Disclaimer: I own nothing. If you have read the first chapter you will notice that you will not have to read Bright Light to read this story.
New Characters or changes in characters:
Uzume: The Japanese Shinto goddess of joy and happiness. (Perfect of Vash's love and peace mantra.)
Kagome: Plant, can produce a bow and arrow with her powers … still has Scorpion's powers from Mortal Kombat.
A Scorpion Plant Revealed
Chapter 2
Most of Kagome's life she had been told that stories of cowboys and outlaws that was only fairy tales of the American west. The struggle to survive led them to struggle to survive on the harsh terrain.
The only thing that Kagome would not have to deal with would be harsh winters. Forests there would be rare. Ha, big laugh. What Forest? Winter would never come to that new Earth. Only the harsh desert would be there to welcome her.
That story would require her to make her own happy ending. Kagome could not help but wonder what would have happened if she had told Shippo the story of Snow White or of hunted castle like that of Hamlet. Would they be chased by man sent to kill her? Or, would she have to live in the forest? Shippo might not want to be in Hamlet. Although, the castle would provide a good hide out.
Something inside her told her that what had transpired had not happen by mistake. Would Knives be her enemy or her friend? Either way, Shippo would have to be hidden somewhere at first. A man that had just extinguished an entire town would not be the best role model.
Which town? Well, she had no clue. In her mind, it was a small town that meant little to the grand scheme of things. Still, it was a town.
She looked at the man with great curiosity. 'This is the man that we picked up in our jeep in the story.' She had not wanted to walk around that pore excuse for a replacement Earth in the hot desert sun at all.
How these had happened to her she had little clue?
That man appeared hansom but looks could fool anyone. She could not help but wonder why that man would be destroying towns in the first place. He was suppose to be the villain of the story, so why was she here? He must have a home, somewhere.
Villains don't hang around with people like her. That story would make no since with her in it. She still looked like a scared teenager although her teen years were quickly passing. A scared teenager that needed to be saved by a dashing prince, not have to deal with a hyper son. Kagome knew that Shippo could not join her. Even though, he appeared to be the same age as she does he still needed protection.
Knives in the story that she was telling was no prince charming or even plant prince charming. What would he gave a girl? A dead body?
"Oh, thank you, honey. That corpse would look lovely with the others. Just, put him over there." No way. She was not going to date Knives. That would not work.
Kagome attempted to get the gorefest that was seeping into her mind to back off a little.
Who was she kidding? Kagome could not get over it. There would have to be more to that story than she even knew, possible. She hoped that someone would help her out, soon.
Knives groaned a little in his sleep. "Sir, are you alright?" From the story last night, she only noticed his hands being cut. The logical thing to do would to have bandaged them right away. As she gave him a closer inspection she saw bandages. At least, she had done something right.
The world seemed to freeze around her. From behind her, she heard someone whisper her name. "Kagome, turn around." She turned around to see a woman standing in front of her.
Shippo stared at the lady. "Mom?"
The lady smiled at Shippo, "Do not be afraid, you may call me Uzume. I am only here to offer you joy and happiness. In order for you to be happy as you are I know for a fact that you could never be an assassin but you have chosen that path. I cannot denture you but I can offer you a little bit of help."
"However, you cannot avoid the demons that have been dragged here with you. Lord Sessomaru will assign you those demons that look like humans. Do not be fooled Kagome. Naruku's followers are here, too."
Shippo looked at his mother with worry in his eyes. "Mom, why is this lady here?"
Kagome had given him a reassuring smile, "I do not know." Some crazy lady was messing up her story.
"Kagome, please, let me speak. I am here to tell you that this story would never make since. I offer you a reality that is very familiar. However, you must work for me as a human plant. You will search for areas of this land for fertile areas. I will prove you with some equipment but it is you who will enhance the growth of the land. I will give you your memories back about being in this land."
"What about Lord Sessomaru?" The demon needed some security against the harshness that the land provided.
"Kagome, I can fix that. He can hel[ you store some of your plants and seeds that you are experimenting on. As you already know, Rin loves flowers. Ah-Un and Jaken will live with him. Kouga and his tribe will work directly for him."
"Yes, but how will I propose such an argument." Kagome didn't want to undertake such a huge assignment.
"Here in this land he is already trying to find plants but he is not very successful with live plants. These plants will bring joy to not only the people of this new Earth but will convince other Gods and Goddesses that this world is worth saving, even if he does not feel the same way." She hadn't known, if she was talking about Lord Sessomaru or Knives.
Shippo looks into Kagome's eyes, "Some plants would make this world prettier."
Kagome nodded and Uzume put her hand on Kagome's head. "Remember."
As if in a trance Kagome fell backwards. Shippo changed form into a giant pillow in order to catch her.
"Kagome." Kagome found the voice. "Do not be afraid."
She found herself staring at the figure. She had already had so many powers, already. "Why?"
"You have to understand that what I speak is the truth. You have always been a plant but it was hidden away from you. You were sent to the past only to understand how people use to live. Then, you where sent further back to observe the changes over time."
The women who was standing in front of her seconds before was now in a dream-like state with Kagome. "What do you have to say?"
"In a time where man searched for hope of survival, beginning the search for a new home. Plants were pulled from Earth to search for a better tomorrow. Plants and humans were to work together to help this new Earth prosper. Things don't always go according to plan."
"Why are you telling me this?" Kagome hadn't wanted to be stuck in a home with a crazy plant.
"In this reality, you are not who you seem. You are a plant and not human. A man saw you behind a glass bubble. He had lost his daughter when one of the seed ships took heavy damage. She fell causing her to scrape her arm against an experimental product. The girl died soon after. Her father cursed himself for not being assigned to that ship. The children had been assigned to other ships so that the parents could focus on the ships. Not the best plan but it happened. When she passed wanted to die with his little girl."
"Where is this man?" Then, a scene formed of a man working on one of those seed ships. He did not look like the type that would try to hurt her. He looked like the type of man who she would like to call friend. The image showed him sitting behind a control panel trying to figure out his life.
"He loved his daughter very much. Every day, he would pass where you were Kagome, and sing to you. He saw you in a bubble filled of liquid. You always made him smile no matter how sad he became. You looked so innocent behind that bubble.
So one day, he found a way to release you from your bubble. Later, he died in a crash that claimed about a great deal of the ships passages and they assumed that you where his real daughter that was released from one of the escape pods. You lived on this new Earth for years until a Miko summoned you to the past Earth. You lived out your life there as a teenager and unfortunately brought your new friends back with you. Only Inuyasha and Shippo know that they are not supposed to be here. In time, they will return to the past if they so choose.
I will not remove your miko abilities nor will I remove your chains. You can form a bow from your power as a miko-plant and an arrow will appear once you are ready to fire. There is more to being a plant in this world but you will understand in time."
"Uzume, what about the story? What is going to happen?" Kagome didn't want Shippo to leave her. Maybe, in time he could stay with her.
"There are plenty of cowboys here in this brave new land. Defend yourself, if you must. For now, you must awake."
End of trance.
Uzume disappeared as Kagome awoke from her trance with her past memories in place. The room unfroze leaving Kagome thankful that she didn't have to deal with a god in her home.
-LoveAndPeace LoveAndPeace LoveAndPeaceLoveAndPeace-
Another chapter, done. I have a few chapters already done. I think, I posted them before but I forgot that Meryl and Milly didn't know Knives. I think they might know his name and many other names because of their work. If this wrong write me.
