Discord may cry

Dante stood outside the abandoned warehouse, he pushed the old door finding it rusted shut. Frowning he punched the door which proceeded to groan and fall in. "Shit." He said rolling his eyes, setting down his guitar case he walked over to something covered in a gray cloth dust settled on top. He flung the tarp off to reveal a stunning motorcycle, while a little old and a bit worse for wear the old machine was a beauty in it's own respect. Smiling he slung the guitar case over his back and flung his legs over the side of the bike. He thrust his back hoof down and pulled back on the handle producing a roar from the engine, that then proceeded to sputter out and die. Dante tried several times to start it but was met by considerably less success than the first. Looking down he noticed that the gas gauge was at empty.

"Of course." He said hitting his head against the handlebars. Getting off he found a gas can and filled the tank about a third of the way up before running out. This time when he cranked her up she roared like a beast unleashed. "Now that's what I'm talking about." He said he revved the engine a few times before turning the crank back holing the bike in position for a few seconds before letting it blast forward and out the door he had broken. "Hope Celestia covers that door to." he said as he spun off.

He made for the highway weaving in and out of traffic like a mad pony, a few times people screamed at him and one even asked if he had a death wish. To witch he gave the stallion an inane gesture off and kept riding. Eventually he pulled off to get some more fuel considering he had very little to start with and he wasn't exactly conserving fuel. As he pumped the gas a unicorn mare with one red eye walked out of the shop, she had a black mane and a grey coat and her face was scarred, but she still kept an attractive look about her despite the disfiguration. She looked over at Dante and smiled, "Yo! Dante, long time no see. You got my money?" She said walking over to him her hips swaying back and forth.

"Lady, after this job I will. So why don't you just leave me alone." He said. Closing his eyes and leaning back. "In fact I'll pay back all my debts after this job, so just wander on off will ya?"

She blinked. "How?"

"I got me a job from Celestia herself, if I finish it she promised to pay off all my debts." He said rather proudly.

Lady laughed, "Man, she's gonna bleed the royal treasury dry as a bone!" Dante looked less pleased as he finished pumping the gas and payed the machine and got on his bike. Lady looked back at Dante smiling, "What's the job?" she said.

"Discord got free and kidnapped her student." he said.

"Twilight Sparkle? Why doesn't she just get her back herself?" Lady asked confused sitting on the back of Dante's bike.

Dante smiled, "Because he took her and fled into the demon realm. That's where I come in, I go in, kick his ass and bring her back."

Lady contemplated this for a second before responding, "How are you going to get there?" suddenly it hit her "You're going there aren't you?" She said looking concerned. "Last time you were there you nearly died."

Dante rolled his eyes, "That was different, last time I had to deal with Vergil, this time all I have to do is open the gate and I'm good."

Lady looked at him unsure, "You sure you don't want backup? I'm heading out there anyway."

"No, when you help you end up billing me and I'm not in the mood to deal with that."

Lady rolled her eyes, "I said I was going there anyway, a contractor of mine wants something from in there for his personal collection. So we'd be helping each other out, and if it makes it any better I promise not to charge you a bit. Deal?" She said extending her hoof.

Dante eyed her hoof like a plate of worms, then sighed and shook it. "I'm going to regret this." He said beaten.

She smiled, "Come on demon boy, it'll be just like old times." and with that she hopped off. "Wait here a sec, I'll be right out." And with that she ran around to the back of the little store, a few seconds later she rode up on a motorcycle considerably newer than Dante's wearing a bright red helmet, on the side was an enormous rocket launcher with a bayonet on then end. "Ready?" she said smiling.

Dante grinned back, "Just try to keep up." he said racing out of the lot.

"Your on." She said following him in close pursuit. They sped on, occasionally one passing the other but never for long as the other quickly caught up. Eventually they reached their destination, the ruined city of Old Canterlot. It had long since become overrun with demons ever since Dante's twin brother Vergil had raised the tower Temen-ni-gru, a gate to the demon world sealed by their father Sparda. They paused on the outskirts of the city looking in.

"Ready?" Dante asked looking over to Lady. In response she revved her engine and sped ahead of him, smiling he followed close in persuit. Upon entering the city they were met by several lesser demons wielding scythes each looking like minerature death's. Swerving through the rubble Dante drew his pistol Ebony and began putting rounds into any who got to close to his bike. Lady did the same except with a SMG equiped with a bayonet similar to the one on her launcher. Dante sped forward lauching himself airborne with a slate of blacktop as a ramp. He drew the sister pistol to Ebony, Ivory, and flipped his bike upside down and fired rapidly taking out a handfull of lesser demons. Landing he slid into several more before speeding on and verticaly up a wall to ride horizontaly to the ground. He continued doing this until he lost momentum and fell back to the ground turning just in time to keep going without loosing momentum.

Eventualy he reached a clearing where Lady stood beside her bike helmet in hoof looking unimpressed. "What took you so long?"

"Stoped for pizza." Dante smirked back, looking up at the tower that stood over them he sighed. Been a while eh?" He said.

"Not long enough." Lady said loosing her smile. The Tower itself looked out of place among the rubble of the buildings, the architecture was remanicent of ancient Rome but with a gothic twist. Dante looked to Lady loosing the goofy gin and donning a more serious attitude.

"You sure you can handle this?" He said.

"Yes," Lady said looking determined. "This time I'm ready."