Author's note: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters. If I did, I would have Remus tied up to my bed and Sirius cooking in the kitchen while James plays with my daughter. Peter would be running from my cat. I don't own any of the Inu-Yasha characters. If I did, Sessho-Maru would be joining Remus in my bed. Inu-Yasha would be with James playing with my daughter and Kagome and Sango would be helping Lily beat the tar out of Miroku. I don't own any of the Pirates characters. If I did, Jack would have been pardoned and Elizabeth and Will would have gotten together by now. Enjoy!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! A friend of mine said that she wasn't a real big Lord of the Rings fan. I asked her what she enjoyed and she said that Will Turner was more for her than Legolas. So I started a new story. At first it was supposed to be only Inu-Yasha but I thought 'What the hell! James and Sirius can have fun in Tortuga and Veronica and Kagome can get to know each other before beating up Miroku.

Therefore this entire story is dedicated to my friend Jessica froggielover01, Beth, argonaut57, Paulina, and darkcelestial20. I thank you for all your support, no matter how crazy my stories may get. I love you all!

Prologue

What happened?

Voldemort stirred the potion he had just finished. Now it was time to give him the time that he needed to complete his work and ready him for immortality.

"Lucius! Bring in the crystal." Voldemort watched as one of his loyal Death Eaters, Lucius Malfoy brought in the crystal that he needed for the ritual. "Place it in the center of the circle."

Lucius placed the brilliant blue crystal in the exact center of the circle and quickly moved back among the Death Eaters.

Voldemort opened a large tome and found the spell he needed. "Bellatrix, pour the potion onto the crystal and around the circle." Bellatrix did as she was asked and quickly returned to her spot among the Death Eaters.

Voldemort looked over the page he was to read from before clearing his throat.

"Deliver mine enemies far away

Never to return

Dawn of the day

Deliver mine enemies far away!"

A brilliant light filled the clearing, startling the Death Eaters. Voldemort slammed the book closed and laughed harshly. "It is done. I shall rule forever!"

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It had only been a week since they had defeated Naraku. Somehow Kagome had managed to shatter the Shikon No Tama yet a second time. Thankfully they were close to the Western Lands and Sessho-Maru's demon and human vassals collected the jewel shards and returned them to the miko. Lord Sessho-Maru, Ruler of the Western Lands, was grateful to have the jewel almost complete once again. Now he could concentrate on his mate and family instead of a power hunger half-demon bent on taking over the world. Kagura had joined their group after Naraku's defeat. She had decided that it was better to have a family than a master at the last moment of the battle.

Kagome was relaxing in Inu-Yasha's arms as they watched Shippo and Rin chase Tori and Sessho-Maru's first pup, Fubuki, who was starting to toddle about on his own feet. Tori was cuddling their little girl, Akiko, while she leaned against her mate. Jaken was gathering up the supplies that were going to be needed for the journey to the Western Castle for Rin and the pups. Shippo, Kirara, Ayame, and Koga were going to go with them to help Jaken protect the heirs of the Western Lands. The rest of the group was going to finish gathering the final shards of the Shikon No Tama.

Tori was saddened because she had to leave her pups but she knew that they wouldn't be long with their hunt for the shards. Sessho-Maru knew that his mate wouldn't take kindly to anything happening to their pups or Rin even. That was why he suggested that they send all the children to the castle so that they wouldn't have to worry about their safety.

"Ah-Un is ready, Lord Sessho-Maru." Jaken bowed low to his master. He still couldn't understand why he had taken a human woman for a mate.

Sessho-Maru climbed to his feet and took Akiko from her mother. "You are to care for these children well, Jaken. If I return to the castle and find that you have not done so you will wish that Naraku had killed you."

"Yes, milord." Jaken bowed low to the ground as Sessho-Maru moved toward the two headed dragon.

Tori waited until Sessho-Maru was near the dragon. "Jaken." The little green imp looked up at his master's mate. "If I come back and my children are harmed or unhappy, you won't have to worry about Sessho-Maru hurting you because I'll rip your head off myself."

Jaken waited for Rin and Shippo to scramble onto Kirara's back while Koga climbed onto Ah-Un with Ayame. Sessho-Maru handed Akiko to Ayame and Tori lifted Fubuki up to Koga. Jaken scrambled onto the back of Ah-Un. Once the vassal settled on the back of the dragon, they took off into the air. Tori waved to her children as they flew out of sight.

Kagome stretched as she reached for her bow. "I guess we'd better start the hunt for the shards."

Suddenly a blinding light filled the clearing. When the light cleared, there were no signs of anyone having been there.

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Veronica was stretched out on the beach with her head in Remus's lap. They were watching Sirius and Peter kick a football around the sand. The sun reflected off the black and white spots on the ball.

"Will you knock it off, James?" Lily slapped James's hand away from the top of her bikini that he was trying to untie.

"Nope." James smiled as he reached for the tie again.

"Hey, Prongs!" Veronica smiled when James turned to look at her. "Want me to hex you?"

James thought for moment before looking down at Lily. "Nope."

Veronica shook her head as she laughed. "You're hopeless, Potter."

"Yeah, but you love me all the more." James tossed a handful of sand at his 'little sister'.

Veronica rolled her eyes slightly. "And sometimes I wonder about that."

Sirius dropped onto the sand next to James. "Prongs, hand me some of that chicken Lils made. I'm starved."

"You're always starved, Padfoot." James dug through the basket sitting at his feet. "There are a few pieces left. Anyone else want any?"

"Not me." Veronica stretched slightly. "I'm trying to keep my figure so that I can fit into my bridesmaid dress."

"You don't need to diet, Lioness." Peter dropped into the sand next to Sirius.

Veronica's eyes narrowed as Sirius pulled his friend out of her aim. "Watch what you say, Wormtail, or you might wind up looking like an eggplant."

"You know, Black, you might look good as one." None of the young adults had seen Severus Snape arrive or even approach them. "However the taste would be lacking."

"I see your master has lengthened your leash." Sirius scrambled to his feet.

Veronica jumped to her feet and glared at Sirius and Severus. "Put your wands away or I'll have to hurt you both."

Severus and Sirius slid their wands back into pockets as they eyed each other nervously. "I just came to see if there were any potions you needed, Veronica."

"Not today, Severus." Veronica resumed her seat by Remus. "Do you want some chicken? There's plenty."

"I believe I will have piece, even if it is to piss off Black and Potter." Severus reached into the basket as a blinding white light filled the area.

As the light cleared, no one seemed to remember that there had been a group of seven people there on that stretch of sand.

Author's note: By the way, I suck at poetry. If you have a better poem, AKA spell, to use please feel free to e-mail me and let me know. I'll make sure that everyone knows to whom it belongs. Thanks!