//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: The Cursed Sword; The Fallen Hero // Story: Equestria Girls: Yo-kai Watch Chronicles // by Blaze-saber //------------------------------// It seemed like a beautiful night as the lights of a museum were being turned off as it was closing time. A couple of security guards were strolling through the halls of the museum with their flashlights on. One security guard seemed calm while the other looked a little spooked by some of the artifacts they passed by. "Why did I get stuck on the night watch?" He asked. "The museum is always creepy at night." "Hey, it ain't my fault that these were made over centuries ago." The other night guard said as he was shining his flashlight on some artifacts on display. "Besides, we get to see some cool old things before anyone else could." "But why did it have to be weird ones?" The other night guard asked as he shined his flashlight on an old mask. "What were people trying to do back then, give their kids nightmares?" "Hey, those are part of our world's history." The other night guard told him. "Besides, some of these artifacts are very variable and priceless." "Let's just get this patrol done and head back to the security room." Both security guards made their way into a Japanese exhibit filled with Sengoku war equipment and items. One in particular looked like a ninja sword with the blade of it being red in a display case. "Okay, that's a cool sword." "It's more of a katana, ninja warriors wheeled that kind of thing." The other night guard told him. "They say it's a weapon of a leader and that one belonged to a hero back in the day." "Okay, but what about that samurai armor?" The two of them shined their flashlights on samurai armor with a wolf mask and some gray and red armored plates. "Just an armor that belonged to a warlord that fought the hero that owned that katana." The first night guard told him. "But I got to say, the thing looks so life-like. Even without someone wearing it." "Yeah, it looks like it can just come to life at any moment." The second one joked before the two of them moved on. When their backs were turned, a couple of auras were coming off of both the katana and the samurai armor. Both security guards were walking under a skylight through a hall before they noticed a shadow looming over them. They turned around before they suddenly screamed in horror when something attacked them. An alarm clock goes off next to a bed where Courage is seen sleeping. Courage leaned over and turned off his alarm before he sat up from his bed and stretched out his arms. He then noticed Whisper just floating right above him as he was asleep as well. "Some things never change." He said to himself before he pulled open a drawer from his nightstand and pulled out an air horn. He gave it a little shake before aiming it towards Whisper and blowing it. Whisper let out a frightful yell before he bounced around the room. "I guess it's time to get up then." Whisper groaned as he rubbed his head. "Come on, Whisper. We promise to explain everything to Flash and Twilight today." Courage told him as he got out of bed and went over to his closet. He soon put on a pair of pants, a yellow shirt with an orange Y on the front. He then puts on a red short sleeve jacket with a fire in the shape of a dragon head on the back. "They did want to know how you and I met and how I got this watch." "Don't forget your Yo-kai Medallium with the Yo-kai medals you've collected over in Japan." Whisper told him as he floated over with a red book with a strange symbol on the front. Courage took the book and placed it in his backpack before the two of them ran out the door and downstairs. "I'm going out to meet up with some friends, dad!" Courage called out as he put on his shoes. "I'll be back later!" He and Whisper then went out the door and made their way towards Sugarcube Corner. They followed detailed instructions on how to get there before they saw Flash, Twilight and Uniyan waiting for them. "Hey guys! Thanks again for the instructions on how to get here, Twilight." "It's no problem." Twilight responded as Courage sat down. "So are you going to tell us how you ended up meeting Whisper and getting that watch?" "Yeah, you kind of owe us an explanation of that considering what happened during the Friendship Games." Flash mentioned. "Well, it was six years ago and I was out collecting bugs to show off a couple of friends of mine." Courage explained as he remembered that day when his whole life changed. A ten year old Courage is seen walking through the forest with a butterfly net as he was grumbling to himself. "I'll show those guys, just because Shell has a rare bug collection doesn't mean he's better." He complained to himself before he jumped over a no trespassing fence. "I just need to go deeper and I'll find cooler bugs." He searched carefully high and low for any bugs until he spotted one look to be a beetle that is bathed in a golden light. "Whoa! Never seen one like that before!" Courage started to chase after the bug in hopes of capturing it. It soon went under a tunnel, so Courage crawled through it. When he came out the other side, he lost sight of the bug as he wandered deeper until he came to a large clearing with a large tree in the center. "Whoa, how come a tree grows this big without anyone knowing?" He wondered as he walked closer to the tree and noticed a capsule machine at the base of it. But the castle machine itself looks to be hundreds of years old. "What's that?" He leaned in closer for a better look before he heard a whisper. "Huh, what was that?!" He looked around to try and find the source of the whisper before it got louder as it sang. Feed me, feed me! Feed me, feed me! Feed me, feed me! I'm so hungry, I need to eat! He looked around until he realized that the capsule machine was the source of it. "Does that thing want me to put a coin in it?" He wondered before he pulled out a quarter and cautiously approached the capsule machine. He placed it in the front of the capsule machine before turning the knob. He gave it a few turns before a stone capsule fell out. He picked up the capsule and looked over it before he started to twist both ends of it. He struggled to get it open for a bit before it finally popped open and a sudden gust of wind swirled around him when a flash of white light appeared in front of him. Courage was in awe when this light started to take form of Whisper right in front of him. Soon as the light died down, Whisper smiled down at Courage before he floated around. "What's up my corporeal friend? I am Whisper, at your service." He introduced himself with a bow. "I am a Yokai." He told him before he looked towards the fourth wall. "That thing you humans call a ghost, a spirit or an interdimensional being. "Yokai? I never heard of it." Courage told Whisper before Whisper floated back over to him. "Seriously?! The Yokai are the mysterious beings that caused strange phenomenon." Whisper explained as he was floating upside down. "And I know what you're going to ask. Why was I in the spooky capsule machine? It was 190 years ago when some self-righteous monks thought I was a threat to society and locked me in the machine." "They had capsule machines back then?" "Never mind the details, detective! I mean, who knew monks had such a sense of humor?!" Whisper commented. "What is important is that you managed to set me free!!!" He declared as he flew high in the sky before flying back down. "And now you and I have entered into a sacred bond, more than a marriage, more than a friendship, I am forever indebted to