The Gates of Hell
Rodin, Jeanne, and Enzo are all in the bar together in silence. Rodin is currently smoking a cigar while Jeanne and Enzo are sitting behind the counter drinking. Jeanne is drinking wine while Enzo is on his fourth beer bottle.
Jeanne looks to Rodin. "Rodin. Where is Cereza and Ren? They've been gone for quite some time." She asks.
Rodin takes his cigar out of his mouth and blows out a puff of smoke. "They're doing a pinching order for me. Thought it'd be good for some mother and son bonding between them. They are taking a little longer than usual. I wouldn't worry about them. They'll manage."
"And if they don't?" Jeanne glared at the Infinite One.
"You already know the deal Jeanne. I can reap their souls and keep them as my own. As we say in life, it is what it is."
Jeanne puts her wine glass down and pulls out one of her All 4 One guns. She begins slowly twirling it around in her hands with her finger on the trigger. "Not where I come from. You try to take my sister and my nephew and I'll put a bullet to your head." The Umbra Witch threatens as she puts the gun on Rodin's temple.
Enzo looks over to the two. "Hey, I'd listen to her Rodin. Bayonetta whooped your ass the last two times you two fought. Jeanne would probably beat you twice as fast. I'm just saying. Your record against witches ain't in your favor buddy. Hahahaha." The undertaker laughs.
Rodin releases a burst of energy that sends Enzo flying across the bar and crashing into the wall. The fat man groaned in pain as he collapsed to the ground. There was a huge print of Enzo's body left on the wall.
Rodin kept his attention to Jeanne. The Infinite One always kept his eyes covered by his sunglasses, so it was hard to tell what he was feeling. Compared to Bayonetta, Rodin was a little bit more conscious of Jeanne. The white haired Umbra Witch was a lot more aggressive and crude. She can be very merciless and sinister if she wanted to. As much as he hated admitting Enzo was right, he was not able to beat Bayonetta. If Jeanne was equal if not stronger than Bayonetta, what would his chances be? He did not want to test that.
A portal appears inside of the bar beside Rodin's counter. Everyone turned their attention to the portal. Bayonetta comes out of the portal holding Ren in her arms bridal style. The Umbra Witch is covered head to toe in blood. Ren was also covered in blood, but he had a hole in his stomach and he wasn't conscious. The Umbra Witch had a stoic state on her face. Jeanne was feeling worried.
Jeanne stands up from her seat and approaches her Umbra Sister. "Cereza? What's wrong? What happened?"
Bayonetta turns to Jeanne. "Red Hot Shot. I need a Red Hot Shot! Ren! He's dying Jeanne! He's not breathing!" She cried.
Jeanne's eyes widened. "Shit." She turns to Rodin. "Rodin! Red Hot Shot! Now!" She ordered.
Rodin puts his hand up. "Hold on a minute. You don't expect me to just give you this for free do you? You got to pay for my pro-" The Infinite One's sentence gets stopped as Jeanne shoots him straight in the head. Rodin stumbles back a little and corrects himself. There was now a bullet hole in his head.
Jeanne growled at Rodin. She did not have time for any of Rodin's bullshit. Rodin reaches into his pocket and takes out a Red Hot Shot. He throws it over to Jeanne, who catches and hands it over to Bayonetta.
Enzo approaches the two Umbra Witches. "I uh, ain't sure that's a good idea toots. Those needles are only supposed to be used on Umbra Witches. I don't think using that on a mere mortal is a good idea." He warns.
Jeanne pushes her gun up at Enzo's face, making him put his hands up in fear. "If you have any better ideas, let us hear it then. If not, then stay put and shut up!" She yells.
"A-A-AHH! HEY! HEY! EASY! I WAS JUST GIVING YOU A WARNING! D-DON'T SHOOT ME!" Enzo pleaded.
Bayonetta sticks the needle in Ren's chest. After the medicine had depleted from the needle, she threw it down to the ground. Bayonetta slightly shakes Ren in her arms. "Come on Ren. Wake up. Wake up! REN! PLEASE!" The Umbra Witch cried desperately.
