Chapter 17: Masquerade Part 1

Angel Dust waking up in a dimly lit room, tied up to a chair. He tries to budge free, but fails.

His captor paces around him, "Finally awake, Angel Dust."

Angel glowers, but eventually regains his confident smile, "Yeah, and what's it to ya?"

But Captor holds a knife against Angel's face, "I want you to tell me where your boss stashes his vault."

Unbothered, Angel begins laughing, "It's hilarious you think I'd tell you anything."

The captor grabs Angel off the ground by the neck.

"Fine. I guess I'll just have to fuck the information outta ya," The capter says.

Angel tares defiantly, "Do your worst," And breaks into a seductive smile, "Daddy."

The captor rips his shirt open and engages in sexual intercourse with Angel, revealing this is a porn film played on the hotel's TV.

On the screen, Angel shouts, "...Ohhhh, yeahhh, baby!"

It's revealed that most of the group are watching this. Sir Pentious, Charlie, Usagi, and Zelda are creeped out. Vaggie is annoyed. And Niffty is actually interested.

"You know, this performance won me a 'Sex-x-xi' award!" Angel says.

"You uh, don't say," Zelda says, feeling nauseous.

"It's, uh... very... honest?..." Charlie says, "Oh," and turns away, nauseous. She tries to shield her eyes with her right hand.

"Ew!" Vaggie says.

Zelda covers her eyes as her cheeks blushing like crazy. Usagi turns away and starts to feel sick. Charlie peeks from her fingers back at the TV screen, before turning her head away to avoid watching, with her hand covering her mouth this time.

On the TV, Angel continues, "Oh, harder, Daddy!"

"Okay! Enough of that," Vaggie says, and tries to help Charlie by covering the side of her face with her own hand so she doesn't have to see the TV screen.

She turns her head to Angel Dust with a disapproving and unamused stare, "Angel, what the fuck?"

"What?! You said was 'Show n' Tell' day," Angel says, "I'm showin' you my best film, and I'm tellin' you that it scored me a win over that bitch, Tiffany Titfucker."

"This... this is a bit much for my poor virgin eyes," Zelda says, still blushing and has her eyes covered, but still taking a little peek.

Usagi also covers her eyes and screams, "My eyes! My eyes!"

"Oh come on, you two are acting like a couple of babies!" Angel says, rolling his eyes, "It's not that bad!"

Cleaning and wiping a wine glass, Husk says, "Ya know, not a very convincing interrogation scene."

Angel laughed angrily, "Alright, dickhead. What makes you think you have any right to insult my work to my fuckin' face?"

"You really gonna sit there and act like these scripts ain't hot garbage?" Husk says, angrily.

Angel gasps, offended, "Fuck you. This is classy art!" As he gestures with two hands at the TV screen.

On the screen, Angel screams, "OH! FUUUCK!"

Co-star slaps Angel's butt and bites it.

Sir Pentious covers his eyes when he sees this, while Niffty lies on her stomach on the table with a smile, kicking her legs back and forth as she continues watching. Usagi practically hides her face behind her ears while Zelda cringes in response.

Husk then walks over and says, "That's bullshit. You get drunk and bitch about them all the time. Everyone likes to bitch to the bartender. I know everything about you and these motherfuckers at this point."

Husk first gestures to Sir Pentious," That one. That one is an insecure buffoon whose lonely ass watches you idiots sleep!"

Sir Pentious flinches in response. Then sheepishly smiles to see Charlie, Zelda, and Usagi feel disturbed by that detail as Vaggie threatens to punch him in the face.

Then Husk says about Charlie, "Princess, is a bleeding heart who wants to solve everybody else's problems 'cept her own."

"What?! No, I- what? Pffff, no, no," Charlie says, trying to deny it as Vaggie just stares at her silently.

"Same goes with Zelda," Husk says.

"Huh?" Zelda responds confused.

"Like the princess, you're also a bleeding heart that rather helps everyone else with their problems except your own, especially holding back on your homesickness for as long as you have. Not to mention talking about your newfound love interest with that Gothic Goetia Girl," Husk says.

