Sachiko Yagami wrapped bandages around her son's hand as he sat down on the couch, thinking, strategizing, plotting. He had to figure out his next move, both as a member of the task force and as Kira. The dull thrum of pain from his hand wasn't bothering him any. His knuckles were only bruised, and he'd get over it.
Right after he'd put his fist through the wall, he'd asked Ryuk if he could find her. The Shinigami had declined to do so. He knew where she was, but he wasn't going to interfere. The attitude of the observer, always. So, Light had to find a different way to get her back.
He already knew the Task force wasn't going to give up quitting on Kira. There was just no way that was plausible. If it were, that would be great for him, but it just wasn't in the cards, and he knew that. He'd begged his father, a desperate plea, and though he knew it was unlikely he'd wanted to give it a try both for Misa's sake and his own agenda. But his father hadn't yielded, nor had any of the other task force members, though they did sympathize with him. Now, he had to think of a different plan.
It was incredibly difficult trying to think with all the emotions swimming around in his mind. He recalled thinking while they were dating that he didn't want to develop feelings for her because that was how idiots made mistakes and got caught. He silently cursed himself for being in that very predicament now, but he couldn't have known then the situation he'd be in now. It was bound to be difficult, separating his feelings from the case, but if his father could do it then so could he. He just had to focus on the task at hand, and he'd figure out what to do.
Misa's kidnapper was a die-hard Kira supporter, and also clearly very smart because he'd figured out where their task force was located. He was going to use the news at Sakura TV to deliver his message, demanding the task force stop hunting Kira. The broadcast was just starting now, and he heard the news anchor reporting the breaking news. It didn't concern him half as much as what he was going to do.
Kira was the key. It was obvious this man was a fanatic, though he found it questionable that someone who believed in Kira's ideals so fiercely would resort to criminal activity to get Kira to reign supreme. Somewhere behind him, he heard Ryuk snort in derision, but he ignored it. Since he was Kira, he could obviously send a message to this man somehow, demand Misa's safe return, but he didn't know how he could do it without making it so obvious that it was her specific case he was interested in.
But then, a plan formed in his head so quickly it made him dizzy. Thankfully, his Mother had finished wrapping his hand so he could stand up. "Dad?"
Chief Yagami looked to his son. "What is it, Light?"
"What if we posed as Kira?"
Chief Yagami looked flabbergasted. "What are you talking about, Light?"
"This guy is obviously a huge Kira supporter. He wants Kira's view of justice to prevail at any cost. If Kira himself made an announcement stating that he wants all violence in his name to stop, because he wants a peaceful world, he'd have to listen, wouldn't he?"
"Yes…" Chief Yagami said hesitantly. "But how would you explain why he would take such specific interest in that now?"
"There may have been incidents similar to this, but this case is the most highly publicized. It's going global. There's no way for Kira to not have seen it, real or fake. I have the voice modification software on my laptop, and I could send it to one of the other members of the task force and use their computer from a remote location to broadcast the message, and give them a spot to drop Misa off at. It would look as though Kira was addressing the world, when really it's all about getting Misa back."
"Yes… Yes, I think that would work, Light." Chief Yagami said, nodding. "We'll have to start working on it quickly."
"Don't I know it." Light said, standing up. "First thing's first, we have to figure out what location we would have him drop Misa off at. It can't be connected to any of us."
"There's an abandoned warehouse that used to be a processing plant near the docks." Aizawa suggested. "No one's been there in years."
"Perfect." Light said. "I'm going to send the voice modification software to your computer, Matsuda. Can you and Hideki work on making Kira's voice while I start figuring out the note?"
"You got it!" Matsuda said, getting his laptop out and preparing to get to work. His ever-present enthusiasm reminded Light of Misa, and he was momentarily disoriented by it, feeling a a hot stabbing of pain that had nothing to do with his hand, before he reoriented himself.
"Aizawa, can you go with Mogi and Ukita to check that the warehouse is still abandoned and someplace we can use as a drop off, and if it is, inform the NPA so they can do a sting operation to catch the kidnapper?"
"Yes, sir!" Aizawa said, with Mogi and Ukita nodding beside him. The three of them stood up, making their way from the building.
"What can I do, Light?" Chief Yagami asked his son.
"Can you do another sweep and look for any cameras or bugs in the rest of the building? I know this room is secure, but I want to know how that guy got in here without somebody knowing about it."
"Of course." Said Soichiro, getting up from his spot on the couch and walking out the doors.
That done, Light sat down at his laptop, pulled up a word document, and began to type his message.
Hang on, Misa. I'm coming.