you!" When he pointed to where Courage was standing, he was gone and already walking away. Whisper freaked out before he flew after him. Whisper went past him before he hit his head against a tree before he floated over to him. "Where are you going?! You don't understand the honor of what I'm about to bestow upon you!" "Yeah look, no offense but I just came out here to look for some weird bugs." Courage told Whisper. "Not some cracker jack prize with some ghost in it." "This isn't happening…" Whisper groaned. "Just give me back my money and I'll be on my way!" Courage demanded and startled Whisper. "Unacceptable!" Whisper shouted back. "Give me back my money!" "Oh so sorry, no refunds. You get what you get and you don't get upset." Whisper replied as he swung his arms side to side. This caused Courage to glare at Whisper making him get a little surprised by this before he glared back. The two of them then glared into each other's faces for a bit before Courage pulled away. "Whatever, I'm out of here!" He shouted before he walked away. "Okay, have a nice day." Whisper said as he waved goodbye before he wiped his brow. But then a look of realization struck his face before he flew towards Courage. "Wait up!!!" He managed to catch up with him before he flew past him and crashed onto some branches before he would finally stop when he crashed into a tree trunk. "What do you want, yo-guy?" Courage asked as Whisper floated over to him. "Yo-kai!" Whisper corrected. "Just listen, you little ingrate. You are a, LUCKY BOY!" He declared as he suddenly had a basket full of confetti and tossed it in the air. "Not feeling it." Courage breathed out. "I happen to come from a tribe of Yokai who knows how to thank their liberators properly and I have a gift for you!" Whisper told him. "Do I get three wishes?" "I'm not a genie, I'm a butler, a liaison. A butler/liaison, but what's important is that I will solve any problem you might have." Whisper explained as he floated around. "Yokai or otherwise before you even know it. Imagine, the supernatural realm with its ups and downs, positives and negatives! The power and the glory, I'm going to make you very very popular." He said with a bow but when he looked up, Courage was already walking away. "What's wrong with this kid?!" He soon chased after him and stopped right in front of him. "Now hold on just a minute! You want weird bugs, I can make that happen!" He floated up as he swayed his arms from side to side. "Come out little glow bugs, time to light it up!" Just then, the bug that Courage saw before floated by. "That's the one!" He said as he was about to capture it before more suddenly showed up and he got buried under a pile of them. "No need to thank me." Whisper bragged, unknowing that Courage was calling out from under the bugs. "You're welcome…uh…" when he finally noticed swinging his arm out from underneath the bugs, Whisper swayed his arms around again. "Sorry little glow bugs, looks like we have a little ingrate on our hands." He then let out a fart and scared the bugs off of Courage. "This prize really stinks." Courage groaned as he plugged his nose from the smell. Courage is then later seen walking from the forest and into the city with Whisper floating next to him. "What a day. I just wanted to catch some interesting bugs to show off to my friends and now I have this weirdo following me." "Weirdo?" "Look, my dad won't let me have some random pet I found." "Pet?! Me a pet?!" Whisper exclaimed. "I am a Yokai, an incredibly powerful spirit! Does your dad have a rule against your time?!" "I guess not." "Then it's settled!" Whisper declared as he held up an okay sign while Courage let out a sigh. "Relax, I'm invisible to anyone but you!" "You are?" Courage asked before he noticed a girl with pure white skin and pitch black hair walking by. He noticed that this girl was wearing headphones and a necklace with a crystal having the Japanese symbol for light engraved on it. She was walking by a truck carrying steel pipes when Courage noticed the restraints giving way. "Hey, look out!" He called out as he raced over to save her. He didn't notice his own feet getting covered in a light aura when he did, causing him to move faster and save the girl when the steel pipes came down. "You should be more careful next time." "Very nice save there, you really have a spring in your step!" Whisper praised as he floated over to him. "Heh, thanks Whisper." Courage replied as he rubbed the back of his head. As they continued on, the girl took off her headphones before she snapped her fingers. Then suddenly a red cat that is the size of a bear appeared next to her. Wampus She nodded to the cat before she jumped up on the rooftops with it. "Well to tell the truth, I've always been able to do something like that before." Courage continued to talk to Whisper. "That's very interesting." Whisper commented as he stroked his chin if he had one. "I have a feeling that with enough practice, you'll be able to do more than just run faster." "Really, but how can-" Courage was about to ask before they finally heard a scream from up ahead. They quickly raised over and saw the same girl from before in an alleyway while it looked like something was tugging on her back. "It's her again, but is she doing a mime trick or something?" "Let me see." Whisper said as he looked closely before he looked back. "I knew it, it's him." "Who? I don't see anything." Courage replied as he tried to see what Whisper was seeing. "Of course you can't see him, not without this." Whisper then took out an odd white watch with a dome on it. "What is that?" Courage asked as he took the watch. "It's the Yo-kai Watch." Whisper answered. "It enables you to see Yokai if you put it on." Courage humored him and put on the watch. "Now just press the button on the side." He did as Whisper instructed and pressed the button on the side, which caused the small dome on the watch to pop up before a light was shined out. "Don't point the light at me, point it at her and look through the Yokai Lens." Courage did what he was told and pointed the light towards the girl. A shadow then appeared next to her before it revealed the Yokai cat from before. "Whoa, that's one big cat!" He commented when he saw it. "His name is Wampus from the Eerie tribe." Whisper said as he was looking up the information on his Yokai Pad. "Not much is known about this Yokai." "Well, what's it trying to do anyway?" Courage asked as he looked back and closer at Wampus. He noticed Wampus swiping his paws at something but couldn't tell what. "Whatever he's doing, it's scaring her. How do we make him stop?" "There are only two ways to stop a Yokai, negotiation or confrontation." Whisper explained. "Well, go talk to him." He told Whisper. "After all, you're the Yokai expert." "Very well then." Whisper floated over to Wampus and gave a light tap on his shoulder. "Excuse me but could you please remove your big fat butt away from this kind young girl and never come back?" He asked in a polite tone, yet still sounding insulting which made Courage nearly stumbled forward a bit. Wumpus however didn't even acknowledge Whisper. "Uh hello? I'm speaking to you!" Whisper began to try to get Wampus' attention as he tried everything to get it. Whisper then started to pull on his ears and courage took this opportunity to race over and grab the girl. "Come on!" He told her before the two of them ran away from Wampus. Wampus grabbed Whisper and threw him away before chasing after Courage. He noticed Wampus chasing after them before he noticed the keychain the girl had and got an