Ch. 7: High School Images

Moments later, you find yourself in a hellish place. And that's just it. You're down in the underworld now. You've surrendered yourself to the Devil to save everyone including your grandfather, family and friends upon the surface. And because the Devil wanted you to himself.

You're in a room and you look around. Despite being in the underworld and now bound to the Devil, the room you're in is actually pretty nice. You look around and you see that you're in a room with a pretty decent bed, a radio like your own, a TV, a lamp. And so on.

There are a few rock posters of bands you love like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Nine Inch Nails, etc. You say, "How did he know what bands I like? I love Pearl Jam, especially. Even Flow is my favorite song."

You hear a knock on the door and you look over. You say, "Hello?!" You hear this, "Uh, hey boss's new love interest! The boss wants to see you!" It's a different voice. You walk to the door and you open it. You look down to see a heavy seat purple demon guy with a long pointy nose, small wings, yellow gloved hands, etc. 

You say, "Hi. Wait... You're that henchman guy I saw at the nightclub that one night. You were dancing with everyone else." He says, "Y-yeah. I'm Henchman. The boss sent me up here to bring you to him." You say, "Okay." 

You knew that compared to the Devil himself, Henchman seemed a bit... softer. Despite being a demon, himself. He just did. Then again, you're aware he's completely loyal to the Devil. You could already see right through Henchman.

You walk out and you follow him. He says, "So um... You're the boss's new lady friend, huh?" You say, "Yeah. I guess I am." He says, "He really seems to like you if he was willing to sacrifice an entire city for you, miss." 

You say, "Yeah. I'm aware. I'm here now." He says, "What was your name? The boss said it, but I forgot?" You say, "It's cool, dude. I'm (Y/N) (L/N). I guess you're the one who found out that Cuphead is my grandpa, huh?" 

He says, "Yeah. We still have records of him and down here in Hell, a new one appears. New family members and so on. The boss has me check the records." You say, "Makes sense if you knew that." 

He says, "Did he tell you that you're his bride to be? The boss really wants a lady by his side. He wants that more than to collect the souls of people upon the surface." You say, "I'm aware of that, too. Well... I guess I'm it, huh?" He nods and says, "But can you blame him? You are pretty." You say, "Awe. Well, thank you Henchman." 

You follow Henchman downstairs. You can already sense that no matter what, Henchman is the type of being you can't stand being mad at. You were sure that not even the Devil himself could, either.

You get downstairs and you get to a double door. They open and you look inside. You see a red throne from afar and a red carpet leading to it. Fire is on the sides. No surprise. He is the Devil and Hell has fire. Henchman says, "Go ahead. He's expecting you." You say, "Okay. I'll see you later, Henchman." He says, "Okay." He walks off. You walk in and you say, "Um... I'm here... Devil." 

You hear this from him, "Come here, my dear.~" You walk along the red carpet. You look over at your left to see a few tapestries with graphic designs on them, but you were interested. You say, "Hey. Cool tapestry. I like it." He says, "Oh, what I love about you modern young women. Into more violence than ever. Or should I say... masochism?"

You say, "What makes you think I'm a masochist?" He says, "Baby... I'm the devil. I know every sin. Every horrifying and satisfying thing. Sin, pain, anguish, agony, war, destruction, customer service, political arguments, gun violence, increasing the prices on things... You name it. I love the evilness. I've created it all. Loud noise everyone upon the surface hates. The moldy spot in your food a week later. Food poisoning... All from me." 

He looks at you and he beckons you over saying, "Come over here and let me take a good look at my bride to be.~" You walk along the red carpet and you approach the throne the Devil is sitting at. Pitchfork is in his hand.

You get to him and you say, "Hey... Devil." He grins and says, "So glad you could accept this, my dear. It was either this... or all of Inkwell Isle would've been doomed to suffer from my wrath, forever. That's how much this means to me to have you here, my dear.~" 

He stands up and he approaches you. He stands a few inches from you and you look at him. He says, "The loveliest thing upon the surface. Can you blame me?" You sigh and you look away. He raises a brow. 

You look at him and you say, "Devil or not, this is the first time anyone had even wanted to offer a free drink to me at a bar or a club. I haven't had anyone in my life like my friend Marcy Stageplay. Even enough to try and sacrifice an entire city."  

He smirks and says, "It's because perhaps those boys were scared that you'd reject them, (Y/N). Want me to show you an image, so you can see for yourself?" You say, "An image?" He says, "Look towards the wall." He snaps his fingers and you look towards the wall. 

