[Part 1]
Within the pride ring of hell was Imp City. Named of course after the sizable population of imps who lived there. Granted, demons from all over hell lived there true, both sinners and hellborn alike, but imps made up more than eighty percent majority, hence the name. Out of all the many different buildings one stood out as a place for many different companies could run their businesses. One such business was of course Immediate Murder Professionals or I.M.P. funny enough. A company staffed by professional assassins, hitmen and cold blooded killers who will travel topside to hunt down and kill a living human or humans for any sinner or hellborn denizen who wants someone taken care of. For the right price though naturally.
Now for this company of killers, business is a real hit or miss usually. Sometimes they can have two or three hits in one day. Other times, they can go days without a single client walking through the door. But for the last two and a half weeks now, things have been extremely busy for the crew of assassins. Every day they had multiple clients coming in and hiring them for a hit. Up to four or five people a day. In fact, they were getting so many new contracts that it was starting to become an inconvenience for them. By the time things finally slowed down again everyone was exhausted but satisfied with the business they made. Hell, Blitzo even decided to for once, to actually pay his soul human intern for a job well done.
And given how well they did, Blitzo announced that they would be going on vacation for a week and take some time to rest, relax and have some fun elsewhere other than Imp City. There was some talk about where they should go from either to Millie's family farm to another amusement park in greed. However it was ultimately decided that they would be visiting hell's capital and the largest city in pride ring, Pentagram City. And Lincoln was excited to see another region of the land of eternal suffering and damnation. He's lived in pride ring since his arrival months ago, he's seen greed ring and while he originally wasn't meaning to and he was careful to make sure Millie and Moxxie didn't know, he's been to lust ring once as well.
So the morning they'd be leaving everyone first gathered at the building they worked at since this was where Lincoln had to stay and they would make some last minute preparations before loading bags with clothes and toiletries into their van. And of course Blitzo was barking orders at Moxxie while seated behind the wheel.
"Come on Moxxie! Put your back and little ass into it!" he shouted while honking.
The smaller male imp grumbled under his breath while struggling to load his and his wife's bags into the back. Luckily for him Lincoln was more than happy to help. "I've got you Moxxie." he said smiling to his surrogate demon father.
"Thank you Lincoln." he replied smiling back gratefully. "It's nice to know some people are kind enough to lend a helping hand." he said before glaring at his boss and the hellhound who sat in the passenger seat scrolling through her phone.
Once they had finished loading the bags, Lincoln followed Moxxie into the van and shortly after that Millie would join them, closing the door behind her. "Y'all ready to go boys?" she asked taking her seat next to Lincoln who sat in between her and her husband.
"Moxxie and I just finished with the rest of our bags." he answered his surrogate imp mother.
"Alright everyone! Hold onto your asses, we're going on vacation!" Blitzo cheered as he started the engine.
As the head imp of I.M.P. was exiting the parking lot, Millie turned back to her two favorite gentlemen. "Sorry I wasn't out here earlier with the loading boys. I was just preparing something for us to eat later." she told them holding up some brown bags with their names written on them. "I made sure to make everyone's favorite." she smiled lovingly as a wife and mother.
"Thanks Millie." Lincoln smiled as he accepted the lunch bag he was offered.
"Why thank you my lady love." Moxxie said graciously accepting the lunch prepared for him by his significant other.
Once on the road, Lincoln turned to his foster father. "So, Pentagram City?" he asked him.
"That's correct Lincoln." the male imp answered. "We're going to Hell's capital for a week of fun, rest and relaxation." he told him with a nod.
"Oh Moxxie this'll be so much fun! This'll be the second time we've gone there and this time with our boy!" Millie squealed with delight as she hugged Lincoln out of excitement.
Lincoln smiled back up at the female imp who held him close lovingly. "So what can you tell me about Pentagram City? I already know it's Hell's Capital and home to the Royal Family but that's about it." he asked.
"Well for starters it has the highest population of Sinners." Loona answered from the passenger seat up front while still looking down at her phone.
"Yup." Blitzo replied while eyes were still on the road. "While Sinners live all over Pride Ring considering they can't live or exist anywhere else, Pentagram City is where you'll find the most of them living. No joke kid, more than half of our clients come from the capital just because they want some fucker up top dead." he told him.
"And what's there to do when we get there?" the human boy asked.
"Oh there are lots of nice hotels there." Millie quickly answered. "We'll find a really nice one to stay at once we arrive." she told him.
"There's lots of sight seeing and tourism we can go on." Moxxie suggested with his hand on Lincoln's shoulder. "There are plenty of restaurants and shops we can try out for great meals and gift shopping." he explained.
Blitzo did look back briefly to look at the three passengers in the back. "The casinos aren't anything to turn your nose up at either." he said before turning back to watch the road. "And I can feel my luck going through the roof this time." he said getting excited.
"You'll blow all your money again Blitz." Loona remarked.
"Looney! How could you suggest such a thing?" he asked looking hurt. She looked at him and while not saying anything, her expression told him what she was already saying. "Okay okay fair enough." he grumbled. "But there will be plenty of bars to go to. And in Pentagram City the booze flows like a fucking river." he said smiling again. Even Loona couldn't help but smile and lick her lips at the thought of some strong liquor. That was when he heard Millie clear her throat and looked back briefly to see the female imp's look of disapproval. "Oh for fuck's sake, yes Millie we'll get the kid a smoothie or soda or something. No alcohol for him. How many times do I have to keep explaining myself?" he asked, annoyed by her playing the role of overprotective mother.
Millie then turned back to Lincoln with a motherly smile once more. "So Sweetie, did you ever go on vacations with your human family up top?" she asked him.
"We try to go on a family vacation at least once a year when school is out." he answered. "However most of the time we just go camping or visiting with relatives for a week. In a family as big as mine, vacations can get really expensive." he told her.
"I still can't get how a human family can have so many kids between just two people." Blitzo remarked.
"Seriously, did your folks ever hear of birth control or some shit like that?" Loona asked looking back briefly at her young friend.
Lincoln shrugged his shoulders then answered. "I remember asking my Dad once about a year ago why our family was so big." he told her.
"And what did he say?" Moxxie asked his surrogate son.
