Hi everyone. I'm so sorry that it has taken so long for this chapter to come out! I had my year 12 exams and had to study. Sorry!!! I'll try and get the next chapter out faster!! I'd also like to thank MaskIsHere, phlOx bloOm, tervas19 and Dreamonkid for reviewing and everyone else for reading my story. Thankyou!!!
Chiyo woke up with a start. She was in a large concrete room that looked like it had previously been abandoned.
Sitting on some old benches were the other members of the spider organization. In the middle of the room, Nobunaga and Franklin were having a wrestling match.
Chiyo stared at them confusedly. Where was she? How had she gotten here? Oh that's right, she'd fallen asleep in the car. Wait What!? How could she have possibly fallen asleep? I mean, these were cold blooded murderers!! You would've thought that their creepy auras would keep her awake...
Okay! C-a-l-m d-o-w-n" Chiyo thought to herself as she tried to think of a plan. The best thing to do now would probably be to feign sleep. Yes! And then she could escape later when they were distracted...by something... who knows, maybe Hisoka would come in and divert everyone's attention with that clown like face of his and weirdly shaped clothing.
Yes... Feigning sleep seemed to be the best idea for now.
Chiyo slowly closed her eyes hoping no one would notice she'd been awake.
............
"Ah. So you're awake!" she heard Nobunaga say.
Crap!
He wasn't talking to her was he? Hoping desperately that he wasn't, Chiyo opened her eyes again. Nobunaga was grinning at her, while Franklin was looking quite relieved. Who knows how many games of wrestling Nobunaga had forced him to join. Nobunaga beckoned for her to join them.
"There goes my escape plan..." Chiyo though miserably as she got up from her position on the floor and walked reluctantly over to the table. Franklin,who was now very bored of the wrestling game had stood up and left, leaving the chair empty.
Chiyo stared at the chair, panic rising. He couldn't be expecting her to wrestle with him...could he? Her suspicions were confirmed when Nobunaga gestured for her to sit in the empty seat.
Chiyo gulped nervously. She'd seen what had happened to Gon's hand in the comic. It had been all bruised and bloody! She didn't want the same thing to happen to her!! Chiyo slowly pulled the chair out and sat in it.
Nobunaga put his arm on the table, indicating for her to do the same. Chiyo hesitantly extended her right arm. Nobunaga counted.
3...2...1.....
WHAM!
Chiyo winced in pain as her hand was smashed into the table. OW!! That had hurt so much!!! Her hand felt like it had just been hit by a bowling ball.
"Again" Nobunaga stated. Chiyo cringed inwardly, staring at her now scarlet hand. This guy was insane! At this rate she was going to break her wrist! Trembling, she held it up again and prepared herself for the next match.
3...2...1...
Chiyo's eyes bulged as her hand was slammed yet again into the table.
Nobunaga frowned, a puzzled crease furrowing between his eyes.
"Why aren't you trying?" he asked, a little disappointed.
Chiyo's mouth dropped.
I have been trying you idiot! She thought miserably, starting to get a little angry. Probably because of the pain. Then fear started to kick in. What if he discovered she wasn't Gon because she wasn't as strong as him? After all, there was no way she could be. I mean come on, these people were abnormal!!
Chiyo tried to think of a response that wouldn't cause suspicion.
"uhh....what makes you think I'm not trying?" she stalled, frantically wracking her brains for a way out of this situation.
Nobunaga was about to reply when he was distracted by the sound of a soft chuckling that resonated throughout the room. Hisoka entered, casually spinning a card in one hand.
Darn it why couldn't he have come sooner!! If only Nobunaga wasn't still holding her hand right now, she could have escaped!! Or maybe not because right now Nobunaga was giving him a look that could kill!
Chiyo almost jumped, startled as the formerly casual atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Everyone was glaring at him, some with their weapons in hand, ready to fight.
"You have some nerve to show up here" she heard Machi growl. "What do you want Hisoka?"
Hisoka looked down at his card in disinterest. Chiyo stared. How could he be so calm!? These guys were clearly an inch from killing him. Wasn't he worried? Chiyo didn't think even he could take on the whole Spider Organisation at once!
Hisoka shrugged .
