When the two make it to the lobby, he smiles upon seeing his sister, father, and the rest of the guests cheer. His sister was wrapped in a blanket even when she stood up from her spot, "Happy 12th Birthday, Francis!" She was forcing herself to smile for him. Ophelia handed him a paper crown before wishing him a happy birthday with her expression-less face.
Even Francis's friends from school were attending the party, standing next to each other near the large cake on the table. Various presents surrounded the cake on the table. Elissa clapped the loudest next to the two other boys of their group.
The boy ran over to his sister, "You even invited my friends! Aw, this is so cool! It's like our worlds colliding together! Oh! You've never met before!" He turned to the skeleton boy, "Hey Mort! Come here and meet my sister!" The princess did let out a giggle at his excitement.
Mort nodded and walked over to the siblings, he held his gloved hand to her with a smile. No words were spoken from his mouth.
Charlie held out her hand to the young boy, "Aw hello there, Mort..." After the boy didn't respond, she tilted her head towards her brother, "Francis, can he not... Talk?"
The prince's eyebrows perked up, "Oh yeah! I forgot, he doesn't know." He turns to his mute friend, moving his fingers in certain motions to say, 'Go ahead. Charlie knows how to use sign language.'
The skeleton boy smiled at him, moving his own hands and fingers, 'That was a good job, Francis. Though some of your motions were a little slow.' He turned to the sister, 'It is nice to meet you, I am Mortician Reaper.'
Charlie let out a genuine smile with her own sign language, 'It is nice to finally meet you, Mort! Now I see why my brother asked me to teach him sign language a while ago!'
Before the two could continue, Elissa and CJ both jumped to either side of the prince and lifted him up, "Happy birthday, buddy!"
The princess smiles at the sight of her brother having fun with his friends. Soon enough, the hotel residents got to wish him a happy birthday too. Though Alastor shrugged his shoulders before staying to the side.
Eventually, Cherri Bomb ruffled the prince's hair, "Happy Birthday, Frankie!"
The prince smiles at her, "Hey thanks-wait, Frankie?"
The one-eyed demon shrugged her shoulders at him, "Yeah that's your name, isn't it? Charlie, Frankie..."
The goat boy scratched his chin, "Uh... No. No, it's not." He then shrugged his shoulders, "I mean, I guess you can call me it if you want though."
Francis then turned to smile at his sister, "Man, I wish Uncle Ozzie was able to come. He could have brought his business partner, he seems really nice!"
Charlie sighed, holding up a blue themed letter, "Yeah... I wish Uncle Ozzie could have came too. But he sent you a card!"
The boy ran to her and grabbed the card, "Oh yay! Thanks, Charlie!" He opened the card, "'Happy Birthday, Baby Francis! Hope you opened this in a big area'" He raised an eyebrow at this, "Huh?" But then the card started to glow brightly, lighting up the room.
The Morningstar family looked at the card before streamers and a puff of smoke emerge from the card. The glowing figure from the card snaps his fingers before shifting to a still big but small enough size for the lobby. On his right shoulder was an imp with long robotic limps. The giant blue rooster smiles down at the boy, "Francis! My favorite little nephew! You've gotten so big since I last saw you, kid!" He leaned down and pointed at his horns, "Did those horns get taller?"
The prince jumped onto Asmodeus's pantleg before climbing up to sit on his left shoulder, "You bet, Uncle Ozzie! This is the best birthday ever!" Lucifer shook his head at the bigger sin, not surprised by the grand entrance.
Asmodeus waved his finger in the air, "Up up up! Not until we hand you your present it's not! Fizzie!" He smiled imp on his other shoulder before ruffling the boy's hair with his finger.
The deep voiced imp smiled at his boyfriend, "Got it right here!" He looked through his pockets, pulling out various objects until he landed on a simply blue teddy bear with a heart on it's chest to hand to the goat child.
Asmodeus whispered to both Lucifer and Charlie, "It was the only thing we could find that was... Suitable for him in my ring."
Francis smiled while hugging the small bear, "I love it! Thanks, Uncle Ozzie! And Uncle Fizzie!"
The stretchy imp scratched the back of his head, "Aw shucks, I just helped pick it out. It was either this or some weird little candies."
The large sin pat his partner on the head with his finger, "Oh look at you, Fizzie! You reached uncle status! Congratulations!"
Fizzaroli waved his arm at his boyfriend, "Awww, you!"
Charlie held up a green card next, "Oh and Uncle Mammon sent you one too." She grimaces as she hands him the new birthday card. Both Asmodeus and Fizzarolli rolled their eyes.
"Oh... Joy." He opened the green card, "'Dear Goat Boy. Happy Birthday or whatever. You owe me twenty bucks the next time I see you. From Uncle Mammon'." The boy closed the card before waving his arms around with it in his hand, "Oh Dad dang it! He didn't even write down my name! And what card costs twenty bucks!" While he wasn't looking, his father plucked the card out of his hands and set it on fire.
Lucifer clapped his hands together, "How about we move onto presents? That sound good, bud?"
Francis hopped up and down before smiling at his dad and sister, "You bet! Come on, Uncle Ozzie! Let's go!" He rushed to the couch with a smile. with his 'uncle' close behind him.
Soon enough, the prince was surrounded by presents given to him by both his own friends and his sister's. Charlie's gift was a large box wrapped in red paper with a golden bow. He had already opened it, revealing a large amount of plushies Charlie found months in advance just for his special day. Lucifer's gift was wrapped in white with a red bow, being a long box. Various new video games and toys from his own friends littered the floor around him. Other gifts included a pair of nonexplosive dice from Husk, a painted bottle from Cricket, a roach necklace from Niffty that she put on him. Even Cherri gave him one of her bombs, unlit of course. And being held by Charlie. One the farthest side of the table away from everyone else's was a small gift wrapped in gray wrapping paper.
Francis opened the present wrapped in pink paper, "A Verosika Mayday CD? ...With the actual disc taken out?"
Angel waved at him, "That was mine! Charlie said I couldn't give you the music but the cover was PG enough for me to give to you. It was f-ing hard for me to find you something! I bet you can get it signed easily though."
The goat boy nodded at him while looking at the CD cover, "Oh, well thank you, Angel! I appreciate your effort! I've never listened to her music before but she looks pretty!" He then squints at his sister, "...You know I can just buy her songs online righ-"
Charlie waved her hand and grabbed a present wrapped in red and black, "ANYWAY! Next present! Uh, here! This one is from Alastor!"
The prince recoiled and raised his eyebrows, "Really?" He turned to the radio demon, pointing to him and then himself, "You got me a present?"
The radio demon looked at his nails before looking at the boy, "Of course! What kind of guest would I be to show up at a birthday party without a gift?"
Francis stared at him blankly, "A pretty bad one." He opened the gift to find a black and white chess set, "...Woah! A chessboard! I love chess!" He smiled at the much taller man, "...Thank you, Alastor." This turned Alastor's smile into a smug one.
Lucifer glared at the forever smiling sinner and picked up his gift, "Bah! Chess game smesh game! Here, Francis! My boy! This is my present to you, something you actually wanted! Haha! Saved the best for last!"
