"Alright, Aston, let me get this straight… you're telling me that this guy was in the white Mobile Suit."

"Mmhm."

"He fought and killed a lot of us, including me."

"Yep."

"And he's also a friend to Masahiro's brother."

"You're still following."

"And you trust him?"

"Vito, have you even been paying attention?"

"Yes! And I still don't understand why you're so casual about this! That bastard murdered a lot of us, y'know?"

A mild shrug was Vito's response from Aston as they walked on, with Masahiro and Danji watching as their friends discussed about Mikazuki, who was leading the group onwards. Technically, the Cerberus triplets were the ones leading, but they had requested to be carried by the pilot.

He declined at first, though after they threatened to maul the younger gents if he didn't, the pilot reluctantly did as they asked, with him sighing as he carried two of the girls in his arms while the third sat atop his shoulders. They weren't heavy, thankfully enough, though it was… irritating to be acting as their cab, to say the least. And besides, it seemed to amuse the younger boys, something that did make this a little worth it…

Of course, Vito, being the hyper sort of guy that he was, quickly asked Aston about his relation to Mika, and the guy was quick to answer, and when he revealed just who he was, the orange striped guy was quick to go on the defensive as he almost tackled Augus out of rage. Of course, Aston was quick to stop him, though Cerberus did contribute as well, as all three girls turned and snarled at Vito, a warning to not bring any harm upon their… prisoner until he had served their purpose.

"Mr Mikazuki may be a bit of a hardhead, but he's still a trustworthy person," assured Aston gently as Danji walked up to his side and nodded vigorously. The young man still had his CGS jacket on and he adjusted it a little as he fell in line with the adoptive Atland.

"A trustworthy person that killed a lot of us, Aston!" protested Vito, with him not letting go of the fact that Mika had killed him as he waved his hands around. Atland winced a tad at that, having acknowledged that his friend's reasoning was not a bad one, but even so…

"Yeah, I killed you," piped up Mika, surprisingly enough, as everyone turned and eyed the Ace in confusion. Said pilot was glancing back at them, with him staring past one of the Cerberus' thighs in the process, as he spoke, ignoring Vito's glare all the while. "And if given the chance, you would've killed me."

"Hey, you don't… know that…" began Vito, only to trail off when he acknowledged the truth behind Augus' words and grimaced in irritation. "Fine, I would've, but even so…"

"I don't feel any shame in killing you, because you wouldn't have felt any either," continued Augus, shocking Vito in particular as he winced at his bluntness. Likewise, Masahiro couldn't help but twitch a little at his harshness, but he said nothing as the pilot continued. "If anything, you'd feel happy if you killed me, wouldn't you?"

"Of course! I'd be avenging the lives of those you and your white Mobile Suit killed!" confirmed Vito in anger, only for Mika to nod.

"Ah. Well, again, I don't feel any shame for killing you, but either way, I'm sorry for that," quipped Mika, with him speaking in such a neutral tone of voice that it was hard to tell if he was being sarcastic or genuine. Of course, Vito wasn't buying it anyways, as he grimaced and pointed an accusing finger at Augus' back.

"Oh fuck you! I'll never- GAH!" began Vito, only to squeak and leap backwards when the Cerberus Mika was holding in his left hand snapped her jaws a little too close for comfort at Vito's extended finger, nearly biting it off in the process. The children jumped back a little at that, and Mika responded to that by placing the Cerberus he was holding in his right hand up atop his shoulder before flicking the nose of the Cerberus he had in his left hand as punishment.

"Don't scare them. If you do, I won't help you do whatever you want to do," grumbled Mika as he removed the right Cerberus from his shoulder and held her in his arm once more. The Cerberus on his left didn't seem amused, however, as she wagged her tail and smirked slyly.

"Oh, foolish human…" began the left Cerberus as she trailed her finger along the pilot's cheek. Augus didn't like her tone of voice, though he said nothing about it.

"You overestimate your value…" added the one sitting on Mika's right arm, with her smirking just as wide as her fellow demon as she stroked the pilot's hair.

