AN: Took a while but I got to writing again. Had to improvise a few scenes.

Mediocris: Don't panic. Besides our heroes gave the rundown that there are limit on the wishes.

Chapter 4: Heck's Funniest Videos

Our second suspect is: Verosika Mayday

We didn't have to travel long to go see our next suspect. Turns out her office is right in front of IMP across the hall. Charlie and Vaggie urged all of us to stay close. They said something about succubi being… grabby or something.

With anticipation filling the air, the group makes their way across the hall to Verosika Mayday's rented office space which was like a recording studio for musicians and singers.

It wasn't long before they heard chatter and laughter spilling out from the recording studio, hinting at the lively atmosphere within.

The room is filled with, recording equipment, and a stage setup for impromptu performances.

Verosika Mayday was a pink succubus, a tall one. She had black tipped horns, the left one is taller than the right, and a barbed tail with a black end along with two black stars on the side of her horns, and a black heart under her right eye, and white long hair with pink streaks to match the pink fur coat she's wearing. She is also wearing a small white and black dress with an X and O design on the chest, and a star design on the abdomen, and long black thigh highs with black high heels that have a heart motif and three X-shaped cutouts down the sides. She is also wearing a pair of round shades with pink hearts on the lenses.

Verosika, surrounded by her fellow succubi, exuded a sense of confidence and haughtiness.

Seeing them, Verosika smirks her voice dripping with a honeyed tone as she addresses the group. "Look what the nag dragged in. A bunch of misfits and monsters. How quaint."

Beth rolls her eyes at Verosika's condescending tone, muttering under her breath. "Ugh, I hate her already."

Zaira, Theo, and Ickis exchange nervous glances, unsure of how to navigate this encounter. They try their best to remain composed, eager to conduct the interview and gather any information they can about the dragonballs.

Charlie diffuses the situation, as she says, "Sorry for the intrusion and interruption, Verosika. But my friends request an audience with you for a brief moment."

"Surprised to see you here princess, taking a break from your hotel?" Verosika questions with a smirk.

Vaggie scowled and explained "Actually we're accompanying our friends here, to -"

Before anyone can say a word, Verosika's eyes land on Ickis, and her expression lights up. "Oh! Look at this cute widdle bunny rabbit! Such a sweet heart!"

"Not again." groaned Oblina slapping her forehead. This wasn't the first time Ickis was mistaken for rabbit.

UGH! How many times do I have to go through this!? Just because I got floppy ears! Am I going to have this problem with the other suspects?!

"A bunny rabbit?!" Ickis says in frustration. He clenched his fists, his eyes turning red – this was sign that he was threatening to loom with his voice filled with annoyance. "For the last time, I am NOT -" He didn't have a chance to retort.

Because the other succubi, caught up in the moment, gather around Ickis, cooing and fawning over him. They excitedly get closer to him, wanting to pet and cuddle the "adorable" bunny. They pinch his cheeks, ruffle his fuzzy fur, and even attempt to put a bow on his head, much to his humiliation.

"Does this usually happen?" inquires Charlie to the group in surprise.

"More than once whenever he tries scaring." said Krumm.

Zaira tries to intervene, her voice laced with exasperation. "Hey, cut it out! He's not a bunny, he's a garbage monster. We're here to talk business, not ogle over his appearance."

Verosika finally snaps out of her infatuation, her gaze shifting from Ickis to Zaira. She chuckles, a sly grin spreading across her face. "Oh, I see. You're just jealous of the attention Ickis is getting. Don't worry, little guy, I'll make sure to give you some tips."

Ickis's frustration turns into anger as he glares at Verosika. "I don't need tips from a Succubus. I'm perfectly fine being myself, which is scary, thank you very much."

Navigating Verosika's mean-girl personality and the succubi's adoration for Ickis was no easy task. So Theo interrupts by grabbing Ickis off their hands and spoke, "Yo! We're here to ask some simple questions involving some trinkets."

Verosika raises an eyebrow, momentarily thrown off by Theo's interruption. She smirked, amusement dancing in her eyes. "Trinkets, you say? Hmm, I suppose I can entertain your questions for a moment."

Theo takes a deep breath, maintaining her composure as she begins to inquire about the dragonballs without revealing their wish-granting abilities. "Have you, by any chance, come across any unique spheres or artifacts that are said to possess extraordinary powers? Maybe something that has caught your attention recently?"

Verosika leans forward, a hint of curiosity in her eyes. "Interesting question. I do tend to come across all sorts of peculiar items in my line of work. But as for spheres with extraordinary powers? Can't say I've stumbled upon anything like that lately."