idea. "Give me that keychain and go right while I'll go left!" The girl did what he asked and tossed him the keychain before they split up. The girl however stopped and saw Wampus chase after him before she had a smirk on her face. Courage noticed that Wampus had increased in size and looked more vicious as he chased him. "Oh boy…!" He grunted before he turned a corner but came into a dead end. "Okay, that was a bad move on my part!" He quickly turned and faced Wampus as he stood his ground. "Okay, look we can work this out!" Wampus swung his paw right at him right before he quickly jumped back from that attack. "I guess that the negotiation is out." He did the best he could to dodge each attack until his back was up against the wall. Just when Wampus was about to deliver another attack, something suddenly hit him in the stomach and pushed him back. Courage wondered what it was as he held up his Yo-kai Watch and turned on the search light. He looked around until the light uncovered a familiar dragon Yokai standing in front of Wampus: Dragysuu. "Who are you?!" "Just someone who saw you needed help." Dragysuu answered. "You know, I've never seen a cat get this upset over a little cat toy." Wampus got back up and growled at her. "But it looks like I'm going to have to teach this cat some manners." "Let me give you a hand!" Courage declared as he stood next to her. "We may have just met, but I feel like we could get along great if we know each other and this should help us do it!" "Heh, you really are something else." Dragysuu commented as they prepared to fight. The same aura as before covered Courage's fists as he took a defensive position. Both of them quickly dodged out of the way when Wampus attacked before Courage thrusted his fists and sent balls of aura straight at him. Each ball hit Wampus and stunted him a bit just as Dragysuu did her signature move right to his gut. Whisper washed from the sidelines as he was dressed as a cheerleader and cheered them on. "Go, go, go! Go get him Courage and-" He stopped for a minute to look at his Yokai Pad before he continued. "Dragysuu!" Wampus knocked Dragysuu back before Courage quickly caught her. Courage then bent down a little as the aura went up his legs before he gave a powerful jump high in the air. He then transferred that aura into Dragysuu before he threw her like a football right at Wampus. "Here I come! Dragon Drill!" She called out her signature move just as Wampus noticed her coming down. He had no time to dodge the attack as she struck him in the head so hard that his head went down into his body. Just as Courage landed back down, Dragysuu jumped right out just as Wampus' head came back up and his eyes were now swirls of dizziness. He soon returned back to his original size as he fell flat on his butt. "You two were amazing!" Whisper complimented as he flew down to them. "If I was sitting in a chair, I'd be on the edge of my seat! "Thanks, Whisper." Courage replied as he rubbed the back of his head before he turned to Wampus. "Now let's have a little talk with you. You really scared that girl when you were playing with her keychain." "I'm sorry, but I couldn't help myself." Wampus replied with his ears dropped back. "I am a cat and when I see something that dangles like that keychain, I just can't help but swipe at it." Courage couldn't help but feel sorry for him before he came up with an idea. "How about I could find you some cat toys to play with?" He suggested which surprised all three of them. "Yeah, I will find any toys for you to play with and you don't have to scare anyone anymore." "You really mean it?" Wampus asked as Courage gave a nod in response. "Oh thank you!" He quickly gave Courage a big bear hug. Courage struggled to breathe before Wampus finally let go of him. Wampus then glowed before his Yo-kai medal suddenly appeared in front of Courage. "What's this?" He asked as the Yo-kai medal landed in his hand. "It's his Yokai medal, it's a symbol of friendship between you and a Yokai." Whisper explained. "Not even a few hours and you've already made a Yo-kai friend!" "Better make it two Yo-kai friends." Dragysuu spoke up. "That was a really neat trick you did before and I find you a really fun guy." Just when she was about to give Courage her medal, a sudden gust of wind blinded them. With them blinded, they didn't see a figure rushing over and putting a medal with a Y on it into the Yo-kai Watch when it passed by. When the fear and the wind passed, they all wondered where that wind came from before the watch suddenly glowed bright. They suddenly got blinded by that light before it died down and it turned into the YSP model. "Whoa, what is this?" Courage asked as Whisper took out his Yokai pad and tried to look up the information on this watch. "It's…uh…um…." Whisper stuttered before he finally found the information. "It's the YSP model Yo-kai Watch. The YSP stands for Yokai Special Power." Whisper did a double take on that last one and wondered what it meant by that. "It definitely looks cooler than the old model." Dragysuu mentioned before her aura was suddenly absorbed into the watch. A second later, Yokai medals popped out from the watch before Courage quickly caught them. One was Dragysuu's summoning medal while the other was the Crimson Knight transformation medal and attack medals. "After that we went home and looked up more about the YSP watch." Courage said in the present day. "The day after, we went into the forest to try out the transformation medal and practice a little." "Wow, that's a lot to take in." Flash mentioned as he and Twilight were trying to process what they just heard. "Did you ever figure out what that strange aura you use?" Twilight asked. "No, but the three of us did have great adventures together." Courage told them before he reached into his bag and pulled out his Yo-kai Medallium. After he placed it on the table, he opened it up to show off the many Yo-kai medals. "I made many Yo-kai friends since then." "Some of them were more difficult than others." Whisper mentioned as he was eating one other cupcakes. "But he couldn't do any of it without me." "No offense Whisper, but you were kind of useless by what we heard when you first met Wampus." Flash said with Courage and Twilight nodding in agreement. "Hey, I'm the one who gave him the Yo-kai Watch in the first place!" Whisper reminded them. "Although I have no idea how it became the YSP model." "What else is new?" Courage asked rhetorically. "Hey guys, take a look what's on the news." Twilight said before she looked at Mrs. Cake. "Excuse me, could you turn it up?" She did what she asked and turned up the volume on the TV. "Two security night guards were both found injured this morning and they both look to be in shocked as if something had scare them out of their skin." A news reporter said as she stood in front of the museum. "I was able to get an interview with them and only send is that it was someone in a samurai armor. Police officers are conducting investigation as we speak." "That's really odd, why would someone attack a couple of security guards?" Spike asked after watching the news report. "Why don't we go over there and find out?" Courage suggested before he quickly stood up and ran out the door. "Is he always like this?" Twilight asked Whisper as she quickly closed and picked up the Yo-kai Medallium. "You be surprised." Whisper shrugged as they chased after him. After catching up with him, they made their way to the museum and find the Japanese exhibit filled with some police officers conducting an investigation. "How odd, someone went to the