Loo Loo Land


A/N: Credit to Renowned-Wolf for helping with a few things.

The episode opens to a shot of the exterior of Stolas' mansion at night, before cutting to the master bedroom where Stolas and Stella are asleep. A young Octavia's frightened voice can be heard from offscreen.

Octavia (Young): (offscreen) Mummy! Daddyyyy!

Stolas is roused from his sleep. He turns to Stella who has most of the blanket.

Stolas: *sleepily* Mmph. Via's calling us, Stella.

Stella: *sleepily, annoyed* You get up.

A/N:

https://youtu.be/EL7XYVIn-W0


Stolas sighs and gets out of bed. He enters Octavia's room, where she is hiding beneath her blankets.


Stolas: Via? What troubles you, my owlet?

Octavia (Young): *sobbing* Daddy! Daddy!

Young Octavia climbs down from her bed and runs into her father's arms. Stolas hoists her up to comfort her.

Octavia (Young): *sobbing* I had a dream! A really bad dream!

Stolas yawns and wipes away Octavia's tear, correcting her.

Young Octavia climbs down from her bed and runs into her father's arms. Stolas hoists her up to comfort her.

Octavia (Young): *sobbing* I had a dream! A really bad dream!

Stolas yawns and wipes away Octavia's tear, correcting her.

Stolas: A nightmare.

Octavia (Young): *sobbing* I was looking all over the palace, and... I couldn't find you anywhere! You weren't there!

Stolas: *rubs Octavia on the back comfortingly* There there, Via, it's okay. You're okay.

Stolas summons his Grimoire to him telekinetically as he walks Octavia back to bed.

Stolas: When you're scared, and you don't know where I am, you must remember...

Stolas's grimoire floats over to him. He telekinetically flips it open.

Stolas: No matter what happens to me, I will never be far away... from my special little starfire.

https://youtu.be/A5or5PyS3KQ


Cut to several years later, where a 17 year old Octavia is jolted awake by smashing objects and her parents screaming at each other, far less content.

Stella: (offscreen) I can't believe you slept with an Imp, in OUR FUCKING BED!

Octavia, annoyed at being disturbed, gives a long groan.

Stolas: (offscreen) It was unexpected! I didn't have time to go to a motel!

Stella: (offscreen) A motel?! Like a fucking PLEBEIAN?!

Octavia grabs her phone and puts in earbuds, playing "My World is Burning Down Around Me" to tune out the screaming as she strides down the halls of the Goetia estate, stepping over the smashed remains of a plant thrown in her path. In the kitchen, Stella continues screaming at Stolas.

Stella: You want to fuck this one, TOO?!

Stella grabs an imp servant and violently tosses him in Stolas' direction.

Stolas: No! Of course not!

Stella: You are a goddamn embarrassment! I'm not spending another moment looking at your pathetic, IMP-SUCKING FACE!!

A/N: (sarcastic) Oh sure, Stella. Stolas is the embarrassment. Not the pathetic Womanchild who whines and throws tantrums when things don't go her way. Not the dumbass who has a creepy, borderline incestuous relationship with her brother and didn't think her evil plot through. Not the character who the writers can probably just kill off at this point because Andrealphus, Crimson, Striker and Mammon are enough to keep the major plot points going. 

Stella storms out of the room, shouting angrily the entire time, and smashing more potted plants. Stolas sighs in exhausted exasperation before he notices his daughter has entered the kitchen.

Stolas: Good mooorning, Octavia! Did you sleep well, my owlet?

Octavia: Was that a serious question?

Stolas opens the refrigerator to retrieve a massive chunk of zebra meat.

Stolas: Mm-hmm... What's that you're listening to?

Octavia: This song is called "My World is Burning Down Around Me". (beat) It's by Fuck You Dad.

Stolas looks down, thinking the name of the band his daughter mentioned is a hurtful remark.

Octavia: It's a band.

Stolas: *bemusedly* Ohhhh! How charming...

Stolas grabs the zebra meat and feeds it to a massive potted plant situated in a small alcove off the kitchen as he pets it. Sated, it falls dormant, closing its three eyes.

