Suddenly, I got this HUGE concept about how Neku would use his Pyrokinesis psych. It would be lame if he could only generate flames from the ground, right? I decided to add a special something something to the psych, making Neku able to fight more easily. Can it turn into a Keyblade? Or maybe into a bazooka? Just wait~ Anyways, here's the 4th chapter. Enjoy!

IV. Dawn of Chaos

Shibuya, 9.30 AM

Neku yawned after looking at his watch. He had waited for Beat and Rhyme for 20 minutes. He sat near the statue of Hachiko, an Akita Inu famous for its loyalty to its master, even after his death. Neku felt like he's in the same situation as the dog.

"Here's some coffee, Neku." Shiki handed him a cup of coffee from the nearest Sunshine Burger shop.

"Thanks, Shiki. This is just what I need." Neku grabbed the cup and drank some of the coffee.

After returning from the Dead God's Pad, Neku still couldn't sleep. He was deep in thought about what would happen. Will Sho succeed in conquering my Shibuya? Would I need to fight again? Are those video game characters really going to appear? These questions filled Neku's mind. He then decided to dismiss all his unnecessary thoughts and use whatever little time he has to sleep, but as expected, he still hasn't got enough.

"Why haven't they showed up yet?" Neku wondered.

"I called them," replied Shiki, "said that they're almost here. Heehee, I bet he's going to go 'Beatwagon' on us again."

"Yeah, he definitely will," said Neku, as he laughed and almost dropped his cup of coffee. He decided to finish it before it puts him in some serious trouble: spilling coffee on his white pants.

"YOOOO!"

"Over here~!"

Two familiar voices called Neku and Shiki. One was obviously Beat, and the other was from a little girl. As promised, Beat had brought Rhyme with him.

"You guys took long enough," Neku said. He was just about to get up and approach them when Shiki pushed Neku away and rushed towards Rhyme and hugged her.

"Rhyme! Long time no see!" Shiki ran to Rhyme and hugged her like a teddy bear. No average girl can avoid having urges of hugging Rhyme at first sight, and fortunately, Shiki is Rhyme's friend. She can hug Rhyme without hesitating.

"H-hey, Shiki... Long time no see, too."

"Oh! Sorry about that!" Shiki released Rhyme when she heard Rhyme struggling to say just a few words.

"So, where are we going to now?" Beat asked Neku.

"Ummm, before we go anywhere, you guys take these." Neku handed each of his friends the blank pins.

"Huh? What's this, Phones? These pins are... blank," Beat asked in confusion.

"Mr. H wanted us to keep them. Said we're gonna need it." As soon as Neku finished talking, the pins showed images. Shiki's pin showed a picture of... a stuffed pig? No, it had to be Mr. Mew, Shiki's stuffed cat. Beat's pin showed a skateboard, and Rhyme's showed her bell pendant.

"Hey, these are... our psychs, right?" Shiki asked. "Why are we going to need it?"

"Yeah, Neku," added Rhyme, "we're not in the Reaper's Game anymore."

"You'll see soon enough. We've got to be ready," Neku warned them all.

Beep-beep!

"Oh, a text message." Neku grabbed his cell phone and opened the message. He had a surprised look as he read the contents.

'The first wave of Sho's invasion is near.
Some Noise are bound to appear.
Prepare yourselves.

-Joshua-

P.S. Your psych have been enhanced. Go try it out.

"Guys..." Neku said in a serious tone, "I think we're in trouble. Prepare yourselves!"

The others were confused hearing what Neku said. Before they had time to ask anything, a loud voice echoed through the air. It seemed to be an announcement, but the voice was a bit garbled, and the contents were strange. It said: "Three point one four one five nine two six five three five eight nine seven..."

"The numbers... Pi?" Neku wondered.

Neku could feel the Noise forming disturbances in the UG, while affecting electronic equipment in the RG as well.

The Noise are doing this.

People were collapsing while holding their heads in agony.

The Noise are possessing them.

He knew just the right action.

Neku dashed away from his friends and headed for the station underpass, well away from the unaffected bystanders' view. Quickly, he tuned his vibe into the UG frequency and headed back to Hachiko.

Before him, hordes of frog Noises appeared. Puny, as he remembered, but pretty harmful in large groups. He then proceeds to grab his pin, trying to activate his psych, to no effect.

I need a partner, he thought.

Suddenly, a young spiky-haired boy bumped into Neku. He seemed to be running away from something. His breathing was heavy, and behind him followed a few more frog Noises.

"Hey, you!" Neku shouted to the boy. "You with the weird spiky hair! You need help?!"

The boy turned to look at Neku and shouted back. "Anything to get rid of these... things!"

Just like that, light covered them both.

The boy's face showed fascination, while Neku stood with a stoic expression as the lights went brighter and dimmed shortly after.

"You ready?!" Neku asked the boy. His hand was covered with a supernatural flame, one coming from his psych.

With his back facing Neku's, the boy lifted his right arm. An enormous key appeared in his grip. He proceeded to assume a stance, his eyes observing the entire area.

"Yeah," the boy replied. "Let's do this!"
End note from me: Sorry about the shortness I felt that the description for their 1st battle would be better off separated from this one and make up its own chapter. Expect even more surprises!