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Chapter 5: Demon Girls Night Out
It was another day at the Triton Resort, not that it made things easier for the employees…
"Oh, welcome to the Triton Resort, ma-OOF!" Bella shouted as a heavy suitcase was given to her by an Ars Goetia elder woman.
"Yes, just take it up to my booked suite," she said as she moved through the lobby. "I'm going to look around before I go to my room."
"Okay, ma'am," Bella said as she struggled to lift the luggage. It was ten times bigger then her, but she was none-the-less determined to get it up to the guest's suite. "I'll just put it in the cart," she said as she put it in the cart, but it was so heavy that the cart broke, its wheels falling off and rolling away. "Well, I guess I'll just carry it up by hand…" she said, trying to stay optimistic.
Loona was in the dining room setting up the tables. François was overseeing it.
"No, no, no, that's not how you fold the napkins," François told Loona, who was folding the napkins. "They're supposed to look like swans! Guests love it that way!"
"Really?" Loona asked. She tried to fold a swan, but failed.
"After that, I'm going to help teach you how to properly organize the silverware!" François declared while showing her a table. "I want to see if you know the proper place where the dessert fork goes around the plate."
Loona looked down, seeing all kinds of forks around her. She tried to pick up one fork, but François shouted at her. "Wrong fork! Hmph, looks like I have my work cut out for me if I want to make sure you know proper etiquette!"
Loona groaned, but she had no choice but to go along with it as François ordered her what to do.
Bella saw that the elevator was under maintenance, which meant that she was forced to carry the luggage up the stairs.
"This won't be… a problem," Bella said as she began pulling up the luggage from the first floor.
Clara was mixing drinks when she was confronted by a patron at her bar.
"Another scotch!" the patron demands.
"Oh fuck no, Missy!" Clara denied after recognizing the woman. "You are cut off, orders from the top."
"I beg your pardon!?" the patron asked. She didn't like Clara's tone.
"What? Are you deaf as well as drunk? I'm not serving you," Clara said. "My boss said, and I quote: 'Do not serve the alcoholic bitch from room: 506 any more booze. She's bleeding us dry.'"
"Alcoholic!? How dare you!? Just what makes you think I'm an alcoholic?" the patron asked.
"Oh, let's see… you drink all day and night, you hardly eat, you walk around stinking of booze, you can't stand still without swaying from side to side, you can't remember which room you are staying in half the time, and when you eventually DO find the right room, you sit up on your balcony all night, singing and crying until the early hours of the morning," Clara listed off while the patron paused, shocked at what Clara said to her.
"…and just because of that, you assume I'm an alcoholic?" the patron asked, completely making Clara mad.
"PISS OFF!" she shouted while looking demonic, which got the patron to run away from the canine Ars Goetia. Clara sighed before she returned to putting some fruit in the blender.
Bella was still carrying the heavy luggage, having made it past the fifth floor. "Only… five more floors to go…" she said while sweating, trying to use her wings to lift herself up.
"The rooms are fantastic here at the Triton Resort," Verosika said while posing on a bed in a suite. She was in her black short top and pajama short-shorts while in a lying down position.
"Cut!"
Verosika groaned as she got up from the bed. "What's wrong now?"
"I don't think this scene's right," Gaap said while trying to picture it. "I'm not sure the lying face down position would be good, perhaps pose while lying on your back, Verosika. Then, slowly spread your body as if you want the viewers to come into the room with you."
"That's like, the tenth pose I've had to do," Verosika said with a groan. "Seriously, how long is this commercial shoot going to be?"
"Don't worry, Ms. Mayday, you'll be able to finish up this scene in no time," Gaap said. "Take five, everyone!"
Verosika walked over to the craft services table before calling out for a member of her posse. "Milky, my carbonated tea, please," she said before the short Succubus woman handed her the bottle of tea. "Is there any alcohol in it?"
"Scotch, Sika," Milky replied. "With a hint of burning mimosas."
"Good," Verosika said as she gulped down her alcohol-filled tea.
Bella had made it to the right floor, carrying the luggage down the hallway to the room. The succubus bellhop felt like she had accomplished something as she made it to the room where the old Goetia granny was now, sitting on the couch and watching TV.
"There!" Bella declared as she brought the luggage in. "I finally got the luggage in!"
"Hmm? Oh that's great dear. Excellent service," the granny said, the praise causing Bella to brighten up with hopeful eyes and a smile. "Now return it downstairs, I think I'm done with this place already."
The lighting suddenly changed red around Bella, whose expression changed to a gaping frown, her eyes narrow in shock and anger. Silence fell over the room as one of her eyes twitched after everything she had been through…
Moments later, the luggage was thrown out of the window and it hit the pavement below, leaving a crack.
Later, at the pool bar, Loona and Bella, the latter wearing a green bikini, were chatting with Clara.
"This week has been nothing but stressful," Loona said as she sipped on her drink.
"I'll say," Bella replied with a sigh while rubbing her own back.
"What happened to your back, Bella?" Clara asked her.
"Oh, I had to carry this very heavy luggage from this Ars Goetia granny who came here earlier," Bella explained. "Since the elevator isn't working, I had to carry this luggage all the way up to her room myself. But then when I finally, finally got it to the room… that woman decided to check out after staying a few hours and I was told to bring it back down!"
"Now that sounds brutal, Bella," Loona said.
"Yeah, and I… may have thrown it out the window in a burst of anger," Bella admitted sheepishly.
"That does explain the dent on the pavement," Clara replied.
"That does sound worse than having to deal with François," Loona said with a sigh. "Seriously, I now have to be schooled in etiquette when it comes to proper table manners and silverware placements."
"Yeah, François is infamous for being particular with that sort of thing around here," Clara admitted.
It was then the girls heard an announcement over the intercom. "All guests of the Triton Resort, listen up! There's going to be a performance at the lounge later today! So come on by and see some entertaining delight!"
"Oh fuck me. It's not that damn magician again, is it?" Loona groaned after hearing the announcement. "Cause I am not cleaning up the stage again if it is."
"Oh, come on, Loona, he wasn't that bad," Bella told her.
Loona looked at the bellhop demon. "Not that bad? The guy showed up on stage completely pissed and puked all over the place. And that was before he even started his act!"
"And even when he did, his performance was absolute shit," Clara added.
"Well… the disappearing rabbits weren't too bad," Bella argued.
"Bell, the only reason they 'disappeared' was because the idiot threw them all into the fucking audience." Loona points out, remembering the ordeal of the rabbit incident.
"Hey come on, they did reappear," Bella insisted.
"Yeah, only because the audience threw them back," Clara said before she suddenly shuddered as she remembered what happened after that. "And don't even get me started on when he sawed that poor waiter in half."
Bella realized who she meant. "Oh… yeah. Poor Chucky. Never saw that chainsaw coming."
"His parents still looking to sue?" Loona asked.
Clara nodded. "Oh yeah. But it's a shame Gaap has several lawyers straight from the Greed Ring though."
"Huh… that would explain a lot," Loona replied.
Clara decided to change the subject as she looked at the two girls. "So what do you two plan on doing after work? I'm sure this will be some time to blow off some steam."
"Actually, I do plan on going to spend time with Verosika after my shift," Loona mentioned. "We're going to go have a girls night out."
"Really?" Bella asked, her eyes widening at the mention of the pop star. "Man, you're so lucky, Loona."
"Yeah, well…" Loona said as she looked at the two, getting an idea. "Maybe, because of the rough time we've all had during work, you two could come along if you want, unless you have other plans."
Bella looked ecstatic at this. "Ooh, I'd love to go with you and Verosika, Loona!" she shouted, standing up in her seat.
"Sure, I'd like to come along with you," Clara accepted, far more calm about it than Bella was. "This could be a fun girls night out."
Loona smiled. "Great! I'm sure that Verosika won't mind you two coming along. In fact, I think she would love to spend some time with you two."
"So where are we hitting?" Bella asked as the girls talked about their plans for their girls night out.
Brimstone Prep was a prep school that Octavia attended with other Goetian children, since their parents could afford to send their kids to one of the most prestigious prep schools in all of Pride. But unsurprisingly, she wasn't very close with her classmates. She was a loner, with her only friends being Linda and Loona from the outside…
She followed her classes per her schedule. One of them was her art class, or as many would call it, the taxidermy class. It was easily Via's favorite class, since she liked to work on taxidermy.
"Alright class, we got some new latest body parts for you all to stitch and stuff together to your liking." the teacher states as he brings in a crate filled with body parts "Pick one and create your own Frankenstein's monster, which is the next homework assignment for you to do!"
Via smiled, she knows that she's gonna ace this kind of thing.
In history class, Octavia was just doodling on her notes, barely listening as her teacher told his students about the history of Hell.
"As you may remember, our last lesson was on Satan's rebellion against King Lucifer," the teacher said while reading from his book. "After Satan was defeated and cast out of Hell by Lucifer, he appointed a new Satan so that his Ring wouldn't fall into chaos. This was the first and so far the only time that a Sin had to be replaced. And after the war, Lucifer rewarded the loyal generals and soldiers who led his armies against Satan and his army of Sinners. These demons were given new titles, as well as greater power and influence. Thus they became the first of the Goetia. These demons are the reason we enjoy greater privilege than both the Hellborns and the Sinners, though we are still beneath the Sins themselves… and their children. Of course, some of you are children of the Sins… well, mainly Ozzie and New Satan's kids… so you probably outrank us anyway."
Via raised an eyebrow at this as the teacher spoke up. "Now turn to chapter eight for the lesson of… why King Lucifer is unquestionably great."
In her next class, computer and technologies, Octavia noticed that the computers were replaced by tablets.
"What happened to the computers?" Octavia asked.
"Headmaster's orders," the teacher responded. "To keep up with how technology has been updated, we decided to move up to tablets. The PCs can still be used… as a grilled cheese warmer," he said as he demonstrated by bringing out a paper-wrapped grilled cheese from the PC, which he ate. "Mmm, now you students should try this, this is really good."
After class, at the end of the school day, Via was making her way to the locker when she bumped into someone. Turning back to see who it was, she gasped when she saw it was Cordelia, who looked at her back with a surprised expression. Their surprise quickly turned into awkwardness.
"Oh, um… Octavia…" Cordelia said, trying to avoid the owlette's gaze.
"Sorry, for… bumping into you, Cordelia," Octavia apologized to her.
"Um… yeah, whatever," Cordelia said as she turned around. "Just… be careful next time, okay?"
"Yeah," Via responded as the two girls fell quiet before they decided to silently walk away from each other. 'Okay, this is about as nice as Cordelia can get…' she thought while making her way to her locker.
As Cordelia walked away, she spotted someone and headed over to him. "Hello… Josè."
"It's Jonathan," the demon cat said with a sigh as he turned away from his locker to look at Cordelia. He appeared to be a flesh colored leopard that, for bizarre reasons, had human hands, which made him look a bit creepy. He also sported a pair of round glasses. As for his outfit, it was a simple polar shirt with a pencil holder, high-water pants, and socks with sandals.
"Whatever," Cordelia said in an uncaring tone while shoving her homework to him. "Here's my homework for tomorrow, give it back to me in the morning. Got it, nerd?"
"Relax, Sweet-Tooth, I got ya covered," he said as he grabbed her homework. "Do you want me to put in a couple wrong answers, just so the teachers don't get suspicious?"
"You think the teachers actually care about grading our papers?" Cordelia questioned.
"Well, it's just a suggestion, but you do make a point," Jonathan replied with a shrug before she shoved more of her homework at him.
"Make sure your freaky fingers cover them all," Cordelia said as she walked away from him.
As Jonathan watched Cordelia walk away, he gave a smirk. With a twirl of his finger he secretly zapped and turned Cordelia from a shark demon into a different kind of animal. He gave a whistle as he walked away while Cordelia noticed other students staring at her.
"What are you all looking at?" she snapped at them, not realizing she had been turned into a platypus.
Meanwhile, Blitz and Moxxie were on another job for Khan, which involved them getting into another shootout against a gang in a factory.
"EAT SHIT, YOU LARD-FUCKERS!" Blitz shouted while throwing a grenade, covering himself as an explosion followed. Moxxie was behind a crate, peeking out to fire at the gang members. "So Moxxie, congrats on finding an apartment," he said casually.
"Tell Loona to tell her friend thanks!" Moxxie responded after running out of ammo, ducking down while reloading.
"So how is it? That apartment and your new roommate, that is," Blitz responded as he covered for Moxxie while he was reloading, firing at several gang members.
"Pretty good, sir," Moxxie said after he finished reloading, popping back up to shoot at the gunmen. "I am still getting to know Mick, but he seems to be on the level."
"That's fucking neat!" Blitz declared while throwing more grenades. "So Mox, got any plans after we finished this job?"
"Well, I got something to do with Mick later-DUCK!" Moxxie shouted as they duck while a rocket flew past them. After it exploded near them, they started to run and shoot at the same time. They found a ladder and started climbing. "As I was saying, I got plans with Mick tonight."
"Aw fuck," Blitz muttered when he saw an imp assassin waiting for him at the top of the ladder. He brought out his hunter knife and stabbed an imp assassin in the head when the assassin got too close.
"What about you and Loona, sir?" Moxxie asked before shooting at another assassin imp trying to get Blitz, who finished off the assassin by throwing his knife at him.
"Well my little Loony already has plans with my ex," Blitz told him before grabbing another assassin and decking his head open on a railing repeatedly. "They're having a 'girls night out', meaning I can't come along."
"Oh, good for Loona," Moxxie responded while shooting some gang members below them. "And I'm proud of you, sir."
"For what?" Blitz questioned after killing another enemy.
"That you decided to allow your daughter to have some girl time, you know? I respect that you've chosen to respect your daughter's wishes and that you've given her some space instead of, well you know, trying to insert yourself where you don't belong like a creepy stalker," he said while swinging a chain around the neck of an imp and pushing off the floor, causing the imp to swing around while choking to death.
"Huh, you got that right, Mox," Blitz replied, beginning to formulate an idea while repeatedly stabbing another assassin. "You got the right idea…"
Meanwhile, at the palace of Prince Stolas, Octavia had gone straight to her room after coming home from school and was currently playing Disagea on her hand-held Lutendo. She heard a knock on the door. "Come in," she said, not looking up.
"Hey, Via," Linda said as she came in. "Your parents called for you."
Stopping her game, Octavia let out a sigh. "Alright, let's get this over with."
She left her room and walked down to the main hall. She saw her mom with her dad, who appeared to be wearing a teal collar shirt and khaki pants.
"Oh, my dear Via, there you are," Stolas said in an excited tone.
"Hey, dad… what's with the outfit?" Via asked him, not sure what to make of the outfit.
"Oh, this? Just something for our outing today," he explained while Stella just sighed.
"Since that little play date at that accursed amusement park in Greed went so well, I decided to take up the House of Flauros's offer to spend the afternoon at their golf club," Stella said while fanning herself.
"Oh… really?" Via asked, not exactly sounding as enthusiastic as her father. "We're going to spend time with Cray's family…"
"You know, I think this could be an exciting family experience for all of us, since it has been a while since we went out together as a family and I have never actually tried this golfing thing before," Stolas commented, looking absolutely delighted. "Don't you agree, Via?"
As much as one part of her would like to object to this, Via remembered Loona's words about giving Cray a chance. "Well… I guess, since I don't have anything to do right now," she said, making an effort.
"Splendid, dear!" Stolas clapped. "Though before we leave, I think you should find something appropriate to wear to the golf club. You too, Stella."
"What?!" Stella asked, turning to Stolas. "Why do I have to change?!"
"Well, we will be outside the entire time," Stolas pointed out. "Quite different from going to a gala," he said while handing Stella the pamphlet.
As Stella read the pamphlet and saw what the golfers in the photo were dressed in, she looked aghast. "They expect me to wear that?!"
After work, Loona had changed out from her uniform to a red velvet shirt and black skirt. She was sitting out front, waiting for Verosika to show up.
"Hey, sorry if I kept you waiting," Verosika said, showing up while wearing a short black dress with white 'X' marks over where her chest was, down to her mini-skirt that had a white heart in the middle. She also wore white thigh-high boots with black X-mark straps and pink heart-shaped buckles. "Those shoots have sucked balls, so I really need this night out."
"I'm just glad we could make the time for this, Rosi," Loona replied with a smile. "By the way, you wouldn't mind if I had my friends come with me, right?"
"That's fine, even if that bellhop friend of yours tends to fangirl around me," Verosika responded before sighing. "By the way, Gaap told me that he can't allow me to leave without a chaperone because he doesn't want to be sued if I'm hurt while under his employ, so we have to wait for the bodyguard."
"Well, I guess because of the hostage situation, he has been pretty cautious lately," Loona said before she saw Clara and Bella showing up. "Hey, there you girls are. You made it."
"I didn't want to miss out on a potentially memorable ladies night," Clara said while dressed in a V-neck blue shirt with a green swirl pattern and jeans with heart stitching patterns.
"OMG, I can't believe I get to hang out with the Verosika Mayday," Bella squealed in excitement. She was wearing a white shirt with a grill-patterned heart symbol, a one-strap top underneath, black short-shorts, one red legging, and white boots. She stared at Verosika with bright, sparkling eyes. "I can't believe she's right in front of me…"
"Oh you like what you see?" Verosika asked, smirking at Bella who looked like she could faint. She put on her sunglasses. "Stick with me, and we're going to dominate this town."
"Dominate indeed," said a familiar voice.
Loona turned and saw Blitz standing nearby, much to her surprise. "Dad? I thought I told you that I'll be hanging out with Verosika for the day."
"Yeah, I know. I'm just here for the job Gaap hired me for," Blitz explained.
"What kind of job?" Bella asked her.
"Being my ex's bodyguard," Blitz said, which shocked both Verosika and Loona.
"WHAT?!" the two girls exclaimed.
"What the hell? Gaap sent you?!" Verosika asked him. "How did you even get yourself hired?!"
"He saw my qualifications and decided that I was the best imp for the job," Blitz claimed.
In Gaap's office, he was working at his computer (and definitely not looking at porn), when something suddenly crashed through his door. Startled, Gaap quickly changed tabs and looked to see that Blitz had crashed through the door and was now sprawled on the ground.
"Mr. Blitzø… what brings you here?" Gaap asked him.
"Oh, hello there, Mr. Hotel-Owner," Blitz responded while getting up and brushing himself off. "I have an offer that you cannot refuse," he explained while Margaret appeared at the door.
"I'm so sorry, sir. I tried to stop him," Margaret said while sending Blitz a glare. "He just showed up demanding to see you."
Gaap looked at Blitz. "And what can you offer me, Mr. Blitzø?"
"Well, I just so happen to know that Verosika lacks any protection while she's under your employ," Blitz said. "So I would like to offer my services to protect her on the cheap while she is out of the resort."
