A/N: Two Episodes in One Chapter? What is this Blasphemy? I kind of had to do this, I needed to reveal Dawn's new weapon so i had her mention it in the chapter.
Thanks for reading! :)
Chapter 3: A Test x in x Tests (Dawn)
When we get off the boat, we see Gon get some information from the captain. There was a guy behind the boxes near them but I don't think they sensed him. Dusk grabs one of his knives.
"Should I take him out?" He asks me. I shake my head, he was going to get what was coming to him. Dusk puts the knife away and we walk to where Kurapika and Leorio were. They were looking at the map trying to find a way to Zaban city. "Hey, Kurapika! Leorio!" Dusk calls out and waves. They both waved back.
"Mind if we tagged along?" I said, winking and sticking my tongue out. Gon appeared behind us.
"The more the merrier!" He said with a laugh. That's when Gon told us what the captain told him. We were supposed to go to a lone cedar tree going the opposite direction of Zaban city. Leorio, being the skeptical guy he is, decided that he'd take the bus to Zaban city as everyone else walked to the tree. After a few moments, Leorio joins up with us and told us about the plan that took out the aspiring Hunters on the bus. We came upon this village that seemed deserted at first. It sort of gave off this really creepy feel.
"Someone's coming." Dusk says next to me. I hear instruments in the distance and then I see a giant wooden thing in front of us. There was an old lady in the wooden structure. As I take in my surroundings, I notice where we stopped. To the left was this metal door and the structure was big enough to block out what was ahead. We stood staring at lady for a few moments before she screamed
"MIND- BOGGLING TWO CHOICE QUIZ!" Um… ok! Not what I was expecting… Then out popped a button. She explained the rules to us and they were pretty simple. She'd ask us a question and when we are ready to answer we'd hit the button. If we get it right she'd let us pass.
"What if we get it wrong?" Leorio asked her. She stared at us for a moment then said back to us in a stern and serious tone
"Then you fail the exam." Oh no. And we only have one choice. Pick the wrong answer and we're done. Actually done. We all froze and was trying to decide if we were ready and who would answer. That's when the guy from before showed up behind us. I see Dusk reach for his pouch. Ready to strike if the guy tries to strike us first. However he didn't seem hostile and decided to try the quiz first. The lady read off the first question.
"Your mother and lover are in danger and you can only save one of them, one for your mother, or two, your lover. You have five seconds to answer."
… This question has no answer. None at all. What kind of quiz is this! I'm sorry but this lady might have a few screws loose. I didn't even hear what the guy said but he passed. They let him behind the building. Leorio must have been feeling my frustration because he then yelled
"THERE IS NO RIGHT ANSWER!" I see Kurapika and Dusk get an idea, and that's when it hits me. However, the old lady forbade all three of us from saying anything but the correct answer. Which meant we couldn't talk at all, for that was the correct answer. Now it was our turn however. Our question was the same as the other guy except we were given the choice of saving our son or daughter. Kurapika, Dusk, and I both stared at each other. Leorio looked ready to kill someone and Gon was… well, to be completely honest, I don't know what he was doing,
"5," The lady started to count down. "4," Leorio grabs a piece of wood. "3….2," Leorio starts swinging the piece of wood. "1." The lady ends. Leorio then tries to attack the old lady. However, Kurapika stops Leorio.
"Stop!" Kurapika exclaims.
"You'll waste our correct answer!" Dusk and I exclaim. Leorio stops for a moment. Kurapika explains the situation for him as we stare at the lady. That's when I hear a scream. The guy from before just failed. The lady explained further then let us pass through the real way which was door I noticed. Gon was still pondering the question and I reminded him that we passed.
"I know… But what if I had faced that situation in real life? Who would I save then?" Gon answered me. Everyone kind of stared at him realizing the situation he had just put up. I like his thinking. It's somewhat intriguing. Dusk seemed to think so too because he had just smiled and nodded his head. As we walked towards our destination, Night fell and we came upon a cabin. When we entered, we found a family being attacked. The husband was left on the ground when the creature made off with the wife.
