WARNING: CONTAINS BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEXUAL CONTENT

Charlie

In the morning, I had everyone do some Show'n'Tell! So far, Alastor brought in an antique radio, Baxter brought in a crystal from a cave he and Starscream explored, Lucia brought in the bullet she dug out of her arm from yesterday, and Starscream brought in his original Seeker insignia. It looked identical to the pin he currently had, the Decepticon insignia with silver wings that had blue and red stripes, but the original insignia was a crown instead of the Decepticon insignia.

Next up was Angel Dust, and he pushed a VHS into the player in the lobby TV. He pressed play, and it showed him sitting tied up in a room.

"Ugh... What the...?" he muttered in the video.

A large werewolf man slapped him. "Alright, bitch. Tell us where your boss' safe is."

Angel scoffed, "I ain't tellin' you shit."

The man grinned maliciously. "Alright, guess I'll have to fuck it out of ya!" After that... um... erm...

"WHAT THE FRAG IS THIS?!" Starscream shouted. He seemed like he was on the verge of throwing up.

Lucia muttered, "Holy shit... He's really going at it..."

"Absolutely revolting." Alastor scoffed.

Niffty chuckled, "Ooh~ bad boys, he he he~!"

Starscream grabbed his head and groaned. "Make it stop!"

Angel shouted, "What's y'all's problem?! This is peak cinema! My top-rated film!"

I piped in, "Angel, maybe you could have chosen something else besides your porn film first thing in the morning for Show'n'Tell."

"And what's wrong with that? This got me a Grammy over that Tiffany Titfucker bitch." Angel plumped his chest when he said that.

We all faintly heard Husk mutter, "You know, not a very convincing interrogation scene."

Angel twirled around and glared. "Alright dickhead, what makes you think you have the right to insult my work to my fuckin' face?"

"Don't just sit there and act like these scripts ain't hot garbage," Husk spat.

Angel gasped. "Fuck you. This is classy; this is art!"

At the same time, Baxter commented when the wolf bit Angel's ass, "Christ almighty- his mouth is bigger than your waist!"

"That's bullshit," Husk growled, "you get drunk and bitch about 'em all the time. Everyone likes to bitch to the bartender. I know everything about you and the rest of these motherfuckers at this point."

"Oh really?" Angel asked, "Well, educate us on your wisdom, shithead!"

"Let's see..."

Husk pointed at Stinger, "His mom was a hooker." Stinger replied, "Sad, but true."

Husk pointed at Lucia, "She's so aggro because she used to be the weak kid." Lucia scoffed in offense, but Baxter commented, "'Weak' and 'Lucia' do not sound right in the same sentence."

Husk pointed at Pentious, "He's an insecure buffoon whose lonely ass watches the rest of y'all sleep." Pentious nervously laughed at the comment.

Husk pointed at Baxter, "He's a gremlin who's sick of everyone talkin' over him, so he chooses to not like anyone." Baxter piped, "I will neither confirm nor deny this!"

Husk pointed at Sumi, "She's a perv who would watch Starscream sleep if he did." Sumi shrieked and covered her face in shame as Starscream raised an eyebrow at her.

Husk pointed at me, "Princess is a bleeding heart who wants to fix everyone's problems 'cept her own." I blabbered, "What? No- I, heh-"

Husk pointed at Starscream, "Even though he's an alien who doesn't drink, I can still see that that fucker is a train wreck. He doesn't trust anyone and thinks his life wouldn't have turned out so shitty if he was in charge." Starscream rolled his eyes, "Congratulations. You've made the most basic of observations."

Husk pointed at Dainty, "She uses drugs and alcohol to bury her mental shit." Dainty chirped, "It helps with my OCD and Tourette's!"

Husk pointed at Vaggie, "She judges everyone and everything because she hates herself." I felt bad for Vaggie as she held her head and groaned.

Husk pointed at Tamo, "He makes fun of his sister to hide his insecurities." Tamo stuttered as he tried to formulate a response.

Husk pointed at Niffty, "She, oh, you don't wanna know about Niffty."

"Whoa-ho-ho! You weren't kiddin'!" Angel piped. "Kitten's got claws~" he purred as he reached for Husk.

"And you?" Husk turned his attention to Angel, "I see through your bullshit and how fake you are."

Angel gasped and put the back of his palm to his head, "Me, fake? Oh, the humanity!"

Husk looked like he was about to go on, but Angel got a notification on his phone. "Hold on, gotta take this." He listened to the phone, then gave an exaggerated sigh. "Well, my boss Val wants me to come in to work today."

I groaned. "Now? I had so many activities planned! He can't just have you come in out of the blue!"

Angel shrugged, "I don't make the rules, I just suck off the guys who do."

"Well, not like I can do much," I sighed.

Angel nodded as he walked out the door. As he did, Starscream looked at me baffled.

"'Not like you can do much'?! Do you even hear yourself?! You're the Princess of Hell herself for crying out loud! That knockoff piece-of-slag Valentino has nothing on you! Exercise your power!" Starscream gawked.

I nervously shifted, "I don't know. That kinda sounds like being mean and bossy. And I don't wanna be that!"

Starscream rolled his eyes while Vaggie reassured, "Hon, don't think of it as being mean and bossy. Think of it as aggressive-assertive kindness."

"Yeah, yeah you're right!" I smiled. "I'll be the kindest aggressively-assertive Princess and get Angel more time for the hotel!"

Vaggie suggested, "But have Starscream go with you. I don't like the idea of you being alone with those Vees, and Starscream has handed their asses to them before."

Lucia chuckled. "Wow. A couple weeks ago you complained about Starscream sticking with Charlie too much, now you want him to be her bodyguard?"

"Well, the guy's done a good job so far. Remember the drive-by shooting Starscream saved Charlie from?" Baxter piped.

Vaggie raised a hand to regard Baxter, "Exactly! Who knows what could happen to her? At least if Starscream is with her I know that he can protect Charlie while me and his Seekers can protect the hotel!"

Starscream put one of his hands on my shoulder, "Don't worry, Vaggie. I'll do my best."

"You better," Vaggie half-threatened, but she had a smile knowing that he would.

I smiled at her. "Time to go assert myself!"

I gave Vaggie a kiss before going out with Starscream. Right out the door, he picked me up and flew me over to Angel's workplace. He didn't want to deal with anyone on the street, and the only competent flyers that had a chance to keep up with him were his Seekers, so he had a monopoly on the skies.

As we flew over the City, I looked down and marveled at just how small everything looked. Everyone looked like little ants from up here. I guess that's why Starscream could be a bit... distant, at times. But I know that every little person down there has a big story. You just gotta look a little closer.

During the flight, my mind started to fill with questions. How did Starscream end up in Hell if he was supposed to go to a whole different afterlife? And why weren't there any other Cybertronians down here? Surely another Cybertronian must've recognized him, seeing as he's using his real name. And if he is the only Cybertronian down here, then why? How?

I looked up at him, carrying me through the air, wearing his goggles and mask, and decided to put those questions off. He never liked to talk about personal things. Every time he did was when he was bragging or trying to explain something about the Cybertronians. So instead, we flew.