A Bambi rescue
Fandom: Hazbin Hotel
Rating: T
Pairing(s): Implied Huskerdust and Implied OC/Alastor
Charlie paced the lobby of the hotel while Husk and Angel watched her from the bar when the slow methodical clicking of a familiar set of heels resounded from the main staircase promptly drawing Angel and Husk’s attention in that direction. Drade stopped halfway down the staircase to stare at Charlie’s pacing form, eyebrow raising curiously towards her before glancing down to Husk and Angel with a look that silently asked what was going on.
“Apparently Alastor has gone missin’,” Angel casually answered.
“Missing? Are you sure?” Drade inquired, glancing back to Charlie.
“Yes! And I don’t know why you two aren’t more upset!” Charlie retorted, halting her rampant pacing to wildly gesture towards Angel and Husk.
“Relax Charlie, when did he leave?” Drade gently encouraged, finishing her decent to the lobby.
“Yesterday, he left yesterday morning and he’s never been gone all night before,” Charlie explained hysterically.
“Did he say where he was going?” Drade wondered, a glimmer of concern crossing her features.
“He said he had a meeting near cannibal town,” Charlie stated.
“Sounds about right…although it is unusual for Alastor to be gone longer than a few hours for something like that,” Drade admitted bringing a hand up to rub her pointer fingers knuckle along her lips.
“That’s what I’m saying!” Charlie breathed out, slumping slightly.
“Look, Alastor does what he wants, when he wants. I’ve learned to just leave him too it,” Husk interjected, gingerly drying a glass.
“Hmm…still…” Drade trailed off, waving a hand in the air causing a royal purple smoke to appear and slowly form into a small wyvern that gave a squawk. Drade extended a finger allowing the tiny dragon to land with a series of gurgling little noises.
“What the fuck is that?” Angel asked arching a confused curious brow towards the little wispy dragon.
“A spell, it’ll track down Alastor and let me know what’s going on with him,” Drade explained pulling a red handkerchief from her pants pocket, holding it up to the tiny dragon who sniffed it then gave a shriek before taking to the sky.
“Thank you,” Charlie stated with a small smile as the small dragon phased through the hotel’s wall.
…
The forest not far from the hotel pulsed with an eerie aura, blackened trees creaking as their grey rotten leaves blocked out every source of light plunging the area into darkness. Small hellish critters skittered along the dirt covered ground while the small royal purple whisp dragon flew elegantly through the creepy atmosphere eventually locating its target, leaning against a large tree near the center of the forest. Alastor wheezed out a groan upon sensing the spell approaching, blood pooled on the ground around him as well as on the tree trunk behind him. A weak smile returned to Alastor’s lips when he realized what the spell was or more who it belonged too.
“Tell her…I’m here…” Alastor rasped out with a grunt of pain.
The small whisp dragon shrieked then flew straight up promptly phasing through all the leaves and branches of the trees to fly back towards the hotel. Drade was sitting out on the deck off her room enjoying a cup of tea when she caught sight of the whisp dragon returning, putting the cup down on the glass top table. Extending her pointer finger for the small dragon to land upon Drade closed her eyes allowing the spell to show her what it had seen and heard, eyes flying open moments later Drade whipped her hand to disperse the whisp dragon into the smoke from whence it came. Standing abruptly from her seat the red head hurriedly left the room, running down the stairs towards the hotel’s doors.
“Whoa! Where are you going!?” Charlie inquired upon seeing Drade rushing for the front doors.
“My spell found Alastor, I need to go,” Drade briefly stated, flinging open one of the ornate doors.
“What!? Really!? Should we go with you?” Charlie asked gesturing to Angel and Husk who were in the lobby/bar area.
“No! Stay here!” Drade sternly instructed, continuing her way out the door she’d previously opened before promptly closing it behind her.
…
The dark of the forest presented a foreboding atmosphere the moment Drade arrived at the precipice. Moving forwards the darkness seemed to part allowing Drade the ability to search for Alastor, blood began to appear on the dirt ground creating a trail deep into the forests center where blood streaked along the trunks of dead trees. After what felt like an eternity Drade spotted a figure through the darkness slumped at the base of the largest tree with a crimson streak down it’s large trunk. Moving briskly Drade took a knee in front of Alastor gingerly pressing a hand to his cheek as she took in his bloodied form, head bowed with eyes shut, his breathing ragged and shallow. Gashes in Alastor’s clothing revealed glimpses of wounds that were clearly the sources of the blood that seemed to soak every inch of his body not to mention the ground below him, unable to get a good enough view where she was Drade decided it was best to get Alastor back to the hotel where she could tend his injuries more effectively. Concern lacing her features Drade maneuvered Alastor till she could pick him up bridal style eliciting a series of semi conscious groans from him causing Drade further concern as it wasn’t often Alastor showed pain. Closing her eyes the sickening sound of ripping flesh and cracking bones resounded through the forest, her face contorting momentarily in pain as two large bat-like wings flared from Drade’s back then she took to the skies heading back towards the hotel. Drade landed on the front stoop of the hotel’s main doors, resting Alastor’s back on her forearm for a moment to wave her hand causing an eerie purple glow to form around the door moments before it opened allowing her to walk inside. Waiting around the bar was Husk, Angel, Charlie and Vaggie, who all looked up the moment the door opened only to freeze with looks of horrified concern on their faces upon seeing Drade carrying Alastor’s unconscious form in her arms with blood coating the two of them.
