Chapter 7: Now That's Entertainment
Just then, Charlie and Blitz hear someone knocking at the door.
"Who could that be? Blitz questions.
"I don't know," Charlie answers.
Then says, "You can go sit with the others, I'll go see who it is."
"Okay," Blitz says, and walks to the couch to sit with the others.
Charlie walks to the door and isn't sure whether to open it or not. But it could be someone interested in the Rehabilitation project. Charlie soon opens the door to see who is knocking.
The demon is a slim, dapper male sinner demon with beige-colored skin, and usually has a broad smile full of sharp, yellow teeth. His height is around seven feet tall. He sports a pinkish-red cropped, angled bob-cut with black tips at the ends and two large, black tipped tufts of hair extending from the top of his head, evoking the ears of a deer. The style has an undercut at the back, and two small black antlers protruding from the crown, which can grow in size in his full demonic form. His forearms and lower legs fade to dark gray, and he has red hoofed toes and red fingers.
He wears a red pinstripe coat with dark-red lapels piped with white, which is ragged along the bottom hem. Underneath this he wears a bright red dress-shirt with a black cross on the chest, and long black dress pants with matching bright red cuffs. He also wears a dark-red oval-shaped monocle, rimmed with black, over his right eye. He accessorizes with a black knotted bow tie with a bright red center, black gloves with red at the fingertips, and black pointed-toe boots with red deer hoofprints emblazoned on the soles. He is also holding a thin cane with a sentient vintage style microphone attached to it.
He opens to reveal having glowing dark-red sclerae, bright-red irises and thin black pupils
Charlie is shocked, more like terrified to see who's at the door.
The demon says sounding like a radio, "Hell-"
But Charlie slams the door on him, showing a concern on her face. Worrying about who is at the door, Charlie opens to see he's still at the door.
The demon continues, "-lo."
And Charlie slams the door again.
Charlie quickly turns his head, "Hey Vaggie?"
"What?" Vaggie asks, annoyed with her hand on her head.
"The Radio Demon is at the door!" Charlie nervously answers, imitating the demon's big smile.
Vaggie exclaims in shock, "What?!"
"Uh, who?" Angel asks, taking out the treat from his mouth.
Blitz arches his eyebrow and questions, "Radio...?
"Demon...?" Loona replies, confused.
"Who's that?" Aurora asks.
"What should I do?" Charlie asks, scared as she pulls down her face.
Vaggie answers, knowing the answer is obvious, "Well, don't let him in!"
Charlie turns to the door in concern, and figures that Vaggie does have a point. Instead, she tries to put up courage and opens the door, and the demon is still at the door.
The demon asks, "May I speak now?"
"You may-" Charlie calmly answers with her arms crossed.
Before she can finish, The demon holds out his hand introducing himself, "Alastor, pleasure to be meeting you, sweetheart." He then grabs Charlie's wrist and comes up at her face, "Quite a pleasure." Then he lets himself into the hotel, "Excuse my sudden visit, but I saw your fiasco on a picture show and I just couldn't resist. What a performance!"
Along with some strange static and laughter.
"Why, I haven't been that entertained since the stock market crash of 1929!" Alastro says, and lets out a laugh.
"So many orphans," Alastor says, walking down the hall.
Suddenly, Vaggie points her harpoon at Alastor's face with a deadly glare, "Stop right there!" Then mutters in Spanish, "Cabrón hijo de perra!" (You bastard son of a bitch!)
"I know your game. And I'm not gonna let you hurt anyone here, you pompous, cheesy talk show shitlord!" Vaggie viciously adds.
"Dear, if I wanted to hurt anyone here..." Alastor says, slightly laughing and moves Vaggie's harpoon away from his face. He then opens his eyes to reveal a creepy expression on his face as he says in a static dark look, "I would have done so already."
Strange symbols appear around the Radio Demon as strange static sounds appear. Charlie and Vaggie are now frozen in fear.
Alastor then shakes his head going back to his normal expression, and says, "No, I'm here because I want to help!" as he leans to the girls.
Confused, Charlie asks, "Say what now?"
"Help!" Alastor says, getting close to the girls' faces. Then leans back holding his microphone, "Hello? Is this thing on? Testing, testing..." and taps on his microphone.
Suddenly, an eye appears on the microphone and answers, "Well I heard you loud and clear!"
"Um, you want to help with...?" Charlie asks, confused.
Suddenly Alastor stands between the girls.
"This ridiculous thing you're trying to do! This hotel! I want to help you run it," Alastor says.
"But... why?" Charlie asks.
Alastor laughs and answers, "Why does anyone do anything? Sheer, absolute boredom! I've lacked inspiration for decades!"
