Sorry you guys i have been so busy with work and school I have had no time to write this. But here it is now.
chapter 25
"Before we proceed let's go over what we know about our enemy." Kurama suggested. "We know that there were seven of them to begin with. Yusuke took out doctor."
"And I did away with Sniper." The short guy put out.
"Yes." Suichi nodded. "Seven minus two leaves five."
"And Mitari's with us now which means just four." Botan finished.
"We know they'll head back to demons door cave." Suichi said. "That's where we will intercept them and retrieve Kuwabara."
"And Yumi." I added.
Yumi? The short guy beside me asked with a surprised look. "What are you talking about?"
Suichi looked down in guilt. "She was taken on the same day as Kuwabara."
The short guy's face contorted into anger. "God dammit!" He spat.
"We mustn't lose composure." Suichi informed him. "If we get upset we will only give them the advantage."
The short guy's face changed back to a normal scowl. "Who's getting upset?"
"Wait how do you know Yumi?" I asked. "Who exactly are you?"
"No one you need to concern yourself with." He answered dully.
I felt my temperature rise. "Excuse me?"
"Humph you heard me." He answered.
"You jerk!" I yelled.
"Now I know why you're voice annoys me." He looked me in the eyes. "You're the loud mouth wench who follows her around."
"Who do I follow you bastard?!" I screeched.
"Don't worry Carrie, Hiei's like that to everyone." Botan soothed.
I took her word for it, but one things for sure I hated this arrogant prick.
"Well if were done sittin on our asses patiently." Yusuke began.
"Stick a sock in it you impulsive twit." Genkai interrupted. "The tunnel opens in two days your sarcasm won't close it any faster."
"But that's two days earlier than our team was estimating." Botan argued.
They began discussing the possibilities of why the tunnel was growing, and decided to move onward before the gateway could expand. Kuwabara would never agree to help, so Suichi guessed they might have Gourmet eat him.
Genkai suggested we split into two groups. The first team( Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei) would scout out the cave, and if they all were killed there'd be at least some chance with a second team to win. Mitari was decided to go as well, since he knew the cave better than anyone.
They came back soon though, needing three people to move on.
"Hey can I come to?" I asked. "This is making me curious."
"I don't think." Suichi began.
"Fine but don't get in the way." Genkai interjected.
We followed a string of glowing flowers in the cave leaving Botan behind. We stopped in front of a huge red door donning the letter G.
"Best layed plans." Genkai complimented.
"Were more than seven." Yusuke announced. "Now where do we stick the quarter?"
"Welcome to Goblin city where you're team of seven heroes must clash iron with the evil goblin king." A voice blurted out. "And restore peace to the town."
The door opened with a blinding light as we entered. The room was wide and spacious with just a screen in the middle.
"Well were not in Mushiori anymore." Yusuke remarked.
"You're in my territory now." A squeaky voice said from the corner. "It sure took you long enough to find seven poeple. Seesh even I've got six friends."
"You're the boy who took Yumi." I realized.
"You're tellin me that that's the game master." Yusuke gaped. "But he's just a little pip squeak."
"I may be small." The kid smirked. "But when it comes to video games my talents huge. So lets play shall we?"
"So Urameshi how do you play this thing again?" Yano questioned.
"You really don't know jack about what normal people do." Yusuke raised a brow. "You see that big slot lookin machine over there." He pointed. "That picks the category, game type, and difficulty level."
"It's team work." Kurama explained. "Each of us seven heroes may play one game only. We must win four games to beat the Goblin King."
"Who is played by me." The kid finished. "But there one more thing, not only will you be fighting to get out of here, you'll also be fighting for the right to take the princess."
"Princess?!" Yusuke growled. "There's no princess in the goblin king!"
"Oh contrair." The kid wagged his finger. "It's my territory I can do what I want." The curtain beside him dropped, revealing an unconscious girl strapped in a chair.
"Yumi!" I cried. "What did you do to her?!"
Hiei drew his sword slightly from his sheath.
"Lets not make any rash moves." Suichi warned. "We have no idea what will happen if we attack."
"Don't worry she's perfectly fine." The kid waved. "Just out cold. Now stop doddling so I can pull the lever and we can play."
"Chill out kid give us a minute." Yusuke snapped.
