Hi everyone! Just some background info: Takes place during the Kira case after L dies, and after Mello's Mafia is wiped out.
SPK Headquarters
"Near!" Shouted Halle Lidner, who had just burst through the doors leading into the big video room where her fellow SPK members were gathered.
"Yes." Came the brief reply of the white-haired Near, who was lying on the floor playing with a model airplane and some Transformers.
"That man from Wammy's house is calling for you. Roger, he said it's very urgent!" With their interests piqued, Lester and Gevanni turned away from the monitors they were watching.
"…connect him." And with that Gevanni put Roger's call onto the monitor.
"This is Near."
"Umm, yes, Near, well, I've got big news." Said Roger, whose voice sounded of a mixture of fear and excitement.
"…continue." Near stated monotonously, making the plane hit a Transformer.
"Well, while going through L's old lair, we found this tape, labeled 'L Successor.'" Roger paused after hastily saying this, trying to catch his breath.
"…"
"And we watched the first few minutes of it, and L says that he will reveal who his successor from Wammy's is! But we cut it off there because we felt that you and Mello should be here to see it…" The SPK knew about Near and Wammy's, and L's successor problem, and were all eagerly listening to the sudden revelation. Although they did a good job at hiding it.
"And you would like me to find Mello and have us go to Wammy's and watch this video." Near replied, not as a question, but as a fact.
"Uh, yes." Roger said.
"…No. I must focus on the case at hand."
"Um Near, I know the Kira case is important, but maybe you should put it off a little and go see this video." Broke in Lidner.
"…"
"She's right, Near. No matter how brilliant you are, you're still human. And your mind will not let the prospect of knowing who L chose as his successor go. So you won't focus properly on the Kira case" Lester injected.
"…Fine. Roger."
"Y-yes?" Came the raspy voice of Roger.
"Mello and I shall be there in 2 days."
"W-wait!" Gevanni interjected into the conversation. "How can you be so sure that Mello will go? Even if we can contact him through Lidner, there's no guarantee that he will want to go find this out…"
"Like Lester said. He will be curious. That's all we need to do."
"Yes, I agree." Said Halle.
"Halle, I'll leave the informing Mello part to you. Gevanni, get the private jet."
"Um, N-Near." Stuttered Gevanni.
"You are all going as well."
"Right." Gevanni said more confidently this time. And happily as well, at the idea of being able to be there when they learn who L had chosen as his successor.
"Alright then. I'll arrange 5 rooms at Wammy's for you and your guests." Said Roger.
"Is that all?" Questioned Near.
"Yes."
"Goodbye then."
"Goodbye." And with that, Roger disconnected the call.
"Okay, let's get ready." Said Near, getting up and shuffling around to gather his toys. Followed suite by everyone else going to pack their things, and arrange the plane and Mello matters.
Riiiing riiiiing riiiiing
"Hello." said a rough voice. Snap. Went a piece of chocolate.
"Mello. It's Halle."
"I know. Caller ID."
"Right well, Near wanted me to tell you something. Well, ask actually."
"WHAT! NEAR! What could he want from me? Heh, guess he's not so perfect after all. Ahahaha!" Laughed Mello, feeling superior that Near needed him for something.
"Well…" And Halle explained the situation to Mello.
"W-what! L's successor! W-he- we all know that he would have chosen Near as his successor…"
"You never know. So will you go? We already got your flight with us."
"No. I-I don't want to know what I already know."
"But there's that chance. Don't you want to know for sure?"
"…Fine. I'll go." Splash! "Oops, oh s***."
"Umm, what was that?"
"Oh, my chocolate fell into my chicken noodle soup…hmm, still tastes pretty good."
"…riiight. So flights in 2 days at 7 AM. Bye."
"See ya."
At the airport, Mello is boarding Near's private jet. The main room in the plane only consists of a few seats lined in the shape of a square, with a lot of monitors and a lot of floor space. Right in the middle of that floor space, strapped to the floor with a seatbelt was Near. Mello stared.
"What? Safety first, after all…" Said Near, who noticed Mello staring at the odd floor belt.
"Weirdo…" Mumbled Mello, situating himself on the nearest seat. "Halle, how long is this flight?"
"A few hours, don't worry." She replied. Mello grunted in response, put his hood on (from his big leathery and fluffy jacket), and promptly fell asleep as the plane began to take off.
