Dimensions Crossed (A Devil May Cry/Legend of Spyro fic)

Disc.: I do not own 'Devil May Cry', 'Legend of Spyro' or any other anime/manga/video games mentioned in this fic. I also don't own any song lyrics used in this fic, everything except the plot and/or any OCs used belong to their respective owners so I don't want any heat for borrowing stuff.

A/N: Wow, time to start up Ch.9…in this one, I'll introduce a new twist to the story (not like there haven't been enough already, lol) so be ready for when it pops up! Now, without further stalling, here's the chapter! Enjoy!

Ch.9- Under Watch

Lion-O was happy that his mom had agreed to let him go on this mission, he finally had a chance to prove that he wasn't a baby anymore, that he could handle himself out in the field. Now, it was time to start the mission as he grabbed his sword and the gauntlet. Lion-O had just finished slipping on the device when he heard knocking on his door and Vergil's voice a few seconds later telling him it was time to head out.

Lion-O stepped out of the room and smiled at Dante, the elder of the two blushing lightly at how someone could smile so innocently…then again, this kid hadn't been through the things the brothers had so maybe it was best he retain that innocence- to Dante, Lion-O was the very last shred of purity and light in a world that had become so corrupt and dark.

After making sure that everyone was ready, the three of them headed out to a place where Vergil could explain things without them being followed by demons.

(City Tunnels)

The place that Vergil had led them to looked like a rundown park, and it was the perfect place to explain everything in detail.

"Do you remember this place, Dante?"

"Yeah. Mom used to bring us here when we were kids. So, tell me everything."

Vergil looked at his brother and the young boy who'd come with them. He could clearly see that a mating bond was slowly starting to develop between them, but dismissed the thought and began his explanation.

"Well, some things have always been…there have always been Angels and there have always been Demons, and they have always been at war. Nine millennia ago, one Demon rose up to take control over the dark hordes…the strongest, the cruelest- Mundus. But Mundus did not rise alone, at his side was his most trusted general…his blood brother…"

"Sparda." Said Dante, who had managed to put the picture together a little more as Vergil had picked up where he'd left off.

"Yes, but Sparda betrayed him- he fell in love with an Angel named Eva. The secret union between an Angel and a Demon is inconceivable, but it happened. And with it came new life, twin boys- a hybrid of the warring races. When Mundus found out, his fury knew no bounds…he hunted the young lovers down and murdered Eva with his own hands. For Sparda, he demanded a much more cruel fate- eternal banishment along with endless suffering and pain."

Lion-O almost couldn't believe what Vergil had told them. They were killed just for falling in love despite being different? He knew that his mother was like them, that she was born of a union between a dragon and a stag, and the very thought of his mother being killed for her parents' choices was enough to make him cry…but he held the tears back long enough for Vergil to finish his story.

"But even though Eva was destroyed and Sparda imprisoned forever, each knew that the seed of their revenge had already been sown. Because according to legend, the only ones capable of destroying the Demon King are Nephilim…a hybrid of the warring Angel and Demon races. Those hybrids now exist- you and I."

By this point, the three of them were up and walking around as Vergil kept explaining the legend to them. Something, however, was bothering Lion-O…he felt like they were being followed, but he just kept quiet and followed the two brothers so he could hear the rest of the story.

"Mundus believed that only one child had been born, but there were 2 Nephilim and each had been hidden well. Sparda armed his sons: the Rebellion for Dante and the Yamato for Vergil."

Lion-O just couldn't shake this feeling that they were being watched, and looked over his shoulder every few minutes to make sure they were alone when he saw something at the end of the tunnel behind them.

"What's that?" Lion-O idly wondered to himself but kept watch as he ran to catch up to the brothers.

"So Mundus killed our mom and banished our dad."

"Yes."

"And we're the offspring of Angels and Demons?"

"Right. Demon father, Angel mother. We are Nephilim, the only ones that can destroy the Demon King."

"Um, guys…" Lion-O said rather fearfully.

"Good. Tell me how."

"Guys…?!"

They both turned to Lion-O to see what he was so scared of, and found that they were indeed being followed.

"A Spotter…fucking Demon collaborators."

The three of them could feel Limbo opening up, but only Vergil could make it out. That meant that Dante and Lion-O were trapped in Limbo until they either fought their way out or Kat opened a Gateway for them to escape through.

"You're both being dragged into Limbo. I'll find Kat, she'll get you both out- but for now stand firm!"

