The night came and Lincoln sighed as he had gotten changed into his pyjamas in his new room that was set up to be like his old one. Maybe because it was enlarged or he just knew that he wasn't at his own home; it just didn't feel right.
Charlie frowned and Vaggie soothed her but Lincoln shot her a reassuring smile.
"Are you ready Lincoln?" Charlie asked with a big smile as she came in with a book as Lincoln sighed.
"Just want to go to bed Charlie and then wake up to find that this was a big elaborate dream..." Lincoln admitted as Charlie frowned but he went into his bed; Charlie then tucked him in and tucked Bun-Bun right next to him.
"If you ask me Charlie dear; you got the hang of being a mum within 24 hours." Lilith then said with a smile as Charlie brightened up.
"Wow... Thanks Mum..." Charlie said as the Louds thought that it did sound adorable though Rita was frowning at her being motherly towards her kid; biological co-mother or not.
"Are you going to read me a bedtime story..." Lincoln asked noticing the book about to say that he was kind of old for that but the look on her face made him quickly relent.
"Well I hope bedtime stories in Hell involves a lot of blood and guts..." Lynn Jr then said as she got looks from her parents and sisters.
Charlie then sat on the bed and showed the illustrations in it; "Once upon a time... There was a golden city in the clouds called Heaven created by the Lord... He watched over as he allowed his creations called angels to run the city.
"I know this one..." Lucifer said grinning towards Lilith who rolled her eyes as the Louds listened intently and Sera and Emily perked up at this.
"You should; you were the one who wrote it my short king." Lilith then said as Sibella looked to the sinners and humans.
"I can say with experience; this story is basically like Red Riding Hood or Goldilocks to the Hellborn." Sibella then said.
"I remember Mum reading it to me before bed." Charlie said beaming.
They worshipped good and sought to protect Heaven from darkness and evil. However one of the archangels and the Lord's sons was a troublemaker;
Lucifer's grin grew as he pointed to himself with his thumbs.
"Your brother is just going through a phase...That's what Dad always told me and our siblings..." Gabriel remarked with a sigh.
"Wow... The Devil was the OG teen rebel..." Luna remarked astonished.
Lucifer found the elder angels to be rather boring with their obsessions with their rules and order.
"Yeah... The lead angels were so dull and had sticks shoved right up their asses... No offence Sera..." Lucifer then said as Sera glared at him. Rita just sighed at hte lanuage while Emily frowned.
"None taken..." Sera said sarcastically shaking her head.
He had his own ideas for creation but they shunned him with his archangel siblings encouraging him to leave them to it and join them as they act on their roles given to them by their father." Charlie read as Lincoln's eyes widened upon hearing it.
"Huh?" Lucy asked confused and the sinners had their eyebrows raised.
"Technically we let the elder angel council run Heaven though they all answer to Dad and he has us archangels on a higher authority and we all answer to him. Dad gave us roles and we all fulfilled them... Except for one who wanted to be apart of the angels guiding creation and Heaven..." Gabriel explained with a disapointed look towards Lucifer who sighed.
"Come on... I just wanted to spice things up... What happened was an accident..." Lucifer groaned and the Louds looked towards him.
"What did happen..." Lynn Sr asked as Lucifer didn't answer.
"So... This is..." Lincoln asked as Charlie nodded.
"Dad yeah...The angels upon the world called Earth began the project to create life; the first two humans in Adam and Lilith.
"Wait... The Garden of Eden story is real..." Lucy asked as they took this in and Lisa shook her head.
"No... The Big Bang created everything and we all evolved..." Lisa muttered still in denial.
"Wait... Lilith..." Leni asked as they looked towards Lilith who then smirked and nodded.
However Adam created in the Lord's image let it go to his head and he became controlling and drove his bride away to the shock of the archangels.
"He was such a first great asshole... I did not want to suffer through the first arranged marriage ever..." Lilith then groaned out as the Louds were stunned and Charlie, Vaggie and Lincoln blanched thinking back to when they got introduced to him.
"He can be a lot..." Sera sighed shaking her head and Emily frowned.
Lucifer was drawn to her finding it fascinating that she would rebel against her designated role as well. The troublemakers fell in love and came to Lilith's replacement Eve in the Garden of Eden...
Lucifer and Lilith shared a smile and the Louds managed to find this adorable.
They gave her the Fruit of Knowledge to help grant free will but the bite... Brought evil into Earth and allowed it spread throughout the universe..." Charlie said as she then started frowning with Lincoln gulping.
"That's what you did..." Rita asked as eyes were on Lucifer and Lilith.
"In hindsight; it was a mistake... We had no fucking clue that it would happen..." Lucifer said Gabriel looked at him.
