Chapter 9: Radio Demon

A/N: The moment you've all been waiting for is finally here! We finally get to see Alastor! I figured I'd try to get this chapter up soon so you guys wouldn't have to wait for long lol.

After seeing Charlie's failed attempt at promoting the Hotel, what does Alastor have in mind when he offers his help?

Disclaimer: I don't own Hazbin Hotel or Helluva boss, I just own my characters.

Enjoy!

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Charlie and Jennifer didn't know what to make when they heard the knock at the door. Did someone see them on the news? The knocking continued when they didn't make an effort to open the door. Charlie motioned for Jennifer to get behind her as she grabbed the doorknob.

Opening the door, she was shocked by who she saw.

Standing before them was a figure clothed in red, holding a mic and had small black antlers on top of his head.

Alastor the Radio Demon.

"Hel-"

Charlie quickly shut the door in shock, not believing what she was seeing. After a second, she opened it again to see Alastor was still there.

"-lo"

Charlie slammed the door again. She wasn't seeing things. The radio demon was really standing in front of her hotel.

"Hey, Vaggie" she called out sheepishly.

"Yeah?" Vaggie replied tiredly.

Charlie smiled nervously at her girlfriend.

"The radio demon is at the door"

That caught Vaggie's attention and it wasn't exciting.

"What?!"

Jennifer looked between the two girls in wonder. Was this demon like some big wig or something? Charlie wrung her hands as she tried to figure out what to do.

"What should I do?" she asked.

Vaggie scoffed at such a question.

"Well, don't let him in!" she said as it was obvious.

Charlie looked at the door for a second and despite what Vaggie said, went to open the door.

"Jenny, get away from there!" Vaggie yelled.

Jennifer jumped at the sudden outburst but complied. If Vaggie didn't want this newcomer in the hotel then that meant he was bad news. She quickly sprinted over to where the moth demoness was and made sure she was close to her and Angel Dust.

When Charlie opened the door again, she was greeted to Alastor smiling albeit an annoyed one.

"May I speak now?" he asked.

"You may" Charlie said.

Alastor wasted no time and grabbed Charlie's hand to shake it.

"Alastor! Pleasure to be meeting you, sweetheart! Quite the pleasure!"

He walked past her and made his way into the hotel.

"Excuse my sudden visit, but I saw your fiasco on the picture show and I couldn't resist! What a performance! Why I haven't been that entertained since the stock market crash of 1929! Haha...so many orphans"

Before he could take another step, Vaggie was right in front of him with a nasty looking spear pointed at his throat.

"Stop right there!" she said while she swore in Spanish.

"I know your game and I'm not going to let you hurt anyone here you pompous, cheesy, talk show, shit lord"

Alastor's grin just grew bigger as he easily pushed the spear away from his face.

"Dear, if I wanted to hurt anyone here..."

His face grew twisted and demonic as he finished his sentence.

"I would have done so already"

The room filled with static noise and weird symbols to prove Alastor wasn't to be taken lightly. Like a flip of a switch, he reverted back to his normal smiling self.

"No, I'm here because I want to help"

That threw everyone off. And Overlord of Hell wanted to do what?

"Say what now?" Jennfer asked.

"Help" Alastor laughed.

"You want to help...with?" Charlie tried to clarify.

Alastor was suddenly standing next to her and Jennifer, putting a hand on their shoulders.

"This ridiculous thing you're trying to do. This hotel" Alastor explained.

"I want to help you run it"

Hearing that statement really confused Jennifer. If he saw what happened on the news why in the world would he want to help Charlie out? Sure, she wanted to see Charlie's dream come true, but something wasn't adding up.

"But why?" she had to ask.

Alastor finally noticed her and smiled a bit more. Ever since he saw her on the news, he was curious who this mysterious creature was. So far, he wasn't disappointed.

"Why does anyone do anything, dear? Shear, absolute, boredom!" he said.

"I've lacked inspiration for decades. My work became mundane, lacking focus, aimless. I've come to crave a new form of entertainment!"

"Does getting into a fist fight with a reporter count as entertaining?" Charlie joked sheepishly.

Alastor laughed.

"It's the purest kind. Reality! True passion! After all, the world is a stage, and the stage is a world of entertainment"

Charlie looked hopeful. It seemed like someone found her cause interesting and wanted to make it come true.

"Does this mean you think it's possible to rehabilitate a sinner?" she asked hopefully.

Alastor just laughed in her face.

"Of course not! That's whacky nonsense" he said.

"Redemption, oh the nonexistent humanity. No, no, no. I don't think there's anything left to save such loathsome sinners"

As he said that, he gave Vaggie and Angel Dust a pointed look to prove his point.

