Episode 3: Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again
Ames gasped in anger and horror as she witnessed Kurama's death. Her deep purple eyes turned green and her light pink hair turned jet black with silver stripes. Tears came down from her now lime green eyes as they reflected the light and landed softly on the floor.
"Takari. Why are you doing this?" She asked. Her hands flew to her heart and rested there in a motion of hurt and pleading.
"Don't hurt anyone else... These people have done nothing to you. Yet you kill them. Why? Why can't this stupid world just have peace throughout it for just 5 minutes?!" Her voice started to raise slightly at the last question.
By now the tears that were streaming down her cheeks were dry. The pain numb. All that mattered was Takari, herself, and blood. Her eyes flashed, her hair blew, and her hand removed itself from her.
"I don't want to hurt you. But I'm afraid I have to Takari. I know that there's good somewhere in you!" All she recieved in reply was a sneer and a few mocking comments.
"Oh Takari! Please! Don't kill anymore!"
"HA! If I must then I'll kill you all! Good inside me? Awwww how sweet! Well guess what missie! I'm made of pure evil and nothing can change that!" Takari retorted.
Ames sighed. She didn't know what to do. Should she be all sweet and nice? Or should she call upon vengance and pummel Takari into the ground? Confused, hurt, angry, and just plain sadness swallowed her. Upon much thinking in only five or so seconds she had decided.
"Takari... I'm sorry." She said. She held her hands up as if they were holding puppets and started moving them up and down. Soon a figure slowly appeared in front of her. It's arms were flailing in the directions her hands were going and the legs the same state. As it took more and more detail and shape Ames stared moving her hands faster and faster controlling the limbs skillfully.
"Puppetry Maester." She said before stopping her hands letting the figure stand still. It was solid now. The creature was a small fox on it's hind legs and was wearing shoes and clothes. It's eyes were slits and it's fur a creamy yellow with black tips. It carried a hunter green bag over it's shoulder and it's eyes opened slightly.
"Kioki the Kitsune." It said and bowed to Takari. It reached for it's bag and pulled out an intrument of some sort. It had strings along the side like a harp but the straight pole was hollowed out and made like a flute.
"Would you care for some music ma'am? I'm the only one who can play the Kiosukeshi." It said lifting it's head to meet Takari's gaze. In reply she just narrowed her eyes.
"This is what you call fighting? A baka Kitsune that plays some intrument and acts all polite? Well Ames. I see your stratagy is slipping." Takari said giving her an evil grin.
"Excuse me miss, but if you would I'd prefer if you wouldn't insult Miss Ames like that. I might have to hurt you."
"Little Kitsune wants to play rough, eh? Well then..." She redied herself to use vines but the Kitsune was quick and had already started playing music. It's eyes opened fully and were a stormy blue color with no pupils or white. Silvery notes surrounded it as it played on. The notes floated towards Takari and dissappeared at the level she was at. Almost instantly she was frozen at her state.
"I asked you not to do that!" It said, stopping it's playing. It tucked the Kiosukeshi under it's arm and reached inside for another item. Out came a pearl ball that shone a purple-y blue and was an inch in diameter.
"Kioki the Kitsune is a generous fellow that gives many second chances. Now... I ask you Miss Takari, would you like this pearl?" It glinted as Kioki held it out in his paw.
"No thanks. I've got plenty of money! Don't need more!" Takari said rudely. Ames glared at her and flicked her wrist jerkily and sent Kioki playing a sad tune. Ames started humming Tara's lullaby.
Images started flashing through Tara's head. Memories. Kioki unfroze Takari and closed his eyes. His job was done. He slowly faded out and Ames dropped her hands. She turned back to normal with pink hair and purple eyes. Takari just stared.
"I see... Let me heal everyone..." She said raising her hands and retracting the vines. All the girls, Yusuke, and Kuwabaka were healed and perfectly fine but a headache.
"Takari? What about Hiei and Kurama?" She asked rubbing her arm.