trouble of breaking into a museum and attacking a couple of night guards but didn't steal anything." "Well it looks like we won't be able to conduct our own investigation." Flash told them as they can see many police officers around. "Any ideas?" "We can't check out what's going on, but Whisper can." Courage said before he looked at Whisper. "Since we're the only ones that can see you, you'll be able to check each of the samurai armors in this exhibit without anyone being the wiser." "I read you loud and clear." Whisper then went into the exhibit to inspect each samurai armor he could find. "Let's hope he'll find something that the police can't." Twilight said to Flash and Courage. "Who will find something?" They quickly turned to see one of the police officers with pure white skin and blue hair walking towards them. "Hey Twily, good to see you here." "Hey Shining, should have known you be here." Twilight greeted before she turned to Flash and Courage. "Guys, this is my big brother Shining Armor. Shining, this is Flash Sentry and Courage Heart from my new school I transferred to." "Hi." Flash greeted. "Nice to meet you." Courage said with a smile. "Well it's nice to see my little sister has new friends." Shining said before he glared at the two boys. "Even though you're both boys." He growled with a dark aura covering his body, causing Flash and Courage to get a chill down their spines. "Cadence told me that she made new friends at her school but if either of you try anything with her, I will-" "We swear we won't do anything to harm her!" Both of them quickly said while Twilight just let out a annoyed sigh. "Shining, they're just friends and we're just here for a little project at school." Twilight told her brother. "Speaking of which, has anything been stolen from this exhibit?" "No, and not only that but the one who harmed the security guards here suddenly vanished mysteriously as he or she appeared." Shining told them. "There's no sign of a break-in or anything. And the security cameras aren't good either considering they kind of fizzle out when we checked them." Courage caught eye of Whisper checking an armor next to a display case with a katana in it. "It's all very mysterious." "Well, let's hope this mystery will be solved soon." Courage said as he gestured to Whisper to come back. "Well I better get back to work." Shining mentioned before he rubbed Twilight's head. "I'll see you later sis. And you two, don't try anything with her." He walked away just as Flash and courage let out a sigh of relief. "Well I couldn't find anything in there." Whisper mentioned as they walked away. "Maybe on your own, but with the rest of us, we'll find something." Courage said with confidence. "What do you mean?" Flash asked, not liking where this is going. "Just meet me back here tonight and you'll see." Courage told them before he raced off. "Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Twilight asked rhetorically before they walked out of the museum. Later that night, Twilight and Flash decided to meet Courage and Whisper at the museum. They both snuck out of their homes before they made their way to the museum where Courage and Whisper were waiting for them. "Okay, we're here. Now what?" Flash asked as Courage had a smirk on his face. "Now we get in and conduct our own little investigation." He said before he took out two Yo-kai medals. "Come on out my friends!" He called out as he tossed each medal into the air. "Calling Signibble and Mirapo! Yo-kai Medal, do your thing!" He caught each medal before he inserted it into his watch and it lit up. Y! ♪Come on, ghost!~♪ Summoning Mysterious! A beam of light came out of his watch as two Yokai came out and danced to the song it sang. ♪A-Boo-shiggy, boo-shiggy, boogie woogie! Cling-clang delirious, Mysterious!♪ Signibble! Mirapo! Flash and Twilight were surprised by the two new Yo-kai Courage just summoned as they landed on the ground. "Hey you two, by someone you both cuz we need you two for a little investigation here in this museum." Church explained to the two before he looked at Mirapo. "Mirapo, we're gonna need you to help us get inside considering it's closed." He then turned to Signibble. "Once we're inside, we're gonna need you to take in the power from each of the cameras so the police won't get the wrong idea." "You can count on us!" Signibble declared as he gave Courage a high five. "Just step right in." Mirapo said as his whole body of a mirror glowed bright. Signibble and Courage stepped through while Flash and Twilight looked unsure. "You both have nothing to worry about, it's perfectly safe." Whisper assured them before he went through the wall. "Let's hope we don't regret this later." Twilight said before she passed through Mirapo. Flash followed suit and they ended up on the inside of the museum. Once they were inside, they saw Signibble going to each camera and looking like he was eating the electricity from each camera. "I can't believe we broke into a museum just so we could solve a mystery." "Technically we more snuck in instead of breaking in." Whisper corrected as they made their way to the Sengoku era exhibit. "So, do you think it was a Yokai that attacked the security guards the other night?" Flash asked Courage. "It could be." He responded as he put his hands behind his head while they walked. "It's hard to tell these days considering the many strange occurrences. But if it is one and it's attacking humans, then we need to take care of it." They soon arrived at the exhibit just as Signibble took care of the cameras in the exhibit before he gave a thumbs up. "Okay, let's split up and see if we can find anything. Let me know if you see anything that looks like it's any Yokai energy." "Then it's a good thing I brought Spike along just for this occasion." Twilight mentioned as she sat down her bag and unzipped it, but who came out really surprised her. "Uniyan?! What are you doing here and where is Spike?!" "I wanted to see what all the fuss was about this Museum." Uniyan explained herself. "As for Spike, there wasn't enough room in the bag so I left them at home before jumping in." "Unbelievable…" Twilight sighed before she and Uniyan quickly caught up to the boys as they were searching for clues. Courage and Twilight for searching near the samurai armors for any before he noticed an uneasy look on Twilight's face. "Are you feeling okay?" He asked. "Yeah, just still feeling a little haunted about Midnight Sparkle." She explained with a sigh. "I'm really glad that Sunset was able to save me, but I'm feeling I won't get over it." "Hey, you're not in this alone you know." Courage told her as they passed the samurai armor with the wolf mask. "You got your new friends, me, and of course Uniyan." Twilight looked down at Uniyan, who gave a nod with a smile on her face. "Plus Flash Sentry too." "Yeah, I guess you're right." Twilight responded, unaware that the armor they passed had a dark aura coming off it. Meanwhile, Flash was with Whisper as they too were searching for any clues they could find. "I mean honestly, why would Courage think that a Yokai would be involved in all this?" Whisper asked. "It's highly unlikely that a Yokai would attack a human in the middle of the night." "Well, what if it was a Yokai?" Flash asked as he was looking under a display case. "It seems to me that Courage has more experience with this." He stood back up and continued to look around. "Hey Whisper, do you think those abilities Courage used when he faced Wampus were that of a Yokai?" He looked at Whisper who just shrugged his shoulders. "I'm just asking out