After the Halloween party, the Helluva Boss cast returned to their theater. Jack Skellington bid his goodbyes at the party and left. Lucifer followed Bee and Asmodeus for the mini-episode.
Blitz: Now that was one crazy party.
Bee: I'll say.
Moxxie: I just hope we never see that pervert again.
Stolas: Agree.
Asmodeus: Luci? Shouldn't you be with your daughter?
Lucifer: Actually, RavenDragon told me to come in here for a bit.
RavenDragon: He's right. So, before we jump into the next episode, I'm going to show you all a mini episode. This one is about Kara Melody. I know you've had some questions so this one will explain everything. And since I showed Charlie and others this one before and I didn't bring Lucifer here til Halloween, I figured he should see this.
Lucifer sits in between Asmodeus and Bee.
RavenDragon: Ok! Let's get this episode started.
(The scene opened to about ten years ago when Overlord Tessa had control over the club. Instead of a karaoke club/motel, it was a run-of-the-mill sex club/diner. Inside, it was dark and very dingy. There was a staging area upfront with sex poles for the stars. Sitting in the back with Overlord Nessa, a black canary sinner whose non-binary dressed from the early 1900s.)
Millie: Who's that guy?
Stolas: He reminds me of Valentino.
Asmodeus growled upon hearing that name.
Lucifer: Easy Oz.
RavenDragon: That would be Overlord Nessa, Kara's old boss.
(The stage was dark but then a slow beat came on as Kara Melody in her short two-piece jewel tone dress took the stage.)
KARA:
Color me your color, baby
Color me your car
Color me your color, darling
I know who you are
Come up off your color chart
I know where you're comin' from
(The music picks up as she sings and pole dances for the customers.)
Call me (Call me) on the line
Call me, call me any, anytime
Call me (Call me), oh my love
Call me, call me any day or night
Call me
(Demons hooted and cheered for Kara as she danced. In the corner of her eye, she saw Nessa looking very unpleased with her routine.)
Verosika: OK I'm impressed. That girl has some pipes on her.
Fizzarolli: I'll say.
Asmodeus could tell that something was off with Kara's performance.
Lucifer: You good Oz?
Asmodeus: Sorry. I just got a bad feeling about this.
KARA:
Cover me with kisses, baby
Cover me with love
Roll me in designer sheets
I'll never get enough
(Kara shook off the glare and continued to dance but this time, without the pole.)
Emotions come, I don't know why
Cover up love's alibi
Call me (Call me) on the line
Call me, call me any, anytime
Call me (Call me), oh my love
(She twirled on the stage but she lost her balance and ended up falling off the stage and crashed into a waitress carrying a tray of drinks that spilled all over her.)
Everyone: Ooh!
Verosika: Yikes.
Moxxie: Oh crumbs. What happened?
Blitz: Too much cocaine?
Fizzarolli: Not funny Blitz.
(The music stopped. A few waitresses came over to help Kara, covered in wine.)
KARA: Guys, I'm ok. Really.
BECCA: You sure? You look like you took a bath in gin.
KARA: Har, har. I can take a tumble.
Stolas: At least she's ok.
Fizzarolli: I don't know about that.
(Nessa gets out of their seat and walks over towards Kara. Kara looked up at her boss.)
NESSA: Melody. May I speak with you in your dressing room?
(Nervously, Kara follows Tessa up the stairs to her dressing room.)
Fizzarolli: Oz? You don't think...?
Asmodeus: (Growls) That motherfucker...
Blitz: What? (realizes what Fizzarolli might) Oh... She's...
Bee: Poor dear.
(The scene changed to Kara's dressing room where Nessa and Kara were. Nessa then grabbed Kara by the arm, roughly.)
NESSA: What was that up there?!
KARA: (stuttered) S-S-Sorry. I was just a little dizzy. I haven't eaten anything today.
NESSA: That is no excuse! I expect perfection with my stars!
KARA: Just let me have a quick bite to eat...
NESSA: What did I say?! No eating on the job! Do you think these people pay to a fat dancer?! No! You get your ass back up there and do that routine right! Unless you want to continue our fun from the other night?
Asmodeus wanted to rip his seat apart.
Lucifer: Easy Oz.
Fizzarolli: Ozzie...
Asmodeus calmed down.
Asmodeus: Sorry. I got a little worked up.
KARA: (scared) No. No. I'll get it right, Ness.
NESSA: Good girl.
(Kara walked out of her dressing room, fighting back her tears. She walked up to Becca and helped her serve drinks.)
BECCA: I swear, one of these days, Nessa is gonna get a holy bullet in their chest.
