The day was peaceful and calm. Everyone had returned home. Yuniko returned to her sister. Kurama a little disappointed, but thought it would be good for her to see her sister again.

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[She wasn't mentioned much, only once in this story, but I had to just add the part with where she went.]

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Hiei and Rika sat together in a forest, merely talking. Rika was so happy with him. Kurama was happy to see his sister happy again. Though she didn't show it around everyone else. "I heard of a powerful gem in the Enchanted Forest." Rika said. "Don't get your hopes up. The forest itself is constantly moving in one way of another. You'll never find your way around, no matter how long it takes." Hiei said. "I've never have given up when there is a good challenge in the way." Rika said. "Don't go there." Hiei said. Rika looked at him, then smiled, "You don't want me to go because you don't want me getting lost in there for eternity." Hiei didn't say anything. Rika sighed pleasingly and snuggled up to him more. She was blushing a bit. Hiei lied his head on hers.

But just as they were all cuddled up and happy, something kinda big flew over their heads and dropped some kind of scroll that Hiei caught before it hit Rika's head. He glared at the beast in an anime style. (Big head, sharp big teeth, all white glaring eyes, growling.) Then they got a good look at it. It was a phoenix. But it looked more like an oversized, blue, parakeet with a long feathered tail and Cokato red head feathers, and a white belly. Hiei removed the red ribbon from the scroll and opened it. Rika looked, still leaning into him. The scroll read,

Dear Miss. Rika and Mr. Hiei

You are cordially invited to a one round battle at the Dark Tournament stadium. This is a mandatory battle. If you refuse I'll just have to came down to you myself to battle you. So, as you can see, you cannot escape the battle. I believe this'll be your last battle between us. Come to the highest tower in the city in one week.
     Sincerely,
        A.
P.S. Your friends have also been invited as well. So don't feel so special.

Hiei and Rika looked at it strangely. "So if we go to the stadium, we have to battle. If we don't go, we have to battle. Sounds ironic. Though...it puzzles me by what it said.....'This'll be your last battle between us.' He makes it sound as though we know the person." Rika said. "Maybe we do." Hiei said. "We might as well go. Seeing he sent a phoenix to send the invite." Rika said looking up at the sky. "Normally you don't see many phoenix's around here. You only see them in the Ice Mountains." She continued. Hiei sighed.

When Kurama returned home after school, he received a scroll in the mail addressed to him. He removed the ribbon and opened it. It read the same thing as it did for Hiei and Rika. Kurama shook his head, then turned to go inside to pack for the trip.

Yusuke and Kuwabara walked along the sidewalk, in their usual arguments. But then something hit Kuwabara in the head, Yusuke caught it as it rolled off his head. "OW! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!?" Kuwabara shouted looking up to see the same bird Rika and Hiei saw, but farther up. Yusuke looked up at it, then at the scroll. He removed the ribbon and unwrapped it. The same thing read as it did for Rika and Hiei, and Kurama. Kuwabara read it over his shoulder then asked, "Wait, wasn't that place destroyed?" "Well it seems someone put it back together again." Yusuke said looking at the scroll. "So what are we going to do?" Kuwabara asked. "We might as well go. Seeing that is says the others got invited by the frog prince....." Yusuke said. "That didn't make sense! And there's no way I'm going back there!" Kuwabara complained. "Fine. Then stay here and get hunted for all I care." Yusuke said walking off. Kuwabara stood for a moment, "URAMESHI!!!!" Then ran to him.

Now, back to where Yuniko, Rena, and the rest of the rescued Atlantians were building a new city, far out of the water of the ocean where humans couldn't find them, the phoenix flew overhead and dropped another, and last scroll from high up in the air. Yuniko was looking at a map layout of what they were building at the moment. She had the Atlantic symbol on her cheek, everyone did. She noticed the dropping scroll in time to catch it. She looked around, then put down the map and took off the ribbon and read it. Again, it was the same thing that the others had. She frowned, turned, and walked to go show her sister, who was somewhere around.

Rika and Hiei spent the next week getting ready. Rika had on her fighting outfit with her double elbow swords tied to her back in the X pattern with the handles sticking out from the top and to the sides. She wore her Shinshi necklace for power. She transmuted the body creation power, into healing power. She had her bag of potions, and other swords. Hiei had his sword and was prepared.

Yusuke and Kuwabara had packed what they needed. Ordinary things. Kurama packed his bag of things, along with seeds and other plant steams and roots, leaves, ect.

Yuniko did a major power swap with her sister to get all the powers except electricity. That left Yuniko with plant, water and wind. She brought he bag of clothes and things too. So eager to see Kurama she went to the city.

On the last day of the week they all met on the top of the highest tower in the city. Rika and Hiei were there first, hands lased. Then Kuwabara and Yusuke showed up. Followed by Kurama. The three looked at Rika and Hiei. "Um.......Are you two......" "Dating?" Yusuke interrupted Kuwabara. "In a way......If you mean in love? Then Yeah." Rika answered. Yusuke's and Kuwabara's mouths dropped open. Kurama had a big smile on his face. Then Yuniko arrived and hugged Kurama from behind. "Hi, sweetie!" She said happily. "Yuniko!" Kurama hugged her tightly. Kuwabara and Yusuke were confused. "I take it Rika's rather wide open about her new relationship." Yuniko said giggling a bit. Rika rolled her eyes. "So when are we going, huh!? They said to be here exactly-WHAAAAOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!" A portal opened beneath everyone and they dropped through before Kuwabara could finish.

When they made it all the way through, they were outside of the, repaired, Dark Tournament Stadium. "whoa..." Kuwabara and the others stood to look at it. It was good as new. "Someone's been busy..." Yusuke said looking at it. "Yeah.." Kuwabara agreed staring at it. "My goodness........" Yuniko said. Kurama out his hands on her shoulders. "Let's go." Rika said walking forward with Hiei, hand and hand. They followed them in.

They wandered through the halls for a bit. It seemed empty, but as they reached the stadium, they heard cheering. "What's that?" Kuwabara asked. "It sounds like....cheering." Yuniko answered. They walked through the doors to the fighting ring.

The ring was restored along with everything else. Demons filled the seats. All cheering and yelling with there hands held high. "What the-?" Yusuke looked around. Then an announcer spook from a loud speaker. It sounded a lot like Atamis. "Ah, finally you've arrived. It's about time too." "WHO'S THAT!?" Kuwabara asked. "Atamis......" Rika mumbled in disgust. Hiei's expression wasn't exactly happy either. "This is sweet. Seeing you again. But we won't be enjoying this for long now will we. Your fate will lie here. For I shall finally get my revenge." He said. "What does he mean!? He hasn't beaten us once." Kuwabara said. "That may be true. But I was only going easy on you. I shall use all my strength now. Hmhmhmhm HAHAHAHAHAHA!" He started to laugh evilly as the sky grew dark with clouds. The crowed cheered louder. Then the doors on the other side of the ring opened.

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>> Chapter 11: Battle 3

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