Trick x Tower

Togiri looked outside the window. A beautiful mountain ridge full could be seen stretching over a hundred miles.

Thick vegetation, tribes of animals and natural forming mesmerizing scenery covering everything. "Wow, I didn't know untouched nature was this beautiful."

The day just started and the sun was still rising. The sky was light blue and the clouds looked so fluffy and flawless that it felt like the sky was drawn.

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"What is this place? Here is nothing." said someone from the crowd. The applicants found themselves in an empty and flat space.

"Ahem..." The examinees looked in the direction of the voice. Beans, the green bean-looking person that previously handed out the number plaques was standing before the crowd.

"Everyone, the exam's Third Phase is here, at top of the Trick Tower." "Trick Tower?" Fang asked Beans who ignored him.

"To pass this phase, you must reach the tower's base alive. The time limit is seventy-two hours. With that, we will now begin the Third Phase. I will pray for your success." Beans walked on board the airship after he finished talking.

"No way" Leorio was shocked. "Hm Hm Hm. So it's finally my turn?" A guy wearing glasses was sitting behind a computer screen with two other guys looking at dozens of TV screens, observing the examinees.

Those three looked at one big screen with the applicants on and many smaller computer screens were showing the many rooms that the examinees would challenge in the Third Phase of the Hunter Exam.

"Best of luck everyone!" Beans yelled over the speaker system. He was already on the airship flying away.

Gon and the rest looked down. In hindsight, the smaller tower they were standing on was man-made and not naturally formed like the massive tower underneath the Trick Tower.

"Are we supposed to climb down?" asked Leorio scared while holding his suitcase against his chest and closing his eyes.

"That would be suicide..." Kurapika replied folding his arms. Everyone looked down except Togiri. He didn't fear heights, but he was busy reading a book.

"Haha. Maybe for a normal person." A guy in a grey shirt, black shorts, green boots, a utility belt, and fingerless gloves started climbing down.

"But a top-class rock climber can handle this, no problem." "Wow/Cool" said Killua and Fang simultaneously.

"He's going down pretty quickly." said Gon. The group watched him climb down except Togiri.

"Haha. Looks like I'll be the first one to pass the Third Phase.." Suddenly a weird screech sound could be heard.

They were looking around, but they didn't see the cause of the sound until suddenly a monster appeared.

It was ball-shaped with a big mouth, razor-sharp teeth, 2 short legs, and multiple arms. Their wings were gigantic compared to their normal and friendly-looking eyes which made the monster many times more terrifying.

"Stop! Stay away! Stop! Stop it!" One of the monsters caught the climber with its teeth and flew away and the rest of the monsters followed suit.

"Help!" The climber yelled until his voice disappeared in the distance. "G-Guess we can't climb down the side..." said Leorio.

"Yeah..." answered the dumbfounded Kurapika.

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After half an hour a few applicants were standing or knocking on the ground. "What's up?" asked Leorio Kurapika that stopped walking.

"There are fewer people around." "What?"

"I count twenty-six, which suggests almost half of the applicants have already found an exit." Kurapika concluded.

"No way, When did they do that?" asked Leorio. "That means there must be some hidden doors that lead below."

"Kurapika! Leorio!" Gon winked at both of them from far away.

"What is it, Gon?" "Look. I found a hidden door." Gon demonstrated his discovery by slightly pressing a pressure plate before his feet.

"I see now. So we can descend by flipping the stones." Kurapika concluded. "Okey! Great job, Gon! Let's head on down!" exclaimed Leorio happy.

"But I'm confused" Gon replied. Leorio asked "About what?"

"There are also hidden doors here, there, over there, and over there, as well." Gon pointed at several spots near the vicinity of them.

"That many?" asked Leorio. "Five hidden doors, located in the same area. It sounds suspicious to me. Some could be traps." Kurapika thought out loud.

Killua added another remark "And it looks as though each door can only be used once... "

"Seriously?" Leorio was in disbelief. "We tried opening a door, someone else used, but it wouldn't budge. Judging by the door size only one can fit at a time" said Killua.

"In other words, only one person can use each door. We'll have to split up." summarized Fang. "It's a team test" Togiri talked for the first time since they left the airship.

"What do you mean?" asked Leorio. Kurapika's eyes lit up. "Ah! I understand. We will complete this test in a team of five. That is the reason why only one person is allowed per hidden door and they're located in the same area. Am I right, Togiri?"

"Exactly! I didn't think about it before, but all the tests prove different sides of our strengths" Togiri closed his book.

"The First Phase was about mental strength, the Second Phase was about adaptability and now the Third will be about working with others. Hunters most of the time need to work together with other Hunters."

"Oh that makes sense" said Gon. "But wait we ar-" "I and Fang will choose another." Leorio was interrupted by Togiri.

'I would like to send Fang with them, but if I change the original story and Tonpa doesn't sabotage them. Then they will complete this test very quickly and Gon won't draw Hisoka. No Hisoka means no Heaven's Arena and so on.'

@I think you already destroyed that. There is no way that you and Fang saved a bunch of people, are taking part in the Hunter Exam AND everything will happen like the original story@

'If not then I will only make Gon, Leorio, and Kurapika pass.' The group said their goodbyes and Togiri and Fang each chose a pressure plate and fell into a room.