KARA: If that were true, then Valentino would have done it already.
BECCA: Hey. Are you good? That was quite the fall you took.
KARA: I haven't eaten anything. I just need something. Besides, it's not like Nessa lets us have at least more than one meal a day.
Millie: What?
Stolas: Oh my.
Fizzarolli: And I thought Mammon was bad.
BECCA: At least you get to go. After my shift, I'm stuck going on a date in the Lust Ring with one of the diners' biggest customers.
KARA: Right. I forgot that imps could leave the Pride Ring since you're hell born. Who's the guy?
BECCA: Some jerk I have to put up with who lives in the Lust Ring. He works in the biggest club in the Lust Ring, Ozzies.
KARA: Ozzies?
BECCA: It's a huge sex club that's owned by the King of Lust himself, Asmodeus.
KARA: Sounds like you have a lucky night ahead of you.
BECCA: Oh please. The guy is a jerk. Not to mention the only reason Nessa wants me on this date is because of that royal pass.
KARA: Royal pass?
BECCA: According to Nessa, a sinner can get a royal pass from any royal family member in either ring.
Bee: So that's where the royal pass comes in.
Lucifer: Eh. It kind of sounds like you Oz.
Asmodeus: Like I would give that Overlord prick a pass into my ring.
KARA: Sounds like torture.
BECCA: But I'd rather be back home with my boyfriend for a quiet night home. Unless... (looks at Kara.)
KARA: No. No way! You know I swore off love after I got backstabbed by my ex.
Blitz: Man, I hate to be the guy that screwed her over.
Barbie: It probably was you.
Blitz: Hey!
BECCA: Come on! Please. It's just one date.
KARA: Not happening.
BECCA: Did I mention that Ozzie's doing a one-night-only, Karaoke Event?
KARA: (groans) Bec... I hate when you know my weakness. Ok, I'll go on the date for you.
BECCA: (hugs Kara.) Thank you. You are an afterlife saver.
(The scene changed to late at night in the Lust Ring. Different sex shops, clubs, and plazas with big neon light signs were everywhere. Kara stepped out of the elevator wearing her dark purple dress and black heels.)
KARA: Let's get this night over with.
(Kara walked towards the entrance to Ozzies where the client was waiting, a red In cubus. He eyed her dress.)
INCUBUS: Hey, there gorgeous. You couldn't find something better to wear?
KARA: (groans) Wow. Cliche much?
Vortex: Yikes.
Loona: I kind of feel sorry for her.
Octavia: Same.
Helia: Me too.
(The two walked into Ozzies which was a dinner theater restaurant with tables for the guests and a stage at the front, showcasing the establishment's name in lights. The interior is lit by a large chandelier of blue flames with a floral design, along with other blue floral lanterns on the walls and at least one chimney out of glass in which blue fire burns. On top of the chimney is Lounge seating. Tied to the room's ceilings are cages that glow blue, which are used to confine performers. The restaurant also has a pink tone and a blue contrast, and it resembles modern-day clubs with the same lighting and types of entertainment.)
Bee: Woo! I gotta come to Lust more often.
Lucifer: Still looks better than ever.
Asmodeus: Thanks Luci. And no Bee, you caused enough trouble last time.
Bee: Yeez. You throw one out-of-control party...
(Kara and the Succubus sat down at their table that was closer to the stage. The table already had two glasses of red wine for them.)
KARA: Finally. I'm starving.
INCUBUS: Oh please. You're fine. Besides, you look like you could lose the weight.
KARA: Unbelievable.
VOICE: Ladies and gentlemen! I see some sexy faces around here tonight!
(The lights began to dim in the club. Soon, poles with a small platform attached to them descend from the ceiling and each of them has a dancer on it. Then the platforms on the poles turn into two stages connected to the center stage. Just then, an imp who was dressed like a jester slid down the pole in the middle. The imp had robotic arms and legs that stretched for miles.)
Blitz: Oh, just great.
Fizzarolli: Don't knock it til you try it.
Lucifer: So, you MC for Ozzie's club?
Fizzarolli: Yep. Why?
Lucifer: That explains why Ozzie likes you. You know how to put on a great show.
Fizzarolli blushed.
KARA: Who's that?
INCUBUS: Oh, that chump? That's Fizzarolli. He's a broken imp who has robotic limbs. The guy is just a moocher since he lives with Asmodeus, the King of Lust. I wouldn't be surprised if Asmodeus is just using him as a sex toy.
Fizzarolli looked away, feeling a little ashamed.
