So, this story is finally gonna focus on something original. Well, more akin to a buildup to an episode. And despite this story being so much of a "Mary Sue", I'm gonna continue to write this story. Anyway, just gonna say that Caboose won't have many actions in the next few chapter or so. Now, let's go into the story.
Caboose's Guide to make Friends in Hell
Guide Eleven
Aftereffects
Premise: I have no clue what that means?
Time passed since Caboose parted ways with Verosika and her crew (they had a thousand-yard stare after the student the idiot had pulled) after they entered through a portal made by what was called an "Asmodeus Crystal" (the idiot, of course, got it confused as an "amodium Cristl") which, he and his slightly damaged pet reached the main door to the Hazbin Hotel. He opened the door and walked in along with his pet. "I'm back!"
Charlie and Vaggie were the first ones to run to greet him. The lovers saw the damage on their pet's body as they did. "Caboose, what happened to Freckles!?" The Princess of Hell looked at the giant robot.
"Oh, Freckles," Caboose looked at his pet before facing the others. "Oh, he just protected me from a really scary monster! Don't worry, he was able to beat them but sustained minor injuries, and they promised they wouldn't hurt us ever again!" The MANTIS Droid knew that was a blatant lie but kept silent. He didn't want his master to be in trouble.
The Princess of Hell seemed to take in his words. "Oh, I see. But what about your pet's injuries?"
"THERE IS A REPAIR PAD WITHIN CAPTAIN CABOOSE'S QUARTERS, MISS CHARLIE," Freckles informed her, shifting half his body to look at her. "YOU SHOULDN'T WORRY, I AM STILL FUNCTIONAL. HOWEVER, THIS BODY REQUIRES AT LEAST A MONTH TO BE FULLY REPAIRED."
"I see…" Vaggie still suspected what kind of event those two idiots (more like the blue manchild) had been through today. "Well, if today's event, you can go to your room and rest. But remember, we have an activity tomorrow, so I want you to partake since you're part of it. Understood?"
"OKAY!" Caboose loudly shouted before looking up at his pet. "C'mon, Freckles! Let's get you sorted before I get to play more of that Honmai Stere SNAIL!"
"IT'S 'HONKAI STAR RAIL', CAPTAIN," The droid corrected him, remembering how much his master spent. Well, it's not like he spent at least a million on it (and he has a lot more. Good lord, Vaggie and Charlie saw that Caboose was worth tens of millions already!). At least he donated a few thousand to fund the hotel. He was a guest, after all.
"That too," Caboose repeated before he walked by the two lovers to head to his room with his pet. Right before he left the area, he gave the lesbian couple his words. "Oh! If you're gonna do it, please don't do it in a storage closet. Grif and Simmons wouldn't even like." That left both Charlie and Charlie absolutely confused by this statement. Before they even questioned him, the blue idiot had already left the room.
Vaggie can't help herself but externally sigh. "Este idiota azul…" She looked at her girlfriend. "Did you get anything yet, hon?"
"Um…Not really," The Princess of Hell admitted. "We could agree that most of what he's saying doesn't make sense. Not being mean or anything!" If one thing interested her, the names he'd typically blurt out. Like, who is this 'Tucker' and 'Sister' he keeps bugging on and doesn't give context to what he says!
"Charlie, I think we just have to wait until he explains," Her girlfriend responded cautiously. "Caboose is very unpredictable and is extremely dangerous to everyone. I still cannot believe he spent some of his money on those…What are they called "Gacha Games"?"
The Princess of Hell knew what she was talking about. Those types of games manipulate people like Caboose into giving amount of money. It's basically like gambling. And despite the restrictions both lovers had put on the idiot (He's already spent $25,000.), they knew things would only get worse, and the idiot would only indulge in this "sinful" pleasure. "Yeah. I was thinking of giving him a box of crayons and a sketchbook I have lying around. After all, he's adjusting well to the hotel within the two months. I believe him being the first Sinner to go to Heaven."
"Yeah..." Vaggie was, again, sceptical of this claim.
Husk, who was downing a bottle of cheap alcohol within the bar, overheard the two's conversation. Despite Not caring for Caboose (He never liked the blue idiot in the first place), he could already tell that every word he spoke was a blatant lie. He was very aware the moment he told them he was 'assisting' people and knew what he was getting into. It was surprising that the idiot was still bubbly as usual. Whatever he was underneath that armour…he knew the idiot wasn't what he seemed.