of curiosity." So far neither of them was able to find any clues as they searched the exhibit until Flash saw a woman in a komodo walking across the hall. "Hey, who's that?" Whisper looked to where Flash was looking and saw no one there. "I don't see anyone." He told him before he saw Flash run off to where he saw the woman. "Hey, wait up!" As Whisper chased after him, Flash was looking around for that woman before he saw her walk around the corner. He kept on chasing her until they ended up in a different part of the museum. "We were supposed to investigate the Sengoku era exhibit, not go on a wild goose chase!" "But I thought I…" Flash trailed off when he noticed the gift shop lights were on. When he and Whisper peaked in, they could see a teenage girl with pure white skin and black hair, wearing sunglasses working at the counter. "What's she doing here?" He whispered to Whisper. "I have no idea." Whisper responded with a shrug. "I thought the museum was closed at night." "You know I can hear you right?" Both of them jumped when the girl spoke. "It's alright, I'm not gonna call for security." "Uh…Okay." Flash said as he approached the counter. "Have you seen anyone else come by here? Like a woman in a white komodo." "Do you know what I love about the artifacts here in the museum?" The girl asked and completely ignored his question. "They can tell the tales of the past from all around the world. Especially like the one about the ninja and the samurai in the sengoku era. Would you like to hear the tale?" Flash decided to humor her and nodded his head. "Okay, it started out with an ordinary man who was able to gain the trust of the king back then. Long ago in a distant land in a certain village, there was peace in the village as the farmers grew crops and sold them to the other kingdoms. The people of the village were very kind and caring as they welcomed the others with open arms." "But one day, there came a dark time in the village as a group of bandits suddenly came in and attacked the village and its people. There was chaos everywhere and there was bloodshed all around. The people ran to escape but they weren't fully lucky when the bandits finally left the village. There wasn't anything left of it. No crops, No homes, not even the farmers survived. There was nothing left. Nothing but one young boy." "The boy lost his loved ones in the hands of the bandits as he was left with sorrow and despair. But, Something ignited inside him. Something that changed him forever. As it was the spark of justice. From that one day, the boy swore to bring justice to those who wronged others and used their powers for their own selfish gain." "He went on a journey to become the Pillar of justice as he had met with many old and young masters. He had gained the skills and blessings to achieve the very goal he wanted to uphold and gain." "Finally after the skills he gained and the blessings. He used it to bring down the corrupted and the Wicked as he brought them to justice and saved the others from the darkness they were once called into. He had become a legend.He was called many things. A hero, a Pillar of justice, an angel from god, and mostly. The wanderer and on his journey. He came across someone that he had become bonded to. His future bride." "They were both destined for one another as they become one another's Pillar of hope as they made a promise to live together to the fullest." "One day, the bride was told by her lover that he would be going away for the sake of saving others. But he promised to come back to her so she believed him. But, After waiting for days and days. There came news of her beloved. The very news shocked her to the core." "Her beloved was thought to betray her. He had fallen to the depths of darkness and had loosened the path of his title. The woman never believed the words told to her at anything. She denied the words as they were all a lie. They were never true that she believed in. And in a state of despair, she took her breath away, so she can be with her lover once again. No matter what they all said. He was the one man for her that she would always spend her entire life with." "That story sounded kind of sad." Flash commented when she finished while Whisper nodded in agreement while tears were running down his cheeks. "But you know that some stories can be misleading." The girls spoke in a cryptic tone. "Who's to say that the ninja was really the hero and the samurai was the villain? After all, there's always two sides to every story." She pulled down her sunglasses a bit and looked at him with a raised brow. "Wouldn't you agree?" "Uh, I guess…" Flash responded in an uneasy tone. "Well, I really should get going." "Okay, see ya around." The girl told him as he and Whisper turned to leave. "And good luck with your investigation, Flash Sentry and Whisper." "Wait, how did you-" Flash was going to ask as he and Whisper quickly turned around, only to find the girl was nowhere in sight. "Where'd she go?" Whisper flew over and looked all around frantically for the girl that was behind the counter. "She just disappeared!" He exclaimed in shock. Flash walked over and also wondered where she went before he noticed a rectangle black box on the counter, with a note next to it. "'This may help with your investigation.'" Flash read the note before he picked up the box. When he opened it, both he and Whisper were shocked and surprised to see a Yo-kai Watch: YSP model inside. Only the two wisps on it are blue instead of red. "Where'd she get a Yo-kai Watch from?!" Meanwhile with Courage, Twilight and Uniyan, they were walking through a hallway as they continued to search for clues. But so far, their investigation has come up empty. "You would've thought that something that attacked some security guards would have come out by now." Courage complained in an annoyed tone. "So far I'm regretting that I came here with you guys." Uniyan said before she let out a yawn. "Maybe we should try to look down in the basement." Twilight suggested. "There should be some clues down there." As they continued to walk, Uniyan suddenly got a feeling that they were being followed before she quickly turned around. She saw nothing but the samurai armor with the wolf mask behind her. "That's so weird, I thought for sure someone was following us." Uniyan commented before she turned forward. When she did, the armor started to move forward before she quickly turned around and it returned back to standing position. Every time she looked forward, she quickly turned back to the armor for about a few seconds before she's on with its arms raised and one leg up as it was about to take a step. She screamed in fright before she quickly jumped into Twilight's arms. "That suit of armor is following us!" "What?" Both Courage and Twilight asked before they turned to see the armor. Courage brought up his Yo-kai Watch before turning the ring so the Y was facing downward. The light shined on the armor before it revealed a wolf underneath it. The armor itself had changed from red to silver and the mask was gone as it had the face of a wolf. The wolf himself is gray with red flame swirls up his arms and red eyes. "That's it, that must be the Yokai!" Courage exclaimed when he saw it. "And it definitely doesn't look very friendly!" Twilight pointed out as she stepped back slowly. "Trespassers, you will be punished!" The wolf Yokai declared as he pulled out two samurai swords. Courage and Twilight quickly ran from it as it started to chase them. "Why is he chasing us!?" Uniyan shouted as she held on tight to Twilight. "He called us trespassers, so