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Chapter 4: Adventures in Goetia-Sitting
After television static, the Loo Loo Land theme park appeared on screen, the Loo Land theme song playing as the park is shown in the commercial
Loo Loo Land! Loo Loo Land!
Come ride along if you're a Loo Loo Fan!
Every boy, every girl, every woman, every man!
Loves Loo Loo Land!
The commercial showed imp families enjoying their time in the park along with apple mascots, broken down dated animatronic dinosaurs, and other entertainment.
Loo Loo Land! Loo Loo Land!
Everything is beautiful in Loo Loo Land!
Ugly children holding hands!
It's Loo Loo Land!
"Greetings, you bloody (Honk!)!" shouted the Christmas-tree like Deadly Sin who popped up on screen. He was a rotund demon with four arms and he resembled a jester. He sported neon green eyes that appeared to be like an eye mask and sharp neon green teeth. He wore a three-eared neon green and dark green jester cap with small dollar signs at the end and a black area at the front resembling a crown. He also had a jester collar colored half-dark green and half-neon green with yellow trim at the bottom that has black diamonds. His attire had two layers, with dark green with black diamonds on top with neon-green diamonds lowered on the first layer, and the second layer was black with neon green diamonds. He also wore white and pale blue striped sleeves and trousers, with asymmetric gloves. "I'm your one and only Mammon, ruler of the Greed Ring and owner of the copyright infringement-safe Loo Loo Land!"
"We got all the rides, including our newly deemed safe Dragon Coaster!" Mammon explained while showing the roller coaster. "And special family entertainment starring our Robo-Fizzaroli, built from Ozzie's factory for your fucking entertainment!" He pointed to a photo of a Robo-Fizzarroli doing entertainment. "Modeled after the stepson I never had!"
"So come on down and inside to enjoy yourself and spend your souls at the greatest amusement park in all of Hell!" Mammon declared.
Every boy, every girl, every woman, every man!
Loves Loo Loo Land!*
*Loo-Loo-Land-is-in-fact-not-an-affiliated-spin-off-or-a-shameless-rip-off-of-King-Lucifer's-so-called-more-"popular"-amusement-park-Lu-Lu-World.-As-it-has-"u's"-while-Loo-Loo-Land-has-two-"o's".-If-you-think-that-we're-just-a-shameless,-insecure-corporate-sham,-you-are-wrong!-Just-baseless-accusation-by-dickheads!
"Come to Greed and head down to Loo Loo Land Today!" Mammon declared.
Five years ago… at Loo Loo Land.
The fun and fanatical theme park only in Greed where the families of Hell can have fun, enjoy rides, win prizes, and eat overpriced food while receiving overpriced novelty cups. Everyone got to enjoy the bountiful fun times of Loo Loo Land…
Unless you're Blitz, working under a tent filled with screaming kids excited for the animatronic show.
"Can't believe I have to work at the last minute," Blitz muttered while dressed as a clown and standing with a balloon cart. With him was his eleven-year-old daughter, Loona, who sat next to him. "Sorry again Loony, since I couldn't get a sitter at the last minute, and I couldn't reach your uncles, you'll have to be with me for today."
"It's alright, dad," Loona replied while wearing a yellow hoodie and black pants. She was wearing braces and she looked disturbed by how excited the kids got over the rundown animatronics. Especially the Robo-Fizz, who kept doing his act on stage. She frowned. "But I honestly don't understand why you took this gig."
"Well, since my stand-up career has hit a slump and we are in need of some extra souls, that didn't really leave me with many options," Blitz explained. "Of course, they dug deep into my resume, so instead of just working as a food vendor or something, I have to dress up like this." He sighed. "But hey, this job's only temporary until I get a new gig, I promise. I bet my big break will come through any day now."
"Can I at least go out and play some games?" Loona asked.
"Afraid not, kiddo," Blitz said. "Money's tight right now so I have to make sure we earn enough to get two-weeks worth of groceries. Which means I can't give you any to spend on games. This place is meant to bleed you dry and we cannot afford that."
While the preteen hellhound just sat and waited, she noticed a little girl running off from the crowd of children being entertained by the Robo-Fizz. She noticed her crying as she ran toward the tent's entrance. Realizing nobody was going after her, Loona sat up. "I'll be right back, dad."
"Okay, just don't wander too far," Blitz said as Loona went to find the crying girl.
Loona walked around before she found the crying girl behind the bleachers by herself. "Hey, are you okay?"
The young girl, who seemed to be five years younger than Loona, sniffed. Loona saw that this girl looked to be an avian demon with short, gray feathers. She had short hair with white tips, pink eyes with bright white pupils, and a white mask-like face. Her hands were completely black feathers, and she wore a pink dress with white stars on it but with puffy white sleeves. "N-No. That scary robot c-c-clown!" she stammered while sitting in a ball.
"Yeah, don't know why everyone is obsessed over that clown," Loona replied, while the young owl girl kept crying.
"I-I-I hate that clown so much!" the owlet cried out.
Loona sat down next to the girl and sympathetically patted her back. "There, there, the clown's not going to hurt you," she reassured her before the owlet went to give Loona a hug. This surprised Loona, but she didn't fight it. She continued to pat the little girl's back to help calm her down. "Is there anything you'd rather do than stick around here with screaming and smelly kids and their bad-breath parents?"
"I… would like to go somewhere else," the owlet admitted with a nod as Loona got up, offering her hand to her.
"Come on, maybe I'll get you a balloon first," she offered. The owlet grabbed her hand and Loona returned to her dad.
"Hey dad," Loona told her dad before pointing to the owlet. "This is…"
"Octavia!" the young owlet introduced. "But my daddy calls me Via."
"Oh, nice to meet you, Via," Blitz said.
"Think you can give her a balloon?" Loona asked her. "She got upset by the Robo-Fizz, so I figured a balloon would cheer her up."
"Loony, you know I can't give away freebees," Blitz said.
"I can pay for it!" Octavia shouted as she dug through the pocket of her dress, pulling out a credit card.
"Where'd you get a credit card, kid?" Blitz asked in confusion.
"My mom," Octavia replied. "She gave it to me so that I won't bother her much."
Blitz just rolled his eyes. "Parents," he said as he got out a balloon. "Alright, one balloon coming up." he said as he blew an apple-shaped balloon. "Here ya go, kid."
"Thank you!" Octavia replied, tying the balloon string around her wrist.
"Hey dad," Loona said to Blitz. "I know you said that I can't leave, but I did promise I would take her out of here."
"I don't know, Loony…" Blitz said, unsure about it. "Is Via's parents okay with this?"
"Actually, my dad dropped me off here so that he could have a talk with my mom," Octavia explained.
This alarmed Blitz. "Seriously? So your folks dropped you off here unsupervised while they went to have time for themselves? How irresponsible can they be?"
Loona nodded in agreement. "Yeah, they do sound like deadbeat assholes…"
Via gasped. "You shouldn't swear like that! Daddy said that children shouldn't swear!" she scolded Loona, who just snickered along with Blitz.
"Really? You know Hell's children learn to swear as soon as they speak," Loona said.
"Not me, I never swear," Octavia claimed.
"Right," Loona replied while turning to her dad. "So can we go out? I mean, I can watch over her and I know how to fight like you taught me to."
"I don't know Loony…" Blitz said before Loona gave him a pout as her eyes grew big, giving him the puppy dog eyes. "Loony, we-" He couldn't resist his daughter doing that to him. And to make it worse, Octavia joined in giving him the puppy dog stare with her own big ol' eyes. The imp soon couldn't resist their combined adorable power. "Alright, fine! But stay where the games are, and remember to beware of strangers."
"Thank you, dad!" Loona shouted as she hugged her father, squeezing him gently before grabbing Octavia's hand. "Come on, kid, let's blow this popsicle stand!" she shouted while leaving the tent with Octavia.
"Just be careful and come back when you're done! And don't take too long!" Blitz told them, but despite his worry, he couldn't help but smile. Perhaps his daughter has made a friend. Though his smile vanished when he realized that he was now alone in the tent with the other loud, noisy imp children, and a robotic duplicate resembling his old friend. "I think it's time for my smoke break…"
In the park, Loona and Octavia began to enjoy themselves. Loona took her to the games to win some prizes, starting with the squirt carnival game.
The two held onto the hydrant guns as they shot water into the goal of Mammon's mouth. They filled up the water into the balloons above Mammon until they were full enough to pop. Loona's popped first while Octavia struggled with hers, never having played it before.
"Winner!" the carny declared, handing Loona a stuffed toy.
Octavia looked disappointed that she didn't win something, but Loona handed her the toy. "Here, kid, take it," she said.
"R-Really?" Octavia asked in surprise. "But… you won it."
"Eh, I'm not into stuffed toys, unless they're chewy," Loona replied. "I don't mind."
This made Octavia smile. "Thank you,"
Next, Loona takes Octavia to the tea cup ride. After entering the attraction, they got into one of the tea cups and began to spin around and round.
"How do you like this?" Loona asked while spinning the wheel.
"I think I'm getting dizzy!" Octavia replied, while her eyes swirled in dizziness.
"So where'd you like to go, kid?" Loona asked.
"Um… what other ride can we go on?" Octavia asked
Loona looked around, spotted a ride, and grinned. "I think I know the one…"
Loona and the scared Octavia were now on the top of a roller coaster, about to go down a drop.
"Are you sure that I'm old enough for this ride?" Octavia asked her.
"Relax and just hang onto me when we drop down," Loona reassured her. "Otherwise, once we make the fast drop, our skins might peel off."
"Wait, wha-?!" was all Octavia said before she screamed when the coaster dropped. "WAAAAA!"
"Nice, slow, and quiet little ride," Octavia repeated while hanging onto the carousel horse, Loona standing by holding her up on the horse.
"Sorry, guess it wasn't a good idea to bring a small kid to a big kid ride," Loona said calmly, patting Octavia's back. She had never seen a girl grow this pale on a roller coaster. Of course, it didn't help that the tall ginger imp in a lab coat in front of them on the ride got hit in the tunnel and half of his body was later found on the grounds of the coaster. "And the less we talk about what happened to that tall nerd, the better…"
Back at the tent, Blitz came back after his smoke break. He put out his cigarette and he moved his cart back toward the tent. Then he saw the children and their parents screaming and running away, out of the tent.
"Aw fuck, don't tell me those animatronics exploded or something," Blitz said while he saw a chair fly over, making him flinch. He heard shouting coming from inside the tent.
"VIA?! OH MY OCTAVIA, WHERE ARE YOU?!"
Blitz went in and saw the frantic, tall owl prince practically destroying the place. He was looking under the seats. "Octavia? Can you hear me?!"
"Hey there, you're not supposed to be wrecking the place-!" the Robo-Fizz said as he tried to confront Stolas, who turned around and grabbed the robot.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY DAUGHTER, YOU PIECE OF DICK-CRUSHING METALLIC SEX BOT?!" Stolas shouted with and angry and demonic look while shaking down the Robo-Fizz.
"I-I-If you have a lost c-c-child, Loo Loo Land is not to be held responsible if said child is either kidnapped by our mascots or killed by one of our animatronics or rides. But if said child is at the lost and-" But before Robo-Fizz could finish, Stolas simply ripped the Robo-Fizz's head off and tossed it to the floor while raging in fury. "Ow…" Robo-Fizz said while rolling over to Blitz's feet before shutting down.
Blitz snickered before he looked up at Stolas, his eyes widening in surprise. "Wait, Stolas?"
Hearing his name called, Stolas turned around with his four red glaring eyes as he gave a dark look… until he saw Blitz and his gaze immediately softened. "Blitzy?" he asked as he readjusted himself and changed back to normal. "What… why I'm surprised to see you here."
"Ugh, please don't call me that," Blitz said. "And I could say the same thing to you too. Why would a demon of your status come to a place like this?"
"I came here with my daughter and I dropped her off at the Fizzarolli show for a few minutes while I talked to her mother…" Stolas explained.
"Wait a second," Blitz halts, realizing something from what Stolas just said. "She wouldn't happen to be a little owlet girl in a pink dress? Pink eyes and… white mask-like face?"
"Yes! That's her!" Stolas exclaimed.
"Oh yeah, don't worry she's safe," Blitz reassured him. "She's with Loona right now, probably enjoying themselves at the park."
"Oh… well, that's a relief- wait," Stolas said as he realized something. "Are you saying you left your kid to watch my child unsupervised?!"
"Relax, she's eleven…" Blitz said before he saw Stolas's glare and he realized how upsetting that sounded. "Yeah, you're right, we need to find our girls!"
The two fathers searched around the park looking for their daughters and they literally ended up tearing Loo Loo Land apart.
"Octavia?!" Stolas shouted as he popped up from a picnic table, interrupting an imp family's meal.
"Loona?!" Blitz shouted as he lifted a bench to look under it while a tired mom fell over.
"VIA?!" Stolas shouted as he looked through the trash can.
"WHERE'S MY LOONY?!" Blitz shouted at the mascot, shaking him. "TELL ME WHERE SHE IS!?"
Meanwhile, Loona and Octavia were making their way back to the tent while having some snacks. "So, all better?" Loona asked, eating some chips.
"Yeah, I had a lot of fun with you, Loony," Octavia replied while eating a caramel apple.
"Uh, it's Loona," the Hellpup corrected, looking a little embarrassed. "Loony is what my dad calls me and only he gets to call me that."
"Oh, like my daddy calls me Via," Octavia said with a nod. She then paused, hearing a commotion. "Do you hear that?"
Loona's ears picked it up and she turned toward the noise, spotting her dad in the distance wrecking shit. "Dad?"
"LOONY TUNES, WHERE ARE YOU!" Blitz cried out while bawling in tears.
"OCTAVIA, MY BABY!" Stolas cried out while in tears as well.
"Um… we're over here," Loona said as they walked over.
The two dads stopped, turning and spotting the two girls. "Loony! You're okay!" Blitz exclaimed, running over and hugging his daughter.
