Author's note: These last few chapters will be leading up to a BIG one, which will be chapter 29, which i'm really looking forward to posting.

Yes, it's already written, got a tad carried away so am currently trying to pace myself and take a writing break so the uploading can catch up,

but just saying, chapter 29 is gonna be a big one.

Chapter 27:

Caught on film

Hazbin hotel, pride ring, hell:

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Sitting around the fireplace, the group consisting of Charlie, Vaggie, Husk, Angel dust, Nifty and Alastor were sitting on either the surrounding sofas or armchairs as Velvette was standing in front of the fireplace, holding a small scroll.

"So that's the only documented recipe of your lovepotion?" Angel Dust asked.

"Indeed" Velvette responded "My own recipe…..without this, Vallentino will have to use his own "charm" to get his way" to which the spider responded "Hehe, what charm?"

Velvette would chuckle "Heh, yea why do you think I put it in air-quotes? He's about as charming as a sandpaper dildo" before unceremoniously throwing the only existing copy of her love potion recipe into the fire as she watched the paper curl up and smolder, before disintegrating into black soot.

"There, now no-one will ever be able to misuse it ever again"

Vaggie would speak up "You did the right thing, Velvette" as Charlie added "Yes, without the means to recreate it, the Vee's reserves will eventually run out, we're so proud of you"

The short fashionista would put her hands in her hips as she stared into the fire with a smile "You know, if you would have told me months ago that I would willingly come to this hotel, not to mention destroying my own lovepotion recipe, I'd have laughed in your face and told you to go fuck yourself….but….i don't know, this place has its charm I suppose" before turning to the group of loveable misfits "Plus….i don't know…I guess you guys are growing on me…am I going soft?"

Vaggie chuckled "Nah, not really, Charlie just has her way of sneaking into people's hearts" as she planted a smooch on the princess's cheek, causing some nearby hotel guests to give a series of soft "d'aww"s as Angel Dust would pipe up from the other sofa "Yea, toots. Ya got a habit of rubbing off on folks"

Charlie would bean with pride before her expression became more solemn and serious.

"Tho guys…I'm still going to have to ask you all to keep an eye out. We all know what we're dealing with, right?"

Husk would speak up "Yea I know, I've pulled some strings and contacted some folks from back in my overlord days, if they see anything that could lead us back to the missing shipments, I'm the first they'll tell" as Alastor would add "I will be keeping my ear to the ground as well, what would be more entertaining that catching a rogue angel after all?"

Even Angel was invested "Even Val's studio is in a tizzy. Asked some of my costars and If anyone of them hears something, we'll be the first to know"

"Thank you so much, everyone" Charlie said before she expectantly turned to Velvette "And you, Velvette? I assume you can use your hold over social media to catch anything out of the ordinary"

To which the short overlord became visibly nervous.

Vaggie would look at her with a deadpan face "Velvette…..why do I get the feeling you know something…."

Taking a deep breath, she spoke up "i…..might know…..where the shipments are….or…at least….who has them…but you're not going to like it….."

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"LUTE MADE A DEAL WITH THE VEE'S?!" The ex-exorcist yelled "Why didn't you fucking tell us sooner?!"

"BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID, OK?!" Velvette quipped back "I was scared I'd lose the trust I've been working so hard to earn, because I'm the one who helped them secure the fucking deal in the first place! But that was before I broke away from them"

The fashionista dropped herself into a padded armchair as she rubbed her temples "I was scared….i really want you guys to trust me…and you CAN trust me…I know I should have said something sooner…."

Vaggie would soften up a little bit "Well….i'd know a thing or 2 about what it's like to be in that position…."before she exchanged glances with her partner, as the princess kneeled down next to Velvette's chair "Why would lute be working together with those 2? He have to know, Velvette"

Sighing heavily, she answered "Well first of all, she's a spiteful, sadistic bitch, she wants revenge for Adam's death" as she made eyecontact with the princess "She wants to destroy everything you hold dear"

"And the Vee's? why would they want her to smuggle shipments of angelic steel?" Vaggie asked.