Zelda blushes, "Um well uh, you don't need to blab it out to everyone, it's embarrassing."

Then Husk gestures to Vaggie, "This one."

Vaggie turns her head and scowls at Husk, growling under her breath.

"Judges everyone and everything because she hates herself," Husk adds.

Vaggie frowns before groaning.

Then Husk points to Usagi, "And the little rabbit feels very guilty about what she did and still has trouble moving on from the action she causes, and tries too hard to forget about it."

Usagi blushes and covers her face with her ears.

Then Husk gestures to Niffty who smiles mischievously, "And Niffty? Heh... You don't even want to know what her deal is," and drinks from his bottle of whiskey/wine he is holding.

Then Angel begins laughing and kicks his legs.

"You weren't kidding! Oh ho, wow!" Angel says as he laughs in front of Vaggie's face briefly while she is still frowning before sitting himself down on the couch's arm.

"Kitten's got claws!" Angel adds as he gestures claws with his hand while looking to the side at Husk flirtatiously, causing his eyes to widen and his eyebrows to raise at that.

Angel places his hand underneath Husk's chin, turning his head to face him closely as his hand adjusts against his cheek with his other hand holding the bottom of Husk's hand.

"Meow!" Angel sexily adds.

Husk immediately breaks away from his grasp and points at Angel with his index finger, "And you!" rather annoyed, causing Angel's eyes to widen and eyebrows to rise in surprise from the sudden move.

Husk then scoffs and says, "Don't get me started. I see right through you and all this bullshit and how fake you are."

"Oh ho ho, me? Fake? Wow, I had no idea. Guess that's why I'm an actor, dumbass. And-" Angel angrily says.

But suddenly, he hears his phone vibrate and rings, "Hold that thought."

Angel then answers his phone as he walks away, "Hello? Uh, yeah I'm-I'm... No, No, I just, I..." Zelda soon notices that Angel begins to get nervous as he says, "No, I-I'm not... But, uh... Yeah, I'll be right there," and hangs up the phone.

Trying to remain calm, Angel says, "Well, uh... Looks like Val needs me for an... Uh- emergency shoot."

"Uh-huh, sure," Husk says, not believing it.

That ends up pushing Angel's buttons, "You know what? Fuck you. I don't give a shit what some drunk ass bartender thinks a' me."

He then pulls out shades from chest fluff, "So why don't you just crawl back to whatever cave you came from, porn critic."

Husk grows annoyed at his comment as Angel flips him off, putting on his shades. Husk growls and glares at him.

Charlie sprints after Angel, "Angel, you can't leave yet," And tries to stop him from leaving by taking his hands and gently leading him back to the lobby, "We haven't finished our exercises for the day."

But Angel says, "I'm sure you'll manage without me," And walks back over to the door to leave, grabs the handle, and opens it.

Charlie sprints back after him and closes the door with her back, trying to block him from leaving, "There isn't much time left for the hotel to prove itself."

Angel places his hands on his hips and waist, growing annoyed and facepalming, trying to remain calm before taking off his shades with one hand, and placing another on Charlie's shoulder.

Then Angel says, "Dollface, it's my job. I know you want to fix everything but unless you can fix my boss, there's nothing you can do."

Charlie frowns at what he said Angel moves her out of the way to the door, opens it, puts his shades back on, and slams the door and leaves.

Charlie groans, "Uuugh, why is this so haaaard? Sits down, "What am I doing wrong?"

Vaggie then walks to Charlie, "Well, I mean... You're the princess of Hell."

"So?" Charlie questions.

Vaggie kneels to Charlie, "So, you don't really use the power that comes with that, which I love about you, but maybe you can... I don't know, command a little more... Authority?"

"But that's so meeeeaaan," Charlie whines.

And Vaggie says, "It's not mean exactly. It's... Uh aggressive kindness."

"Okay..." Charlie says and begins to stand up, "I could be so aggressively kind to Angel's boss... That I convinced him to let Angel spend more time at the hotel!"

"Sure, whatever gets you there, babe," Vaggie says.

"Are you sure that's a good idea, Charlie? I know it's important for Angel to stay at the hotel for this program, but he also works," Zelda asks, worried.

