DISCLAIMER: I do not own the rights to either Godzilla or Hazbin Hotel. Godzilla belongs to Toho Studios, and Hazbin Hotel belongs to Vivziepop.
Chapter 8: Masquerade
(Pentagram City - Pride Ring, Hell)
It was show and tell time at the Hazbin Hotel, and it was literally Angel's turn in sharing. But what everyone wasn't expecting was that he would be featuring one of his movies, and it left both Pentious and Charlie creeped out, while Vaggie was annoyed, and Niffty… She was rather interested. One would easily have questions about her kinks. "Gotta say, Angel, you picked something rather interesting." Verosika commented.
"Thanks. You know, this performance won me a 'Sex-x-xi' award!" Angel boasted.
"It's not something to be proud of." Anguirus retorted as he growled in annoyance.
"It's, uh… very… honest…? Oh!" Charlie cried out as she turned away, nauseous as she tried to shield her eyes.
"Ew!" Vaggie complained as Charlie peaked through her fingers, but Godzilla used his tail to shield her eye to keep her from looking. "Okay! Enough of that!" Vaggie exclaimed as she looked towards Angel. "Angel, what the fuck?" She yelled.
"What?! You said it was "Show n' Tell" day. I'm showin' you my best film, and I'm tellin' you that it scored me a win over that bitch, Tiffany Titfucker." He declared.
"Who now…?" Godzilla asked.
"Oh I've heard of her." Loona said as she crossed her arms. "Tiffany is a Hellhound, very famous in the porn industry. Got some really good tits. Pretty sure they're implants though." She retorted.
"Yeah, I've actually had a run in with her. She's interesting, I won't lie. But she and Angel don't exactly get along." Verosika informed them.
"You must have some major connections." Blitz said as Verosika shot him a scowl.
"Reel it back, Blitz. You're still in your own shit of past relationships." She told him.
"Yeah, no offense, Blitz. But, you kinda dug yourself a really deep grave." Vortex told him.
Meanwhile, Godzilla let out a snort as he looked at Angel. "Seriously, not everyone wanted to see that during Charlie's Show n' Tell." He told him.
"Hey, I heard all about the juice details about your little romp with Loonie Toonie here." Angel pointed to her as she snapped her jaws at him to threaten him. "So don't you act all innocent." He told him.
"Ya know, not a very convincing interrogation scene." Husk spoke as he was wiping wine glasses.
That made Angel laugh in response as he looked at him angrily. "Alright, dickhead. What makes you and the King of Monsters think you have any right to insult my work to my fuckin' face?" He asked him.
"You really gonna sit there and act like these scripts ain't hot garbage?" Husk asked him.
"Yeah, I know I've seen and had my fair share of sex. But this is obsessive, even for your boss." Blitz told him as Verosika couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Angel let out a loud gasp in shock. "Fuck you. This is classy art!" He gestures as a male Hellhound bites him on the ass in the video, making Pentious cover his face in shock upon hearing seeing it.
"That's bullshit. You get drunk and bitch about him all the time. Everyone likes to bitch to the bartender. I know everything about you and these motherfuckers at this point." He told him while pointing at Pentious. "That one. That one is an insecure buffoon whose lonely ass watches you idiots sleep." He told them as Pentious saw Vaggie threatening to punch him. "Princess, is a bleeding heart who wants to solve everybody else's problems 'cept her own." He informed them.
"What?!" She asked as she chuckled nervously. "No, I– what? Pffff, no, no…" She tried to deny it.
"This one." Husk pointed to Vaggie as Godzilla looked at her. "Judges everyone and everything because she hates herself." He said as Vaggie groaned in annoyance. "That one lives in a past of pain and sadness, because he can't bring himself to find himself to forgive himself." He pointed at Blitz who was surprised and he looked away, rubbing his arm. "And Niffty…? Heh… You don't even wanna know what her deal is." He declared as he drank from his bottle.
But Angel laughed as he kicked his legs up. "You weren't kidding! Oh ho, wow!" He laughed at everyone's expense as he looked at Husk. "Kitten's got claws…" He said with a claw hand gestures, making Husk widen his eyes as Angel grabbed his face and turned him to face him. "Meow!" He said sexily.
Husk immediately breaks away from his grasp and shoots a glare at him as he points his finger. "And you!" He scoffed with a growl. "Don't get me started. I see right through you and all this bullshit and how fake you are." He declared.
But that only made Angel laugh as Godzilla looked at him. "Oh ho ho, me? Fake? Wow, I had no idea. Guess that's why I'm an actor, dumbass. And–" Before he could yell, his phone vibrated and rang. "Hold that thought." He answered his phone. "Hello?" Godzilla watched him curiously as he looked towards Blitz, who looked like he was reliving a previous memory. "Uh, yeah I'm-I'm… No, No, I just, I… no, I-I'm not… But, uh… Yeah, I'll be right there." He hung up as he turned to the others. "Well, uh…Looks like Val needs me for an… Uh– emergency shoot!" He informed them.
"Uh-huh, sure." Husk said sarcastically.
"You know what?" Angel turned to him with a glare. "Fuck you. I don't give a shit what some drunk ass bartender thinks a'me." He said as he pulled out his shades from his chest fluff. "So why don't you just crawl back to whatever cave you came from, porn critic." He said as he stormed off, while Husk grew annoyed.
Vortex winced when he heard it as he looked at Husk. "Not cool, man." He told him.
Meanwhile, Charlie sprinted after Angel to stop him. "Angel, you can't leave yet!" She tried to stop him by taking his hands gently and leading him back. "We haven't finished our exercises for the day!" She told him.
But Angel wasn't willing to listen. "I'm sure you'll manage without me." He said as he walked back to the door and opened it, but Charlie closed it with her back against it as she tried to block him.
