Everyone was ecstatic to have Lana back in their lives once more. However, things were different now. They had all grown up and lived different lives from what they had used to before. It was going to be hard for them all to reconnect the ties that they had lost with each other. Time had gone by and it was hard to fix the crack that was within the glass.

Keith was given time off and was able to return home to his family. He was more than excited to inform Robin about the news. When he arrived to his happy home he was greeted by his loving wife and their new found furry family member. He picked the dog up with joy as he was welcomed inside.

"Robin you would not believe what had happened the other day. It's almost like a miracle."

Robin sat down at the table with a cup of tea in her hand. She waited to hear what he had to say with a small smile on her face. Time was starting to show on her face as her eyes glistened in the sunlight. Keith stared at his beautiful wife as he was thankful for everything that they shared together.

"We have found Lana. She finally appeared."

Shock came over her blissful face as she nearly dropped the cup in her hands. Her glistening eyes changed to a form of sorrow.

"It turns out she was with the Survey Corps. I haven't received the full report on the matter but she is alive! Isn't that great!"

"Yeah, it is," she replied quietly.

"You don't sound happy at all. What's wrong," Keith asked as he gently sat down beside her.

"Are you going to go back to her?"

Keith was stunned by her statement. Never had it crossed his mind since her return and never did it occur to him that this was how she felt about Lana. He grabbed a hold of her hand and firmly held onto it.

"I love you no matter what. I will always be with you. What happened in the past is in the past. My future is with you."

A small tear rolled down her cheek as the door opened. A young boy came in with a smile on his face covered in dirt.

"DAD!" the boy shouted with excitement. "Guess what! The guys and I are going to join the Training Corps when we're old enough."

"You don't say," Keith replied slightly impressed. "Well do you know what faction you'd want to be in?"

"The Survey Corps!"

"Well you're only five so you have a few years to wait until you can do that."

Meanwhile Nicholas was in his office pacing back and forth. He was trying to figure out why Lana was with the Survey Corps. Lucas was in the room with him as someone to bounce ideas back and forth with. It was enough for Lucas to go mad with Nicholas' obsession. He kept going on and on about how he wanted to be closer to her.

"I don't understand why would she be in the Survey Corps?"

"Probably because they were the ones who found her," Lucas replied as he opened up the window to let the fresh air in.

"Yeah, but why is she with them still. I mean she knows we are here. Why didn't she just stay within the capital? Why did she leave with them?"

"The mind is a complex thing. She has her reasons. Look she probably moved on just like we have. We are living in two different worlds."

"DON'T TALK LIKE THAT!" Nicholas shouted slamming his hands on his desk.

Lucas was worried for the bomb that was about to explode in the office. He didn't know what to expect to come from Nicholas and it scared him. Nicholas was a very passionate person about everything. When things didn't go right, he was sure to make a big deal about it. It was in his blood, the blood of someone who was used to the spotlight. When that light was diminished he began to get lost in the shadows.

"Think of it this way, even if she wanted to there is no way she would just hop on over to the Military Police Brigade. If anything she would have to get a referral first."

"That's it!" Nicholas perked up. "You're a genius! All I have to do is send off a letter and then she and I can be together closer than ever before. Lana and I working side by side. I'll have her in my squad and everything. Especially now more than ever since I need people in my squad after the two of you leave. But it's not going to be that simple. First I have to make sure that she would be willing to join us without any problem."

Lucas was very off put by Nicholas' behaviour. He watched him as he was flipping through papers trying to compose of ways for her to want to be part of the brigade.

Nicholas had devised up a plan to win Lana's heart once more. He wanted to fix what was shattered and felt that bringing back old memories would be the best way to do this. He and Lucas went to Madame Nina to discuss of the plan. Although not liking the reason behind it, Lucas did like the idea that Nicholas had.

Over the years Madame Nina had redeveloped the circus. It was smaller than what they were used to but it still was a way for them to gather some type of income. They only put on shows about once a month and remained within the capital for everyone's safety and to be close to the four boys.

She had informed the rest of the troupe of Lana's return. Those who remembered her were excited and wanted to see her more than ever. However, seeing her was a lot harder than they had anticipated. Since Lana was a member of the Survey Corps she was harder to get a hold of as she was going to be traveling beyond the walls. The idea frightened a few of the newcomers who had been taken under Madame Nina's wings.

