Hazbin Hotel part 4
Morbius: Rehabilitate sinners?
Luffy: What does that mean?
Charlie: Well, it’s kinda hard to explain. But you see, a long time ago Heaven came to a horrible decision to deal with overpopulation down here. Every year, there’d be a yearly extermination.
Luffy: You mean angels come down here every year to kill a bunch of bugs and rats?
Vaggie: Not that kind of extermination. She means angels come down and kill sinners once a year.
Charlie: You see, when a sinner dies in hell, they will be revived after a while. But when an angel kills a sinner, they won’t come back. Their soul ceases to be.
Morbius: And what happens then?
Vaggie: We’re not sure. But, most likely it means you’re gone forever. No afterlife when you die a second time.
Morbius: And this happens every year?
Charlie: Yes. And I think it’s wrong. Those are humans that were once alive they are killing.
Luffy: For angels, they sure sound like jerks.
Charlie: Exactly! There are evil people down here, sure, but everyone makes mistakes.
Vaggie: And that’s what this hotel is about. Second chances.
Charlie: If we can rehabilitate sinners that come here and put them on the path to redemption, they can hopefully be allowed to enter Heaven. I know it’s silly to think something like that can happen, but I really believe it can.
Luffy: I don’t think it’s silly. If you want to help people that come here, then do it. Don’t let anything get in the way of your dream.
Charlie: So you don’t think it’s a stupid thing to think about?
Luffy: Nope.
Morbius: … Mmmm…
Charlie: Thanks, you guys.
Vaggie: I guess bringing you both here wasn’t a bad idea after all.
Charlie: Well, if you think my dream is attainable, then I think yours is too.
Luffy: But we’re stuck down here.
Morbius: Yeah, kinda hard to live our dreams when we’re in Hell.
Charlie: Oh, yeah that. Kinda slipped my mind a little.
Vaggie: Just how did you two get down here anyway?
Morbius: Well, me and Luffy were walking along this beach and found a box that contained a ruby or something in it.
Luffy; And that ruby brought us here.
Morbius: Or more specifically, it opened a portal to Hell and we fell through. At least, I think that’s what it did.
Charlie: Wait, did you say a ruby was what you found?
Luffy: Yeah.
Charlie: I don’t think it was a ruby. By the sound of it, it was an Asmodean Crystal.
Morbius: Asmodean Crystal?
Vaggie: It’s a crystal Asmodeus, ruler of the Lust ring, gives to his demons.
Charlie: Succubi use them to go to Earth and do business. It also creates human based disguises for them to blend in. A succubus must’ve left it on that beach years ago.
Vaggie: Till dumb and dumber found it and unknowingly opened a portal that got them stranded down here.
Charlie: But it’s no problem. All we need to do is just use it to open another and get you two back home, simple as that. You do still have it, right?
Morbius: Yeah… no. We don’t. Luffy over dropped it when we fell through the portal.
Vaggie: Of course he did.
Charlie: Ok, let’s not freak out here. We can still fix this, It’s real simple.
Luffy: How?
Charlie: Succubi aren’t the only demons in Hell with easy access to the living world. I know of a demon prince that can bring you both back safely.
Morbius: Alright!
Charlie: However…
Morbius: DAMNIT.
Charlie: I can’t just ask him to send you back all willy nilly. But I think I can set up a meeting with him and get him to send you guys home. I am royally after all.
Morbius: Phew. I don’t know what to say.
Luffy: Thanks for helping us get back to our crew. Is there anything we can do to repay you?
Charlie: Actually, there is one thing…
Vaggie: Charlie, what is it?
Morbius: Wait, you’re not gonna ask for our souls, are you?!
Charlie: What?! Of course not! But there is something I would like for you both to do. Call it an arrangement.
Luffy: What do you want us to do?
Charlie: Well, after you get back to where you came from, you agree to keep the Asmodean Crystal you found and come down to the hotel if I ever need you guys to be… teachers. Role models. I don’t know how to describe it, but basically help teach residents who stay here to be a better person.
Vaggie: I don’t know if that’s a good idea, Charlie. It’s almost like you’re asking to make a deal with them. You could risk them having their souls damned. And besides, they aren’t necessarily good. They’re pirates after all. No offense.
Morbius: After the week I had, none taken.
Charlie: I know Luffy and Morbius are pirates. But I also know they’re good people. You guys don’t have to say yes. You’re free to make whatever choice you want.
Luffy: Then I say yes. If that’s what it takes to repay you.
Charlie: Really? Thanks, you guys!
*She hugs them.*
Luffy: No problem!
Morbius: … man, you smell like strawberries…
Charlie: Ok. I’ll make a meeting with the demon that can help us tomorrow and hopefully he’ll be able to speak with us. For now, take any room that’s free and get some rest. You probably can’t tell, but it’s night time here.
Morbius: … yeah the red sky gave away.
Luffy: Thanks again, Charlie.
Charlie: My pleasure.
Vaggie: See you two in the morning.
*They go upstairs.*
Morbius: I guess it's a little ironic don't you think? The devil himself, having a daughter whose basically one of the nicest people I've ever met! Absolute Irony…
*Meanwhile, a new day has arrived in the living world.*
Zoro: Zzzzz…
Nami: Luffy and Morbius still haven’t come back yet?
Usopp: Maybe they got lost.
Sanji: We better go find them then.