Charlie looks a bit dumbfounded at the Radio Demon.
The Radio demon then uses Vaggie's head to rest his arm on it, "My work became mundane, lacking focus. Aimless!" And shoves Vaggie away, "I've come to crave a new form of entertainment! Ha ha ha!" and laughs with a flare.
Charlie asks, "So does getting into a fist fight with a reporter count as entertainment?" and sheepishly shrugs her shoulders.
"Ha ha ha... It's the purest kind, my dear. Reality! True passion! After all, the world is a stage! And the stage is a world of entertainment," Alastor says.
Charlie asks with a hopeful smile, "So, does this mean that you think it's possible to rehabilitate a demon?"
However, Alastor laughs and says, "Of course not. That's wacky nonsense!"
That cause Charlie to deflate.
"Redemption, oh the non-existent humanity! Nononono, I don't think there's anything left that could save such loathsome sinners!" Alastor says as he turns to Vaggie, Angel, Blitz, and the kids.
Vaggie feels offended while Angel shrugs his shoulders. Blitz, Loona, Keenan, and Aurora look confused. Tilly simply stares with a tired face. Sophie let out a yawn and scratched the back of her ear.
"The chance given was the life they lived before; the punishment is this!" Alastor proclaims. "There is no undoing what is done!"
Just then, Charlie walks over and asks, "So then, why do you want to help me if you don't believe in my cause?"
Alastor turns to Charlie with a smile and his eyes slightly glow.
Then answers, "Consider it an investment in ongoing entertainment for myself!"
He then grabs Charlie's arm and twirls her around, "I want to watch the scum of the world struggle to climb up the hill of betterment!"
Charlie stops spinning and gives Alastor a stern stare.
"Only to repeatedly trip and tumble down to the fiery pit of failure," The Radio demon darkly says in the last sentence.
Charlie looks at Alastor with a disturbed expression, "Riiiiiiight," and removes his hand from her shoulder.
"Yes indeedy! I see big things coming your way, and who better to help than I..." Alastor then walks off with Charlie.
Vaggie watch as Alastor talks to Charlie giving him a suspicious look. Angel, Loona, and Blitz are curious about this guy, while Vaggie has a frown. Aurora, Keenan, and Tilla are a bit skeptical about him. Sophie simply sits next to them without a thought.
Soon, Angel asks, "Ah, so uh, what's the deal with Smiles over there?" pointing his thumb to the demon in question.
Vaggie looks at him with disbelief, "Wait, you've never heard of him before? You've been here longer than me!"
Angel shrugs his shoulders.
"The Radio Demon, one of the most powerful beings Hell has ever seen?" Vaggie adds.
"Eh, not big on politics," Angel says, crossing his arms.
Vaggie groans with an annoyed expression.
"What do you mean? What kind of demon is he?" Keenan asks, curiously.
Vaggie turns to Keenan, looking a bit concerned, "Well uh, I don't want to scare you, but Alastor is really not someone you want to get to close to."
"Why?" Keenan asks.
"I think I know what Vaggie means," Blitz says, "I don't know about this man, but I can sense strong dark magic coming from him, and maybe some voodoo magic. Plus, he doesn't seem like someone to fully trust right away."
"Blitz, you made a valid point," Vaggie says, "Alastor is a very powerful and dangerous Overlord. But for your children's safety and yours and their wellbeing, I suggest you take what I said to heart."
"I understand," Blitz says with a nod.
"Sounds serious," Loona says, "It would be best to know who we're dealing with."
With that, Vaggie explains, "Decades ago, Alastor manifested in Hell. Seemingly overnight, he began to topple overlords who had been dominant for centuries. That kind of raw power had never been harnessed by a mortal soul before. Then, he broadcast his carnage all throughout Hell, just so everyone could witness his ability. Sinners started calling him the Radio Demon. (As lazy as that is.) Many have speculated what unimaginable force enabled him to rival our world's most ancient and destructive evils. But one thing's for sure: He's an unpredictable source of danger, a wicked spirit of mystery, and a violent monster of chaos the likes of which we can't risk getting involved with unless we want to end up erased."
Blitz, Loona, Aurora, and Keenan are shocked to hear what they've been told about Alastor. Tilla is also starting to get very scared, and is practically on the verge of tears.
Vaggie feels something tugged in her heart to see Tilla looking scared and on the verge of crying.
Vaggie reassure, "Of course, that is one of the many stories that's been heard about Alastor. We're uncertain if any of that is true. Please cry, Tilla."
"Cute," Angel says, "Ya done?" He laughs, and says, "He looks like a strawberry pimp!"
