I'm surprised at the number of people that have already read my story. There is a review that I would like to address. Chibi-no-baka, I agree with you that to include the entirety of three different programs makes it too complicated. The first few chapters are merely setting the stage. I needed to find a way for Kagome to travel fast across the world. The best way to do that would be to have her fly. Since dragons aren't suppose to exist in One Piece and only in the past of Inuyasha I needed to add How to Train Your Dragon. After a little while only references will be made. I'm sure that not everyone will agree with the solution I came up with to make it less complicated, which you'll see in this chapter, but I needed to have the dragons. They also add to a very dramatic entrance. As for Kagome rescuing Ace, while I would have loved for that to happen I felt for this story to work well with the villian I had in mind I should stick with a majority of the original plot line. Maybe I'll write another story in the future where something as you suggested happens, but it wouldn't work in this story.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inyasha, One Piece or How to Train Your Dragon. All characters and their affiliations are owned by their respective creators. I am not making money off of this work of fiction. The characters Rock and Rain do belong to me.

A Family of Outlaws

Chapter Two: Glorious Return

It had been nearly two decades since Akita, Kagome and Souta came to live in Berk. Rock was twenty-two and had just taken over as chief. He looked like a more rugid version of his father. Rain was almost nineteen years old. She had her father's curiousity and her mother's pension for violence. Hiccup often said she was the spitting image of her mother. In those years another Night Fury had found her way to Berk. She became the mate of Toothless and had little Night Furies. One of them bonded with Rain and was named Darkess. The two would often disappear and go exploring.

Kagome had also bonded with a dragon. She had found a Changeling injured in the forest one day. As a priestess she couldn't let any creature suffer. She used her reiki and healed it's more dangerous wounds. The dragon refused to leave her side after that. So she became known as Shadow. Souta had bonded with a Monstrous Nightmare. He named his dragon Inferno. He was also married to Ruffnut. They had a herd of little trouble makers. Akita didn't bond with any dragons, preferring to let her two children have all the excitement.

It was a normal, wintry day on Berk when the dragons started behaving strangely. The babies all gathered around their parents and the ones without young forced the humans they bonded with onto their backs and tried to fly away. Hiccup found the behavior odd, especially since Cloud Jumper and Toothless were doing the same thing. The villagers started asking questions all at once. "I don't know what's going on," Hiccup answered. "But our dragons have never been wrong before. Just let them do what they're doing and we'll see what happens."

It didn't take long for the dragons to get themselves, their young and the humans off of the island once everyone started cooperating. They flew off a few miles off of the coast of Berk.

Rain turned in her saddle to look back at her home village. What she saw surprised her. "Dad, has there always been smoke coming from the mountains behind the village?"

Hiccup also looked to see what Rain was talking about. His eyes widened at the sight. There certainly was smoke billowing off of the island. "I don't believe it," he said. "Berk has turned into a volcano."

"It's not possible," Vilka said. "There has never been a sign of there being a volcano. Even in the old records, none make a mention of this."

"I can't explain it," Hiccup said. "It's just happening." No sooner had he finished then an eruption of molten rock spewed from the top of the mountain. "Let's get out of here." Hiccup and Toothless took the lead and flew in front. Rock and Rain were directly behind, followed by Vilka. Kagome had her mother riding with her and Souta with his family was next to them.

Every now and then Hiccup would try to land, hoping to get his bearings. Toothless wouldn't allow it, his senses telling him not to stop yet. They finally made it to the island where the previous Alpha lived, though everything was in ruins from the attack of Drago and the Dark Alpha. It was only then that Toothless and the other dragons landed for a break.

"I don't believe this," Hiccup ranted. "Eight generations gone like that."

"It's not the end Hiccup," Vilka said. "All of the villagers and dragons escaped safely. Mostly thanks to our dragons and their good senses."

"That is wonderful," Hiccup said sarcastically. "Now, what are we going to do about food and shelter?" Silence reigned over the area. "My thoughts exactly. We can't stay on this island for long. It just can't support this many people for any length of time. We have to find some other place to settle down."

