Chapter 40: TV is overrated
A/N: Yes, you've read that title correctly. We're finally going to have Vox interact with Jenny. With Alastor and Blitzo out of the hotel, how is our favorite heroine going to handle the head honcho of the Vees? What will Alastor do when he finds out his eternal rival is trying to sink his claws into his favorite little firecracker? I guess you're just going to find out.
I have a feeling Vox will be out of character in this chapter but I'm going to try my best to keep him in character. Since we haven't really seen him (we haven't really seen a lot of the other characters aside from the hotel gang) his interactions will be up to my interpretation until we see more of him in season 2.
I can't believe we've reached 40 chapters already! It's kind of crazy this story has gotten this long already and we haven't even gotten through half of season one of both shows! Hope you guys don't mind long stories lol.
Here's your random trivia of the day. Since we're celebrating 40 chapters in it's a sneak peak trivia too: David is related to one of the characters in the Hazbin Universe. Have fun figuring out who it is!
Now let's get on with the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own Hazbin Hotel or Helluva Boss; I just own my characters.
Enjoy!
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"Not interested" Lue barked.
He slammed the door in Vox's face and scowled. What was the boss of the Vees doing here? The television overlord was bad news. He might not have been as powerful as some of the other overlords but he was more slippery and nastier . He was one of the trouble makers that Lucifer wanted eyes on.
The door was knocked again. Seemed like Vox didn't take the hint. Opening the door a crack, he glared at the television.
"Whatever it is that you're trying to promote this time, we're not interested. Now move along"
Vox's eye twitched as he forced to keep his fake smile on still. Who did this hobo think he was? Slamming a door in the television demon's face? How dare he?
But he couldn't rip this nobody to pieces just yet. If he did that, then his chances of striking a deal with Jenny would be ruined. For now he would play nice…just until he had Jenny within his grasp.
"Oh, you misunderstand! I'm not here to promote one of my newest gadgets that just went on the market today-I'm here to offer these to Miss. Nightingale"
He held up the bouquet of roses to prove his point. Lue eyed the flowers wearily. Vox never gave people anything for free. He was up to something.
"That's very nice of you. I'll be sure to give these to her"
He reached for the flowers only for Vox to pull them back out of the angel's reach.
"I was hoping to give these to her personally" he said through his teeth.
Lue glared at Vox and closed the door more so only his body was blocking the entrance.
"Miss. Jenny isn't taking any visitors at this time. If you want to give her flowers I'll be more than happy to deliver them for you" he said.
Vox's smile finally vanished as he scowled at Lue.
"What's with the hostility? You act like I'm trying to cause trouble"
"That's because you are. You're not fooling anyone with that gentleman act of yours" Lue spat.
Vaggie sensed something was off since Lue was still at the door and went over to him.
"Why haven't you let Verosika in?" she asked.
Lue made the mistake of turning his head away to look at Vaggie.
"It ain't her, it's-"
Vox used that chance to zap his way past Lue and phase into the hotel. Husker felt his fur bristle the moment he saw him.
"What the fuck are you doing here?!" he barked.
Vox rolled his eyes at the bartender.
"Ah, Husker. I see Alastor still has you on a leash. How sweet" he spat.
He ignored Husker and scanned the lobby searching for a certain someone. When his eyes landed on Jenny, a shadow covered his face as he smiled.
"Ah, there she is! The woman of the hour!"
Jenny bit her lip when she saw the look Vox was giving her.
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"If you had the money to pay off the loan sharks, why did you have to call me to get rid of them?" Alastor spat.
Mimzy laughed nervously as she looked away.
"It's always good to have a bit of money kept away for a rainy day. I didn't have a lot left after paying my rent and I didn't want to go broke again" she said.
Alastor rolled his eyes.
"Try to do a better job at saving money. My stomach can only handle so many loan sharks"
"Yeah, yeah. Thanks for being a pal and helping me. Speaking of being a pal, what do you say about me loaning that girl again? I have a few repairs I need to get fixed here and she could be a big help with her singing" Mimzy said.
Alastor narrowed his eyes at his friend.
"As I've said before that was a one time gig. Jennifer is going to audition for the play in town and she needs to focus on that"
"You were serious about that? Wow, I never knew you would go so far when it came to gaining souls" Mimzy said.
