Four pairs of feet pounded against the pavement, each carrying a boy forward at a fast pace. Their shadows danced behind them as the sun sank below the tall buildings of Japan. The boys were on a mission and nothing would stop them. Every so often another shadow would appear and then disappear again a little ahead of the others. It was a blur otherwise and it was moving at such a fast pace that no one could hear his footfalls.

Suddenly one of the shadows skidded to a halt, the boy kneeled over and took huge gulps of air, "Hey…hold…on a minute," he panted. The others stopped running and came back over. The boy out of breath took a final gulp of air and stood up straight, "I've never run that much in my life," he wheezed. This was a young boy, about 14 years of age and had messy black hair and lively blue eyes. He wore a blue school uniform with the jacket hanging open to reveal a plain white shirt. His name was Danny Fenton and he was the "new" kid in town from America.

One of the other boys ran a hand through his slicked back black hair and in a green school uniform, "No problem…Kuroko said we had until sunset," he muttered. This boy was about the same age as Danny and had chocolate brown eyes and had a perpetual sign around his neck that said 'Fuck off.' He was not one to be messed with and they called him Yusuke Urameshi.

The boys were quite for a moment and one of them put a hand into their pocket and pulled out a rumpled letter. The boy had a frown on his face and through he looked much older than his comrades he was actually about the same age. He had rose red hair that fell past his shoulders and bright, mysterious green eyes that scanned the writing on the letter with mild curiosity.

"Kurama, how many times are you going to look at that letter?" the tallest of the boys asked. This boy wore a uniform very similar to Danny's and had bright orange hair that was curled and gelled a bit like Yusuke's. He had beady eyes and a fierce look, he was almost as bad a punk as Yusuke and his name was Kazuma Kuwabara.

Kurama frowned and put the letter away again, "It's nothing, I just have a rather bad feeling about all this."

"Well, duh, Kurama we KNOW it's a trap but what else can we do," Yusuke quipped.

"Detective."

The four boys turned to look at the newest member of their group. He was a short male with extremely spiky black hair and cold red eyes. He was currently glaring at the boys with a scowl plastered across his face, "I'd like to get this over with so if you are quite done with your little tea party we can go."

This was the infamous Hiei.

Danny smiled meekly, "Sorry…just had to catch my breath."

Hiei rolled his eyes, "Hn."

"Alright let's go," Yusuke shouted and they took off running again, the sun still sinking low behind them.

One question remained though…what was waiting for them at the end of their journey.

((Flashback))

It had all began with a letter addressed to one Yusuke Urameshi. He had gotten the letter after first period. This was strange in itself but what added to the mystery was the fact that it was from Kuroko.

Kuwabara peered over Yusuke's shoulder, "What is it? You didn't even do anything in class today…"

Kuwabara, Danny, and Tucker stood around Yusuke who then held up the note for all three to see. It was written in both katakana and English and at the bottom it was signed, "It's from Kuroko," Yusuke exclaimed.

Danny snatched the letter from Yusuke, his blue eyes huge, "I guess this adds evidence to our theory of Ms. Takeuchi being Kuroko," he muttered.

"Dude this is so obviously a trap it's not even funny…I mean what does Kuroko take you guys for…idiots," Tucker asked after he had finished reading the letter and folding it up.

"Hey don't close it I wasn't finished reading!" Kuwabara exclaimed.

Tucker and Danny sighed and handed the letter over.

Dearest Little Yusuke (and Co),

Ah how nice it is to see you all are still in one piece after that little incident in the graveyard. Sorry I couldn't have been there personally but other plans were called to my attention. However this afternoon I seem to have an opening in my busy little schedule so I was hoping you gents could stop bye for some tea? Doesn't that sound just lovely?

To the point I want your asses at the warehouse district at least an hour before sunset. I'll have a good friend of mine their to escort you to the party. Remember this is invite only so why don't you "invite" your little fox friend and that cute little fire imp along.

Ta-Ta my little lovelies,

Kuroko
"So I guess we need to go fetch Kurama and Hiei," Danny muttered.

Yusuke rolled his eyes, "Yeah and I doubt they're going to like this."

((End Flashback))

Danny continued running, but seeing as they were nearing the warehouse district they started to slow down. Danny had felt a bit guilty leaving Tucker and Sam behind, they usually accompanied him on all his adventures however Danny knew it was for the best because he didn't want to risk them getting hurt like at the graveyard.

They reached the first warehouse just as the sun was disappearing behind the buildings. "So where's this welcoming party," Yusuke muttered, jamming his hands into his pockets.

Suddenly a streak of blonde and black shot past the group, a blur to nearly everyone except Hiei who simply raised an eyebrow, he could make out the lithe form of a female clad in black leather like material and bits of it cut out and replaced by mesh. He also noted the dual katanas strapped to her form and fingered his own sword. Without another thought he took off after her, disappearing in a blur from the main group.

Yusuke cursed, "Doesn't he know we're supposed to stay together."

Kurama frowned, his eyes focused in the direction that Hiei and the strange female took off in, "I don't like this."

