Los Angeles: 11-15-17, 8:19 p.m.
Lucifer pulled the car over at a closed junkyard and climbed out along with Constantine. The two walked over to the fenced off wall of scrap and listened. All they could hear was creaking metal, bad 70's music, and just barely audible: the sound of locusts.
"Didn't think Mnemoth's taste extended to scrap-metal." Lucifer grunted as he started to climb the fence.
"Maybe he likes the atmosphere of the place." Constantine huffed as he climbed over the top of the fence and they two of them looked around to see a giant locust-like creature licking clean a dog's skeleton.
"Now that's just revolting." Lucifer gagged at the sight, and the creature turned towards them.
"FRESH MEAT... HUNGRY." the creature stormed towards the duo, and they jumped in two different directions. Lucifer looked behind him to see Mnemoth chasing after Constantine.
"Bloody hell." Lucifer looked around for something he could use, eventually eyeing a piece of pipe. "That'll do." He grabbed it and ran after his temporary partner.
Meanwhile, Constantine was trying to avoid the monster's giant mouth as much as possible. Mnemoth slashed and crushed everything in his path with its claws and kept trying to bite the blonde.
"KILL YOU. IMPRISONER! TRICKSTER!" Mnemoth slammed into a couple cars, causing a pile of junk to crash, cutting off Constantine's escape route.
"... Look, big fella, can we discuss this like rational creatures of evil?" Constantine chuckled before Mnemoth slammed him into an old car, holding him with a clawed hand.
"YOU HUNT ME! IMPRISON ME! THEN FREE ME, ONLY TO HUNT ME AGAIN! YOU TRICKED ME, LITTLE MAN! AND NOW, YOU WILL-"
"Let him go, Mnemoth." the creature turned around to see Lucifer standing behind him.
"ANOTHER LITTLE MAN. ANOTHER PIECE OF MEAT FOR-" Mnemoth moved to attack, but Lucifer pulled the Key of Hell out of his jacket and assumed his "devil-face" form. Mnemoth backed away and bowed slightly.
"LORD LUCIFER. HAD I KNOWN-"
"You say this man had you imprisoned, and let you free?" Lucifer glared at Constantine, who simply forced a weak smile.
"INDEED. MAY I KILL HIM? SO MANY IN HELL WOULD WELCOME THE CHANCE TO TORTURE HIM." Mnemoth growled, and Lucifer glared at the blonde man.
"No. I've made a deal with him. And you have caused enough trouble." Lucifer held the Key of Hell out in front of Mnemoth. "Back to Hell for now."
"BUT, MY LORD, I ONLY-" Mnemoth started, but Lucifer turned the Key and a crack appeared under the creature and opened up to have dozens of black bones pull it down into the earth. Once Mnemoth had completely disappeared, the crack sealed up, leaving a long red scar on the ground.
"Well, glad that all worked out. So, I'll just be-" Constantine rambled on, before Lucifer held the key out in front of him.
"You lied. You said you had him contained. You let him loose, let him consume that man. All so you could make that deal with me. People were put in jeopardy, thousands were at risk."
"But, they're all still alive. And I helped bag him by serving as a distraction and nobody else got hurt. So, technically, our deal hasn't been broken. So, you're gonna use that key to make sure I never go to Hell."
Lucifer glared at him, raging inside at how this man had tricked him, made a fool of him. But, he was still a man of his word. So, he held out the key and turned it, causing a red light to appear around Constantine and then turn white and fade away. Lucifer put the key away and walked off, leaving Constantine alone in the junkyard.
L.A.P.D. Homicide Division: 11-16-17, 8:56 a.m.
Lucifer walked over to Chloe, who was going over some old reports.
"Hey, you and the trench-coat find anything useful?"
"Unfortunately, not. But, I got a call from an old friend of mine this morning. Turns out the victim was killed by a cultist who jumped off a bridge last night." Lucifer handed her a photo of a guy in all black with heavy makeup.
"Any evidence on this guy?"
"well, the M.E.s are probably looking him over right now, but chances are we'll get a hit on something. Looks like Constantine was useless after all." Lucifer sighed, and Chloe looked over at the entrance.
"Speaking of which." she motioned towards the door where Constantine was being led in cuffed and taken down a hallway. Lucifer and Chloe walked over to the cop who brought him in.
"Excuse me, officer. What'd you bring that guy in on? The blonde with the trench coat?" Chloe asked, and the officer shuffled through some papers.
"Guy was drunk when we picked him up, and he started a bar fight. We got him on public intoxication, aggravated assault, indecent exposure - don't ask - credit card fraud, assaulting an officer, resisting arrest, and attempted solicitation of prostitution. He's not going anywhere for a while." the officer walked off and Chloe and Lucifer just smiled.
"Well, I guess that takes care of that." Lucifer chuckled, walking off to enjoy the rest of his day.