Somewhere hidden from the rest of the city, the Three V's, Vox, Valentino and Velvet could see everything that was happening through monitors, outside the window and on their phones, as Velvet scrolled through hers to find anything that did not involve a zombie infestation. Even to them was it unbelievable that this was happening, a goddamn zombie outbreak in Hell of all realms. Not that it hardly mattered to them, as they believed themselves to be safe from where they stood. Val only hoped that his place of business and interest were still in one peace by the time this comes to an end. Otherwise, he would take his frustrations on one of his favorite employees...
"I'm so bored.", Velvet said to brake the silence. "When the hell is this shit gonna be done?"
"Shut it, Velvet.", The TV head, Vox said. "In case you haven't noticed, this shit has spread fast and thick. Cameras are even showing some other weird ass shit going down in Imp City. Chances are, it'll be spreading everywhere."
Velvet then childishly asked, "Then why don't we fucking do something about it? I mean, we have the money and resources, don't we? Plus, if we use that snake guy and whatever the fuck he can build, we can finished in no time."
"...Maybe.", Valentino finally spoke out, as he stared out a window, watching pillars of smoke rise out of Pentagram City, taking a whiff from his cigarette as well. "But chances are that Pentious is already zombie chow. We ain't gonna risk goin' out there and becomin' the same thing."
"It's not like staying here will make things any better for us, Val.", Vox replied. "In case you haven't noticed, our businesses are being crippled by this shit. This is worse than a fucking purge, because it's not gonna end."
The sound of seriousness and a hint of concern made the two other Overlords look at Vox, as if he was being out character.
"I know it. You two it. This shit ain't ending any time soon."
"Are you saying that we're not even safe here?", Growled Val. "That by some coincidence, those so-called zombies are gonna end up finding us here?"
"I'm not saying that at all.", Vox replied as the two got close into each other's faces. "But our position as Overlords are in jeopardy if we don't act now."
Just then, an alarm went off and the three had went over to look at the monitors. It seemed their security has been breached; and by breached, I mean what goons they had hired to protect them were ripped apart, bursting into flames, melting into white shit or are being injected with other shit coming from the several silhouettes that were making their way to the safe house of the Three V's. Vox, Val and Velvet couldn't believe it as soon, there was some very banging on the doors, and pretty soon, they buddy open to show about five shadowy figures standing there.
"What the hell?!", Val screams out.
"Who are you?", Vox asked. "And how the fuck did you find us here?"
The shadows said nothing as the one in front of them all stepped forward and the V's could see one of his eyes glowing red.
"This is what this dimension takes for Overlords?", it said in a male british voice. "You three clowns hardly look like threats to me."
"Do you know not who we are?", Val growled.
"Oh, I know very much who you are.", The shadows replied. "And I blame myself for expecting anymore other than this."
Val would not stand for being mocked as he decides to take out his cane when another one of the silhouettes suddenly shot a needle into the Moth Demon's neck with an injected in her hands. The overlord began to feel his body change from the inside out as Vox and Velvet could see the vanes rising onto his neck and Val falls to the floor.
"W-What shit did you hit me with, you fucker?", He said, holding his neck where the dart landed.
"Oh, just something that my lady in white here has worked on perfecting for a while.", The first silhouette said.
Then a woman's voice in a seductive tone had said, "At first, you'll feel afraid. But don't worry. You'll just become a mindless monster for us to dominate."
"...N-No.", Val struggled to say. "Not again...N-Never again..."
The first silhouette turned to the second, saying "Send him out into the city, and have him find Ms. Magne.", He then turns to Vox and Velvet, who try their best to hide their rising fear. "Now...what 'gift' should I waste on the two of you?"
Back with Charlie, Angel, Vaggie and Steve, along with the S.T.A.R.S, they were busy arming themselves up for battle and even decided that if they're all gonna stuck around each other, Charlie and Vaggie needed to be properly armed as well.
"Take this.", Enrico said, giving Vaggie a Beretta 92FS. "It's not as pretty as ours, but it'll get the job done."
"Got anything else you can spare?", Vaggie asked, reluctantly taking the pistol.
"Unfortunately, no.", The captain answered. "Truth is, we've been running low on equipment for a while. All we can spare now are handguns and that launcher your cyclops friend ran off with."
"Technically, she's not our friend. Just Angel's.", Charlie said, pointing to the spider demon, who was putting a white mafia hat on his hat while examining his Tommy Gun.
He then stopped to take a look at the two doberman Hellhounds and crow demon, who were doing a shell count on their own guns. And with a smug look on his face, he approaches them, moving seductively as he got their attention...
"We haven't been formerly introduced.", He started off saying. "Name's-"
"Ange Dust. We know.", Kevin rudely interrupted.
"What do you want?", Forest then asked, sounding mad.