Alastor's ear twitched.
"I don't recall ever saying I made deal with her. I'm simply helping because I want to see what she has to offer. I do help without any strings attached every now and then"
"Ha! You ain't fooling me, Al. You're helping little Miss. Hottie because everyone has their eyes on her. You'll be the talk of the town when they find out you own her soul" Mimzy laughed.
"I know how your mind works, you heartless son of a bitch"
Alastor's eyes narrowed at the back handed insult.
"After being in the same building as her for a few months, I've come to the conclusion that no one would be capable of handling such a bold, free-spirited personality as Jennifer's" he said dryly.
"And what I do in my personal time is no one's business but my own. Now if you're done chatting I'll- "
His microphone acted up and started making static noises. Raising an eyebrow, Alastor tapped on it until the noise went away and picked up a very familiar voice.
"Ah, there she is! The woman of the hour!"
Alastor went still. That was Vox's voice. The signal his microphone picked up was from the Hotel.
Vox was at the hotel…where Jennifer was.
The room shook as his body slowly cracked and morphed into a demonic looking version of himself. What was Vox doing at the hotel?!
A sick, twisted grin split his face.
"Sneaking in when I'm not around, old chap? That's a new low"
He stormed out of the building, breaking the door off its hinges as well as the frame around it.
Mimzy stomped her foot in anger.
"Damnit! Now I need to pay someone to repair that!"
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Vox stormed up to Jenny, pushing past Pentious and Charlie as he did so. Jenny had to crane her neck back to look up at him.
"Um, hi?"
Vox reached out and grabbed her hand, yanking her up to her feet and pulling her away from Loona. He held onto her hand and placed a kiss on the back of it.
"It's such a pleasure to be meeting you! I must say you're even more beautiful looking in person! The papers don't do you justice" he said.
Jenny put on a fake smile and tried to pull her hand away. She noticed he was holding onto it rather tightly and it took her a few tries before she was able to pry it away. She flexed her fingers to get rid of the stinging sensation.
Before she could ask who he was, he shoved the roses into her arms.
"These are for you. I saw your performance last night and I had to congratulate you. I do hope you'll accept this gift" he said sweetly.
Jenny made a face as she tried to get the flowers out of her face. The strong aroma of roses was burning her nose.
"Thanks" she said slowly.
"And you are….?"
Vox quickly took his hat off and bowed dramatically.
"I'm Vox. Surely you've heard of me?"
Jenny just blinked.
"…As in Vox Entertainment. Owner of Voxtek Enterprise. Host of Vox-2-Nite?"
She did a very Alastor like tilt of her head, showing she had no idea what he was talking about. Vox fought the urge to keep his eye from twitching.
"I produce and own a lot of the networks in the Pride Ring. All the shows that you see on tv are made by yours truly. It's thanks to me that your time in Hell is full of entertainment instead of boredom" he clarified.
"Is that so?" Jenny said slowly.
"Well…thank you for the flowers. Since you're such a busy man I'll let you be on your way"
Before she could take a step, Vox gripped her shoulder and made her stay put.
"I didn't just come here to offer you flowers, my dear. I also came to offer you my help" he said.
"Your performance from last night was mind blowing. It's been so long since I've seen such pure, raw talent. Talent like that shouldn't be hidden. I want to help you thrive and put your face on every screen in Hell!"
He had a crazed look on his face at the thought of having someone like Jenny under his wing. Everyone was interested in her. With her mysterious blood to her singing, she seemed to offer a little bit of everything for Hell. With such an alluring creature like that within his grasp, the Vees would be the biggest force Hell had ever seen- he would be the biggest force. And the best part would be that he would have something that belonged to Alastor which meant he finally had the upper hand on him.
Jenny laughed nervously and took his hand off her shoulder. She did not like the vibes she was getting from him. There was something about him that was dangerous. He might have talked a big game but she could tell right away he was putting on a show. She needed to get him out of here now.
"That's…very… generous of you but I'm not looking to be on tv" she said.
"I mostly do theater work and since you deal with television I just don't see that working well together. Thank you for the offer but I'm going to have to decline"
Vox's face glitched showing he wasn't happy with that answer. She was playing hard to get? Fine, he liked a good challenge.
