Chapter 20: The Circus
The scene opens with an exterior shot of the Goetia mansion. Cut to a young Stolas asleep in his bed, surrounded by stuffed animals while hugging one resembling a demonic Max from Sam Max. Stolas wakes up, yawns, and smacks his lips.
Stolas eyes shoot open in realization and sits up "My birthday, my birthday! It's my birthday!" Stolas leaps out of the sheets and lands on all fours on the floor. He runs off to his dressing room, arms raised in excitement as an Imp butler walks into view to attend to him.
"Yaaaay! Birthday, birthday! WOOHOO! Birthday tiiiiime!" Stolas shouts in excitement. Mister Butler opens a tin of hair gel and begins applying it to Stolas.
"Calm yourself, young prince. You know excitement is unbecoming of a Goetia." The Imp butler said
"Oh!" calms down "Right." Stolas takes a deep breath to calm himself. As Mister Butler walks off to retrieve Stolas' vest and cape, returning to put them on him.
"But, Father told me, today is the day, I am old enough to know my purpose and responsibility!" His eyes sparkle with glee.
"Of course." 'places a crown on Stolas' head. "I'm sure it will be wonderful."
Stolas follows the butler out of the dressing room down a large hallway. The wall is lined with four giant pictures of Stolas at various prior ages. The first shows Stolas in his egg, sat upon a pillow and topped with a crown. The second shows him as a hatchling swaddled up in his crib, his swaddling cloth held together by a pin bearing the Goetia family insignia.
He is accompanied by the demon Max plush seen earlier and a star shaped pillow. The third shows him as what can be assumed to be a toddler, smiling as he hugs the demon Max plush. The fourth and final shows him in his current on-screen appearance, hugging the demon Max plush as an unknown creature drips green slime on his head.
Stolas and the butler are now standing in front of large double doors, which open to reveal a throne room. Paimon, Stolas' father and King of the Ars Goetia, is seen sitting on the throne in his monstrous black demon form. He stands up, his form shifting to display various demonic creatures as he transforms into his normal, bird-like self. The butler walks over to Paimon and stands next to him as Stolas approaches his father.
"Ahhhh! There is my little, uh…" Paimon trails
Stolas smiles gleefully at his father.
"Which son is this one? There's so fucking many." Paimon whispers to butler while pointing at Stolas*
"Stolas, your highness." The butler said
"Stolas! Yes! Ha! Right, right!" Paimon chuckles "That's the one!" He said as he began walking toward Stolas "The owl boy." Paimon said standing in front of little Stolas.
Paimon leans toward Stolas, surprising him "Well, my little one," stands upright and walks behind Stolas "It is finally your day of becoming a true part of the Goetia family. How good for you. Are you ready to know what you'll be meant to do to serve Hell?" he said
"Yes, Father!" Stolas said as Paimon opens some kind of portal to the cosmos as he speaks, showing Stolas the stars he is meant to study. Two comets, blue and pink, respectively, fly out of the portal and up out of view.
"You will be entrusted with the study of the Earth's skies, the stars, the prophecies they hold, all that stuff." As he closes the portal and summons a grimoire "Isn't that fun? You will begin the studies of your grimoire, which will grant you access to the mortal realm to study and observe,"
He levitates the Grimoire to Stolas who is bouncing with excitement "and you will grow to be a mighty Prince of Hell, with your own legions to lead and pass on your knowledge to!"
"I will do my best, Father!" Stolas said happily confident.
Paimon leans toward Stolas "Wonderful! Also, son, you are destined to sire" pulls a picture of a young Stella from his cloak ",a precautionary addition to the Goetia family. So, you are now engaged." Paimon said as he showed Stolas the picture "Congratulations. Isn't she charming?"
The picture shows a young Stella angrily strangling a Quieve with a bow in a strand of its hair and tears falling from its eye. A second Quieve just like it wearing a collar with the same bow lies on the ground, tears flowing as Stella has one foot planted on its head, likely having already been assaulted by her. Stella herself looks similar to her adult appearance, but of course much younger and has her hair tied up in pigtails.
Stolas begins crying and turns away from the picture in fear.
"Ohhh! That's an ugly noise, son. Here," pats Stolas on the head as his head makes a squeaking sound, "how about you cease this bitch crying?"
Stolas starts crying harder.
"Hm, that usually works. Oh, would you like it if I took you to the circus in town? Children enjoy the circus, right?" pats Stolas on he head again "Would that distract you enough from your non-negotiable future marriage?"
Stolas does not respond. A tear rolls down his cheek and drips off.
Stolas and Mister Butler are standing at the top of the stairs into a circus tent. Paimon is not physically present, but instead is shown on the glass of a mirror the butler is holding up. Various Imps are seen filling the bleachers. Circus music plays in the background.
Paimon looks around, then whispers to butler "Is there a spot that's close to the front, but also far enough that I don't have to–" sniffs and gags "Ugh-- smell the poor?"
Quick pan to Stolas, the butler, and Paimon in the mirror in an otherwise empty bleacher labeled with a crude cloth sign reading "GOETIA" in dripping black paint.
Cuts to a dark arena as spotlights instantly light up, revealing various circus Imps as they begin performing. Two Imps in clown attire juggle, two more in the background perform spinning front flips into the foreground, and a female Imp does a handstand on a demonic horse as it gallops by the Goetia section of the bleachers.]
