Moxxie continued struggling and sweating to tell Balin if Heaven and its angels were evil or not.
In Hell's case, they were, considering their annual Extermination Day to control its over-population problem from above.
"Listen, kid. The thing is..." stuttered Moxxie. "The Heaven you believe in... it's not..."
"Not, what?" asked Balin, listening closely with a little worry. "Is Heaven... bad?"
As Blitzø, Millie, and Loona looked on just as nervous about how he'll react, Moxxie took a deep breath. But seeing his face, he exhaled not holding it in any longer and teared up.
"I'm sorry! I can't do it! I just can't!" he cried.
"Can't do what? Uncle..."
"Yes, they are, darling." another voice in the room said.
Everyone looked at Millie in shock to see it was her who said that, as she sighed sadly.
"After Hell started expanding with Lucifer and Lilith, the angels in charge made a deal, to hold an event where every year, Exorcist angels would come down from Heaven and... and..." Millie started tearing up next as Balin was shocked at what he was hearing. "They could even hunt us down one day."
"Angels... can, kill?" Balin backed up to the wall, feeling scared. "No. Is this a joke? Angels don't kill."
"No, it's not." sighed Loona in sympathy, as she rubbed her tail in regret.
"So... you two are telling me," said Balin to Moxxie and Millie. "Everything I've believed so far about Heaven, is a lie?"
The married imps individually lowered their heads in guilt, as Moxx wiped away his tears.
"I'm so sorry, sweetie." Loona then kneeled down to his level. "Trust me, I wouldn't want to tell you either, even at your age."
"Don't worry, Loona." sighed Balin, in a little sadness. "It's okay."
"Okay?!" Moxxie perked his head up in a gasp. "Kid, aren't you... crushed, by any of this?"
"I am. But I already know how it feels." the boy said to the imp, then looking to the hellhound. "I guess I was right. Maybe there are monsters in my world after all."
Loona rubbed his cheek with her soft paw, heartbroken by him saying those words. "Awww, no, buddy."
"And you think that's 'OK' kid?" exclaimed Blitzø in shock. "Tell those two words to the angels who even butchered the literal hell outta my therapist!"
Angered by his insensitivity, Loona stood up and slapped the back of Blitzø head hard.
"What? I was trying to tell him it wasn't OK!" he hissed in pain at his daughter. "So, ow!"
"Shut! Up!" seethed Loona through her jaws, before calming down and kneeling down at Balin again.
"Well, do you want to know what I'm right about kiddo?"
"What is it, Loona?"
"That inside even some demons, there's a rainbow."
Moxxie then grabbed the book and showed the cover to Balin. "Words of the proud author behind this book."
"Charlie... Morningstar...?" the boy read the author's name on the cover of the book, underneath the title. "Is that... Satan's daughter?"
"Lucifer's, actually." grinned Loona with her arms crossed.
"WOW!"
"I guess, what makes it okay is that, there's not a lot of angels that know these events anyway." Loona then spoke to the imps. "Considering Charlie's babe is an Exorcist herself. Formerly."
"That... actually sounds good. T-T-Thanks, Loona. Can't believe I said that." mumbled Moxx, before speaking to Balin again. "Our princess may be a demon, but she believes more in the rest of Hell does."
"So try not to lose faith in anyone else, baby." added Millie, feeling slightly better. "I did say demons aren't heartless, so why would your world be any different?"
"Yeah. You're right. I'm sorry." Balin felt like he wanted to cry again. "I just... I don't want you four demons getting exorcised for me. Please."
"Aw, bring it in Balin." Moxxie opened his arms for Balin as he came in for a hug, as the boy's tears streamed down his chocolate-coated face.
This admittedly made Loona a little emotional too, but she still kept her tears to herself and tried not to cry, though she showed a gentle smile just as Blitzø and Millie did from the sidelines.
