Chapter24: Trapped

A/N: Hey everyone! How excited where you guys when you saw the final episode of season 1 of Helluva Boss was finally allowed to be released?! I can't wait to write that part of the story!

To show my excitement I thought I'd follow Bee's example of 'I got what you want and need' by giving you all a new chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Hazbin Hotel or Helluva Boss; I just own my characters.

Enjoy!

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After Sir Pentious decided to stay at the hotel to be more hip, he started his daily 'classes' with Jenny. She was supposed to show him what modern people were in to, but it usually ended with him becoming a blushing mess or being an idiot.

Today's class was drinking carbonated beverages like pop and sparkling water. The snake demon was having a hard time with this one. Every time he tried to take a sip, he would spit it out and gag because of all the bubbles. It was obvious that they didn't have these drinks from his time being alive.

Pentious gulped as he looked at the can in his hands. Jenny made it look so easy when she drank hers earlier as a demonstration. Well…she really wasn't demonstrating she was just drinking it because she was thirsty. But since he thought everything she did was hip and modern, he felt like he had to drink soda as well.

"You don't have to drink it if you don't want to" Jenny said nicely.

Pentious shook his head as he opened the can.

"No, no. All the hip people are into these bubbly drinks so I must consume one" he said.

He brought the can to his lips and started taking a sip. Seconds later he spit it out as the bubbles went up his nose, spraying Jenny and Husker in the face.

The cat growled as he wiped his face off.

"God dammit!" he growled.

Pentious coughed and gagged. He went to try again but Jenny put her hand over the can and slammed it on the counter.

"We're done for the day. I can endure getting sprayed in the face for so long."

"That's what she said!" Angel Dust sang as he walked by.

Jenny flipped him off while still looking at Pentious.

"It's ok to not like all modern things. Just because others enjoy them doesn't mean you have to" she pointed out.

Pentious slumped in his seat as he propped his head on the counter.

"But all the Sinners are consuming beverages like this now. How else am I going to be hip?" he asked.

"You can start by never saying that again" Husker grumbled as he cleaned the counter.

Jenny waved him away and gave Pentious a gentle smile.

"You know, drinking tea and coffee is still considered to be hip and modern" she offered.

Pentious perked up a little when he heard that.

"Really?"

Jenny nodded.

"Oh yeah. A lot of people actually prefer those over soda anyway. I'd always see on the internet people posting photos of the drinks they got from coffee shops and cafes. Everyone would talk about this new blend they tried or that a favorite flavor was back in season. Tea and coffee is very, very hip right now."

Pentious's eyes sparkled as he heard Jenny talk. He was awed at the fact that instead of chewing him out for not liking modern things, she offered alternatives that would work and he would enjoy. She really was amazing.

Jenny was glad that she could help Pentious out. Despite having a rough start with him trying to blow up the hotel, she could tell that he was sweet. A little misguided and rough around the edges, but still sweet.

She suddenly got an idea that would help Pentious out and also get her out of the hotel.

"I got an idea for the lesson! Why don't we got to a coffee shop nearby and try an iced coffee?" she suggested.

Pentious got excited at the prospect of continuing with their lesson.

"What a wonderful idea! Perhaps I can also try what you mentioned about taking a photo of my drink?" he said.

Jenny nodded and quickly ushered him towards the lobby. She wanted to get out before Alastor noticed what they were doing. It seemed he was really hellbent on having her stay inside the hotel.

"That sounds like a great idea. We can kill two birds with one stone" she said.

A shadow appeared in front of her and morphed into Alastor. The demon had his usual scary grin.

"And where are you off to in such a hurry?" he asked.

Pentious screamed and hid behind Jenny. The human looked at Alastor with an annoyed expression. Did he have eyes all over the place?

"Pent and I were going to head to a coffee shop nearby as part of his class" she said.

Alastor tilted his head slightly.

"Is that so? I do wonder how you were going to do that when you are still on lockdown my dear" he said.

Jenny scowled and crossed her arms.

"For fucking crying out loud, I'm fine! It's been two weeks now! I haven't had a reaction to that holy weapon, I just got my stitches out and I haven't seen my face plastered on the news or social media at all! What is your problem with me going out?!" she yelled.

"Because you are a magnet for trouble. I know the minute you step outside you're bound to get into some sort of situation" Alastor said.

Jenny growled as she glared at Alastor. She thought they were slowly starting to get along but he was starting to revert back to when they first met.

