Cool your jets Rocker. D-Sparda's not dead. He's just in stasis at the
moment. I think. Oh well, we'll find out together eh? Don't get this
twisted, I hate Brittany Spears! She has the right initials though.
Lola grunted as she fought a losing fight. She didn't want to hurt him because he looked like Dante. She tried to keep squirming and hope that he would tire of trying to overpower her. But he didn't. Nothing seemed to be working. Maybe Mundus did win this time. Maybe she wasn't going to see Dante again.
"* No!!*" Her mind screamed.
She tried to rationalize this whole ordeal. Everything said fight back, but she couldn't hurt Dante. Then her mind raced back to the beginning.
~C'mon Lola. You know I would never hurt you.~
Then she remembered. This wasn't Dante. Just a reasonable facsimile. That meant she could fight him. And that meant they hadn't lost yet. But she had to find a way to stall until she could think of someway to help Dante get his body back. She grimaced at the thought of what she may have to do. She stopped fighting him.
" Hey. What gives?" He asked.
" You wanted me right? All yours." She said simply.
" Not fun. No challenge." He said getting off her.
" Would you like me to dance for you?" She asked.
" Alright." He said grinning.
That grin made her sick. She'd give anything to be anywhere else than here. He snapped his fingers and she was let go. Lola rubbed her wrists and went to stand in front of him. Mundus was seated in a chair made of Shadows. She thought of a song and started singing and dancing.
" Get it, get it. Get it, get it. What? Get it, get it. Get it, get it. What? I'm a slaaaaave 4 U. I cannot hold it. I cannot control it. I'm a slaaaaave for you. I won't deny it. I'm not tryin' to hide it." She sang as she moved.
Mundus grinned and snapped his fingers for Shadows to mimic her form and dance with her.
" Get it, get it. Get it, get it. What? Get it, get it. Get it, get it. What? I'm a slaaaave 4 U. I cannot hold it. I cannot control it. I'm a slaaaaave 4 U. I won't deny it. I'm not tryin' to hide it." She sang out.
She made sure to use her hips and hands to keep Mundus distracted. She had to think of something to get Dante back. She cringed at what he might do if she just stopped. She was running out of song too. Then she noticed something in his face.
He was blushing bright red.
Lola smiled. This meant Dante was still in there and had some control over his body. If she could get through to him, she was sure he would be able to get his body back. Lola had been so busy in her mind that she forgot she was almost done singing.
" Like that." She said licking her thumb.
Mundus was still grinning. She had no desire to find out what he was thinking. He got up and went over to her.
" Dante stop!" She said sticking her hand out in front of her.
Mundus stopped. His leg would not move.
" Kusottare son of Sparda!! Release my leg!" He yelled.
" C'mon Dante, I know you're in there somewhere. You've got to fight him. I can't do this forever." She said.
Mundus was forced down on the floor.
" I'll get you for that." Mundus said.
Lola smiled.
" C'mon Dante. You're stronger than he is. You beat him once, you can do it again. C'mon." She pleaded.
Mundus fought back this time. He stood up perfectly fine.
" Looks like your knight is gone." He said smiling.
In a flash he had Lola against the wall with Sparda dangerously close to her neck.
" You're not the only Fallen Angel alive. But you will be another Fallen Angel dead!!" He said.
Lola knew he was very serious. His eyes went red.
" Please Dante. You have to help me. I can't fight anymore. You said you would never hurt me. You told me to trust you. Please help me Dante." She begged.
" Trying to talk to him won't work, he's gone. And you'll be gone too." He said.
But the sword did not move. He backed up and seemed to be struggling to stay in one place.
" Run Lola. Get outta here." Dante said.
" Dante!!" She cried.
" Get outta here!! Go, now!!" He yelled.
Lola hesitated, then ran out of the room. Dante was fighting Mundus for his body. He slammed back into the wall.
" I won't let you take her from me." He said.
" It isn't up to you son of Sparda." Mundus answered turning his eyes red.
" Yes it is. I'm taking my body back." He said.
Dante smashed his head against the wall. The sickening sound of bones against stone echoed in the room. He fell to his knees.
" You idiot!!! You've killed the body!!" Mundus yelled.
" No kidding." He said.
" I'll just have to find another body. And you will just die." Mundus said.
" Yeah, yeah." He said.
Mundus floated out of Dante. He turned to look at him.
" Game over for you." He said.
Then he floated after Lola. Dante laughed to himself. He held a vital star in his hand.
" Game's not over yet. I've still got a continue." He said smirking.
Lola was flying down the hallway. As she was going past the rooms, she was pulled behind a wall.
" Hmmm!!! Mmmmm!!" She said through the hand over her mouth.
" Calm down Lola its Trish." She said.
Guards went by. She stopped and looked up.