It shows you in high school. The banner reads Class of 1990. You say, "Hey. That's the year I graduated." He says, "Keep watching." You watch and you see yourself and you say, "And there I am. This looks like 11th grade. 1989." As you walk, you're getting smiles from the popular girls. They wave and one of them saying, "Hi, (Y/N)." You smile and you say, "Hey, Lizzie." You walk off.

The queen bee of Inkwell High at the time was Lizzie Morgan. She was the school's meanest and most popular girl. You watch as you walk off and their smiles disappear. You say, "For some reason, I'm not surprised that that happens. I thought they were faking being nice, anyways." 

You watch and you hear Lizzie saying, "God, I hate that girl." Another friend of hers says, "Right? Keep your guys from her. She's too pretty." Lizzie smirks and says, "I got it. Let's make them think she has an STD or something. That'll make the guys avoid her. If anyone's going to get all the attention, it's me. Not her." 

As you watch this you say, "What? I thought they'd think themselves of that with being narcissistic and... how do I put it with some of them? Skanky." The Devil says, "Those girls hated you because they were jealous and insecure, my dear. They hated you because you're prettier than they are and they knew it." 

You watch another scene and you're talking to a couple of boys. One especially being Bruno Hansen. He was a buff frog guy and quarterback of football. One of the most popular guys of school. He's also the descendant of the frog brothers back in the day who were champion wrestlers. Ribby and Croak. Ribby being his great grandfather.

He sees you and blushes. He looks away. You say, "Hi, Bruno." You say, "Yeah. I remember Bruno." Devil says, "Keep watching." You watch as Bruno says, "So... How are you?" You say, "Good. You?" You hear Lizzie saying, "Bruno! Come on! Get away from that loser chick! She's got a disease!" Bruno says, "Uh. On second thought... I gotta go!" 

You say, "Wait, what? Don't listen to her. She's just being that way because she hates me." He says, "Yeah. Right. See ya, chick." They take off and leave you standing there. You say, "I remember that too. Jerk." 

Lizzie walks off and giggles. Bruno looks back and says, "That (Y/N) is so hot though. Hotter than Lizzie." Lizzie says, "Ugh. Hey! I heard that, Bruno Hansen! Now, get your ass over here and come with ME!" They follow the queen bee.

You say, "Wow. Something tells me Bruno's in a shitty relationship with Lizzie, now. What a bitch." Devil grins and says, "You may be onto something there. See this one for yourself." He shows you another image of where Bruno is now. Even if it's been a few years.

Bruno is in a house. With him is an older woman with a chalice or a head. And that's just it. It's Miss. Chalice. She's a seventy-two-year-old woman now. She and your grandpa Cuphead are the same age. 

You say, "Wait... Is Bruno living with old Miss. Chalice?" Devil says, "That popular girl in your school Lizzie stole everything from him and left him. He was homeless. Much to his luck, Miss Chalice is letting her stay with him. This is what the brat gets for denying someone like you. Plus, he has a child with Lizzie now and never sees the little boy." You look at the Devil.

He says, "I knew for a few years, I'd find my recent bride up there. All of these images I've shown you have helped me with that. Turns out it's you, (Y/N)." You say, "You knew about me up there, the whole time?" 

He says, "Yes. I just never knew you were Cuphead's granddaughter until Henchman revealed the files. That makes it all the better. At least the brat I've dealt with for years won't have to deal with me now. I've taken what's most precious to him these recent years. The old man's lucky to have his life spared. You really are a good granddaughter to him." 

He observes you and he grins and says, "This is why you were turned down in school, (Y/N). Now you know... You were and still are too pretty for your own good. Those boys thought they'd be let down, rejected or even humiliated by you if they asked you out. I knew how to win you over, myself. Do you know why?" 

You say, "Well... I'm going to assume it's because you're the devil and you have that power." He says, "Correct. And?..." You say, "You were stopping at nothing until I surrendered myself to you." He says, "Exactly." 

You say, "Just don't hurt my granddad." He smirks and says, "You've got my word for it. So long as you stay mine, forever.~" You say, "Okay." He says, "Good... Henchman! You can come in, now!" 

The door opens and there's Henchman. He says, "You called, boss?" Devil says, "Take (Y/N) back to her room and let her rest. Much is needed to be done, tomorrow. Plus... a surprise visitor for her who made a deal with me, recently will be here." You say, "A surprise visitor for me?" 

You look down at Henchman. He says, "Uh. Looks like I'm getting you back to your room." You look at the Devil. He says, "Goodnight. Sleep well. I'll make sure my minions treat their new queen with respect." You follow Henchman out of the throne room and back to your room.

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