The hole in Ren's stomach started to heal itself. Bayonetta leans her head down to Ren's chest and starts to hear a heartbeat again. Ren started to slowly open his eyes up. He looked up to see his mother and aunt looking down at him.
"M-Mommy…? Aunt Jeanne…?" Ren calls weakly. He coughed. "W-Where am I? What's going on?"
Bayonetta sighed in relief. She hugged her son tightly. "Little one. Thank goodness. I-I...I thought I…"
"Well fuck me. The demon medicine actually worked on the mortal. No crazy side effects either. At least for now…" Enzo muttered.
"What happened in Inferno Cereza?" Jeanne asks.
Bayonetta turns to Jeanne. "We were fighting a horde of demons. Things were going fine, but I wasn't paying attention to a Hideous coming at me. Ren jumped in the way and got stabbed by its scythe. I then killed all the demons myself." She explained. Bayonetta looks down at her son. "What were you thinking jumping in front of me like that?!"
"I-I...I wanted to protect you…" Ren says.
Bayonetta shakes her head. "No! You shouldn't throw your life away for me! You still have so much to live!" She scolded. "I almost lost Jeanne the same way because of my lack of awareness. If I lost you the same way, I…" The Umbra Witch falls silent and looks away from her son.
Jeanne puts her hand on Bayonetta's shoulder. Her Umbran sister still felt remorse about what happened to her. Jeanne had told Bayonetta before that it was no big deal, but Bayonetta felt otherwise. Had she paid more attention that first time, Jeanne wouldn't have been trapped in Inferno in the first place. Luckily, she was saved.
Jeanne looks over to Ren. "Can you stand darling? The medicine hasn't healed you one hundred percent, but you should have some of your strength."
"I think I should be okay." Ren says.
Bayonetta slowly puts Ren down. Ren started to stumble around a little bit. Bayonetta holds on to his shoulder to help him keep his balance.
"Sheesh kid. Good thing you didn't croak. I'd actually pretty bummed out having to set your funeral. It's rare to have a kid who isn't a complete asshole and treats me with some respect. Except for my own kids. They love me!" Enzo laughs.
Bayonetta rolls her eyes at Enzo. She turns her attention back to her son. "Don't ever do such a thing like that again. You hear me?"
Ren smiles. "I hear you, but I don't think I'm gonna listen. You're my mom. Your safety is important." He says.
"So is yours!" Bayonetta yells. She sighs. "Please. Don't do that again. I'd be a failure as a mother if you were killed...I don't think I'd be able to move on if I ever lost you. So please. Don't die on me." She pleaded.
Ren feels Bayonetta's grip on his shoulder. He could see in her eyes that she was trying to fight back any tears. While Ren was happy that he was able to protect his mother, he realized that what he did was dangerous. He could imagine his near death experience freaked out Bayonetta.
Ren nods. "Alright Mommy. I'll be a little more careful next time. Thank you for saving me."
Bayonetta hugs Ren and pats him on the head. "You're my son. Of course I'm going to save you. I'd do anything for my darling boy." The Umbra Witch pinches Ren's cheek.
"I suggest you two take a shower. You reek of demon blood and it's stinking up the entire bar." Jeanne says.
Bayonetta looks at herself covered in blood. She shudders. "You're right. The last thing I want to smell like that hobo Dante. Come on darling, let's go take a shower." She tells Ren.
Ren tilts his head and raises an eyebrow. "You mean like together?"
"Obviously. I'm not the only one covered in blood." Bayonetta puts her hands on her hips.
Ren starts to blush. "I think I'm capable of taking a shower by myself. I don't need my mother in the shower with me. That would look weird to a lot of people." The teenager rubs the back of his head.
"Nonsense. Someone needs to be there to wash your back and wash that messy hair of yours. Now come. Let's not waste anymore time." Bayonetta grabs Ren's hand and the two start walking to the portal out of the Gates of Hell.
"You bring in what I need tomorrow to make that new weapon. Ya dig Bayonetta?" Rodin says.
Bayonetta waves off to Rodin. "Consider it done. Have a good night everyone."
Bayonetta and Ren teleport out of the Gates of Hell.