Darkness, and silence. These were the only two things Belladonna could register in her mind. No matter where she looked, she couldn't see a thing. She could have sworn she remembered being in a similar situation many years ago. She called out for help, but her voice only echoed into the black abyss. Her mind was racing. She could not figure out what had just happened. She didn't know where she was, and what had happened to Geoffrey. After a few moments, a bright light finally appeared right in front of her. In its place, stood Sakura. She looked down at Belladonna with the same, serious look she always gave her.

"T-Thank god you came.. I was so worried!" Belladonna gasped in relief.

"This same thing has happened to you before you know. Remember when you died last?" Sakura questioned.

Belladonna then thought for a few seconds, and then she remembered. The first time she had died, she was sent here, to this strange black void, before being judged.

"Oh.. I remember now.. hmm, I guess... this means I'm.. dead.. right?" Belladonna's voice shivered.

"I'm afraid so. It's a shame. Only a few days on earth, and you had to die again so soon." Sakura shook her head.

Belladonna then remembered that Geoffrey was also with her at the time of her death. Her ears perked up and she made a look of worry.

"W-What about Geoffrey? Is he okay? Is he still alive?"

"Well, as a matter of fact he is."

"Oh, thank heavens," Belladonna let out a sigh of relief. "So.. the miracle dog tag worked after all?"

"Well, yes and no. You weren't able to get it to work, but Geoffrey did. You dropped it right in front of you, and as soon as you did, Geoffrey put his paw on it, and it granted him his survival. He was carried back towards the exit to the subway, and was encountered by Crystal, who then took him back to his parents."

Belladonna dipped her head in shame. The miracle dog tag wouldn't even give her a chance. She was elated that Geoffrey was still okay, but still saddened at her failure to atone for everything.

"I suppose, this means I'm going back to Hell then?"

"I'm afraid so. And since you couldn't make up for everything, you will have to be sent back to Red's lair."

Belladonna didn't know what to say. She had failed. By risking her life she only made things worse for herself. She did save many lives, but it wasn't enough. But even so, had she not risked her life to save Geoffrey, that in and of itself would have been a point against her. She was doomed from the start.

"Well, alright then. I accept my punishment."

Sakura looked at Belladonna with a bit of confusion. She wasn't expecting Belladonna not to resist, despite not being rewarded for her efforts and good deeds on earth.

"Really? You sure you don't have any regrets from your mission?"

"Nope, not one. I may have failed, but I at least left the world a little less worse off then I had left it before. I'm just happy those puppies are safe."

"Yes, that was a very valiant effort, and it would have given you a straight path to heaven, had you not irreparably ruined your chances in your previous life."

"I just have one more question."

"Yes?"

"Do you.. think I'm a good person?" Belladonna asked, looking up at her with a penitent expression.

Sakura paused for a moment.. This was already starting to become unbearable. She had seen Belladonna risk her life for her friends, and prove to them time and time again that she has changed. She couldn't bring herself to do something so unfair and unjust. She may not have made up for her past, but she was still capable of so much good, and at least deserved some sort of compensation for her good deeds. She dipped her head in shame.

"Yes, you are a good person Belladonna, but it is too late. I'm sorry. There is nothing more that can be done. I would send you back to earth again, but that would only anger.. your cousin.."

"I see.. I understand. T-Thank you for at least giving me a chance to prove myself.. even if it didn't last as long as I had hoped."

"You are welcome. Now, it is time."

Sakura then cast a fiery spell that circled around Belladonna. Her fur turned back to it's former purple color and her bat wings began to sprout. She then felt the ground cave in, and she was sent falling into the deep, smokey pit that lead to the castle that belonged to Red. She looked down at the fiery landscape, hearing the screams of tortured souls and endless pain. She made a look of sorrow, with her eyes half shut, as she struggled to come to terms with the fact that this was all that she would know for all eternity.


"Well, I hope you are happy." Sakura murmured as she looked to the side.

"Yes, quite so. I guess this means you have redeemed yourself, Sakura." Annabelle smiled.

"Why though.."

"Why what?"

"Why.. why did you have to create that... that stupid blacklist?"

"Why else? To prevent any, oh, I don't know.. misguided angels from sending unredeemable evil doers to heaven of course!"

"I see.. and what makes you think your cousin is beyond redemption?"

"No, we are not going to talk about that again! She's evil! Plain and simple!"

"After she risked her life to save all those starving dogs.. and all those puppies... can't you at least admit that she has changed? Even a little?"

