Chapter 32

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, Fuko, Bloody Mary, and Kely 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.

Cody and Loona arrived at the place Loopty & Lipton told them. It was an underground facility – safe, secure, and secret. It looked like a military bunker with double blast-proof sliding doors, cameras, and security laser turrets. Loopty & Lipton had Cody, Loona, and their friends' biometric signatures recognized in their security system so they could get in without any trouble.

Once they were in, they found their friends and Celeste. She sat in a chair, weeping in her hands while Millie and Moxxie tried to comfort her. Blitzo was pacing back and forth with a worried expression, with Stolas trying to calm him down. Octavia leaned against the wall, her arms crossed, talking to Kyo and Slade. Shadow and Kimi were talking to Fuko while Vortex was talking to Tim. They turned and saw Cody and Loona.

Celeste looked up, and she ran to Cody, sobbing. The two embraced in a hug.

"Oh, Cody (sobs) It's terrible!" Celeste cried.

"I'm sorry, Celeste. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for this to happen," Cody said.

"We already explained everything to her about you, the Overlords, everything," Moxxie said.

"Celeste called us, and we came as soon as possible, but there were a lot of them," Millie added.

"So, you guys saw them? The I.S.N.A. bastards?" Loona questioned.

"Oh, we didn't just see them. We fought and killed them – a lot of them anyway," Tim answered.

"Can you tell us anything about them?" Cody asked.

"Well, they definitely got numbers. They got guns and not cheap ones, high-end guns, and high-tech gear. And they got some big and dangerous toys. There were armored vehicles with technicals," Slade stated.

Fuko sided, "They sure as Hell aren't Girl Scouts. They're trained. They knew what they were doing. Celeste says they wanted you, and your brother told them to fuck off, and that's when the shooting started. They set their house on fire and blew it up to try and kill them. I'm Fuko, by the way."

Cody shook his hand, "Nice to meet you. Thanks for saving my sister-in-law. Where's Tommy?"

Everyone glanced at each other.

"He's in there," Stolas pointed to a room with a window.

Cody was about to look, but Blitzo stopped him.

"Maybe you oughtn't look at him," Blitzo said.

"Why?" Loona asked.

"We got Celeste out just in time, but Tommy was still in the house when it was on fire. I grabbed him just in time before they blew it up. He . . . he got burned pretty badly," Kyo explained.

"What?" Cody uttered.

"They're working on him now. Loopty and Lipton called in a few favors for a demon doctor named Baxter. He's brilliant. He was an inventor when he was alive – he and L&L get along well. He managed to save him, but he needed surgery. We've been waiting for hours," Octavia said.

Cody took several deep breaths, and Loona sat him down.

"Cody, look at me," Loona said, grabbing his shoulders as her boy looked up, "Your brother's a soldier. He's a fighter. He'll pull through. You just gotta hang tough."

Cody nodded, "Okay."

They waited outside while Tommy was being operated on. Time stretched out like a blade. Loona conversed with Celeste by talking about Cody dancing with Octavia and buying a house in Nightmare City. She wasn't wild about the name nor about Cody going to war, but she congratulated him on being knighted and getting rich.

"Cody, there's something Tommy and I were going to tell before we got attacked," Celeste spoke.

"What is it?" Cody asked.

Celeste nervously rubbed her arm, but a smile grew.

"Well, the thing is . . . I'm pregnant," Celeste said.

This grabbed everyone's attention as they turned to her wide-eyed.

"What?" Cody spoke.

"We're going to have a baby. Tommy's going to be a father, and I'm going to be a mother. Which means you're going to be an uncle," Celeste said.

"Well, slap my ass hard and call me a porn star. A baby! That's wonderful!" Blitzo hollered.

"Congratulations!" Moxxie added.

"Yee-fucking-haw! We're so celebrating!" Millie praised.

Cody was so stunned he froze. Loona gently shook him, "Cody?"

"You all right, sweetie?" Octavia asked.

"Yeah, I'm good," Cody chuckled, "Celeste's gonna have a baby."

Celeste and Cody hugged. Fuko was able to make conversation with Cody and explained to him that not only was he going to work for I.M.P., but also his daughter Kim was about his age. This brought something for Cody to look forward to since he didn't have many friends his age in Hell. So, it will be nice to have someone to hang out with.

Then Loopty and Lipton came with a fish-like demon, Baxter. His lab coat was black, along with his gills, and his skin was grey with yellow goggles. He definitely looked like an inventor. Everyone turned to him.

Baxter read a clipboard with a thick German accent, "Tommy is stable for now, but he'll need rest. The surgery was a success, but I'll need to use my Tissue Regenerator to repair his body fully. The bad news is that we had to amputate his right arm and left leg."

