I don't own Mega Man Star Force or Yokai Watch, except for a few OCs.

(Music start)

Four silhouettes power walked as the music began playing.

Transition to Leon, Sonia, and then Geo, who held up his Yokai Watch as it glowed.

"AI" just wanna DiVE into the future!

Geo and Omega-Xis were walking around Springdale when a yellow flaming wisp floated towards to them.

Maybe you could come along?

Said wisp transformed into Cosmonyan, much to the duo's surprise.

Follow me that way,

Several transitions, first where Cosmonyan emerged from a Crank-a-kai capsule opened by Geo, startling him.

Leading the pathway, baby!

Second, as Geo and Omega-Xis were sitting on a grassy hill, Cosmonyan gets chased by a curious stray dog.

Now we're turned on!

Third, Geo, Omega-Xis and Cosmonyan gazed at the whole view of Springdale.

Don't you hesitate to take that that first step!

Wait and see how far you'll come!

Geo was falling in an unknown space filled with random Yokai, when spectral energy surrounded his left wrist, forming a Yokai Watch.

The journey is fruitful!

We're living our youthful freedom!

Curiously, Geo slowly touched the button on the watch, causing it to glow brightly

The scene changed to the trademark "Yokai Watch" title. Then some data chunks materialized under the title before turning into words, forming the title of the fanfic.

[Yokai Watch: Shooting Star]

…...

You can ride and run the code.

Geo was leaning on the classroom wall of Springdale Elementary, fiddling with his Hunter-VG. Katie, Bear and Eddie were playing some sort of multiplayer game on their smartphones. Bear gripped his hair in frustration, presumably losing the game. Geo chuckled in amusement. A transparent figure of Cosmonyan saluted the audience before flying away.

Hero up and break the mode.

Sonia, with Lyra floating next to her, was singing alongside the Next HarMEOWny girls on stage. A transparent figure of Blizzaria winked adorably and blew a snowy kiss at the audience before flying away. Geo was still fiddling with his Hunter-VG, leaning on a street lamp in front of the Next HarMeowny stage.

Know this,

Leon was walking along the streets of Springdale chatting with Luna, Bud and Zack. A transparent figure of Blazion was punching at the audience with literal fiery passion before flying away. Geo, again was leaning on another street lamp, doing the same thing.

Hold this,

Scene transitioned to night time at the same place. Only this time it was Solo, walking in the opposite direction with his Wizard, Laplace. A transparent figure of Chansin gave the audience a stoic glare. Geo still leaned at the same area doing the same thing.

And don't forget to trust your heart.

Nate, Whisper and Jibanyan walked towards Geo at the school staircase, both Yokai Watch users greeted each other with a fist bump.

Here on out it's you and me,

Geo turned his head around in curiosity. Then his eyes widened.

Breaking ground for all to see,

He was suddenly in the Yokai World! With several Yokai wandering around.

Just text me where you wanna start!

Cosmonyan floated towards him and Omega-Xis with joy. All while being surrounded by other friendly Yokai.

(And we'll go, bro!)

Geo's Yokai Watch spun as Cosmonyan's medal magically inserted itself into the watch.

If you can't handle or keep the pace,

If you're not packing the system space,

A Wicked Tribe symbol appeared from a wisp, revealing the Wicked Executives, who were rendered in silhouettes, except for their red glowing eyes and wisps.

I'll take your hand and make a plan to pave the way!

After the Executives came Kin, Gin and Bronzlow. Behind them is a large shadowy figure reaching it's hand out as if to try and grab the reader.

Then the scene changed to Rogue arming himself with his Laplace Sword and a Yokai Sword!

"AI" just wanna DiVE into the future!

Harp Note strummed her guitar to empower Blizzaria with Charming Yokai Energy, then fired her Shock Note attack while Blizzaria unleashed her Soultimate, "Shiny Snowdrifts" alongside her.

Maybe you could come along?

Camo Leon, being Inspirited by Blazion (evidenced by a ghostly form of Blazion mimicking his movements), roared confidently before unleashing Blazion's Soultimate, "Blazing Fist".

Follow me that way, leading the pathway, baby!

Mega Man fired his Charge Shot alongside Cosmonyan, who unleashed his Soultimate, "Galaxy Blaster". Both projectiles created an explosion engulfing some Terror Time Yokai.

Now we're turned on!

Gargaros emerged from the explosion and slammed his club at the duo, forcing them to split up.

Time to make a mark on all the textbooks!

Cosmonyan tossed Mega Man a Goldenyan Medal. Mega Man inserted the Medal into his Yokai Watch as spectral energy began to form around the watch.

Everyone will know our names!

An arm and a leg popped out of some sort of spectral cloud, revealing Iron Catbot.

It's ours for the taking, the Universe waiting untamed!

