Hello One and All in Interweb Land!
Sorry if this one took a little longer than normal. Now that I have a full-time job, which I am very grateful for, I don't have that much free time to work on the story but I will do my damndest to get more out in less time…I hope…I am so fucked aren't I?
Ah well, let's see what's going on in this round about?
In this chapter, Charlie decided that Godzilla won't be the only one to say a few words of their own. So she sets off to possibly the most hazardous and dangerous task to date, to face the King of the Monsters and lay down her own thoughts on him. Will she be successful or will she find her end by the deadly promise of Godzilla?
I got the Undertaker on standby…you know…just in case.
Let's see if we get a dead Princess or not, shall we?
Read on I hope you like!
WHEN A PRINCESS STANDS UP TO A KING YOU KNOW SHIT IS GOING TO GET SPICY!
…Now this is just a sorry sight here.
We see a not so happy Princess sitting on the hotel's roof silently gazing out to the city with a gloomy expression with her legs tuck close to her body. She looked over her home as the faint sounds of the city life was heard. Mostly yelling, screams, car horns, guns, and explosions but that's normal for the City of Hell. Usually this would give her great incentives to work her little heinie off to change that but right now she was too much in a rut to give a damn.
As to why she was like this was not much of a mystery there.
It has been a few days after Godzilla's verbal smackdown on the HH Crew and you can say they had a bit of a sour taste to the whole deal, some more than others. Husk, Niffty, and Vaggie seemed to be over it and continue their lives. Sure they were a bit miffed and slightly embarrassed about what the Kaiju said but all considering they were the least affected by his verbal onslaught. Angel was a little more steamed than the others but decided to let it go seeing that it would be a waste to dwell on it. But his pride was bruised a bit for the fact that he couldn't get Godzilla to say he wanted to fuck him.
But hey, at least he had fun trying despite how it all ended.
Alastor was another that was angered by Godzilla but like Angel decided to not pursue in any type of revenge. While he was indeed miffed about all Godzilla said, especially the part about his little games were useless, he wisely decided not to take any action against the King. For as much has he didn't like agreeing with him, Godzilla was right. Alastor saw that he has no chance of getting any payback at Godzilla, so he let it go.
For now.
Charlie however was the one that was hit the hardest by the whole outcome. It was like she was slammed by a semi going full throttle carrying explosives into a 22 mega ton bomb. Basically, she felt like shit. His words not only hurt her but now was making her questions everything she has done and her goals. Which made her think if what he said was true? Was everything he accused her of just his point of view being skewered by all that has happened? Was it for the fact that his limited perception, knowledge, understanding, and just not getting of what she was trying to do and her ways clouded by the anger and frustration that made him think her intentions were not what they seemed? Was it because he was never human, never grew up in human society, never was taught human ideals, ways, teachings, lifestyle, everything that constitutes what it means to be human, he never did thus has blinded and clouded both his mind and eyes to what was truly going on?
Or was he right?
Was it she who was blind? Was it her naïve narrow-minded perception that cause her to truly do this? Was everything she did and will do for selfish reason? Is what she is trying to accomplish more about what she wanted and not for the betterment of her people and home? Did she actually tricked the others, including her girlfriend, to force them to do her biding? Is she really that much of a despicable and horrid person? Is she just as bad as your common Demon in Hell?
And what is worse about all that is she doesn't know if he was right or not?!
And it was because she doesn't know that Charlie's confidence, her very passion in what she believes in, was now not so clear to her. Everything he accused her for is now put to question in her own mind. It was these questions that plagued her every waking moment and haunted her dreams. All these second and third guessing herself was driving her both mad and depressed all at once. Charlie was fighting with herself on what she thought she believes and knows to the point she was a near wreck of her former self.
It was so bad that she damn near abandon her usually cheery, happy go luck self for a near emo persona. She was becoming a little more antisocial, she almost never wants to talk, she doesn't sing to herself, it was even beginning to look like she was slowly losing her drive, ambitions, interests, and focus of her dreams. All cause of what Godzilla insinuated.
Holy shit, looks he can not only physically hurt you but psychologically fuck you up as well…that…is both impressive and scary as hell the King can do that…but mostly scary.
Plus being a bleeding heart like her really bites when you get slapped with this.
So here she was, sitting on the roof being all depressed not knowing what to do, where to go, or if she should continue on. This type of behavior was worrying everyone, they tried to cheer her up in their own way but nothing worked. Even Husker tried but couldn't get her out of her funk. Vaggie was getting really worried that Charlie might be like this for a while…or even permanent. But she didn't know what to do to get her to smile again and she hated that. Plus she hated the Kaiju that got Charlie like this and she was a hairline fracture away from dragging him back to the hotel and forced him to fix this. But there was a little hitch with that.
No one knows where he is.
Also, she really couldn't do jackshit about making him do anything cause, you know, he don't play like that.
After he stormed out it seemed he went into seclusion, somewhere he can be left alone. He pretty must went ghost and is nowhere to be seen. Which is kinda amazing he was able to just disappear like that considering he's a goddamn 8-foot-tall dinosaur with billboard sizes spikes on his back! You think he would be easy to spot. Yet somehow he is able to be elusive to anyone who wants to find him, again! How the fuck is he able to do that?! Untold numbers are looking for him and yet nothing, seriously, that's kinda spooky.
The Princess let out a low sigh as she rested the side of her head in her hand just staring out the horizon with a frown as she started speaking to herself.
"What a cock up your in now Charlie…guess I bite off more than I can chew with him huh? I actually thought I could help a freak'n 65 million-year-old mutated demigod dinosaur with a life I thought he might like. What was I thinking? I must've been nuts to think I can pull something like that off…and look what happened. He raged out of here and called me out saying I was just bullshitting him…but…maybe was he right." Charlie's eyes deemed slightly at the thought.
"Maybe I am just some stupid naïve girl that is just stringing everyone in this false promise. Of an idea that is doomed from the start…I mean…all of this, everything I'm doing…I'm just guessing. For all I know, this might be a big waste but I'm too prideful to see it till now…huh…maybe I do have some of my dad in me after all." She chuckled dryly at her little 'revelation' but it held no heart or emotion in it.
"So this is where you've been my elusive Demon Belle." Said a voice from behind her.
"…Hey Al…" Charlie responded in a melancholy tone already knowing who the voice belongs to.
"Still feeling blue I see? I know just the remedy to turn that frown upside-down!" Alastor spoke in an uplifted voice.
"…Thanks…but if you don't mind…I just want to be left alone…ok?" She sighed.
"Do you now? This is a surprise coming from you, normally I be seeing you around anyone that was at least a mile in your area. But now you're starting to act like our departed dino guest."
Charlie's body slouched a little which told him all he needed.
"Ah, its so clear now, your still in the dumps with what happened with the 'King' are we?" He walked a little closer to her.
"Please just…don't." Charlie murmured a little.
"My dear, you really need to move on from that. Sulking about the past won't get you anywhere. What's been done is done. It's just part of the business, when I was alive, I gain and lost many listeners over the years as a Radio Talk Show Host as it was just how it works. You win some you lose some. Letting the failures get to you won't do you any favors." Alastor spoke with some wisdom from personal experience.
"Says the guy who is only here to see other's failures." She responded with a little cold attitude to him.
"Ho ho ho! Seems like our little Princess does indeed have some bite in her after all. Color me impressed." Al was a little amused by her cold response.