Nicholas had approached Madame Nina and the others with the plan. He wanted to have the four of them put on a show like they used to in the past. Nina had no objections and was thrilled to hear that the boys were coming back for a one time show. Nicholas felt that this was the deepest root that he shared with Lana and wanted nothing more than to have this win her back.

The immediately began preparations for the show. Nicholas had informed Keith and Jack about what was going to happen. Jack disagreed with the show and wanted nothing to do with it. However, after discussing it with Madame Nina, he became convinced and was obedient. Keith was a little reluctant on wanting to perform again after years of not doing any performances at all. He didn't want to risk himself and do his old trapeze act and decided to stick with something he could do with his eyes closed.

With a great deal of excitement, Nico and Nisha had created costumes for the four soldiers that best resembled their growth and development. Seeing how they were unable to dress in their old attire, they needed a fresh look for the show even if it was going to be a onetime only deal. Costumes were created that reflected on their military status as soldiers but remained whimsical like the good old days.

Nicholas and Keith had informed their Commander of the event that was going to take place. With continuous begging, Nile broke and decided to give all four of them the time off to be able to put on the performance. It was decided that even a few of the soldiers would view the show after hearing about the types of lives that the four had in the past. Nobody really believed any of them when they had told others that they were once circus performers. It was hard for a lot of people to picture that these were people who were willing to go up on the stage and perform.

A letter was prepared for Lana and was sent out to be delivered inviting her and her new friends to the performance. It was only a matter of time before he was going to try and win her heart back. Just as the letter was sent out, Lucas and Keith had received a letter of their own. They were asked to show up at a house without their uniforms on. The meeting was to be held in secret.

It was late at night when they had arrived at a small house that had a larger backyard. The house was close to the wall and was almost secluded. Keith felt a little uneasy about being there, but he knew what was going on. The letter had the same writing as the one he had received before in regards to the Interior First Squad. When the two of them approached, they were welcomed by a somewhat familiar face. Spike was at the door as he eagerly awaited for the arrival with a devilish grin on his face.

"Welcome gentlemen."

The two walked in and were on high alert. In the room were many people who were armed. They all wore stern expressions on their faces that was not welcoming. Keith knew the feeling all too well as it reminded him of a time long ago with the Crovus Clan. He kept his hand close to the gun that was concealed under his trench coat. He was prepared to strike at any moment if anything were to occur. Sitting on a couch was an older gentlemen who bore the same devilish grin on his face.

"So Keith Aberdeen and Lucas Anderson. The two of you have quite the skill," he said as he got up from his seat.

"Holy shit, you're Kenny the Ripper," Lucas stated as he changed his stance to be ready for an attack.

Keith looked at Lucas with a bit of uncertainty. He wondered why someone like him was within the Interior First Squad. But then he thought of the night where he listened to the conversation behind the door. At this point Keith was ready to face the bullet head on. He wanted to figure out what Jack's involvement was with everything. He wanted to know what the deal was with the serum and he wanted to know what the story was behind the titan shifters. It was his duty and goal to get to the bottom of things.

Keith stepped forward prepared for what he was about to face. He didn't falter and he didn't say a word. He stood his ground and stared at the man standing before him with determined eyes.

"Well, well, well. You have balls I'll give you that. Now you have two choices. Let me see what you can do and potentially become a member, or die right here on the spot. It's up to you gentlemen."

Without hesitation, Keith grabbed a hold of his gun and swung it out pulling the trigger. With a straight face, he stared at the man hard as everyone in the room was startled by the move. The bullet had gone right past Kenny's face and had struck a bottle in someone's hand as they were taking a drink. The look on their face was of pure horror as they had realized that they had almost be struck while enjoying their drink. Kenny could do nothing but be impressed as a small trickle of blood fell from his cheek. The bullet had just grazed him enough to not do any serious harm but still inflict damage.

"What about you big guy," Kenny said with a smile as he ignored the gun that had been directed at his face.

Lucas was unsure of what he could do. He only had brute strength which almost seemed like nothing in comparison to Keith's sharp shooting. Keith remained still as he lowered the gun still remaining silent. Lucas walked up to the closet person who had a rifle in their hands. He ripped the rifle from them and bent the barrel of the gun. The owner was in awe and pissed at the same time.

"I see, you're the strong one and he's the fast one. It looks like you two made your decisions. What do you think fellas," he said as he began to gesture around to everyone in the room. "Should we let these gentlemen join our party?"

