A/N: If you guys know anyone who's a fan of either Transformers Armada OR Yu-Yu Hakusho, be sure to tell
them about this fanfic. I hope it will appeal to both audiences.
Memories of the Dead, Souls of the Living
"Koenma, sir, we're under attack!"
That caught even the normally calm Kurama off-guard. Koenma activated his monitor and saw an army of
demons at the outer doors trying to barge their way in.
"They call themselves the Alliance of Darkling," the red monster explained. "Spirit World intelligence
believes they're a fanatical group who want to establish their own government."
"This is an outrage!" Koenma shouted. "My family has ruled over Spirit World justly. Haven't I ruled
justly, Ogre?"
"Of course, Koenma, sir."
"We have no choice. Call in everyone. I want every Spirit Detective, apparition, demon, mystic,
psychic and warrior protecting us at all cost. Botan, get Yusuke and Kuwabara. If we fall, dark forces
will run free in the human world."
"You got it."
"I shall also fight in your defense," Kurama said brandishing his rose. "You shall need all the help
you can get."
"I'll fight too," Hiei said stepping from the shadows.
"You're that guy who was emitting the strange energy," Rad accused.
"And you were part of that group spying on me," Hiei countered.
"Ah, I see you already met," Koenma noted.
"Hey wait a minute," Rad said. "If I'm a ghost, why can you see me?"
"Let's just say I have an eye for seeing the unusual."
"If you're all done lingering, WE HAVE A CRISIS HERE!" Koenma yelled. "Botan, get Yusuke and
Kuwabara here pronto!"
"Right." Botan immediately took off for the human realm.
As they were walking home from school, Kuwabara noticed something odd about Yusuke Urameshi.
He was carrying books.
School books.
"Hey Urameshi, since when do you carry books?"
"Since Takanaka said I needed to pass this semester or I'll never pass at all."
"You, caring about school? All right, who are you and what have you done with the real Yusuke
Urameshi?"
"I want to get out of here as quickly as possible, Kuwabara. That's why I'm going to skim these
books over the weekend."
"Is Keiko going to help you study?" Kuwabara wiggled his eyebrows revealing the hidden meaning
behind that question.
"Don't forget, I can zap your ass back to the stone age," Yusuke said holding up his index finger.
"Ha, I dare you to try. I'm a lot stronger than I used to be."
"That's rich."
"Yusuke, Kuwabara!" Botan appeared before him in her human guise.
"Yikes!" Kuwabara jumped back about three feet. "Botan, don't sneak up on us like that!"
"Sorry, Kuwabara, but you and Yusuke are needed in Spirit World immediately!"
"What's got Koenma upset this time, lost his bottle?" Yusuke joked.
"Yusuke, this is no time for stand-up! Spirit World's under attack! Koenma's recalling
everyone to the palace including you two so come on!"
"Hey, Urameshi, this sounds serious," Kuwabara commented.
"Congratulations, Kuwabara, you get the Mr. Obvious award. If Koenma gathering all his
forces, something must be wrong. Let's go, Botan." Yusuke dropped the books on the floor.
"Hey, you're not leaving me behind," Kuwabara said. Botan took their hands and they
teleported right to Koenma's castle just as Keiko Yukimura came around the corner.
"That's weird, I thought I heard Yusuke and Kuwabara here," Keiko said to herself. "But now
they aren't here. I wonder where they went." She saw Yusuke's books. "These are the books
we were going to study with." Keiko's face generated a scowl. "Oooh, I bet he's off on one
of those cases with that Botan girl." She picked up Yusuke's books and stomped home.
Koenma gathered his forces in a large meeting room. There were all kinds of creatures gathered
there. Some were human, some looked human, while others looked downright monsterous.
Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Botan walked into the meeting room, receiving suspicious looks from some of
the other beings, in particularly a giant mountain of a demon called Aragoth.
"Hey, can't you read the sign, it says no humans allowed," Aragoth said.
"Well I guess that means Kuwabara can stay," Yusuke said indifferently. Kuwabara fumed at that
remark.
"Hey, watch it, Urameshi."
Recognition registered on Aragoth's face. "So you're the famous Yusuke Urameshi, Koenma's prized
Spirit Detective. Hmph, I don't see what's so special about you. It must've been luck that you
defeated the Four Saint Beasts."
"Keep pissing me off, ogre-face, and you'll see first-hand just HOW I defeated the Four Saint
Beasts," Yusuke retorted.
