Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Part 2: Adventure

DH Chap. 3: Painful Reunion

You read, you enjoyed, you reviewed, I updated.

Man, I'm still feeling strange after looking at what I typed during my last update. You can almost hear the sad song that plays after Lady shoots Arkham from Devil May Cry 3 while reading that. But I'd rather see Florina with Dante than with Hector, even if I'm not much for cute girls like PPGSlayer.

I've been trying to update the timeline. The bios and timelines weren't made by me, and here are a few corrections:

One: Sparta is a country. Sparda is the demon

Two: Florina is an excellent fighter. The idiot who typed the profiles sucked at Fire Emblem and could never use her properly.

Three: The events that lead to Devil May Cry 1 and 2 weren't listed

Four: It hardly mentioned Fire Emblem in the timeline even though I'm using Lyn and Ike

I'll fix the timeline once I'm done typing it. For now, here's an update:

Tikhorgornyj: Behind Waterfall

Dante and Florina were in an embrace for what felt like forever. They finally broke it when Dante had to help Florina to her feet so she could go to a small bathroom that was in the long tunnel connected to the cave. She did her business and Dante carried her back to the small cave where they had set up camp. Rudra had returned by that time with a few wild vegetables and some crabs. Agni was cooking the food; Dante and Florina were both lost in thought. Dante was still thinking about what Florina had said about him, while Florina thought about why Dante became a hunter. They only paused to eat the crab and vine melon, and then went back to thinking. Dante's normally careless look was now replaced by a serious one, Florina noticed him glance at her a few times, but she wasn't focused enough to ask him anything.

Finally, the peace was shattered. Dante woke up from his thoughts when he heard a motorcycle engine, and almost immediately some crazy woman on a motorbike rushed through the waterfall, shot the two possessed bodies of Agni and Rudra, and then landed, spinning around on the bike, and then stopping with her gun pointed at the two dead guards. Dante grabbed Florina close to him, and pulled out one of his handguns, aiming it at the woman. "Who the hell are you?!" Dante shouted at her.

The woman turned to him, "You're not the one I was supposed to meet here. Where's Snake?"

Dante stood up. "Hell if I know. Why'd you shoot the two idiots over there?!"

The woman put her gun away. "I thought they were enemies, but luckily I didn't kill them."

Dante shook his head. "It's too complicated to explain. For now, who are you?"

The woman took off her bike helmet and showed her face. Her blonde hair hung down to her shoulders, and she had a look like an old 60's underwear model. She put down the kickstand on her bike and turned it off. "The names Eva. I was here looking for an agent named Snake. Are you from the east or the west?"

Dante put his own gun away. "My name is…" Dante paused. "Redgrave. Tony Redgrave."

Florina noticed the alias, but she decided to wait to hear a reason once they were alone again. The woman took a look at Florina. "That girl… you two are the ones who escaped from the fortress. Volgin's been looking all over for her specifically."

Dante reached for his gun. "You a friend of Volgin's?!

Eva let out a quick sigh of disgust. "No, I'm an agent with the KGB. I've been sent here to aid an American spy. You must be American; I can tell by the way you talk."

Dante relaxed his hand. "So are you here to just spy on him, or can you kill him?"

Eva thought a second. "I already know where to grab my mission objective. I guess it'd be okay for someone to kill him. Problem is, I can't."

Dante looked at the two guards. Agni and Rudra didn't seem to notice getting shot. He let them stand there. "I need to see that basterd die so I can get out of here. Right now, there isn't anything I'd love to do more then to wipe that sick grin off of his face."

Eva looked at Dante. "I see that you're confident. Good, because I've lost contact with the agent that was supposed to get rid of Volgin. For now, I guess you'll have to do."

Dante stood up. "Sorry lady, but I'm only here to kill him and nothing else. If you need someone to find something for you, you might have to look for your friend."

Eva sighed a little. "Fair enough. I guess if they let you escape, they fear you enough, probably meaning you can take on Volgin. I'll go ahead and see if I can make contact with the agent who was supposed to help me." Eva took a look at Florina again. "That's strange. I heard the Colonel did a number on her, but she looks fine."

