A/N: The time has come...for Chapter 4! ^_^ I don't really have anything
special to say this time, but I will say one thing to one of my reviewers:
To the person who said that there is no way Kurama and Hiei could have a relationship......I laugh hysterically at you. :p j/k But seriously, it's only TOO obvious. Just read some of the YYH doujiinshi...you'll see what I mean. ~_O Alrighty then, enough chit chat. Chapter 4...GO!
No Rest For the Weary and They're Coming To Get You...
*TIME: 8:00 P.M.*
Out in a slightly secluded area in the woods, nearby some neighborhoods, the foursome of trick-or-treaters rested by a fire Kurama made. Hiei and Kurama were very thankful that the young demi-saiyans actually wanted to take a break.
"I suppose even their stomachs have limitations," Kurama said as he yawned. Goten and Trunks were sitting on a log, rocking back and forth and acting silly.
"Nyah nyah nyah..." The two were obviously very high on sugar. Trunks looked at the two youkais just sitting there and snickered. "Heh, hey Goten...that Kurama-dude looks kinda like a girl, doesn't he?"
Goten's sub-consciously nodded his head. "Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh..." Kurama frowned and rested his head in his palm. Trunks let his tounge fall out of his mouth, which Hiei found to be disgusting.
"Then, wouldn't it be funny to see them two make out?" Trunks slurred.
"....." Kurama and Hiei twitched angrily. Goten nodded sub-consiously again. "Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh...let's make 'em kissy kissy!"
"UH..HEY!!" Hiei snarled at the two boys. But, they got up anyway. Goten went over to Kurama and Trunks went to Hiei. They started to push them closer together.
"KISSY KISSY! KISSY KISSY! KISSY KISSY!"
Kurama and Hiei frantically tried to push back on Goten and Trunks, but they found it to be quite difficult. "STOP PUSHING ME, YOU SICKLING!" Hiei shook angrily as he tried to push Trunks away. On the other hand, Kurama was politely asking Goten to stop.
"GO ON, KISSY KISSY!" Trunks giggled and stuck his tounge out at Hiei. Hiei growled, and without even realizing it, he reached for his katana. Kurama noticed this.
"Hiei, stop!!!" But by the time he said this, Hiei had already drawn the blade and slashed at Trunks. A surprised Trunks side-stepped it, but it grazed the side of his face, making a small cut. Hiei was shocked for two reasons. One, he had nearly cut down an 8 year old boy. And two, Trunks managed to avoid him, and Hiei is well known for his speed with his katana.
Trunks saw the cut on his face and touched it. His eyes started to well up with tears.
"I...uh..." Kurama, who had gotten Goten off him, scolded Hiei. "How could you do such a thing to a child?! Apologize!"
"What?!" Kurama shook his head. "Don't even make an excuse. Apologize now." Hiei just stared at Kurama, then he regained his composure. "Why should I? He started it." Trunks' eyes were swelling up more now. He was hurt by how Hiei was acting.
Kurama held a fist in Hiei's face. "YOU ARE SO INSENSITIVE!! NOW, APOLOGIZE!" Hiei stepped back from Kurama. Kurama took in a breath, then he glanced at the ground and smirked. "Or, would you prefer me to get YOKOU to come out? I'm sure HE would persuade you well enough..."
Hiei shuddered. He knew how strong Kurama was as Yokou Kurama, and he did not favor having to face him. He stuttered, "A-alright. I'll apologize." Kurama grinned. "Very good. Do it...NOW."
Hiei gulped and slowly got in front of Trunks. He had never actually apologized to a person before. Trunks noticed his presence and managed to look up at him. Hiei stuttered.
"W-what? G-gonna try and c-cut me again?..." Trunks said in tears. Hiei cleared his throat. "N-no...I'm not. I'm just going to say...that...I..am...sorry."
Hiei just stared blankly for a moment, hardly believing that he had just done that. Trunks tears slowly went away, and he smiled. "Really? Thank you!" Without warning, Trunks hugged Hiei. Hiei's eyes opened in shock, as he became very uncomfortable.
"We won'ts make you kissy kissy again! No kissy kissy for you!" Hiei smiled nervously. "That's good, but..." Hiei's face went crimson. "...could you please get off me."
"Oh...right." Trunks let go of Hiei, and he ran over to Goten, who was running across the log sideways, making it spin. "C'MON TRUNKS, YOU TRY!"
Trunks' eyes lit up. "WHOAH! THAT LOOKS SO COOL!" Trunks hopped onto the log and started running as well. The two laughed and made the log roll forward. They rolled right over the fire, turning the log into a burning blaze of wood. The boys didn't seem to notice, and they headed towards Hiei and Kurama.
"Eee!" Hiei and Kurama's eyes bugged out when this little game started.
