A/N: Sorry for the late update, but college is coming up and I'm rushing to get everything done in time. On top of that, my brother just got kicked out of his band for no good reason. You can check out my profile page to learn more about that. On an up note, my birthday just passed. I'm going to put this story in the Crossover section by the next chapter, so look for it there in about a month. Thanks to college, my writing and updating will be slowing down, so I'll put up what I can, when I can.

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:Words.: - Telepathy

"Words." - Translated Pokemon speech

"Words." - Regular speech

"WORDS."- The Referee

Words. – Thoughts

Words – Pokemon moves

Chapter 3

First Day:

Before the Fight

"So, this is the stadium that they have built," Raikou said as it looked around.

:Yes. I shall check out team in and find out the fight schedule, but first, everyone remembers what we agreed upon, correct?:

"Yes, Mewtwo," Suicune said in a bored tone. "We are not to kill anyone on Koenma's team, kill or seriously injure any humans, and are to try to keep all killings to a minimum."

As this was going on, none of the Legendaries noticed that Mew was ignoring them in favor of a mixed group of humans and demons. The reason was that Mew had sensed something that it had not perceived since it had last met him – the human spoken of in all the myths and legends.

"Mew. Mew!"

"Huh! Yes, Celebi," Mew said as it turned to the friend whom had brought it out of its thoughts.

"Mewtwo asked you a question. Are you alright, Mew?" the concerned Celebi asked.

"Yes, I'm fine," Mew assured. "What did you ask, Mewtwo?"

:I had asked whether or not you wised to be team captain.:

"Oh, no. you should be captain, Mewtwo. You're the one that they'll understand." Mew turned its attention back to the group that had caught its interest earlier. "Mewtwo," Mew asked, "do you feel that?"

:I do not feel anything, Mew. That do you sense?:

"Pure souls, five of them. Two humans, two demons, and one that is neither. The purest one reminds me of him, the one that stopped our battle."

At Mew's words, the other five Pokemon turned to the afore mentioned group, the members of which had yet to notice the nearby Legendaries.

"I'm going with them," Mew said suddenly. "Mewtwo, you need to check us in, and Celebi needs to get a medical team together. Since I don't have anything to so, and I won't be needed to fight for a while, I want to find out more about them."

Entei looked ready to argue, but Mewtwo nodded and said, :Very well then,: before leaving to check in. Mew gave its remaining companions a final glance and a wave, then did a back flip in midair and disappeared.

"Man, I never thought I'd be doing this again," Yusuke said as he looked at the stadium in front of then. "Yeah," Kuwabara agreed as the two of them set down the many suitcases that they had been carrying.

Five minutes ago the group of nine – plus Puu – had disembarked from the ship that they had traveled on. When they were off of the ship, Kuwabara had offered to carry Yukina's bag. Shizuru had then insisted that he carry hers as well. Seeing this, Keiko and Atsuko had forced Yusuke to carry their bags along with his own. He still had no idea as to how he had ended up with Botan's suitcase as well.

"Has anyone else noticed how large the insects are here," Yukina said, gazing at a beetle that had to be three feet long that was on a tree and a butterfly just a big. "It's not just the bugs," Keiko said. "The birds are the same. I saw one a while ago that had to be as big as Puu's phoenix form."

"This whole forest is creepy," Kuwabara said with a shudder. "I swear I saw a tree that looked back at me."

"They're not demons," Shizuru said. "I don't know what they are, but I sense a lot of anger and hostility. I don't think they like us being here."

Kurama was unaware of the conversation as he contemplated the three large nine-tailed foxes that he had seen. His own senses told him that they were not demons, yet he couldn't come up with any other explanation.

"Well if they ain't demons, then what are they," Atsuko asked.

"Oh, I know," Botan said. "Koenma-sama said that they were called 'Pokemon.' He didn't tell me too much else, just that we should leave them alone."

Hiei didn't comment, having noticed a trio of giant dog-like creatures watching them from a distance. The three turned away once they realized that he had seen them. Their actions immediately made Hiei suspicious.

"Hey, Yusuke, who do you think Koenma got for our fifth?" Kuwabara asked, oblivious to the happenings of a few seconds before. "I don't know," Yusuke replied. "But Koenma said we'll meet the guy after we find our rooms," he added before picking up the previously discarded suitcases.

Kuwabara picked up his suitcases as well, and the nine proceeded into the twelve-story building next to the stadium. Only Puu noticed their otherwise invisible shadow.

To say that they were surprised when they got to their rooms would be an understatement. They had met Koenma in the lobby and he had taken them to the rooms, saying that they would meat their fifth there. When they found Bui waiting for them they were shocked. Koenma quickly explained the situation and the deal he had made with Bui.

