Yu Yu Hakusho Re Pure Episode 25 - The Truth No One Wanted to Know

"Kuwabara, wake up! You're going to be late!"

Kuwabara hears a grown up woman calling him, but it not his mother. He opens his eyes. He doesn't recognize the room, nor does he recognize the school uniform he hurriedly puts on.

"Kuwabara, your friends are going on without you!"

"Right there!" Kuwabara grabs a book bag and races down the stairs. When he gets outside he realizes that he's not even in Tokyo, but in some idyllic countryside.

Kuwabara sees two figures in the distance so he races to catch up to them.

"Gee, Kuwabara, are you trying to make us late?"

Kuwabara looks at Yusuke and Kayko. Neither one wears their school uniform. Kayko even wears a hat. They look like they are going on an English country picnic.

"Yeah, Kuwabara, how would it look if the class representative was late?"

Kuwabara smiles because at least something in this world sounded familiar.

The three of them continue walking towards a distant school.

Yusuke gets an insinuating look on his face. "You didn't have a nightmare again?"

"What do you mean?"

Kayko laughs. "Come off it Kuwabara, the other day you were scared to death because you couldn't see the seam in the sky."

"Yeah, you thought you were on a space colony or something."

Kayko continues laughing. "You were petrified that the air was going to escape into space!"

Kuwabara sulks. "Well, I did have a nightmare, but I doubt if you guys would care."

Kayko smiles. "What was it?"

"That the three of us were an elite demon busting corps."

Yusuke nods. "Well, at least that one sounds exciting."

The three of them arrive at the gate of the school. Kayko smiles. "Let's all work hard today!"

Kuwabara tries to walk through the gate but a security officer grabs him. "Excuse me, you don't belong here."

"What are you talking about?"

Suddenly Kuwabara hears a whistling. A huge up draft starts pulling objects straight up into the air.

Kayko's hat flies off and upwards revealing that Kayko has cat ears. "My favorite hat!"

The wind gets worse and Kuwabara finds himself floating lifelessly in the air along with a now dead Yusuke and Kayko.

...

Kayko walks slowly so she won't make a visible crease in her school uniform. She presses her hands together in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary.

Suddenly Yukina interrupts her. "Your handkerchief should be tied in a proper knot." Yukina puts down her briefcase and reties the handkerchief that Kayko has around her shoulders as part of her school uniform. "There, that's much better."

Kayko blushes bright red. Yukina was one of the three student council leaders and the idol of her girl's school. Kayko had long been an admirer of Yukina and most of her friends would swoon over the prospect of being corrected by her. "Thank you very much, Student Council leader."

Yukina smiles. "Be more careful next time." Yukina walks away.

Kayko floats for a minute on a wind of wonder.

"Kayko!"

Kayko snaps back to reality when she sees her friend Megumi approach.

"How do you like this picture?"

Kayko looks at the picture in Megumi's digital camera's preview area. It shows Yukina straightening Kayko's handkerchief.

"I want that picture!"

Megumi smiles an evil grin. "I will get you a copy of the picture if you can help me convince Yukina to allow me to print the picture in the school paper."

Kayko blushes, knowing how jealous all of her friends would be to see the picture. But, she then gathers her resolve. "Okay, I'll help you, just to get a copy of that picture."

"Well, let's go then, she probably went to the student council house." Megumi grabs Kayko's hand and leads her at full speed towards the student council house.

Just as they approach the door to the house, Yukina unexpectedly steps out and they run her over. Kayko winds up directly on top of Yukina with her head in between Yukina's breasts. Kayko blushes.

"My goodness the first year students are certainly lively this year."

Megumi bows with her hands over her head. "Excuse me Student Council leader. I was wondering if you would let me print this picture in the school paper."

Yukina helps Kayko get her head out from between her breasts. "Let me take a look."

Yukina looks at the picture in the camera. "That's a nice picture, but I'm afraid I can't let you use it. You see, that student doesn't go here."

Kayko sits up in shock.

"I'm afraid she belongs somewhere else."

The ground opens up and swallows Kayko. As Kayko falls into a bottomless pit she sees Yukina and Megumi waving, unconcerned.

...

Miss Botan stands in front of the class. She has cat ears and a tail. Beside her is a very young looking Yusuke who has cat ears and a tail. "Good morning class. Today we have a transfer student named Yusuke. I hope you'll make him feel at home."

A young looking cat eared Kuwabara stands up. "Miss Botan, may I ask why Yusuke is transferring to our school?"

Yusuke pipes up. "I was thrown out of my previous school for fighting."

A young looking cat eared Kayko stands up. "Miss Botan, could Yusuke sit next to me?"