The group looks at Charlie still talking to Alastor. Alastor then makes his microphone cane appear.
"Well, I don't trust him!" Vaggie says, crossing her arms.
"To be fair, do you trust any man? Any men?" Angel questions. He slightly laughs, "Men?"
"Well, there is one man I actually trust," Vaggie says.
"Really who?" Angel asks.
Vaggie turns to Blitz, "You're looking at him, and well, a boy too."
"Oh," Angel replies, understanding what she means.
"But still, is Alastor really that dangerous?" Aurora asks, concerned.
"I'm afraid so," Vaggie says.
"So then, I'm guessing it will be a risk for the hotel if he gets involved," Loona says.
Vaggie nods, leaves the couch, and walks over to Charlie.
"Charlie, listen to me," Vaggie says, and has Charlie standing in front of her with her hands on her shoulders. "You can't believe this creep! He isn't just a happy face!" Vaggie says, turning her head to Alastor and Charlie does the same.
Alastor simply looks around the hotel.
"He's a dealmaker, pure evil! He can't be redeemed! And is most likely looking for a way to destroy everything we're trying to do," Vaggie says.
"I- we don't know that- look. I know he's bad, and I know he probably doesn't wanna change," Charlie says. She turns her head to see Alastor looking at her family's portrait, "But the whole point of this is to give people a chance! To have faith things will be better! How can I turn someone away? I can't. It goes against everything I'm trying to do. Everything I believe in." She then places her hands on Vaggie's shoulders, "Just trust me. I can take care of myself."
"Charlie, whatever you do, do not make a deal with him," Vaggie says as she and Charlie turn to the demon. "And we need to keep Blitz and his family safe from him."
"Don't worry, I picked up one thing from my dad," Charlie says. Then imitates her father as she walks towards the Radio Demon, "Ya don't take shit from other demons!"
Vaggie simply stares in concern.
Charlie says to him, "Okay, so... Al. You're sketchy as fuck, and you clearly see what I'm trying to do here is a joke."
Then has her back facing him, unknown that his eyes are glowing and symbols are appearing. When Charlie turns her eyes to him, they disappear.
"But I don't. I think everyone deserves a chance to prove they can be better. So, I'm taking your offer to help. On the condition that there be no tricks or voodoo strings attached," Charlie says.
"So it's a deal then?" Alastor asks, twirling his microphone and holds his hand out.
Suddenly, a strange green energy circle surrounds them and releases a strange magic. That cause everyone to shield themselves from the light. Charlie looks down in shock, weary about it. Sophie ends up positioning herself to the attack as her tails are lifted up, showing her fangs, and her fur standing on end.
She then swats his hand away saying, "Nope! No shaking! No deals! I- hmm..."
She then walks away with her hand wrapped around her arm.
She then turns to him and says, "As the princess of Hell, and heir to the throne, I uh, hereby order that you help with this hotel, for as long as you desire."
Then shows a smile on her face. Then her eyes turn to Vaggie. Vaggie is still worried about what Charlie is getting herself into with the demon in question.
Charlie asks, facing him, "Sound fair?"
"Hmm... fair enough, "Alastor says. He makes his microphone disappear and walks away.
"Cool beans," Charlie says in relief, holding her thumbs up.
Alastor walks by while humming. Angel Dust walks somewhere else as Vaggie stands up. Blitz stands up with Tilla in his arms as Aurora remains close to her dad while holding Keenan's hand as Loona guards both of her younger siblings. Sophie looks at Alastor as he walks by.
Alastor then turns to Vaggie with a grin.
He places his red claw under her chin and says, "Smile, my dear!"
That causes Vaggie to steam in rage.
"You know you're never fully dressed without one!" Alastor says.
He then walks away humming a tune as Vaggie narrows her eyes at him.
He walks to Charlie and asks, "So where is your hotel staff?"
"Uh, well..." Charlie says, places her hands together.
She has them pointing to Vaggie who is actually the only employee.
Alastor adjusts his monocle and says, "Oh ho ho ho, you're going to need more than that."
"Um yes. I'm well aware that we need more workers, and we're working on it. In fact, we're just about to have a new hires" Charlie says, and gestures to Blitz and Loona.
"Hmm, an Imp?" Alastor replies, "And it so happens to be the Impish Magician that has caused quite the stir in Hell."
"Um yeah. This is Blitz, and his family. Loona, Aurora, Keenan, and little Tilla. Blitz will be working while his family stays in the hotel. And their pet fox, Sophie. And if Loona wants, she can have a job as well." Charlie says.
"Interested," Alastor says.