Iron Catbot crossed his arms to charge up his chest laser, then spread them wide apart to fire the laser, which is actually his Soultimate, "Super Star Beam"!

….

Scene transitioned to the front lot of Springdale Elementary, where Luna was pressing her glasses proudly, posing alongside Bud and Zack, as well as their Wizards Vogue, Ophiuca, Taurus, and Pedia.

Then Nate, who was trying to pose for the camera, gets squished by Whisper and Jibanyan trying to hog the screen.

Then the scenery changed to a Next HarMEOWny stage. Sonia, in one of her idol costumes, pointing and winking at the audience, with Lyra and Blizzaria posing alongside her.

Then scene transition to some Yokai such as Goldenyan, Tattletell, Noway, and Komasan.

Then next scenery changed to the Mount Millwood Temple. Leon lifted his cap up, smiling and pumping his fist alongside Camo and Blazion.

Next scene transitioned to several Legendary Yokai, all in silhouettes with glowing red eyes.

Then scene transitioned to a dark space where Solo, Laplace and Chansin were standing next to each other, glaring at the audience.

Final scene transitioned to Geo, Sonia, Leon, and Solo standing together with their respective Wizards and Yokai partners. All looking at the audience with confidence in their eyes. Surrounded by several Yokai Medals.

(End of song)

…...Chapter 1: The World of Yokai….

"Welcome to Springdale. Please stay in your seats until this airplane reaches to a complete stop.", a voice spoke from the speakers of an airplane as it drove it's way towards the Springdale Airport. It eventually stopped just in front of it as a bridge is being moved towards the door of the vehicle.

…

"WOOHOO! WE FINALLY MADE IT, Y'ALL!", a certain blonde boy in a green hoodie jumped in excitement as he ran out of the bridge.

He's wearing a sleeveless green hoodie over a white short sleeved t-shirt. He was wearing blue jeans and green sneakers. Aside from his large beige backpack, he was also wearing his trademark green cap.

"Keep it down, Leon. You're making a scene!", a blonde girl scolded him angrily as she adjusted her glasses after running after him. Leon was known to be the most excited of the bunch, but sometimes tend to overdo things.

"Sorry, Prez. I'm just too dang excited to be here in Springdale.", Leon laughed nervously, scratching the back of his head.

"Seriously though, you could've got lost if you ran too far ahead. Remember that we don't have any adult accompanying us for this trip.", Zack exited the plane next, reminding a particular risk in this trip.

Leon snorted, "Oh, please, Zacky. We got Wizards looking after us. You guys worry too much.", he waved it off

Then Bud was next, "Hmm. Can we buy some lunch before we go to town, Prez? ", Bud asked Luna, who pinched her temple in frustration. "Bud. We've just had breakfast in the plane. Can't your stomach wait once we reached the town?"

Then the last one to walk out was Geo, who chuckled at the scene. Some people never change. "So. What are we doing here again Prez?", he asked her curiously. Not like he's not interested in going on trips with his friends, but he was wondering why would Luna wanted to go to Springdale of all places?

"To explore the wondrous town, of course!", Luna answered bluntly. "Really? I thought you said you wanted to investigate some "paranormal activity" in this quiet town?", Leon placed his arms behind his head, snickering the truth out of her.

Luna flinched before crossing her arms in embarrassment, "And, that too…", she blushed.

Geo sighed, "Prez. There's no such thing as ghosts.", he said bluntly.

Luna huffed, "Hmph. Don't blame me, blame the rumors about this place. We're just gonna investigate the place. That's all.", she placed her hands on her hips.

Geo sighed. The one thing he knew about Luna is that she's very stubborn. Once she sets her mind to it, she'll never change her mind. Her, 'lackeys', especially Leon comply to her without question, so Geo had no choice either.

"Fine. But we need to find a place to stay.", Geo said. Luna's glasses shined, "Of course, I've already had an accommodation set in mind since before we came here.", she said confidently.

…..

After carrying some baggages into a taxi, the gang arrived in some sort of apartment in Springdale Shopper's Row. The boys were forced to carry all the heavy luggage, majority of them belonged to Luna. She defended her statement that she'd have to carry every dress for every situation. 'Girls.', Geo mumbled.

"Here we are, guys. The Tranquility Apartment!", Luna announced with Vogue and Ophiuca posing with her.

From what Leon heard from Zack, Prez managed to ask her parents to transfer some money to her and her group, enough to afford an airplane trip, an accommodation, and enough for food and drinks.

Leon was gushing at the place. Of course he'd be gushing at everything. The apartment looks pretty decent, it even has a vacant lot for kids to play under the sun.

"According to the owner of this building, each room has two bedrooms, a TV, and two bathrooms.", Zack explained to the gang.

Geo sighed in relief that they won't have to share bathrooms since they have one girl in the group, not counting their Wizards of course.

