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Warning, there are a few nasty words in this chapter, courtesy of our resident samurai. ;)


Year: 2012

Location: London, far underneath the ground of a church...


Komui leans against the rail and narrows his eyes at the other occupant of the lift - Malcom C. Leverrier the Third. Named for his father and his father's father, whom Komui had known the first time around in this war. This Malcolm was just as cruel and bastardly as the First, the purple-haired scientist thinks.

It was Malcolm C. Leverrier the Second that started the process of the 'revised' Second Exorcist Plan. Instead of giving the new bodies regenerative healing powers, they were simply recreated with the exact gene code of their former selves and implanted with the memories from their first form. Komui himself had been rather like the guinea pig for that plan, and it had worked perfectly - almost. He still hasn't quite recovered all of his memories yet.

The plan had worked for Allen and Lenalee too, it seems. Komui doesn't know why this Malcolm - the spitting image of his grandfather - kept the fact that these new Allen and Lenalee were siblings, nor that Allen had been 'reincarnated' at all. What he does know is that the Noah are beginning to revive again, and they plan to bring back the Millenium Earl from the last time an Exorcist destroyed him - a certain white-haired boy that had died in the process. He also knows that because of this, they are gathering the team back together. Allen and Lenalee, half-check. Lavi, unknown. He's the new Bookman, they're pretty sure of that, and they also know that because of some power handed down through his Clan that he hasn't aged a bit. Kanda, ... well, that's what we're going to see now, Komui thinks grimly.

The stainless steel elevator they're riding in stops, and the doors open onto a highly guarded floor. Two buff guards holding machine guns let them by after they both scan a finger and their ID card in a small machine. Then down a plain white hallway, through another checkpoint, and finally into a large dome-like room with a few trees, a small pond, some rocks, and grass. Komui looks around in surprise. Amazing. Future technology, it seems. Malcolm visibly rolls his eyes at the scientist's wonder and leads him through the dome to the other side, where a heavy duty nine-inch-thick steel padlocked door heralds a 'blast from the past.' Leverrier opens the door after entering an agonizingly long passcode, and it opens with a hiss of air.

Komui steps tentatively in, and his breath catches at what he sees. There, right before him, in a glass case with lots of wires and a few tubes, lies none other than Yu Kanda, literally frozen in time. There's a thin sheet of ice over him, evidence of cryogenic freezing. He doesn't look a day over nineteen.

The scientist places one hand on the glass, a dozen memories rushing to the surface unbidden. "All this time," he whispers. He turns to Leverrier. "Why now?"

Leverrier shrugs and smirks. "You know why. Those despicable creatures, the Noah, are awakening. It makes sense to awaken those on our side too." He levels a calm glare at the man before him. "This includes Walker and your former sister."

Komui nearly snarls at the word 'former,' but lets it go and examines the technology around Kanda. "So... you believe that I of all people should awaken Kanda-kun? By myself? No medical help?"

Once again, a shrug. "You are capable, yes?"

"Of course," he replies immediately, a little affronted. "I just think it would be a bit of a shock, waking up from cryogenic freezing after a hundred years, with no medical help to soothe the afteraffects."

"He can regenerate. He's a Second. I believe there is no more to be said," Leverrier shoots back coldly. "Go ahead, scientist."

With a sigh, Komui obeys, and begins to tap certain buttons and pull levers, narrowing his eyes as small hisses of air escape from the tubes and the ice surrounding Kanda begins to melt. The exorcist's chest begins to move, ever so slightly, and his eyes flutter beneath his lashes. "Careful," the scientist mutters, more to himself than anyone. Slowly he engages oxygen flow, and adjusts the temperature so that all of the ice finally melts. With another, bigger hiss, Komui unlocks the tubes and removes them from the case. It pops open with a small click, and Kanda stirs.

Dark blue eyes crack open, and the long-haired exorcist lets out a barely audible groan. "Kanda? Can you hear me?" Komui asks anxiously, taking the man's hand and helping him into a sitting position.

Kanda opens his eyes and wobbles, even though he's sitting. With a hiss of air, he mumbles, "Damn. Wha- what the hell was that?"

"Uhm..." Komui fumbles for an explanation, still aware of Leverrier's burning gaze on his back. "A-After the battle, you were badly hurt. Your regeneration abilities nearly killed you. S-So, to preserve your life, we... er, froze you. For a few years." He winces.