"They need special attention..." She said walking over to Hiei and kneeling beside him. Ames did the same to Kurama but bent over his face as tears filled her eyes. The first tear landed on Kurama's lips. Sobs choked her and she bent down pressing her lips against his. It seemed okay since he was dead. But in fact... the lips seemed warm. Alive. She quickly pulled back and looked over to Takari where she had done excatly the same to Hiei.
"Kurama!" She exclaimed and hugged him tightly. "Ne? Ames? What about-"
"Takari's fine. She's less evil. Or so far... we might need to set reminders." She burrowed her face into his chest and grinned to herself.
"So? Where are we going now?" Takari stood spitting and coughing. "I can't believe I just did that! UGH!"
Ames couldn't help but snicker. "Don't you laugh at me, you hanyou!" Takari screamed. "I wouldn't start throwing threats just yet." Kurama said. "I can smell a LOT of human in you..."
Takari went 'eep' and stepped back. "Aw, crap..."
Final pointed and laughed at Takari. "Thaaaats riiiight! They know your S-E- C-R-E-T!!!"
Yusuke, having thought that Takari was an all-powerful full demon, burst out into hysterical laughter. "More human than demon, you say? Then where did she get that power?"
Takari zapped him with the ever-popular shock waver. "Moron. If you had just listened earlier, you would have heard that I stole this power. Out of all those murders, I only found about 50 demons with powers I liked."
Kuwabara had just woken up to see Final right up in his face. "AHHHHHH! SCARY DEMON LADY!!" He crawled backwards into the wall. Final's eyes began tearing up. "Why doesn't anyone like me!"
Takari scoffed and shook her head. "Im SURROUNDED by idiots.."
"How ever true that may be... We HAVE to do something besides stand here and talk about full or hanyou. Doesh it matter anywaysh?" She asked. Kuwabaka was cracking up.
"A HALF DEMON? HER! BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Tara's glare narrowed and she stared at the guilty victim.
"Say that again. I dare you." She snarled softly.
"HALF DEMON!" The glare grew fiecer before she sent him flying into the wall behind him (which was a long way away...) from the SWBFG2000. (ShockWaverBFG2000)
"You should know that I ALWAYS win at truth or dare. Baka."
"NOO! KUwa-Kins! Are you huuurt? My poor Poor Kuwakins!" Final said as she rushed to his side as an electrical pulse sent him twitching.
"Must -twitch- get -twitch- away -twitch- from -twitch- here! -double twitch-"
Ames turned her head, trying not to barf, and looked around.
"You know... The Tournament's kinda old... What do we DO!? I'm BORED!"
"AMES!!" Shouted Boton.
Yeah?!"
"SHUT UP!! I can't get anything from Koenma! Something baad must be happening..." Yusuke looked at the hyper grim reaper.
"What do you mean? I can get a reading just fine!"
"Really? Well that funny..."
"Oh oh! Hush!" Yusuke said as he watched Koenma.
"Kuwabara... you're fired. And Boton?"
"Yes oh master?"
"Say that again and you're fired too. Please escort these people to my headquarters at once."
"U-um... Yessir."
Ames stared at Koenma, in his teen form, not the usual baby one, wondering what they had done.
She immeaditly dissmissed it from her mind as Boton whisked them off into the somewhat known world. 'Beep' went a little device . The Yu Yu Gang was soon transported to Koenma's office.
"What the hell? Aren't you the toddler from a few months ago..?" Takari said, laughing. The others sweatdropped.
"I would like you to not call me toddler, please.. Soo. You are the mass murderer Takari? We have been searching for you for a long time. Nice confessional. Now I know just what to do as your punishment." Koenma said.
"Punishment? What the fook? You set me up! It was all a lie!" Takari yelled back at her friends. "I hate you! I hate ALL of you!"
"No! Don't take it the wrong way!" Ames said. But before she could say more, Takari teleported out of sight.
"Don't worry." Said Koenma. "She won't get far. No one teleports from THIS place."
Soon, Takari came teleporting back through the ceiling, landing on the floor. She was unconscious.
"Well. That stopped her." Said Kurama, Botan, Ames and Yusuke in unison.
