Volastor exited their rooms, lighting a vape and leaning against the wall at the corner of the room. They were hoping nobody would notice them, but apparently the lobby just so happened or had everyone present.

The moment they entered, everyone stopped talking and focused on them. They narrowed their eyes,'Oh great, all eyes on us…' They did their best to ignore this, but it became apparent everyone had stopped what they were doing just to look at them.

'GET OUT.' Vox demanded,'This is a trap. They're trying to pull something on us, let's move before they do anything.'

'I agree. Let's get out of here…'

Volastor eyes shifted towards the nearest exit, the doors. They quickly tried to take their leave when suddenly Charlie appeared right in front of them,"Uh...Hello Charlie. Would mind stepping aside? We'd prefer if you did."

"No. We have to talk."

'Oh come on!' Vox shouted,'Why does the cute girl have to be such a pain in our asses!?'

'She's onto us, quick, teleport!'

They quickly tried to teleport themselves out of the area, but Charlie somehow managed to sabotage this with her own powers, as his attempt to teleport was rendered null.

"What? Why can't we-"

"Al, you do realize I'm a reality warper right? I can make sure people can't teleport out of my domain if I felt like it…"

The only thought that went in their mind was to run. They tried looking for another exit but saw everyone had already huddled at all the available exits. Even if they could get past the others with ease, Charlie would likely chase them if they ran. There was no way to outmaneuver the princess of hell herself.

"Al, quit trying to run. We just want to talk. There's no need to be scared."

'Bullshit…' They thought,'Why does she have to corner us in a public place? This is awful…'

She grabbed their hand, calmly asked,"Sit down, we just wanna have a group talk…"

"Group talk? Why can't it just be us and you again? We'd rather not talk about our problems with them…"

"Hey!" Husk shouted,"We're entitled to know too! You can't just keep us out of the loop just because we ain't overlords!"

Vaggie nodded,"Yeah. Just because we're weaker than you doesn't mean we aren't entitled to know these things. We deserve to know this shit. All of us do."

Valastor resisted the urge to scowl. Seeing no other option than to cooperate with Charlie's demands, they reluctantly took a seat on the couch, blowing a puff of smoke from their vape."What do you want from us?"

"The truth," Charlie stated,"You've been acting suspicious and none of us know what is wrong with you…"

"Nothing is wro-"

"Bullshit," Husk growled,"Don't fucking lie to us. I didn't come here to listen to your fucking lies."

"We're not lying."

"Yes you are!" Husk shouted,"I know you Al, you've never acted like this before! At least be honest, you've been lying to our faces for months! And guess what? I'm sick of it! Be straight up with us because you're not leaving this hotel until we get what we're looking for."

'Dammit…' They thought to themselves.

"So are you ready to talk or what? We got all day smiles…Ain't like your leaving...Charlie's got some magic shit on the door and it ain't easy to break. You won't be getting outta here without causing so serious damage and I doubt you want that..."

"Fine...We'll talk."

"About time we got some answers. First question, what's with your new getup?"

They paused,"What do you mean?"

"Quit playing dumb," The cleaner chided,"Its' not helping anyone. We're talking about your suit…"

"We woke up like this…"

"What? Do you really expect us to believe that?" Husk asked,"You're saying you just woke up with your hair dyed and wearing a different uniform? What were you, drunk?"

"No. We were sober...We were just…" They didn't know how to explain it. What could they possibly say?

"Just what?" Vaggie demanded,"Spit it out."

"Watch it, Rat!" They snapped.

"You know Al, I didn't take you for a copycat. That's what Vox calls Val, what's up with you stealing nicknames all the sudden?" Angel asked.

"We're not copying, it's just an accurate description of her…"

"I'm a fucking moth."

"We don't care...You're a rat to us…"

"Us? Who the fuck is us?" Husk asked,"Seriously this speech pattern of yours is driving me nuts. Like what the fuck, are you like a different entittiy or something? Or are you just trying to make yourself special, because I swear if you've been messing with us I'm gonna lose my shit."

"We're not messing around, this is just how we speak.."

"Any reason why?"

"Nothing in particular."

"And you don't feel any different?" Charlie asked.

"We feel…" They didn't know how to continue, averting their gaze.

"Feel what?"

Nothing. They said nothing. Instead they turned, looking at another portion in the room.

'What do we say?'

'I don't know…What can we say? We're cornered...'

"..." They chose to remain silent.

Unfortunately, silence wasn't a valid option.

"Alastor," Charlie piped up,"Answer the question. How do you feel?"

"We're fine…" They said flatly, not daring to meet her gaze.

"You don't sound too sure…"

"We're fine, Charlie. We do not need your help. Leave us alone…"

"Not until we're done. We still have questions you need to answer for.'

'Let's just get this over with…' They sighed,"Fine then. Continue."

"What's with the voice? It's auto-tuned and echoey like a robot…"

"We have no control over that. It's simply natural…."

"But you've never had that in your voice Al…You've had radio static but it was never this heavily auto-tuned. Sometimes it feels like there's another person within your normal voice…"

They stiffed, biting their lip,'They're onto us…'

"And it kind of feels like with your new fashion choices that you're copying Vox. Like seriously, you're copying the way he dresses. Seriously, is this a way to mock him or do you have a crush on him?"

