"May I ask why you keep following me?" Belladonna looked back at the collie walking next to her as they walked through the badlands.

"Well.. I mean.. I think that maybe we could make a good team.." Crystal murmured.

Belladonna stopped in her tracks. She turned to the collie with a look of agitation. "I don't need a team. This is my battle and mine alone."

"But we both took out those demons together. Imagine what we could accomplish if.."

The collie was interrupted. The angry canine got up in her face. "We are not a team! Capisce?"

"Okay okay! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you upset," Crystal stammered. "It's just, I just wanted to help, that's all.."

Belladonna stared at her with a look of disbelief. She pondered a moment, and then finally gave in.

"Okay fine. I guess it wouldn't hurt to have a meat shield just in case. How much do you want?"

The collie's ears drooped. "W-what do you mean?"

"How much? You want meat? Bones? Newspapers? What do you want from me?"

"I don't understand. I really just want to help out. You don't have to pay me anything."

"You're lying. You want something. Everybody wants something. Just stop playing around and tell me what you want!"

"You saved my life!"

"Yeah, so? You could have just re-spawned anyways, and even then demons would still attack you eventually. Besides, you saved my life too so we're already even."

She did have a point. Crystal frowned as she finally realized that she wasn't going to get through to her. She was once Red's right hand demon lord for a reason.

"Alright.. I guess.. I'll have a newspaper or something."

"Okay. I'll get you hundreds of newspapers, after I manage to defeat Red. Deal?"

The blue collie sighed. "Fine.. okay."

"What? Is that not enough? I'll get you thousands then."

"Argh.. look, I really don't want newspapers okay?"

"Then I can offer you bones instead?"

"What is the matter with you?!" The collie yelled, clearly frustrated by this insanity. "Have you ever heard of this thing called generosity?!"

Belladonna rolled her eyes. "Psh. You're in Hell. You wouldn't be here if you were a generous person."

"T-That's not true!" Crystal protested.

"Then why are you here? Why were you sent here in the first place?"

"I.. stole a few things."

Belladonna looked at her, clearly not convinced.

"Okay, a lot of things. But.. I've learned my lesson. I don't want to steal anymore. I know I may never leave this place, but the least I could do is help others as much as I can."

"Ha, pathetic. That kind of thinking only gets you taken advantage of. I know that all too well. No wonder you managed to get beat on by those demons. Did you try to give them a hug or something? Ha!"

"N-No! Look, this is getting out of hand. Do you want my help or not?"

Belladonna looked at her for a few moments. "Eh, fine."

A smile made its way onto Crystal's face.

"But don't expect me to save your ass if you get mauled by demons. You got me?" Belladonna warned.

"Fair enough."

The two walked off into the fog in search for new demons to hunt. They followed the sources of screams and cries for help. This was the beginning of Belladonna's conquest for revenge, and Crystal's hope for redemption.


The party was all going to plan. Millions of angels showed up to attend the party Annabelle had thrown for their success at defeating Belladonna once and for all. The party was so big that It had to take place at one large plane of clouds almost a mile long on both sides. There were floats, fireworks, even carnival rides, and a large dance hall where most dogs would hang out.

Despite her best interests, even Sakura agreed to join in. Both she and Annabelle stood at a large altar overlooking the party. Charlie and Sasha spent time together at the dance hall, enjoying their romantic evening together. Itchy helped manage the game room, making sure all the games were functioning properly. One sicko had the idea of having a 'dump-the-clown' game, only with the clown replaced as someone dressed as Belladonna, and the water replaced with fake lava. The game elicited some protest, but stayed as insisted by Annabelle.

As Sakura sat next to Annabelle watching over the party, she felt a strange sensation wash over her. She cringed a little, putting her paw on her forehead.

"What's the matter?" Annabelle asked.

"Y-You are not going to believe this," Sakura murmured, "The number of demons in Hell.. is rapidly decreasing, at a rate of 40 a day to be precise."