"You're better off not knowing the details." Dante said. "For now, she's ill and I'll have to wait till she's better before I can take on Volgin."

Eva nodded. "Maybe that agent can help her if she's ill. I'll go make contact with him." Eva pulled a briefcase out from behind her on the bike and opened it up, revealing some radio equipment. She started fidgeting around with it. Right about the same time, Dante heard a strange tone in his ear. He noticed Florina reply to it to. He walked outside of the cave to see if it was coming from outside, but he didn't see anything strange. He started to scratch his neck, that's when he heard a voice in his head.

"This is Otacon. Is anyone there?" Dante recognized the voice and name.

"What the hell? Am I hearing things?" He muttered. But then he heard Otacon reply to it.

"Dante? Is that you?" The voice asked.

"Yeah. What's going on?" Dante asked.

"When they sent us through the portal, you were linked up with a Codec. They act by stimulating your ear directly rather then making a sound. That's why it sounds like my voice is inside your head. You reply to the calls by touching a certain part of your neck." Otacon explained.

"Great. So how do I use it to make calls like you do?"

"You can't. Me and Snake were the only ones who had Codecs before passing through the portal. We're the only ones who seem to be able to make calls to people who haven't completed a mission yet. Otherwise, as soon as you open the portal normally you'll get a call from that crazy announcer."

"Damn. So I guess I cant check up on Lady."

"Don't worry. The only two I haven't made contact with are Link and Ike; odds are she's with one of them. Tell me, who was your given partner?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"I'm looking for Florina. I got partnered up with Lyn, and she's worried about her friend."

"Can she hear this?"

Lyn's voice then came on. "Yes, I can hear."

"Good." Dante said. "She's with me. We hit a snag earlier, but she'll be fine."

Lyn's tone got worried. "What happened?"

"You want me to put her on?" Dante asked.

"Yes. Could you please?" Lyn asked.

Dante got up and went into the cave. Eva was still tinkering with her radio; Agni and Rudra were still focused on making sure no one else got past. Dante picked up Florina. She was about to ask him why, but when he took her outside of the cave he touched her neck and her Codec turned on. "Okay Lyn, she's on."

"On what?" Florina asked.

"Florina!" Lyn shouted. Florina jumped a little.

"What's going on?" She asked, a little startled.

"It's a communication device that my partner is calling a Codec. We've all got one."

"So it really is you?" Florina asked.

"Yes Florina. I'm fine. The most trouble we had was fighting some strange mushroom looking creatures, but they weren't much. I'm in my second area. How are things on your end?"

"It's a little complicated. I was captured and Dante came to save me. But he stopped when a woman held me in front of her with a knife pressed against me. A sniper shot at Dante with some strange darts, and he passed out. I was knocked out also."

Otacon's voice then came on. "Are you still imprisoned?"

"No." Florina said. "I was beaten, but Dante managed to get us free. I was wounded pretty badly, and Dante used a strange magic on me. My wounds are gone, and I'm just waiting for an illness to clear."

Lyn sighed a little. "I'm glad to hear that you're okay. Florina, is your pegasus with you?"

"No."

"Do you have any weapons?"

"They took my sword and lance, and Dante hasn't been able to find them."

"I just hope Dante can get you out of it."

Dante talked. "Don't worry. She's safe with me. She's gotten over her shyness around me, so I can have an easy time protecting her."

Otacon then came on. "If you're able to protect her, then I'm sure Lyn can calm down. But for now, I think Snake wants to talk to you."

Dante paused. "Is he listening in?"

"No. He was waiting for me to call him so I could give him your frequency. He has figured out a few things, and he is trying to contact everyone."

"Okay. How do I hang up this thing?"

"I just cut off my signal and it turns off automatically. Snake should call you soon." Otacon then cut out. Dante carried Florina back into the cave. He felt her forehead.

"You get some sleep. It'll be a couple more days before you can walk on your own again. Don't strain yourself and make it a longer wait." Dante wrapped Florina back up into her blanket and placed her down on his jacket. She fell asleep almost instantly, being relieved to hear from Lyn. Eva had closed her suitcase.

"What was that all about?" She asked Dante.

"Had to converse a little outside. Don't worry about it. Did you reach the agent?"

