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Chapter 6: A Lovely Night for an Auction
It was morning at the Triton Resort and everyone was called to the ballroom for a staff meeting.
"Alright, attention everyone," Margaret said to the staff members. "Now you all may be wondering why I called for a staff meeting this early in the morning."
"Is it employee inspection day?" Bella asked.
"No, but I will make a note to remember to have one soon," Margaret responded. "Today, more than any other day, there can't be any slip-ups. Attendance here has been down ever since the hostage crisis due to our potential guests not being sure if they will be safe here at the resort or not, which brings us less business. And your checks will be affected by this as well." She ignored their groaning as she continued. "So to bring in more guests and money in, Prince Gaap has decided to host a stud auction."
"A stud auction? Why not just throw in some babes in bikinis? Thought that'd be up his alley," Herman suggested.
"Gaap wants to attract a different demographic and he figured that a stud auction would attract the loneliest and richest women in Hell," Margaret explained. "He thinks that it is the perfect way to generate more interest in the resort. We may get some high profile guests tonight, so there can't be any embarrassments like the hostage crisis. So I'm just letting you all know what's at stake tonight. Not just the reputation and financial future of the Triton Resort, but your careers as well."
Margaret then started to hand out assignments to the employees. "You will have your assignments before and during the auction. We have a lot to do to get ready and not much time to do it, so let's get a move on," she said while passing the assignments to Loona and Bella.
"A stud auction, huh?" Loona whispered to Bella.
"I know, I'm so excited," Bella whispered with a grin. "All those hot studs on stage, showing off what they got," she said in an excited tone. "I wonder if I could use my life savings for this…"
"I had a feeling this would be your thing, Bella," Loona whispered back, smiling.
"What about you?" Bella asked her. "Are you interested in the stud auction as well?"
"Um, I don't know, it's not something I ever thought about," Loona admitted. "I mean, watching a bunch of hot guys could be fun, but I will probably be really busy."
"Alright, now that you've all got your assignments, you are all dismissed," Margaret said as everyone scattered. She then received a ring on her cellphone, which she answered. "Triton Resort, this is the Manager speaking," she responded before her eyes widened. "What?! What do you mean they can't come?!"
Clara heard Margaret's outcry and she stopped to hear her argue over the phone. "What? Suddenly ill? Who the hell did he suck-"
This went on for a few more minutes. After Margaret ended the call and put away her cellphone, she let out a loud sigh of frustration while Clara walked up to her. "Is something the matter, Maggie?"
Margaret turned, looking a bit tense. But when she saw it was Clara, she relaxed a bit. "The entertainment I hired for the rooftop got sick at the last minute, so we're short a pianist," Margaret vented with a frustrated look. "I need someone up on the rooftop tonight, but how am I going to find a new entertainer on short notice?"
This gives Clara an idea. "Well, I do have a solution…"
At Stolas's mansion, an argument was taking place. But this time, it was between mother and daughter.
"I am not trying this dress on!" Via shouted while pushing the pink dress away. "Or any dress!"
"I just want you to look good for your date with Cray," Stella told her daughter as she tried to get her to take the dress. "Honestly, I don't see why you're complaining. Most people in Hell can't afford one of these dresses and we have a wardrobe full of them. You should be grateful."
"These dresses are tacky as shit, mum," Via argued. "I am not dressing up like some pampered princess,"
"News flash, you're a princess!" Stella pointed out.
"Yeah, but it doesn't mean that I have to act or dress like one," Via countered while glaring at her mother in anger. "I already pointed this out, but seriously, mum, setting me up on a date with Cray behind my back? This is just another attempt to try to control my life without asking me what I want first!"
Stella sighed. "Look, Octavia, you are at an age where you need to start seriously thinking about your future more," Stella told her daughter, trying to sound reasonable. "Like finding compatible suitors."
"I'm fucking bleeding eleven! Marriage and suitors are the last thing I want to think about!" Octavia hissed at her mother.
"I'm just trying to help you get ready for stuff like this, because it will be important when you get older. The earlier the better. A good way to ease you into this is starting with someone that you know and you seem to get along with, rather than a complete stranger," Stella explained.
"Like the playdates you set me up on…" Octavia uttered bitterly.
"You may take them for granted now, but those playdates were for your benefit, they were meant to help you learn how to socialize with your fellow royalty and begin to establish relationships that will be critical when you're older. Trust me, you will thank me for this one day," Stella told her.
"Oh, yeah, thank you for forcing me on an arranged date rather than letting me ask someone out on my own!" Via complained, still angry at her mother. "Do you even now how fucked up that is?!"
"At least you have it better than I did!" Stella shot back at her, getting impatient. "This is just a date. I'm not asking you to marry him, just go on a date. I didn't even get that, I just set to marry someone I hadn't even met first."
Via paused in shock. "What…?"
Stella realized what she had said and she tried to calm herself down, giving a sigh. "Look Via, just… do this for me. At the very least, don't take it for granted that it is just Cray and not someone worse…"
Via thought it over before nodding. "I… I'll go through it. This time."
"Good," Stella responded as she pulled out a flier. "As for your date tonight, it will be at the Triton Resort, since we got a special invite from Prince Gaap himself."
"The Triton Resort?" Via asked in surprise. "That's where Loona works…"
"Yes, the Hellhound Lunella or something," Stella said, not caring if she got Loona's name wrong. "Perhaps you will get to see her while on your date with Cray… if you go on it."
She tried to hand the dress back to Via and this time Via took it and went to try it on.
At the Triton Resort, Margaret was waiting behind the front desk, looking over a guest list for that night and a checklist for everything that needed to be done before the guests arrived.
"Excuse me," someone spoke up. Margaret looked up and saw Mick, who was standing in front of the desk with Moxxie by his side. "I'm the musician that Clara called."
"Ah, Mr. Nikos, welcome," Margaret responded before noticing Moxxie. "Oh… it's you."
"Hehe, hi, Ms. Margaret," Moxxie laughed nervously.
"Why are you here?" Margaret asked him with a narrow look. "Especially after all the trouble you caused last time."
"Whoa, seriously? What'd you do here, Mox? Partied until they had to kick ya out?" Mick asked him.
"It's a long story," Moxxie told Mick while turning to the manager. "As for why I'm here, well, I am his roommate and when I heard that he was coming over tonight, I wanted to tag along and offer my services as well in order to make up for that mess I caused."
"Hmm, really?" she asked him, a bit suspicious. "And what are your qualifications?"
"Well, I am a musician myself, so I can play with Mick," Moxxie claimed, but when Margaret was hit by a burst of inspiration.
"Hmm… well, I guess it would be appropriate if you help the resort to get back some of the souls it lost," Margaret said while leaning over the desk and towards the imp, making him nervous. "But… I have a different idea for how you can help…" she said with a smile.
"Um… what is it you have in mind?" he asked as he sweat dropped.
In the Club Neptune kids room, Loona had been assigned to watch over the kids at the resort during the event. Currently, Ryan was the only kid in there. He and Loona were playing a board game together.
"Three, four, five, six," Loona said as she picked up a card from the board game. "Says here I get a thirty soul loan from the mob, plus ten percent interest on each turn."
"Here you go," Ryan said as he handed Loona the play-souls. "Thanks for playing Mobopoly with me, Loona."
"No problem, Ryan," Loona replied to him. "I like spending time with you."
"Yeah, me too," Ryan confirmed while looking down. "Too bad this will probably be my last day here."
"Oh really?" Loona asked in surprise.
"Yeah," Ryan confirmed while looking up. "Dad said they finished shooting the commercial, so we'll be leaving soon. Probably go back home. I am going to miss this place though. And you."
Loona smiled at this, touched. "Well, since me and Rosi are going to stay in touch, I bet that we'll see each other again," she promised. "And by the way, Moxxie told me about meeting your mom."
"Really? That's great!" Ryan replied with a smile. "I hope she gets to meet you too someday."
Loona nodded. "So what's she like?"
"She's the best mom ever!" Ryan replied happily. "We watch bakery shows together and she makes the best sandwiches with the crust always cut off!"
"Do you know where she works?" Loona asked him, curious.
"Well, I know she works at this bar called the Silvermoon Palace," Ryan admitted. "I've never been there, since it's one of those grown-up bars. But sometimes dad and the rest of Auntie Sika's posse goes there, so Hana babysits me."
"Hana?" Loona asked.
"Oh, she's a co-worker of mom's, so she sits for me sometimes," Ryan explained to her.
"Hmm, how often do you see your mom?" Loona asked her. "Like, what kind of arrangement do your parents have?"
"We all live in the same house, but because my parents are sometimes out at work for a few days at a time, they each take turns being my primary caretaker," Ryan answered. "My mom is sometimes gone for a couple of days so it's just me and dad. And when dad is gone for a couple of days, it's just me and mom. But there is plenty of time when they're both together. I'm pretty used to them being busy and I don't mind it too much. I still spend plenty of time with both of them."
"Hey Loona," said a coworker who came in with someone. "Another kid's just been dropped off."
"Great, bring him over," Loona said as the kid walked over to Loona and Ryan. Loona stood up to greet him. "Hey, welcome to Camp Neptune, my name's Loona. What's yours?"
"The name's… Douglas," spoke the demon imp boy who wore a white hoodie over his head with his horns sticking out through the hood. He had pale red skin with bright yellow eyes with green rings, a serpentine-like face, and sharp teeth. His hoodie said 'Satan's Spawn' on it. He also wore blue jeans and brown cowboy boots while his tail stuck out behind him.
"Well Douglas, me and Ryan over here were just playing Mobopoly. You can play with us if you like, or you can look around the room to see if there is anything you'd be interested in doing," Loona offered to him.
"Yeah, thanks," Douglas replied as he began to look around.
"Margaret!" Moxxie shouted as he marched over to her in one of the staff-only areas of the resort. "I did not agree to this!"
Margaret looked down at the imp, who was dressed in nothing but a black small bowtie and black pants. "Looking good, Mr. Moxxie," she said with an amused smirk. "You will make a fine addition to the line-up for tonight's auction."
"I look more like a Chippendale!" Moxxie explained. "I feel so exposed. This isn't what I had in mind at all!"
"You did say you wanted to help the resort recover its losses, right?" Margaret asked him.
"Not like this! I refused to be humiliated!" Moxxie shouted as he crossed his arms with a huff.
"Oh, you will do this, Mr. Moxxie, because may I remind you that you still owe the resort money for the trouble you brought us with the hostage crisis," Margaret pointed out to him while patting his shoulder. "You're lucky that Loona didn't lose her job because of that debacle."
"You can't blame Loona for this," Moxxie told her, narrowing his eyes at her.
"You were here because of her, weren't you? Her relation to you unfortunately hurts her credibility as an employee," Margaret pointed out. "So here's my proposal, if you don't do this and help the resort make up the money you lost us, then Loona could easily lose her job and will have to work either retail, or worse, a high-demanding warehouse job."
Moxxie was shocked by this as he looked up to Margaret. "You really are evil…"
"So do we have an agreement?" Margaret asked him with another smirk.
"Fine…" Moxxie said begrudgingly, wondering how Loona put up with this woman.
He then walked away while grumbling to himself. "For the love of Lucifer's ducks, I can't believe that this is happening to me," he muttered. "Could this get any worse?"
"Mox! Is that you?"
Moxxie paused, hearing the familiar voice behind him. "No… it can't be…" he said before he turned his head and saw the last demon that he wanted to see.
"It is you!" shouted the tall, shark-like demon with gray-toned skin with a lighter underside, his fins sporting a similar pattern but with dark-green accents and white spots on their ends. He had three gills on each side of his body and his sclera were neon blue with white rings. He was missing a tooth on the right side of his sea green teeth and he had a small scar on his right eye. Two scars were shown on his chest and there was a scar on his upper left arm. He had short, evergreen hair that stuck upwards, with dark horns protruding from his head. He also had a long tail that was missing skin and had jagged ends with light tips. He was wearing the same stud outfit that Moxxie was wearing. "Man, how is Chazwick's boyfriend doing these days-"
"Don't you call me that!" Moxxie shouted at him with a glare. "You abandoned me and left me up to get arrested while you saved your own ass!" He then realized something. "Wait, what are you doing here?!"
Chazwick was taken aback by Moxxie's hostility. "Hey, relax, Mox, the Chazster's just as surprised to see you here, honest. I was hired for this gig so that the ladies can get it on with the Chazwick," he admitted, full of himself as usual. "From the looks of it, you must've had the same idea."
"Not really," Moxxie grumbled.
"Well, since you're here and all, Chaz wants to know how are you doing these days? And how did you get here? Guess prison couldn't separate us for too long."
Moxxie sternly looked at Chazwick, the shark-demon not being able to tell that the imp had nothing but contempt for him. "First off, I broke out after I was hired by my new employer."
"Really? Sweet, you got yourself a new gig," Chaz told him. "So how good is he, compared to me? Eh? Do I need to measure up my size-"
"No! He is my boss!" Moxxie told him.
"Okay, okay, so what do you do these days?" he asked him.
Moxxie grumbled something before he replied. "Me and my boss are working under a company."
"Ooh, which one?" Chazwick asked him.
"Khan Industries," Moxxie answered, shocking Chaz.
"Whoa, you mean you're working that tiger Overlord?" Chazwick asked as Moxxie nodded, "Whoa, that must be tough for ya. Wonder what your dad would think about it…"
"I don't want to talk about my dad, Chazwick. You of all demons should know that…" Moxxie then gave Chaz a suspicious look. "Unless… oh don't tell me he sent you here as a spy?!"
"Whoa, whoa, Chaz is not here to have a looky-loo at you undressed for your daddy," Chazwick reassured him. "Chaz is here on his own thing, not for your old man."
"That… that first sentence should've been worded differently," Moxxie pointed out.
"So what else is going on?" Chazwick asked, trying to continue the conversation but Moxxie turned away. "Hey, where are you go-"
"There's nothing to talk about, Chazwick," Moxxie hissed at him before walking away from his ex-boyfriend.
"Wait… wait, Mox! You can't leave your Chazster hanging!" Chazwick claimed but Moxxie just continued walking away.
Moxxie walked to a backstage area where he found a water cooler. He grabbed a cup and got some water while grumbling to himself.
"Just great that he has to be here too," Moxxie grumbled while taking a sip.
"What's with the long face?" asked a new voice.
"Oh, it's nothing, really," Moxxie told the newcomer. "Just had an unwanted run-in with an ex…"
"Oh? Yeah, that does sound painful."
"I know," Moxxie replied. "It's bad enough that I got to pay off a debt here, but now I have to work alongside my ex, who probably still wants to fuck me," he told the stranger. He sighed. "Sorry, I didn't mean to dump this onto you."
"No worries, I'm a good listener after all."
"Yeah… though, I never got your name," Moxxie said while turning to the stranger.
"The name's… Striker," spoke the tall hybrid imp. He rivaled Blitz in terms of height. He had pale red skin, bright yellow eyes with green rings, and a serpentine-like face with a large gold tooth in his sharp-toothed mouth. He also had a black mustache and ivory white hair with a pair of black and white-striped horns. His horns were upwards and had stripe-patterns that were more jagged. His tail had four black stripes at the base, with eight spines lined up on them, and one on his tail fork. Like Moxxie, he was also dressed like a stud but kept his white and black hair and red scarf, and he additionally wore black fingerless gloves and black boots with red trims. "And like you, I am here for the auction. Have bills to pay, after all."
"Nice to meet you, Striker," Moxxie said, raising his empty hand. "My name's Moxxie."
"Moxxie, eh? A name for someone with a lot of spunk," Striker said while shaking his hand. "So how did a cowpoke like you get himself into this gig?"
"Oh just the simple 'I owe them money' type of blackmail, and if I don't go through with this stud auction, a friend of mine would lose her job here," Moxxie said.
"Ouch," Striker winced. "Well, things don't have to be too bad. After all, it's lady's night."
"Yeah, I guess," Moxxie nodded in agreement as he looked the imp up and down. "You're not from around here, are you?"
"Guilty as charged," Striker said with a smile. "I came up to Pride for a few days to do some business and I saw this as a way to make some quick money on the side, but my usual stomping grounds are in the Wrath Ring," Striker said.