"He was quiet for a moment, almost like he didn't quite know how to answer and then finally told me it's because Mom is stronger than him." he told him. Both Moxxie and Millie were stunned silent at that remark but both Blitzo and Loona burst out laughing uncontrollably at what he said. "What? I don't get what you guys think is so funny." he said with a brow raised in confusion.
"Kid! It means that your Mom-" Blitzo was in the middle of explaining before Millie cut him off.
"BLITZ DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE!" she yelled angrily with some feral snarling, wanting to protect her foster son's innocence. "It's not important Sweetie." she said calming down instantly and patting him on the head lovingly.
"... Anyway, like I said that's why we've never gone on a lot of real vacations because of how expensive they can be." he replied. "However this isn't to say we've never gone on any vacations at all. We've gone to great places like Splash Mountain. Actually, we did go to Scotland once and that was a whole lot of fun." he told them.
After about another hour of talking Blitzo decided to turn on the radio. The very first channel was a guy talking on his own show. "Hello Pride Ring! And welcome once again to the Chase Downfaller Show! This is your host Chase Downfaller!" his voice boomed over the radio in the company van. "I hope you're all listening in because we've got a very special guest. You all know her, you all love her, every man and woman's wet dream, Verosika Mayday!" he announced to his listeners. This got everyone's full attention and even if she hadn't already spoken, Lincoln was already blushing because not only did he know what she was going to do but he had been thinking about her often since he last saw her in the lust ring at Ozzie's.
"Thank you so much for having me on such short notice." they heard the succubus popstar say over the radio.
"Oh please, darling it's a pleasure to have you on." he said sounding thrilled to have her in his studio. Most likely, this'll work wonders on his ratings. "How's stardom treating Miss Mayday?" he asked her.
"Couldn't be better. I've got another show up top planned in Ontario and already it's completely sold out." he told him sounding proud.
"Congratulations." he replied. "And I understand your newest album is also shattering records in sales. I couldn't help but also notice one of your newest songs that's become quite the hit in all seven rings." he mentioned.
"The Boy With The Snow White Hair." she quoted. Naming a very special song after a very special someone.
"Is this another shoutout to the mystery guy? This L.L. everyone's been wondering about?" the sinner asked her.
"The one and only." she answered. "And I have another shoutout to him right now. I hope you're listening right now Sweetie." she cooed before they heard her blow a kiss. "You should know the girls and I would be delighted if you came to my private estate in Lust Ring. We have a very special, private party we want to throw just for you." she said, specifically to Lincoln over the radio, causing the boy to blush several shades of red and for Millie to put an arm around him in a protective manner.
"Oh what any guy would give to be at this private party of yours." he said sounding kind of jealous. "I don't believe you've revealed who he is yet have you?" he asked her.
"No I haven't." she answered. "And I'm afraid that this is my little secret. Anyway, thank you so much for having m-" she said before the radio was turned off by Blitzo.
"I can't fucking stand listening to that drunken whore." he said running out of patience at last.
"I can't believe that tramp!" Millie raged. "This has to be the third time now she's tried pulling this shit with my baby boy!" she said angrily crossing her arms.
"Lincoln, are you okay?" Moxxie asked when he saw the boy's expression.
Quickly snapping out of it he turned to the male imp. "I'm fine, don't worry." he said giving him the best smile he could.
The truth was, Lincoln had different feelings towards the famous succubus popstar from that of most of his coworkers did. In fact, ever since his date with her in lust ring he's been seeing her in a completely different way. In fact, he couldn't help but realize that he's been noticing women and girls in a completely different way from how he used to, Verosika especially. He didn't know if this had something to do with traveling to lust ring and feeling its influence or if it was demonic corruption from living in hell for months now but he didn't know exactly how to react to it. He didn't know how to bring this up to Moxxie and Millie without worrying them, or worse making Millie mad that he went to lust without her knowing.
But at the same time though, he didn't hate these feelings. He did like Verosika and does like the idea of seeing her again soon. He just wished that he had someone else to talk to about it safely. The next hour would be Blitzo blasting punk rock and death metal on the radio instead with the volume up on full blast. The only reason it stopped was because Millie, through pure maternal instinct could see that it was giving her foster son a headache and demanded that her boss turn it off. After that, the next few hours were quiet, save for when Blitzo would lean out the window and yell at someone who cut him off, giving them the bird and cussing them out. Something literally everyone in hell would do on a daily basis.
He would glance out the window from time to time to see the outside change gradually. They were leaving the inner city and moving through the suburbs. There were still families of imps he would see, with other hellborn like hellhounds, succubi and incubi here and there. Once they left the suburbs, they drove through the pride ring's country side for a little over an hour, only stopping once for lunch and bathroom breaks. Eventually from a distance, Millie saw what they were looking for and took hold of Lincoln to point it out.
"Look Sweetie! There it is, Pentagram City!" she cheered excitedly with her arms around his shoulder.
The human boy saw the massive city from a distance and he was instantly blown away. "Woah!" he said smiling in childlike amazement and wonder.
The enormous city was within a massive circle of jagged rocks. He could see the shape of a massive pentagram dividing up the city into multiple sections as well as an equally huge pentagram in the blood red sky overhead. Within the center he saw a huge yellow gold building and couldn't make out what it was from where he was but he had to assume that it was important. And each section of the city was colored in a different shade of red, pink, purple and blue. There were lights that lit up the many different buildings and from a distance it made the city look as bright as a Christmas tree. The company van passed through a tunnel that was dimly lit before finally entering the city itself. And now they were here.
Exactly what Lincoln was told, there were sinner demons everywhere. He did see a few hellborn scattered about, but they were few and far between. Hell's capital had the largest population of sinners and this was where most of their clients came from to hire them for their services as demonic assassins. They came in many different shapes and sizes. Some looking a lot like animals while others looked like a mix between people and objects. There were lots of other buildings he saw as well that were just as colorful as the people who were around them. Everything from restaurants and shops right down to local businesses. There were also several other buildings that Millie and Moxxie made sure to shield Lincoln's eyes from.
The boy was so fixated on the sights all around him, that when the van suddenly swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle which whiplashed him into the moment. The van screeched to the side while the other vehicle, a long white limo that swerved in the other direction. Both Moxxie and Millie held onto Lincoln protectively even as the van came to a stop.