Paimon chuckles and claps from within the mirror.
Scene pans via the stilt-supported legs of an Imp to two clown Imps juggling while on stilts. A female Imp is seen walking and twirling on a tightrope in the background, holding a yellow umbrella as she does.
Cut back to the Goetia section, Paimon still chuckling and clapping within the mirror. Little Stolas, very clearly Not Having A Good Time Of It, halfheartedly flicks away a peanut that lands on his Grimoire.
Cuts to an Imp breathing fire. The camera pans out and down to reveal the fire-breathing Imp atop an inverted Imp pyramid supported by a wooden stand. Two more Imps in the background leap through hoops held by two Imps in the inverted pyramid, land on their hands, then jump to their feet as the crowd cheers.
A throwing knife flies in from the left and forcefully pans the camera to the right. The knife sticks itself into a wooden board, right next to the hip of a female Imp shown to be tied to said board. The camera pans out to show the knife throwing Imp as the crowd cheers. The Goetia section of the bleachers can be seen in the background.
Cuts back to Stolas, now dejectedly slamming his forehead into his grimoire as the ringleader of the circus begins speaking.
"Now, everyone's favorite thing about circus shit: the motherfuckin' clowns!" Cash Buckzo said as multitude of frightening Imp clowns with glowing eyes leap out at the audience from behind curtains in the background. Cash Buckzo laughs as they fly outward. The Imps in the audience scream and pull away in terror.
Cuts to a small foot stepping on a pedestal board accompanied by the sound of a bell jingling.
"You ready, Blitzo?" Said a young Fizzarolli to a young Blitzo giving a rope a quick tug.
"Born ready!" Blitzo said
Fizzarolli and Blitzo leap off of their boards and begin a flying trapeze act. They pass by the Goetia section of the bleachers, and time appears to slow down as Stolas looks up in awe and then blushes. The camera zooms in on Blitzo.
Cuts to Blitzo landing on a ball as Fizzarolli swings away.
"Haaaaa! Tada~!" laughs "Heya, folks! Wanna see me make a horse?" Blitzo said as he takes out a green balloon, blows it up, and attempts to tie it into a horse shape. It appears as an incomprehensible knot, then immediately pops.
"Crap." Blitzo said as he continues pulling out balloons and attempting to make a horse but kept getting the same result. His expression grows more worried with each popped balloon. At one point, the balloon somehow appears as a normal oval-shaped balloon. Blitzo is surprised, but the balloon pops nonetheless.
Cuts to the audience, dead silent and unimpressed as Blitzo keeps trying--and failing--to make a balloon horse off-screen.
"De-de-de-de-do-do-do-do- Ah, heheh," chuckles nervously "Horse!"
He's finally made a horse except it has no legs.
"Well, heh. It was a horse, but then it ate too much sugar and it's legs stopped working so he had to amputate. Now, it's a gross worm horse." Blitzo said as he hold the balloon
Stolas begins to laugh softly, clearly charmed?
Blitzo points at Stolas "See? He gets it. Because, horses - they make no sense."
The camera zooms over to show that Young Fizzarolli has joined Young Blitzo with a balloon of his own in his hand. His balloon is red.
"Okay, Blitzo, that's enough horsing around!" Fizzarolli said as he made a balloon horse perfectly on his first try.
"Hey, everybody! Look at this" as he presents the horse to the crowd "it's Banana Pudding the clown horsey" He makes neighing noises, the crowd laughs while Blitzo looks down sadly.
"I liked his broken horse joke, it was funny. Their legs do stop working when they eat too much sugar, it's called laminitis." Stolas said as Paimon looks down at Stolas curiously as the little owl demon makes a hooting laugh.
The scene changes to Cash drinking backstage as the butler walks in holding the mirror that has the connection to Paimon.
"What a show! That was really great. So, ahem that little clown you have, my son really enjoyed that one, I was wondering if I could buy him.
"Buy him?" Cash said drunkenly
"Purchase him, yes. Accurate." Paimon said as he claps his hands and the servant pushed a button on the mirror. The mirror extends out creating the effect like he's leaning over Cash.
"My son doesn't have any friends, you see, and he liked the little clown boy. It's his birthday, he's so sad and I don't want to deal with him. Can I write a check?"
"Well," Cash rubs chin, smirking. "Fizzarolli is a big draw. He has a few more shows to be in today, so it would be pretty expensive." rubs his thumb and finger together in gesture
Paimon chuckling "No, no. The other one."
"Blitzo?" Cash said surprised
"Correct. How much?" Paimon said
"Wha- Well, he's my son. So… uh. Hm… ah, how much ya got in your pocket?" Cash said
The butler digs around in his pocket and produces a crumpled-up $5 bill and an unopened condom.
"A wadded-up five and a slim-fit condom." As he saw the content in the butler hand.
"Ah, that's plenty. Done." Cash said
"Splendid! Fetch him for me and we will be on our way." Paimon said as he claps his hands and portals out, which destroyed half the tent in the process.
The scene changes to Fizzarolli and Blitzo playing with their balloon horses together.
