Ghosts at School
Note: This chapter will be a bit (but in a minimal degree) violent and bloodier than the
last chapter. Also note that aside from the Justice League, I'll be putting some other team
characters in for added diversity in making the story. And starting next chapter, there'll be
lots of actions and a little swearing, in case I'll be pitting Amanojako against Boston
Brand in a verbal tussle (Batman sometimes get irritated at Brand, so I'll be wondering if
the G.A.S. gang's resident ghost goes face to face with the Deadman).
Disclaimer: Gakkou no Kaidan are owned by Aniplex and Fuji Television. Batman,
Superman, Justice League Unlimited and other characters are owned by Bob Kane, DC
Comics, and Warner Bros. Yu Yu Hakusho characters are owned by Yoshihiro Togashi
and Studio Pierrot. Detective School Q is owned by Studio Pierrot
Chapter 3: Pandemonium in the Park
The gang, plus the two D.D.S. students were slightly confused given the sudden change
of environment as they were looking for a way out. But despite the confusion and panic,
they managed to stay together, not losing a sight of each other. Along the way, they
helped children who were tripped as a result of the panic. The children's parents then
thanked them, then they fled. Making their way through the panicking crowd, the gang
noticed that more and more animals were plowing their way through the terrified people,
killing and biting them along the way. Thinking fast, Hajime told the others that they'll
have to find another way, find the nearest guardrail and go over it, saying that at least
they won't put themselves in danger in finding an exit. The gang reluctantly agreed and
went to another direction. As they were passing along some of the rides, Aya looked up
and her eyes widened. The Ferris wheel was starting to gain speed, which was beyond the
speed limit. The people riding the Ferris wheel were screaming. Hajime went for the
controls but was shocked to see the operator broke the lever, rendering it useless and
making the Ferris wheel impossible to stop. Momoko followed Hajime and saw what the
operator had done, and at that moment, she sensed that there was a ghost. She then traced
the ghost's presence and realized that the ghost was possessing the operator's body. The
operator then stabbed himself using the broken lever, killing him. Hajime and the other
boy, who then revealed his name as Kyuu, scrambled for the controls, looking for
someway to stop the Ferris wheel, which was already spinning out of control. Momoko
joined him in finding a way to stop the Ferris wheel, but Momoko's three friends told
them that the escaped animals are getting near. Then out of nowhere, A mascot threw a
smoked can (kind of like a tear gas) towards the escaped animals, confusing them. The
mascot then removed its mask, revealing a familiar face. "Kinta!" screamed the two
D. D. S. students. "Hiya, Kyuu, Meg!" Kinta flashed a smile. He then joined Kyuu and
Hajime in finding a way to stop the Ferris wheel from spinning out of control. But
suddenly, the controls began to spark. And the animals somehow got passed the smoked
can, ready to pounce against the eight teens, who noticed the animals. Reluctantly, the
eight teenagers backed away from the controls and started to run. Looking back, the
Ferris wheel bolted loose from its handling and started to roll towards the south, before
falling over the rest of the rides. As the Ferris wheel fell on to the rides, it exploded. Fire
was spreading onto that area, burning, electrocuting and crushing many people. Horrified,
the gang continued to head north. As they passed along, the saw a roller coaster flew
from its tracks and landed to some more people who were also scampering to safety.
Momoko and Hajime then saw the roller coaster operator lying in a pool of blood, with a
lever impaled on his chest. Aya, Fuko and Natsumi covered their mouths to suppress a
scream, while Momoko curled her head on Hajime's shoulder, not wanting to see another
dead body. The same goes to Megumi, with her photographic memory, she was unable to
block off what she just saw, and clung to Kyuu for emotional support. Kinta told the
others that they have to move on. The gang agreed and ignored the scene and continued
to run. They also had to hid themselves from any passing animals so that they won't be
seen, as the gang were informed by Hajime that the animals were possessed by ghosts.
