Nero awoke with a start, not sure why. He had woken up Dante when he did that. He opened his eyes and said "You okay, kid?" Nero nodded and let out a shaky sigh, he was having a good dream but then he fell down stairs and broke his neck. Maybe that was what made him jerk awake. Dante pulled Nero close in an attempt to calm him down and hopefully get him to fall back asleep. It was only 4:37 A.M.

Nero looked over to see if Vergil was there, but he was not.
"Where's dad?" Nero asked tiredly.
"He needed to make a phone call." Dante said while keeping his eyes closed. Nero rested his head on Dante's shoulder and fell back asleep. Not knowing why Vergil was making a call this early but not caring at the moment.

~

Vergil sighed in relief, he had sent a voicemail to the superintendent of Nero school to check out the school and check the surveillance cameras, she being the only one allowed to have complete access to the tapes. He looked over at the glowing clock on the microwave, 4:43. With a thought, Vergil grabbed his car keys and headed out the door. There was this steakhouse that was only open late at night and early in the morning. They have the best steak and barbecue. He wasn't in the mood to cook, so he decided to get something nice for them to eat, even if it isn't a breakfast food.

He had ordered three steak bowls, which is cubes of steak, thick slices of onions, garlic roasted broccoli, seasoned carrots, mashed potatoes, and it's all covered in a delicious brown gravy. He also got two things of breaded chicken tenders and some french fries. He contemplated getting a dessert, there was plenty of sweet things at home. He eventually decided to not get any dessert and headed off for home.

As soon as he got home, he saw a bunch of guys dressed in letterman jackets, they had cartons of eggs and were about to throw them at his house. Vergil quickly got out and grabbed his emergency Beretta M9. He immediately walked up behind the one closest to him and put the gun right up against the back of his head, he cleared his throat loudly to get their attention. Everyone turned, except for the guy with a gun against his head.

"What the hell is your problem man?" One guy shouted, Vergil just ignored him and addressed everyone else.
"There is a law in this state called 'Make My Day.' If you don't get away from my house right now, I'll blow this guy's head off. And you can go ahead and tell this to the police, but when I explain what went on, you'll be lucky if YOU don't get in trouble." Everyone glared at him and the one who shouted at him threw a rock at him and hit him in the head.

~

Nero bolted up in bed and looked around, he heard a gunshot. He immediately got out of bed but fell to the floor. Dante was by his side in an instant, helping him up and giving him his crutches. Nero left his father's room and called out for him. When the front door opened, Dante stopped Nero and listened carefully, the person had a light, quick pace. Dante immediately recognized the person as Vergil.

Dante helped Nero downstairs and Vergil met them in the living room. He smiled lightly and said "Breakfast is in the kitchen."
"What was that gunshot?" Nero ask worriedly. Vergil just smiled more and said "Well, some guys from your school were here and were about to throw eggs at the house. When I told them to leave, one threw a rock at me. So I simply shot him in the thigh." Dante grinned and said "Ah, the 'Make My Day.' law."
"Precisely."

They ate their breakfast and talked amicably, except for Nero, who was thinking about how scared he is to go back to school. The kids at school are going to kick his ass for that. They would do worse than kick his ass. Suddenly Nero felt sick, he put his fork in his bowl and set his head on the table. Vergil and Dante immediately turned their attention towards the young teen and Vergil asked "Are you okay?" Nero opened his mouth to talk but groaned instead. Dante walked over and lifted his nephew's head, feeling his forehead.
"He's hot." Vergil got up and went to help Nero up, but he roughly shoved him away, causing him to stagger.
"Don't touch me." Nero said bitterly, Dante tried to help Nero up but he was pushed away also. Nero grabbed his crutches and slowly wobbled to the bathroom.

Vergil and Dante tried to follow but Nero immediately slammed and locked the door. Nero let go of his crutches and dropped by the toilet where he started praying to Dionysus. Vergil tried to open the door to comfort his son as he was sick, but he couldn't unlock the door. When he thought he heard his nephew crying, Dante grabbed the doorknob and jiggled it roughly until the lock broke. They rushed in just as Nero finished throwing his guts up. Vergil went to help Nero up and this time he wasn't pushed away.

Vergil was upset to see that Nero had wiped his face on his sleeve, he would have to clean the shirt quickly. Vergil carried Nero upstairs and brought him to his room, which Nero was to disoriented to notice. When Nero was young and sick, Vergil would let him sleep in his bed for comfort. He quickly removed Nero's shirt and dressed him in one of his own. He covered Nero with the blanket and opened the window in case he got hot. Vergil kissed his son's forehead and said "Try and get some rest, you'll feel better if you do."

Nero looked at his dad through eyes opened to slits, being so disoriented he can't comprehend what he's saying. Nero closed his eyes and tried to sleep. He noticed the blackness was starting to have colorful dots, which soon turned to jagged lines, green, yellow, blue, purple, then everything went blood red and the sound of a staticky explosion like from an old F Zero game. Nero's eyes shot open and he started breathing heavily, 'Damn.' . He closed his eyes again and tried to calm down. Once calm, the blackness started to get colorful again, zigzag lines of orange, pink, pastel yellow, then black with blood red splatters and the same staticky explosion. Nero shot up in bed and took in a sharp inhale. He looked around, the sun was starting to come up, it looked peaceful.

Nero laid down and watch the sun rise, calming down relatively quickly. He closed his eyes and tried to finally sleep. When the blackness started to turn colorful again, Nero tried to open his eyes but found that he couldn't, he just watched the colors until it went black with deep, blood red scratches and the explosion was heard, but Nero didn't open his eyes that time. He slipped into unconsciousness.