Octavia: So, you two done screaming for the day? *sips her coffee*

Stolas: Umm...

Stella lets out another scream of anger and another potted plant is heard shattering in the distance.

Stolas: You know what I haven't done in a long, loooong time? I haven't taken you to your favorite place in all of Hell! Why don't we go to Loo Loo Land?

Octavia: I'm not five anymore.

Stolas: You always were so happy when I took you to Loo Loo Land! What do you say we go there again, have a day, just the two of us?

Octavia: I'd... rather kill myself.

Stolas: There we go! Anything but staying in this house. Now, I'll arrange our security.

Stolas picks up a phone carried on a platter by his now bruised and battered servant.

Octavia: Security for a theme park?

Stolas: We are rich, and we're hot. People want our money and our bodies!

Octavia grabs a box of cereal on the table and begins shoveling handfuls into her mouth.

Octavia: *under her breath* Our money, maybe.

Stolas: Speak for yourself, princess. Now... I'm calling the only man who can f*** me!

Octavia: *drops the handful of cereal, disgusted* What...?

Stolas: *immediately backpedaling* Who can protect me! Us! Being part of the Goetia family is rather valuable, you know.

Octavia groans and pulls her beanie down over her eyes.

Cut to IMP Headquarters, where Blitzo is busy doing very important work in his office, involving crude representations of Millie and Moxxie made out of office supplies that he puppets around and speaks with. Between them is a framed photo of Blitzo with a robe pulled down off his shoulders seductively and a flower between his teeth. The text reads "#1 Bitch" with "BOSS" written in red over it.

Blitzo: *impersonating  Millie* "Oh, Blitzo! You're such a good boss!" *impersonating  Moxxie* "Yeah, I really want you, sir." *impersonating Millie* "Me, too!" *As himself* Let's three-way!

Blitzo lowers his "employees" below his desk to crotch level, looking momentarily pleasured before being interrupted by you walking in with a piece of paper and coffee mug and in human form.

Y/N: Hey, Blitzo, I got the new target information and-


Blitzo: Uuhhhh...I'll give you a raise if you don't say anything.

Y/N: Deal. (sips coffee)

Blitzo's phone suddenly rings.

Blitzo: What?!

Stolas: *lustfully* Why, hello, my big-dicked Blitzy.

You, Blitzo and Octavia spit out your coffee in sheer surprise. Blitzo slams his "BOSS BITCH" mug onto his desk.

Blitzo & Y/N: What--

Octavia: the--

Blitzo & Y/N: FUCK--

Octavia: Dad?!

Stolas: Language, everyone!

You use your amulet to open to portal to Stolas' mansion and poke your head through.

Y/N: You are the last person who should be telling anyone to watch their language! "Big dicked Blitzy", fuck off with that shit!

You notice Octavia trying not to laugh out of the corner of your eye.

Y/N: Oh, come on! You said this crap in front of your daughter?

You roll your eyes and pull your head back through the portal before closing it.

Stolas: O_O. Well, good to see he's been practicing.

Unknown to all of you, Stella was peaking her head around the corner.

Stella: So, Stol-ass is illegally giving Hell magic to a Human. There's got to be some way I use this against him...

She chuckles to herself and walks a few feet before tripping over her dress and falling flat on her face.

Back in Blitzo's office

Blitzo: Aw... Look, I just had a chemical peel. So, you'll have to find someone else's face to plant that feathered ass.

Stolas: It's for my daughter.

Blitzo: Ah. Well, make sure she washes it.

Stolas: *taken aback* No! No, no-no-no. I'm taking my daughter to Loo Loo Land, and I was hoping you brave little Imps would accompany us!

Blitzo: We're assassins, not bodyguards, 'kay? Don't invite us to shit unless someone's gonna die.

Stolas: I'll pay you~

Blitzo: Pay me what?

Stolas: Moneyyyy~

Blitzo: Done!

Blitzo hangs up and accidentally slams his phone down on the desk hard enough to smash it to pieces. After a brief annoyed glance at it, he pulls out a megaphone.

