"Nero! Mikasa!", Dante yelled. Out of the dust came Mikasa with a small cut on her face, causing Dante to sigh heavily, but his eyes widened again as Mikasa cried out, "Nero!" 'No', Dante thought, 'He used his own self to protect Mikasa. I just hope he's ok' Suddenly, a wave of demonic aura was felt and Dante knew exactly who it was this time. 'There's no mistaking that aura', he thought as he hurried to Nero, 'After all these years, you're still around' Inside the building, Nero coughed and wheezed with blood coming from his mouth. He couldn't move or breath properly, and to make things worse, a large piece of wood impaled him in the gut while footsteps made their way to him. He looked to see a figure in a hood walking towards him with a demonic aura that seemed oddly familiar to him. Nero tried his best to speak, but it came out hoarse and dry. "Foolish boy", the figure said, "Saving a human girl from those creatures. It sickens me that your fingers have touched my sword if you're taken down by those things so easily" "Sword…?", Nero asked dryly, "I…I don't understand" "Yamato, boy", the figure snapped, "Return it to me, now" A gun cocking got Nero's attention as Dante said, "Who would've thought after all this time you were here as well" Mikasa quickly moved to see Dante holding a pair of small guns, one was black in his left hand while the other was a silver color in his right. She glanced to see a figure standing over Nero, who was impaled by a piece of wood. "Nero!", Mikasa said, but before she could move Dante stepped in front of her saying, "Sorry, honey, but you better go check on your Titan boyfriend. This here is a family reunion" The figure turned to Dante and Mikasa and pulled the hood down to reveal a man's face.

In Mikasa's eyes, it was like she was seeing another Dante, but this man had his white hair slicked back with a few strands out of place. It made her realize Dante and this man were twins as the man spoke, "My apologies, brother. I was very eager to see you, but I couldn't concentrate on the preparations" "I'll admit, bro", Dante said, "You're sense of throwing parties hasn't gone out of touch. Still no food, no drinks. But yet, we only have one babe, but she's sadly taken" Dante's brother merely smirked and said, "No matter. I'm taking what belongs to me" Vergil turned back to Nero but before he could do anything, Dante shot off a warning from Ebony as he said with a growl, "Leave the kid be, Vergil" As much as Mikasa wanted to help Dante and Nero, she had to keep Eren alive. "Dante", Mikasa said, "Be careful, we still need you and Nero to move the boulder if we can't snap Eren out" 'D-damn it', Nero cursed in his mind, 'I can't move. It feels like Eren's punch broke all of my ribs and punctured a lung. If this keeps up, I'll die anyway. Unless, Dante or Vergil have a Golden Orb they can spare' Vergil saw the pain Nero was under, but yet his demonic energy felt familiar, causing him to widen his eyes and think, 'This boy-no. It's impossible! Maybe Dante might know' "Tell me something, dear brother", Vergil began, "What is this boy to you?" "He's not a little brother if that's what you mean", Dante said, "but, Verge, these people will die if you help us move the boulder or snap the kid in the Titan behind us out of whatever the hell made him lose control. I'm begging you, brother. Help these people" Vergil looked to Nero and could see the life in him slowly go away and he could hear the soldiers outside giving orders as he thought, 'Those humans know they'll die, but yet why do they insist on fighting?' The sudden memory of Eva flashed in his mind, causing him to widen his eyes, but they returned to the ice-cold stare he had when Nero began to speak, "Please…Vergil…help us. These things…killed so many innocent lives…we must help these people. Help them…help me"

Dante moved quickly by shoving Vergil out of the way and with his demonic strength, pulled the wood out of Nero, causing the young half-devil to scream out in pain. Dante quickly pulled out a Vital Star and gave it to Nero as Vergil said, "He's lost too much blood already. His demonic power won't save him, not even a Vital Star" "Dante!", Armin's voice cried out. Vergil turned to the young man, but he was never noticed as he and over to them and asked, "What happened to Nero?" "Eren went crazy and lost control", Dante replied, "He almost hit Mikasa if the kid hadn't gotten to her in time. He was pinned under a wood support. I think one of his lungs were punctured, not even his demonic powers are working to heal the wounds" Armin's face lit up in shock as tears began to flow from his eyes as he quietly said, "No, this is all my fault. Nero's dying because of me" Armin's legs gave out on him, noticing Nero's eyes were closed as Dante said, "Fuck! The kid's not breathing! Vergil, help us!" Dante began CPR on Nero, telling the young man to wake up as Armin now looked to Vergil with the tears still falling from his face. "Come on kid", Dante said, "It's a little cut, that's all it is. You're just playing dead on us, taking a nap is all. You've been through worse things, hell, the Savior incident was nothing" Vergil just stood there finally had enough, he went into his light blue coat to get a Golden Orb and tossed it to Armin saying, "Boy, use it on Nero. It'll help him" Dante looked up and snatched it out of Armin's hands and said, "Take care of Eren. I'll handle Nero" Armin hurried to outside as Dante used the orb on Nero. Soon, the color in him was back as the wounds he had began to heal and he took in a huge gasp of air.

