Chapter 31: Reunion and Trapped
"UHA—H~" Tyki says. "This is so hot, Count and scary~" The landscape is completely cleared off except the castle. "Edo's landscape is completely cleared off." Then Earl starts to sneeze and Tyki sees someone moving. "Ah, I see and Exorcist." He points out. "He's still in one piece."
Kanda stabs Mugen to the ground to stand up and he breaths heavily with his hair down. "Bastards… I won't fall that easily...!"
"Guh..." Marie grunts as he sits up. "This is bad... The sound of Cross squads are weaker than ours... They're barely alive...!"
Chaozi sits up while clutching his head. "Ugh... What... just happened." He then looks at Miranda and sees that she activated her Time Record. "Exorcist-sama!? It can't be... You protected up?!"
"My clock... can't be used on the dead..." Miranda says. "But... I couldn't reach the others in time..."
Far away, Lavi is slowly getting up.
"Urgh..." He grunts. "Lena-... lee..."
"Lavi..." Lenalee's voice calls and Lavi looks at the crystallized Innocence next to him, widening his eyes.
"Again..." Lavi says.
"Hey..." Kanda calls. "What is that...?!"
"Kanda... Lavi..." Lenalee calls and her hand appear, touching inside of the crystal. "Every... one... Everyone... Everyone...!"
"Is that Lenalee Lee's voice...!?" Marie exclaims. "I've never heard... such sound before...!"
"MARIE!" Tiedoll shouts. "We're in danger! The Earl has spotted Lee!"
"Kanda, look out!" Marie warns.
Tyki charges at Kanda and both of them clashes each other. "We'll be taking her."
"Che!" Kanda says.
"YU!" Lavi yells and then he sees a bulky Noah in front of him.
"Do you like sweet things?" the Noah asks.
Just about the Akuma giant attack, General Tiedoll takes out a wedge. "Maker of Eden Activate!" He exclaims. "May you understand the beauty of this world." General Tiedoll stabs the ground and hammers it. "ART!"
Trees come up from the ground and form a humanoid giant. The giant pushes down the Akuma as Lavi is defending himself from the Noah and sees the Earl getting closer to the crystallized Innocence.
"LENALEE!" Lavi yells.
The Earl makes two black spheres and hits it to the crystal where Lenalee is encased. The next thing she sees is skulls are surrounding her and they begin to bite her. Then the Earl's face gets in front of her.
"NO—!" She screams and suddenly, a white glove grabs the Earl's mouth.
"Good evening," A familiar boy's voice greets. "Earl."
Lenalee looks her behind her and sees a mask. All the Exorcists and Noahs see a black portal above where Lenalee and the Earl are.
"What's that?" Lavi asks. "The sky split open...!?"
"Good evening." The Earl greets. "So we meet again... Allen Walker."
"Alice, can I leave Lenalee to you?" Allen asks and Lenalee looks at the other side to see that Alice is standing behind Allen.
"Yeah." Alice replies and looks at Lenalee with a smile. "Sorry we couldn't get here sooner, Lenalee."
Allen then pushes the Earl away from the two girls and the Earl hits the sphere at Allen. However, Allen jumps away from the sphere and charges at the Earl as the Earl grabs his umbrella golem and it transforms into a broad sword. Both of them clashes, the Earl with his broad sword and Allen with his left arm.
"That appearance!" The Earl exclaims. "You look like the 'whiteface clown' who picks on the 'auguste clown'. What a comical child you are..."
Then an explosion occurs making the smoke covering the area as Lavi covers his eyes.
"WAH!" He screams and sees a cloak in front of him, before he attacks it. "Wha!?"
'Is that an Akuma!?' Lavi and when the cloak lands, he sees Allen.
"Lavi!?" Allen exclaims. "Did you see the Earl come her-...?"
"Wait up, damn it!" Kanda yells through the smoke and clashes Allen. "DIE!"
"Kanda!?" Allen exclaims.
"What's the meaning of this...!?" Kanda questions.
"That's what I should be asking you." Allen replies angrily.
"I was chasing after that Noah with the perm!" Kanda then looks at Lavi. "Hey, Lavi, did you see him?!"
"Huh?" Lavi says as he looks around. "Oh yeah, that old macho man I was fighting with..." The smoke clears out and they see the Noah and the Earl disappear. "What's going on...? The Noah aren't anywhere to be seen..."
Kanda looks at Allen again and glares at him. "Che!"
What the...? What are you tch-ing at me for!" Allen exclaims. "They got away because you're just slow, Kanda!"
"What did you just say? How dare you say that when you came poking in later, you slow Beansprout."
"It's Allen. How many times must I tell you that? Oh never mind. I forget. Not only you are slow, but slow-witted."
"Oh of all the nerve, I'll show you who's slow-witted! Draw, I'll shave off the white hair of yours and sell it to the old geezers!"
"Black hair will sell for a higher price!" Allen scratches with his left hand.
Um..." Lavi speaks. "Calm down you two. This is supposed to be a touching reunion..."
"Shut up or I'll shave you too!" Allen and Kanda tell Lavi.
"Eh—!?"
"You guys!" Alice shouts and the three male Exorcists look at her. "Now's not the time to fight each other!"
"A-Alice!?" Lavi exclaims.
"It's been a long time, Lavi, Kanda."
Lavi looks down and up at Alice's uniform and her hairstyle and his eyes turn into hearts. "STRIKE!" He exclaims and Alice sweat drops.
"Looks like you haven't changed..."
~Later~
All the Exorcists and non-Exorcists are resting under a bridge with Lenalee sleeping.