"Yeah. He's been captured. He lost to the End and is in the Graniny Gorki prison. He should be able to bust out on his own. But the problem is that they've got him under extremely tight guard since he recently killed a second Cobra. He may need my help eventually."

"If your agent is safe then that means you can help give me instructions on how to get back into the fortress so I can kill Volgin."

"I've already got a plan." Eva stood up. "There will be a unit of Ocelot's who will set patrol here very soon. They wont check behind the falls, but they will patrol the shore. I don't know what your little trick is that you can control these guards, but use it on one of those Ocelot's and you should be able to get your weapons back. Or at least that sword of yours."

"What about her stuff? Her clothes? Her weapons?"

"That stuff is basically lost. The Colonel is keeping them as a souvenir, he wont give them up to anyone."

"So my friend here is stuck in her underwear?"

"Yes. Basically."

Dante was about to mutter in his disgust, but then his Codec started beeping again. "Excuse me a minute." He walked outside of the falls and touched his neck. Soon another familiar voice came on.

"This is Solid Snake. Come in Dante."

"Dante here." Dante replied.

"Good. Otacon was right about your frequency. I heard about what happened to Florina. Tell me, do you have any idea as far as to where you are?"

"None."

"Do you have any idea as far as to what year it is?"

"Yeah. According to two sentries my swords have brainwashed, it's 1964."

"Okay, I've got good news. I know where you are, and I know how you can help Florina."

"Oh really? How?"

"The girl who I'm traveling with is a healer who uses the opposite of your magic. She said that the poison caused by your magic can be treated by natural antidotes."

"I knew that. What's the point?"

"Is there an agent there who's codename is Naked Snake?"

"Naked Snake?! Well… I heard about a Snake, but not a naked one."

"That's my father. He hasn't gone crazy yet. The area you are in is called Tselinoyarsk, it's in Russia. Your in the middle of an operation called Snake Eater. I'm betting your mission in that area is to kill Volgin?"

"Yeah. But how'd you—"

Snake cut Dante off. "Dante, are you in the forest in that area?"

"Yeah. I'm close to a waterfall."

"Find some fallen trees and look on them for a brown mushroom. It's called the Baikal Scaly Tooth. Those mushrooms are a natural antidote for poisons that come from magic or other natural poisons that you ingest or inject. Including that magic you used."

"Sounds like good stuff."

"Not really. It's bitter as hell, but it will be fast working. The girl should be okay."

"Good. Now, do you have any other news?"

"Yes. Some of our objectives are overlapping. As you travel around, you may bump into me, Lyn, Link, or Ike. I'm fairly sure that Ike is traveling with Link's lover, so if you find Ike, tell him to wait there. I'll be contacting you daily, if Ike is close to you he will branch into the conversation through Codec. Link is worried about his friend, and I don't want the little rookie to keep panicking."

"I gotcha. So, find the mushrooms and continue as usual."

"Hold on, before you hang up, I have a question."

"Shoot."
"Just what exactly happened to Florina? Lyn made it sound light, but I know it's more serious then you are letting on."

"She was being tortured. The man Volgin was trying to get me to talk by torturing her. He was shocking her and beating her, her body was covered in cuts and bruises by the time we managed to escape, and she was smoking from electrical burns. I had to use that magic to heal her because I'm not a very good medic." Dante said this with anger. Snake heard it.

"So Link was right. I found him yesterday when our quests overlapped. Those basterds who through this all together definitely have it in for us. It might be identical to the last one Melee."

"If you're telling the truth, I'll smash all their skulls in! They sent me here knowing what would happen?!"

"Calm down. We're not even sure if it's the complete staff of the tournament that is crooked, or just one man who is controlling the portals. Either way, I'd say that for now you find those mushrooms. Feed them to her. She will become very ill for about half an hour, and then her body will be completely purged of the poison when she vomits it. After that, she'll probably pass out and then wake up after ten hours. It sounds bad, but it's a lot better then being unable to even walk for days."

"I understand. Snake, where are you now?"

"I'm not entirely sure. I just left a portal. I'll contact you same time tomorrow. Sound good?"

"Yes. Thanks Snake. And please, don't tell Lyn about Florina. I don't want her worrying as much as I have been."