-Scene Change-
"Time to twirl!"
"You won't get away!"
"Time to twirl!"
"You won't get away!"
"Time to twirl!"
"You won't get away!"
Those lines were completely omitted from Caboose's laptop as he was busy playing the Gacha game on his desk. An hour already passed, and Caboose was, somehow, getting luckily with the fights he encountered. It was probably because he heavily invested in levelling up the characters, the Relics, and Light Cones (He had no idea what the latter two means. Yeah, no wonder he spent a lot of money on in-come game currency). As he was gaming, Freckles stood within the repair pad and watched his master. Considering the gameplay was…well, lacklustre, he'd thought it would be a great opportunity to converse. "CAPTAIN CABOOSE?"
Caboose paused his game and turned to face his pet. "Yes, Freckles?"
"TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT WAS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED!" His pet replied back to the idiot. "WHAT YOU DID WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. EVEN IN UNSC STANDARD."
"Um…" Caboose tilted his head. "What do you mean by that Freckles?"
The droid let out a robotic sigh, knowing that his master had zero clue to what he said. "NONETHELESS, YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE THAT MISTAKE BY APOLOGISING TO MISS VEROSIKA AND HER CREW."
"Yes. That totally makes sense! Even though I have no idea what you are implying!" Caboose nodded his head for some reason.
Freckles continued to stare at the idiot before he could come with his thoughts. "IT IS ADVISABLE THAT I SHOULD STAY WITH YOU, CAPTAIN, ENSURING THAT NOTHING COULD GO WRONG." He was of course referring to being in Caboose's Defunct Assault Rifle.
"Yeah! I think that would be neat!" Caboose understood that part. Turning around to face his laptop, he was about to play when… "Freckles, do you have any games you recommend? I'm, sure you collected a few things on Earth, right?"
"AFFIRMATIVE!" Freckles replied before he scanned through his data to think of what games his master could play aside from that type of game he's playing. It only took him a couple of seconds before one had peeped his interest. "THERE IS ONE YOU MAY LIKE, CAPTAIN."
"Aaaaaaaaaaaand what is that?" Caboose kindly asked.
"STARDEW VALLEY." Freckles robotically informed him. "IT IS MEANT TO SERVE AS A RELAXING GAME. YOU CAN FARM, FISH, COLLECTING ITEMS, CHOPPING DOWN TREE, AND, OF COURSE, COMBAT. THIS IS A STARK CONTRAST TO WHAT YOU'RE PLAYING,"
Caboose was surely interested in playing games. "Really!? That's great. That's just like Minecraft! I'd wish Grif would be here to help me." He'd remember 'helping' the lazy soldier by placing a lot of TNT in a house he'd spent days building, and also how he got punched in the head for it. "Man, I really hope today don't have a lasting effect?"
"THAT ISN'T RELATED TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED, CAPTAIN." His robot pet reminded him
Caboose turned back around again and looked up to his pet. "I know. I like saying things out loud." Of course, the blue idiot would say such a thing considering his mind was inhabiting a world of his own. In all seriousness, he'd hope that nothing would occur due to his actions at the beach.
-Scene Change-
Somewhere in the deep parts of Hell, where its environment is in a lush green forest blended well with the yellow sky, Vortex opened the door to a white and yellow colour bee-themed mansion before entering it. Upon entering, he was immediately greeted by a female fox/bee demon hybrid who hugged him. "Vortex! How was your day!?"
The muscular male Hellhound hugged his girlfriend back. "It's been great, Bee."
Embodiment of the Sin of Gluttony: Beelzebub
Beelzebub let go of her boyfriend. Already, she sensed a very tired vibe he was given off. "Are you sure? Those eyes don't say otherwise."
The male Hellhound could only let out a tiresome sigh, knowing how complicated he was going to recap his day. "You might wanna sit down for this. Bee…"
Sitting down on the longue, he explained how the day went by from the quarrel in the parking lot that led to a competition between his Boss and ex-boyfriend before settling down a contest on Earth, and to top it all off, a Fish-Kaiju Monster, his Boss, accidentally created. Beelzebub was surprised that he and the others were almost arrested but were saved. "So, you're telling me that a Sinner who is a manchild went to Earth with his pet that turns out to be a fucking giant robot done all of that!? While you were working?!"