"The chance given was the life before, the punishment is this! There is no undoing what has been done"

"If you don't believe in my cause then why do you want to help me?" Charlie asked annoyed.

Alastor just flashed a smile as he spun her around the room.

"Consider it as investment for ongoing Entertaiment for myself" he said.

"I want to watch the scum of the world struggle as they climb up the hill of betterment only to repeatedly trip and fall down into the fiery pit of failure"

"Rrrrright" Charlie said nervously.

Alastor just smiled as he dragged her around the room, talking himself up to her.

While this was going, Vaggie pulled Jennifer away from the radio demon and had her sit next to Angel Dust and herself. She wanted to keep their human ward as far away from the Overlord as possible. If he found out there was a living human within his reach, it would be game over for Jennifer.

Angel, not noticing or rather not caring about the tense atmosphere between Alastor and everyone else, looked confused about everything.

"So, what's up with smiles here?" he asked.

Vaggie looked at him dumbfounded.

"Wait, you've never heard of him?" she asked.

"You've been here longer than Jenny and I"

Angel just shrugged showing that he didn't pay attention to everything around him.

"The Radio Demon? One of the most powerful Overlords Hell has ever seen?"

Angel just crossed his arms.

"Meh, not big on politics" he said.

Vaggie pinched the bridge of her nose. Why must she be the only one with brains in this hotel? Scratch that, Jennifer seemed to be the only other sane person in this place.

"Decades ago, Alastor manifested in Hell seemingly overnight" she explained to them.

"He began to topple Overlords who had been dominant for centuries. That kind of raw power had never been harnessed by a mortal soul before. Then, he'd broadcast his carnage all throughout Hell just so everyone could witness his abilities. Sinners started calling him the Radio Demon...as lazy as that is. Many have speculated what unimaginable force enabled him to rival our world's most ancient and destructive evils. One things for sure, he's an unpredictable source of danger. A wicked spirit of mystery and a violent monster of chaos that we can't risk getting involved unless we want to be erased"

After Vaggie's speech, Jennifer felt chills run down her spine. She was warned about the Overlords when she came down here, but the fact that she was in the same room as one sunk in just vulnerable she was. Angel of course didn't seem to care and looked bored by Vaggie's speech.

"He looks more like a strawberry pimp to me"

Vaggie crossed her arms and huffed.

"I don't trust him"

Angel wore a shit eating grin and decided to pick on her.

"To be fair, do you trust any man? Men? Male?"

Vaggie rolled her eyes and stood up.

"Stay with Angel, Jenny. Please don't go near Alastor" she said.

She went over to Charlie and pulled her away from Alastor to talk some sense into her.

"Why does she want to keep you away from smiles so badly?" Angel asked.

Jenny could guess it was because she was human and if he found out, he would steal her soul. But she couldn't tell her spider companion that since he thought she was dead.

"She's probably worried I'll lash out at him like I did with Katie Killjoy earlier" she lied.

"Did you really call her an STD riddled cunt on tv?" Angel had to ask.

Jennifer shrugged innocently.

"I was only stating facts. Isn't that what you're supposed to do on the news?"

Angel cackled and slapped his knee.

"I knew you were a bad bitch; just didn't realize you were a ballsy one"

"Oh, Angel. If you knew half the stuff I did when I was...alive, then you'd know what I said to Katie was nothing"

That caught Angel's attention as he leaned forward.

"Oh? Go on, spill"

Jennifer laughed and turned her head away.

"No, no, I mustn't! I must leave that behind me if I want to better myself. Why else would I be in this hotel?" she said dramatically.

"Isn't the whole part of rehab supposed to be to air out your dirty laundry and learn from your mistakes?" Angel joked.

He reached over and started tickling her to make her talk.

"Come on, spill the beans. Tell me what you did!"

Jennifer laughed and tried to push him away.

"My, my, it seems we're having fun over here"

The two of them froze and slowly looked up to see Alastor standing behind the couch. Seeing his razor-sharp teeth sent chills up their spine.

The radio demon ignored Angel and set his sights on Jennifer.

"Why if it isn't the firecracker from the news"

He pushed Angel to the side as he leaned over the couch to get a better look at her. Jennifer tried to move away but her back hit the armrest of the couch.

"Ummmm, hi?" she said nervously.

Alastor seemed to just stare at her, as if he was trying to look for something. Jennfier panicked a little, thinking he might have saw past her disguise.

After a few awkward seconds of silence Alastor sent a smile that would peel the paint off the walls.

"I must say, you're a lot shorter in person"

Jennifer made a face and scowled. For someone who acted charismatic, he sure had no filter.