Celeste and Cody gasped – Celeste sobbed. Millie and Moxxie comforted her as they held her.

"The good news is we can regenerate clone limbs using Tommy's DNA. Once they're fully grown, we'll surgically attach them to Tommy, and it'll be as if he never lost his limbs," Loopty said with a confident smile.

Blitzo nodded, "Well, that's good news."

"Yes, quite so," Stolas agreed.

"How long will it take to grow the clone limbs?" Loona asked.

Lipton looked at a clipboard, "Given Tommy's age and height. I'd say roughly six months."

Everyone sighed.

"Can we see him?" Cody asked.

"Are you sure, young man? He'll be much easier to look at after I heal him," Baxter said.

Loona placed her arm around Cody's shoulder, "He needs to see this. He needs to see what they've done. We're here for you, Cody."

Cody nodded. They carefully entered the room and approached Tommy's bed behind the curtains. However, Cody was not prepared to see his older brother in his current state. Half of his head and face were severely burned. There were bandages and bruises all over his body. He had an oxygen mask on. His right arm and left leg were severed.

Cody felt lightheaded and slowly started to pant. Cody had seen badly wounded before, but those were all strangers. The worst that Cody ever saw Tommy before this was when he fought three guys who were harassing a girl outside a movie theater when he was five years old. His big brother beat them all. He got a bloody lip and a black eye, but the other guys had broken noses, busted teeth, cracked ribs, and black eyes so swollen they couldn't open them for nearly two weeks. This was the worst he saw him in.

Celeste gasped and cried. Cody felt like he would faint as his head felt light and on fire. Loona caught wind of this and held Cody close, turning him away from Tommy.

"Cody, honey, just breathe. Just breathe," Loona said.

Slade got in front of him and practiced breathing with him, "In through the nose, out through the mouth. Come on. In and out. In and out."

Cody inhaled deeply through the nose and exhaled out through the mouth just as Slade instructed. They did this several times, and Cody slowly calmed down.

"Cody, he'll be okay. Tommy's gonna be fine," Loona said, still holding Cody close from behind.

"If he's the fighter you say he is, then he'll pull through," Slade assured.

"Hell yeah. Just hang tough for him, okay?" Tim added.

Cody nodded, "Okay."

"Hey Cody," Kyo said, making him turn to face him, "You're like him now, a warrior, and real warriors don't quit. Ain't that right, Slade?"

Slade nodded, "That's right."

"Your brother's a Marine, right? Marines don't die. They just go to Hell and regroup," Tim said confidently.

"French Foreign Legion, actually," Cody smiled.

"What?"

"He said Tommy's not a Marine. He's French Foreign Legion," Loona answered.

"Oh, what is that? Like French Special Forces?" Fuko asked.

"Nah. They're more like Army Rangers. When shit happens, they're the first to respond. I worked with them a couple of times when I was in JT2. They're good. They don't fuck around," Slade answered.

"Speaking of warriors," Lipton intervened, and everyone turned to him, "We figured that once Tommy wakes up, he'll want some payback on this I.S.N.A. Especially if they attacked his pregnant wife."

"Which is why, in the meantime, while he waits for his clone limbs, we'll be making him these!" Loopy said excitedly while showing some blueprints.

The blueprints showed a mechanical robotic arm and a leg. The arm looked similar to the Winter Soldier's arm. It even had a title that said 'Winter Soldier Arm & Leg.'

"This arm and leg will be indestructible. Plus, they'll have built-in generators powered by human energy, so you have to worry about them dying on him," Loopty said.

"Also, we wanted to know if we could have a small sample of your blood to give to Tommy to genetically enhance him to make him stronger, faster, and superhuman," Lipton added.

Cody blinked several times while tilting his head.

"My blood? Will that do anything?" Cody asked.

"With your powers awakened and mastered, you and your brother have the same blood type. So, either he'll be a real-life Captain America/Winter Soldier, or it won't do anything. Either way, there's no negative outcome," Lipton explained.

Cody turned to Loona, Slade, and the others.

"It's your decision, Cody," Loona shrugged.

"I'd say go for it because Tommy needs all the help he can get, but if you think it's a bad idea, we stand by you," Blitzo added.

Cody turned to the others. Slade shrugged, "Whatever decision you make, we support you."

Millie and Moxxie nodded, as did Octavia and Stolas. Cody turned to Lipton and Loopty as he rolled up his sleeve.

"How much blood do you need?" Cody questioned.

"Not much. Just a small amount will do. We don't want to overdo it," Lipton answered, getting a syringe.

Lipton injected the needle into Cody's arm and got a small amount of blood, enough to fill a small blood tube. He placed it in a medical frig, and then Baxter brought a machine with robotic arms.

