Dylan Parry: Slider of Reality. DEATH NOTE TALES.

Hey people, this is a continuation of my previous story in the Haruhi Suzumiya anime section, but, you don't have to read that, since I finished it WAY too early, with a completely random sequence of events… You can mentally retcon it if you think it's rubbish.

I'd like to mention that I own nothing except for Dylan, since he's just me… Oh, and there's the Editor, but since I killed him in my last fic, I don't think he's really going to come back…

All things other than those two are copyright of their respective owners.

Also, if you'd like to do a Dylan Parry: Slider Of Reality story, you can! Just PM me your idea, and more than likely I'll say it's alright…

Think of Dylan as a character like the webcomic character Jenny Everywhere: Any one can use him, just as long they keep the fundamentals of his character right…

Heh. It'll be interesting if anyone else can write my character accurately…

I've been wanting to do a Death Note fanfiction for a LONG time, but most of my ideas have… failed.

This one might work.

Hopefully. [note: I'm basically coming up with ideas as I write, with no real plan, so that's why my last and technically first uploaded ficton was so random by the end of the 3rd chapter.]

The Portal opened up in front of me, and I ran towards it before the little girl who was suddenly floating off the ground with yellow, glowing eyes.

I had just made her unlock her true potential, and it was highly possible that universe was going to destroy itself if I didn't leave… NOW!

I jumped.

Heh. Be seeing you, Haruhi. Try to keep your universe together… We may meet again one day.

The portal shifted and shimmered, and I tried really hard not to think of anything.

But, my mind was stuck on anime, after the Haruhi universe.

My mind shifted to the world of Death Note, and I couldn't resist the thought.

Damnit. I'm going to go to the universe within which a Death Note exists.

The portal changed colour a final time, to a deep, dark, spooky black, then I fell unconscious.

I woke up.

Hmm. Where am I? Oh. Bugger.

It was a lot like those old Looney Toons cartoons, the ones that they don't make any more for reasons I don't know and I'm not all that fussed about it.

But, to summarise, imagine me as Wily Coyote, and a city as a canyon floor.

"SHIIIIITT… HEY, THIS IS KINDA FUN, EVEN IF I DO DIE…" I screamed as I fell.

Something… Broke my path.

I saw a black wing shimmer in front of my vision, then it faded.

I was reminded of a Somebody Else's Problem Field, a peculiar type of energy field that is within at least one timeline in the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Universe, a reality which I think I'll try to go to next time.

I quickly moved my head to look away from the creature that I was clearly flying on, then saw another wing, and a quick glimpse of an earring before the field covered up his presence.

I knew then what I was riding on.

Ryuk, the shinigami.

Hmm. If he's this high in the air… The series may have only just started. Light would just be starting out. Hmm. I have a plan.

"Ryuk!" I shouted, hoping I was looking at his face, and not his butt or something, "I know what you are! You are a Shinigami, one who dropped one of his Death Notes into the world of humans! A young man called Yagami Light has picked up yours, hasn't he? Well, I know what happens, as I come from an alternate reality to this one, where Death Notes don't exist… And the events which are going to happen are a part of a series on televison and in human literature. Don't kill me, and I can probably get you lots of apples, without you needing to steal them!"

It was probably the apples that did it.

Ryuk slowly drifted down to Earth, probably trying to speak to me, but there was no way I could trick the SEP field into allowing me to hear his voice, but I could occasionally see his face, and his mouth opened every now and then.

I got off Ryuk, [yeah, I can see the dodgyness in that little bit… Ignore it, and we'll move on. There will be no getting off on things that are so spikey in MY fanfic!], and looked around.

This Place… seemed familiar. But perhaps it was just because I watched the anime so much.

"Ryuk, I can't hear you… I can sort of see you on the very edge of my vision, but I suppose since I have had no contact with a real Death Note, I shouldn't be able to see or hear you at all… Can you go to Light, then try to get me access to the Death Note? Perrsuade him I am willing to help him destroy evil-doers if he's already reached that point of thinking… Make a mark on that bit of soil there if you will do this for me."

I watched as the ground in front of me shifted, and I saw deep lines appear in the ground.

OK.

"Be back soon, okay!" I shouted after him.

I waited.

Seems like I do a lot of waiting in this universe traversing nonsense that I do… I wish I could have had some kind of guarantee as to when he'll get back…

I checked through my pockets, since I didn't remember giving the club members of the protoganists of the last universe their equipment back.

Nothing, other than a picture of them all.

Hmm… Where did this come from? No-one gave me a picture…

I flipped it over to the white side.

Aww… That's a nice touch.

I read the inscription.

