Greetings and salutations.  It's getting closer to the end. Thankyou for all the reviews. Much appreciated. Disclaimers on chapter Two.

What's in the box? That's next, along with two new allies and the return of Belasco.

"Who were they?" Arthur asked. Faith shrugged.

"Friends." She said. "Kind of a new experience for me, but I'm getting used to it." She squinted suddenly. "Pull over a minute." She said. Arthur looked at her inquisitively. "I have a bad feeling." Arthur pulled over. Faith got out of the car and moved to the back. She noticed the boot was partially open. She pulled it open.

"Are we there yet?" Chioutzu asked, jumping out. He looked up at a slightly annoyed Faith. "Um, I'm trouble, aren't I?"

"What the hell were you thinking?" Faith demanded.

"You might need back up." Chioutzu said. "Besides, I'm small enough to hide easy." Faith stared at him for a moment, then smiled and shook her head.

"Tien's gonna kill me." She muttered. "It'll be more comfortable in the back seat." She said.

"All right!" The small man said, leaping out of the boot. "I'll stay out of sight, I promise." He moved to the back seat, surprising Arthur as he did so.

"Good Lord!" The lawyer said. Chioutzu held out a hand.

"Hi. I'm Chioutzu."

"Arthur." The lawyer said, shaking the small hand. Faith took her seat as Chioutzu ducked down.

"Sorry about this." She said. Arthur grinned.

"Not to worry." He said. "You know, he'd be glad you've made such good friends." Faith grinned.

"Yeah." She said, wistfully. "I think he would."

Chioutzu sat in the car, keeping his head down. Due to his skin colouration, taking him in the bank would have been just as dangerous for him as it would have been for Buu or Tien, so it had been a agreed that he would wait in the car. Of course, this gave him the job of watching for anything suspicious.

Like that group of guys heading into the bank, the ones trying to hide the large calibre weapons they were carrying. Chioutzu tensed as they walked in. He'd wait for a few minutes. Faith should walk out any…

"NO BODY MOVE! THIS IS HOLD UP!" Great, just perfect, Chioutzu thought as he jumped out of the car. May as well see what he could do.

Faith opened the safety deposit box. Inside were, as promised, everything needed to access her new assets, from account numbers to deeds, as well as the lists and keys for the other vaults. She emptied the box, the papers going into the folder with the will, the rest into the small pouch she had brought along.

"That's everything." She said to Arthur. He nodded and they both turned to the door.

"NO BODY MOVE! THIS IS HOLD UP!"

"Bloody hell!" Faith hissed, passing everything to Arthur. "Why now?" She moved upstairs. Arthur stood there, hoping she would be all right. Then he remembered what had happened at Wolfram & Hart and smiled. Those poor bastards didn't know what they were up against.

Faith moved quickly into the main bank surveying the scene as she came. Fifteen guys, armed and dangerous. Faith noticed that they seemed happy with what they got off the cashiers, which was odd considering how much there was on the vaults and that could only mean one thing. They weren't interested n the money, not much, anyway. So what were they here for? She had an idea. She stepped out so they could see her. "What's going on?" She asked, in her most dazed way. The men turned towards her. She heard one of them mutter, "That's her." That answers that question, she thought. Three of the men headed towards her, guns pointed at her.

"Hand it over." The man in front ordered. "Everything you picked up. Do it now!" That answered that question. Her demeanour changed as she dropped the ditz act.

"Let's see you take it." She said, driving her fist into his jaw. She other two went down before anyone could react. The remaining robbers turned their guns on her.

"Take her down!" One of them yelled. People dived to the ground as bullets began flying. Faith moved quickly, taking down robber after robber before anyone could get hurt. One robber reached for a hostage, but before he could, a small white fist crashed against his jaw.

"Man, I don't believe it." Chioutzu said as the man fell. "I didn't hit him that hard." He zipped over next to Faith, knocking down the guy sneaking up behind her. Faith nodded grabbing another by the scruff of the neck.

"Like I can't work it out myself, but I'll be polite." She said. "Who sent you?"

"Go to hell!" The robber said, spitting in her face. She dropped him on his head, knocking him out cold. She noticed one guy heading for the door, but before she could do anything, he ran into another fist, a fist belonging to Kitty Pryde.

