The night sky looms over Daimon Island, the winds howl grows louder by the minute. In the commons sector of the island, the rookie detectives approach an ominous house by the woods. A faint glow comes from a light inside the house. The rookie detectives stay at a distance to discuss their plan.
“All right guys, what’s the plan?” Kenta asks.
“Let’s charge in and take him down before he can react.”
“Wow, that is a horrible plan Hibiki. Do us a favor and stay out of this discussion.”
“Whatever Kai.”
“Anyone else? Yamato?” Kenta asks again.
“Hm? I say we let Kiara come up with the plan.”
“Huh? Why me Yamato?”
“Because you're probably the smartest one out of all of us.”
“I agree, You should lead us Kiara.” Ava says.
“Ok fine, let me think… Ok, so we know the target is Mira Worthy and she’s in that house right now. First, we have to get her to safety. Having to protect her during a fight probably wouldn’t be the position for us. Me, Yamato, and Kenta will secure Mira and make sure she’s safe. Hibiki and Kai, I want y’all to stay close and barge in if anything goes wrong or if you see Ryota make a move. Ava, take your sniper and get to a location you won’t be spotted in. I want you to provide supporting fire during the altercation. Ok, I think that’s good. Anyone object?… Ok let's go!”
Everyone goes and takes their positions. Yamato, Kiara, and Kenta head to the front door. Hibiki and Kai take a position by the woods that gives them a full view of the house. Ava takes a position on the top of a shack on the side of the house. Yamato, Kiara, and Kenta make their way to the front door.
Kiara knocks on the door three times. After waiting a minute, she knocks on the door three times once again. Yet again no one answers. Kiara knocks on the door a third time.
“Ma’am? DIPD, WE BELIEVE SOMEONE IS AFTER YOUR LIFE!”
“HUH? UHHH, OKAY COMING!”
A rustling can be heard coming from the house as the three wait outside. The door opens and a beautiful girl with reddish brown hair and dark brown eyes appears.
“Are you Mira Worthy?” Kiara asks.
“Y-yes that’s me.”
“Ma’am do you mind if we come in?”
“Oh not at all, please come in.”
The three walk in and Mira closes the door.
“If you don’t mind me asking, are your parents here?”
“No, some kind of meeting for the science department. Who are y’all?”
“I’m detective Kiara Sakurai, these two are detectives Yamato Fujimura, and Kenta Mayeda.”
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“Oh wow! The star rookie detective is at my house?”
“Nice to meet you Ms.Worthy.”
“N-nice to meet you too detective Fujimura.”
“Really, nothing for me huh?” Kenta asks.
“Kenta, now is not the time!” Kiara mutters.
“Anyways, like we said we believe someone is after your life.”
“Why would someone be after me? I didn’t do anything.”
“You didn’t have to ma’am, this person is the serial killer that’s been going around. As far as we know, he’s been targeting and killing random innocent girls.”
Mira suddenly breaks into a panicked sweat. Her eyes widen as her heart drops making her knees feel like jelly.
“T-t-the serial killer is after m-m-me? WHY? WHAT DID I DO? I HAVEN’T DONE ANYTHING TO DESERVE THIS! P-PLEASE NO? I DON'T WANNA DIE I DON’T WANNA DIE I DON’T WANNA DIE!”
Mira continues to yell and break down as the reality of the situation kicks in.
“MA’AM PLEASE CALM DOWN.” Yamato shouts.
Yamato grabs her shoulders and holds her tight to stop her shaking.
“You can trust us to handle this situation. We need to get you to safety first.”
Mira swipes Yamato’s arms away.
“H-HOW DO YOU KNOW? Y’ALL ARE JUST ROOKIE DETECTIVES! I WANT THE SENIOR DETECTIVES TO COME HERE!”
“Look ma’am, I completely understand how you feel.” Kenta says.
“Do you? Because y’all don’t seem worried at all.”
“Exactly, that’s why you shouldn’t be worried. The fact that we’re calm means we know we can handle the situation. You should be happy, if we were worried that would mean we weren’t sure if we could handle things.”
“I-I guess you’re right.”
Mira takes a deep breath and calms herself.
“Ok, what do I do?”
"Follow our instructions a we'll get you to safety." Kiara instructs.
Kiara continues talking to Mira. Yamato pulls Kenta to the side to discuss with him.
"Damn Kenta, you're good at that."
"What, you mean the way I calmed her down? Oh, it's nothing. I'm a natural at it, you'll learn it one day Yamato."
"Yeah... Natural my ass."
***
In the woods on the side of the house opposite from Ava, Hibiki and Kai continue to look out for Ryota. Hibiki is sitting down with his back on a tree and eyes closed.
“Dammit Hibiki, focus. What if Ryota comes and catches those three off guard?”
“Oh please, I know you won’t let that happen. I’m bored, let me know when you see Ryota.”
“Seriously, how the hell did he get selected to become a detective?”
Kai notices an ominous tall figure approaching the house. He throws a hefty stick at Hibiki’s head, shocking him awake as he gets up.
“The hell? What was that for?”
“Shut up! Look, I think that’s Ryota.”
Hibiki looks at the house and sees the ominous figure standing outside the house.
“Yeah that’s gotta be him, no one else should be here at this time of night. How long are we supposed to wait before we rush him?”
“Well for one we don’t even know if it’s him. Two, knowing you I’m surprised you’re willing to wait at all. Guess you don’t think Kiara’s all that bad after all huh?”
“Shut up and answer the question.”
“We wait for him to make a move. With Mira in there and likely her parents, any wrong move could be bad. Just wait for me to make a move and then follow.”
“All right.”
***
On top of the shack on the opposite side of the house. Ava locks her scope on the ominous figure. She waits for the action to begin.