The boy took the box into his hand before ripping the paper, revealing a box. He opened the box to find a black cane with a hook at the end, "Woah! Dad, this is awesome!" He stood up and twirled the cane in his hand, "My very own cane! I love it!" He playfully pulled Dazzle closer to himself by the hook of the cane, "But uh, Dad, it's not last. There's one more gift over there." He pointed to the gift wrapped in gray paper, it didn't have a name on it but everyone had a clue who it came from. He scratched the back of his neck, "Can I... Open it?"
The King of Hell nodded his head and gestured to the present, "It's your gift, bud. Of course you can."
Francis nodded and opened the small gift. He smiled upon seeing that it was 'Rescuer and his Flower Sister 3: The Reckoning', the same game he described to her in detail when they had a day together months ago. He put the gift back on the table with a smile, grateful for the fact that Vaggie remembered that this was his favorite video game. He thought to himself before looking around for the ex exorcist, '...No, she's not evil. She can't be.'
The prince smiled at her when he spotted Vaggie in the shadows of the hallway. She waved at him before smiling awkwardly.
Charlie pouted at him when she realized he was smiling at Vaggie. But she smiled at the group, especially at their uncle, "...You know, Francis used to have a fear of clowns."
Francis gasped before jumping in front of his sister, "AW WHAT! WHEN I WAS LIKE FIVE! DON'T LISTEN TO HER!"
It was his reaction that made the group at the party laugh. Though this made the small boy pout, he did eventually start to smile and laugh along with them. The party went on for a few more hours after that. Soon enough, everyone had left the party...
And reality had to set in once again...
Weeks later, Francis knocked on his sister's bedroom door but frowned upon getting no answer. He sighed before sitting down on the floor with his back to the door, "Hey, Charlie? I know you don't want to talk to Maggie right now. You probably don't want to talk to anyone right now. But... I know she's really sorry for lying and I want you to know that it's not your fault that Adam is a jerk and wants to kill people."
With a trembling lip, Charlie pulled her blanket over her head. She didn't say a word but still cried. But she tried to keep her sobs of guilt quiet so her brother wouldn't hear her.
Francis walked downstairs and was about to awkwardly pass by Vaggie when he stopped. He rubs the back of his neck, "I..."
The fallen angel interrupted him, "...Francis, I'm sorry."
The prince raised his hand, "...It's okay, you don't need to apologize, Maggie. I get it. You were trapped in a new place you didn't want to be in and you were found by the Princess of Hell. I'm sure you were scared that if you told Charlie the truth, you'd be kicked out. I'm sorry about blocking you from her in the courtroom, I was... Afraid you would hurt her."
The white haired woman put a hand on his shoulder, "...No, you don't have to apologize for that. I had a feeling that's what that was. I wouldn't trust me in that moment either."
Francis smiled at her, "Thanks, Maggie..." He looks up at the cieling, "Now, I just hope Charlie understands the same thing." He then smiles at her, "I like you and I don't want you to leave." He shares a smile with the older woman before moving to sit on the couch next to Angel. Everyone else was already sitting in the lobby.
Niffty tilts her head at the taller woman, "So, like where are your wings?"
Vaggie shakes her head, "Niffty, I don't have-"
Angel Dust interrupts her, "Did you ever think maybe she's sensitive about her lack of wings?" He then gestures to his own chest, "Just like her lack of tits?"
The smallest sinner tugs at Vaggie's shirt, "Yeah! Where are your tits?"
The fallen angel picks Niffty up and puts her on the ground, "Any other questions?"
Husk raises his hand, "I got one. How come every time Charlie talks to Heaven we get in deeper and deeper sh-?"
Vaggie rubs the back of her neck, "It's not her fault. Angels are just-"
The spider demon frowns, "Liars?"
The exorcist frowns back at him, "...Difficult. But Charlie's trying her best."
The feline demon shrugs, "Yeah, well, her best is turning out real well so far." He turns to Francis, "No offense, kid."
The goat prince folds his arms, "None taken. Everything went wrong so fast!"
Angel Dust waves his hand, "And where is miss fearless leader anyway? Isn't it about time for another "doomed-to-fail" plan?"
Vaggie shakes her head, "She's upstairs. Coming up with something, I'm sure, in our room. Alone."
Francis rests his head in his hands, "Can confirm she's in there. Though she's not even opening the door for me so I can't tell you what kind of state she's in."
Alastor's ears perk up at this revelation, "Hmm..." He then vanishes into his own shadow and moves upstairs.
Charlie is in her bed under her covers softly crying. Razzle and Dazzle try comfort her with tissues in their hands.
The radio demon reappears in her room from his shadow and approaches her bedside, "Oh, Charlie, you look an absolute mess."
The Princess of Hell glares at him before shifting in her bed, "Ugh, go away, Alastor."
Alastor sits down on her bed while Charlie hides again under the covers, "Now, now is that any way to act after picking a fight with all of Heaven and dooming everyone you love?"
Charlie raises her head from the covers, "I have enough on my mind without hearing your sadistic idea of a joke, asshole." She then wraps herself under the covers again.
But then the radio demon appears laying beside her, "Who's joking?"
The princess jumps and falls off of the bed, startled by his sudden presence.
Alastor smiles at her, "You have a captive audience downstairs waiting to hear what kind of inspiring performance you have planned next.
Charlie hugs her legs closer to herself, "Ugh, I can't. How can I face them after failing them all so hard?"
The radio demon repositions himself on his stomach and begins kicking his legs in the air. He gestures for her to continue.
Charlie sighs, "They came here to be saved and all I gave them was more pain." She begins to tear up, "I'm just as bad as the cruelest Overlord in Hell! And maybe worse!" She then stands and paces back and forth, "At least they don't go around giving false hope."
Alastor raises an eyebrow at her, "Well, I never expected to see such a miserable display of self-loathing from you."
The blonde woman folds her arms, offended, "Oh, f- you, Alastor!"
The deer sinner adjusts himself, now laying on his side. He motions for her to continue.
Charlie clenches her fists, "All you do is stand there, smiling while you watch us struggle and fail! I don't know how you can enjoy all this suffering so much!"
Alastor stands up, wraps his fingers around Charlie's shoulders while chuckling, "Just because you see a smile don't think you know what's going on underneath." He then lets go of Charlie. The deer demon grabs her face with his hand and makes her smile, "A smile is a valuable tool, my dear. It inspires your friends, keeps your enemies guessing, and ensures that no matter what comes your way, you're the one in control."
Charlie starts walking towards her bedroom window, "But I'm not... I'm the farthest thing from in control. The person I trust most has been lying to me for years. Heaven refuses to listen." She hits both fists against the window, "Even if they did, I can't prove the hotel works. Adam has an invincible exorcist army pointed right at my doorstep and there's nothing I can do!" She hits the window again, "About any of it!"
Alastor starts smiling wider. He speaks in a sing song tune, "I know something you don't know!"
The princess raises an eyebrow at him, "Huh?"
The taller man walks over and grabs Charlie's arms, "Those big, scary angels are not quite as indestructible as they seem!" He then let's go of Charlie and walks away.
Charlie raises an eyebrow at him, "What are you talking about?"
The deer demon wiggles his fingers in the air, "Just that you and your little band of misfits might stand more of a chance than you think."
The princess jumps towards him, "Really? How? I'll do anything!"
Alastor's eyebrows perk up, "Anything? Then... Let's make a deal!" He holds out his hand for her to take.
Charlie narrows her eyes at him, "You... You want my soul?"