"I'm Banana Pudding, and I like to dance!" Fizzarolli said
"I am Worm Horse. And I…I am sad!" Blizto said
"Why are you sad, Worm Horse?" Fizzarolli asked
"Because! I have no legs!" Blitzo exclaimed
"Oh, well that's okay!" Fizzarolli added
"I lost all my legs in the war." Blitzo retorted
"gasps" "The war?!" Fizzarolli said as he gqsped
"Yes! The great pirate war!" Blitzo exclaimed
"No, no pirates." Fizzarolli said with a deadpan
"It's a great pirate warrr!" Blitzo exclaimed
"If you keep talking about pirates, I will punch you." Fizzarolli said exasperated
"I fought bravely, but I could not run fast enough. They took my legs, there was blood everywhere!" Blitzo said
"Oh, no! Eww, no blood! Blood is disgusting." Fizzarolli said with laugh
"No, it's cool!" Blitzo said with a chuckle
"Well, Banana Pudding is here to save the day with his magical feet he dances around with. He will dance all over worm horse and make him feel better," Fizzarolli said
"And theeen *dramatic pause* there'll be more bloood!" Blitzo said as he squirts ketchup on his balloon horse.
"Blitzo! That's so gross! *laughing* stop." Fizzarolli said
"Neverrr!" Blitzo bellowed
Cash appears behind them, grabs Blitzo by the arm and pulls him up.
"Boy, I've got a job for you! You are gonna spend the day with one of the Goetia princes." Cash said
"Ew. Why?" Blitzo said as he was disgusted
"Because money! Now, listen carefully. You are being bought out to be his playmate, but I want you to steal as much from those rich fuckers as you possibly can." Cash said
"Steal? But, what if I get caught?" Blitzo said sadly
"Don't you want your family to be able to buy a bigger tent? better food? don't you want to be able to help me and your mama out?" Cash said guilt tripping Blitzo
"Of course I wanna help mama!" Blitzo said as he wants to help his momma
"Then, you gotta do this. Everything those rich fucks have will be worth a fortune" Cash said with a drunkenly hiccup
"But, if I'm caught - I'm scared, dad." Blitzo said
"There are scarier things, aren't there, son?" Cash said
"But -" Blitzo tries to retort
Cash makes sad eyes at Young Blitzo.
"Yes, papa." Blitzo said dejectedly
The scene changes to Paimon, his butler, and a young Stolas in front of their house while Blitzo and his father walk up to them.
"Here is your new friend, my son, happy birthday."
"A friend?"
"I guess? Hi, uh, I'm Blitzo."
"I'm Stolas. *bows* It's nice to–" He said but gets smacked in the back of the head by his father. "Ouch!" Stolas said as he looked at his father "Don't bow to that one! He bows to us. Idiot." Paimon said as berating his son
"Oh, right. Sorry, father." Stolas said
"I'm so good at daddy-ing!" Paimon said to himself
The scene changes to Young Blitzo and Stolas inside a library sitting on the floor surrounded by books. Blitzo is bored while Stolas is excitedly info-dumping about the books in question.
"This is my book on the difference between frogs and toads, there's a lot of differences! And this is my book on plants and herbs! Did you know plants can hear you?"
"Plants are boring! This is all boring stuff!" Blitzo said as he was bored out of his mind listening to Stolas
"Oh, I'm sorry." "I've never had a friend to share my books with." Stolas said dejectedly
"You know what would be fun? A game. Let's Play 'Treasure Hunt'." Blitzo said
"What's that?" Stolas said as he never played a game like that before
"It's where we pretend we are pirates and we go around the house collecting all the nicest things and then we throw them out the window!"
"We…throw them out the window?" Stolas said flabbergasted
"Yes." Blitzo said
"Since when did pirates throw things out windows?" Stolas said as he was trying to make sense of the game
"Since like, the dawn of time. Come on, pirates are always throwing stuff out windows." Blitzo said trying to convince Stolas.
"I don't think they had windows." Stolas trying to reason
"What, did a book say that?" Blitzo said as Stolas nodded his head
"Yes, actually!" Stolas said as he pulled out two books titled "Pirates" and "The Porthole Myth". "Several in fact."
"Well, in this game-" Blitzo grabs the books and chucks them off-screen. "We're throwing them out the window. Because, it's fun!" He said
"Well, that's an odd game." *gasps* "Is this an Imp game?" He said in curiosity
"Suuure. Why not?"
"Well, if it's what you want to play?"
"Let's do it!"
The scene switches to the two of them giggling and filling up bags with things from around the house while a xylophone cover of Blitzo's theme plays in the background.
Blitzo sprinting ahead of Stolas "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon!" He says to Stolas
Stolas runs behind him panting a little with the exertion. They continue going through different areas taking things and giggling. They stop at a chandelier and look at it in wonder. Blitzo takes a piece of it.
"Yes!"
"Yay!"
The camera circles around the two. They fall to the floor and lay on their backs giggling.
The scene changes and they run by a balcony giggling. There is a whistling noise. Blitzo runs up to the edge of the balcony with his bag of treasures. His father pops out of a bush down below and makes a 'throw to me' gesture.
Blitzo looks behind him to Stolas, who is bouncing on a stool trying to reach something and doesn't see anything. Blitzo grunts with effort and throws the bag of treasure down to his father, who then ducks back into the bush.
"Blitzo, over here!" Stolas calls over to Blitzo
Blitzo runs over to join him. The scene changes to the two of them outside by a tree. Stolas is sitting on the roots and Blitzo is climbing it. Blitzo falls out of the tree hanging by only his tail.
