Okay, so AV's review was basically just "I call BS on all the things but I'm not going to explain why" (although I kinda know why) so I don't have much to actually review. On a side note, right now I have 18 AV reviews, 1 spam review and 3 reviews from other people. THREE. Seriously, wtf?!

(Chris' POV)

'Well, Chris, what do you make of that?'

'What do you mean?'

'I'm just saying, this second Kira seems like a bit of a badass.'

'Yeah, so it looks like this "Dimina" of yours has come down here, and her Death Note is in the hands of one of my fans. And it's a girl, too. Not only that, but the death of the four cops who arrived on the scene makes it almost certain that, while "she" may not have the Shinigami eyes, Dimina may be willing to-'

'Oh, fuck no! Let me tell you one thing, if Dimina doesn't want to do something, she won't do it. Don't mistake her for another one of myself.'

'Still, if I play my cards right, we could team up with those two and gain an advantage over Luci and his bitches. Not to mention the fact that through Dimina I might find out stuff you won't tell me, like your full name.'

'Well, I don't really have a full name anymore, but if you won't take my word for that, then, sure, ask her.'

'…On the other hand, I hate the way that kouhai dragged down Kira's image with the stuff they've been doing. The real Kira would never kill anyone on live TV.'

'Wait, isn't that exactly what you did back in chapter 6?'

'THAT WAS ONE TIME! So like I was saying, I can't let those two run wild for too long… Then there's Luci. He's going to be pretty desperate, given the present situation. If the new Kira messes up and gets caught, he could find out about the existence of the Death Notes, or worse, he could acquire one. We can't let that happen, so we need to make contact with the new Kira, preferably without Luci knowing. I also need to make sure Kallet won't be a problem.'

'Good luck with that.'

'Rugo, have I ever let you down be-Don't answer that. Just trust me, please.'

(Lauren's POV)

It's a beautiful morning outside today, and I'm strolling down the streets following dad's "suggestion" that I "go outside and do something". And I'm hating every moment of it. The sun, the heat, the fact I'm outside my room, and the fact that I can't talk to Dimina when I am literally surrounded by people. To anyone else, I appear to be an ordinary young woman on a leisurely stroll through the crowded suburban… wherever this is.

'So, Lauren, if an "ideal" teenager is at school for roughly 8 hours, and they should be doing homework for 3 hours, plus studying for another 3 hours, and they need at least 10 hours of sleep for their developing brains, plus 2 hours, on average, for things like eating, bathing, exercise, socializing and family time, how much free time does that give them?'

Turning to an empty alleyway I shrug in response, as giving a verbal answer this close to the crowds is out of the question.

'I guess you don't really care about that sort of thing, since you hate school so much.'

Is this far enough? Yeah, this should be far enough.

'Dimina, let me be clear. When I say I hate school, it doesn't mean I hate education and knowledge. It means that I hate selfish and ignorant people there. It means that I hate stress and high expectations. It means that I hate being treated like shit because of my beliefs, ideologies or background. I mean, fuck, the other day one of those bitches had a go at me just because I wasn't vegan!'

'Yeah, I saw that. Funnily enough, we had vegetarians back in my day too. We called them peasants. By the way, why aren't you using the Death Note more for yourself?'

'I am using it for myself. By now Kira must know about me, and I'm pretty sure he'll accept my offer for an alliance. You really don't know how exciting these last few days have been for me, Dimina. I really want to know who Kira is, what he's like.' She turns to me with a disappointed look on her face.

'…If what I think is happening, IS happening… it better not be. Lauren, you shouldn't develop feelings. That's how most idiots screw up. In any case, you're playing a dangerous game here. You might get killed, which means I'll have to find another human to give the Death Note to in order to stay in this world. It was hard enough locating you, how easy do you think it'll be to find a replacement?' I giggle slightly at her worriedness.

'Well, people who can't throw something important away can never hope to change anything, and I'd say the potential risk is worth the reward here. I'm sure Kira will be excited to get a second human on his team, and anyway, if push comes to shove, I'll just "take his place" and no-one will ever know.'

