Chapter 3: The First Mission

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Flashbacks/Thoughts

"Spoken"

Covealia

"Nothing like waking up after a nice nap." Alice said with a yawn with some stretches. "So, Where do we start?" Alice asked the two boys who were just getting of the train.

"Let's just ask around about the beast first." Allen suggested.

"That's my job." Toma said speaking up. The Exorcists laughed and finally got the chance to absorb their surroundings. There were people dresses up as monsters. There was a vampire, a abominable snowman, a werewolf, and even a cyclops or two.

"What the hell is going on here?" Alice asked. A little boy dresses as a ghost was walking by and he heard her question that was asked to nobody in particular.

"It's the Covealia Monster Festival. What are you guys dressed up as?" The boy asked.

"We are...ummm... vampires." Alice said to the ghostly boy. Allen and Lavi face palmed.

"No you're not. You are exorcists." A man dresses as a werewolf said. Alice froze. What do I do? Do I tell the truth? Shit! She thought to herself.

"We are only cosplaying as Exorcists. Like you guys are of monsters." Lavi said pulling away a frozen Alice.

"Yes, It's only cosplay." Allen added. The trio tried to walk away when the man who said they were exorcists stopped them. "Would you mind letting me and my friends through, sir? We really need to leave now." Allen said, then his cursed eye activated. Alice snapped out of her frozen state and wiggled out of Lavi's grip. Her eye activated too.

"Allen." She said to her brother.

"I know." He said. They activated their Innocence and about half of the crowd transformed into akuma. "Toma, get the humans to safety and be careful." Tome ran off and gathered the remaining people, which weren't a lot. The square was crowded and most of them were akuma, just great. Alice's hand went into blade form and Allen's was in the cannon.

"Big hammer, Little hammer. Grow, Grow, GROW!" Lavi yelled swinging his hammer at a group of akuma, destroying them instantly. Alice jumped on the end of it and swung her arm, destroying another group that Lavi missed. Allen was shooting his cannon destroying akuma left and right.

"Damn! There are so many." Alice said. After she said that she was knocked to the ground by a Level 2. She looked at the akuma and it was laughing at her.

"Newby, huh?" It said in a taunting voice. It's voice was like nails on a chalkboard. It was about as tall as Alice and had blades as hands. It was a mix of black and white, with touches of grey every where. It almost looked human, except for the pained face that was on its back. It was the face most akuma had on them somewhere.

"Alice!" Allen yelled and he was attacked by another Level 2 and was going head to head with it. Alice was still going at it with the Level 2 when she heard the voice of the yami.

"I can help. Give into your inner yami." It said an almost sneer in it voice. Not now Alice thougt. "Give in." It said again. Alice was knocked back into the glass of a store there. She got up and looked down at the bloody glass. The reflection she saw wasn't herself. It was the black haired, red eyed girl in her nightmares.

"Go away. Leave me alone." Alice said smashing the glass with her foot. She lunged at the Level 2 only managing to scratch it. The akuma sliced her side and blood gushed out of the wound. It stopped bleeding almost immediately. A voice from the sky called the akuma back and they disappeared as fast as they came. Alice fell to her knees crying. Allen and Lavi rushed over to her and tried to comfort her.

"Alice what's wrong? Are you hurt?" Allen asked his sister. She shook her head. The wound on her side was red but wasn't bleeding.

"That damn yami." Allen was shocked and Lavi had a confused look on his face and then it changed to understanding. He had read about yamis in some books.

"Hey Allen, Alice. I have read abut yamis somewhere. A yami was a person's inner evil. It almost never comes out. It is not understood why a yami shows up when it does or how to get rid of them. They can cause a person great pain and if it's not under some control it can consume a person and that person could be lost forever." Alice looked scared and Allen was even more shocked.

"I can't lose control. I just can't." Alice said rocking. Allen looked at her and tried to comfort her but failed. Alice got up and ran off, a trail of blood following her. Allen looked at Lavi.

"Is there anything we can do?" Allen asked.

"The only thing we can do is be there for her." Lavi said as her walked off to find Alice and Toma. Alice was in a dark alley by herself crying. She didn't know what to do. She had lost control only once before and almost exterminated a whole town. Alice got up and whipped her eyes of the tears.

"I can't just sit here and lose control again. I need to find the others." Alice said to herself. She was walking out of the alley. The young boy from earlier was standing in front of her. "What do you want?" She said to the boy. The boy went up to her and hugged her legs.

"Thank you for saving me." He said.

"I was just doing my job." Alice said prying the boy off of her legs moving around him. The boy grabbed her hand. Alice turned around and the boy was glowing. The young boy was now a small dog looking thing. It was about the size of a pit bull and was a light grey color. "So you are the beast." The beast shook it's head yes. "I can't destroy you and take your Innocence. Come with me." She said walking away. The beast followed obediently and she looked for the guys. They were walking by the alley she was now leaving. She wasn't paying attention and ran right into Allen. Both fell onto their butts.

"Ow, Damn it! Watch where you're going idiot... oh it's you Allen." Alive said. Allen sweat dropped and got up and helped Alice up.