"But i don't want to give you a minute." The kid argued. "This is my territory if I say I wanna play now, we play now."
"I'm really beginning to hate this kid." Yusuke grumbled.
"Never mind him." Suichi ordered. "Now who among us has played goblin city before?"
"Ooh I have, I have!" Yusuke raised his hand. "All the time."
"Me too, me too!" I copied him. "Totally!"
"I, as well." Kaito put out.
"I play it from time to time too." Mitari admitted.
"Excellent that's five of us including myself." Kurama smiled.
"Make that six." Genkai corrected.
"Were not talkin about pawn here grandma." Yusuke said.
"You think I've been playin solitaire the last fifty years?" She smirked.
"Alright so out of all of us here who has actually beaten the game?" Suichi brought up.
"Well to tell you the truth, I'm kind of hung up in the middle somewhere." Yusuke confessed.
"I've only beaten it once." I added.
"And I've only gotten to the ending just a couple of times." Genkai said modestly.
"You've really gotten that far granma?" Yusuke gaped. She held up a victory sighn.
"On my home system i can win 76% of the time." Kaito boasted. "But I'm sure that's no comparison to the success rate of the great Suichi. Is it?"
"No that's about my skill level." He answered truthfully.
"Damn." Yusuke cursed. "I really did set the record for sucking."
It was decided that Yusuke, Genkai, and Mitari would go the first rounds. Suichi and Kaito would then play the later rounds. One the fist round Mitari volunteered when tennis was spun. He won the match despite the kid constantly berating him.
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later in Carrie's point of view
The boy was going to die, just the same as his game counter part. Except this time it was real.
"Wait Suichi there must be a different way." I tried to say. "Even if he's on their side he's still just a kid."
"There is not." He answered. "And I'm not going to take a chance."
"I don't wanna die!" The kid cried.
"Suichi stop!" I yelled.
The boy collapsed and his heart beat stilled. Tears threatened to drop from my eyes. I rubbed them furiously. Who were the bad guys in this situation?
The straps holding Yumi up came undone, and she fell to the floor. I ran to pick her up, but my hands passed straight through her.
"What?" I asked confused.
"It was a decoy." I looked up to see Hiei beside me looking down at her. "The real one is obviously deeper in the cave."
The walls began to shake all around, and I dove away from the crumbling ceiling.
...
Yumi's point of view
An explosion sounded throughout the cave.
"What the heck was that?" Kuwbara perked up. "Is this a fault line?"
"It's game master." Gourmet answered. "Must have lost."
"I told ya so." Kuwabara said.
"I didn't think anybody could beat him at that game." Gourmet mused.
"Never underestimate the power of Urameshi and his crew." Kuwabara bragged. "Hey Sensui you hear that my friends whooped you're little pal's butt, and now their gunna let me out so I can whoop yours."
"Gourmet will you please shut that imbecile up I'm trying to watch a movie." Sensui ordered.
Gourmet obeyed Giving Kuwabara a swift kick in the face, and gagged his mouth.
"Sensui tell me something." I asked. "What happens when Amanuma loses."
"Simple." He chuckled. "He dies."
The air left my lungs, and tears brimmed my eyes. "You're a monster." I whispered.
"I thought you weren't going to lecture me." He mocked.
"It's not a lecture when it's the truth." I retorted.
He narrowed his eyes. "Gourmet on second thought shut the girl up too."
Gourmet moved towards me before Sensui held up a hand. "But only if she tries to get smart again."
...
Carrie
The room was no longer there, and in it's place was a small game console.
"Kurama don't blame yourself." Yusuke comforted.
"I have no regrets Yusuke." He walked onward. "Carrie go wait outside with Botan, and don't argue I'm not in the mood."
Hearing the absolute seriousness in his voice, I had no choice to comply. This was not calm tempered Suichi. He had reverted into someone else entirely.
"I don't know what to do I've never seen him like this before." Yusuke admitted.
"You two, let's resume the original plan, go outside and guard." Genaki ordered.
I paused before leaving. "You guys be careful."
"Hey don't worry." Yusuke gave a thumbs up.
I nodded and followed Yano and Kaito with the boy in his arms.
Up a head a figure came closer.
"Koenma." Genakai greeted.
This is the end of this chapter guys and again so sorry it took so long.