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The Final Battle: Alliances Across Time

----Prolog----

--Koenma's Office, Spirit World --

Yusuke, Hiei, Kurama and Kuwabara just arrived. "This must be important, he sent for us to come here to get our next mission." Said Yusuke looking around the office.

"Yes, I agree. I do wonder why he didn't send Botan to get us. It is very unusual for him to send any of his ogres anywhere outside the building let alone spirit world. We will find out soon enough though." Replied Kurama.

"Man, this place gives me the creeps." Complained Kuwabara.

"Hn, idiot." Muttered Hiei.

Just then the doors behind them opened and Koenma entered followed by a blue ogre that was carrying a large stack of papers, books and a couple of videos. "Just put that stuff on my desk. Thank you. Oh, and get me a cup of juice too." Koenma said to the ogre. After the ogre left Koenma turned to look at Yusuke and the gang. "I have a case for you and it's a big one. Botan should be arriving shortly; she was doing some spying for us. As for your mission I will be explaining it in detail when Botan arrives."

Suddenly a portal opens up on the far side of the room and Botan steps out. "Koenma sir, I have been following the Inuyasha group like you asked. They are currently at the village by the well, the one they seem to stay at most often, and the girl should be returning to the group this afternoon."

"Thank you Botan. Now, I need to explain your mission. Your mission is to help destroy the demon Naraku." Picture of Naraku comes on the large TV behind Koenma. "The group that is currently trying to defeat him is having a lot of trouble because his power has greatly increased recently and he uses this power to create puppets of himself and to make incarnations of himself. The only one that we know of for sure is a demoness named Kagura; she is rumored to have power over the wind. It is rumored that he has some how gotten hold of the shikon no tama which was supposed to have disappeared and is using the jewels power to boost his own."

Screen changes to a picture of the shikon no tama. "The group that is currently after him consists of six individuals." Screen changes again to show the Inuyasha group, flipping to show each person as Koenma talks about them and any special abilities that they have. "There is Inuyasha, a hanyou, half Inu-youkie if anyone wants to know. Kagome, a young miko who some how has found a portal and travels from this era back to the feudal era, which is your destination by the way, and can use purifying sacred arrows. Sango, a demon exterminator and reportedly the last of her kind. Miroku, a Buddhist monk who has great spiritual powers. Shippo, a young kitsune cub. And Kirara, a fire cat demon. Are there any questions?"

"Yeah, why do we have to go in and help them? I mean can't they take out this Naraku guy themselves?" Yusuke asked scratching his head in confusion.

"No, Yusuke they can't. He has gotten too powerful for them to defeat themselves. That is why I am sending you in there to help them. It is very important that Naraku be destroyed. The future as we know it depends on his destruction, if he is allowed to live the timeline that we live in will be destroyed and that will cause a serious rip in the fabric of time. Now I have a few things for all of you." The blue ogre comes back in with his juice and a pile of cloth. "These cloaks are specially designed to help keep you dry and warm. They will also help make you hard to see at night and in the dark forests that you will be traveling through." The ogre passes the cloaks around and leaves. "I also have some survival provisions for you in the packs over there." Koenma points to the corner of the office where there are five small packs lying. "Each one contains a communicator, a small flash light, matches, a utility knife, some special rope and a blanket. Now if you will grab one of the bags you will be going with Botan to this shrine." A picture of the shrine where Kagome lives appears on the screen. "This is where the girl Kagome lives. The portal that she uses should be in the area. You need to find it and use it to get back to the feudal era. Good luck."

Everyone goes over and picks up a bag. Then they go over to Botan who has opened a portal to the shrine and step through.

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---Higurashi Shrine, Tokyo---

A large portal opens and out step five people. "Well, we're here." Botan says starting up the steps to the shrine. "Lets go." Everyone follows Botan up the shrine steps, looking around as they go.

'Well no ones home.' Yusuke thought to himself looking up at the early morning sun and enjoying the early spring air 'at least we won't be bothered'.

"Yusuke, Kuwabara do either of you sense anything?" Botan asked as they reached the top of the stairs.

"It's hard to tell, there is quite a bit of spiritual energy around here. I am getting a lot from that tree there," points to the god tree and then the well house "and that small building over there." Replied Yusuke.

"Yeah, that little building has a lot of energy coming form it." Said Kuwabara.

"That's because that building contains the portal that we will be using." Botan said looking at him.

Meanwhile Kurama had walked over to the God tree and was looking at it. "What is it Kurama?" Asked Botan when she noticed Kurama staring at the God tree.

"This tree is no ordinary tree. This is Goshinboku, the god tree. It is told in legend that at one time a demon had been sealed to this very tree and slept for fifty years before being released." Kurama said indicating the oval shaped scare. "And I believe that spot is where he was supposed to have slept."

"Do you think it's true?" Asked Yusuke.

"Well, it is hard to say. But if we found the God tree then I know what we will find over there." Replied Kurama as he indicated the small building that Yusuke and Kuwabara earlier indicated. "That should be the Bone Eaters well. It was a dry well rumored to have magical properties and was used to bet rid of the carcasses of demons, hence the name."

With that said the all walked over to the well house and opened the door, revealing a set of stairs and an old well. "Well Kurama, it looks like the legends you heard were true." Yusuke said walking up next to Kurama "There is a lot of energy coming from that well."

"Well, who wants to go first?" Botan said looking around.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN GO FIRST, YOU DON'T EXPECT US TO JUMP IN THERE DO YOU?!" Exclaimed Kuwabara.

"That is exactly what she means you moron." Hiei said giving Kuwabara a disgusted look.

"I'll go." Yusuke said stepping forward and starting down the stairs.

"Yusuke, are you sure?" Asked Kuwabara. "That well is giving me the creeps."

"Yeah there are probably spiders down there." Yusuke said. "Well there is only one way to see if it works and if is doesn't then one of you will just have to haul me out." He checked to make sure that his backpack was on securely. He sat on the edge of the well and swung his feet over, pushed off and jumped down.

Everyone watched as he jumped. About three seconds after he disappeared a soft blue light appeared, emanating from the well itself. They all ran down the steps and looked in the well to see only a rope ladder and darkness.

"When we get to the other side we need to put on our cloaks and find a place to wait. I should be able to track Inuyasha's energy through the woods, that way we can find him and the rest of his group. Now lets go!" Botan said jumping in the well herself. Everyone looked down nervously as the blue light appeared again. One bye one jumping in the well and landing in the past.