Ch. 18: Strike 2

Meanwhile with IMP, they had arrived in the Wrath Ring and drove like mad to find their boss/friend/adopted father.

All of then were worried, Loona especially since she was tapping her foot loudly against the floor while searching frantically through the window.

'Dad, you better not be dead!' Loona thought.

"Loona, you okay?" Millie asks in the back seat.

"Fine!" Loona replied, still on the lookout for Blitz.

"You sure? Cuz you're kind of acting...batshit." Millie said delicately.

"Of course I am! My dad was kidnapped!" Loona screamed.

Millie jumped a bit for her outburst but didn't scream back.

"I know and I'm worried to but driving yourself crazy ain't gonna help us save him." Millie said gently.

'Even if you're right, I still fucking worried.' Loona thought before the van stopped at a gas station.

"Why are we stopping?" She asked.

"We need to refuel and ask around if anyone has seen Striker and his bandits." Moxxie said as he got out of the van.

"If you want, I could get you something to clam your nerves." Millie offered Loona, also getting out of the van.

"I'm fine." Loona said quickly.

"Loona..." Millie said.

"I SAID I AM FINE!" Loona screamed at Millie, scaring the pregnant imp. "Just get whatever shit you want so we can go!"

The married couple quickly left as they shared a look.

Blitz' kidnapping seemed to be effecting Loona worse and worse with every passing minute.

"We better hurry and find Blitz before she snaps." Moxxie whispered.

"I HAVE SENSITIVE EARS! I CAN STILL FRIGGING HEAR YOU!" Loona screamed from the van.

"I agree." Millie said, ignoring Loona.

The duo went into the station to pay for gas and get snacks, as well as listen around for anyone talking about Striker or someone that looked like him.

"I'm concerned about Loona. She's never acted like this before." Moxxie said.

"I know. I knew she secretly did care about Blitz but I didn't think it would be this much." Millie said, looking through the snacks. "Hopefully when we find him, she'll simmer down to hef normal levels of bitchniness."

"Hopefully." Moxxie said as he went up to the station clerk.

Wanting to pay for gas and get some information from him.

"What?" The imp asked, gazing down at Moxxie.

"I need a fill up...and information." Moxxie said, putting 40 on the counter.

"...What kind of information?" The imp asked, taking his money.

"I'm looking for someone by the name Striker. Ring a bell?" Moxxie asked.

"Hmmm? Pinkish guy? Cowboy? Might be a hybrid imp with that rattlesnake noise he sometimes makes?" The imp said, processing the gas money, which was just 20.

"That's him. I was wondering if you could tell me where you saw him last?" Moxxie asked as he discretely pulled out another 20, sliding it to him.

"Well, my memory isn't the best, but I believe I saw him heading towards the volcano." The clerk said, taking the money.

"Volcano you say?" Moxxie asked with a grin as Millie came to the counter with a dozen different snacks.

'Oh Satan, her cravings are getting worse.' Moxxie thought.

"Yeah, there's a dormant volcano not too far from here. Maybe this "Striker" fella set up shop there. Not the most stable place to call home but to each demon their own." The clerk said as he began taking account of the snacks.

The married imps nodded to each other, having got all they needed from this imp.

"Thanks. How much for the snacks?" Moxxie asked.

"78.50, surprisingly. Your woman got A LOT." The imp said, looking at Millie.

"Hey, don't look at me like that. I'm pregnant." Millie said, pointing to her stomach. "I got cravings."

"And anger issues, so don't push it." Moxxie said, patting Millie's shoulder.

The clerk imp rolled his eyes at the married couple as he took their money.

"Whatever. I gave you your gas, snacks, and more. Now get out." He said rudely, going back to reading his magazine.

"Fine." Millie said, taking the snacks and leaving with Moxxie.

"Crazy bitch." The guy mumbled.

BANG!

Only for Millie to turn around and shot him in the head.

"Who's crazy now!?" Millie asked with a crazed grin.

'I love this woman but she can be a little crazy at times, which makes me love her more.' Moxxie thought as he pumped the gas into the van.