Charlie crosses her arms, "And you better not get any ideas of making deals with them."
"Do not worry, I won't bring any harm to them," Alastor says.
He then walks to Blitz and says, "Hello Blitz, I'm Alastor, a pleasure to meet you."
"Um, it's a pleasure to meet you too, Alastor," Blitz says, calmly. "I'm Blitz Jonas, and these are my children .These are my daughters, Loona, Aurora, and Tilla. And this is my son, Keenan."
"Hi," Aurora says.
"Hello," Keenan says.
"Hey," Loona says.
Tilly simply shyly waves.
"Aww, what nice children you have, and such a unique appearance," Alastor says.
"Um yeah. They are unique," Blitz says.
Then says in thought, "More than he can imagine."
"So then, what can you do for this hotel?" Alastor asks.
"Well, um, I'm not entirely sure what I can do for the hotel. You see, I'm a doctor in medicine, but I did some psychology, so I might be able to help them on injuries and talk to people about issues, and such," Blitz says.
"Splendid," Alastor says, and walks past Blitz.
Then turns to the Hellhound, though he becomes slightly tense to see Loona.
"And what is it, your Hellhound can do," Alastor asks.
"Loona, she's my daughter. Well, Loona can clean, cook, and can help be security for the hotel, but I'll let Loona decide on what she wants to do," Blitz says.
Loona nods in reply, "That right."
"I see," Alastor says.
Suddenly, he hears barking that makes Alastor flinch and looks down to see Sophie barking at him. She then growls, lifts her tails and makes fireballs appear on it.
This piques Alastor's interest, "Interesting."
"Sophie, no!" Blitz says and picks Sophie up.
He rubs and comforts her, getting her to calm down.
He turns to Alastor, "I'm sorry, Alastor. Sophie can sometimes get this way when it comes to strangers. And uh, especially when she senses high magic."
"It's quite alright. Although, I suggest you keep her on a leash and distance from me," Alastor says and walks away.
Alastor then walks to Angel Dust, and asks, "And what can you do, my effeminate fellow?"
"I can suck your dick!" Angel answers without hesitating.
A radio screech.
"Ha! No," Alastor answers, and walks off.
Angel slightly laughs, "Your loss."
Blitz mutters, "Gross..." in disgust as his hands are on Tilla's ears, same with his tail around Keenan's ears.
Aurora has her own ears covered.
Loona groans.
"Well, this just won't do!" Alastor says, summoning his cane, "I suppose I can cash in a few favors to liven things up!"
Then with a snap of his fingers, the fireplace burst into flames. In a blink of an eye, the fireplace seems as good as new. Suddenly, something falls into it. Alastor walks over and picks up the strange being by the shirt. Suddenly, a single eye opened on its face. It's one large eye has a hot pink and yellow sclera with a light yellow iris, and a black pupil.
Charlie, Vaggie, Angel Dust, Blitz, Loona, and the kids look at what Alastor is holding with confused looks.
Soon, the suit bursts out of the demon to reveal a small one-eyed demon, akin to a cyclops. She also has a single eyebrow and white skin. She has short pink hair with a yellow highlight. Her teeth are sharp and light yellow, and she has small pink dots at each corner of her mouth, evocative of dimples. Her attire is that of a red 1950's maid dress and a white apron over it with three dripping splotches. She wears a dark red neckerchief. She has small, pointed limbs with her arms being black and her legs colored dark red.
"This little darling is Niffty!" Alastor says, and drops her to the ground.
The girl stands up and waves her hand with a smile, "Hi! I'm Niffty!"
"It's nice to meet you! It's been a while since I've made new friends!" Niffty eagerly says, showing her sharp light yellow teeth and uses her large eye to look around with excited laughter.
She then asks, "Why are you all women?"
Then rushes over and picks up Charlie, screaming, "Have any men here?!"
Everyone else jumps in surprise and Vaggie holds out a harpoon in anger.
She then quickly puts Charlie down, "I'm sorry, that's rude."
Nifty notices Blitz and gasps, "A man!"
Then wraps her arms around Blitz waist as she pulls him to a hug.
"Hi, I'm Niffty, it's very nice to meet you," Niffty happily says. "You sure are a cute guy, for an Imp."
"It's nice to meet you, uh Niffty, but can you uh let me go," Blitz says.
"Oops, I'm sorry," Niffty says and let Blitz go.
Then energetically says, "Still, I'm so happy to meet you."
Then notices Tilla, "Oh my gosh! You have a baby daughter?! What's her name?! Do you have more children?!"
"Her name is Tilla, and yes. I have my son, Keenan, and my other daughters, Aurora and Loona," Blitz says, and gestures Niffty to them.
