Even if he was living in Hell with four demons, Saturday mornings for Balin meant only one thing.
Cartoons!
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FLASHBACK
Like other kids in the country, every Saturday at 7:30am, while his parents would clean the house, Balin would sit on the couch with a bowl of cereal or a plate of toast, turn on the TV, and watch a popular children's programming called 'The Saturday Magpie.'
Just like 'Kids' WB' and 'Saturday Disney', this show aired cartoons from different networks such asFairly OddParents, Phineas and Ferb, and The Jetsons.
There were also some adult-animated shows at some occasions, but luckily, it didn't show cartoons such as Family Guy and Rick and Morty.
A/N: AND just for fun, even Helluva Boss.
Instead, it only showed mild adult cartoons that kids around Balin's age would find interestingly funny, like The Simpsons.
FLASHBACK ENDS
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PRESENT-DAY:
Today, the day after introducing Loona to his family, was the first time Balin watched the whole program since coming to Hell.
The hosts of the show, Mandy and Teddy, waved to the cameras live on the TV set, scattered with pillows, candy, and stars.
"G'day kids!" the hosts greeted with smiles and waves.
"Have we got such a fun day all lined up for you!" said Mandy enthusiastically. "And I'm sure our comedic friend, Mack the Magpie, couldn't agree more in all his excitement. Couldn't you, Mack?"
The hosts then stepped aside to reveal the show mascot passed out on pillows behind them. ...At least the kids thought he was sleeping.
"Looks like it's still early in the morning for some birds." Teddy improvised. "So while we 'Wake Up, Mack!', here's some Futurama to start the day off. See ya's in a bit."
Loona was about to walk out of her room in her wolf PJs and denim shorts until she peaked through the door to find Balin watching as the Futurama theme started playing.
This put a concerned look on her face as to why her human companion was watching an adult cartoon at 7-years-old, but then again realised it was Saturday morning. A time she rarely got to watch cartoons in the orphanage from being on her phone 24/7. But either way, with a smug grin, she decided to start her first Saturday morning cartoon with him with a proper 'fang.'
As the human boy ate his Oreo-Os from Earth, he saw the TV buffer and change to a different channel by itself. So he went behind it to see the cable to the human world channel was pulled out, then carefully, he plugged it back into the outlet and Futurama continued playing.
Soon, he heard a low growling noise like it came from a leopard, or a wolf, as he curiously sat back on the couch to soon see the TV was changed again.
Confused by what was going on, he put the cable back in again before the growling came back.
Balin thought the cable was making the noise, so he continued plugging the cable in and out, over and over again, to see if the growling came back.
And it did, but louder with each tug, before he left the cable alone and plugged it back in one last time.
Balin then went back to the couch to continue watching his show, despite Loona's more suspenseful growling, before she soon popped out from behind and put her snout on top of his head.
"Guess who." she softly teased.
"Oh. Good morning, Loona." smiled Balin, unaware the growling came from her.
"Balin... would your folks like it if you were watching Futurama?" she sang with her smug grin, making him chuckle nervously. "Well then. Since you won't listen, I'll have to maul the remote outta ya!"
Loona then jumped onto the couch from the side and started tickling Balin as she playfully snarled, making him laugh so hard until he dropped the remote, giving her the chance to swipe it and change the channel.
"Aw, no fair!" he pouted.
"Sorry, Meal. Gotta take care of you." Loona giggled at his innocence.
"Wait... did you pull the cables in and out?" the boy asked in surprise, as she nodded. "How did you do that?"
"Super-speed, kid." the hellhound then unsheathed her claws to show him how she pulled them out.
Loona soon looked at the TV guide to see what other cartoons were on, and soon landed on Invader Zim.
She never really saw any of these shows before today, but she was already bound to like it.
Over the next 10 to 15 minutes, Balin and Loona laughed as the little green alien plotted the Earth's demise, rather melodramatically. It was then that Balin noticed something...
"Is it me, or does Invader Sim sound like Uncle Moxxie?" he asked.
Loona then perked up her ears to hear it more clearly and ended up in a fit of laughter.
"Oh, my dog! He SO does!" she finished her chuckling. "Oh, he'd never live that one down." she then smiled evilly knowing she'd have fun torturing him with this show.
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Later on, after the Saturday Magpie was finished, Balin grabbed out a board game he not only brought from his Nan-Nan's house, but also made with the help of his family.