'Okay, well if you do that I certainly won't stop you, just remember that even a Death Note owner who's cleverly avoided all head-to-head battles is sure to have a number of times in life when he or she must fight with every last ounce of strength. For now, let's head back home. I think this has been more than enough "outside time" for today.'

(Luci's POV)

Through the live camera feed on my laptop, I can see the Task Force walk through the lobby of the hotel, the chief leading them. Q enters the room with tea, cake and other snacks for the day, and a minute later, a soft knock summons me to the door where I let the five of them in.

'Anything new?' The chief asks, which is immediately answered by Pearl while she sets up the table.

'So we know for sure that there's a new Kira, and that, as we suspected, they're capable of hacking into police vehicles. There are only a small number of people in the Greater Sydney area with those kinds of abilities.'

'I don't like their style,' I add, 'it's not like Kira at all. Those TV announcers that were killed were innocent victims, as were the four officers we sent over. It's obvious that doing things like that may arouse public hostility against the Kiras. If I were the first one, I'd be pretty furious. So far Kira has avoided attacking non-criminals. His method is to make his views gradually penetrate and change society. His aim is not a dictatorship based on fear. Unfortunately, the original envelope sent to Tomorrow's Today Tonight was incinerated and the van the second Kira is assumed to have escaped in self-destructed, so we don't have any fingerprints or other physical evidence.'

'But how can you be sure that this is a new Kira, and not just an act being put on by the first?' Aivenawa questions, taking a seat on the couch with the others.

'In addition to what I've told you all, there's one final straw that undeniably leads me to this conclusion. The Kira we have been investigating needed a person's name and face in order to kill them. But that time at the TV station, the four we sent out were killed without any identification on them. This means that the second Kira can kill knowing only a person's face.'

'What if our information was wrong, or Kira's abilities have changed?'

'If that were the case, Kira would kill the major criminals whose names he hasn't been able to find out. But the existence of a new Kira does have a silver lining. Even if they don't kill in the same way, I believe that if we capture one, we'll gain some clues at least as to how to capture the other one. In my estimation, the real Kira is the smarter of the two. And if I were him, I would try to find the second Kira before the Task Force does. And if I were the second Kira, finding the first would be my top priority too. That means we're in a race with both the Kiras to track down one of them before they meet. Luckily I have been able to formulate a complete plan in my head over a time period of about fifteen seconds. We will publish a fake message, claiming to be the real Kira.' The whole Task Force turns to me with a look of curiosity at the end of that sentence.

'Huh? I don't understand.' Okada nervously admits.

'It's quite simple, really. How do you put out a fire?'

'Water, probably?'

'Wrong. A second, bigger fire to make the first one feel inferior. What I'm thinking we should do is write a script for a response to the new Kira's message. Except, we will pretend to be the first Kira. A bigger Kira. A stronger Kira.' Should I mention that this is the EXACT same strategy as that used by L's team in Death Note? Nah, there's no reason to. If it worked for them, hopefully it will work in reality.

'What if people catch on to our façade and-'

'Oh please, like people are that smart.'

'This is a little confusing to me…'

'Then it's decided. One of you write up a message from Kira that we can broadcast during tonight's news. I already have a 3D-printer model of Kira's suit, but someone needs to actually print it out. And the flag Kira is shown in front of in his broadcasts is something Pearl can easily edit in. Chief, contact all the TV stations and reserve a ten-minute block sometime between seven and ten o'clock tonight.'

'I'll do the script.' Mungalo says, grabbing out a pen and paper. And with that the rest of them all begin work on their roles as well.

(One hour later)

'Is that good enough, Luci? I tried to get into Kira's shoes.'

I look down at the script, which I see is composed of at least ten pages stapled together. I flip to the second page and skim over it.

…I am sure that this has proven to you that I am Kira. I do not want to murder the innocent, which is why I murder the innocent. I hate evil, and love justice, which is why I hate myself. If anyone tries to catch me, I will kill them, because I love peace, and so I murder. My actions will make everyone happy, excluding everyone who is not me. I will turn this screwed up world into an even more screwed up world…

I jump ahead to the seventh or eighth page and keep reading.

…Listen, when I was your age, I had to walk seventeen paces to my bike, but when I got to my bike, sometimes the wheels were gone, and sometimes there were extra wheels. The point is…

Yeah, I should add "extensive experience in dealing with stupid people" to my resume. That has got to be a marketable skill. Well, we don't have time to fix it now.

