So now with our hero, he was currently standing atop a cliff and looking out into the distance. It was still far, but they were getting closer to the tower that supposedly had the Queen of Hell. He'd be home soon and hopefully keep his promises to these ladies about bringing them.

"So, you're going to see Lucy herself, huh?" Zdrada says while leaning onto his shoulder, much to his annoyance. "You are a gutsy one, that's for sure." She laughed out a load of smoke into his face, adding to his annoyance.

'I'm starting to regret this already.' Ash thought to himself while fanning the smoke. "Mind not blowing so much smoke in my face?"

"Or what? You gonna punish me?" She then leaned uncomfortably close to his face. "I have been a naughty girl. ~"

"Pikachu…" Pikachu groaned.

"If I have to deal with these idiots for more than an hour, I will fucking slit my throat." Malina complained.

The boy took a look down the cliff, just seeing a few boulders. There were one or three skeletons, but that was it.

"With this many boulders, it seems like a lot more than just debris." He says, Pikachu agreeing with him.

"It just happens every now and then." Monica states. "If we don't run into any more problems, any more battles or such, we should be good."

"Battles?" Malina asked.

"Some of these skeletons bring out their own Pokemon."

"Oh."

"Yeah, well these battles aren't exactly something I enjoy." Ash says before stepping away from the cliff. "Usually I can come up with strategies on how to defeat my opponent, but for these battles, I just can't seem to come up with anything fast enough to react. Not to mention how vicious they are and with death being a chance… it's just hard to think on the spot."

"Hey, hey, relax." Monica says as she got behind and started rubbing his shoulders. "I'm sure you won't have any trouble dealing with these next ones."

"You say that, but I'm even afraid to see any wild Pokemon."

"Well, the ones you have now are pretty powerful. Maybe let them take care of it."

'I mean she does got a point, but that doesn't change the other reasons.' The boy thought to himself.

They continued, Ash pushing some boulders out of the way, having a Pokemon Battle with thankfully only one of the skeletons that he ended quickly, and they were good. He pushed another boulder and was about to walk, only to get pulled back as spikes came out of the ground. He was a little more glad that he brought the girls after this.

"So, how did you get down in Hell anyway?" Zdrada asked.

"Well me and Pikachu were dealing with a bunch of clowns who dug a hole to trap us and as it turns out, there was a pentagram in that hole, so we ended up down here." Ash explained.

"Damn, I'll have to thank them. I wouldn't have met you if otherwise."

"Trust me, you'd rather not see them. They never leave us."

"So, you got annoying people trying to nag on you too." Malina says.

"They're not just annoying people." Ash says as they stop. "They're literal criminals and they're always trying to steal something from me."

"Don't worry, Master." Cerberus ran up to him. "We'll protect you at all costs!" They all saluted.

"Thank you, Cerberus." He says while petting one of them, much to their delight.

"My love, I was just wondering…" Modeus then spoke up. "These… criminals are not gonna get in the way of our time when we get to the mortal realm, will they?"

"Look, Modeus, we'll talk about this when we do get there. Okay?" He says before she nodded in dismay. "Okay, for now, let's focus on-" He was cut off when smoke flew directly into his face, coughing before glaring at the only smoker. "Really?"

"Sorry bud." Zdrada chuckled while tossing her cigarette away.

"Can you not blow it directly into my face?"

"You can't be soft with her. You need to make her back off." Malina chimed in.

"Oh, please do. ~"

Right then and there, the two started to argue. Ash tried to but in, but they just talked over him.

"Okay, how long are they gonna do this for?" He asked the group.

"A while." Modeus spoke up.

"How long is a while?"

She just shrugged her shoulders. Then he heard sounds of them starting to get physical and he couldn't take it. He gave Pikachu a knowing looking, who nodded and bounced up, electrocuting them and leaving them in sot. Zdrada just giggled.

"Oh, that felt fucking awesome."

"Good job, you just gave her what she wants." Malina states in annoyance.

"ENOUGH!" Ash yelled as they flinched. "Listen, I can't have you two fighting like this the whole time. Can you promise to be just a little civilized for at least a minute?"