Kyuu, Megumi and Kinta heard this and were shocked by this revelation. Momoko on the
other hand, in turn told the others that ghosts were possessing the ride operators,
destroying the emergency stop mechanisms and then killed themselves. They paused
briefly to see three elephants ramming a carnival ride full of people screaming. After
three minutes of ramming, the ride fell, and many people were hurt. They had no chance
of escaping as the elephants trampled them, as well as stabbing them with their tusks.
Shutting their eyes, the gang continued to run. They then came across a guard rail and
went over, not taking any chances of heading towards any route that would lead to the
nearest exit in case some of the escaped animals were there, finally escaped. They then
went around, heading to the entrance, and found Leo and Satsuki waiting. As the gang
reunited, a flying object landed just meters in front them. It was a ride from the
"octopus", its hinges were broken, no doubt from the operator who broke the control after
activating the speed limit to maximum. Leo and Hajime tended to a rider. The rider told
the gang that as soon as they saw the commotion at the ground, as well as the other rides
that went out of control, he saw the operator acting strange, as if he was possessed, and
then sped up the ride of the octopus before stabbing himself. The rider then expired. The
gang went silent, and looked at Leo. Leo was puzzled as to why the gang was looking at
him. Hajime told Leo that he was right that there is something odd happening. First was
the circus, and now the whole park. Then they heard a scream, and they saw the park's
owner, running, as he was being chased by two lions. Grabbing a piece of metal from the
broken part of the octopus, Hajime went towards the two lions, hitting one of them in the
face, and keeping the other at bay. But the lion ignored the pain and was about to assault
Hajime when someone shot the lion. It was a responding officer, shooting a loaded
shotgun. The officer did the same to the other lion. The officer then thanked Hajime for
his bravery in saving the park's owner. But then another ride flew past them. As they
tended another victim, the victim died. Then an eyewitness, who managed to escape the
park, approached the officer, the park's owner, and the gang. He told them that each of
the rides' operators began to act strange, as if they were possessed, then they activated
and overloaded the speed limit of the rides, broke the lever so the rides can't be stopped,
and then stabbed themselves. At that point, another escaped lion made its way out of the
park and attacked the eyewitness on the spot, killing him. The officer shot his weapon at
the lion, killing it. It was then that help arrived. Army soldiers, wildlife members,
paramedics, and all the sorts went inside the park to take control of the situation. The
park's owner kneeled, covering his face with his hands and said, "I'm ruined! My theme
park, which I've so long planned it with all my hard work, is ruined! What have I done to
deserve this!" Wailed the owner. The officer and the gang looked sad at the turn of
events. (Whispering to Amanojako through Satsuki's bag) "I thought your informant said
that two ghosts were on the prowl? So how come there are 40 more? And are roaming
inside the park?" Hajime growled softly. "Hey, I was taken by surprise too. And even I
didn't know about this." The cat rebutted. Then the gang heard gunshots echoing
throughout the park. After 10 minutes of gunfire, one of the soldiers came out and said,
"Call for more ambulances! There are many injured! And many bodies!"
In less than 10 minutes, news crews arrived to take footage and reports on the tragedy
that befallen on the Tokyo's most anticipated theme park. Then many bodies were taken
out of the park. Most of them were from the circus and from the rides. But the most
number of bodies came from those who were being eaten alive by the escaped animals.
And many of them were children and toddlers. Many survivors were crying and wailing
as they saw the body of their loved ones being taken to ambulances and heading to the
morgue. Others were babbling about the "End of the World!", while some overzealous
and superstitious people chanted the park is "cursed" and "haunted". Police had to
threaten the overzealous people to go home or face arrests. The footage of what happened
in the park was televised not only in Japan but also all over the world. The park's owner
was invited for questioning. The investigation is currently on-going.
By 10 pm, the gang arrived to their respective homes. Keiichirou, who was still awake,
met Satsuki. He began to ask his elder sister about what happened at the theme park.
Satsuki then told her younger brother about what transpired. Even Amanojako told
Keiichirou about what they found out. Keiichirou looked shocked, yet he remained calm.
Amanojako then told Satsuki to call Hajime and tell him to organize another meeting.