The redheaded demon shakes his head, "Your soul?" He puts on a cheery tone, "Heavens, no. All I need from you is one itty-bitty favor! What's a favor between friends?"
The princess shakes her head, "I won't hurt anyone for you."
Alastor shrugs his shoulders, "Who's asking! One favor, at a time of my choosing, where you harm no one. In return, I tell you what I know. Do we have a deal?"
Razzle and Dazzle both growl before Charlie puts her hands down to stop them. She nods her head at him, "Deal." She puts her hand forward to shake Alastor's.
The two shake hands, resulting in a green ghost-like aura flashing throughout the room.
Now downstairs, Francis, Vaggie, Angel Dust, Sir Pentious and Husk look up when the flash ripples throughout the room. The goat prince feels all the hairs on his body stand up.
The fallen angel and the boy nod at each other before rushing to the girls' shared room.
Vaggie grabs her spear and runs towards the door, "No. No!" She strains before Francis runs ahead of her to headbutt the bedroom door open. He lands on the floor and rubs his forehead before standing up. The older woman runs in front of him with her spear pointed at the radio demon.
Alastor smiles at the pair, "Right on cue!"
Vaggie glares at him, "What did you do? Let her go!"
The duo finish their handshake. Charlie stands in front of her girlfriend and little brother, "Vaggie, Francis, stop!"
Her prince takes a step back, "Charlie..."
Vaggie blinks, "What?" She drops her spear, "No, Charlie, please tell me you didn't-"
The blonde woman nods at the two of them, "I made a deal with Alastor."
Francis's eyes widen at this, "Oh no..." The worst thoughts quickly fill his mind.
The fallen angel starts to plead with her, "Charlie..."
Alastor waves his hand around, "Oh, calm down. She still owns her soul."
Francis puts a hand over his heart to calm himself down. His breathing slowed down when hearing that his sister still has her soul.
Charlie frowned at her girlfriend, "He gave me info that can save the hotel, but we're going to need help. The angels can be defeated, and Carmilla is the key."
Vaggie raised a eyebrow at her, "What? Carmilla Carmine?"
The Princess of Hell puts her jacket back on, "She killed an exorcist in the last extermination. She knows how they can be harmed."
The fallen exorcist blinks at her, shocked, "But... I-I didn't even know that was possible."
Charlie glares at her while walking by the smaller woman, "If you did, would you have told me?"
Vaggie slumps her shoulders, "Charlie, I-"
Francis spoke up from behind his sister, "Woah, Charlie!"
The princess turned to him, "Francis, please. Do not get involved in this."
The boy narrowed his eyes at her, "I've been involved in this when we found out about it together at the courtroom!"
His older sister slumped her shoulders, "Francis..."
The prince pointed to his own head, "Please, Charlie, use your head! I'm just saying that the hotel is used for red-"
Charlie clenched her fist at her sides, "If you could just stop taking Vaggie's side for a few seconds and listen to me!"
Francis walks closer and yells at his sister, "The hell?! I am listening! I'm not on her side! And I'm not on your side! I'm not taking anyone's side, Charlie! I'm trying mediate!"
The princess in the red suit folded her arms, "Well, you're certainly not helping!"
The boy in the white and blue sailor suit raised his arms, "That's just because I'm not on your side! You know what, you're being selfish right now!"
The blonde woman narrowed her eyes at him, "What did you just say to me?"
The prince squared his shoulders in "You've been crying in your room rather than planning something for weeks now!"
The taller woman's frown towards him grew, "I can't believe you just said that to me!"
Francis growled before Alastor put a hand on his shoulder. He frowned at him before angrily moving his shoulder out of his grip.
Charlie shakes her head at her brother before looking at her girlfriend, "I need you to go to Carmilla Carmine, convince her to teach us. If she can, we might have a chance!"
Vaggie's eyes widen at her, "With just the seven of us?"
The boy spoke up again, "Uh, eight! I'm here too!"
The blonde woman shakes her head, "No, Francis, we're-Ugh, we're going to need numbers too!"
Alastor reenters the conversation with a smile, "And I know just who can help. As long as Charlie can be her normal, charming self."
Charlie smiles at the sinner, "What's that you said about smiles?"
The deer demon pats Charlie on head, "Good girl."
The short woman whispers to her girlfriend, "Charlie, can we talk about this-"
Charlie shakes her head when walking towards the door of their bedroom, "We can talk later. Right now, we have a job to do. You with us?"
Francis starts to follow her, "I'll go with you!"
Charlie shoved her hand in front of her brother's face, "No, Francis. I want to be alone."
The prince frowns at her, "Alone? Alone with Alastor?!"
Vaggie sighs, "Ugh." She puts her hand on the boy's shoulder, "It's okay, Francis. Just let her be." She looks up at her girlfriend, "I'm with you, Charlie... I'll go."
Both frown at each other while Charlie walks outside the room with Alastor leading her...
Vaggie and Francis walks down the stairs, only to be met by a confused Angel Dust. The spider demon shrugs his shoulders, "So-ho, uh... Alastor and Charlie just left like they were runnin' away from their responsibilities. Should we be alarmed?"
The prince grimaces before shrugging at the fallen angel.
Vaggie shakes her head, "No. We have a plan, but it includes defending ourselves against the angels."
Husk's eyes widen at her before pointing at his own head, "Uh! Are you f-in' high?"
The exorcist narrows her eyes, "They can be killed-"
Frank, the small egg demon, stops running around when he heard her, "Yeah! That knife lady, Camaro Carfight, killed one."
The goat boy raises an eyebrow at the egg demon, "Camaro Carfight? Who's..." He then blinked, "OH! Carmilla Carmine!"
Vaggie sits on the floor to be eyelevel with Frank, "Wait, you knew about this?"
The egg demon nodded his head, "Uh, yeah. I told Boss about it months ago."
The angel turns to the snake demon with a glare, "He what?" Francis shook his head at the bigger demon disappointingly.
Sir Pentious's eyes widened while being confused, "What? They say insane sh- all the time! How was I supposed to know this one was true?"
The small Egg Boi smiles while shouting, "Bank accounts are a scam created by the shadow government!"
Sir Pentious gestures to the tiny demon, "SEE?"
Vaggie sighs, "What's important now is that we're going to have a fight on our hands. Look, this hotel is about to become the most dangerous place in hell, and we...I, can't guarantee your safety anymore. I still believe in Charlie's dream. I know this place can work. But none of you signed up for this..." She starts to head out the door...
But Francis spoke up, "Wait! Vaggie, where are you going?"
The exorcist holds the door open, "I'm gonna go learn how we can fight back.
The prince walks behind her, "Well let me come with you then. Maybe I can help you convince her!"
The taller woman shakes her head, "No, Francis. You should probably go home to your dad. And when I come home... Well, I'll understand if none of others are here either."
Francis tries to walk closer to her, "But wait! Vaggie!"
But the fallen angel shakes her head at him. With that, she heads out the door. Everyone else sighs in worry for what she said.
Sir Pentious rubs the back of his neck, "Well... This is awkward."
Niffty smiles at the closed door, "'Kay!"
When Vaggie made her way out the door, Francis felt his face heat up in anger. He grumbled as he began to walk into the lobby of the hotel. Angel and Husk moved out of the way to let him through, both spotting burnt hoof prints on the carpet. Which Niffty then began to scrub clean.