"Yeah, dad, me and Tavi were just coming back after we had some fun," Loona replied before noticing Stolas… and recognizing him. "Wait…"
"Oh Vi, my sweet, sweet moon child," Stolas said as he knelt down to hug his daughter. "Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?"
Octavia just giggled. "I'm fine, dad! I just had fun with my new friend, Loona," she said, pointing to the Hellpup.
"Oh, well that's a relief," Stolas replied, turning to Loona. "Oh, hello there, Loona. You remember me?"
Loona looked between Via and Stolas as she processed that she had been hanging out with a princess, even remembering that Stolas mentioned having a daughter named Octavia when she first met him, though she had been unable to make that connection before now. She then quickly bowed. "Y-yeah, Mr. Prince Stolas, sir," Loona said, a trace of nervousness in her voice.
"My, look at how much you've grown," Stolas said. "How long has it been?"
"Five years, sir," Loona said, still nervous in the presence of a Goetian demon, despite his informality.
"Well, I must thank you for looking out for my daughter, Loona," Stolas responded while picking up his daughter. "And it is so nice to see that you are doing well. But unfortunately it is time for us to go now, Via. Your mother's waiting in the car, Via."
"Okay," Octavia replied, while turning to Loona. "I had fun today with you, Loona. Thank you."
Loona smiled back. "Hey, it's no big. Besides, you're alright."
Stolas looked at Loona, then back at his daughter. He smiled, glad that his daughter seemed to have made a friend, who was Blitz's daughter no less. Then an idea popped into his head. "You know, Via, since you get along with Blitz's daughter so well, perhaps we could set up a play date for the two of you."
"Really?" Octavia asked, looking happy at the suggestion. "Oh, I would love that, daddy! You hear that, Loona? We're gonna see each other more!"
"Yeah, that'd be great," Loona admitted, also liking the suggestion. She turned to Blitz. "Right, dad?"
Blitz considered it for a moment. It was true that his daughter could use a friend… though what were the chances that her first possible friend, who she met by complete accident, happened to be Stolas's daughter of all demons? Still, he liked the idea. "Yeah, that would be fun for both of them," he agreed.
"I'll be sure to make the arrangements for playdates in the future," Stolas declared as he began to walk away. "We'll be seeing you later, Blitzy and Loona."
"Bye, Loona!" Octavia waved at her while her dad took her out of the park.
"Bye, Tavi!" Loona waved to her back.
"It's not Blitzy!" Blitz shouted before he turned to Loona and his expression changed to a prideful one. "You know, Loony, you did good with that kid," he said, patting her back. "Come on, let's get out of here too. My shift's supposed to be over."
"Okay, dad," Loona replied as they made their leave as well.
Then Blitz stopped, realizing something. "Dammit, I should have charged Stolas for you babysitting his daughter, shouldn't I?" He groaned, hoping that all the damage Stolas did wouldn't be taken out of his paycheck.
But hey, at least his daughter had a friend now.
Present
In Blitz and Loona's apartment, the residents were having breakfast together.
"So good to have the day off today," Loona commented while eating her cereal.
"I hear ya, Loony," Blitz responded while also eating cereal. "After all your hard work, that hostage situation, and the off jobs I had to pull for Khan, I think we deserve a breather."
"Yeah, a day without going through some form of insanity would be nice," Moxxie replied. "So what's everyone's plans for the day?"
"Well Mox, I'm just going to kick back and relax while watching the horse races from the TV," Blitz declared.
"And I'm going to be spending the day out with my friends," Loona explained. "What about you, Mox?"
"Well if you must know, I'm going to spend the day looking for an apartment," Moxxie replied.
"Aw, tired of living with us already?" Blitz asked him teasingly. "We were just starting to consider you as family…"
"I mean, don't get me wrong, as much as I like you guys, I don't know how much longer I can take living with you two," Moxxie replied.
"What'chu got against living with us?" Loona questioned.
"Yeah, what did we do that made you want to move out?" Blitz asked.
"I can think of a few things…" Moxxie replied.
Moxxie was writing down in a journal as Blitz popped up close to him. "What'chu writing there?" he asked, his face very close to Moxxie's.
"Um… my food journal." Moxxie answered, looking at his boss awkwardly as Blitz kept staring at him, unable to take a hint.
Moxxie was taking a calm, cooling bath in the tub. "Ah… this is just what the doctor ordered," he said, closing his eyes.
"Need some candles?"
Moxxie opened his eyes and saw Blitz holding up a candle above him. "GAAAAH!" he cried out.
Loona kicked the door open, obviously having had a bad day at work as she marched down to her room. "I'm so angry right now!"
"Hey, Loona, how was work?" Moxxie asked, only for Loona to snarl at him.
"Oh I don't know, how was work?" Loona ranted. "Other than my simp-bitch manager being condescending despite how much work I've done, followed by a mess at the pool where I have to clean up vomit and shit from the kiddie pool, not to mention I have to clean up the aftermath of an orgy!" she ranted while Moxxie looked in fear of her anger.
"And then, as Princess Cystalhoof was about to make a rest, she saw Prince Blitzkrieg enters her bedroom," Blitz said while reading his pony fiction to Moxxie, who was in bed. "She asked him 'What are you doing here, Blitzkrieg?' and he replied 'I'm here to fill up all your needs, princess…'"
"Can… can I go back to slee-"
"Shhhh," Blitz shushed him. "I'm still reading you to sleep."
"I think I could just use some space from you guys, and hopefully I can find an apartment I can afford," Moxxie said.
Loona remembered something. "You know, Clara could help you out on that," she mentioned.
"Really?" Moxxie asked, turning to her. "She can get me an apartment?"
"Well, as thanks for saving Bella, she told me she would actually be more than happy to help you get a place when I told her you were temporarily living with us," Loona responded.
Moxxie smiled. "Oh thank you, Loona. I'll be sure to repay Clara and-"
"Ah, I'm sure she's fine with it," Loona interrupted.
It was then that Blitz heard his phone ring and he went to answer it. "Yello? This is Blitz, and if this is a collect call-"
"It's me, Blitzy."
Blitz's eyes widened. "Stolas? Oh, haven't heard from you since you-know-what," he said while leaning back. "So uh, what's the call for? Need me to do a job or…?"
"Actually, I was just wondering if your daughter is available," Stolas said. "I was wondering if she would spend the day with my Via."
"What's the occasion?" Blitz asked him.
"Oh, it's just that she's hanging out with some other Goetian children by Stella's request and you know how Via is with other children her age," Stolas explained. "So I figured that her best friend, Loona, could help her get through the day. While this was Stella's idea, I managed to convince her to choose Loo Loo Land as the setting for this get-together, since I hoped that a more familiar environment would help Via feel more comfortable. That is where our daughters met, after all. It is very important to Via. And so is this."
"Gee, I don't know, Stolas, I can ask her but she's made some plans with some friends," Blitz explained.
"Oh please, Blitz, Via would appreciate this," Stolas insisted. "Especially since it has been a while since those two have seen each other. Via really misses Loona."
"Yeah, I get it," Blitz said as he looked at his daughter, who was drinking her juice. "I'll talk to her about it and call you back."
"I'll be waiting…" Stolas said before Blitz hung up.
"Hey, who was calling? It wasn't Shere Khan, was it?" Loona asked when she saw her father walking back over.
"Aw nah, it's not a call from him," Blitz said. "Stolas actually called."
"Oh? Was there anything he needed?" she asked him.
"Funny you should ask that," Blitz said as he took a deep breath. "Okay, so he wants you to watch over Octavia while she is spending time with some kids from the other Goetia families at Loo Loo Land."
Loona's eyes widened "What?!" she asked, standing up in objection. "Dad, I already have plans with my friends! Why is Stolas asking me to babysit? And all the way to Loo Loo Land?!"
"Come on, Loony, you haven't seen Octavia for a while," Blitz pointed out, making Loona fall silent. "I know you have plans, and I'm sorry that it got suddenly interrupted, but do you want Via to deal with those spoiled rich brats by herself?"
Loona calmed down and gave a sigh. "No… I don't."
"I am not asking you to do this for Stolas, I am asking you to do this for Octavia," Blitz said to her. "I'm really happy that you are making new friends, but don't forget her either. I bet she is very excited to see you again."
Loona sighed, but as she looked up at her dad, she knew that he was right.
"Besides," Blitz added with a smile. "It is important to stay on good terms with royalty. You never know when you might need a favor." His tone was joking and it caused Loona to smile a little.
"Hmm, good point," she said. "But yeah, I'll do it."
Sometime later, a van pulled up and Blitz and Loona got out to head up to the steps to Prince Stolas's mansion.
"Been a while since we've come here," Blitz commented as they walked up the steps. "Or for me, it has been a while since I used the front door."
Once the imp rang the doorbell, the door was opened to reveal Stolas.
"Oh what great timing!" Stolas replied with glee. "Blitz, Loona, it is very good to see you again."
"It quite is… though, it hasn't been that long," Blitz pointed out.
"Yeah, and… thanks for getting me a job at the resort, Mr. Stolas," Loona replied to him. "Never got to thank you before on account of me being blacked out drunk at the time and all."
"Oh, it's no problem, Loona," Stolas reassured her. "Oh, come in, you two," he said, inviting them in before he called out. "Via! Guess who's here!"
"Is it Loona?" a voice asked as the Hellhound heard the young, preteen owlet girl coming. Loona smiled when she saw Octavia, who was wearing a green beanie with a mushroom on top, a purple shirt with a game controller print, gray pocket pants, and black boots. "Loona, hey!" she waved to her.
"Hey, Tavi!" Loona waved to her back as Octavia rushed over to give the Hellhound teen a hug. "How have you been? It's been a while since I last saw you and it feels like you've grown," she commented.
"I'm so happy to see you, Loona!" Octavia replied with a smile. "Today's going to be a lot more fun with both you and Linda with me."
"Linda?" Loona asked her.
"Oh, she's our newest servant and my new friend," Octavia replied, pointing to a young imp girl who was hiding behind the doorway. The young imp girl had black hair, full black eyes, and a white scar on her right cheek. She wore a gray shirt with black tank top, a blue skirt with gray leggings, and had a white spot on her tail, though Loona couldn't see the tail. "She was given to me as a gift and is my age, though she's a little shy."
"Oh, well hi there, Linda," Loona said, waving to the imp. "Hey there."
"Eep," Linda said as she hid herself, before peeking her head out. "Um… H-Hi."
"She'll get used to you… eventually," Octavia said.
"So… Loo Loo Land," Loona mentioned. "Thought you uh…"
"Hate the place? I do, but dad insisted it be the 'playdate' location for us," Octavia said with a shrug. "I mean, I'm eleven…"
"Oh I know the feeling, kid," Loona replied as the two walked out of the room. "Like let me tell you this one time when I was fourteen…"
As the girls left, Blitz smiled when he saw Loona and Octavia mingling with each other. "Well, I guess I'll leave things with Loony," he said as he was about to march out the door.
"Wait, Blitzy." Stolas's hand grabbed Blitz's shoulder to stop him, making the imp turn to him. "I wish to talk with you…"
On the limo ride through Hell, Loona, Octavia, and Linda were just helpless passengers. Their chauffeur was Jessie, a gray Hellhound girl with black hair tied in a ponytail, a black jacket with a purple button shirt, black tie, and gray pants.
"YEAH!" Jessie hollered as she drove the limo down the streets at a fast speed. A car horn honked and she flipped off the driver. "Fuck off!"
"AAAAH!" the girls cried out as they held onto their seat belts. Loona had to hold both Octavia and Linda in their seats while Jessie's driving made them shake around.
"I keep forgetting how much of a lunatic your chauffeur is behind the wheel," Loona exclaimed.
"I just hope I don't get car sick," Linda said while keeping herself on her seat.
"There should be a bag somewhere," Octavia replied while hanging onto Loona's arm.
When they made a turn, the trio shifted to the other side as the limo drove up a hill and back down.
"Alright, the road is clear now," Jessie said. "We'll be at Loo Loo Land soon."
The three girls sighed in relief as Loona slumped back. "I don't know how she got this gig, but I feel bad for whatever instructor had to give her a driver's license."
"Least we'll be there in record time," Octavia replied, resting her head on Loona's shoulder.
"Yeah, though with the miles we're going, I'm surprised she didn't go any faster," Linda mentioned.
"Oh? You want me to go… fast?" Jessie asked as she gave a cheshire grin and stepped on the pedal.
Loona and Octavia's eyes widened and they cried out. "NOOOOO!"
The limo sped up, Jessie driving so fast that she left blazing hot trails from the wheel due to her speed. Had she had gone up to a certain speed, she could have broken the space and time continuum.
Making it to the Greed Ring, the limo came to a stop in the parking lot. Jessie drove it at a curve, landing in a space.
"We're here!" Jessie announced as the girls opened the door.
"Land! Sweet, sweet land!" Linda cried out while hugging on the concrete ground
"You okay, Tavi?" Loona asked while trying to keep it together.
"I was gonna ask you the same thing," Octavia replied while shaking before seeing that they were at the front entrance of Loo Loo Land. "And we're here…"
"Octavia!" a female voice shouted.
The owlette's irises shrank as she grimaced. "Oh no…"
Loona turned to see the Goetia girl marching up to them. "What is that…?" she whispered to Octavia.
"Googoo…" Octavia muttered.
Loona and Linda saw the aforementioned Goetia mouse demon who had blond pigtails, violet-red eyes with big white pupils, pink nose and light-blue fur. She had on a pampered pink dress as if she was going to church… of Hannah Montana. She had these small purple wings with three hearts, the top being broken, and pink stripes at the bottom, and violet mary-janes. Her tail also had a pink bow. She came rushing over to the three. "Octavia, girl! Like, so glad to have you here, girl!"
"Yes, the same can be said about you…" Octavia said in a sarcastic tone.
Googoo then noticed Loona. "Ooh, and I see that you brought your Hellhound here, is she your chaperone?"