"Hmm, well, she hasn't requested a bodyguard…" Gaap said.
"Oh, how irresponsible of you, Gaap," Blitz said as he leaned towards Gaap. "Think about how exposed a mega-pop star like Verosika would be out there, about all the freaks waiting to hurt her or do who knows what else! And all the while she is under her employ! I can see it now, she would sue this place for not giving her proper protection. Just think of the ugliest lawsuit you could get… and what it would do to your hotel."
Gaap listened and realized the imp was right. If Verosika didn't have a bodyguard with her when she left while still working for him, he could get sued. "You may be on to something, Mr. Blitzø. You said you work for cheap?"
"The cheapest!" Blitz claimed.
"Alright, you're hired," Gaap decided while Blitz grinned in excitement.
"Yes! I got what I want today!" Blitz declared.
Loona and Verosika both gave Blitz a very unhappy look.
"Dad, this was supposed to be something for us girls, as in a girls night out," Loona pointed out.
"Oh relax, Loony. I promise that you all won't even know that I'm there," Blitz claimed. "I'll stick to the shadows."
Loona just sighed, realizing that she probably would not be able to talk him out of this. "Just don't ruin this for me, please," she said as she then turned to the girls. "I'm sorry about this, you guys. I had no idea dad would do this."
"Hey, it's fine," Clara reassured her. "We don't mind if your dad comes along to protect us."
"Yeah, I don't mind either," Bella claimed.
Verosika sighed. "Well… I do need a bodyguard, so I guess he'll do," she said while shifting her eyes away. She hadn't expected this and she seemed especially unhappy, though for more reasons besides it being her ex that was joining them…
"Alright then," Loona said, smiling. "Let's get this night started then!"
At Moxxie's new apartment building, he was heading up to his apartment when he came across a roadblock.
"Mr. Moxxie," said a dreary voice that startled Moxxie. Getting in his way was the landlady that he was warned about.
Ms. Deagle, a Sinner woman, could be best described as an ugly, wrinkly Pug Demon wearing a red-haired wig and a feather-topped hat. She was dressed like she was going to a funeral, with her black dress jacket and gray dress. She glared at Moxxie. "I heard you coming in. I see that you just got back from work."
"Uh, yeah, long day today." Moxxie replied as he tried to move past, but Ms. Deagle blocked his way. "You, um, startled me, Ms. Deagle."
"I can assure you that nothing can get past me, Mr. Moxxie," Ms. Deagle told him. "Not even you."
"Um, right. So uh, what brings you here, Ms. Deagle?" Moxxie asked her.
"I am wondering if you got paid today by your boss, Mr. Moxxie," she inquired, trying to look for any money that the imp may have.
"Well, I'm not due on rent yet," he said, trying to look for a way out.
"Just making sure that you're getting enough to live here, Mr. Moxxie," Ms. Deagle said, making Moxxie nervous.
"Um… hey, I gotta go to the bathroom, I drank a lot of liquids and I've been eager to go to the bathroom," Moxxie lied as he excused himself from his conversation with Ms. Deagle. "Um, nice having that talk!"
"I'll be watching you…" Ms. Deagle told him while narrowing her eyes at him as Moxxie quickly ran to his apartment. "Always watching…"
Once he made it, he opened the door and saw Mick sitting on the couch, waiting for him.
"Hey," the masked cat Sinner said to him. "Did Ms. Deagle hold ya up?"
"Yeah," Moxxie confirmed. "I think she was trying to get money out of me, despite rent not being due yet."
"Well, I did warn you about her," Mick responded. "You can thank her face for her attitude. She got it as a result of her being a dog hater for most of her life. Now she's punished for it by looking like a dog in the afterlife."
"Really?" Moxxie asked. "That explains a lot," he said while being reminded of Cruella.
"So how's work going for ya?" Mick asked him while leaning on the couch. "Not just today, but in general. I am curious to know what it's like working under Shere Khan's employ."
"Well, I could say that it's not ideal," Moxxie complained while slumping on the couch next to Mick. "The jobs we do mostly involve taking out rival gangs working for other companies and Overlords, corporate espionage, stealing from the competition… Even for the more simple jobs, shit hits the fan real quick. Like the job at Gluttony…" He sighed while laying on the couch pillow "But the pay is good, at least."
"Sounds like you have it rough, man," Mick said.
"Yeah," Moxxie said while looking up at Mick. "Say um, would you ever work for someone like Khan?"
"Nah, I don't work for Overlords," Mick said. "Those guys are the worst scum in Hell."
"Oh yeah, they really are," Moxxie agreed. He hesitated briefly before saying what was on his mind. "I mean, no offense, but I'm not a huge fan of Sinners, since they're nearly unkillable as well as immortal and they make life harder for Hellborns by thinking they can do whatever they please down here, even kill us for the fun of it. It sucks, especially since we were born here, while Sinners just show up and think they can run the place. But the Overlords…" He paused again, hesitating again before he continued. "They're the really worst kind of Sinners."
"Oh I agree, and don't worry, I'm not offended, Moxxie," Mick reassured him. "I know that a lot of Sinners treat Hellborns like trash."
Moxxie nodded before deciding to ask his roommate about himself. "So Mick, what do you do for a living?"
"I have several jobs, some on the level and some… well, they're not that shady," Mick admitted before turning to Moxxie. "So you still want to go out and hang with me and some of my friends?" He seemed to smile behind his mask. "We'll call it a guys night out. You look like you could use it."
Moxxie sat up and smiled. Yeah, he could use a guys night out.
In another part of Pride, Stolas and his family had arrived at the golf club.
"We're here!" Stolas declared as Octavia and Linda got out of the limo.
"This is the golf club?" Octavia asked while wearing a purple mock neck shirt and capris pants and hat. Linda was wearing a cap, collared gray shirt, and gray skirt.
They were in front of a mansion, the outside of the building decorated with statues of demons holding golf clubs crossing each other up front while on top of a fountain. The building itself was triangular shaped symmetrically, with a red roof that had a dragon patterned top with orange bricks around the clear windows. Behind the building was a large mass of field, with a large forest also in the background.
Stolas turned to his wife, who was still in the car. "Now come, Stella, we have to go meet Flauros and his family."
"Ugh, how can you stand wearing this peasant clothing?!" Stella grumbled as she was forced to come out of the limo. She was wearing a pink collared shirt with khaki shorts. "I can't believe that I have to replace my valuable dress with these shorts! I feel very exposed in these…"
"Relax, dear, it's only for the day," Stolas told her while the family walked to the club entrance, where they were greeted by the doorman. "Thank you," he said as they were let inside.
Once they were inside the lobby, Via looked around at the calm, blue walls that was the opposite of the exterior. She noticed that on the floor was a patterned rug that had the symbol of Flauros. Couches and chairs were spread around the lobby, while the walls were decorated with trophies and framed pictures. A chandelier hanged above them. The family was greeted by Schnowzers.
"Ah, House of Stolas, welcome," Schnowzers said to them. "Follow me, Flauros and his family are expecting you."
Schnowzers led them outside to the golf course. There, they saw Flauros with his family as he hit a golf ball far away with a club.
"It's going… going… going…!" he said as he watched the ball. "Yes! Hole in one!"
"Duke Flauros," Schnowzers spoke up. "Prince Stolas and family are here."
"Hmm? Ah, right," said the Great Duke of Hell. His appearance was that of a large leopard man with fur that was more yellow than his son's. He has flaming green eyes and extended claw-like fingers that he could use to grab you by the neck. He had a brawny physique and was wearing a teal collared shirt, white short-pants, and a dark cape. He also had a metallic looking tail. "Welcome to my golf club, one of several properties that I own in Hell! I am so glad you took me up on my invitation!"
"It is good to see you again, Flauros," Stolas said, the two shaking hands. "And I remember your lovely wife, Ixchel."
"Yes! She is lovely!" Flauros agreed while turning to his wife. "And she has been looking forward to this as well. Isn't that right, my dear Chel?"
"Yes, it is good to see you again, Stolas. Thank you for bringing your family here," said a gray-furred jaguar woman with forest green snake-like hair that was tied to two-knots. Her hair was down and she wore gold earrings as well as a visor hat. She also wore a form-fitting sleeveless black dress that reached mid-length, complimenting her large chest and big hips. Her tail was that of a snake. She turned to Stella. "And you must be Stella, nice to meet you," she said, offering Stella a hand shake.
Stella narrowed her eyes slightly at the jaguar woman, looking her up and down as she shook her hand. "Yes, nice to meet you too…"
"Hey, Via," Cray said as he walked over to her. "Welcome to our golf club, what do you think of it so far?"
"It's… pretty nice," Via admitted while looking around. "When we passed through the lobby, I saw your dad has a lot of trophies."
"Indeed, I do! After all, I pride myself on being the best golfer in all of Hell!" Flauros bragged. "Yup, there's nobody who can beat me in a game of golf, not even Lucifer himself. Isn't that right, dear?"
"Yes, you are quite unbeatable," Ixchel agreed.
Via then heard someone clear his throat and she turned to see another member of Cray's family. "Why hello there," Jonathan said. "You must be Octavia. I'm Jonathan. Nice to meet you." He offered a handshake.
"Uh, yeah, nice to meet you too," Octavia replied, shaking his hand.
"He's my cousin," Cray explained. "His dad is Oso, my dad's brother. He's going to be hanging out with us today, if that's okay."
"Oh, uh, that's fine," Via said.
"I think we actually go to Brimstone Prep together," Jonathan said, surprising Via.
"Really?" she asked. "I don't think I've ever seen you around."
"Yeah, we never spoke to each other," Jonathan admitted.
"Edgar!" Flauros shouted, getting everyone's attention. "Get the carts! We're bringing our guests to the next course!"
"Yes, sir," said the butler, Edgar, who was a Sinner resembling a gray furred cat. Via and Linda watched as he let out a sigh while going to get the golf carts.
"Is that a Sinner?" Linda whispered to Via.
"If so, something tells me he was not a cat lover in his previous life," Via whispered back.
"Yeah," Linda agreed.
In another part of Hell, Verosika brought the girls (plus Blitz) to a club.
"Here it is, girls, The Binger," Verosika said as she stepped out of her limo with Blitz and the girls coming out behind her. "Stick with me, I can get us to the front of the line."
Everyone waiting in line saw Verosika and her group coming toward them. They all looked shocked to see the pop star here and they immediately moved aside to allow them to get past.
"Wow, we're skipping ahead of everyone else!" Bella exclaimed.
"That's celebrity status for ya," Clara responded.
When they reached the front, they saw one Sinner get thrown out of the line. "Hey, you can't just throw me out! I was famous back when I was alive!"
"Sorry pal, but yer not on the list," the bouncer told him.
"Well you haven't heard the last of Mephistopheles McScream!" shouted the gray skinned Sinner demon known as McScream, who now had bite and claw marks around his neck and stomach. He also had wolf ears and a tail. With a huff, he walked away from the scene.
Verosika walked up to the bouncer, who spotted her. "Ah, Ms. Mayday, welcome back."
"A pleasure it is, Dan," she responded. "How are the kids?"
"Can't wait for them to move out," Dan the bouncer replied as they both laughed before he let her in along with Bella and Blitz. But when he noticed Loona and Clara, he raised his hand. "Hey, you two can't come in. We have a no dogs policy."
"What?" Loona asked in shock. "But we're with her!"
"And I'm not really a Hellhound so can you just-" Clara insisted but the bouncer blocked their way.
"No dogs allowed, ya hear?" he told them before a rifle was aimed against his head.
"You better allow my daughter in, ya motherfucker," Blitz told the bouncer, ready to pull the trigger.
"Hey man, no killin' around here!" Dan the Bouncer told him, quickly knocking the gun away before Blitz jumped on him.
"You feeling lucky, jackass? Huh?!" Blitz shouted while holding his knife at him.
"Dad, stop! You're causing a scene!" Loona told him as Verosika came out.
"Blitz, get him off right now!" Verosika told him off.
"But he won't let Loony and her friend in!" Blitz shouted as he wrestled with the bouncer while Verosika just sighed.
"Sorry about this Dan, but Loona and Clara are with me," Verosika said, patting Loona and Clara's shoulders. "They have the right to be here, and also Clara is a Goetian demon, not a Hellhound. Not that it should make a difference…"
"Wait, seriously?" Dan asked as she nodded. He got up just as Blitz got off of him. "Oh… my bad. Well, if they're with you, then that's okay."
He let them in, Loona and Clara finally being able to get a look at the inside of the club. They along with Bella were astonished by the dark room filled with lights, caged girls dancing, rave music, lava lamps, and colorful dance floors.
"Whoa… I have never been anywhere like this before," Loona admitted. "Have you guys?"
"I have been to a few clubs here and there," Bella admitted. "But never this place."
"Love the music they're playing," Clara commented as the three went to the dance floor.
Verosika stayed behind with Blitz, bickering with him. "I could've handled that myself, you know."
"Hey, you shouldn't have stopped me, the guy had it coming," Blitz argued. "What kind of club doesn't allow Hellhounds?"
"I don't own this place, I just know the owner," Verosika said with a sigh. "I need a drink."
And so, Blitz went on standby, watching over the girls as they had their fun and keeping an eye out for any kind of creep that could spoil their fun. They were enjoying the music playing as they headed to a bar.
Loona, Bella, and Clara each received some shots. Clara drank hers, gulping it down slowly. Bella drank two shots from the bar. Loona, however, showed that she could drink up to five shots. The two cheered for Loona before they saw Verosika, who was drinking the entire bottle of the drink. The three cheered for her, while Blitz just rolled his eyes as he watched in the background.
Next, the girls watched as Bella danced on the dance floor, spinning herself around before twisting and twirling her body on the floor. "Yeah! Those dancing games really paid off!" she declared as she grabbed one guy on the floor, swinging him around.
Loona and Clara twirled their arms as they danced, clapping along with other clubbers. They got in with the rhythm of the music. They stepped up, then back, and then they spun around and posed. Verosika and Bella joined them, dancing along and getting everyone to cheer for them.
Later, they sat at a table and received wings, fries, burgers, steak, salad, beer and sandwiches. They took some bites of their food as they conversed. They then received some drinks from a waiter.
"Drinks to you girls, compliments from the gentlemen over there," the waiter said as he pointed to some demons at another table, who were raising their glass to them.
"Well let's get what they paid for, girls," Verosika said as she popped the cork of the bottle and poured their own drinks. The girls cheered for this before they noticed Blitz sitting next to them.
"Yeah, maybe you can get them to pay for our own snacks too, huh?" Blitz asked as he ate a fry.
Loona looked slightly annoyed by her father, while Verosika stood up. "Blitz, a word," she said as she pulled the imp away for a bit. "You girls enjoy your meal."
Once she had Blitz alone, Verosika looked at him with a glare. "Look, Blitz, you can go bodyguard somewhere else. Like outside, maybe. I don't need you here."
"Uh, Gaap hired me to make sure that you keep out of trouble," Blitz told her.
"I don't need your protection," Verosika told him off.
"Hey, I'm just following orders, Verosika," Blitz argued while Verosika looked around before narrowing her eyes at him.
"Look, just please, leave," she hissed at him.
"Wait, what's going on here?" Blitz asked, noticing that Verosika kept looking around. "Why are you so much in a hurry to have me leave here, huh?"
"I… I'm just doing this for Loona, alright? It's supposed to be a girls night out, just for the ladies" Verosika told her.
"You're hiding something, are ya?" Blitz told her. "What are you hiding that you want me out-"
"What the fuck is he doing here?!"
Blitz's eyes widened when he heard that familiar voice. Verosika's eyes widened as well.
"Shit…" Verosika muttered as she and Blitz turned toward the person who had just shouted. Loona, Clara, and Bella had also heard the voice and Loona looked just as surprised as Blitz when she saw who it was.
A female Imp was standing before them. She was slim with large curled horns, red eyes with yellow sclera, sharp teeth, and black, claw-like fingers. She had a heart-shaped skull marking on her forehead like Blitz, only with an X-mark over. There were white stripes around the skin of her forearms and she wore a white short dress with black splotches all around at the end of her skirt, and a heart-shaped hole at her chest. She had thigh length black boots and her tail had two white stripes and a white mark at the tip of her tail.
"Auntie Barbie?" Loona gasped.
Years ago…
In the Sloth Ring, there was a rehab center. The staff member at the front desk saw two delivery men showing up with a package. "Um, can we help you?" the nurse asked.
"Why yes, we're here to make a delivery," spoke the delivery man, revealed to be Harvey as Lars carried the large package and placed it on the floor near the counter.
"A delivery to a Ms. Verosika Mayday from her fans," Lee added.
"Well, I will have to have the package searched first, just to make sure there isn't any contraband in it," the nurse said as she moved toward the box, but Harvey intervened.
"Say, um, we do got a lot of questions about this rehab center," he said, preventing the nurse from grabbing the box. "Like um, is it true that you serve enough nutrients for the patients?"
"That is a weird question to ask," the nurse replied, narrowing her eyes at the deliverymen.
"We were just curious since this is our first time here in Sloth." Lars lied as he tapped his foot on the box.
This was the signal. While the nurse was distracted by the two, a box cutter was used to cut open the boy from inside. Then out came little Loona, who looked around as she sneaked past the counter and kept herself discreet.
Lars and Harvey kept the nurse busy with questions. "Like what kind of medicine does Belpheghor give out? Is it really good for ya?" Lars asked before the nurse, suspicious of them, pulled out a taser and shocked the two.
"YAAAH!" they screamed while Loona looked around the rehab center.
Loona searched the empty halls, making sure to hide herself from the other staff when she heard them coming. Eventually, she found the entrance to one of the common areas. She peeked through the door and saw some patients hanging around. Particularly, she saw a familiar succubus woman with white hair sitting at a table. It was her, Verosika, and she seemed to be talking to someone who sat across from her.
She snuck through the door, trying to avoid drawing attention to herself. As she got closer to Verosika, she could overhear her talking to her fellow patient… Barbie.
"After my break up with Blitz, I was a mess," Verosika admitted to her. "I was drinking non-stop, and it was affecting my career-" She noticed Barbie looking at something past her and she turned around, her eyes widening like dinner plates. "LOONA?!"
"Loona?!" Barbie asked, just as shocked. "That's Loona?!"
"Rosi!" Loona shouted as she jumped onto Verosika's lap, hugging her. "I came to see you!"
"Y-You did?" Verosika asked in surprise. "Did you come here all by yourself?"
"Nah, I got help coming here," Loona admitted before turning to Barbie Wire. She didn't recognize her, but she did notice the birthmark on her forehead, causing her to tilt her head in confusion. "Who's your friend?"
"Oh, um… this is Barbie Wire," Verosika explained. "She's your father's twin sister."