Wait….

What?

The fusion's mind went blank, their smile strained and eyes filled with visible disgust from within. Apparently Alastor and Vox had a similar reaction to the statement, as disgust filled the fiber of their very being.

They cringed,'Eugh...Gross.'

"No….Not at all. We do not have a 'crush' and to assume so is actually disturbing…"

"Then what is going on then? Clearly it's not a coincidence. You even have the same blood trail thing on your lips. Are you jealous of him or something?"

The fusion paused. Obviously they themselves weren't jealous of Vox but...now that they thought about it, Alastor was. They had both overlord's memories and thoughts and while Alastor would preferably die again than admit it, he wasn't blind to the TV Demon's success and fame, something he was envious of.

Though the jealousy had been put on hold, mainly due to the fact they had bigger problems than their rivalry at this point….

"Yes but no…" They said,"You see, you're not exactly wrong but you're not quite right either. It is true that Alastor was very jealous of Vox's success. Hard to blame him considering that the TV had taken over the technological empire that Alastor once ruled…But we're not jealous of Vox…"

Everyone's mind went blank.

"Al, you're kind of scaring me…" Niffty said,"Now you're talking to yourself in third person…"

"Niffty, we're not talking in third person. For that to be possible we'd have to be Alastor…"

"What the fuck? Of course you're Alastor!" Husk shouted,"Who else could you be?"

"Someone entirely different?"

"Someone different!?"Vaggie growled, wishing she had her spear,"What are you!? Some shapeshifting monster!?"

"No…"

"Then who are you?"

"Technically we're our own being."

"If you're your own being as you say," Husk started,"Then what the fuck have you done to Alastor,you son of a bitch!?" Husk was now in their face, giving them the meanest snarl in existence, eyes now filled with rage.

They put their hands up,"Calm yourself, Huske-"

"Do not call me that, you fucking imposter! What have you done to him?"

"We've done nothing to him…"

"Bullshit! You took his fucking form! I don't know who you are, but you better give Al back to us, you mother-fucking poser!"

"We're not posing…"

"Then who are you then? You're not Al!" Nifty shouted, her singular eye now strained with aggression,"You did something to him! Give him back unless you want us to get nasty!"

"We can't.."

"What do you mean, 'You can't'? Is that some type of bullshit excuse?" Husk growled.

"No, we literally can't. He's a part of us."

"What?" Angel asked,"How can he be a part of you? You don't look like a machine, did you fucking absorb him or something?"

Technically yes but no….

They trailed off,"Not exactly…"

"Explain. Now…" Husk growled,"Last chance else we're gonna go rapid on your ass…"

"Fine. Since you're so insistent. We suppose now that our cover is blown that we have to reveal the truth. You see, we're not Alastor...but he is a part of us."

The cat scoffed,"I don't give a fuck if 'hes a part of you', give him BACK."

"We can't. Not only do we require him to exist, but we cannot separate ourselves on our own. That is a power we do not possess."

"So what happened to Al?"

"The Alastor you've known and loved doesn't exist anymore, at least, not as an individual. I have his consciousness merged with me and while I do have his thoughts and memories, he no longer exists as a person.'

The hotel fell silent...at least until Niffty started crying, her one eye balled up before tears leaked through, sobbing into her hands.

Apparently saying 'Alastor doesn't exist anymore' was not a good move on their part.

They tensed, now reaching out,"Darling, there's no need to be sad, Al is still right here. Just not physically and-"

Nifty backed away, now curling up against Husk, who gave the fusion a distrustful glare that read 'Back Off'. Husk held Niffty in his arms, rocking her back and forth in an attempt to comfort the crying woman. They recoiled, drawing their hand back and keeping to themselves.

Perhaps they should've explained that better…

Charlie paused,"Wait...If Alastor doesn't exist anymore, who are you?"

They bit their tongue before muttering,"We…are Volastor…."

"Volastor? What kind of name is that?"

That certainly didn't sound like any name they had heard of. The others were trying to think of how this made sense.

Angel's mind suddenly went blank, a light bulb suddenly lighting up his head. The gears in his head grinded together as he managed to put two and two together.

'Alastor...Vox...Volastor…. Holy shit…It all makes sense. The behavior, the name calling, the vaping...it all makes sense.' The spider's tongue nearly fell out of his mouth as he asked a question that could pierce through steel,"Vox? Are you in there too?"

They turned, nodding their head,"Yes. Vox is here as well. Well, not physically, but you know what we mean..."

The hotel became quiet again before Vaggie asked what everyone else was thinking,

"What. The. Fuck. Is. Going. On. Here. How did this even happen!? How the hell did Vox get involved in this shit!? What the hell is even going on anymore!?"

The fusion scratched their head,"Believe us, rat, it's a very long story…"

Charlie sighed,"We have plenty of time to hear that,'Volastor'. I think it's time you fully explain yourself…,You owe us that much. We still haven't gotten the full truth out yet."

Volastor sighed,"We suppose we should start from the beginning. Almost two months ago was the day it happened. The day we came into existence…"

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