"Well. Now the question is, who's roomies with who?", Leon asked. "Umm…. For starters. Boys should pair with boys. So we don't feel awkward about it.", Luna suggested, fiddling her fingers at the part. "Prez. We can't afford to let you sleep alone in one house. I'd suggest Leon should be your roommate.", Geo noted. 'And to help you improve your relationship with Leon.', he muttered.

He knew too well that both Luna and Leon are a perfect match. The problem is that Luna's too stubborn to confess her feelings, and Leon's too oblivious to take a hint unless she says, 'I love you.' flat out to his face. Even their respective Wizards were aware of their relationship, but chose not to interfere unless things get dire.

Back to the topic at hand, Luna's face was as bright as a tomato from his suggestion. "B-but… Isn't it too soon to have a girl and boy be roommates?", the blonde girl cupped her face with her hands, feeling totally embarrassed.

"Relax, Prez. My duty is to be your bodyguard, not a pervert.", Leon puffed his chest proudly, "Besides. We'll have separate rooms. You don't need to worry about telling me to look away while you dress up or sharing a bathroom.", he noted innocently. Luna calmed down, 'Oh, Leon. You and your innocence never seem to let me down.', she smiled.

"Well in that case, I'll share a room with Zack.", Bud wrapped an arm around Zack's neck, smiling happily. "Then I guess I'm the lone one here.", Geo shrugged. "Technically, you're not alone. You got me, right?", Omega-Xis materialized in front of his partner.

Geo's eyes widened in shock, "Mega! Stay in my Hunter!", he whispered in panic. Omega-Xis raised his eyebrow in confusion. "They don't seem to have EM Wave Technology introduced in Springdale. I suggest you stay low for now, please?", Geo clasped his hands in a begging gesture. "Yeesh. No need to beg, kid. I'll stay inside if I must.", Omega-Xis snorted in frustration before zapping back inside the device.

….

After settling the room arrangements, the Star Force gang were currently at Mount Wildwood. It's a large forest located at the North of Springdale according to Vogue.

"Hurry up, guys! Last one to the top is a rotten egg!", Leon sprinted atop the tall staircase of the mountain excitedly, while carrying a butterfly net nonetheless. Apparently they're planning on doing some outdoor activities before going back to the apartment.

Everyone breathed exhaustively as they caught up to him. "Wouldn't it *pant* kill you *pant* to wait for us? *pant*", Luna groaned. She was also holding a butterfly net. And she was also wearing a sun hat to protect herself from the bright sunlight. "Yeah *pant*. It's not like*pant* the bugs would just *pant* moved to another place, Leon.", Bud noted, clutching his knees with his hands, where his net is on as well. Zack came fourth, being the most exhausted due to his nerdy physique.

"I get it your excited, Leon. But it wouldn't be fun if you started bug catching without us.", Geo sweatdropped as he came last, but surprisingly, he didn't look tired like everyone else sans Leon. "*pant* How come *pant* your not tired, Geo?", Zack asked, before collapsing to the ground.

"I walked.", the tall brunette answered bluntly.

"Then how come Leon's still full of energy? He was practically dashing all the way to the peak!", Luna pointed at Leon, who puffed his chest without flinching. "He's always full of energy, Prez. Don't ask.", Geo chuckled and rolled his eyes. After passing water bottles to each one, Leon shouted, "Okay! IT'S BUG CATCHING TIME!", Leon raised his net with pride.

…

A few minutes later, the gang began searching around the forest collecting bugs. Zack told them to regroup once they caught one to compare who gets the rarest one. And sure enough, they did regroup with one in their bug containers.

"Lookie lookie! We gots a praying mantis!", Leon held up his container revealing the praying mantis.

"I got a butterfly!", Luna showed hers.

"I got a rhino beetle!", then Bud.

"We've successfully captured a green cicada!", then Zack.

"Well…. I found this.", Geo showed his container.

"Wow! You actually caught a Hercules beetle!?", Zack adjusted his glasses to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

"Lucky you!", Leon's eyes sparkled with joy at his BFF's achievement.

Geo scratched the back of his head. "It's nothing to be excited about, guys. I just found it like you guys.", he explained humbly.

"Come on, Geo. Don't be so modest.", Leon smiled. "We still have plenty of time on our hands. Let's catch more bugs!", Luna said happily as everyone split up once again.

Geo chuckled as he saw them running deep into different parts of the forest. He had to admit. It's been a since they get to do some normal activities together. Nothing too unusual to spice up their day.

"Feed me~…"

Geo froze. He heard a deep eerie voice echoed across the forest. "Did you hear something, Mega?", he asked his Wizard. "Nope.", Omega-Xis replied. Geo scratched his head in confusion. Was he hearing things?.

"Feed me~…."

