A/N: I've rated this story as M for language, suggestive themes, later perhaps sexual themes, and violence (possibly extreme).
Extended Summary: Kurapika calls Gon, Killua and Leorio to meet with him. The trail of the Phantom Troupe leads to a young woman that may have information on the Spiders. To reach her, the four must go through a series of trials, learning how to better control their Nen on the way.
What happens when a certain blonde with green eyes and a passion for electronics gets involved? Which side will the master choose? More importantly, which proclamation of feeling will she be happiest with?
You think all of that is a lot? That is just the tip of the iceberg! Want to see how far this rabbit hole goes? I'll tell you that you will be surprised to see what I have in store for you.
Please note that there are spoilers. The story takes place five years after the debacle at YorkNew City in which Gon and Killua do not make it into the game, Greed Island. Leorio goes on to become a doctor and Kurapika has only found a few of the Scarlet Eyes he has been searching for. The Phantom Troupe is a big part of the story, but do not appear until quite late into the story. This takes place where the members of the Troupe still alive are Phinks, Feitan, Franklin, Machi, Bonolenov, Nobunaga, Shalnark, Shisuku and Kortopi. Chrollo may appear later and has not been exorcised of Kurapika's Nen.
This chapter is quite short, but I am going to try to make them longer without exceeding seven thousand words per chapter (hopefully). I have done my best to read through and correct spelling and grammar. I don't usually have anyone to read my stories before I post them so there may still be a few small errors. I have done my best to keep the characters from being OOC, but it is a bit difficult since the story takes place five years later. I have done my best to keep my characters from being Mary-Sue like. They seem like such in the beginning of the story, but trust me, they each have plenty of aggravating flaws.
I hope you enjoy it.
(Disclaimer): Hunter X Hunter does not belong to me. The only things that belong to me are Original characters and Original plots.
Urgent News
"Hurry up Leorio!" Gon shouts as he runs ahead to the hotel with Killua. Gon wants to hurry through the crowded streets so he could once again see his great friend Kurapika. He races Killua to the hotel while Leorio takes his sweet time. Gon had been awaiting this meeting between his friends for a while now; five years they had been separated for the most part. Killua and Gon had been sticking together since their promise was made under the stars on Whale Island.
Things did not go quite so well the last time they were meant to meet up. September first at Yorknew City to be exact. After a series of fiascos that Gon and friends do not wish to think about again, they had once again gone their own ways to further their lives as Hunters. Gon and Killua were turned away from their chances of entering the game, Greed Island, and hoped to train until they were deemed worthy enough. In the time they had been split up, Killua had procured his Hunters License. Now that they all had their licenses, they had access to parts of the world they otherwise could not go.
Gon reaches the steps before Killua; "I win! That is two wins in a row!" Gon yells as he bounces around in front of the hotel.
"You only won because I let you." Killua playfully smirks.
"Nice try Killua. If that really is the case then I will challenge you to a rematch soon." Gon turns away and walks into the hotel lobby. "Oh wow!" Gon looks around the lobby in awe. "This place is amazing!" He practically yells.
"Gon?" He looks to where the voice came from and sure enough, it was Kurapika. Gon runs to meet Kurapika and embraces him in a crushing hug.
"Gon, please. I cannot breathe." He squeaks out. Gon lets go but still looks just as excited. Killua and Leorio soon join the two and make small conversation.
Leorio soon became somewhat serious, "Kurapika, why did you call us here?" Gon and Killua stop their conversation to pay attention to the Kurta. "Not here," he whispers, "let's talk in the room." Kurapika leads his friends to the sixth floor where his ridiculously luxurious hotel suite is located. He swipes the room key and opens the door only to hear a similar commotion of awe as before in the lobby.
"Please take a seat. Make yourselves at home. I'll bring some drinks." Kurapika walks into the next room briefly and comes back with some sweet tea.
"Alright Kurapika, why are we here?" Leorio says rather bluntly. Gon quickly adds, "Not that we mind seeing you if that was what you called us for!" Kurapika has a small snicker and sits down sipping his tea. "Yes, as nice as it is to have a meeting to just hang as friends, there is something rather pressing that I have called you here to discuss." Kurapika sets his tea down.