"I want the same thing as you. To help the boss." He said nonchalantly. "Broken toys are so boring. And besides, I have nothing else to do..."
Nobunaga's grip on Chiyo's swollen hand tightened, before loosening and letting go of it. Pulling out his sword, he got up and edged towards Hisoka, his sword poised to attack. Shalnark ran in front of him.
"Wait, we should hear what he has to say first" Shalnark said.
Nobunaga's face twisted angrily.
"Are you insane?" he shouted. "Why should we listen to this traitor!?"
"He might be able to help us"
"Help us!? He just wants to kill the boss! It'd because of him that Ubogin and Pakunoda died! I bet he's leaked all of our secrets to that chain killer!!"
Nobunaga and Shalnark continued to argue. Hisoka stared at them disinterestedly, a little bored while the other members watched him warily. No one noticed Chiyo crawl underneath the table past them to a nearby window.
Jumping out and landing silently beneath it, Chiyo smiled blissfully. She'd done it! She was free! She was....wait she was still in the building!? Chiyo stared at the identical but smaller concrete room she'd landed in.
What kind of freakish building had windows leading to other rooms? Chiyo thought resentfully, glaring at a wall.
She listened quietly, in case anyone had noticed her absence. Nope. They were still arguing. Good! In the meantime she would find the way out of this place. Chiyo was determined to escape at all costs.
Spying a nearby door, Chiyo went through it and down some stairs. This place was like a labyrinth! But she would find her way out. Maybe she could try punching through the wall like Gon did…
Meanwhile, Nobunaga was still arguing with Shalnark when an annoyed, Feitan intervened.
"As much as we all want to kill this guy it would be better to wait and let the boss do it" he stated, glaring authoritatively at Nobunaga.
"Actually, the boss asked me to help" Hisoka yawned, already quite bored of the scenario. A large vein appeared on Nobunaga's forehead.
"Why didn't you tell us that before!" he yelled.
Hisoka tilted his head to the side.
"I was bored."
Nobunaga's face turned red as he seethed with rage.
"Why you, I'm gonna slice…….!!" He froze and quickly scanned the room, sensing something was not right. Oh no…not again!!
"Where's Gon?" he asked anxiously, his voice sounding slightly irritated and panicky.
Shalnark shrugged.
"Who's Gon?" he heard Shizuku say.
"No not again" Nobunaga moaned and ran in the direction of the entrance. This was so embarrassing! Gon had now escaped him two times!! How would he be able to live this up? He was a member of the Ryodan and he'd been outsmarted by a little kid! A smart kid but still…
"Need a hand?" he heard Hisoka ask smugly. "I've got nothing else to do…" Nobunaga glared at him. That conceited clown!!
Nobunaga pointed to a window at the other side of the room.
"You check there. I'll go this way."
"What's the magic word?"
ARRGG!!!!! This guy was so frustrating!!!
"What!? I don't have time for this!" Nobunaga shouted. "Gon could be escaping any minute!"
Hisoka shrugged and walked towards the window.
"It was please" Nobunaga heard him say. "But I guess someone like you wouldn't have known that. My bad." Nobunaga narrowed his eyes. He hated that clown!! But his hatred would just have to wait. Right now he had to find Gon. He wasn't about to lose him again. This time he would make that boy join the Ryoden.
Hisoka walked climbed through the window and walked down a passageway. It wasn't long before he heard Chiyo's voice.
"Jan ken Guu!!" Chiyo shouted, slamming her fist into the wall.
"Ow!!!!"
Chiyo clutched at her hand and glared at the wall. There wasn't even a dent! Well there went that idea! There was no way she could break through the wall.
"Stupid wall" she muttered staring at it sullenly. She was about to turn around and head back the way she came when she saw a bright green sign with the word EXIT in big bold letters.
Chiyo sweat dropped.
"Oh….there was a door…" How hadn't she seen that? Looking at it now it was so obvious…
Chiyo opened the door and felt a gust of wind blow against her face. Fresh air! At last she was free!!! It was then that Chiyo noticed that she had trodden on something. Moving her foot out of the way she looked down at it. It was a joker card.
