A few weeks since the arrival of Optimus prime have passed, and while he has been unable to find his cohorts. He has been able to take refuge in the hotel, thanks to some renovations such as large indoor space and a large garage to accommodate his size. When he was introduced to the other hotel staff, he had different impressions for each of them.

For the winged catlike demon husk, he found him to be the wisest of the bunch despite his unhealthy habits. He reminded him of ironhide and how experienced the warrior was before the war for cybertron.

The cyclops demon, nifty, he saw her as a small but strong force and has managed to clean him up in his truck form despite the size difference.

But for the fancy dressed deer demon Alastor, Optimus had a rather distrust for the demon due to his constant malicious smile, and sadistic tendencies, and his manipulative nature.

During his stay here, Charlie had told him the misadventures she endured while trying to achieve her dream of redemption. But today was a special day, and they would meet new friends… and enemies….

It was during the afternoon, when the Autobot leader and the princess drove through the streets, with a new way of spreading their message: Charlie would display flyers and posters throughout the streets while riding Optimus, who had a banner on his back. "Come to the hazbin hotel!" She called out, throwing flyers like Santa Claus. "We'll cure you of sin! Redemption is possible!" However nobody seemed to care or bat an eye. "I believe I have an idea." Optimus said as he stopped. Charlie then got out of the truck and turned to the rest of the denizens. "Attention all of hell!" She said as she finally got their attention. "You might not be willing to go on my order but maybe you can with the help of the one and only… OPTIMUS PRIME!"

The truck immediately transformed into Optimus' robot mode and raised his hands. "Greetings denizens of hell." He began as the demons went slack jawed. "As you may know, I am not from your world, but if your ruler allows freedom amongst yourselves, then no doubt that hell is not your permanent residence, you can choose to be better than you are now, and with the help of Charlie's hotel, there is a chance you will…" However, everyone else immediately turned and ran. "Oook…" "Well we did get that impression when we first arrived on Earth."

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Meanwhile, across the pride ring, a pair of imps drove through the streets in a red car, one red skin and white freckles on his cheeks. His white pointy hair leads up to his curvy black and white striped horns. He also has yellow sclera with black slit pupils. He had a long red thin tail with a quadrilateral barb at the end, as well as lanky digitigrade legs ending in what appears to be cloven red hooves. His outfit consisted of a navy-black coat with red buttons and white cuffs, black pants a white shirt that had a black turtleneck, a large red bow-tie, and fingerless gloves. And the other was a short Imp with a long, demonic tail with white markings. She has red skin, eyes with yellow scleras and black pupils, and long black eyelashes that extend beyond the sides of her hair. She had two black horns with three thin white stripes and greyish-black hair worn in a messy bob style and bangs that cover half of her right horn. She has a beauty mark on her left cheek and a gap between her front teeth.

"Ugh… I swear ever since Stolas joined up, we've been getting tougher and tougher clients." The male imp groaned, exasperated. "C'mon Mox it's not that bad!" The female imp said in a southern voice. "Millie, we just had to destroy an entire CARTEL today… I still smell the c0!(k on my outfit!" Suddenly the car stopped running in the middle of the road, forcing the two imps to leave the vehicle and check what's wrong with it. "Welp, this is perfect… our car isn't going anywhere anytime soon…." Moxxie said defeated. "What do you mean?" Mille asked. "I mean the engine's dead." Moxxie answered bluntly as he closed the hood.

At a nearby body shop, Moxxie had taken the car in for repairs. "Yeah this thing is ain't going anywhere for a long while." The mechanic replied. "Luckily we have a few replacements in mind."

The imp was gestured to an array of cars of various types. "Hmm… no, no… hey what's that one?" Moxxie took interest in what looked like a 2023 Volkswagen Beetle mixed with a Camaro ss with a yellow body with black stripes. "Not sure… we found it a few miles from here, no one was in it and it didn't have a license plate." The mechanic replied oddly before pointing to a symbol on the door. "All we got to know is that weird sticker on the door." The imp looked at the sticker, it looked like an ape-like face made of different angular shapes. "Hmm… I'll take it!"