"I'm sure you're overwhelmed by this huge offer, I understand. It's not everyday that one of the biggest names in entertainment comes waltzing up to your door offering their services" he said.
"I can assure you that Vox Industries covers more than just television. We offer a variety of other things as well such as fashion, electronics, products, you name it! Anything that anyone wants in Pentagram City we provide! Surely you would want to be part of that?"
"Nope" Jenny said flatly.
"I'm not looking to have my face plastered on every single tiny product that you see on the streets. It gets old and tacky real fast and doesn't make something special because the next day something different will pop up only to be replaced by something else the next day"
Vox's hand twitched in annoyance. Why was she refusing him? Surely she knew the only way to make it big here was to work with the Vees.
Looks like he would have to try harder.
"Clearly you don't understand where I'm coming from"
Husker growled and got in between them. He spread his wings out to block Jenny from Vox's sight. He had to get him out of here before Alastor got back otherwise he would explode. Pentious and Mei came up to Jenny held her protectively.
"You're the one who doesn't understand, asshole" Husk snapped.
"The kid said no! She doesn't want to work with you so drop it. She's not looking to be in one of your cheap, trashy shows on tv. She performs in theater, not television"
Vox scowled at the sight of Alastor's lacky.
"I cover a wide range of entertainment, including stage performances" he assured him.
"And by stage performances do you mean the ones where there are topless dancers swinging from poles and getting tips tucked in their g-strings?" Husker spat.
"What?!" Jenny cried.
Husker looked at her out of the corner of his eye.
"He's one of the Vees. Valentino is his work partner. Since Angel works for him I'm sure you can figure out what kind of 'entertainment' they specialize in" he said.
Jenny looked at Vox in disgust. Now she knew why he gave off bad vibes. He worked with that annoying bigfoot ! And this was the guy Alastor loathed and hated the most! No wonder why he hated Vox. This prick was super annoying.
"Oh I am for sure not accepting your help now!" she barked.
"You want me to work with you and be part of those pornos you produce? You have to be out of your god damn mind if you thought I was going to agree to that!"
Vox panicked and quickly tried to save the situation. Damn it Valentino! Why did he have to make a scene at the hotel?!
"Oh no, I don't do adult entertainment! That's Val's forte. I assure you I focus on more wholesome, family oriented shows and movies that are suitable for everyone"
"You mean shows like 'Yeah, I fucked your sister, so what?' or camera scopes that let you peep on your neighbors? That kind of family entertainment?" Loona asked.
Vox laughed nervously when everyone gave him a dirty look. This wasn't going well.
"I've heard enough" Jenny spat.
She pushed past Husker and gave Vox a dirty glare. She shoved the roses back into his hands and put her hands on her hips.
"You can take those back, since I won't be needing them. I do not want your help nor will I ever ask for it so stop trying to change my mind. I already have Charlie and Alastor helping me out with my goals. At least they're considerate of my ambitions and aren't thinking it's a quick and easy way to make money. You know where the door is so you can march your flat ass over there and be on your merry way"
Vox actually had the audacity to laugh.
"You're getting help from that outdated fossil and that sorry excuse for a princess?!" he laughed.
Jenny felt her blood boil when she heard those insults.
"Charlie is right here!" she gestured to the princess standing next to her.
"For some bigshot you really are fucking stupid to insult someone when they're in the same room as you-especially when it comes to the royal family. If this is your way to change my mind you're really failing at it. Least bigfoot had the brains to know not in talk shit about someone when he was in their presence"
"Least I have something to offer unlike them" Vox said.
"If you want to make it big in this city you need to have connections. And I just so happen to have all the connections that you need. Alastor is a washout, outdated radio host who knows nothing about how the world works now. What could he offer you that I can't?"
"The fact that he knows when to back off when someone tells him no, for starters" Jenny said.
"And if anyone is going to have more connections than you it would be the princess of Hell who is standing right next to me. If I wanted something, she could pull a few strings from her dad and make it happen"
Charlie was about to say something but Vaggie grabbed her hand and secretly shook her head.
"Anyway, this has been …an enlightening conversation but I still stand by what I said and decline your help. Good bye, adios, don't let the door hit you on the way out" Jenny said.