"It's wise if you don't antagonize him, Aragoth," Hiei said walking up to them. "He's been known
to follow up on his threats."
"Oh great, it's short, dark, and demented-looking," Kuwabara muttered.
"Hiei!" Aragoth gasped with fear and awe. "Why are you sticking up for a measley human?"
"I'm only looking out for your well-being, but since you obviously don't care about whether you
live or die, who am I to stop you?" Hiei turned and walked away. "Go ahead and do whatever you
want to him, Yusuke." Yusuke smiled and cracked his knuckles.
"Wait a second, I take it back, I don't want any trouble," Aragoth said and then quickly
disappeared (there were larger beings there) into the crowd.
Kuwabara scratched his head. "I don't get it, I thought he was evil."
"Hiei is unique, even by demon standards," Kurama said walking up to them.
"Kurama, you're here too? This must be serious."
"More than you know, Yusuke."
It was then that Koenma made an appearance in his teenage form. "Ah, good, you're all here.
Listen, an evil force called The Alliance of Darkling has penetrated the boarder of Spirit
World and they're intent on throwing me out."
"What's the Alliance of Darkling?" Kuwabara asked. Botan hushed him and some of the others
gathered laughed at his ignorance.
But Koenma, to everyone's surprise, answered Kuwabara's question. "The Alliance of Darkling
is a young group, only about 700 years old. It was originally a political party dedicated to
making sure my family never sits on the throne of Spirit World. Since then, it has rapidly
grew into an army."
"What's the plan, Koenma, sir?" A female pink-scaled demon asked.
"Unfortunately, Erkia, I don't have one. I don't even know who their leaders are." Ogre came
up and whispered somethinn in Koenma's ear. "Actually, maybe I do." Koenma turned to a view
screen behind him. An image of five creatures appeared. One was a red humanoid dragon in
broad shorts. The second was a cyborg, the third looked like a little girl, the fourth was an
elderly man and the fifth was a cloaked figure.
"Attention Spirit World," the cloaked figure said. "You will surrender King Enma and his son,
Koenma, Jr. to us right now or else, our armies will destroy you. You must surrender them
within twenty minutes or else you shall be destroyed!" And the transmission ended.
"I see," Koenma said. "So, it's them."
"Koenma," Yusuke called leaping up onto the stage.
Koenma turned around and saw him. "Oh, Yusuke, I didn't see you arrive."
"Yeah. So, you know them?"
"I know of them. They were exiled from Spirit World long ago. They must've worked their way
up to become leaders of the Alliance of Darkling."
"They don't look so tough," Yusuke commented.
"Didn't you say the same thing about the Four Saint Beasts?" Hiei asked.
"Actually, I think that was Kuwabara."
"Hey, leave me out of this!" Kuwabara demanded.
"You brought him along?" Hiei asked annoyed.
"I figured Koenma could use all the help he can get, even from someonine like Kuwabara."
"We're in real trouble."
"I'm right here, you know," Kuwabara reminded him.
"Okay, getting back on track," Koenma said. "Now that I know who we're dealing with, we can
formulate a plan of attack."
"And that plan is?" Aragoth asked.
"While a majority of our forces holds off the army, a small team will sneak into the headquarters
of the Alliance and destroy their leaders. With their leaders down, the army will crumble."
"Whoever's part of that force has got to be either really powerful or really insane," Aragoth said.
"Sounds like the perfect job for me," Yusuke said. "Koenma, I'll be part of the group who takes on
the leader."
"Let the human go to his death," Aragoth voiced and some of the others chimed in their agreement.
"Normally, I wouldn't mind seing Yusuke go to his doom," Hiei commented. "But this is just too
important to trust to simply a human. I'm going too."
"As will I," Kurama said. "Having two demons along will reduce the possibility of getting attacked
by friendly forces."
"Thanks, guys," Yusuke said. "I'd really appreciate that."
"Hey, don't think you'll be leaving me behind on this one," Kuwabara said. "I'm going too."
"Very well then. Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama, your mission (should you choose to accept it)
is to penetrate the headquarters of the Alliance of Darkling and take out their leaders. Personally,
I'd like them alive but if you must kill them, then so be it." The group nodded.
"Botan, get then properly equipped," Koenma ordered. "The rest of you, get ready to engage their main
forces!" The entire room erupted into a battle cry.