"So, what is that? Your diary?" Blitzo asked
"No, this is my new grimoire! It's a spell book! I have to learn it so I can access the living world!" Stolas said
"The living world? Like the world with humans and stuff? Where the sinners come from?"
"Mmhmm."
"That's cool!"
"Yes! I'm supposed to use it to study the sky!"
"Why?"
"My dad says I can find prophecies, but I don't really know. But, I'm supposed to, that's what my job will be when I grow up. To join the rest of the Goetia family."
"Well, you know what's I'm gonna do when I grow up?" jumps back on the tree "I'm gonna run my own circus and I'm gonna be the most famous imp ever and I'll be able to do what I want to do, all day! I'm gonna make so much money and buy myself a big building, with a big office!"
"A big office? For a circus?"
"Yeah! A big office! Circus business with clowns and horses! and the horses will all have good names like Stapler and Biscuit Queen."
Stolas giggles "I'm sure you will. That sounds like a good business."
"Yeah! And, if you want to apply, I'll hire you. Maybe."
Stolas chuckles "You'll hire me?"
"Yeah, if I feel like it."
"Well, I hope I qualify!" Stolas giggles "You'll make a Helluva Boss."
"You say that with sarcasm, but I totes would."
The two laugh together and the camera pans out. A thudding sound effect and a title card that says "25 YEARS LATER" drops on the screen.
Stolas slowly opened his eyes as he lay on his bed. He sat up and groaned loudly with his head in his hands. He pulled at his baggy eyes and pushed aside the sheets. With a sleepy expression, he slipped on his red robe and red slippers…and stared at himself in the mirror.
He brushed his feathery head with a hand. He wandered over to his bookshelf and grabbed the grimoire from the top shelf. He opened it and the glowing constellations appeared from the book in front of him.
Stolas didn't notice Blitzo just outside a pink glass window. His eyes darted around until they widened at the sight of Stolas and the grimoire. Stolas snapped the book shut and continued on his way.
Blitzo frantically tried to pull open the window. When Stolas yawned and walked away, Blitzo gave him an angry look, hands against the pane.
For the sake of his business and his survival…and for the chance to finally see horses…he had to get that grimoire!
Stolas walked toward a door with three white stars on it. He slowly opened it and smiled at the sight of a sleeping Octavia and Lobo. She lay peacefully with her eyes closed snuggled up with the silvery-white hellhound. Her rug was dotted with constellations, her purple sheets had crescent moons and stars on them, and a hanging planet mobile hung from the ceiling. White unlit candles were attached to the walls. Stolas smiled and gently closed the door. He walked into the kitchen and picked up a copper pot to make coffee in. Stella was talking on her feathery pink rotary phone. An imp held the phone stand.
"Oh you won't believe how wonderful everything has been lately," Stella exclaimed, her voice filled with excitement. "My family life is absolutely great. I know still being married is a big enough occasion."
Stolas poured his coffee into a blue mug with yellow stars on it. He sat at a table and took a sip of his coffee, using his magic to flip open a newspaper. A headline read "ANNIVERSARY PARTY! Couples Only."
"Oh Stella, you throwing a party gathering?" Stolas asked in amusement.
"Oh Stolas, you know I like throwing parties. Plus, we have to keep up the charade, remember, you can come if you want." She flipped back her long white feathery hair and then walked away.
Stolas nodded his head remembering. He figured he'd get it over with. He sipped his coffee…
…and several hours later, he sipped wine from a glass at the party. Verosika's sultry music theme played in the background. Bird-like demons wearing royal garb chatted together in groups around the chamber-like room. A gray quail and a smaller blue parrot-like being danced together, both wearing fancy suits with long trims at the ends.
The parrot held his partner under him in a dance. There were silver curtains hanging by the glass windows and spiral silver plants were displayed in pots. A female imp was serving a drink to a lady wearing a yellow dress, while another imp held two wine glasses on a platter. Another lady wore a magenta dress, fancy golden gloves and pink tips in her white feathery hair. She was with a gentleman bird who wore a matching magenta coat.
Near the crystal spiral chandelier, Stella and two white birds dressed in formal attire were laughing and holding wine glasses in their hands. They loved gossiping and dressing up. Stella wore her usual white dress with a pink top and her gold crown on her head. The yellow-eyed woman owl wore a pink dress and a pearl necklace, while the male white bird wore a tuxedo and had yellow eyes.
Stella laughed loudly as she gossiped. "No! I swear that time was embarrassing and I seem to remember how it all began, luckily it didn't go poorly as I thought it would."
Stella gulped down her drink and put her wine glass down on a tray where a nearby imp was holding. All three royals laughed loudly, while a lonely Stolas stood under a blue banner reading "ANNIVERSARY PARTY!"
The three white birds walked off, Stella in the middle. Stella turned back and smiled and waved at Stolas.
Stolas smiled and nodded his head. Then he noticed Octavia and Lobo were sitting at a table which looked like it would be Octavia's friend laughing and talking with each other. Sighing loudly he was starting to feel a little jealous and depressed at wanting to be loved.
An imp waitress with black hair in a long ponytail, a white shirt and a black bowtie walked over. Stolas held up a finger.