Vox finally dropped the gentleman act and got up in Jenny's face. His face seemed to glow as his eyes became hypnotic. If she wouldn't go with him willingly, he would just have to use force. No way was he going to let Alastor have such a valuable soul in his possession.
"You're going to want to rethink about what I said. I suggest you-"
BAM!
Jenny smashed her head into his flat screened face, head butting him hard. The force of it cause his hypnotic gaze to break as well as his screened face to crack.
"What the fuck?!"
Jenny rubbed her forehead and made sure she wasn't bleeding before she glared at Vox.
"What part of get the fuck out of here do you not understand?" she barked.
"I gave you my answer now beat it!"
Vox growled and glared at Jenny. Oh, so this bitch wanted to play rough? Fine, game on!
He lunged forward and grabbed her wrist in a tight grip.
"You're coming with me whether you like it or not" he said.
Loona snarled while the group got defensive and started pulling out weapons. Vaggie aimed her spear at Vox's neck.
"Get your hands off of her right now" she ordered.
Vox scoffed and glared at her.
"I'm not going to let such a prized possession be wasted away in this shit hole. She's the biggest thing Hell has seen in decades and I'm not going to let such talent be hidden away in a broken-down shit hole"
While he was talking, Jenny stuck her hand in her pocket and grabbed something. She quickly pulled out the taser that Blitzo gave her and jabbed him right in the chest with it. The taser zapped him pretty good as she cranked it up super high. Since he was pretty much a television that meant it was even worse for him. He jolted and shook as the electricity messed with his circuits and caused his wires to frizz. His screened face short circuited and showed an error code before going black. He fell to the ground like a pile of bricks and laid their motionlessly.
Everyone stared at the scene with huge eyes. They looked at Vox then slowly looked at Jenny. The human shrugged and put the taser away.
"He was warned" she said.
Mei looked at Vox's body nervously.
"Is he dead? Like dead dead?" she asked.
"No. The kid made him short circuit and powered down. He's gotta reboot" Husker said.
"So what do we do with him?" Loona asked.
Everyone made a face. They didn't want to mess with Vox's body but they didn't want to leave him laying here either.
"What. The. Fuck?"
Everyone turned to the entrance to see Verosika and Vortex staring at them with huge eyes. They must have seen Jenny zap Vox and dropped him like a sack of potatoes.
Charlie hurried over to the pop star.
"If you keep quiet about this I'll pay you double the amount you were owed" she quickly offered.
Verosika raised an eyebrow at the offer. She looked at Vox's body then back at the princess. She could have broadcasted that Jenny attacked an Overlord and ruin her image…or she could get paid big time by the princess of Hell. Which option benefited her more?
"You got an old rug you're not attached to?" she asked.
/
"Watch it!" Lue barked.
"Sorry!" Pentious cried.
They found an old rug that was going to be thrown out and wrapped Vox's body into it to be thrown out. While he wasn't dead, they didn't want him waking up inside the hotel. Good thing garbage day was tomorrow.
With the Television Overlord wrapped up like a burrito, Husker, Lue, Pentious and Vortex struggled to carry his body outside.
"How is he so heavy?! He's flat like a board" Vortex snapped.
"How the fuck would I know?! It's probably all those wires and chips that he has stored in that head of his" Husk grumbled.
After much struggling (and knocking into things) they finally made it to the dumpster out in the back. They swung the body a few times to get momentum then flung it in the dumpster.
"Let's get some more trash to cover his body so he won't get out right away" Lue said.
"Oh! I have some failed contraptions that I needed to throw out" Pentious offered.
"Perfect. The heavier they are, the harder it will be for him to get out of that thing" Husker said.
Jenny just watched the scene unfold with Loona and Verosika nearby.
"Do I want to know how you knew how to get rid of a body so easily?" Jenny asked.
Verosika shrugged as she examined her nails.
"I've had to deal with a couple crazy stalkers here and there from my concerts. You pick up a few things" she said.
Jenny shrugged, not clearly bothered by this gruesome info.
"Everyone needs a hobby" she said.
Versosika looked at Jenny oddly. Why was this Sinner not fazed by anything?
"Did you seriously zap Vox?"
"He was being an ass and wouldn't leave so I didn't have a choice" Jenny said tartly.
