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Black Fire

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Black Dragon: Hey! It's my first YYH fic, and this story has been bugging me for weeks. Flames will be used to light my shop class on fire, so please refrain, as I do not want to be sued. (Not to mention that my shop class is full of wood and kerosene, so lighting it on fire would blow up my school..... *evil grin*)

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Chapter 1: Thief in the Spirit World

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"Koenma, sir! Someone has broken into the Great Vault!" a blue-skinned ogre cried, bursting through the doors to Koenma's 'office'. Koenma's chair whipped around as he put his hands on his desk and stood up in it. The toddler-like prince looked alarmed.

"What did they steal, and how did they get in?! Well? How?!" he cried through his pacifier. The ogre cringed.

"Apparently, sir, the thief was too fast, and the guards didn't notice. The thief took the Element Stone. And the only evidence we have is this" the ogre replied, watching the prince. He held up a small, rectangular object, his hand covered with a leather glove.

"Let me see that." Koenma ordered, grabbing the evidence. He cried out in surprise and dropped it on the table, where it started smoking.

"A glove would help, sir." the ogre said, stifling a laugh as he handed his to the boy. Koenma put it on and picked up the object. He began to examine it carefully. The surface was night black and slightly glittering in the light. Koenma tried to bend it, but found it was as hard as steel. Even through the gloves, Koenma could feel the intense heat generating from it.

"Call In Yusuke and the others. Are you sure the thief took the Element Stone?" Koenma asked. The ogre nodded.

"Sir, what does that stone do?"he asked.

"That stone is extremely powerful, and extremely dangerous. It has the power over the weather in the human world. It can cause droughts and floods, sandstorms and typhoons. In the wrong hands, it could be very bad." Koenma replied. "Now go get Yusuke and his group."

"Yes, sir." said the ogre, walking out. When he was out of site, Koenma sank back into his chair and sighed. "This is going to be a long day...."he muttered.

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"Hey, you wanted to see us Koenma?" Yusuke asked as he walked into Koenma's office. Kuwabara pushed past him.

"Yeah, what's this about?" he asked. Kurama, Botan, and Hiei walked in behind him. Botan walked over to Koenma's desk, a bright smile on her face.

"If you would shut your mouth for a moment maybe I could tell you!" Koenma snapped. This was really not his day. Taking a deep breath he looked at them.

"I have a new mission for you. Apparently a thief broke into the Great Vault today and stole the Element Stone. This stone has the power to control the weather in the human world, and it is very dangerous. Fallen into the wrong hands, you world could be in huge trouble. I need you to track the thief, retrieve the stone, and bring back the thief alive."

"Why alive?" Kuwabara asked, surprised. Koenma glared.

"Because I want him to tell me a) How he got in, and b) What this is." he replied, holding up the piece of evidence from earlier. Kurama looked at it curiously.

"What is that?" the fox demon asked. Koenma shrugged.

"Haven't figured it out yet. That's why we want the thief alive. You'd better get started." The group nodded and walked out, Botan following. Koenma felt a little more relaxed. They could do it. Well, I think they can....Better safe than sorry. He thought as the blue ogre walked in.

"Twenty bucks on Yusuke's team." he said to the ogre.

"Your on."