"Aww, those are nice names. And your baby girl has cute little horns and wings. That even makes her cuter," Niffty happily says.
Then she notices the condition of the hotel, "Oh man, this place is filthy!"
She then runs all over the place and grabs a spider, "It really needs a lady's touch, which is weird, because most of you are all ladies, no offense."
Then brings out a feather duster, "Oh my gosh, this is awful!"
In seconds she begins to go on a cleaning spree as she giggles, "No, no, no... no, no- "
Then gasps and uses a needle to pierce a bug, "Nope."
Suddenly, a green glow appears causing everyone to turn heads to see what it is.
And a strange anthropomorphic cat slams a few cards on the table, "Ha! Read 'em and weep, boys!"
The cat looks like an evocative of a magician, paired with a casino referencing playing-card theme. The sclera of his eyes are black, with yellow irises and slitted pupils. He has long, red eyebrows with black vertical stripes near the tips, and a small black heart above each eyebrow. His fur is taupe-colored, overlayed with white on his face, torso, feet, and upper arms.
The insides of his ears are white with a red tip at the point and red heart in the center. A black tuff of fluff protrudes from each, creating the appearance of small hearts. He has a darker shade of taupe encircling his ankles, mimicking spats. His tail is taupe and long, ending with a large spray of "plume-like" fur or feathers, which are dark pink with black and white stripes. He has yellow-orange hearts underneath the paws on his hands. His wings are large and red, with dark taupe on the undersides. The undersides of his wings are decorated with black stripes which feature red and white roulette wheel dot markings. The outside of his wings are decorated with more black stripes, which wrap around the joints and run around a row of white roulette wheel dots. He accessorizes with a black top hat with a red hatband and a golden button-like decoration, as well as a red bowtie and black suspenders over his shoulders.
"Full- whoa..." The cat continues, but strange symbols appear over him.
"Tel?" The cat questions.
Then asked annoyed, "What the fuck is this?"
He then notices the demon and gives him a threatening glare as he points his finger towards him, "You."
However, Alastor is not phased by the threatening state and happily greets, "Ah, Husker my good friend! Glad you could make it!" and places his hang on the cat's shoulder.
But the cat, Husk shoves it off in anger, "Don't you 'Husker' me, you son of a bitch. I was about to win the whole damn pot!"
He points to the pile of cash, poker chips, and coins on the table. Soon, the pile disappeared.
"Good to see you too!" Alastor says with a smile, doesn't seem phased by the scolding.
Husk facepalms his face, "What the hell do you want with me this time?"
"My friend, I am doing some charity work, so I took it upon myself to volunteer your services! I hope that's okay," Alastor says, wrapping his arm around the cat.
"Are you shittin' me?!" Husk asks, in anger.
"Hmm... no, I don't think so," Alastor answers, without a second thought.
Suddenly, there is an audience laughing, but quickly gasps when Husk pushes Alastor away from him.
Then Husk goes in a rage, "You thought it would be some kind of big fuckin' riot just to pull me outta nowhere. You think I'm some kinda fuckin' clown?"
Alastor simply answers, "...maybe."
Suddenly, a radio audience begins laughing.
"I ain't doin' no fuckin' charity job," Husk angrily says.
Alastor comes back and wraps his arm around the cat, "Well, I figured you would be the perfect face to man the front desk of this fine establishment.
He shows the cat some kind of strange front desk that almost looks like a small bar.
"With your charming smile and welcoming energy, this job was made for you!" Alastor adds, spreading Husk's face to form a big smile, but frowns afterwards.
He looks to notice Husk is anything, but amused.
He then walks to the desk and says, "Don't worry, my friend. I can make this more welcoming..."
"If you wish," Then summons a green bottle that has the label 'Cheap Booze' on the counter.
Husk simply stares at the few seconds and angrily says, "What, you think you can buy me with a wink and some cheap booze?!" as he walks towards Alastor and takes the bottle from the table. He has his eyes turn to the bottle and answers, "Well you can!"
He then begins to drink the bottle and sits behind the front desk.
Just then, Vaggie angrily protests, "Hey hey, heyheyhey! No, no bar, no alcohol. This is supposed to be a place that discourages sin! Not some kind of... mouth, brothel, man-cave..."
However, Angel Dust tackles Vaggie angrily and says, "Shut up! Shut! Up! We are keeping this," And points to the cat.
Angel leans on the table and gives Husk a smile, "Hey."
"Go fuck yourself," Husk says, and turns away.
"Only if you watch me," Angel says, with a seductive look.