"You could say that," Loona said with a deadpan tone. "I'm Loona, by the way."
"Loona, such a lovely name. I'm Googoo, daughter of Astaroth," Googoo introduced herself. "Oh you should meet my chaperone as well, he's a Hellhound too!" She pulled out a tiny, pink bell and tang it. "Oh Bruce!"
A huge shadow immediately fell over the three. Linda was the first to see who was behind them and she instantly grew pale. Loona and Octavia looked behind them and saw… the biggest Hellhound they've ever seen. He was taller than even Stolas. He was a hulking, hairless Great Dane hound dressed in a gray coat, blue collar with a purple vest, dark gray pants and a dark-brown belt. He also sported large white gloves for his overly large hands and his entire body sported bulging muscles.
"That's Bruce?!" Loona said in shock.
"Yup," Octavia replied, not looking surprised to see Bruce.
"Why hello, m'ladies," said a new, slimy-sounding voice.
Loona turned around and saw another one of the Ars Goetia children. "I see that you brought your Hellhound, princess," spoke a green feathered duck boy with a yellow beak, narrow red eyes, smooth blue hair, and a red coat with a green ascot, brown high-water pants. He had black feathered fingers and black talons.
"And who you might be?" Loona hid her snarl, already not liking the duck.
"SETH?!" Linda exclaimed, hiding behind Octavia out in fear.
"Oh yes, my family's former servant," the duck said, smirking at her frightened reaction. "And though I don't have to answer your question, Hellhound, I will do so anyway. I am Seth, the greatest son of Ipos! Which means that you should show some proper respect to an Ars Goetia, you lower-class mutt."
"Now that is enough, Seth!"
The duck Goetia was suddenly bonked on the head with a cane. "OW! Nana!"
"Don't you sass-nana with me, young duckling," spoke a hefty green shark demon with a flowery black hat, red eyes, long green snout, and wore a blue gown, and black boots. "Your daddy told me to make sure you will behave during your little playdate and I will not have you starting any fights! Is that clear?"
Seth rubbed his head while muttering. "Yes, Nannie Hazel…"
The green shark nanny turned to Loona, giving an apologetic look. "I'm so sorry for this boy's bad behavior. His father wants him to stay on his best behavior today, but that is easier said than done. This is his last chance from his father, so I'm here to make sure he doesn't screw up like he did on his other playdates."
"I don't screw up my playdates!" Seth claimed, earning a glare from his nanny. "Why do you have to look at me like that?!"
Loona just shook her head while turning to Linda, "Are you okay, Linda?" she asked her.
"I'm fine…" Linda replied. "I just… have history with Seth… bad history."
Loona got the message before hearing the voice of another newcomer. "Via, is that you?"
Octavia grimaced. "Oh great… him."
Loona looked and saw a leopard boy coming up towards them along with his Hellcat butler. He had flaming neon green eyebrows over his bright neon green eyes, black long fangs, and was wearing a white polo shirt with gray pants and sneakers, and a white cap.
"Via, glad that you made it," the leopard demon said to her in a polite and welcoming manner. "How are things at home?"
"Oh just… fine," Octavia responded, trying not to be rude. "Some good days, bad days, you know how it is."
"That's good to hear," he replied.
"So… how are things at home?" she asked him.
"Oh, good. I have been whooping everyone's butts down at the golf club, which you really should come visit someday. But of course my dad is always on my case," the Leopard Demon said. "I mean, don't we all have daddy issues?"
This irked Octavia as she twitched her mouth. "More like mother issues…"
The Leopard Demon looked surprised to hear that. "Really? Oh, I guess I must've heard it wrong…"
"Yeah, you probably did," Octavia said, turning away.
Cray then noticed Loona. "Huh, I've never seen you before, are you a friend or servant of Via's?"
"Yeah, name's Loona," Loona replied, raising an eyebrow at the young feline demon. "Hey Tavi, who's this guy?"
"He's the son of Flauros, um…" Via tried to say, but she had completely forgotten his name. Fortunately, the Leopard Goetia introduced himself for her.
"My name is Cray," he greeted, holding his paw up. "Nice to meet you, Loona."
"Oh, well nice to meet you too, Cray," Loona replied, shaking his hand, surprised by how polite this kid was.
"Are you also her chaperone? Because I've brought my butler with me," Cray said as he pointed to the feline butler. "Schnowzers is his name."
"How do you do," Schnowzers greeted Loona.
"Well, I guess that's everyone then," Loona commented.
"Not everyone…" Octavia muttered as they saw a blue limo in the shape of a shark pulling up.
Coming out were two girls, one a shark demon and the other a Hellhound. The shark demon girl had yellow eyes, a gray body, blue wet hair, and pointed ears sticking out. She wore a blue jacket with a white shirt, blue pants and she had webbed feet and her shark tail sticking out, with yellow stripes around, indicating she's part tigershark.
"Octi," spoke the shark girl, baring her fangs. "Came out of your little owl nest, I see."
"Cordelia," Octavia muttered before acknowledging the Hellhound accompanying the shark girl. "Bailey."
"Whoa, looks like I'm not the only Hellhound here," spoke the Golden Retriever Helhound girl. She looked to be five years older than Cordelia, closer to Loona's age. She had red sclera eyes with white pupils like Loona's and her hair was straightened down. She wore a black tank top with a red guitar and lightning bolt on, long red flannel skirt and black leggings over her hindlegs. She appeared to have black mascara.
"Is she also a Goetia as well?" Loona asked around.
"Oh not exactly," Cray answered. "You see, Cordelia is actually the daughter of Leviathan."
Loona's eyes widened at the fact. "L-Leviathan? As in… the King of Envy, Leviathan?!"
"The one and only," Cordelia declared after overhearing them. She sent the others a glare "And I am his only daughter, the princess of Envy," she said while looking at Loona. "My, you've adopted a Hellhound as well, Octipus? Trying to copy me? And I thought I'm supposed to be the envy one."
"Loona is a friend of mine and you should at least treat her with respect," Octavia responded while gritting her teeth, trying to not let this girl get on her nerves.
"I can treat anyone I want, because I'm better than all of you." The others looked nervous around Cordelia, especially Seth who was chattering his teeth out of nervousness. Cordelia looked at the Goetia children. "My, is that everyone here? A green-brow cat, some stupid duck, and a little rat." This made Googoo's eye twitch, something that Octavia, Seth, and Cray noticed as they slid a little distance from her.
"Why you little…"
"Um, now, now, let's just go to the park!" Cray suggested, patting Googoo on the back and leading her toward the park entrance. "Say, Googoo, how would you like to try out some games?" He hoped to diffuse the situation by getting Googoo away from the girl who outranked them. Schnowzers and Bruce followed.
"Come on, Seth, let's go," Hazel said, grabbing Seth's hand as they walked toward the park.
"I don't get why our playdate is here of all places," Seth complained. "I'd prefer if we go to Lu Lu World!"
"You will enjoy yourself and you will not complain," Hazel told him as Cordelia and Bailey followed suit.
Loona looked at Octavia and Linda. "So you girls ready to go?"
Octavia sighed. "Let's get this day over with," she replied as she walked toward the entrance with Linda silently following her.
Before she joined them, Loona got a call on her cellphone. "You two will go ahead, I gotta take this," she said as she answered her call. "Yello?"
"Hey, Loona," spoke Tex, which surprised Loona.
"Tex?!" Loona exclaimed, before adjusting herself. "I mean, hey, Tex, how's it going?"
"Pretty good, me and Kajedo got your text earlier," he said.
"Hi Loona!" Kajedo spoke through the phone.
"Hey, Kajedo," Loona replied. "Sorry that I couldn't hang with you guys today."
"Hey, it's okay, Loona. We're just calling in to make sure that everything is okay on your end," Kajedo responded. "You texted that something came up, but is everything alright?"
"Things are just fine, Kajey," Loona responded. "I'm just watching over an old friend who needed me to help her with a playdate at Loo Loo Land."
"Loo Loo Land? That place down in Greed?" Tex asked.
"I love that place!" Kajedo exclaimed.
"Yeah, I'm there," Loona confirmed. "But hey, I promise to hang with you guys at a later time."
"Well, as long as you're okay, just go ahead and have fun with your old friend," Kajedo told her.
"Yeah, don't beat yourself up over not being able to hang with us, its fine," Tex advised.
Loona smiled. "Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I'll text to keep you updated."
"We'll stay in touch!" Kajedo replied excitedly. "And remember to have fun!"
"Later, Loona," Tex said.
"Later," Loona said before hanging up. She was about to head into the park, but then she noticed Jessie by the parked limo, lighting a cigarette to smoke. "So… you're just going to hang out here instead of coming with us to the park?" she asked.
Jessie shrugged. "Eh, I'm just killing time."
"Well… why don't you come with us?" Loona offered her. "The more the merrier and it's gotta be better than waiting here at the car on a hot day."
"Hmm… good point," Jessie said as she dropped her cigarette and put it out. "Besides, I've never been here before, so I wonder if it's as good as Lu Lu World."
Meanwhile, back at Stolas's mansion, Stolas and Blitz were conversing.
"So where's Stella?" Blitz asked as he leaned on the couch.
"Oh she's with her brother for the time being," Stolas replied with a heavy sigh. "And I thank the Ring that she's out of town for today."
"I getcha," Blitz responded while drinking from his flask.
"So how are things with you and Loona?" Stolas asked him.
"Oh we've been doing good," Blitz replied. "We get some more groceries on the table, Loona has been doing good at her new job and she has been making some friends her age."
"Oh that is splendid for her!" Stolas replied. "I was worried about her after that whole affair in the Demon Realm."
"Yeah, though it did open my eyes to how some things needed to be changed," Blitz admitted. "I should remember to check up on how Eda's doing when I get the time…"
Stolas gave a nod. "How about you? How are things working for Shere Khan? I imagine that it isn't easy to work with a guy like him."
"Oh yeah, I'll admit it's not an easy feat, but you know, it pays well and with Moxxie's help, jobs have been going smoothly for the most part. Even if it does have me doing shady shit that I hadn't already done," Blitz answered, hiding his true feelings about the job.
"I see," Stolas replied, giving a brief look of concern for Blitz. "You know, my offer from before still stands, Blitzy. You can come work for me anytime you want and you won't have to worry about dealing with Shere Khan anymore. After all, I do outrank him. Just say the word and I can make the arrangements. I can take care of you."
"Yeah, thanks for the offer, but I'm gonna have to decline," Blitz replied dismissively. "I'm fine with the job I had, and I think you have done enough for me."
"Are you sure?" Stolas asked him, still concerned.
"Look, I'm fine, really," Blitz reassured him "Working with Tony the Tiger's more unfavorable brother isn't all too bad. And besides, you know I can take care of myself."
Stolas sighed. "I'm just worried for you, Blitzy. Shere Khan is merely an animal playing as if he is a man. I just don't trust him around you…"
"Look, just drop it," Blitz told him with a stern look before sighing. "Stolas, I know you want to help, but this is my life."
"But Blitzy-"
"That's final, Stolas," Blitz told him. "I can take care of myself, I know how to work around this. So just drop it."
Stolas was taken aback by Blitz being serious. "O-Oh right," he said, deciding to drop the subject. What followed was an awkward moment of silence. The two didn't talk for a while.
Blitz eventually looked up at Stolas before looking back to his own lap. He took a deep breath. "So… how have you been doing, Stolas?" he asked him.
"Oh," Stolas said, not expecting this. "Well, if you um, wish to learn about my days…"
Meanwhile, at Loo Loo Land, Loona walked alongside Via while trailing the Ars Goetia group.
"So how's that little private school going for you, Tavi?" Loona asked her.
"Oh you know, it's the same old story," Octavia replied. "But I am learning some neat stuff, like a lot from Hell's history, including the Great Hell War between Lucifer and the original Satan. Also, did you know that Mammon once suggested Hell should be like Heaven, which led to allegations that implied that he suggested it just to see how he could profit off knocking off Old Man G's work."
"You know, I could definitely see that," Loona replied while looking around the park. "He is the embodiment of greed…"
"Well, other than that, I have been taking a taxidermy class," Octavia said with an excited grin. "It's so awesome there. You get to make whatever you want, I made a taxidermy of a European dragon once. I got a B since I missed some anatomies and didn't get the stitching right, but I'm working on it."
"Sounds like you're having a blast with school," Loona commented.
"Yeah, but if you consider getting picked on by Cordelia a blast…" Via muttered.
"Oh, sorry to hear that," Loona replied while looking at the shark princess. "How bad?"
"She always bullies me and thinks that she's better at everything," Tavi said while looking down with her arms crossed. "She keeps calling me names like 'Octipus' or 'Octipussy' when she's on a really mean streak. She even picks on my interests like with my taxidermy or when I get into gaming…"
"Sounds like you're having a hard time with her, have you?" Loona asked and Via nodded. "Look Tavs, I'm not going to tell you to not give her any attention or just ignore her, cause honestly that rarely works out. Cause that'll only draw them to force you to pay attention to them."
"So what do you suggest I do?" Octavia asked her. "Like write a mean text? Start a rumor?"
"Or, you find out what she's really good at… and be better than her at it," Loona suggested. "Train yourself to be better at the one thing she's good at, and then, challenge her to it and have her promise to not pick on you ever again."
"Ooh, I think I'll take that suggestion," Tavi replied, formulating a plan. "Thanks, Loona."
"No probs, kid," Loona replied before sighing. "You know, I don't now much about school since I'm mostly homeschooled. But I will tell you this from what I hear…"
"What's that?" Octavia asked her.
"Once you enter middle school, things will go downhill from there," Loona said.
"Yeah… my mom said something similar." Octavia replied with an awkward tone. "So… how's work, Loona? What's it like working at Uncle Gaap's resort?"
"Well, it's no picnic," Loona said. "I think my manager has it out on me and the hardest jobs have to be working maintenance. You would not believe what kind of messes guests make and leave behind."
"That sounds horrible," Octavia replied.