"There isn't much time left for the hotel to prove itself-"
Angel placed his hands on his hips and waist, growing annoyed as he facepalmed himself, trying to remain calm before taking his shades off and touching her shoulder. "Dollface, it's my job. I know you want to fix everything but unless you can fix my boss, there's nothing you can do." He told her as he finally walked out and closed the door.
Godzilla watched with Loona as he looked at her. "At least she's trying." He commented.
"Maybe a little too hard." She replied.
Meanwhile Charlie slumped to the floor, flailing her legs like a child as she complained. "Uuugh, why is this so hard? What am I doing wrong?!" She asked herself.
"It's not your fault, Princess. Angel is who he is." Verosika told her
"Yeah, you shouldn't beat yourself up about this." Moxxie told her.
"Well, I mean, they're not wrong… and you're the princess of Hell." Vaggie reminded her.
"So?" Charlie asked.
Anguirus stood up and looked at her. "So, you don't really use the power that comes with that, which she loves about you, but maybe you can… I don't know, command a little more… Authority?" He suggested.
"But that's so mean…!" Charlie whined.
"It's not mean, exactly. It's… uh, aggressive kindness." Vaggie told her.
"Pretty sure there's no such thing, Vag's." Blitz told her.
Vaggie shot him with a glare as Charlie was confident in this suggestion. "Okay… I could be so aggressively kind to Angel's boss… That I convince him to let Angel spend more time at the hotel." She declared.
"Sure, whatever gets you there, babe." Vaggie said to her.
"Hold it, Princess." Verosika stood up as she walked over to her. "I'm not comfortable with you going to Valentino's studio making these demands. Trust me, he's not one to be threatened." She informed him.
"I'm not gonna threaten him, I'm just-"
"You don't get it!" Verosika interrupted her as she approached Charlie. "Valentino is a ruthless pimp who beats his employees into submission, and will do anything to keep them in line. Even if he has to kill them to grow his numbers." She warned her as Charlie's eyes widened. "Which is why I'm going with you. I'm literally the first to actually stand up to him, and knock out a tooth from that fucking grin of his when he offered me a job to be one of his whores." She informed her.
"That's my ex!" Blitz cheered as Godzilla approached them.
"I should accompany you as well. If what Verosika says is true, then you will need extra security." He explained to her.
"He's got a good idea." Vortex walked up. "The more protection, the better. I don't trust Val around my boss as far as I can throw him." He declared.
"Okay, sounds good. Now let's get to that studio!" Charlie said cheerfully.
Blitz watched her go out the door and looked at Verosika. "You gonna be okay?" He asked her.
"Yeah… just uhh… need to be prepared for the worst." Verosika said as she rubbed her arm.
Seeing how nervous she was, Blitz touched her back to comfort her. "Just remember… no one is as tough as you are." He reminded her as he smirked.
Hearing those words made Verosika smile as she looked at him. "Thanks Blitz." She said as she walked out to follow Charlie.
(~)
At the studio, Angel laid across a bed as he moaned. "Ohhh! Daddy, I… uhhhh?..." He reached behind and pulled the script from the underside of his pillow and looked at the lines and scoffed as he looked at Val. "Do you really expect me to memorize this whole script?" He asked him.
"Just improv it. You think anyone watches for the dialogue?" Val asked him as he pointed at Travis, who smiled nervously while he shook his head. "Action!" He yelled as a group of demons wearing bondage and burglar masks broke open the door and entered the room, preparing to initiate a gangbang sex scene while raunchy music played.
"Oh, no. So many burglars… and only one me! Whatever shall I do? Ange asked while quickly glancing back to the script till he hid it again. "I guess I'll have to do all of you!" He said sexily as a bull demon grabbed and pinned him to the bed. "Ohh! So what are you gonna do ta' me?" He asked, only to hear the door squeak as he looked to see Charlie and the others walk in. "Charlie?!" He panicked.
"Uh, my name's Rocky." The Bull demon said to him.
But Angel pushed him away as he sat up. "No one gives a shit." He said as he walked towards them.
Meanwhile, Charlie was looking around the studio. "Oh, so this is where the magic happens." She said as Verosika stopped her from getting distracted.
"Princess, focus. Now is not the time to admire the scenery." She reminded her.
"Right, right. Just get in, talk to Angel's boss, and get ooouuu-" She stepped up to a female hellhound, rumored to be Tiffany Titfucker, who took off her bra and her tits were exposed for Charlie to see. "Oh, wow, that is-" She pulled away only to see a male actor getting slathered in mud. "That is a lot." She said in surprise.
Godzilla sighed with Vortex as he looked towards him. "And your boss does this for a living?" He asked him.
"Well, part time. But she's a singer that everyone loves. Pop Genre is her best tempo." He explained.
Suddenly, Angel approached them as he pulled Charlie away. "What in the ever-loving fuck are you guys doing here?!" He asked.
"I am the Princess of Hell, Angel. And I go where I please." She declared as she looked at him. "I'm here to get you some time off for the hotel. Now, where's your boss?" She asked him.
This made him panic as he felt his heart beating fast. "Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. You are going nowhere near Val–" He tried to stop her.
"Angel! What is the fucking hold up?" Val asked him impatiently.
Angel panicked knowing Charlie made a mistake coming to the studio. "I'm… coming." He told him.
"Not off-camera, you're not." His boss said as Godzilla looked at Angel, seeing how terrified he was.
He gently pushes Charlie back to the door and opens it for her. "Please please, just wait, wait until I'm done working and we will talk about this, I promise. But first, you've gotta go." He told her.
"Angel, I know you're afraid of Val, but you need to let us speak to him." Verosika told him.
"No, Ver, she doesn't know him like I do. She needs to go before–"
"Aaaah, Verosika Mayday." Val approached as Angel flinched. "So good to see you again. Come to reconsider my offer?" He asked her.
"Not in your after-life, shit stain." She told him with her arms crossed. "And don't even think about trying to act all innocent, because I can see through your act." She said as she held her glare.