"If a woman tells you no then you take the hint"
The popstar looked at her dumbfounded. She turned down the Television demon?!
"Why would you turn him down? Do you know how much he could offer you? Everyone who wants to be in the entertainment industry would give up their soul to work with him" she said.
"Just because he offered me his help doesn't mean I need to accept it" Jenny pointed out.
"Since he works with Valentino I have an idea what kind of employer he would be thanks to Angel. I'm not looking to become famous and have my face plastered everywhere. I want to be famous because I worked hard at my craft and because people actually enjoy seeing me perform. I want to entertain, not make a quick buck. That's something TIVO couldn't wrap around his flat head"
"Not to mention he gave you roses which was super tacky" Loona said.
"Ugh, I hate it when I'm given roses. They're so overused" Verosika groaned.
"Right?! Like if you want to show your devotion and appreciation to your idol at least put some thought into the gift! There are much prettier flowers out there besides roses" Jenny agreed.
"And candy. Not everyone likes chocolates and some of them can't even eat it. I would always have to throw out any chocolate I got during Valentine's Day because Loona can't have it and I don't want her to accidentally get poisoned. Least show some consideration assholes!"
Verosika nodded in agreement.
"I should tell you about this time a fan of mine gave me a bracelet made out of their hair" she said.
That caught Jenny's attention.
"Oh do tell"
Vortex chuckled a little when he saw his boss chatting about that weird fan of hers to Jenny. Everyone seemed to have thought Verosika was a stuck up diva who looked down on others. She might have given off that impression but she wasn't cruel. She had just seen and dealt with a lot of shitty situations and people during her time as a popstar. She had been hurt a lot so she had to build a tough shell around herself.
Even though Jenny just met his boss, she wasn't bothered by the bitchy persona. Yeah she was annoyed by the insults (and being motorboated by accident) but she didn't treat her like a bitch or looked down on her because she was Succubus. If anything she was warm and welcoming to the lower ranking Hellborn beings. She treated Imps and Hellhounds as if they were just everyone else here in Hell. If anything she was more nice to them than she was with the Sinners that stood over them.
"Your mom seems pretty cool" he told Loona.
Loona's face went red. This cool hellhound was talking to her?!
"O-oh, s-she's not my mom- I mean she's not my biological mom or adoptive. I mean she didn't raise me or anything but she's been there for me like a mom. I just go to her more about stuff than I do with Blitz"
Vortex chuckled when he saw how flustered Loona was about talking of Jenny.
"I figured she was your mom seeing how she is with your dad. They seem pretty close" he pointed out.
"Y-yeah they are. They've been friends for years but they're not a couple. She's engaged to a huge asshole and he's kind of seeing someone due to work. They're always there for each other though. They've been like that since I came into the picture" Loona said.
Vortex shrugged.
"Guess they fooled me. They sure acted like a couple. Figured they were one"
Loona ears went back in though. He had no idea of how far her dad's love went for Jenny.
"A lot of us wish they would be" she said quietly.
A groaning noise came from the dumpster. Shuffling could be heard as someone moved around in the bin. A hand appeared on the edge of the dumpster before Vox pulled himself up and leaned over the edge holding his head. It seemed he rebooted himself faster than they thought.
"My head" he groaned.
Jenny quickly grabbed the metal bat that was near the dumpster and swung it at Vox.
"ZOMBIE TV!" she screamed.
She slammed the bat into Vox's head and caused him to fall out of the dumpster. Vox yelped and grabbed his damaged face. He glared at Jenny as she stood above him with her bat propped on her shoulder.
"You fucking bitch!" he hissed.
"You're gonna pay for this"
"Oh you think I'm a bitch, now?" she said.
She pulled off her wig letting her red hair tumble down. A shadow appeared over her face as she smiled evilly at the television.
"I'll show you what happens when you piss off a bitch!"
"Jenny stop!" Loona cried.
She quickly pulled out her phone and turned on the camera.
"Ok now go"
Jenny looked at Vox with a crazy look in her eyes.
"Why do I suddenly hear heavy metal music?" Vortex mumbled.
Jenny swung her bat at him again. Vox screamed and ducked before it could hit him. He scrambled to his feet and ran away before she could hit him again.
"Get back here!" she shouted.