"...Anywho, I'll just get this show on the road, we've only got 50 minutes until he pays double, so, see ya in a bit M&M!" said Blitzø as he waltzed out of the office.
"Ugh... c'mon honey, we gotta fill the greatest showman's request." smirked Moxxie.
Before he could leave the room, Balin tugged on his tail gently.
"Yes?"
"Uncle Moxxie, can I keep this book to study?" Balin asked him.
"Sorry bud, that's a library book." replied Moxxie. "I gotta return it soon, but you can have a read of it while we're out. I put a bookmark in Chapter 16, which will show you where you'll find out what the Vee's are. As well as the rules you'll need to get acquainted with, like how to keep your distance from any overlord you see, such as them."
"Nah, I don't think he should stress, Fatty." smirked Loona. "Not as long as I'm around."
"You don't have to rip anyone apart for me, Loona." said Balin modestly. "I'll be fine with you."
"Well Balin, a mama wolf is a mama wolf. It's basic instinct." Moxxie gave him a few nudges of his shoulder.
Loona's ears then perked up at that. "Excuse me?!"
She then looked to where Moxxie was standing, to see he was gone in a flash to help prepare for the mission.
Sighing in annoyance at him, she kissed Balin's forehead with a small smile before she left to play on her phone some more.
As Balin sat down to study the Vee's and the other overlord demons, one of them a dinosaur demon which he gulped at, he then looked at Millie feeling a little sad.
He was disheartened at the news on Heaven, sure, but he hated seeing his new friends sad more, even for him.
So being the caring little human he was, he walked over to her and gave her a hug. Millie was surprised to feel that from her after what she said.
"Sugar-pie, are you okay?" she asked.
"Thank you for helping me, Aunty Millie." smiled Balin. "I love you."
Getting her energetic smile back, Millie hugged the kid back tightly as she swayed him back and forth stroking his hair.
"I guess most humans ain't full of secret nasties, after all." she thought in her head.
MEANWHILE...
Blitzø and Moxxie were right at work, filling their duffle bags with weapons for the mission.
"Alright Mills, let's come on out and get to it!" called Blitzø. "Those holes ain't gonna fill themselves!"
Loona groaned in embarrassment and rolled her eyes at that innuendo.
"Still disgusting, sir." Moxxie sympathetically patted his boss' shoulder.
"Meh, don't touch me, troll." grumbled Blitzø.
"Well, you guys have a sorta fun mission." Loona sighed, not bothering to look up from her magazine.
Hearing her say that made Blitzø stop. "Wait, Loonie, don't you wanna come? This one's a biggie, and we could use those big strong toothies to do the job."
"Yeah *clears her throat* Well someone's gotta stay and keep an eye on the kiddo." said Loona bluntly.
"Sweetie, I heard him say he'll be fine back there." replied Blitzø.
"Well it's just to make sure he stays fine." Loona protested back.
"Ah, fair enough Loonie-Tooney." shrugged Blitzø as he gave in with support. "You do you."
Little did Blitzø and the others know, Loona had disguised the real reason she didn't want to come with them behind her hair. Normally, she'd tag along and go as wild as she was whenever she wasn't interested in slaving away over a desk manning the phones, but since meeting Balin, she still wanted to make a good first impression. So for now, killing was off the list for her.
Blitzø may have figured that out, or not yet, but for the sake of his own health and safety, he decided to keep it a secret from her.
But not long before he could leave, Loona did grab him angrily by his back collar.
"But I swear! Blitz-O! You are to clean yourselves up as soon as or before you get home!" she quietly growled. "I do not want to see you in front of the kid with blood, dead bodies, dick sweat, or holes of any kind! Not even in your underwear! If you do, I will smell it and fling you around this office, feral or not. That's how 'on you' it will be! GOT IT?!"
"Y-Y-Yes, dear." shivered Blitzø nervously, before his daughter dropped him to the ground.