This of course pissed off Blitzo. Even more so than when someone just so much as cuts him off or nearly runs him off the road. He rolled down the window to yell "Watch where you're driving you fucking asshole!"
One of the windows in the rear of the limo opened up and in response, a woman poked her head out to scream at him in return. "Who the fuck are you calling a fucking asshole you bag of limp dicks?!" she cried with an angry look in her eye.
From what Lincoln could see, she had greyish lavender skin and her long hair that covered most of the left side of her face. She had characteristics of a moth and on the back of her head was a hair bow with a few tears on each side and two long tails. Her right eye had an ivory colored iris and pink sclera while she had this strange pink X over where her left eye used to be. She also had small fangs in her mouth that seamed to be more prominent now that she was angrily yelling at Blitzo. She was wearing a short sleeved blouse that was the same color as the bow in her hair and a dark grey collar and a choker around her thin neck. She also wore as accessories that included long, fingerless slate grey opera gloves.
That was when they heard another feminine voice coming from inside the limo. "Vaggie please calm down. There's no need to start a fight with anyone." The other woman exited the vehicle from the other side and walked out to address them. "Sorry for that everyone. I hope you're all okay." she said with a sweet smile.
The woman who came out to speak to them was a tall, slim, white skinned demoness with long blonde hair that had thin light coral streaks on paler blonde highlights. Her long lovely hair was tied back into a twice banded ponytail that hung down her back and her bangs were flipped to the left side with a curl at the end. She had wide eyes with yellow sclera and red irises. She also had black lips and she had rosy red cheeks which only made her smile look even cuter. In fact, Lincoln could tell this was a woman who loved to smile a lot. He wasn't even worried about the very prominent fangs in her mouth when she smiled and spoke to them. She wore a red tuxedo with darker red lapels and a small white tag located on the left side.
She was wearing her tuxedo jacket over an untucked, white long sleeved, high-collard dress shirt with two black buttons and a black bowtie. Her dress pants were a slightly darker shade of red than her jacket and she wore white saddle shoes with black tips and heels. The silence in the company van was almost deafening. Lincoln looked around at his friends, coworkers and surrogate family to see them all with the same wide eyes and gaping mouths.
"Guys? What is it?" Lincoln asked, sounding a little worried.
Loona was the first to speak with her eyes still locked onto the woman in front of her. "No, fucking, way." she said as her phone slipped through her fingers and onto her lap.
"P-P-P-P-P-P-Princess Charlotte!" Moxxie sputtered out in disbelief and fear.
"The Princess of Hell?!" Lincoln asked now that he understood the gravity of the situation.
Moxxie then proceeded to dash out through the window of the seat he had been next to, shattering the glass in the process and then falling to his knees and face. "Please forgive us your Highness! We had absolutely no idea it was you!" he begged, bowing as lowly as he could.
"You better be sorry." Vaggie said getting out of the limo and standing next to the demonic royal. She had calmed down some but she still didn't like Blitzo for obvious reasons.
"Come on Vaggie, there's no need to be that way." she responded to her before turning back to Moxxie. "You have nothing to worry about. I'm sure it was all just an accident and more importantly nobody was hurt and no real damage had been done either." she said actually lending a hand and helping him back up to his feet. "So, let's start at the beginning. Yes, my name is Charlotte but please, no need for formalities. You can call me Charlie. And this is my girlfriend Vaggie." she introduced as the others from I.M.P. exited the van.
"And it is the highest honor to meet you, your Highness." Moxxie replied, forgetting that he was already given permission be Charlie to be more informal because it was okay. "My name is Moxxie, this is my lovely wife Millie..." he said holding her close while she smiled and waved. "This is our boss, Blitz and his Hellhound." he said pointing to them.
"Moxxie! I keep telling you, she's my daughter and she has a name." he yelled, holding her close like a proud father while she just rolled her eyes.
"Name's Loona." she stated with her arms crossed.
"Wait a minute! Who is that?!" Vaggie asked pointing to the boy in the van.
Realizing that they forgot to close the side door and keep his existence a secret, Lincoln got out and walked up to the other two demons who both started at him. "Yer Highness!" Millie said gleefully as she held his shoulders. "This is Lincoln Loud. That human boy living in Imp City with us!" she told them proudly.
Now standing before hell's princess and heiress to the throne, he wanted to make sure he made a good first impression. "It is an honor to meet you, your Highness." he said with a bow with one hand over his heart and the other outstretched. He didn't hear anything and looked up to see her biting her lower lip and tears welling up in her eyes. "Your Highness?" he asked, worried about what was going to happen next.
He didn't have to wonder long when she fell to her knees, grabbed him by the shoulders and pulled him into a firm but gentle hug. "Why are you so cute?!" she cried out gleefully. Clearly, he did indeed make a great impression on her.
"Wait a minute! Hon do you have any idea how serious this is?!" Vaggie asked grabbing her girlfriend by the shoulders. "Shouldn't you at all be asking why is there a living human child here in Hell in the first place?" she asked her before turning to the imps. "Did you kidnap him?" she demanded.
"What the fuck are you looking at me for?!" Blitzo asked, looking offended by the implication.
"No, no, nobody kidnapped me at all. I'm here in Hell because of a curse." Lincoln said, getting both women to turn to him. "Let me explain." he told them both.
So he took the next couple of minutes to explain his situation to hell's princess and her girlfriend. How he was cursed by his substitute teacher who was planning on using him in some demonic ritual and sacrificing him to retain his youth, how Blitzo, Moxxie and Millie interrupted the ritual and killed him, their job being assassins hired by one of Stillman's former victims wanting payback and how the curse has bound his soul to hell for the past six months. And since then, he's been staying with I.M.P., working as their intern, learning how to use Stolas' grimoire and using magic, all while trying to find a way to break his curse so he could at last go home. And by the time he had finished, Charlie looked like she was about to cry.
"That... is the most horrible thing I've ever heard." Charlie sobbed as she wiped some tears from her eyes. "How could someone do something like this to some poor innocent boy?!" she cried as she collapsed to her knees and hugged him again while wailing. Lincoln looked perplexed and not sure how to respond to the demonic royalty except to pat her back and try to comfort her.
"You should understand better than anyone Hon." Vaggie replied with a hand on her girlfriend's shoulder. "Just like many Sinners down here, there are plenty of humans up top capable of doing great evil to others." she told her.
