A/N: hey heyhey! look who returned to to write again! *looks at all of my unfinished fma fics and sweeps them under the rug* what unfinished fics

anyway i have return with a hunter x hunter fic! this first chapter is mainly a summary of what happened in ep 49 and 50 until near the end. and i mean the very end. so reread what you've watched already or skip to the near end, its up to you. anyway, i hope you enjoy my phantom troupe gon au!

before you dare start my au, you need to know that there will be heavy amounts of gore in this. feitan does not go lightly when he tortures. okay have fun! :3c

"Gon, I'm hanging up," Killua said into his phone.

"If they give any type of reaction, we'll run for it. Escape as soon as I ring the phone. Got it?"

"Yeah, got it." Gon responded on the other end, hanging up and putting down his phone.

The black haired man answered his phone with a click, raising it to his ear.

"Phinks here." The person on the phone answered.

"Oh, what's up?"

"I wanted to see how you were doing."

"We're being followed, but they haven't made a move. And we can't locate them, so this will take a while."

"Oh, then would you like some helpful info?"

"What do you mean?" Nobunaga asked, before pausing again.

The two kids sat tense, anticipating any reaction from the Phantom Troupe member. Nobunaga shot a glare at the two, triggering them both to run. Both of them sprung towards their door, ready to make their escape out of the building. The both looked in front of them and stopped in their tracks. Phinks stood in Killua's exit while Pakunoda stood in Gon's.

Killua stood tense, bracing himself for an attack. He leapt up, darting around the room faster than the human eye can respond. Phinks' eyes carefully and slowly followed the boy's movements before raising his arm and grabbing the white haired boy's leg. Killua quickly responded with throwing stones at Phinks, which he easily dodged. Killua followed with a kick for Phinks' head.

The stones were a distraction? The man thought to himself.

This'll get him! The boy thought to himself, as his leg was soon caught in Phink's other hand.

He stopped me with ease... With only one hand!

Killua dug his nails into the ground, straining himself against the blonde man's grip. He groaned as veins popped up all across his arms. He twisted his waist around, breaking free from Phinks' grip, earning himself a whistle. Killua quickly leapt back into the middle of the room, his ankles seared from the friction from Phinks' hands.

"Yo," said a voice from behind Killua, causing him to snap his head around.

"Phinks, why are you here? Weren't you heading out with the boss?" Nobunaga asked with a smug look on his face.

This is the fourth floor! Killua thought in shock.

"To fool your enemies, you first fool your allies." Phinks responded.

"The boss got me good again. I wondered why so many Zetsu masters were around."

Killua's heartbeat spiked as the black haired man started walking in his direction. Stalking the stalkers? Mustache guy and the woman didn't know? They fooled us.

"Okay kid. I've got a few questions for you."

Gon saw the pink haired woman appear behind him and saw the blonde woman approach him.

"Boy, do you know the chain user?" Pakunoda asked.

"What?"

"A Nen user who uses chains to fight. We're looking for him." The other woman clarified, raising her fists. "He asked you to follow us, right?"

"I don't know who that is," Gon responded. "We were following you for our own reasons."

I just need one moment... He thought to himself. With an opening, I can escape!

Machi's attention directed from Gon to Pakunoda. "Well?"

"Well, indeed... If he's lying then he's really good," Pakunoda raised her hand. "I can check."

"Question 1... Why were you following us? Answer concisely." Nobunaga said, sharing menacing glares at Killua with Phinks.

Lying would only make the situation worse. Killua thought. "The mafia put a huge bounty over your heads. Websites are offering a lot of money just for information on your location."

"Question 2... Who taught you to shadow people?"

"Well, mainly, I was using Zetsu, a Nen ability to conceal my presence. I'm trying to become a pro Hunter."

"Who taught you that?"

"A Shingen-ryu master."

"Question 3... Do you know a Nen user that fights with chains?"

"Chains?"

"He would either be a Conjurer or Manipulator.

"Does your master have chains hanging from his right hand?" Phinks piped up. "Or perhaps it's you?"

"I don't know. My master is an Enhancer and he only taught me the four main principles.

"I see... Well, nothing we can do, if you don't know." Nobunaga said. "Time for the last question then. You have two choices. Consider carefully before you answer.

"Do you want to die now or later? Make your choice."

"You have three seconds to answer."

Gon looked between the two women and almost took off, right before the pink haired woman grabbed his shoulders and kept him down in place.

"It's useless. Don't try anything foolish."

"Yes. Understood, we'll head over." Pakunoda said, on her phone. "Boy, your friend surrendered."

Gon blinked in disbelief.

"I'll ask you one more time. Do you know the chain user?"