Beth, sensing the need for a backup plan, steps in. "Verosika, we've heard whispers of these mysterious spheres circulating among certain circles. They're said to have a profound impact on those who possess them. Have you heard anything along those lines?"

Verosika leaned back, a mischievous grin forming on her face. "Look Red. I hear a lot of things in this industry. But let's just say, if such spheres did exist, they would undoubtedly be the hottest accessory to have. Unfortunately, I can't confirm or deny anything specific."

The group exchanges knowing glances, realizing that they won't get a direct answer from Verosika regarding the dragonballs. But they also understand that she might be hiding something.

As the conversation reaches a standstill, Ickis, now free from the clutches of the adoring succubi, steps forward. His frustration from being mistaken for a bunny has transformed into determination to uncover the truth. He locks eyes with Verosika, his voice filled with conviction.

"Look, Verosika, we're not here to play games. We know there's something more to these spheres, and we believe you might have some information. If you're hiding something, just know that we won't stop until we find out the truth."

Verosika's eyes narrow, her mean-girl persona returning to the forefront. "Oh, how amusing. A little monster like you thinks he can intimidate me? I suggest you leave before things get unpleasant."

Charlie calms everyone down. "Please everyone calm down. We don't want any trouble, Verosika. We just want answers. If you happen to come across anything related to these spheres, please reach out. It could be helpful for all of us."

The tension in the room is palpable as Verosika considers their words. After a moment of silence, she smirked, her voice laced with intrigue. "Fine. If I do come across any information, I'll make sure to contact you. But remember, you're playing a dangerous game, little monsters. And if I were you, I wouldn't go parading myself looking like a human, pixies…"

They all nod in acknowledgment and leaves Verosika's office space, their minds buzzing with thoughts of the dragonballs and the snooty Succubus popstar. They know they have to continue their search and gather more information from other sources, but Verosika's cryptic responses have only deepened the mystery surrounding the spheres and their true power.

Bad enough, the group had to remind me of my worst qualities.

Zaira's concern for Ickis's well-being prompts her to ask, "Ickis, are you okay?" Her voice filled with genuine worry.

Ickis, frustration still apparent in his tone, responds with annoyance, "No, I'm not okay! Even Succubi think I look like a bunny rabbit!" He says to the group, "Do you have any idea it's like to jump out at someone on a dark foggy night and scare? Only to have them laugh or coo at my face?"

His words carried a sense of exasperation, highlighting the fact that being perceived as cute is an insult to monsters like him who prefer to be ugly, scary, and gross.

Beth chuckles, understanding Ickis's frustration. "Ickis, I know it can be irritating, but hey, at least you're versatile. You can scare the living daylights out of people and also bring joy as an adorable bunny. Not many monsters can claim that."

Ickis crosses his arms, his annoyance starting to fade slightly. "Well, maybe I don't want to be versatile! I want to be terrifying, not cuddly!"

Charlie, unable to contain her laughter, chimes in. "Come on, Ickis, embrace the bunny within! Maybe you can even join a bunny-themed band. I'm sure Verosika would love it."

Ickis's frustration reaches its peak as he throws his hands up in exasperation. "You're all impossible! I'm not a bunny, and I never will be! Let's just focus on finding those dragonballs before I'm mistaken for a bunny rabbit again."

The group bursts into laughter, understanding Ickis's annoyance while finding the situation undeniably amusing.

As much as we wanted to get things over and done with, Charlie and Vaggie mentioned what Verosika hinted is true. Beth, Zaira and Theo have to get disguises. Didn't help we were tempting fate.

The tvs down here, are ok but I'm beginning to see that the Gromble may have had a point to avoid them. Because our litle escapade involving the Extermination didn't go unnoticed.

When they were leaving the building, they heard an annoying voice coming from the TV in one of the shops outside the office building.

A group of demons looking at a display of various TV screens that displayed the same footage. The hell version of a news broadcast. The image transitioned showing two reporter demons sitting together behind a desk with papers in their hands. The one on the left, was a woman with blonde hair, a red dress, and a creepy-looking face with red eyes.

This was Katie Killjoy, who lived up to her name. Charlie at some point had mentioned to Beth's group about her disaster on the 666 News broadcast when she tried to tell sinners about her hotel idea.

The other newscaster was a male, wearing a light grey suit and a grey gas mask to match, with pale blonde hair on top of it. This was Tom Trench, the buttmonkey of the news.

"Good day sinners, this is 666 News," greeted Katie to the viewers, "I'm Katie Killjoy!"

"And I'm Tom Trench," chimed Tom Trench.