"Wrath? I'm part-Wrath myself from my mother's side," Moxxie mentioned proudly. "Although I mainly grew up in Greed."
"Greed, huh?" Striker asked. "Growing up there can be rough as well. But it looks like we are both far from home, aren't we?"
"Well, unlike you, I'm not visiting," Moxxie admitted. "I actually live up here now. And while I'm not a full-Wrathian like yourself, I still have a lot of respect for the imps down at Wrath. I know how tough they can be."
"Glad to know," Striker replied with a friendly smile. "So what do you do for a living, Moxxie?"
"Well, I'm pretty much a mercenary, a gun-for-hire," Moxxie admitted. "What about you?"
"Bounty hunting," Striker admitted. "Most of the time, I am hunting down outlaws in Wrath. Dead or alive. But a few times my line of work takes me to the other Rings. It pays well, but I still sometimes have to take gigs like this in order to keep my living situation afloat."
"So what do you kill with?" Moxxie asked, genuinely curious about Striker and his career. "I know that some bounty hunters have either a signature weapon or a gimmick."
"Oh, I use ropes, knives, sniper rifles, and my own hands if I have to," Striker listed off. "But my favorite weapons are my reliable revolvers. What about you?"
"Me? I prefer firearms myself," Moxxie explained. "In the field, I try to provide my boss with cover while he gets in close for the kill. But besides that, I'm also good with instruments. My favorite is the violin."
"Guitar for me," Striker said with a smile. "Call me cliche, but I like to listen to great western music like Anne Get Yer Gun and Oklahoma."
"I got some musical favorites as well, like Phantom of the Opera, Le Miserables, or-"
"Hello Dolly," they said at the same time, making the two look at each other. They both smiled and then they shared a laugh.
"Oh you got some fine taste, little guy," Striker commented.
"Hey, I may be little, but I'm spry," Moxxie said, still smiling. "But I like you, Striker. You're alright."
"Same to you, Mox," Striker said as the two continued to talk about their shared interests, from their favorite musicals to their favorite ways to kill people.
Back at Stolas's mansion, Octavia was shown wearing a blue gown dress as she walked down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, she saw her parents along with Linda and Jewel looking up at her.
"Wow Via, you look nice," Linda complimented.
"You look so cute in that dress, just like a princess," Jewel said with a thumbs up.
"Please, don't call me that, Jewel. But thanks anyway," Via replied.
"Oh, but you do look the part, Octavia," Stella said once Via was at the bottom of the stairs. She patted her daughter's shoulder while Stolas looked like he was trying not to say anything. She then heard the doorbell ring. "Oh, that must be your date right now. PRINGLES! GET THE DOOR!"
Pringles went to the door and opened it before making an announcement. "Presenting Princess Octavia's date… Cray of House of Flauros."
Stepping in was Cray, who was wearing a navy-blue fancy suit with a black tie, black dress shoes, and a corsage. When Ocatavia saw him, she blushed a little. She found him cute in a suit, not that she would admit that out loud. And it seemed that Cray was thinking the same thing when he looked at Via and saw her in that dress…
"Oh how glamorous you look, Cray dear," Stella complimented Cray while bringing Octavia towards him. "And look, Octavia, he's even brought a corsage."
"Um, well, my mom actually thought this would be nice to give to Via," Cray admitted nervously. "Um, here." He offered it to her.
"Um, thanks, Cray," Via replied, deciding to accept the corsage. Despite the awkwardness that hung between them, it was still a nice gesture.
"Oh isn't this cute, Stolas? Cray has given our Octavia a corsage," Stella told Stolas, who just crossed his arms with a glare.
"Yes… a corsage…" Stolas hissed as his eyes became redder when glaring at Cray.
"Is… your dad alright?" Cray asked in a whisper, feeling a ting of fear from the prince.
"I'm sure it's nothing to worry about, honestly," Via assured him.
"Stolas dear, would you please not frighten the boy?" Stella scolded him, gripping his shoulder. "Our daughter will be fine with him."
"Oh, we shall see about that," Stolas declared while narrowing his eyes at Cray, making the feline Goetia child more nervous.
"Well then, we should get this date going," Stella declared as she led Via and Cray out, while Stolas followed. Linda also tried to follow, but was stopped by Stella. "Up-up-up, and where do you think you're going?"
"Um… I thought I would come and accompany Via…" Linda said.
"Oh nononono, you're not coming with Via on her date," Stella said. "There's no room for a third wheel on a two-person date. You're not part of the equation, Lenny."
"It's Linda, ma'am-"
"Point is, your services aren't required for the night," Stella said, much to Linda and Via's dismay. "Now off we go, we have a night at the Triton Resort to enjoy!"
Linda watched as Via was escorted to the limo with her date and her parents. The imp servant girl sighed, taking a deep breath. "Good luck, Via…"
In the kids room, Loona definitely had her hands full. Since new guests were starting to arrive, that meant more kids had been dropped off at Camp Neptune for her to watch over.
"No, don't climb up there," Loona told one kid. "Hey! Stop hitting that!" Loona told another.
"Loona," the Hellhound turned to see Bella coming in. "Dealing with the chaos, I see?"
"Yeah, I guess a lot of lonely single moms showed up for the auction and brought their kids with them because they heard the Triton Resort provided free childcare," Loona said.
"Well, I'm just dropping by to see if you'd like to check out the arriving guests and watch the auction with me," Bella offered.
"I-I don't know, Bella," Loona replied reluctantly. "I still have to watch over the kids…"
"Oh don't worry about it, I've persuaded Omar to cover for you, right Omar?" Bella asked, gesturing to a blushing fish demon employee who was with her.
"Uh, sure thing, Bella. Anything to help your friend out," Omar replied with a stammer.
"I still don't know…" Loona said while Bella grasped her arms.
"Come on, Loona! This is, like, one of those once in a lifetime opportunities!" Bella said over-dramatically. "Just imagine all of those studs, bare chested with their flashing, oily, muscular pecs, all showing off for the ladies in the audience. And then twenty years from now, we can reminisce on that time we saw all those shirtless studs together."
"That does sound tenderizing…" Loona admitted, her tail wagging slightly.
"Just tell me, what are the two wolves inside you saying right now, Loona?" Bella asked while making eye contact with her.
"Well… I'm technically a wolf, but I would like to see some shirtless studs," Loona replied.
"So you'll go?" Bella asked her.
"I guess," Loona replied while turning to Omar. "Hey Omar, there's some movies on the bottom shelf that you can play for the kids. Think you can handle them for me?"
"Yeah, sure Loona," Omar confirmed.
"Great! Now off we go!" Bella shouted as she pulled Loona away.
Loona and Bella entered the lobby, where they stood off to the side to spot the new arrivals to the Triton Hotel. Gaap was at the front door to greet them all.
"Ooh, look at the new guests," Bella whispered before her eyes widened at the latest arrival. "Oh my Oz! It's her!"
Loona saw a beautiful, blue skinned Ars Goatian woman with a narrow figure and noticeably large cleavage. She wore a red long dress with one split, purple arm-gloves and earrings, and purple heels. She had black sclera eyes with yellow rings and black pupils, large red hair with pink streak, and purple eyeshadow above her eye.
"Holy shit, she's hot," Loona muttered before covering her mouth.
"That's Duchess Gremory for ya," Bella replied with a squee. "She has the power to reveal hidden treasures if you know what I'm saying."
"Gremory, it's so great to see you here," Gaap said as he greeted her while kissing her hand before giving her a flirtatious look. "I hope this event is to your liking, madame..."
"Oh Gaap, you old sea-devil," Gremory replied with a smile. "I can't wait to see what goods you have tonight."
"Oh, I think they'll be to your liking, but if not, I'm always available," Gaap responded as the two shared a laugh.
"Gaap sure is friendly to the duchess," Loona whispered to her friend.
"Yeah, not going to be surprised if they end up sleeping together after this," Bella said as she saw more arrivals. "Ooh, it's Prince Stolas and his family."
"Wait, what?" Loona asked in surprise as she looked to see Octavia and Cray coming in along with Stolas and Stella. "No way…"
"Welcome, Prince Stolas, and his family!" Gaap declared with a polite bow. "Stolas, glad to see you back at the resort so soon after your last visit."
"Yes, Gaap, it's nice to see you again too," Stolas replied.
"And what's this?" Gaap said as he looked down at Via and Cray. "My, is that your little owlette, and on a date no less?" He turned his gaze upon Cray. "Oh, if it isn't Flauros's son. I remember you as a little cub still gripping onto his mommy… is Ixchel available, Cray?"
"Uh… no, she's still married," Cray responded awkwardly.
"Thank you for your invitation and your generosity," Stella told Gaap. "Your resort will be perfect for Via and Cray's first date."
"Yes, while me and Stella are chaperoning…" Stolas said while keeping his cool.
"Well then, we'll make sure their little date goes off without a hitch, then," Gaap promised with a grin.
While the adults talked, Via looked around the resort. She along with Cray were amazed by the architecture and the Elementals in the fountain, who were showing off and performing for the new guests. Via then spotted Loona in the distance, who waved to the owlette. Via waved back, smiling a little.
"Hey, is that Loona over there?" Cray asked in a whisper.
"Yeah, she works here," Via confirmed.
"Oh yeah, I remember that you're acquainted with Stolas," Bella whispered to Loona. "I saw him with your dad and Moxxie. So you're friends with his daughter?"
"Yeah, me and Octavia go way back," Loona confirmed before she and Bella then spotted another guest… that made both of their eyes widen. "Whoa…"
"Holy…" Bella said as everyone in the lobby suddenly fell quiet.
Gaap and Stolas's family turned to see the two women who were standing in the front entrance.
"Wow… this resort's amazing!" shouted a pale skinned hellborn demon girl who was about six feet or over. She had long blond hair, with lighter blond and pink highlights tied into a twice-banded low ponytail. Her blond bangs flipped to her left with a curl. Her lips were black and she had rosy red cheeks. Her yellow eyes had red irises and thick black eyelashes. She wore a fitted red tuxedo jacket with dark-red lapels and a pair of red fitted pants, with a small black bowtie and black suspenders, an untucked white, and long sleeved dress-shirt. She also wore black and white saddle shoes. "Doesn't this resort look great, Mom?" she asked her mother, the girl sounding very excited like a kid in a candy store.
"Yes, Gaap's resort does look exquisite, Charlie," spoke the woman with long magenta horns, pale skin, thin eyebrows and silver-gray eyes, long black eyelashes and extremely long, light blond hair with thick honey blond streaks reaching down to the floor. She was taller than her daughter, Charlie, and she presented herself as tall, slender. and curvaceous. She was wearing a black thorn tiara with a pearl necklace, and a purple strapless long gown and heels. "Good evening, Prince Gaap," she greeted her host.
"Yes, good evening as well," Gaap said as he bowed his head. "You honor me and my establishment with your presence, my Majesties."
"Man, I didn't expect members of the royal family to be here," Loona whispered before she noticed her succubus friend looking all heated up. "Bella?!"
"Oh my Oz, it's Queen Lilith and her daughter, Princess Charlie," Bella said while looking all red and hot. She was holding her chest. "Oh man, they're here, they're here, they're here…"
Charlie looked around, eyes full of wonder, until she spotted Stola's family. "Ooh! Prince Stolas and his family are here!" Charlie shouted as she waved at them while walking up to them. "Hi guys! Hi Octavia, how are you doing?"
"Hey Charlie," Octavia replied while giving her a hug. "It's so good to see you again."
"I know, it's been too long," Charlie said as she hugged Octavia back.
"Princess Charlie, it's great to see you again," Stolas said, greeting her with a respectful bow while Stella did the same.
"Although we didn't expect to see you or your mother, the Queen, for such an event," Stella admitted.
"Oh yeah, Mom thought it would be a good change of scenery for me to come here after a, um, undisclosed and personal thing that has happened last week…" Charlie said while readjusting herself and trying to look more proper.
"She got heartbroken," popped up a pinkish goat demon flying behind Charlie.
"Over a text message of all things, poor gal," replied the reddish goat demon flying behind Charlie.
"Ehehehe, oh Razzle and Dazzle are just kidders," Charlie said as she waved them off. "This has nothing to do with a break-up at all. I have always been a complete, single woman looking for a stud as well!" she declared, trying to hide her awkwardness. "Say, you're Flauros's son, Cray, right?" she asked, noticing Cray.
"Um, yes, hello, your Majesty," Cray said with a humble bow.
"Oh, you know, it's funny that 'hello' was something that we started," Charlie mentioned. "Well, back then people used to say 'hallo' but then my dad and Satan would start saying 'hell no' to some humans but then the humans misunderstood and thought it was 'hello', and it's been popularized since then. Of course, these days people say 'hell, no' which brings it full circle-"
"Charlie, why don't we look around the resort some more and find out where the stud auction is taking place," Lilith told her daughter while walking up to her.
"Sure, Mom," Charlie replied as she and Lilith walked off. "Good luck on your date, Via!"
Loona and Bella looked at each other. "Wow, does Octavia ever talk about knowing the Princess of Hell?"
"Well it's, um, not ever been brought up in discussion," Loona replied before she realized that Charlie had noticed her. Loona's eyes widened as Charlie stepped away from her mom and began to walk towards her. "What the Hell…"
"What? Why is she coming towards us?" Bella asked.
"I-I-I don't know," Loona said in a panic. "But she's looking at me for some reason."
"Oh shit, what if… what if she looked into your soul and knows what kind of shit you did," Bella whispered. "Or maybe something that your dad did."
"Crap, that would make sense," Loona realized as Charlie came closer. "I knew all the chaos we caused would catch up to us. Now we're super-fucked!"
"Loona, I just want to know, if you end up in the princess's sex dungeon-"
"Why would the princess have a sex dungeon?" Loona asked.
"All royals have those, have you seen Gaap's?" Bella pointed out.
"Diana, hey!"
Loona and Bella turned to Charlie, who was now in front of them.
"Uh… what?" Loona asked in confusion.
"Diana, hey!" Charlie said as she gave Loona a hug, shocking the Hellhound. "I can't believe that you're here as well," she said while looking at Loona. "I'm surprised that you're here, I mean, does your mom know that you're here?"
"Uh… who's Diana?" Loona asked her.
"Why you… wait, you're not Diana?" Charlie asked her.
"No, I'm Loona," Loona corrected her.
"Oooooh, oooh my gosh," Charlie realized, stepping back and looking embarrassed. "I'm so, so sorry for my mistake. Really, when I looked at you, you reminded me of a friend."
"Oh, um hey, it's no big deal," Loona said, trying to act casual. "I mean, I probably have one of those kinds of faces. Some people think I look like this goth chick from the public access TV."
"Y-Yeah, um… do you two work here?" Charlie asked.
"Of course!" Bella replied with a squeak. "I'm Bella, by the way."
"Yeah, we're employees here," Loona said.
"Well, I shouldn't keep you two from doing your jobs, but it was nice meeting you both. Keep up the good work!" Charlie told them.
"Charlie, are you coming?" Lilith called for her daughter.
"Coming, mom!" Charlie replied as she gave the two a thumbs up. "Gotta go," she said before she went to follow her mother.
Loona and Bella didn't move for a moment, both of them taking deep breaths. "Holy shit, what just happened…." Loona said while trying to process the last minute or so.
"Yeah… she just said it was nice meeting us," Bella replied while also trying to process this. "The Princess of Hell said it was nice to meet us."
"Yeah, I can't believe it either," Loona agreed while turning around to see Stolas's family leaving the lobby. "Bella, I'm going to check in on Tavi."
"Alright, but try not to take too long," Bella said to Loona as she went to follow Stolas and his family.
The guests were being led to the main dining room, where Charlie and her mother found a table to sit at. Octavia and Cray were about to enter the dining room, but a waiter confronted them.
"Octavia and Cray, we've been expecting you two," the waiter said. "Follow me up to the roof, where you shall be served."
"We're not eating here?" Cray asked, while behind them Loona was close and listening in.
"This is an adult event, but I can assure you that the view up the roof shall be pleasant for the young couple," he said, making Via and Cray blush at this.
"Then I guess we'll be dining up on the roof then," Stolas said but Stella intervened.
"Oh that won't be necessary, Stolas," Stella told him. "Let the kids have some time to themselves before we interfere with their little date."