Charlie rushes over and says with excitement, "Oh my gosh! Welcome to the Happy Hotel! You are going to love it here!"
"I lost the ability to love years ago," Husk says, and begins to drink his beverage.
Just then, Alastor walks over, "So, what do you think?"
"This is amazing!" Charlie says with a big smile and rubs her cheeks.
Vaggie says with her arms crossed, "It's... okay."
Alastor laughs and hugs Charlie and Vaggie, "This is going to be very entertaining!" Vaggie shoves herself away from Alastor's embrace. Alastor adjusts his monocle and summons a small flame from his hand in front of Charlie. Alastor tosses the flare in the air and shoves Vaggie away. Suddenly, Alastor's attire changes completely and begins to sing.
Alastor:
You have a dream
Alastor twirls Charlie around.
Alastor:
You wish to tell
Then changes her attire to a twenties style. Charlie seems happy to see her new outfit.
Alastor:
And it's just laughable
Vaggie is furious at the Radio Demon that her face is turning red and about ready to kill him.
Alastor:
But hey kid, what the hell!
The Radio Demon then picks Charlie up and tosses her in the air. Suddenly, the scenery changes color.
Alastor:
'Cause you're one of a kind
A charming demon belle!
He and Charlie dance, and slide down the stairs.
Alastor:
Now let's give these burning fools a place to dwell
Alastor snaps his fingers and everyone in the room has their outfits changed. Vaggie and Angel are confused by the outfit change. Even Blitz, Loona, Aurora, and Keenan are confused by the outfit change. Tilla giggles to hear the music, seeing singing and dancing from Alastor. Niffty likes her clothes, while Husk doesn't seem to care, at all.
Alastor:
(Take it, boys!)
With another snap of his fingers, voodoo like shadows come out and play trumpets and a drum set. Charlie snaps her fingers to the beat with a smile on her face. Vaggie tries to talk to her about her concern, but Alastor drags her to the others.
Suddenly, spirits of some kind appear, and shout, "Boo!"
Alastor:
Inside of every demon is a lost cause
Alastor appears at the desk bar where Angel Dust and Husk are. He places a white hat on Angel's head, and plucks a hair from Husk's eyebrows. Angel snaps his fingers with a smile. Annoyed, Husk shows his middle finger when Alastor's not at the scene.
Alastor:
But we'll dress 'em up for now with just a smile!
Shadow Demons:
(With a smile!)
He then places a hat and a fur on Vaggie. He then slaps Vaggie's back, making her come in rage. Then she tosses the stuff to the ground as she growls in anger.
Alastor:
And we'll chlorinate this cesspool
With some old redemption flair
Alastor continues to dance, and kicks a skull out of the way. Then twirls his cane as he dances around.
Alastor:
And show these simpletons some proper class and style
Shadow Demons:
(Class and Style)
He then dances towards the fireplace. With a wave from his can, he summons more shadows to come out. One of them has the same resemblance to him.
Alastor:
(Oh!)
Here below the ground
I'm sure your plan is sound!
After that, he dances with Charlie and presses his hands against her cheeks. He then takes Charlie's hand and whisks her away before Vaggie has a say in it. Blitz and the kids are confused, but Tilla seems to enjoy it as she happily claps her hands.
Alastor:
They'll spend a little time
He then spins himself and Charlie around and lets the girl go.
Alastor:
Down at this Hazbin Ho-
Alastor's singing becomes interrupted by a blast at the wall. The door would have hit Niffty if Loona doesn't act fast and save her in the nick of time.
Loona turns to Niffty, "Are you okay?"
"I'm okay. Thank you, Loona, right?" Niffty replies.
"Yep. That's me," Loona says.
Blitz looks at the opening, "What in the world was that?"
"I have to suspect trouble," Angel says.
Everyone takes a lot outside of the hole that is made. They see an airship, a very familiar zeppelin.
Coming out of the opening of the ship, is the snake demon, Sir Pentious.
He announces, "Ha! Well well well, look who it is harboring the striped freak!"
"We meet yet again, Alastor!" The snake demon adds, having his eye on the Radio demon.
All Alastor asks is, "Do I know you?"
Sir Pentious feels offended, and says, "Oh, yes you do!"
The heads back to the controls.
"And this time, I have the element of-" The snake demon says.
He then pulls the switch, "Surprise!"
Coming down from the ship is some kind of power cannon.
He maniacally laughs as he says, "I'm so evil!"
Everyone, but Alastor is shocked to see the giant cannon staring down at them. Alastor then snaps his fingers and a vortex appears from under the airship. Black tentacles rise from the hole in the ground and grab hold of the airship. One of the tentacles pulls the cannon off and throws it into another abyss that has appeared.