maybe he's guarding this museum!" Twilight theorized. "So maybe he thought the two night guards were trespassers and attacked them!" "Well, maybe he should ask him just to make sure!" Courage exclaimed before he halted himself before charging right at the wolf yokai. His fist then got covered in Yokai energy before he delivered a punch right towards its face. That one punch knocked him to the floor and you dropped his swords. "Nice punch." Uniyan complimented as they approached the Yokai wolf. "Excuse us, Mr Wolf Samurai but why did you try to attack us?" Twilight asked. "And why did you attack those two night guards the other night?" "My name is Bahamut." The Yokai introduced himself. "And I didn't attack them, I was only trying to protect them!" "Protect them from what?" Courage asked. Back with Flash and Whisper, they were walking back to the exhibit while Flash had put on the Yo-kai Watch. "First a samurai armor attacked a couple of night guards, then I saw a woman in a white komodo, and now some girl from the gift shop just gave me a Yo-kai Watch after disappearing." Flash listed out. "What else can happen tonight?" "In that note she said that it would help in our investigation." Whisper reminded with his arms crossed. "Not only that but she knew I was there from the get-go. But what's really surprising me is that the watch she gave you isn't sliding off, so that means that it shows you as its wearer." He then clapped his hands with a wide grin. "Wait until the Courage and Twilight to hear about this." They soon made it back to the exhibit only to see the katana moving up and down on its own as it was banging on the display case. "What's up with that sword?" Flash wondered before he realized something. "Could that be the Yokai that attacked the guards?" Flash held up his Yo-kai Watch turned the ring so that the Y is facing downward and the searchlight lit up. "Oh don't tell me that you now think that a Yokai is behind it now." Whisper complained as Flash shined the light right towards the katana. The moment the light shined on it, it revealed an anthro red fox wearing a blue ninja outfit and a metal headband on its forehead. It had a red flame on the tip of its tail as Flash let out a gasp when he saw it. "There it is!" He exclaimed as Whisper let out a scream of surprise. "Who is that?" Whisper quickly took out his Yo-kai Pad as he frantically searched for the information on this Yokai. "Let me see… it's a… he's uh…!" He quickly hid his Yokai pad behind his back before he pointed towards the Yokai. "Zero Kage of the Shady Tribe. He's a Yokai who causes those who he inspirits to deliver justice and goodwill to those around." "Justice and goodwill?" Flash repeated before he walked up to the yokai. "Excuse me, can we talk for a second?" He stopped pulling on the sword and looked at Flash. After a couple of seconds, he jumped back in surprise as he looked at Flash with a shocked look. "Can you really see me?!" He exclaimed as both Flash and Whisper nodded in response. "But how's that even possible?!" "Whoa, calm down." Whisper told him as he floated near him. "We're not going to hurt you, but we are curious as to why you attacked those two night guards the other night." "I did no such thing!" Kage argued as he took Whisper by his tail. "It was him that did it and I was trying to protect them!" "Wait, you were protecting them from who?" Flash asked as Kage tossed Whisper away before he jumped right back on the display case. "I'll tell you once I get my katana back!" Kage no you can reach in as his paw went through the glass and grabbed the katana. He grunted every time he tried to pull it out and it just got stopped by the glass. "Why can't my sword go through things like me?!" "Stop right there!" All three of them quickly turned to see Bahamut walking in. "I will let you get your sword back just so you can harm that boy!" "Bahamut!" Kage growled before he flipped over to him and glared in his face. "If anything, you're not gonna hurt that boy! Sword or no sword!" "Oh this form really suits you, because you've always been a sly fox!" Bahamut growled back as the two of them pushed each other's faces into one another. "What's going on?" Flash asked as he looked at them with a raised brow. "Hey Flash!" He turned to see Courage, Twilight and Uniyan coming over to him. "Looks like you found the Yo-kai that attacked the night guards already." "Wait what?" Flash asked before he pointed to Kage. "You mean Zero Kage?" All three of them nodded yes. "But he told me he was trying to protect the night guards from someone else." "But that's what Bahamut said to us and Kage was no good villain when he was alive." Twilight said before she looked at the two Yokai growling at each other. "Looks like one of them is a liar and the culprit. But which one could it be?" Flash looked between the two before he noticed that Kage looks like a ninja while Bahamut looks like a samurai. He then thought about the story of the girl from the gift shop told him and what she said about two sides of every story. He then had a look of determination before he walked up to the two and separated them. "Hey you two, there's a story I was told and I want to know if it's true." He said before he began to tell the tale he was told before. After he was finished, Bahamut stood proudly as he had a smug look on his face. "That's right and I caught this no good thief with my own two hands!" He bragged before Kage punched his arm. "If anything, you're nothing but a liar and a killer!" He shouted. "After we completed the mission, you got me by surprise and cut my neck! I then saw you took my katana and walked off as I was bleeding to death!" "Great, now who's telling the truth?" Twilight asked as she was baffled between the two. "Allow me, because I already have a Yokai friend that could help us out." Courage said before he took out a Yokai medal. "Come on out my friend!" He called out as he tossed the medal into the air. "Calling Tattletell! Yo-kai Medal, do your thing! He quickly grabbed the medal and in one swift motion, he placed it into his yo-kai watch. Y! ♪Come on, ghost!~♪ Summoning Mysterious! The watch then lit up a yellow light as it summoned the Yokai. ♪A-Boo-shiggy, boo-shiggy, boogie woogie! Cling-clang delirious, Mysterious!♪ Tattletell! "Tattetell, we need your help on figuring out the truth here." Courage said to the little yokai. "You think you can in spirit them?" "Tell tell." Tattetell said with a nod. "What can she do?" Flash asked as Tattetell jumped over and latched onto Kage's face as she was hanging upside down while she held on to his face's sides. "She can make others tell the truth." Courage answered which made Bahamut feel a bit uneasy. "Now Zero Kage, tell us the truth. Were you really a guy who didn't care for no one when you were alive?" Tattetell then used her power to inspirit Kage. "I have nothing to hide, I was not what the story said I was." Kage answered truthfully. "It's true that I swore to bring justice to those who wronged others and it's true that I fell in love with the princess. I would never betray her for I love her with all my heart. I may not remember what she looked like, but my heart will never let her go." "That's great to hear." Flash said before he looked towards Bahamut. "Now it's your turn." "Uh I'm good…" Bahamut said as he backed up. "I don't like to have other Yokai on me so I would-" Flash quickly grabbed Tattetell and threw her right at him. She quickly latched onto his face and inspirited him. Bahamut quickly covered his mouth as he felt her power compelled him to tell the truth. "What's