“Drade…is he…?” Charlie quietly whispered, moving a few steps towards Drade while the crimson haired woman made her way for the staircase.
“He’s alive…but just barely,” Drade simply responded in a flat tone that sent a chill through the entire room.
“I’ll help…” Charlie began only to be cut off.
“No! I’ll take care of him,” Drade sternly insisted, heading swiftly up the stairs promptly leaving the group in stunned confusion.
Upon reaching Alastor’s bedroom Drade gently laid him on the bed eliciting an unconscious pained groan from him. Getting to work Drade removed Alastor’s shoes first then waved her hand to conjure the old-style medical bag she used, pulling items from it to set on the bedside table before heading to grab some wet cloths and dry towels from the bathroom. Normally Alastor could heal himself using his magical skills…the fact he hadn’t didn’t bode well in terms of his condition, his ears were laid back to match the pained expression etched onto his features. Drade managed to gently remove Alastor’s badly ripped coat with no fuss however as she reached to begin undoing his shirt one of Alastor’s hands suddenly flew up to grip her wrist, claws digging into the red head’s skin causing her to gasp in surprise more then pain.
“Easy, easy Alastor…it’s me, it’s Drade…” Drade gently cooed, cupping Alastor’s cheek as his eyes managed to open slightly.
“D-Drade…?” Alastor’s voice rasped out; the usual static tone that overlapped it gone.
“Yes, it’s just me…I promise no one else is in the room. I’m going to tend your injuries,” Drade continued to gently explain.
Alastor gave a weak nod of understanding then released Drade’s wrist, hand falling back to his side allowing Drade to continue removing his shirt to reveal his upper torso to her. Deep gashes marked Alastor’s already scared skin, deep bruising marred his sides and stomach area indicating there could be some broken ribs beneath. With skilled hands Drade tended the gashes first unfortunately she was unable to heal them using her skills due to how deep they were, once they were naturally healed for a day or two, she’d be able to use those skills, but for now stitches would have to do. Stitches in place Drade began gingerly pressing around Alastor’s sides to check for broken ribs earning her a series of deep pained groans from him until she found two broken ribs on the right side, a scream wrenching from Alastor’s lungs as he jerked upright only for Drade to press him back down.
“Relax, relax…I’m sorry Alastor. Hush…” Drade retorted, gently holding Alastor down till he calmed down although still panting with pained winces.
Knowledge in hand Drade moved on to Alastor’s lower body, undoing his pants which Alastor flinched at with his eyes watching Drade carefully. Once his pants were removed Drade retrieved a sheet that she laid over Alastor’s torso causing him to relax a little while Drade analyzed the wounds on his legs. A quick glance revealed Alastor’s left leg was severely broken, after stitching the few gashes along his thighs and calves Drade focused on Alastor’s broken leg. It didn’t take much for Drade to determine that Alastor’s leg would need to be realigned, maneuvering herself to straddle Alastor’s hips causing confusion to cross the deer’s features, Drade used her magical skills to create an aura around Alastor’s leg then manipulate it back into position. Alastor screamed in agony, body jerking violently under Drade’s own as she held him steady to prevent further injury till finally Alastor’s leg popped back into place and he fell limply to the bed. Assured that Alastor was quiet now Drade dismounted him, grabbing up a tenser bandage to begin wrapping his leg while Alastor worked through his agony with sweat trickling down his temples causing his hair to stick to his face. Gingerly Drade bandaged all Alastor’s injuries then changed the bedding with a flick of her wrist and covered Alastor up before grabbing a warm cloth from the nightstand that hadn’t been soiled yet, gently wiping it around Alastor’s face.
“I’m finished, try to rest,” Drade encouraged as Alastor appeared to be falling back into unconsciousness.
…
The mood in the lobby was tense, Angel sat at the bar playing with the rim of his watered-down drink while Vaggie sat on the couch watching Charlie pace nearly wearing a hole in the carpet, even Husk was anxiously cleaning glasses behind the bar. Drade released a deep sigh that drew everyone’s attention towards her, the red head tapping her way slowly down the large staircase looking tired. The group waited with bated breath for Drade to say something about Alastor however she ignored them heading straight to the bar where Husk nodded his understanding and poured her a whisky on the rocks.
“Well…?” Charlie asked hesitantly.
“He’s resting,” Drade responded vaguely before sipping the whisky.
“What happened?” Angel interjected from the stool next to Drade.
“Don’t know, he wasn’t exactly in a talkative mood,” Drade answered keeping her eyes on the whisky glass in front of her.
“Maybe I should go check on him…” Charlie began to suggest, barely getting it out before Drade snapped at her.
“I told you no! That goes for all of you as well, no one is to enter his room except me until Alastor is finished healing. Do you understand?” Drade sternly stated, her aura flaring slightly.
“Why though? Surely you could use as much help as possible,” Charlie persisted despite the rest of the room agreeing to Drade’s instructions.
