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All Dogs go to Heaven: The RP

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David heard Charlie's calling.

"Come on, I think it's safe," he said to Hawk, relieved that this was over...for now.

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"Well, my mother was being a bit of a pest.." Annabelle explained to Zekiel.

"I heard that," called Anne.


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"One thing after another," Hawk muttered as he followed.  "This is going on for a while now..."

Charlie quickly finds David crossing the street.  "You OK, buddy?"

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"Yeah, some of the angels upstairs are still not too happy about back then," Zekiel replied.  "Your father was greatly respected...  So, now why would Ravics be hanging around here?  I personally thought those things weren't around anymore."


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"Yeah, I am," David assured to his canine friend. "How about you?"

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"Thet cat probably brought them back..." Anne suggested.

Itchy and Bess looked confused. "What are ravics?" the dachshund asked.


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yeaah what are those things/ Sasha chimed in , looking around at the others.
- LOng story Annabelle said.. ' Mother can fill us in on most of the etails since therie heyday came before i was promoted to my current position..'
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"To put things in simple terms," Anne began to explain, "You've probably seen a movie or something that shows the Grim Reaper, right? Well, imagine there's a heavy supply of grim reapers with violent powers who can be hired by the worst of the worst."


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so basically they can kill things at will.. get just great.. and how can we stop them? Sasha asked.
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"Well, we've seen they can be injured," Anne explained.

"Yeah, I did some of that," Bess noted.

"But I think we'd need to seal them away. I know there's some sort of spell for that...but I never found out what it was," the hellhound admitted.


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"I'm just dandy," Charlie replied.  "It's safe to come in now.  We took out all but one, and that one got away."

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"That's just the thing," Zekiel replied.  "They were supposed to have been sealed away.  We above heard that the vessel that had them disappeared from hellhound hands centuries ago..."



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"Well, hopefully it'll stay away," David said, somewhat relieved.

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"Blight must have been behind that," Anne figured, "Or Belladonna gave it to him."

"Most likely one of those two," Bess commented.


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Charlie led David and Hawk back inside to rejoin the rest of the group.  Zekiel turned to give them a courteous nod before continuing.  "Either way, the presence of Ravics signals an underlying problem," he said.

"So, what now?" Tank asked.

"That is for the high court to decide..." came a reply behind Tank, who jumped in fright.

Zekiel was unphased by the unexpected appearance.  "Ah, Zoria.  You're a little late for the party."

From the shadows stepped a Cocker spaniel with wings and a bow strapped to her back.  "I didn't need to join your 'party'.  The issues on earth belongs to the guardian angels, in which I've been starting to confirm my doubts..."


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"So are we heading back up to Heaven?" Itchy asked. Itchy and Charlie, being guardian angels, could come and go as they pleased, but Sasha and Bess didn't quite have that privilege.

"But me and Sasha can't go up there..." Bess commented accurately.





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"I doubt there is a need for Charles and Itchy to leave," Zekiel replied.  "Zoria's just stating that the guardian angels aren't doing their duties properly on earth."

"Well that sums it up..." Charlie muttered.

"Back then, much of our duty were to battle the forces of, well... the underground on earth.  But since things have quieted down on both sides as a whole, the guardian angel's role shifted to helping out the mortals here in good deeds.  As I have done before I was called for other business."

"The council will still need Annabelle's participation for information about what's going on in Hell right now," Zoria stated.  "Now that we've confirmed that her evil cousin and this demonic cat are conspiring something together...  The sooner we leave, the better."

"A little anxious to leave?" Hawk said quietly.

Zekiel leaned close to reply.  "She's never been a true guardian angel before her promotion to my level, so she's not all that relaxed when she's down here.  Plus...  Annabelle's father was her favorite tutor before...  Well, you know..."

"Oh..."

Hawk, Tank, and Charlie nodded in understanding.


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Anne decided to stay silent, she loved both her husband and daughter, and respected her daughter's choice to remain in Heaven, even though she has dropped hints over the millenniums that she hoped Annabelle would permanently become a hellhound.

"But what can we do now?" Itchy asked the higher-class guardian angels.


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"The final decision is Annabelle's," Zekiel replied, "but I'd prefer that you two stay here.  This Blight person clearly sent Ravics against your young friend here, and I'd have to say that everyone here involved could be the next target."

"With this cat threatening my friends, I'm not going anywhere," Charlie responded.


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"And I'll stick around too," Anne added. "Even most of the other hellhound wouldn't want a cat to be the one who takes over the world..."


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Zoria snorted with disgust and turned to leave.  "Time to go.  The better we put those demons down for good, the better..."

"You sound like my commanding officer," Zekiel replied.  "I'll go in due time."

"Fine...  The lingering smell of brimstone makes me sick..."  She walks outside and vanishes.

"ANYway..."  The collie reaches underneath his shield to pull out an amulet, a shining cabochon surrounded with gold feathers.  He hands this to David.  "Since you're part of our team, it's best you hold on to this.  Rubbing the jewel will emit a signal that all guardian angels can hear, and it can provide some protection against creatures of darkness.  I spent a long time protecting kids your age.  I'll certainly be there if you need some light."


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"Thanks, I'll be sure to use this," David assured more earnestly then he has ever been before in his life after everything that transpired in the past few days. "Thank you."

Anne silently growled, annoyed at Zoria's remarks. "Well, I knew I expected that from her," she said calmly, remembering past times they've seen each other.

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"So.." Itchy asked Zekiel, "Should we hold onto the collars in case...something goes wrong?"


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Zekiel sighed.  "Well, if you find those collars useful in your quest to find and stop Belladonna and Blight, then perhaps.  But don't get attached to them, if you want to keep your place in heaven..."

Tank looked at the collar given to him, and then placed it aside.  "You know what?  I don't think bat wings would look good.  If I decide to find a home, I have to stay cute and fluffy."

Hawk rolled his eyes...

Charlie looked at his collar.  "I'll keep it to get more information, but I think I have some ideas where to start."

"Good then," Zekiel replied.  "Then I'll leave you to it.  And, Annabelle...  Your good deeds earned you much good face with the rest of heaven for them to ignore what your parents are.  But I can't stop any rumors above about your recent work with your family.  Be careful..."


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"Got you loud and clear," Itchy replied, deciding to only use the Hell collar again in an absolute emergency or if they had to go back to the underworld again.

"Don't worry dear, I'll protect you," Anne assured her daughter.


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Zekiel held his tongue at that point.  He turned and walked out the door, then vanished into thin air.

"OK then," Charlie started.  "I'm going to pay a visit to some aquaintences with some information.  It'd be best if Itchy and I go alone on this."

"Well, I'm going to head back home," Hawk replied and got up.  "I wouldn't be surprised if Linda found me gone already.  Since we're nearby, I could keep watch and report if I've seen anything."

"Good plan.  Tank?  Mind watching David while we're gone?"

"I'm up for it!" Tank answered.  "If the kid don't mind."