A sound effect of a Chicken Clucking is heard. This made a look of amusement for the reporters as they pretend to put a hand to their ears. They were showing their own version of Kent's cowards, a small segment of funny videos of people acting like cowards, scaredy cats, etc.

"That sound can mean only one thing." grinned Katie Killjoy. "It's time for another installment of "Hell pussies." "

"Today's clip comes straight from Pentagram city's traffic cameras during extermination."

The group's irritation grew, knowing that these two are about to showcase – parody compilation of videos featuring individuals displaying cowardice or fear.

The camera cuts to a clip from the traffic cameras during the extermination in Pentagram City. The scene was chaotic, with cars honking and demons scrambling to avoid the spears of exorcist angels. Beth's group watched in horror as they realized they were witnessing their own perilous predicament being broadcasted for all of Hell to see.

In the form of a long slapstick-filled chase sequence, the video feed showed them as they frantically flee from the exorcist angels, filled with comedic mishaps and near misses. The relentless pursuit of the angels and the monsters' desperate attempts to avoid being speared create a chaotic and humorous atmosphere.

"Guys, you were chased all day and night during the extermination?" asked Charlie in shock looking at the group.

Even Vaggie was concerned at the perilous chase that both the fairy students and monsters had endured.

Ickis snarked in response "We did a lot before the incident. We went to the sludge pits but you didn't see that on that human thing."

Footage from the trafic cameras showed the girls, monsters and one of the exorcist angels end up in building hallway where they run back and forth through rooms and across the hallway going in and out of different rooms like something out of a scooby doo chase.

With a quick glance, Beth signals the others to follow her, hoping they can lose their pursuers in the maze-like display.

As they dash through the hallway, Zaira accidentally knocks over a delicate vase, causing a domino effect that sends other objects crashing to the floor. The angels, relentless in their pursuit, leap over the obstacles with grace, their spears gleaming menacingly.

Ickis, fueled by his annoyance and determination to survive, takes a daring leap over a display case, narrowly avoiding a spear. However, his landing is less than graceful, and he tumbles headfirst into a stack of antique books, causing them to scatter in all directions.

Meanwhile, Krumm, barrels through the hallway, knocking over suits of armor and sending them clattering to the floor. The angels struggle to avoid the flying metal, their attempts to spear the fleeing monsters thwarted by the chaos unfolding around them.

Oblina, using her stretchy limbs to her advantage, elongates herself to squeeze through a narrow opening, only to get entangled in the intricate chandelier hanging from the ceiling. As she swings back and forth, desperately trying to free herself, the angels attempt to spear her, but their aim is thrown off by her erratic movements.

Ickis, covered in a pile of discarded clothing, emerges from the pile with an exasperated expression. "Can't we catch a break already?" he muttered, brushing off a feathered hat that has somehow landed on his head.

One the exorcist angels, leaves the room which the door shuts. Beth's group however appear nailing the door shut hoping the exorcist angel won't come through.

It doesn't work as the exorcist angel from behind the door just tears down the door with the spear.

Ickis, Krumm and Oblina are seen running, they grab a basket to hide under. The exorcist angel lifts the basket only to see the three monsters sawing the ground making a hole to escape.

They slide down a pipe, but seen another exorcist angel shoot at them. They run back up the pipe and out the hole escaping.

Theo is chased by another arriving at cliff, she uses a wooden pole to slide down the electric lines like a zip line to avoid them, though she had to wiggle frantically as the spears were shot in her direction.

Beth and Zaira run into a shop, which an exorcist angel follows, it opens one door seeing some mannequins in costume, closes it briefly about to leave. But opens it again to see the girls as they rush out trampling it on the way before giving chase.

The group's chase becomes a symphony of chaos and comedic mishaps, with each member experiencing their own slapstick calamities. They crash into each other, stumble over their own feet, and inadvertently trigger traps meant for the angels.

Throughout the chase, the exorcist angels, seemingly unfazed by the absurdity of their pursuit, remain focused on their goal of spearing the group. They glide effortlessly through the chaos, their expressions stoic and determined.

It even showed how the monsters tried their scare tactics on the exorcist angels, yet they were unfazed.

The clip finally stops showing the group taking cover in the station of helluvators which give hellborns access to the other rings.

Now the group's embarrassing incident running from the excorsits are known in Hell on 666 News, due to the area having traffic cameras.

How were we supposed to know that picture boxes, saw us while we were running for our lives from those exorcists?!

This had an instant effect, everyone watching the footage, starts laughing at the group's expense. True facing ridicule and mockery from other demons, and becoming the subject of jokes and memes in Hell's social media is bad.

