[Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama are walking through a thick forest.]
Yusuke: Wow, the four of us on a mission to save the world. Reminds you of old times doesn’t it?
Hiei: Regrettably.
Kuwabara: So Kurama, did you get a good look at who shot you?
Kurama: Unfortunately no. The executor was concealed in a cloak.
Yusuke: Well if they intended to kill you, why would they need to hide their identity?
Kurama: To avoid being identified by surrounding witnesses is one reason that comes to mind.
Kuwabara: Whoever it was, I guess we’ll know soon enough and make them regret it!
Hiei: Let’s hope your strength is as strong as your voice.
Kuwabara: You’ll see half-pint! Later you’ll be glad I’m along because we’re going to need all the help we can get! And in case you didn’t see me in action back with the Zerka thing I’ll have you know I’ve gotten a lot stronger too! And I was holding back on those poor demons! Speaking of that, Hiei, where’s your little Puu Junior?
Hiei: If you insist on comparing Ryone to Yusuke’s spirit beast, you should be asking him where HIS animal is.
Kuwabara: You left him at Genkai’s compound? Or [laughing tease] did you leave him with your girlfriend?
Hiei: You better shut your mouth before you shove your foot in it.
[The group enters a small clearing. In front is a vine-covered archway with a towering plateau covered in vegetation rising behind it. Kurama places his hand near the roots of the vines. He closes his eyes for a moment then looks to the others.]
Kurama: The Foliage Fortress may end up being a Maze Castle reprise. There is a primary plant along the whole way up the plateau forming a network, but there are also many demon varieties of plant mixed in. So it is hard to judge the correct path through. I judge, though, that where we need to be is in the center, about two-thirds of the way up.
Yusuke: AH! Stupid maze! We don’t have time for this!
Hiei: I am sure we could each hold our own if we were to split up.
Kuwabara: Hang on. That’s probably just what the bad guy wants us to do.
Kurama: He’s right. However with the time issue at hand, we have but little choice.
Yusuke: Well, can’t you manipulate these plants into a straight path for us or something?
Kurama: It is best I keep my presence masked from this point on.
Hiei: Stripping us of that advantage is probably why you were targeted. Indeed, it has already benefited them more than enough.
Kuwabara: [eyes narrow] And since they invited us, they are sure to know we are coming.
Kurama: It is obvious they want us here rather than going naively about our lives, so the labyrinth should not have been constructed as too difficult.
Yusuke: [shouts] We’re wasting precious time! We should at least start moving before the whole world is destroyed! [calm but stern] I say we split up and the first one to reach the fortress should make a big explosion so we can regroup. It’s not like we have the element of surprise on our side anyway.
[Yusuke and Kuwabara start marching into the archway. Hiei looks at Kurama.]
Hiei: Kurama. They must have been tracking all of us to orchestrate the timing of us finding our notes at a specific time. If they are still keeping tabs, they may already know you survived.
Kurama: Then we’ll take the chance that they don’t know. Otherwise if Midori was correct that a silver bullet was the only way they could dispose of me, we should expect a frontal assault soon.
[Overhanging tree branches rustle. The guys stop and look up. One set of rustling circles around them clockwise while the other goes counterclockwise. The branches are being jumped off of as quickly as being landed upon. The guys follow along the different movements as the two paths continue circling around.]
Yusuke: You just had to say something, didn’t you Kurama?
[To the side, a girl, age 14, somersaults out of the trees while from the other side a boy, age 15, emerges likewise. They cross and land in front of the guys. They pull their hands back gathering spirit energy into balls and are ready to fire.]
Kids: TWIN DRAGON BLAST!
Yusuke: Hey wait a minute! Ain’t you guys Kuroko’s kids?
[Shocked, the kids unpower their energy blast.]
Girl: You know our mom?
Kuwabara: So you know these kiddie clowns Urameshi? Mind introducing them to the rest of us?
Boy: No need for that!
Girl: We can make our own introductions!
[The camera spins around the children as they introduce themselves.]
Boy: I am Kaisei Sanada!
Girl: And I am Fubuki Sanada!
Kaisei and Fubuki: And we’re… [pose, camera still shot] the Super Spirit Detectives!
Yusuke: You both are the new Spirit Detectives? Wow, you two sure have grown. Last I saw you, you were still in diapers!
Kaisei: No I wasn’t!
Fubuki: Only at night!
Yusuke: Okay, okay. It was a joke, geeze. So what brings you guys all the way out here?
Kaisei: Koenma sent us.
Fubuki: Duh! We’ve been Spirit Detectives for a while now.
Kaisei: Got to save the world and all that.
Kuwabara: I suppose times have been more peaceful lately.
Kaisei: Hey! What’s that suppose to mean?
Yusuke: That’s true. But that means old pacifier-breath is watching us right now. Oh well, I’m sure we could use the help.
Hiei: And I thought I was done babysitting.
* * *
[Koenma is watching the scene from his office in Spirit World.]
Koenma: Ooh, I don’t know if I should be repulsed that I have to put up with Yusuke’s abusive jokes again or relieved that the old team is looking into matters too.
George: Overall, shouldn’t it be a good thing? They’ll be able to help handle that mysterious energy. And besides, Yusuke used to be a spirit detective so he could train the kids as they go through this mission.
Koenma: Yes, having Yusuke help without him realizing it would be a bonus; but that is only if Kaisei and Fubuki listen to him. Those two have cocky, prideful attitudes that can rival even his.
George: So remind me again why you chose both of them to be spirit detectives when you can’t stand their arrogance?
Koenma: [thoughtful] I could not overlook the amazing skills that they inherited from their mother and they work extremely well as a team.
George: Hm…
Koenma: Grrr… [baby bawling] And they both were so determined to take Yusuke’s place after we fired him, [crying] I couldn’t refuse.
George: Oh, is that how it is?
Koenma: [firm] Yes. That’s how it is. [sips hot cocoa]
* * *
[Back by the entrance to the foliage fortress.]
Yusuke: Okay, so everyone do your best and when you make it through, blow something up so we can regroup.
Kaisei: You guys were seriously thinking about splitting up?
Fubuki: WE don’t have a problem getting through! We can maneuver through places like this easily!
Kaisei: Just follow us!
Yusuke: [sarcastic grumble] Great. Then lead the way.
Narrator: So spirit detectives old and new enter the mysterious Foliage Fortress. What lies in store to greet their anticipated arrival?