However, despite Alastor's reaction to her response his smile did dropped a little. Now he will be the first to admit that he enjoys seeing others misfortunes, failures, fall from grace, and so on. All they accomplish, every strife, bruise, challenge, struggle, triumph they achieve to get to the point they are now just to have it all torn away in a blink of an eye is a real knee slapper to him. They pure joy to see other's miseries such as Charlie's has always gave him such a warm and fuzzy feeling inside…yet…this time something…didn't quite click like usual.
He can't quite put a finger on it but seeing her in this state just didn't have the same satisfactions as he would get with another. Perhaps it's because he has grown to know more about the wayward Princess a little and has started see her in a slightly different perception. Whatever the case he decided that this won't do.
Hey, looks likes old Radio Boi has a bit of a soft spot for the little lady…and I can't tell if it's sweet, worrisome, or a sign of something bad will happen.
"You know, I have been here for quite some time. Seen many Demons of all types and statues come and go. From Overlords to the common Sinners doing whatever they can do achieve their goals, mostly grabbing power or just trying to get by without getting killed again. And yet, through my many decades here I can say that without a doubt you are the very rare exception to that." This cause Charlie to look at him a little but still held her sad face.
"And let my guess, you find this amusing?" She said in a low apathetic tone.
"Indeed it does but for different reasons. I actually want to see how far you can go with your idea, what delusional fool will take your hand in the journey of betterment, what trials and tribulations will you come too, how you face the odds against you, and all the whacky adventures you will have. I wish to see it all!" He exclaimed dancing around her a little.
"…But…I don't understand? I thought you have no faith in my cause…so why are you trying to get me to go on?" She asked
"Oh I whole hardly believe it won't work. But that doesn't mean I won't stop helping you from still trying. Afterall, where would I get my entertainment if you stop now?" He asked with a raised brow.
"I see…so it's really just for you to laugh at my misery more…figures." She sighed sadly.
"Partly…but I do wish for you to go as far as you can. I wasn't joking when I said you are such a rare individual here. Out of all the countless millions that come here, you are by far the most interesting person I have ever seen. All that you are doing, the goal of your dreams, is something I find quite intriguing. You take this crusade not knowing if it will work yet you stride to see it happened. Most would of never even think such a bonkers idea…yet you, a pure Hell born Demon, is doing just that. You would literally go through Hell to change how things are, to bring a better life to all. And that makes you such a rarity that I am willing to throw my hat in this." He said with a soft smile holding his hand out to her.
"I…wow…I never knew that's what you think…I mean you're still want to see others and me fail…but thank you for saying that…but what if it's like Godzilla said?" She accepted the hand and grasp it as he pulled her up.
"What if all I'm doing is for selfish reason, that I'm just using you all to get what I want…that I'm nothing more than a despicable person forcing you all in doing my own bidding? Making you all into something you never ask for…taking who you are and replacing it with something else?" She lowered head as a tear escape her eyes.
Alastor made a little tsking sound before gently wiping the tear away and then placing his finger underneath her chin so she could look at him.
"I thought we already told you that we don't believe that. That you are not what he claims you are. So no more frowns and crying, your prettier with a smile anyways."
"I know you guys said that…but the emotions that came with his words…he actually believes that…somehow I screwed up somewhere to make him think that. And look what happen. After he left, I've been trying to figure out how everything just went downhill? Where did I mess up, was their signs I missed, why didn't I notice them before, how was I blind to not see the outcome? Was it because I'm just a naïve brat that can't accept the real world around me? Am I really just-BONK!" But a swift hit by Alastor's cane on the head silence her little rambling.
"OW! What was that for?!" She puffed her cheeks out while rubbing the sore spot on her head though it didn't really hurt as it was more of a surprise than anything else.
"Now no more of that, you hear? Having those thoughts will only bring you back down to where you were before. If you continue to do this than how will you ever see your dreams come true?" He asked in a slightly authority tone like a parent to their child.
"I know that but-"
"No buts young lady. You have been hosting your own pity party for long enough, it's time for you to get back on your feet and move on from this episode. You won't get anywhere if you continue this path your currently on, wouldn't you agree?"
"I…no…your right Al…I am done letting these thoughts run my life to the ground. I don't like feeling like this, these feelings of self-hatred and self-loathing, they are driving my up the wall. I'm becoming someone I don't want, a person that isn't a reflection of who I am. I can't, I won't let Godzilla's words control me any longer. His words still hurt and I do feel like he has some points but if I dwell on them any further than it'll tear my world and myself into oblivion." Charlie said with determination and confidence growing with each word.
"Now that's what I like to hear! Let's head down and tell all the good news!" Alastor said with some bombastic tone in his voice.
"…Actually, can you tell them? I need to do something first." This made Al raised his brow at that.
"And that would be?" He asked
"I need to find Godzilla." She responded.
…WHAT!
The fuck she's about to do!?
Alastor looked at her for a moment before letting out a hearty laugh.
"What a bizarre turn of events we have here! The Princess of Hell will hunt down the King of the Monsters! Such gusto to even think such an audacious idea! Care to fill in as to why you need to go find the Angel Slayer?" He asks loving this little twist.
"If I'm going to move on from this, I need to put to rest my own grievances and let him know a few things. I need to do this…and before you say it, I know the risk and dangers I'll be placing myself but doing this will help me move on. Tell everyone one, don't twist anything. Tell them straight up for me to move on I need to say my peace with Godzilla, ok? And I need to do this alone, so I don't want you or anyone else butting in on this, that's an order." She said to him looking serious.
"Of course your Highness, as you will." He bowed to her in a somewhat mocking tone and vanish.
Charlie stood on the looking at the spot Alastor was before she turned to the city and looked scanning the buildings for a bit before she slowly walked to the edge of the building. She stood there as if contemplating her next move before she leaned over and fell. A second later, two demonic wings sprang out from her back extending their full length. She continues to fall for a little bit before she angled her wings to curve away from the ground and climb to the clouds. She went higher and higher till she could almost see the whole city.
Wait…she can fly…did not know she can do that…learn something new every day…cool.
She looked around the city below for a bit before she closed her eyes and began to 'feel' the power of the King. A technique taught to her when she was little, it was an ability to sense and locate certain individuals through tracking or finding their aura or energies of any kind. Now normally it would take a while to find anyone here since everyone, no matter how weak, has similar auras that to search for a certain person through this method. In a metaphorical sea of demonic energies this is a bitch to do, luckily for her, Godzilla's energy is not only a unique one but massive.
Think of it like a sun next to a lit match, not even worth to compare which is brighter.
Knowing this, she scans the energies of the realm till she found her target in no time at all. She opened her eyes and turned to a location where his power was coming from and was a little surprised where it was coming from.
It seemed Godzilla returned to Wasteland.
"Weird he would go back there but I guess it kinda makes sense. It is a large district with lots of places for him to find a place to be left alone plus no one really wants to be there since there is nothing worth to live there. Smart move…ok Charlie…let's get this over with." She said to herself and flew to Wasteland to face Godzilla.
As she flew, she ran over how she was going to do this without getting killed in her mind. She knew how dangerous this move is and what it could lead. Charlie needed to play this carefully, just one little nudge in the wrong direction would all it takes to make this already suicidally task into a definite death sentence. But it had to be done. If she was ever going to move on from this, she needs to speak her peace to him. Wasteland was coming in sight so she landed with grace on the edge of the district.
Charlie looked at the desolate sight and took a deep breath to steady her nerves and center her mind. She figured once she steps in the area Godzilla would automatically know she was here, if he hadn't already.
Well…at least it won't take long for this to happen…yay?
"Ok…here goes…everything." She said to herself and slowly walked into Wasteland.
