Author's note: just felt fair to put a SPOILER ALERT for episode 6 and onward.
Chapter 13:
Checking in
"Come on Vaggie, I'm sure it'll be all fine" a blonde haired demon girl spoke in a peppy, excited tone as a silver haired, winged woman landed next to her before she spoke
"I don't know Charlie. An overlord who has requested an audience with the princess personally? In their own domain? I don't trust this one bit" as she pulled her wings back in before the 2 began to make they way down the street to their destination.
The princes gave her partner a hug " Oh come on, honey. You went to talk to Carmilla carmine for Intel and that went well, right? You even got your wings back!"
To this, the former exorcist winced, she rather did not want to be reminded of how her secret coming out had hurt her girlfriend, but reluctantly agreed "…alright, point taken. Tho I still don't understand why Angel didn't want to tell us who this new overlord was….i don't know, you've seen that smile of his. He usually only gets that smirk when he's plotting one of his stupid pranks" Vaggie grumbled.
By this time, the princess and her girlfriend had arrived at their destination, a futuristic looking nightclub, which, during the day, nearly wasn't as busy it seemed, only a hand full of patrons hanging out around the outside of the building, some chatting, a few of them having a smoke.
The 2 women approached the hammerhead-shark looking bouncer at the entrance, who greeted them with a nod "Your highness" he spoke, which caused Charlie to awkwardly smile "Please, it's just Charlie…"
as Vaggie added "We have a appointment with the anarchy demon"
The large shark sinner gave another nod as he stepped aside "Ask Pink Neon at the bar, she can tell ya more" to which Vaggie spoke "and how are we supposed to know who that is?" in an annoyed tone.
The shark sinner chuckled to himself "oh trust me, she's hard to miss. Really lives up to her name, she's as if the 80's grew arms and a pair of tits" as he let the 2 of them inside.
During daytime, there were only a hand full of patrons inside, as the place essentially functioned more like a large, modern bar until night time took over and the party goers took to the streets.
As Charlie and Vaggie stepped inside, they spotted this pink, succubus looking sinner behind the bar, who, upon seeing the couple, smiled and waved them down "Miss Charlie and Miss Vaggie I presume? I'd been informed that you were not too comfortable with the royal titles so I'll cut the formalities" To this, Charlie gave a sigh of relieve as upon seeing the girl, Vaggie thought to herself "Oh wow, the security guard at the door really wasn't kidding" as the princess spoke "Yes, we have a appointme-"
The pink sinner cut them off "Ahh yes, the meeting with Miss Fortune, well currently the anarchy demon is in an important phonecall, but shouldn't take too long" as she gestured to 2 empty bar stools "Perhaps I can pour the lovely couple a complimentary drink while ya wait?"
Charlie smiled "oh thank you, well, not really a big booze person. Do you have red wine by any chance?" to which Pink smiled "heh, sure do "As she pulled out a fancy looking bottle, allowing the demoness to read the label, before she turned to Vaggie "And what would it be for you, beautiful?" she said with a wink.
Vaggie blushed at the comment "Eh, might as well. Tequila for me" to which the bartender demoness gave her a wink "gotcha" as she poured the princess and her angel partner their respective drinks.
It was by the time the 2 ladies had nearly finished their beverages that the barwoman perked up and put an index finger on a earpiece she seemed to be wearing "Yo Terry…uhu?...she's almost done?...ight….shall I send the guests upstairs?...uhu…..alrighty" before returning her attention to the princess and her partner "Alright galls, it's go-time, she should be almost done. Up ya go" As she gave them an encouraging wink.
She then gestured to the left back corner of the large area, where, on a raised platform, on which the DJ booth was also located, there was a fancy looking door. A hellhound like sinner was keeping watch in front of it, wearing a sleek, black suit and sunglasses and a similar earpiece.
As the 2 women approached, he nodded, before stepping aside and opening the door for them as he spoke "Miss Fortune will be awaiting you upstairs"
Charlie and Vaggie made their way up the stairs, until they reached a set of double doors, behind which they could hear a muffled, one sided conversation.