"And thought Logan got in trouble easily." The mutant muttered, looking at the unconscious robbers, then at Faith and Chioutzu.

"Hey Kitty." Faith said. "How's Angel?" Faith had met Wolverine's student in Sunnydale. Kitty had been willing to give her the benefit of the doubt, provided she stayed away from Angel. Understandable. Kitty grinned.

"As moody as ever, but I don't mind." She said. "We better get out of here before the cops show up." Faith nodded as Arthur came out from the back.

"And here I was worried." The lawyer said.

Angel sat back, listening as Faith completed her story. Another earth? Saiyans? He looked over at Kitty. She took everything in stride, but then, he expected it. After all, it sounded like something she would've done with the X-Men.

"So," He said. "what now?"

"Well, I've got all the keys and what not, so I can start looking into some of these vaults." Faith said. "First stop Sunnydale. Provided Belasco doesn't…" Kitty sat bolt upright.

"What the hell does that bastard got to do with anything?" Kitty spat. Angel looked over at her. Who was this Belasco, and what had he done to earn such a reaction?

"Screwing with my life." Faith said, also wondering what Belasco had done to the girl. A chill crept up her spine. "Trying to send me back into the darkness. Some 'job' he wanted me to do. Something about some cats paw…" Kitty exploded.

"That son of a bitch!" She screamed. "Why can't he leave me the hell alone?" Angel moved over to her. "Why me?" Her voice had faded to a whisper. The chill spread all the way across Faith's body.

"This is about you?" She breathed. Kitty nodded.

"It started with one of my early missions with the X-Men." She began, cuddling up to Angel. "We'd gone into Limbo to find Colossus' little sister, Ilyana. That's the first time we met. He'd trapped me in some kind of crystal and…removed my skeleton." Arthur gasped. Faith sat there, her fists clenched. Angel held Kitty a little closer. "We didn't understand why at the time, but years later…we found out, the hard way. A few years ago, cairn stones, used by Belasco and the N'Garai he works with as portals to earth, appeared all over the place."

"I remember that." Faith said. "It was just before I went to Sunnydale. My Watcher almost had fit. Made me work serious over time."

"That was Belasco." Kitty said. "The crystal had a Spell of Dominion on it. When I got my bones back, the Spell was bonded to me. Belasco now had what he needed to take me whenever he wanted. He used me as a catalyst to launch an attack on earth and Limbo, ripping my soul out of my body and turning it into a bloodstone. If it hadn't been for the combined forces of the X-Men and the…Magick, he would've succeeded." Faith noticed the recovery, but didn't press her. Recounting the story had been painful enough. Figure it out later. "And now he's after me again." Kitty finished. Faith rose to her feet.

"And he gets you over my dead body." Faith said. "Look, the Sunnydale vault is absolutely full of protection amulets. I'll see if I can find anything to keep Belasco away from you." She turned to the door. Arthur and Chioutzu followed her. "He's not getting you, Kitty. I don't let my friends down, not anymore." With that, she walked out the door, leaving Angel and Kitty alone. Kitty grinned slightly.

"What is it?" Angel asked.

"I'm just thinking." Kitty said, her grin growing wider. "I think Faith let Belasco off to prove a point, that the darkness he's trying to bring out of her doesn't rule her anymore. Now that she knows he's after me, I don't think she's going to hold back anymore."

"By the sounds of things," Angel said, grinning himself now. "that might leave Belasco even worse than he was last time."

Arthur followed Faith and Chioutzu into a nearby alley. Dragon Buu, Tien and Yamcha were already waiting. "How'd you find us?" Faith asked.

"I called Tien, and told him where we were." Chioutzu said. "Being telepathic comes in handy sometimes."

"Yeah, I bet it does." Faith said. She looked over at Buu. He could tell something was wrong, he just didn't know what. "Come on guys, we got things to do."

"Where to?" Buu asked as Faith walked over to Arthur.

"You better hold tight." She said, picking him up. She turned back to the others. "Sunnydale, and fast. Things just got worse. A whole lot worse."