"HEADS UP!" the boys called out. Hiei and Kurama quickly turned around and ran in the other direction, but Goten and Trunks were hot on their heels. The group sped off through the forest. But, back in the small grove they had just left, about five or so skeletons plowed through the bushes. Then a zombie rose up from the ground. The creatures moaned and groaned. They appeared to be upset that there was no one there.
In the Yu Yu Hakusho area of the world, Yusuke and Kuwabara stood within the streets of their town. Yusuke glanced at Kuwabara.
"So what's the word? Got anything?" Yusuke asked. Kuwabara was sweating. "Yeah, I'm positive there's something here. I've been getting the "tickle" feeling worse then ever since we got back to Earth."
Yusuke nodded. "But where are they? I don't see a thing."
"Neither do I, but I can FEEL them. They're everywhere, everywhere around us. They're just cooped up in the shadows," Kuwabara growled, "I don't see why! Why don't they just come out so we can kick their asses?!"
Yusuke's attention suddenly went to the side when he heard a scream. "Maybe they're not ALL cooped up yet! Look there!" Kuwabara turned to where Yusuke ment. Two young trick-or-treaters were running from three ghosts that were chasing them. "It's spirit-whoopin' time!"
The two spirit detectives ran over to the ghosts. When the ghosts saw them, they ignored the two kids and went for the new victims.
"HYAH!" Kuwabara punched the first ghost hard, but his fist went right through him. "Huh?!"
"...REI GUN!" Kuwabara heard Yusuke yell this, and he turned to see Yusuke destroying one of the ghosts with his Rei Gun. "They're ghosts, idiot, punches and kicks don't phase them! So make yourself useful and use some spirit energy!" (A/N: I just feel like using the original name for the Spirit Gun in this story. Don't ask me why. :p)
Kuwabara cracked his knuckles. "Uh...right." Then he threw one arm up into the air and shouted, "REI KEN!!!" Kuwabara's familiar sword of energy formed in that hand. With a grunt, Kuwa swung down on a ghost that was charging at him, slicing it in half. "Yeah, that's the way!" Kuwabara exclaimed. Now confident again, he rushed forward, slicing the other ghost in the same way.
Yusuke scratched his nose. "That was a little TOO easy..."
"OOF!" Yusuke turned in surprise, just in time to see a tiny goblin punching Kuwabara in the gut. Kuwabara staggered backward, looking pissed. "You....that was a cheap shot! Jerk!...eep!"
Kuwabara noticed that there was a whole little army of goblins behind the first one. Yusuke grinned. "It seems some of our hosts have finally decided to appear."
Kuwabara grinned as well and dispersed his Rei Ken. "These guys are about to receive a real ass-kickin'."
With that, Kuwabara and Yusuke charged forward. They began punching and kicking the goblins, who were barely able to defend themselves. The little demons piled up on top of Yusuke, trying to bring him down. "Urameshi! Hang on!" Kuwabara ran to Yusuke's aid, knocking the goblins off him. After a few minutes of this, the goblins lay defeated.
"Very good..." Yusuke wiped his hands. Suddenly, Yusuke felt an uprising beneath him. White smoke rose into the air, and the ghosts they had just defeated before reformed.
"Wha?..." Yusuke stuttered. Kuwabara's eyes widened in shock, his mouth hanging open as well. All of the goblins were standing back up. They snickered. One of them stuck his tounge out at Kuwa. "Uh! They can die, can't they?!"
As he said this, even more ghosts appeared in the air with the other ghosts. Yusuke growled. "That's it! No one makes a fool of the Spirit Detective!" Yusuke began to charge up his spirit energy. He brought one hand into a fist and held it with the other hand.
"SHOUTO GUN!!!!!" Yusuke fired a mad barrage of his Shouto Gun on the ghosts in the air. They all opened their mouths in surprise as they were disintegrated into nothing. Meanwhile, Kuwabara was slicing the goblins like crazy with one Rei Ken in each hand. "Take this! And that!! Oh, don't worry, you'll get some TOO!! Hiyah!"
At the Halloween party at Videl's, a battered and bruised Vegeta and Bulma sat on the couch in the main room. Vegeta growled at Bulma, "Damn onna, why didn't you help me?"
Bulma shot back at him, "I would have if Krillin and Yamcha weren't kicking me in the shin!" (A/N: Everyone had decided to beat up Bulma as well, since she made Vegeta's "Cell suit" ^_^)
The two sighed and stared out into space, looking glum. Some funky music was playing, and all the others started to do a conga line right around the couch. Vegeta and Bulma were either oblivious or just didn't care. Once the group had passed after about five minutes of conga, Bulma stood up.
"Well, I'm going to fix up my costume. I'm sure Videl's house has a sewing room somewhere..." Vegeta grunted. "Knock yourself out. I don't care." Bulma slapped Vegeta in the head playfully, then she walked up the stairs of the house. Vegeta growled. *Why does she always have to be so playful like that?*
The sayian prince suddenly smirked. *She KNOWS it turns me on...* With that, Vegeta got up slowly and walked slowly to the stairs.