"I mean, it's hard sure." Lincoln said once she let him go. "But it's not too bad. I found a new family in Imp City at I.M.P. And both Moxxie and Millie have been great foster parents for me since I came." he said smiling while both imps placed loving hands on his shoulders.
"Awww." Charlie said touched by that. But also in partial disappointment since a part of her thought she would love to have a little boy like Lincoln.
"So what brings you all here?" Vaggie asked.
"Oh we're on vacation." Blitzo answered crossing his arms.
"Really? That's great!" Charlie said standing to her feet again. That was when a thought came to her. "Hey! Why don't you come stay at the hotel? I'd love to host you guys!" she said bouncing up and down in excitement.
"Oh your Highness, we don't want to be a bother." Moxxie said, trying to be polite.
"It's no trouble at all. And you can stay for free!" she told him smiling.
"Hon, everyone already stays for fr-... never mind." Vaggie said with a smile that meant she knew better than to try and argue.
"And hey! I can speak with my Dad. Maybe he can help you with your curse Lincoln." she suggested.
"Wait really?!" Lincoln asked in excitement when he heard her.
"Absolutely! Please tell me you'll come!" she said looking towards the group of imps and a hellhound.
They all looked to Blitzo who just shrugged his shoulders. "Hey, if it means I don't have to pay for our rooms then it's a yes." he bluntly said while Loona rolled her eyes.
"Oh thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!" she cheered, surprising Blitzo with a hug and a spin before letting him go and turning back to the human boy. "Hey Lincoln, do you want to ride with us? I'd love to hear more about your life up top." she said offering him the chance to ride in another limo.
"Now wait a minute!" Millie objected before her husband stepped in.
"Of course, have fun with he Princess Lincoln." Moxxie said quickly before his wife could protest.
"The hell Mox?!" she said wondering why he would cut her off.
"Sweetheart, you don't say no to the Princess and Heiress of all of Hell." he replied.
"Can we get a move on already?" Loona asked, already sounding bored.
Lincoln followed both ladies to the limo while the I.M.P. team loaded back up into their van. Once the royal vehicle took off, they followed right behind to where the hotel was. Unknown to any of them, there was a figure hiding in the shadows, watching from a distance the whole time. The only thing that would've given away his presence was his glowing red eyes in the dark. He had been watching the exchange between both groups the entire time and more importantly, he had been watching Lincoln with great interest. He knew sooner or later the boy would show up, alive or dead. It was only a matter of time and now that he knew he was in Pentagram City and where he was going, he knew soon he was finally going to claim what was his.
While on the way there, Lincoln sat with both Charlie and Vaggie. Hell's princess continued to be the sweet, kind and caring woman he met only minutes ago. Vaggie was more cautious and he got the feeling she didn't trust him yet. But he really wasn't all that bothered. They did just meet after all and it's not like she was being mean or anything. But he did tell them that he lived in Royal Woods Michigan, he told them a little bit where he went to school and who his friends were and he even told them what life was like in his very noisy house where you have thirteen people living under one roof, only two stories and one bathroom. The part about the size of his family was what really blew both demon ladies away the most.
"No, way." Vaggie replied with her wide eye focused on him.
"You have ten sisters?" Charlie asked in total disbelief.
"It's true, I have five big sisters and five little sisters. I'm the only boy and the middle child." he told them smiling and rubbing the back of his neck.
"Oh hey, we're here!" Charlie said opening the door and letting herself out with Vaggie and Lincoln following right behind her. "Welcome to the Hazbin Hotel!" she told him holding her arms out to the hotel in a grand presentation.
Lincoln looked up and saw a massive and gorgeous building that looked a lot like one of those very fancy hotels in Las Vegas. The base color was a darker shade of red at the bottom and upward it gradually got lighter to brighter shades of red and pink. There were decorative windows with the lights on the inside shining out through them so they light up in either yellow or pink. The entrance had the word HOTEL in bright pink letters spelled from up to down rather from left to right and a pink neon heart over it. It was also lined with pink windows on both sides from top to bottom and they were flanked by two towers and on each one were three pink hearts. And the top was the sign that read HAZBIN HOTEL over a large pink eye.
The left side of the building was decorated with a lot of playing card symbols like hearts, spades, diamonds and clubs. Hinting to Lincoln that this side of the building must be reserved for games and gambling. The other side of the hotel was decorated with massive neon pink Xs of different sizes. He already had a good idea what triple Xs meant so naturally he would steer clear of that side of the building. And something that also caught his attention was the radio tower on the far right side of the building that had crimson red lights shining through the windows and the large pair of antlers on the top of them which he thought was really weird. But the rest of the hotel was amazing. His lips curled into a smile the longer he took in the sights.
"Woah!" he said with a big smile as he took in the site of such an amazing looking hotel.
"Pretty great isn't it?" Charlie asked him with excitement while the I.M.P. van pulled up and parked.
"This is amazing! I've been hearing all about your hotel on the news but this is the very first time I've had a chance yo see it!" he said in disbelief as he was still taking in the view.
"You should know we just recently had it repaired." Vaggie told him walking up to her girlfriend while Lincoln's coworkers were unloading.
"Wait until you see the inside." the demon royal said bouncing on her feet in excitement.
The boy nodded before running over to help the imps and hellhound finish unloading before they would bring their bags in with them into the enormous hotel. Upon entering, the place was absolutely beautiful on the inside too. The entrance gave the guests the red carpet treatment and they entered a large and beautifully decorated lobby. The shades of red and pink with hearts went brilliantly with the nicely polished wooden floors and the lights. There were pictures and portraits up on the walls too and one of them caught Lincoln's attention. The picture of a sinner demon who resembled a snake man wearing a fancy military uniform with a general's hat from the mid nineteenth or twentieth century. Below his picture was a plaque that read...
"In Honor Of The Hero Of The Hazbin Hotel, Sir Pentious. He Who Gave His Life In Defense Of This Hotel And His Friends During Our War With The Angels. May He Never Be Forgotten. For We All Gave Some, But He Gave All."
Lincoln felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up to see Charlie. "That's Sir Pentious. During the last extermination he gave his life for ours." she told him.
"And he did so after we weren't always so kind or fair to him." Vaggie added, sounding a little guilty about that.