She could feel it. A darkness, trying to cut her off. But she would not, could not let that happen. She had a job to do.

"Dawn?" Buffy's voice floated up the stairs. The young Guardian sighed, getting up from her bed where she had been sitting. Buffy walked in, Joyce in hand. "You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm good." Dawn said. "Just…worried. Something is trying to block Faith from my sight, something evil. I don't know what, but whatever it is, its trouble."

"Yeah, well I'm afraid I've got some more bad news." Buffy said. "I just got a call from Angel. Some guy called Belasco's trying to get his hands on Shadowcat, and he's trying to use Faith to do it." Dawn rushed over to her desk, flicking through the pile of books. They contained some of the knowledge she would need as
Guardian of the earth. She had been reading a little everyday since the North Kai had delivered them, and she had read the name Belasco…

"Here." She said. "A demon sorcerer form Limbo, a prince of lies. Now I know what I'm looking for." She closed her eyes, reaching to the earth, the planet under her protection. Help me. She sent the call telepathically, down, into the heart of her home world. And it answered.

Guardian.

Dawn's eyes flew open. "I know what he wants."

Faith touched down just outside the Mayors mansion. No, she thought, mine. One of my houses. She walked up to the door, unlocking it with one of the keys the Bossman had left. She walked in, remembering the last time she had been here. The mayor had been trying to convince her to move in. To keep her safe, he'd said. "I should've taken his advice." She muttered. She headed to his study. It was hard, she almost expected him to be there, waiting for her.

"Milk and cookies?" She could almost hear his voice. She closed her eyes.

"Faith?" Buu's placed his hand gently on her shoulder. "Are you okay?" She opened her eyes and turned to him. He noticed tears on her face.

"Five by Five." She said. Buu nodded. Faith pulled out one of the papers. She looked at it, and then looked around. She walked over to the bookshelf, searching for something. Her eyes found what she was looking for. "Alice in Wonderland." She muttered with a grin. "Whoever said you were totally evil never really talked to you." She reached out and took the book. She opened, revealing the lock inside. Yamcha looked over her shoulder.

"Well, there's the lock." He said. "But where's the door?" Faith grinned, taking out a strangely shaped key.

"Watch." She said, placing the key inside the lock. "This is how smart my old Bossman really was." She turned the key…

…And the bookshelf rose, revealing a room full of strange artefacts.

"Whoa." Yamcha said. "Now that's cool." Faith walked over to the table in the centre. " Is that…?"

"Saiyan Battle armour." She said, running her hand across it. "It belonged to my mom." She touched the scouter next to it, and then moved to the folder. "This is how we make sure Travers behaves himself. All the proof we need to implicate him in the murder of my mother. I'll pass it to Dawn. She'll need it." She moved over to one of the shelves, grabbing a few amulets. "And these are for Kitty." She then moved over to one of the weapons racks, grabbing a kitana from the wall. It was a medium size weapon, well balanced. Her name was inscribed down the side. "And this…this is mine." She grabbed a scabbard, placing the sword inside. She turned to her friends. "Let's move. We've got things to do and demons to kill." As they moved out, Faith stopped at the table, grabbing the armour, the scouter, the folder and a small jewellery box. As she exited, she stopped and looked back, at everything the Mayor had left her, then headed out. She had deliveries to make.

"Well, well. Look who I found?" A familiar voice cut through the darkness outside. Faith stiffened as Buu and the others formed a circle around her. Belasco stepped out of the shadows. "Oh come now, what makes you think you can stop me this time?"

"He's right." Faith said. "Stand aside." Buu turned to face her. "Do it." He nodded and stepped to one side. Faith glared at him, still clutching the bag containing the positions she had retrieved from the vault. "I've been waiting for this." She said.

"As have I." Belasco said, bringing a sword out of nowhere. "This time, there is no escape. This time, you will bow to me." Faith grinned and disappeared, reappearing moments later in the same spot. The difference was, she was wearing her mothers armour, the kitana in its scabbard, slung across her back. She drew the sword, holding it in front of her.

"I'd die before bowing to you, and the same stands for Kitty." She said. Belasco raised an eyebrow at her. "What, you think we wouldn't work it out. She told me all about you." She focused, turning Super Saiyan. "It's time to end this."