Angel wasn't appreciating their tone, but was still giving it a shot. "I was just wondering that if any of you had some free time on their hands, maybe we could-"
"Not a chance.", Joseph interrupted.
"Hard pass.", Kevin added.
"Go make someone else puke in their mouth.", Forest then said, making Angel twitch in anger and humiliation after being rejected like that.
"Fine!", He said. "But it's your loss."
"More like our gain.", Kevin said with a smile.
"Do we have to bring him?", Brad asked. "I mean, he's safe enough here. Plus, he feels like dead weight."
"Wha-?"
"I might agree with you on that.", Vaggie said, loading her Beretta. "But in case we make it out of this alive, we need him...for what reason? I'm beginning to question."
"Okay. Anyone else wanna take a cheap shot?", Angel announced. "I've heard it all before.
But Enrico said, "We don't have time for this.", Then he hands a S&W 60 Revolver to Charlie, who was very hesitant at taking it. "I trust you know how to use a gun, you highness?", He asked her.
"I do, but...", Charlie started to say, staring at the gun.
"Don't take it personally.", Steve said. "She's just having mixed feeling about-"
"Forget it.", Charlie sighed, taking the gun. "I can do this." She looks to see 5 shots in the barrel, and she's even given a speed loader from Enrico.
"Don't pressure yourself, hun.", Vaggie said as she puts her gun away. "Are we done here? Are gonna go out now?"
"We're all set.", Enrico said, before turning to the pilot hellhound "Kevin, stay behind and ready the Helicopter incase we need you. The rest of us, let's roll."
Sullivan then opened the garage door and they walked out, heading back into the city. But then, something hit Charlie's mind.
"Hey, uh...", She begins to say, getting everyone's attention. "Do you mind if head back to the hotel right now?"
"Why?", Brad asked.
"Yeah, pretty sure now's not the best time for them to check in, Charlie.", Angel said.
"It's not that.", She replied. "I just wanna make sure it's okay. We do have friends there."
"Wouldn't call Al a friend.", Steve said.
"Agreed, but he...could be of use.", Vaggie hesitated to say, not fully trusting in the Radio Demon.
"What do you think, Captain?", Edward asked Enrico, who stroked his chin. He then began to ask Charlie, "You highness..."
"You can call me Charlie, Enrico.", She tells the captain.
"Charlie...", Enrico began again. "How much space do you have at this hotel of yours?"
"...Plenty.", Charlie curiously said.
"You think we can use it as a base of operations?"
"Hold up.", Vaggie said. "There is no way we're agreeing to letting you use our place of business as-"
"Deal."
"What?! Charlie?!"
"This could be our chance to help others, Vaggie.", Charlie told her girlfriend. "This...is worse than a simple purge. It's not gonna stop. We need to help who can survive."
Seeing the determination in her eyes was enough for Vaggie to side with Charlie on this one.
"You're right.", She said. "Let's do this."
"Enrico, consider the hotel now at your disposal."
"Good.", Forest said. "We've been needing a new place anyway. That old shack was falling apart."
Literally, as the building crumbled before them. And then, the sound of the undead began to rise once again...
"Yeah...we should probably move.", Steve said.
"Never a dull day in this hole.", Angel said as he started aiming his guns. They all took out their firearms and the sound shots fired and guns unloading filled the air.
Alastor wasn't one to accept being nurses back to health, but in this case, he allowed it since he faced one of the worst living things he ever faced.
"I would honestly consider them to be real Hellhounds. As they were feral, undying beasts who were fetching for my non-existent.", He told Niffty who was tending his wounds, and Husk who hung by his bed.
"Can't you just say that they fucking ripped you apart?", The cat demon asked before taking a sip from his bottle.
"I thought, it was implied.", Alastor replied. "And, as for the mysterious fellow who unleashed her vermin, I did managed to get some information that brought up my interest...he said he was looking for Charlie."
Both Niffty and Husk stopped what they were doing when them at came up.
"For what reason, I do not know. But I now believe it is urgent that we call Charlie and tell her about this."
"Ya think?!", Husk said. "Niffty, get on the phone an called the princess right now. I'd do it, but..."
"Not to worry! I'm on it!", Niffty said. "You take care of Mr. Alastor!"
She puts bandages in his hands as she flashes out of the room. Both Husk and Alastor look at each other awkwardly.
"Well, you heard the lady, Husker.", The Radio Demon said, putting his hands behind his head. "You'd best take care of me."
"Do it yourself.", The cat said, throwing at bandages at Alastor as he storms out of the room. The Radio Demon smirked as then, thunder can be heard outside and he looked to see that storm was beginning to brew...
"Well that's just great.", Richard complained in the pissing rain. "Just what we needed after we barely survived a other horde."