Lincoln had heard about the annual exterminations. He thought it sounded incredibly cruel and sadistic that angels would fly down once a year and ruthlessly slaughter so many sinners like that. It also left him wondering, if angels were the ones this evil then why were the demons portrayed as the villains all the time? The human boy and the hellborn demons followed the two ladies before Charlie then turned to them again.
"Okay everyone, so why don't I check you all in?" she asked as she stepped behind the counter. "How many rooms?" she offered.
"Ooh! Ooh! Lincoln, sweetie do you want to share a room with yer Pa and I?" Millie asked him.
Moxxie was about to interject but Lincoln already spoke up. "I mean I would..." he started rubbing the back of his neck. "But wouldn't you and Moxxie like to have a room to yourselves for our vacation?" he asked her in return.
His foster father smiled at that before responding. "I think Lincoln makes an excellent point love." he says while lightly and playfully pinching her bottom when nobody noticed.
Millie gasped and blushed but smiled. "Oh, Moxxie you." she cooed.
"So does this mean that the kid gets a room of his own?" Blitzo asked.
"I don't mind staying with him." Loona offered. "How about it Link? You and me for a week?" she offered.
"That would be great!" he replied sounding happy to share a room with a good friend and surrogate big sister.
"Then I guess I'll have a room to myself." Blitzo said with a shrug. He didn't mind because for the first time in a long time he would be sleeping in a real bed rather then just on the couch back home.
Charlie smiled, turned and grabbed a number of keys before handing them over. "Then here are your keys for rooms three O one, three O three and three O four. Vaggie, would you kindly show them?" she asked her girlfriend.
The other woman smiled and nodded before turning to their new guests. "Right, please follow me." she told them.
They began following Vaggie to the elevator when they saw another sinner demon. She was female and looked to be about the same height as Lincoln. She had chalk white skin, mostly red hair with a streak of yellow, a single mostly red eye with a black pupil and a sinister smile with razor sharp teeth and red blushes on her cheeks. She wore what looked like a red maid's uniform with a white apron and she had thin black arms and legs. She was on her knees and looked like she was currently trying to stab a cockroach with a large needle.
"Who's that?" Lincoln asked looking to Vaggie.
"Oh, that's our maid Niffty." she answered. She then turned to the other sinner. "Niffty, we have guests." she told her.
She turned to them with a big grin and started laughing in an almost sinister way. "Hi everyone! I'm Niffty, I'm so happy to see new guests. I hope we can all be-" she said before gasping in disbelief. Her eye was now completely trained on Lincoln who was now looking a little nervous.
"What?" he asked, taking a step back as a precaution.
Literally within the time it takes to blink she dashed up with the most excited grin she's ever had. "He's so cute!" she says gleefully hugging him and then picking him up and running over to Charlie. "Can I keep him?! Can I keep him?! I promise to feed him, bathe him and clean up after him whenever he makes a mess!" she tells the princess bouncing up and down with the boy still in her arms.
"Do you think I'm a pet or something?" Lincoln asked with a puzzled expression.
"Now wait just a plum done, dog gone, dag gone minute!" Millie said angrily before snatching Lincoln out of the crazy sinners arms. "Lincoln is my baby and I'm not giving up for anything!" she hissed.
"Oh uh, sorry about that." Charlie said stepping in between them. "Niffty can get very excited about making new friends. But I can assure you, we're about eighty percent sure she's harmless." she said giving them a reassuring smile.
"... And the other twenty percent?" Moxxie asked.
Once that was done, the group resumed following Vaggie to the elevator and once they were on their floor, they took a few turns and walked down past several other doors before they came to their destination.
"And here are your rooms everyone. Please do not lose your keys, if you need anything at all come and find me or Charlie." she said with a grin before turning and heading back to the elevator.
"So how about it? We finish unpacking and then meet back down in the lobby to decide our next plan?" Blitzo suggested.
Nobody had a problem with it so Moxxie and Millie took their room, Blitzo took the room next door and that left Lincoln and Loona with the room on the other side. They opened the door to see a very clean room with cream colored walls, brownish red carpets, neatly made beds with green bedding and a large window with pink curtains and the shades down for privacy. There was a TV on top of the large dresser against the wall opposite of the beds, a mini fridge for drinks and snacks, there were three lamps in the room with one near the window and two mini lamps on the end tables next to each bed. There was a bathroom to their right as soon as they entered the room and a closet to their left for coats and such.
So both of them claimed their beds and began unloading their bags. Both Lincoln and Loona placed their spare clothes in the drawers on their side of the dresser and they placed their toiletries on their side of the sink in the very nice and clean bathroom. Speaking of which, Lincoln was impressed with how nice and clean this place was. He honestly couldn't believe that a hotel like this could be in hell of all places. He was so deep in thought he was startled when Loona spoke up.
"So, when are you going to tell them?" the hellhound asked.
"Huh?" he asked shaking his head back into reality. "Tell them what?" he asked her.
"Come on." she said with a grin. "I saw the look on your face when SHE sent you another invitation on the radio." she told him.
He blushed and turned his head. "I don't know. I mean, you know how Moxxie and Millie feel about her don't you?" he asked.
"I do, and I say who gives a fuck?" she asked back crossing her arms.
"Well I do. And I'll tell them as soon as I figure out how to break the news to them. Just, please Loona. Let me handle it okay?" he asked her.
She smiled and shrugged her shoulders. "Fine by me Link but seriously, you should tell them soon. Moxxie and Millie shouldn't be deciding for you who you're allowed to like or not." she said ruffling his hair as she made her way to the door. "Ready to go?" she asked him.
"Right behind you." he replied following her as they exited their shared room.
Both of them exited their hotel room to meet Blitzo, Moxxie and Millie already waiting for them. The latter of the three smiled when she saw her surrogate son and walked up to give him a quick hug and kiss.
"Everyone's here! Are you ready to go on your first vacation with us as a family sweetie?" she asked him.
"Anytime you guys are." he answered with a smile.
That was when another sinner demon came up to the group. More specifically, Moxxie. "Heyyy." he said in a really feminine male voice and in a really flirtatious manner.
