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A very tall imp walks into town while looking at a picture of a short imp with white hair, red skin, black slits with yellow sclera for eyes and white freckles.

The young man himself had a similar face to the one in the picture though he had darker red skin with white heart shaped cheek markings. His hair was white and in a long ponytail with a heart shape in the front. His hair flowed into his white horns with black stripes. He is wearing a red and white raglan t-shirt with an upside down dark red heart in the middle. His hands are covered in black and red fingerless gloves with white heart shaped markings on his elbows. He also wears a dark red belt with a silver buckle and a black chain connected to it and black pants that blend in with his black fee, with his red hooves. The tail attached to him has a heart shaped end and his littered with white, heart shaped markings. Perhaps one of his most interesting features is the pair of red wings on his lower back.

The long tailed imp tilts his head at the picture in his hands, "So this is the guy? Huh... He looks... Small." He stopped by a bus station, where his tail slips down near a few of the other people standing in the crowd. His tail was about to reach into the nearby old lady's purse until it suddenly snatches a wallet from the adult man next to her. Quickly shifting the money into his hands, he shoves the wallet back into the guy's back pocket. He then putting the money into his own pocket before slipping inside the coffee shop made of red bricks.

He peers at the crowd inside and sees the same imp from the picture. The small imp had the same white hair, white horns with black stripes he had. His skin was more red, his sclera was yellow with black slits for his main eyes. He has white freckles, a black tuxedo with a red bowtie, red pants that flows into his black feet, red hooves and a long red tail. The tail has black stripes littering the middle, though his tail was sharper like a traditional imp's tail.
The taller imp looked at the picture and then the smaller one up and down before deciding to sit at the table for some confirmation. He took a pamphlet from the container attached to the window to read while he waited to hear a name.

Shortly after he sat down, he heard the barista shout, "Okay... I have a Neapolitan expresso coffee for a... Foxxie!"

The tallest imp groaned before rolling his eyes and much to his surprise... The smaller one did the same exact movement. He even shook his head while taking the coffee, "It's Moxxie."

The barista simply shrugged her shoulders, "Okay, whatever. Just take your coffee and go, dude. I got other customers to attend to."

Moxxie shook his head before walking out the door, grumbling about the barista getting his name wrong. He took a peek into his handbag and headed for the door. The bell on top of the door rang on his way out.

The teenaged demon pumped his fist before following the smaller but older man. The bell ran yet again on his way out when he opened the door.
He followed the older imp until they were both down the street from the coffee shop. Though he did not go unnoticed...

Eventually, the taller imp reached forward to grab the other's bag, "Uh, hey! Sir, stop!"

Moxxie pulled a pistol out of his pocket and points it at the stranger behind him, "Woah! Hey! Hey! Watch it! You're a bit too close there, bud!"

The lanky imp held his hands up in front of himself, "Woah wait! I swear, I just wanna talk to you!"

The smaller man looked at him and then the gun, "Oh! Uh... Phew!" "I'm sorry about that! Okay, then say what you want to say."

The taller man played with his hands, "Okay okay, you're Moxxie... Right?"

The freckled imp put his hands on his hip, "Yes, did you need something?"

The bigger imp nodded his head, "No! Well, okay, maybe yes... So uh, I guess I'll just say it..." He shrugged his shoulders, "I'm your little brother."

Moxxie rubbed the back of his neck, "Uh, well, there's a slight problem with that... I think I would know if I had a little brother." He folded his arms, "Especially with how tall you are."

The young man nodded his head again, "I know, I know! But uh, it's probably not a problem. We have definitely have different moms. I know my mom has told me she tried talking to your dad after I was born. Tall lady, pink skin, a black heart marking on her elbow..." He flexed his wings and whipped his tail on the ground, "Wings. Tail just like this!" He stopped to roll his shoulders, "Dad's name is Crimson, right?"

Moxxie then began to rub his forehead, "Hold on, I... I do remember that. You were with a tall woman with long, white and black hair! You were wrapped in a sort of blanket! You were so little!" He pointed at the boy, "You... Do look a lot like him now that I got a good look at you. Just, hang on. Come with me, do you have time for that?"

The teenager followed his older brother with a smile, "Uh, yup! I got all the time in the world!"

...

Eventually the two made their way to an apartment complex. The adult leading the young man to the second room within the lot while holding the key to his apartment.
He turned to his little brother before turning the doorknob, "Okay so before we go in, I need to tell you something. I live here with my fiancé, I promise, she's really nice. She's very energetic and she is the love of my life so... Be on your best behavior!"

One of the hybrid's eyebrows jerked upwards, "Oh uh, fiancé?"

Moxxie blinked at him, "Yes, is that a problem?"

The younger brother quickly shook his head, "Uh, no. No, it's fine... I just have uh..." He then smiled nervously at his brother, "No, it's fine."

With a nod, Moxxie opened the door to the apartment. They are greeted by the sight of a red and black walls, a dark red couch turned towards the black TV and a few other doors. There was an open hole to the kitchen, where another imp was standing in with a mug. She was Moxxie's height with long, black hair and short black horns with white stripes. Her eyelashes were long, her front teeth had a gap, had a mole on her right cheek, her sclera was yellow and her eyes were black slits. She was wearing a black crop top with black straps hanging both on and off her shoulders, held up by two golden buttons, black collar, black fingerless gloves, black pants with tears in them and black toeless shoes. Her red toes are sharp and her tail is long and red. She had white spots on her lower right arm, lower part of her tail, on the tip of her tail and a black heart tattoo on the upper part of her right arm.

The tall teen tries to contort his face into a nicer, less nervous, smile. He greets her with a wave of his hand.

The woman with black hair smiled at the taller one, "Oh, hello there! Mox! Who's this here?" She spoke with a country accent.

The smaller male waves his hand, "This is my little brother. Apparently!"

Millie smiled widely when she took his hand in hers, "Hello there, I'm Millie!" She eyed the wings on his lower back, "Those are quite the pair a' wings you got there!"

The teen closed the wings and let them droop, "Oh uh... Thank you, Millie." He then bunched his shoulders, "They're... From my mom."

The woman smiled while waving her hand, "Ooooh, that makes so much more sense now! You're one of them hybrids!" She noticed his sudden tense figure, "...Ya doing okay there, hun?"

The hybrid imp flexed his wings while rubbing his arm, "Uh... Yeah, I... Uh, don't like to talk about her a lot."

Millie squeezed his hand tightly, "Aww, that's too bad." She blinked in realization before releasing him, "Oh Satan, you're nothing but skin and bones. Come on, come in, you sit down at that table there. Moxxie and I will whip something up for ya." She starts to tug the taller teen.

Her fiancé stood up while scratching the back of his head, "We will?"

The black haired imp quickly grabbed his arm to yank him closer to their nearby kitchen, "Yes, we will. Mox, come here for a second." She turned them both away the third imp, "Mox', where did you find him? He looks so scrawny, I'm kinda worried for him."

Moxxie narrows his eyebrows at her, "Wait, really? I didn't notice, I thought he was just naturally like that."

Millie folded her arms, "How could you not notice?"

The white haired imp looked at his brother from the kitchen, "I don't know? I guess I just didn't realize it?" He looked back at his fiance with a frown, "I don't know, I've never had siblings! I just met him! You have a lot of them, what should I do?"

The woman put her hands on his shoulders, "Okay, okay! Just calm down, Mox. You'll learn with time! Did you have some sorta plan with 'em?"

The freckled imp shook his head, "Uhhhh... No? I figured he would go off somewhere else after visiting."

Millie put one hand on his hip before rubbing her eyebrows with her other hand, "Oh boy..."

The imp hybrid sat sadly at the dark red table, relaxing his chin in his hand. He looked around the dining room, "Uh... This sure is a nice looking place you have... Bro?"

Millie punched the other imp lightly on the arm, "Moxxie! Come on, just talk to him. He says he's your brother, so just give him a shot. Who knows how long he's been lookin' for ya." She whispered while her boyfriend groaned. She then began to prepare a small meal for the their guest, taking a plastic tubber ware box out of the refrigerator.

Moxxie rubbed his arm and sat next to the taller hybrid, "Uh... Heeeeey, buddy. How are you doing?"

The other male picked up his head once he heard him say 'buddy' and looked at the happy photos of the couple littered on the nearby fridge. He glanced at Moxxie once before looking back at the photos, "...Um, I hope I'm not causing you too much trouble just being here."

The smaller imp stood up, "No, that's not what I-"

The taller imp looked away from him before looking at him again, "I mean, I get it! I do! You don't know me so why would you believe that we're brothers anyway. I wouldn't want to take in some kid who just says he's my brother either! I-I'll figure something out, I promise."

Moxxie waves his hand around, "Wait wait, no, don't go. Just sit and relax for a second..." He pondered with his finger to his chin before realizing that he had yet to hear the boy's name, "What... Is your name, by the way?"

The hybrid looked to the side, "Uh..." He nervously scratched his face, "...Buddy, I guess."

This made the smaller imp cross his arms, "No... You totally hesitated there, what is your actual name?" He playfully tapped the teen's arm, "C'mon, it can't be that bad."

The taller imp rubbed the back of his neck, "Okay, I totally did! But uh, I actually don't have a name... Never had one, really. And well, when you called me 'buddy' just now, it kinda sounded nice. Like it fit! So I figured... You know..." He smiled at his half-brother.

Moxxie slapped his own forehead before turning to his fiancé, "Ah crumbs! I named my brother 'Buddy' of all things! I could have given him a cooler name!"

Millie shrugged her shoulders, "Aw sugar pie, it looks like it don't bother him too much! Just look at that smile!" She slid a plate towards him, which had a sandwich that held some sort of pulled meat in the middle of it.

The teenager lifted an eyebrow at the food before taking a bite of it. He smiled at his brother's fiancé, "Woah... My mom never made something nice like this. Thank you so much, Millie!"

The black haired imp waved her hand with a smile, "Aw shucks. You're welcome, hun!" She put her hands on her hips, "You know you can have more of that food if you decide to stay."

The newly named Buddy nodded his head with a big smile, "Well, now you guys definitely have a deal!"

...

Since the apartment was rather small, the two welcomed Buddy to sleep on the couch. Though this didn't upset the sixteen year old, he was actually thrilled to sleep on the couch in fact. He happily took a blanket to drape over himself and curled up on the comfortable object to fall asleep. He was kicked his feet up on the cushion with a smile.

That is, until, he heard the couple talking from their bedroom, which was nearby.

Millie smiled at her fiancé, "Aw, Mox, I want your brother to stay. He was very appreciative of the lunch I gave him earlier and he looked so happy!"

Moxxie rubbed the back of his head, "I know! I want him to stay too. But we'll have to be a bit careful of our funds for now... A third person really puts a bit of a strain on the budget... Especially if we actually want a wedding soon."

The black haired imp put a hand on his back, "Don't you worry, Mox, we'll be just fine. I'm sure Bud will be willing to help out too if thing get real bad. Just try and relax, okay?"

This made the white haired imp slump his shoulders, "But I don't want him to have to work." He then took a deep breath when he saw her confident smile, "Okay, fine... We'll be fine."

The taller imp laid on the couch in silence while listening to his brother and his fiancé. He tapped his tail on the couch in thought before his eyes widened with an idea. He waited until they were asleep in their room before he put the money he swiped earlier onto their kitchen table.

Buddy cracked his knuckles before opening the window, "Okay then... Don't you worry, guys..." He started to climb out of the apartment and scale up the wall to the apartment of a shark demon, "I'll be the one making those money problems disappear."

And thus, he silently slithered into the apartment. He quickly snatched the coffee maker residing on the kitchen counter... He didn't just do this to one resident at the apartment complex... But multiple people...

...

Moxxie rubs his eyes while walking towards the kitchen in the morning. He yawns before something gained his attention. When he entered the room, he quickly spotted the expensive coffee maker on the counter. He sees his taller ward eating a sandwich at the table, the bread toasted with the sparkly new toaster, "...Where did all this come from?"

The younger brother stood up from his seat with a smile, "Oh! Well I'm glad you asked, Moxxie! I heard you and Millie talking last night about money so I got all this stuff!"

The smaller imp squinted his eyes at the various items, "Okay but did you actually buy it? And if you did, with what money?"

Buddy played with his fingers, "Welllll... Maybe I didn't exactly buy it..." He shrugged his shoulders, "Maybe more like, uh, I permanently borrowed?"

Moxxie shook his head, "So you're telling me you stole all this stuff!"

The hybrid crossed his arms, "Okay maybe I did! I'm just trying to help!"

The smaller imp put his hands on his hips, "Well that's not your responsibility, now is it?"

Buddy shrugged his shoulders with a frown, "I just figured if I'm living here that I should help in some way, okay?!"

Moxxie nearly took a step forward but simply tried to make himself look taller, "But this is NOT how you do it!"

Suddenly, Millie jumped in between the two brothers, "Boys! What is with all the shoutin' so early in the morning!"

The hybrid turned around and folded his arms, "He started it!"

Moxxie took a deep breath before looking at his brother again, "Uh, no, I did not!" He waved his hands to calm the situation down when his fiancé placed her hands on his shoulders, "Okay, okay, fine. Listen, I know you're trying your best here. But you let me and Millie worry about the finances, you hear me? We're the adults here and I'm not about to ask my only baby brother to risk his own safety just to try and help us out."

The tall teen slumped his shoulders before turning back around, "...Fine! Okay, Moxxie."

Moxxie waved his hand while putting his coat on, "Now come on, we're returning everything!"

Buddy's eyes widened while putting his hand on the coffee maker, "What! But!" He stopped his whining when his brother lifted an eyebrow at him, "Ugh, fiiiiiiine..." He picked up the rest of the items from the counter, "I'm coming..."

Millie waved to the two of them, "Have fun boys!"

...

So Moxxie brought the two around the apartment complex to return all the things Buddy "borrowed". Though the taller brother wasn't exactly happy about it, he did make sure to take everything he stole out of the apartment. he two went door to door, giving back everything that was stolen... They were at the last apartment, the one with the shark demon named Tank. He was taller than Buddy with light blue skin, black gills, sharp yellow teeth and red eyes. He was wearing a white tank top, dark blue ripped jeans, brown shoes.

Moxxie was the one who knocked on the door, "Hello sir! I was made aware this morning that some thievery happened last night. Well, it turns out the culprit was my little but tall brother over here. I promise, he will not do it again." He looked up at his brother with expectation in his face, "Uh, Buddy!"

The hybrid crossed his arms, "...I'm sorry."

Tank rolled his shoulders, "Pssh, that was such a fake little apology... He ain't sorry! You're sure doing a piss poor job with him."

The younger brother yelled at the man, "Hey! It's like his first day with me!"

The shark demon suddenly gripped the taller brother's shirt before he pushed him into the hallway wall, "Oh I can see that! Disrespectful little..."

Moxxie's hand started inch closer towards the pistol under his coat, "Woah, woah, no need to do that! Sir, let my little brother go. Please."

Tank scoffed at him while still holding the younger brother's shirt, "Make me, pint sized!"

The smallest demon's hand went under his coat, "Oh I will!" He then took the pistol out of his pocket and pointed it at the man, "Now put him down!"

Tank released the younger demon's collar with his hands up, "Woah! Woah, okay!" He stepped back inside his apartment, "No need for a gun, I put him down!" He closed the door when the smaller imp gestured him to do so with his gun.

Buddy stared at the demon retreating into his home and smiled at Moxxie, "Woah... Thanks, Moxxie!"

The older brother put the gun back in his coat pocket, "It's no problem, Bud... Come on, we can go back to the apartment now. Tank was our last stop anyway."

The taller imp smiled at his brother, "Woah... It's a good thing we didn't have to resort to this, eh, Moxxie?" He pointed his finger upwards, showing a tiny orange flame floating above the appendage.

Moxxie's eyes widened at the flame on his brother's finger, "When could you do that?"

Buddy shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know. I've always been able to do this." He closed his fingers into a fist, making flame go out. He then nodded his head before following his older brother back to his apartment...

...

Eventually, the two male imps made their way back to the apartment. Which was where they were greeted by Millie. Soon enough, the evening arrived. Which meant dinner for the three of them, made by the couple. They flirted while they cooked together, much to the younger brother's disgust. He comedically gagged while narrowing his eyes at the two of them, not wanting to see his brother flirt with his girlfriend.
The pair eventually came to the dining table with dinner, which is also where they sat. They smiled at the younger brother when he started to eat the meal.

But then, their dinner was interrupted by a knock on the door. The three looked at each other and shrugged. The taller brother stood up and walked towards the entrance of the apartment.

Buddy opened the door and tilted his head at the visitor, "Uh... Hey, didn't we see you earlier?"

The shark demon in the black tank top shook his head, "No you didn't. I'm Shawnk! You talked to MY brother, Tank! And YOU took his gold watch! That was a gift from our father, you dirtbag. Now give it back!" On his upper left arm was a black tattoo of an anchor.

Moxxie walked up to the door, "Uh, hello? What's going on here?"

Shawnk shook his head and pointed at the younger demon, "Your 'baby brother' here took my golden watch!"

The smaller imp looked at his brother with a disappointed face, "Buddy..."

The hybrid shook his head desperately, "I swear I didn't take anyone's watch, Moxxie! Only stuff we would use! Honest!"

After a long while, Moxxie rubbed his face before facing the shark demon, "...If he says he didn't take it, he didn't take it."

The shark demon folded his arms, "And how would you know that? Little shit's been stealing things all night! Probably shoved it in his room or somethin'!"

The small imp nodded his head, "That's true but... Sir, I didn't see any golden watch when he was gloating about everything he took earlier. I'm sure he would have worn it if it took it." He put his hands on the front door, "And he doesn't have a room. Now, I am going to have to ask you to leave."

Shawnk put his foot in the apartment, "Are you fucking kidding me?"

Maxxie shook his head with a glare, "No, I'm not! I apologize for my brother's actions, he thought he was helping. And he's not going to do it again. But he's not responsible for when YOUR brother misplaces his things."

When the bigger demon didn't seem to want to leave, Millie jumped in between him and her fiancé. She glared at the taller man and took a step towards him, "Oh my Satan, he asked ya to leave several times already! So leave!" She reached for the knife hidden in her pocket.

This made the shark demon shake his head with a glare... But he did turn to head for his own apartment.

Buddy smiled at his brother's fiancé, "Uh... Hey, thanks, Millie."

The black haired imp smiled while patting him on the head, "It's no problem, sug'. Ain't nobody messin' with my boys! That guy's a no good demon anyway."

...

Later that night... The couple were sleeping peacefully in their bed while Buddy snored lightly on the couch. He curled up to one of the cushions... Until he felt something metallic press against his temple.

"Get up. Now."

The hybrid blinked, "What?"

The older man yanked the teen by his shirt to put him on his feet, "Come on, we're getting your brother and his little gal pal up too."

Buddy got a good look at whoever picked him up, his eyes widened... The shark demon, specifically Shawnk, snuck into the apartment. With a gun. His eyes darted towards the door, the doorknob was twisted until it opened. The metal was noticeably squished.

The taller hybrid held his hands up before he walked up the stairs and opened the door to the couple's room.

He felt the gun be pressed close to his head while he shook the bed, "Moxxie... Moxxie, wake up."

The older brother blinked unevenly, "Huh? What, Buddy?"

Shawnk began to yell at the pair still in their bed, "Yeah, come on, Moxxie. Wake up! The both of you!" He held the gun closer to his brother's face, shifting it so the smaller imp could see it in the dim light in the room.

Moxxie's eyes widened upon seeing his brother in danger, "Woah, woah, we'll follow. We'll follow! Just don't hurt him..." He shook his fiancé's arm, "Millie, honey, come on. We gotta get up now..."

The imp with black hair took off her sleeping mask to rub her eye, "Huh? What's goin' on?"

Before her fiancé could answer, Shawnk made sure to grab the back of Buddy's shirt, "Aw, come on. I'll explain on the way, you two..."

...

The shark demon kept a gun to the back of the hybrid's head, which made the other imps follow him. He lead them out of the apartment complex and down the street.
Soon enough, they walked up a hill and entered an abandoned factory... The place filled with various gas tanks and metallic parts littering the floor.

Shawnk yanked the hybrid's shirt harshly, "All this could have been prevented if you just gave me my brother's watch back."

The tall imp shook his head despite still being pulled, "But I told you! I don't have it!"

Suddenly, Buddy was shoved forward with the pistol pointed right at him.

Shawnk shook his head at him, "You got one last chance to tell me where it is!"

The tall imp shook his head, "And I told you, I never took it!"

He took a step back when the larger demon stalked closer to him, "Just stop!"

And like that, the teen was struck in the face with a fist.

He fell to the ground... The back of his head hit a rock when he landed on the ground, causing him to see black spots in his vision.

"Buddy!"

He could only hear his brother shout before he lost consciousness from the impact...

...

Upon seeing the youngest imp fall to the ground, Millie became enraged and charged at the shark. She slid under his fist when she tried to punch her. She quickly grabbed his arm to bite it, causing him to fling her across the room. She reached into her back pocket, only to realize that she doesn't have her usual hidden knife.

Millie kicked the man on the back of his knee, causing him to stumble. He tries to swing the pistol at her, only for her to duck her head and dodge it. She punched at his exposed side before sliding away. Shawnk held his side in pain before shooting at the woman.
But every shot of his missed when she picked up a metal tray and ran in a zig-zag pattern to both shield herself and dodge the bullets. She whacked him in the face with the metal tray before continuing to scrap with him.

Moxxie pulled the tiny, hidden pistol out of his pocket and pointed it at the man. However, the two were moving constantly while they fought... Making it almost impossible for him to get a clear shot. He lowered his gun, not wanting to risk harming his fiancé. He rushed over to them, punching the bigger demon until...

...The shark demon grabs the two smaller imps by the necks, one in each hand. He begins to choke the pair in midair, causing Moxxie to drop his pistol on the floor.

Buddy rubbed his head before he looked around, his nose was bleeding. His vision was blurry while he blinked, spotting a nearby gas container and the gun on the floor Moxxie dropped. He quickly grabbed it before standing up to stalk towards the shark demon.

The larger demon smiled menacingly at Moxxie until he felt the tip of a gun at the back of his head. He turned slightly to see Buddy holding the gun.

The imp hybrid's eyes began to glow menacingly, "Put them down! NOW!"

The teeth of the shark demon shined yellow back at him when he smiled, "Nice try, but you've never killed anyone with a gun before."

Buddy shook his head while still holding the gun, "...How do you know that?"

Shawnk shook his head, "Your hand is trembling just holding it. You don't have the guts."

Buddy's eyes looked to Moxxie and then to Millie before glaring back at the demon's eyes again, "You're right, I don't." He quickly shot the gun at the nearby gas tank, disorienting the shark-like demon as well as causing the contents to leak in the air. Moxxie and Millie land on the ground, the woman putting a hand on her husband's shoulder as he gasped for air. Dropping the gun, Buddy pointed his finger towards the leaking gas canister.

His wings fluttered out to shield the two smaller imps before shooting a line of fire from the tip of his finger to the leaking gas. The resulting explosion propelled the three outside the building.

All three landed with a thud. The hybrid quickly lifted his wings off the smaller imps once they started to stand up.

Buddy sat up and rubbed his head, "...So I guess I killed a guy today."

Millie patted him on the back, "He deserved it, sug'." She got a better look at his face when he turned around, "Oh, kid, your nose is bleedin' up a storm! Come 'ere, I got it." She motioned for him to come closer and he actually listened this time.

Buddy started to laugh while his brother's fiancé wiped the blood from his nose...

...

Two years later, Buddy adjusts his red bowtie in the mirror of the bathroom and brushes off his black suit. He licks his thumb to keep his hair slicked back before flashing finger guns at his reflection, "Lookin' sharp!" He walked out of the room and into the living room, where his family was waiting for him. Millie's hair was now cut short. Moxxie's appearance remained the same with the exception of a newer tuxedo. Even Buddy's own appearance was better, he was less skinny than before.

Moxxie looked up at his younger brother, "Are you sure you want to join us at I.M.P? It's not too late to turn back."

Buddy nodded excitedly, "Duh! Of course, Moxxie! Why wouldn't I want to join you guys?"

Millie put a hand on his shoulder, "Mostly 'cause you'd be the new guy. And bein' an intern's not exactly glamorous, hun."

The young man shrugged, "Aw guys, I'm fine with it! It's just the start of the job, shouldn't take that long to move up or whatever! Like... I already killed a guy! So trust me, there's nothing I like more than working with you guys."

Moxxie sighed before putting a hand on the doorknob, "Okay, if you say so... Just a fair warning though, our boss is pretty..."

The black haired imp chimed in, "Different!"

Her husband pointed at her in agreement, "Yeah! That!"

The three finally entered the office, where there was a whiteboard along with a long table in the middle of the room. There were papers scattered everywhere while an imp in a suit ran from a hellhound. The hellhound is tall and wolf like in appearance, her fur was a dark gray and white color. She has long, silver hair flowing to the right side of her face. Her sclera is red while her irises were white. Her long tail is mostly black with a white patch at the bottom. Her claws were out, seen with her shoeless feet. Though she still wears black thigh highs toeless stockings. She is wearing an off the shoulder crop top held up to her neck with black spaghetti straps in the shape of an upside down star. She also has black shorts that has a white moon on the left side and long black fingerless gloves. She has several piercings on her ears and her right eyebrow. She stood over the imp with a glare.

"Now Loonie! Loonie! I swear! Just calm down!"

The imp was smaller than her but still taller than Moxxie and Millie. His skin was red with long, white horns with black stripes that curve back towards his head. His eyes are red with yellow sclera. He is wearing a black suit with black and red boots. His tail is long with black and white spots and stripes. He wears a red skull charm around his neck with elbow length, black, fingerless gloves. Smaller black spikes litter his head, back and tail. On his forehead is a tattoo in the shape of a black heart.

"Well... You guys aren't wrong. Something tells me this job is going to be... Interesting..."

Chapter Text

The tall imp looks at the trio at the door, "Oh hey! Loonie look! It's out newest coworker!"

The hellhound balls her fists with a glare, "Yeah! The one taking my desk job, Blitzo!"

Blitzo shakes his head and raises his hands like to defend himself, "No, no! He's not taking your job! He's only going to be using it sometimes, I swear!" He quickly slithers away from the hellhound, hiding behind the tall hybrid, "Come on, quick! Get in my office before she strikes again! Mox, Mil, cover us!"

The white haired him saluted his boss, "Yes sir!"

The black haired imp smiled, "Oh, uh, okay! Hey, hellhound! You wanna go play?" The statement quickly angered the wolf, which did distract her.

After making their way into the office, the lanky imp sits down at his desk with his legs crossed. He peers through his filing cabinet, "This is just some sort of f--king courtesy interview. Moxxie says it will 'reassure you' but I really feel like you don't need it!" The boss looks down at the paper in his hands, "Okay so! Your name isssssss Buddy! And you're eighteen!"

The hybrid nods his head, "Uh yes, sir! Er, Mr. Blitzo?"

The boss shrugged his shoulders, "Ehhhhh, we'll work on what you call me." His office phone begins to ring loudly, only to click the 'ignore' button when he saw the name, "So you know you're gonna be an intern right? You know, taking calls, coffee runs, cleaning, which includes guns! All that fun, happy horses--t! We'll make you an actual murder professional after you get some experience under your belt. Gotta make sure you're ready!"

Buddy nods in agreement with a smile, "Yeah, that sounds good!

Blitzo looks down at the newbie's resume, "Says here you're a succubus hybrid. You know, I dated a few succubus!"

The hybrid tilts his head at his new boss, "Really?"

The lanky imp puts his hands behind his head confidently, "Hell yeah! Let me tell ya when that one-"

The winged imp shakes his head and raised his hands like he was defending himself, "UH! Maybe that's a little too much information for me, bossman!"

Blitzo snaps his fingers upon hearing that title, "Bossman... You know, I kinda like that one." He puts the newbie's resume back into the filing cabinet, "Okay, you're free to go. Just, uh, try to avoid Loona. She's just a little sour about the fact that you will be SOME spending time in the office while she will be spending SOME more time with us on the actual missions..." He then whispers to her, "...She enjoys her own space."

Buddy nodded at his new boss before walking out of the office, moving past the hellhound stealthily so he wouldn't potentially attacked...

...

A few days later, Blitzo speaks to a client in this office... A woman by the name of Mrs. Mayberry who has been sent to Hell after murdering her husband and attempting to murder the woman he was cheating on her with. After finding out that the woman, named Martha, didn't die and is hailed a hero, she found the Immediate Murder Professionals to hire them to finish the job... Mrs. Mayberry is a purple sinner with large twisted horns, pink eyes with red sclera, long gray hair with pointy ears, goat legs and a devil tail. She is waring a long sleeved red shirt with a red and gold brooch and a slightly tattered black skirt. There is also a black ribbon in her hair.

Meanwhile, Moxxie is holding a black and red crossbow in his hands. In front of him is a picture of a smiling family: a father, a mother holding a baby and two children. His arms are shaking while the pointer hovers around the man's crotch area.

Millie pushes her husband's arm, "Moxxie, stop shakin'! You're gonna shoot our only hellhound! Or your little brother."

Loona lies on a gray couch and holds up the family picture in one hand and her phone in the other. Sitting next to her is Buddy, who is playing with the shiny buttons on his tuxedo. On the wall are drawings of Blitzo in a horse shape and a drawing of another imp with an arrow sticking out from it.

The hellhound rolls her eyes and speaks sarcastically, "Wow. I feel soooo loved here." The hybrid next to her waves at his family with a smile.

The black haired imp flashes him a smile before she tries to massage her husband's shoulders, "Just take a deep breath..." She inhales, "And let it out!"

Moxxie begins to lower the crossbow in his hands, "But... It's a family! Under what circumstances would we ever need to kill a human family?!"

Millie shrugs her shoulders, "I mean, if that's what the client wants..."

The white haired imp waves his hand, "Maybe like a sh--ty dad. Or a mob family." He then speaks in a stereotypical Italian accent, "That's understandable."

Buddy smiles before pointing at himself, "Oh! Oh! Pretend it's me after I snuck out and stole a bunch of stuff from our neighbors!"

The smaller brother shouts with his normal voice, "That doesn't encourage me at all! I would never shoot you!" He sighs while fully lowering the crossbow, "But to eradicate an entire innocent—seemingly, in this instance—upper middle class family bloodline?

Loona looks at the picture while she thinks for a moment, "Hey! You don't know they're innocent!" She points to the boy, "This kid probably sets dogs on fire!" She then points to the girl, "Maybe this girl gets off to bullying Australian kids online! She points to the father while narrowing her eyes at him, "And this guy... This guy definitely watches!"

The hybrid sticks out his tongue, "Ew! Gross!"

Millie nods her head while pointing at her ward, "Exactly! Humans are full of secret nasties. It's why so many of them end up here."

Her husband frowns at her, "But—"

The girl imp folds her arms, "Guilty and innocent aren't our business, Mox!" She cups Moxxie's cheeks as she shakes him, "Killin' who we're paid to is our business. Shoot the target." She then kisses him on the cheek.

Moxxie raises the crossbow to aim it, "I just think it's a bit excessive and we could be a bit more selective, is all!"

Blitzo then barges into the room followed by Mrs. Mayberry, "Guys! I want you to meet—"

A startled gunman accidentally fires his arrow and it ricochets around the room. Millie jumps into Moxxie's arms as the arrow hits a computer. Buddy ducks down closer to the Hellhound in the couch. The arrow then flies and creates a hole in the family picture that a stunned Loona is holding. The arrow hits the bottom of a tank with eels and the glass starts to wobble dangerously.

The arrow flies toward Mrs. Mayberry but Blitzo catches it with one hand, "...Our newest client!"

The eel tank falls down and the glass breaks, with water spilling onto the floor. The eels fall out and bursts into electricity, setting the room on fire.

The boss folds his arms, "D--n it, Moxxie! I just bought those eels!"

Now outside the building, imp firefighters carry the eels away and head into a red fire truck. Mrs. Mayberry rolls her eyes and drives off in a yellow taxi cab.

Blitzo waves goodbye to her, "Byyyyye! And don't worry, we'll get that s---k in less than twenty-four hours or your first kill is freee!" He finishes his wave while the car drives away.

Moxxie raises an eyebrow at his boss, "When did we start implementing that deal?"

The taller imp turns with a glare to his employee and yells, "When you set fire to my office in front of a CLIENT, YOU F--KIN'-" He then grabs Moxxie's face and pushes him away, "Now, someone PLEASE tell me that fancy book is still intact!"

Buddy tugged at his bowtie nervously, looking at his coworker, "Uh, bossman... Last I saw, it was on the couch."

Blitzo rubbed his hands on his face furiously, "Aaarrrrrrgh! Do NOT tell me that thing burned!"

Loona types on her phone with a roll of her eyes, "You mean... Our only ticket to the other side?" She pulls out the grimoire out of her pocket, "Yeah. Got it." The hybrid lets out a relieved sigh.

The tall imp gives her a big smile, "And that's why you're my favorite, Loonie! Oh and remember! Since it's Buddy's first day, YOU get to come with us today!" He begins to speak in a baby talk like voice, "You get a tweat, now!"

The adoptive father holds up a dog biscuit to her.

The Hellhound cringes at him, "D--n it, I was hoping you would forget about that! Also ew! Stop!"

Blitzo throws the treat into the air and catches it with his tongue, like a frog would. He pulls it into his mouth and chews with a smile.

The wolf closes the book with a slam, "You're so gross!"

Millie draws a pentagram with white chalk on the brick wall. The chalk glows red and creates a portal to the human world.

Blitzo waves his hand with a smile, "Awwww, stop it. I get enough of that from my therapist!"

Loona rolls her eyes and walks through the portal.

The tall imp turns back to the hybrid, "Okay, Buddy! YOU! Stay here and fix up the office! And be on standby if another client comes through."

Buddy stands up straight with a salute, "Sure thing, Bossman!"

The boss's eyes widen at his intern, "Geez, you're giant when you stand up like that." He puts his hand on Moxxie's face, who struggles to walk to the portal, "Now, let's go lick some --s!"

Millie shakes her head at her friend, "The expression is 'kick some --s'... Blitzo." She snaps her fingers at Blitzo before she walks through the portal.

Blitzo smiles to himself, "Mine's better." He then walks through the portal.

Moxxie sighs before looking at his brother, "Aww, fuuuck... Good luck on your first day, Buddy!"

Buddy smiles while his half brother walks through the portal, "You too, Moxxie!" He then turns to enter the building, "Okay, tidying up and handling potential customers... How hard can this be?"

He then walks through the hallway, passing by a 'For Rent' sign on the other side from the imp's office door. His eyes widen when he opens the door to see scorch marks all over the walls and glass on the ground.
Then the hybrid hears a cough behind him, which came from a sinner with various colored eyes all over his body. He scratches his chin, "...Oh boy."

...

Moxxie walks through the portal fully. All three imps and the Hellhound stand in front of a small red house by the lake while the sun sets. Blitzo and Moxxie lean against the side of the house, rising from bushes while Loona hid with Millie a bush away from them.

The taller imp stands up and peers into the window, "That's gotta be her!" He chuckles darkly. "This is too easy!" He then turns to his employee, "Moxxie, do you want this one?"

The smaller male imp looks pleasantly surprised, "Me?"

The boss waves his hand, "Yeaaaah, this one's simple enough for you to handle!"

Moxxie stands up and peers through the window but his faces falls when he sees at the family having dinner.

Blitzo waves his hand without care, "It's just a happy mother who just got out of the hospital. No big deal!"

Inside the house, Martha and Ralphie affectionately rub each other's noses. The wife holds a dinner platter in her hand. Moxxie hesitates at the window, "Uh... Sir?"

Blitzo suddenly pushes him and grabs the gun from his employee, "You snooze, you lose, Mox!"

Martha's face is seen in a reflector, her face looking innocent with a large smile.

The boss smiles while he aimed at her, "Aaaand I've got ya, bitch."

Moxxie plays with his fingers nervously, "Wait... Are we actually killing a family?!"

Loona rolls her eyes from her hiding spot, looking at her phone.

The tall imp shrugs his shoulders, "No, don't be a p--s. We're just killing a mother!" He positions his rifle with a smile, "We're ruining a family!" The rifle clicks while he aims.

The white haired imp hesitantly moves his hands forward, "But... H-Hold on! Hold on! Let's just think about it!" He then lifts up Blitzo's gun right when he fires...

...However, the bullet hits a glass mirror inside the house. All four family members gasp in fear.

Martha jumps backwards, "What was that, Ralphie?"

Her husband shakes his head, "I dunno, Martha! But whatever it is..." He then grins evilly as he stands up holding a rifle in his hands, "...They're gonna be tomorrow night's dinner!"

His wife sets the platter on the table and pulls out another rifle. She drinks a glass of wine and smashes it onto the floor to create a weapon, "Alright, kids! Guns out!"

The boy pulls out a small gun from his beaver-skin hat and the girl pulls out another rifle from under the table. All of them have evil grins of sharp teeth.

Ralphie cracks his knuckles, "Looks like we got some rabbits to catch, young'uns!" His dark chuckles then begins to fill the air...

...

Meanwhile, Blitzo fumes in anger, "What the f--k was that, Moxxie?!"

The employee wheezes anxiously, eye twitching. He lets out a croak with his snake-like tongue out. He then falls to his knees with hsi hands over his face, "I'm sorry. They just seemed so wholesome and happy." Tears fall from his eyes as he takes more breaths, "I panicked!"

The boss then facepalms, "Oh, who the f--k is innocent, Moxxie?! Godd--n it, I knew we should have brought Buddy instead! From the moment of birth, you're already a parasite leeching off your momma's t/ts!" He leans in and pokes Moxxie's forehead, "Get the F--K over yourself, you baby d--k prune!"

A blast shoots through the wall and hits Blitzo in the arm, black blood flying out, "AAAAH! A new hole! SCATTER!"

Blitzo, Loona and Millie flee the scene and Moxxie hides in the bushes. Another hole appears and part of the wall explodes. Ralphie and Martha grin and leap through the large hole with guns drawn. Moxxie peers out from the bushes and rapidly looks around. A child's hand grabs Moxxie by his tail and he yelps.

Ralphie fires at Millie, who flips backwards and dives into the lake. The man looks around the foggy night, "Where'd you go, little critter?! Y'all can't hide long from me!"

Millie swims up with her head above the water under the dock with a knife is in her mouth. She breaks through the wood of the dock and lands on it with her knife and a grin. Ralphie swings a glass bottle and Millie runs behind him out of the way. Millie jumps up in the air, knife in both hands.
Ralphie swings his bottle upwards, knocking Millie in the head. She cries out and falls to the ground. She struggles to stand but then collapses onto the dock, unconscious. Her eyes twitch before Ralphie smiles evilly down at her as the cloudy sky spirals red.

Moxxie opens his eyes and gasps with a squeak to find himself tied to a stitched up dead body in a chair. Moxxie's face falls in fear as he looks at the girl and boy. Both their eyes are red and devious sharp grins form on their faces.

The imp's eyes widen, "Oh! Well, hello there, little ones. Aren't you cute? You know, you guys would like my brother!"

Both kids speak in low creepy tones, the boy finishing seconds after the girl, speaking instantly after Moxxie...

"It's nice to have a new critter to play with..."

Moxxie glances up in fear at a red light above him. The light reveals a human head high up and several limbs on plaques. The wooden walls are stained with red blood. Two plaques hold stitched up faces of skin. A larger plaque displays a dead man with long white hair, arms crossed, eyes and teeth bulging out. His upper chest is connected to the plaque. A picture frame made of bones reveals another face made of skin inside it. Human skin is tacked to the wall with 'Bless this mess' stitched onto it.

The white haired imp looks and sees a dead human body on a platter in front of him, an apple in the human's mouth., "Ohhhhh... Crumbs."

...

Meanwhile in Hell, Buddy manages to find a loose piece of paper among the mess, "I'm sorry, sir. Can you repeat that name again?"

The sinner full of eyes nods his head, "Sure thing, kid. The jack--s's name is Tony! Should still be at the construction site right now actually! You can still catch him!"

The hybrid shrugs awkwardly, "Uh... I don't really have a way to get to Earth."

The other man frowns at the new employee, "What?! Then what am I doing wasting my time talking to you then?! You guys are the Immediate Murder Professionals, aren't ya?"

The intern sighs while playing with his fingers, "Yes, well, our team is kinda out right now. I'll be sure you're first when they get back, I swear! We'll give you a call!"

The man grumbles but nods his head. He then stands up and walks out of the office, which gave Buddy enough time to grab a spray bottle and a rag. He kneels down to scrub the blackened bits of the wall.

However, then he hears the door open yet again, which makes him sigh before standing up. He dusts himself off right before he turns to see the new sinner.

A woman's voice came out of the toy dinosaur, "This place is absolutely filthy! Oh! Aren't you a handsome secretary!"

Buddy felt his face heat up from the compliment, "Oh wow, uh, thank you! I'm actually an intern."

She continues to speak with a smile, "Handsome intern! So honey, can you help me with a little something?"

The hybrid lets out an awkward chuckle, "Of course, ma'am! I'll write whatever name you need me to know about." He then rubbed his eyebrows while turning away from the woman, "Man, I hope Moxxie and the others are doing better than I am..."

...

Now in the woods, there are four gunshots ringing out in the woods. Blitzo dashes through a bush. The human woman's evil laughter follows while Blitzo runs through the forest, his black blood leading a trail on the green grass below. He slides down a hill and catches his breath at the bottom.

Martha starts to speak in a sing-song voice, "I know you're hurtin', little devil! I can see ya blood!"

Blitzo takes deep breaths while he leans against a tree. He covers his mouth when he spots the silhouette of Martha walking through the woods...

The human continues to speak sing-song voice, "I promise that I can make that pain go real quick! Just come let Mama Martha put a bullet in your pretty little skull!"

The tall imp sighs in relief before his phone lets out a ringtone that sounds like a scream. He pulls out the yellow cell phone that has 'GFY' written on it with a laughing devil emoji on it and it flips through the air, "D--mit!" He tries to grab hold of the phone eventually doing so, then he holds it to his ear, "Stolas! This is a really bad time!"

Back in Hell, an owl demon named Stolas is shown in his palace relaxing in a bathtub. There are candles with blue flames around the tub. The floor has glowing astrological symbols on it. The curtains look like the starry night sky. Glowing constellations float around the room.

Stolas holds a fancy old rotary phone to his ear, in the shape of sunflowers, "Mmmmm, when isn't it a bad time, Blitzy?"

The imp rolls his eyes and whispers in a frustrated tone, "What is it?!"

The owl demon raises an eyebrow on his end, "I've been meaning to follow up on our last little conversation regarding my grimoire?"

Blitzo's angry face appears in a bubble, confused, "What did you just call me?!

Stolas pops the bubble with his finger and a smile, "My book, Blitzy. The book I was given to do my job? That I have allowed you to use to do yours?"

The imp runs off when he hears a rifle click. A bullet flies through the tree where he was moments before.

A shadow of Martha with red eyes and mouth appears through the hole, "I can HEAR you, darlin'!"

The man's eyes widen when he sees her, "S--t!"

Stolas smiles while still in his bath, "Anywhooo, I have been thinking. You know, I have been... Permitting you to access the mortal realm less than... Legally for quite some time now, but I do need it back to fulfill my duties. I was thinking, what if we worked out some kind of exchange? Favors for favors?"

He then runs his finger on the edge of the tub with a smile. He makes walking motions with his fingers as they begin glow red.

Meanwhile, Blitzo is running through the woods. A bullet hits a tree and hes duck behind another one.

The owl demon continues to be oblivious to the gunfire, "Doesn't that sound..." He then speaks in a seductive voice, "Enticing?"

The tall imp rolls his eyes, "You gotta stop using your fancy --s rich people talk, okay? I'm trying to concentrate on not getting f--ked in my A!" A bullet then hits the tree that he is hiding behind.

Stolas smiles while still on the phone, "Then, let me keep it simple: Once a month, on the full moon, you return the book to me, followed by a night of..." His eyes glow red and he lowers himself into the water with a lustful look, "...Passion." He leans slightly over the edge of the tub, "Aaand you get to keep it all the rest of the time, hmm? Sound fair, my little imp?"

Blitzo looks from his hiding spot, "Fine! Whatever!" He misses the shadow of a certain wolf like being rushing closer and closer to him.

Stolas' voice can still be heard through the phone, "Ohhh, Blitzo! I'm so excited! I cannot wait-"

Suddenly, before the owl could continue, Loona jumps in front of Martha. She lands on all fours before growling, "Okay, lady, you got five seconds to put that down!"

Blitzo's eyes widen, "Loona!"

But the woman shoots at the wolf, missing her by a hair, "Guess I'll be getting a new pelt tonight!"

This makes Loona pounce at the woman in order to get her to drop the gun.

However, she doesn't and decides to shoot again.

...This time Blitzo drops his phone and rushes to shove her out of the way, getting shot once again, "Ah d---it! Same f--king place too!"

When he sees the human hold up her gun again, he holds up his arm in front of his adopted daughter, "Hold it, we'll go with you! Just don't hurt Loona!"

Martha keeps her gun pointed at the imp, "I see! So, you're a little devil and she's your pet, huh? Come to drag me and my kin to Hell? Well... NOT TODAY, SATAN!" She presses the gun harder into Blitzo's head, "Gonna send y'all back where ya came from!"

...

Back in Hell, Buddy flaps the wings on his lower back while scrubbing the burnt ceiling. He moves around the room frantically while cleaning and writing down more names on the pieces of paper from the new clients.

Finally, he manages to take a breath upon sitting near the window. Buddy notices a white limo driving below, with a glowing blue sigil on top of the hood. He rolls his eyes when he sees the various imps and sinners having to part away from each other to let the limo through. But he continues to watch before wiping down the window.

A fully white bird demon gestures for her child "See? Look at that, Octavia! They're parting the way for us, like they should!" Her feathers was like flowing long hair, pink beak, a gray stripe on top of her head and long mascara, her eyes were hot pink with a white dot that was a pupil. She is wearing a white dress with puffy sleeves and black accents, the bottom half of the dress being black. She is also wearing a gold crown and long, black gloves. She spoke with a British accent.

The girl sitting next to her simply rolled her eyes and looked down at her phone, "Yeah, using our power to bully the lesser class is so fun. Wahoo." She had black feathers, except for the white feathers that covered her face, sharp hot pink eyes and a long, black, feathery tail. She was wearing a black beanie with a golden tiara on it, a pink choker and a pink long-sleeved dress with a pattern of pale yellow stars printed all over it, which is worn under a black feathery cardigan on her shoulders, alongside a set of black leggings and heeled black boots. She also spoke with a British accent.

Her mother ignored her daughter's obvious sarcasm, "What do you think, dear? Should we drive around one more time?"

The owl girl simply shrugged before putting on her headphones. She rests her head in her hand while looking outside the windowsill, she peers up to see the imp-succubus hybrid.
Her accidental look made Buddy jump but he awkwardly waved to her...

...And she awkwardly waved back at him, which honestly surprised the intern.

It definitely made him jump again, this time going back to wipe the window...

All of a sudden, the stress had came back to him. From the mountain load of cleaning he had to do... To writing potential clients and their target's names down on multiple pieces of paper due to the computer being destroyed in the fire.

The hybrid's eyes widen in realization, "Man, jobs are hard!" He then tosses the spray bottle in frustration, "And this isn't even supposed to be the hard part!"

He stops his shout once he turns and notices the sinners blinking at him, "Oh uh!" He puts his normal, much more cheerful voice, back on, "No need to worry! Everything is completely fine!"

Buddy turned away from the potential future clients, "They better get back here soon!"

...

Back to Moxxie, he struggles to free himself from the rope, his hands tied behind his back. He looks up and gasps as he sees fires being lit from outside and a hangman's noose hangs from the wall.

The imp's eyes widen when he sees his wife being dragged into the woods by the father of the family, "Millie!"

Both kids stare at him with wide evil grins. Moxxie grunts and struggles again when he notices the girl pull out a sharp knife. He looks at the blade and then glares with determination. The girl raises the knife but Moxxie pushes the chair backwards, knocking her to the ground. He frees himself after taking the knife from her.

The tiny imp then bursts through the window, holding his gun. He races outside through the forest, where various red symbols hang from tree branches. There are torches in rows and tents. A full moon appears in the sky, giving everyone a light glow.
Both Millie and Blitzo tied to a stake decorated with spikes at the top. Loona is tied to a separate stake with a muzzle over her mouth. Ralphie laughs while he pours gasoline on the ground under their feet.
Nearby, a grinning Martha holds a torch in her left hand, walking closer and closer to the fire.

Blitzo sighs in disappointment, "I had that f--king shot. God d--mit, Moxxie!"

Martha is now wearing skull earrings, jeans and a low-cut shirt with polka dots. She holds sinister smile on her face, "Satan! We return your FILTHY creatures back to the pits of Hell!" She rises her torch as the two struggle to free themselves, "May the root of evil remain honored as we continue thy WORK!"

...

Meanwhile back in Hell, Buddy continues to write the client's names down on a loose piece of paper, "Okay, okay... Trevor hacked you to pieces and now you want him dead?" He opens the comically long file cabinet and struggles to stuff the paper inside, "Got it, I'll let bossman know right away when he gets back."

Suddenly, he stops when he feels a strange tingle along his spine, "Ugh! What the fuzz nuggets was that?!" He scratches his back with his long arms, "Someone must be trying to sacrifice an imp to Satan or something... Wait, are Moxxie and Millie being sacrificed?" He looks at the sinner who stood up from his chair, "Should I be concerned?"

The sinner simply shrugged back at the new intern...

...

Back on Earth, Martha grunts when she tosses the torch to the ground, where it lands under Blitzo and Millie. She then laughs evilly. The flames rise up around Blitzo and Millie, however they remain unharmed.
The taller imp rolls his eyes, "Yeah, that's not exactly how it works, lady. Sorry, your fire doesn't really hurt us, but, I mean, I could fake it if that'll get your d--k hard." Both him and his employee smirk at the human.

Loona rolls her eyes despite the muzzle still over her face.

The human woman stares with a confused look, "Oh sh-t." She then rolls her eyes, "Well... I'll just shoot you in your smart-a-- mouth!" She grins before pulling out her rifle.

The boss smirks at her, "That would be more effective."

Millie shakes her head angrily, "Blitzo!"

Martha laughs evilly again as she aims her rifle at the imps. Both imps close their eyes and flinch.

But then... The blonde woman yelps while a gunshot is heard. Martha's eye flies from her socket and she collapses to the ground, dead upon impact.

Moxxie is shown holding his gun, smoke emerging from the butt of the object.

Millie smiles upon seeing her husband, "Moxxie!"

The white haired imp rushes over and unties the rope, freeing both his coworkers.

Blitzo playfully punches the smaller imp, "You're not gettin' your god---n paycheck for this one, Mox!" He then rushes to Loona and unties her from the other stake. She takes the muzzle off her face while her adopted father falls down.

Both Moxxie and Millie smile at each other and embrace, rubbing their faces together.

The human husband trips backwards on Martha's body before fleeing the scene.

The tallest imp rolls his eyes sarcastically, "Oh, yeah, thanks! I'm fiiine!"

Moxxie helps his friend up and supports his weight, "I'm sorry, sir... I compromised our objective and put us in harm's way. It won't happen again. I promise!"

Blitzo pulls his employee into a hug, "Apology accepted!" He then speaks in a low voice, "But if you ever pull a stunt like this agaaaaain, I will f--kin' murder both you and your wife in your sleep."
He then lets go while imp with hair looks on fearfully.

Millie raises her arms in a cheer, patting Loona on the back, "Well done, Hellhound!"

The wolf rolls her eyes sarcastically, "Gee thanks. Yeah, wahoo. Yay."

The boss stretches his good arm, "Alrighty! That's a job well done! Now let's get off. Hope Buddy didn't burn more of the office down considering, you know, fire fingers and all that." He then pulls a gray and black horse toy from his chest and kisses it. He puts it back before retrieving his cell phone.

Moxxie rubs the back of his neck, "Ehhhh, yeah. Give me a moment. I need to get something I left at the house!"

Blitzo rubs his eyebrows, "Okay, fine. But hurry up!" He then smiles at his adopted daughter, "Hey Loonie? We're ready to come home, dear! Think you can open a portal for us?"

Loona sighs before taking the blue book out of her pocket, "Okay, fine." She then taps the page, opening the portal back to the Hell for them. She rolls her eyes before walking through the portal by herself.

The tiny imp runs back to the house through the woods with a determined look on his face.

Meanwhile, the two kids are being lifted into their father's arms in the corner of the house. Moxxie points his rifle at them. Both children look scared and the girl even hugs a teddy bear closer to herself.

The white haired imp holds his fun with a frown, "Don't move!"

Ralphie chuckles at him, "What are you gonna do, little guy? Kill us?"

The tiny imp keeps his gun pointed at the family, "I should! You people are monsters! But... You should have a chance at a life and a purpose! Look at your children! They have their whole future ahead of them! They... They remind me of my own little brother... Kinda... A little. Now, you are going to face your crimes justly!" He picks up the remote from the table, "I will call your earthly authorities and they will make sure you are dealt with fairly. I'm handling this... My way!"
He presses a button and the television turns on. Which made him look behind him with a surprised look, "Oh sh-t!"

The tiny imp glances at the TV remote, "Uh... Do you uh... Do you have a phone to summon 911?" He stares at the buttons, they look like eyes and a face to him.

The father motions his thumb behind him, "Yeah, it's in the kitchen."

The white haired man scratches the back of his head, "Then... What is this for?"

Ralphie tilts his head, "It's a universal remote." He then hugs his children, "I got it for the kids..."

Moxxie smiles with his eyes shining, "Awwwww..."
He then begins to make his way up the nearby hill, where the portal was.

Blitzo smiles when he sees his employee, "There he is. Have a good w--k-off session, Moxxie?"

The smaller imp's eyes widen, "Excuse me?"

The taller imp begins to poke his employee several times, "Look, I don't care where you c-- in the living world. Just come to your job on time, alright?" He then jumps through the portal, "See you at the office!" His loud voice can be heard from the other side of the portal, "Satan be D--NED! You even got the scorch marks on the ceiling! How'd you even get those?"

Buddy's voice can be heard from the other side of the portal, "I have wings, bossman. They're not just for show, you know!"
He then suddenly pokes his head through the portal, "Wow, so this is what the portal feels like! Gotta thank Loona for pushing me. What took you guys so long! I had to clean that whole office by myself! And I learned way too many names today!"

Millie pats the hybrid on the head, "Aw but I'm sure ya did a good job, Buddy!" She turns and places her hand on Moxxie's cheek, "You doing okay, sweetie?"

Her husband relaxes his shoulders, "Better now, honey. I think I just needed a minute to process..."

His wife touches his chest, "You have a goooood heart, honey." She then playfully pinches Moxxie's nose, "Just a fuzzy head!" She then kisses Moxxie and her husband smiles lovingly at her.

Buddy sticks his tongue out at them, "Hey, come on, guys. You can get a room when we get back!"

Millie walks through the portal with a giggle, walking underneath the hybrid's arm.

Moxxie turns around with a big smile before he notices two police cars and a helicopter outside the house....

A voice rings over a loudspeaker, "We got em', boys!"

The helicopter fires a missile through the roof and the house explodes in an massive inferno. A burning object hits Moxxie in the head. He looks down to see what is left of the teddy bear head. He looks stunned while Buddy grabs his shoulders and pulls him through the portal...

The hybrid's eyes sparkle, "That explosion looked so cool!"

The smaller brother rubs his eyes in distress, "Not now, Buddy..."

Buddy slumps his shoulders, "Aw man..."

...

Now in the clean office, Mrs. Mayberry and the imps celebrating their victory. A white banner behind them reads 'We killed the bitch' in red letters. Loona, Buddy and Mrs. Mayberry are holding pieces of cake on their plates. 'We did it! :)' is written on the cake in light blue icing. Blitzo has his arm in a sling. Everyone is wearing party hats. Everyone laughs and cheers...
...Except Moxxie, who sits with a distressed look on his face.

Millie shakes her husband excitedly, "Ahhh, did you see my little Mox-Mox?!"

Buddy pumps his fist that held the fork, "I didn't but I saw the cool explosion! My big brother is awesome!"

The purple sinner takes a bite of her cake, "Yaaay!"

Blitzo pumps her fists, "Ohhhh yeah!"

The black haired imp then hugs Moxxie, "We did it! Oh, Moxxie!"

The boss raises his good arm in victory, "Well, here's to another mission accomplished! And Moxxie finally learned not to f--k up!"

Millie rubs Moxxie's head with a large smile, "And killin' people isn't that big of a deal if they try to kill you back!"

Mrs. Mayberry shrugs her shoulders, "That's messed up. But I paid for it!"

Buddy raises his arms with a large smile, "And I learned how to file papers!" He quickly whispers to Loona, "...Don't look inside the cabinet." This makes the wolf girl shrug her shoulders back at him.

This makes everyone except Moxxie laugh...

...Blitzo then finally raises a fist, "Yeah, f--k that family!"

Chapter Text

One night in the ring of Pride... Inside a dingy motel room, a young boy rests on a couch with blanket over his small body. He has wings on his lower back and a long tail for his small body. His hair is white with a heart shape in the front and transitions into his white and black striped horns, dark red skin with white heart shaped markings on his cheeks. He has yellow sclera and black eyes, multiple white dot and heart markings littering his elbows, knees and tail. He has a dark red bandage on his nose and tail, a white and black t shirt with a black upside down heart on it, red shirts and black shoes that have dark red hooves at the ends.

He stands up on the couch, revealing his sharp teeth, "Moooooooom! I can't sleep!" He hops onto the armrest when he got no answer, "Mom!"

However... There was no response from the other room in the motel.

Which simply made the boy pout and lay back down on the couch. He wrapped the blanket around himself, trying to fall asleep on the springy cushions...

...

In the present, Buddy is shook awake from his dreams by Millie. He tosses the blanket off of himself to stretch, revealing that he is already in his uniform.

The woman waved her hand in front of his face, "Come on, sleepyhead! We got a job to get to!"

The hybrid reaches for his phone to pull it into his pocket, "Okay, I'm comin'! I'm comin'!" The phone is black and shiny, like it is brand new.

Moxxie turned the doorknob, standing in the doorway, "Did you pack your gun?"

Buddy scratched his chin with a raised eyebrow, "You mean the one you gave me to borrow?" He opens his coat to reveal a black pistol in a holster on his belt with a black knife next to it, "Yeah! I got the knife Millie gave me too."

The older brother nodded before walking out the door, "Good, now come on! We'll get breakfast on the way!" He gestured for the two to follow him.

Buddy smiles, happily locking the door behind him before following the two smaller imps down the street...

...

Once again, years ago, on the other side of the ring... Inside a large mansion, two bird demons are asleep in the master bedroom. One bird demon had black feathers all over his body expect his face, which held white feathers and red eyes. While the other had familiar looking white feathers. A young child's frightened voice can be heard from outside the room...

"Mummy! Daddyyyy!"

The young man was roused from his sleep. He turns to his wife, who has most of the blanket. He mumbles sleepily, "Mmmph. Via's calling us, Stella..."

His wife responds back with a sleepy and annoyed mumble, "You get up, Stolas."

The owl demon, now named Stolas. sighs and gets out of bed, putting on a robe before he walks out. He enters the girl's room, where he sees that she is hiding beneath her blankets.
She is a tiny owl demon with pink eyes, black feathers and a face full of white feathers. She has a black marking on her white beak. She is wearing dark pink sleeveless shirt with long light pink sleeves underneath and light pink pants.

The father tilts his head, "Via? What troubles you, my owlette?"

The small child sobs before climbing down from her bed, "Daddy! Daddy!" She runs into her father's arms and he hoists her up to comfort her. She continues to cry in his arms, "I had a dream! A really bad dream!"

Stolas yawns and wipes away tear, correcting her, "A nightmare."

Octavia still sobs, "I was looking all over the palace and... I couldn't find you anywhere! You weren't there!"

The father rubs the girl on the back comfortingly, "There there, Via, it's okay. You're okay."
He then summons his grimoire to him out of thin air while he walks Octavia back to bed, "When you're scared and you don't know where I am, you must remember..."

The man's grimoire floats over to him and flips it open telekinetically...

He smiles down at her, "No matter what happens to me, I will never be far away... From my special little starfire..."

Stolas then begins singing a lullaby, "It always seems more quiet... In the dark..."

He then opens a portal above himself and Octavia. She looks up in awe of the beauty of space through the portal. Her father continues to sing, "It always feels so stark... How silence grows under the moon..."

The father and young daughter float up through the portal and into the cosmos, landing on a barren moon.

"Constellations gone so soon...

I used to think that I was bold..."

He walks across the moon, leaving footprints in the dust, "I used to think love would be fun...

Now, all my stories have been told. Except for one..."

The man looks down at young Octavia and she looks back with her large, curious eyes. Her gaze shifts to a pink glow to her side.

"As the stars start to align...

I hope you take it as a sign that you'll be okay...

A meteor begins its descent towards a giant, pink colored star.

"Everything will be okay..."

The meteor makes contact with the pink star and begins to sink beneath the molten surface.

"And if the Seven Rings collapse..."

Multiple planetary bodies begin gravitating toward the pink star, including the moon that Stolas and Octavia are currently sitting on. It eventually shatters into pieces while the star's gravity pulls on it.

"Although, the day could be my last. You will be okay..."

The young Octavia yawns and falls asleep against her father's chest.

Stolas sings quieter for her, "When I'm gone, you'll be okay..."

Distant planetary bodies fly through the cosmos, pulled in by the pink star's incredible gravitational pull. They disintegrate upon impact and causes the star to explode in a powerful supernova just when the portal closes behind Stolas...

This makes the father sing louder, "And when creation goes to die...

You can find me in the sky...

Upon the last day..."

Stolas then drapes his sleeping daughter in her blanket after putting her in her bed, "And you will be okay..."

His lullaby finished, Stolas leaves as his young daughter settles to sleep, content...

...

Now... Several years later, a teenage Octavia is jolted from her slumber by objects being smashed and her parents screaming at each other. She shakes her head, far less content. She is wearing a long black pajama shirt with a pink star on the chest and black pajama pants.

Her mother can be heard screaming from the kitchen, "I can't believe you slept with an imp! In OUR F-CKING BED!"

Still in her room, Octavia gives a long groan. She is clearly annoyed at being disturbed from her slumber. She gets up and quickly changes into her usual outfit. Which was a black beanie with a golden tiara, her pink long-sleeved shirt with a black cardigan over it, black leggings and black boots. She is also wearing purple eyeshadow on her eyelids.

Stolas yells back at his wife, "It was unexpected! I didn't have time to go to a motel!"

The owl demoness still screams at her husband, "A motel?! Like a f-cking PLEBEIAN?!"

Octavia grabs her phone and puts in earbuds, playing the song 'My World Is Burning Down Around Me' to tune out the screaming. She strides down the halls of the Goetia estate, stepping over the smashed remains of a plant thrown in her path. She pours herself a cup of coffee before sitting down at the table.

In the kitchen, Stella continues yelling at the other grown owl demon, "You want to f-ck this one TOO?!" She grabs an imp servant and violently tosses him in her husband's direction. She was wearing her usual white dress.

Stolas shakes his head before dodging the servant, "No! Of course not!" Meanwhile he was wearing just a red robe loosely over his body.

The woman in white balls her fists with another screech, "You are a godd-mn embarrassment! I'm not spending another moment looking at your pathetic, IMP-SUCKING FACE!" She storms out of the room, shouting angrily the entire time while continuing smashing more potted plants.

Stolas sighs in exhaustion before he notices his daughter has entered the kitchen, "Good mooorning, Octavia! Did you sleep well, my owlette?"

Octavia rolls her eyes, "Was that a serious question?"

Her father opens the refrigerator to retrieve a massive chunk of zebra meat with a smile, "What's that you're listening to?"

The girl speaks in a monotone voice, "This song is called 'My World is Burning Down Around Me'." She shrugs her shoulders, "It's by 'F-ck You Dad.'"

The man looks down with a frown, thinking the name of the band his daughter mentioned is a hurtful remark.]

The owlette frowns at him, "It's a band."

Stolas smiles bemusedly, "Ohhhh! How charming..." He tosses the zebra meat to feed it to a massive potted plant situated in a small alcove off the kitchen. He then pets it before it falls dormant, closing its three eyes.

Octavia shrugs her shoulders, "So, you two done screaming for the day?" She then sips her coffee.

Her father looks at the doorway with a frown, "Umm..."

They both then hear Stella let out another scream of anger and another potted plant is heard shattering in the distance.

Stolas shrugs his shoulders at his daughter, "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?"

The owlette narrows her eyes at him, "I'm not five anymore."

The taller owl demon smiles, not hearing the disapproval in her voice, "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 simply blinks, "I'd... Rather kill myself."

Stolas smiles, still not noticing what she is saying, "There we go! Anything but staying in this house! Now, I'll arrange our security!" He picks up a phone carried on a platter by his now beaten up servant.

The girl raises an eyebrow at him, "Security for a theme park?"

Stolas shrugs his shoulders while picking up the phone, "We are rich and we're hot! People want our money and our bodies!"

The owl girl grabs a box of cereal on the table and begins shoveling handfuls into her mouth. She mutters under her breath, "Our money, maybe.

Her father holds the phone up to his ear with a smile, "Speak for yourself, princess. Now... I'm calling the only man who can f*** me!"

Octavia immediately drops the handful of cereal, stunned and disgusted, "...What?"

The male owl's eyes widen and he starts backpedaling, "Who can protect me! Us! Being part of the Goetia family is rather valuable, you know!"

The owlette groans and pulls her beanie down over her eyes...

...

Now at I.M.P Headquarters, Blitzo is in his office holding up 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 speaks while impersonating Millie, "Oh, Blitzo! You're such a good boss!" He then starts impersonating Moxxie, "Yeah, I really want you, sir." He then impersonates Millie again, "Me, too!" He then speaks like himself, "Let's three-way!"

However, before he can continue... His phone starts ringing out of nowhere.

The boss narrows his eyes at the device, "WHAT?!"

Stolas flirts with him over the phone, "Why, hello, my big-d-cked Blitzy!"

Both the man's lover and daughter spit their coffee out of their mouths in sheer surprise at the same time.

'Blitzy' slams his mug onto his desk, "What-"

Octavia slams her own mug on the dining room table, "The-"

The imp still shouts, "F-CK-"

The owl girl yells at the only other person in the room, "Dad?!"

Stolas puts his hands up while looking at his daughter, "Language, everyone!" He then speaks into the phone, "I have a special request!"

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

The prince still smiles while speaking over the phone, "It's for my daughter."

The imp shrugs his shoulders, "Ah. Well, make sure she washes it."

Stola gasps, 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 narrows his eyes while shaking his head, "We're assassins, not bodyguards, 'kay? Don't invite us to sh-t unless someone's gonna die!"

The owl demon smiles flirtatiously, "I'll pay you..."

The man with stripes horns raises an eyebrow when he hears this, "Pay me what?

Stolas smile changes into a sly one, "Moneyyyy~!"

Blitzo's eyes briefly turn into dollar bills with a large smile on his face, "Done!" He then hangs up and accidentally slams his phone down on the desk hard enough to smash it to pieces.
He frowns before pulling out a megaphone, "M n' M, get in here! We're goin' to Loo Loo Land! ...Wait, Bud too! We'll bring Buddy on this one!" He then mumbles, "Aw sh-t there's a B in there now... Would it be MBM? Eh, I'll workshop it later."

Moxxie opens the door to respond, "Loo Loo Land?" His younger brother stands behind him in the doorway.

Millie excitedly smashes her head straight through the office door's glass, "Loo Loo Land?!"

The boss shouts excitedly, "Loo Loo Land!"

Loona then shouts from her desk in the office, "SHUT THE F-CK UP!"

Buddy whispers while standing behind his brother, "...What's a Loo Loo Land?"

...

Now at the many mentioned Loo Loo Land. A van with an I.M.P decal spray painted on the side pulls into the rather empty parking lot. Moxxie exits the van and opens the side door for Millie and Buddy, all wearing sunglasses. A very cramped Stolas extracts himself with a giddy giggle. His daughter exits the van far less excitedly, especially with a grown.
The owl demon dons an apple-themed hat on his head and gestures toward the park gate. Octavia groans and pulls her hat low over her face in embarrassment.

Blitzo shakes his head at the taller man, "Now, remember! This is work and work only. Me and my crew are not here to satisfy your perverted bird needs, okay?"

Octavia groans in disgust, "Hey... Dad... Do we have to-"

The boss imp waved his hand at the girl, "Okay, yeah. Hold on right there, sweetie. Go talk to Bud or something." He turns to the royal avian, "If you try f-ckin' my little ass in that park, I swear to-"

Stolas attempts to pinch the smaller man's cheek, "You are so cute when you are serious!"

Buddy grimaces tilting his head next to the princess, "Does he normally do this?"

Octavia shakes her head before hugging herself, "Unfortunately. I'm literally gonna be sick."

Moxxie speaks up next to her, "Oh, crumbs! I knew today would be a lot! What do you need?" He fishes around in a fanny pack and throws out several pill bottles while he lists off what he has, "Anti-acids? Ibuprofen?"
He points at his younger brother, "Buddy! You better catch her if she faints!"

This makes the hybrid panic, waving his hands before eventually keeping them open in front of himself, "I! Uh! Sure thing!"

The older brother shows Octavia several hypodermic needles of a glowing, green substance, "Uh, morphine?"

Octavia turns away from the taller brother, "Do not." She then rolls her eyes at the smaller imp before walking away, "And that was figurative, old man."

Moxxie chuckles sheepishly, "Oh, right..." He chuckles sheepishly while he discards the needles into a nearby baby carriage, where a baby imp happily reaches out to play with the objects. He murmurs before walking away with his wife and brother, "But she said it was literal..."

Buddy shakes his head at his brother, "Eh, don't take it personally, Mox." He then whispers, "She seems kinda pissed off anyway."

Millie jumps up and down in excitement, "Wooooow! I haven't been to this place since I was a tot!" She elbows her husband's brother in the arm, "Have you really never been here before, Bud?"

A large letter falls off a sign of the nearby ride, crushing a nearby teenaged imp that was standing on the ground.

Buddy quickly bumped into Millie's side to make sure not get crushed, "I... Don't remember my mom ever bringing me here so no. Never."

The woman imp quickly hugs the taller imp and let him go, "Aw well! You're gonna love it, I promise! It hasn't changed a bit. Ohhh! LOOK! It's Big Woobly!"
She then gestures toward a hideously malformed animatronic dinosaur... Which opens its mouth and lets out a terrifying, demonic shriek.

Moxxie steps behind his wife, "That is... Deeply upsetting."

The hybrid speaks up with a frown, "Not to mention disturbing!"

Millie put her hands on her hips with a smile, "Oh, come on! It's fun! You've never been here either, Mox?"

Her husband quickly shakes his head, "No! Theme parks always disturbed me, especially the mascots..."

The park's mascot, which is a giant walking apple, appears out of nowhere behind the small imp, "Well, hey there!"

The white haired imp jumps back in terror, "AAAAAH!"

The mascot waved his arms in the air, "I'm Loo Loo! Welcome to Loo Loo Land! If y'all get hurt here, just try and sue us!"

Stolas gasps at the giant apple, "Look! Via! It's Loo Loo!"

Octavia folds her arms with a frown, "I have a question."

Loo Loo lets out a laugh, "Well, ask away, little girlie! A-hyuk a-hyuk a-hyuk!"