"To get higher up the overlord foodchain of course. Why else?"

She said before the former Vee added "Their first target is Carmine, they want to cripple her business by flooding the market with angelic steel products and making her business obsolete. Then, raking in the spoils"

She then whipped out her phone and brought up a small video recording….

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Voxtech factory after hours, a few months ago, pride ring, hell:

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"Hehe, I KNEW you'd make the right choice, our dear new friend. I promise you this, Lute, you won't regret this" As the TV demon known as Vox had just removed a canvas off a large pallet filled with pure, refined angelic steel ingots.

The lieutenant of the exorcists, Lute, would stand there, next to the shipment with her arms crossed "Remember out bargain, Vox. Break our agreement and I will have you and your little boyfriend's heads"

The TV overlord held up his hand, which began to swirl with the telltale energy of a demonic pact "We shook hands on it, did we not, my feathered friend? Like I said, a favor for a favor. You and I are now both obligated to keep our end of the deal"

At this point, the TV overlord would suddenly turn towards the camera "Vel, I swear to fuck, are you fucking filming right now?!" he said with an annoyed grumble as he rubbed his forehead in a disappointed manner.

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Overlord meeting, present time, pride ring, hell:

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Managing to play the video on the large projector screen in the boardroom, once the clip came to an end, a murmuring began amongst the other overlords, most of which were present, all except for the TV overlord Vox and his companion, the adult media demon, Vallentino.

"Well there you go, ya can't get more concrete evidence then that" Velvette spoke as she gestured to the screen while looking at the other overlords "I recorded this….before my break with the Vee's….figured it'd come in handy one day"

Ashley would be the first to speak up "And what exactly are you trying to fucking gain from this?" her voice betraying her mistrust of the short fashionista.

Velvette would widen her eyes in surprise at this "What? The only thing I'm trying to gain is all of your trust. I am fucking trying to do a good thing here by proving to you all that you CAN trust me. I'm already on similar terms as Alastor with those 2 fuckheads since I left, can't you see I'm risking my fucking neck?! I'm on thin fuckin ice here!"

Taking a sip of his tea, Zestial would be the next to speak "I believe our dear Rosie put it best when she said "words are cheap, but actions speak the truth" before turning his attention to the short overlord "And I believe thyne actions are just, thou hast mine support"

Carmilla would add "Whatever Velvette's motives are aren't important right now, all tho I have my reasons to believe her claims" as she gave the short fashionista an approving nod, before returning her attention to the other overlords, the princess and her partner in the room.

"What IS important is that we need to discuss our next best course of action with this, dare I say "dire" new information going forward"

Vaggie spoke up "I'd say we take them down NOW, they are too dangerous"

"A full frontal assault on the Vee tower? Are you fuckin mental?! Do you even know how well guarded the place is? It's like a damn fucking fortress, and I should know!" Velvette would yell.

Ashley was the next to pipe up "Hu, funny,didn't I hear that before I joined the overlord ranks, YOU were the one who wanted to storm heaven's gates the SECOND we discovered angels can be harmed?!" she said with a bitter tone.

"In my defense, I was being egged-on by shitstain and knobhead" Velvette spat out as she gestured to the paused video on the projector screen.

Missy Zilla would add "Ash kinda has a point, you didn't exactly do yourself any favors in the past, shortie" she said with a smirk, giving the shark-overlord next to her a fistbump.

Velvette was almost pulling her own hair out by now "I KNOW I WAS A BITCH BEFORE , I'M FUCKING TRYING, OK?!"

Alastor would clear his throat, catching everyone's attention

"Well Miss Velvette, you know these 2 better then anyone. What do YOU think would be the best course of action?"

At this, Velvette gave a subtle smirk "You just want the opportunity to put Vox in his place, don't you?" to which Alastor's smile widened ever so slightly "My, of course, my dear. Why else?"