She ran past the guys as they carted out garbage to throw on Vox.
"Damnit, he woke up" Husker grumbled.
He dropped everything and ran after Jenny so she wouldn't get hurt.
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"That phone place was really out of the way. Why couldn't we go to one of the closer ones in town?" Blitzo snapped.
"Because this place doesn't sell Voxtek products. That fucker likes to spy on his consumers and see what they're doing. We can't have him spying on toots otherwise he'll find out about her" Angel said.
"I'm saying this from experience"
Blitzo was surprised Angel thought that far when it came to Jenny's safety. He made sure her disguise was top notch, he made sure she wore outfits that covered her skin and now he was protecting her from prying eyes by getting safe electronics.
"I doubt we need to worry about that fucker. He's not stupid enough to-why do I suddenly hear heavy metal music?"
Vox came running around the front of the hotel with Jenny hot on his trail with her bat raised. Angel and Blitzo stood there dumbfounded when they ran past them.
Vox tripped on a rock and fell to the ground. That gave Jenny the chance to beat him like he was a pinata.
"Take that! *SLAM* And that! *SLAM* And that! *SLAM* And that!"
She kicked him in the stomach for good measure.
"TOOTS WHAT THE FUCK!?" Angel screamed as he pulled his hair.
"One second, Ang. Get back here!"
Jenny chased Vox down to the edge of the hotel and hit him some more. All the could see was Vox's arms and leg flailing every time Jenny hit him.
"I think he's had enough!" Angel cried.
"Not good enough!" Jenny replied.
She whacked Vox again.
"My face!"
"I CAN'T LEAVE YOU ALONE FOR ONE FUCKING MINUTE!" Blitzo screamed as he ran after her.
By this time, everyone heard what was going on outside and came to see Jenny hitting Vox.
Loona just continued to tape the shit show.
"This is fucking beautiful" she said with a smile.
Mei's eyes seemed to sparkle as she watched her hero beat the shit out of Vox.
"She's. Amazing!" she gushed.
Pentious nodded eagerly. Lue just made a face knowing he was going to have a talk with Lucifer about this.
"Fuck my life" he muttered.
Charlie watched in horror not knowing what to do to fix this mess. Vaggie swore in Spanish while Veroskia looked bored as she chewed on her gum.
Husker, Pentious and Blitzo ran to Jenny and pulled her away so she would stop hitting Vox.
"Give me that fucking bat!" Husker barked as he tried to pull the weapon from her hands.
That didn't stop Jenny as she tried to kick Vox in the face. It took all three of the guys everything in them to pull her away.
Vox staggered to his feet. Sparks came out of his damaged screen as he glared at Jenny through his cracked face. Oh he was pissed. Forget about giving Jenny the chance to join him. He was going to take her away by force.
Cords and wires appeared out of his back as thry hovered around him ready to strike.
"That's it" he hissed.
"I'm done playing nice. When I get my hands on you I'm going to-"
A clawed hand went through his screen, shutting him up. Alastor appeared behind him looking very, very pissed off. His eyes were black, his antlers became super long and his smile became jagged, twisted and grotesque as his mouth had little sewing marks along his lips.
"Don't. Touch. Her"
His voice was warbled as if he couldn't get a proper radio signal to use his voice effect.
He flung Vox away letting out an angry buck noise. He was pissed. Vox should have known better than to be in the same area as he was.
"I can understand Val being stupid enough to show his face here considering he's an idiot, but you old chap I'm very surprised" he spat.
"You're either very stupid or very brash to show up here while I'm out"
Vox covered the hole in his face with his hand and glared at him in the only part of his screened face that would function.
"What's the matter? Jealous that your brat wanted to work with me?" he taunted.
Alastor laughed.
"Yes. Judging by your appearance I can tell your conversation with Jennifer went rather well. I'm sure Val has told you what a firecracker she is. Isn't she just a peach?"
"She's wasting her time and talent being in this shit hole! She's better off with me where someone can actually promote her skills!" Vox barked.
"Excuse me! Nobody gets to decide what is best for me except me!" Jenny snapped.
"I will not accept your help and you will not drag me to your shitty tower to promote your shitty products that are made with shitty material that will break within a week!"
"You'll be nothing without my help, girl" Vox argued.
