Dimension 1: Of Spirits and Detectives
 
It was six days into the first week and May was 
finally ready to confront son number one.  During 
her first four days in her "office" outside of 
time, she learned about the extent of her powers.  
She had unlimited money and influence in any dimension 
she entered.  She could appear and disappear from a 
dimension and she'd only be a slight memory to some.
She could appear anywhere at anytime and stop almost 
anything.  'No wonder God doesn't want us playing with 
this ability,' May thought as she learned these things. 
'Think of the damage we could do!' 

After getting a hold of her new abilities, she spent a 
day studying the life of one Yusuke Urameshi. 'Sweet guy, 
but I would have washed his mouth out with soap and beaten 
him over the head several times by now,' May thought as she 
watched his life.  Although he came through for his friends, 
he was rude, smart-mouthed, and usually in denial about the 
imporant people in his life.  He obviously loved Keiko, saw 
Kuwabara as a friend (and rival), and relyed on Botan as an 
equal partner.  And calling a noted physic "old hag"...sometimes 
the boy wasn't that smart.  You'd think that dying, especially 
the first time but at least by the third, would have straighten 
him out.  It had only taking dying once to "straighten out" May.

May sighed as she watched Yusuke's life.  She was trying to decide 
when and how to enter his life and offer him a chance to meet 
his brothers.  She had ruled out appearing at his school as a 
teacher or student and trying to get his attention that way.  
Yusuke would pay no attention to her; she wouldn't be a part of 
his circle of life.  She also couldn't display the kind of spirit 
energy that would get him to pay attention to her...and even
if she did, he'd probably attack first and ask questions later.

That left intervening in one of his spirit detective missions. 
At first she thought she'd pull him from that spooky looking 
castle of the four saint beasts, when he and his friends were 
holding up the ceiling while being taunted by that eye monster, 
but she decided that was dangerous.  If she re-inserted Yusuke 
at the wrong time the ceiling would come crashing down on all 
four of them.  And even if she put Yusuke back in at the right 
moment, the break in concentration could send the ceiling 
crashing down.

Frustrated, May had looked back through all of Yusuke's 
missions until something jumped out at her.  When Yusuke 
was fighting in the tournament staged by the noted physic 
Genki...there was an odd occurance.  Admittedly, Yusuke 
wasn't really interested in winning the appreniship with 
Genki, the prize of the touranment.  It was more about 
staying alive, beating Kuwabara, and getting Botan's bribe; 
yet one fluke that saved him seemed...odd.  In his battle 
with Kazumara, Yusuke ran toward his opponent, determined 
to take them both out.  Suddenly, he seemed to disappear.  
Then, when all the smoke cleared, his opponent lay out for 
the count and Yusuke was stuck in a puddle.  "But how is 
that possible?  Yusuke was nowhere near that puddle when 
he was running, unless...unless this is where I pulled 
him from and I placed him back in that puddle."

With that, May decided that this would be where she pulled 
Yusuke from, apparently saving his life in the process.  
May opened the door to Yusuke's dimension and prepared to 
take a leap...and a leap of faith.  She only had two days 
before the second week; she didn't have much time to spend 
convincing Yusuke.  And she wasn't really sure she could do it.

****

The onlookers of the battle looked on in horror as they 
finally realized what Yusuke was planning.  It was crazy, 
but Yusuke was running full speed at his opponent hoping 
that he could take them both out.

But that not what happened.  

As Yusuke ran, time suddenly seemed to stop.  He felt like 
he was pulled off of his feet and...almost placed somewhere. 
Then he heard a battle cry that sound like, "Ha!" and saw a 
strange woman knock those Nijna throwing stars, or Yusuke-seeking 
exploding boomerangs, at his opponent.

That odd action was followed by the woman saying, "Now this 
proves I watch way too much Justice League.  When did I decide 
I was Hawk Girl, anyway?"

Yusuke shouted angrily from his...position, "Lady, do you 
have any idea what you just interrupted?!"

"The Genki tournament, you mean?  Yes, I knew exactly what 
I was doing."

Yusuke stared at the strange woman with the strange staff 
and even stranger outfit.  "Oh, what the hell is this?"

"An opportunity for you."

"Look lady, I'm -"

The woman sent him a frustrated look as she cut him off, 
"My name is May.  And I know, you're a spirit detective.  
Don't worry sweetie, this opportunity will not get in the 
way of your day job.  I just need your help."

"You need my help."

"Yes, I need your help.  Evil as ripped apart a family 
and I'm trying to put them back together.  I need your 
help to do it."

"Lady, you got the wrong guy," Yusuke said as he turned 
to leave the crazy lady...

...Only to be stopped by the very menacing blade on the woman's 
staff, "Look, I don't have time to deal with your issues.  The 
evil I'm fighting has helped to destroy the planet before.  I 
heard you were the best fighter around, now if I'm wrong, I'll 
just ask someone else.  I've heard some say that your friend, 
Kuwabara, could beat you up with one hand tied behind his back.  
Maybe I should ask him."

"Oh hell, no.  I could pulverize Kuwabara without blinking.  
If you want the best fighter, you want me, lady."

"So you'll help me?"  May asked, hopefully.  She felt a little 
guilty about bending the truth as much as she had at this 
point, but she didn't have the time to explain everything.  
She'd deal with explanations and tempers later.

"What's in it for me?"

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me.  What's in it for me?  I'm only in this 
tournament for the tickets Botan promise me.  Now what's 
in it for me?"

"I offer you the chance to fight for truth, justice and 
the Am- well, for the right way, and you want me to give 
you something for it?!"

Yusuke just crossed his arms and stared at her.

"Okay, fine.  I'll grant your fondest wish sometime in the 
future."

"So I get to make a wish and-"

"Yusuke, I already know what the wish is, and yes I know 
your name too.  Get over it."

"How do I know you'll-"

"Come on Urameshi, what have you got to lose?  You'll get 
to prove what a great fighter you are, you'll get to come 
back here and get your bribe from Botan, and you'll have 
something to look forward to in the future....Unless of 
course you are scared-"

"I'm not scared!  Bring it on, lady."

May smiled, "If you insist."  She took Yusuke's arm and 
pulled him behind her.  "Follow me and hold on tight."

One down, two to go, three weeks left.

- to be continued -