The young brunet awoke in an infirmary room, and by the looks of it, he was back at the Future Foundation. But why? He was sent to rescue survivors, so why would they bring him back? And what happened after he was mobbed by the Monokumas? Did he get critically injured? Were the hostages okay? He had to know, so he slowly arose from his bed.

"Have a seat, Agent Naegi…" a voice spoke behind him. He turned his head to see Shiranui sitting on the other side of the bed. A look of concern was spread on her face… he could also make out fear for some reason. He sat back on the bed and faced the woman, wanting to know what just happened.

"First off, are the survivors alright?" he asked.

"They are fine… I had the rescue teams cart them off while the retrieval team got you."

"Okay…"

"What I want to ask you is very simple… what… the fuck… was that stunt you pulled back there?!" she demanded. This wasn't so much a stern order, but rather a show that something happened while he was out… something that was so horrible, it shook her to the core.

"What stunt? I fell unconscious when the Monokumas mobbed me!"

A silence filled the room… it got so quiet, that the two could actually hear their own breathing. Naegi noticed that his boss's breathing was much heavier than his own. Did something happen that scared her THAT much? And did he have something to do with it?

"You mean to tell me… that you don't remember? You don't remember brutally dismembering the Monokuma Units? You don't remember clubbing them to death with hacked Attack Bullets? You don't remember threatening the Red Star Monokuma? You remember none of it?"

Naegi shook his head as he looked her in the eye. It was then that he remembered the proposition that the silhouette made.

"But we don't have time for this… that silhouette that Red Star was working for said I only have three months to travel the world and defeat his five Admins, or else Komaru and Fukawa bite the dust… that's pretty much the last thing I remember…"

Shiranui merely looked at him with a correcting glare. "I understand your predicament, but from the sounds of it, this 'Brutal' you acts completely independent of you, aside from needing your body. If we don't get this resolved, you could become involved in a threat!"

"Chairwoman Shiranui, with all due respect-"

"THE GAME CAN WAIT! YOU NEED ATTENTION!" she barked back, showing more authority this time. This later proved to be a bad move, as when she looked at him again, his hair and suit were black once more, and his eyes were red again.

"You'd best watch your tongue, Maki. You might just lose it…" the dark Naegi spoke, before quickly reverting back to normal. The Chairwoman had just gotten enough confirmation to prove her point.

"Shit! I'm sorry, Chairwoman! Did I do something wrong?"

"… This won't take very long. Just… please go to Psycho Analysis… I promise that I'll help you get your sister and friend back, but you need to let me help you…"

The young man complied and arose from the bed, following his boss to Psycho Analysis.

Future Foundation Psycho Analysis

"Hmm… yes, I think I understand now. What Naegi is suffering from is a case of Dissociative Identity Disorder…" a man in a lab coat spoke as Naegi got up from the MRI. Inside were Shiranui and Kirigiri, but the others had decided to come and see what the fuss was about. Word had gotten out of the brutality at Ikaku Town, and the group- save for Byakuya- became worried.

"So, he's basically Genocide Jill?!" Hagakure questioned in disbelief.

"If that's the case, then why is his hair black and his eyes red? I heard he underwent physical change" Asahina added.

"The same unexplained reason Fukawa's eyes turn red when she becomes Genocide Jill, I would imagine" Togami was the last to speak.

The quiet started to settle in, with nothing but the beeping of machinery making any noise. This was difficult for Naegi to process, to say the least. He'd just been told that a killer lived inside of him, after all. Sure, it'd only killed robots so far, but how far would it go? It wouldn't surprise him if IT turned towards despair…

"I don't think it's QUITE the same as Genocide Jill…" Kirigiri spoke up, earning the attention of the others. "It seems that this dark persona… this 'Glitch' if you will… it's tethered to Naegi's main personality. Why do you think the Glitch passed out after the Red Star Monokuma ran away?"

"I don't follow, Kirigiri…" Naegi spoke.

"Something is tethering you to this dark personality, and whatever it is, it's causing your main personality to keep the glitch in check" Kirigiri flipped her hair a little as she viewed the video file from the fight. It showed the dark Naegi's speech to Red Star, and then him passing out. She replayed the speech to gain a better understanding of the dark persona's mannerisms and mentality.

"This thing still abides to Naegi's hopeful personality, but infuses it with a Holier than Thou complex. It's like he believes that he's a judge, and that people who cross him are criminals damned to Hell… maybe this can work to our advantage."

The entire room looked at her with bewildered expressions. A couple of people thought she had gone crazy, and started to back away for their own safety.

"What are you on about, Kirigiri?" Togami demanded, baffled by the words that came out of her mouth.

"Think of it like this… Naegi, I know you tend to fall unconscious when this personality- which we shall codename 'Glitch Naegi'- comes into play, so you can't necessarily control it… but perhaps when you feel it starting to surface, you can aim it… but only if you're backed into a corner."

As much as it pained him to think about it, Kirigiri was right. It hadn't harmed any innocent people yet, so it was still too early to discern whether or not this thing was a threat. He mulled it over for a moment, then looked at the lilac-haired girl with an affirmative nod.

"Alright… if it can help get Komaru and Fukawa back, then I guess it's worth a try…"

The next morning, Naegi prepared himself for a mission, and headed for the Navigation Room. Upon entering, he encountered his friends, who had positioned themselves at certain devices.

"What's going on?" Naegi questioned. Kirigiri came in and sat at her own navigation computer, swiveling the chair towards him.

"They insisted on helping, so Chairwoman Shiranui and I are having them aid in navigation."

The young brunet smiled as the group greeted him, but paused when Shiranui came into the room. Without a single word, she inserted a chip into his Bullet Pack, earning his confusion. The woman sat in her Command Chair and turned to face him.

"I've upgraded your Bullet Pack. This newest update will release waves that will agitate you into becoming Glitch Naegi for a short period of time… however, after a set time limit is reached, the Bullet Pack will release calming waves and revert you to normal. This is still untested, so try not to abuse it… we don't know what overuse will do."

Naegi still felt a little uneasy about this, but nodded affirmative. Shiranui then turned to the Command Screen and searched for the first of the silhouette's Admins. After a few minutes of scanning, the computer pulled up one result. The screen quickly zoomed in on the Western Hemisphere- in particular, North America. High levels of despair were detected in the area.

"I'll try to zero in on the exact location, but your first stop appears to be America. It appears to be more specifically in the Northern region."

Ready for his new mission, Naegi headed for the chopper.

"Just wait, you two… I'll get you out of there…" he spoke to himself.

In an unknown location…

The figure from the video stood in the Manhattan Area, perched atop the Statue of Liberty. A sinister grin crept up on his face as another figure, appearing female, approached behind him.

"Shall I go now, Mastermind?" she spoke with a cheeky yet cunning voice.

"Yes, Dark Roulette… our guest should be on his way VERY soon…"