Loona the Caretaker

Day with Octavia

Young Cody was getting himself comfortable while sitting next to Loona. Yes, he was getting more and more comfortable with this awesome hellhound. Octavia herself was liking this child a great deal. "So listen, one of my clients decided to put a price on a person that he wants to drop dead." said Stolas. "And it will be quite a satisfying kill once you find her."

"Who's the pop star we need to kill?" asked Stolas. "Someone I should fuck before I kill her?"

"Easy Blitz. Child here, remember?" Loona reminded him.

"Right. Sorry."

"Kesha." said Stolas. "And my client absolutely cannot stand her music in any way."

Cody gagged and stuck out his tongue. "Ugh. my friends like to listen to Kesha." he said with disdain. "She's terrible and she can't even sing."

"I absolutely agree with you." said Octavia. "That troll- i mean, floozy girl gives music a bad name. There is nothing melodic about her at all."

"Why don't you guys kill her yourselves?" Cody asked

"As much as we would all love to do it." Stella said, "And we would have the greatest sympathy for it, there are rules in Hell that even we, the Goetia family, have to follow."

"Quite right, my dear." Stolas agreed. "Even powerful demons like me and my family have their limits. Although, that is why I have called your new friends here, Cody. They have the book to your world, and they can have her... taken care of, if you know what I mean."

"I don't really like killing, but I don't like Kesha either, so i won't stop you guys."

"Yay!" Blitzo said. "How much will we be paid?"

"At least three million dollars for this kill, and paid by yours truly, Blitsy." Stolas said. "And, if you want me to pay you... extra," he gave the imp the sex gesture with his fingers, "I will most certainly accommodate you with that."

"Don't push your luck, you little sneak." Stella narrowed her eyes sternly at him, making the prince nervous. If there was one thing he did not want to face again, it would be to face the wrath of his angry wife again.

"Well, consider it done." said Loona. "I call dibs on her throat. Maybe gouge her eyes out with my claws too."

"I... I don't want to kill her, even though I hate her music."

"You won't have to." said Loona.

"Yeah, we know you're just a boy." Moxxie added. "Although the question is, who's gonna be with you while we're away making the kill on that crappy pop star?"

It was silent in this room, for Moxxie had a point. Cody certainly didn't have adult supervision yet. "I'll watch over him." Octavia offered. "Besides, I can probably take you to somewhere fun, i mean, if you are not too scared."

"What place?" the child asked the teenage Goetia.

"A place called Loo Loo Land."

"Oh, the guys told me about Loo Loo Land." Cody remembered. "It's like your version of Disneyland, right?"

"In a sense." said Stolas. "Although, I thought you were too old for that place, dear?"

"I am." his daughter said, "But Cody isn't. I can show him around and take him on a few rides to enjoy."

"I don't know if that's such a good idea." said Loona. "Via, many demons get hurt on those rides. The Mascot admits that people can get hurt in Loo Loo Land. While some demons getting hurt is funny for me, I don't want to have Cody getting hurt."

"Right." Octavia said. "that's certainly not a good idea."

"Demons get hurt in that place?" the human asked

"Quite frequently." said Millie. "But hey, it's mostly for demons and too much for humans."

"What can we do?"

"Don't worry, Cody. I can find something fun for you to do." Octavia noted. "Perhaps... yes, of course, I can show you my dad's garden if you want."

"A brilliant idea." Stolas pointed. "My garden never ceases to amaze any demon that passes by the palace."

"Sure, why don't you get all those plants in our own bed." Stella said sarcastically.

Stolas frowned and said: "Come on, darling. I said I was sorry for the... incident."

"So you keep saying."

"Guys, not in front of him." Octavia remarked to her parents. "Just try and not scare him. He's already been through enough as it is. And, maybe we can use the swimming pool as well. Do you like swimming, Cody?"

"Yeah!. Wait, i'm not going to swim in lava or blood, am I?"

"No, of course not." Octavia snorted. "It is just water. Listen, what you mostly hear about Hell is mostly stereotypes with the 'Lake of Fire' nonsense that those pious Christians and Mormons tell their congregations about."

"Just like Jim Jones and the Kool-Aid to his followers." Stolas said. "Never trust a religious mental-case like Jim Jones."

"You realize he's dead, right sir?" Moxxie pointed.

"I know that, dipshit!" Blitz spat. "Most of us know that better than anyone that was fucking alive. But, unfortunately, he is down here too for all he had done when he was alive."

"Well, I would like to go swimming, but I don't have swimming trunks with me." Cody admitted. "And I don't want to get my underwear wet."

"True." said Loona. "Sorry I didn't get ya any trunks, kiddo."

"No. Don't be sorry." said Cody. "Tommy would know what to do if he was here."

"Who's Tommy?" asked Stolas

"My big brother. But, he's in the army and he can't be with me right now." Cody looked sad again.

"Well, i'm sure that he will find out what happened and i'm sure he thinks about you." said Loona. "So don't be sad, dude."

"I know. He calls me every night, but what if he thinks that I killed mom and dad?"

"That's utter nosense!" said Octavia. "A boy like you, intentionally causing a fire? That is just complete, contemptible rubbish."

"If he calls you every night, it must mean he loves and cares about you." Moxxie said

"Yeah, if he didn't, he wouldn't do that." Millie added.

"Well, I would love to talk some more, but we got a pop star to mangle and murder. Come along, gang. Time to fight her shitty music, with good music."

"With pleasure." said Moxxie. "Normally I would protest a few times, but this time, I will not hesitate."

"That's our Moxxie!" Blitz proudly patted him on the back.

"Will you be OK, Cody?" asked Loona.

"I'll be fine." the human smiled. The hellhound smiled back to him and went with her cohorts to the real world to kill a crappy pop musician. While Cody was a little unsure about Octavia, he got up, and gently held his hand. "So, what should we do?"

"Well, I can certainly show you the plants, sweetie." the teenage owl demon replied. "And don't worry. They will not hurt or eat you. They are very friendly." Cody followed Octavia to the backyard, and he was absolutely astounded by how beautiful this place looked, even in a place like Hell. "Fair warning, it's best to keep a little clear of my parents if they get angry and fight one another."

"Is it bad?"

"It can be. But just stick with me. You do not really have to worry about my parents, as long as I am with you, Cody."