Lord Joyde The Madman: Heylo, Everybody! How are you all?

So here I am, once again typing this story down in the hours of the early mornings...

Well, I guess this is still nighttime.

By the way is this town Mater or Martel? I can't seem to find the correct sub.

Anyways, here comes the next chapter of Not This Time And Never Again! I sincerely hope that you will enjoy it, let us begin!

Don't mind me guys and girls! I'm just a line break...

Half an hour later... - The Train for Mater - Allen's Point Of View...

Letting these few scenes escalate as they did in my timeline was the correct choice as we boarded the train from above, jumping on it while still moving.

Y'know, I always figured that we exorcists can do that and not get overwhelmed by wind because of our special bodies, but what does that make the finders?

They seem perfectly able to do it as well... just what kind of steroids is the central feeding them while nobody is looking?

Shaking my head out of my stupor as I calmly walked inside of the reserved room and sat down, I call out."Hey finder! Mind telling me your name?"

"It is Toma, Lord Campbell. I shall be your guide on this mission." He replies while playing around with those cards of his, most likely doing foretelling now that I think about it.

I nod."Nice to meet you, Toma. Could you remember to wake me when we are within an hours run to Martel?"

A quirked eyebrow is my reply."As you wish, Lord Campbell."

And with that, I close my eyes.

In days, long since forgotten... - The Musician's Room - Allen's Point Of View...

Rhode and a young man with long black hair sat on the pure-white sofa as I finished my song.

They both clapped and smiled at me."Bravo, Allen! Rhode was right, you do have an amazing talent!" The Millennium Earl complimented me with another bright smile.

I stood up and bowed."So, what do you think Emmanuel? Is it good enough for the Ark?" Rhode turned around and asked her brother, a look of wonder pasted upon her frame.

Blinking in surprise and confusion, me and the earl look at one another as he tilts his head at me questioningly."I don't see a problem with it." I shrug at him as I reply to his unsaid question.

He then places a finger to his chin before letting out a massive sigh."Well, sure. The score is very much at the level of what I need for the ark but... well, you're gonna have to teach it to me first."

I shrug again."Shouldn't be too hard."

Rhode waves her hand in negative."Don't jinx it, Allen. Emmy is a great teacher but a crap student."

Narrowing an eyebrow at her in amusement, I say."Oh really? I do wonder who that reminds me of."

To his credit, Emmanuel only burst into half-restrained chuckles as Rhode fumed and I laughed."Well if you're gonna be like that then... I'll have you teach me too!"

A dark smile forms around me lips as I walk over to Rhode and pull her in close as I whisper into her ears."Oh I'll teach you all about it during as many private lessons as you can handle."

Rhode took a sharp breath as her cheeks colored themselves, but before we could make anything out of the situation, we heard pencil scribbling to our left and turned our heads to an Earl taking notes with a grin on his face. He then noticed us staring."Oh? Please, do go on! I can use this as a reference when spending time with Kat."

Then we all shared a good laugh as the memory faded into eternity...

Back into Reality - The Train - Allen's Point Of View...

"H-huh? Aw fuck.." I mutter out as I wake up sweating, my eyes managing to refocus to find Kanda staring at me.

He che's and asks with barely-hidden pity."Memory flash?"

I nod, knowing that he had most likely had such moments before."Y-yeah... Apparently, I had a family once before."

To my surprise, Kanda smiles."Lucky bastard."

A dark chuckle escapes me as I reply."I suppose I was... Wonder what happened to them when the Central found me..."

Another nod is given towards me as Kanda closes his eyes in thought before replying."Well, if they're still alive, Komui will find them, eventually."

Oh my, what's this? This is the first time I've ever seen Kanda like this... I guess it just goes to show how many gates respect and power can open for you."Thank you, Kanda."

"Don't mention it, Campbell. No really, don't mention this to anyone, or I will kill you." Ah, there it is.