Asmodeus: It's ok Froggie. (has Fizzarolli seated in his lap.) I love you so much.
Fizzarolli smiled.
Fizzarolli: I love you too Ozzie.
Lucifer: (teary-eyed) Aww!
(Fizzarolli's eyes have lime sclera and pink irises, with an Imp tail with black stripes. He also has black dots at the ends of his mouth. His tongue is forked and has a couple of black stripes on it as well. His face is painted white but with the 'nose' area above his mouth painted red. He wears a bright red and blue jester cap with bells, a white ruffle, and a black collar with bells below it. The front side of his outfit is bright red with yellow trim at the bottom with yellow hearts, while the back is bright blue with white trim at the bottom and black hearts. He wears white and purple striped pants and white-striped, purple sleeves with bright red cuffs and yellow trim edging, and yellow balls on his shoulders with light red hearts. He also wears black, heeled shoes with yellow hearts on the front and black gloves with yellow cuffs. He slithers down the pole with his robotic limbs.)
FIZZAROLLI: Welcome, welcome, to Ozzie's... (He then stands on the platform and does a little performance on it.) Lust Ring's number 1 place for all kinds of sick twisted fantasies. Put on display for all you "Sleaze" and "Sleazettes." (He spins on the stage, and faces the audience.) The gem joint of Asmodeus himself! C'mon, give him some LOVE! (He then makes a heart shape with his robotic arms.)
(Soon, everyone begins clapping and cheering, except for Kara's date who was pretending to gag seeing Fizzarolli. Kara actually thought that Fizzarolli was pretty fun, he just knew how to get the audience's attention.)
Blitz: So she likes your jokes. Big whoop.
Fizzarolli: This coming from someone who tells the cringest jokes in hell.
Blitz: Hey! My jokes are funny!
Fizzarolli/Barbie: Not really.
FIZZAROLLI: I am the one and only Fizzarolli! Some of you may recognize this dashing clown face from my numerous toy-robotic replicas across the rings of Hell. Gloriously designed by the big man himself, (He then rolled up his sleeve to reveal a cybernetic arm while holding a mic in his other hand.) And ribbed for your pleasure tonight.
KARA: This guy is fun.
INCUBUS: Oh please. I've seen better.
FIZZAROLLI: We've had some talented karaoke singers here tonight. Along with Verosika Mayday. We'll be continuing the show with anyone in the audience who would love to come up and sing something, spicy.
(He sprung up to a VIP balcony set next to Asmodeus.)
INCUBUS: (scoffs) Poser.
Asmodeus growls.
(Kara decided to get up and went to the back room.)
KARA: It's official. This is the worst date in my entire afterlife. This could not get any worse.
(Kara suddenly felt dizzy again and she stumbled through the VIP Balcony door. She would have hit the floor face first but Asmodeus caught her.)
Lucifer: Oh so that's how you three met.
FIZZAROLLI: Are you alright? I think you had a little too much to drink.
KARA: (stands up) No. No. I didn't drink anything. I'm just having a bad day, that's all. (looks at Asmodeus.) You're... You're Asmodeus. (looks at Fizzarolli) And you're Fizzarolli. I am so sorry. I swear I didn't know. I just needed a place to hide. I am having the worst date in the history of worst dates!
FIZZAROLLI: Not your lustful desire?
KARA: What? No! I'm only on this date to help my friend. I swore off love because of my ex who sold me to my boss.
ASMODEUS: That boss of yours won't happen to be Nessa, would it?
KARA: How did you know?
ASMODEUS: I know their tricks. They've been trying to get a royal pass from me for years. Every time they sent an imp or hellhound on a date with that jerk. They don't even care about their workers, always starving them. So I know the signs.
(Fizzarolli hands Kara a plate that has a burger on it.)
FIZZAROLLI: Here. You look like you haven't eaten all day.
(Kara took the burger and started stuffing her face.)
Blitz: And you call me a messy eater?
Fizzarolli: You are.
Moxie: Definitely.
ASMODEUS: Whoa! Whoa! Easy! You'll get a stomach ache.
KARA: Sorry. Tessa's been on my case about being skinny when I already am. Believe it or not, I miss performing, and not like I am doing at the sex club in Pentagram. But being on stage in front of a crowd.
FIZZAROLLI: You were a performer?
KARA: I... Um... I used to be a pop star... In the living world. My name is Kara Melody, I'm a sinner. Look I know I'm not supposed to be here, I'll just go.
ASMODEUS: Now hold on. I'm not kicking you out.
Bee: Wha...?
Lucifer: That's a new one.
KARA: What? But I thought...