It was then that Val noticed Charlie and grinned. "Aaah. Your majesty." He walked to her.
"Oh, shit." Angel whispered.
"Welcome to my humble sex dungeon." He said while pushing Angel behind him and bent down towards Charlie. "What can I do for such a–" He took her arm and pushed up her sleeve and attempted to lick her arm, only for it to get grabbed by Godzilla. "AGH! ACK!" He gagged as he looked up and was struck with fear upon seeing him.
The King of Monsters glared at him as he had a tight painful grip around his tongue. "Keep your tongue off of her, you filthy retch." He pushed him away from her as Charlie watched in surprise as her face flushed. "She isn't here for any of your disgusting fetishes." He told him.
Val panted out of fear as he looked at him, he got up and adjusted his suit and looked at him. "For your information, King of Monsters. Every woman, especially this– Mm! Lovely specimen, comes here looking for a role. And I can make them stars, make us richer than, well, her papito–"
With shock and disgust, Charlie pulled back from what she heard. "Fuck noooo! Uh, I-I'm sorry. I have come to aggressively, kindly speak with you about Angel." She told him as Val stiffened slightly and narrowed his eyes, unaware Angel was waving his hands to tell her to stop. "Later, of course. I wouldn't want to stand in the way of your work." She told him.
Val snapped his head back to the side, peering over his shoulder as he scowled at Angel as he grew more worried. "Well then, make yourself comfortable, Your Majesty, and enjoy the show." He told him as he walked away from her.
Verosika meanwhile turned to Charlie and nudged her. "Way to stay positive, but right now, it's got Angel more worried. It's best we leave." She told her.
"What? We can't leave now, we just got here." Charlie protested.
"I'm with Verosika." Godzilla chimed in as he shook the slime off his hand from Val's tongue. "He is dangerous. There is no telling what he will do now." He told her.
"Well, let's take this shit from the top!" Val yelled.
"Action!" Travis yelled out as Angel and the other actors got back into the moment.
"Oh, wow, mister robbers. I sure hope you don't hurt me with those… Big guns of yours." Angel spoke his lines as both Verosika and Vortex gagged at hearing that line.
"Don't move, you spicy little, uuh, cock sleeve or I'll-"
As Rocky delivered his lines, Godzilla noticed Charlie approaching the cameraman as he quickly used his tail to pull her away. "What are you doing?" He whispered.
"I was just going to tell him that we do trust exercises everyday in the morning." She whispered to him.
"Well don't, these sinners aren't going to be interested." He told her.
"Cut!" Val yelled as he turned towards them. "What the fuck is going on with this?!" He asked them.
"Shit." Verosika facepalms, knowing they're in trouble.
"Ooh! I'm sorry… Were we too loud? I was just trying to tell him about the Hazbin Hotel!" Charlie told him.
But Val put on a fake smile for her. "Not at all, Princess!" He said as he glares and gnashes at Angel as he shrank, feeling uneasy. "It doesn't bother me one bit…!" He tried to hide his anger, but Godzilla could see he was losing it.
"You know, this scene feels awfully violent. If you want help with the script, maybe I can pitch some scenarios that are more whole– woah!" She tripped over a cable and electricity crackled, making Godzilla watch as Charlie frantically panicked. "Okay, okay. Ah, ah okay." She tried to fix it, but the cables and wires caught fire and began to spread through the studio.
"Oh shit." Verosika said feeling worried as employees ran out in terror. "This went to shit in a heartbeat." She commented.
"You said it." Vortex commented as he backed away with her.
Ange and the four male actors watched as their eyes were wide as saucers as they watched on in shock. "That's on fire. That-that, that's on fire!" Charlie panicked.
Angel watched his fellow coworkers flee the scene as he backed up against the pillows. "Oh shit…" He said as Charlie tried to put out the flames to no avail, while Valentino glared at Angel menacingly.
Godzilla watched the fire go out of control as he turned towards Charlie who was in the middle of it. "Oh, god. Okay, uh, do you have any–" She took a rug and tried to use it to put out the fire, while Valentino grits his teeth, standing from his chair in annoyance. "Can I get a fire extinguisher?" She asked as she took off her suit jacket and began swaying it up and down, trying to put out the fire, but still to no avail as the screams and running continued. "I am so sorry. I ruined your movie. I ruined your movie." She exclaimed.
"You sure did." Verosika said as she tried to help her put the flames out, while Angel sat on the bed, backed against a pillow as he held a mortified expression. His pupils shrank when he saw Valentino's silhouette in the midst of the fire, glaring at him.
"Oh, my God. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm s-s-s-s-s-sorry! Nooooooo!" Charlie exclaimed as Valentino growled and flapped his wings once, sending a red smoke as it extinguished the fire in an instant. Godzilla saw his real form as a moth demon as he could sense his anger. Angel got off the bed quickly and grabbed his robe, putting it on.
"Oh, fuck, fuck, fuck…" He muttered in fear.
"Oh, my gosh, I am so, so, so, so sorry. I– I can clean this up. I– I can–" Charlie saw Valentino bend down to her eye level.
"Don't you worry your pretty blonde head about it. We have people for that." He told her as he turned towards Angel. "Angel… can I see you in your dressing room for a moment?" He asked him as he walked towards the dressing room, Angel ran after him, leaving a concerned Charlie who tried to reach and stop him.
Meanwhile, Verosika smacked her in the back of the head, making her yelp. "Way to go, Princess. You just got him into more trouble than he already was." She told him.
"I didn't mean to." Charlie tried to assure them.
"Actions have consequences, Charlie. I speak from experience." Godzilla told her.