"I'd sooner have my wings clipped then admit that she's had even a tinge of remorse from what she has done."

"Even if she's your family?"

"Er.. She's not my family."

"She's your cousin."

"She's.. she's... just shut up! I don't care about her anymore! She's dead to me!"

"Well you aren't dead to her. She really cares about you Annabelle. I could see it in her. She loves you from the bottom of her heart."

Annabelle looked off into the distance, with a look of worry and confusion on her face.

Sakura then walked up beside the confused whippet. "Remember back when you used to live together? You used to love her Annabelle. You always looked out for her and she did the same for you. Even though you both struggled to survive before being taken up for adoption, it was your love and compassion that kept you both going."

"S-She's not a puppy anymore.."

"And she isn't that evil wicked she-demon anymore. All she wanted to do was apologize to you Annabelle. That was all she wanted. You couldn't even give her that."

"Well what do you want me to do?! She's already on the blacklist. She cannot be saved. Fine, I admit it. I screwed up! I doomed my own cousin!" Annabelle shouted.

Sakura backed away as Annabelle began to lose it.

"T-This was all my fault. I should have had faith in her. I should have held on to my love for her, because now she's in trouble, and I can no longer help her. I wasn't loyal enough. I wasn't any better than she was!" Annabelle began to tear up. Tears began to run down her cheeks. "I don't deserve to be up here in the clouds, while my cousin suffers all because of me! I'm a monster!"

Sakura watched Annabelle as she cried hysterically. She wanted to go over and console the distraught whippet, but she didn't want to bother her. She had never seen Annabelle cry like this. This was very unlike her. Even though she was often very emotional, she almost never cried. Annabelle was the happiest and most cheerful dog she knew, up until now.

Just then, after a few minutes of ceaseless crying, Annabelle wiped her tears and sat on her hind legs, with a look of indifference and seriousness.

"Sakura.. bring me the blacklist." Annabelle ordered.

"S-Sure thing.. mind if I ask why.." Sakura was cut off.

"Just do it!" Annabelle shouted.

A black list materialized out of thin air in front of Sakura, she handed it over to Annabelle. Annabelle then took a quill pen, and began to write on it.

"Um.. Annabelle.. what are you doing?" Sakura asked, worriedly.

"What I should have done ages ago."

Just then, a fiery red light appeared underneath Annabelle. A ring of flames engulfed the pink whippet, and her wings suddenly vanished and were replaced by bat wings. When Sakura saw this, she looked over at the blacklist to see that Annabelle had signed her name on it. Sakura looked back at Annabelle with a look of horror.

"What?! What have you done?! Annabelle! You just doomed yourself! You can never come back! Why?! Are you messed in the head?!" Sakura yelled.

"If she can't come back here, then neither should I."

And with that, Annabelle was gone.


"Hahahaha-heheheh! Well! What do we have here? It looks like you came back after all! How did you enjoy your little trip? Did you miss me?" Red asked in a patronizing tone.

Belladonna just sat there in silence, not uttering a word.

"Aww, are you still butthurt that you didn't get into heaven after your little suicide mission? That's too bad. It's much more fun down here you know! Well.. for me that is."

Belladonna still sat there. She just eyed Red with an unimpressed look on her face.

"Oh come on! You could at least admit that life was so much better, when you were on my side. I guess you are a bit bummed out that you got captured. It was only a matter of time before I captured you again."

"Are you going to torture me or not?" Belladonna murmured.

Red was caught off guard, but then regained his composure. "Well well, straight to the point. I like that. Guards!"

A bunch of demons came out from behind the walls and proceeded to try and drag Belladonna to the meeting room. Funny enough, Belladonna ended up being the one dragging them, as she walked casually over through the hallway. She could still see dogs chained to the walls, being burned incessantly by the flames below. For once, the sight did make her stomach turn. If she could, she would try to rescue them, but it was a fools errand at this point, since the wraiths behind her could kill her at any moment.

Just as Belladonna made her way into the room, the outline in the wall behind her to the left began to glow again. The door opened up, and as soon as it did, all the memories of the horrendous torture she received had rushed back to her. She was frozen in place. Her calm and indifferent demeanor had broken down. She was already shaking.

"Haha.. not so high and mighty now, aren't we?" Red smirked.

"Not so fast!" A strange feminine voice from behind red bellowed.

Red turned around to see Annabelle standing right behind him, with two wraiths trapped behind her with chains wrapped around them. She spread out her wings, leering at Red. Red made a look of surprise and disbelief.