"Don't complain, Richard.", Brad said. "A little rain won't hurt us."
"Speak for yourself!", Angel shouted. "These suits don't cost cheap you know."
Then Enrico walked over to Charlie, who was busy trying to reload her gun with the speed loader. It looked a little funny, like someone trying to plug a cord for the first time. She looks at him and released how awkward she was acting.
"Oh, uh...", She began to say. "This might come as a shock, but...I'm not too familiar with revolvers."
"I can see that.", Enrico said with a smirk. "But forget for now. We need to head to your Hotel. You remember the way?"
"I think so.", She answered. "Follow me. It should be straightaways that way."
"She's getting better.", Steve said.
Vaggie retorted, "Give her credit. She's the devil's daughter after all. You don't wanna get her pissed."
"Noted.", replied Steve as they all began to walk down the road.
But their walk was interrupted when zombie cars then came from nowhere and surrounded them. Once more, were they forced to pull out their guns and wait for anyone to make a move on them. But it was then that Charlie lowered her to realize these were her father's loyalists, as one of them stepped out of one of the cars.
"Stand down, or get blown to pieces." It said. "We're here for Ms. Magne.
"For what purpose?", Enrico asked.
"...My father.", Charlie spoke up, stepping forward before Enrico.
"You're highness. You will come with us quietly."
"I can't.", She told the Loyalist. "And it's not because of the hotel, what's happening right now matters to me and these guys need my help as much as I need theirs!"
"That's none of your concern, Ms. Magne.", The Loyalist said. "Your father wishes to see that you brought into safety. The others can come along, but-"
"No! I'm not going, and you can tell my dad that he should deal with this situation too!"
She then steps back and the others form a circle around her.
"Step aside.", The Loyalist asked.
"If the lady doesn't wanna go, then she's not going.", Steve said.
"Agreed.", Said Vaggie, who looked ready to blow some heads off.
Then the Loyalist raised his own gun, saying, "I'll ask you...one more time."
But he didn't get the chance to ask, as suddenly, a car was dropped on top of him and the other cars had burst into flames, either killing or crippling the loyalists. Then a car came right to the gang, and they hit the deck, with Vaggie even tackling Charlie to make sure she stayed down. The car crashes behind them and they got back on their feet to see what the heck was going on. What they were expecting was to encounter someone Angel knew all too well...
"...V-Val?"
Yes, Valentino. Although, he wasn't looking too hot. His face was covering in vines, blood seemed to be dripping from his mouth and wrists and he was...smoking?
"So this is Valentino?", Enrico said.
Vaggie said, "I see you keep up with who's in charge."
"We figured it be a good idea, should we ever plan to overthrow him and his colleges.", Brad said.
"I wouldn't recommend it.", Angel said in fear. "You don't know what he's capable of."
"Oh please.", Steve said. "What's a wannabe pimp gonna-?"
But then Steve stopped when Val gasped and choked in pain. He gripped his neck and looked directly towards Angel, who was beginning to be paralyzed in fear...
"...A-Angel...", He said, his voice sounding distorted. "S-So this...is w-who you...s-surround yourself...with? ... I'm...d-dissapointed in you."
"You okay, Val?", Angel said, shuttering. "You're looking a whole lot shittier than before."
The overlord fell to his knees as he panted and felt what sounded like cracking coming from within him. "D-Don't think...I'm here for you...Angel...it's the devil's little whore that I want...!"
"Me?", Charlie asked in shock, right before Vaggie came by in order to protect her. "No one calls Charlie that!", She said wanting to gut the in pain pimp.
The smoke around Val's body intensified as he screamed in pain and fell to the ground, his claws sinking into the concrete.
"T-Those...bitchy...motherfuckers! H-How dare they do this to me!"
He then roared as suddenly, his entire body had been engulfed in flames and they a stepped back to see him rise back on his feet and reveal his new mutated form. Now naked, his body was now a pale aqua green with cracks exposing his muscle tissue, even on his face and not to mention that his private parts had seemingly vanished. His arms and legs, however, looked burnt and his eyes changed from red to yellow-orange.
He continued to scream in anguish as they raised their guns at him, Angel raising his shakingly as then, three long moth-like appendages sprouted from his back and he jumped high above before landing behind them and returning his ever devilish smile.
"Heh, heh, heh...this feels...nice.", He growled insanely as the others shot at him. He jumped around, using his appendages to backflip and dodge bullets. "Perhaps...I was wrong about them."
"The fuck is he talking about?!", Richard yelled.
"Who fucking cares?!", Angel screamed, blasting wildly. "Just fucking shoot him!"
His bullets didn't even come close to hitting Valentino as he was forced to reload. However, he froze when the moth demon came leaping at him. Thankfully, Steve finally got a shot off of the guy.