"Yeah, well… it has its perks," Loona responded. "Some of my coworkers are nice and I have made a few new friends, like a bartender named Clara and a bellhop named Bella. There is also this Sinner named Crystal who is pretty cool and Kanya is not as badly spoiled, pretty socialite when you get to know her more. Plus Verosika has been hanging around lately, giving us the chance to catch up. So far, the gig is decent enough."
"Oh," Octavia said. "Well, I'm happy for you then."
"Thanks, kid," Loona replied before looking at the Goetia kids. "So… what's your deal with the rest of these kids?"
"Where do I begin," Octavia grimaced. "Out of them, the one that I hate the most is Seth the Insufferable. That's what most girls at school consider him, even Cordelia hates him, and I think his own dad hates him. The guy gets completely daffy if things don't get in his way, cause he will cause a scene. The last tantrum that he caused was so bad that his father sent Linda to us as an apology present. Which I'm glad that Ipos did, cause Seth used to terrorize the poor girl. Apparently he abuses his family's staff."
"Oh shit…" Loona said in shock while looking at Linda in concern. "That poor girl…"
"Yeah, and other than Seth, there's the rich cat over there," Octavia said, with an annoyed tone.
"You mean Cray? What's his deal?" Loona asked her.
"Oh there's nothing to say much about him. I don't even know him that well. He's just another one of my mom's 'royal connections'. A rich jerk who only thinks about himself and golf," Octavia said in a dismissive tone. "My mother forces me to spend time with kids like him and Seth because she says it is important to maintain good relations with the other Goetian families or something, but really, I think it's because she's trying to set me up for marriage. In those two cases, I suspect Seth would want in…"
Loona cringed at this. "Seriously? If I'm gonna be honest, you're better off with Cray than little Randy Marsh over there."
"Ugh, don't give him any ideas," Octavia said. "And then there's Googoo… you can probably tell that she's the embodiment of a spoiled brat."
"Yeah… and what's up with her Hellhound butler that's taller than a ten-gallon hat?" Loona asked, looking at the overtowering Hellhound.
"You're not going to like this," Octavia replied. "Apparently, Bruce is the result of one of those pure-breeding programs."
"WHAT?!" Loona exclaimed in shock. "Seriously?! They still make those legal?!"
"The rules don't apply to those of royal status," Via replied with a sigh. "I'm glad that you're with me, Loona, cause I don't know how I'll deal with them without you."
Loona gave her a nod as she looked over at Linda when she spotted something that alarmed her. Seth was sneaking up on her with a ghoulish mask over his head. At the time, Hazel had turned her back to get a corndog. Luckily, Loona stepped in to stop it. "What do you think you're doing, Seth?"
Seth stopped. "Seth? I'm not Seth! I'm a spooky monster who's-" His mask was immediately removed by Loona, who gave him a glare.
"You were going to scare Linda, were you?" Loona questioned while sending Seth a glare.
Seth gave her his own glare, but she didn't look impressed by it. The duck Goetia just grumbled as he stepped away before turning to Octavia. "You should keep that Hellhound of yours on a leash." he muttered while walking back to his nanny.
Octavia turned to Loona with a smile. "Thanks, Loona."
"Anytime," Loona replied before Linda noticed her, startling the imp.
Throughout the day in Loo Loo Land, Loona and the chaperones took the Goetia kids and one Envy Princess all around the park.
"Step right up, over here!" spoke a tall, pinkish imp carny in a red shirt with a black collar and sleeve line, yellow carny hat and fannypack and black pants. "Come and get yer prizes for only ten souls!"
Passing by, Googoo spotted a stuffed, purple demon toy that she liked. "Ooh, I want that one!" she exclaimed, jumping up and down.
"Well just shoot dem apples with dis toy gun and you can get your Thingy," the imp carny told her, handing her the loft gun with his tail after she paid.
She held the gun up and began taking shots at the apple target. But she missed, much to her frustration. She took the shot again, but it didn't hit or land the target. After a few tries, she got the target, but the apple didn't fall back.
"I hit it!" she declared before turning to the carny. "Give me my thingy!"
"Oh I can't do that, little lady," the carny said. "The apple didn't fall, so no prize to go-go."
Googoo looked at him in anger. "But I hit it! Give me back my thingy!"
"Sorry, but dem's the carny rules," he replied.
Googoo was now angry at the carny and she pulled out her bell, ringing it. "BRUCE!"
The carny heard stomping noises before he saw a huge shadow looming over him. He looked up and his eyes widened when he saw Bruce. "Uh…"
"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees, Miss Googoo?" Bruce asked in a deep, thunderous voice. His large teeth seemed to be frozen in a permanent snarl even when his lips moved.
"He won't give me my Thingy, Bruce!" Googoo shouted, pointing at the imp carny as Bruce glared at him.
"Uh… uh you want your Thingy? I-I can-" The carny didn't finish as he was immediately grabbed as he was grabbed and pulled up. "HEEEEEELLLLLLLLP!" he cried as he was about to meet his fate in the hands of the overgrown Hellhound butler.
His screams could be heard from Loona, who quickly escorted Octavia and Linda away from the scene. Cordelia and Bailey, however, stayed as they recorded this.
Bruce slowly squeezed the imp carny, causing him to scream in agony before he was silenced with a sickening snap. Bruce ceased crushing the imp and he opened his palm before flicking the carny away like an insect. He then grabbed the stuffed toy that Googoo wanted and handed it to her, the mouse demon squeezing the toy tightly.
"Will that be all, Miss Googoo?" Bruce asked his employer.
Googoo nodded with a smile. "For the moment," she said, patting his hand. "Thank you, Bruce."
At the bumper cars, Octavia and Linda were having a good time together in their cars until they got hit by Cordelia, who was sharing her car with Bailey.
"Hey!" Octavia shouted at Cordelia.
"Quick hogging the road, Octipus!" Cordelia declared as she laughed like a menace, bumping into everyone, which included making Seth spin around his car. "That'll show those little-WAAH!"
Cordelia and Bailey screamed as Jessie passed them by, bumping them off as she raced around the car at a high speed. "YEAAH!" Jessie declared as she let out her own maniacal laughter as she drove the cart.
Octavia's eyes widened. "GET OUT OF HER WAY!" she cried out as she tried to drive away, but she, Linda, Cray and Seth weren't that lucky when Jessie crashed into them.
"YAAAAAAH!" Seth screamed as he kept spinning around.
Later, over at the Go-Karts, the kids got in their carts.
"I'm going to outrace you all!" Seth declared.
"Let's just hope these things are safe," Cray mumbled while seeing Octavia get into her cart. "Good luck, Via."
"Whatever," Octavia dismissed as she got in.
As Linda nervously got into her cart, she noticed Jessie showing up. "Oh crap!" she shouted, causing Octavia and Cray to turn, realizing that Jessie was getting into a go-kart.
"Any of you would like to race with me?" Jessie asked with a grin.
"...NOPE!" Via, Linda, and Cray made a run for it while Seth stayed in his kart.
"Like I'm going to get beaten by some lowly, commoner Hellhound," Seth dismissed her.
"Oh, is that a challenge?" Jessie asked with an insane grin.
Loona noticed the kids rushing back to their chaperones. "Why did you guys leave?"
"We don't want to race… her," Linda said, pointing to Jessie.
"Is Seth still there?!" Hazel asked frantically. "Seth! Get back here!"
"I'm not leaving until I win the race!" Seth declared. Once the light flashed green, he revved up and drove his kart down the track. "You see, nobody will beat the son of Ipos!" he declared until Jessie sped right past him, causing him to spin around again. "YAAAAAAAAAHHH!" he screamed as Jessie raced around the track while Seth could barely keep on track.
Loona shouted to the imp who was supposed to be watching the go-karts. "Isn't there a speed limit to these go-kart races?!"
"Speed limit?" the imp asked, making Loona's jaw drop in response. What followed was an explosion…
After that, everyone decided to go play mini-golf, which they thought would be much calmer.
"What happened to that weird duck friend of yours?" Cordelia questioned after meeting up with them.
"At the petting zoo with his nanny," Cray replied while picking up a golf club. "After the incident with the go-karts, his nanny thought the petting zoo would calm his nerves."
"Well that's a relief," Cordelia responded as she got hers. "Cause really, the less I see of that duck, the better."
Loona, Via, and Linda were at one of the courses waiting for the others as Googoo joined them. "Via! So glad we could catch up with you! Me and Brucy were getting a lot of prizes from the carnival games! Right, Brucy?"
Bruce, while covered in a lot of stuffed animals, just replied with a growling shrug.
"That's… good for you, Googoo," Via replied.
"Did your Hellhound get you any prizes?" Googoo asked her, making Via twitch slightly.
"Actually, she just gave me some music to listen to," Octavia responded.
"Ooh, what kind of music? I usually listen to the Cheetah Girls," Googoo mentioned.
'Of course she does,' Loona thought to herself. "I thought you'd be into the Goo Goo Dolls."
"What?" Googoo asked. "There's a band named after me?"
"I… guess," Loona shrugged. "I have one of their songs in my mp3 player."
"Can I listen to it?" Googoo asked.
"Sure." Loona picked the song from her mp3 and handed it to Googoo. "Knock yourself out."
Googoo played the song and started to listen…
"Goddamn this hole!"
Loona turned and saw Cray getting irritated. "What's the problem?" she asked.
"It's Cray," Via said, pointing to the leopard Goetia kid. "He's throwing a fit over the clown course."
Cray was trying to hit the ball into the mouth of a jester that looked like Fizz. But as the ball rolled up the tongue, the teeth popped down to block it, causing the ball to roll back toward Cray. The jester began to laugh at him. "Ha-Ha-Ha!"
"Confound you, clown!" Cray shouted, raising his golf club up. "You will put that ball in your hole or else!"
"Easy, young master," Schnowzers advised him. "Just try to concentrate on the timing."
Cray nodded and took a deep breath, calming himself down as he tried to concentrate. He hit the ball up the Fizzoroli tongue, whose teeth blocked it again as it laughed at him. "Quit laughing!"
"Come on, just hit your fucking balls in its mouth already!" Octavia told him, enjoying Cray's irritation.
"Whatever happened to no cussing?" Loona joked at the owlette.
"Just enjoying this," Octavia replied with a grin.
Cray kept his cool, trying to not let Via ruin his concentration. He narrowed his eyes at the hole, running the calculations through his head as he considered timing, speed, and the wind. He swung his club to hit the golf ball and it rolled up the tongue at a certain speed. The teeth was about to come out to block the ball… only for the ball to get in just in time.
"Yeah!" Cray shouted with pride…
…only for the Fizz hole to spit the ball out of its mouth.
Cray just stood there in shock for a moment, his eyes twitching. Then he lost it.
"You're gonna die, clown!" Cray shouted as he marched up to the hole. He extended his claws as if they were blades and he sliced it up to pieces. "YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY, HUH?! YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY?!"
"Master Cray, calm down!" Schnowzers shouted as he grabbed the Goetia heir, pulling him back from the large Fizz head, which was now in pieces. "Young master, I wouldn't…" Schnowzers said while a pissed off Cray took deep breaths.
At the petting zoo, Seth was hanging out around looking bored. He was all healed up and eating popcorn, but the petting zoo had to be the most boring place to spend the day. The only fun he could have was making fun of the animals there.
"Hey, you want one?" Seth asked as he held up a piece of popcorn in front of a demon goat. The three-eyed goat looked up to try to bite a piece, only for Seth to pull it away and eat it himself. "Ha! Can't have any!" he declared, only to look disgusted after eating it. "Blech," he said as he spat it at the demon goat. "That was bad."
"BAAAA!"
Seth was suddenly hit in the side by another demon goat. "Ow! Hey!" he shouted at the black goat with three red eyes. The goat was glaring at him. "What's the big idea?!" he shouted at the goat, who huffed at him. "Oh a wise guy, huh? Well I'm not afraid of taking on a goat!" he shouted as he tried taking on the goat by picking up a stick.
"Seth, that is enough!" Hazel interrupted as she marched up and grabbed the stick from him. "I told you not to make a scene!"
"But that goat started it!" Seth argued, pointing at the goat.
"Goats don't start anything," Hazel told him. "Now if you cause another scene again, I'm taking your ass back to your daddy to straighten you out! So this is your very last chance, got it?!"
Seth took a step back, remembering what his dad would do to him or where he would send him if he caused another scene. He gulped. "Alright, I will try to be on my best behavior, Nana Hazel."
Hazel huffed. "Well, we should go meet up with the others," she said, pulling Seth along as they walked out of the petting zoo, though not before Seth turned to the black goat and stuck his tongue out at him.
The goat did not take this too kindly…
While the kids were playing mini golf, Loona stood by with the other Hellhounds. She looked up at Bruce, deciding to make small talk.
"So… how long have you been on this job?" Loona asked. Bruce didn't even look at Loona, his eyes focused on Googoo who was listening to the music. "A man of a few words, huh?" Loona asked, but Bruce didn't respond.
After not getting a response out of him, Loona just sighed and looked over at Bailey, seeing the Golden Retriever just blowing bubblegum while checking her phone. She wondered if she would have better luck with this Hellhound.
"How's your day going?" Loona asked Bailey after walking over to her.
"Oh, you're talking to me?" Bailey asked, looking up to Loona.
"Yeah, um… we haven't formally met," Loona responded. "I'm Loona, by the way."
"Loona… oh yeah, I recognize you," she said, tapping on her phone and pulling up a video. "Lunatic Loona from the hit viral video from that one party."
"Oh…" Loona said, looking drained. She forgot about how they recorded her "I didn't know it was viral."
"Yeah, got more than a million hits so far," Bailey commented with a chuckle. "They even made TV shirts and merchandise out of this."
"Merchandises?!" Loona exclaimed. "I didn't approve of this!"
"Everything viral is free range," Bailey said. "Once you go viral, your likeness in Hell is forfeited."
"Oh man…" Loona grimaced, not liking this at all.