The female owl tilts her head at the mascot, "Is it true this park is just a really shameless spin-off of Lucifer's far more popular Lu Lu World?

The giant apple lowers it's arms, "No?"

Octavia rolls her eyes, "This place reeks of insecure corporate shame."

Stolas chuckles nervously while he leads his daughter away, "Why don't we go check out the rides?"

Loo Loo looks at the hybrid while the two walked away, "That chick's creepy, huh?"

Buddy's eyes are shown to be wide, though he shook his head to regain focus, "...Creepy in a cute way."

The mascot simply stands there, "What."

The hybrid looked back at him, "What." He shrugs his shoulders, "I like someone who sees through things like that! You know what, I don't need to explain myself to you!" He then walks away in embarrassment.

Blitzo then speaks up, nudging the mascot, "Eh, wait till her dad tries to diddle your holes."

The intern grimaces to shout but freezes in place, "Ew! What?!"

Loo Loo turns to Millie and Moxxie, "What's that mean?"

The husband shouts at him, "Don't talk to me! I know you're a pervert under there!" He then leaves, leading Millie and Buddy off with him.

The mascot hangs his body dejectedly, "Yeah..."

The trio head down a pathway, taking a good look around the place... With one brother being noticeably more nervous than the other...

Moxxie starts sweating profusely before stopping to catch his composure, "You really like this place, huh?"

Millie raises her hands in excitement, "I love this place! My parents would bring me and my siblings here when they could swing it! Money-wise!"

Buddy smiles with a shrug of his shoulders, "Aw, that sounds oddly sweet."

The small man looks over to see a worker leading 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 29 souls per unit.
He raises an eyebrow at this, "Yeaaaah... The prices do seem rather criminal. I mean, that much for a novelty cup that you use one time?"

The intern shrugged his shoulders, "Well, you can still use it when you're at home."

Millie interrupted him with a smile, "'Cause, it's Loo Loo Land!"

The hybrid shrugged once again, "Or because it's Loo Loo Land. That works too, I guess."

Blitzo then walks up to them with a lot of merch all over himself. This includes a novelty cup in his hands and a hat with attached can holders and straws on his head.
He nudges Moxxie with his cup, "Yeah! Listen to your h/e, Mox."
He then takes a swig from his novelty cup, "How 'bout I take the first watch while you two have a little..." He takes off his sunglasses and winks at them, "Fun?"

Millie gasps in excitement at this, "OOOOOH! Buddy too! ...Not like that, Blitz." She jumps up and down before grabbing both their hands, "Come on, guys! We gotta do my favorite ride!"

The white haired imp gulps in fear, "Oh, yeah? You're coming too, Buddy. We're going Wh-which one?

They spot a lone imp who is shown 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 grabs his brother tightly, "Oh, crumbs!"

...After the ride, Moxxie vomiting into a trash can after having left the ride. Millie pats him on the back while Buddy rubs his forehead in pain. A vomit-covered family walks by the three in the background, glaring disapprovingly at Moxxie. A massive dragon-like creature from the nearby petting zoo looms overhead, also glaring at the smallest imp.

In another part of the park, Stolas and Octavia walk along the path, with Blitzo takes up positions all around them with his rifle. A group of imps creep up behind the booths, ropes, knives, and pitchforks at the ready. They quickly scatter when Blitzo looks in their direction.

Stolas touches Blitzo's horn* with a smile, "You know, it's quite thrilling to see you on the job, Blitzy!"

Blitzo rolls his eyes while looking away from him, "Save it, bitch. I'm working!"

The owl's daughter folds her arms at this display, "You both need to get a room."

The imp freezes with a frown, "Hey, I am not a day-hooker!"

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

This makes the boss narrow his eyes at her, "What? I just said I'm not one, prude!" He then flips her off.

Stolas then gasps, "Oh! Look, Via!" He points excitedly at the circus tent. A demon mother is struggling to pull her crying son into the tent.
But the father ignores this, "You used to cry such tears of joy at this show!"

Octavia stops with a panicked tone, "Oh, no..."

She then remembers when a young girl being pushed against the stage by an excited crowd of imp children. The robot on stage 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 with a scowl on his face.

Now back to the present...

Both Blitzo and Octavia speak at the same time, "I hate that f-cking clown."

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

However, the prince simply smiled underneath the cloth sack, "Oh, Blitzy! I need my bodyguard, please!"

One imp jumps to try and skewer Stolas with a pitchfork.
But Blitzo quickly brings his rifle to shoot the imp in the torso, splattering Stolas's head with blood. The other imps quickly scatter. away from the scene.

Octavia enters the big top and finds a seat with a frown. Blitzo carries Stolas in, with his head still covered in the blood-soaked sack. Blitzo sets him down and walks away from them.
Stolas makes no move to remove the sack, until Octavia rips it off her father's head in annoyance.

The robot on the stage starts 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 O's, to avoid lawsuits! H-H-H-H-H-Hit it!"

The stage lights turn on and point at the robot while he begins to dance and sing a song, "Loo Loo Land, Loo Loo Land!"

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

The robot continues, "Everybody sing along with the Loo Loo band!"

It goes around pointing and gesturing at various demons in the audience. Stolas looks excited when the robot gets to him but this is short-lived while Blitzo pops up and points his rifle at it.

The robot dashes back to the stage, "Every boy, every girl, every woman, every man loves Loo Loo Laaand!"

Platforms in the stage rise up in time with the music while it continues, "Loo Loo Land, Loo Loo Land!

Everything is beautiful at Loo Loo Land!

Ugly children holdin' hands in Loo Loo Laaand!"

The robot 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.

"Everybody's friendly!"

It hugs Big Woobly so hard that its neck breaks a bit more than it already had been, "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.

"No copyright infringement's ever seeeeeen!"

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

"I have a dream..."

Another sings backup for him, "He has a dream!"

The robot continues to sing, "I'm here to tell..."

Once again the back up singer speaks up, "He's here to tell!"

The robot continues, "About a magical, fantastic place called Loo Loo Laaaaand!"

Octavia is sitting and absorbing the musical with disgusted boredom...

...

Outside, Moxxie, Millie and Buddy walk along a row of game booths...

The woman holds both the boys' hands, "Oh, this is gonna be so excitin'! Buddy, you are gonna love it here! We're gonna have some good ol' family fun! Just the three of us!"

Buddy follows the short imp awkwardly with his long legs, "Really? Aren't we supposed to-"

But then suddenly, they hear one of the vendors call for them. Which promptly made Millie gleefully yank the boys over towards the booth.

The carnie imp gave them all a smile, "Hello, hello! Step right up and win a thing!"

Millie gasps in excitement, "Oh, look, Moxxie! A THING!"

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

Moxxie looks at the toy with a smug smile, "Oh, you like that thing?"

The wife jumps up and down excitedly, "YEEEEESSS! I don't really know what that thing is but I want that thing!"

The husband keeps his smug smile towards the toy, "Ahhh... Finally, something I can handle."

The hybrid scratches his chin in confusion, "Wait, we're actually going to play around?"

Millie pats the younger demon on the arm, "Awww, Buddy! It's not every day we get to spend time together at Loo Loo Land! Besides Blitz's said he's got it!"

Moxxie smiles at his brother, "Yeah! You can just relax for your first mission!" He then takes out some money and hands it to the carnie in front of them, "Okay! One game, puh-lease!"

The demon rolls his eyes and uses his tail to hand Moxxie a pistol with a cork projectile in the muzzle.
He does not even line up the shot, instead looking to his wife and brother while 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.

The carnie demon smiles smugly, "Ohhhh! Strike one, little man!"

The white haired imp raised his eyebrows in surprise, "But I hit it!"

The man at the booth shrugged his shoulders, "Hmmm, I don't know what to tell ya, buddy. The target, see? It didn't go down. So yeah! No go, bro."

Buddy tapped his brother on the back, "Uh... Mox?"

Moxxie shoves his hand in front of his brother's face without looking at him, "Not now, Buddy! Go back to relaxing." He growls in anger and fishes another bill out of his pocket. He then grabs the pistol and fires another cork, hitting the target dead-center.

But the target does not budge...

The white haired demon slaps the pistol in annoyance, "The Heaven's wrong with this thing?!"

The carnie imp rolls his eyes at him, "Oh, man. A real shame, I tell ya!" He then mocks him by pretending to cry.

Moxxie hisses in anger before slapping another bill on the counter, "Another!"

Buddy slumps down to sit on the ground, facing away from the booth. He starts rubbing his eyebrows in annoyance.

...

Back to the Robo Fizz's show.... Stolas is gleefully clapping to the music, while Octavia has thrown her head back in annoyance, banging her fist on the seat next to her.

The robot begins to end his song, "'body sing along with the Loo Loo band! Every boy, every girl, every woman, every man loves Loo Loo Laaaaaaand!"

The show ends with a small pyrotechnic display while the Robo Fizz cackles maniacally. The bear animatronic nearby faceplants onto the stage and falls to pieces.

Stolas claps and cheers even harder, "Ah hohohoho ho ho ho ho ho, how delightful!"

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

Stolas smiles flirtatiously, turning his attention towards the imp, "Oh, my! What aim you have, Blitzy."

Octavia stands up with a furious look on her face, "Ugh! I can't do this anymore!"

The royal owl widens his eyes in concern, "Wait! Uh... Octavia!"

The girl then storms off with Stolas following behind.

Meanwhile, Blitzo cycles his rifle and prepares to give chase after his charges... However, he stops when he hears a voice.

The robot onstage stares right at him, "Mua ha ha ha ha hoho-oh! Is that Blitz-o my sensors spot up the-e-e-ere? I bet the kiddies are still running away from you, huh?" He then laughs wholeheartedly.

The tall imp folds his arms, "The 'o' is silent now!"

The robot shrugs it's shoulders, "A-A-Awwwww, just like your audience always was when you to-told your lazy jokes here!" He laughs yet again.

Blitzo removes his visors and throws them on the ground before he continues his argument with Robo Fizz, "Bitch, I make more money killing people than you do being a cheap-ass robo ripoff of an overrated sellout JESTER!"

The Robo Fizz begins to glitch out, "Oohoohoo! Someone's salty! Real or not, though, people lo-o-ove me! Does anybody love you..." His voice then deepens to a demonic tone, "BLITZ-O?"

The assassin frowns, "No." He then smiles before picking up his rifle, "But I'm really good with guns now! Dance, bitch!"

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

The imp screams while in the air, "Ohhhh, F-CK MEEEEEEE!"

Outside, Wally Wackford rolls a cart of lit torches in by the tent, "Torches, I say, I say! Get your inconvenient torches here!"

However, Blitzo lands on the cart which ends up scattering the torches. And all the lit wooden objects light the big top on fire.

The imp with white hair rubs his arm in pain, "Owww! I say, OWWWW!"

The green fire very rapidly spreads to all corners of the park. Burning and melting all of the animatronics while they flee the tent.
Robo Fizz cackles and spins his 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.

Buddy looks to his side in boredom, "I thought we were supposed to be doing our job?" He notices the familiar bird girl run ahead of her father, "Uh... Actually, you guys have fun... I'll be right back."

The imp at the stand shrugs his shoulders, "Wow! Man, you're really starting to make this sad. Even your kid didn't want to see you fail anymore! Y'know, if you suck, you suck! Guess you won't win your honey here a prize..."

Millie put her hands on her hips, "Uh, first of all, he's not his kid. He's his brother." She grabs the pistol from her husband, "But here, Let me try!"
She fires a cork at a target, which misses by a few feet.

But the carnie imp grins mischievously and presses on a foot pedal in the booth. This makes the target fall down.
He offers the woman a smile, "Ohhhh, look at that! Lucky shot, baby!"

Moxxie's eyes widen in anger, "Are you kidding me?! You... You charlatan!"

The imp at the stands waves him off, "Hey, uh, get lost, pipsqueak. I'm talkin' to the lady..." He then leans toward Millie and makes a seductive purring sound at her.

Millie immediately recoils in disgust. In the background, 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, crushing the carnie Imp under him.
This makes the other imp scream out in pain, "OWWWW! Oof! Auuugh!"

The white haired imp jumps back in surprise, "Sir?!"

The boss's head moves round in a dazed manner, "Ohhhh... Hey, guys! You should probably go, uh, make sure Stolas is okay. I've... Got some unfinished business to take care of."
He then shakes his head and really looks at the two of them, "Wait, where's Buddy?! How'd he slip away from you guys, he's like twelve f-cking feet tall!" He then shakes his head, "Argh, you know what! Never mind that! Just go!"

He draws his flintlock pistol, cocks it and ten fires at the now burning Robo Fizz. The impact of the bullet spins the robot's head around, but when he spins his head back... He is revealed to be unharmed by the shot, having caught the bullet in his teeth. He then spits the bullet out with a smile.

Blitzo tilts his head with a smile, "Oh, what a mouth!" He then immediately grimaces when he realizes what he just said.

The Robo Fizz coils himself up into his rolling form again, charging straight at Blitzo. He leaps out of the way right when his enemy hit the booth, destroying it in a large explosion. Several pieces of shrapnel and burning prizes shoot in all direction, even the 'things' Moxxie was trying to win got it's head cut off.
The piece of stuffed animal strikes a young imp boy in the head, knocking him unconscious the second a photographer takes a picture of him and his family.

The father of the family raises his arms before shouting in anger, "Goddammit, Nathan! You ruined another bloody photo! Why were you even born?!"

Elsewhere, Stolas is still running after his daughter... He shouts around the circus, "Octavia?"

The girl's voice is heard from another building, "Just leave me alone!

The father shouts again once he sees her, "Octavia!"

Octavia rushes into a building called the 'Fun House.'
Inside, Stolas is confronted with 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 then appears behind Stolas and jumps upon his back, stopping his movement....

...

Meanwhile, inside the 'Fun House', Octavia sits there in one of the carriages. She sobs into her knees, trying to wipe her tears with her sleeve.
She hears a few footsteps, prompting her to look up but not at the figure, "Not now, Dad!"

Buddy rubs the back of her neck while looking to the side awkwardly, "Uh... I'm not..."

Octavia looked up at the male next to her, "Oh! Um, I'm sorry... What's your name?"

The hybrid stood up straight, showing off his full height, "It's Buddy, your bodyguard intern for the day! May I ask your name, ma'am? Just to be sure."

The girl stuck out her tongue, disgusted, "Ew, please don't call me 'ma'am'. You're the one who's older than me... My name is Octavia."

Buddy laughs, slouching back down to his usual height with a smile, "Haha, noted! But only by like... A year!" He then rubbed the back of his neck, "So... Uh, you seemed kinda upset. But uh, we don't have to talk about it if you don't want to. I just wanted to make sure you were okay." He blinked when she didn't respond, "...Are you okay?"

Octavia blinked at him, "I'm sorry, forgive my staring. I just have never seen an imp of your stature before."

The winged demon shrugged his shoulders, "Oh, that's 'cause I'm not just an imp. My mom was a succubus. That makes me both."

The owlette tilted her head at him, "Really? I've never met a hybrid before..." She spoke in a much quieter tone, "...Fascinating."

Buddy's eyes widened upon hearing this, "Well... No one's ever called me that before." He offers his hand to her to take, "Are you feeling better? We could-"

But then suddenly before she could take his hand, an incredibly imp armed with a knife jumps on top of the carriage. He was a simple looking creature with spiky white hair, an underbite, yellow sclera, a small goatee and bright red skin. His horns were slightly curvy and they were white with small black stripes. He was wearing a purple wife beater, gray jeans with no shoes.

He dangles the knife in his hand with a menacing smile, "Sorry to interrupt you and your... Whatever he is, girl, but uh, I got a job to do"

He then leapt into the air with the knife to stab the princess.

Instead, he felt himself stop in the air. He opened his eyes to see that the hybrid holding him by the back of his shirt like he was a cat. He still waves his arms and legs in attempt to get away.

Buddy lifts the imp higher in the air, away from the princess, "Really? That was your plan? I'm right here!"

The hybrid then tosses the smaller creature down a nearby corridor. He then turned to Octavia, "You stay here, Octavia. I'll take care of this guy."

The princess waved her hand with a surprised look on her face, "Oh! Uh, please, go ahead."

And with that, Buddy sprinted off after the smaller imp in the corridor... Slipping further into the darkness...

...

Back at the entrance, an imp is revealed to be on the royal bird's back. Stolas rolls with his eyes at his situation, "Umm, I think I'm supposed to be bodyguarded right now!"

The imp covers Stolas's mouth with his shirt sleeve but is suddenly shot in the head and falls to the ground.

Both Moxxie and Millie are revealed to be in the entryway with the woman holding a smoking pistol.

Stolas wipes the imp's blood off of his sleeve, "Ugh, that's better! Where is Blitzy? He's my knight in shining armor, not you littler ones!"

The girl imp relaxes her shoulders, "He's uhhhh... Busy."

Moxxie opens his fanny pack, revealing to have taken one of the plushies from the stand, "Being a fool."

The royal owl tilts his head at them, "What kind of fool?"

The husband gives the toy to his wife and smiles when she hugs it, "The 'everything is now on fire' kind."

Disinterested, Stolas leaves the imps, effortlessly dodging between two swinging pendulums... He then heads down a tunnel into an adjoining room. There, he sees Octavia riding in circles in apple-themed rail cars, nervously clutching the bar in front of her.

The father discards the Loo Loo Land hat, "Octavia..." He then frowns, "I take it you are... Not having fun."

The girl folds her arms with a frown, "I didn't even want to come here! And now Buddy's fighting some creep who wanted to kill me!"

Stolas tilted his head at her, "Who's Buddy?" He shakes his head, "Er! At least he's doing his job..." He then puts his attention fully on his daughter, "I'm sorry, sweetie. I... I thought you loved it here."

Octavia begins to sniffle, "When I was a kid and my parents didn't hate each other... And my dad didn't flirt with some... Weird red d-ckhead the entire time."

The man's frown continues to grow, "I'm sorry, Via. I'm sorry for... Everything... Happening right now. I know it's... A lot. I, uh... I should have listened.

The owlette begins to cry, "I just want to go home... But home doesn't even feel like home anymore... You ruined it!"

The father moves to sit next to his daughter on the ride, "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... I'm sorry, I-I-I don't have the words."

The daughter continues to cry into her knees, "...Are you gonna run off with him? And leave me behind? Go away where... I can't find you?

Stolas quickly shakes his head, "What? No! No, no, never! I'd never do that. Never." He then stands up from the ride, "I think it's time to leave this place. You were right. You are too old for it, anyway."

Octavia gives him a tiny smile, "...Okay, Dad..."

...

Meanwhile, Buddy stalks into the corridor. Slipping past the neon colored attractions in the dark...

He passed by a hall of comedically large angels with spears, shuddering at the sight of them, "Ugh... Okay, can't use my fire in here. I could hurt Octavia if I heat up the place too fast. Especially with those feathers."
The hybrid took another look around, "If I was a tiny would-be-assassin, where would I be hiding?"

Buddy felt a punch to his face, which made him shake his head to regain his focus. He attempted to grab the small imp, but he quickly jumped away.

The tiny assassin ran away from the intern, "You winged freak! Why are you trying to stop me?!"

The hybrid shouted back while looking around, "Because it's my job!"

However, he lost sight of the imp. Causing his eyes to move frantically in the dark. His eyes glow a soft yellow...

But then he heard the demon's voice and a few foot steps...

"You think you can kill me, boy?! I'm the one who's gonna topple the hierarchy by killin' that bird and his kid! I-"

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out. The smaller imp looked down to see his foot had been shot, making him scream in pain at the sight of the large hole. He bounces on his other foot, clutching his injury.

Buddy held the smoking gun with narrowed eyes towards the would-be-killer, "See, I totally agree with that. Imps get treated like garbage and I mean, look at me! Hybrids get sh-t from both sides of the family! Buuuuuuut I got a job to do! And I can't let you kill my new friend in there!"

The small demon fell onto the ground, still clutching his foot in pain, "Pffft, you think she's your friend? You're just her bodyguard! And once you're done, she'll just throw you aw-"

But before the imp could continue, another gunshot rang out in the air. He then slumped over with a blank look on his face, his forehead having a large gunshot wound.

With that, Buddy fixed his coat and sprinted back to the front of the ride...

...

Outside the Fun House, Stolas is carrying his daughter while an imp grins maniacally in the space above the drop-ceiling, looking down on them. The imp drops down and flicks open a switchblade.

The father immediately turns around, eyes glowing brightly which immediately turns the imp to stone. The small statue is then knocked over by a certain hybrid rushing to them.

Buddy puts his hands on his knees while trying to catch his breath, "Are you... Are you guys okay?"

Stolas held his daughter firmly, "Oh yes, we're completely fine. Uh... Hybrid boy."

Octavia still smiled at her father while she bumped her elbow into his chest, "Dad, his name is Buddy."

The tall owl demon corrected himself with a shrug, "Yes, Buddy." The feathers on his body became ruffled when a large sign collapsed next to them, "Something tells me that THAT is an issue, however."

The hybrid shouts in sheer confusion, "WHAT DID I JUST WALK OUT TO?!"

The park has been reduced to pandemonium while dusk falls. Millie attempts to shoot at Robo Fizz, who rolls around wildly after her. The robot is then caught by the draconic creature and swallowed whole, while Moxxie rides on its back.

Stolas and Octavia then start to leave the park gates together...

The father still holds his daughter, "So, what would you like to do now?"

The girl rubs her fingers together with a smile, "Oh, can we go to Stylish Occult? They sell weird taxidermy there..."

The male owl hums reluctantly, "Hmmm, okayyyyy...

The owlette chuckles at him, "Thanks, Dad. You're okay... Sometimes."

Stolas smiles at his daughter, "Thank you, Via. Thank you..."

A massive explosion rocks the park which sends all the employees of I.M.P. hurtling through the air, smoking and screaming.

Buddy backs up with his arms open, "I gotcha! I gotcha!"

However, all three land on top of the intern. Effectively knocking him out on the ground in front of Stolas and Octavia.

Moxxie shook his head, "Way to ruin another good thing, sir!"

Blitzo pumped his fist in the air, "Worth it! That sl/tty toy clown had... It... Comin'!" He then falls unconscious, with his head landing on the ground.

And with everyone knocked out... A stray dog grabs Millie by the hair and drags her off to the side...

...

Way back when she was still a small child... While at one of Loo Loo Land's famous shows with Robo Fizz, Octavia begins to cry upon being shoved to the front of the crowd. She tries to push back against the crowd but it is no use. Her little eyes quickly dart from side to side, looking to get away from the scary robot.

The small owlette saw a hole in the circus tent and ran for it, heading outside. She covered her eyes while she cried...

Which lead her straight into another young child...

The boy looked to be slightly older than her, with imp-like skin and succubus wings. He picked himself up to rub the bandage on his nose, "Hey! That hurt!" He blinked when he heard her sniffle with no response, "Uh... Hey? Are you okay?"

The girl looked down with an angry, tearful frown, "No! I'm not okay! The stupid robot is scary and..." She picked up her head to see that she was outside near a tree, "And now I don't know where my daddy is..."

She noticed the other child was swiveling his head around, "What are you doing?"

The hybrid stopped his head's bobbing with a final spin, "I'm looking for your daddy! Don't worry, I'm looking for my mom too! We're playing hide and seek and she's really good at it!" The hybrid extended his hand to the girl, "And I'm pretty good at seeking! Come on! I can help you find him!"

The young owlette slowly took a hold of his hand. A smile growing on her face when the boy pulled her away from the tent, running off to find the girl's father.

...

Now inside the van, being driven by their boss... Millie shook the young man by the arm, "Buddy... Hey Buddy! Wake up, sugarcube!"

The hybrid shook his head while he woke up from his dream, "Huh? What happened?" He felt his brother asleep on his other arm.

The black haired imp gave him a smile before bumping her elbow into his arm, "Ya hit the back of your head when you tried to catch us! Couldn't get you to wake up for squat!"

Blitzo rolled his eyes while driving on the road, "Yeah, next time, get knocked out in the van! Carrying you was a godd-mn hassle! You're not light like the bird princess!"

Millie let out a laugh, waving her boss off, "So... Did you have fun at Loo Loo Land?"

The hybrid slowly shrugged his shoulders, "Huh... Yeah, yeah, I think I did." With that, Buddy smiled while looking outside the window. Already excited at the thought of meeting the owl princess again...

Chapter Text

The day starts with Blitzo and the crew driving their gray van along the street... He smiles upon hearing the song on the radio, "I love this song!" He starts to poorly sing along with the music, "You were a spicy little... Uh... Demon with the... Uh... Bleach blonde haaaair!"

Loona is shown sitting in the passenger seat next to Blitzo, looking mildly annoyed at his singing. Buddy nods his head to the music, his eyes straining while he tries to listen to the original song in the back of the van. Moxxie covers his in the backseat while Millie rolls down her window and smiles.

The boss continues to sing despite the disapproval, "Fieeendin' for that...Uh... When I caught your stare!" They drive into an old crowded parking lot while he still sings, "Thooought it might be love but you went-"

His eyes widens when he sees a pink car pull into the remaining parking space, "Oh, sh-t! Fu-"

He slams onto the brakes and the van skids to a stop. Blitzo turns off the radio and glares at the people in the pink car. He glances at the license plate, which reads 'SUCK-4-LIFE'.
The boss shakes his head in annoyance, "Oh, you 'suck for life', do ya?!"

He pulls out a megaphone and screams into it, "Listen up, you unoriginal pink c-m dump! You have three godd--n seconds to get your t/ts out of my parking spot!"

The driver's seat opens, letting out a succubus with pink skin, long red hair in a ponytail, long red horns, a fully pink tail and red wings. her eyes are a golden color with black sclera and she has a red marking on her forehead and cheeks. She is wearing a red short sleeved dress shirt, short black dress and black dress heels. She opens the passenger, where another woman steps out of her front car seat with high heels. She is a tall, pink succubus with long white hair and sunglasses shaped like hearts. She is wearing a white dress that stops at her thighs. Various black stars and circles litter her dress. She is wearing black high heels that are also thigh highs. She is wearing a white, fuzzy coat and a black choker.
.

Blitzo lowers the megaphone with a shocked face, "Oh, sh-t! Verosika!"

Verosika blows a bubble of pink gum before it pops, "Blitzo."

The imp starts to walk towards her, "I should have known you'd be here. I could smell fish for miles, which is odd. Because, I believe the nearest ocean is..." He then falls, faceplanting onto the ground before standing up, "...Three Rings DOWN!"

The popstar rolls her eyes underneath her sunglasses, "And I should have known you'd be here when I heard the amber alerts!"

The boss shakes his head before pointing at her, "Oh, yeah? I'm surprised they let your fat a-s outta rehab. I can see you're still a drunken wh-re, clutching onto that Beelzejuice bottle like it's the last c-ck in Hell!"

Verosika flips her long hair back dramatically, "They let me out because I'm still famous. And rehab is for sad, loser wash-ups." She then takes a swing of her drink from the bottle and wipes her mouth with her thumb, "So, your sister says hi!"

Blitzo angrily steps in front of Verosika, "Why are you parkin' here?! This is the ONLY parking spot my company has! So take your tampon race car somewhere else!"

The woman rolls her eyes yet again, "Actually, prick. It has my name on it." She points down to her name written in purple spray paint by their feet. I.M.P is crossed out with the same purple spray on the ground, "I'm doing a bit of freelance for one of the infinitely more successful companies in the building..."

Loona watches the scene from the van, "No way..."

Buddy turns his head upon noticing his coworker's attention being elsewhere, "Huh? What, what's going on?" His eyes widen upon noticing the popstar, "Oh sh-t!"

Verosika smiles confidently, "...And they wanted to have me come in this week to lead their team during spring break."

Blitzo's eyes widen and folds his arm, "A WEEK?! No, no, you are NOT parking here for a f--kin' week!"

The popstar removes her sunglasses, revealing her pink eyes with yellow sclera, "Awww, you mad, Blitzo? You gonna run off, leaving someone else to pay for the hotel room, steal their car and run..."

The two talk at the same time, "...Run three rings to Wrath and max MY credit cards on sh-tty horse riding lessons?!"

The imp practically growls at her, "Godd-mn it wh-re, you will NOT let that go!"

The succubus folds her arms, "Choke on a sandpaper cock. She flips him the bird and begins to walk away while Loona fearfully lowers her head in the van.

The smaller creature starts to follow the star, "HOLD ON! You better move that pussy wagon right now, or I'm gonna..."

A towering muscular Hellhound appears behind the imp and growls, "You'll what?" he tall with huge muscles, dark fur and a scar over his left eye. His left eye is completely white while the other has red sclera and white irises. He has a long, dark tail. He is wearing

Blitzo glances around and starts to stutter, "Or I'll... Uh... Uh, I-I'll call HR!"

The popstar folds her arms with a smile, "I'd like to see you try!" She then gestures to the hound next to her, "Anyway, meet my new Hellhound, Vortex. Unlike you, he actually does his job well."

Verosika starts to leave with her bodyguard. She then glances over her shoulder before flipping Blitzo off.

The boss whispers with an annoyed face, "Ugh, I wasted so much time with a bag of holes like that."

Loona kicks van door open and steps out, "You know Verosika Mayday?!"

While the hellhound kicks open the door, Buddy jumps out of the van. He turns to pick up a black backpack from the floor of the vehicle.

The popstar turns her head back at the noise of the door being forced open, "Diva! Girl, I haven't seen you in a hot minute! Where have you been?" She walked back past the wolf, who's eyes widened at the sight of the star coming closer to them.

Buddy turned around to face the succubus with a raised eyebrow, "Uh, I'm sorry. What?"

Verosika is briefly taken aback, "Oh sh-t, you're not Diva! Wait, why do you have the same tail pattern then?" Her eyes then widen in realization, "...Oh d-mn! You're her son! That little one with the white hair! Oh, I haven't seen you since you were this little!" She makes a shrinking gesture with her pointer finger and her thumb. She waves to the other succubus from the car, "Hey Nerissa, come here! You remember Diva's kid, don't you?"

The driver, now named Nerissa, walks closer to the pair, "Oh yeah! I do remember him! Didn't we last see him when he was this little?" She makes the same gesture her sister made.

The hybrid rubbed his eyebrows with his fingers, "...You theoretically couldn't have met me when I was that little. That gesture implies that I was still in my mom's stomach."

The popstar shrugs her shoulders, "Yeah, whatever, smartass!" She then points at him, "Your mom had a smart mouth too so you're definitely Diva's kid then! Wasn't your name-"

The intern quickly interrupts her, "It's Buddy." His smile slowly becoming much more strained the more times his mother is mentioned.

Verosika nods her head quicklyin response, "Oh, Buddy, right! So what are you doing hanging out with well..." She gestures to Blitzo, "This f--k up?"

The imp puts his hands on his hips, "Well excuse you, I'm his BOSS!"

Buddy smiles with a shrug, "It's true, that's my Bossman."

The popstar shakes her head with a wave of her hand, "Oh honey, you can do much better than that."

Blitzo points towards the succubus, "HEY! Go suck a d-ck, b--ch!" He then waves his hands at his intern, "And YOU! Quit talkin' to her!"

Verosika frowns at the imp before turning away from him, "Ta-ta, f--k stain." She flips him off before leaving with her Hellhound.

Before anyone else could speak, Loona walked in between the boss and her coworker, "So hold on! Back up a minute! She apparently knows YOU!" She points right in Buddy's face, "That is something I am going to learn more of! And..." She points at her adopted father, "YOU know Verosika Mayday?!"

The hybrid quickly dodges the question by standing next to the hound, "Uhhhh yeah, Bossman! You know Verosika too?"

Blitzo rolls his eyes, "Huh? Oh, yeah. Her? Yeah. We dated."

Millie shouts from the window, "Was it before or after she became a pop star?"

Moxxie opens the van door and steps out, "You dated a pop star?!"

The boss puts his hands on his hips, "Okay, why are you all acting like that's such a shock?!"

Loona rolls her eyes, "Hellooo, it's Verosika Mayday!"

The wife raises an eyebrow, "It's you?"

Buddy shrugs his shoulders, "I mean... You know!"

Moxxie frowns, "I just..." He scratches his head, "Is she blind? Suffering some form of brain damage?"

Blitzo waves his hands in front of him, "Okay, look, you are all making this into a way bigger deal than it needs to be. I don't pry into your stupid personal lives.

The husband waves his hands above his own head, "You do that all the time, sir!"

The woman with black hair puts her hands on her hips, "Come on, Blitz, you kinda do that."

The Hellhound folds her arms, "You totally do that."

Buddy even shrugs his shoulders again, "Gotta agree with them, Bossman. I've caught you in our fridge multiple times."

Millie grins mischievously with her eyelids lowering, "What was sex with her like?"

The hybrid gags before backing up with his hands up, "Ew, nope!" He even takes a step away from her.

Moxxie jumps back, taken aback, "Millie!"

His wife widened her eyes back at him, "Whaaaat?! It's a pop star! You'd wanna know what sex with Michael Crawford was like.

Her husband put his hand up to scold Millie but changes his mind, "...Touché."

Blitzo shook his head at his crew, "Okay, look, let's just drop it! Millie, just... Find a temporary spot for that truck!" He tosses the keys to the woman, who gleefully catches them and runs to the driver's side, "Okay, Loonie, Moxxie, Buddie! Let's go handle this sh-t."

...

Now inside the building, Buddy, Loona, Moxxie and Blitzo stepping out of an elevator. The Hellhound walks nervously ahead of the group, "Do you think they saw me? F--k! I did my makeup sh--ty today!"

The hybrid shrugs his shoulders, "Eh, she probably didn't care all that much..." He jumps back when the woman sends a glare his way, "I did NOT mean that in a bad way! Come on!"

Her adopted father smiles at her with shining eyes, "Oh, you look perfect, Loonie! Like always!"

Loona narrows her eyes in a scowl, "Shut UP, da-"

The imp looks at her with adoration on his face but his adopted daughter stops herself from continuing her sentence.

The Hellhound shoves him aside, "Urgh! Blitzo!" She checks her face in a handheld mirror, stepping over her adopted dad before accidentally bumping into Verosika's bodyguard. She looks up in embarrassment, "Oof! Oh! Woah..."

Vortex glances down at the smaller Hellhound with a smile. Blitzo smiles at Loona before he gasps in shock. He frowns when he notices his daughter blushing and wagging her tail. Moxxie looks in between the three before taking a step back, pulling his half-brother with him.

Her father then moves between Loona and Vortex with his arms out, "Hiiii, big man. Where's your b--ch bag of an employer?"

Vortex motions to a nearby room with neon pink hearts over double doors. 'V' and 'M' are spray-painted on the door windows across from the I.M.P. office room, "She's in her office. There wasn't room on the second floor, so they rented one here on this one. It's cheaper."

The imp clenches his fist, "Oh, COME ON!"

The big Hellohound scoffs at him, "Sorry, man." He then walks away from the group.

The boss mutters with a frown, "Oh no you don't, b--ch."

Buddy steps next to his boss, "Hey, Bossman. Why don't you let me talk to her? I know her, she might listen to me. Besides, she wouldn't lay a finger on me."

Blitzo rubs his face before waving him off, "You know what? Go for it."

...

The hybrid walks into the succubus's dark office, feeling the eyes from her crew on him. He adjusts his bowtie before waving his hand, "Uh hello! Ms. Mayday, it's me! Diva's son, Buddy!"

Verosika turns to him with a smile, "Aw Buddy! What are you doing here? Tired of Blitzo's bullsh-t already?"

Buddy rubs the back of his neck, "Oh uh, no! No, I just wanted to talk to you about the parking space? Bossman-"

The star rolls her eyes with a roll of her hand, "Ugh, so he sent you here on business? Boring!" She paces back and forth before smiling at him, "Oh how about I introduce you to the rest of the crew instead! You already know my sister Nerissa, but this is way more fun!" She starts to gesture to the various succubi next to her, who wave to him when they are called, "This is Coco, Apple, Milky, Josh-"

The intern shakes his head before running his hands down his face, "Verosika, please. I just wanted to ask if we could work something out!"

The popstar frowns at this, "Why don't you join my crew instead? Trust me, it wouldn't be like the back breaking work like that prick probably has you do."

Buddy quickly shook his head while frowning, "Eh... No, thank you. I don't think I'm cut out for all the succubus business since I can't do some of the things you guys can do." He then rubs his arm, "And uh, you... Know how my mom was."

The succubus frowns at him sadly, the fun tone in her voice gone, "Hey Buddy... My door's always open, just so you know."

The hybrid smiles back at her with equal sadness, "...I know it is, Verosika. Thank you."

Verosika shrugs her shoulders, the teasing tone returning to her voice, "Well, considering I can't convince you... Why don't you send a little message from me back to your limp d-ck boss for me then?"

...

The next thing everyone knew, Buddy was out the door completely unscathed. The hybrid looks down and sighs upon seeing the crew, "...Sorry, Bossman. I tried my best but she kept ignoring my question. She even offered me a job to join her crew."

Loona blinks at him, "...And you DIDN'T take it?" This made the hybrid look at her blankly.

Blitzo stomps his foot in anger, "Oh, this won't stand!"

He then kicks both doors open, causing Verosika and her gang to look at the area. He sends a glare her way, "OKAY, D-CK! THAT'S IT!"

He stomps towards the lead succubus, "If you're gonna be sh--ty to my employees and try and steal them to join YOUR crew, then I challenge you to a f--kin'... Challenge!" He the whispers, "F--k, I said that twice."

Nerissa whispers to her sister, "Uh... Is he starting a demon duel?"

Verosika chuckles back at her, "I think he is!" She then takes a step closer to the smaller imp, "What's the game then, Blitzo?"

The boss crossed his arms, glaring back at her, "Every year, you STD spreaders go up topside for easy pickin's while spring break is a prime time for crime of all kinds! So I bet... You succu-b-tches can't f--k as many people as we can off by the end of the day!"

The rest of the pop star's crew laugh at him. This made Blitzo glare in their direction to get them to stop laughing.

The succubus with white hair stops her laugh, "Oh, you're serious?" She leans in close to Blitzo's face, speaking in a low whisper, "Game on... B--ch."

...

Later inside I.M.P Headquarters, Blitzo stands in front of the whiteboard. Behind him is an easel with drawings on papers. The other I.M.P members sit at a table and listen.

Blitzo smiles at them, "Alright, shut your assholes! Here's how we're gonna do this sh-t! First, we find a f--k ton of clients."

He points at the drawings on the paper show Blitzo, Loona, Buddy, Millie and Moxxie standing together. A bunch of imps and clients surround them with bags of money, "We portal up!"

The drawing of Blitzo snaps his fingers and the I.M.P figures fall down, "We have our fun murder time as per usual!"

The I.M.P drawings kill off human drawings with guns, "We pile all the bodies into a big f--kin' canoe!"

The human bodies are tossed into a canoe that reads 'S.S. Cum Gutter', "We push said canoe into some water!"

The drawing of himself kicks the canoe full of bodies away from the dock, "We light it on fire to attract the sharks and eagles 'n sh-t. Maybe a goose, too! F--k it!"

Drawings of sharks, snakes, eagles and creatures eat the bodies set on fire in the canoe. A large octopus chomps the entire ship and the animals...

Blitzo smiles while pointing at the drawing, "They come and eat the bodies, we win the bet..."

The I.M.P drawings cheer and the Loona figure wears a party hat, "We rub it in that sloppy b--ch's drunken wh/re-a-s face..."

The I.M.P. members in the drawing give a Verosika drawing several middle fingers. The Verosika drawing then bursts into tears.

Blitzo smiles at his crew while looking away from the board, "Do you have any questions?" He throws pointer stick through a window.

Moxxie raises his hand before tilting his head, "Uh, yeah. Why was that nonsense?"

The boss walks over to his employee, "That wasn't a question!"

The white haired imp frowns back at him, "That wasn't a plan."

The bald imp puts a hand around Moxxie's waist, "I'm sorry, but that was a flawless presentation of what we should do, Mox. It's not my fault you got a smooth little brain upstairs!"

Moxxie tilts his head at him, "A what now?"

Blitzo rolls his shoulders, "I'm callin' ya dumb, Moxxie. God, why don't you learn to take criticism, you..." He begins poking his employee in the chest, "Talentless baby d-cked troll?!"

The smaller imp climbs onto table in anger, "Well, why don't you!" He points at Blitzo and pokes at his chest, "Take an art class?!"

The boss grabs the front of Moxxie's shirt and throws him back in his chair, "Why don't you see how EXPENSIVE they are?!"

Buddy lets out a loud whistle, "Bossman! Moxxie!" Unknown to him, his whistle made the wolf next to him ruffle her ear in annoyance.

Loona finished sending a look his way before putting her phone down, "Hey, is there a way I can come with you guys this time?"

Blitzo quickly shakes his head, "Absolutely not, I forbid it! Not gonna happen! Sorry, sweetie. Spring break is no place for young, vulnerable goth girls. You know the kind of FREAKS up there who'd drool all over you!"

Suddenly, the five members of I.M.P simultaneously break the fourth wall by glaring disapprovingly at the camera.

The Hellhound frowns at her adopted dad, "Well, I can blend in with humans easy enough. Just let me tag along."

Blitzo stops to look at his daughter, "Wait, say that again?"

Loona raises an eyebrow back at him, "I can... Blend in?" She then shrugs her shoulders.

Millie tilts her head, "Wait, do you have a human disguise?"

The Hellhound nods with a shrug, "Yeah. Don't you?"

All the imps nervously look at each other... Their eyes swishing from side to side among each other.

The intern raises an eyebrow in confusion, "Wait, we can make human disguises?"

Loona rubs her forehead in frustration, "Uuuuuugh, I forgot you three have been screwing around on Earth this whole f--king time without human disguises!" She then turns to raise an eyebrow at her coworker sitting next to her, "Buddy, how do you not know? You're a succubus!"

Buddy frowns back at her, "HALF succubus! Er... Incubus?" He then shrugs his shoulders, "Never mind the specifics! I've never been to Earth! So no, I don't know how to make a human disguise."

Blitzo jumps in between them to grab both their attention, "Okay, new plan!" He quickly scribbles on a piece of paper and hangs it on the board. It shows Loona surrounded by humans with hearts around them.
He smiles at his plan, "Loonie can help lure the humans to us, and we'll take care of the rest! Okay, how about that?"

Loona shrugs her shoulders nonchalantly, "Sounds good to me." She then points her thumb at the hybrid next to her, "And Buddy here can learn to make his own human disguise to help out more next time."

The boss nods his head at her before writing it down, "Oh, good suggestion, Loonie! Buddy! You're on learnin' duty today!"

The hybrid widens his eyes towards the hound, "Wow! Wait, you think I can learn to do it?"

The Hellhound shrugs back at him, "Not really."

Millie nods her head at the rest of the crew, "Well, I think the plan has pretty flawless logic!"

Moxxie shakes his head in frustration, "I think you're missing the biggest issue, sir! Isn't it crucial to have a client who demands enough kills to win this bet? We aren't just going up to massacre!"

Blitzo waves his hand in front of the employee's face, "I got that covered, Mox!" He quickly rushes to Loona's desk before opening up the comedically long drawer, "Remember when we left Bud here all alone in the office? Turns out some of these sinners like the thought of a pretty face from behind the counter murdering their murderer for them! Not that he's pretty like you, Loona!" This last comment made the hound roll her eyes.

Buddy pumps his fist to his side with a smile, "Nice! I was hoping all those clients would come in handy! Point one for Buddy!"

The boss smiles at the cheer before looking down at the first sheet of paper, "Now, who's first?"

...

Now at a beach in the human world... People happily walk around, drinking and talking. Blitzo, Buddy, Moxxie, Millie and Loona, who is holding the grimnoire, hide behind coral-covered rocks under a dock...

Blitzo nods his head at his crew, "Now remember, we can't be seen, okay? And loose shots will likely cause a panic, so Loona can help with leading targets to a better spot to off 'em. You got the list, Loonie?"

Loona skims a long list in her hands and gives it a sniff, "Got it." She then stands up and a flash of blue light swirls around her... She has transformed into a human version of herself with pale skin. Her sclera is now white with red irises and black pupils. Her clothing remains the same.

The imps and the hybrid all stare in shock.

The boss smiles widely at her, "Ohhhhh, Loonie, look at you. You look... Downright awful!"

His adopted daughter glares at him before shoving the grimnoire into the hybrid's stomach, "Buddy, here. It's on the third page, memorize it."

Buddy playfully salutes her, "Aye aye, Captain Human Loona!" He then sits down and opens the blue book, reading the pages closely.

Blitzo nods his head at his employees, "Okay, now that we I am so proud! Now, fetch!"

Loona peers in front of her, her target humans outlined in red in her vision. She smirks and strolls over to a tall man wearing sunglasses. She moves a finger toward his chest and gives him a flirtatious grin. She motions behind her and to a private alleyway. Loona leads him into the alleyway and leans against the wall. The man reaches out to grab her but is shot in the head by Blitzo spying on the roof. He gives his adopted daughter a thumbs up...

Meanwhile, Buddy looks down at the golden pages while still behind the rocks. He quickly finds the page with the human disguise spell, "Okay! Time to learn how to look like a fleshy human! ...Hey, wait a minute..." He looks at the page next to the human spell, spotting red flames on the page, "That looks like my fire finger technique!" He snaps his fingers on his right hand, summoning a tiny ball of red and orange fire atop of his finger. He waves his hand to put out the fire before looking back down at the page, "Huh, I wonder why that's there..."

Soon enough, a blonde man runs to her in an alleyway with a hungry lustful look on his face. He is caught in a noose by Blitzo. On a rooftop, a brown haired man leans in to kiss Loona but Millie knocks him off the roof with a kick. The man falls into a dumpster that Moxxie slams shut. Loona walks with a fat man down the sidewalk and a flower pot crashes into his head. Blitzo kills a woman with a knife, Millie kills a white haired woman with a spiked baseball bat, another woman gets shot in the head...

Buddy is still reading the grimoire while this is all going down, squinting at the words of the human spell. He reads the words carefully, though no words come out of his mouth. The hybrid felt a blue sparkle start to swirl around his body, closing his eyes to let it take over... However, when he opens his eyes, he sees that his right hand still resembles how he normally looks but his left hand looks like brown skin. Resembling a human's! His eyes widen at the sight, half of his face looking like a human's while the other half looks like his own normal look. His 'human' side has fluffy, blonde hair, brown skin with black freckles and brown eyes with white sclera.
The hybrid frowns upon realizing what had happened, "...Uh oh."

Moments later, Blitzo and the gang put the bodies in bloodstained dark trash bags, closing them. In the background, Millie jumps on another body with a knife.

The boss puts his hands on his hips in victory, "That's nine kills in the bag! I like to see that waily sna-ch org--m that many-"

Verosika's voice is heard from the nearby stage on the beach, "Okay, spring breakers! Y'all ready to get f--ked up and make some B--CHIN' BAD CHOICES?!" Her sister is seen walking backstage, looking at a clipboard. Both women are in their human disguises. Verosika is the light brown-skinned woman with her eyes now having white sclera. Her hair is ombre blonde with pink undertones from darker to lighter towards the tips, along with auburn roots and a light pink streak. Her outfit changes to a white-trimmed, two-piece pink ruffled mini dress, her crop-top has a long sleeve with her right sleeve being detached, while her skirt's ruffles are colored in a slight darker shade. The skirt also includes a white star design on the front and a black heart on the hip, along with dovetails which forms into a light pink sash with slight darker-colored ruffles, and a heart design on the back. She also wears the same choker, thigh-highs and heels as before, minus the 'X' cutouts.
Nerissa is a paler human with black hair in a high ponytail and blue eyes with white sclera. She is still wearing a red short sleeved dress shirt, short black dress and black dress heels. Albeit this time with a headset on her head while she holds clipboard.

The audience cheers for her. A fan boy rips his shirt to show that he has her name tattooed on his chest, "Verosika!"

Verosika continues to talk into the microphone, "This is your final boarding call. All aboard..."
She launches onto the stage with the fireworks behind her spelling out 'Vacay to Bonetown.' The words 'F--k you Blitzo' appears in the air above them. The imp growls and starts foaming at the mouth at the sight.

The succubus begins to sing, "Pack your bags. Sun's out. Take a vacay, babe. Take it straight to bone town..."

Humans make out with others around them, they kiss, hug, etc. A few members of Verosika's crew grin and attract a few humans while their leader continues to sing...

"V-time, free time, baby, relax. Self-care, no hair, Brazilian wax... Hornt up succu-bus to the beach. Catch some rays while catching some D..."

Blitzo growls upon hearing the song, "God D--MIT! That b--ch started her goadish mating call! Now, she's gonna win all these sex maniacs! We gotta pick things up, guys!"

A blonde man then starts vomiting next to Blitzo, catching his attention. He points at the man, "He on the list, Loonie?"

Loona, who was looking at Vortex in his human disguise, blinks when her dad speaks, "Huh? Yeah... I-I think so." She then peaks at Vortex guarding the stage.

Blitzo smiles while putting his hand in his pocket, "Good!" He then takes out a red and black axe.

The blonde man looks up at the imp, "Oh, whoa! What are you? A leprechaun?" He then laughs...

The boss shrugs his shoulders, "Yeah... Pretty cool, huh?"

He then flings the axe downwards, cleaves the man's head in half.

Blitzo straightens up his posture with a smile, "But you sure as sh-t ain't gonna tell nobody! Alright, next one Loonie, c'mon! Loonie? Wait, where..." He glances around to find Loona nowhere in sight with her outline flashing comically in front of him. He begins to breath heavily in a panic, "Wha... Wha... Wh..." Tears begin to gather in his eyes, "WHERE'S MY BABYYYYYY?!"

The shout catches Buddy's attention, making him look to his boss. He looks at the crowd, lifting his head above the rock while still resembling a half human. He slouches before shoving the book into his pocket, slithering towards the crowd.

Millie points towards the stage, "Look!"

The girl hound is seen walking towards Vortex, who is in his own human disguise. He sill has a scar over his left eye and has a shaved head and dark skin. Blitzo notices and his fatherly instinct quickly turns to seething anger. Loona checks her makeup while two men French kiss next her...
A fanboy runs toward Verosika on stage while she sings the next chorus in her song but Vortex punches him into the ground. He drags the man away in the distance.
Loona walks over toward Vortex, avoiding a French-kissing couple but is stopped by one of Verosika's incubus members, who smirks at her with his eyebrows raised flirtatiously. She then backhands him hard.

Verosika shouts into the mic, "Now, who wants a piece of this?!" She then tosses her alcohol flask into the ocean, creating a golden spillage from the liquid. A catfish appears and drinks the liquid, which rapidly makes it grows into a monster.

Loona walks over nervously towards the bigger Hellhound, "Heyyyy... You!"

Vortex turns to smile at her, "Oh, hey. You're the hound workin' for my boss's freaky ex."

The girl with white hair smiles at him, "Yeah." She chuckles nervously, "Sorry if that's weird!

The hound with the scar shrugs his shoulders with a calm smile, "It's cool. Her beef ain't mine. I'm not paid enough to care."

Loona continues to smile nervously at him, "Yeah! Yeah. I'm Loona!"

Vortex lets out a chuckle, "Okay." He then mimics her nervous tone and smile, "I'm Vortex!"

The smaller hound's eyes widen at him, "That's hot... I mean, like! Literally! Y'know, 'cause vortexes... y'know, they give off heat. Probably. Right?" She starts to bite her lip nervously...

The bigger hound shrugs his shoulders, "Uh, yeah." He then chuckles, "I guess but my friends call me Tex."

Suddenly, the both of them heard a voice, "You know, I would have said you were wrong but you were actually right about vortexes!"

The two look behind Loona to see Buddy, who still has only half his human disguise on his body. He waves to the both of them with a smile.

Loona's eyes widen at the sight of him, "Buddy!" But she quickly recovers to shove him away, "Dude, why do you look like that? In the crowd of all places?!"

The hybrid shrugs his shoulders while keeping close to the ground, "Sorry! I don't know why but the spell is only covering half of me!"

The girl rubs her eyes, "Ugh... Don't mind him, he's... New. Oh, yeah? I wish I had friends." She then chuckles nervously, "I mean... No, I mean! I don't... I... I don't have friends!"

Vortex smiles before whispering to her, “...I think he needs a little help with his disguise... Wait is he not your friend?"

Blitzo arrives and stands between them, "Am I... Interrupting something?"

Vortex shrugs his shoulders, "Nah, man. Just having a conversation."

The imp pokes Vortex's chest, "'Conversation' leads to HPV!"

Meanwhile, the two other imp employees hide behind metal barrels on the other side of the beach.

Moxxie rubs his eyebrow in annoyance, "And... We've lost him. And Buddy's still trying to get the hang of that spell." He then sighs, "It's looking like it's up to us handle this list!"

Millie grabs her husband by the shoulder, "Hell yeah! Team M and M, gettin' sh-t done, makin' the moneys!"

The two then run off in the sunset and start to kill more people... Beginning with the ice cream shop before jumping over the rooftop to kill some more...

Meanwhile Loona frowns at her adopted dad, "Blitzo, get the f--k out of here! You're gonna get us all into sh-t!"

The imp folded his arms, "I wanted to see what was so important that you'd be distracted from your job!"

The human wolf shakes her head in defiance, "What? I can't have a break?"

The large horned imp frowns at her, "We have a parking spot on the line!"

Vortex walks towards her adopted dad, "Hey, dude. Why don't you chill out?"

Blitzo sends a glare his way, "Why don't you stay out of it?! Okay, this is our business!" He holds up a drawing with his tail. The picture depicts a diagram of himself killing a human equaling money and the money equaling a horse, "Literally!"

Loona groans in frustration and fixes her bangs, "F--k, Blitzo! Why can't you stay out of my face for, like, five minutes?!"

The imp folds his arms with a frown, "Because I adopted you! And that should mean something!"

The hellhound folds her arms back at him, "Oh, what does it matter?! You're not my real dad! I was almost eighteen!"

The large horned man tilts his head in annoyance, "It still counts!"

Buddy speaks up, taking a step next to Vortex, "I mean, Bossman has a point. Being some one who"

Loona frowns in annoyance, "Shut UP, Buddy!"

The hybrid takes a step away from the group, "Okay, shutting up now." He then slips down to the ground before opening the book up again, reading through the spell about human disguises, "Okay, come on! What am I missing?" However, the next words from the Hellhound had his face tensing into frown.

The Hellhound woman turns back towards her adopted father, "Well, it shouldn't! I didn't need you then, asshole! And I don't need you now!"

This struck the imp in the heart, causing tears to prick the side of his eyes. He folds his arms and looks away, trying to find something to say back to her.

Meanwhile, Millie and Moxxie hide behind a table with steel barrels of beer. The wife loads a crossbow for her husband to take it. He peeks over and prepares to shoot when a human man comes over and throws the beer can down.

"Wooo! Yeah! Party! Let's do thiiiss!"

The human knocks the cans aside, sending Moxxie and Millie flying into the air. Moxxie ends up landing in front of dozens of people. A woman points at Moxxie in disgust, "Eggggh! Oh my god, it's a f--king possum!

The imp quickly gets on all fours to try to get away, "Oh, crumbs!"

Moxxie tries to get away but one of the partygoers catches him by the tail.

The man holds him up, "I got it!" He then shoves him into a barrel of beer. The group cheer about 'beer possum' while they take turns volleying the barrel away. Moxxie drinks the beer inside and starts to get drunk...

Loona then tries to say something to her adopted father upon seeing how upset he really was, "Uh... Blitzo... I'm-"

Blitzo shakes his head before turning away to leave, "Enjoy your break, Loonie. I'm gonna go kill something!"

The smaller Hellhound frowns at the sight of him walking away, "Ugggh..."

Vortex's eyes widen when he takes a step closer to her, "D-mn, girl. That was savage." He then places a comforting hand on her shoulder, "You okay?"

Loona blushes at him, "Yeah, I'm fine. He'll get over it. He always does!"

Vortex chuckles, "I'm glad you could stick up for yourself, at least. Takes guts!"

The human wolf grits her teeth, "...Thanks."

Buddy frowns before slipping away from the two, taking the grimoire with him. He slithers to follow his boss before he spots his brother's wife running around the beach.

Millie runs behind a few stacks of beer kegs toward a wobbling barrel. The hybrid jumps behind the barrel next to her, "Millie! There you are! Where's Moxxie?"

The girl imp smiles at her husband's younger brother, "Buddy! There you are... Holy Satan, what happened to your face?" She then waves her hand when he shrugs, "Wait, neva mind that for now! I don' know where Mox is!" She tries to straighten up the wobbling barrel but notices it keeps moving. She then lets it tip over, which makes the beer spill onto the ground. Moxxie slides out of the barrel with a drunken burp.

His wife and brother smile at him, "Moxxie!"

Moxxie smiles back, drunkenly, at his wife, "Millieee! Hiiii! Hey. Hey, when did you get four heads?" He reaches for her with a smile, "I wanna kiss ‘em!" He then starts to make smooching noises.

Millie picks up the drunken Moxxie while the fish monster finally emerges from the ocean. The humans and the succubus all see the monster in fear. The monster crushes a relaxing human, sending blood flying everywhere. The humans scream and start to run away. Blitzo looks at the monster as he finishes choking another man. The fish creature roars, which rumbles throughout the sky.

The smaller male imp smiles at the creature, "Ooooh! Fish!"

The monster suddenly wraps its tongue around Moxxie to pull him closer. It then closes it's mouth.

Moxxie giggles drunkenly, "Hehehe... Weeeeee!"

Millie grabs her brother in law's hand and points it up at the fish monster. She fires the ball of flames forming on his fingertip at the fish creature's face. The fish loses balance and falls down. Millie rushes to dive into the ocean and slices up the fish's body with her knife. Buddy watches from the sandy shores alongside their boss. She pries open the monster's mouth, seeing Moxxie punching the monster's uvula. She reaches out her hand toward Moxxie, who briefly gives her a high five. She grabs hold of his hand and slices the tongue, freeing both of them. Moxxie smiles with a giggle, closes his eyes and spreads his arms while he 'flies.'
Buddy prepares catch his, however, he lands into Blitzo's arms. A human man celebrates after avoiding getting hit from the tongue but Blitzo kills him with his flintlock out of annoyance. This makes Moxxie laugh hysterically.

Buddy turns his boss and brother, "...You think we should help her?"

Inside of the monster's mouth, Millie punches the tongue as the monster spits her out. She then starts actually wrestling with it in the water.

The hybrid shakes his head with a smile, "Yeah no, actually. Mom Millie's got it."

Blitzo raised his eyebrows upon hearing him, "I'm sorry, what did you just call your sister in law?" However, his question was ignored.

Moxxie's tail makes a heart shape while he remains in his boss's arms, "I love that woman..."

Blitzo shakes his head, "Oh, she totally pegs you, doesn't she?" He turns his head towards Buddy...

...Who quickly turns his head away from his boss, "Why are you asking me?!"

Millie leaps into the air with her knife and lands inside the monster. She slices off his stomach from the inside before tiredly making her way back to shore.

Blitzo smiles at his employee, "Ohhhh, yeah! Way to show off, Mils!"

Millie smiles upon seeing her family, "Is Mox okay?"

Buddy pokes his brother's cheek, who still smiles, "Oh, yeah. He's fine!" Their boss hands his brother to his wife.

Millie holds Moxxie in her arms with a smile. Moxxie grins at her with a doped expression, "Thiiiis is funny. I'm sooooo... Drinky!" His wife then hugs him, which makes the both of them laugh happily.

Blitzo shrugs his shoulders at them, "Ooookay, this is too wholesome for my liking!"

Verosika's voice is heard from the side, "Blitzo."

The imp rolls his eyes, "Oh, perfect. That must be the wh-res!"

The succubus shrugs her shoulders, "That was handled rather... Obvious... Don't you think?"

Millie tosses the now burnt flask back to Verosika, "I don't think this belonged to any of us!" The other woman catches it, then drop-passes it to one of her crew members. The imp smiles at the popstar, "Would be a shame if anyone found out you guys were behind a giant monster fish in the human world."

Moxxie starts to laughs drunkenly, "Oh, Satan! You're gonna be so... FUUUUCKED!" He then continues laugh.

The popstar rolls her eyes at them, "Yeah, well... You three nasty-ass gremlins will be in sh-t for not being in disguises!" She then gestures to Buddy, who still only has half his body in disguise, "...And for the literal half assed one over here!"

Buddy grumbles before turning to the ocean, "Tried my best here..." He then shoves his finger into the water, setting the rest of the alcohol ablaze so it wouldn't turn any other wildlife into a giant creature.

Moxxie faceplants into the sand, "A human called me a possum! I am not a..." He then faceplants again, "Possum!"

Blitzo smiles at his ex, "Y'know, we could keep this little B-movie scene on the down low if you agree to let us use that parking space!"

Verosika sighs in frustration, "...Fine."

The boss laughs triumphantly, "WE F--KIN' WOOOOOOON!"

Millie hold her husband in the air, "F--k YEAH!"

Buddy cheers from the shore, "WOOO!"

The lead imp holds up a middle finger, "IN YOUR FACE, BIII--CH!"

Verosika scoffs with a turn of her head to speak to her crew, "Come on, let's get out of here. Tex!"

Vortex shrugs his shoulders while still standing next to the girl Hellhound, "Well... Guess it's time to bounce. But hey, if you're ever down to party, I'll give you a ring sometime."

Loona smiles widely at him, "Really? I mean, hehe... Yeah! Yeah..."

The taller hound smiles back at her, "Yeah! My girlfriend throws a ton of crazy hound parties!"

The smaller hellhound slumps her shoulders with a frown upon hearing that, "...Nice. Can't wait for my first one."

The larger hound chuckles next to her, "Let's get you some friends, girl." He then gives her a playful punch before following his boss.

The disguised woman looks downcast at seeing Vortex leave, especially from the sudden news.

Buddy shrugs his shoulders with scratch of his cheek, "Ouch! Wasn't expecting that. Doesn't that su-" He clutched his arm after Loona had punched him, his human disguise pieces quickly dissipate after the impact, "Okay, I deserved that! But still, ow!"

Blitzo calls for his daughter from a distance, "Come on, Loonie Tooney! Let's go back and park our fat f--kin' car in our fat f--kin' space!"

This makes the intern let out a laugh, "Hehe Loonie Too-" He then found himself punched yet again by the Hellhound, falling through the portal first.

Millie shakes her head in disapproval while holding her husband. She then jumps through the portal with him close to her. Then Loona falls through the portal backwards with a frown.

Finally, Blitzo jumps up and flips the double bird before falling through the portal, making his ex growl in anger. Her eye even twitches.
Verosika and her gang then huddle together in fear when the police, a clown, and a mine robot suddenly surround them. Their guns pointed at the group.

A shout rings in the air, "PUT YOUR HANDS UP, YOU SICK DEVIANTS!"

The disguised succubus rolls her eyes, "Okay, sl-ts..." She raises her hands in the air in dismay, "...Get ready to suck a lot of pig d-ck."

All the members of her crew sigh and groan in disgust before raising their hands in defeat.

Meanwhile, Nerissa had pulled up the street in their van. Only for her eyes to widen at the sight of various police cars... She slowly backs the car out of view of the officers and parks the car near the street corner.

...

Back in the office, Blitzo sings over the rest of 'Mustang Dong' while looking for a camera. Millie smiles while sitting next to a recovering Moxxie on the couch.
Both Buddy and Loona are sitting at the office's table, with the hybrid still reading the spell over while Loona looks down at her phone in annoyance. Her finger points at one of the lines at the end of the page before she blinks in realization, "Wait a minute, Buddy. You never told me how you know Verosika!"

The intern tilts his whole head towards her, "You're still on that?"

The wolf nods her head, putting her phone down on the table, "Of course, I mean... She said she's known you since you were a literal embryo."

Buddy shrugs his shoulders while looking away from her, "Well, she knew Diva. And Diva was my mom. From what I know, they knew each other since they were kids but lost touch sometime while she was pregnant with me. I don't now, MAYBE I saw her when I was a baby but I don't remember." he shrugged his shoulders again, but this time seemed more tense, "But eh, it's whatever. I wouldn't want to be near some baby hybrid either." He noticeably seemed sadder to talk about his mother.

Loona blinked at him with a frown, "...Wow." She then flicks him in the arm, "...You could have been adopted by a popstar."

This ended up making the hybrid laugh, "Psssh, you're right! In another world, I probably would have been one of her crew members" He shrugs his shoulders with a smile, "Uh... Thanks, Loona. I mean, you know, just for helping me with the spell. Totally just for that."

The Hellhound shrugs her shoulders, "Don't mention it, Buddy. Hey, you know, I used to know a Hellhound who was kinda like yo-"

Then, Blitzo's voice cracks heavily on the final line, "Oh, my god! I just went through puberty twice!" He then waves his hand to get everyone's attention, "...Okay crew, come on! Picture time! For Bud's first mission!"

Buddy scratches his chin while raising an eyebrow, "Uh... Bossman? Bodyguarding that bird family was my first mission."

The boss waves his hand with a confident smile, "Yeah, yeah! Eh close enough, everybody say cheese!"

Once he turned the camera, Blitzo put his arm on Loona's shoulder. Though his daughter rolled her eyes while Millie put up a peace sign on the other side of Blitzo. Moxxie smiled while his wife's other hand dragged his body closer to her own. Finally, Buddy knelt closer to his older brother with a big smile before the flash went off...

Chapter Text

Yet another morning has come for the Knolastname family... Going through their routine once more, with Buddy locking the apartment door behind him before following his older brother and his wife. Millie bumped her husband's shoulder, talking about something like waking up earlier in order to have more time for coffee in the morning.

But eventually, down the street, they saw a white limo with a wheel completely detached and resting on the street. They could hear the bird demon yell at the imp driving the vehicle. A familiar looking owl girl was sitting next to the loud one, trying to ignore her mother while listening to some metal music.

Buddy stopped near the limousine upon recognizing the white exterior. He waved to the two imps with a smile, "Hang on, I'll catch up with you guys later! Tell Bossman I'll be a little late, okay?"

Moxxie nodded his head at his brother, "Okay but be careful!"

Millie waved at the hybrid with a smile, "We'll see you at work, Buddy!"

After the two smaller imps left, Buddy knocked on the window of the limo. He smiles confidently at the girl inside, "Hey, Octavia! What are you guys doing near here?"

Upon recognizing his voice, her face did lighten up a tad, "Buddy!"

However, her mother quickly interrupted her once she saw the hybrid, "Oh look, the mechanic is finally here!"

Buddy tilted his head at the girl, "Mechanic?"

Octavia sighed while rubbing the back of her neck, "I... Um, sorry about her. She's a bit...Overzealous when it comes to others. I guess she thinks you're the mechanic the driver called an hour ago." She looked at her friend awkwardly, "Can you please just roll with it?"

Buddy shrugged his shoulders with a smile, "Sure, I don't see why not." He turned to the broken part of the vehicle, "Don't worry, girls, I got this!"

He then strutted over to the separated wheel of the limo...

...Only to realize that he had no clue what he was doing while picking up the wheel. He turned it in his hands, "Aw come on, it shouldn't be THAT hard... It's just a limo. Hmmm... Aha!"

He then snaps his fingers, pulling up a small flame to rest on his finger. Unknown to him, Octavia's eyes widened at the flame.

The hybrid then pushes the wheel closer to the axis of the car and brings his fire closer to the metal. He begins to weld the two pieces together, his tongue sticking out of his mouth with his effort.

He then gets up and faces the girl with his hands on his hips, "Okay, ladies! Your carriage, er, limo has been fixed!"

Stella smiles while handing her daughter a stack of money, "Oh goodie! You sure know how to do your job, don't you? Octavia, darling, give this to the tall imp and we'll be on our way."

Octavia had shoved the large wad of cash into his hands, "If um... It wouldn't be too much trouble... Would you like to hang out with me sometime?"

Buddy raises an eyebrow at her before smiling, "Hm? Oh uh, sure!" He looked down the street, "Okay, I won't keep you here any longer. Have a good day, Octavia!"

The girl poked her head out while the limo started to move, "Sure thing! You too, Buddy!"

...

Eventually, the hybrid made it to the office. With the familiar Hellhound looking up from her phone, "There you are! Thought you were skipping out today or something." She almost immediately opened the portal for the hybrid.

Buddy dusts off his suit, "I know, I know! I got a little sidetracked, that's all!" He was about to step into the portal, "Wait, aren't you coming?"

The wolf folds her arms with a frown, "Not after the sh-tshow that happened last time! Give me a break, Buddy. Damn." She then waves her hand dismissively, "Now go, you can still catch them if you hurry."

The hybrid scratches the back of his head, "Oh uh, okay! Guess I wouldn't want to keep them waiting! Totally understandable, have fun in the office completely alone!"

With a wave goodbye, Buddy lands on Earth through the portal. He peers through the open field for the crew, only to see them running towards what looks to be a large mansion. He summons a flame in his hand before focusing on it, letting it fly around his body. His form shifts to resemble his human form, albeit with half his face still resembling his demon form. But most of the other side of his body resembles a human. He jumps next to his brother in order to spook him.

Moxxie jumps a little but recognizes the hybrid, "Still haven't gotten the hang of human form?"

Buddy shakes his head, "Nope, I'm close though!" He then raises his human looking eyebrow, "...Killing a rich capitalist?"

The smaller brother smiles evilly, "You bet we are!"

Blitzo shushes the two, "Ey, come on! Save the brother whatever sh-t for later!" He and Millie then dash over to the window, while Moxxie slides on his back. Moxxie peers through the window, followed by his bigger but younger brother.

Moxxie's eyes widen upon seeing the inside of the mansion, "Wow..."

Buddy, Millie and Blitzo then join him in looking through the window...

The interior of the room shows an old man lying on his bed, with an IV bag attached to him. A heart rate monitor sits on a shelf next to the IV bag, which is labeled 'Lyle Lipton.' A TV screen and video player sit at the other side of his bed, connected to the bed itself. He is holding a framed picture in his hands, looking at it sadly.

Moxxie frowns at the sight, "That machine really did a number on him."

Inside, Lyle kisses the picture with his hands trembling, "Goodbye... My one true love." He runs a finger down the picture lovingly before putting the frame down, revealing that the picture is actually a stock image of dollar bills with a 'Free Stock Photos' watermark over it.
He then grabs the tube from his IV bag and begins tying it, "All the riches of the world can't fill the emptiness I'm feeling now that my sh--ty old body can't do anything of value..."

Buddy tilts his head while outside the window, "Uhh... What's the protocol for this, Bossman?"

Blitzo waves his hand, "Oh, no protocol! This is fantastic! He's gonna do our job for us!"

Lyle finishes making a noose out of the tube, pulling the knot tight.

Moxxie shrugs his shoulders, "Should we go in there and make sure it's all tight for him?"

The old man is about to put the makeshift noose over his head while the assassins watch with soda and popcorn. The noose glows white and a ripple of force knocks the crew back.

Lyle's eyes adjusts to the light and sees four Cherubs floating down gracefully within three rays of light. One is a purple lamb with white freckles on his face and is wearing a long-sleeved light blue turtleneck with a periwinkle-and-white-striped bowtie. The one in the middle resembles a cartoonish human baby with ginger and is wearing a pair of coral overalls over a light yellow shirt with a white peter-pan collar, and periwinkle flats. The girl is a yellow sheep wearing a yellow dress with a pink hem and a large bow on the front, along with white frilly gloves and a pair of bloomers underneath her dress. The last is a golden lion with a brown mane, white hearts patterns on inside of his ears and is wearing a light blue long sleeved shirt, a periwinkle bowtie and dark blue overalls. He and the human baby looking one are the smallest of the group. All have golden halos and white dove wings. He gasps, "Oh lord, I'm being haunted by ugly orphan children now!"