In Rekai, Koenma was dialing a number on a phone. *Now...what's his 'mind' number?...oh yes...* Koenma continued dialing. Then he waited as he heard the phone start to ring.
Elsewhere, in Otherworld, Supreme Kai was in a deep meditative stance on his home planet. Old Kai was nowhere to be found at the time. Supreme Kai shuddered, then his eyes opened in surprise. *What's this? Someone's trying to contact my mind?*
Supreme Kai concentrated for a moment. *Yes, go ahead. Who is this?*
*Um, uh...did I get through?...AH YES!* Supreme Kai nearly fell over from Koenma's large tone. *Sir, please don't speak so loudly. I can hear you just fine.*
*Yes, of course you can, my fault. *cough cough* Now then, you are the Supreme Kai, correct? I am Koenma, son of the great Enma Daio.*
Supreme Kai blinked. *Enma Daio? Erm...yes, he has mentioned a son before. Why is it you wish to speak with me?*
Koenma stuttered nervously. *Well...there's trouble in Rekai. Something involving the dead.* Supreme Kai raised his eyes at this. *Trouble with the dead?*
*Y-yes sir. The Makai, which holds many demons of all classes, has been completely stripped of all creatures.* Supreme Kai twitched at this.
*It's possible sir, that they've gone down to Earth. Escaped the Makai and gone there, somehow.*
Supreme Kai remained silent. Then he spoke up. *That does seem odd...why would the dead suddenly return to life?...*
*Oh, but it's not those creatures that concern me!* Koenma exclaimed, *It's the stronger demons that worry me. If they were to return to Earth...*
Supreme Kai shuddered at the thought of beings like Majin Buu or Cell returning to Earth. Koenma continued. *The point is, I wanted you to check something.*
*And what would that be?*
*I've...had this terrible feeling that this horrible misfortune has fallen on your spirit dimension as well. Could you please check to see if all the strong beings in YOUR world are still there?*
Supreme Kai stood up. *Y-yes...yes of course. This situation is indeed quite dangerous...I should look up on it immediately.*
*So you'll check?*
*Yes. Stay on the line, I'll be not long.*
At that, Supreme Kai used his form of the Instantaneous Movement, and disappeared. He reappeared in HFIL. Supreme Kai scowled. "To think that I, a great KAI, has ever had to come to a place like this..."
"AH! The Supreme Kaio!" Supreme Kai turned to the direction of the voice. He saw Mez, the red demon of HFIL. Mez bent on his knees and pleaded, "Oh Supreme Kai, please don't lock me up! Don't punish me! It wasn't my fault, I swear! I don't know how it happened!!"
Supreme Kai began to sweat. "N-no, you're not in trouble, demon. But what are you talking about? What happened?" Mez stood back on his feet. "F- follow me, s-sir."
Mez led the Supreme Kai into a small mountain of spikes in the near area. Supreme Kai yelped as his arm scraped against one of the spikes jutting from the walls. Eventually, they came to a room with a cage. An empty cage.
"T-this is the problem, sir." Supreme Kai scratched his chin. "But this is an empty cage. What's the problem with that?"
Mez's legs trembled as he managed to say, "T-this is the c-cage that we kept all of the s-strong bad g-guys in..." Supreme Kai's eyes widened.
"And...w-where are they?..."
"T-they...they all...disappeared. Gone w-without a trace..."
Supreme Kai's mouth fell open in shock. He staggered to his knees. "A- are...are you sure?" Mez nodded. "I'm p-positive, sir. G-Goz saw it happen with his own eyes, he did. They were there one moment, then they disappeared into thin air. Well, actually, they sort of turned into smoke and floated out of the cage, THEN they disappeared.
Supreme Kai was too much in shock to listen to Mez anymore. *No...oh no, that Koenma guy was right...I can't believe I didn't find out about this sooner...*
*What was that? Did you check?*
Supreme Kai looked up in surprise from hearing Koenma again. *Y-yes, I did. I'm afraid you were right...they're gone.*
Koenma could be heard trembling. *Then it is as I feared...perhaps the promise was remembered after all...*
*Promise? What promise? What are you talking about?*
*No, there's no time to explain. We need to get cracking on this predicament, find a way to get them all back.*
Supreme Kai nodded. *Of course. I shall consult with the other Kais immediately. This is a grave night for Earth, and we must fiind a way to prevent it! I'll talk with you later...* Supreme Kai sighed. Then he noticed Mez staring at him.
"Are you alright, sir? Were you speaking with someone?" Supreme Kai turned red, then he stood up. "No...just thinking. Thank you for giving me this information, demon. It shall be reported right away."
Mez grinned nervously. "Y-yeah, you need ta' get them villains back! And oh, when they're in this cage once again...they'll get what's comin' to 'em..." Mez then noticed that Supreme Kai had already left. He pouted, "No one ever pays attention to me anymore..."
