So to have this make a bit more sense, Angel wasn't mentioned by name on the news like during the pilot. Also you might recognize some of the details of this chapter from Angel's insta account. I pulled a few things from there.

It had been a while since Claire had a reason to come to Pentagram City. She usually tried to avoid it due to how crowded it was. The traffic there was the absolute worst, which made her grateful she could fly. She could avoid most of the congestion in the streets, but she had to watch out for everything else in the air. There were other demons that could also fly, along with some natural hellborn predators that sometimes roamed into town from the wilds. One time she almost got eaten by a giant vulture looking bird while she was hanging out with Millie. That shit was terrifying.

Another reason she avoided the pentagram was because most of the demon overlords lived there. Running into one of them was always a gamble and honestly, she wasn't a betting woman. She actually knew quite a few of the overlords now due to her line of work, but even then, she knew she had to tread carefully. Some could be reasoned with while others would rip a demon in half without a word. Sometimes it just depended on their mood that day. You just had to have half a brain and know who you were dealing with.

It was already nightfall by the time Claire arrived at the designated rendezvous spot. It was a small park right outside of Cannibal Colony. She landed on a hidden alleyway about half a mile away so she could fix herself up a bit beforehand. No one besides her friends at I.M.P. knew her real face and occupation. Given she was in Hell and no one could technically die again down there, she didn't want to risk her enemies finding her outside of work. So she always made sure to wear her black mask and a cloak to obscure her body. She would even change into her complete human form to hide her demon feature such as her horns, wings, and tail. This way it would have been even harder to identify her.

The park was super quiet that night. There weren't even bugs or birds chirping. It made her somewhat uneasy, but she kept her head high and her pace steady. The worst thing a person could do in her line of work was show fear, so she did her best to look as unbothered as possible.

She also kept her hand on her glock, in case someone tried to take a crack at her. Valantino was one of those overlords that could usually be reasoned with to a certain extent, but that didn't mean she trusted him. She heard stories of how the moth demon would have people killed just for looking at him the wrong way.

"You're late." She heard a deep voice speak in front of her, It had a buzzing like quality that reminded her of a bug flying by her ear, "You better have a good fucking reason for holding me up like this."

"My apologies, Valantino." Her voice was being obscured into a deeper, gravelly, radio tone. She walked up to the freakishly tall overlord and crossed her arms. He was flanked by a few bodyguards, but she doubted he really needed them. Val was a strong motherfucker. She'd seen him rip his predecessor in half. "Traffic held me up. It won't happen again."

"It better fucking not." He growled and blew a cloud of smoke in her face.

That bastard.

Claire nodded. "It won't. So what can you tell me about my target?"

Val looked to one of his guards and they handed her a thin folder. "His name is Angel Dust. I'm sure you've heard of him." Inside were a few pictures and some papers. "He's one of my most popular entertainers. I want him found and back at my studio as soon as possible."

"You're dishing out quite a lot for a simple pornstar." Clair prodded. While she loved the money, she did find it odd he was paying her well above her rate. He even sent her half the payment already.

"He's worth every penny. He brings in more than a hundred times what I'm paying ya every year." The moth demon narrowed his eyes. "The longer he's missing, the more money I lose."

"Yeah, I suppose that makes sense." She shrugged. She knew the spider was popular, but didn't realize he was that popular.

"Inside that folder are a few of his last bank statements and phone records. I lost contact with him after the last cleanse. Just… Find out where he is and drag him back to the studio. Think you can manage that?"

"No problem." She agreed. "If he's still in the city, I should know where he is in the next few days." She started looking through the folder. "If he's gotten any further than that, it may take longer."

"You have two days." He huffed.

Prick. "I'll get right on it then."

"We'll you ain't gonna find his ass hanging around here, are you?" He waved her off, "Get moving." He dismissed her.

What she'd give to have a chance to fuck up his other antenna.

"Right." She nodded and turned back on her heel. She was going to need every second she had to find that spider fucker before her damn deadline.

Once she got far enough away, she grew out her wings and took back to the air. Judging from the bank statements, he frequented a few different bars, clubs, and drug dens. Perhaps someone in one of those places knew something.

It had already been two days since Claire had last contacted Val and it had been a rough going. It was almost like Angel fucking fell off the fucking face of Hell. She looked up his previous address and his landlord said he had just upped and moved out the week before the cleanse. After that she checked the mogue and they hadn't seen any demon that looked like him come through there. After that she started checking out the bars and the drug dens and she finally got a lead: Cherri Bomb.

Cherri was one of his best friends, or at least that's what everyone told her. If there was anyone that knew where he was right now, it'd be her.

Thankfully she had some friends in the city that knew her and where she was going to be that night, the Blue Hive Club. It was a fun little nightclub down on the north side of the pentagram. Claire had been there a few times, but only for pleasure, never for business.

"You sure she's coming here, Ben?" Claire was dressed in her tiniest black cocktail dress and 6 inch black heeled boots. She did her makeup on pretty heavily to put out the party girl vibe that would fly under the radar at a place like that. The last thing she wanted was to stand out in the crowd.