"Next time, try aiming, Angel!", He said with a smoking luger in his hand. But then, he was hit by one of the moth legs that sprouted from Val's back. "He couldn't aim even if he tried."
Then, the former pimp jumped into the air and landed on a lamp post as then let out ear piercing shriek. Literally, the entire group had to cover their ears.
"Aw! What attack was that?!", Edward said.
"It wasn't one.", Joseph said. "It was more like a signal!"
"A signal for what?!", Angel asked as suddenly, crawling out of sewers were more decaying zombies covered in sewage. "Nevermind!", He said as he fired at the undead.
"Should've figured this guy had back up!", Brad said as he turned his attention to the zombies. But that was mistake as Val caught him off guard, knocking him and Forest out. The zombies had tried to grab hold of Charlie, who was barely able to fire back when they surrounded her. Luckily, Vaggie went psycho on their asses, chopping them up with her spear.
"Come on, guys! We can take him!", Yelled Richard as he shot at Valentino, who jumped over him and sweeped the snake demon with one of his moth legs. "Like hell, you can!", The mutant overloaded, said as he was about to stab him when Kenneth came and stopped the leg from coming down in his comrade.
"Someone, get him!", He yelled out as Angel ran and saw a glowing point on the leg, realizing it might be a weak point. He shot at it, and Val screamed in pain. "Angel!"
The spider demon shot him repeatedly until his handgun ran out of bullets. Then he throws it at Val, striking him in the face, as he then goes in charge. The pimp tries blocking with one of his legs, but Angel Dust sees another weak spot, grabs hold of it and begins striking it with his fists...
"Ya like that, asshole?!", He cried out, rapidly striking Van without relent. "Am I giving you what you want? Whatever! Just take it! Take it all!"
He continued to punch it until the weakspot broke and Valentino roared in pain as the leg broke to pieces. He used one of his remaining legs to knock Angel away and get back on his own feet.
"If you think I've made things ruff for you before, you haven't felt nothing yet, Angel!"
"Take you best shot, you sad excuse for a pimp.", The spider yelled in rage as he brought out his Chicago Typewriter. All the while, Richard shot at the mutant overlord, only to be knocked down by one of his moth legs. His shotgun was knocked out of his hands as he switched to his handgun and blasted at upcoming zombies. Steve picked up the shotgun and fired at Val's weakspots, unloading until the spot bursts apart and Val groaned in pain.
"You're supposed to be an overlord?", He shouted at the pimp, cocking the shotgun. "You're not even worth a bullet!"
The overlord roared in anger as he leaps to Steve. But Angel said over and grabbed the guy, and the both fired and managed to hit Val's underbelly. As he rolled to the ground, Valentino struggled to get back up as he was holding onto his bloody abdomen. The rest of the S.T.A.R.S. had finished off the zombies as they turned their attention back to the moth demon. Blood dropped from the corner of his mouth as he stood up and painfully walked towards them.
"You...have no idea...what would happen if I DIIIIEEEEED!"
Brand new mutant moth legs sprouted from his back as his body looked to start ripping itself apart. They stood back as Val turned into an actual giant moth beast. Out of all of them, Angel was the only one who stayed where he was, scowling at his former boss.
"I think Hell would be a better place!", he said, as Val screeched at him and was about to bring his leg down on him when he shot in the head by Edward, who had brought out his sniper rifle.
"FINISH IT!", he screamed at Brad, who brought back his Rocket Launcher. Brad almost immediately blasted at the moth, who was engulfed in flames and roaring in pain. He fell to the ground and tried to stand up again, only for the floor beneath him to break apart and he falls inside.
"NNNOOOOOOOOO!"
The group stepped forward to see the giant hole that was made in the middle of the road. Angel was having mixed emotions about seeing his boss defeated.
"I WILL FIND YOU!", Val's voice echoed as Angel suddenly backed away and started to walk away from the rest of the group.
"Welp, what are we waiting for?!", He said. "Let's not waste anymore time here and make our way back!"
"Well, somebody here clearly needs therapy.", Steve said, giving the shotgun back to Richard.
"Don't we all?", The snake demon said. "But he's right. Let's not waste time here any longer."
"Agreed.", Steve replied as they started to walk away. However, Charlie continued to look down at the whole until Vaggie managed to get her attention.
"You okay, hun?", She asked, not getting an answer. "Charlie, it was either him or us. You know that."
"I do.", Charlie spoke. "But what he said before...saying that he was after me."
"Hmm...maybe he was just a pawn.", Vaggie said as she looked down at the hole. "Someone definitely wants you...so it's best if we keep an eye on you."
"And have each other's backs?", The Princess asked, to which Vaggie replied. "Always."
And with that, they headed over to catch up with the others. However, they were unaware of the decaying, almost skinless hands coming from the hole left by the Mother Demon...