He set it up, and the machine started moving. It almost looked like little lasers and what looked like a 3D printer. As they slowly moved across Tommy's face and body, the parts where they were covered looked completely healed. Everyone's eyes widened, and Baxter crossed his arms with a confident smile.

"Impressive, isn't it? This is my latest invention. By using your brother's DNA, it repairs and regenerates tissue and flesh. It'll be as if Tommy was never burned at all!" Baxter explained.

"You made this?" Cody asked.

"Well, my original design was to do this by hand. Loopty and Lipton converted it into a robotic system to make more precise work. Now, Tommy will be healed, but he won't wake up for another week or so."

"I don't know how to repay you, doctor."

"I do!"

Everyone turned to him, and he said, "Kill the VVV and win the war!"

Cody nodded, "I'll do my best."

"Good!"

Then Cody's phone rang.

"Yes?" Cody answered.

"Cody, it's Día. Is this a good time to talk?" Día asked.

"Yeah, what's up?" Cody replied as he put the phone on speaker.

Celeste stayed inside with Tommy, Lipton, Loopty, and Baxter. Everyone went out in the hall with Cody.

"We're at Pink Shore, and we found Molly. She doesn't know where Angel is but get this. Angel Dust sent her a letter after you killed Valentino. The Grimms are protecting him and Husk!" Día explained.

Everyone's eyes widened.

"What?" Cody replied.

"Can you summon a portal and come here? Molly really wants to meet you," Día asked.

Cody turned to the others, and Loona nodded.

"Hang on, what's going to happen to Celeste? She can't go back to the surface. It's not safe for her," Cody said.

"We'll take her in and keep her safe. She can live in our palace as long as necessary," Stolas said.

"Are you sure?" Millie asked.

"Yes, trust us. It'll be better for Celeste and the baby. We'll protect her, don't you worry, love," Octavia answered.

Cody hugged her and Stolas, "Thank you. Thank you so much."

"Think nothing of it. Now go. Meet Molly, get some answers to all this, and please be safe," Stolas said.

"I'll go with them," Octavia stated.

"Via, are you sure about that?"

"Yes, Dad, there may be more to the letter than meets the eye. If I can help them, I should be there."

"Alright, be safe, my owlet."

"I will, Dad."

Cody summoned a portal to Pink Shore. Tim, Shadow, Vortex, Kimi, Stolas, and Fuko stayed behind while Cody, Loona, Slade, Kyo, Octavia, Millie, Moxxie, and Blitzo went through the portal. They were amazed by Pink Shore's stunning scale and beauty. Día and Summer led them through the building to Molly's penthouse. When they entered inside, Kely and Kyo's eyes widened as soon as they saw each other.

"Kely?!" Kyo spoke.

"Kyo?!" Kely responded, shocked as well.

They ran up and hugged each other.

"What are you doing here?" Kely asked, still holding Kyo.

"I work for I.M.P. I'm helping Cody and his friends. What are you doing here?" Kyo asked, holding her as well.

"I live here in Pink Shore and work for Molly," Kely answered.

"You moved here?"

"Yeah, last month, and let me tell ya, this city is a ton of fun."

"Uh . . . what's happening?" Moxxie asked.

"Oh, that's right. Guys, this is my big sister, Kely," Kyo said, then turned to her, "How's Mom and Zinck?"

"They're both good," Kely answered before getting her brother in a one-arm headlock, "And they miss you! Just like I missed you! Ya, big rube!"

They both laughed and messed around like siblings.

"I see you all know my brother, Kyo. I hope he's been on his best behavior," Kely said before her gaze turned to Octavia, "Oh, who is this gorgeous babe?"

"Hi," Via waved nervously.

"Oh! That's Octavia, an old friend of mine, and we . . . we started dating," Kyo answered.

Kely's eyes widened, "Really?!"

"Yeah, I'm his girlfriend, and your little brother is my boyfriend," Via answered, hugging Kyo's arm.

"Well, look at you being a lady's man! And you got yourself a pretty girl, too."

Octavia and Kyo blushed. Everyone smiled. Then they heard a gasp. They turned to see Molly standing nearby. Her eyes were big, with two of her hands holding her face. Then she squealed a scream like a teenager at a boys' band concert. In a few seconds, she dashed over, scooped Cody in her arms, and squeezed him a hug.

"Oh my goodness! He's so much cuter in person!" Molly squeed, then hopped up and down, "Cody Laurent is here! Yay!"