Charlie walked in a straight line passing all the damage and rubble of the place keeping an eye out for the Kaiju King. She was a little nervous on how this would go down. She was hoping she could just say what she needed and then leave but was expecting the worse. Would it come to a shouting match of some kind or a full-blown cage blood fight? She hopes it wouldn't resort to that for she knew she had absolute zero chance of winning that battle. She might have experience in fighting powerful opponents but nothing of Godzilla's level.
It has been seven minutes and still nothing. She was wondering why he hadn't come at her yet? Was he just going to ignore her till she'll give up and leave? That does sound like something he would do but she felt that he wouldn't go down that route this time. He made it clear as day what would happen if any of them if they would do what she was doing now. So where was he? He must of felt her presence by now yet still no sign of him. After thirteen minutes she was beginning to lose her bravado and patients.
"Come on, I know you're here. You had to sense me by now. Just come out and let's get this over with before my nerves make me chicken out." She spoke to herself still looking around.
Yet still nothing.
This was going nowhere fast and she needed to do something. Godzilla had to be here, her tracking ability says so, and Charlie needed to do something to either find him or draw him out. She stopped and began to think of a plan to bring Godzilla forward…without getting her head crushed in of course.
As she was thinking, she notice something rather odd. About a foot to her right was a small little shadow-like dot the sizes of a golf ball on the ground. Kinda odd to find a circular shadow out of the blue like this, especially here. But then she saw something rather alarming about the shadow. It was growing. Rabidly it was getting bigger and bigger to the point it now covers her complete but it didn't stop as it continue to grow even larger. Charlie had a foreboding sense of unease as to what this could mean. She slowly looked up and saw a distinct outline of a three-story building in the sky falling right on top of her head.
Son of a bitch, this is taking 'mobile building' to ridiculous level!
"…You got to be kidding me." She said in a low tiring sigh as her eye twitch a little.
Charlie went into action and was able to get out from underneath the falling building as it slammed into the ground crumbling from the sheer force of the fall and its own weight. She skidded to a halt looking around trying to figure out how a freaking building was suddenly in the air when she saw more buildings were falling from the skies coming at her. Acting on pure instinct and adrenaline, she dodged, weaved, and generally got the fuck out of the way of the falling buildings as they crashed around her. Charlie was able to easily evade all of them till the last one crashed to the ground.
She let out her breath thankful she was able to evade all that nonsense but now was wondering what just happened? Who or what could do all this and why were the buildings falling on her?
SKREEEONK!
Charlie whipped her attention to the familiar roar to its source and saw that it was none other then Godzilla who was standing about 50 yards away from her with a stance that told her it was him that did it and was ready to do more than that.
"Guess he did know I was here after all." Charlie thought.
No shit! Who else could throw buildings like that you dunderhead!
Godzilla let out a loud snarl before he began to march straight at Charlie with the intent of driving her away through sheer force and violence. Or kill her was also an option to him. The Princess knew she had to act quickly or else end up a corpse so she got to one knee holding her arms out and towards the ground to look she ment no harm and she wasn't here to fight him.
"I know you're piss to see me but I needed to see you. I just want-" But she didn't finish as Godzilla swing his tail at her head which she barely missed by an inch.
"Please just let me explain! I wish to only-OH CRAP!" She dodged an oncoming Atomic Breath that was oh so close from incinerating her.
And this continue for a while with Charlie trying to explain her intentions to Godzilla only for him to ignore her and continue to attack her. Indeed Godzilla was really mad to see her again, all he wanted was to be left alone, to never see her or any of the HH Crew ever again. Why can't she get it through her thick skull that he doesn't want anything to do with her, her idea, her hotel, and the other shit she had planned. Was she that blind to what he could do to her or does she really think he wouldn't follow up his warning? Was she that prideful to ignored his warning or was she dumb enough to think she could do this without facing repercussion? He didn't care which as he just wanted her gone.
And if that means he needs to kill her to accomplish this than so be it!
After a while, Godzilla was getting fed up with this 'fight' so he decided to try a new tactic. Charging up his Nuclear Pulse a little, he released the stored-up energy from his body kicking up all kinds of dust and debris that covered a 70-yard radius. Charlie covered her eye so the dust wouldn't blind her wondering why he did that? Wouldn't he be blinded by the cloud of dust like her? You couldn't see through this thick cloud nor could you tell what was what.
What Charlie failed to realize that's exactly what Godzilla wanted.
From within the cloud of dust Godzilla reached out and roughly grabbed her throat holding her in the air. Surprised by the sudden grip of his claws around her neck, she let out a gasp of shock and near disbelieve. Charlie quickly grasp her hands on the claw hand and tried to pry open them but she couldn't even budge it. The grip tightens slowly as she was now choking in pain, tears streamed down her cheeks as she was beginning to show fear on her face. Charlie was struggling to both relieve the pressure around her throat and trying to talk but only coughs and gasp came out of her mouth. She tried with all her might to force the claw hand open but wasn't getting anywhere. Her sight was beginning to fade from the pain and tears that the world around her started to blur and grew dark. Things weren't looking good for her.
And it was about to get worse.
Charlie saw through her fading sight that Godzilla was charging up his Atomic Breath. Time seemed to slow to a snail's pace at that moment. Her face fell in terror and sadness knowing full well that if that hit her point blank then she would most likely wouldn't survive. The pain around her neck was making it hard for her to summon or use her powers to do anything. Fear slowly fade away as all that was left was sadden realization, she was going to die…and she couldn't do a thing to stop it.
Charlie choked out more tears as the realization of her end came to the forefront of her mind. She didn't think this was how it all would end, to be destroyed by the likes of Godzilla in Wasteland, all alone and no one to help her. But what really got her was the fact she would both fail and leave everything and everyone behind. Her dreams, her friends, her family…her Vagatha.
Oh how she wishes to see her one more time. To hold her in her arms and feel her warmth. To gazed into her eye and see the love, passion, and care in them for hours on end. To do all the little things she cherishes. To lavish her with her love for no reason but for love. To press her lips on hers and taste her flavor. To tell her she loves her with all her heart and soul, that she is her everything and well be with her till the end of time.
But it was not ment to be.
Charlie looked in the eyes of her executioner seeing only anger and distain. Godzilla made up his mind about this and will follow it with no hesitation. Seeing that this was her last moments alive, she decided she would say in but a few words what she wanted.
"…You…were…right…I…I…am…sorry…" She choked out softly to him as she closed her eyes awaiting her end.
Godzilla heard what she said and for the briefest moment wonders what she was talking about? Was that why she came to him, to say that? Why? What logical reason would risking your very life to do something really stupid like that? The Princess just continues to puzzle him. He looked at her for a moment and was surprised that his curiosity and instincts were tell him 'let's hear this nonsense'. He doesn't know why but he didn't question it for the time being. Now he was well aware that she could pull that 'come back to the hotel and give it one more chance' bullshit on him once he let her talk but if that happens, he'll kill her then and there.
So with his mind made up he suddenly let her go as she dropped to the ground.
Charlie took in deep ragged breaths as the sweet relief of air entering her throat. For a few minutes she sat there coughing trying to calm her breathing enough to get it under control. Once the coughing stop, Charlie looked at Godzilla wondering why he just let her go? She even saw his spikes was no longer glowing. He just stood there looking down on her which made her both confused and slightly uncomfortable. Wasn't he just about to end her? What caused him to stop?
"Speak." A single word enters her mind making her jump a little.
Charlie sat there for a moment before she realized he was letting her say what she wanted. She was, unsurprisingly, baffled by this but decided not to look a gift horse in the mouth. She stood up, cleared her damage throat, looked at him straight in the eyes with all the confidence she could muster, and spoke.