"You need not be alive for us to cross over to the mortal realm…" concluded the third Cerberus as she wrapped her fingers around Mika's neck from behind, eliciting no reaction from the pilot in question all the while.

"We can very well bring you to Lucifer in pieces. You are powerful enough that your sliced up body parts can very well be a good enough reason for the ruler of Hell to allow us passage into the mortal world!" announced the three devils in near perfect sync, and to that, the pilot frowned a little deeper than usual as he felt the center Cerberus' grip tighten around his neck. Behind him, the four shotas shuddered at the thought of Mika dying right here, right now, but even so…

"Then do it. I've already died once, what's a second one gonna do to me?" grumbled Augus dismissively, surprising Cerberus with his boldness as they stared at each other in shock. But even so… they were quick to nod and smile in approval as the pilot continued walking.

"Oh, very fiesty… very much unlike that fork tongued one that we ripped apart oh so long ago!" commented all three devils with glee as they eyed Augus with interest. As they said that, however, the four behind the Ace, namely Vito, Masahiro and Aston, paled a little, though they were quick to relax just a little when they heard them say that they ripped this person apart.

"... thank you?" muttered Mika in confusion, and to that, the triplets smirked as they shrugged.

"It's up to your imagination."

"Alright."

Some time later

Mika didn't know when they had reached the edge of the River Styx, but regardless, he still found himself surprised when they had reached it.

An ocean of damned souls… one that was, according to Cerberus, larger than the world itself, and likewise, according to the Triple Demon…

"If you fall in, your soul shall never resurface…" commented the center Cerberus ominously, only for the other head to add on.

"Of course, we cannot let that happen to you, so don't jump. As for the kids, however, they may do so if they wish to," quipped the left Cerberus, with Vito widening his eyes as he swiftly retracted his hand from the River Styx. Masahiro and Danji both shuddered at the thought of being trapped inside here forever, though Aston said nothing as he followed Augus onwards.

The small group walked along the River Styx for quite some time in silence, with Mikazuki contemplating tossing all three Cerberus into the river all the while, though he refrained from doing so as he just walked on. Before long, however…

"Mr Mikazuki…" came Masahiro's voice, surprising Mika a little as he turned towards him. Likewise, all three Cerberus heads stared over at the younger Atland as they watched him fidget his hands together uncertainly, though he continued on after a short amount of time. "My brother… is he…"

"Akihiro died. Came down to Hell with me," said Mika, with him getting right on to the point as Masahiro widened his eyes in shock at that realization, though Augus added on before he could ask. "But aside from that, he's just as alive as either one of us."

"He… isn't being punished, is he?" asked Masahiro awkwardly, and to that, Mika shook his head.

"Aside from being with the sex crazy one, he's fine," assured Mika, confusing Atland a little as he was still unsure as to what sex was, exactly, though he was quick to nod in appreciation towards Augus' assurance as he smiled. Aston and Danji, on the other hand… found no comfort in Mika's words, even if the latter did appear a little envious of the older Atland's situation, though neither commented on it as they heard a boat horn in the distance.

Blinking a little at that, everyone present raised a brow and turned their attention towards the horizon of the River Styx, only to see a massive boat coming straight towards their general location. Everyone watched as it stopped close to where they were standing, and thereafter, a skeletal figure with a massive, double sided oar walked up to the edge of the boat and stared down at the group.

"Cerberus," greeted the boatperson casually, sounding oddly normal, aside from their incredibly deep voice, as they waved at the trio in question. Said trio waved back at the boatperson, much to their glee. "Are these new souls headed for Hades?"

"Nah, this one's our guide to the mortal realm!" replied one of the three devils as she poked Mika in the eye, causing him to stagger a little and nearly fall into the River Styx, only for the four Shotas to save his ass before he could dive in. The boatperson chuckled a little at that as they observed Mika closely, and thereafter, they widened their eyes in shock before removing their hat and staring at Augus directly with their dark red eyes.

"By Zeus' hairy nutsack, that child…" muttered the boatperson in shock as they realized just who and what Mikazuki was… though they were quick to recompose themselves as they stepped back and nodded. "Hm, forgive me. Cerberus, you do know that Hades won't be particularly happy to learn that you left to the mortal realm?"