"Hee hee hee" a chuckle sounded from behind her. Chiyo froze. She knew who that was. Oh no! Out of all the people that could have found her, why did it have to be him?
Turning around, Chiyo stared at the clown in horror.
"So, we meet again" Hisoka smiled. Chiyo slammed the door in his face. Quickly locking it she ran as fast as she could. She had only run a meter before Hisoka appeared in front of her.
Chiyo skidded to a halt and quickly glanced back at the now open door. Wait. Hadn't she just locked it?
She gave a startled yell as she turned back to see Hisoka's face just inches away from her. Hisoka studied her face intently.
"That's strange" she heard him mutter. "You seem to have become …unripe. And I could've sworn you were taller…"
Chiyo's mouth dropped. Was he saying she was shorter than an 11 year old? Okay she knew she was short but to rub it in her face like that was just cruel!
"I am not short!!!" she shouted angrily, aiming a punch at Hisoka's face. Hisoka smirked and pushed her, sending her flying backwards into Nobunaga who had just walked through the door. Nobunaga caught her easily and nodded in acknowledgement to Hisoka.
Darn that stupid clown! Why did he have to find Gon first!?
He turned around and started to walk back to the base, Chiyo struggling unsuccessfully to get out of his grip. Hisoka shrugged and followed him in a casual stroll, pausing at the door to pick up his card.
By the time they reached the base, the rest of the group were on their third round of poker.
"Yes I won!" Shalnark cheered. Shizuku pouted.
"It's not fair, you always win" she complained, as Shalnark reshuffled the deck. Shalnark grinned and dealt the cards. Machi picked up her pile.
"So you found him…" she said to Nobunaga while studying it. "you took a while." Nobunaga grunted in reply. Hisoka appeared behind them, chuckling at some private joke. Come to think of it that guy was laughing quite a lot… Creepy!
Chiyo shuddered as Hisoka stared at her curiously. She had a bad feeling that he was onto her. It would be horrible if he discovered her identity! She'd have to do something to convince him that she was Gon. What would Gon do if put in this situation?...
Well Gon poked his tongue out at people a lot. Chiyo poked her tongue out at Hisoka while making a face and was completely surprised when he made the same face back at her. …Okay. That's not weird…or really childish…
Nobunaga put Chiyo down onto the floor.
"Next time you try that I'll kill you" he warned her, resting his hand on his sword for emphasis.
Chiyo put on an innocent expression.
"I was just exploring?" she tried to say as calmly as possible, trying not to picture Nobunaga killing her.
Chiyo shook her head in an attempt to clear her thoughts and calm herself. It didn't help when she looked up, and noticed that Hisoka was still staring at her. Hadn't her silly Gon like expression convinced him?
Had he noticed something suspicious about her or was he just being his usual creepy self?
Machi turned to face Hisoka.
"So how do you plan on helping us?" she asked coldly. Hisoka smiled and flamboyantly displayed two game cards he'd brought out of thin air, followed by a Greed Island game set.
Wow. Where on earth could he have kept that!? Chiyo stared in amazement, trying to discern where he could have hidden the game set. Well, his clothes were shaped weirdly. Maybe he kept lots of cards there…
"We already have Greed Island" Machi stated, placing a card on the table.
"Really?" Hisoka asked, a little disappointed. "And here I was hoping to surprise you…Oh well. Danchou thinks the nen user you're looking for is in Greed Island so I brought it along."
Everyone's eyes widened in surprise, excluding Chiyo.
"You know where Danchou is!!?" Nobunaga exclaimed excitedly. Hisoka smirked smugly, causing several throb veins to pop up on Nobunaga's head.
"Well if the boss wants us to go to Greed Island then lets go!" Shalnark shouted enthusiastically. " I'm first!!"
Shalnark walked over to the game set and released a scary aura. Within moments, he had disappeared into the game. Shizuku was about to follow him when Phinks stopped her.
"We should think of a strategy first" he said and then paused. "Actually never mind, you can go on ahead. Knowing you, you won't remember it."
"What are you talking about!? I have a great memory!" Shizuku huffed as she released her nen and disappeared.
Phinks rolled his eyes.