'Date?' Loona thought, her eyes widening when she realized that Via and Cray were on a date.
"But Stella, how else are we going to keep an eye on them?" Stolas asked her.
"Stolas, your daughter will be perfectly fine on her own for a few minutes," Stella said while pulling Stolas away. "Besides, I thought we could enjoy some time to ourselves…"
"At the stud auction?" Stolas asked in confusion while he saw Via and Cray being led to the elevator that would take them to the roof. He gave Cray one last glare before he was brought to a table with his wife.
"Oh would you relax," Stella told him. "Besides, we need to give the kids some space. Let's just enjoy Gaap's little event," she said with a knowing smile. "Because I think you will not want to miss out on this…"
While Stolas and Stella had their eyes off of their daughter and her date, Loona decided to follow and intercept the young 'couple'.
Meanwhile, Gremory looked around and spotted Verosika at a table. "Verosika, is that you?" Gremory asked, marching forward to the pop star.
"Gremory? Oh my Oz, girl!" Verosika shouted as she stood up and the two gave air kisses. "Come, have a seat with me."
"Oh I do plan to," Gremory said as she sat beside her. "So how are you doing, Mayday?"
"Oh I'm just relieved that I finally managed to finish filming here," Verosika said. "Now I can cut back and get me a stud to room with…"
"Ooh, same," Gremory replied. "You thinking of double-teaming…"
"Oh hell no, girl," Verosika declined. "Last thing I need is another trip to the colonoscopy."
"Hey, how was I supposed to know that Sinner died in a jackhammer-related incident?" Gremory asked. "And he did come with the entire construction crew…"
As Via and Cray followed the waiter, they heard a whisper. They turned around to see Loona behind them. "Hey, you two."
"Loona?" Via and Cray whispered back. They turned and saw the waiter still walking, so the two stopped to let Loona talk to them.
"Surprised to see you here, Ms. Loona," Cray commented with a polite nod.
"I am so glad to see you right now," Via replied as she hugged Loona.
"Yeah, me too. I overheard that you two are on a date," Loona said as she hugged Octavia.
"It's something our parents, well my mom specifically, set up for us," Octavia replied.
"Yeah, it's pretty awkward for both of us," Cray said while rubbing his arm.
"Well, do you need me to stick around?" Loona offered. "Be your chaperone?"
Octavia considered this, looking at her and then at Cray. "Actually, you don't have to."
"Really?" Loona and Cray asked simultaneously.
"I think we'll be fine, and if you have something else you need to do, I don't want to stop you," Via said, patting Loona's arm. "I'm sure you're probably busy."
"Well, my co-worker and friend, Bella, is waiting for me," Loona confirmed. "But I do promise to check up on you later,"
"Thanks, Loona," Via responded as she gave Loona another hug. "I'm just glad to know that you're close if I need you."
"Yeah," Loona replied, hugging back before they released each other. "And hey, despite the less than ideal circumstances, try to enjoy yourselves. Make the most out of this night."
Via gave a smile. "We will."
Loona turned to Cray. "And Cray… treat Tavi right."
"Yes, ma'am," Cray said with a nod.
"Via, Cray, are you coming?" their waiter called for them.
"Later, Loona," Via said as she and Cray went to follow the waiter while Loona started to head back to rejoin Bella.
"Evening, ladies!" Gaap announced as he appeared on stage before the crowd in the dining room. "I know all of you are excited for the night, but before our main event I want to treat you to a performance from… Crystal!"
As the crowd clapped, Gaap stepped away as fish dancers came onto stage and the spotlight aimed towards a large clam rising up from underneath the stage while jazzy music played. The clam opened, revealing the mermaid Sinner Crystal in a red short gown with devil wings, while the dancers were dressed like angels. She then began to sing.
"I'm a shanty girl, I ain't seen a lot, but you came along, and my heart went pop!" she sang. "You took a little yacht into my heart, and an apple of love fell off my apple cart!"
Everyone in the crowd were immediately entranced by Crystal's singing and Charlie was seen bobbing her head along to it.
"You looked at me, my heart began to pound, you weren't the sort of gal I thought would stick around," Crystal sang while the dancers danced around with. her "Hey, but it don't have to be eternally, my bad, bad angel put the devil in me." She swung her hips around, getting the crowd to holler. "You put the Devil in me!"
Gremory and Verosika were smiling while bobbing their heads to the music and enjoying their drinks. Behind them among the crowd, Kanya sat at her own table, smiling dreamingly as she watched her secret girlfriend's performance.
"You lured me in with your cold, gray eyes, your simple smile, your bewitching lies," Crystal sang as she closed her eyes and swam around in her clam while swaying her hips. "One and one and one is three, my bad, bad angel, the devil in me! You put the devil in me, you put the devil in me! You put the devil in me… my bad, bad angel, you put the devil in me!"
Loona came into the dining room and found Bella standing in the back. She went to join her. "Looks like Crystal's got the crowd going," she whispered.
"She is a natural after all," Bella whispered back.
"So, now my dear, I ain't the girl you knew, because the angel's got Heaven, but I get you, and the tree of life grows tall, you see, my bad, bad angel, you put the devil inside me!"
Stolas looked delighted as he clapped to Crystal's performance while Stella just simply huffed with her arms crossed. As Crystal kept singing, Stella kept tapping on her arm while wondering how long this was taking…
"You put the devil in me," Crystal sang as she swam back to the center of the clam. "My bad, bad angel, you put the devil in me!" She gave the crowd a wink, sending the crowd into applause.
Gaap clapped as well while he held the microphone. "And that was Crystal, everybody! Isn't she great?" he asked as the crowd cheered. The dancers went backstage while the clam with Crystal in it closed before sinking back beneath the stage. "And now it is time for what you all came here for… the stud auction!"
"Show off your meat!" Gremory shouted from the crowd.
"Hehe, well I see you all are already ready for this," Gaap said with a chuckle. "But before we bring out the goods, there are a few rules to go over," he explained. "The minimum bid will be around a hundred souls, which may increase as the auction progresses. And don't get too excited, because this is only a temporary purchase for tonight, meaning you can't take the studs home with you after the date is over. As much as I love to see you ladies gorge yourselves to your heart's content, the maximum will be only two per customer."
A lot of groans followed, while Gremory could be heard shouting. "Cop out!"
"But don't worry, my lovely temptresses!" Gaap declared, calming the guests, "Even if you don't get your stud that you want first, then there may be a better one along the way as the auction continues on!" He saw the delighted smiles fill in the room, followed by the ladies hollering. "And once you've claimed your prize, you'll be asked by our lovely manager to pick one of the many random date spots that we have arranged for you all so that we can keep track of your stud and their whereabouts." He pointed to Margaret, who was holding a tablet and giving a wave. "That way none of you will end up kidnapping the stud under our employment… again." He heard the laughter echoing. "And as a quick note, all proceeds of this auction will be going into building new upgrades for the hotel, such as a steam room for all to enjoy next year."
"We're getting a steam room?" Loona asked as she turned to Bella, who looked just as pleased.
"Now then… let's bring out the goods!" Gaap declared as the studs came out on stage. "Our first up comes from Pentagram City in the Pride Ring! He's a Sinner who hosts his own shock jock podcast series 'Nobody's Better Than Me!'"
"Who would make a podcast called that?" Loona questioned.
"Give it up for the griftiest sinner from Valentino Studios… Gaston!"
Stepping out on stage as 'Raining Men' played (because of course it would, it's obligatory in these events), Gaston showed up in his stud outfit, flexing his own muscles… despite his skinny body.
"How would you like to have a taste of Gaston?" he declared, while showing a smile to the ladies… showing his crooked, rotten teeth.
No one cheered for him. Not even a cricket made a chirp.
Gaap looked at Gaston and then at the audience, before he cleared his throat. "So… am I hearing for a bid of 1000 souls?" he asked, but no one responded. Gaston looked shocked by the lack of responses.
"What… what's wrong with you, women?" Gaston questioned them all. "Can't you see what you could have? I'm French, for crying out loud!"
"Yeah, so is Pepe, cause you stink!" someone shouted at Gaston, making the crowd laugh at him.
Back when he was alive, Gaston was considered the best hunter and hero of a small village. He used to have it all: muscles and a perfect physique. He was the ideal man back when he was alive, although his biggest flaw was his lack of self-awareness and his narcissism, not to mention his sexism. But after he took a great fall that ended his life, his appearance changed into that of a shriveled, skinny man with the body of a stereotypical nerd who suffered acne… large, noticeable acne.
"500? 400? Not even 200?" Gaap asked while lowering the prices.
"Get this loser off the stage!" Gremory shouted as the ladies agreed with her.
"I agree! He's wasting my time!" Stella shouted.
"Well… the ladies have spoken," Gaap declared while turning to Gaston. "Sorry, Gaston, but you must leave the stage."
"What?! But I haven't even gotten picked yet!" Gaston shouted at him.
"Very well… HERMAN! Get this schmuck out of here!" Gaap ordered.
Herman stepped up as he held a large butterfly net that he trapped Gaston in. "Hey! Get me out of this!" Gaston shouted as Hermon carried him off the stage. "I know people! Women fought over me when I was alive!" he shouted while Herman dragged him out back. He looked at the women who pointed and laughed at him. "You will all paaaaaaaay!"
"Geez, what a loser," Loona whispered to Bella.
"I'll say," Bella agreed. "Narcissistic Sinners like him always believe in their own hype…"
"Sad…" Loona said.
"Well then, ladies, let's bring out some better studs," Gaap announced, trying to salvage the evening. "First up we got one all the way from Sloth…"
A few studs came and went as they were sold off one by one to a lucky lady. Some were sold off rather quickly, while others were fought over, with the women trying to outbid the other.
"Next, all the way from Greed, is a lover with a body count in the triple digits," Gaap declared. "He sings, he vapes, he's got the… style," he said awkwardly. "Give it up for Chazwick Thurman!"
Stepping onto the stage was Chazwick as vape smoke spread around him. "Ooooooh yeeeaaah, it's Chaz time, baby…!" he declared while swaying his hips.
"What the fuck…?!" Loona asked as she cringed at the shark demon, but for some reason all of the ladies were hollering over him. "What… the… fuck…?"
"Every time I close my eyes," Chaz sang as the R&B song played. "I wake up feeling so horny! I can't get you outta my mind… sexing you be all I see!"
The ladies hollered and swooned over Chazwick. Gaap smiled, since this Chaz had much more charisma than that Gaston nerd. "Do I hear 400 souls?"
"500!" one lady shouted.
"700!" another replied.
"2500 souls!" Gremory shouted as she held up her number paddle while she licked her lips. "I've never tried seafood before…"
"Going once, going twice… sold!" Gaap declared while Chazwick kept singing. "Um… you can go now, Chaz… someone get him off the stage…"
After Chazwick went over to Gremory and was pulled down, Gaap continued the auction. "Now then, next is someone all the way from Wrath. He's a real gunslinger with a knack for the ropes! He's what Bon Jovi would call a true cowboy, give it up… for Striker!"
Stepping out was Striker, who had a rose in his mouth. He grabbed the rose, tipped his hat, and grinned at the audience. "Now which one of you lucky ladies will be having me for the night?" he asked as the women cheered for him. But as he looked around, he spotted one particular woman in the audience, making him pause briefly.
In the large crowd of demons, someone looked away from the stage.
"2700!" one woman cried out.
"5000!" Verosika shouted as she held up her number paddle with a grin.
"Wow, already?" Gaap asked, surprised by the immediate responses. "Alright, who can go more than 5000?" he asked around.
"6000!" another hollered.
"8000 souls," Verosika amplified.
"Going once, going twice… SOLD!" Gaap declared while Verosika gave a victorious smirk.
After a few more studs, another familiar face came onto the stage.
"He's part of Verosika Mayday's posse, an incubi who can lift with his mighty biceps and knows how to grill a good prime steak, he's Ace!" Gaap declared as Ace came onto stage. "Now who would like to bid?"
"600!" "4000!" 5555!" the ladies called out for Ace, wanting a taste of his physique. Verosika cheered for her friend as he posed on stage.
"Would a hundred-thousand souls be good?" someone asked.
Everyone turned to see Lilith raising her number paddle up. The Queen of Hell herself had made a bid, much to the surprise of everyone in the room.
"It is for my daughter after all," Lilith calmly explained.
"Mom…" Charlie said as she hid her blushing face, feeling embarrassed.
"Wow! Anyone else want to outbid the Queen?" Gaap asked, looking around the ladies. "No? Well then, sold to the Queen! For her shy little princess!"
"Well ain't Ace lucky," Verosika said with a chuckle while Striker and Chaz sat with her and Gremory. "His wife will be surprised by this…"
"And now for our next stud, he may be small, but he has a lot of spunk and is good at being dapper," Gaap declared. "Give it up for… Moxxie!"
Loona's eyes widened when she saw the red imp showing up. "I didn't know Mox signed up for this…"
"I'm surprised too," Bella admitted. "Think it's about the, you know…?"
Moxxie looked nervous, but he tried to keep his cool. "Um… hey, um… how's it going?"
"So, after the last bid, we'll have to reset it back to 100 souls to give this guy a chance," Gaap declared. "So, do I hear 150 or 200 souls?" he asked around, looking to see if anyone wanted to buy Moxxie.
The ladies looked at Moxxie, not knowing what to make of him. While he's not as bad as Gaston, he sure wasn't obvious eye candy like the other studs.
"Don't worry about the silence, Mox!" Chazwick shouted to him. "Someone will pick ya!"
Margaret looked around at the crowd, giving a smirk when she saw that no one was bidding on him. "Oh, this is just too funny…"
Loona and Bella felt bad for Mox, who looked like he was about to get upset. "Bella, do you have some souls to bid?" she asked her.
"I think I do… for you, Mox," Bella said as she was about to make her bid…
"300 souls," someone in the crowd said.
Bella and Loona searched the crowd for the one who had bid on Moxxie. The red imp searched the crowd as well and saw, to his surprise, that it was Pen Z. Skirtz. Even though she was sitting at the table, the shins of her legs stuck out from the other side, resulting in an unfortunate waiter tripping over them and causing a mess. "Sorry," Penzi apologized to the waiter. "Make that 350 for his dropped order."
"Wow! Looks like you got lucky, Moxxie," Gaap whistled while he looked around. "Going once… going twice… sold to that tall drink of water over there!"
"What?!" Margaret gasped before covering her mouth, still shocked to see someone actually bid the red imp. She had expected him to be humiliated as a bit of petty revenge on her part, not this.
After Moxxie was escorted to Penzi, he looked up at her. "Wow… I'm honestly surprised that you're here, Penzi."
"I was just in the area," Penzi replied while adjusting her glasses.
After a few more studs were sold, Gaap introduced the next one. "This one's a Hellhound. He's a tough one, a protector, give it up for… Vortex!"
"Wait, what?" Loona asked while seeing Vortex, shirtless like the rest of the studs, coming up onto the stage. "Tex?!"
Vortex walked around on the stage as the ladies cheered for him. The large hellhound smiled and posed, although he still looked slightly nervous about being up here.
"Tex?" Bella asked while looking at Loona. "You know him?"
"He's a friend," Loona mentioned while looking at him in confusion. "But why is he here of all places? Especially in this auction. Tex has a girlfriend…"
"So, do I hear 200 souls for this strong young man over here?" Gaap asked.
"300!" "500!" "600!" the ladies called out for Tex, who shifted a bit awkwardly on stage.
"800 souls!" shouted a Sinner demon girl with an electrical look. She had zapping blue skin, glowing white eyes, and white teeth. Her hair was tied like bolts with wire-like braids. She wore a black short top that shows her midriff, black rave pants with yellow, thunder patterns, and yellow sandal heels.
"Oh, it's that McWire girl," Bella groaned.
"You know her?" Loona asked her.
"Only one of the obnoxious guests here," Bella replied with a shrug while the auction went on. "She's some rave-party girl who's gotten famous on Voxtube, making these crude videos about how she's going to be an Overlord in the same vein as the Vees. But really, she's a clout chaser."
"Going once, twice… sold to Ms. Lizzie McWire!" Gaap declared as Vortex was led over to Lizzie McWire's table, the Sinner giving him a grin. "Now it looks like we're down to the last stud, ladies, and we've been making quite the killing this evening."
