A/N :The third chapter is up! Thanks to everyone for reading and reviewing the story. /smile
The power Allen got from the 14th is very strong, however he won't be using that one again anytime soon. Don't they say that stronger power comes with a higher price? One of the reasons is the stress that it puts on his body, and remember it's Noah's power, not innocence's (That makes a huge difference when you attack Akuma if you are Allen).
Disclaimer: I do not own , I doubt that I want to as Cross's habit of drinking wines is really....scary?
Chapter summary: You thought meeting with your reflection, who claimed to be you, was confusing, what about finding yourself back to where you were one year ago climbing that cliff?
Note: this is more of a conversation/thoughts type of chapter, so little action. /sigh
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
Documents/dreams/etc.
Flash Backs
Enjoy!
In the world of endless gray, two people standing still facing each other. One was black. The other was white.
"You are me?" Allen questioned. "What do you mean?!"
"I don't remember." The reflection just smiled. He waved his hand. The endless gray parted, revealing Allen's dream world.
"This place, it's where I saw the 14th for the first time." Allen looked around. The white moon high up in the sky, the white trees surrounded the endless plain. "There was a lake here too showing a black moon. I saw Lenalee sitting on the ruins, crying. I wanted to go over to her, but he stopped me."
Allen walked to the lake, or what is left of it. There weren't any reflections, any images, just a pool of dark red liquid. He reached down towards the surface. "Is that-" before he could touch the water, the reflection pulled him away. Allen gasped as a fist punched him in the stomach, the last thing he could remember was the reflection's innocent eyes..
The reflection caught the unconscious Allen in his arm, "Didn't the 14th tell you not to do there."
***
A mass of silver particles gathered together just above the surface of the water. It floated across the water to where the the reflection was resting.
"Clown, I thought Allen was taking his time! Was pretending to be a five years old so amusing to you?" Allen's reflection looked at Clown with puppy eyes.
"What happened?" Clown asked, looking at the unconscious Allen lying in front of them.
"He was this close, " The reflection gestured with his fingers, "to the water."
Clown touched the surface of the water, sending ripples across the entire lake. "There is nothing left."
"Cause that girl named Lenalee doesn't exist anymore, unless you count her body."The reflection smiled dreamily.
Clown went back to where Allen was. "The lake should be frozen. It's dangerous to leave it like this, Allen will just tried to go there again."
"Then it should just disappear." The reflection held on to Allen and whispered, "It's time for us to go..."
Strange glow appeared from the two of them, one black and one white entwining together as Clown shattered back to particles. Strange symbols appeared, struggling to contain the growing mass of gray. However when a few symbols were broken apart, the others were soon pushed back.
Trees shattered like crystals, the lake flooded the plain, the grass turned brown and dry, the moon shrink down to the size of a faraway star. The symbols used the their last resort forming a net like structure, finally contained the gray mass... but the damage was done.
The world was gone.
***
Under the full moon, a young boy no older than 15 was climbing up the cliff that led up to the Black Order. It seemed strange to him that the Black Order would be built on top of the mountain.
"Why couldn't they choose a better place to build? Well, at least make it more acceptable." The boy gasped as he continued to climb.
Unknown to him at that time, there was an elevator at the very bottom of the mountain that could have taken him straight up.
"Finally...I made it!" He collapsed trying to get his breath back. He sweat dropped when he looked up, "Timcanpy, you sure I made it to the right place? It's very...um...gloomy."
Meanwhile a ghostly figure in the sky was trying to wake the other one up.
"Wake up Allen!" the reflection screamed in his ears.
"Ahhh!" Allen jumped; he scowled when he saw the reflection. "You didn't have to yell that hard! Why did you hit me anyways?"
"I had my reasons." the reflection shrugged his shoulders.
"Wait a minute! That's me!" Allen screamed in shock when he saw his younger self walking towards the gate. "Why am I doing over there? Hey! How come the Black Order is still there?" Allen pointed to the tall tower.
"Are you an idiot?" The reflection yelled, "We are back to the point where you are about to meet with the Black Order.
"You can time travel?" Allen was holding his head feeling a serious headache was on its way.