All four assassins groan before they start recovering from the sudden blast of light. The blast is revealed to have burnt away Buddy's human form, turning him back into his demon form.

Buddy scratches his chin upon seeing the quartet, "Who are those guys?"

Moxxie's eyes widen upon seeing the opposing group, "Oh, no! Buddy, those are..."

The one resembling a baby smiles with his arms raised, "Cherubs, Mr. Lyle!"

Lyle picks up the cane next to his bed to start swinging it at the flying animals, "I hate filthy, stinking orphan children!"

The lamb dodges the cane, ""We're here to convince you not to kill yourself, sir. To grant you a blessing, on behalf of those in Heaven... Benefited by your amazing... Technological advances."

Blitzo narrows his eyes while looking through the window, "Oh, HELL NO!" He rolls up his sleeve, hoisting his flintlock pistol at the same time. He then marches in through the window, smashing the glass instantly, "Don't listen-"
Misjudging where the floor is in relation to the window, he face-plants onto the floor with multiple glass shards sticking out of him.

Buddy shakes his head before carefully stepping inside through the broken window. He starts to pluck the glass shards from his boss's body, "I gotcha, Bossman."

Moxxie enters through a door to the side of the window, "Lyle Lipton, it is our-" He glances at his brother and boss before looking back at Lyle, "...Humble opinion that you should continue the process to commit die."

Millie peeks her head next to her husband's with a smile, "I mean, what do you expect to do with all this money now you're old... And gross?"

The sheep gasps, "Is that a serious question?" She adjusts Lyle's bedsheets, revealing his wallet full of dollar bills. She lets her boss grab the wallet, "He can help spread his wealth around with the people of the world! And do so much good with it! And be so fulfilled!"
She then flies around, grabbing Lyle's wallet from the baby Cherub and happily throws the man's dollar bills in the air.

Lyle frowns at the two, "Nooooo!"

The lamb ruffles the top of the lion's mane, "He could pay for new hospitals and schools!"

The old grips his blanket, "Why won't you let me die?"

Blitzo appears beside him, "Oh, sounds like ya need help offin' yourself there, buddy!" His intern picked his head up at the name, which made him shake his head, "No, not you, Buddy." He then raises and lowers his shoulder towards his emplo, "Moxxie, what do we got for this fella?

Moxxie reaches into his coat and tosses a variety of weapons to Blitzo and Lyle, "I have some assault weapons, crossbow, hunting bow, Tommy gun, old-fashioned shotgun, revolvers in three colors, chainsaws, katanas-" They each catch an assault rifle, Blitzo also catching a crossbow with his tail.

The lamb shakes his head at the imp, He's classier than that!

Lyle points the assault rifle into his own mouth...

But then the lamb grabs a hold of the gun, "There are still plenty of reasons to live, Mr. Lyle!" He turns his head to politely asks for help, "Reese!"

The lion flies over to grab the rifle next older Cherub, "Coming! I got it, Collin!"

Millie puts her hands on her hips, "Yeah, right. Smells like he ain't been out of bed in months!" She sniffs Lyle before becoming visibly ill, and covers her mouth. She then holds Moxxie by the shoulder while she vomits on the floor. Moxxie pats his wife on the back.

The baby cherub does a flip in the air, "Life can be beautiful at any age!"

The yellow lamb pulls all three of her coworkers closer, "Cletus, Collin, Reese! We'll show him!"

The boy Cherubs all cheer, "Yeah!"

But Blitzo, Buddy, Moxxie, and Millie all yell, "NOOOOO!"

...

The four cherubs roll Lyle in his bed outside to a hill overlooking a forest and a lake.

Cletus gestures to the greenery, "Look around, Lyle. God's gift of nature is a wonder to behold, regardless of age! *winks* Or wealth!

Collin swings his arms to show off the lake, "If you were to end your life, you'd be missing aaaaaall of this!"

Blitzo appears in a tiger costume, "Mm-hm. You're gonna buy that load of sh-t from a baby and the sheep it f--ks?" He then does a suggestive gesture with his fingers, indicating sex.

Collin blankly stares in disbelief while Cletus gives a disappointed look. Reese covers his ears before looking at Cletus, "Boss, what's a f--k?"

Keenie covers her mouth and gasps, "That is so inappropriate!" She covers the eyes of the young lion, "Reese, honey, don't look! Just ignore him."

Millie, Moxxie and Buddy then all appear in cat costumes. The woman is in a pink cat costume while the man is in a tuxedo cat costume. The hybrid is in a lynx costume.

Millie flips a double bird with her hands, "Oh, kiss our ass, prude! What? Are you his momma or somethin'?"

Buddy's shoulders slump, "...I don't sound like that, do I?"

Moxxie puts his hand on his shoulder, "No, no you don't... Kinda."

Collin puts his hand on the lion's shoulder, "Hey! My brother is not anything like you!"

The older male imp raises an eyebrow at him, "...Brother?"

Reese smiles while flapping his wings happily, "Collin's my older half brother! My mom married his dad and now I'm interning at the same company with him!"

Buddy frowns while flapping his succubus wings in anger, "Aw come on!"

Blitzo shakes his head at the group. He then shoves Lyle aside in the face and sits next to him on the bed, "Aaaanyway, take it from me, a fellow genius. Nature is no picnic up close." He grabs a pair of binoculars out of nowhere to hand to the old man. Lyle looks through the binoculars and sees an adorable group of bunnies and squirrels together. The critters are suddenly torn apart and eaten by a pack of hungry wolves.]

Lyle gasps while looking through the binoculars, Ohhhh, noooo!

The flying lamb tries to tug his binoculars away from the human, "S-Stop looking!"

The old man holds onto the binoculars, "I CAN'T stop! I've never wanted to die more than I do now!"

A bear slashes one of the wolves to the ground. It raises a paw to attack but is then crushed by a falling tree, which was cut down by a beefy logger with a chainsaw.
A beehive lands on the man's head and he screams, flailing his head to get the hive off while also throwing his chainsaw into the air. The chainsaw comes back down, cutting both of the man's arms off and causing him to scream harder, before his body is skewered from behind by the antlers of a charging stag while lighting flashes dramatically.

Collin rubs the side of his head, "...I miss hanging out with Viola. This was my day off..."

Everyone freezes in horror however Blitzo is revealed to be faking it when he grins smugly.

Cletus frowns nervously, "Uh... Let's go check out someplace else!"

Millie and Moxxie fist bump with the paws of their cat costumes squeaking. Buddy pumped his own fist on his side.

...

Meanwhile, back at the office... Loona relaxed back in her chair with her phone in her hands. She scrolled on her phone with her thumb, "And now to doom scroll until they get back!"

Until suddenly, the door had opened.

The wolf shook her head with a grunt, "Hey, they're not here! Come back later!"

Suddenly, she heard what could only be the voice of children. Three different children to be precise. They seem to resemble crows.

A bird girl with ink black feathers and a pink frilly dress pointed at the wolf, "Oh! Look, Tenor! There's a Hellhound behind the desk!"

The smallest bird boy, dressed in a yellow court uniform jacket and white pants, smiled widely at Loona, "Ooooooh! She's pretty!"

The taller bird boy in the blue court uniform jacket jumped on her desk to speak to her directly, "Yeah, she is! Hey, lady! Have you seen another Hellhound around here? She's got brown fur and she's shorter than you!" He looks behind himself to see his siblings looking through a shelf, "We're playing hide and seek!"

The other boy picks up a nearby trash can before turning it upside down, spilling the contents. The girl starts pulling out several books out of the shelf.

Loona blinked at the eldest boy, "Huh?" She then turned her attention to all the children when the boy hopped back onto the floor to join them, "Hey! F--king brats! Look at this mess Buddy is going to have to clean up when he gets back!"

Right after her shout, a Hellhound with brown fur burst through the door on all four of her limbs. The underside of her fur was pure white with white eyes, the sclera was red. She had a metal collar around her neck, a white long-sleeved shirt and black overalls with a golden bow attached to the back. Her tail was long and white while the fur on her ears was rather long. She sniffed the floor before spotting the children making a mess.

The smaller Hellhound quickly grabbed the oldest boy by the arm, "I'm sorry! I am so sorry about this! They ran off when I wasn't looking for a second!" She then tilted her head upon seeing the other hound, "Wait... Loona, is that you?" Her long tail even began to wag.

The wolf hound's eyes widened upon recognizing the other, "Oh sh-t! Mellz?" She actually had a smile on her face, "Holy sh-t, that is you! I haven't seen you since..."

Mellz grabbed younger boy by the back of his jacket with her other hand, "The pound, haha! I know..." She then quickly let go, "Oh shoot! I'm not supposed to scuff that up!"

Loona shrugged her shoulders at her friend, "Sooooo, this what you've been doing all this time?"

The brown Hellhound quickly gave her her attention, "Oh uh yeah! I've, uh, been these kids' governess since I was adopted."

The taller hound's eyes widened at the news, "A governess! Well, don't you have a fancy title!"

Mellz shook her head with a frown, "Oh trust me, it's not actually all that glamorous. It's really just a fancy word for 'nanny.'" She quickly grabbed the girl by the back of her dress, with the child giggling. The shorter hound's ears dropped at the sound, "I take it you can see that they can be... A bit of a handful."

The eldest boy smiles giddily from behind his nanny, "Yeah! Mummy said she wanted a nice purse dog and Daddy said that he wanted a governess for all of us so they got Mellina!"

Mellz rubbed the back of her neck awkwardly, "They said they liked my 'unique pelt.'"

Loona tilted her head upon sitting on the ground, "Mellina? You changed your name?"

The smaller hound waved her hand, "Eh, not really. Their dad kinda changed it for me, said he didn't like how it sounded." She rolled her shoulders, a stress line obvious under one of her eyes, "But I don't mind all that much. It's not that big of a deal! You can still call me 'Mellz' if you want."
She gestured to each child from oldest to youngest, who smiled back at her, "These kids are Forte, Lyric and Tenor Ars Goetia."

The wolf smiled for a little bit, pointing at each of the kids, "Pffft, okay if you say so... Wow, Goetia babies. Okay, let me guess... The heir, the spare and the girl."

Lyric gasped before putting her hands on her hips, "Hey! Why was I the only one who was singled out?"

The taller hound let out a laugh, "Because it was funny." But then her ears suddenly jerked upwards and then flattened against her head when she saw the metal collar around her friend's neck, "Mellz, the f--k is that?"

Her friend's hand quickly came up to cover the collar, "I um..."

Loona stood over her friend, "No, don't try and hide that sh-t from me. Mellz..."

Mellz puts her hand down with her ears pinned to her head, "It's a... Shock collar." She then waved her hands in front of herself, "B-but they really don't use it that much! Honest!"

The taller Hellhound sighs in response, "Mellz..." She then puts her hands on the shock collar and starts to pull at it.

The brown hound tries to jump back but ends up not going anywhere, "Loona, what are you doing?!"

The wolf shrugged her shoulders while pulling at the device, "Trying to get this sh-t off you, duh! Hold still!" She digs her claws underneath the metal collar, making the red button glow.

The smaller Hellhound's eyes widen in realization, "Wait, that's really not a good-"

Suddenly, a blue electric shock ran through the smaller hound's body. She fell on the floor when Loona let her go, feeling pain course through her veins... The kids immediately hid behind the taller Hellhound, trying to ignore the sounds of pain coming from their nanny. When she stopped, she suddenly took a deep breath of air.

All the three children quickly run to her once they knew it was over, "Mellina!" "Mellina, are you okay?!" "Does it still hurt?!"

Mellz rubs her neck, still feeling a small static shock run through her fur, "No, no, I'm fine. It's okay now."

Loona hesitantly moves closer to her friend, "Mellz, I didn't mean..."

The smaller hound shakes her head, "Loona, really, it's okay! I should have warned you sooner! It... Does that if I try to take it off..." She then stands up upon seeing her friend's upset face, "I... Uh, I'm sorry. Come on, kids. Forte, Lyric, Tenor... It's time to go."

The kids begin to follow behind her, all with frowns on their faces. Lyric tugs at her dress, "Aw..." Forte stands up straight while walking out of the room, "Okay, Mellina..." Tenor waves to Loona before going through the door, "Bye bye, wolfie!"

Half of Loona's arm had flown through the wall, leaving a large hole in it's wake...

"...Sh-t."

...

Now back on Earth, in a shopping mall. Lyle is pushed through the door hard enough to destroy both it and part of the wall surrounding it when his bed made contact with it.
The old man gasps, "Oh, Lord! Where are we now?! Let me perish!"

Keenie shakes her head, "We're here to show you another thing life is worth living for!"

Reese extends his arms while flying next to her, "Childhood wonderment!"

Both Cherubs motion to a crowd of kids cheering by a sitting Santa Claus. One kid wears a 'Craft Mine' shirt while another eats a booger.

Lyle stares at the children, "Why... Look at those sweet, disease-ridden vermin. T-their joy comes from innocence, unspoiled by the burdens of adulthood... And their middle-class existence! Such simple joy they have. It is inspiring. Thank you for showing me this."

Blitzo yells from the other side of the mall, "Hey, dipsh-t!" He, Buddy and Millie are dressed as elves, while a grumpy Moxxie wears a Rudolph costume. They stand by Santa with a kid in his lap.

The boss of the imps grabs Santa's beard, "Wanna see whose lap you're sittin' on?" He then rips off the man's costume, 'Santa' is revealed to be an ugly, sweaty gnome wearing a "#Cuties" shirt and underwear, making a grunting noise. The kids all scream and run in terror. Lyle sobs like a baby as Collin and Keenie cover his eyes. A concerned Cletus pushes the bed away.

A boy runs away from the scene, "Santa's EVIL!"

Reese helps his boss push the bed, "Aw come on, it's my first day..."

...

Now in the woods, Lyle is next to a crude wooden sign reading 'LOVERS' LOOKOUT', a cartoon heart replacing the 'O' in 'LOVERS'. A small note underneath it reads 'I guess...'

The old man makes a disgusted face, "Egh! This place reeks of TEENAGERS!"

Cletus smiles at the man, "Lovers' Lookout, sir! We're here to remind you about possibly life's greatest joy of all!"

Lyle holds up creepy, trembling grabby hands, "Money!"

Collin smiles at the man, "No! Love!"

The old man shakes his head, "I've never been in love before. I imagine it's quite nice!"

The sheep continues to smile, "It's not too late, sir! You can still find-" He stops when they hear a loud coughing noise...

...They all turn to see the imps and the halfling arrive wearing wigs and dresses.

Blitzo has his hands on his hips, "HA! Nice try, ugly. Not even the half succubus here wants to have a turn with you."

Buddy makes a gagging noise, "Ew, Bossman!" He then shakes his head, "And I will say, this is NOT an appropriate place for 'love' in particular."

The boss nods his head at his intern and pulls out a megaphone, "Hey, horny lovers! Which one of you would F--K this old man?!"

All the cars speed away in an instant once. Lyle deflates, dejected.

Collin gets into Blitzo's face with a frown, "You know, you three are so utterly c-c-cruel! We're just trying to give hope to someone in need!"

Moxxie pushes his boss out of the way to get into the Cherub's face. He throws his hands around for emphasis, "Oh... and you three are so superior to us just because WE want some selfish, greedy, authoritarian capitalist to keel over DEAD!"

Buddy nods his head, "He's got a point!" Millie nods next to him with her arms folded.

Blitzo walks up to Moxxie with a spray bottle labeled 'P/SS', adjusts the nozzle, "You're makin' things too real now, Moxxie." He then sprays it into Moxxie's face, causing him to flinch away and hiss.

Reese flies next to the hybrid, "...I still want to know. What IS a f--k?!"

Buddy groans before rubbing his eyebrows in frustration, "You're f--king kidding me..."

...

Meanwhile in Hell, Octavia stands in front of her father's phone. The one in the kitchen that he used to call Blitzo to guard the family for their Loo Loo Land outing. She sighs upon picking up the phone number, "Okay... Just got to hope he doesn't mind that I'm calling right now..."

She pressed a button on the phone to redial the last number used for calls. Which was the boss imp's number. She played with the wire connected to the phone while waiting for the call to go through.

Back at the office, Loona nearly ripped the door off the hinges to get to her adopted father's phone. She yanked the phone up to her ear, "What?! He's not even here. Who's calling on this phone?!"

Octavia's voice is heard from the other side of the line. She jumped back in surprise before speaking softly into the receiver, "Oh... Um, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bother you. Are you okay?"

Loona rubs her eyebrows, "I... Ugh... Yeah, it's fine. I just... I got a lot on my mind right now. What do you want?"

The owlette plays with her fingers nervously, "Oh um! I wanted to speak to um... Buddy, if that is okay?"

The hellhound shakes her head while drooping one ear down in confusion, "Buddy? What do you need him for? Gotta special request for him to guard you or something?"

Octavia begins to speak more confidently, "Yes! Well um no, actually. I kinda... Forgot to give him my number earlier and we wanted to hang out..." She looked down at her phone, "Would it be okay if I leave my number with you to give to him?

The wolf shrugs her shoulders, "...I mean, I can just give you his number."

The owl widened her eyes in surprise, "What?! Doesn't that violate some sort of privacy rule that companies have?"

Loona lets out a chuckle, "Psssh yeah buuuuuut I give his number to random people all the time. It's hilarious to see him answer the calls and wonder how they even got his number. He ALWAYS picks up for some reason. Okay, here it's..."

Octavia smiles on her side of the line, "Wow...Thank you very much! I really appreciate you helping me."

The wolf shrugs her shoulders cooly, "Eh, don't mention it. Now get off the line before I kick you off."

The owlette lets out a laugh before hanging up her father's phone, "Haha okay! Please have a nice day!"

...

Back on Earth, inside of an auditorium. A woman dressed like a Viking sings opera on stage while wearing a fake unicorn on her lower torso. A well-dressed man plays a grand piano behind her. Reese's eyes begin to droop upon hearing the music. The Cherubs and the audience are also well-dressed, though Lyle only wears a bowtie over his simple, sweat-stained hospital gown.

Cletus gestures to the stage, "Behold! The wonder of art and music! Somethin' always there to comfort... Entertain... And live for!"

Up above the stage, the four assassins look down from a catwalk near the ceiling. Blitzo wags his tail in interest...

Millie tilts her head at the scene below, "So... How do we make this bad?"

Moxxie shakes his head, "We can't. There's literally nothing bad about opera. That's fact!"

Buddy smirks at his brother, "Yes we can! Besides, I'd argue metal is better."

The smaller imp put his hands on his hips, "Oh, we are NOT having this conversation again! Opera is the best!"

Blitzo then shakes his tail in Moxxie's face, "Unless we ruin it somehow!"
With a mischievous grin, the boss grabs the spotlight and moves it away from the singer. The singer pauses and follows the light to resume her song. Blitzo moves the spotlight again and the singer again pauses to follow it.

Lyle shakes his head while watching from the crowd, "She's not very good."

Blitzo chuckles softly and moves the light faster and faster around the stage as Lyle and the Cherubs narrow their eyes in suspicion. Blitzo wiggles the spotlight around aggressively, then gasps as he accidentally breaks it off entirely. The woman sings a final high note before the light crushes her on stage, smashing her to pieces and splattering blood all over the stage. The audience, Lyle, and the cherubs scream, while the pianist nervously tries to keep playing, his face drenched in sweat.

Buddy shrugs his shoulders at his boss, "Well, at least we made it bad!" He laughs when his brother frowns at him.

The four Cherubs fly angrily up toward the assassins.

Cletus shouts at the opposing group, "THAT'S IT! I HAVE HAD IT! You three monsters have messed with us enough!"

Collin folds his arms in anger, "D'ooh, we're just trying to do our j-j-job!"

Moxxie tightens his fists at his sides, "Well, so are we!"

Cletus waves his arms in the air, "EEENNNOOOUGH!"

All the Cherubs summon golden crossbows and aim them at the crew. Their leader shouts yet again, "We are saving that sh--ty old man's life, whether he wants it or not!"

Blitzo tilts his head for emphasis, "Well, someone wants that f--ker dead, m'kay? And he paid in advance, and I spent it all on this..." She reaches into his coat and pulls out a jewel-encrusted green horse figure wearing sunglasses and a 'MARE-AJUANA' cap, "...So he's gotta go!"

Buddy rubs his eyebrows, "...We REALLY have to talk about your spending habits, Bossman."

Reese smiles at the figure, "While I am still angry that you guys are ruining my first ever mission, I do think that is a cute horsie though!"

The hybrid shouts at the lion Cherub, "Oh, will you just shut the f--k UP?!"

Keenie flies into Buddy's face after Reese flinches from the shout, "You quiet that mouth of yours, hybrid! You all are such disgusting, loathsome beasts! Your kind is nothing but dirt that sh--ty dead people tread on! And now, you're trying to meddle with the lives of HUMANS?!"

Millie pushes Buddy aside to get into the girl Cherub's face, "So are you! So why don't you shut your trap, you judgmental..." She pulls Keenie by her necklace and snaps it back, "Cotton candy, t/t-havin' B-TCH?!"

The sheep then shouts in anger, "FILTHY DEMON CR-P!" She then tackles Millie to the ground.

Intense opera music plays while the fight scene begins. Keenie and Millie roll over in a fight. Cletus and Collin shoot golden arrows at Blitzo and Moxxie who run away, drawing their guns in the process. Reese stumbles upon firing his crossbow, nearly hitting Buddy in the head. Buddy lunges at him while taking a knife out of his inside pocket. Millie and Keenie roll off the catwalk. Moxxie sees them and jumps off of the catwalk, grabbing and swinging on a rope. He aims his pistol at Keenie, who is still fighting with Millie as they fall. Millie and Keenie exchange punches to the face. Moxxie aims up and fires at a rope which releases a sandbag. The sandbag slams into Keenie, separating her and Millie, and Moxxie swings over and catches Millie as Cletus and Collin chase them down, firing their crossbows. Reese flies away while Buddy chases him from the catwalk. Millie grabs Moxxie's face and they stare into each other's eyes with lustful grins. They make out as they swing above the stage, Millie pulling two machine guns out of Moxxie's coat and firing as they spin rapidly. Blitzo climbs onto a catwalk and spots Millie's bra and Moxxie's bowtie fly past him. Buddy covers his eyes upon seeing the sight. The bullets hit and kill various audience members in the first two rows, but they all miss Lyle.

Reese wipes sweat off of his forehead. He flaps his wings to get away from the hybrid, "Aha! You can't get me up here!"

Buddy flaps his own wings to lift himself into the air, "You're not the only one with wings, pussycat!" He holds the knife up while chasing the lion in the air.

The hybrid then suddenly heard his phone ring in his pocket, vibrating with much force. He dug his hand into his pocket to pick it up, revealing that his phone is now covered in a black otter box. But the phone nearly hopped out of his hands. He makes several swipes at it in order to keep it in his hands. He holds the device up to his ear while still flying in the air, "Hello! You've reached Buddy Knolastname!"

Octavia's voice is heard from the other side of the line, "Buddy! Hello! I'm sorry, are you busy?"

Buddy raises an eyebrow, "Octavia? Oh, hey! You found my number! Well, I'm a little busy dealing with this one lion dude but you can talk to me! Did you need something?"

The owlette shakes her head, "Oh um! No, I was just wondering if..."

The white haired halfling still flies through the air after the lion, "Wondering if what?"

The black feathered owl plays with her fingers nervously on her side of the line, "Would you, perhaps... I don't know... Accompany me to Stylish Occults one of these days? You don't have to guard me or anything, I mean! Unless you want to! I can pay you, if you want."

Buddy widens his eyes in surprise, "Oh! Well, do you want it to be like a hang out? Like friends do?"

Octavia nods her head, "Um... Yes!"

The hybrid smiles while he responds, "Sure! I'll take you there later after work today if you want!" He then tilts his head, "...Does that sound cool to you?"

The owlette plays with her hands, now with a smile, "Yes! Um, very cool! Thank you so much for accepting my invitation."

Buddy laughs while still flying, "Haha, okay! Sounds good! Buh bye now, gotta kick this cat's a-s!"

Octavia stops playing with her fingers, "Goodbye and good luck to you!" After hanging up the phone, the girl turned to pump her first, "Yes! Excellent job, Octavia! Oh boy, my first hangout with a friend! This should be fun!"

Back in the crowd, Lyle blinks in realization, "It's all starting to make sense now! Life is worth living because we only get one! We must cherish it! If creatures far beyond this living world are going through these lengths over my life, then certainly it's worth living! Killing myself is not the answer! Plus... I'm still rich! I can just buy all the things!" He pulls out two large wads of cash in triumph, "I NO LONGER CRAVE DEATH!"

The audience all clap happily for Lyle. Millie and Moxxie, who are still spinning while firing their guns and being chased by Collin and Keenie, accidentally shoot a woman in the audience in the eye, killing her instantly.

Buddy pounces at the lion Cherub with the knife in his mouth but misses. He takes the knife out of his mouth while he starts to fly again, "Almost got you that time, pussycat!"

This makes Reese turn to shoot wildly at the hybrid, nearly hitting his wing, "Just leave me alone, you big bully!"

Blitzo runs along the metal scaffolding with his flintlock pistol. He jumps onto a bit of scaffolding holding a few spotlights attached to the ceiling with a rope. He and Cletus point their weapons at each other. However, both end up dodging Reese's loose shots.
Both bosses shout at the intern pair, "Hey watch it! You can kill somebody!"

Blitzo then turns to attempt to fire but finds his gun empty, looking at it in shock. With a wide-eyed glance at Cletus, the tall imp throws the flintlock at Cletus' face.

The baby Cherub rubs his face in pain, "Oof! You f--ker!"

Momentarily blinded, Cletus recklessly fires an arrow, severing the rope holding up the scaffolding Blitzo is standing on and that Moxxie and Millie are swinging from. Buddy still chases Reese while they both fly underneath the scaffolding. The three Imps all fall with the metal scaffolding while is smashes onto the floor of the stage, narrowly missing the pianist and cartoonishly bending a board so it holds up the piano at an angle. Though it does pin Buddy's leg down when it lands.

The pianist is startled and stops playing, then straightens his bow tie, drops his stool down onto the stage, and uses it to drop down from the bent floorboard. The board then sends the piano flying through the air, breaking in the process. Blitzo, Moxxie, Millie, Buddy, Cletus, Collin, Reese and Keenie follow the piano with their eyes as it falls.
Lyle turns to see the piano flying straight towards him, screaming like a girl and scrambling out of his bed into a seat. Unfortunately for him, the piano suddenly shifts to his new location and crushes both him and a few corpses haphazardly shot and killed by the imp couple.

Buddy and the rest of the group are tied up, with the hybrid rubbing his hurt leg with his other leg. However, they all grin smugly.

Moxxie smiles while he sits tied up to Millie, "Well, well... Would'ya looook at that? You... Did our job... For us. Heh!"

The hybrid lets out a laugh with a smile, "Ahaha! What kind of performance was that?" He then flinches from the pain from his leg, "Ow!" Millie smirks and gives the cherubs two middle fingers with her arms still tied.

Meanhwile, the Cherubs all stare at Lyle's death in utter shock.

Reese gasps in realization, "Holy F--K! He's DEAD!"

Collin gasps in horror, "Ohhhh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my Gooood!

Keenie grabs Collin by the shirt and slaps him across the face a few times, "Get a hold of yourself, Collin! And do NOT use the Lord's name in VAIN!"

Cletus yells angrily while pulling at his hair, "THIS... ISN'T OVER!" He pulls the young lion with him.

Blitzo, Buddy, Moxxie, and Millie smirk as Keenie creates a portal to Heaven and the Cherubs fly through, only to be mysteriously repelled back.

The baby Cherub balls his fists, "WHAT THE?!"

A group of Cherubs descend from the clouds. The group composed of two bees, two sheep and Deerie, the leader.
The deer conjures up reading glasses and a clipboard, "Mmm, yeah, no, sorry, Cletus, but I'm afraid your actions resulted in the death of a human. I'm afraid you can't re-enter Heaven. Yeaaaah, noooo..."

All three Cherubs gasp, "WHAT?!"

Deerie shakes her head condescendingly, "Yeaaaah, mmmmm, sorry! Yeaaaah, no..."

Collin frowns while holding his brother, "Is there... Anything we can do?"

Deerie files her hoof with a nailfile, "Yeaaaah, nooo!" She then chuckles, "Noooo, no, no, no." She says 'no' while pointing her hooves at all four of them.

Keenie shakes her head quickly, "B-but, we didn't mean to! We'd never! It was all-" She points to the spot where I.M.P. was, only to find them gone. All four cherubs stare wide-eyed, Keenie's pointing hand trembling, whist the sound of a horrified woman screaming plays in the background.

Reese quickly falls to his knees while still flying, "But it's my first day! I'm only an intern!"

Deerie pokes his forehead with her hoove, "Noooooo, no no no!" She then shrugs her shoulders, "Anyway, sorry, guys. But those are the rules! Yeaaaaah. Byeeeeee!" She then waves happily before she and the group vanish through the portal.

Cletus tries to fly towards the portal, "Wait! But-"

But it closes before he could get there, which then makes the lead cherub break down and cry...

...

Now with everyone back in the office, Loona is relaxing back in her chair with an annoyed frown on her face.

Blitzo claps his hands together with a smile, "Welp, the old man wanted to live again and we didn't kill him, so we failed! Thanks to those f--kin' cherubs, he's probably up in Heaven now, so... It's a shame. All our client wanted was eternal revenge on his business partner. And now the two are forever separated and now we gotta face the fire of f--in' up."

Moxxie shakes his head, "Sir... When are you going to tell the client?"

The imp holds up his phone and points at it, "Oh, I already sent him a text and... We're in good hands, 'cause texts don't make people angry!"
On his phone, it shows that Loopty Goopty is called 'Lupis' in his contacts. The text from Loopty reads 'U fail, U die.', followed with Blitzo replying 'sorry' surrounded by emojis, with 'saxophone emoji' actually typed a line below.

Buddy shakes his head, "Bossman, I don't think that's how that works..." Moxxie looks worriedly to the wall behind him. He quickly scurries up onto his brother's shoulder while a metal escalator proceeds to crash into the office.

The client descendes down the escalator, "BLIIIIIITZO!"

Blitzo sweats worriedly, "Loofaaaaa! We can explain everything. I was-"

Another metal escalator crashes through the wall and nearly squashes the pair of brothers. The two scurry away to hide behind Millie. Lyle, now a mechanical demon with piano keys for teeth and a rolling ball in place of legs, arrives with a grin.

Both Blitzo and Millie shout in confusion, "Lyle Lipton?!" The country imp continues, "I don't understand. We thought you went to Heaven?"

Lyle shakes his head, "Heaven?! You don't make millions in technological advances in robotics by NOT experimenting on the poor!" He then laughs evilly.

Loopty smiles before placing his hand on the man's shoulder, "Oh, you no-good, HEARTLESS son of a B-TCH!" He then turns to Blitzo, "Thank you for reuniting me with my best friend!"

Lyle smiles back at his friend, "The only question now is what do two old genius robotic inventors do now that we're in Hell?"

Another tall imp, Wally Wackford, crashes through the ceiling, "Did someone say, I say, inventors?! Name's Wally Wackford, and I am lookin' for creative new people to exploit!" He realizes what he said and twirls his mustache, "I mean, employyyyy!"

The boss shouts in anger, "Everyone, STOP F--CKING UP MY WALLS! Buddy's gonna have to fix all this sh-t!

Buddy groans while putting his brother down from his shoulders, "Aw what! But I can't fix a whole wall!"

Blitzo hums at him, "Oh come on, you're the intern here, Buddy! No complaints!" he then shakes his head at the three non employees, "First we deal with Heaven's table-scraps, now this?"

Wally starts to chuckle, "I guess... You can say, you say, you have a... Holey operation here, Blitzo!" He then slaps his knee and laughs. Loopty scratches his neck awkwardly at the scene.

The long horned imp frowns at the group, clearly unamused, "Get out."

However, Wally continues laughing and doubles over onto the floor. Lyle and Loopty glance at each other awkwardly. The imp continues to laugh, "Oh! I say, oh!"

The boss yells in frustration, "No, I'm serious. Get the F--K OUT!

Loopty, Lyle, and Wally all look at Blitzo, shocked and surprised by his sudden rage. But then the three quickly left the room in order to

Loona then enters the room with a shrug, "Are you guys finally done? Buddy, I got a hole in the lobby for you to fix."

Buddy rubs his eyebrows, "Man! The lobby too? What is with today?" He walks into the lobby and his eyes widened upon spotting the hole, "Woah! What happened?! Did you get into a fight or something?"

The hellhound shakes her head at him, "Oh f--k off and fix it, Buddy!"

The hybrid jumps away from her, "Woah! Uh... Okay... That seemed odd." He then whispered to his brother, "But uh... I'm still not a contractor..." His eyes then widened upon looking up at the clock, "WAIT! What time is it?! I gotta go!"

The half succubus hastily picked up a picture from another wall to cover up the large hole, "I'll fix it later! Promise!"

...

Soon enough, Buddy found his way to the 'Stylish Occults' building... He spotted the owl girl standing near the entrance, "I'm here!" He then dusted off his suit upon getting closer to her, "I'm here! Phew... I'm sorry! Were you waiting long?"

Octavia quickly shook her head, "No! No, it's okay! I just got here a few minutes ago."

The hybrid let out a sigh, "Phew, that's great. Uh... Come on, you can show me around."

The girl smiled at her friend, "Oh, I'd love to!" She then opened the door, "Come in, come in!"

The pair walked into the store, with Octavia greeting the cashier behind the counter. An imp woman with tattoos littering her arms smiled at the duo.

The owlette gazed around, showing off various creatures to her new friend. A squirrel with horns, a beaver with sharp teeth, a raccoon with spikes littering it's back... She poked at one with beaver teeth, her finger pushing into the fur to how how soft the animal was now that it was stuffed. Buddy nodded his head while listening to her, even poking the creature himself...

Eventually, the imp behind the counter brought out a dead rat and placed it on the table. She narrowed her eyes while getting her tools out, which involved a knife, a pair of scissors, etc...

Octavia's eyes widened upon seeing the imp pick up the knife, "Oh, come here! She's gonna start the process! The first cut is the fun part!"

Right after she said that, the imp behind the counter took a knife out from the group of cutlery. She then slowly dug the knife into the creature's chest, slicing it open for the pair to gaze at. Buddy's eyes widened at the sight of the knife cutting into the animal...

However, despite the freaked out face, Buddy did smile at the scene. Slowly but surely, he smiled at his new friend's interest...

Chapter Text

Very early in the morning, Moxxie, Millie's and Buddy's apartment is settled in a Robo Fizz sign. The married couple are asleep in their bed while the half brother is sleeping on the couch covered by a blanket. Moxxie's phone lights up and a 'Phantom of the Opera' organ ringtone is heard. The husband taps the phone to reject the call and rolls back over to his wife.
But then the phone rings again.

In annoyance, Moxxie grabs the phone and sits up, "What do you want, sir?"

Blitzo s heard over the phone, "Hey, hope I didn't wake ya, Mox! How would you, Mils and Bud like to visit the Wrath Ring for some harvest bullsh-t this year?"

Millie hears her boss over the phone and sits up in excitement, "The Harvest Moon Festival?! Yee-f-ckin'-haw!"

The husband sighs, "Well, Millie likes the idea. I'll have to ask Buddy in the... Wait... Where are you calling from?"

Blitzo suddenly falls down onto the bed from the ceiling. His own phone bonks him on the head. The husband looks annoyed while his wife seems amused.

The small male imp narrows his eyes while Blitzo purrs happily, "Mm-hm... Of course."

The boss then shouts, causing the white haired imp to cover his ears, "Oh, I'll ask Bud right now for ya. HEY BUD! YOU WANNA GO TO THE HARVEST SH-T THING IN WRATH TOMORROW? MILLIE'S FAMILY WILL BE THERE!"

On the couch, Buddy blinks sleepily before lifting his head, "Huh?" He rubs his eyes upon putting his head back down, "Wait noooo, her siblings like to bully me..."

...

Now in front of a farm, with a sign reading 'Rough n' Tumbleweed Ranch'. The I.M.P van pulls up in front of two imps. The hybrid looks around the Wrath Ring before picking up his black backpack from the floor of the vehicle. He is now wearing a short sleeved white shirt with a red heart on it, a ripped up black jacket with rolled up sleeves, a gray belt with a gold buckle, black pants that show his red hooves and black flingerless gloves lined with white.

Millie gets out of the van and happily runs toward her parents, "Momma! Daddy!" The woman looks a lot like her oldest daughter, though she has numerous white spots all over her body, graying-hair, and burgundy cloven hooves. She has black horns with white stripes on top of her head. She is dressed in a maroon ascot around her neck, a white shirt with rolled-up sleeves and a light gray upper-section in which thin black tassels are seen hanging from it, dark brown gardening gloves and a belt with a gray buckle and pale blue jeans.
The man is a rather burly imp, having muscular arms and a pronounced torso. He has red skin, yellow eyes, white hair and a matching bushy mustache, along with black and white striped horns like all other male imps. He also has white marks all along his left shoulder He wears a sleeveless black vest over a brown sleeveless shirt, a black belt with silver buckle, and gray pants with black boots.

Millie is now wearing a red, ripped up vest over a black crop top, fingerless black gloves, black shorts and black boots.

Her muscular father spins her around in a hug and places her onto ground before placing her down, "Yeeeee-hawwww! How's my deadly little pumpkin spice doing?" He then ruffles his daughter's hair affectionately.

The woman fixes her hair before smiling at her father, "I'm good, Pa! Thanks for lettin' us stay here for the harvest jamboree!"

Her mother smiles at her, "It's no trouble. We know you aren't making as much anymore since y'all went 'freelance'."

Millie shakes her head, "Freelance pays fine, Ma! We're doin' fiiiiine!" She then speaks in a serious tone, "It's fine." She walks over to Moxxie, who is struggling to carry luggage, "Anyway, y'all remember my husband, Moxxie?" She shoves her nervous spouse in front of her parents.

They both stare at him in disapproval. The father huffs, "Hmph."

Moxxie swallows a lump in his throat before speaking again, "Greetings, Lin! Joe! How have you been, uh, with all the... Flaming twisters and stuff around here?" He then nervously holds out his hand.
He is now wearing a long sleeved gray dress shirt with a dark grey vest over it, an even darker bowtie, matching darker grey pants and black and red boots. He is also wearing fingerless black gloves.

Meanwhile, Buddy had been standing next to them, staring off into space with a bored look. His eyes went cross eyed before he suddenly felt a hand hit the back of his head, "Yowch! What'd I do?!"

A woman's country voice rang out, "Haha! That's what ya get for not payin' attention!"

The hybrid tries to pull himself away from her grip before realizing who it was, "Oh. Hi, Sallie."

Sallie May smiled widely at the young man, "Hey, sport!" She then forcibly drags him down in a headlock so she could ruffle his hair, "How's my favorite brother in law? Been good for my sister?" She is a rather tall imp, with light maroon skin and a pair of serrated, black-and-white-striped horns atop her head. Her eyes have yellow sclera, slit-like pupils and long eyelashes, with a single white scar over her right eye and on her notched eyebrow.
Her charcoal-colored hair is long with white-colored roots tied back into a ponytail by a brown hair tie with messy bangs that covers her left eye. She is wearing a red bandana with holes.
She is also wearing a sleeveless, black turtleneck crop-top with various tears at the bottom, heavily ripped black leggings under a set of gray-beige short-shorts held by a black belt with an oval-shaped dark gray buckle and matching-colored cowboy ankle boots.

The intern sighs in defeat, "Yesssss, I've been good for Moxxie and Millie!" He begins to push against her again, "Hey, come on! Why is it always the hair?!"
Once he was freed from her grasp, he begins to fix his hair.

The two men continue talking to each other... Joe frowns at his daughter's husband, "We lost our old farm hand to one of them terrors last week."

The husband then starts to laugh nervously, "Oh, crumbs. My bad! I am so sorry. I-I didn't mean to open that wound... Sir."

Blitzo frowns at the smaller imp, "Hey, watch it! I'm the 'sir' here, bucko!" He is wearing a white and red cow print vest, a long sleeved white shirt, black suspenders, red belt, black pants and black and red boots.

Millie gestures to her boss and his daughter, "Oh yeah! Y'all haven't met my boss Blitzo! And his hellhound!"

Loona's ears pin back to her head with a glare, "I'm not just his hellhound." She is wearing her spiked collar, a black croptop, a red flannel jacket, black shorts with red fluff and grey stockings.

The bald imp pulls the hellhound to his side with an angrily sad look, "Yeah, she's my daughter!"

Loona's face quickly deflates, "Only on paper."

The boss imp walks away to greet Millie's parents.

The hellhound pulls out smartphone and begins typing, "Y'all don't deserve to know my name. Should have visited Mellz's stupid family instead."

The boss walks over to Millie's parents, "It's a pleasure to finally meet the dick and the whore..." He then shoves Moxxie away, "That popped out this little gem of an assassin! You two raised a-" He then playfully elbows Millie, "Sturdy b-tch!"

The father chuckles at the boss's antics, "That we did! So... Blitzo, is it? Hehe. That's a fine name."

Both men smile and shake hands. Millie's dad chuckled again, "Name's Joe!"

Mille's mother smiles before introducing herself, "Lin! ...It reminds me of war."

Joe sighs happily, "Nothing like a little war to make a strong man!" He then flexes his bicep.

Blitzo nods approvingly at the two, "I like you people."

Moxxie steps back into the conversation, literally, "Y'know... More battles were won by technological advances in warfare! I've researched the history of weaponry extensively and it's inspiring how... For example, the progression of guns utilizing angelic technology has changed the landscape of Hell's combative..."

Millie makes a 'cut it out' motion with her hands while her dad crosses his arms.

The husband blinks for a moment, "I mean..." He then makes a deep, awkward voice, "War fun!"

Joe shrugs his shoulders, "Guns get the job done... But a man ain't nothin' if he can't tear the head off a hellish beast with only his bare..." He flexes his biceps, "Hands!"

Blitzo let out a loud laugh, "HAAAA! He's right, Moxxie!" He then speaks in baby talk, "You got cute wittle baby hands like your baby dick!" He starts to point at his pants.

Moxxie pushes his boss's hand away, "Refrain... Sir."

Millie's father turns before yelling, "Speakin' of strong hands, y'all should meet our newest help. Hey! Striker!"

Black flaming hooves clop rapidly on the ground. An imp's spiky tail whips the black horse's flank. An imp wearing a cowboy hat rides a black hell horse with a fiery mane. The horse leaps over a fence, then rears up and roars in front of the group.
The cowboy sports a smile at the group. He is a tall, slim and pale red-skinned imp with a serpentine-like face and a rather tall stature. His eyes have bright yellow sclera, dark green rings around the slit pupils, and black eyelids. He also has a small black mustache, sone gold fang among his sharp teeth. He has short-cut, ivory-colored hair in a slightly messy style. His horns are ivory-colored and point upwards, however unlike most imps, the stripe pattern is more jagged-styled. He also has a long tail with four black stripes at the base, and a single black stripe on his tail-fork. He also has eight red and black spikes on the base of his tail.
His outfit resembles a southern cowboy, which features a large stereotypical-looking gray hat with his horns protruding, and a red bandana around his neck. He wears a light gray jacket with slight darker-colored lapels, small yellow cuff links on each of the sleeves' dark gray cuffs, and dark gray trimming in which black tassels can be seen hanging from them. His jacket is usually worn over a black turtleneck which itself is worn under a dark gray vest that is held together by two small yellow buttons. He also wears black fingerless gloves, ivory-colored jeans that are ripped at the thighs, and knee-high, dark gray cowboy boots with red cuffs and toes.

Striker tips his hat in greeting with a wheat stalk in his mouth, "Well, howdy! Oh, lookie here! You must be the famous Mildred!" He gets off his horse and walks toward Millie, "Heard some good things about you from your folks, little lady." He then winks at her.

Millie starts to laugh sheepishly, "Ohhh!"

The cowboy then shakes her hand, "What're y'all doin' so far away from Imp City? Heh. The free workin' finally slowin' down?"

The woman shakes her head before pulling her hand away, "Oh, no! Freelance isn't free! It's a--... Never mind. We're just visitin' for the festival. The prince is our boss'..." She then speaks in a dramatic voice, "Boyyyyfrieeeend!"

Blitzo frowns at her, "Millie, I am not above hitting a female in front of her daddy."

Buddy holds his hand up, "I am, Bossman." He pushes Sally back before she could jump onto his boss, "...And I think she is too."

Striker's eyes widen at the other man, "Boss, huh? Ohhh, so YOU'RE the bold imp to start his own killing biz?"

The tall imp nods his head, "Yeah, well if you're good at somethin', you should probably capitalize."

The cowboy tips his hat towards the other imp, "Not many Imps start businesses on their own. That's mighty impressive, sir."

Blitzo rubs the back of his neck, "Oh! Yeah? It is... I-I-I guess... I guess it is, isn't it?"

Striker tilts his head at him, "So you even conned that ditzy blueblood into gettin' you to the surface?"

The two then shake hands.

Blitzo smiles at the other man, Well, it's long and complicated, but the short answer is yes. But he's not like, you know-- W-We're y- We're not, like... We're not doing it... We... W-What's betw- It's transactional, you see." He then makes a sexual motion with his hands.

Striker turns his head to spot the tall intern, "Well lookie here, ain't you a tall bastard!"

Buddy rubs the back of his neck, "Uh, we'll you're definitely not wrong with that statement."

The cowboy tilts his head to get a better look at him, "I'm guessin' by the wings and the tail, you're a hybrid."

The intern nods his head at the man, "Hey, you guessed right! Uh, partner! I'm an imp and a succubus hybrid!"

Striker plays with the wheat stalk in his mouth, "Well shoot, small world! I'mma hybrid too!"

Buddy's eyes widened at him, "You are?!"

The cowboy shakes the young man's hand, "Of course! My Momma was a shark demon while my Pa was an imp. Hell, Momma's Pa was a snake."

The intern shakes his hand back with a big smile, "Woah, that's so cool! I've never met another hybrid before!" He turns to his brother, "Moxxie, this is awesome!"

Moxxie rolls his eyes upon watching the two, "It's not THAT awesome, Buddy."

Striker smiles at the smaller but older brother, "Well, why wouldn't it be? Looks like the boy hasn't met demons like him." He then puts his hands on his hips, "I'd say, maybe he needs a role model."

The small imp balls his fists with a frown, "Wha... Hey, I'M his role model!" He then looks to the side before shrugging his shoulders, "...Okay, it's Millie. But still, he's MY little brother!"

The cowboy nods his head, "Little? I'd say, he ain't little like you are. But I can see the resemblance! Don't they look alike, boss man?"

Blitzo nods his head before playfully punching Striker on the arm, "Oh yeah, they do have each other's... Face."

Joe tilts his head at the two, "Y'know... You boys should enter the Pain Games!"

Blitzo scuttles sideways over to the father, "I heard games! What games? I'm in!"

Lin explains with a large smile, "Every harvest festival, there's a competition to be the roughest, toughest bastard in Wrath!"

Millie crosses her arms and pouts, "Yeah! Wish I could play!"

Her mother shakes her head, "Millie, you know you get too carried away. The last competition ended in fifteen separate funerals."

The daughter still folds her arms, "I'm aware, but I only caused nine of them! How come Sallie May still gets to compete?"

Lin puts her hands on her hips, "Your sister doesn't have a neighborhood head count!"

Millie glares at her mom, "Oh she so does!"

Sallie May walks by the two while carrying a sack, "It doesn't count if they don't find the bodyyyyyy!" Buddy drags a dead imp's body next to her, being followed by two of Sallie's brothers..

The other sister hisses back at her.

Lin puts her hand on her daughter's shoulder, "Still, you get to root for her and your brothers, and now you can cheer on your boss!"

Moxxie looks between his brother chatting with Sallie May and Millie's pout before putting a hand on Lin's shoulder, "Y'know, she can also cheer for me!"

Joe laughs until he start wheezing and slaps his leg, "...Wait, you?"

The husband nods his head, "Yeah! I can compete, can't I?"

His mother in law then elbows him hard in the side and he starts to tears up in pain.

Millie's father shakes his head, "Sorry, boy. But, I don't think sensitive, thespian types would last very long in the games."

The older brother stomps his foot, "I was born here, too!" He then speaks in a southern drawl, "I have some fight in me!"

Buddy shakes his head, covering his eyes in embarrassment, "Moxxie. No. Just no."

Striker puts a hand on Moxxie's shoulder, "Huh. Well then, little fella... Why don'tcha help me wrangle one o' them hogs for dinner?" He motions to a large sleeping hell hog in a pigpen.

Moxxie frowns before aiming a pistol at the beast, "Simple. Watch me!"

The cowboy grins and hands Moxxie a dagger and rope, "Nah... With these. Bullets can't pierce the shell. You gotta get the knife underneath and pry yourself an openin'." He smiles at the taller brother, "Watch and learn, kid."

Moxxie gulps, "Oh! Right, right. I knew that."

Blitzo leans in toward Moxxie and grabs his shoulders, "Now, just remember, your rep with the in-laws is on the line here! And how cool you look in front of your brother in comparison to this total stranger! So, no pressure at all, you totally will not make an ass of yourself in front of everyone important in your life. Go get 'em, tiger!"

Moxxie's eyes twitch right before Blitzo shoves him forward, "Ohhhhhh."

Millie shakes her head, "Mox, you don't need to do this!"

The boss cheers while Moxxie enters the pen, "Oh, he totally does. KICK ITS ASS, MOXXIE! YEAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Buddy cheers with his boss, "Yeah, come on! Go Moxxie!"

The smallest imp nervously walks forward inside the pen, knife in hand. He leaps forward and wraps the rope around the hog's neck. He moves the knife down and it strikes harmlessly against the hog's hide. The hog roars and runs around, trying to buck Moxxie off it's back.

The boss imp pumps his fist, "F-CK yeah, Moxxie! Ride it, Moxxie! Make it that b-tch you won't call back in the morning!

Loona grins and records a video on her phone, "This is f-cking beautiful."

Blitzo continues to cheer, "Doin' great, Moxxie!" He then whispers to Loona, "Send me that video later."

Millie watches in concern while Moxxie yelps and looks up. Striker leaps and pushes him out of the way. Striker twirls the dagger in his hand and lifts it in the air with a smug grin. He brings down the knife and slaughters the hog easily.

Moxxie rubs his neck, "Ow... My clavicle!"

Striker stands over the smaller man, "Don't worry, little one... You never stood a chance." His spade tail starts rattling like a snake. He walks away with the dead hog over his shoulder. Moxxie growls at him.

The cowboy tilts his head at the lead imp, "Hey, boss man! You wanna help the men skin this thing for dinner?

Blitzo lifts his eyebrows at him, "Oh, I am always down to skin the manly meat with the manly men!"

Loona shouts while standing next to her friend, "That's what she said!"

Her adopted dad blinks, "What? Who said? Wait, what b-tch is talking sh-t about me?!" He then shouts at his intern, "Buddy, is it your mom?!"

Buddy shrugs his shoulders back at him, shouting at his boss while he walks away, "I wouldn't be surprised if it was, Bossman."

Everyone but Moxxie, Millie, Buddy and Sallie May leave for the house with the demon hog. Moxxie sighs sadly while Millie wraps his arm in a cast.

His wife comforts him, "Don't let 'em get to you. And hey, you don't need my parents to respect you. They will eventually!"

Sallie May pokes her head closer to the two, "No, they won't."

Millie glares at her sister.

Said sister simply shrugs her shoulders, "What? I'm right, ain't I?"

Moxxie starts to speak with a country drawl, "Oh, I'mma enter in those game!".

His wife sighs sadly upon hearing that...

After seeing that, Buddy places a hand on his half brother's shoulder, "Moxxie, no. I don't think that's a good idea."

The little imp shakes his brother's hand off his shoulder, "Oh what? You think that I can't beat Striker?"

The hybrid folds his arms, "I know that because you can't reach my hand whenever I hold the TV remote away from you at home. Plus, longer people just have more muscle."

Moxxie frowns at him, "Okay, pointing out my short stature aside, whatever you're trying to say is NOT going to stop me from entering."

Buddy shrugs his shoulders with a frown, "Fine, I guess I can't change your mind." He then ponders, "Let's see how we can use your strengths. Well, besides the guns." He then ponders for a little bit, "I mean, whenever I take the remote, you do climb onto me since you can't shoot me."

The smaller brother smiles at him, "Oh yeah! That's a good point." But then he shakes his head, "Buuuut nope! I think I'm just going to brute strength it so I can try to show up Striker in front of everyone!" He then gets up and begins to leave his family.

The hybrid looks from side to side in confusion, "Moxxie, no. That's... Aaaaand he's gone." He turns to his sister in law, "Welp, I tried my best."

The country imp's sister smirked at her, "Hmm, how pissed would you be if I bet on him dyin'?"

Millie gives her a final glare with a huff.

Sallie shrugs before she starts pulling the brother by his jacket, "Now come on! It's playtime!"

All of a sudden, Buddy feels three pairs of hands on his arms and legs. He looks around to see Millie and Sallie's brothers have started to lift him, "Wait... Wait, noooooooooooooooooo!" He turns to his brother's wife, "Millie, save meeeeee!"
"
Millie smiled at him before waving, "Awww, have fun, Buddy! You know my siblings love to see you whenever you visit!"

The hybrid shouts while still being carried by the three brothers, "Millie noooooooooooo!"

And thus, he is dragged off by Sallie May and the brothers of their family...

...

Now in the open field, Buddy stands surrounded by the siblings. Sallie May folds her arms confidently, "So! Buddy, you ready for some wrastlin'?

The hybrid quickly shakes his head, "...Not really, no."

The tall, muscular male imp and swept back hair waves his hand, "Hey, don't be like that!" He is wearing a black tank top, a grey vest, grey pants, red boots and gloves. He has a white tattoo, white chest hair and a notch on the spade on his tail. He also has a wedding ring on his left hand.

The smallest brother jumps up and down, "Yeah! We like playin' with you, Mr. Buddy!"

Buddy hunches down to be at eyelevel with the boy, "Aw come on, I don't wanna beat up on Brodie. He's so little..." But then he winces upon feeling his finger be bitten. He quickly takes his finger back with a frown.

The middle brother spoke up, "Eh, don't worry about it, Bud! We let 'em bite, it makes it more fair!" He had really spiky white hair, a black tank top, gray shorts and black bots. He has a singular fang protruding from his mouth.

Sallie cracks her knuckles with a smile, "Now come on, y'all! First to knock Buddy down gets extra hog meat tonight!"

All three guys cheer, "Yesssss!"

An all out brawl starts between all the siblings. Sallie punches the tallest brother in the face before the middle brother jumps on top of them. Brodie runs off to chase after Buddy, who is simply trying to stay away from the brawl.
Until he felt himself be tackled by the middle brother, "Mackenzie, get off me!" He picks up the smaller teen by the back of his tank top and tosses him a few feet ahead him.
The hybrid felt teeth bite his ankle before shaking the youngest boy off of his leg.

Sallie May rushes to him to throw a punch to his arm, "Heeeeeey, Buddy Boy! Havin' fun?"

Buddy shakes his head while blocking her punches, "Not really! I see that Moxxie and I have VERY different bonding exercises at home!"

Suddenly, he feels an even bigger force tackle him. He looks to his side to see Archie, the biggest brother, nearly knock him off his feet. He tries to regain his balance quickly...

Buddy uses both his hands to catch himself before he could hit the ground. He moves his hands and feet to pick himself up to get away from the opposing group.

Now, the hybrid finds himself surrounded by the siblings. All inching closer and closer to him, prepared to pounce at him. This made Buddy back up from the group even more...

Upon growing more and more nervous, the hybrid holds out his hands, "Can you guys please back off?!" He feels the flames start to erupt from his fingers but this time... It feels different...
He felt the flames come from ALL his fingers this time rather than just his pointer fingers. He quickly pulls his hands back so he wouldn't harm the siblings. The fire rears back, covering his entire hands.
But surprisingly or maybe not...
The hybrid feels that the fire doesn't hurt him...

Buddy looks down at his fist covered in flames, "Woah..."

Sallie May raises her eyebrows and slaps her head in surprise, "Dang! How'd you do that, Bud?"

The intern shrugs his shoulders while still looking at his fists, "I don't know! But I gotta say, this looks awesome!"

Sallie May nodded her head with a big smile, "Yeah, it does!"

Brodie jumped up and down next to her, "Oh! Oh! Punch that tree!"

Buddy shrugged his shoulders, "Sure thing!"

Once the fist made contact with the tree, the plant practically exploded. It burst into flames and the burned shards of the tree fly everywhere...

All the siblings begin to cheer, "Yeaaaaaaah! Woo!"

Sallie May jumps and pumps her fist, "Woooo! Yeah! This is gonna make our wrastlin' even more fun!" She then waves at her brothers, "Okay, come on boys! One more time!"

With a roar, the brawl was about to continue until suddenly, a bell rang out. Signaling that the festival was about to begin. Buddy and the rest of the siblings started to run back towards the barn, completely ignoring the mess they left behind...

...

Now at the Harvest Festival, which has a crowd of imps surrounding a stage... Wally Wackford stands on stage with a microphone and speaks dramatically, "Welcome, I say-a, welcome-a... All to Wrath-a Ring's-a annual-a Harvest-a Moon-a... a-Festival! To kick things up, we have the great prince Stolas-a, here to usher in this here Pain Games!"

Stolas takes the microphone from the tall imp with a chuckle, "How kind, Wackford. Greetings, tiny... Wrath Ring Imps! I hereby welcome you all to another year of celebrating the spoils of your labor that continue to feed the citizens of Hell!"

A crowd of imps glare at him and boos are heard.

The prince simply shrugs them off, "I'm happy to kick off the start of these games that will challenge the toughest Imps to show their skill in dominance. Good luck to you all!" He then winks into the crowd, "Especially that sexy little one there... Yoo-hoo! Blitzy!" He waves at him with a smile.

Blitzo glares at the royal bird, "Ugh... F-ck me."

A gun goes off to signal the games to begin. Moxxie gets trampled with a yelp as the other imps race down the trail. Striker climbs up a wooden ramp structure while Blitzo leaps down ahead of him. Moxxie tries to catch up. He claws at the structure and falls into a small puddle. He gets chewed up and thrashed by a monstrous black and white shark. Later, Striker grins smugly at Blitzo who has his legs, arms and horns tied behind him. A muscular imp holds a rope and grins at a scared Moxxie. Striker, Blitzo and Moxxie team up in a tug of war match. Moxxie falls into the water and the shark attacks him again. There is then a wrestling match in the mud between Blitzo and Striker. A group of imps do a football huddle on top of Moxxie.

The shark leaps over the fence and begins to elbow drop Moxxie.

Which makes the small imp attempt to scramble away, "MOTHERFUC-!"

Now back to the stage... Wally Wackford speaks into the microphone, "I say, I say, for the first year ever, we have a tie for winner of the Harvest Moon Pain Games!"

Stolas takes the microphone from the tall imp, "The winners are... Striker aaaaand my darling Blitzy!" He walks onto the stage and does a pose while the crowd cheers. He holds two gold medals with a smile.

Blitzo walks onto the stage in frustration, "Just say my name RIGHT! F-ckin' dick."

Moxxie and Millie watch from the wooden bleachers while Striker. Buddy sits next to the two with his head resting on his hand, "...Told you. Should have used your size to your advantage."
Sallie May sits next to Buddy with a disapproving shake of her head,

The small male imp waves his hand at his brother. "Okay. So, he has the 'physical advantage!' But I'm better at other things too, like singing!"

The cowboy on stage pulls out a guitar, "I'd like to take this opportunity to sing a quick song I wrote just now, about me winnin'." He then strums the instrument.

The husband shouts in anger, "Oh, WHAT THE F-CK?!"

Both Millie and Buddy tilt their heads in curiosity.

Striker strums his guitar before beginning to sing, "Sweet victory... I smell the smell..."

He kicks a squealing fangirl imp in the face, "From up in stinkin' Heaven, to the rugged rocks of Hell, sweet victory...

With everything I do...

With every talent, I'm so much more talented than you..."

Blitzo arrives with a slice of cheese on a stick and sits next to Moxxie, Millie, and Buddy in the bleachers. He then eats the cheese and speaks with his mouth full, "Isn't this guy great?"

The hybrid smiles widely while listening to the cowboy sing, "Hell yeah, Bossman!" This made his boss smile back at him in agreement.

Striker continues to sing on the stage, "Every time I tryyyy, I push it and succeed..."

Moxxie jeers from the crowd, "False!"

Blitzo smiles while staring at the cowboy, "It's gonna be nice workin' with him." He pours hot sauce on his cheese and takes another bite.

The small brother's eyes widened, "Working with him? WHAT?!"

Buddy pumps his fist in excitement, "Oh cool! I won't be the only hybrid anymore! Awesome!"

Even Sallie spoke up, "D-mn, you stealin' our farmhand? Honestly, good pick."

Striker still sings on the stage, "Every first attempt of every single deed..."

Blitzo nods his head, "Yeaaaah! I asked him if he wants to join I.M.P."

Moxxie frowns, clearly distraught, "You asked... But..." His brother and boss look at him in confusion.

Striker continues to sing, "Me! I'm totally the best."

Millie frowns at her husband, "Mox, I think you've had enough, for now. Let's head back to the house and get you clean."

Buddy smiles at his brother and his wife, "You guys have fun! We're gonna stay here and wait for Striker."

The cowboy still sings to the crowd, "The super cool me, handsome guy..." He quickly coughs when he sees the small imp start to leave in the crowd, "Moxxie, go f-ck yourself!"

The white haird imp tears up and leaves with his wife to head for the house....

Striker finally finishes singing his song, "Did you hear something? It was just the wind..."

The crowd cheers for the man on the stage.

The cowboy tips his hat to the three in the crowd, "Thank you. You're too kind."

Soon enough, volcanos with fiery spheres floating above them are shown... Blitzo lies down on the ground and looks admiringly at Bombproof while he feasts on an animal carcass. Millie beams beside her parents as her brothers load up jack-o-lanterns into a truck. Sallie and Millie wave at them and runs off. Buddy chats with Loona for a little bit outside the ranch house before walking into the crowd.
...

Inside the ranch house, Moxxie glumly walks up some stairs after seeing everyone else have fun. He then notices light shining through the bottom of a door, "Well, that's troubling..."
The small imp opens the door and peers around the room. He notices the light coming from a box. He walks over and sees a black rifle with glowing white designs in an open gun case.

Moxxie runs his hand along the side of the rifle. "Oh, my crumbles!" His eyes widen at the weapon, "A genuine Carmine-Crafted Blessing-Tipped Rifle! How... How in the f-ck did he get one o' these?!"

Striker leans against the door frame behind him, "Why don't you ask me, little dude?"

The smaller imp jumps in surprise, "Sh-t! W-Why do you have this... Mister?! You are aware this kind of weapon can kill-"

The cowboy finishes his sentence for them, "Demon royalty?"

Moxxie nods his head towards him, "Yes. That."

Striker blinks at him, "No sh-t." He flicks his wheat stalk away from his mouth, "That's kinda the point." He runs his claws along the door. He closes the door and advances menacingly toward Moxxie with a grin.

The white haired imp tries to get away from the bigger man, "Okay. Well, I-I'm... Relatively concerned by your possession of this... I'm also glad my instant dislike of you has been vali-

Striker grabs Moxxie by the throat. But the smaller imp keeps talking, "-DATED!"

The hybrid wraps his tail around Moxxie's neck. He then tosses him hard against the wall. He starts to choke Moxxie on the floor while the full blooded imp hisses and tries to claw at him. Striker holds him down with his bigger body weight. Moxxie glances over to see a lamp on a table. He kicks the table and the lamp crashes into Striker.
Millie hears the crash from outside and opens the front door.
Moxxie stands up and races toward the door. He pulls the door open but Striker roughly pulls him back by his tail.

Striker covers Moxxie's mouth and begins to strangle him. Striker chuckles evilly while Moxxie begins to lose consciousness. He then smirks at him, "Pathetic."

Millie suddenly appears behind Striker and stabs him in the back with a knife. Her husband collapses to the floor.
A feral, enraged Millie stabs Striker repeatedly in the back. She leaps onto his back and holds the knife at his neck but he breaks from her hold and stops her at the last moment. Striker then slams Millie off against the wall, snapping her arm into two. A now-bleeding Millie collapses next to Moxxie, clutching her broken arm with a cry of pain.

Moxxie reaches his hand towards his wife, with a weak voice, "Millie..."

Striker grabs both of them by their hair and walks with them out of the ranch house. He then tosses them into a cellar. Millie cries out when her foot gets caught in a bear trap.
The cowboy lets out a laugh and holds onto the cellar doors, "I'd kill y'all, but I feel like there's more leverage with your rodeo clown of a boss if I don't! Plus, you little things ain't worth the cleanup."

Moxxie runs up the stairs, but the cowboy closes the cellar doors. He tries to push the doors, but they won't budge. He turns back to his wife with a worried face, "Millie!"
He then runs down the stairs to the woman, assessing her, "Oh Satan!"

Millie waves her hand at him, "Moxxie, I'm fiiiine! I got worse than this during the flower tufts at my brother's weddin'. But I caught that f-ckin' bouquet, and it was f-ckin' worth it!" She starts to pull at the bear trap, "You just have to get out there, and f-ck up that brownnosin' c--ksucker for me!"

The white haired imp shakes his head at her, "But I can't break through it. I'm not strong enough..."

The black haired imp smiles somberly at him, "Not with your hands, baby... Use what you're good at."

Moxxie frowns at her with a confused face, "I'm not good with my hands?"

His wife raises an eyebrow with an unamused expression.

Her husband blinks at her, "Ohhhh... Right. Yeah! Yeah... Like what Buddy said earlier... Kinda. In a way." He pulls out a pistol and fires a hole in the door. He then pushes the doors open.

The white haired scratches his chin while holding up the gun, "I... I probably should've used this earlier, huh?"

Millie smiles at him, "I love you, hun..." Then she frowns angrily at him, "...But for f-ck's sake!"

Once her husband left the barn, she starts to pull herself towards the door. After taking a breath, she would 'crawl' closer... Slowly and slowly... Trying to make her way out of the basement...

...

Now back on the stage... Stolas sits and flips through the grimoire with magic, "My dear commoners of the Ring of Wrath! I, Stolas of the Ars Goetia, hereby curse this year's harvest with the glow of the true Harvest Moon!"

The clouds swirl as Stolas creates a portal. That portal reveals a glowing orange full moon in the sky and the crowd oohs in wonder.

Striker chuckles darkly while sitting inside one of the nearby farmhouses. He aims the rifle right at Stolas' forehead.

But then... A click is heard behind him.

Blitzo aims his flintlock pistol at him, "Uh, excuse me? The F-CK?!"

Striker turns around, "Bliiiitzo! I thought you were still at the ceremony!"

The boss frowns, "You thought I wanted to stand around with a buncha hillbillies excited about corn n' sh-t with a thirsty owl on stage?! Buddy doesn't stay from Moxxie or Millie for too long without feeling anxious and he's got Mill's sister running around looking for her."

The cowboy looks through the scope of his sniper to see the hybrid in the crowd, the younger man clearly looking around, "Huh, big ol' tattletale, ain't ya?" He then stands up straight, "And now you seem disappointed in me."

The scarred man glares at him, "Yeaaaaah. 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."

The taller man smiles at him, "Blitzo, come on. You know, the two of us are superior than most of our kind. And you were so above suckin' on a disgusting, rich, pompous Goetia, only to sneak topside for scraps and work for bitter sinners, who could care less who you are, when you could be slaying Overlords."

Striker walks around Blitzo before being hidden by the shadows.

Blitzo's eyes shift around the room and he frowns in confliction. He aims his gun at the shadows Striker moves in the shadows.]

The cowboy shrugs, "Why struggle to run a business that is rigged against you? When you could partner up with me and kill... The unkillable?" He then pins the other man against the wall, "Starting with the one that treats you like a plaything?"

Blitzo appears frightened at first but then grins, "Ooh, that's kinda hot."

The white haired man keeps his smile, "We could be the most dangerous beings in Hell, Blitzo."

The scarred imp blinks with a smile, "Wow. That was a good f--kin' pitch."

Striker shrugs his shoulders, "Been workshoppin' it." He then moves Blitzo's gun away.

Blitzo nods his head towards the other man, "Y'know what? F-ck it. I'm in."

The cowboy grins, but blinks when he hears another click. He turns his head in the direction of the noise, "Huh?"

Suddenly, Moxxie appears behind him with the cowboy's own rifle. Pointed right at the tall man's head.

Blitzo smiles at his friend, "Took ya long enough, Mox!" He then laughs at the man in front of him, "Ha-HA! Wow, you should've seen your dipsh-t face!" He looks down to see Striker holding the knife in his other hand from behind, "Wow... Woah, okay. Cliché much?"

Striker points Blitzo's pistol at Moxxie and shoots. The smaller imp quickly blocks the bullet with the rifle's side.

The hostage yells in anger, "Oh, you daddy f-cker!" He then bites at Striker's arm.

Which makes Striker let go in pain, "AAAAGH!"

The fight then starts... Blitzo elbows Striker in the face. They exchange punches before Striker slams Blitzo into Moxxie, both of them falling to the floor. Moxxie sees the rifle on the floor and reaches for it but then Striker pins Moxxie's arm down with his boot.

The smaller imp yells in pain, "AAAGH!"

The cowboy squeezes the small imp's hand with his foot, "You dumb f-cks lost the upper hand fast, huh?"

Blitzo laughs at him, "HA! You seem to have forgotten something, f-cko!" He then whistles for his adopted daughter.

...

Outside, Loona's ear dips and raises... Showing that she hears the noise whilst texting on her phone.

Buddy walks next to his friend, "...You hear that?"

The wolf simply shrugs at him, her thumbs clicking away on her phone. On her phone is a text message system, with the last text bubble being from 'Mellz'. Which consisted of her friend saying 'Sorry, Loona. I can't come with you to Wrath... My boss thinks I'll get a country accent if I go.' She frowned while texting her friend, 'Man f your boss. He suks' When she noticed she misspelled 'sucks', she sent another message, '*sucks.'

The hybrid tries to look over her shoulder, "Who you texting? An actual friend?"

All he got was a punch to his upper arm from the hound.

The winged being rubbed the area she had hit, "Ow! Okay, okay! I won't make a joke like that again! Can we just go help them out now?!" He takes a step away from her before hearing a bang on the nearby cellar door.
He opens the door and his eyes widen, "Millie! Hold on, I'll get you out of there!" He slips down to pull up at the bear trap.

The small imps looks up at her husband's brother, "Careful, Buddy!" She puts her hand on the bottom half of the trap.

Loona's eyes widened at the sight, "Oh sh-t! D-mn, Buddy, stay here with Millie."

Sally May is already inside the door while speaking to the intern, "Yeah, we're gonna go kick that vermin's skinny little ass!"

Buddy nods back at the two before pulling at the bear trap. The two start to pull together before being able to fully rip the bear trap apart. The hybrid quickly throws his half of the trap away from the both of them, black blood oozing from his brother's wife's open wound, "Okay! Okay, let's uh... Let's try and get this cleaned up..."

...

Blitzo sighs when his daughter didn't respond, "Ugh, f-ckin' d-mn it, Loona."

Striker shrugs his shoulders, "It's a d-mn shame, Blitzo. We might actually've made a good team... Ah well."

