This is a fanfiction based on Helluva Boss, Hazbin Hotel, and the fanfiction Loona the Caretaker. All OC rights belong to their original creators and owners. The characters of Loona the Caretaker belong to MetalBrony823. Slade OC belongs to Blurey08. Kyorichi OC belongs to ninjashin11, and the characters of Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel belong to VivziePop. I own nothing. This is pure fanfiction just for fun.
Chapter 9
They talked more about what to do and what was safe for everyone. They all stood with Cody and vowed to be there if he needed them. Stolas was on his phone and made a few calls to get a hold of some demons that could get I.M.P. some blessing-tipped weapons and holy bullets. Crymini decided to get some training to learn how to fight. Sinner demons can't die at the hands of other demons. They can only die by holy weapons or by exorcist angels, which would explain why in the past Crymini and other sinner demons have been shot, stabbed, poised, crushed, beaten, blown up, and even set on fire and they just shake it off like it's nothing. Crymini wanted to help Cody, not for a chance at atonement, but because she truly cared about him.
Before Jesus left he looked over at Cody, "Oh, and Cody one more thing."
"What is it?" Cody asked.
"Even if you intentionally wanted to murder Valentino, you know I would have forgiven you, right? Because you're the type of person that would go the distance for redemption."
Cody nodded, "Definitely."
Jesus bent down on one knee to look Cody in the eye.
"Speaking of forgiveness, don't you think you should do a living forgiving?" Jesus asked.
Cody raised one eyebrow and glanced at Loona, "What do you mean?"
"Isn't there a certain someone who wronged you, but then saved you and Loona's life from danger?"
Cody realized who he was referring to, "You mean Verosika Mayday."
Jesus nodded.
Loona and Blitzo overheard them, "What?!"
Blitzo marched straight to them, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on. You want Cody to forgive that drunken whor—?!"
"Blitzy!" Stolas warned.
"Sorry. You want him to forgive that drunken trollop? After she kidnapped him? And stalked him?!"
Loona sided with him, "We know you're Jesus, and things like peace, harmony, and forgiveness are your thing, but come on. Verosika Mayday? You know what kind of person she is, right?"
"Did she save your life and Cody's life by killing Martha and her homicidal family?" Jesus asked.
Loona and Blitzo groaned and rolled their eyes, "Yes."
Then Jesus turned to Cody.
"Is she sorry for kidnapping you?" Jesus asked.
Cody let out a sigh, "Yes."
"Does she care about you and want to do right by you?"
"Yes."
"Then maybe you should give her another chance. Did you know she quit drinking for you?"
This got everyone's attention, even Vortex's as he walked up to him.
"Wait, she quit drinking? For real? Like she's sober? Bone dry and cold turkey sober?" Tex asked.
Jesus nodded, "Yep."
"Huh."
"Well, that's very impressive. I'll take my hat off to that, but I still don't trust her," Loona said.
Blitzo scoffed and rolled his eyes.
"Okay, okay . . . I'll go and talk to her. If she's really better and wants to be my friend, then I'll give her another chance, but if she messes up and hurts me or my friends then that's the last straw. You're right. She did save my life and Loona's life. So, she deserves a chance, but only one more," Cody explained.
Jesus nodded, "Fair enough."
Before Jesus left Charlie stopped him, "Wait! Where are Angel and Husk? Are they okay?"
"I don't know. They were hiding on the surface for a while, but I lost sight of them a few weeks back. I don't know where they are. Now that Valentino is dead, they should feel that it's safe to return to your hotel. They've kept themselves away for your protection," Jesus explained.
Charlie sighed feeling half relieved and half bummed out. Vaggie rubbed her shoulders letting her know that it'll be alright. Jesus bid everyone farewell. A ray of Heaven's light shined down in front of him. He stepped into it as the light grew brighter and brighter until it faded away and he was gone. Everyone went home while Loona and Vortex went with Cody to Verosika's penthouse in the Lust Ring. It was dark and rainy when they got there. Almost every building was covered with neon lights and most of them were either hearts, gambling, or something sexual-related.
Being a famous pop star, Verosika Mayday was very rich as she owned and lived in a luxurious penthouse of a very tall building. When they got there, the Hellhound guards recognized Cody instantly with surprised looks. They immediately opened the doors to let them in. Cody gave respectable nods to them and they returned the same. The inside of the building was very clean with white polished marble walls and shiny tiled floors. There was even a fancy wall fountain. There was a male incubus demon in a black suit and tie and there were several guards that were both Hellhound demons and big strong imp demons – all of them were in bodyguard suits with earpieces.
