉̸͟Ń́͘S̨̀͜T̀̀͟͟E͏͏̀̕͢R͏͏̸͞!̧̛͘͘"͢͠
"LEAVE OOGAR ALONE!" The Caveman boomed, ready to smash both of his fists onto the ground. However, he stopped himself midway with his hands now hovering over the floor beneath him. The caveman took in several breaths, looking at his shaking as his eyes began to well with tears.
"͠Oh̛? A͝nd ͏w̶ha̡t͘ ̀w҉e͝re ̶you ̨plann̷ing̶ ̸to ͡d̨o j̢us̛t͠ ҉the͡n? S̶ma҉sh th͘i҉s͜ ̕w͢hǫl̢e ͡roo̴m?̡ ͘Go͝ ahea҉d͜,̕ I'̷m̧ no͢t̡ s͞top͢p̷ing ͝you. ͏I͢t͡'s͘ fįt͟tin̵g͢ ́for͜ s̢o̢m̡éo͜ne̡ ̸l̡i҉ke ̵yo̸u͟..̷."̸
The caveman, overwhelmed by the unyielding grief and the painful cold air surrounding him, brought his arms down before feeling onto the ground. Oogar began to sob in his arms, caving in from the sea of regret that overswept him like a tsunami. From outside the room, Charlie craned her head up in surprise as she had heard all the commotion from the lobby. The Hotel Owner got off the sofa and ran on over to where she had heard the behemoth.
"Oogar...hurt... Oogar hurt Charlie... Oogar...is... monster..." The caveman lamented, his body shivering from the frigid mist that brushed against him. However, before the Caveman could continue sulking, the calming voice of Charlie called out to him. And just like that, the unrelenting cold disappeared in an instant along with the apparition.
"O-Oogar?..." She asked with concern, the caveman looking up to see the hotel owner standing before her. When laying eyes on Charlie, Oogar was unable to conjure up a sentence for the two of them were well aware of what had happened. Despite being completely grief-stricken, Oogar began to utter one word as he extended an arm out.
"C-Charlie..." The caveman said with a weak sob. Charlie only sighed in response, walking over to the caveman before holding his hand. She proceeded to kneel down to meet the caveman at eye level.
"Oogar, I'm sorry. This is all my fault that I left you alone with Angel. I should've known he would've coaxed you into doing something like this..." Hell's Princess lamented before hugging the behemoth.
"I'm just so sorry for all of this..." Charlie wailed. The caveman promptly hugged back, wrapping his warm furry arms around Charlie's back.
"N-No... Oogar sorry... Oogar hurt Charlie..." Oogar replied, slightly tightening his embrace.
"Oogar thought he do good..." The Caveman said with a whimper while Charlie's eyes widened in response to his apology.
"But... O-Oogar did bad. He hurt innocents. Oogar hurt Hotel... Oogar hurt Charlie..." Oogar continued to cry, tears flowing from his eyes. Charlie was quite frankly astonished by all of this as for once, she actually found a demon who felt genuine remorse for their actions. Angel would usually care less about the mayhem he would deliberately cause on a daily basis and merely laugh it off like it was nothing. Hell, as far she knew, little to no demons wouldn't even have the mental capacity to show just a shred of sympathy for the terrible actions that they've done.
"Oogar sorry... Oogar go back to cave... Oogar hurt no one there..." The caveman murmured, beginning to get back on his feet only to be stopped by Charlie.
"Hey, hey! Let's not IMMEDIATELY jump to that. First, I want you to take a deep breath and we'll go over this together. Alright?" Charlie calmly assured, prompting the caveman to follow her instructions as he took in a deep breath before exhaling shortly after.
"Okay, now Oogar, I want you to tell me what happened. Alright?" The hotel owner asked, letting Oogar tell his story.
"Well... Angel and Oogar leave hotel. We go into City. Meet Boom Boom Lady." The caveman explained the best he could despite his primitive dialect.
"Boom Boom Lady?... You're referring to Cherri Bomb, correct?" Charlie question to which the caveman nodded his head. "Alright then, continue."
"Giant Metal Man show up. He bring small, round creatures. Oogar fight Giant Man and Creatures. Fight for friends." The Caveman continued, briefly pausing for a moment.
"But... Oogar did bad. Not meant for new world..." Oogar murmured before feeling Charlie's hands gently brush up against the sides of his head.
"Of course, you are! All you need is time to adapt to your new surroundings. Though, I do remember hearing that Angel told you not to get involved in the whole fight but you did anyway. If this is true, then might I ask why?" Charlie inquired.
"Yes... Cherri and Angel told Oogar not to fight. Oogar just wanted to protect friends. Do the right thing." Oogar said, his eyes darting back at the floor as a means of avoiding eye-contact with Charlie out of guilt.
"Oh! So you didn't do it for your own personal gain? You just wanted to protect them?" Charlie continued to ask, Oogar nodding solemnly in response.
"Oogar tried to do good... But Oogar did bad instead. Oogar don't belong..." Oogar softly murmured.
"Hey! Don't you ever say that about yourself!" The Hotel Owner exclaimed, the caveman returning eye-contact with her.
"If there's one thing I hate more than cockroaches and finding Husk's fur in the shower drain, it's self-doubt!" Charlie continued before taking a quick deep breath to calm herself down a bit.