"I never said it was time travel!" The reflection's voice clearly stated that he wouldn't go any farther on that topic. "Now, let me explain to you what's going to happen now." He sat down before continuing, "We are currently at a point of your life where a big change will happen, which is entering the Order. Now, since we know that in the future everyone will die, we need to make some changes. The best time will be now." the reflection pretended that he didn't notice Allen's tense figure. "
"What am I suppose to do, tell them that the Earl is going to win the war?" Allen became smaller as a giant thundercloud appeared above his head. "So many died, so many..."
The reflection slapped his head in frustration, "Are you going to hold onto that memory forever? Didn't Mana say not to stop? You are supposed to keep on walking, no matter what the obstacle was.
Allen rose his head, "How did you know about Mana?"
The reflection gave him a strange look, 'I did tell him that I'm him, so what's strange about knowing his, our stepfather?' The reflection took a small box out of his pocket.
"A deck of cards?" Allen questioned.
"Yes a deck of card." the reflection opened the box. He flung the entire deck out around him. Strangely they stayed afloat in mid air. He started to whisper in a voice too low for Allen to hear. The cards started to glow before forming a circle around Allen.
"What are you doing?" Allen looked at the cards. 'They seemed familiar, somehow.'
The reflection seemed satisfied with his work as he went to check each card. "I'm going to shift you into your younger self without you losing any memories."
Allen groaned, "I'm going to be called bean sprout again."
The reflection raised an eyebrow, "You are the exact height as before. Beside, didn't Kanda called you that when you returned to the order?"
Allen was about to protest when the cards suddenly started to drag him toward his younger self. Allen let out a scream of pure terror.
The younger Allen looked up to the sky, 'I thought I heard something.' His eyes went wide as he saw this ghostly blur heading straight towards him.
"At least tell me your name!" Allen called out to his reflection.
The reflection smirked, "You can call me Nobel."
Nobel nodded satisfied when Allen entered his younger body. His face became dream-like when he touched the black teardrop shaped crystal that hanged round his neck. He continued to watch the scene below him. "Please forgive me Allen. If I tell you the truth now, you wouldn't be able to understand. You will probably end up hating yourself. You can have a good rest here as Clown will be by your side."
***
Inside the office of the head supervisor Komui Lee, a group of scientist (including the supervisor), a strange robot named '65' plus an exorcist girl named Lenalee was watching a screen that was showing Allen.
"Who is that kid?" Komui who was drinking his coffee asked.
"No clue." Reever, the section leader of the science department replied.
"He has General Cross' golem though." Lenalee pointed out.
Suddenly the Allen on the screen stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Ouch, that hurts." Allen stood up realizing that he was indeed in his younger body' Is Nobel around here too?' He sighed, 'Let's just get this part over this...somehow.'
"My name is Allen Walker, sent by Master cross. I believe that I was already introduced by him." Allen called out. That was what I said last time right?'
"Have you heard of this boy Komui?" Reever turned to look at the supervisor.
"Nope" Komui replied still drinking his coffee. 'A newcomer...I'm surprised that he could climb that cliff. However if he was sent by that Cross, than this is nothing.' Komui mentally snickered evilly, 'I shall make Cross pay for making us wait for four year when I get my hands on him!'
"Please turn around and face the gate!" The bat golem ordered.
'I remember this, Kanda tried to cut me open to see if I was Akuma because of my scar...My scar? Don't tell me it's going to be like last time? I hate going through all that trouble, again!'
The gatekeeper stretched down until he is just above Allen, "X-Ray scan."
Allen jumped as the gatekeeper started to scan.'I'm never going to get use to this. Couldn't they think of a better way to scan people instead of this strange thing?
I can't read him at all! The gatekeeper looked surprised. Why can't I scan him? It's it a bug? What is that thing? A pentacle? He is one of Earl's allies!?The gatekeeper raised his head out with x on his eyes, but before he could sound the alarm, a voice called out to him.
"You shouldn't keep him out here in the cold, that's not very nice of you. He should be inside were it's warm."
To the Gatekeeper, the voice was sweet and gentile almost like an angel, yet it brought out a strange chill that left his mind numb as the voice grew louder, more forceful. It seemed to have a hypnotizing effect because the Gatekeeper's mind became nothing but a white sheet of paper with three words written across – 'Let him in!'
"He is safe." the Gatekeeper yelled.
"Well, why don't you go and greet him, Lenalee?" Komui requested.
"Sure brother." Lenalee smiled before going off.
"Ah, no more coffee. I'm going to need some more." Komui announced.
'He needs more?' The scientists sweat dropped.
***
"You may enter." The bat golem called out.