Even though he had the higher authority being her adopted dad and all, he was still a pussy in front of her anger. Nonetheless though, he shrugged it off as normal.
Millie then somersaulted out of the board room in her ditzy self again, collecting her axe from across the room.
"Grrr-Raawrrr! I'm already jazzed up for this!" she exclaimed, before running through Blitzø Asmodean crystal portal, which lead to...
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
"That's the stuff, Mills!" Blitzø strongly announced, before breathing in the crisp Chicago air. "Chicago: the inventor of ballet."
"Not even close." whispered Moxxie.
"Now let's get this theatre pop-corning!" continued the boss, as he and his gang began sneaking through the park they landed in, bush by bush.
After six minutes of walking through the Main Street in their poor human disguises, they arrived to the diamond jewel of the city: 'Balaban & Katz Theatre', before hiding in a open manhole to discuss their options.
"Aright, remember sex-birds, there are little girls in there." instructed Blitzø, nervously. "So we 'absolutely' can't be seen."
"Hmm... did seeing Midsummer Night's Dream change your view on scaring fair maidens outta their wits?" teased Moxxie.
"Midsummer's... what now?"
"You know damn-well, sir. That play I recommended to you four months ago?"
"OH... must've slept through." grinned Blitzø, causing Moxxie to seethe in offence. "Hey, how was I supposed to know scaring bitches back then was a death wish?"
"Do you really want me to answer that?" Moxxie then grinned getting a naughty idea. "Perhaps we could ask, Verosika?"
The boss imp gasped long and angry at that.
"Don't you DARE bring that wannabe succubus into this!" demanded Blitzø. "She may have forgiven me at that 'fuck me' party, but only little enough to know that!"
"Oh, alright boys, put a hell-hen's egg in it!" Millie quietly intervened with a shout. "Now let's not discuss politics on this one. Not all humans are full of secret nasties, but these girls surely are, so it's up to us to save Balin's world from them, the way he'd want us to! Now how would you propose that would be?"
"To get along?" the boys replied with flat sigh.
"Ding, ding, ding!" replied Millie in excitement.
"I suppose when your hoe's right, your hoe's right." Blitzø said, shaking Moxxie's hand.
"See Moxx? So now you're friends again, what's the plan boss?" Millie asked Blitzø with an evil grin on her face, before the boss gave one too.
A FEW MINUTES LATER...
The crowd was fancily talking to each other during the intermission, when all of a sudden...
KABOOM!
The entire theatre burst into flames and started collapsing, sending some of the audience members into flames and spewing blood & guts from out of the stage curtains.
One of the audience members got crushed by a strong-bearing wood, splashing blood from his head onto a recital critic's face.
"AAH! Criticism! It speaks!" the critic screamed in drama.
Right next to the burning theatre, were the imps with traces of gunpowder leading to the scene of the crime as it exploded to the ground.
M&M had shocked expressions on their faces before facing Blitzø sternly.
"Yeah. Moxxie wins this one." muttered Millie.
"Are you fucking kidding me, sir?!" Moxx whispered in an angry shouting tone.
"It was either that or bring Loona with us, okay?" said Blitzø in defence. "She would've totally ripped that crowd to shreds in 10 seconds, tops."
"I'm sure she's fine with Balin, sir." awed Millie. "What a little peach he is. I could just eat him up."
"Well, while I will admit, I have grown an impression on the kid, I'm just concerned about mine." spoke Blitzø. "It's not like her to just up and decline one of our missions like this, even for him."
"And what's wrong with him, boss?" asked Millie.
"Holy shit." exclaimed Moxxie, before he used quotation fingers saying: "Maybe because she's becoming a 'mother' to him."
"For a bi, that is the gayest thing you have ever said." snapped Blitzø. "Of course she's not becoming one! She hates kids, I just know it so much, she'd be a terrible mother."
"Is it because you don't wanna let her go, Blitzø?"