It was a board game called 'Movies and Coconuts', a game where their knowledge on movies was tested. The two players had to make it to a movie theatre without getting drowned in a flood of coconut milk.
As the inventor of the game, Balin guided Loona through the rules as they played before she somehow ended up winning two rounds, making them laugh every time.
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After the game, Loona grabbed a couple of DVDs for Balin to pick from, so they could have a movie day together on the couch since there was no work to go to this morning.
...Unless you count Balin's homework and Blitzø calling Loona in with a hassle.
A/N: VOTING TIME - Which movie would Loona and Balin watch?
Lightyear? MLP EG: Rainbow Rocks? or Stuart Little?
When Balin chose his DVD, Loona put the disc into the VCR and sat on the couch, wrapping her arm around the boy's neck.
Half an hour into the movie, Loona was texting on her phone, when...
"Hey Loona?" Balin looked up at his caretaker.
"Yeah, sweetie?"
"Is it okay if I have some doggy kisses? Please?" he asked her kindly with a little flush.
Loona just warmly smiled hearing that from him. "Suppose you just want some love, right?" she then chuckled. "Come here."
Balin then climbed into Loona's lap as she wrapped her arms around him, closed her eyes, and started giving him the thing he requested. She slowly licked each cheek, even once on the forehead, for the next six seconds until she stopped and wiped off some of her slobber.
"Mmm... thank you for cleaning the cereal off my face, Loona." sighed Balin in relaxation.
Loona however widened her eyes in shock. "WHAT?!" she exclaimed as the little boy showed a wry smile.
Turns out he just wanted her to lick the excess cereal off his face as vengeance for changing his other cartoon. And now, it was double payback time. Loona showed Balin an evil smile, baring her teeth like a big sister.
"Ohh, why you little knucklehead." she growled playfully. "Come here!"
Balin soon broke free from her lap before she could grab him, and the hellhound started after him like a game of cat-and-mouse.
After a few seconds of running around the living room, Balin hid in her bedroom. As she tried to search for him inside and looked underneath her bed covers, he crawled out from underneath her bed itself like a soldier in the mud and crept back out, only for Loona to see him and resume the chase.
The chase soon went to the kitchen, where Loona cornered Balin in the pantry and tried to block him from escaping each side, until he got an idea.
"Good morning, Blitzø." Balin pretended to greet him looking at the balcony.
"BLITZØ?! What the f...?!" Loona was about to bark as she looked to see no-one on the balcony, giving Balin the chance to escape and run into the bathroom. "Oh, Balin. You can't hide from me. *sniffs* I can smell your scent remember?"
Loona quickly used one of her claws to unlock the bathroom door before opening it slowly.
"Come out, come out, wherever you are..." she teased him.
As she looked around, she lifted the toilet seat up just for fun, before seeing a silhouette in the shower curtain, showing Balin curled up in the tub and giggling.
"She'll never find me in here." he quietly spoke out loud to himself trying to taunt her back.
"C'mere, little mouse!" Loona then scooped him in both her arms.
She started floating him out of the bathroom and all around the living room like an aeroplane, making him squeal in playful delight with a little giggle here and there.
"And you say we're the superheroes." she chuckled, rubbing her nose against his. "Now, what to punish you with...?"
"Oh, no."
Balin knew Loona's playful punishments involved tickles, kisses, raspberries, love-bites, or even more licks. As she took him back to the couch, she decided his fate.
"How 'bout... vengeance sniffs?"
Loona started sniffing all over the laughing boy's face with her snout pressed against it, lasting five seconds before got a text from Blitzø. She groaned a little, but still had her fun with Balin, as she instead used her tail to continue tickling him as she replied.
Once the text was finished, Loona then stopped the punishment tickles to let her human breathe.
"OK, OK, I'm sorry for pranking you, Loona." giggled Balin with his last breath.
"Nah, it's okay. That was actually kinda fun and sweet, little buddy." the hellhound replied. "Wanna know a little secret?"
"Uh-huh?"
"I never really gave a lot of doggy kisses before." she whispered her secret to the kid. "In fact, I never gave them to anyone as a puppy."
"Really?" Balin asked her feeling mind-blown. "Is it because you're a big talking dog that looks like a human?"
"Mm-hmm." Loona then nodded with a little giggle hearing that. "Okay, let's get back to that movie, shall we?" she then pressed play on the TV again.
As the movie continued playing, Balin snuggled his head into Loona's furry backside as she patted it gently.
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After the movie...