the matter, afraid to say something you're hiding?" Flash asked rhetorically. "Fine, I confess!" Bahamut shouted as he could no longer keep it in. "I did kill him! But only because I was jealous of his relationship with the princess! I've known her longer than him ever since we were kids! I should have been the one to marry her, not you!" His whole body soon got covered in a dark aura as he clenched his fist. "But she loved you more that she killed herself when she didn't want to marry me! I was told as a hero throughout the years and I won't let you kids tell anyone the truth!!" Tattetell quickly got off his face and ran away before the whole area and the museum got covered in a dark mist when the dark aura burst out. Flash, Twilight, Courage, Whisper, Uniyan and Kage stepped back as Bahamut began to transform into something horrible. He grew twice his size as small parts of his body began to burn and show bone underneath. His face has become a skull as horns grew on his helmet while the rest of his armor is black and fused to his body. At the end of his paws, three planes were sticking out of them while he had three tails. He let out a terrifying roar that shattered glass around them. "What happened to him?!" Twilight exclaimed as Flash stood in front of her to protect her. "It looks like all that jealousy he had stood up for a long time finally came out!" Whisper answered as he read what was happening on his Yokai Pad. "And he's become a monstrous Yokai and now-" "We're in Dread Time!" Courage finished before they all quickly ducked out of the way when Bahamut swung his claws at them. Kage saw him going after Flash and Twilight before he noticed that the glass containing his Katana was broken. He quickly grabbed it before running over and clashing blades with Bahamut. After struggling to keep him back, Kage gave a strong push before jumping up and delivering powerful kicks to his chest. "That's not going to be enough." Courage quickly took out Dragysuu's medal and quickly placed it into his watch with one swift motion. "Yo-kai medal, do your thing!" His yo-kai watch lit up before Dragysuu appeared. "Dragysuu!" She declared before she ducked under an attack from Bahamut when he tried to jab his claws at her. When he tried to jab at her again, she quickly grabbed and ran up his arm before she jumped off his head. "Talk about a close cut!" "Sorry to summon you in front of a monster Yokai, but we need to take care of this now!" Courage told her as he took out his Crimson Knight transformation medal. "Look out!" Whisper called out as he saw Bahamut bringing his sharp claw down on Courage. Whisper quickly pushed him out of the way and caught the blade, or not since it slipped and sliced Whisper in half. "Whisper!" Everyone called out when they saw him get sliced. "Now you're gonna get it!" Courage glared at Bahamut as he held up his Yokai Hero medal. "Yo-kai Hero medal, henshin!" In one swift motion, he inserted the medal into his Yokai Watch and it lit up. Y! ♪Change Form, Yo-kai Hero!♪ Crimson Knight! Once the circle formed in front of him and the two symbols appeared on the top and bottom of it, he turned the ring on his watch so that the Y was facing upwards. Dragysuu soon stretched and wrapped around courage before they transformed into Crimson Knight. "I may have the flames in my hands…" He spoke in a deep voice as he took the sword before he slashed around and rested it on his shoulder. "But I'm cool headed when in battle." Crimson Knight charged forward and clashed blades with Bahamut. This however proved tougher than the last as he struggled to keep his guard up as Bahamut was able to push him back. Kage charged forward and helped him out as the two of them swung their swords at the Monstrous Yokai. Bahamut then swung his tails right at them as Crimson Knight jumped over the first but Kage was able to dodge the first but the second got him by surprise. The hit sent him flying and crashed into a wall. "Kage!" Flash called out before he saw Bahamut's claws getting covered in a dark aura. He then realized that he's preparing a final strike towards Kage while he's down. Flash clenched his fist in frustration before he ran towards where Kage was thrown. "Flash!" Twilight called out before Bahamut sent a powerful slash right towards Kage, just when Flash quickly jumped into the fray. Crimson Knight, Twilight and Uniyan were shocked that Flash would do that before Kage's Katana was suddenly thrown and was covered in a Yokai energy as it struck Bahamut right in the head. It only vanished before they all looked and saw that both Flash and Kage survived and the katana returned back to Kage. They even saw Yokai energy covering Flash's hand as a surefire sign that he threw the katana. "You…saved me." Kage told Flash in a surprised tone. "Why?" "Because you're the true hero and don't deserve to die twice!" Flash explained as he helped Kage up. "You looked after others when you were alive and you never let anything or anyone get you down! If anything, you deserve a second chance and I'll help you through it!" Kage looked at him with a surprise look before a smile appeared on his face. "Then, let's do this together!" Kage declared before his body was covered in a bright light. That light then got absorbed into Flash's Yo-kai Watch before multiple Yo-kai Medals appeared. The first one was a silver medal with Kage on it while another one is black on the top side of it while the bottom half is midnight blue with a ninja fox hybrid on the front. The remaining medals are attack medals for the hero. The others were surprised by this but Flash just smirked as he stood up with Kage. "Let's do this as one!" He declared as he held up the Yo-kai Hero Medal. "Yo-kai Hero medal, henshin!" With one swift motion, he inserted the medal into his watch before it lit up. Y! ♪Change Form, Yo-kai Hero!♪ Soon a blue circle appeared around him before it hovered in front of Flash and symbols appeared around it. Flash extended his arm out and moved it around so that the symbols followed before only two of them appeared on the top and bottom of the circle. Once the circle glowed bright, he brought up his watch and turned the ring so that the Y was facing upwards. Kage soon jumped high before his body glowed to bright and beams of light shot out to Flash. Soon the two of them merged together and Flash had transformed into a Yokai hero. His Yokai hero form was in a black ninja suit with a white fox mask on his face. His eyes look to be purple snake eyes while a symbol of a crescent moon is on his back while he has three foxtails. The background suddenly changed into a starry night sky with him standing on the tip of a tower while a moon shines down. "I will protect all that is good in this world and deliver justice to those who chose the path of darkness!" He declared in a confident tone as he did a ninja pose. Shinobi Moon! The others were both shocked and amazed by this sudden transformation before Bahamut charged at Shinobi Moon. Shinobi on the other hand was not phased by this as he looked really calm before he suddenly disappeared when Bahamut swiped at him. Bahamut looked around frantically for him before he looked up and saw Shinobi Moon standing on the ceiling. He tried to attack Shinobi again before he suddenly vanished and destroyed part of the ceiling. Shinobi Moon appeared behind him as he was doing it hand symbols. Suddenly, seven copies of himself appeared and started to attack Bahamut. Bahamut was overwhelmed by the copies before Crimson Knight charged in and kicked him right in the face. As Bahamut stumbled