Looking at each other, they nodded in agreement before stepping inside, allowing them to hear one side of this phonecall…..
"Nah of course not, I mean, we were expecting to get customers but it's gone waaaay better then we ever hoped…oh yes profits are insane…"
"…uhu…I mean, that's why I came to you. You're the best of the best, and I want my security to be equiped with only top notch shit…"
"….well yes, if you can make non-angelic versions of course, I only want people to behave, not to wipe 'em out…it's for security, not assassination"
"…hey I'm sorry but my next appointment is here, gotta skedaddle…..hey of course Carmilla….hehe, we'll catch up another time, promise…."
"….oh and tell the girls I said hello…ight, talk to ya later...hehe, you too"
And as the anarchy demon hung up, she turned to the princess and her angel partner "Charlie! Vaggie, long time no see! How's shizzle at the hotel?!"
To this, the 2 women spoke up in unison "ASHLEY?! YOU'RE THE ANACHY DEMON?!"
Ashley just smirked as she gave them her trademark fingerguns "does a bear shit in the woods? I mean, this is MY office after all" as she gestured to a fancy, yet modern looking couch "but please, have a seat, we have shit to discuss, make yourselves comfortable!" as she took a drag from a cigar while she sat across from the pair.
"Ok Ashley, what the FUCK is going on here?!" Vaggie spoke up first, stern and slightly annoyed "First you come falling from the sky, then we don't hear about you for well over half a fucking year, and the next time we see you, you're on your way of becoming a fucking overlord?!….what….the….FUCK?!"
Charlie tried to calm down her hotheaded partner as she then added "What Vaggie is trying to say is that…uhm….why…exactly…did you want to see us after so long? Especially now that you're…well…."
Ashley just raises a single eyebrow "….Now that I'm almost an overlord?" She plopped her still lit cigar in a nearby ashtray as she got up, put a hand in one pocket, before walking over to the large one-way mirror looking out over the club and leaned against it with her other elbow.
"if you're worried about my…."Business practices"..….i didn't get to where I am by fucking people over….i mean…I did…..kinda…but no one who did not deserve it…."
She then gestured to some of her staff walking around on the club floor below "I only go after jackasses…I mean, somebody has to stand up for the little guy…." as she turned to look at the couple with a sympathetic expression "….right?"
Vaggie narrowed her eyes " sooooo….you're going after….."
Ashley once again returned her gaze to the window, her eyes specifically falling on her former landlord, Hudson, behind the bar, as he was slowly getting uses to his new prosthetic hand
"Let me put it this way…demon or angel…..heaven or hell…..doesn't fucking matter to me…..i just don't like bullies…." As she then tuned to the couple entirely before leaning back against the window with her arms crossed, before finishing " …I don't care where they're from….."
They both raised an eyebrow "And that girl behind the bar?" Charlie asked as Vaggie added "Yea, what was her story?"
"Ohhhhh, Pink? Nah she's chill." Ashley answered "We kinda started this whole crazy train together, she's my "sister from another mister" if you will. She's my feckin bestie…aaaaaand the assistant manager of this here fine establishment" she emphasized proudly.
Charlie was able to piece it together "So….you're letting these souls walk a mile in someone else's shoes?" to which Ashley smirked and snapped her fingers "Bingo, teach them a bit of humility, humbling them a bit, if you will"
As she walked back to her seat "Which leads me to the reason I invited you here….you see….some of the souls I have under contract, they show great improvement….i….gave them the insight they needed to….want to change….to be better.…..i held them up a mirror and they decided they didn't like what they saw and took effort in wanting to improve"
Ashley then glanced at the window, juuuust about able to see Hudson "well…"most" of them….."
Vaggie's eyes widened as she connected the dots "wait, you're saying you want to work together and send these souls to the hotel? To have them take a shot at redemption?!" the princess was practically radiating with joy next to her partner as she gave a giddy squeak.