"A few years?" Kanda parrots, eyes wide. "What the fuck for? Ahh, definitely feels like it. I can't feel my toes."

"Sorry," Komui answers nervously. "The battle's over. You can take a few days to settle in."

At that, Kanda's eyes, which had begun to close, fly open. "Shit. The battle. Usagi, Moyashi, Lenalee-"

"They're fine," Komui cuts him off. "Well, actually, they're not. No, they are, just not... now... er, they were. That is, they weren't, but they kind of are now... I mean, Allen and Lenalee are, I don't know about Lavi, he left a few days after you were frozen, with Bookman. He's- he's actually not Lavi, he's Bookman now, I don't know... But Allen and Lenalee weren't fine when you were frozen. Agh, no, they are NOW, but-"

"Stop rambling," the samurai snarls, grabbing the front of Komui's lab coat and pulling him closer. "Explain everything. Now."

"So familiar," he sighs dreamily, then smiles and removes Kanda's hand. "Sorry. You see, it's been more than a few years." A wince. "It's actually been more like... a hundred."

Kanda's jaw goes slack, and for the first time ever, Komui sees a shocked expression on his face. It's only natural, he reasons with himself. You reacted even worse when you recovered your memories and realized where - or when - you were. So instead of laughing, the scientist pats the samurai's arm tentatively. The long-haired exorcist shrugs him off and continues staring blankly into the distance. Finally, he mumbles, "... A hundred? Then what about... Moyashi, and Usagi..."

"Allen-" Komui takes a deep breath. "Allen and Lenalee both died a few minutes after the Earl was destroyed. You had already fallen into a coma-like regeneration state. Lavi... Lavi went on his way with Bookman about a week after the War ended. The Order went into hiding, and we've had word from him recently - an obscure message, really. He's the new Bookman."

Leverrier cut in smoothly. "Enough on the Bookman, Lee. He's none of your concern."

Kanda glared at him sourly. "Oh, it's you. Why the hell do you look fucking younger? Same for you, Komui. You don't look more than a few years older than me." His eyes narrowed. "Also, explain why you're still both alive after a hundred years. And Usagi."

"Lavi- ahem, Bookman- is still alive because of a power possessed only by their Clan," Komui explains slowly. "The Inspector you know is dead. This is his grandson." Kanda's eyebrow raised, and before he could make a snarky comment insulting Leverrier the First, Komui continued in a rush. "I'm not the original Komui Lee. They created a new body for me, using my DNA, then implanted my old brain and memories. Kind of like the Second Exorcist plan, except I'm not an exorcist and I don't have the lotus tattoo nor any regenerating powers." He grimaces. "Call me the guinea pig, I guess. Anyway, it worked on me, so..." he took a deep breath. "They did the same to Allen and Lenalee. They're a lot different, though. They're both orphans, and- and they think they're brother and sister. I suppose they are. Their bodies were created with the same tissue. But that's beside the point," he adds forcefully, bulldozing any attempts Kanda tries to make at talking. "Lenalee's ten, and Allen's thirteen. Currently they're both living in an orphanage nearby. We're in London, by the way. Underground." Finally he's run out of things to say and falls silent.

Leverrier sighs disapprovingly. "I suppose that's enough for now. Lee, bring the Second to his little dome. Talk all you want." He snorts derisively. "I'll be going. You have a meeting at six fifteen." With that, he leaves.

"Dome thingy?" Kanda mutters at his back.

Komui sighs. "I'll show you. Come on." Leading the way, he shows Kanda to the large dome. "Welcome to your new... ah, room."

The exorcist raises an eyebrow. "Tacky." Seeing the incredulous look on the scientist's face, he sighs. "I suppose it'll do. Why'd you unfreeze me all of a sudden?"

"Well..." he sighs. "Allen and Lenalee are considered old enough to rebond with their Innocence. All they have at the moment are 'birthmarks.' Leverrier is pretty much in control of the active part of the Order, now. He ordered that I unfreeze you. Also..."

"Out with it," Kanda growls, getting tired of the scientist's habit of 'beating around the bush'.

Sighing, Komui complies.

"The Noah are back. And they plan to revive the Earl."


Haha, cliffhanger. ;P Well, I suppose you'll have to wait for next chapter!

~Firefly~