Kyuu And The Seven War Demons

Hello, DSQ fans. Another fanfic from yours truly, and this time I'm taking a rather different approach, and a different twist. My past fics, as you've read them, are set in the present day and involves modern-day criminals and villains, not to mention solving crimes, and now I'm going to attempt to do something rather radical.

This is the first time I'm going to do a fantasy-themed fanfic as I strive to try out different elements. The reason why I'm trying this kind of thing is due to the inspiration of fantasy-styled fanfics written by Twilight Kyuu and Chihiro Hiroshima, as their DSQ fics had fantasy elements inserted, and I admit, their fics inspired me to try this out, so if you fic writers see this, I want to thank you. So I decided to try a little experiment by doing this before unleash my anniversary fic in April 2009.

This fic will be set in old-century Japan , and the inspiration of this stems from Fushigi Yuugi, Samurai-X and Samurai 7. Yup, this will be quite similar as I'll be combining these elements and I promise I'll give you one heck of a ride. Of course Kyuu will be the main character here, but you'll be surprised to see how he's going to handle this one off.

So without further ado, here's chapter 1.

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Disclaimer:

- Detective School Q is owned by TBS and Studio Pierrot

- Kamen Rider Hibiki is owned by Ishimori Production and Toei Co. Ltd.

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Tokyo, Japan. It's been a few months since Class Q and F had solved two cases in Shibuya in which they managed to find the missing Super GALS and solving the attacks on the different gangs, which led to the discovery of the White Joker and ended up saving Shibuya and Japan from a powerful sorceress who intends to rule the world (see Round ZERO: The Four Card Symbols and Missing A's fanfics).

Since then Class Q were relegated in solving ordinary cases which the police themselves were having difficulty in solving and the elite section of DDS had no qualms and are more than willing to help. They were glad that life is back to normal again. Kyuu was just the same as before, childish at times but very serious when finding clues and solving mysteries, and stands by his friends regardless of the odds. However, while he is the master of deduction and in the feats of logics, he is seemingly good at pleasing his girlfriend, Megumi, as at times the two lovers ended up making love at the wrong bed. They sometimes make love at Ryu's bed, and at times at Kyo's (Kyuu's younger twin brother) bed, earning his ire, and the blue-haired Class Q member had to play the pacifier to diffuse the rather whimsical tension between the two brothers.

The Renjou matriarch, Mizue, was happy that the residence is very lively since Ryu came to live with them and that her youngest son was found to be alive and was able to bring him back home safely (see Rise Of The Orphenochs fic). However, since her husband, Satoru, was killed several years ago, when Kyuu and Kyo were six years old, the Renjou family had never once engaged in a family picnic, and she decided that nowisthe time to spend quality time together. She consulted the three teens, and while Kyuu is more than willing, Ryu and Kyo had their doubts on whether to come along or not.

"Really…? But…I'm not blood-related to you…"

"Just because of that doesn't mean we don't care about you. Unofficially, you're an orphan now that your parents were brutally murdered by your grandfather, and now you're alone, and since you live with us now, you're part of our family, so don't feel alienated."

Those words touched him deeply and in a rare occasion he cried in her arms, as he is now experiencing a real family bonding, as Hades took away those moments from his grandson in order to fashion him as the next heir to Pluto. Kyo was also unsure, since his upbringing at the hands of Pluto and SMART Brain also deprive him of that occasion, and it took his mom and Kyuu to persuade him to come along. With all said and done, the family set their picnic date this coming Saturday. The living room became quite loud as Kyuu was cheering in happiness when he was allowed to invite Megumi to come along, and Kyo rolled his eyes guessing what's going to happen on that date.

"Sheesh…I'm betting he and Meg are going to be looking for some place to ogle with each other when we're not looking…and I'm even betting he's going to bring a basketful of protection…"

"Now, now, Kyo…it's normal for couples to make out and stuff…and I think it's time you get to find a girlfriend. You're 15 and you…"

"CUT IT OUT, MOM! I'm not like nii-san, and I'll get one in my own terms!"

The scene shifts to the outside of the house which was then filled with laughter at the younger Renjou's remarks, the then the scene shifts to the now-peaceful neighborhood, as everything is back to normal after several months of tension which involved most of the DDS students solving a rather dreadful case which involved the recently disbanded BOARD organization.

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Two days before the family picnic, Ryu and the Renjou brothers passed by Kitazawa Laboratory in Edo Mountain and paid Class P a visit, which is a favorite hangout of the Powerpuff Girls Z. As they entered the laboratory which is also the residence of the Kitazawa family, Ryu was quite bemused at what he saw at the living room:

- Miyako Gotokuji was at a table browsing a cartful of fashion magazines and brochures of several clothing apparels, and near them are the just recently delivered new fashion clothes;

- Kaoru Matsubara watching WWE Smackdown on cable TV, cheering for her idol, Rey Mysterio, who is a member of the RAW roster, taking on WWE Champion Triple H. Her watching seemingly carried her away as she was cheering rather loudly and then cursed when other WWE superstars interfered and the match was declared a draw.