“Charlie, listen to me carefully. Alastor wouldn’t want anyone other then me to tend to him, why isn’t important,” Drade once again insisted in just as stern of a tone causing Charlie to back off.
“B-But…” Charlie whimpered, hands bawling up by her chest as tears filled her eyes.
“I promise I’ll take care of him,” Drade reassured Charlie, laying a gentle hand on her shoulder.
“Let her do what needs to be done,” Husk encouraged Charlie.
“O-okay,” Charlie quietly responded.
“Now if you’ll excuse me, I should get back to him,” Drade stated, downing the last of her whisky before standing to head back up the stairs.
…
Drade sat in a high back chair across the room from Alastor, reading a book casually while occasionally changing his bandages. After hours Alastor released a small groan, shifting his head slightly from right to left as his ears flattened out then returned to laying backwards just before his eyes blinked open.
“Easy, don’t move too much,” Drade gently encouraged, pushing up from the chair to move to Alastor’s side.
“D-Drade…? Were you the only one to touch me?” Alastor asked in a raspy tone.
“Of course, I know how you feel about that,” Drade assured him.
“Hmm…thank you…” Alastor quietly uttered under his breath, frown replacing his signature grin while glancing down at his covered/damaged form.
“You’re welcome, I’m going to get you some water to drink,” Drade stated with a warm smile.
A couple days later…
Alastor managed to sit up against the headboard, Drade had began healing his minor injuries these past few days only leaving the more severe to heal on their own a bit longer. Resting with his head back against the headboard Alastor opened his eyes when the sound of Drade’s heels clicked into the room, door shutting behind her before Alastor turned to watch the red head move closer to the bed.
“How are you feeling today?” Drade wondered.
“Better than I did,” Alastor responded simply.
“That’s good, I think today we’ll start healing some of the worse wounds around your body,” Drade suggested.
“If that’s what you suggest then be my guest,” Alastor stated, giving his permission for Drade to proceed.
Drade went about gently removing Alastor’s bandages promptly leaving his torso bare resulting in a shiver from the deer. Reaching down Drade pulled a small blade from her boot which to most other people might have been alarming however Alastor was aware of what Drade was about to do thus it wasn’t concerning to him. Drade carefully cut Alastor’s skin above his broken ribs on the one side then cut into her own hand before placing it on the cut she’d made on Alastor promptly allowing their blood to mix for a few moments. Pulling back Drade hovered her hands over the spot as a gentle lavender glow appeared between her palms and Alastor’s side causing him to wince in pain as the feeling of bone knitting back together radiated through him.
“Ugh! F-Fuck!” Alastor cursed, hands clenching in the bedding to either side of his body.
“Easy…try to relax if you can,” Drade encouraged.
After a few minutes Drade pulled back revealing the massive bruise that had been on Alastor’s side was now gone. Giving Alastor a few minutes to rest Drade continued to heal the rest of his severe wounds leaving the deer in a panting, sweat covered mess as she went to retrieve a warm cloth from the bathroom. Upon returning Drade gently caressed the cloth along the right side of Alastor’s face eliciting a hum from the deer.
“I’m finished, try to rest,” Drade gently stated.
“Humph, still can’t believe I let myself get into this sort of state…shameful,” Alastor chuckled.
“What did happen?” Drade wondered curiously, still gently caressing the cloth over Alastor’s face.
“I was careless, coming out of cannibal town a group of angels took me by surprise. Lute’s cronies if I’d hazard a guess,” Alastor explained, eyes lightly closing as his ears casually laid against his head in response to the relaxing gentle caress of the cloth.
“That bitch! I’ll take care of her eventually,” Drade growled irritably.
“No need to worry, muncharee,” Alastor retorted with a small warm smile as the cloth was replaced by the gentle caress of Drade’s hand. Alastor brought his own hand over Drade’s to pull it to his lips where he laid a kiss upon the back of her hand.
…
With most of his wounds healed and a few more days of rest, Alastor was back on his feet, Drade walking in just as he was pulling on his freshly fixed jacket. Turning Alastor flashed that signature grin once again while the red head walked up, gingerly grabbing the edges of Alastor’s coat to do up his buttons.
“Thank you, muncharee,” Alastor stated earning him a warm grin from the crimson haired beauty.
“My pleasure, misère,” Drade retorted.
The two shared a couple moments before heading out of Alastor’s room for the first time since he’d been injured to address the anxious audience waiting downstairs.
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Fixing Fizz
It wasn’t lost on Calus how often he was finding himself at Asmodeus’s palace, the prince of Lust calling on the Dracony more and more for things he needed handled. Tonight, the tone Asmodeus gave off said he had a bigger mission for Calus to take on which left the Dracony in an uneasy state namely because he wasn’t sure what to expect.
“Calus~ nice to see you as usual,” Asmodeus chimed, emerging through the double ornate doors of his office.
“Always a pleasure,” Calus greeted in turn, walking past Asmodeus into his office.
“I know I’ve been asking a lot lately…I appreciate you indulging me,” Asmodeus stated, closing the office doors so as they’d not be interrupted.
“Not a problem, you’ve been paying me so it’s not like I’m not getting my worth,” Calus retorted with a chuckle, shrugging off his duster that he hung over the back of a high back chair before settling in it.
