Meanwhile, Cherri and Angel had escaped to WacDonald's to share a meal and process what had just happened.
"I can't believe this is happening, Angie," Cherri said to herself, holding her head in her hands.
"I can't either," Angel replied.
"All this time, I've been fighting against that abusive fucker only to find out that he's my fucking dad?!" Cherri cried in disbelief. "Angel, I feel like I'm tainted!"
"Cherri, you ain't tainted," Angel protested.
"How can't I be?" Cherri argued with tears at the corner of her eye. "That bastard has been so cruel to you. I have tried so hard to fight him just to find out he was my dad this whole fucking time! How can you still want to be my friend?"
"Because, Cher, you ain't nothing like Val," Angel said, standing up and sliding over next to Cherri on her side of the booth. "I don't care who you're related to. You're my best friend and nothing's ever gonna change that. I don't care what Val does to me."
Cherri sniffled before hugging Cherri tightly.
Unfortunately, that was when a special news report came on the TV in the restaurant.
Angel and Cherri looked up nervously, knowing what could possibly come and hoping against hope that their worst fears wouldn't come true. Unfortunately, the odds weren't in their favor.
"This just in," Katie Killjoy announced. "We're bringing you live to a special news conference with the three V overlords: Vox, Valentino, and Velvet!"
Cherri felt herself go even more pale.
Valentino cleared his throat and began to speak, "I'm here to announce that a miracle has happened. I have found my long last daughter right here in hell!"
"Really?" Killjoy asked.
"Who is she, sir?" Tom Trench asked.
"I'm glad you asked," Valentino said. "The demoness is none other than Cherri Bomb."
Everyone in the news station froze in shock.
"The kingpin?" Trench asked with almost lustful eyes.
"Exactly," Valentino began. "My little princess was under my nose for decades and I didn't even see it. She had to scrape a life for herself for almost 50 years and rose to the rank of kingpin all on her own. Nothing less than what I would expect from my blood. She has been a true powerhouse. However, as of today, those struggles for her are over. From this moment till the rest of eternity, my beloved Cherri Bomb will be under my protection. And to be perfectly clear, if anyone should harm her or cross her in any way, they will have to answer to me. My status as an overlord extends to her as well, so I hope everyone here will pay her respect. Any questions?"
Everyone in the restaurant looked over at Cherri and Angel sitting in their booth.
"We gotta get outta here," Cherri said.
"Yeah," Angel responded as the two of them got to their feet and headed for the door.
Unfortunately, before they could get there, a demon stepped in front of them and asked, "Miss Cherri Bomb, could you help me get a job with Valentino?"
Another random demon stepped up and said, "I've always found you very attractive. Would you like to…?"
"Back off!" another random demon yelled, shoving the other away. "I saw her first!"
Cherri summoned her smoke bombs and threw them into the restaurant while she and Angel made a break for it.
The restaurant filled with smoke as Cherri and Angel ran into the street, but unfortunately, the pair only ran into a mob of reporters.
"Miss Cherri Bomb, did you know Valentino was your father?" one reporter asked.
"Does this situation change anything about your current kingpin status?" another reporter asked.
"Any plans for the future?" yet another reporter asked.
Cherri threw another bomb at the reporters and ran away with Angel.
Angel grabbed Cherri, put her on his back, and hopped onto the nearest building. He hopped from building to building until they reached Cherri's townhouse.