"Hmm, I wonder who's the last stud going to be…" Stella asked while glancing at Stolas.
"Probably just an employee of this resort," Stolas commented while sipping his tea.
"Now then, let's give it up for our special last stud!" Gaap declared, resisting the urge to wink at someone in the audience. "He's an imp who's more Boombastic than Shaggy, a lover to many, and just a helluva guy…"
Stolas raised his eyebrow, not noticing Stella giving him a smirk.
"To all who know him and may have slept with him once or twice," Gaap said while the drum roll played. "Give it up for the hilarious demon from Imp City, and the 'o' is silent…."
'Wait, what?!' Loona, Stolas, and Verosika thought.
"Blitzø!" Gaap announced as sparklers went off while Blitz came onto the stage.
The song 'Sexy And I Know It' by LMFAO played as Blitz slid down the stage. "Alright! Who's ready to get some of this, fuckers?!" he declared while holding his guns up to shoot into the air (they were prop guns, of course). "Bet your husbands don't have this kind of ass!" he declared while shaking his rear.
"Dad…" Loona said as she cringed and looked away in embarrassment, while Bella couldn't look away.
"Wow, didn't know your dad's got a sweet ass, Loona," Bella commented.
"Shut it, Bella," Loona muttered.
Verosika just groans while grabbing her drink. Gremory looked over at her. "Let me guess… your ex?" she asked.
"I could only tolerate him for so long…" Verosika muttered as she drank.
"Gotta admit, Chaz would tap that," Chazwick confessed when seeing Blitz perform.
Stolas looked just as shocked as Loona to see Blitz on stage. His face blushed when he saw him twerking on stage and doing a little dance as the music continued to play. "Oh my…" he whispered, while Stella paid close attention to him and his reaction.
"And now, let us start the bidding!" Gaap declared. "Do I hear… 200 souls?"
Like Moxxie and Gaston, nobody bid for Blitz. The imp looked around at the crowd of women. "Come on, who's gonna bid? Why don't we step it up to 300!" he shouted.
"Uh, how about down to 90 souls?" Gaap asked awkwardly, while looking around. "80 souls?"
Stella kept eyeing Stolas, wondering if he would bid for Blitz. She looked at his blushing face and down at his hand, which was itching to move it up to raise the bid. Stella covered her own expression while holding a fan in front of her face…
"80 souls!"
Gaap and Blitz looked toward the one who bid on Blitz. They, along with many of the ladies in the room, all looked shocked to see the one who bid on him. Loona and Bella just gave flabbergasted looks, while Stella's eyes widened.
The hand who raised for Blitz… belonged to an old granny Sinner who just so happened to be sitting next to Stella and Stola's table.
"The fuck?!" Blitz exclaimed, seeing the granny who had bid on him.
"Um… going once… going twice… I guess, sold to the granny at the back!" Gaap declared.
"Eighty souls?! I'm worth less than Moxxie?!" Blitz exclaimed in disbelief while seeing the blue robe wearing granny walking over to him.
"Come along now, let's go pick a spot for our date," she declared while Blitz grumbled.
"Alright, ladies, now that you have your dates, be sure to find Margaret who can help you pick out a good spot to commence your night with your date!" Gaap declared. "And that ends tonight's Stud Auction!"
As everyone clapped, Loona watched her dad being escorted away by the granny. Bella turned to her. "Hey Loona, you alright?"
All Loona could do was groan.
Up on the rooftop of the resort, Via and Cray could be found at their table.
"This is a… nice place," Cray commented while looking around.
"I will admit, they have really overdone themselves here," Via admitted while looking around as well.
In the middle of the eating area were small round tables and multiple tropical plants decorated with garden lanterns. There was also a small pool of luminescent water, which was sparkling in a glowing fancy blue, and a tiny housing with a band playing, including Mick who was playing the piano.
Cray looked across the table at Via, who was looking down at her food. He was trying to figure out what small talk he could use to hopefully make the date less awkward than it currently was. Then he thought of Loona and decided he could start with that.
"So, um… how do you know Loona, Via?" Cray asked, getting Via to turn to him. "I was surprised to see her here, because I honestly assumed that she works under you and your family."
"Oh, no, it isn't like that," Via admitted. "Loona's just my friend. We actually first met at Loo Loo Land."
"Really?" Cray asked in surprise.
"Yeah," Via replied. "It was five years ago. I was in the park with my parents. I met her after I got scared by that Fizz-robot. She wanted to cheer me up, so she showed me a good time around the amusement park until our dads found us. Turns out they actually have some history with each other. We've been friends since then and for the longest time she was my only friend. But now I do have Linda… and I have you."
"Wow, that's… thanks, Via," Cray said, smiling a little. "Although what kind of history do your dad and her dad have with each other?"
"Honestly, I don't know," Via said with a shrug. "I never asked. I know that Loona's did, an imp named Blitz, came to my dad for help shortly after he adopted Loona, but I don't know how they knew each other before that." She looked down at her food before thinking of something to ask her date. "What about you, Cray? Do you have any friends?" Via asked him.
"Well… not many, honestly," he admitted, looking down slightly. "The only other demons I really hang out with are Alice and my cousin Jonathan, who you already know."
"Alice?" Via asked him.
"She's the Goatian daughter of Duke Alloces," he explained. "She's a feline Goetian like myself. Has flaming blue hair like Hades. Have you ever met her?"
"I… don't recall if I have or not," Via admitted. "Maybe I had a playdate with her, but if I did I completely forgot about it. In my defense, I have been on a lot of playdates with a lot of Goetian kids. I don't think I even remember half of them. So what is Alice like?"
"Oh, she's great and I think you would like her. She has a deep connection with animals like her dad does and a thing for plushies, like she has this huge plushie collection at her place that gets bigger every time that I see it."
"I wonder how she feels about taxidermy," Via said.
"I'm sure it's not so different from plushies, they're all stuffed," Cray said, making Via chuckle a bit.
"Yeah, I guess you're right," Via said with a small smile.
Cray blushed at her smile while glancing down at his drink of sparkling ice water. His ears then picked up the voice of the piano player and he turned his head.
"Alright, this little song goes to all the lovely people having a good time here," Mick announced as he played the piano keys while starting to sing. "It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside… I'm not one of those who can easily hide…"
Cray looked over to Via, who was also listening to the piano player singing. She glanced back to Cray.
"I don't have much money, but boy if I did, I'd buy a big house where we both could live…"
The two quickly glanced away from each other, Cray drinking his water while Via had her salad.
"If I was a sculptor, heh, but then again, no," Mick kept singing. "Or a man who makes options in a traveling show, oh… I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do, my gift is my song, and this one's for you."
Via glanced at another table, where she saw a lovely Sinner couple eating some spaghetti from one plate. They ended up kissing each other, the woman shying away afterward. Her partner nudged for her to have the last meatball.
"And you can tell everybody, this is your song," Mick sang. "It may be quite simple, but now that it's done…"
The two Goetia kids turned their attention to the pianist while listening to his song. The melody really put them at ease, as if the awkwardness of this date had been washed away…
"I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put it down in words…!" Mick closed his eyes when he sang these lyrics "How wonderful life is while you're in the world…"
Mick kept playing as his tail brought out some sunglasses and he put them on for show. Water Elementals rose from the water around the rooftop, dancing around to his music while the guests, Via and Cray included, were in awe.
"I say on the roof, and kicked off the moss… well, a few of the verses, has left me quite cross… but the sun's been quite kind~ while I sing this song!" Mick declared while the housing he and the piano were on rose up above the ground. The elementals kept dancing to the melody. "It's for people like you, that keep it turned on!"
Via and Cray watched the Elementals dancing around to the piano music.
"So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do~!" he sang while shooting luminosity sparks from his tail. "You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue! Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean~! Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen~!"
The two kids looked at each other, sharing a smile before they turned to watch the pianist again as he played against the red skies of Hell.
"And you can tell everybody, that this is the song… it may be quite simple, but now that it's done~!" he reprised the song. "I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words~! How wonderful life is, while you're in the world…"
He was then lowered down while the fountain of water rose up. "I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words~! How wonderful life is, while you're in the world…!"
As the song finished, the audience, including Via and Cray, clapped for Mick and his wonderful song performance. He stood up and took a bow. "Thank you, thank you very much."
After leaving the dining room, Loona looked around and spotted her dad escorting the granny to their date destination. She marched over to him. "Dad…"
"Hmm? Oh, hey Loony!" Blitz shouted, waving to her. "Have you met my date? This is Grandick, she's a veteran!"
"I was a comeback nurse in my prime," she said while looking at Loona. "Nice to meet you, dearie."
"Uh, nice to meet you too, Grandick," Loona responded while turning to her dad. "But dad, why are you even here? Please don't tell me it's to get close to me, cause we've talked about this…"
"And I know, but don't worry, Loony, this isn't about you this time," Blitz reassured her. "I was actually called in by your bosses."
"They… called you?" Loona asked him in confusion. "But… why?"
"They said they needed hot eligible bachelors for their stud auction and they said they'd pay me if I did," he explained. "Wait, did you watch the whole thing? I didn't think you'd be able to watch."
"I wish I could unsee what I saw," Loona said as she grimaced with a shiver, unable to get the twerking out of her mind…
"Well, me and Gran are going on our date, can't keep this lady waiting," Blitz said. "I may not know where this could lead to, but we'll probably gonna have a good time-"
"Please spare me the details, dad." Loona groaned as she walked away from them.
"She's such a lovely spirited girl," Grandick told Blitz. "Reminds me of when I was a chap."
"And I'd like to hear all about it, Gran," Blitz replied while walking alongside her.
After Loona left her date, she saw Bella walking towards her.
"Hey, Loona," Bella said. "Listen, I just saw Tex going up the elevator with McWire. And that elevator I saw them go in, it leads to the roof."
"The roof…" Loona said with a determined look. "Thanks Bella, I knew I could count on you."
"No problem, captain," Bella said as she saluted her.
"Just gotta go up there to talk to him," Loona said as she was about to leave, but Bella stopped her.
"Wait, Loona, I don't think it's a good idea," she pointed out. "Only the waiting staff and hired entertainment are allowed on the roof right now."
"Shit," Loona cursed, before she had an idea. "Well it looks like I'll have to find my way up… and I just know who can help me."
In the kitchen, Francois was overseeing some orders. "Good, good, the guests will be delighted when you give it to them," he told the waiters. "Now march!" he ordered, sending the waiters out.
"Excuse me, Francois," Loona spoke up as she entered the kitchen.
"Loona? What are you doing here?" he asked her. "Shouldn't you be at the daycare?"
"Well, I got reassigned to you, actually," she lied. "So I was hoping that you can put me to work out there."
"Hmm, well I was going to ask Frenchie to deliver the next order up on the roof-"
"I can do it!" Loona volunteered.
"Well, I can't say no to determination like that," he said with a shrug. "You better change your uniform first though."
Meanwhile, Moxxie escorted Penzi while they walked to their designated date area.
"I um, have to thank you for bidding on me, Penzi," Moxxie thanked the tall woman. "I am still surprised to see you here, outside of work that is. Did you check in here, or came for the auction…"
"I was just around," Penzi claimed again while taking him to a certain room. "Well, we're here."
Penzi opened the door for them to enter inside, Moxxie looking around and seeing that they were in… a meeting room. A meeting room decorated with a minimalist idea that had a large window for the view, two seats at the long table with a candle and dinner plates. There was an abstract painting on the left of the wall and contemporary music was playing.
"This is not what I expected…" Moxxie commented as they entered the room.
"I personally requested this room," Penzi admitted as they walked in. "I love the view from up here… and it's also my style."
"Well, I do respect someone with style," Moxxie said as they went to their table. "So um… what do you have in mind for our date?"
"Oh, I have a pretty good idea," Penzi said as she saw Moxxie take a seat. The stoic woman had proven to be unreadable to the red imp as she walked over to his side "I was thinking we could…" She placed her hand on Moxxie's shoulder, giving him a whisper in a husky voice. "Look into your financial statements…"
Moxxie gulped, looking more nervous than he was before. "We um… we can do that. Financial statements, yeah, I've done that before…" he said nervously while feeling her tail stroke his face.
"Excellent," she said while sitting beside him and crossing her legs. "Now then…" She then summoned flames from her hand and coming out from those flames were a stack of red pieces of paper and a calculator. "Let us begin."
"Eh…?" Moxxie asked in confusion.
Meanwhile, Charlie and Ace had been brought to the pool area for their date.
"How are you feeling about this date, your Majesty?" Ace asked while wearing black trunks in the pool.
"Well, I am enjoying this so far," Charlie answered. She was wearing a one piece swimsuit with a swimming cap on, and frills around the waist. "But you can just call me Charlie."
"Oh. Okay, then," Ace replied. "So what would you like to do?"
"Well, I actually have some questions for you," Charlie said as she cleared her throat and pulled out a notepad. "I want to know what I do to make Hell a better place for an incubi like you?"
This surprised Ace. This wasn't exactly what he was expecting from their date. "Oh, well… I do think the healthcare system in Hell could be better. Especially since I have a son and while we've never had any serious problems, I'm still worried about his healthcare access, since Pride doesn't have universal healthcare and it can be difficult and not cheap to get reservations in Sloth, which can be a problem if there is an emergency."
"Ooh, you have a son?" Charlie asked him. "Do you have pictures?" Ace held up a picture of his son, which Charlie immediately gushed over. "Wow, he's so adorable! I just adore kids. What's his name?"
"Thanks, his name is Ryan and he's actually with me at the hotel now," Ace admitted. "I think he would love to meet you."
"I would love to meet him as well!" Charlie confirmed. "I love meeting with my subjects and recently I have been trying to talk one-on-one with the people of Hell, to figure out what their biggest problems are and what I can do to fix them. So please, tell me what I can do for you and your son."
Ace smiled and started to tell Charlie about his struggles as an incubi and a parent while Charlie listened, nodding on occasion as she jotted down notes. At the side of the pool Lilith was sitting on a pool chair in her sunhat and sunglasses while in a fitting, purple one piece with a chest and belly window, and sandals. Razzle and Dazzle were with her while wearing red and black striped swimsuits from the twenties.
"Looks like Charlie's date is going quite well, my Queen," Dazzle said while serving lemonade to Lilith.
"Yeah, she looks so uplifted now!" Razzle replied.
"Yes, indeed," Lilith said as she took a sip of her lemonade.
After a while, Charlie offered to get some drinks for her and Ace. She and Ace swam over to the bar, where the bartender, Clara, had her back turned to them. "Excuse me, bartender, but do you have anything with mango, or lime, or-" When Clara turned around, she and Charlie paused as they both stared at each other in surprise. "Clara?"
"Charlie?" Clara asked.
"Oh my gosh, it's really you!" Charlie shouted as she went up to hug the Ars Goetian woman across the bar. "I haven't seen you in such a while, Clara."
"Yeah, good to see you too, Charlie," Clara responded with a smile, giving her a hug.
"How are you doing these days, Clara? I haven't seen you since your family's…"
"I'm doing fine, Charlie," Clara interrupted. "In fact, thanks to Gaap letting me work here, things have been going well for me financially. Can't say the same for my no-good father, aunts, and uncles…"
"Right… say, earlier I met one of your co-workers, a Hellhound named Loona," Charlie mentioned. "Do you know her by any chance…?"
"Yeah, I know her. She's a friend of mine," Clara confirmed. "I've been helping her out since she started working here."
"Great, cause I accidentally mistook her for someone else and I was wondering…" Charlie said while twirling her hand. "Have you noticed that Loona kinda looks like your… baby sister?"
This immediately changed Clara's mood and her smile fell. "I didn't notice, Charlie," she told her in a flat tone. "Because I haven't seen my half-sister in years."
"Oh… well, Diana has been doing really well and I think she would like it if you went to see her and your mom sometimes," Charlie suggested, making Clara stamp her hand on the bar, startling the princess and Ace.
"That woman is not my mother," Clara coldly claimed, her fur raising up a bit while her eyes looked more demonic.
