LET'S ROCK!

::In the Sailor Senshi realm::

The lights were on in the Tsukino household when Rei, Minako, and the cats,Luna, and Artemis walked up to it. The faint smell of cooked food drifted outside the house and into their nostrils, thanks to gentle night breeze.

"Mmm! Smells so good! Don't cha think so, Rei?" Minako said taking a big whiff of the scented wind.

"Yeah..." Rei agreed, but her mind was elsewhere. Endless thoughts entered through her mind and just as left quickly. But many more thoughts came just to only do the same thing. What can they say? What should they say? How much should they say? How little? What will become of Usagi and her family when they find out? What would think of the other remaining senshi? How will Usagi' family react to us, once told? How will the others react to Usagi's family? How will Usagi react to the family when she comes back?

"REI!"

The black haired girl jumped in surprise. "W-What...?"

"You spaced out on me." Minako observed, clearly worried.

"Sorry. I was just thinking..."

"I noticed."

"It's just...! I'm just-"

"Afraid. Nervous. Terrified of what's to come after this..." Luna accurately pin-pointed to Rei, whom barely nodded her head with agreement.

"I am, too," Luna admitted. "This is the first time we volunteer to reveal our alter egos to ordinary citizens. To Usagi's family no less. And that scares me to death. But at the same time, they need to know why their daughter isn't coming home tonight."

Rei, Minako, and Artemis nodded their heads slowly to agreement.

"Once we knock on that front door, there's no turning back." Artemis said with a serious tone. Both Sailor Senshi agreed with a nod, as did Luna. All four of them cautiously strolled over to the front door of the Tsukino residence. Rei gulped nervously as knocked on the front door. The door immediately flew open, revealing Usagi's mother, Tsukino Ikuko.

"USAGI!" her mother cried out. She the realized that it was not her daughter knocking on the door, but her two friends instead.

"Oh... Rei-chan. Minako-chan. Where's Usagi? Why isn't with you?"

"That's why we're here, Tsukino-san." Minako said, stepping forward, carrying Artemis in her jacket covered arms.

Ikuko suddenly eyed her daughter's friend suspiciously. "Why? What happened? What happened to my baby?"

"Please, calm down, Tsukino-san. We'll tell you everything you need to know. Just let us inside so we can tell it to you." Rei pleaded.

Ikuko felt hesitant. How would these two girls know what happened to her daughter and not her? How could they? What can they possibly know? What they might tell her scared her. Her ocean blue eyes regarded them more suspiciously. Minutes, to what seem like hours, had passed before she let them inside.

Minako and Rei thanked her. "Thank you Mrs. Tsukino."

Rei and Minako sat down Luna and Artemis, respectively, to remove their light outer layer and their shoes. As they took off their jackets and shoes, Ikuko noticed something very peculiar.

'Luna? That's Usagi's cat. Why is she with Rei-chan?' The young mother thought as Luna walked together with the white cat to the living room.

What made it more strange in her eyes is that the two seemed to know where they going. Even though she never met or seen Artemis before. Let alone knowing the fact of Minako having a cat of her own.

Rei snapped Ikuko out her thoughts. "Tsukino-san..."

"Yes?"

"It might be best to bring everyone here to hear what we have to say..."

Ikuko observed Rei for a few moments. Rei had a look in her violet eyes that had screamed out to her 'please-listen-and-understand-what-I-have-to-say.' She took a quick glimpse at Minako. She had the same look as well. Their gaze terrified her. What information can they possibly know. The possibilities of what they know scared her immensely. Yet, she agreed. Because she was Usagi's mother, she agreed.

"Of course." As quickly as she said it, Ikuko went to fetch the other family members.

After her exit, Rei and Minako went straight into living room, where Luna and Artemis were waiting.

"I think she's scared." Minako blurted out.

"I would be too, if two of my child's friends came up to me saying they know what happened to my child." Rei sympathized.

"You're right..." Minako agreed. Her heart was filled with sadness when she thought of her own parents.

"You'll think they'll believe us?"

"They have no choice but to believe us." Rei said with conviction. She, too, wanted -no, needed- to believe this to come true.

Luna coincided with Rei. "She's right."

"There's no room for doubt, Mina. We'll convince them, you'll see." Rei reassured with a gentle smile to her blonde friend.

The blonde girl smiled back in appreciation. "You're right, Rei. Let's just pray that Mako-chan is in better situation than we are. All considering..."

The others nodded.

'Usagi-chan. Mako-chan. Please come back in one piece!' Rei prayed silently to herself.

