Second Generation Spirit Detective

Disclaimer: I do not own Yuyu Hakusho.

Kegam thinks I should "quit dissin' the claimer!" Unfortunately, I must diss the claimer or else big, scary-looking lawyer guys will diss me! Kegam invented a new word. Since italics don't show up for me on fanfiction.net, she said I should "bolderize" them. Sigh. Well, here's the next chap- oh for god's sake,-chappie! There Kegam! Are you happy now?! (Kegam: YAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!) Sorry it's so short and took so long to post! I've had enough homework on the computer to fill a ten-story house!

Chapter 15: Explanations With an Anonymous Stranger

Kyoko clambered out of the doorway. She got her feet tangled with Yo's and went down, all four of her friends on top of her. Jaiel glared coolly at them but Ryoko's eyes sparkled with something that might have been amusement.

'I just had to fall down in front in front of Pants-Parent,' Kyoko thought self consciously, dusting off her pants. She stole a glance at Kakimomi. He saw her looking at him and she quickly stooped down and pretended to tie her shoelace. Kitako recognized this as a nervous habit of Kyoko's and readily yanked the strings out of her best friend's hands.

"Calm down, Kyoko, we're going to start soo-" Kitako stopped in the middle of her sentence and stared at something over Kyoko's shoulder.

"What?" she asked. "What? C'mon, tell me! Kitako! Hel-lo!' She waved her hand in front of Kitako's face. "Hola! Konnichi-wa! Guten tag! Bonjour! Don't even get me started with Italian. Gelato! What is the matter with you?" Kyoko turned around to see just what was so intriguing. Her eyes widened and a smile lit her features.

"Mom? Dad?"

She turned to Ryo, Ai, Yo, and the still immobile Kitako.

"We found them," Kyoko whispered to them. "We did it." From behind them there was a snort of laughter. All five of them wheeled around and saw Jaiel chortling behind them. Beside her was an equally evil looking woman with the same long dark hair and black eyes.

"Not quite kiddies," the woman standing beside Jaiel jeered vehemently. "Look closer. They are trapped in a cage made of my spirit energy. On that cage are a series of human outlines. If those outlines are touched then the person to whom the outline belongs to will suffer that pain multiplied by one hundred."

Kyoko mouthed wordlessly for a moment and then, unable to think of anything else to do, proceeded to flick off the woman. Kitako's eyes widened in horror and she quickly covered Kyoko's middle finger while hissing:

"Your parents are over there!"

She looked over her shoulder and saw Yusuke give her thumbs up. Keiko elbowed him in the ribs.

"Right," Kyoko whispered, putting her hands in her pockets. She turned to the still smirking woman and said, "Look, I don't really know who you are, and right now I don't really care. My friends and I are here to rescue our parents and to fight against them-" Kyoko indicated Jaiel and Ryoko- ",so could you please just step aside and let us get on with our work?"

The woman laughed, a long, high, cruel, cackle dripping with malice.

"It seems my theory proves true," she laughed. "You humans are incapable of resisting emotion. Joy, sorrow, passion, rage- you feel and show them all, don't you?" Kyoko's patience was wearing thin.

"We came here to fight for our parents; if you just keep yakking away then we're just going to attack you."

The woman laughed again. "You're doing it once more. Fine, human, you shall fight."

She turned on heel and walked away to go sit by their parents in the stands. Kyoko, Kitako, Ryo, Ai, and Yo lined up on one side of the fighting platform, Jaiel, Ryoko, Kakimomi, Hatakana, and Keogha on the other. Hina stood in the middle with her microphone out in front of her.

"Okay! Anything goes! First match: Kitako versus Keogha, begin!"

As you can tell, the first fight, Kitako vs. Keogha will be next chapter. I'll try to post it as soon as it is written! Thanks to all who reviewed, and to those who didn't, REVIEW!