"Do you have anything stronger than this?"
"We have absinthe, your highness," she said nervously. She held out a plate bordered by a design of moons and constellations. Three gray dead mice on skewers lay on the plate.
Stolas placed his empty glass on the plate.
"Bring me all of it."
Stolas grabbed all three mice kababs and stuffed them into his mouth in one bite.
The imp hurried off as Stolas chewed.
The female imp shoved a male imp waiter forward toward Stolas. He caught a flying cup on the platter. Nervously, the imp poured a green alcoholic beverage into a small cup from a green heart-shaped flask on a platter. Stolas instead grabbed the flask and proceeded to gulp down as much absinthe as he could.
"Stolas, sir?" asked a male voice.
Stolas spat out the drink and coughed.
"I'm fine!" the waiter called.
Stolas saw two bi-pedal guards, one with a doberman head and a collar around his neck, the other gray and wolf-like. Both wore dark suits with neckties and dark sunglasses. In-between the guards, horns coated with mud and a yellow flower was none other than…
Blitzo!
"We got this nasty imp trying to sneak into your chambers," said the wolf. "What should we do with him?"
Blitzo smiled nervously at Stolas.
Stolas' face turned pink. His heart fluttered.
"Into my chambers? Really? Oh well that is concerning," Stolas pondered then cleared his throat. "Leave him to me." His face turned pinker as he smirked. "I'll deal with him accordingly."
The guards dropped Blitzo and the doberman lowered his head in disappointment.
Blitzo stared up at Stolas on the floor as Stolas' silhouette came over him.
"Follow me, imp," Stolas deadpanned. Blitzo did so, looking very out of place at the fancy soiree. He folded his arms around himself.
Blitzo glanced at the portraits that lined the hall.
Stolas appeared in a gloomy father-son portrait, wearing a suit and a serious expression. His father Paimon appeared in red in the golden mirror in Stolas' hands. In another portrait, Stolas wore his red royal cape and vest and his crown with a black top hat. Stella wore an elegant white dress, a red necklace and earrings, and a gold crown with a purple gem on her head topped with black feathers. Her thick eyelashes extended past her face. Stolas held the grimoire in his hands, and both wore annoyed scowls. In sharp contrast, Stolas and a young Octavia were smiling in the cosmos by a ringed planet in another portrait. Pink magic light zipped around them.
Blitzo held up his hands. "Look I-I didn't mean to interrupt your whatever party, I was just trying to…"
"Don't bother with excuses. I know why you were here," Stolas replied.
Blitzo's face froze with fear. "You do?"
This was it. He was going to get ratted out for breaking in and trying to steal the book.
Stolas opened the door to his bedroom, holding it open for Blitzo. Blitzo wandered inside and Stolas shut the door behind him.
"Yes," Stolas smirked with a crooning pose, arm to his head. "You were here to ravish me, weren't you?"
Blitzo stared in disbelief. "Uhhhh…you?"
Stolas looked at Blitzo with curiosity. "Why else would you be breaking into my room? You could've asked to visit, you know. It's been a long time, but I have a very good memory." He clapped his hands and a candelabra lit up.
Blitzo then noticed the grimoire with the fancy blue and gold spine with a red gem in the center. It was on the highest shelf. His eyes widened.
Blitzo grinned and decided to play along. "Oh yeah…yeah, well, uh you know, I figured, you know since you're a prince and all, it might just be easier to scale the walls and slip on in." He crouched closer and posed with his hand behind his head. His eyebrows bounced. "It certainly is easier than going through your fucking staff." He briefly winced in pain.
"One would think you might be here for nefarious reasons," Stolas smirked, wiggling his fingers. He lowered his voice in a seductive tone, "...if you are sneaking in during the cover of night."
Blitzo grinned. "Oh, I wanted to crash the party and it's always more fun, you know, to make an entrance."
Stolas glided over to a heart-shaped couch and Blitzo rushed over to sit by him. "I recall how you enjoy making an entrance." Blitzo brushed off dirt on his shoulder.
"I know we may have hung out in our teen years a bit and started to fall in love…well at least I did for sure since it's not easy being alone," Stolas mused. "But still, it's been so long since I've last seen my favorite entertainer." Stolas tilted his head. "Last time I remember seeing you, you were with teen Fizzarolli at the circus. Are you still a circus clown?"
Blitzo scoffed. "Oh no, not anymore. No." He grinned. "I kill people now."
Stolas chuckled nervously and pulled away slightly. "Oh, how afraid should I be?"
Blitzo spotted the book again.
"Well, I mean…" he then spoke in a seductive tone. "How afraid do you want to be?" He touched Stolas' fingers with his own, leaning in closer with a sharp-toothed sexy grin.
"Oh well, um well I uh," Stolas stuttered as Blitzo crawled forward, backing him into a corner on the couch. "I was teasing. I don't really…"
"You seem pretty tense," Blitzo mused. He gently pushed apart Stolas' long legs. "How about I help you out there?"
Blitzo placed his hands on Stolas' knees.
Stolas flushed and left the couch. Blitzo fell to the floor. "Um you get, you know this is, um, getting a wee bit, is it hot?" He used his finger to pull on his furry spotted part at the top of his robe. Blitzo inched closer and closer. "I'm starting to feel it getting very hot."
Blitzo slammed him against the bookshelf, pinning him.