“Nonetheless…anyways, as you might have guessed I have something to ask of you once again,” Asmodeus chatted as he moved to the high back chair across from the one Calus sat down in, the flames of the fireplace flitting across the room.
“I assumed so, yes,” Calus huffed a laugh in turn as Asmodeus sat across from the Dracony.
“I’m not going to waste your time so let me just get right into it, you have healing abilities…could you…say, regrow a limb using them?” Asmodeus inquired appearing a little hesitant in his inquiries.
“Um…well, short answer would be yes…however, it’s not as simple as that. I regrew a hand on someone once, but it took a lot out of me to do it,” Calus responded, arching a brow in suspicious curiosity.
“Alright, here’s the deal, mine and Fizz’s anniversary is coming up…I was hoping to do something unique…personal for him this year,” Asmodeus began to explain.
“And…where do I come in?” Calus wondered, turning his arched brow into a furrow.
“I was hoping that your abilities would allow you to regrow Fizz’s limbs,” Asmodeus bluntly stated, taking Calus off guard.
“Oh…wow…um…okay, that’s an entirely different ball of wax. Where to begin? First, I’ve not regrown entire limbs before using my abilities and even the hand I spoke about had leftover bone to work with not just gone. Second, the amount of time it’ll take to accomplish something like that would be…a year maybe more because I’d have to do segments… if at all,” Calus began to explain, tone slightly exasperated at the very thought.
“Time isn’t an issue, I’m sure Fizz would be fine with any amount of time it would take,” Asmodeus assured Calus.
“It’s not just time Asmodeus…in between segments Fizz will be in immense pain, I’m not just growing flesh and bone…it’s tendons and nerves and once again that’s if I can muster the strength to do it,” Calus continued to explain.
“I see…there’s no way you can do it in one session?” Asmodeus asked, face dropping at the realization.
“I don’t think so…I can do a lot with my abilities but…I can only do so much,” Calus reiterated, a look of sympathy crossing his features.
"I understand...and you're certain Fizzy would suffer intense pain?" Asmodeus checked.
"Yes, no matter what is given for the pain Fizz would still suffer some form of pain, I morally don't want to put him through that," Calus finished.
"Alright, Alright, I get it. Guess I'll go to plan B for a gift. Thank you for indulging me, Calus, and I'm sorry for wasting your time," Asmodeus relented, offering an understanding smile.
"Not a problem, sorry I couldn't help," Calus retorted as they both stood up, Calus grabbing his duster from the chair before heading towards the door with Asmodeus.
The two bid a thoughtful fair well then Calus left, little did he know this wasn't over. Later that evening Fizz returned to the palace to find Asmodeus had set up a romantic evening of wining and dinning. All in all, the evening was amazing as usual however upon returning to the bedroom Fizzarolli remembered he forgot to drop off a manifest from his recent outing to Ozzie's office. Slipping into the office on the way to the bedroom Fizz went straight to the desk where he placed the manifest on the large desks surface resulting in him accidently shuffling some papers around revealing a contract he'd not seen before, pulling the contract out Fizz read through it, eyes growing wide in shock at its contents. Written on the paper was an agreement that Asmodeus would pay a large sum of money along with supply goods to Calus should he agree and accomplish the task of regrowing Fizz's missing limbs. Fizz's heart pounded with disbelieving excitement, was there really a chance to get his arms and legs back? Continuing down the contract Fizz eventually reached the bottom where his heart dropped upon seeing that under Asmodeus's signature it said request refused. Why would Calus refuse? Fizzarolli wondered in his mind after all the Dracony always seemed like a good guy. Glancing around Fizz placed the contract on Asmodeus's desk but located the original on his computer and printed a copy that Fizz then folded to place in his pocket before continuing to the master bedroom where Ozzie was waiting for him.
…
Striker yawned in the process of making his way into the kitchen of the penthouse, stretching over his head. Grabbing a mug from the cupboard he started making a coffee just as Calus strode into the kitchen, coming up behind the imp to place his hands on his hips. Striker threw a sleepy smile over his shoulder at the Dracony before they shared a gentle kiss.
"Sleep well?" Calus inquired, grabbing his own mug.
"Yeah, for the most part," Striker responded.
"Glad to hear it, hmm?" Calus began to respond when the doorbell sounded causing him to glance towards the front door.
"Expectin' someone?" Striker wondered following Calus' gaze.
"No, I'll be back," Calus stated heading towards the front door.
Calus moved to the small white box on the wall next to the door, pressing the button to respond to the bell.
"Hello?" Calus asked into the speaker of the box.
"Um...hi, it's Fizzarolli, may I come up?" Fizz's voice asked over the call box.
"Oh, hello Fizzarolli. Yes, of course you can come up, one moment," Calus assured the imp. Pressing another button, waiting until the elevator light on the white box turned green indicating it would allow Fizz to come up to the penthouse suite. Sure enough after a few minutes there was a knock at the door prompting Calus to answer it.
"Hi Calus, sorry to interrupt your morning like this," Fizz stated as Calus opened the door.
"It's no problem, come on in," Calus acknowledged guiding Fizz inside before shutting the door behind him.