"W-What? That isn't normal."

"No, it isn't. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but.. it's strange."

They both looked down at the party goers, pondering what could be the cause.

"Well maybe without Belladonna in charge, it's becoming harder for them I suppose," Annabelle guessed.

"Maybe.."


2 months later..

"What do you mean they didn't show up?!" Red yelled at one of his minions, a small black chihuahua.

"I don't know my wretchedness, they must have gotten lost."

Red picked up the chihuahua and ringed his neck. "Demons don't get lost you moron! Someone is killing them and I need to know who!"

"M-May I suggest that we increase demon production sir?" Another minion suggested, as they adjusted their glasses.

"That.. is not such a bad idea." Red considered.

The chihuahua cringed. "But wait, in order to keep up with production demands, we would need to also increase the dark gem harvesting by 200 percent. We don't have nearly enough slaves to.."

Red interrupted. "Make it happen! Enslave more souls. In the mean time, I will send a little brigade of my own to search out this.. demon hunter."


Belladonna and Crystal had already made it through the barren wasteland, and prepared to enter the thorn thickets to the north. They had already cleared through many demons, and had opted to take things to the next level. The demons in the wastes were too easy for them. The ones in the thickets however were more dangerous, mainly due to their advantage of attacking from behind the thickets. The thickets were too thorny to walk through, and only fools would venture in without expecting to get lost or trapped in the thorns. The two demon hunters however, bore far too much confidence to worry.

As Crystal trailed behind Belladonna, they eventually found a large clearing. They walked towards the center, finding it to be a perfect stop to take a rest. There didn't seem to be any demons nearby, so they could finally rest at peace for a short moment.

After lying down for a few minutes, Crystal's ear began to twitch. "Huh.. I hear something.."

Belladonna got up, looking at Crystal with curiosity. "What, what is it?"

"I don't know, I think it's coming from inside the bushes."

Crystal pointed her paw towards the brambles. They both looked over for a moment, but then saw a dark floating figure emerge.

"Oh no. We need to leave, now!" Belladonna exclaimed.

"Why? We could take it down.." Crystal tilted her head.

"No! That's a wraith. They have very powerful magic. They could kill us in one snap of their fingers. Now follow me!"

Belladonna turned around, heading back the way they came, but then they saw another wraith right in front of them. They both yelled, and ran for another direction. Another wraith. They ran back towards the center, to see wraiths closing in from all sides.

"This is bad.. really, really bad," Belladonna shuddered.

The wraiths closed in on all sides. One of them grabbed Crystal.

"H-Help me! Somebody ple... hrk!"

The wraith had begun paralyzing the collie with it's dark magic. It stung all over her body. The pain was intense. She screamed in pain as the wraith held her down.

Another grabbed Belladonna, doing the same. They used a spell to keep them chained to the ground in roots. They both screamed in agony, wishing they hadn't fallen for such an obvious trap.

"I-I deserve this," Crystal murmured.

"What?!" Exclaimed Belladonna.

"I'm a thief, nothing but a rotten thief. Nobody ever liked me. I never had any friends. It's all because I was always so greedy and selfish. I deserve every waking moment of this," she cried.

"Just.. knock it off will ya?"

"What? How could you say that?!"

"Abandon all hope, ye who enter. You are just making things worse for yourself. Accept it. Your a theif, and always will be.

"No.. I.. I can't give up. I need to do what is right. I just wish there was a way.. I could fix all of this..."

As the wraiths ate away at their energy, their vision began to fade. The pain slowly turned into a tingling numbness. They couldn't even speak anymore. But just then, a bright light shined right in front of them. The wraiths backed away, agitated from the brightness. They immediately fled as soon as they saw who it was. Both dogs remained tied to the ground. Their life force was returning, and they could talk again.

"W-What is that?" Crystal exclaimed.

"No, I don't believe this," Belladonna murmured.

After the light was done shining, what stood in it's place, was Annabelle.


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