Cody approached the front desk, "Excuse me. We're here to see Verosika Mayday. I'm Cody Laurent. These two are with me."
The male incubus demon glanced at everyone before picking up the phone. He dialed a few numbers and it was ringing.
Verosika answered and she sounded annoyed, "What? What is it?"
"Miss Mayday, you have some visitors," the front desk demon said.
"I'm not taking visitors today. Tell them to piss off."
"Cody Laurent is here to see you."
"Wait, what?! Oh shit!"
It sounded like she tripped on herself while trying to pick up some things.
Then after a minute, she responded, "Wait, is he really there? I swear to Satan if this is a prank, I will have you fired!"
The front desk demon held the phone in front of Cody for him to speak.
"Verosika, it's me, Cody. I just want to talk to you," Cody said loud and clear.
There was a moment of silence before Verosika said, "Oh crap, that is him. Hang on!"
More sounds of her scrambling around picking stuff up were heard. Everyone waited patiently and awkwardly for Verosika to respond. Occasionally, she replied, 'Hang on,' while commenting to herself about how she has too much stuff.
Finally, she said, "Okay, come on up!"
"Okay," Cody said.
The front desk demon hung up the phone and said, "Follow these guards. They'll escort you to the elevator and they'll tell you what to do."
"Thank you," Vortex said.
Four demons walked them down the hall to the elevator. Two in front of them and two behind them. There were decorations on the walls like exotic paintings, statues, and torches with purple flames.
Loona looked around at the four guards and the ones in the different halls.
"A lot of security here. Are there usually this many guards here?" Loona asked.
The Hellhound guard in front of them answered, "Not usually. There's more now, because of . . . recent events. So, a lot of places don't want to take any chances. Even Ozzie's closed until further notice."
"Really? Even Asmodeus is scared?" Vortex asked.
"Who can blame him? After . . . you know, Val got axed. Even big names like Ozzie are on their toes. No offense at all kid, but that fight was scary and I've seen some violent fights in my day," a male imp bodyguard said.
"Yeah, sorry about that," Cody said.
"Sorry? You ain't got nothing to be sorry about. Val had it coming. Believe me, no one and I mean no one is gonna shed a tear for Valentino."
"Except maybe Vox and Velvet, but who cares? Fuck 'em," another Hellhound guard said.
"Don't swear in front of him," Loona ordered.
"Sorry . . . anyway, this is the elevator. It'll take you straight to Verosika's. When you're done, just come back to the elevator and hit the bottom floor button."
He pressed the penthouse button and entered a code to authorize the elevator. It took them up pretty fast and smoothly. As it rose, it exposed them to the outside of the building and they got to see the skyline of the Lust Ring and all the lights. It was like seeing the skyline of Las Vegas, only different.
"Guys, when we see her let me do the talking. I know what she is and what she did in the past, but Jesus is right. She is trying to be better, but it won't help if you judge her and attack her," Cody said.
Loona crossed her arms and scoffed.
"You're here to talk to her. We're here to make sure she doesn't try anything, right Loona?" Vortex asked.
"I'll behave if she behaves. You can't be mad at me for defending myself," Loona stated.
"Fair enough," Cody said.
The elevator reached the top floor of the penthouse and opened up. Verosika stood there waiting. She had her long layered hair tied in a ponytail with her bangs out and wear something less exotic and little more casual. It was a black midriff shirt and a pair of white shorts with striped leggings. Verosika looked nervous as she was taking in deep breaths and squeezed and flexing her hands.
Her place was amazing. Modern architecture, white walls, hanging glass ball light, big glass windows with skylight windows, fancy furniture, grey marble floors, with multi-color changing neon lights on the edges of the walls, ceiling, and flooring.
Cody approached her, "Hi Verosika."
"Hey Cody," Verosika replied.
There was a moment of silence before the popstar asked, "How are you?"
Cody nodded, "I'm okay . . . or at least as well as I can. I don't know if you heard about me recently."
"Yeah, yeah, I know. I saw. I just didn't want to bring it up. But I saw you at the Battle of the Bands."
"You did?"
"I mean, I wasn't there. I was here, but I saw it on TV and you were great. You really were. Your guitar skills are awesome and your voice is wonderful!"
