Yu Yu Hakusho Re Pure Episode 14 - The Battle of Lock 4

"Miss Genkai, what's wrong?" Botan, carrying a large backpack, looks nervous, unusual for her right before a battle.

Miss Genkai peers around the basement with a worried look. "Some terrible things have gone on down here. Souls are in torment."

Botan closes her eyes. "I feel it, but not close to us."

Miss Genkai nods.

Yusuke frowns. "I feel it, too. It seems to be below us, quite a ways away."

Miss Botan smiles. "Well, if it's not near us, it's not going to stop our mission."

Kuwabara puts his hand and fist together. "Yeah, let's kick some demon butt."

Kurama shakes his head. "I understand that Miss Botan has a plan? Hopefully that will give us an advantage."

Miss Botan makes a victory sign with her fingers. "We'll know more when we get there, but Yukina, Kayko and I are ready."

Yusuke rolls his eyes. "I don't understand the secrecy. Why can't you guys tell us the plan?"

Hiei taps Yusuke on the shoulder and shakes his head. "I'm sure they're doing it for sound tactical reasons."

"Well, okay."

...

The team reaches the third lock. It is undisturbed, like the first two.

Miss Genkai gathers the boys together. We're going to do an exercise now. "Last time you guys ran into a nasty surprise. This time there will be no surprises. Does that sound good?"

The boys nod in unison.

"Good. I need you all to stand, holding hands in a circle."

Yusuke gives her a funny look. "There is a reason for this other than making us uncomfortable?"

Miss Genkai smiles. "By holding hands you four can combine your powers to see past that door into the next lock."

Yusuke pouts. "Like I would recognize something over there."

Kurama grabs Yusuke's hand. "Hiei and I would. Come on. We don't bite ... hard, that is."

Kurabara grabs Kurama and Hiei's hand to help form the circle. "Hey, if it helps the team, I'll do it!"

"Suck up."

Miss Genkai shakes her head, embarrassed. "Okay, now close your eyes and concentrate. Let your spirit rise out of your body and pass through that door."

Yusuke sees himself in the circle, then sees the inside of the door lock, then the inside of the fourth lock room. Several monsters lounge about. Yusuke can see them in outline but cannot make out many details.

Yusuke then hears a clap and he sees the room retreat and then sees the circle and then finds himself inside his body.

Miss Genkai raises her eyebrows at Kurama. "Kurama?"

Kurama disengages himself from the circle and walks over to Miss Botan and whispers something in her ear.

Miss Botan dances about a little bit. "Smashing. We are actually well prepared for those demons."

Yusuke frowns. "Do I get to find out what's going on?"

Botan and Kayko get in Yusuke's face. "No."

Kurama grabs Yusuke by the arm. "Yusuke, just follow my lead. It will work out fine. I promise."

Yusuke looks mad. "Whatever. We had better destroy those monsters decisively to make up for keeping me in the dark."

Hiei elbows Yusuke in the ribs. "Just don't look back once we get in there, if you value your life."

"Okay."

...

Kurama, Hiei, Yusuke, Kurama and Miss Genkai enter the forth lock waiting room. Five hulking monsters eye them with hungry looks.

Hiei smiles as Kurama ducks behind Kuwabara. "My good demons. You were probably expecting some warrior group to come to try to destroy you, but today is your lucky day. Today, we have some entertainment for you."

Miss Genkai pinches Yusuke in the leg. "Remember, don't look back."

Suddenly, Yusuke hears some music start up, but he remembers to look forward.

...

Koenma looks through the Spirit Hula Hoop. Behind him, Koenma's minions haul the five defeated demons off into custody. "Good work, team. That was our smoothest campaign yet."

Yusuke pouts. "Yeah, too bad I didn't get to see half of it."

Koenma laughs. "Don't worry Yusuke, of course I have it on instant replay. Allow me to show you."

Yusuke shrugs.

Botan has a sweat mark appear by her head.

Koenma's big screen TV shows Yusuke the following replay:

The music starts and Yukina, Botan and Kayko enter the room in a cha-cha line. Yukina is dressed as a school teacher with big glasses and textbook with a microphone attached. Kayko is dressed up in a French Maid's outfit holding a feather duster with a microphone built into the handle. Botan is dressed up in a nurse's outfit with bunny ears on top. She holds a giant syringe with a microphone built into the needle.

"Wherever the wind sweeps the colors of day is the place that I want to be, I run into you unexpectedly and a FEVER, FEVER comes over me!"

As the girls sing along to the music, Kurama puts away his spirit rose and helps Miss Genkai, Yusuke, Kuwabara and Hiei line up the monsters in a straight line.

