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A/N: Well the last chapter pretty much explains how some other worlds are connected to Kagome's and it was really fun coming up with the genealogy of the family even if some of it didn't fit totally. Sorry it took so long to update. Now on with the story.

Yusuke- 21 years old

Caged

450 Years Later — Spirit World, Koenma's Office

"In a castle a beautiful princess sleeps eternally, pure of heart and beauty divine. Imprisoned by a fire-breathing monster, none may pass him. Caged by the monster none strong enough to give her respite. However, there shall come a day when a powerful group of warriors shall defeat the monster and free the princess from its clutches. But beware the curse, for should the warriors fail heir souls shall forever be lost within the castle walls..." Blue Ogre, Koenma's assistant finished reciting the story to the spirit detectives handing the scroll back to the ruler of the spirit world.

Koenma rolled the old scroll back up.

"Ahem," he cleared his throat behind his pacifier, "based off of what what we know this castle is high in the mountains of the demon world. The lower half of the mountain is home to some A class demons that shouldn't be underestimated, along with a large barrier protecting the castle itself. The barrier dissipates every fifty years and allows a few to enter to try and challenge the beast, but none have succeeded. Once you get past the barrier everything that is know is sort of hearsay. Based off of what we got, the place changes to fit the challengers. Some have reported in the past it was a volcanic fortress before being killed by the beast, but some say it was like an eery dungeon, or a wasteland, devoid of life. Now your mission is to—"

"Wait one damn minute ya little BABY, I'm on vacation," Yusuke yelled, having been summoned in the middle of his date with his fiance, with whom he had almost made it to third base with if Koenma hadn't made Botan grabbed him.

'Even though we've been with each other for so long, Keiko wants to wait till were married.'

Kuwabara on the other hand bonked Yusuke on the head, "Don't you see there's a gal out there being kept prisoner, we have to save her! It's a man's duty to save defenseless girls!"

"What is my sister not enough for you now punk," Hiei who had albeit, grudgingly accepted when the ex-yankee started dating his sister; he still riled him up here and there. However, much to the chagrin of Keiko who had been engaged longer, Yukina and him were to be married in the spring. Kuwabara was babbling now about how none could compare to Yukina and how he would cherish her forever.

"My Keiko is way cuter," Yusuke mumbled, causing both Hiei and Kuwabara to turn on him.

Kurama who had been sipping his tea, knew he had to be the sensible one.

Despite it being many three years since the 2nd Makai tournament, Team Urameshi still seemed as childish as ever. Yusuke and Keiko hadn't decided on a wedding date. Kuwabara and Yukina were getting ready to tie the knot. Hiei was Hiei. And he had finished his nursing degree. Despite the jokes his team made, he was proud of his other job, even if Yoko often scoffed at what he called "woman's work" he loved taking care of others.

"While I must agree with Kuwabara that it is important, may I ask why now," Kurama asked.

Koenma sighed, moving from his seat to the open window that had a great view of the spirit world.

"As I said every fifty years the barrier drops to allow in challengers, well in two weeks that barrier will drop and I need you all to go in and rescue the princess. This mission has been commissioned by a low-level ruler in the part of Makai that is still separated from the rest of the human world. It is imperative that you save her, as the funds are necessary considering Urameshi destroyed two buildings the other week dealing with that building in Kyoto," he growled out the last part, shooting a glare Yusuke's way.

"Hey! It wasn't my fault that shitfucker was the one who jumped out of the building into the next one. I simply followed in pursuit." Yusuke tried to defend himself, but Koenma wasn't having it.

"Be that as it may now that humans are aware of demons, the Spirit World is now the intermediary for many of the damages made demons and supernatural creatures. And given that you're my spirit detective the bill falls on me; so you'll travel to Kirei Mountain and dispose of the beast and save the princess, or I'll have it taken out of Keiko's paycheck again."

Yusuke gulped.

Keiko refused to not be a part of his life, so she worked part-time as a secretary for the spirit detectives doing paperwork on their missions and other stuff for the spirit world. Last time the spirit ruler had docked his damages from Keiko's paycheck she'd refused to even spend an hour in the same room as him, even avoided looking at him when they were in class together. Living without Keiko's hugs and kisses he had realized was something he couldn't do.

"Fine," he bit out.

Ogre took over informing them that it would take a week on foot and half to get to Kirei mountain and dealing with the various A- class demons should be easy enough for them. After giving them gear, Botan was summoned to deliver them as close as possible to their destination.

"I don't get it, why not just drop us off at the top," Yusuke crossed his arms over his chest.

Boton explained, "Because of there are two barriers. One at the top of the mountain and the one three days journey outwards from the mountain in all directions. It will cancel out your spiritual and demonic abilities and they will not work until you're on the mountain. A huge forest is mainly what will take time to get through as you can not travel above it, or around it and must travel though it. I can go as far as the forest line but any more and I'd be unable to.

All in all the mission sounded complicated that it seemed hard, but the sooner he finished the sooner he could get back to Keiko.

Yusuke could already imagine the argument to come.

"Good you all better get to it then," Koenma said, already having returned to his desk and was stamping away at papers once more.

TO BE CONTINUED. Review tell me what you think.