"Don't worry. I'm good at keeping secrets." Snake then cut off his signal. Dante started to wander around the riverbed a little before he spotted a hollowed out tree. He noticed the strange mushroom Snake was talking about, and grabbed it. He then walked back into the waterfall cave. Eva was fumbling around with a stand and a pot of hot water. Dante could smell the flavored powder of instant ramen, and knew she was cooking her supper. Dante walked over to Florina. She was asleep but shaking. Dante put his hand on her face. His demonic side could sense she was having a nightmare, and he woke her up. She shouted as he did, her face was panicked and she was moving her arm as if she was looking for a weapon. Eva looked over at the commotion.

"Anything wrong over there?" She asked.

Dante didn't reply to Eva. He wrapped an arm around Florina and started whispering into her ear again. She calmed down, and looked at Dante. "It was… a dream?"

"Yeah it was." Dante said. "What exactly were you dreaming about that got you so riled up?"

"It was just one that comes up whenever I encounter a sadist… it was a bit of a mixed memory from an old battle of mine." Florina was talking quietly, as if she were still afraid. Dante let go of her, and grabbed the container he put the mushrooms in.

"Here. Eat this." Dante said. "It should clear up the poison."

"Thanks…" Florina muttered. She picked up the container and reached into it, pulling out the raw mushroom. She bit it and made a face like she was going to puke. She quickly gulped it down. "Definitely… if it's so bitter it must be an antidote…"

"It is." Dante assured her. She ate another bite, swallowing it down quickly. She then grabbed a canteen Rudra had stolen for her and had a quick pull at it. She quickly finished up the mushrooms, and paused. "They should start working soon."

"Take me out now. I can already guess what's about to happen." Florina said.

"Here." Dante picked her up and carried her outside of the waterfall. He placed her close to the lakebed. She rested against a tree while Dante went into the cave again. He retrieved a rag from Eva and dipped it into the river. Florina then felt the poison again at full effect. She shuddered and felt the pain growing and spreading wildly. She bit her lip and was doing her best not to cry out. Dante wiped her off with the rag. She tried to focus on him instead of the pain. Soon she was coughing violently. Each cough was painful and hard, and tears were welling up in her eyes. Dante just kept to wiping her off, and then carried her to the pit he had dug. She hung her head over it, her eyes shut. She clenched Dante's arm and began to vomit into the pit. It was discolored, and a strange vapor was coming off of it. After about a minute, she started coughing again. She spat a bit of blood into the pit, and then stopped. Her chest was heaving and she was sweating all over. Dante could feel her body burning, and he dipped her into the river briefly. She relaxed as Dante held her in the cool water, and started to breath regularly. Finally she stopped sweating and was cooling off. Dante pulled her out of the river. He looked at the pit. He could tell by the vapor that it was the demonic magic that was making her ill. Purged of it, she started to relax. Dante picked her up and carried her back to her little bed. He placed her on it, and was stroking her face. She fell asleep quickly, her face was relaxed this time, and Dante relaxed a bit himself. Eva took a look at the two with faint interest, but then went back to work on cooking her noodles. Dante sat next to Florina. After two minutes, Rudra approached him and whispered into Dante's ear through his host.

"Master, I sense more humans approaching. Do you want us to do--" And immediately Rudra was shot in the head. His host collapsed, it's body ruined. Rudra couldn't move it. Agni pulled out his sword self but suffered the same fate. The two couldn't move the humans like they could a headless demon, and were paralyzed. Dante grabbed Florina, and Eva grabbed her pistol. Soon a bunch of soldiers in black poured into the cave. They all had guns pointed. Dante hunched his body over the sleeping Florina and grabbed his gun. He aimed at the soldiers. There were eight soldiers in black easily. But soon another man walked in. It was the major who was obsessed with his revolver.

"So this is where you were hiding." He muttered. He was twirling a revolver in his hand. "Looks like you're not in the best of positions. Aren't I right, Tatyana and Dante?!" He pointed his gun at Eva. Dante didn't shoot. He could tell that his body wouldn't stand up to all of the enemy's fire long enough for him to use his Devil Trigger. Ocelot noticed this and laughed. "The Colonel wants to see that girl back. And now that I've found the spy that was helping Snake, I don't think I'll have to worry about him nuking anymore comrades." Eva suddenly slumped. Dante was the only one who heard the gunshot. He saw his old buddy, the sniper that tranquilized him. Dante stopped to talk.