Blitzo: M n' M, get in here! We're goin' to Loo Loo Land!

Moxxie opens the door to respond.

Moxxie: Loo Loo Land?

Millie excitedly smashes her head straight through the office door's glass.


Millie: *excitedly* Loo Loo Land?!

Blitzo: Loo Loo Land!

Loona: (offscreen) SHUT THE FUCK UP!!

Y/N: Somebody want to tell the newcomer what the fuck "Loo Loo Land" is?

Millie: (taking your hand) It's the greatest-

Loona: It's a shitty knock-off theme park in the Greed Ring because Mammon is an untalented, uncreative asshole who has no original ideas of his own.

Millie gives Loona this look for ruining the moment


Blitzo and M&M get ready to go before Loona stops you.

Loona: Just...be careful, babe. You've only been in the Pride Ring so far and Greed is a total shitshow. Most of it is falling apart, criminals run amok all over the place, and one of the cities is literally called "Ransom"...

She hugs you tightly, which you reciprocate.

Y/N: I promise I'll be careful, babe. Those punks won't know what hit them.


Cut to Loo Loo Land. A van with an I.M.P decal spray painted on the side pulls into the rather empty parking lot. You exit the van wearing a suit and sunglasses and open the side door. A very cramped Stolas extracts himself excitedly. His daughter exits the van far less excitedly. Stolas dons an apple-themed hat and gestures toward the park gate. Octavia groans and pulls her hat low over her face.

Blitzo: Now, remember: this is work and work only. Me and my crew are not here to satisfy your perverted bird needs, alright?

Octavia: *disgustedly* Hey... Dad... Do we have to--?

Blitzo: Okay, yeah. Hold on right there, sweetie. [turns to Stolas] If you try fuckin' my little ass in that park, I swear to--

Stolas: You are so cute when you are serious!

Octavia: I'm literally gonna be sick.

Moxxie: Oh, crumbs! I knew today would be a lot! What do you need?

Moxie fishes around in a fanny pack and throws out several pill bottles as he lists off his inventory.

Moxxie: Ant-acids? Ibuprofen?

Moxxie shows Octavia several hypodermic needles of a glowing, acid green substance.

Moxxie: Morphine?

Octavia: That was figurative, old man.

Moxxie: Oh, right.

Moxxie chuckles sheepishly as he discards the needles into a nearby baby carriage, where a baby imp happily reaches out to play with its dangerous new "toys" before you instead give it a stuffed animal from a booth and throw the needles in the trash.

Moxxie: *under his breath* But, she said it was literal.

Millie: *excitedly* Wooooow! I haven't been to this place since I was a tot!

A large letter falls off the sign of a nearby ride, crushing the teenaged imp underneath.

Millie: It hasn't changed a bit. Ohhh! LOOK! It's Big Woobly!

Millie gestures toward a hideously malformed animatronic dinosaur, which opens its mouth and lets out a terrifying, demonic shriek.

Moxxie: That is... deeply upsetting.

Y/N: That thing looks like if Barney OD'd on Meth.

Millie: Oh, come on! It's fun! Neither of y'all have been here?

Y/N: (pointing at yourself) Human.

Millie: (awkwardly) Oh. Right...

Moxxie: No. Theme parks always disturbed me, especially the mascots.

The park's mascot Loo Looappears out of nowhere behind Moxxie.

Loo Loo: Well, hey there!

Moxxie: *jumps back in terror* AAAAAH!!

Loo Loo: I'm Loo Loo! Welcome to Loo Loo Land! If y'all get hurt here, just try and sue us!

Stolas: *gasps* Look! Via! It's Loo Loo!

Octavia: I have a question.

Loo Loo: Well, ask away, little girlie! A-hyuk a-hyuk a-hyuk!

Octavia: Is it true this park is just a really shameless spin-off of Lucifer's far more popular Lu Lu World?

Loo Loo: *beat* No?

Pan to you stifling a laugh.

Octavia: This place reeks of insecure corporate shame.

