Chapter seven is here everyone! This right here was of course made by the aid of Pyro Jack. Big shout out to him for heling me making this chapter and the ones that came before it and hopefully more that'll eventually come along the way.


Destiny's bar comes into view playing Simon with the cat that it dubbed as 'Mitty' "Alright you fluffy little trickster do your thing." The green spot glowed and the cat tapped it with its paw. It beeped again before glowing red Mitty followed the pattern. "Alright. good kitty." Destiny glanced over and finally saw the audience/readers.

"Well, here you all are again. Which means you're in the mood for more of the story that I've been reading for a bit as of lately." From off to the side Mitty could be seen continuing to play with Simon.

"Time for a recap." With a snap of it's fingers we see previous clips of the last episode/chapter. First starting from Stu screaming upon seeing some rats followed by the servants all working to finish up the Christmas decorations. "Last time we got the chance to see how Christmas played out in Hell itself which they dubbed as Infermus. Basically, the same thing only just a different name, and they have Krampus." We then see Donner walking next to Octavia who was dressed up for the party and Donner interacting with some of the guests including Stella's brother. "We also got to see Stella's very overconfident brother, Andrealphus. Which certainly had a lot in common with that mean owl lady. Not to mention Donner and Octavia had quite a special moment on the rooftop." We see the clip where Donner gave the owl girl a scarf while she gave him a necklace in return followed by the two watching the fireworks using Donner's jacket to keep themselves warm sitting close up together.

"Oh yes it was nice, but it also turned out that a certain someone listened to them." Destiny said wiggling it's eyebrows if it even had any as a picture of Bruns was seen. "You saw it, not me~"

On the bar counter Destiny was sitting next to the old tv while Mitty continued to play Simon. "You know, let me ask you all a serious question. If you were feeling something and weren't too sure on what to do, how to proceed. Would you either just shrug it off, put it under the rug or would you try and explore it and find out what it is? Oftentimes you all do it because you're either uncomfortable, scared or well all the above. But say if you did it, what could you possibly find?"

Destiny turned over to Mitty and chuckled. "Dang Mitty, you're better at that game than I am." As Destiny continued to watch the cat continue to play the game we zoomed into the screen of the old tv which became the title of the story.

Helluva Servant

Episode/Chapter 7

Odd and Alluring Feelings


Donner groaned as his eyes opened up, his vision was very blurry and all around him it seemed to be glowing with a faint reddish pink hue. 'Huh?' His vision was starting to clear up a bit. 'What? Where...the heck is this?'

"Oi, Donner!" Already the bodyguard groaned at the tone of voice he knew all too well.

"What is it, Lady Go-?" The green avian turns to look at the woman. But what he sees before him may as well have his eyes bulge out of his head. "Holy Mary, mother of Joseph!" Much to his shock it was Octavia standing in front of him in the doorway. And what's more she was wearing lingerie...black lingerie that showed off her body nicely in all places. 'The fuck is going on here?' Donner asked himself nervously as sweat began to drop from him while she closed and locked the door behind her.

"You know, I've been waiting a long time for this." The princess mozzied on towards her protector, swaying her hips along the way.

Donner, utterly dumbfounded, backed up slowly. "Y-you have?" He nervously backed up and as she continued getting closer and closer to him. She giggled seeing his reaction before he stopped at the edge of the bed. With a simple jab of a finger, Octavia pushed Donner onto the bed. "Whoa-Whoa-Whoa!" He backed up getting to the pillows holding out his claws. "Hang on, time out! This is all happening too fast!"

"I know," The princess grinned. "Isn't it exciting?" The girl crawled up to the bed, until she was just hovering above the thunderbird.

Donner was now more nervous than ever from this unexpected situation. "Uh...Octavia? Are you sure you're alright? I mean, your parents would kill me...if they find out..."

"Shh." Octavia placed a finger up to his beak. "Don't worry, what they don't know won't hurt them." The owl demon moves her finger away and begins to lean down towards the boy. Growing closer and closer, until...


Donner screamed as he shot up from his bed, his eyes were wide as dinner plates, he was white as a sheep and looked around rapidly, feeling almost that his heart would burst from his chest. Without even looking he zapped the alarm clock that was nearby going off before shutting down.

The green bird sighs in exasperation. Rubbing his face with both hands to calm his nerves. "I don't believe this." He grumbled.

He rushes to his private bathroom and smacks himself in the face staring at the mirror talking to it. "C'mon Donner snap out of it! You aren't supposed to be thinking like this! She's your master's daughter! What's wrong with you!?" He turns around from the mirror. "I mean it's not like that...even though she is kind of cute..."

He turns back to the mirror. "Dude this is serious shit right here! You gotta get that out of your head!" Donner turns away from the mirror. " I know! I know! Just gotta relax myself..." He closes his eyes and starts to picture something. "Ok, good so far. Very good so far..." Suddenly the scenery changes around him. "Wait, what's going on?" When everything starts to come into view he sees something not what he expected to see.

Much to his surprise it was Octavia at the door, once again wearing lingerie making a motion finger beckoning him to come closer. 'The hell?' He smacked himself again. She wasn't there confusing him. 'Wait, she was just right there...Hold on, back up, first Octavia was in my dream and now I'm seeing her while I'm awake?' He pondered in thought. 'What's going on?'

Suddenly he hears a knock on the door snapping him out of his thoughts. "Donner, are you awake?" Donner panics upon hearing the voice.

'Oh crap it's Merida! Come on Donner, put your game face on!' "Y-yes?" Donner stuttered. "What is it, Merida?" The poor lad cringed at how he sounded. Almost like he just won a secret jackpot, only to get caught red-handed.

"I was just coming to check up on you. You didn't wake up like you normally do." The head maid answered.

"What time is it?" The servant asked.

"It's past eight. It's nine right now." She replied back. "You rarely ever oversleep at all."

Donner turns on the cold faucet, drenching his hands, before finally washing his face. "Yeah, sorry Merida. I guess things got a little nutty last night." He winced at what he said. "Oh, ok. Well, didn't you take that prescription I gave you a little while ago?"

"Uh yeah I did." He heard a hum from behind the door. "Are you alright in there?"

"Yeah, totally, just getting myself cleaned up." Donner replied hoping this would be enough of an answer.

"Very well. I'll see you out on the floor. Just don't try to oversleep again, ok?" Donner internally sighed in relief. "I gotcha, see you out there." He said before putting his head up against the door listening for the door to his room to open and close. "Oh crap that was close..."

Donner didn't waste any more time. He took off his sleepwear, jumped into the shower and washed himself as quickly as he could. Ignoring how cold the water is currently. During which he could've sworn he saw Octavia peeking on her protector a couple of times. 'The hell?' The young avian demon stopped the reason why because now he saw somebody else wearing lingerie it was freakin Merida! 'Oh you got to be fucking kidding me!'

He turned off the faucet and swiped the towel, storming out of the bathroom in pure annoyance and shock at what he was seeing before him. "Why hello there, my sweet little Donner." The sinner grinned lustfully.

Donner slapped himself as hard as he could and much to his relief she was gone. "Seriously, now Merida? I can't do that, she raised me since I was hatchling. The hell is going on!?" He marches to his closet and quickly gets into his usual work clothes. "Should I tell her about this? Maybe Stolas?" He pauses realizing the last two words that were said. "And say what? I had a very alluring dream of your daughter and now I'm seeing her and my caretaker in lingerie?" He plants his face into the wall groaning.

"And just what do you think you're doing?" Donner flinched at a very irritating voice coming from behind him.

"I'm not turning around." The thunderbird shook his head before continuing on with his routine.

"I'm talking to you wretch!" The voice said making Donner pause and turn around to see it was Stella giving him a frown, like she usually did as always...