Meanwhile, Angel entered the dressing room, worried and scared. With good reason as a fuming Valentino appeared from behind the door, slamming it shut as he walked towards Angel menacingly. "Val, I didn't know that–" Before Angel could defend himself, Valentino smacked him in annoyance with the back of his hand against his face, giving his right eye a black eye. Angel stumbled back in pain, holding his face as he turned to him. "Val, I–"
Valentino grabbed him by the collar of his robe and held him up close to his face, extremely pissed. "You really think you can have Lucifer's little bitch…" He throws Angel back, sending him colliding back against a chair that he anxiously shuffled around, showing how visibly scared he was as he was gasping and panting. "Fight your battles for you?!" He asked him angrily as he walked towards him.
"Val, please, I'm sorry… She's-"
"You bring her here to protect you?" He reached out and grabbed him by his chest fluff as Angel backed himself away into a corner in fear, trying to cover himself with his robe. "To fuck with me?!" Val asked him as red cigar smoke appeared around the back of Angel's wrist like a cuff. Val grabbed him by his neck and forcefully dragged him back as he slammed and pinned him down to the couch.
Angel yelled in pain as he made no attempts to fight back. "Val, stop!" He begged.
"You think she can get you out of work?!" Val asked him.
"No! No, that– that— that's not–" He tried to speak as he felt Valentino touching his chest fluff. "-what I'm trying to do. I– No–"
This did little to convince Valentino as he growled and violently threw Angel to the ground, causing him to slide to a stop, gasping and grunting heavily. "You know she can't do anything." He told her as he used the smoke chain to wrap around his neck, lifting his body up to read the contract that he was bound to, showing his real name, Anthony. "I own you. Or have you forgotten that?" He asked him.
Angel sniffed and whimpered in fear. "No…" He answered as Valentino made the contract vanish and he held the smoke chain tightly.
"When I say "cum", you say?" He questioned him.
"Yes, Valentino." He answered.
"When I say "You are fucking twenty guys before lunch", you say?" Val questioned him again.
"Yes, Valentino." Angel answered as his voice deepened and started breaking.
"When I say "You get that fucking CUNT out of my studio!", you say?" He questioned while stroking the back of his hand against his face.
"Uh, I…" Angel hesitated.
This didn't please Valentino as he dug his claws into his face, becoming more aggressive. "YOU say?" He asked him again.
"Look, V-Val, she just gets involved in everything. I-I'll tell her and the others to leave. Just don't hurt her…!" He pleaded.
But Val grabbed him by his wrists and held him by his collar. "I have killed bitches for less than this attitude you're giving me. You're lucky you make me money! Now, you're going to get rid of her, and that monster bodyguard of hers." He told him as he threw him away. "And then you are filming all night! Get me?!" He asked him.
"Yes, Val." He answered.
"Good." Valentino said with a grin as he walked to the door, grabbing the door handle and grabbing him by his collar as he dragged him out violently from the dressing room. "Alright!" He throws Angel towards the bed, earning Godzilla's attention as he sees Angel's condition and looks towards Valentino. "Get your asses back on set, and we are taking this from the top!" He yelled.
Charlie meanwhile let out her demonic side as she showed how angry she was about the situation, earning a surprised look from Verosika. "Oh shit…" She muttered as Valentino stood there looking smug.
"What makes you think you can treat him like that?!" She asked as she walked towards him.
But Angel got in the way as he stopped her. "Charlie! Just stop!" He yelled, surprising her.
"Angel, what are you talking ab-"
"Charlie, leave!" He ordered.
"But–"
"I didn't want you to come here. I already asked you to leave and you didn't listen. You made things worse." He told her.
"I just wanted to help you–"
"Well, you ain't! You actually want to help me?! Get the fuck out of here! Right now, and let me finish my work…" He told her as his expression softened. "Please, Charlie." He pleaded quietly.
Seeing this, Godzilla walked over and grabbed Charlie. "Come on, Charlie. It's clear that Valentino has a tight grip over him." He told her as he shot a glare at Valentino. "And he won't let him go." He declared.
"Damn straight." He said, only to feel Godzilla's tail smack him against his mouth, knocking out his gold tooth as he was sent flying against the director's chair, surprising everyone.
"I didn't say it wasn't going to be without a fight." Godzilla told him as he turned away. "Let's go, Charlie."
"Yeah, come on. He isn't worth it." Verosika assured her as they walked towards the door.
But Charlie looked back to Angel, who looked at her saddened. "I… I didn't… mean to! I… I'm… I'm so sorry!" She cried as she ran out of the studio.
Verosika watched her go and looked down, but looked towards Godzilla. "She's a good kid, just a bit naive." She told him.
"I know. But right now, we need to make sure she gets the support she needs." He shot a glare towards Angel. "Without, Angel Dust." He declared as he walked out with her and Vortex.
He watched them go as he felt disappointed in himself as Val got up and rubbed his face as he walked to him, letting out a small fit of laughter. "Good boy." He told him as he put his gold tooth back, and fixed his chair, while everyone else got Angel back into his role and applied makeup to hide his injuries. "And… action." He said as they started filming, and Angel smiled.
I'm not above a love to cash in
Another lover underneath those flashin' lights
Another one of those ruthless nights
Yeah, yeah, yeah
He sang as he prepared for the worst filming of his after-life.
I shoulda' guess that this would happen
I shoulda' known it when I looked in your red-hot eyes
Spewin' all your red-hot lies
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Valentino grinned with satisfaction as he watched him.
What's the worst part of this hell?
I can only blame myself
Angel declared as he grinned as he was bound by Val's smoke-chains and he danced with him.
'Cause I know you're poison
You're feedin' me poison
Addicted to this feelin', I can't help but swallow up
Your poison I made my choice, and
Every night I'm livin' like there's no tomorrow
He declared as he was having a rough intercourse with Val.
Oh-oh, oh-oh!
Any way you want me, baby
That's the way you got me, I'll be yours
My story's gonna end with me dead from your poison
Valentino's nightmarish silhouette formed as he grinned with satisfaction, haunting Angel as he looked on in horror.
I got so good at bein' untrue
I got so good at tellin' you what you wanna hear
I disassociate, disappear
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Valentino blew smoke into his face as the film crew got him in BDSM gear for one scene, allowing Angel to be manhandled.