A few hours later, Moxxie drove out with his new car. "Ooh! Ain't that a beauty!" Mille smiled as she went inside. "What's to say we take it out for a spin?" The two then drove off, playing epic music along the way.

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After a few more possible patrons, all of whom they rejected, Charlie returned to the hotel and layed down on the couch in despair. "Ugh…." She turned to see two of her friends/ business associates. One was Vaggie, The other however was the slim, dapper and sadistic radio demon, Alastor, who had red piercing eyes, red and black hair with large deer ear-like tufts of fluff and two small antlers, he was dressed in a red pinstripe coat with dark-red lapels piped with white, which is ragged along the bottom hem. Underneath was a bright red dress-shirt with a black cross on the chest, and long black dress pants with matching bright red cuffs. He also black gloves with red at the fingertips, and black pointed-toe boots with red deer hoofprints emblazoned on the soles. And finally a black bow tie, red monocle under his right eye and in his hand was a long vintage microphone cane, and on his face was a long sharp tooth smile with sickly yellow teeth. "Another trip filled with failure I presume, dear?" He said in an old timey voice with a radio sound effect.

Charlie's only response was a groan. "Don't you have somewhere else to be annoying at?!" Vaggie growled at Alastor. "Not really!" He laughed before vaggie turned to her gal. "Don't worry babe, these things take time I'm sure you'll eventually be able to get through to them!" She said, patting her girlfriend. "Sure we haven't had… many recipients lately but that doesn't mean we're done for! We just gotta keep trying!" Charlie then raised her head from the couch. "How am I supposed to keep trying when everyone I offer to help just blows me off? I tried everything! Reasoning, giving them flyers, hell I even tried singing to them!" "Well there is one thing you haven't tried!" Alastor said, gaining the duo's attention. "And that is…?" "Simply offering them to stay, and if they don't…." Alastor said sinisterly before his eyes morphed into small radio dials and his antlers elongated. "Make sure they have a reason to fear you more than a mere exorcist…." "How the f*k will that help!?" Vaggie argued. "I don't know, but it's fun!" Alastor said, reverting back to his normal form.

Charlie sighed before getting up and walking away, while Vaggie turned around with a hateful glare. "See what you did!?" "Yes sir and I regret nothing!"

Charlie went outback and sat down, looking at the night sky while sighing to herself, just another day of trying to convince others to join her cause with zero results. She wondered if she was even able to get another new guest to stay, or anyone else for that matter.

"At the end of the rainbow there's happiness…" She sang as the wind blew through her hair. "And to find, how often I've tried… but my life is a race, just a wild goose chase and my dreams have all been denied…."

The princess looked at the crimson sky while shedding a tear. "Whhy have I always been a failure…? What can the reason be…? I wonder if the world is to blame… I wonder if it could be me…?"

Someone else had looked at the princess during her moment. "I'm… always chasing rainbooows… watching clouds drift bbyy…. My schemes are like all my dreams… ending in the skky!"

"Some fellows look and find the sunshine, I always look and find the way… some fellows make a winning sometimes… I never even make a game, believe me…." She started to weep and tears rolled down her face. "I'm… always chasing rainbooows… waiting to find a little blue bird… inn heeere…."

"You have a lovely voice." Charlie turned around to see Optimus near the back entrance. "My apologies, I didn't mean to interfere." "It's ok… you can join me if you'd like." Charlie said as the prime smiled under his mask and sat down next to her. "I'm sorry for your misfortune Charlie." Optimus apologized. "It's okay… I'm used to it." Charlie replied somberly. "I've almost always been seen as a joke, no matter how much I try, people just don't care what I'm trying to do!" "You're not the only…." Optimus replied somberly. "I've always been trying to… change the world but in the end we had to leave…." Suddenly Charlie's phone rang. "Hello?" Optimus tilted his head. "Yeah dad I'm fine just not a lot of progress but— No you don't need to do that it's just— Wait really? What about what happened last time? Ok! I'll be there!" Charlie immediately hung up and ran back inside while Optimus was confused.

