Dimension 1: Of Spirits and Detectives
It was six days into the first week and May was finally ready to confront
son number one. During her first four days in her "office" outside of
time, she learned about the extent of her powers. She had unlimited
money and influence in any dimension she entered. She could appear and
disappear from a dimension and she'd only be a slight memory to some.
She could appear anywhere at anytime and stop almost anything. 'No wonder
God doesn't want us playing with this ability,' May thought as she learned
these things. 'Think of the damage we could do!'
After getting a hold of her new abilities, she spent a day studying the
life of one Yusuke Urameshi. (series summary here) 'Sweet guy, but I would have washed his
mouth out with soup and beat him over the head several times by now,'
May thought as she watched his life. Although he came through for his
friends, he was rude, smart mouthed, and usually in denial about the
imporant people in his life. He obviously loved Keiko, saw Kuwabara as
a friend (and rival), and relyed on Botan as an equal partner. And calling
a noted physic "old hag"...sometimes the boy wasn't that smart. You'd
think that dying once would straighten him out. It had that affect on
May.
May sighed as she watched his life. She was trying to decide when and
how to enter his life and offer him a chance to meet his brothers. She
had ruled out appearing at his school as a teacher or student and trying
to get his attention that way. Yusuke would pay no attention to her; she
wouldn't be a part of his circle of life. She also couldn't display the
kind of spirit energy that would get him to pay attention to her...and even
if she did, he'd probably attack first and ask questions later.
That left intervening in one of his spirit detective missions. At first she
thought she'd pull him from that spooky looking castle of the four saint
beasts, when he and his friends were holding up the ceiling while being taunted by that eye monster, but she
decided that was dangerous. If she re-inserted Yusuke at the wrong time
that wall would come crashing down on all four of them. And even if she
put Yusuke back in at the right moment, the break in concentration could
send the ceiling crashing down.
Frustrated, May had looked back through all of Yusuke's missions until
something jumped out at her. When Yusuke was fighting in the tournament
staged by the noted physic Genki...there was an odd occurance. Admittedly,
Yusuke wasn't really interested in winning the appreniship with Genki, the
prize of the touranment. It was more about staying alive, beating Kuwabara,
and getting Botan's bribe; yet one fluke that saved him seemed...odd. In
his battle with Kazumara Yusuke ran toward his opponent, determined
to take them both out. Suddenly, he seemed to disappear. Then, when all
the smoke cleared, his opponent lay out for the count and Yusuke was
stuck in a puddle. "But how is that possible? Yusuke was nowhere near
that puddle when he was running, unless...unless this is where I pulled
him from and I placed him back in that puddle."
With that, May decided that this would be where she pulled Yusuke from,
apparently saving his life in the process. May opened the door to
Yusuke's dimension and prepared to take a leap...and a leap of faith.
She only had two days before the second week; she didn't have much time
to spend convincing Yusuke. And she wasn't really sure she could do it.
****
The onlookers of the battle looked on in horror as they finally realized
what Yusuke was planning. It was crazy, but Yusuke was running full
speed at his opponent hoping that he could take them both out.
But that not what happened.
As Yusuke ran, time suddenly seemed to stop. He felt like he was pulled
off of his feet and...almost placed somewhere. Then he heard a
battle cry that sound like, "Ha!" and saw a strange woman knock those
Nijna throwing stars, or Yusuke-seeking exploding boomerangs at his
opponent.
That odd action was followed by the woman saying, "Now this proves I
watch way too much Justice League. When did I decide I was Hawk Girl,
anyway?"
Yusuke shouted angrily from his...position, "Lady, do you have any idea
what you just interrupted?!"
"The Genki tournament, you mean? Yes, I knew exactly what I was doing."
Yusuke stared at the strange woman with the strange staff and even stranger
outfit. "Oh, what the hell is this?"
"An opportunity for you."
"Look lady, I'm -"
The woman sent him a frustrated look as she cut him off, "My name is May.
And I know, you're a spirit detective. Don't worry sweetie, this
opportunity will not get in the way of your day job. I just need your
help."
"You need my help."