"But Clara-"
"She made that very clear when she handed me off to my bastard of a father and left the first chance she got," Clara told her before she noticed how startled Charlie and Ace looked. Clara tried to calm herself down as her voice became a mutter. "As much as I hate my father, at least he was in my life. But that woman who birthed me wasn't. Diana is the child that she wanted…" She looked down at the bar. "…not me."
Charlie felt terrible for bringing up the topic, seeing how sensitive it was. "I am so, so sorry, Clara," she apologized. "I-I shouldn't have brought it up."
Clara sighed. "It's fine, Charlie," she told them, trying to shrug it off. She looked back up at them and smiled. "Now, what can I get you two?"
"I guess, I'll have a mango-strawberry," Charlie picked.
"Banana-lime," Ace ordered.
Once Clara made their drinks, she handed them over. "Here you two go, and enjoy your date," she told them.
"Thanks Clara, and it was nice seeing you again!" Charlie said as she and Ace made their leave with their drinks.
As Clara saw them off, her smile vanished, replaced with a frown. She then pulled a bottle from underneath the bar, grabbed a glass, and poured herself one.
Meanwhile, in a private room…
"You know, this isn't what I had in mind for our date, Gremmy," spoke Chaz, who was tied up and strung from the ceiling, with Striker holding the ropes. "I mean, as much as I like a good sex game, this is a bit out of my comfort zone, you know?" he asked while looking slightly uncomfortable.
"Oh don't worry, my little sharky," Gremory assured her while dressed like a saloon girl, with a brassier leotard and fishnets with black stilettos. "Just play along, I've been wondering what it's like to play cowboy."
"Not every day I get to wear this," spoke Verosika, who was in a sexy cowgirl outfit. She was wearing a X-O black top with a white cowgirl hat and a white scarf. She also wore long arm sleeves with loose straps, a pink belt around her bare stomach, and black jean-short shorts with cowgirl boots. "Haven't worn this since going to that steakhouse."
"Don't you be too nervous, Chaz," Striker assured him. "I've done this kind of rope play back in Wrath all the time."
"Really…?" Chaz asked him.
"Of course, from tying up demon cows to hanging the men in the bounties by their necks," Striker said with a grin, which made Chaz even more nervous…
Meanwhile, in another room, Blitz was sitting on the floor while Grandick told her stories.
"So wait, wait, wait, you were a spy?" Blitz asked her.
"Yes, I was part of the Women's Army Corps," Grandick explained. "When I was in Paris, close to the end of the war, my superiors sent me to meet a contact while the Nazis were at an art museum, trying to steal all the paintings there, including the Mona Lisa."
"The Mona Lisa?" Blitz asked, curious. "She must be super important for them to capture."
"Indeed, she was," Grandick declared. "The Nazis knew that they couldn't have Paris, so they tried to take its art. And I had to make sure that didn't happen. All of those renown paintings would've been taken to Germany in a blimp. But as I took the pictures of what they were up to, I was sighted by this nasty general, Schmidt was his name."
"I betcha you've encountered him down here after you passed," Blitz indicated.
"Indeed I did, and last time I saw him he tried to one-up me, only I left him hanging up on the flagpole after ripping his face off and pulling off his balls, leaving him bleeding from his cooter. All the while I set aflame all those books made by his Fuhrer in front of him," Grandick recounted, making Blitz laugh.
"Oho! That is too good," Blitz responded. "But please, get back to your story."
"Right, well," Grandick continued. "Once they caught me, I had to think quickly. I used my heel to stab one of those storm troopers in the eye, and then grab one of their guns to shoot another. Schmidt ordered all of his men to apprehend me. They never tell you what kind of training they put us WAC girls through, but we were trained to be as deadly as the enemy," she said. "I sliced through Nazi throats with whatever I could get my hands on, including a loose nail I took from the crates. I took some bullets, but pulling them out wasn't nearly as hard as trying to get the blood stains out of the Mona Lisa. Why I think I traumatized Schmidt when I pulled out a jackknife to stab one of his men in the eye socket, then used his gun to shoot his men in the kneecaps and dicks."
"Goddamn, you are one hardcore granny!" Blitz commented. "You should give me tips on how to kill people, cause I like your style."
"Oh I'd be happy to, dear," she said. "Now pull out a pen and paper, because I'm not going to spare you any details about the many ways to kill a man."
"I think I'm in love," Blitz said in awe.
Coming out of the elevator, Loona looked around the rooftop with a plate of food in her hand.
"Alright, table five, table five…" she said before she saw Tex with McWire. She was about to go over until one patron called out to her.
"There you are! I've been dying for my food in ages!" the patron shouted.
"Wait, you're table five?" Loona asked, seeing the table's number. "Oh, let me give it to you sir," she said as she walked towards the table first. She did glance at Via and Cray's table and spotted Mick, who was taking a break, walking past their table.
"Excuse us, sir," spoke up Via who called out to Mick, who turned to the kids.
"Hey, you kiddos enjoy the music?" Mick asked them.
"We sure did, and we want to thank you for the show," Cray told him.
"Yeah, I never heard anyone play like that before," Via said. "You gave a stellar performance."
"Why thank you, you two," Mick replied kindly.
"Where did you learn how to perform like that, if you don't mind asking," Cray asked him.
"I learned everything from the best pianist I know," Mick said. "She was pushy, but a damn good teacher. She was a Sinner and she told me that she was a celebrated pianist in life as well. Her name was Donna Crane…"
After serving a table, Loona was finally able to sneak over to Tex's table. She hid herself in the plants while seeing how the date was going. She saw Lizzie eating and scarfing her food while Tex was eating his steak.
"So, Lizzie, what-"
"Oh, you know what I've been working on lately before coming here, right?" she asked him through her food. "Basically, I feel like the Vees take me for granted, so I plan to keep on screaming and yelling until they acknowledge my demands. I mean, I've owned like, ten cars and the sponsorship deals I've signed were lucrative, but I could use some eye candy to help boost my views." She eyed Tex up and down while giving a smirk. "Like you, you could be useful for my next pic."
"Um, actually-" Tex was interrupted by McWire hanging her arm around him while taking a selfie with him. She stepped back to her seat and looked at the views.
"Alright! Already got a lot of likes," McWire declared. "Thanks for the pic, doggy. It should be good for my image."
"Your wel-." Tex muttered, but she cut him off.
"Ah-ah, I didn't ask you to speak," McWire told him. "You're my date, you're meant to look good and smile at everything I say. And while you're at it, why don't we take more videos? Like let me film your chest. Yes, my viewers would love a good, hairy chest in my video."
"I… don't think-"
"Hey, who's paying for this date, huh?!" McWire told him, while handing him some bottle of sauce. "Now spread your chest with this tartar sauce."
Tex wanted to object, but knew that he would just be cut off. He just sighed miserably as he grabbed the bottle from her. He did what she said as she recorded him.
"There you go, who's a good dog," McWire said with a cruel grin while standing up to him. "Nonono, spread it like this." She used her hand to spread the sauce all over him, much to Tex's discomfort.
As Loona watched this, she growled at McWire for humiliating Tex like this. Her fists tightened, but she had to keep her snarl low so she wouldn't be noticed.
"Excuse me, for a bit," Tex said as he got up while McWire looked up to her phone. "I need to use the boys room."
"Fine, but don't take too long," McWire told him with a glare. "I've paid you to spend time with me, so if you're not back here soon… I'll find you. Got it?"
Tex resisted the urge to talk back, instead just nodding. "Of course," he said as he walked to the corner of the podium of the roof, while Lizzie looked back on her phone.
This prompted Loona to follow Tex once he was out of Lizzie's sight. She looked concerned for him, especially when she didn't hear the bathroom door open. Instead, as she came around the corner, she heard… crying.
When Loona saw Tex, she found the big Hellhound… silently having a breakdown while sitting on the floor, his back pressed against the wall as he placed his head in his hands.
"Tex…?" she asked, getting him to look up.
"L-Loona?" he asked while wiping away his tears. "Oh man, I didn't want you to see me like this."
"Yeah, I figured," Loona said while sitting beside him. "When I saw you at the auction, I was surprised. Just… what are you doing here and why are you putting up with that #%^$;s crap?"
Tex sniffed, wiping away his tears. "I'm gonna be honest, I'm doing this because I needed the money," he admitted, which confused Loona. "But not for myself. For my foster family."
"Foster family?" Loona asked him.
Tex sighed and nodded. "I grew up in a group home for Hellhounds," he explained. "I'm the oldest and the biggest, so I took it upon myself to help provide for my siblings. I would always pitch in around the household and I sorta became and after I turned eighteen and moved out, I still try to support my foster family, sending them money whenever I can. After all, I owe them everything."
"I… didn't know about any of this," Loona said while looking down. She looked up at him. "What is your foster family like?"
"Well, I have two sisters and four brothers. Our foster parents are pretty cool and chill folks who take good care of us, though they definitely needed the extra help that I would give them while I was growing up. As for my sibs, they're really interesting. You have the typical teenage girl, the kid genius, the tough bro, the two mischief makers who are tighter with each other than anyone else." He gave a little chuckle. "And our youngest sister is probably the most innocent and sweetest little pup I've known. Kajedo has already met them and they absolutely adore her. And I think they would like you as well."
Loona listened about Tex's siblings, all the while giving a smile. "Sounds like we both got lucky, didn't we?"
"Yeah, we did," Tex agreed as he continued. "After I got old enough to start working, I began to take a lot of odd jobs to make money for my foster family. Sometimes that means acting as hired muscle, and sometimes that means allowing myself to be objectified and treated like dirt. Sometimes I would wrestle other demons for souls, other times I let them take pics of my ass for magazines. I put up with it, but it doesn't mean I have to like it." He leaned his head against the wall, looked up into the sky, and sighed. "In fact, I hate it."
"Have you talked to Kajedo about this?" Loona asked him. "Does she even know?"
"No, she doesn't, and I prefer it this way," Tex said while looking down. "I don't want her to worry about me. You know her, she doesn't let anything bother her, while I'm the reliable one. I have to take a lot of shit just from being a Hellhound… and I want to protect Kajedo by not sharing this with her. It keeps her happy."
"Tex… you're not the only Hellhound that has taken a lot of crap from these people," Loona pointed out. "But having friends is to have people that you can depend on, not just more people who depend on you. I might not have much experience with having friends, but I do know that much."
Tex looked over at her. "Really?"
"Yeah, and don't worry, cause you have me in your corner," Loona reassured him, placing her hand on his shoulder. "But do you really want to go through with this, even after how she treated you back there?"
"I… do," Tex confirmed.
"Well… I won't stop you, but I promise to step in if things get really bad," Loona told him.
"You don't have to do this, Loona. I'm a big guy," Tex said while standing back up.
"That's the point, big guy," Loona said. "That's what friends are for."
Back to Via and Cray, they were having their own fun.
"Alright, so look at that guy on that table," Via said as she pointed to him munching on his food. "I can't tell if he's a Sinner or from Gluttony."
"I was thinking the latter, since Lord Beelzebub did let that place go," Cray commented. "But that suit he's wearing makes him look like the clowns from Greed."
"Maybe he is from Greed, probably came from a very well-off clown troupe," Via added as the two laughed as they riffed on the other guests. Via then looked at another couple, who were eating spaghetti. "Well those two are eating each other's lips," she said as she pointed as the couple were making out.
"I bet if water sprinkled all over them, their fancy suits would shrink up and then they wouldn't even notice," Cray commented. "I mean, how much did she pay for that hat?"
"And that tie looks like it was from snakes," Via said while spotting a hefty woman wearing a fox around her neck. "And that lady's showing off her fur coat and fox neck."
"Yeah… wait," Cray said as he noticed that the fox was eating the food, but the woman wasn't. "Is that fox still alive?"
Via noticed the eyes popping out from the fur coat and the woman's lifeless eyes. "I think that fox is parasitic…"
"Best not to go near that table," Cray said before seeing another couple coming out of the elevator and heading their way. "Via… don't look now, but…"
"Octavia, darling!" Stolas shouted as he waved, making the owlette turn to see her parents.
"Oh no…" Via grimaced as she saw them walking up. "What are you two doing here…?"
"Well, we just finished looking around the resort. We finished with that stud auction that everyone was fussing about…" Stella said while muttering the last sentence.
"I do say it was quite the entertaining show," Stolas said. "But the rest of the resort is exquisite, don't you all think?"
"It is pretty nice," Cray admitted.
"Yeah, I wouldn't mind coming here on a vacation," Via said while hiding her embarrassment.
"So now that we've caught up with you two, how are you two doing on your date? Hmm?" Stolas asked while patting his hand on the table and turning to Cray. "Have you been good to my daughter the whole time, young Cray?"
"Y-Yes, sir, I have," Cray replied nervously.
"Good," Stolas said, narrowing his eyes at him briefly. "You know, this reminds me of that one time when I took my little Via to try out this McBurger place because she begged me. One bite of that burger, and she had to spend an unusual amount of time in the bathroom-"
"Dad, what the heck?!" Via shouted while blushing hard.
"Stolas, what the fuck are you doing?" Stella hissed at him, not appreciating Stolas making a fool of himself in front of their daughter's date.
"What? I'm just trying to get what the kids call, getting jiddy in this party," Stolas said while making finger-shot noises. "Pow-pow!"
"I hate my life so much…" Via said as she smacked her own face, feeling super embarrassed.
Meanwhile, at another table, Lizzie was looking through her phone when she noticed Tex coming back, all cleaned up. "Ah, you're back. You took a while. Did you find a nice stick?" Tex was about to reply, but she cut him off. "Doesn't matter, come take a picture with me."
He begrudgingly proceeded to take a selfie with Lizzie. But as they did, he felt her hand tugging on his rear, making him startled by the sudden grope. "Hey!"
"Hey's for horses, sweet cheeks," she told him while noticing his chest. "Now what happened to the sauce on you? God, don't tell me you licked it off of ya. I could've filmed that!"
"I just want to refresh myself-" Tex muttered but Lizzie cut him off.
"Whatever," she said before her arm accidentally knocked her food onto the floor. "Shit! I was gonna eat that!" she said while looking at her spilled food. "Eat this up for me, will ya."
"Pardon?" Tex asked her.
"Are ya deaf? I said eat it up," Lizzie told him. "You're a dog, right? All you gotta do is bend down and lick this off like the dog you are," she said with a smirk. "Come on, dig in. I know you want to."
Tex looked down at the spilled food. For a moment, it looked like he was going to go through with it. But then… he didn't bend down. "No," he said to her.
McWire looked shocked by his sudden disobedience. "What did you say?"
"I said no, Lizzie," Tex told her off. "I have my self-respect and I am not going to let you keep treating me like an animal or just a piece of meat for you to use. This is not worth what I am being paid."
Lizzie was not amused by this. "You dare talk like that towards me?!" she shouted as she stood up, her hair surging electricity as her eyes glowed with anger. "Do you know who the fuck I am?! I am a Voxtube influencer, a Sinner who outranks your kind, you stupid, shit-eating mutt!" She zapped towards his paws, making him step back and snarl.
"Hey!" Loona shouted as she marched over to the table. "Back off!" she told Lizzie while defending Tex.
"Oh, another dog? A bitch that tries to defend the mutt?" Lizzie questioned as she lifted her hands up. "This has nothing to do with you!"
"Wait, wait, wait!" Loona shouted as she held her hands up. "I'm a waiter here, I can simply pick up your food, ma'am," she said while lowering herself to grab the food off the floor.
Lizzie scoffed, but lowered her hands. "Alright, then while you're at it, you can eat up the rest of the mess."
"Yeah, I'll be sure they'll get you another," Loona told her. "Oh, and um, there's something in your teeth."
"What?" Lizzie asked while holding up her mirror to check her teeth. "Where? Where is it?"
"Right here," Loona said before slamming the dropped food into her face. This shocked Tex, as well as the patrons nearby who witnessed all of this happening. Loona knew that she had to do it, even if it meant costing her job. But it would be worth it to defend her friend.
"Tex…" Loona said as she turned to her friend and gave a sigh. "Remember me when Margaret sends me up the River Styx."
As the food on her face slid down, Lizzie just stood there for a moment. Then she slowly turned toward Loona… with a look of pure hate. "You… fucking… BITCH!" she shouted as she sparked electricity from her head and raised her hands to shoot lightning bolts at her and Tex.
