Griffon glided gently in to land behind Devil May Cry, both business and home sweet home for Dante and Applejack. As Griffon landed, the back door opened and a surprise guest stepped out.
"Where have you been, Dante?" Lady demanded angrily. "I swung by to see you and Applejack only to find the door torn off its hinges, a motorcycle in the office, and a note saying 'bbl, saving the world again'. You could have at least left details! Or called me to lend a hand!"
"I see that relationship of yours has lasted longer than expected, brother," Virgil commented dryly.
"Virgil?" Lady asked in shock. "I thought you went to the Underworld."
"He died," Dante replied.
"I was turned into a demonic construct weapon," Virgil explained.
"Applejack made him better," Dante finished.
Lady shook her head. "Seems there's a story to tell," she muttered. "Like, why you're riding a giant demon home."
"He's Applejack's familiar," Trish replied.
Lady's eyes narrowed. "Who's this?" she demanded firmly.
"I'm Trish," Trish countered. "I'm a friend of Dante, Virgil, and Applejack's. Who are you?"
"Mama," Applejack mumbled, sliding off Griffon's wing and flopping into Lady's arms.
Lady smiled down at Applejack, but then frowned at Dante. "And what were you thinking letting her get so exhaus-"
As Griffon unsummoned himself to rest, Dante fell to the ground, snoring gently. Virgil landed on his feet, but staggered until Trish helped support him. The Devil Arms returned to their wielders, and Sparda landed point first in the dirt, the eye that was the Perfect Amulet locked on AJ's slumbering form.
Lady blinked. "I take it there's a story to tell here?"
Nevan manifested. "Help me get everyone to bed rest, and I'll fill you in on all the details."
Once Dante and Applejack were put to bed, Lady, Trish, and Virgil sat around the table while Nevan served them leftover Jambalaya she had Ifrit warm up. Cerberus - in a much smaller form - curled up under the table, all three heads turned up eagerly for treats. Alastor leaned against the wall, smiling.
Once everyone had a dish, Nevan sat down and began explaining everything that had happened. From Trish's arrival, the trip to Mallet Island, saving Virgil, Applejack binding Griffon as her familiar, Trish discovering she was no longer bound to Mundus' control and choosing to fight him instead, Sparda being unleashed...
"Wait, Sparda?" Lady demanded. "I thought he was dead!"
"He is," Nevan replied. "But a large portion of his physical power was stored in his sword, sealed into it in its sealed form of Force Edge. However, leaving it concentrated in there for so long caused it to develop its own mind, shaped by Sparda's will. Once awakened by the Perfect Amulet, it resumed its original form as a living sword...and actively chose to use its power to amplify Dante, Virgil, and Applejack."
Lady whistled, impressed. "I'm surprised you were willing to give Dante your amulet half to do that, Virgil," she commented.
"I didn't," Virgil replied.
Lady frowned. "I refuse to believe Dante gave you his."
"He didn't," Trish pointed out. "They both gave their halves to Applejack so she could wield Sparda. She doesn't like the sword, though. Reminds her too much of something called Soul Edge."
Having spent quite a bit of time with Dante and Applejack over the years, Lady knew exactly what that meant and snickered. Glancing over at Sparda, she tilted her head. "I do see the resemblance, I admit. Wonder if Dante should sue Namco on his father's behalf."
Nevan snickered. Virgil rolled his eyes. Trish only looked confused.
"By the way," Lady asked, "how is it you're all able to manifest like this? I thought you couldn't do it outside a large enough concentration of demonic magic."
Nevan smiled. "We have Applejack, Dante, and Virgil here. Each of them generates a good amount of demonic magic. The Sword of Sparda is such a strong central focus that it provides nearly as much ambient magic as an active portal. It alone generates enough magic so all the Devil Arms of its chosen wielder can manifest for non-combat, and Griffon being Applejack's familiar lets me manifest my own lightning powers." She chuckled. "Trish is also a demonic construct that looks human, like Virgil is now. While she's here, there's enough power for everyone to manifest for non-combat. Now, if we can follow Applejack's plan and convince her to stick around to date Virgil, that'd make the arrangement permanent."
"Wait, what?" Trish asked, shocked and blushing.