Back at Videl's party, things were beginning to settle down. Well, almost.
"Alright Gohan, I've had enough waiting. Where are Goten and Trunks?"
Gohan scratched his head nervously. "Goten and Trunks?..." Chi-Chi yelled at her son. "YES! They came here early, remember? Now where are they?"
Gohan stuttered, "I-I'm sure they're around somewhere..." Just then, Gohan felt two hands rest on his head. Gohan looked up, knowing who to expect. "Well then, go find them," Videl said with a smirk.
Gohan pushed her hands off and stood up. "Why? They'll probably come out here eventually..." To himself, Gohan thought, *Just 15 more minutes...15 more minutes and their time will be up...* Gohan instantly became afraid. He had just remembered that ever since they bonded, Videl was sometimes able to hear his thoughts. Much to his displeasure, Videl was grinning.
"What was that, Gohan?" Gohan smiled nervously. "What? I didn't say a thing..." Videl suddenly grabbed Gohan's shirt and pulled him close. She whispered in his ear, "If you know what's good for you...you'll show us where they are. Right now. Hai, Gohan-kun?"
Gohan had a dreamy look in his eyes from the feel of Videl talking in his ear. Videl frowned at this, and shook Gohan. "Hai?" she said once again, more demandingly. Gohan nodded nervously. "Okay, okay...c'mon. They should be back in the house somewhere..."
Gohan turned and began to walk down the hallway deeper into Videl's huge home. Videl and Chi-Chi followed. Videl smirked as they walked. *Come now, Gohan. You know they aren't back here. They aren't even in the house, are they?*
*I swear, if you tell...*
*Don't worry, I won't tell...yet.* Gohan growled, but he trudged on anyway.
Meanwhile, upstairs, Bulma was sitting on the bed of one of the many rooms in the house. She had found a sewing basket there and was trying to fix her suit. She was doing it near the open window though, since for some reason, the electricity in the room was busted.
"Brr...it's so chilly in here..." Bulma shivered. The room was awfully quiet as the door creaked back and forth ever so quietly. Outside, the eerie glow of the moon shown through the window, illuminating the dark room.
Bulma nervously continued sewing. "Gosh, this place is creepy at night." Suddenly, the door opened slowly with a loud creak. Bulma turned in surprise. The familiar shape of Cell slowly entered the room.
Bulma smirked. "What do you want, Vegeta?" She walked over to her sayian prince. "You bored of the partying too?"
The 'Cell' said nothing. It just stared at Bulma. Bulma then noticed that he was looking kind of pale. "Why is your costume all faded? It makes you look like an actual "ghost" of Cell." Bulma laughed. She still received no response. The 'Cell" scratched his nose.
"So...you wanna take a quick 'rest' before we go back down there?" Bulma asked playfully. She began to get annoyed when she received no answer. "Alright, Veggie, enough of the big, tough, Cell act. Take that mask off too, it's getting kinda creepy."
Bulma slowly reached up and grabbed the sides of his head. She pulled up. For some reason, the head did not come off. Bulma started to grunt as she pulled harder. "Ugh...what'd you do? Get super glue on it?"
Just then, the Cell smirked. A very EVIL smirk. It chuckled at Bulma's attempts, just as Bulma was beginning to give up. She was getting scared.
"V-veggie...why can't I get the mask off?...Veggie?..." Bulma started to back away, but the Cell walked closer. Soon, Bulma was backed against the wall. (A/N: Don't get any ideas, hentais! ~_O)
The Cell grinned and grabbed Bulma by the head, lifting her into the air. Bulma was now staring at him with a look of plain horror. Then a simple phrase was spoken:
"...We're coming...coming to get you...all of you..."
Bulma said nothing, her face becoming panic-stricken.
"...This night...holds for us...revenge..."
Then another thing was said, or should I say 'yelled'? But it was not the Cell this time. A blood-curdling shriek ran out through the house. Everyone took notice. "What was that?" Gohan exclaimed.
"It sounded like Bulma!" Yamcha said. Goku eyes lowered. "Let's go see what's wrong!" The group ran up the stairs to find where Bulma was. Gohan, Videl, and Chi-Chi did the same from their area of the house.
As Bulma screamed, the Cell grinned, and slowly dissolved into smoke, quickly disappearing. Just then, someone ran into the doorway.
"Onna! What happened?!" Vegeta was standing there. Bulma knew it was him because he didn't have his Cell head on. Then all of the other Z Warriors piled up outside of the room, looking in on the frightened Bulma.
Goku spoke up. "Bulma. Did something scare you? What was it?"
Bulma sat down on the bed, muttering something incoherent. Then she spoke.
"I...I saw...Cell..."
