One Shot: The Trio meets Sanzo's Party.
((first of all I will say this once and ONLY once I DO NOT own ANY of the characters of various anime/manga that I throw into this collection of one shots and short stories They are ALL owned by their respective creators and companies and so on and so forth I claim no rights to them AT ALL…. Get it? got it? GOOD
secondly, I've done my best to keep not only the Sanzo Party in character but Kai, Nanashi, and myself. Yes, this is how we are... yes, I do have bad luck.))
Episode one- is that your monkey?
A small party traveled beside a small river, the cool air around them dampened by the spray from the river running against rocks that protruded the mirror like surface. The Trio had an air about them, though one couldn't tell what exactly it was that set them apart from any random group of wanderers. Perhaps it was the humongous war hammer that the tallest female was toting over her shoulder. Maybe the dark blot that was the shortest member of the group, the fact that she had cat ears was enough to turn heads. Even so it could've been that the red head's stomach was growling with the ferocity of a grizzly bear.
Whatever the reason this group was definitely one you'd shy away from at almost all costs. Night was falling fast, and the growling was growing increasingly worse.
The tall blond woman stopped and set her war hammer down with little ceremony, allowing it to create a mini-crater to her right. "Where exactly are we going again, Kai?" She moaned turning her head to the cloaked female with dark flowing hair.
Kai pointed ahead. "If we follow this river we should run into civilization sooner or later." Then added under her breath. "Not that we have much of a choice."
The blond leaned on her hammer like a cane. "Ok, your plan sucks."
Kai bristled. "Oh and I suppose you have a better one!"
The red head's stomach protested and she groaned along with it. Her gold brown eyes looked up and then longingly at the river. Catching a sight of movement she jumped up and shouted with joy. "FISH!"
SPASH! Without warning she'd plunged into the river.
"Nanashi grab her!" Kai shouted realizing that her wakizashi was missing from her side.
But the blond was too late. Before she could respond the red head was completely submerged.
The woman climbed out of the river a satisfied grin on her face. "Look!" She announced proudly holding up a large salmon she'd skewered with Kai's Wakizashi.
Nanashi knocked her on the head with a clenched fist. "Rem you moron! Don't ever do that again!"
Kai sheathed her weapon and began mercilessly beating Rem over the head with it. "This is a beautiful object of glorious and deadly power NOT A FISHING ROD!"
Rem held her head with one hand and the fish with the other. "Gomen ne! I'm sorry! Sorry! Owie!"
Nanashi grunted and returned her attention to Kai. "We need a better plan. Not this bull shit of 'let's follow a fricken river we have no idea where it goes'."
Kai stopped hitting Rem and glared at Nanashi. "Let's hear your plan then Baka."
"It's getting late." Rem intervened. Being the oldest her tone turned motherly at times, and this was one of those times. "Why don't we camp out here for the night, get the fish cooked, rest, and leave the planning for the morrow? How's that set with the two of you?"
Kai nodded. "Fine."
Nana sighed and folded her arms. "Right then. Kai get a fire going." She commanded pointing at a dirt patch near a cove of trees and bushes.
Kai rolled her eyes. "I will when you gather fire wood." She returned.
Rem set down the fish and looked for more. They scattered the moment her reflection hit the water. "Aw they all ran away." She said sadly.
"Rem, fish don't 'run'." Nanashi corrected as she brought a bundle of randomly mutilated tree branches back to their 'camp'.
Rem got up from her crouching position and sat near her companions. "And I would care because?" She mumbled as she gut the fish.
"What was that?" Nanashi asked threateningly.
She smiled almost too innocently. "Oh nothing Nana-sama-nee-chan."
Nanashi rolled her eyes. "Whatever, you psycho." She mumbled setting up the wood. It fell. She rearranged it to stand. It fell again. A third time she tried to make the wood stand in order, and again it refused to bend to her will. "Here, Rem, you do it." She said waving her hand at the rebellious pile of sticks as she rose and stretched.
Rem arranged the fire wood and it held it's form.
"I hate you." Nanashi mumbled.
Kai lit the wood with a fire ball and set the fish on a spit to cook.
Just as the fish was getting to smoked perfection a blur of a person dropped out of the trees above and snatched the Salmon off of the spit. Only to be rewarded by Rem's super effective tackle. The fish went flying into the air. Both parties that were laying on the dirt cried out in despair.
Kai flashed over and caught the piping hot fish as if it were nothing and nodded reassuringly at Rem.
Rem nodded back and proceeded to pummel the perpetrator of the almost crime. "What are you thinking! Get your own stupid fish ninja boy!" She yelled as she beat him over the head with her fists.
"Ow! Owie! Stop it! I'm sorry!" The man cried. "I'm just SOOOO hungry!"
Rem kept hitting him. "That's no excuse for stealing MY fish!" She yelled. She then stopped beating him and got up. "The river is that way." She said pointing to it as she walked back to the fire.
"Goku!" Came a shout from the woods ahead.
The guy, who apparently was Goku, looked between the river and the voice. His stomach growled as Rem's had earlier.
A man with a white dragon on his shoulder, half a pair of glasses, and pretty green eyes stepped into the fire's ring of light. "There you are!" He said with a grin. "Don't do that again or I may have to let Sanzo shoot you." His attention was drawn to the three young women that were stationed near the fire. He blinked for a few moments before his smile returned. "I'm sorry for any trouble he may have caused."
"Where is He! I'm gonna kill that rotten li'l good for nothing!" Yet another new comer entered the camp site. A tall man with crimson hair, eyes, and antennae.
Nanashi pointed to Goku. "I take it that's your monkey."
Gojyo bristled. "No it's not my monkey! You think I'd have a pet that stupid?"
"Hey!" Goku yelled and flying tackled him.
Nanashi ignored the struggle and kept prodding. "But you know its name." She reminded him.
"So what!" He returned whilst trying to pry Goku off of his head.
"That makes it your monkey, so take it away." She said almost monotone as she munched on a piece of fish and wrinkled her nose at the taste.
Gojyo maneuvered around until he could sit on Goku. "He's NOT my monkey you sassy li'l Wench! He's Sanzo's!"
"Who the hell is Sanzo? What a stupid name. Lair you're making it up to hide the fact that you have a stupid pet monkey."
Goku's eyes teared up as the argument kept going.
"I'm no lair you ugly ! I'm telling you he's Sanzo's!" Gojyo growled.
"Oi, what's this about me?" Sanzo said and he magically brandished his idiot fan and hit Gojyo on the head.
"Perfect timing Sanzo." The man with the dragon said with a grin.
Gojyo glared at Nanashi and she glared right back. One could imagine a tumble weed passing between them.
Without warning Nanashi sprang forth and hit Gojyo over the head with her war hammer. Freeing the poor monkey and temporarily bending Gojyo's antennae.
"And that's how we met them." Rem said to the random person as she jerked her thumb in the direction of the Sanzo party.
The random person walked away slowly then broke into a dead run in the opposite direction.
"Look what you did Gojyo." Nanashi teased. "Your antennae scared him away."
Gah!
Crash!
Crunch!
"Ow! You bit me!"
"Stupid Cockroach!"
"Get him Nana!"
"You stay out of this you annoying Chimp! Ow! Hey no fair!"
"Shut up you whiney baby!"
Kai, Rem, Sanzo, & Hakkai: Sigh
-end of episode one-
