Izzy Motosuwa
We join our heroes directly after the previous story. When Botan, the bearer of bad news, told Yusuke & Keiko about their next enemy.
"What!" said Yusuke, "You've gotta be kiddin me."
"I hate to say it but you're not done working yet," said Botan.
"This can't be happening," said Yusuke.
"Why should I enter?" asked Yusuke, "The world can go to hell for all I care."
"Just think if Trekimane wins the tournament, he could wish for just that!" argued Botan.
"How strong could he be?" asked Yusuke.
"Very!" yelled Botan.
"I still don't want to, humph!" said Yusuke.
"Yusuke think about it. You've saved the world so many times, what harm can one more time do?" asked Botan.
"You're lucky Botan. I've saved the world too many times to fuck it all now," said Yusuke.
"As messed up as that sounds, feel free to stick with it. Anything will do just save the world, both of them," finished Botan.
Now as you know the rules require a team of five members and an alternate. Genkai might be alive, but she does not want to get involved. Koenma says he will be the alternate because, as long as he doesn't have to fight, he would stay in teen-age form. Therefore, the team was short one member. Well it's actually short four members because no one else has agreed to fight again. Yusuke quickly takes off to Kuwabara's house, and Botan follows.
"Hey, Kuwabara!" yelled Yusuke.
"Hey Urameshi," replied Kuwabara.
"Can you believe it there's going to be another tournament," said Yusuke unexpectedly.
"Really?" asked Kuwabara.
"Yeah, and can you believe that you're my first choice as team mate," said Yusuke slyly.
"Sorry Yusuke, but I'm not going anywhere near that island as long as I live," said Kuwabara.
"Well too bad! If I have to do this, you sure as hell have to. Plus it's not on the island, it's somewhere else," bargained Yusuke.
"He's right you know," said Botan who entered from nowhere.
"Bah Botan! It would kill you to knock!" screamed Kuwabara.
"On what? We're in the middle of the city," pointed out Botan.
"Technicalities," said the embarrassed Kuwabara.
"So are you in, or do we have to beat it in you?" asked Yusuke.
"I'll invite Yukina," said Botan.
"Who is it? What is it? Where is it? Why me? When is it? and how the hell are we going to do this?" finished Kuwabara.
As you can plainly read, Kuwabara is definitely in. Therefore, Yusuke's job is to convince Hiei and Kurama and then find a fifth member.
"Kurama please do this, I'm begging you here," pleaded Yusuke.
"I'm sorry Yusuke, but I have a previous cough engagement coming up," said Kurama.
"What could possibly be more important?" asked Yusuke.
"My personal life," said Kurama, "Yes and no, you see, although this is none of your business what so ever, I have to see a friend about a cough vacation."
"Kurama, I will do anything," pleaded Yusuke, "and since when did demons have personal lives?"
"No, I'm sorry, I just can't," said Kurama.
"Oh yeah? Now what am I gonna do?" Yusuke said to the closed door.
Now you know everyone hates it when Yusuke gets pissed, but right know Botan and Koenma, and don't forget George, don't really care. Therefore, Yusuke's next objective is to find Hiei. He should be somewhere in the nearby vicinity, or dimension.
"Damn it, you try and find someone and they run away," cursed Yusuke.
As you can see Yusuke is about to kill the next thing he sees. So all Botans, Koenmas, and Kuwabaras stay away. Unless you are a fire demon on the semi-side of good or a reformed demon fox, don't mess with Yusuke right now.
"Yusuke guess what I've found you a fifth player," said Keiko joyfully.
"Who?" asked Yusuke grumpily.
"Me!" said Keiko gleefully.
"Ha ha ha! Thanks Keiko I needed a good laugh just about now," claimed Yusuke.
"Unnnnhhh!" grunted Keiko.
"Oh, you weren't kidding?" asked Yusuke.
"No I wasn't. Nevertheless, I'm officially on Team Urameshi. Koenma said so," said Keiko.
"But how?" asked Yusuke confusedly.
"Koenma was desperate. Therefore, he decided the first person that came to Botan's mind would be hired to be your assistant Spirit Detective. And here I am," explained Keiko.
"Leave it to Botan to pick you," said Yusuke.
"Also since Koenma advised Botan not to come near you because of the underlined writing above this section, he told Botan to tell me to tell you that the rules have changed this year," said Keiko.
"You've must be kidding me, right?" asked Yusuke.
"Nope, guess what? Now a team requires seven members," said Keiko seriously.
"WHAT!" yelled Yusuke, "I mean, I can't even get five how in the hell am I supposed to get seven?"
"I don't know, but we have two weeks," explained Keiko.
"Oh…HELL NO. The second I see that little brat I'm gonna... (explicit language). KOENMA! Get your toddler ass down here before I commit suicide, come up there and (more explicit language) in Spirit World!" yelled Yusuke furiously.
Since I'm running out of time to type today, I'll explain the rest here. After having a nice, long, calm, and murderous talk with Koenma, Yusuke recruit's two of Koenma's other Spirit Detectives to join the team. Koenma suggests that Yusuke somehow bribes Kurama and Hiei into re-joining, otherwise there are doomed. Next time we'll find out who these other recruits are, and how the heck Yusuke is gonna get this accomplished in time.