As she rushed to the door she was stopped by the hotel manager. "Uh Charlie? What's going on? You look like you're going to explode…" She asked, concerned. "Oh I was on the phone with my dad and he said that sera wanted a meeting about what happened a few weeks back!" "You mean like how we ended up killing Adam and a hundred other exorcists during the extermination?" "Yeah, but do you realize what this means? We still have a chance to convince heaven about the hotel!" "And how exactly does that help?" "With the exterminators over there's gonna need to be a replacement for our overpopulation issue!" Charlie then started hopping with joy. "And what better way than redemption!" Vaggie then smiled. "I'm glad you are taking this opportunity, but are you sure that this meeting will go well? You know what happened at the last one…" "I know but last time it was Adam and since he's… dead… it might be better than last time!" "Just be careful! And this time no…." Charlie immediately danced away to the door "Singing or dancing…."

However she was stopped by Optimus standing in her way. "Care to explain what in the allspark are you talking about!?" "It's a long story…." Vaggie sighed. "So what does this mean?" "It means that we have a chance to finally be able to help redeem souls and keep my people safe!" Charlie said gleefully. "This could be the day… I could show heaven there's a better way, just you wait! I could choke but won't hear that ascending tone! Opportunity's right at the phone!" Charlie immediately danced off before Vaggie could stop her. "Wait Charlie don't!" "I'll go with her!" "Optimus don't!" Unfortunately Optimus transformed into his truck mode and went with her. "Oh for the love of…."

"Let me help you there." Optimus said as Charlie happily sat in his seat and continued her song. "Look up and look down!" "No thanks!" "Isn't it amazing how much joy can be found!" Optimus added as they drove through the city. "I'm miserable!" "Look at the scenery!" "This place smells like s#!t!" "Well we…" "I did too much b!0w I can't freaking quit!" "Let me help with that!" Optimus grabbed the offensive substance and chucked it across town. "Hey!"

"Just let us tell you about a place we're sure you'll find inviting and wholesome!" Charlie offered. "Better to be with your friends than out on your lonesome!" Optimus added. "Can you find better places than happy laughs and smiling faces?"

Charlie leaned out the window. "All over the room you can see them…" however a fly hit her in the eye and caused her to panic. "Ah! My eye! It's in my eye!" She said as she flailed her hands before covering her face. "FfffF*(K! FFFFFF*(K!" "Charlie!" "Sorry!" "Here take this!" Optimus opened his glove compartment and allowed Charlie to get a napkin and pluck the fly from her eye. "Better?" "Better! Now let's get to it!"

"This could be the day!" Charlie continued. "We could show them a soul can change their ways!" Optimus added. "Just believe me there's no time to dwell, wave the old days farewell!" "We could show them the bright side of hell!"

Charlie then turned on the radio to change the tune. "Am I going crazy or is anyone else hearing that music? More at 11." The radio said as the princess climbed onto the truck. "Your turn Optimus!" "Oh ok! Inside of all beings are shiny little gleamings of hope! Oh whoa!" "Deep down in every sinner is a kicking little winner I knooow!" Charlie danced on the top as they continued through, passing the V tower. "Oh the cannibals are munchin!" "The sartists cause destruction!" "I know we can build something out of this! So don't give yourself up!" "Just pick yourself up and we'll get right on through it! Just follow our lead!" "And take a look at body folds!" The two stopped in an awkward silence by the random demon. "I oh get it when they sing there's music but when I sing the mome—"

"Let this be the day…." "OH COME ON!" "That us see a soul can change their ways." "I believe in this cause that we sell, at her brand new hotel." "We can show them the bright side…." "The good and the right side…" "They'll all see the light here in HEEEELLLLLLL!"