Dante sighed heavily as Nero slowly stood up. "Thank my old man, kid", Dante said, "You're sure as hell are lucky to be alive" "D-Dante", Nero said weakly before looking to Vergil, "So you decided to help us" Vergil merely scoffed and said, "I may be helping you and these humans against these Titans, but make no mistake, get in my way and I'll make sure you stay down" Vergil teleported out of sight, leaving Nero and Dante to handle Eren and the boulder. Nero noticed Armin on top of the weak-spot, making him shout, "Armin, what the hell are you doing?! Get out of there!" "I have to help Eren", Armin shouted back, "I may be able to help him snap out of it" He raised a blade and with a yell, slammed it into Eren's Titan form, causing the Titan to roar and move about. Dante, Nero, and Vergil watched the young man hold on with all of his might as he yelled, "Eren, snap out of it. We need you to wake up damn it. Nero, Dante, and the others we're all counting on you. Many of our comrades have died!" "Armin!", Mikasa cried, "Stop it!" "Mikasa", Nero shouted, "Leave Eren to me, Dante, Vergil and Armin. Go do what you do best. Keep the Titans away and off of us" Mikasa didn't argue as she hurried off. Nero glanced back to Eren as he thought, 'I won't be able to lift the boulder on my own, and with Vergil now in the mix, it's hard to tell what will happen. Maybe if Armin was somehow able to get Eren out of his trance, he would be able to lift the boulder, and I could use my Devil Bringer to help seal the hole' Dante stood up and yelled, "It's no use, Armin, the kid and I need to move that boulder somehow and now before more of your comrades die"

Armin wasn't listening as he continued to yell, "What about your mother, Eren? Do you remember what they did to her? What about your vow? You vowed to avenge your mother's death" Dante and Vergil's eyes widened. 'Of course, Eren's mother was killed by a Titan five years ago', Nero thought. 'He watched his own mother die', Vergil thought, 'Just like Dante and I did' 'He vowed to avenge her', Dante thought, 'Like me, he vowed to kill all of the Titans to avenge her death' Nero leaped onto Eren's neck and yelled, "Eren, listen to me. People are dying out here, so get your ass moving. What would your mother say if she saw just lying here? Snap the hell out of it! You may no longer be a human, but this thing will control you. I know what it's like to lose a family member. Credo, he was a brother to me. Dante is like a father to me. If anything were to happen to Credo's sister, Kyrie, my beloved, or Dante, I won't ever forgive myself" Tears fell from the young half-devil's face as he slammed a fist on Eren's Titan form as he continued, "Mikasa, Armin, and all of your fellow cadets. They're your family, and you shouldn't let family die. You must protect them at any cost, even if it means dying. So, wake up!" Everything was silent as Armin said, "Eren, remember when we were kids? How we always talked about the outside world? Beyond the walls? The frozen land, the fiery water, the ocean filled with unlimited salt" Dante and Vergil looked to each other in confusion, even if Vergil never showed it. Were they not allowed to leave the walls? The outside world beyond the walls? They looked back to the young blonde as he continued, "The world my parents dreamed of. I thought you outgrew that dream, considering you never brought it back up, but you never wanted me to join the Scouts. Is it worth it? Why throw caution to the wind and venture outside?"

Suddenly, as if by some ray of hope, Eren's Titan form roared, causing Nero and Armin to jump off quickly. With a smile, Armin said, "Eren" "Holy crap", Dante said, "He did it. He got Eren back to his senses" "Well done, boy", Vergil merely said, "but the time to celebrate is far from here. Those Titans will keep coming if we do not hurry to seal the hole" "Hold on", Nero said as Dante reached them, "Eren won't be able to hold the boulder on his own" "What?", Armin asked, "Nero, what are you saying?" Dante widened his ice-blue eyes and said, "You're not-" "He's going to use his demonic power to help lift and balance the boulder", Vergil said, "A risky and foolish plan" "Kid", Dante said, "You almost died on us already, and if you use your Devil Bringer you could use all of your demonic energy and pass out. You'll be vulnerable and the Titans will pick you off easily" "Not with you guys around me", Nero said, "I'm not gonna let more of these people die" "And I'm not gonna let the kid I treat as a son die as well", Dante shouted. Nero remained silent before saying, "I'm sorry, old man, but I'm not your son. I'm about to be an adult, and it's my choice" Nero watched Eren lift the boulder and as he gathered his demonic power, he thought, 'This is the first time doing something like this, but whatever happens I have to help seal up that hole' With a thrust of his arm, it expanded and hit the boulder. Eren walked onward and Nero did so as well while concentrating on keeping the boulder steady.