"I've found her!" Dawn said. "She's facing Belasco over near the Mayor's old place." Buffy got to her feet, ready to head outside, Wolverine right behind her. "Buffy hold it." Dawn said. "This isn't your fight. Not this time."

"Excuse me?" Buffy said. Dawn grinned.

"Relax, sis." She said. "I've got some aces, but you have to stay out of this. This ones Faith's."

"If your sure." Buffy said. Logan looked out the window.

"I just got one question." He said. "What kind 'a 'aces' might those be?"

New Namek.

Goku stood to one side as the elder stepped forward. "We are ready." He said.

Mt. Olympus.

Hercules kneeled before the throne of Zeus, Lord of Olympus. "Thou hast summoned me, father?"

"The newly elected Guardian of Earth as requested our assistance in halting the plans of a demon named Belasco." Zeus said. "I am sending thee to help."

"As thou command."

Earth.

Faith stood still as several N'Garai stepped up behind Belasco. "Insurance." The demon said. To make sure no one interferes." He said.

"Coward." Faith said.

"No." He said. "I don't leave anything to chance. Bring her to me!" He ordered. The demons moved forward, only to be stopped.

"Nay, foul one. The Slayer is right. Thou art a coward. Thy creatures will go no further. So swears the Lion of Olympus." Two of the N'Garai went flying backwards as Hercules ploughed through the demons.

"Now you're talking." Yamcha said, as he and the others slammed into the demons. However, it quickly became obvious that they were out numbers.

"Fight on, brave warriors." Hercules said. "Do not let yon demons past."

"Looks like you boys could use a hand." Several demons disappeared in flashes of pink light. A girl leaped out of the shadows, smashing her feet into the N'garai. She wore a green tunic, but what really caught Faith's attention was her skin colour, which was a light purple. She landed in front of Faith, a strange crystal in each hand. She threw them at the N'garai and two more disappeared. "Let's see how these guys deal with a lunar orbit." She muttered.

"What did you do?" Faith asked. "Who-or what-are you?" The girl turned, and Faith got a better look at her.

"My name's Blink." She said. "I'm mutant. I just teleported your playmates into a safe orbit around earth. That's what I do." Hercules and the others gathered around them.

"Are you one of the X-Men?" Faith asked. Blink gave a sad smile.

"In a dimension that no longer exists, yes." The teleporter said. She turned back to Belasco and the N'Garai. "But I suggest we save story time for later. The bug boys are getting ready for round two."

"Just get me to Belasco." Faith said, holding her sword in front of her. Golden energy exploded around her. "I'll take it from there."

"Do you mind express?" Blink said, pulling out one of her quills. "Don't worry, it won't hurt. It's just faster than cutting through his sea of ugly." Faith looked over at the others. It made sense to finish this quickly, but she didn't like the idea of leaving her friends to fight back guys that were after her in the first place. Her eyes fell on Arthur, who was standing there, defiant. He shouldn't be there; he was only there because she had asked for his help. She turned back to Blink.

"Do it." She said. "This ends now." The mutant nodded, pulling back her arm.

"Good luck." She said, throwing the quill. Faith disappeared, and then reappeared behind Belasco.

"Time to end this." She said, readying her sword.

Melody looked out the window. Faith hadn't come back yet, and she was worried. She had a real bad feeling, and her feelings were usually right.

"Faith?" Melody's eyes widened. It couldn't be. She ran down the stairs.

"Trunks?" The lavender haired youth smiled up at the girl. "What…how…?"

"A little wish or two goes a long way." The teenaged Saiyan said. "Where's Faith?"

"She got a call from that Wilkins guy's lawyer." She said. She still couldn't believe he was back. "It seems he left her some things."

"Wow." He said, kind of disappointed. "Any ideas where she is."

"No, sorry, I…"

"Trunks! Thank God your back." A girls voice cut through his mind.

"Who…"

"Never mind, Faith needs you. Head for Sunnydale, and hurry."

"Wait. Who are you?" Trunks said, but the voice was gone. Trunks looked at Melody, who's face had gone pale.

"What's going on?" She asked.