Ashley made an open armed gesture "EXACTLY! Ya smell what I'm steppin in, sister?"
"But…" Vaggie added"…won't you eventually run out of souls then?" To which the semi-overlord waved a dismissive hand
"Ehh, there's never a shortage on bullies here in hell. New ones arrive every day. I won't run out any time soon, not for a good ass while"
To this, Vaggie gave a surprised, but approving smile as she nodded "hu…..well played, Ashley….well played…."
The shark-grinned sinner slapped her knees, got up and spoke "The Hazbin hotel has the anarchy demon's full support! No fine lettering or strings attached" as she gave the 2 ladies a firm, professional handshake, before joking to the 2 of them "Oh and tell Alastor I'll see him next week for the overlord meeting" As she pulled a very official looking invitation from her pocket and waved it around for the pair to see.
"So, the other overlords are finally recognizing you as one of their own?" Charlie asked, while Vaggie added "Wow, moving up the ladder hu? You're becoming the real deal now"
Ashley smiled as she pulled out her angelic axe "Hell yea, and I'd never have been able to get where I am now it wasn't for Pink's crazy plan…..aaaaand getting my hands on this feckin beauty"
The 2 women's eyes went wide as they spoke up "how the FUCK did you get THAT?!" As the shark-grinned woman smiled "Well, funny story….."
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"Aaaaaaand that's how I got my axe" Ashley finished her tale.
Charlie was beat red as Vaggie was pinching the bridge of her nose "Ashley….you are absolutely insane….but even crazier is that you actually pulled that stunt off….do you have ANY sense of self preservation at all?"
The sharp-toothed woman just smugly smiled with her arms crossed "What? From the recent rumors I've heard, I ain't exactly the only one who's been fucking an exorcist angel. Ey am I right Charlie?" As she gave the couple a few eyebrow nudges.
By now, the blonde demoness was nearly blowing steam out of her ears from embracement, trying to hide behind her hands as Vaggie raised her voice "ASHLEY!"
To which, Ashley shrugged "Hey I ain't judging" before shooting Vaggie a sympathetic glance "But really….glad to know you're one of the good ones. You're a great gall Vags, don't ever let anyone tell ya otherwise" as she put a comforting hand on the former exorcist's shoulder.
Suddenly, Charlie perked up a little but, which caught Vaggie's attention "Hmm Something wrong babe?" the fallen angel asked.
"Well" Charlie answered "First….Ashley….you get kicked out of heaven for flirting with Sera….THEN you flirt with Vaggie first thing after falling to hell….and THEN you actually manage to seduce an exorcist ON extermination day….and now that we know that Vaggie is a angel…I'm starting to notice a pattern….."
Vaggie gave this some thought, and then snorted "hehe, well Ashley, it seems you have a type"
"Wha-?! N-NO I DON'T!" Ashley began to wildly wave her hands around as she saw as red as a tomato
She quickly managed to clear her throat and change the subject. "but….on the topic of angels….since your little victory, And now that Adam is dead….heard anything from heaven about the exterminations?" Ashley spoke up, her voice taking on a more serious tone as she slotted her fingers together.
Charlie gave a sigh "honestly, I don't know. Last I heard is they've postponed the exterminations for an undetermined amount of time. But that's the last we heard. I mean, now that we know they have a weakness, we can fight back. Which could deter them from trying again and risking even more casualties"
Vaggie added "Not to mention, we're trying to get Lucifer to arrange another meeting to discuss the possibility of making this a permanent hiatus, get them to cancel the exterminations indefinitely"
"Maybe now, they might actually finally listen" The princess added.
To this news, Ashley gave a sigh as she grabbed her still lit cigar from the ashtray, stood up, walked towards the one-way mirror, took a long drag and looked off into the distance, as she sighed, before muttering to the 2 women "…..i hope you're right, girls….i hope you're right….."
Note: Someone had pointed out that so far, Ashley had flirted with mostly angels and i found it too funny NOT to put it in, so, i decided to add it into this chapter.
So to whoever wrote that, if you're reading this, hi.