Velvette tried to cool herself off as she took a few deep breaths and began explaining "Alright….Vallentino isn't exactly the biggest threat. The most dangerous thing about him is his fucking temper. Yes, he is good at manipulating people but other then that, he's dumb as a brick.

His eyes however are absolute dog-sheit and his aim even worse, even WITH angelic steel in his hands, the fucker would sooner blow a hole through his own foot by accident" This caused quite a few of the other overlords to murmur in agreement.

"Vox however…." She continued "Vox is a whole different can of worms all together….he is paranoid to a fault….we have to be tactical about this. If he catches on that we know, OR that I spilled the beans, he is going to go into full survival mode, either pulling out all the big guns, OR trying to disappear and then, we lose any chance of ever catching the bastard"

As she looked around, she saw she finally had everyone's full attention, as Charlie, who was sitting next to her partner at the other end of the boardroom table, gave her 2 thumbs up, while mouthing to her "You're doing great"

Velvette would continue "It's like trying to keep hold of a fucking eel. He's a slippery little shit, and he always tries to be 3 steps ahead of everyone else…..

….so if we want to be smart about this, we'll have to be at least 4 steps ahead of HIM instead"

For the first time, the anarchy demon would pipe up in a positive tone against the short fashionista "And as luck would have it, we got somebody here who knows EXACTLY how that fucker's brain works"

Velvette's face would beam at the affirmation "Fuck yes, you see now I'm on your side?" gesturing, not only to Ashley, but to the other overlords too.

Ashley would shrug "Eh, I still have my doubts, but bestie-Zestie over here made a good point earlier, plus, he's a good judge of character. I'd say, let dollface over here prove herself" as she kicked back in her chair, putting her hands behind her head and resting her feet on the table in a casual manned, as Zestiel would chuckle at the friendly nickname. "Charming as always, Miss Fortune" to which Ashley tipped her hat at him as a friendly gesture.

Carmilla spoke up "That still leaves the problem of the exorcist" to which Charlie responded "Oh leave her to us" as she put an arm around Vaggie, who added to her partner "Yea, we know how she operates. Lute will face the consequences of her actions. She will most likely be put on trial by heaven for treason when the word gets out what she has done"

Carmilla would smile as she spreads her arms and addressed all present overlords "Unless anyone else has anything important to add, that will conclude this meeting for now.

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By now, all of the pride ring's overlords were slowly trickling out of the building as Charlie took the opportunity to catch up with Rosie.

The 2 of them were eagerly chatting away as Velvette was leaning against the nearby wall when Vaggie approached her "So, joining us back at the hotel or….?

"Not tonight, feathers" Velvette responded "Heading back to the studio to put the last, finishing touches to my next upcoming line" as she pulled out her phone to show the fallen angel some rough sketches, as well as the prototype outfits, currently displayed on a set of mannequins "The girls and I are almost there, but it's still missing something. I just can't seem to pinpoint WHAT" she said, frustrated.

The former exorcist would ponder for a moment "Hmm….have you tried accessorizing with a ribbon or 2? Or a bow maybe?"

This caused the short overlord to raise her eyebrows "Oh shit, you might actually be onto something" as she quickly made a note "Thanks, feathers. This might just be the detail we need" as she gave Vaggie an elbow nudge "Didn't know you had an eye for fashion"

At this point, the anarchy overlord, Ashley would emerge from the building who, upon making eyecontact with Velvette would give her the "I'm watching you" fingers before leaving into the direction of her nightclub.

The short doll demoness would flinch at this gesture, which Vaggie caught as her eyes suddenly went wide with realization before she whispered to the short demoness "Ashley? SHE's the one you like? You're in love with the anarchy demon?"

Velvette would quickly clamp a hand over her mouth as she muttered "Shhht, not so fucking loud, ya want her to hear you?!"

