:::::I'm back from my trip! Anyway, where were we? Oh yes! Faust VIII came! Everybody was afraid that he was gonna experiment them! HAHAHAHA! I guess our old enemy had a change of heart. Good for him! Now he's our new friend! Alrighty then! So, what's up on new chapter? Well, you wanted to know about the ghosts, am I not correct? Okay, here's the story:

Meanwhile, there was a hangout of ghosts-er-spirit-allies in Yoh's room. Amidamaru, Bason, Tokagero and Pailong were there. Some ghosts living in the inn joined their conversation too. Even ghosts from many other places.

"Amidamaru," Bason said. "Did you remember when we fought in the first round of the tournament?"

"Yes," Amidamaru said. "Len sure used to take his fights in the hard way!"

"I know," Bason said. "You see, Len was trapped in the darkness of rage. Yoh had helped him find his way out of the dark & into the light."

"I know," Amidamaru said. "And I'm glad they're both friends now."

"Me too," Bason said.

"But then I couldn't stand Len & June's uncle," Pailong said. "First he took control of me to try to destroy June, Len & Yoh. Then he took control of my mentor, Shaolin."

"Yes," Shaolin said appearing. "I can see why Len & June were in so much pain living with their uncle."

"Master!" Pailong said. "What're you doing here?!"

"Anna the Itako let me into this world," Shaolin said. "I decided to check on you & June."

"We're okay," Pailong said.

"Good," Shaolin said.

"Heh!" Tokagero moaned. "Are you ghosts excluding the Infamous Tokagero?!"

"Oh, we're sorry, Tokagero," Pailong said. "You were kinda quiet, and we're sorry we started our conversation without you."

"Oh scratch that," Tokagero said. "All I just remember was that I possessed Rio & turned him into 'Evil Elvis.'"

"Yeah, I remember," Amidamaru laughed.

"What?!" Tokagero exclaimed. "You think possessing & trying to kill a person is funny?! Well, why don't you take a trip into the blazing fires of inferno & see how you'll feel about that?!"

"Uh, nice comeback, Tokagero," Amidamaru said giggling behind his back.

"Oh, so you think that was funny too?!" Tokagero yelled. "Then I'll-I'll-----"

"You need to work on your comebacks, Tokagero," said Mosuke appearing.

"Mosuke!" Amidamaru said. "My friend."

"How are all these ghosts from the spirit world appearing without being summoned?!" Bason said.

"Good question there, Chinese warrior," Mosuke said. "Somehow, we've been summoned."

"And we know only an itako can summon ghosts from the spirit world," Pailong said.

"And there's only one itako that we know," Amidamaru said.

"ANNA!" all the ghosts said.

"What do you ghosts want?" Anna said walking into the room.

"You heard us?!" Amidamaru exclaimed.

"Hmph," Anna said. "I hear everything."

"Why did you summon these ghosts out from the spirit world?" Pailong said.

"I figured that you ghosts would have a little hangout like our shaman heroes," Anna said as she shrugged her shoulders. "Got a problem with that?"

"Oh no," Bason said. "It's good to see old friends again."

"Yes," Amidamaru said.

"Alright then," Anna said. "I'll leave you all alone." Then she left.

"So!" Tokagero said to Mosuke. "You're the one and only Amidamaru's friend!"

"Yes," Mosuke said. "And I'm the one and only swords master."

"Mocking me?!" Tokagero said.

"Was not, buddy!" Mosuke said.

"I'm not your buddy!" Tokagero yelled.

"Well, you are now!" Amidamaru said. "Whoever's a friend of Mosuke is a friend of mine."

"And vice-versa," Mosuke laughed as Amidamaru laughed along.

"You guys are weird," Tokagero said with his jaws dropped.

"They were best friends since childhood," Bason said.

"Hmm," Tokagero said. "So now I know that you two clowns are very good friends."

"We are," Amidamaru said. "And nothing will break our friendship."

"And did I not just hear you admit that you're a clown?!" Tokagero said.

"Hahahaha!" Amidamaru laughed. "Yes, anybody can be a clown."

"Oh really?" Tokagero said. "I'd like to see you in a big red nose!"

"Sure, why not?" Mosuke said sarcastically.

"Well then," Tokagero said. "Let's see it!"

"Um Tokagero," Amidamaru said. "We're ghosts. We cannot wear a clown's nose."

"Aha!" Tokagero said. "I smell cowardice!"

"No Tokagero," Bason said. "They're right. An object cannot attach to us."

"Only me," Pailong chuckled.

"Ha, ha, ha!" Tokagero laughed sarcastically. "Well what about people?!"