"Mello, Near, welcome!" Greeted Roger, looking older than before. And upon noticing Mello's face, said "oh my goodness! Mello, your-" He was quickly cut off by the evil glare sent towards him by said blonde. "Uhh, you're tall! And I uh think your clothes are quite hip and happenin?" Roger coughed out in his nervousness.
"Really?" Mello questioned sarcastically. "Would you like some? I can order some special for you." Mello said with a grin. Everyone simply stared.
"I would like some." Near replied nonchalantly.
"No." Mello snapped. Giving Near a 'are you retarded' questioning look. Along with everyone else giving him a similar, but less obvious look.
"What? I would like to try…" Near answered their odd looks.
"Whatever! Let's just go!" Mello snapped again.
"W-wait! Mello!" Came a familiar voice from inside the building. "Mello!" Everyone turned to face the door to find the source of the voice. Out of the door came a redhead, panting and grasping the door frame for support.
"MATT!" Mello nearly screamed, running up to him to give him a hug. The two friends embraced each other, but upon noticing how odd they looked (a blonde man clad in leather, and a redhead in goggles), immediately broke apart. "Err, let's go, you too Matt! Oh um we're going to-"
"Yeah yeah, I know all about this. I bugged Roger's office." Matt grinned, hi-fiving Mello.
"You did-" but Roger was cut off by Mello's glare. "Right, follow me." Stuttered Roger, getting into a limo to drive them to L's lair, as Mello introduced the SPK to his best friend.
"In this room here." Roger said, ushering the guests in. Roger walked into the dark office that used to be L's when he was alive, but that was now Near's property as his successor. And immediately put the tape into the VCR and pushed play.
"Roger." Stated Near. "Why were you going through this room in the first place?"
"…oh look the video's starting!"
Hello. Came L's voice from the monitor. You could see the wall of a room, and L as well, but L's face was hidden from view with a mask. If you have found this, then either someone is very nosy, or something has happened to me and you have found my tape. As you should know, I have two candidates chosen for my successor. Near and Mello. Both boys gave a quick glance at the other. Well, my successor. I have decided what to do about it. Here, in this room, L motioned to the wall behind him, is the answer. L moved a portrait of two slices of cake aside and proceeded to push some buttons on a hidden panel. The combination is… well, Near and Mello's birthdays. For security reasons, of course. Now, enter the room…if you can. L just stood there for a while. The door behind him opened, but he had readjusted the camera so that the inside couldn't be seen. Near and Mello moved over to the portrait, which Roger had just moved aside.
"Well now I see why you needed us to come. You couldn't find out who the successor was without us!" Mello said loudly and sarcastically. Roger simply mumbled something incoherently and continued to hold the portrait. Beep. Went the panel as the secret door opened. The SPK members, Roger, and Mello stared in awe at the sight before them. Near remained the same. Before them was a huge machine with two large capsule containers at each end of the machine. In the middle was a third capsule, connected to the other two. Presumably, the answer would come out of that one. In front of the machine was a panel for working it.
Now, L continued, but stayed in the original room. Mello and Near will each enter the separate containers. Said L from the other room containing the monitor, as the group could not move the monitor into the capsule room.
"Lester, the machine." Near commanded. And Lester moved over the panel and turned the machine on. The entire machine lit up, and the two containers opened up, mysteriously letting out fog.
"Should we do it?" Questioned Mello. Whatever this machine was going to do, it'd give them the answer that almost everyone had been waiting their entire lives for.
"Of course you should!" Shouted Roger, who seemed to be bouncing at the prospect of finally finding out what he had spent his most of his life doing. Finding L's successor.
"I wasn't asking you!" Replied Mello in response to Roger's rude outburst.
"…I guess we should. That is what we came here for." Near responded.
"A-are you sure, Near? It looks dangerous…" Lester said. And Halle nodded in agreement.
"It's L. He should know what he's doing to us…" Muttered Mello while getting into the other capsule thing. "Catch." Mello had shed his coat and threw it towards Matt, who caught it coolly. Both boys waited for the tape L to continue.
Now, type in MNL 284063-S into the machine. L simply waited. Lester nervously and slowly typed in the numbers. Everyone else carefully watched as he input the code. Beep. Sounded the machine. And the doors of the capsules closed. And press, start.