"It's okay, Zelda. I'm sure once I explain things to Angel and his boss, I'll be able to get Angel to spend more time at the hotel," Charlie says, and soon takes her leave.

Then Zelda turns to Vaggie, "Do you think one of us should go with her?"

"Well, I think Charlie can handle herself, and also, Angel and I made it very clear that we don't want you near the Vees or their Tower," Vaggie says.

"That's true, and Angel was very serious when he didn't want me interacting with his boss," Zelda says.

Then sighs, "I worry that something is going to happen, especially what Angel told me about his boss when he found out he and his colleagues were after me."

"Like what?" Vaggie asks, confused.

"He told me that under any circumstances that I need to stay away from him, and to watch my back. He really doesn't want me to interact with his boss at all, and the way he said it, it sounds like he was really scared," Zelda says.

"Scared?" Vaggie asks.

Zelda sadly nods and says, "I'm worried about Angel. The way talk about Valentino, it almost sounds like he's been through a lot because of him. I wish there's a way I can help him," and has a worried look on her face.

Vaggie and Usagi turn to each other in concern and turn towards the front door.

Elsewhere Angel works at a familiar porn studio. Valentino supervises him and Travis appears as a director.

"Ohhh! Daddy, I... Uhhhh?..." Angel reaches behind and underneath one of the pillows and grabs a paper to re-read the script before scoffing.

"Do you really expect me to memorize this whole script?" Angel frowns from the script.

"Just improv it! You think anyone watches for the dialogue?" Valentino points to Travis, who nervously smiles and shakes his head.

"Action!" Valentino commands as a gang of four demons slam the door open and enter the room, preparing to initiate the sex scene as raunchy music plays.

"Oh, no. So many burglars... And only one me! Whatever shall I do?" Angel quickly glances back at the script before hiding it and setting it aside.

"I guess I'll have to do all of you!" Angel sexily says, a demon grabs and pins Angel to the bed.

"Ohh. So what are you gonna do to me?" Angel purrs just as he hears the door squeak open.

"Charlie?!" Angel squeaks shocked when Charlie suddenly enters the studio, his eyes widening in a panic.

"Uh, my name's Rocky." The man above Angel frowns.

"No one gives a shit." Angel Dust pushes Rocky off of him and off of the bed as he sits up.

"Oh, so this is where the magic happens." As Charlie looks around, she nearly bumps into a female Hellhound actor who just got done taking her bra off.

"Oh, wow, that is-" Charlie blushes and shuffles back quickly and awkwardly from how close she accidentally was to her.

"That is a lot," Charlie gasps and her blush disappears as she sees another male actor get slathered in mud.

"What in the ever-loving fuck are you doing here?!" Angel then appears, putting on a robe and gently takes Charlie by her hand diverting her attention while he still sounds panicked.

"I am the Princess of Hell, Angel. And I go where I please," Charlie proudly proclaims.

"I'm here to get you some time off for the hotel. Now, where's your boss?" Charlie whispers in a soft tone.

"Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. You are going nowhere near Val-" Just as Charlie looks around and is about to walk away Angel tries to gently but firmly grab her by the hand and pulls her away, frightened.

"Angel! What is the fucking hold up?" Val snarls stepping up.

"I'm coming!" Anxiously, Angel assures.

"Not off-camera, you're not!" Valentino barks as Angel gently pushes Charlie back towards the door and opens it as she stands there.

"Please, please, just wait, wait until I'm done working and we will talk about this, I promise. But first you've gotta go." Panicked, Angel attempts to talk but spews words towards Charlie.

"Aaaah, Your Majesty..." Valentino appears behind Angel as he flinches.

"Oh, shit." Angel whispers panic pumping through his veins.

"Welcome to my humble sex dungeon." Valentino pulls Angel behind him as he bends down and leans towards Charlie.

"What can I do for such a—" Valentino then takes Charlie's left hand and pulls up her suit sleeve as he lecherously licks and slurps Charlie's arm.

"Ah, uh, no, thank you." Charlie softly says, grossed out.

Angel looks away disgusted.