'Oh great...' Donner put on a smile. "Oh, Lady Stella, is there something you need?"

The scowl faded away and would soon be replaced with a very flirty smile. "Yes. I. do." And much to the thunderbird's horror, the avian demon started to untie the straps to her dress. 'Oh no...' He said mentally watching as it dropped revealing her in lingerie, the very fancy kind that had a clear cloth covering her mid-section but left plenty of her form to be seen, including the thong.

Donner began to slam his head onto the wall multiple times. By about the 13th time he slammed his head, another knock on the door came through. "Donner?" He perked up upon hearing that voice it was Stolas. "Are you in there?"

"Master?!" Donner exclaimed.

"What?" Stolas was clearly confused, because he rarely ever addressed him like that before. "Umm, hang on a second, my Lord!" The thunderbird shook his head, before carefully walking up to his door, opening it.

Once it was open Stolas noticed the state of his face, but more notably his forehead. "Oh, my goodness, Donner, are you alright?"

"Uh...yeah. I'm fine...Everything's good." Stolas peered into his room and noticed the little dent in the wall.

"What are you even doing in here?"

"Oh, umm... I just slipped and fell onto my head." He half-lied, massaging his forehead. "Fucking thing hurts so bad, I must've slammed the wall or something."

"Donner..." Stolas clearly wasn't buying it all.

"I'm serious, I hit my head and then-..." Donner looks past stolas for a second only to catch a half naked Stella wagging an authoritative finger to her. "Agh!"

Stolas flinched at the close proximity. "What!? What is it!?" The owl was confused. "What's going on with you?"

"I don't know!" Donner replied back still freaked out by what he saw even more now than ever

"May I come in?" The prince asked, worryingly.

"I...I don't know if you should..." Donner replied hesitantly.

"Donner." Stolas said much more clearly.

"Ok, ok. Ok. But you might wanna sit down for this." The younger avian demon sighed in defeat.

A few minutes later after explaining excluding the fact that he had a dream with his daughter and was seeing her from time to time.

"Oh dear." Stolas looked to his servant with concern. "How long has this been happening?"

"Since this morning." Donner answered. "I'm not enjoying it one bit...first some random girl in a dream and now Merida and...yo-your wife..." He shivered, gripping the owl demon's shoulders. "I'm freaking out here Stolas!"

"Hey, it's quite alright." Stolas placed his own gentle hands on the boy's shoulder. "Now I understand that you're at a loss. But remember that you need to remain calm. I will help you, but first I need to know how it all started."

"Well, I don't know..." Donner shrugged his shoulders. "I was fine yesterday."

"Did you have anything before going to bed?"

"No, just that medication Merida prescribed to me." He holds up the bottle. "It's that stuff that helps me sleep at night."

Stolas takes the bottle and inspects it. "Hmm, nothing seems wrong with this at all."

"Yeah, well whatever it is, I can't seem to stop seeing these girls like this." As if to prove his point, Donner can see a very much naked Octavia with her buttox hanging up in front of him. Donner flinched at this and slapped himself to make the image go away. Stolas watched him do this as well as the intense blush on his cheeks.

"What else did you see?" Stolas asked, even more concerned for the boy's health.

"Just saw something now." Donner replied, shaking his head. "They just pop out of nowhere."

"Hmm..." The gears in the owl's head began to turn.

"What are you thinking?" Donner questioned noticing the look Stolas had gained.

"Was there anything next to those pills before you got them?" Stolas asked, looking at the pill bottle more closely.

"No, they were just the regular stuff I took." Donner took the bottle and popped one onto his palm. "Yeah, nothing different about this at all."

Stolas thought about this for a moment and stood up. "Come along Donner, we need to find Merida."

Donner, on the other hand, looked at his master as though he had sprouted another head. "Are you crazy? If I go out there like this, I might not be able to look at anybody in this palace the way I do ever again!"

Stolas put a hand on his shoulder trying to reassure Donner. "I understand, but this has to be done. Don't worry, I'll be right there with you."


We now skip to the break room where we see Loretta, Stu, Merida & Arnold. All of them were sitting around the table with Stu yawning out loud looking very tired and drowsy. He just planted an empty mug onto the table.

"Give me another..." Stu requested his sister who looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Are you serious?" Loretta questioned. "That was like your fifth cup in a row."

"I don't care, give me another." Stu said as she rolled her eyes getting up to brew another cup.

"You alright, Stu?" Arnold asked "You're usually up and complaining about something. Never seen you this drowsy."

"Indeed. I've never seen you like this as well." Merida chimed in. "Not to mention this definitely is a rare sight."

"I don't know." Stu replied as he yawned once again. "I went to bed early last night too."

"Well, something's going on." Loretta said as she walked up to him with the cup for her brother. "Because I ain't never seen you like this before."

"Yeah," Stu took a sip of his drink. "Maybe I might've mixed my stuff up or something, I don't know." The imp shrug, tiredly.

At that same moment they turned to see Donner enter the break room and with him was none other than Stolas. Seeing this Merida got up from her seat alarmed and worried about seeing him.

"Merida!" Donner looked towards the head maid, only to suddenly turn his head away, eyes wired shut. "Oh, sweet mother of God!"

Everyone raised an eyebrow in confusion. "What?" The head maid was very confused while Loretta chimed in as well. "Yeah, the heck is wrong with him?"

Stolas looks to his staff and notices how exhausted Stu looked compared to his servant. "You wouldn't have happened to have a bottle of pills would you?" He asked, expecting an answer out of them.

"Hmm?" Stu glanced over to Stolas in confusion. "What sir? I'm sorry, but I ain't really feeling like myself..."

"What pills do you usually take, Stewart?" The Owl asked again, now directly at the imp.

Merida walked over to Stolas. "Sir what is this about?"

"Merida, we need to speak for a minute." They both go over to a spot where they could talk while Donner sat down at the table.

"So what's going on with you Stu?"

"He's been drowsy all morning." Loretta replied. "He's already on his sixth cup of coffee already."

"Now seven." Stu said, putting the cup down. "And what's with you?" The imp slurred. "You seem more on edge than normal."

"I don't freaking know." Donner replied, making Stu chuckle. "Well, ain't that bitch. We're in the same boat. Hey where's my coffee?"

"I ain't your damn waitress, get it yourself." Loretta snarked back at her brother.

Humming a bit in thought, Arnold handed Donner a piece of cheese and crackers. "Here Donner, you look like you haven't had anything to eat."

"I haven't yet, thanks." Donner takes it and eats it and hums in confusion. "Huh? What the hecks wrong with this thing?"

"What?" Arnold was now confused. "What's wrong with it?"

"The taste is weird for some reason."

"Hmm..." The imp paused, going into thought as he gained an idea. "Hang on, I got an idea."

He goes off to the fridge while Stolas and Merida come back to the table.

"Stewart, can we have a word with you for a moment?" Stolas inquired.

"Uh yeah, sure." Stu gets up and goes along with her while Arnold brings in a cracker covered in a few arrays of goods on it.

"Here, Donner, try this one."

"Ok, but I'm telling you, it ain't gonna be no different." Donner takes a bite out of it and shrugs. "Tasteless." He puts the cracker down while Arnold stands there speechless. "Donner, that had Horseradish, wasabi and Ghost Peppers!"

"It did?" Donner looks at him surprised.

"Yeah, how do you not taste that?" Loretta takes it and takes a bit out of it before recoiling a bit. "Oh fuck! Damn that's hot!"

Arnold then glanced over to Donner. "Donner, you got no taste!"

"I've what?!" The thunderbird looks back to the grounds keeper but is shocked to see Stella in an apron taking his place. "Oh my God! And I thought it was because of Lady Stella!" Donner slapped himself to not see it..