A/N: Oooo, cliffy! I'll bet you're just dying to see what happens next! ^_^ Now I'm happy, 'cause the really good part of the story is coming up! But you'll just have to wait...oh well. If you want it to come faster, it's easy! Just click! The more click, the faster it comes. ^_^
To the person who said that there is no way Kurama and Hiei could have a relationship......I laugh hysterically at you. :p j/k But seriously, it's only TOO obvious. Just read some of the YYH doujiinshi...you'll see what I mean. ~_O Alrighty then, enough chit chat. Chapter 4...GO!
No Rest For the Weary and They're Coming To Get You...
*TIME: 8:00 P.M.*
Out in a slightly secluded area in the woods, nearby some neighborhoods, the foursome of trick-or-treaters rested by a fire Kurama made. Hiei and Kurama were very thankful that the young demi-saiyans actually wanted to take a break.
"I suppose even their stomachs have limitations," Kurama said as he yawned. Goten and Trunks were sitting on a log, rocking back and forth and acting silly.
"Nyah nyah nyah..." The two were obviously very high on sugar. Trunks looked at the two youkais just sitting there and snickered. "Heh, hey Goten...that Kurama-dude looks kinda like a girl, doesn't he?"
Goten's sub-consciously nodded his head. "Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh..." Kurama frowned and rested his head in his palm. Trunks let his tounge fall out of his mouth, which Hiei found to be disgusting.
"Then, wouldn't it be funny to see them two make out?" Trunks slurred.
"....." Kurama and Hiei twitched angrily. Goten nodded sub-consiously again. "Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh...let's make 'em kissy kissy!"
"UH..HEY!!" Hiei snarled at the two boys. But, they got up anyway. Goten went over to Kurama and Trunks went to Hiei. They started to push them closer together.
"KISSY KISSY! KISSY KISSY! KISSY KISSY!"
Kurama and Hiei frantically tried to push back on Goten and Trunks, but they found it to be quite difficult. "STOP PUSHING ME, YOU SICKLING!" Hiei shook angrily as he tried to push Trunks away. On the other hand, Kurama was politely asking Goten to stop.
"GO ON, KISSY KISSY!" Trunks giggled and stuck his tounge out at Hiei. Hiei growled, and without even realizing it, he reached for his katana. Kurama noticed this.
"Hiei, stop!!!" But by the time he said this, Hiei had already drawn the blade and slashed at Trunks. A surprised Trunks side-stepped it, but it grazed the side of his face, making a small cut. Hiei was shocked for two reasons. One, he had nearly cut down an 8 year old boy. And two, Trunks managed to avoid him, and Hiei is well known for his speed with his katana.
Trunks saw the cut on his face and touched it. His eyes started to well up with tears.
"I...uh..." Kurama, who had gotten Goten off him, scolded Hiei. "How could you do such a thing to a child?! Apologize!"
"What?!" Kurama shook his head. "Don't even make an excuse. Apologize now." Hiei just stared at Kurama, then he regained his composure. "Why should I? He started it." Trunks' eyes were swelling up more now. He was hurt by how Hiei was acting.
Kurama held a fist in Hiei's face. "YOU ARE SO INSENSITIVE!! NOW, APOLOGIZE!" Hiei stepped back from Kurama. Kurama took in a breath, then he glanced at the ground and smirked. "Or, would you prefer me to get YOKOU to come out? I'm sure HE would persuade you well enough..."
Hiei shuddered. He knew how strong Kurama was as Yokou Kurama, and he did not favor having to face him. He stuttered, "A-alright. I'll apologize." Kurama grinned. "Very good. Do it...NOW."
Hiei gulped and slowly got in front of Trunks. He had never actually apologized to a person before. Trunks noticed his presence and managed to look up at him. Hiei stuttered.
"W-what? G-gonna try and c-cut me again?..." Trunks said in tears. Hiei cleared his throat. "N-no...I'm not. I'm just going to say...that...I..am...sorry."
Hiei just stared blankly for a moment, hardly believing that he had just done that. Trunks tears slowly went away, and he smiled. "Really? Thank you!" Without warning, Trunks hugged Hiei. Hiei's eyes opened in shock, as he became very uncomfortable.
"We won'ts make you kissy kissy again! No kissy kissy for you!" Hiei smiled nervously. "That's good, but..." Hiei's face went crimson. "...could you please get off me."
"Oh...right." Trunks let go of Hiei, and he ran over to Goten, who was running across the log sideways, making it spin. "C'MON TRUNKS, YOU TRY!"
Trunks' eyes lit up. "WHOAH! THAT LOOKS SO COOL!" Trunks hopped onto the log and started running as well. The two laughed and made the log roll forward. They rolled right over the fire, turning the log into a burning blaze of wood. The boys didn't seem to notice, and they headed towards Hiei and Kurama.
"Eee!" Hiei and Kurama's eyes bugged out when this little game started.
"HEADS UP!" the boys called out. Hiei and Kurama quickly turned around and ran in the other direction, but Goten and Trunks were hot on their heels. The group sped off through the forest. But, back in the small grove they had just left, about five or so skeletons plowed through the bushes. Then a zombie rose up from the ground. The creatures moaned and groaned. They appeared to be upset that there was no one there.
