Team GrimsReaper is found!; 42-42-565
The following Sunday, in the center of their Hall City apartment, Team GrimsReaper lay of their bellies in a circle around Chibi.
She giggles as she runs from person to person (to "dog") and placing her hands on their faces. She toddles over to Reaper and leans against him. "Eepuh!" She says. Then she runs to Moon and does the same. "Mun!" She giggles. Then to Orgog, "Gogog!". Then to Grims, "Gimst!". Then to Janine, "Janine!"
The boys all sob into their arms.
"She… only… gets… Janine's… name… right…" Reaper wails.
"She's only three," Janine smiles and gets to her feet. She picks Chibi into her arms and kisses her forehead, making her giggle even more. "She can't get everyone's names right."
"But she adds a "t" to my name," Grims cries. "How does that make sense!?"
"Gimst!" Chibi repeats with more emphasis on the "t".
Grims cries oven louder.
"Come on, guys," Janine heads towards the door. "Let's head out into town. You guys are off from work today and it's a beautiful day! You want to go for a walk, Chibi?"
"Mun come too!" Chibi waves her hands around.
Moon lets out a long cry. They all slowly stand up and Reaper ties the leash around Orgog, "disguising" him as a normal dog. They head out the door and enter the elevator. Reaper cries once again when he sees Chibi twirling like a top to the sound of the music. No member of Team GrimsReaper can forget the day they found Chibi.
It was on their second week after they left the DWMA. The copy of Death's List was pointing out a twisted murderer hiding out in the alleys of the city they were staying in. They all went to hunt it and found it engaged in a battle. Chibi was jumping from trashcan to box to window to ladder like a monkey avoiding the jaws and fangs of the humanoid evil human. She only carried a short knife.
Reaper and Moon quickly jumped into action but were over powered by the strength the man possessed. It was Chibi that made the finishing blow, cutting into the man's neck when he bit into Reaper's shoulder. Chibi showed great concern for Reaper's injury and took Team GrimsReaper to her cardboard box home. They found her with tons of medical supplies and can and cans of food and water. Despite the semi-well living conditions for the three year old girl, Team GrimsReaper decided to take her in.
The elevator door opens up and Chibi grabs hold of Reaper's finger in her tiny hand and they walk across the lobby and out onto the nearly empty street.
"You know," Moon says. "It's unbelievable how much crime has been happening lately in this little city."
"It's good for us," Grims says. "We've gotten 7 more souls since Casper."
"You don't find it odd?" Moon asks.
"Don't ask me about anything being odd, Moon," Grims chuckles.
"Remember how much crime there was in Vegas?" Reaper says.
"Oh yeah, I remember," Moon grins. "Those ladies were so beautiful it was murdering me!"
"Don't talk about friggin' strip clubs in front of Chibi!" Janine frowns.
"She doesn't know what they are," Moon says.
"Mama was stipuh," Chibi says.
"You mama was stipuh?" Grims tilts his head in confusion.
"I'm afraid to translate for her," Janine sighs. "Just drop this conversation."
"Right," Reaper says. Chibi tugs oh his finger. "Yes?"
"How shoduh?" Chibi looks up into Reaper's eyes.
"My shoulder?" Reaper smiles. "It's fine."
"Check Band-Aid?" Chibi asks.
"Band-Aid's fine, don't worry little girl," Reaper says. Too cute. Chibi never forgot the injury Reaper received from that evil human.
As Team GrimsReaper turns around the corner of a building, something buzzes in Reaper's pocket.
"Moon, can you take Orgog's leash?" He asks handing the velvet cord to his partner. Moon takes it and Orgog runs over next to his leg.
Reaper reaches into his pocket and checks the ID number of the caller.
42-42-565
"Death the Kid," Reaper gasps and flips open his phone with one hand.
(Note: You can probably tell but this number is one greater than Lord Death's mirror number. I just made this number up for Kid)
"Reaper! Where are you!?" Kid's voice comes through the phone.
"Good to hear your voice," Reaper says. "Should I put you on speaker phone so the others can hear?"
"Sure sure sure, whatever," Kid spits out. Reaper looks around to make sure there is no one around. Luckily, this street is empty. He pressed a small button on the side of his phone so Kid's panicked breathing can be heard by the entire team.
"Alright, Kid, what's up? You sound worried," Reaper says.
"It's Death the Kid?" Janine asks.
"What's he want?" Grims asks.
"You're all in terrible danger!" Kid yells. "Get out of the city!"
"What!?" Moon gasps. "Wha… why?"
"Kid, does this have to do with the Kishin Wasteland?" Reaper asks.
"Yes," Kid says. "Just calm down and pay close attention to me!"