Stolas chuckles nervously as he leads Octavia away.

Stolas: Why don't we go check out the rides?

Y/N: They're...gonna need a bodyguard. 

You walk off as Millie looks dejected.

Loo Loo: That chick's creepy, huh?

A/N: Wait until you see her mom and uncle. 

Blitzo: Eh, wait till her dad tries to diddle your holes.

Loo Loo: *to Millie and Moxxie* What's that mean?

Moxxie: Don't talk to me! I know you're a pervert under there!

Moxxie leaves, leading Millie off with him. Loo Loo hangs his body dejectedly.

Loo Loo: Yeah...

Moxxie and Millie head down a pathway, and Moxxie, sweating profusely, stops to catch his composure.

Moxxie: You really like this place, huh? 

Millie: I love this place! My parents would bring me and my siblings here when they could swing it. Money-wise.

Moxxie looks over to see a worker wheeling a wheelbarrow piled to the brim with money into a nearby giftshop. The two approach the window, where novelty cups and stuffed apples are for sale. The cups appear to cost at least 29 souls per.

Moxxie: Yeaaaah. The prices do seem rather criminal. I mean, that much for a novelty cup that you use one time?

Millie: 'Cause, it's Loo Loo Land!

Blitzo walks up, having loaded up on merch, including a novelty cup, as well as a hat with attached can holders and straws.

Blitzo: *nudges Moxxie with cup* Listen to your hoe, Mox.

Blitzo takes a swig from his novelty cup.

Blitzo: How 'bout Y/N and I take the first watch while you two have a little *takes off sunglasses and winks* fun?

He walks off while Millie once again looks dejected at being reminded that you weren't present. 

Moxxie: What's wrong, Millie?

Millie: I was just hoping that Y/N would love it here and it would give him some good memories, like it brought me when I was younger.

Moxxie: I know you care about Y/N, but he's a grown man, Millie. And an amusement park isn't going to suddenly make him adjust to his new situation.

Millie: I guess...

Moxxie: (trying to cheer her up) Hey, what was your favorite ride?

Millie: (picking him up) I'll show you!

Cut to a shot of a lone imp riding a roller coaster named "The Lawsuit" that suddenly plunges off a sheer 90-degree drop at incredible speed while also on fire and with its rider hanging on for dear life. The coaster violently plunges into a tunnel in the ground.

Moxxie: *terrified* Oh, crumbs!

Cut to Moxxie vomiting into a trash can after having left the ride. A vomit-covered family walks by in the background, glaring disapprovingly at Moxxie. A massive dragon-like creature from the nearby petting zoo looms overhead, also glaring at Moxxie.

In another part of the park, Stolas and Octavia walk along the path with you following not far behind with one hand on your holster and the other near your amulet. Blitzo takes up positions all around them with his rifle, on the lookout for any danger. A group of imps creep up behind the booths, ropes, knives, and pitchforks at the ready. They quickly scatter as Blitzo looks in their direction.

Stolas: *strokes Blitzo's horn* You know, it's quite thrilling to see you on the job, Blitzy.

Blitzo: Save it, bitch. I'm working.

Octavia: You both need to get a room.

Blitzo: Hey, I am not a day-hooker!

A woman walking nearby with her baby glares at Blitzo before continuing on in a huff.

Blitzo: What? I just said I'm not one, prude! *Flips her off*

Stolas: *gasps* Oh! Look, Via!

Stolas points excitedly at the circus tent. A demon mother is struggling to pull her crying son into the tent.

Stolas: You used to cry such tears of joy at this show!

You notice her tense up.

Y/N: Are you ok, Octavia?

Octavia: *panicked* Oh, no...

Cut to a flashback to Octavia as a young girl, as she is pushed against the stage by an excited crowd of imp children, as Robo-Fizz sparks and cackles maniacally leering over Octavia, who soon breaks into tears. A younger Blitzo is seen in the background tending to a food cart, dressed and painted as a clown, scowling.

Cut back to the present.

Blitzo & Octavia: I hate that fucking clown.