"Mm! Lovely specimen! You don't want a role, do you? Because I can make you a star, make us both richer than, well, your papito—" Valentino goes to offer but...

"Fuck noooo!" Charlie cries out.

She tries to calm herself as she steps back, "Uh, I-I'm sorry. I have come to aggressively, kindly speak with you about Angel."

Valentino stiffened slightly when she mentioned that eyes narrowed, and an eyebrow raised in suspicion as Angel waves his hands and gestures for her to stop from behind him.

"Later, of course. I wouldn't want to stand in the way of your work." Charlie assures.

"Well then, make yourself comfortable, Your Majesty, and enjoy the show." Valentino snaps his head to the side, peering over his shoulder and scowls at Angel as he grows more worried.

"Well, let's take this shit from the top!" Valentino motions the film crew back to the shoot as he walks back to his chair and sits beside Travis.

"Action!" Travis laughs as everyone gets back into position.

"Oh, wow, mister robbers. I sure hope you don't hurt me with those... Big guns of yours." Angel goes back onto the bed.

"Don't move, you spicy little, uuh, cock sleeve or else I'll..." Rocky begins but the camera then pans to Charlie whispering to the cameraman about the hotel.

"We do trust exercises everyday in the morning..." Charlie whispers when...

"CUT! What the fuck is going on with this?" Valentino shouts scowling.

"Ooh, I'm sorry, Were we too loud? I was just telling him about the Hazbin Hotel." Charlie smiles.

"Not at all, Princess! It doesn't bother me one bit." Valentino fakes a smile before turning to glare at Angel as he shrinks forward a bit, dread hitting him hard.

"You know, this scene feels awfully violent. If you want help with the script, maybe I can pitch some scenarios that are more- Woah!" Charlie screams and trips over a cable and the electricity crackles.

"Okay. Okay. Ah, ah okay." She tries reaching to fix it but the cables and wires catch fire and begins to spread as she backs away from it. Angel and the four male actors are seen watching, eyes wide.

"That's on fire. That-that, that's on fire." Charlie tries to hide her panic.

"Oh shit." Angel Dust exclaims as the crew and actors scream and flee while Angel remains on the bed, backing up against the pillows, and eyes still wide. Everyone runs away screaming as the room burns down. Charlie tries to put out the fire to no avail. Valentino glares at Angel Dust menacingly, believing he's the cause of this mess.

"Oh, god. Okay uh do you have any—" Charlie grabs and picks up the corner of furry carpet in an attempt to put out the fire. Valentino watches everything play out, eyes wide before he grits his teeth and stands up from his chair in annoyance.

"Can I get a fire extinguisher?" Charlie takes off her suit jacket and begins swaying it up and down trying to put out the fire but still to no avail as the screams and running continue.

"I am so sorry. I ruined your movie. I ruined your movie." Charlie apologizes as Angel watches everything as he sits on the bed still backed against the pillows blinking with a mortified expression as his pupils shrink when he sees Valentino's dark figure standing still in the midst of the fire, glaring at him.

"Oh, my God. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm s-s-s-s-s-sorry! Noooooo!" Angel whimpers weakly while Valentino growls and flaps his wings once and extinguishes the fire in an instant.

"Oh, fuck, fuck, fuck..." Angel sits up and gets off of the bed quickly, reaching underneath, grabbing and putting on his robe.

"Oh, my gosh, I am so, so, so, so sorry, I- I can clean this up. I- I can—" Charlie continues apologizing but...

"Don't you worry your pretty blonde head about it. We have people for that." Valentino walks up to Charlie and bends in front of her to her eye level.

"Angel... Can I see you in your dressing room for a moment?" He then turns to Angel.

Angel runs off to Val, leaving a concerned Charlie. She reaches to stop him but doesn't. As Angel enters the dressing room worried and scared Valentino appears from behind the door, slamming it shut, approaching Angel menacingly as Angel turns around with his hands raised up in defense trying to immediately explain.

"Val, I didn't know that—" Before Angel can continue. Valentino grunts in annoyance as he slaps the back of his hand hard across the side of Angel's face, giving his right eye a black eye.