Rad watched then all piling out to begin their fight. And not for the first time, he felt helpless.
These guys were going into battle and there was nothing he could do to help out.
Koenma came out and saw Rad. "I'm sorry, Rad," he said. "But until I can deal with this crisis, I
can't resurrect your body."
It's all right, Koenma," Rad said. "I just wish there was something I could do to help. I hate
just waiting around like I'm helpless. I guess... I guess that's part of the reason why I went to
search for that blank Minicon panel, so that I wouldn't just stand around like I always do. So that
I could do something important."
Koenma put his hand on his chin. "Hmmm... perhaps there is a way for you to help us."
"But how? I mean my body was disintegrated, remember?"
"Rad, you're a ghost," Koenma reminded him.
Rad immediately caught on. "Wait a minute, ghosts can possess people, right?"
"That's right. Normally, to possess a mortal, the host has to be knocked out. However, people with
decent amounts of spirit energy need not be knocked out to be possessed. Oniko, over here!" Koenma
summoned a human-looking male. He was bald and bad beady black eyes. He was dressed in a red shirt
with a white diamond on the front, blue stretch pants, white boots and gloves with red diamonds on
them, and a red cape. "Rad, this is Oniko, a Spirit Detective much like Yusuke Urameshi. Oniko, I
want Rad here to possess you for this mission."
Oniko crossed his arms. "And what's in it for me?"
"Being possessed means your spirit energy would substantially increase," Koenma explained.
"Increased spirit energy? Now that's something I like. Fine, I'll let the kid possess me, but
only until this mission is over. You got it, kid?"
Rad nodded. "You bet. I hope I won't be a burden for you."
"So do I. All right, let's do this."
"Koenma... um... I never possessed anybody before."
"It's real easy," Koenma said. "Just go inside the person's body. Once your spirit energy is
alligned, you'll be able to move as one."
Rad took a deep breath (then reminded himself that he doesn't breath any more) and floated into Oniko's
body. The experience felt strange to him. It was not unlike when he changed into his Autobot jumpsuit.
Rad took a breath and this time, he could feel his lungs working. He was alive again.
Sort of.
Rad looked at himself in the reflection of the wall. "I... I'm alive again."
"Not exactly. You're basically taking control of Oniko's body the same way you would control an RC
car."
"It doesn't matter," Rad said. "I'm just glad to be able to help out."
"Rad, I must warn you that if Oniko's body dies, you won't be able to possess anyone ever again, not
even your own body. Are you still willing to go through with this?"
"To the end," Rad said.
"What you're doing is very brave, Rad," Koenma said. "In gratitude, I'll try to work on the body
resurrection spell. Which means now you have a reason to come back in one piece. Now come on, lets
go meet your teammates."
Botan handed Yusuke and Kurama two metallic objects shaped like makeup cases. "These are your new
spirit communicators. They have better reception and broader range. They're also enable to withstand
energy attacks from close range. But be careful not to lose them."
"You got it," Yusuke said.
"Hey, is there one for me?" Kuwabara asked.
"Sorry, but two's all we can spare. We'll need one to communicate to you with. Also, Yusuke..." Botan
handed the teenager a watch with a spinning red needle.
"Hey, you fixed the Demon Compass!" Yusuke exclaimed.
"Yup. After that nasty incident with Rando, we've improved it so now it won't go haywire whenever
you're near someone with large spirit energy."
"You took on Rando the Human Hunter?" Hiei queried. "You're braver than I thought."
"All right, looks like it's the four of us against the leadership of the Alliance," Yusuke declared.
"Five," Koenma ammended walking up with Rad. "Rad here will accompany you."
"You've possessed someone," Kurama guessed.
"That's right. I really want to help out you guys."
"Just what we need, another person to babysit," Hiei moaned.
"Another? Who's the first?" Kuwabara asked.
"How any one human can be this dense is beyond me," Hiei told Yusuke.
"Yeah, I'm having trouble realizing it myself," Yusuke agreed.
"All right," Rad said enthusiastic. "Let's roll out!" Everyone stared at him oddly. Rad blushed.
"Sorry, got caught up in the moment."
As Yusuke and the others left, Botan said, "I hope Rad will be all right."
"He's a strong kid, stronger than he realizes," Koenma said. "I have a feeling he's destined for
greatness. Come on, Botan, let's get this battle started."
