Dan Vs. The Demon Sisters
-Chapter Nine-
Dan, Panty, and Stocking all stormed in through the frosted glass doors and suddenly froze in place, suprised by the sight of the interior of the building. Not one of them had expected anything like this.
The building looked no different from your average upper-class apartment building. A fountain stood in the middle of a large lobby, with a reception desk off to the side of the room, a smiling employee sitting behind it. A pair of elevators were located at the end of the room opposite the entrance, and various statues, busts, and pictures decorated the spacious room, with a rather large portrait of Scanty and Kneesocks hanging between the two elevators being the most eye-catching among them. The whole room carried an elegant red and gold motif.
"Hey, what gives?" Dan said, dropping the large hammer with a heavy thud. "Why isn't this place a giant fortress with ghoulish soldiers posted at every doorway, ready to pounce upon any unlucky soul to venture within?"
"I've gotta admit, I'm a little suprised myself," Panty said, shrugging. "I mean, it's not like those bitches are actually using this place as an apartment building."
"Maybe they figured they could make a quick buck off of some poor saps looking for an apartment," Stocking noted. "Before they tried to pull their little stunt."
"Doesn't really seem like their style..." Panty replied. They all stood pondering for a moment, until they heard a voice.
"Excuse me, I can help you all over here," the receptionist called from the desk. The three all exchanged glances, then walked over to the desk, Dan retreaving the hammer. As they approached, the woman greeted them. "Welcome to the Démon Arms, how can I help you all today?" She didn't seem to be at all concerned that between Dan, Panty, and Stocking, they were carrying a giant hammer, a handgun, and a katana, which struck the Anarchy sisters as unsusual. However, Dan seem to either not care, or not notice, and decided to simply continue talking with her.
"Yes, we're here to see the Demon Sisters on some rather urgent business," Dan said. "Would you be so kind as to direct us to their office, oh kind deskmaiden?"
"I'm sorry, but the Démons aren't taking any calls today, they're too busy organizing tomorrow's demolition of the building next door," the woman replied, still smiling widely. "I can organize an appointment for you, if you like."
"I don't think you quite understand me," Dan said. "We're here to cause them gratuitous amounts of bodily harm, and possibly destroy this building if we can swing it. Now, I'll ask you again. Can you tell us where their office is?" Dan hefted the mallet in a threatening manner.
"I'm sorry, but the Démons aren't taking any calls today, they're too busy organizing tomorrow's demolition of the building next door," the woman replied, still smiling widely. "I can organize an appointment for you, if you like."
"Now see here!" Dan shouted, climbing up onto the desk, albiet with some difficulty caused by his weapon. "I demand you tell me where their office is. You're currently impeding my revenge, and don't think that just because you're a woman-"
"I'm sorry, but the Démons aren't taking any calls today, they're too busy organizing tomorrow's demolition of the building next door," the woman replied, still smiling widely. "I can organize an appointment for you, if you like."
The three of them stared at the woman, confused by her behaviour. Any rational person would be cowering or fleeing at this point, but this woman simply sat there, with a vacant stare and a wide grin.
"Hey Shorty, move for a second," Panty said, raising her gun. Dan stepped to the side, and Panty shot at the woman, the bullet burrowing through her forehead and leaving a clearly tunnel through her cranuim.
"I-I-I-I'm s-s-s-orry-orry-orry, b-b-but the-e-e D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-" The woman's speech became tinny and disjointed, and her mouth stopped moving to match the words. Her eyes began rolling around in their sockets, and smoke began pouring out of her ears and head wound. Suddenly, her head began to spin on her shoulders at an alarming speed, and a mechanical voice began blaring from her.
"INTRUDER ALERT! ANGELS DETECTED! INTRUDER ALERT! ANGELS DETECTED!" After it repeated this a few times, the head voilently exploded, causing Dan to fall backwards off of the reception desk.
"What the heck was that about?" Dand shouted, picking himself back up and brushing himself off. He looked back to the woman, who was now a headless corpse with a number of singed and frayed wires emerging from the neck. The robot slumped off of the chair and fell to the floor.
"I think it's a safe bet that they were expecting us," Stocking noted. A familiar, yet disembodied voice confirmed their suspicions.
"It seems that, for once, you've guessed correctly," the voice of Scanty said. Dan, Panty, and Stocking all whipped their heads around looking for the source, then eventually located an intercom located in the corner. "Of course, we were almost certain that you wouldn't be foolish enough to waltz in the front door. We had a much more elaborate trap located in the alleyways and back entrance. It's such a shame that it's simply going to go to waste."