"Wait, what?" Loretta looks at the bird boy, confused by what he meant and worried to see him hurting himself. "The fucks going on with you Donner?"

"We can answer that." Merida answered as she and Stolas walked back to the table with Stu

"Yeah, please do." Arnold chimed in, feeling a little bit uncomfortable.

"Donner, you said that you took your normal prescribed medication, correct? Last night?" Stolas inquired as Stu got back in his seat.

"Yeah."

"And why do you need to take it?" The owl pressed on with the questions.

"I guess I've been seriously stressed out for a couple weeks. Couldn't get much sleep." Donner answered as calmly as he could.

"That's right." Merida confirmed. "That's the exact reason why he takes it."

"And what do you take Stewart?" Stolas questioned turning to the imp.

"Me?" He looked to the prince, almost ready to pass out.

"Yes, do you take prescribed medication? " The owl questioned. "No." Stu shook his head. "I don't take prescriptions. The kind I buy is usually for when I have my days off."

"Which is?" Merida raised an eyebrow as Stu hesitantly brought out a pill bottle of his own. "Just a little something that helps me to reduce stress. They call it The Miracle from Down Under." The imp dramatically explained, in spite of his fatigue.

Loretta swipes the bottle and gives her twin brother a blank expression that reads 'really?' "Stu...Are freaking kidding me? That's a hormone drug."

"Yeah, I know. What else is new?" Her brother retorted without a single ounce of shame.

"What else is-!? You just gave one of our best guys a drug strong enough to make even the smallest of demons grow stiff!" The female imp exclaimed. "And worse he's tripping balls as we speak. What were you thinking?"

"Hey what the hell are you yelling at me for!?" Stu retorted back before yawning. "The bigger question is how the hell did he take my shit in the first place and how did I get his?"

"That's a good question." Merida takes the bottle to read the label. "Possible side effects: headache, stomach cramps...sexual hallucinations and...lost of taste." The four of them turned to look at the poor servant and the groundskeeper at the mention of those last two side effects.

"Well, this is fucked..."Donner slams his forehead into the table groaning loudly.

Stolas grabbed the bottle from Merida to inspect the bottle, for a brief moment all four of his eyes almost popped out. "Oh my goodness...the effects last 15 hours!?"

"They what?!" Both Loretta and Merida look at the prince in surprise. Knowing the effects now and the duration made the situation far more dire. Especially for the thunderbird to be abusing himself in such a manner.

Donner's head shot up upon hearing this news. "You mean I'm going to be stuck this for a whole fucking day?!" He exclaimed frantically. He then looked towards Stu giving him a very angered look. "You..."

"Me?" The pooped imp looks back at him both in concern and exhaustion.

For a brief moment Donner saw Loretta in lingerie but smacked himself to undo the image and sprung up with his wings lunging at the imp who screamed in fear knowing he was gonna die. That was until Stolas casted a spell of energy blasting it towards Donner who immediately fell asleep landing on the table snoring away.

"Oh shit...that was too close..." Arnold breathed, finally speaking up. "Merida, could you please escort Donner back to his room?" Stolas asked, calmly.

"Already on it master." Merida said as scooped up the avian demon off the table. "I'll be sure to inform the other staff members of this. As well as Lady Stella."

"No need, I'll handle her." Stolas said before turning back to Loretta, Arnold and the still drowsy Stu. "Alright, now for you three, you'll be on watch duty."

"Ugh... Seriously?" The little demon whined. His sister however smacks him upside the head, earning a yelp along the way. "Shut up, your part of the reason this happened stupid." She said firmly dragging her brother by his collar following them out the door.

"Oh, come on! How is this my fault!? I don't know how it happened either!"

"Enough!" The prince cried out in annoyance.


...0...8...0...

We now switch to Donner's room where he was fast asleep continuing to snore, Merida had just finished tucking him in. "Alright, I'm gonna make a quick run to grab something to help him through this."

"Please do be quick about it Merida, the sooner Donner is given the supplement the better." The head maid nodded and made haste left while he turned to address the three imps present.

"Now because of Stewart's mishandling of his and Donner's pills. One of our best is now bedridden. So with that, the three of you must handle each of his tasks, especially you Stewart." The owl's sharp gaze came towards the little imp. Lorreta frowned, seeing her brother was now asleep snoring and not paying attention. So she smacked him right in the stomach. "OW! Fuckin milkshake!" That was enough to wake him up.

"And of course, I'll be taking this off of your hands." Stolas, holding the bottle in hand, stashed it in his pocket. He secretly has a good idea for this. Meanwhile Loretta and Stu gave him blank expressions. They both knew exactly where this master was going with this. Stolas noticed it, and cleared his throat. "Any who, with that said, you three will need to keep a close eye on him."

"Yes, sir!" Arnold nodded, seriously.

"Yes, master." Loretta sighs.

"There goes my outlet." Stu grumbled.

"Good." Stolas nodded, taking their answers. "Once Merida returns, you may begin with Donner's tasks."

"Uh sir?" Arnold raised up his hand. "What if Lady Stella comes in here or Princess Octavia? I mean she'd probably be wondering where he is."

"That is a good point." Loretta commented. "I mean he is her bodyguard."

Stolas nods in agreement. "You're right. I'll be sure to personally take care of them." He sighed. Octavia will be easy to talk with, however Stella will perhaps get a kick out of the situation. Or worse, screech some more. "That'll be all." He exits out of the room, closing the door. But came back to peak his head through. "Also, Stu, once you're back in your normal state we are gonna have a talk." The owl finally left.

"Ok, so we're officially keeping watch over Donner." Arnold exclaimed. "Well, on the bright side it can't get any worse than this."

The twins glares at the grounds keeper for saying something that damn stupid. Stu most especially, given his predicament. Loretta then turned to her brother. "Way to go hornball!"

"What?" Stu held his hands up. "I didn't say anything!"

"No offense Stu, but why the hell do you take those pills anyways?" Arnold questioned. "Do you purposely give yourself sexual hallucinations on purpose?"

"Well... Yeah?" The servant said. "I mean, why wouldn't you?" "Dude..." Arnold shook his head at his fellow employee's answer.

"So, you've been working for the past few years taking that stuff, just to get a boner? That's to fuckin crazy man."

"And you wonder why you're always single." Loretta chimed in.

"Well fuckin excuse me." Stu crossed his arms. "It's already bad enough I work around nobles treating me like shit, that thing was my one-way ticket to reduce all that stress. You all handle it the way you both know how to, and I do it the best way I know."

"By going through an addiction along with Rosie Palms?" The female imp jabbed.

"Like you don't either?" Stu jabbed back. "Well, I don't need enhancements to make myself feel good." She threw back.

"OK! Moving on!" Arnold spoke up feeling uncomfortable. "So, Stu, is there anything we need to know? Like what to expect to deal with this?"

"Eh...It mostly all depends..." The male imp replied, going into thought.

"On what?" His twin pushed for answers.

"Well...It's like this. You know how you see something, and it's kind of hard not to forget about it? That sort of thing applies. Not to mention seeing something you're into."

"You lost me." Arnold said getting a scoff from Stu as he began to explain it as best as he could.

"Ok, for example, if someone's into a porn star, they see them. That sort of thing. But...if it's more than just an obsession it can be more than that."

"Oh no..." Loretta facepalmed.

"Who do you think Donner even sees?" Arnold questioned glancing over to the avian demon. "I mean, as long as I've known him, he's...not really the type to be really into romance of any sort."

"Well, in his case, probably just about each woman he's known for a while like, Loretta, Lady Stella...even Merida." Stu deduced.