"My answer is the same. I don't." Gon said.

"I see. How about you?" Pakunoda asked, throwing her arm over Killua's shoulder. "Any guesses?"

Killua responded with silence.

The car soon halted in front of a gate with many abandoned buildings behind it. The six people exited the car and headed towards the buildings.

"Welcome to our base." Pakunoda gestured.

Both Gon and Killua gasped when they saw the remaining Spiders sitting among the rubble.

Killua noticed Hisoka, sitting the highest above everyone, looking away from the two, signalling them a 'play dumb' look.

That's right. Hisoka likes Gon, so he'll probably bail us out.

Gon soon noticed Hisoka, and squeaked out a noise at the sight.

Idiot!

Hisoka kept his glare away from the boys, pretending the sound wasn't directed at him.

Oh. Woops. Gon quickly corrected himself, closing his mouth.

"What is it? Do you recognize someone here?" Nobunaga questioned.

"Ah... No.." Killua said before glancing at a girl reading a book. "It's that girl!" Killua shouted, pointing at Shizuku.

"Oh, you know them, Shizuku?"

"Nope, never seen them before." She said, lowering her book.

"What?" Killua said, astonished.

"Ah, I remember." Feitan piped up. "It's the arm wrestling kid."

"Who is that?"

"Two days ago, you lost to that kid at arm wrestling." Franklin said, pointing to Gon.

"Lost? I lost? That's a lie. I would never lose to a kid."

"Well, you were using your right hand."

"Why? I'm lefthanded."

"Don't bother. Once Shizuku's forgotten something, she'll never remember." Feitan sighed.

"Nevermind, I was mistaken..." Franklin said.

"Thought so." Shizuku said, burying her face into her book again.

"Oh. So you actually beat Shizuku?" Nobunaga said in disappointment.

"Yeah." Gon responded.

"Never would have thought she was a Troupe member." Killua sighed.

"Okay, I'll challenge you." Nobunaga tied his hair into a ponytail.

Gon's hand smashed into the concrete, leaving searing pain on the back of his hand.

"One more time."

Gon winced and his hand trembled as they started another arm wrestling contest.

"Ready... Go."

The boy tried his hardest to resist Nobunaga, but his hand was just smashed into the concrete again.

"One more time."

Gon raised his arm again, his face tightened with pain.

"Ready... Go."

Gon strained to keep his arm from falling, not doing so well at it.

"Hey... When it comes to arm wrestling, what's my rank among the spiders?"

"Seventh or eigth?" Franklin said.

"You're not weak, but you're not strong either." Machi added.

"Well, the strongest among us was a guy named Uvogin. But apparently, he was killed by the chain user.

"We already said we don't know who that is!" Killua shouted.

"Kid," Nobunaga said, slamming Gon's hand down again. "If you speak without permission again, I'll kill you."

The atmosphere around them darkened, and Killua stood back in fear.

"One more time."

Gon and Nobunaga gripped hands once more.

"Ready... Go."

The grip on each other's hands tightened as droplets of blood dripped off of Gon's hand.

"He was an Enhancer. Simple-minded and straightforward, he loved a good, all out fight. But he was fussy about time. He would get into fights with me and Franklin when we were late. He'd beat the crap out of me in an unarmed brawl. I've known him since before the Troupe was founded. I know him better than anyone.

"He would never... Uvo would never lose in a fight." Tears starting welling up in Nobunaga's eyes. "He must have been caught in some dirty trap!" He said as the tears started flowing. "I will make his killer pay. I'll find him, no matter how many people I have to kill.

"The chain user holds a strong grudge against us. The Mafia's Nostrade family hired him recently."

A grudge against the troupe?

Recently hired...

"You may not know him directly, but you may have heard stories about him! Think hard... If you have any guesses, spill them!"

"I don't know anything." Gon said, his grip tightening. "Even if I did, I would never tell you! I thought you were a bunch of heartless monsters, but you'll mourn the death of one of your own? Why couldn't you spare... Spare a fraction of that grief... For the people you've killed?!" He shouted, smashing Nobunaga's hand into the stone.

Gon quickly snapped out of it when a certain Feitan slid up behind him.

"You're getting too cocky."

He pushed Gon onto the stone surface, pinning his arm against his back.

Killua shook his head and gasped. "Gon!" He started to go rescue his friend, then suddenly stopped as Hisoka held up a card to his neck. On the edge of the card, a drop of Killua's blood ran down.

"Another step and I'll cut you up." Hisoka said.

"Answer the question." Feitan said. "Do you know who the chain user is?"

"I already said I have nothing to tell you!" Gon protested.

Feitan smirked under his collar.