"Oh! What are you doing?"
Blitzo watched as the grimoire wobbled on the shelf before it fell and bounced off to the side.
"I barely remember you name," said Stolas. Blitzo glanced at the book off to the side.
Blitzo grinned…he had an idea.
He used the ladder to zoom to the side, lowering Stolas in a ballroom dance dip.
"It's Blitz."
Blitzo used his pointed tail to grab hold of the book.
Stolas began, "Didn't it have an 'o' at the end like a clown name? I remember…oh!"
Blitzo and Stolas tripped and fell off the ladder. Blitzo hit the floor and the book bounced off. Stolas hit the side of his bed with his back as he stumbled backwards. The book slid to a stop on the pinkish purple starry floor. Stolas lifted up his head and Blitzo pinned him onto the bed.
"Yeah well it's silent now, okay?" Blitzo stated, his long snake-like tongue sticking out. So call me…Blitz."
Stolas stuttered and chuckled nervously as Blitzo pursued him further down the bed. The red sheets bore the Goetia family sigil.
"Okay, Blitz, what are you doing to me?" Stolas asked as Blitzo crawled toward him. Blitzo spotted the book off to the side.
"What do you want me to do to you?"
"I, uh well," Stolas stuttered. Stolas looked to see a blank spot where his grimoire used to be. Blitzo caught onto Stolas' suspicion and distracted him…with a large bite to his feathery neck!
Stolas' face turned bright pink, he flustered and moaned. Sweat poured down his face. "Oh my fuck! Oh wow!" He collapsed into the bed. "Oh you are so forward, Blitz!" Stolas could feel the heated hints of an erection.
Stolas began to sit up. "Oh, what are we doing?"
Blitzo, bent over the edge trying to get the book, saw Stolas and leaped onto him.
"No! No! Stay down, dammit!" Blitzo gripped Stolas' arms.
"Oh, so you like to command, you like being in charge, hm?"
"Yeah, I sure do," Blitzo replied. He grinned and reached out his hand for the book…
Stolas suddenly bounced Blitzo in the air with his feathery butt and moved him sideways.
"Oh, so you're a kinky little imp, aren't you? Do you like it when I talk dirty to you? I want you to f* me with your * *… Get it me through…"
Blitzo turned Stolas' head around and covered his mouth with his hand. "No. Stop it."
"Yes, if that's what Blitzy wants," Stolas replied.
Thinking fast, Blitzo grabbed the curtain from the bed poster and ripped it. He made strips and tied them around Stolas' eyes.
"Blitzy! Oh, my, yes!" Stolas moaned in pleasure, BDSM fantasies rummaging through his head. Blitzo tied Stolas' hands and feet to the bed as well.
"Oh, I've never had anyone want me this way," Stolas mused.
Blitzo grabbed the grimoire and started to leave. He looked around.
Stolas smiled and sighed. "You have no idea how long I've craved this kind of passion, and how much it means that the one who wants me is… was my first ever friend…"
Blitzo froze. Like Stolas, he didn't really have any friends. Could he actually become friends with someone so different in status? At the moment, he felt a sort of pity for the bird prince.
Blitzo sighed and rolled his eyes. "Alright, fine, I can do this real fast."
The Morning After 'Real Fast'…
Blitzo snuck out of the room as Stolas slept, feathers shedding. "I got the book, I got the book, I got this fucking heavy book," Blitzo whispered with a grin as he snuck toward the window. He placed the book on the ledge and climbed on top…
The book started to lean forward and fall.
"Oh shit!" Blitzo cried as he fell over the railing and fell down and headed towards Stella's table where she was talking to her friends.
Stolas, startled awake by the imp's abrupt entrance, rubbed his eyes in confusion. His tousled black hair framed his face as he took in the sight of Lobo standing before him, gripping Blitzo tightly by his scrawny neck. Stolas attempted to make sense of the situation when Lobo growled in a low, dangerous tone, "I caught this imp trying to steal the grimoire. What should I do with it?"
Stolas, his eyes glancing at the terrified Blitzo struggling to escape Lobo's grasp, instantly recognized the implications. He was in the midst of a highly important transaction deal, and the grimoire's contents were at the heart of it. However, in that moment, Stolas saw something in the Blitzo eyes - a fear that resonated with a part of him. He composed himself and firmly addressed Lobo, "Release him, Lobo. We will handle this differently."
Surprised by Stolas' unexpected response, Lobo hesitated for a moment before relenting, slowly releasing his grip on the struggling imp.
Stolas, somewhat conflicted, turned to Lobo and explained, "Lobo, we are indeed involved in a transaction deal, but I believe Blitzo was acting out of desperation. I'd rather handle it diplomatically."
Lobo nodded, respecting Stolas' decision despite his initial suspicions. He awaited Stolas' next move as the latter excused himself to freshen up. As the sound of rushing water filled the room, Lobo's mind wandered, replaying the events of the evening. The fragility of trust and the complexities of their world weighed heavily upon him.
Blitzo awkwardly stood by gulping in fear as to what just happened; he felt relieved when Stolas told the Hellhound to put him down. As Stolas went to shower and change, leaving Lobo alone with the imp named Blitzo, an awkward silence hung in the air. Lobo couldn't help but recall the name "Blitzo." It triggered memories of the time he had helped Verosika, when her heart had been broken. Verosika had mentioned an imp with the same name.