"I don't know." Trunks said, reaching out with his fighting senses. Where are you, Faith? "But I'm going to find out."

Faith blocked the slice, following up with a vicious sidekick, which glanced of Belasco's arm. The demon pulled back, then thrust forward. Faith leapt over the shot, landing behind him. She launched herself towards him once more, striking out with her blade, finding no target. She disappeared, just dodging Belasco as he 'ported back in, then reappearing to deliver a vicious left hook. Belasco fell to the ground rising quickly, only to meet Faith's foot with his jaw. Belasco fell back, launching a devastating spell that sent Faith flying back wards. Within seconds, both combatants were back n their feet. Both were breathing heavily, both sported cuts and bruisers. Neither was willing to give. The fighting around them had ceased, the N'Garai finally having been beaten back.

"How long can they keep this up?" Blink asked. "They're putting more into this than I thought possible."

"Belasco is a demon." Hercules said. "He is capable of far more than a normal human being."

"And Faith is far from normal." Tien said. "She's a Vampire Slayer, and a Saiyan warrior. She's one of the most powerful fighters in the universe. Plus she's fighting, not only for herself, but also for a friend. She isn't going to bow out any time soon, if at all. If Belsaco wants her, he's going to have to take her down hard enough that she won't get back up. The only way to do that is to kill her." Blink spun to face the three-eyed warrior.

"Are you serious?" She asked, incredulously. "Wow." To be able to fight until she was dead, in an attempt to save a friend, that showed true heart. The heart of a hero. "I wish you could see this, guys." She whispered, thinking of her friends, the Exiles, still travelling between realities, trying to find their ways home, and of her old team, her realities version of the X-Men, a reality that no longer existed.

Faith grinned at the demon. "Is that it?" She said.

"You think I've been using everything I have?" Belasco said. He waved his hand, the air around her friends shimmered, and more N'Garai surrounded her. "I believe this is a better way of fighting."

"You cowardly bastard." She snarled, as the N'Garai moved in. Her friends watched helplessly from the inside of his dome. Buu smashed a fist against the force wall, sending ripples through the dome.

"You bastard." Buu snarled. "Too afraid to fight a fare fight?"

"I can't teleport." Blink said, looking out towards Faith. "She's on her own."

"Nay." Hercules said, adding his godly might to Buu's strength. "I shall not allow this. Fight on, brave comrades. We must shatter this dome." The warriors threw all their power into it, trying desperately to reach their friend. Belasco grinned.

"It's no good." He said. "They won't get out. You're on your own, like you always have been." Faith tightened the grip on her sword.

"I have never been alone." She said through clenched teeth. "My father, my mother, the Mayor, they all watched over me in their own way. If you think this is going to weaken me, you're dead wrong. I will fight to my last death to protect my friends. You want me, you'll have to take me dead."

"Very well." Belasco said. "If that's the way you want it, then so be it." He signalled his soldiers. "Kill her, bring the body. It will do."

"Like hell!" A voice rang out. Two golden beams lanced down, disintegrating two N'Garai. The figure landed in front of her, fists clenched. "She's not alone anymore, and you can't take her, alive or otherwise. I won't allow it." He looked at her over his shoulder. "I'm not going to lose her."

"Trunks?" She whispered. "You're back." He nodded.

"Think I was gonna let my girl fight a demon on her lonesome?" He said with a grin. Faith grinned back.

"'Your girl', huh? That mean your staying?" He nodded. Mom would understand. Faith kept her emotions under control, barely. She needed to focus. "Belasco's got the others under some force field, so unless we can take it out…"

"You and me against the world?" Trunks said. "Couldn't think of anyone better I'd want with me in this situation." Faith nodded.

"Time to kick his ugly red ass back to whatever hellhole he came from." She said. Gold exploded around them, and they launched towards the N'Garai, slicing through them easily. Belasco watched as the last of the N'Garai he had brought with him were cut down in short order. He watched as the two warriors closed on him. He summoned his magic and grinned as they came to a stop.

"Well now, as impressive as this was, it's time to say our goodbyes." He said as he walked up to Trunks. "I don't know how you came back, but I do know that it's time for you to leave again." He held his sword to the boy's throat, but was stopped short by a chuckle. He turned to Faith. "I don't see what is so funny."