"You're probably wondering why I took such a stupid risk to come see you. And the answer is…I want to say a few things to you. And no, I'm not here to ask you to come back to the hotel or give me a second chance. I already know that I can no longer ask that from you. With that out of the way the first thing I want to say…your right, I fucked up." She started off.
"I want to apologies for some of the things that you pointed out about me the other day. One of them is about me lying, using, and forcing you into…well I suppose a lot of things. I never intended to make you think I was doing any of that or at least as bad as you made it…but I'm just making excuses for myself. I see now it doesn't matter if I really was doing those things or not, cause in the end you saw it that way…and I'm so sorry for that. You probably don't believe me but that's fine, you have every right to not take my word or even blame me for doing that to you." She sighed as she leaned against a large slab of wall.
"You know…before I came here, I was trying to rationalize all the things you accused me of. That I wasn't using but utilizing you thinking you could help with the hotel, not lying but withholding certain things cause I was afraid you either laugh or refuse, that I wasn't forcing but guiding you into things I thought you might either benefit or like…but like I said…I was just make excuses for myself…and that won't do any good now would it?" She let out a dry and tired chuckle shaking her head slowly.
"The other thing I want to apologies is my behavior and how I acted and did things around the hotel. Thinking about it now, you had a point about me being a naïve little brat that was prancing about that didn't know what she was doing…cause it was true…at least in a way. I…I really don't know what I'm doing most of the time. Some days I'm just winging it and hope for the best. Others I try plans that I thought would work. But it never turns out how I wanted, something gets derailed along the way. No matter how hard I try…it just seems to go to shit, one way or another." Charlie hugged herself as her face dropped into gloom and sadness.
"I always thought that my positive attitude and compassion towards others would help me run the hotel… but I see it might had a hand in me mishandling certain situations. My behavior and how I acted was…less than professional to say the least. I'm not sure if it was because I was so enthralled and lost in my own passions, daydreams, unfocused thoughts, or just being too naïve that I didn't notice I was acting like a little kid…or maybe I choose to ignore it thinking all would be how I dreamed it would be eventually…god maybe I was a selfish little fool wasn't I?" She smiled a sad one looking at Godzilla.
"Saying all of that now…made me realize just how underprepared I was in taking on this monumental task. I mean, I don't even really know that if redemption is actually possible. For all I know, I'm just wasting my time and energy into something that could be a failure from the start. But I had to try something, anything, to change how things work here. So in a sense you were right about me not liking the world as is. I don't like it and I do wish to change it." She closed her eyes and let out an irritated sigh.
"The senseless killings, the atrocities committed to one another, the disregard of others feelings, and just being generally douchebags. It always breaks my heart seeing that every day happening to my people, to those I care for. I know they did bad things while alive which is why they are here. I know that there are some that are just too vile or evil to ever change their ways. But I also know they have a good side to them, a side that is deep within them that only needs a chance to come out and shine. And for that to happen things need to change and I decided I was going to make those changes."
Charlie stood up straight as her tone became more profound and serious.
"So yeah, I didn't like what I seen and I wanted to change it. It might be a little selfish and naïve like you said but I don't care. It doesn't matter what others say about me, I'm not going to stop what I believe in just cause someone tells me my dreams and ideas are dumb like me. And that includes you! You weren't the first to tell me this and you won't be the last. I might be sorry for making you think I'm a scheming, maniacal, lying, controlling bitch but I won't apologies for what I believe or my reasons! And you know what, who are you to judge me?" Charlie looked straight in Godzilla's eyes with a slight sour frown on her face.
"You say I'm an annoying, manipulative, prideful, egotistical, sort-sighted Demon but you weren't all that great either. In fact, you were kinda a prick to me. No, you were a prick to me! Everything and anything I or anyone for that matter we try with you, you fight us every step of the way! You even make it difficult to just have a simple conversation for shit sakes! Was it really such a horrid idea to just talk to us, to be included in things we do, or even be in the same freaking room as us? Is giving us a few minutes of your time really too much for you or are you so full of yourself that you think you have no need to do that? Now doesn't that sound a little egotistical to you? I get that you never done this before, that because you were never human and never had the same life many of us did that you have no idea or concept of how to integrate with us. I even understand that because how you think and perceive things is vastly different from ours that you have trouble getting all the things we do and say. How you lived your life has given you your attitude, mindset, and mannerisms which I understand and respect…but come the fuck on, can you for one goddamn second try to be a little more sociable?" Charlie ranted on taking a few steps at Godzilla gaining more courage with each word.
"And I would just like to add the fact that your attitude and how YOU behaved was just as annoying as ours were to you! Sometimes I wanted to just give you a good kick in the ass for the times you gave me a hard time! So yeah, you were an asshole at times so don't go all thinking you were the only one that got the shit end of the deal here buster!" She finished pointing her finger at him as she was now only a few feet away.
…HOLY SHIT! Now that's a fucking comeback! Go Princess!
"So, to sum it all up. Sorry for making you think I was a horrible person, never ment to annoy you with how a behave and acted, and you weren't that great either so stick it up where the sun don't shine and screw you." She finished giving him the middle finger.
Godzilla looked at her never moving or indicating what he was thinking through her whole speech. He just stood there and let her talk her little heart out. Charlie waited for any type of response from him kinda interest in what he will say.
"Leave." The word enter her mind and it had no emotions at all.
Godzilla turned around and started to walk away from her.
"…Well that figures…but then again I wasn't really expecting much from him. At least I got that off my chest…and I feel kinda good." Charlie thought and was about to leave when she remembered she has one more thing to say to the King.
"Just one more thing and then I'm gone!" She called out to him.
Godzilla stopped when he heard that but didn't turn around. She waited for him to face her but saw he was standing there with his back to her. But since she notices he wasn't walking away either concluded he was listening so she decided to speak.
"I just want to say that despite everything that happened and what was said, I still want to help you leave Hell. I promised you I would and I will. I might have been dragging my feet a little before but I won't this time. It will take me some time to get the answer you seek but I will get them. And the doors to the hotel will be open to you, if you ever decide to come by or give me another chance. Again, I won't ask or force you to do that, it's your choice if you want to or not and I'll respect whatever decision you have. Goodbye Godzilla, I hope whenever we meet again it'll be me giving you the way out of here." And with that Charlie turned and walked away.
Godzilla stood there not bothering to watch her go. He was glad that was finally over and was a little surprised with all she said. He was somewhat impressed with her calling him out on a few things like he did to her. But not by much. He really didn't care if he was giving her a hard time nor will he apologies for it. It wasn't who he was. Deciding to call it a day, he headed to find a place to rest when he noticed something.
Something that would change the course of his and the rest of the HH Crew's lives…
Forever.
WITH CHARLIE
The Princess was walking back to the hotel feeling better than she started this day. She decided a walk would do her some good, just letting the good mood ride for a little bit. While she wasn't completely ok, it was a good start to get there. Though she was a little confused about one thing.
Why did Godzilla listen to her?
Why did he suddenly stop trying to kill her and gave her the chance to speak? It was such a drastic change of behavior from him that she was getting a little suspicious at that. Now she was glad he didn't follow up on his promise of killing her, it was…just so odd. She can't seem to pin the Kaiju down. One minute you think he will do one thing and in a second, he does something you never saw coming…at least some of the times.
He is a hard creature to figure out at times.