In the Yu Yu Hakusho area of the world, Yusuke and Kuwabara stood within the streets of their town. Yusuke glanced at Kuwabara.
"So what's the word? Got anything?" Yusuke asked. Kuwabara was sweating. "Yeah, I'm positive there's something here. I've been getting the "tickle" feeling worse then ever since we got back to Earth."
Yusuke nodded. "But where are they? I don't see a thing."
"Neither do I, but I can FEEL them. They're everywhere, everywhere around us. They're just cooped up in the shadows," Kuwabara growled, "I don't see why! Why don't they just come out so we can kick their asses?!"
Yusuke's attention suddenly went to the side when he heard a scream. "Maybe they're not ALL cooped up yet! Look there!" Kuwabara turned to where Yusuke ment. Two young trick-or-treaters were running from three ghosts that were chasing them. "It's spirit-whoopin' time!"
The two spirit detectives ran over to the ghosts. When the ghosts saw them, they ignored the two kids and went for the new victims.
"HYAH!" Kuwabara punched the first ghost hard, but his fist went right through him. "Huh?!"
"...REI GUN!" Kuwabara heard Yusuke yell this, and he turned to see Yusuke destroying one of the ghosts with his Rei Gun. "They're ghosts, idiot, punches and kicks don't phase them! So make yourself useful and use some spirit energy!" (A/N: I just feel like using the original name for the Spirit Gun in this story. Don't ask me why. :p)
Kuwabara cracked his knuckles. "Uh...right." Then he threw one arm up into the air and shouted, "REI KEN!!!" Kuwabara's familiar sword of energy formed in that hand. With a grunt, Kuwa swung down on a ghost that was charging at him, slicing it in half. "Yeah, that's the way!" Kuwabara exclaimed. Now confident again, he rushed forward, slicing the other ghost in the same way.
Yusuke scratched his nose. "That was a little TOO easy..."
"OOF!" Yusuke turned in surprise, just in time to see a tiny goblin punching Kuwabara in the gut. Kuwabara staggered backward, looking pissed. "You....that was a cheap shot! Jerk!...eep!"
Kuwabara noticed that there was a whole little army of goblins behind the first one. Yusuke grinned. "It seems some of our hosts have finally decided to appear."
Kuwabara grinned as well and dispersed his Rei Ken. "These guys are about to receive a real ass-kickin'."
With that, Kuwabara and Yusuke charged forward. They began punching and kicking the goblins, who were barely able to defend themselves. The little demons piled up on top of Yusuke, trying to bring him down. "Urameshi! Hang on!" Kuwabara ran to Yusuke's aid, knocking the goblins off him. After a few minutes of this, the goblins lay defeated.
"Very good..." Yusuke wiped his hands. Suddenly, Yusuke felt an uprising beneath him. White smoke rose into the air, and the ghosts they had just defeated before reformed.
"Wha?..." Yusuke stuttered. Kuwabara's eyes widened in shock, his mouth hanging open as well. All of the goblins were standing back up. They snickered. One of them stuck his tounge out at Kuwa. "Uh! They can die, can't they?!"
As he said this, even more ghosts appeared in the air with the other ghosts. Yusuke growled. "That's it! No one makes a fool of the Spirit Detective!" Yusuke began to charge up his spirit energy. He brought one hand into a fist and held it with the other hand.
"SHOUTO GUN!!!!!" Yusuke fired a mad barrage of his Shouto Gun on the ghosts in the air. They all opened their mouths in surprise as they were disintegrated into nothing. Meanwhile, Kuwabara was slicing the goblins like crazy with one Rei Ken in each hand. "Take this! And that!! Oh, don't worry, you'll get some TOO!! Hiyah!"
At the Halloween party at Videl's, a battered and bruised Vegeta and Bulma sat on the couch in the main room. Vegeta growled at Bulma, "Damn onna, why didn't you help me?"
Bulma shot back at him, "I would have if Krillin and Yamcha weren't kicking me in the shin!" (A/N: Everyone had decided to beat up Bulma as well, since she made Vegeta's "Cell suit" ^_^)
The two sighed and stared out into space, looking glum. Some funky music was playing, and all the others started to do a conga line right around the couch. Vegeta and Bulma were either oblivious or just didn't care. Once the group had passed after about five minutes of conga, Bulma stood up.
"Well, I'm going to fix up my costume. I'm sure Videl's house has a sewing room somewhere..." Vegeta grunted. "Knock yourself out. I don't care." Bulma slapped Vegeta in the head playfully, then she walked up the stairs of the house. Vegeta growled. *Why does she always have to be so playful like that?*
The sayian prince suddenly smirked. *She KNOWS it turns me on...* With that, Vegeta got up slowly and walked slowly to the stairs.