Unable to help myself, I promptly burst out laughing as memories much like this but with a lot more angst form inside of my mind, unintentionally freaking out the finder outside and making Kanda turn his head away in embarrassment."What's so funny?"

"Nothing, just that you remind me of an old friend... Always fighting, always raging... and yet, never really understanding what he wants." Kanda's embarrassed face is utterly replaced by a furious one."You think I am lost?"

I shake my head in negative."Lost? No. I said you reminded me of him, but you are most certainly not him... in a way, you are worse."

"How so?" He asks nearly instantaneously, equally curious as he is offended."You know exactly what you want, Kanda... but you've given up on achieving that goal because you feel that you aren't strong enough, that you never will be strong enough."

Biting back a remark, Kanda lets himself relax and leans back into his seat."Perhaps... perhaps there is some truth to that statement..." He admits quietly and I beam him a smile before showing a serious face, promptly stunning him with a whisper."I can help you get a lot stronger... but we can't talk here because of the finder. Later, when were back at base, come to the training hall at five AM next morning. There, I'll explain what I mean by that if you have the guts for it."

He nods at me, his surprise instantly replaced by the endless conviction I'm used to seeing."I'll be there."

"Lord Allen? You've told me to warn you when we reach within an hours run of Martel... well, this is it." Toma is heard saying from behind the door and I nod.

Standing up, I say."Well then, time to go."

Kanda quirks an eyebrow at me as I open the door to our room and grab Toma with a Crown Belt before nodding towards Kanda and break the window of our room with a kick."H-hey?! What are you guys doing?!"

"Toma, in which direction is Martel?" I ask and he points towards our right with an eh."B-but, we should wait some more an-mmmph!" He tries to say something but I stop him with another clown belt.

Extending another tendril towards Kanda, I say."Grab on."

Without wasting time, he does as I asked and we leap out of the train... before, we didn't manage to get to Martel on time because the train got delayed... I will not let those finders die this time!

Don't mind me guys and girls! I'm just a line break...

Half an hour later... - Martel - Allen's Point Of View...

"O-oh n-no! W-what is that thing?!" A finder screamed out in panic as the massive evolving akuma came into view.

They managed to contain two of the demons in an attempt to survive, but they were outsmarted as the overfed weapon appeared out of nowhere and was about to begin firing on them.

In the normal timeline, this is where the most of them die. However, that's not happening here."Kanda, go and secure the Ghost Of Martel, I'll deal with the akuma."

A resounding che and a nod are my answer as I release Kanda from my clown belt, allowing him to gracefully land on the ground below begin an immediate sprint towards the upper city. Without even bothering to look at the akuma as I pass by, I slash at the two currently trapped demons, exorcising them without a wasted moment and arriving just in time to protect the unknown Finder Chief from a bullet storm of poison.

His eyes grow wide with hope and amazement as my ethereal cloak forms into view and deflects all of the bullets aimed at him and his friends."Thank the heavens! You are just in time, Lord Exorcists!"

Beaming him a bright smile, I promptly turn around and blast the akuma with a Death Ball, which is enough to utterly annihilate it, thus allowing the actual monster to leave its cracker shell."HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHHEHEHEHE, FOOLISH EXORCIST! I MUST THANK YOU FO-ACK!" The annoying thing exclaims out loudly before its strangled by one of my crown belts, as I turn around towards the finder chief with another smile upon my frame."I'm glad I arrived when I did, it seemed like you were in quite the pickle there."

And with that, I extend a knowing hand as the now-startled man grasps it with uncertainty, rubbing the back of his head in confusion."Y-yes, I suppose so?"

Ah."Not British, I take it?"

The man nods with an utterly confused look and I let out a laugh."Well, there will be time for banter later, I need to interrogate this akuma, if you don't mind."

A bow is thrown my way."Of course, master Exorcist." He then motions for his men to follow him as they all leave and I open my new eye to scan the area. There aren't any other akuma... good."MHMPH! PHUAH! Where are you taking me, filthy exorcist!" The akuma screeched as I gave it a moment to breathe.