Amanojako added that the gang might be the next target, given that Momoko sensed the
ghosts possessing the Ferris wheel operator and the rest of the ride operators before
killing themselves.
At the Aoyama residence, Hajime was talking to Momoko on the phone. He was just
checking on her if she was all right, given the fact that she sensed ghosts possessing the
rides operators, and seeing so many dead bodies. Momoko told him that she was all right,
and thanked him for the concern. Coincidentally, Hajime told Momoko that he'll be
organizing a meeting to discuss on what to do next, since he suspected that the circus at
the Tokyo Theme Park was just the beginning. He also said among the topics they'll
discuss is whether the area were the park was made could be haunted, and/or that maybe
other circuses might be on the ghosts' hit lists, but he wasn't sure. He reasoned that after
what has happened, it is likely that the circus and the park may be closed down for the
whole year, and maybe up to next year, given that the investigation will take a longer
time to conduct. And if his hunch was, he added, the ghosts may strike again in another
theme park that has the most number of people patronizing it, and if this was the case,
then they'll be dealing with a ruthless type of ghosts. Momoko agreed and said she'll call
her friends and told Hajime to notify her on when will the next schedule take place.
At that same time, Kyuu and Kinta arrived at their respective homes. Kyuu was
greeted by his mom, who was surprised to see Megumi was with her. It turned out that
Megumi's elder sister was out of town for the week. Kyuu made it appeared that Meg was
tired will be spending the night here. Mrs. Renjou agreed and went to sleep. As Kyuu and
Megumi went to bed, Kyuu noticed that Megumi was a bit down. He knew it was a result
of her photographic memory when she witnessed the carnage at the park. Wrapping
an arm around her, Kyuu embraced Megumi and said, "It will be ok. Tomorrow we'll
meet Kinta, Kazuma and Ryu at D.D.S. We'll ask permission from Principal Dan to let us
investigate the park." He assured to her. Meg just cried a bit after recalling the children
being disemboweled by the circus animals. Kyuu. wiped her tears and kissed her gently
on the lips. Meg felt a bit better, but still wanted to forget about what happened earlier at
the park. She deepened the kiss, and their kiss became more passionate. After a minute of
kissing they turned to necking, as Kyuu began to kiss her neck, while caressing her legs.
Megumi, on the other hand, slipped her hand inside his pajama bottom underwear, and
began to caressed his privates. There she reveled at her lover's need. But before they go
further, both teens backed away, realizing what they've done. Both exchanged apologies
and then they forgave each other. They then agreed to control themselves and instead
concentrate on their upcoming case. They then went to sleep. Kyuu mentally reminded
himself to find a way of getting protection without revealing himself, since he and Meg
were close to go overboard.
At the Watch Tower, which was hovering over Earth, Batman, and the Question were
watching the news. The Dark Knight became more and more suspicious on what
transpired at the park. He knew that a saboteur was behind this, but the news quoted
saying that, eyewitness claimed that the rides' operators began to act strange before
sabotaging the rides and killing themselves, and that the incident that happened started
inside the circus, then went out of control and spread onto the whole park. Some of the
footages showed that some overzealous, superstitious people were claiming that the park
is cursed, and said that it is the work of the "Juon". Many people appeared to accept this
fact, while do not. Seeing that the news was over, and having heard enough, the Batman
switched off the monitor. He couldn't seem to accept that the incident at the Tokyo
Amusement Park was marred by people claiming that it was the work of ghosts, mentally
insisting that it was a work of human saboteurs. "Why not bring him in on this?"
Suggested the Question. "And who that might be?" Replied Batman. "A good question
that's already been answered." Says Question. Batman looked puzzled. The Question
sighed and said, "You have a contact that can see and communicates with souls…" "You
don't mean him…?" Batman interrupted. "Yes, him. The Deadman.". Question replied.