"Well I'll tell you." She said, grinning madly. "You're holding us alright, but what about the others? How much energy did you use, hmm? Too much, I'll bet." Belasco's eyes widened as he spun just in tie to catch Buu's fist in his face.

"Well hit my friend." Hercules said, following him up. Belasco fell hard. Buu moved to Faith.

"Are you all right?" He asked.

"Yeah, 'cept I can't move." She said through gritted teeth. Arthur moved up to her, carrying her bag. He pulled an amulet out of it, which he slipped over her neck. She felt her limbs soften as she regained the ability to move. She moved over to Trunks. She still couldn't believe he was back. Arthur passed her a ring, which she slipped on his finger.

"Does this mean we're going steady?" He asked, moving his arm. Faith grinned.

"You're the one that said I was your girl." She said. She turned to Belasco. "Like you said, ass hole, it's time to goodbye." She held her palm out. "Déjà vu, hey, Belasco?" She said. "You won't hurt my friends or me anymore."

"And how are you going to stop me?" He said, fading away. Faith looked up and around.

"There." She snarled, moving after him. Belasco moved swiftly into the woods, arriving at the cairn stone. There would be another day. He would have his revenge. He looked back as Faith came after him.

"You may have escaped me, but she will not." He said as the gate opened. "Tell Shadowcat I'm coming for her, and nothing will stop me." With that, he disappeared through the gate. Faith stared at the stone for a moment then blew it to rubble. She turned back. Not while I live, she thought. Not while I live.

"And that's it." Faith said. She had headed back to LA to tell Kitty what had happened. Trunks sat right next to her, his hand never leaving hers for an instant. Buu had told him that Vegeta had 'borrowed' the Time Capsule, why he didn't know.

"Thanks for the update, and for these." Kitty said, holding up the bag. She looked over at Rogue, who had arrived hunting Vargas. Rogue had decided that it would be better to stay and help Kitty, for her friend and herself. Kitty looked back at Faith and Trunks. The two of them looked very much in love. She could relate. "So, what now?"

"Back to Australia." Faith said. "Pick up the others, then a world tour. So I can check out the other vaults, the mansions, the castle." She grinned. " The Caribbean Island." Kitty laughed.

"From renegade Slayer to one of the richest girls in the world." Angel said, walking in, his son in his arms. "What next?"

"Vampires and demons aren't the only threat to the world. Besides, there's no challenge." Faith said, looking at Trunks. "I'll travel, see what else I can find. Figure it out from there."

"What ever it is, she won't be alone." Trunks said, cuddling her close. "Never again."

"You look after our girl." Angel said. Trunks looked at the vampire.

"Count on it."

Epilogue.

Whistler looked around. This building had been long destroyed, why any one would come here had him stumped, but this is where he was told to leave it them. He placed the amulets on the table, grinning slightly. Faith deserved a break, and he was happy to help, however indirectly. He turned and disappeared into the shadows, just as two beleaguered warriors walked in.

"I'm sure I saw someone." The younger said.

"Hasn't been anyone here in a while, by the looks of things." The older one said. The boy sighed. He had been so sure.

A glimmer caught his eyes. "Hey, check this out." He said, picking up  the two amulets, holding them out to the other fighter. "What do you think? Good luck charms."

"I hope so." His teacher said. "We need all the luck we can get."

"Give me time, Gohan." The boy said. "I know I can go Super Saiyan. And when I do, we'll nail those Androids." Gohan grinned down at the boy. He was so much like his father it was scary.

"Sure we will Trunks." He said. "We just have to be careful til then." Trunks nodded, slipping the amulets into his pockets. "Come on. Let's get out of here."

Well, that's it for this one. I hope you all enjoyed it. Next in line is to finish Slayer's Knight as far as I was planning to, which means Graduation. Afterwards, a Buffy/Dark Angel story which is the third instalment in this series. What I need is some ideas of what to do after Slayer's Knight. I have ideas, but I want to know what you guys want to see. After all you have to read it. Send ideas in a review or e mail at gpgailer@telstra.com. Thanks.

Doc.