::Meanwhile in Human-Demon Realm::

Within minutes of accompanying each other, Sailor Jupiter and Dante had reached a dead end. Annoyed with this, they looked for another route to find to the tower looming above them. With little options to go on, the two decided to through the local bar and strip club, Love Planet. Jupiter seemed a little hesitant at first, but continued along Dante's side. When entering said establishment, a red spider web-like seal had blocked the strip club entrance, stopping them from continuing onwards.

The brunette tilted her head. "A seal?"

Dante, on the other hand, was irritated.

"Tch. Great, those things. Figures..." He took a glanced at Sailor Jupiter. "Take a look around and find something out of the ordinary."

"Why me? Can't you do it?"

"You're the one wearing the ridiculous outfit. Figure you'll be of some kind use to me."

The senshi of Jupiter narrowed her eyes at the silver haired male. "So, I'm a servant now."

"You might as well be." he said, turning his lips in to smirk.

"Listen, Dante," Jupiter said bitterly, locking her eyes with his. "I'm only here to rescue my friend of mine and she needs my help. I'm not here to become anyone's maid or anything else for that matter."

"Then how do you suppose to rescue your friend if the only way through is sealed." Dante countered, added with a scoff.

Jupiter made a scowl. She knew deep down that he was right. The only other path out of Love Planet was blocked. She needed to rescue Usagi and bring her back home as quickly as possible. She did not have time to waste on dillying dallying. Let alone to argue for that matter.

'Shit. I hate to admit it, but the perverted asshole is right. I need to find Usagi and fast.' She hated the thought of being of some kind of tool, but Jupiter agreed. For Usagi's sake.

"Tch. Fine."

Her forest green eyes scanned the tiny bar until her eyes rested on a small jukebox. Something was sticking out from the music player. Something that just might help them.

"How about that jukebox over there. There's something behind it."

The silver haired male looked his right shoulder. The jukebox was located in a tiny alcove near the entrance to the strip club. The girl in green was right. There was something behind it, He walked over to helpless jukebox, slicing it completely in half. A type of wheel like device: a Sanskrit Emblem sat vulnerable in front of him. The young demon hunter made multiple slashes to the device making red flames ignite on each swing. After setting off six red flames, the device spun on its own causing the seal to shatter. He walked near the entry way, and bowed like a gentle-man (AN: Like we all know that Dante is XD).

"Ladies first."

The brunette scoffed at him, narrowing her eyes once more.

"Hmph!"She stormed past Dante. Deep down she really wanted kick him where it really hurts.

'Oh God! I really hate him!'

Dante, on the other hand, eyed Sailor Jupiter's backside as she stepped passed him, aggravated. He caught her mumbling "Asshole."

'Well, at least she has a nice ass.' his mused.

"I swear..." Jupiter muttered as she finally enter the strip club.

An endless loop of techno music had blasted through Jupiter's eardrums causing her winced slightly. Her forest colored green eyes scanned her surroundings. The walls had a wallpaper of an atrocious color of pink. Burgundy red leather seats and couches that were once organized, were now in a state of disarray. An indication that the customers and the strippers were trying to escape. That might had worked if Jupiter did not noticed the countless blood stains mottled on the pink walls and on the hardwood floors.

"This whole places reeks of death." the brunette whispered under her breath. 'Is it that tower to blame... It has to be...'

Sailor Jupiter felt her the tips of her ears burn, the feeling rising to the top of her ears. Then she felt the hairs on her neck standing on end. Something was coming. And she knew it.

Proving her gut feeling right, the demons of the seven hells: Pride, Lust, Wrath,and Sloth emerged, breaking the thin barrier between the human world and the demon world. Still annoyed from earlier, Jupiter gathered a ball of lightning and threw it like a fast ball towards the seven hells, instantly turning into sand.

"Not bad." Dante's voice echoed through the club. He grabbed one of custom made guns out of his back holsters; a silver gun named Ivory. He fired a few shots, destroying a few of the devils that surrounded them.

"But I'll handle this."

Jupiter made a grunt. She placed herself in a battle stance as the leftover demons making strides to the two.

"Tch. And let you have all the fun? Please." the brunette veered to the left when Dante when to his right. Each fighting there own share of devils to handle.

It took the half demon no less then two minutes to kill off his share. He looked over his shoulder to see how the girl in green was fairing. The said person was fighting a larger enemy, about a foot taller than Dante himself. It was colored a dull gray and a dull purple-ish color, wielding a scythe, a Hell Sloth. Just like all the other demons from the Seven Hells. As she was and fighting to protect herself, he noticed that the Jupiter was panting. It did not help the situation either, that she was more dodging than fighting. Dante rolled his eyes in sheer annoyance. He took Ivory, aimed, and fired at the devil causing her so much trouble. Jupiter gave him a look of surprise, but then quickly turned her expression in a mixture of anger and agitation.

