Operation Code 16-1600

The backyard was silent as Spirit and 45 continued to drink their drinks. The indoor-outdoor carpet that was hanging from the clothes line moved in the slight breeze and Spirit shivered a little. The chill reminded him of his dream. There had been a little bit more to it than he had told 45 but he wanted to keep it to himself until he had figured it out or had time to speak with Fox. Everyone on Team Reiki had odd dreams that sometimes dropped helpful tips but when it came to deciphering them, 45 was far outranked.

On the first mission Team Reiki went on as an official team the boys had broken into what they were told was a drug house used by the Black Book Club. Unfortunately, they had gotten the address wrong and instead crashed a Demon World lab. (Of course they didn't find that out until later.) Because it was their first mission, the boys charged in with more than a little enthusiasm. Dragon easily knocked out the men in the front room while Fox entered through the back and stopped the guards who were running to request backup. While they dealt with the upper level of the house, Spirit and 45 charged into the basement taking out one or two scientists who were rushing upstairs to see what the noise was about. At the bottom of the stairs was a lab filled with chemicals and lab equipment. All the scientists were wearing face masks and goggles. Because they were told it was a drug house, Spirit thought it was just a drug they were making and continued the charge. Of course the scientists started to run and Spirit and 45 had to cut off their escapes.

In the scuffle that resulted in the attempts of the capture of the Demon World employees, a few vials of an unknown drug had fallen and broken. Spirit didn't remember much else after hearing the glasses break and seeing the room fill up with smoke. He awoke in an Underworld hospital a day later. Fox and Dragon were already awake and sitting on beds beside his. 45 was the last to awaken and it was then they had learned they had unwittingly destroyed a lab and been exposed to whatever experimental drug Demon World had been working on.

They still had no clue what they had been subjected to or how it would affect them in the long term. So far the most apparent effect was the dreams that sometimes visited the boys and dropped helpful tips. Some of the more subtle effects were Dragon becoming a pyro, Fox having a harder time controlling Youko, and Spirit developing a keen 'sixth sense'. Only 45 had yet to develop any sort of side effect other than the dreams and even then, he rarely had any. At least that was what he told the others. Spirit wouldn't put it past the boy to hold out on them but until proven otherwise he would believe 45.

"Shouldn't you two be asleep?"

Spirit and 45 looked towards the fence gate to see Fox and Dragon walking towards them.

"Come to join the party?" 45 asked with a grin.

Fox shook his head. "Youko was being restless so I thought I would take a walk. Along the way I ran into Dragon."

The shorter boy nodded. "I had a dream that there was going to be a trap in the Tunnel of Love but when I went to disarm it there was nothing there."

Spirit quickly made a mental note to avoid the ride. Too many times things had gone to Hell when the boys had ignored the hints from their dreams and he'd be damned if he was going to let it happen again.

"I just dreamt about some girl in a blizzard," Spirit added.

"And I've got nothing," 45 concluded.

"The date doesn't start for another fourteen hours," Fox said with a smile, "so I would suggest we all try to get some more rest before then. Hopefully we'll be able to learn more by then."

The other boys nodded at Fox's suggestion and the meeting quickly broke up. Fox and Dragon went on their way and 45 finished his pop before he returned to the street. For a second or two, Spirit sat in his backyard. He half thought he could run and catch up to Fox and ask him for his opinion on the dream but if Youko was being restless it was probably better just to stay where he was. No one wanted to get on Youko's wrong side and if he was being restless it was probably better to avoid Fox all together until Youko calmed down.

Spirit sighed as he continued to drink his pop. He felt for the guy. After all, it was bad enough having that thing in his head but it must be worse when everyone else knows about him too. If Fox hadn't told the boys about Youko, they would have thought that Fox was just a double agent when he randomly attacked 45 on a mission. But they were forewarned (although they took it as a joke) and after that whenever Fox said something about Youko, all the boys— including Dragon – would take precautions. It took guts to admit something was wrong, Spirit decided as he took another sip. If he had been in Fox's shoes, he wasn't sure if he would have ever come clean about having a psycho split-personality. Not if he knew the looks he would be getting.

However, regardless, Fox was still the oldest and smartest member of Team Reiki. If you had a problem, he was the one you went to, but if Youko was causing problems you'd wait which was what Sprit was going to do. He ran through his dream one last time trying to recall any details he had missed so that he could tell Fox about it later.

He had been in a forest and in front of him was a snow-covered cabin. Harsh blue lights like those of a hospital lit up the windows. Yet from the cabin came the soft singing of a young girl. Sometimes the song was interrupted with whimpers.

Spirit stated to walk towards the cabin but the snow rose to his waist and a harsh wind started blowing. Snow was kicked up in his face and the cold wind bit into his flesh. The cabin door opened and a small girl was dragged out by two men in black winter coats. The girl was dressed only in a dirty T-shirt and a skirt. No shoes. He tried to make out her face but the snow falling from above made it impossible. One of the men threw the girl into the snow and she whimpered. The song stopped as the other man pulled a piece of paper from his pocket. The little girl started to run but the snow was too deep. A strong wind started to swirl around her as if protecting her. The man who had thrown her, reached for her and pulled his arm back with an oath. Blood dripped from the tears in his glove staining the white snow red. The little girl was crying and the man with the paper threw it at her. She threw her arms up to protect herself and the paper greedily clung to her arms. Shocks and sparks flew as the little girl screamed and Spirit awoke.

In the backyard alone, Spirit let out a shuttering gasp. Just what had he seen? And what were those men trying to do?

O*C*1*6

Six o'clock couldn't come soon enough, she thought as she slipped on a sexy get up that was sure to distract any man including Agent Seth AKA Shuichi Minamino. Earlier in the day she and her teammates had drawn names out of a hat to determine who would have the honour of killing which meddlesome Underworld agent. She might have helped the results a little but knew that her fellow Demon Worlders wouldn't mind. Those two were too distracted by the fact that they would have to kill someone tonight. As she had hoped she had drawn the name of the boy she was currently seeing. Ice Maiden had picked Agent Hercules (the tall goofy one) while Mazaku had received Agent Loki (the shorter goofy one). That left Agent Jimmu who they could make disappear at any time in any way. His reputation of being a street boy would make things all too easy for the girls' mission. The other boys would be harder, she thought as she put on some lipstick, but do able.

She smiled at her reflection, taking in her appearance. Kazuma and Yusuke hadn't recognized her but she didn't expect them to. When she disappeared her hair was black and straight and her eyes a light blue. Now her hair was brown and slightly curly and her eyes and dark brown. It was amazing what Demon World experiments could do for your appearance. Although considering how her two teammates had the same treatment and turned out rather odd, maybe she was just lucky.

She rubbed a little eye shadow over her eyes and then applied eye liner. She was going to enjoy tonight. In a few short hours she would have truly left her normal human life behind. Very soon she was going to join the ranks of Demon World and be recognized for her achievements. Very soon and all she had to do was destroy the man known as Shuichi Minamino.

A/N: Chapters are going to be coming out less regularly due to time problems and I often forget which story I'm working on. Reviews are a great reminder. Anyways, I hope you are enjoying the story so far and I'll try to update soon.
-D101