"Thanks, oh! Hi Striker," Fizz waved with a slight blush on his face upon noticing the pale imp standing partially naked in the kitchen making coffee.
"Hey Ya clown," Striker acknowledged, stirring his coffee.
"Um, I was hoping to talk to you about something Calus...alone," Fizz stated turning his attention to Calus who was working his way back into the kitchen.
"Alright...we can go to my office in a minute, would you like a coffee?" Calus offered.
"Sure," Fizz accepted.
Once Calus got them both a coffee, he showed Fizz to his office which was across from the staircase leading up to the pool behind the living area. After they were inside with the door closed Calus sat behind his dark wooden desk while Fizz took a seat in a high back chair on the opposite side. Calus casually sat back with a small huff as Fizz nervously toyed with the coffee in his hands.
"So... what’s this about?" Calus inquired casually taking a sip of his coffee.
"Well...it's about this," Fizz nervously stated, setting his coffee on the desk before pulling the contract from his pocket, unfolding it to place on the desk in front of Calus. Arching a brow curiously Calus set his mug down to pick up the paper, giving it a once over causing his brow to slowly furrow.
"Asmodeus showed you this?" Calus questioned, peering over the top of the paper.
"N-No, I found it last night while I was placing something else on his desk," Fizz explained. Calus pinched the bridge of his nose with an exasperated sigh before placing the contract on his desk again.
"Look Fizz, I know how it sounds but as I discussed with Asmodeus, I'm not morally comfortable performing the procedure on you and that's if I even have the capability of doing it in the first place," Calus briefly explained.
"What do you mean?" Fizz wondered furrowing his brow.
"Fizz, my healing abilities are powerful but performing something as intricate and lengthy as regrowing a limb will take a lot of energy...I'm not certain I have that sort of power in me and even if I did the amount of pain, it would cause you upon waking from the procedure would be...beyond excruciating," Calus explained further.
"Oh please, I was blown up for fucks sake, I'm sure I can handle any amount of pain and how do you know you can't? Have you ever tried?" Fizz shot back waving a dismissive hand at Calus' concern.
"I did regrow a hand once but Fizz we're talking about an entire limb with nothing to start with! I will need to extend the bone from your shoulder to rebuild and that's only after the robotic mechanisms were removed," Calus continued to explain.
"Then you can do it!" Fizz exclaimed seemingly ignoring everything Calus just said.
"Fizz, did you hear anything I just said?" Calus asked.
"I did! I don't care how much pain it causes me or how long it takes, I want you to do this for me! Please!" Fizz insisted slamming a fist on Calus' desk.
"Fizzarolli! For the last time, I won't put you or myself through that," Calus shot back getting an edge to his tone as he sat forwards. For a long moment, they simply stared at one another till eventually Fizz let out a deep sigh, gaze averting to the side.
"I didn't want to do this...but you leave me no choice. I need this...it's the one chance I have to get something back. If you don't agree to do this Calus...I'll expose Striker," Fizz stated, tone deepening to a threatening level.
"What did you just say?" Calus practically snarled, standing up to place both palms on the desk as he slightly leaned Fizz's way.
"You heard me, you have the protection of being royal blooded, but Striker is a wanted fugitive with a lot of enemies...and I have contacts, connections to expose him with," Fizz explained holding his ground as he met Calus’ gaze.
"Threats, blackmail...seriously Fizzarolli?" Calus retorted in a slightly disbelieving tone.
"If that's what it takes...I need this...now sign the contract," Fizz insisted pushing the contract towards Calus who stared for a moment at it. Eventually releasing a breath Calus reluctantly relented, opening a drawer to pull out a pen that he promptly used to sign the contract. Fizz's body relaxed as his face lit up in excitement, the two working out details on when, where, and how this was going to happen afterwards despite Calus’ continued displeasure towards the whole thing.
Calus called Asmodeus to inform the sin he'd changed his mind as well as tell him the procedure would take place in the king of lust’s palace infirmary one week from that day. Asmodeus was thrilled to hear it stating he'd tell Fizz when he returned as he was unaware Fizz was sitting with Calus at that very moment. Calus informed both Fizz and Asmodeus that he'd get Stolas to assist as the prince had a way with politics and herbal remedies for pain. Once everything was settled Fizz left Calus' penthouse. Calus released an exhausted sigh as he sat down next to Striker who eyed his mate suspiciously. Calus gave Striker a false reassuring smile that apparently worked because the imp returned to watching TV, leaving Calus to worry silently about what was to come…this whole thing wasn't going to end well.
…
One-week later Calus made his way to Asmodeus’ palace, moving straight to the basement where the infirmary was located. Fizz sat waiting on the treatment table clad in a pair of black shorts to keep his torso naked, the plan was to do his left arm this time thus Asmodeus was preparing to remove the mechanical attachments he’d originally installed once Fizz was put under then Calus would come in immediately afterwards to start regrowing the limb. Stolas was also present, busily preparing his various potions although he looked uncertain, Calus hang his duster up on a coat rack near the door, a pensive expression upon his features.
“Now, you’re certain you want this Fizzy Frog? I-I don’t like the idea of you being in pain,” Asmodeus asked, tone thick with concern.