They stared at him for a moment before Malina sighed. "Promise."

"Eh." Zdrada just shrugged.

"You know what, that'll have to do." He says, figuring that was the best he was gonna get.

Admittedly, he still had some second thoughts about taking them alongside him, but he couldn't turn back now and only had to make sure they didn't kill each other. His mother was definitely gonna have a big surprise.

Pandemonica, although looking calm, was mentally annoyed. Part of her wished it had stayed just her and him rather than the others joining. She was the first one he had met and the only one who was trying to help him while the others were only bothering him.

'I swear this kid is too nice for his good.' She thought to herself while looking at him, seeing one of Cerberus' bodies go up to him and watching him pet her with a smile. 'The fact that he's willing to put up with them and still smile… I hope the queen doesn't do anything to hurt him.'

They continued, finally coming to a clear road where they could see the tower. Ash was smiling again, then was stopped by the triple demon who was sniffing around.

"Something up?" He asked.

"Something smells… weird." One of them says.

"What, like something dangerous?"

"No, but we will gladly protect if so!" One of the others says.

"Thanks, but I think me and Pikachu can take care of ourselves."

"Over here!" The last one says by a boulder.

Ash stared for a bit before looking back at the rest of the group. Monica just shrugged and he went to the boulder. He first started by looking through a crack, seeing a little bit of a white glow, much to his confusion. He decided to push the boulder out of the way, finding it leading to another open area and finding the source to be yet another girl.

She seemed to be crouched down, inspecting some Hell Caterpies with a notepad in her hand, scribbling right away with a wide smile on her face. However, he was even more confused when he saw her. Unlike the girls he came across, they all wore red and black with white hair, however, this one had black hair that matched his own and was wearing all-white clothes. Not to mention she didn't have horns or a tail.

"Is that…" Monica says with shock. "Ugh, what else can be surprising?"

"You know who that is?" Ash asked.

"Not who, but definitely what."

"Well, what is she?"

"She's an angel. I thought that'd be obvious."

The boy rose a brow before looking back. Nothing seemed to indicate she could be anything but a human, then he spotted the halo just above her head. That was enough evidence for him, but that didn't entirely erase his confusion.

That was when the angel stood up and turned, then froze in place. She blinked twice while staring into his eyes before hers sparkled and she ran right up to him.

"My heavens! What could a human be doing in Hell?" She says excitedly.

"Well-"

"Did you die?" She checked at his head. "No, you'd have horns. How'd you get down here without dying? Are you also here writing a thesis on modern sin and demonology? If not why are you here in the first place-?"

Ash couldn't get a word in, she was asking a million questions per second. He looked to the group, Cerberus was on guard, Malina had a dumbfounded look on her face, Zdrada looked amused, Modeus looked curious, Monica looked like her brain was trying to compute what was going on now, and Pikachu… just mirrored his trainer's reaction.

He looked back at the angel who was still going on and on, completely oblivious to everyone's reactions. He tried to listen to some of the things she was saying, but couldn't focus on a single thing with how fast she was talking. It's like she didn't need to breathe, which wouldn't have been too confusing with her being an angel and all.

She eventually stopped and stared at him, notepad in hand. He stared back for a moment until he registered that she was finally done.

"Oh uh…" He stammered for a moment. "S-sorry uh…" He tried to think for a second as she stared at him with patient and innocent eyes. "Ehhhhh, what's your name?" He asked, hoping that was one of the things she said and she gasped.

"Oh, how rude. All these questions and I have not introduced myself. Please forgive me." She then bowed with her hands together while he sighed in relief. "My name is Azazel. It is nice to meet you, Mr. Human." She then stuck her hand out with a wide smile.

"Uh, nice to meet you too, Azazel. I'm Ash." He says while shaking her hand before she noticed his Pokemon.

"A Pikachu!" She says while snatching him from his shoulder and looking over his body. "Is this a mortal Pokemon as well?"

Cerberus started to growl as she held the mouse Pokemon.

"Y-yeah, he's also alive, like me." The boy says while calmly taking his Partner back.

"Good heavens, a mortal human and Pokemon in Hell. This has to be unusual!" She says before she started writing on her notepad.