In Rekai, Koenma was dialing a number on a phone. *Now...what's his 'mind' number?...oh yes...* Koenma continued dialing. Then he waited as he heard the phone start to ring.
Elsewhere, in Otherworld, Supreme Kai was in a deep meditative stance on his home planet. Old Kai was nowhere to be found at the time. Supreme Kai shuddered, then his eyes opened in surprise. *What's this? Someone's trying to contact my mind?*
Supreme Kai concentrated for a moment. *Yes, go ahead. Who is this?*
*Um, uh...did I get through?...AH YES!* Supreme Kai nearly fell over from Koenma's large tone. *Sir, please don't speak so loudly. I can hear you just fine.*
*Yes, of course you can, my fault. *cough cough* Now then, you are the Supreme Kai, correct? I am Koenma, son of the great Enma Daio.*
Supreme Kai blinked. *Enma Daio? Erm...yes, he has mentioned a son before. Why is it you wish to speak with me?*
Koenma stuttered nervously. *Well...there's trouble in Rekai. Something involving the dead.* Supreme Kai raised his eyes at this. *Trouble with the dead?*
*Y-yes sir. The Makai, which holds many demons of all classes, has been completely stripped of all creatures.* Supreme Kai twitched at this.
*It's possible sir, that they've gone down to Earth. Escaped the Makai and gone there, somehow.*
Supreme Kai remained silent. Then he spoke up. *That does seem odd...why would the dead suddenly return to life?...*
*Oh, but it's not those creatures that concern me!* Koenma exclaimed, *It's the stronger demons that worry me. If they were to return to Earth...*
Supreme Kai shuddered at the thought of beings like Majin Buu or Cell returning to Earth. Koenma continued. *The point is, I wanted you to check something.*
*And what would that be?*
*I've...had this terrible feeling that this horrible misfortune has fallen on your spirit dimension as well. Could you please check to see if all the strong beings in YOUR world are still there?*
Supreme Kai stood up. *Y-yes...yes of course. This situation is indeed quite dangerous...I should look up on it immediately.*
*So you'll check?*
*Yes. Stay on the line, I'll be not long.*
At that, Supreme Kai used his form of the Instantaneous Movement, and disappeared. He reappeared in HFIL. Supreme Kai scowled. "To think that I, a great KAI, has ever had to come to a place like this..."
"AH! The Supreme Kaio!" Supreme Kai turned to the direction of the voice. He saw Mez, the red demon of HFIL. Mez bent on his knees and pleaded, "Oh Supreme Kai, please don't lock me up! Don't punish me! It wasn't my fault, I swear! I don't know how it happened!!"
Supreme Kai began to sweat. "N-no, you're not in trouble, demon. But what are you talking about? What happened?" Mez stood back on his feet. "F- follow me, s-sir."
Mez led the Supreme Kai into a small mountain of spikes in the near area. Supreme Kai yelped as his arm scraped against one of the spikes jutting from the walls. Eventually, they came to a room with a cage. An empty cage.
"T-this is the problem, sir." Supreme Kai scratched his chin. "But this is an empty cage. What's the problem with that?"
Mez's legs trembled as he managed to say, "T-this is the c-cage that we kept all of the s-strong bad g-guys in..." Supreme Kai's eyes widened.
"And...w-where are they?..."
"T-they...they all...disappeared. Gone w-without a trace..."
Supreme Kai's mouth fell open in shock. He staggered to his knees. "A- are...are you sure?" Mez nodded. "I'm p-positive, sir. G-Goz saw it happen with his own eyes, he did. They were there one moment, then they disappeared into thin air. Well, actually, they sort of turned into smoke and floated out of the cage, THEN they disappeared.
Supreme Kai was too much in shock to listen to Mez anymore. *No...oh no, that Koenma guy was right...I can't believe I didn't find out about this sooner...*
*What was that? Did you check?*
Supreme Kai looked up in surprise from hearing Koenma again. *Y-yes, I did. I'm afraid you were right...they're gone.*
Koenma could be heard trembling. *Then it is as I feared...perhaps the promise was remembered after all...*
*Promise? What promise? What are you talking about?*
*No, there's no time to explain. We need to get cracking on this predicament, find a way to get them all back.*
Supreme Kai nodded. *Of course. I shall consult with the other Kais immediately. This is a grave night for Earth, and we must fiind a way to prevent it! I'll talk with you later...* Supreme Kai sighed. Then he noticed Mez staring at him.
"Are you alright, sir? Were you speaking with someone?" Supreme Kai turned red, then he stood up. "No...just thinking. Thank you for giving me this information, demon. It shall be reported right away."
Mez grinned nervously. "Y-yeah, you need ta' get them villains back! And oh, when they're in this cage once again...they'll get what's comin' to 'em..." Mez then noticed that Supreme Kai had already left. He pouted, "No one ever pays attention to me anymore..."
Back at Videl's party, things were beginning to settle down. Well, almost.