“Yes, Ozz, I want this…I need this…I lost so much in that fire…” Fizz assured Asmodeus, hanging his head towards the end as he stared at his mechanical hand.
“Alright, as long as you’re prepared,” Asmodeus stated, continuing to get things prepared.
“Calus, might I have a word?” Stolas inquired walking up to the Dracony while Asmodeus was distracted by Fizz.
“Sure,” Calus agreed, walking with Stolas out of the infirmary to the hallway.
“Calus, are you certain about this?” Stolas asked once they were alone in the hallway, expression one of concern.
“Yes, we’ll get this over with hopefully in two sessions,” Calus flatly stated, attempting to hide his uncertainties behind his usual confident stoic nature.
“Hmm, shouldn’t you take at least a day in between to rest?” Stolas wondered, his look of concern knitting its way deeper onto his features.
“I’ll be fine,” Calus once again flatly stated, grabbing the door handle to return into the infirmary.
“Are we ready to begin?” Asmodeus asked once Calus returned.
“Yeah, let’s get this going,” Calus confirmed with Stolas following behind him.
Stolas grabbed a bottle that he handed to Fizz with the instruction to drink the whole thing which he did with a gagging noise. Taking back the bottle Stolas gestured for Fizz to lay down on the treatment table which again he obeyed, there was already an IV hooked up to Fizz’s collar bone along with monitors that gave off steady beeping noises. Stolas injected a substance into the IV line that moments later resulted in Fizz falling asleep promptly allowing Asmodeus to start his portion of the procedure while Calus waited in the wings, grimacing at this entire concept, however if it meant protecting Striker then so be it. They’d started early in the morning however by the time Calus was able to step in for his part it was early afternoon, at first Calus easily rebuilt Fizz’s limb but, as he neared Fizz’s elbow area which was the finishing spot for the day he was beginning to struggle. Finishing the procedure in the late evening, Calus pulled his hands from Fizz’s arm after making certain to seal the end, panting slightly with sweat trickling down his temples and his legs shook slightly causing him to hold onto the table for a moment before managing the strength to head for the infirmary doors.
“Calus? Are you alright?” Stolas asked after the Dracony as Asmodeus moved to bandage Fizz’s new limb.
“I’m fine…I just need to rest before tomorrow’s session,” Calus responded, putting on a façade of confidence, managing a small reassuring smile over his shoulder before leaving the infirmary.
“Hmm,” Stolas could tell something was up with Calus however if the Dracony wasn’t willing to tell him then there was nothing he could do for him other then what he was brought to Asmodeus’ palace to do. Turning around he moved to assist Asmodeus with Fizz’s aftercare.
…
The instant Calus was in his guest room he plopped onto the bed and passed out; his energy had been drained significantly as he’d predicted. Ideally Stolas was correct, Calus should take a day or two between sessions to recover unfortunately knowing the pain that the procedure was going to cause to Fizz… he had no choice but to do them back-to-back. The next morning Calus drug himself into the infirmary where Fizz was waiting although he looked absolutely wrecked, wreathing in pain on the table as Asmodeus tried to tend him with concern on his face.
“Rough night?” Calus inquired.
“Yes, the potions didn’t work really well,” Stolas informed Calus.
“As I figured…the quicker we get this finished the quicker he’ll find ease,” Calus stated, wearily moving towards the treatment table.
With that statement Stolas proceeded to put Fizz back asleep promptly allowing the Dracony to immediately start the second session however all too quickly it became clear that ten hours of rest wasn’t enough to recharge Calus’ strength even remotely. Calus’ vision began to blur causing him to shake his head in hopes of clearing it away, his hands began to shake as well till eventually the bluish glow faded from under his hands and he swayed before grabbing the tables edge to stabilize himself. Stolas immediately ran to Calus’ side, placing a hand on the Dracony’s shoulder as Calus brought a hand over half his face, panting heavily while a trickle of blood trailed from his nose.
“Calus!? Are you alright?” Stolas asked in alarm.
“I…I can’t finish it…not today…I…I need to sit down…” Calus stammered, staggering away from the treatment table.
“Asmodeus, stitch up Fizzarolli’s wound while I take care of Calus,” Stolas instructed earning him a nod of understanding from Asmodeus.
Calus made it a mere two steps from the treatment table before his leg’s gave way sending him towards the ground. Stolas cursed under his breath as Calus hit the floor unconscious, he was barely breathing, pulse weak, Calus had pushed himself beyond his limits which could spell death for the Dracony. Stolas worked to stabilize Calus as much as possible on the floor till Asmodeus was able to help him move the Dracony to one of the recovery beds across the room, stripping him of his shirt to allow for easier treatment…what little they could provide. Calus was beyond exhausted having pushed himself past his limits which for a Dracony was dangerous considering their magic came from their soul unlike others like Stolas or Asmodeus who pull from the environment of hell itself as well as their individual specializations. Short of giving Calus some life support there was little that could be done all Stolas could hope for was that Calus could rest and regain his strength. Sighing heavily Stolas took out his phone in preparation to call Striker to inform him of what happened unaware the imp wasn’t informed of everything regarding the situation. Striker was understandably upset declaring he was on the way immediately leaving Stolas nothing further to do except help Asmodeus tend to Fizz while they wait.