"I'd rather be a nobody than be your puppet" Jenny snapped.
She jabbed a finger at Alastor's direction.
"He's all the help I need to reach my goals because he understands what I want. I'll accept his 'outdated, washed out, mediocre' help any given day over yours"
Vox blinked then slowly laughed.
"Fine. I'll back off…for now" he said.
"But mark my words. He'll show you soon that he doesn't give a shit about you or your goals. It's in his nature"
"Seems like you're in the market for a new face, old chap" Alastor said.
He flexed his claws as shadows appeared next to him.
Before he could do anything, a wrench went soaring and hit Vox in the chest.
"Ow! Who the fuck threw that?!" Vox snapped.
"Hey asshole!"
Everyone turned to see Tony gripping a new wrench in his hand. He growled as his mustache bristled with anger.
"What's this I hear you calling my building a shit hole? You got a problem with how Tony's Constriction fixes things?"
"Val's porn stars could do a better job of fixing things up even when they're on their backs" Vox said.
"Oh really?" Tony asked.
He let out a loud whistle. The rest of Tony's crew appeared with tools in their hands.
"You want to repeat that to the rest of my guys?"
Vox gulped when he saw all the pissed off looks on the workers faces.
"Oh shit"
Tony aimed his wrench at Vox.
"Get him, boys!"
Vox screamed and ran away when a hoard of cockroaches chased him down the street with tools in their hands. The group just watched the scene with blank stares.
"Well that happened" Jenny said.
A loud static noise next to her reminded her that Alastor was by her. Sighing, she turned and gave him a dull look. She could tell he was still pissed off by the look on his face.
Husker quickly stood next to her so he wouldn't do anything.
"Don't get pissed off. She just-"
Alastor just swatted him, Angel and Blitzo out of the way with his shadow so they wouldn't interfere with his conversation.
Jenny crossed her arms and gave him a look.
"Just so you know I didn't start it. He was being an ass to me and I just gave him a taste of his own medicine. You better not chew me out for defending myself" she said.
Alastor just looked at her with narrowed eyes.
"Did he hurt you?" he asked.
Jenny blinked and shook her head.
"No"
"Are you alright?"
"Aside from being pissed off? Yeah"
Alastor's face went back to normal and he tucked his hands behind his back.
"Good"
He walked past her and headed for the hotel. Jenny looked at him dumbfounded.
"You're not going to chew me out?"
Alastor stopped walking and looked at her over his shoulder.
"I'm not going to reprimand you for defending yourself. If you had agreed to work with him then I would have scolded you for doing something stupid"
"Like I would want to work with that idiot!" Jenny snapped.
"You promised you would help me. I take promises seriously so if I'm sticking my neck out to defend you I would hope you would do the same for me"
Alastor turned around and walked back up to her. He was alarmed that Vox came to the hotel to try to win Jenny over. He didn't want Vox to have her for many reasons. One: because they were rivals. But the other reason was he knew how Vox's mind worked. Once he had his eyes set on something, he didn't let it go until it was within his grasp. He always had to have power and control over anything. That's why he focused on making electronics where he could spy on whoever used them. He always had to be in the know and make it about him. If he had Jenny work for him, she wouldn't be any different from Angel. The only difference was that Vox would break her and shape her into the image he thought was perfect. He didn't want that for her. He didn't want to see her be broken and turned into something that she wasn't.
She was perfect just the way she was.
"I feel like I'm the only one who can handle your brash personality" he teased.
Jenny flipped him off and stuck her tongue out.
"If that's how you're going to act maybe I will go take Vox's help" she said.
Alastor rolled his eyes at the weak threat.
"He'd have you for a day before begging me to take you back" he retorted.
"Asshole" Jenny muttered.
Alastor chuckled and motioned for her to follow him back to the hotel.
"Did you really beat him with a bat?"
"Yeah. And I zapped him with a taser then head butted him"
Alastor reached out and patted her on the head.
"That's my girl"
Jenny swatted his hand away when he messed her hair up.
"So it's safe to assume he's the one you loath the most?"
"And what gave you that idea?"
"Oh I don't know, maybe you ramming your hand through his head? But I can see why you hate him. He was annoying…and tacky"
"This is why I get along with you despite your reckless personality"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm a peach"
Alastor chuckled.