"Leorio! Take care of him! We'll chase after the monster!" Gon told him. Dusk and I looked at each other and we decided who went with Gon and Kurapika. I won! Hehe. I followed the two as we followed the creature called the Kiriko, A monster that could shapeshift into any human. As we followed it, I noticed that Gon could actually see the monster. We managed to catch up to them and Gon and I, being an equal in speed, ran up to the monster. While it was surprised, Gon whacked it in the head while I saved the lady. I gave her to Kurapika and stood with him as he made sure she was ok. We both see her tattoo on her wrist and were about to question it till Leorio came. How did he find us? We were pretty far. Plus! I don't think you're supposed to leave someone during first aid. Kurapika noticed this too, as he tensed up.
"Hey guys!" I ready my feet, the only way I could attack because my Harp only allows the songs I've learned to be played. I don't think "Leorio" needed to fall asleep. "The guy was ok and insisted on me finding his wife. I'm glad to see she is ok." I sweep the Kiriko's feet and put one foot on him.
"Other than the fact Leorio didn't know exactly where we were…" I started
"You wouldn't leave a bleeding victim by itself." Kurapika finished. The fake Leorio smiles widely as his body formed to its original shape. Now that the Kiriko noticed that I have him trapped, He stopped struggling and stayed for the duration.
"Now for your tattoo. Doesn't that mean single forever? That man we left with Leorio couldn't be your husband." I say. Kurapika agrees, as he shows the Tattoo to be more conspicuous. The girl smiles.
"Very intelligent answer and your observation skills are acute. Can you take us back to the cabin?" The lady answered us. We agreed and the Kirikos led us to the cabin where Leorio and guy/Kiriko was with Leorio and Dusk. It seemed that Dusk unmasked the man's identity because when the guy saw his "wife." He sighed.
"You too?" He asked her. She nodded her head. "The kid found my identity. He knows his stuff."
"So do these two. They knew what my tattoo meant and they could see through dad's bluff." Dad? That would mean these two were brother and sister. We heard rustling and then approached Gon and a very snickering Kiriko, which I assumed was the mother of the two. She explained the situation that happened with Gon and she laughed again exclaiming that nobody was able to distinct her and her husband. The five of us lined up as the Kiriko's explained who they were. They were the Navigators we were looking for and they were supposed to examine our skills.
"Leorio, Even though you didn't see through my ruse without the help of Dusk, you were kind and kept reassuring me that my wife is ok. Because of your kindness and consideration, you've passed the test." The man says. He then turns to Dusk, Kurapika and I and he along with his sister and the sister said,
"The Sequa twins and Kurapika, Your intellect and your observation had you notice that my tattoo on my wrist meant that I was single and would still be single. You also saw through my dad's ruse of being your friend." The women said. The man added,
"Dusk, because of your knowledge of Kirikos, you knew that my injuries would have been fatal and would have killed me within seconds, you deducted that I wasn't who I was supposed to be and called it out. You three have passed the test." Hurray! I'm glad we've made it.
"Gon, because of your inhuman senses and your agility, you were able to deduct that the Kiriko you hit and the one you encounter were not the same person. With that in mind, you've passed the test." The mother said. Kurapika whispered to me,
"Can you tell the difference between the two?" I nodded my head and Kurapika looks at me incredulously.
"I have a photogenic memory, when the lady said who the dad was, I noticed the mark on his head and could distinguish between the two." I say, Dusk smiles at Kurapika, adding,
"It comes in handy a lot." I nod my head.
"We'll now take you guys to Zaban city." The daughter said. The siblings turned into their true form and everyone hitched a ride with them. Apparently, Kirikos can fly. The father took Dusk and I since he could hold us. The mom took Gon, The son took Kurapika and the daughter took Leorio. We arrived in Zaban city and followed the son to our destination.
Why are we in front of a steakhouse? A small one too…