The sinner was a tall, furry looking spider demon with a very androgynous appearance. He had fluffy white fur all over and uniquely colored eyes with both having pink irises but his right eye's sclera being yellow and the left one being black. He also had six pink dimples, three under each eye that added to his spider like appearance with the dimples looking like six smaller eyes underneath his two larger ones. His grin revealed a mouthful of white razor sharp teeth with one gold tooth on the right side. He was wearing a white and pink striped suit-blazer and his chest was very prominent like he had breasts. He wore a dark grey bowtie that had a pink center. He also had four arms with one behind his head, one on the wall and two on his hips.
He wore arm length pink gloves on his two upper arms and on his lower arms he wore white arm length gloves. His look was finished with a dark grey mini skirt and thigh length high healed boots on his legs. Lincoln could already tell just by looking at him that he was involved in... activities that he was way too young to know anything about. However he had been to lust ring before and had the dying misfortune of seeing both succubi and incubi at Ozzie's behaving in very similar behaviors, so he already had a pretty good idea what he was into.
"I didn't realize we had new guests." he said getting just a little closer to Moxxie.
The imp gulped and blushed at the sudden intrusion. "Um, I'm flattered Sir, but I'm happily married." he said politely objecting to the sudden advances.
"Literally not a problem for me." he said as he eyed him up and down.
"Excuse me! Stop flirting with my husband!" Millie said pulling Moxxie away from the sinner and hissing.
"Awww, come on toots. It's not every day I get to meet another cutie. And everyone here in Hell does it, so don't act like we don't." he told her teasingly.
"Angel!" Vaggie shouted before storming up to him. "What did I tell you about sexually harassing the staff and guests?" she demanded.
"I was just being-" he said before she cut him off.
"I don't want to hear it!" she snapped. "They just got here, they're on vacation and they're Charlie's guests so leave them be." she told him crossing her arms.
"Okay, okay, I'll drop it. Sorry." the sinner now known as Angel Dust said before shooting Moxxie one last wink.
Vaggie let out a tired sigh before turning back to her newest guests. "Anyway, this is Angel Dust. He's our very first guest." she told them. "Angel, this is Blitz, Loona, Moxxie, Millie and Lincoln Loud." she introduced.
That was when Angel did a double take to make sure he wasn't seeing things. "Wait, is this kid a human? Like a real, living human?" he asked looking at the kid with surprise on his face.
"As opposed to a fake dead one?" Loona asked crossing her arms.
"Yeah, it's a long story." Lincoln told him rubbing the back of his neck. "But yeah, I'm still alive and I'm stuck here in Hell until I figure out how to break the curse that binds my soul here." he told him.
"I see. Well nice to meet ya Shorty. So how do you like it here?" he asked smiling again.
"I'll admit, none of it was what I was expecting." he answered. "Everything we hear about Hell back up top paints a completely different picture then what's actually in store for us when we finally die." he told him.
"And I'm sure you've had a great time too." he replied. "You see any of my movies?" he asked.
"No." he replied shaking his head.
"Really? "Schindler's Fist"? "Raising Ryan's Privates"? "Glad-He-Ate-Her"?" he asked listing off some really filthy movies.
Millie proceeded to cover the boy's ears before answering. "Lincoln is a good boy who doesn't watch pornography!" she yelled angrily for his efforts to corrupt the poor boy's innocent mind.
"Alright, alright, enough." Vaggie said getting between everyone. "Angel, will you please try and tone down lude language and behavior? There is a child present." she said gesturing towards Lincoln.
"Whatever you say toots." he replies shrugging his shoulders and strutting off.
"Of all the people who had to be our first guest, it had to be a porn star and male prostitute." she groaned, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Sorry about that everyone." she said, addressing the I.M.P. group again.
Since they were all heading back down to the lobby, they went with her. "Is, he always like that?" Lincoln asked the hotel manager as they walked with her to the elevator.
"Sadly yes." she said pressing the button to call for one while they wait. "He's been with us for nearly a year and he's barely made any progress at all. Honestly, I wish Charlie would see that." she said as the door opened and they all entered together.
"I've seen more than my fair share of losers like him." Blitzo added crossing his arms. "If you ask me, he's a lost cause." he told her.
"Charlie can't bring herself to just throw him out." she replied. "To say that she's hopeful and optimistic about people's abilities to change for the better is an understatement." she told them.
"You don't share this belief?" Lincoln asked.
"Of course I do." she answered. "The problem is he doesn't take this seriously like he should. He hardly tries at all in trying to be redeemed." she told him.
"Has anyone ever been redeemed and been allowed to leave Hell for Heaven?" he asked her.
"Nobody that we know of." she answered. "But both of us truly believe that just because nobody has ever succeeded in trying, that doesn't mean that it can't be done." she told him as the doors opened again. "But Angel has to want to try and change for the better. While Charlie continues to see the good in everyone, I'm not holding my breath." she finished as they all exited the elevator and entered the lobby.
Behind a curtain and out of sight, Charlie was on her hellphone. "Hey Dad... Yeah, sorry I couldn't call earlier... Yeah I know you're busy too... Hey I know this is sudden, but can you come to the hotel? I got a favor I wanted to ask... No everything is fine, I just want you to meet someone who's staying here at the hotel on his vacation... Great! I'll let them know... Love you too, Dad... Bye." she told him, hanging up and returning to the lobby with everyone. "Hey everyone, I hope you like your new rooms." she said smiling.
"They are lovely your Highness." Moxxie said bowing before her once more.
"I'm very happy that you like them Moxxie, but please there's no need for formalities. Just call me Charlie okay?" she asked him.
"Beds are nice and soft thanks." Blitzo commented.
"Thanks for letting us stay here Charlie." Lincoln told her, smiling brightly at hell's princess.
"Absolutely! So, how would you like to meet everyone else?" she offered.
"We just met Angel Dust." Loona remarked, sounding less enthusiastic about having just met the hotel porn star and hooker.
"Okay great, then come with me to our restaurant and I'll introduce you to Husk." she told them.
The group entered a fancy little restaurant with neatly cleaned and polished chairs and tables set up over a wooden floor and off to the side was a bar with the bartender behind it. He was an avian cat sinner demon with mostly dark grey fur with a white underbelly and some white on his upper arms and face. He had feathery wings that were red on the outside and black underneath and markings of red, black and white that resembled symbols of playing cards. He himself was also dressed in a cross between a bartender and a magician with black dress pants held up by black suspenders and a black top hat with a red band and gold button decoration on it and he wore a red bowtie around his neck. His eyes were yellow with black sclera.