Yes, he would not let Vox get his hands on Jenny. He could screw anyone else in the hotel but she would be off limits. She was just too interesting of a character to let slip away. It didn't matter that he enjoyed her company. Or that she defended him and said she would take his help any day. She was just entertaining.
He wasn't starting to care for her or anything.
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Vox stumbled back to the V tower after he managed to get away from Tony and his crew. Velvette and Valentino were shocked to see the state he was in.
"What the fuck happened?" Velvette said.
Vox stagged over to the desk and flopped into his seat.
"As you can imagine, she didn't agree to work with us" he said.
"Did that chupacabra hit you with a bat too?" Valentino asked.
Vox poured himself and drink and drank it in one gulp.
"As well as zap me with a taser, headbutted me in the head and sent an army of roaches to chase me down the streets of the city" he deadpanned.
Valentino swore under his breath in Spanish. Chupacabra had claws.
"Looks like you're up, Velvette"
The fashion designer flipped him off.
"Fuck you. I'm not going anywhere near that bitch" she spat.
She turned to Vox with a bored look.
"So I take it you don't want her to use her anymore?"
Vox poured himself another.
"Oh no"
He downed the drink again and had a scary look on his damaged face.
" I want her even more"
His two partners looked at him dumbfounded.
"Come again?"
Vox stood up from his seat and walked over to his shark tank.
"You heard me. I said I want her"
"How hard did she hit you in the head?" Val asked him.
"Why would you want her after she beat the shit out of you?"
Vox just smiled and watched his pet sharks swim around in their tank.
"I've grown tired of the weak, submissive souls that come walking through our doors. I want something new, something bold, something brash and she's all that and more. There was so much fire, passion and hatred in her eyes when she looked at me. I couldn't get enough of it. She's just what we need for our brand"
"You want that crazy bitch to be the face of our brand?" Velvette said.
Vox whipped around with a dark shadow covering his eyes.
"Everyone has their eyes on her. She has that blood that can harm angels. She can charm everyone with her singing and dancing. She ensnares you with those alluring hellfire green eyes. It would be stupid to let such power and talent slip away from our grasps"
"Well thanks to you, she's already slipped from our grasp" Velvette spat.
"I wouldn't say that" Vox said.
He picked up his glass and examined the fine crystal.
"I did find out that they really don't have any security in that hotel the princess was running. No cameras, no alarms, no nothing. Pretty much anyone could come up and enter that place if they so pleased" he said.
Velvette and Valentino caught on to what he was saying.
"So in other words it won't be a problem if we send in a mole to scope out what's going on in there" Velvette finished.
"Precisely" Vox said.
"Once we get someone in that hotel, we can find out what's going on. We'll know what Miss. Nightingale does on a daily basis, find out what her weak spots are and once we find it"
He crushed the glass in his hand, letting the pieces fall to the floor.
"She'll be ours for the taking"
"And then we can break her down and mold her into whatever we want" Valentino added.
"That's the plan. Alastor will be finished when we take his little toy away and make her ours" Vox said.
He threw his head back and laughed. Oh this was going to be so much fun! He might have been pissed off by Jenny beating him up but when he got his hands on her he would get his revenge by breaking her to pieces. If there was one thing he loved the most it was finding a strong spirited person and see what it took to make them shatter. And since Jenny was a diamond in the rough he was looking forward to see what would make her shatter.
The thing was though that diamonds didn't break easily.
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A/N: Hope this was an ok read. I'm sure Vox wouldn't lose his temper so easily like this since he's all about his image but he's known to lose his cool when it pertains to anything with Alastor. Sorry if Alastor didn't do a whole lot when it came to beating up Vox. From the show it seems like he doesn't want to be around the TV and we still don't know the extent of their rivalry or how they've fought with each other in the past. For now we'll just say he wanted to keep him away from Jenny and wanted him to get out of the hotel.
Nice to know that Jenny was able to defend herself when it came to Vox. If she can handle him, then she should be able to handle a few troublesome characters that we know of when they finally make an appearance.
Next time we finally get to the conclusion of 'Stayed Gone' and get to meet a new character! Hope you're ready for this newcomer who will join the hotel gang.
In the meantime, please review and tell me what you think!
Take care!