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A couple hours later Striker arrived at Asmodeus’s palace, fuming as he stormed to the infirmary promptly flinging the doors open upon arriving.
“Where the fuck is he!?” Striker exclaimed causing Stolas and Asmodeus to jerk towards the infirmary doors.
“Take it easy Striker,” Stolas gently tried to calm the imp, moving closer to him with his hands raised in a submissive manner.
“Take it easy my fuckin’ ass! What happened?” Striker barked.
“Calus overexerted himself and collapsed…he’s over there,” Stolas explained, gesturing towards the left side of the room where a series of recovery beds were lined up against the wall with partitions separating them and one that wrapped around the entire bed. Through the partitions thin cloth Striker could make out a figure on the bed.
Striker’s expression immediately shifted to concern as he rushed towards the bed in question, moving around the partition where he stopped short upon seeing Calus. Striker tried to draw breath into his lungs, but they refused to accept the gesture, his mate lay on the stark white bed with a mask over his face providing oxygen, an IV line in one arm and a series of monitors that set Striker’s anxiety a blaze.
“Is he gonna be alright?” Striker asked in a quiet tone, a hand reaching out to gently lay on Calus’s shoulder.
“Depends…when Dracony use their abilities it’s not like traditional magic, it comes directly from their souls. All we can do is wait to see if his soul can recover from such a severe drain,” Stolas explained with a look of sympathy upon his features.
“Why would he do this? Surely Calus knew,” Striker questioned, brow furrowing as he looked over Calus.
“I’m not certain, something seemed…off, before we started the procedure,” Stolas admitted.
“So, where’s the clown?” Striker wondered noticing Fizz was no where in the room.
“He was taken to their private quarters so Asmodeus could easily help him through recovery while I remained to take care of Calus,” Stolas explained.
“Humph, Ya mean so I didn’t rip him a new one,” Striker corrected with a small snarl.
“That was a secondary reason,” Stolas admitted with a little chuckle.
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Meanwhile up in the private master suite Fizz started to come around only to be surprised at having no hand yet, the pain was still intense however it seemed to have eased up a bit now that he had more of his arm back. Asmodeus comforted the imp as he managed to sit up with a pained groan.
“Why…why don’t I have a hand yet?” Fizz wondered.
“There was…complications, Fizz, Calus collapsed and is now unconscious in the infirmary,” Asmodeus informed the imp who suddenly grew quiet with a shocked look on his features. Fizz recalled in that moment what Calus had tried to tell him about potentially not having the ability to complete the procedures.
“Is…he, okay?” Fizz wondered, hanging his head slightly upon realizing this was more then likely his fault.
“We’re not certain, he’s not doing well at the moment,” Asmodeus answered causing Fizz’s expression to drop even further as he realized his tunnel vision might have gotten Calus seriously hurt.
“Shit, Ozzie…I have to tell you something,” Fizz stated, tone hesitant.
“Hmm? What is it Fizzy Frog?” Asmodeus asked in turn, arching a brow in confusion.
Fizzarolli went about explaining everything that took place between the imp and Calus over a week ago including how he blackmailed Calus with Striker. Asmodeus listen tentatively to Fizz’s story, eyes growing wide with realization and shock.
“Fizz…why would you...?” Asmodeus stammered for a moment once the imp went silent.
“Because Oz…I lost so much in that fire…this was my one chance to get just a little of it back, but I didn’t listen to Calus, I got too hyper focused on my own selfish reasons,” Fizz continued, tears pricking the corners of his eyes as he gave a small sniffle.
“Okay, okay, do you still have the contract?” Asmodeus inquired.
“Yeah, it’s in my safe,” Fizz stated pointing to his little safe under his vanity across the master bedroom.
Asmodeus went to the safe, punching in the code to open it allowing the sin to retrieve the contract which he quickly looked over before releasing a relieved sigh.
“You never got my physical signature on this,” Asmodeus pointed out.
“No, I thought the digital one was enough,” Fizz retorted with a confused furrow of his brow.
“No Fizzy, my digital signature can stand in temporarily, but I must physically sign for a contract to be binding. This is a good thing though as it means Calus is under no obligation,” Asmodeus explained.
“That’s good…I mean it, but…do you think he’d be able to eventually finish just this arm?” Fizz wondered looking honestly relieved to hear he’d not locked Calus into this.
“I’m…not sure…first he needs to recover,” Asmodeus reminded Fizz, who gave a small understanding nod.
“In the meantime, you’ll stay in here, Striker is in the infirmary with Calus and from what I understand he is…unimpressed to say the least,” Asmodeus informed Fizz causing the imp to swallow hard.
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One week after everything went to shit Striker sat on the medical bed beside the one Calus was laying on, flipping through his phone with one eye continuously on Calus. The sound of the double ornate doors to the infirmary opening catching his attention momentarily, revealing Fizz entering through them with a sorrowful look upon his features. Striker had one leg crooked upwards that he draped the arm that was holding his phone over, scowling at the clown imp as he approached even starting to subtly rattle his tail the closer Fizz got. Fizz swallowed around the lump in his throat, despite Striker not having his signature hat nor jacket on he still somehow looked intimidating, glowing yellow eyes narrowing towards the other imp.