Loona and Tex dodged the bolts of lightning as Loona landed on the table. Fortunately for Tex, Lizzie was more focused on Loona, who was the subject of her rage.
"Shit!" Loona cursed while dodging more bolts shot at her. Loona used her magic to levitate some plants at her, but Lizzie dodged them or zapped them away, destroying them. Instantly, Lizzie launched herself towards Loona and pinned her to the floor.
Lizzie had her by the throat, sending shocks through her body. Loona screamed as she tried to use her magic to blast her off, but it didn't faze Lizzie. Loona then tried biting her, but that only shocked her mouth. Lizzie laughed at Loona's attempt to fight back.
"Kekeke, you think you can fight me, bitch? You're outclassed!" she declared while throwing Loona across the floor, making her crash into some plants and tables, causing some patrons to scatter away.
The commotion got the attention of Stolas and his family, who saw Lizzie's little spark show. "What the…"
Loona tried to get herself up, but she was then zapped back to the floor. "Hellborns like you should know your place in Hell. You may have been born here, but don't be mistaken. Hell was made for us Sinners. And you were made to be our playthings!" Lizzie declared as she zapped Loona. "We're more powerful! I am more powerful! DIE!" she screamed as she kept zapping Loona.
"AAAAAAH!" Loona screamed in pain, feeling the lightning surging throughout her body.
Lizzie kept cackling, madness in her eyes, while zapping Loona until she was suddenly hit with a blast of black magic. This knocked Lizzie away. "What the fuck?!"
"Leave this poor girl alone," Stolas spoke up as he appeared in Loona's defense.
"Back off, pigeon shit!" Lizzie shouted while getting back up. "Do you know who the fuck I am?!"
"No, but do you know who I am?" Stolas asked her with a bored look.
"Yeah, roast turkey!" Lizzie shouted as she shot a surge of lightning bolts at him, the patrons witnessing it coming towards the Goetian prince. Stolas just looked unfazed, bored even. As the lightning drew close, a portal opened in front of him, sending the lightning blast somewhere else.
In the distance, the portal opened up and the lightning hit a demon bird.
"The fuck?!" Lizzie exclaimed as Stolas appeared behind her.
"A Sinner like you should know that they are outclassed when dealing with a Goetian," Stolas whispered in her ears as his hands glowed dark.
Lizzie turned around and backed away. She kept shooting lightning at Stolas, but her blasts didn't faze him as he grabbed her by the neck. He then threw her across the floor and into the pool. The pool of water shocked Lizzie's body, due to her being made of, well, electricity.
"AAAAAAH!" Lizzie screamed as she felt herself getting cooked.
Once the sparks of lightning died down, Lizzie just laid there in the pool before some water Elementals grabbed her and threw her out of the pool.
"Shit!" Lizzie coughed out water as she struggled to get back up. She spotted Stolas, Tex, Via and Cray checking on Loona. "All this for that bitch?!" she roared as she stood up, trying to attack them again, but her fingers just sparked a little. "NO!"
"Enough!"
Everyone turned to see Gaap appearing behind Lizzie through his own means of transportation through magic.
"You! Do something about them!" Lizzie shouted.
"And what gave you the right to make demands of me?" Gaap told Lizzie off while glaring down at her.
"I'm a guest! And as a guest, you should do as I say-"
"No, you're a nuisance," Gaap told her off. "For attacking my staff and trying to attack a Goetian prince, you are hereby banned from my resort! I will not deal with hooligans like you making my hotel look bad."
Lizzie looked, no pun intended, shocked by this. "You… you can't do this! Do you know who I fucking am?!"
"Yes," Gaap revealed as he grabbed her by the shirt, dragging her to the edge of the roof. "You're nothing," he declared before throwing her off the rooftop, sending her far from the resort.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Lizzie cried out as she was thrown into the horizon.
After that, Gaap turned to see Stolas tendering to Loona.
"Loona, are you alright?" Stolas asked her.
"Just… sore," Loona said with a wince.
"Careful, Loona," Via said while looking for any burns.
"She should get some medical treatment," Cray said, sharing her concern.
"Relax, I'm fine… ow," Loona winced while rubbing her side.
"I can carry you to the infirmary," Tex offered.
Loona looked up at Tex. "Um… you don't need to…"
"Hey, it's what friends do," Tex replied before he lifted Loona up in her arms. The Hellhound girl blushed bright red as she was held in Tex's big strong arms while Tex turned to Gaap. "Sir, I need to take Loona to the infirmary."
"I can give you directions to the staff infirmary," Gaap told him while looking around at the patrons who had witnessed the commotion. The Goetian Prince cleared his throat. "Don't worry, my wonderful guests. You can all go about with your night, as things have been settled," he reassured them.
Mick came out from his break, hiding his weed in his pocket. "Hey, what happened here?" he asked.
"Nothing to worry about, Mr. Nikos," Gaap told him as he escorted him to the piano. "Just go back to playing."
As Mick started to play music on the piano, Gaap and Tex left to take Loona to the infirmary. Stolas, Via, and Cray watched as they left with Loona, Stella walking over to join her.
"Loona… I hope she'll be okay," Via said with a worried look.
"Don't worry about her, Via," Stella reassured her, patting Via's shoulder. Via looked up at her mother and was surprised to see the comforting warmness on her face. "She will be fine."
Once their date had been concluded, Moxxie and Penzi came out of the meeting room.
"Thank you for giving me a good time, Moxxie," Penzi told him with a smile.
"You're welcome, Penzi," Moxxie responded, smiling back at her. "And I should thank you for the advice on how I can handle my spending and savings."
"Anything for a coworker," Penzi responded while kneeling down to give Moxxie a kiss on the cheek. "I'll be seeing you at work," she said while standing back up and walking down the hall.
"Yeah, later," Moxxie replied before he started walking in the opposite direction with a goofy look on his face.
Soon he spotted Chaz and Striker, both coming out from their date. They ended up meeting the red imp.
"Mox, how did your date go?" Striker asked while chewing his toothpick. Chaz honestly looked a bit worse for the wear.
"It was good, Striker," Moxxie replied before turning to Chaz, whose drained look surprised the red imp. "Chazwick…"
"Mox, hey…" Chaz said with a small wave to Moxxie. He looked down, hesitating briefly before he continued talking. "Mox, listen. I did a lot of thinking after what… went down with the double date, and I just wanted to say… I'm sorry."
This surprised Moxxie. "You're… sorry?"
"About leaving you behind," Chazwick admitted, regret displayed across his face. "It was… it was very shitty of me to do that to you. And I should have apologized to you right away earlier, but I guess I was hoping that I wouldn't have to. But the truth is, I know what I did to you was dirty and I never wanted you to go to prison because of me. It's great that you're out now, but I still feel terrible you ended up there in the first place and I get why you're mad at me." He rubbed his own arm. "Look… maybe I can make it up to you sometime."
Moxxie rolled his eyes. "You mean with sex?" he assumed.
"Actually, I was thinking of buying you a drink," Chazwick revealed, surprising the imp. "Even if there's no chance of you taking me back, I would like to stay in touch, if that's okay with you. Maybe eventually earn your forgiveness." He glanced up at the imp. "And for what it's worth, I'm glad that you're doing well and I think I would like to hear more about what you're up to nowadays."
"Um… wow, Chaz," Moxxie responded, taken aback. "I'll have to think about it, but… thanks."
Chazwick immediately lightened up. "It was great seeing you again, Mox," he said while shaking Moxxie's hand. "See you on the flipside, cause Chazwick's going out refresh!" he declared before leaving.
"Well… that's something," Striker said.
"Yeah, it sure was," Moxxie said with a nod and a small smile before turning to Striker. "So, how did your date go?"
Striker just glanced up at the ceiling. "I hated it."
This surprised Mox. "What?"
"As much as joining with some pretty dames may be ideal to some, I cannot stand the wealthy elite of Hell, Mox," Striker said as his expression grew more serious and his tone became… colder. "They exploit guys like me and you, who are forced to objectify ourselves for perverted royals like Gaap and Gremory, just to make enough cash to get me by." He then sighed, while taking his toothpick from his mouth. "I have a lot of bad experiences with these royals."
"You… do?" Moxxie asked him.
"Let's just say, I was once a pet to one of those royals," Striker said, which surprised Moxxie. "But at the very least, this way I get to entertain the royals on my terms instead of theirs."
Moxxie looked up at Striker, feeling bad for the hybrid imp. He dug into his pocket and pulled out something. Striker looked at him and saw the joint. "That belong to you? Never took you to be into dope."
"Well, it's not mine, actually," Moxxie clarified. "It belonged to my roommate. He uses a lot of it for medical reasons, to help him with his pain. He gave this to me if I ever needed it, though I don't usually smoke weed. Do you want any?"
"I appreciate the generosity, partner, but I will respectfully decline," he said politely. "Although this friend of yours… you say he uses the weed to dull his pain?"
Sometime later, the elevator to the roof dinged and Mick came out. He spotted Moxxie with Striker and called out to him. "Yo, Mox! Over here!"
"Hey, Mick!" Moxxie responded as he walked over to him while Striker followed. "How did the job go for ya?"
"Pretty good. Though I did hear Loona and Tex got in a little tussle with a guest," Mick told him.
"Really? Are they alright?" Moxxie asked in concern.
"I asked and was told that they're in the infirmary," Mick told him. "So did you get any dates at the stud auction?"
"Yeah, surprisingly an office friend was there," Moxxie replied. "Well, she was the only one who made a bid…"
"Hey, at least you got a date tonight, even if it was out of pity," Mick said while turning to Striker. "And who's your new friend?"
"Name's Striker, kid," Striker said as he tipped his hat in a greeting. "So you're the roommate Moxxie told me about," he said as he took a look at Mick's mask. "That mask, do you wear it much?"
"Well… all the time, actually," Mick admitted.
"Hmm, I can see why," Striker said. "You probably want to keep that angelic weapon inflicted wound covered up."
Mick immediately paused, his fur standing up on end as he tried to avoid looking at Striker in the eyes. "I… I don't know what you're talking about."
"Mick…?" Moxxie asked in confusion.
"Don't bother, kid. You may try to hide it with that mask of yours, but I know the effects of a wound like that when I see one," Striker said. "Your face is in constant agony, isn't it? That's why you need your weed."
Mick instinctively raised a hand to the right side of his mask, which Moxxie noticed.
"Is… is this true, Mick?" Moxxie asked him in concern, while Mick glanced away.
"It… what… what he said is true, Mox," Mick reluctantly admitted.
"Oh my… when did this happen?" Moxxie asked him.
"Two years ago," Mick admitted, his voice suddenly croaking.
"I didn't even know anyone could survive a hit from an angelic weapon," Moxxie admitted, still shocked..
"Dead right. Nasty things, Angelic Weapons. They can burn the flesh and poison the bloodstreams on any demon… even a member of royalty isn't immune," Striker confirmed. "Sinners can come back from almost any injury… but not one from an angelic weapon. Even if you survive, that pain will always remain."
"Mick, did an Exorcist give you that injury?" Moxxie asked him and Mick didn't answer right away. For a moment, he was silent.
"I… I'll see you at the apartment, Mox," Mick told him before he rushed away before Moxxie could say anything else.
After they saw the cat demon leave, Striker gave Moxxie an apologetic look. "I'm sorry if I made your friend uncomfortable. I just wanted to see if my hunch about him was right."
"It's fine, don't worry about it," Moxxie assured him. He sighed. "I'll talk to Mick about this later."
"So, what now?" Striker asked.
"Right now, I should either go look for Loona, or let Blitz know what happened," Moxxie replied before looking up at Striker. "I guess this is goodbye, then. It was nice meeting you, Striker."
"Likewise, partner," Striker responded as he saw Moxxie make his leave. "See you around, little guy."
As Moxxie went around, looking for the infirmary, he was spotted by Margaret.
"Moxxie," she spoke to him.
But Moxxie just glared at her. "Leave me alone, Margaret," he told her as he walked away.
"I was going to ask if you're looking for Loona," Margaret told him, causing Moxxie to pause. "I can lead you to the infirmary if that's where you're headed."
Moxxie looked back at the manager and nodded. "Show me the way."
Meanwhile, Ace had taken Charlie down to Camp Neptune.
"This is where my son is," Ace said before noticing Charlie's fawning look. "Are you okay?"
"Oh, I'm just so excited to meet the kids," Charlie responded before they went inside.
As they stepped inside, the kids looked up, their eyes falling upon Ace and Charlie. When they saw the Princess, the loud room suddenly fell silent as everyone stared at Charlie in awe.
"Hello, everybody!" Charlie greeted with a big smile.
"P-Princess Charlie?!" Omar asked as the kids looked up to her.
"Dad?" Ryan asked, shocked to see the Princess of Hell herself.
"Hi, you must be Ryan. Your dad has told me a lot about you," Charlie said while kneeling down in front of him. "I was very excited to meet you."
"Oh, wow… thanks, Princess Charlie," Ryan replied, shaking her hand. "It's nice to meet you too."
Ace smiled as he watched his son interact with the princess. "Say, can I get a picture of this for his mom?" he requested.
"Of course! Free of charge!" Charlie replied. She and Ryan hugged while Ace took a picture.
From the back, Douglas watched this along with another kid.
"Wow, it's the Princess herself! She's even taller in person!" the kid told Douglas.
"Yeah…" Douglas responded with a nod. "So that's the Princess…"
"So how do you like the resort, Ryan?" Charlie asked him.
"It's pretty great, Princess," Ryan replied. "Although what brings you here for a visit, if you don't mind me asking?"
"Well, um… I came here to talk face-to-face with some of my subjects, including your dad," Charlie admitted, leaving out some parts. "I have been asking them what I can do to make Hell a better place for them. What about you? What do you think would improve Hell?"
"Hmm… maybe, I don't know…" Ryan admitted.
"How about no homework?" one kid asked.
"Um, well I was thinking of something more practical…" Charlie said.
"No more dentist trips!" another kid suggested.
"No veggies!"
"We want anarchy!" another kid suggested, which made Charlie nervous.
"That's… a lot of suggestions…" Charlie said awkwardly as someone else stepped into the room.
"Pardon me, Princess," Striker said as he gave an acknowledging nod.
"Oh, you're, um, Striker," Charlie said, standing up.
"I see you've rattled up the youngin's here," Striker noted. "Excuse my intrusion, I'm just here to pick up my boy."
"Right here, dad," Douglas said as he walked up to Striker.
"Huh, didn't know you were a fellow pop as well," Ace said as Striker picked up Douglas.
"Yep, I'm a single dad," Striker confirmed. "It ain't easy, but it's rewarding." He nodded at Ace and Charlie. "It's been a pleasure."
"Oh, it has been a pleasure to meet you too, Mr. Striker, sir," Charlie replied, shaking his hand. "Actually, I would like to talk to you about what I can do to improve Hell, if you could spare a moment."
"I'm afraid I can't," Striker said, surprised that Charlie had actually shaken his hand. "Me and my son best be on our way."
"Think we could hit up for drinks sometime?" Ace asked him.
"Perhaps, if you're ever down in Wrath," Striker said with one last polite nod. "Excuse us."
Once Striker left the room with his son, he looked down at him. "So Douglas, how was Camp Neptune?"
"It was pretty great, dad," Douglas responded with a smile. "There was a nice girl named Loona who helped me out, but then she had to leave. After that, I watched a movie with the other kids."
"Glad you enjoyed yourself, my little deputy," Striker said, smiling as he son picked his hat off his head and put it on.
"So are we going home now, daddy?" Douglas asked him.
"We sure are, son," Striker confirmed. "I've taken care of all my business in Pride, so now we can finally go home…"
Later on, Loona was released from the infirmary. She had some bandages wrapped around her shoulder, arm, and leg, with a band-aid above her snout.
"Loony!"
As she stepped out, she was immediately embraced in a hug from Blitz. "Oh my baby girl, are you alright?" he asked her. "I came here as soon as I heard about what happened. I am so sorry for not helping you against that crazy Sinner."
"It's okay, dad. I'm fine," Loona reassured him. She saw that also standing outside the infirmary were Moxxie, Bella, Verosika, Tex, and Margaret. "Hey, guys..."
"Loona, are you alright?" Moxxie asked her.