Pan to Stolas, who has been captured and hoisted aloft by the crew of imps from earlier. Stolas' arms are bound and his head is covered by a cloth sack, and the imps are pointing various weapons at him. One has stolen Stolas' wallet.

Stolas: *unconcerned* Oh, Blitzy~ I need my bodyguard, please!

Y/N: I got this.

You conjure venom-like tentacles and toss two of the Imps away, grab another in a vice grip and squeeze until you feel her ribs collapse and suffocate the last one.

Octavia: O_O. Woah.

Octavia enters the big top and finds a seat and you sit next to her. Blitzo carries Stolas in, head still covered in the blood-soaked sack, sets him down, and walks off to take position. Stolas makes no move to remove the sack, until Octavia annoyedly rips it off her father's head.

Robo Fizz: (feminine)*glitching and sparking* Hey-hey-hey-hey-heyyyy, Implings! It's me, the Robotic Fizzarolli! Shipped from Big Ozzie's factory to bring you a wonderful show celebrating Loo Loo Land, spelled with Os, to avoid lawsuits! H-H-H-H-H-Hit it!


https://youtu.be/psCQL6A4Bdk


A/N: Only watch to the thirty second mark

Robo Fizz: ♫ Loo Loo Land, Loo Loo Land! ♫

The curtains open to reveal Robo Fizz's band, FizzaRolli 'n Friends, composed of various hideously decrepit animatronics, including Big Woobly on guitar.

Robo Fizz: ♫ Everybody sing along with the Loo Loo band ♫

Robo Fizz goes around pointing and gesturing at various demons in the audience. Stolas looks excited when Robo Fizz gets to him, but this is short-lived as Blitzo pops up and points his rifle at Robo Fizz. You also point a pistol at her when she gets too close to Octavia, before she dashes back to the stage.

Robo Fizz: ♫ Ev'ry boy, ev'ry girl, ev'ry woman, ev'ry man loves Loo Loo Laaand! ♫

Platforms in the stage rise up in time with the music.

Robo Fizz: ♫ Loo Loo Land, Loo Loo Land! ♫

♫ Everything is beautiful at Loo Loo Land ♫

♫ Ugly children holdin' hands in Loo Loo Laaand! ♫

Robo Fizz grabs various Imp children out of the audience and wraps them up in a big hug, before jumping up and tossing them away. Most of the children slam into the bleachers, while one soars behind them.

Robo Fizz: ♫ Everybody's friendly, ♫

Robo Fizz hugs Big Woobly so hard that its neck breaks a bit more than it already had been.

Robo Fizz: ♫ And nobody is mean ♫

Robo Fizz dashes over to the two-headed, banjo-playing bear animatronic and slaps it in the back. The animatronic then squirts a stream of oil from its bigger head at the face of an Imp in the bleachers attempting to drown out the song with music from his phone.

Robo Fizz: ♫ No copyright infringement's ever seeen ♫

Robo Fizz dumps a gasoline canister onto a large stack of cease-and-desist papers, lights a match, and throws the match and the canister at the stack, setting the whole thing ablaze.

Robo Fizz: ♫ I have a dream... ♫

Backup Singer: ♫ (She has a dream) ♫

Robo Fizz: ♫ I'm here to tell... ♫

Backup Singer: ♫ (She's here to tell) ♫

Robo Fizz: ♫ About a magical, fantastic place called Loo Loo Laaaaand! ♫

Octavia is sitting and absorbing the musical with disgusted boredom. 

Outside, Moxxie and Millie walk along a row of game booths, when they are addressed by one of the vendors. Millie gleefully yanks Moxxie over towards the booth.

Carnie Imp: Hello, hello! Step right up and win a thing!

Millie: *gasps excitedly* Oh, look, Moxxie! A THING!

The "thing" in question is some sort of purple stuffed penguin creature with Imp horns, wearing pink overalls. The stuffed animal is labeled with a tag that says "THING?"

Moxxie: Oh, you like that thing?

Millie: YEEEEESSS! I don't really know what that thing is but I want that thing!