"Feitan..." Nobunaga said. "Stop."

"Stop what?"

"Stop what you're about to do."

"You know what I'm about to do?"

"You're going to break his arm, right?"

"I'd start with a finger... Peel off a nail."

"Doesn't matter where you'd start. Just stop."

"Why are you giving me orders?" Feitan squinted. "I have no reason to listen to you."

Nobu put a foot on the stone, obviously annoyed. The tension in the air lingered, and no one made a sound.

"Hey, quit it, Nobunaga." Franklin said.

"Have you forgotten the rules?" Machi asked.

"Troupe members aren't allowed to start serious fights." Shizuku piped up from the background.

"I know! If there's a dispute, we flip a coin." Nobunaga said, pulling a gold cold with a spider from his pocket. He quickly flipped the coin up and caught it, pressing it down on his sleeve.

"Tails." Feitan said.

"Heads." Nobunaga responded.

He uncovered his hand to reveal the spider facing up.

"It's heads. Let him go."

Feitan did as told, causing Gon to immediately jump back.

"So, what do we do with them? They haven't told us anything about the chain user yet." Shizuku asked.

"If they don't know anything we can let them go." Franklin said. "Well, Pakunoda?"

"I checked on the trip here. They really don't know anything."

"You're sure?"

"Yes. They have no memories of the chain user."

"Seems your instinct was off this time." Nobunaga said.

"That's odd..." Machi said. "Well, if Pakunoda says so, it must be true.

Nobunga changed his glance to Gon, who was standing with an angered look on his face.

Hisoka soon turned from Killua and walked away, causing Killua to walk to Gon. "Hey, Gon! Did they do anything to you on the way over here?" He whispered.

"No they just asked me a few questions."

"Thought so..." Killua covered his mouth. Then they learned what they wanted without our realizing. What was it? And how? Sounds like they really trust Pakunoda's judgement. She must possess a skill more convincing than mere instinct.

'They have no memories of the chain user.'

Memories?

'How about you? Any guesses?'

The power to scan someone's memory! By touching them? That would explain everything. And we're in trouble. When she scanned us before, I had no idea who the chain user was. But now, I have an image in my head. If she checks again...

"If they have nothing to do with the chain user, we can let them go?" Franklin asked.

"Yeah, there's no point in keeping them here." Shalnark said.

"No, we can't be sure they're completely unrelated." Phinks said, stepping out of the shadows. It's possible they're being used. If the chain user typically conceals his chains, they wouldn't realize he was the chain user. We shouldn't release them until they tell us who they're working for."

"Assuming they're working for someone else, it wouldn't be the chain user. Because he operates alone." Shalnark said.

"Then you agree with Nobunaga." Machi replied.

"Rather than use a couple of kids, we can find the information we need through the Nostrade family. Since we know the chain user's a member."

"That's true."

"Our target is the chain user. We should ignore everyone else."

"There you go. You kids are lucky." Feitan said, looking at Gon and Killua.

Gon responded by sticking his tongue out.

"No, not yet." said Nobunaga, sitting away from the crowd. "I won't let him leave. Kid... Join the spiders. Team up with me."

"No way." Gon said, plainly. "I'd rather die than join you guys!"

Nobunaga chuckled. "He really hates us. You're an Enhancer, right?"

"What if I am?!"

"I knew it!" He said, bursting into laughter, throwing his head back.

The rest of the Troupe watched in confusion.

"Yo. We're keeping them here until the boss gets back. I'm going to recommend we recruit them."

"Are you serious?" Phinks said.

"The boss will never agree to that." Feitan added.

"Well, it's your call." Machi said. "But you have to watch them. You can't blame us if they escape."

"Not to worry," Nobunaga said, getting up. "I'll make sure they won't be going anywhere."

Gon flinched at the sentence, and almost in an instant, Nobunaga appeared in front of Killua. The white haired boy took a hard punch to his throat, causing him to snap his head back, and his body flew to the nearest wall from the force. Gon heard him gag when Nobu's fist made contact.

His body froze, he couldn't even react when he saw Nobunaga's glare shift towards him. The next thing he felt was Nobu's fist smashing into the side of his head, knocking him out instantly. He didn't even feel his body hit the ground.

Gon's eyes quickly flashed open, to the sound of a raspy voice across the room and blue eyes staring into his brown ones.

"Killua! What happened!" Gon shrieked. He felt the pain throbbing in the side of his head. He soon realized he was chained up to a wall, his arms above his head, and his legs were firmly locked in place. Across from him, Killua sat on the floor, his arms also hung up above him, with his ankles chained to the ground. Killua's eyes were duller than usual.

"Gon." He choked. "We've been taken prisoner."