There's that voice again. And it was louder. And how come only Geo can hear that voice but Omega-Xis can't? Great. Just when he thought he could go for a normal day without Virus Busting, then a mysterious voice start sputtering nonsense.

'It's coming from over there.', Geo looked at an arch location near a temple. 'What are you thinking, kid?', Omega-Xis asked. 'I don't know if you don't hear that, but I'm going to the bottom of this.', so Geo walked towards the arch and went down that path.

….

"Feed me~…"

"Feed me~…..!"

As Geo walked along the path, he noticed the path was getting shadier with more trees blocking the sunlight. 'It's getting louder and louder. We must be getting close.', Geo muttered as he followed the voice. 'You sure you didn't hit your head or something? Cuz I still don't hear anything.', Omega-Xis spoke telepathically, his tone grew worried. 'Maybe you don't hear it, but I just can't ignore it whilst it gets stuck in my head all day long.', Geo said as he reached his destination.

They were currently in a circular lot where a large tree is located in the center. There's an old grey gashapon machine placed on a small rock in front of the tree. "What's an old gashapon machine doing in a place like this?", Geo wondered. "Beats me. Arcade owners probably decided to dump it here since it's broken.", Omega-Xis guessed. "Maybe. But why not the dump? Why here?", Geo thought curiously, then he suddenly heard that voice again.

"Feed me! Feed me!"

The voice was really loud, and it seem to came from, "The gashapon machine?", Geo eyed the machine intently. The machine even gave off an eerie aura as it repeated the song again.

"Feed me, feed me, feed me right now!~"

"Feed it?", Geo gulped as he deducted. "Guess it wants a coin?", Geo pulled out a 200 yen coin out of his pocket and nervously inserted it into the slot. An old grey capsule rolled out of the machine with a soft clank..

"Seriously? All that trouble just to play this stupid thing?", Omega-Xis laughed amusedly. Ignoring his Wizard's snark, Geo picked up the capsule. He gulped nervously. Normally, people hesitate over a prize because you either get a dud or a rare one. But in this case, it's because it might be cursed.

"Well. What are you waiting for? Open it so we can get outta here.", Omega-Xis growled impatiently. Geo sighed before grasping the two connected halves to pull them apart.

"Hrrgh! This is…...tight!", Geo gritted his teeth, giving out more strength to pull the capsule apart.

*Pop!*

"Whoa!", Geo fell back once he finally pulled the capsule apart. Purple clouds formed out of the capsule. The clouds merged together and formed some sort of white and blue blob of….. something.

Then the blob began to shape itself with a loud pop.

"RAAAAAHH!", the blob let out a…. surprisingly high pitched cry as it formed into a cartoonish humanoid cat.

The cat was wearing a white astronaut suit. The cat itself has ultramarine fur with white face and green eyes. On his forehead has a light blue spiral galaxy mark. His helmet has cat ear sockets to give space for his ears, though it has a notch on the right ear, on the helmet!. His black paws were small and conical. The belt is grey with a yellow star over a blue oval as the buckle. He has a jetpack on his back. But what's even strange is that the cat has two conjoined tails instead of one, and they have glowing blue wisps on each tip.

Geo was expecting the cat to fight him after unleashing that battle cry. But-

"Whoo! Feels good to get out of that thing for 300 years! Man! I wonder if there's anything nyew this year?", the cat…. creature stretched his arms and twisted his body in excitement. Then he looked at his savior, who was jawdropping in bewilderment.

Ignoring their reactions, the cat creature grabbed Geo's hand and shook it rapidly. "OH, THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FREEING ME! I don't knyow how loooooong I'd be stuck in that machine if you hadn't answered my call!", he said gratefully, still shaking the still jawdropped Geo's hand.

"Wha-!? Wh-! Wh-who are you!?", the brunette asked, both afraid and confused.

The cat… thingie stopped shaking his hand at the question. Then he slapped his forehead, which was behind the helmet visor and laughed stupidity, "Ohohoh, right! I should've introduced myself first!", he said as he hovered back with his jetpack so Geo and Omega-Xis can see him in full view.

"The nyame's Cosmonyan! I am a Yokai!", the Yokai named Cosmonyan smiled and pointed a thumb at his chest.

Name: Cosmonyan

Rank: C

Attribute: Lightning

Tribe: Mysterious

"Y-Yokai?", Geo asked, still surprised.

"Oh, you knyow. Kinda like ghost, just with a cooler nyame.", the Yokai named Cosmonyan said casually.

Geo shook his head in denial, "But. I don't understand. There's no such thing as ghosts!". He did say that to Luna earlier at the airport, since she came here hoping to unravel the mysteries of the ghosts wandering around the town. So to actually be proven wrong is so humiliating.

Cosmonyan tilted his head, "Uh. Hello? You're looking at one.", he pointed at himself in clarity.

Geo shook his head faster, "No! I must be dreaming! I'm dreaming!", he turned away, his voice became increasingly distraught.