As soon as they were both dragged in, Lion-O felt strange- like he'd been pulled underwater and there was no way to swim to the surface. Dante didn't seem to notice as everything had become distorted and twisted, but he just pulled Lion-O towards him and used Arbiter to pull them both away before the ground collapsed underneath them.

Dante and Lion-O both took down as many demons as they could until the latter of the two started feeling even worse than before, his whole body felt like it was burning up to the point where it was becoming painful. By this point, Dante had noticed Lion-O was stumbling around a little bit like he seemed out of it.

"Hey, are you okay Lion-O?"

"Y-yeah, I'm fine…I've just never fought under these conditions before, so I'm sorry if I seem a little out of it."

"That's ok, just be careful."

After taking out more demons, Kat had drawn another gateway for them to get out of Limbo with…but before they could reach it, the ground collapsed into the demon world and cut them off- it was too far to jump unless you had wings, and neither of them had a set so they were stuck.

"Can either of you make it across?"

"No, we'll have to find another way."

"Alright, I'll meet up with you two later."

Dante turned around and saw that Lion-O was really flushed, the bridge of his nose covered in a bright red blush. His eyes were a little glazed over as well, and he seemed really tired all of a sudden. Dante knew that he was in no shape to fight, so he picked Lion-O up in his arms, ignoring the kid's cries of protest at being handled like he was a girl. Dante just smirked down at him and fought with all of his strength not to blush at the boys' appearance: flushed, panting, and with eyes slightly glazed over that gave off a kind of begging and lust-filled look.

'If we weren't fighting to escape, I'd say the kid looks hella cute like that- no! now's not the time to think of that, of just reaching down and kissing the hell out of this kid in your arms with a look that's begging you to do that…damn, worry about that later- we've gotta get out of here first!'

As Dante rounded a corner with Lion-O in his arms, he saw Kat waving at him.

"Dante, follow me! The Gateway's just up ahead, hurry!"

As carefully and quickly as he could, Dante had managed not to drop Lion-O as they had both finally made it out of Limbo, but when they emerged into the human world Lion-O had fallen unconscious.

"Kat!" Dante said worriedly, causing the girl to rush to them both.

"What's wrong with him?"

"I don't know, it started when we both got dragged into Limbo! He seemed fine at first, but soon after that he looked like he was really sick and then passed out in my arms when we got out of Limbo through the Gateway!"

"Alright, let's get him into the medical wing and put him to bed. Someone needs to tell Luna, she won't be happy when she finds out what happened to her son."

"Right, you take care of that, Vergil and I will work on a plan to take down Mundus."

Kat nodded as she took Lion-O from Dante, he almost growled at her but suppressed it as he watched them both disappear down a hallway as he went into another room and found Vergil standing in front of a tv monitor. On the screen was what looked like a banking firm's headquarters.

"Silver Sacks Tower, the world's most powerful investment bank. And who runs it? This man, Kyle Rider- CEO and the human vessel of Mundus. He controls the world through debt. To Mundus, the world is just a factory farm for human souls. And he likes to keep his animals both monitored and docile. The monitoring is done by the Raptor News Corporation, a global network of CCTV cameras, satellites and spies. How he keeps us docile is…a little more insidious."

"How?"

"It's in your hand, planet Earth's most popular soft drink- Virility. The demons have spiked it."

At hearing this, Dante spit out what was in his mouth, which caused Vergil to laugh a little bit at his brother's disgust.

"It's ok, it has no effect on us- only humans. It's essentially lobotomy in a can."

Dante then tossed the empty can in the trash behind him. He was trying really hard not to let his thoughts stray to Lion-O, who'd somehow wormed his way into the man's heart. Instead, he focused his thoughts on making a plan to take down Mundus once and for all.

"So, what's the plan?"

Vergil then changed the image on the screen to one of an ancient drawing of a demonic entity drawing power through some sort of portal.

"That's the Hell Gate, a conduit through which Mundus draws all of his power. While connected to the Hell Gate, he is immortal. But if we can somehow get him away from the Gate, our swords will take care of the rest."

"And just how do we do that?"

"We get his attention. Mundus is petty and impulsive, so if we hit him where it hurts and let his anger consume him, then we can draw him out."

"Ok, so to kill Mundus we need to get him away from the Hell Gate. We do that by pissing him off."

"Roughly speaking, yes." Vergil was amazed at his brother's sense of wordplay. Somehow, Dante managed to find a way to explain it in simple enough terms for him to understand on his part the severity of their situation.