It was either everyone was too scared to confront them or everyone was willing to work with them. Either way, it was inevitable that the two were now going to be a part of the Interior First Squad. They were both pulled from Nicholas' squad and were now under the direction of Kenny Ackerman. What their job would entail was a different story entirely, but now they were both in deeper to the mystery of the military.

The following day was the day of the performance. Keith was not thrilled to be wearing his signature outfit again. Although it was modified it made him look like a child considering his small stature. Even after the years had gone by, Keith remained to be one of the shortest men out of the entire group standing tall at only 5'6". On top of that, he did have muscles but was fairly thin. He wore green shorts held up by green suspenders and a white button up short sleeve shirt. The one thing he liked about his outfit was the hat that sat proudly on his head. It was a green hat with white trim and feather with a patch of the Military Police Brigade sitting in the center. He wore a belt with daggers hanging at each side and a pair of brown dress shoes. His new glasses were held onto his head thanks to the straps that were given to him by Al.

Keith walked around the back as he was watching Nico and Nisha twirl around in the dresses that they had made. The two twins had become the main seamstresses for the show and even made the outfits for all four of them just for the occasion. Their craftsmanship was proven worthy as they were able to quickly create the designs and do the fittings for all of them in the matter of just two days.

Keith was stretching on the stage as he watched the stage hands prepare for the show but taking care of last minute tasks. He watched them scurry about and get the seats ready, nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary. That was until something caught his eye. Off in the distance, he could see Jack in a dark green cloak much like the black one he used to wear. However, Jack wasn't alone. He could see another person was standing with him. The situation seemed suspicious to Keith especially with the events that had taken place just recently.

He took it upon himself to investigate and try to figure out what was going on. He quickly jumped off from the stage and made his way into the shadows. At that time the sun had finally set which gave him the perfect amount of stealth. Quietly he crawled within the bushes trying is hardest not to be seen or to make any sound. When he finally reached them he was able to hear every word that was being said.

"It's only a matter of time before someone else becomes interested in her. We need to pull her away as soon as we can. Even if that mean by force. I don't want you screwing up again. You already lost the serum and our way in so there is no way for us to get our hands on any more. Don't screw this up for us. " came the voice of Madame Nina.

"Understood. How do you want to proceed?"

"I want to use this opportunity to regain her trust. Right now she has every reason not to want to come here tonight. If she does then that is a good sign. Once the trust is established then maybe she will come willingly."

"You and I both know that, that is not going to be an option. Especially with Nicholas in the way."

"Yes, I am fully aware of that. Nicholas may have been my son, but he was my greatest failure. I had, had such high hopes for him but when he fell for her, it ruined everything. That's why I'm glad I have you Jack my dear. You are my greatest achievement. I want you to help me get what I want and we both will be rewarded. Soon the whole world will know what we are capable of. It may have taken years to get to this point. That's why I want you to carry on the task for me."

"I don't understand. You don't want to do this yourself anymore?"

"I am but an old lady. You still have a good few years left in you. I want you to take the power for yourself. I want you to make me proud. The Sidonia's were robbed of what was rightfully theirs. I want you my dear to take back what is ours. You are the only one I can trust ever since my darling died at the hands of the blasted Crovus. Neal should have never listened to Caroline and partnered with them. The power should be ours not theirs. I was right to break our ties of with them entirely. Especially by coming here. Here we can control this place and be deemed as rightful rulers."

"Yes mother. Whatever you wish. I will do my best to ensure that the Sidonia name is recognized."

He could hear the two of them walk away. He was left with nothing but silence as he sat within the bushes unable to move. Keith was only trying to comprehend what was said, but was starting to get more questions on top of what he already did not know. It wasn't long before he had to get up and catch up with the others. Time was already running short before the show was about to begin.

When Keith had made it back to the stage, Lana was standing with Nico and Nisha along with some of the other Survey Corps behind her. He recognized a few of them as the ones who were there at her trial.

"Come on girls, it's time for us to get behind stage!" Keith called out to them.

He nodded at Lana who gave a smile in return. Keith waited in the wings along with others. They were all prepared to strut and give it their all. Nicholas promptly walked onto the stage in his new outfit and called out to the audience to take their seats. He wore white pants and leather boots like his normal soldier uniform. However instead of his usual jacket, he wore a green blazer with the MP emblem on his back. Like Keith, Nicholas also wore a hat. His green top hat also displayed the emblem on the center with a single green feather sticking out. Lucas was in the back adjusting his white suspenders that held up his green shorts. Aside from the shorts, he wore nothing else and exposed his large muscular body.