"I'm not looking to date," Virgil growled.
"Take that up with Applejack," Nevan replied easily, smirking. "But she said Nero would need a mother figure once you found him again, and Trish is both available and unlikely to judge you for no longer being human or Nero for his biology. Where else are you going to find a woman like that?"
"Besides," Griffon added, manifesting as a sparrow on the chandelier, "she already thinks you're cute."
"I never said that!" Trish shouted, her cheeks turning bright red.
"You were feeding me your magic to keep me flying the whole way home," Griffon pointed out. "A few thoughts came through with it." He then quickly took to the air to dodge Trish's thrown lightning bolt.
Lady laughed as she watched Trish chasing Griffon around the room. Virgil waited, eyebrow raised.
"It is time!" Agni proclaimed.
"One, two, three, four!" Rudra added.
All the Devil arms began singing an acapella of Just the Girl I'm Looking For, with Alastor singing the main lead with a surprisingly rich baritone.
Virgil groaned, putting his face in his hands. Lady and Trish burst into laughter.
Later that night, Dante recovered enough to come downstairs for some cider from the fridge. He wasn't sure whether to blame Applejack or Geryon, but he'd come to really enjoy the taste of Apple Cider - hard or otherwise - while also becoming rather finicky about what kind he drank. He joined Virgil at the table, looking over some paperwork. "What's all this?"
"I sent out to those two schools I mentioned for the paperwork to enroll Applejack," Virgil explained. "It's already arrived. However, there's a minor problem."
"What's that?" Dante asked, sitting down.
"Youkai Academy can't budge on the rules about being able to assume a human form," Virgil replied. "Despite the fact that the three founders are all Sparda's disciples."
"Can't even make an exception for their old Master's granddaughter?" Dante asked.
"Actually, it's because they trained under Sparda that they're standing so firm," Virgil explained. "They inherited his integrity."
Dante shook his head. "Well, what about DWMA? What's the problem with that one?"
"While attending there, Applejack has to live either in the city or the student dorms," Virgil replied. "No exceptions. The Headmaster told me so himself when he called."
Dante sighed. "So...you're still going to insist on her getting schooling?"
"DWMA would be best to start with," Virgil replied. "The Headmaster will meet with you personally to discuss her enrollment, residency, and any other issues you might have."
Dante smiled. "I guess I'll be taking care of that tomorrow."
NO!
Oh well, Kishin ain't got nothing on AJ!
interesting, are you going to put a link when you make that story?
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Absolutely. It'll be tagged as a sequel to this one, even though it's a side story.
there
5966157 Well said.
Aw... aw well, I suppose this will fill in the interval before we get to the next game... Dammit Yokai Academy, why do you have to be so law abiding to those rules, when you can't even get a bleeding witch to change her clothes?
Soul Eater is cool as well I suppose, wonder how Applejack is going to explain the numerous weapons she's in sync with.
well, considering i know exactly who is the head master of the DWMA...but i thought he was tied to Deth City and couldnt leave?
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He won't be leaving...Dante will be going there.
dante meets death, this can only end well
Rosario+Vampire or Soul Eater? Interesting choices. Could they be... Rival Schools United by Fate? At least they're not Umbrella Academy.
5966252 he wouldnt even have to do that...
<pulls out a large mirror and traces a set of numbers on the glass> '42-42-564, whenever you want to knock on Death's door...'
I wonder if Dante would be annoyed by Lord Death's demeanor.
sorry to ask, but what is DWMA?
Nice Chapter again XD.
The singing was funny. Oh AJ in a school XD this can't end without a epic battle.
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DWMA. Death's Weapon and Meister Academy. The anime Soul Eater.
5966321 Thanks ^^.
I only have heard about this anime, but what i know of it let me hope for a lot of crazy shit in the future XD awesome and crazy, the right thing for a nice night read. ;P
When Agni and Rudra were going to sing, I kept thinking they were going to sing the Star Wars Cantina song. And by sing, I mean also take out the instruments and sing.
Hey are you going to do the Project X Zone story arc? If so I bet not even Dimitri Maximoff would resist AJ.
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...what the heck is Project X Zone?