ASMODEUS: Dear. It's clear you aren't happy with Nessa. Why don't you get up on stage and do a song for us? It'll help.
KARA: Nessa has been making me sing nonstop or forcing me into having sex with them.
FIZZAROLLI: Just leave everything to us. And feel free to sing whatever you want. But no love songs.
(Fizzarolli takes Kara to a spare dressing room where two female imps come in and do her hair and makeup. She followed Fizzarolli out to the stage. Fizzarolli got onto the stage.)
Moxxie: Oh so it's fine when she gets on stage, but when I do it, you two roast me.
Fizzarolli: That's because you sang a love song in a lustful lounge.
FIZZAROLLI: Alright ladies and gentlemen, we have a new act for you tonight. Coming from the Pride Ring. Give it up performing for the first time at Ozzies, Ms. Kara Melody!
(Everyone clapped as Kara stepped onto the stage. Fizzarolli went up to the VIP Balcony.)
Lucifer: Now I'm interested.
(Kara took a deep breath as a piano melody played. A spotlight shines on her.)
KARA:
They thought they could dispose of me
They tried to make me small
I suffered each indignity
But now rise above it all
Yes, the price I paid was all I had
But at last, I found release
And if something good can come from bad
The past can rest in peace
Oh, if you see someone's hurt
And in need of a hand
Don't forget me
Or hear a melody crying from some baby grand
You don't forget me
When you sing happy birthday to someone you love
Or see diamonds you wish were all free
Please say that you won't
I pray that you don't forget me
(She then remembered Striker's betrayal.)
But forget every man who I ever met
'Cause they only lived to control
For a kiss, they paid a thousand
Yet they paid fifty cents for my soul
Millie: Wow. She's good. I wonder who she's talking about.
They took their piece
The price of fame that no one can repay
Ah, but they didn't buy me when they bought my name
And that is why I pray
(Her terrible date tried to climb onto the stage but someone in the audience called security and kicked him out.)
That when you see someone's hurt
And in need of a hand
You don't forget me
Or hear a melody crying from some baby grand
You don't forget me
When you sing happy birthday to someone you love
Or see diamonds you wish were all free
Please say that you won't
I pray that you don't forget me
(The memories of every mission that she and Striker had gone on hit her as she sang with so much emotion.)
There are some in this world who have strength of their own
Never broken or in need of repair
But there are some born to shine who can't do it alone
So protect them and take special care
Take care
(Everyone cheered when she hit the high notes.)
Moxxie was surprised. Verosika was impressed. Stolas looked like he was gonna cry.
And don't forget me
Please take care
And don't forget me
When you look to the heavens with someone you love
And a light shining bright from afar
Hope you see my face there
And then offer a prayer
And please let me be
Let me be that star
(The audience clapped and cheered as Kara bowed.)
Stolas was almost in tears.
Fizzarolli: She was amazing. Starting to wish we had a Kara Melody in our universe.
Asmodeus: I know what you mean Froggie.
(Fizzarolli stepped onto the stage.)
FIZZAROLLI: Wasn't that a show, folks?! Give it up for Kara Melody!
(Fizzarolli took her to the VIP Balcony where Asmodeus was waiting.)
ASMODEUS: I have to say Kara. I have never seen anything like your performance. (pulled out a wristband that was the royal pass.) I would be honored if you would perform at my club sometime.
KARA: Me? (takes the royal pass.) Thank you. But, there's no way that Nessa is over going to let me come back.
ASMODEUS: From what I understand, you aren't the type of demon to just give up on her afterlife.
KARA: Yeah. You know what? I would love to perform at your club. But first, I need to take care of something.
Loona: She's good.
Lucifer: I think she's a good demon to have with Charlie. How could someone so nice end up in Hell?
(The scene changed to Pentagram City at Nessa's club. Only Kara had tied up Nessa to a chair.)
NESSA: You ungrateful little shit!
KARA: You know, I should be thanking you. (pulled out her angelic gun.) You were the last push I needed. To be free.
(Kara shot Nessa twice in the head and then shot them right in the chest for extra measure. Kara suddenly felt more powerful. She now had Nessa's powers, club, and soul contracts.)
KARA: Now then, things are going to change around here.
Lucifer: And... Nevermind.
Blitz: Not bad. We could use someone like her on the team.
Moxxie: Sir, she's a sinner and from another universe.
Blitz: Eh, details.
RavenDragon: And that's it for the mini-episode.
Lucifer: And I'm out. See ya Oz. And Fizz, take care of Ozzie for me.
Lucifer left the theater to rejoin Charlie.