Now it's the groundskeeper's turn to both gawk at this information and then facepalm. "Oh God."

"Hey, it's only because of the pills that's it. But..." Stu now gets really interested. "I actually do wonder..." The imp gets up and walks up to the sleeping bird. "If you both had to take a guess...Who do you think Donner would be interested in the most?"

As much as neither of the imps want to hear anymore of the fool's words. The question does pose merit. Stella is most definitely not it. Merida is more of a mother figure to the thunderbird than anything. So that only left his protectee, Octavia.

"Nah, no way." Arnold shook his head at that thought.

"That can't be right." Loretta denied.

"What?" Stu raised an eyebrow at what they both said.

"You remember when you said he could be seeing things?" Arnold asked.

"Yeah?..." Stu answered wondering where they were going with this.

"Who'd you say he could've seen?" He continues.

"Maybe...Princess Octavia?" Loretta said in as low of a tone as she could but enough for them to hear.

Now realizing what they just said, Stu's mouth dropped, practically, to the ground. "What?!" He yelled

"Shhh!" Loretta slammed her hand onto his mouth. "Shut up you idiot! It's only just a theory. Don't make such a big freakin deal out of it!"

"Sorry!" He muffled out, struggling to get her hand off of him. "But sheesh, where in the seven rings did you two even come to that idea? It's just freaking crazy."

"Well, you've seen how calm he is when she's around right?" The grounds keeper referenced. "The princess too."

"Well yeah, that's his job." Stu commented still not seeing it.

"Yes, but out of the three hallucinations, why would Octavia bother him the most?" Arnold pointed out.

"Oooh ok. Now I see your point." He glances back to Donner who rolled over to his right side continuing to sleep. "But, sheesh, out of everyone in hell, he fell for her? He doesn't really...I don't know something..."

"Bitch, you wouldn't know about falling in love even if it hit you." Loretta scoffed.

Stu scoffed back, crossing his arms. "Says you...If he is, then why is he keeping quiet about it?"

"You idiot, you know why." Loretta exclaimed, not really surprised by her twin brother's stupidity at times.

"Hard not to." Stu retorted.

"Now imagine them in their position instead." The taller imp told his compatriot. "If she found out, it would be another holy war waiting to happen."

"Pff, not to mention a whole bunch of scandals too." Loretta chimed in. Stu blinked once. Twice. Three times. "Okay, yeah. That could be bad."

"Plus, honestly I don't think even Donner realizes it either." Arnold theorized.

"How could he not?" Loretta looked to the groundskeeper, confused. "Yeah, what she said." Stu added feeling the same as her twin.

"Well guys come on, Donner's been raised his whole life in a completely different way compared to how we all did." Arnold answered. "You both get where I'm going at this right?"

"No." Stu replied, getting a smack behind the head from his sister. "Ow bitch!"

"Shut up!" Loretta scolded her brother. "From what I remember, it's way more complicated than us."

"He was trained to kill at a young age, and not to mention he was taken into the household as a hatchling, and we don't know why. Not even him." Arnold poured in more information. "Yeah, I can't really blame him for how he is."

"It's all foreign to him." Loretta added in.

"Exactly." The taller imp pointed to her, his thoughts exactly. "He's pretty much a neanderthal in a city full of demons. Not my best terms, but you get the idea."

"Ok...So...What are we gonna do about it?" Stu questioned trying to absorb all this possible information.

"I say, just sit back and see what happens." Loretta answered, shrugging her shoulders. "I mean, it ain't none of our business."

"Kinda what I was thinking." Arnold nodded.

"We'll do just that."

"What about Sir Stolas? Do you think he notices?"

"Possibly." Arnold answered before changing the subject. "Ok, what do you guys want to do to pass the time while keeping an eye on him?"

Stu hummed, reaching into his pocket and pulled out some maracas?

"When the hell did I put these in there?" Stu questioned.

"Where the hell have you been keeping them?" Loretta shot back, equally as confused.

He tossed them aside and pulled out a pair of fuzzy dice?

"Weird..." Stu commented tossing them aside and reaching into another pocket.

This time the imp pulls out nunchucks? But just as soon as he pulled them out, half of the blunt weapon swung up and bopped him on the head. Stu dropped it, massaging his forehead for a time. Before finally proceeding to empty out the rest of his pockets.

As the two other imps continued watching what Stu pulled out of his pockets, we now focus on the sleeping Donner who appeared to be stirring in his sleep.


Inside of Donner's dream we see him making his way through a set of hallways. "Ok...now this is getting more freaky..." The younger avian demon commented.

It was massive, almost like there was no end to it. No doors, no windows, just ambient lights and decorative walls. The thunderbird would've commented on the layout, but felt it wasn't the time.

However after a while he did find a few doors, four in total. "Please just let one of these be an exit." Donner pleaded.

Nervously he looked at the few options laid out before him but couldn't decide which door to open.

"Ok, getting nowhere right now." Donner noted.

Deciding to go with his gut, he goes to the first door on his right. He first sees that it's a very impressive fancy room with a whole bunch of furniture matching in color being red. Including the bed. "Ok...I'm not liking where this is going..." Donner said as he went to turn back to the way he came in.

But when he did, he felt something soft? Stopping what he was doing, Donner looked to what he touched. Realizing now it's who, not what. He looked up and surely enough he found himself to be at the bottom where a very familiar owl woman was staring down at him wearing nothing but black undergarments and tall stockings. As for where his hand was, it was her on her right breast! 'Oh come on!' Donner screamed eternally to himself. 'I'm not a masochist!'

"Just where do you think you're going?" The avian demon demanded.

"Leaving!" Donner answered as she gained a sultry smile glancing at his right hand that was still gripping her chest. "Oh? Your hand seems to say otherwise."

'I swear to the guy above and the devil that I'm gonna kill Stu when I wake up!' Donner said to himself.

"Come closer." Stella ordered, pushing the thunderbird closer to her in a compromising hug. Donner's head was now smushed in between her bust making him blush like crazy while the dream Stella looked down continuing to give him that smile. She gently turns his head up to look at her. Uncharacteristically, placing a gentle palm on his cheek. "You know now that I think about it, you are rather adorable..."

"Huh?" For a brief moment Doner's eyes turned solid white becoming anime style dots blinking away. He was trying to be sure what was being heard.

"You've always had this stupid look to you. But now I find it much more appealing close up, my darling." Stella slowly, teasingly, slides her hand down to his beak. "I know I've been cruel..." She learns closer to his mouth. "But I'm willing to make it up to you." She leans down to his ear keeping her smile. "With my body~" The older female owl blew into his ear making him shudder from this new feeling he never had before and now he was starting to become more of a mess. The older woman, soothingly, peppers him with kisses on the side of his neck. Causing Donner to shudder at the physical contact. But when the avian demon kissed him in his beak, his mind went on sabbatical.

Without hesitation Donner used his wings to spin them around and flapped them blowing her onto the bed while he ran for the door and slammed it shut behind him. 'Oh my god & lucifer!...' Donner said to himself. 'I just lost my first kiss to the lady that's been mean to me my whole life! Wait, does it even count if it's in a dream!?'

The green bird shook his head, snapping himself out of his thoughts. Stepping away from the door he looks to the rest of them in thought. "Ok, this has got to be some kind of fucked up side affect. Yeah, that's all it's gotta be."

"I wouldn't think so." A voice said making him flinch and turn around to see it was regular looking bird that had his beak.

"Who the hell are you!? Wait, am I going to the other way!?"

"No, no..." The bird raised up it's wings telling him to calm down. "I'm just your inner conscious."

"Bullshit." Donner wasn't so convinced. "Prove it."

