With Lennix:
The Imp was in the lobby, pacing back and forth. Szil and Szol were flying around, laughing and giggling as they played hide-and-seek tag, their suitcases on the floor beside the front desk as they waited for their parents to arrive.
Today they were finally going home. Aunt Lysha and Uncle Rodger were finished with their tour, and they’re on their way to pick up the twins.
Turns out they now live in a condo just a few blocks away from the hotel, meaning Lennix will still be able to see them regularly, and they’ll be able to visit.
Lennix sighed, taking a sip from his glass of white wine. The other Misfits were all busy. Baxter and (Y/N) will be coming to say their goodbyes to the twins. Husk was seated behind the counter, drinking from a bottle of light liquor while also keeping a close eye on the twins, in case they accidentally almost got hurt. Niffty was dusting the large grandfather clock nearby, not paying attention to the twins, but occasionally glancing up and smiling when they flew by quickly.
Lennix perked up when he heard the elevator ding open.
Looking up, he smiled and blushed lightly when he saw Serenade gliding out, coming over to the front desk and taking a seat beside him.
“So, your cousins are leaving today, huh?” she said, glancing over at Lennix.
Lennix smiled and nodded.
“Yup. I’ll still be able to see them though, considering Aunt Lysha and Uncle Rodger bought a large condo just a few blocks away. I’ll be able to visit anytime I want, or they can come visit me” said Lennix, shrugging.
Serenade giggled.
“Yah, they are pretty cute. Little monsters when they’re acting all creepy and whatnot, but still cute” admitted Serenade, glancing up and watching as Szil dodged Szol’s attack, using the chandelier to whip herself around quickly before hiding behind a pillar.
“Hey, careful with the chandelier. It costs more than your parent’s theater” called Husk, grumbling.
“Your aunt and uncle own a theater?” asked Serenade, a little shocked.
“Yah. You know the Imp city theater, right?” asked Lennix, raising an eyebrow.
Serenade gasped.
“The Tranquility Opera House?!” she asked, astonished, her eyes wide.
“That’s the one” said Lennix, smirking as he did a finger gun motion with his hands.
Serenade was in awe.
“I’ve always wanted to perform in that theater ever since I became a singer! Well...my goal is to perform in ALL of Hell’s most popular theaters, and that one is number four on my list!” exclaimed Serenade, smiling widely.
“Well, I COULD maybe convince them to let you perform. They’ll do anything to make me and my cousins happy” said Lennix, shrugging nonchalantly as he smiled.
“You'd do that for me?” asked Serenade hopefully, her eyes twinkling.
“For you, I’d do anything” said Lennix mischievously, smirking.
Serenade couldn’t help but giggle.
“Come on, don’t make me blush. We’re both underage, and you’re four years older than me!” she said playfully.
“I know, but what’s stopping us? I mean, this IS Hell after all. Anything goes, plus my dad is five years older than my mom” said Lennix, smiling as he shrugged.
Serenade giggled again.
“That’s true. Charlie is 146 and Vaggie is 20, yet they're both dating!” she said, smiling mischievously.
She then sighed.
“Listen, I’m sorry for ignoring and being angry at you for so long. You’re actually a really great guy, and I shouldn't have been angry for as long as I was. You DID help heal my mom of the corruption that you infected her with. If you haven’t come, who knows how long it would take dad to remake the cure” said Serenade, looking down at the ground sadly.
Lennix gently took her chin in his hand and diverted her eyes back up at him so they were now looking at each other.
“It’s ok. And I probably shouldn’t have done what I did. I was angry and bitter because I never had anyone that really loved me. Well...except my aunt, uncle, and cousins. Everyone else hated me, but now, I have friends that care about me” said Lennix, smiling gently.
Serenade smiled back.
“I know we’re both still young, but you now also have a girlfriend who cares” said Serenade, smiling gently.
Lennix’s eyes widened, but he smiled.
The two began leaning closer to one another.
Just as they were about to kiss, the front doors burst open.
Startled, everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at the front doors.
Standing tall with his muscled arms folded over his chest, was a very tall and muscular Imp. He was as tall as Oona, Baxter’s mother, with digitigrade legs and large hooves. His horns resembled ram horns, and were striped black and white, his head bald. He was wearing a black, tight fitting T-shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans that were ripped near the ends. There were three scratch marks where his heart would be, and his right eye was a black eye. There were even some crack marks on his hooves, indicating he’d been kicking something hard.
Lennix gasped, horrified.
He can’t remember the last time he saw this Imp. He was younger and much shorter last time, but now he was as tall as Baxter.