"Listen here, Jackass. If you don't move away from that door in the next three seconds I'll- "

"Kid!" Husker said.

He quickly shook his head telling her to stop what she was doing. He didn't like that Alastor was keeping her prisoner in the hotel, but he didn't want to find out what Al would do if she really pissed him off.

Pentious sensed the atmosphere as well and decided to cool things down.

"A-actually, why don't we end our lesson for the day? I need to put away the rest of my belongings in my room anyway."

He placed a hand on her arm and patted it. Even he didn't want anything to happen to Jenny if Alastor got mad.

Jenny looked at Husker and Pentious. Sighing, she gave up and looked at Alastor tiredly.

"You can't keep this up, you know that right?" she said.

"I'm doing this for your own good, my dear" was all Alastor said.

Jenny scoffed in disgust.

"Sure you are."

She stormed away and went up to her room. She felt like she wanted to scream right about now.

Blitzo was lounging on her bed reading a magazine when he heard her enter. He didn't need to ask what was wrong when he saw her. He could already tell why she was upset. Setting the magazine down, he went up to her with a worried expression.

"What happened?"

Jenny ignored him for a moment as she retrieved a pillow from her bed and screamed into it. When she was done, she flopped onto her bed.

"I can't leave this fucking hotel yet" was her muffled response.

Blitzo sighed wearily and flopped down next to her. He rubbed her back and tried to calm her down.

"You'll be home before you know it. Until Charlie says it's ok there's not much we can do right now" he said.

He desperately wanted to get her out of here and back home. But since he promised Charlie that he would wait until she said it was safe, he had no choice but to follow her orders. He could have used the book to send her home while she was in the hotel, but he knew Alastor had shadows hiding everywhere in this place.

Jenny lifted her head up so she could look at Blitzo. She had tears in her eyes as the frustration she felt built up.

"I'm tired of this. I feel like I'm being punished for doing something wrong" she sniffled.

"Hey, come here" Blitzo said gently.

He pulled her into a hug and rubbed her back.

"I know you're frustrated. No one wants to get you home more than I do, Jen. But your safety is so much more important right now. I don't want anything to happen to you. I nearly lost you once, I can't let that happen again."

He wiped a stray tear from her eyes.

"This sucks, but we just have to wait a tiny bit. Once Charlie says it's safe you'll be home before you know it. And I'm here so you're not alone at this place."

Jenny just buried her face into his chest and silently cried. She knew Blitzo was right but it still sucked to hear it. Blitzo propped his chin on top of her head and just held her. He didn't say anything after that. He knew she must have felt scared and frustrated by the situation she was in. Even with them being reunited, they still had to figure out how to return to the realm of the living.

He would figure that out in due time. For now though, cheering Jenny up was his top priority. She meant the world to him. While everyone saw him as a broken messed up person, she didn't. Usually when someone found a broken object, their first reaction would be to throw it away because it was useless to them. Jenny on the other hand didn't think that way. Instead, she would pick up the pieces and glue them back together. And while it wouldn't look the same as before, it would still work just as fine. That's what she did with his shattered spirit. She didn't brush it into the garbage like everyone else had in his life. Nope, she took her time sorting through the broken pieces and painstakingly put everything back together, making something new out of what she found.

She would never realize how much she meant to him.

He squeezed her to his chest as he tried to calm her down. He hated seeing her like this. She was supposed to be happy, not sad.

He suddenly thought of an idea that would put a smile on her face.

"I know I can't do anything about our situation right now…but I know how to make it better" he said.

Jenny looked up at him as she wiped her eyes.

"How?" she sniffled.

Blitzo just smiled at her.

"I know two imps who still haven't seen you yet."

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The next day

Jenny glared at the hotel entrance. Alastor had a few of his shadows stationed near the entrance to block her from leaving. It seemed like she really was in prison.

She grumbled as she slumped on the bar's counter. Why couldn't Charlie give her the ok to leave? Everything had died down by now, right?

Husker looked up from cleaning one of the glasses to look at her. When she wasn't staying locked up in her room, she was sulking in the corner of the bar. It seemed like those were the only two places she could be left alone in the hotel.

Setting the glass down, he went over to her.

"You just going to sit here and pout all day?" he asked.

Jenny looked away with a frown.

"That seems to be the only thing I'm allowed to do lately. Can't even walk across the room without being shadowed" she said.