Loona soon went into her room and put on her usual clothes.
"Alright Balin, grab your disguise!" she called out to Balin in his room. "Blitzø's called me in for... whatever!"
"Are you going to work?" Balin called back.
"Hehehehe, yep."
"B-B-But, it's a Saturday!" the boy protested. "There should be no working on weekends. And that's a fact."
"Try telling Blitzø that, kiddo." laughed Loona.
A couple of minutes later, the two walked out of their rooms all dressed and were just ready to leave, when Loona got another idea. A sweet one, this time.
"Hey. Wanna ride on my back to work today, Meal?" she then got on all fours and wiggled her butt for him playfully.
Giggling at the offer, Balin walked over to Loona and gently lifted one leg over her waist. Up until the day he met Verosika, Balin always wanted to ride a big dog like a horse, but never expected to once, just as Loona never thought she'd give back rides either, not even for the imps on their missions. So this already became a fun activity for them.
"Hang on, cowboy." Loona crawled over to the door, opened it with one of her hands, and left the apartment closing it with her tail.
AT INFUSED GOD...
It was the lunch rush at a fast food restaurant called 'INFUSED GOD', which was the Hellish version of McDonald's, KFC, and Burger King combined.
As the kitchen was bustling with orders, the clerks started taking drive-thru orders.
"Welcome to Infused God, how may I help you?" said the clerk in a very pubescent voice.
"Can I grab two ChRispy Cheeseburger meals or whatever?" said Loona through the speakers. "A hash brown and vanilla shake for one, and a large fries and coke for the other."
"Right away ma'am. Just drive 'round." the clerk replied.
As he got the meals all sorted out in two paper bags at the final window, Loona crawled up with the boy still on her back as he grabbed them and gave them to Loona to carry in her jaws.
"THANK YOU...!" Balin echoed as Loona sprinted off from the drive-thru window.
As he went back to work, the clerk soon couldn't help but widen his eyes at what he saw.
AT I.M.P...
Loona and Balin soon arrived at I.M.P with their meals, and Balin got off Loona's back as she stood up and opened the door to see Moxxie stomping his hoof while the office full of clients were socialising.
"You're... late." the imp blankly told her.
"And you're... lucky the kid's here." remarked Loona as the two waltzed inside.
Balin sat down at the couch, as Loona sat at her desk, and shook some of the slobber off his meal bag before digging into his cheeseburger and shake.
Soon, he saw Loona getting into her work while just drinking her coke. So he walked up to the desk while one of the clients was rambling on with his request, and tugged on her tail.
"Loona? Is it okay if I help you while you eat?" he asked her politely.
"You sure, kiddo?" she asked nervously. "These are demons. A lot of scary demons, I might add."
"I'll be okay." replied the boy. "I can be brave AND you can eat."
"Hehehehe. Thanks, Meal. Call me if you need me though." Loona ruffled the kid's brown hair as she took her meal bag from the desk.
The hellhound started eating and watching as Balin wrote down some of the clients' requests for murder in the human world. It took him a while, but he managed to pull through.
This made Loona a little impressed as she ate her burger. ...Until a pervert tried to touch her cleavage.
"No means no." she halted him with a mouthful. "I have syphillis, pal."
A few minutes later, Balin was all finished with the clients. Blitzø and his employees walked out seeing the office so empty, even the hell-flies and crickets were gone too.
"Impressive work, Bay-Bay!" Blitzø gave the kid a little noogie. "I didn't see those demon skills coming. You got a bright future 'round I.M.P."
Loona then perked up her ears and got a little worried about that part.
The boy left the desk to sit next to Loona, as the three imps watched with such smiles.
"I tell ya, boys." said Millie with a Southern swing of her arm. "Those two go together like a house on fire."
"Yep. And Loona can deny it, ALL she wants." Moxxie added softly.
Meanwhile, Blitzø just watched as Balin and Loona started hugging each other into a cuddle. Tiptoeing closer to the duo, he tried to contain his excitement, yet grabbed out his phone and took a picture of the wholesome moment.
Good thing the click sound didn't go off, or Loona would've killed him straight after.
After a few seconds of waiting for that, just in case, Blitzø sighed in relief and waltzed into his office.
"DELETE THAT!" roared Loona.
"AHH!"
Blitzø then dropped and trod on his phone, making him fall face-flat onto the carpet.
"I'm A-OK!" he said groggily. "Moxx, check if there's a new hole!"
A/N: See y'all in the next chapter.