The boss spits at the other man, "In your wet dreams, you honky-tonk GOAAAAT!" He swings his foot under the cowboy and trips him. He then kicks Striker away, causing him to drop his rifle, which Moxxie grabs. Blitzo races toward Striker and hits his head with a lamp. He lands punches at his face and swipes his tail at him. He then uses his tail to toss Striker to the side.
Moxxie fires a warning shot near the cowboy's head. Both I.M.P men close in on Striker and Blitzo pulls his pistol out of his pocket.

Striker narrows his eyes at the pair, "I still think it's embarrassing. You're wastin' a lot of potential relyin' on a weak little-"

The small imp fires a shot near his enemy's head, "You gonna finish that f-cking sentence... Pard'ner?"

The cowboy sneers at him, "Vermin."

Moxxie then shouts, "Who's weak now, B-TCH-"

However, he then is slammed by the door when Loona kicks it open to enter the room.

The wolf puts up her fists, "I'm here!"

Millie's sister jumps into the room behind her, "Yeah! Back, you slithery snake!"

Striker narrows his eyes and uses the distraction to kick Blitzo's gun out of his hand. He shoves the boss aside and heads toward the open window, "Maybe you'll get me next time... Blitzy."
He then escapes through the window.

Blitzo points his pistol outside, looking at the celebration in worry...

...

Now outside the ranch, in the morning... Both Buddy and Millie sit on the porch stairs together, trying to nurse the woman's injuries. Buddy bandages up Millie's arm while she sits with her foot in a cast, "Almost done, Millie..." Moxxie struggles to fit clothes in a suitcase.

Lin shakes her head, "I can't believe you let him trap you, Millie! Haven't we taught you better?"

Millie moves which causes Buddy to move while trying to finish wrapping her arm, "I was seein' red, Ma! And he was slippery!"

Her mother stomps her foot on the porch, "Excuses! You're better than that, Mildred!"

Moxxie closes the trunk and marches over to Millie's parents, "Y'know, she protected me." He speaks in a southern drawl, "And maybe I'm not a strong beefy dickhead," He speaks in his normal voice, "But Millie has the strength enough for both of us! You two are getting on her case about being hurt by a psychopath you hired?!" He then speaks in the southern drawl again while pointing at his wife's parents, "Shaaaaame on you!"

His brother smiles at him before finishing wrapping Millie's injuries. He then grabs her crutches to pull them closer to her.

Blitzo punches his friend in the shoulder, "Aw, Moxxie, look at you! Speechin' like a big boy with his big paaaants!"

The father, Joe, glares at Moxxie, curtly nods and leaves.

Millie stands up on her crutches, "Wooooow! He nodded! He's never acknowledged your input before!" She then walks away with a big smile on her face.

Her husband blinks blankly in her direction, "Soooo, is that progress?"

Buddy packs away the emergency kit in the trunk of the van, "I'd say it is! Hey, maybe he'll greet you better in 5 years!" He then playfully punches his brother in the arm, who then punches him back.

...

Now... In front of a hotel, with a sign in front of it that reads, 'Hideaway Motel Vacancy. The Guy That Tried 2 Kill U Def Isn't Here.'
Striker is sitting on the bed inside one of the rooms. He talks on the phone, "Huh... I failed to kill the target at the festival. But don't worry, ma'am... It won't happen again."

Meanwhile, back at the palace, Stella drums her fingers on the table impatiently, "It better not! I want this cheating prick dead! I don't care who you have to go through! Make it happen!"

Stella is seen sitting at a dinner table with Stolas, who is reading a book called 'Imps in the Sheets', and Octavia. The father pauses from eating to look at his wife in concern while their daughter bobs her head to music playing in her headphones. She is tapping on the wine glasses with her fork.

Striker speaks back to her over the phone, "Understood." He then hangs up the phone. The cowboy twirls the gun in his hand while narrowing his eyes, "I'll get him next time..." He chuckles evilly as he turns off the light. His yellow eyes glow in the darkness while a rattlesnake hisses...

Chapter Text

Inside the I.M.P's office, the boss imp rolls his eyes at his two employees. Moxxie has his head in a handbook while Millie drinks from her coffee mug. Loona sits at her space, looking at her phone blankly.

Blitzo shrugs his shoulders at his male employee, "Do I really have to?"

Moxxie nods his head, looking up from the book, "Yes, sir. You do. It states right here, interns are required to be given more days off than your more advanced employees. Especially if they're younger."

Millie nods in agreement, "And Buddy has been working his tail off lately! Hasn't been given a day off yet neither."

Just then, the mentioned hybrid entered the office, "Hey guys! Uh... What's going on here? I heard my name."

Blitzo rolls his eyes before standing up, "Okay SO. Because you're an intern, I HAVE to give you a day off." He gestures for Loona to open a portal to Earth, which she does with a shrug.

Buddy tilts his head, "You do?"

The boss waves his arms dramatically, "Yeah! Yeah, I know. Threw our whole f--king game off! I can be cruel and make you work today BUT! I decided not too." He flashes him a smug smile, "You're welcome."

The hybrid smiles back at him, "Oh! Really? Well, thanks, Bossman!" He waves to Moxxie and Millie right before they both jump through the portal.

Blitzo rolls his eyes but with a smile this time, "Yeah, sure. Don't mention it, kid." He lingers in the portal while waving his hand at his intern, "Go do... Whatever it is you do when you're alone!"

Buddy practically nods with his whole upper body, "Uh, okay! I will, Bossman!" He then excitedly opens the door before walking outside the office...

Meanwhile, Loona looks down at her phone, texting her old friend yet again, 'So... When can I meet the family?'

Mellz texted her back quickly, 'Oh gosh, hello! You can meet them whenever you want! I'm sure they'll like you!'

She tilts her head at her friend's text, "Oh yeah? Hm..." She then shrugs her shoulders, "Eh, well. Beats just sitting in here the whole day." "Won't she be surprised."
The wolf then follows her friend outside the door, leaving the office completely alone... With the portal open...

...

Buddy begins to walk down the street, now in his more casual clothes. Being the orange and white shirt with the upside down red heart on the chest and black pants. He looks down at his phone with a shrug, sending a text to his friend, 'Soooo, I got the day off today. Are you interested in hanging out today?'

Eventually he got a response from the bird demon, 'Of course! Anything to excuse myself from these boring lessons. Meet at Stylish Occults?'

With a smile, he agrees and makes his way towards the taxidermy shop. Before long, the girl owl meets him there with a smile on her own face.

Octavia shrugs her shoulders once she stops, "So... What are your plans for today? Up for another round of watching taxidermy?"

Buddy shrugs back at her, "Hmm, not too sure. Maybe! But I was thinking of taking us to go joyriding today."

The princess tilts her head at him, "Joy riding?"

The hybrid nods back at her, "Yeah, it's when you take a car and go on a fun ride around town." He omitted the part where the car is normally stolen. He still smiles at her, "It's both fun and liberating, I swear."

The owlette plays with her fingers, "I've... Never driven a car before."

The half succubus squints at her, "Really? The pretty princess with all her riches... Never learned how to drive?"

Octavia shakes her head, "No. Mother always says that we have people for that kind of stuff."

Buddy folds his arms before his lips form into a teasing smile, "I see, so you always do what your mom says?"

The princess blushes with a small squawk, "What, no! Well, maybe... Wait a minute." She then points at him, "...You're teasing me, aren't you?"

The hybrid nods his head, "There we go! Now, you're getting it!" His smile turns gentle, less teasing, "Hey, don't worry about it. How about I teach you instead? In exchange, you can show me how to play the guitar or something."

Octavia ponders with her fingers at her chin, "Hmm... But wait a minute..." She then blinks, "You're part succubus but you don't know how to play the guitar?" She smiles smugly, hoping to tease him back.

Buddy shrugs his shoulders with a smile, "Nope! Not at all!" He then smirks back at her, "Okay so here's the deal, how about... I teach you how to drive and you teach me how to play guitar?"

The owl raises an eyebrow at him, "You really want to teach me how to drive? Why?"

The hybrid practically jumps in front of her, "Because driving is equal to freedom! You can go wherever you want without someone telling you what to do!"

The princess smiles widely at him, "That's what playing the guitar is like! It's liberating!"

Buddy flaps his wings briefly, "Now you're really getting it, Octavia!" He folds his arms again, "So, why don't you show me how to play?"

The owlette smiles back at him, "Okay then, Buddy! You're on!"

The half succubus stands with his shoulders squared, "I see we reached an agreement! Come on, Octavia! Follow me!" He walks off with the princess walking next to him. Both with huge smiles on their faces...

...

Meanwhile, Loona had made her way to her friend's house down the street. While it was a ways away, she found herself a a huge purple mansion, lined with gold... She tilted her head before knocking on the door, "Damn, I knew Mellz mentioned she worked with some Goetias but I wasn't expecting this."

Soon enough, the smaller Hellhound answers the door and her eyes widen, "Loona!" She then began to whisper, "Oh my Beelzebub! What are you doing here?"

Loona shrugs her shoulders, "Eh, had the day off. Decided to visit you and the rugrats at your fancy home. You did say I could."

Mellz paused for a brief second, "...Okay, I did but I thought you meant sometime in the near future! With an arrangement! Not literally an hour later!"

But then, the two heard a man's voice from the inner part of the mansion...

"Mellina, who is that at the door?"

The smaller hound looks inside the home, "Um, just a new Hellhound from a neighboring family!"

Loona blinks at her, "What?"

Mellz shakes her head, "Roll with it. Mr. Baritone will probably send you away otherwise! He doesn't like it when uninvited guests visit."

Her boss spoke again, "Ah, I see. Must want her to greet her new neighbors then, she may come in."

Mellina let her friend inside the home before locking the door, "Thank you, Mr. Baritone."

Loona walked inside and eyed the chubby bird sitting in the lush purple chair, lined with gold. He doesn't look up from the e book he currently has his red eyes glued to. His skin is covered with black and white feathers, resembling a raven with a white underside. He is wearing a green vest with lighter stripes, golden buttons and a mint green undershirt with black pants that ended at the knees. Which showed off his taloned feet. He is wearing a large, white, fluffy ascot that pops out on his chest.
However, two white pupils appear in his eyes when he heard another woman's voice from the other room...

"Barry, honey? Who is at the door?"

An incredibly tall owl demon walks through the large doorway. Her pattern resembled that of a barn owl's with her brown feathers sticking her to her head and neck. Her eyes are pitch black, a white mask of feathers n her face with a golden mark on her beak. She is wearing a long purple, black and white dress with a large, matching purple hat lined with white on top of her head.

Baritone smiles at his wife, "It's a Hellhound belonging to the neighbor, Cadence."

Then the same three owl children Mellina was taking care of before ran into the living room. The smallest one in yellow pointed at the taller woman, "Oh hello, pretty wolfy! Are you were to play with us again?"

Cadence lifts an eyebrow towards the taller hound, "Again?"

Mellz quickly walks in front of her friend, "Oh uh, Loona actually helped us when we got lost last week in the city, Mr. Baritone. Isn't that right, Loona?"

Loona nods in agreement, "Yeah! Yeah, yup. That totally happened."

Baritone blinks before nodding his head, "I see... Well, thank you for guiding my Hellhound and children back home. I know she was having an off time that day."

His wife tilted her bird head at the hound, "Then I assume you know our children too? Well then, my name is Cadence Ars Goetia. I am these children's' mother." Each child chirped when they heard their names. She placed her hands on the man's shoulders, "And my Baritone is their father."
She then flashed a smile, "We welcome you into our home, Ms. Loona. I am quite happy to learn that our Mellina has her own friend. Now, would you like to stay for dinner?"

Suddenly, Loona felt sweat drop down her cheek when the mother said that...

...

Buddy smiles while leading the owl demon to I.M.P's office building, "Stay right here, they should be gone right now." He pressed his back to the wall, preparing to sneak back into the building.

Octavia lifts an eyebrow towards her friend, "What are we doing here?"

Buddy shrugs his shoulders with a smile, "Well, I don't actually have a car buuuuuuut..." He waves his arms to show off the company's vehicle, "I.M.P's got it's own van! Be right back!"

Soon enough, the young man slipped inside the building. He walked though the halls quietly to make his way towards the office, opening the door quietly to see that the portal was still open. He spotted the keys on the empty secretary desk, "Wait a minute, isn't Loona supposed to still be here? And why is the portal still open?" He then shrugged his shoulders before plucking the keys, "Eh, not my problem. It's my day off."

The hybrid made his way down to the street where his friend was waiting, "Okay! Well, that was easy!" He twirls the keys on his finger before tossing them towards the bird girl, "Now, let's get this party started!"

Octavia smiled, opening the driver's side door in order to get in, "So... How do you know how to drive?" She put her seatbelt on before nodding at her friend, signaling for him to do the same. Which he did.

Buddy shrugged his shoulders while he got into the passenger seat, "Eh, I had to drive my mom around sometimes when she had a little too much to drink. It was kinda easy to figure out since I was always tall enough to look over the steering wheel. Moxxie and Millie made sure I actually got my license and knew what I was doing though."
He smiles while looking over her shoulder once she started the car, "Okay... Now, just gently put your foot on the gas pedal."

But then, the van jerked forward with great speed towards a car right in front of them.

The hybrid quickly yanked the wheel to turn them, avoiding the parked car, "Woah, woah, hey!" He holds one hand up to signal her to stop, "Maaaaybe don't press it that hard, Octavia."

Octavia grips the wheel and lifts her foot off the pedal, "Whoops, I uh... apologies!"

Buddy smiles at his friend, "It's okay, just try again. This time, make it a tap."

The owlette nods before tapping her foot on the pedal, "Sure thing!"

The car jutted forward from her foot pressing on the gas, which made her smile. She slowly moved the wheel to turn the car around the corner. She began to smile while the car moved around, "Look, Buddy! Look, I'm doing it!"

Buddy nods excitedly while they kept moving smoothly, "There ya go! You're doing it! Keep going, Via." He then pointed his finger in the air with a smug smile, "But! Keep us in the parking lot! You don't have a permit and I don't wanna get in trouble."

Octavia felt a small blush on her face when she heard her nickname, "Oh! Uh, sure thing... Bud."

Hearing his nickname from her mouth made him especially happy. His smile slowly grew wider, but he stayed silent.

After some time, Octavia was driving a continuous circle in the parking lot. While it wasn't much, it put a smile on her face, "Thank you so much, Buddy!"

The hybrid shrugged his shoulders, "Hey, you're welcome! Now, it's your turn!" He folded both his arms with a confident smile, "Teach me how to play guitar, princess!"

Octavia let out a small giggle, "Okay then! You're on, bodyguard!"

...

Back at the Goetia's mansion, Loona bumps her elbow into her friend's arm to whisper to her, "Mellz! What do I do?"

Mellz speaks up for her friend in front of her boss, "Uh... Loona said she would love to stay, Mrs. Cadence."

Cadence claps her hands excitedly, "Oh, wonderful! I'll let the imps know that we will have another guest this evening!"

Loona narrows her eyes at her friend, "Greaaaaat..."

The smaller hound shrugs in a panic, "...What! That's what Mrs. Cadence wanted to hear..."

The wolf frowns upon hearing that, "...Mellz, that's not-"

Mellz shakes her head nervously, "Loona, it's okay. You just have to stay for dinner and then I can take you home if you'd like. I swear, everything will be fine!"

Loona waves her hand to get her to stop being nervous, "Okay, okay. You're right, it's okay. Huh... At least that means I get to try some of that fancy food, huh?"

The smaller hound practically jumps where she stands, "You're right! You do! Oh man, you're gonna love it!" She then felt a little hand pull at her side.

Lyric smiled up at them, "Can we play now, Mellina? And with your friend too!"

Both Hellhounds looked at each other nervously before hesitatingly agreeing with the children...
And eventually, after hours of playing... The family was now sitting at the dining room table. The mother now sharing a story about the male bird and the Hellhound, " You know, my husband chose Mellina because of her pelt. She had a unique one amongst all the hounds in the center!"

Loona blinks blankly at her, "...I know, I was there. And I am aware that her pelt looked different from everyone else's... Because she is a-"

The mother's eyes widen upon hearing that, "Oh! You lived in the center with Mellina?"

The wolf blinks again, "...Yes. Same cell too."

Mellz speaks up with a shrug of her shoulders, "Slept on the floor next to her, actually."

After a while, their food did arrive to the table. Being carried by a few scared imps, who served everyone with nervous frowns.

Mellz's tail began to wag at the side of the food, "Oh goodie, we're having filet mignon."

Loona's eyes narrow at the name of the food, "Filet mig-What? You know what, never mind. I'm sure it's good." She briefly looked at the father before turning towards her friend, "Hey, Mellz... Your boss is staring bullets into me, what should I say?"

The smaller hound picks up her fork and knife, "Um... You can start a conversation with him. Honestly, say anything and they'll react to it."

Loona looks down at the multiple forks and knives next to her plate, "Oh, uh right." She struggles to find a topic, "Soooo... Mr. Goetia... I swear I've heard that name before."

Baritone begins to speak proudly with a smug smile, "I am Baritone Ars Goetia. You may know my elder brother, Stolas."

Loona raises an eyebrow at him, "Stolas has a brother?"

The father sighs dramatically, "Yes, I'm sure this is a shock to you. It is to everyone, he has many actually. We have sisters too. We may be brothers but we have completely different mothers." He then waves his hand, "And oh, how we always hated each other..."

However, within his own brief flashback, a young Stolas waves happily to his half brother. He smiles at him, "Baritone, brother! Might we play together after our lessons today?"

But the smaller owl simply walked by him with his red book in hand, grumpily walking away from him...

Back in reality, the head of the family sits at his table. He snaps his fingers while the plates are being put in front of them, "But that's enough about me and my welp of a brother! Back to dinner!" He then turns to the open doorway, "Imps! Where are our drinks? Our guest is thirsty!"

Forte leaps up from his seat to point into the air, "Please!"

Cadence put her hand in front of her son, "Forte, darling, sit down."

The eldest boy sits back down in his chair, "Yes, Mother."

Loona looked between both the mother and son before looking at her friend... Wondering if this was normal or not.

...

Now inside the princess's room in the other Ars Goetia mansion, Octavia smiles while picking up the blue guitar. It is decorated with golden stars with a signature reading 'Love Dad' on the back with the same color.

Buddy tilts his head at the signature on the back of the instrument, "This a gift from your dad?"

The owlette nods with a smile, "Of course! ...Your father doesn't give you gifts?"

The hybrid shakes his head with a shrug, "Uh... No, my dad doesn't give anything."

The princess frowns at him with her guitar in her hands, "Oh... I'm sorry. I figured your dad was the gift giving type from what I saw of him at the amusement park."

Buddy's eyes widens at her, "Oh wait, you thought... No, no, Moxxie and Millie aren't my parents. The one with white hair is my brother and she's his wife."

The owl nods along with what he was saying, "Ooooh..."

The winged hybrid shrugs his shoulders with a frown, "And my actual dad has never been there for me so no. No gifts from him."

Octavia nods once again towards him, "I see. Well, I apologize for bringing that up."

Buddy waves his hand nonchalantly, "No, no it's okay. You didn't know." He then smiles at her, "Come on, it's okay. I don't mind talking about it. Here, show me how to play."

The smile returns to Octavia's face while she plays with the strings, "Okay, so... Strum it like this." She then hands the instrument to her friend.

Buddy began to move his fingers on the strings, "Like this?"

A few broken notes hung into the air when he tried to strum the guitar twice. This caused Octavia's smile to turn strained, trying to still approve of the obvious sour notes.

The owlette continued to smile, "Ooooh, that didn't sound too good...

Buddy frowned upon hearing the same tone, "Yikes, sorry about that. Moxxie makes it look so easy! Guess I should just stick to the basics, huh?"

Octavia's smile returned to normal while nodding her head, "Yes, please. You'll get to the more advanced stuff soon enough. You sound good so far!" She tilts her head at him, "Why don't you try to add some words to it instead?"

The hybrid blushes in response, "Oh! I'm sorry, I just... Um, when a succubus sings, it makes things rather... Heated." He rubs the back of his neck while still holding the guitar, "And I really don't wanna cause that type of trouble if that happens. I've never tried it before but I wouldn't want to risk it."

The princess shakes her head before placing her hand on his to grab his attention, "I don't think you'll have to worry about that too much."

The winged demon tilts his head at her, "What's that supposed to mean?" He briefly looks down at their hands before looking up at her.

Octavia giggles at his face, "Nothing." She takes her hand back from his, "Just keep playing then, you're doing great."

And so, with her encouragement, Buddy continued to strum the guitar. He smiled while playing the made up song, moving his fingers along the neck of the guitar. The notes went on and on, the two smiling at each other while music filled the air...

Once the music had stopped, Buddy turned to his friend with a nervous smile. His tail moved warily behind him, rubbing the back of his neck while still holding the guitar in his other hand, "So... Um, how did that sound?"

The princess scoots just a tiny bit closer to him, "...It still sounded beautiful."

The hybrid smiles back at her, "...Thanks, Octavia..." He hands her guitar back before relaxing his shoulders, "You know, I couldn't imagine a better way to spend my day off..."

The owl demon plays with her hands while still looking at him, "You're welcome and thank you, Buddy..."

The two stayed there for a while on her bed... Smiling at each other without a care in the world... The girl slowly starts to strum the guitar again, providing a small bit of advanced tones for the two to listen to...

...

Once they had gotten their drinks, Mellz took a sip of water. Loona did the same, her ears jerking back and forth while the children drank fruit juice. The parents drank the wine from the glasses in front of them.

The wolf looked at the shock collar around her friend's neck before speaking, "So... Were you guys always fans of torturing your subjects? Or does this come off when others aren't around?"

Mellz's eyes widen, her ears pinning to her head, "Woah! Loona, no. It's okay, really!"

Baritone speaks up before rolling his eyes, "Oh, this is about the shock collar? You are in no place to criticize me over that decision. It was for my family's safety and for Mellina's own good." He put a lot of emphasis on 'Mellina', like he was making sure both Hellhounds heard it.

The wolf begins to glare at him, "For her own good?! I've seen it shock her until she fell to the ground!"

The male bird shrugs his shoulders, "Of course, that IS it's intended purpose. I don't want my Mellina to be like the rest of those ruffians." Cadence nodded to agree with his statement.

Loona stands up from her chair, "And what is that supposed to mean?! Why are you talking about her like she's not in the room?! She's right here!"

Mellz shakes her head with a frown, "Loona please, chill out! It's fine!"

The taller hound frowns back at her, "No, Mellz!"

Baritone raises his voice into a shout, "I have heard enough of this tomfoolery! Loona, You are no longer welcome here!" He stands up from his chair, shooting his hand out, "Make yourself scarce and leave!" The children sits uncomfortably in their chairs, the youngest brother holding onto his sister's arm with worry.

Loona turns to her friend, hoping to hear her opinion, "Mellz?"

The smaller Hellhound begins to look around nervously, "I, uh... Loona..."

Baritone shouts at the wolf, "Do not refer to our Hellhound with that disgusting name!"

Cadence speaks up while looking at the hound, "Mellina, go into the living room with the children."

Mellz looks between the parents with a frown, "But wait, please, she was just..."

The male bird doesn't even look at her but speaks firmly, "Now, Mellina."

Both Mellz's ears droop before she backs off, "...Yes, Mr. Baritone." She slowly and sadly began to push the children outside the door and into the living room, trying not to see the upset face her friend was making...

Loona growls before glaring at the husband, "Fine! Be that way!" The fur stands up on her head while stomping out of the dining room and out of the whole mansion in general. She gives the father of the family one final glare in his direction before slamming door.

Mellz could only watch while her friend marches down the street angrily... She returns to the table minutes later with the children, attempting to eat the fillet mignon after the confrontation... Her stomach in knots...

...

And so... The hybrid and the Hellhound both made their way back to the office building. Albeit separately, without the knowledge that the other were on the same path. Buddy twirled the keys around his finger once again, poking his head into the hallway ahead. He slowly tiptoes throughout the hall, trying to keep his presence quiet.

But then, he heard a voice, "...What are you doing, Buddy?"

The winged hybrid jumped back, clutching his chest, "Ack, Loona! Don't scare me like that!"

The Hellhound raised an eyebrow with her hands in her pockets, "Wouldn't have scared you if you were paying more attention. So what ARE you doing? It's your day off, remember?"

Buddy shrugged his shoulders while still holding the metal in his hand, "I know, I'm just here to return the van keys."

The woman lowered one of her ears before asking, "...Why'd you take the sh--ty-"

Suddenly, a light shines on them when the hybrid opens the door. They both cover their eyes from the flash while still feeling blinded. Both heard the boss imp's voice from the other side of the room.

Blitzo pointed at the both of them, "Aha F---KER! I told you, Moxxie! The van thief would come back to the scene of the crime! In the van!" He then rolled his eyes, "...Okay, maybe I should have known it was Buddy or Loonie considering they are our only other employees." He swiped the keys from his intern's hand, "But why'd you take it, Bud?"

But before the hybrid could actually respond, Blitzo lifts his eyebrows up and down in a suggestive manner, "Oooooh, wait a minute! I get it!"

Moxxie tilted his head at his boss, "Get what?"

The boss kept his sly smile on his face, "Your little brother was using the company van to impress a girl! Maybe even get some action while he was at it!" He elbowed the taller being in the stomach, "...So did you have se-"

Buddy's face immediately became redder from his boss's question, "What NO! That is not what I was doing with the van! At all!"

Blitzo rolls his eyes at him before waving a finger, "Oh sure, sure! You disappear with it on your day off and it comes back squeaky clean? I think something went oooooon. and you don't want us to knooooow!"

Moxxie pokes his face into the conversation, "Sir, I don't think-"

Mille speaks over him with a shrug, "I mean, Buddy IS a young man. It would be totally normal for him to do this sort of thang." She stood up on a chair to place a hand on her ward's shoulder, "Ya can talk about it with us if ya want, Bud. Hell, we can give ya some pointers."

Both brothers look at her with wide eyes, "Millie!"

Buddy's face remains even redder than before, "But that's not what I used it for! Uuuuuugh!" He then hides his face in his hands while his brother places a hand on his other shoulder in an attempt to comfort him.

Loona couldn't help but laugh bitterly at the scene in front of her. She slowly sat at her desk and turned on her phone. Her smile slowly faded into a frown upon seeing the text from her friend... Reading the words 'I am so sorry'...

...

At the Goetia mansion, Mellz frowns at her phone in the orange case. She puts in her pocket before sitting down on the couch with a frown. Her boss sitting just a few feet away from her in his usually lush chair.

Baritone raised an eyebrow at her upset face before letting out a sigh. He peers around the room before looking back at his Hellhound with a whisper, "Mellina, pssst... Mellina!"

The woman turned her frown towards him, "Yes, Mr. Baritone?"

The chubby bird frowned back at her, "Oh, please don't be so upset, Mellina. Your friend was being a bit too hasty, judging me and Cadence for our decisions regarding you. Just now that we do this to make sure you'll have the best life possible..." He took a dog treat out of his inner vest pocket and tossed it to her, "Here, to make you feel better."

Mellz caught the treat in her hands, "Thank you, Mr. Baritone... I shall keep that in mind..." She then stood up from her seat and made her way into her room. Which had a black dog bed inside and various pictures. She ate the treat before she made her way to the doggy bed, circling around it on all fours.
She frowns... Laying down while folding her arms under her chin... The events of the day repeating in her mind...

...

While Buddy is being embarrassed by his coworkers, Octavia was pacing in her room. Back and forth she went in front of her bed...

The owlette shakes her head, "This is... Such a strange feeling. Well, not so strange. I just... Don't see him in the way I see everyone else. But not... Carnally." She grabs one of the pink pillows on her bed to hold it while she walks, "He DOES have a handsome face... And he's considerate and he listens to me. Makes me feel comfortable... He's always so... Willing to help me whenever he gets the chance. Like he jumps to be next to me." She hugs the pillow closer to herself, "Do I honestly like him?"

She turned to the guitar resting against the wall before taking a deep breath, "Maybe... This isn't that much of a bad thing..."

Chapter Text

Five monitors capture a few glimpses of I.M.P's activity... The first shows Blitzo and Moxxie outside Martha's house, Moxxie then pushing Blitzo's gun causing him to shoot in the wrong direction in 'Murder Family'. The second shows Millie coming out of the ocean after killing the fish monster in 'Spring Broken', the third shows Millie and Moxxie French-kissing while swinging on a rope in 'Cherubs and More Galore', a fourth shows Buddy flying around the stage later in the same scene and the fifth shows a shot of horses, which then zooms in past them onto Blitzo, who was caught choking on the boba pearls of his drink.

Someone then points at the screen with Blitzo, "Right there! This was the first sighting."

The second person in a tux nods, "They are definitely from Hell. They must use this dark magic to cross over into our world... And they seem to be killing specifically targeted people. But, why?"

The first agents frowns, "They always attack at random, aaaall over the country. There's no way to predict where they'll show up next!"

A loud clattering noise is heard from outside, followed by a stock angry cat sound. The two agents immediately glance over to a barred-up window obscured by heavily damaged blinds. Agent One makes a gap between the blinds to the outside to see what made that noise. The agents then see the source of all the racket: Blitzo, standing on a box and a dumpster while holding the dumpster lid open. He looks around suspiciously.

The second agent narrows his eyes at the imp, "Ahhh, well... That's convenient."

...

Back outside, Blitzo is standing on trash bags and holding a dumpster lid open, "Shhhhh! Remember, we can't be seen." He then slams the dumpster lid loudly, but then falls backwards into a pile of trash bags. Millie silently chuckles at his predicament, then walks away.

Buddy walks to the tall imp with a smug smile, "Jokes on you, Bossman, I have a full grip on my human form. I can be here in this world and ours with no problem."

Moxxie nods his head next to his brother, "And pardon my words, sir, but you're currently being the loudest."

The boss imp jumps up out of the garbage pile covered in trash; he has an old newspaper on his forehead, a half-eaten lollipop stuck to the side of his head, and a scrap of paper on his horn with an old banana peel impaled on the end of it. He then poke Moxxie's face indignantly, "I said shuuush your d/ck-sucking lips, Moxxie!"

The smaller employee steps away from his boss for a short moment when he notices a portal opening behind him.

Loona is seen on the other end and Millie jumps into it, waving to her husband. Moxxie begins to walk towards the portal but is suddenly tackled to the ground by Blitzo, barely missing a net being shot their way.

The taller imp stands over his friend, "GET DOWN!"

The first agent cocks his net launcher, readying another capture net, seeing Buddy in his human form, "Woah! Hey, don't worry! We got you!"

Blitzo looks behind him and sees second agent jump down on a rope from a building, landing in front of the portal. H shouts, "LOONA! CLOSE IT!"

Millie tries to run through the portal before it closes, "Wait, no!" But.. She fails.

Moxxie, seeing the portal close, is distraught at first but quickly shifts to angry, pulling out a pistol in an attempt to fight off the two agents while Blitzo hides. He jumps off a wooden pallet to dodge both a tranquilizer dart and a capture net and prepares to fire. However, he is hit in the neck from behind by a tranquilizer dart.
He then stumbles before mumbling and falling to the ground...

The tall imp shouts before shoving Buddy at the wall, "MOXXIE!"
He then grabs Moxxie, knocking down the trash can he and Buddy were hiding behind, and runs away. He smacks Agent Two in the face with Moxxie and keeps on running through the alleyway.

Buddy runs behind them, concerned for his brother...

Moxxie speaks in a slurred, "I smell..." He sniffs the air, "Colors..."

Blitzo eventually reaches a dead end. The agents waste no time in cornering him. Blitzo raises his gun, ready to fight, "Back off, you tuxedo-wearing F--KS!"

Both the boss and the agents both ready their guns and prepare for a firefight. But just as Blitzo is about to fire, Agent Two pushes a button on her gun, causing Blitzo and Moxxie to be electrocuted. Moxxie is shocked out of Blitzo's grip and Blitzo is zapped a second time from residual charge, dropping his gun and going down for the count...

Agent One chuckles confidently, "I'd like to see the suits at corporate callin' us losers now! That was pretty badass!"

Agent Two cocks her gun, "Super badass!"

Soon enough, Blitzo passes out...

The male agent turns to Buddy, who is still in his human disguise, "You okay?"

The hybrid blinks, not realizing that they think he's human at first, "...What?"

The female agent offers a hand to the disguised demon, "Come on! Don't worry, they can't get ya now! Pretty brave of you to try to run after them on your own though."

Buddy looks to the side with a raised eyebrow, "Uhhhh, wait what?"

The girl agent snaps her fingers, "You're one of our new guys, right? Uh, what's his face... Three! Intern Three!"

The tall hybrid nods his head a few times, realizing that they think he is one of them, "Oh! Uh! Yeah, yup! That's me!"

The guy agent frowns upon picking up Blitzo, "Ah shoot, those demons snapped your glasses! Must have happened when that one imp shoved ya! Don't worry, kid. I always keep a spare on me!" He takes a pair of sunglasses of his pocket to offer to the disguised demon.

Buddy smiles upon taking the sunglasses, "Wow, uh, thanks! Mr..."

The male human nods and gestures towards the woman, "One. Just call me One and my partner is Two."

The intern nods back at him, "Oh, code names?"

Agent Two snaps her fingers at him, "Righto! Don't want any demon scum knowing our actual names!"

Buddy smiles awkwardly at them, "Smart! Very smart. Uh... Here, let me help you with these guys..."

And with that, Buddy helps the two get Blitzo and Moxxie inside... Trying to think of a way to save himself and his friends...

...

Meanwhile in the I.M.P. office, Millie furiously punches the wall, tears in her eyes and making vicious demon screeches... Before falling to her knees devastated, "SH-T! Sh-t, sh-t, sh-t!"
She wails with her head and hands on the floor.

Loona stands behind her with Stolas' Grimoire in her hands, looking concerned, "You, uh... You okay, there?"

The woman imp suddenly stands up, startling Loona into dropping the Grimoire and holding her hands up defensively, "What're you doing sittin' there?! The boys are in trouble! Open it again!"

The Hellhound shakes her head, "Blitzo was using a total of zero euphemisms, innuendos, or swears. That means it was serious, which means I don't open it until-"

Millie grabs Loona by her shirt and yanks her down to face level aggressively, "Open the f--king portal, now!"

...After hearing the absolute rage in her voice, Loona and Millie gearing up for a rescue mission. Loona zips a backpack labeled 'Blitzø's Emergen-C Bag' closed, an angry Millie twirls and lifts a giant double-headed axe with the 'M' in the middle and Loona transforms to her human form. The portal opens again, Millie leaps out and lands in a pose while Loona nonchalantly steps through. She sends a hasty text to Mellz before placing her phone back in her pocket.

The woman imp frowns, "They aren't here!" She drops her axe and falls to her knees again, tears welling in her eyes. But before she can cry...

...Loona suddenly grabs and lifts her up, bending down to sniff the ground to track where Blitzo, Buddy and Moxxie went, "It smells like they went this way."
She drops Millie into the backpack and slings it onto her back, then grabs Millie's axe off the ground, resting it on her shoulder, "Come on... Let's find the dumbass triplets."
The disguised hound starts running while carrying Millie on her back...

...

Meanwhile, in an unknown location, Moxxie wakes up and looks around groggily. He moves but then realizes he and Blitzo are tied to chairs. Moxxie panics and briefly struggles to get out, until Agent Two grabs the lamp over their heads and brings it close to Moxxie's face, causing him to flinch away.
He looks to the side to see his brother in his human disguise. He gives him a nervous shrug while the agents stood in front of him.

Agent Two smirks at him, "Finally awake, huh, little fella?" She releases the lamp, "Your partner has been a while now..."

Not only are Blitzo and Moxxie tied up, but their tails are wrapped together and chained to an iron ball.

Blitzo rolls his eyes, "Look, sh-tbag, it takes a lot to keep me down, alright? I took a f-ck-ton of tranquilizers in the college I dropped out of. Also, I've been strapped nipple first to a car battery. So, I-"
He flinches as the lamp is shined in his face by Agent One, "Ohhh, okay!"

The male agent shouts at him, "Tell us, demon scum! Who do you work for? Satan?!"

The female agent grabs the light again, "How did you get to our world from the afterlife?"

Back to One, "Why are youse killin' humans?!"

Back to Two, "When did you show up here?"

The two agents stop passing the lights as Blitzo interrupts them with an annoyed tone, "Okay, I'm gonna stop you right there, b-tch. First of all, we just woke up from a veeeery nasty shock. And I'm still feelin' f--kin' woozy, so I'm gonna request you fetch us some coffee before we get into this. I mean, everyone gets coffee in sh-tty movies with scenes like this, am I right? I want somethin' iced, b-tch!" He points at the disguised demon, "Get something for the new guy too!"

Blitzo turns his head around to his friend, "Mox?"

Moxxie begins to speak quickly, "I'll have a Neapolitan cappuccino, more cappu- than -ccino, make sure it's got no more than four ounces of milk; the beans won't have the right texture otherwise, and make sure they spell my name correctly on the cup-they always put 'Foxxie' or 'Roxxie', I hate that. If you can't handle that, I'll have a Venti traditional misto. Please use soy milk, with two blond shots affogato *points foot accusatorily at Agent Two* and ristretto! I'd also love... Three vanilla pumps at the very bottom, then add the coffee after, then add-"

Agent One shakes his head, "ENOUGH! We aren't getting youse coffee!"

Blitzo smiles at his friend, "Wow. I was getting massive douche chills just there, Mox. Congrats!"

Agent Two leans up close to Moxxie's face, "If we have to, we are willing to resort to torture methods to get answers outta you nasty hell beasts!"

Moxxie tries to raise his tail, "When you say "torture", do you mean physical or psychological? Physical seems counterproductive; we would likely tell you anything if it meant an end to the pain, and you would have no way of knowing what was true!"

The boss imp smirks at them, "Or we might like it too much. And then you've got a whole new thing to deal with.

Agent One points accusatorily at Blitzo, "What do you mean by that?"

Buddy raises a finger before speaking up, "I feel like that's not a good ide-"

Blitzo smirks at the male agent, "Ah, you're stupid, huh? I can work with stupid. Daddy likey dummy."

The intern blinks blankly, "Yeah, there it is."

Moxxie squirms in his chair trying to hold in his laughter but laughs anyway. He stomps his hoof on the floor, "Good one, sir! 'Daddy likey!'"

Agent Two's face goes red in embarrassment, "You better stop laughin' at us!"

Agent One grabs Blitzo by the collar, "Yeah!" He pulls the amused demon closer, "You are the ones at our mercy!"

The white haired imp smiles, "It's hard to resist, I'm really sorry. I mean, considering your approach thus far, you've had us tied here for what, hours? And you haven't even had us confirm what exactly we are!"

Agent Two leans down with curious look, "What are you?"

Moxxie laughs in her face, "I'm a Virgo!"

The boss begins to laugh again, "HAH!"

Agent One narrows his eyebrows at him, "Ohhhhh, a smart guy, eh?!

Agent Two's eyebrows do the same, "One more quip outta you and we'll shut you up!"

Blitzo raises his eyebrows suggestively at the two of them, "Ooh, getting kinkyyyy!"

Both agents recoil in shock and horror. The intern rubs his eyebrows in annoyance, used to this behavior.

Agent One frowns, "WHAAAAT?! We aren't playin' into your vile demon kinks!"

Blitzo shrugs his shoulders, "I mean, that's what it sounded like back there, you sickos!"

Moxxie speaks in a sarcastic, "Please don't give them ideas, sir!"

The taller imp shrugs his shoulders again, "Why not? I know the sh-t you're into!"

Moxxie gets an embarrassed look, his face flashing pink in response.

Buddy thinks to himself, with a similar pink face, 'Unfortunately, I do too.'

Agent One shouts yet again, Stooop! We are..." He leans towards Moxxie, pointing, "NOT gettin' kinky wit youse!"

Agent Two grabs Agent One and pulls him back, "Calm down, One! Don't let these monsters get to you!"

The agents start to walk away from the pair...

Blitzo shouts back at them, "Heyyyy, aren't we gonna get our phone call, b--ch?"

Agent One folds his arms, "Well, that entirely depends! Who are you gonna call? Hmmm?"

The boss imp laughs in his face, "Your fat mom, thankin' her for a fat time!"

Agent Two points at her partner, "Nice try, demon! His fat mom is dead!"

Agent One starts crying into his own arm while Buddy shakes his head. He still rubs his eyebrows in annoyance...

...

Now in the exterior of the D.H.O.R.K.S. building Buddy, Blitzo and Moxxie are trapped inside of... Two guards armed with naginata stand outside the entrance and four security cameras loom over their heads. The girls peek around the side of the building, looking for a way to sneak in.

Millie tilts her head at her friend, "This where they ended up?"

Loon nods her head back, "I think so. F--k, this looks intense. How are we gonna get in?"

The small imp sees a small vent over their heads and points at it, "Lift me up to that vent!"

The Hellhound raises her hand and Millie climbs up, opens the vent and crawls inside. She opens the side door from inside the building and lets Loona in. They sneak through the halls trying to find Moxxie and Blitzo, completely unaware that an unnamed D.H.O.R.K.S. agent can see them on the surveillance camera. The guard spits out his coffee in surprise, unintentionally soaking another guard, and sounds an alarm to alert the other agents of the trespassers.
Loona screeches to a halt once she sees a bunch of agents holding several Japanese melee weapons. An agent holding a naginata runs toward Loona and Millie, swinging it at them. The girls duck to avoid the blade. Loona jumps, swings the axe, chopping off an agent's leg while Millie shoots him twice with twin pistols. The Hellhound throws the axe at another agent's face where it sticks. Millie climbs the same agent's body and removes the axe from his head, jumps to avoid yet another guard's katana swing and then chops the katana-wielding agent in two.
The hound runs into an agent with twin nunchaku and attempts to split kick him, but he avoids it. She then rolls back and jumps to avoid his strikes. An agent swings his kusarigama at Loona but she ducks low to the ground, allowing the agent with nunchaku to be decapitated instead. Millie sneaks up to the now surprised kusarigama wielding agent and snaps his neck, he falls to the floor face first. Loona grabs Millie who then grabs the axe from the floor, running towards another set of three agents inside a large doorway...

One agent hits a button attempting to stop the girls by closing the blast door on them. The other two reveal their shuriken and proceed to throw them at the girls, though they miss entirely.

The tiny imp shouts at her friend, "Throw me!"

The wolf throws her ally with a grunt.

Holding her axe in front of herself, Millie flies toward the group of agents. She lands with a roll right when the blast door, labeled 'CAUTION BLAST DANGER', closes behind her. Screams of agony can be heard while the small imp slaughters them off-screen. The blast door opens back up to show Millie surrounded by dismembered corpses and blood splattered on the walls and ceiling.

Loona walks into the room with her eyes are wide, impressed, "Damn! You're pretty agile for an old lady!" She begins to walk down the hallway...

Millie shakes her head, following behind her friend, "I'm, like, five years older than you..."

...

At Stolas's mansion, within her room... Octavia paces back and forth, trying to decide what to do about her feelings for Buddy. She holds up her phone, "No, no... I should do it in person..." She grabs her hat nervously...

She reaches for her door handle before taking her hand back, "Nope! Can't do it!" She then touches it again, "...No, I can!"

Hearing his daughter's distress, Stolas puts his bowl of cereal down, "Via? Darling, what are you doing?"

The owlette suddenly stands up straight, "Nothing, Dad! ...I am simply going to go visit a friend!"

Stolas stands there for a moment before speaking, "Oh! Well... Have fun then!"

Eventually, the owlette enters the office, only to find it empty... Save for one Hellhound and her three cousins. She raises an eyebrow at them, "Mellina? What are you doing here?"

The hound smiles at her, "Octavia! Hello! Well, I'm office sitting for Loona. I kinda owed her after your uncle ruined dinner the night she visited."

The girl owl rubs the back of her neck, "Oh, uh, that's cool... Have they been gone long?"

Mellz nods her head, "Yeah... Loona said they had to rescue someone? She wasn't all that clear, though it was hard to read anyway with all those spelling errors... But uh, what are you doing here?" She smiles when the youngest boy hands her a colored drawing.

Octavia sits in one of the office chairs, playing with her fingers nervously, "...So there is this... Hybrid..."

...

Back to Blitzo and Moxxie... The boss while he responds by playfully sticking his tongue out at the male agent. Buddy stands next to both his 'bosses'.

Agent One shouts at him angrily, "Stop insultin' my mother! She's dead!"

Agent Two shakes her head, "Hey, hey. Let's just leave them here until they feel like talkin'." She waves her hand at Buddy, "Come on, Intern Three."

Buddy moves his eyes awkwardly underneath his sunglasses, "Uh..." He looks at Blitzo, who nods back at him. After getting his actual boss's approval, he rushes behind the two, "Sure, coming!"

The two agents and intern exit the room, slamming the door behind them. The long horned imp glances at the door just to be sure, then immediately tries to struggle in his bonds for a couple second before giving up...
He then sighs, "Don't worry, Mox. If we keep being obnoxious, they'll eventually slip up and we'll get a chance to get out. Let's just keep f--kin' with them until they get so frustrated, they stop thinkin' clearly. It usually works. Even if Bud f--ks up."

Now in another room, Blitzo and Moxxie are seen on a camera. They are being monitored with Blitzo's voice degrading while the agents and their fake intern watch.

Agent One scratches his chin, "Who's Bud?"

The hybrid in disguise sweats a little but tries to hide it with a confident smile, "Uh... No clue! Guess there might be another demon crwling around here somewhere! Right under our noses! Or something!"

The older male narrows his eyes underneath his shades, "...So, the demons wanna play games, huh? Well, we can play games..."

Agent Two chuckles and hits a button between 'HAHA GAS' and 'B-TCH JUICE', "Hehe... Yeah!" She lifts her fist away, revealing a now glowing, bright green light. It is a button revealed to be labeled 'TRUTH BOMB'.

Buddy's eyes widen when he reads the button, "...I didn't even know that was a thing."

The female agent relaxes back in her chair, "That's why you're an intern! You get to learn about alllll these buttons!"

Back in the room with Moxxie and Blitzo... The boss is still struggling against the ropes to no avail...

The white haired imp shakes his head, "I'm just worried about Millie. She'll be on her way by now, I'm sure!"

The giant horned imp continues to struggle against the ropes, "Ugh, she'll be fine, Moxxie! It would take a roided-up hippo to take down that woman when she's upset.

Moxxie shakes his head once again, "We've never dealt with the human government before! She's in danger!"

While they speak, a green gas begins filling the room...

Blitzo suddenly speaks angrily, "Do you ever honestly shut up about Millie?! If you're not talkin' about your stupidly tall brother, it's always..." He mockingly imitates Moxxie, "'Oh, how's Millie?' 'I can't tonight. I'm hangin' with Millie!' 'I'm so worried about Millie!' And she's ALWAYS... FIVE F--KIN' FEET away from you! It's pathetic!"

The husband squints his eyes, "That... Was oddly personal."

The boss raises his eyebrow in surprise, "Y'know, you're right! I don't know why the f--k I just let my guts spill like that."

Moxxie glances at the floor and sees the green gas surrounding the two of them. His eyes widen in fear, "Sir! They're filling this room with something!"

Blitzo shouts again in anger, "Damn it, Buddy! F--k!" He sniffs, "The hell is this?"

The smaller imp blinks, eying the gas closely, "I think it's some kind of airborne truth-telling serum!"

The taller male shakes his head, "Oh, you just guess that's what it is?"

Moxxie tilts his head despite not being able to see his boss, "Well, uh... Just ask me something specific I wouldn't normally tell you."

Blitzo frowns in thought, "Okay. Uh... Does Millie ever peg you?"

The husband smiles at the thought, "Sometimes..." His eyes widen in realization, "Wait! EWW! F-ck! Why that?!"

The large horned imp chuckles, "Heh! I knew it."

Buddy buries his face in his hands in embarrassment upon hearing THAT.

Moxxie shakes his head, "Well, your suit is tacky!" He then flinches in regret, "F--k! I'm sorry..."

Blitzo gasps dramatically, "How f--kin' dare you! Youuu have sh-tty taste in music!" He then suddenly flinches in regret, "AH, I'm sorry!"

The smaller imp gasps back at him, "Sh-t taste?!" He tears up, "You said you liked that musical I recommended to you!"

The taller imp shouts with a sad tone, "I lied! I left halfway through!"

The husband frowns in reaction, "You... You said you loved it!"

Blitzo begins to cry, "It was awful, Moxxie! It was about ugly, horny caaaaats!"

Moxxie starts crying hysterically... Agents One and Two, along with Buddy still in his human disguise

Tears flowing down the taller imp's face, "Oh, God, Moxxie! I've said so many lies to you!"

Agent Two chuckles while watching the scene, "This is gonna be a gooood night! You learnin' well, new guy?"

Buddy gives her a shrug of his shoulders, "Uhhhh... I guess? I am... Definitely learning more than what I should be."

The vent continues pumping more gas into the room...

Blitzo coughs and the room wobbles and distorts, morphing into something else in his mind. He shakes his head and turns back to face Moxxie angrily, "Damn it, Moxxie! This is all your fault!"

The smaller imp shouts back at him, "How is this my fault?!"

...Suddenly, A musical trill and the sound of wind are heard. Moxxie stands up, the ropes falling away from him, and he walks forwards into purple fog. As he walks into the fog, Moxxie's outfit changes into a more classic version f itself.

Organ music begins to play while the small imp looks around in confusion, "Blitzo?" He coughs, "I-I can't see you! God, this smells awful! What's that music? Is that you? Is this a prank? Because I swear to Satan-"

On the other side of the glass, Buddy watches the scene in front of him. He sees spit dribble down Blitzo's chin and Moxxie with wide eyes before turning to Agent One, "...Is that suppose to happen?"

The man relaxes back in his chair, "Oh yeah, Intern Three. That means they're close to crackin'!"

Buddy sits back in his own chair, "So... What do we do while we wait?"

Agent One shrugs at him, "Eh... Normally, Two and I treat these like little dates with each other."

The humanized demon narrows his eyebrows at him, "...You do? That's normal?"

Agent Two smiles and holds the male's hand, "Well, yeah. Normal in the sense that we're engaged and have the same job.

Buddy smiles back at the two, "Aw, you guys are together? For how long? My brother and his wife are going to have their first anniversary soon."

The male agent smiles at him, "Oh congratulations!" He elbows the intern in the arm, "About a year now... What about you? Any guys or gals you like?"

Buddy rubs his arm awkwardly and looks away, "Well..."

The female agent points at him, "Oh! Don't look away, that means there's a someone!"

The hyrbid feels his face light up while he thinks, "Aw well, I mean... Yeah! There might be a girl... I don't know if she likes me back though. Sure, she hangs out with me but she hasn't really said anything yet and I wouldn't want to be pushy."

Agent Two narrows her eyebrows at him, "Hmm, don't want to be pushy or too scared to say something, Intern Three?"

Buddy frowns at them, "What's that supposed to mean?"

Agent one speaks up with a shrug, "What she means is: You're probably scared that you'll ruin your friendship with her. But word of advice..." He smiles at his fiance, "You'll never know until you try."

Agent Two nods her head, "Yeah!"

Buddy's frown turns into a smile while taking his phone out of his suit pocket, "Oh... Wow, uh... Thanks, guys." When he notices the two imps still within their respective trips, he dials Octavia's number. But he puts her on mute before her voice could be heard by the agents. He turns the screen off before slyly placing his phone next to the monitor, allowing her to hear what the two imps were going through.

Meanwhile, the two hallucinations eventually end while Moxxie and the version of Blitzo in his head smile at each other... Blitzo breathes heavily at the end of his own hallucination...

...

Back in Hell, the two girls continue to sit at the table... All three children have fallen asleep at the table, with Mellz placing a blanket on each of them.

The Hellhound smiled at the girl, "So you and that hybrid boy?"

Octavia plays with her thumbs nervously, "Yes, Buddy... I just... He makes me... Happy. I'm not sure if you would understand fully but I like him, romantically and... I would like to know if he does too."

Mellz smiles, nodding her head towards her own phone, "Well, why don't you call him and find out? I'm sure they'll be out soon."

Octavia nods her head, taking her phone out of her pocket, "You know what, you're right. I should call him and see how he is doing." Once she tapped her finger on his name, her screen suddenly lit up with a call. She answered it but was met with noises indicating that his boss and his brother were struggling with... Something.

Both women look at each other before Mellz grabbed the phone from Blitzo's office...

The owlette shakes her head, narrowing her eyes before dialing her father's number, "...I know I'm going to regret this."

...

Back to Millie and Loona... The two are walking up to a three-by-four 12-digit keypad. The imp walks closer and sees that the 1 button is the only one that shows any wear, while the other buttons are untouched.
She looks up at her friend, "Try 1."

Loona presses 1 five times and the door slides open, revealing a reception desk. The girls look to each other in affirmation and run inside. Millie vaults over the desk while the door slams shut behind them.

...

Back to the camera feed watching Blitzo and Moxxie... Now that their respective trips have worn off, they slowly wake up. Both imps glance up to see that the truth gas is no longer being pumped into the room. They are silent only for a moment...

Moxxie speaks somberly while looking down, "...Do you remember what you said to me after my first day with the company?"

The taller imp shakes his head, "...Not really."

The white haired imp continues to look down, "I remember. You told me I did a good job and that you were proud to work with me. I feel like you wanted to say something more judgmental, but... You said that because I needed it... And it helped."

Blitzo speaks somberly, "Look, I'm hard on you, because I know what you're capable of, Mox. You care too much about what everyone thinks except for... Me, because, y'know, my opinion is correct. But just... Keep doing a good job. 'Kay? You shoot 'n kill good, you escape things easy... You can be strategic and cold-blooded when you need to aaaand don't expect any more compliments... I'm maxed out."

Moxxie smiles to himself, "...Thank you, sir."

The scarred imp narrows his eyes, "You know my name... Use it."

The smaller man smiles wider, "Thanks, Blitzo."

Blitzo nods his head, "...You're welcome. And Buddy is SO F--KING DEAD FOR NOT F--KING GETTING US OUT OF HERE SOONER!"

Moxxie blinks with a raised eyebrow, "Yeah, no that's true. Where IS my brother?"

...

Back in the camera room, Buddy scratches his cheek nervously while the agents pay close attention to the camera.

Agent One folds his arms, "Okay, seriously. We gotta find that Buddy demon before he gets here!"

Agent Two bumps his elbow with her own, "Yeah! Come on, Intern Three. We'll let you have the kill when we find him."

The intern smiles with an awkward cheer, "Oh! Uh, yay! Sounds fun! Can't wait to kill that... Buddy!"

Suddenly, the three hear banging on the metal door... Which makes them all look at the area. The door bursts down, with Loona charging in. She immediately tackles the male agent before swinging her arm into the woman's neck. Knocking the both of them too the floor.

Loona rears back her fist once she rushes towards the intern.

Buddy flinches before the fist that can classify for a weapon could make contact and shouts, "Stop! Loona! It's me!"

The Hellhound eyes widen upon seeing the human version of her coworker, "Buddy, what the f--k are you doing?!"

Sparkles begin to swirl around Buddy's body before turning back into his hybrid form, "I pretended to be an intern with the humans!"

The human wolf grabs the knocked out female agent and picks her up, "You pretended to be an intern?! DUDE! You're already an intern!"

The succubus hybrid grabs his phone, clicking the button to hang up, "Don't YELL AT ME! I panicked, okay?! I've never fought the human government before!"

The Hellhound in disguise keeps the woman lifted into the air, shaking her head, "Ugh, fine! Come on!"

The intern braces for impact behind her while she prepares the human turned into a weapon... But not before taking the sunglasses off and breaking them in half with his bare hands.

...

Both imps suddenly look up as they hear a muffled pounding coming from the ceiling. Millie crashes through the ceiling, landing with a superhero pose.

Moxxie shouts with a excited, "THERE'S my Millie!" His wife runs over to the pair and begins to untie them.

Blitzo nods at her, "Impressive work, Mills! How'd you get here all by yourself?"

Millie and Moxxie share a kiss but are interrupted when Loona smashes through the one-way window, using Agent Two as a makeshift battering ram.

The tall imp gasps, "LOONIE?!"

Buddy waves from behind his friend, "Oh uh and Buddy is here too! And I want you to know that I"

Both father and adopted daughter shout at him, "Not NOW, BUDDY!"

Loona stomps her foot at the imps inside the office, "Get your asses out here before MORE F--KERS SHOW UP!"

She then throws Agent Two at Agent One as he stands behind her in shock. She crouches, wolf ears sprouting from her head and leaps, having instantly reverted to her Hellhound form. She howls when she lands. She drops her backpack and Blitzo and Moxxie grin maniacally at each other.
Moxxie pulls out twin submachine guns while Blitzo brandishes his trusty flintlock pistol, flicking the hammer.

Agent One weakly presses a button, setting off an alarm. The I.M.P group turn as a few disposable goons drop from the ceiling holding Japanese weapons, before even more slide in from the sides and encircle them. The I.M.P. group hold fighting poses, ready for a smackdown.

Blitzo smiles while holding up his gun, "Ooookay, I've had one too many emotions for today! Guys..." He turns to Moxxie, "Let's F--K these F--KERS UP!"

Moxxie give an evil, toothy smile and nods. A fluid fight scene starts as one agent attempts to strike Blitzo with the sickle end of his kusarigama, only for Loona to catch it in her mouth and yank hard, throwing the wielder across the room to hit an agent with a katana. A female agent attempts multiple strikes at Loona with her naginata, but Loona deftly dodges and, with the kusarigama sickle still in her mouth, stabs the agent through the throat. She releases the kusarigama and grabs the chain in her hands while running, wrapping it around another agent's neck and yanking hard enough to decapitate both him and the agent with the sickle end in her throat, sending both their heads flying.

While the two agents' severed heads fly, Millie jumps and twirls in the air with her axe and goes for an agent wielding a katana. He tries to block but is unsuccessful as the axe easily breaks through his sword and he is cleaved in half, splattering blood and brain matter around her. Millie sees an agent with a two-handed sword running toward her, so she runs up to him and dismembers him in two quick swings. She uses her axe to deflect incoming shuriken and swings at their thrower but he backflips away as another agent with a sword runs at her. She jumps and flips in the air and lands with a pose, then briefly clashes with the sword-wielding agent before taking off his entire lower half. The shuriken thrower makes a second attempt but he is easily cut down. She then happily runs off while spinning her axe as the agent she dismembered earlier is seen helplessly flailing his bleeding stumps.

Buddy punches one agent in the face, breaking his nose, before ducking from a shuriken thrown at him. He slides down before picking up a discarded sword. He squeezes the hand, setting the sword on fire before quickly swinging upwards to cut another agent's arm off. The sword is knocked out of his hands after a bullet hits the metal. He picks up the literally disarmed agent to use him to block the bullets before eventually bashing his body into the agent with the gun. Buddy then grabs that agent's face before kneeing him in the chin, causing his mouth to bleed. He takes the gun before firing at a few agents closing in on him, making them fall to the ground. Until he runs out of bullets...
Finally, Buddy places a hand on a nearby agent before setting that the man's suit on fire. Sending the victim to run around the battle area.

Moxxie and Blitzo fire on a multitude of agents coming their way. The taller imp discards his flintlock pistol and reaches for the backpack, "Mox! Cover me!"

The smaller imp nods his head, "Yes, sir!" He unloads his submachine guns in a wide arc. After running out of bullets, disposing them before Blitzo hands him two golden revolvers that he fires even more.

The taller imp pulls out a vicious-looking knife and runs off, stabbing one agent to death while decapitating another, "EAT! MY! ASS!"

Blitzo pulls out his phone and takes a selfie with the agent's severed head before throwing the head to the ground. Moxxie fires his revolvers until they're spent, then he viciously beats one agent to death with the butt of one before discarding them. Blitzo picks up a demonic pump-action shotgun, fires off a shot, then hands it to Moxxie, who blasts two more agents with it. Blitzo shoulders the backpack so it sits on his chest. He and Moxxie turn to each other and nod before running in opposite directions, Moxxie making a demonic hiss as he does.

The tall imp slithers up into Loona's hair and shoots an agent with a crossbow. One agent swings at her with a sword but she counters with a roundhouse kick to the face. As Blitzo jumps away, Loona turns and delivers a powerful uppercut to the jaw of another sword-wielding agent, sending him into the air. An agent with twin sai comes at her and she crouches down before leaping towards him, biting down so his entire head is in her mouth. She briefly shakes him back and forth before throwing him and grabbing another agent by the face, slamming him to the floor. Blitzo hands her an energy rifle.

Which she uses to fire at a few agents, "DIE, MOTHERF--KERS!" She looks down at Blitzo, "What?"

Blitzo wipes a tear from his cheek, "I am just so damn proud of you, Loonie!" He hugs Loona's face and kisses her cheek, "Bye, sweetie!" He slithers off of Loona, who growls angrily at his affection. She then bites down on another agent's head and throws him in the air to roasted in the flames.

An agent carrying nunchaku runs at Blitzo but is blindsided and knocked away by the burnt agent Loona just threw. She shouts at him, "Watch out!"

Blitzo turns to see Millie cut down two more agents with her axe and twirl it with a flourish, "Hey, Mills!"

The girl imps smiles at him, "Hey, Blitz! Just one sec!" She jumps and swings, decapitating one agent. She cuts a leg off of a female agent holding sai, relieves a male sai-wielding agent of his lower torso, then twirls her axe to completely eviscerate an agent holding a straight sword and poses.

The taller imp appears to the side with the backpack still strapped to his chest and offers Millie a pump-action shotgun, "Do you need a gun or anything?"

The woman shakes her head, "Nah, I'm good! Buddy could use one though!"

Blitzo tosses the gun at the mentioned hybrid, who smiles. Buddy shoots at a few agents with the weapon given to him.

Millie spins to the side, taking off the lower legs of a female agent with kusarigama then eviscerating her. She swings her axe as leverage for a leap onto another female agent, wrapping her legs around her neck and decapitating at least two more agents with the axe. Millie severs the leg of the agent she's held onto, who then collapses before Millie begins strangling her with her thighs.

The male imp appears to the side again, this time offering a bottle of water, "How about some water?"

The smaller imp nods her head, "Sure!" He then squeezes the bottle, squirting its contents into her open mouth.

Millie smiles upon finishing her drink, "Ahhh..." She snaps the agent's neck, "Thanks, Blitz!"

Blitzo throws the bottle away, "No problemy, Millie-Billie!"

While Millie runs off to murder even more agents, Blitzo pulls out a submachine gun and a shotgun. He then with a sadistic smile and lightly glowing eyes, "Now, who wants some quality time with Daddy?"
Blitzo spins his guns, runs at an agent with sai and leaps on him, firing at five agents with his shotgun before blasting the one he's grabbed onto. He leaps off and front flips, killing two agents with the submachine gun. Once he lands, he pulls a spiked baseball bat out of the backpack strapped to his chest, trips an agent with it, then beats him in the stomach with it.
He pulls a grenade out of the backpack and uses the bat to hit it away into a group of hapless agents, "FOOOORE!"

The grenade explodes. And combined with Buddy's fire, it only makes the explosion even bigger with large walls made from flame.

Both Agents One and Two are attempting to flee the building. Blitzo's grenade explodes, and they duck and cover their heads in fear. They then see the corpse of an agent hit the floor, a femur sticking out where his leg should be and his katana falling down and impaling him in the chest.

Agent One places his hands on his face, "Good God! Why are we only usin' weapons from Japan's Edo Period?!"

Agent Two grabs him by the front of his suit, "Hey! The Edo period was badass, and you know it!"

The male agent nods his head back at his fiancé, "Damn it, you're right!"

The woman pulls Agent One down to the floor down with her, "LOOK OUT!"

Loona turns around firing her energy rifle at more agents. She fires at agents as Agents One and Two pull themselves along the floor towards the exit. They are stopped by an agent's freshly severed head landing in front of them, courtesy of Millie. An agent with twin nunchaku runs at her only for limbs and blood to spatter, one nunchaku-wielding arm flying up to the ceiling like a helicopter before falling to the floor. The agents turn and pull themselves another way as Loona shakes an agent back and forth in her mouth.

Buddy takes the shotgun and fires a few more rounds. When he runs out of ammo, he turns the gun and starts striking agents with the butt of the weapon. He breaks the shotgun over one agents head before tossing it at another. He flies at two agents to kick them both in the head before tossing a knife from his pocket into another's face. He dodges a punch from an agent before grabbing his arm and spinning them both around. He then throws the agent at multiple others running towards him...
Balling up his fist before shooting fire in the air from his hands...

Moxxie stands on a pile of agents, blasting agent after agent with his shotgun and screaming bloody murder. He flips one agent into the air with his tail, causing him to spin, then he blasts him away. More agents run at him, only for Moxxie to shoot them with buckshot, "BIIIITCHES!"

The taller imp suddenly appears next to Moxxie, "Hey, Mox!"

Startled, the smaller imp drops his shotgun and it lands on its buttstock, accidentally going off but hitting an agent in the crotch. The unfortunate agent weakly reaches a hand up at Moxxie.

The large horned imp laughs, "Ohhh, wow. Really goin' for the d/ck there, ain't'cha?"

The agent speaks weakly, "Help..."

Blitzo smiles with a shrug, "Here, I got it for ya." He takes out the knife he used earlier and stabs the agent, "Now, hold this." He places the backpack in Moxxie's arms and pulls from it a comically oversized rocket launcher appropriately named 'MY D/CK', "Oh, yeah! I'm gettin' hard holdin' this motherf--ker!"
He then fires a rocket labeled 'P/SSY DESTROYER' and gives an evil laugh. The rocket flies toward a group of agents on the other side of the broken window and explodes, causing both Millie and Loona to flinch away from the flames. Millie's axe is also blown out of her hands by the blast. Buddy smiles widely at the fire, the axe narrowly flying by his head.

Moxxie then rushes to his family, "Oh, crumbs! Is everyone okay?"

Buddy smiles at his older brother, "Oh yeah, we're good, Moxxie!"

Blitzo jumps on him, "WOOOOOO! How's THAT for demon scum?!"

...Blood drips from the few shards left in a broken window. Agents One and Two hiding under a desk. The woman nods at her fiancé, signaling him to hit a red button next to him aptly labeled 'RED BUTTON'. This sets off an alarm and causes red lights to pop on.

The tall imp shakes his head, "Oh, sh-t! C'mon, fam! Let's blow this c-cksicle joint!"

Blitzo and Loona run for the exit with Buddy close behind them. Millie hoists Moxxie off the ground and they join the rest of the group...

Before they can leave, the doors close in front of them. Causing Loona to shout, "HEY!" A set of iron bars lowers in front of the doors, then a garage door closes further down, then a large steel door clamps down, lasers activate outside of it, and bathroom doors close outside of that, the vacancy indicator switching to 'Occupied'.

All of the I.M.P beat against the door together. But the metal doesn't move an inch...

Buddy shouts to Loona, "Quick! The book!"

The Hellhound pulls Stolas' Grimoire out of the backpack and attempts to read it, "Shhh-t! I can't... I can't read the spell in this light! I can't see d/ck!" She looks around with a worried face.

Blitzo searches himself for more weapons but comes out empty-handed, "Well, sh-t. Looks like we've milked this weapon t/t dry, and now we're out of bad-ssery!"

The silhouettes of Agents One and Two slide menacingly... Inching closer and closer towards the crew.

Agent Two laughs maniacally, "Ha! You demons aren't goin' anywhere now! Haaa!"

Her future husband smiles with her, "This is what you get for trickin' us, demon scum! ...Wait... Wait, what's happening?"

But before the two agents can do anything, they begin noticing strange happenings around them. The I.M.P. gang's shadows growl and meld into a hideous beast. A nearby screen suddenly turns on and flickers, rattling around aggressively before turning off, then showing the agents' reflections and the four-eyed silhouette of someone who wasn't there before. The agents are startled while the screen breaks off of the wall, falls at their feet and slides away. Two more screens then break off of the wall while the rest shudder and display static...

Stolas' voice is heard from nowhere, "Who daaares threaten... My impish little plaything?"

Agent One looks around the room, "Who said that?!"

Both the agents look at the floor, where bird-like footprints appear coming towards them. Another monitor bashes Agent One in the face, removing his shades and knocking him to the floor.
He turns to look at his fiancé, "Agent Two?"

His partner's head starts spasming, her red eyes wide and mouth slack in shock and horror. Around her, dead bodies stand up, eyes completely black and empty. Agent Two tries to stop her head spasming with her hands but fails. The black-eyed bodies kneel. Agent One stands back up, his shades returned to his face, and attempts to approach Agent Two. She removes her own shades and her head twists around to look at Agent One. She now has sharp teeth, bloodshot eyes, and her mascara has formed sharp streaks down her cheeks.

Agent Two starts speaking with both a British accent and Stolas' voice, "What's the matter, demon hunter? Never seen a REAL demon before?"

The dead bodies draw Stolas' summoning circle around Agent Two in their own blood, which is now dripping from their eyes and mouths. She chuckles maliciously, eye twitching and nose bleeding. Agent One looks on in terror as Agent Two's head whips back to its normal orientation. Her eyes have rolled back. She throws her head back and vomits shadowy sludge and feathers. Demented laughter can be heard in a variety of voices. Agent Two and the I.M.P. gang watch, with Loona snapping a photo, while the shadows coalesce into a demonic, shadowy owl monster. The shadow beast approaches the two agents, screaming and roaring at them as they huddle together out of sheer horror. The demon beast's essence pulls back and turns into Stolas, looking at the agents with disdain. He turns away from them and clicks a button, shutting off the alarm and the red light as well. The series of doors is heard opening off-screen. Stolas walks up to the gathered I.M.P. group., stopping in front of Blitzo.

Blitzo blinks up at him, "Stolas? Wha... A-Wh-Hold on, how did you know that we needed help?!"

Stolas looks at Buddy, who waves awkwardly at him. He then looks back at his partner, "I have my ways, darling. Are you alright?" He leans forward, gazing into the other man's eyes as he places a hand on his cheek.

The imp rolls his eyes, "Ugh. I'm fine, Stolas..."

The bird demon smiles softly, "Mm... Good..." He starts to caresses Blitzo's head before pulling his head in roughly and adopts a sharper, angrier tone, "How the F--K did you get caught by humans?! Are you little creatures not being careful up here?! Er... Tall in the case of the hybrid and the Hellhound... You know, if you..." He pokes Blitzo's nose, "Get in trouble, I get in trouble! WE..." He then grabs Blitzo's cheek, "Don't want that!"

Moxxie pulls Stolas's hand away from Blitzo's cheek, "They... Caught us off guard, your highness."

Buddy speaks up from behind his brother, "Yeah, like... Severely! Er, or whatever fancy word you guys use for "

Blitzo frowns at the bird, "...Yeah, you can unclench your bird-puss, Stolas. It's not gonna happen again, 'kay?"

Stolas smiles at the smaller man, "Luckily for you... Most don't believe the word of the demon-obsessed lunatics." He gestures to the pair of humans, with Agents One and Two holding each other, shaking in fear.
He continues to speak, "They are seen as kooks!"
The bird demon starts giggling and looking rather pleased with himself, "Kooks! Such a silly word!" He starts clapping his hands together, "Now! Let us all return!"

He bring his hand up and opens a portal back to the I.M.P. office for the crew.

Moxxie nods at the prince, "Yes, please. I'd like to get back to the correct hellhole as soon as possible! Right, Buddy? ...Buddy?"

Shaken out of his thoughts, the taller brother nods with his hands on his hips, "Yeah! Yeah, I got something I have to take care of once I get back anyway."

The smaller brother hops through and helps Millie through. Loona puts her hand on Buddy's shoulder and pushes him through while looking at Stolas' Grimoire before walking through herself.