"His sister?" Loona asked in surprise, looking at Barbie. Her face became absolutely delighted as she climbed onto the table, crawling toward Barbie. "Oh my Satan! You're my auntie!"
"Uh yeah, I am," Barbie Wire responded, sounding awkward as she leaned back in her chair when Loona came closer to her. "Nice to meet ya, kid."
"Wow, I never knew dad had a sister. He never mentioned you," Loona said, which made Barbie Wire sigh.
"Of course he didn't…" she muttered.
"Hey, um, Barb, maybe this could be a chance for you to get to know your niece," Verosika suggested as she picked up the Hellpup and sat her beside Barbie. "Loona, would you like to get to know your aunt?"
"Yeah, I'd like that," Loona as her tail wagged while she looked up at Barbie with a smile.
Barbie rubbed the back of her head awkwardly. "So… Loona, what do you like to know about me?"
"Well… I guess, why are you here at rehab?" Loona asked innocently. "And why doesn't dad talk about you much and why is your birthmark crossed out? Also what was it like growing up in the circus? Do you know any tricks like dad does? Do you also make horse balloons without legs-"
The imp woman was surprised by all the questions coming from a little Hellpup girl. Of course, she couldn't blame her for asking. Loona had only just now learned she had an aunt, so she had a right to be curious. But even then, she could only answer one at the time.
"Well… me and your dad have… a complicated history," Barb admitted. "But if there's one thing me and Blitz have in common, it is that we both hate our shitty dad. Even I will admit that he was a freakin' asshole who favored some of his employees over his own children."
"Oh… dad never talks about grandpa either," Loona admitted while looking down.
"Not surprised, there's nothing good to talk about that con artist," she complained with a sigh. "But growing up in the circus wasn't all bad. A lot of the time was decent. Your dad loved the horses and we used to do a lot of stuff together, especially with Fizz." She saw the confusion on Loona's face. "Wait, did he also not tell you about Fizzoroli?" Loona shook her head 'no' and Barb continued. "Well, before he got famous, he had his start out our family's imp circus. He was our star attraction and I can tell you this." She smiled fondly as she remembered him. "He was one of the most wonderful imps I've ever worked with. Best clown I know."
This did pique Loona's interest, but there was something else she wanted to know. "What about daddy? Is… there a reason why you two don't talk?"
Barb frowned. "Well, your pops… he messes up everyone he gets involved with, including me, Fizz, and Verosika here."
"Messed up? What do you mean?" Loona asked in confusion. "Dad never messed me up. I'm fine."
Barbie paused, realizing what she had said. She saw Verosika giving her a look and she looked down at Loona, taking a good look at the Hellpup. She sighed. "Let me take that back. From what Sika told me about you, you do seem to be a nice kid. Your dad at least got that right."
Loona smiled. "Thanks, Auntie Barbie."
For the briefest of moments, Barbie smiled. "So tell me about yourself, Loona," she said and as Loona began to talk about herself, Verosika could only smile at the moment.
Later, Blitz had shown up after he learned about Loona's scheme. He entered the lobby and saw Lars and Harvey, who had been apprehended by the staff members.
"You two…" Blitz muttered, looking unhappy with them.
"We're sorry, Blitz-AAAH!" Lars said before getting tazed by the staff member.
"We couldn't say no to Loona, she gave us the puppy dog eyes," Harvey claimed before getting tazed. "GAAAH!"
Blitz groaned at them. "Just… tell me where my LooLoo is?"
"Right here, dad!"
Blitz turned to see his baby girl. "Oh my sweet little baby!" Blitz cried out as he rushed over to hug Loona before noticing that Verosika and Barbie were with her. "Oh… you two."
"Blitzø," Verosika and Barb hissed at him.
"Daddy, I got to get to know Auntie Barbie," Loona said while not noticing the tension between the adults. "I'd like to see her again sometime! Can we daddy? Can we visit her?"
"Uh…" Blitz said hesitantly before looking up at his sister. "Well… I don't know. That's up to your aunt, Loony."
Barbie looked down at Loona, her expression softening a little. "Well… I wouldn't mind seeing her again. Just remember to not sneak in next time, alright, kiddo?" she asked Loona, booping her nose which made Loona smile.
"Well… I guess if she's okay with it, I can work out something with the staff," Blitz responded, which made the young Hellpup happy.
"Oh, and Blitz," Barbie said as she patted his shoulder, pulling him close to her. "Don't you fuck up this girl's life just like you did to everyone else," she whispered with a hidden snarl, which made Blitz incredibly nervous. "Take good care of her."
"Y-Yeah," Blitz responded. "I will," he said as he held Loona's hand. "Come on, Loony."
While they left with Lee and Harvey, Loona looked up to her dad. "So… why does Auntie Barbie not like you?"
"It's… complicated, honey." Blitz reluctantly responded. "Let's just say, that daddy has made a lot of mistakes in his life…"
"Oh my Satan! Auntie!" Loona shouted as she ran up to hug the imp woman. "It's so good to see you again!"
"Likewise, Loony," Barbie said as she hugged her back with a smile. "Man, you have grown so big since the last time I saw you, Loony. You are so tall and beautiful now."
Loona brushed her hair. "Thanks."
Barbie then turned to glare at Verosika. "As for you, Sika, you told me that he wouldn't be here." She pointed to Blitz. "This wasn't part of the deal."
"I know, I'm sorry, Barb," Verosika apologized while Blitz and Loona looked confused.
"Wait, what's going on here, Verosika? Why is Barb here out of rehab?" Blitz asked her.
"Yeah, as much as I'm glad to see her again, I do have some questions," Loona said.
Verosika sighed. "Alright, I'll come clean," she said. "Barb's presence was meant to be a surprise for Loona."
"And I was actually just released from rehab," Barbie claimed. "I reached out to Verosika and she told me that she had gotten back in touch with you, so we decided to set something up. But now my day is soured because he's here." She shot a glare at Blitz, who winced. "I thought this was supposed to be a girl's night out, Sika?"
"I know, but then Blitz wormed his way in to be my bodyguard under my employer's order," Verosika grumbled as they both glared at Blitz.
"Ugh, of course he would pull this kind of crap," Barb said as she pinched the bridge between her eyes. "I… I just can't. I can't stay here with him around."
"What?" Loona asked in shock.
"Hey, Barb, wait," Verosika stopped her. "Look, I know that you don't want to be around him, but I was really looking forward to this night and… well, I thought you being here would make Loona happy. I'm sorry for not telling you about Blitz, but I'll make sure that he doesn't bother us."
Barbie looked at Verosika, then at Loona while Blitz just awkwardly rubbed the back of his head. She seemed reluctant at first, but then she looked at Loona again and her expression softened.
"Alright," Barbie said. "I'll stay under the condition that Blitz doesn't talk to me."
Blitz looked at his sister, seeing the anger in her eyes. He wanted to object to this, but instead he just looked down at the ground. "I… I'll accept that."
Barbie crossed her arms. "Good," she said.
Loona smiled that her aunt was going to stay as Verosika spoke up. "Okay, so with that settled, let's go back having some fun!"
"Yeah!" Loona replied as she grabbed Barbie's hand, "Come on, let me introduce you to my friends."
"Alright, Loony," Barbie said as she walked over to Bella and Clara with Loona, Verosika joining them as well. Blitz chose to keep his distance, his expression being pained with guilt from seeing his sister again and seeing that she still hated him for what he did to her…
Downtown, Mick brought Moxxie with him to meet up with someone.
"Okay, we'll just have to make a quick stop first," Mick said as they went down an alleyway.
"Um, so who are we meeting?" Moxxie asked him while looking around. He had some… reservations about this.
"You remember me mentioning that I had a dealer for my medical marijuana?" Mick asked as Moxxie nodded. "Well… we're about to meet her."
"Micky, welcome!" someone shouted.
Mick and Moxxie turned to see a pink lizard Sinner at the other end of the alleyway. She had hair that was made out of marijuana, an orange beanie, a green jacket over her tye-dye shirt, baggy blue pants, and growing out of the end of her tail was the head and torso of her twin brother. "Me and my bro were starting to wonder if you were going to show up."
"Jo, great to see you," Mick said as he shook hands with the lizard Sinner. "Jo, this is my new roommate, Moxxie. Mox, this is Jo, my dealer."
"Nice to meet you, Jo," Moxxie said respectfully while turning to her brother. "And you must be…"
"Jax," the brother responded with a disapproving look. "As you can see, I'm still trying to grow out of my weed-dealing sister."
"Oh come on, Jax, don't be such a killjoy," Jo told him before she whispered to the others. "He's a total wet blanket, this guy."
"Well this wet blanket doesn't approve of your pot-dealing," Jax retorted. "It's the reason why we died in the first place!"
"It was a double-puff lizard hookah, best way to go," Jo chuckled.
"Best way? We're in Hell!" Jax pointed out.
"So uh Jo, you got my usual batch?" Mick asked her.
"Sure, right here," she said as she pulled up her jacket to grab a bag that was labeled 'Mick's usual' and handed it to him. "Here ya go."
"Thanks, Jo," Mick replied as he paid her. "So how are you and Jax doing? Made any cut deals lately?"
Jo just smiled. "Oh Micky, you know I can't talk about my other clients," she playfully scolded before she turned to Moxxie. "Does your friend want some of the good stuff?" she offered.
"No thanks, I'm good," Moxxie replied. "I had enough drugs on a previous job…"
"Well, at least your roommate has some sense, Mick," Jax commented.
"So, do you plan on using that weed for yourself, Micky?" Jo asked him. "Or do you plan on taking it somewhere to share?"
"Oh I'm taking this for sharing alright," Mick told her. "Me and Mox are going to a club."
Mick took Moxxie to a club that had just opened up. But when Moxxie looked at the club, he noticed that it was a building that looked… more than a little rundown, with cracks in the walls and boarded up windows.
"You said that they just opened up the place, right?" Moxxie asked him.
"Yup," Mick replied as they went to the entrance. There was a line at the door and in front of the line was a large orange-furred Hellcat with a white cap, black shirt, and pants. "Hiya, Bigz, how's bouncin'?"
"Ah Mick, good to see," he replied with a smile before looking at Moxxie. "Who's the imp?"
"This is Moxxie, he's with me," Mick confirmed. "Is DJ here?"
"Where else would he be?" Bigz asked as he let them inside, skipping the line.
Mick and Moxxie entered the club and looked around. Moxxie saw that the club goers mainly consisted of cat demons, Hellcats and Sinners alike, though there were a few imps and others Sinners around, most either dancing or chilling. However, the stage was in disrepair, the curtains were slightly torn, the tables looked like they could barely stand on their own, and the bar had a shelf full of broken glass.
"Hey-hey! Is that you, Mick?!"
When he heard the bombastic-sounding voice, Mick looked up and chuckled. "How's it hanging, Cat-E-Lak?"
"That's DJ Cat-E-Lak to you, boy!" declared a chocolate-furred cat Sinner who had a black flat top, a white bandana tied around his head, a blue hoodie jacket that showed off his furred chest covered in red scars resembling holes, black baggy pants, and white Nike shoes with his paws sticking out. He was standing on the disco ball hanging from the ceiling and he jumped down, landing on the floor in front of Mick. "You got a lot of nerve showing up in my club, Mick."
"Easy there, DJ," Mick replied while Moxxie looked worried for his roommate.
"Easy? After the performance you pulled the last time we met up?" he asked before he let out a chuckle. "HAHAHA! So good to see you, man!" he declared while he and Mick did a special handshake after bumping fists. "So glad you made it to this fine establishment! And you brought a friend!"
"Yeah, this is Moxxie," Mick introduced. "Mox, this is DJ Cat-E-Lak, he was an aspiring rapper back when he was alive."
"Yeah, I could've been one of the Compton rappers like Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Ice-T, Dr. Dre… but then a shootout happened. I think it was during the L.A. Riots, or after, I can't remember which year it was. But I could've been famous up here, but now I can get a chance down here."
"Wow, that's one way of looking at it, Mr. Cat-E-Lak," Moxxie commented.
"Just DJ would do, man," he told Moxxie. "Come on, let's show you the rest of my crew."
DJ showed Moxxie the rest of the gang while he explained. "You've already met the muscle, Bigz, so here's Tubac, my right hand."
"How's it going?" asked a dark-blue furred cat Sinner with a green sports jacket. He was practicing his trombone.
"Lenny, Fancy-Dan, and Boo are over at the poker table," DJ said as he pointed to a pink-furred Hellcat in a blue turtleneck, a red Hellcat with a purple crop-top, and a skeletal cat Sinner dressed as a beatnik. They were gathered at a table playing cards with one winged-cat Sinner. "And the one with wings is called Husk."
"Alright boys, it's all in the cards," spoke Husk. He was an avian cat demon who had black sclera eyes with yellow irises and black pupils along with long red eyebrows with black stripes, gray fur with white fur in his arms and underbelly, and a 'masked' face. He wore a top hat with a red ribbon, a red bow, black pants with gold buttons and black arm-gloves with yellow hearts. His wings were decorated like cards.
"The twins over at the bar are Kathy and Silky," DJ said as he pointed to the white-furred Succubi-Hellcat hybrids in pink leotards with black heart bras and hair bangs covering their one eye. They also have small black wings.
"Knots," DJ said he pointed to a saxophone playing cat Sinner who had black and white fur, his body stretching out while he was wearing only gray pants with two buttons. He also wore round shades and had long hair.
"Lil' Prim over there can be mean if she wants to," DJ said as he pointed to the white Hellcat with a pink bow, a purple sweater, and jean shorts. She stood behind the bar.
"I'll bust ya lip if you don't give me a tip!" Lil' Prim declared with her fist up.
"And finally, our youngest and newest member of the group, Whiskers!" DJ introduced, gesturing to a young, black furred teenage cat Sinner in an orange hoodie, blue jeans and sneaker-paws. He glanced over at Mick and Moxxie, then turned his attention back to setting up menus on the tables.
"Huh, I haven't seen him before," Mick admitted.
"Yeah, we found him after the last time we met up," DJ explained. "Poor kid was living on the streets, so we decided to take him in."
"Is he a quiet guy?" Moxxie replied.
"Yeah, he doesn't speak much," DJ admitted. "He's a new Sinner who only recently died and you remember what that was like. He still needs time to adjust and he hasn't talked about his past life or how he died. Can't say I blame him, since he apparently died when he was still a teen…"
"I know what that is like all too well," Mick admitted with a sigh.
"Really?" Moxxie asked, turning to Mick. "How old were you when you died up there?"
"Seventeen," Mick admitted. "Only one year after my mom passed away. I've been down here for nine years."
"Oh… oh crumbs, I'm so sorry," Moxxie told him, looking sympathetic. "I had no idea…"
"Hey, it's no sweat," DJ reassured Moxxie, placing his arm around his shoulder. "Our lives up above may have ended prematurely, but hey, we're at least together now." He gestured around the club. "There are far worse fates, my young friend."
"Do you have the good stuff, Mick?" Lenny asked as he walked over.
"Right here, my fellow felines," Mick offered the bag of joints he brought to share with the others. Each member of DJ's crew stopped what they were doing and came over to grab a joint. "One for you, and you, one for you. Hey Husk, want some of this?"
"Sorry, but I'm more of a booze guy," Husk sank as he drank his booze.
"Ooh wow, this is the good stuff," Lil Prim said as she smoked up the marijuana.
"Your dealer's always got the good stuff, Micky," Fancy-Dan declared.
"Want some of this, Whiskers?" Boo asked, but the teenage Sinner just minded his own business as he swept the floor. "Alright, your loss," Boo replied as they lit the joint and smoked it.
"Hey Mox, you want some too?" Mick offered him. "Don't want you to feel left out."
"Oh, um… well, I never tried LSD or any kinds of drugs before," Moxxie said. "I did try cocaine once… but I really don't want to talk about that."
"Come on, man, at least give it a try," DJ said while Mick was still holding the joint for him.
Moxxie thought about it, thinking about all of the jobs that he and Blitz had done and how he hadn't really found something to cool himself off after the stress from the jobs. "Eh you know what? I should at least try it once," he said as he grabbed the joint, lit it up, and took a whiff of it. "Oooh… yeah, this is the good shit."
"Toldya, man," Mick responded with a grin.
"Mick, you always bring the best stuff in the house," DJ Cat-E-Lak declared.
"It's just what I needed after going through another day in this Hell," Silky said.
"Indeed, sis," Kathy agreed as she smoked a joint.
"So uh, do you like, like, ever roll these up with catnip mixed in?" Moxxie asked one of the cats, Tubac. The Sinner let out a chuckle.
"Only if we want to get really fucked up," Tubac replied while smoking the joint.
Back to Octavia and her family, they were mingling with Cray's family as they headed to their course. Via was conversing with Jonathan, her fellow gamer, in particular.
"Whoa, you actually made it through that temple level?" Johnathan asked in surprise.
"Yeah, it wasn't really that hard," Via admitted. "All I did was follow the patterns it wanted me to follow and get all the treasure gems beforehand."
"Amazing… what other games do you play?" Jonathan asked her, sounding enthusiastic.
"Well… I played Professor Layton, Beyonetta, and No More Heroes, which was a blast," Via listed off. "I've also got Minecraft."
"Ooh, me too," Jonathan said. "Are you building anything right now?"
"Actually, yeah. Right now I am working on building replicas of the palaces of the Seven Sins," Via revealed.
"Really? Oh man, Via, that sounds really awesome," Jonathan said as he looked up at the owlette, having never met anyone like her. In his vision, he could see Via with hearts floating around her.
"Hey, are you okay…?" Via asked Jonathan, who just stared up at her admiringly.
"I… I… I…" he stammered.
"Okay… I'll just… be over at the cart," Via said, sounding a bit uncomfortable as she walked away, leaving Jonathan in his trance-like state.
Linda, meanwhile, was struggling to carry the golf clubs for Stolas and her family while Edgar was struggling to do the same. "Are these golf clubs made of ten tons of iron?!" Linda asked.
"Titanium, actually," Edgar pointed out as he used his tail to help Linda lift up the clubs more easily.
"T-thanks, Edgar," Linda replied, smiling.
"No problem, my dear. Even in death, us servants must stick together," Edgar responded. "Especially when we are both working for the Goetia," he added with a mutter that made his distaste for his employers no secret.
Linda looked up to the cat demon butler. "Wait, so how did you end up working with Flauros?"
"When you're a Sinner whose previous occupation was serving others, you unfortunately seem to be stuck with that position down here as well. I think it is part of my eternal punishment… or someone just thought it would be really funny if I got sent to this family," Edgar said with a sigh. "Especially since I am not a cat person."
"Oh… I honestly can see it," Linda said, noting Edgar's appearance. "What was your life like before you died? If you don't mind me asking."