Keith watched Nicholas from the wings as he invited Lana up to the stage. She was nervous which was very unlike her. He couldn't help but to laugh as it reminded him of her first time on stage doing a dance routine with hula hoops. The music began to play as Nicholas held onto Lana preventing her from leaving. That was their queue to make their appearances in the opening act of the show.

Felix was the first to make his appearance at the side of the stage. He began to belt out lyrics to the song as Nico and Nisha quickly dashed out onto the stage. The two of them twirled which prompted others to run out and tumble about. As the twins danced on opposite ends of the stage Nicholas remained with Lana at the center with everyone else using the remaining space to show off what they could do.

"Ready?" Lucas asked as he crouched down.

"You know it!" Keith replied climbing up on his shoulders.

Keith positioned himself so that he was standing on top of Lucas' shoulders. He pulled out three daggers from his belt and began to juggle them in the air while maintaining his balance. Lucas stepped out onto the stage trying to keep himself steady as Keith concentrated. Jack crept onto the stage with his hood up and over his face. He held one of his larger snaked as he maneuvered his body as such that it looked like a dance. The three of them took their place near the front as the others were doing their flips and tricks behind.

When the music finally ended, Keith grabbed a hold of his daggers and listened to the applause. He looked over at Lana as her eyes were completely lit up. She was thoroughly enjoying herself up on the stage and that made him feel better about everything. Everyone gathered and took their bows. The four soldiers remained on the stage as all of the others headed back into the wings. Keith had jumped off of Lucas and placed himself at the end.

"Alright, Ladies and Gentlemen that was quite the opening act wasn't it?" Nicholas called out.

The crowd was excited over the whimsical sight. Keith happened to see some of their fellow comrades in the back applauding along with the rest of the crowd. He was quite impressed to see some people he knew enjoying themselves at the show. At that point, the plan was invite the Survey Corps soldiers that were present to join them on the stage. Nicholas called out to them and asked them all to join them so that he could set a good impression on Lana.

The soldiers were hesitant at first but one by one they each came up onto the stage. Keith and the others stepped back just enough to allow the Survey Corps to enjoy their moment in the spotlight. Keith, Lucas, and Jack stood behind the Survey Corps and promptly did the salute. With their right fist placed firmly on their left shoulder and their left fist resting on the back of their right hip, they watched as Nicholas coaxed the crowd into cheering for them.

It was Nicholas' plan to get the audience to cheer for the Survey Corps to make it seem like he was playing the innocent good guy. He was wanting to make it seem like the Survey Corps deserved more than what was being given to them in order to impress Lana. By doing this he had hoped of opening the door to win Lana back into his life.

Without even thinking, Keith watched Lana do the salute as well as she proudly stood before the audience. This was the person that Keith recognized, proud, firm, and determined. Even though she was frail she was stronger than most. It seemed that every day she had been growing stronger and stronger. All of the others on the stage followed Lana's example and did the salute as the crowd cheered.

Keith and the others began to make their way off of the stage as the Survey Corps returned to their seats. It was at this time that they were going to get Lana to do her old routine. Keith had fought against the idea seeing how he himself was not comfortable doing his aerial routine after all of these years. He felt that Lana wouldn't be able to do the movements like she used to. Nicholas stopped Lana from leaving the stage and introduced her to the audience with her routine. Lucas had gone up to the catwalk to release the red fabric that was going to be used.

She was timid and refused at first, but fell through with the idea. She walked up to the fabric and caressed it just as the music started to play. Quickly and effortlessly Lana climbed up the fabric and began to sway. She wrapped the fabric around her and proceeded to dance with it. Keith was amazed at her movements. It was as if nothing had ever changed. Her moves were fluid and smooth, filled with grace and dignity. She had become completely lost in her surroundings, it was just her, the fabric, and the music. As he watched her he remembered the old feelings that he once had. She was beautiful. Keith became overwhelmed with the thoughts of her once more. He clenched onto his chest as he was reminded of the moments that the two of them shared. What was going through his mind was conflicting. He couldn't tell if what he was feeling was joy of having her back in his life, or sorrow at the idea that he wouldn't have her. He reached up to his face and gave himself a hard slap to snap himself back together. He knew that he loved Robin with all of his heart, he was committed to her and their son.

