KO had seen a lot of shocking things in his life, from POINT harvesting glorbs to finding out his father was a hero that turned to the dark side. But this has to be up there, the last time he saw his former sidekick he was flying off with fellow C-rank Neil. Now that hyperactive rambunctious cyborg kid has one of the most genocidal tools ever created.
If Combo has a death note, then does that mean he knows KO is Kira Omega?
KO sighed before he went to sit at his desk, Combo pulled up a chair then sat down. The top ranked hero decided to just get to the point, "How did you find out?"
Combo's eyes lid up, "I knew it. You never made the Shinigami eye deal, did you?"
KO shook his head, "No, I know it would let me see a person's name and lifespan but it wasn't worth losing half of my remaining lifespan. I need all the time I can get to fix the multiverse."
"While its true, but if that person is also the owner of a Death Note then I can only see their name. That's how I was able to find out that you're Kira Omega." Combo explained. KO wondering why Fink didn't mention that detail, she shrugged at the stink eye he gave her. "One more thing." KO turned his eyes back to his ex-sidekick. "If neither a person's name or lifespan is displayed above their head, then that person is actually a Shinigami in disguise."
KO gasped, "Wha?"
"While your name didn't come with a lifespan, I noticed one of the people you were with didn't have their name or lifespan. They looked an awful like 'deceased' villian Fink, who I'm most certain is the Shinigami that gave you your death note." Combo added.
"Huh, I didn't even know about that part." Fink muttered, KO facepalmed at this lack of complicated info "But since he already knows." Fink then contorted back into her mortal rat person form, in this state Combo didn't have to touch KO's death note to see her.
"Called it." Combo said. "My Shinigami can do that too, Dahlia do the thing!" Dahlia rolled her eyes at the reference to Legend of Korra but went with it, contorting her body to her human form.
"Hold on, aren't you part robot?" KO questioned, "How could the deal affect you?"
"Oh I didn't make the deal." Combo said, shocking KO more than the fact that he's Kira Beta.
"Ok, what?"
Dahlia shrugged, "Its true, I told him about the deal but he said no. Cause he already has them, apparently."
"How? Even I'm lost here." Fink wondered.
"You see, one of my dad's friends has a son that's really into the paranormal and supernatural. He added what he claimed to be ashes of a Shinigami while I was recreated into a cyborg, saying that it will give me Shinigami vision once I come into possession of a Death Note." KO and Fink gave questioning eyebrows to the cyborg, "I know this sounds really crazy, his dad didn't believe him so he had him sent to a reform school." Combo admitted to the absurdity of it all.
"But since you found out I was Kira Omega then it must have worked." KO wondered.
"Yep, as soon as I touched this" Combo held up his Death Note "I could see the names and lifespans of everyone I saw. That's how I found out you're Kira Omega and how she's your Shinigami." he gestured to Fink.
KO sighed, "Well I guess that means you were able to find me, I admit that is an impressive feat. But you were extremely sloppy, if you got caught by POINT then they'd know everything about the Death Note. My entire mission was almost compromised because of your carelessness!" he glared at the cyborg, he's risking his life to making the world a better place and this cybernetic child almost ruined everything. Much like he did years ago.
Combo reared back at his exclamation, "Okay, I admit I could have done things better. But the important thing is they didn't catch me, and if I follow your orders then they never will." Combo then got an idea, "If you want, I could be your eyes. You still need someone to see D's name right? So..."
"So, what?"
Combo gulped, he practiced this several times before coming here. He got a reassuring pat on the back from Dahlia, she gave him a 'go for it' look before he took a deep breath and faced the hero he's worshiped for so long "... Can I please be your sidekick again?"
KO reared back in shock, "Sidekick?" Combo nodded, Fink chuckled remembering the last time KO had him as a sidekick. It was so funny watching him try to wrangle a kid more hyped up than a coffee-addict. "Impossible," he shook his head "the day you and I were in Neo Riot on the 19th there was quintuple the amount of security cameras. Anyone there would be caught on camera including me. If you and I were seen together it wouldn't look very good, even just being here is a gambit."
"Combo, do the thing." Dahlia returned Combo's reference back at him, who turned his form to something KO recognized on the 19th.
"Sorry sir, can I have my frisbee back? I promise to be more careful with my aim."
So that kid with the frisbee was Combo? Huh. Well that answers that. As Combo reverted back to his real form, KO asked another question "What about your finger prints? The tapes you sent to the TV station all had the same finger prints on them."
"Well yeah, but those aren't my finger prints. I actually put some thought into my plans!" Combo responded, "Remember the son of my dad's friend I told you about? I had him help me in exchange for getting him out of his reform school. He took care of all the dubbing and editing, so my fingerprints wouldn't be on them. Then I added the Kira Omega graphic and voice effect and the rest was history."
"And where is he now? This kid you made the tapes with?" KO questioned.
Combo growled at the number of questions, "Why are you doing this to me? If you want me to kill him then I'll do it, not like he has anything to live for!" the two stared each other down before the cyborg sighed, "If you really don't trust me then here." he held out his Death Note. "I'll leave and let you hold onto my Death Note, but you're only holding it so I'm still the rightful owner. So I'll still keep my Shinigami vision, right Dahl?"
"I guess." she shrugged.
KO took the Death Note from the beta Kira, "Now I have no way to possibly kill you, and you can go ahead and kill me if I become a burden to you again."
'Why would he go so far?' "How do I know you didn't remove several pages from your Death Note and hid them somewhere?"
Combo was starting to get frustrated "WHY ARE YOU SO SUSPICIOUS OF ME!?" KO and Fink reared back at the small cyborg's outburst. He then stood atop KO's desk as he exclaimed "I told you I don't care even if all you do is use me! Believe me I want to help you, I want to help you make the multiverse a safe place! I just want to be of use for something, KO!"
KO didn't know what to say. "Combo?"
Combo panted before he plopped on the desk, "Two years ago, my father was killed in an invasion by former friend turned nemesis, along with my old master Neil. It happened right in front of me, I was barely able to escape with my life." he admitted as tears poured down his face, Dahlia giving him a side hug in condolence. KO gasped hearing his old sidekick's dad being killed.
"I... I'm so sorry."
"I waited a whole year to get my revenge, but I was overwhelmed by his evil minions. But before he can kill me... he saved me." Combo wiped his eyes.
"Who?"
"Kira Omega."
How many people did KO inadvertently save with the Death Note?
"He punished the mad man that murdered my father." Combo lifted his head up, "It was at that moment I wanted to join Kira Omega in his mission, but I didn't know how until I first got my Death Note. And now that I found him, and knowing he's the hero I look up to the most makes me want to work with you even more. So please... let me be your sidekick again. And I swear I won't be the nuisance I was years ago."
KO thought hard about it, while his execution left a lot to be desired, all he wanted was to meet Kira Omega. He also looks up to KO as well, so that's two inspirations in one. But would having a sidekick just arouse more suspicion? He had his answer.
Combo felt KO's hand rest on his, "Combo..." his eyes glowed hopeful KO would say yes. "You can't." his face drooped, "But you can earn it." his face shot up again, he nodded.
"I'll make you proud."