Stolas picks up Blitzo in a bridal carry, "Am I going to get any thank you for the rescue, Blitzy?"

The imp shrugs his shoulders, "Well, I suppose you should. Want me to f--k your brains out tonight?"

Stolas nods his head excitedly, "Very much so." He slowly brings his head forward for a kiss.

Blitzo grabs the back of Stolas' head and pulls it back, causing him to blush. He runs a finger down Stolas's face, "...Okay But, you're keepin' quiet, or I'm usin' those bear traps."

The bird demon's feathers fluffing out, "Ohhhh, please do..."

The two of them then French kiss each other and the portal closes behind them. Both agents watch them leave with cut and scrapes on their faces.

Agent Two looks at his partner, "...So, what now?"

Agent One blinks with an excited smile, "What now?!" She walks towards a wall of monitors, wiping the blood off her lip, "We finally got the evidence we needed to be taken... Seriously!"
She pushes some rubble away before typing on the keyboard. Four monitors go from static to showing security camera footage of the events of the last few minutes. The first three monitors show footage of the I.M.P. crew slaughtering agents while the fourth repeats footage of Buddy's transformation from human into his regular demon form. A fifth shows Stolas rearing over the cowering Agents One and Two in his demonic beast form before transforming into his normal form. Notably, all four of the monitors showing the I.M.P. crew are green while the footage of Stolas is red with a cracked camera lens. Agent Two walks up and both agents put their shades back on, smiling confidently.

The male agent begins to chuckle, "Nobody in corporate is ignorin' this."

The five screens go back to static one at a time, starting with the footage of Loona, followed by Millie, then Blitzo and Moxxie, then Buddy's demon form and finally Stolas, who could be seen staring into the camera...

...

And now in Buddy's "room"... AKA the living room... He looks down at his phone before taking a deep breath, "Okay, Buddy... You can do this... You've got this..." He dials Octavia's number slowly and hears it ring...

One... Two...

She picks up after the second ring, her voice is heard over the phone, "Buddy! I was hoping to hear from you today!"

The hybrid smiles to himself, "Hahaaa, you were? That's... Awesome!" He then frowns awkwardly, "Uh... So... I have a question."

Octavia smiles nervously, "Oh! You do?"

Buddy nods with a frown, "Yeah! Um... Octavia, would you..." He opens his eyes while relaxing his shoulders, "Like to go on a date with me? ...You don't have to..."

The owlette lets out a noise that was a cross between excitement and nerves, "Yes!"

The hybrid blinks, "Oh! Really? That worked? Just like that? Uh, when would be a good time?"

Octavia squeezes a pillow in her arm, "Hmm... How about the night of the full moon?"

Buddy nods his head with a smile, "That's the night my brother and his wife are celebrating their anniversary! So yeah, I'll definitely be free!"

The bird demon's smile grows wider, "So! It's a date?"

The intern points to nothing in the living room, "Yup! It's a date! And don't worry, I think I know a place you'll really, really like!"

Octavia nods her head, "Okay! I'll leave the location to you then!" She then hugs her pillow closer to herself, "...Good night, Buddy."

Buddy smiles to himself, "Good night!" After hanging up, the hybrid pumps both his fists in the air, "Yes! Yes! Yes! I did it!" He then lays down on the couch, still clutching his phone excitedly...

Chapter Text

After rescuing the guys from the agents of Earth...

The members of I.M.P walk through the glowing purple portal back to Hell, with Blitzo and Stolas making out with each other. The bird keeps the imp in his arms until he opens his eyes. He sees his daughter and closes his eyes again while kissing his lover...

...Only for the father to suddenly open his eyes fully and nearly drop Blitzo, "Via!" He walked closer to his daughter, "What... What are you doing here? In this... Place?"

Octavia stands up straight and scratches her chin, "Oh! Uhhhh, just visiting?"

The father tilts his head at her, "...Visiting who? My brother's hellhound?"

Buddy quickly perks up to chime in the conversation, "Uh, me! She actually came to visit me!" He felt a small bead of sweat drip down his face before standing next to the girl, "...Uh, sir!"

Stolas' four red eyes suddenly gain white pupils to look between the two younger demons. Once at Octavia, then at Buddy, back to his daughter, then to the hybrid... The gears slowly beginning to turn in his head while Blitzo slithers out of his grip, "...Okaaaaay."

His actions makes his daughter clear her throat and look at her friend, "So... Buddy, I um... Was wondering! I uh..." She then began to play with her fingers nervously.

The hybrid tilts at his friend's sudden nerves, a bit confused with a raised eyebrow.

The owlette feels a bead of sweat drip down the side of her head before grabbing her father's arm, "Come on, Dad! We have to go now!"

Stolas raises both his eyebrows at his daughter, "We do?"

Octavia nods her head a few times in a rapid motion, "YES we do! The plants missed you, you know!"

The male owl blinks in surprise, "Oh! You are correct, I forgot to water them in my hurry! Thank you, Via!"

The princess shrugs her shoulders while still pulling her father, "Don't mention it!"

Buddy blinks while watching the two bird demons escape the office, "...That was weird, right?"

Nearby, Moxxie shrugs his shoulders, "Eh, a bit." He then stops and snaps his fingers at the tall hybrid, "...That reminds me! You have to help me polish some of our pistols later!" He walks off once he sees his younger brother nod at him...

Meanwhile, Mellz smiles at her friend, looking away from the bird demon, "So Loona... Uh, are you going to Vortex's party?"

Loona shrugs her shoulders, "Eh... I don't know, Mellz."

The smaller hound jumps on her heels, "Aw come on! We can't both be inside hounds!" She elbows her friend, "Besides, I heard he hosts the best parties!"

The wolf gives her a smile, "...Okay, fine." She then raised an eyebrow, "Wait, how are you going to convince Mr. Jerkin' Bird to let you go?"

Mellz starts to speak, "Oh, I just-"

But one of the royal children, Lyric, chimes in, "That's because she's Daddy's favorite!"

The smaller hound stomps her foot on the ground, "I am NOT!"

Forte, the eldest brother, speaks up with a tilt of his head, "Yeah! Father thinks we don't know but we know he gives her treats when no one's looking."

Loona looks at her friend with a deadpanned look, "...Really?"

Mellz blushes in embarrassment before opening the door, "Okay! Any child can who thinks they still want to talk can leave the room with me right now!" She shakes her head before waving goodbye to Loona. She leaves the office building with all three of her wards, being excited for the party later...

And thus! The night continues until Buddy was able to ask Octavia to go on a date together...

...

Now in the present!

Loona is reading a magazine called 'IMP GOSSIP' with Verosika Mayday on the front page and drinking out of a glass bottle. She places the bottle on an open page of Stolas' Grimoire and it rolls off the table. The page of the book glows and creates a portal to the human world. A tree falls through the portal, along with a severed head. Moxxie peers out of the fallen tree, carrying a chainsaw.

Blitzo walks into the office, "Woo, that was a f--k ton of lumberjacks!"

Buddy falls out of the tree but flaps his wings so he could land safely, "You're telling me! I almost got my wings chopped off by a few of 'em, Bossman!"

Millie crawls across the floor like a crab, with an axe between her teeth. She then yells, "I'm still so jazzed up!" She snaps the axe in half and laughs. She then walks over near the rest of the group.

Moxxie smiles at her, "Well you better stay jazzed!" He then points finger guns at his wife, "Babe! Because, guess where I'm taking you tonight?"

The boss imp frowns at him, "Don't you dare finish a filthy pun in my presence, Moxxie! Besides, drinks are on me tonight! Let's hit up the new dive down the street." He elbows the youngest demon in the gut.

Buddy raises an eyebrow at his boss, "...I'm not old enough to drink, Bossman."

Blitzo blinks, looking ahead blankly, "...Oh d--n, you're right... Baby gets juice!"

The hybrid rolls his eyes, "I'm not a! Ugh!" He then folds his arms, frowning away from his friend.

Moxxie picks up his finger towards his friend, "Actually, sir, it's our one-year marriage anniversary. So, I'm taking Millie to Ozzie's in the Lust Ring!"

His wife's eyes sparkle and she squeals in delight. She then gasps, "Ozzie's?! No way! That place is always booked!"

Her husband smiles back at him, "Yeah, well I've been planning it for quite a while."

Millie jumps into his arms, "Moxxie!" She kisses his face before they both start French kissing and making out, making both Blitzo and Buddy groan.

The boss shakes his head, "Ugh, can you two not?"

The younger brother looks away, "Yeah! Not the time!"

Moxxie frowns with a shrug, "I'm sorry, sir. Maybe another time?"

Blitzo shrugs his shoulders back at him, "No, it's fine! I-I can come with the two of you, help you celebrate your boring as f--k monogamy!"

The husband shakes his head, "Uh, no. The reservation is for us."

The boss nods his head, "Uh huh!"

Moxxie points at himself and his wife, "Just us." Millie smiles when she is pointed at.

Blitzo nods again, "Mhm!'

The husband rubs his eyebrows, "Without you there. Explicitly without you there."

Blitzo frowned at his friend before folding his arms, "Well fine! I'll just..." He jumps to grab Buddy by the shoulder and pulls him down to his face level, "Hang out with Bud then! We ca have THE BEST TIME without you guys!"

Buddy pushes Blitzo away and puffs out his chest, "Actually, Bossman, I can't. I've got my first date tonight!"

The married couple both open their mouths in surprise, "You do?!"

Blitzo raises his eyebrows up and down, "Oh, you do, huh? Well, fine then! Guess I" He stuffed a small object in his employee's front pocket, "...You might need this."

The hybrid blinks at the plastic square now in his pocket, "Uh... Thanks, Bossman?"

Moxxie's eyes widen once he realized what Blitzo put in his pocket, "Did you just give my little brother a condom?!"

The boss imp shrugs his shoulders before shouting, "Well YEAH! Unless you want to be a f--king uncle already to some snot nosed little brat already, Moxxie, I figured he could use one!" He then puffs out his "See? I'm a great boss!"

Buddy keeps the condom in his back pocket, scratching the back of his neck nervously.

Blitzo looks back at the couple, "Come on! I'll wear something nice. It's a big deal after all." He hugs the two tightly, "See you lovebugs later!" He whistles on his way out.

The theater loving imp then begins to growl in anger.

Millie puts her hands on her husband's shoulders, "Relax, sweetie, don't let him get to you today. Let's just go home and... Clean this blood off."

Moxxie blushes, flustered. She drags her finger down from his chest and makes a seductive purring sound while they walk off holding hands... Buddy still scratches the back of his neck before following them back home...

...

Back at their apartment, Moxxie and Millie get ready for their anniversary... The female imp wears a new haircut, black earrings and a black dress while the male imp wears a gray, fancier version of his usual suit...

Meanwhile, Buddy walks around the living room in his orange and white t-shirt, belt with a chain attached to it and black jeans. He picks at his fingerless gloves before he hears a voice...

His brother scratches the back of his neck, "You're not going like that, are you?

Buddy raises an eyebrow at him, "Uh... Yeah? What's wrong with my t-shirt?"

Millie nods her head, "Oh hun! It's your first date! Ya gotta leave a good impression on this gal, so ya gotta look your best!"

The hybrid frowns, "Aw man, I do?"

Moxxie smiles at him before bumping his shoulder, "Here! We got some time before we have to go, why not let us help?"

His wife gives him a huge smile, "Yeah! We'll make you look so spiffy and fancy!"

The younger brother shrugs at th two of them, "Well... If you guys say so." His arm is then yanked by the stronger but shorter woman to lead him into the bathroom, "Woah!"

...

Now in front of a golden, beehive themed mansion... Loona steps out of the vehicle and music can be heard playing while the car drives off. She looks down at her phone and texts Vortex, 'Hey, I'm her' Her eye widens when she sees her spelling error and texts him again, 'Oh s--t' She sends one last message, 'here, sry :)'

"Uh... Hey, Loona!"

Loona then looks up to see Mellz, now sporting a yellow ball grown with black stripes. She raises an eyebrow, "Mellz? Woooooah, you went all out for this." She circles around her friend, "You know the party isn't... THAT fancy, right?"

The crossbred dog scratches the back of her neck, "Yeah! I know!" She frowns, "I lied and told Mr. Baritone that I was invited to a..." She fakes a fancy voice, "Sophisticated party!" She stops the voice, "Then Mrs. Cadence just had to find me a dress." She then flattening her ears, "...It was the only way I could come."

The wolf raises her eyebrows, "Wow, lying to your adopted family!" She elbows her arm, "Look at you being a rebel!"

Mellz lets out an excited giggle, "Hehe... Yeah..." She looks down at the ballgown, "I THINK it's too fancy though."

Loona nods her head, "Oh, here. I got you, then." She then rips the bottom of the dress before taking the arm poofs off, "...Better?"
The Hellhound hopped up and down excitedly, "Oh my Beelzebub! It looks great, I totally fit in now!" Her tail couldn't help but wag in excitement, "Thanks, Loona!"

Loona rubs the back of her neck nervously...

Until Vortex calls out to her with a wave of his hand, "Loonaaa!" He walks to the duo, "Hey girl! Glad you could make it!" He smiles at the smaller hound, "You too, Mellz! Great to see you again!"

The wolf looks up at her friend, "Tex! Yeah, hey! Thanks for inviting me."

Mellz smiles at him, "Yeah! It's great to be here, Vortex!"

The biggest hellhound folds his arms with a raised eyebrow, "...You know you can call me Tex, right?"

The crossbred dog drops her shoulders and her ears in defeat, "...It's a thing."

The three then walk into the mansion, where the party is taking place. There are various demons everywhere, mostly Hellhounds but succubi and imps are also in multiple places.

Vortex howls in excitement, "Course! Course! Hey, everyone! Meet the new faces!" This prompts everyone else to do the same, making Loona even more nervous. He shrugs his shoulders, "You girls want a drink or anything?"

The wolf shrugs her shoulders, "Oh, uh..." She feels her other friend staring at her and her tail rises, "Sure! Yeah, totally..." Mellz nods her head, still standing next to her silver friend.

Vortex drops down to elbow their smaller friend's arm, "Ey, Mellz, you wanna come with? I don't have enough hands."

Mellz follows her biggest friend with a nod, "Sure thing, Vortex!"

While she's on the move, the smallest hound is looked at in disgust by most partygoers. The ones that are Hellhounds..
She stops in front of the punch bowl, awkwardly pouring herself a drink... Until she feels a presence behind her.

"Something wrong, honey pop?"

Mellz turned to see a Hellhound with golden fur and hair that resembles the inside of a lava lamp, "I don't know, I guess I just don't fit in with the other Hellhounds..."

The golden hound smiles down at her, "Oh well, can't have that at my party now, can I?" She gives her another cup full of alcohol, "Have a drink, girl! Let loose a little!" She lets out a howl while bringing her head back, "Awo wo wooooooo!"

Mellz scratches above her metal collar, "Uh... Awo?"

The tall hound lets out a laugh, "There we go, you're getting it, b---h! Drink that liquid courage!" She then begins to wave her hands, "Now go on get!"

The small hound lets out a giggle before rushing off to find her friend again...

Meanwhile, after the two left for drinks, Loona drops her fake smile. She looks over to a group of valley girl-esque hellhounds...

A pink poodle Hellhound wearing glasses, a pink shirt with glittery gray skirt speaks in a valley girl accent to her friend, "And so, I told him "I'm not gonna go get it, unless you f--king throw it this time!"

A dalmatian Hellhound nods her head, "That is so, not fetch!"

The poodle shakes her head back at her, "Not fetch..."

But before she could continue, Loona coughs nervously to join in their conversation, "Ha, ha, ha, yeah! Like, that happens all the time. Aha... Aha..."

The pink poodle Hellhound blinks before pointing at her, "O M G! Loona? Lunatic Luna? That you?"

The wolf scratches the back of her neck, "Uhhh, yeah... It's Loona... Yeah."

The popular dog rolls her eyes, "Wow! I can't believe you're showing up to another party! I mean, do you even remember the last one?"

Loona grits her teeth and looks away, "I'm sure you'll remind me, Vikki."

Vikki takes out her phone, "Yeah, this..." She shows a picture of Loona vomiting, "This you right?"

Loona growls in response, "Why do you still have that?"

The popular dog looks over to the picture. "It brings me joy. You know, you're supposed to keep things that bring you joy!"

This makes the wolf growl even more at her.

Vikki rolls her eyes, "Wow... You're being really negative. Your aura is really aggressive right now."

Loona begins to walk closer to her before stopping, "Oh, yeah? Well maybe it's 'cus I'm in the presence of a massive bitch!"

The word "bitch" echoes throughout the party, making everyone else gasp in disapproval.

The popular dog stumbles backwards, faking being offended, "Oh... My dog... Wow!"

Loona blinks and looks at the crowd, "What? Is that not an okay thing to say? Like, come on, it's true!"

Mellz tiptoes to her friend, holding her hand up to whisper, "Okay, yeah true... But you can't say that!" She stands up straight with her two drinks in her hand, "I was gone for five minutes, what happened?"

Vikki's ears perk up upon hearing her voice, "Oh hey, I thought that was you, Mellz. Oh wait! Your governess, Mellina! You were adopted by a Goetia, weren't you?" She gives her a mock bow.

The crossbred dog stands up straight, now holding a drink in each hand, "Uh... Yes, but that's not exactly how the governess title works..."

Loona rolls her eyes, "Oh my Satan, back off, Vikki."

The poodle folds her arms before standing up straight, "Oh the mutt is protected by the wolf, what else is new? But come on! We're all thinking it! Rich little mutt thinks she can hang out with the big dogs!" She moves to poke the shock collar around Mellz's neck, "She's even still wearing her little collar!"

Before the popular dog could touch it, Loona nearly strikes her hand away, "I said back OFF, Vikki!"

Mellz quickly puts her hands full of cups up, "Woah! Woah, come on girls... Let's just calm down, it's a party!" She stands in front of Loona before ushering her to a different area of the party...

...

Meanwhile, now in a full tuxedo, Buddy finally arrives at his date's house. He brushes his hair back for the thousandth time, trying to make sure it was in place. He blinks after knocking on the door, "Okay... Okay... Oh shoot, is she expecting a kiss at the end of this? Is my breath okay?"
The hybrid quickly breathes onto his hand and smells it before nodding, "Nah, nah, I'm fine." He knocks onto the door, "Hello? Octavia, I'm here to pick you up!"

Inside the mansion, Octavia rushes down the stairs, "Coming!" She waves at her father, who is sitting on the couch with a bowl of cereal, "I'll be back a little later, Dad! See you in a few hours!" She closes the door before he could ask any questions...

The owlette blinks at his suit once she gets outside, "Oh, were you taking me somewhere more formal? I can go get changed."

Buddy quickly ruffles his hair to mess it up again, "Uh... Actually, no. This was my brother's idea." He then takes off the jacket, revealing his t-shirt, "Just give me one seconnnnnd..." He pinches an area in the front of his white locks, the heart shape now returning to his hair. He loops his jacket over his arm before pocketing his hands, "There! All better!"

Octavia smiles at this look, "That does look better on you. Now, shall we be off?"

The hybrid nods at her before he starts to lead her to their date...

Soon enough... The couple find themselves at the sight of their date... Buddy keeps his hands over the girl's eyes, "Okay! Are you ready to see the surprise?"

The princess nods her head, "Yes please!"

The hybrid takes his hands off her eyes, revealing a large crowd in front of a stage. On the stage is a band of imps with a few guitars, one of which has incubus wings, a succubus with a microphone and a singular hellhound on the drums.

Octavia lets out a surprised breath, "Oh my GODS! Buddy, is that 'F--k You Dad'?!"

Buddy walks in front of her with a huge smile on his face, "Yup! I had a feeling you'd like it!"

The owlette tilts her head at him with her smile still on her face, "How did you afford this?"

Th hybrid shrugs his shoulders, "Ehhhh, I had enough money after a shady deal or two!"

Now in a flashback, Buddy holds a knife to an imp's throat. The smaller creature quickly hands over his tickets before the hybrid slips a ten dollar bill into his shirt pocket.

In the present, the hybrid waves the notion away, "Anyway, don't worry about that! You're gonna love this, I promise."

Octavia tilts her head at him again, "Well, you're going to love it too, right?"

Buddy pumps his fist in the air, "Hells yeah! We got the perfect mosh pit tickets!"

The owlette briefly stops her walk, "Oh! Umm..." She pretends to let out a cheer but still sounds a bit nervous, "Yay, mosh pit!"

...

Back at the party...

Loona's ears droops before Vortex comes back with two more drinks. He raises an eyebrow, "Did I miss anything?"

Mellz begins to speak, lifting up one of her hands while she did so. Only for her hand to place her own on her cup.

The wolf puts up her fake smile again and takes the drink from Mellz, "No, no, no... Haha... No, nothing..."

The crossbred dog frowns at her, "Loona."

Loona shakes her head at her and clears her throat, "No."

The two are interrupted when they hear a voice boom through a microphone and see a fog of what looks like cotton candy, "Haha! How're my dirty b---hes doing toniiiiight?" This attracts most of the partygoers.

Vortex smiles at the two in response, inviting them both over for a better view.

The voice continues speaking through the microphone, "Awooh, awooh! Y'all ready to party with the Queen Bee of Glu-tto-ny? Come on!"

The demon reveals herself to be none other than Beelzebub, who was twirling around the disco ball while she hypes up her audience of partygoers, "Hell yeah! 'Cus the honey is flowin' tonight! And this b---h 'bout to get f--kin' wild! Let's get it started!" She then grabs onto a pole.

Mellz drinks from one of her cups, taking in the alcohol. Her ears perk up with a smile before she starts jumping on her heels in excitement. But Loona looking around nervously next to her friend.

Beelzebub then starts to sing a song, "Cotton candy, cotton ca— candy!"

She flies around the party, greeting multiple guests... She makes their food larger while she explores their interests...

She eventually ends her performance with a firework of confetti and the hellhounds cheer. Both Mellz waves her empty cup in the air while Vortex pumps his fist high in the air. Loona shakes the cotton candy out of her hair next to them.

...

Briefly, back at the concert, Buddy and Octavia stand in the crowd. The hybrid gets a message, telling him that Moxxie and Millie had arrived back home... The bird girl looks at her phone, where she sees a few messages from her father. One of which saying that he had went out...

But then another saying that he is back home, which she looks at in confusion.

The princess's attention is soon taken by the band onstage, so she puts her phone back in her pocket...

...

After her song, Beelzebub flies over to Vortex, "The party is buzzin' now!" She dusts herself off, "F--k! I feel like I went a little too hard with the confetti this time though. I have like..." She materializes a mini rainbow with her lower set of arms, "A rainbow... In my vagina right now."

Mellz tilts her head at the Sin of Gluttony, "...Lovely." She then takes a sip of the drink in her other hand.

The golden hound smiles at, "Oh, this is here you snuck off to, honeypop!" She then notices Loona next to her, "Oh, hey! Is this the sweet pup you guys told me about?"

Loona's ears pin down on her head, offended, "Excuse me?"

Beelzebub walks closer to the taller girl Hellhound, "She's a f--kin' cutie! Where you been hiding girl?" She then laughs.

Mellz lets out a giggle before taking another sip of her alcoholic honey flavored drink, "I know right! You're telling me!"

The wolf looks between the two, "...Is there something funny?"

The brown hound lets out another giggle, "Nope!"

Beelzebub shrugs towards the smallest Hellhound, "Yeah! Nah, I'm just really high on all this tasty energy right now. Tex says you don't get invited out much. I hope this itty-bitty get-together can serve as a fun first time."

Loona briefly looks behind her to see a hellhound slide down a staircase only to get hit in the crotch when he gets down, "Mm-hmm."

The golden hound shrugs, "I would've thrown a bigger one, but I couldn't convince Belphegor to let me break into her stash of party drugs. So f--king lame! I mean, I usually just steal them, but Belle changed the locks." She conjures a bottle of beer in her hand, "She says I'm a total jackass for trying. But, hey... I'm proud to be a total jackass." She then starts drinking her bottle.

Vortex lets out a chuckle, "Hehe... Anyway, yeah Bee, this is Loona. And that's Mellz right there. And, Loona, Mellz, this is my girlfriend, Bee."

Beelzebub shrugs towards the smaller hound, "Oh, I already met the tiny one at the punch bowl!" She relaxes her hand on her hips and smiles directly at Loona, "Nice to meetcha, b---h!"

Loona holds her cup nervously, "Oh, this is... She's hot!" She then widens her eyes in realization.

Mellz whispers up at her friend, "Smooth move, operator."

The Sin of Gluttony giggles at this, "Ha! Holy s--t! Okay. Tex, you didn't tell me she was hilarious! That's so funny!"

The olf awkwardly smiles at her, "Right." She whispers back to Mellz, "What is wrong with her?"

The smallest hound takes a sip of one of her drinks with a shrug, "I don't have a clue."

Beelzebub waves her head, "I love that that's the first thing you say to me. You don't give a s--t how freaky you come off, and that's. F--king. Beautiful." She moves closer to the silver hound, "You are my new favorite person!"

Loona begins to fake smile, "Am I, though?"

The golden hound laughs, "Yeah, b---h! No, really. Reminds me of the time I saw Satan without a shirt on!" Her boyfriend turns his head towards her at this while Mellz shares a look with Loona. But she doesn't notice and continues, "I was like, "Oof! Boy! You are hot as hell!" She rubs the back of her neck, "But then I wanted to die, 'cause it was so awkward. 'Cause he's more like a brother to me. You know? But not actually my brother. So, I guess... It was fine. I could hit that..."

Both Loona and Mellz share an awkward look with each other. The smaller hound even taking a slow sip of her cup of alcohol.

The Sin of Gluttony shrugs, "Anyway, girl, you have a good time tonight. Get some sweets, get some eats! Drink it, tear it, f--k it up! Whoo!" She walks over to some party guests, "Cheers, honeys! Thank you for coming. Do you need anything? Are you having fun? Are you good? Are you drunk?"

A hellhound with a cone full of Beelzejuice nods in response.

Beelzebub nods at them, "Okay, good. Okay, great..." She then walks off.

Loona's shoulders drop and she frowns, "Yeeeah, I'm gonna go."

Mellz frowns while looking at her friend, "Aw Loona, no!" She is still holding the two cups in her hands.

Vortex shakes his head, agreeing with the small hound, "Yeah, why? You just got here! At least one drink, right?" He rolls his shoulders, "Like come on, Mellz is drinking!"

The silver hound shakes her head with her ears drooping, "Nope, you really wouldn't like me after one drink." She puts her cup down at a nearby staircase and walks out the door, shedding tears before she calls Blitzo...

...

Back at the concert... The two eventually join the mosh pit in front of the band. The electric guitar blares throughout the open air... Filling everyone's ears with metal music.

The succubus lets out a majestic hum with her voice, mixing with the guitar. Most in the crowd being to sway before the Hellhound begins to pound at the drums.

And once the lead started singing, that is when everyone started jumping up and down in the moshpit... Most people in the crowd start cheering and singing along too...

Buddy waves his arms in the air with a cheer, joinging in the fun. He smiles widely, having fun with the other demons! Singing along with the lyrics... Until he turned to notice that his date seems to be struggling.

Octavia is standing there, her hands gripping her own jacket like her life depended on it. She felt like she could hardly breath within the large crowd, surrounded by complete strangers. No one notices that she is getting increasingly more uncomfortable...

Before her date could actually speak to her, all of a sudden something formed around them... A pink light circled the ground below them before spawning a black shield that pushes back two people jumping in the mosh pit. The shield turns into a glowing pink while her hands glow...

Buddy looks around the forcefield before reaching out to touch it. He feels the solid mass of energy keep him in, "Huh..." He then turns to his date...

"Octavia? Are you okay?"

When he didn't get an answer, the hybrid gently took her hand into his own, "...Hey, Octavia? Come here. It's okay, follow me." He pulls her hands gently before gaining her attention.

The owl demon takes a deep breath before the glow slowly fades from her hands... The forcefield around them eventually disappears before she nods at the hybrid.

Buddy smiles at her before he leads her out of the mosh pit... Farther and farther away from the band...

...

Back at the party, Loona is waiting for her adopted dad... She sighs, "So stupid. I shouldn't have come..."

Eventually, Blitzo arrives in the I.M.P van, asking if she was okay. She simply gets in the van, wanting to go home. Even though some of the imps at the party recognize Blitzo, the father feels that they should return home...

Mellz walks out of the party to look for her friend. She approaches the van window, "Aw... You really are leaving already, Loona?"

Loona notices a handsome Hellhound approaching the van. He relaxes his arm on the window next to the smaller hound, "Huh, the hottie next to you wants to leave?"

Blitzo pushes the smaller hound with his tail before growling at the bigger one, "Watch it!"

But the silver hound's tail starts wagging, "I mean, we could stay a little longer..."

Her adopted father shook his head, "I think we need to go, m'kay? I think it's been a long night."

Loona tilts her head, "Well, these people seem to know you. Come on! I think I wanna give this another try." She then makes puppy dog eyes, "Pleeease?"

The imp rubs his temples, "Okay, fine. Maybe one drink..."

...But then, later, he is shown drinking from a keg while the other guests chant.

The handsome Hellhound from earlier holds Mellz on his shoulder while they both cheer. A short Hellhound with shaggy long hair and a taller female hellhound with poofy hair cheers next to Loona, "Blitzo! Blitzo! Blitzo! Blitzo!"

Blitzo hops off the empty keg, "Aaagh! Ha ha! That was nothing b---h! Give me a real challenge!"

All the Hellhounds start to howl, including Loona and Mellz. But their cheers stops when...

Beelzebub suddenly appears behind Blitzo holding a chicken leg, "Oh, yeah? Wanna f--ks with the big b---h, imp boy? I got a challenge for ya!"

Vikki speaks from the crowd, "Oh... He's gonna die."

Mellz cheers from next to Loona, "Awoo woo woo!"

Vortex arrives with two golden kegs, "Aaaalright, let's do this!" He places the kegs down, "From Bee's personal supply, the hardest s--t there is!" He looks down at the imp, "You ready, my man?

Blitzo does some stretches, "Oh, born ready!" He tries to open one of the kegs, "Bring it, barky! I will drink you under this f--king table, you have no idea what kind of night I've had!"

Beelzebub uses her powers to lift the kegs and prep nozzles for them with a laughs, "Alright, s--t talker, but there hasn't been a soul yet who can beat me at my own game. So, you better bring the fire, baby!"

The boss waves his hand, "Oh, is Queen Bee too scared to lose to a little imp like me?"

The Sin of Gluttony smiles at him, "Oh, okay! Let's get it on, you little bastard!"

Vortex signals for the contest to begin, and Beelzebub and Blitzo start drinking.

Loona cheers for her adopted dad, "Come on, Blitz! F--k her up! You can do it!"

Mellz howls again, her words slurring a little, "Wooooo! Goooooo Mr. B!"

Blitzo rips off the nozzle and chugs the whole keg, surprising Beelzebub, who looks at him in concern. He then climbs on top of the empty keg, "Who's the queen now?!"

Loona shakes the slightly drunk Mellz, "Yeah! That's my DAD!"

Beelzebub raises her wyebrows, "Well f--k me! That's a first. I haven't had a first in a while. That was magical, seriously, impressive. I tip my crown to you, imp boy." She playfully bows before Blitzo, "Respect."

She howls, prompting the other party guests, including Loona and Mellz, to cheer before Blitzo passes out drunk. He gets carried off while Beelzebub and Vortex look at each other in concern.

...

Back at the concert...

Buddy leads Octavia far away from the crowd but not too far away from the band. He settles on a grassy hill in the back area. He waves his tuxedo jacket in the air before settling it on the ground, like a towel. He smiled at his date before patting the jacket, "Here, sit down."

THe princess holds onto her own jacket tightly, "I'm sorry, I ruin everything!"

The hybrid's tail coils up on itself, "What? Octavia, no... You don't ruin anything." He pats the spot again, "What's wrong?"

Octavia slowly moves to sit on the jacket, "No, you were so excited about the mosh pit! And I just felt so nervous around so many people and I couldn't..."

Buddy shakes his head, "Hey, Octavia... I said it's okay." He sits next to her, himself on the actual grass, "We're on a date and I want to make sure you're comfortable. We can sit and enjoy the music from here... Okay?"

The princess settles herself on the jacket"...Okay."

...

While the party continues, the guests continue having fun and chatting, Loona is shown laughing with a couple of other hellhounds. The one with poofy hair elbows her, "Never knew you were adopted by such a chad, dude!"

Loona shakes her head with a laugh, "Pssh, he is NOT a chad, Gigi. But..." She shrugs her shoulders, "I'll admit, he IS pretty cool."

Mellz was put back on the ground by the handsome Hellhound before waving at him, "Thanks, Kev!" She then turns at the shaggy haired Hellhound, "Heeeeeey Russ!"

The one with shaggy hair looks to the side once he hears her voice. He elbows Loona in the arm, "Uh, dude, I think something's up with Mellz over there."

Loona looks at her friend, "Really? Oh s--t!" She walks closer to her with her arms out, "Woah, woah, Mellz, you okay?"

Mellz lets out a giggle, "Hehe, yeah!" She tilts one of her ears down and raises an eyebrow, "Why do you ask?"

The silver hound frowns at her, "Uh, you're kinda acting... Not like yourself?" She grabs her by the arm when she nearly slipped, "Hey, Mellz. Watch it, come on. Look at me."

The smaller hound looks at her friend, her ears relaxing lazily, "Oh! Okay!" She then moves her head closer to Loona's...

...Which was close enough for her to kiss Loona on the lips.

It stopped quickly, with Mellz teetering back on her feet with a giggle.

The bigger Hellhound simply stood there, stunned, "Oh! Uh, wow. I was... Not expecting that tonight. Mellz..."

Her friend giggled at her, clearly drunk, "Heheha... Yes, Loona?"

But right afterwards, Vortex taps Loona on the shoulder, "Hey, Loon'." This makes Loona accidentally drops Mellz but she lets him continue, "I don't mean to be a buzzkill here. But your uh, dad... Guy dude... Is um... He's seeming a bit...

Beelzebub then comes up behind him looking concerned, "Out of control, like... A mess."

The male Hellhound nods in agreement, "Yeah, it's worrisome. You wanna maybe check on him or something?"

Loona shakes her head, "What!? No! No, Blitzo is fine. He's always a mess, trust me!"

The Sin of Gluttony rolls her hand, "Look honey, I see people having fun and getting f--ked up all the time. But, he's clearly getting wasted off his ass and causing problems on purpose. So, I feel like, you should check up on him at least..."

The wolf starts to get angry as the hounds she was talking to poke their heads over to eavesdrop.

Beelzebub continues despite the hounds watching, "Just see if something's up."

Loona then marches over to Beelzebub and confronts her, "Don't act like you know him like I do!"

The golden hound shakes her head, "I ain't sayin' that. I'm just pretty sure he's had like four tongues inside him at once. I mean... Good for him." Next to her, Vortex nods in agreement. She then continues, "But... I can taste the flavor of people at my parties, and he's giving off a very... Not okay vibe, you know?"

The silver hound growls, getting progressively angrier, "Oh yeah, and I'd bet you'd know the okay vibe, right? I mean everyone likes you so much!

Beelzebub flies up near the other hound's face to challenge her, "What's that supposed to mean, you got a problem or somethin', sour cream?" She then shifts into her a larger demonic form, multiple pink eyes grow on her forehead, "Don't f--k with me!"

Loona preps for a fight until she sees how it's upsetting Vortex.

Even next to Vortex, Mellz picks her hand up weakly to speak... However, she nearly stumbles over her own footsteps.

The male Hellhound catches her before she can fully fall, "I think you've had enough 'liquid courage' tonight, Mellz."

The smaller Hellhound nods in agreement before slipping down to sit on the ground, "Hehehehe... Yeah! I think you're right, Tex."

Vortex scratches the side of his head, "...Yeah, you're definitely drunk if you're calling me by my nickname."

Loona sighs at Beelzebub, "Sorry. Yeah, nope... I'll, uh... I'll check on him." She then walks into the crowd...

Beelzebub lowers her eyebrows in concern while she shrinks back to her normal size next to her boyfriend, "Uuuugh... Sorry, sorry. I know I got a little spicy there. I just... Hope everything works out. Now, let's dance!" She then flies off with Vortex to join the dancing crowd.

Mellz rubs her head before standing back up, "My tongue is all dry... I should go find some water..." She begins to walk through the crowd of partying hounds and various demons...

...

Back at the concert, the two new lovebirds are enjoying the music from the band playing onstage... The tall imp on stage really jamming out on his guitar.

Eventually, the girl noticed his hand had been freely resting on the jacket she was sitting on. She hesitantly placed her hand on top of his with a shy blush.

Buddy, who had been silently bobbing his head to the music, suddenly widens his eyes. With a meek blush of his own, he offers her an awkward smile.

In return, Octavia gave him a small smile before laying her head on his shoulder.

The two simply stayed there... Taking in the music ringing through the air... Together...

Once the song died down and before the next one could start... Octavia spoke first, looking down at their joined hands, "So... When did you start liking F--k You Dad?"

Buddy shrugs his free shoulder, "Well, the name's pretty eye catching, isn't it? Especially when you got an... Absent dad like mine." He looks down at their hands, "But I actually started enjoying the band when I found out the lead singer was an imp and a succubus hybrid, like me. When I found that out, I was SO happy that day."

The bird looks up at him, "Really? I didn't know that about Rick Tree!"

The hybrid smiles back at her in excitement, "Yeah! It's true! Their manager tried hiding it until it was revealed in a scandal a few years ago!"

Octavia relaxes her head, "Oh wow! You know, his horns ARE kinda round like a succubus's..."

But before their conversation could continue... An imp with white and black striped horns walk up to the two. He smiles a toothy smile with a black leather jacket, dark blue jeans and no shoes or even a shirt. He offers a cup to the bird demon, "Hey baby, need a refresher?"

Buddy looks the imp up and down, "She's spoken for."

The tiny imp shakes his head, "And I wasn't talking to you, slick."

However, Octavia turns her head away to ignore the imp. She rolls her eyes with a frown.

Buddy quickly takes the cup into his hand before narrowing his eyes at the imp, "I said. She's spoken for." He turns his face back towards the owlette, "Sorry about that. Pro tip Octavia..." He flings the liquid over her shoulder before tossing the cup over his own shoulder, "Never take drinks from a stranger." He whips his tail onto the ground, intimidating the imp until he walked away.

Octavia ignores the imp walking away to look at her date, "Oooh, okay, noted." She then decides to ask another question before the music started playing again...

Unknown to the couple... They were being spied on... A large shark demon in a suit relaxes his back against a tree. He folds his arms while glaing at the two...

...

Meanwhile, Loona searches through the crowd at the party for her adopted father...

The wolf then sees Blitzo French-kissing another imp, "Oh piss on a dick!" She grabs Blitzo by the collar, "What the f--k are you doing Blitz?!"

Blitzo points at the imp kissing him, "This guy..." The other imp briefly waves at Loona.

Loona shakes her head in disgust, "It looks like you're in the middle of a godd--n or/y! Stop!"

Blitzo speaks in a slurred voice, clearly drunk, "Look, I didn't expect you to come in here and see any of this, Loonie! I'm so sorry, but it's a party, I'm just havin' fun with! Uh..." He turns to the lanky imp, "The f--k is your name again?"

The imp smiles at him, "Dennis."

The boss frowns, "Christ on a stick, you would be a Dennis!" He waves his arms, to shoo Dennis away, "Get the f--k away from me! I'm not f--king a Dennis tonight! I need a Monica or Alejandro in here, stat!"

An imp standing by a nearby corner pulls him in with a smile. This makes Blitzo stick his tongue out, "Better..."

Loona punches the imp's face in, causing him to back away from her.
She then catches Blitzo when he stumbles, "You don't need anyone else sucking your face, freaky weirdo!" She carries her adopted dad over her shoulder, ""You need to drink something other than Beelzejuice."

Blitzo frowns while she carries him, "Uuuugh, no..."

Just then, Mellz passes by the two of them. She still stumbles around drunkenly with a goofy smile on her face.

Loona shakes her head grabbing her friend by the arm, "And uh yeah... I'm taking you home too, Mellz. You're way too drunk to leave here."

The smaller hound pouts at her, "Aw... Do we have to leave the party so soon?"

Blitxo nods his head next to her friend, "Yeah, Loonie!"

The wolf shakes her head"Yes to the both of you! Now come on!"

Loona pulls the two of them to the van, and buckles him up. She places her friend in the back of the van and places the seatbelt on her. Then Loona's three new friends wave her goodbye. Loona waves back, then she gets in the van and drives off. She looks at the both of them, "Do you guys need to throw up?"

Blitzo pouts in his seat, "Mmm... No..."

The wolf scoffs with a laugh, "Yeah you do."

...

Back at the concert, Octavia still rests her head on her date's shoulder... Enjoying the music with him. Once Buddy notices that she is fully relaxed, he smiles.
He tilts an eyebrow at her, "So... That cool looking forcefield... Can you always do that?"

The bird demon shakes her head, "Um... Sort of. I can only do that spell when I'm stressed right now. I don't have much control over it." She moves to show her finger, a tiny pink flame gracing the fingertip, "This is about all I can manage for right now..."

The hybrid smiles at her, "Ooooh... How cute." He snaps his fingers, showing her a bigger orange flame, "I can do this."

Octavia snuffs the flame on her finger out, "So... What about you? Imps can't make fire by themselves..."

Buddy shrugs with her still on his shoulder, "Oh well, me and my mom have always been able to do stuff like this. I don't really know why though..."

But then, the two were interrupted by a gruff sounding voice.

"HEY. You, twig with wings!"

Buddy looks over in the voice's direction, spotting a shark demon with light blue skin, a black tuxedo with white stripes and a huge white scar covring half his face, "Uh... Who... Are you?"

Octavis whispers to her date, "Buddy, who is this guy?"

Buddy shakes his head, "I honestly don't know."

The shark demon frowns at him, "What?! You seriously don't remember me?"

The hybrid tilts his head, "Am I supposed to?" He suddenly finds himself yanked upwards, leaving Octavia to sit on the ground. He squints at the man holding him before something... Clicks.

"OH... Oh you're THAT guy! The one I blew up at the abandoned warehouse!"

The shark puffs out his chest, "Yeah! It's f--king Shawnks, dumb--s! And I'm gonna-"

But then the hybrid places his hand on the shark's, heating them up until he let him slither out of his grip, "Welllll... I don't really have time for you right now, I'm kinda on a date."

But Shawnks moves to be in front of him, his big body making it hard to see the concert, "Oh no you don't! We're settling this right here, right now!" He grins menacingly, revealing that he has only retained half his sharp teeth from the explosion...

...

Now at Baritone's residence... Loona picks Mellz up and carries her out of the van, "Come on, Mellz... We're almost there." She knocks on the door with Mellz's giggling next to her, "I hope it's not your boss."

But she sweats when the bird father opens the door, "Aw d--n it. Uh..."

Baritone's face slowly contorts into anger upon seeing the state of the small Hellhound, "WHAT. HAPPENED. TO MY LITTLE MELLINA?!"

Loona gently places her friend, who is still drunkenly giggling, on the doorsteps, "...I swear it wasn't my fault!" She sprints back to the van, trying to miss the Goetia's wrath.
The wolf quickly drives off from the residence, with Mellz waving goodbye to her with a smile... While Baritone waves his fist in the air in anger until the van leaves his line of sight. He then shakes his head and leads his Hellhound inside the mansion...

Back at their apartment, Loona turns on the lights and puts Blitzo back on the couch, then gets a glass of water and a blanket for him.

The imp frowns while she covers him in the blanket, "I had a really sh--ty day..."

His adopted daughter frowns at him. "Oh yeah? Is that why you drank like five gallons worth of who-knows-what?"

Blitzo grabs the blanket tightly, "F--k, Fizz was right. I'm gonna die alone, aren't I? Just a wrinkly, old, withered, waste... Will you be there, Loonie?"

The wolf raises an eyebrow at him, "Be... Where?

The boss imp shakes his head, "I dunno, just..." He begins to talk a bit incoherently, "...Lonely... Die alone..."

Loona gives him a sympathetic smile, "...I'll be there, Dad." She drapes the blanket over Blitzo and pats his head, "Now go the f--k to sleep... Okay?" She then turns off the lights in the living room...

Blitzo frowns, trying to go to sleep, "Millie... Moxxie... Buddy... Stolas..."

Loona takes one last look at Blitzo before walking into her room...

...

Back at the concert, Shawnks throws a punch at the hybrid. He misses and stumbles a little, "I lost everything because of you! You little thief! And now I'm gonna make you pay!" He charges at the tall demon.

Buddy dodges by rolling on the ground, "For the watch or for your medical bills? Or...You know, it's probably best you don't answer..." He dodges another punch, "Seriously man, I never took that watch! Just leave us alone!" He reaches for his back pocket, only to find nothing, "D--n, that's right. I left all my stuff at home!"

But while he was looking at his empty hand, Shawnks ran over to him.

The shark then picked him up by his collar, "Ha! Can't do s--t without your weapons, can you? Come on, I'm takin' you to my boss! I'm sure he'd be interested in seeing you!" He begins to drag the hybrid with him...

Octavis quickly runs in front of Shawnks, "Excuse me but you're going to have to let him go. Buddy is not going anywhere with you."

Shawnks lets out a cruel laugh, "And what are you going to do about it, girlie? Sorry your little boyfriend got himself in trouble but it doesn't involve you. So go fly off somewhere else." He ignores Buddy trying to bite his thumb with a shrug.

The girl speaks lowly, "...It does now."

The shark blinks at her, "What was that?"

Octavia suddnely gets louder, "I said it does now!" She rears her open hand back before placing it on his arm...

The tiny pink flame on her finger lighting up his suit sleeve!

Shawnks quickly drops Buddy and backs away from the bird girl, "You d--n Goetia! Do you know how expensive this coat is?!" He begins to walk backwards while trying to pat out the pink flame, "You.. You bi-"

However, the shark stumbles back, in Buddy's direction...

Nodding at Octavia, the hybrid slithers upwards and swipes the shark's feet up from under him with his tail. He grabs him by the collar with a snarl, "I'm just going to tell you one more time, leave us alone!"

"Pssh, we both know the answer to that!" He throws a punch at the hyrbid but misses when he dodges. But he was thrown off balance and

Buddy puts his foot on the shark's chest, heating up with a flame, "Seriously, you are lucky I'm in a good mood tonight!" He then kicks the man, sending him to roll down the hill...

Once the fight and the song was finished, the lead singer had noticed the commotion in the back. He gestures for the stage crew to focus on the crowd. The lights follow his hand until it lands on the couple. The crowd cheers, most of which not even knowing why.

Octavia rubs the back of her neck when she sees the spotlight on them. She hides her face in her hat while Buddy waved awkwardly to the crowd in front of them...

Eventually, the spotlight was taken off of them...

And after the excitement... Buddy offers his arm to the princess, "Looks like the concerts over... Can I do the honor of taking you home? ...Not in like... A weird way! I mean your home..." He narrows his eyes at her while feeling a blush on his face, seeing her giggle at him, "...You know what I mean!"

Octavia giggles before taking it with a smile, "Yes you may, Buddy. Come on, let's go." She then starts walking with him.

The two eventually find their way back to the Goetia mansion... With Buddy even walking the princess up to the door. He taps his tail on the ground nervously, "So uh... I just hope you had a good time, Octavia. And hey, maybe we can have another date sometime soon!"

He shrugs his shoulders, "...If this one wasn't too terrible, that is." He smiles, turning his head away from the owl girl.

But then Octavia, quite literally, pecks him the cheek. She blushes when she stands back from their contact, playing with her fingers nervously, "I... Soon! Let's have another one soon! Have a very good night, Buddy..."

Meanwhile, her new boyfriend simply stands there on her doorstep, he waves to her blankly when she walks inside... A dorky smile slowly growing on his face...

...Which stayed, allllll the way home to the apartment. All while his slightly ruined jacket remains in his arms...

Once the hybrid walked into his home, he spotted his brother and his wife. Still with the dorky smile painted onto his face... Before he was quickly bombared with questions.

Millie smiles at the younger brother, "Buddy! There ya are!"

Moxxie takes a sip from his cup, "Hey! How was your date?"

The wife begins to speak quickly, "Did you end up using that-"

The husband shakes his head, "Millie!"

The woman jumps up when she heard her name, "Sorry, Mox! I gotta ask!"

But Buddy's happy tone caught the both of them off-guard, "It was... Nice." He lays down on the couch, smile still on his face, "...Real nice." He looks down at his phone before choosing to edit Octavia's contact information... Adding a pink heart on fire next to her name...

Chapter Text

In the early morning of the Pride Ring, Buddy stretches his long limps... Stiff after his rest on the couch... He then walks into the kitchen, pouring himself a coup of coffee alongside two others. He fills the other two with cream and sugar, one almost completely white by the end of his preparation. He takes a sip of his own dark coffee before being greeted by his family in the kitchen.
His half-brother, Moxxie, gladly takes a sip of his coffee. The tiredness in his eyes slowly fading away...

Meanwhile, Millie, his brother's wife, nearly drinks her almost completely white coffee in one go. Even after just waking up, she remains energetic. After a few minutes of idle morning chatter and breakfast, the three begin their day...

Outside in their 'shooting range', AKA the backyard of the apartment complex, Moxxie has his brother aim a grey pistol at a few beer bottles on top of a cinderblock. Buddy looks through the top of the pistol, trying to aim correctly. Though this meant his arms were a little tucked in...

Moxxie pushes his brother's arms up to help him aim better, "Straighten up your arms a bit, Bud. If you're going to graduate from being an intern, you have be professional!"

The hybrid sighs before shooting the gun, "Okay, okay, I hear you, Mr. Perfectionist..." His eyes narrow when he saw the bullet whiz by the beer bottle... Trying again, he manages to hit his target on his second attempt...

Later, Buddy finds himself being flung onto his back by his brother's wife in the living room. Right on the pillow covered floor. But even with the soft landing, getting thrown by Millie still feels like getting hit by a freight train.

The smaller imp smiles down at him, "Come on, Bud! One more try!" She smirks confidently, "I think ya almost got me that time!"

After getting up, Buddy tries once again to tackle Mille... Only for her to duck underneath him, grabbing his arm and sending him over her shoulder. Sending him straight to the ground and causing his vision to spin from the impact. She smiles at him, still holding his arm, "You know! That one was a good try, hun'!"

Once the young man shakes his head, the swirl in his eyes disappear. He then rubs his forehead, "I think I'm better off just shooting fire out of my fingers..." He lifts a pointed finger with a fire ball at the tip before shaking the flame out.

The female imp nods her head at him, "That's probably true! But ya can't really rely on it all the time, Bud."

Moxxie walks to the pair with a tray full of orange slices and two bottles of water. He pushes the tray closer to his wife, who taks a large bitw out of an orange slice, "Especially when we don't even know where it comes from." He then raises his eyebrow at his half brother.

Buddy attempts to get up, only to feel a crack right where his wings meet his spine. He lays back down with a groan of pain, "Ugh... I think you almost broke my spine that time, Millie."

The wife helps pick him up with a frown, "Oh d--n! Sorry, I'll hold back next time we practice. Ya can take a break, hun."

The husband picks up a water bottle before shoving the open top into his brother's mouth, "Do you even know where your powers come from?"

The hybrid tops his sip of water, "Choking!" He then shakes his head, "Uh, no, actually. I just know that my mom was able to shoot fire from her fingers too. She had no clue either."

Millie waves his hand at her husband, "Aw never mind that, hun! Let's get you on your bed! We can poke around that mystery later, Mox." With little to no effort, the woman manages to get him to the living room couch.

The young man lays his head on the pillow at the end of the couch, "Thanks, Millie..." He smiles when he saw her wave back to him, his eyes drooping...

And with that... Buddy begins to lightly snore, dreaming...

...

Inside the dream... There lies a blue motel within the Lust Ring, the 'Vacancy' sign glowing and dimming with a slow rhythm. There are three rooms in the third, dirty, motel room: An extremely tiny living room with only a scratched up couch and a even smaller kitchenette, a closet and a small bedroom. The bedroom has a black wooden nightstand with a lamp and a red double bed. Within the bed is a red imp with large black horns with white stripes. His most striking feature is the white scars across his face, resembling burns. Next to him is a pink succubus woman with a black heart marking on her neck and long white hair and fades to a dark maroon at the bottom. Her horns are angular with black hearts at the curves and black tips. Her eyes are sharp, black lipstick on her top lip...

In the living room, a very young Buddy is laying on the couch with his feet in the air. He is wearing a black and white t-shirt with an upside down heart on it and dark red shorts. He rolls around a little, bored. Eventually, he flips himself off the couch and lands on the floor with an "Oof!" He quickly picks himself up and walks to the chair in the kitchenette, which has a leather jacket resting on it.

The small hybrid digs his hand into the jacket's pocket... Eventually pulling out a matching black leather wallet, he quickly plucks a twenty out and shoves it into his back pocket.

But then, suddenly, the door to his mother's room opens. And the imp, now in his black underwear, grabs the boy's hand. He picks him up easily, "F--king knew it! The ol' sleep with a guy and send the kid to steal for you trick!" He shakes the boy a little in his hand, "Diva! Control your child's sticky little fingers!"

The succubus, now named Diva, simply stretches her body lazily, "Ugh, d--n it, boy." Her wings at the base of her spine flex in annoyance, "You had one job!" There are two black hearts on the wings and a long, heart shaped tail. There is a black stripe in the middle of the tail and white marking at the end. She had gotten her dress on hastily, her sleeve falling off her shoulder. She has black heart markings on her elbows.

The imp shakes the boy in his hand easily, "...You gonna take your kid from me orrrr?"

Diva plays with a cigarette from her nightstand, shrugging her shoulders, "Eh, you can watch him." She doesn't even look at her son.

The long horned man blinks back at her, "...I'm sorry what?"

The succubus rolls her whole head at him, "I said you can watch him, Blitzo. He doesn't normally have anyone to play with, since I'm sooooo busy. Especially today."

The younger version of Blitzo drops the boy on the ground before walking closer to her. He points at her aggressively, "...Do I look like a f--king babysitter, lady?! I got plans today, I can't be babysitting someone else's brat!"

Diva places her hand on his chest, her voice taking on flirtatious tone, "Oh but Blitz... I'll make it worth your while." Her tail even curls into a heart shape, which makes her son gag.

The imp looks at her, his voice dropping an octave, "...Well, when you put it like that..." He quickly puts both his black shirt and black leather jacket on, "Fine, come on, kid! You get to hang out with me for the day!" He shoves his dark brown pants on before grabbing his keys.

The young child follows the imp, "Okay!" He turns to wave at his mother, "Bye Ma!"

Diva waves back at him with a tiny smile, "Bye, baby!" Once she was alone, she tilts her head, "...F--k, what was his name again?"

Now out on the town, Blitzo drives his unpainted van recklessly with the child in tow. The seven-year-old places his hand out the window, "Wooooooah!"

The tall imp takes hi by the back of his shirt and yanks him back in, "Will you sit? I don't think your Ma will appreciate me coming home with an obscure movie injury reference!"

The boy blinks at him in confusion, "...Huh?"

Blitzo shakes his head with a laugh, "It's a reference, you wouldn't get it. Just sit down."

He simply gets an, "Okay!" in response from the child.

Eventually, Blitzo parks the van on the side of the street... Partially over the sidewalk. He lets the kid out the front seat before walking with him, "So... What do you wanna do?"

The young version of Buddy jumps up and down while walking, "Get some ice cream!"

The imp in the leather jacket shakes his head, "I'm not gonna buy you ice cream just because your mom is making me babysit you."

The boy jumps up and down, "Aw man..."

Blitzo relaxes his hands behind his head, "Pfft... So what's with your mom? Dad not-"

The child sticks his tongue out at him, "Ew, before you finish that sentence, don't talk to me like that. Besides... I don't have a dad."

The man nearly stops in his tracks, "OH." He then shrugs his shoulders nonchalantly while they turn down an alleyway, "Oh well, who needs a dad anyway?" He then waves his hand, "Dads SUCK!"

The hybrid jumps up next to him, "Haha, yeah!"

Suddenly, the two hear a shout: "HEY! That little sh-t's got our wallets!" They look over to see a taller, muscular imp in a t-shirt and jeans standing menacingly at the start of the alley way along with an old lady and a young man behind him...

Blitzo narrows his eyes at the boy, "...Really? We've been walking for ten minutes!"

The boy looks back at him, holding a few wallets in his arms, "...What? I'm just sampling!"

The man rubs his eyebrows, "GIVE IT BACK."

The young child frowns and walks to the group of imps, "Okay, okay!" However, he finds his little arm grabbed by the muscular demon, "Uh... You can let me go now."

The grown man pulls him closer and starts to squeeze down on his arm, "Nah, I don't think you fully understand what you did! You little thief!"

Blitzo places a hand on the man's arm, "Well, okay, listen. I agree, he's being a little sh-t. But I can't let you hurt him."

The man swings at Blitzo, who ducks under his punch. Throwing his own punch into his opponent's kidney, he catches the young Buddy once he was dropped. He places the boy on the ground before pulling a knife out of his pocket, "You stay here, this won't take long." Once he got a nod from Buddy, he whips his tail at the taller imp.
Said muscular imp blocks the tail before grabbing it to pull him closer. Blitzo lets him before punching him in the eye. Once his opponent was blinded, the former clown then stabs him right in the side of his gut. He takes the knife out, causing blood to spill from the wound. This makes the young man imp to run away in fear.

But the muscular imp tries again to hit Blitzo with his fist. Though his injuries make him more sluggish, which lets Blitzo grab his arm...

Flipping the man over his shoulder, Blitzo then faces the old woman succubus. Who swings her handbag at him with extreme effort.

Blitzo easily ducks underneath the handbag, "Ha! Gonna have to try better than that, you old bi-" But before he could finish his sentence, the lady hits him from the other side with a second, smaller handbag, "Aw come on, REALLY?!" He flicks his tail at her legs, causing her to fall down on her rear.
He shoves his knife back in his pocket, "Come on, we're leaving!"

The young version of Buddy runs behind him, "Okay, sir!"

Once they were out of danger, the two find themselves at the edge of town. Blitzo stretches his long limps before looking down at him, "Okay so, kid. Ya gotta stop with the whole stealing thing. You're gonna-"

The boy smirks at him, holding up a familiar looking wallet, "Heh, got your wallet again! You gotta keep a better grip on this thing, dude."

With a glare, Blitzo yanks his wallet from the boy, "D--n it, f--king listen to me!" His hand looking like he was rearing back...

...Which causes the little hybrid to flinch, his arms coming up to protect his face...

Blitzo stops the way his hand is moving, "...Hey, kid, I'm not going to hit ya."

The child pokes his hand out from under his arms, "...You're not lying?"

The adult shakes his head, kneeling on one knee in front of the child.

The boy relaxes his hands, dropping them down to his front, "...You're already better than a lot of the guys my mom plays with. And you're really cool too!"

Blitzo shrugs his shoulders with a smile, "Huh... Thanks, kid..." He shrugs his shoulders, "You know what, how about I get you some ice cream? You'd like that..." He then blinks blankly, "Sh-t, your mom never told me your name."

The child waves his hand, "Oh, it's-"

The man taps his finger on his chin, "You know what, I'm going to call you... Kazoo!"

The boy blinks at him before raising an eyebrow, "...Uh, yay?"

Blitzo places his hands on the kid's shoulders, "And Kazoo, I am going to leave you with some advice... DON'T. STEAL. FROM PEOPLE WHO CAN KICK YOUR ASS!" Suddenly, his voice distorts... The last word echoing throughout the air...

And with that... Buddy wakes up with a startled look on his face. His eyes dart from side to side with a nervous sweat dripping down his face, "...Holy sh-t, Boss Man could have became my step dad..."

...

Meanwhile, back in the present time... Outside a black and purple building, Baritone leads Mellz into a therapist's office. The office is large, with a goat demon with a lit, blue candle on her head at a black desk. She is looking down at her records while tilting up her glasses, a dark purple couch sits in front of her desk.

Mellz rubs her arm nervously when she walks inside, "Mr. Baritone, I told you. I don't need a therapist, it was just one drunk night at a party."

The chubby bird demon shakes his head and points at his Hellhound, "Yes, you do! You did not act this way before! Not once, at all!" He gestures at the couch, "Now! You're going to talk to this nice lady for an hour and she's going to help you! Got it?"

The Hellhound frowns at him but nods her head, "Yes sir..."

Baritone nods his head back, opening the door, "Good. I'll be back to pick you up in an hour. Do not leave anything out, Mellina!" he then slams the door, hoping his Hellhound will heed his words...

Once he left, the therapist spoke up, "Well, Miss Mellina. Why don't you lay down and tell me what has brought you in for the day?"

The woman tilts her head at her, "Uh... Do you want the long version or the mini version?"

Dr. Split shrugs her shoulders, "Whatever you can fit in an hour."

Mellz lays her head down on the pillow, "Oh... Uh, okay! Well... Like most Hellhounds, I don't know my parents. I lived in one of the shelters ever since I was born..."

...

Within the flashback, there was a dark and dingy shelter that almost resembled a prison. Or at least, it looked and felt more like a prison than a shelter for lost Hellhound youths. An eleven-year-old Loona tries to sleep, rolling in her bed with a grumpy frown. She is wearing red shirt with black pants. Even when a bigger Hellhound seems to try to jab at her, eventually giving up to lurch over the foot of the bed. At the foot of the bed is a smaller female Hellhound, rolled up on her own body: A ten-year-old Mellz in an oversized black sweater.

The older Mellz's voice is heard over the flashback, "Ever since I was a child, I just remember always being near Loona. We were placed in the shelter when we were only pups. The shelter was tough but she was tougher."

Right when she said that, the bigger Hellhound lurches over Mellz with barred teeth. Loona suddenly sends a kick into the larger Hellhound's gut, causing her to fly backwards to the wall, "Holy Gluttony, do you ever shut up?" Her ears raise back up when she turns to her friend, "...You okay, Mellz?"

The mixed Hellhound nods back at her with a smile, "Yeah, I'm okay... Thanks Loona."

Despite the fact that the wolf simply lays back down and turns away, Mellz looks at her with admiration. But before she can say anything else, both their ears perk up...

The cell door into their section of the shelter has been opened.
They can hear the monotone voice of the lady in charge of their shelter while she speaks to her customer, "Here is our selection of hounds, Lord Baritone."

A chubby Goetia walks through the dingy, green, halls with a sneer. His footsteps has Loona raise her head curiously. He spots two hounds fighting over a scrap of meat, "Ugh, how violent... I have a child at home and my wife wishes for a companion. I need a puppy, not . Do you understand me?"

"Those two fight all the time, we're currently trying to find a home that will suit their... Boundless energy." "But we can comb through the rest of them and see who will be a good fit for you."

Loona simply shrugs and turns back in her bed, "Eh... Just some rich dick, Mellz. Take a nap, he'll be gone soon."

However, friend didn't listen... Mellz drifts a little closer to the bars of the cell, trying to take a peek at the Goetia.

But then, the Goetia walks in front of their cell. He stops to take a second look at the brown and white Hellhound, "And what of... That one?"

The smaller hound backs away, frightened by the sight of the portly bird.

The employee's voice was rather monotone spoke, "Who, Mellz? She's a very docile hound, she gets shy easily. Perfect for families with small children."

Baritone rubs his chin in thought, "Hmm..." He looks over the rest of his options before slumping his shoulders, "I suppose I will take that one then. Prepare the paperwork quickly, my wife is expecting the hound soon." He takes a closer look at the small hound, his eyes narrowing to take in her every detail.

"Wait, I-"

Before but she knew it, Mellz was being dragged away by another Hellhound employee using a wire leash.

Loona's ears droop upon seeing her friend be dragged away, "...Mellz?"

In the next room, the Hellhound employees comb Mellz's hair at the Goetia's command. They prepare her to be sent to the royal's home, preparig her with a new gray dress and a little white bow. The noble fills out the paperwork and narrows his eyes in disgust, "Mellz... What an abhorrent name. No one in charge of MY children will be called by that sort of name." "...Your new name shall be 'Mellina' from now on."

He holds out a shock collar, opening it slowly, "And this shall be insurance..."

The noble attaches the collar around her neck, the mechanism locking into her skin, "That no harm will ever come to my family from you. Now, what is your name?" The cool metal already tickling her fur. She almost scratches at it.

Baritone looks down at her, "Now... What is your name?"

The girl rubs her hands nervously, "Uh... Mellz?"

Suddenly, a shock coursed through her veins. Causing her small body to drop to the floor in pain, the electricity making her convulse.

"Wrong answer."

The mixed Hellhound picks her head up with a shout, "Mellina! It's Mellina! I'm sorry! I-I didn't mean to!"

The Goetia smiles before patting her on the head, "There we go, good girl. This is the start of a beautiful friendship!" He has an employee open the door for the two of them, "Now, I shall introduce you to my wife and child." He leads her to black limo, where an imp opes the door for them both, "I know Cadence will be excited to meet you. She's been asking for a Hellhound puppy for the past few weeks." He waves his hand once the child gets her seatbelt, "Now, off we go."

Now at Lord Baritone's palace, the servants open the doors for him and his new arrival. His tall wife sits on the couch with a lonely frown on her face, her son playing with a blue ball clumsily on the floor.

Baritone smiles, poking his head into the room, "Oh honey! I'm back with that Hellhound you wanted so much!" He pushes Mellz into the room to show her off, the girl's eyes look around uncomfortably once she is pushed into view.

The tall owl's eyes widen in joy, "Oh what an adorable little thing you are! Come here, come to Mother Cadence!"

Despite the fact she was uncomfortable, Mellz did what she was told, "O-okay..." She sits on the couch next to her before Cadence's hands guide her to lay her head in her lap.

The Goetia's fingers comb through Mellz's hair with a big smile on her face, "I've always wanted a little creature to be with me while my husband is at work." She then stands up, making the Hellhound jump onto the floor. She then picks up her son, "This is Forte, he's only a newborn! So be gentle with him now!" She picks up the little boy before placing him right next to Mellz

The owl baby looks up at her in astonishment before struggling to crawl closer to her. He lays his head on the soft fur of her right leg, smiling up at her with a coo. Mellz lays down with her body curled up on itself, letting her tail rest on top of the boy's little body. She smiles back at him, the fur of her tail tickling him a little.

Once again, the older Mellz's voice is heard over the flashback, "And it... Just kinda went from there..."

And... Over the years, a baby Lyric joins in the pile on the floor... The young girl laying on her babysitter's back. The girl owl in a pretty pin baby dress while Mellz is in a yellow collared shirt and matching skirt.

Then... Quite a few years later, both Forte and Lyric are older, joined by a baby Tenor in his own yellow wrapping. Baby Tenor lays next to his brother on Mellina's right side, more towards her arm... The babysitter is wearing her own gray shirt and black pants... All while the Hellhound slept...

...

Back in the real world, Mellz finishes her story. She still lays on the couch, "And I've been with the kids ever since... But anyway! And then I got drunk at a party with her a few days ago. And then I kissed her WHILE drunk!" She looks down at her phone, "And she hasn't responded to my message at all and now I feel like I totally ruined our friendship!" She takes a breath to relax before lifting her head from the pillow, "Huh... I actually feel... Good after getting that off my chest."

The therapist looks at the clock at her desk, "Glad to hear it! Well, I can reassure you that it is almost... 8 AM, so Loona is most likely still asleep."

Mellz blinks back at her, "Oh! Uh, yeah, you're right."

Dr. Split continues writing in her notes, "Hmm... That already tells me you may be overthinking this." "Looking at the information you have told me, I can tell being separated from Loona and being reunited with her may have increased your feelings for her. Absence makes the heart grow fonder and all that. And this seems to have made you start to actually want to try being... Like how Hellhounds normally act."

The Hellhound looks to the side before her eyes dart back at her, "Well, I-"

The candle-headed demon interrupts her with a nod of her head, "Oh, that's all we have for our hour! What a great session, I think we really bonded. Didn't we, Mellina?"

The babysitter shrugs her shoulders, "I guess we did."

Suddenly, the two hear the door to the office open. The noise make the Hellhound's ears prick upwards. Baritone smiles at the Hellhound, "Hello, Mellina!"

The Goetia smiles at his adopted hound, "Why don't you wait in the carriage outside, Mellina? I will accompany you shortly, I simply have to talk to Dr. Split for a few minutes." He keeps his smile up until his Hellhound was out of sight. He then frowns at the therapist, "Now. What did she say, Dr. Split? Was there a 'Loona' mentioned anywhere in this conversation?"

Dr. Spilt shakes her head at him, "I can't release that information to you, Lord Baritone. What is said during a session is between the therapist and their patient."

The owl demon shakes his head, putting his hand within his coat, "Hmm... I think you can, Miss Split." He slides a large wad of cash towards the woman on her desk...

Which she gladly takes, shoving the wad of cash in her pocket, "...Oh fine. I can confirm that the Hellhound named Loona was mentioned quite a lot during our session."

Baritone's hand turns into a fist at his side, "So... This behavior IS that blasted Loona's fault!" He opens the door but not turning his head back, "Thank you for telling me, Miss Split. This Loona will be dealt with. For my Mellina." His eyes narrow, glowing in anger... Starting to get lost in thought...

...

And here is a bonus scene that did not make it into the episode!

Right when the new pair were walking down the street... A familiar looking hybrid child walks with his mother, who is swaying her hips. He purposefully walks into the Hellhound's way and bumps into her. Unknown to her, his hands take a swipe at her pockets.

Mellina looks down at the creature, "Oh, are you okay?"

The imp succubus hybrid quickly jumps up and smiles, "Yeah, I'm fine! You only knocked me down a little!"

When the boy's mother flashes him a flirtatious tilt of her eyebrow, Baritone rolls his eyes, "Come along, Mellina. Leave them, now."

The small Hellhound begins to shyly follow him, waving to the boy. Leaving the mother and son duo to themselves.

The young hybrid pouts once his mother walks closer to him, "Man, she must have been new to him or something. She had NOTHING on her!"

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A shot of a galaxy shines through the air... Stolas narrates over it, "In the great expanse of the nether, there exists boundless amounts of magnificent phenomenon. The great brilliance of an exploding star, the nimble dance of space dust through a nebula. But once every one thousand years, our corner of reality is treated to an incredible sight. From the deep eldritch recesses of the cosmos, the tears of a forgotten colossus begin to fall."
Another flash of a galaxy shines by, with a younger Stolas holding a younger version of Octavia in his arms, "Tears made of the hopes and dreams of every living thing that never came to be. Condensed and sent shooting across the night sky in a dazzling final display. What appears to mortal beings as a meteor shower, we can see for what it is: Azathoth's Tears."

The owlette giggles, "Daddy, can we go see it someday?"

The father smiles at her, "Yes, dear. I promise, when the day comes nothing will be able to keep me from being there with you..." He then snaps his fingers, breaking the illusion. He places the girl in her bed, "Good night, my Owlette."

The young Octavia then yawns, "Good night!" She then turns and wiggles before finally giggling in her bed....

...

Now in the present... Octavia, wakes up with a smile on her face. In her black pajamas, she's circling a drawing on a calendar of her face, Stolas' face, and a meteor shower. Today is finally the day she get to see the stars fall.

Now in her usual outfit, she hops down a hallway while putting on her boot, "Hey, dad!"

The girl looks in the kitchen and around the manor, but he isn't there.

"Dad? Dad?"

She then sees an open foyer door and hears her father's voice coming through it...

"Yes, I know!"

Outside, in front of the manor, Stolas is on the phone with Stella, squeezing a servant in his other hand. Imps are loading several crates into a van.