Dear Dylan, Thanks for getting rid of the Editor, you did the right thing. The Time Travel Agency decided to let him be the only thing in existence at the end of everything. He explained to us his last encounter with you, and he noticed that you looked really guilty whenever you mentioned us, and apparently he thought you were afraid of getting close to people who your universe believe are fictional. We hope you get over this, as we suspect that there is no way to control your powers, so you might as well have fun whilst you're travelling.

Haruhi eventually calms down, although she claims to have a lot of headaches, and after a while she slowly matures and realises her own powers properly.

She rules the Earth wisely and carefully, and although she occasionally opened up Closed Space, she never really got round to creating a new universe.

Your Sincerely,

Kyon.

PS, Asahina says your theory is right, whatever that means… She says it's classified for me to know though… She's going back to the future for some reason soon, and she keeps on giggling with Haruhi right now… It's weird… Even Yuki's hanging around Haruhi more now… And Haruhi herself is more happy… I have no idea what's going on now, as usual.

Heh. Kyon, I wonder how you managed to get this message to me? I wonder if you were the one meant to be a Slider in your multiverse? Heh. Haruhi is SO pregnant… That's why Asahina's leaving, she knows that she probably shouldn't meet her past self.

I looked at the picture of the SOS brigade, and smiled.

I barely even noticed that Ryuk was back, partially because he was almost completely intangible to me, but also because I was reminiscing over all of my past Shifting activities.

I felt a ice cold hand poke me on the shoulder, and I looked up, and saw a Light Yagami standing to the left of where I could see Ryuk.

I stood up.

"Hi. My name is… Um… I don't really want to give you my real name… Call me Jack."

"Ah, good idea. The Death Note said it worked via name and face… My name is… Renji."

I looked at him in the face, and was struck by a slightly random thought.

"You're naming yourself after the slightly psychotic Shinigami in the anime Bleach? Heh. Amusing. I know your name, Light Yagami, since I come from a universe where all of this is a fictional universe."

"Ah… So presumably, there is a group of animators somewhere and a group of storywriters that have created me?"

"Yeah. I would guess that they'd have godly powers in this world, since they created it… I'm just a fairly ordinary guy, admittedly a fan of the anime and the manga, who happens to travel from one universe to another."

"Oh. Hey, Ryuk, can you shut up for a bit! I'm trying to hear what this guy's saying! What? Let him touch the Death Note? Well, if it's just a touch…"

Light poked a corner of the death note at my hand, and suddenly Ryuk faded into existence.

"Hey Ryuk."

"Yo." he said, his mouth smiled wide.

"Tell me, is Rem in this universe yet?"

"Rem?!? Ah, no. Why, does he?"

"Eventually. You'll see him before Light and me, but I know which human he'll appear for."

[note: For some reason I originally thought Ryuk was female. I know he's constantly referred to as being a he, but there's something about the good old fellow that makes me think of little girls… Even his murderous nature reminds me of a little sister of a friend I used to know who use to kick me in the balls every time she saw me… I still don't have any theory why. Anyway, we'll return to the story in progress now, sorry for wasting your time! ]

"Hmm… So Rem will appear… Interesting. I'll keep an eye out, thanks."

"Um… guys? Would anyone want to tell me who Rem is and why Ryuk should keep an eye out for him?"

"Rem is…" I started, thinking of what would be okay for Light to know, "Another Shinigami, one who will have lost his Death Note in this world, much like Ryuk lost his. You'll come across him when you eventually… But you'll be fairly safe."

"Oh." he said, looking rather happy with this reasoning.

Oh my god, Light! Seriously, how come you're so accepting of my presence here? Perhaps it's because you don't know my name and can't do anything on a supernatural note to me… And you don't know enough about me, but I know almost everything about you. So you're waiting for me to feed you info.

Well, I'd rather you just act naturally…

"So, where am I going to stay while I'm here? I kindof don't have a home…" I asked, curious.

Light looked like he was deep in thought.

"Okay… This might be a problem. You can't exactly stay at my place… Not for more than a few days…"

"Yeah, a month-long sleepover would look suspicious, especially to the Police Chief…"

"Wait, how do you know who my father is… Oh, wait. anime."

"Yeah. I can't remember everything in the series, but I can recall most of it. Right up to your dea-" I said, trying to stop myself.

"My death?" Light said, looking fearful, yet also enraged. "You've seen my death? You HAVE to tell me."

What would you do, if you could prevent one of your favourite characters' deaths, through altering the history of the series?

Would you save Light, knowing that he would kill millions of evil-doers?

Would you kill Hitler if you went back in time?

I wouldn't. The consequences of any future knowledge are grave things indeed.

In the Hitler example, the Second World War may have just happened under different circumstances, and also, if it hadn't happened, it is very likely that the circumstances around your own existence would be changed. You may not have been born.

In Light's example, you could change something quite terrible in the future events of his world.

So, of course, I wouldn't hurt him… Not intentionally, anyway.