"It has been a while since someone has asked me about my background," Edgar admitted, seeming to appreciate Linda's curiosity. "Well, I was a butler in my life and I used to work for a retired opera diva, Madame Adelaide Bonfamille, back in Paris during the early 1900s. See, she had this cat with three kittens, and it was one of my responsibilities to take care of them for the Madame. I hoped to inherit her vast fortune when she died… but then I learned that she was going to leave her inheritance to her cats!" he complained while setting the golf clubs on the carts, as did Linda.
"S-she would have left her fortune to the cats?" Linda asked him.
"Yes! And I would only get the money after the cats had died. But I realized that I would die before them, since they possess nine lives! So I had to do what any butler would reasonably do… send those kitties off to be relocated somewhere where no one would find them. But the cats somehow found their way back, and I had to get rid of them. Then I got attacked by more cats and even a horse! I ended up being sent away to Timbuktu and I died a poor man… in a trunk… to Timbuktu."
"Wait, why get rid of the cats though?" Linda pointed out. "I-I mean, even if the madame died and the cats inherited her fortune, you would still be kept in charge of the fortune, right? Cats can't spend money. So you would still have access to the fortune just as long as her cats are taken care of, right? And cats literally don't have nine lives, so you would easily outlive them. Y-you could have easily devoted a small amount of money to continue taking care of the cats, maybe even hire another butler to take care of them, and spend the rest of the money as you please. In hindsight, everything you did was unnecessary and you just ended up losing everything instead."
Edgar was silent as he gave a long thought about what the imp girl had said, realizing that could have been the case. "Now you tell me…" he groaned.
Meanwhile, Stolas was with Flauros, who was showing off some of his clubs. "This one, I got this as a gift in Wrath," he said as he showed off the crimson golf club to Stolas. "It was after I conquered Satan's golf course while it was under the dry season."
"You don't say…" Stolas replied, trying to be polite, though he was starting to get annoyed by Flauros showing off.
"I know, what dry season?" Flauros asked before laughing. "Ooh, and let me show you this bad girl!" He held up a hybrid club with a skull on the tip of the handle. "I got this from the Reapers after betting my own soul. This golf club is made from the screaming souls of the damned and after each hit you can hear it scream."
"Now that's… horrifying," Stolas responded with a sweat drop.
"Right?" Flauros asked, grinning. "Fitting for the greatest golfer in Hell, don't you think? Tiger Woods wishes he was as good of a golfer as I!" he boasted.
"Hmm… yeah," Stolas said, having no choice but to agree.
"Ooh, let me show you how it's done," Flauros said as he walked over to the golf ball and prepared to swing. Stolas watched the Duke as Flauros was getting into the game, taking his time. Finally he took a swing and hit the golf ball, causing the hybrid to scream after the hit. "And watch her go!" he declared as he watched the golf ball land where a thorn bush was… in the hole. "Yes! Another hole-in-one!"
"Way to go, honey!" Ixchel shouted, clapping for her husband's success.
"Thanks, dear," Flauros said with a grin. "To the next zone!"
As everyone got into the golf carts, Edgar drove them to the next zone. Stella ended up sitting next to Ixchel, who was looking out the cart and enjoying the view of the beautiful golf course. Stella couldn't help but glance at the… well-endowed appearance of the jaguar woman. Especially her bigger top and wider bottom…
"Like what you see, dear?" Chel asked Stella, who was startled by the question.
"Ah-I was just-" Stella shook her head and cleared her throat. "So… um, Ixchel, I haven't met you before. What Goetia family are you from?"
"Oooh, a curious bird, are you?" Chel responded with a teasing tone while crossing her legs. "Well, I'm not actually a Goetia demon like yourself. I'm not actually even a demon."
This confused Stella. "Then… what are you exactly?"
"I'm not originally from Hell," Chel admitted. "I was once worshiped by the ancient Mayans in Central America. In short, I am a Goddess."
This surprised Stella. "A Goddess?!" she exclaimed, while Chel gave her a smile. "I did not realize that Flauros bagged himself a Goddess…"
"Yes, he is quite the charmer and a great lover," she said. "I am the Mayan goddess of medicine and midwifery. Back in the day, some regions would even sacrifice young unmarried women to me. But alas, those days were centuries ago. As with many other pantheons, the Mayan deities went out of style." She shrugged. "However, since I've been married to Flauros, I couldn't be happier. And do you want to know what has really made our marriage work?"
"Having an heir?" Stella asked.
"No," Chel said, shaking her head. "I mean, I love my son. But what has really done wonders for us is having an open marriage."
"Open… marriage?" Stella asked again.
"Yes, Flauros sleeps with who he wants and I sleep with who I want," Chel explained. "There is less pressure for us to fulfill each other's needs, we get more of our wants fulfilled, and we get to be more open with each other." She patted her hand on Stella's. "We also sometimes… engage in swinging if you and Stolas are ever interested…"
"Uh… I see," Stella said as she pulled her hand away before crossing her arms and giving a huff. She looked down at her own body, then over at Ixchel with envy. This woman was not only more attractive than her, but also powerful…
While riding in their cart, Via and Linda sat behind Cray and Johnathan. Jonathan was looking back at Via with loving eyes, which disturbed the owlette.
"So Via, what do you think about the golf club so far?" Cray asked her while looking back.
"Well… so far, it's just… boring," Via admitted. "I mean, no offense, but I have never gotten the appeal of golf. It's just hitting the ball into an open field, what's less exciting than that?"
Cray just smiled. "Well, it's not boring the way my family plays it."
"We're here!" Flauros declared.
Everyone looked and saw that they had made it to one of the harder courses of the club. They saw that it had large sand pits and water hazards with demon crocodile jaws snapping out. They saw a tentacle rise up from one of the water hazards, grabbing an unlucky golfer.
"No! Wait! AAAAH!" the golfer screamed as he was ripped in half.
Via, Linda, Stolas, and Stella were all shocked into silence.
"Is this place… safe, Flauros?" Stolas finally asked.
"Come on, have a little taste for danger!" Flauros declared with a laugh as he got out of the cart, ready for his game on this hazardous course.
Meanwhile, back at the Binge, Loona and the girls were chatting up, Loona taking the opportunity to catch up with her auntie Barbie.
"So you've got a job working at the Triton Resort?" Barbie asked Loona with a proud look. "Fuck, that is a sweet gig you've gotten yourself, kiddo."
"Yeah, it isn't easy, but at least the pay's decent," Loona replied. "And I got to meet Clara and Bella, so I'll say that it has been worth it."
"Speaking of, where is Bella?" Verosika asked while looking around.
"Oh she's um… busy with a guy she met," Clara said as she pointed to the succubus, who was with a guy she had seduced, along with several other guys that were following her around. "Make that guys…"
Barbie turned back to Verosika and Loona. "It also must be nice, you two working at the same place and being able to see each other more."
"Yeah, it has been really nice to see little LooLoo again," Verosika said while hugging Loona, who just smiled at the affection. "I mean, except for that hostage situation."
"Ugh, don't remind me," Loona responded.
"Wait, hostage situation?" Barbie asked.
"Um, yeah," Loona said. "So what happened is that a bunch of gangsters managed to get into the resort and take Verosika, her crew, and my co-workers hostage. Thankfully, nobody was killed. Well, nobody except for all the gangsters. It was a crazy day."
"Loona is selling herself short," Verosika told Barbie. "She and Moxxie, a guy who works for her dad, were the ones to save everyone. Oh, you should have seen her, Barb. She was tearing through those fuckers."
"Seriously?" Barbie asked, looking impressed. "You went John McClane on a bunch of gangsters? You didn't tell me you were a badass now."
Loona looked down, a bit bashful. "Honestly, I'm just glad everyone is safe," she admitted. "Including Ryan, the kid of one of your posse's," she said while turning to Verosika. "I sometimes have to watch him when he is in the kids' room and he's a good kid, very well behaved."
"Yeah, he's a total sweetie," Verosika agreed.
Clara listened in while also noticing Blitz moping at the bar. "Hey, I'm going for a drink, be back," she told them as she headed to the bar.
Blitz was finishing his drink as he sat his cup down, looking down with a mopey expression and not seeing Clara sit beside him. "I'll have two Bloody Marys," she ordered, causing him to look up at her.
"What happened to hanging out with the girls?" Blitz asked.
"Oh I thought Loona could have some time with her aunt and Verosika," Clara replied while leaning on the bar. "How's body-guarding for ya?"
"Eh, as long as nobody's bothering my Loony," Blitz said as his Bloody Mary was handed to him.
"So… what about your sister?" Clara asked her.
"What about her?" Blitz asked her.
"Well, let's just say a certain former Labolas knows what it is like to have family beef," Clara responded, causing Blitz to look at her in confusion. "Come on, you think you're the only one who has family problems? Mine are like Donner Party-level…"
"You don't say," Blitz said while looking back at his drink. He gave a sigh. "Well… my sis hates me, she makes that very clear. But she does love Loony at least, so we have that in common," he said while he drank up.
"Why does she hate you though?" Clara asked him.
"Because… because I'm the reason she got fucked over," Blitz admitted. He didn't elaborate and Clara chose not to press the issue.
"But your sister isn't the only reason you're moping, is it?" Clara asked him while Blitz just looked down. "Tell me. Why did you really want to tag along with us?"
Blitz looked over to Loona, who was chatting with Verosika and Barbie. He saw the three share a laugh. "I just want to protect my daughter, that's all."
"Hmm, is it, though?" Clara asked while facing Blitz, crossing her arms on the bar. "Or is it that you have a problem with Loona spending time with Verosika, even though you said earlier it was fine, right?"
Blitz was silent at first, not looking at her before he let out a sigh. "I… I don't want her to feel like I am keeping her from doing what she wants to do or hang out with whoever she wants. Even if it is with my ex…"
"But if you aren't happy with it, why not talk to her about it?" Clara suggested, getting Blitz to look up to her.
"Talk about it? Yeah, no, I'm not gonna-"
"Look Blitz, I don't wish for you and Loona to have a riff between you two because you chose to bottle up your feelings like this," Clara told him. "Rather than keep this to yourself, you should talk to Loona about what's bothering you."
Blitz gave it some thought, considering Clara's suggestion. "I… I could talk to Loona. But only after tonight." He nodded at Clara. "Thanks, Clara."
"Hey, I just want to help my friend," Clara responded.
Meanwhile, back at the table, Barbie was sipping her drink. But then she spotted some masked figures that had shown up at the club. Her eyes widened in a panic as she saw the masked figures in uniform looking around and asking people in the crowd.
"Hey, um, Loony, Sika, I think we should get going," Barbie said as she stood up. "This scene is getting too old anyway, so let's switch scenes."
"Really? But I thought there'd be more to do around here," Loona said while Barbie pulled her and Verosika up.
"Come on, I know a good place where we can, uh, have some fun you can't have here," Barbie said as she turned to Clara. "Hey, Clara, right? Grab the other bitch, we're moving out!"
"The fuck?" Blitz asked as he and Clara got up.
"Looks like we better move on then," Clara said as she walked over to a couch to grab Bella. "Come on, Bella! We're going out!"
"But I'm not done with Giovanni and Joaquin!" Bella said as she grabbed two of the guys she had been busy making out with. Clara had to pull her by her legs. "Noooo!"
"Come on, Bella!" Clara shouted as she kept pulling and pulling, like having a tug-of-war with Bella, who kept grabbing the guys. Eventually, she succeeded and was carrying Bella under her arm as they walked out.
"Goodbye, Giovanni and Joaquin…" Bella waved to them sadly, the two guys waving back.
"Oh give it a rest, toots," Blitz told Bella as he walked alongside her and Clara. "There's probably more fuckers you can fuck where we're going."
At DJ's club, everyone was still enjoying the weed. Moxxie looked around and saw some of the cats dancing on the tables, trying to catch something imaginary before falling off or breaking the tables.
"So like, this is a scam, right?" Moxxie asked while still dazed from the weed. "Is this something you guys do regularly? Going around Hell pulling get-rich quick schemes or suckering people out of their souls?"
"You can say that, brother," Tubac replied.
"Yeah, DJ is always coming up with zany schemes like turning this place into his own club," Mick admitted. "Either they're a success or a downfall because of his own hubris."
"But hey, through success or failure, we're together," DJ declared.
"This service stinks!" declared one Hellcat as he marched over from his broken table.
"Hey now, what's the problem here, my man?" DJ asked, nudging Mick to go up to the stage.
"I asked for a salmon salad and all I got was the salad!" the club goer complained, showing him a plate with just a leaf and fish bones. "And it is not just the food, this whole club stinks! I mean, this place was supposed to be new! But it looks like a safety code violation waiting to happen!"
"Oh my apologies, my friend," he told him while patting the club goer's back. He looked around, seeing that some of the other guests didn't look happy either. "Say, why don't I make you all feel better with some entertainment, huh? Mick, would you do the honors?"
Mick, now up on stage with the piano, gave him a nod. "Right-o, Cat-E-Lak," he said while blowing the dust off and tapping on the piano keys. The sound of the piano started to soothe the audience while DJ stepped up on stage.
"Hey, my fellow felines and my non-feline guests. I know that some of you are… unhappy with the quality of service, but that's not why you are really here, is it?" DJ pointed out, gaining their attention. "You are here because you want to know where it's at."
"Where what's at?" someone in the audience asked.
DJ smiled as the audience looked up to him. "Come on, let me elucidate you all here," he said and, as if on cue, he started to sing. "Everybody wants to be a cat… because a cat's the only cat, who knows where it's at," he sang while side-stepping.
Knots began to play the sax while Boo played the bass and Mick started to sing as well. "Tell me, everybody's picking up on the feline beat, 'cause everything else is obsolete…"
"Strictly high-button shoes," Husk told a guest.
"A square with a horn makes you wish you weren't born," Mick sang.
"Everytime he plays." DJ sang while Knots's sax was heard as Kathy and Silky flew up to dance.
"But with a square in the act, you can set music back," Mick sang. "To the caveman days…"
"Cha-cha-ba-dum-bo-day," Tubac, Kathy, and Silky scatted.
"I've heard some corny birds who tried to sing," Mick sang as he looked up to see the twins dancing on the piano.
"Still a cat's the only cat, who knows how to swing," DJ sang.
"Who wants to dig a long-heard gig and stuff like that?" Husks asked.
"When everybody wants to be a cat!" Lenny, Fancy-Dan, and Boo sang.
"A square with a horn makes you wish you weren't born, everytime he plays," DJ and Mick sang together.
"Oh a-rinky-tinky-tinky," Lenny chanted with a swing.
"With a square in the act, you can set music back to the caveman days," DJ and Mick sang as the twins flew over and landed on each side of Moxxie, giving him a kiss on the cheek, making him smile dreamily.
"Oh a-rinky-tinky-tinky." Moxxie joined along.
"Yes," Mick said, smiling beneath his mask when he saw that Moxxie was getting into it. He, DJ, and Moxxie sang together. "Everybody wants to be a cat, because a cat's the only cat, who knows where it's at. While playing jazz you always have a welcome mat… 'cause everybody digs a swinging cat."
By this point the audience had gotten into the music as the rest of DJ's gang played their instruments. Kathy flew up to turn the disco ball on, covering the room with color. Whiskers was up on stage now, holding up his guitar. With some encouragement, he started to strum it, showing off his musical talent.
"Alright, Whiskers!" Lenny cheered for the young Sinner.
"Yeah, show them what you got!" Lil' Prim cheered.
Boo and Fancy-Dan played the cello and trumpet, while Tubac played his bass. The feline guests danced around to the beat as DJ did his street dance. Mick was playing the piano intensively as the twins danced seductively with Moxxie.
"Hey Mick!" Moxxie called out to him.
"Yeah?" Mick asked.
"I'm glad that I came! This place is fun!" Moxxie declared as he continued to dance around.
As everyone danced they suddenly heard a sharp but harmonic-like sound and they turned to Lil' Prim, who carried a small violin. She was sitting at the bar as she sang.
"If you want to turn me on…" she sang while playing her violin. "Play your horn, don't spare the tone… and blow a little soul into the tune…"
"Let's take it to another key," Mick suggested while looking at Fancy-Dan.
"Modulate, and wait for me. I'll take a few ab-libs and pretty soon…" Fancy-Dan said as he played the trumpet, the cats around the club feeling relaxed as they listened to Prim play. Even Moxxie was more relaxed as he laid back in a chair with the twins next to him.
"The other cats will all commence, congregation on the fence," DJ sang. "Beneath the alley's only light…"
"Where every note is out of sight…" Lil' Prim sang as she went to stand beside DJ, who winked at Fancy-Dan to turn up the notch.
Fancy-Dan loudly played the trumpet, making all the cats begin to swing and dance around. They all hollered as they danced like they were on Soul Train. Mick played the piano intensively and the club was booming like everyone was in church!
"Everybody! Everybody! Everybody wants to be a cat(hallelujah)!" they all sang as they began stomping, not realizing the club was shaking.
"Everybody! Everybody! Everybody wants to be a cat(I'm telling you)!" they continued as the club started crumbling down around them.
Bigz outside was stomping on the ground as he sang along. "Everybody! Everybody! Everybody wants to be a-CAAAHH!" he shouted as he felt the whole club being brought down. He moved aside as the entire building crashed down and collapsed. As he moved to the street, he saw the club in shambles, but every cat was still laughing and singing as they came out of the ruins.
"Everybody! Everybody! Everybody wants to be a cat!" DJ and his gang sang as they laughed and sang. Mick managed to pull Moxxie out of the rubble as the imp laughed at this predicament.
"Oh Satan, that was crazy!" Moxxie shouted as he coughed out while laughing. "You guys really brought down the house!"
Back at the golf course, Via and Cray's families went from one hazardous hole to another.
"What kind of course is this?!" Stella exclaimed while kicking a piranha trying to bite her. They were over a moat where Flauros was about to hit the ball.
The ball was hit over the moat where the piranhas jumped up to try to bite it. But the golf ball soared over them and landed in the hole. Flauros cheered for himself over his victory.
"Haha! I'd like to see Leviathan do that!" Flauros declared, while in the background, Edgar was covered with piranhas biting him.
"AAH! Oh! Help me!" the butler cat demon cried out while trying to get the fish out of him.
At the next hole, Octavia and her family were holding their arms because of the cold hazards while Flauros and his family, who didn't mind the cold, proceeded to play golf through the snowy hazards.
"Flauros, if I don't mind asking but, are there at least some parkas for us to wear?" Stolas asked.
"Sure, Edgar can show you where to find them," Flauros said, pointing to his butler.
Everyone turned to the butlers and saw Edgar had been frozen in a block of ice.