The large Imp scanned the lobby, his eyes landing on the smaller male Imp sitting at the counter.
“Lennix” he said, his voice low and gravely, balling his fists in anger.
“Dad!?’ shrieked Lennix, horrified.
Standing up so he could show his father that he wasn’t scared, he tried putting on a brave face, but it was still evident that he was scared.
“H-How did you find me? I made sure to be discreet about my whereabouts” said Lennix, clenching his fists as his tail swished from side to side.
“I watched the Poker Game Showdown a few days ago. I saw you, Lennix. I know my own pathetic little son when I see him” said the large Imp, crossing his arms as he took a few steps over.
“Yeah, well....I….” started Lennix, trailing off as he began backing away.
“I also heard that you were the cause of the Hazbin Project incident all those years ago, AND you tried infiltrating Boss Enterprise, AND you managed to sneak into Heaven undetected. Yes, I’ve been searching for you son, and I have found you” he said, scowling deeply as his glare turned ice cold.
Lennix gulped.
His father was huge and intimidating.
Hogson Grande Fergson. Retired Pro Wrestler and Heavyweight Champion five years in a row.
“When I married your mother, I thought we would be happy together. But no, she died minutes after giving birth to you. I thought you were a blessing to us, but I was wrong. All you did was bring pain and death. You’re not only a useless, pathetic little Imp, you’re the exact definition of failure. YOU should have been the one to die and not HER! Because then, we could always try again for another baby. You ruined my life. I was FORCED to retire so I could take care of you. I lost ALL of my sponsors and even lost my training coach because he found a NEW Heavyweight champion who is apparently better than ME!” yelled Hogson angrily, stepping closer to Lennix.
He then thrust his arm out and grabbed Lennix’s neck in a tight grasp, holding him up so they were eye-level.
Szil and Szol didn’t know what to do. They quickly rushed over to Serenade and hugged her tightly, scared.
“Hey, who the fuck do you think you are? You can’t just barge in here and attack one of us Misfits like that” said Husk angrily, standing up and puffing up his fur.
Hogson turned his glare over at the Cat demon.
“What are you going to do about it, little pussy cat?” asked Hogson, side-smirking.
Husk growled lowly, his wings and eyes lowered and his claws drawn.
“Let him go, you overgrown asshole” said Serenade, pointing an accusing finger at the large Imp.
“Oh, who’s this little devil? Is this your girlfriend Lennix? It would be a shame if someone were to take advantage of her while you watch helplessly before I kill you. Your death is long overdo anyway. Something I should have done a long time ago” said Hogson, smirking as he turned his glare back over at the small male Imp.
Lennix growled in anger, feeling a rush of adrenaline surge through his veins.
“Don’t you DARE hurt her” growled Lennix, kicking his father in the face. Hogson was caught off-guard and let go of Lennix’s throat, the small Imp using the momentum from the kick to push himself off and doing a backflip, landing on his hooves gracefully.
Hogson was growling in anger, hissing as he glared down at his son.
“You’ve had this a long time coming” he muttered as he tried punching the smaller Imp.
Lennix dodged out of the way and did a quick roll as he landed on the ground beside Serenade.
Serenade’s bulb turned from yellow to purple, her eyes glowing the same color as she screeched loudly. It was a call for help, a signal to her parents that she’s in need of assistance.
“What the Hell is going on up here?” asked (Y/N), phasing through the floor and landing on the ground beside the front desk.
Baxter burst through the doors to the basement and immediately aimed his laser gun at the large Imp in front of them.
“What did you do to our daughter you fucking Imp” said Baxter, growling in anger as he charged up the gun.
“Mom! Dad! That’s Lennix’s father and he’s trying to kill him!” said Serenade, pointing a hateful finger at the large Imp.
Baxter and (Y/N) both gasped before glaring at the large Imp.
“So, you’re the famous Shadow Exterminator demoness I’ve been hearing about. I’m impressed. You’re clearly more powerful than these weaklings. You could just kill them all with ease and overthrow the King of Hell if you want” said Hogson, crossing his arms.
(Y/N) growled in anger, glaring.
“I would NEVER do anything to hurt my friends and family. I’m not looking for power or anything like that” said (Y/N), summoning her scythe in-hand.
Hogson huffed.
“If you haven’t realized, I’m a Pro Wrestler. I can take you all down with ease” he said, chuckling.
“Oh yah? Then how about the rest of us Misfits?” said the voice of Charlie.
The other Misfits came over and stood beside the others, glaring at the large Imp. They had also heard the call for help, the Shadow Siren demoness having used it before.