"Maybe I'm just over thinking it. I should just be glad that it didn't end with me torn into a million pieces and got off what I wanted to say. Though I do wonder if he'll take me up on my offer…nah, never going to happen. With everything that happened I probably won't see him again. Kinda bummed about that but like Al said, you can't win them all. Oh well, best just to focus on redeeming Sinners and running the hotel for now. I'll find the answer for his predicament soon enough. Best get back fast, I can only imagine how worried Vaggie is…and what I'm going to do to make it up to her. Oh, better give her a call…wait, where's my phone?" Charlie ask herself as she was trying to find her phone.
"Well I'll be damn, take a look at this guys!" A voice spoke up.
Charlie turned to see four males coming up to her. They were about the same height, around six foot or so. The first resembled a Monkey Demon that had grey fur and a blue face. His eyes were yellow and wore a red jacket with no shirt and black pants but no shoes. The next was a Crocodile Demon with dark brown scales with red tattoo-like lines running all over his back and blue eyes. He wore a dirty white vest with no pants or shoes. The third was an Aviary Demon of some kind with blood red feathers wearing tan cargo pants and white sneakers with no shirt with jet black eyes with no pupils. The last one was a dark green Demon that had a shit ton of needle-like spikes all over his back but was still able to wear a purple shirt somehow. Instead of legs, he had twelve tentacles that supported his weight and act like his mode of movement. He also had six arms with four claws with a head that looked like a mantis but with yellow hair, no pincers, and two normal looking pale gray eyes.
Charlie had a slight bad feeling about them but still she put on a professional smile and addressed them.
"Hello gentlemen, what can I do you for?" She asked them.
"Aren't you the girl that was selling the idea about leaving Hell or something like that?" Said the Croc Demon.
"Indeed I am, are you or your friends here interested in redemption?" She asked with some enthusiasm in her voice.
"And why would we want that? I mean, we can do damn near anything here and no one cares! Any and all crimes are basically legal, you can have much alcohol and drugs you can carry, you can fuck anyone or anything! To the likes of us, this is Heaven! So why would we ever leave?" The one with the tentacle legs asked.
"For the same reasons others can do to you. You can be killed by some stranger in the next few seconds. You will always be under someone's thumb, never fully feel safe. Always have to be on edge when you go out. Not to mention when the Exterminators come and when they get you, that's it." She went down the last of all the negative of being here.
"Yeah that does blows but what can you do?" The Monkey shrugged his shoulder not really bothered by it all.
"You can redeem your sins and ascend into Heaven where you'll never need to worry about other people or Exterminators ever trying to kill you. Plus, think of all great things you can do in Heaven. I bet it'll be ten times better up there than down here." She tried to sell the idea like a sales person.
"And you know this how?" The bird asked looking at Charlie with some skepticism.
"Well…I don't really. But what I do know is that everyone here, even those consider beyond evil and vile, have a good side to them. Something that makes them worth the chance to have a better life then what they have now. That's what I see in each one of you. You have the goodness in you, all you have to do is show it to the world and you'll see life will be better. But you won't have to do it alone. I, along with some of my hotel staff, will help you get there one step at a time at the Happy Hotel. We will employee our services to help you get redeemed in any way possible." Charlie said in a happy voice going to each one emphasizing through movement her words.
You might want rethink your wording Princess, could bite you in the ass later.
The four looked at her with a confused stare trying to figure out if this chick in front of them was serious. It was almost inconceivable that anyone in Hell could truly think like she did. It was told once you get here, you ain't leaving. The only exception to the rule is when you get gun down by those angel assholes. Knowing all of this plus what she said, it was only inevitable that they all started laughing like the jackasses they are. Charlie frowned at this always finding it a bit off-putting she get this response.
"You got to be fucking with us. There's no way you actually believe that horse shit!" The Monkey howled out in laughter.
"I actually do." She responded with a huff.
"Then you're the biggest dumbass here. Only a retard would actually think 'Redeeming our Sins' can actually work." The croc mocked.
"I see…well then I guess I should take my leave then. Sorry that you decided it isn't worth your time, perhaps one day. Have a good day." She said politely and turn to the hotel.
"Hey now, what's the rush cutie?" The bird got in front of her with a coy grin.
"Oh jeez, here we go again." Charlie mentally sighed seeing where this will go.
Even though she was Bisexual and really has no problems when someone hits on her, much to the annoyance of her girlfriend, she wasn't in the mood to deal with this right now.
"I'm heading home, if you would excuse me." She went around him and continue her way.
"How about you come to my place where we can discuss more about you batshit crazy idea in a more intimate atmosphere?" He leaned in getting a little too close to her face.
"As tempting as that sounds, I must respectfully decline your…generous offer. I have things to do in my hotel so if you don't mind." She once again moved around him.
"Ah don't be like that baby. Didn't you say you would employee your services to help the like of me get redeemed? Any way possible?" The Bird Demon smirked hinting on a more innuendo suggestion.
Yep, definitely saw that coming, should have worded that differently.
"I'm afraid we don't do that kind of services. We're a rehabilitation hotel, not a love hotel." She said getting a little annoyed by his continue pestering on a certain subject.
"Then maybe you should reconsider that cause you would have scores of people at your door if you offer that. Especially if you yourself contribute to it. I bet you make a great lay, but if you're not too sure then let me help you make that decision, in all the sexy ways I know." He slowly reached out to cup a feel.
"Nope, not going to happen. I already got someone for that and I have no desire to do anything sexual with you. Now if you please." Charlie tried again but was stop by a strong grip on her shoulder by the Bird Demon.
"I ain't going take no for an answer, you either get fucked or I slit your throat." He threatens her.
Charlie sighed at this before she did a swift kick to the shin making the guy fall on the ground holding his leg hissing in pain.
"Why you little!" The Green Demon charged at her claws out.
Charlie sidestep around him with ease making the dude eat street. The Monkey and Croc charged at her at once but Charlie simply jump over them without much trouble. The green Demon along with the other two regain their footing and all at once attacked her. The Princess effortlessly dodged and weaved around their attacks, she moved around them with grace and poise as if she was dancing. The Bird finally got back up and saw his pals were making a fool of themselves with Charlie. He growled a little before he reached into his pocket and pulled out a slightly dinged dagger that was dangerously familiar.
The Bird circle around her and the others waiting for the moment to strike. It wasn't long till an opportunity revealed itself when Charlie had her back to him. With speed of his Demon Species, he covered the distance in almost a few seconds. When he got close, he slashed his dagger at her in a quick motion. The blade cut through the clothing and sliced into her skin. It wasn't deep but it went in enough to make her bleed.
"GAH!" She screamed as the sudden jolt of pain rocketed from her back to her body.
She tumbled to her knees as the pain of the attack made her body tremble from the sudden attack. It also stunned her enough for the Green and Monkey Demon went up to her and picked her up holding her arms tightly. She clinched her teeth fighting off the pain and looked at the Bird with pain and anger written on her face. He had a shit eating grin tossing the blade in the air and catch it making himself more of a douchebag. She looked at the blade and let out a small gasp knowing what it was.
"You…have an Exterminator's weapon?" She asked shocked to see it.
"Oh so you notice? Yeah, I got this baby a while back, it's from one of the earlier Cleansing, well before I came here. I found this creepy bum who somehow got his little hands on it and I was able to…convince him to let me have it for free." He smirks letting out a cruel chuckle.
This was not good, Charlie knew exactly what kind of damage those weapons can bring even to her. While she noticed the blade didn't have the same potency as it should, most likely lost its deadliness from being an older weapon, it still can bring her much harm.
"Now that I have your attention, how bout we continue our little talk before you rudely kicked me in the shin. Which you will pay for that, I'm thinking a blowjob would be a good start. Hope you have a lot of experience taking and sucking dick because you not only have me to serve, right guys?" All three answered enthusiastically.