"Try not to fall into the sand," Ixchel wanted them while watching her husband taking a swing as he, Cray, and Stolas were on stepping stone blocks in order to avoid touching the sand.
Stolas looked alarmed when he saw an unfortunate golfer's hat floating around the sand before it sank in. "Quicksand?!" he exclaimed.
Cray hit the ball, but saw the wind blow it off course and cause it to land in the quicksand. "Oh man… Edgar, can you get the ball for me?"
Edgar sighed as he gave the air tube connected to his diver suit to Linda. "Hold this for me," he said before jumping into the quicksand and going for the ball as he sank in…
Another hole had lava hazards, Stolas shrieking as he saw one golfer fall into the lava.
"Is this place even kid-friendly?" Via questioned.
"Just as long as we stay on the path," Jonathan told her.
"There it is!" Flauros said as he pointed at his golf ball, which was on top of a rock sticking out from the magma. He took a swing at the ball, hitting a nearby volcano. "Four!"
When the ball hit it, the volcano erupted as lava and spewed lava everywhere. Everyone but Cray's family screamed in horror as they ran to the carts. Edgar was unfortunate enough to get hit with the lava on his back.
"Bloody Charles!" he cried out in pain. "Immortality isn't good… it's a curse!"
At another part of the course, they were on a ship where Flauros and Cray aimed for the holes in the ship's wall. They did so as the boat was rocking back and forth thanks to a giant squid attacking them, though Flauros and Cray were more focused on their game than the squid, not letting themselves get distracted.
"I hate this course!" Via shouted.
"I think I'm going to be sick…" Linda commented.
"Ixchel! Flauros! Control this squid!" Stella shouted while finding herself and Stolas wrapped in the squid's tentacles as it raised them up.
"Oh goodness!" Stolas cried out as he and Stella were being waved around like ragdolls.
"Don't worry, I got you two!" Jonathan declared as he used his magic to transform the tentacles, forcing them to drop Stolas and Stella. The tentacles were now a different kind of limbs… amphibian limbs.
"What did you do?!" Via asked.
"I turned the squid into a frog," he reassured her.
"A giant frog?!" Via cried out before they saw the large face of the frog rising up from the water, glaring at those on the ship. Everyone screamed as the frog opened its mouth.
"What is all the commotion about?" Edgar asked as he came over before the frog's tongue stuck to him. He looked down at the tongue. "Oh dear," he said before he got yanked off the boat and into the frog's mouth.
They moved to a jungle hole, which was decorated by all kinds of exotic-looking plants.
"Ooh, what a lovely garden you have here," Stolas commented, fascinated by the many types of flora. "I haven't seen anything like this in Hell!"
"Thanks, I grew this garden myself," Ixchel replied while petting some of her large plants.
"I'll admit, this is a nice change of pace after the last few holes," Stella said as she sat down on a nearby rock.
"Just watch out for the carnivorous plants," Ixchel warned her while having a drink.
"…The what now?" Stella asked before the jaws of a plant snatched her up.
"Dear/Mom!" Stolas and Octavia shouted as they rushed over to pull Stella out of the large plant that her talons were now sticking out of. Stella was screaming inside the plant as they tried to pull her out.
"Um, mom, dad, should we help them?" Cray pointed out, looking worried for Octavia's mom.
"Get Edgar to deal with it, son," Flauros said while wrapping his arms around his wife from behind. "I'm gonna help your mother hit the ball into the hole…"
"Oooh, you devil beast, Flauros," Ixchel purred as Flauros purred as well while she caressed the tip of the golf club…
Cray sighed in exasperation before he turned to the plant and saw that Stella was still in there. He then made up his mind. If his parents couldn't help her, then he would.
"Hang on, Via's mom," Cray said as he ran over. His claws extended into blades that he used to slash through the stem of the flytrap-like plant, thus killing the plant before it could potentially swallow Stella. Stolas and Via pulled her out, Stella now covered in plant saliva and seeds.
"Mom! Are you okay?" Via asked her mother with worry.
"I… hate… plants," Stella shuttered.
Stolas, who was both relieved that Stella was alright and amused by her current appearance, turned to Cray. "Thank you for your help, Cray," he thanked the young boy, extending his hand to him.
"Oh, it's um… well, I am just trying to be a good host," Cray replied. He was about to shake Stolas's hand, only to realize that his claw blades were still extended. "Um, let me fix that," he said awkwardly, retracting his blades before shaking Stolas's hand.
Via, after checking up on her mother, looked up at Cray. She couldn't help but feel grateful to him for saving her mom. "Hey, thanks Cray," she said, smiling at him.
"Well it's… not the first time mom's plants tried to eat our guests… or our servants," Cray admitted while in the background Edgar was getting eaten by the plants while Linda tried to help him.
Everyone was looking like Hell by the time they reached a hole surrounded by geysers blasting out steam…
"How many holes are there left?" Via asked while sitting on the cart.
"We only got a few more," Jonathan told her.
"There are two things I'm unsure about right now," Linda commented. "How Cray's mom is hot and how Edgar can take all of this…"
"Trust me, Edgar has survived worse," Jonathan said.
"Wait, you think Cray's mom is hot?" Via asked Linda, who just turned away with a blush.
"I think I've hung around with Jewel too much," Linda said bashfully.
"Well, your mother's in the cart with Chel taking a breather, and it looks like Flauros is putting the game on pause to talk to another golfer," Stolas said while walking over to the kids. He wiped the sweat off his forehead. "You know, I was excited to try out golf, but this isn't quite what I expected…"
Flauros, meanwhile, was conversing with another golfer. "I figured you'd be around this hole, since I always find you around here, you old rug," Flauros said..
"Well what can I say? This hole always made me feel… nostalgic," the lion golfer said while looking around at the steam vents and geysers. "Though I think I am close to beating your record here."
"Oh? Is that a challenge, Scar?" Flauros asked with a grin.
The Sinner known as Scar chuckled at the Goetia. "Funny, my late brother once said something similar…"
Cray was getting ready to make his stroke as Jonathan handed him the hybrid. "With this I think you can beat your own record, Cray," he said to his cousin.
"Thanks, Jonathan," Cray responded while looking over at his father. "Hey dad, check this out! I'm going to make it hit Ol' Unreliable over there." He pointed to one geyser hole.
"Not now, Cray, daddy's talking," Flauros told his son, not even looking at Cray.
"But dad!" Cray shouted.
"Cray, please, the adults are talking," Flauros told his son as he focused on talking with Scar. "So how is your wife, Scar? Or, how does it work with lions again…"
Cray stared at his father, looking frustrated. He then looked at the ball. "Four!" he shouted as he took the swing, hitting the ball and sending it toward Ol' Unreliable… only for the ball to miss the geyser. He turned back to his father, who didn't see that his son had missed the shot. He was still not paying him any attention. This caused Cray to get angry, but rather than throw a fit, he just glared down at the ground and kicked it with his feet. "Dammit…"
Via had been watching and she had picked up that he had been trying to get his dad to pay attention to him. "Cray…"
"Is… is he okay?" Linda asked in concern.
Via looked toward her father and saw that he and Jonathan were talking, having not seen Cray's reaction. She thought about it for a moment before she decided to get up from the cart and walk over to the pouting Goetian boy. "Hey Cray, um… sorry that you missed the shot."
Cray just sighed. "It doesn't really matter, since my dad wasn't watching… what's the point in getting his attention? No matter what I do, he's always too busy with either talking with his golf buddies or flirting with mom." He pointed to his dad being all frisky towards Ixchel, who smiled coyly at her husband. "Did they really have to be like that in front of us?!"
"Yeah, I… I think I understand how you feel." Via said with a sigh.
"You do?" Cray asked her in surprise.
"Well, not exactly," Via admitted while looking down. "My parents… fight. A lot. You probably can't tell since we're in public, but behind closed doors there is a lot of arguing and shouting. Sometimes my dad locks himself up in his study, just so that he doesn't have to deal with my mom while she gossips with her awful friends. I know they love me, but sometimes I feel like they forget I am even here or they don't think that I notice when they fight. And while your parents don't fight like mine, I can see the parallels. You feel like sometimes you're invisible to your parents, because they are so focused on each other or their friends that they forget that you're there…" She gave him a sympathetic look. "Just like mine do. What was it you said? That we all have daddy issues?"
Cray gave her a little smile. "I thought it was mommy issues."
Via smiled back. "Why not both?" she asked.
As they shared a smile, they did not notice that in the background Edgar was getting shot up by a geyser.
"Wow…"
Bella was in awe when the girls and Blitz saw that Barbie had brought them to the largest arcade in Pride. "I have had dreams just like this!" Bella exclaimed with a grin.
"So our next stop was an arcade?" Verosika questioned Barbie.
"Yup, just thought that this would be a good change of place," Barbie responded.
"Well, this is Bella's scene alright." Clara commented while seeing Bella run over to the nearest arcade machine.
"Yeah, she's really going to enjoy this," Loona agreed.
"Come on, my bitches, let's go spend our change on these flashing, epileptic-causing game boxes!" Barbie declared as the girls hollered as they went to play some games.
Blitz was on standby and he noticed a nearby pizza bar, walking up to it. "Do you guys serve Jack Daniels?"
Loona spotted a Fizzoroli pinball machine and went to check it out. "Alright, pinball. I haven't played one of these for a while," she commented as she started the pinball machine.
"Huh, didn't think you'd be into pinball," Clara commented while looking around at the games.
"Well, my old babysitter had a pinball machine back at their place and they used to let me play on it," Loona replied while getting her game as the score went up.
Bella was already getting entranced by another game, a Pac-Man-like game where it was a demon running from angels through a maze. After beating all the levels, she moved on to a Space Invaders-like game where she blasted the angel-like invaders using the joystick and buttons. She was button smashing, but well coordinated on that.
This got the attention of some nerds who noticed how quickly Bella was going from game to game, beating each one and getting the high score. They watched her in awe.
"Wow! She's beaten Angel-Invaders!" one nerd shouted.
"She's conquered Battle Quest 5!" another replied.
"She's got the highest score on Leap Fizz!" one shouted while pointing at her high score.
After beating the pinball game, Loona looked around some more and noticed a motorcycle game. She took a seat on it and revved it up to start the game. Another gamer got on the other motorcycle and they started to race each other using mini-versions of the Deadly Sins and the royal family as their characters, Loona choosing Princess Charlie while the other gamer chose Asmodeus as his driver.
Verosika was walking around when she noticed a basic rail shooter game. Taking an interest, she picked up the gun and started the game, which had her blasting at angels during the Extermination. "Hey, this is quite fun," she realized.
"Oh please, this game's a diarrhea-dump," Blitz complained as he walked over, much to the pop-star's annoyance. "I mean, first off you're not even holding the gun right, and this game's targeting aim is inaccurate!"
"Blitz, it's just a game," Verosika argued with an irritated tone.
"No, blowing raspberries in your cheeks was a game," Blitz said, which made Verosika look embarrassed. "This little shooting game is nothing but a fucked-up misrepresentation of gun play," he pointed out as he held up the other gun controller. "The shapes of this gun is wrong, and how the trigger is placed… where's the safety on this thing? And does this game want to make me believe you can shoot an Exorcist easily if the gun wasn't Carmine-blessed? Hmm?"
"Satan's balls, why do you have to be a Katie Killjoy over this?!" Verosika argued.
"I'm just pointing out the facts, Mayday," Blitz shot back.
While Blitz and Verosika were arguing, Loona had found Bella who waved to her. "Loona! Over here!" she called out to her. Loona noticed the gathering of nerds behind the succubus.
"Whoa, where did these guys come from?" Loona asked.
"Ever since I beat about fifteen other games, they just started to follow me around," Bella said as she pointed to the fighting game she was in front of. "Wanna try this Nightcrawlers fighting game? I'll be Horrigan," Bella said while picking the succubi character with blue hair and green leotard.
"Hmm, then I think I'll go with Helena the Werewolf," Loona said as she joined Bella and picked the red haired wolf girl.
The game started as the two fighters rose up to give their introduction. "Ho-ho-ho, you think you can defeat the lovely queen like moi?" asked Horrigan.
"I'll ruff you up!" Helena the Werewolf declared while striking a fighting pose.
"Is there a reason why she laughed like Santa Claus?" Loona asked about Bella's character.
"It's just her laugh, but yeah it does sound like a Santa laugh," Bella admitted as their characters started to fight.
"Bella! Bella! Bella!" the gathered nerds chanted.
"You've gained quite the following," Loona commented in amusement.
"Heh, yeah," Bella replied as she focused on the game. "Wonder who to fuck later…"
Clara was watching along with the nerds, smiling when she saw that Loona and Bella were having fun. She then noticed Barbie watching nearby while keeping to herself. Clara also noticed that the imp woman was on edge, which piqued the canine Goetia's curiosity. So, she walked over to her.
"Hey, Barb," Clara spoke up to her. "You free?"
Barbie looked up at the Goetian and shrugged. "I don't mind," she said as they walked away from the nerds and went to hang by the pizza bar. "So what's got you interested in my ass?"
"Well, I'll admit… the arcade isn't really my scene," Clara told her. "Good hang out, but I'm not that interested in video games, and I kinda got the impression that you're not interested either, since I haven't seen you playing any of the games."
Barbie sighed. "Yeah, I'm not much of a gamer. But I figured that it would be fun for Loona. And look at her, she's having a blast."
"Yeah," Clara agreed before she then cut to the chase. "So Barbie… what's your beef with Loona's dad?"
Barbie looked at her suspiciously. "Why do you want to know?"
"Just curious, is all," Clara said.
"I'm not in the mood to talk about that literal horsesucker," Barbie declared with a bitter tone. "I don't know why you even brought it up."
"Well, I work at a poolside bar and, well, one of my jobs is to be someone a guest can vent to. I've gotten pretty good at picking up on when someone has issues," Clara said. "I'm just that observant."
"Or you're just a Nosy-Rosie who should stick her nose back into her asshole away from other demon's business," Barbie told her off.
"Alright, I got the message," Clara replied defensively. She thought of something else to talk about. "So… what about rehab? What was that like?"
Barbie tensed up. "I don't… want… to talk about it," she said while turning away.
"Okay, but… are you in some kind of trouble or anything?" Clara asked, causing Barbie's eyes to narrow at the floor.
Meanwhile, Blitz and Verosika continued to bicker.
"Ozzie's ass, you have to always act like a total dick about everything, don't you, Blitz?" Verosika argued.
"Hey, I'm not the one who purposely hid the fact that my sister was going to be here," Blitz countered. "Like seriously, why the fuck did you not tell me that my sister was out of rehab?"
"I didn't need to tell you," Verosika claimed while shifting her eyes away.
"Oh that is a lot of bullshit, and I know bullshit when I smell it," Blitz told her with a narrow look. "She's my family, Verosika, and I needed to know-"
"She didn't want you to know," Veorsika pointed out, which got Blitz to stop. Verosika sighed. "Look, Barb was the one who reached out to me after her release. And I had the idea to have her meet Loona during this night out, on the condition that you didn't get involved," she told him with a glare. "And now here you are, inserting yourself into something that wasn't even your business."
"I… Loona is my business, and-"
"For crying out loud, Loona is her own person, Blitz. You do not have to be in every moment and part of her life especially when she has female friends to hang out with," Verosika said while glaring at Blitz. "Do you know how fucked up that is?"
"I… come on, Sika, I just…"
"Would you have even stayed away if I had told you about Barbie?" Verosika asked him, causing Blitz to fall silent. When he didn't give an answer, she scoffed. "This is exactly why neither I nor Barbie wanted you to know."
Back to Barbie and Clara, Barb looked up from the ground and into the crowd of nerds. Her eyes widened when she spotted the same masked figures from before walking around and talking to the arcade patrons. When one of the masked figures spotted Barbie, she groaned.
"Oh fuck me…"
Moxxie, Mick, and DJ's crew walked down the sidewalk, continuing to laugh and act giddy after what happened to the club.
"Man, I don't know about y'all, but I had a blast!" Lil' Prim declared as the crew hollered.
"Y-he-he-yeah, you guys are something," Moxxie replied.
"Oh we're something alright, a bunch of some of the coolest cats in town," DJ declared while patting Moxxie's back.
"So where are we going now, Mick?" Moxxie asked him.
Mick thought about it before getting an idea. "Well… would you be interested in seeing one of the places I work at, Mox?" Mick asked him.
This definitely got the imp's attention. "Hmm, yeah, I am curious about where you work…"
"Alright then," Mick said as he turned to the others. "Hey everyone, we're going to the Silvermoon Palace!" he declared, causing DJ's crew to cheer and holler in excitement.
"Silvermoon Palace? I don't think I've heard of that place before," Moxxie admitted.
"Oh you'll like it very much," Silky told him as she and her sister winked at each other.
The cats and imp soon arrived at the place called the Silvermoon Palace, which resembled Japanese architecture. Guarding the door happened to be a humanoid and muscular leopard Sinner in black pants. He was crossing his arms.
"Hey Bruno, what's happening?" Mick asked as he walked up to the doorman.
"Hmm," Bruno grunted towards Mick.
"I know it's not my shift, but I have a friend who wants to see where I work," Mick replied while Moxxie walked up.
"So this is where you work?" Moxxie asked while looking up at the rather beautiful building.
"Yeah, I work as a doorman here," Mick explained. "But right now, it's Bruno's shift. He doesn't talk much really."
"Hmm," Bruno grunted to Mick, eyeing Moxxie and DJ's crew.
"Oh don't worry, Bruno, they're with me," Mick reassured him. "And uh, don't worry, DJ and his crew's got money this time."
"It's true, we earned it from our club," Tubac said while they held up their money.
"We won't be a problem," DJ said as Bruno just grunted some more. "Come on. You know me, Bruno."
Bruno narrowed his eyes and grunted at DJ, who sweated a bit.
"Okay, fair," he admitted.
"They won't cause any trouble, Bruno," Mick reassured the doorman. "I promise."
Bruno looked down at Mick, then nodded before making a few grunts. Eventually, he opened the door and let them all in.
"Alright!" "We're going in!" "Whoo!" the cats declared as they passed Bruno, Bigz stopping to fist bump the doorman.
"Thanks for letting us in, Bruno," Bigz said before entering in, Bruno giving him a nod and a grunt.
When they entered the lobby, Moxxie was in awe at how nice and clean the place looked. It even had small bonsai trees and a goldfish fountain. "Wow, I don't think I've been in a place this nice since the Triton Resort," he admitted.
"Oh, the owner would love to hear that," Mick replied, chuckling. "But yeah, they always make sure that this place is spotless, both for the benefit of the staff and the customers."
"What exactly is this place, Mick?" Moxxie asked while looking around. "Is it some kind of restaurant?"
