~High Voltage~
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AN: Well I was depressed yesterday because I didn't seem to be getting
any reviews, and then this morning I checked and had like, ten! So now I'm
happy again, thanks to all the reviewers!
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Chapter Seven: Koenma's
Story
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Yusuke shoved open the doors to
Koenma's office without bothering to knock. "All
right, what kind of horrible death mission are we going on this time?" He
stepped inside, followed by Kuwabara and Botan. Kurama was already in the
room, along with Teilen.
"Hey, where's Shorty?" Kuwabara wondered.
He caught the glare that Teilen was giving him, and
quickly added, "I—I mean Hiei. Did I say
'short', cause there's nothing wrong with being short..."
"Hn.
Incompetent," came Hiei's voice from the other
side of the room.
Koenma
finished stamping the last paper on his desk and turned his attention to the
ones gathered in his office. "Good, you're all here. Now we can get right
down to business."
"Lay it on us, little
guy," Yusuke said, earning himself a whack upside the head courtesy of Botan.
"Thank you, Botan. Anyway," Koenma
continued, "pay attention because I have a lot to tell you. As I may or
may not have stated before your last mission, the Spirit World is in great
danger; along with the Human World and the Demon World as well. It would appear
that a powerful demon destroyed by our last Spirit Detective long ago is about
to be resurrected very soon. How do I know?" He said before Yusuke could
open his mouth, and then he answered the question: "A trusted friend of
mine had a prophecy of this event a few weeks ago."
"What?" Yusuke rolled
his eyes. "So somebody has a stupid dream and now you think the world is gonna end, right?"
Koenma
just shook his head. "In the Spirit World, we don't screw around with
prophecies. We take them very seriously since they usually turn out to be
fairly accurate."
"So what was this guy's
dream about?" Kuwabara wondered.
Koenma
opened one of the drawers in his desk and began to dig through his files.
"I have it here somewhere...there it is!" He pulled out a piece of
paper and began to read from it: "'The
Spirit World verifies the following prophecy', blah blah
blah... Here we go: 'Under the full moon, two children of human origin play God, bringing
to life a demon who will create a world for the udead. Death and destruction for all will follow, unless
the one hiding in the shadows will fight. Only then will the curse of Khewew Hem-teh be lifted and the
world saved by one of Egypt's own.'"
Yusuke gave Koenma
a blank stare. "Great. Translation, please?"
Koenma
narrowed his eyes at the young Spirit Detective. "It means that two human
kids are going to bring a really bad demon back to life during the full moon,
which is about a week from now, and apparently the only one who can stop him is
the one who hides in the shadows."
"I get it," Kuwabara nodded. "So you think that person is
her?" He gestured towards Teilen, who glared at
him from the corner.
"I know that person is
her," Koenma answered. "But the one thing
that keeps throwing me off is the part about the world being saved by one of Egypt's
own."
There was a short silence
before Kurama spoke up. "Khewew Hem-teh...that name is Egyptian; however
I cannot recall its meaning."
"Evil slave," Teilen remarked from the corner.
"What did you just call
him?" Yusuke turned to stare at her.
"That's what it means, you
idiot," Teilen snapped back. "'Khewew Hem-teh' is Egyptian for 'evil slave'."
"Tch. Well excuse me for only knowing one
language."
"So Koenma,"
Botan began, "What about the kids who are
supposed to revive this demon? Isn't there a way to stop them from doing
it?"
"Of course there is,"
Koenma replied. "That's Plan A, although the
only information we have about the kids is that they live in Egypt."
"Stupid humans, always
screwing everything up," Kuwabara muttered, receiving
strange looks from the demons. "What kind of moron would bring a bad guy
back to life, anyway?"
"Probably as a joke,"
Yusuke said. "I bet they don't think it's really gonna happen."
"Right," Kurama agreed.
"So all they're supposed
to know is that these kids are somewhere in Egypt?"
Botan gave Koenma an
incredulous look. "That's not much to go on, Koenma."
Koenma
sighed. "Yes, I know. They probably won't be able to stop the revival in
time. That's why it was so important to find the Shadow--pardon me, 'Teilen'—before going on this mission. As the prophecy
clearly states, she may very well be our only hope for survival."
Teilen
had been quiet while listening to the others, but now she stepped forward.
"So you're expecting me to be the big save-the-day hero, huh?" She
scowled, disliking the idea. "Let me tell you something, I'm no hero and I
never will be. I don't want to do it."
"You won't be on your
own," Koenma said. "You'll be with this group."
"That's not the
point," she said. "Besides, I work alone."
"Not this time. I have a
feeling you'll be needing all the help you can
get," Koenma responded. "I'm only asking
you to defeat a demon. Don't think of it as having to play the hero. Do this
one thing for me and you're off the hook for good."
Teilen
considered this. It was very tempting, the idea of having her slate wiped clean
of any charges, and she DID love a good challenge... "I'll do it,"
she reluctantly agreed once again.
"Great," Koenma said. "You'll all be leaving for Egypt
tomorrow, to search for those human kids."
"Nice," Yuske nodded. "No school."
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AN: Short chapter, I know. Sorry, they'll get longer as the story
progresses. That's a promise. So review and tell me what you think! Please,
with sugar on top?
Next Chapter: Off To Egypt