This makes Kuwabara angry. "That's it Yusuke, from now on you and I are rivals!"

"This is stupid." Yusuke walks out on the class.

Kayko starts whining. "Miss Botan, make him come back!"

Kuwabara seethes. "Come back here you coward!"

Miss Botan looks concerned but does not follow Yusuke. "Yusuke-kun, you can't just walk out of class!"

Yusuke walks out of school. "Every place I go it's the same thing."

A tall red headed boy stands by the school gates. He does not have cat ears or a tail. He looks like a college student. "You must be Yusuke."

Yusuke looks up at the stranger. "Who are you?"

"My name is Kurama. I am a friend of your brother, Seimei."

"You knew my brother?"

"Yes, he and I were very close. Would you like to talk about him in the park?"

"Sure."

Yusuke follows Kurama to the park.

Kurama sits on a park bench. "Your brother and I were a fighting combination. His name while he was fighting was Lucky."

"I don't understand."

"But, since your brother went away, I am going to make you his replacement." Kurama unties a bandage around his neck to reveal a tattoo that says 'Lucky.' "Your name when you fight alongside me will be 'Luckless'."

"I like the idea of fighting, but who would we be fighting?"

Kurama looks across the park. "We will be fighting them."

Yusuke looks across the park and sees Hiei and Yukina approaching. Both have cat ears and tails.

Yukina sneers. "Kurama, have you no shame? You lost your partner. Choosing another is just pathetic."

Yusuke looks at Kurama. "Who are these guys?"

Hiei speaks up. "We are 'Senseless.' When we fight, the other team is left unconscious, which is why we are called Senseless."

Kurama sneers. "You wish that's how you two got your name. Besides, I know those ears are fake."

Yukina lets out a high pitch laugh. "You're one to talk. That boy is not only not your partner, he doesn't even belong here."

Kurama looks surprised.

Hiei and Yukina join hands and point. Yusuke sees his world and then himself disintegrate.

...

Yusuke wakes up in one of the classrooms at school. His hands and feet are tied. He looks around and sees Kayko and Kuwabara on either side of him, bound in the same condition.

Miss Genkai rubs Kuwabara's, then Kayko's shoulders to help revive them. They awake with a start.

Miss Genkai strolls to the front of the classroom and clears her throat. "It's my job this evening to give you three your debriefing."

Yusuke struggles against his ropes. "Debriefing, what the heck are you talking about?"

"Calm down, and I will tell you."

Yusuke sulks.

"First off, the mission was a success. The demon portal under the school was sealed, as well as the three hundred other demon portals connected to it, all by one causality bomb. So, you should feel happy."

Kuwabara nods. "So, why are we tied up?"

"The good news is that we won. The bad news for you three is that you are no longer needed by Koenma. Koenma has taken back all of the power enhancements that he has lent you three. If you try to use your spiritual powers now you'll find that they now longer work."

Yusuke closes his eyes and clears his mind. He see's nothing.

"I can still see some vague outlines."

Yusuke rolls his eyes. "Suck up."

Miss Genkai nods. "You had some spiritual powers before all this happened. You just when back to where you were."

Yusuke gets mad. "So, if we're being fired, what about the rest of the team?"

"In the middle of the fight I was able to slip Miss Botan a different ammo clip for her Demonsbaine gun. Miss Botan was able to contact me after I finished dragging you guys to safety and assure me that Kurama, Yukina and Hiei are dead."

Yusuke struggles against the ropes in a rage.

"And, you guys were pretty heavy to drag out. After Koenma's minions knocked you guys out from behind you three were dead weight."

"Traitor."

"You can hate me if you want Yusuke, but I'm just a mercenary. If you want to blame me, go ahead, but it was you three who were totally duped by Miss Botan and Koenma."

Kayko is shocked. "Duped?"

Miss Genkai nods gravely. "Think about for a second. What does a Shimigami do for a living? They go to the recently deceased and talk them into going to the land of the dead. Yusuke, you were dead. Was going to the land of the dead your first idea?"

"No."

"Exactly. The guardians of death have a tough job because most people don't want to go when they die. It's up to the Shimigami to lie their asses off to convince the people to come. It prevents people from becoming wandering spirits but it is lying."

Kuwabara stares straight ahead. "Miss Botan is a liar?"

"Not only that, but she's also not a cute young lady. If you saw her true form you would not want to come with her to the land of the dead."

Kayko now looks curious. "So what does she really look like?"

"Like one of Koenma's minions."

Kayko laughs at Yusuke. "Ha, ha. Yusuke's girl friend is a gorilla."

"She's not my girl friend and never will be on this world or any other. She killed her own teammates!"

"Those teammates would have taken over this world and probably Koenma's world as well."