"W-What? Annabelle? H-How did you get here? A-Am I seeing things?" Red stammered.

Belladonna was also in shock. What was her cousin doing here? All of this, and the fact that she was about to be boiled in lava again, was too much for her to take in. She couldn't speak.

"Nope. Now you are going to free my cousin, or else!" Annabelle demanded.

Red stared at the pink whippet for a moment, and then burst into laughter. "Bwahahahahahehe! Just who do you think I am? No matter. I like a good challenge. You want her? She's right here."

"N-No Annabelle.. don't do it!" Belladonna's voice shivered as she forced herself to speak. "I-It's a trap!"

Annabelle didn't listen. Annabelle flew over Red and landed on all fours next to Belladonna. As soon as she did, a magical spell surrounded them both. Their wings disappeared, and the floor opened beneath them both. They both fell down a long, cobbled tunnel and landed in a spiked cage suspended miles above a huge lava lake. From the view, you could see the rest of Hell stretched miles away. Faint screams could be heard in the distance, and despite being so far up, they could feel the heat radiating from the lava below. After a few moments, they both began to regain their composure.

Belladonna shook her head, and looked over at Annabelle with a look of confusion. "A-Annabelle? How did you.. how did you get here? W-Why did you try to..."

"I'm sorry." Annabelle dipped her head in shame.

"What?"

"I'm sorry. I didn't stay faithful to you throughout all these years. I never believed that you could ever change. I was wrong."

"Annabelle.."

Annabelle began to tear up again, turning her head away from Belladonna's gaze. "I've seen the good in you time and time again, but could never bring myself to admit that I was wrong. I should have believed in you. I should have had at least some hope that you would change. I'm sorry I doubted you cousin!"

Annabelle cried on Belladonna's shoulder. Belladonna held Annabelle with her right paw, still shocked from Annabelle's apology. If anything, she is the one that is supposed to be apologizing.

"Annabelle... I... I don't know what to say..." Belladonna began to tear up as well, and her voice began to crack. "I... I forgive you. I just hope that you can forgive me. I've treated you horribly, and rejected every attempt at redemption you tried to give me in the past. I know you always loved and cared for me, and I wish I had been a better cousin."

Belladonna cried into her cousin's neck, holding her closely and wrapping both paws around her. "I'm sorry, Annabelle. I'm sorry I rejected you. That was the worst decision I had ever made in my life. You were the only family I had. I love you so much, and I am blessed that we at least had a chance to apologize to one another."

"Me too. I want this moment to last forever, even if it means we'll have to spend eternity in Hell. I love you cousin with all my heart, and I will never lose faith in you again."

They hugged each other for what seemed like hours. It was a relief for both cousins to finally be reunited, after all these years of bitter resentment towards one another. Belladonna was finally at peace, and for the first time in her life, she could feel all her guilt and self-loathing begin to wither away.

However, after they finally let go of one another, the cage began to shake. The chains suspending the cage began to shift. The cranking of gears could be heard from up above.

"W-What was that?" Belladonna questioned.

"I have a bad feeling about this." Annabelle murmured.

All of a sudden, the two whippets could feel the cage start to fall slowly. They felt their stomachs sink as the feeling of gravity gave way. The cage was being lowered quickly, and they could already see themselves approaching the lava. They then heard a loud cackle from up above. It was Red, waving down at them both.

"Haha! How poetic! Two cousins from opposite worlds, back together at last, and about to meet a tragic fate. Oh someone should make a movie of this!" Red hollered.

"Help! Somebody help!" Belladonna called out.

"Umm Belladonna? I'm.. kinda new to this whole torture thing? Err.. being dunked in lava isn't as bad as one would imagine.. is it?" Annabelle stammered.

Belladonna gave her a look. Annabelle then cringed, realizing just how insipid of a question that was.

Just as they were being lowered down, Sakura looked at them from afar with a look of horror. She couldn't imagine Annabelle would throw her life away like this. She did this all for her cousin. It was a sacrifice that even she couldn't see herself making. Sakura didn't want to believe this. This was too terrible of a fate for either of them to endure. There had to be a way to fix all of this. There just had to.

Just then, Sakura looked over at the blacklist, still hovering next to her where Annabelle left it last. She couldn't destroy it, or else it would allow her and the others the ability to free just about anybody from Hell. But at the same time, she couldn't bear seeing her friend get tortured like this. She remembered how conflicted she felt when Belladonna wasn't given a second chance, after everything she had done to make up for her past transgressions.