"You'll, um, see pretty soon," Mick said as he looked toward the front desk. "You guys wait here," he instructed as he headed over to the front desk and the receptionist who sat behind it. "Heya, Janna-banana, how's your day?"
The secretary looked up, just now noticing him. "Oh, Mick," said Janna, who was a beautiful cheetah Hellcat woman who, despite being only four and a half feet tall, looked like a goddess. She wore a pair of round glasses, a long-sleeved buttoned shirt, a black sleeveless vest, and black pants. "You know I hate it when you call me that."
"Oh come on, Jan, or would you like to be Janna-Barbara, or Wham-Jan-Shake-A-Lam," Mick teased her while Janna playfully patted his arm.
"Stop it, you old tom cat," Janna told him, blushing as she adjusted her glasses. "Besides, you don't want me to call Mick Jaguar, or Micky Mou-"
"Alright, alright, not in public," Mick told her while hiding in his hoodie.
"Public? This is a private establishment… as private it can be," Janna said. "In all honesty, I'm surprised to see you here since it's not supposed to be your shift."
"Well, I brought a friend with me, a new roommate that helps pay half the rent," he explained, pointing to Moxxie. "I thought I could bring him here to show him where I work and I brought my other friends since, well, they have some souls to burn and are on a bit of a high right now after some clubbing."
Janna saw Moxxie and DJ's crew. She frowned. "Oh no, not those guys…"
"Problem?" Mick asked him.
"Mick, I love ya, but I got some reservations with these… friends of yours," Janna said. "Can't believe you've brought the Flimflamming Felines of Fraudulent Footpath here…"
"Did you just come up with that seconds ago?" Mick asked.
"I've been practicing my alliteration," Janna said. "But your friends are infamous around here, especially when it comes to our no pay, no service…"
"Well firstly I would like to say your alliterations are good, keep it up," he complimented. "Secondly, I can reassure you that they actually have money this time." He snapped his fingers. "DJ, gang, show her your souls."
"Here it is!" DJ shouted as he brought his cash down, startling Janna. "Count them up, we made quite the killing tonight, didn't we, peeps?"
"Yeah, we did!" "We got you covered," they all agreed as they placed their souls on her desk.
The nervous cheetah Hellcat looked at all the souls. "L-Let me check them out," she said as she grabbed the souls and counted them up, making sure that they were not counterfeit or anything. After she finished checking the souls, she looked up at them. "Huh, looks like you got it covered this time."
"Yeah, thanks to a successful opening night," Knotz declared.
"We really brought down the house," Lenny commented with a nod.
"It was a smash hit," Mick told her. "But as you can see, they can pay your rates this time."
"I see," she replied as DJ got up in front.
"So are we in? Cause I am itching for some good food tonight if ya know what I'm saying," DJ declared, loudly, making Janna blush nervously.
"S-Sure, come right in," Janna said as she pressed a button to open the door for them, causing DJ to holler.
"Alright! Let's go in, boys!" he declared as they went to the next room. Moxxie went in last, leaving some souls for Janna.
"Here, a tip," he said, which made Janna smile.
"Thank you, and enjoy the girls," Janna told him, leaving Moxxie confused.
"Girls…?" Moxxie asked as he went to join the others. When he went into the next room, he paused, noticing that it was filled with many women…
"Welcome to the Silvermoon Palace," spoke the first woman. She was a succubus with short bobcut hair, long antenna-like horns with black tips, and yellow sclera eyes with pink irises. She had hot-pink skin and her wings were insect-like. She wore a white tube top with a white skirt, showing her slim but curvy body with white thigh-high boots, with her left thigh having an ace-tattoo. Her left arm had a heart-shaped tattoo labeled 'Ryan' and she had a long tail with a black striped-stinger at the end. "My name is Honey-Ryder, it's nice to meet you."
"Hi, I'm Dia," spoke another succubus with dark hair and white sclera eyes with black irises and white pupils. She wore a white cop-collar sleeveless top with a red short tie and velvet shorts with black toeless stockings.
"Summer, nice to meet you," said an orange-furred cat Sinner girl with long auburn hair, yellow sclera eyes with black pupils, and a bell around her collared neck. She was wearing a white short top with a chest window and a white mini-skirt, with her auburn fur on her arms and legs.
"And I'm Ohime," said the most beautiful girl in the room. She was a Nekomata hellcat with flawless white fur, two long tails, and an hourglass figure. She wore a loose black kimono, showing off her ample curves such as her shoulder and cleavage. "Oh, hello Mick. Here for a little good time with me?" she asked teasingly, slightly lifting the dress of her kimono to give him a peek.
"Ehehe, well, not me…" Mick said nervously while Ohime chuckled.
"Then what are you doing here while off the clock, Mick?" she asked him.
"Actually, I thought I'd bring these guys here," Mick said as he pointed to Moxxie and the other felines. It was at that moment where everything clicked for Moxxie.
"Wait a minute… this is a brothel!?" Moxxie exclaimed in surprise.
"Took him long enough," Fancy-Dan whispered to Boo, who nodded.
"What's wrong with going to a brothel?" Lil' Prim asked him.
"Yeah, don't be a prude," Summer said to him.
"I- Look, it's not like I have anything against you girls, really," Moxxie reassured them. "I-It's just that, well, I've never been to a brothel before…"
"Oh, a first timer," Ohime indicated.
Mick then walked up to Moxxie. "Hey Mox, relax, it's not that big of a deal here. This place is clean and so are my co-workers."
"Yeah, we always get ourselves checked," Dia said while holding up the papers. "I even got the papers to prove it."
"Damn, she came prepared," DJ whispered to Tubac, who nodded.
"Sorry Mick, it's just, that-" He paused, thinking back to when his father would bring in girls to entertain his men. He could still remember their beautiful but sad faces. "This place isn't shady, is it?" Moxxie asked nervously.
Mick chuckled. "Relax, Mox, sex work is real work. And believe it or not, but this is one of my more honest jobs. This isn't one of those shitty brothels that mistreat the girls. I know these girls, and I can vouch for every one of them. Such as Layla."
"Hi, Mick!" spoke a blonde fish Sinner woman in a red one-piece who was sitting at a booth.
"Dorix, she'll perform any fetish except the nastier ones," Mick said as she pointed to a leather-covered hellcat.
"I got a list of dos and not dos," Dorix said while holding up a list.
"And there's Gertha if you'd like them tall," Mick pointed to Gertha, who was a nine foot tall giraffe demon.
"I can swallow any size," Gertha said, making Moxxie gulp slightly as he looked up at her.
"And we can vouch for Mick," Ohime said as she patted Mick's back. "Ever since he started working here, he has been a darling confidant, a friendly face that we can talk to after a long day of work. And he never uses our services himself…"
"Really?" Moxxie asked.
"It's true," Honey-Ryder replied to him. "He already has a girlfriend."
"Ain't she lucky though?" Summer asked.
"I thought he was the lucky one," Dia replied. "Or they're both lucky, perhaps."
Moxxie turned to Mick. "I remember you mentioning your girlfriend."
"Yeah, don't worry, she's okay with me working here," Mick reassured him. "Hopefully you'll get to meet her soon."
"So are we going to continue talking or will we get to show these feline folks a good time?" Ohime asked.
"Alright gang, pick yer girls," DJ told his crew, who all began to pick their girls. Tubac went to Gertha.
"Heya, mind if I do?" Tubac asked as Gertha held his hand.
"Let me show you my room," she replied while leading Tubac to her room.
Lil' Prim looked around and noticed one cat Sinner girl in a two-piece and loincloth shaking around her big hips. "I'm taking this one," she said before picking up the girl and carrying her over her shoulder.
"Looks like she's got Xoxi," Summer commented while escorting Lenny to her room. "Good luck, Dia."
"You too, Summer," Dia replied while being picked up by Bigz.
Knots walked up to Dorix, who whispered in her ear and caused her eyes to widen. "Oh yeah, I can do bondage with your body, stretch," she said while leading him to her room. Boo went with Layla the lifeguard to her room.
"May I, my queen?" DJ asked, offering Ohime his hand.
"Slick, aren't ya?" Ohime asked with a coy smile.
"I must ask for one thing though," DJ said as he pointed to Whiskers, who had stayed quiet this whole time. "See this young man, over here? He's a recent arrival if you get me. He's been having a hard time since coming to Hell and I was wondering if you had someone here that he could hit it off with."
"Oh don't worry, I know just the one for him," Ohime said as she called out. "Oh Hana!"
"Yes, big sis?" asked Hana as she came walking over from another room. She was a teenage girl about Whisker's age with white fur, two tails, and a pink kimono. She noticed Mick and smiled at him. "Oh, hi Mick," she said, waving to him.
"Hey, Hana, how have you been?" Mick asked her.
"Doing great," Hana replied with a perky smile.
"Hana," Ohime said to her. "Would you be a dear and accompany this young man over here?" she asked, pointing to Whiskers, who looked nervous.
"Oh, a new customer? Awesome," Hana said as she walked over to Whiskers and held his hand. "Hey, don't be nervous. My name's Hana, what's your name?"
"W-Well… they call me Whiskers," he responded, looking shy around the girl.
"Well then, Whiskers, how about we get to know each other?" Hana asked while taking him to the room she just came out of.
"You think he's good?" DJ asked Ohime, seeing Whiskers walking off with Hana.
"Relax, he's going to be fine," Ohime responded. "Hana usually just works as a serving girl, but sometimes I let her entertain our younger clients." She hung her arm around DJ's arm. "Come on, why don't we get ourselves a drink in my room?"
DJ grinned. "Now that's service right there," he declared while walking with Ohime.
Mick then turned to Moxxie. "So, see anyone you like around here?"
Moxxie gulped as he looked around, seeing Fancy-Dan with another succubus. "I… well… I don't know…"
"Why not us?" Kathy suggested as she and Silky stood side by side behind him.
"Oh, you two," Moxxie said when he saw the succubi-hellcat hybrid twins. He ended up staring at Silky's rear above him, while Kathy bent down showing her cleavage "Uh… wow…"
"Want to spend some time with us, Moxxie?" Kathy asked.
"We won't bite… much," Silky commented while shaking her rear.
"…You know what, maybe I will," Moxxie responded, causing the twins to grin as they grabbed his arms and started dragging him toward a private room.
"Have fun, Mox!" Mick laughed as he saw that Moxxie was going to enjoy himself with the twins.
"You got a nice friend you have here… what was his name again?" Honey-Ryder asked.
"Moxxie, Honey," Mick replied.
"Moxxie… remind me give him something before he leaves," Honey-Ryder replied with a smile before seeing Boo walking up to her.
"Hey, so uh, you don't mind some bones, do ya?" Boo asked her.
"Hmm, come with me. First time for anything," she said while taking Boo to her room.
Meanwhile, back at the golf club, after finishing the last of the hazardous holes, both Goetian families made it back inside.
"Well, that's just a reminder to appreciate life," Linda said with a tired look.
"I think I might be molting from the nuclear hole," Stolas said with a concerned look. "Hopefully there's no side-effects from this."
"Please let this all be over…" Stella said while one of her eyes twitched.
"Ha!" Flauros laughed. "Had enough then?" He patted Stolas on the back. "Good game, old bird, but I've won as always!"
"Yes, you did," Stolas admitted wearily.
Octavia slumped on the couch along with Linda. She gave a heavy sigh. "Is there anything to do around here other than golfing?"
"As a matter of fact, there is," Cray said, smiling. This got Via and Linda to look up.
"I hope you brought your bathing suits," Johnathan added with a smile.
They all ended up at an outdoor swimming pool area that had a buffet off to the side.
"Ohoho, now this is exquisite," Stolas commented while in his swimming trunks. He was with Stella, who was simply wearing a pink one-piece with frills and an umbrella.
"We could've just started with the swimming pool?" Stella complained.
"Instead of saving it for the end of the day so we could relax after all those holes?" asked Chel, who appeared out of her golf outfit. Instead she was wearing a white and pink bikini top with a white loincloth that exposed her beauty. Stella saw the goddess in the swimwear and she once again felt envious. "Come on, Stella, enjoy the pool and the buffet around here."
Via and Linda appeared in their own swimwear, with Via wearing a black top and shorts and Linda in a swim-dress. "Hmm, the swimming pool is crystal clear," Linda commented, eyeing the pool. "No piranhas, no crocodiles, no giant squids or frogs… it may actually be a normal swimming pool."
"Thank goodness," Via said in relief as Cray and Jonathan showed up in their own trunks.
"Come on, Via!" Cray shouted while jumping into the pool, Jonathan jumping in right after him. Both of the girls looked at each other, then they smiled as they went to jump in as well.
"Let's take a dip, Stella" Chel said as she wrapped her arm around Stella, dragging her into the pool.
"What the… unhand me, this instant!" Stella shouted before she got pulled into the pool. "Gah! Chel!"
Stolas couldn't help but laugh at seeing his wife in this predicament. He was at the buffet with Flauros, who was his own trunks, but was still wearing his cape. "I must say, Flauros, this wasn't quite what I expected, but I still had a thrilling time around here."
"I'm glad that you did," Flauros said while grabbing some food from the buffet. "After this, we could show you the spa."
"Spa? Oh I could use one of those…" Stolas replied while giving a relaxed look, all the while the kids had fun in the pool while Ixchel splashed around with Stella, much to her irritation.
After that, Cray and Johnathan led the girls to another room of the club, causing Via to gasp and look around in awe.
They were in the game room.
What got Via really interested was the game station in a part of the room, which was dark-colored and filled with colorful led lights as well as multiple screens, games, consoles, computers, and even virtual reality headsets. There were also more traditional games like a table pool and a darts board.
"This place is so cool!" Via exclaimed in excitement, checking all the consoles. "An X-Station 820 Silver?! How'd you get that? There's only like ten of these in existence!"
"Well, when you know the right people and have enough money, it's not that hard to find the things you love, wouldn't you agree, Via?" Johnathan asked with a flirtatious tone.
"Uh… I guess?" Via asked awkwardly.
"We also have the Game-Glove," Johnathan said while showing the glove on display. "It may not always work right, but it does at least fit the aesthetics, don't you think?"
"Y-Yeah…" Via said.
Jonathan started to get closer. "So… I was thinking," he said. "You like video games. I like video games. Maybe we should try playing them together," he suggested, a bit too confident for his own good. "Would you like to be my player two, Via?"
"U-um…" Via said while glancing at Linda, who noticed the owlette's discomfort.
Seeing her in the uncomfortable predicament of having to put up with Jonathan's flirting, Linda stepped in. "Say, Jonathan," Linda said as she popped up between then. "Mind showing me what games to play with the uh… these headsets?" She pointed to the VR headsets. "I don't think I've ever played these before."
"Oh, well… I guess I can show you," Jonathan replied while going to get the headsets.
Via leaned in to whisper to Linda. "Thanks, Linda. I owe you one."
"No sweat, Via," Linda whispered back as Jonathan returned with two VR helmets.
"Just put it over your head, hold the controllers, and we can get started," Jonathan said as he put on his headset and Linda followed. Once the two both had their headsets on, they found themselves in a different world.
"Whoa," Linda commented while looking down at her pixelated form. "Everything's all 8-bit!"
"Yeah, we're in the classic setting," Jonathan explained.
While the two were playing with the VR, Via walked over to Cray, who was playing some table pool. "Hey, need an extra player?" Via asked him.
"Thought you'd be interested in the game station?" Cray said.
"Well… I'd like to try out the other games," Via replied as she picked up the stick. In the background, Linda kept bumping into things while Jonathan helped her up.
"So you know how to play?" he asked her as he watched Via set the stick to the cue ball, hitting it to another ball and causing it to hit the next, and the next, until two landed in the holes. "Ooh, nice aim."
"Learned it from Loona," Via said while in the background Linda kept bumping around and tripping over things while playing in her VR set.
"Well check this trick out," Cray said while looking at where the white ball was. He looked around to see where the other balls were. He checked the angles, then had the pool stick hit the cue ball at exactly the right angle, causing it to bounce off the sides of the board and hit a red ball, followed by another ball. A few balls bounced around and went into the holes and the board was left with only three balls.
"Whoa… now that is good aim," Via admitted, impressed.
"Yeah, the secret is math, knowing where to hit something, how far to hit something, and how hard to hit in," Cray admitted. "I have this technique for my golfing, but it can be applied to other things as well. Check this out." He pointed to the dart board and went to get the darts. He then stepped back, figured out his aim, and threw the darts, hitting the middle directly and landing a few around that dart like a circle. "It's all in the wrist," Cray admitted. "And up here." He pointed to the head.
"Wow," Via said. "You have a gift, Cray, I'll admit. Even if I'm not that into golfing, you've got a lot of skill." She realized something. "Hey, what are your grades in math?"
Cray rubbed the back of his head and laughed. "Really good," he admitted. "Although I don't like to boast about it. I don't want people to think I am a huge nerd like my cousin. Don't get me wrong, I love Jonathan. But he can be a bit-"
"Oh, I know what he's like," Via said, smiling. "And don't worry, your secret is safe with me, math genius." She went to hit the cue ball again. "Though seriously, I suck at math. Maybe you can help me with my math homework sometimes."
"Hmm, yeah," Cray responded while looking down. He suddenly realized that even after spending some time with Via, he didn't really know what she was interested in. And that seemed wrong, especially after she had been dragged around their golf course doing what his family loved. "Say um, Via, what are you into? If you don't mind me asking."
Via looked up from the pool table, surprised by the question. "Well… I do like to do taxidermy, and play video games."
Linda and Johnathan keep bumping into stuff while they continue playing their VR game.
"Well, video games are more of my cousin's thing," Cray admitted. "But taxidermy?"
Via shrugged. "I just think it's cool."
"And that's cool," Cray said. "I mean, it's cool that you think it's cool. Not that it isn't cool, it's just-" He stopped himself, mentally cringing. Then he got an idea. "You know what? I think I have something to show you. Follow me," he said as he led Via to another room. She followed, curious to see where this was going.
Linda and Johnathan, meanwhile, bumped into each other, causing them to trip and fall into a shelf, which caused some games to fall all over them.
"Whoa…" Via said in shock and awe after Cray had led her to another room in the club. This room had a collection of taxidermy mounts of many fantastic beasts. "A griffin head? A hydra chair and-" She gasped in excitement. "A rug made out of the hide of a grootslang?!"
"Yup, this is my parents' trophy room," Cray exclaimed. "They fought and claimed these creatures as trophies on their many trips to the mortal realms."
"Oh my gosh, Cray, this room is fantastic!" Via commented as she spun around. She then stopped, pausing. "My mum doesn't really approve of me doing taxidermy all that much. She doesn't let me keep any in the house, not even for my room."
"Well… why don't you take one home with you then?" Cray suggested as he picked up a mount of a demon squirrel with wings, offering it to her.