In the airship, the Egg Bois and their boss are being rocked around. The airship leans to one side causing everyone inside to fall in that direction. Two of the Egg Bois hit the wall and broke into pieces.
Sir Pentious falls to the wall as he screams, "Oh, that hurt!"
Then a tentacle grabs his face. Then begins to fly him to the wall and then drag him on the floor. Then it makes a loop and crushes the snake demon. The Egg Bois are either broken to pieces or panicking in fear. Outside, the tentacles still grab off the airship. Alastor's eyes seem static as he moves his fingers to conjure his magic. Then changes back to their normal like stage. He then clutches his hand causing it to glow. The tentacles consume the airship and cause a massive explosion.
In a matter of seconds, the airship and the demons inside are blown to bits. Everyone is completely stunned to see Alastor has single handedly destroyed the airship. He holds a large yet evil smile on his face and some red x is placed on his forehead.
Suddenly, Alastor's face changes back to normal and says, "Well I'm starved! Who wants some jambalaya?"
He then walks past them as he says, "My mother once showed me a wonderful recipe for jambalaya! In fact, it nearly killed her!"
Then begins laughing. Niffty quickly follows him. Husk and Angel Dust soon follow. Angel also blows a kiss to him, much to Husk's dismay. Blitz, Loona, Aurora, and Keenan simply follow. Of course, Tilla is still in Blitz's arms as he comforts her.
"You could say the kick was right out of Hell!" Alastor continues.
Charlie turns to Vaggie with a smile, and follows the others. Vaggie shows a smile to Charlie, but when she leaves, can't help, but feel concerned.
Alastor laughs and says, "Oh, I'm on a roll!"
Alastor continues, "This is the start of some real changes down here! The game is set! Now..."
Alastor then uses his magic to change the sign from the Happy Hotel to the 'Hazbin Hotel,' "...Stay tuned. Hahaha...!"
Sometime later, outside of the hotel where the destruction of the Zeppelin is, all the Eggs except for one are crushed and broken into pieces. Suddenly, a claw lifts itself up and reveals to be Sir Pentious who survived Alastor's wrath.
The Egg Boi then asks with a smile, "Now will you shoot me with your ray gun?"
But the Snake Demon collapses from exhaustion soon after.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the Pride Ring, there is a place called Imp City. Somewhere outside of Imp City there is a regal burgundy colored Its windows are elegant and tall with pink stained glass. There is also a glyph carved where the balcony is that is glowing a color.
Soon, driving into the courtyard is a van that has the initial I.M.P on it. Coming out of the van are two Imp demons.
The first Imp is an adult male imp, around the same age as Blitz. He has bright red skin, but has burn marks around his face, visible that covers most of his left side of his face, most of his left arm, and on his leg. He has yellow sclera, red irises. He has a heart-shaped skull symbol on the center of his forehead. He has a round head and short black and white striped horns, but it's revealed that his right horn is broken off. He has black stripes near the base of his long tail with a triangular point that has a white spot at the tip. He is wearing black slacks, black boots with red marking on it, a white short sleeve button up shirt, and a red necktie. He is also wearing short black fingerless gloves.
The second Imp is a twelve year old boy who looks similar to the adult Imp, but his face is fully bright red, with both black and white horns, he doesn't have stripes on his tail, and he actually has black wings on his back. He also has white shaggy hair. Like the adult imp, he has the same color eyes, skin, the symbol on his forehead, and has the long tail, but at the triangular end, he has a black diamond on it. He is wearing a red shirt with a collar, black shorts, and black and white sneakers. He also has a blue and white cap. He also has a dark brown backpack.
"Yay! We're here!" The boy Imp says.
The adult Imp chuckles, "Yeah. Just remember to behave while I chat with my friend, and you can have some fun with Via."
"Okay," The boy says.
The two Imps walk to the front door, and the adult Imp knocks on it.
"Coming!" A voice says.
Soon, opening the door is a tall anthropomorphic owl demon. He is tall and slender, with a white, heart-shaped facial disk and small black beak, resembling that of an owl. He has two pairs of almond-shaped red eyes, one set atop the other, with no visible irises or pupils, albeit white highlights do occasionally appear when he is excited. The demon has gray-blue feathers, which gradients to dark gray-blue on his head and long, plume-like tail. He has a lighter gray-blue puff of fur on his chest. His limbs are long, thin, and black, and his feet are tipped with bird-like claws. He is wearing a deep red tunic with six linked golden buttons down the breast, and beige breeches. He accessorizes with a feathery tophat that features a regal gold crown encircling it, as well as a long burgundy cape, tattered at the hemline, with a plush ermine-look fur collar, and long black gloves with white feathered trims at the elbows.