Angel poked his head in the lobby door, "Uh... Hey, Frankie, you doing okay? You're leaving a trail of fire on the floor."
He pat the small flame near his foot on the floor before turning to his taller friend angrily, "She hasn't been listening to me for the past month! And I'm not taking anyone's side here!" He was growling while he spoke, "I'm just trying to help and no one wants to let me! Do I look like some sort of fool to her or something?! Am I just a fool to everyone?! It's not like I'm dumb! I know Maggie's name is Vaggie! I own someone's soul for crying out loud! Gah! This isn't like her! Fricken'!"
The hotel doors creak open yet again and an Australian accent is heard, "Heeeey, who's up for-"
The goat prince yells at the one eyed sinner who just walked into the lobby, "Shut the hell up! I'm not in the mood."
Cherri Bomb laughed at him, "Oooh, someone's feisty today!"
The spider demon held his hands up towards the boy, "Woah! Francis, take five." He turned to his old friend, "Sorry about that, Cherri. That is NOT normal behavior for him. Whatever those two were yelling about up there really got under his skin."
The one eyed sinner snaps her fingers, "Well then he just needs a de-stress day, Angie."
Angel Dust immediately frowns at this, "...Cherri, you can't give him-"
Cherri gasps, offended, "I was not about to give him f-ing drugs, Angie! D-, what do you take me for? What he needs is a day to clear his f-in' head! And I know just the place to blow all them negative emotions out!" She turns to the boy, who sat on the couch, "What do you say, kid?"
Francis still frowned at her, "Fine! Let's do it then! I've got nothing better to do!" He looked around at the group before folding his arms, "I see we're still missing one person! Probably sleeping like he always does!" The boy shouts at the ceiling, "Cricket! Get down here, now!"
When he shouted, a golden portal opened up and the rabbit demon fell onto the floor. He lands with a thud, "Argh! Hey! Where's the fire, d-!" But he got no response, only seeing Francis walking out of the hotel doors angrily.
Cricket rubbed his hip while walking to Husk, "Hey, what's his deal?" Only to get a shrug from his old friend while everyone else filed out of the hotel...
Now at Cannibal Town, Alastor escorts Charlie down the streets. He listens to the princess, cleaning his monocle in the process.
Charlie frowns while rambling, "Three years! THREE YEARS I've been sharing my life with her, and I tell her EVERYTHING! My hopes, my dreams, my insecurities, my embarrassing habits, what f-ing DEODORANT I like! Not even Francis knows that! And she keeps something, like this, from ME? Why would she lie for so long? Did she think I wouldn't accept her? What about me-me-says un-understanding?" She pauses, "Misunderstanding!" She pauses again, "Dis-under, wait wh-" She pauses for a moment, looking at their current location, "Where are we?"
Alastor speaks up, "Cannibal Town! There's a friend of mine I think you should meet."
The blonde woman blinks, "In Cannibal Town? But it's, it's..." She looks at surroundings, where kids are happily receiving balloons from a vendor, "Surprisingly nice here!"
Alastor shrugs his shoulders, "Isn't it though? and it's all thanks to a very special someone!" He opens the door for Charlie for the both of them enter Rosie's Emporium. They look over to see the Cannibal Overlord herself at her desk speaking to a young woman at the front of a long line.
Rosie waves her hand, "Well who hasn't thought about eating their first husband? I certainly would have if he didn't taste so bad! Hehe, I tell ya what, you bring ol' tall, dark and armless to me, and I'll straighten him right out, Okay sweetie?" She gives the woman a card, "Now here's my card a-" She notices Alastor, "Oh, my, stars! Do my eyes deceive me? Alastor?" She makes her way through the crowd while Charlie takes the shrunken head keychain from the table next to her, "Alastor! Where have you been? These halls really lost some of their sparkle without your lively presence and-" She sees Charlie next to him, "Oh. Who's this ya brought with you? Come now, Alastor, she's much too young for you!" Charlie rolls her eyes in response to her implication. This makes the cannibal continue, "Oh, I'm just kidding. I know you're an Ace in the hole!"
The radio demon raises an eyebrow at her, "A what now?" He does not understand what she was implying.
The cannibal woman shakes her head at him, "But where are your manners mister? Introduce us why don't you?"
Alastor coughs, "Ahh, yes. Charlie, this is Rosie," The taller woman curtsies politely while he still talked, "The most darling, delightful and dangerous Overlord this side of the Pentagram!"
Rosie puts a hand on her own cheek, "Oh! Always such a charmer."
The man in red gestures to the blonde next to him, "And Rosie, it's my pleasure to introduce you..." He pushes Charlie towards her, "To Princess Charlie Morningstar. Daughter of Lucifer and heir to the throne of Hell!"
Charlie waves nervously at her, "How do you do?"
The Cannibal Overlord puts her hands on her hips, "Well well! isn't this a regal surprise!" She pushes her towards her desk, "Come in! Come in! Can I offer you somethin' to eat? I'm sure I have a leg around here or somethin'. Oh, what am I thinkin'?" She pokes the blonde's stomach, "Small thing like you? You're probably watchin' your figure! How bout some nice pinkie fingers instead?"
Rosie took out a box filled with cut off pinkie fingers in little pink wrappers to offer to the royalty of Hell.
Charlie shook her head awkwardly, "Um... No. no, thank you, though.
The taller woman puts box away, "Oh look at you!" She pats her on the head, "So polite! Alastor, you could learn a thing or two!" She then proceeds to take Charlie to a table with two chairs in a backroom. She sits her down on one of them and she sits on the one across from her. Alastor walks up to Rosie's side.
Rosie gestures for them all to sit down, "Well, sit down. Sit down. Tell Auntie Rosie what she can do for you. Ya know, Alastor. I got a premo-connect on a guy with about eight blocks of territory and not enough goons to run it. Prime pickin's for a deal to be made, my friend."
The radio demon shrugs, "Appreciate the offer." He then walks up to Charlie, "But we're here on business of another kind."
The cannibal woman pours herself a cup of tea, "Well don't keep me in suspense! I'm a very busy woman." She starts to drink the cup of tea.
Charlie sighs, "Well, as you know..." She begins to panic, "The extermination is coming early! It'll be here in a month, and they're-they're coming for my hotel and my friends first, and I-I-I-I-"
Alastor interrupts her, "We need your help. Well, your cannibals help at least, to fend off the attack."
Rosie's blackened eyes widen, "Wow!" She puts her tea cup down, "When you ask a favor ya don't start small, do ya, your highness? Oh now, don't fret." She gets up, "I didn't say I wouldn't help. But I assume there's more to this plan than a bunch of unarmed cannibals."
The radio demon's smile slowly widens, "Oh, your people will be far from helpless when we're done with them. And by the end, they will be able to eat. Their. Fill."
The Cannibal Overlord's own smile widens, "Well, in that case, sure! Why not?"
Charlie's eyes widen at her, "Really?"
Rosie nods her head, "What can I say? I like your moxie girl. And old Alastor has never done me wrong before."
The blonde woman smiles at her, "Oooh! Thank you!" She holds both Rosie's hands, "Thank you, thank you!"