"Val, I—" He stumbles back in pain, holding the side of his face with his hand as he tries to speak again. Angel grunts as Valentino grabs the collar part of his robe and holds him up close to his face extremely pissed off.

"You really think you can have Lucifer's little BITCH..." He says at the same time as he throws Angel back, sending him colliding back against a chair as he shuffles around it anxiously and scared, gasping and panting out of breath.

"...fight your battles for you?!" Valentino finished and growled as he walked close to Angel, who was still trying to explain and calm him down.

"Val, please, I'm sorry... She's—" Angel tries to calm Val down but...

"You bring her here to protect you?" Valentino asks as he reaches his left arm out to Angel with his hand open to touch or possibly grab his chest fluff as Angel backs himself away in the corner of the room in fear, instinctively grabbing his robe to try and cover his chest.

"To fuck with me?!" Red cigar smoke circles around the back Angel's wrists like cuffs, binding them together. Valentino grabs Angel by the neck and forcefully drags him back before slamming and pinning him down to the couch, causing Angel to yell in pain.

"Ow! Val, stop!" Angel begs but it falls to deaf ears.

"You think she can get you out of work?" Valentino snarls.

"NO! No, that- that- that's not—" Angel tries but Valentino uses his free hand and runs and touches Angel's chest fluff.

"What I'm trying to do. I- No—" Angel begins but Valentino growls and violently shoves Angel to the ground, causing him to slide to a stop, gasping and grunting heavily.

"You know she can't do anything. I own you. Or have you forgotten that?" Valentino manipulates his smoke into a ball before forming it into a chain wrapped around Angel's neck, lifting his head and body up to read his golden contract that's binding him to Valentino signed with his real name, 'Anthony'.

"No..." Angel Dust sniffles and whimpers.

"When I say "come", you say?" Valentino vanishes the contract but still holds onto his smoke chain tightly.

"Yes, Valentino." Angel whimpers weakly.

"When I say "You are fucking twenty guys before lunch," you say?" Valentino leans closer to Angel, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"Yes, Valentino." Angel's voice deepens distraught.

"When I say "You better get that fucking CUNT out of my STUDIO..." Valentino shouts as he grabs the collar of Angel's robe and holds him up to eye level.

"...you say?" Valentino caresses the back of his hand against the of Angel's face.

"Uh, I..." Angel begins but....

"YOU SAY?" Valentino aggressively digs his nails/claws into Angel's face, leaning in closer.

"Look, V-Val, she just gets involved in everything. I-I'll tell her to leave. Just don't hurt her." Angel Dust pleads, holding his hands up in defense before grabbing Valentino's wrists.

"I have killed bitches for less than this attitude you're giving me. You're lucky you make me money! Now, you're going to go get rid of her!" Valentino grabs the collar of Angel's robe again and lifts him up off of the ground as Angel's gasps and grunts.

"And then you are filming all night! Get me?!" He throws Angel to the ground but he catches himself from the fall and then points at him angrily.

"Yes, Val..." Angel Dust whimpers weakly.

"Good." Valentino smiles sickeningly.

Angel reaches his arm from behind him and manages to grab the door handle and opens it a bit before Valentino grabs him by the robe and pulls him behind him and violently drags Angel out of the dressing room as Angel gasps at the same time the door slams and the mirror inside falls over, smashes and shatters.

"All right!" Valentino throws Angel forward against the bed but he manages to catch himself again rather weakly in front of Charlie who had her suit jacket back on jaw dropped and eyes wide at what she just saw. She turned her head to stare at Valentino an expression of disbelief and anger showing.

"Get your asses back on set, and we are taking this from the top!" Charlie who is now furious, her voice demonic and revealing her horns and glowing red eyes as her blonde hair floats.

"What makes you think you can treat him like that?!" Charlie snarls as Valentino simply stands there smug with his arms crossed to his chest as Charlie approaches but...

"Charlie! Just stop!" Angel stops her.

"Angel, what are you talking ab—" Charlie, confused begins but...

"Charlie, leave!" Angel snaps at her.

"But—" Charlie tries to argue however...

"I didn't want you ta come here. I already asked you to leave and you didn't listen. You made things worse." Angel accuses.