Omega-Xis pinched his cheeks, making him yell in pain. "Get a hold of yourself, kid. You're not dreaming!", he growled in frustration.

He then laughed as he turned to Cosmonyan. "Sorry. This kid here's just afraid of ghosts.".

"I DO NOT!", Geo turned around angrily, startling both of them.

Geo widened his eyes when he realized his mistake, "Sorry. It's just that. Ghosts are unexplainable by any scientific means.", he explained shyly.

"Okay? Then how do you explain this Yokai partner of yours here?", Cosmonyan pointed at Omega-Xis.

"I'm an AM-ian.", the Wizard deadpanned.

"A what nyow?"

"Oh, you know? Kinda like aliens, just with a cooler name.", Omega-Xis repeated Cosmonyan's sentence. This made the Cat Yokai laughed in amusement.

"An alien, huh?", Cosmonyan scratched his chin before smirking at Geo for an explanation.

"W-well. Aliens are…... explainable by scientific means.", Geo fidgeted his fingers, trying to think of an excuse.

Omega-Xis crossed his arms, laughing at his partner's attempt. "Worst. Excuse. Ever!", the AM-ian wiped a tear off his eye.

"Come on, kid! You don't have to be afraid of ghosts! Not every Yokai are dangerous enough to eat your brains out! I mean, just look at me!", Cosmonyan pointed his cheeks as he spun in place. "I'm as cute as a button!"

Geo couldn't help but laugh as well. Maybe Yokai aren't as scary as he thinks. "Thanks, Cosmonyan. I'll try to get over that. And by the way, I'm Geo. Geo Stelar. And this is my partner, Omega-Xis.". He then stood up, and grabbed his net.

"Well. Enjoy your freedom, Cosmonyan.", Geo waved his hand as Omega-Xis went into his Hunter-VG and walked away.

"W-wait!", Cosmonyan yelled. His tone was surprisingly nervous instead of the casual one he used to mingle with the brunette.

Geo turned around, "Excuse me?", he asked.

"You're g-gonnya leave m-me here?", Cosmonyan fidgeted his fingers shyly.

"Well. You're free. Right? You can go explore the world if you want.", Geo stated.

"Well. Y-yeah, but. I have nyowhere to go. And since I'm sealed in the Crank-a-kai for about 300, I'm nyot exactly familiar with this current timeline.", Geo raised an eyebrow. "And since YOU freed me from the Crank-a-kai, that means your bonded to me.", Cosmonyan then bowed to the brunette, surprising him. "Please take me with you! I owe you for that!", he begged.

Geo smiled, "Sure. You can come.". Omega-Xis jawdropped. "Are you seriously just gonna let him tag along with us!? How would your friends react when they see a talking space ghost cat!?", he barked.

"Oh, don't you worry about that. Aside from you, Geo, Yokai are invisible to people. Unless your an S-ranked Yokai that is.", Cosmonyan explained.

"Of course I'm serious, Mega. He sounded sincere. Keeping him company is the least we can do.", Geo smiled warmly.

"Tch. Whatever, kid.", Omega-Xis rolled his eyes.

Cosmonyan hovered towards Geo and shook his hand. "Thank you so much, Geo!", he then bowed, "Don't worry. You won't regret it!", he gave him a thumbs up.

…..

"Oh, man. Prez is gonna kill me if we don't regroup before 4.30 p.m.", Geo ran along the path back to the temple area while checking his Hunter-VG clock, which is currently at 4.25 p.m..

"Don't worry. If your Prez gets mad again, I'll cut her tongue off. MUAHAHAHAHAHAH!", Omega-Xis grinned madly. Cosmonyan sweatdropped, "I don't knyow what's scarier. Him or your so called 'ghosts'.".

"He's just bloodthirsty. But he means well.", Geo sweatdropped as well.

"GEO!", that's when he heard someone calling him. In front of him were Camo, Ophiuca and Pedia, they all seemed distressed.

Geo noticed the looks on their faces, "What's the matter, guys?", he asked.

They eventually remembered what were they supposed to do, "Something's wrong with the others! Come quick!", Ophiuca said distressfully as she and the others ran faster.

Geo and Omega-Xis nodded at each other before running after them. Cosmonyan flew along with a confused face. "So. Who are those guys? Are they aliens too?", the Cat Yokai asked Geo as he flew next to him. "Yeah. We'll explain later.", Geo said.

"So. What's going on that you guys have to come fetch us? Virus attack?", Omega-Xis asked Ophiuca. "I-I don't know! They're acting strange all of a sudden!", she shook her head.

"Strange how?"

"Best you should see for yourselves.", Pedia answered as they all arrived at the rendezvous point where they saw something that made them…. confused.

Luna, Bud, Zack and Leon, were sitting on their knees in a circle formation. Their all sobbing.