"May I check our love for a pulse? Does it have veins and arteries? Or is this chart of flattened lines our love EKG?"

Yusuke notices that some of the monsters are bleeding green blood from their noses.

"I'm being charmed, you heart beat is making my temperature rise. Come on baby, why don't you show me your medical chart?"

With the monsters in place, Hiei takes a position behind the monsters. Kurama takes Yusuke to a position where he can see all the monsters line up.

"Glittering Parasol Transformation! Magical, Magical Nurse!" The girls clap twice. "My pulse is going 'doki-doki.' Baby can't you hear my heart beat, even without a stethoscope?"

Kurama kisses Yusuke to transfer spirit energy to him. Yusuke nods and high fives Kurama.

"Magical, Magical Nurse. What a pretty medical robe. Surely the feeling between you and me all comes from, the Medicine of Love!"

Hiei's eye's light up. The monsters who up until that point were dancing to the song start jerking slowly.

"Spirit Gun!"

The five monsters collapse in a heap in the corner, blown there by the awesome power of Yusuke's spirit gun.

Botan snaps her fingers and her giant syringe turns into the Spirit Hula Hoop. In a burst of light, the girls change back into their normal clothing. Botan smiles. "All clear!"

The rest of the team grabs a monster and leads them to the Spirit Hula Hoop.

Koenma turns off the replay. "What do you think Yusuke? Was that worth the suspense?"

Yusuke's veins jut out of his forehead. "Botan."

Botan slaps him on the back. "Oh, cool your jets. The last painting Atsuko did of me had musical notes and clefs in the borders. It seemed clear that the lock four demons were fond of music idols. And Kurama was able to identify them as demons who liked cos-play idols."

Yusuke turns up his nose. "Maybe the lock five monsters will like news anchor women idols?"

Kayko gets in Yusuke's face. "Well, if they do, I will be happy to support Miss Botan in whatever she needs to do to help us win, and so should you."

"Waa?"

Miss Genkai sneers. "Dumb, ungrateful boy!"

Koenma sticks his head through the Spirit Hula Hoop. "Yusuke, as much as I am enjoying this display of team unity and love, there seems to be a situation. Did you guys know you were followed?"

In a panic the team looks around.

Finally Miss Genkai grabs Yusuke by the sleeve. "Yusuke. I know that you can do this. Close your eyes and concentrate."

Yusuke nods. The rooms starts lighting up inside of his head with everyone's spirit energy. He can make out the team members, one by one. He notices that Hiei, Kurama and Yukina have a color distinct from the humans and distinct from Botan's spirit color. His mind sweeps the room, not seeing anything, until Yusuke notices a faint spirit glow in the corner. Yusuke opens his eyes and walks to the corner. He moves around some debris to find an odd looking thing about the size of a softball with weird eyes and large ears. It looks anemic and there are blood stains on both nostrils.

Kurama also looks at it. "Poor thing. I think we nearly killed it with kindness. Kurama picks it up and places its forehead to his, then puts it down."

The color starts coming back to the checks of the odd creature. Finally it stirs. "Magical, magical, nurse..."

Botan brings the Spirit Hula Hoop over so Koenma can have a closer look.

Yusuke looks at Koenma. "What is that?"

Koenma laughs. "Yusuke, it's too bad you don't remember him. Especially since he saved your life, Kayko's life and Kuwabara's life."

Yusuke falls back on his butt. "That thing did?"

Koenma nods. This is the final form of the spirit egg that you hatched. Your feelings and emotions nurtured him to life, so don't be surprised if he is a little like you."

This stuns Yusuke. "Oh. Sorry little fellow for throwing you into that fire."

The light colored ball thing seems to become lucid. "Don't worry about it, Suke Suke Yusuke. I was proud to be the hero."

Kayko laughs. "Suke, Suke, Yusuke?"

Yusuke gives Kayko a dirty look. "So, little fellow, do you have a name?"

"My name is Mugimora. Did you guys win that battle?"

"Yeah, no problem. Those monsters were distracted by the girls and we took them out."

"Wow, Yusuke. I can't blame those monsters. The girls on your team are hot! I can't wait to look up their dresses. I bet they wear cute underwear. I'll bet their three numbers are off the charts. I'll bet ..."

Kayko smacks Yusuke.

"Hey, what was that for?"

"Because he's a lot like you!"

"Wow, Yusuke. She sure is lively. I can't wait to sneak into her bathtub!"

Kayko chases Yusuke around the room.

Koenma shakes his head. "Boy, they sure are rougher on each other than they are against the monsters."

To Be Continued