"What can I say? I like to aim the bar low" she said sarcastically.

Alastor's laugher echoed with a laughing track coming from his microphone.

"I must say, I haven't seen Katie so chocked up in quite some time. It's not every day someone has the gall to put her in her place"

Jennifer shrugged and fiddled with her nails.

"I always grew up on the philosophy to treat others the way you want to be treated. She treats others like an ass so I was going to treat her like an ass-even if it was an STD riddled one"

She knew she was treading on thin ice being crash in front of an Overlord but she couldn't let him see how scared she was right now.

One of Blitz's life lessons was kicking in and was saving her.

"No matter how scared you are, you have to act brave Jenny. If your enemies catch even a tiny glimpse of your fears, they'll use that on you and break you down to tiny pieces. Use those acting chops of yours and fool them into thinking you're not scared"

She really hoped her acting skills didn't get rusty from being a teacher. So far, Alastor didn't seem to notice and just continue to pester her.

"I don't believe I've seen you around here before. You must be new to town"

It was obvious he meant she just died recently so she went along with it.

"Yeah, I've been here a few weeks now. Charlie has been kind enough to let me stay here until I get back on my feet" she lied.

Alastor tilted his head in amusement.

"So that must mean you believe in her foolish dream to redeems sinners then?"

Jennifer glared at him and crossed her arms.

"You heard what I said on the news. It may seem stupid and pointless to you but it means a lot to her. She wants to see if it's possible and I'm willing to make sure that happens. You may think there is no way of undoing past mistakes and maybe that's true but how can you know unless you try? If people just gave up because they were told they couldn't change then the world would be a very boring place"

Alastor was quite for a moment then laughed again.

"Yes, you are for sure a little firecracker. I'm looking forward to seeing what you'll do next"

Charlie quickly ran over to them and pulled Jenny away from him. She and Vaggie had a long talk about letting Alastor work here. Vaggie was heavily against it saying he was going to bring ruin to the hotel but Charlie being the ever-optimistic princess that she was, wanted to give him a chance.

"So, Al. I thought of your offer" she said.

"You're sketchy as fuck and you clearly see what I'm trying to do here is a joke. But I don't. I think everyone deserves a chance to prove they can be better. So, I'm taking your help-on the condition there will be no trickster, voodoo strings attached"

"So, it's a deal then?"

Alastor held his hand out which glowed. Clearly, he was hoping to make a deal with the princess of Hell and gain another soul to his collection. Charlie saw thru him and waved his hand away.

"No. No shaking, no deals" she stated.

"Um, as princess of Hell and heir to the throne, I hereby order you to help with this hotel...for as long as you desire"

Jennifer slapped her hand over her face. How could Charlie be so gullible like that?

"Why don't you give him the keys to the palace while you're at it?" she muttered.

Alastor pretended to think over Charlie's offer and shrugged.

"Fair enough"

He walked around the lobby of the hotel and started to take in his surroundings since he was going to work here.

"So where is your hotel staff?" he asked.

"Well..." Charlie looked over at Vaggie who was glaring daggers at Alastor.

The radio demon chuckled. It was adorable that she thought she could be tough around him.

"You're going to need more than that" he said.

He spotted Angel sitting next to the bar and went up to him.

"And what can you do my effeminate fellow?" he asked.

Angel gave him a shit eating grin.

"I can suck your dick" he said plainly.

The sound of a record screeching came from Alastor's mic.

"No, no, Angel. Wrong job. That's your paying job, you're doing volunteer work here, remember?" Jennifer pointed out.

"Oh, right" Angel said sarcastically.

Alastor whipped his head around when he heard Jennifer talking.

"Ah, Miss. Firecracker!"

He went up to her, not caring that he was getting into her personal space.

"And what services are you providing to this hotel aside from that sharp tongue of yours?"

Jennifier stuck her hands in her skirt pocket and shrugged.

"I'm the life coach. I'm here to teach Sinners what they've missed when they were alive and how they can learn from their past mistakes...that or remind them that they got the short end of the stick of life"

Vaggie got in front of her and acted as a barrier between her and the radio demon.

"We're still working on getting staff" she snapped.

Alastor strode over to the fireplace that was in the lobby.

"I supposed I can cash in a few favors to help spruce up this place"

The fireplace warped and changed turning into a brand new looking one with a lit fire. A black lump popped out from the flames and landed on the carpet. Alastor bent down and picked the black think up, cleaning the ash off it to reveal a pixie looking Sinner with one eye.

"This little darling if Nifty" he explained.

Nifty jumped to the ground and waved cheerfully.

"Hi! I'm Nifty!" she said.

They soon realize she was quite the chatterbox.