Optimus then transformed into his robot mode and knelt down to Charlie's level. "So Charlie, what had happened that caused this tension between your people and the angels?" He asked, concerned. "Well… it's kind of a long story…." Charlie answered reluctantly, looking away. "I'm willing to listen." Optimus said calmly, making Charlie give a smile before she took a breath.

"Years ago, hell had suffered from a sinner overpopulation problem that plagued the place for years." Charlie began. "So heaven came up with something that would help reduce the population." "What was it?" Optimus asked. "It was called the Extermination, a yearly ritual where heaven would send down an army of Exorcist angels to… kill as many sinners as possible…." Optimus gasped by that moment, he couldn't believe that a place of pure peace would use a viscous method for a simple solution. "Why would they do such a horrible thing?!" "I don't know, probably because they don't care about us and choose to destroy us all." Charlie continued. "It's because of this violence that made me decide to create the hotel to help redeem sinners and create a new peaceful means of reducing the population." "I'm glad you were able to find a better solution." Optimus said kindly. "Thank you, unfortunately the Angel army leader, Adam, didn't even listen, in fact he was a complete a$$hole, and instead moved the extermination 6 months earlier." "But why!?" "Just because they simply wanted to, I tried to take it to the top to help get my point across, but they wouldn't listen either!" "So what happened next?" "Alastor revealed that one had died during an examination two years ago and we managed to discover their weakness, and managed to fight back against them, but we lost one of our closest friends in the process…." "I… I'm so sorry…." "Thank you…."

The two then turned to face the heaven embassy, a large silver church with a large hourglass clock tower. "Ok so this meeting might take a while, so you think you can wait here?" Charlie asked, worriedly. "Why of course." Optimus said kindly. Charlie smiled before she entered the building, signed in and stepped in one of the meeting rooms.

Once she stepped in she was met with two angels sitting across from the meeting table across from her. The first one was a tall, slender seraphim angel with dark skin, long curled gray-ombre colored hair, eyes with gray sclera and large dark blue irises, along with white freckles on her cheeks and had three pairs of wings on her back. She was dressed in a long, white and gray gown with bouffant sleeves, and a crown-like halo resting on her head. Charlie immediately recognized her as the high seraphim of heaven, Sera, who allowed Adam's violent means of handling hell's overpopulation, and decided to not allow her hotel to be of use.

The other angel however had two large gray wings and black halo with two crystals facing vertically opposite from each other with a small orb in the center, she had short white hair, pale skin, and golden eyes, and a notable gray coloring going from her lids to her brows. She wore a gray colored short dress with a white sash belt, black leggings and thigh-high heeled boots. While one arm was covered by a long white colored glove with a long dark gray glove underneath, the other was an entirely mechanical arm painted gold with a small eye of the back of the hand. Charlie recognized her as Lute, Adam's former lieutenant who acted alongside him during the exterminations.

"H-Hello your majesty, Lute…." Charlie said nervously, while lute simply glared viciously at her, making the princess more frightened. "Hello princess Morningstar, first we would like to discuss the events of the previous extermination…." Sera began as Charlie sat down across from her. "As you may know, the extermination had taken a… drastically different turn this time." That made Charlie wince a little. "Before you continue with that let me just say I am terribly sorry for murdering hundreds of your angels, it's just Adam put us on edge when he moved up the timetable, not to mention that he threatened to destroy the entire hotel and kill all of us but–" "Miss Morningstar I know you're sorry about what happened but let me finish…." Sera interrupted leaving Charlie silent. "First let me apologize for what Adam had done, as you probably know he took his job extremely well and found it entertaining as much." "I see that…." "Secondly, thank you for helping us realize our flaws." "Huh?" "We had no idea that we were weak to our own weaponry, and for that we have begun running courses for how to handle angelic weapons properly as to prevent our soldiers from getting hurt!" "Uh thank you…?" "But… unfortunately that stunt you pulled has put you and your people in a tight spot. So as a means to make you or your people murdering our soldiers and my commander, we will have soldiers stationed across the various circles of hell. Including this one!" Charlie was in absolute shock, Angels scouting the entire realm? That sounds absolutely obscene! "So you're just gonna have your Angels just policing us 24/7?!" "Something like that, yes, you're lucky we decided not to go to war for this…." Sera replied. "The angels will be in charge of patrolling for any plots of demonic terrorism, setting curfews for any sinners, and adding checkpoints to the access points to the circles of hell." "But… I'm sure my hotel…" "Still hasn't made any progress." Sera interrupted. "So until you can provide actual evidence that souls can achieve redemption, we will not allow your hotel to be an option."