"Hey, if it makes you feel better, I'm not gonna crack a rib over this," Bailey offered while leaning back. "Besides, it's not like you're the only one who ever barfed at a party before."
"Have you?" Loona asked her.
"Once at a keg," Bailey admitted as she blew another bubble. "So, how long have you been working for the Ars Goetia?"
"I don't actually work with them," Loona replied. "I'm a family friend."
"Really?" Bailey asked, looking surprised. "What is your owner, some rich tycoon or something?"
"I'm not owned by anyone, and my dad isn't a rich tycoon or anything," Loona admitted. "He just knows Stolas."
"Ah, connected to the right people," Bailey said, nodding. "Bet you got perks from it."
"Well I did get a job at the Triton Resort thanks to Stolas…" Loona admitted.
"Triton Resort? Huh," Bailey replied. "I think I remember hearing Lord Levi wanting to franchise that place, but the owner, Gaap, declined his offer."
"Huh, never knew about that," Loona admitted. "But at least with my day off, I get to spend some time with Tavi, you know. She's a good kid and I didn't want to leave her to be left alone handling the rest of the brat pack. No offense to your Cordelia."
"Hey, I know, I understand," Bailey responded. "Sometimes she can be a little spoiled #%$,"
This got Loona's eyes to widen. "Okay… I wouldn't exactly call them that."
"Oh please, Loona, you and I both know that these kids will grow up to be just as spoiled and rotten as their parents," Bailey said while blowing a few bubbles. "And little Cordelia will be no better than her own daddy."
"I… I know that Octavia isn't like them," Loona told her, looking appalled. "Surely you must care about Cordelia-"
"Do I look like I give a shit about her?" Bailey told her off, giving a stoic look. "I was only adopted because her daddy couldn't be bothered giving his own daughter attention. She's my meal ticket, nothing more. I pretend to give her the attention she wants and I get to reap the benefits and live the good life."
"That… sounds selfish," Loona pointed out, looking appalled.
"It's called survival, Loony," Bailey pointed out. "Most Hellhounds don't get lucky like we do. We're either used for manual or slave labor, we're literally lower than the imps. I might be a pet, but at least I get to enjoy the rich life in an underwater kingdom, so be it. And if it means not being stuck in a pound, so be it." Bailey spat out her gum. "Nice talking to ya," she said before walking away to the restroom.
Loona watched Bailey leave with a frustrated look. She couldn't even fathom what she just heard from Bailey, who was nothing but a moocher. "Fuck…" she said while grabbing her own hair from her frustration…
"Hi, Loona!"
Her eyes widened upon hearing the familiar voice. She quickly turned around. "Tex? Kajedo?!" she said in shock, seeing the two Hellhounds there.
"Hey, Loona," Tex waved to her as Kajedo jumped up in front of Loona.
"Happy to see us?" Kajedo asked with a smile.
"What… what are you guys doing here?" Loona asked, though she definitely looked happy to see them.
"Well, it was Kajey's idea," Tex admitted.
"Yeah! Since you couldn't make it today, I thought that we could surprise you by coming to you and helping you out, since that way we still get to hang out," Kajedo explained.
"Wow," Loona said, still in shock. "You came all the way down to Greed… just to help me? You guys didn't have to do that, but…" She smiled. "Thanks. I appreciate this. And it would be nice having some more friendly faces around."
While at a hole, Via noticed Loona talking with two Hellhounds that she was not familiar with. The owlette looked confused.
"Hey Loona, who are they?" Via asked her, walking up to her.
"Oh, these are my friends, Tex and Kajedo," Loona explained. "Tex, Kajedo, this is Octavia, or Tavi as I like to call her. She's the daughter of Prince Stolas. Yeah, long story there."
"Nice to meet you, little lady," Tex said as he offered his hand.
"Oh, um… nice to meet you too," Octavia replied nervously, shaking the hand as Linda walked over.
"Hey Via, I got a hole in one," she said before noticing the huge Hellhound she was talking to. "Yeep!" she shouted as she hid behind Via.
"Relax, Linda, they're with me," Loona reassured the young imp. "Hey Tavi, you wouldn't mind if my friends would also hang out with us?"
"Oh, um… I don't mind," Via replied. "I guess they can hang out with us."
"Great! Cause I saw a bunch of games we can all play! AWOOO!" Kajedo declared as she howled. Loona looked over at Tex, who just shrugged and howled with his girlfriend, Loona deciding to join them after a moment.
"Yeah…" Octavia replied awkwardly.
"Hey, what's all the howling?" Cray asked, walking up along with Googoo, who was still listening to Loona's music, and Cordelia.
"Loona's friends showed up to hang out," Linda answered.
Cordelia scoffed. "Whatever, as long as they don't get fur on us. I already have to deal with enough fur from Bailey's tail," she said while Bailey showed up, munching on some snacks.
"What did I miss?" Bailey asked.
Meanwhile, Seth was sitting on a bench waiting for his nanny to come back with some cotton candy. He heard clip-clop noises, causing him to turn around. "GAH!" he exclaimed, seeing the demon goat from the petting zoo. "You?! Go back to your petting zoo, you old goat."
The demon goat just glared at Seth, giving him an intense stare.
"D-Do you know who you're messing with?!" Seth asked, stepping off from the bench. He picked up an empty soda can and threw it at the goat, only for it to catch it with its teeth. Seth's eyes widened when he saw the goat biting and devouring the can. "WAHAHAAA!" Seth cried as he rushed to his nanny. "Hazel! Help! That crazy goat is out to get me!"
Hazel looked confused. "What goat?"
"Right over… there?" Seth pointed before realizing that the goat was nowhere in sight. "But… he was there!" Hazel just rolled her eyes as she pulled Seth away. "He was there!"
Later, everyone was playing outdoor ski ball, Cray throwing his ball into the hole.
"Even when it isn't golf, I still get holes-in-one, huh Googoo?" Cray asked, turning to the winged mouse Goetia.
"Uh-huh…" Googoo responded, still listening to the music.
Octavia threw the ski ball into one of the holes, getting a lot of points. "Loona! Did you see that?" she asked, turning around only to see that instead of watching her, Loona was watching Tex throw ski balls into the walls while she and Kajedo cheered for him.
"Way to go, Texy!" Kajedo cheered for her boyfriend.
"Yeah, you got the high score!" Loona praised, patting his back.
"Aw it was nothing," Tex replied humbly.
Octavia frowned while Linda managed to one ski ball into one of the lower holes. "Woohoo! I scored a point!" she declared, turning to Octavia. "Did you see that, Via?" She realized that Octavia wasn't paying attention. "Via?"
Meanwhile, Seth was at one of the games, shooting at targets with a water gun. As he was filling up the balloon behind one of the targets, he took a glance and noticed the same black goat from before staring at him from the prize section.
"WAHAHAAA!" Seth screamed as he jumped back, falling on the ground as he crawled towards Hazel. "It's him! IT'S THAT GOAT FROM THE PETTING ZOO!"
Hazel looked and saw no goat, just the prizes. "You sure it wasn't a stuffed goat?"
Seth turned around, seeing the goat was gone. "But… but… but!"
Over at the roller coaster, Octavia looked nervous, but she knew that at least Loona would be at her side. Once they were at the end of the line, Octavia went to sit in the three-seated car, only for Tex to sit beside her.
"Hey, hope you don't mind me sitting here," Tex said as Loona sat next to him.
"Sorry Tavi, Tex likes to sit in the middle, so… hope you don't mind," Loona said apologetically.
"Oh no, I don't mind at all," Octavia claimed while behind them sat Googoo, Kajedo, and Linda in that order.
"I'm super excited for this!" Kajedo declared. "Are you girls excited too?!"
"More like, nervous," Linda replied, trying not to hyperventilate from both the coaster and Kajedo, since they were both… a lot.
"Ugh…" Googoo simply said, looking stoic while still listening to Loona's music as the roller coaster started up.
Later, at the teacups, Octavia sat down in a cup with Linda while Loona sat with Kajedo.
"Let's spin around like there's no tomorrow!" Kajedo declared as the teacup ride started and everyone began to spin. "Woo-hoo!"
In another teacup, Tex was sitting with Cray, Googoo and Schnowzers. Cray was trying to get the hang of the ride while Schnowzers was holding a tea kettle.
"What's with the tea kettle?" Tex asked.
"Young master requested that we should bring out tea here," Schnowzers said.
"In hindsight, I may have misunderstood the ride," Cray responded while Googoo just looked even more stoic.
Seth kept his eyes out, his mind was still over about that goat.
"Seth, there is no demon goat around here," Hazel reassured him. "He isn't out to get you."
"Y-You may be right, Hazel," Seth replied while sipping from his novelty cup. He looked around and noticed one imp sweeping as he took his hat off, revealing his horns. Horns similar to the goat's.
"BAAAHP!"
"Yeep!" Seth held his nanny's hand as an imp man burped loudly nearby, his burp sounding similar to a goat's cry. "The goat's not here, the goat's not here…" he said while hearing clip-clop noises. His eyes bulged as he turned to see that the noise was from a mascot tap dancing to entertain the kids. "The goat's not here, the goat's not here…!"
Had he glanced behind him, he would have seen the demon goat eyeing him from a distance…
Octavia got herself buckled in while between Linda, and Googoo. She looked to see Loona across from them, standing between Tex and Kajedo as they were buckled up. They were all on the Dizzy Cycle Ride.
"Who's ready to get spinned!?" Kajedo asked excitedly
"Can you be any louder?" Cordelia asked sarcastically while Bailey just looked at her phone.
"Make sure you have all things in your pocket before the Dizzy Cycle is launched up like a yo-yo!" a voice explained.
"Wait… what did they say-?!" Linda didn't finish as she was screaming as the Cycle started spinning them around. "WAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
The Dizzy Cycle spun around as it launched up in the air while connected to a large rope, like a yo-yo.
Seth managed to find himself alone in the single-person restroom. After doing his business, he washed his hands. However, the lights flickered before they went out.
"Who turned out the light?" Seth asked as he looked for the switch. Lucky for him it was next to him and he was able to turn the lights on. He then turned around… and was met face to face with the goat, who was smiling evilly at him. "WAAAAAHH!"
Seth came out of the restroom, running straight to his nanny. "IT'S HIM! THE GOAT'S IN THE RESTROOM!" he shouted, pointing to the single restroom as the door was left open. However, there was no goat. "BUT HE WAS JUST HERE!"
Hazel just sighed. "Boy I swear…"
"Cotton candy, cotton candy~! Cotton candy!" Kajedo chanted while she, along with Tex and Loona, brought back some food and sweets for the kids at the picnic table.
"Alright, dig in every-" Before Loona could finish, she saw Kajedo immediately muching down on her sweets. "Food."
Octavia winced when she saw Kajedo eating like that. "Is she from Gluttony…?"
"Wrath, actually," Tex responded while eating his own cotton candy. "But one of her folks used to be from Gluttony."
"I would never take her for a Wrathian Hellhound," Cray admitted while looking amazed by how much sweets Kajedo could eat.
Octavia just watched Loona sitting beside Tex and Kajedo, seeing them chatting away. The owlette looked down sadly with a sigh until she heard a certain shark princess speak to her.
"Looks like your little Hellhound friend likes to hang out with her fellow kind more than you, Octipus," Cordelia commented while munching on her chicken nuggets. "I guess she isn't very loyal, unlike my Bailey." She pointed to Bailey, who was on her phone and looked completely disinterested.
Octavia narrowed her eyes at her. "Oh would you piss off, Cordelia."
"I'm just saying that it appears that Loona would rather hang out with older teens her age than some brat like you," Cordelia countered with a snicker.
Octavia thought about what Loona said about how to get Cordelia off her back by finding something that she was good at and be better at it. With Cordelia being good at insulting others, this gave Octavia a chance to bite back.
"Oh, says the princess of the second-lowest rated Ring of Hell," Via shot back.
Linda and Cray gasped, while Cordelia looked at Via with her eye twitching. "What?"
"You heard me? How does it feel to be the princess of a dad who's actually lower than the well known lowest Sin, Ozzie? It must be nice being lower than Mammon and Ozzie."
Cordelia wasn't going to take that. "Oh you want to talk about having a lower-class dad? Your daddy's one of the softest Goetia royals in all of Hell! I heard that he's the biggest pussy when dealing with the Deadly Sins."
"At least he reigns up in Pride, while yours lives in mostly water," Octavia pointed out.
"Oh you want to get insulty, Ocipussy?!" Cordelia asked as she stepped on the bench seat, giving her a fangy grin. "Your daddy is so thin, it's hard to believe that he's supposed to be an owl demon, he looks more like an anorexic flamingo!"
"Yeah? Well your daddy is so large, that they had to make the doors ten times wider just to get his fatass through!" Via countered.
"Oooh, I think they're in the middle of an insult-off," Kajedo said while everyone turned to them.
"Tavi…?" Loona said while watching Octavia squaring off against Cordelia.
"Your daddy is so stupid, he actually brought a soccer ball to a gala ball!" Cordelia shot back.
"Your daddy's so ugly, your servants had to blind themselves just to not look at his face!" Octavia countered.
"Well, your daddy is so ugly, his daddy put an opera mask on his face so it would grow onto him, cause he was born ugly," Cordelia said, grinning at Octavia. "And you inherited his masked face to hide the shame!"
"Your dad is so nasty, that every time he rises from the water he would always smell like spoiled fish guts!" Via shot back.
"Your daddy is so nasty, he doesn't wipe his own ass, but has his servants do it for him!" Cordelia shot back.
"Um, excuse me, you two," Cray tried to intervene. "Maybe if you just-"
"SHUT UP, CRAY!" the two girls shouted at him, making him squirm away.
"Your daddy is so stupid, he would mistake an imp for his wife!" Cordelia shot back, which left Octavia speechless. It looked like she was about to lower her head in defeat… however, a thought then popped into her mind.
"Yeah, well… at least he has a wife!" Octavia shot back, which made Cordelia's eyes widen.