"I only hope it doesn't erupt into a war," Botan said following her leader out.
them about this fanfic. I hope it will appeal to both audiences.
Memories of the Dead, Souls of the Living
"Koenma, sir, we're under attack!"
That caught even the normally calm Kurama off-guard. Koenma activated his monitor and saw an army of
demons at the outer doors trying to barge their way in.
"They call themselves the Alliance of Darkling," the red monster explained. "Spirit World intelligence
believes they're a fanatical group who want to establish their own government."
"This is an outrage!" Koenma shouted. "My family has ruled over Spirit World justly. Haven't I ruled
justly, Ogre?"
"Of course, Koenma, sir."
"We have no choice. Call in everyone. I want every Spirit Detective, apparition, demon, mystic,
psychic and warrior protecting us at all cost. Botan, get Yusuke and Kuwabara. If we fall, dark forces
will run free in the human world."
"You got it."
"I shall also fight in your defense," Kurama said brandishing his rose. "You shall need all the help
you can get."
"I'll fight too," Hiei said stepping from the shadows.
"You're that guy who was emitting the strange energy," Rad accused.
"And you were part of that group spying on me," Hiei countered.
"Ah, I see you already met," Koenma noted.
"Hey wait a minute," Rad said. "If I'm a ghost, why can you see me?"
"Let's just say I have an eye for seeing the unusual."
"If you're all done lingering, WE HAVE A CRISIS HERE!" Koenma yelled. "Botan, get Yusuke and
Kuwabara here pronto!"
"Right." Botan immediately took off for the human realm.
As they were walking home from school, Kuwabara noticed something odd about Yusuke Urameshi.
He was carrying books.
School books.
"Hey Urameshi, since when do you carry books?"
"Since Takanaka said I needed to pass this semester or I'll never pass at all."
"You, caring about school? All right, who are you and what have you done with the real Yusuke
Urameshi?"
"I want to get out of here as quickly as possible, Kuwabara. That's why I'm going to skim these
books over the weekend."
"Is Keiko going to help you study?" Kuwabara wiggled his eyebrows revealing the hidden meaning
behind that question.
"Don't forget, I can zap your ass back to the stone age," Yusuke said holding up his index finger.
"Ha, I dare you to try. I'm a lot stronger than I used to be."
"That's rich."
"Yusuke, Kuwabara!" Botan appeared before him in her human guise.
"Yikes!" Kuwabara jumped back about three feet. "Botan, don't sneak up on us like that!"
"Sorry, Kuwabara, but you and Yusuke are needed in Spirit World immediately!"
"What's got Koenma upset this time, lost his bottle?" Yusuke joked.
"Yusuke, this is no time for stand-up! Spirit World's under attack! Koenma's recalling
everyone to the palace including you two so come on!"
"Hey, Urameshi, this sounds serious," Kuwabara commented.
"Congratulations, Kuwabara, you get the Mr. Obvious award. If Koenma gathering all his
forces, something must be wrong. Let's go, Botan." Yusuke dropped the books on the floor.
"Hey, you're not leaving me behind," Kuwabara said. Botan took their hands and they
teleported right to Koenma's castle just as Keiko Yukimura came around the corner.
"That's weird, I thought I heard Yusuke and Kuwabara here," Keiko said to herself. "But now
they aren't here. I wonder where they went." She saw Yusuke's books. "These are the books
we were going to study with." Keiko's face generated a scowl. "Oooh, I bet he's off on one
of those cases with that Botan girl." She picked up Yusuke's books and stomped home.
Koenma gathered his forces in a large meeting room. There were all kinds of creatures gathered
there. Some were human, some looked human, while others looked downright monsterous.
Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Botan walked into the meeting room, receiving suspicious looks from some of
the other beings, in particularly a giant mountain of a demon called Aragoth.
"Hey, can't you read the sign, it says no humans allowed," Aragoth said.
"Well I guess that means Kuwabara can stay," Yusuke said indifferently. Kuwabara fumed at that
remark.
"Hey, watch it, Urameshi."
Recognition registered on Aragoth's face. "So you're the famous Yusuke Urameshi, Koenma's prized
Spirit Detective. Hmph, I don't see what's so special about you. It must've been luck that you
defeated the Four Saint Beasts."
"Keep pissing me off, ogre-face, and you'll see first-hand just HOW I defeated the Four Saint
Beasts," Yusuke retorted.