"*sniff*G-Geo… Why did he leave us so soon?", Luna said sadly as she blew her nose on her handkerchief.

"It's all my fault that he's *sniff* gone!", Leon was bawling his eyes out.

"I should've shared my beef ramen*sniff* with him during last week, if I'd*sniff* knew something terrible is gonna happen to him!", Bud cried.

"We'll never see him again! *sniff*", Zack was bawling too! In fact, "BUHUHUHU!", the three boys huddled together and even cried loudly together.

Geo and Omega-Xis sweatdropped at the sight. "Yeesh! We only left for ten minutes and they're acting like you're a goner!", Omega-Xis snarked seeing the kids overreacting.

"I know! After we regroup, they're acting like this all of a sudden after Luna was wondering where you are!", Camo said. "Even Vogue and Taurus couldn't snap them out of it!"

As Camo mentioned that, Vogue was patting Luna's back while Taurus patted Bud's.

"That's not right at all!", Geo shook his head in distraught. "Especially since Prez and Leon are never the ones to give up on me that easily.", he said sincerely, his tone showed no signs of narcissism.

"If it's nyot nyormal, then it's PARANYORMAL!", Cosmonyan jumped next to Geo, an antenna popped out of his helmet and blinked.

Geo and the Wizards looked at the Cat Yokai confusion. "What?", the brunette asked flatly.

"They're probably being Inspirited by a Yokai. Sometimes they're capable of controlling a person's emotions.", Cosmonyan explained casually as he hovered in front of Geo. He then pulled out some sort of wrist watch from his back and gave it to Geo.

The watch has a round blue case with a yellow crosshair bezel around the lens. It also has a dark blue strap with white stars printed on it. The watch display had four coloured quarters, blue, green, pink and purple. What's strange is that the bezel has a slot to insert something into the watch.

Intrigued by the design, Geo put the watch on his left hand.

"This is a Yokai Watch. It lets you see Yokai.", Cosmonyan raised his paw. "Just shine the light on the Inspirit area and look through the lens.", Cosmonyan pressed a button on the watch and the bezel flipped open with a click. Then the watch emitted a light purplish light.

Geo shone the light at the still bummed out gang. All of a sudden, a purple cloud appeared under the light and a bird like Yokai emerged from the cloud, sobbing and transmitting it's sadness to his human friends.

It's a downcast-looking blue bird with aqua-colored feathers on its midsection. The bottom and feet are a dull yellow just like the beak. It hangs its head low, with the face on its torso matching its expression.

"Is that, a Yokai?", Geo asked. His eyes widened.

"Exactly!", Cosmonyan said as he pulled out some sort of tablet from his back. "Let's see. That Yokai is called…", he slid his paw on the screen, searching for something on the tablet.

He then pointed his paw at the Yokai. "It's called Buhu!".

Name: Buhu

Rank: E

Attribute: Wind

Tribe: Eerie

"A Yokai hailing from the Eerie Tribe, this bird

is always bummed out. People she inspirits get depressed and distracted a lot.", he explained based on what he read from the tablet.

"Gee. Ya think?", Omega-Xis crossed his arms and rolled his eyes at the obvious hint.

"So. How do we stop her?", Geo asked Cosmonyan, since he's a Yokai himself.

"There are two main methods to deal with Yokai.", Cosmonyan pulled out a gloved hand on a stick that held up two fingers, since he had no fingers.

"Either nyegotiate with the Yokai peacefully, or?", he waved his paw in a peaceful manner, "Beat the heck out of them!", he explained after punching his other paw.

Geo would've taken that choice in a blink of an eye, if only that Buhu isn't flying above her victims right now. "I could negotiate with her, but that's gonna be a problem.", Geo pointed at Buhu, who was still Inspiriting her victims. He can negotiate with his Inspirited friends nearby or they'll think he's crazy.

Cosmonyan then gleefully pulled out a comical laser gun from his back, "I got this.", he then aimed his gun at the bird Yokai. He fired a laser at Buhu which struck right at her back.

"Ouchie!", Buhu squacked in fright. "I'm sorry!", she apologized frantically before flying off.

"Hey! Wait!", Geo shouted at Buhu. Then he realized that he can't left his friends behind as the purple aura surrounding them diminished.

"Umm. Camo, Ophiuca and Pedia. You guys help the others. I… need to uhh…..fetch something.", Geo had to lie to the Wizards, since they haven't noticed Cosmonyan, it seems likely that aside from Omega-Xis, FM-ians and Artificial Wizards can't see Yokai like humans.

"Uhh, sure.", Camo, still confused over what happened, decided to just roll with it and helped up Leon. Ophiuca and Pedia nodded as Geo went ahead to chase after the Yokai.

As Geo left, Everyone else blinked as if they were in a daze. "What just happened?", Leon asked, scratching his head.