Dante growled at himself and said to Armin and Vergil, "Come on, we need to keep those things off of them" Dante leaped forward with Armin following behind and Vergil close behind as well. "Mikasa", Armin yelled, gaining the young woman's attention, "He snapped out of it somehow. He's determined to see the mission through" "And Nero?", Mikasa asked, "He's using his Devil Bringer to help balance the boulder, but Dante isn't liking that idea, but I have a feeling if Nero keeps it up, he'll die for sure" "As long as they keep going and we annihilate any Titan that stands in their way", Vergil said, "Victory will be yours" Ian overheard them and yelled out, "To the last man! Protect them! I don't want to see any Titan near them!" Everyone rushed around them when Vergil noticed Nero. His arm was shaking and blood was coming from his nose while his eyes glowed red. 'He's holding onto what little strength he has', he thought, 'That human boy is correct about one thing, the way he looks, his lungs will collapse and he won't get any oxygen, but by the look of his eyes, he's holding back his Devil Trigger. I only had one Golden Orb too. Hopefully, my foolish brother has at least one with him' Nero could feel his own body in pain and he could feel his lungs as he thought, 'My body's going numb. I have to keep going' A Titan lying and waiting lunged itself at an unsuspecting Nero, but before it could do anything, a demonic roar slashed at it as it said, "Leave Nero Sparda alone!"

Now it made sense to Vergil, Nero was a Sparda, and it was proof by what Dante said. "I'm not your son" "Dante is like a father to me" and "I'm not gonna let the kid I treat as a son die", played over and over in Vergil's mind, but it was broken as a loud roar and Nero yelling made Vergil look to the hole, seeing it was closed up. It was over as Dante changed back to his human form and saw Nero beginning to fall backwards, only to be caught by Vergil. "Nero!", Dante yelled out as a shot rang out with yellow smoke. Vergil looked at Nero as the young half-devil was breathing fast and wheezing as he thought, 'Could this boy be…my son?' "Nero!", Armin yelled as he carried Eren with one arm draped over the young man's shoulder, but by that time, Dante had already reached them. Nero slowly opened his eyes and glanced to Dante as he said, "Well…heh…that was…one hell…of a p-party" "Kid, don't try to speak", Dante said, "You'll need your strength" "Dante", Mikasa said, holding out a Vital Star, "You dropped this back there" Vergil looked and saw Eren passed out as well while Dante helped Nero bite down on the Vital Star. Nero let out a very heavy sigh as Armin asked, "Is he going to be ok?" "Nero's a tough son of a bitch, Armin", Dante said, "All he needs right now, is rest"

Nearly three days had passed since Trost was almost lost to humanity. Thanks to the help of Dante, Nero, and Vergil Sparda, the hole was sealed, but even with them around, more soldiers died or were missing, while others were injured. Nero was taken to a hospital be observed of his condition, nearly on the verge of dying once already. As for Dante and his twin brother, the Military Police arrested them, along with Cadet Eren Yeager and the devil brothers cooperated with them peacefully. Thanks to the Vital Star Mikasa found, Nero's condition began to heal as he rested, but what awaited them further was going to be a challenge enough.

Nero slowly opened his eyes to see he was no longer in Trost but a hospital of sorts. He looked at himself to see he was no longer wearing his trench coat, hooded vest, and boots. He looked around for his prized sword, Red Queen and his gun, Blue Rose when a female's voice said, "You're awake" He looked to see a young woman with short ginger hair and golden eyes as she carried a tray with food and water. He saw she was wearing the same uniform as Armin and Mikasa but the insignia on her breast pocket was different from theirs. It was two different colored wings, one white and one black as she set the tray down and pulled up a chair. "Where?", Nero asked, "Where am I?" "Don't worry", she said, "We're away from Trost, if that is what you're wondering. We're inside Wall Sina" She sat down with a smile and said, "I'm Petra" "Nero", he replied as he reached for the cup filled with water and took a big gulp out of it. He noticed his right arm was wrapped in bandages as Petra said, "Captain Levi ordered it when your friend asked to make sure it was covered up"

"Dante?"

"Yes, that was his name"

"Where is he and his brother? What about Eren?"

"They were handed over to the Military Police. They cooperated with them, and as for you, they ordered you here until you were well enough to walk"

"My weapons?"

"I can't say, I'm sorry. Don't worry I'm sure they're alright", Petra smiled once more and a bowl of what was soup and said, "Eat up. The Commander will be here soon" Nero did so, wolfing it down. Granted, it wasn't Kyrie's cooking, but it was something. Once he was done, Petra suddenly stood up and said, "Commander, Captain" Nero looked up to see a tall man with short blonde hair and dark blue eyes as the shorter man had short black hair and onyx eyes as the blonde man asked Petra, "How's our friend here?" "Well", Petra said, "he looks alright. I'd say he looks well enough to stand on his own for a bit" "Good", the black haired man said, "Go join the others for now" She saluted the two men before walking off with the tray as the blonde man sat down and said, "I'm Commander Erwin of the Scout Regiment, this is Captain Levi" "Nero, sir", Nero introduced himself. "I'm sure Petra's told you about your friends, Dante and Vergil Sparda, correct?", Erwin asked. "All she told me was that they're in the hands of the Military Police", Nero answered. "There is going to be a trial against you, Dante, Vergil, and Eren Jeager", Levi said, "The trail will either have you four in our hands, the Scouts, or the hands of the Military Police. If your arrivals are considered a handicap to humanity's survival, you four will be executed, on the spot if need be"

Author's note:

Now the plan to retake Trost is over. As for Vergil, bet you guys didn't see him coming. What is he doing here and why? The next chapter will be out soon

Please R&R