The tall owl continues to speak on the phone, "It will be there, shortly. Of course they're being careful!"

Octavia raises an eyebrow at her father, "Dad, what's going on?"

Stolas rolls his shoulder while still holding the phone, "Apparently, your mother can't exist somewhere for two minutes without the entirety of her possessions-"
He is then interrupted by Stella yelling something incomprehensibly in response through the phone...
He shakes his head before speaking into the phone, "What? No! I'm not turning her against you! Yes, Stella!"

Stella still shouts through the phone, though she is partially interrupted, "-never have to see your f--king face again!"

The owlette tilts her head, "Dad?"

Her mother continues to yell incomprehensibly through the phone at her ex-husband.

The princess raises an eyebrow, "This is going to be done before tonight, right?"

Stola shakes his head in response, "What? Oh. I hardly think so! Knowing your mother, this will take all weekend!" He then turns to the imps loading the car and shouts, "Don't be gentle about it, now! Break whatever you have to to get it all in there!"

His ex-wife is still heard through the phone, "What?! What did you just tell them to do?!"

Octavia speaks up again, "But, tonight was supposed to-"

Her father frowns while interrupting her, "Darling, can we not talk about this now? Your mother's being a real B-I-T-C-H."

Stella is then through the phone, "The f--k do you mean!" Even incomprehensible yelling is then heard from her end of the phone.

Stolas speaks right into the phone, "Well, how was I supposed to know you can spell?! I've never seen you read!"

The mother continues to screech, "I'm going to take everything! Everything you own!"

Out of frustration, Octavia runs back into the manor and into her room... She slams the door and yells before ripping up the calendar page. She angrily topples her telescope over, grabs a bag with her things and... She leaves the mansion.

Right when she leaves... We catch a glimpse of the circled date on Octavia's calendar one last time...

...

Buddy wakes up from his rest and stretches his long limbs. He takes his blanket off and walks into the kitchen. Using a palmful of his own fire, he boils a pot of coffee. He takes three cups out of a cupboard before pouring coffee into each one. He adds five sugar packets and quite a bit of creamer to one cup, three sugar packets to one and one sugar packet and a bit of creamer to the last one.
The hybris takes a sip of the last cup before placing the two other cups on the table. He leans back on the counter while the married couple walk inside the kitchen. The married couple have matching stickers on their mugs.

Moxxie takes a sip from the cup with the most sugar and creamer, "That's some goooooood coffee. Thanks, Bud!" His wife smiles while drinking from the second cup.

The taller being smiles back at him with a shrug, "You're welcome, Mox!"

The smaller brother bumps his elbow in his brother's arm, "Soooooooo, when is it happening?"

Buddy stops his sip with a raised eyebrow, "When is what happening?"

Millie puts her cup down with a smile, "You know what Moxxie means! When are ya gonna bring your girlfriend over!"

The hybrid begins to sweat and he places his cup on the table, "Oh! Uh! Uh... One of these days I will!" He stands up abruptly from his spot on the counter, "Uh, come on, guys! We should start heading to work!" He then walks out the kitchen, sweat still dripping down his face.

The woman imp blinks at the doorway, "...Well, that was suspicious."

Her husband puts a hand on her shoulder, "Maybe he's just nervous to bring her around, honey! You know how... Intense things can get around here."

Millie squints back at him, "Hmm... Okay."

Buddy's voice can be heard from the living room while he shouts, "Guys! We're gonna be late!"

With that, the pair both finish their coffee before making their ways out the kitchen.

...

Now... There is another calendar with a circled date of the 20th with the words 'Have The Talk' written on it. The same words 'Have the talk' are scribbled out on the 11th, 12th, 15th, 18th, and 19th.

The 13th has a drawing of a horse and is labeled 'Riding Lessons' and the 14th has a drawing of the moon, a squirting d/ck, and is labeled as 'Stolas??'. There's a sound of crashing and we see that the calender is Verosika-themed, with a post-it note of a drawing of Blitzo's face slapped over hers.
Knives then fly by and Blitzo dodges them... He looks nervous while backing up, "Loona, honey, wait just a! Sh/t!" He runs backwards while Loona runs forwards looking pissed.
He jumps away from her, "Loonie, please, can we talk-"

The office's empty water dispenser is thrown his way and hits him in the face. He places his hand on his face, "F--K!" He then tries to sound supportive, "Uh, I mean, wow! Good throw, honey! I-I'm so proud of youuuuu!"

The wolf pounces on him in a tackle! She then grabs a picture off the wall and begins beating Blitzo with it while Millie walks past to the couch where Moxxie is sitting. She jumps to sit on her husband's lap. Buddy sits on the couch next to the both of them with a confused hum.

Millie raises an eyebrow at her husband, "What's this all about, honey?"

Moxxie's face splits into a huge smile, "Ah, oh! Blitzo finally talked to her about her attitude with clients."

Buddy watches the pair in front of them go back and forth, "Looks like it's going well!"

Blitzo grabs the couch they're sitting on and pulls it forward. He then jumps and hides behind it.

Loona steps closer to the couch with a menacing growl.

The tall imp picks up both his hands, "I just think some small tweaks might help you be more of a uh, people person, you know?"

The Hellhound practically snarls at him, "I am a people person!" She reaches forwards, grabs her adopted father by the collar and pulls him close, "If I'm so terrible, how about you just grow a pair and replace me?"

Blitzo looks around the room, "Okay, well, maybe I... Maybe I might!"

Loona stops her growl and blinks, "What?"

The boss looks at the trio on the couch. Both Buddy and Millie shrug back at him while Moxxie gives him a thumbs up. He then turns back to Loona, "Maybe I will, little missy! Yeah, that's right it's tough love time. So, now you can... Go... To your desk!"

The Hellhound growls again and drops him before heading back to her desk. She pulls out her phone, which has a new message on it. Seeing that it is from 'Mellz', her frown turns a bit sadder before ignoring the notification.

Octavia suddenly opens the door and wraps her hair around her neck like a scarf... Trying to disguise her. No one notices her entering, not even Buddy while he scrolls on his phone, listening to the conversation.

Moxxie smiles at his friend, "Sir, if I may say so! You're doing the right thing. If we can't even hire a cheerful qualified receptionist, how can people trust us to massacre and mutilate their enemies for them? It's good for business." He places a hand on Buddy's shoulder, who raises an eyebrow at him.

Blitzo stops and turns to the intern, "Oh and speaking of good for business! Bud, I should probably let you know! Keep up those missions and you're gonna be promoted to an actual assassin!"

Buddy fully picks his head up from his phone, "Wait really? Are you serious? Like I can go on my own missions and stuff?"

The head imp nods his head confidently, "Only! If you do good on the next few missions!" He then takes a cucumber out of his pocket, "Now that the announcements are over! Let's f--king relax!"

While the two continue to talk, Octavia continues to slip inside... She halts before Loona spots her sneaking in, but she doesn't react to her. Instead, she looks back down at her phone...

The owlette makes it into Blitzo's office and starts rummaging around in his desk to no avail. She turns behind her to a framed portrait of I.M.P all together and moves it to reveal a wall safe covered in spider webs and labeled 'Blitzo's stuf Do Nut Steel!!' With a drawing of two horses. She enters a code of 1-2-3-4 and the safe opens.
She grabs her father's grimoire out of the safe and flips through the pages, "Take me to see the stars."

A pentagram swirls around her and black swirls of power stream towards the ceiling. The light show coming from his boss' office catches Moxxie's attention.
The smaller imp raises an eyebrow, "Um, sir?"

Two cucumber slices fall off Blitzo's eyes, "The f--k?"

All of I.M.P squeezes through the door, all with weapons drawn... However, they are only just in time to see Octavia disappearing through the portal. Buddy in particular raises an eyebrow while lowering his weapon, "Octavia?"

Blitzo then raises his voice, "...Looooooona!"

Loona shrugs her shoulders and speaks nonchalantly, "Oh, yeah. You have a visitor."

...

Now... On Earth... Octavia slowly blinks her eyes open, "Where am I?"

She turns to look at a blank Hollywood star while a hobo offscreen vomits onto it. It causes Octavia to slide backwards and yelp. The dead body of famous actor, Brennon Ragers, with an eyeball coming out of his head lies underneath Octavia, who accidentally crushed him after falling on him from the portal. The grimoire sits next to him. Octavia looks up and the portal closes.
She then runs off with the grimoire before nearly knocking into a clown, "Woah!"

The clown glares at her, "This is my territory, b-tch! Take your sh/tty costume and get the f--k off my corner!" He then pushes Octavia over.

Octavia quickly picks up her things and runs across a crosswalk without waiting for the sign to change. Cars swerve and almost hit her. She then runs into a random protest mob. They're holding signs that say, 'Demons and witches walk among us', 'God hates you personally', and '<-- To Hell'.

The poor girl ducks away from them and almost into a gleaming golden statue of a man smiling with his hand out. She falls to the ground while two ladies see her and look shocked. Octavia looks frightened before she grabs the grimoire and scrambles into an alley way. She sits with her knees to her chest breathing heavily, struggling through a panic attack.

...

Back in the I.M.P building in Hell... Blitzo is also panicking, "Sh/t, sh/t, sh/t, sh/t!" He grabs Moxxie by the shoulders, "What the f--k am I supposed to tell Stolas?!"

The white haired imp points in the air, "Well, he seems to like you, sir. Maybe he would understand if-" He then gets shoved away by Blitzo before he could finish.

The boss stands up straight, "Okay, my dick is good, but it is not that good, Moxxie!"

The smaller imp picks his head up from off the ground, "Sir, I don't think we really have a choice." He then gestures to his younger half-brother, "I'd want someone to call me if they lost Buddy."

Millie's eyeline follows her husband's gesture. She then looks at the youngest member with a raised eyebrow, "...Buddy, ya okay?"

Buddy sweats nervously and he speaks quickly, "Oh yeah, I'm fine, Millie. You know what, I agree with Moxxie." His thoughts run wild on the inside of his brain... He thinks to himself, 'Where did she GO?! HER DAD DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WE'RE DATING YET AND HE'S ALREADY GOING TO F--KING KILL ME!'

Blitzo shakes his head, "So, what? You guys just want me to call him up and be like, "Hey, Stolas-

...Jump cut to him actually on the phone.

He continues his sentence, "-So, your daughter came by, took your book, and teleported off to who the f--k knows where, and we have no way of getting either of them back. Okay?! Okay! Good talk, byeee!" He looks progressively more worried while he speaks.

He quickly puts the phone down when he's done, backing away slightly, "Oh, that actually went better than I thought!"

Buddy gives him two thumbs up before...

The door suddenly blow up and Stolas stands inside in his full demon form. His voice turns demonic, "BLITZO!"

...

Back to Octavia exploring Earth... She finds herself on the streets of L.A. She is trying to talk to people on the street, however everyone ignores her, "Hey, do you... Can you help... H-how do I get-Ah! ...I... Excuse me, I just need to know where I can..."
She lets out a sigh, "See the stars..." She groans and rubs at her eye, pulling her beanie over her face...

A pamphlet flies into her face it says 'Bus Tours' on the back and on the inside center panel 'Star Struck Tourz' and in the bottom left hand corner 'Stalk your fave celeb!'

The girl hugs the flyer, accidentally crumpling it, "Yes!"

She uncrumples it and runs to hop a seat on the Starstruck Tourz bus...

...

Back inside the I.M.P building, Stolas paces in front of Buddy, Moxxie, Millie, and Blitzo, "How could this happen?! Do you just let anyone waltz into your office and grab infinitely powerful artifacts?!" He clutches at his hat worriedly, "Why would she do this? How are we supposed to find her? Where would she go?"

Blitzo blinks up at the bird demon, "Wait a minute! You found us in the human world before, why can't you do it again to find your daughter?"

Stolas sweats a little, "Uhhh... Uhhh..." He thinks back to when he rescued I.M.P from the agents, where he only knew they were in trouble because Octavia called him. He tries to keep his cool with a shrug, but still sweats, "It's simply harder to find a Goetia when they don't want to be found, Blitzy!"
He then starts to frown sadly, "But... I hope we find her soon. Who knows what kind of danger she could get herself in!"

Buddy walks closer to the Goetia, "Hey, uh, Prince Stolas. I'm sure Octavia didn't go anywhere too bad on Earth. Don't you worry, we'll find her." However, he quickly steps back next to his brother when the bird's eyes jerk right at him.

Loona sniffs the air, "Well, it reeks of urine and desperation so..." She sniffs again, "Ugh... L.A."

Everyone's faces go from worried to surprised before directly looking at Loona.

The wolf simply shrugs at them, "What?"

She is then shoved through a portal that the rest of IMP and Stolas walk through.

Blitzo puts his hands on his hips, "Alright, Loona, let's make this quick! In and out before anyone notices us here!"
Sounds of gunfire and screaming while he looks around the alley way that they've appeared in, "Oh. This doesn't look much different from Hell." He brushes off his chest, "Alright, now let's get to work. Loonie, sniff!"

Loona removes an empty can from her hair, "How am I supposed to smell anything in this city?!"

Moxxie tilts his head at her, "Can't you even do one thing right?"

The Hellhound smiles smugly at him, "Can't you finally do something about how fat you are?

The smaller imp shakes his head, "I'm not-"

Blitzo also smiles smugly, "You know, it wouldn't kill you to put a salad in your body every now and then."

Moxxie frowns, exasperated, "What? But I'm not fat!"

Both Stolas and Buddy shout at the same time, "Can we focus on finding Octavia please?!" The two practically jump back upon hearing the same words come out of each other's mouths.

This makes Millie squint her eyes suspiciously at the two.

Blitzo jumps up on a dumpster and tapes a picture to the open lid, "Now, first things first we're gonna do this the old-fashioned way!" The lid is covered in drawings of I.M.P with Loona in her human disguise plus Stolas and a fake mustache. He points to one of his drawings, "We're gonna need disguises!"

Both Loona and Stolas suddenly transform into their human disguises side by side. Buddy blinks for a second before transforming himself into his own human disguise. Loona rubs her eyebrows while shaking her head.

Millie claps in amazement while Moxxie look unimpressed. Blitzo eyes widen and blushes seeing Stolas's human disguise. Next to him is a poster that reads 'Public Health WARNING: New study finds LA water to be 2% sewer overflow and 98% literal acid. 'NO, OBVIOUSLY DON'T DRINK THAT SH/T!' Top Scientists Say.'

Blitzo then blinks at the owl in disguise, "No chance you can conjure us a couple of those, can ya?"

Stolas shakes his, now human, head, "Sadly, no. I'm afraid without my grimoire, my powers are just a tad limited in the human world."

The imp scoffs at him, "What, you can't memorize your f--king spells?"

The taller man folds his arms with an annoyed frown, "Oh, your memory's so great?" He spreads his arms to gesture at Moxxie, "What's his phone number?"

Blitzo frowns defeatedly, "F--k you."

Stolas smiles smugly, "Exactly."

They all walk out of the alleyway and Stolas grabs a pair of red-tinted sunglasses. Which he puts on his head where his second pair of eyes would be in his normal form.

Blitzo turns to his intern while still walking, "Okay okay! How about this?" He points up at the sky, "Buddy, you fly up there and get a bird's eye view! Try and find owl girl that way!"

Buddy looks up at the sky before smiling at the imp, "That's... Actually not too bad of an idea, Bossman!" He tries to flex his wings, only to find that his human form has none. He presses his hands together while breaking the spell, turning back into his hybrid form. Once finished, he spreads his wings while smiling at the group, "I'll be right back!"
With that, Buddy flaps his wings and finds himself in the LA sky... He looks down, trying to find Octavia...

Meanwhile, Moxxie runs face first into a human. Who looks down at him with a tilt of his head, "Hey, little man! How about you check out..." He pulls CD out of his jacket pocket, "This demo right here? This is some premium Grade-A fire right here! Perfect for you to crank with the little lady." He grabs Millie and pulls her close to her obvious displeasure.

The music loving imp smiles at the disc now in his hands, "Oh, wow! You made this? Thank you!"

The girl imp shoves the man away before she and Moxxie begin to walk...

...Only for the dude to follow and stop them, "Oh, hey, hey, hey. Hold up a sec, you just gonna grab it and go?"

Millie gives him an annoyed stare, "He said, 'thank you'."

The human simply puts a hand in her face, "Twenty bucks, man."

Moxxie grabs Millie's face, with a desperate tone in his voice, "Millie, we need money to pay this talented artist!"

Millie watches while the rest of their group walks past the corner without them, "You can just give it back, Mox."

The husband gasps and grabs the sides of his face, he jumps behind a tree crouching and holding the CD close, "Millie! These artists put their heart and soul into their work! I can't just give it back like it's worthless!" He hisses and swipes at a squirrel that was sniffing at him while holding the CD close.

The wife rolls her eyes, "It probably is."

A woman walks past and flips a coin to Moxxie, "Sick demon costume, man!" Moxxie stares at the coin he's received... The woman smiles while walking away, "It's metal as f--k!"

Moxxie stands up and flips the coin before accidentally dropping it, "I have an ide-" He chases after it, "Oh, woah! Hey, hey, hey, hey, come back here!" He then collects it and flips it again catching it correctly this time with a grunt of effort, "I have an idea!"

...

Back on the bus with Octavia... The bus stops and she groans. It was NOT what she expected it to be...

The tour guide gestures to the mansion next to them, "And to your left, you'll see the home of one of those influencers who thinks they're hot sh/t cause now they do TV shows."

A woman and her kid hop into a limo while a man lays prostrated on the ground crying and begging, the limo drives away and he stands up and begins kissing the man standing nearby wearing a pink bathrobe.

Octavia groans and turns away pulling her beanie down over her eyes.

In the air, high above the bus, Buddy smiles upon seeing his girlfriend, "There she is!"
He lands at the front of the bus, flipping a coin at the tour guide before walking down the aisle.

A man with a mohawk from the front of the bus flashes him a peace sign, "Woooooah! Sick wire trick man!"

The hybrid smiles at him, "Thanks! Made the costume myself!" Once getting to the girl, he places a hand on the chair next to Octavia and smirks, "Hey... This seat taken?"

The owl girl immediately recognizes his voice and uncovers her eyes, "Buddy! What are you doing here?!"

The hybrid sits in the chair next to her, "Looking for you! What are you doing on Earth, Via?"

The princess was about to speak but stops herself. She slumps back in her seat with a frown, "I... You're gonna think it's silly."

The tall demon shakes his head, "Octavia, you broke into the office to steal the book and zapped yourself to Earth. It's not silly, whatever it is."

Octavia lets out a breath, "...Well... Okay. It's been kinda tough for me recently since my parents just got divorced..."

Buddy squints his eyes at her, "Oh... Uh... Yay?" He then shakes his head upon seeing her frown, "No, boo. Sorry, I was trying to gauge your reaction. I don't know your parents too well. Please continue."

The owlette rubs her arm with her hand, "And I just wanted to forget about it for a while... Today is the day Azathoth's Tears fall from the night sky and... My dad promised to take me to see them. But... He was too busy yelling at my mum..."

Her boyfriend blinks at her, "So you decided to try and see them yourself? ...Oh wow, Octavia, that... Sucks."

The princess nods her head with a frown, "I know..." The frown turns into a smile, "But I'm happier now that you're here. Maybe we can see them together?"

The hybrid takes his phone out of his pocket, "...Well..."

Octavia lets out another breath, "I suppose we have to go back now?"

Buddy looks down at his phone and takes a breath, like he was about to talk... But upon seeing his girlfriend's face, he presses down on the power button. Once the phone turns off completely, he tucks it away in his pocket, "No, we don't have to go back yet. We can go see those stars together."

The owl girl blinks at him in surprise, "Really?"

The winged demon nods at her with a smile before offering his hand, "Of course, I don't want you to see you all sad! We can treat it like a date!"

Octavia smiles before taking his hand in her own, "Oh Buddy! Thank you so much!" But she then frowns, "...But won't you get in trouble?"

Buddy shrugs his shoulders, "Probably..." He then rolls one shoulder with a smile, "But hey, Via, it's worth it to see you smile that big."

His girlfriend gives him a sweet smile, "Aw Bud..."

And thus, she leans her head on his shoulder... Still holding his hand... They relax in their seats while the bus continues on it's way...

...

Now at a door opening at a store labeled "Little costume shop of horrors". A torso animatronic with an eye falling out cackles. Blitzo walks through the door dressed in a pink shirt, blue jeans, and wig. His horns have been covered with frankly gigantic ears. Stolas looks up at him as Blitzo gestures to himself.

The imp smiles confidently, "So?"

A woman screams excitedly. at him. Another woman speaks up next to her, "Look, everyone! It's Holly's Wood star, Brennon Ragers!"

Blitzo raises an eyebrow at her, "The f--k is a Brendon Rager? Oh." He looks up and sees a billboard for "Sweetie! I'm In the House!! Guest Starring Brennon Ragers". The man on the poster is the one Octavia accidentally killed by landing on earlier.]

Stolas's eyes widen while he looks up at the billboard, "Oh, dear."

A crowd immediately mobs the imp in disguise, taking pictures and begging for things while he tries to escape.

The imp begins shouting while waving his arms around, "Millie, where are you and your whore bag husband?! And Buddy should NOT BE TAKING THIS LONG!"

...

Meanwhile, Millie and Moxxie singing 'Til the Day We Die', a couple and other passersby stand together witnessing the demon couple's performance, as the man who gave Moxxie the $20 CD looks miffed. One street performer takes off a mask resembling a dinosaur-like Elmo from Sesame Street.

The married couple finally finishes their song, You're my lovely little monster, and I'll never say goodbye. I will kill for you, until the day we die..."

The crowd cheers throwing roses and money Moxxie's way while he bows. He points to the money earned to Millie while looking excited. She looks less than impressed.

The male imp gives the money to the man who gave him the disc, "And, here you are, my fellow Troubadour."

The human snatches the mug full of coins with an annoyed face, "Whatever, man. Get the f--k outta here, you're cramping my business."

Millie waves at her husband, "Come on, babe! We have to catch up to Blitzo before-" She then turns and runs face first into a mural.

The salesman smiles at him, "Ayyy, wanna buy some art?"

Moxxie picks up a flyer excitedly, "Wha? YES!"

The stall he is holding a picture that says "believe" on it. There are three key chains displayed: a palm tree head on a figure wearing a bikini, a wolf wearing boxers with hearts either over or as its nipples, and a Verosika Mayday in her human form holding a microphone, smiling and looks happy. Millie facepalms at Moxxie's response.

...

Back to the piling crowd surrounding Blitzo... He continues to shout, "I'm taking this out of their pay!"

A truck is seen with agents jumping out to break the commotion. A man is seen blowing his whistle with a diploma in his hands, and Blitzo is finally let go.

A producer approaches him while holding a bag of fruit snacks, "Mr. Ragers, we've been looking for you everywhere. You were supposed to be on set an hour ago!"

The imp shakes his head, "The f--k are you talking about?"

The human gestures to an ad on an electronic sign behind him, Your guest spot on... *eats a fruit snack* "Sweetie! I'm in the House!!"

An ad pops up, resembling the same design of the billboard, and briefly disappears...

The man continues, "We're taping a live recording tonight. Now, hurry up and get in the car!"

Blitzo shakes his head, "Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no! I'm not going anywhere with you, jizz-biscuit!" He then flips him off.

The producer laughs at him, "Very funny, Mr. Ragers. Now, get in the car." He tries to lure him with a fruit snack, "Come on, boy, come on." A huard reaches to grab Blitzo...

However... The imp smacks the guard away, "Get your f--king hands off me!" He breaks free from the guard as briefly as he is caught again, "Loona! Stolas! A little help, here?!"

His fake ears fall out, and a man who drops his baby catches the fake ears. This leads the crowd to have an altercation, fighting over the ears.

Stolas tries to get through, "E-excuse me, sir! I'm..." He fixes hair nervously, "Mr. Ragers' agent, and I don't believe you can just-"

An agent behind Stolas cracks his neck and grabs him from behind.

The human owl freezes in his grip, "Oh! You are strong!"

Both fathers are thrown in the back of the car. Blitzo growls his way back out, but the doors close before he can fully escape.

Stolas frowns at his lover, "Blitzo, we don't have time for this. Via could be anywhere! She could be in danger!"

The imp nods his head at him, Don't worry, I'm on it." He breaks the windows with his horns, and spots Loona punching the people in the crowd, "Loonie, go find Via! We'll catch up soon!"

The human version of the Hellhound flips him off before walking around the corner. She looks down at her phone with a scowl on her face.

Blitzo smiles proudly, "Yeah! Way to be a team player, sweetie!" He then turns to the disguised bird, "...She's in great hands."

...

Loona grips her phone so tight that it almost cracked the cover. She growls at the lack of response, "I swear to F--KING BEELEZBUB! If he's flaking on us just to suck face with her or some sh/t, I'm gonna actually kill him!" She attempts to call the hybrid, "Buddy! F--king respond!"

She shakes her phone in frustration upon hearing her call go straight to voicemail. Her eyes linger on her messages app before clicking on it. The apology from Mellz still sits there, practically mocking her.

...

Back on the bus, people walking out of it. The camera pans up to an annoyed Octavia ripping the pamphlet in half with Buddy right behind her.

The hybrid smiles at her, "Okay, okay, the tour was a bust but hey, we'll find something!" The two both walk away from the group... They don't notice a crime scene right in front of them, walking above a corpse.

Octavia shrugs her shoulders, She then stops when she spots across a poster titled, 'Star Owl: Souvenir Shop.'. Stopping right in her tracks.

This makes Buddy stop to stand right next to her, "So..." He playfully bumps his side into her, "What should we do first?"

Octavia giggles at him, "I think I want to check this shop out before we do anything else!" She then takes a few pictures of the sign, proceeds to walk but slowly stops when she takes a look at what's inside the shop itself, zooming into a box that says 'Starstruck' on it.

The pair perk their heads up once they heard they heard a shout, "Hey, b-tch! Didn't I tell you to stay OFF my f--king corner?! That includes the street!"

It was the same clown that pushed Octavia earlier. Now with his hands on his hips and an angry face...

Upon seeing Octavia turn back towards the shop's poster in a panic and the clown's smug grin, Buddy frowns to himself, "Oh hell no." He then lightly puts his hands on her shoulders and gives her a comforting smile, "Why don't you go in first, Octavia? I'll join you in a little bit."

The princess rubs her hands together awkwardly, "Oh! Um, okay, Buddy... I'll see you inside."

The hybrid happily waves to his girlfriend while she walks inside... Before immediately pulling a grey pistol out of his jacket pocket and pointing it towards the clown. He doesn't hesitate to shoot a bullet directly into the man's forehead before quickly darting inside the shop... The crowd around them being too preoccupied with their phones and various other activities that they don't even notice the dead body of the clown laying in the street.

Once he joins her inside, the clerk can be heard, "Woah! Nice genderbent Octavius and Rosebud cosplay!" The couple look at another poster on the window, which features a couple from a cartoon that looks like them but with reversed genders. The two can be heard chuckling in response while they walk fully inside...

Nearby, across the street, a sign starts to play a recording... The producer from earlier speaks while looking down at his clipboard, "Five more minutes until we play a live episode of 'Sweetie! I'm In the House!! Guest Starring Brennon Ragers!' Both Dads find themselves stuck recording for said live episode, preventing Stolas from looking for his daughter.

The video on the sign then transitions to show an image of said actor...

...

Meanwhile, Loona is sipping coffee and clicking off her 'Messages' app... She opens her 'Sinstagram' app on her phone. While she walks around the city with the song 'I Like It' playing on her phone, she stops when she spots the 'Star Owl: Souvenir Shop' sign on the wall. She admires this, and takes a selfie with it to post on her Sinstagram.

After posting the photo and scrolling down her feed, she notices a post from Octavia's account at the same location. Taken aback by this, she spits out her coffee, and then looks at Octavia's profile, with some of her recent posts being pictures she took throughout the city. She glares once she sees Buddy's hand in one of the photos.

One post shows a castle she was nearby, with the caption reading 'Found a cool looking castle, reminds me of home...' which was shown to have been posted two minutes ago when the wolf first saw it. While Loona observes, that same castle from the post is right behind her. Looking at the castle, and the coffee, she crushes the cup and runs towards the castle. The coffee spills and gets stepped on, we head the castle from the post.

...

The live showing continues, screams filling the air from the recording. The couple have been watching the episode together, immediately recognizing Blitzo. Octavia balls up her fists, the pink and black forcefields forming around them, "Has... He been doing this all day?"

Buddy quickly moves to take her hands in his, "I hope not. Though I was kinda getting worried once we visited that castle and we haven't seen anyone all day."

Upon feeling her boyfriend intertwine their fingers together, the owl girl concentrates to put the forcefield down, "Just... Why? Why would he go to some live recording no one cares about instead of looking for me? Unless..." She looks at the screen again, glaring at Blitzo in particular.

The hybrid shakes his head, "I don't know, Octavia. I don't have an answer for you. That sounds like something you should talk to your dad about." He pulls her lightly, putting her attention back on her, "You know, Moxxie and Millie haven't found us either... I wonder if they also got distracted."

Octavia looks towards the nearby observatory, "I didn't see them in the chaos..." She places her hand on the railing on the stairs, "...Do you think they'll find us here?"

Buddy frowns, following her up said stairs, "...I hope so."

...

The Hellhound looks around trying to find Octavia, but her phone goes off again, revealing another post from Octavia depicting where she is at, but no sign of her in real life. Another post, where she's seen in front of the Holly's Wood sign, Loona is right in front of it, and when she believes she found Octavia, she mistakes her for a human that looks like her from behind.

The wolf continues scrolls through her phone to multiple places that Octavia has been in, but every attempt proves futile with Octavia nowhere to be found. Loona sweats for a while, but still keeps searching. She then approaches the observatory in front of her...

...

Back in the living recording the couple are watching, Blitzo begins space out... The dog in front of him makes him think back on when he first met Loona...

Several years prior, Blitzo looking in a cell with a bunch of hounds... The one in the center resembling the dog on the show with him. He tries to smile at the dogs, "Aww, they're all so cute. And they're.... Sad."

He walks around the Hellhound adoption center...

The adoption center lady, who is a Hellhound resembling a pitbull, speaks in a monotone voice, "Maybe you could adopt this one here. Quite a strong lad, he'll be perfect for whatever work you want to use him for."

The imp sets his sight on the dog he's recommended, but his look of excitement turns into disgust after seeing the hound's face, "Ugh! No, I'm not looking for no ugly wonker, heh. I need something that's more family-friendly."

The woman still speaks in a deadpan voice, "A gift for the wife, huh? No problem. We have a nice selection of other hounds."

While the two continue to walk, Blitzo stops for a moment at the cell in front of him. He points, "Who's that?"

The both look over to a angry teenage Loona texting on her phone with a younger vicious-looking hound... He is holding a bat full of bloody nails, and seems to want Loona's phone.

The center lady shakes her head, "Oh, her? That's just Loona. What a nightmare."

The younger hound is suddenly thrown against the cell bars. Loona pants furiously before crawling back in her space.

The lady in charge continues, "Serious attitude problems. She behaved better when she had that little friend of hers."

Blitzo observes Loona, as her angry faces turns slowly into sadness...

The pitbull continues, "She'll be out of our hair next month when she ages out."

Loona scoots back over in her bench, holding herself and begins shedding tears.

The adoption center lady yet again still speaks, "Good riddance, if you ask me. She'll never amount to anything much."

A sympathetic Blitzo looks at the sad Loona... His frown gets deeper and deeper...

Back in the present, Blitxo hugs the pug close to himself, "No. No, no, no, you can't have her! She's mine, and I love her!" Which then causes a huge brawl within the studio over the dog.

While Stolas tries to move through the crowd to save Blitzo, he is pushed back. Fed up with this, he grabs his water bottle, and pathetically throws it across. It hits the producer, but as the acid water spills all over him, it burns his skin severely. This causes him to knock down the teleprompter, which then reads 'Let it burn' in red, lighting the stage on fire, and puts the lights out for a moment.

Stolas gets accidentally pushed back by the crowd, almost falling into one of the raging fires in the studio before Blitzo catches him by the arm.]

Blitzo speaks in a determined voice, "Now, let's go find our daughters!" He still has his gun in hand, and his pink shirt is ripped in half. An explosion bursts behind him highlighting his toned figure as Stolas blushes in response once again, before being dragged to the exit...

...

The studio building Stolas and Blitzo were having their shenanigans in begins to burn down... The smoke bleeds into the night sky The smoke fades as the scene transitions and pans down to the observatory.

Right across from the observatory, the live showing was being broadcasted on yet another sign. Both Octavia and Buddy lean over the balcony while the video plays...

The owl girl frowns, looking away from the video, "So... Buddy... What is YOUR dad like?"

The hybrid simply blinks back at her, "My dad?"

Octavia rubs her thumbs together awkwardly, "Yeah, I just... You know. You've never mentioned him before and um..." She then shrugs her shoulders, "I just wanted to see if what my dad is doing is... Normal."

Buddy looks ahead with a frown, "...Well uh, I'm kinda... Not sure what to say to that, Octavia." He shrugs his shoulders back, "My actual dad's never been in my life, ever. Mom always called him a 'good for nothing deadbeat who thinks he's tough sh/t'... Moxxie only eve talked about him when I first started living with him and Millie but beyond that, nothing."

The princess frowns while looking away from her boyfriend, "Oh..." She slumps her chin onto her folded arms on the balcony, "Suddenly, I feel like my problem is just silly."

The hybrid shakes his head, putting his hand on her shoulder to get her full attention, "No, no, don't think that, Octavia. I think you're allowed to be frustrated if your dad ignores you."

The recording on the sign continues while Buddy talks. He squints his eyes a little in response. Octavia's attention remains on her boyfriend, she stands a little closer to him, "...Thank you, Buddy..."

Loona is still looking around, until she halts at the staircase on the observatory. She walks up the stairs, spotting the couple together. The wolf glows a blue color, reverting back into her normal form.

Right when the princess begins to lean closer to Buddy's... Preparing to place a peck on his lips... Until

"Hey! There you are!"

Buddy's eyes widen upon hearing the Hellhound's voice. He turns around with an awkward smile, "Heyyyy! Loona! Now I know you're-"

The wolf rushes forward and knees him right in the crotch, "I've been looking for HER! ALL OVER THE CITY! And you're telling me you've been with her the whole time?! TO WHAT?! MAKE OUT?! And you turned off your PHONE?!"

Buddy grabs his groin area, letting out an air of pain. He then falls on his knees with a groan, "ARGH! Now I know how Moxxie feels OKAY! Maybe... Maybe I deserved that." He doesn't attempt to get back up, "Did you have to hit me THAT hard though?"

Octavia quickly blushes before standing in front of her boyfriend, "Wait! Please don't be mad at him. He was only trying to make me feel better." She places her hands on Buddy's shoulders when he started to get up on uneasy footing. She tilts her head at the Hellhound, "How... Did you find us?"

Loona takes a deep breath to compose herself, "Your Sinstagram. Nice pics by the way." She pulls out her phone, scrolling through pics that Octavia posted.

The bird girl blinks at her, helping her boyfriend back on his feet, "Oh, thanks." She sniffles while Buddy nearly falls back down, "...Who's that?"

The wolf looks at her phone, spotting a text message from Mellz reading the words 'I'm sorry', "Oh! Uh, sh/t, it's nothing."

Both Buddy and Octavia look at each other before looking back at Loona. The hybrid speaks up, his voice squeaking a little, "You know, you should probably answer that. Sounds important."

The Hellhound waves her hand around, "We can go over my problems another time for Beelezebub's sake." She turns to the princess, "Just... You okay?"

Octavia shakes her head, feeling the tears bubble up, "Can't believe I was so stupid. I spent all day looking for a place where I could see some dumb meteor shower." She then begins to fully cry, "And all I get is..." She waves to the smoggy and smoky sky, "This!"

Buddy relaxes on his back on the balcony, "Aw Octavia..."

Loona shrugs her shoulders, "Yeah, smog's a b-tch." She attempts to light up a cigarette, but no flames comes out. While she tries, Octavia snaps a flame for the cigarette.

The wolf takes a breath and moves it away before some of it could get in Octavia's face, "You know, your dad's really worried about you." She sits next to Octavia on the ledge.

Octavia scoffs at her, "Right! That's why you're here instead of him. He couldn't be bothered to keep his promise, and now he can't be bothered to come and get me himself. He'd rather spend his time just screaming at my mum. Why does he hate her more than he loves me?" She then sniffles.

A long silence between all of them until Loona extracts her cigarette and exhales.

She sighs, "Sometimes... Sometimes it's not as simple as that. This kind of sh/t gets messy, and everybody's got issues, especially dads. And sometimes they f--k up... Well, all the time. But, that doesn't mean they don't care."

Buddy lifts up a finger, "Uh..."

The wolf rolls her eyes at him, "Not your dad, Buddy. Well, unless we're counting Moxxie."

The owl girl's eyes dart away from her, "If he cares, where is he?"

Loona looks down at the city, "He's somewhere down there."

Octavia blinks down at the cityscape, "He's here?"

The wolf shrugs her shoulders again, "Looking for you. I mean..." She smokes her cigarette once more, "Try to cut your dad some slack." She continues to light up her lighter, and a flame finally lights up, "He may not always get it right, but... He's trying... Unlike Buddy's sh/tty real dad." She looks at the lighter and sees the sticker with the I.M.P logo on it, and gives a smile as she look towards Octavia, "That's more important than you think."

Buddy shrugs his shoulders, "...I can't even argue with that. I can't even talk to my dad and he's a dick." He lets out a breath towards his girlfriend, "But also remember your feelings matter, Octavia."

Octavia looks at Loona and then Buddy by surprise, until she notices a light shining on her face... Which is seen to be coming from the moon while the smog clears up.
The three stare at the moon, Loona turns off her lighter, and throws away her cigarette.
The wolf stands up for a few stretches, "You ready to go?" She extends her hand to Octavia...

But instead, the princess gives her the grimoire, "Yeah."

Loona gives her other hand to Octavia once more, and this time, she is greeted with a hug, which Loona returns the favor. The two then hold hands while heading for the stairs.

Now fully recovered, Buddy smiles at the pair, "Okay... Let's go." He places his hand on Octavia's back, walking with them down the stairs of the observatory...

...

Now outside the Starstruck Studios building... It is still burning, while police cars are heard. Blitzo and Stolas are seen walking away.

Blitzo looks down at his phone. He is currently on the maps app with a location titled 'Not Topic.', "Now, if we could just find where..."

A red portal appears in front of them, where Loona exits.

The boss imp smiles at her, "Loona!"

With her hand still in the portal, the wolf removes herself from it with Octavia still holding her hand. Buddy follows close behind them while the portal closes.

Blitzo rushes to his adopted daughter, "Oh, Loona, my sweet baby girl! I'm so sorry, I'll never replace you no matter what you do!" His arms latch around his adopted daughter with his eyes shining...

Loona doesn't hug him back but instead... Gives him the tiniest smile, "You're good." It quickly turns back into a frown, almost like it was there at all...

Stolas painfully looks at Blitzo, until he faces Octavia, "I..."

Octavia looks at Loona and then at Buddy before turning back to her father, "Dad, I... I'm so sorry."

The owl man runs up to hug her while he reverts back to his demon form, "I'm just relieved you're okay! But, what would possess you to do such a thing? You know I haven't taught you spells like this yet."

The girl looks down at the floor before looking up, "I just wanted to see the stars you promised."

The father raises his eyebrow at her, "The stars? He gasps, "Azathoth's tears! Oh, no. Oh, my dear sweet Via. I am so-"

Octavia stops him with a hug, "I know, dad. It's okay, you're here now." She looks up at her father, "I just... Why were you at a studio?"

Stolas returns the hug to his daughter, "Oh Octavia, I... I... We..." He looks down at her, "It was an accident, Octavia. I swear! And then we got carried away and before we knew it, time slipped away..." He looks at Blitzo and then at Buddy, who shakes his head and steps away.

The princess looks away in annoyance. She starts thinking about the advice both Loona and Buddy had given her earlier... Taking a deep breath, she decides what to do, "...Okay, Dad... Just please don't do it again, this is the second time..."

The tall owl hugs his daughter closer to his body, "Yes, yes! Of course, Via... I promise it won't happen again."

Buddy flashes her a thumbs up in support. Loona watches happily, until she notices Blitzo trying to hug her. She responds with placing the book in front of Blitzo with a smug but loving face. She then notices a faint glow in the sky.

They all look up to see several fireworks exploding in the sky. Loona records the explosions... on her phone.

Buddy raises an eyebrow at the sky, "What the f--k is that?"

Blitzo smiles while watching the explosions, "My acting career."

Loona gives a loving smile at Blitzo's quip while still recording. While the fireworks take off, Stolas and Octavia look up in awe.

Octavia gasps happily and points up at the sky, "Look at that one! Did you see that one?"
She turns her head to her boyfriend with a smile, only to notice him standing completely alone among the group. She steps away from her father a little before looking back at her boyfriend, "Buddy... Can you come here?"

The hybrid turns his head towards her with a raised eyebrow, "Oh, me? Uh, sure." The red and pink lights from the stars shine around them...

Octavia places a hand on his cheek, which made the both of them blush...

Buddy smiles, tilting his head for a kiss on the cheek.

However, Octavia takes his face in both her hands and moves it back. She brings her head closer before placing her lips on his. It only lasts for a about ten seconds before she separates from him, still with a blush dusting her cheeks through her feathers. She smiles at him, "...Thank you for today..."

Buddy blinks multiple times before a blush overtakes his own face, "Oh, I... Oh wow!" Through his eyes, he sees stars and little hearts around his girlfriend's face...

A dramatic gasp is heard from the group... Stolas looks between the two with wide eyes before settling on his daughter, "Via! Um, whoooooo is this, darling?"

Octavia's face continues to blush while Buddy rubs the back of his neck nervously.

Something seems to click in Stolas' head with a blink, "Oh! So um, he is yoooooour..."

The princess grabs the hybrid's hand, picking up a little to show her father, "Boyfriend, Dad. Buddy is my boyfriend."

The hybrid scratches his cheek with his free hand, "I, uh..." He stands up straight, making his normally hunched over figure stand at just underneath Stolas' chin. He sticks out his hand and coughs in an attempt to deepen his voice a little, "Hello, sir. I'm Buddy, and uh, it's nice to formally meet you. Technically. You know what I mean, Prince Stolas."

The tall owl hesitantly takes Buddy's hand in his own, "Ah... How charming." Their handshake is slow, with both looking at the girl rather nervously... Eventually, they simply stop.

Loona snaps a picture of the three with a snicker.

Blitzo waves it off, "Aw yeah yeah, how cute. That reaction totally just confirmed that you're a virgin, Buddy!" The last sentence makes Stolas release a breath he didn't know he was holding in. The imp continues with a raised eyebrow, "Now, where the f--k are M n' M?!"

Buddy looks around before putting his free hand on his hips, "Yeah, wait a minute! Where's my parental reunion hug?"

However... Right when he said that... The pair can hear a shout from down the street.

"Buddy!"

The hybrid suddenly lets go of Octavia's hand before finding himself tackled by the pair of imps. he picks his up from off the ground, "Moxxie! Millie!" He hugs the two closer to himself before letting them both go.

Millie frowns at her ward while getting up off the ground, "We're so sorry it took us forever ta find ya, Bud!" She bumps her shoulder into her husband's, "SOMEBODY here got a little carried away because 'he wanted to support some artists'. And you know I can't day no to his cute little face." She then raises an eyebrow, "And WHEN were you going to tell us you were dating a Goetia?!"

Buddy immediately begins to blush once she brought the topic up, "I, uh, well... You see, funny story!"

Covering for his brother, Moxxie quickly speaks up, "...Guilty."

The hybrid lets out a chuckle, "Pffft..." He takes a breath before answering, "You know what, its okay! How about I carry this for you? Is it okay if I explain it more tomorrow?" He picks up the bag of various art pieces, "...Dude, this is a lot."

Moxxie lets out a chuckle, "...Yeah, art is heavy!"

Millie walks over to him and pushes Buddy lightly to the side. She picks up the bag with ease, "You're damn right it is!"

And so... With a shake of Buddy's head... Each of the families look up at the night sky, enjoying the show of stars... All together. Though right before the scene could fade to black, Millie's eyes dart right towards Octavia, eyeing her suspiciously...

Chapter Text

Inside the I.M.P Headquarters... Moxxie is holding his signature mug inside of the office while Loona is texting on her phone.

The imp looks around and softly claps twice, "You know, I checked the scale today." He inhales, "And it said I lost two pounds this week."

Loona looks at him, then rolls her eyes before looking back to her phone. Which annoys the small demon.

Moxxie stomps his foot on the ground, "I. Am not. FAT!"

The front door is then kicked open by a furious Millie while she stomps around the office. She is followed by a frightened Buddy, who flies over her, trying to put some distance between him and the furious woman.

Millie begins mumbling angrily, "Oh! Such a f--king a-shole! That little motherf--ker. I just wanna take my finger up and shove it up his f--kin' little thing!"

The hybrid is about to say something but decides not to. He chooses to hide behind the Hellhound instead.

Upon coming up to the table, the woman slams her coffee cup on the it. Which disturbs Loona in the process. She then passes Loona and hits a button labeled "Nut button!" that summons a cardboard cutout of a human saying, "Hi! I'm a Hooman!" then throws a knife and lunges at said cutout.

Moxxie looks at his brother, "Uh..." But upon not getting a response from him, he then looks at his wife, disturbed, "Millie, honey. Is everything okay?

His wife hisses back at him in response. Which disturbs him even more, but she manages to calm down.

Millie's tail twitches, "Yeah. Just... Bumped into an ex."

Her husband frowns, "Oh! Oh..."

The woman takes her knife back, "He just kept going on about how he has money now, 'a bright future', and 'a bigger cock'."

Buddy frowns at the two, "It was gross." He then whispers to Loona, "Is the cock thing even possible?"

The Hellhound shrugs at him, "Does it looks like I f--king know?"

The hybrid blinks blankly at her, "...Fair point."

Moxxie's eyes widen at her, "Wait, what?"

Millie raises her voice, "Every time I see his stupid face, I can't help it! I just need to-" She punches the filing cabinet beside her in frustration.

Blitzo enters the room on his phone shortly after, "What the f--k is all this noise? I got a client!"

The white haired imp walks to the mess, "Sorry, sir. I'll get this all cleaned-" He the picks up a photo of two imps making out in horse suits, "What is this?"

The boss puts his hand on the receiver and frowns at him, "Uh, research! For science! Just put it back correctly, okay? I alphabetized them." He walks back into his office and speaks on the phone, "Okay, so let me get this straight: You don't want us going to Earth at all for this job?"

Meanwhile, elsewhere... Inside of a mansion, a businessman holds up a lit cigar with his chair facing a green fireplace... He answers Blitzo, "Correct. That will not be necessary. I'd like to meet you and your whole crew at my estate."

The boss shakes his head, "Uh, you want us killing someone in Hell? 'Cause I got to tell ya, that ain't exactly our business anymore."

The man in his mansion waves his hand, "I'll tell ya all about it when you get here." He then starts smoking cigar, "It's regarding a business venture I'm sure will be very worth your time."

Back at the I.M.P office, Blitzo speaks into the phone, "Ooh, how ominous." He then chuckles, "Fine, whatever, what's the address?"

The client speaks through the phone, "Transportation has already been taken care of."

The boss peeks through the office blinds and notices a helicopter in front of his building. He runs to the office Moxxie and Millie are in to find the helicopter before the main window, "What the f--k is that?"

The helicopter shoots a grappling hook under the window, breaking the wall. Buddy jumps back from the impact while Loona looks on without a word.

Blitzo shouts, "Satan's a-s crack! Enough with the wall sh-t, we have a door!"

With the damaged walls, a wind gusts through the office and distributes all the photos Blitzo had been saving across the town. The boss shouts again, "My research!"

On the ground below, two imp children grab one of the photos and are visibly disgusted, one is crying, and the other is vomiting from the result.

The helicopter approaches Blitz, creating a bridge for them to walk upon, and the pilot steps out, "I.M.P? Right this way, please!"

Moxxie points a gun toward the pilot, "Uh, sir? What's going on?" Millie holds her knife out while Buddy tightens his fist right behind the duo.

Blitzo shakes his head at them, "Now, don't worry! It's just some fancy shmuck from Greed wanting to do business with us."

The boss, Buddy, Moxxie, and Millie walk toward the helicopter...

The white haired imp raises an eyebrow at him, "Uh, sir? I don't think this is a good idea."

Buddy tilts his head at the helicopter, "Yeah, looks like a disaster waiting to happen."

Blitzo pushes all three of them into the helicopter, "It'll be fine. Now, get your asses moving!" He turns his head to the Hellhound still sitting at the table, "Hey, Loonie! Ya coming?"

Loona raises her eyebrow upon looking up from her phone, "...You want me to come with you guys?"

The boss nods his head at her, "Well yeah! He wants to meet with all of us!"

The wolf opens her mouth, like she's about to say no but pauses. She stands up, "...Fine." She then shoves herself next to Buddy in the plane.

While she tries to buckle herself in, Millie notices her seatbelt is broken, "Is this thing safe?"

Pilot smiles at all of them, "Don't worry, we are professionals!"

Buddy sweats at this and wraps his broken strap of a seatbelt around himself and his seat.

The pilots proceed to take out a huge chunk of a wall while they fly off...

...

Later, the same helicopter is seen flying out of a hanger in the Greed Ring while they fly over Loo Loo Land, which is going under reconstruction, along with other carnage as they fly over a sign reading, 'Welcome to Notamafia Town: No mafia here! We're Mafia-free!'

Moxxie lets out disdained groan, "I hate this place."

Buddy nods at his brother, "Oh yeah! You've told me about this place a few times!"

The boss whistles, "Oh, yeah. This is your old stomping ground, isn't it, Mox?" He raises an eyebrow at the taller brother, "You've never been here, Bud?"

The hybrid shakes his head, "Nope. At least I can't remember if I've ever been there."

Moxxie nods at his boss, "Yeah, unfortunately. I grew up just over there." He then points through glass, "I swore I'd never come back and to never bring Buddy-Uh... Uh, what? What? Where are we going?"

The helicopter starts changing direction... Towards the direction Moxxie pointed to.

The white haired imp frowns at the older demon anxiously, "What... Blitz, who did you say this meeting was with?"

Blitzo shrugs his shoulders, "I'm not sure, just some rich somebody or other who wants to do biz at his place."

The helicopter finally lands...

...And Moxxie grows heavily worried after realizing where he's landed, "Oh, no, no! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, NO!"

Buddy raises an eyebrow at him, "Mox? You good?"

The place in question is revealed to be a huge mansion, dark smoke fuming through both chimneys. Moxxie shivers in fear of the place before Blitzo shoves him to move forward.

The client shouts from off-screen, "There he is!"

The client moves out the doorway, being visible to the whole group. He highly resembles both Moxxie and Buddy, with red skin, white hair, black and white striped horns, and yellow sclera. Around his eyes are white markings, with the right resembling a scar and being larger than the left. He possesses a crooked and bent tail with white accents near the base and on the middle of his tail fork. However, his horns are larger and slightly more jagged. Unlike Moxxie, His skin is a darker shade of red, more like Buddy's. His legs appear to be plantigrade, rather than digitigrade. One of his fangs has been replaced with a golden fang.

He is wearing a red high-collar shirt that grips his neck, topped by a navy blue coat with light blue accents, thin red stripes, red buttons, and red lining. His pants are dark blue which also have thin red stripes, and his shoes are black and red-heeled dress shoes. He also wears a black fedora with a red and white band.

He raises his arms in the air, "There's my boy! Get over here and give your daddy a hug!

Blitzo and Millie both speak at the same time, "'Daddy'?!"

Loona's ears perk up and she immediately looks at the hybrid, "...Isn't that your dad too?"

Buddy simply stands there, frozen, "Uh... Oh wow, yeah, it is..." He is staring at the man with curious eyes.

The client laughs at the group, "I only let Moxxie call me that. Unless you pay me!"

Moxxie speaks up, "Guys, um..." He clears throat nervously and gestures to the man, "This is my father, Crimson. And Buddy's father." He turns to his dad, "Sir, this is my boss, Blitzo. And my—

Millie quickly jumps in front of her husband, "Millie! I'm his wife!" She holds her hand out to greet Crimson.

Crimson takes her hand in his own, "And what a beautiful wife you are!" He kisses her hand, "Mox, where have you been hiding this pretty little thang?"

The wife's eyes dart to her partner, "I'm sure he would've introduced us.. Eventually."

The father smiles at her, Oh, I'm sure!" He turns to the tall hybrid, "And who are you, stretch?"

Buddy rubs his arm before speaking to the man, "Uh... I'm Buddy, your... Uh other son."

Crimson's eyes widen briefly before narrowing his eyes at him. The two stare at each other for a bit with the older man sizing him up. Despite the obvious resemblance, he shrugs his shoulders loosely, "Meh, never heard of ya."

The hybrid's shoulders drop while his father walks away from him, "Oh uh... Ouch." Loona frowns from behind him.

The man turns to the boss, "You got to be Blitz, with the silent 'o', right? I've heard a lot of good things about you and your work.

Blitzo raises his eyebrows in response, "Really?" He turns to Moxxie, "What kind of sh-t has Moxxie been spreading about me? I'll f--king kill you, Moxxie! Don't you f--king test me!"

Crimson raises both his hands, "No, no! From all over! Looks like you're building a bit of a name for yourself here, kid!"

The boss stands tall, "Really?" He chuckles, "Well, I guess it's about time folks recognized my talent." He then grabs Loona before shoving her in front of the man, "Oh and this is my daughter, Loonie!"

Crimson laughs at him before smiling at the wolf, "What a lovely daughter you have here! And a family man! I like your attitude, Blitz! Well, I hope you're all hungry. We put together a fabulous dinner for you!"

Buddy frowns while following behind Blitzo and Loona... He rubs his arm nervously while walking inside the large mansion.

Millie turns to her husband, "Hey, baby. Why haven't I met your Pa before?" She briefly looks at Buddy while he walks away but turns back to her lover.

Moxxie chuckles nervously at his wife, "Well uh, y'know, i-it's just, never been a-"

Crimson shouts back at the couple, "Hey, you two! Move it before it gets cold."

The husband frowns, "Look... Look, Millie, we can talk about it later. Please..."

Millie sighs before taking Moxxie's hand and they both enter the house. Crimson's smile fades before snapping his fingers and enters the house. The two men standing at the door follow him inside, closing the door behind them.

Inside, Crimson prepares a drink for his new friend, "So, Blitzo, ya always been a hitman?"

The boss smiles, "No, no, not always. Yeah..." He takes the drink from Crimson, "I was in the circus for a long time."

Crimson points finger guns at him, "Show business!" He then sits down, "Good money in that."

Everyone sits in the room in an awkward silence...

Moxxie looks over to Blitzo, "What are we doing here..." He turns his head to his dad, "Sir?"

Crimson rolls his eyes at him, "Moxxie, I raised you better than that." He lights his cigar, "Ya know there's no business before dinner. Besides, we're still waitin' on one more!"

Suddenly, the last guest kicks his way into the house, making an entrance, "Woo-hoo-hoo, what is up, party people?!"

Another, larger, shark in a tuxedo walks behind him, "Can you not barge into Mr. Crimson's-" He stops upon seeing Buddy sitting in one of the chairs, "YOU!"

The hybrid sits back in his chair in shock before shouting with both his roommates, "SHAWNKS?!" He relaxes back when Crimson sticks his hand in front of the large shark, making him stand up to the wall.

Millie and Moxxie shout at the same time, "Chaz?!" They then look at each other, "Wait, what?"

The husband raises an eyebrow at her, "You know him?"

The wife groans and slaps her forehead, "You remember that 'ex' I was talking about?"

Chaz walks over and hugs the both of them, "Looks like I got two big sex reunions today." He speaks in a singsong voice, "How lucky am I?"

Millie raises an eyebrow at her husband, surprised, "Did you date him too?!"

The lanky shark smirks, "Ha, yeah. No big deal, but I usually bone half the people in any room I'm in!" He winks at Buddy, who almost gags. And then he winks at Loona, before rolling her eyes in disgust.

Blitzo growls angrily at him, "Hey! F--k off!" He then looks at his other two employees, "Are you f--king kidding me?! There's someone who's f--ked both of you?!"

Moxxie pushes Chaz's arms off of himself and Millie before grimacing bitterly, "It was a long time ago."

Chaz still smirks while picking himself up off the ground, "But, I still remember it like it was yesterday! You, a fledgling mafioso! Me, the dashing and extremely sexy muscle! It was like..." He starts to speak fondly, "It was written in the stars."

Blitzo lets out a laugh, "Ha! Moxxie in the mafia! That's f--king rich!"

He then starts to notice all of the items in the room... A photo of Crimson and a mob boss, the many trophies of hellbeasts hanging on the wall, and a framed family painting of Crimson, a younger Moxxie, and Moxxie's mother, all posed like a mob family, hanging over the fireplace.

He then hears a knock on the door and looks just in time for Crimson's goons to enter carrying a body bag. He frowns while Shawnks lifts the bag in the air effortlessly, "Oh... Sh-t."

Millie looks at her husband in concern, "You've never told me this before..."

Buddy frowns at his brother, "And you've never went into detail about it with me."

Moxxie looks away from the both of them, "I-I don't really like to talk about this part of my life. But..." He then starts speaking dramatically, "...I first saw Chaz at my induction."

...

A flashback to Moxxie's time in the mob starts.... Moxxie gets a handshake and a kiss on the cheek from Crimson, welcoming him into the business. He looks around the room and stops upon seeing Chaz grinning and applauding at him. The imp blushes at the attention Chaz is giving him...

Moxxie speaks over the flashback, "-in the family. Our eyes met from across the room. And there was just something about him. Something that was magnetic!"

In the flashback Moxxie finds himself hiding behind a car in the middle of a mob turf war. He throws away the empty Tommy gun and pulls out a grenade, but it slips out of his hands before he can pull the pin. Moxxie runs after it and catches it the same moment that Chaz grabs it, with both their hands touching. Both share a smile before Moxxie picks up the grenade, pulls the pin, and throws it away. Chaz and Moxxie stare fondly at each other while the grenade explodes in the distance, the smoke forming the shape of a heart.

The flashback switches over to Moxxie greeting Chaz at the door. Chaz is holding signs that he lets fall from his hands. The signs say 'TELL YOUR DAD IT'S A SALESMAN', 'I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT YOU' and 'MOKSIE, WILL YOU BONE WITH ME' Moxxie blushes fondly and lets Chaz in.

The next flashback has Moxxie polishing a rifle when Chaz comes up from behind and assists. Moxxie grows aroused by the interaction.

Then finally, Moxxie poses nude, except for a necklace and his socks, on the couch while Chaz paints him...

...

The flashback fades back to the present... Moxxie looks into the distance, "It's been 84 years..."

Blitzo squints in confusion, "Isn't that from that boat movie?"

Millie raises an eyebrow skeptically, "Did any of that stuff actually happen?"

Chaz licks his lips, "Oh, yeah! But he skipped over the jizz-covered parts."

Buddy's eyes slowly roll towards the shark, "Dude..." Loona grimaces from behind him.

Moxxie continues to speak, "Anyway. Things changed when we went on a heist together..."

...

With in the flashback to the heist, Moxxie is carrying a bag of money and is running with Chaz to the exit while the security gate begins to drop. He throws the money out of the bank and catches the gate with his shoulders to give Chaz time to slide under. Moxxie tries to escape but his leg and tail are caught under the gate when it drops to the floor.

After struggling to get out he turns to Chaz for help. Chaz suddenly hears the police sirens and grabs the money, giving Moxxie a final look before running off, leaving a betrayed Moxxie devastated and in tears. He is thrown inside a jail cell. He sadly climbs into the bottom bunk of the bed.

His cellmate is heard from the top bunk, "So, what're you in for?"

Moxxie quietly pulls his tail closer to him.

His cellmate, which is revealed to be Blitzo, is lying on the top bunk, "Okay, not much of a talker, are you?" He hops down and shakes Moxxie's hand, "I'm Blitzo, the 'o' is silent. I'm sure we're going to get along just fine! So, what's your deal? What'd you do? Who'd you diddle? You look like someone good with a gun. You look like someone who could shoot up an office-

Moxxie attempts to speak...

But he is interrupted by his cellmate, "-and I hope you are 'cuz I got a plan to get us out of this dump but I'm going to need some help, you think you can give me a hand? I need to get out to my daughter. The babysitter will kill me if I don't get back soon. Do you like kids? 'Cause lemme tell 'ya. They're a-f//king-dorable."

The white haired imp tearfully smiles while Blitzo continues talking about his escape plan...

...

Now back to present day, Moxxie looks ahead in the distance, "Once I got out, I never looked back."

Blitzo sits worriedly while Millie glares and growls viciously toward a nervous-looking Chaz. Buddy glares at the shark while his hand tightens on the arm of his seat. Loona looks down at her phone while Crimson frowns in his chair.

Chaz chuckles nervously, "Well, heh, as you said, it was a long time ago!"

Millie begins foaming at the mouth, "I'LL F--KING KILL YOU!" She leaps onto the top of the couch, missing Chaz by an inch while her knife pierces through the fabric.

The shark hides behind Crimson's chair, "Whoa, the f--k! Crazy b/tch!"

Millie tries to lunge at Chaz again but is caught by both Moxxie and Blitzo. Buddy attempts to get up, only to sit down once Moxxie puts his hand in front of him. Loona... Doesn't move at all actually.

Crimson stands in between I.M.P and Chaz while Millie holds up her knife angrily, pointing it at the shark. Shawnks notices the commotion before running next to his boss.

The mafia boss shouts while the mess drags on, "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, HEY! Hold on!"

Millie shouts at her ex, "You're going to die, b/tch!"

A maid suddenly enters the room and speaks in a French accent, "Dinner is served." She looks at the screen, completely done with the situation.

...

Now in the dining room, everyone is sitting a the table. Millie is viciously cutting through her food and glaring at Chaz, but the room is completely silent. Loona looks down at her phone, her tail drooping slightly.

Blitzo looks between the guests, "So, this is aggressively uncomfortable." His eyes land on the hybrid member of his team.

Buddy nods back at him, taking a bite from the steak aggressively.

Crimson pokes at his food, "I suppose you want to know why you're here."

The boss lifts an eyebrow towards him, "Yeah, so what gives? You know we kill people on Earth, right? We don't usually do contracts for locals. So, if you want to do business with us, you got to-"

The mafia man shakes his head, "I don't want to do business with I-M-P." He points his fork at his shorter son, "I want to do business with Moxxie."

Moxxie suddenly stops cutting his food, "ME?!"

Shawnks steps closer to his boss to whisper in his ear, "But sir, the taller one-"

Crimson glares at him in annoyance, "Oh my Mammon, stole your brother's watch! I know. I told you, I'd handle the situation. Now go back to your place."

He shrugs his shoulders once the shark leaves his vicinity, "Terribly sorry about that, Shawnks got a one-track mind. Gotta reprimand your employees every once in a while, right Blitzo?" He turns back to his son, "Yeah, kid. I only summoned I.M.P to be sure you'd show. Because, well, we're bringing Chaz into the family."

Chaz smirks while raising and lowering his eyebrows in a flirtatious manner.

The small imp raises an eyebrow at his father, "What? Since when can just anyone join the family?"

Crimson shrugs his shoulders at him, "I don't see why ya have a problem with it, ya seem to be letting that freeloader join in." He squints at the younger male at the table, "Ya know what, wait a minute! Hang on... I think I know your name, yeah! Yeah! It starts with a 'D'... I think."

Buddy couldn't help but roll his eyes, "A 'B', not a 'D'. I told you it earlier. Congratulations for remembering, Dad." He places his elbow on the table and rests his head in his hand, "My mom's name started with a 'D'. I don't know if you remember THAT though."

Moxxie frowns at his brother, a sweat drop rolling down his face, "Buddy..."

Crimson tightens his fist around his fork, "No, dumb-ss! YOUR f--king name!"

The hybrid folds his arms, "And I have no clue what you're talking about! It's f--king Buddy!" Behind him, Shawnks looks like he is about to grab him, only for Millie growl protectively in response.

The mafia boss glares at him, "No it f--king wasn't!" He flicks his hand in the air, "Fine! Whatever your Mammon d-mn name is, it's not like you're my son anyway."

Moxxie flinches upon seeing his father flick his hand towards his brother. He lets out a sigh of relief when he sees that Buddy wasn't struck.

Buddy's back hits his chair, still folding his arms, "You know what, good!" He turns his head away grumpily, "...I don't want to be your son anyway!"

Crimson rolls his hand in the air, "All your motha wanted was money! Money! Money! Money!" He then slams his fist onto the table, "Thought she could con a mafia boss like me into raisin' her snot nosed kid!"

The hybrid's eyes dart away from him, "Yeah, that... That sounds like her..."

Moxxie speaks up nervously, "Sir, please. He's sorry. He didn't mean to argue with you. He's just not feeling good from uh... The jetlag! Sir." He looks at his brother and whispers harshly, "Buddy, quit slouching and sit up straight."

Despite his annoyance, the hybrid complies. Making himself look taller while he straightens his back.

Crimson's focus is then put on at his older son, "Come on, Mox. You had responsibilities here that..." He then starts to speak bitterly, "I had to pick up once you left. Now Chaz is going to lighten the load."

The small imp raises an eyebrow at him, "Wait, I thought you always hated his guts?"

The father shrugs his shoulders loosely, "Well, I didn't exactly 'hated' him." Next to him, Chaz raises his eyebrows in confusion.

Moxxie folds his arms, "You called him a 'friendless horse-f//ker' and said he lived a 'sissy lifestyle'."

Crimson shrugs his shoulders again, "Yeah, well, I was wrong. You've been gone a long time, Mox. A man can change. And so has Chaz."

Chaz smiles at the group, "Yeah. I've grown, matured, and, recently, came into millions!" His eyes dart between all of them shiftily, "But, y'know, mostly the 'mature' thing.

Blitzo rolls his eyes, "Oh, okay, okay. So the 'horseless friend-f//ker' over here gets a little moolah and suddenly, it's worth wasting our time over?"

Chaz nods his head, "Well, I'm the whole 'package' if you know what I mean."

All of I.M.P is speechless towards him. With Loona still looking down at her phone.

Chaz smirks confidently, "I got a big dick."

Loona rolls her eyes at his comment.

Millie sighs in annoyance, "But... What does any of this have to do with Moxxie?" Buddy looks at his father, still annoyed while he raises an eyebrow.

Crimson sets his fork down, "There's going to be a ceremony tomorrow. Moxxie here is going to officially release his holdings in the organization. Then you can get back to..." He looks at his son bitterly, "Ignoring your family to your heart's content."

Millie stands up, "Maybe he wouldn't 'ignore his family' if they didn't force him to rub elbows with a no-good, shark-toothed F//K FACE!"

Chaz grins at the woman. Millie points a knife at his neck, threateningly. Buddy sends a growl his way.

The mafia male shakes his head, "Ey, look. Everybody, relax. I know tensions have been high tonight. Say, why don't you stay here and get some rest? We'll have the ceremony tomorrow and then you will be free to leave. I have your rooms all prepared."

Moxxie places his hand in front of his wife when she was about to object, "Yes, sir." He places his other hand in front of Buddy when he was about to speak.

Millie frowns at him, "Mox?"

Buddy raises an eyebrow at him, "Dude?"

Blitzo and Loona begin to leave the room, while Chaz leads the way. Shawnks chooses to stand closer to the door, glaring daggers in the back of the hybrid's head.

Crimson suddenly speaks up, "A moment." He takes a serious tone, "Moxxie."

Buddy quickly looks at his brother, his steps start slowing down in hesitation.

The son turns to his wife, "Just give me a minute, Millie. I'll be right there." He puts his hand in front of his brother, "You too, Buddy."

Millie looks on with worry while Moxxie steps back inside the dining room. Buddy puts his hands Chaz tries to lean into Millie but jumps back when she growls and tries to bite him. Shawnks facepalms while following behind the smaller shark demon. Alessio closes the door behind them while they leave, leaving Moxxie alone with Crimson...

Crimson narrows his eyes at him, "So... You think you're too good for this family now?"

Moxxie blinks in confusion, "What?"

The bigger man motions for him to come closer and speaks sternly, "C'mere."

The younger imp hesitantly approaches his father, "I- I don't understand-"

Suddenly, Crimson stands up and backhands Moxxie in the face, knocking him down to the floor.

He steps closer to him angrily, "You think you're gonna just get to walk away from this family and never come back?! You're dead wrong, Mox!" He grabs his son by the collar and picks him up, "Matter of fact, the only thing you're right about is that THAT obnoxious piss-stain can't get made! Not unless he marries in!"

The son blinks at him, "'Marries?' But... But who would marry?"

Crimson frowns, "Who do you think?" He lets go of Moxxie and sits back down, "This family needs that money and it's about time your pathetic-ass was useful for something!"

Moxxie takes a step back, "Sir, I'm already married. I-I can't-"

The older man shakes his head, "You think I give a sh-t about your stupid beard?! C'mon Mox, I even went through the trouble of makin' the house more to... Your kind's liking."

He presses a button on the table and bouncing plastic toys appear from the dining chairs, the walls, replacing the framed severed body parts, vases and even behind a potted plant in the corner. A party ball hanging from the ceiling opens, pouring out penis-shaped confetti, revealing a banner that says 'CONGRATS, GAY' and trumpet fanfare.

The son looks at the display in horror, "Wait, what? What do you think I'm into?"

The father looks around before looking at his son, "What? This is the kind of sh-t gays like, right?

Moxxie's palm almost immediately hits his face, "Okay, first off..." He puts his hand down, "Dad, I'm bisexual."

Crimson shrugs, "Yeah. Gay." His eyes briefly dart towards the door with a smirk, "...What? You want me to accept your not brother if HE marries Chaz then?"

The younger man immediately gets defensive, "Buddy is biromantic and demisexual!" He nearly mentions his brother's girlfriend but manages to stop himself.

The mafia man rubs his eyebrows in confusion, "...You're just adding random words now." He looks up at his son, "Are you gay or is he gay?" He then looks at the display of toys around the room again, "Besides, I'd be surprised if he didn't like this. He's half-succubus, isn't he?"

The older son rubs his eyebrows, "Oh, for f--k's sake! Secondly-" He then pushes a toy to stop it from hitting his face, "I don't know a single person of any sexuality who’d enjoy this!"

Blitzo shouts from the hallway, "Hah! There’s dicks on the walls! Oh, that’s f--king hilarious!"

Moxxie then rolls his eyes in response...

Now annoyed, Crimson suddenly grabs his son by the face, "Look at me, kid. One way or another, you're gonna do what I f--king say. Don't cross me.

...

Hearing those words triggers Moxxie to think back on his childhood. A child Moxxie was struggling to cut his steak at the dinner table. His mother gently takes the plate and cuts the steak for him. She smiles sweetly at Moxxie and he smiles back at her. Crimson glares at his son upon seeing this. Moxxie takes the plate and begins eating his dinner. Crimson then glares at his wife, nudging her foot with his. She quickly pulls her leg away from Crimson, now sitting more properly. The mob boss stomps his foot in response.

Another memory shows Moxxie shooting three bullseyes with a rifle in the shooting range. His mother ruffles his head proudly. Suddenly a goon grabs Moxxie, pulls him away from his mother and toward another shooting range.

Two goons prep a live target while Crimson smiles at his boy. He hands Moxxie a different rifle and points at the living target. Moxxie slowly takes aim but his mother takes the gun out of his hands and shoves it into Crimson's hands.