Meanwhile, Vaggie managed to get to Carmilla Carmine's penthouse. She bangs on the door and shouts, "Carmine! Carmine, we need to speak!" She walks up to the security camera and stares at it, "I know what you did on extermination day. We can talk about it inside," She backs up, "Or I can yell about it out here!" A few sinners on the street look at the former angel while she shouts.
The door clanks open for her. She grumbles while walking inside, "F-in' right you open that door."
The door slams shut behind her. The white haired woman looks around the storage room, "Hello?"
Carmilla Carmine's voice echoes throughout the room, "You have 2 minutes to convince me not to silence you for good."
A spotlight is turned on to reveal Carmilla on an upper floor of the room.
Vaggie walks towards her, "Miss Carmine, I'm here on appointment from the princess and the prince to enlist your aid in the defense of hell from the angelic extermination. We know an angel fell at your hands and we need to know how."
Carmilla shakes her head, "No!"
The fallen exorcist shakes her head back at her, "No? What do you mean, no? The princess of hell-"
The Overlord leans over the balcony, "Means nothing to me!" She stands up straight again, "You have to do better than that. 90 seconds."
Vaggie sighs, "With your knowledge, we wouldn't have to helplessly stand by while-"
Carmilla folds her arms, "Clearly I am not the helpless one here. 80 seconds."
The smaller woman raises an eyebrow at her, "Well, then why? Why wouldn't you use what you know to fight?"
The ballet shoes wearing woman shook her head again, "To avoid the very problem you and your little friends are facing right now. I will not invite destruction into my house, on my people."
Vaggie glares, "You think we asked for this? All Charlie has ever done is try to make things better to help her people who, news flash!" She points at her, "Include your people too."
Carmilla narrows her eyes back at the angel, "And how exactly has that worked out for her? 45 seconds."
The fallen angel continues to point at her, "We didn't pick this fight, but it's here now. And they aren't going to stop with us. You didn't see the look on their leader's face. With us out of the way, it's only a matter of time before they come for the rest of you. They won't stop until all of hell is wiped out, so you can help us make a stand here together, or you can stand alone tomorrow. And what do you think your chances will be then?"
The Overlord scoffs, "You're out of time." She jumps down and kicks Vaggie in the face. The exorcist slides on the floor after the impact. Carmilla then stands up straight, "Angels attack quickly, viciously, and without mercy. You'll need to defend better than that!"
Meanwhile, now at the sight of a turf war, Cherri is tossing bombs at the sinners on the other side. Angel Dust joins her by shooting in the same direction with his machine gun. Husk lazily tosses some dice to the other side, which explodes. Niffty is trying to get Cricket to throw her, which he refuses. Francis stares at the destruction in front of him and frowned before sitting on the ground behind the large debris, "This is her idea of letting off some steam? I mean, I guess I see it but I feel like I probably shouldn't participate..."
Angel noticed the boy moping before leaning down, "You alright, Francis? Not into turf wars?"
The prince sighed, "I don't know... I'm just... Thinking about my argument with Charlie earlier... We don't fight a lot. Sure, there's been a few spats here and there but it's never been this bad before. She was always there to help take care of me and I feel so bad for yelling at her like that."
The spider demon sat next to him and pat him on the head, "Aw, Francis... Hey, my sister and I would fight sometimes too when we were both alive."
The prince's eyes sparkled at him, "You have a sister too? That's so cool!"
Angel shrugged, "Yeah! Yeah... It was pretty cool... But the point is, siblings fight all the time. It'll pass. Besides, you and Charlie don't seem like the type to let this put this much of a wedge between ya."
Husk spoke up while dodging a bomb thrown at him, "Yeah, kid! You should have seen my kids when I was alive. They'd be shouting at each other in the morning and then hugging by dinner time. Trust me, you got nothing to worry about with your sister."
Both Francis and Angel's eyes went wide, "YOU HAD KIDS?!" Cricket rolled his eyes at this.
The taller one eyed demon punched the prince on the arm playfully, "Bah, enough with the sappy sh-, you guys! So you and your sista had a fight! Just blow some sh- up with us and let off some steam!" She rolled her hand, "Theeeeeen you can be all sappy and talk to her or whatever with a clear head!"
Francis's eyes widened before looking at her in realization, "...Oh wow... I didn't think about it like that. Thanks, Cherri." He rubbed the back of his neck, "You know, I'm sorry about what I said to you earlier. I was just upset..."
Cherri shrugged her shoulders before tossing a lit bomb to the other side, "Eh, don't worry about it." She ruffled his hair, getting blood on it, which made the hair on his neck and tail stand up, "I've been yelled at way worse than that, little prince dude! Now come on! Let's blow these f-ers sky high!" She tosses him an unlit cherry bomb.
The blonde boy caught the small bomb, "Heck yeah, sky high!" He stands up and spits out a small fireball to light up the fuse. He then tosses it at the sinners at the other side of the roof. He would duck behind the debris when some would be thrown at him. Some of the bombs were filled with paint, pink paint would stick to his hair after an explosion. He smiled, actually enjoying himself in the midst of the explosions.
Francis hopped onto a nearby wall, scaling it while starting to sing, "Believe me I know, I've sunk pretty low!"
He lands onto the roof way above the turf war, purple smoke from Cricket's powers began to surround him. He looks up at the white sphere of Heaven in the sky among the purple smoke, "But whatever I've done, you deserved!"
He shrugs while looing down at the hotel residents while they fight, "We're the bad guys, that's fine! It's no fault of ours and some justice at last will be served!
Now it's time to step up or it's time to back down! And there's only one answer for me!
And I'll stand up and fight 'cause I know that I'm right!
And I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready!"
He looked up at the giant orb in the sky before looking back down at his friends fighting in the turf war, "Ready as I'll ever be!"
In the Carmine storage room, Vaggie sings while recovering from a kick from Carmilla, "Now it's time to rise up or it's time to stand down! And the answer is easy to see!
And I swear by the sword if you're in, get on board!"
Are you ready?"
Carmilla glares at her while singing, "I'm ready!"
An echo is heard in the background, "We're ready! We're ready!"
Vaggie charges at her again, "Ready as I'll ever be!"
In Cannibal Town, Alastor leans closer to Charlie, "Are you quite sure we can do this?"
She sighs at him, "Together we will guarantee!"
Back at the turf war, Francis looks down at the residents of the hotel before walking back down the building, thinking about his sister and her girlfriend, "I'll make them hear me!" Within the purple smoke, an echo can be heard, "Now it's time to redeem or it's time to resolve!"
Vaggie whispers while singing in the storage room, "Prove they can trust me..." An echo is heard in the background, "And the outcome will hardly come free..."
Charlie looks to the red sky in Cannibal Town, thinking about the hotel and her little brother, "I'll save my home and family!"
At the turf war, the echo is heard from the smoke again, "Now the line's in the sand and our moment's at hand!"
The rest of the hotel residents sing during the turf war, "And I'm ready!"
Vaggie stabs at Carmilla Carmine, missing her, "I'm ready!"
Both Charlie and Alastor sing at Cannibal Town, "I'm ready!"
Francis jumps off the side of the building and lands on the lower part of the roof, "Ready as I'll ever be!"
Angel looks around their group, "Wait, where's Francis?!"
While the prince was singing, a grenade was thrown in his direction. It blows up next to him and he covers his face to protect himself from the shrapnel, "Woah! Woah, woah!" His smaller body was overturned by the explosion, which caused him to lose his balance on the roof.