He understood her frustration but he understood where Charlie and Alastor were coming from. He rubbed his tired eyes as he sighed. Why did he have to be a softie?

"This is the only time I'm going to defend Al's action so take that to heart, kid" he said.

"What happened to you freaked all of us out. Getting attacked by a holy weapon is a big deal. I've seen Sinners who have been here longer than I have get erased by those things. Al may enjoy carnage and talk about it on the radio, but even he knows that the Exterminators are nothing to joke about. He won't admit it but he was probably scared for you."

Jenny wanted to believe what Husker was saying, but she wasn't buying it. Alastor didn't seem like the kind of guy to be worried for others. With the way he was acting now, he seemed more like a kid who didn't want his new toy to be broken or taken away.

"I noticed you said probably instead of was. Probably could mean a million things. So even you don't know if he was scared or not" she said.

Husker rolled his eyes and held his hands up.

"I give up" he grumbled.

He walked away and gave Jenny her space. He knew better than to mess with an angry woman.

Jenny sighed in frustration. She needed to get out of here. She wanted to go home and back to her life. She needed to plan a wedding for David and herself.

Maybe she could turn her bed sheets into a rope and use that to climb out of her window at night? She was sure Alastor wouldn't expect that.

"Jenny! I got a surprise for you!" Blitzo sang as he made his way into the hotel.

"Is it a noose to hang myself?" Jenny said sarcastically.

"No, silly. That's for your birthday" Blitzo said.

He pulled Millie and Moxxie into the lobby.

"Surprise!"

Jenny's eyes lit up when she saw them. She hadn't seen Millie and Moxxie since she came down here. The couple looked relieved and happy when they saw her as well. Millie was crying as she ran to her.

"Pumpkin! You're alright!"

"Millie! Moxxie!"

Jenny ran up to them and pulled them both into a tight hug. Blitzo had told them about what happened and that Jenny was still alive. He also drilled into their heads that they had to act like she was dead and not reveal she was still a living human…well he mostly told Moxxie this since he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

They were so relieved to know that Jenny wasn't killed by that cult.

"Thank goodness" Moxxie said.

"We're so glad that you're safe and ali- "

Blitzo freaked out and quickly wrapped his tail around Moxxie's mouth.

"Alright! Yeah he's so glad you're alright!"

He tightened his hold on Moxxie's mouth and glared at him.

"What the fuck did I just tell you?" he hissed.

"Oh, we were worried sick about you!" Millie said.

"We searched everywhere!"

"I'm sorry you guys. I was looking everywhere for you too" Jenny said.

"But at least we're all together again."

The four of them formed a group hug and held onto each other tightly. Finally, the I.M.P family was back together-well save for Loona who was staying far away from the group hug. But she took a picture of them on her phone.

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"So that's what my life has been like these last two months" Jenny finished.

The group sat outside in the back part of the hotel. This was the only way Jenny could be outside yet still be watched at the same time. She told Millie and Moxxie about what happened to her after Halloween. They were shocked yet relieved that of all the people she could have met in Hell, it was Charlie that rescued her.

"You had quite the adventure, huh?" Millie teased.

"I don't know if I would call this an adventure. More like an acid trip" Jenny said.

"I still don't know why that crazy cult picked me of all people to use for their crazy sacrifice."

"When we ran into that family that was part of that cult, I asked the dad about you" Moxxie said.

"He admitted they didn't know anything about you. They were hired by someone else to find you."

That was news to Jenny. Someone wanted her dead? She turned to Blitzo looking scared.

"Blitz did you know about this?" she asked shakily.

Blitzo quickly shook his head in alarm.

"This is the first I'm hearing of this Jen. I thought that cult just picked you randomly."

He glared daggers at Moxxie. Did this idiot not realize what he did?!

"Why didn't you fucking tell me this?!" he snarled.

"We thought she was dead, sir! What good would that have done if we went after the group that hired those cultists?" Moxxie asked.

Everyone made a face at Moxxie's stupidity. Did he not see the big picture here?!

"Oh Moxxie" Blitzo sighed.

He grabbed the Imp's face and oddly looked calm.

"Don't you see what's wrong with this picture?" he cooed.

"If we bring Jenny back home…then that mysterious group WILL FUCKING SEE HER!"

He threw Moxxie to the ground and grabbed his horns.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck! This just made things so much more difficult!" he said.

"You fucking idiot!" Loona snapped.