"While tracking the Phantom Troupe, I had come across some rather unique information." Kurapika sighs but begins his lengthy story, "I had accidently bumped into a frazzled looking hunter. He and I exchanged some information over a small meal in a nearby restaurant. He had also been tailing the Phantom Troupe and was happy to share the information with me, for a price." Kurapika folds his arms and looks slightly displeased for a brief moment. "What did he tell you?" Gon interrupts. "He said, 'I have been very close to fighting with them many times over the years. I had never been able to engage them but I had done a rather good job to follow. One time I had seen someone engage them and survive.' The hunter looked almost horrified by the experience."
"He finished telling me what he saw, 'I was walking through a nearly abandoned town with a few members in my sight. Out of nowhere there were a couple of small flashes, like firecrackers that had exploded at their feet. I had no idea what had happened until I saw a young girl jump down in front of them.' I was almost in shock as well: a young girl attempting to attack them. I had figured she was perhaps crazy or insane. 'She threw something at their feet again and then disappeared. I had sensed her aura a few streets away and gone to see what she was doing. She was just some random trickster who thought it would be funny to throw some sort of little explosive at them.'"
"Later the Hunter told me what he learned about the girl. She was bold and fast. He had asked around the town about her and was only told little bits of information. Apparently he thought he was discreet when he asked, but in reality…" Kurapika trails off as he looked at the ground. "The Hunter removed his coat to show four long, deep scars. She had taught him a lesson to not be so nosy. He was in hysterics at this point trying to explain the dangerous nature. He did say something that caught my attention. She had been playing around in the trickster like ways but had also targeted the Phantom Troupe each time they entered the town. Which I had realized, she most likely had lots of information on them."
Kurapika began to replay what the old Hunter told him. The girl was young when she showed up on his radar. She was perhaps fourteen when she slashed him. She had since taken to calling herself a master of Nen and lived quite far from when he originally met her. Killua interrupts Kurapika's thoughts, "Does this mean that you want us to help you find her?" he asks quite indifferently. "Yes," Kurapika sighs.
"Well then I'm in!" Gon announces, "If she really is a Master of Nen, I think I want to meet her." He turns towards Killua, "You are coming with aren't you?" The young ex-assassin sighs and then nods. All three look towards Leorio. "Fine. I'm in as well," Leorio says reluctantly. I better make some money if this is all going to be worth the time I am missing on studying.
"We leave as soon as possible. I have learned of the town she has been rumored to frequent." Kurapika grabs his bag and weapons and then opens the door. Gon, Killua and Leorio follow quickly behind him and get on the soonest flight to the town which this Master of Nen was sighted.
Gon and Killua spend the entire time pestering the other passengers on the flight along with tossing around packages of free snacks to keep themselves occupied. Kurapika and Leorio participate in some small talk about how life was for them since they had been separated. "My studies are going well," Leorio began, "They are expensive though. The world is build around money. The rich have it in their favor, I'm certain of that." Kurapika listens for a while until Leorio begins another rant about how it was no fair and chooses to instead look out the window and enjoy the scenery of the land around them.
Gon and Killua were very interested in furthering their abilities in Nen so that perhaps they could be worthy opponents of anyone who wishes to challenge them. "I wonder what she looks like," Gon thought aloud, "I bet she is really something if she can just go around playing jokes on Spiders." He looks out the window and into the clouds that meander by. "Where was she last seen, Kurapika?"
The blonde looks deep in thought. "So far, what I have found online is that she has been participating in fights at Heaven's Arena. I searched for a young Nen master and what came up was a title from Heaven's Arena. Apparently she uses it as a sort of stage name and from what I have seen, she is at stage 150. If we are lucky, she will still be there when we arrive." Kurapika begins to delve into his thoughts again. I hope she will still be there. She advanced to where she is in only a day. I do not even believe we will get to confront her.
"Well at any rate, if we won't be able to talk to her, we can just follow her back to where she lives." Leorio sighs and looks at them like they are not really looking at the big picture. "Gon, Killua, you could track her should it come down to it right?" Gon jumps up at the thought of tracking someone, "That would be so much fun! Don't you think so Killua?" The ex-assassin shrugs his shoulders.
The four friends make themselves busy while waiting for the flight to be over.