Code 7: Encounters

Dante felt overwhelm.

Everything was a mess.

He was not even sure what or whom to believe.

The portal had left him near the empty building of Devil May Cry were he stood outside trying to think things over. The mission really was taking a toll on him.

He began to feel worried for Lady, Trish and Patty's safety, he had no idea what has happened at their end. If anything had happened to them it would be his fault since it had to do with his family. He could only hope to find what was really going on and get back before things get worse.

He knew that Arkham's words meant nothing, yet Sparda had the guns that Dante had passed to Trish for safe keeping and it worried him even more. Thinking back on Sparda he felt it would be hard for thing to get worse.

He stood up from the corner he had been hiding in and walked to the door of the building. He heard a noise inside as he opened the door.

A demon had been blasted from the second floor.

Dante held Ivory in his hand as he walked inside.

He knew the sound of the weapon.

He had first-hand experience wielding it and knew of only one person to have it.

The footsteps were slow but the echo reached every corner of the building.

Dante had known who it might be but he was still surprised.

Standing proud and ready for battle, eyes hidden under black sunglasses was Lady.

"Now that's a redo babe!" Dante said amazed at Lady's appearance, her black hair was now full blond and her white cloths were now black. "Never took you for a blond."

Lady smiled but not the same smile Dante had come to know, she lowered Kalina Ann to her arms ready to shoot.

"Shit." Dante focused as Lady fired the rocket launcher, Dante moved with ease avoiding the attack. "Not my lady." Dante whispered as he got close to the door, trying not to get hit by the fallen debris.

"You really think you can get away?" Lady asked walking towards him. "Not on my hunt."

"Wow babe take it easy, please don't tell me I'm full in dept here too." Dante played it cool, his Lady or not he would never enjoy fighting her. She hauled Kalina Ann out again this time in a closer reach. "Lady wait, let's talk about this."

But she only stopped angry at his remark.

"Lady? My name is Mary."

Dante said no more, he knew she was after blood so as he heard her launcher fire he dashed outside as Lady's rocket blasted the wall. Dante slide and looked back at the woman he had consider a friend.

"So you want a piece of me literally, alright then." Ebony and Ivory moved on his hands. "I was getting rusty anyways." Lady smirked clutching two grenades in her hand and running forward.

Dante realized her twisted idea; if he attacked while she had the grenades he would kill her and she knew he would never dare. "Alright then." He activated quicksilver as everything slowed around him. He ran to Lady holding the grenades and tossing them in the air and letting ebony and Ivory sing. He held Lady by her waist and threw her to the side as his power stopped. The explosion was almost upon him before he jumped aside and rolled as he hit the floor.

"You suicidal?" He said as he lay in the floor taking a breath, he heard a gun go out and Dante rolled again as he held Ebony fired at the bullets before they reached him. "Not the first time a woman wanted to kill me, but you..." He got up and pointed his guns at her "You were always my Lady."

She had her own guns out a knee bend forward, her shades gone Dante saw how empty her eyes looked. He heard police sirens. "You aren't running?"

"Not until I have you begging for mercy." She got up but Dante was faster. He trigger unleashing his demonic energy around him in a blast, Lady was pushed back and before she could get up Dante held her down taking Kalina Ann from her. He De-triggered and looked at her.

"You can't beat me Lady and I don't want to hurt you so just stop." She stopped struggling under Dante's arm and slowly looked at him. Dante realized it was the first time she was really looking at him.

"…you really aren't him."

"Him? Dante asked confuse but Lady used it to her advantage as she hit him in the stomach with her elbow with all her strength then turned Kalina Ann on Dante and giving him an evil smile she shot at his chest.

Dante got blasted to the other side of the building as it collapsed on him. Lady smirked victorious.

"By the way, I told you my name is Mary so stop calling me Lady." She flipped Kalina Ann to her back realizing Dante was not coming out of the ruble. "Did I overdo it? I thought you'd be just as strong."

Mary froze as the ground shook all around her; the ruble blasted away and revealed a very pissed off Dante.