Cody blushed while rubbing the back of his head.
"Thank you."
"I wanted to go, but I didn't want to scare you away or ruin the night for you. My friends went but they kept their distance so you wouldn't see them."
Cody nodded.
Verosika offered, "Do you . . . want a drink or something? Water or soda?"
"Actually yeah, that'd be great. I'd like a Diet Coke or Coke Zero. What about you guys?" Cody turned to his friends.
"Water please," Vortex said.
"Yeah, water is fine," Loona added while crossing her arms.
Verosika got everyone their drinks and they all sat in the living on the large couch.
"Tex, you look good. Still big and buff," Verosika complimented.
"Thanks, you look good too. I heard you got clean . . . that you're sober," Tex responded after drinking some water.
"Yeah, I did. I threw away all my liquor. I'm still trying to quit smoking, but I'll get over that bump soon."
"That's great. Congratulations."
"Thanks."
They sat quietly for a while drinking their drinks until Cody finished and spoke.
"Verosika I uh . . . I wanted to say thank you for saving my life from Martha and her family. I should have said thanks earlier and I'm sorry I didn't. So, thank you for saving my life and Loona's life," Cody stated.
Verosika looked away while rubbing her arm.
"And you asked me if I forgave you for kidnapping me . . . and I'm here to say that I do."
Verosika turned to Cody with big eyes sparking and full of hope.
"Wa-wait, you mean that? Do you really mean that? You're not just saying that?" Verosika asked.
Cody nodded, "Yes, I do . . . and if you still want to be my friend, I'm willing to get you another chance."
Verosika let out a small yelp before covering her mouth with her hands. Her eyes started to water as she tried not to cry.
"But you should know Verosika, that there are dangerous Overlords that have it out for me, because of . . . you know, Valentino. So, if you want to keep your distance for your safety, I won't blame you at all," Cody said.
Verosika shook her head, "No, no, I-I very much want to be your friend. I would like that."
"Okay."
Verosika couldn't hold back her tears as they rolled down her face. Seeing her tear up was getting to Cody and his Hellhound friends. It was rare to see someone like Verosika Mayday show such vulnerability. Cody forgiving her must really be tugging her heartstrings.
Verosika stood up with a hoarse voice, "Can-can I have a hug?"
Cody looked at Loona and she nodded that he could. Cody went over to her and they embraced a hug. Verosika was weeping happy tears as Cody comforted her while rubbing her head. Cody couldn't help but notice that Verosika smelled wonderful. Her perfume was heavenly and her hair was silky and soft.
"It's okay Verosika. It's okay," Cody assured holding Verosika.
Verosika kissed Cody's face several times and even though Loona wasn't entirely okay with it, she allowed it. Then the door opened and it was Verosika's crew. Kiki, Apple, Coco, Milky, Josh, Ace, and Kat. Josh and Ace had stacks of pizza boxes, Kat had two coolers full of soda, and Milky had bags full of chips. The pizza boxes were human pizzas from the surface, Ray's Famous Original.
Ace and Josh couldn't see that Verosika wasn't alone, but the others did. They stopped when they saw the two Hellhounds and the golden boy Cody. Loona sighed and crossed her arms facing them. Vortex respectfully nodded before glancing back at Verosika and Cody.
"Verosika! Girl, we are celebrating!" Josh hollered.
Ace added as they put down the put the pizzas, "Yeah! That bastard is good and dead as a fucking doornail! A shit ton of people are happy as a sunflower, including us!"
"Uh, guys?" Kat waved his hand.
"So come on. Let's—"
They stopped when they saw them. Verosika wiped her tears when she saw them and straightened herself up. Verosika's crew looked at each other before turning back to their succubus leader.
"Cody," Kiki spoke.
"What are you doing here?" Coco asked.
"Are we interrupting something?" Kat questioned.
Verosika shook her head, "No."
Josh and Ace gave concerned looks.
"Verosika? Why are you crying?" Ace asked.
"Did they make you cry?" Josh questioned.
Loona took that offensively as she tried to approach them, but Vortex stopped her.
Verosika cleared her throat, "No, no, they didn't. These are actually tears of joy. You'll never guess what happened."
The crew waited for Verosika to speak.
She smiled, "Cody finally forgave me!"
Their eyes widened in surprise. At first, they said nothing, but then they cheered and everyone group hugged Verosika and Cody, smothering both of them with kisses. Loona's protective instincts took over and she was growling with Vortex holding her back. This got everyone's attention.