"If only we could settle down in Dragon's world," Kagome muttered. "I'm sure we would all be happy." Once the words left Kagome's mouth the Shikon no Tama started to glow again. Kagome stared at it wide eyed. "After all these years," she whispered.

The people and dragons watched as the world around them faded. They soon found themselves in a lush forest with plenty of fruit bearing trees and wildlife. "Kagome, is this the East Blue?" Souta asked.

"I don't know," Kagome admitted. "I hope that we're at least back in Dragon's world." She then turned to see the people of Berk staring at her. "Don't just stand there, we need shelters and food. The men and a few women should concentrate on building shelters for everyone while the others gather supplies for food and bedding. If we're going to survive we need to work together." No one moved at first. It wasn't until Hiccup, Rock, Rain and Vilka all started doing the things ordered. Vilka and Rain disappeared into the forest, Cloud Jumper and Darkess following behind. Rock and Hiccup started gathering the supplies needed to build temporary shelters until decent homes could be built. The rest of the village quickly followed their example.

It took several days for the villagers to settle in comfortably in temporary shacks. They soon discovered that they were the only humans on this island. Said island was a tall cliff right out of the water. It wasn't too different from what Berk had been in the past, only this time there were no rocks that made it easy to build a port and steps to the livable ground. The dragons felt right at home on the high island. They borrowed out caves along the cliffs to use as their nurseries for hatching eggs. They didn't want them exploding near the villagers.

The building of the more permanent village was underway when Kagome approached Hiccup. "I would like to go and explore the world," she said. "If we are where I think we are then I want to find my husband and son."

"I can't just let you go alone," Hiccup said.

"I'll go with her," Rain chimed in. She had been wanting to go out and explore as well.

Hiccup let out a sigh of defeat. "Fine, you may go and explore. Take a Terrible Terror with you, each of you. How long do you think you'll be gone?"

"If this is where I think it is, then the islands are pretty well spread out," Kagome informed. "I know of one place to check for sure. If they're not there, then we'll have to explore nearly blind. It could take us weeks to months before we come back."

Hiccup put a hand to his head and rubbed a headache he could feel coming on. "Okay, the two of you may go sense you both have a bond with a mystery class dragon. I don't want anyone else going though. It's too dangerous to spread ourselves thin. Don't tell anyone where you're going or what you're doing. Heaven knows I'll have a handful that will bombard me with demands of going with you. Send word once you know for sure if this is where your husband and son are Kagome. If you get into trouble then send for help. I'll have Eret and Skull Crusher lead a tracking team."

The two agreed and left. "Go and pack your gear," Kagome instructed. "We'll leave when it's darkest out."

"That's our favorite time of day." Rain left with a grin and a wave to pack. A few food rations, her weapons and armor. Of course, she would be wearing her weapons and armor.

A few hours later the two left. Once in the sky Shadow blended with the sky. To Rain, it looked Kagome was floating as she straddled a saddle. From below the saddle strap was designed to look like a bird. Since Shadow was between Kagome and what was below, none would see her. Darkess was a Night Fury. The only way anyone would notice her would be if they watched the stars carefully and noticed they would blink out and on again in a steady direction. That and as long as they didn't fly under any clouds. Once they were away from the village, Shadow became visible again.

It took them all night to reach another island. This one didn't have the high cliffs. It was also inhabited by a village. Kagome went to the scout the area while Rain guarded the dragons and stayed out of sight.

Kagome returned by mid-morning with a grin on her face. "We're in the world I was hoping for," she announced. She handed Rain a tangerine for breakfast and dumped a sack of fish out for the dragons. "We're near a place called Kokoyashi Village. Foosha Village, where my husband and son should be, is on an island not too far from here."

"That's wonderful news," Rain grinned. She moved to her saddle bag and pulled out a blue and green Terrible Terror. She let him play around a bit and steal a fish from the bigger dragons as she wrote her report. It reminded Kagome to feed her own Terrible Terror. She took a fish from Shadow and brought it to her saddle bag. There she gave it to her orange Terrible Terror.

