Originally, Kenny didn't expect David to be a core player in all the shady shit that was happening around town. Maybe he wasn't as great as a detective as Batman was, but he could kick ass and take a beating like the bat, that was good enough, he thought. Kenny actually came across the information by accident, he had over heard a snippet of David's phone conversation while eating that his place during their weekly 'Poor Man's Hour' which he hated eating during because Craig or some other dick that might be around to make a comment, but the food was good and cheap. It was quick, but anyone talking about prostitution and drugs caught Kenny's ear.

So he did the only logical thing and grabbed an apron and sneak into the kitchen to get closer to David's office. It was stupid, he had forgotten that David knew him, personally, for many years. But he kept his head low and kept his nerves down, he couldn't get caught. Stan and Cartman had everything under wrap and Kyle was clueless. Butters only knew the buildings layout, which granted is great to have, but Kenny knew it wouldn't be enough.

David had closed the door of the office the moment he walked into the back, at least Kenny assumed since the boy luckily didn't spend time looking at his workers work. One sign that Kenny was lucky, the second was the fact that none of the employees seemed to care that there was a white boy walking around. He took these signs and wasted no more time, going to the door to press against it to hear what he could.

"I'm telling you, I know they are going to use those guys the same way as the girls. My cooks were disgusted and trying to throw a strike. You know old catholic Hispanic men, they would never be okay with it...

"Yeah, I know it's not progressive, I can't change them...

"Well, ANYWAY, from what it sounds like Cartman has a type. You know he's been with Bebe since forever-yeah, blondes... Butters and Thomas- dude! My ear!" That's all Kenny cared to hear.

He took off through the back door, throwing the apron in the dumpster, not caring much. He had to find Butters, maybe it wasn't too late. Maybe Cartman was just thinking about using his boyfriend as a towel for old gross men, and hadn't actually gotten to his sunshine yet.

He skidded as he reached Butter's home. Rushing to the door, he banged on it harshly. Anxious to see if the other blonde was there, and that sinking feeling only intensified as Steven opened the door, quite crossed by the mistreatment of his property.

Kenny cut off the older gentleman mid lecture to ask for Butter's claiming his safety in danger. Steven rolled his eyes. "Oh please, he's fine. Eric came over yesterday night and said that he had a perfect business venture for him. He took him out of town to some conference to get my boy started. That Eric is such a good boy, always looking out for Butters." Kenny muttered a thanks before turning his back on the still talking adult.

It was painfully obvious what had happened, that Kenny was too late and his boyfriend was probably already hurt, and suffering under Cartman's humongous ass. He knew what he had to do, he had to go in the belly of the beast to rescue Butters. It was something that he should plan, but Kenny didn't want Butters to wait for him, he had to go for him tonight.

He googled the place on his way over to that side of town, and didn't believe that he was able to catch it in time, tonight was their first night working.

Was it wrong that Kenny was excited by the sight of his Butters as a ferocious slut? Yes, it was wrong. Because Butters no longer looked like himself. The way his eyes looked almost dead, though they sparkled with mischief, his happiness was gone. The thing that made Butters himself was buried deep, under a mix of drugs and something else more malicious. Kenny wasn't actually prepared for these feelings when he decided that he was going to defy his boyfriend's wishes, so he stood there in the entry way of the strip club utterly unable to think. It wasn't until Cartman slapped a heavy hand on his back to knock him back to reality.

"Today's his first day, but he's a hit." Cartman gave a hearty laugh at the look of pure rage on Kenny's face. Without fearing the other, he went on to taunt, "You wouldn't believe what he had to do to get the job."

Before Kenny could strangle the life out of the brunette, another man squeezed in between the two to get into the establishment. The breaking of eye contact helped Kenny focus on his goal. He needed Butters back home, or at the very least out of Cartman's grasp. He took off to the back, he had remembered the layout of the building when Butters had shown it to him during its construction. Luckily, since it was the debut of their 'Men's Night Out' campaign, the place was busy and crowded. Cartman didn't seemed phased by the other's efforts to recover the other blonde. It was as if he knew Kenny would come. For a second, Kenny thought about this, but once he found Butters in the back, he didn't care anymore.

Butters was fixing his makeup in the mirror, it was a mostly natural look with a bright blue lipstick to match his shoes. Kenny wrapped his arms around the other and whispered in his ear. "It's time to go home, I'm so sorry buttercup." But there was no verbal response, only the shrugging of shoulders and a giggle.

"Oh, Ken... I'm not going home, there's plenty to do here. I have this fancy job now, and it's so fun." Kenny could tell there was a black eye behind the makeup Butters wore. It made Kenny's heart stop. The smaller blonde was crying, despite his face full of bright joy. He was pleading from within to get set free, but Kenny now understood. Butters wouldn't be able to get out, there was nothing Kenny could do. He knew a little about magic, specifically how Cartman's worked but he only knew how to wipe memories and come back from the dead, not how to dispel another witch's power.

Kenny wiped the tears from his love's face. He could hear a sharp slap from behind him, Cartman had made it to the back room after all. Kenny stood tall to face the man worse than the devil. Cartman only smirked in his direction. They didn't need to say anything. Yes, Butters will strip, but Cartman would have to kill Kenny and risk his own safety if he wanted to get Butters in a side room with another man.

It was fine, the pain in Kenny was enough for Cartman.