The show came to an end and Keith wanted to say his goodbyes to Lana before she was to return to their base.

"Lana! It was nice of you to be able to come tonight," Keith said with a smile.

"Yeah, I really enjoyed myself. It was like the old days huh?"

"Yeah it was wasn't it?"

The two of them shared a small smile with one another.

"Listen, if you are ever in the capital and have some free time let me know. Things for me just changed so my duties are a little more flexible. I want to be able to catch up with you."

Lana nodded in agreement.

Everyone was resting after a long day of hard work and a successful night. Keith sat on a crate with Lucas and told him everything that he had overheard from Jack and Nina's conversations.

"So they are really after her aren't they?" Lucas asked.

"Appears so. It seems that they want her power to take over the land."

"Who wouldn't? That is one kick ass power. I wonder what the Sidonia's were robbed of."

"No clue, but it sounds like trouble will be brewing if they were able to get their hands any type of power. However, she wants Jack to have the power. She even pretty much called him her true son and referred to Nicholas as her failure."

"I wonder if either one of us was going to be next. It probably would have been you."

"I bet you this entire time they were just using us. Using the circus as a decoy to conduct this plan of action. But why spend all of this time developing it. Why not just try and take the power themselves."

"Maybe they were using the Crovus Clan to get the information on how to proceed. Maybe that was the deal that was going on."

"Maybe. No matter, we can't let Jack near Lana. I don't know what trick they have up their sleeves but I have no reason to trust him anymore."

"And Nicholas?"

"Nicholas is digging his own grave. At some point he is going to slip up and do something stupid, and when that happens I don't want to be there."

"Crazy to think that we were all just like brothers just ten years ago. Now all of this shit is coming into the light. This entire time all of this has been going on and we were just too stupid to see it."

"Yeah," Keith leaned back and stared up at the stars.

The following morning Keith had made his way back to the barracks to report for duty under the direction of his new squad. He and Lucas walked into a room in full uniform. There were a few in uniform but most wore their street clothes. There was a woman and a man who stood before everyone as they were preparing themselves to give out orders.

"At this time it has become apparent that the Survey Corps has a few tricks up their sleeves. During the trial a few days ago it seems that another titan shifter has been revealed. At this point it will make a total of five shifters that come from the Survey Corps," the woman called out with extreme authority.

Murmurs started among the soldiers. Lucas and Keith knew exactly what she was talking about when she mentioned the shifter from the trial. When they had pinned Lana with the sword, her wound healed quickly with steam forming as a result. This was a well-known attribute of a titan and with other witnesses in the room, word had gotten around quickly that the existence of another shifter was present.

"On top of that it is believed that the item that was stolen from the Reiss family in the custody of one of our own was a serum. The culprit was Grisha Yeager. You can see where our problem lies now. More importantly, it has been brought to our attention that the true heir is among them as well. They could be using this opportunity to gain the upper hand over us as well as the current government."

"I don't understand, what do you mean by the true heir," Keith called out.

"That's right, you two are new here. Rod Reiss is the one who gives us the orders to act. He is the true king within the walls the one you see is a fake. We have reasons to believe that his bastard child of a daughter is a Survey Corps soldier. It is our job to capture her and the shifters."

Lucas and Keith glanced at each other as they listened into the plan. The squad was to locate and apprehend them. They were to capture Eren, Lana, and the daughter. Meanwhile others who were in charge of guarding Minister Nick were ordered to obtain any information he may have in regards to history of the walls. They were to obtain the information by any means necessary and to prevent the Survey Corps from getting information themselves.

When they were all dismissed, Keith and Lucas made their way down the street and began their patrolling duties. It was their job to see if there were any individuals who stuck out from the rest.

"So what do we do now?" Lucas asked.

"I don't know, but this is not good."

Keith watched the streets with a careful eye. At this time he was set on edge and remained to be on high alert.

"With our squad and Jack after Lana alone there is a problem. But to have the true heir to the throne thrown into the mix, that is one hell of a stew. There is one thing I know we can do."

Keith and Lucas made their way to the barracks were a few of the Survey Corps soldiers remained. While searching for Spencer they kept a watchful eye out to be sure that there were no members of the Interior Squad around. Thankfully they were able to find him without any problems.

"Spencer, I'm glad to see you're still here." Keith called out to him.

The slender man turned to face his two friends with his usual piece of candy in his mouth. He was delighted to see the two of them, but his expression soon changed when he was greeted to the serious aura that the two of them carried. The three of them remained careful as they walked to a secluded area outside.