"So this so-called spirits and souls are somewhat responsible for what happened at that
park?" A voice appeared. It was the Martian Manhunter, who have been eavesdropping
the two for a few minutes. Batman sighed and said, "Look, we can't let this superstitious
beliefs undermine the obvious. Who knows, it could be the work of some corrupt
business rivals that want to see the park's downfall. And besides, we don't know for sure
if the incident at the Tokyo Amusement Park was caused by ghosts or not. We don't even
have proof that ghosts were behind this. It's true that Boston Brand is capable of seeing
and speaking to ghosts and spirits, but he is not a member of the Justice League. And I'm
not sure if bringing him in this case would help. And I have no idea on where to find
him…" "Perhaps that is solved" Another voice appeared. It was Doctor Fate, who
teleported himself in front of three JL members. "I talked to the Spectre and ask him to
bring Boston Brand here. He will be an integral part in your upcoming investigation."
Says Dr. Fate. Then another JL member entered the room. It was Superman. "Batman,
Question, and… Boston Brand is it? The three of you will go to Japan and investigate
this. Bruce, I know that your indirectly involved in this since your company was partly
involved in your joint venture with Tokyo Theme Park. But from what I witnessed on the
news, I believe that your friend, Boston Brand would be a big help…" Superman said,
but was interrupted by Batman. "All right, Brand will be brought in on this, but he's not
yet a member. And hopefully he doesn't do anything mischievously. And please, he's not
my FRIEND." Batman replied, looking defeated.
It was 1 pm, the following week, at a temple over the hills, A 70-year old woman was
sipping her tea, waiting for visitors to arrive. She just finished watching the updated news
about the Tokyo Amusement Park tragedy. She knew from the start that ghosts were
responsible for the tragedy. Recalling her thoughts, she remembered about talking to
Koenma about the first incident that happened inside the circus, learned that the so-called
Ghost At School gang are conducting their own investigation and are being aided by the
ghost Amanojako. The woman then suggested to Koenma that she'll bring in her own
investigation unit to help Amanojako and the Ghost At School gang in finding the ghosts
before the ghosts do more harm and damage. Then the woman heard footsteps coming
from the stairs. And out if the blue, four teenagers stood and bowed to the woman. "Good
afternoon, Genkai-Sama." They greeted. The woman nodded and motioned the four to sit
down. There she debriefed to them about what took place at the theme park, as well as
about the Ghosts at School gang. "Yeah, we heard about the news. But I'd never expected
this, about a group of ghosts terrorizing a theme park. " Says a 16 year old, black haired
boy, wearing a green school uniform. "Same here." Says another voice, a tall red-haired
guy. "I believe that these ghosts were contracted by a human." Says a boy, smaller than
the rest. "I agree, considering that the demon world had already banned spirits from
attacking humans." Says a voice, belonging to a long, read-haired boy. The woman then
motioned the four boys to stand up. "Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, Kurama. The four of you
will investigate this incident. I believe that these ghosts might go to another place and
attack people there. Make sure that they are stopped. Kill them if needed, but take care
not to hurt other people in the process. And remember that Amanojako is on our side.
Understood?" The four stood straight and said, "Hai, Genkai-Sama!". After that, they
departed, all heading to Tokyo. The old woman then stared at the sky, which was starting
to turn dark, indicating that it is going to rain. "The heavens are sympathizing with the
victims and survivors…", thought the woman.
To Be Continued…
Well, What do you think? Please review. Honest reviews. Let me know if I'm missing
anything so that I can make adjustments and corrections. And don't miss the next chapter!
'Coz this is just the beginning, as the three groups (the G.A.S. gang, the three Justice
League members, and the Yu Yu Hakusho boys) are going make a three-way
investigation. Will they meet? If they do, will they join forces and find the answer to the
question? If they do, will they be able to find the culprits on time? What if the ghosts who
terrorized the park are long gone by the time the three teams arrived? What would the
Justice League and the G.A.S. do if Boston Brand and Amanojako meet for the first time?
Given that these two ghost can be sarcastic at times, they could go into a verbal tussle.
But of course there's a little violence that can't be avoided. And wait for next chapter to
see if I'm going to add any more team characters (depending on the story that I'm going to
write for next chapter).
Continued in Detective School Q: To The Theme Park
And check back next chapter...
Stay Tuned for Chapter 4: Incredible Alliance! Three-way Investigation Under Way