So far beyond difficult
To resist another gulp
In a dance pop-MV choreographed scene, he began to dance wildly.
Yeah, I know it's poison
You're feedin' me poison
I'm chokin' from the taste and I can't help but swallow up
Your poison I made my choice, and
Every night I'm wasted like there's no tomorrow
He danced as scenes of his previous shoots showed on the LED screens.
Oh-oh, oh-oh!
Anyway you want me, baby
That's the way you got me
I'll be yours
He was soon grabbed by Valentino and held close to him, smiling lecherously as he narrowed his eyes.
My story's gonna end with me dead from your poison
In his dressing room, exhausted and traumatized, he locks the door and stumbles backwards as he was living with fear.
Poison, I'm drownin' in poison
I'm fillin' up my glass but it's always hollow
Full of poison, I'm sick of the poison
He looked over the balcony seeing Val shake hands with Vox as he vanished, and Val walked off, while Angel slumped onto the balcony.
Wish I had something to live for tomorrow
He cried as he tried to hide the pain he endured.
(~)
Back at the hotel, Kiki and Apple were helping Charlie cheer up and cleaning up her tears as they felt sorry for what she witnessed. Meanwhile, Anguirus and Rodan were feeling pissed about what they heard from Godzilla. "You're serious?!" Rodan asked.
"I may not have liked Angel that much, but for someone like Valentino to abuse him like that?! That's where I draw the line! I say we go back to that studio, and burn it to the ground!" He declared as he growled.
"I would like nothing more than to see Valentino's porn empire get dismantled. But that would only build up Ghidorah's need to start the extermination. If we do that, we'll be playing right in his hands." Godzilla told them.
"He's right, you know." Mothra spoke through telepathy as her astral form appeared next to them. "I heard what happened, how's Charlie?" She asked them.
"Not good." Godzilla told her as he looked towards Charlie, who soon stopped crying as she took a moment to calm down. "Seeing Angel act the way he did, it hurt her more than anything." He informed her as he turned towards Mothra. "What can you tell us about Valentino?" He asked her.
"Ugh, don't get me started. In life, he was worse in the living world than he was in Hell. That's one soul I'm sure Charlie can agree that doesn't deserve to be redeemed." She declared.
"We all can agree on that." Blitz said as he walked up. "So, you're Mothra, eh? Godzilla's original big squeeze?" He asked with a playful grin.
Both Godzilla and Mothra blushed and looked at each other as Mothra let out a giggle, while Godzilla shot a glare at the imp. "It was nothing like that." He declared.
"But we could be." Mothra teased him.
"MOSU!" Godzilla yelled at her.
"I'm just kidding, Goji. And you better treat Loona right. Don't think I wasn't watching." She told him as she vanished, making him groan about it.
Just at that moment, Angel returned to the hotel, groaning from all he went through. Kiki and Apple noticed as they shot a glare at him. "Well, well, look who decided to show up." Kiki said as everyone looked at Angel.
"You got some nerve coming back here after what you did, bucko." Blitz told him, only to get pushed aside. "Hey! I'm talkin' to you!" He yelled.
"Just shut up, and leave me alone." He told him as he walked to the bar, earning a glare from Godzilla as he growled. Angel sat at the bar as he slumped against the counter. "Eugh, I need a drink. The hardest you can make." He requested as Husk turned away from him.
"Hmm. You look like shit." He said as he got a glass and several drinks.
While Angel took a deep breath and regained his cocky smile. "Pfft, Not possible. Just a long shoot, nothin' new." He said as Husk poured his drink and rolled his eyes. Angel snatched the glass and chugged it down.
Anguirus watched him chug it down his throat, feeling concerned along with the others. "That can't be good for your health." He muttered.
"You said it. But then again, we are in Hell." Rodan reminded him.
Angel finished his drink as a small portion spilled. "Eugh, I said a strong one." He told him.
"Excuse me. Didn't realize this was a "drink to forget" kind of night." Husk told him as he poured another drink for him.
"Oh, I forget. You're the wise old bartender who's seen it all." He mocked him as he shot a stern look at Husk. "Get the fuck over yourself and pour me a real drink." He ordered as he used his index finger to dump out the alcohol Husk poured.
"Look, if you've got a problem, you're not going to find the solution at the bottom of a bottle." Husk told him as he cleaned up the alcohol he spilled. "I should know, I've been looking there a long time." He admitted.
"Oh sure, and where should I look? Hmm? In your bedroom maybe?" He asked sexily, making Husk flinch and stiffen. "Under the covers?" He shook his shoulder enticingly, making Husk cringe. "Maybe we can go look together." He suggested.
"Don't. Even start." Husk told him while holding up his hand.
"Oh, c'mon." Angel sat on the counter and grabbed one of his wings. "I bet I can make those wings flap!" He said as he wrapped the wing around him.
But Husk pushed him off and back onto the stool. "Stop!" He yelled as a bottle smashed on the floor, earning everyone's attention. "Fucking Christ! You can cut the act already. It's never going to work on me. So all you're doing is makin' an ass out of yourself with this fake bullshit." He told him.
But that got under Angel's skin really deep as his demonic form started to show. "Call me fake one more time, motherfucker! I dare you." He said as Anguirus and Rodan glanced towards each other, knowing it was gonna make things worse.
But Husk leaned and poked at Angel's chest fluff. "Fake." He smiled smugly.
"FUCKIN' ASSHOLE–!" Before he could throw his temper, Godzilla grabbed him and threw him on the floor.
He stomped on his chest and pinned him, nearly crushing his ribcage as he growled angrily. "SKREEEEEEEEEOOOOOOONGK!" He roared in his face to stop his uncontrolled spat.
"Ya done?" Husk asked as Godzilla growled and pulled his foot off of Angel and walked from him. "Or do you need the King here to knock more sense into you?" He asked him.