'It's good enough. Okada, the script is ready. Here you are.'

As I hand over the script, the aforementioned detective comments, 'Man, if I screw this up, my dad's gonna kill me!'

'I think your dad killing you should be the least of your worries. Besides-'

At that moment the doors slam open behind me, and Q enters with a familiar worried look on his face.

'Luci, it appears we were too slow! Kira has beaten us to it!' I immediately scramble for the remote and turn on the TV.

*BEEP*

'We have startling news! Reacting to the "new Kira" broadcast two days ago, the true Kira has given a response! This morning at 5AM, another envelope was sent to our headquarters, and eight criminals died one by one from heart attacks every ten minutes, starting at midday. And a demand was made for this message to be broadcast on both our main and secondary channels at this time. Let's watch the message itself.'

…And, sure enough, the video shows Kira in the same suit and in front of the same flag as always. And while his helmet is as opaque as usual, I think I have a pretty good idea of what kind of expression is hiding behind it.

'I am Kira, the true Kira. To clarify, the creator of the video shown on Tomorrow's Today Tonight two days ago was not me, however is was someone with my power. Although I'm quite certain L has already figured that much out, and is already devising some hostile plan to identify the new Kira. And to this new goal I say, if you're going for it, I am going for it as well. Of course, the further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it, and I have no doubt that L's propaganda network will treat this whole situation as if us Kiras are no longer on the defensive, as if we have the high ground just because there are now two of us. But you don't need people's opinions on a fact, which in this case is…'

(Lauren's POV)

'He replied! Dimina, maybe we will get to meet Kira after all!'

'But he seems like a bit of a dick.' She responds, sitting on the top level of the bunkbed next to me in a cross-legged position as usual.

'…At this time, I will show leniency to the "new Kira" by recognizing that they did it in an attempt to help me achieve my goals. However, killing innocent police officers goes against my will. It only causes chaos and interferes with my desire for people to understand my purpose, not to mention the needless loss of life. If this person empathizes with my goals and wishes to cooperate with me, then I ask that they refrain from any such reckless actions in the future. If he or she does not heed my warning to avoid acting in this manner, then I will be forced to consider them an enemy of Kira, no less than L or the Task Force.'

'So Rugo's doing the same thing I did, you want me to write down what he's written on his Death Note?'

'Yes, definitely.'

Kira continues, 'Nothing is unforgivable, you know. In other words, if I were not willing to forgive them, it would be because I didn't want to forgive them. But no, instead I…'

'Aaaand I'm done.' I hear, as Dimina drops down a sheet of paper which I catch in mid-air, and begin reading.

DC,

I hope-

'Wait, what does he mean by "DC"?'

'My sister and I used to refer to ourselves by our initials. But I stopped doing that at around the time I became Rugo's Shinigami all those years ago, so this must be a subtle confirmation that it really is him writing to me here. Not that I had my doubts.'

With that in mind I continue reading.

DC,

I hope your human has treated you well, and I can assure you that Kira is open to the idea of cooperating with her. In fact, he's rather enthusiastic about it. Now I know you fully expect me to have a big rant about why you shouldn't have come down here and that you're putting yourself in danger etc etc, but the truth is, I'm actually glad you're here, because, well… I miss you. And I think you may feel the same way. I'm lonely, you're lonely… but together, we can be lonely together. Just like old times. And also just like old times, we have an enemy we must defeat in order to save the world. But let's worry about that later.

'It sounds like he has a crush on you.'

'No-one has a crush on me. I am too strong to be crushed.'

…

Oh, and one more thing. Kira has two questions regarding the second Kira:

1.How old is she?

2.Is she single?

'Wait what? Is that actually what he wrote?'

'Yup. So, what's the plan now? We can't send a counter-reply, since there's no way we can do a repeat of last night. So is there any way we can contact them?'

'Hmmm… we should ask Google-sensei for ideas.'

(Tom's POV)

-Beep-

The moment Indy picks up the skype call she states, 'Okay, kid, first let me just start by saying that now that there's this "new Kira" around, I say we immediately begin focusing all our efforts into a large-scale investigation into the potential identity of him or her.'