"That's called possessing!" Shaolin said. "You need to learn more about being a ghost!"

"You can try getting Rio to tutor you!" Mosuke laughed.

"Whoa, how do you know that Rio is his master?!" Amidamaru asked.

"News travel fast," Mosuke said laughing.

"I don't need Rio to teach me, old man!" Tokagero said. "I can teach myself anything!"

"Sure you can," Shaolin said as he shrugged his shoulders.

"Oh you wanna bet?!" Tokagero said. "I'll show you what I know!"

"Sure, why not?" Shaolin cackled.

But Tokagero didn't move.

"Is that what you're showing me?" Shaolin said. "Sorry, it's not good enough."

"Grr," Tokagero said.

Suddenly, Yoh walked into his room with Morty & Kororo following him.

"Hey guys!" he said.

"Lord Yoh!" Amidamaru said.

"Master Yoh!" Bason cried.

"What have you been yakking about?" Yoh asked.

"Well," Amidamaru said. "Mosuke and Shaolin's here with us too!"

"Whoa!" Morty said. "How did-"

"I called them out from the spirit world," Anna said.

"Whoa Anna!" Morty screamed jumping out of his shoes. "Don't sneak up on us like that!"

"You mean 'don't sneak up on me,'" Anna said.

"Why are they here?" Morty asked.

"Didn't I just answer a question like that already?!" Anna said.

"No, I mean why did you summon them?" Morty asked.

"I don't want our three ghost friends to be bored," Anna said. "So I called out our two other friends."

"Oh I see," Morty said.

"Hey! Another spirit!" Mosuke said referring to Kororo. "She's so cute!"

"Yeah," Shaolin said nodding his head.

"Aww..." Mosuke said trying to pat her head. Kororo floated away & hid behind Morty.

"Is she your dead sister?" Mosuke asked.

"What?!" Morty said jumping out of his shoes again.

"No," Trey said coming into the room with Len, Rio, June, Silva, Lip & Rap following him. "She's my spirit ally, Kororo. She's a Koropokkur."

"Can we pet her?" Mosuke asked.

"No!" Trey said as Kororo floated onto his shoulder. "She is not a pet!"

"I see we have some visitors," Rio said.

"Yes," Tokagero said. "And they're giving me a headache."

"No," Shaolin said. "HE'S giving me a headache."

"Well, prove it!" Tokagero said.

"Well," Shaolin said. "Your bluffs are very irritating to some people like me. And then your stupidity is making your bluffs worse."

"Are you calling me stupid?!" Tokagero yelled.

"No offense, that is," Shaolin said.

"You!" Tokagero yelled charging up to him.

"Hyah!" Shaolin said dodging him. "Are you trying to be a joto guard?"

"Tokagero, that's enough," Rio said as Tokagero stopped. "You should learn to take some jokes."

"Yeah, just like Len," Trey laughed. "We need to give their sense of humor button a push!"

"Very funny, snow bunny!" Len snapped.

"Oh c'mon you two!" Trey said. "It's like I'm asking you guys, 'what time is it?' & you guys are like answering 'I hate you! I hate you!'"

Len laughed maniacally.

"Uh, what's so funny?" Trey asked.

"What's funny is that your joke doesn't make sense," Len said.

"It wasn't a joke!" Trey said. Then something hit him. "I see. You like to laugh at when we're not funny! Is that it? Are you saying that when we're not funny, we're funny?"

"Nice joke," Len scoffed.

"Aha!" Trey said. "So it WAS funny, huh?!"

"You jokes are not funny, blue-hair!" Tokagero said.

"No, but he's funny himself," Yoh said.

"Right on, dude!" Trey laughed as Yoh laughed along.

"So what brings you here, Lord Yoh?" Amidamaru asked.

"Just checking on you guys," Yoh said.

"And we decided to follow!" Trey said.

"No," Rio said. "You wanted us to follow you."

"Did not," Trey said.

"Did too," Rio said.

"You wanna bet?" Trey said.

"Now you're starting to act like me," Tokagero said.

"If they're like this all the time," Morty chuckled. "Then it'll get ugly in the second round."

"Good point Morty," Yoh laughed.

Suddenly, everybody heard bones rattling along with footsteps.

"Eek!" Morty shrieked.

"Don't worry," the voice said. "It's only me."

Morty turned around & it was Faust with Eliza following him.

"Don't sneak up on me like that!" Morty cried.

"I'm sorry," Faust said. "I didn't mean to."

"You again!" Amidamaru yelled. "What are you doing here?!"

"It's okay, Amidamaru," Yoh said. "He's one of us now!"