"Alright Gohan, I've had enough waiting. Where are Goten and Trunks?"
Gohan scratched his head nervously. "Goten and Trunks?..." Chi-Chi yelled at her son. "YES! They came here early, remember? Now where are they?"
Gohan stuttered, "I-I'm sure they're around somewhere..." Just then, Gohan felt two hands rest on his head. Gohan looked up, knowing who to expect. "Well then, go find them," Videl said with a smirk.
Gohan pushed her hands off and stood up. "Why? They'll probably come out here eventually..." To himself, Gohan thought, *Just 15 more minutes...15 more minutes and their time will be up...* Gohan instantly became afraid. He had just remembered that ever since they bonded, Videl was sometimes able to hear his thoughts. Much to his displeasure, Videl was grinning.
"What was that, Gohan?" Gohan smiled nervously. "What? I didn't say a thing..." Videl suddenly grabbed Gohan's shirt and pulled him close. She whispered in his ear, "If you know what's good for you...you'll show us where they are. Right now. Hai, Gohan-kun?"
Gohan had a dreamy look in his eyes from the feel of Videl talking in his ear. Videl frowned at this, and shook Gohan. "Hai?" she said once again, more demandingly. Gohan nodded nervously. "Okay, okay...c'mon. They should be back in the house somewhere..."
Gohan turned and began to walk down the hallway deeper into Videl's huge home. Videl and Chi-Chi followed. Videl smirked as they walked. *Come now, Gohan. You know they aren't back here. They aren't even in the house, are they?*
*I swear, if you tell...*
*Don't worry, I won't tell...yet.* Gohan growled, but he trudged on anyway.
Meanwhile, upstairs, Bulma was sitting on the bed of one of the many rooms in the house. She had found a sewing basket there and was trying to fix her suit. She was doing it near the open window though, since for some reason, the electricity in the room was busted.
"Brr...it's so chilly in here..." Bulma shivered. The room was awfully quiet as the door creaked back and forth ever so quietly. Outside, the eerie glow of the moon shown through the window, illuminating the dark room.
Bulma nervously continued sewing. "Gosh, this place is creepy at night." Suddenly, the door opened slowly with a loud creak. Bulma turned in surprise. The familiar shape of Cell slowly entered the room.
Bulma smirked. "What do you want, Vegeta?" She walked over to her sayian prince. "You bored of the partying too?"
The 'Cell' said nothing. It just stared at Bulma. Bulma then noticed that he was looking kind of pale. "Why is your costume all faded? It makes you look like an actual "ghost" of Cell." Bulma laughed. She still received no response. The 'Cell" scratched his nose.
"So...you wanna take a quick 'rest' before we go back down there?" Bulma asked playfully. She began to get annoyed when she received no answer. "Alright, Veggie, enough of the big, tough, Cell act. Take that mask off too, it's getting kinda creepy."
Bulma slowly reached up and grabbed the sides of his head. She pulled up. For some reason, the head did not come off. Bulma started to grunt as she pulled harder. "Ugh...what'd you do? Get super glue on it?"
Just then, the Cell smirked. A very EVIL smirk. It chuckled at Bulma's attempts, just as Bulma was beginning to give up. She was getting scared.
"V-veggie...why can't I get the mask off?...Veggie?..." Bulma started to back away, but the Cell walked closer. Soon, Bulma was backed against the wall. (A/N: Don't get any ideas, hentais! ~_O)
The Cell grinned and grabbed Bulma by the head, lifting her into the air. Bulma was now staring at him with a look of plain horror. Then a simple phrase was spoken:
"...We're coming...coming to get you...all of you..."
Bulma said nothing, her face becoming panic-stricken.
"...This night...holds for us...revenge..."
Then another thing was said, or should I say 'yelled'? But it was not the Cell this time. A blood-curdling shriek ran out through the house. Everyone took notice. "What was that?" Gohan exclaimed.
"It sounded like Bulma!" Yamcha said. Goku eyes lowered. "Let's go see what's wrong!" The group ran up the stairs to find where Bulma was. Gohan, Videl, and Chi-Chi did the same from their area of the house.
As Bulma screamed, the Cell grinned, and slowly dissolved into smoke, quickly disappearing. Just then, someone ran into the doorway.
"Onna! What happened?!" Vegeta was standing there. Bulma knew it was him because he didn't have his Cell head on. Then all of the other Z Warriors piled up outside of the room, looking in on the frightened Bulma.
Goku spoke up. "Bulma. Did something scare you? What was it?"
Bulma sat down on the bed, muttering something incoherent. Then she spoke.
"I...I saw...Cell..."
A/N: Oooo, cliffy! I'll bet you're just dying to see what happens next! ^_^ Now I'm happy, 'cause the really good part of the story is coming up! But you'll just have to wait...oh well. If you want it to come faster, it's easy! Just click! The more click, the faster it comes. ^_^