ADR-01 was in a field of mist. There was a charge of static in the air and there was a sense of weightlessness, like no matter how much energy she try to place into moving she felt like she was getting nowhere.
She finally stopped, knowing that it was useless.
The mist slowly began to move and spread away from beneath her feet, revealing a black void. As if an unseen, unfelt wind was pushing away the mist the void was everywhere. Except for one other being there, a mirror of herself. A mirror containing a dog hand puppet and a wicked smile.
"Why are you here?" The mirror said. "You do not belong here, you are merely a reproduction of one's true self."
"I am merely an observer," ADR-01 said. "Whatever I am true or a copy is not a necessary, when my mission is complete that is the end."
"Is that all?" The mirror scoffed, the puppet was used as an avatar for the speaker. "Truly, is that all?"
ADR-01 remained silent, the mirror - or the puppet at least - laughed. "Go ahead," the mirror snapped. "Play your little silence card, pretend it works."
"I do not see the reasoning behind that," ADR-01 said.
The mirror moved closer, the face slowly become darker and darker. That was when ADR-01 saw the puppet has teeth and it appears to be fused with the mirror's arm. "How long. Will you pretend? That no one can see through that mask you wear, that hollow exterior cannot hide it all."
"Please tell me what that means."
"I will tell you, child." The puppet poked the copy in the chest, "I will tell you what does that mean, it means you cannot fend it off for long. I can see it, it's building within you."
"What?"
"You will turn," the Mirror said cold. "You will betray yourself, child. You will become one."
ADR-01 awoken from the strange dream, laying there she wonder what did it all mean?
"What does this mean?" Jonyuu read over the sheet, he wished Shimbumi was here to explain some of this to the rest of the wild bunch things would be much easier.
"It could mean anything," McCoy said. "All we know now that it's just sitting there, waiting for something. Maybe a reason."
"That could be," Jonyuu said. He checked his watch, it would be four more minutes before the UN place sensors into the D-Reaper; he sighed while taking a seat.
Somewhere in this huge mess was an answer, somewhere there is a reason for this.
Okay, there has to be another reason for her strange actions, Takato thought to himself while boarding the train. He was going to check Juri, and maybe ask for a second date.
The thing was, he wonder if Leomon's death was the sole factor in Juri's absence of emotions? It could be... His actions afterward. He knew that could have something to do with it, it only made him want to help the brunette girl more.
Pressing the doorbell, while shifting around his weight nervously waiting, within a few minutes the door opened to reveal the doll-like appearance of ADR-01.
"Hello."
"Hello, Katou-san," Takato said while bowing. "Would you mind if I came in?"
ADR-01 nodded, she step aside to allow Takato in. Juri's family had left for the day, so it was only him and her.
"How's everything?"
"Alright, Matsuda-san."
Takato blushed, normally Juri is not so formal. But he shrugged it off while ADR-01 lead him into the living room. Here she brought some soda, Takato turned on the TV.
It was like last time, Takato wonder if he should even bother with a second date at all. When his hand accidentally brushed her's he noticed her cheeks tinting with a red color a little, he in turn blushed while trying to keep his heart from jumping out of his chest.
"How's life been treating you," Takato asked.
"Fine," ADR-01 said.
Takato fingers touched her's, he was nervously trying to think of something to say/do. In the end he held her hand, ADR-01 looked over to the chocolate haired boy. She felt strange, her body heat was raising while her heart beat increased. When her eyes caught sight of those crimson eyes she looked away from him while blushing.
The time came where Takato had to go home, ADR-01 lead him to the door. But before leaving Takato did some very spontaneous, he lean in and deliver a very passionate kiss. Takato broke off the kiss and said his goodbyes while leaving a very surprised Agent Data Reaper behind, she closed the door.
"Awe, damn it!" She said to herself. She was shaking badly while she realized what was wrong with her, she is falling in love, and enjoying everything about it.
She had moved around the room. The core eyed her as she mumbled to herself, alternating between her puppet and herself she spoke of chaos and purification of all things.
"When will it happen?" Juri asked. "When, when, when, when? I am growing bored of this waiting."
"At will be coming soon," the puppet snapped. "It will happen soon."
"I'm running out of patients," Juri said. "It better come..." She placed a hand over the puppet's eyes. "Soon."
The D-reaper shivered at the sight, Juri's bloody hands lowered as her smile became inhuman. Her eyes overcast by her long brown hair, giving the child a more horrific portrait.
"...Or else something is going to happen."