Yusuke sulks. "That's still no excuse."

Miss Genkai walks behind Kayko's desk. "Oh, and one more thing, Mugimora and Botan went back to work in Koenma's office." Miss Genkai loosens the ropes on Kayko. "Okay, Kayko should be able to wiggle free in two minutes. Since all of your physical powers are back, I think I will be taking a fast car out of here."

Yusuke turns up his nose. "Coward."

"Hey, sometimes a girl needs a little help."

...

Kayko, Yusuke and Kuwabara stand in the parking lot panting. They see Miss Genkai's car in the distance.

Yusuke looks down, defeated. "This sucks."

Kayko nods.

Yusuke hears some knuckles cracking behind him. "What are you doing Kuwabara?"

"We're no longer teammates. I still owe you at least one beating."

"Why?"

"Just because."

"Go ahead and try."

Kuwabara hits Yusuke who flies halfway across the parking lot. "Woo, woo, I won!"

Yusuke slowly gets up, holding his chin. "I guess you did."

"You're okay Yusuke, we'll have to hang out now!" Kuwabara walks away.

Kayko helps Yusuke stand up. "You threw that fight!"

Yusuke cracks his neck. "Beating up Kuwabara doesn't do any good. Why not let him think he's the better man?"

Kayko looks at Yusuke stunned. "This is a surprise."

"Hey, when I got into fights all the time it gave me no joy. All it did was get me into trouble. Maybe I should just let other people do the fighting for a while?"

Kayko smiles. "I'm so proud of you. So, what will you be telling Pioni about the date?"

"I guess I should say yes."

"Good. Just don't blow it."

"Hey, how could it be any weirder than the last couple months?"

The End

...

And now for part two of our show:

From the Circular File of the Spirit Detective!

Mugimora slaps two sticks together to produce the sounds of a play opening.

Chibi Yusuke and Chibi Kayko are on stage behind a podium. They stand on the right side of the stage and a giant screen is in the middle of the stage.

Chibi Kayko smiles. "Welcome to our special theater!"

Chibi Yusuke smiles. "Tonight we have a special treat. To celebrate the wrap of the show we're going to be interviewing some of the actors out of character."

Mugimora pops up. "But, Yusuke!"

Chibi Yusuke backhands Mugimora into a wall. "First up, we have Hiei."

There is canned applause.

Chibi Hiei walks out on stage. The big screen shows some clips of the fight scene from episode 24. "Thank-th, everybody!" Chibi Hiei speaks in a high pitched lisp.

Chibi Kayko nods. "So, Hiei, have you made any plans for your next project?"

Chibi Hiei nods and slips back into his deep voice. "Well, I am primarily a stage actor, so I will be getting back into musical theater."

Chibi Kayko looks shocked. "Awesome. That sounds so serious. Will you be at the Royal Theater?"

Chibi Hiei gets a sweat mark besides his head. "Um, no. It will be a family musical production for Dragon Ball Z."

Chibi Yusuke does his best to look dignified. "Well, that sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun. Do your best Hiei!"

"Thank you."

Chibi Kayko smiles. "And, our next guest is ..."

Mugimora flies by. "But, Kayko!"

Chibi Kayko hits Mugimora with an uppercut that impales him into the ceiling. "Our next guest is Miss Botan."

Chibi Botan walks out on stage. The big screen shows clips of her as apprentice ninja Shinobu. "Howdy, you-all." Chibi Botan speaks with a southern drawl.

Chibi Yusuke looks surprised. "Are you from Osaka, Miss Botan?"

"Why yeah. I had a speech coach for the last six months to affect an English accent for the show."

Chibi Kayko claps. "Well done!"

Chibi Yusuke nods. "So, what's next for you, Miss Botan?"

"Well, you-all know that I was on loan from the Takarazuka Theater, right? Well, I'm going back to play death in the musical 'Elizabeth.' I'm real excited about that."

Chibi Kayko nods. "Miss Botan, I've heard of that musical. But, isn't the part of death a male part?"

"You betcha. In this theater women play all the parts so it's no big thing for me to play a guy."

Chibi Kayko smiles. "Knock them dead, Miss Botan!"

"Thank ya kindly."

Chibi Yusuke smiles. "And, now for our final guest ..."

Mugimora flies by. "But, Yusuke!"

"What!"

"We're still doing one more episode, an epilogue."

Chibi Yusuke gets a giant sweat mark. "This isn't another fake epilogue?"

"No, no, it's the real thing."

Chibi Yusuke smiles. "Oh well, 'til next time ..."

Chibi Yusuke and Chibi Kayko say in unison "... See ya later!"

Chibi Kayko strikes her Pretty Sammy pose.