“How is Calus?” Fizz hesitantly asked stopping at the foot of Calus’ bed.
“Humph, still unconscious and weak,” Striker retorted, glancing over at his mate briefly before returning his disgruntled gaze to Fizz.
“I- I came to apologize, I’m so sorry for what happened to Calus…this is all my fault,” Fizz apologized, hanging his head, averting his gaze from Striker’s intense one.
“I appreciate the apology but, as much as I’d like ta blame Ya for all this… in the end Calus agreed ta do it,” Striker stated with a growl that faded into a small sigh.
“You don’t understand…it IS all my fault, you see I…” Fizz began explaining what he’d done to Striker whose tail began to rattle ferociously as he clenched his claws and clenched his teeth in anger.
“Ya did what!?” Striker exclaimed, snarling in anger as he stood from where he was sitting with hands clenching into fists.
“Like I said I’m really, really sorry…I don’t expect you to forgive me or anything…AH!” Fizz exclaimed as he hit the ground, Striker looming over top of him with a death grip on the other imp’s arms.
“You little attention whore! How fuckin’ dare Ya!?” Striker growled out, grip getting tighter causing Fizz to whimper.
“I-I’m sorry…” Fizz apologized again, looking away.
“S-Striker…” Calus’ quiet tone drew both imp’s attention instantly however it caused Striker’s demeanour to change as if someone flipped a switch.
“Calus!?” Striker exclaimed, abandoning Fizz on the floor to immediately run to Calus’ side, one hand landing on the Dracony’s shoulder. Calus shifted his head to the side to look at Striker with a small acknowledging smile on his face.
“H-how long have I been out?” Calus wondered, clearing his throat a bit.
“Over a week, try ta rest,” Striker encouraged, tone gentle.
“A week…shit…” Calus breathed out, seeming to struggle with each word.
“It’s fine, I’m just glad Yer awake,” Striker stated returning the smile till that is Fizz managed to stand back up, entering Calus’ line of sight.
“Fizz…?” Calus questioned moments before Striker snarled.
“Get out!” Striker exclaimed in a low possessive growl.
Fizz took the warning to heart, backing up slowly till he could leave the infirmary while Striker continued to hiss with his tail rattling when a gentle hand cupped his cheek. Striker jerked slightly in surprise, looking down at Calus and instantly settling as his expression softened.
“Hush Striker…what did I miss?” Calus encouraged.
“Fizz told me everythin’…what he made Ya do...,” Striker briefly explained, tone growing more aggravated by the second.
“Hmm…he did, did he…then you know I’m bound by contract to full fill the procedure…I just…don’t know when I’ll be able to try again,” Calus admitted, rubbing Striker’s cheek with his thumb.
“Don’t fuckin’ worry about that right now…just…get better…” Striker insisted, placing his hand over Calus’, brow furrowing upwards in a combination of relief and concern.
Calus continued to nap on and off for the rest of the day, waking from one just as Asmodeus was walking into the infirmary with Stolas.
“Good to see you’re awake Calus,” Stolas stated walking over to the Dracony’s bedside while Striker kept an eye on them from the other bed, his possessive protective nature running in overdrive by this point.
“Hmm, I’m sorry I couldn’t finish the procedure Oz…once I’m able too I’ll finish it,” Calus stated with a groan as he attempted to sit up.
“Nah, Calus! Don’t!” Striker exclaimed, beginning to move off the bed only to stop when Asmodeus beat him to it.
“Relax…there’s no need, if you feel capable and wish too then you can however the contract is nonbinding,” Asmodeus assured Calus resulting in a stunned expression to cross the Dracony’s face as the Lustful sin gently laid a hand on his shoulder to encourage him to remain laying down.
“What do you mean? I signed a contract agreeing to do this…” Calus reiterated, furrowing his brow in confusion.
“The contract wasn’t properly signed by me thus you have no obligation,” Asmodeus reassured the Dracony.
“Really? Well, that’s good…what about Striker? I’m going to take it Fizz told you everything,” Calus inquired, concern seeping its way into his tone.
“No harm will come to either of you and yes, me and Fizzy had a long conversation about all this…for what it’s worth I’m sorry this happened,” Asmodeus offered, glancing over at Striker momentarily.
“That’s good, I appreciate the…apology,” Calus stated, voice growing weary as he laid back allowing Stolas to check a few things.
“Alright, you should get some more rest I’ll return later to check again on you,” Stolas stated with a nod which Calus returned.
Calus didn’t fight Stolas on the suggestion simply allowing himself to fall back asleep, mind too exhausted to stay awake any longer. Fizz opted to avoid the infirmary or more accurately avoided Striker for the rest of the time he was in the palace waiting for Calus to recuperate, a three-week process that barely saw the Dracony back on his feet. The duo managed to leave the palace unfortunately Calus couldn’t return to work for a further two weeks when he started feeling remotely like himself again. Much to Striker’s displeasure after six long months of recovering Calus did return to Asmodeus’ palace to complete the regrowth of Fizz’s left limb, afterwards making it perfectly clear he’d be unable to do any more. Fizz was grateful to have at least one of his arms back assuring Calus he’d not be calling on him to do anything further much to everyone’s relief.
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