"Well, that's… good to know."

"Excuse me, but-" Monica stepped forward. "How did you get into Hell? Especially without going through me? Customer service."

"Huh, that is odd. I must've come through the wrong way or something." The angel says with a hand on her chin. "Now that you mention it, would you mind helping me? I'm kinda lost."

"If you're looking for directions, I don't think we'd be the best." Malina spoke up.

"Actually, we're probably gonna have to bring this one with us." Monica says, much to the raised brows of the sour demon and trainer. "I doubt Lucifer would be happy to know a human AND an angel are here at the same time."

"Lucifer? The queen herself?" Azazel's eyes brightened up.

"Yes, we're currently on our way to see her so that we get this human back home."

"A word with the Queen of Hell would be a great benefit to my thesis." She says all giddy. "Would you perhaps mind if I accompany you?"

"As I said, we're gonna have to take you there anyway, considering you and Ash are here when you're not supposed to be."

"Awesome!"

"Well, that was fast." Malina says before whispering. "Sure we can trust her?"

"I have no doubts she could be putting up a facade." Monica whispered back.

"Or maybe she's just doing what she says she's here to do." Ash whispered to them as they looked at him. "Anyways, Azazel, what did you find so far?"

"Oh, well I'm glad you asked. I was actually in the middle of studying these amazing Caterpies here." The angel says while running over and gesturing to the worm Pokemon.

(This image is actually made by Shiny-Hunter-Des on Deviantart… I couldn't find any other picture.)

"Aren't they just amazing?" She says cheerfully.

"Um… yeah, yeah, they're cool." He says. "So what'd you learn about them?"

"Well, I've learned a lot such as-" Azazel then started to ramble on once again.

Ash and Pikachu stared on while Monica looked annoyed, Malina looked like she wanted to bash her head in, Zdrada getting a kick out of their suffering and Cerberus was again, still on guard.

"She's really talkative." Modeus says.

"Ya think?" Ash says back.

"Imagine what else she could do with that mouth. ~"

The boy only rolled his eyes. He was used to the fact that she always found a way to make something sexual by this point. Then as he looked back at the angel, his eyes widened. A Hell Scyther was approaching behind her, one of its claws raised and ready to attack.

"LOOK OUT!"

Before she looked fully up, she was tackled by the boy while the Scyther swiped its claws, missing.

"Ash/Master!" Monica, Modeus, and Cerberus say in shock.

"What the fuck are you doing?!" Malina yelled.

"You okay, Azazel?" Ash asked the angel who looked startled and was blushing a bit.

"I-I am." She says back to him.

"Alright." He says before helping her up as the Scyther growled at him. "Leave this to us. Pikachu, guard her." He says as the mouse nodded and hopped onto the angel's shoulder before he took out a Pokeball. "I choose you, Cyndaquil!"

Throwing the Pokeball, out came the molten Pokemon, shaking his head and looking at the wild Pokemon before him and hissed, ready for battle. And the battle went on, the other demons watching.

"Damn, that kid's something." Zdrada says while blowing a puff of smoke.

"Yeah, that something is reckless." Malina says.

"Hard to deny that, but to be honest, considering one: he's strong enough to push around stones and two: survive landing on a boulder from a twenty-foot drop, I wouldn't be surprised if he survived his stomach being cut open with his guts spilling out." Monica explains

"Okay, I don't believe anything you just said about him."

"Well, I saw it. He's amazing. ~" Modeus says as the amount of hearts around her head increases.

"Lava Bomb!" Ash called out as his Pokemon shot his attack at its opponent.

The Scyther cut the attack in half before it stomped the ground and glowing blue swords circled it before disappearing in a blue flash.

"Okay, it knows Swords Dance." Ash says before he heard scribbling and looked back, seeing the angel writing in her notepad. "What are you doing?"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. A mortal human fighting a Pokemon from Hell with another Pokemon from Hell certainly must be a highly unusual sight, and this is gonna be perfect for my research!" She says all giddy.

'Well, she's not wrong.' The boy thinks before looking back, then immediately yelling. "Defense Curl!"

