The day they got back, immediately after unpacking his things, Jing grabbed Kir and now here they are standing in front of the blue Hawaii Casino.

"Are we going in or what?" Kir asked, after Jing didn't make a move to go in. "Jing?" No answer. "Jing!"

"There," Jing pointed to, what appeared to be a basement window of sorts. "We get in from there," He walked cautiously closer to the building as if expecting something to attack him. Just as cautiously he knelt down and pulled the window open.

Kir peered in and saw nothing but dusty boxes, cobwebs, and the hard stone that made up that walls and floor. "Doesn't look very special Jing," Kir said as he hopped onto the nearest pile of boxes.

"It's just the basement, Kir. What we're looking for is up above," Jing said getting ready to jump down.

"How do you know?"

"Because it's not down here," After that Kir decided to let the conversation die, it would get worse if he kept talking.

"Jing?" Jing looked over his shoulder to see The Commander of the police force. Oh goody.

"Commander. What are you doing here?"

"Four of my officers have disappeared. I came to take a look myself,"

"Well, you can go home, we have this covered. We'll tell you if we see anything,"

"No. My men, my problem,"

Jing heaved a sigh and with a practiced movement he let himself fall and land lightly on his feet. "C'mon then, just stay out of sight," Jing said motioning for the Commander to follow.

Just as Satoshi landed he was pulled behind a pile a boxes. Jing pushed him back farther so as it get a clear view of a creature that looked like a clock work giant.

"What the-" Satoshi was silenced by Jing as he ducked back a bit at the giant passed their hiding place.

Jing watched as the creature pushed in a stone on one of the stones, not far from the pile they were hiding behind. A section of the wall slid out of place revealing a spiral staircase, which the Clockwork Giant disappeared around.

"What was that?" Satoshi asked Jing as he was hauled out form behind the boxes.

"A secret passage," Jing said, explaining the spiral stair case rather then was Satoshi actually wanted to know.

"I know that-" He was once again silenced by Jing, who ran lightly up a set at stairs that seemed to disappear into the ceiling. He pushed at a section of ceiling that's folded upwards and allowed light and music to flood into the basement.

Jing peered into the casino, which was filled with lights, music, and people everywhere, yet at the same time it seemed… dead somehow. It was clear. "C'mon," He whispered, ushering Kir and Satoshi up the stairs. He himself didn't wait for them to get up. By the time they made it out of the trap door, Jing was already starting across the Casino, in quick light steps.

Kir and Satoshi followed cautiously behind him. Jing stopped at a door that read "Manager" Id black letters. Kir tried the door. "Locked,"

Jing brushed Kir away from the door and less then a second latter a small click was heard by no one but them, and with a light push form Jing the door slung open. Jing stood there smiling, and, like a butler welcoming guests, motioned for Kir and Satoshi, who was looking around and rather surprised they hadn't been discovered yet, to enter the office.

"No reason to worry about getting caught here," Jing said "There's really no one here with enough wit about them to actually care," He add when he saw the questioning look Satoshi was giving him. Of course that just made the boy even more confused.

"Hey Jing! Look at this," Kir was hovering in front of what looked like a large golden coin with… six golden insect legs and what seemed to be a scorpion stinger, mounted on the wall.

"Stand look out," Jing said to Satoshi, who chose not argue.

"How is he here? I thought we got rid of him," Kir said, look rather uneasy.

"No… remember, the only thing left was this coin," Jing ran his hand down the surface if the coin. "But… if the coin is still here… then were is he?"

"Maybe it's not him," Jing said, silently hoping he was right.

"Who else can hypnotize people with money like that?" Jing waved his hand towards to door were the zombie gamblers swarmed about.

"I don't know," Kir sighed defeated. "Maybe… He's is the coin,"

Now for the first time in I long while, Jing was confused. "Explain,"

"You know the stories, Jing," Kir said, perching on the desk, "Of souls being separated from their bodies,"

Went into deep thought. It did make sense, and it's all they had to work with.

"Someone's coming," Satoshi reported from his post by the door.

"Damn," Jing cursed lightly. It seemed that's all they'd have to work with for a long time.

Jing scanned the room for anything that might help, but stopped when he saw something on the wall that didn't quite look right. We walked over to the wall and peered closely at it.

"Jing!"

If he heard, Jing didn't give any indication that he did. He placed his hand lightly on it and pushed, that one section of wall collapsed in on itself and a large section of the wall opposite them slid out of place and revealed a spiral staircase just like the one in the basement.

"Move!" Jing called grabbing Satoshi by the arm and Kir by the neck and hauling them both into the passage.

He turned and pushed and a brick right next to the doorway and the section of wall slid back into place just as someone walked into the office. Kir landed and slumped against the wall heaving a long sigh.

"We're not safe yet," Jing said, more to Kir then Satoshi.

"We never are," Kir mumbled.

Just then Jing heard a sound… an odd sound. Like… ticking… lots and lots of rapid ticking. His attention snapped towards the right side wall where he caught a shine of gold from the corner of his eye. He wasn't really surprised to see, what seemed like thousands, of little golden coin bug. All of them with insect legs and scorpion stings. Like mini versions of the coin they'd seem in the office. "Run!"

Satoshi found himself, once again. Being dragged by Jing, who was now running faster then should be humanly possible. Kir was flying just above Jing's shoulder, staying away from the walls and ceiling. At the end of the stair way, they found themselves back in the basement, directly across from where the other staircase is. But that wasn't important at the moment. Automatically Jing made his way for the window they had entered through. It was still open to there wouldn't be any problems there. Jing Climbed up though the window hauling Satoshi after him, Kir shot out just as Satoshi was pulled through. Quickly Jing slammed the window shut smashing one of the coin bugs in the process. That's when Jing decided they were officially, in some way, safe. And promptly fell to he knees and slumped against the wall.

"So," Satoshi Started after a fit of coughing. "Now will you tell me what just happened?" "We just escaped, desire tracking, money bugs," Jing said, as if it were the most obvious thing ever.

Satoshi released a frustrated sigh. He was getting no where with this. He looked up as Jing stood and began to walk away.

"Where are you going?"

"Kiretta's place," Once again, this is the most obvious thing ever.

"Why Kiretta?"

"She's a magic user right?" Still as if it's horribly obvious to anything with a brain.

"Who do you know that?"

"I know a lot more then you give me credit for, Commander," Jing smiled, and Kir alighted on his shoulder.

"Who are you?"

But instead of getting one of Jing's "That's the most obvious thing in the world even though all it doesn't really answer anyone's question," answers all Jing said was

"I'll tell you when we get there," Then he grinned and added "I don't feel like explaining it twice,"