Turning to Blitzo, Lobo couldn't help but be overcome with suspicion. He had seen the pain Verosika had endured, and he wasn't about to let Stolas suffer the same fate. "Blitzo, tell me your true intentions. Are you here merely for a business deal?" Lobo's voice held a warning tone, his eyes narrowing with a fierce determination.
Blitzo squirmed under Lobo's gaze, squinting nervously. "Look, pal, it's just a business deal, nothing personal," he replied, trying to sound nonchalant. But Lobo could sense the deceit in his words.
Lobo leaned in closer, his voice dropping to a dangerous growl. "If you even think about hurting Stolas, I swear, I will find a way to make you suffer like you've never suffered before," he warned, his icy red gaze piercing through Blitzo's facade.
Blitzo gulped audibly, fear clouding his features. He never imagined encountering someone as protective and fierce as Lobo. "Okay, okay, I get it. I won't do anything to hurt him. Just let me do what I came here for," he stammered.
Lobo held Blitzo's gaze, his aura of intimidating power lingering in the air. "Remember, I'm watching you closely, Blitzo. One wrong move, and you'll regret it," he growled, radiating an aura of authority.
As Stolas emerged from the shower, Lobo's gaze softened, his fierce protectiveness dissipating momentarily. Stolas, unaware of the interaction that had just transpired.
————Jump cut to hours after the event at Ozzies—————
Stolas blinks awake, groaning in pain. He's lying next to a bottle of absinthe. He's still wearing his outfit from Ozzie's, though now his mascara is running down his cheeks. He goes and takes his pills which are labeled "Stolas' Happy Pills". He turns on his phone and scrolls through his photos which is a series of pictures of Blitzo or things related to Blitzo. Stolas begins to sing.]
Stolas:
Owl in a cage
You show your age
Your sweetness has run foul
Without a change you're lost, exhausted
By your time on stage
Then you walked in my room
And like sparks in the dark
Life was suddenly thrilling and new
What between you and I
Just a comfortable lie
I'm the fool who believes when you look in my eyes
Prince, all alone, upon your throne
Your power is so frail
You raise your voice
You have no choice
Inside your gilded jail
After he finishes singing he hears footsteps behind as he turns he notices it was Stella. She walks up to him with a concerned look on her face as she sees a sad look on Stolas. Stella's heart aches as she spots Stolas, his usually confident demeanor shattered, his shoulders heaving with every tear-soaked breath. She approaches him cautiously, her eyes filled with concern and care.
"Stolas? What's wrong? Is everything alright?" She asked softly as she approached him.
Stolas wipes away his tears hastily, desperately trying to compose himself. His voice crackles, betraying the pain hiding within.
"No, Stella, everything is not alright. Tonight has not been going great." Stolas said as his voice cracked as he tried to reigns his emotions.
Stella's eyebrows furrowed in sadness, not expecting this turn of events. She reaches out, gently placing a hand on Stolas trembling shoulder, hoping to bring him solace.
"What had happened at Ozzies, Stolas for you to be like this." Stella said as she hugged him as he put his head on her shoulder.
Stolas sniffles, glancing at Stella with bloodshot eyes. The vulnerability etched across his face is heartbreaking.
"Blitz...he only asked me out because the club we went to was for couples only. He only called me, and said he needed a partner to get inside, but it wasn't because he wanted to be on a date with me…" Stolas said
Stella's eyes widen, disbelief flickering across her face. She tries to process the magnitude of Blitzo's actions.
"Wait...so, Blitzo used you? Just so he could access Ozzies?" She said in disbelief
Stolas nods, tears welling up in his eyes once more. He hiccups out a desperate plea for understanding, desperately trying to make sense of the situation.
"He wanted to...to stalk his two employees, who were married and went there for their anniversary. He wanted to watch them without raising suspicion."
As the weight of Stolas's story settles in Stella's chest, anger flickers within her eyes.
"And did you confront him about this? Did you let him know what he did was absolutely wrong?" She said,
Stolas shakes his head, feeling the sting of his own weakness. Shame colors his cheeks as he shares the next part of his story.
"Before I had the chance, Asmodeus showed up. He saw us together, assumed the worst. He accused me of cheating on you... with Blitzo. I tried to come up with an explanation but no words came out so me and Blitz left. I tried to convince him that I truly do care but he said to just leave it and he left." Stolas said sadly
Stella's heart aches for Stolas, troubled by the mounting complexities of the situation. She reaches out once more, this time clasping Stolas's hand tightly in her own, offering him a small semblance of comfort.
"You know Stella, I envy you and Octavia. You both found the person you truly Love while I couldn't. I wish that Blitzo would love me but it seems clear that fate doesn't want me to be happy." Stolas said and Stella was saddened at what he said
"Don't be like that Stolas, maybe one day you'll find Love, just don't give up hope. Ok" Stella as she holds Stolas
"Is something the matter Stolas?" She said as Stolas shakes his head
"Well I was wondering if Lobo would be offended if I asked him how he would feel if I had feelings for him." He said as Stella know Lobo is straight
"You do know he is straight. Right. Stolas." She said as Stolas looks at her
"I know but he helped us be closer than ever before and he clearly makes us happy. Without him, right now me and you would be miserable and angry. Probably divorced right now." Stolas said with a chuckle as Stella laughed as well as she could see that.