- Momoko Akatsutsumi was watching her favorite TV show, Power Rangers: Mystic Force, and was even imitating some of the main characters' moves and even brandishing a weapon which nearly hit Kyo while Kyuu and Ryu ducked from the "attack". Despite dodging it, the younger Renjou was hit squarely on his forehead and this brought the Class P leader back to reality and helped him up.

- Ken Kitazawa was browsing on the PC which was hooked on the large monitor looking at the police files to see if there are any interesting cases which needed to be solved, and when his dad, Professor Utonium called him to help accommodate with the visitors, he left his post and made some snacks and drinks to serve, and Kyuu began to toggle with the keyboard, which led him to see the article on the Oh-Edo Chaki-Chaki Girls, and began to read them, which made him intrigued when these "Oh-Edo Chaki-Chaki Girls" were from the Edo period, and there Ken arrived and told Kyuu about them.

"…and that's how the Powerpuff Girls are born…and the Oh-Edo Chaki-Chaki Girls are the previous and rather original versions of the girls today. Oh, this will be our little secret, so please don't tell anyone else."

"Sure…no problem…"

And so everyone began to socialize and Class P learned that the Renjou family are going to have a family picnic, and encouraged them to go for it, since this will be a very good start to experience a family bonding, and when the three boys left, Momoko was stealing a glance at Ryu, as she started to develop a crush on him.

"Hello…? Earth to Momoko…what are you staring at…?"

"Ryu…he's so handsome at up close and personal…"

"Why don't you ask him out?"

"Umm…I don't know…"

Ken sweat-dropped at the scene, but then Peach pulled him to the monitor to show what the sentient robo-dog what he just discovered. It showed a news report about a series of illegal logging in parts of certain prefectures and not one report was filed and it became rather rampant. What's even strange is that neither that prefecture's police are aware of it until someone reported it to them. Now Class P has a reason to bond together as they are going to investigate it with their detective know-how.

"Looks like this is another job for the Powerpuff Girls Z…"

"Girls…we're DDS students…we can't investigate it while you're in your PPGZ forms…"

The three girls sweat-dropped upon realizing this and they discussed where to start and which place is likely to be targeted next.

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Saturday morning. It was the day of the family picnic and everyone's raring to go, but not without some "morning ritual", as Kyo shrieked upon seeing Kyuu and Megumi on his bed…naked. And of course, Ryu had to restrain him as the "couple" slowly dresses up and then followed it with some shouting. After that things went back to normal. Ryu and Kyo also dressed up and everyone assembled at the dining room to have their breakfast. Mrs. Renjou then served the food and asked the four teens if they are ready, which the four echoed "YES!" and soon after all left the Renjou house and are now heading to Enoshima Forest to have their picnic there.

At the Enoshima forest, everyone began to unpack their things and placed a picnic mat at the grass-covered ground while the others were unloading the food and other things. Kyuu began to bring out his kite and started to fly it on the air, while Kyo glanced around his surroundings, as he get to see and feel nature for the first time, feeling an inner sense of peace. Ryu felt the same as he has never experienced it before since he grew up within his grandfather's "care". After that Mrs. Renjou called the four teens so they can have their breakfast.

At the other side of the forest, a group of 15 men were being "lectured" by a shrewd businessman as he gave them instructions on what to do. They were armed with axes and chainsaws, looking like woodcutters. It turns out to be that these men were what Class P had mentioned a few days ago: the illegal loggers. And it appeared that the businessman is backing them up on how to illegally cut down trees so that these evil woodcutters won't get caught as he uses a lot of bribes to keep certain authority person from exposing them, but what they didn't count is that the Renjou family and Megumi happened to be there.

Meanwhile, Ryu and Kyo were being lectured by Mrs. Renjou about nature while Kyuu and Megumi went to the deeper section of the forest so that they could "make out" without being seen. As they found a "perfect spot", the couple began to undress and started to kiss passionately like they've never did before. At the ground near the mat that they just placed were their discarded clothes, and Kyuu and Meg were only clad in their undergarments and are about to remove their last pieces of their clothes when they heard a loud sound emanating from a chainsaw.

"Huh? That's a sound of a chainsaw…"

"Kyuu…isn't this placed protected by law where you can't cut down trees?"

