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Episode 27: Jophiel

"I gotta admit, I don't think I've ever been through so many portals in my life until now." Charlie said as she and the now larger group walked through another heavenly portal.

"Heaven is a big place. Not exactly very easy to traverse on foot unless you like walking." Uriel said.

Azrael blinked. "...wait...can't all of us fly?"

Everyone looked at each other almost...awkwardly. There was just silence.

"...portals are faster." J finally said before smiling. "But, we are nearly done. Jophiel is this way."

The walk was rather quick before they arrived at...a large playground. Possibly the biggest Charlie had ever seen. And hundreds of children were playing on it. Some older, some younger, and some were just at a picnic table with their families. Parents, siblings, guardians, or even just a friend.

Lucifer blinked. "This is where Jophy is?"

"I-I always forget how crowded this place is." Gabriel mumbled.

Uriel squinted his eyes before he grinned. "Ah! There she is."

And in the distance was another Archangel. Pale white skin and rather beautiful blonde hair matching the majority of her siblings and Charlie. She was wearing a white dress, black pants with large white boots, and a golden stole with white feathers at the edge.

A group of children were surrounding her, with Jophiel closing her eyes.

"1...2...3..." Jophiel counted.

The various children started to giggle and laugh as they ran all across the playground.

"4...5...6...7...8...9...10!" Jophiel smiled as she opened her eyes as her wings spread out, taking her into the air. "Ready or not, here I come!"

Lucifer hummed. "She's a babysitter?"

Raphael shrugged. "More or less. It's her job to watch over and protect the souls of the children who arrive here until their parents or guardian arrive in case they die before them."

"...and if they don't have one?" Vaggie asked, holding Charlie's hand as she was already beginning to sniffle at the thought of a child dying before their parents.

Azrael's eyes softened. "Well, they usually live at the orphanage. Jophy goes there so often that she runs the place. And unlike Earth or Hell, it's actually a pretty nice place."

"Jophy's kind of like the mom they never had..." Camael said. "She always wanted to be one, was just always too busy to find the right person."

"I think that's why she finds this job so fulfilling. She gets to be one, even if only just for a little while." J hummed.

Charlie then watched her aunt again, her heart suddenly clenching when she found a child hiding behind a tree.

"Found you!" Jophiel grinned, scooping up a little boy who looked to be some kind of amphibian Winner. He almost looked like Pentious.

The boy laughed. "Awwww, no fair!!!"

Jophiel then set him down. "You almost had me fooled, sweetie!"

Charlie watched the scene, flashing back to when her mother would play hide and seek with her. She would always try to hide in the trees, but could never blend in. Her mother always found her.

Jophiel then spotted her family across from her and gasped before she looked at the boy. "Arthur, could you find everyone for me? There's some people I need to speak to."

"Okay, Miss Jophiel!" Arthur said before running off.

Jophiel smiled before she quickly flew over to her family. "Everyone!!! It's so good to see you!!!"

"Hey, Jophy." Lucifer said with a wave.

Jophiel gasped and then pulled Lucifer into a tight hug. "Luci!!! It's been so long!!! I missed you so much, big brother!!!"

Lucifer, thankful that he was still able to breathe in the hug, just smiled. "Good to see you too, sis."

Jophiel then set him down. "Have you been eating right? Is Hell really as bad as it sounds? How are your wings? Are you stressed-"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Calm down." Lucifer said.

Jophiel laughed sheepishly. "Sorry! You know how I am..."

Charlie then snapped out of her run down memory lane and faced her aunt. "Ummm...hi, Aunt Jophiel!"

Jophiel gasped. "You must be Charlie!!! I've heard so much about you!!! And look how tall you are! You're going to make your father feel like he's shrinking!" She said as she hugged her niece.

Charlie, happy with all the hugs she was getting today, smiled and accepted the embrace.

"It's my absolute honor to finally have you here!" Jophiel smiled. "I'm very sorry that we didn't get to meet when you first came here! I need to have a stern talking-to with that Sera! Not letting me see my own niece."

Azrael chuckled. "Dad already beat you to that. Sera probably feels incredibly humiliated and or ashamed."