She then grabs her son's hand and pulls him away from his father. The two walk away together while Moxxie looks back at his father. Crimson glares at the disrespect.

In another memory, Moxxie now hides underneath a bed while his parents argue. A slap is heard and his mother walks out of the room, a growl is heard from his father.

Later, only Crimson and Moxxie are at the dinner table. Moxxie struggles to cut his steak and then looks at his father. Crimson glares at Moxxie, who then goes back to trying to cut his food. The man takes a drag from his cigar and blows the smoke in his son's face.

Even later on, Crimson and Moxxie take a boat ride on the lake with a passenger, a bag tied around the stranger's head. Crimson places a cinderblock that the passenger's tail is tied to on the side of the boat over the edge and gestures for Moxxie to push it. Moxxie looks at the cinderblock, then the pleading passenger... He tries to back away only for Crimson to push him back into the cinderblock.

Now with tears in his eyes, Moxxie takes one last look at the passenger before pushing the cinderblock overboard... Sending the victim into the lake with it. Moxxie watches while the air bubbles fade.

Crimson preps another body over the side of the boat, "Let this be a lesson, Moxxie..." He gestures to the lake, filled with hats, bags, shoes, and light articles that belonged to previous victims thrown into the water.

"This is what happens when you cross me."

And then... A high heel that resembles the ones Moxxie's mother wore floats to the surface.

...

Now back to the present day between the men...

Crimson tightens his grip on his son's face, "Now, get to bed, Moxxie. You have a big day tomorrow." He then lets go of the other man with a glare.

Moxxie shakes a bit and speaks fearfully, "Yes, sir..."

The father stops him before he could leave, "Oh, and Mox? You ever talk back to me again..." He watches his son back up to the door, "You, that pretty little thang and that unwanted halfling you brought here... Are all goin' home in boxes. Capiche?"

The son straightens up his back though his voice falters a little, "Yes, sir." He quickly finds the doorknob and steps out of the room, leaving Crimson alone in the dining room still covered with bouncing toys and the banner.

...

Later, Moxxie walks up the stairs, shaken and Millie is standing at her bedroom door. Buddy is relaxing against the wall but stands up fully when he sees his brother. Alessio gestures for Moxxie to go into a different room. He gestures for Shawnks to leave the hallway, which he does.

Millie tilts her head when Wait? How come we aren't in-"

Alessio frowns at her, "Crimson wants you all to stay in separate rooms." Buddy and Loona both look at him, which makes the shark shrug, "Eh, he wasn't sure where to put you two." Both non-imps roll their eyes at him.

The woman grabs her husband's hand, "Why? Moxxie?"

The male imp shakes his head, "It's just one night, Millie." He forces a smile on his face for her, "It's okay..."

Millie raises an eyebrow at him, "Mox, are you ok?"

Moxxie nods his head towards her, "I'm fine..." He shrugs off her hand, "Please don't worry, sweetie."

The wife steps closer to him, "You know you can tell me anything..." She sees her husband look away in sheer guilt, "Right?

The man clenches his fists, "Yes. Everything's fine."

Millie frowns before holding Moxxie's face in her hands, "We're partners, Mox."

Moxxie takes her hands off his face, "It's just my dad. It's okay, really." He kisses both her hands, "...It'll be over tomorrow."

The woman softly kisses her husband, "...Ok, I love you."

The man smiles at her, "I love you, too. Goodnight." He nods at his brother before walking into his own room.

He opens his bedroom to see many, many framed pictures of Chaz on the wall. Music plays while he takes a look around the room...

Moxxie frowns, "What the..." He then facepalms, "F--king why?"

The music stops playing once he closes the door. He snarls, walks into the bathroom, and washes his face with cold water. He glumly leaves the bathroom and goes to turn off the lights. When he hits the switch Chaz pops up on a heart-shaped bed.

The shark demon smirks at him, "Like what I've done with the place?"

The married man frowns at him, "Ugh. Just get out of here!"

Chaz keeps his smirk on his face, "Come on, Mox!" He pulls on a switch which lights up the words 'Cum Zone'. He then puts his arm around Moxxie, "We used to have so much fun here, remember?"

Moxxie shoves him away, "I'm married, Chaz. And, even if I weren't, I would never-"

The shark lifts an eyebrow, "Never what? Let me take you to cum town again?"

The imp clenches his fists, "You are so gross! Just leave me alone!"

Chaz slithers around him, "I know what you want most Moxxie-Poxxie." He spins the smaller male around, "How about a sexually charged musical number! Heyyyy!"

He holds a button on the wall down with the side of his fist, "You always loved those!"

The shark moves his hand off the button, showing it to be labeled 'SEXTREMELY HAWT SEX MUSIC', which makes a disco ball come down and changes the lighting to be more of cyan and magenta hue...

Chaz then begins to sing a song he likes to call 'Chaz Time'...

One terrible song that had Moxxie facepalming in embarrassment later...

Aaaaaaand...

Moxxie kicks him out and slams the door on the shark. He then crouches down on the bedroom floor behind the door. Tears start to form in his eyes and starts to sob heavily.

...

Now, in Millie's room... She is anxiously pacing back and forth. There is a knock on the door and she breaths a sigh of relief, "Moxxie?" She opens the door and sees it's Chaz. She snarls at him, "What do you want?"

Chaz starts to sing to the woman before being immediately cut off by her. She growls at him and shoves her knife to his throat.

The shark narrows his eyes in annoyance, "D-mn it, this usually works."

Millie drops the man to the floor and angrily closes the door on him.

The lanky man gets up and waggles his eyebrows. He then knocks on Blitzo's door and smiles when he answers, "Hey there, good-looking."

Blitzo rolls his eyes, "Oh, I was wondering how long it would take you to make a pass."

Chaz smirks at him, "Mmm, does that mean you're down to clown?"

The boss imp grimaces, "Ew, what the... You think I would violate my friends' trust by sleeping with their ex, especially one who f--ked them over the way you did?"

The shark raises his eyebrows suggestively, "I'll show you all of the things they liked in the sack."

Blitzo pulls the other man inside his room, "Deal!"

...

Meanwhile, back to Moxxie's room... He is lying on his side of the bed, awake with his eyes wide open. He can hear his boss and ex from the other side of the wall... He chooses to ignore what he is hearing.

He thinks back to his past yet again...

Within the brief flashback, a young Moxxie tries to cut his own steak... Once again, his mother is not here to help him. His face remains contorted until he hears the door to their dining room open, making him turn his head.

What the 9-year-old sees is a tall, pink, succubus woman with long white hair that fades to a dark maroon color at the bottom. Her horns are angular with black hearts at the curves and black tips. Her eyes are sharp, black lipstick on her top lip... A black heart marking on her neck... She is wearing a simple dark maroon dress, black hoop earrings and black stilettos.

In her arms is a baby wrapped in a blue blanket... He can't make out much but Moxxie can see a white heart shaped tuft of hair sticking out in the air.

The woman gives the boy a little wave while she walks by his place at the table.

The boy keeps his head down while the adults talk, the baby asleep in his mother's arms. He manages to cut a piece of steak off while the conversation between the two starts to get... Aggressive.

The woman shouts at his father, "I'm telling you, he's your son, jackass! This is your son, Do-" Her voice wakes her baby up from his slumber, making him cry. She rocks him but her focus still remains on Crimson.

Crimson shouts back at her, slamming his fist onto the table, "And I'm telling you, I don't have a clue what you're talking about!"

The mother gets closer to him, "Yes you do! Or what? You weren't complaining when I was feeling you up. You don't remember inviting me and my girls over here?" She then takes a step back with a smirk on her lips, "It was after you did that thing with your w-"

The father stands from his seat, "Don't you f--king dare! You d-mn hussy!"

He then turns to wave his son off, making the boy stand up almost immediately, "Go f--king play somewhere or somethin'. I don't know. We're having an adult conversation here." He turns back to the mysterious woman, "You're f--king lucky I'm giving you a chance to leave with your whole self in one piece! Harlot!"

Moxxie plays with his hands nervously and starts to walk away quickly. While the boy walks by, he spots the baby within the bundle of blankets... His eyes sparkle upon seeing his weird features of his long tail poking out from the bottom of the blanket and white heart shaped markings on his cheeks... The baby boy coos back at him with a smile upon noticing his stare...

Back to the present... Moxxie still lays in his bed...

The small imp turns onto his stomach and pulls out his phone. He goes on to his social media and looks at various pictures of himself and Millie, a younger Moxxie and Millie on a date... The two in bed relaxing together... Moxxie and Millie at the theatre holding up Phantom of the Opera programs, the man has tears in his eyes in the picture... He swipes and sees one of the two of them with Buddy after his first day at I.M.P... Another Moxxie and Millie at their wedding a little more than a year ago, kissing. Buddy is with them in the next picture, holding a framed picture of Moxxie's mother.

Moxxie starts to cry again but... Then his eyes narrow, determined to keep his new family.

...

In their shared room, Buddy nervously sits on the opposite side of the bed from Loona. He rubs the back of his neck while he thinks to himself, 'So uh... Do I start a conversation with her or-'

He turns his head to notice that she is grumpily trying to reply to Mellz's text from a week ago.

And he can't help but exclaim, "You STILL haven't replied to her?!"

Loona's fingers suddenly press onto the virtual keyboard, "Dah!" She accidentally sends a sobbing emoji upon being startled. She sees this and turns to the hybrid, "D-mn it, Buddy!" She grabs him by his collar and shoves him away from her with a growl.

Buddy lands on the floor and scrambles to hold up his hands, "Loona, wait! Wait! Wait!" He pokes his head out from his arms, "Just hold on, I can help! Seriously! Just don't hurt me!"

When Loona stops her advance, the hybrid continues, "So like... I don't have the context but I assume she's your friend and something really awkward happened between you guys, right?"

The wolf turns her head away from him and speaks through gritted teeth, "...Yeah."

The hybrid raises his eyebrow towards her, "...Do you like her back?"

The Hellhound sits back down on the bed, "...I didn't think I did. Like that way I mean." She relaxes her shoulders, "But now with that kiss, everything feels... Different." She shakes her head, "...But she was drunk."

Buddy stands up from his spot on the floor, "Well, they do say people show their true feelings when they're drunk so I'd say she likes you... Loona, I know I shouldn't pry but-" He braces himself again upon seeing her balled fist, "AND BEFORE YOU HIT ME!" He relaxes when she relaxes her hand, "Let's calm down for a second." He tilts his head with a smile, "Just... Tell her what you want to do. You know, cement what you want going forward with her. And if she really is your friend, she'll understand."

Loona blinks, "Huh... That's... Actually not bad advice."

The hybrid lifts his head proudly with his hands on his hips, "Of course! I have a girlfriend now and I am determined to be truthful in my relationship." He even sounds a bit smug.

The Hellhound lets out a laugh, "Okay, okay. Calm down, 'professional boyfriend.'"

The tall male laughs alongside her, "Pssh, hey! Actually talk to her and maybe you can join me in the 'Actually Not Single club!'"

Seeing her start to text her friend, Buddy relaxes back onto the floor. He looks up to the ceiling in thought for a few minutes before taking a deep breath, "Do you... Also feel different from everyone else sometimes?" He shrugs, "I'm not trying to make the conversation weird. I mean... You know, I'm half-incubus and you're a Hellhound and everyone else in this company is an imp. I don't know, sometimes I can't help but feel..."

After sending Mellz a message, Loona tilts her head at her coworker, "...What, like isolated?"

Buddy nods his head awkwardly, "Yeah, kinda." He scratches his cheek nervously, "Like that things would be better if I was just an imp or maybe just an incubus."

The Hellhound blinks back at him, "...Well that's stupid."

Still laying down, the hybrid shifts to face her, "Huh?"

The wolf tosses a pillow at his face, "Dude, nobody in I.M.P cares that you're half-incubus. That sounds like it's your head." She shrugs her shoulders, "I know Blitz thinks you're cool."

After removing the pillow from his face, Buddy blinks, "He does? ...Yeah, you're probably right. Sorry, I've always had those kinds of thoughts. Ever since I started living with Moxxie and Millie really... Doesn't help that I was going through like... The end of my puberty when Moxxie and Millie took me in too."

Loona shrugs her shoulders, "Why don't you... You know." She says this and it looks like it feels like she's pulling her own teeth, "Talk to your brother about this?"

Buddy sits up from his spot on the floor, "I guess I should, shouldn't I?" He stands up next to her, "...Thanks, Loona."

The wolf playfully punches him in the arm, "You're welcome, asshole." Her eyes then dart away from him, "And... Sorry about hitting you in the dick the other day."

The hybrid smiles back at her with a chuckle, "Hey, I recovered, didn't I?" He then gets up and walks to the door. He turns back to her once his hand is on the doorknob, "Also I'm sleeping on the floor. I'm not sleeping in the same bed with another girl when I have a girlfriend. And I'm sure Octavia would have some choice words if she heard about it. Even though nothing will happen." He blinks, "...Oh yeah her dad too."

Loona laughs at him, "Pssh, oh haha! You wish I would want you."

Buddy quickly shakes his head, "I don't really. No offense to you! It's not that Hellhounds aren't my type or anything, it depends on the individual person for me! Eh, I don't have enough time to explain but it's just how I am." He rubs the back of his neck, "You know, I am just going to leave before I make things even more awkward!"

And with that, the hybrid left the room to find his brother's... Leaving Loona to sit with her thoughts.

The wolf blinks in realization, "Ooooooooh, he's demisexual." She nods to herself, "You know, I should have guessed that considering his reactions to certain things." She then looks back down at her phone, seeing Mellz has begun to type a reply.

...

Outside Moxxie's room, Buddy takes a deep breath... He knocks on his half-brother's door. Upon hearing him from inside, he pokes his head in the doorway, "Hey Mox? You got a minute?"

Moxxie quickly wipes the tears from his face, "...Yeah! Yes, I do, Buddy." He turns to his half-brother, "Is something wrong?"

The taller man rubs the back of his neck, "I..."

The smaller brother taps his arm, "Come on, Bud... Talk to me."

Buddy shrugs his shoulders, "I just... Wanted to thank you, for everything." He looks away from his brother, "And uh... Sometimes, I wish I was just an imp like you, Millie and Bossman."

Moxxie puts his hand down, "Buddy..."

The hybrid keeps his eyes away from him, "Maybe it wouldn't have been ideal either but I wish we had the same mom. Every time you talk about her, you always smile. Like she was the nicest person in the world..." He shrugs his shoulders again, "...I can't even think about mine without feeling... Resentment."

The bowtie wearing male taps his arm harder this time, "Hey, I know you think that but... There's nothing I would change about you. No matter what our father says, you'll always be my brother. And you, me and Millie will always be a family. Do you understand that?"

Buddy stares at him for a few minutes before finally nodding, "...Yeah." He turns away from his brother, "Thanks, Moxxie." He then shrugs his shoulders awkwardly with an embarrassed blush, "You know uh... I sometimes I like to think... You are my dad. And Millie is like what a mom should be."

Moxxie blinks, stunned, "...Wait, really?"

The hybrid nods, still looking away from him, "Well yeah... Ever since I met you and Millie, you guys have helped me. Let me live with you even though you barely knew me, fed me, let me work with you guys... Gave me a home... You guys are supportive..." Before he went on, he looks at his brother. Which causes him to look away and blush in embarassment, "...Aw come on, dude, don't look at me like that."

Moxxie's eyes are filled with tears and he covers his mouth, "Look at you like what?"

Buddy frowns, still embarrassed while his blush fades away, "Thaaaaat!" He pushes his older brother a little, "Quit it!"

The older brother rubs his eyes, "Okay, okay, I will... Just give me a minute..." He then suddenly pulls his younger brother into a hug, "I love you, Buddy."

The hybrid tightens his fist before hugging him back, "...I love you too, Moxxie." He releases him before standing up, "I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"

Moxxie smiles at him while he got up, "Yup, that... Sounds good. Goodnight Buddy..."

Buddy stops at the door before turning back to the smaller male, "...Goodnight, Moxxie."

And with that, Buddy leaves the room to go back to the floor of his shared one. Moxxie turns back in his bed, looking at the photos of his new family on his phone.

...

Back to one of the other rooms, Blitzo and Chaz are in bed. The shark demon is asleep and snoring. Though he is also talking in his sleep, "Oh, I got a big dick..."

Blitzo tiptoes out of bed and picks up Chaz's jacket. He then puts it on, "Okay, f--ker, nobody who's that bad in bed can score two hotties that easily. I know you gotta be hiding something..." He checks Chaz's clothing until he finds his car keys.

The imp smiles to himself and sneaks outside the mansion... He walks around, clicking the car keys until he locates Chaz's car. He looks in the dashboard and finds an eviction notice hidden in the glove compartment...

And he sees that Chaz is broke.

The boss imp then looks in the trunk and finds a to-do list that shows that Chaz is planning to marry Moxxie to inherit Crimson's fortune. He tightens his fist, "Oh, f--k that! No one f--ks with M and M's marriage but me!"

However, he is then shot in the neck with tranquilizer dart. He groans and falls unconscious into the trunk...

And then Chaz locks him inside with a smirk, "Sorry, babe! You're not the only junk in my trunk!" He blinks in realization, "D-mn it, that was not a good one!"

...

The next next day, Alessio is filling Crimson's mug with coffee. Shawnks pulls out a seat, only for Chaz to not go for that seat. He facepalms while Chaz goes to sit in a seat with another filled mug of coffee. But Crimson gestures him to sit at the other side of the table and he sits at the chair Shawnks initially pulled out.

Moxxie and Millie walk in with Buddy and Loona right after them.

Crimson smiles at the group, particularly at his son, "Hey, hey! The man of the hour You ready to get started?"

Millie's eyes quickly dart around the room, "Wait, where's Blitz?"

Buddy looks around the room, also not seeing his extremely boss anywhere. He shrugs back at Millie, "It isn't like Bossman to reject food."

Chaz shrugs his shoulders, "I think I saw him head outside, he said something about..." He tries but fails to mimic Blitzo's voice, "Needing some fresh air." His voice goes back to normal, "Or something. Pfft."

Loona narrows her eyes at the shark before looking at Buddy, who nods at her. She nods back at him before slipping out of the room silently. She starts sniffs the air in the hallway and begins to walk down.

Crimson smiles at his son's wife, "Why don't you grab him so we can get moving?"

Millie smiles at her husband, "Be right back, baby." She then kisses him on the cheek. She tugs on Buddy's wrist on her way out, "Come on, Bud!"

The hybrid looks at his brother, "Uh..."

Moxxie waves at him, signaling for him to follow her.

Buddy frowns at him but turns back to Millie, "Yeah, probably best for the one with wings to look in the air, right? Already proved I'm good at finding people anyway haha." They both then leave the room, following behind Loona

Crimson turns to his son, "What ya looking so glum for, kid? It's your wedding day, the best day of ya life!"

The son sits down in his seat, "I'm not doing it."

The father quickly frowns at him, "What was that? I couldn't make it out over the sound of you being a whiny b/tch."

Moxxie slams the table with both his hands, "I said I'm not doing it, sir. I've spent my whole life being afraid of you, but I'm not giving up some of the only good things I've ever had just so you can keep your fragile little sense of control over everything! Millie is a good woman, a better woman than I deserve, and there's nothing that scares me more than hurting her." He glares at the older imp, "And Buddy is my little brother! And I don't care what you think of him! He IS your son and I don't care if you remember or not! I stay with Millie and Buddy!"

He continues, "I was there the day his mother walked in with him in her arms! He has our face for crying out loud! ...Albeit with softer incubus features from his mother."

While Moxxie is standing up to his father, Crimson silently signals Alessio to shut Moxxie up, to which he does. Shawnks stands behind him while Alessio tries to cover his mouth.

However, Moxxie bites his hand and continues to stand up to his father, "Not even you. I'm leaving, Dad! And if you or Herpes the Clown over here-"

Chaz gasps, offended, "Hey!"

The small imp starts to speak menacingly, "Try to stop me, you'll learn firsthand just how good I've gotten at my job."

Moxxie is face-to-face with Crimson now. Alessio comes from behind him and tases Moxxie in the neck. He then groans and falls forward unconscious. He hits his head on the table and then falls to the floor. Shawnks lowers himself to grab the small demon by the back of his suit.

Crimson stands over his son, "...Now, take care of the others."

...

In the carpark outside Crimson's mansion, Millie is looking around with Buddy next to her, confused and worried. Loona is sniffing around for her adopted father in front of them. The hybrid puts his hand on Millie's shoulder in an attempt to comfort her.

But then, they all hear a bang coming from Chaz's trunk and opens it with her knife to see Blitzo dazed inside, still a little out of it.

The boss imp blinks groggily at the group, "Oh, Millie, you found me. Who's your friend?"

Millie raises an eyebrow at him, "Friend?"

She senses two goons right when they grab Loona and Buddy's arms in an attempt to restrain them. However, Millie jumps up and stabs one with her knife. She knees the other in the back of his neck, making his head. She then closes the trunk on his neck, beheading him.

The group all look at her with wide eyes. Buddy however, starts clapping his hands, "Wooo, go Millie!"

...

Now... In the back garden of the mansion... A makeshift wedding is set up. Crimson has Moxxie in a wedding dress with his hands bound behind his back with rope and his mouth gagged with duct tape.

A shark dressed in white robes and a hat looks at the crowd. He has a name tag with the name, 'Elder Jaws', "Is everyone here?"

Crimson waves his hand around, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, don't worry about it. Let's get this thing rolling, ey?"

Moxxie tries to speak but his mouth is covered in duct tape, "Mmmph!"

Chaz frowns at the crowd while speaking to the mob boss, "Awww, you told me all the chairs would be filled!"

Crimson sighs and presses a button which causes dildos with smiley faces in tuxedos to pop out of all of the seats, including the two that has goons sitting on them.

He gestures to the seats, "Satisfied?"

Chaz smiles widely, "Oh, f--k yes!"

...

Back to the car park. Millie pulls Blitzo out of the trunk, holding him up to support him. She frowns, "What's goin' on?"

Blitzo's vision spins and he speaks groggily, "That seductive dick-hole is trying to marry Moxxie, and he's not even rich!"

The country imp drops her friend in a panic, "Moxxie!" She rushes to the front door...

Loona picks her adopted father up and turns them both in Millie's direction.

Buddy follows behind his brother's wife. His eyes widening, now panicking.

But metal shutters suddenly block off all doors and exit the house, including the front gate to the estate. Millie frowns before driving her fist into the metal. Buddy puts his hand on her shoulder in comfort.

...

Back at the wedding... The priest is reading the wedding vows and Moxxie tries to scream for help.

Elder Jaws looks at the shark, "Do you, Chazwick Thurman, take Moxxie Knolastname to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

Chaz starts grinning evilly, "Oh, yeah."

The priest turns to the other man, "And do you, Moxxie... Whatever, take Chazwick Thurman to be your lawfully wedded... Uh..."

Moxxie tries to scream but it is extremely muffled. However, one can hear, "Millie! Millie!"

He tries to pull away and almost escapes until Crimson pulls him back...

Crimson forces Moxxie to face the priest and uses his own hand nods his son's head, "Look at that! He's just so f--king happy to be here!"

...

Back outside... Millie starts to panic... She paces around the three, "Everything's locked down! How are we gonna get in?"

Buddy kneels down on one knee, showing his back to her, "Millie, grab on! I'll fly you over the fence!" He turns to their other two allies, "I can't lift everyone though..."

Loona looks at her adopted father with a raised eyebrow, "Blitz, any ideas?"

Blitzo feels around the jacket until he finds Chaz's car keys. He releases himself from his adopted daughter's grip. grabs Millie, pulls her to the car and opens the door to climb in the driver's seat. Millie then goes into the passenger seat while Buddy and Loona get into the back. Blitzo turns the car and its radio on, which begins to immediately play 'Loo Loo Land' on the Mammon Channel, to which he stops putting his seat belt on to find a different song... Which then cycles to Station 69 which is playing 'Vacay to Bonetown'. He keeps changing the channel until he gets to Wrath's #1 'F*ck You Up' Hits, which begins to play a song called 'Crashin' a muthafukin' Wedding.'

The boss looks at his employees in the back, "Sorry, Bud! We can either do the boring way OR! The badass way!" He turns back to look at the front, "Buckle up, everyone... We're doing a Shrek!"

The car suddenly starts to backpedal! Buddy and Loona quickly grab onto the seats in front of them.

...

Back at the wedding, Chaz and Moxxie are about to kiss when Blitzo crashes the car through the wall! The car lands in the yard in front of the wedding.

Blitzo lifts his finger in the air and speaks groggily, clearly dazed, "I object!" But then he faceplants onto the ground...

Loona shakes her head in disappointment at her adopted dad. She then raises her fists, ready for a fight.

Buddy jumps out of the window of the car to raise his fists next to her. He conjures fire to cover his hands, preparing to help.

However, Millie steps in front of the two, putting her arms in front of them to block their way. Millie steps out of the car and slides in a pose, You want my husband? You're going to have to f--king kill me!" She looks up at all the goons with eyes of daggers.

Crimson groans and snaps his fingers, ordering his goons to kill Millie. The goons all stand up to face her and Millie lunges toward them. She begins slaughtering the goons with ease, tearing out the skull, jaw, and spinal column of different goons... She maims another before spitting out his still-beating heart. Millie then begins slicing up four other goons with her knife.

Crimson shouts angrily at his goons, "What the F--K? She's a dame!"

He spots a goon hanging from the altar in a noose made from another's intestines. He pulls him down and throws him towards Millie, "She's a BROAD! Kill her!"

He sees the goon he just threw at Millie get chopped into bits of sushi with her knife. She throws another goon, who lands on top of the first.

Shawnks roars before charging at Buddy, "Finally! Come here, you twig!" He sends a fist towards his foe's face.

Buddy drops his shoulders before dodging said punch, "Oh come on! All this over a watch! That I didn't even steal!" He punches his arm with a growl.

The shark turns to whip Buddy in the stomach with his tail, "Liar!"

Buddy skids to a halt, extending his wings to stop faster... Flames cover his fists before racing to the older man. He manages to punch him in the cheek before his other fist misses. He lands before whipping Shawnks' leg with his tail, however, the bigger man doesn't move.

Shawnks rears back his fist, which makes Buddy prepare dodge it...

Until suddenly, Loona jumps onto the shark's back. Her jaws come down in between his neck and shoulder, black blood now covering her lips and his suit.

During the chaos, Bluddy flaps his wings to grant himself some distance from the man.

Shawnks yells before trying to grab her, "Holy f--king sh-t, get OFF ME!"

The Hellhound stops biting him and leaps from his shoulder. She lands next to Buddy, skidding on the grass.

The hybrid smiles at her before raising his fists again, "Thanks Loona!"

The wolf simply raises her thumb in response before they both charge at the large goon again.

Meanwhile, Millie continues her rampage and impales several goons on the poles.

Crimson continues to point at the woman, "You frigging goons! What the f--k is the matter with you? Why do I pay you!? Get her! You stupid idiots! Go get 'er!" He even shouts at Shawnks, who is still tussling with both Buddy and Loona.

The wife kicks a phallic toy into a goon's gun, blocking the barrel and causing it to explode. After impaling another goon, she gets knocked with a chair and goes flying into the windshield of Chaz's car, cracking it. Blitzo yells and takes a poor swing at hitting the goon before Millie recovers and beats a goon with a gas can. She then uses Blitzo like he was a word, slicing an incoming goon apart with the latter's horns and takes the goon's pistol and detonates the goon holding the gas can.

Elder Jaw closes his book, purposely drops it and puts both his hands up and casually leaves, flipping off everyone still alive.

Loona bites Shawnk's arm, taking a large chunk out of the limb.

The shark tries to grab Buddy's leg, only for his hand to sizzle instead.

The wolf growls at him before looking up at her friend, "Go get Moxxie!"

The hybrid nods back at her before turning to run towards the altar...

One of the few surviving goons get elbow dropped in the skull by Millie, killing the goon who was placed inside the former's jaws. Millie then ties the goon up behind Chaz's car and gets dragged throughout the venue, destroying all the chairs. She prepares to crash the altar with the car before she brings the car to a halt, crushing the goon's skull.

She gets out of the car to tackle one last goon and begins punching him in the snout. One... Two... Three... Honestly, she keeps going until black blood starts sticking to her fists.

Crimson suddenly whips a derringer pistol out of his inner coat pocket, "She's a broad! Are you tellin' me none of you can kill a f--king dame?!" He points it right at Millie, who is still punching the goon on the ground.

Moxxie sees this and tries to tackle his father...

...But the older man pushes him to the ground. Buddy sprinted towards the two...

The mobster lines up his gun with Millie's head while she still fought his guards... She just starts to turn her head towards her father-in-law...

CRACK!

But then, suddenly, Crimson finds himself on the ground... His hat landed softly next to his body while his gun was launched a few feet away. He clutches his nose, feeling a stream of black blood trinkle down his chin.

The hybrid clutches his fist, which was now covered in his own father's blood, "Forgot about me, didn't you? Don't. You DARE! Hurt her."

The mobster looks up at him, releasing his nose, "You son of a..."

Buddy tightens his fists, "B/tch? Yeah, I get that a lot... Father." Fire crawls up his arms, stopping at his elbows.

Both the younger and older man hold the same scowl towards each other...

...Until the mobster one waves his hand.

The blood continues to pour from his nose, "Go." He tightens his fist, "This is the only time I'll do ya a f--king favor."

Millie gets up from the dead goon and angrily approaches the altar. A goon tries to sucker-punch her, but Millie knocks him out. She whips her tail and glares daggers at Crimson, who begrudgingly allows her to take Moxxie. She grabs Moxxie and hoists him over her shoulder.

Chaz lifts his hand, "Hey! What about my-"

Millie chucks a rod with plastic toy at the end down his throat, which he chokes.

The wife turns back to Crimson, still glaring, "This ass is MINE!" She then slaps Moxxie's rear, causing him to blush slightly. She shouts while walking off with her husband, "Come on, Buddy!"

The hybrid dissipates the flames on his arms and follows alongside Millie... Before she suddenly takes him in her arms too, causing him to tuck in his wings.

Blitzo smirks, "By the way, y'all should probably know..." He allows Millie to grab him, "Chaz isn't even rich, okay? Check his car!" He throws the eviction notice on the ground in front of the injured mob boss, "He just played you like a f--king rube! Later, losers!" He then flips them the bird while the woman runs off with him.

Millie hops the destroyed fence with everyone in her arms... Loona starts the waiting helicopter while throwing Chaz's car keys on the ground. The helicopter flies away with a banner saying 'WE'RE Married B/TCH' over the original words 'Got Married' using blood and extra taped fabric.

While Chaz is trying to dislodge the dildo from his mouth, Crimson slowly turns to glare at him....

When the shark demon finally pulls the plastic toy out of his mouth, he sees an angry Crimson glaring at him... He nervously shrugs and starts laughing.

...

Now at the I.M.P building, the helicopter arrives... In a bit of a crash, causing everyone to lurch forward in their seats. They all look at Loona, who gives a shrug back at them.

Everyone disembark the helicopter, which quickly falls off the building to crash onto the ground.

Moxxie hugs his wife, "Millie, thank you for saving me. You're amazing."

Millie smiles at her husband, "Next time, just tell me if your dad is a psychopath... I can handle it." She then pulls Buddy closer before ruffling his hair, "WE can handle it."

Blitzo then hugs them, pulling Loona into the embrace, Well, I'm glad everything ended up okay. Good to know we both have daddy issues, Mox." He ruffles Moxxie's hair, "Also, I got to plow your ex-boyfriend, isn't that great? Now we ALL f--ked the same guy." He then tightens the hug.

Buddy jumps out of the hug upon hearing them, "Ew!"

Loona narrows her eyes a him, "Blitz! Can we not!" She shoves his arm away from herself to get out of the hug.

However, both hear two different noises, indicating messages on their phones. Loona gives a small smile while she walks away from the group, receiving a text from Mellz. Buddy raises an eyebrow while getting a call from Octavia.

The hybrid waves to his family before excusing himself from the room, "Hello? Octavia?" He walks into the hallway before touching the 'video call' button, now showing Octavia sitting on her bed with a star shaped pillow in her other arm.

Octavia smiles upon seeing her boyfriend on her phone, "Buddy! Hey, did you see that 'F--k You Dad' dropped a new album this morning-"

Her boyfriend raises his eyebrows at this but looks away sadly.

His girlfriend notices this and raises her eyebrow in response, "Buddy? ...Are you okay?"

Buddy rubs the back of his neck, "Yeah! Yeah I just... Met my dad today."

The owlette frowns, "Oh..."

The hybrid scrunches up his shoulders, "Yeah... It didn't go so well..."

The princess looks to the side, not knowing how to exactly. Her eyes go wide upon remembering something. She looks back at her boyfriend, "Buddy... I want you to remember that your feelings matter, okay?"

Buddy blinks, realizing what she is doing, "Throwing my words back at me, are you?"

Octavia frowns nervously, "I'm sorry, are you okay?"

Buddy smiles at her, causing her to relax a little, "Yes, yes I'm okay. There's no need to apologize. It's just a lot... Got to punch him in the face though." His smile grows warmer towards her, "...Thanks Octavia."

The princess smiles back at him, "You're welcome, Buddy..." She adjusts her phone in her hand, "You know, um... If you need anything, let me know. Okay?" She smiles wider upon hearing her boyfriend chuckle at her. He nods his head in response...

...

Now... Back at Crimson's mansion.., He walks in the lounge room with a burn on his nose. where his trophy wall is located and places a torn-out jaw trophy in a blank spot on said wall. The new trophy is labeled 'Chaz'. Crimson then growls angrily and throws a dagger at his family portrait, the knife landing squarely on a young Moxxie's forehead. Alessio walks into the room with a frown while Shawnks walks behind him with his arm in a cast.

The mob boss's nose starts to bleed again, which makes him growl. Alessio tries to reach over to him with a handkerchief from his suit pocket.

Crimson swats the hand of his bodyguard away, gritting his teeth in pain. He rubs the remaining blood onto his hand before looking down at it. He blinks and looks up at his shark bodyguard.

"Alessio... Get me the name of that hybrid."

Chapter Text

At a coffee shop called the 'Richest Cup Café', a sign says, 'Where the poor pour for you!' Stella and Stolas are sipping tea, giving each other glares while Stella's brother, Andrealphus, looks on. Adrealphus is a tall blue peacock demon with white skin, swept back cyan hair and matching cyan eyes. He is wearing a long, sleeveless blue robe with a large fluffy light blue collar.

Stella keeps her glare on him, "Stolas."

Stolas does the same, "Stella."

Stella narrows her eyes at him, "C---."

Stolas narrows his eyes back, "Witch."

Andrealphus rolls his eyes, "Aurgh!"

The woman slams her hands on table, gets up, "F--KISH. IMP. SUCKER!"

Her ex-husband continues sitting, "Why did you insist on meeting me here?"

A tiny imp server pours tea for Stolas. Stolas looks at his phone that says: 'Reminder: Deal at Ozzie's set.'

Andrealphus clears his throat, "Ahem! We wanted to properly discuss the terms of this divorce. I feel my darling sister deserves a bit more... Compensation. After all, you did CHEAT on the poor thing. Surely, you owe-"

Stolas folds his arms, "Andrealphus, cheating implies there was a betrayal. This woman never gave two sh-ts about me or our very much arranged marriage. As far as I'm concerned, this divorce is far overdue."

The imp server pours tea for Stolas, who shoos him away. He looks out to see Bombproof is racing toward the glass window.

Stella flips him off, "Up yours!"

Andrealphus rubs his forehead, "Stellaaa, for f--k's sake, stop making this harder to bullsh-t!"

The window suddenly breaks, revealing Striker posing on a table. He discards his brown poncho and twirls two angelic revolvers in his hands. He fires one and the bullet hits the window near Stolas' head. Stella grins evilly at her ex husband while he dodges more bullets. He flies out toward the exit...

However... Striker wraps Stolas in glowing white rope before he can escape.

Stolas falls to the ground in an alley, captured, "Oh, dear... This is worrisome.

...

Now, on the road in the Sloth Ring, Blitzo is driving the I.M.P van, with Moxxie, Millie in the back. A fearful Loona next to her adopted dad in the passenger's seat.

Blitzo's eyes dart to see how scared his daughter is and he looks at the back. He smiles nervously, "Let's lighten the mood a little! Uhh... Sh-t, uh... Hey, Buddy! Uh, you know, I was thinking if your next few missions go well, you can go from intern to an actual assassin!"

Buddy perks up from his seat, "Oh wait, seriously? There's no joke, Bossman? Like I can go on missions on my own soon?"

Before he can answer back, Blitzo's phone lets out a ringtone that sounds like a squawk. He then answers it, "Oh, sh-t. Stolas! It's really not a good time, buddy..." He immediately speaks, practically sensing his intern's head perk up, "Not you, Buddy."

Stolas speaks from the Wrath Ring through the phone, "I'm sorry it's a bad time yet again, Blitzy. But umm...I seem to have found myself in a bit of a sitch. I'm tied to the back of a horse at the moment..."

The imp rolls his eyes, "Pffttt... Lucky b--ch."

The bird shakes his head, "Um, well, no. Rather unlucky. I seem to have been stolen by little cowboy friend of yours."

Blitzo speaks back to him, "Ohh... Which one?"

Moxxie raises an eyebrow at him, "How many cowboy friends do you know?" He speaks louder to talk to Stolas, "What does he look like, your highness?"

The bird demon glances up at Striker's grinning face while he rides his horse, "Umm... Sexy?"

The white haired imp speaks to his boss, "That's Striker, sir!"

Both Millie and Buddy look at Moxxie... Narrowing their eyes in annoyance.

The older brother shrugs his shoulders, "...What?"

Blitzo shouts from the front seat, "Shut up, Moxxie!" He looks back at his phone, "Oh, for f--k's sake! Can't you just get away? Aren't you powerful?

The prince continues to talk on the phone, "I believe he has bound me with blessed rope, which limits my ability to free myself, I'm afraid. So, I think you should come save me."

The boss frowns from his end, "Oh, sh-t. Stolas, I can't today, alright? I'm sorry. I-I'm literally on my way to take Loona in for her very important Hellbies s-h-o-t."

Buddy speaks from the backseat, "...You can spell that word?"

Blitzo looks towards the back of the van, "Shut up, Buddy!" He then glances nervously at a frightened Loona, "It takes years to book an appointment at this place, it took five to get this one. So, you know... Eh and she's been doing a lot of field work. So, you know, she needs it."

Stolas laughs nervously, "Oh, haha... Well, I do agree that is very important...But, I-"

Striker rolls his eyes and interrupts them, "Would you shut up already? I can hear you, by the way." He then swipes the cellphone with his tail, "Don't worry about your lanky birdy... He's in good hands..." He crushes the phone and laughs evilly.

The prince stares blankly at the assassin, "Oh, sh-t... Am I in danger right now?"

Blitzo frowns, "Gaaagh, d--n it!" He breaks his phone in his hand. He moves the clutch forward and the van speeds down the highway.

Millie chimes in from the backseat, "Blitz, let me, Moxxie and Bud handle this one."

The older imp looks at the trio, "Okay, are you sure you three got this alone?"

Buddy nods confidently at his boss, forming a fireball in his left hand, "F--k yeah we do! Between my fire power, Millie's brawn and Moxxie's guns, I'd say we got this." He throws the fireball to his right hand before closing his fist, extinguishing the flame.

Moxxie points between himself, his brother and his wife with his thumb, "We can do it, sir. Together, we are all a lethal combo. And we both have a score to settle with that dickhead." He ruffles his brother's hair before holding his wife's hand, "We are way more prepared than last time!"

Millie places a red cowboy hat onto Moxxie's head with a wide smile on her face.

Blitzo lowers his shoulders, "Alright. Well, hurry. Stolas sounds like he might be in real sh-t this time." He pulls up to the tall St. An's Hospital main building, which is a black hospital, "And knowing that guy's aesthetic, my money's that he's in Wrath."

He drops the car keys into Moxxie's hand. He then Blitzo pulls Loona out of the van and carries her over his head, "Now, get your asses down there and look for some cowboy cr-p or something."

Moxxie drives the van away while Buddy gives him a thumbs up. Millie picks up a yellow cowgirl hat and puts it on herself. She looks back down to find another one for Buddy.

The adopted father starts to walk towards the hospital, "Come on, Loonie. Come on, this will be over lickety-split, alright?" He pushes the door open and drags Loona inside by her tail, "Christ on a stick!"

Loona scratches at the floor, obviously not wanting to go in.

Blitzo shakes his head, "Of all the days for him to get his stupid feathered-/ss kidnapped... I have waited five f--king years for this appointment! F--K ME IN MY LITTLE RED HOLE!"

He glances over to a demon mother glaring at him. Her son is next to her on a leash. He frowns at the both of them, "Hi. The f--k you looking at?"

He walks up to the desk and speaks a baphomet nurse, "Heya, toots. I'm here for that S-H-O-T for my Loonie-Toonie." He then laughs.

Loona growls at him from behind, not liking the nickname.

A poster on a nearby wall shows a hound with a needle in its back that reads 'Get yours today or else!'

The nurse raises an eyebrow a him, "The what?"

The boss rolls his eyes, "Urgh..." He grabs the clipboard, "The B-U-L-L sh/t that my daughter has to get every year that you M-O-T-H-E-R f//kers only allow us to schedule every five years. How the f--k you f--k up that bad, anyway, t/tty-haver?" He then writes down his name on the clipboard's paper.

The woman speaks up again, "Oh, I can't spell."

The bald imp still pushes the clipboard to her.

The baphomet blink at him, "I can't read, either."

Blitzo stomps his foot onto the ground, "The f--king Hellbies shot you f--king... Reeeeeallly can't say that word anymore. The appointment is under Blitzo!"

The nurse flips through a notebook full of appointments, "Uhhhm... I don't see any Blitz on the list."

The man rubs his eyebrows in annoyance, "With an 'o', it's silent, you f--king..."

The nurse flips the notebook over, "OH! An 'o' right here. Yep, yep! Blitzoooo, Blitzooo."

Blitzo's eye twitches and he starts seething in anger...

And then... Suddenly a booming voice is heard...

"Move, imp!"

And Blitzo felt himself get shoved to the side. Which makes him growl and reach for his pistol in his inner pocket. He turns towards the person who pushed him, only for his hand to go back to his side...

Prince Baritone, the raven prince, briefly glares at him... A raven's call is heard in the background when he turns back towards the counter. He pulls his Hellhound governess closer to himself, "Nurse! I demand your utmost attention right now!" When he didn't get a response, he snaps his fingers to send the nurse at the counter away in a puff of purple smoke.

A similar purple cloud summons another nurse to the counter.

He then shouts in a panic, "My poor little Mellina cut her little paw while slicing vegetables for lunch!" He briefly hugs his employee, who's ears flatten onto her head.

Mellina cringes before slowly stepping away from him, "Mr. Baritone, it's just a small cut..." She looks at her paw, which barely has a nick on the side of the digit, "I don't even think it's bleeding..."

The nurse salutes towards him, "Oh don't worry, sir! We'll take care of her injury, sir!" She climbs over the counter before being joined by a crowd of nurses.

Said crowd manages to pick up the Hellhound into the air.

"Woah woah, hey!"

The prince smiles widely, motioning towards the nearby doors, "Take her right away!" However, despite his concern, he sits on one of the chairs in the lobby, "I'll be waiting right here for when you're all better, Mellina!"

Mellina turns her head while being carried by the group, only to see Loona sitting underneath a few chairs in the lobby. She blushes before turning back to her employeer, "Mr. Baritone! This is so embarrassing..."

Blitzo walks over and takes a seat with his arms folded. He glances at his adopted daughter, who is whimpering in fear under three chairs. He smiles at her, "Oh, don't worry, Loonie. It's okay, it's just one little prick, you won't feel it."

The mother in the lobby frowns at him, "Ew, don't say that! It sounds vulgar!"

The imp turns his head towards him, "Excuse me?"

The woman folds her arms and turns her head away, "Pervert!"

Baritone looks up from his magazine and nods, "Oh yes, I can I see the perverse view of those words."

Blitzo frowns at him with narrowed eyes but doesn't say anything towards the royal bird.

...

Meanwhile... Striker is galloping on his horse with Stolas tied up behind him... A band follows right behind them, each playing a guitar, a banjo, a tambourine...

"He's galloping over the dusty plains...

Even the cacti know his name

If you don't want to die, don't cross his path...

The best assassin in the Ring of Wrath!

He's Striker! He's Striker!

Sure-shootin', darn-tootin', his name is Striker!

Gonna bring that bird back to his lair!

With his magic rope and Western flair...

He's very good at causing pain

And he loves to ride on the choo-choo-"

Striker glares at the mariachi quartet imps before they can say 'train'.

The band continues, "Dirty-dealin', prince-stealin'...

He's a villain, Striker!

He's fast and strong and tall and mean!

The foulest imp you've ever seen!

He'll break your bones to hear 'em crunch!

He likes to eat pâté for lunch!

He's Striker, hmm, ye-ye-yeah!

He's Striker!"

The last imp extends the notes, much to Striker's annoyance, "He's Striker, he-"

Striker tightens his fist on the reigns in anger, "SHUT THE F--K UP! I'M TRYIN' TO DO MY F--KING JOB! YOU COMIN' IN HERE SINGING ABOUT ME FOR THE MILLIONTH F--KIN’ TIME! LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE, YA FREAKS!"

The terrified mariachi imps quietly ride away in the cart, disappearing into the darkness of the mine...

Stolas raises an eyebrow at the cowboy, "...How does one get their own theme song?"

...

Back in the waiting room, Blitzo sits in his chair... He gives the woman's son an awkward smile, "Soooo, nice weather we're having, huh?"

The boy points at the man, "Look, mommy! They let fire toads in here!"

The imp glares at the child, "The f--k did you just call me?"

Baritone starts laughing at the insult, "Ahaha, yes! He does indeed look like a toad that breathes fire!"

Blitzo looks back at the prince, "...Shouldn't you be with your Hellhound? Uh... Mellz?"

The bird demon frowns down at him, "MELLINA, my GOVERNESS, is in good hands." This makes Blitzo narrow his eyes at him.

The mother to her son, "It's not polite to call them that to their face, honey... Wait until we're in the car."

The imp turns back to the lady. "You got a problem with me, c---?"

The mother gasps and cover's her son's ears, "There is a child present, you filthy Wrathian!"

Blitzo glares at her, "Oh, I am not from Wrath, b--ch. Also, my kid's here, too, and I don't think she would appreciate you calling her father...'Things.'"

The woman turns to the lone receptionist, "Is there any way we can reschedule for a time when less of the unemployed rabble are out? ...And maybe no princes..."

The imp points to the boy, "Oh, please. I bet the hardest work you've ever done is convincing your husband that little sh-t's his." The son's eyes start to water in response.

The mother demon talks back to him, "Oh, yeah? And what do you do that's so important?"

Blitzo glares at him, "Me? Oh, I kill people. How does a two for one special sound, whore?" He then pulls out his flintlock pistol and points it at her.

Baritone speaks over him, "Now, now, imp. Let's calm down, we're only having a little fun here. At your expense. Though you are both quite entertaining." He then goes to sit back down in his chair, picking up another magazine

The imp's left eye twitches while he tries not to say anything. Clearly annoyed about being talked over.

The receptionist walks out with Mellina, who's paw is wrapped up with a white bandage, "Here we go, Prince Baritone. Your Hellhound is all better now. Bye-bye, Mellina!" She then looks up from her clipboard, "Mr. O, the doc will see your hound now."

The imp strangles the mother and the boy with his one arm and then shoves them to the floor. He brushes off his suit and carries Loona into the room, blowing a raspberry behind him.

Mellina waves her unwrapped paw at her crush with a nervous smile. Loona lets out a whine before covering her face in embarrassment.

Baritone smiles, "Oh, that is wonderful! Now we can go home and you can make us all dinner, Mellina!" He doesn't notice when her shoulders sag down. He then suddenly blinks, "Wait, was that the Hellhound who brought you back completely drunk?"

The brown Hellhound holds her breath briefly before nervously chuckling, "Haha, oh uh, was she? I had no idea!"

The prince then narrows his eyes at the hospital doors, "...And that imp is the Hellhound's father..." He turns, his cape flowing dramatically, "Come, Mellina. We are going now."

Mellina nods her head and follows behind the royal bird. She plays with her hands nervously, lowering herself while she walks...

...

Now... Moxxie, Millie and Buddy pull up to a gas station in the desert. The woman imp smiles while placing a black hat on top of Buddy's head, which makes him smile.

The hybrid laughs at her, "Hahaha, you found some little hats?" He pokes at his own on his head.

Millie smiles back at him, "Of course! We'll be in Wrath for the day after all!"

The white haired imp looks at the gas pump, "Crumbs! I'll grab the gas. Millie, Buddy, go and see if anyone's seen Striker anywhere."

All three get out of the van and Buddy stretches his long limbs, "I'll check if anyone inside's seen him." He then blinks while he walks inside, "...Wait, he rides a horse. Probably not. Doesn't hurt to check though."

Meanwhile a biker gang pulls up near the pumps. One of the bikers notice the little male, "Hey, queer boy! You stealin' my hat?"

Moxxie raises an eyebrow at him, "What?"

The biker glares at him, "Same hat."

The small brother blinks up at him, "Oh, sorry. My wife just put this hat on my head. You know, because it was... Hot... Outside..." He points at the tall hybrid, "My brother has one too!"

The biker gets into his face and speaks angrily, "Saaame. Haaat."

The small imp sighs, "...So, we're doing this, huh?"

Millie spots the mariachi band, "Howdy, boys! Y'all seen this motherf--ker riding around here?" She shows the band a drawing of Striker firing a gun. Moxxie is seen fighting the bikers in the background while Buddy talks to the woman at the counter inside.

All four begin to sing their song from earlier, "He's galloping-"

Millie waves her hat in front of their faces, "No, NO! No singing! Just a yes or no, please."

One of the other members speaks up in a normal voice, "Yeah, he lives out by the Badman Lands, in the old train tunnel near the mine shafts. Very outlaw aesthetic, ya can't miss it."

Meanwhile, Moxxie rides on the biker leader's back and slams the man's head on the door. He then turns and slams the biker's head through one of the van windows. He swipes his credit card at the gas pump before avoiding the biker's attacks. He takes the gas nozzle and wraps the hose around the biker's throat. He then pulls the biker down, puts the nozzle in the tank and leans against the van with his phone in his other hand.

Millie tips her yellow hat towards the band, "Thank you, kindly." She then waves her hand towards her husband, "Come on, Mox! Bud! We got a lead!"

Buddy walks out of the convenience store with a shrug, "Yeah, that was a bust-" He feels himself be pulled forward while Millie grabs his wrist, "Oh cool! See, we're already doing good!"

The trio all climb back into the van. Moxxie pushes the pedal to speed forward and the gas pump takes the biker's head off Which the causes the gas station to explode. The roof falls to the side of the road...

...

Now... At Striker's hideout... He has tied up Stolas upside down on some railroad tracks. Stolas opens his eyes and spots Striker nearby using a whetstone to sharpen a bright white knife... A blessed knife.

Stolas raises an eyebrow at him, "So, my wife paid you for this, hmm? Wouldn't a holy bullet have sufficed? Or can you not afford those?"

Striker still sharpens his knife, "I was paid to give you the real royal treatment; your wife must REALLY hate you." He then chuckles.

The bird rolls his eyes, "You have no idea." He looks around, "So... Train tracks? Really? Seems a bit clichéd, doesn't it?"

The hybrid's tail rattles, "It's a classic."

The prince squints his eyes, "Is the picture on the wall next to you a 'classic'? Who even is that? A lost lover, hm?"

The cowboy looks at the photo on the stone wall, "...You wouldn't get it." The picture depicts Striker holding imp with dark red skin, salt and pepper spiky hair and golden sclera. One horn is white with black stripes while the other is black with white stripes. The cowboy is in his usual get up while the other is wearing pale yellow flannel with a brown vest over it and what looks to be jeans. They have a white necklace around their neck and they are slightly shorter than Striker. Said imp is kissing his cheek while smiling.

Stolas looks at the man, "I'm sorry, what?"

Striker takes one last look at the photo before shoving it into his jacket pocket, "I said you wouldn't F--KING get it!" He growls while throwing his whetstone towards the bound bird, "Look. Not every ring is some fancy-/ss city, with some fancy-/ss mansion, that only fancy-/ss royals get to live in." He advances towards Stolas, "Some of us have hard lives to live! And some of us have everything we care about taken away by f--kers like you!"

Stolas starts to raise an eyebrow, "I have no-"

Suddenly, the blessed knife is plunged into Stolas's shoulder!

"AAAGH!"

Striker yanks the knife out of his shoulder and then cuts him down, "YOU. Don't get to talk over me!" He then slaps Stolas with his tail* I don't have to listen to your bulls--t!" He jams his foot into Stolas's shoulder wound, "All you royals ever do is try to talk over us!"

Stolas' eyes start to glow red. He tries to petrify Striker, but the rope glows white. Which causes his eye glow to fizzle out.

The assassin scoffs at him, "Don't bother trying to use your little eye trick on me. Those ropes ain't gonna let you do anything. Got somethin' to say about that? Your Highness?" He steps on Stolas's open wound once again.

The prince narrows his eyes at him, "Well, you seem to be forgetting... You are working for a royal right now!" He then kicks his assailant in the face.

The cowboy grabs Stolas's ankle and lifts up his foot. He then stomps on Stolas's leg, breaking it.

Stolas grunts but doesn't show any pain, "Blitzo handles me rougher than that in bed! Nice try."

Put off by this, Striker stabs Stolas in the leg.

The bird continues to not show any pain, "Blitzy's knife is bigger... And hits sooooo much deeper."

Striker balls up his fists, "Being a smart--s, huh?" He grabs Stolas by his hair feathers, "Cause, once I split your neck open and let you choke on your own blue blood..." He takes out his holy knife and points it at the bird's neck, "You won't be worth any more than the tombstone you'll be buried under."

Stolas chides him, "Blitzy says far more dirtier things to me with much sharper objects at my throat."

Angered with Stolas' refusal to give in, Striker throws him to the ground and storms away. He sits down on a keg full of gunpowder before taking the photo out of his pocket to look at it again. Stolas rolls over and sheds a few tears...

...

Back at St. An's Hospital, Blitzo and Loona are now inside the doctor's office...

The doctor with a nametag labelled 'Dr. Somna' smiles at them once they walk in, "Welcome, Bingo. And this must be Tuna."

The imp walks over to correct him, "Loona, yeah." He then whispers into his ear, "And you can hurry up, please. She isn't a fan of shots. So, let's make this quick for all our sakes."

Dr. Somna waves his hand, "Oho! Come now, it can't be that bad. I see hellhounds every day! There hasn't been one that has caused any issues."

He then pulls out a comically oversized syringe filled with a green liquid. Loona immediately growls and lunges at him.

Blitzo quickly grabs the doctor and gets him out of the way. Loona howls soon after.

The adopted father shakes his head in his hand, "Yep, right there. Told you, dips--t."

...

Now... In the Pride Ring, a blue mansion surrounded by ice is shown... The tall blue bird and Stella are having tea together.

The older brother creates several ice cubes and stirs them into his drink, "So, earlier. That assassin." He wiggles his eyebrows playfully, "Was that yooouuu?"

Stella speaks in a singsong voice, "Guuiilty, Andrealphus! Yes, it was."

Andrealphus smiles at her, "You silly minx, you!" He then chuckles, "Though, you know... If your husband dies, it won't turn out well for you."

The pink peacock cocks her head to the side, "He'll be dead, why wouldn't it?"

The blue bird raises an eyebrow, somewhat concerned, "Because, my dear sister, you've already produced an heir. When he dies, his duties, his possessions, his legions... It'll all pass to.... Via."

Stella absentmindedly continues to drink without acknowledging him at all.

...Which annoys the older brother, "So, if you kill him, you would.... Hmm?"

The woman tilts her head back, "Laugh? Ha!"

Andrealphus facepalms in anger, "No, you stupid cow! You'd get nothing! Ugh... You're so lucky that you're attractive."

Stella frowns at him, "Well, what do you propose we do? He won't leave me anything willingly! He hates me almost as much as I hate him!"

The man shakes his head, "Hmm... Well, this kind of situation is extremely unique... A Goetia has never behaved like this before." He stands up from his chair and walks behind his sister, "But, with him alive, we have options! Opportunities. An eternity's a long time, my dear; I say we bide our time, and wait for our chance to... GAIN the upper hand."

The pink peacock begins to pout and whine, "Oohhhhhh, but I want him dead so badly!" She folds her arms.

Andrealphus nods at her, "And he will be, in time, my fiery vixen. But, patience first! Now..." He hands her his own customized blue phone, "Call off your mangy stray..."

...

...Back at Striker's hideout, he throws Stolas down while circling him. Stolas is panting and whimpering in pain, bleeding black blood from various wounds on his body.

The assassin smirks at him, "Well, this has been fun, but every good thing has to come to an end." He steps closer to him, "...Shame you won't see your kid, again."

The owl demon glares back, "Don't you dare breathe a word about my daughter!"

The cowboy's smirk grows wider, "Ohh... Finally hit a nerve, huh?"

Stolas tries to break free from his binds, "I swear, if you go near her... I will destroy you!"

Striker stabs Stolas in the shoulder again, "Big talk. But, just that. Any last words, Goetia?"

The prince grimaces in pain and wheezes weakly, "Blitzo will-"

The assailant punches the ground next to his victim, "That rodeo clown told you he ain't coming! Nobody. Is. Coming!" He then raises the knife up to stab Stolas through the heart...

But then his phone starts ringing.

The assassin then answers the call, "Hello?"

Stella's voice is heard over the phone, "Change of plans, darling. I need the prick alive."

Striker looks annoyed and shifts his gaze between the wounds on Stolas and his knife. He then sits on Stolas while having a phone call with Stella, "I'm kinda in the middle of killing him."

Stolas tried to speak but Striker uses his tail to cover his mouth.

The woman's voice is still heard, "Well, stop it. We need him alive to get some affairs in order. I'll pay you more to spare him and bring him to us."

Striker groans in annoyance, "...Yes, ma'am."

Stella smiles from her end of the phone, "Glorious."

The cowboy growls and smashes his phone against a rock, "Well, good news for you, Feathers! Your royal c--- said she don't want you dead no more! But, she didn't say what condition you had to be in!"

He grabs Stolas and hovers his knife near the prince's eyes, "I think these reds might be a pretty trophy... And I can't have you seeing me again, can we?"

But then suddenly...

A car horn is heard in the distance!

Striker gets up and growls while looking around for the source. Parts of the cavern ceiling begin to give away and the I.M.P van breaks through, tumbling down an embankment...

When the van skids to a stop, the door opens with Moxxie aiming a rifle at Striker. He begins to fire

The cowboy dodges several bullets and throws his knife into the rifle, causing another bullet to ricochet around the cavern and strike a nearby boom box that begins playing.

While Striker pulls out two revolvers, Millie attacks him with a longsword from behind.

Buddy leaps from the front of the van and sprints at Striker the moment he lands. He forms a fireball in his hand to cover his fist, preparing a punch.

Striker takes the sword and turns to slash at Buddy. He drops to his knees to slide under the blade, skidding to a stop near his female teammate.

Millie charges with a katana while Moxxie starts firing two revolvers at the assailant. Buddy forms another fireball before lobbing it at the cowboy. He looks around before noticing something in one of wooden boxes in the hideout, grinning at what he found.

All four fight to a standstill and the long sword breaks, with the tip landing in the boombox. Striker is surprised by the song it switches to, but quickly disregards it when Moxxie and Millie double team him with a battle axe, both swinging it together.

Buddy slithers behind him and tries to lash at his feet with his tail. He moves out of the way before moving closer, trying to trip Striker up. He uses his wings to move quicker, dodging the axe slashes.

Back at the hospital, the doctor ends up getting slammed into a bin of used needles, screaming in pain... Then Striker kicks Moxxie down and pins Millie to a rock with her axe. The assassin turns to punch Buddy in the mouth, sending him flying to a wall. He rubs his face, noticing the black blood leaking from his lip.

Striker notices Moxxie still moving and wraps his lasso around a nearby stalagmite. He then slams it into Moxxie's back. Another stalagmite lodges itself into the ground next to Millie from the quaking ground. When Striker goes in for the kill, Loona is pinned to the ground by Blitzo, who motions to Dr. Somna to give her the shot. The doctor hurriedly sticks the shot in Loona's side, causing her to howl in pain and rage. She bucks Blitzo off her, creating a small crater on the clinic wall.

Back to the fight in Striker's hideout, the assassin sees Moxxie reaching for his pistol. He grabs the tiny imp and presses his thumb down on his windpipe, "Oh, I remember how easy you are to choke the life out of, little one."

The small imp looks up at him weakly, "Ohhhh... Harder."

Striker immediately gets up with look on his disgusted face.

Moxxie then kicks Striker's legs out from under him and lassos Striker by the neck. He spins him around and throws him to the ground, "You cowboy piece of sh-t!"

However, Striker manages to stand up and he backs himself up into the cavern. He crushes the small imp against the wall, which causes him to let the assassin go.

The cowboy rushes to a revolver that had been discarded onto the ground. He picks it up and aims a revolver at Moxxie, pointing to kill.

Buddy sees this and gasps, "Oh no you don't!" The hybrid flaps his wings, propelling him forward. He manages to grab the gun, trying to wrestle it away from Striker. After a bit of a struggle, he manages to throw it to the side. He takes another punch from Striker before moving his hands up to block a few more punches. He backs up, throwing a punch at Striker's face.

Striker follows him, continuing to strike at him. He then gets frustrated and takes his angelic knife out of his pocket. He moves to stab the other hybrid, "You know what. That's it, you tall bastard!"

And... The glowing, angelic blade cuts into his left wrist... Like it was made out of butter.

"Argh!"

Striker moves to pull the knife out from Buddy's wrist...

However, despite the pain and the numbness coursing through his hand... Buddy grabs Striker's own wrist, keeping him there, "Gotcha."

His uninjured hand summons a fireball before dropping it to the ground below.

The cowboy looks down to see a pile of gunpowder right below them and he realizes... This was what Buddy was doing, lashing his tail at his feet before. In actuality, he had taken his own gunpowder from his own kegs in from his own hideout and was spreading it across the ground... Leading him to this spot with their fistfight...

The assassin still tries to take his hand back from the other hybrid, "What the actual f--k is wrong with you?!"

But then, a wall of flames consume the both of them! The gun powder erupting in both flames and sparks!

Both Moxxie and Millie shout in a panic, "Buddy!" The woman tries even harder to break free from the axe pinning her down.

However, after a few minutes, Buddy manages to jump out of the wall of flames. His body is unscathed though his tuxedo has been singed, the sleeves scorched off up to his lower wrists. The bottom half of his slightly toned abdomen is exposed from the buttons being melted off.

His brother rushes to his side while he coughs.

With Striker trying to extinguish the flames on his clothes, Millie finally frees herself from the axe and kicks the stalagmite next to her. She sits up, watching the stalagmite...

The assassin looks up to see the giant rock falling towards him. He scrambles to move out of the way, but the statue lands on top of him.

Moxxie approaches the rubble... Only for the smoke to clear to see that Striker is gone. He balls his fist, "F--k!"

But then, the couple hear the hybrid's voice, "F--K!"

The pair rush to their ward...

"Buddy!"

The hybrid's eyes widen at his injury, black blood flood down his arm. He breathes quickly, trying to press down on the wound. Which continues to bleed...

Buddy creates a ball of fire in his uninjured hand before pressing down on his injury. He picks up his hand, only to see blood continue to flow from the gash and that the flame had gone out. He begins to desperately slam his hand down on the still bleeding wound... His arm has started to stain black from the blood leaking out...

He panics while clutching his wound, "F--k f--k f--k! This is the WRONG time to be immune to my own fire!"

Moxxie pushes his tall brother, "Hang on, Buddy! Here, get to the van!"

Meanhwhile, Millie rushes to the knocked out Stolas... Both brothers rush behind her, both their faces are worried...

The thespian gasps, "Oh, crumbs! We've got to get him to a hospital!"

Buddy follows while the two carrying the prince, still trying to stop the blood from flowing down his hand. The pair laying Stolas down in the backseat.

Millie looks up at her ward, "Come on, Buddy! Get in the van, NOW!" Before he can react, she picks him up and tosses him into the back, next to Stolas.

...

While a group of reporters stand outside St. An's, Blitzo and Loona emerge... The boss has been beaten up and scratched. Meanwhile, the Hellhound has a cone around her neck and is holding a lollipop. Moxxie, Millie and Buddy pull up to the front...

Blitzo starts to speak, "Oh, good. You guys actually managed to-"

But then, the horde of medical personnel and reporters suddenly trample Blitzo while they rush to the van!

Two Plague Doctors opened the van door... Millie looks worried as the two plague doctors put Stolas on the stretcher. Buddy also looks worried while clutching his still bleeding wrist. The imp gets trampled again when they wheeled Stolas inside. Blitzo spots Stolas' tail feathers while they pass by...

Moxxie gives his boss his hand, "Sir, are you alright?"

Blitzo raises an eyebrow in confusion after standing up, "Oh, peachy. Yeah, no. Today has been wonderful..." He points to the hospital doors with his thumb, "What the f--k was THAT about?"

Millie shakes her head, "Stolas got hurt, bad..." She balls up her fists before letting it go, "...We all got hurt but uh, he got the worsy of it."

Blitzo's eyes widen, "Stolas got what? How?... He can get hurt?"

Buddy looks around for bandages in the van before poking his head up, "...Yeah. We tried our best."

Meanwhile, a defeated Loona saunters towards the van and falls face down in the back seat...

...

Later in the night... Stolas is in a hospital room, recovering from his injuries. A heart monitor is beeping while he is surrounded by many plants, one of which has a plant have an IV bag next to him showing blood being transferred into him. Stolas has bandages wrapped around his chest and right arm in a big cast and sling. His left leg is in a cast and propped up in a sling and right thigh is bandaged up. He also has a scar on the right side of his face.

The prince hears his phone buzzing and sees a notification from Blitzo... He weakly smiles when he sees said message...

The text on his phone reads, 'GIT BEVVER SWOON :('

Stolas replies back with a text of his own, 'THANK YOU, BLITZ, THAT MEANS A LOT. I MIGHT BE HERE FOR A WHILE, IF YOU EVER WANT TO VISIT... AND I MAY HAVE A STORY TO TELL YOU ABOUT VIA'S BOYFRIEND.'

After responding to him, Stolas sees Blitzo typing a message but does not send it. He starts scrolling through their prior conversations while waiting for his reply...

After a few minutes, his smile fades while he dejectedly puts his phone down and rolls over... Several flower petals slowly fall on his nightstand while the prince falls asleep...

...

Meanwhile, at the Knolastname's apartment... Buddy is sitting up on his couch with Moxxie tightening a blue sling on his left arm. Buddy's lip has a white bandage over it and he has another underneath his left eye. His injured wrist is fully wrapped in a white long bandage.

The older brother backs away from him, "There, all done! And don't try to move the sling, please." He has a bandage on his forehead and cracks his own back in pain.

Millie frowns while pushing the youngest member to lay down on the couch, "You are so lucky that knife missed your tendon, Buddy!" She makes a shrinking motion with her finger and thumb, "It missed by THIS much!" She has a few bandages on her lip and cheek.

Moxxie nods along with his wife, "Yeah! You almost lost your hand today! Never do that again!" He frowns at his little brother, "...Please."

Buddy sits up on the couch, picking up his uninjured hand, "Okay, okay. I hear you both. I'm sorry, it was the only thing I could think of to get Striker that close. It won't happen again."

The older brother tilts his head at him, "You promise?"

The younger brother nods at the both of them, "...I promise."

A ring from Buddy's cellphone interrupts their conversation. After clumsily pulling the black device out of his pocket, he sees Octavia's name on the screen. He quickly taps the button to accept a voice call to see his girlfriend sitting at her window side.

Octavia turns to look back at the screen, "Buddy! My dad-Oh my Lucifer, are you okay?!"

Buddy nods at her, frowning at her, "I'm sorry, I was actually going to call you later. But I'm fine, Octavia. Trust me, it looks a lot worse than it actually is. I'm tough."

Millie frowns at the phone screen, "Ya nearly LOST the ability to use your left hand!"

The princess looks at her boyfriend, "...Why did that feel like it was more directed towards me than you?"

The younger male frowns at her, "Millie, why are you yelling at her? Can you both calm down?"

The country imp stomps her foot on the ground, "Ya did not tell me to calm down!"

Buddy finds his body moving back from her, "...Noted." He then looks back at his phone, "Octavia, sweetie, I'll talk to you later, okay?" After his girlfriend nods, the hybrid hangs up the call.

Moxxie places his hands on his wife's shoulders, "Hey, come on, you know Buddy gets..." He shakes his head, interrupting himself before he starts talking, "Octavia's never done anything to you, Millie... What's wrong?"

The wife lowers her shoulders, "I'm sorry, I just..." She folds her arms, "I'm not sure how I feel about you bein' with Octavia. It's looks... Difficult. You see how Blitz and Stolas are. Ya could become a target..." Her frown grows bigger, "Ya saw how ya'll were treated at the hospital. Stolas got taken in immediately and ya got left in the dust!" She gestures to him with a worried face, "I'm just worried that one day, you're gonna get yourself killed protectin' her."

The hybrid lowers his own shoulders with a frown, "Aw, Millie... I know, I know. But I WAS in better condition than Stolas was. But I know you're right." He briefly ponders to himself before speaking, "Hmm... Would it help if I promised you I'll be really really careful. Please, I swear! I don't want you to worry, but I really do love Octavia..."

Millie lets out a sigh, "Well... That WOULD make me feel better."

Moxxie smiles between the two, "See, honey! He promises you, he won't get himself killed by some bitter nobles!" He nods at her, "Please don't make him choose."

Buddy smiles at her, "Please, Millie, you don't have to worry." He gives her a confident nod, "I swear I know what I'm doing."

The wife starts to giggle, "Okay, okay, I said okay already!" She ruffles her ward's hair, "Now you rest up, hon'. That hand won't heal itself."

And once that was settled, the husband and wife leave the room to give Buddy some space.

He moves to play back down until...

His phone rings again, this time the screen reads, 'Bossman'.

He raises his eyebrow before picking up the call, "Bossman? What's up?"

Blitzo speaks from his side of the call, "Welllllll, I have some news for ya while ya get better, Buuuuud... Congratulations, Buddy! You're no longer an intern at I.M.P."

Buddy squints in surprise, "...Weh?"

Blitzo scratches the back of his neck on his end of the phone, "Yeah uh... I heard about how you were today in the field and I just want to say. Good job, Bud... You're a full-fledged assassin now! And I hope your arm feels better too."

The hybrid simply sits there for a few seconds, "...Wow." "Thank you, Bossman!" Blitzo nods from his side of the line before the two say their goodbyes to each other...

And with that, Buddy relaxes back down on the couch. He lifts his sling up to get another look at it but smiles...

"...Yeah, I'd say it was worth it..."

Chapter Text

In front of a campsite is a large sign reading 'Camp Ivannakummore', various cabins and large trees litter the area... A red car parks in front of the site... A brown haired man waving to his daughter from inside the car, "Bye DJ! Have fun at camp, I'll pick you up at the end of the summer!"

Said daughter has long pink hair, sharp brown eyes, and is wearing a white t-shirt with a green triangle in the middle of it, green lines on the sleeves and collar, black shorts, and pink shoes. She rolls her eyes while shifting her backpack, "Ugh, Dad! You're embarrassing me in front of my friends! It's bad enough you dropped me off days late!"