The male Hellhound nodded while he rubbed the back of his head. "Yes. It is all true, Bee. I haven't thanked him for saving me and my Boss's group."
"What is his name?" Beelzebub asked, interested in this unique Sinner her boyfriend kept mentioning.
Vortex couldn't believe what he was going to say. But he didn't want to say it meaningfully. "His name is Caboose."
"Caboose? As in the last railroad car of a train?" The Sin of Gluttony was caught off guard before letting out a small chuckle. "That's a cool fucking name, not gonna lie!"
"I know," her boyfriend told her while holding his hands on his lap. "He's the exact same one who almost killed my Boss by mistaking a Sniper Rifle for a Camera. Fortunately, he undid his mistake by helping her free us from the police." He looked at Beelzebub's face and noticed a specific look on her face. "Uh, babe? You okay?"
"Huh?" The Queen Bee was brought out of her thoughts and looked back at her lover. "I'm fine. I was thinking about what you said."
The male Hellhound could tell she was thinking of 'that'. "You aren't thinking of inviting him to your parties?"
The Embodiment of Gluttony slumped her shoulders, which confessed what she had in mind. "Yeah, I was. I really want to meet this Caboose. He seems fun, albeit he shouldn't have any weapons."
Vortex understood what she was saying. "I am aware. But aren't Sinners prohibited only to the Pride Ring?"
Now that she thought about it, she didn't want the Other Sins to know that a Sinner went to the other rings. It would cause uproar and fear from the Hellborns that they have exited their bounded space. Still, she did have a plan in mind. "Yes. But maybe I can call Lucifer and convince him to allow this Sinner to go to the Gluttony Ring. I actually want to see this Caboose in person."
"That could be possible," Vortex spoke, unsure if his girlfriend was making the right choice. But, considering that she is the leader of this Ring, it may be allowed. As he was back in his own thoughts, there was one thing he thought of right now at the possibility of Caboose in the Gluttony Ring. "It won't be a pleasant experience of a Sinner being at my girlfriend's party."
-Scene Change-
In a room in the Great U.S. and A, a screen was filled all over the room. But, on a giant flat screen, footage of a catfish monster and a large mech droid was watched in interest by a man-and-woman duo, all dressed up as government agents. This surely caught their attention after they were tipped by an Official of an 'Armoured Man who never appears in a Camera' and how a Godzilla-like fight happened in real life. "That is interesting!" The female spoke, taking notes of the robot's appearance.
The male agent looked back at his partner. His eyebrow narrowed behind his sunglasses. "That doesn't look like it's demonic."
The female agent glanced at him. "Who knows. Demons from Hell always make things that catch attention. Like this robot, though, it has nothing Demonic except for that insignia." She then pointed to the screen where the emblem of an Eagle, Globe, and Banner with the word 'U.N.S.C.' was seen. Whatever that was, it sure caught the U.S. Government's interest, and they were, fortunately enough, assigned this task for them. "Looks like it is up to us to find this robot!"
"And not to mention this 'invisible armoured man' they filled us in." The male agent added, letting out bland, evil laughter not long after his partner joined in, thinking at the possible reward of catching them.
Preview: Uh…Bring. Why aren't I allowed to help the old man and three baby Angels!?
My, my. Looks like Caboose's action in the heavily altered 'Spring Broken' event has surely caught the attention of the Sin of Gluttony and a specific human organization to uncover Demons from Hell.
Now, I want to apologise if this chapter seems fairly short. Truth be told, I want to publish one right before the Helluva Boss Episode 'Ghostfuckers' comes out. I'm gonna be watching it to get the ideas how Caboose would do if he were to be in that event.
So, whoever said that Caboose will meet Beelzebub, this is the setup for it. And it will take at least a couple of chapters to reach that milestone. But I would like to hear your thoughts on those two interacting.
I hope this chapter satisfy all of you!? You can criticise this work since I feel like there are many O.O.C moments. But what do you all think of this chapters? And predictions you all wanna make?