"um...Thank you..." Allen face was filled with disbelieve as the order's gate opened up. 'What just happened? He was about to sound the alarm...'
The gate raised up showing a girl standing there, waiting for him. He gasped and was about to call out when he remembered that she wouldn't have met him yet.
"Hello, my name is Lenalee, welcome to the black order. Why don't you come in?" Lenalee looked at Allen,'He looks younger than me! I thought he was older than that because of his hair.
"Okay..." Allen regained his posture before he walked in with her. 'She died in front of my eyes.' Allen flinched at that memory. 'I won't let that happen again. He turned and saw her uniform.How could I have not realised that she was an exorcist like me when I met her. Her clothes should have given her away right from the start. I wonder what else I missed during my stay here.'
The gate shut with a bang as Lenalee led Allen inside the order, the Gatekeeper looked extremely confused, 'What did I just do? Why did the gate open? There was no one here!'
Nobel was sitting cross-legged, chuckling in the sky. 'It seemed that the Gatekeeper was only made to go against Akuma's attacks. The black order really need a upgrade." He stood up and stretched, "Well, good luck to my white self. I will be meeting you again in his room."
"...Just don't die this time."
***
They stepped inside the Order 'Just like how I remembered.' Allen thought.
Lenalee was going around showing him different places when he heard the guards talking about him. He sigh, 'Something will never change.' His white hair and his scar bonded to draw a lot of attention. Good thing they haven't seen his scaly, deformed arm yet. He paused before raising his hand to his face. He almost shrieked. The red deformed arm wasn't there anymore, instead it was the same tattoo that he had after the Clown had awaken. 'That was supposed to have taken place in the future! What am I going to tell them?' Allen cursed his horrible luck. 'At least Nobel should have reminded me. I will have to make something up fast.'
"Kanda!" Lenalee called out. Allen turned around just in time to see another exorcist.
"Lenalee." Kanda noticed Allen who was beside Lenalee stared back at him with a mix of surprise, guilt, and regrets. 'He is one strange, annoying kid.'
"Hello, my name is Allen Walker. You name is Kanda right?" Allen offered his hand.
Kanda replied coldly, "What's with that scar?"
"Um..." Allen touched the pentacle, "It's a curse..."
"Che, so now we got a bean sprout who's cursed." Kanda walked away. "I don't shake hands with people like you."
Allen went on fire. "Bean sprout?! And what kind of reason was that? What about y-" He quickly stopped himself, 'I have to control myself better.'
Kanda paused to watch Lenalee and Allen heading towards the supervisor, 'Was he about to say...'
Flash back
Kanda walked into his room to see Allen staring at his lotus.
"What are you doing in my room! GET OUT!" Kanda snarled. He glared at Allen when he refused to move. "Che, you are not going to move are you."
"No." Allen continued to look at the lotus, "What is that?"
"It's non of your business." Kanda noting the strange look Allen was giving him. Kanda shook his head in frustration. "It's a curse. Now can you leave ?!" He pushed Allen out of the room and slammed the door in his face, however not before Kanda heard Allen's question.
"Were you also cursed by the person that you loved?"
Flash back ends
***
Lenalee led Allen to Komui who was standing there with yet another cup of coffee.
"Ah, Allen walker is it?" Komui smiled, "I hope you didn't have too much trouble."
"...Ah...no, none at all." Allen sweat dropped. "Oh, I forgot to tell you guys that there was a introduction letter from my master." He added.
'You shouldn't waste your breath, kid. That letter is probably lost under all his junks.' The scientists mentally stated.
"We can worry about that later." Komui led him down to the lower floors where Reever was looking over some files.
'From that expression, it looks like Komui just crossed out something from his schedule.' Reever sighed, but looked up when he saw Allen. "You are Allen Walker? My name is Reever, section leader of the science department." He went forward and shook Allen's hand.
'He didn't really need to introduce himself , but it's nice to see him again even if it's in the past.' Allen smiled at that thought.
"Who's the newcomer?" A voice appeared beside them causing Reever to drop his file.
'When did he get here?' Komui sweat dropped, 'His name is Allen Walker, a student of General Cross."
"His student? I never heard him taking one before." A bright red haired teen was sitting beside them, his emerald green eyes sparkled with laughter. "Does that mean you have an innocence?"
"You..." Allen's mind was in a state of shock. 'Lavi! I'm really glad to see him right now, but why is he, now? Nobel didn't see anything about changes in events!'