"We really shouldn't have expected any better of them, dear sister," the voice of Kneesocks took over. Suddenly, steel plating shot down over the entrance and windows, and the fountain stopped spraying water from its top. "But let's not fret over such minor details. We might as well dispose of them while they're here."
"Oh, of course, dear sister," Scanty agreed. Suddenly, the whole room began to shake, causing a few statues to topple and a few paintings to become dislocated from the wall. "I do hope you all enjoy this little surprise. We bid you adieu!" As Scanty's voice disconnected from the intercom, the shaking stopped. Suddenly, a glowing red liquid began spewing from the fountain, which gave a sinister hiss as it met the water still sitting in the bottom of the fountain. It began to spill over the sides, and the carpet surrounding the fountain burst into flames.
"Shit!" Panty said, jumping up onto the reception desk. "This whole place is filling up with lava!"
"There's gotta be a way out of here!" Dan said, looking franticly around the room. Suddenly, he spotted them. "The elevators! We have to get over to the elevators!" He eyed the pool of lava that was spreading from the fountain, a few statues melting into the molten liquid. "Come on!" Dan took off around the edge of the room, with Panty and Stocking in close pursuit. The lava had spread to cover about half of the room when they got to the elevators. Dan quickly jabbed the button to open the elevator, and steel plating suddenly shot down in front of the sliding doors of both elevators.
"You didn't think it was going to be that easy, did you?" Scanty's voice returned over the intercom. "Now now, I'm afraid that escape is impossible for you all!" Scanty began cackling madly, and Kneesocks took over the intercom.
"I can honestly say that I'm quite disappointed that it had to end this way, angels," Kneesocks said. "I was rather looking forward to slicing you up to ribbons personally, and being able to mount your heads over our mantle. It's such a shame that we won't have any such trophies after you're burned to a crisp. Oh well, such is life."
"And Mr. Dan," Scanty said, returning to the intercom. "I'm sure you'll enjoy Hell very much. Searing pain, endless torment, unbearable agony, all this for all eternity. With any luck, Miss Kneesocks and I will be able to attend to you personally! Won't that be splendid?"
"You listen to me, you pathetic imps!" Dan said. "If I ever see you in Hell you can be sure that you'll regret killing me in the first place!"
"Yes, yes, I'm sure you will," Kneesocks said sarcastically. "However, I'm afraid that we must attend to more important matters right now. We bid you adieu!"
"Those god-damned bondage-loving shit-slurping bitches!" Panty shouted as they signed off. She turned around to see the large portrait of them staring down at her. "If I ever see those bitches again..." Panty aimed her gun at the painting and shot holes through both of their foreheads.
Stocking shared her sister's rage, and lunged at the painting. Rather than meeting the wall on the other side, however, her sword sunk right through the picture, all the way to the hilt.
"What the..." she muttered, and began moving her katana all around the painting, creating a sizable hole. They all looked throught it, and there was a rather fancy looking elevator car on the other side.
"Nice going, Stocking!" Dan shouted. "I'll bet this'll take us up, right to them!"
As if confirming his suspicions, Kneesock's voice returned over the intercom. "What are you doing? Get out of there this instant! Get out of there and die, you fucking mongrels!" The room shook again, and lava began blasting out of the fountain and an even faster rate, almost hitting the cieling. The pool had covered over three quarters of the room now, and spread even faster. "Die! Die! Die!"
"Come on! Everybody in!" Panty shouted. They all climbed in through the hole in the portrait, the lava just coating the floor completely as Dan pulled himself in. They jabbed the button adorned with the Demon Sisters' insignia, and the doors shut. A scream of rage could be heard over the intercom as the elevator began rising. The three simulataniously collapsed on the floor, with a collective sigh of relief.
"Man, that was a lucky break," Dan said, chuckling slightly. "We almost got fried back there. You'd think they'd have the forethought to seal this elevator too."
"Well, it worked out pretty well for us, didn't it?" Stocking said.
"They're a couple of morons, but they're dangerous morons," Panty said. She climbed back up as the elevator came within a few floors of their destination. "Well, are you ready to waste these bitches?"
"I've never been more ready in my life," Dan said, standing up and readying his hammer. "Just let me at them."
The three heroes stood ready as the elevator shuddered to a halt. The doors began to open slowly, and Dan took a deep breath, eagerly waiting to see the Demon Sisters, and exact his vengeance.
