Chapter 31: A Crazy Day in Hell
A/N: Alrighty! Sorry I haven't updated right away but I had to take a step back after the finale. I was not expecting any of that and had to have a moment to process what I saw. I'm sure by now you all know what happens in the end. If not I won't spoil anything yet. But in regards to what happens to a certain someone…I'm still torn over if I should follow the show exactly as it is or change it cause of how much I adore this character. I'll wait until we get to that part but if you guys want me to stick to the show plotline or change it feel free to let me know lol.
I've had a few readers send me questions and I figured I'd answer them here for you:
What is Jenny's sexuality? She's straight but she's a big time ally of the LGBTQ+ community.
What is Mei's nationality? She's Japanese. We'll get more into her past in a few more chapters but she's from the Edo period when she was alive. She'll be getting a character drawing soon as well as Lue.
There's also been a few questions about Jenny's family but I won't say anything yet because those are big spoilers for her character and why she's the way she is.
So now we've finally reached to the beginning of the show! Charlie has a meeting with Adam to promote the Hotel. Meanwhile while she's dealing with that, the gang try to make a commercial for the Hotel as well.
Nothing could go wrong, right?
Disclaimer: I don't own Hazbin Hotel or Helluva Boss; I just own my Oc's.
Enjoy!
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A shadowy figure started at a bunch of monitors that showed various videos and pictures. Looking at the screens he tried to find something hiding within the images. On the desk next to him were tons of files stacked up on top of one another, ready to fall over at any given moment.
The person scowled and tossed another file away in disgust. Why did his associates have to write such childish garbage?
A cellphone buzzed next to the computer keyboard. Picking up the phone, the person pressed it to their ear.
"What?" he snapped.
"We have some new info about that cult woman we hired from a few months ago" the person on the other end said.
"Agent 02 and 03 went to her cabin to check in with her since we haven't heard anything. When they got their they saw that the whole family was shot and killed. It seems like they've been dead for quite a while"
The person wasn't really upset by this news and picked at their nails.
"Probably fucked another woman's husband and they got their revenge this time" the person sighed.
"I'm surprised she survived that one time"
"But sir! If someone killed her then that means they knew what she was doing! That could lead back to us!"
"Then burn the fucking house down and get rid of all the evidence! This isn't rocket science!" the man snapped.
"We were going to get rid of her anyway so someone did the job for us. She was becoming too risky for us with her being on the news for being a 'hero'. We need to tie up all our loose ends if we plan to show headquarters our findings. I've spend three years getting this close and I am not going to let a single piece fall out of place. Do I make myself clear?"
"…Yes sir"
"Good. And while you're doing cleanup, gather all the info on their last victim. She refused to give me info on if the girl died or not so I want to know what that slut was hiding. Don't call back until you have answers"
With that, he hung up and dropped the phone back on the desk.
"Three whole years running around in circles. Soon they'll see that my theories are right about there being an afterlife"
He picked up the file that contained Jenny's photo in it and laughed darkly.
"Maybe you weren't a waste of my time after all"
He dropped the file back on the desk. There was only one word stamped on the top of the file.
D.H.O.R.K.S
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Meanwhile in Hell
Well, hello there you wayward sinner. Do you like blood, violence and depravity of a sexual nature?
Of course you do! That's why you're in Hell!
But what would you say if I told you there was a place to stay that had none of that?
Welcome to the Hazbin Hotel, a misguided path to redemption!
Founded by Lucifer's delusional daughter Charlotte Morningstar!
Come place your fate in her inexperienced hands as she tries to work through her daddy issues by fixing you!
Here we offer fun things!
Such as somewhat functional staff!
24 hour pest control!
Useless Imps who like to squatter here! Who can also kill people for you!
Custom rooms and a tacky parlor that's being repaired by a bunch of roaches!
Enjoy riveting conversations with our desperate, misguided, and homeless residents!
That not exciting enough? Why not get a tongue lashing by Hell's Miss firecracker?!
All this and more at the Hazbin Hotel!
You're last desperate attempt at salvation starts here!
Call Now!
Or Don't! I don't care!
We still don't have a working phone!
Alastor turned off the tv and looked at the group.
"So what do you think?"
Everyone was stunned silence as they processed the hot mess that they just witnessed. Alastor was supposed to make a commercial that would promote the hotel. He made a commercial alright… he just forgot the promoting part.