'...And he is scarier than Tiki when it comes to appearing out of nowhere!' Allen mentally added.
"Ah, my bad. I'm Bookman, one who travel through out the world in order to record the hidden history. Innocence, if you don't know already, is the God's crys-"
Slam
A flying figure sent the teen toward the wall.
Boom
"Be quiet!" The old man warned.
"Sure panda!" The teen replied cheerfully, earning himself a swipe from the old man.
Allen chuckled softly. 'I really miss that glow in Lavi eyes. It was sad to see him always forcing himself to smile.'
Flash Back
Allen was walking down the hall when he heard two voice arguing with each other. He paused to get a better look.
"Why are we leaving?" Lavi shouted.
"Because you have become too attached." Bookman replied.
"What's wrong with trying to protect them?" Lavi aruged.
"Bookman always stays by the sideline. Humans are just something histories that we must record. We can not let our emotions control us! How many times do I have to repeat this!" Bookman sighed when Lavi refused to back down. "It's for your own sake, Lavi. You didn't even realize that you are hurting yourself wearing that smile of yours. Let it go."
"How could I?" Lavi looked out towards mountains where the sky were dyed bright red.
Flash Back ends
"What is it?" The old man asked.
Allen was shocked that they heard him, "Nothing, he just looked really...happy."
"What do you mean?" The old man watched him narrowed eyed.
The older teen laughed, "I'm actually the Bookman's apprentice, name's Lavi."
Allen was grateful for the interruption, "Allen Walker."
"Bookman, I didn't know you guys would be here today." Komui called out drawing their attention to him.
"We had some changes in our plan, so we decided to come a bit early." Bookman replied, "So do you have an anti-akuma weapon?"
Allen quickly pulled a story out of thin air. "I do, but it changed."
The bookman looked at him strangely, "changed?"
Allen was almost certain that they could hear his pounding heartbeats. "It started out as a deformed left arm, but later it became strange tattoos. Like this." Allen showed them his left arm.
Everyone crowded in to get a better look. Even the scientists looked up from their work.
The bookman looked at the swirling patterns that all connects to the cross at the back of the hand, "This is indeed strange. It seemed to be a parasite type."
"It could be a equipment type." Lavi pointed out, "We don't know if the make up of the cell changed or not."
Komui thought for a minute before asking Allen, "Can you activate it?"
Allen wondered if it was a good idea for them to see clown so soon. "I'm not sure." He said hesitantly, "It only worked once before when I was caught in a crossfire between a group of police and one Akuma.
Lavi laughed cheerfully, "You sure are lucky."
Allen glared at him. "I saw a person wearing a mask and with a white cape that looked like a clown. He took down the akuma then turned around and called my name."
Komui almost dropped his coffee, "Call?"
"Yep, he said "Allen" before he disappeared. Oh, I thought it wasn't fair if I call him with 'Hey you', so I named him Clown. I never tried to activate my anti-akuma weapon since then." He apologized.
"I suppose you will just need more practice." Komui was now holding his coffee cup with two hands. "Why don't you come with me for a sec." Komui asked before leading him towards a special elevator. Allen noticed that Bookman and Lavi were following them.
'Great, I already got their attention. Last time it was with the destroyer of time prophesy, now my strange innocence.'
Komui pressed a series of buttons, which sent the elevator down.
'I remember this place so well. I can't believe that level 4 destroyed it! I hope Hevlaska will be here. Hevlaska...What about my synchronization rate?!' Allen reminded himself to chop Nobel to pieces when they meet the next time. Forgetting that there were two people watching him closely, Allen started to hum in order to calm himself.
Lavi turned to Allen,'I never thought he was the musical type. That song makes me feel so relaxed!' He called out, "What's the name of that song?"
Allen flinched again, "Um...I don't think it has a name. My stepfather taught it to me when we were traveling around."
His nervous actions did not go unnoticed in the eyes of a Bookman,'Why is that kid acting so strange? It's normal for newcomers to be nervous when they first come here, but...'
"The five people here are the commander in chief. Show them your value, Allen." Komui said as Allen saw the five people high above them sitting in tall chairs. He was about to make a comment when five long scaly fingers grabbed him from behind.
'These fingers...'
"Hevlaska, how is his innocence?" Komui asked.
The tall serpent like creature name Hevlaska turned Allen around. Allen was so overjoyed to see her that he forgot to hide his feelings.