He also had long, red eyebrows with black stripes on them and behind him he had a long black cat's tail with red feathers on the end. He paid them no mind at first and was taking several large gulps of cheap alcohol before Charlie led the group up to him.
"So, this is our bartender, Husk. Husk, these are our newest guests to the hotel." she said happily, introducing both parties. "This is Blitzo and his daughter Loona..." she started.
"Adopted!" the hellhound barked.
"Moxxie and his wife Millie and their human foster son Lincoln Loud." she finished.
"Nice to meet you Husk." Lincoln said politely to the grumpy old cat demon.
The sinner demon paused in place and looked at the kid with equal parts surprise and disbelief. "How in the hell did a living kid end up down here?" he asked looking at him.
"It's a real long story but my soul is bound by a curse placed on me up top. So now I live down here in Imp City with I.M.P." he explained rubbing the back of his neck.
"And these two imps decided to be your guardians?" he asked before looking at both of them with a mean grin. "Let me guess, your husband firing blanks?" he asked rudely.
"NO!" Moxxie shouted back, angry at the implication while both Blitzo and Loona snickered off to the side.
"Fine whatever." he said, shrugging his shoulders. "Can I get you all anything?" he offered.
Blitzo took a seat at the bar before being the first to order a drink. "I'll have a glass of your best bourbon." he told him.
"Make that two." Loona added taking her seat next to her adopted father.
"And how about you kid? Have any favorites or do you want to try something new?" he asked looking at Lincoln.
Millie responded by holding Lincoln close and glaring at the sinner demon behind the counter. "Lincoln is a good boy who doesn't drink alcohol!" she told him sternly.
"Okay okay, no need to get your panties in a wad Ma'am." he said throwing his hands up in defeat. "You like sodas, colas or pop or anything?" he asked.
"What do you got?" he asked him.
Husk brought out a bottle that didn't have any labels on it, popped off the top and poured it into a glass with some ice and slid it to him. "There you go kid, vanilla root beer. Enjoy." he told him.
"Oh hey thanks." he replied smiling before taking a drink.
"I'll get Niffty and we'll make you guys something to eat okay?" Charlie offered before calling her over.
The short, creepy little one eyed sinner dashed up to Lincoln again, getting really close up with her eye staring right into his. "I'm so happy to see you again! Wanna play later?! I love making new friends! Let's kill some bugs later! I know where a lot of them like to nest!" she said really creeping him out.
"Niffty! Niffty!" Vaggie said, pulling her away and staring her down. "Personal space." she told her sternly.
"Niffty, I need you in the back preparing the food. I'll take the orders and bring them back to you in a minute." Charlie said before handing out some menus. "Sorry about Niffty Lincoln, she gets... excited by new guests." she said with an apologetic smile.
"So I saw." he replied taking a seat at a table with Moxxie and Millie.
"So, can I take your orders?" she asked, pulling out a notepad with a pen.
Another great thing about the hotel was not only was service quick but he food was great. Say what you will about Niffty but she knew her way around the kitchen. Lincoln ordered himself some of their chili cheese dogs with some French fried onion rings and they were amazing. He was honestly really happy that they accepted Charlie's invitation to spend their vacation here at the Hazbin Hotel because so far things have been wonderful. And as everyone ate and drank, the atmosphere became warmer with some light hearted banter and stories being shared among everyone. It was however interrupted when Angel Dust snuck in and slid up to Blitzo with a gleam in his eye and his trademark shit eating grin.
"Heyyy." he said with lidded eyes while leaning on the counter where Blitzo ate his steak and drank his hard liquor.
"Fucking damnit." he grumbled under his breath.
"You know, I heard you guys work as assassins. That right?" he asked now sitting up on the counter and striking poses for the imp.
"Yes, as a matter of fact we at I.M.P. will kill anyone up top for the right price." he answered.
"Well I just wanted to say I love a man who knows how to wield such a dangerous weapon." the spider like sinner said with a wink.
"Satan fucking damnit!" Loona barked before turning around to see Angel still smiling. knowing he's getting on her nerves. "Did you have to come around here and ruin our meals?!" she growled angrily.
"Angel, Angel please don't bother our new guests. They just started eating and they are on vacation." Charlie asked him with a look in her eyes asking him to not mess things up for them.
"Okay, okay sorry Charlie." he said before sliding around and taking a seat on the other end of the counter. "But how about you Whiskers? Can I get something stiff to drink?" he asked with another wink.
Husk only grumbled and started pouring another drink but Lincoln saw his lips curl into a small smile and judging by their body language he could tell there was something going on between both Husk and Angel. And if there was he certainly had no problem with it. Lincoln grew up learning to be very open minded towards people with different lifestyles. But while all that was going on, another figure showed up almost completely out of nowhere and when he showed up he noticed how Vaggie was almost immediately on edge. And to be perfectly honest, he really couldn't blame her because this guy gave off an aora that sent a chill right up his spine. All eyes were on him when he entered the restaurant.
He was a really tall sinner demon with beige colored skin with pinkish red hair styled in a bob cut with black ends and two tuffs on the top that were black tipped and resembled dear ears. He also had two tiny antlers on his head too. His irises were red with dark red sclera and he had a dark red oval shaped monocle over his right eye. What Lincoln found really unsettling was his wide and sinister looking smile revealing a mouthful of yellow razor sharp teeth. Such a smile made Lincoln immediately wonder what his true motives were. Like he knew more than he let on and was purposefully keeping everyone else in the dark. He wore a dark red pinstriped suit with dark red lapels and piped with white.
Underneath he wore a dark red dress shirt with a black cross on the chest and a black knotted bowtie with a red center. He wore long black dress pants with matching bright red cuffs over black pointed toe boots with red deer hoofprints emblazoned on the souls. He also wore red gloves with red finger tips and in his right hand he held a cane with a vintage style microphone attached to it.
Charlie was of course the very first to react to his arrival. "Alastor, welcome back." she said walking up to him.
"Very nice to see you again too my dear." the demon known as Alastor replied with that same creepy smile and speaking in a voice that sounded like it was coming in over a radio. "I see we have new guests." he pointed out, gesturing to the members of I.M.P.