"What…?" Cordelia said in shock.
"Y-Yeah, at least he's married while you don't have a mum!" Octavia told her as everyone fell silent. Octavia seemed proud of herself at first, but then she saw Cordelia's face and what she said fully sank in. "Um… wait, Cordelia, I-"
But Cordelia didn't say anything, instead running off.
"Cordelia!" Via shouted, seeing the young shark run off.
"Octavia!" Loona shouted with a horrified look. "What the hell was that?!"
Via looked at Loona. "I... I was just... she started it!" she shouted defensively.
"That is no excuse for what you just said!" Loona argued.
"I was just doing what you told me, find something she's good at and be better at it than her!" Via explained.
"I meant something like sports or something, not making fun of someone not having a mom!" Loona pointed out while looking in the direction that Cordelia had run off in. "Look, stay with Tex and Kajedo, we'll meet up outside the Robo Fizz Show after I go look for her." She turned to Bailey. "Bailey, you coming?"
"Hmm? Oh I'm sure she's fine," Bailey replied, barely looking up from her phone.
"Ugh!" Loona shouted in frustration over the retriever, deciding to go after Cordelia herself.
Via looked shocked as she went to follow Loona. "Loona, wait! Let me-" She tried to reach Loona's hand, but Loona turned to her.
"Just stay with Tex and Kaj," Loona told her.
"But Loona-"
"You've done enough, Octavia," Loona told her as Via took a step back while noticing Loona's disappointed look. "Look, we'll talk about this later," she said as she ran off to pick up Cordelia's scent.
Octavia just stood there with a shocked look as Linda walked over to her. "Are you okay, Via?" she asked her.
"I… I don't know," Octavia responded, lowering her head in guilt.
Loona sniffed around as she searched for Cordelia. "Come on, where could she be?" she asked, before she picked up her scent. She began to follow the trail of the scent, which led her to a fun house. "Alright," she said before entering inside the fun house.
She walked through as she looked around for Cordelia. "Cordelia! Cordelia, are you in here?" she called out to her before she walked into a hallway of magic mirrors. She glanced at the mirrors, seeing her reflection changing shape and size. "Cordelia?!"
As she passed one of the mirrors, she glanced at the reflection, but rather than seeing herself, she saw… a cat version of herself. She groaned. "Great, magic mirrors."
She still had the scent and she knew she was warm, so she just pressed on through the mirrors. She noticed one mirror showing a different reflection, causing her to pause. "What the…?"
It was Emira that she was looking at. Loona tilted her head in confusion as she saw herself as Emira, a witch she remembered briefly meeting in the isles. "This is getting a little freaky…" she said before walking further and stopping in front of another mirror. Her eyes widened when she saw a younger version of herself. "That's… me."
Looking at Little Loona, back when Blitz first found her, Loona took a step back and her reflection did the same. She bumped into another mirror, causing her to turn around. Her eyes widened and her jaw dropped…
In front of Loona was an adult Hellhound woman with white fur. She had wavy long white hair, red eyes, and resembled a very much older Loona. She wore a white long gown with white long gloves. Loona immediately recognized her.
"Mom…?" Loona said in shock before her ears picked up a sniffing sound. Turning around, she followed the sound of a young girl's cries. "Cordelia?" she asked before she spotted a reflection of Cordelia in one corner. Turning around, she spotted Cordelia in a fetal position, burying her face with her arms to her knees.
Loona rushed over to Cordelia, going to comfort her. "Hey, hey it's me," she said as Cordelia looked up to her.
"What do you want?" Cordelia asked, wiping her tears.
"I came to find you, kid," Loona responded with a sympathetic look. "I'm so sorry for what Octavia said, it was… it was not cool of her to say that."
"I… I'm not crying over that," Cordelia denied, while turning away. "Octavia doesn't know a thing about me!"
Loona sighed and sat beside her. "Do you… wish to talk about her? Your mom I mean."
Cordelia looked up to Loona. "Why are you so interested? You're nothing but a Hellhound commoner."
"Yeah, I am," Loona admitted. "But in a way, I know how you feel, kid. And believe me, what Octavia said stung me as well."
"You… don't have a mom too?" Cordelia asked her, wiping away more tears.
Loona sighed while looking down. "Yeah, my mom died when I was only two."
"Oh…" Codelia said.
"I don't remember her much and I remember my birth dad even less," Loona admitted. "But there are things that I can remember about her. I remember her voice… her smile… and her warmth." A nostalgic smile briefly appeared across her face as she fondly remembered her mother, but then ears dropped as she frowned. "She died during childbirth… leaving just me with my twin brother… and a new baby sister."
Loona fell quiet, remembering what happened after that. She certainly didn't want to talk about it, so she decided to change the subject. "So… what about your mom? What was she like?"
"Oh… um, to be honest… I have no memories of her," Cordelia admitted. "I'm part-tiger shark demon, so if you know how tiger sharks are born, they hatch inside their mother's stomachs, but they stay inside there even when they are juveniles."
"I did not know that," Loona admitted.
"Yeah, and my earliest memory of that is witnessing my siblings eating, mauling, and killing each other for survival," Cordelia explained, making Loona's eyes widen. "I ended up participating in it, eating some of my smallest siblings. My dad actually wept tears of joy when I came out… and then my mom passed away after I was born."
Loona had a disturbed look for a moment. "Christ on a stick…"
"Yeah, it's not a pretty picture, but that is nature," Cordelia admitted. "But… I've always wondered what she was like. My dad hardly talks about her…"
Loona nodded and continued to just listen to Cordelia while sitting beside her, letting the shark demon talk and work through her emotions.
At the Robo-Fizz show, a frowning Octavia sat with Linda and the rest of the Goetia kids. Seth managed to join them while nervously looking around.
"What's gotten into you, Seth?" Cray asked, noticing this odd behavior.
"None of you saw a three-eyed goat anywhere, did you?" Seth's eyes were shifting left and right and he looked scared, as if he was hiding from a hunter…
"Don't mind him, I think the heat has started to get to him," Hazel said as she took her seat before noticing Googoo. "But what's gotten into her?"
Octavia turned and noticed Googoo looking more down than ever. "Uh… you alright, Googoo?" Via couldn't believe she asked that, but she had never seen the normally perky and vain mouse Goetia look so… emo.
"I think… I'm going through some things right now," she said after taking the headphones out while staring at the mp3 player Loona gave to her. "My eyes are open now…"
Octavia just stared at her in confusion before she heard Kajedo shouting. "Hey, it's starting!"
"A-A-A-Alright, boys and girls of all ages! Who's ready to see your favorite, programmed fuck bot?!" an announcer asked while the children cheered along with Kajedo. "Now give it up for Loo Loo Land's extravagant star… ROBO-FIZZ!"
"Fuck me…" Octavia grumbled as the music started playing.
The spotlight waved around as Robo-Fizz stuck out from the curtains on stage and began to sing. "Hey folks! Begging your pardon! Excuse me! Sorry to barge in! Now let's skip the tears and start on the whole, y'know, being dead thing!"
He slid down in front of Linda, scaring her. "You're doomed! Enjoy the singing!" He stepped back. "The sword of Damocles is swinging!" His arm then extended to grab Bailey, who was looking over her phone until she looked up at him. "But if I hear your cell-phone ringing… I'll kill you myself, the whole being dead thing!"
After giving her the threat, he spun her back to her seat. "Death can get a person stressed, we should have carpe'd way more diems, now we're never gonna see them!" He spun around on the stage as he stared at the audience. "Now, I can show you what comes next, so don't be freaked! Stay in your seats! I do this bullshit like eight times a week!"
"So just relax, you'll be fine, drink your fifty-dollar wine, and take a breath!" Robo-Fizz jumped over to the crowd, specifically Via's group, where he stood beside Tex, placed the excited Kajedo down, handed some wine to Bruce, and finally handed a breath mint to Seth, who looked just as confused at the Robo-Fizz's antics.
Once Robo-Fizz jumped back on stage, the curtains rose to reveal his animatronic band. "Welcome to a show about death!" they sang.
Robo-Fizz then suddenly held a ukulele and began to sing more softly. "You're… you're gonna be fine… on the other side…. DIE! YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE! YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE!"
Everyone relaxed a bit until they got to the heavy-metal part. Seth. however, noticed one of the robotic band members had a familiar shape at the drums. He eyes widened in shock.
"I'll… I'll be your guide… to the other side…" Robo-Fizz sang with his ukulele again.
"Oh, and full disclosure, it's a show about death!" the band sang.
"Everybody gets on fine here, like Lucifer, Beel, and Asmodeus here!" He held up pictures of the aforementioned Deadly Sins. "The woman's bathroom has no line here, just… pee where you want! The whole being dead thing!"
Octavia gave a disgusted look before Robo-Fizz continued. "You're just gonna love the folks here." He then pointed to Via. "Yes, I know you're woke, but you can take a joke here!" She looked utterly confused by what he said before he continued. "And every show I do, like, a ton of coke here!" He held up a bag of coke as he snorted it up despite being a robot. "PAH-HAH! The whole being dead thing!"
While everyone watches, Seth thought he saw the goat, but the goat had disappeared from view again. The goat was playing at him at this point…
"Nobody is bullet proof!" Robo-Fizz held up a gun to take some shots before he continued singing. "'I work out, I eat clean!' Jesus, pass the Dramamine. Time to face the brutal truth, because we're all on a hit list! Might not live 'till Sinsmas, choke to death on Triscuits." He shrugged. "Hey, that's just statistics."
"So take a little break here, kinda like a wake here, the scenery is fake here, but there's a giant snake here!"
To everyone's surprise, a giant mechanical snake popped up from the stage as Robo-Fizz landed on it and rode around it. The giant snake swirled around in the air while Robo-Fizz spun around on its back. He leapt off the head as the snake returned backstage. Via and Linda both looked shocked while Robo-Fizz landed on the stage.
"Welcome to a show about death!"
Then the music shifts to a fifties tempo as Robo-Fizz sang. "You're… you're gonna be fine… thank you! On the other side… how you doing?" He pointed to Googoo, whose eyes were all watery as she cried. "Not good! Ba-be-ba-ba-be-bo-boo-bap-boop!"
Googoo tears up, causing Linda to comfort her along with Kajedo.
"I'll… I'll be your guide! To the other side!" Robo-Fizz continued to sing. "Seriously, though, this show is about-"
"Death is taboo, but it's hardly something new, there's nothing medical professionals could do, except maybe just to bill you!" the robo-band sang while describing death to the audience.
"If you die while listening to this song, it's still gonna keep playing on Pandora," Robo-Fizz told you, the readers.
"There is no destiny or fate!" Googoo sang along with a crowd.
"Just a terrifying wait!" Seth sang along while the goat was behind him.
"Filled with people that you hate, and on a certain date, the universe kills you!" everyone sang as suddenly, shadows of the Exorcists appeared above them.
"That's the thing with life, no one makes it out alive~!" Robo-Fizz declared. "Toss that body in the pit, 'Gosh, it's awful, ain't it tragic?' 'Blah, blah, Bible, Jesus magic,'" he mocked before continuing. "When you're dead, who gives a shit? No pilates, no more yoga! 'Namaste', you freaking posers!" He pointed to Octavia specifically, much to her irritation.
"From the cradle to cremation, death just needs a little conversation!" Robo-Fizz stretched his arms out as he flew around above the crowd. "I have mastered the art!"
"Dies Irae!" the band and crowd sang as the goat was still behind Seth.
"Of tearing convention apart!"
"Dies Irae!" The goat's hooves were over Seth's shoulder, making his eyes widen.
"So, how about we all make a start! On the whole~~! be~ing~~ dead~~ thing!"
(HA-A-AHH! HA-A-AAHH!)
Seth slowly looked behind him and screamed.
"God, I hope you're ready for a show about death!" Robo-Fizz finished his song.
"Stay back, demon goat!" Seth cried out as the goat jumped onto him. "I SAY STAND BAAACK!"
"Hang on, Seth, I got-" Cray tried to save Seth, only for the goat to kick him with its back legs, knocking him out.
It took Hazel to save Seth from the wrathful goat as Seth hugged his nanny. "Oh thank you, Nanny, for getting me away from that crazy goat! I promise to be good! I have seen the errors of my ways!"
"Uh-huh…" Hazel said, unconvinced as she held the boy. "Let's just get you some air," she said as the Robo-Fizz tried to catch the goat, who went on an eating and bucking spree, causing the crowd to try to stay out of its way.
Outside of the tent, everyone was rushing out. Octavia just casually walked out with Linda, ignoring everyone screaming and running around them.
"Hey, there's Loona," Linda pointed out as Via looked up to see Loona… with Cordelia.
"There's everyone, including Bailey," Loona told Cordelia.
"Bailey!" Cordelia shouted as she rushed over to the Golden Retriever, giving her a hug. "Oh I'm sorry for running off like that. You must have been worried sick of me!"
"Hmm? Oh, you're alright. That's great," Bailey responded nonchalantly, just patting Cordelia on the head.
Loona sighed as Tex and Kajedo walked over to her. "So how is she?" Tex asked Loona.
"We talked, and she's going to be okay now," Loona replied as she did a head count. "Other than you and Kaj, there's Tavi, Linda, Googoo, Bruce, Seth, Hazel, Schnowzers… wait, where's Cray?"
"I think he's still knocked out from the demon goat that attacked Seth," Linda said as she pointed to the tent, which people were still fleeing from.
"You guys just left him behind?!" Loona asked in shock. "Satan, I'm gonna go get him!"
"Be careful, cause there's a rampaging goat inside," Hazel warned her while Loona marched over to the tent.
"How much damage can one goat do?" Loona asked as she entered inside…
By the time she went inside the tent, Loona saw that the place had been emptied out. She looked around, seeing that the bleachers were all munched up. "Cray? Cray, where are you?" she asked, looking around until she spotted Cray "There you… are?"
Cray was tied up while the sound of Robo-Fizz's laughter was heard.