"It's wise if you don't antagonize him, Aragoth," Hiei said walking up to them. "He's been known
to follow up on his threats."
"Oh great, it's short, dark, and demented-looking," Kuwabara muttered.
"Hiei!" Aragoth gasped with fear and awe. "Why are you sticking up for a measley human?"
"I'm only looking out for your well-being, but since you obviously don't care about whether you
live or die, who am I to stop you?" Hiei turned and walked away. "Go ahead and do whatever you
want to him, Yusuke." Yusuke smiled and cracked his knuckles.
"Wait a second, I take it back, I don't want any trouble," Aragoth said and then quickly
disappeared (there were larger beings there) into the crowd.
Kuwabara scratched his head. "I don't get it, I thought he was evil."
"Hiei is unique, even by demon standards," Kurama said walking up to them.
"Kurama, you're here too? This must be serious."
"More than you know, Yusuke."
It was then that Koenma made an appearance in his teenage form. "Ah, good, you're all here.
Listen, an evil force called The Alliance of Darkling has penetrated the boarder of Spirit
World and they're intent on throwing me out."
"What's the Alliance of Darkling?" Kuwabara asked. Botan hushed him and some of the others
gathered laughed at his ignorance.
But Koenma, to everyone's surprise, answered Kuwabara's question. "The Alliance of Darkling
is a young group, only about 700 years old. It was originally a political party dedicated to
making sure my family never sits on the throne of Spirit World. Since then, it has rapidly
grew into an army."
"What's the plan, Koenma, sir?" A female pink-scaled demon asked.
"Unfortunately, Erkia, I don't have one. I don't even know who their leaders are." Ogre came
up and whispered somethinn in Koenma's ear. "Actually, maybe I do." Koenma turned to a view
screen behind him. An image of five creatures appeared. One was a red humanoid dragon in
broad shorts. The second was a cyborg, the third looked like a little girl, the fourth was an
elderly man and the fifth was a cloaked figure.
"Attention Spirit World," the cloaked figure said. "You will surrender King Enma and his son,
Koenma, Jr. to us right now or else, our armies will destroy you. You must surrender them
within twenty minutes or else you shall be destroyed!" And the transmission ended.
"I see," Koenma said. "So, it's them."
"Koenma," Yusuke called leaping up onto the stage.
Koenma turned around and saw him. "Oh, Yusuke, I didn't see you arrive."
"Yeah. So, you know them?"
"I know of them. They were exiled from Spirit World long ago. They must've worked their way
up to become leaders of the Alliance of Darkling."
"They don't look so tough," Yusuke commented.
"Didn't you say the same thing about the Four Saint Beasts?" Hiei asked.
"Actually, I think that was Kuwabara."
"Hey, leave me out of this!" Kuwabara demanded.
"You brought him along?" Hiei asked annoyed.
"I figured Koenma could use all the help he can get, even from someonine like Kuwabara."
"We're in real trouble."
"I'm right here, you know," Kuwabara reminded him.
"Okay, getting back on track," Koenma said. "Now that I know who we're dealing with, we can
formulate a plan of attack."
"And that plan is?" Aragoth asked.
"While a majority of our forces holds off the army, a small team will sneak into the headquarters
of the Alliance and destroy their leaders. With their leaders down, the army will crumble."
"Whoever's part of that force has got to be either really powerful or really insane," Aragoth said.
"Sounds like the perfect job for me," Yusuke said. "Koenma, I'll be part of the group who takes on
the leader."
"Let the human go to his death," Aragoth voiced and some of the others chimed in their agreement.
"Normally, I wouldn't mind seing Yusuke go to his doom," Hiei commented. "But this is just too
important to trust to simply a human. I'm going too."
"As will I," Kurama said. "Having two demons along will reduce the possibility of getting attacked
by friendly forces."
"Thanks, guys," Yusuke said. "I'd really appreciate that."
"Hey, don't think you'll be leaving me behind on this one," Kuwabara said. "I'm going too."
"Very well then. Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama, your mission (should you choose to accept it)
is to penetrate the headquarters of the Alliance of Darkling and take out their leaders. Personally,
I'd like them alive but if you must kill them, then so be it." The group nodded.
"Botan, get then properly equipped," Koenma ordered. "The rest of you, get ready to engage their main
forces!" The entire room erupted into a battle cry.