"What the fuck was that?!" Vaggie snapped.
"I am not a squatter! I've squatted in Moxxie's home but I haven't been doing that here!" Blitzo argued.
"Then why have you been putting your shit in one of the empty rooms?" Angel asked.
"That's called storage. Besides no one was using that room" Blitzo said.
Charlie looked at Alastor with an uneasy smile. She had a feeling it was a bad idea leaving him in charge of filming the commercial. But it was either him or Blitzo. And since she had seen the Imp's commercial for his business she thought Alastor was a safer bet. And boy did she lose that one.
"Um, Alastor. First of all, thank you so much for making this. Seriously, amazing. But um…maybe the tone is a bit…off?"
Alastor's face twitched at the comment.
"We want people to want to come here, this makes it look….ummm"
"Bad. The word your looking for is bad" Vaggie finished.
Alastor gripped his microphone tightly to showed how annoyed he was. It was bad enough he was forced to use modern technology but they had to add that his work was bad?
"Funny I was going for hilarious"
"It didn't explain anything about how we're trying to save demons from extermination, which is the whole fucking point" Vaggie said.
"Vaggie is right. The commercial was to let Sinners know we are trying to help them" Charlie added.
"Well, my dear. I haven't been active in Hell for some time, and everyone remembers me from my radio show-the proper medium to express oneself!" Alastor argued.
"Then why didn't you promote the Hotel on the radio? Jenny asked.
Alastor put on a strained smile.
"Because our dear princess insisted on a noisy picture box advertisement" he said through his teeth.
Jenny made a face at him.
"Since when do you listen to what anyone says around here?"
"Don't make excuses! When you showed up five months ago you agreed to help run this hotel! Instead you're mocking us. Nobody's going to want to come to this place!" Vaggie said.
Pentious, Mei and Lue all raised their hands.
"We came here" they said in unison.
"I meant new residents" Vaggie clarified.
"I can film a new commercial for you. The one for my business is always playing on TV" Blitzo offered.
"On a channel nobody watches" Moxxie corrected.
Blitzo glared at him over the couch.
"If you're filming a commercial, can I suggest you take better advantage of the talented celebrity you have right here?" Angel Dust said.
"Angel, you're a porn star" Vaggie deadpanned.
"Not me, bitch! I meant our little star right here" Angel said as he gripped Jenny's shoulders.
"Everyone in Hell is becoming interested in our little show girl. She's managed to convince our current residents to give this shithole a chance. When they see her face on the tv they will be knocking down these walls to come see her"
Jenny glared at Angel.
"Are you promoting a porno or a commercial?"
"Oh, that could be a fun idea! You'll for sure get participants wanting to stay at this tacky hotel for sure!" Angel said.
"Not happening!" Blitzo and Alastor said in unison.
"Um, Angel, I appreciate you…trying to…help…Jenny with her acting goal but I don't think she wants to be that kind of actress" Charlie said sheepishly.
"Nobody wants to see my pasty white ass. Besides who said I want to be in a commercial?" Jenny said.
"Please, Hell needs to see you toots. You got the looks, you got the charm, you got the legs. You got the voice, you got the legs! The figure, the average size tits, the eyes, the size 8 ass" Angel said.
Charlie was about to say something when her phone went off.
"Just a second"
She left the room to answer her phone.
"I got a question. If Bambi here is so powerful then why can't he just make people stay here?" Loona asked.
Alastor chuckled darkly.
"Oh trust me. I can" he said.
"Why the fuck do you think I'm here?" Husker barked.
"You actually think I'd be cleaning bottles and listening to you fuck's bitch and moan all the time if he wasn't forcing me?"
"I like being forced!" Niffty said.
"Keep that to yourself, Niff"
"We can't force sinners to stay here" Vaggie said.
"They need to choose to"
"I'm choosing to be here, and I think it's all stupid" Angel said.
"I had nowhere else to go so it was either this or the streets" Lue added.
"Same" Mei said.
"I wanted to learn how to be more modern" Pentious said.
"Well, whatever the reason why everyone is here, you believe that there's a chance to get out of here" Vaggie said.
"Hey, whatever means I can keep crashing here rent free" Angel shrugged.
"Crack is expensive"
"Please tell me you found out who sent that cult after me so I can go home" Jenny whispered to Blitzo out of the corner of her mouth.
