This is going to be the last chapter of Allen's Backstory his real parents. I'm sorry if some of the ideas didn't quite add up the way I'd hoped they would, because I know it's a little jumbled. But as long as the main conspiracy theories I had in mind got through to you, my mission is accomplished. Thank you to everyone who has followed this story and to all of those who reviewed!

As always, reviews are appreciated, and D. Gray-man is not mine.

Finally, everything was ready. Neah had waited for fifteen years for this day. The day he would become the new Millennium Earl.

With the Black Order's manpower, Neah's guidance, and the information that Tyki was sending them, almost all of the akuma had been destroyed, and all of the remaining Innocence had been gathered, all within just two months. But best of all, all of the Noah had retreated to The Mansion.

Allen's sword had been surprisingly useful. The lower level akuma ran away in fear when they saw it, and the higher levels would be finished off quickly if they dared to attack. With the sword, they had made much better time than Neah could have dreamed of.

But there was one thing about the sword that bothered him, and that something had the potential to ruin all of his plans: Allen's sword was exactly like the Earl's. And if that was the case, then the sword might not be able to kill the Earl.

But even without the sword, Neah knew he could win. The last time, he had been this close to killing the Earl. The only reason he had lost was because the Earl had called Road to him. But this time, Road wasn't a problem. She was already dead.

Tonight would end it all. Tonight, Neah would challenge the Earl to a death match, and this time, he would have nowhere to run to. Tonight, Neah would become known as the Millennium Earl, Savior of the Human Race.

Using his power to control the Ark, Neah opened up The Gate. The Gate led to a place only the Noah knew about; The Mansion.

Every Noah had seen it at one point or another. It was a huge mansion made of black onyx, and was about the creepiest place you could think of. That is, if you had a twisted mind that liked moats made of tar, creepy gargoyles looking down on you, and permanent storm clouds hanging above, all in the middle of a mud riddled more. Home sweet home.

This was where Neah knew his 'family' would be, seeing as there was nothing left for them anywhere else, with all of their akuma gone, and all of the Innocence finally collected. "Earl! Come out! It is time to face your death like the sniveling coward you are!" Neah called out, his voice ringing over the swampy more.

"Earl," Tyki said, coming down from the lookout tower. "They're here." The Earl knew he had no other option but to fight the fourteenth head on, and hope that he'd win. But he knew he wouldn't, even with his family helping him. They all knew that Road was the only reason he had lived last time, and she was dead. The Earl didn't feel emotions all that often, but at the death of Road, even he was sad. Lero and his family was the only thing he had left now.

Taking a deep breath, the Earl took Lero out from his umbrella stand and walked out of the mansion to face the man he had once called a friend, his family following behind.

Both men had nothing to say to the other, and knew that talking would just drag out things, and so they launched themselves straight into battle. They met each other halfway across the battlefield, and their twin swords came up to clash. But they were to even a match. The two men pushed hard, but eventually both retreated, seeing that this would do no good. The Noah knew not to interfere unless the Earl told them too, and so watched from the sidelines. They knew that the chances of the Earl calling for them were slim; he would want to fight this battle on his own. Whoever won would be the new Earl, their new leader, and to prove which of the two Noah were stronger, they had to fight it out with no outside help. But silently, the Noah hoped that the Earl would win, because if he didn't, they feared that Neah would kill them all.

Allen watched from inside himself as Neah fought the Millennium Earl, the man he hated most in the world. Whenever Neah turned to face The Mansion, Allen was able to catch sight of Tyki, as well as the other Noah, standing by the moat. His hopes fled when he saw that his father once again had the tattoos across his forehead. He watched as the Earl and Neah battled on, and noted that he didn't feel any of the occasional blows that the Earl landed on Neah.

Allen could see that the Earl was getting desperate. He gathered from the fact that none of the other Noahs had joined in, that this was the kind of battle that had to be fought one-on-one. But Allen knew that the Earl was nothing but pure evil, and he would do anything to win. And that included cheating.

Just as Allen was about to warn Neah, the Earl called out "Now!" and the Noahs flew into action. Allen could tell that Neah wasn't surprised, but more disgusted that the Earl would sink to this level. Allen heard him tell himself, "I will not sink to this level. I will beat them. I am stronger than all of them combined." And for a while it seemed that Neah really could defeat them by himself. But when he fought Lulu Bell. In the end, he was able to revert her to her human form, as he had the other Noah, but she left him greatly wounded. Now, the only Noah left was Tyki. But as the two men began to fight, Allen could see that Neah could never win against Tyki, and then succeed against the Earl as well.

Allen knew what he had to do. "Neah let me take over!"

As Neah dodged Tyki's attempt to rip out his heart, he answered Allen in his head. "What? No! I can do this!" It sounded more like he was trying to convince himself more than Allen.

"I know you want to Neah, but you'll never beat both Tyki and the Earl! Please! If you continue fighting like this, you'll get us both killed!" Neah took a moment to consider Allen's offer, and then, greatly humiliated, he relented.