"But why do I still smell that putrid stench of the netherworld?!" Amidamaru asked.

"He may smell like that," Anna said. "But then, if you look through his heart, it's fine."

"Huh?" Amidamaru said.

"Look samurai," Anna said. "Faust was here for a long time. He would've of wiped us out by now."

"Well, it could be a trick," Amidamaru said.

"I like the way he thinks," Silva said to Lip & Rap.

"You mean, you think Faust is still evil?" Rap said.

"I don't know," Silva said. "But I feel that I cannot trust Faust."

"Then warn Yoh," Lip said.

"He won't listen," Silva said.

"Then I'll send the message to Yoh!" Silver Wing crowed as he & the other animals appeared.

"Hey Asakura!" Silver Wing crowed. "Get this necromancer out of the inn! Silva wants him out now!"

"Silva," Yoh said. "Faust is alright. He won't hurt us."

"Yes," Anna said. "I sense no evil lurking in him, so he's alright."

"How do you know?" Silva asked.

"Hmm," Anna said. "Faust was full of evil because of his broken heart, but what he finally realized was that Eliza had been in his heart all along."

"I see," Silva said. "So when he realized that Eliza was with him all along, he had a change of heart?"

"I guess you can say that," Anna said.

"Alright then," Silva said.

"But I understand that if Faust IS up to something," Yoh said. "I'll ask him to leave."

"Alright," Silva said nodding his head.

"Amidamaru," Yoh said. "So now you know why he's here."

"Yes," Amidamaru said.

"Then Faust is not evil?" Lip said.

"Yup," Yoh said. "He's alright."

"Alrighty then!" Rap said.

"Uh, Yoh," Amidamaru said. "Who are these Koropokkurs?"

"We're not Koropokkurs!" Lip yelled. Then she cleared her throat. "I'm Lip."

"And I'm Rap," Rap said. "We're part of the Shaman Tournament Committee."

"And they're-"

"No Silva!" Lip screamed. "Not that word!"

"...training to be officiants," Silva said finishing his words.

"NOOOOOOO!" Lip screamed pulling on her braids. "I hate that dreaded word!"

"LIP!!!!!!" Rap yelled.

"GIRLS!!!!!!!" Silva yelled. "Pipe down!"

The girls shrieked and hid behind Yoh & Morty with Lip behind Yoh's legs and Rap behind Morty squatting down and trembling in fear. Kororo, who was back on Morty's side grumbled with jealously.

"Relatives of yours, Shorty?" Mosuke chuckled.

"Very funny!" Morty yelled. "And my name is MORTY!"

"Well, sorry there Morty," Mosuke said.

"My buddy is full of jokes," Amidamaru laughed. "Typical Mosuke!"

"Well, so are you, samurai!" Mosuke said.

"Right," Mosuke said nodding his head as they both burst into laughter.

Meanwhile, Lip & Rap were still hiding from Silva.

"Oh come outta there, you pipsqueaks!" Silver Wing crowed. "What makes you think that Silva bites?!"

"Hey!" Lip said. "Don't talk bad about your master like that!"

"Yeah!" Rap said playing along.

"There!" Silver Wing crowed. "So now you know Silva is not a bad man."

"Of course they know, Silver Wing," Silver Coil hissed. "You're the bad one!"

"You're a bad bird!" Silver Tail howled.

"Am not!" Silver Wing crowed.

"Is too!" Silver Coil said.

"Whoever thinks Silver Wing is a bad bird, raise your paws," Silver Tail said.

Silver Tail raised his paws, Silver Coil raised her tail, Silver Horn raised his left leg, and Silver Shield raised his foot.

"I'm not bad!" Silver Wing crowed.

Meanwhile, Bason, Shaolin & Pailong were talking. They were listening to Silva's animals arguing.

"I didn't know animals can be spirits," Bason said.

"Mind if I join your conversation?" Silva said.

"Sure," Pailong said.

"You see," Silva said. "My spirit allies are very strong, but during their free times, they can get a little too noisy."

"Is there anything you can do about that?" Bason asked.

"Nope," Silva said shrugging his shoulders.

Meanwhile, Yoh, Amidamaru, Morty, Kororo, Lip, Rap, Trey & Len were talking with each other.

"Where did June & Rio go?" Trey asked.

"They went down to the kitchen," Yoh said.

"Let's go see what's going on down in the kitchen!" Trey said.

"Yeah, sure," Yoh said.

So Yoh, Amidamaru, Morty, Kororo, Lip, Rap, Trey & Len went downstairs to the kitchen.

:::Next: What's Rio & June cooking in the kitchen? Is the almond jello ready? Find out!