"Yes, I need your help. Evil as ripped apart a family and I'm trying to
put them back together. I need your help to do it."
"Lady, you got the wrong guy," Yusuke said as he turned to leave the crazy
lady...
...Only to be stopped by the very menacing blade on the woman's staff,
"Look, I don't have time to deal with your issues. The evil I'm fighting
has helped to destroy the planet before. I heard you were the best
fighter around, now if I'm wrong, I'll just ask someone else. I've heard
some say that your friend, Kuwabara, could beat you up with one hand
tied behind his back. Maybe I should ask him."
"Oh hell, no. I could pulverize Kuwabara without blinking. If you want
the best fighter, you want me, lady."
"So you'll help me?" May asked, hopefully. She felt a little guilty
about bending the truth as much as she had at this point, but she didn't
have the time to explain everything. She'd deal with explanations and
tempers later.
"What's in it for me?"
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me. What's in it for me? I'm only in this tournament for the
tickets Botan promise me. Now what's in it for me?"
"I offer you the chance to fight for truth, justice and the Am- well,
for the right way, and you want me to give you something for it?!"
Yusuke just crossed his arms and stared at her.
"Okay, fine. I'll grant your fondest wish sometime in the future."
"So I get to make a wish and-"
"Yusuke, I already know what the wish is, and yes I know your name too.
Get over it."
"How do I know you'll-"
"Come on Urameshi, what have you got to lose? You'll get to prove what
a great fighter you are, you'll get to come back here and get your
bribe from Botan, and you'll have something to look forward to in the
future....Unless of course you are scared-"
"I'm not scared! Bring it on, lady."
May smiled, "If you insist." She took Yusuke's arm and pulled him behind
her. "Follow me and hold on tight."
One down, two to go, three weeks left.
- to be continued -
Desperately seeking a Yu Yu Hakesho beta reader. Please email me if you
are interested. Also, Yu Yu Hakesho and Justice League do not belong to
me. Neither do Sailor Moon or Batman Beyond. May and any errors are mine,
however. Please don't use May or Imani without permission. Thanks for
reading.
~December
It was six days into the first week and May was finally ready to confront
son number one. During her first four days in her "office" outside of
time, she learned about the extent of her powers. She had unlimited
money and influence in any dimension she entered. She could appear and
disappear from a dimension and she'd only be a slight memory to some.
She could appear anywhere at anytime and stop almost anything. 'No wonder
God doesn't want us playing with this ability,' May thought as she learned
these things. 'Think of the damage we could do!'
After getting a hold of her new abilities, she spent a day studying the
life of one Yusuke Urameshi. (series summary here) 'Sweet guy, but I would have washed his
mouth out with soup and beat him over the head several times by now,'
May thought as she watched his life. Although he came through for his
friends, he was rude, smart mouthed, and usually in denial about the
imporant people in his life. He obviously loved Keiko, saw Kuwabara as
a friend (and rival), and relyed on Botan as an equal partner. And calling
a noted physic "old hag"...sometimes the boy wasn't that smart. You'd
think that dying once would straighten him out. It had that affect on
May.
May sighed as she watched his life. She was trying to decide when and
how to enter his life and offer him a chance to meet his brothers. She
had ruled out appearing at his school as a teacher or student and trying
to get his attention that way. Yusuke would pay no attention to her; she
wouldn't be a part of his circle of life. She also couldn't display the
kind of spirit energy that would get him to pay attention to her...and even
if she did, he'd probably attack first and ask questions later.
That left intervening in one of his spirit detective missions. At first she
thought she'd pull him from that spooky looking castle of the four saint
beasts, when he and his friends were holding up the ceiling while being taunted by that eye monster, but she
decided that was dangerous. If she re-inserted Yusuke at the wrong time
that wall would come crashing down on all four of them. And even if she
put Yusuke back in at the right moment, the break in concentration could
send the ceiling crashing down.