The goat boy attempts to grab the side of the roof, only to miss and begin his descent... He watches the windows of the abandoned building quickly pass by him the closer he got to the ground...
Now at Cannibal Town, a large crowd talks around a stage. They all hear their leader when Rose talks through a megaphone, "Cannibals and Cannibettes, assemble in the square!"
The woman then walks with Charlie to the stage, "Now, darling, you know I would do anything, anything for my clients. But I can't exactly command all of Cannibal Town to follow someone else into battle. Now, don't get me wrong, they love carnage and bloodshed, but to get this group into line... You got to win 'em over." She addresses the crowd again through the megaphone, "Settle in! Settle in! Important meeting!"
The cannibals form a crowd around the stage, now eyeing the Princess of Hell.
Charlie scratches her chin, "But how do I-"
Rosie makes a jazz hand motion, "With sparkle! Razzamatazz! and that oh so appealing moxie of yours!"
Alastor speaks up, "Shouldn't be a problem. It's not like you've ever failed to inspire before."
The blonde groans before walking on stage behind them.
The leader of the cannibals grimaces, "Now, fair warning. This group sticks together. So in order to convince any of them, you'll need to convince all of them. And there's one in particular-"
The deer demon's ears flatten on his head in annoyance, "Uuuugh, Susan."
Rosie waves her hand while trying to find a good word for the other woman, "Susan, who's a bit of an... Uh-"
Alastor wiggles his fingers at the two, "Ornery old b-?"
The cannibal snaps her fingers, "That! She's tough, but win her over and the rest will be easy as pie." She turns to the blonde woman, "Ready?"
Charlie shrugs her shoulders, "I guess."
Rosie speaks through the megaphone again, "Everyone, we have a very special, very royal guest this evening! Please put your bloody hands together for Princess Charlie!"
The blonde woman smiles awkwardly and waves at the crowd.
But then an old cannibal shouts, "Booooo, bring Rosie back!" Her shouts part the crowd to fully show her to the princess.
Charlie narrows her eyes at the pair to her side, "Susan?"
Rosie and Alastor stare blankly at her, "Susan."
The princess of Hell laughs nervously before addressing the crowd, "Sorry! Uh, okay, uh, my name's Charlie, and... Well, I run this hotel with my part... Well someone and... Wait, let me start over! Angels are coming to kill us all and we need help defending our realm. So-we, uh... We need your help-With your assistance, we can make a stand for-" She starts to sing, "I... I have a dream and I-"
Susan starts yelling while Charlie is speaking, "Booooo! Get off the stage, you blue blood b-! Booo! We don't give a sh- about some hotel! Leave before I eat those big-ass eyes of yours! Boo! Get off! Where's the showmanship? Where's all the finesse? F-ing mediocre!"
Charlie then suddenly flips Susan off, "F- YOU, YOU OLD B-!"
The crowd full of cannibals gasp at her.
Rosie puts her hands on the princess's shoulders, "Okay! We'll be back after a brief intermission." She moves Charlie away from the stage and towards her parlor...
Back at the turf war, Francis was being held by Angel Dust while the group surrounds him. They murmur worriedly, not sure if the prince was okay or not and what they should do. Once the goat boy woke up, he was met with the sight of Angel's worried face. The spider demon's eyes widened, "Holy sh-, you're awake! Are you... Alright?"
He rubbed his head, "Uh... Yeah, I feel fine, actually. What happened?"
Angel helped him sit up, "You just fell!"
The prince tilted his head at him and then at the rest of the group, "I did?"
Husk pointed to the top of the building, "Yes! You fell a whole seventy feet!"
The goat boy scratched his head, "Huh... Really? It doesn't feel like it..." He suddenly jumped onto his feet, "OOOOOOH! Oh! This means my invincibility powers kicked in! Finally! And luckily!"
Cherri scratched her chin, "So what, you can't get hurt now?"
Francis made a balancing motion with his hand, "Ehhhh no. I can still get hurt if I'm hit hard enough. But it does mean I can't get hurt from normal punches like before! It was one of the first powers Charlie unlocked when she was younger."
Angel blinked and shrugged his shoulders, "...Well d-." The spider demon stretched, "You know what, I think I've had enough excitement for one day."
The Prince of Hell nodded at him, "Yeah... I'm going to go back to the hotel, you guys don't have to stay there anymore. It's probably best if you guys keep yourselves safe."
Angel smiled, "Oh no, Francis, we're all going back to the hotel."
The goat boy's eyes widened at him, "You are?" He began to smile again, "You ALL are?"
The snake demon nods at him, "Of coursssssse. Can't defend our home if we're not in it, right?"
Francis jumps up and down in a cheer before looking at the crowd, "Awww, you guys! You too, Cricket? Cherri?"
The rabbit demon shrugged his shoulders, "Well if I'm gonna keep sleeping there, I probably should help out sometimes."
The bomb wielder nodded with a wide smile, "Sure thing! Why not?" She playfully jabbed her elbow into Angel's arm, "Angie seems to like the f-ing place so I guess I help protect it too!"
The prince nods and pumps his fist, "Oh man! This is awesome! Charlie's..." He shrugs with a smile, "Well, it makes me happy!"
Angel ruffled the prince's bloody hair, "Pffft, don't mention it. Come on, you and your sister are gonna make up and we're all gonna reinforce that hotel!"
Francis jumped up and down again, "Hooray!"
Upon checking the royal boy over for injuries, the group began to make their way back to the hotel. All are ready to defend the place that have come to call home...
Meanwhile, Vaggie and Carmilla are fighting in the storage room. Vaggie is slammed onto a pillar but gets up to charge at Carmilla. Carmilla kicks Vaggie onto the floor. The angel gets up and starts charging again. But again, Carmilla kicks her onto the floor.
Vaggie gets up and just barely points her spear at Carmilla before being kicked onto the floor again, "F-! Ow!" She gets up, only to be kicked yet again. She stabs at Carmilla twice but she dodges both times and kicks the fallen angel again, "Come on, what is this?"
Carmilla frowns at her, "You want me to teach you how to beat angels? That's what I'm doing."
The exorcist points her speat at her, "By beating the sh- out of me? I'm not used to fighting with long hair." She then charges at Carmilla. Which makes the latter takes her hairnet down, revealing her very long hair.
The Overlord shoves her away with her foot, "By showing you the flaws in your own fighting style. Yours and all your 'sisters'."
Vaggie stands up straight, "Wait... You know I'm an exorcist? How?"
Carmilla points to her own eye, "You have a giant X over your eye and wield an angelic spear. It's not rocket science." She squares her shoulders before walking to another area of the storage room, "Before you found out about me, did you know angels could be harmed?"
The fallen angel shook her head, "No. Well... Not by sinners."
The Overlord goes to kick her again but this time Vaggie dodges. She goes for a knee kick, and it connects, "That shows in how you fight. You leave yourself open with every swing. You fight like someone unafraid of harm, and this is what you'll take advantage of. Angels wield no shields, little armor and fight with reckless abandon. Strike them here, here, and here." She then kicks Vaggie in the face three times.
Vaggie glares at her, "Argh! With what? Some secret weapon of yours?"
Carmilla shakes her head, "Stupid girl, are you really so dense you don't realize you're holding the answer?"