'Maybe is just me, but why does Allen seemed happy seeing Hevlaska? Shouldn't he be scared or surprised like all the newbies?' Lavi made mental note to tell Bookman about it.
Just as Hevlaska was about to reach for Allen's arm, a cloud of mist formed around the area. Everyone paused to get a better look at the mist.
"What is that?" Lavi asked Hevalska.
Hevalska watched the mist condensing together, "It's innocence particles."
The condensed mist went to Allen, a mask formed followed by the black arms and the white cape. "Hevalska..." He called out to her in his childish voice as he touched her scaly fingers.
"Clown!" Allen called out, happy to see his partner.
"That's clown?" Lavi gasped, his eyes wide just like everyone else.
'I never seen anything like this since I was here in the Order!' Hevalska touched her forehead to Clown's and Allen's. She seemed satisfied because she let Allen go soon afterwards. Clown seemed content enough to stay around Hevalska.
"Clown is very different from the other innocence." Hevalska noted.
"What's the difference?" Komui asked.
'Should I tell them?' Hevalska thought about it for a moment, "Clown somehow gained knowledge of self along with a will of his own so he is capable of fighting Akuma without Allen inovaking. How, I don't know, but Allen's current synchronization rate is exactly one hundred percent."
'One hundred percent...I thought it went higher .' Allen turned to look at Clown who was giggling,'Making me worry for nothing.' Allen sighed before noticing everyone's eyes were on him. "What is it?"
"You do know that your synchronization rate is one hundred percent right?" Lavi almost shouted. "You are almost at the level of a general and you are not even surprised?!"
Allen just shrugged.
'A innocence that somehow changed now has a mind of its own. It can act without his user's permission. That boy's synchronization rate, the fruit of Cross' training? No, I doubt. That man is...' Bookman thought, 'Maybe I need to visit the Library.'
"Allen Walker, " Hevalska spoke, "You will one day be the Destroyer of Time in the future. It is what I have seen."
"Destroyer of time." Allen grimaced. 'Last time I heard this prophesy, the Earl killed me...'
'His actions are so strange! Gramps will want to talk with me after this.' Lavi groaned mentally.
"Oh right, you asked about the innocence." Komui spoke, "They are God's crystal..."
Allen tuned out as Komui continued, it didn't seemed necessary to hear it again, ''We are no different from a toy collection in the end.' Allen thought, only Bookman noticed his clenched fist.
"Fight! That's your duty as the apostles." The five figures called out to him.
'But I fight for a different reason right?' Allen wondered.
"Sorry about that lengthy explication. Let's fight together to save the world, even though you won't have a salary." Komui winked, reaching out with his hand.
"Sure." Allen shook hands with Komui.'This time will be different, I will be prepared.'
"Welcome to the black priesthood."
***
Allen sat on the floor of his new room. He was exhausted from the whole acting thing.'Timcanpy is gone again. My past in the film is still the same right?'
"You are getting better at story making!" Clown appeared beside him, giggling.
"I have to thank Lavi for that, but it was a half truth and you did call my name when I first saw you." Allen mumbled about 'heart attack' before turning around to see the same poster that he had seen before.
"You know you eyes are going to pop out of their socket soon." Clown pointed out.
"I was just thinking about what Mana will say if he knows that I'm back to the starting line, walking that path again." Allen traced the picture with his hand.
Clown sighed, "Nobel is right, you are an idiot, don't tell me that you forgot what Master Cross had said to you."
A path is something you create as you walk it. The ground you've trodden hardens, and that's what forms your path. You're the only one that can create your own path.
"I doubt anyone could forget those words. They were not something my master would usually say." Allen frowned.
"Then you should listen better." Clown continued in a mocking voice, "You better get rid of that look of yours or I will cry."
Clown suddenly froze. "What is it?" Allen asked, worried.
Clown touched Allen's left eye, "You eye is bleeding again."
Allen quickly ran to the washroom, hoping that no one saw him. He sighed when it refused to stop bleeding.
"Bad memories?" Clown asked, worried.
"I used his power." Allen held his bleeding eye as he looked at the mirror. "It turns one against their own kind."
"They became so full of guilt, that they kill themselves... or self destruct in Akuma's case." Clown added.
The left side of Allen's face was now covered in blood, "They kept on crying out to me! They kept on screaming...!" Allen hunched over, "Traitor! Why didn't you save us?! Why did you let us go?! Why?! They kept on yelling and yelling..."