Cyndaquil quickly summoned his spherical shield before the Scyther slashed at it, sending it crashing into a nearby wall, destroying the shield and making it fall to the ground. Seeing this, the boy quickly returned Cyndaquil to his Pokeball.

"Crap." He then pulled out the other Pokeball he had. 'This is probably a bad idea, but screw it.' He then threw it. "Go, Sableye!"

Out came the mummy Pokemon, it shaking its head before looking around. It saw the bigger Pokemon and jumped to its feet before looking back and seeing the trainer, then growling.

"Yeah, I'm sorry for throwing you into this, but right now-" He was cut off when the opposing Pokemon scrapping its blades together. "I'm gonna need you to listen to me." Sableye didn't argue and picked up its totem. 'Maybe this won't be like Charizard and Charmeleon.' He thought before calling out. "Use Shadow Ball!"

Sableye then summoned a ball of dark energy and threw it. The Scyther simply swung one arm, cutting it in half before it started marching forward.

"Okay, try it again!"

It fired again, it got cut in half again before the opposing Pokemon's blade started glowing.

"The totem is indestructible!" Heads turned to look at Monica. "The Sableye's totem cannot be destroyed by any means!" She called out.

"Good to know." Ash says as Azazel started writing again. "Use your totem, Sableye!"

The mummy Pokemon nodded and quickly held its totem up the moment the Scyther swung its blade. Sableye got knocked back a bit and almost fell off its feet but was able to keep its balance before huffing.

"Look out!"

The mummy Pokemon looked at its trainer before it looked scared as the Scyther charged at him. It quickly grabbed its totem and jumped out of the way of a blade before swinging it at the opposing Pokemon's head, knocking it back and causing it to roll on the ground. Before it could receive another command, Sableye slammed its totem on the ground before opening it.

"Wait, I didn't say to do that!" Ash called out as the tendrils emerged and bounded the Scyther, draining it. "Sableye stop!"

The mummy Pokemon didn't listen, only grinning sadistically, seeing the Scyther fall to its knees and grow weaker with each second. The boy watched in horror, quickly thinking while pulling out a Pokeball, then throwing it at his opponent. It went inside, free from the tendrils. The ball fell to the ground and only shook two times before the chime played.

"Oh, man." The boy sighed before walking over and picking up the ball, then walking to Sableye. "Again, I didn't tell you to use that move. You shouldn't just do that." He scolds him while the mummy Pokemon just huffed and crossed his arms.

"I don't think I need to remind you, but Pokemon down here are more deadly than the ones from your world." Monica says while walking over. "It shouldn't come as a surprise that you'll find one that's very, very, bloodthirsty. Especially this one by the looks of it."

"Why do you care? That thing wasn't hesitating to kill you." Malina pointed out while Sableye growled in agreement.

"It doesn't matter. I'm not trying to advocate for murder." Ash explained as Pikachu chimed in before they turned to the angel who was still scribbling down on her notebook. "Azazel?"

"Yes?" She says, looking up.

"... Please just… stick by us from now on, okay?"

"Got it!" She says while saluting.

"Alright, with that settled, if we're done here, can we get a move on?" Malina spoke up. "I think we've been standing around for long enough."

"Fair point. Come back, Sableye." Ash then called back the mummy Pokemon. "We shouldn't be too far away from Lucifer's place, right?" He asked.

"Yes, I'm sure it should take… maybe an hour or so if continue now." Monica explained.

"Okay, if everyone's ready, then we can get going." The boy says before looking back to the angel. "And Azazel, I know I already said this, but please stay close."

"Sure thing!" She said while saluting again.

With that, the group set off with their newest member sticking by them. They seem to be quickly accepting despite her being an angel, maybe it was because she wasn't the brightest, or in the sour demon's mind, she figured she was 'too stupid' to assassinate any of them. This new angel may be a bit ditzy, but her bright and cheery attitude was a nice change of pace in comparison to the others.

Still, Ash was starting to worry about how big his group was growing. He was sure his house was gonna be crowded once he gets home and was ever more worried about how his mother was gonna react. He was starting to think that Lucifer was gonna the least of his worries.

To be continued…

Not gonna lie, I was starting to run pretty low with ideas on this one.