"Okay so this guy we're looking for could be anywhere. Therefore we should split up in groups to search, and meet up at a place in the game after further investigation of the game itself which I'm sure Shalnark is doing now. That guy can't resist games."
"Wait who's going to be in which group?" Machi asked, staring at Hisoka suspiciously. The last person she wanted to be paired with was him. Although she tried not to show it, that guy really creeped her out.
Sensing tension Franklin intervened. "We can flip a coin to work it out later. For now let's just go and explore the game."
"Fine" Machi said and disappeared into the game.
Franklin and Kortopi followed her.
"Wait! What about Gon?" Nobunaga exclaimed, pointing at Chiyo.
Phinks glared at Chiyo.
"Take him with you if you want, but you're babysitting him. If he escapes it's your problem and if he gets in the way of the mission I'll kill him" he said as he too vanished into the game.
Feitan sneered at Chiyo and made a strangling gesture before disappearing after Phinks.
Chiyo watched him nervously as he disappeared making a note to stay away from Feitan in the future. As she watched the rest of the Ryodan follow one by one, Chiyo began to worry. She didn't know how to use nen and it looked like Nobunaga was going to force her to go in the game. Once he realized she couldn't use nen her identity would be discovered!
Nobunaga pushed her forward, startling Chiyo out of her thoughts. Everyone had now gone in the game.
"You first" Nobunaga said. Chiyo looked at the game, wandering frantically what she was going to do. She remembered reading in the comic that normal people used nen when putting a lot of effort into something they made, mabey she could try that. Feeling around in her pockets she found an eyeliner. Perhaps she could try drawing a picture on the game with that.
Crouching down Chiyo took out the eyeliner and started to draw. Nobunaga looked at her skeptically.
"Just what are you doing?" he asked, trying to comprehend why Gon was drawing on the game and why he even had eyeliner in the first place!
Chiyo ignored him and increased her speed. A couple of seconds later the drawing disappeared. Chiyo stared mournfully at the white game box. So much for that idea. It looked like she would have to tell Nobunaga that she wasn't Gon and hope that he wouldn't kill her. She turned around to Nobunaga and was about to tell him when the game glowed and she disappeared.
Seconds later, Chiyo had emerged in a circular room made up of what appeared to be assembled computer chips. Sitting in front of her in the most bizarre chair Chiyo had ever seen was a young woman with shoulder length pink hair. She had been typing onto a laptop in front of her when Chiyo had arrived.
"Welcome to Greed Island" she said monotonously (she had done this many times before and so wasn't very enthused). Closing the laptop she looked up at Chiyo and froze.
"You aren't…Mr. Gon by any chance?"
Chiyo fidgeted nervously. She felt bad about lying but it would be easier to say she was Gon than explain why she was cosplaying as him.
"Uh…yeah" she replied trying to act casual. A confused expression appeared on the girl's face. She quickly opened her laptop again and typed in a couple of commands.
"But…according to this you're already in Greed Island.." she stated in disbelief. Chiyo sweat dropped. Hmmm what to do now… Act innocent act innocent..
"I don't know where you get your information from but it is obviously wrong. Could you let me in the game? I don't need to hear the rules." Chiyo had already read them in the Hunter X Hunter comic and anime.
The girl looked at her, startled. If this person already knew the rules then the chances of them being Gon were higher but her laptop had just verified that Gon was already in the game.
"Hang on I'm just going to call the manager" she smiled and took out a cell phone. Chiyo's eyes widened and she shook nervously as the girl waited for the receiver to pick up.
"Hello? Yes I have a player here who my computer is already playing in the game. Yes…. It's Gon Freecs. I don't know but I don't think my computer would be wrong…. What!? Let him through? Are you sure?...Okay…if the others agree then I guess there's no choice. Okay. Bye"
The girl hung up looking even more confused than before. She stared dazedly at her desk for a few minutes and then jerked upright as she realized Chiyo was still there.
"Well Mr. Gon you can go through. Just head through that door."
Chiyo sighed in relief.
"Thanks" she said as she walked through the door.
The girl watched her leave and then refocused her attention to her laptop where she had conducted the search for Gon. She was about to navigate away from the page when she saw something irregular. There were now two Gons in the game. That boy from earlier had been an imposter!
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