But only thing that worries Beth's team is that they'll have to get disguises since their embarrassing chase during the extermination may had their faces to everyone in hell.

And this is was one of the reasons we monsters usually avoid places with that flash things that film. It was bad enough when a human flashed me and managed to get rid of those flashpapers. Hell is another story, now they seen our faces and nearly everyone knows there might be mortals walking among them!

"That's it, you're not going out without a disguise." Said Vaggie as she and Charlie led the group back into the white limo before anyone recognized the group.

Well maybe the disguise may apply to the Beth, Theo and Zaira but us monsters will have to depend on our stealth, our hiding abilities.

A need for disguises, is a wise move to protect the group's identities. However, Charlie advised them, it's important to remember that disguises can only go so far in concealing their true identities. It may be necessary for them to change their behavior and actions to avoid drawing attention to themselves in the future.

Easier said than done…

Before heading to interrogate our next suspect, Charlie and Vaggie insisted to have disguises, now that everyone has seen our faces. Sounded like a plan. Unfortunately when they meant all of Hell saw our embarrasing moment, even our allies at the hazbin hotel saw it along with others.

When they headed back to the hotel despite the gravity of the situation the hazbins chuckle at the hilarity the crazy chase scene of the girls and monsters running all over the place, evading the exorcist angels. It was obvious they already saw the footage on the news.

Even the grouchy Husk and the enigmatic Alastor found the footage amusing.

"Hey guys, how the heck did you manage to evade the extermination in such a short time?" Laughed Angel

"We've been out all night, when it happened" said Krumm calmly.

"I just know we're going to look back and laugh about this someday" said Zaira

The residents of the Hazbin hotel just laughed at this statement

"I said someday!" Shouted Zaira

When I said others had seen the footage I meant even the ones Zaira had warned us about us when she and her friends had stumbled upon the city of Hell.

The Vees, a trio of Overlords. From what the Hazbins warned us about those demons are bad news. Even Alastor warned us to be clear of the TV headed one called Vox. Angel looked as fearful as we were when facing the Snorch regarding his boss Valentino. Zaira said, they haven't met their third member Velvet, but she's just as bad.

The three Vees at the moment were sitting quietly in a lounging room after their meeting with Hades. When the footage of the recent Extermination played, Velvet looking up from her celphone, suddenly sees Zaira with the group running from the excorsit angels. She rememberd her two colleagues describing what one of the girls looked like.

She nudges both Vox and Valentino, pointing at the screen. "Vox! Val! That's her. Zaira one of the girls that got away from you. That's the visitors Hades notified us about"

Both moth demon and the tv headed Overlord stood up inmediatly.

"Quick! Check the other traffic cameras, narrow down where they're hiding out." ordered Vox

The machines began to work, inmediatly racking the system and files. After a few vid footages, they watch one video showing the girls and monsters tiredly enter the Hazbin Hotel. Their faces inmediatly soured.

"Of course." Vox deadpanned. He wasn't happy that the visitors went to the one place where his rival was residing.

Valentino was more livid as he pulled out one of his guns. He looked ready to storm over the Hazbin Hotel "So they're hiding out with Lucifer's daughter and that ungrateful whore at that rancid shithole. I'm going to collect-"

"Val!" Vox pulled him on oneside, calming him a little as he explained, "Remember what I said, last time about chasing whores and what it'll do for our image?"

"Fuck it up?" Val replied.

A sound effect of ringing sounded. "Right." said Vox, "And besides our mortal visitors can't stay in the Hotel forever."

"Hades mentioned they're here cuz of a treasure hunt with these dragonballs." added Velvet.

"I have a plan first, we find out what's the buzz with these trinkets, find them. Set up a trap for them, using them as the bait? We wait for them to come to us?"

Valentino calms his anger before smirking evilly, "I like the way you think, Vox. Perhaps these dragonballs will lure them out of that wretched Hazbin Hotel."

Velvet, the overlady of social media, perks up, her eyes glinting with mischief. "I say we use our resources, gather information, and turn the tables on these visitors."

Vox nods, his mind already working on a plan. "Agreed. We'll track down info surrounding these dragonballs. Once we have a clear idea of what they can do, we'll set up a trap. We'll use their desire for the dragonballs against them, drawing them into our clutches."

Velvet grins mischievously, already thinking of the possibilities. "And when they come to us, we'll make sure they regret ever stepping foot into Hell."

The trio of Vees exchange determined glances, their minds focused on revenge and reclaiming their pride. They know they must be patient and strategic.

To be continued….