"I'm working on it. We still can't find that crazy bitch" Blitzo said.
"Damnit"
Charlie squealed as she ran into the room.
"What the fuck is going on with her?" Moxxie said.
Charlie composed herself and looked at the group.
"My dad just called. He said that the leader of the Angel Army wants to meet. He asked if I could go instead!"
Vaggie looked at Charlie alarmed.
"But the extermination just happened two months ago. What could they want this soon after-"
"I can do this.
Somehow, I know it.
I'll get Heaven
Behind my plan"
Jenny and Vaggie made a face when Charlie started singing.
"Crap, not again" Jenny said.
"There's just no way
I could blow it
Not this once in a lifetime chance"
"It's just a meeting" Vaggie said.
"To change their minds
And touch their hearts
Or whatever angels have"
"This could be bad"
"Cheer up, Vaggie.
This could be swell.
Something tells me that today is going to be a happy day in Hell!"
Vaggie sighed and rubbed her eyes. She knew her girlfriend wasn't listening.
"Ok, but just don't…sing to th-"
"That bitch is halfway down the street" Angel said.
Everyone gathered near the entrance to see Charlie already far away from the Hotel.
"Please tell me she's not-"
"Oh she's dancing" Jenny said.
"Oh no"
They could hear Charlie continue to sing as she went to the Angel Embassy.
"Sooooo, the angel's have a building down here? That's kind of random" Jenny said.
"Lucifer used to be an angel, songbird. He still has some ties to Heaven. And as much as they would rather erase him from their minds, they need to have meetings with him to keep the balance of the afterlife in check" Lue said.
"Sounds like bullshit to me" Jenny said.
She perked up a little as she thought of something.
"If Charlie is talking to the leader of the angels, then that means that bastard Lute might be there"
She cracked her knuckles as a dark grin spread across her face.
"I should probably-"
"Stay put and keep out of trouble" Alastor finished.
"We don't need a repeat of last time"
"But I get back at that fucker for stabbing me! I'm going to castrate him with that stupid spear of his!" Jenny said.
"….Lute's a girl, songbird" Lue deadpanned.
Jenny blinked.
"Say what now?"
"Lute is a female. A good majority of the exterminators are female" Vaggie said.
Jenny was quite for a moment then threw her hands up.
"Hey, mother nature did me a solid and cursed that bitch to have no tits. No wonder why she's so hostile. I'd be pissed off too if I was lacking in the upper floor"
Alastor held the bridge of his nose and sighed.
"Why me" he muttered.
Vaggie shook her head and muttered in Spanish.
"Okay, so Charlie is dealing with something very important, so while she's gone, we are making a new commercial. One that represents her vision and what we're doing here" she said.
"So we need a camera"
"Oh! I have one!" Blitzo said.
He pulled out his camera and gave it to Vaggie.
"There might be a few things I've recorded already….don't watch any of it"
"….thanks" Vaggie muttered.
She fiddled with the camera to see how it worked.
"Are you fucking filming us right now?!"
Moxxie got angry when he heard that clip.
"I told you to fucking delete that video!" he yelled.
"Hey, what I film in my free time is my own business" Blitzo said.
"But you filmed me which is my business!" Moxxie argued.
"Calm down, Moxxie" Millie said.
"I am calm!"
Vaggie shook her head and ignored them.
"Alright. We got a camera so let's put together a commercial!"
Jenny made a face and backed away slowly.
"I don't like where this is going"
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"I am bad man who never got enough hugs. Where is innocent kid I sell crack too?" Angel lazily said.
"Cut!" Vaggie snapped.
"Angel, you have to act like your not being forced to say lines"
"But I am being forced! Who even wrote this?! A five year old could do a better job" Angel barked.
"English isn't my first language, Baka" Mei snapped.
"Excuse me for not having enough time to write a masterpiece"
"You know what? Let's just work on the next part. Lue, Husk, you're up" Vaggie said.
"But I didn't get to say my lines" Pentious pouted. He was wearing an over the top sailor boy outfit with a huge lollipop in hand.
"We'll get back to this later!" Vaggie snapped.
She turned on the camera again and aimed it at the bar.
"And go!"
Husker grumbled as he held his script up.
"Welcome to the Hazbin Hotel. Can I help you with anything?"
"I've…been a bad boy and I need a big, strong daddy to put me in my place?" Lue said slowly.
