|Diclaimer: I do not own DGM or PH nor it's characters.|

A New World

At first Oz was excited because he would finally get to see Gilbert after such a long time. It had been years since the abyss was destroyed. Of course, at first, he wasn't sure if he would make out of it, he was afraid that he would be destroyed and would never be able to see his best friend again. However, he could breathe a sigh of relief as he had escaped the abyss with Alice.

His relief didn't last very long as he opened eyes to see a world he hadn't seen before. This wasn't his home now worrying. Worry quickly turned into panic as he automatically realized that Alice wasn't with him. Where was his Alice? He'd been literally holding her hand before now and now she was gone.

"Alice? Alice, where are you," Oz asked loudly, shouting as if expecting her to appear out of the blue at the sound of his voice, unfortunately that didn't happen. "Alice! Please tell me you're here…"

When nothing happened, the chain frowned and looked around frantically. Maybe Alice had wondered off somewhere? It didn't cross his mind that it would be wishful thinking. Still, he was a persistent and would do anything he could to find Alice… Whatever it took.

The chain proceeded forward as he continued to look around but didn't seem to have any luck spotting his target. No, all he saw was an empty, destroyed town. Judging by how bad it looked, he assumed a chain had managed to escape and was on the loose. He would have to keep a look out for that too…

As Oz advance forward he could see something happening ahead. It would seem whatever what caused this mess was still at it. He sighed and rushed forward to see what was going on. The chain stopped dead in his tracks when some sort of monster appeared in front of him. He was surprised by its appearance didn't look like a chain. What was is it?

Whatever it was, it was headed straight towards with an intent to kill. Oz was about switch forms until someone attacked the creature from behind it, slashing it with what seemed like a big sword. All Oz could do was watch in confusion, though he was slightly impressed.

"Hey there, Kid, are you okay?" The White-haired kid asked as he landed on the ground and approached Oz with a smile, "Next time you see an Akuma you should be careful, it's not safe out here."

Oz rose an eyebrow at the other male. He was very far from a kid but then he realized that he DID have the appearance of a fifteen-year-old boy. That wasn't important right now, though, as he had no idea what the other male was talking about. Akuma? What exactly were Akuma?

"I'm sorry but I have no idea what you are talking about… What exactly are Akuma?" Oz asked curiously and scratched the nape of his neck, "You see, I'm not exactly from here and I know next to nothing."

The question through Allen off guard. It was weird meeting someone who didn't recognize an Akuma, little lone show no fear of them. Almost everyone knew what an Akuma was. Allen chuckled slightly before finally responding.

"That thing you just saw me destroy is an Akuma," Allen pointed out, smiling once more at Oz, "The Earl creates them tricking grieving humans and it's get complicated then. How could you not know? Where are you from?"

"Wow, I must really be far from home… before I say anything, can you tell me exactly where I am." Oz scratched his head and looked around once more, "I thought this might have been a chain's doing but obviously not, I've never even heard of Akuma."

"You sure are a strange boy… You really aren't from here, yeah? Also, I don't think I've heard of chains." Allen sighed before continuing, slightly confused, "To answer your question, we are in London, England."

This made the chain freeze up. He was in England? How the hell did he end up in England? England was quite the distance from France. So, if he was here than where was Alice? This news wasn't exactly helping him calm down. Hopefully Alice was okay.

"Chains are a bit hard to explain and I am afraid I don't have the time, see, I have to find my friend, she was supposed to be with me but I can't find her…" Oz said with a frown before raising an eyebrow. "Wait, did you just say England? That's odd, considering I'm supposed to be in France…"

This kid was obviously from some other world that Allen didn't know about and he was certainly caught off guard when the boy mentioned he was from France. How could he possibly have traveled to one country from another without knowing? Allen just shrugged it off for now.

"You really are far away from home," Allen chuckled before frowning deeply, "Listen, if your friend was here, it's mostly like that she was attacked by the Akuma. Most people don't survive the attacks."

Oz shook his head at that. No, he wouldn't believe that she was attacked or killed. Alice was too strong for anything to kill her. If a Chain couldn't kill her, then how could something like an Akuma kill her?

Before anyone else could say anything, they could suddenly hear something run towards them, causing the two of them to turn in the direction in which they heard the steps. A bright smile formed on Oz's face when he recognized the source, it was Alice. Without hesitation, he ran towards Alice, wrapping his arms around her to tightly hug her the moment they got close enough.

"Alice, you're okay!" Oz said with relief as he tightened his hold a little before leaning back to smile at her, "Do you have any idea how much you made me worry?"