"Can't say it's not completely deserved." Uriel hummed.

"I do feel a little bad for her though." Gabriel said.

Lucifer just grinned maliciously. "I don't."

Jophiel then faced Vaggie. "And you must be the famous Vaggie! I love your hair, sweetie. It suits you! Charlie is a very lucky woman."

Charlie giggled. "Yes. Yes, I am."

Vaggie's eye widened and she was left silent, not used to all the constant praise she had been getting ever since she arrived. Even God himself apologized to her.

"Vaggie?" Jophiel asked.

"S...sorry, I'm just...not used to all the compliments." Vaggie mumbled.

Jophiel gasped. "I'm surprised no one has complimented you more! Raphael! You were her teacher, are you behind this!?"

"She's earned my respect, sister." Raphael sighed. "And please stop acting like you're the mother none of us have."

"Well, I am still your sister." Jophiel huffed. "And you need to start showing more appreciation towards your students! They are putting their lives on the line for Heaven like Vaggie did! And the poor thing could've died if Charlie hadn't found her!"

Vaggie gently walked forward. "M-ma'am, it's fine. Really. While it still hurt, I...I am honestly glad it happened."

Gabriel's eyes widened. "...you are? W-why?"

"I think I may know." J said. "Because if that had never happened, she would've never met Charlie, helped her open her hotel, met all the friends she now has, or find love."

Vaggie smiled. "Yeah. That's pretty much it."

"Well, you won't have to go through any more struggles like that alone anymore, dear." Jophiel reassured. "You're family now."

Lucifer grinned. "Yes, yes she is. Fallen Angels gotta stick together after all!"

Charlie couldn't help but squeal a little, absolutely thrilled that her family liked Vaggie as much as she did.

Jophiel then smiled. "Oh, look at all of us. If Father and Michael were here, we'd all be together again after so, so long! Where is Father anyway?"

"Oh! He's with Alastor!" Charlie said. "He's a friend of mine."

Jophiel blinked. "...Alastor...I feel like I've heard a friend of mine mention that name. Hmm, small world we live in if true! But I'm sure Father will come around to us eventually! Please tell me we're going to get Michael too."

Lucifer slowly backed up.

Camael grinned. "Hell yeah! Get the Morningstars back together!"

"Language, Cammy." Jophiel said.

J then created a final portal. "Well. I believe we are ready. Is everyone else?"

Azrael grinned. "As I'll ever be. I miss Mikey."

Raphael saluted.

Camael crossed her arms with a smirk. "Let's go see him."

Uriel chuckled. "It will be nice to finally have the family back together again."

"Y-yeah! So much time has passed." Gabriel said.

Jophiel then looked around. "...Charlie, dear? Where is your father?"

Charlie then turned around and saw her dad running away. "NOT AGAIN!!! DAD, GET BACK HERE!!!"

Her new hybrid wings then spread and she flew off, managing to grab her father and begin dragging him back over.

Lucifer clawed at the ground. "MAYBE WE CAN JUST SKIP HIM-"

"WE ARE SEEING MY LAST UNCLE, DAD!!!" Charlie cried as she dragged him back over.

Lucifer groaned as he finally stopped resisting. "Fine! Fine!"

Raphael's eyes narrowed. "...really, Samael...your own daughter has to babysit you?"

"You all should know how I feel about Michael!" Lucifer said as he stood up, making a pouty face.

Eventually, they all walked through the portal...and arrived inside a house?

A dining room to be specific. And who was there?

Michael Morningstar, two spider Winners...and Angel Dust.

Charlie and Vaggie's eyes widened. "Angel?!"

"Char? Vags?" Angel asked.

Charlie went over. "What are you doing at my uncle's house? At...least, I assume this is his house."

Michael blinked. "Err, yes. It is- Lucifer?"

Lucifer snarled.

"Sweetie, who is this?" One of the Winners asked.

The other gasped. "Oh! Ma, this must be that princess Tony was talkin' about!"

"Tony?" Vaggie asked.

Angel sighed. "Okay. Lemme explain."

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