Cody's face was buried in Molly's soft, sweet, fluffy chest. Cody could breathe, but his nose was filled with Molly's radiant perfume, which was heavenly. Molly then smothered Cody's face with kisses. Usually, Loona's protective instincts would be dialed to eleven, but after hanging out with Verosika, she was able to control herself. However, she did need Molly to calm down a little.

"Uh, Molly? You need to ease up on my boy there," Loona said.

"Yeah, give him some air," Kyo added.

"Oops, sorry," Molly said before easing up, "It's just he's so cute! Look at that face! How precious is he?"

Molly smiled with hearts in her eyes, and her cheeks were rosy. Cody smiled and blushed as well.

"Thank you. It's very nice to meet you, Miss Molly," Cody said, still in her arms.

"Oh, Molly. You gotta call me Molly, honey. We're so on a first-name basis," Molly replied.

"You got it."

Then Bloody Mary showed up, "You weren't kidding about him being cuter in person."

Bloody Mary's smiley tail spoke, "Cute? Are you kidding me? He's gorgeous!"

Bloody Mary's frowny tail said, "He's so handsome, I'm gonna die!"

"Oh, hi there. I'm Cody, Sir Cody," Cody said, holding his hand out.

"Mary, Bloody Mary. Don't wear it out. If you hang out with me, you'll find me irresistible, honey," Bloody Mary said, shaking his hand with a wink.

"So, you're Angel Dust's twin sister, huh? I can see the resemblance," Blitzo said, crossing his arms.

"You got that right, little man. Don't let my charming looks deceive you because darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream," Molly said with a smile and striking a pose.

"Yeah, we hear that. Listen, Día and Summer said your brother Angel sent you a letter. Is that right?" Cody asked.

Molly set Cody down.

"Yeah, he did. I found it in my mail after you killed Valentino," Molly said, handing him the letter.

Everyone sat down and read it. They had pensive looks as they read the letter. They were shocked and amazed.

"Via's right. The Grimms are protecting him," Cody said.

"Cody's the key? What does that mean?" Loona asked.

"Beats me," Blitzo shrugged.

"Via, what do you think?" Kyo asked.

Via squinted her eyes as she looked at the letter. She sniffed it and then made her hand glow with purple magic, waving it at the letter while citing a spell. Behind the letter was another message. Behind the letter, which was now purple, were glowing white letters.

"Hidden writing. Clever," Octavia answered.

"There's more to the letter?" Molly asked.

"Yeah, except it's not for you. It's . . . for Cody," Octavia answered.

Everyone's eyes widened.

"What?" Loona asked.

"Is it from Angel?" Cody asked.

"No, it's from the Grimms," Via answered, handing him the letter.

Cody began reading it with Loona leaning in close over his shoulder.

Dear Cody,

If you are reading this, then by now, you've learned some hidden truths about your parents. We're very sorry that things had to come to this. You're involved now, and I'm afraid there's no going back. Your life is in terrible danger. The I.S.N.A. has more power than we realize, and they will not stop until they find you. You are their biggest threat. They are working with corrupt angels, including the leader of the Exorcists, Adam. If they find you, they'll either kill you or mostly turn you into one of them.

Since you made I.M.P. bigger, you can help us fight against the I.S.N.A. If you've recovered some of your parents' notes, then you've found some of their locations, but there are many more. You must strike fast before they catch wind that you know. Gather as much information as you can. You'll need it. We know we're asking a lot from you and your friends, but the fate of Hell and the world is at stake. With your help, you can even the odds and restore balance to the plain field.

Seek out Hector. He's our contact in Hell. He'll lead you to Gestas. He hangs out at the Tugboat Bar. Your parents were good people, Cody, and we wish to honor them and their legacy by helping you. If Charlie and Vaggie read this, we're sorry they can't yet see Angel Dust and Husk. The risk is still too great with the I.S.N.A. hunting them, but tell them they're safe.

Find Hector. Stop the VVV. Protect Hell. Be Brave Cody.

Godspeed,

Moses

Cody raised an eyebrow, "Moses? Adam, the leader of the Exorcists? Is he the one who brought Valentino to the surface to kill my parents?"

"Could be. Jesus did say that it must have been an angel," Loona answered.

"Find Hector, huh?" Millie questioned.

"At the Tugboat Bar?" Moxxie asked while scratching his head.

"Where the fuck is that?" Blitzo asked as he titled his head.

"It's here in Pink Shores on the south side – big place. You can't miss it," Bloody Mary assured.

"Not exactly a friendly neighborhood, though," Kely said, crossing her arms.

"Then let's go," Loona said.

"Wait! We have no idea what Hector looks like. We don't even know what kind of demon he is," Moxxie protested.

"True, but everyone knows what Cody looks like. We won't find him. He'll find us," Slade replied while putting his hand on Cody's shoulder.