Ames gasped in anger and horror as she witnessed Kurama's death. Her deep purple eyes turned green and her light pink hair turned jet black with silver stripes. Tears came down from her now lime green eyes as they reflected the light and landed softly on the floor.
"Takari. Why are you doing this?" She asked. Her hands flew to her heart and rested there in a motion of hurt and pleading.
"Don't hurt anyone else... These people have done nothing to you. Yet you kill them. Why? Why can't this stupid world just have peace throughout it for just 5 minutes?!" Her voice started to raise slightly at the last question.
By now the tears that were streaming down her cheeks were dry. The pain numb. All that mattered was Takari, herself, and blood. Her eyes flashed, her hair blew, and her hand removed itself from her.
"I don't want to hurt you. But I'm afraid I have to Takari. I know that there's good somewhere in you!" All she recieved in reply was a sneer and a few mocking comments.
"Oh Takari! Please! Don't kill anymore!"
"HA! If I must then I'll kill you all! Good inside me? Awwww how sweet! Well guess what missie! I'm made of pure evil and nothing can change that!" Takari retorted.
Ames sighed. She didn't know what to do. Should she be all sweet and nice? Or should she call upon vengance and pummel Takari into the ground? Confused, hurt, angry, and just plain sadness swallowed her. Upon much thinking in only five or so seconds she had decided.
"Takari... I'm sorry." She said. She held her hands up as if they were holding puppets and started moving them up and down. Soon a figure slowly appeared in front of her. It's arms were flailing in the directions her hands were going and the legs the same state. As it took more and more detail and shape Ames stared moving her hands faster and faster controlling the limbs skillfully.
"Puppetry Maester." She said before stopping her hands letting the figure stand still. It was solid now. The creature was a small fox on it's hind legs and was wearing shoes and clothes. It's eyes were slits and it's fur a creamy yellow with black tips. It carried a hunter green bag over it's shoulder and it's eyes opened slightly.
"Kioki the Kitsune." It said and bowed to Takari. It reached for it's bag and pulled out an intrument of some sort. It had strings along the side like a harp but the straight pole was hollowed out and made like a flute.
"Would you care for some music ma'am? I'm the only one who can play the Kiosukeshi." It said lifting it's head to meet Takari's gaze. In reply she just narrowed her eyes.
"This is what you call fighting? A baka Kitsune that plays some intrument and acts all polite? Well Ames. I see your stratagy is slipping." Takari said giving her an evil grin.
"Excuse me miss, but if you would I'd prefer if you wouldn't insult Miss Ames like that. I might have to hurt you."
"Little Kitsune wants to play rough, eh? Well then..." She redied herself to use vines but the Kitsune was quick and had already started playing music. It's eyes opened fully and were a stormy blue color with no pupils or white. Silvery notes surrounded it as it played on. The notes floated towards Takari and dissappeared at the level she was at. Almost instantly she was frozen at her state.
"I asked you not to do that!" It said, stopping it's playing. It tucked the Kiosukeshi under it's arm and reached inside for another item. Out came a pearl ball that shone a purple-y blue and was an inch in diameter.
"Kioki the Kitsune is a generous fellow that gives many second chances. Now... I ask you Miss Takari, would you like this pearl?" It glinted as Kioki held it out in his paw.
"No thanks. I've got plenty of money! Don't need more!" Takari said rudely. Ames glared at her and flicked her wrist jerkily and sent Kioki playing a sad tune. Ames started humming Tara's lullaby.
Images started flashing through Tara's head. Memories. Kioki unfroze Takari and closed his eyes. His job was done. He slowly faded out and Ames dropped her hands. She turned back to normal with pink hair and purple eyes. Takari just stared.
"I see... Let me heal everyone..." She said raising her hands and retracting the vines. All the girls, Yusuke, and Kuwabaka were healed and perfectly fine but a headache.
"Takari? What about Hiei and Kurama?" She asked rubbing her arm.