"What is that?" Lav asked pointing to the beast beside Alice. Alice looked at the beast.

"It's the beast we have been searching for." Alice said.

"That was too easy." Lavi said putting his hands behind his head.

"Yeah, too easy." Allen said. That was over dramatic Allen Alice thought. They lead the beast down the now empty streets. They were looking for Toma. They lost track of him while they were fighting the akuma.

"Toma!" Alice yelled.

"I'm over here." Toma cried from across the street. The trio and the beast ran over too him.

"Were there any casualties?" Allen asked.

"Luckily, no, but there is a problem." Toma said looking kind of strange.

"What's wrong Toma?" Alice asked.

"Well... Um mm... just come and see. The trio walked into the Covealia's local infirmary. They walked in and their jaws dropped. On a table a woman was in labor.

"What the hell do you expect us to do?" Allen and Lavi yelled at Toma.

"I don't know I thought you would know what to do or something." Toma said. Alice walked up to the lady and held her hand.

"Ma'am it's gonna be alright. Those idiots won't hurt you." Alice said. The woman nodded. "Now breath in... now out. Yeah like that...keep doing that. Guys get me some warm water and some rags and hurry." She commanded the idiots just standing there. The guys came back with the rags and water. "Lavi, set the water on the table and Allen hand me the rags." she got the area set up and the guys were just standing there. "What are you guys doing? Get out! Give us some privacy!" Alice yelled . The guys ran out into the next room and waited.

Two hours later

The boys outside heard a babies crying quickly follow by Alice yelling "It's a girl." Back inside the room Alice handed the mother her baby. She held the baby for a while.

"What are you going to name her?" Alice asked.

"What is your name?" The mother asked her.

"Alice." She responded.

"I think Alice is a nice name for a girl. I'm naming her Alice. Thank you for all your help. Your friends can come in if they want." The mother said. Alice smiled and nodded. She headed for the door and saw the guys just standing around playing a game of checkers they found.

"Do you guys want to see the baby?" Alice asked the boys. They looked up and nodded. The three walked in and couldn't help but stare. The baby was so beautiful. It skin looked like smooth porcelain, unlike Allen, Lavi, and Alice's scarred and damaged bodies. The eyes were a bright blue and they were full of life. She had a small tuft of light brown hair on her head and was wrapped in a few of the rags.

"She's beautiful" Allen finally spoke walking closer to the baby.

"Do you want to hold her?" The mother asked. Allen nodded yes and held out his arms. He took the baby and held it gently.

"What did you name her?" Lavi asked.

"Alice" the mother said.

"Alice? Like after my sister?" Allen said, not looking up from the tiny baby in his arms.

"Yes, I don't know what I would do without her. Where did you learn to give birth, Alice?" the mother asked. Alice rubbed the back of her head.

"My Master taught me when something similar happen while we were traveling. My Master taught me a lot of thing I would need to know." Alice said.

"I can't thank you enough." The mother said. Allen handed her back her baby.

"It's really no problem. I'm here to help the innocent."Alice said. "Guys we should head back now." Alice said to the still dazed boys. They looked up at her and nodded. "Take care and get plenty of rest." Alice said to the mother while waving. The mother waved back. They walked back to the train station with the beast when all hell broke lose. The town behind them was attacked by another swarm of akuma.

"Alice." Alice said to the newborn baby that would never be able to speak back. They activated their Innocence and attacked the akuma that were attacking the city. As Alice killed the akuma , she kept in mind the now, believed, dead baby and mother. She was faced with the same Level 2 that attacked her earlier. The akuma was holding the baby in it's grip. It smashed the baby right in front of Alice. The blood and guts of the baby were all over the hand. The Level 2's hand changed into a blade and attacked Alice, cutting into her shoulder. "You damn akuma." She said to the akuma that was now cutting into her shoulder.

"What did I do? Was that baby precious to you? You don't look like you just gave birth." This set Alice off. Alice lost control, now her eyes were trying to turn red and her hair was turning black.

"Alice!" Allen yelled as he saw what situation his sister was in. I can't lose her. I just got her back. Allen thought. He attacked the akuma and destroyed it. Allen now got to look at the situation his sister was in. Her hair had black strips in it and he could see the red glow that was shining off her eyes. "Alice, Alice, Alice! Look at me." He said grabbing his sister's shoulder. He could feel some blood but no enough to make him worry. Alice's hair turned to normal and her eyes were now the light grey they always were.

"It killed the baby. It killed Alice." Alice said to Allen. Allen was now happier than ever for destroying an akuma.

"It's gone now. The baby didn't lose it's life in vain." Allen said standing up. Alice got up and started going after some Level 1's and killing them left and right. He hand was in the blade form. She would avenge that babies death no matter what. She destroyed about 30 or so Level 1's and she was shot down by something. She landed on the ground, bones cracking and blood splattering. She cried out in pain. She got up even though her body was saying I can't take another hit like that. You'll die if you do. She looked up and saw a snickering akuma looking down at her. It looked like a demonic unicorn. The akuma flew down to where Alice was and attacked she held of each attack.