'That won't be necessary.' I calmly suggest.

'What?'

'Just hear what I have to say, and hold your questions to the end. Now, Indy, have you heard of the WatchDog?'

'I think you mentioned it once. Wasn't it one of your abandoned projects?' From the seriousness of her tone I'm going to guess she isn't in the mood for a somewhat off-topic explanation.

'…sure, let's go with that. In any case, exactly one week ago, my sister asked if she could "borrow" the only pre-pre-alpha prototype I had actually made, and so I was like "yeah, sure, whatever".'

'That was one day before the new Kira made their debut. How it that related?'

'Because, the two biggest features that the WatchDog had implemented were the remote controlling of traffic lights and of other vehicles on the road. And how did we all see the second Kira escape the police? By manipulating the lights and shutting down the pursuers' engines. I even got into ANPA's files on the event and, while the data was deleted one day later, it was up long enough for me to download it, and after a careful analysis I can confirm that the exact effects the second Kira had on the cops' cars coincide perfectly with what the WatchDog is designed to do.'

'But if you could design a device that could do all that, surely someone else could.'

'Yes, that's true, but I don't know of any hackers above- or under-ground who have attempted that before, at least none in the Southern Hemisphere.'

'Still, it's ridiculous to think that your sister could somehow be siphoning equipment to the new Kira.' She fiercely objects.

'Yes, that's true, but then I noticed other strange occurrences. First, back in March, Lauren asked that I make her computer completely invulnerable to any kinds of tracking or spying, which was the same request Chris made back on day one. Shortly afterwards she demanded that I hack into the Kira investigation's computers and forward all information to her. But they've made the system so secure not even I can get in, so that couldn't be done. The thing is, until then, my sister hadn't really put much thought into the Kira phenomenon. She told me in private that she supports Kira and would do anything to help him in his mission, but she never actually did anything. Additionally, I've noticed she has been taking at least twice as much food up into her room lately, and through the wall I have heard her talking to herself far more frequently.'

'Okay, Tom, I can tell you're bullshitting. Look, I get that you may want your sister to be the second Kira, but-'

'I'm not fucking around, Indy. In fact, if I'm wrong then I give you full permission to kill me, okay?'

'…The fuck?!'

'If that doesn't show how serious I am, then I don't know what will. Nothing I have said is made up, just as nothing I said was made up when I showed you who the first Kira really was.'

'Even… Even if you aren't lying, it could still be a coincidence.'

'Exactly, so in order to settle the matter once and for all I planted three cameras in her bedroom, just like what you did to discover that your brother was the first Kira. Since you wouldn't believe me if I told you what I saw, I'll just send you the raw video footage…'

(A few minutes of video-watching later)

'I suck at apologies, so… unfuck you. Or, whatever. So, any ideas?'

'Here's what I'm thinking. Lauren's birthday is tomorrow, and my present to her is a pair of emerald earrings, inside of which are two tiny hidden cameras, each with a voice recorder attached, which will allow us to see what she does. For obvious reasons they'll be deactivated when she isn't doing anything Kira-related, which should give us several weeks until the battery runs out.'

'Why are you always trying to spy on people?'

'Because making bad decisions is what makes my family great and I don't plan on changing that anytime soon! And at least I never signed up to any borderline-suicide missions with the mafia, nor have I perpetrated any form of homicide before.'

'Yeah, well even if I got stabbed it would be worth it. Besides, in all my time in the mafia I was never convicted of any self-defense-induced homicide. I just committed a few.'

'Sure, sure, now the other thing I'm going to do is, on her birthday I'll casually mention that on October 24 last year a boy named Christian Atarshimono asked me to make the same modifications to his computer that I made to hers a while back, and that he also asked me to make a voice-scrambler for him. That way I can lead her to Chris without her even knowing that I know anything. I'll have to be careful about exactly how I say it, though.'

'But are you sure we want them to meet?'

'I don't see why not. I actually think they'd be kinda cute together.'

'Well, let me put it to you this way. My brother should come with a disclaimer that reads "bad at relationships but defensive when confronted about it." Or maybe just "WARNING: picks fights when bored."'