"That's right…and I've got a bad feeling about this…let's get dressed and see what the heck is going on…"

And so the two got dressed and went to the source of the chainsaw sounds, and after a five-minute walk, they got their answers and realized what they've stumbled at, as the illegal cutters have taken down 15 trees while others were placing toxic chemicals over the cut remains of the trees, and Kyuu told Meg to go back to the others and inform them about this while he stays behind to see what he can do to stall them.

"But Kyuu…that's risky and you might get hurt…"

"I'll be careful. Now please go before someone sees us…I'll be more worried if someone sees you…and I can't risk putting you in danger."

Reluctantly, Megumi left the scene as Kyuu tries finding a way to distract the illegal cutters from leaving once they're done taking the trees. Kyuu then decided to make it appear that he was passing by and got lost. As Kyuu went on with his acting, the illegal cutters took the bait and gave the Class Q leader directions on where to go, and he "thanked" them for their "help". Just as he was about to leave, the shrewd businessman came and saw Kyuu, as he recognized him from the newspapers, and feared that he might discover their Illegal activities so he ordered his bodyguard to clobber him. Kyuu realized his predicament but remained calm and asked the businessman what the problem was, but he wouldn't bite it.

"What's the problem? I was just asking for directions because I was lost."

"You can't fool me! You're from DDS!"

"And what about it? Why are you looking scared? I didn't do anything here…"

"Whatever! You saw this and I can't afford to let you go…! Roto! Bang him!"

"What's the matter? All I see here is just some cut trees. I don't see anything wrong here…UUNNFFHH!"

The businessman's bodyguard sneaked from behind and hit Kyuu with a shovel, hitting him on his left temple and busting him open. As he was disoriented from the blow, the bodyguard hit him again on the same spot and further busting him open, and blood spilled on the ground. Kyuu was knocked unconscious but he was bleeding badly. The businessman then ordered his men to dump the DDS student somewhere where no one can find him. And so the goons took the 15-year old teen's body and threw him to a ravine where the raging river is flowing and left, not bothering to check if he fell to the rivers. Kyuu survived the fall and ended up hitting the rocky area near the riverbed. He remained unconscious and is unaware of his surroundings.

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After what appeared to be a long time, Kyuu slowly opened his eyes, slightly surprised to see that he was inside a hut, and could feel a stinging pain on his head. Touching it, he realized that it was bandaged in three rolls on his forehead, and then it hit him. He recalled about stumbling on a group of illegal loggers and was ambushed while trying to blend in with the bad guys and then he lost conscious after being struck down with a shovel.

As he got up, he was feeling a bit dizzy and had to adjust with his sense of balance, and when he turn around he saw his jacket placed on a chair so he took it and wear it again, but noticed that no one was around so he went out of the hut, he realized that he was still in the forest of Enoshima. The DDS student looked around to see that no one is around and called anyone by shouting.

"HELLO!! IS THERE ANYONE HERE??"

Seeing that no one responded, he decided to get back to the others and see if they are safe and still there, hoping that the illegal loggers haven't discover his family's presence. As he climbed up the rocky portion of the hill, he began to walk towards the picnic area, but as he arrived after a 10-minute walk, he was in a state of shock and disbelief at what he just saw.

- The people passing by were clad in old-fashioned kimono and traditional clothing;

- Instead of the modern police, the authorities consisted of old fashioned soldiers and samurais;

- The authorities were riding in horses instead of police cars;

- Th women passing by were dressed like Geisha girls;

- No electricity posts or any modern gadgets, only parasols;

Kyuu then noticed a paper posted by a tree and then he read it, and made a harrowing discovery. He realized that he is in the 14th Century, with the date on the paper stated that today is the year September 1232. And with this he realized that he is in a different period. He wondered if he was dreaming but when he touched his bandaged forehead, he winced in pain and realized that this was all real and now he is lost and must find a way to get out of this situation.

"Great…I got clobbered by a group of illegal loggers and now I'm in the year 1232…this is just like in the TV series Samurai-X…looks like my skills as a detective from DDS will have to be tested here if I'm to find my way out of this one…but how will I find my way out since I'm in the old times??"

To Be Continued…

Hope you liked the opening sequence of this fic…well, looks like Kyuu will have to rely on his own since he's alone in a different era, and now is the time for him to use his detective skills to the limit if he is to get back to his own time.

Hmm…doesn't this sound like Tsubasa Chronicles? Well, I'll leave it to you readers on what you think of this setting…

Preview:

Kyuu gets into all sorts of trouble getting himself familiarized…from encountering Geisha girls to fighting bandit samurais, and...a monster? Yup, a monster...and this didn't sit well withim after seeing it kill a couple of people and he must do something about it.

From there on he gets to meet someone who claims that there is a way to send Kyuu back to his own world…but with a catch.

Check back to see what this "catch" means.