Allen was fighting his own Level 2 and destroyed it in time to look over to where Alice was and see something he never thought he would see. He saw his sister being stabbed in the stomach by a demonic unicorn that he knew was another Level 2. The unicorn pulled out it's horn and Alice fell to the ground looking dead. Lavi attacked the akuma only to get knocked into a building about 100 feet away or so. Allen ran over to where The akuma was and attacked in a blind fury. He was knocked to the ground about 20 feet away. He was on his back bleeding from his mouth.

"Any last words Exorcist?" The akuma hissed at Allen. Allen just laid there. Was it really over for him? Is he going to die at the hands of a demonic unicorn? Just as Allen closed his eyes, ready for the final blow,he heard the akuma above him yell out in pain. His eyes shot open. He saw some sort of spike sticking out of the akuma. The end was dripping with the akuma's blood. Allen finally dared too look around and saw his sister holding out her hand like she was holding something in place. He looked at her and saw a hole in her stomach. He could see the train station through her stomach.

"Run Allen! Get out from under it if you don't want to get stabbed." Alice yelled at her brother that was still under the akuma. He scrambled out from under it and Lavi met him about 20 feet away from the akuma.

"You damn Exorcist." the akuma said before spike of a red substance shot out from it's body destroying it. Alice stood there out of breath and covered in blood. She walked over the her brother and Lavi.

"Are you guys alright?" She asked them. They just stared.

"You have a hole in your stomach and you're still alive." Lavi said pointing at her stomach.

"I have a lot of explaining to do." She said. The blood on the ground flowed back to her and went to where the hole in her stomach was. It looked completely healed, except for the fact that it was right red. Alice helped up her brother and they went to their train like nothing happened just now. They got into their room and Alice sat down getting a first aid kit out of Toma's backpack. She nursed Allen and Lavi's wounds and sat down to nurse her own. Once she was finished she looked at the two injured men sitting in front of her.

"Well? What was up with the blood-thing?" Lavi finally asked after a while. Alice stood up and took off her jacket. Allen looked at her left arm in amazement. It looked just like his until the elbow when it spread out into a beautiful pattern of blood red swirls and lines. "Oh My Goodness. It's beautiful." Lavi said stupidly.

"Allen, remember the Innocence that reacted to me back when we first met Master Nine?" Allen looked up from her arm and nodded. Alice sat down and started to roll up her shirt so her could wrap bandadges around the wound on her stomach. "Master Nine said I was unlike any accommodater ever in the history of the Black Order. I was compatible with two pieces of Innocence. The only one closest to that is General Cross with Grave of Maria." She finished wrapping the bandadges and looked at the two shocked boys. "Master Nine said I could do whatever I wanted with the second piece of Innocence. I decided I wanted it to be my blood. Why I choose that is still a mystery to me. She said the only for that to be done was to get it injected. She said it could be very painful and might kill me."

Flashback

"Master Nine, I'm ready" an 11 year old Alice said to her Master. She was tied down onto a white exam table and her eyes were blindfolded so she didn't have to see the painful needles go into her arms. She was visibly sweating.

"Are you sure about this, Alice? This could kill you." a concerned master said to the apprentice. The girl nodded.

"I'm sure." Alice said. One needle was put into her right arm and was draining her blood. The blood tricked down the tube and into a ball with the melted down glowing Innocence in it. The blood easily mixed with the Innocence , much to General Nine's surprise. Nine Put another needle into Alice's left arm and opened a valve on the bottom of the ball with the, now mixed, Innocence and blood mixture inside and the mixture flowed easily into the girl. The girl started to scream out in pain. She scream was unlike any that Nine had heard. It was the kind that sent chills down her spine. Nine picked up a pair of earphones so she didn't have to hear the girls blood curdling screams.

Flashback Over

Allen and Lavi were speechless. Alice really did that to herself. She had the Innocence mixed with her blood. Allen could almost hear her screams and feel her pain she described it so well.

"I can't believe you did that." Lavi said. Alice nodded.

"It was worth it though. It has saved my life so many times." Alice said with a smile. The beast crawled on to Alice's lap and changed into a dachshund. It jumped up and licked Alice's face. She smiled at it and put it down onto her lap.

"Alice, That was really bad ass." Lavi said with a smile. Alice laughed.

"It was very painful. Whenever I use the my Innocence the tattoos on my arm disappear and that's why some part of it is red." Alice said. Allen stood up."What's wrong Allen?" Alice asked.

"That was very stupid of you to do that." Allen said with his head down and he walked out and into the hall with Toma.

"Allen" Alice said and tried to chase after him but Lavi caught her wrist.

"He needs time to cool down." He said

"Why is he so mad about it about it anyway?" Alice asked Lavi.

"He is your brother. He's mad because you risked your life like that just for your Innocence. He probably it thinking that if that would have failed and you died he would never even have known and the last time he would ever see you would be at your funeral, maybe." Lavi said. Alice was now mad at herself.

"Like I said I don't know what I was thinking when I made that decision. It might have been the yami talking and not me." Alice said laying down on the bench. Lavi left it at that. She was right. IT could have been the yami talking. Alice didn't seem like the girl to risk her life like that anyway. The yami inside of her was taking control and the only thing Lavi and Allen could do was be there for her.