Stolas was grateful for Stella being here in his moment of weakness and wishes he can have the same love that she has with Lobo. Maybe he could figure something out but he saves those thoughts for later.
Unbeknownst to the duo Lobo was behind the door as he barely got back from the party. He put Octavia in her room so she can rest from the activities. Lobo concealed his anger as he heard what Stolas had to go through.
He walked off as he was going to have a talk with Blitzo in the morning. Unfortunately he didn't hear the last part of the conversation.
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The next day
Lobo walks into the room as he spotted Moxxie and Lily chatting idly on the sofa. Mayberry and Loona are sitting at their desk as Mayberry is on the computer typing while Loona is on her phone. Millie is chatting up with Verosika on some unrelated things on her music career. They all turned at Lobo as he went up to Loona.
"Is Blitzø in his office, babe." Lobo asked Loona who nodded her head confused until Mayberry whispered into her ear. Her eyes went wide before narrowed. "Yeah he is in there." She said as Lobo opened the door and slammed it shut.
"Holy shit this is going to be epic. Fuck I'm gonna make some popcorn. Do you guys want any?" Verosika said as she went to the break room to get the popcorn. Loona and Millie agreed while Mayberry, Moxxie, and Lily declined. As she came back with popcorn as they got ready for the show.
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Blitzø was playing with horse figurines then the door to his office burst open as he yelled in freight. "Ahh what the fuck." Then he noticed it was Lobo then he calmed down before panic set in.
"Uh oh hey buddy, how's it going buddy, pal, dawg? Is there *gulp* anything you need from me?" Blitzo said before Lobo slammed his door shut. Blitzo stared at Lobo with sweat poured down his face.
"Yes Blitzø there is something I want to talk about with you about. You see last night you did something that really pissed me off. You were told repeatedly you weren't invited to join us at Ozzie last night." Lobo said as he started to get heated and Blitzø could feel like he was in the room with death.
Lobo came closer and Blitzo almost shitted his pants. "So why the fuck did you do it after you were told no? Do you know that your action has consequences? Not to mention that dragged Stolas through that fucking stunt you pulled." Lobo said as he slammed his fist on Blitzo's desk as small cracks appeared.
Blitzo gulped then secretly pressed on the button that is labeled *Lobo is trying to kill me*.
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Outside the office Verosika is thoroughly enjoying the talk down that Blitzo is going through. Then she noticed a dashboard outside his office door. The red light flashed under the "Lobo is Trying to Kill Me" label on the dashboard. The other labels read, "More Coffee," "Soiled My Pants," "Horny Client," "Client Giving Birth," "Ghost," "Stolas" and "Deranged Client".
Moxxie looks around in concern "Uh should we like um maybe help before something bad happens." He said then the girls looked at him.
"You really want to stop Lobo after what Blitz did last night?" Millie asks then Moxxie thought about it before shaking his head "No you're right Blitz deserves it." Moxxie said as they resumed eating the popcorn.
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Lobo relaxes and takes a deep breath then stares at Blitzo "You know Blitz I thought my opinion of you couldn't get lower. But right now you don't know how I am truly pissed at you. You did not listen to anything we told you not to do. You tried to force yourself into an outing that did not concern you. You dragged Stolas into your fucking shitty idea. Used it to stalk your employees on their anniversary." He said as he paced back and forth.
"Then you have the fucking audacity to hurt Stolas because of your fuck up. So tell me Blitzo. Do you remember what I told you when I first caught you." Lobo said as Blitzo remembered that meeting very well as he starts to shake from the anger that Lobo is releasing.
Then Blitzo responded with the most dumbest response "Listen Lobo I don't care what you have to say. I don't judge your life. You don't judge mine. Whatever happens between me and Stolas is nothing more than a transaction. I don't love Him. He doesn't love Me." He said as he stares at Lobo.
Then Lobo suddenly lunges at Blitzo causing him to jump away as Lobo starts chasing him. Blitzo dives and dodges from Lobo's jaw as Lobo starts to try to take a bite at him. Then Blitzo jumped through the window on the door. Scaring the occupants on the other side as he starts to run when his office door slammed open.
Blitzo jumped behind the couch using them as a shield knowing Lobo wouldn't hurt. But Blitzo felt something tugging on his tail as all of sudden he was upside down staring at Lobo. Lobo's red eyes started shaking from the anger as he brought a clawed hand to Blitzo's face.
Blitzo closed his eyes in fear then after a couple of seconds nothing happened. Then he yelped as he fell to the floor. He opens his eyes and notices Lobo just staring at him. Lobo takes a deep breath and relaxes.
"Just remembered, Blitzo I can kill you anytime I want but right now is not the time. So remember the next time you might not be so lucky." He said before he turned around and walked up to his girls and gave them a kiss each.
"I'm gonna go somewhere to release this anger. I'll be back later so contact me if anything happens ok." He said as they nodded before teleporting to gods know where.
Blitzo laid back down as Moxxie and Lily went to Mayberry and saw if they had any contracts available. While Loona Millie and Verosika shook their heads as they went back to what they were doing.
Blitzo lays there as he knows this is going to be the worst day he ever encountered. "Fuck My Life." He said before passing out from the adrenaline.