Allen sat on the ground. It was cold, tile. His head throbbed, he could feel every beat of his heart reverberating through his body, the only way he knew he was still alive. He's been in this cell for, how long? A week maybe, perhaps a year, it really didn't matter. His left arm was stapled to the wall he leaned on and he faded in and out of sleep.

Allen was sitting in the cafeteria resting up and scarfing his way through the kitchen. He was just finishing when he heard his name.

"Allen!" Allen looked up to see Lavi running to him. He hurredly shoved the last of his lunch in his mouth then turned to Lavi.

"Hello Lavi, how are you doing?" Allen smiled as he saw Lavi but it faded when he saw how serious Lavi looked. "What is it?"

"We have a new assignment, get your uniform and report to Komui's office." Lavi smirked and said, "Don't worry, this should be a piece of cake."

Allen groaned and tried to clear the fog from his head. He was on a mission? Yes, he was on a mission and...something happened. He was captured? That made sense, he was captured by one of the Noah.

"Little Big Hammer, Grow, Grow, Grow!" Lavi swung his hammer into the crowd of approaching Akuma. Allen's Crown Clown swept into the melee. Panting, he moved backwards to gain more room but he hit an object. He turned around to see Tyki Mikk of the Noah behind him.

"Why hello there." Tyki practically purred.

Allen looked around frantically, unsure whether to attack the Noah and risk being attacked by the akuma, or ignoring Tyki. Tyki took advantage of the situation and thrust his hand into the boy's chest. He held his hand firm as he squeezed Allen's throat closed. Allen struggled and tried to pull Tyki's hand from his body but he felt himself grow weaker.

That was right. He was captured and taken here. Where was here? He looked around weakly but the cell was still devoid of light. He looked back further and remembered, he was in the Noah's Ark. He tried stretching but the staples in the wall held his arm firm. He lifted his head weakly as he heard a noise.

"Hello?"

The small voice rang out dimly in the darkness. It was a girl, a girl? Was it Road, please not Road. He remembered her torture, the blood, ropes, knives, and the pain. Allen shut his mouth as he heard the girl's voice travel further away.

"Oh Allen, your blood is so red. It's like candy!"
Allen screamed as she dug her nails into the wound on his shoulder and Road giggled.
"Your screams are so beautiful", she pushed harder and as he yelled she wispered, "louder Allen, the room is soundproofed so you don't have to worry about bothering the Earl. As we speak the exorcists are trying to take the ark. If you listen carefully you might hear their screams, not as nice as yours though."

Allen groaned and tried to hit Road with his free hand but she stopped him. "I have to go Allen, your friends are stronger than they appear. I'll be back." Road smiled and handed a bottle of water to Allen.

How long ago was that? That was the last time he'd seen anyone. The bottle was empty now, he hadn't had food, or water since then. Had his friends won, were they alive?

"How are we supposed to find Allen? This place is huge!" was that Lavi?
"Lets start at the middle and work our way out. Check every door and every possible hiding place." K...Komui?

Allen's eyes grew wide. They were looking for him, they were here!

"Guys! Kanda, Lavi, Komui, Lenalee! I'm here! Everyone!" Allen waited anxiously for an answer but heard none. The voices were moving further away.

"No! Come back! Please! Allen's dry throat burned with the effort of yelling. He pushed and shoved his arm to break the staples and suddenly felt them shift. He shouted and pushed harder. He felt his shoulder's would reopen, spilling blood. His arm burned, his head buzzed but he kept pushing. The staples shifted then broke.

"Lenalee? Lavi? Kanda?" Allen fell on his face, he couldn't support himself to sit up. He crawled to the locked door in front of him and pounded on it weakly. He tried to invoke his innocence but it wouldn't respond. He felt his head spin and twist. He tried to push himself up but collapsed against the door.

His blurred vision conjured images in the darkness. He saw all of his friends, everyone in the order. They were smiling. Allen smiled slightly at the vision. He saw Mana. He was in his clown suit and he was laughing. He had his dog and they were playing. Mana turned to Allen and beckoned Allen closer. Allen was young again. He ran to Mana and gave him a huge hug.

"I missed you Mana! I'm so sorry." Allen cried and buried his face in his shirt.