Kuondo sat atop a large rock, scanning the horizon, his hands, firmly holding the other rock in place.
Man, I can't believe they put me on Watch Duty again. This is so boring! I bet Pirro's beating up some criminal right about now.
Suddenly, he heard the crew's leader, Zach, calling to him from inside the cave. "We found it, Kuondo! Hurry up and let us out!"
"Right!" Kuondo quickly gave the rock below him a hard shove, toppling it over.
Zach and three other men quickly made their way out, water bubbling at the cave's mouth.
Kuondo jumped from his perch to meet up with the crew. "Where's that statue? Couldn't you get it out?"
Zach shook his head. "When we moved it, some trapdoors in the wall opened up and flooded the place. I did manage to get a picture, though."
Kuondo smiled brightly. "That's great! Wait until the boss sees it!" But the, he raised an eyebrow. "You sure you didn't leave the lens cap on this time?"
"H-hey, that was a one-time thing!" Zach protested, flustered. "Okay, maybe a two or three-times thing, but that's beside the point!"
Kuondo sighed. Sometimes I don't know what these guys would do without me.
….
Kuondo walked down the street of YorkNew city, watching the other people stroll by. It sure is great to be home. I was gone for a while this time!
He walked up the steps to Pirro's door, giving it a couple knocks. "Come in!" he heard Pirro call from inside.
Kuondo headed into the living room, finding Pirro with his back turned to him, standing next to the chair in which his mother was sitting.
"C'mon, Mom, you need to rest! Do you want me to make you some tea?"
"That's very generous of you, Pirro, but I'm fine for now."
Pirro sighed, turning around. "Hey, Kuondo."
"You haven't stopped your antics with her, have you? She isn't an invalid, you know." Kuondo said in amusement. "Where's your dad?"
"He's working again. Something about another suspicious Nen User."
"Oh." Kuondo smiled. "So what's been going on? You've just gotta tell me how your job's been going!"
"Well, I would've been able to go with Dad today, but in a skirmish with a thief yesterday I got hurt." He rolled up his right sleeve to reveal the bandaged arm underneath, and Kuondo also noticed a white bandage tucked under Pirro's blonde bangs. "Dad told me to stay home so the cuts wouldn't open up again. I swear he's so protective sometimes!"
"You hypocrite!" Kuondo teased, feigning annoyance.
Pirro laughed, a bit embarrassed. "We can talk more about it upstairs. Mom, are you sure you don't need anything?"
"Positive."
"Okay, just call if you do! I'll be in my room with Kuondo!"
"Alright."
Upstairs, Kuondo told Pirro all about his job working with Zach and the crew. Their job was to find valuable treasures otherwise undiscovered. Zach had said that without them and the sister crews, the YorkNew City Auction would have nothing to sell.
"That sounds so fun!" Pirro said in delight as Kuondo told him about finding the Statue last week.
"Pirro, your eyes."
"Sorry!"
Suddenly, Pirro's phone began to ring.
"Sorry, Kuondo." Pirro whispered as he picked it up. "This is Pirro."
A faint voice was heard on the other end.
"F-From the Chairman? Are you sure you don't have the wrong number? Huh? Yes, I am. Do you need to talk to him?"
The voice chattered again, and suddenly, Pirro's eyes widened, taking on a burning shade of red. "What?! But how?! That's impossible!"
Kuondo's blood turned to ice in his veins. What happened?
"Will they make it? Don't give me that! Wha-?" Pirro tried to calm himself down, taking a slow, deep breath. "Yes, I understand. Tell them I'm coming. Of course right now! In case you've forgotten, my father was with that group!" And with that, Pirro abruptly hung up, his eyes still filled with rage. "Idiot!"
"Pirro, calm down. What happened?" Kuondo asked, trying to stay calm himself.
Pirro looked at him with the coldest expression he'd ever seen him wear. Kuondo stifled a flinch. "Dad went with a group of other Blacklists to track down Genkaku, a criminal who is so dangerous, some say that if you become his victim, his Nen Ability does something to you that's worse than death itself."
"And, your father…?"
"Something horrible happened, Kuondo. They thought they'd finally tracked him down. My father's group, I mean. But when they got to his hideout, it was deserted. Then, there was a surprise attack…"
Kuondo looked up to see tears streaming down Pirro's face. "They don't think they can help them, Kuondo…"
Kuondo's brown eyes widened in shock. "Kurapika is…
….it can't be…"
…..
Kuondo: It's time for Kuondo's~
Pirro: And Pirro's~
Both: Hunterpedia!
Kuondo: Today we introduce Hoshiko, Hisoka's kid!
Pirro: He acted really nice, but he's kind of creepy…
Kuondo: And all because he wanted Pirro to smile!
Pirro: Ah, Kuondo, that makes me feel bad!
Kuondo: Honestly, Kuondo, you're just too nice.
Pirro: Heehee!
…..
Kuondo: Next on HxH G2, Pirro X Is X Missing! Where could he have gone?
Pirro: I don't have Gon anywhere, Kuondo!
Kuondo: What are you talking abou- Oh.
Pirro: Haha!
Kuondo: Hey, don't laugh!
...
(Hello! Sorry I haven't updated this in a little while! I was woring on future chapters for my new Black Butler fic, which I released a few days ago. One thing I did put up, though, was the HxH G2 Character Popularity Poll on my profile! Also, a curious question, if these characters had voices, what do you think they'd sound like? Are there any characters from HxH or any other anime that you think they'd have a similar voice to? And finally, Happy Early Birthday to Kurapika! :3)