Frustrated, May had looked back through all of Yusuke's missions until
something jumped out at her. When Yusuke was fighting in the tournament
staged by the noted physic Genki...there was an odd occurance. Admittedly,
Yusuke wasn't really interested in winning the appreniship with Genki, the
prize of the touranment. It was more about staying alive, beating Kuwabara,
and getting Botan's bribe; yet one fluke that saved him seemed...odd. In
his battle with Kazumara Yusuke ran toward his opponent, determined
to take them both out. Suddenly, he seemed to disappear. Then, when all
the smoke cleared, his opponent lay out for the count and Yusuke was
stuck in a puddle. "But how is that possible? Yusuke was nowhere near
that puddle when he was running, unless...unless this is where I pulled
him from and I placed him back in that puddle."
With that, May decided that this would be where she pulled Yusuke from,
apparently saving his life in the process. May opened the door to
Yusuke's dimension and prepared to take a leap...and a leap of faith.
She only had two days before the second week; she didn't have much time
to spend convincing Yusuke. And she wasn't really sure she could do it.
****
The onlookers of the battle looked on in horror as they finally realized
what Yusuke was planning. It was crazy, but Yusuke was running full
speed at his opponent hoping that he could take them both out.
But that not what happened.
As Yusuke ran, time suddenly seemed to stop. He felt like he was pulled
off of his feet and...almost placed somewhere. Then he heard a
battle cry that sound like, "Ha!" and saw a strange woman knock those
Nijna throwing stars, or Yusuke-seeking exploding boomerangs at his
opponent.
That odd action was followed by the woman saying, "Now this proves I
watch way too much Justice League. When did I decide I was Hawk Girl,
anyway?"
Yusuke shouted angrily from his...position, "Lady, do you have any idea
what you just interrupted?!"
"The Genki tournament, you mean? Yes, I knew exactly what I was doing."
Yusuke stared at the strange woman with the strange staff and even stranger
outfit. "Oh, what the hell is this?"
"An opportunity for you."
"Look lady, I'm -"
The woman sent him a frustrated look as she cut him off, "My name is May.
And I know, you're a spirit detective. Don't worry sweetie, this
opportunity will not get in the way of your day job. I just need your
help."
"You need my help."
"Yes, I need your help. Evil as ripped apart a family and I'm trying to
put them back together. I need your help to do it."
"Lady, you got the wrong guy," Yusuke said as he turned to leave the crazy
lady...
...Only to be stopped by the very menacing blade on the woman's staff,
"Look, I don't have time to deal with your issues. The evil I'm fighting
has helped to destroy the planet before. I heard you were the best
fighter around, now if I'm wrong, I'll just ask someone else. I've heard
some say that your friend, Kuwabara, could beat you up with one hand
tied behind his back. Maybe I should ask him."
"Oh hell, no. I could pulverize Kuwabara without blinking. If you want
the best fighter, you want me, lady."
"So you'll help me?" May asked, hopefully. She felt a little guilty
about bending the truth as much as she had at this point, but she didn't
have the time to explain everything. She'd deal with explanations and
tempers later.
"What's in it for me?"
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me. What's in it for me? I'm only in this tournament for the
tickets Botan promise me. Now what's in it for me?"
"I offer you the chance to fight for truth, justice and the Am- well,
for the right way, and you want me to give you something for it?!"
Yusuke just crossed his arms and stared at her.
"Okay, fine. I'll grant your fondest wish sometime in the future."
"So I get to make a wish and-"
"Yusuke, I already know what the wish is, and yes I know your name too.
Get over it."
"How do I know you'll-"
"Come on Urameshi, what have you got to lose? You'll get to prove what
a great fighter you are, you'll get to come back here and get your
bribe from Botan, and you'll have something to look forward to in the
future....Unless of course you are scared-"
"I'm not scared! Bring it on, lady."
May smiled, "If you insist." She took Yusuke's arm and pulled him behind
her. "Follow me and hold on tight."
One down, two to go, three weeks left.
- to be continued -
Desperately seeking a Yu Yu Hakesho beta reader. Please email me if you
are interested. Also, Yu Yu Hakesho and Justice League do not belong to
me. Neither do Sailor Moon or Batman Beyond. May and any errors are mine,
however. Please don't use May or Imani without permission. Thanks for
reading.
~December