"Well, well, well," he said while crawling behind Loona. She turned around and saw his mechanical limbs stretching out like a spider. "Loony Tunes? Is that you? Oh my, you're back! And how you've grown!"
"Robo-Fizz?! What… what are you doing to Cray?!" Loona demanded to know.
"Oh he got left behind, so I thought I-I-I would give this kid a g-g-good time!" Robo-Fizz declared.
"Let the kid go, Robo-Fizz," Loona told him. "He has nothing to do with this!"
"Oh contra-ire, Loona, you see, this cat boy here destroyed my face on my mini-golf course, w-w-which is a high offense of p-p-property damage! And I'll be sure to make an example out of him!"
"Can't you just call his parents for them to pay the damage?!" Loona pointed out.
"I-I-I'm not programmed to be logical, nor reasonable," Robo-Fizz said. "I was programmed to entertain… and get vengeance!"
"Well you're gonna have to return him to me, you pile of junk!" Loona told him off.
"Oh geez, you sound like your daddy, Blitzo," Robo-Fizz mocked. "Always a two-bit clown whose jokes are as half-ass as his balloon tricks! And you're just no bet-t-t-better than him!"
Loona growled at him. "You better watch what you say, you knock-off clown!"
"Aw, struck a nerve?" Robo-Fizz cackled. "It's surprising how loyal his mutt is to him, given that he's terrible with-" A piece of the bleachers was thrown at him, causing him to duck. "Whoa! Looks like we got a mad dog over here!"
"YAH!" Loona jumped up to punch Robo-Fizz, making his head spin. He moved his long arms to wrap her up before he slammed her into the stage. Loona got up and when Robo-Fizz raised his fist up again, Loona rolled over before he delivered another pounding. However, Robo-Fizz quickly moved behind her and kicked her off the stage.
She hit the benches and looked up to see Robo-Fizz grinning at her. He moved his mechanical fists up and threw them down towards her. Loona jumped back as the fists slammed down. Loona then jumps forward to deliver a kick to Robo-Fizz's face, knocking him back behind the curtains.
She looked toward Cray and started to move toward him. However, she was suddenly blocked by the large, mechanical snake that popped out from behind the curtains. She saw the snake open its jaws before diving at her, causing her to duck away. Looking up at the mechanical flying snake, she spotted Robo-Fizz riding it.
"YEE-HAW!" Robo-Fizz shouted like a cowboy as the mechanical snake tried to eat Loona. The Hellhound jumped up to dodge the snake and managed to kick Robo-Fizz from the snake's head to its back. The snake was on autopilot, just roaming around in a circle as the two fought on its back. "Oh you are just as stubborn as your daddy!"
"Quit talking about my dad, jackass!" Loona shouted while dodging the knife-strikes from Robo-Fizz's extended claws.
"Oh please, you're dad's a jobless thief who ruins everything he touches!" Robo-Fizz shouted while his fists were sprung back before he stretched them out towards Loona. The Hellhound dodged the punches until one claw scratched her arm.
"Shit!" Loona shouted as she held her scratched arm while glaring at him.
"I gotta tell ya, I don't know what Blitzo d-d-did to get you to love him, but you two are a fitting pair!" Robo-Fizz mocked her as they knocked each other off the snake. He started slithering around. "After all, who else could love a guy like him? Or who else could ever love you, Loona?"
"No wonder you're such a knock-off," Loona said as she kicked him away from her while biting his arm. Robo-Fizz hit her on the back, even scratching it as he knocked her off of him. She got up as she continued. "Why are you even like this? I met the real, original Fizz, and he's not an asshole unlike your knock-off sex toy ass!"
Robo-Fizz stared at her, his head twitching. "Oh so you think you want to go all spunky with me? Well so be it!" His claws turned into buzzsaws that launched at her.
Loona dodged the buzzsaws, which hit the bleachers. She managed to jump back up on the mechanical snake. "Are you trying to fucking kill me?!" she shouted as the buzz-saws ended up cutting the snake up while trying to cut her down. The snake ended up falling apart, causing her to fall onto the stage.
When she got up, she saw Robo-Fizz making a landing. He launched his saw hands again, while Loona raised her hands up… which stopped the saws by creating a blue glowing aura around them.
"What the hell?!" Robo-Fizz shouted in shock as he struggled. "Since when can you do that?!"
Loona looked at her hands in amazement. "Just now," she admitted before smiling. "Huh, I guess all that reading paid off." She kept her hands up to control Fizz with the blue glow as she was using telekinesis against him. She used her spell to push Robo-Fizz back and collide with his robo-bandmates and through the backstage. He sent her a glare, launching his buzz saw hands towards her. Loona skillfully jumped over to avoid the saws before she used the telekinesis spell to grab his arm and pull out. Robo-Fizz used his other arm to grab a tent support, struggling against Loona.
"Come on, just let go!" Robo-Fizz shouted. "I'm no good at tug-a-war!"
"Good," Loona said as she pulled her hand back, ripping out the arm from Robo-Fizz.
"NOOOO! LEFTY!" Robo-Fizz cried out, finding his left arm ripped out. "You were my favorite!"
Loona threw the arm aside and sent Robo-Fizz a glare. "Had enough, Robo-Freak?!"
"Oh I'll make sure that you're sorry!" Robo-Fizz said before he heard a snapping sound. He turned and saw that the support he had been holding onto was starting to break. "What the… oh…" He looked up and saw the tent falling down as a result of that and the other damage caused by their fight. "CRAP!"
Loona turned to rush over to Cray, grabbing him before she ran out of the collapsing tent.
"Y-Y-You think you've won, Blitzo's pet?!" Robo-Fizz shouted as the tent fell down on top of him. "Y-Y-You haven't seen the last of m-m-meee…" he shouted before being smothered by the canvas.
Loona carried Cray to the entrance of the park, where the others were waiting for her. Coming to a stop, Loona managed to free Cray from his bonds.
"My boy, Cray, are you alright?" Schnowzers asked, running up to the boy.
"I'll be good, Schnowzers," Cray replied while turning to Loona. "Thank you, Loona, for saving me from that robot."
"Hey, it's no problem, kid," Loona replied while feeling a pat on the back by Tex.
"Wait, you had to save him from the robot?" he asked, smiling at her.
"Uh, yeah," Loona said, suddenly looking a little bashful. "There was this big fight that involved a giant mechanical snake. But it was no big, really," she said while looking away.
"Wow, first Clara told us about how you helped handle a hostage situation and now you saved a kid from a robot and a giant snake?" Kajedo asked, looking impressed. "You go, girl."
Loona blushed. "Thanks," she managed to say before spotting Via, who was silently sitting on a bench with Linda.
Excusing herself, Loona walked over to Via and Linda. "Hey," she said, earning their attention.
"Um, I'll just leave you two alone," Linda said as she walked over to the others.
Loona sat beside Via, who was just staring at the ground. "Octavia… Tavi. What you said to Cordelia was not okay. I know that she hasn't been nice to you, but that doesn't make what you did any less appropriate and I think you know that."
"I'm sorry…" Via responded.
"I'm not the one you should apologize to," Loona pointed out. "You should say that to Cordelia. Do you understand?"
"Yeah, I know," Via said.
"Hey, look at me," Loona said as Via turned to her. "I know that look. There is something on your mind. Anything you want to talk about?"
"Well, it's just… I thought today it was just going to be you and me along with Linda, helping me deal with Cordelia and the rest of the Goetian kids," Via explained. "But then your friends showed up and you started spending more time with them and less time with me." She sighed. "Today was supposed to be about us. I thought you were supposed to be my best friend."
Loona was silent for a moment, letting out a sigh. "Tavi, I'm so sorry for making you feel like you were being left out or neglected," she apologized. "That was not my intention and it was not my plan for them to show up, but you have to understand something. You're still my best friend, but you're not my only friend anymore. And I want to hang out with teens my age sometimes," Loona admitted. "And you should be hanging out with kids your age too, because it wasn't like I was the only one here you could have spent time with."
"Besides Linda, there aren't any kids my age that I could befriend," Via complained. "All of the other Goetia kids are brats."
Loona raised an eyebrow. "What about Cray? Honestly, he doesn't seem so bad. He could probably work on his social skills and his temper, but from what I saw of him he's pretty friendly and polite."
Via scoffed. "I don't like him," she said as she crossed her arms.
"I mean, you told me yourself that you don't even know him that well, so do you even know him well enough to dislike him?" Loona asked. "Tavi, does the reason why you don't like him have less to do with who he is, but rather, that you are being forced to spend time with him by your mom?" Loona asked her. "That's not Cray's fault, so maybe the way you've been treating him and dismissing him is unfair."
"But he's still a Goetia royal and that makes him a rich, spoiled brat!" Via argued. "I don't need him, I just need you and Linda!"
"So you look down at him for being Goetia? Well, that would make you a bit of a hypocrite since, news flash, Tavi, but you are a Goetia princess," Loona pointed out. "And I'm not saying this to try to be mean, but you shouldn't assume that you're the only Goetia kid who isn't insufferable when there could be others just like you. I mean, one of my newest friends, Clara, belongs to the Labolas family. Maybe you and Cray could be friends too. I'm not saying you have to, but you could still try. You'll never know unless you give those like Cray a chance rather than write them off completely because of their status."
"What about Seth?" Via asked, while Loona glanced at the terrified Seth, who was being rocked by his nanny.
"Well, he's probably a lost cause," Loona admitted. "But consider this, Tavi. If I had judged you completely for being a member of the high class of Hell, we wouldn't be friends. But I got to know you outside of your status. And who knows, there could be other kids just like you. Maybe start with Cray,"
Octavia considered this before she sighed. "Alright, I… I guess I can give Cray a… chance."
Loona smiled and arm-hugged her. "Come on, let's go back to the others."
The two walked back to the group, Loona taking Via to Cordelia.
"Hey, Cordelia." The shark girl turned to the owlette, who took a deep breath. "I'm… sorry for what I said. It was wrong and you didn't deserve that."
"Um, right… thanks… Octavia," Cordelia responded, nodding awkwardly. "I accept your apology."
"See? That wasn't so bad, was it?" Loona asked them both. She then nodded toward Cray, who was being given some tea by his butler, who put a blanket over him.
Via understood and walked over to Cray. "Hey, Cray, are you alright?" she asked him.
"I'll be fine," Cray responded while sipping the sea. "Thanks for asking, Via. I appreciate it." He smiled.
"Y-Yeah," she responded awkwardly, looking away.
"But man, I hate that clown," Cray mentioned, causing Via to turn back toward him.
"Oh, me too," Via agreed. "I've hated that thing for years."
Cray nodded. "I can see why," he said. "Is that thing really meant to entertain children? Because it looks like children shouldn't be allowed anywhere near it."
"I know, right!" Via exclaimed and Loona smiled a little as she watched the two pre-teens bond over their mutual hatred of Robo-Fizz.
"Ms. Loona," Cordelia said, causing the Hellhound to turn to her. "I just want to say… thank you, for what you did back there. If you want, I can get you a job working for my family back in Envy. I… would like you to come work for my family."
"Huh?" Bailey asked, looking up from her phone after hearing this, her eyes widening from what Cordelia said.
"Oh, um, thanks Cordelia, but I'm good from where I am," Loona responded awkwardly.
"Really?" Cordelia asked, looking surprised that Loona rejected the offer. "Are you sure? I can set you up with a better job and better pay."
"I appreciate the offer, but I'm fine with what I have right now," Loona reassured her.
"Huh, no one has ever rejected my offers before," Cordelia admitted, looking down in confusion.
"But what you can do for me is, well, maybe you can stop giving Octavia a hard time," Loona requested. "I know you two don't see eye to eye, but I think it's for the best that after today, you two should give each other some space."
"I… I guess I can do that," Cordelia said before looking up at Loona. "It was nice meeting you, Loona."
"You too, kid," Loona responded. After that, she turned to Tex and Kajedo. "Thank you guys for coming here today and for helping to watch the kids."
"Hey, it's no problem, Loona," Tex responded as he and Loona bumped fists. "We just like hanging out with you."
"And we'd be happy to help you babysit the kids anytime," Kajedo said before giving Loona a hug. "Maybe next time we could do this at Lu Lu World!"
Loona smiled and hugged Kajedo back. "I think I would just settle for the mall," she admitted.
"Um, Ms. Loona?" spoke Googoo as she handed Loona her mp3 player back. "Thank you for letting me listen to your music. It really opened up a lot of things about myself."
"Oh wow, no problem. I honestly forgot that you had it," Loona said as she looked at the track playing. "Dear Satan, you were listening from Fall Out Boy to Vibeke Stene on this."
"Yeah… I never knew there was music like that outside from what I usually listen to," Googoo admitted. "Do you think you can give me some more music recommendations?"
"Um, sure, I can give you a few more suggestions," Loona said.
Meanwhile, Seth had finally calmed down, looking around and seeing that the goat wasn't in sight. "Are we going home, nana?"
"Yes, and I'll be sure to tell your father that you didn't cause a scene," Hazel responded. "That goat did not like you."
"I can't wait to get out of here," Seth said.
"Baaaah!"
"YAAAAHHAHAHAAAAA!" Seth shouted as he climbed onto Hazel out of fright, his teeth chattering. Unknown to him, Linda had made the goat noises and she stepped away with a silent giggle to herself, glad to have some revenge on Seth.
"Come on, Bruce, our limo is waiting," Googoo said as she climbed up on Bruce's shoulder.
"Hey, Bruce!" Loona shouted up at him. "It was nice meeting you!"
Hearing this, Bruce looked down at Loona… and smiled before walking away.
As everyone made their leave, Loona, Via and Octavia went to the parking lot, where they saw Jessie waiting for them at the limo.
"Hey, we missed you," Loona said.
"Yeah, I was on the run after the race track incident," Jessie said, letting the three in. "But hey, at least I got to have my own brand of fun."
"Let's hope that we don't crash into anything on the way home…" Linda said with a gulp as she sat down.