"You're giving her back to that basterd?" He asked.

"I'll tell you what. We'll play a quick game of luck." Ocelot pulled a bullet out of his belt and loaded into his revolver and span the chamber. He then pulled out two other guns, and started juggling them. "I'll pull the trigger six times. If you're lucky, I'll only deliver you. If you're unlucky, all three of you are coming with me." Ocelot pulled a trigger on a revolver quickly, but it was empty. He did it again, empty. Two more times, no shots. Ocelot laughed a little. "You're pretty lucky. But now for the moment of truth." Ocelot pulled it again, nothing. But then he did a more dramatic toss of his last revolver. He caught it, and pulled the trigger. It fired and hit Dante in the gut. He growled, pulled out the bullet, and tossed it aside.

"I wont let you take her so easily!" Dante shouted. He pulled out his handgun and shot at one of the soldiers, but after he did, a dart was fired into his hand. It went numb and Dante dropped his gun. He still held onto Florina defiantly and looked at Ocelot with hatred. Ocelot laughed.

"Don't worry." He said. "The Colonel wont rape her or anything. But you'll want to wake up before she does. Volgin will be having fun with her every waking moment. So hope that The End's darts don't last very long on you!" Ocelot did a strange hand signal, and immediately Dante was shot in the head by the sniper. The tranquilizer took effect, and he passed out.

Groznyj Grad

Dante came too slowly. He couldn't tell how long he was unconscious, but he knew it was a while. As soon as he woke up, his eyes darted around. He was in some kind of hanger, Volgin was standing there, looking triumphantly at the unconscious Florina. She was naked, hanging by chains from some kind of tank. Dante looked at her in horror. She wasn't moving, and she was unbelievably banged up. She had burn marks on her from where she was electrocuted, and she wasn't even twitching. Soon Volgin turned around to face Dante. Volgin was wearing some kind of red suit, his ammo belts were also draped across his shoulders. He laughed a little. "It took you a while to get up. She passed out some time ago. She kept calling out your name, as if you could save her!" Dante felt his rage consume him. He yanked at a non existing chain, and noticed he was unbound. He got up.

"Is she alive?" He asked.

"She was last time I checked. But if she is now, she wont be alive for much longer. After I kill you, I'll wake her up and have a last bit of fun with her." Volgin laughed again. He pointed at a fuse box under the tank and sent a jolt of electricity to it. Soon they descended into some kind of small arena. Dante assumed his fighting stance. He was unarmed, but he wouldn't lose to Volgin. He didn't need to transform to kill him. But before he began, he heard a voice above him. It was Ocelot.

"Colonel, should I give him a weapon?" Ocelot asked.

"Go ahead and give him his guns, and maybe that little amulet, but nothing else." Volgin said. Ocelot tossed Dante his handguns, and his mother's amulet. Dante slung the amulet over his neck, and put the guns into his pockets on his jeans. He didn't talk. He would kill Volgin.

"Dante, if you lose, he kills the girl. She's still alive, but I don't know how long that Life Medicine will last. You should hurry." Ocelot said. Volgin growled at him, but looked back at Dante. A non-existent call to battle sounded between them. Dante pulled out his handguns, and Volgin fired a bolt of electricity. Dante fired into the bolt, but it kept moving. It then hit the handguns. The clips loaded into the guns had human bullets in them with the engravings that let Dante fire his magic bullets, and the bullets exploded under the electricity. Dante growled and tossed aside his guns. He assumed his favorite martial arts stance. Volgin again electrified himself and rushed at Dante. He evaded a few punches, and when Volgin's aura died down a little, he punched Volgin with all of his strength. He did a quick three hit combo, followed by an axe kick that slammed Volgin to the floor. He let off an electrical burst and Dante backed off. Volgin then pulled some bullets off of his belt and into his hand. He tossed them into the air and sent electricity into them. Dante evaded the bullets as they rushed at him. He couldn't get close because of the bullets, and he knew the Colonel wouldn't run out of ammo anytime soon. But then a gunshot rang out. It was loud, a sniper rifle. Volgin used an electrical shield to block the bullet, but he called it up to quickly and was winded. Dante looked up at and saw the sniper that saved him. Solid Snake, PSG-1 in hand, stood up and tossed Dante the Beowulf gauntlets. Dante quickly donned them. Snake then shouted out.