Rad watched then all piling out to begin their fight. And not for the first time, he felt helpless.
These guys were going into battle and there was nothing he could do to help out.
Koenma came out and saw Rad. "I'm sorry, Rad," he said. "But until I can deal with this crisis, I
can't resurrect your body."
It's all right, Koenma," Rad said. "I just wish there was something I could do to help. I hate
just waiting around like I'm helpless. I guess... I guess that's part of the reason why I went to
search for that blank Minicon panel, so that I wouldn't just stand around like I always do. So that
I could do something important."
Koenma put his hand on his chin. "Hmmm... perhaps there is a way for you to help us."
"But how? I mean my body was disintegrated, remember?"
"Rad, you're a ghost," Koenma reminded him.
Rad immediately caught on. "Wait a minute, ghosts can possess people, right?"
"That's right. Normally, to possess a mortal, the host has to be knocked out. However, people with
decent amounts of spirit energy need not be knocked out to be possessed. Oniko, over here!" Koenma
summoned a human-looking male. He was bald and bad beady black eyes. He was dressed in a red shirt
with a white diamond on the front, blue stretch pants, white boots and gloves with red diamonds on
them, and a red cape. "Rad, this is Oniko, a Spirit Detective much like Yusuke Urameshi. Oniko, I
want Rad here to possess you for this mission."
Oniko crossed his arms. "And what's in it for me?"
"Being possessed means your spirit energy would substantially increase," Koenma explained.
"Increased spirit energy? Now that's something I like. Fine, I'll let the kid possess me, but
only until this mission is over. You got it, kid?"
Rad nodded. "You bet. I hope I won't be a burden for you."
"So do I. All right, let's do this."
"Koenma... um... I never possessed anybody before."
"It's real easy," Koenma said. "Just go inside the person's body. Once your spirit energy is
alligned, you'll be able to move as one."
Rad took a deep breath (then reminded himself that he doesn't breath any more) and floated into Oniko's
body. The experience felt strange to him. It was not unlike when he changed into his Autobot jumpsuit.
Rad took a breath and this time, he could feel his lungs working. He was alive again.
Sort of.
Rad looked at himself in the reflection of the wall. "I... I'm alive again."
"Not exactly. You're basically taking control of Oniko's body the same way you would control an RC
car."
"It doesn't matter," Rad said. "I'm just glad to be able to help out."
"Rad, I must warn you that if Oniko's body dies, you won't be able to possess anyone ever again, not
even your own body. Are you still willing to go through with this?"
"To the end," Rad said.
"What you're doing is very brave, Rad," Koenma said. "In gratitude, I'll try to work on the body
resurrection spell. Which means now you have a reason to come back in one piece. Now come on, lets
go meet your teammates."
Botan handed Yusuke and Kurama two metallic objects shaped like makeup cases. "These are your new
spirit communicators. They have better reception and broader range. They're also enable to withstand
energy attacks from close range. But be careful not to lose them."
"You got it," Yusuke said.
"Hey, is there one for me?" Kuwabara asked.
"Sorry, but two's all we can spare. We'll need one to communicate to you with. Also, Yusuke..." Botan
handed the teenager a watch with a spinning red needle.
"Hey, you fixed the Demon Compass!" Yusuke exclaimed.
"Yup. After that nasty incident with Rando, we've improved it so now it won't go haywire whenever
you're near someone with large spirit energy."
"You took on Rando the Human Hunter?" Hiei queried. "You're braver than I thought."
"All right, looks like it's the four of us against the leadership of the Alliance," Yusuke declared.
"Five," Koenma ammended walking up with Rad. "Rad here will accompany you."
"You've possessed someone," Kurama guessed.
"That's right. I really want to help out you guys."
"Just what we need, another person to babysit," Hiei moaned.
"Another? Who's the first?" Kuwabara asked.
"How any one human can be this dense is beyond me," Hiei told Yusuke.
"Yeah, I'm having trouble realizing it myself," Yusuke agreed.
"All right," Rad said enthusiastic. "Let's roll out!" Everyone stared at him oddly. Rad blushed.
"Sorry, got caught up in the moment."
As Yusuke and the others left, Botan said, "I hope Rad will be all right."
"He's a strong kid, stronger than he realizes," Koenma said. "I have a feeling he's destined for
greatness. Come on, Botan, let's get this battle started."
"I only hope it doesn't erupt into a war," Botan said following her leader out.