Moxxie: *smugly* Ahhh... Finally, something I can handle.

Moxxie takes out some money and hands it to the carnie.

Moxxie: Okay! One game, puh-lease!

The carnie Imp rolls his eyes and uses his tail to hand Moxxie a pistol with a cork projectile in the muzzle. Moxxie does not even line up the shot, instead looking to his wife as he effortlessly hits the target right in the bullseye. Unbeknownst to Moxxie, the target barely moves. He makes a "ricochet" noise with his mouth and blows the black powder smoke clear of the gun, pleased with his marksmanship.

Carnie Demon: Ohhhh! Strike one, little man!

Moxxie: But, I hit it!

Carnie Imp: Hmmm, I don't know what to tell ya, buddy. The target, see? It didn't go down. So, yeah...! No go, bro.

Moxxie growls in anger, and fishes another bill out of his pocket. He grabs the pistol and fires another cork, hitting the target dead-center. The target does not budge. Moxxie slaps the pistol in annoyance.

Moxxie: The Heaven's wrong with this thing?!

Carnie Imp: Oh, man. A real shame, I tell ya. [mockingly cries]

Moxxie hisses in anger as he slaps another bill on the counter.

Moxxie: Another!

Cut back to the Robo Fizz show. Stolas is gleefully clapping to the music, while Octavia has thrown her head back in torment, banging her fist on the seat next to her with you having cotton in your ears and looking miserable.

Robo Fizz & Backup Singer: ♫ --body sing along with the Loo Loo band! Ev'ry boy, ev'ry girl, ev'ry woman, ev'ry man loves Loo Loo Laaaaaaand! ♫

The show ends with a small pyrotechnic display as Robo Fizz cackles maniacally. The bear animatronic faceplants onto the stage and falls to pieces. Stolas claps and cheers even harder.

Stolas: Ah hohohoho ho ho ho ho ho, how delightful!

Behind Stolas, an imp armed with a kris dagger rises from beneath the seats ready to stab Stolas, but the top of his head is quickly blown apart by a shot from Blitzo, who has taken up a position in the gallery behind the back row of seats while Imps scream in absolute fear and run away.

Stolas: *flirtatiously* Oh, my! What aim you have, Blitzy.

Octavia: *furious* Ugh! I can't do this anymore!

Stolas: *concerned* Wait- Uh-...

Y/N: Octavia!

Octavia storms off, with you and Stolas following behind.

Outside the tent.

Stolas: Where could she be?!

You turn to him with a glare.

Y/N: Stolas, let me ask you something; what are you doing here?

Stolas: (confused) Trying to find Octavia?

Y/N: I mean, why are you even in this shitty, knock-off amusement park? And don't say it's "for Octavia". That's clearly not the case, since she's clearly been miserable since we set foot in this place. But all you care about is spending time with Blitzo!

Stolas: (stammering) W-well, I mean- that's hardly-

Y/N: Save it. I'll find her. You do whatever with Blitzo. The less I know, the better.

You summon some of the dog things from Stranger Things.

 

A/N: I don't know what they're called, I could never get into this show.

Y/N: Got Octavia's scent?

One of them lets out a grunt as a way of saying "Yes".

Y/N: Then let's go.

You sprint in Octavia's direction with them. Stolas hesitates for a few seconds, reflecting on what you said, before following after.

Back inside the tent Blitzo cycles his rifle, and prepares to give chase after his charges.

Robo Fizz: Mua ha ha ha ha hoho-oh! Is that Blitzo [pronounced as spelled] my sensors spot up the-e-e-ere? I bet the kiddies are still running away from you, huh? [laughs]

Blitzo: The 'o' is silent now!

Robo Fizz: A-A-Awwwww, just like your audience always was when you to-told your lazy jokes here! [laughs]

Blitzo removes his visors and throws them on the ground as he continues his argument with Robo Fizz.

Blitzo: Bitch, I make more money killing people than you do being a cheap-ass robo ripoff of an overrated sellout JESTER!