"Alright, we'll be really, really calm," Grims rolls his eyes.
"Okay, good, alright," Kid takes a deep breath and continues. "I was investigating the mysterious deaths of the students who took part in sealing the Kishin Wasteland. After 4 partnerships were killed I went with another group on their mission. And there I found out who was the killer. A girl named Crona and her Demon Sword!"
"A demon sword!" Janine yells. "Aren't those…"
"Yes," Kid says. "Be on the lookout for a girl with pink hair dressed in all black. She'll be talking a lot about dealing with things and some sort of act of revenge. I still don't know why but someone commanded her to hunt down everyone who worked to seal the Kishin Wasteland, and the three who killed Juniana."
Grims, Reaper, and Moon freeze. They were the ones who killed the necromancer.
"Who… who commanded… her to… do that?" Grims sputters.
"She said, and I quote: My mom told me to," Kid says. "Creepy, huh?"
"I'll say," Moon sighs.
"We'll be careful, Kid," Janine says.
"Oh my god! And one other thing!" Kid yells. "I just remembered! My father, Lord Death, he found y…"
The phone shatters in Reaper's hand as a yellow spear passes by his hand.
"What the hell is this!?" Reaper yells as he sees the spear, with its lightning bolt shaped point, lodged in the ground.
The spear sparks with electricity and changes form. It becomes a tall boy with short black hair and a spikey ponytail. He wears red visor over his eyes. He also wears an unbuttoned white jacket is over his blue shirt and white pants.
"Who are you?" Grims asks.
"My demon weapon," A voice calls out from the other end of the street. Team GrimsReaper turns to see a bald boy with two black portions of hair that spike up from his ears like horns. He also wears circular glasses white glasses. He wears a black sweater vest and tie under a white dress shirt with rolled up sleeves.
Two more figure turns around the corners of the buildings on either side of the boy. A girl wearing a green pleated skirt and light green sweater. She holds a black lantern in her gloved hand.
A dark skinned boy also approaches with two huge black gauntlets over his hands with the words pot of fire on one and pot of thunder on the other. He has black hair, a white t-shirt with a multicolored one protruding from the bottom. A black and white striped arm band wraps around his arms.
"Your weapon?" Moon asks to bald boy. He takes a look back at the expressionless boy behind him and then back at the group ahead of him. "Wait a second! I recognize you guys! Ox Ford and Harvar D. Éclair!" Moon points at the bald boy, Ox. "Kim Diehl and Jacqueline O. Lantern Dupré!" Moon points to the pink haired girl, Kim. "And Kilik Rung, and the Pots of Fire and Thunder!" Moon points the slouching boy, Kilik.
"I don't really remember you much," Kilik says.
"I'm not even sure how I remember all of you," Moon holds a hand to his head. "I think I saw Kim and Jacqueline in the girls shower room… I mean…"
"Oh yeah," Kim growls. "I remember you now!"
"What are you guys doing here?" Grims asks.
"I hope it's to replace my phone," Reaper frowns.
"You're Grims, right?" Ox asks.
"Yeah," Grims says. "You probably remember me because of my condition."
"Don't even think about making fun of my partner!" Janine yells.
"I definitely remember you," Ox says. "You were almost as smart as me!"
"Smarter," Janine frowns.
"Why are you all here?" Reaper asks.
Ox chuckles and raises his glasses with his finger.
"What's so funny?" Grims asks.
"We're were sent here by Lord Death to return you to the DWMA," Harvar says.
"You can't!" Gangster Grims throws a punch at Harvar. He grabs his fast and throws Grims down, then runs to his meister.
"Why?" Reaper asks.
"So you don't release some sort of kishin witch into the world," Kilik says.
"You can't just kidnap us!" Janine yells.
"We have to, sorry," Kim says.
"Psst, Moon," Reaper steps so his face is next to Moon's ear. He discretely whispers, "I can see Kim's soul. She's a witch. Stay quiet about this, I don't think her friends know."
"Right," Moon relies.
"Kim," The lantern whispers. "I think Reaper knows."
Kim grits her teeth.
"Either you guys can come quietly or we'll take you down by force!" Kilik says, slamming his fist into his other gauntlet.
"You'll have to catch us first," Moon taunts.
Harvar disappears in a bolt of lightning and reforms as Ox's spear.
"Pot of Fire!" Kilik winds up with one gauntlet. "Triple F!"
A wave of fire shoots from the end of the pot and soars at Team Grims Reaper. Janine scoops Chibi into her arms and takes off with Orgog. Grims runs away with Reaper and Moon, who has just turned into his weapon form.
"The hunt is on!" Ox yells and charges into the smoke with the others.