Millie got in the van and spread the snacks across the back seat.

"Good news, we know where to go!" She said with a grin to the worried Hellhound.

"Great, then let's go!" Loona said impatiently as Moxxie got into the van.

"I also got you some stress snacks." Millie said, holding out some chips for Loona.

"...Thanks." Loona said, snatching the chips from her.

'Next stop, dormant volcano.' Moxxie and Millie thought as the former started driving.

-Back with our "hero"-

Only a few miles from said volcano, Blitz had stopped and was breathing heavily.

"F-F-FUCK! I'm out of shape!" He said, taking deep breathes as he held his knees. "At least...I think I lost them."

'Now that I'm outside, I need to find out where the fuck I need to go to fine a town.' Blitz thought, still taking deep breathes. 'And hopefully don't get hit by a car.'

Taking one more breath, Blitz looked around for anything in the distance to keep running to before Striker catches up.

'I should ask Fizz about gym memberships. I need to get in shape.' Blitz thought as he started running again.

He just had to keep running and hopefully he would come across a town soon or maybe even a Wrath cactus he could rip open to drink its water...even if it would be hot water.

'You know what, I take it back, I'd rather get hit by a car-'

And he got hit by a van... that looked a LOT like his own.

"OH SHIT!" A trio screamed as Blitz was stuck on the windshield of the van like a bug.

"... If I wasn't being hunted down right now, I would be docking all your pay." Blitz mumbled against the glass.

"FATSO, STOP THE FUCKING CAR ALREADY!" Loona screamed at Moxxie.

"ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT!" Moxxie shouted as he hit the breaks, unintentionally flinging Blitz away! "NO! Fuck!"

Skidding and slamming across the desert sands, Blitz groaned loudly before he pushed himself up and spat some blood out of his mouth.

"You're lucky I got a high pain tolerance, Mox!" Blitz shouted, stretching his body and popping some joints back into place before getting into the van. "Now get us out of here before they catch up!"

Moxxie took off driving as Loona instantly hugged Blitz tightly, whimpering a bit.

"You ever do something that fucking stupid again, I'll kill you myself!" She said to him, crying a bit.

It made Blitz smile softly as he hugged her back, finally able to relax.

"I'm sorry, Looney. I missed you too." He said.

Loona didn't say anything as she kept hugging Blitz, smiling a bit as her tail wagged softly.

"Glad to have you back, Blitz." Millie said, passing him some water and chips. "Bet you're parched and hungry, huh?"

"Damn right!" Blitz said, taking the water and snacks.

He chugged it down in seconds as Loona pulled back but still hugged him close with one arm.

"So, how did you escape and what happened with Striker?" Moxxie asked, driving the van back to the Hellivator.

"Guess I got lucky, there was a hellquake." Blitz said, eating his chips.

"What? But Those don't happen in Wrath though." Millie said, confused.

"Like I said, lucky." Blitz said with a shrug.

"Ugh! How many times do I have to say it? There is no such-" Moxxie was slapped in the head by Loona.

"Shut up. Doesn't matter. Dad is safe. Just drive faster." Loona said rudely.

Groaning and grumblimg from the hit, Moxxie drove faster to ger them out of the Wrath Ring.

Right as Striker and his posse managed to get out of the volcano and find Blitz's tracks.

'He couldn't have gotten far. We can still find him before the boss gets here.' Striker thought before he whistled and his horse came running.

He jumped with a flip and landed on his back.

"Ride like the wind, Bombproof!" Striker shouted, grabbing the reigns as his horse rushed off.

His posse was pretty much abandoned without their leader but Striker didn't care anymore. He just needed to recapture Blitz!

'I need to stop him before he escapes Wrath!' He thought.

He snapped the reigns as his horse went faster, finding Blitz's prints in the sand and following them.

Even preparing his normal gun and growling in anticipation of blowing out Blitz's kneecaps so he couldn't escape again!

In a matter of minutes, Bombproof was able to get the IMP within Striker's sight. Making the imp grin nefariously.

'There you are.' Striker thought.

(AN: Happy Father's Day)

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