It'd been a few hours since Link and Allen had returned from Rome empty handed. Like Link had thought there had been no survivors, and he didn't hesitate to mention he was right. Insensitive on his part but the CROW didn't seem to mind. That remark earlier had caused the current tension between him and Allen. Right now the Exorcist was in the cafeteria eating his fill while Link stood off to the side observing him.

Allen furiously wolfed down his fifteenth dish of who knows what. Jeri being Jeri just kept the food coming, and he didn't stop to see what it was as he ate it fast enough his taste buds didn't get the chance to capture its flavor. With a long sigh he set the plate on the other dishes. It'd been a long week. Surprisingly they didn't encounter any Akuma in Rome but that didn't make the mission any easier. All those Finders, they had families...no, it's best not to think about it right now. He only wished they could've found their bodies for propral burials.

He dropped off his plates with Jeri then proceeded to leave the Cafeteria, Link as always trailing behind. Link questioned, "Where are we going?"

"I'm going to get some sleep. That train ride was long…" Allen responded his tone whiny. And so the two made their way to his room where Allen took his nap and Link sat at the desk. The CROW was scribbling some things in his notebook, 'Walker is still mad at me. He is subtly standoffish towards me.' After a long stare at his words Link was figured that was enough for the update and slipped the book back into his pocket. A loud snore caused his eyes to snap sideways.

Allen laid on his stomach and face into his pillow. Although his position didn't do any good to muffle his snores. Link considered waking him up to scold him on the matter but he decided against it. Since Walker was sleeping he'd take advantage of the moment to run to the cafeteria to grab some food. Quietly he made his way out the door; pausing as he was closing it to look at the boy making sure he wasn't faking it. Satisfied he promptly shut it.

"Mister!" No sooner than he'd exited the room someone called out to him. Link turned his head to see Johnny Gill of the Science Division approaching.

He raised a brow expectantly, "Yes?"

Johnny twiddled with his thumbs nervously before he asked, "I need to get some boxes from storage but they're heavy, would you mind?" Link was about to reject for he didn't have the time when Johnny added on, "It'll only be a few minutes! Reever really needs them and he sent me cause he thinks I need more muscle or something even though he knows they're too hea-"

"Alright." Link sighed heavily holding up a hand to bring the frantic rambling to a close.

"R-Really? Thank you!" Johnny exclaimed. "Follow me!" He was led down a series of hallways and past the Cafeteria he wished he could be in right now. It wasn't very long until he realized they weren't going to the said destination. To reach the storage room they would have had to take the previous left and descend the stairwell. What they did was the opposite.

"Where are you taking me?" He questioned with a hint of suspicion. The boy stopped.

"So you found me out? It's too late anyways."

A hand reached into his pocket ready to pull out a spell strip, something was very off. "What do you mean?" Johnny turned sharply revealing his true nature. In the blink of an eye the boy had morphed into a woman with grey skin and other traits of a Noah. Before he even had time to react he was struck from behind. His vision blurred as he felt himself fading in and out.

And the last thing he saw before he crumpled to the floor were numerous sets of feet surrounding him. They'd been invaded.


A knock on his door made Komui look up. "Come in!" He called out. The door opened and in walked Inspector Link. Immediately he changed his demeanor. Komui didn't spot Allen so the man must've came to talk about a serious matter.

He managed a tight smile as he spoke, "Inspector Link. What can I do for you?"

"I would like to see the Noah. Inspector Lvellie is currently in Central so he wants me to do the check-ups."

"I see…" Komui pondered over his words. Lvellie hadn't notified him of such thing before he left, maybe it slipped his mind. Enthusiastically he stood, "Alright follow me."

The CROW nodded letting him take the lead. Both entered the elevator; only one came out.