"Indeed you shouldn't Kurama. This is the last time you'll see the light of day," a voice muttered from the shadows of one of the doorways to a warehouse. Nothing could be seen of the source of the voice except for a pair of legs wrapped in bandages, a tattered black cloak covered everything else.

The guys fell into fighting stances; Kuwabara gripping his fists tight, Yusuke doing the same but a bit more relaxed in his general stance, Kurama's fingers itched toward his hair but his eyes remained calm, while Danny stood tense not sure whether he should transform or not.

The voice laughed, "I'm not here for a fight…I just want to show you something. Think of it as a little preview of what's to come."

"What are you talking about? I thought Kuroko was going to meet us," Yusuke growled.

"Oh you'll meet…don't worry. I just want to show you something first…step into my parlor." The door to the ancient warehouse opened slowly and a fog drifted from inside.

"That's creepy," Kuwabara said with a shiver.

Danny glanced over his shoulder, "Shouldn't we…I don't know…wait for Hiei?"

Yusuke scoffed and rolled up his sleeves, "We don't need him we can handle this ourselves." With that said Yusuke stormed forward and into the strange fog drifting from the building.

Kurama rolled his eyes, he could already tell this wasn't going to end well and fighting against every instinct that told him not to he knew that Yusuke was going to need assistance so he followed suit.

This left Danny and Kuwabara standing outside the building. The strange figure stood in the doorway, "Last chance boys."

They exchanged glances and then nodded, entering the dark, cold fog.

((Elsewhere))

Hiei suddenly came to a halt and looked around, his crimson eyes narrowed in distaste. All of the warehouses looked the same, not that he was worried about getting lost, he had his Jagan after all, but there was something different in the air now.

When a woman appeared on the buildings roof he knew why. It was the female from before. Her hair was short and choppy, falling just past her ears. Her top was leather and was basically a bikini with mesh coming from the sleeves to cover her arms and then she wore elbow length gloves made of the same leather material. Her pants were loose and parts of the material were cut out and replaced by more mesh. He couldn't tell if she was pretty or not because he mouth and nose were covered by black cloth, much like a ninja, and the only thing notable about her face were her soft gold eyes that rivaled the gold of her hair.

Her expression was blank as she stood across from the fire imp. It was as if time had stopped because neither moved and the buildings around them were silent as death. Eternity passed and then…

The woman unsheathed both of her katanas and bowed, "I am Hasaki."

"Hn."

Hasaki righted her self and continued; "My mistress says I am to commence in battle with you. I hope you are prepared to die Hiei."

Hiei smirked, his red eyes cold, "I doubt YOU of all people can kill me."

Hasaki twirled her left katana, "We shall see then won't we." Without blinking Hasaki launched herself at Hiei, her swords held high.

((The Foggy Warehouse))

Everything was quiet in the warehouse. Quiet and foggy. Yusuke, at the moment, hated both, "Now what?"

Soft laughter echoed around them. The fog rolled around them, eerie and strange. Kuwabara shivered, "Guys I'm getting a bad feeling about this."

"Yeah no kidding," Danny muttered, folding his arms across his chest. "Let's get out of here."

"I wouldn't open the door if I were you," a voice muttered.

A solid oak door appeared out of nowhere in front of them. Yusuke smirked, "About damn time."

"Yusuke I wouldn't…" Kurama began but Yusuke was either too stupid or too stubborn to stop and yanked the oak door open. Suddenly a strong wind pulled at our heroes, pulling them towards the door.

"SHIT!"

The boys were sucked into the door and all went black.

((Rooftops))

The clash of blades rang above the rooftops. Neither fighter giving up or scratching the other…yet.

((Warehouse))

When Danny came to the warehouse was pitch black. The fog was gone and the only light came from a broken window above them and the light wasn't very much of a light. It was empty aside from himself and his three comrades. Danny stood up slowly and looked around, aside from all the fog being gone and it being rather dark not much had changed.

A noise startled him and Danny spun around to come face to face with Kurama, "Oh…it's just you."

Kurama nodded and glanced at the fallen form of Yusuke, "I'll say this again…I don't like this."

Danny laughed awkwardly, "Well I'm sure it's okay…it was probably just knock out gas or something."

Kurama looked unconvinced, "I doubt that's all that happened."

"Ow shit! Kuwabara get off me!"

Danny and Kurama turned to see Yusuke pushing Kuwabara off of him and standing up. He looked around and sighed, "Alright where did all that stupid fog go? And where's the creepy guy in the cape?"

"Maybe he's outside," Kuwabara said jumping up.

They walked over to the door of the warehouse and yanked it open, what they say on the other side made them all gasp.

The city of Tokyo was completely destroyed. Once tall buildings lay in mere ruins and not a sound was to be heard. The sky was dark, not even a moon or star shone, it was like a bomb had gone off.

"What the hell happened," Yusuke shouted.

To Be Continued

Long time no see, eh? So what do you think about THIS new baby? I worked hard on this during my recovery period from school so I hoped you enjoyed it. Next chapter will be up soon (we pray) and I hope you all review…sorry for the long wait!