"Something is going on isn't it?" Spencer broke the silence.

"The Military Police Brigade is starting to see you Survey Corps as enemies," Keith came right out with it.

With a sigh Spencer replied, "I knew something like that was going to happen."

"What makes you say that?" Lucas asked.

"Well, our Commander is a handful. Once he has a goal he is going to stick to it no matter what. It seems that his goal has gotten us into some hot water. Our commander wants nothing more than to find the truth behind the titans and the reason why we are locked within the walls. When that thing was revealed in the wall, it stoked the fire within him even more. Now that we have Eren Yeager in our hands as well as your friend there he wants to push through to his goal. Especially the boy. He claims that within his basement there are secrets about the history of the titans about the walls."

"Seriously?" Keith proclaimed.

"Yeah, that's why we need Eren. He is the only one with the key to the basement. Your friend Lana is the cherry on top. She's working with Hange and the rest of my squad in the research and development of the titan theories. That's why we need her."

"Geez, to think that you guys were doing all of this work. I never realized it when I read the reports but, shit that's a lot. But here is where the problem lies. With Eren and Lana in your guy's hands there is reasoning to believe that you guys are planning on over throwing the throne."

"What?" Spencer was perplexed with the idea.

"There is a solider within your regiment. A soldier who is the true heir to the throne. Right now the current hierarchy is just a show. The real king is in hiding and always has been. His daughter is a soldier of the Survey Corps. With two titans and the true heir that's enough to give the throne a major shaking," Lucas continued.

"You're kidding!" Spencer shouted.

"Wish we were. That's why the Survey Corps has been labeled as enemies. We are currently keeping watch. It doesn't help that your Commander is as cunning as he is. Just the mere sight of him sets people on edge."

Spencer was trying to comprehend the mess that has just been created within the regiment.

"Oh yeah, and another thing. Try and get Minister Nick out of here as quickly as you can. I feel that he is in danger," Keith stated.

"I'll try my best."

"Things are not right within the Military Police. We are supposed to the light of peace and serenity, but we are as black as the shadows of night. They are acting like the traitor within the brigade was nothing and are trying to disband the Survey Corps for finding out the truth. It's almost like the higher ups don't want us to find the truth."

After Keith and Lucas left, Spencer had gone and informed Erwin everything that he was told. The pact between the two of them remained strong. They had each other's backs no matter what. Things were starting to make more sense to Keith now. With Rod Reiss as the true king of the walls the First Interior Squad listened to him and their captain Kenny. Kenny Ackerman was present within the meeting with Jack, which means that Rod was most likely also in the discussion. Rod has information in regards to the serum which may be why he was in hiding. How Jack was involved in all of this was still a part of the puzzle that Keith couldn't quite understand. However, he understood why Jack would want to get close to the king and Kenny. He wanted to get his hands on the serum to obtain the powers of a titan. With the powers Jack would be able to gain what was considered rightfully the Sidonia's the power of the throne for themselves.

As Keith and Lucas returned to the main halls they saw an injured Nicholas holding a damp cloth to his forehead.

"What happened to you?" Lucas asked as the two of them approached.

"It's none of your business," he lashed out at them.

"Take it easy Nick, we're all brothers here."

"No we aren't we never were. Mother only took you two in because she needed you."

"Easy watch what you say Nicholas," Keith replied sternly.

"Says the son of murderers. Admit it the two of you know that she only wanted you for your talent. She loved me the most, I was her child. I was the chosen one for everything."

"Calm down Nick you're talking nonsense," Lucas said as he went to put a hand on Nicholas' shoulder.

Nicholas smacked his hand away. "I WAS THE CHOSEN ONE! I WAS THE ONE SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET CLOSE TO! WHY! WHY DID SHE CHOSE THAT MISERABLE SURVEY CORPS LOSER!"

At this point Keith had no clue what Nicholas was blabbering on about.

"He got into a fight with Lance Corporal Levi. The girl that was with them managed to break the two of them up before things got messy," came the cool voice of a woman behind them.

The woman was one of the medical soldiers of the M.P.'s who had trained under Dr. Tulp. She helped Nicholas up from the bench and guided him to the medical room. Keith took it upon himself to investigate a little into what Nicholas was up to. He broke into his office and began to rummage through the papers on his desk.