"Ok." The bird shrugged. "You like records even though everyone says there outdated. You love reading comic books and around the age of seven you accidentally walked into Merida who didn't have a towel."

Donner's eyes bulged out in disbelief. "Ok, now I believe...So if it's not a side effect, then what is it?" He asked the bird

"Beats me, maybe a part of you is still here enduring while most of your mind is like a can of worms." He commented while eating from a small can of worms ironically.

"Uhh." Donner didn't know what to say to that. 'I didn't think my conscience would be like this...'

"I heard that." The bird said with a dull expression.

He looks at the bird surprised at hearing him out loud. "Wow!... Wait, what did you hear? I didn't say anything."

"Yes you did, in your mind." The bird replied shoving more worms into it's beak. "I can hear everything and know everything you know."

"Oh. Great. First some crazy bitch nibbles on my neck and now I got a talking parrot who can't mind his own business. " He complained.

"Do you even own a mirror?" The said 'parrot' retorted back sarcastically. "You can see the resemblance."

"Shut up." He complained. "Do you even know a way out of this place? Or are you just here to talk shit about me?"

"Eh, I don't know." The bird shrugged now pulling out a magazine out of nowhere to read it like nothing bad was happening.

Donner stares at the feathered fiend flatly. "Whatever." He walks to the door on the far left, mostly to shut the bird up.

When he opens it he found himself in another room. A much more lavish room with a large square bed and multiple dark curtains with a round glass chandelier at the top.

"Why do I even bother?" The poor lad shook his head because of his misfortune.

"Bother with what? Just relax." A voice said and Donner knew this one. It was Loretta, and she was dressed as a belly dancer! Wearing multiple thin clear purple clothes, a top and down below only a skirt that left enough room for the imagination.

He looks down to the maid in surprise. While she's got attitude, he'd never picture her dressed like this. "You gotta be fucking kidding..."


At the same time while Donner was sleeping in the room, Loretta and Arnold continued watching Stu take stuff out of his pockets. Donner flopped around a bit muttering something in his sleep. "Not...Loretta..."

The said female imp perked up upon hearing this. "Huh?"

"How do you have a pineapple stuffed in there!?" Arnold questioned as she went back to watching Stu.


Back in the dream Donner cautiously moved as Loretta was dancing and swaying beautifully, keeping her eyes locked on him. "Ok, ok...Loretta you know me...Let's not get too hasty..."

The little imp continues to dance, humming a very melodic tone that Donner never heard of before. It was interesting, but when his eyes lingered on her movement, he didn't notice something wrapped behind him.

Donner looked down and saw that her tail was wrapped around hist waist like a lasso. "Hasty? Who says it has to be hasty?" The imp questioned as she inched closer to him continuing to dance away. The thunderbird gawked at what's transpiring now. He could run, but the grip the dancing imp has on him is very strong. And worse of all the way she moved her body to the rhythm of the beats that begun to inexplicably play has him captivated.

'Seriously how the fuck does my mind think up of stuff like this!?' Donner asked himself as he had a hard time not taking his eyes off of her. This must've been what some people called body hypnotism or something like that, he didn't know. He didn't have much time to think either. As he continued to gaze upon her, Loretta's tail suddenly jerked, causing the green bird to suddenly spin around like a top.

This sudden movement caught him completely off to the point that he didn't notice where he was going. Before he finally tripped and fell face first into the mattress. Recovering from his dizziness, the servant flipped around to see where the imp is. He didn't need to look too far as Loretta proceeds to rhythmically move towards the stunned demon. '...I can see why some people enjoy this...But right now not for me...' Donner slowly and carefully reached for the edge of the bed.

But the maid stopped him in his tracks. Her tail laying firmly on his hand and a foot carefully sitting up on his crotch. While still moving in rhythm. "Where are you off to?" She asked with a smile, continuing to dance. 'Me getting the fuck out that's what!' Donner replied mentally blushing like crazy with steam coming out of his ears, not to mention where her foot was located wasn't helping much either.

"Relax, my love." The dancing imp soothingly said. "I just want to help you." Loretta begins to move her foot, being sure not to hurt him as she rubs his eggs and sausage. Donner did his best not to flinch, from this sudden new feeling and to make matters worse, She reached behind her back and held one arm up in front of her chest. Eyes widening, she pulled the string. "And that help starts right now." She pulls onto a nearby rope and the curtains surrounding the bed closed.

Through the curtains you could see the silhouette of Loretta holding up her top and dropping it. "Ok! I'm getting out of here!" Donner cried out.

"Aw, come on there's no need to be shy."

"Wait, aren't you into woman?" You could see him trying to wiggle his way out, his head poking through the curtain before getting dragged back in yelping in surprise not expecting her to be this strong. "Who say's I'm not into both~?"

"Oh, dear Lucifer, no!" Donner yelped as now Loretta sits on top of him and is continuing to rub his sweet spot. Only now it's her left hand. "Ok, I think we can stop now!" Donner cried out nervously trying to endure what the dream version of his imp friend.

"Hey," the topless imp firmly said. "It's okay, I will never hurt without any reason." She then leans forward to kiss the thunderbird, while letting her tail to snakes into his drawers.

Thinking on his feet, or rather his legs, Donner takes both of her shoulders and flips her over making her scream out in surprise from this sudden action. "Improvise!" Donner shoots towards the door like a rocket crashing into it causing the door to open as he fell back to the floor.

While down he used his foot to close the door shut. "Oh shit...That was even closer than before! Literally!" The avian bird breathed out in relief. "Seriously, what sick bastards are doing this to me!?"

"Why don't you ask them yourself. After all, this is your dream." The feather fiend looks down at the spooked demon below it.

"Do you like literally take joy in my misery?" Donner questioned rhetorically. "Because you're supposed to be part of me."

"I am," The bird nodded. "But I don't take much pleasure doing this, just as much as you want out." Donner made an aggravated growl and tried to swipe the bird who flew back onto his perch bearing a smirk. "Hey, don't be mad at me, oh wait technically you'd be mad at yourself."

"Will you please shut the fuck up!" Donner yelled. "I've had it up to here with this hormonal bullshit! Just let me out of here!" But before Donner could continue his angry rant, he suddenly felt fatigued and tired. "Huh?" He started to lose his footing. "What? What's going on?"

"Oh, that you're just tired." His inner conscience said.

"Seriously?..." The servants' eyes grew heavier and heavier, before finally collapsing.

"Yeah, but don't worry you'll be fine." The bird fiend said and as Donner's eyes were getting heavier, he noticed there was someone looking down at him giving a gentle smile. "Oh no..." He succumbed to the sleep.


...•...

Back in Donner's room the avian demon was moving around in his sleep a lot more. But the imps were still occupied and shocked by the amount of things Stu had pulled out of his pockets. "Where the fuck do you keep all of this shit?" Arnold asked, baffled by how much he's packing.

"I don't know I'm just as confused as you are." Stu said as they looked over some of the items like a rubber ducker and a rubber chicken.

He even threw away the latest issue of Lustful Hearts magazine. On the cover was Verosika Mayday, posing on the hood of a car topless in a very provocative position. Which lands right on the groundskeeper's hoove. Seeing this Arnold tucks the magazine into his coat making sure no one else saw it. Loretta facepalmed for who knows how many times she lost count. "When the hell is Merida even gonna get back here?"

"What in the world is going on here?" A voice asked making them turn to the door to see that it was Octavia.

"P-Princess!" Arnold was not expecting to see her, neither were the twins who kneeled down while Stu tossed away a box of condoms to the corner. Octavia glanced around and noticed all the stuff that was laid around in Donner's room. But it was there she noticed her fellow avian demon was in bed.