"Adam and Eve were both told by Dad directly to stay away from the Fruit and so was Lilith..." Gabriel reminded them as Lilith huffed.
"In my defence; I was sore about being made to be married off so I wasn't in the mood to listen to his rules..." Lilith then said.
"Just wow..." Lori muttered as they never thought the story of Eden would be anything like this.
"Lucifer and Lilith was cast out to the newly created realm of evil that their actions have allowed to create... They would rule over the new 'Hell' as it would spawn creatures of all sorts throughout the Rings and the souls of the damned came to them... The troublemakers doomed to only see the bad in humanity and none of the good... However Lucifer would use his power to make the sinners who were bound to his personal Ring fear him and listen to his rule as Lilith would serenade the subjects with her singing." Charlie then finished reading as she then looked to him.
"You sing?" Luna asked interested as Lilith smirked.
"Like an angel... Actually better than an angel..." Lucifer said and Sera raised her eyebrow at the dig.
"Not much of an ending and I have heard happier stories..." Lincoln said with his eyebrows raised as Charlie then kissed him on the forehead to his surprise and then went to the door and closed it turning off the lights. "Good night Charlie..." he said as Charlie then said good night to him.
Rita frowned and looked away but some of her daughters found it adorable and Lincoln smiled at Charlie again; "You left out the ending... That's right; you decided to make him ignorant of the Extermination." Sibella stated as Charlie sighed and got looks from the sinners besides Angel Dust who shook his head while arms folded up.
"Extermination?" the Louds asked as Charlie looked their way with a sigh.
"I wanted to spare Lincoln the knowledge for now but... Every year an army of angels called Exorcists descend onto the Pentagram and kill whatever sinners they come across." Charlie explained as the Louds took this in and Emily looked towards Sera with a huff.
"Emily... I wanted to protect you from the terrible knowledge like Charlie did for Lincoln..." Sera told Emily trying to sound comfortingly.
"What happens if a sinner gets killed during this Extermination? If they die in Hell?" Lucy asked as Sera sighed.
"Their soul simply ceases to exist." Sera explained and the Louds looked freaked out and Lincoln frowned at them hearing out as they looked quite horrified. Gabriel gave them a minute before continuing.
There was Vaggie listening to it all and then frowned; "I know what you were doing Charlie... Cutting out the rest.. You know he will have to find out one day... Impossible to hide it from him forever... Especially since the day is coming soon..." Vaggie said as Charlie sighed.
"I know... But I didn't want to overwhelm him with all that he has had to face... Finding out that this place does exist; he is no longer human and he has to stay here with new parents... I want to give him time before telling him..." Charlie said as Vaggie then put a hand on her shoulder.
"Okay... Hearing all that; I can sort of see why you didn't want Link to know right away but still..." Angel Dust admitted as Charlie nodded.
"I understand but still... You're right in that he already has plenty to take in... Plus having to have me here as a new parent... Shit; I don't know if I can do this..." Vaggie groaned as Charlie put a hand on her shoulder assuringly.
"We will have eachother to help out." Charlie then said as another door opened up.
"So are you two going to bed and is Lincoln going to be unable to sleep and then get to your door... Seeing his new parents get at it..." Angel Dust asked as Charlie was red in the face as Vaggie looked close to snapping at Angel Dust.
"Huh?" some of the younger Louds asked confused and this freaked the older ones out and didn't want to answer; Lincoln gave a quiet snicker at this that Charlie and Vaggie noticed.
"Again... Glad we never had to give him that talk..." Vaggie whispered to Charlie who nodded.
"Why don't you mind your own fucking business..." Vaggie asked snapping as Angel Dust looked affronted.
"I am a patron and this is how you speak to me on my first day... I might just make a one star review..." Angel Dust said as Vaggie shook her head.
"You really set out to try and make this hard for us with your attitude..." Vaggie said as Angel Dust got looks and he just sighed.
"Just watch yourself... We still need to work on your rehabilitation and sorry but you would need to be separate from Lincoln while we work on you both..." Vaggie said as Angel Dust smiled.
"Come on... I am good with kids... I made sure never to harm one when I was alive..." Angel Dust then said.
"Real reassuring..." Vaggie muttered sarcastically with her arms folded as Charlie gave a smile to Angel Dust.
"You seriously befriended this guy Lincoln?" Lana asked as the Louds stared at Lincoln.
"He's not that bad..." Lincoln retorted.
"Thanks for the offer Angel Dust but... You are here to hep yourself and it might be dangerous for..." Charlie then said as Angel Dust sighed.