"Really? Is that okay?" she asked while it was handed to her.
"Of course, this one's just an irritating squirrel that got in the way of dad's game, he won't miss it," Cray said. "Plus, your mum can't say no if you tell her it's a gift from my family."
"Wow… thanks, Cray," Via responded with a smile as she looked down at the taxidermy squirrel. It was a small thing, perhaps. But she still appreciated it.
Meanwhile, in the club's spa, Stolas, Stella, Flauros, and Ixchel were in a relaxing pool together.
"Oh, these healing crystals are making my feathers shiny," Stolas commented, sounding absolutely delighted.
"Glad you like them, Stolas," Ixchel told him. "We can give you some, if you would like."
"Yes, you and your wife should treat yourselves more. After a day's work, nothing is more earned than some relaxation with no kids to bother you," Flauros declared.
"Hmm, yes… oh, excuse me for a bit," Stolas said as he got up. "Where would the little men's room be?"
"On your left, Edgar would show you the way," Flauros said.
"Why thank you," Stolas replied as he got out of the pool and went over to Edgar, who was standing by. Stella watched as the butler showed him the way to the bathroom.
With Stolas out of the way, Stella grinned and saw the chance to make her move. She turned to Clay's parents. "Say Flauros, Chel, have you noticed that our children have been getting along quite well lately?" she asked them.
"They have?" Flauros asked with a surprised look, causing Stella to sigh. "Wait, where is Cray anyway?"
"Cray took the kids to the game room, dear," Ixchel reminded him.
"Oh, yes," Flauros said before looking back at Stella. "What was it you were saying?"
Stella chose to brush off Flauros's neglect to pay attention to his own son as she continued. "Well, I was thinking that we should consider the future of our children…"
At the arcade, Loona was looking for Clara and Barbie after Bella had left her. "Hey, Auntie Barb, where-" She paused when she overheard a commotion. But it wasn't Blitz and Verosika arguing… it was Barbie.
"Hey, let me go you fuck-nuggets!" Barbie shouted while the two large masked figures grabbed her by the arms. "FUCK!" she shouted, earning the attention of Blitz and Verosika.
"Barbie!" Clara shouted as she confronted the masked figures. "Hey, what the hell's going on-?!"
"Please do not get involved," the figure told her off.
"Barb? What the hell are you doing to my sister?!" Blitz shouted while holding up his rifle and rushing over to his sister.
Loona spotted that one of the figures was holding a needle. This caused Loona's eyes to widen… and her vision to turn red.
"Stay away from her, you bastards!" she shouted while leaping into action. She jumped up and kicked the figure with the needle in the head, while Blitz shot another in the head, knocking them back away from Barbie. "Auntie, are you alright?"
"Yeah…" Barbie responded before she pointed at the figures. "They're getting up!"
"The fuck?!" Blitz shouted as he saw them rising up. He kept shooting at them, but the figures were unfazed as they moved forward to knock Blitz towards an arcade game. "What the fuck are these guys made out of?!" he shouted.
Loona jumped onto the back of one of the figures, hanging on as they tried shaking her off. She grabbed onto their face and pulled off the mask while biting onto the figure's shoulder. She managed to dent the shoulder through the cloth-
"Wait a minute… dent?!" Loona saw the metal on the shoulder and was knocked off their back. From the ground, she looked up and saw their now unmasked face, revealing a cubic head with bulb-eyes, a grilled-mouth, and horns. "A robot?!"
"Robots?!" Blitz shouted as he confronted the other masked figure, who was also a robot. "What the fuck are these things doing here?!" he shouted while bringing out a knife to stab at his robot opponent. Its large arms grabbed the imp but Blitz slithered out of its grasp and stabbed it on the neck. "Time to cut through your circuits!" he shouted before getting smacked away from the figure, but Blitz landed on an arcade machine and jumped off from it, bringing out a mace and hitting the robot across the head.
Loona dodged her robot opponent as it sent its punches towards her. It punched another game machine and Loona spotted some boxing gloves for a nearby boxing game. "I know just what to do," she said as she went for the gloves… only to pick up the game machine and throw it at the robot, sending it to the floor. When the robot got up, Loona's eyes glowed as she used her magic to levitate some arcade machines towards the robot, as well as some tables from the dining area, to knock the robot back. However, the robot proved to be resilient.
Blitz jumped around as he kept shooting at the other robot, trying to find a weak spot while avoiding the robot's attacks. However, he was too slow and the robot gave him a palm strike, sending Blitz to crash through more arcade machines. "Ow! You dirty, metal fucks are gonna get it this time!" he shouted while bringing out his long bazooka. "Suck my dick!" he shouted as fired at the robot, sending it flying into a Dance Dance Revolution machine, which exploded and sent coins flying everywhere. However, the robot still managed to stand up, despite the damage it took, and it turned to Blitz. "Oh fuck, I'm fighting a Terminator…"
Clara and Verosika managed to grab Barbie and get her out of the way, seeking shelter underneath the pizza bar. "Barb, are you alright?" Verosika asked her.
"Yeah, I'm fine…" Barbie replied, peeking out to see her brother and niece fighting the robots and causing a lot of damage.
"Just what the fuck's going on right now?" Clara asked while watching the chaos. "What were those robots?!"
"Yeah, and why were they after you?" Verosika asked her while Barbie looked down in guilt. "Barb… is there… something you haven't told us?"
Barb looked at Verosika, her mind racing that she knew that she should tell her. She then looked up to see Loona and Blitz continuing to fight the robots, Loona throwing stuff at her robot opponent and Blitz shooting at his. They ended up bumping into each other.
"Hey, didn't expect for your girl's night out to end in a robot fight," Blitz said while he shot at his robot opponent.
"Second time I've recently had to fight robots," Loona admitted.
"Well then why don't we show them that we mean business?" Blitz suggested while holding up his guns.
"Oh yeah," Loona nodded before the two jumped into action.
Blitz shot the bulb eyes of one robot while Loona used her magic to trip the two over. Blitz jumped over as he shot them in the back and while the bullets weren't effective, it did distract the robot as it turned its body around to grab Blitz by the tail. As the robot yanked him down, Blitz held up his hunting knife and stabbed it in the head.
Loona went to shove the other robot to the one Blitz was with, sending the two to crash into the side of another machine. However, the robots just got right back up, despite the damage. Blitz and Loona turned to each other and nodded, Loona using her magic to pelt the robots with objects while Blitz continued to blast them with his guns. The robots were struggling to get up.
"They have proven to be bothersome," one robot said as it turned to its partner. "Combo move?"
"You've just read my CPU," the other robot said as the two jumped up in the air, avoiding Loona and Blitz's attacks. The two robots then started transforming, with the first one shifting into a pair of legs and the other retracting the legs up to its large body, the two combining into one robot, with the head activating a helmet with a V-shaped visor.
"Oh fuck, straight out of Japan," Blitz said in shock, stepping away as he kept shooting.
The larger robot's visor then shot red beams the two had to dodge. Blitz kept shooting as the robot jumped forward and kicked him into the wall.
"Dad!" Loona shouted as she growled at the robot in anger, launching herself to slash at the robot with her claws, but it had no effect. The robot spotted Loona and grabbed her, slamming her against an arcade machine, then on the floor. She tried to get up, but the robot kept punching her.
"LOONA!" Blitz, Barbie, Clara, and Verosika shouted as Blitz snarled and launched himself onto the backside of the robot. "Stay away from my Loony, you metal, rat cock-sucking, Megazord-knockoff bitch!" he shouted as he tried to stab the robot. However, the robot just fell back onto the floor, crushing Blitz. The robot got up, leaving Blitz twitching on the floor. Despite the pain, Blitz tried to get up… and the robot fell onto him again.
Loona managed to pick herself up and run toward her father despite limping quite a bit. She used her magic to engulf the robot in a magical aura in an attempt to send him away from her father. She strained, but the robot was too heavy and she was too tired, too weak. The strain proved to be too much for her and she fell back to the ground, defeated. The robot then dragged Blitz over to where Loona was and held them both down with its fists.
"Now then, to make sure you two don't continue to interfere," the larger robot said as popping out from its metal wrists were two needles, one for each of them.
Blitz and Loona saw the needles as they struggled to get out of the robot's grip but to no avail. They watched in fear as the needles drew closer. Loona was even starting to get a slight panic attack. Blitz shouted and cried out for help while Loona was left with tears in her eyes, feeling helpless as the needles drew closer…
"STOP!"
The needles halted and the robot turned to look at Barbie Wire, who was the one who shouted. "Please, stop hurting them! I… I'll come in quietly."
Blitz and Loona were let go as the robot turned around to focus on Barbie.
"The fuck, sis…?" Blitz asked.
Loona, after calming herself, saw her aunt confronting the robot. "Auntie…? What the fuck's going on?"
"Yeah, that's what we want to know, Barb," Verosika demanded while crossing her arms.
"Why were those robots after you?!" Blitz asked his sister.
Barbie gave a nervous look, before she took a deep breath and finally admitted the truth. "Okay, so you may not like this, but… I didn't really get let out of rehab… I escaped."
"WHAT?!" they all exclaimed in shock.
"Yeah… these lug-nuts over here were just trying to bring me back," Barbie admitted before turning to Verosika. "Before you asked, these robots were installed thanks to the new management at the rehab center. There were a lot of changes."
"And the combination thing?" Verosika asked.
"Our creator was a big tokusatsu fan before the rehab center bought us," the robot answered. "We have been tracking Ms. Wire using the chip that was placed in her without her knowledge."
"The fuck?!" Barbie shouted at the robots. "No wonder my left horn felt itchy for some reason," she muttered before looking back at the robot. "Look, I didn't want to go back, but I don't want anyone to get hurt any further while trying to protect me. So let me just turn myself in, okay?"
"We recognize you taking responsibility for your actions, Barbie Wire," the robot said as it then split back into two.
"We are proud of you," the other robot replied as they both grabbed Barbie.
"You could've saved us a lot of trouble if you had told us about this from the beginning," Blitz grumbled while helping his daughter up with Clara's help.
"Shut the fuck up, Blitzø," Barbie hissed at him, making him wince while under her glare. Barbie then changed to a much more heartfelt expression as she turned to the girls. "Loona, Sika, I'm so sorry about how this night turned out. I'm sorry that I lied to all of you."
"Well… it was at least good to see you again, Barb," Verosika said before she narrowed her eyes at Barbie. "Though, I am still mad at you for not telling me and for putting Loona in danger like that."
"I know…" Barbie said while turning to Loona. "Loona, I'm so sorry for the trouble I caused, I didn't mean to get you hurt or-"
"Hey, relax, Auntie," Loona replied as she patted her shoulder. "I'm just glad that I get to see you again. Even if the circumstances were… unfavorable."
Barbie smiled. "Thanks, Loona. And it was nice to meet your friends as well," she said with a smile to Clara. "My only regret, though, is not visiting Fizz…" She slurred after one of the robots injected her with a sedative.
"There, now she won't cause any trouble," one robot said as the two took Barbie away.
"Have a good night, civilians," the other robot added as they left.
After Barbie had been taken away, everyone looked distraught. Loona just stared at the ground in silence while Blitz looked concerned for her daughter. Verosika looks to Loona, then at Clara and then at Blitz.
"Are you okay, Loona?" Verosika asked her in concern.
"I'm… I think I want to go home now," Loona responded while rubbing her own arm.
"Yeah, things are just… not a good scene here," Clara said quietly.
"Hey!" shouted the manager of the arcade, who marched up to them. "Who's going to pay for all the fucking damage?!"
"Ooooh, right…" Blitz said, looking around at the wrecked machines and a fire ablaze. "Don't worry, Mr. Manager, my good friend Verosika Mayday will help pay for the damage," he said as he pointed to the pop star.
"WHAT?!" Verosika shouted while sending Blitz a glare. "Blitz…"
Just coming out of the bathroom now was Bella, who gave a whistle. "Well, that was the best score I've gotten from this hole," she declared before her eyes widened at the mess in the arcade. "Oh my Ozzie… what the hell did I miss?"
At the Silvermoon Palace, Moxxie left his room with a dazed yet blissful face as he pulled his pants up, stumbling slightly.
"Thanks for the love-making, Kathy, Silky," he thanked the twins, who giggled at him from the room they had chosen.
"You're welcome, Moxxie!" Silky shouted, waving to him.
"Feel free to come back anytime," Kathy purred as Moxxie waved to them back.
Moxxie stumbled through the hallways a bit, his pelvis still hurting, until he found a room with a bar, old J-pop music playing in the background. He spotted Mick sitting at the bar
"Hey, Mick!" Moxxie shouted as he found himself a stool, jumping up and sitting beside Mick.
"Mox, how were the twins?" Mick asked him.
"Oh, they were pretty good," Moxxie replied before reprimanding himself. "I-I mean, they were pretty good and, well, they were very nice afterward. In fact, it was incredible." He let out a happy sigh as he looked up at the cat Sinner. "Thank you for the great night, Mick, and… I am sorry for my earlier reaction to this place. I didn't mean to react the way I did."
"Hey, it's no problem, man," Mick replied.
"No, I definitely overreacted," Moxxie argued. "And just to let you know, I don't think any less of you for working here. It's just that… prostitution was very different in the Greed Ring, where I'm from."
"Really?" Mick asked Moxxie, turning to him. "How different was it?"
"Well, there are two sides to Greed. There is the flashy tourist stuff like Loo Loo Land, the Plutus Plaza, and the fucking clown pageants that Mammon likes to show off. Then there is the rest of Greed, which is run by corrupt corporations, crooked banks, and ruthless mobsters. We have prostitution there and it isn't pretty…" Moxxie said while looking down. "I remember this one time when my dad hired prostitutes on my birthday, all because he wanted to make sure that I wasn't gay…"
"Oh… oh fuck," Mick said. "I'm sorry, Moxxie. Really, I didn't know…"
"Yeah, well you don't have to apologize, and joke's on my dad, I'm bi," Moxxie said before he sighed. "Me and my dad, we… we never had the best relationship, nor were we ever close."
Mick looked sympathetic for Moxxie. "I know the feeling," he admitted. "My dad ran off and left me and my mom with almost nothing."
"Satan… he sounds like a real bastard," Moxxie commented.
"Yeah, but me and my mom, we only got closer after that," he replied while reminiscing about his mom. "She was the type of woman who always put me first and would take things head-on with a smile, even though I was a little shit when I was a kid." He let out a small chuckle. "I'll always love her for putting up with me for all those years, even when I didn't make it easy for her."
"She sounds like a good woman," Moxxie told him with a nod as he remembered his own mom. "My mom was kind, doting, and the bravest woman I have ever known. She was even brave enough to stand up to my dad, which I have seen few Hellborns do. She was also the one who taught me how to shoot. She was from Wrath, so she wanted me to be able to defend myself. But despite her rough upbringing, she was the gentlest mother…"
"So you take a lot after her then," Mick indicated with a smile. "Guess we are both closer to our mothers than our fathers."
"Yeah," Moxxie nodded in agreement, before remembering what Mick said earlier about his mom. "You… you said that she died a year before you did. How did she die, if you don't mind me asking?"
Mick looked down at his own drink. "She got sick and… well, one day she didn't wake up. At least she's in Heaven now." He pointed to the ceiling and then turned to Moxxie. "How did your mom die?"
Moxxie was silent for the moment and his face had this thousand-yard stare as he thought about what happened to his mom. He could hear a voice at the back of his head.
"Let this be a lesson, Moxxie. This is what happens when you cross me."
"She got killed by a monster," he finally admitted before someone walked up to them.
"Hey there, how are you two doing?" Honey-Ryder asked before turning to Moxxie. "How was your first night here?"
"Oh, I have a wonderful time here," Moxxie said, not really looking at Honey-Ryder.
"Glad you have fun," Honey-Ryder replied, before kissing Moxxie on the cheek. That got him to turn to the succubus.
"Whoa, what was that for, Rye?" Mick asked in surprise. "You want to try it out with Mox?"
"Oh, um… I'm not sure if I'm up for it," Moxxie admitted bashfully. "Those twins were really-"
"Actually, that kiss was something that I wanted to give as a thank you for keeping my son safe." she responded, which confused Moxxie.
"Son?" Moxxie asked, before seeing her heart tattoo and the name on it. "Wait… you mean to tell me…!?"
"Yes, Ace is my husband and Ryan's our son," Honey-Ryder replied with a smile. "My little Ryan, a sweet child. He told me all about you keeping him safe while a bunch of gangsters took over the Triton Resort. Thanks to you and Loona, there weren't any casualties. And when I saw you and heard your name, I remembered Ryan telling me about the short, white-haired imp dressed like a butler named Moxxie who helped save not only my son, but my Ace as well."
"Oh… well, it's nice to meet you, ma'am," Moxxie replied to her.
"Thanks, and if you want, I'll be happy to satisfy you next time," Honey-Ryder told him. "On the house."
"Um… is your husband alright with that?" Moxxie asked.
"I'm a succubus, Moxxie, most of us don't really do monogamy. He and Josh have done wonders for me…" Honey-Ryder commented with a lustful look as her tail twirled around her leg. She then realized what she was doing and she gave a nervous laugh. "Well, it is nice meeting you, Moxxie."
"You too, Honey-Ryder," Moxxie responded with a nod, the two smiled at each other.
"See you boys around," Honey-Ryder waved to them before walking away.
"Well, that definitely makes me feel better," Moxxie said as he stretched himself before stepping off from the bar stool.
"Are you ready to go?" Mick asked him.
"Yeah, I should get some shut-eye. My boss might need me tomorrow," Moxxie said.
"Well, I'll be out shortly," Mick said as he tried to finish his drink.
As Moxxie headed out, he was stopped by a shirtless DJ, who popped out of one of the rooms. "Hey, Mox, my man!" he said as he hung his arm around Moxxie. "Where's ya going?"
"Oh, um, I was just about to leave," Moxxie said while trying to get DJ's arm off of him.
"What about the twins, eh? Were they good?" he asked him.
"They're incredible," Moxxie admitted.
"Great!" DJ said before letting Moxxie go. "It's been nice hanging with ya, you're an alright guy, Moxxie."
"Thanks, DJ, and, uh, I'll see you around," Moxxie replied as he continued to leave.
"DJ, come back here," Ohime said from the room as her hand grabbed DJ's shoulder. "Come back to mommy…"
"Oh…" DJ said before he got pulled back in with a goofy grin.
Outside of the brothel, Moxxie spotted Husk standing outside of the entrance, smoking.
"Finished already, kid?" Husk asked him.
"Hey, you're… um, what was your name again?" Moxxie asked as Husk looked down at him. "Rush… Hush, no that's not it." He tried to remember the Sinner's name. "Husker?"
Husk cringed at that. "It's just Husk, kid."