"We heard what happened, although I'm surprised that you're still able to stand," Bella admitted.
"It was just some shocks, I'm as cooked as Skywalker," Loona said as Verosika walked up to her.
"Oh dear Oz, I am so glad that you're safe, Loony," Verosika told her while giving Loona a hug, making Loona wince. "Sorry, does that hurt?"
"Don't-don't worry, I'm fine," she reassured her. She then looked up at Margaret. "I'm in trouble, aren't I?"
Margaret shook her head. "Not at all," she confirmed. "Ms. McWire was acting way out of line, and honestly she should have been banned from the resort a long time ago. You can hardly be blamed for what you did in your situation."
As Loona sighed in relief, Tex came up to her.
"Loona," he spoke up, giving a heartfelt smile. "Thanks for helping me out up there."
"Y-yeah, it's no problem, Tex," Loona tried to wave it off while hiding her blush.
Verosika noticed Loona's flustered look when Tex thanked her and she instantly connected the dots, smiling. "Loona, is he another friend of yours?" she asked. "Are you going to introduce me?"
"Oh, um, Tex, this is Verosika Mayday, you probably already heard of her," Loona introduced. "Verosika, this is my good friend, Tex, and…" A thought suddenly occurred to her. "And he's currently looking for work, so I can recommend him to be your bodyguard."
"You do?" Verosika and Tex asked at the same time in surprise.
"Yeah, I mean, Rosi, you said you needed a bodyguard, and Tex, you need employment where you don't need to demean yourself," she said before she turned to Verosika. "He's very reliable, strong as an ox, and has great people skills."
"Really?" Verosika asked, considering the offer. She turned to Tex. "Well then, Yex… how about we set up a job interview then? If it goes well, I'd be happy to recruit you into my posse," she said, offering a hand.
Tex was surprised by this, which was all happening so fast, but he managed to smile as he shook her hand. "Thank you, Ms. Mayday. I would like that very much."
"Come on, let's take you home, Loony," Blitz told Loona while helping her walk with Moxxie, Bella, Tex, and Verosika following. However, the red imp was pulled aside by Margaret.
"Mr. Moxxie, a word with you," Margaret told him.
While the others kept walking, Moxxie turned to the manager. "What is it, Margaret?"
"Well, I'm just going to come clean to you before you go," Margaret said. "Earlier I was only bluffing about firing Loona. Her job is secure and I have no intentions of firing her. Just thought that you should know."
Moxxie narrowed his eyes on her. "While I am relieved of learning that fact, I am still not happy with you using me like that, Margaret."
Margaret acknowledged this with a nod. "That is fair," she said before Moxxie turned and went to join the others.
Back up on the roof, Via and Cray were now at the edge of the rooftop, looking up at the night sky together and enjoying the view.
"This is a great view of the Ring," Cray admits while admiring the view alongside Via.
"Yeah, you can see Heaven up there, shining down at us," Via said while looking up. Next to the satanic star moon of Hell was a white orb with several rings around it and surrounded by wing-like clouds. She then gave a worried sigh.
"You alright, Via?" Cray asked her.
"Yeah, I'm just still worried about Loona," Via responded while leaning back on the railway. "I hope she's not too hurt."
"Hey, she's going to be alright," Cray reassured her. "Loona's tough. I saw her defeat a homicidal robot. She's a very resilient girl."
Via smiled, appreciating the gesture. She looked over at the staff cleaning up the mess from earlier. "Well, this evening hasn't been too bad, all things considered."
"Yeah, even if neither of us wanted to be here," Cray admitted. The two shared a look, but then quickly looked away with blushes on their faces. After that, the two were quiet for a moment, thinking to themselves. Then Cray seemed to get an idea. Smiling, he turned back toward the view and started to sing. "The sun is nearly gone, the lights are turning on… a silver shine that stretches to the sea…"
He gestured to both the city below and the nearby River Styx as he continued singing. "We've stumbled on a view that's tailor-made for two… what a shame those two are you and me…"
He stepped in front of Via while watching him. "Some other girl and guy would love this swirling sky, but there's only you and I, and we've got no shot," he sang. "This could never be… you're not the time for me."
"Really?" Via scoffed, slightly amused by his antics.
"And there's not a spark in sight, what a waste of a lovely night," Cray said as his tail swirled around, but he was suddenly pulled by Via.
"You say there's nothing here? Well, let's make something clear, I think I'll be the one to make that call," she sang.
"But you'll call?" he asked.
"And though you look so cute in your polyester suit."
"It's wool."
"You're right, I'd never fall for you at all," Via said while crossing her arms and turning away, though there was a smile on her beak. "And maybe this appeals, to someone not in heels, or to any girl who feels~ there's no chance for romance." Cray whistled a tune as she sang. "But, I'm frankly feeling nothing."
"Is that so?" he asked.
"Or it could be less than nothing," she said with a smirk.
"Good to know, so you agree?" he asked with his own smirk.
"That's right."
"What a waste of a lovely night…" they both sang while looking at each other then up at the night sky. They put their hands on the railing, perhaps a bit closer than they intended…
From a table, Stella and Stolas were watching them, the former smiling. "Oh just look how they get along," she said.
"Eeeeeeh…" Stolas groaned while crossing his arms.
In the lobby, Verosika met the rest of her posse after Ace's date with Charlie had ended. Loona gave Ryan a hug.
"It was great spending time with you, Loona," Ryan said.
"You too, kiddo," Loona replied while releasing him from the hug. She went to hug Verosika next. "It was so good to catch up with you, Rosi."
"You too, Loona, and I promise to keep in touch," Verosika said as she hugged Loona back.
"Yeah, me too," Loona promised. "We'll talk soon."
Blitz, meanwhile, was saying goodbye to Grandick. "Well, Grandick, it was a pleasure to meet ya. But it looks like our date's over."
"Well, you can always come by sometime and visit me at my home," Grandick said with a kind smile. "I have a lot more stories to tell you." She leaned forward to whisper. "And a lot more murder techniques to share." She giggled. "There's a reason I'm in Hell, after all."
After she said goodbye to Verosika and Ryan, Loona then turned to Tex. "Well, I guess this is goodbye for now."
"Yeah, thanks for getting me a job interview, Loona," Tex thanked her. "Being a bodyguard sounds like a good gig."
"Yeah, and I know that Verosika will treat you well," Loona said as the two ended up hugging each other. She slightly blushed at the hug, but she managed to hide it. "And I promise not to tell Kajedo that you went on another date with another girl."
"Oh, I wouldn't worry about it," Tex said. "Kajedo's fine with it."
"Wait, really?" Loona asked, looking up at him.
"Yeah, we're in an open relationship," he revealed. "She's fine with me dating other people and I'm fine with her dating other people."
Loona paused, letting that information sink in. "Ohhhh…" she said. "I wish you had told me that earlier…"
Tex just smiled. "I'll see you later, Loona," he said before he turned to leave.
After he and Verosika's posse were gone, it was just Loona, Blitz, and Moxxie left in the lobby.
"Well, this was an interesting night," Blitz commented.
"Yeah, I don't think it went like any of us planned," Moxxie responded.
"Yeah… the Princess of Hell even gave me a hug," Loona said before she saw Stolas coming down with Via and Cray, who both spotted her.
"Loona!" Via shouted as she rushed over to hug the Hellhound. "Are you okay? How badly are you hurt?"
"Don't worry, Octi, I'll live," Loona reassured her, smiling down at the Goetia girl.
Cray was about to join them, but Stolas stopped him. "Cray, son, let's leave Via with Loona right now. I need to have a… talk with you," he said while escorting Cray away.
"Um, what kind of talk, sir?" Cray asked nervously before they came to a stop once they were alone. When Stolas turned back to Cray, his demeanor had completely changed.
"Listen here and listen well, little kitten," Stolas said using his demonic voice, his two pairs of eyes glowing as the room around them suddenly darkens. "If you cause any harm to my little owlette… there will be consequences and the payment will be your soul!" he declared as flames burst from his eyes, terrifying the young boy. "Is that clear?!"
The intimidated and frightened Cray quickly nodded. "Y-Yes, your majesty. I understand loud and clear," he said, his voice on the verge of panic.
Stolas glared at Cray… before changing back to his regular, cheerful self. "Oh thank goodness that you do, son," Stolas said while patting Cray's shoulder. "Now that I've gotten that out of my system, let's meet up with the others, shall we?"
Stolas and the visibly shaken Cray walked back to the others, Blitz seeing them. "Hey Stolas, where's the wife? Not that I'm complaining or anything."
"Oh, Stella went with Gaap to discuss something," Stolas mentioned dismissively.
Meanwhile, in the security room, Stolas and the others appeared on one monitor, but neither Stella nor Gaap were paying them any mind.
"The plan fucking failed, Gaap!" Stella shouted at him while marching back and forth. "You hiring that imp for the event was supposed to expose Stolas! If he had raised his hand up before that granny, we could've had him!"
"My apologies, Stella," Gaap replied. "I was just as surprised as you were. Although, we still made a lot of money from that auction…"
"This isn't about the auction, Gaap!" Stella declared. "This is about Stolas and his affair with that imp! I know what those two are fucking each other, I just need proof to expose them both."
"I can assure you that we will have other opportunities, Stella," Gaap responded. "As long as the imp's daughter is working here, we will have an opportunity. They will slip up eventually."
Stella gave a sigh to calm herself down. "Nonetheless, thank you for your help with me in this," she said in a more collected voice.
"It's no problem, Stella." Gaap responded. "I am glad to have helped. Ever since he brought that imp here, I have been suspicious of his relationship with Stolas. Though, I still wish to know more about those women…"
"Women?" Stella asked him.
"Not important," Gaap dismissed. "Admittedly, I can understand Stolas sleeping with an imp. After all, I have my own mutt slut. But doing it behind his wife's back is something that I just can't abide by. I know this is Hell, but cheating on spouses isn't very kosher."
Stella looked at him in surprise. "Mutt slut… oh, that Hellhound manager. I'm surprised that you're still sleeping with her."
"Hey, she's a great lay and is eager to please me," Gaap said with a smirk. "Which means she's willing to do whatever I tell her to."
Stella looked down, tightening her fists. "Once I have my proof, I will make Stolas hurt…" she declared.
At the pool area, Mick had shown up to look for Clara. Now in just his red trunks, but still wearing his mask, he swam over to the bar.
"Clara," Mick said as he found his old friend looking bummed and drinking. "What's gotten you done?"
"I had a talk with the Princess earlier," Clara said while looking down, staring at her drink. "She brought up… Marchosias."
Mick's eyes widened. "Oh shit."
"Yup," Clara replied.
Mick sat on the stool. "Well, pour me one as well."
Clara noticed the look in his eyes as she picked up a glass. "What's got you down?" she asked..
"Someone asked me about my injuries," Mick admitted.
Clara cringed and immediately poured a drink for him. "I'm terribly sorry about that."
"It's… fine," Mick said as he was handed the drink. He took off the bottom part of his mask, looked at the glass, and raised it up. "A toast to forgetting our shitty pasts."
"Here, here," Clara replied, as the two clanged their glass before drinking.
Meanwhile, in one of the resort rooms, Gaston was packing up while on the phone.
"I mean, can you believe that no one would pick me? The great Gaston?!" Gaston declared while looking at himself in the mirror. "I mean, sure I have some blemishes, but I thought women would love the gangley types these days."
"They would… if it were the sixties," spoke the voice on the other line.
Gaston groaned at this before looking away from the mirror. "By the way, you know that 'Lunatic Loona' video that Velvette's franchising and you're making a fuss about? Well, guess who I saw at the resort…"
The voice on the other end paused.
"Go on…" said the voice of Cruella De Ville.
Meanwhile, leaving the resort was an excited looking Charlie and her mother. Razzle and Dazzle flew to escort them to their limo.
"You look like you had a good time, Charlie," Lilith said, smiling at her happy daughter and glad that she was able to take her mind off her recent break-up.
"I did! And I'm still in awe at this hotel!" Charlie responded with a giddy look. "The staff was excellent and the atmosphere was so welcoming! A shame that we couldn't stay here longer…"
"What about your date, dear?" Lilith asked.
"Oh, that was great too, and it gave me a lot of new ideas about what I can do to improve Hell," Charlie declared, pulling out her notepad and looking over her notes. She then looked back at the Triton Resort.
"What are you thinking about, Charlie?" Lilith asked, noticing the look on her daughter's face.
"I'm just…" Charlie said while looking at the Resort. "Maybe there should be more places like the Triton Resort in Hell, but aimed to help people…"
"How would it help people?" Lilith asked, smiling at her daughter.
"I'm… thinking about that," Charlie admitted as she continued walking with her mother.
Unknown to either of them, they were being watched by a golden drone that had its eye on them and was sending live video feed…
…up to Heaven, where intently watching Lilith and Charlie from a glowing screen sphere was a golden-winged humanoid being. His face had golden facial features with black pupils over his golden eyes. He had long horns with golden ornamental attachments on the tips of them and a golden halo above his head. He wore a smooth white and golden cloak with a large 'A' symbol emblazoned on the front. He also had visible black hands.
His name was Adam.
"Sir," said a black horned humanoid figure with a black screened face that had one round right-eye with a black X mark, while their left eye was narrow, and they had a smile that looked like a child drawing. They had white wings with black stripes, and wore a gray top with white arm gloves, and their halo was black. He came in and when he saw what Adam was doing, he sighed. "Are you stalking your ex again?"
"Hmm? Ah no, no I'm not!" Adam shouted as he turned off the footage. "I was just watching a movie!"
"A movie about your ex?" the black humanoid asked him.
"Well… what do you want, Lute?!" he asked his fellow angel.
Lute removed his mask, revealing a pale white face with gray hair, blue eyes. and a goatee. "Well, sir, I thought you would want to see the progress of our latest recruit."
"Oh, well show me to her," Adam said.
And so, Adam followed his lieutenant to the training grounds, passing by many Exorcists training. They stopped when they spotted their latest recruit in the middle of her training.
She was wearing the same Exorcist mask while sparring with a bunch of robots that resembled demons. She dodged their attack while rolling over and grabbing a spear. She launched the spear through three of the robots' heads in a row. She then jumped up and grabbed her spear, swinging it around to behead more robots.
As she landed, one robot tried coming up behind her, but she instinctively twirled around and slashed at it in the torso with her spear. When she saw another moving robot crawling towards her, she stabbed it in the head. That robot was the last one.
Adam started clapping. "Now that was badass!" he congratulated. "I can't wait to see what you do to a real demon!"
Turning to Adam, the Exorcist removed her mask, showing her bobcut white hair, gray skin, and pink eyes with ivory-white irises…
The Exorcist in training… was Vaggie.
Back in Hell, at the Hellhound shelter in Pride, a little pup was sneaking into Sonya's office. The pup, Amaroq, checked to see if it was empty.
"Bingo," she said as she went in. Amaroq still had her suspicions, which have only grown since more Hellhounds were said to have left overnight without leaving behind a trace. She was going to get to the bottom of this.
She looked around before she started to go through Sonya's desk, looking for anything incriminating. She opened a few drawers, but found nothing. She kept looking around and checked the bookshelves, but still no luck.
"There must be something," Amaroq said before she noticed something underneath the desk. She bent down and pulled it out. "What's this?" she asked before she saw the symbol on the book, causing her to gasp and immediately drop it. "No…"
The symbol was a 'V' on top of a 'C', with a crown above it. It was a symbol that even a Hellpup as young as her knew… and feared.
It was the mark of De Ville.
"Snooping around, little one?"
Hearing the voice, Amaroq felt someone grabbing her. "Hey! Let me go! Help!" she shouted before her mouth was covered up.
"Shhh, you shouldn't have come here, Amaroq," Sonya said while holding up a needle. "But now… you'll have to be silenced," she said as she proceeded to inject the needle into Amaroq's neck, making her eyes widen.
The pup continued to struggle, attempting to break free. But her struggles were in vain as Amaroq felt herself getting tired… and everything faded to black.
In honor of Hazbin Hotel finally coming out, this chapter marks the first appearance of Princess Charlie Morningstar in the Luz Clawthorne Universe. We knew that we wanted to introduce her in Helluva Dad before the end of the month and as her final scene suggested, the Triton Resort is what inspired Charlie to eventually create the Happy Hotel, even if she hasn't quite yet figured out its use. We did plan her and Lilith's appearance before it was revealed that Lilith is MIA in Hazbin Hotel, but this is set before Alastor and Lilith both went missing, since we do want to use both characters in Helluva Dad.
