Episode 20: Split and Merge

[Kurama and Yusuke arrive at Kurama’s apartment. Kurama pulls out a key to unlock the door.]

Yusuke: Before, didn’t you have a hard time juggling three lives? How can you take on this fourth now that you merged with Rose?

Kurama: I will manage [pause] somehow.

[Kurama opens the door. He and Yusuke go in.]

Yusuke: [calling out] Honeys! We’re home!

[Kurama and Yusuke walk down the hall to the bedroom. They peek in to see Midori in bed and Kayko rocking Kazuki near the bedside. Yusuke goes to Kayko and kisses her then picks up Kazuki. Kayko stands up.]

Yusuke: Miss me?

Kayko: I think the question should be, did you miss me?

Yusuke: Do you even have to ask?

[Kurama walks over to Midori. Midori attempts to sit up.]

Kurama: Please don’t overexert yourself, dear.

[Kurama eases Midori back down and holds her hands.]

Midori: I’m glad you are all right. The baby has been waiting for you.

Kurama: I wouldn’t miss its birth for the world.

[Midori chuckles, but the laugh turns into a painful groan.]

Kurama: Oh, no. What’s wrong?

Midori: [takes a deep breath] Don’t worry it’s just a contraction.

Kurama: Oh. Just a contraction. [shocked] A contraction! Shouldn’t we call the doctor!

Midori: It’s okay. Contractions are normal. We don’t need to worry until they’re closer together. The baby won’t come until contractions are about ten minutes apart.

Kurama: If you’re sure you are all right.

Yusuke: Well I guess we’ll be off, good luck you two!

Kurama: Thank you for taking care of Midori, Kayko.

Kayko: Oh. No problem it was fun.

Midori: [screams as if her life depended on it] AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[Kurama panics over Midori.]

Kurama: Another one? We’ve got to get you to the hospital!

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[In a hospital waiting area, Kurama paces back and forth. Yusuke and Kayko sit with Kazuki. Yusuke watches Kurama then leans over to Kayko.]

Yusuke: Wow, you’d think it was his first kid or something.

Kurama: [innocently] Eh, well…actually it is…

Yusuke: [sly] Oh, come on! You’ve been around for a few thousand years, you telling me you’ve never done this before?

Kurama: Physical attraction is different for humans than my breed of demon. Back when I was Yoko, I was consumed with desires for treasure, power and…

Midori’s voice: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! SUICHI I HATE YOU!!!!!

[Kurama jumps. He frantically runs around.]

Kurama: DAH! I’M SORRY I’M SORRY I’M SORRY I’M SORRRRRYYYYY!!!!!!!

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[Rose is in a room with a lot of buttons. Her hand is on a giant rusty-looking button that has the word ‘panic’ inscribed on it.]

Rose: What they don’t know is I now have access to pressing his buttons!

[Rose pushes the ‘panic’ button repeatedly.]

Rose: Panic! Panic! Panic!

[Yoko Kurama approaches Rose from behind, grabs her by her biceps, and picks her up.]

Yoko Kurama: Enough of that now, let’s be serious.

[Yoko Kurama turns and carries Rose away.]

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[Back in the hospital, Mr. Hatanaka, Shiori, and Kakoda arrive. Shiori places an arm around Kurama’s shoulders. Kakoda sits by Yusuke and Kayko while Kurama enters the emergency room with his parents.]

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[In Spirit World, Koenma broods at his desk with a book opened in front of him. Ayame enters.]

Ayame: Koenma-sir. With the orb the spirit detectives retrieved, we have been able to confirm your suspicions. The Foliage Fortress is one of the Gifts to Deity. If set off, the ray hitting the earth would have enriched the life energy on Earth. But the energy had an extra ingredient added to it. Had the plan gone through, the sun passing through the energy would have sent a beam to the earth that would incinerate demons.

Koenma: Is that so? [ponders] Then there is something out of place.

Narrator: The world is safe for the time being. But Koenma’s discovery has him worried. With the facts now at hand, what does this information mean to the world?