"Donner?" She walks up to the unconscious demon, being careful of every foreign object in the way. She looks to his form, noticing how red his face is and how she spotted his heavy breathing. "Is he alright?" She was about to feel his forehead but gently Loretta grabbed her hand.

"Yeah, he's fine." Arnold assured the princess. "But somebody gave him a pretty hefty wonder drug. So your father had us bring him here and put him to sleep for now."

Octavia raised an eyebrow in confusion. "A wonder drug?" She repeated those two particular words. "What kind exactly? Because Donner isn't really one of those guys to take stuff like that."

"And your right about that." Loretta chimed in before glaring at her twin brother. Stu, irritably, flipped her off. He is honestly getting sick of being blamed for what is a freak accident. Octavia gained a flat look. "What'd he do this time?"

"I was trying to take some pills for some me time, but I accidentally took some of his sleeping pills." Stu groans, fessing up. "I swear to the Devil, I didn't mean to switch our shit."

"What did he end up taking then?" Octavia asked in confusion before Arnold sighed as he tried to explain it but didn't want it to be as awkward.

"It's called the Miracle from Down Under." Loretta, told the owl bluntly. "It's basically a pill that mixes hormones with a bit of hallucinogens. And let me tell you, Stewie really knows how to pick 'em." She pointed to her brother, not even caring if she's being condescending.

"Well, gee thanks for throwing me under the bus!" Stu said, now giving her two birds, flipping her off.

"Well, how long has he been like this?" The girl turned to her bodyguard with concern.

"Since he woke up apparently." Loretta answered. "And by the time we saw him, he was already tripping out badly." The grounds keeper added. "He ate through every spice in the fridge before he started hitting himself."

"And that was the spicy shit." Loretta backed him up. "I had some of it."

"So, what's happening right now?" Octavia questioned. "Why are you three here?"

"Your father asked us to look after him. Right now, Merida's out to try and get a remedy for the effects." Arnold explained. "But that was only about an hour ago. She still hasn't come back yet."

"Seriously, what's taking her?" The maid walks to the door and checks to see. All the while making sure she doesn't step on her brother's crap. "Well, do you mind if I join you?" The female owl demon questioned. Upon hearing the three imps were surprised, no in fact they were all stunned. "Are you sure, my lady?" Arnold asked, uncertain about her request.

"I am." She pulled out a beanbag chair and sat down next to Donner's bed being only a few feet away from his sleeping form. "I don't mind at all." Turning her attention back to Donner she paid attention to how fast he was breathing and gently patted him on the shoulder. This in turn got a reaction, a light groan as he rolled over in his sleep. Arnold, Stu and Loretta watched this transpire.

Loretta takes in a moment or two before turning back to check outside the room, while the boys watch on.


Back in Donners dream.

Donner slowly began to stir. 'Huh? Am...Am I awake?' Donner asked himself as he was starting to take in his surroundings. His vision was also coming too slightly and he began to notice something. For one, it's incredibly dark, two it's a little stuffy. But besides those he felt something else. Something smooth was touching his feathered body. But the thunderbird doesn't remember taking his clothes off.

'Huh?' Donner was very confused. 'What the?' He tried to move his arms, but every time he did, the teen avian demon felt something soft...and jiggly? 'The heck is that? What's holding me down?' Donner's eyes slowly started to open and give him a better view of what he was seeing.

Donner shifted his body up a bit, mostly to breathe, as it would turn out, he was buried under blankets and he felt his feathers shift. Which was an indication that he was indeed naked and somebody under those blankets had him in their clutches.

'Wait...my clothes are gone? W-Wait a minute...' Donner soon began to realize what was going on. The form on top of him began to shift. Slowly but surely those two lights he saw peered over to him. And soon enough a figure crawled out of the blankets and was now straddling the young demon. "Hi little one~" Donner immediately recognized that voice and upon hearing it he realized who it was and screamed jumping out of the bed and when he did, the lights came on revealing a lavish European style room where most of the furniture was colored black including the bed itself.

But what he saw in the bed is what made this even more horrible for the very same thin form turned to look at the green bird with a pleased smile on her face. Even more terrible is that she's just as naked he is, with the sheets barely hiding her lower regions.

It was Merida.

"Wh-What are you doing here!? Wait, what am I doing here!?"

The dream sinner giggled at his reaction. "I found you outside, and you looked cold. So I thought, I'dI'd be a blanket for you." She winked while Donner realized he didn't have any clothes so he grabbed a nearby big pillow to cover himself now blushing even harder than before.

"Where are my clothes!?"

"Oh that? I had them torn away, I couldn't allow my sweet little Donner to die of frost bite." As she told him this, the sinner stood out of her bed and walks to her little birdie. Donner stuttered nervously as she walked over to him still holding the blanket hiding her well-endowed frame, but only did very little work.

"What's the matter?" Merida asked. "Are you feeling sick?" She was now looking at him, the poor boy held the pillow tightly to his crotch.

"Uh yeah...I'm in a situation where this dream made up some sick idea of the very woman that raised me." Donner said sarcastically. "That's what's wrong!"

"Oh?" She gasped, but that quickly shifts back to her current mood. "Well..." Merida drops the blankets, giving the servant a good look at her body. Donner quickly closed his eyes before he could see anything. "No! No I'm not doing it!"

"Do what? All I ask for a kiss." The nude sinner told the avian demon. "No, I ain't falling for it!" Donner still wouldn't let up.

"Donner, you're starting to worry me." The horny mask is replaced with one of worry. "Open your eyes, please?" Merida asked.

"No! This already wrong as it is!"

"Donner, look me in the eye and talk to me!" She implored, her concern growing more.

"No, this right! You're the closest thing to a mother I have! I wouldn't be able to look at you the same again!" Donner still refused. "Dammit! I'm already feeling something, but it's not for you, Loretta nor that bitch!"

"Then who is it then?" She came close enough to him, expecting to hear his answer.

"I...I...I don't know! No, this isn't right! You're the closest thing to a mother I have! I wouldn't be able to look at you the same again!" Donner still refused. "Dammit! I'm already feeling something, but it's not for you, Loretta nor that bitch!"

"Don't know? Or don't want to know?" Donner finally relents, he opens his eyes but keeps his head down sighing. "...I just, I don't know...This...is all just so new to me..."

Merida gently places a hand on his shoulder. She didn't move it, she didn't try anything, this was the most genuine of illusions he seen so far. "Have a seat, Donner."

He did so as he was told and noticed that she had a robe covering her body. 'This is new...' Donner noted. "You're not gonna try anything are you?" He asked still on edge, considering what the heck has been happening, the bird had his reasons

Merida would soon sit by the couch next to him, pulling a couple glasses of coffee from out of nowhere. "Here." The sinner passed him the warm mug. "Make no mistake that I still want you. But with how pent up you are, I don't wish to frighten you." She sipped her drink.

"I'll pass on this." Donner politely declined the drink. "Look, I don't care if this is a side effect of the drug I'm not gonna give in."

"I know." Merida nodded.

"Wait you know?" Donner questioned. "You know but you're still persisting?"

"It's as you said, the drug brings about your desires. Side effect or no, you wanted us in some way." She drinks her mug again.

"No I didn't. Because number 1, you raised me, I've known you my entire life, number 2. Loretta is just a close friend, nothing more. Number 3. Why the fuck would I be into someone that's treated me like shit since I was a little kid?"

Merida sighs sadly, staring down into the reflection from her coffee. "I understand why you would not, but it exists. You desire someone that can forgive and forget, even if it hurts. You wish to explore something new, exciting even. You even want to feel a special kind of experience that not even I can share with you." The sinner listed down. "This has nothing to do with the three of us."

Donner gave her a perplexed look raising an eyebrow. "Where are you getting at with this?"