"They need special attention..." She said walking over to Hiei and kneeling beside him. Ames did the same to Kurama but bent over his face as tears filled her eyes. The first tear landed on Kurama's lips. Sobs choked her and she bent down pressing her lips against his. It seemed okay since he was dead. But in fact... the lips seemed warm. Alive. She quickly pulled back and looked over to Takari where she had done excatly the same to Hiei.
"Kurama!" She exclaimed and hugged him tightly. "Ne? Ames? What about-"
"Takari's fine. She's less evil. Or so far... we might need to set reminders." She burrowed her face into his chest and grinned to herself.
"So? Where are we going now?" Takari stood spitting and coughing. "I can't believe I just did that! UGH!"
Ames couldn't help but snicker. "Don't you laugh at me, you hanyou!" Takari screamed. "I wouldn't start throwing threats just yet." Kurama said. "I can smell a LOT of human in you..."
Takari went 'eep' and stepped back. "Aw, crap..."
Final pointed and laughed at Takari. "Thaaaats riiiight! They know your S-E- C-R-E-T!!!"
Yusuke, having thought that Takari was an all-powerful full demon, burst out into hysterical laughter. "More human than demon, you say? Then where did she get that power?"
Takari zapped him with the ever-popular shock waver. "Moron. If you had just listened earlier, you would have heard that I stole this power. Out of all those murders, I only found about 50 demons with powers I liked."
Kuwabara had just woken up to see Final right up in his face. "AHHHHHH! SCARY DEMON LADY!!" He crawled backwards into the wall. Final's eyes began tearing up. "Why doesn't anyone like me!"
Takari scoffed and shook her head. "Im SURROUNDED by idiots.."
"How ever true that may be... We HAVE to do something besides stand here and talk about full or hanyou. Doesh it matter anywaysh?" She asked. Kuwabaka was cracking up.
"A HALF DEMON? HER! BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Tara's glare narrowed and she stared at the guilty victim.
"Say that again. I dare you." She snarled softly.
"HALF DEMON!" The glare grew fiecer before she sent him flying into the wall behind him (which was a long way away...) from the SWBFG2000. (ShockWaverBFG2000)
"You should know that I ALWAYS win at truth or dare. Baka."
"NOO! KUwa-Kins! Are you huuurt? My poor Poor Kuwakins!" Final said as she rushed to his side as an electrical pulse sent him twitching.
"Must -twitch- get -twitch- away -twitch- from -twitch- here! -double twitch-"
Ames turned her head, trying not to barf, and looked around.
"You know... The Tournament's kinda old... What do we DO!? I'm BORED!"
"AMES!!" Shouted Boton.
Yeah?!"
"SHUT UP!! I can't get anything from Koenma! Something baad must be happening..." Yusuke looked at the hyper grim reaper.
"What do you mean? I can get a reading just fine!"
"Really? Well that funny..."
"Oh oh! Hush!" Yusuke said as he watched Koenma.
"Kuwabara... you're fired. And Boton?"
"Yes oh master?"
"Say that again and you're fired too. Please escort these people to my headquarters at once."
"U-um... Yessir."
Ames stared at Koenma, in his teen form, not the usual baby one, wondering what they had done.
She immeaditly dissmissed it from her mind as Boton whisked them off into the somewhat known world. 'Beep' went a little device . The Yu Yu Gang was soon transported to Koenma's office.
"What the hell? Aren't you the toddler from a few months ago..?" Takari said, laughing. The others sweatdropped.
"I would like you to not call me toddler, please.. Soo. You are the mass murderer Takari? We have been searching for you for a long time. Nice confessional. Now I know just what to do as your punishment." Koenma said.
"Punishment? What the fook? You set me up! It was all a lie!" Takari yelled back at her friends. "I hate you! I hate ALL of you!"
"No! Don't take it the wrong way!" Ames said. But before she could say more, Takari teleported out of sight.
"Don't worry." Said Koenma. "She won't get far. No one teleports from THIS place."
Soon, Takari came teleporting back through the ceiling, landing on the floor. She was unconscious.
"Well. That stopped her." Said Kurama, Botan, Ames and Yusuke in unison.