back, Shinobi quickly showed off his strength as each copy delivered either a punch or a kick to Bahamut. Two copies pulled out some rope and wrapped it around Bahamut's legs before three more kicked him right in the face. This caused him to fall backwards and crashed on the ground. Shinobi Moon landed on the ground as his copies disappeared in a puff of smoke as they thought they had won. Suddenly, Bahamut burst up and was about to jab his claw right at Shinobi. "Look out!" Crimson Knight called out before a barrier suddenly appeared around Shinobi Moon and protected him. He turned around and saw the woman in the white Komodo Flash seen before. The Kage part of him recognized the woman as the princess he was going to marry when he was alive. The woman looked at Shinobi and gave a bright smile with a nod. Shinobi nodded back before he held up an Attack Medal. "Let's end this." He said before in one swift motion, he inserted the medal into his watch. Y! Execute! "Shadow Moon Slash!" Shinobi declared as he held tight to his Katana while he was covered in midnight blue energy. He then took one step forward before he suddenly appeared behind Bahamut. The energy from the katana flowed out and showed shadow images of Shinobi delivering multiple slashes to Bahamut before they exploded when Bahamut's body suddenly burst into dark energy. "Now to purify him." He held up his Yo-kai Watch before turning the ring so the why is facing towards the right. "Right behind you." Crimson Knight said as he did the same to his watch. They both held their arms as white beams shot out to Bahamut and began to purify his spirit. Soon the darkness dispersed and a light shined down where the Monstrous Yokai was. They soon saw Bahamut was no longer the Monstrous Yokai but he is now the size of Uniyan and he looked more like a wolf pup. "Is that really what Bahamut is supposed to look like?" Uniyan asked as Crimson Knight transformed back to Courage and Dragysuu while Shinobi Moon transformed back to Flash and Zero Kage. Kage looked at the woman with the white Komodo and memories of his past suddenly flowed into his mind. "My princess." He breathed out as the woman in the white Komodo walked over to Bahamut. He opened his eyes and looked up at her as she gently patted his head. "There are many ways to say you're jealous, but the one you chose was the wrong one." The woman spoke in a soft tone. "I knew you were the one who killed him and I couldn't stand the thought of marrying a murderer. I know that you are a kind-hearted soul, you were just blinded by your own hatred, anger and jealousy towards him." Bahamut looked at the princess before looking at Kage. He thought back about how kind he was when they were both alive and now he regretted what he did back then. "Kage, I'm so sorry…" he spoke in a sincere tone. "I should've been more supportive instead of lashing out in anger." "It's not just me you need to apologize to." Kage told him before he had a smile on his face. "But I forgive you as long as you make up for those mistakes." "Guys, Whisper!" Twilight called out to get their attention. They see her kneeling next to Whisper with both halves being sliced. Flash, Dragysuu and Courage quickly ran over and kneeled down next to Twilight. "It's okay…" Whisper spoke in a weak tone as he looked at Courage. "My job as… a Yokai Butler was to protect you… and I am glad to… have met you…" "Whisper…" Courage spoke as he started to cry. "Whisper!!" "Just kidding!" Whisper declared as his both halves soon joined back together. "I'm a Yokai, I can't die twice!" "Oh man, you really had us going there for a second!" Dragysuu mentioned before they all started laughing. "Really reminds you of the old days." Kage said with a smile before he looked at the woman. "Is it really you, my princess?" "Of course it is, but someone made me look like this so you would recognize me because I'm not fully me." She said before her whole body glowed bright. When it died down, she was two feet shorter than Kage and she is a white cat with two tails and two wisp flames at the end of them. "Whoa, she's a Yokai too?" Uniyan asked as Whisper looked up the information on this new Yokai. "Say hello to Yuma of the Heartful Tribe." Whisper said as Kage let out an amused chuckle. "You always had a soft spot for cats." He mentioned before Yuma nuzzled his neck while she purred. "Oh boy, I really did a number on this place." Bahamut mentioned as he noticed the damage around the exhibit. "Hey, don't worry about it." Courage told him as both his and Flash's Yo-kai watches started beeping. They both nodded before they held up their watches high before the reset function kicked in. Soon a bright light covered the museum before it died down and the dark mist was gone and the exhibit was all fixed up. "Wow, you kids really are something else aren't you?" Bahamut mentioned before he tossed Courage his Yo-kai medal. "I have a very good feeling that we will be great friends." "Same here." Yuma said as she walked over to Flash and gave him her Yo-kai medal. "This is my way of thanking you for reuniting us." "We got two Yo-kai medals for the price of one." Courage said with excitement. "I got to say, we make a pretty good team." "Yeah, we do." Twilight said before she was thinking for a moment. She then snapped her fingers as she had a bright smile. "This gives me an idea! I'll send you both a location address and I'll meet you both there!" She then grabbed her bag and Uniyan before heading to Mirapo. The two boys just shrugged before they followed her out. The next day, there was a news report about Kage's katana being missing and there was no sign of a break-in or anything. Courage, Flash and Whisper know what happened to it because Kage took it back. But they know that no one would believe them considering they think Yokai don't exist. The three of them made it to the location Twilight sent them and saw her standing just in front of a warehouse. "What's this all about, Twi?" Flash asked before Twilight opened the door and they walked inside. They saw many electronics and a lot of science things inside. "This is my own personal lab." She told them as they were amazed by all the gizmos and gadgets they could see. "I found this place after one of my inventions accidentally blew the roof off of my parents garage. As for why I brought you guys here, take a look at this." She went over to a computer and started typing before a website showed up. "'Yo-kai detective agency'?" Courage read the website page. "What's this about?" "Well, I was thinking since the museum had a little Yokai activity, so maybe the rest of the city has Yokai activities going on too." She explained before she scrolled down the page. "I put up the website last night before I went to bed and already people are posting a lot of things that could be related to Yokai." "Some of them could be some Yokai activity, but I highly doubt it." Whisper mentioned as he shook his head. "I bet ya he's wrong." Courage said before the three teens laughed a little. "So we could go out there and help out those Yokai thanks to this website. That's a really smart idea, Twilight!" "Was there any doubt?" She asked rhetorically. "I may not have a yo-kai watch like you two, but I can help anyway I can." "I just have one question: Who are they and are they in too?" Flash asked as he pointed to a couple of Yokai. "Hi, I'm Little Charrmer." The Yo-kai with the red suit and wings introduced herself. "And I'm Blizzaria." The tall one wearing a light blue Komodo introduced herself. "And this sounds like this detective agency could be a lot of fun."