This chapter is actually inspired by and is a loose adaptation of the Triton Resort arc from Owlette and the Cat by Moheart7. There, during that arc, Gaap hosted a stud auction and Octavia went on a date with Cray on the rooftop, where Mick played the piano. Of course, besides those superficial similarities, this chapter is very different from that arc, but we knew that we wanted to do a stud auction because of how much fun we could have with that scenario. Duchess Gremory is also an OC of Moheart7's who already briefly appeared in the Luz Clawthorne chapter "Friends in Lower Places", but is appearing for the first time in Helluva Dad here.
One of the new OCs for this fic are Lizzie McWire, who yes her name is a pun to Lizzie McGuire, a Sinner demon who is like the lovechild of Livewire and Electro, she was made as an unpleasant date for Tex and an example of how entitled Sinners can be. Grandick is an old granny Sinner who is a parody of Granny from The Looney Tunes Show, with her backstory as a spy for WAC in WWII.
Our musical choices for the chapter were "You Got the Devil Inside of Me" from Doctor Who for Crystal (suggested by Moheart7), "Your Song" by Elton John for Mick (while not suggested specifically by him, he did recommend Elton John), and "Lovely Night" from La La Land for Cray and Via's duet.
Regarding Striker, we're betting many of you did not expect him to be introduced so soon, to have a son, and to get along with Moxxie when first meeting him. The son part is actually a nod to another fan fic that shares the name "Helluva Dad". It is written by Ladyanaconda and is set in an alternate universe where Striker is a member of I.M.P. and he has a nine-year-old son named Jake. Besides referencing that fic, we wanted to show that since this is still set before the events of Helluva Boss, Striker is a very different person from the one we met in "The Harvest Moon Festival". He still has his hatred of the Goetia, but he is also much nicer, being a loving father and striking up a genuine friendship with Moxxie. You may wonder what could have driven him to become the Striker we see in Helluva Dad… well, that may involve his son Douglas.
As for Tex, he is here so that there could be a moment where Loona was there for him. In "Adventures in Goetia-Sitting", we saw that Tex and Kajedo are willing to support Loona without hesitation and are in her corner. Now, Loona has to show that she is willing to do the same for her friends. First with Tex, and later with Kajedo. We also saw it as a chance to develop Tex's character a bit more, which included a backstory where he came from a group home.
Charlie mistaking Loona for someone named 'Diana' is actually a reference to Faroe_King's fanfiction "Loona Goetia" (which we heavily recommend). In that AU fic, Loona is actually the daughter of the Goetian demon and fallen angel Marchosias, although she was taken from her shortly after she was born. Loona's birth name is "Diana" in that fic. We have been planning to use Marchosias in this fic, but rather than have Loona be her daughter, we thought it would be fun to make Diana a separate character from Loona, although she still looks a lot like Loona…
In this AU, Diana is basically Loona from "Loona Goetia" if she had been raised by Marchosias. As for Marchosias being Clara's mother, we were already considering a connection between Marchosias and the Labolas family, since they're both canine Goetians. Moheart7 said they didn't know who Clara's mother was, so we took advantage of that vagueness and decided that Clara was the result of an agreement between her father and Marchosias, with Clara's father being the one to raise her. We thought it would make for some great drama in future chapters.
As for why this Lute is male when Lute is female in Hazbin Hotel, this Lute actually already showed up in Luz Clawthorne, where they also had a very different personality from canon Lute. Rather than retcon this, we decided to actually make the male Lute a separate character from the canon Lute and have him eventually be replaced by the canon Lute, which we think could lead to some really interesting stories in the LCU.
Reviews from Chapter 5
Shuffollower: It's a Hamster and Gretel reference.
Matteso585: 2) He probably got a facelift thanks to Yzma. 3) No, Mr. Feist does not matter. 4) Probably not, since it's Hell.
spantidem7: Regarding your questions…
1) You can't really call it "Adaptational Karma" when Helluva Boss isn't over yet.
2) At the very least, it exists as a movie according to The Owl House.
3) Yes.
4) They're not in Hell.
5) Angel Dust probably doesn't care about them. It's not his job to interact with them.
We don't think we'll be using your OC proposal or your proposed Sinner forms. We've already decided on the Sinner forms for most of the Disney villains and some of your proposed forms just aren't good. Especially Hans's.
Crash X Fusion: You can definitely see how all of the plotlines from the previous chapter paid off here, especially the stuff with Mick, Cray, and Via.
Franco Almiron: Yes, but it will be a while before you see Barbie again.
We hope you enjoyed this chapter and we hope you've been enjoying Hazbin Hotel as well, since it is finally out. Before we leave, there are still the answers to the Disney villain Q&A. However, we did not answer every question. Some were too inappropriate, and some were too broad. Here are the questions we did answer:
From FaroeKing
Yzma heard from Kronk since coming to Hell?
Yzma: (sighs) "I wish, but we don't exactly get mail down here. I think about him a lot though. I even think about Kuzco sometimes…"
Scar/Zira is your son Nuka down there with you guys?
Scar: (groans) "Yes, yes he is."
Zira: "He lives with me and Scar and also works for Shere Khan."
Scar: "Despite his incompetence…"
Zira: "Oh, shush. He is still your son."
Gaston you really let yourself go. What happened to you?
Gaston: "You think I look this way by choice? It's my punishment. Not even Yzma's potions have been able to fix me up."
Kaa is it hard moving around in a rock body?
Kaa: "At first, yesss. But I got used to it and now moving around is no
Edgar, do you have any passions other than butlering?
Edgar: "I actually love movies. It's actually amazing how much films have evolved since I was alive, since back in my day movies were still silent and in black-and-white. I try to keep up to date on recent movies in my free time, since they're a good escape from the stresses of Hell. I also enjoy cooking for myself."
So Cruella did try to sue Roger for writing a slanderous song about you? And what's it like working with Valentino?
Cruella: "I thought about it, but never got the chance. And honestly, now I actually quite love that song. I feel like it describes myself perfectly. And I definitely enjoy working with Val, since we share a lot of the same interests. And I have given him tons of ideas for his work…"
From Jack_Skeletron_4ever
To Zira and Scar: What was your reaction when you saw the other in Hell? Knowing you, I'd thought you both were worthy of Heaven. Also why do you work for Shere Khan, instead of trying to become Overlord yourself?
Scar: "I mean, to be fair, before our deaths we had no concept for the Christian versions of Heaven or Hell, so it was an adjustment. Especially with our… new bodies."
Zira: "It was actually thanks to Shere Khan that we were able to be reunited. It was quite the shock, but honestly, I would prefer an afterlife with my husband and my son over an afterlife without them."
Scar: "As for why we work for Shere Khan… well, it is harder to become an Overlord for nothing. Being in Shere Khan's Inner Circle at least grants us some power and comfort in Hell. And we would rather be with him than against him, since he is stronger than both of us. Even if we were to challenge him together, I doubt that we would be unable to defeat him. And honestly, my last attempt to take power for myself didn't exactly end well for me. I would rather not ruin my standing with Shere Khan by attempting to overthrow him."
Zira: "Well… not yet at least."
Scar: "Hmm, yes. You do know what they say about the future. It's littered with prizes…"
To Zira alone: How do you feel about Kiara offering her help before you died? Do you have any regrets over disowning Kovu and Vitani before that?
Zira: "I actually think about that moment a lot, whether it was actually sincere or if it was just a trick from Simba's daughter. I do regret disowning my children though, but it's unfortunately too late for me to take it back…"
To Scar alone: What is your relationship with Flauros? Are you trying to butter him up for some nefarious scheme?
Scar: "In Hell, it benefits to have friends in positions of power. It was actually quite easy to win over Flauros. You just have to let him talk about himself enough, play on his ego, and go for a few rounds of golf where you let him win at the end so that he feels validated. If things don't work out with Shere Khan and his plans, I will at least have a back-up that I can fall upon."
To Edgar: Would you be open to work in an hotel that hopes to redeem Sinners if it existed? Also do you hate everything about Flauros's family, or there's something you like about any of the members of that family?
Edgar: "Obviously, I would. If there is any chance for me to improve upon my current situation, I would take it. As for Flauros's family… well, working for them at least guarantees me protection from the Exterminations, since the Goetia mansions are off-limits from the Exorcists and I can just hide in them until the Extermination is over. Honestly, I would rather work for Flauros and his family rather than try to fend for myself or work for an Overlord. As for the members of that family, I would say that Cray isn't too bad. And I have been trying to get into his good graces now so that when he comes of age, he will hopefully remember what I've done for him."
To Cruella: Do you just kill Hellhounds, or do you make fur from something else as well?
Cruella: "I have killed a few Hellcats too, yes. And I have skinned more than a few Sinners. But I have found Hellhound fur to be the best and killing them is more satisfying anyway because I hate, HATE dogs…"
To Gaston: How did you survive your first extermination? Considering no one is as strong as Gaston! Also what happened to LeFou?
Gaston: "My first Extermination? Ha! You should have seen it! I fought off those angels with my bare hands and sent them fleeing back to Heaven, showing that even in death, Gaston is the hunter of all things that crawl or fly! As for LeFou… well, unfortunately he wasn't as lucky and he died during an Extermination a long time ago. I do miss him though."
To Yzma: Do you miss Kronk? If you could talk with Kuzko one more time, what would you say to him?
Yzma: "Honestly… yes, I do miss Kronk. I have tried to replace him during my time in Hell, but it's just not the same." (sighs) "As for Kuzco, I'm honestly not sure. I have thought about that myself, but my answer changes every day. Some days, I would like to blame him for me ending up here or yell at him for ruining my life. But other days, I actually want to apologize for trying to kill him and try to make amends with him. I flip-flop between hating him and regretting my actions, so it could go either way."
To Gothel: There was, once in your wretched life, a moment where you missed the daughter you abandoned or cared for Rapunzel more than for her magic hair?
Gothel: "I didn't want to abandon my daughter and I only left her behind when I had no choice, but I don't regret abandoning her either, especially since it wasn't like I was leaving her to fend for herself. She was found by the Captain of the Guard, so there was a good chance that she would be taken care of. And there was no way I could have gone back for her. And I guess you could say I cared for Rapunzel… as one cares for a pet."
To Yzma: Why are you in this Hell? Shouldn't you be in (checks Wikipedia) the Ukhu Pacha?
Yzma: "I was there originally, but I was transferred to Hell after the Ukhu Pacha was shut down. Nobody goes there anymore."
To Scar: Are Shenzi, Banzai and Ed in Hell as well? Did you meet them again?
Scar: "Honestly, I haven't the slightest idea, since I haven't seen them once since my arrival."
From Matteso585
Scar: Is Ushari down in Hell with you?
Scar: "Who?"
Yzma: How are the effects of your potions temporary, but the one that turned Kuzco into a llama isn't?
Yzma: "Oh, that potion would have worn off eventually, which is why just turning him into a llama wasn't enough. I needed him dead as well."
Kaa: Glad that Khan sees a use for your hypnotic powers, even after you sent him on a wild goose chase back when you were alive?
Kaa: "That's not really a question, isss it? That's really just a general ssstatement."
Shere Khan: Did you know that a mortal realm where everyone is an anthropomorphic animal has a variant of yourself, that also runs a business called Khan Industries?
Shere Khan: "Hmm, I did not not know that. How interesting."
Gothel: Are Zhan Tiri, Sugracha, and Tromus in Hell with you?
Gothel: "Honestly… I'm not sure where they are. I haven't seen them at all during my time in Hell."
Edgar: Does it suck that an action by two dogs is what led to your death?
Edgar: "I guess, although it's not like those two dogs are the sole reason I died. What, are you expecting me to hate all dogs because of those two? Of course not. I'm not Cruella De Ville. I honestly still consider myself more of a dog person than a cat person."
Cruella: Do Jasper and Horace still work for you?
Cruella: "Nope. They're not even down here, if you can believe it. Apparently they did enough good deeds to get themselves into Heaven. And even if they were down here, I wouldn't be hiring them. I would be torturing them instead…"
Scar: Since your were once a king, feel that you should've been a Sinner Overlord, instead of a lackey for Khan?
Scar: "I already answered this question."
Zira: During Kiara's first hunt, were you aware that the Lion Guard were gone at the time?
Zira: "The Lion what?"
From spantidem7
I would like to ask a collective question for you, Cruella, Gaston, Gothel and Yzma: what do you honestly think about your boss and his favorite employee Angel Dust?
Cruella: "Valentino is a very good friend, not my boss. We have a lot in common, me and him. And of course, I am grateful to him for giving me aid in my time of need. As for Angel Dust, I have no particular thoughts on him. What Val does with him is his business, not mine."
Gaston: "Ha! You should have seen Valentino beg me to come to work for him. He knew that someone like me had tons of options, so he was grateful that I chose him over anyone else in Hell. Because of that, our relationship is one of mutual respect. As for Angel Dust…" (hesitates) "Uh, I don't care. He's certainly never hit on me or anything. And even if he has, Gaston is completely straight!"
Gothel: "Honestly, I enjoy the company that Valentino surrounds himself with more than I enjoy the man himself. His entire industry came after my time anyway. I don't really care for his favorite employee either. He's far too vulgar."
Yzma: "I wouldn't call Valentino my boss, he's just another customer of mine. I have tons of customers all around Hell who use my potions to change their appearance. And because of my business, I have exclusive membership in Valentino's inner circle, though I can't say that I am a fan of what he does or his porn stars. But you don't have to like an Overlord to have a good business relationship with him."
Edgar, what do you think of imps? And the Ars Goetia? What about werecats? (yes, JP-Ryder and BuckJohnson, I know Edgar doesn't know what werecats are, I just want to see how he'll react to the news)
Edgar: "I have no problems with imps. In fact, I sympathize with them for their low status, since many of them are servants like myself. And as you can imagine, I am not fond of the Goetia demons, though I will stop myself from saying too unkind of a word about my employers. As for werecats, I have never encountered any, though I do know there are a few in Hell. I was quite surprised to learn that werecats, werewolves, and other creatures were real when I arrived in Hell."
Scar, what's it like to be eaten by hyenas? It hurts? Because you deserve it.
Scar: (growls) "Of course it hurts, imbecile. I was eaten alive."
Shere Khan, how did you become an Overlord who can apparently rival Vox and Valentino?
Shere Khan: "Well, those two were merely human when they were alive. I was a predator, a hunter. That gives me an edge. I have also been in Hell longer than they have and have been an Overlord longer than they have as well, since I became an Overlord after I took advantage of the power vacuum created by the Radio Demon."
Zira, have you ever thought about reuniting with your son?
Zira: "Which one? If you're referring to Nuka, I already have. He lives with me and Scar."
Kaa, do you have a crush on Shere Khan? Because I feel like you two are very close...
Kaa: (pause) "No comment…"
From Sweet_Franny2003
Foxy Loxy have you ever heard of someone named Don Karnage? Cause he's more awesome than you. Hehe.
Foxy Loxy: "Um… okay."
From ultimate-drax
Foxy Loxy - Has anyone ever told you you have an amazing voice?
Foxy Loxy: "Uh, thank you."
Gaston - Hey man, I gotta ask. Did you really still wanna marry Bell after figuring out she had fallen in love with a big hairy beast? Sounds like you could've dodged a bullet.
Gaston: "Well, obviously now I regret wanting to marry her, considering how that worked out for me."
Mother Gothel - How old are you?
Gothel: "Never ask a lady her age."
Scar - Why didn't you just finish Simba of yourself after you murdered Mufasa?
Scar: "Because I preferred to keep my claws as clean as possible and not risk leaving any evidence that would trace it back to me."
Shere Khan - If Mowgli had gone to Hell when he died, would you go on a third manhunt?
Shere Khan: "Obviously."
Zira - Did you ever eat humans when you were alive?
Zira: (rolls her eyes) "I didn't even know what a human was before I died."
And that's it for now. We're gonna return our focus to Luz Clawthorne now, but hopefully you don't have to wait too long for the next Helluva Dad update.