Meanwhile, Optimus sat aside and waited for his ally, he looked around at the denizens but looked at an alleyway. He leaned forward and squinted, he could've sworn he saw something his size could be coming towards him. "Hello…?" He pulled out his ax but saw a purple light coming towards him, he immediately deflected the laser beam away from him and the building before the figure revealed himself to be a large cybertronian with a white and blue color scheme, a spiked head, wheels on his joints, red eyes with silver slits, and a Silver chest with a purple mask like symbol in the center. "Hello Optimus…." He said with a sinister voice. "Hello transit."

Back inside, Charlie was having a hard time convincing the two angels about her plan. "Look I understand that you're not happy about the extermination, but what other options would you have?" "The elders of heaven are looking into another means of reducing hell's population, but this is only a temporary punishment, so no need for worry." Sera replied reasonably. Charlie then realized that she had an ace up her sleeve. "Well we've recently acquired someone to help with our crusade!" "And who might that be?" Lute questioned. "One Optimus prime!" The two angels looked at the princess before lute laughed. "Oh really? You sinful creatures managed to convince an ancient warrior that managed to protect his homeworld and earth to join your pity little hotel?" "It's true!" "And you actually think we'll believe that?" Sera asked.

Suddenly something big hit the windows that caused them to crack violently, they turned around and saw the Autobot leader pushing back what looked like a white bus before he lifted it by the front and tossed it back, which caused it to transform into another robot. "Optimus…?"

Transit pulled out a double barrel blaster from his wrist and fired, Optimus used a nearby bus as cover before kicking it, causing it to tumble toward Transit, but he leapt over and continued firing before Optimus punched him in the face, the two traded blows before Transit grabbed Optimus and tossed him over, causing him to crash near the embassy.

"Optimus, what's happening?" "Charlie, everyone, leave now!" The prime yelled before Transit grabbed him once more and was about to lift him up but the Autobot grabbed a nearby piece of debris and smashed it against the Decepticon's face, allowing him to escape and grab Transit's head and slam it onto another vehicle. "How many of you have breached this dimension?!" Optimus demanded before Transit spat in the prime's face before being slammed again. "What was that energy source that Megatron was looking for?" "Kiss my tailpipe wheel grinder!" Transit insulated before his face was dragged across the bus and tossed aside.

Transit managed to escape and grab a nearby light post and slammed it into the prime but managed to block a few strikes until transit hooked him from behind and pulled him to another building before ramming the light post onto his chest, but Optimus retaliated by pulling out his ax once more and disarmed transit and sucker punched him, causing him to stumble onto the building. With one last move, Optimus leaped upward and rammed his axe into transit's stomach.

"This is your last chance, Transit!" Optimus threatened as the axe went deeper. "How many of you have breached this dimension? What was the energy source that brought us here!?" "Fine! Since I'm dead either way, Megatron detected a rare cosmic mineral from a meteor uncovered within that construction site!" Transit confessed, coughing up energon. "What mineral?" "Something that would help us win against your pathetic excuse of an army! He kept the name close to his chest, not even letting his minions know." Transit then pulled out his blaster in one last desperate attempt to defeat the prime, but was punched in the face by his enemy leaving him on the ground. "Even if you destroy me, Optimus…." Transit coughed. "You will never be able to leave hell, you will die here in this miserable…." Those were Transit's last words before Optimus put him out of his misery with a shot from his blaster.