Robo Fizz: *glitching* Oohoohoo! Someone's salty! Real or not, though, people lo-o-ove me! Does anybody love you... *low demonic voice* BLITZ-0?

Blitzo: No. But, I'm really good with guns now. Dance, bitch!

Blitzo slams a new magazine into his rifle, switches it to full-auto and opens up on Robo Fizz, who cartwheels out of the way of the incoming rounds. Robo Fizz rapidly spins like a wheel rolling up the stair to where Blitzo is. She coils herself around Blitzo like a snake, before using her own momentum to launch Blitzo through the top of the tent.

Blitzo: Ohhhh, FUCK MEEEEEEE...!

Outside, Wally Wackford rolls a cart of lit torches in by the tent.

Wally: Torches, I say, I say! Get your inconvenient torches here!

Blitzo lands on the cart, scattering the torches everywhere, which light the big top on fire.

Wally: Owww! I say, OWWWW!

The green fire very rapidly spreads to all corners of the park. Burning and melting animatronics flee the tent as Robo Fizz cackles and spins her head with demonic glee at the destruction. Elsewhere, the carnie Imp at the shooting gallery holds 600 souls of Moxxie's money, with Moxxie himself glaring at him with seething anger.

Carnie Imp: Wow! Man, you're really starting to make this sad. Y'know, if you suck, you suck! Guess you won't win your hottie here a prize...

Millie: Let me try!

Millie grabs the pistol and fires a cork at a target, which misses wildly. The carnie Imp grins mischievously, and presses a foot pedal in the booth, which causes a target to fall down.

Carnie Imp: Ohhhh, look at that! Lucky shot, baby.

Moxxie: Are you kidding me?! You- you- you charlatan!

Carnie Imp: Hey, uh, get lost, pipsqueak. I'm talkin' to the lady~

The carnie Imp leans toward Millie and makes a seductive purring sound at her. Millie immediately recoils in disgust. In the background, you shown looking in their direction before your eyes glow and you possess the Carnie, forcing him to bash his forehead against the stall repeatedly until he collapses to the ground while letting out a weak gurgle.

Blitzo and Robo Fizz continue to do battle against each other as the fires spread. Blitzo is thrown up into the air by Robo Fizz and comes down through the roof of the shooting gallery.

Moxxie: *surprised* Sir?!

Blitzo: *dazed* Ohhhh...Hey, guys! You should probably go, uh, make sure Stolas is okay. I've... got some unfinished business to take care of.

Robo Fizz approaches laughing distortedly on a loop as her skin burns off


Blitzo draws his flintlock pistol, cocks it, and fires at the now burning Robo Fizz. The impact of the bullet spins Robo Fizz's head around, but when she spins her head back, she is revealed to be unharmed by the shot, having caught the bullet in her teeth. She then spits the bullet out.

Blitzo: Oh, what a mouth!

Blitzo immediately grimaces when he realizes what he just said. Robo Fizz coils herself up into her rolling form again, charging straight at Blitzo. He leaps out of the way as his enemy hit the booth, destroying it in a large explosion. Several pieces of shrapnel and burning prizes shoot in all direction, as the camera follows the severed heads of three of the "things" Moxxie attempted to win. The piece of stuffed animal strikes a young Imp boy in the head, knocking him unconscious the second a photographer takes a picture of the Imp family.

Father: Goddammit, Nathan! You ruined another bloody photo! Why were you even born?!

Elsewhere, you are still running after Octavia.

Stolas: Octavia?

Octavia: (off-screen) Just leave me alone!

Octavia runs into a building called the "Fun House." You run after her. Stolas gets turned around and is confronted with a a surreal room of eyes, tubes, spikes, mirrors, and disembodied hands. He goes further into the room, looking around for where his daughter could have gone. A shadow appears behind Stolas, as a random Imp jumps upon his back.

Stolas: *annoyed* Umm, I think I'm supposed to be bodyguarded right now!

The Imp covers Stolas' mouth with his shirt sleeve, but is suddenly shot in the head and falls to the ground. Moxxie and Millie appear in the entryway, Millie having just shot the Imp with a pistol.