"What the?"
Angel went up to Lue and looked at his script.
"Whoops, that's mine for work"
"Cut!" Vaggie said.
"Angel, get out of the shot. And Husk, can you maybe not have the script in front of your face?"
"I an't no actor!" Husker barked.
"I can't memorize this shit"
Angel had a seductive look on his face as he leaned against the bar.
"Well, we could improv this shit, baby cakes" he cooed.
Husker growled and shoved Angel off the bar before going back to drinking.
"Husk, come on" Vaggie groaned.
"Maybe we should have everything planned out before we film the commercial" Moxxie said.
"I don't think everyone is on the same page"
"We don't have time to plan everything! We need this commercial out soon so we can promote the hotel" Vaggie said.
"Yeah you're really promoting the hotel with what you have so far" Loona said sarcastically.
"I'll make it work!" Vaggie barked.
"Where's Niffty? We'll do her part next"
Niffty was in the process of stabbing a bug with one of her needles.
"Ok Niffty, you're up. Your line is 'We have the cleanest rooms'. You ready?"
Niffty nodded eagerly.
"Yep!"
Vaggie turned the camera on and aimed it at the maid.
"Action"
Niffty smiled for a second then suddenly dead stared at the camera. Everyone started getting a little freaked out when she just stared at them.
"Uhhhh, cut"
Niffty suddenly went back to being her cheerful self.
"How was that?"
"Well, you actually have to say the line" Vaggie said.
"Let's try again"
"Okay!"
Vaggie turned the camera on again. Once again, Niffty had a dead look on her face as she was filmed.
"You're doing great, Vagina" Angel Dust whispered loudly.
"Cut!" Vaggie yelled.
"Ugh, we're not getting anywhere!"
"No shit! No one has ever acted before so how would anyone know how to film a commercial?" Husk snapped.
"I have" Angel said.
"You don't count, sicko" Loona said.
"Fine, then what about Jen? She's the actress, isn't she?"
Millie looked around and noticed said someone wasn't nearby.
"Hey, where is Jenny?"
Everyone realized that they hadn't seen the human since they started filming the commercial. It was as if she disappeared.
"Where did that bitch run off to?" Angel asked.
"She's probably up in her room wanting to avoid this crap" Loona said dully.
"Oh is she?"
Angel went up the stairs and headed for her room. They could hear a commotion upstairs as Angel barged in and bickering ensued. Soon they heard Jenny's voice get louder as Angel stomped back down the stairs with Jenny held over his head. He plopped her in front of everyone.
"Alright toots, time to use those acting chops of yours" he said.
Jenny glared at him and crossed her arms.
"I'm not filming a commercial"
"You live here so you have to. Everyone sucked at their part so it's up to you to salvage what we made"
"That's not my fault that you guys are having a hard time filming. I said I don't do acting anymore"
"Please Jenny. We really need your help. Charlie depends on this" Vaggie pleaded.
"I'll help with editing the commercial but I'm not filming it. Please respect my wishes" Jenny said.
"But Jenny, we know you've been dreaming of being an actress for years. Why are you so determined to give it up?" Moxxie said.
Jenny gave the Imp an icy stare. She stormed up to him and got right into his face.
"You know damn well why I gave it up, Mox. Don't you dare act like you've forgotten" she hissed.
Moxxie gulped at the look she was giving him. He forgot how nasty she could be when someone pushed her buttons.
She stepped away and let out an angry sigh.
"I'm not acting in anything. This is the last time I'll say it" she said.
"But Jen-"
"I said no!"
She stormed off to cool off. Everyone felt uncomfortable as they stood around awkwardly. That moment Alastor appeared from the shadows and looked at the group.
"My, what a sad bunch of misfits. Why the long faces?"
"Everyone bombed doing the commercial and Moxxie put Jenny in a bad mood because he's a stupid fatass" Loona explained.
"I did not!"
"You did too! How could you forget about that day?!"
"I didn't even mention that day! I know that day is forbidden to talk about!"
Everyone looked puzzled at this new bit of information.
"What day?" Mei slowly asked.
The I.M.P gang panicked a little when they realized they brought up a topic they promised not to talk about. Millie looked at Loona and Mooxie sadly.
"We should tell them so they understand"
"You tell them. I'm not getting chewed out for bringing up Jenny's personal information" Loona said.