"And to do that, we need to take out either Virility or the Raptor News Network."

"Yep, that's it."

"So, which one do you wanna do first?"

Vergil thought for a moment before he looked back at Dante.

"Well, we should probably free the general populace from their mind control…so, it would probably be best to start with the Virility Factory. But right now, you should probably go check on Lion-O, make sure he's ok."

Dante then shot his brother a look that seemed torn between a glare and a look of fear as he headed to the medical wing…only to find Luna looking at her son worriedly as Lion-O was breathing rather shallowly, he was literally covered in sweat and was moaning in pain. Luna looked over at Dante and beckoned him to her side with her tail.

The whole time neither of them said anything as Luna placed a water soaked rag on her son's head. When Lion-O's breathing became a bit more even, she looked at Dante with eyes full of tears threatening to spill out onto the ground.

"What happened? How did this happen?! Tell me everything, Dante."

Dante just sucked in and released a breath before he turned to look at the pained expression on Luna's face.

"It started when we both got dragged into Limbo. Lion-O seemed fine at first, he took out quite a few demons, but when were cut off from the Gateway that's when I first noticed it. He seemed to stagger around a bit and he looked flushed, like really flushed. He then started looking really tired so I picked him up to keep him from hurting himself, when I felt his forehead he was burning up- I almost yanked my hand away in pain at how hot he'd felt under my touch, then he passed out in my arms when we'd passed through the Gateway into the human world. After we got back, Kat brought him here while I talked to Vergil about how to take down Mundus."

"Mundus?"

"Yeah, the great and evil Demon King that's ruling the roost around here. Anyway, I promise I'll find out what's wrong with him and help you cure him. For now, you should probably be the one to watch him, you are his mother after all. And for what it's worth, I'm really sorry I let this happen to him."

Luna just looked at Dante and then wrapped a wing around his shoulders.

"It's alright, you're not to blame for this. Just go do what must be done, and save Lion-O."

Dante nodded at the white dragoness and left her alone with her son as he and Kat set out to destroy the Virility Factory.

After they left, Noctis peaked his head into the room, nearly wincing when he saw Luna's pain-filled eyes. This boy meant so much to her, but he didn't know how exactly she'd ended up being his mother. He just kept quiet as he finally walked into the room and sat next to the dragoness he'd fallen completely in love with years ago, his eyes drifting to the boy and then to her as she kept looking at him before he finally heard Luna speak to him for the first time in nearly 2 days.

"14 years…that's how long it's been since Claudus and Aurelia died, I still miss them both to this day."

Noctis didn't know if Luna would get angry at him by talking back to her, but he had to chance it so he answered her back.

"Claudus and Aurelia?"

"Yes, Lion-O and Tygra's parents. Tygra is Lion-O's older brother, he's not here because he's looking after my home of Finndor while we're on this mission. When Lion-O was born, his mother died bringing him into the world. When I held him and sang to him a lullaby in our tongue, he opened his eyes and smiled at me- they were the most radiant blue I'd ever seen, and I knew that I was to protect him and his brother from danger. Since then, I've looked after them both- especially since Claudus died saving them so we could escape the destruction of their home."

Noctis was shocked at hearing all this, he finally pieced it all together after hearing it from her own mouth. He felt even more protective of his beloved now that he knew that she'd been through even more tragedy, so he risked earning her wrath by draping his own feathered wing around Luna and pulling her close to his body. He then pulled her into a hug, hoping she wouldn't hate him even more for doing this.

"Listen, you're not alone in this anymore…you don't need to shoulder so much pain by yourself, like you have all your life. If you'll let me, I'll shoulder the pain with you."

Luna was shocked at Noctis' words, but even more so when he'd embraced her. She just couldn't bring herself to push him away right now, so Luna just stared up into Noctis' copper-amber eyes and looked about ready to tear up at his gestures and promises.

"Why, Noctis? Why would you go so far and do so much for me, please tell me why?"

Noctis took this as a chance to tell her how he really felt, so he just came out with it.

"Because…it's because, I love you LunaRose."

"W-what?"

"I love you, I always have and I always will love you LunaRose."

Before she could ask any more questions, Noctis used her shock to capture her lips in a gentle and comforting kiss.

T.B.C.- Finally finished, thought I'd throw in a little bit of romance between our two resident dragons, so you know the rules. R&R please!