Helluva Boss: ''Helluva Human Kid''

Ch.44 - Where Are They Now?

The entire I.M.P gang were all flabbergasted to hear that Balin felt like he was finally ready to see his parents again, as he sat in his chair in the waiting area.

"Loona?" he said. "When you told me the crystal can take you guys anywhere in the world, didn't you say you could take me to see my family, right?"

"Yeah? ...I did." she replied.

But secretly, she was uncertain about the decision. She'd obviously meant the rest of his family.

"Well, if this Stella monster is after me, then..." the boy continued. "What if Mr. Stolas is right? What if this is for the best?"

"Oh, darling." Via spoke softly, kneeling down to give him a kiss on the forehead.

"Buddy, you don't have to do that for us." Millie said, sitting next to him.

"Yeah, we can still keep you safe down here." agreed Moxxie. "All we have to do is hide you harder."

"But Uncle Moxxie, maybe I could protect you guys too." Balin replied before showing a small smile. "I've been told a lot about Hell, but seeing it now, it deserves to be safe."

While everyone flushed emotionally hearing that from him, Loona soon got another idea on why he wanted to do this.

"I feel like this is about something else." she asked him with a raised eyebrow of concern. "It's those nightmares. Isn't it?"

Balin then let out a sad sigh, knowing he couldn't deny it with her. "I guess I just want to see how they're doing without me." he said.

Loona began rubbing the back of the little kid's head in sympathy.

"...I hate to break it to ya, kid." Blitzø began speaking. "But as long as your folks are in that safe crib, I don't think anyone's gonna let you visit until they capture whichever a-hole got you separated from the get-go."

Moxxie then gave Blitzø an unamused head-slap. "Sir, not helping. Again." he said through his teeth.

"Besides, we don't even know where they could be." added Loona.

"Can't you just sniff the text Mr. Blitzø showed me?" asked Balin curiously. "I've seen you do that with paper before."

"That's different. Those were targets, and this is a place we could search for days." the hellhound replied. "Plus, I'd need a scent to smell.*sigh*I'm sorry kiddo. I kills me to agree but Blitzø may be right."

Blitzø then looked to his daughter with a nearly-confused look on his face.

"Actually, madam Loona, there is a way of smelling out where they are." interjected Stolas. "Since we first met Balin, I've been looking at ways to stay in contact with relatives who are in this witness protection program."

"And that is?" Loona said with intrigue. Even without showing it on her face as usual.

"Blitzy may be onto something after all." the prince continued. "If contacting them doesn't work, then why not try convincing his earthly council to let him?"

"And how do you propose that, dad?" asked Via.

"Simple. Loona could adopt him, but what if she 'faked' an adoption form?"

"WHAT?!" everyone in the room gasped, but then murmured in slight agreement.

"Wait a minute. Time out. Does that sound like a bad thing to do?" asked Balin defensively. "I wouldn't want Loona to get into trouble."

Hearing him care for her like that made Loona flush and twitch the tip of her tail.

"She won't, buddy." said Moxxie, as he rubbed his soft brown head. "If she can prove to have all the paperwork correctly filled out, while accurately forged, I'm sure the people can give you their location for a visit."