"Optimus!" The prime turned around to see his friend and two winged beings, presumably angels, running towards him. "That was awesome! Normally I don't like violence but the way you saved us from that monster!" "Optimus prime! I've heard much about you from the winners of heaven, you're pretty much a shoe in for heaven you know!" Sera said, astonished. "Why thank you, miss…?" "Ah where are my manners? I am sera, the high seraphim of heaven, and this is the new leader of the angelic guard, lute." "Pleasure to meet the both of you." Optimus said, wore out a little from his battle against the decepticon. "The way you gutted that mechanical a$$hole was perfect!" Lute screamed. "How about you ditch this fire pit and come with us?"

Optimus looked at the angels then turned to Charlie, who had a pleading look on her face. He sighed, knowing the obvious answer. "I'm afraid not." Those words made the two angels turn to surprise. "You're joking right?" Lute asked densely. "No, I am not." Optimus answered boldly, angering the gray angel. "Are you seriously siding with the sinners here!? What are they going to do!?" "I'd rather side with them rather than an army of killers!" Those words made lute turn to the princess. "Did you tell him about…" "The Extermination? Yes." Charlie answered. "He needed to know." Sera sighed, knowing she could still convince the prime. "Look Optimus, I understand that you believe that we were just mindlessly killing demons for fun, but let me explain." She began. "The reason why we greenlit the extermination is not just because of the overpopulation issue but because they also posed a threat to heaven." Optimus gave a doubtful look, folding his arms. "We angels feared that the demons of hell would eventually rise up against us and break through heaven and destroy everything, so we decided to take precautionary action to prevent this threat."

"And exactly how do they pose a threat to heaven if they live in hell?" That left Sera in shock, she didn't exactly think this through. "Well… you see… it's just… we um…" She trailed off, trying to come up with a reason before the prime lowered his arms. "I've heard enough." Optimus interrupted as the seraphim stopped. "I will not align myself with a group of monsters." "But didn't you just…" "I only killed Transit because he posed an actual threat, I only kill if I have no other choice. You kill for the sake of killing. Something I cannot stand." Optimus then stood proudly. "I'm staying, and you are leaving… now…." Lute was outraged while sera was defeated. "I understand…." Sera said before opening a portal to heaven and left, lute however looked back one last time. "You made a big mistake siding with this disgusting filth today. And I know you're gonna regret it." She threatened sinisterly before leaving through the portal before it closed.

"I'm sorry you had witnessed that Charlie…." Optimus said sorrowfully. "It's ok, thanks for sticking with me." Charlie thanked before looking at the body of Transit. "So who was he…?" She asked hastily, fearful of the answer. Optimus turned away for a moment. "I'll tell you at a later time." He said before grabbing Transit's body. "You want to help me bury him?"

Later on they had honorably buried transit. But they had the eyes of another upon them from afar. "Oh transit." Megatron said as he observed the burial. "You were as headstrong as you were an idiot. But no matter, I'm finding a means to bring Cybertron back from the dead, and once I do, you or any Autobot who would oppose me will be met with swift and painful consequences…."

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Back in imp city, the imp couple arrived at their building with their new car. They stepped out to find a black van with the words: I.M.P. Painted on it, crashed into a wall. "I see Blitz's driving has improved…." Moxxie said sarcastically, seeing the damage done by his boss. "Well what can you do? C'mon Mox, we've got some killing to do!" Mille said with glee as her husband smiled and went inside.

However as the car approached the other van it discovered something on the front plate, an Autobot symbol. "Bumblebee…?"