Moxxie grew confused by everyone's reaction. Slowly he started to realize what they were freaking out over and freaked out himself.

"Oh shit"

If they sent Jenny back to the realm of the living, that group that hired the cults to kill her would see she was alive, and two things would happen out of it. One: they'd kill her to silence her, and she would for real die this time. Two: they'd see that the sacrifice worked and that there was a way to venture into Hell and back.

Either way, Jenny was screwed.

The human felt herself starting to have a panic attack. She couldn't leave Hell and return home. And she couldn't return home or else she would end up back here permanently. She was trapped.

Blitzo quickly went over to her and grabbed her face.

"Jenny you need to calm down. Everything is going to be okay" he said.

"How is it going to be ok, Blitz?!" she cried.

"You heard what Moxxie said. I'm fucked!"

"I'm going to shoot Moxxie for this later" Blitzo assured her.

"But for now, we just need to figure out a new game plan. I still have those files of you back at my office. I can see if there is a name of whoever sent them, and I can find out who they are and where they live."

"And while they're doing that, you can stay here until they find these bastards" Charlie said.

Everyone jumped when the princess appeared behind them. Charlie smiled nervously and rubbed her neck.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to overhear but I'd thought I could help out" she said.

"And by helping her out, do you mean keeping her locked up in this place still?" Loona snapped.

Charlie looked puzzled.

"Locked up? What are you talking about?"

"We're talking about how I still can't leave the hotel and venture outside. Every time I want to go shopping or do something, Alastor is right at the door saying I'm still on house arrest until things calmed down" Jenny said tartly.

Charlie grew more confused.

"You weren't on house arrest. You were in the clear after we took your stitches out last week" Charlie said.

You could hear a pin drop it was that quiet outside. Jenny felt her blood slowly bubble as she heard this news. For a whole week, Alastor pretended that she was still under house arrest when she could have left the hotel?

Flames appeared in her eyes. Alastor was going to pay!

Blitzo saw the crazy look in her eyes and grabbed her before she could storm off.

"Easy, Sugar tits. We'll get back at Bambi in a bit. Let's focus on our current situation first" he said.

He looked at Charlie seriously.

"How do you plan on helping us now that you know what's going on?" he asked.

"Do you by any chance know the name of the person who was part of that cult? The one who was one of your targets?" Charlie asked.

"Yeah, I have the client's file at my office" Blitzo said.

"Perfect. If you give me that file, I'll look on my end. If she was with a group that worshiped my dad or anything that had to do with Hell, then she'll be here. When I find her, I'll dig up info on who hired her to kidnap Jenny. While I look for her, you try to look for names on the files you found. Once we find out who was behind this, you kill them and then it'll be safe for Jenny to return!"

The group looked shocked at Charlie's plan. It was a good plan but a shocking one.

"You're alright with us killing people even though they'll end up down here?" Moxxie asked.

"I hate cults" Charlie said flatly.

Everyone nodded in understanding. Now that made more sense.

"It's also because I promised Jenny I'd help her return home. I don't want her to be stuck down here either, but I don't want to send her back with the fear of getting killed for real this time" she added.

So that was the new plan then. They had to find out who hired that cult to have Jenny killed and when they got rid of them, they could send her home. Jenny wasn't thrilled with this plan, but it was the safest one. She didn't want to die for real this time.

"We're not going to get anything done by just standing here" she sighed.

Charlie pumped her fist with a determined look on her face.

"Leave everything to me! I'll get you home in no time!" she said.

"Before we do that, there's something I need to do first" Jenny said.

"Seems like Alastor never learned the phrase 'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'. I need to teach him that."

She turned to her group of friends and clapped her hands together.

"Remember when my exes would break up with me, we had a code word to get back at them?" she asked.

A shit eating grin slowly appeared on all of their faces when they knew what she was getting at.

"Oh, fuck yeah! Are you activating what I think you're activating?" Blitzo asked excitedly.

A dark dangerous look appeared in Jenny's eyes as she smiled evilly.

"Oh yes I am" she chuckled.

"Operation: Get Bent has been activated."

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A/N: Oh shit, what are you going to do Jenny? What could she possibly do to get back at Alastor anyway?

Millie and Moxxie finally appeared! And of course Moxxie forgot to tell everyone that someone hired to have Jenny killed. Damnit Moxxie! But at least Charlie is helping them try to find out who it was so Jenny can go home.

Hope you all enjoyed the chapter!

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