" Stop laughing jackass it's not funny! " Nero howled as he heard Dante cracking up behind him for what seemed like the hundredth time today. He flipped him off angrily which only made Dante laugh even harder.

" Dante shut up or I'll knock you off that horse before you can laugh yourself off it... " Vergil growled from behind his brother.

" I'm sorry, it's just the kids reactions that's all " Dante finally choked out through his fit of laughter. " You'd think the kids never ridden a horse before "

" I HAVEN'T! " Nero yelled but quickly turned his attention back to the animal upon whose back he sat as it bucked up a bit when the tone in his voice rose.

" Careful my dear friend, you're spooking them " Fin called from the head of the group.

" Oh yeah I hadn't noticed " Nero growled as he wrestled with the reins to get the horse to start moving again. " Whose dumbass idea was this anyways? "

" Think that was you kid " Dante mused as he strode up beside Nero's horse.

" Go blow yourself jackass " Nero refuted. Dante snickered as Nero tried to punch him and missed, almost throwing himself off his horse in the process.

" Will you three PLEASE, knock it off? " Sparda sneered as he turned to face the three half devil's with a very stern, and rather unimpressed look on his face. " The sooner you three stop horsing around the faster we'll get to where we need to be " Almost as soon as Sparda finished his sentence Dante cracked up laughing again. Sparda just rolled his eyes and ignored his sons roaring laughter behind him. That is until he heard Vergil's voice break out through the noise.

" Dante I swear to god you don't shut up in the next five seconds and I'm going to beat you senseless... " Vergil growled again. It was quite obvious that he was less then impressed with the situation at hand, well at least it was to everyone aside from Dante who seemed to be getting a kick out of every word that came out of anyone's mouth today, but especially Vergil's. " I'm not kidding Dante shut up! " Again his response was met with more of Dante's laughter. " DANTE! " Finally Dante stopped for a moment

" OK OK I get it bro " Dante muttered. Vergil cast a very evil glare at him in return and sped his horse up to get away from Dante, who in return only snickered and followed " Hurry it up kid "

" I hope you fall and break a leg you selfish bastard... " Was all that Nero could say. The trip went on like that for quite a few hours, Dante would occasionally burst out in a fit of laughter, Nero would flip him off because it would be something he was doing that would get Dante to start laughing and Vergil would utter his usual threats and on one occasion even went so far as to jump off his horse, run over to Dante and drag him off his only to beat some sense into him. That is until Sparda turned around and strode up to them both and then the three half demons were silent until they found a place to rest for a bit.

" Never again will I EVER go on a ridiculous trip like this with you again Dante... " Vergil sneered from a tree. He sat up there with his arms crossed brooding at the fact that he was stuck out here in the middle of nowhere with his idiotic brother.

" Aww come on Verg " Dante coaxed from the base of a tree opposite the one Vergil roosted in.

" NEVER " Was the response Dante got. Very flatly spoken as well.

" Alright alright there's no need to bust a nut over it all " That was it. That was all the motivation Vergil needed to jump down from the tree and lunge and at Dante again with a loud roar. Nero just shook his head and watched as the twins rolled about wrestling on the ground with each other. Dante thought it was a big joke, Vergil however was growing more and more angered with his brother and upon returning from a talk with Fin to see his sons wrestling like that, so was Sparda.

" Dante and Vergil Sparda! " he howled in a demonic tone. " What in gods name do you two think you're doing? " as soon as they saw the look on Sparda's face the twins jumped up, dusted themselves off and stood there awkwardly as Sparda eyed them both looking like he was about to burst from the stress. " You two are 29 and you're rolling around on the ground like you're both 5 again "

" If you two want to fight then why not brush up on your skills? " Fin interrupted.

" How could we do that? " Dante asked seeming suddenly excited by the idea.

" Well " Fin began " You could practice with your brother and I could help Nero. "

" Sounds good to me " Nero replied. Vergil just cast another glare at his brother.

" You want ME to train with HIM? Are you out of your mind Fin? " Vergil sneered.

" Well you could always train with me instead and let Nero and Dante train together " Fin replied in his casual tone which only made Vergil's mood worse.

" I'm not training with Dante.. " Nero spoke up.

" Well then, I guess it's settled. Nero and I will train and you will train with your brother " Fin stated as he walked over to the edge of the river. Nero got up from his perch on a rock and strode after Fin brandishing his beloved sword, the Red Queen.

" Hope you know how to fight without a weapon, Batman.. " Nero taunted as he revved up his sword. Fin only chuckled at the half devil and a flicker of amusement danced through his eyes.