"I just wanted to help you." Charlie gently tells her.

"Well, you ain't! You actually want to help me? Get the fuck out of here! Right now, and let me finish my work." Angel barks at her.

"I... I didn't...mean to! I... I'm... I'm so sorry." Charlie sobs and leaves the studio in tears as the door slams from behind her.

"Good boy." Valentino laughs and chuckles lowly in satisfaction as he approaches Angel from behind, putting his hands on his shoulders and leaning over his back.

Soon, Angel resuming his film with makeup applied to his face to cover his black eye.

"And... action," Val says.

Angel Dust starts to film porno after porno, intertwined with him performing a pop-music dance sequence.

Angel Dust:

Angel Dust: I'm not above a love to cash in

Another lover underneath those flashin' lights

Another one of those ruthless nights

A bunch of actors appear to perform a gang bang. Angel winces as he gets choked by his co-stars.

Angel Dust:

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Angel pole-dances at the club.

Angel Dust:

I shoulda' guessed that this would happen

I shoulda' known it when I looked in your red-hot eyes

Angel on his knees prepared to give a blowjob to a fellow demon, while glancing at Valentino smiling.

Angel Dust:

Spewin' all your red-hot lies

Yeah, yeah, yeah

What's the worst part of this hell?

I can only blame myself

Cuts to Angel dancing with Valentino bound by smoke-chains.

Angel Dust:

'Cause I know you're poison

You're feedin' me poison

Addicted to this feelin', I can't help but swallow

Up your poison

I made my choice, and

Every night I'm livin' like there's no tomorrow

Shots alternate between Angel having sex with Valentino and him snorting drugs, lying in a bed of cash with two other demons.

Angel Dust:

Oh-oh, oh-oh!

Any way you want me, baby

That's the way you got me, I'll be yours

Valentino's nightmarish silhouette appears in front of Angel in bed.

Angel Dust:

My story's gonna end with me dead from your poison

Cuts to a different porn scene as Angel gets fitted in BDSM gear.

Angel Dust:

I got so good at bein' untrue

I got so good at tellin' you what you wanna hear

Valentino takes Angel's cigarette and blows the smoke into his face. Angel shakes his head to get rid of the smoke, but all he sees is Valentino walking away before a black blindfold is put over his eyes.

Angel Dust:

I disassociate, disappear

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Having been fully fitted in BDSM gear, Angel gets manhandled by his co-stars and has his head forced into an actor's crotch for another blowjob.

Angel Dust:

So far beyond difficult to resist another gulp

Cuts to Angel dancing a pop-MV choreography, with the BDSM scenes displayed on the LED screens.

Angel Dust:

Yeah, I know it's poison

You're feedin' me poison

I'm chokin' from the taste and I can't help but swallow

Up your poison

I made my choice, and

Angel is choked, and his blindfold comes undone, revealing his fear and pain, while Val sticks out his tongue in arousal. The pop choreography continues with shots of the BDSM scene. Angel is shown struggling and pounding the ground as if trying to resist.

Angel Dust:

Every night I'm wasted like there's no tomorrow

Angel is shown screaming and crying out in pain.

Angel Dust:

Oh-oh, oh-oh!

Any way you want me, baby

That's the way you got me, I'll be yours

My story's gonna end with me dead from your poison

Valentino smiles lecherously as he grabs and drags Angel away from the stage. Angel appears scared.

Angel Dust:

Poison, I'm drownin' in poison

Angel snaps back to reality, exhausted and traumatized. He locks the door and stumbles backward.

Angel Dust:

I'm fillin' up my glass but it's always hollow

He then walks out to the balcony to catch a breath only to see Vox and Valentino below, smiling and shaking hands possibly striking a deal or an agreement to something as Vox side-glances up at the balcony seeing Angel Dust his smile falters a bit. Valentino turns his head to also see Angel. They both smile as Vox's figure disappears into electricity and leaves while Valentino turns his back and walks away.

Angel Dust:

Full of poison, I'm sick of the poison

Angel collapses and begins crying on the balcony of the porn studio.

Angel Dust:

Wish I had something to live for tomorrow.

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