Hogson crossed his arms.
“What makes you think I’m scared of your little gang? I’m only here for one thing, and that’s to kill that useless little Imp right there. To finally get rid of that little pain” said Hogson, pointing at Lennix.
Lennix seemed to flinch a little, but shook his head, glaring.
“Lennix isn’t useless. He’s our friend, and he’s a Misfit now. Sure, he almost got us killed, and he did a really good job tricking us and making us believe that he’s just an innocent little Imp but is actually a devious mastermind, but that's besides the point. The point is, Lennix is capable of doing something that not everyone can do, and that’s almost taking over Hell by nearly killing everyone with those Infectors and my gosh someone should think of a different name for them” said Charlie, scowling when she mentioned the Infectors.
Everyone either shrugged or nodded in agreement.
Everyone turned their gaze over at the front door, hearing it open and seeing Oona enter.
“Mom!? What are you doing here? I thought you were back in the Sea of Dead and working for the Mayor!” exclaimed Baxter, lowering his laser gun.
“I was, but I was given the day off, so I decided to come visit you and the rest of the family. I hope I wasn’t interrupting anything important” said Oona, scowling as she walked over, eyeing the large Imp suspiciously.
Hogson crossed his arms, huffing in anger.
“Yes, you have. How about you leave so I can take care of these little bitches” said Hogson, bluntly.
Everyone gasped, staring at Hogson in shock. They then all turned their gazes back to Oona, watching to see what her reaction would be (Alastor grinning and watching in anticipation).
Oona’s gaze shifted slowly from a dull glare to an ice cold one.
Hogson felt a shiver go down his spine, all the way to the tip of his tail and back. This Anglerfish demoness was nearly taller than him, maybe by a few millimeters.
“If you think that I’ll be letting you harm my son, his family, and all of his friends, then you are gravely mistaken” said Oona coldly, taking a few steps forward.
She then went into her full demon form.
Her teeth grew longer, more sharper, her hair flowing slightly and the glowing teal spots flashing brightly. Her lure, bulb, eyes and teeth were illuminated brightly as her neals grew into talons. Her fin-like ears grew sharper and more tattered as a small pair of back fins grew out of her back. As for her eyes, they were all white with a faint teal gradient around the edges.
Hogson flinched back, a little startled and intimidated by the Anglerfish demoness.
This gave everyone else the same idea, going into their full demon forms.
Alastor’s eyes changed into radio dials, his smile turning into a permanent grin as the air around him became more static with glowing red symbols floating around him. The deer antlers on his head grew larger and more pointier.
Charlie grew a pair of horns on her head, a pair of wings and tail following and her eyes and sclera turning red and yellow.
Vaggie’s eyes became more hollow and skeletal looking, her hair looking more like moth-like wings and the bow looking more like horns, the two ribbons turning into large mouths with sharp teeth.
Angel grew a third pair of arms, his colors becoming more monotone and gray to match his brother. The two had all of thier eyes open and thier fansg showing with droplets of venom dripping from thier mouths.
Husk and Crymini both had their fur puffed up, their claws drawn and their fangs bared. They were both foaming at the mouth, growling and hissing in anger.
Niffty became a black silhouette with a glowing reddish-orange outline, her skirt more flowy and her hair resembling a pair of horns. Her single cyclops eye is the only thing remaining the same, open wide and creepy-looking.
Baxter resembled his mother with his teeth, eyes, hair, and fins. On his head, a new lure and bulb grew, his glowing blue spots in his hair flickering as well.
(Y/N) went into her corrupt form, a third pair of smaller horns growing on either side of her face and the marginal coverts melting. The rib-like spikes on her waist grew into spider-like legs and her claws grew larger and more sharper. Her halo cracked and shattered on one side.
Serenade’s pixie-like wings, fins, and tail became more tattered and ripped. Her misty galaxy hair flowing as a pair of horns appeared, barely noticeable, but still there. The horns resembled (Y/N)’s main pair. Her eyes and bulb were glowing a bright red, and her fangs were larger than before.
Everyone in their full demon form frightened the large Imp, but he didn’t show it, only flinching back.
Hogson turned his gaze back to his son.
Lennix chuckled and shrugged meekly, the twins hovering on their side of him, a dark shadow over their eyes as they glared at their uncle.
Hogson huffed in anger before turning and walking back to the front doors.
“Fine, but I know where you live now Lennix. One of these days, I’m going to come back and kill you for good. I don’t care that you’re my son. All you ever are, and will be, is a failure and a mistake” muttered Hogson, stomping off.
