AN: D Gray Man + Darling in the Franxx

Time Travel

Allen x Road x Lenalee x Ichigo

Chapter 1

They'd been fighting a winning battle, everyone was going to survive once more, but that changed in an instant when the unknown klaxosaur rose from the ground and tried to swallow Strelizia whole. The duo went for its core and managed to destroy it only for a bright light to envelop them, and the sound of everyone yelling being the last thing they heard. Now here they were, in an unknown land with no signal so they could contact their comrades. "Damnit, what do we do now?" Hiro groaned while Zero Two stayed silent, she felt strange; they both felt strange, but it was much more prominent in her. "I'll get out and try to—"

"No, I'll go." She said, her voice was serious with no room for argument. Strelizia opened to reveal that they were surrounded by trees; they were in a massive forest. "Darling, something feels different about this place, it's like…" she didn't know how to describe it, but with one word. "peaceful."

"I know what you mean." He said standing up. "I think we're alone." He didn't know what it was, but it was like he couldn't sense anyone.

"Yeah, we're alone…" Zero Two glanced at her darling. 'Just the two of us away from the fighting.' She looked at the blue sky, and like Hiro, she felt a wave of freedom overcome her very being. In two weeks' time they would forget about trying to get back to their home and the fighting. They would discover that with this freedom came truths and a single event that would shape the future.

13 Years Later – UK – Home

A young boy of only 8-years-old stared at the Franxx that his parents piloted. The boy had reddish-brown hair, silver-grey eyes, and a pair of red horns like his mother who he took after. The features he inherited from his father were subtle but were there nonetheless. The child's name was, Allen. "Strelizia." His father said patting him on the head.

"Can I pilot it?" he asked. Hiro looked at the Franxx that hadn't been used in years though they kept it in perfect working order using the powers they gained when they showed up. "Dad?"

"Maybe."

"But, first you'll have to find your darling." Zero Two said gaining her son's attention. "Your father is my darling, it's the reason we can pilot Strelizia."

"Because we love each other." Hiro stated with a smile. "Your darling has to be someone you love and someone willing to love you no matter what."

"My horns…"

"They'll have to accept them, they might even find them to be kind of cute." Zero Two said. "Your father likes my horns and accepts me for me." She smiled. "And I accept him for him, it's not easy, it'll never be easy but, in the end, it'll be worth it; I promise." The boy looked at the Franxx.

"My darling…" he repeated, this would stick with him for a long time until he finally found his darling.

UK – Home – Nighttime

Allen couldn't take it anymore, he wanted to pilot Strelizia so bad, and even if he couldn't do it without a darling of his own, then at least he would be able to sit in it. Thus was why he had just gotten in and was sitting where his mom usually would. "Just sitting in it feels so awesome!" he exclaimed, moments later the Franxx turned on. "Wait, what's going on?" the requirements were all in the green, it was mistaking him for his mother since she could pilot it on her own. "Uh, turn off." The Franxx went into Stampede-mode. "Oh no, please turn—" the Franxx ran out of the building that held it. Destroying trees as it ran through the forest. "Turn back, turn back, I—woah!" the Franxx went faster. The boy sighed as the machine ran. "Mom and dad are going to kill me." He watched the screen. "Where are you going?" the sudden sight of something in the distance caught his attention. "What is that thing?" it was massive with long arms and legs, it's movements were awkward and its face grey with an upside down red star on its forehead. "What is that thing?" it turned to him. The two stared at each other. It opened its mouth and let out a roar, suddenly beams suddenly hit Strelizia and Allen felt it. The two Franxx was now on the ground. "What are you doing, get up—ah!" another hit causing Allen to exclaim in pain. "Why won't you fight back, did you just find this thing to let it kill us?!" another hit. "Get up and fight!" he moved his body causing the Franxx to move as well. "Wait, now I'm in control in?" he moved just in time to dodge another attack. "Alright…" he smirked, a natural feeling began to consume. "Strelizia, let's go!" the Franxx roared and charged the monster. In a single motion, he bit the monster's arm off and spit it onto the ground. Charging once more while dodging the attacks, Strelizia jumped at the monster and stabbed it in the chest while sinking it's claws into it's flesh. The monster fell onto its back. No time was wasted, Strelizia tore into its throat until the head came off. Someone had been watching the fight and was very surprised.

"Oh my, this is quite a development." He said. "That definitely isn't one of the Black Order's weapons, it's too advanced." He said with a smile walking over to the machine. Strelizia turned around and looked down at him. "Hello there." He said. The Franxx zoomed in so that Allen could see the man. He looked like grotesque caricature of a Victorian gentleman. He had a rotund figure, gray skin and adored a large coat and top hat, with an enormous grin and his eyes are hidden behind a pair of pince-nez spectacles.

"Hi." Allen greeted. "Who are you?"

"I'm The Earl of Millennium, but you can call me the Earl." He said. "And you are?"

"Allen." He said. "What are you?"

"A simple man out for a stroll, what are you?"

"A human of course." He said. "Oh, hold on a second." The hatch opened, and Allen revealed himself. "Hi." The boy was smiling. The Earl took in the boy's features, noticing the red horns immediately. "Wait a second…" Allen noticed his hair had grown much longer and was now snow-white. "My hair, I guess I really shouldn't pilot alone; I guess I really do need a darling." He said before looking back to the Earl. Later in life he would curse his younger self for talking to the Earl; the man would bring nothing but complications and fighting.

Chapter 1 End