Millie fiddled with her hands before looking at the group.
"When Jenny was in her second year of college, she landed the leading role for one of the plays. It was one of the bigger plays that this University liked to put together so it was a big deal. It was like seeing Hamilton of Broadway it was that special. She was so excited when she got the part. All the hard work and long hours she put into getting a big role was finally paying off. She talked to her grandma about it and begged her to come see her perform. Her grandma worked a lot so she could keep a roof over their heads so she wasn't able to see her school plays. Jenny understood that and had Blitz film it so she could watch it at home. But her grandma finally retired so she thought now would be a good time to see her on stage. She begged and pleaded for her to come down to her university, just this one time. Her grandma felt guilty that she never got to go to Jenny's school plays so she said she would go even though her college was far away. She hated flying so she was going to drive out. When it was the night of the play…"
Tears welled up in Millie's eyes as she recalled that night.
"Jenny was so nervous and excited about it. Her grandma was finally going to see her perform, finally see all her years of practice paying off. We tried searching for her in the crowd so we could let Jenny know she was there but we never saw her. She tried looking for her too while she was acting, hoping that maybe she was running late and near the back of the theater. When the play ended, she hurried out to meet with the audience. David claimed he never saw her grandma and she wouldn't answer her phone when she tried to call her. A little while later, a couple of police officers came bringing her the worst news anyone would hear"
Everyone was filled with dread when they realized where this was going.
"She got into a horrific car accident on the way to the theater. Her brakes stopped working and hit a car as she tried to stop at a red light. They said she died instantly. When Jenny heard the news it was as if her whole world fell apart. The one person who took care of her and loved her, her whole life was gone"
Millie, Moxxie and Loona still recalled that night. They remembered how she screamed and cried at the same time. How Blitzo had to literally pick her up from the floor and hold her cause she had no strength left. How they all held her and wrapped her in a protective cocoon.
How David's cruel words deepened her wounds.
"After that night, she swore she would never act again. She felt it was her fault her grandma died and she didn't want to hurt anyone else cause of her dreams. She followed David's advice and became a teacher where it was a safer. She stopped going to plays. She stopped singing. She just stopped being herself"
A couple of the members of the hotel had tears in their eyes when Millie finished her story. They had no idea Jenny dealt with something so sad and horrific. True, they all had pretty rough pasts themselves. But knowing that someone as sweet as Jenny could harbor a painful past hurt them. Angel seemed torn up when he found out more about Jenny. He thought maybe she had a rough time getting gigs and that's why she gave up acting, he never imagined this was the reason why.
Alastor had his ears back. He recalled all the times Jenny fondly talked about her grandma.
He understood why she gave up her dream but he knew she had potential.
He looked at where Jenny stormed off to and grit his teeth as he thought of something.
/
Blitzo looked at Jenny sadly as she leaned on him. She had her eyes closed as memories of that night played in her head. If only she hadn't been selfish. Maybe her grandma would still be alive. Alive to see her get married, to worry about her going missing, just being alive.
Blitzo wrapped an arm around her and pulled her into hug. He just held her and stayed quiet. He had tried so many times telling her that it wasn't her fault that her grandma died. That how it was a freak accident. But since he went through such a similar situation himself he knew he didn't have room to talk.
"Do you think she's down here?" Jenny asked quietly.
Blitzo looked off to the side. She always asked this question when she was at her worst. She had begged him to look for her grandma when she died cause she feared nasty Sinners would try to harm her. He searched everywhere after her death but he never found her nor did he see her name of newcomers that just entered Hell.
"Nah, she was too sweet of a woman to be down here" he said.
"There are three people that even Hell would say deserved to go to Heaven even if they did bad things: Betty White, Dolly Parton and your grandma. She could have ran a drug ring and Heaven would give her the VIP treatment"
Jenny smiled sadly at that. The smile vanished as a tear slid down her face.
"I miss her so much"
Blitzo propped his head on top of hers.
"Me too. But I know she wouldn't want to see you like this. It wasn't your fault"
"If I knew my dream would have cost her, her life I wouldn't have asked for it" Jenny said.
"Life is a shit show and we're just the spectators" Blitzo said.
Jenny sighed and didn't say anything after that. She was worn out. Charlie and everyone meant well when they wanted her to follow her dream but they wouldn't understand that some dreams required sacrifices. Sadly her dreams cost someone their life. If that was the price she had to pay to become an actress, she didn't want it. No ones life was worth her being on stage.