"Look, just leave me alone. You really don't want to get involved with me in that way. It won't end well for you or your friends. So for your own sakes, please just walk away. I won't seek revenge nor will I cause you any trouble if you just leave now." Charlie tried to reason with them sounding calm and not afraid of what they were planning.
Now it's really cool she is keeping a cool head in the fact they will violate her and is trying to resolve this non-violently…But you know what would work better Madam? KICKING THEIR FUCKING ASSES! Jeez this girl sometimes…makes you wonder?
"Oh you don't get to say what goes down bitch. I will fuck your brains out and you will take it if you don't want this in your heart?" He gently ran the blade over her cheek just barely resting on her skin but it still made a cut with a sliver of blood coming out but she didn't wince back.
"Please, I don't want to hurt any of you but if you continue this then I have no choice but to defend myself." She warned them yet still had a calm tone.
"And how would you-GAH!" But he didn't get far as she headbutted him hard.
However, doing this made the Bird Demon swing blindly from the pain and anger which led him somehow driving the dagger in her left leg, Charlie let out a strain painful yelp feeling the blade digging in her leg, the faint trace of the Exterminator's power affected her causing more pain making her shut her eye as she tried to bare the pain. It was only for a few sort moments before it was roughly yanked out making the pain worse. The Bird regain his composer giving Charlie a harden glare pissed that she headbutted him out of the blue. Charlie opened one eye seeing the mean glare from the Bird but it lacked the same intensity a certain Kaiju has in his.
"You got some spunk in you huh? Well I don't mind; I like to play a little rough in bed. And I sure as shit am going to be rough with you bitch. Wonder how long your body will last before-WHAM!" But something green suddenly slammed into his side making him fly across the street and into a wall nearly knocking him out.
The three plus Charlie blinked a few times not really sure what happened. First the Bird was there and now he's not. Who or what knocked the Bird the fuck out? And the answer came from a low powerful growl. All four of them turn to see a large dinosaur-like creature with large spikes on its back, unusual green scales, and a golden stare that seemed to pierce their souls.
It was none other than the King of the Monsters!
Whelp, so much for their fun, ah well, we don't always get what we want.
"G-g-g-g-g-guys, that's the ANGEL SLAYER!" The Monkey yelled scared out of his little mind.
"What is that thing doing here? No, why did it attack, we didn't do anything to it!" The Green Demon asked also scared about the sudden appearance of Godzilla.
"I don't know but I ain't staying to find out. CHEESE IT FUCKERS!" The Croc screamed like a little girl waving his arms in the air comically.
Knowing they have no chance of taking Godzilla on the three grabbed their down friend and ran away like the little bitches they were. Godzilla just shook his head at their reactions but at least they had some braincells to know that would be dead if they stayed. Once they were gone from sight, he turned his gaze to a bewildered Demoness.
"Wha…Godzilla? Why are-I mean weren't you…did…you just…help me?" She asked finally finding the words she wanted to say.
He gave a short nod.
"...But…why?"
He didn't out right answer her but he then showed her he had something in his claws. Taking a closer look, she was surprise to see it was a phone, hers to be precise.
"Hey, that's mine! Why do you…did I drop it back in Wasteland?" She asked him and he nodded.
"…Wait…you mean to tell me that…after EVERYTHING that happened between us…from speaking our minds out to our fright…even when you made it clear as crystal that you NEVER want to see me again…you decided to find me…and help me out of a tight spot…all to return my phone to me?" She concluded with a raised brow.
Again he nodded.
"…What the fuck is wrong with this picture!? Seriously, do you hate my guts or not cause this is really screwing with my head!" She felt her head was spinning from being so confused about this situation.
Godzilla didn't respond instead he move closer so she could get the phone from him. Being a little hesitant about his sudden change in behavior, she carefully took her phone back. She gave it a quick look, a little banged up but all in all still good.
"Yeah…huh…thanks…sooooo…why'd you decided to give me back my phone?" Charlie asked again.
Godzilla looked at her for a moment before he decided to answer her.
"I thought that if you realized you didn't have it you might come back to where I was and annoy me about it so I decided to find you and bring it back so that won't happen."
"Sounds about right…and…you attacking that bird jerk because?"
"I got tired of your weak attempt of fighting them so I decided to intervene so I could give that device to you and be done."
"Yep, thought so…well…thanks for this and lending me a hand, even if it was for non-helpful reasons. See ya." But when she tried to stand up the pain in her leg reminded her she was stab by an Exterminator Weapon.
"Dammit!" She hissed out in pain holding her leg.
"It seems that weapon did more damage to you than I thought, even in it's weaken state those things are just as dangerous to you Demons no matter what." He made a low hum-like growl.
"Yeah they can be a real pain in the neck that's for sure. It won't take me long to heal, five-minutes tops. I'll be fine." She said expecting him to leave.
But after a few seconds, he didn't move.
"Uh…why are you still here?"
"Deciding."
"…Deciding…what?" Charlie asked a little cautious what he was thinking.
After a minute he gave a short nod before he got up close to Charlie. She backed away a little not liking he was so close to her. She was wary that he might attack her and now that she was hurt, she wouldn't be able to effectively dodge his attacks. She could make her wings and fly out of danger but she didn't think she could avoid his Atomic Breath if he used that. And she knows talking to him out of possibly killing her won't be possible so yeah, kinda boned no matter what she did. All she can hope for is whatever he 'decided' will be quick and painless.
But what happen next shocked her to the moon and back.
Godzilla bends down, scoops her in his arms, and stood back up with a stun Princess in tow.
"What the hell?! What the hell?! What the hell!? What the hell!? What the hell?! What the hell?! What the hell?! WHAT THE HELL!" Charlie screamed in her mind unable to process what Godzilla was doing.
She was in the arms of the Kaiju King Bridal Style!
…Yeah…didn't see that coming…Whaaaaaaaat?
Godzilla looked down at the shocked Princess seeing her face was red as Alastor's jacket and slightly sweating a little. Not knowing what it means, he shrugged it off and headed in a certain direction. Charlie was too shocked and embarrass to say or doing anything and let him go…whatever he was heading. Though she did have this thought.
"How did I end up like this!?"
IN ANOTHER PART OF THE CITY
"Goddamn it Charlie! Of all the idiotic stunts to pull, this takes the cake. What where you thinking!?" Vaggie fumed to herself as she rushed around the streets looking for the wayward Princess in a panic.
When Alastor told her and the others what Charlie was going to do, it was a surprise to no one that Vaggie flipped the fuck out fearing the worst. Within seconds, she grabs as many weapons she could collect and bolted like a lightning strike out the door.
"Where are you hun? Please…don't let it be too late." She whispered that last part in fear.
"Son of a bitch, will you slow down already?!"
Vaggie turned around to see Alastor, Angel, Husk, and Niffty running up to her.
"Like hell I will! I got to find Charlie before its too late! Just go back to the hotel, I don't even know why any of you came?" She spoke in an aggravated voice.
"How about you check your attitude sweetie before I bitch slap you into next week!" Angel warned her.
"I like to see you-I don't have time for this! Just stay out of my way, I need to find Charlie before she finds that fucking lizard!" She argues back.
"But we're here to help find her too, you're not the only one that's worried about her." Niffty told her with a frown feeling a bit offended that she told them to basically fuck off.
"What do you mean 'we', I was dragged out here by this jackass!" Husk complained pointing at Alastor.
"You know what they say, the more the marrier. And you needed to get out a little, fresh air is good for you." He replied with his trademark smile.