Stolas: *wipes imp blood off of sleeve, annoyed* Ugh, that's better. Where is Blitzy? He's my knight in shining armor, not you littler ones.

Millie: He's, uhhhh... busy.

Moxxie: Being a fool.

Stolas: What kind of fool?

Moxxie: The "everything is now on fire" kind.

Disinterested, Stolas leaves the imps, effortlessly dodging between two swinging pendulums, and heads down a tunnel into an adjoining room. There, he sees Octavia riding in circles in apple-themed rail cars with you trying to comfort her.

Octavia: Why are you even here, Y/N? Because my dad is paying you?

Y/N: No. I'm here because I'm genuinely worried about you.

Octavia: I didn't even want to come here, you know. (wipes tears) My dad just wanted an excuse to see the guy he's cheating on my mum with.

Y/N: Yeah, that's mostly true. But I can tell that he cares about you, Octavia. (sighs) I'm not going to pretend I completely understand what you're going through, but...just because a relationship might be a bit broken doesn't mean it can't be mixed.

Octavia: Are you talking about-

Y/N: You and your dad. (under your breath) Your mom doesn't seem worth the effort...

You stand to give her some space before she hugs you.

Octavia: Thanks for just talking to me, Y/N. It means more than you know.

You smile and gently return the hug before walking over to Stolas.

Y/N: Don't mess this up.

He nods resolutely before he joins his daughter.

Stolas: Octavia... I take it you are... not having fun.

Octavia: *crying* I didn't even want to come here!

Stolas: I'm sorry, sweetie. I... I thought you loved it here.

Octavia: *sniffling* When I was a kid and my parents didn't hate each other... and my dad didn't flirt with some... weird red dickhead the entire time.

Stolas: I'm sorry, Via. I'm sorry for... everything... happening right now. I know it's... a lot. I, uh-- I should have listened.

Octavia: *crying* I just want to go home... but home doesn't even feel like home anymore... You ruined it.

Stolas: You need to understand... your mother and I... I just-... I felt-... She's always been... I haven't been- Ha-... We weren't in... (voice cracking) I'm sorry, I- I- I don't have the words.

Octavia: *crying* Are you gonna run off with him? And leave me behind? Go away where... I can't find you?

Stolas: *emphatically* What? No! No, no, never. I'd never do that. Never. I think it's time to leave this place. You were right. You are too old for it, anyway.

Stolas carries Octavia out of the Fun House as you walk behind them. Two imps grin drop down and flick open switchblades before running at you. Stolas and Octavia immediately turn around, eyes glowing brightly. The Imps immediately turn to stone and are knocked over by a pendulum. 

Outside, the park has been reduced to pandemonium as dusk falls. Millie attempts to shoot at Robo Fizz, who rolls around wildly. The robot is caught by the draconic creature from before, and swallowed whole, as Moxxie rides on its back. Stolas and Octavia leave the park gates.

Stolas: So, what would you like to do now?

Octavia: Oh, can we go to Stylish Occult? They sell weird taxidermy there.

Stolas: *reluctantly* Hmmm, okayyyyy...

Octavia: *chuckles* Thanks, dad. You're okay, sometimes.

Stolas: Thank you, Via. Thank you. (to you) Would you like to join us, Y/N?

Y/N: I'm going to have to respectfully pass, your highness. Someone's got to got those three goobers in the park home.

Octavia: I get it. And, thanks again, Y/N. I've never had a brother but...I imagine it would be something like this.

Y/N: (teasingly) Well, if I'm gonna be an old brother figure, might as well act like it.

You teasingly muss her hair as she and Stolas laugh.

A massive explosion rocks the park, sending the employees of I.M.P. hurtling through the air, smoking and screaming. All three land in front of You, Stolas and Octavia.

Moxxie: Way to ruin another good thing, sir!

Blitzo: Worth it! That slutty toy clown had. It. Comin'!

Moxxie and Blitzo fall unconscious. A stray Quieve grabs Millie by the hair tries to drag her away before you turn your arm into a blade and decapitate it.


End of chapter.

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