"Everyone, this is Alastor, the Radio Demon. He's my business partner who's helped out a lot in getting this hotel up and running shortly after we opened it and played an important role in our fight against the Exorcists." she told everyone.
"Hey, I remember hearing your broadcast over the radio a couple of nights ago." Lincoln pointed out, getting his attention.
"Oh, a fan then?" he asked, his eyes on the boy.
"I wouldn't say I'm a fan really." he admitted while rubbing the back of his neck. "But I do have a radio in my room and I have listened to and enjoyed your shows on more than a few nights." he told him.
"I'm pleased to meet a young man who appreciates the fine art of radio broadcast. The only proper way to express oneself." he said with a bow.
That was when Charlie walked up to Lincoln and placed her hand on his shoulder. "Alastor, this is Lincoln Loud. He's a living human boy cursed to live in Hell and is staying with these kind imps in Imp City." she explained while introducing him.
His eyes widened just a bit before walking up. "A living human? Here?" he asked as Lincoln got out of his seat too.
"Yeah, I've been cursed and living here for probably six or eight months now." he replied. "At least until I find a way to break the curse that binds my soul here." he added.
"Very interesting." the radio demon mused. "I've seen much since I came here decades ago, but I've never met a living human cursed to live in the land of eternal suffering and damnation." he said with his smile never leaving his face.
"... Does your face hurt from smiling like that all the time?" he asked him.
"Very much so yes." he answered.
"Anyway, what's our next plan?" Moxxie asked, getting all eyes on him. "Now that we've unpacked and are ready to start our vacation, I think we should talk about what we'll do next." he told them.
"Oh yes, a whole week on vacation as a family. I've been wanting us to go on one together for a long time now." Millie squealed as she held her husband and surrogate son in a hug.
"You know..." Angel said, now with all eyes on him. "I was planning on meeting up with a friend of mine at one of our favorite clubs. You're all welcome to come. We could have a real party then." he suggested with a sinister smile.
"Shit I'm in." Blitzo said slamming his hands on the table.
"If they've got some good music and booze I wouldn't mind checking out one of these places." Loona said standing up as well.
"Um, while I'm sure it would be a lot of fun, I don't think such a place would be appropriate for Lincoln. Especially if there's excessive use of drugs and alcohol." Moxxie said, raising this concern and earning him his wife's approval of taking Lincoln into account.
That was when the radio demon took a few more steps forward to make his own proposal. "Then might I suggest I give you a tour? I was planning on meeting up with a friend of my own and I can assure you that the place we're going to will be much better for this fine young man, you have my word on that." he said, gesturing towards Lincoln.
Moxxie, Millie and Lincoln looked to Charlie. "Oh don't worry guys, you can trust Alastor and his friend. You'll have a great time, I know it." she said with her thumbs up.
"Then, yes we'd be happy to come along with you Alastor." Moxxie said getting the okay from the Princess.
"Thanks for inviting us along, Alastor Sir." Lincoln said, thanking him politely.
"Why of course my dear boy." he replied, swirling his cane in his right hand and passing it off to his left one. "But before we go, one little thing I must do first." he said with a click of his fingers.
Using his dark sorcery, their outfits changed instantly. Moxxie was now wearing a dark grey pinstripe suit with black stripes, a white fedora with black lace around the crown and a red neck tie over a white dress shirt. Millie was now wearing a dark grey sleeveless dress with black frills and a red sash around her waist. On her head a black hat with a wide brim and a mix of red, white and pink feathers over the side and behind her. And Lincoln was now wearing a white dress shirt under a green vest with the top button undone and the sleeves rolled up, dark blue dress pants with brown leather shoes and a grey flat cap on his head. The outfits they were wearing matched the style that was popular during the thirties, forties and fifties.
"Uh, Alastor?" the boy asked while removing his hat. "Was a complete makeover necessary?" he asked the tall demon overlord.
"Ahahahahaha!" the demon cackled. "My dear boy of course it is." he answered playfully tapping Lincoln on the head with his cane. "You see, we're going to the Cannibal Colony and we have a strict dress code there. If you don't follow it, everybody there will tear you limb from limb and eat you alive." he said with what had to be the most sinister smile yet. The three of them had horrified expressions with Lincoln putting his hat back on, Millie grabbing her foster son by the shoulders and holding him closer to her and Moxxie straightening his tie. "Now then." he said standing up and turning to the front door. "Let us away!" he cheered.
[Author's Notes] Holy, freaking, crap did it take me forever to finally do this chapter but I'm so happy I was finally able to upload this. But as you guys know, this is the remake of my Helluva Hotel story that is obviously inspired by TvFan2244's "A Loud Among Demons" story so as always guys please give them all the credit. And as you can see, I kept some of the things I really liked from the first but made a lot of changes because I needed to both due to season one of Hazbin Hotel finally airing, what a lot of fun that was and due to past mistakes with the previous story. As soon as this one is finished, I plan on taking down my old one. And yes, as you all noticed, this is just part one. There's so much that I have planned for this mini story that I couldn't put it all into just a single one shot. In order for me to do everything that I have planned, you're all looking at three or four chapters at least. At least.
Something else to look forward to, last year I had a lot of people request an ALAD inspired Christmas special and I felt so bad not writing one last year so I definitely will be uploading one for you guys Christmas Morning. If any of you have any ideas for it please drop me a PM and I'd love to talk with you all about it. And to all those who are fans of Lincosika, I have another story specifically for Lincoln and Verosika planned in the near future. However unlike, Helluva Date, this will not be some sweet kid friendly date between our two favorite forbidden lovers oh no no. Lincoln will be nineteen, and therefore a legal adult and he's going to be meeting up with Verosika and her gal pals for a private party in lust ring.
I don't want to say too much, I don't want to spoil anything but I'll give you all a hint. Lincoln, Verosika, Milky, Coco, Apple and Kiki are going to make the wildest nights of sexual degeneracy, depravity and debauchery at Ozzie's in Lust Ring look like Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood by comparison.
Same as always, give all credit to TvFan2244 for it's their story that has inspired me to do these non canon spinoff shorts. As always, thank you all for reading, please leave me a Review and let me know what you think and if you want to shoot me a PM and talk, please do I love talking with my readers.
This is Dragon1990 signing out :-)