"Right!" Moxxie replied while looking at the avian cat demon. "Say, I didn't see you go inside with the others."
"Yeah, the Silvermoon Palace ain't my scene," Husk responded while blowing his smoke. "It's too… clean. Too nice." He then looked at the imp, giving him a hard stare. "Why are you dressed like that?"
"What… what's wrong with the way I dressed?" Moxxie asked him, but Husk just continued to stare at him.
"Wait a minute…" Husk's eyes widened. "I know you."
Moxxie looked worried as he stepped back. "Um, no, you don't…"
"Of course, now I remember where I've seen your face before," he said.
"Look, if this is about my dad, I have no connections with him, okay?" Moxxie told him. "Unless you work for my dad…"
"What? No, no this ain't got to do with yer daddy," Husk said before putting out his cigarette. "Let me ask you this… does he know that you're in the Pride Ring again?"
Moxxie's eyes widened as he realized who Husk was referring to. He looked down and quietly responded. "No, he doesn't…"
"Really?" Husk asked him.
"Look, I haven't spoken to him in years, and I've made no effort to reach out to him since moving up here," Moxxie responded.
"Hmm… good call, kid," Husk said before he sighed. "But I must warn ya, though, that he's going to find you eventually. He always does, and he always gets what he wants…"
"Hey Mox," Mick said as he came out of the Palace, seeing Moxxie with Husk. "Yo Husk, didn't see you in there. I was wondering where you were. What were you two talking about just now?"
The two were silent for a moment before Husk replied. "Just talking about jazz music, Mick, aren't we, boy?"
Moxxie looked up to Husk, before nodding and going along with the lie. "Y-Yeah, talking about jazz."
"Oh, well then, me and Mox are ready to hit the hay," Mick declared before waving at Husk. "Night Husk, tell DJ I'll see him later."
"Will do, Mick," Husk responded before nodding to Moxxie. "Later, Mox."
"Yeah, later," Moxxie responded as the two roommates left the area.
However, unknown to the three, they were being watched from a rooftop by a gargoyle. The stone body of the gargoyle was covered with hot, red lines and its eyes and mouth glowed brightly from its lava-filled insides. After watching Moxxie and Mick leave, the pair of lava-eyes turned to glare at the Silvermoon Palace from the rooftop the creature was perched on. The gargoyle growled while staring at the building, before it spread its wings and flew away… leaving footprints behind on the rooftop edge.
Soon Moxxie and Mick returned home, entering their apartment.
"Well, I had a good time," Moxxie told Mick before yawning.
"Glad you've had fun, Mox," Mick responded to him.
"Though, there is something that has been bugging me," Moxxie admitted, turning to the masked cat who was heading to his room. "What's the deal with your mask?"
Mick paused while at the door to his room, his back turned as Moxxie continued. "Sorry that I may be intruding, it's just… I have noticed that you never take it off. I wasn't sure if it was okay to ask you about it or not."
"It… it's just a mask that I wear to look cool," Mick claimed while turning to Moxxie.
Moxxie, however, wasn't buying it. "Does it… hurt?" he asked Mick in a worried tone.
Mick looked down with a sigh. "It does hurt… all the time," he admitted as his hand reached up to feel his own mask. "I'm going to go smoke some more weed. Goodnight, Moxxie," he said before turning and entering his room.
"Goodnight, Mick," Moxxie replied as he headed to his own room, before he checked his pockets and realized that something was missing. "What the… what happened to my wallet?!"
It was the end of the day, so Octavia and her family were preparing to leave the golf club.
"That was a wonderful dinner, Flauros," Stolas declared as he shook Flauro's hand. "Thank you for inviting us."
"And thank you for coming here, Stolas," Flauros said. "We all had such a wonderful time."
"Yes, and it is nice meeting you, Stella," Ixchel said, giving Stella a wink, which Stella didn't respond to. "We could have ourselves a little ladies night at some later date if you wish…"
"I'll… make a note of that," Stella said, nervous around the jaguar goddess.
Edgar cleared his throat, getting Linda to look up at him. "I will say to you, Ms. Linda, I hope you take care of yourself."
"Thanks, Edgar, and be careful as well," Linda replied with a smile. "I hope to see you again."
"Oh, why I appreciate that, Ms. Linda," Edgar replied as he returned her smile with a heartfelt one of her own. "Thank you."
Via walked up to Cray and Jonathan, holding onto her taxidermy squirrel. "I did have a good time, golf hazards aside."
"Yeah, my family is used to them, but I guess they can be a total nightmare for beginners," Cray admitted. "But I am glad you still enjoyed yourself. Maybe next time, we can try one of the easier courses. No lava, quicksand, plants, or squids. I promise."
Via smiled. "I think I would like that," she admitted.
"So Via, I will see you at school," Jonathan told her while swirling his eyebrows. "I think we'll be seeing a lot more of each other…"
"Right…" Via said.
"Oh don't worry, Octavia, you will be seeing Cray again soon enough," Stella informed her with a smile.
Confused, Via turned to her mother. "Um… what are you talking about?"
"Why I'm talking about your date with young Cray here," Stella revealed, causing Via, Cray, and Stolas all to react with shock.
"WHAT?!" they all shouted, though nobody shouted louder than Stolas.
Via and Cray looked at each other, faces nervous and jaws agape.
"Yes, you see, I, along with Cray's parents, have set up a date for you two," Stella declared with a smile, having successfully set up a date for her daughter...
After the long night, Loona and Blitz had returned home, looking both pretty bruised and pretty bummed.
"Christ on a stick," Blitz muttered before he saw Loona heading for her room. "Loona, are you alright?"
"I'm just going to hit the hay," Loona responded, still upset over what happened to Barbie.
Watching her heading straight to her room, Blitz then remembered what he and Clara had talked about. And seeing how upset his daughter looked, at that moment he made a decision. "Wait, Loona… we need to talk."
Loona stopped, turning to her dad with a confused look. "What's there to talk about?"
"We'll start with… I'm sorry," Blitz admitted to her. "I'm sorry for intruding and forcing myself into your girl's night out. I was completely out of line in doing that."
"Yeah, you were," Loona agreed in a bitter tone, causing Blitz to look down. "You told me that you wouldn't stop me from spending time with Verosika, that you said that it was okay and yet you decided to insert yourself into my personal life!"
"I know what I said," Blitz said in a guilt-ridden tone.
"Then why?" Loona demanded to know. "Why did you pull this crap? What is your problem with me hanging out with Verosika?!"
"Because I was afraid, okay?!" Blitz admitted before looking down again, her voice quieter. "I was afraid of you leaving me."
This shocked Loona. "What… what do you mean?"
The emotional imp continued. "I was worried that… if you spent enough time with Verosika, you would choose her over me and then you'll end up leaving me to go live with her. I know I overstepped, I know what I did was wrong and that I should have trusted and respected you. But I was scared that you would leave me just like Verosika did… like Barbie did…"
"Dad… oh dad, no," Loona said as she knelt down and embraced him in a hug. Blitz hugged her in return, tears in his eyes as she patted his back. "I'm not going anywhere, dad," she reassured him.
"Y-You're not?" he asked her.
"As much as I enjoyed spending time with Verosika, it's no contest between you and her," she reassured him. "Verosika was a part of my life for a brief time, and then she would pop back into my life every now and then. That can't compare to you, who has always been there for me. You're literally my dad, an important part of my life every day and the only reason I have this life at all."
"Oh my… that's the best thing you've ever said about me, Loony," Blitz said, calming down and smiling.
"Yeah, and I promise you that I won't leave you. Cause who else to keep you out of trouble?" Loona reassured him as Blitz chuckled.
"Oh my Loony Tuney," Blitz said as the two hugged again. "And again, I'm so sorry for the night, and I promise that I'll try to do better."
"I'll hold you on that," Loona said with a smile before she gave a concerned look. "Although, I am worried for Auntie Barbie. Getting dragged back to Sloth…"
"Yeah, I am worried about her too," Blitz admitted. "Especially if her rehab center is under new management. I wonder what other changes were made…"
Elsewhere, Barbie Wire woke up with a stir. The sedatives had worn off and she found herself back in her room… in the rehab center.
"Ah Jesus fucking Christ on a stick!" Barbie cursed before standing up from her bed. "Fucking robots and their fucking sleepy drugs!" she shouted before the door opened to let someone come in. "Who the fuck are you?"
"My apologies for disturbing you, Ms. Barbie Wire," said an American Akita Hellhound with long shaggy brown fur. He had a pair of square glasses and was sporting a kind smile. He wore a classic doctor's coat as he held up a file. "My name is Dr. William T. Kamuki, but my friends call me Willy."
"Oh, like the fucking whale?" Barbie asked while rolling her eyes. "I betcha the kids at school used to call you 'Wet Willy' while giving you swirlies."
"A wonderful sense of humor," he commented, his smile never leaving his face. "Now let's review your file before we begin," Dr. Kamuki said while sitting on a chair and holding up her file. "Let's see, you lost your mother at a young age-" He looked up at her. "My condolences, by the way." He then continued. "-you have an estranged relationship with your twin brother, and you had drug addiction that landed you here in the first place."
"Yeah, and that helped real nice when those robots dragged me in," Barbie sarcastically responded. "What's the point in curing my drug addiction, when you can just pump me with more?!" she asked in anger. "Why can't you just let me go?!"
"It's because we want you to be better, Barbie," Dr. Kamuki explained. "And you're not better yet."
"I wonder if I would be better off in prison…" Barbie muttered.
"Ms. Wire, you are not being kept here as punishment, you're here because we want to help you," Dr. Kamuki told her before the imp stood up in anger.
"Yeah, well who asked you to help me?!" she shouted at him as she went on a rant "I've been in this place for far too long, and you guys don't appear to be doing a good job-!"
"Sit down, Ms. Barbie Wire," Dr. Kamuki told her while looking into her eyes.
Barbie suddenly stopped yelling as she looked at Dr. Kamuki. She did as she was told… and she sat down on her bed.
"Alright," Dr. Kamuki said as he brought his chair closer to her. "Now, let's talk…"
Lights flared up above him. He was looking around while strapped to a flat, cold table. Hovering over him was this woman wearing a mask, staring down at him while she performed an operation on him. Wait, not an operation.
A dissection.
"No… stop…!" he cried out, begging for this to stop.
"This is very interesting," said the female doctor who was studying his organs. "The subject has an unusual anatomy. I do wonder how the formula would have worked on him. He could have made the perfect pet project…"
"No, stop!" he cried out, but the woman continued to dissect him while he was alive, ignoring his screams of pain and his tears. "Help! Someone, please, help me!" he shouted. "Mom, help me!"
"Oh, shut up," the woman said as she stabbed him with her scalpel, making him cry out a different name.
"Nina!"
Whiskers shot up from the bed, panting heavily as he felt his body, still remembering the cut of a scalpel through his flesh. He looked around and saw that he was still in one of the rooms at the Silvermoon Palace. He looked down and saw Hana sleeping beside him. Thankfully, he hadn't woken her up.
"Oh… oh my…" he said as he remembered where he was. Whiskers then laid back in bed, putting a pillow over his head that he could silently cry into.
The young cat Sinner now known as Whiskers was a rather recent addition in Hell. But in his past life, when he was alive, he used to be known by another name…
Casey Whiskabee.
A Helluva Dad cat-themed chapter to end the year with and with a lot of unexpected surprises. Unlike the previous chapters, this one did not start with a flashback, mainly because we did not want to spoil Barbie's introduction. We wanted you to be just as surprised as the characters when Barbie showed up.
This chapter actually came about as a result of us figuring out how Barbie Wire could be introduced. We did think that Loona must have met her aunt at this point and we could have just had Loona visit Barbie at rehab at one point, but that seemed a bit too easy. Then we remembered that Verosika and Barbie know each other from rehab, which gave us the idea that Verosika could surprise Loona, and the readers, with Barbie during a girls night out.
This chapter wasn't originally planned. Chapter five was instead going to be set entirely at the Triton Resort, but we decided to move that to the next chapter, since we realized we were going to have to do some things first. Since Moxxie had a new roommate, he should spend some time with him. Since Verosika will be leaving the Resort soon, we should show her and Loona actually trying to spend some more time together like they promised with each other. And since we wanted to set up Cray and Via on a date, we should show them actually spending a bit more time together and being friendly with each other before that.
You may have noticed that this chapter has similarities to the Star vs The Forces of Evil episode "Party with a Pony". It started out as unintentional, but when we realized the similarities, we just went with it.
Now onto the OCs:
DJ Cat-E-LaK is an OC created as a combination of MC Skat Kat and Top Cat, with his crew being a combination of Top Cat's gang and MC Skat Cat's Stray Mob, with Lenny based off of Mr. Choo-Choo, Tubac based off of Benny the Ball, Fancy-Dan based off of Fancy Fancy, and Boo being based off of Spook. I guess for the Brain of the group, let's say Husk (not an OC, but more on him later). For the Stray Mob, Bigz can be an expy of Leo, the succubi-hellcat twins Silky and Kathy are expies of Silk and Katleen, Knots is an expy of Taboo, and Lil' Prim isn't specifically based on anyone from either groups, instead being based off Lucy from the webcomic series Bittersweet Candy Bowl. Oh, and DJ is the one who stole Moxxie's wallet.
This chapter also introduced Flauros and Ixchel, aka Cray's parents. Flauros is an Ars Goatian demon who is a Great Duke of Hell and his wife is the Mayan Goddess Ixchel, who is also influenced in appearance by Chel from Road to El Dorado. Flauros wearing a cape at all times, even when at the pool, is a reference to the character of the same name in the Megami Tensei series.
Long-time reader Jack_Skeletron submitted two OCs after the last chapter and we decided to introduce them both here. Thanks to him, we are introduced to Jonathan, the son of Ose. He is Cray's nerdy cousin (which makes Flauros and Ose brothers) and he is like the Cody to Octavia's Gwen. Which would make Cray the Trent. The other OC created by Jack is William T. Kamuki, who is based off of Takuto Maruki from Persona 5, with his name being a combination of William P. Kametz and Takuto Maruki.
Moheart7 suggested the scenes with Clara at the beginning of the chapter, both where she deals with a frustrating customer and where they talk about the magician who sawed someone in half. The scene where Bella has to carry heavy luggage was not suggested by him and was instead a reference to The Amazing World of Gumball. Since this chapter heavily focused on his character Mick, we talked with him about Mick's life in Hell at this point and he provided OCs for the Silvermoon Palace. He suggested Ohime, Hana, Janna, and Bruno and he coined the name Silvermoon Palace for us to use as the brothel for Moxxie and Mick to go to. He suggested that Mick was work at a brothel because in his fic, The Owlette and the Cat, Mick works at a strip club called the Peppermint Puss and this is set two years before he would start working there, but Moheart7 suggested that he could probably be desensitized to the atmosphere by the time he applied, hence him working at a brothel in this story. As always, we recommend that you check out Moheart7's story. Ms. Deagle is also his character, along with Jo, Mick's pot dealer along with her overgrown brother, which we named him Jax.
On a side note, Dia and Summer are two of the characters from the Addict music video, so we show them where they work before they work for Valentino.
Ultimate-drax also provided us with the succubus OC that is Honey-Ryder, who is the mother of his OC, Ryan, and the wife of Ace. Her appearance is different from other succubi due to the fact that she used to be from Gluttony. Ultimate-drax wishes for us to flesh her out into the story, so we hope we did a good job with her.
And a shout out to FaroeKing for letting us reference the Plutus Plaza, which is a location that will be visited later in the fic. But if you wish to know, check out their fic Newest Pup in the Family. To give context, imagine the Mall of America… but in Hell.
There are some Aristocats references here and around, such as its iconic song "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat" being sung by DJ and his crew and even having Edgar from the movie show up as Sinner, forced to attend to cats even while in Hell. Yes, we decided that Edgar would have died of suffocation and starvation, trapped in that box to Timbuktu. Chances are he didn't survive the trip.
As for Husk, we didn't originally plan to use him at first. But we felt like with the feline theme in this chapter, his inclusion would make sense and would be a nice surprise for you guys. Plus, it made sense that he would occasionally hang out with a crew like DJ's, which indulged in sin.
And to the surprise of LC's readers, Whiskers is Casey Whiskabee. In case you don't know who he is if you're not caught up to LC (you know who you are), Casey is a werecat who lived in a part of the Boiling Isles called Torsa Villa, a reservation for werecats. He was a friend of Nina Fangs, a major character who gets introduced in Book Two of Luz Clawthorne. Unfortunately, he got mixed up in a drug-making business. He tried to get out of the business by leaving a tip that led to a bust of the drug lab, but he got captured and was brought to Dr. Sonya Mera, who dissected him alive and killed him for her sick experiments back when she was alive. Casey ended up in Hell because of his involvement with drugs and because Sonya has shown up in Hell, we thought we should involve one of her victims as well. We actually did consider having Casey show up as a ghost in Luz Clawthorne, but then we thought it would be more interesting if he showed up in Helluva Dad under the new name Whiskers.
And yeah, we do acknowledge that McScream's appearance is different from his appearance in the LC chapter "Friends in Lower Places", but we liked his new redesign here.
Now for the reviews:
Gamelover41592: Thanks, thought we could give Loona a challenge.
BlueKnight-X2: You'll see.
Moheart7: Thanks for the correction.
Spantidem7: The last question: I don't know about Ray/Evangeline at this point. 1) No spoilers. 2) No spoilers. 3) No spoilers. 4) No spoilers. 5) No, as long as they've done good deeds, they're welcome in Heaven. So you won't have to worry that they're in Hell. Plus, there's more than one after life they might ended up on. The Gus and Ozzie scene is less likely to happened, and your Suction Cup Imp is a maybe. Stella's own pet imp isn't Blitz, which makes no sense in the timeline.
Crash X Fusion: Thanks, hope these chapters does give a break from the usual villains, by including new ones like Robo-Fizz and another in this chapter…
Matteso585: 1) Obviously. 2) No spoilers. 3) Most likely.
Franco Almiron: We might, if the show itself doesn't fully show the rest of the Seven Sins, we do have the opportunity to place our own versions of the rest of the Sins like Beelzebub. So depends on how we bide our time, we'll take advantage of these OC Sins.
Blue Tagg: No, and in the same chapter, Octavia is still younger than Loona. This is meant to be a prequel.
Ultimate-drax: You can thank Moheart7 for the reference.
Shuffollower: Amaroq isn't really their sister, since the ages don't line up. For Hazel… no, that's not the Hazel you're thinking of. She is based off of Lezah from The Looney Tunes Show, just a shark demon nanny. When you say Cray is Via's Amity and not in a romantic way… ironic that you say that.
Happy New Year, and see you next time on Helluva Dad and Luz Clawthorne in 2024...