She waited until the shark demoness had completely disappeared from their view before she sighed "But…yes….it's her…..you see my problem? I'm in love with somebody who fucking hates my guts…."

Vaggie would give her a sympathetic glance "Wow….that's rough…" To which Velvette would respond "Yea no fucking kidding" as she crossed her arms and looked at the ground in defeat.

Charlie had finished her chat with the cannibal overlord by now as she joined the conversation, as the moment she approached, Velvette piped up "Vaggie knows…."

A weight fell off the demon belle's shoulders as she deeply exhaled "Oooooh boy, that's a relieve, no more tip-toeing around that" to which Vaggie yelped "Wait you knew this whole time?!"

Charlie would raise an eyebrow "Really? You, lecturing me for keeping a secret?" to which Vaggie gave an awkward laugh "Ehm… point taken" As Charlie added "Velvette told me in confidentiality. I promised not to tell anyone until she was ready" as she shot a sympathetic glance at the doll demoness, to which Velvette responded "Thanks…that means allot…..really"

"Tho I have to add" She then continued "I don't think hate is necessarily the right word….more so, distrusts. But she doesn't actively hate you, not anymore. That honor goes to Vallentino"

Velvette would fidget with the hem of her sleeveless coat "But how do I get her to trust me? To show her that I'm being genuine?"

Vaggie gave a short huff through her nose "Sadly, in some cases, that takes time. First impressions are lasting impressions and from what I've heard…..the first time the 2 of you met face to face was….well….it wasn't pretty"

This comment caused the short demoness to grab her 2 giant pigtails in her hair to hide her face into "Please don't fucking remind me, I just want to forget I used to behave that way all together"

Charlie decided to pipe up "Well, whenever you like it or not, you did behave like that, there's no changing the past. The best you can do is taking active effort in being better going forward" to which Vaggie added "Which you are doing already. I mean, no one in the hotel trusted you before, right? I sure as hell didn't trust you, but….I came to know I can rely on you"

Velvette would give a subtle smile "Hehe…thanks, feathers" as she grabbed the 2 women and pulled them into a hug, something you'd not catch her dead doing a month ago "You too Charlie"

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Velvette's new studio, pride ring, hell:

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"Melissa, I'm back!" Velvette called out as she closed the door behind her and walked into her new studio.

Velvette's new personal, assistant, the slender demoness known as Melissa would strut into the main room with a digital tablet in her hands "Oh Miss Velvette, good news, the fall line really is taking off!" As she eagerly showed her the online buzz her latest fashion line was creating, as well as the sale's statistics "How did the meeting go by the way?"

Velvette would plop down into the chair in front of her large vanity "Well the discussions regarding a plan of action against my former associates have begun, I just gave them the evidence and added in my own 2 cents, which they seemed to respect" as she kicked off her shoes "Ashley still doesn't trust me tho….and….well….not gonna lie…it fucking hurts…tho I guess I can't exactly blame her…"

Melissa would pull up another chair and sit down next to her boss and friend "These kinda things are never easy….but just keep doing your best…and give her time…in due time, she'll see how genuine you are, I just know it"

Velvette smiled "Thanks Melli….you're always real with me…"At this time, the rest of her models and makeup artists slowly started to trickle in as Velvette turned to Melissa "Mells, could you please be a darling and get me my usual? I'm gonna need it" she looked at the slender demoness with pleading eyes.

"One white chocolate frappechino with an extra shot coming up" Melissa would smile as she left the studio for the local to-go coffee shop as Velvette addressed her staff "Alright girls, we have a show to prepare, everyone look alive!"

Being treated much better since Velvette's break with the Vee's, the models, seamstresses and makeup artists couldn't help but smile as they all eagerly responded "Yes, Miss Velvette!"

Note: Velvette girl is slowly learning how to be a better person.

Also semi-wholesome little moment of Velvette doing her best to show the other overlords that she's changed and Carmilla and Zestial backing her up after her apology.