"No! No, no, no, it's okay everyone. It's alright. They're not gonna hurt me. Also, don't worry about her. She's just very protective of me. It'll take some time for Loona to get used to you guys," Cody stated as Verosika was still holding him.
Vortex next spoke as he put his hands on his hips, "Listen, guys, we've all heard about Valentino. In truth guys, I have no idea what's gonna happen next for all of us. All I can say is, things are gonna get crazy and dangerous."
Verosika's crew got chills from him saying that. They knew that he was dead serious about the situation.
Vortex continued, "So that's why there's no shame whatsoever if you guys want to back out. If you feel you need to look out for yourselves, then I suggest you flee to the surface and among humans in your human disguise."
Verosika's crew had distraught looks as if Vortex was talking crazy. The ladies especially since they were blinking several times while holding a still face.
"What? You mean just take off?" Apple asked.
"Leave like a couple of deadbeats?" Coco questioned.
"And for what? To save our skin? Hell no," Ace said.
"We know what we are and what most people think of us. But we don't abandon our friends," Kiki said.
Loona spoke, "He's not kidding. These are seriously dangerous Overlords. They will try to kill all of us."
Verosika stated still cradling Cody in her arms, "That's not gonna scare us. You guys and Cody need all the help you can get. We succubus demons have access to the surface of the human world and we know the Lust Ring like the back of our hands. I have real connections. I know people. You need this. We can help. Also, if you two remember, I saved Cody's life and your life from Martha. I know ninjutsu and other martial arts as do my friends. We're sexy, but we're also very dangerous."
"Hell yeah!" Josh hollered with his arm around Ace's shoulders.
"Oh yeah, we are!" Ace added.
The rest hollered and cheered together with great confidence.
"What about Blitzo? I know you two really don't like each other," Cody pointed out looking up at Verosika.
Loona, Vortex, Verosika, and the others were quiet as they glanced at each other thinking.
Vortex broke the silence, "Verosika and her crew can report to me on information. We can communicate. Blitzo and Verosika don't ever have to meet or speak to each other."
"That'll work," Kat nodded.
Coco agreed, "Yeah, as long as we don't have to deal with that asshole."
"Coco!" Apple hissed.
"What? He is one!"
"Not in front of them."
Coco glanced at Cody and Loona and respectfully nodded.
"Well, since you guys are here, how about you chow down on some pizza with us?" Milky offered.
"Yeah, you can chill with us and we could watch a movie or two," Kiki added.
"You know what, that sounds great. Why don't we do that Loona? Have some pizza and watch a movie. I'm hungry anyway," Vortex sided.
Loona rolled her eyes and relaxed. Everyone got a plate and a tall drink. Everyone had some cold soda – Coke Zero or root beer. The pizza was a slice of heaven. They put on The Mandalorian and watched the whole first season. They finished eating after the first three episodes. Cody sat on the couch between Verosika and Loona.
Of course, Verosika got comfortable as she curled up with Cody in her arms and Loona was gonna growl until Vortex put his arm around Loona. Loona's eyes sparkled looking up at the big, strong, handsome Hellhound and allowing herself to get comfortable with him. Apple was with her girlfriend Coco, Ace with Josh, and Kat had Kiki and Milky sitting close to him. Cody didn't mind this time that Verosika was stroking her fingers through his hair. It actually felt nice and Verosika was overjoyed that Cody had forgiven her.
Verosika looked at Cody and smiled as she planted a soft kiss on his head. Cody had become sleepy and rested his head on Verosika's chest by her shoulder. When they finished watching, Loona and Vortex got up and nodded that they were heading home. Verosika picked up Cody and stood up. She carefully handed him over to Loona to not wake him up. The other succubus women all came over to kiss Cody on the head goodnight and goodbye. Vortex got the van ready and Loona sat in the back seat so she could hold Cody as he slept. Before Tex drove home, he looked over his shoulder at Loona.
He told her, "You know, they do care about him. They can help and we need all the help we can get. You know that, right?"
Loona looked at him, "Tex . . . when the chips are down and the cards are played, that's when people's real colors show. This boy is my everything. I will go whatever distance to keep him safe. If Verosika is serious about helping, I'll believe that when I see it. This isn't Martha we're dealing with, it's Overlords."
"I know, just give them a chance, okay? Cody did."
"I will, but just one chance. They blow it, that's on them."