"Ya know what?" Angel asked angrily as he took the broken piece of the bottle he head. "You would be fucking lucky to get a chance to fuck me!" He threw it as Husk leaned out of the way, hearing the bottle smash behind him, while Angel was literally losing his mind. "Ya know how much I'm worth? You know how many people would kill to have Angel Dust come onto them?! FUCK YOU! Have fun being a lonely piece of shit!" He yelled as he attempted to leave, but Blitz got in the way.
"Get off your high horse! You think it's all about you? You have no idea what you put Charlie through since she got back! Have you ever thought about that you self-centered jackass?!" He asked him.
"Well maybe if she didn't try and drag me back here, she wouldn't be the way she is! I told her to leave, and she wouldn't listen! Now get the fuck out of my way!" He shoved passed him and Vaggie as she walked up.
"Woah– The hell? Angel, where are you going?" She asked.
"OUT!" He yelled as he slammed the door.
Vaggie turned towards Husk with a stern look. "Husk, what did you do?" He asked him.
"Made him a drink." He answered.
"Hey, don't go blaming Husk. Angel was the one coming in here, and being a total prick!" Blitz told her as Charlie walked up.
"Oh, no. He looks really upset." She said feeling worried.
"It's just Angel. He'll be fine." Husk assured as he waved his hand dismissively.
"I'm not so sure. I really messed up at the studio today and he got… Ugh, it was… It wasn't good, okay?" She told them.
"Worse. Valentino abused Angel." Verosika told them as Vaggie turned towards Husk and Blitz.
"Gee, sounds like someone should go after him…" She commented as they just stared and blinked blankly. "Someone named "Husk & Blitz"." She told him with a stern look.
"Oh, you gotta be fucking kidding me. Why don't you go if you're so worried?" He asked her.
"Yeah, this Hotel is just our temporary place of stay in case you forget." Blitz reminded her.
"Because I'm not the one who sent him storming out. You guys caused it. You both drag him back." Vaggie ordered.
"No! No… Don't force him back. Just make sure he's safe. I pushed too hard earlier and… I only made things worse. Look, he'll come back when he's ready. I just don't want anything to happen to him until then." Charlie told them a Vaggie shoots them both with a pointed look as they grumble. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go write one hundred apology letters and a lesson planned for tomorrow about… Boundaries." She declared as Husk rolled his eyes and slumped as he whined like a cat.
"I better go with you, just in case any of Ghidorah's followers decide to turn up." Godzilla said as he walked with them.
"Thanks. We could use an extra hand." Blitz said as he walked with him.
(~)
At a bar, Angel entered it as the trio showed up. "So this is one of his hangouts? A freakin Fish Bar?" Blitz asked.
"Seems that way." Husk commented.
Godzilla meanwhile sensed something as he glanced towards an alleyway, he turned towards the duo with a serious expression. "You two head inside, there's something I need to take care of." He told them as Husk nodded and he and Blitz headed inside. Godzilla glanced back as he growled. "Come out… I know you're there." He told the unknown figure.
A set of spider legs reached out as a giant spider crawled out, revealing herself as Kumunga (Final Wars Design). She chuckled as she crawled on top of a car and grinned. "Godzilla… it's been a while." She told her.
"Not long enough apparently. I'm not surprised to see you here after I burned you." He told her.
"Still not pleased about that." She expressed as she crawled along the wall. "I see you're still hanging out with the princess' little friends." She told him.
"Providing security. Not that you would care." He expressed his grievance.
"Aww, still pissed off because I stung your eye?" She asked.
He let out a growl from being reminded of that. "What do you want, Kumunga?" He asked her.
"Despite our past, I thought you could use an extra set of eyes on the outside. Sanda may be the muscle around here, but I've been the eyes and ears. And these eyes have seen everything, even what Valentino did to Anthony." She informed him.
"Anthony…?" Godzilla asked confusedly.
"Angel Dust." She reminded him as she crawled around him. "Anthony was his given name before he became the famous porn star that he is. Valentino is obsessed with him, and he bound his soul to a golden contract. Name and all." She informed him.
"What else can you tell me?" Godzilla asked her.
Meanwhile, Angel Dust was snorting some drugs as he exhaled. "Oh, yeah. I'm so fucked up!" He exclaimed as he laughed.
Blitz and Husk watched as they kept their distance and sat at the bar. "Gimme a whiskey…" He requested as the bartender filled a glass for him, but Husk grabbed his arm. "I meant the whole bottle, jackass." He told him as he took the bottle and the bartender walked away.
Seeing him drink from the bottle, Blitz took the glass that was filled. "Slacking on the job already?" He asked as he sipped from the glass.
"Ever thought about keeping your mouth shut?" Husk replied as he looked back towards Angel.
"Haha, ya, ya, so I said "You couldn't afford me in a million afterlives." I got better options, right boys?" He asked the shark demons.
"You got that right." One told him.
"Hey, baby, be a doll and bring me another one? Daddy's outta juice." He told him as the shark demon took the glass and grinned as he walked to the bar counter.
Godzilla walked in and sat beside the duo, earning surprised looks from the other customers. "What did I miss?" He asked.
"Not much, just Angel getting doped up and wasted." Blitz commented.
Noticing the Shark Demon approach, he got Angel's glass filled as he pulled out a vial and added a drop of love potion to it. Godzilla noticed it along with Husk as he hugged and growled, putting the bottle down. "Son of a–" He got up and followed him.
"Here you go, darling." The Shark Demon offered the drink. "Just for you–"
Before he could give Angel the drink, Husk pulled him back, forcing him to drop the spiked drink as he held him up. "Nice try, fuckhead." He tossed him away as he slammed into a jukebox, he grabbed Angel and tossed him to Godzilla as he caught him. "Let's go!" He yelled as he saw the gangster sharks pull out their guns, he took sharp playing cards and tossed them at a net as it caught them and he ran off with the others.