"Hey Stolas," The adult Imp says.
"Hello Zak, and hello to you too, Ash," The owl demon, Stolas says.
"Hi Stolas," The boy, Ash says.
"Come in," Stolas says.
The two imps then walk inside the mansion as Stolas closes the door.
"So Stols, how are things going? Are you excited in a few weeks?" Zak asks, interested.
"I'm doing fine, Zak," Stolas says. He then asks, "and what happens in a few weeks?"
"Your official divorce anniversary. The day when you decided to divorce that white witch bitch," Zak says.
Stolas sighs, "Yes. I remember. It's hard to believe it's already been five years since we officially divorce. Of course, it took a while because of Stella being a B.I.T.C.H."
"No kidding," Zak says, bluntly.
Then says to Stolas, "Still, where's Via at."
"She's in the backyard. Ash, you can go play while your father and I have a chat," Stolas says.
"Great!" Ash happily says.
Shortly after, Stolas and Zak are in the living room having some tea and some sandwiches.
"So Zak, how is your company doing?" Stolas asks.
"It's doing fine, and don't worry, your book is safely secured," Zak says, and brings it out, "And I also brought it back for you to perform some of your duties and whatnot."
"Thank you, Zak," Stolas says and taking the book back, "Though, we both know that using my grimoire is only temporary because we can't have it out of my sight all the time and we can't let too many know how you enter the human realm."
"Yeah. We managed to keep this a secret so far, but I know we can't hide it forever," Zak says.
"Indeed, but it's what friends are for. I'm glad to help you with your company. Even though it's rather illegal," Stolas says.
"Thanks," Zak says.
He then says, "Say Stolas, I've heard from Moxxie and Millie that the Turf War was really crazy and heard that there's an Imp who stopped a giant egg monster."
"An egg monster? That sounds silly," Stolas says and begins laughing.
"I know, I'm having trouble believing that an Imp can perform magic. I'm an Imp myself and even I know that Imp aren't that powerful enough to cast magic," Zak says.
"Really?" Stolas responds, "Then again, I haven't seen the news so I wouldn't really know it."
"Yeah. I haven't seen it either," Zak says.
He then picks up the remote, "Maybe we can see it for ourselves."
Zak then presses the button on the remote and turns on the television to show the news with Katie Killjoy and Tom Trench.
"Hi I'm Katie Killjoy," Katie says.
"And I'm Tom..." Tim speaks out before he is shoved over by Katie.
"No one gives a shit about you, Tom," Katie says.
She then says, "The recent Turf War was very epic, especially about a Giant Egg monster attacking the West Side of Pentagram City. What's more, a mysterious Imp has gained angel wings to attack and defeat the egg monster. Along with Hellhound, a supposed Angel, and a flying fox assisted the Imp in the assault."
Then Tom says, "And it's actually fortunate that we've captured footage of the event."
And soon, the television broadcast shows the fight between the mysterious Imp, along with the others attacking the Egg Monster. Then shows the imp gaining red angel wings and a red halo over his head and able to use magic with the scepter to fight the Egg monster.
Astonished, Stolas says, "Oh my. This is quite astounding. I've never seen anything like it."
"Yeah. An Imp having wings and magic," Zak says. He thinks for a minute and says, "I wonder if other Imps can do that. I know Imps have wings, but they look different from the ones I've seen."
"You're correct. It would be nice to meet him and get to know him. And he seems to perform magic very well," Stolas says.
"Guess he is," Zak says.
Stolas and Zak continue to watch the video as it zooms in to follow the flying Imp. When the video has a good exposure of his face, Stolas looks at him very carefully and soon, a realization clicks in his mind, causing him to gasp in shock.
"Is that... no... it can't be..." Stolas says, sounding very shocked.
"What's up, Stolas?" Zak asks, confused.
Stolas takes the remote from Zak, presses the button to rewind it. He presses play, and then presses pause when the video shows Blitz's face.
"Zak, take a close look at that Imp. Doesn't he resemble someone?" Stolas points out.
"Resemble someone?" Zak questions, confused.
Zak then looks at the Imp very carefully.
And soon, the realization hits him as well as his eyes wide in shock.
"Wait, that Imp... he... he looks a lot like Cash and Barbie... but... it can't be..." Zak says, shocked.
"I think it is, Zak," Stolas says, with the sign of hope in his eyes and voice.
"But... that would mean..." Zak says.
"Alive, Zak," Stolas says, with signs of hope in his eyes and tears begin to fall from his face. "...Blitzo... he's alive."
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