Oz wasn't the only relieved because Alice was probably just as relieved as Oz was, if not more. When Alice had noticed, she was in some foreign place she was already losing her composure and it was made worse when she realized that Oz wasn't with her. She went looking around for Oz but didn't have any luck and it was beginning to scare her, not that she would admit it. When she heard some sort of fight she was worried that Oz was there and in danger, so she had rushed forward.

Alice saw this monster but it didn't look like a Chain, it didn't feel like a Chain. So, what exactly was it? Either way, she was prepared to fight it but she was beaten to the punch. When said monster was destroyed but strange boy dressed in white she was able to get a clear view of what was in front of her. The panic she had been feeling cleared up when she spotted Oz and she had breathed a sigh of relief. Thank god Oz was safe.

"Hey brat, why the hell did you think it would be a good idea to run off on me like that? If anything, I should have been the one worried about you," Alice shouted and smacked Oz on the head before calming down, "Anyway, do you know where we are?"

Allen stared at the two in confusion. So, this was the Alice the boy had been looking for and it turned out that his name was Oz? It actually felt a bit awkward, too, being in the middle of the two friends. The way they reacted towards each other made him think of him and his own friends.

"So, you must be the Alice he was talking about, nice to know you are okay," Allen beamed as the watched the two interact, "I was just telling your friend Oz here that you're in London, England. Oh, my name is Allen Walker, by the way."

Alice turned her attention to the stranger and raised an eyebrow before she said, "Allen Walker, you saved Oz so I thank you for that but did you just say England?" She looked back at Oz and whispered, "How the hell did we end up here?"

"I honestly have no idea how we ended up here, I'm just as confused as you are here," Oz whispered back before smiling and bowing politely at Allen, "Nice to meet you, Allen Walker, my name is Oz Vessalius and that is my friend, Alice."

The female huffed and looked away, "Well, that's all well and good but how are we going to get back home? I bet Gilbert is still waiting for us."

"I'm sure I can find a way to get you home but right now we should get out of here before anymore Akuma show up," Allen spoke up, gaining the pairs attention, "Until we figure this out, I can take you to my base. I'm sure my Chief will let you stay for a little while, then maybe we could get you some train tickets."

Oz and Alice seemed slight confused when Allen mentioned a train. What was train exactly?

"Excuse me, but what do you mean by train tickets?" Oz asked in confusion, "What century is this, exactly?"

Oz asked, of course, because he had time traveled before but even then, there was no sort of thing called a train, that he knew of anyway. He could tell by Allen's expression that Oz's question confused even him. Maybe it made him seem crazy or something?

"What do you mean what century is it? Of course, it's the nineteenth century," Allen replied as he raised an eyebrow, "Train tickets as in tickets for trains… Trains were invented years ago…"

Alice leaned in close to Oz's ear once more and whispered, "I don't think we're in the same time period anymore. It's either that or this kid is absolutely crazy."

Apparently, the Abyss didn't just take them to a completely different location, but a different era as well. So, how exactly would they be able to get back? Even if they did that would mean that even if they did make it back, unless they could travel back in time, that Gilbert wouldn't be there…

Oz went completely silent as he looked down at the ground, holding back the tears that threatened to escape. With the Abyss destroyed, there was no way neither he nor Alice would ever be able to see Gilbert again.

"Alice…" Oz spoke up, the tone of his voice quiet as he could only feel sadness, "The Abyss is destroyed and we can't go back in time now. We are too far along in time and if we returned to France… Gilbert's not there anymore."

The Chain's words were sinking in deep as she began to think it over. Oz was right, by this time Gilbert would be gone. All they had left was each other, so what would be the point in going back to France? They were stuck here.

"But, Oz, we promised him that we would back for him, didn't we?" Alice said as tears began to run down her face, "That would mean we never came back to him…."

Oz wrapped his arms around Alice in attempt to comfort her. As if setting off a chain of reactions, the tears that he'd be been holding back finally escaped. Meanwhile, a very confused Allen was staring at them silently.

"I know, Alice, I know," Oz said as soothingly as he could, considering the never-ending tears running down his face, "We were too late and now we can't do anything about… Who knows, maybe had a good life…"

Allen looked around to make sure nothing else was coming before the cleared his throat in attempt to the pair's attention. "Excuse me but we really need to get going. I'm sorry for whatever is happening but can you continue the conversation elsewhere?"

The two gain enough composure to calm down and Oz sighed. He pulled away and nodded at Alice. They would have to continue talking about this later because apparently, according to the stranger, this place wasn't safe. It took a moment for Alice to nod back as he she reached out to hold Oz's hand, squeezing it tightly.

"Okay, let's get going then, follow me this way," Allen began walking out of town and the two, with much hesitancy, followed him.

|This is just something I wanted to try out. Sorry if they all seem OOC but eh. I know I have like a thousand other stories but I can't help myself.|