Meanwhile, Angel was struggling in Godzilla's arms, trying to break free. "Guys! What the actual fuck are you doing here?! Let go of me!" He exclaimed.
"No. We're taking you back to the hotel." Godzilla told him.
"You heard him, so stop complaining." Husk told him.
But Angel continued to struggle. "Get off!" He broke free and pulled away from them.
"Hey, listen kid. We didn't want to come after you, but we did it because the Princess asked us to." Blitz informed him.
"Furthermore, that fucker put somethin' in your drink!" Husk informed him.
"You don't think I can tell if someone spikes my drink? I do this all the fuckin' time!" Angel exclaimed.
"So you just let people drug you all the time?!" Blitz asked him, angrily.
"You think I asked for it?! I don't ask for any of this shit! I didn't ask to be this way. I didn't ask for Charlie to save me, and i didnt ask for you guys to save me! I can handle myself!" He declared.
"Really? Because we just saw someone self-destructing." Husk told him as he turned away. "It seems like… I don't know… you might need a bartender to talk to." He told him as her turned to face him.
But that only made Angel chuckle incredulously. "Oh, so now you're gonna act like you give a shit about me? You think after how you and these two treated me, I'm gonna open up to you? Please." He turned and stormed off.
"Maybe we'd treat you better if you were real, and not some bullshit version of yourself, always pushin' our boundaries! Lemme tell ya, nobody in that hotel cares who you are. How famous, how hot, so you might as well just… cut the act." Husk told him.
But that triggered Angel big time. "It's not an act!" He cried out with tears as Husk looked at him in shock, even Godzilla and Blitz shared this look as they stared at Angel. "It's who I need to be. And this…?" He gestures to the city around him. "This is my escape. Where I can forget about it all! How much I hate… everything. A place where I can get high, and not have to think about how much it hurts. And maybe… if I ruin myself enough in the process… if I end up broken, I won't be his favorite toy anymore… and maybe he'll let me go…" He sat down on the curb and buried his face between his knees.
Godzilla looked at him as he remembered the information he learned from Kumunga, he walked over and sat beside him. He sighed as he touched his shoulder. "I think we both know that's never going to happen." He told him as Angel looked at him. "I gained information from a reliable source, about what Valentino did to you… what he put you through. And that golden contract he made…? He's never going to let you go, no matter how much you drink, or snort." He told him as Angel looked away. "Unless you do something worthwhile." He told him.
Angel looked down, not sure how he would be able to do that. Husk looked down as he walked over and sat beside him as Blitz sat with them. The bartender sighed as he looked out. "I was an Overlord once, you know." He admitted as they all looked at him surprised. "Yeah, and uh… it was nice to have that power. But when you're dealing in souls… while also being a gambler, the stakes are pretty high. And losing a few hands can be more than a little dangerous." He explained as he remembered his past. "So when you're down on your luck, you turn to anything to… keep you afloat. Even making deals yourself." He remembers the deal he made with Alastor, much to his eternal regret. "So I know what it's like to… Regret the choices made… And knowin' ya can't take it back." He told them.
"Shit… that's deep." Blitz commented.
"Indeed." Godzilla agreed with him.
It was then that Husk looked towards Blitz. "What about you, imp? Got something you wanna get off your chest?" He asked him.
Hearing that question, Blitz hesitated as he looked away and looked at the gem he was given by Stolas. He sighed, knowing there was no walking away from this. "I… I caused something that left me scarred. Something I can never undo." He admitted as he remembered his childhood. "I caused my mothers death." He confessed.
"What…?" Godzilla spoke as he looked at him.
"Yeah… I said it." Blitz replied as he stood up and walked away a few feet. "I was just a teenager when it happened. I was going to confess my feelings for Fizarolli, but… he just seemed so happy with what he was doing, I… I couldn't tell him." He said as he leaned against a lamp post. "When I walked away, I caused a fire that took everything from me. My mom was burned in the fire… she burned right in front of me." He said as tears filled his eyes. "I lost everything that day… my mom… my sister… even Fiz. Everyone I ever cared about, they blamed me for what happened. And I have a permanent reminder all over my body." He touched the white patch which was a scar. "I wrong a lot of people… some friends… some lovers. Yes, Verosika being among them. I screwed them over in the worst fucking way… just like she said." He admitted.
"But you want to redeem yourself in your own way, is that it?" Godzilla asked him.
"Yes. It's hard, but it's something I have to try. Some think I wanted to forget it all myself. But it's not that I didn't want to remember… I have to remember. For those who can't." He confessed as he closed his eyes. Hearing this, it was clear that they had something in common. Regret. Husk knew this all too well, but he smiled as he stood up.
So things look bad
And your back's against the wall
Godzilla looked towards him as he heard him sing.
Your whole existence seems fuckin' hopeless
You're feelin' filthy as a dive bar bathroom stall.
He held an umbrella out and shielded them from getting puked on by a drunk demon.
Can't face the world sober and dopeless
You've lost your way, you think your life is wrecked
Well, let me just say you're correct
This surprised Angel when he heard it. "Wait, what?" He asked.
You're a loser, baby
A loser, goddamn baby
You're a fucked up little whiny bitch
"Hey!" Angel exclaimed when he heard that comment.
You're a loser, just like me
"Thanks, asshole." Angel flipped him off for saying that.
You're a screw's-loose-boozer
An only one-star reviews-er
You're a power-bottom at rock bottom
But you got company
"Is this supposed to make him or me feel better?" Blitz asked him.
"Yeah Husk, this seems a little excessive." Godzilla commented as Husk continued.
There was a time I thought no one could relate
To the gruesome ways in which I'm damaged
But lettin' walls all down, it can sometimes set you straight!
We're all livin' in the same shit-sandwich
He said as he sat next to Angel and smiled, but he was less amused as he looked away.
I sold my soul
To a psychopathic freak
Haha! And you think that makes you unique?