But of course, Loona made sure that everyone was buckled up before they started driving.
Just in case.
Back at the damaged tent for the Robo-Fizz show, everything was silent and still.
But only for a moment.
Something began moving underneath the tent before a clawed hand ripped through the canvas. Freeing himself was Robo-Fizz, who looked around at the ruins of the tent.
"L-Lululululu," he said while twitching and sporting his permanent smile. "LoooONaaaAAAA." He started to cackle. "Keh-keh-keh-keh-keh…"
After surviving another wild Jessie-style limo ride, the girls were back at the mansion.
"Long playdate, wasn't it?" Loona asked them as they walked up the steps to the front door.
"Evening, Ms. Octavia, and Ms. Loona, and Linda," Pringles the butler acknowledged as he opened the door for them. "How was your playdate, Ms. Octavia?"
"It wasn't too bad," Via commented as they entered the main room. "Dad! We're back!" She looked around. "Dad?"
"I'll go look for our dads," Loona offered as she walked into the mansion. "You two should sit down."
Loona began to search for Blitz. "Dad? You're around here?" she asked until she heard some noises coming from one room. She walked toward the door. "Dad?" As she opened the door, her eyes widened. "OH LUCIFER! On the couch! Really?"
Blitz let go of Stola's beak. "Lu Lu! You're back!" he exclaimed, getting himself off of Stolas. "We were just…"
"I'm just letting you know that me, Octavia, and Linda are back," Loona said as she covered her eyes. "Mr. Stolas, I would like to speak to you before I go… and please clean yourself up, both of you" she said while walking out.
"Oh come on, Loona, there's nothing wrong with seeing your old man making out with another!" Blitz told her.
"Old?" Stolas asked while covering himself with his red robe.
"Oh you know what I mean," Blitz responded with a wave.
After getting themselves dressed and cleaned up, Loona met up with Stolas in the dining room, where they were alone.
"So… what is it that you wished to speak about, Loona?" Stolas asked her.
"Well, earlier today, while I was dealing with a malfunctioning Robo-Fizz, I did this," Loona said as her hand glowed blue while levitating a fork.
"Telekinesis," Stolas said in awe.
"Yeah, I learned it from those times I was reading your grimoire," Loona admitted while performing a spell that pushed back the fork. "What do you think?"
"I'll admit, you do have some potential, Loona," Stolas said. "Do you know any other spells?"
"Just some basic glamor spells and portal spells that I am able to perform while reading your grimoire," Loona explained. "I've read some of the other spells when I had the chance, but I was never able to successfully perform them. Not until now at least."
"Hellhounds do have a natural affinity for magic," Stolas explained. "Well, more of an affinity than imps, at least. Your father could never read the grimoire himself, he always needed me or you to get a portal up. Hellhounds are able to effortlessly disguise themselves as humans, though from what I hear your glamor spells are a bit more elaborate than that."
"I guess," Loona said while looking down. "I did disguise a few witches as Hellborns."
"Hmm…" Stolas considered. "You know, maybe when you're available, I could help you train to better your magical performance," he offered, which surprised Loona.
"Really? Wow, that's… that's great, sir," Loona replied. She looked down, thinking about the offer before looking back up at Stolas. "I'll consider it, sir."
"Excellent," Stolas responded. "It'd be nice having an apprentice. And who knows, you knowing some spells could come in handy some day…"
Outside the mansion, Loona and Blitz make their leave, but not before Loona says her goodbyes.
"So glad that I got to catch up with you, Tavi," Loona said, hugging the owlette.
"You too, Loona," Via responded as she hugged her back. "And I'll remember what you said. Try to find some more Goetia kids my age that I can get along with. Maybe even check up on Cray to see if he made it home safe."
Loona smiled and rustled Octavia's hair. "That's the spirit, kid," she said while turning to Linda. "And Linda, it was nice meeting you."
"It was, um… nice to meet you too, Loona." Linda replied, showing a small smile.
"Ah I just love it that you two get along so well," Blitz said while hugging all three of them. "Take care of yourself, Via."
Via giggled. "You too, Uncle Blitz."
Linda tried to squirm out from Blitz's grip. "Um… can you let go… please?"
Meanwhile, Moxxie had found himself at another part of the Pride Ring as he knocked on the door of an apartment. Opening it was Mick.
"Hey, Moxxie right?" Mick asked him.
"The one and only," Moxxie responded. "You must be Mick. Clara told me a lot about you."
"Glad to hear that, cause I'm not hard to forget sometimes," he joked as he let Moxxie in. "Come in to my humble aboard."
Moxxie checked out Mick's apartment, looking around and seeing that it didn't look too bad. "Hmm, the interior's good, and the rent share's something I can afford," he said. "How is your bathroom situation?"
"Working conditions, both toilet, sink and shower," he declared. "Got a spare room that you can use. I use it for storage but I can clear it out for ya."
"Thanks," Moxxie replied as he smiled at Mick. "I think I'm gonna like this place. Better than anything that real estate agent showed me."
"Yeah, some of them can be real snakes in the landing business," Mick commented. "But you are pretty lucky that my girlfriend and I have decided that we aren't at the point in our relationship when we are ready to move in with each other yet or else you would have to rely on the agents."
"Sounds like I am the luckiest imp to room with you," Moxxie joked as he and Mick snickered.
"Come on, Moxxie, we just met," Mick responded. "I think it's a little too soon for a bromance," he said as he dug something from his pocket. "Also, do you mind if I smoke weed?"
"Come again?" Moxxie asked him.
"Don't worry, this is a prescription kind of weed," Mick reassured him. "I can offer you some if you like."
"Hmm… maybe another time," Moxxie said.
"Alright, but I must warn you one thing," Mick said as he looked around before giving him a look. "Look out for our landlord here, Ms. Deagle. She's a pug-faced Sinner, you won't miss her, but be careful around her."
"Thanks for the warning," Moxxie said, giving him a nod. "I'll be sure to look out for her."
Back in Stolas's mansion, Via was on the phone while Linda was playing a rubix cube in the playroom.
"So I'm just calling to check up on you, Cray," Via said. "To see that you made it home alright and that you're not too shaken up over that clown. That thing used to terrify me."
"I can see why," Cray responded over the phone. "But I made it home fine. Thank you for calling me, Via. Are you alright as well? Your limo driver looked a bit intense and I hope the ride home wasn't too rough."
"Oh… well, yeah," Via responded with a nod, she wasn't expecting Cray to ask her that. "I'm doing good. The ride back home wasn't as bad as the ride to the park."
"Octavia!"
Via and Linda winced before the owlette spoke to Cray. "I gotta go, my mom's here."
"Oh, well, I hope we can talk more later, Via," Cray responded.
"Yeah, later," Via said as she ended the call before she and Linda went to meet up with her mother…
At the main hall, Octavia and Linda went to meet with Stella, who spotted her daughter and the imp servant. "Octavia," she said before acknowledging the imp servant. "Linda."
"Um, welcome back from your brother's, your majesty," Linda said nervously, giving a bow. "How was your visit?"
Stella just sighed in annoyance. "Quite okay, honestly." she said to the imp girl "Octavia, how was your playdate? I heard from Jessie that the… Hellhound girl, Lunella, was it?"
"Loona, mom," Via corrected her.
"Right, she was there to chaperone you?" Stella asked her.
"Yeah, she did," Octavia responded.
"I see, and how was your day with the other Goetia children, including Leviathan's daughter?" Stella asked her.
"We… had an alright time," Via responded while looking down. "Better than the last playdate with Seth. Cray did get into an incident with a Robo-Fizz but he's okay. I… just got off the phone with him."
"Really? You… actually called him?" Stella asked, looking a bit surprised.
"Yeah, he's shaken but I think he'll be okay," Via admitted. "Seth, however… I think he developed a fear of goats."
"Well, at least Flauros's son is going to be alright…" Stella said. "And what about Googoo?"
"I think she's found a new interest in music," Via mentioned.
"What about… Cordelia?" Stella asked.
Via paused, wondering what she could say about Cordelia. "Well… I think… me and Cordelia agreed to a ceasefire."
"So no incident between you two?" Stella asked her.
"N-No ma'am," Via lied, not wanting to mention the incident that happened.
"Well, that's good then," Stella said. "Cause I wouldn't imagine what would happen if Leviathan came to our door wanting to make an example out of us. He does outrank us after all," she said while turning to Jewel, a tall imp girl servant with long black hair, red irises, and white freckles. She wore a green dress with a white apron, a snake tattoo on her right arm, brown stockings and heels with her tail having black thin stripes. "Tell McDowl to prepare dinner, I had a long day."
"Yes, ma'am," Jewel responded.
"If anyone needs me, I'll be in my quarters," Stella said while walking upstairs.
After Stella left, Linda turned to Via. "You know, I'm surprised that she didn't object to Loona chaperoning being there."
Via shrugged. "Yeah, my mom doesn't like Loona, but she doesn't make me spending time with her a huge issue. She tolerates her coming over every now and then… just like she tolerates you."
"That makes sense," Jewel said while looking around. "Because I have heard a certain… rumor on the grapevine."
"Rumor?" Linda asked while Via turned to Jewel in curiosity.
"Well, you didn't hear it from me, but… they say that when Stella was around Via's age, she also had her own 'pet imp' that her parents got her."
This surprised Via and Linda. "You mean she got her own personal imp servant as well?"
"That's what I heard," Jewel said. "It can explain why she tolerates your friendships with Loona and Linda. Well, at least for now. Because apparently once Stella outgrew her pet imp, they disappeared…"
After returning home, Loona went to her room. Upon closing the door, the first thing she did… was collapse onto her bed.
She looked exhausted. "What a day," she declares, thinking about the day she had. Turning over, she pulled up her phone. She went to the search bar as she tapped in a name for a specific someone.
'Hellhound search: Cyrus. Breed: White Wolf. Age: 16.'
'No new results found.'
"Dammit," Loona sighed, still having no luck in the search for her brother…
Meanwhile, in another part of Hell, a Hellhound wearing a black hoodie was walking through a town while looking at his phone. He was going through some VoxTube videos, letting it autoplay.
After finishing the latest video, he saw that the video recommended to him next had Loona barfing up at a party. It had already reached millions of views. The Hellhound looked at the title of the video: 'Lunatic Loona.'
This gave him pause as he looked at the video closely… and specifically, at Loona.
Meanwhile, in the Hellhound shelter, Amaroq walked up to Sonya. "Um, excuse me, Dr. Mera?"
"Hmm? Oh, you're the young Hellhound girl. Amaroq, right?" asked Sonya. "Is there anything you need?"
"Um, actually, I just came here to ask you something," Amaroq said, giving a concerned look.
"Is there something wrong?" Sonya asked her.
"Well, it's just… it's been a while since I've heard from one of the Hellhounds, the bloodhound one that was coughing up a storm," she mentioned.
"Oh yes, him," Sonya responded. "Mr. Russell was feeling better, but he decided that it was time for him to leave and move on."
Amaroq raised her eyebrow. "Move… on? So he just… left without saying goodbye to his friends?"
"He didn't want to be a bother," Sonya said, forming a smile. "But he did appreciate what we've done for him. We would have liked for him to have stayed, but we are not forcing anyone here to stay and we respect anyone's decision to leave if that is their wish. Is there anything else you wish to ask?"
Amaroq just shook her head. "No ma'am. But thanks for letting me know."
"No problem, Amaroq," Sonya said as she smiled at her, waving to the young Hellpup. "Have a nice day here."
"Yeah…" Amaroq said before walking away, hiding her suspicion about Sonya and the shelter.
She had a feeling there was something going on.
Bruce, Cray, Googoo, and Seth, are owned by Moheart7, who is also the creator of Linda, and Jewel which makes it their official debut in "Helluva Dad". Cordelia and Bailey are two OCs owned by ultimate-drax, though Bailey is older than Cordelia as originally intended to be a parallel to Loona, making her resemble the canon-Loona.
Hazel and Schnowzers were made for this fic, as Hazel the shark demon nanny is based off of Witch Hazel from Looney Tunes, specifically Lezah from The Looney Tunes Show.
We'd like to thank FaroeKing for the inspiration of the flashback from his fanfic "You ARE My Real Dad" which we recommend checking out.
Seth being chased around by the demon goat is a Malcolm in the Middle reference, from "The Zoo" episode where Reese gets chased after a goat for bothering another. We figured it would make for some hilarious comedy.
You all may be wondering why Blitz refused Stola's offer for a better job. Well, it's more on Blitz afraid of relying too much on Stolas, as a combination of his own insecurities and his pride. Blitz only asks Stolas for help when it involves Loona.
Oh, the part about a nerd who died in the coaster Loona and Octavia were on… it's a Dexter's Lab reference. It's pretty much how I imagined how it went down with Dexter and the roller coaster…
Also, "The Whole Being Death Thing" from Beetlejuice: The Musical, sung by Robo-Fizz is inspired by an animatic by Danaconunaene. We have been requested from this song for a while and decided that this would fit perfectly for the fic. Especially sung by Robo-Fizz.
That's about it for now, so this has been a fun breather chapter. We'll get back to more Luz Clawthorne.
Now to check on Reviews:
Moheart7: Thanks, we've mixed it up to both Home Alone and Saw in the last chapter.
Matteso585: 1) Well, must've slipped mind last time. 2) Yup 3) Vortex doesn't work for Verosika yet in this story.
Franco Almiron: Probably not. 1) It's pretty much taking place more than the current storyline of LC so… yeah, probably between Books. 2) Not yet. 3) Crimson will return later on.
Crash X Fusion: No worries, and we do plan no introducing Millie at some point.
Spantidem7: I mean, Shere Khan was gonna figure it out and learn about them eventually. He's got ass-deep ways to find information. The songs you've suggested, some would already be planned but don't expect us to use them.
Ultimate-drax: Hope you like how we've handled Cordelia and Bailey.
Xndelongchamps: Well she won't be underutilized…
OMAC001: You'd be surprised how many politicians ends up in Hell…