"Hades can visit us, Charon! Just let us have our fun!" protested another Cerberus as she waved her arms around, causing Mika to lose his balance a little as the four shotas panicked, though he was quick to regain it as he sighed in irritation.

"Yeah! It's not like he can't go to the mortal realm whenever he wants to!" added another Cerberus, and to that, Charon the boatperson sighed as they nodded.

"Yes yes, I know. Safe travels, humans, Cerberus," quipped Charon with a wink of their red eyes before they placed their hat back onto their head and went back to rowing it aimlessly. Charon whistled happily as they rowed on, and at that, all three Cerberuses waved at him.

"Farewell, Chara!" proclaimed all three at once, only for Charon to jolt upright and turn to glare at them.

"It is Charon, Cerberus! Do not compare me to a rosy cheeked child!" protested the boatperson indignantly as they waved their double sided oar in anger, and to that, the triple demon giggled as the Tekkadan quintuple watched on in confusion.

"Who… was that?" asked Aston in confusion as the center Cerberus slapped Mika's head, telling him to continue on. The pilot responded by pinching her canine ears with enough force to make her squeal in genuine pain, surprising the other two as they smiled at Augus' strength, though before long one of the three answered the question.

"Charon, boatperson of the underworld, the one who transports the damned to Hades!" explained Cerberus casually as she pinched Mika's cheek, much to his chagrin. "They are fun to pester!"

"Just like how Mr Mikazuki is fun to pester?" inquired Masahiro as they began to scale an incline, and to that, all three Cerberuses smirked as they shifted their faces close to the Ace Pilot's, who was quick to frown when he found himself boxed in by the Triple Demon.

"He is fun, and he's different! So much power is concentrated within this one's body, and as such, when we break him, it will be more satisfying!" confirmed all three at once as Mika rolled his eyes in irritation. Vito found himself smiling a little at that prospect, though everyone else found it hard to believe as breaking Mikazuki seemed to be impossible…

"Good luck with that, I guess," quipped Danji with an envious glare at Mika, and at that, they continued to walk on in silence, with Mika being led on by Cerberus as they pointed him onwards.

Before long, however, the small group heard a gasp from behind, prompting them to pause briefly and turn around in confusion… though for Mikazuki, he was more irritated than anything when he saw Modeus, of all demons, charging right at him with lustful intent.

"THERE YOU ARE!" proclaimed Modeus before crashing breastfirst into the pilot, smothering him with her breasts as the Cerberuses were sent flying into the air. They landed on their butts with indignant squeaks not long after, however, before they turned towards Mika in confusion. Likewise, the other four appeared confused as they watched Modeus attempt to kiss Augus' cheek, though he kept her at bay as he sighed.

"They found us?" asked Mikazuki as he ignored Modeus and stared over at where she had jumped in from. Likewise, the others followed his gaze and widened their eyes when they saw Pandemonica, Akihiro and Shino running towards their general direction, though for three of them in particular…

"Mika! Jeez, you gave us a good scare there, dude!" proclaimed Shino as he slowed down a little, though before long, he slowed down when he made eye contact with Danji, who appeared equally as shocked as he was when he saw Norba. Likewise, Akihiro slowed down dramatically when he made eye contact with Aston and…

"M-Masahiro?!" proclaimed Akihiro, only for him to trip on his own two feet and crash facefirst into the ground thereafter. The hulking behemoth of a guy was sent skidding to a halt as he fell forwards, with him stopping right in front of Masahiro's feet as he groaned in pain. Even so, he ignored his pain for now as he quickly recovered and stared up at his little bro, though as soon as he did so, the Full City pilot widened his eyes when he saw that the younger Atland was already crouching down and staring him directly in the eye.

"... big bro…?" greeted Masahiro uncertainly as Akihiro quickly got to his knees and began to examine his little brother, with him hoping that he wasn't just hallucinating. When he confirmed that he wasn't, the Gusion pilot found himself smiling wider than anyone has ever seen him smile in the past, and not even a second later, he engulfed Masahiro in a massive, brotherly hug that nearly smothered the younger Atland in his pecs. "B-BIG BRO!"