Get outta here, man!
Husk nudged him as he stood up with Angel and danced with him, much to Godzilla's surprise and Blitz's amusement.
We're both losers, baby
We're loser, it's okay to be a-
Coked up, dick-suckin' hoe?
Blitz chuckled as he walked up to him.
Baby, that's fine by us.
He sang as Godzilla smirked and rolled his eyes as he stayed out of it and Angel began to sing.
"I'm a loser, honey
A schmoozer and a dummy!
But at least I know I'm not alone
You're a loser just like me!
The three of them sang together as Godzilla was steadily tapping his foot to the beat of the song.
I got an appetite for gamblin'
I got an appetite for samplin' every drug and sex toy I can find!
Go ahead baby, sing that song, come on!
Blitz told them as he joined in the song, enjoying the beat.
I got no holes left to deflower
I sold my soul to save my power
Now I'm on that demon's leash
I'm trapped and it gets worse with every hour!
The three sat together in front of an LED rain light.
You're a loser, baby
A loser, but just maybe if we
Eat shit together
Things will end up differently
Godzilla wished he didn't hear that quote, because the mental image already got seared into his mind.
It's time to lose your self-loathin'
Excuse yourself, let hope in, baby
Play your card, be who you are
Husk and Blitz sang as Angel hummed and they were all back to back.
"A loser, just like–"
"There he is!" A shark demon interrupted them as he showed up with the others. "They're fucking singing?! Get 'em!" He ordered as the Shark Demons shot at them.
"Oh shit!" Husk exclaimed as Godzilla got in the way and shielded them with his durable skin.
"Stay down. I'll deal with this." He told them as his dorsal plates glowed and he shot his atomic breath at them, some dodged his shot as one got obliterated. He smacked several of the sharks away as he bit down on one's head and ripped it off.
"You're fucking dead!" The small Shark Demon pounced on him and tried to stab him as Godzilla thrashed around trying to get him off as he snarled. But a web snared the mini shark and flung him towards a web.
"Whoa!" Blitz yelled as he saw Kumunga above them. "HOLY SHIT!" He yelled.
"Surprise!" She exclaimed as she lunged at a Shark Demon and pinned him as she stung him with her poison stinger, causing him to scream as his body shriveled up. Godzilla swung his tail and smacked a few shark demons away as one big one tackled him and pinned him against a wall, punching him against his sides. But hitting him was like punching a brick wall as he attempted to hit his face, but Blitz pulled out his shotgun and shot the gangster's head off.
"You mess with him, you mess with all of us!" He exclaimed as he shot the other sharks.
Even Angel got in on the action by unleashing bullets on the other Shark Demons. "Eat lead, sucka!" He yelled as Husk watched him, surprised. "I told ya. I can handle myself baby." He told him as he and Husk killed the remaining Shark Demons that came at them.
"This did not go as planned…" Said a Shark Demon as he died.
Seeing they were all down, Godzilla exhaled and walked to Kumunga. "Thanks for the assist." He told her.
"Don't mention it. Besides, you're not the only one who hates Ghidorah's guts." She told him as she turned to Angel. "And you? Be sure to drop by anytime you wanna chat, baby." She smooched with her pincers and crawled away.
Angel could feel both flattered, and disturbed by that as he put his Thompson machine guns away. "Now that is one spider I don't think I'll be seeing any time soon." He commented.
"Well, that was something I didn't expect to see." He told him with a smirk.
"Like I said, you don't know me. Sex ain't the only thing I'm good at." Angel reminded him and Blitz.
"Good to know, cause this guy ain't half bad." Husk commented as Angel smiled at him.
"Okay you two, let's get back to the hotel." Blitz suggested. "Because fuck this part of town." He told them as he walked with them.
"Agreed." Godzilla said as he walked with them, hoping to get some rest after these events.
(~)
At the Hotel, Charlie was busy writing apology letters to Angel as she heard them walk in, laughing as she looked at them surprised. "He had like 3 bills, and it took him 30 minutes to count them. His eyes are so shit!" Angel exclaimed as Husk and Blitz laughed.
"Hehe, and this is the guy you gotta take orders from?" Husk asked.
"What a fucking rube!" Blitz exclaimed.
"I know! What a fucking joke, right?" Angel asked, only to see Charlie rush up and hug him.
"I'm so sorry, Angel! I promise I won't ever, ever, ever, ever–"
"Charlie, it's fine." Angel told her as he smiled. "I get it. Thanks…" He reached and touched her head. "For caring about me." He told her, this gesture immediately made Charlie weep tears of joy as Angel picked her up and she became weightless. "Ehh, I think this is yours." He handed her to Vaggie.
"Okay missy, let's get you to bed." Vaggie said as she took her.
Charlie blubbered as she was in her girlfriend's arms. "He-he-he said he - for-forgave me!" She cried out as she reached for Angel. "It's so beautiful, Vaggie…" She said as Vaggie took her away.
Godzilla watched as he smiled a bit and chuckled and saw Loona approach him. "Just another unexpected day." He commented.
"Yeah, but at least you made the most of it, big boy." She told him as she kissed his cheek. "Now come on, you look like you could use some rest." She said coyly as she walked with him, much to his amusement.
Husk smirked upon seeing it as he looked up to Angel. "Hey, how about that drink?" He asked.
"You read my mind." He told him as he walked with him to the bar.
"Count me in." Blitz followed them, he could use a quick swig before going to bed. What lies ahead of them in the future? No one knew, but it would be worth finding out together.
(Author Notes: Hey guys, Leonidas1994 here. Here is the next chapter of Godzilla's Inferno. And yes, I will be working with the other Helluva Short episodes, and I got something special in mind for… Oh god, the Wee-a-boo-boo episode, and… god that episode was cringe! I was like "Oh, GOOOOOD! NOOOOOO!" Anyways, in the words of Alastor, stay tuned.)