Before promptly smashing it down onto the ground... gently, and then getting on top of with with a sadistic smile on my features."WOAH, STRANGER DANGER, BAD TOUCH, BAD TOUCH! I AIN'T INTO THAT KINDA S-Mhmmp!" He begins to exclaim with a visible sweat-drop as I let out a laugh and say."Shhh..."

Quickly, the akuma becomes deathly quiet as I stare into its eyes."Good evening..."

And finish with fury and time-lost rage fueling my voice."Mana." Before pummeling the now-petrified akuma into non-existence with as much anger as I could muster.

At that same time... - The Noah's Ark - Rhode's Point Of View...

A sudden, unexplainable and terrifyingly familiar voice echoed through the link all Noah share.

Skinn screamed and clutched his head with both hands in pain, Jasdero and Devitt collapsed with their knees on the ground and terror-stricken frames, Lulubell froze in her spot with heavy and quickened breathing.

Tyki dropped his cards and nearly instantaneously crushed his cigarette before promptly deleting it from existence by forcing a tease to eat it before calming down. The Millennium Earl stood frighteningly still, his outer form eroding slowly to reveal a shaking man biting on his fingers till they bled.

Sheryl outright fainted, a horrible stench coming from his pants.

The Memory of the first, of Adam...

It was horrified, terrified, scared so much that it screamed. The earl turned his head again and again, as if searching for something, constantly sputtering out obscenities very unlike himself.

Then, much like the others, he screamed in terror and clutched his head in torment.

.. oh? You wanna know what happened to me?

Well... I ran to my room and locked myself inside.

Then I, with heavy, heated breaths, placed a curious finger near my nether regions.

Disbelievingly, I pulled it upwards so that its in front of my face."Oh god..."

I heard myself mutter out as I wiped the unholy mess off my finger with a shudder and I thought on what could have caused such a resonant reaction...

Replacing my underwear as quickly as possible, I sat back onto my bed and curled up in a corner, my hands joined across my raised knees as I closed my eyes and wandered into my true self.

I woke up in my dream, being in a state not much different from reality as the white tendrils around me shivered, the voice resonating inside of my mind, resonating with my Noah Memory.

The others seem to be experiencing the entire opposite, so why did I receive something so... pleasurable?

"Good evening, Mana..." I repeated alongside the voice as the feeling sliced across my soul once more and I collapsed.

Just who is this... this exorcist, this white-haired boy, to incite such a reaction of out me?!

I heard myself scoff as I reawakened in the real world. I took out a secret picture-book from underneath my bed, a font of memories long since lost because of the mental shock we received when the previous Earl killed himself.

I remember that much, at least... I've never opened this book before... I felt that, if I do, I would cry for days on end for each picture I see.

And I still do.

But I do have to wonder... alongside this exorcist, just who is this... Mana?

My only hope for answers lies inside of this book... albeit, this may not be the best time to go on memory-lane. *knock knock* A pair of hands knocked on my door...

And soon, desperate and horrified voices screeched."RHODE?! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!" Tyki exclaimed as he banged on my door.

Without time to stop myself, I heard myself reply."Y-yeah... I'm... g-great." Swallowing hard as Tyki had a proper mental shutdown for a moment, I do my best to compose myself before he decided to just phase through the door.

He stopped and blinked as he stared me up and down, his eyes trailing across my blushing cheeks and raising chest. After a minute, I finally muster the ability to speak."W-w-what?"

A hard swallow is my reply as he coughs into his right hand and turns his eyes away."You, uh... were having a bit of fun, Rhode?"

I close my mouth with quite a bit of effort as I close my eyes and calm my shaking body."N-no? T-the v-v-voice d-did this t-t-to m-me..."

His eyes grow wide in surprise as he blinks."Everyone else had a first rate heart attack and you fell into euphoria... Well alright, then. I don't even want to know."