"Maybe we should finish the video first." Said Lester nervously. Roger, upon seeing Lester's hand hesitate over the start button, proceed to the panel and pressed start for him.
"You young folk need to learn to make decisions and stick to them!" Roger chided. The machine started to glow vigorously, and it made odd chugging noises, it even released steam out of its pipes. The SPK, Matt and Roger could only stare in awe. Then suddenly, the middle chamber opened. And in it was-
Something. A figure stumbled out of the machine, grasping its head. But the figure was neither Near nor Mello. The figure that stood before everyone wore clothing that resembled pajamas, but they were clearly made of leather. And the hair! It was quite short and limp, but blonde. And the face was…normal. It didn't look bad at all. Everyone could only stare in awe at the sight before them.
"So, is this supposed to be a hologram or something of what L wants?" Matt questioned.
"What are you talking about Matt?" The figure questioned back. "It didn't tell us who L picked? And why are all of you staring at me like that!" The figure shouted.
"A-are you Mello or Near?" Questioned Lester at the not Near but not Mello figure.
"I'm Mello of course! What's wrong with all of you!" The figure shouted.
"So L picked-" Roger started, but was cut off as the figure started to talk again.
"What? This is interesting. I'm still here."
"Huh? What? I didn't say that!" The figure continued. "What am I saying; I didn't make myself say that!" Dumbfounded, everyone just stared.
"It is I, Near."
"WTF WHY AM I TALKING LIKE I'M NEAR!"
"Are you Near or Mello?" Matt questioned again.
"Near. Mello." The figure replied almost simultaneously.
L! Shouted another voice in the tape. "It's Watari!" Shouted Roger. And everyone stopped to listen to the voices coming from the video in the other room. L! L! The machine! The test subjects we tested it on! They seemed to have indeed combined into one person, but they retained their individual minds! It's as if there are two minds in one body! Then L started to speak again, oh. Well, get rid of them-er-it then I suppose. Aww, I guess I filmed this whole thing for nothing. Watari, make sure to hide this tape somewhere where no one can find it-and then get me some cake. Er, continued Watari, sure, I suppose. And the video ended.
""ALAKJFSLKDJFLKJWEFH! DID YOU NOT FINISH WATCHING THE TAPE ROGER!" Screamed, let's call the figure, Nello.
"W-well. I didn't think-"
"So what! Are Near and I like in one body now! Whose body! I feel the same! But this hair! It's Near's isn't it!" Nello shouted.
"Kinda, it's a mixture of both really." Matt responded. "But if it's both of you, why do we only hear Mello shouting?"
"How can you tell?" Asked Halle.
"The tone of their voices." Stated Matt. "When we heard Near, he was pretty calm. Mello's, not so calm." Everyone ahh-ed in acknowledgement.
"SO WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THIS!" Shouted Nello.
"We reverse it. And to answer your question Matt, Mello's mind keeps overpowering mines." Said Nello (Near).
"B-but how?" Asked Lester. "There's no reverse switch or anything."
"…hmm, I guess not." Nello answered, and proceeded to walk to the exit. "I can live with this. Leather is quite comfy."
"But I can't!" shouted Mello. "Ugghhh, what're we going to do!"
"I don't know," responded Near, "nothing I suppose. Now let's go. Kira is still a priority. We can have Matt work on the machine while we work on Kira."
"Eh. At least it's a plan." Said Matt. And with that, everyone left the room. Well, Nello kinda staggered as Mello and Near were getting used to sharing a body.
"Lester, Gevanni, find a way to move this machine to our headquarters. Matt will be better able to work on it there. And Gevanni can help."
"Yes sir, Near." Answered Lester immediately.
"Why can't we fix it now!" Screamed Mello at, well, himself.
"It does not matter. You have no more Mafia members, so you'd be on your own anyways. At least this way, you're safe. With me. In me." Nello nearly gagged.
"Let's just hurry up and go. MATT, you better find a way to fix this quick."
"No promises."
"Then I'll destroy your games!"
"Alright alright" Matt said hastily, waving his arms in the air.
"Oh and Roger." Nello said calmly.
"Y-yes, Near, er, Mello?"
"I'm going to kill you once I get back into my own body."
"M-Mello! No need to be so hasty!"
"Uhh, that wasn't me…" said Nello (Mello) a little frightened.
Everything make sense? R+R please! And I hoped you enjoy it! Any advice on how to improve my writing would be appreciated!