5966482 Project X Zone is a 3DS game produced by Namco Bandai and is essentially a massive crossover game with characters from various Capcom, Sega and Namco Bandai characters.
The sequel is coming out this summer.
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So, it's a Namco Bandai version of Smash Bros as a Tactical game?
...not going to be able to use it, but will definitely check it out at some point.
5966565 lucky you, its only $20 normally, though theres not much to do once you beat it(save go through it again with the ability to choose the music that plays during the stages and battles)
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Oh, I can't play it. No 3ds.
I'm gonna watch a playthrough on youtube.
Ah well, fun is over AJ, you will get schooled!
Kind off topic, but anyone remembers Ben Ten first season enough to help me write Sunset Shimmer's story? I decided that Gwen would get Sunset as a baby when Gwen is eight, and in Ommiverse Ben will be eighteen (It makes sense since he can't actually be seventeen since he is that age in ultimate alien and Ommiverse takes place at least a year later). Since there are some plotholes between the first series and the rest, I will make a few changes to Alien Force when I get to that part. Basically since Ben Ten has so many alternate universes, this will be mostly based on the first series and I will see what I will do when I get to timeskip. Nope, Sunset won't get the Ommitrix, but she will be powerful in her own way. Yes, I will keep the part about Gwen grandmother being an alien, because it makes easier for Gwen parents to accept a baby unicorn. However due to Sunset influence, Gwen type of magic will be more like magic instead of "energy" superpowers.
5966211 Indeed.
5966790 Send me the link when you're done!
5966482 It is the sequel to Namco X Capcom. But it isnt wholly required to understand it. Though you will have no odea about a few characters.
Although if you do like it, I might try to introduce you to SRT or Fire Emblem.
Now it would of been cool to see AJ go to Youkai Academy. But im guessing the other place has to do with the game Nero is in. Never got around to playing his game
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Nope. DWMA is from Soul Eater.
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if i would be so inclined to ask are you going to use the anime soul eater, or one of the mangas?
Idea for a joke: Dante suggests changing his hair style. After imagining DMC Dante, Applejack cringes and says "not in a million years!"
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Anime.
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I CAN'T DECIDE WHICH I WANT MORE! R+V or SOUL EATER!!!
5967659 YYEEESSS!!!!
Omfg I thought he DWMA comment was just a fun reference but is this actually turning into a Soul Eater/MLP/DMC crossover???
...I'm okay with this.
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It's going to be an MLP/DMC/Soul Eater/Rosario + Vampire/other crossover.
Yay, whole family is home! The Devil Arms are able to manifest, and AJ will be going to school!!! HAPPY ENDING TO THIS GAME ACHIEVED!!!!
Can we see Cerberus chase a Mail Man off the property???
question, what kind of Miester would AJ be registered as at DWMA? she fights with four different styles of weapon! so she could be a Sythe Miester with Nervan, or a Chuck Miester with Cerberus, i know Artemus isnt a Devil Arm but it sort of counts, and then theres Beowolf...all of them r similar to weapons used by other Miesters at DWMA...
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I assure you it's not. Their indicates ownership, there is a place.
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Multi-type (Black☆Star) and multi-weapon (Death the Kid) meisters aren't unheard of, and Black☆Star is a "Shadow Weapon Meister," so maybe they'd give her some sort of demon-related title?
5969142 Black Stars partner may have different weapon forms, buts shes still only one individual while AJ has three of them on her person (pony?) at all times. as for Death the Kid, he uses twin identical pistols so that hes always symmetrical so i dont know if they count...
5969009
5969142
Her actual classification would be "Mix Meister"- being someone who can synch with and wield numerous weapons - with Stein as her primary teacher as the only other "Mix Meister" at the Academy.
However, her primary Weapon will be Nevan.
I love soul eater!
Deaths Weapon/Meister Academy?
...side story? Great. I think the good majority I'm reading is from Tat at this point.
EDIT: There is no side story. I'm OK with this.
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Yes, prepare for Maka and Soul.
Are you gonna do that side story or no?
How many years have I been waiting for this story to be real.
7362790 just wait he did say it would take a while.
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One and a half.
Power Puff Girls Narrator: And so once again, the day is saved thanks to... shipping!
...
My god, that's depressing. :D