"Now look... I'm incredibly disappointed in what you did but I can't really stay mad at you. You didn't have a good enough exposure to what's common around here. I know you wanna protect the people you care about and it's great knowing that you're willing to do the right thing. No other demon in Hell could even think, let alone dream, of something like that." Hell's Princess said, gently grazing the sides of Oogar's face in a clockwise motion.
"I can already see it in you. There's so much potential that I see in you and it's incredible!" Charlie continued, a warm smile forming on her face.
"You just need the right amount of time While your doubts tell you that you're incapable of fitting in, they're more than wrong." Hell's Princess continued, pulling the caveman in for a big hug.
"You're amazing Oogar, don't let anyone tell you otherwise..." The demoness said warmly. Oogar was unsure of what to say or even think, for all of this was happening so fast. It had been so long since someone had that much faith in him as Hell had shown him nothing cruelty and hostility ever since he arrived. But even after the chaos that he had gotten involved in, Charlie still had hope in him. The behemoth hugged back almost immediately, holding Charlie in a tight embrace.
"Thank you... Charlie." The caveman whispered, a single tear rolling from his eye.
"Urk!... You're welcome, Oogar!... C-can you let go of me please?..." Charlie grunted with discomfort, prompting Oogar to quickly drop her onto the floor.
"S-Sorry..." Oogar muttered in embarrassment, helping Charlie got back up on her feet.
"Heh, it's okay... Anyway, I still think you need to be punished for what you did though. How about... You are not allowed to leave the hotel for about two weeks. How does that sound?" Charlie proposed.
"Oogar fine with that." Oogar replied.
"Alright, how about we get you to your room. Today was not as great as I wanted it to be, but let's hope tomorrow is way better!" Charlie cheerfully exclaimed, holding Oogar's arm before helping his way to his hotel room. During their trip, Charlie glanced at Oogar for a brief moment before smiling once more.
"Remember big guy, you're ALWAYS welcomed here. No matter what."
Millions of Years Ago...
The sun had set and the moon hovered over the acres of dense forestry that spanned for thousands upon thousands of miles, cracks of moonlight shining through the thicket of trees. Among the vast woodlands was a lone cave that was currently hosting two occupants that hunkered down for the night as an orange hue could be seen from inside the cave's opening along with a stream of smoke that disappeared off into the night sky.
Taking a massive bite into a hunk of meat of a sabretooth, the caveman devoured his meal all the way down to the bone while the comforting heat of his bonfire kept him perfectly warm. The inviting glow of the campfire illuminated the cave, while the crackling of burning wood and squishy chewing of tiger meat were the only sounds that could be heard throughout the grotto. The Neanderthal soon finished his food and set aside the tiger bone before staring at the flames, extending both his arms forward with the palms of his hands at a good enough length to stay warm without burning himself. Just then, the man heard a new sound fill the cave, one that sounded like the pained sobs of a child. The caveman promptly turned his head in the direction of where he heard the cries to see his own son curled up in a ball by one of the cave walls, his back turned on his father.
The Caveman merely sighed, closing his eyes for a moment before standing up and walking towards his son. He soon knelt down to his level, reaching a hand out to the young lad.
"Oogar... Look at me." The man spoke, the child wincing and shivering in response to the man's hand landing on his shoulder. He then slowly but surely turned around to face his father, three claw marks visibly shown on his face with his hands clutching the noticeable wounds.
"Papa... I-It hurt..." Oogar weakly sobbed before his father removed the child's heads from his face to look him straight in the eye.
"Oogar... I know it hurt..." He said in a solemn tone of voice, handing Oogar a few strands of grass to tend to his wounds.
"But you choose... Will you sit? Whine? Let world hurt you?..." The Caveman continued before bestowing the young Neanderthal with another item. A small knife that was made from the bones that once belonged to the slain sabretooth.
"Or will you stand tall... Like the strongest rock? Fight against world and show you are strong, Stronger than anything that hurt." The father spoke as Oogar held the knife, looking at the blade that laid in the palms of his hands for a brief moment.
"One day, I will meet my end. Then what will you do then? Fight or die?... The choice is yours." He said, watching his son stow the knife away in a small pouch strapped to his waist. both of his arms onto his child's shoulders before pulling him in for a hug.
"You are strong, son. Find your strength and conquer what brings you hurt..." The father encouraged, his child promptly hugging him back. After a brief moment, the caveman broke away from the hug and proceeded to traverse further down the cave before resting against the cave walls. The Neanderthal shut his eyes, drifting off into sleep while his son slowly backed away from him.
The young lad made his way to the opening of the cave while his father was fast asleep, the crackling of fire being replaced by the sound chirping of crickets as soon as he stepped foot out of the cave. Feeling the cool air breeze against him, Oogar proceeded to climb onto the outer exterior of the cave before situating himself on top of the cave. The young neanderthal gazed off at the night sky, partially blocked off by the many trees that stood before his cave. However, he could still see the full moon hovering from above.
Oogar always enjoyed the moon's presence, feeling safe whenever it glistened in the dark night sky. The moon always found itself surrounded in darkness but even when shrouded in a sea of blackness, the moon always kept shining as bright as ever. Oogar had hoped that one day, he could be as strong and fearless as the moon itself. Then he wouldn't have to live in fear anymore.
But as of right now, The child simply sat back and basked in the comforting moonlight.