It felt wonderful to Allen to have his body back, but unfortunately, he didn't have much time to relish the moment. Immediately, he launched back into battle with Tyki, remembering his fight with the Noah in the ark. Knowing what he had to do, Allen tried again and again to stab Tyki through the heart with his sword, but every time he got close, Tyki would simply allow the sword to pass right through him.

"Neah, how do I get him to stay solid?" Allen asked as he avoided Tyki's hand reaching for his chest.

"I don't believe there is a way," he responded. "You're best chance is probably to distract him somehow." As Allen continued to fight, he started to talk, not to the Noah, but to Tyki.

"Luna's waiting for you back at the Black Order," he shouted as he cut one of those cursed butterflies that Tyki called the Teez in half. "Fight Tyki! After this is over, we can go back to Luna's house. We can live like a normal family! Please, Dad, fight him!" It was Allen finally calling him Dad that did it. Tyki's Noah side paused, and it seemed it was fighting with itself. Which in a way, it was. Allen took the opportunity his father had created for him, and stabbed him right through the heart. Allen knew that Tyki's human side would be fine, but it still disturbed him to have to do it.

But as Tyki dropped to his knees, he smiled up at his son before passing out. From inside Allen, he felt Neah pushing to let him have control again, to let him have the final blow. Realizing he was strong enough now, Allen relented, and it was once again Neah against the Earl. A savage smile appeared on his face as he slowly stalked up to the Earl, who was too terrified to move.

It was over quickly, cleanly. One stab through the heart, and it was over. Neah was the new Earl.

What Allen felt next was nothing compared to the pain of Neah taking over his body. This was a million times worse. It felt as if his body were trying to tear itself in two. It felt as if someone had taken a huge axe and cut him straight down the middle like he was firewood, and somehow he hadn't died. He didn't know how long it lasted, but it must have been a while, because the next thing he knew, a once-more-conscious Tyki was helping him stand up.

The first thing he noticed was that he was in charge of his body again. The next was that standing over the Earl was Neah. He looked remarkably like Tyki, though his features were less defined, making him look younger. He wore a lose white dress shirt and tight black pants, reminding Allen somewhat of a pirate. The look on his face was strange, a mix between incredible happiness, and bitter regret, as if he wished he hadn't had to go through with this. All of the Noah were beginning to stir, except they weren't Noahs anymore. They were once again human, and Allen wasn't sure how they would react to this.

Walking up behind Neah, Allen put a hand on his shoulder. Startled out of his thoughts, Neah jumped slightly and then turned to face Allen. "Neah, would you mind making a portal back to the Order? I think these guys are going to need some food and a bed after what they've been through. And he'll wake up soon," Allen nodded his head towards the former Earl. "And I don't know how he'll react to all of this. We should get him under surveillance.

Without saying anything, Neah nodded and created the gate for Allen. Together, Tyki, Allen, and the new Millennium Earl helped the now human Noah family back through the portal and into the care of the Black Order.

Needless to say, there was a lot of celebrating when they got back. Luna ran straight into Tyki's open arms, and then hugged Allen to her as well. Finally, they could be a proper family, just as they'd always wanted.

The Noah were immediately taken to the hospital ward, with at least two Exorcists standing guard at all times. But over time, after they'd gotten over the initial shock of it all, they began to act like normal humans, and were eventually allowed to go back out into the world to live the lives that had been stolen from them, even the former Earl.

Neah disappeared as soon as he had delivered the last of the former Noah. No one knew where he had gone, but the Order started to notice odd things starting to happen around the world that no one could explain. Wars stopped, taxes went down, and there were almost no homeless or poverty stricken people anymore. They couldn't be sure, but the Order had a sneaking suspicion that it was the 'Savior of the Human Race' at work.

Everything was right in the world. And with no akuma or Noah left to fight, the Black Order turned to other goals. With new Accommodators being discovered nearly every day, the Order became something of an international police force. Instead of sending out Exorcist on missions to hunt down akuma and/or Innocence, they were sent out to track down some of the world's most dangerous criminals. And most of the time, they succeeded. The world was a better place now. No longer was there an underground war; no longer were the members of the Black Order in constant danger.

And, finally, Allen felt at peace. He had finally avenged Mana. He had once promised his foster father that he would keep walking, never look back. I've walked forwards Mana, Allen though, as he looked up at the painting of the joker under the crescent moon. And I've finally found where I belong.

-End-

Thank you for following Allen's Backstory his real parents! I know it was a bit confusing, what with all of the different theories I had going, but thank you for keeping with it anyway!

Now that I've finished this story, I have nothing else to write. I have a few ideas in mind, but instead, I'm going to take a few requests! As long as it's something from Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist, or D. Gray-man, I'll do my best to write it! Romance-type things are preferred. PM me if you have an idea!

Thanks again!

-Prunella7