"Y-y-you d-d-didn't h-have it a-as bad as the o-others!" I yell at him as an uncharacteristic tone echoes within my voice.

An unknown, far more mature sounding tone.

Suddenly, a huge amount of pain strikes my forehead and I grit my teeth, taking the pain far more easily than the others due to my age."Urgh!"

"W-WOAH! Rhode, you're aging!" Tyki exclaims as I see myself growing, my hair breaks free of the comb holding it together as it lengthens...

The transformation stops and I dare not look into the mirror as I send my Noah Memory a question."Why?"

"He prefers us this way..." She replies as a mental image of a smiling man with brownish hair is etched into my mind, a familiar fondness surrounding my heart with warmth.

He looks... strange... almost reminiscent of Millenie.

And the fourteenth, now that I think about it.

"Yo.. you're creeping me the fuck out, Rhode. First you have a goddamn orgasm when everyone is screaming, then you grow older and now you're fucking smiling? AND NOT IN A SADISTIC WAY, MIND YOU." Tyki clutches his head in disbelief as I shake mine out of my stupor and promptly revert back into my normal form.

My Noah's Memory shrinks in disapproval and retreats back into the corners of my mind, but not before saying these chilling words."No matter... you will see things my way, eventually..."

I swallow hard. There is only one other time when she told me those words... and that was when I was still a human, fighting back against an invading memory.

"I'm... fine, Tyki. Just that... my memory reacted very... weirdly to that exorcists voice... how did he even know that we can hear him through akuma? Isn't that supposed to be a secret?" I ask as I attempt to change the subject and get off the bed on shaking legs.

"Yeaaah... okay then. You don't wanna talk about it." Too bad Tyki isn't dumb enough to not catch my vain attempt as he lets out a massive sigh."Fine... wanna go see how the others are?"

Shrugging at him, I do my best to stand up and succeed, but as soon as I try to take a step, I nearly fall down but Tyki catches me on time."O-okay, w-w-what the f-fuck is going on? Y-you reacted to his v-voice p-powerfully, I get i-it! B-but t-t-this is t-too m-much, Memory!" I yell out in anger and embarrassment as Tyki coughs uncomfortably.

"...B-but, I miss him so very much..." My memory replies as she cuts herself out of our link, but not before several sobbing echoes thunder across my mind and soon, the Noah's regeneration kick in, allowing me to recover and stand on my own.

I stand there, looking at my own hand as the trembling passes away, a somber feeling dancing around my chest. Wordlessly, I place a hand onto my chest and exhale, calming myself completely."Alright, looks like whatever hit me is over... lets go see the others now, Tyki."

He just shakes his head in disbelief."Guess I got off easy in comparison to the rest of you guys, just gotta remember to buy some new cigs, I burned my entire stash and secret stash before regaining my senses... and uh, watch where you step when we go outside, there's a lot of vomit on the floor."

Quirking an eyebrow at Tyki as I open the door to my room and walk outside, I quickly regret not taking his words to heart as I raise my foot up."Ew, who the hell ate so much chocolate?!"

"Buu-BLEEEAAAATCH!" Skinn's rumbling stomach thundered as he imploded its contents onto the white marble floor for what was probably his seventeenth time.

Sheryl was nowhere to be found.

The twins joined back into their true self."B-BREAK FREE!" They shouted and soon, they separated back into two, this time free of their terror. I guess that's what they broke free from?

"Ouuh, that was a ride, yo!" Devitt exclaimed as he waved his gun around.

"YO, Skinn! Skinn! SKIIIIIN! HIII!" Jasdero slapped Skinns back with a worried look as the big guy stopped barfing... and reacting to anything.

Lulubell walked out of a corner in her cat form, tailed raised high, something that I've never seen her do as cats usually do it only when they're immensely aggravated. Soon, she transforms back into Human form and Tyki rolls his eyes."OH COME ON! Did all the girls have fucking orgasms and all the dudes heart attacks? WHAT IS THIS SEXIST BULLSHIT?! I'M GONNA KILL THAT FUCKING EXORCIST!" He yelled out in exasperation.