The smaller woman blinks at her, "Angelic weapons? It's that simple? How has no one else figured this out?"
The black and white cladded Overlord sighs, "Angelic steel isn't common, and those who have it aren't exactly rushing off to test it against exorcists..." She begins to tell Vaggie a story, "When my daughters and I were cornered in that last extermination, I tried to buy time for my girls to flee... And well... You don't become an angelic arms dealer without arming yourself first.
In the flashback, Carmilla and her daughters are shown running during the last extermination trying to avoid exorcists. But then four exorcists fly down to trap them. One of them is pushed by the other.
The one exorcists flies up in the air and charges at Carmilla. She then jumps in the air and prepares to strike. The angelic steel blade on her boots sparkle, she then falls down and uses the blades on her feet to cut the exorcist's head off.
Now in the present, Carmilla jumps off the second floor to step closer to Vaggie, while singing, "I see you're driven by your detestation!
"Your every step is stoked with animus..."
"You need a different type of motivation! Or there's no way that you can handle this!"
"I know you're thirstin' for vengeance, Vaggie! You're out for blood!"
"But you'll only stand a chance if you're out for love!"
"Out for love~!"
"Love~!"
Carmilla dances around Vaggie before grabbing her spear, "Think of who you care about!"
She throws the angel across the room, "Protect them and be out!"
"For love~!"
"Love~!"
She then kicks Vaggie in the face, launching her across the room, "You're gonna fight without gloves! Long as you're out for love!"
Carmilla begins to move rhythmically, which Vaggie starts to follow, "Fuel yourself with the fear of losin'! That somebody who's your reason to live!"
Their spar begins to turn into more like a dance, "Harnеss your heart and you can't help choosin'! To fight with all you can give!"
The two start to slowly step towards each other, "I know you'rе thirstin' for vengeance, Vaggie! You're out for blood!"
They then smile at each other, "But you'll only stand a chance if you're out for love!"
Carmilla grabs her spear again before they both start walking up the stairs in their spar, "Out for love~!"
"Love~!"
The two continue their spar on the second floor, "Think of who you care about!"
"Protect them and be out!"
Carmilla then does a flip down the stairs, "For love~!"
"Love~!"
Vaggie slides down the railing attached to the stairs. Carmilla still sings while landing on the floor, "You're gonna fight without gloves!"
"And when that push comes to shove!"
"Yeah, you just might rise above!"
"Long as you're out for love!"
Vaggie jumps into the air when suddenly, she grows a new pair of angel wings. The wings are large with a gray color that match her skin. The feathers on the inside are pure white.
Carmilla smirks at her, "Well, look at that. You might just survive this."
The newly awakened guardian angel smirks back at her, "We're going to need more weapons."
Now back at Cannibal Town, Rosie guides Charlie to her room in her parlor. She stands in front of her couch, "Alright, what has you so out of sorts, Darlin'? Ya clearly got more on your mind than angels!"
Charlie sighs while still standing up, "What do you do when someone you love lies to you about who they are?"
The cannibal smiles giddily at her, "Romance? My specialty! Come on, dearie. Details, details!"
The princess folds her arms, "My girlfriend is an Exorcist angel, and she never told me."
Rosie's eyes widened, "Oh, sh-! Quite a secret. How does that make you feel?"
Charlie begins to pace around the room, "Just, angry, because we share everything! Because she always supported me, and my ideas, and my little brother! And he's on her side and I don't know if she's lying to him-and-and now, I don't know whether or not that was just more of the lies!" She gasps, "Oh no, that's a horrible thing to think! Do I think that?! Yes! N-no. Kinda?" She sits on couch, puts her head in her hands and whimpers.
The white haired woman sighs, "You said you love this girl?"
The blonde woman looks to the side before looking at her, "Yes. Or well, I... Yes."
Rosie puts her hand on her hips, "Have you ever once doubted that she loved you in return?" When she spoke, Rosie sits down next to Charlie, who shakes her head at the question.
The other woman shrugs her shoulders, "Well, then what's the problem?"
The princess shakes her head, "She took part in the very thing we've been working so hard to end!"
The cannibal in red smiles at her, "Well, isn't that silly hotel of yours all about redemption?"
Charlie tilts her head at her, "Yes?"
Rosie shrugs at her with a smile, "Perhaps this girl, was trying to redeem herself too?"
The blonde woman pouts, "She knows better than anyone that I believe in second chances, why not tell me?"
The woman with black eyes frowns at her, "It can be difficult to admit to things you're not proud of, especially if those things hurt the ones you love. She f-ed up, sure. She's flawed. But, hey, who down here isn't? If there's anything I've learned, it's that words are cheap, but actions, they speak the truth. And maybe your brother saw that too... So, what have her actions said?"
Charlie blinks in realization, "That she believes in me, believes in my brother, and what we're doing. Right now, she's off learning how to protect everything we've worked for. And I can't even pitch my hotel right!"
Rosie shrugs at her, "Well, how do you normally explain your hotel?"
The Princess of Hell frowns before resting her head in her hands, "By singing. But that never works!"
The cannibal puts a hand on her shoulder, "It will work here... Trust me."
The two then head back to the crowd together. Charlie and Rosie both walk back up on the stage with smiles on their faces. Alastor hands Charlie his microphone, and Charlie takes a deep breath.
The princess begins to sing, "Have you ever wanted something? That was so clear in your mind that you could taste it?"
Susan speaks up, "You mean like human flesh?"
Charlie grimaces, "Eugh, sort of!" She beings to sing again, "It's a feeling like a rumbling in your gut! That you could finally be faced with!"
She gasps, "A billion needy faces, I guess what I mean to say is! For the first time in my life! I might have to be ready for this!"
Rosie claps for her while Alastor gives her a thumbs up. She continues to sing, "Ready to be the one who's leading from the front!
"Gotta come into my own!"
"Gotta come into my throne!"
"Gotta take charge and defend my only home!"
"And although I kinda feel unsteady!"
"Now I need to be ready for this!"
Charlie marches into the crowd, "Have you ever felt like you're willing to die? To save the people of your city?"
Susan speaks up from the crowd, "By die, you mean use my teeth to rip flesh apart?"
The princess smiles at her, "That's a start!"
She continues to march before singing again, "Cause right now, we need a leader! And it seems to me that!"
"Destiny has picked me to be that!"
"If you'll permit me"!
She turns back to the crowd with a smile, "So, who's with me?"
The princess begins to tap dance, "Wouldn't it be super to see more of Hell?
"Join up now if you like travel!"
She spins around a lamp post before , "Come on boys, hop in the saddle!"
When she lands, she starts to tap dance again, "Lotta sights to see en route to my hotel!"
Charlie then gets two cannibal men to tap dance with her, "Not to mention the camaraderie! Yes siree, you'll form life-changing friendships!"
She then playfully hugs two cannibal women, "With the folks along the way!"
Alastor sings to the cannibal children in the crowd, "And feast on all the angels you can eat!"
Charlie grimaces at him, "Okay..."
A cannibal is heard from the crowd, "Free food? I'm in!" They all start to talk amongst each other. The cannibal crowd join in on the song and start dancing, "It's time now to act! They're on the attack!"
Alastor takes his microphone back and Rosie hands Charlie a parade stick while the crowd still sings, "When they move to strike! We will fight biting back!" The princess is pushed into the crowd by the two Overlords.