"You two seem to be rather cozy" Alastor said.
Blitzo glared at the demon and pulled Jenny closer.
"Read the fucking room, Bambi" he said.
Alastor ignored him and turned his attention to Jenny. His eye's twitched a little when he saw Blitzo's arm wrapped around her.
"I never expected to see such a sour expression on your face, Jennifer. I must say it's rather alarming"
Jenny glared at him weakly.
"I'm not in the mood for your mind games, Al. I just want to be left alone"
"Who said I wanted to play games?"
Alastor sat on the chair next to her and leaned on the arm rest.
"Are you really going to keep beating yourself up over a freak accident?"
Jenny whipped her head around and gave him a nasty glare.
"You have no idea what I went through so don't even tell me what I should feel" she snapped.
Alastor had a somber look on his face as his ears went back slightly.
"Trust me. I know full well what you're feeling because I went through the same experience with my mother" he said.
He looked off into the distance as he thought about his mother. She was the one person he ever really cared about when he was alive. The one person who loved him unconditionally and didn't see him as a monster. A pure angelic soul.
"I always thought 'why her?', 'what could I have done to change things?' 'If I did something else would she still be here?'. It didn't matter what I thought, it wouldn't change the fact that she was gone. There was no turning back time so I had to accept this tragic reality I was in" he slowly said.
"I wanted to give up my goals because what was the point in pursuing them since she wasn't here? I was tempted to but then I recalled how she said she was so proud of me for obtaining my dreams and how happy it made her seeing me doing something that I loved. I may not know a lot about your grandmother but from what you've said, it seemed that she loved you deeply and loved seeing you be happy. I'm sure she would want you to still pursue your dreams because it made you happy. She wouldn't want you to give up on them because of her"
"She's gone because I was pursuing something that made me happy" Jenny said.
"Did you somehow teleport from the theater into the car that crashed into her that night?" Alastor asked.
"No"
"Then how is it your fault? True, she died trying to reach the theater but anyone can die in a freak accident. Hench why they are called freak accidents"
When he saw he wasn't getting to Jenny, he tried a different tactic.
"Let me try this then. If I was your grandmother, I would not blame you for my untimely demise. If I was to be upset with you about anything it would be the fact that you would use me as an excuse to not fulfill your goals and instead take a job in teaching bratty children and marrying someone wasn't there for your at your lowest point"
As he said the last part, a dark shadow appeared over his face as he got a little angry. Blitzo raised an eyebrow at that. Did Bambi hate David too?
Alastor went over to Jenny and lifted her face up with his finger.
"You have talent, dear. Don't let it stay hidden"
Jenny just stayed quiet. It was super rare for Alastor to cheer someone up. The fact that he was doing so without being an asshole about it meant that he genuinely meant what he said.
Vaggie, Angel, Husker, Mei and Pentious came into the room quietly.
"What do you want now?" Jenny said tiredly.
"We're sorry, toots" Angel said.
"We shouldn't have pushed you to get back into acting and doing the commercial. You told us no multiple times and we should have listened"
"We just thought maybe you never got the chance to live out your dream and we wanted to help you make that happen" Mei said.
"We didn't know the real reason behind it. We're sorry"
Jenny sighed.
"I'm sorry for lashing out. I probably should have explained what happened…but it's painful to bring that night up"
"No one blames you kid" Husker said.
"You've been helping out everyone here at the hotel and making sure everyone was happy and comfortable. We all just wanted to do the same for you and help you with your goal" Pentious added.
"My goal caused someone to die. I don't want to repeat that again" Jenny said.
"We're all dead here, toots. Nothing's going to happen to us if you decided to give your dream another shot" Angel pointed out.
"Will you please help us with this commercial? Just this once?" Vaggie asked.
Jenny looked at the group helplessly.
"I…"
Alastor sighed and held the bridge of his nose.
"Fine, I'll make you an offer" he said.
"If you do this commercial. Just this once and let me emphasize when I say just this once….I'll help put together the commercial and have it air on one of the main networks on tv"
Everyone was shocked by that offer. Alastor, who was known to loath modern technology was offering to help?! Jenny was shocked by this offer but narrowed her eyes.
"What's the catch?"