I laughed at him."Didn't you get neither? Maybe that means the exorcist is at least semi-interested in you?"

He stops dead in his tracks before placing a finger to his chin and giving me a toothy smirk."Oh? You think so?... maybe I'll forgive him then."

Lulubell mutters something out in sheer embarrassment."Huh? Did you say something, Lulu?"

"I... did... not... have... an... orgasm..." She repeats, this time with more clarity as me and Tyki both stare downwards and notice the yellowish liquid dropping down onto the floor.

Tyki opens his mouth and then closes it."Oh."

Letting out another massive sigh, I turn towards Tyki and say."Go be the gentleman that you are and help her to her room... I'm gonna go see the Earl."

He nods with a sigh of his own as I turn back to walk forward, my mind telling me the general location of the earl. I eventually find him inside of the piano room.

He's just staring at it, our of his clown form, a dead, cold glare."Rhode." He calls out, voice still terrified.

Walking over to him, I give him a big hug."Hey hey, big brother, everything's gonna be alright, don't be scared."

To my horror, he shakes his head in negative."N-no, now that h-hes here... nothing is going to be alright."

"What do you mean, Millenie?" He blinks towards me and nods his head."I... don't know... I honestly don't know... It feels like I know that voice... the voice of that exorcist, its... its so familiar and... comforting and... nice... but.."

And then he continues as he looks towards the skies, terror still etched upon his frame."T-the.. the tone... it makes me feel that... that I've done something very, very wrong... that I've pissed off the wrong person."

I stop dead in my tracks as I remove myself from Millenie. If he is this terrified... our Millenie is this... broken, just from hearing his voice.

Then I have to wonder what that person can do in the flesh."Is the Memory Of Adam saying anything?"

He shakes his head in negative again."N-no... its silent. Deathly silent... almost as if... plotting, would be the correct word."

The Memory Of Adam, plotting? That can NOT, be a good thing.

"I... see. Do you know anything about this exorcist?" I ask him as he gives a surprising nod."I... I think I do. I don't know how to properly describe it but... even if our memories reacted like this... I feel like we have nothing to be afraid of."

"But you said that nothing is going to be alright?" I tilt my head in confusion and he nods again."That's why I said that I don't know how to describe it... anyhow, something good did come out of this!" He suddenly exclaims in excitement.

Blinking at him in confusion, I ask the million dollar question."What do you mean, Millenie?"

Again, he reacts to that title with an uncomfortable shudder."The.. the mental shock the exorcist gave us, it shook the very core of the Noah's Link... I know the location of our unawakened siblings now.. but, more importantly... It also awakened someone else."

My eyes grow wide in both fear and excitement."Y-y-you don't m-mean?"

"The fourteenth! Neah is back!" He exclaims happily, utterly unaware of the skepticism and horror I did my best to swallow down as quickly as possible.

"S-s-shall I a-a-a-assemble the f-family?" I question him and he merely nods, stills stuck in whatever Neah-Fantasy his mind is cooking up for him.

I let out a sigh and walk back outside of the door to see that Skinn has managed to recover and Lulubell is wearing a new set of clothes, Sherily is just standing very still near a wall and Tyki turns his head towards me with a questioning gaze."So? What's going on?"

I hear myself let out another sigh as I close my eyes in annoyance.

This is going to be a looooooooooooooooooooong night.

Don't mind me guys and girls! I'm just a line break...

And that is it for this chapter of Not This Time And Never Again! I hope that it was worth the wait.

I realize that some moments of this chapter are sort-of OC.

But eh, Rhode is difficult to type down in first person.

She will be different later on. Also, the over-the-top reaction is there for a reason 3

Anyways, read and review! And Good Morning/Day/Night to you all! ADIOS FOR NOW!