Angel was horrified and absolutely confused at what had happened. One minute he was in the van after being grabbed. The next, on the street. What happened? He blinked around lazily. He saw a talisman sitting at his feet and then noticed Selena's absence. He looked around him. He didn't see her. Where was she? He ran into the tea shop nearby and asked the clerks where she went. They said that they didn't know. He ran the block a couple of times looking for his foxy friend in severe desperation. Where was she?
An idea clicked. I should call Charlie! After he dialed the phone and Charlie picked up, his panic flowed into tears. "Charlie! She's gone! They grabbed me! All of a sudden, I'm free and she's not here! What do I do? I don't know what happened! What do I do?" His desperation and fear were too evident to ignore.
"Go to the hotel! I'll be right there." Angel scurried to the hotel as quickly as his long limbs would take him. When he arrived he was met with Husk and Niffty wondering if they found Ryan. Where Selena was. And why he was so panicked. After answering what he could in the best way he could, he was met with a seething Alastor.
"Tell me. Do you really not realize what happened? Or are you still working for that obnoxious corporation?" Alastor's rage was beginning to affect the air around him. His voodoo symbols and static increased in appearance and frequency.
"Wha'? What do ya mean?! Of course not! I wanna get out of the deal! What happened to Selena!? Do you know?" He seemed so genuinely desperate and scared. His response seemed to calm Alastor if only for a moment.
"She switched places with you, you imbecile!" His eyes turned to radio dials and the murmuring of his shadows got louder. Then they stilled for a moment. Angel's face went slack as he processed the information. Then he looked terrified.
"No! They'll hurt her! She can't have!"
"She did! Why are you here and not her?" At this point, everyone had regrouped and Charlie was ready to diffuse the situation. "Why is the strongest woman we know gone? Because she allowed herself to be kidnapped." Alastor began gritting his teeth. Blood began to drip from his lips. "The woman I love chose you over herself! Don't you get it!? She chose her friend because she believes you are more important. As far as I'm concerned, she should be here ready to rescue you with me rather than me rescuing her." Husk's jaw dropped at the sudden confession that passed Alastor's bloody mouth.
"Lemme hear this right, Al? Are you saying you love Selena?" Alastor seemed taken aback. Had those words passed his lips. Did he love her? Charlie seemed befuddled by the confession.
"Yes. I have for a while now I think. I can't let her be with Vox for another minute. I'm going to get her." He vanished into the scarlet night to look for his beloved.