"That's the thing, there is no catch. No strings attached, no favor in return, no deal. I'm simply helping out of the goodness of my heart because I know you have raw talent and it shouldn't be hidden. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity my dear"
Jenny didn't know what to say. She was always told never to make a deal or accept help from anyone in Hell. Was this a trick? She looked at Husker out of the corner of her eye. The cat have her a single nod, showing it was ok. If he thought it was ok, then surely Alastor meant it.
"So what will it be, my dear?" Alastor asked.
Blitzo gave her shoulder a squeeze.
"Do what you feel is right, Jen. You know we'll back you up with your choice"
Jenny looked at everyone. They all gave her a hopeful look. She didn't know if she should act again but she owed it to Charlie. She housed her and hid her appearance so no one would know a living human was in Hell. She owed the princess big time.
"Okay…I'll do it" she said.
Everyone cheered when they heard that. Finally they would have a decent commercial.
"Now then. Since that's out of the way…" Alastor said.
He snapped his fingers and had everyone's outfits change as well as a camera crew appear.
"Let's make a commercial"
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Charlie dragged her feet back to the hotel after her meeting with Adam was over. This had to have been worse than when she went on the news with Katie Killjoy. Even Adam didn't believe in her cause to redeem Sinners. In fact, he found it so laughable that he decided to speed up Extermination Day for shits and grins.
She didn't know how she was going to explain all of this to everyone. Instead of making things better, she ruined them.
She opened the door and entered the hotel.
"I'm back" she said weakly.
"Charlie!"
Vaggie ran up to her girlfriend and gave her a big hug.
"How did it go? Did they listen?"
Charlie put on a forced smile and laughed nervously.
"Oh, uh… they sure did...hear it! But, um…"
"Oh! Come here! We have something exciting to show you!"
Vaggie pulled her into the parlor where everyone was seated in front of the tv.
"Alastor pulled some strings, and it's about to air"
"I pulled a few limbs too" Alastor teased.
Charlie looked at the group surprised.
"Wait? The commercial? You all made a new one?"
"Yeah, we even got toots to star in it too. One of her best works yet" Angel added.
"Figured it was the least I could do since you've done so much for everyone" Jenny said.
Charlie was shocked and touched. They went out of their way to make a better commercial for her. They thought her dream was important. She had tears in her eyes as she smiled.
"That's…that's amazing!" she said.
"Shhh, it's starting!"
Everyone watched as the commercial appeared on the tv.
Welcome to the Hazbin Hot-
The commercial cut off as the news came on screen. Everyone swore and complain.
"Breaking news in Hell today!" Katie Killjoy said.
"Not this bitch! Her voice is so annoying" Blitzo snapped.
"We have just received word from the Heaven Embassy that the next extermination is happening sooner than ever before. Do you know what that means, Tom?"
"No what does that mean, Katie?"
"It means we're all royally fucked!"
It cut to the countdown clock in the city where the deadline for Extermination Day was speed up to 176 days left.
Everyone was shocked and horrified. They just dealt with the Extermination Day. Why was it happening again in six months?!
"Wait…what? Why?!"
Everyone slowly turned to Charlie. The princess laughed nervously as she gulped.
"Sooooo, about the meeting I had" she said.
Lue, who was furthest away from the group narrowed his eyes and frowned. Making sure no one saw him, he slowly backed away from the group. Reaching a secluded hallway, he looked over his shoulder to make sure no one followed him. When he saw he was alone, he reached into his ratty jacket and pulled out a very nice, expensive phone. Opening it up, he grumbled and he searched his contact list.
"I'm going to fucking kill him" he grumbled.
Finding the icon with a rubber duck emoji. He called the person and waited for them to responded. After three rings, the person on the other end picked up.
"Yesss?" the person slowly said.
Lue's eyes glowed bright yellow and smiled menacingly. His grip on the phone tightened to show how annoyed he was.
"Hey Luci. Care to explain why you thought it was a brilliant idea to send your daughter to a meeting with your wife's ex?"
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A/N: Ha ha! That's right, Lue knows Lucifer! Seems like he's know him for a while if he's able to talk to the King of Hell like that.
So we found out the real reason why Jenny gave up acting. David's words from earlier in the story didn't help her out either.
Now that Extermination Day is pushed up to six months what will that mean for Jenny?
Please review and tell me what you think!
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