"Consider this a gift, Dante." He tossed the emblem of the tournament at Dante. He grabbed it, he felt the energy surge through him, and through his weapons. Dante channeled the power into his amulet and gauntlets, immediately he transformed, using his Devil Trigger. The gauntlets shone brightly, and Dante rushed up to Volgin, delivering a straight that caused Volgin to double over. Dante then crouched, his fist behind him. "KISS THIS!" He shouted, and slammed the fist into Volgin's jaw. He followed up with an uppercut. "RISING DRAGON!" Dante began spinning in midair, his demonic forms wings and his leg extended as he pummeled Volgin in the tornado. He then slammed Volgin into the ground with both fists, shouting "You're grounded!" Finally, Dante poured all the last of the energy into his right fist. He looked at Volgin, all of his anger in his right fist. "GO TO HELL!!" Dante then swooped down and slammed his fist into Volgin, the energy creating a volcano effect, tearing Volgin's body to shreds. All that was left was a bloody crater in the metal ground. Dante then felt the energy leave him. He reverted to his human form. Ocelot watched, paralyzed. He then shot the chains that suspended Florina, she dropped and Snake caught her. Ocelot then walked off. Dante leapt out of the arena to meet Snake.

"Is she okay?!" Dante shouted desperately. Snake felt her neck for a minute, checking her pulse.

"She's in bad shape. Mist, we need your help." Snake shouted. Dante looked around. He didn't see anyone. But then he saw something… a floating staff with a blue orb at the end. Then he saw the light ripple, a quick flash, and then standing in front of him was Ike's sister. She bent down next to Florina.

"Snake…. Is she still alive?" Mist asked.

"Yeah, but barely. Hurry up. She wont last another thirty seconds." Snake replied. Mist touched Florina's forehead with the blue orb tip of the staff, and closed her eyes. She muttered a soft prayer, and Florina's wounds began to close. Dante watched with slight amazement. Soon Mist finished her prayer, and Florina's wounds were mostly gone. But before Mist could use the spell again, the orb of her staff dissolved. Snake muttered a curse. "Her broken bones didn't heal. You'll have to take care of her in the next area before you set off. Here…" Snake pulled out a vial full of a strange yellow liquid. "When she wakes up, have her drink this, and she should heal up in less than a day." Snake passed Florina to Dante, and got up. As he did, a portal opened. Snake began to walk towards it, followed by Mist.

"Snake!" Dante shouted.

Snake paused. "What is it?'

"How did you find me?"

Snake paused, but shouted. "Lyn found someone who has some control over the portals. When I found her yesterday, she sent me here because Mist was the only one with those potions and that staff."

"Who was the man?"

Snake paused again. "You'll find out on your own soon. You have three more areas to clear before you will return to the tournament base. I'm almost done. I'll see you when you get back. Make sure the girl doesn't get hurt like that again."

"I wont. I'll watch her closely."

"Good. I'll see you around, Dante." Snake walked through the portal, Mist went with him. As they walked through it, it changed shape a little, it was now ready to transport Dante. He picked up Florina gently. Soon two guards, carrying Agni and Rudra, walked up and grabbed Dante's handguns. They walked over to Dante.

"Master" Rudra muttered. "Here is your equipment. We cannot carry our hosts through the portals, so take us." Agni grabbed a hold of Florina and held her. Dante draped the coat over his arms. The guards gave Dante his handguns, and his sword Rebellion. They then stabbed themselves, and gave the swords to Dante. The two guards dropped dead as soon as Dante grabbed Agni and Rudra from their hands. He put the swords onto his back, and picked up Florina. He walked through the portal, after spitting into the crater that was Volgin's grave.

Volgin be dead, Florina be wounded, Snake be badass. I'll update soon! R&R!