"Beats me. And why were we crying?", Bud was wondering after he wiped his wet eyes.

"And more importantly, where's Geo? He should be back here by now!", Luna was grunting in frustration over their missing friend. At least they're being themselves now.

…

"Hey! Wait up! We just wanna talk to you!", Geo yelled as he chased after Buhu.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!", Buhu was constantly apologizing, despite the fact that she appeared to be Inspiriting his friends for no reason.

Geo gritted his teeth. For an apologetic Yokai, she flies real fast that she was almost out of sight.

Only to crash into a tree trunk…..

Geo, Omega-Xis and Cosmonyan winced.

"Oof. That's gotta hurt.", Omega-Xis hissed.

"Yeah. Buhu is also knyown to bring misfortune. So this also applies to herself as well.", Cosmonyan checked the tablet again.

"That's pretty inconvenient.", Omega-Xis sweatdropped.

Buhu slid down to the ground and fell backwards, but instead of passing out, she wrapped her wings on her face and cried miserably. "Buhuhuhu!", she weeped in pain.

"Well. She deserved that anyway. I'd say we take our leave, Geo.", Cosmonyan stated as he and Omega-Xis were about to leave. However, Geo was just standing there, looking guilty.

"Hey. What are you waiting for, kid?", Omega-Xis asked.

"We can't just leave her like this.", Geo said and approach the unlucky Yokai. With a light pat to her shoulder, Buhu responded by turning around.

"Uh. Hello.", he greeted nervously.

Unfortunately, the first thing Buhu did was curling herself in a defensive position. "I'm sorry! Please don't hurt me!", she was even shivering, probably scared by Cosmonyan shooting at her earlier.

Geo gestured at Cosmonyan to back away since he's the one who shot poor Buhu.

With the attacker out of sight, Geo slowly walked closer towards Buhu. Buhu shivered even more. She was worried that not only this human can see her but also was about to attack her in her vulnerable state.

Instead, she only felt Geo's hand patting her head gently. "There, there. It's okay. I won't hurt you.", he said softly, having knelt down to pat her head.

Buhu raised her head a little, enough to make eye contact with the boy. "Y-you're not gonna h-hurt me?", the Yokai asked him fearfully.

"You don't seem to be…. Inspiriting my friends on purpose. So, yeah.", he smiled.

"It was an accident. I was just flying by the woods so I can go to the temple. But I ended up getting lost here. I didn't know your friends were there. I always give off my Inspirit energy wherever I go.", Buhu hung her head low, as usual.

"I see.", Geo muttered.

"What's the point of being a Yokai if I always cause misfortune and despair along the way? Buhuhuhu…..", Tears flowed out of the Yokai's eyes as she cried again.

Geo bit his lips, thinking at the thought about dealing with people with inferiority complex. Then he gave Buhu a hug.

"It's okay to be sad once in a while. Sadness is one of the most important emotions after all. Sometimes we feel sad when we want to express somethings.", Geo comforted the Yokai. Psychological reinforcement has became one of his modus operandi since his time as Mega Man. After all, you can't tackle everything with violence.

Buhu was moved by his speech. She wasn't expecting someone to actually compliment her nature as a misery magnet. She sobbed a little bit before returning the embrace. "*sniff* I-I wasn't expecting that, but. Thank you."

Now that Buhu's cheered up, well, as cheered up as a Buhu can be, they both released themselves from the hug. Buhu then held up her wing to give some sort of disc to Geo.

The disc is as small as a token had a picture of Buhu weeping. The token had light grey outlines. On the bottom edge of the disc displayed her signature tribe.

"I know that our friendship might not last long, but here. Take this. It's my Yokai Medal.", Geo took the medal from Buhu's wing. "Thanks, Buhu. I'm Geo by the way.", he said. "Goodbye, Geo.", Buhu greeted before flying off to who knows where.

Geo twirled the medal to take another gander at it. "Congrats, Geo! You got your first Yokai Medal!", Cosmonyan flew towards him in a flash. "Gah!", Geo jumped in fright, almost dropping the medal from his hands.

"Yeah. From the second 'ghost' you met.", Omega-Xis chuckled after pointing that out.

"Oh. Right. I forgot.", Cosmonyan then pulled out his Yokai Medal and gave it to Geo. Unfortunately, Geo was too busy hyperventilating to respond appropriately. "Seriously, guys! Don't scare me like that!", he scolded as he breathed slower, calming down. He eventually took Cosmonyan's medal, "Thanks."

Cosmonyan rubbed the back of his helmet sheepishly, while Omega-Xis shook his head amusedly. "Kid, you really need to get over that fear of yours if you wanna make more of those Yokai friends."

…

After that, Geo ran back to his human friends, who were waiting, normally. It sounds kinda strange to say that.