"I see you're still alive." She said taking out her sub-machine guns but Dante was done messing around and in a millisecond he appeared behind her, he grabbed her leg with one hand flipping her upside-down and with the other dismantled her precious weapon.

"WHAT DID YOU DOOO!?" Mary was hysterical.

"Hey don't blame me; you are the one trying to kill me with no reason at all." Dante said upset and dropped her on the floor. "Since when do you even use your birth name?"

"Since I was born!" She yelled at him as she got up.

"Are you going to stay calm?"

"I was just testing you; if I had been serious you'd be dead!"

"I really doubt that La…" He stopped knowing she was going to get worse if he called her Lady. "What is wrong with you?"

"You are alive because I'm been paid a great amount of money." She tried to pick up the pieces of Kalina Ann.

"Who's paying you? Arkham?"

"My father, why would he even suggest the idea?"

"Why are you in good terms with your father?" Dante asked noticing the pattern. "What he did to you?"

"What's it to you, you damn devil?" She asked with an attitude.

"You haven't killed him yet?" Dante asked trying to bait her but her eyes showed anger.

"What? Why in the world would I kill my own father!?" Mary yelled angry.

"You told me I was not him, who did you refer too?" He smirked. "Fair trade?"

Mary remained silent for a moment trying to calm down and cool her head; she seemed to be arguing the decision in her head.

"The younger son of Sparda, Dante." She answered with no restrained.

"Me?" He gestured to himself confused. "I just got here."

"Yeah you are… but no…" Mary stopped talking as she turned to look around. "Damn these demons and even the police…"

Dante watched her close realizing she looked nervous. "Hey Mary," his voice serious "you made a deal."

"I'm not staying to get killed…" She argued.

"You are afraid of them and not me?"

"You I can deal with…" Mary almost whispered.

"I'll help you get back safe to your crib." She glared at him.

"Why?"

"We're friends right?" She gave him a very confused look and Dante gave up. "You don't remember?"

"Actually you're the one who is confused." She looked troubled.

"You have no idea."

"We are not friends Dante." She argued at him. "Follow me."

She moved fast to a nearby sewer as she went inside and waited for Dante to meet her in the smelly tunnel.

"Great place Lad... Mary."

"You were trapped by a demon right? Nightmare?" Dante nodded.

"Yeah you don't remember?"

"Nightmare can swallow enemies and teleport them to a dimension where their trauma can even manifests as evil spirits." Mary continued letting the information sink in, but Dante remained quiet. "The one I was talking about earlier was you but from this dimension."

"So it's like an alternate universe of mine's?"

"Yeah basically."

"How did this happen, how can it happen?"

"To be honest I never thought it possible, your circumstance could be different since it was Sparda who drag you to this world."

"Sparda?" Dante's eyes went wide realizing what everything meant. "Wait… oh shit, that was the real deal? He is alive!? Wait why he brought me here!?" Dante felt the world spin but Mary looked shocked. "What?"

"You met Sparda?"

"Yeah back at the stupid demon tower, shit I even tried to fight him…"

"YOU WHAT!?"

"Calm your shit down Mary…"

"Have you any idea what you could have cause!?"

"No … what is he evil or something?"

"How are you even alive!?"

"No thanks to your dear old papa, him and stupid Gin."

"GIN?" Mary laughed as she heard Dante. "Gin? Let me guess Father told you to call him that?"

"Well he never gave me a name." Dante got annoyed. "Do you know how I can get back home?"

"No."

"Hey Mary… why do you hate me so much?" He asked not been able to accept her cold stare.

Mary remained silent for a long time and Dante didn't argue giving her some space, then she looked at him in the eyes and he saw pain and anger.

"Dante killed my mother."

AN heyyy! well this chap was fun 2 write. hope u guys enjoy it 2. the plot is getting a move on now jaja. a little shout out to Lyla thnk u 4 ur support happy ur enjoying the story :D things are getting crazy now guys get ready and thnk u 4 reading, foll and fav u r all the best :)

a small note, Mary's appearance is based on lady's dmc SE 4 ex color ... look it up :)

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