After everyone got over their shock, sleeping arrangements were decided upon and suitcases were put away. Koenma then handed Yusuke the fighting schedule, said goodbye, and disappeared.

The schedule listed the fight pairs and the time for the first fight. Team Urameshi was in the first fight. A note from Koenma warned them to watch for Team Legends, who were fighting Team Jin in the last round. No one noticed the still-invisible Mew looking over their shoulders at the fight schedule.

"Our fight starts at one thirty," Kurama said. "That's fifteen minutes from now," Bui said, speaking for the first time that day. "We should leave now," he continued as he stood up.

"Yeah, and we need to get our seats," Keiko said as she picked up Puu. The others also stood up, and the group headed down to the stadium.

Back in the room, Mew regained its visibility. It picked up the discarded fight schedule to confirm the time of the first fight and which fight Team Legends would be in. Having committed the schedule to memory, Mew turned to leave, only to cock its head to the side at the realization that the door was closed and locked. It put a finger on its chin in thought before concentrating. Mew became invisible again before Teleporting to where it had sensed the pure hearts go.

When Mew reappeared, it found itself in front of the stadium entrance. The girls were wishing the boys good luck, with Shizuru threatening Kuwabara about what would happen if he lost. The group then split up, the girls heading up to the stadium seats while the guys went to the lower level of the stadium.

Mew looked at the two groups, trying to decide whom to follow. Finally, the mental and spiritual pull from the pure souls and the desire to personally witness the abilities of Koenma's most trusted Detectives caused Mew to follow the girls.

As it followed them up to the stands, Mew dropped its invisibility. It figured that it would be easier to maneuver if the creatures it was trying to avoid could see it. As the girls found their seats, Mew stopped some distance away, wondering whether or not to show itself to them, the ancient psychic unaware of the events occurring beneath the stands as it made its decision.

"So what do you think the big deal is with Team Legends," asked Yusuke as they stood in the waiting area for the fighting teams. "Which team do you think they are, anyway," he added as he looked around the room.

"'Ey, Urameshi," a familiar voice called put. "Hey, Jin," Yusuke said as he and the others turned to greet the Irish wind demon. "How are things going?"

"Great, great. I think we'll be giving you a run for yah money this year," Jin replied.

"You first have to get by Team Legends," Kurama said. "We have been warned to be careful of them."

"Ah, yah just being paranoid. How strong can they be?"

"You would be wise to heed his warning," a female voice called from the darkness to Kurama's right. At first glance what appeared to be a large dog materialized out of the darkness. A second look proved it to be a giant beige fox with nine tails, with a young woman in a purple kimono at its side.

As the two walked up to the group, the woman continued, saying, "It is inadvisable to underestimate the Great Ones. Their power is unequaled and measureless."

The fox and the woman stopped in front of the guys and gave them a calculating look. The fox stalked up to Kurama as the lady added, "I may only be a few hundred years old, and I have accessed the power of just a few of my tails." At this point the nine-tailed fox, now directly in front of Kurama, reared up on its hind legs to place its front paws on Kurama's chest, and stared straight into Kurama's eyes. "Yet I have seen events that you could only dream of. Events that would make you realize that no Pokemon is to be underestimated. Not a Ninetails like me, nor a Pikachu, and definitely not our Legendaries."

"Humph," snorted Hiei. "The woman is an illusion. The true speaker is the fox."

The woman smiled and said, "How observant of you. The body you see before you is indeed an illusion." The Ninetails and its illusion both turned to Jin. "However, the warning is still valid. To underestimate any Pokemon is to invite death." The Ninetails and the illusion-woman turned and walked away. The illusion disappeared first, before the fox appeared to be enveloped by the inky darkness and was gone from their sight.

Jin and all of Team Urameshi continued to stare at where the Ninetails had disappeared in a silence that was soon broken by Kuwabara, saying, "Sheesh. Man, that was creepy. Did you see its eyes? Red, with no whites or pupils."

It was as if whatever spell the Ninetails presence had brought was broken by Kuwabara's words. Kurama shook his head in an unconscious effort to dispel the feeling of ominous dread that the fox creature's words had created. He gave one last glance back at where the creature had disappeared, and then murmured, "I wonder if we have been warned or threatened."

Jin put a hand behind his head and gave a nervous chuckle. "Well, I guess I'll have to take things a bit more seriously. I've come close enough to death once before, and I don't want to do that again."

At that moment, the person on the loudspeaker called for Team Devil and Team Urameshi to go to the arena. Jin muttered a quick goodbye before joining the rest of his team as Team Urameshi and Team Devil headed out to the arena. The rest of the waiting teams turned to watch the upcoming fight on the overhead TV.