"I get it... Kid doesn't need a drug addicted porn star around him as he's stuck here..." Angel Dust sighed as he went into his room. Charlie gave him a frown.
"You never did tell me what a porn star is?" Lincoln said as Charlie and Vaggie blanched with the older Louds jumping at hearing what else Angel Dust was as the younger Louds were just confused.
"Hopefully they will forget by the time we get out..." Lynn Sr whispered to Rita who nodded.
"We will tell you later..." Charlie whispered to Lincoln.
"My baby friends with someone of that profession..." muttered Rita.
"Two people here who both need our help... Still; no one said it would be easy but we got eachother!" Charlie said optimistically as Vaggie smiled.
"Let's just sleep it off..." Vaggie said as they then both went to their bedroom.
Lincoln woke up the next morning in the familiar looking bed and wallpaper; he quickly got dressed and told himself that he was daydreaming about his room being larger. He hesitatingly opened the door and the flash of dark red wallpaper made him groan. "It wasn't a dream...
"Certainly would look like one or a nightmare..." Luan said as Lincoln sighed and the Hell residents got that he would think that way.
I am in Hell... Actual Hell..." Lincoln sighed as he walked out of the room and then there was Charlie there to greet him with a smile. "Good morning Charlie..." Lincoln said as Charlie waved to him.
"Good morning to you too Lincoln; why don't you use the bathroom if you need and then watched TV downstairs. In the meantime I will make you some breakfast!" Charlie offered with a smile as Lincoln then smiled at the thought.
Breakfast should be good; hopefully it won't be bad. If this was Hell's Princess making it who was part angel.
The Louds nodded and Charlie nodded.
"At least you have gotten better at it dear..." Lilith said smirking with Lucifer in amusement causing Charlie to groan.
"Come on Mum... That was allloooonnnnggggtime ago... And Aunt Bee's fur did grow back..." Charlie retorted as she got looks and Vaggie raised an eyebrow. "I was a preteen and I wanted to make breakfast for my parents since it was their anniversary and... I was getting help from all my aunts and uncles who were giving me conflicting advice and... I don't like thinking about it..." Charlie explained with a sigh with everyone snickering in amusement at it. Even Vaggie joined in on it.
He got to the bathroom and it wasn't bad as he washed his face and then made his way downstairs. Going to the lobby with the TV; morning cartoons were there in Hell as well. He watched as he then heard the door being knocked.
If this was a hotel then shouldn't there be staff to get it; he hadn't seen anyone else working here besides Charlie and Vaggie.
"Not before I came along anyway..."Alastor said crossing his arms and Charlie groaned.
"Yeah... The Hotel did need your help..." Charlie admitted shaking her head.
He decided to get up and get it; there was a figure towering over him and he thought that she looked kind of familiar. From his memory there was the drawing in the book. "Lincoln; is it?" she asked with a look down at him with him gulping especially at the sight of her horns.
"Here's grandma..." Lilith said with a smirk as she got looks.
"To think that someone that smokin never aged and was the first woman ever..." Luna muttered out trying not to stare as she had a girlfriend that she loved very much and this was her brother's biological grandmother.
"Yeah... Sorry but..." Lincoln said feeling terrified and his legs refused to move but he was then picked up and then hugged like a stuffed animal.
Lincoln groaned as he heard his sisters snicker at this and Sibella looked at him amused as well.
"Lincoln; is there someone there..." Vaggie asked coming into the area running but paused as she then found the figure there.
"I got breakfast ready for you Lincoln..." Charlie said coming into the area but then jumped with a gasp. "Mum! Back from your vacation... So seen anywhere interesting in the last 7 years?" Charlie asked with wide eyes as Lilith then shot her a glare causing her take a step back.
"7 YEARS?" the Louds shouted out in shock.
"You have been away from your family for that long... On vacation?" Rita asked as Lilith gave her a look.
"I have existed since the birth of humanity and I never had a vacation... When you lived how long I have; 7 years is nothing..." Lilith retorted as the Louds thought that they couldn't fault that logic.
"Not that long for us as well..." Emily said as she and Sera shook their heads.
"Charlotte Morningstar; did you ever plan to inform me that you gave me a grandchild? I had to learn about it from your father!" Lilith asked with an air of authority as well as stern mother's voice.
The Loud sisters gulped feeling for Charlie right now as it sounded like when their mother was upset with them.
"Calling me 'Charlotte'... That's never a good sign... Fuck..." Charlie muttered with a frozen fake smile on her face.
"It really isn't..." Charlie muttered as Lilith then stared at her.
"Next time something big like this happens; I hope to hear it from you... Believe me this news was more important than maintaining a vacation." Lilith told her daughter shaking her head.