"I was handling it." Jupiter said through heavy breaths.

"Right... Your welcome."

Jupiter gave Dante a death glare, still heaving up and down.

Dante sighed irritably. He digged in his coat pocket, pulled out something green, and threw it at Sailor Jupiter. "Here."

The brown haired girl caught the thrown item. She opened her hand to peer at what Dante gave her. A small green star glittered brightly in her palm, thanks to lights above her. She looked up at him.

"What is it?"

"A vital star." (1)

"Okay... But what does it do?"

"It gives you your strength back. So eat it."

Th green eyed female quickly glance at the 'vital star' and frowned.

"But-"

She quickly shut up her mouth when she saw Dante chewing on his piece. Frowning even more, Jupiter popped the little green star in her mouth, preparing for the worst possible flavor to taste like.. Bubblegum.. What? She went wide-eyed.

"Whoa! This tastes like-"

"Bubblegum." Dante finished for her. "Yeah, I know."

Jupiter continued to chew on it. "And really sweet, too. I thought it would taste, I dunno, hard and nasty."

"Yeah. That's what I thought at first." Dante admitted, swallowing his vital star. He walked over to the rear exit to Love Planet. "C'mon let's go. We still got a long way to go."

Sailor Jupiter nodded, doing a couple of arm stretches, cracking here and there. She felt re-vitalized, like she just stepped out of a nice, long hot bath. She was ready to take on anything. Jupiter jumped down from the stripper platform and over to Dante, who had leaned against the doorway, holding the door with his foot.

'Just wait, Princess.'

On top of the humungous tower, known as Temen-ni-gru, Vergil stood against the waning afternoon sun. He had watch his younger brother accompany a female in green,making their way to the tower. 'So, only one of them managed to make it. Must be due to Setsuna.' He casted his eyes down at the blond girl, Usagi, sitting not to far away from he was; not uttering a word. Her once vibrant eyes, now gave a stare belonging to a dead soul.

"..."

Vergil remembered the battle with the fabled Sailor Senshi before taking their princess. Very of them managed to give him a decent challenge. (AN: He's using the word "decent" very lightly.) But that one in green, the one they had called Jupiter. She held the very same look in her eyes that his younger brother, Dante did whenever they fought. The feeling of adrenaline and anger mixed in. He snorted loudly. Now was not the time for useless family memories. Only the here and now. Vergil sensed someone behind him.

"Arkham."

"Well..." his accomplice; the bald man, Arkham said, stepping forward. "Doesn't it excite you? The Temen-ni-gru has revived. The great one, who once ruled this earth as a medium between the the human world and the demon world."

He stepped closer edge next to Vergil.

"Isn't a magnificent view? The greatest minds of their time, those who were revered evil constructed this glorious edifice. Now after two millenniums of confinement. It can, at last, fulfill the purpose for which it was intended-!"

"That's... none of my concern." Vergil reminded Arkham. "Did he have it?"

"Of course. He's taking good care of it. After all, it is the only memento from the mother you both lost."

Vergil took out his medallion, hung by a gold chain, staring. Within the middle of golden medallion lay a red crystal, gleaming against the sunset. "But he has no idea of it's true power." He turned his view to Usagi.

"Why do we need her?"

"There is a extra seal within Temen-ni-gru that only she can break."

"..."

Suddenly appearing before them, was a demon in a long, black, smoke-like cloak; The Hell Vanguard. Vergil began to walk away from the monstrosity out of aggravation. The reaper sensed the human blood within Vergil and began to follow him. Still with the feeling of annoyance bothering him, he took his katana, Yamoto, and stabbed the Reaper in its middle, slicing it. With the disturbance gone, Vergil sheathed his katana, walking away. The Reaper fell in to pieces, falling off Temen-ni-gru, crashing below.

Below Temen-ni-gru, a young woman riding on a red motorcycle peeked at the top with binoculars.

"I found it."

Demons of the lower seven hells began closing in on her, sensing her presence. Hearing the groans of the demons, the young woman, revved her motorcycle, setting on them fire. She finally has her chance to confront him.

::Mission 2: Cleared::

(1): The vital stars are items in the Devil May Cry video game series, that revive your vitality or health. I always wondered with in the game what they taste like. I was thinking of the more on the lines of a sensu bean from the Dragon Ball Z. But since they do look like Candy, No really they do. I was thinking of something sweet. Alas bubblegum! XD

This chapter and the chapter before are due for few changes. Just throwing it out there.