"There you are, Geo! You had us all worried, you know!?", Luna put her hand on her hips, pointing her other hand at Geo.

Geo was glad to see his friends acting normal again. So without hesitation, he ran towards Luna and gave her a hug. This action startled the blonde girl and everyone else.

"I'm glad you guys are alright.", said the brunette happily.

"Uhh. What's wrong with you, pal? You looked like you've seen a ghost.", Leon raised an eyebrow, worried about his BFF acting strange.

"Y-yeah. And was the hugging really necessary?", Luna stuttered, blushing at the sudden gesture.

Geo released Luna from his embrace. "Sorry. I'm fine.", Geo couldn't exactly explain the truth, since his friends won't believe that he actually met a ghost and stopped another one possessing them, so he decided to shrug it off for now.

….

After packing up and call it a day, Geo and his friends returned to Tranquility Apartment.

Geo slumped onto his bed, feeling exhausted from the walk. "Phew! I'm beat!", Geo muttered.

"So. You live in an apartment?", a squeaky voice of Cosmonyan alarmed Geo.

"You're still here?", Geo asked, raising his head from a pillow which he sanked his face in.

"I told you. Being your partner is my way of returnying the favor of setting me free.", Cosmonyan floated above him, paws behind his helmet.

"Well. At least you can tell me everything about Yokai. I would be totally lost without you.", Geo sat up so that he can make eye contact with the Cat Yokai.

"Ya may have made two Yokai friends, including me. But that's just like a drop of water in the middle of the ocean.", Cosmonyan stated. "You may not realize it, but Yokai have been actually living among you people for as long as you think.".

"I see.", Geo became fascinated with the revelation.

"And by 'possessing' the Yokai Watch, you're about to open a bridge connecting both the real world and the Yokai World. How cool is that?", Cosmonyan grinned with excitement.

Geo looked at the Yokai Watch curiously. 'Interesting.', he thought.

That's when Omega-Xis materialized from Geo's Hunter.

"Lemme guess, you wanna sleep here too?", Omega-Xis crossed his arms, still suspicious about the Mysterious Yokai from the Mysterious Tribe.

"Yup. But don't bother making me sleep on the floor like a typical cat.", Cosmonyan snarked before flying to the closet doors. "I'm sleeping here if ya don't mind.", he said.

"Sure. Go ahead. Good night.", Geo greeted as the Yokai entered the closet and slid the doors closed. Snoring noises echoed inside the closet. Guess he's just as tired as Geo.

"Ya know, kid. I still don't trust him. I mean he did say he was sealed in that, Crank-a-kai thingie.", Omega-Xis warned Geo, who was still looking at the wrist watch.

"Hey. Cut him some slack, Mega. If he would be suspicious, He wouldn't give me this medal as a proof of friends, right?", Geo retorted before showing Cosmonyan's medal to the AM-ian.

Omega-Xis rolled his eyes in annoyance at his partner's statement. "Whatever, kid. I'm going to bed.", he scoffed as he transed in back to the Hunter-VG.

Geo sighed before taking off his Yokai Watch and placed it on the bedside table. "Good night, Mega.", he greeted before wrapping himself in his blanket and ready to catch some Z's.

…

"Let's Recap!"

Cosmonyan: Sup! Geo! Any nyew Yokai today?

Geo: Let's see. Umm… Buhu, and Cosmonyan!

Scene changed to an apartment where Cosmonyan was fiddling with his tablet.

Geo: Cosmonyan. What's that?

Cosmonyan: Oh, this? It's my Yokai Pad. It's how I knyow every single Yokai in the book.

Omega-Xis chuckled as he concluded something.

Omega-Xis: So you're saying you need to read the tablet to know what Yokai we're gonna bump into? Guess your not that smart after all.

A tick mark popped out on Cosmonyan's helmet as he ranted.

Cosmonyan: Hey! Nyot everyone's perfect! At least I'm nyot some marshmallow ghost who claims to be smart, yet frantically reads a Yokai Pad behind his partnyer's back whenyever they meet a Yokai!

He resumed reading his Yokai Pad, while grumbling quietly.

Geo sweatdropped.

Geo: That sounds oddly specific…..

Whoo doggie! 5000 words! Actually, I wanted to make it a two part chapter where Geo encounters two Yokai, but I decided to make the first chapter a written equivalent of a one-hour special to introduce Geo to the World of Yokai, hence the title. But don't worry. He and the "other" boy won't be the only ones to meet Yokai, if the opening doesn't spoil you away.

In case you're wondering about who's Cosmonyan, he's my OC Yokai. I'd figured that I wanna give Geo a space-themed Cat Yokai for a partner AND butler, but there's just no existing Yokai that could match, so I made my own. And no, there won't be anymore OC Yokai in the future. Sorry.

Anyway, don't forget to leave a review. Let me know what you feel about this chapter. ;)