"You shut it! I'm beyond angry with you! You did nothing to stop her from doing this suicidal idea when you had the chance. But I'm not surprised since you just love shit like this. I bet you place that idea in her head." She snarled at him holding her spear at him.
"Oh you wound me greatly good Madam, to be accused of such a dastardly scheme, I feel offended of such accusations. I plead my innocents to the court! I swear on my mother's grave that I had no idea she would do this, and as for me not stopping her, she ordered me to not interfere with this, so I had no choice but to obey." He explained while comically displaying through movement and stance his 'innocents'.
"Oh bullshit your innocent!" Husk retorted.
"Cross my heart and hope to die!" He said crossing his heart.
"Your already dead hot stuff." Angel replied with a wink.
"WILL YOU ALL SHUT THE FUCK UP! I don't have time babysitting you all, just let me find Charlie, ALONE! I can find her by myself!" She fumed in anger.
"But we don't know where she went? She was looking for Godzilla and since we don't know where he is, she could be anywhere!" Niffty pointed out.
"I don't care if I have to search every inch of Hell, go against every single person here, even take on the Overlords themselves, I will find Charlie!" Vaggie proclaimed.
With that said, she went back to her frantic pace looking for her lost Princess. Only when she turned the corner, she nearly rammed into a large green mass full throttle. She skidded to a halt and looked dumbfounded at what was in front of her.
There in plain view just a few feet away was Godzilla with Charlie in his arms with said Princess looking a little surprised by the sudden appearance of Vaggie.
Found her, nice job little miss Moth Thang!
"…Uh…hey Vaggie…funny meeting you here…heh." She waved meekly with a worry smile.
Vaggie blinked a few times, turned her back at them, looked back, blinked, turned her back again, looked back once more, and finally spoke.
"Charlie…you realize who's arms your in…right?" She asked in a monotone voice.
"Yeah…weird I know." Charlie nodded.
"…that's…not the word I'd use…why are you?" Vaggie let her question hang not really knowing how to phrase her words at that moment.
"Honestly, I have no clue how this happened."
"…Right…I don't really know what to say…except this…WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING!" She yelled.
"Ok really girl, you need to…Da Fuk?" Angel stopped in mid-sentence seeing both Godzilla and Charlie there and saw the position they were in.
The rest of the HH Crew came to see what the hubbub was about and like Vaggie and Angel, were stumped to see the sight before them.
Now ain't this an awkward deal?
"Now this is a surprise! I thought you were going to give him what for, not propose to him." Alastor said cheekily.
"What do you-Oh God Wait! This isn't what it looks like! See, a little bit ago I came across some guys that were harassing me and one of them got me in the leg with an old Exterminator Weapon." She started.
"Where is that fucker! I'll kill him!" Vaggie roared in anger as both Angle and Husk tired to hold her from running in the streets like a mad woman looking to skin the dumb bastard alive.
"As sweet as that is, you don't need to do that Vaggie. Him and his pal are long gone and it was, and as weird and hard it is to believe, thanks to Godzilla here." She motions to the Kaiju who just grunted.
"But doesn't he hate you and us? Niffty asked scratch her head.
"That's…uh…I can't really explain…cause I don't know myself…um…can you let me down? My leg is all better now." Charlie asked the King and he complied.
"Oh god Charlie, look at all the blood on you. You sure your ok?" Vaggie rushed up to her and gave her a big hug before checking her over to see if there was any other damage.
"Yeah you don't look good sweetie." Angel agreed.
"I'm fine, I might need new cloths, but all my wounds are gone now. Watch." Charlie jumped on her leg to demonstrate she was healed along showing all the other heal places on her body.
"See, all better now. I was always a fast healer."
"Good enough for me. Mission accomplish, can we go now?" Husk asked ready to split.
"Just one minute." Charlie turned to Godzilla.
"Thanks for giving me a hand back there and getting me to the others. I don't know why you did it but I'm thankful you did. And remember, the doors to the hotel will be open for you. If you choose to. And I will continue to search for a way for you to leave here, you have my word…even though I know you don't believe me. But that's ok. Please take care Godzilla." She gave him a warm smile.
Godzilla turned his head to the side a little confused with her surprisingly warm attitude toward him, even with everything thing he did and said to her, she continues to act friendly to him. What a freak'n weirdo, to just go beck to be all kind and friendly just like that is so confusing to him. In fact, so much about her just baffles him to no end. She was like a living contradiction in a suit. It was like she was one thing to him one minute before then be something entirely different the next. It was making him go bonkers and he didn't know what to do. He slowly lowered his head looking at the ground as if asking the very ground if it knew the answers.
The others saw this and found it unusual to see Godzilla doing this. He was just standing there looking to the ground rolling his fingers and thumping his tail on the ground in a slow motion. What was he doing?
"What is he doing?" Angel whispered to the others.
"It looks like he's…lost or something?" Niffty said not sure herself.
"Maybe we should just leave, remember all the shit he said about us. He doesn't care about us so we shouldn't care about him. Let's go guys." Vaggie suggested.
"Hold on a moment, let me see what's the problem."
"How interesting that you would check on him even after all he has done." Alastor asked with a raised brow.
"I know he was a jerk to us but still I just want to make sure nothings going on with him. Just give me a second and then we'll leave." Charlie said and went up to Godzilla.
"Charlie no!" Vaggie tried to warn her but was too late.
"Um, hey Big Guy, something on your mind?" She asked the Kaiju in a low voice.
At first, he didn't respond or moved for a moment making Charlie think that he just might want to be left alone like usual. She was about to leave when his words enter her mind.
"I don't understand." The words felt confused and calm.
"Understand what?" Charlie asked.
Godzilla went silent for a second before he slowly looked at her.
"You."
"Me?" Charlie blinked at that.
"Yes, you. From the first time we met, you have, among other things, confounded me. All that you say, you do, you think, you're very being, everything about you has, along with annoying me greatly, confuse me. As my time here went on, I just got more questions and little answers to the point I was feeling I was going mad. And today has made it even clearer than before. While I was indeed angered that you sought me out even though I have said what would happen if that happened, when you said you were sorry something within me told me to hear your words. I do not know why but I was compelled and curious in why you would take such a dangerous risk. So I didn't kill you to hear you out and if it was about you trying to make me rethink about giving you or your hotel a chance, then I would kill you." He started.
"…Kinda dark thinking…but grateful you decided to hear me out…so thanks?" Charlie said in a question tone in her voice.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Husker asked getting their attention.
"What do you mean?" The Princess asked.
"You've been silent for about a minute or so then you just suddenly speak. And you started out with that sentence, so we're a little lost. Care to let us in on whatever that's about?" Alastor explained.
"What are you talking about? Didn't you hear what Godzilla said?"
"No Charlie, we didn't. Was he speaking cause I heard nothing…or saw nothing in my mind." Vaggie told her.
"Wait, how can that be? I heard him just fine…unless…can they hear you?" She turns to him.
"No, they can't."
"Why not?"
"I didn't make a connection with their minds, just yours."
"How come?"
I have no reason to talk to them, only you."
"…of course…that's so you…well maybe you should allow them to hear you otherwise they're keep asking what you said which will annoy you and take two times longer." She explained.
"…A valid point. Very well." Godzilla quickly made the connection with the others and return to what he was saying.
"After you left once you said what you needed to say, I saw your little device on the ground. I thought you might come back to look for it so I decided, though didn't like it, to find and return it to you so you won't have an excuse to come near where I was later. It wasn't hard to track you down and I eventually found you in the middle of fighting those four Demon males. It was when you were pinned down that I felt that your mate or whoever will seek me out to take revenge thinking it would be my fault if something happened to you."
