and they're off…

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"Ow!" ThaliaChaunacy trips over an open suitcase on the floor.

"Oi!" Claireyfairy1 glares at her and closes said suitcase, which is full of cosmetics and pretty shoes.

There's a knock at the door. The Angels glance at each other and gather in the foyer, ready to pounce on the intruder.

"Ladies…." A familiar voice echoes through the door.

The girls squee and Cressida runs forward to open the door.

"Harry!!" The gleeful chorus chimes his name as he walks in the door.

"Hello, Angels. How are you today?"

"Fine!" they answer, moving back to their respective suitcases.

"Packing," says Allison, indicating the disarray of the cabin. "If you couldn't tell."

"Right. Finish up, please."

ShellyK goes back to stuffing legal pads into her suitcase. "Are you ever going to tell us what's going on, or are we just supposed to kick back in Acapulco until we get a ransom note?"

Harry shakes his head, not amused. "You won't get a ransom note from these folks. They're out for blood."

Thunder rolls in the background.

The girls quickly finish packing and congregate on the couch in various states of cute traveling attire.

Harry sits in the armchair and begins to speak. "Girls, I must warn you girls: this is not pretty." He pauses for effect and the tension is pallatable.

"The H/Hr's have them."

Horrified gasps resound.

"No!" MiserysAngel shouts. "Those heinous bi—" A censoring bleep is heard amongst shouts of other indignant Angels.

"Now, now, girls," Harry says placatingly, "I need you level-headed about this."

Allison snorts. "Do you remember who you're talking to?"

Harry smiles. "Right." He raises his voice. "Ladies, shush. I have some things you need to know." The noise fades and a group of angry Angels glares at Harry.

RedBlaze takes charge like the mum she is. "So where are they?"

Harry sighs. "In Cincinnati." The Angels gasp again.

"Gross!" Invisblegrl yells.

"It gets worse," Harry says gravely.

"What??" Sunshyndaisies squeaks.

"They're being held in—" He shudders. "—in a pumpkin-pie factory."

The girls shriek with horror.

"Those delusional whores!" MiserysAngel yells, with supporting whoops from the rest of them.

Chickadilly stands up. "Then what the hell are we doing sitting here?"

Harry grins and stands up as well. "Right."

The girls shoot off the couch and into action. "There's a helicopter waiting outside," Harry shouts over the melee. "We'll discuss strategy on the way there."

The girls scramble gracefully to get their things and one by one they drag huge donna karen and louis vitton luggage sets out the door.

Hypancistrus is last. She turns and looks into the cabin one last time. "All right. We're outtie, 5000." And she slams the door behind her.