Sitting on the desk were different reports. It seemed that the Interior First Squad wasn't the only squad who was in search for the squad. Nicholas had sent out many of his own squad members after them so that he could talk to Lana directly after their squad had left the barracks. After sending numerous letters offering her a position within the brigade, she responded with letter of declination. Seeing the many letters was enough to make Nicholas snap. As Nicholas was in the office one of his squad members entered. Keith was startled to see the bandaged up individual.

"What happened to you?" Keith called out concerned for the young man.

"It was him. I just can' take it anymore. Every time she said no, the soldier reporting the answer to him always ended up like this," there was fear in his eyes. "He is becoming a monster ever since she came back. I could handle the researching and information gathering on her, but now that she is actually back things have gotten worse."

"Wait, what do you mean the researching and information gathering?"

"You didn't know? Funny I thought that since you two grew up together he would at least have you involved," the soldier said with a chuckle. "He had us constantly searching for her. We even were told to break into a few homes after some possible leads turned up."

"And the Commander was ok with this!"

"The Commander doesn't know!"

Keith quickly left the room and ran to the medical hall. As he got closer to the room he could hear yelling. A soldier from Nicholas' squad ran out of the room screaming. The horror that was on his face sent shivers up Keith's spine. When Keith made it into the doorway he was in complete astonishment at the sight that was before him. There was blood everywhere it was enough to make Keith want to throw up. He watched as Nicholas held onto a scalpel and repeatedly stabbed one of his own in the chest. The woman from before was on the ground with a pair of scissors sticking out of her eye socket. At that moment Keith snapped and was no longer able to keep himself together.

He calmly closed the door behind him. The clicking of the door caught Nicholas' attention He stood up from the ground with blood dripping from his clothes. With the scalpel in his hand he charged at Keith and stabbed him in the stomach. Keith did nothing, he didn't even flinched. He grabbed Nicholas' throat with one hand and tightened his grip pulling the scissors out of his stomach. Nicholas responded by punching Keith across the face. The force of the impact caused him to let go as he braced himself for another attack.

Nicholas charged at him and managed to grab Keith by the hair. He swung Keith around and smashed his face through the window. The pain was excruciating as shards dug deep into his face. Nicholas pulled him away from the window and repeatedly began smashing his face into the window sill. Keith reached down and pulled a dagger that was strapped to his belt and stabbed Nicholas in the thigh. With blood dripping down his face, Keith turned around and faced Nicholas with extreme anger. He landed a kick in Nicholas' stomach causing him to fall back.

Keith climbed onto top of Nicholas and continued to choke him. Nicholas grabbed Keith's wrists in resistance. The force of Nicholas' grasp on his wrist caused him a great deal of pain. He was able to overcome Keith and pushed him off. Nicholas stood up and grabbed Keith's jacket before Keith was able to regain his footing. Nicholas swung Keith around and threw him up against the wall. He pulled the dagger that was in his leg and prepared himself to stab Keith in the chest missing his heart but stopped.

"Wha…What the hell is this?" Nicholas stammered.

"You're delusional Nicholas. You're even seeing things."

Nicholas let go of Keith and stepped back in fear. The Keith that was standing before him was not the same Keith he knew. He bore a smile on his face and his eyes were hallow. But it was not just the haunting stare, it was something else about him that put the fear in Nicholas. In his moment of fear, Keith sprung and punched Nicholas in the face. With Nicholas barely conscious on the ground Keith wiped the blood from his face and pulled the dagger from his chest.

"As a member of the Interior First Squad, I Keith Aberdeen am placing you Vice-Captain Nicholas Elric under arrest for the murders of two soldiers and assaulting a fellow officer."

Keith knelt down and tied Nicholas' wrist with some rope he had within his jacket. The door burst open as Keith pulled Nicholas up from the ground and slowed down his breathing to focus. Commander Nile Doc and a few other soldiers stared in terror at the scene. Lucas pushed passed everyone and was welcomed to the stench of blood.

"KEITH" he shouted. "Shit are you ok."

"Yeah I'm fine," Keith replied passing Nicholas off to some pale faced soldiers who stammered into the room.

"Damn, I can't believe you managed to get away with a few scratches and a couple of bruises."

Keith took in a deep breath to keep his mind straight. "Yeah, just a little beat up, that's all."

"There is blood all over the window sill," Nile stated after walking into the room. He turned around and faced Keith. "I guess it's hard to trust anyone these days."