"It's nice to meet you! It's been a while since I made new friends! Why are you all women? Are there any men here?! Sorry, that's rude. Oh man, this place is filthy. This place needs a lady's touch, which is weird since you're all ladies. Oh my gosh, this won't do!"

She zipped around the lobby, cleaning the place up.

Off near the bar area, a cat like creature with wings suddenly appeared.

"Huh, what the fuck is this?"

The cat saw Alastor and growled.

"You!"

"Husker, my good friend!"

"Don't you Husker me, you son of a bitch" Husk snapped.

"I was about to win the Jackpot!"

Alastor ignored his outburst and went on talking.

"Good to see you too"

Husk rubbed his eyes and glared at the radio demon.

"What the hell do you want from me this time?"

Alastor went up to him and wrapped an arm around his shoulder.

"My friend, I'm doing some charity work so I took it upon myself to volunteer your services! I hope you don't mind?"

Husk glared daggers at him.

"Are you shitting me right now?"

"Hmm, no I don't think so" Alastor joked.

Husk scowled and shoved him away.

"You thought it would be some big fucking riot to pull me out of nowhere?! You think I'm some sort of clown?"

"...maybe?" Alastor teased.

Huck's flapped in annoyance as he crossed his arms.

"I ain't doing no charity work" he spat.

Alastor walked up to Husk and grabbed his face. He didn't like being told no.

"Oh, I figured you would be the perfect person to man the front desk. With your charming smile and welcoming energy, this job was made for you! Don't worry my friend, I can make this more welcoming if you wish"

As he said that he pulled a bottle labeled cheap booze from thin air. Husk looked at the bottle then to Alastor.

"What? You think you can buy me with a wink and cheap booze? Well, you can"

He snatched the bottle from him and walked over to the front desk.

"No! No bar, no alcohol!" Vaggie said.

"This is a place that is supposed to discourage sin!"

"How is drinking booze a sin? Don't Christians drink wine claiming it's the blood of Christ or some shit?" Jennifer pointed out.

Angel nodded eagerly.

"We're keeping this thing so shut up!"

He went over to Husk and tried to flirt with him but failed.

Charlie was all smiles when she saw that her staff for the hotel grew. Her dream was starting to come true.

"This is amazing!" she cried.

"It's...ok" Vaggie said flatly.

Alastor smirked clearly enjoying the scene in front of him.

"This is going to be entertaining"

He started singing the song Charlie sang at the station with his own lyrics mixed in. Clearly, he was mocking her but Charlie was so lost in her world she didn't seem to notice or care.

Everyone was so caught up in the song that they jumped when the front door blew open from an explosion outside.

Poking their heads out they saw steampunk ship out in front of the hotel. It seemed the Sinner, Sir Pentious wanted revenge with his fight against Angel Dust. He aimed a bunch of guns and missiles at them, intending to blow them to smithereens but Alastor was one step ahead.

Snapping his fingers, he opened up a portal underneath the ship where black tentacles shot up and wrapped around the ship tightly, causing it to break down and explode.

Everyone looked on in awe and shock at the sinister smile Alastor had on his face when he saw what his handiwork did. The smile quickly changed into a cheerful one when he looked at the group.

"Well, I'm starved! Who wants jambalaya?"

Everyone slowly shrugged and mentioned they would have some. After seeing what Alastor just did, it was best to stay on his good side.

"I'm up for some soul food. I'm so hungry I'm tempted to eat Angel's pet pig" Jennifer joked.

"You stay away from Fat Nuggets, bitch!" Angel yelled.

"Don't mess with me, Ang. It's been a long as day and I'm hangry right now" Jenny said.

"Oh, and you're cleaning this mess up after dinner"

"Why the fuck do I have to?! Make smiles do it since he made it!"

"Cause you're the idiot who led him here, that's why! We can't have a dead body out in front of the hotel, it'll be bad for business. Now's your chance to make yourself useful for once"

"Fuck you, bitch"

"Fuck me? Fuck you!"

The two of them bickered as they went inside the hotel. The whole group went inside, not knowing what to expect. Alastor lingered in the back of the group, looking at Jenny.

His eyes glowed a bit as his smile grew wider. What a rare gem he found here in Hell.

"Yes, things are going to be very entertaining"

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A/N: Ta da! I think this is the longest chapter I've written for the story so far.

So, Alastor finally met Jenny! He seems to be very curious about her, and I don't know if it's in a good or bad way. Hopefully I kept him in character!

And don't worry, we'll be seeing more of Sir Pentious. He's too funny of a character to ignore. Wait till you see his interaction with Jenny lol.

Please review and tell me what you think!

Take care!