The mother figure looks back to the boy. "You're falling in love." She smiled softly.

"What?" Donner was having a hard time buying it. "No...It ain't nothing like that."

"Yes, it's always hard to feel as such. But it's the truth." Merida stated. "Out of the three doors you've opened, only one remains. She's waiting for you as we speak. No lies, no trickery, she has always been waiting patiently for you."

"I don't want to go through it." Donner shook his head. He didn't want to ruin his friendship with Octavia. No would not have at it.

Merida places the mug down and turns back, locking the thunderbird in a warm embrace. "We know."

"I don't even know what to do..."

"It's scary, it always is. But for as long as I've known you, you'll always make the right choice. No one will appreciate it, but know that you will always have people ready to support you." She whispered tenderly.

They broke from the hug. "Even I were to...Another part of me would feel like I'm breaking Stolas's trust...He has my respect and loyalty... I owe him a lot."

"And he will always love you for it. He may love another, but in spite of that, I've always known he would be there for you when the time comes. He always cared about you when you were little, that will never change. In fact I know you will never disappoint me, son." Merida smiled warmly.

Donner returned the smile and proceeded to go to the door. But before he reached the door handle he turned back to her. "Wh-What do I even say? To her?"

"That you will always be there for her." Her smile never wavered. "But it's up to you to take the first step."

Donner nodded and much to his surprise his clothes were back on. He then exited out of the door and emerged. When he did the bird fiend greeted him. "Aww, what a cop out!" It whined. "I was expecting something awesome. But now you got me all sappy."

"Well fuck you then." Donner retorted back. "What else did you expect?"

It sniffled. "I don't know, I always wondered what a milf feels like." The bird then crossed out its wings in disappointment. "You even had a chance at two no less. You freakin pussy." The thunderbird went to punt the bird, sending the irritating pest flying across the hall.

"Ow!"

"If I go through this last door will I be able to get out or not!?" Donner asked, finally having enough.

"Hey, respectfully, if you don't know then I don't know dude." The bird replied, flying up to him. "Either you finally do it, or not, no idea how it'll end."

Donner only sighs exasperatingly, before looking at the final door before him. Of course even though he had that conversation earlier, the thunderbird just wasn't sure. He sighs one more time, placing a nervous hand on the handle and then he turns it.

Upon opening it he entered into a gothic style medieval bedroom and in the ceiling, there were star patterns all over showing constellations, including a couple of moons.

"I know your here Octavia." Donner called out glancing around. "Let's just get this over with." Just as he asked, he felt someone hug him from behind, recognizing the sleeves and hands from anywhere.

"What took you so long?" Her voice resonated with the thunderbird. It wasn't as seductive as last time. It was genuine joy.

"Had trouble along the way." Donner turned around and found her to be in a blue shiny robe with pink stars leaving a bit of cleavage exposed.

"Octavia?" He asked concerned about where this may go.

"Donner." She placed a gentle palm on his cheek. Looking at him in happiness, nothing lustful about it.

"What?" He was still confused by where this was going.

"I know you're scared. I know you'll wake up soon. But could you please stay with me? Just this once." She requested; she didn't do anything beyond that. Only waiting for his response.

"I really shouldn't." Donner said shaking his head. "Even if you're not the real one, I would only want to do it with and only her. Face to face."

"And you will." The owl leans down to kiss him. As soon as that happened Donner suddenly felt a new sudden wave of feelings and emotions eyes full of shock. Even though there was a part of him that wanted to push back gradually his eyes closed slowly before accepting it willingly.

After what seemed to be an eternity the dream Octavia finally broke the kiss, disconnecting their beaks that left a small visible trail of saliva.

Donner's eyes opened and saw that all around him the area was starting to glow becoming solid white all while the dream Octavia continued giving him a smile. "I love you." Was her final farewell.

Donner couldn't help but tear up a little as the light eventually became too intense and he lost all vision around him.


From his perspective his eyes were beginning to open. As he did, the avian demon heard voices from around him.

"Hey! Guys, he's waking up!" A familiar voice called out.

"Really? Right on." Another familiar voice said as Donner's eyes started to open some more, but due to how long he'd been sleeping his vision was still blurry.

"About time." A third familiar voice said.

"Donner? Can you hear me?" The first voice asked. The thunderbird turns his head, vaguely making out a pink hue in front of him.

"What?" His vision was finally back to normal and saw what the pink hue was, it was Octavia, the real one who was hovering right over him. She sighed in relief. "Glad to see that you're awake." Donner's eyes blinked a couple of times before realizing how close she was and quickly recalled what transpired in the dream itself. Octavia backed up a bit as Donner got sat up. He turned towards her and without hesitation gave her an embrace.

Octavia was caught off guard by this, opting to awkwardly hug him back. Meanwhile the three imps tensed up slightly. Arnold leaned over to Stu and Loretta. "We called it." He whispered before getting a slap from Loretta shushing him at the same time.

"Are you alright?" The princess asked her protector.

"Yeah...I think so." He replied back. "I'm just glad that whole thing is over with..."

"What happened in there?" Donner looked up at her from where he was hugging her. "I don't want to talk about it please..." He said with a notable blush before letting her go.

"Alright." She nodded. "You know, you really scared the hell out of me."

Donner glanced down for a brief moment feeling bad since he was supposed to be her protector. "I'm sorry."

Octavia would return the favor, hugging the blue-eyed bird back. Not as awkwardly as before. "But I'm glad you're okay."

Donner smiled in return and hugged her back while the three imps watched the sight smiling as well. However, someone cleared their throat.

The five demons looked to the source and sure enough, someone else had arrived or rather a few. Standing in the doorway was Merida, standing alongside with Stolas. It was clear enough that she was the one that cleared her throat while Stolas raised an eyebrow. The teens let go of their hug and looked to their guardians. The imps on the other hand turned about face and stood at attention to their employers. "How long have you two been standing there?" Octavia questioned.

"Long enough." Merida stated, stoically.

"Indeed so." Stolas added with a hint of amusement. "Right to where Donner woke up. Very touching if I might add."

The pair looked away from his sight, blushing in embarrassment. The older owl smiled at this and held up a bag. "But in good news, we have the remedy for Donner right here."

"Please give it to me now." The said bird demon requested having enough dealing with the effects of that 'wonder drug'. Stolas cautiously walked over the mess, something he will have dealt with soon enough. Pulled the contents of the bag out and showed it to the bedridden servant. "Give me that!"

Donner swiped it out of Stolas's hands much to the owl's surprise, opening the bottle taking two pills and dry swallowed them. For a moment no one does anything. They each wait to see what will happen next and by the next moment there hasn't been a single reaction out of the green bird. Donner then sighed as he sat back down plopping into his pillow. "I'm so done with today..."

"As I'm quite sure, dear boy." Stolas smiled kindly. "Which is why these three have elected to volunteer in your stead."

"Oh, ok." Donner glanced over to the imps. "Thanks guys."

"Sure thing, kid." Arnold nodded.

"Get some rest." Loretta chimed.

"This is some fucking bullshit." Stu muttered.

All three imps proceeded to leave the room and as they were leaving Merida stopped Stu. "You and I will have another talk by the end of the day."

The irritable imp groans in annoyance before walking out the door. When they left, Stolas and Merida closed the door behind them. "So what should I do for the time being?" Donner questioned.

"For now you will rest. Come tomorrow you will be back on duty. The effects of those drugs have a tendency to exhaust those who digest them." The owl prince explained to the boy.

"Ok." Donner nodded his head taking the answer while Stolas glanced over to his daughter. "Via, sweety, would you mind giving Donner a bit of time by himself?"

She glanced over to Donner who nodded in reassurance. "I'll be fine."