The doors burst open and Lysha and Rodger entered the hotel, laughing and giggling, doing a quick pose.
“Brother Hogson! It’s so nice to see you again ol chap!” exclaimed Rodger as his brother walked out of the hotel.
“Fuck off” muttered Hogson, leaving.
Rodger chuckled.
The two turned their gazes back over at the others and frowned slightly when they saw everyone still in their full demon forms.
“Oh my! Have we interrupted something?” asked Lysha, covering her mouth with her hand slightly, gasping.
Everyone turned back to their normal forms, calming down as Szil and Szol rushed over to them.
“Mommy! Daddy!” they cheered in unison, rushing over and hugging their parents.
“Girls! How was your time with your older cousin? Did you have fun?” asked Rodger, smiling cheerfully.
“I hope you behaved yourselves and didn’t cause too much trouble” chided Lysha, smiling as well.
“They were perfect little Angels” said Lennix, smiling as he walked over.
“Lennix, you ok?” asked Charlie, catching his attention.
Lennix smiled and nodded.
“Yah, I’ll be fine” he said, nodding. In truth, his neck actually REALLY hurt because of the tight grasp his father’s hand had around it.
The others looked hesitant, exchanging worried glances, but all nodded and went back to what they were doing before. Husk and Niffty stuck around, both going back to the front desk. (Y/N), Baxter, and Serenade also stuck back, the Anglerfish demon wanting to take Lennix to the infirmary to get his neck checked out, just to make sure there wasn’t any permanent damage to the skin tissue since the skin was already bruising.
Oona stood with them, her hands folded together neatly as she stood tall.
“Lennix, sweetie, I hope your father didn’t do anything too horrible. We know about the abuse he forced you to endure all those years ago, and we just want to let you know it’s alright to be honest” said Lysha worriedly, kneeling down and taking Lennix’s hands in hers.
Lennix sighed and looked away.
“I know. I just don’t want the others to worry about me” muttered Lennix.
Lysha smiled gently.
“It’s alright. They’re worried because they care about you. It’s alright to let them worry about you. We worry about you all the time. We were worried when you ran off, but we knew you were alright because you’re a smart resourceful kid” said Lysha gently.
Rodger nodded in agreement.
“We care, and so does everyone else. My brother may be an asshole, but...ok well there’s nothing nice to say about him. He’s the biggest asshole, motherfucker who could ever live. We were even thinking about kidnapping you away from him before you ran off” admitted Rodger, scowling as he muttered the last part.
Lennix chuckled, now feeling better.
Time Skip:
Lennix and Serenade were seated together in the stage room, the Imp having been to the infirmary a few minutes before with Baxter to make sure his neck was alright.
As for Baxter, (Y/N) and Oona, the three were standing nearby, just talking and chatting.
“So...where were we before we got interrupted?” asked Lennix, the memory having slipped his mind, despite only happening a few minutes before.
Serenade giggled before smirking mischievously at the Imp.
“Oh, I think you may remember, after this” said Serenade, leaning forward and giving Lennix a quick kiss on his cheek.
This caused the Imp to blush brightly, embarrassed and overjoyed to know that Serenade felt the same way.
They didn’t even notice (Y/N) ‘awwing’ at how cute they were. Oona just smiled, reminiscing her own love life back when she was their age.
Baxter frowned as he quickly dashed over, wrapping an arm around Lennix’s shoulder.
“Alright you two. Let’s set some ground rules. Don’t do anything more than kissing and cuddling. You ARE allowed out on dates, but be sure to be back at the hotel by 10:00pm. No sex until you’re 18, got it sweetie?” said Baxter, glancing at the two.
Serenade giggled as Lennix groaned in annoyance.
“Don’t worry dad. We promise we won’t let anything get too out of hand until I’m at least 18” said Serenade, smiling.
Baxter chuckled, smiling as he stood up.
“I trust you to take care of her. And, you have my permission, once you’re both old enough and ready” said Baxter, winking as he walked back over to
(Y/N) and his mother.
Serenade couldn’t help but giggle at how Lennix’s cheeks blushed brighter than his already red skin.
Woohoo! Another part of this story done!
Next up is the Mogne Mystery! And then, after that, is Rising Anger.
For now though, I have recently gotten an idea from someone that imspired me to continue a new part of my previosu Invader Zim story. I'll be working on the new part for that story, and then I'll get started on The Mogne Mystery afterwards.
Hope you're still enjoying this story, and I'll see you all in the next story arc (^w^)
Stay tune folks for more updates!