This is the second part of a three-part dramatic horror oneshot set in Hell, just after Blitzo and Moxxie go to the ranch's cellar to rescue Millie ... in the 'The Harvest Moon Festival' episode.

Millie and Moxxie explain the whole situation to Blitzo, who rapidly takes in the situation ... and makes plans for how to take down Striker!

Their determination for retribution ... and Striker's cunning ... leads to a tense confrontation between the two master assassins!

I do not own anything belonging to Helluva Boss; the credit for story and characters goes to Vivziepop! I hope that you guys like it! 👍

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The boss imp then shook himself out of his reverie, as he finished bandaging Millie's leg ... and helped her up.

"What are we going to do, sir?" Moxxie asked, in an antsy tone.

The smaller imp was fidgeting noticeably; hopping from one foot to another as he looked at Blitzo.

"Blitz? What are we going to do?!"

True to form, the aforementioned boss imp just ignored Moxxie's wails ... as his mind raced through possibilities.

Striker wouldn't risk being too close to Stolas if he wanted to kill him, and get away without notice ...

The type of rifle Moxxie saw was a long-distance weapon, meaning that Striker could fire from a long way away ...

From a high-vantage point, one where no one would question Striker being at ... His room, maybe ...

Blitzo's tense expression abruptly cracked into a big smirk, as he chuckled under his breath.

If Striker thought that his scheme was foolproof; well then ... the cowboy imp wouldn't see this coming!

"Just follow me, Moxxie!" Blitzo declared, turning and giving the smaller imp a wink. "We've got a cowboy to crush!"

Moxxie instantly perked up and nodded with a grin, relaxing at the sight of his boss's seemingly unshakable confidence.

"I'll explain the plan on the way!" the boss imp added, as he started to march quickly towards the ranch house.

Moxxie swiftly followed, cracking his knuckles in excitement and satisfaction.

"Millie, go and find your parents, tell them everything ... and stay with them until we get back!" Blitzo abruptly ordered, without turning around.

Millie immediately frowned, and tried to limp as fast as she could after her colleagues.

"No, wait! Blitz, I wanna help!" the imp woman protested, causing her boss to sigh loudly.

"Out of the question!" Blitzo snapped, stopping and turning around to face her.

Moxxie did the same, looking at his boss in confusion.

"That leg of yours won't work well at all in a scrap!" Millie visibly pouted at this, causing the boss imp's tone to turn slightly gentler.

"Plus, you know as well as me that Striker will target ya just to hurt Mox here!"

Millie grimaced, but then nodded reluctantly ... knowing that Blitzo was right.

The treacherous, dangerous snake of an imp was just the kind of individual who WOULD sadistically target her just to hurt her loving husband.

Moxxie too knew that; silently cursing the fact that his beautiful wife couldn't be with him to beat the living heck out of Striker!

The aforementioned imp woman smiled as her husband then walked up to her and gave her a warm embrace.

"I'll be okay, Millie. Don't be worried. We'll both be fine", Moxxie said reassuringly ... pecking his wife lovingly on the cheek.

Off to the side, Blitzo just rolled his eyes and cleared his throat loudly.

"If you two lovebirds have finished your smooch-fest, let's get going!" the boss imp spoke sassily.

"We've got a weasel to whack after all!" he added, resuming his march to the ranch house.

Moxxie and Millie nodded and split up; the former following Blitzo ... and the latter to where she saw her parents.

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In Striker's room, the ranch, 10 mins later ...

As quietly and slowly as possible, Blitzo opened the door to Striker's room ... tensing his body for the incoming fight.

If the cowboy was in the room, the boss imp knew that Striker wouldn't go down easily!

That was why Blitzo had arranged for Moxxie to sneak in by the window, while he himself served as the bigger distraction for Striker.

As it turns out ... the cowboy imp was already 'distracted' ... so much so ... that he didn't hear the door opening.

Striker was crouched by the window, chewing on a wheat straw and chuckling darkly ... as he readied his angelic rifle.

Blitzo narrowed his eyes and raised his pistol, just as the cowboy imp then aimed his own gun through the open window.

"Uh, excuse me? The *****?!" the boss imp spoke coldly, aiming the pistol dead-centre at Striker's back.

Even though it was the briefest and tiniest of reactions, Blitzo could see the cowboy imp visibly tense for a moment.

Then Striker relaxed and turned around in a casual way, his usual confident grin on his face.

"Bliiiitzo! I thought you were still at the ceremony!" the cowboy drawled, smiling charismatically at the aforementioned imp.

Blitzo, however; merely scowled at his former acquaintance.

"You thought I wanted to stand around with a buncha hillbillies excited about corn n' **** with a thirsty owl on stage?!" the boss imp replied, his voice dripping with derision.

Striker raised an eyebrow at Blitzo's sudden hostility, his eyes narrowing at the pistol ... that was still being pointed at him.

"Huh. And now you seem disappointed in me", the cowboy quipped, standing up and putting his gun down on the ground.

"Yeaaaaah", Blitzo drawled, while flicking his eyes pointedly at the angelic rifle.

"Well, I'm not a fan of someone I offered a job to about to off my easiest lengthy ticket to Earth behind my back!"

Striker's reaction to that statement ... just a cool, widening grin ... took the boss imp completely off guard!

Every other opponent had either straight-up attacked, or backed off while delivering waspish remarks.

The cowboy imp, however; did none of those things. He ... started to walk towards Blitzo? What the heck?!

"Blitzo, come on", Striker purred, smirking as he saw Blitzo get slightly unsettled.

"You know, the two of us are superior than most of our kind."

The aforementioned boss imp backed away a step, his composure faltering as his fear grew.

What do you think of Blitzo's approach and planning to exposing Striker? Vote and comment if you like it! 👍