(A quick note from the authoress: Okay, I know, I'm suppose to be making the sequel to Curse of the Rose, but for right now, I'm putting that on hold because I need to get this story off my chest first. So there. Now for a short lil' warning. A lot of this is kind of dark, and for those who are squeamish around death I encourage you not to read. I don't own either anime, and now that that's out of the way, READ ON!!)

"See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil........

.......Have no fun......"

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It had begun as one of Bulma Briefs annual New Years Eves parties, but had ended up as a travesty.

It was an hour before midnight (11:00) and the party was only getting on its feet. The music was blaring, noisemakers were racking, appetizers were eaten (generally by Goku), and the sound of laughter filled the air. Master Roshi attempted to do the Chicken Dance, but failed and nearly broke a hip. Vegeta ended up as drunk as a skunk and walked around half the night with a lampshade on his head. The five and six year old Goten and Trunks found a box of firecrackers, and accidentally blew up a garden gnome. Oolong and Puar got in a shape shifting contest and were exhausted by the end of the night. Never-the-less, everyone was having a wonderful time waiting for midnight to come around.

They watched the clock with anticipation and eventually 11:59 rolled around. Everyone set their watches and Bulma switched o the news to watch the ball drop. They began the countdown.

10!

9!

8!

7!

6!

5!

4!

3!

2!

And then there was a shrill ring. High note, low note, low note, high note, and everyone recognized it as the doorbell.

"Some people have the worst timing," Goku muttered. He walked over to the door to open it, and revealed four ladies.

Older than Collage girls, but younger than middle aged.

"Can I help you" Goku asked.

The first girl, whose blue hair was only a shade darker than Bulma's nodded and stepped forward. The others soon followed.

"Please, take a seat," Goku said, offering the couch. The party-goers were beginning to take notice of the uninvited guests. Goku sat across from them.

"Sooooo, are you friends of Bulma's?"

The one with raven-colored hair began to speak. "You're Son Goku aren't you?"

"Yeah, how did you know?"

"We've heard a lot about you," the brunette with her hair pulled back in a ponytail answered.

The-woman-with-the-bow sighed and rolled her eyes. "Alright, enough chit-chat, I need to be blunt. The four of us know all about your fighting skills. About your Saiyan-jin heritage, and how you got together, and how you protect this world....just like us."

As soon as she said those words the music stopped and everyone were giving cold stares towards the group. The blond continued.

"We learned all of this from a friend called Pluto. She guards the Gates of Time and knows everything about every living organism in the space of this universe. She's the one who directed us to you when we were asking for other people to help us fight-"

Goku growled. "What do you want?"

"Settle down, we don't want to hurt anybody, we came here because we need your help."

"Who are you?" Vegeta asked, taking the lampshade off his head.

"We are warriors one and the same, only we fight in secret."

A crowd began to gather around them as it looked like they might be telling a story.

"As I said before, we have come here asking for your help. There is an evil coming to this world. We prayed that she would never come back. I suppose it is our fault for letting her get away.....She used to be such a sweet little girl, the daughter of our late mistress. To this day I still hate Black Moon for corrupting her. They gave her the one thing she had always wanted: the body of a lady. But as everything, it came at a price. She sacrificed her soul to the Black Poison Crystal, and began her life as a drone. But once the army of the Black Moon Family were defeated by us, she still remained. Her own mother gave her life in hopes of vanquishing her forever, but miraculously, she survived. After that she disappeared, but vowed she would come back with vengeance. She kept her word. She is here, somewhere on this planet, and she has new powers.

She appeals to the desires, to the sins of others, and bargains with them. Whatever you want she'll give it to you, but with a catch. After they die their soul becomes hers, and a signed contract bonds them to that. But the even worse part of it is, she twists around their wishes so that they're self destructive, so within twenty-four hours, their wishes are granted and they die. They become more fuel for the fire. The strangest thing is that she always has a pattern. Within each heart of man lies a sin, no matter how much we deny it. She uses the seven most deadly as her weapons:

Sloth.

Envy.

Wrath.

Gluttony.

Lust.

Greed.

Pride.

All of her victims fall to at least one of these. She finds that fault and magnifies it so the only thing they can think about is sating the terrible desire within them selves. The only ones exempt from her are those who are pure of heart, but you don't run across many of them these days. Now she's finished with common people and is targeting us, and you. She wants those whose powers exceed the ordinary to revive her master, Wiseman. She can take any form, and take over any mind, no matter how strong you are.

Because the most powerful person on our team is gone, we need you. It's mandatory that we destroy her this time before she turns the world into Hell. So will you help us?"

This startling news had quite an impact on the Z Warriors. For almost a half an hour they debated the pros and cons until they reluctantly agreed.

"Yes, we'll help you," said Goku. "Bulma said you can even stay here in Capsule Corps. if you have no place to go, but while you were talking you forgot to mention something, what is her name?"

Minako took in a deep breath and her eyes narrowed.

"Wicked Lady."

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To Be Continued......

"The Devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal......"