"Modified Akuma... A factory plant... and Noah's Ark, eh..." Tiedoll lists. "I only come to Japan to find more conformers. I don't have a drop of interest in aiding that man. He only thinks of people other than himself as tools, you know. You were supposed to be his guards, but both Marian and the modified Akuma used you as decoys instead, understand?"
"Yes." Bookman answers. "We came anyways, after receiving his warning. It's pretty much what we expected."
"Mm..." Tiedoll says as he scratches his head. "... Currently, the only Exorcists are the world is Hevlaska, Sokalo, Klaud, Marian, and the ten of us here. That's why I don't think this is the time for us to fight the Millennium Earl. Rather, I believe it's you as disciples to survive until the time really comes. Perhaps Cross' squad should be promptly withdrawn from the battlefield."
Lenalee then opens her eyes and sees Allen and Alice sitting beside her.
"Lenalee." Allen and Alice call.
"Allen... -kun...? Alice...?" Lenalee calls.
"Yes." Allen replies.
"That's right." Alice also replies.
"I'm sorry." Allen apologizes and Alice looks down. "I'm sorry, Lenalee."
"Why do you two need to apologize...?" Lenalee asks. "If this is about Suman... you two already saved him, Allen-kun, Alice." She sits up and reaches for Allen's face and Alice's head. "Suman's heart must have surely been saved by you two." She then strokes Allen's hair and pats Alice's head. Tears start to gather on both of their eyes. "Welcome back, Allen-kun, Alice."
"... back..." Allen mutters as he and Alice touches her hand. "We're back... Lenalee."
"Aw, you're crying~" Lavi tease Allen and he glares at Lavi as he blushes.
"You cried too, Lavi." Lenalee reminds him.
"N-no I didn't!" Lavi denies.
As Lenalee watches them, Alice sees a spark on her shoulder and Lenalee goes down the portal.
"Allen!" Alice shouts before she grabs Lenalee's hand and drags her into the portal.
"Eh..." Allen says. "LENALEE! ALICE!"
Allen reaches Alice's hand, but he immediately drags into the portal.
"Allen!" Lavi calls and he reaches for Allen's foot. "Allen!"
It's Lee their after! After them!" Tiedoll exclaims. Kanda and Krory quickly go after them through the portal with Chaozi. Then the portal disappears.
In the Ark
"DWA—H!" Allen screams as they go through the portal into the Ark and they pile on each other. Allen above Lenalee and Alice, Lavi on Allen, Chaozi on Lavi, Kanda on Chaozi, and Krory sits on Kanda.
"Gweh..." Lavi groans.
"Th-that scared me..." Krory says.
"Che!" Kanda says.
"Uwe—h..." Chaozi groans.
"Y-YOU'RE CRUSHING ME!" Allen shouts.
Once everyone gets off each other, they look around the Ark.
"What is this place?" Kanda asks.
"We're..." Allen says. "We're inside of the Ark!"
"Eh!?" Chaozi shouts.
"Why the hell are we in here?" Kanda questions Allen.
"How should I know?" Allen retorts.
Alice sighs and face-palms at the two.
"H-hey!" Lavi calls after he picks up Lenalee. "There's some weird pumpkin under Lenalee!"
The pumpkin opens its eyes. "M-move-rero!" It speaks. "You damn Exorcist! PEH!"
"It talked!" Lavi exclaims.
Both Allen and Kanda look at the golem and quickly activate their Anti-Akuma Weapon, pointing and glaring at the golem.
"It's you..." Allen and Kanda threaten it.
"KYA—H!" It screams.
"If you don't want to be sliced to bits, let us out, damn it." Kanda warns.
"Where's the exit?" Allen questions.
"Th-there is no exit-lero." It replies.
"This ship has just complete the role it's held for many years and has been put to a stop." The Earl's voice comes from the golem. "Nice job, Lero. It's time for departure young Exorcists." A balloon version of the Millennium Earl comes out from the golem, Lero's, mouth. "Both you and this ship will go on a one-way voyage to Hell!" Suddenly, the buildings start to collapse. "Be careful. The place that has been downloading has begun to collapse."
"Huh?" Lavi says.
"What do you mean..." Kanda questions.
"This ship will shortly be sucked in between dimensions and disappears. To describe it on a level of science you can understand, three more hours is all the time you have left in this world. Cute little lady... you have good friends. So many of them have come for you. All of them will be going with you... So there's no need to feel lonely."
"Earl..." Lenalee growls.
"Don't worry... I won't let anyone suffer painful emotions. I'll even stop those you've left behind in this world."
Suddenly, the balloon is pierce from an arrow that Alice shot with activated Silver (bow form) in her hand.
"Lenalee," Alice calls. "Don't listen to that creep. We're getting out of here alive with everyone."
Lenalee nods and smiles at her.
~Later~
The buildings continue to collapse as the Exorcists and Chaozi are running and destroying different buildings.
"There should be a house somewhere that connects to the outside!" Allen tells them. "That's how Alice and I got out!"
"I've busted through so many already!" Lavi exclaims.
"This ship has stopped-lero!" Lero says. "Like I've been saying, it's not connected to the outer dimension anymore-lero! There's no exi—...!" Lero cuts off by Allen, Kanda, Lavi, Krory, and Chaozi hit Lero and both Lenalee and Alice look behind them.
"LOOK OUT!" Both of them shout and the road starts to break up.
"There's none-lero... I'm telling you the truth." Lero says. "You can't get out of this ship. You're all gonna die here-lero."
"There is an exit." A man's voice says and holds the key beside Allen. "If it's just an exit you want."