"Alright." Octavia was fine with the answer and walked out the door. "I'll be back in a bit." She left the room while Stolas eyed his child watching her leave. The owl demon nodded to Donner before leaving the room where now it was just the Headmaid with the servant.

"You've had quite the day evidently." Merida said as she sat down at the edge of his bed.

"Don't remind me." Donner dropped his head on to the pillow. "I've already had enough headaches to last me a lifetime."

"Not to mention there've been plenty of things I saw which...I want to forget."

"Something, I can assume you would never disclose." The sinner presumed.

"Most of it...yes..." Donner said hesitantly. "I really would..."

"Most?" She questioned. Donner realized he let that one slip and started to get more hesitant and began to blush some more. Merida took notice of this. "What else did you see?" Merida asked calmly.

"I saw...many things." He said, widening his eyes for a brief moment recalling all the lewd stuff but shook it off. He then recalled the last room and what transpired. "Something else...I...felt something..."

The head maiden waited patiently for his response. Planting a supportive hand over the boy's own. "What did you feel?"

"Like...I was...more at ease..." Donner tried to explain it as best as he could. "As if whatever held me back... It's gone. I don't know...what else to say Merida. I don't."

Merida reached out and gently took his hand, giving him a reassuring smile. "It's alright...You don't have to say it if you're not ready." Donner looks to her, wanting some clarification. "Sometimes...when you feel something and you are curious about it. Not always is it a bad thing, but depending on what it is well...That's just it, you're just growing up and experiencing new things is part of it. You might be strong for your age, but you still have a ways to go, and room to grow."

The emerald bird sighs, sadly. Knowing Merida for as long as he did, it's next to impossible to keep secrets from her. "You know me too well, Merida." He chuckled, half-heartedly. "I guess... I'm just scared."

"And that right there is a good sign." The sinner said, earning a confused look from Donner. "What do you mean?" He asked her.

"Donner, it's well known that many claim not to have it, but find out they do when it darkens for them. Fear is needed for many purposes, many say don't give into fear. Yes, you don't give into it, let it be something that compels you to get stronger. Much like failure, which is ironically the best teacher there is, that allows you to see mistakes and how to do better." She then reached up to his head to lightly pat him. "Donner, you know that I'm here...If you ever feel ready to talk. Then don't hesitate, because I'll lend an ear to listen to. Just as I always have."

Tears began to well up in Donner's eyes and now he did an ever so rare thing, he cried. But rather tears of joy. Thankful that he had someone as kind as her to raise him.

Merida leans over, just as Donner moved up from his bedside. The pair embraced, the shaking hiccups from the thunderbird resonating around the woman. She patted the thunderbird, not wavering in her grip.

This just went to show that even when someone ended up in Hell. One perfect example being that of a sinner, they may have just been victims of circumstances or maybe not. But a very rare few, still held onto their humanity and kindness from when they were still alive.

...{...oo...}...

Right now we skip to night time and as of the moment we see Donner standing on a ledge overlooking the city he lived in.

The reason he was out and about was to help collect himself thinking over what transpired today. Basically, a little reflecting.

His time with Merida helped him think about all of it. For as long as he's been serving in the palace, he has done everything for the Goetia family. Preparations, escorts and even assassinations. The thunderbird has done many things for them without question. Barring the lady of the house of course.

But now one thing has been eating away at him for some time now.

'Today really was a hassle...No thanks to Stu...' He then briefly recalled all his lewd encounters remembering Loretta, Merida and...Stella. He shivered a bit at the first one he encountered. The whole thing was still so freaking weird. That and also that supposed, inner consciousness. But when he moved past all of those, he still remembered the last bit of the memory. Where it was actually peaceful and...Octavia.

'I swore to protect her, always saying I'd give my life for her...As her bodyguard, my number one priority is just that. It's just how it is...shouldn't it be?'

After what he had just experienced, he wasn't sure anymore. Recalling the number of times he's been with the owl princess, Donner thought of every conceivable reason why he allows her into his life, when in truth it was meant as an obligation.

'I mean, I've done what I'm supposed to do...Just like I have for her father...She's now part of a small handful of demons that show me kindness...'

(Song now playing in the background: Accidentally Fell In Love. by Counting Crows.)

The thunderbird walked to the edge of the building. He sighs in contemplation, before raising his hands to each side of himself before allowing his own body to fall. Within thirty feet of his descent, Donner allowed his wings to ripple with a mighty flap. Stopping his descent, now gliding over the populace.

'Not just that...but the fact she trusts me, treats me like I'm no different then her...She considers me to be her friend...' He banks left from the building ahead of him, changing course. 'But why? Why do I wish for more than that?'

Suddenly he saw an image of her smiling. Not just one time, but from the many times that he'd hung out with her, and the way she laughed. Donner even recalled that fun odd day at Loo Loo Land going on the rides with her, and he recalled the picture they took on the Ferris Wheel.

'She always looks so beautiful when she smiles.' Donner admitted in his mind and recalled that night during Christmas Eve, where they had their moment on the roof. Donner took a right going past a building before diving down going underneath a bridge flying through it and went upwards straight ahead. He slowed himself down and did a backflip before going straight back down again.

'Seeing it...It becomes so difficult to breathe when I think about her...Things have been much harder since these emotions started to surface...'

The servant recalled the number of times he felt this displeasure. Watching as many of the guests have their turn with her, as though she was merely a thing. It angered him, even more so when a couple of people brought it up, especially Andrealphus.

He then chuckled a bit as he was about to touch the ground. He spread his wings out at the perfect time bolting forward at astonishing speeds flying past numerous buildings like an obstacle course. Donner then recalled those 'talks & warnings' Stella would give him.

He recalled all their words and what they implied to him. How problematic he may be, how much of an embarrassment he is and many other things he can recall. Some of which recently stemmed from his relationship with Octavia.

It truly eats the avian demon up, especially after what happened last time. Donner couldn't help but chuckle at some of those remarks. For even she may have some points, even though they're very backwards a lot of the time.

Donner was now in full blown laughter as he broke through the buildings finally getting to the other side. 'Even though I made it firm in what I told them...They were right...Both of them were right...'

He got up higher into the sky getting into the cloud lines. As he did, sparks of electricity began to emit from his body. "I'm in love." Donner then spun up into the air and when he did, thousands of bolts of lightning shot from his body and his wings lighting up the sky itself like a powerful storm. "Octavia Goetia...This demon...is in love with you...My heart is in your grasp..."

(End Song)


From the screen of the old tv zooms backwards to see that we were back to Destiny's bar. We see it still continuing to watch Mitty continue to play Simon. In fact Destiny was amazed by how long the cat had been able to keep on going.

"No freakin way...A cat is better at playing Simon then me..." Yeah, it was obvious that Destiny wasn't even paying attention the audience/readers.


To be continued

Now replying back to reviewers

The Sayian Boy. Happy to hear it.

Gamelover41592. Hmhm. I enjoyed adding that part, but to be honest I was nervous at the same time because I haven't really did something like that before. But I wanted to try and keep giving the story the feeling that it was and is part of that same universe.

Guest #1. Yeah, it is interesting.

Guest#2. Noted.

Desmond Bot. Well, I do hope that you continue enjoying reading this story too.

Marbled Gold. That part was enjoyable and thank Pyrojack instead, he did a splendid job bringing Andrealphus to life, I hope we get see him soon. Also, glad to know that you liked that little music part as well.

Guest#3. You never know, you'll just have to wait and see like everyone else.

King of 2211. Heheheh, yeah it was different for sure. I haven't done a Christmas special in years, so it felt nice to do one again.

Guest#4. Eh, I don't know . There are some more idea's I'd like to do for this story, so we'll see.