"I'MMA KILL YOU MOXXIE!" screamed Blitzø as he started chasing Moxxie back and forth, while Millie shook her head with a sigh and chuckle.
Soon, she got a notification on her phone, seeing something quite interesting. And surprising.
BACK AT I.M.P...
Loona continued reading her magazine, when Balin came limping out of the board room having finished reading some of his book.
"How you doin', kiddo?" Loona looked at him with a smile.
"I'm just resting now, Loona." replied Balin, as he went onto the couch to play on his iPhone.
Luckily enough, his phone had enough charge with a charger in his backpack AND there was enough Wi-fi thanks to I.M.P's modem.
A/N: Hell has WiFi? Okay, now this is the best portrayal of Hell ever!
From time to time, Loona and Balin would look at each other with smiles on their faces.
"Cute kid." Loona said to herself a couple of times.
She thought the kid looked absolutely adorable playing on his phone like that. It was reminding her of a little her, as he was all the things that she wasn't. Happy-go-lucky and perfect the way she was.
She worried at times whether she was an asshole to literally everyone she met, even if they were kids and especially I.M.P. But seeing Balin sit there, calmly accepting this world beyond his own, she now had a feeling of love for him.
The next time she looked at him, she got emotional, as unknowingly, her eyes began to water up.
"You okay, Loona?" asked Balin.
"Yeah, just..." sniffled Loona in response.
The boy grabbed a box of tissues from the filing cabinet and handed them to her at her desk.
"Thanks, mini dude." she said, catching her breath as she wiped her eyes. "You okay now, after earlier?"
"Well, I'm a little bored right now." replied Balin.
"Well, remember, if you wanna talk, I'm always here." Loona smiled. "I'm not going anywhere, I'm not gonna let those exorcists kill me and take me away from you."
"Thank you, Loona." sighed Balin, as he sat back down on the couch.
Then, Loona had another idea to make him welcome in Hell. She put down her magazine and stood up from her desk.
"Alright, make some room." said Loona.
The boy sat up on one side of the couch as Loona sat on the other and wrapped her arms around him. He knew what she was doing and was blushing in surprise from the affection, causing him to return the hug.
The two then laid down on the whole couch and started cuddling together.
Looking at one another with affectionate smiles, Balin rested his head in Loona's chest while her snout rested on his head.
To Balin, Loona's heartbeat was like rolling thunder and her fur was so soft and warm, it melted almost the entire world away from him.
Softly, Loona unsheathed her claws and began stroking the back of his hair, gently as to not tear off his scalp. Even though they did tickle like most sharp objects do when handled with care.
Balin was already so relaxed with his saviour hellhound resting by his side. Instinctively, he began scratching behind her ears.
A few seconds into the pleasure, Loona looked down at Balin with a cheeky smile and started licking his left cheek, her long tongue sticking out kawaii-style in between the licks. Normally, she'd be against this kind of behaviour, but seeing how kids in his world love it so much, she almost found it cute at such a late time in her life.
As Balin giggled softly at the doggy kisses, his chocolate Dalmatian mask melted off his face from how warm her tongue was.
"You know, you're really great with dogs." she smiled. "Didn't you say you have a discomfort around them?"
"Yeah. Only around my family." replied Balin. "But I did have an afghan hound when I was a baby."
"Oh yeah. I remember you saying that last night." said Loona. "Where is it now? Is it with your family?"
"No. She died last year." sighed Balin.
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"Nah, it's fine. I'm too young to know the feeling."
"You can never be too young." chuckled Loona. "But to know you've made friends with a hellhound, with razor-sharp claws and fangs, you're a brave little one. Aren't you?"
Balin then gave a slight nod, before Loona looked back at her receptionist area with an idea.
"Oh, Balin?"
"Yeah?"
"There's a brush in the top drawer of my desk." she asked him, pointing at the desk. "Could you do me a favour and grab it for me? Please?"
A/N: See y'all in the next chapter.