" Trish." She said.
" Where's Dante?" She asked.
" Uh, busy." She said.
They started out into the hall.
" There she is!! Get the angel!!!" Mundus yelled, once again in his chamber.
They had seen them.
" Aw crap." Both said.
Behind them was the click of a gun.
" Get down."
Both girls got down on the ground. A grenade flew over them and blew up part of the hallway. Lola looked up once the smoke cleared.
" Dante!" She cried.
He stepped through the smoke.
" You called?" He said.
She tackled him.
" Whoa! I missed you too kid. Now let's get outta here." He said prying her arms from his waist.
" How do you expect us to get out when you blew the rest of the hallway apart?" Trish asked.
He pointed his grenade gun at the wall to right.
" Fire in the hole." He said.
They got back while he blew an exit out.
" When in doubt, blow your way out." He said smugly.
They ran down the halls to get to the entrance. Doors started closing behind them.
" I think he wants us to stay for dinner." Trish said.
" Well I've got other plans." Dante said.
They were following his trail of marionette parts. As they were running, the parts started to move. A hand grabbed Lola's leg as she was running behind Dante.
" Ah!" She cried falling forward, landing hard.
" Lola!' Trish said.
She started to get up and run, but an arm chucked a blade at her.
" Ah!!" She cried as it impaled her thigh in its muscle.
Trish and Dante started to go back and help her, but the parts with guns and blades were firing at them. Lola kept her head down. But a door coming down above her was going to make sure she didn't keep it.
" Lola!" Dante yelled to her.
He rushed her out of the way as the door closed. Trish was locked on the other side.
" You alright?" Dante asked Lola.
" Lemme check." She said.
She stomped on her injured leg.
" AH!!!" She cried out falling down and holding it.
" No!!" She yelled at him.
Dante tried not to laugh. Lola glared at him.
" Just checking. I think I've got one Vital star left." He said.
Dante reached to pull the blade out.
" Ah!!!" She cried. She slapped him from behind.
" Ow! What was that for?!" He asked.
" Why should I suffer alone?! That hurt you igmo!!" She yelled.
Dante shook his head.
" Maybe I should just let Mundus take her." He mumbled.
" What was that?!!" She said.
" Nothing!" H replied quickly.
Her gash healed quickly. It was a good thing too. The parts were starting to move again. They gathered into a pile in the air. They took the form of a giant marionette with numerous limbs.
" Aw crap." Lola said.
" No, I think this is beyond crap." Dante said.
Lola grunted as she fought a losing fight. She didn't want to hurt him because he looked like Dante. She tried to keep squirming and hope that he would tire of trying to overpower her. But he didn't. Nothing seemed to be working. Maybe Mundus did win this time. Maybe she wasn't going to see Dante again.
"* No!!*" Her mind screamed.
She tried to rationalize this whole ordeal. Everything said fight back, but she couldn't hurt Dante. Then her mind raced back to the beginning.
~C'mon Lola. You know I would never hurt you.~
Then she remembered. This wasn't Dante. Just a reasonable facsimile. That meant she could fight him. And that meant they hadn't lost yet. But she had to find a way to stall until she could think of someway to help Dante get his body back. She grimaced at the thought of what she may have to do. She stopped fighting him.
" Hey. What gives?" He asked.
" You wanted me right? All yours." She said simply.
" Not fun. No challenge." He said getting off her.
" Would you like me to dance for you?" She asked.
" Alright." He said grinning.
That grin made her sick. She'd give anything to be anywhere else than here. He snapped his fingers and she was let go. Lola rubbed her wrists and went to stand in front of him. Mundus was seated in a chair made of Shadows. She thought of a song and started singing and dancing.
" Get it, get it. Get it, get it. What? Get it, get it. Get it, get it. What? I'm a slaaaaave 4 U. I cannot hold it. I cannot control it. I'm a slaaaaave for you. I won't deny it. I'm not tryin' to hide it." She sang as she moved.
Mundus grinned and snapped his fingers for Shadows to mimic her form and dance with her.
" Get it, get it. Get it, get it. What? Get it, get it. Get it, get it. What? I'm a slaaaave 4 U. I cannot hold it. I cannot control it. I'm a slaaaaave 4 U. I won't deny it. I'm not tryin' to hide it." She sang out.
She made sure to use her hips and hands to keep Mundus distracted. She had to think of something to get Dante back. She cringed at what he might do if she just stopped. She was running out of song too. Then she noticed something in his face.
He was blushing bright red.
Lola smiled. This meant Dante was still in there and had some control over his body. If she could get through to him, she was sure he would be able to get his body back. Lola had been so busy in her mind that she forgot she was almost done singing.
" Like that." She said licking her thumb.