The crowd continues to sing while Charlie regains her balance, "We'll follow your lead!
"We're eager to feed!"
"We'll sharpen our teeth!"
"For the heavenly feast!"
"From this moment on, you can count on us!"
"To be resolute and ravenous!"
"Our appetites are whet! And we're set to seize the day!
"So I say, "Oh hey! Come join the flesh buffet!"
Charlie pushes both her hands down in front of herself, "Well, that's a little violent! Can we tone it down?"
Rosie grabs her by the shoulders while singing, "Oh, don't be put off by their snarlin'!"
"That's enthusiasm, darlin'!"
Charlie shrugs at her while singing, "Eh, they just seem a little murdery right now..."
Rosie waves her hand back at her, "Don't worry, honey, that's their thing!
"Keep singing!"
Both the princess and the Cannibal Overlord sing together, "We're super duper grateful!"
They then lock arms "To have you folks aboard!
The cannibal crowd smiles at the both of them, "Can't wait to taste an angel's wings!"
Charlie rolls her eyes while frowning, "Oh, Lord..."
She is then spun by Rosie and then pushes towards two cannibal men, "For the first time in my life!"
The two cannibals grab Charlie and carry her with her feet on their shoulders to march down the road, "Maybe I can be ready for this!"
"Can be the marshal leading the parade!"
"I can come into my own!"
"And I think I've always known!
"My destiny could never be postponed!"
"When Adam brings the battle here, I must appear like I'm ready for this!"
Rosie sings giddily while watching Charlie be carried by the crowd, "They're dancing along!"
"They're singing her song!"
Alastor sings with her, "Surprised? Why, I knew she could do it all along!
The Overlord duo sing together while dancing, "She's bound to pass the test as Princess of Hell!"
Alastor spins and dips Rosie, "Like her Daddy, she is madly power-fell!
He looks at Charlie with an evil smile, "She's filled with potential that I could guide!"
Rosie pulls him closer to her, "I concur!"
Both sing together again, "Stick with her, you'll be on the winning side!"
Everyone begins to sing together, "For the first time in our lives! We know that we are ready for this!"
Rosie lifts an umbrella like it is a sword, "We'll show heaven a fight they won't forget!"
Everyone sings again, "It's time to take a stand!"
Charlie raises her parade stick, "It is time to lend a hand!" Everyone shouts, "Huzzah!"
The princess walks in front of the crowd, "Against the angels and their deadly threat!"
The crowd sings around Charlie, "We cannot take it anymore!"
Susan gives a nod of approval, "The time has come to go to war"
Everyone sings together again, "Prepare to fight, we're ready for..."
"THIS!"
Charlie's eyes widen while the crowd begins to follow her, worried while still singing, "I really hope that I'm ready for this..."
Now at the gates of the hotel, two large groups are shown getting closer and closer. Charlie is coming from the left with the army of cannibals while Vaggie is coming from the right with multiple crates of weapons.
The ex-exorcist looks behind Charlie, "Looks like you had a busy day."
The princess does the same to look at the multitude of weapons, "You too." She sees Clara and Odette help push the crates behind Vaggie.
The white haired woman slumped her shoulders, "Charlie, I-"
Charlie digs into her pockets, "Hold that thought! Err... Ah!" She holds the shrunken head keychain in front of her, "I got you a souvenir from Cannibal Town."
Vaggie gasps and smiles at her apologetically. She then hugs Charlie, "Oh, Charlie!"
The blonde hugs her back before touching one of her girlfriend's wings, "The wings are new!" She smiles at her flirtatiously, "They look nice~." She then puts her hand on her back and guides the fallen angel to the hotel, "Come on, let's go home."
When both women walked into the hotel, the princess spotted her little brother covered in paint and blood. He smiled at her with his ruffled up hair, "Charlie! Vaggie! You guys are back!" He gasped, "And you're hugging! Are we all okay now?!"
Charlie let out a sigh at the sight of her brother smiling at her, "Francis!" She then saw the red smudges in his hair, "...Is this blood?!"
The prince still smiled at her with pointing to the sky, "Yes! But it's not my own! Plus we found out I'm-" He suddenly found his mouth covered by Angel, who shook his head.
The spider demon smiles at the two, "Well, look who decided to show up! We thought we were fightin' by ourselves!" He then points Niffty in another direction, "Yeah, fortify that..."
The two women heard Sir Pentious trying to instruct Husk when putting up wooden boards to reinforce the hotel, "Come along, let's put some effort into these fortifications!"
Vaggie blinked at the group, "Wait, you guys are going to fight?"
The snake demon squared his shoulders, "What? Do you think we're a bunch of pusssssies?"
Husk shrugs his shoulders, "I just got used to you guys." He then scoffs, "I ain't finding no new drinking buddies."
Cricket hit a nail with a hammer, "Eh, the kid seems to like this place a lot. Besides, I live here too."
Niffty smiles widely while jumping up and down, "I've named all the stains on the carpet." She giggles, "That one's Fred."
Charlie smiles while looking down at her brother, "Well, looks like we have a lot of work to do!"
Francis rubbed the back of his neck, "Yeaaah, we do... And I'm helping!" He then puts his hands behind his back while looking down at the ground guiltily, Hey, and... Uh, Charlie, I'm sorry about our fight earlier. I didn't mean to yell at you like that."
His older sister shook her head, "No, Francis, I'm the one who's sorry." She put a hand on his shoulder, "I... Was being selfish and you were just trying to help." She pulls him closer to her, "And... I said something I really shouldn't have."
The prince rubbed the back of his neck, "It's okay, I understand, Charlie... And yeah, I said something pretty mean things back while you were upset too. So... Bygones?" He opened his arms for her.
The blonde woman wrapped her little brother in a hug, spinning them both around, "Bygones!" The smaller boy laughed before she put him back down in the hug. She straightened his hair back to it's normal swept back look, which made him giggle. Vaggie wrapped her arm around Charlie's hips again and smiled at her. The blonde winked back at her before leading her girlfriend down the hallway.
When Francis saw his sister and her girlfriend walk into the hallway, he raised an eyebrow, "Hey! Where are you girls going? Reinforcing the hotel is this way!" He pointed to the opposite direction the two were walking.
Husk's ears perked up upon realizing what was happening, "Leave 'em alone, Francis!" Before hammering a nail into a piece of wood held up to the wall by Cricket.
The goat boy scratched one of his horns, "Huh? Why?"
Angel began laughing before putting his hands on the prince's shoulders, "Because they're about to have little chat to themselves! So it's best to leave them be for now." He turned the boy around and guided him to another part of the hotel. The spider demon then winked at Husk, who rolled his eyes.
Francis raised an eyebrow before looking in front of him... Still confused about what was going on...
(A/N: Dude. I already said no, I am not going to write that type of story and you can't convince me. So stop begging. I do not like those types of stories but I do not judge others who write/read them. I like Charlie and Vaggie's relationship and I will never change it. They are fine without some third person involved in it. It's also weird that you came to a fanfic about Charlie's little brother asking for that type of fanfic. Also do you know how offensive you're being by telling me to replace two of my other fanfics? What, because I don't write like how other authors do? News flash, not everyone is the same. Maybe you should find a different fanfic to read if you're going to suggest that I get rid of two of my fanfics. You sound entitled.)