"I doubt anyone would…ok yeah I see where your coming from." She sighed knowing at least Vaggie would indeed do that.
"And I would too." Vaggie agreed with the Kaiju.
"I know, that's why I intervene. Once gone and I saw you couldn't walk just yet, I once again decided to assist you in bringing you into safer territory for the fact that you could be attack in your weaken state and thus I would be blame for that. But this is where I was both confused and angered." He snorted.
"Here we go, another bitch-fest." Angel sighed.
"So what did I do to anger you this time?" Charlie asked also getting tired of this.
"You could have ended that fight long before that Bird Demon used that weapon on you. You also could have done much more in our fight yet didn't and you almost lost your life to my claws." This caught everyone's attention especially Vaggie's.
And did she not like that one bit.
"YOU ALMOST DID WHAT!?" Vaggie screamed at him with great anger in her voice.
"I was about to end her life but decided not to only cause you barely said those words that made me rethink about killing you. You almost died, yet it didn't need to be. It only got to that point because you held back. Why? What possible reason is there to do that when your life was at stake. I know you're a powerful being, most likely one of the top powerful ones in all of this realm. It was the same with those Demons, you could of showed them your power without ever hurting them, for your aura alone would scare them off and that would be the end. Even when I had you in my claws you could of break free but didn't. This is just one of the things that confuse me so much, among others. So why?"
Charlie felt a little uncomfortable having the spotlight on her about that particular question. She knew she could of dispatch those assholes with ease and that was the problem for her. She didn't want to resort to that. She feels that the non-violent route would help in the long run of making her kingdom become a better place for all. But if she would always use her powers to scare and intimidate others like the Overlords do then she would be the problem and not the solutions.
That's why she didn't resort to using her powers. Now how to get Godzilla to understand this will be nearly impossible but she would try.
"It might not make sense tactically but how I handle those type of situations, there is a reason. I want to make Hell a better place for all to live but if I always use intimidation tactics or overpowering others than I would be farther from my goals. I know you don't understand this so I won't ask you too but this is my answer. Take it however you want it but that's the truth." She explained.
The Kaiju King let her answer sink in and as she said he didn't understand, at least some of it. Godzilla somewhat gets its for her idea of making Hell not so shitty but he couldn't see how being a living doormat will help? And because of this he was having a hard time figuring out what the hell she is. Is she what he accused her of or is she something else entirely? Is she what she's been trying to say to him or was this another trick? He doesn't know but this time he might have a solution. He has no idea it will work but if it does then it would answer many of his questions he has. He just needs to hear one more thing and all that requires is an opening for it.
"I don't want to seem rude but is that all you want to talk about? I had a rough day and I just want to head to bed and call this day over." Charlie asked with a tired sigh.
Oh cool, an opening! Thanks Princess Charlette!
"Just one more question. Why are you willing to let me return to your hotel? After all I said and done to you and the others, I thought you wouldn't want me there anymore than I want to be there?"
"Yeah, why give this Dino-Jackass the chance to return? He doesn't want to be there and we don't want him there. What the hell were you thinking?" Angel asked a little miffed about the idea of Godzilla returning.
He was still pissed so can you blame him?
"Because it's who I am. I'm not the type of person to hold grudges from someone like cause, let's face it, most of the things that irks us about him is he has no idea how society, daily life, and just doesn't understand. Yeah, you've been a jerk but so is most of the people here. Plus, you're not a jerk for the sake of being a jerk, your one cause your so out of your element here. So that helps. Another thing is, despite you saying you only do things to get off your back, I know you have a good side. I've seen it in bits and pieces. And the last reason is I believe in giving others chances if they have the potential like you and everyone here. So, I'll give you a chance if you give us and the hotel a chance, though I know you had given all the chances you have for here so I don't expect you to take my offer." She sighed but made a smile she accepted that fact and was at peace with it.
"Then I accept."
"…Say that again?"
"I will return to your hotel and give you, them, and it one more chance."
"What really?"
"You got to be kidding!"
"Holy shit he agreed!"
"Wow didn't see that coming!"
"There's no fucking way he actually said that!"
"Now that's a great twist! Oh I truly did back the right horse in agreeing to hep this establishment!"
Charlie, Vaggie, Angel, Niffty, Husk, and Alastor all said at once and in that particular order.
"I…honestly don't know what to say…wait…why are you agreeing to return to the hotel?" She asked skeptical of the sudden change of heart.
"There are a few reasons for my decisions but I won't say, at least till you agree to something."
"Charlie don't, just refuse whatever he wants and let's head back to the hotel. You don't' need this or him making your life miserable. He made you into a complete wreck last time…and I almost lost the one I love…please…don't do this." Vaggie spoke in a fearful and sad tone.
Charlie looked at her seeing the fear and despair of such an idea of losing her, she understands that all too well. But something within her tells her she needs to do this, that agreeing to whatever he wants will change so much and for the better. She has no idea why but she feels that…this might help her and the hotel.
So she decided.
"I know there might be risks with this but…something tells me this could be beneficial to us all if I do this. I understand you are scared of losing me, so am I, but whatever he wants won't be too bad. Remember, he's not like anyone here, so his needs and desires are more simplistic and reasonable. So let me see what he wants and go from there. Ok?" She rubbed her cheek affectionately with a low loving tone and love in her eyes.
Vaggie couldn't help but turn into goop when Charlie did that. She was always weak when she does that and she loves it. With a heavy sigh she nodded.
"Alright Godzilla, what is it you want from me?"
"To fight me like you wish to kill me."
…He wants her to do WHAT!?
"W-w-w-what?" Charlie took a step back surprised by such a request.
"I want you to take me on, no holding back, and try to kill me. You have the power to take me on, I know you do, I can sense it in you. You hide it for your reasons but if you wish me to return to your hotel, you will fight me with all you have. Cause I know that the real reason you want me back, so you can keep an eye on me. You still fear that if I was left uncheck and you weren't there to stop me from destroying your realm and all that reside here, you will regret it for all eternity. So here's your chance. If you can prove to me you can kill me than I am willing to return and will follow your rules with no resisting on my part. But only if you have the will to kill me. So…will you take up this challenge and reap the rewards that comes with it or let it slip through you fingers and forever lose the chance you want. Your choice youngling."
Charlie just stared at him with mouth gaping unable to fathom what he asked of her. The others were also floored by his request. Why the flying shit balls does he want her to kill him?! Has he lost his mind or is this some weird kink of his? Whatever the case maybe she would never take on such a risky, stupid, dangerous, and clearly-
"Very well Godzilla, I accept your challenge!" Charlie spoke with determination in her voice.
…SHE WHAT!
And done!
Wow a bit of a long one again but still a good one…oh and further more-WHAT THE FUCK IS CHARLIE THINKING?!
There is no way she actually agreed to a fight with Godzilla to the death!
Oh wait, it says it right here…What. The. Ever. Holy. Fuck!
Looks like the Princess has said her piece with our favorite mutate Dino-Boi and man was that a good return slap. Mind you it took her a while to get to that but still, nicely done Charlie! But damn shit just keeps getting more interesting by the second huh? And it now comes to this…I…don't know how to feel about this.
In the next chapter it's a showdown between the Princess of Hell and the King of the Monsters! Who will win, who will die, will there be snacks? And why does this seem way to out of place? Oh wait, cause it is! Check in to see how this turns out and however it ends one thing is for certain.
THIS WILL BE EPIC TO THE MAX!
Welp, I hope you like this chapter. Again sorry it took a while but that's life, right? Please let me know what you think and I see you all in the next chapter! OUT!