Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Shura's Quest ❯ Scene 11 ( Chapter 11 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

* The blue ogre moves purposefully through a hallway, that is bustling with other ogres of various colors, a dour look on his face. He pushes through a large pair of swinging doors and slows up as he crosses the outer office of his boss, the junior godling Lord Koenma. George stops and looks up at the next large pair of doors, clearly dreading to go in. Finally, he glances down at the DVD in his hand sadly. He then presses the button that will swing the great golden doors open for him. When the ogre enters, he isn't surprised to find Koenma, in his toddler form, standing on his desk raging at the pink kimono-clad ferrygirl before him. The blue-haired woman crosses her arms and lifts her nose adamantly against his raving, as only she could.


Botan- No way. He absolutely does not fit the criteria,.. Sir.


* The godling growls angrily and kicks at a stack of papers beside him, sending them to the floor in a wide messy pattern. The blue ogre reaches his hand out as if to protest the act, then he just shakes his head and sighs, 'Nearly three long years of this same argument'.


Koenma- Look, Botan! I have been more than patient with you...! Three years more!!


* Botan looks back over her shoulder at the toddler who is seething around his pacifier.


Botan- With such peace between the three worlds now, why should there ever even have to be another Spirit Detective?!


* Before Koenma can scream his answer, George steps over to the DVD player at his computer station.


George- Because of crimes like this, Botan.


* Both Koenma and Botan look toward George, then toward the big screen monitor.


George- I was able to gather some footage on who's been taking out the Border Guards at the sentry posts.

Botan- What?


* Koenma sighs and moves back to hop down into his big chair.


Koenma- Over the past three months nearly every Border Post has been hit, destroyed, and the guards on duty there killed...

George- All of them now, Sir. They just hit the Toushin Post a couple days ago.

Botan- The Toushin... Oh no!!

Koenma- Let's see what you got, George.


* George reaches to touch the play button, but pauses as he looks sadly toward Koenma and Botan.


George- This.. won't be easy to watch, Sir...

Koenma- Play it, George!


* As soon as the footage starts they see Lazurama's first kill. George quietly recites the names of each of the guards that they are shown being killed. Botan and Koenma watch sadly as the Youko strikes again and again.


George- Kujoo.. Souketsu... Sasuga... and that one was Hokushin...


* Koenma's pacifier drops onto the desk. Botan can't take her teary eyes off the screen. George pauses the footage when Lazurama turns and faces the camera to give them a clear shot of himself.


Koenma- H-Hokushin... He guards the sentry post near.. the beach...

George- He did, Sir.


* George picks up a clipboard and turns to face the stunned Toddler.


George- At last report, Lord Koenma, Sir... None of the post are manned.. Lower class demons are finding the Portals open and.. taking advantage.


* Now Koenma breaks his eyes away from the screen to look at George. Botan has to sit in the chair that she had pushed off to the side during their earlier argument.


Koenma- None?

George- The last two guards have just been reported missing, Sir.

Koenma- The only two guards not shown in that footage are OverGeneral Kirin.. and... Hiei...


* Botan looks up at Koenma with a terrified screech.


Botan- Hiei?! No!!


* Koenma lowers his eyes, scowling as he thinks.


Botan- No, Koenma, Sir! Hiei's changed.. He wouldn't be involved in something like this... I can't believe that that's Kurama, either!!

Koenma- Kirin.. and Hiei... They both were serving under Lord Mukuro...


* Koenma looks back up at George.


Koenma- George, show me the last known whereabouts of both Mukuro and Kurama.


* George turns to check his monitors. Koenma leans on a fist, drumming his fingers on the arm of his chair. Botan moves to George's station and retracts the DVD back to the beginning, pauses it again, then goes over closer to the screen. The picture shows Lazurama just pulling out his rose. After a couple moments Botan screeches and points to the screen as she looks at Koenma.


Botan- Have you ever seen Kurama use a blue rose?


* George scrunches his brow, then turns to look at Koenma.


George- Sir,.. Kurama is currently on an airplane in Human World flying back to Mushiyori City.

Koenma- And Lord Mukuro?


* Koenma looks at George who his scratching his partially bald head.


Koenma- Answer me! I don't pay you to scratch your head, ogre!!

George- You don't pay me, period... Sir,.. there is no record of Lord Mukuro.

Koenma- What do you mean no record?!


* George sighs, then shrugs and looks back up at Koenma.


George- Her life force signature has.. disappeared... There's no trace of her in Demon World.


* Koenma leans on the desk to look down at the messy pile of strewn papers. Botan's keen eyes spot a red ribbon when she comes over. She snatches the paper up. She gulps and begins to tremble when she reads the name. Koenma zips over and snatches it from her. When he reads the Death Certificate of Lord Mukuro he tosses the paper, grabs up his pacifier, and heads toward a side door.


Botan- Where are you going, Sir?

Koenma- Never mind.. You two keep things under control here until I return. George, find Lord Mukuro and make sure she's comfortable! I'll deal with her when I get back.


* Koenma enters his personal transportation room. He changes into his Teen form as he moves to the control panel. After putting in the co-ordinates that only he knows, setting the auto-erase program, and grabbing up one of the portable portal remotes he steps into the chamber.


Computer- Last co-ordinates will be erased in ten,.. nine,..


* As the countdown continues steadily Koenma hits the activation button inside the chamber. A bright light flashes the Prince away before the final number is reached.


Computer- Two,.. one,... zero... Co-ordinates erased.


* The digital numbers that were flashing on the display at the control panel disappear.