As the cage began to near the lava lake, both Annabelle and Belladonna cried out for help, desperately pulling at the metal bars. Sakura could only sit and watch in horror as they eventually met their fate. Suddenly, the cage then made contact with the lava. Both dogs jumped onto the metal bars, attempting to get as high up as they could to avoid the lava. They screamed for help as the lava rose higher and higher. All of the sudden, Belladonna's tail had caught fire from the intense head, and she screamed in pain. She gripped the bars as tightly as she could.

Sakura couldn't take any more of this. She made her decision. She grabbed the blacklist with both paws, and began to tear at it from the top. It took all her energy and strength to tear at the blacklist all the way to the bottom, and as soon as she did, the blacklist began to combust into a flurry of ashes and sparks. Sakura fell back, landing on the clouds as she watched the blacklist fizzle out of existence. The black list was destroyed.

As the lava began to brush against Annabelle's fur, she could feel the heat searing her flesh. The pain was so intense that she began to lose her grip. Her hind leg fell into the red hot magma, and she screamed in pain. The scream unnerved Belladonna, and she held on tighter, closing her eyes from the scarring moment. Sakura then appeared in front of them in a flash of light, and immediately started working on her spell to transfer the two dogs back to heaven. Before she could finish, Belladonna's back was being submerged in the magma, and she howled in pain.

"Please! Help us! Hurry!" Annabelle cried. "It hurts! Please!"

"No! Stop! What are you doing? No, you can't do that! That's not fair!" Pouted Red.

After a few seconds, Sakura finally got the spell charged, and with a flash of light, all three of them were transported out of the cage and safely into heaven.


Belladonna had begun to feel weightless. This was a strange feeling, one she had never felt before. All around her, she felt a cool, calm wind blowing lightly through her fur. She slowly opened her eyes, her vision blurry at first. As her eyes began to focus, she saw what appeared to be an endless sky, with large pillars surrounded in vines. She felt so at peace, that she didn't want to get up. But she had to find out what had happened, so she slowly got up onto all four paws.

She looked around and saw many familiar faces looking back at her. Charlie, Itchy, Sasha, even Carface was there. She turned around and saw Annabelle sitting on a cushion.

"She's awake!" Itchy cried out.

Everyone started to huddle around Belladonna as they cheered with excitement. Belladonna gave a confused look. She didn't understand why they would be so happy to see her. Annabelle she had already made amends with, but the others?

"Belladonna. I've wanted to say this for a long time now. Welcome to heaven, my cousin." Annabelle cheered, with a tear rolling down her cheek.

Annabelle then gave Belladonna a hug, and Belladonna returned the favor.

"I-I don't understand. How did I get here?"

"The black list was destroyed." A feminine voice called out.

All the dogs turned their heads towards Sakura.

"From what I've seen the past few weeks, I have come to the conclusion that every dog should deserve a chance to right their wrongs." Sakura nodded.

"I've learned that too." Annabelle said, as she looked over at her cousin.

"I-I am so honored. You guys have no idea just how grateful I am.." Belladonna whimpered. "I-I'm sorry for all the problems I caused in the past, and I hope you can all forgive me someday."

"We already have Belladonna," Said Charlie. "You did good."

"Yeah. We are all glad you decided to change your ways," Sasha added.

"Thank you all. I promise you I will never misbehave like that ever again." Belladonna insisted.

"Oh yes, and I believe I forgot the finishing touch." Annabelle smirked.

Belladonna tilted her head in confusion. Annabelle placed her paw on Belladonna's back and a bright light appeared from behind her shoulders. Two large angelic wings appeared from behind her. Belladonna gasped in excitement at her new wings. She flew around the vicinity, elated and euphoric. She cheered, and then caught her cousin in a hug.

"Thank you so much! This is the greatest moment in my entire life." Belladonna cried.

"Well it's just getting started!" Charlie insisted.

"Yeah, this calls for a party!" Itchy bounced up and down.

All the dogs cheered together as they all rejoiced with Belladonna and her cousin. After all that Belladonna had gone through, she had truly earned the trust and respect of those around her. She had never felt so loved and respected in such a long time. For the first time in her life, she was truly at peace.

The end.


Thank you all so much for reading my story. It really means a lot and I really hope you enjoyed it. I hope you all have a good school year and/or enjoy the upcoming holidays ^w^. Have a good day! Don't forget to leave a review!