It took hours for Allen to maneuver his car through the barren wasteland of craters and mutated wildlife, but he managed to reach the small hill where Safe house lay beneath. Allen pulled his car behind a large rock, waking Kanda and John in the process. "Are we there?"

"Yes, though Lavi and I will be unable to go in as ourselves. This place hates our group for some reason."

Kanda nudged Lavi and got out, glancing over to the secret doorway. "Safe house residents hate anyone that could cause a problem with their system, more than likely your group interfered because they thought putting a false reality into one's mind is immoral". The two M.K.O. members exchanged looks before following after Kanda who was almost to the door.

"Lavi, I think there is something that man is not telling us". Lavi only nodded. At the door, Kanda pushed on the door and it opened, creaking. The first room was a quiet, empty space of nothing but computers.

"This is too quiet for a settlement". Kanda looked back at Allen. "You don't think. I thought they were just having a surprise party for one the younger ones". Allen made a face back, before moving ahead to one of the doors that was left open.

"I would not move that door if I were you". Lavi was looking at a screen of one of the computers close to another door labeled Storage. The two others looked down at the screen until Kanda moved back to the door with haste and closed it as quietly as he could manage. Lavi and Allen looked toward him in worry. "Do you know this animal Kanda?"

Kanda stood by the door, trying to get it to lock. "Yes, and all I have to say is that the people in there are more than likely dead. That animal is a mutant's familiar. Facades are Tigers with man-like features and bat wings." Allen raised his hand. "Why did they get bat wings?" Kanda shook his head; he didn't know why they got that and why he still looked human. It's just how it turned out.

Kanda motioned Allen over, walking back to the computer screen. "Listen for any noise and tell me if anything sounds off." Allen was about to comment, "You'll know". Kanda pushed Lavi over as he skimmed each of the rooms with the camera system. Bodies lined the floors; some still being stripped of their flesh.

Kanda stopped scrolling at the infirmary, "They have what I need and there is one survivor in room E2010".

Allen looked up and moved from the door, "We need to help them". Kanda shook his head, "We need-" "To save them!" Allen grabbed Kanda and looked into his eyes before he walked over to the door.

"You won't survive without a plan and you'll get lost without knowing where room E2010 is". Lavi snorted at that one, Kanda had gotten him there. "Fine, where do we go then?"

Kanda put his bag on the table and rummaged through it. "Facades are attracted to heat and smell; their sensory organs are higher in those areas. That is why just walking in is very stupid. You need to calm down and spray this on". Allen glared at Kanda, "You're not coming with me?"

"I am, but I don't need it since I no longer smell human nor edible." Lavi looked at the spray can Kanda pulled out of his bag and spoke up, "Are you edible?" Kanda kept silent for a second, staring at Lavi like he had just turned cannibal; which was still very possible. "I wouldn't know, but I have no reason at all to stick my hand down anything's mouth anytime soon".

Allen waited for Kanda to open the door while Kanda seemed to be listening and thinking. He opened the door, "Do keep up. If you get lost, we're both screwed."

Allen gripped his broad sword tighter. "Don't worry my liege." Kanda opened the door and allowed Allen passage, closing the door behind them. The inside of the Safe house was one large room, with a living space for hundreds, with doors leading to smaller bedrooms. "This reminds me of prison". Allen looked at Kanda accusingly. "I've never been put in one, just seen it years ago. Anyway, we better go before the Facades' come back from dinner".

They walked from room to room, looking for any sign of room labeled E2010, but none of the rooms went higher than the hundreds.

Kanda walked out of the infirmary with two bottles of his meds, "We'll go just a little farther, but I have a feeling that mutations were not the true reason for these people's deaths." Kanda kicked at a body beside him and glanced out into the large room where bodies were scattered from wall to wall. "What do you mean?"

"Facades' are not this clean and-" Allen watched, helplessly as Kanda fell to the ground; still as a stone. "Kanda? Kanda! Get up, come on!" Allen pushed Kanda face up when he did not respond, but regretted it as soon as he had. Kanda's eyes were half open and instead of the blue eyes he had gotten used to Kanda's eyes were pure black. "Kanda, I'm going to take you back, okay?" Kanda made no move, and Allen lifted him up onto his shoulders and headed back.

He was attacked by no animal or man and there was no sign of the survivor from the computer screen. Back at the entrance, Allen opened the door and hobbled in, "Lavi, something is wrong… N.O.A.H!" Lavi was being held hostage by none other than Tyki Mikk, the N.O.A.H.'s best assassinator Road Camelot, and Lulubell The tracker.

"Hello, boy".