" That's an interesting sword you have, what's it's name? " Fin asked lightheartedly. Nero looked at him a little oddly then straightened his posture and looked his sword over before responding.

" This is my most treasured battle companion. Call her Red Queen " Nero almost seemed to be boasting now. " I customized her myself "

" I see. She looks quite formidable. " Fin shifted his weight.

" So, you gonna talk all day or are we gonna fight? " Nero pointed his sword at Fin who seemed to relish in the situation.

" You seem so eager " Fin smirked and raised his hand behind his back, almost as if he were grabbing something. Nero tilted his head a little trying to figure out exactly what it was that Fin was doing, until he saw the black smoke starting to swirl around his hand. Then just as quickly as the smoke had appeared Fin brought his hand forward and with it came a sword that crashed into the ground, cracking it all over. The blade was hollowed out in the center with a very large and dull dip on either side of it then it met the guard with many jagged and serrated edges before meeting the hilt with a blood-red cord wrap similar to his Red Queen. A black gem was centered near the middle of the guard, an eerie gem that sent a shiver down Nero's spine. He felt as is it were looking at him or worse yet, THROUGH him in some way.

" Whoa... That's some sword " Nero gaped. Fin only smiled and pulled it up from the ground and slung it over both his shoulders, looping his hand through one of the dulled gaps on the sides of the blade.

" Well this is from some of my more... EXCITING days.. "

" What do you mean? "

" I'll explain it some other time, but for now " Fin took his sword and pointed it to Nero " I think it's about time we got started " Nero smirked and readied his sword again. " Well, will you make the first move or shall I? " Nero's smirk grew wider and he brought his hand to his ear.

" What d'you say? " He spoke in a mocking tone which Fin understood to be his way of taunting him. In turn he smiled and swung his sword to his side before lunging toward him and issuing the first blow. Almost simultaneously Vergil and Dante began their training as well. Dante using his favored Rebellion and Vergil, finally having coaxed Nero into giving him Yamato, relished in the fact that he could use his beloved katana again and was almost putting everything he had into each attack.

Sparda however, stood to the side and watched his sons and Nero with his arms crossed over his chest, a glimmer of pride dancing through his eyes as he watched his sons darting back and forth with their weapons. Though he may not have been showing it, it made him quite happy to see that the twins still had their keepsake swords. He stood there watching for quite some time, his mind racing with thoughts and memories from when the boys were young and just learning all these things. But it was an ethereal sword that snapped Sparda out of it. Had he not jumped to the side it would have gone through his head.

" Vergil... " Sparda was beginning to grow a little tired of this technique of his. " You need to pay attention to what you're aiming at with those Summoned Swords of yours if you're planning on using them in both true battle and sparring... "

" Why don't you join us pops? " Dante more or less mused then asked. A look of surprise crossed everyone's faces at his remark, Sparda included.

" Pardon? " He replied almost positive his ears were failing him.

" I said, why don't you join us? " Dante said again. Sparda cocked one brow up a little curious now.

" You WANT to spar with your old man do you? " Sparda considered this for a moment and turned each thought over in his head before he spoke again. " I suppose I could teach you boys a thing or two... "

" Do you even have a weapon here father? " Vergil asked. Sparda only smiled and walked over to where the horses they were using had stopped for a drink and pulled the Force Edge from a bag tied to one of the saddles. When he turned around he chuckled at the looks on his sons faces.

" What? It's not like I can let my boys have all the fun " he mused as he Devil Triggered and his sword changed immediately in response to his power. At the sight of his fathers demon form a wide grin spread across Vergil's features and he turned to Dante with an almost playful look in his eyes

" Feel like teaming up brother? " He spoke with an almost unnatural playful tone. Dante could already tell where Vergil wanted to take this and let his own cocky grin form on his face.

" What the hell, why not " Dante pointed Rebellion to his father " Don't expect us to go easy on you pops... "

" Double teaming me now are you boys? " Sparda chuckled again as the twins both Devil Triggered and ran towards him with their weapons drawn and collided their blades with that of their fathers sending sparks dancing about in the air. Nero could feel his hair stand on end as the three went at it. He'd never imagined that Sparda was that powerful. Obviously he knew how the legends went and how the stories depicted his strength but nothing compared to witnessing the real thing in action. Suddenly the three broke apart panting slightly.

" Getting better... " Dante jeered.

" Come on father, where's your motivation? " Vergil taunted. Sparda laughed at his sons remarks and thrust his sword into the ground for support.

" You want me to go all out? " He mused. The twins smiled in unison which spoke for them but they quickly faded as their father pulled his sword from the ground and let his devil power flare a bit. " Alright, then I guess it's time to get a little more serious "