The man waves her off before leaving, "Oh sweetie, you know it was because of my work..."

The girl begins to narrate to herself, 'My name is DJ and sure, I hate this stupid camp...' She walks through the crowd of teenagers, the girls moving to follow behind her, '...However being the most popular girl here has it's perks.'
She snaps her fingers, and multiple girls reaches to give their water bottles. The teen grabs a pale pink one and sips it, almost immediately giving it back.

She continues walking through the site with her posse behind her and continues to think to herself, 'But... You see, I have a secret that I've never told a single soul...'

"...I can see demons."

And with that, while everyone else is laughing at a joke she told, the girl's eyes start to glow... Shifting from a dull brown to a bright pink color.

...

In Hell, specifically the Sloth Ring, Blitzo is peeking out of a corner of a building, his eyes darting back and forth. He then immediately runs across to another building and starts climbing up the drain gutter spout before he sneaks on the edge to a windowsill...
He whispers to himself, "Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on."

The imp opens a window and tries to get inside... But, his large horns prevent him from doing so. He starts to make it through, but then he ends up falling in and rolls over, "Sh/t, sh/t, sh/t, sh/t, sh/t, sh/t, sh/t, SH/T!"

He crouches up before looking around for anyone who saw him.

However, unbeknownst to him, a hand holding a taser is suddenly, and painfully, jabbed right below his tail, making Blitzo seize with electricity coursing through his body. He then falls head first to the ground with smoke coming out of his mouth.

A demon speaks from the other side of the room, "Well, if it isn't the deadbeat."

Blitzo gets back up and brushes his sleeves off. His voice takes a mocking tone, "Well, if it isn't Nurse Pussy Face." He looks over to see the source of the voice...

...Who is a nurse in charge of the rehab facility. A purple cat looking demon specifically.
She shakes her head, "You ain't gettin' in here." She crosses her arms and scowls at him, "How many times do I have to sodomize you with a taser before you take a hint?"

Despite being tased, Blitzo doesn't seem hurt at all and brushes his coat off, "As many as it takes to get me off." He turns back to the nurse, "Now, enough with this foreplay. Where's Barb?"

The woman shakes her head, "She checked out months ago, but that ain't none of your business."

The imp blinks in surprise. He then walks over to the nurse shrugging at her, "Wait, what? How? This is... W-where the f--k did she go?"

The nurse raises an eyebrow and brings up a taser to his face, making Blitzo's tail straighten up and his arms down in fear. She shakes her head at him, "Yeah, like I'm gonna tell you, ass clown."

Blitzo regains his composure and stares down at the her, "You know, I kill people for a living, right, b/tch?"

The woman shrugs nonchalantly, "Oh, I'm SO F--KIN' scared..."

The imp sighs in response, "Ugh... Fine."

He walks back to the window and jumps up to climb out of the room.

While he was halfway through, the nurse calls back to him, "Blitzo, she's got a job now, a life..." She frowns, "Don't f--k it up by finding her."

Blitzo growls and looks back at her, "Oh, that's nice. Why don't you take that advice and shove it right between your pus-" He then loses his grip and falls from the building, "Liiiips!"

Aaaaaand he ends up crashing into the ground, hard...

...

Now inside I.M.P's Headquarters office, Moxxie are talking to a sinner client while Buddy looks at his wrapped up wrist, Millie hovering over him. Loona is reading a magazine in one of the nearby chairs, barely listening to her surroundings.
Blitzo then bursts open the door, now covered in bush leaves, bruises, and dirt all over his clothes and body, walks pass the five of them in a dejected manner.

Millie puts her hands on her hips, "Your injury should be all better, Buddy. Now come on, let's take a look at it."

Buddy unwraps the bandage from around his wrist... which now has a bright white scar lining the side from the knife.

The woman frowns at the mark, "Now look at that, Bud! Ya got yourself a scar! Now, ya can either be proud of it or-"

The hybrid shakes her head at her, "Oh no, Millie, you know I've always had a scar." He puffs his chest out with a smile, "Besides, I think I'm pretty proud of it! I did get it while saving my girlfriend's dad."

Millie blinks and slowly nods in realization, "Oh! Uh! No wait, that's right! You don't like showing people THAT one." She scratches the side of her head, "Well uh... I honestly was not expecting that reaction..."

Meanwhile, Moxxie calls to Blitzo from the desk, "Sir! There's a client here who wants to-"

Blitzo ignores him and slams his office door shut.

The smaller imp raises an eyebrow turning back to the client, "...I'm sorry, you were saying?"

The sinner shrugs in his confusion, "Well, it's just that I'm sure one of the other camp counselors killed me, I'm just not sure which one..."

Moxxie tilts his head at the young adult, "How could you not know?"

The former living human shrugs again, "I was out on the lake when my boat..." He points down with both hands, "Started to sink. Someone..." He twirls two fingers to gesture, "Had drilled holes in it." He then stops, "The other counselors are the only ones with keys to the boathouse and they're the only ones who knew I couldn't swim. It had to be them!"

The smaller imp scratches his cheek, "Uhh... Hmm..." He places a finger below his chin, "We don't typically do investigations." He gestures his thumb to Blitzo's office, "I'll have to check with the boss."

Moxxie moves around the desk behind Millie and Buddy before stopping at the office door. He then opens it, "Uh, pardon moi, sir."

In the room, Blitzo is flipping through his rotary address card file to find a certain contact. He doesn't look up to his employee while he flips through different address files, "Not now, Mox."

The smaller imp speaks again, "Sir..." He points his thumb behind him, "There's a client that needs us to investigate his death." He claps his hands together, "And we don't usually-"

The boss rolls his eyes, "No tiiiime!"

Moxxie: But, sir, we really need the cashflow, and I was thinking maybe-"

Blitzo finally faces him in frustration and stops flipping through his rotary address file, "What part of 'NO. F--KING. TIIIIIIIME.' do you not understand?!" He looks back down and starts flipping through the files again, "You know what! Let Buddy take this one or something! He's not an intern anymore!"

The small imp begins to nod, "Oh okay sir, wait." He suddenly freezes, "WHAT! Buddy?!"

The taller imp rolls his eyes. "Yeah, that's what I f--king said." He then narrows his eyes back at the other demon, "What, you got a problem with that?"

Moxxie scratches his cheek again before shrugging his shoulders, "Well, I... I mean, you just made him an assassin a week ago! What's the rush in... In sending him in by himself? He could get hurt again!"

Blitzo waves his hand dismissively, "Psssh, Mox, Buddy's a big boy. He can take care of himself for one mission." He shouts at the top of his lungs, "BUDDY! Get in here!"

The hybrid quickly, and awkwardly, pokes his head in the doorway above his brother, "Uh, yeah Bossman?"

The boss gestures at him, "Congratulations, this is YOUR mission now!"

Buddy suddenly stands up straight in surprise, "Wait what huh? The summer camp investigation? Really? It is?!" He looks down at the ground, "Aw this is so..."

Moxxie frowns before reaching to put his hand on his brother's shoulder, "Oh Buddy, I'm sorry if it's stressful going on a mission on your own for the first time. Especially after you just rec-"

But, the hybrid suddenly looks up with an excited smile, "Awesome! This is awesome! I can finally show off what I can do by myself!" He salutes before turning around, "I'll make you proud, Bossman!" He then walks away from his half-brother...

Moxxie is now surprised and confused at the same time and points to his brother, "You really want Buddy to take this mission on his own? It's a new type of mission! Are you sure?" He gestures back to his boss, "...Really sure?"

Blitzo growls in frustration and stops flipping through his rotary card file again. He clutches his head with one hand to try to calm down, "Keep treating him like a f--king baby and he'll never learn to do SH/T on his own, Mox! And I swear on all that is evil! If you aren't out of my office in negative" He slams both hands on his desk angrily* three seconds-

The older brother frowns and grabs the doorknob, "You got it, sir!" He closes the door behind him, still frowning.
He looks over to see demon client camp counselor now talking to Buddy, who is taking notes with a smile.

The man moves to sit next to his wife, "Oh Millie, I'm worried about him. He just made Buddy an assassin and now he's being sent on his own mission!"

Millie places a hand on his shoulder, "Mox, I understand ya completely."

Moxxie raises an eyebrow at her, "You do?"

The wife nods her head, "Yes, he's so proud of his new scar! But his wrist JUST recovered from that stab wound. He's never done that before!" She places her hands on her hips, "And I'm not sure if Buddy IS ready to handle his own missions just yet."

The man nods back at her and whispers, "So... What do you think we should do?"

The woman places a hand on her chin, "Hmmm... Sabotage?"

Moxxie shakes his head, "...Well, I don't want to completely wreck his chance to show us what he can do..."

Millie whisper shouts, hopping in place, "Oh oh! How about this?" She moves closer to him, "We sneak up there and watch him! And you know, if whoever the target is just so happens to get a bullet or a knife in their back, then it'll show Buddy he has more to learn!"

"And it means he'll have to stay on missions with us for the time being. Millie, you're a genius."

Meanwhile, Buddy is talking with the sinner while placing his notepad underneath his armpit, "I'll be personally seeing over your case, man. Now, I don't mean to brag but I saved a prince from a cowboy assassin last week." He rolls up his sleeve a little to show off his knife scar, "So I'd say you're in good hands!"

The former counselor's eyes widen at the scar, "Wooooah, sweet."

The hybrid points at him, "Yeah, don't you worry! I'll find your killer and give 'em what's coming to him!" He pauses for a second, "And/or her..." He pauses again, "Or they..." He back at the client, who shrugs.

Loona, who is still sitting with her magazine, looks over at the office door. Her ear twitches...

Back in Blitzo's office, where he is still searching for anything on his sister. He checks on Barbie's profile of her social media profile, where she has not made any effort to update. He speaks on the phone, yelling at someone, "Why the f--k wouldn't she tell you where she was going? I mean, did you even ask-"

His phone then starts to vibrate, and he looks at it, "Wait, hold on, I'm getting another call..." He answers his phone, "Hellooooooo? Oh, good! Did you find-" He is then interrupted, "Really, where?" The person on the other end answers him and he smiles, "Thanks, and I promise if we ever get a contract on your children, we'll make it quick and painless, byeee!" He then ends the call...

The imp shoves his phone in his pocket and then starts running out of his office, unknowingly running pass Moxxie and Millie planning to themselves...

Eyeing her adopted father's hurry, Loona sighs. She then puts the magazine down before standing up. Shoving her hands in her pockets, she slowly follows behind Blitzo...

...

Now on Earth, specifically at the summer camp, Buddy is in his human disguise. He put his fluffy blonde hair in a ponytail, though the heart shaped hair still stuck out in the air. He is wearing a green shirt black shorts, and brown boots. He also carries a whistle. Another counselor with large glasses and brown hair is wearing a similar outfit, albeit with a hat and brown shorts.
He smiles at the other young adult counselor, "Thanks for letting me help out here! I really appreciate it, dude." He places his ands on his hips, "Man, sure sucks about the previous counselor though. Drowning is such a terrible and painful way to go, Jimmy."

Jimmy pushes his glasses up his face, "Uh, yeah! Sucks man... We gotta take roll call now, Buddy." There is a trinkle of sweat down the side of his face that he quickly wipes away.

The disguised demon smiles before looking down at the list, "Sure thing! Let's see, Adam Abbott, Obvi Fakename..." However, his eyes stop once he reads one of the names on the list, "'Diva Johannsson Junior?'"

The teen girl's voice rang out from the among the campers, "Ugh, it's DJ!" She then squints at the new counselor... Rather intensely.

Buddy's eyes dart to her and back to her, "Uh... Do you need something?"

DJ shakes her head and narrows her eyes at him, "No, I'm good. What's your name again?"

The fake human smiles at her with his hands on his hips, "Buddy! Counselor Buddy!"

One of the other girls points at him, "Oh hey, DJ, look! The new counselor's got a heart shaped cowlick like you! Guess he knows a good hairstyle when he sees one, right?"

Buddy gives them both rather awkward finger guns before looking down at the list of names...

The teenager looks back and shrugs at her friend, "Haha, oh yeah... Right..."

But through DJ's eyes, she sees a red aura emit from Buddy's human-like body. She places her hand on her chin, still curious about her new counselor.

...

Back in Hell, Blitzo looms around the streets... He feels a presence behind him and glares. He brandishes his pistol before turning to point it at whoever is behind him...

Loona takes a step back from the gun, "Woah, Blitz!"

The adopted father stops to wave at her with a smile, "Oh! Uh, hi Loonie!" He puts the gun down and raises an eyebrow at her, "Whaaaaat are you doing here?"

The Hellhound looks to the side, trying to hide her embarrassment, "Well, I wanted to help you with whatever the f--k you were doing but if you're gonna point a gun at me!" "...Youuuu okay, Blitz?"

Blitzo can feel the tears start to flow down his face, "Y-yeah! Yeah, just having a proud father moment over here! Of course I'll accept your help, Loonie-bear!" He fans himself while putting his gun in his pocket.

Loona pouts before walking forward, "...Shut up, Blitz."

The proud father continues to smile at her, "Okay..."

With that established, the two head off together... Aiming to find Blitzo's sister...

...

Back at the camp, Buddy and Jimmy are having the campers have their free time due to the death of the other counselor. Most of them are choosing to sit around and talk, goofing around mostly. Except DJ and her group, who are playing volleyball together. Jimmy is actually nowhere to be seen, making Buddy look over the field full of campers.

Buddy looks down at his notes and begins to write things down, "Okay... Jimmy's been avoiding the subject all day and let the campers do whatever they want... DJ's been staring at me for a while but she just got here so she can't be the killer."
However, this means he isn't paying attention to his surroundings...

...DJ winds up bumping into the tall counselor. She shakes her head to regain focus, "Oh sorry, Counselor Buddy!" However, she freezes. Her eyes widening once she really looks at him.

However, Buddy doesn't notice it. Instead, he smiles at her, "Hey, it's okay. No one got hurt, right? Uh... You."

What she sees is 'Counselor' Buddy... But in a much more demonic state, with horns, wings and long tail. To DJ, Buddy looks like his regular ol' hybrid self in Hell. But to everyone else, he is still in his human disguise.

Both their attention is grabbed when they hear two people shout... One valley girl accent and another sounds like a girl trying to sound like a jock.

"Oh hey there, sorry we're late!"

"Yeah, this one just had to pack her whole closet, I swear."

With his eyes closed, the tall hybrid smiles at them, "Hey, the more the merrier I always say!" He opens his eyes with a raise of his eyebrow, "Say, your skin looks pretty sunburnt-Aw what the f--k, guys!" He places the clipboard over the side of his mouth to whisper shout to them, narrowing his eyes, "This is supposed to my first SOLO mission! Why are you two here!"

Standing in front of him is Moxxie in a black tube top, white jeans, long pink nails and high pigtails. Millie is wearing an oversized black and yellow shirt, black jeans, black shoes and a yellow and black beanie.

The wife puts her hands on her hips, "We're only trying to make sure you can do this on ya own!"

The husband nods next to her with his eyes closed, "And cheer you on when you do it!" He opens one of his eyes to look at his ward, "Or when you don't!"

The hybrid folds his arms, "I'm not sixteen anymore, I can handle myself!"

Jimmy walks to the group but then notices a few leaves sticking onto his shirt. He quickly swipes them off before speaking, "Uh... Something the matter, dude?"

Buddy suddenly straights up and turns to the counselor with a smile, "Nothing! Haha sorry, Jimmy! I wasn't expecting my cousins to come to camp with me!" He grabs the both of them by the back of their shirts, "We got room for two more, don't we?"

The brown haired counselor nods at him with a wave of his hand, "Yeah, it's all good man. Now we gotta like... Do an actual activity with everyone now." He suddenly picks up his head, "Wait, first we have to make sure we can do one DJ ISN'T allergic to." He bounces from one foot to the other, "Uh, how about you go over her allergies, Buddy? I need to... Go to the bathroom! Yes, that is what I need to do!"
He quickly turns to sprint away from the group.

All four raise an eyebrow in his direction, with DJ speaking, "...Well, that was suspicious for no reason." She then turns her head to the tall 'human'.

Buddy backs away from the teen, who is staring him down, "So uh... What ARE you allergic to, kid?"

The pink haired girl backs off to count off on her fingers, "Oh, certain types of wood, certain types of stone, certain types of WATER if you believe that."

The disguised demon blinks at her, "Wow, those allergies are kinda specific... And weird."

DJ folds her arms and sticks her tongue out at him, "YOU'RE kinda weird! Why don't you do your job, Counselor Buddy?" She then turns to walk away.

Buddy raises an eyebrow in confusion, "...The f--k was that about?"

Both Moxxie and Millie look up at him with a shrug. The teenager returns to her group with a huff, only adding to the hybrid's confusion...

...

Buddy and the campers make their way into the recreational hall. Everyone, including Moxxie and Millie, are folding pieces of paper into various origami shapes. Buddy shows his family a simple swan while Moxxie makes a music note. Both clap their hands in amazement when Millie makes a replica of her battle axe with paper...

Meanwhile, DJ is sitting at a table with her friends, who are all struggling to make their own shapes. She rolls her eyes before making a 'snake' with the paper.
She looks around at her group and whispers, "Hey, girls. Listen to me for a second... I think... Counselor Buddy is a demon."

Her group talk amongst themselves, "Huh?" "What do you mean?" "Yeah, why?"

DJ raises an eyebrow at them, "What, you all haven't noticed that Counselor Jimmy has been gone almost the whole day? And has been leaving suspiciously?" She places her hands on her hips, "I think he's using his demon powers to mind control him into doing his bidding!"

One of the other girls speaks up eventually, "...I think you've spent too much time in the sun already."

The pink haired teen pounds the table lightly, "I'll prove it to you! Demons exist and Mr. Buddy is one of them!" She then folds her arms, "Besides, it should be so obvious the other two are demons, just look at them!"

Two of the girls speak up, "...Well that was kinda rude, DJ." "Yeah, don't be such a b/tch. It's their first day!"

DJ forms a fist in frustration, "Uuuuuuugh!" She tugs at her hair a bit, "I'm surrounded by idiots!"

A black haired girl puts her ice cream treat down before pushing it to her friend, "DJ, calm down! Here, have some ice cream!" She offers her a silver spoon, "It's tutti-fruity flavoooooored!"

The pink haired teen looks down at the paper and then the silver spoon before smiling to herself...

...

Back in Hell, Blitzo is entering a pharmaceutical store in the Sloth Ring. The pharmacist was looking at his phone, completely oblivious to Blitzo and Loona approaching to his desk. The pharmacist notices the duo when they stop by the counter.

The imp brings up his phone to show the pharmacist the photo of a woman, "Hi, I'm lookin for one of your employees, her name is Barbie. Does she work here?"

The pharmacist raises an eyebrow at him, "Wait, what? Who are you?"

The boss grabs the pharmacist by his collar and pulls him over the desk. He then slams him hard against the wall and growls. He slams him again for good measure, "Someone who's gonna get reeeal creative if you don't tell him what he wants!"

Loona shrugs her shoulders before placing her hand on her hip, "Honestly, I don't even think you need to be creative. Just slap him around a little."

Blitzo smiles at her, "Oh of course, Loonie! You're so smart!" He turns back to the man, still clutching his collar, "Now, where is she, f--knut?" He then slaps the man with his tail, "I know you know!" He slaps him again, this time harder, "It only gets worse from here, asshole!"

"Okay! Okay! She's out on a pickup!"

The imp briefly turns to is adopted daughter, "We finally got an answer, Loonie!" He then brings the pharmacist close to his face while he narrows his eyes, "Where?"

...

Back at the summer camp... The antics continue with Buddy trying to figure out who the killer is, Moxxie and Millie trying to interfere, DJ eyeing Buddy up and down, Jimmy occasionally disappearing...

The husband and wife whisper among each other, moving with the group, "Wait... What if that DJ kid is the actual killer?"

Moxxie raises an eyebrow at her, "Wait, ya think so?"

Millie nods back confidently, "Yeah! She's hard focused on exposing Buddy for being a demon. Maybe she's trying to shift the blame on him or somethin'?"

The husband ponders for a second, "Huh... And if she is the killer, and we get her first, Buddy will still have to be put on missions with us." He frowns at his wife, "But I don't know about killing a kid, Millie..."

The black haired imp rolls her shoulders, "Oooh... Yeah... Well don't worry, Mox, I'll get 'er!" She raises an eyebrow at him, "Back me up?"

The white haired imp nods in agreement, "...Of course."

Meanwhile... DJ separates from her group and towards the fake counselor. She makes her face into a pout and fakes a huff in order to get his attention from his notes.
DJ turns to the not-human with a smile, "Counselor Buddy! Hey, I need your help with something. I can't reach the top shelf in the kitchen..." She gives him her best doe eyes, "Can you please reach it for me?"

The disguised demon shrugs his shoulders, "Oh uh, sure, DJ. Weird considering you're kinda tall yourself but I see no reason to not trust you."

However, once they get inside the recreational room, the teen quickly locks the door shut and tapes something to the ground... A cross made out of origami paper. A turn of his head reveals that she has attached more paper crosses to the floor around the room.

Buddy blinks at the scene, "...Oh sh/t."

DJ smiles wider at him, pointing the silver spoon at him like it was a knife, "Counselor Buddy, answer me honestly! ...Are you a demon?"

Buddy backs away from her, trying to get some distance from her, "What? Who? Me? Psssh, no!" "No way, DJ! I think it's just the heat getting to you."

The pink haired girl stomps angrily, holding the spoon in her fist, "Can everyone stop saying that I'm crazy already?!" She chucks the spoon at the 'human'.

Said silver spoon hits his forehead, a tiny golden orb around the spoon appears once it makes contact. Which causes him to flinch and Buddy turns to hold the area...

...Not noticing that his disguise has been broken. Quite literally disintegrating the moment the spoon made contact.

Both husband and wife rush inside, only to stop at the sight...

Buddy looks down at his hands, now his normal claws, before blinking, "...Unholy Lucifer, she broke my disguise!"

...

Back in Hell, Blitzo and Loona are walking on the streets together... Eventually, the man looks up at his adopted daughter, "Are you sure you can't open a portal and find her, Loonie?"

The Hellhound sighs with a roll of her shoulders, "Wish I could, it'd make this a hell of a lot easier. But that guy never told me where she is." She sniffs the air before nodding towards an alley, "There he is."

Eventually, the two walk into said alleyway, where another imp is standing with a briefcase with a diamond symbol on it in his hand.

Blitzo rushes him to catches him by the throat, "You!" He shoves the dealer against the wall with a scowl, "Where the f--k is Barbie?!"

The dealer cowers while he drops his briefcase, "I-I don't know where she is, man, I swear!"

The boss imp takes out his flintlock pistol from his back pocket and puts it under the other's chin, "You f--kin' better! Open it."

Loona relaxes on the wall behind her adopted father, scrolling on her phone.

The dealer takes a purple Asmodean Crystals out of the case, "S-she should still be at the campsite today..." The crystal he is holding has access to Earth. He shoots a beam behind Blitzo and a crystal mirror portal opens up for father and daughter to gain access to the human world.

Blitzo smiles at the sight of the portal, "Thanks, chump." He then throws the dealer into a nearby dumpster before he jumps the portal to Earth.

The wolf shoves her phone into her pocket before diving behind him...

On the other side, the duo successfully lands into the human world, unaware that they both had just landed in Camp Ivannakummore. The father checks around before disappearing into the bushes. The daughter sniffs the air, trying to locate the woman they are looking for.

...

Meanwhile, Buddy is still trapped in the recreational room with Diva... Surrounded by many paper crosses... Moxxie and Millie try to move strategically around the room...

DJ celebrates with a playful jump, "Ha! Aha! I knew it!" She points right at the hybrid, "You're a demon from Hell!"

Buddy frowns at her, "Ah sh/t."

The teen starts to walk to him, "What are you here for?" She raises an eyebrow at him, "Are you here to take all our souls to Hell?!" She continues to get close to him, preparing to kick him, "Nice try, demon! You may already have Counselor Jimmy's soul but he can still be saved!"

The hybrid starts to back away from her, "Wait what? No! I'm only here for one person!" He accidentally steps on a paper cross, the structure sending a shock through his foot. He immediately takes it off before blocking a kick from the girl, "No seriously, DJ, stop!" He shoves her away from him, "I don't wanna hurt you!"

The teenager lands on the floor nearly landing on one of the paper crosses, "Oh sure, DEMON SCUM!" She jumps upwards to get into a dash, "Eat THIS!" She rushes to kick the demon, only for him to duck his head.

Buddy looks at her in confusion, "The f--k?!"

DJ stomps on the ground again, "I take Taekwondo classes!" She prepares another kick, "I'm a blue belt, b/tch!"

Moxxie carefully steps through the various crosses, "Millie... I think you're right about DJ the killer..."

His wife nods at him, "Oh yeah! Mox, this just confirms it!"

Millie then brandishes her battle axe to strike it onto the ground. She uses the momentum to throw herself over the paper crosses, she aims to punch at the teen.

The girl manages to dodge out of the way, barely, "Oh I knew it! They're demons too! I saw right through all your disguises!" She puts up her fists, "Well, I'm not scared of you! None of you!"

The wife smirks at her, "Oh you're feisty! I like that!"

The hybrid gasps in surprise, "Millie?! What are you doing?!" He frowns, "Careful! You can get hurt by these things!"

DJ points in between all of them, "Uh, wait are you guys on the same side or not?"

Buddy frowns, "We're suppose to be..."

Millie attempt to punch the teen, who dodges her. She puts DJ on the defensive, trying to strike her with various punches. When DJ keeps her distance, she turns and opens her hand towards her husband, "Moxxie!"

Moxxie tries to dislodge the battle axe from the ground, "On it!" With some effort, he tosses the axe to his wife.

Millie catches it in both her hands and starts to swing it around in her hands to gain momentum, "I got her!" She swings down to try to slice DJ in half...

Buddy's eyes widen in realization and pours fire through the heels of his feet, "Millie wait!"
Propelling himself right above the ground, he grabs the teen and yanks her away from the battle axe, "Don't actually hurt her! She's not the target!"

"Huh?!"

"She can't be the target! DJ got to camp a few days late!"

Millie stops her movements, letting the axe stick itself into the ground, "Aw fine..." She frowns at the girl, "Ya real lucky today, kid."

Buddy picks the teen up and carefully steps over the paper crosses. He takes some rope handed to him from Moxxie and begins to tie to the girl up...

DJ lets herself be tied up from the demon, "...Why did you save me?"

The hybrid shakes his head, "Because you're not the target. It's that simple." He stands up and steps away, revealing she is "I'm gonna leave you here now, okay? And you're not going to follow us." DJ nods at him.

He then turns around, taking a breath, "Now... What the F--K were you both thinking? You guys thought she was the target? And what, you wanted to take my kill on my first solo mission? How would that look to Bossman?"

Millie frowns and rolls her shoulders, "I just..."

Moxxie places a hand on her shoulder frowns at his brother, "...Buddy, I'm sorry. We both are. We know you want to grow up and be your own assassin. But, and I know this'll sound selfish..." He rubs the back of his neck, "We just feel like you're trying to grow up TOO fast."

Buddy's face slowly relaxes, "...What?"

The wife sighs sadly, "First, you got ya own girlfriend ya spend a lotta time with. Then ya become ya own assassin, got your own scars even... We just thought, next thing we know we won't be going on anymore missions together..."

The hybrid sits on his knees to get closer to their heights, "Moxxie, Millie... Aw come on, you guys know I'll still love you both. And you know, it's not like I don't still need you guys from time to time. I just don't want to be treated like a kid every second of the day...

Millie pulls him into a hug, "Yeah... We were being some jerks... We're sorry, sug'."

Moxxie also hugs his brother before releasing him, "Now go on, go complete your first solo mission."

Buddy smiles at the both of them, squeezing them before letting them both go, "...Thanks, guys."

The wife raises an eyebrow before jabbing her thumb towards the teenager, "Wait... If DJ's not the target, then who is?"

Buddy waves his hand before taking his notes out of his back pocket, "Oh it's Jimmy. Dude's been avoiding the dead counselor topic all day AND hired me on the spot without an interview. It's definitely him."

Moxxie presses his hand to his chin, "Huh... Fair points. Now go get him!"

...

Now without Moxxie and Millie... Buddy makes his way to the boat house, where he sees the door closing. When he moves around the bush, the hybrid trips on something and fell forward. But, he does not hit the ground and instead he lands on Blitzo.
He raises an eyebrow at him, "What in the... Bossman?"

Blitzo shoves him away, "Buddy? What the f--k are you doing here?!"

The former intern shrugs his shoulders, "Trying to finish the job you gave me."

The boss frowns at him, "The f--k? You're still on that?

Loona speaks up from behind her friend, "Dude, what's taking you so long?"

Buddy smiles at her with a raised eyebrow, "Oh hey, Loona, you're here too? ...Moxxie and Millie sabotage." He points up with his finger, "Oh and there's a girl who can see through demon disguises here."

Loona nods along with him, "...Yeah, that makes sense." She then blinks, "Wait, what the f--k was that last part?"

The hybrid waves his hand, "I'll go into detail later. It's a long story."

The group move further into the bushes. Getting closer to the door now that it seems like no one is coming through...

Buddy raises an eyebrow at the duo, "And what exactly are you both doing here?"

Blitzo shrugs his shoulders, "Apparently, helping finish your botched job... But, mostly I'm looking for my sister. And Loonie wanted to help meeee." Before he can get close to his daughter, she shoves him away in annoyance.

The boss then stands back and kicks the door open with a loud slam. And he shouts angrily once he gets into the room, "BARBIE!"

A woman demon in human form with dark brown hair, tan skin, brown eyes and a striped dress looks over at them. She is also wearing a leather vest. Jimmy looks at the demons while next to her.
She had one pause moment before she realized who barged right into the boat house, "BLITZO!?"

Buddy looks at the human and then his boss in confusion, "You know her?!"

Blitzo waves his hand, "Oh my Satan, do I know her? THAT'S my sister, numb-nuts." He then changes his tone to a mushier one and smiles at his adopted daughter, "And this is your Aunt Barbie, Loonie."

The hybrid then looks at the woman again in confusion while Loona tilts her head at her.

Blitzo, Loona and Buddy are standing across one side of the house while Barbie and Jimmy were on the left.

Barbie Wire growls at her brother, "What the f--k are you doing here, sh/thead?"

The male imp folds his arms, "I should be asking you the same thing! You check yourself out of rehab, no call, no note, and I have to track you down to this sh/thole with..." He raises an eyebrow, "Who the f--k is this?"

Jimmy is waving at Blitzo from behind his boss...

...Until Barbie shoves her hand on his face, "No one! He works for me. And who's the tall twunk and the goth queen here?"

Buddy opens his mouth to answer her until Blitzo shoves his hand in front of his face.

The boss imp shakes his head, "No one. He works for me." He attempts to pat Loona on the head, "But this is my daughter, Loonie!" Only for his adopted daughter to nearly nip at his hand.

Barbie raises an eyebrow at him, "Wait, when did you have a ki-"

However, the hybrid interrupts her to point at Jimmy, "Bossman, that guy's the target!"

Blitzo lets out a chuckle, "Oh, sh/t, Barb! Looks like your little boy toy got himself into some trouble!"

Loona begins to chuckle to herself alongside her adopted father.

Barbie raises an eyebrow at them, "The f--k are you talking about?"

Buddy waves his knife a little, "He killed our client, and now our client wants to kill him back."

The disguised woman turns to her human counselor with a glare, "You f--king WHAT?!"

Jimmy shrugs back at her, "He found out about your drugs!"

Barbie shakes her head and waves at him nonchalantly, "I don't want to f--king hear it, dude." She points at Blitzo, Loona and Buddy, "Look, you're not killing my supplier!"

Her brother pinches his eyes, "Oh, f--k... Supplier of what?" He points at his sister, "You're not back on that H-8, are you?"

The woman shakes her head again, "F--k, no! It's just heroin."

Blitzo sighs in relief and holds his temple, "Oh. Thank, Satan."

...

Back at their tent site, Moxxie and Millie quickly packing up all their stuff in a small-ish suitcase... Including the heavy battle axe. The two look over to see smoke filling the sky.

The wife raises an eyebrow, "...Do you think that kid just started a fire?"

Moxxie raises his eyebrows in surprise, "That DJ girl? No, she couldn't have... Oh wait, maybe she did to get the authorities here faster. Keep packing!"

...

Meanwhile, back at the boat house, both Buddy and Loona are growing tired of the family drama unfolding in front of them. The wolf raises an eyebrow at her friend, "You know, I thought when I met my aunt, it would be more... I don't know... Exciting? ...Is this how you felt when you met your dad?"

Buddy shrugs back at her, "Eh, that was moreso 'Oh look I finally get to meet him. Oh sh/t, he hates me.'"

Blitzo continues to argue with his sister, "So, now you're peddling heroin?"

Buddy pulls out a knife from his box already had enough of this whole drama and walks around the water to get to the target with Blitzo following behind, who is still arguing with Barbie. Loona stands behind them.
Barbie pushes the human counselor over to the heroin stash and walks around to get confrontational with Buddy before Blitzo came to the front to stop them from getting closer to each other.

Blitzo shrugs at her, "What's the point? That sh/t barely gets rid of a headache."

Barbie Wire growls at him, "It's honest work, okay? And I thought it would be sure to keep me as far away from you as possible."

Buddy twirls his knife while Loona speaks, "And you teamed up with genius here because what?"

The imp woman, still in disguise smirks at them, "Do you have any idea how easy young adult humans are to manipulate?" She jabs her thumb to the counselor behind her.

Counselor Jimmy frowns at her, "Heeey! No, I'm not!"

Barbie turns around to walk behind him, putting her hands on his shoulders, "Oh, Jimmy-wimmy, can you pwease keep loading up deez druggie-wuggies for me?"
She places a finger on her chin to show the innocent look on her face.

Counselor Jimmy blushes at her, "Heh, sure, Barb! Whatever you say!"
He heads back to load the heroin on the boat while Barbie smile evilly.

Buddy stretches his back, "Okay, so, I've gone through some kid trying to kill me over being a demon and my half-brother and his wife trying to sabotage me... I'm finishing it, one way, or another..."

Before Buddy could move to kill Jimmy, Barbie comes up to his face with a snarling growl and ferocious glare bearing down at him. Her human eyes glows in the dark, "Don't you dare!"

Back at the boat house, Jimmy, Blitzo, Barbie, and Buddy were watching the fire on the campsite from a distance. With all of them distracted, Moxxie takes the initiative and glares down at Jimmy. He charges at Jimmy and then brought up his knife to stab the guy. But just before he could, merely inches from Jimmy, Barbie caught Buddy with her tail before throwing the hybrid over and making him crash into the docks the boat, and then the water.

With her tail exposed, Barbie turns off her Asmodean Crystal to revert herself back to her demon imp form. She turns and glares at Blitzo, "Come on, Blitzo, haven't you f--ked my life up enough already?!"

the boat house fight scene continues when Buddy emerges from the waters to grab hold of the docks and climbs up to stab Jimmy. However, Barbie's tail wraps around him again and pulls Buddy back to her. The hybrid twirls his body and tackles Barbie to the ground with her tail still wrapped. Jimmy crawls over the heroin and moves to remove the tarp from the opening. Just before he can remove the rope, a knife was thrown by Buddy and then hits the wall next to the tarp.
Blitzo pulls Barbie off Buddy before the hybrid jumps on Jimmy and starts punching his face. While doing so, Barbie gets on the boat and start pulling the string from the motor to get the boat started. After three more pulls, she was able to get the boat running, but Buddy kicked her out of the way and turns down the motor to be facing upwards with the blade spinning. He brings Jimmy over to slice his head.
Barbie comes in and smacks Buddy in the face to stop him.
Blitzo pulling Barbie away from Buddy before she gets berserk and frays her arms to break free. The panel switches to Jimmy where Moxxie comes in and was about to dogpile on him before Barbie flies over and tackles Buddy to the ground. Loona simply blocks the one door Jimmy can escape from. he boss imp bruised and dazed after dealing with Buddy, Loona and Barbie.

Outside the boathouse, all the campers are panicking, a fire from the burning building lands on one of the female camper's hair, causing her to scream as she tries to dose the flame out.

Meanwhile, at the boat house, Buddy was shoved against the wall where he landed next to the knife he thrown at Jimmy. He takes it out and then runs back up to stab Jimmy. Once again, Barbie comes in front of him and stops Buddy from stabbing Jimmy. She grabs his knife-hand and then punches him in the face.
Buddy retaliates back by kicking Barbie in the stomach before throwing her aside. He stabs at Jimmy, but misses before Barbie gets back up and then grabs Buddy by the arms. Blitzo moves in and throws Jimmy out of the way.

The flames cuts back to the boat where Barbie is strangling Blitzo to death while the latter is having a hard time trying to lose her grip. Buddy gets up with a cut to his forehead. He stands back up and start making his way to Jimmy. Jimmy has a nose bleed and blood dripping from his mouth. He warns Buddy to stay back before Jimmy crawls up the docks while Buddy brought out his knife once again, exhausted after dealing with Barbie.

After Barbie strangled Blitzo, she then comes back over and tackles Buddy once again. However, Blitzo jumps in to stop Barbie from killing Buddy. The fight started coming to the docks where Jimmy was on. Jimmy picks up one of the heroin package and throws it at the imps.

The heroin bag hits all the imps, and it doesn't seem to have any fatal side effects since they are demons, they were exposed to the contents with their eyes very wide and their pupils are full. Covered in heroin, the imps were now high due to the drugs and then started to become more feral and ravenous than ever. The fight between the three imps became more savage like cats as they start attacking themselves.

The fire gets even bigger outside spore out once again in a epic ending. A sizable flame from inferno, however, strayed away from the stage and into the boat house.
Inside, Blitzo was not restraining Buddy while Barbie was already standing. As Jimmy stands on the boat, the stray fireball crashes through the window and then, the fireball explodes, killing Jimmy, and splattering blood all over the imps. Blitzo looks at Buddy, who gives him a shrug in return. Barbie Wire blinked a couple of times of what just happened.

Now covered in blood, the woman yells in frustration, "SATAN F--KING D--NIT!" She turns to the trio, "Thanks a lot, Blitzo, I'm out of a job! F--K!"

Using her Asmodeus crystal, Barbie opens a portal to the Sloth Ring and turns around to leave.

Blitzo, however, was guilty of ruining her second chance and stands up to apologize.

Buddy lays on the ground, completely exhausted, "I am... Way too f--king tired for any more of this..."

Loona looks down at him, "...Need some help?" Upon seeing a nod, she grabs him by the arm and lifts him up to stand.

The boss imp rushes to get up, "Barb, wait! I want to help you... Let me help you, please? You're clean now, right? Let's... Grab dinner, we'll catch up, and we'll talk about-"

The woman imp hears the last part of his sentence before she starts cracking up with a laugh, "Hehahaha!" She turns around, "You don't f--king GET IT!

Barbie points at Blitzo while glaring at him, "Just cause I'm outta rehab doesn't mean I wanna see you!" She jabs a finger into the red skull her brother wears on his collar, "I NEVER wanna see you, EVER!"
She then taps her wrist containing the Asmodean Crystal to open a portal to Hell, "Next time you want to find me, Blitzo, DON'T!" She enters the portal and immediately closes it once she gets to the other side.

Blitzo with a deep frown on his face can only look on, .

Buddy places a hand on his shoulder, "Oh wow, uh... Sorry, Bossman."

Loona frowns at this, "...Come on, Dad. Let's go." She motions for Buddy to help her get him home, which he does.

...

Now in the I.M.P office, everyone is sitting at the table for a meeting about the mission. Loona flips through her magazine, not really caring about what they are discussing.

Blitzo looks down at the review of said mission before looking at the couple, "M and M... I love you both but godd--n it sounded like you made that mission harder than it needed to be. But hey, points for trying!" He then looks at the former intern, "You know uh... Not bad for your first solo mission, Buddy."

The hybrid frowns at him, "Really? ...Dude, I nearly failed..." Moxxie and Mllie put their hands on his shoulders...

The boss shakes his head at the youngest member, "Nah, there's always a next time."

Loona speaks up with a small smile, "You'll probably have to tie Moxxie and Millie up though."

Buddy begins to chuckle, "Pfft yeah, you're probably right!"

And with that, the members of I.M.P all share a laugh together... For an uncomfortable amount of time...

Eventually, the laughter stops and Buddy speaks up again, "You know, I'm just happy all is well that ends well and there are no loose ends!"

...

Meanwhile, back on Earth, DJ is being untied from her binds. Various fire fighters are working to put out the fire with a hose, including her own father. He completely cuts her free, places a blanket around her and pulls his daughter into a hug.
But then, DJ pushes herself free from the hug and stomps her foot at the crowd, "See! He was a demon the whole time!"

While she is busy yelling at the crowd, another car pulls up to the camp parking lot... Stopping right in front of the campsite is an unmarked black vehicle. And when the door opens, two familiar faces emerge...

The pair of Agents move through the large group of people... Before stopping in front of the pink-haired teenager. The male agent pushes his sunglasses up while his female partner reveals her badge to her.

The woman speaks, "Agents One and Two of D.H.O.R.K.S. You're DJ, we assume? We received notices that you accused a counselor of being a demon in disguise."

The male speaks after her, "And that allegedly, you can see demons walking among us... Would you like to clue us in?"

...And with that, DJ begins to smirk. She begins to talk with the two agents, the blanket around her falls down, revealing a burn mark on the back of her shirt from the paper cross... She looks right at the camera, her eyes glowing pink before the scene fades to black...

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Within the Knolastname household... Moxxie wakes up from his slumber. Upon sitting up in his bed, he looks over to see his wife is missing. He stretches while getting out of bed, "Millie? Where'd you go?"

The woman's voice is heard from the kitchen, "In here!"

Moxxie smiles and exits his bedroom. He pokes his head into the door, "Good morning-"

Meanwhile, Buddy is kneeling in front of Millie in the kitchen, "Pleaaaaaase, Millie! Come on, I promise we'll be careful! I'll sneak her down and back to her palace!"

The smaller brother raises an eyebrow at this, "Uhhh, what' going on here?"

The wife rubs her forehead, "Bud's asking me to let his girlfriend have dinner with us tonight." She puts her hands on her hips, "Which is still a no from me."

The hybrid slumps his shoulders, "But Millie-"

Moxxie interrupts him with a shake of his head, "...Why aren't you asking me? I also live here."

Buddy shrugs his shoulders, "Yeah but Millie's the boss. Of both you, me and the house."

The husband narrows his eyes at him, "...Touché."

Millie speaks up again, folding her arms, "Did ya even ask her yet?"

The half-brother slumps his shoulders, "...Eh um... No..." He then raises his hand, "But to be fair! I wanted to get your permission first."

Moxxie puts an arm around his wife's shoulders, "Aw come on, Millie... He already promised to be careful to not be treated lesser than his princess girlfriend." He looks at his brother with a shrug, "He probably wants her to feel, you know... I guess more like us?"

Buddy nods in agreement, "Yeah! She doesn't know a whole lot about us commoners." He stands up with a smile, "Letting her get to know us and eat with us... You girls can bond... It'll be good for everyone!"

Millie lets out a sight"...Okay, fine. Octavia can come over for dinner."

The hybrid quickly pulls them into a tight hug, "Yes! Yes, yes yes! You guys are the best!" He then lets them go before rushing into the living room, "I'll call her right now!" He takes his phone out and quickly dials his girlfriend's number.

Octavia answers the call, "Hello Buddy!" She is currently in her room.

Buddy smiles once he hears her voice, "Hi Octavia! Hey, I got a question to ask you!"

The girlfriend raises an eyebrow, "Yes, is there something wrong?"

The hybrid shuffles nervously while speaking into the phone, "No, no... Nothing is wrong. I was just wondering... Would you like to have dinner at my apartment?"

The bird girl blinks from her end of the line, "Dinner?"

The hybrid smiles wider, "Yeah! You know, to get to know Moxxie and Millie! I'd love for you to meet my folks." He tilts his head, "Please?"

The princess ponders before answering, "...Of course, Buddy. I'd love to meet them." She waves her hand awkwardly, "Er... Technically I already met them but you know."

Buddy lets out a chuckle, "Haha, yeah, yeah..." He nods his head confidently, "I'll pick you up at four!"

Octavia giggles with a smile, "Sounds lovely, I will see you then, Bud!"

The hybrid hangs up the call with a blush and smiles back at his wards, "We got ourselves a date!" He pumps his fist to his side, "I can't wait!

Millie lets out a worried sigh, "Man, I almost think I'd want to join Blitz in the Greed Ring today... We better not regret this."

Moxxie puts a hand on her shoulder, "Aw Millie, everything will be fine! Besides, it's just one night." He continues to smile until she walks out of the room. He then looks up at his brother, "...So... What's the plan, Buddy?"

Buddy smiles down at him, "Okay so! First, we have no need to dress up! Let's just have a nice, casual, dinner. Then, we're gonna do some family stuff, like looking at baby pictures or something! And then we'll have dinner! We'll make conversation!" He then gives his brother two thumbs up, "And everything will go well!"

...Everything went wrong. This is a preemptive warning...

...

And so, Buddy manages to sneak Octavia from Stolas's palace and to the Knolastname apartment. He smiles at his girlfriend once they get to the door, "Okay! So! I'm glad you could make it, Octavia. I swear, Moxxie and Millie are gonna love you! I promise." Neither of them notice the large shadow getting closer and closer...

The bird girl nervously taps her foot on the ground, "I hope so, Bud. I know your uh... Mom is when it comes to me."

The hybrid slumps his shoulders but smiles, "Well, my sister-in-law but still. And this'll help! I promise, Millie will be on her best behavior."

Octavia smiles back at him, "Okay... And I will too!"

Buddy nods at her, "Good..." He turns and opens the door, "Hey guys! Look who's here!"

Moxxie stands up from the couch and smiles at her, "Hello, Princess Octavia!" He presses his hands together, "Welcome to our home! I really hope it's to your liking!"

Millie rolls her eyes at him, "Moxxie..."

The princess looks around the room and smiles, "Oh uh, it's wonderful! And please, call me 'Octavia', Mr. Moxxie. We don't need to be stuffy or anything like that." Once she looks at Millie, her smile turns nervous, "And, uh, hi! Mrs. Millie."

The country imp's face doesn't change, "...Hi there, bird girl."

Her husband's eyebrows flatten, "Millie."

Octavia shakes her head at him, "Oh no, it's okay!" She scratches the back of her neck, "I, uh, like the nickname!"

Sensing the slight tension, Buddy gestures to the couch, "Come on! Let's all sit down on the couch together and chat!" Following the hybrid, everyone moves to sit on the couch. Moxxie and Millie sit on the armrests while Buddy and Octavia sit in the middle together.

...Awkward silence ticks by... One minute after another... Nobody saying a word, simply looking at each other. Eyes darting back and forth.

Buddy tries to make a joke with a shrug, "You know, technically. We are sitting on my bed."

Octavia lowers her eyebrows in concern, "Really?" She "Uh, how about baby pictures?"

Millie shakes her head with a shrug, "We don't really have baby pictures of Buddy here, bird girl."

The hybrid suddenly stands up, "Well, wait, we kinda do! Hang on, let me find it!"

Moxxie gets up to help him look for the photo. Eventually the elder brother holds up a paper, "Found it! Here, Bud." He hands it to his younger brother.

Buddy smiles before walking to his girlfriend, "Thanks, Mox!" He hands the picture to her, "Here, Octavia!"

Presented to her is a poster that reads 'Lost Child' over a picture of a four year old Buddy. Underneath the words 'Lost Child' reads 'Name: Eh, whatever the f-ck it is.' With '-Diva, mother' listed right underneath those words, along with her phone number.

The hybrid continues with a smile, "Isn't this a cute picture?"

Octavia smiles awkwardly, "Oh! Um... This is... Nice, Buddy! You look adorable!"

Millie frowns at the name on the poster before getting up from the couch. She stretches, "Come on, gang. Let's have us some grub."

Buddy smiles at her, "Sure thing, Millie!" Once both his brother and his wife walk out of the room, he turns back to kiss the bird girl on the cheek, "You're doing great so far!"

The princess smiles, though she does feel some sweat drip from her face...

...

Now in the kitchen, Buddy sets the table with Octavia holding the silverware next to him. Moxxie and Millie prepare the food together...

Eventually, they all sit down together at the small dining table, which is still in the kitchen. Buddy and Octavia sit next to each other while Moxxie and Millie sit together. The husband sets a spoonful of peas for everyone before putting down a pile of pulled meat within two buns next to the vegetables on each plate. No one notices the shadow quickly running by the kitchen window...

Buddy smiles wide at the food, "Aw yes, you didn't tell me we were having these tonight!"

However, Octavia lifts an eyebrow at the sandwich, "So... This is..."

Millie smirks at her, "A pulled demon pork sandwich. It's Buddy's favorite." She takes a bit from her own, "Do you not like it?"

Moxxie frowns at her with his own sandwich in hand, "Millie... Come on, what if she doesn't eat meat?"

The hybrid smiles at his girlfriend, "If you don't like it, you don't have to eat it."

The princess shakes her head, "Oh no! No, I'm not vegetarian or vegan or anything like that! I've just never tried it before."

Buddy lets out a chuckle, "Haha, well, first time for everything then!"

Octavia nods at him, "Yes, of course!" She takes an awkward peck from the sandwich in front of her. Taking a bit of the pulled meat into her beak before swallowing it whole, "...It honestly is delicious, Mrs. Millie."

The wife tilts her head at her, "Does it now?"

The husband puts his sandwich down, "Millie, come on." He stands up before gently putting his hands on her shoulders, "I'm sorry, Octavia. Hang on, we'll be right back." His wife then walks into the living room with him...

Back at the kitchen table, Octavia frowns. She looks away from her boyfriend, "I'm sorry..."

Buddy shakes his head at her, "You didn't do anything wrong, Octavia. " He places a hand on her shoulder, "You're doing your best and I know this is going to sound weird but she really IS the only mom I got..." He gives her a sweet smile, "But I'm glad you're trying for me. It's... Important to me."

Octavia gives him a shy smile back, "...Oh, Bud-"

However, everyone hears a sudden crash. Jerking their heads towards the upstairs area, they notice a large figure emerging from the bedroom.

A growl is heard, along with a show of sharp fangs turning into a smile. With a large scar running across half his body, the massive shark demon lets out a roar.

"Buddy Knolastname! Get the f-ck over here!"

Everyone realizes who this is, "SHAWNKS?"

Both Millie and Octavia pause before looking at each other. They speak at the same time, "Wait, you know him?"

The princess nods her head, "Oh, of course I do! He interrupted our first date actually. He was quite rude, trying to kill Buddy after he went through the trouble of getting those concert tickets."

The country imp gasps, "Really? Dang, he nearly killed all of us when we first met Buddy." She looks to the side, "Wanted to kill him when he met his dad too."

They speak at the same time once again, "Over a stupid watch!"

Millie lets out a laugh, "You know what, I think it's high time for him to go. You in?"

Octavia puts her hand to her chin, "...I've never killed before but if it's for Buddy's safety..."

Both women shake their hands together before letting go. Leading the guys to blink in confusion for a second. Buddy speaks up first, "Wait, what did we just agree to do?"

Moxxie squints his eyes, "...I think they just agreed to kill Shawnks."

The hybrid shrugs his shoulders, "...You know what... This is probably a win-win. No more Shawnks AND Millie and Octavia can get along! ...I'm tired of him having a vendetta over a watch anyway."

The smaller imp takes a pistol out of his back pocket, "Oh! Okay, so we're finally doing this then." He then slips away next to his brother, "We should get him out of the apartment."

Shawnks lets out another roar, tumbling down the stairs. He uses the roll to his advantage to try to crush into the hybrid on the lower floor, only for him to fly out of the way. He crashes into Millie, who throws him into a window leading to the outside.

The window shatters immediately, with the scarred shark falls through the air. He lands on the ground with a loud thud. Millie grabs her husband before shoving her axe towards the lower, outer wall. Using the momentum, she launches the both of them towards the ground.

Shawnks growls upon seeing the hybrid fly down with his girlfriend in his arms. He lifts his head and points at the hybrid, "You! You ruined my life, you... You, freak!"

Buddy rolls his eyes, "Aw come on, really?"

Octavia glares at the shark while moving out of his arms, "My boyfriend is not a freak!"

The hybrid sucks in some air, "Oooooh, you made Octavia mad. I really don't envy you right now." He prepares a ball of fire in his right hand.

Millie quickly moves to strike Shawnks in the face with the flat of her axe, "Yeah, I'm sorry but you're the creep for holding a grudge for two years!" Her hit knocks the man away from the group.

Moxxie backs up from his wife, "He made Millie mad too. I REALLY don't envy him." He makes sure his pistol is loaded while rushing to find cover. He darts behind a nearby pile of cylinders.

Shawnks moves to punch the hybrid, only to miss. He tries to punch him again... This is when the hybrid notices the shark's suit is singed, even a little torn in some places.

Buddy continues to slither out of the way from his blows, "Pfft what? Did my dad fire you or something?"

The scarred shark snarls at him, "Oh you're dead, you little bastard!"

The hybrid is launched into the air from the punch... But he doesn't even hit the ground when he felt himself be caught.

Octavia catches her boyfriend in her arms, "Leave him alone!" Though her catch doesn't last long, having to put Buddy down shortly after.

The boyfriend moves her out of the way of Shawnks's tail, leading Moxxie to shoot at the man to give them enough time to get away. He throws a ball of fire at Shawnks's feet to keep him at a distance.

The shark demon roars at the older brother, using his arm in an attempt to block bullet fire. Before Millie rushes over to uppercut his chin, which transitions into the flip-kick before she lands a bit away from him.

Octavia raises her hand, black and pink aura surrounding her fingers. The same aura appears on Millie's axe, making the metal glow...

The small, black haired imp readied her axe... Swinging at the shark without mercy...

Upon chopping his head off, the body part suddenly turns into a black color... Before crumbling into dust in the air...

Moxxie blinks, "...Did she just disintegrate Shawnks?"

Buddy pumps his "Yes! Yes she did. That's my girl!"

However, both stop once they hear Millie shout, "Hey!"

The woman moves closer to Octavia with a smile, "I saw whatever royal magic that was... And you know what... You're not half bad, bird girl."

Octavia smiles at her, "Neither are you, Mrs. Millie..." She extends her hand to her, "Friends?"

Millie giggles at her while shaking her hand, "Okay, fine fine. We're gal pals... Octavia."

Meanwhile in the background, Buddy is seen pumping his fist, "Yessssssss!" His older brother joins him with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes!" He high fives his brother with both hands, both happy that the night ended on such a positive note.

...

And thus, the boyfriend walks his girlfriend home... All the way back to her father's palace... Once they get to the front door, Octavia stops to kiss him on the cheek, "Honestly, that went better than I thought."

Buddy smiles upon feeling the kiss, "I know! It was great. Oh, thanks, Octavia!"

The princess smiles back at him, "Aw... You're welcome, Buddy..." She rubs her hands together while looking down, "You know, I think tonight gave me an idea..."

The hybrid tilts his head, "Really, it did? What is it?"

The bird girl looks back up at him with a big smile, "I think... I want you to have dinner with my parents too... Both my parents!"

Buddy simply stands there, the smile still on his face... His eyes briefly go wide, "...Huh?"

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Still on the same night... At Stolas's palace, Octavia smiles at her boyfriend, "I think... I want you to have dinner with my parents too... Both my parents!"

Buddy simply stands there, the smile still on his face... His eyes briefly go wide, "...Huh?" He shakes his head, regaining focus, "I mean! Yeah! Yeah, we can do that! Definitely!"

The princess pecks his cheek, "Oh thank Lucifer! I'm glad you think it's a good idea too!"

The hybrid smiles back at her, "Yup! Don't you worry, Octavia! I'll have dinner with your parents too!" He kisses her cheek, "You pick the night and I'll be there, okay?"

Octavia nods before kissing his cheek back, "Sure thing! I'll call you, Bud!"

Buddy smiles while walking towards the street, "Can't wait, Via!" He waves at her, with his smile growing bigger... But once he was down the street, his smile turned nervous...

...

Only a few days later, Buddy approaches the door along with his girlfriend... Who's smile is bigger than usual. She turns her head towards her boyfriend, "I'm so glad you could make it, Bud! Your family isn't going to be upset you're here, are they?"

The hybrid shrugs, "I told Moxxie and Millie we were on a date to Stylish Occult."

The owl princess smiles, Excellent!" She claps her hands together, "Now... My dad does know we are dating but my mother is a bit more..." She waves her hand in a level motion, "Extra. So, for tonight, you're simply a friend I decided to introduce to the two of them!"

Buddy nods his head, "Okay! Yup, that sounds-"

Octavia nods back at him, "And then after this dinner, my parents will get back together! Everything will go well!"

...Everything went wrong. Again. Oh sweet, owl princess...

The hybrid blinks, "...That sounds familiar..." He claps his hands together, "Okay! Okay, well, I don't have divorced parents but I'm sure... Maybe? We can somehow do that!" He scratches his neck, "So... How are you going to get them in the same room?"

The bird demon's smile turns sneaky, "I didn't tell them the other was coming."

Buddy nods at her, "Oh, okay! This is a solid plan." He slumps his shoulders but he does smile...

...

The two finally walk inside the palace and into the lavish living room, where the girl's father was waiting. Stolas turns his head towards the sound of the door, "Via, my little star fire! Now I must ask, what is this occasion? I have already met your... Half and Half boyfriend."

Buddy simply blinks at him, "...I'm not sure I appreciate you calling me that."

Octavia puts her hand on her boyfriend's back and smiles at her fathewr, "I just wanted us all to formally meet with a dinner. A classic." She moves away from her boyfriend and towards the front entrance, "And that includes..." She smiles right when she opens the door, "Mother!"

Right when the door opens, Stella is standing right in the doorway with her arms crossed. ALready looking enraged.

The father's eyes widen, "Stella?!"

The mother glares at him with a shout, "STOLAS?!"

The owl man frowns with a shout, "What are you doing here?!

Stella mocks him, "I am here because OUR DAUGHTER invited me! Though she told me you weren't home!" She pulls the girl into a hug, shoving her underneath her head, "Trust me, I wouldn't have come back here otherwise."

Stolas narrows his eyes upon seeing the hug, "Hm..."

Sensing the tension in the room between the older avian demons, Buddy stands up straight. He raises his hand to wave awkwardly while he began to act, "Hello, BOTH of Octavia's royal parents! Er wait, should I bow?" He then lowers his long upper body while his girlfriend releases herself from her mother's hug.

Octavia smiles at her boyfriend before gesturing her father to speak, "Ahem..." Her eyes quickly dart to her mother and then back to her dad.

The bird man's feathers stick up, "Oh yes, you! Octavia's little..." He squints at his daughter, who gives him a small shake of her head, "Friend! Friendo!"

The hybrid stands up from his bow, "Uh... Actually it's-"

However, he is interrupted once laughter is heard from the older woman, "AHAHAHA! Stolas, you numpty!" She waves her hand towards the hybrid, "This is Octavia's friend, Budsworth!"

The white haired male rubs the back of his neck, "Uh, it's Buddy actually but you were close!" He then shrugs with a smile, "Both of you were!"

Stolas frowns before looking at his ex-wife, "Wait, how do YOU know him, Stella?"

Stella smiles widely, "He's the imp who repaired the limo's wheel. Wielded it straight on so it wouldn't fall off anymore!"

The father slowly turns his head towards Buddy, "Wait, that was you?"

Octavia scratches the back of her neck before gesturing to her boyfriend, "Uh... Imps don't have wings, Mother. Buddy here is a hybrid."

The mother checks her nails, "Huh, I didn't notice."

An awkward silence quickly fills the air...

The hybrid decides to break the silence with a turn of his head, "Oh! Uh, Stolas! How is your arm after-"

Suddenly, Buddy finds himself grabbed by the collar. Within a blur of speed, the father takes him into the kitchen. They pass an imp servant on the way there, causing the poor thing to spin around and get dizzy.

Stolas whispers to his daughter's boyfriend, "Now listen here, my daughter doesn't know I was attacked and I almost killed. I told HER that I simply slipped and landed on my arm wrong! You do NOT tell her a thing about that sexy cowboy assassin, understand?"

The hybrid nods nervously, "Uh huh, yup! You got it!" He then raises an eyebrow, "Wait, how did you explain the knife wound in your shoulder?"

The father shakes his head, "She doesn't even know about that! Just don't say anything injury related!"

The boyfriend nods quickly, "Okay, okay! Just calm down or else we're going to look suspicious." He then turns to the door.

Stolas adjusts his collar before walking ahead of the hybrid, "Okay, so... Let's go join the other two."

...

Now in the dining room, the group sits at a long table... Buddy sits next to his girlfriend, picking at his food lazily. Octavia sits on the left side of Stolas, who is sitting at the head of the table. Stella is sitting at his right side with an angry frown on her face.

Octavia smiles at both her parents, "Isn't this nice? We're all together like a family again."

Buddy raises an eyebrow at her, "...Uh, Octavia?" But he is ignored by her.

Stella whispers harshly towards the hybrid, "You there, imp boy, is she doing something I am not aware of?"

The hybrid flaps his wings, "Uh... Still have wings here-"

The woman still frowns at him, "You can tell me! It's out of concern."

Stolas speaks up with a tired frown, "Stella, please-"

The mother begins to shout again, "Don't you tell me what to do, you-"

Suddenly a dramatic shout is heard from"Oh sister! I came to rescue you from this wretched evening!" Walking into the door is Octavia's uncle...

Stella smiles at him, "Brother!"

Octavia raises both her eyebrows, "Uncle Andrealphus? What are you doing here?"

Buddy blinks at his girlfriend, "You have an uncle?" She shrugs in repsonse.

Andrealphus smiles while he walks closer to her, with sass, "Via, darling! Your mother wishes to return home and I have come to pick her up!"

The princess smiles nervously and shakes her head, "Oh, you don't need to do that!"

The hybrid speaks up with a smile, "Yeah! We're having a nice, family dinner right here! No problems at all!"

Andrealphus simply laughs in both their faces, "Hahaha! Oh, Via, your imp has jokes!" He stops ith a blink of his eyes, "...Wait, he's actually talking to me?" He then waves his hand dismissively, "Pfft! Okay, Aladdin!"

Buddy blinks at him, "...What did you just call me?"

Thankfully, a phone is heard ringing in the living room. Prompting an imp servant to walk into the dining hall with the fancy phone on a silver tray, "Your brother, Baritone, wishes to speak to you, Prince Stolas."

The Goetia prince rubs his forehead, "Oh thank, Lucifer." He then stands up from his seat, "Excuse me, my little star fire, I need to take this."

Octavia frowns, "Wait, but Dad..." Her eyes follow him while he leaves the room with the imp following him.

Stella speaks up from her "Oh, I hate that Baritone's wife! She's always bragging about how much her husband loves her and how many kids they both have! And how much sex-"

Buddy quickly covers his girlfriend's ears... With Andrealphus even shaking his head in disappointment...

...

Now within the living room, Stolas picks up the phone. A projection of his half-brother, the large raven demon, Baritone. His youngest son, Tenor, was sitting on his lap with a toy helicopter in his hands.

Once he notices Stolas on the opposite end of the projection, Baritone waves his hand. Mellz is briefly seen outside the door before Tenor tackles her to the ground with a smile. She gets up with the child before leaving the room.

The owl raises an eyebrow at him, "Baritone, it's rare that you would call me. What is the occasion?"

The raven shrugs his shoulders, "I was calling to simply check on him." "...Don't look too much into it. I may be annoyed with your dramatic ass but you're still my brother. Even if we don't share the same mother."

Stolas blinks at him, "Well... That's new."

Baritone felt his face blush in embarrassment, "I said don't look too much into it!"

The owl prince "And with all the times you ignored me when we were children. You'd stick your face into a book every time I wanted to play."

The raven prince frowns, "Shush your beak!" He folds his arms while looking away, "Lucifer, you give a man a bone." He snaps back to the projection when he hears his brother laugh, "Don't GIGGLE at that!"

Stolas stops his giggle before straightening his shoulders, "But in all honesty, you did rip me from a dreadful dinner with a certain peacock woman." He sits back on the couch...

Baritone squints for a second, "Oooh, Stella? Why is she at your house?"

The owl sighs before rubbing his forehead, "Via invited her... Oh my daughter is so sweet. But the evening certainly is... Draining me. She even brought her new..." However, he stops himself and coughs, "Erm, anyways!"

The door opens behind Stolas, revealing Buddy. He looks around the room, only to see the projection and stop what he's doing. He thinks to himself, 'Man... I was just looking for the bathroom. Act casual, Buddy! Act completely natural!'

Baritone smiles elegantly, "Speaking of Via, actually, did she ever receive that birthday present we sent her? It was that band she likes... Uh, 'F--k you, Dad', I think?" He squints at the hybrid behind Stolas, "...I'm sorry, brother, what is that?"

Stolas blinks at him, "What is what?"

The other prince points dramatically at his screen, "That! Right there behind you!"

Stolas' eyes quickly dart to the side, now noticing his daughter's boyfriend. He starts to come up with a lie, "Oh, that is my daughter's new imp." However, upon hearing this, Buddy narrows his eyes at the man. Not knowing he was lying.

Baritone frowns in disgust, "Ew, why is it so close to you?"

The owl shakes his head, "Now, Baritone... You let Hellhounds get close to you and your family."

The raven points at the phone in his hands, "That's because there is a difference between them! Hellhounds with their fur, imps with their..."

However, the two's bickering is interrupted by Baritone's wife. Cadence, who has been waiting ever so patiently... Places her hand on her chubby husband's shoulder.

Despite her skinnier frame, she turns her husband towards herself with ease, "Now honey... I never said you could ignore me for THIS long!"

Baritone feels his entire face flush, "Oh dear!" He coughs into his hand before looking at the screen, "Ahem, I'll have to speak with you a different time, Stolas! My wife would like to erm... Speak. To me in private." He whispers, "I swear, she wants to make me the father of a fourth child..."

Buddy, who has had enough, slowly backs away from the conversation and out into the hallway...

...

Once Buddy enters the hallway, he is immediately met with Octavia.

She takes a deep breath, motioning with her fingers, "You know what! Change of plans, I'll talk to Mother and you talk to my dad!"

The hybrid puts a hand on her shoulder, "What? Wait, I'm not sure that's a good idea, Via. I mean, I'm your boyfriend, he's your father... And uh..."

His girlfriend smiles at him, "Aw Bud... He's not going to hurt you! If anything, my dad likes you!"

Buddy blinks at her while taking his hand back, "He does? I thought he barely paid attention to me."

Octavia nods her head, "He's... Yeah, he get like that when it comes to... That one imp I won't mention." She places a hand on his arm, "But he thinks you're very brave to date me despite everything!"

The hybrid shrugs his shoulders, "Really? ...Okay, I'll give it a shot."

The two go into the living room, where Stella and Andrealphus are currently waiting. Octavia manages to get the pair to follow her into a different living area.

Once Stolas walks into the room, both guys sit on the plush couch together... Awkwardly.

The prince rubs the back of his neck, "So... Buddy... Any er, family events coming up?" He pulls at his collar, "Eh... Sports with your father?"

Buddy awkwardly shrugs, "Oh, uh... My dad... Wasn't really... There. When I was growing up."

Stolas's eyes widen, "Really? My father also barely paid attention to me!"

The hybrid blinks at him, "Huh... I never knew."

The bird shrugs his shoulders, "But I would have assumed people not born in high status would love their families more."

Buddy tilts his head at him, "...Wait, really?"

Stolas nods awkwardly, "Yes, that's what some movies are about... Correct?"

The hybrid rubs his chin, "Uhh... My mom was a prostitute who prioritized guys over me and my dad is a mafia boss who abused my older brother. Not sure how much love I could get from either of them. Even if they married each other."

Stolas stares blankly at the TV, "Hmm... That certainly some food for thought."

Hearing the two not bicker, Octavia walks back inside the room with her mother and uncle, "Buddy! How are we in here?"

Noticing the duo look... Less than amused, the hybrid grabs the nearby TV remote, "Uh... How about we watch some TV?"

Once Buddy turns the TV on, an imp dressed in ripped clown attire is swinging around a stage with a wide smile. The hybrid smiles back at him, "Oh look, it's Mammon's pageant! Man, I love Fizzarolli! Look at him go! Hope I can get his autograph one day, haha..."

He tries to ignore the gunshot heard from the TV.

The cameraman briefly turns to show Blitzo on the screen. He frowns before aggressively swinging the camera back towards Fizzarolli, who is swinging in the air via a trapeze, "Don't focus on me, F--kface! On him, dumb-ss!"

Stolas blushes at the sight of the imp, "Oh! Is that Blitzy?!"

Stella rolls his eyes dramatically and tights her fists at her sides, "OF COURSE! FOCUS ON YOUR PLEBIAN WHILE I'M STILL HERE, YOU IMP-D/CK SUCKING-"

Buddy quickly covers his girlfriend's ears. Once her mother was finished shouting, he uncovers her ears with a whisper, "...Sorry, I didn't know Bossman would be on TV-"

However, he was interrupted by Stolas. Who began to argue, "Don't talk about him like that!"

Andrealphus shrugs his shoulders, "Oh why not? He's the one you threw your marriage away for, isn't he?"

Stolas practically snaps his head towards the other male, "How do you know that?!"

The blue bird nearly gets in his face, "You don't think my sister and I TALK?!"

The owl folds his arms before turning his head, "You know what, just butt out!"

Stella then speaks up with a shout, "Insatiable d/ck sl-t!"

Stolas shouts back at her, "Hyena!"

Buddy raises his hands and backs up while the argument continues, "Uh... Octavia?" He turns his head, only to catch sight of his girlfriend's tail slipping through the door.

...

Amidst all the shouting and the arguing, Octavia slips away from the scene with a frown. Tears flowing from her eyes, she sprints up to her room. She sits on the bed before covering her eyes with her beanie...

She cries to herself, alone... In her own room...

Eventually, Buddy nervously opens the door a crack, "Octavia? Can I come in?"

His girlfriend picks up her head, "Yes, you may..."

Her boyfriend frowns before sitting down next to her. He frowns before taking her hands into his own, "Octavia... You're going to be okay, okay?" He gives her a comforting smile, "You know, I think... Some people just are better when they're not in a relationship."

Octavia takes a deep breath, "I..." She squeezes their fingers together, "Buddy... You're the best boyfriend ever."

Buddy tilts his head, "I am?"

The girl keeps their hands in place and looks up at him, "Yeah... You are. You've been dealing with this... Sh/t. All night. I know my mother can be a bit... Much and my dad is a bit... Erm..."

The boy quickly talks, "Doesn't realize the stuff he says towards the lower class can get a bit... Racist?"

The owl nods, "Yeah, that."

The hybrid smiles softly, "Octavia, I don't care what your parents think and say. I'm always going to be here for you, okay?"

Octavia slowly pulls her boyfriend into a hug, "Okay... Thanks, Bud. I'm sorry for my behavior today..." She rests her head on his right shoulder...

Buddy's smile slowly grows before placing his hand on her back. "Hey, it's okay... Anytime, Via..."

The couple stay like that for quite a long time...

And now...

With her mother and uncle now having left the premises... Octavia freely holds her boyfriend's hand...

"Have a good night, Buddy..."

"You too, Octavia..."

With a quick kiss on her boyfriend's cheek, Octavia decides to walk away from the palace with her boyfriend... Going with him to the gate before letting him walk down the street...