Mundus was still grinning. She had no desire to find out what he was thinking. He got up and went over to her.
" Dante stop!" She said sticking her hand out in front of her.
Mundus stopped. His leg would not move.
" Kusottare son of Sparda!! Release my leg!" He yelled.
" C'mon Dante, I know you're in there somewhere. You've got to fight him. I can't do this forever." She said.
Mundus was forced down on the floor.
" I'll get you for that." Mundus said.
Lola smiled.
" C'mon Dante. You're stronger than he is. You beat him once, you can do it again. C'mon." She pleaded.
Mundus fought back this time. He stood up perfectly fine.
" Looks like your knight is gone." He said smiling.
In a flash he had Lola against the wall with Sparda dangerously close to her neck.
" You're not the only Fallen Angel alive. But you will be another Fallen Angel dead!!" He said.
Lola knew he was very serious. His eyes went red.
" Please Dante. You have to help me. I can't fight anymore. You said you would never hurt me. You told me to trust you. Please help me Dante." She begged.
" Trying to talk to him won't work, he's gone. And you'll be gone too." He said.
But the sword did not move. He backed up and seemed to be struggling to stay in one place.
" Run Lola. Get outta here." Dante said.
" Dante!!" She cried.
" Get outta here!! Go, now!!" He yelled.
Lola hesitated, then ran out of the room. Dante was fighting Mundus for his body. He slammed back into the wall.
" I won't let you take her from me." He said.
" It isn't up to you son of Sparda." Mundus answered turning his eyes red.
" Yes it is. I'm taking my body back." He said.
Dante smashed his head against the wall. The sickening sound of bones against stone echoed in the room. He fell to his knees.
" You idiot!!! You've killed the body!!" Mundus yelled.
" No kidding." He said.
" I'll just have to find another body. And you will just die." Mundus said.
" Yeah, yeah." He said.
Mundus floated out of Dante. He turned to look at him.
" Game over for you." He said.
Then he floated after Lola. Dante laughed to himself. He held a vital star in his hand.
" Game's not over yet. I've still got a continue." He said smirking.
Lola was flying down the hallway. As she was going past the rooms, she was pulled behind a wall.
" Hmmm!!! Mmmmm!!" She said through the hand over her mouth.
" Calm down Lola its Trish." She said.
Guards went by. She stopped and looked up.
" Trish." She said.
" Where's Dante?" She asked.
" Uh, busy." She said.
They started out into the hall.
" There she is!! Get the angel!!!" Mundus yelled, once again in his chamber.
They had seen them.
" Aw crap." Both said.
Behind them was the click of a gun.
" Get down."
Both girls got down on the ground. A grenade flew over them and blew up part of the hallway. Lola looked up once the smoke cleared.
" Dante!" She cried.
He stepped through the smoke.
" You called?" He said.
She tackled him.
" Whoa! I missed you too kid. Now let's get outta here." He said prying her arms from his waist.
" How do you expect us to get out when you blew the rest of the hallway apart?" Trish asked.
He pointed his grenade gun at the wall to right.
" Fire in the hole." He said.
They got back while he blew an exit out.
" When in doubt, blow your way out." He said smugly.
They ran down the halls to get to the entrance. Doors started closing behind them.
" I think he wants us to stay for dinner." Trish said.
" Well I've got other plans." Dante said.
They were following his trail of marionette parts. As they were running, the parts started to move. A hand grabbed Lola's leg as she was running behind Dante.
" Ah!" She cried falling forward, landing hard.
" Lola!' Trish said.
She started to get up and run, but an arm chucked a blade at her.
" Ah!!" She cried as it impaled her thigh in its muscle.
Trish and Dante started to go back and help her, but the parts with guns and blades were firing at them. Lola kept her head down. But a door coming down above her was going to make sure she didn't keep it.
" Lola!" Dante yelled to her.
He rushed her out of the way as the door closed. Trish was locked on the other side.
" You alright?" Dante asked Lola.
" Lemme check." She said.
She stomped on her injured leg.
" AH!!!" She cried out falling down and holding it.
" No!!" She yelled at him.
Dante tried not to laugh. Lola glared at him.
" Just checking. I think I've got one Vital star left." He said.
Dante reached to pull the blade out.
" Ah!!!" She cried. She slapped him from behind.
" Ow! What was that for?!" He asked.
" Why should I suffer alone?! That hurt you igmo!!" She yelled.
Dante shook his head.
" Maybe I should just let Mundus take her." He mumbled.
" What was that?!!" She said.
" Nothing!" H replied quickly.
Her gash healed quickly. It was a good thing too. The parts were starting to move again. They gathered into a pile in the air. They took the form of a giant marionette with numerous limbs.
" Aw crap." Lola said.
" No, I think this is beyond crap." Dante said.