"You had no choice." Clown hugged Allen.
"I had other choices!" Allen argued, "I could-"
"No, you will not do that! You will not invoake me!" Clown sounded serious for the first time. "Innocence is filled with the desire to destroy Akuma. Now that I gained a personality, my desire will be stronger than your human instint to survive." Clown continued, "If you invoake me, the chances are that I will lose myself and continue to hunt down Akuma even when every bones in your body are broken." Clown sighed, "I can like this you know."
"I won't use his power again, I don't want to hear the souls cry like that ever again." Allen washed his face before going back to his room.
Clown revert back into particles, 'You will have to use it again, Allen.'
***
While Allen was going back to his room, Bookman was hiding in the shadow. 'He has so much to hide, his innocence too.' Millions of thoughts were going inside Bookman's mind at once,'Who is this boy?' The Bookman walked away when there was nothing left to be heard, "This is starting to get complicated."
***
While everyone in the order retired to his or her bed, Komui was still up looking at the video that showed Allen's past. Suddenly, his bat golem rang."Hevalska request to see you."
'Hevalska?' Komui paused the video before hurrying down the elevator.
"Komui." Hevalska called out as she saw the elevator coming down.
"It's something wrong Hevalska?" Komui asked, worried.
"It's about Allen Walker's innocence." She replied.
Komui immediately went on alert.
"I wanted to talk to you about it before anyone else knew."
Komui noted her her trembling hands,'I never seen Hevalska so nervous.'
"The makeup is similar to innocence, but it's...strange...different." She whispered.
"Strange?" Komui gasped. 'Similar yet different?'
"I don't know, I really don't know." Hevalsaka shook her head, "Maybe Allen might know more...Wait!" She called out when Komui was about to leave,
"Is there something else I should know about?" Komui waited. 'I wonder if Cross knew that Clown was going to appear. He rejected so many students before, so why did he chose to take Allen in, who was an unknown orphan.'
Hevalsaka looked at Komui in the eyes, "Be wary of Clown..."
***
Kanda was still awake in his room, staring at his only personally possessions -The hourglass and the lotus. His mind was still on that white haired kid.
"Did he know about my curse?" Kanda clenched his fist as he continued to look at the lotus. "Does that mean he know that person? No, he wouldn't have known. He is just an annoying newcomer." Kanda closed his eyes, trying to get some rest before his morning excises.
***
Inside a different room, Lenalee was twisting and turning in her bed. Anyone could see that she was having a very bad dream.
'Where is this place?' Lenalee looked around her dream world, a black moon shone above her. 'Why am I here?'
Countless ruins lay around her above the red water. There was no one there but her. Her world spoke of battles, blood, and death. A strange silver mask floated onto the surface, sending ripples across the water.
'Wake up! Wake up! This is nothing but a dream, a dream!' Lenalee cried out, 'Help me brother, help me!' Tears ran down her cheeks, 'Someone help me!'
Lenalee gasped as she sat up on her bed having finally escaping her terrifying nightmare, "What was that?"
***
Lavi was leaning against his balcony, watching the sunrise. He shook his head now and then as if he was trying to forget something. However, even for a Bookman's apprentice, forgetting was not included in their agendas.
"Why did he say that I looked happy?" Lavi stared at the sun until his eyes hurt. "Why couldn't he see that it was just a mask?" Lavi let his head dropped to his arms. "Why am I so frustrated with him? It's it because he is so young, unmarked by the war? He is nothing more than ink on paper to me!"
Lavi went back to his room where the light had yet reach, "Maybe I should take a mission or something to clear my head."
***
Inside Allen's room, only his calm breathing could be heard as sunlight entered the room. A cloud of mist appeared beside him, watching him.
"You never realized how much impact you had on their life." Clown no longer sounded childish, "Don't lose your grip now or they will disappear forever."
"Soon the curtains will raise again. What will you do this time Allen?"
........pause.
...I didn't expect this to be longer than the other two.
Basically we know Clown and Nobel have something to hide. The Bookman is watching Allen already. The events have modified a bit as well (I guess I wanted to introduce the characters earlier).
Oh, this wasn't really...time travel (it has a wide range of meaning though), but since it won't be explained for a long time, let's just classify it as time travel for now (Since Allen considers this as his past).
Thanks for reading!