"Oh yeah." He nodded, filling up her tequila sunrise. He was one of the bartenders working that night.

Ben was a bee demon. He had a ring of yellow fluff around his neck, wings, big red eyes, and a pair of antennas. He was a friend of hers from her days back at I.M.P. He had hired them to kill his pedophile uncle who apparently had started looking at his nieces the wrong way before he died. She took great pleasure in putting that sack of shit's ass through a woodchipper. Anyway, Ben was a good guy though. He was just a rare good soul who got the short end of the stick. "She's here almost every Saturday. She had some kind of deal with the owner over there." He pointed to the group all hanging around this young purple and black cat. He was dressed like black pinstriped suit like he was from the 20s.

"What's his name?"

"That's Marley Jinx. Try to stay under his radar. He's a nosy bastard."

"Noted." She took a sip of her drink. Then she realized Cherri finally walked in. Claire let out a short whistle looking at the girl. She was a lot hotter than she expected.

Cherri was a sexy cyclops chick. She was a bit taller than herself and had the aesthetic of a 80s rock band. She was dressed in frayed jean shorts and a small red crop top. Her hair looked like it was bleached blonde too. She wondered if that was actually bleached or if it was her natural color like her own ombre hair.

"See something you like?" Ben teased her.

"Oh yeah." Claire smirked.

"Be careful." Ben warned her, "Listen, I don't know what business you have with her, but she's a loose canon. Don't piss her off."

"Oh please." She scoffed and stood to her feet. "You don't need to worry about me. I'm the one people need to watch out for." She gave her friend one last wink, "Wish me luck," and took off.

It seemed like Cherri was out by herself. Much to Claire's disappointment. She kept her distance for a while, keeping to the bigger parts of the crowd, she silently debated how she was going to get the information from the girl. Letting her see her face might cause problems later if she wasn't careful, but at this point it would be the easiest way to get what she needed. Unless… She could see if she could get a hold of her phone somehow.

That's when she noticed the cyclops was heading to the bar for a drink. Claire followed behind her, but still kept her distance. She could plainly see the woman's phone almost hanging out of her back pocket. She was about to try and lift it off her when a super tall blond woman in a red dress suddenly came and hugged Cherri from behind.

"Hiya, toots!" Her voice sounded kind of masculine.

Claire paused and pushed her brows together. Who the hell is that? She decided to just walk past them and tried to act as natural as possible. She took a seat nearby so she could try and listen in on them. Which was kind of hard to do with the chatter and loud pop music.

More people came, following the woman. There were three more girls. One was blond and another had white hair. Those two were holding hands. Then the other was a small cyclops girl with bright red hair. Claire almost mistook her for a child, but quickly realized her mistake. They must be friends of her's. She shrugged, a bit annoyed, until she heard Cherri.

"Angel! Baby!" Cherri spun around in her seat and gave her friend a hug. "Good to see ya!" Claire's eyes immediately lit up and glued themselves to the tall one. It was Angel Dust. He was dressed in drag. "I see ya brought some baggage from the hotel."

"¡Cállate, perra!" The white haired one growled. "We're just here to have a good time, just like you guys."

"You and I have different ideas of what a good time is." Cherri flipped her off.

The two women looked like they were about to throw down when the blonde suddenly got between the two of them. "Hey Vaggie! Uhh… I love this song!" She grabbed the woman's wrist and began to push her away, "Let go dance!" She suggested and the two made a quick exit to the dance floor. Though Claire could see that Vaggie was still glaring daggers at Cherri.

Claire wondered who the girl was, she looked kind of familiar. She felt like she's seen her before...

While all this was going on, the little red head started doing shots on the counter. No one from their group seemed to notice. She also seemed to be getting some very welcomed male attention. There were already 3 guys chatting her up.

"Why the hell did you bring them along?" Cherri crossed her arms, "I thought you said they were boring."

"Oh believe me, they are." Angel ordered a drink and sat next to his friend. "But sometimes they can be fun too." He paused, "Look. They've been real good to me, Cherri. I thought it'd be a good idea to get to know them a bit better and try to get them to let loose a bit. They need it. Trust me."

"If you say so, Angie." Cherri tilted her head back and downed her beer, "Well, come on. Let's go find some asshole to dance with us." She smiled and the two friends left and went to dance as well.

Their small friend was still at the bar though. She was downing one shot after another and was starting to look a little tipsy. A lot of guys started to gather around her now and she looked like she couldn't be any happier. One guy tried to cop a feel, but she stabbed his hand and nailed him to the counter. Claire couldn't help but laugh at the sight. The girl had spunk.

Claire just sat back and kept a close eye on all of them that night, especially Angel. He seemed like he was really enjoying himself and having a good time with his friends. A part of her actually felt a tad ad that she was going to ruin all that once she drags him back to his employer. However business was business and she had a job to do.

She smiled wickedly to herself, taking a sip of another tequila sunrise. That little spider was her mark and there was no fucking way she was going to let him get away.

Hey guys! Sorry for any mistakes I might have. I'll try and reread through it soon. though I hope you enjoyed this chapter.

Anyway I hop everyone has a happy new year! Hopefully next year is better than this one.

Thanks for reading. :)