"MASAHIRO!" proclaimed Akihiro, sounding beyond relieved as the younger Atland inhaled deeply and stared up at his big bro. Their final memories in life weren't exactly the best, but honestly speaking, now that were interacting in a (mostly) controlled environment, and now that Masahiro wasn't caught up in the heat of battle, he couldn't help but smile up at his big bro and return his hug as effectively as he could.

"H-Hey there, big bro… it's good to see you too," said Masahiro awkwardly as Akihiro stood up and held his little bro up into the air. The younger Atland blushed a little at just how easily his big bro was able to lift him up into the air, though he didn't complain as he watched Akihiro smile fondly before setting him down.

"I… missed you, Masahiro," admitted Akihiro as he patted his brother over the head, and to that, the younger Atland reached up and placed his hands over his big brother's much larger one and nodded.

"I… missed you too, big bro," added Masahiro with a nod, and to that, Akihiro smirked. Off near the back, Aston found himself chuckling a little, though that little sound was still loud enough to catch the older Atland's attention as he turned towards him, and wordlessly, he motioned for the scarred young man to get over here, and though he was reluctant at first, he was quick to join in on this 'family reunion' as he allowed his big bro to hug him as well.

"It's good to see you too, Aston…" added Akihiro wholeheartedly as he patted the aforementioned child over the head, and to that, Aston blushed as he nodded awkwardly.

As all this happened, Vito watched off to the side awkwardly as Danji nudged him with a smile. The orange streaked boy raised a brow at that, though he didn't dwell on it as Shino barged in and slung both his arms over their shoulders.

"Wassup! Danji, didn't think I'd see you here!" greeted Shino happily as he stared at Danji. He sounded surprised, though not in a bad way as he ruffled up Enrei's hair, prompting him to blush as he responded.

"Same here, Shino. Didn't think I'd ever find you in Hell…" admitted Danji as he eyed Shino fondly, and to that, Norba smirked as he rubbed his chin, in turn pulling Vito closer to him.

"Hey now, I'm a sex bomb, and that's a sin so big that I deserve to be burning, baby!" proclaimed Shino sarcastically as Danji laughed. Even dead, he was a true optimist! Before long, however, Norba turned towards Vito, who shuddered a little at his attention, though he raised a brow at his apparently friendly smile as he sized him up. "And who might you be?"

"... Vito," responded Vito, short and simple as Shino raised a brow. He didn't recognise that name, though he didn't comment on that as he nodded.

"Well, Vito, nice to meet you!" quipped Shino wholeheartedly, only for the boy in question to wince at how polite he was. He wasn't used to this kind of treatment from older people… but even so…

"Well, yeah… it's nice to meet you too… Shino?" replied Vito awkwardly, with Norba smirking as he ruffled Vito's hair up.

"I like him," quipped Shino wholeheartedly, causing Vito to blush a little as Danji smirked.

"Who wouldn't?"

Though before Shino could even laugh at that comment, and before Vito could speak out in embarrassment, the three blinked and turned towards where Modeus, Cerberus and Mika were at, only to blink in surprise when they saw them in a stand-off.

The Lustful Demon held Mika close, with her refusing to allow the pilot to escape her hold, as she glared at Cerberus, who growled as they crouched down into a feral position. They seemed ready to pounce at any second, though before they could do so, they abruptly doubled over in pain, surprising everyone present… everyone except Pandemonica, who was holding a dog whistle up to her lips.

As soon as Cerberus was subdued, Pandemonica casually walked over to Modeus, who was already starting to undress herself for Augus, and pinched her ear. Forcefully, she shoved the horny demon off Mika and helped him up, surprising the pilot with her generosity, though she was quick to acknowledge his thoughts as she walked past him.

"Let us not stall any longer. The faster we go, the faster I can get my coffee."

And to that, Mika simply shrugged as he walked on, with everyone else following thereafter.

Ah, I do love a family reunion…

Next time: Malina!