"Okay Swift," Rain called out. Her Terrible Terror was quickly at her side. "Head back to the village and give this letter to my father. It's very important that you stay out of sight." The little dragon flew high up into the air before heading in the direction from which they had come.

"We'll finish up with breakfast and then we'll leave," Kagome announced. "Unless you're too tired, that is."

"We still have a few hours of flight in us," Rain smirked. "I'm surprised that you're not worried about us being spotted."

"We'll be too high in the air for anyone to do anything about it anyway, unless they have devil fruit powers. If that's the case, my bow and arrow will cancel their power and we'll still be safe."

"What is a devil fruit?" Rain asked.

"It's an odd looking fruit that gives whoever eats it a certain power," Kagome answered. "I wouldn't recommend eating it though. Along with that power comes a curse. This is a world that's made up almost entirely of oceans. If you eat one of those fruits water becomes your worst enemy. It saps your strength and you can no longer swim. There's a high probability of drowning for devil fruit users."

"This is a very interesting world," Rain pointed out. "I wouldn't want to loose my ability to swim. It makes for a good landing area when I want to glide on my own."

"Yes, that armor your dad invented sure is something else. I'm sure there will be quite a few factions that will want to get their hands on that knowledge to use in their own weapons arsenal."

"I'll just have to be careful to not let it fall into the wrong hands," Rain grinned. The two finished their breakfast and were once again in the sky.

It was late in the afternoon when they reached Foosha Village. Once again, Kagome went on ahead while Rain guarded the dragons.

The first place Kagome went to was the house she shared with her mother and brother. She was hoping that Dragon made it his permanent home and raised Luffy in that house. As she broke through the trees she stopped at the sight. The house was gone and everything had been growing over. Kagome went closer to investigate. She found what was left of the foundation. It showed signs of charring. Kagome could only surmise the house had burned down.

In defeat, Kagome headed for Foosha. When she was close enough she put on her cloak and hood. She had no idea what happened while she was away, but she wasn't going to take any chances. The first place she went was Garp's old house. She knocked on the door politely. It was opened in a few minutes.

A familiar face stood in the doorway. "Can I help you?" Makino asked.

"I hope so," Kagome said. She was trying hard to keep her voice from cracking. "Can you tell me where I can find the Monkey family Makino?"

"Do I know you?" Kagome lifted the hood back a little to let Makino see her face. Once she saw who it was, Makino pulled Kagome in by the arm and closed the door, locking it. "It's so good to see you," Makino gushed. She gave Kagome a hug and squeezed her tight. "I was so worried about you. Come on, I'm sure Garp would love to see you."

Makino dragged Kagome into the living area. Three men were lounging around, drinking tea. "I'm sorry to disturb you," Makino said. "But Garp, look who's finally come home." With that announcement she pulled the hood off of Kagome's head.

Garp dropped the teacup he had been holding. He rushed to his feet and pulled Kagome into a hug. He nearly choked the life out of her. "I'm so happy to see you're alright," he announced. He then turned to the two men in the room. They had both stood up when Garp had as a matter of courtesy.

"Boys, I want you to meet Kagome." Garp's voice was full of pride. "Kagome, these young men are training under me in the military. The one with pink hair is named Coby and the blonde is Helmeppo. Boys, Kagome is my daughter-in-law and Luffy's mother."

"WHAT!?" The jaws of both men dropped to the ground in shock and their eyes popped out.

Kagome smiled at their reaction and turned to face Garp. "Where is my son and husband?" she asked.

A pained look flashed on Garp's face. "I can't say I know where your husband is," he said. "I haven't seen him since Luffy was an infant."

"You mean he took Luffy and left?"

"No, he left Luffy with me to raise and left. He claimed to want to focus on making the world a better place for the two of you by the time you came back. As for Luffy, he left the village almost three years ago to become a pirate. Last I heard he had been on Fishman Island on his way to the second half of the Grand Line, New World."

"How long ago was that?" Kagome asked.

"We read in the paper he was there a week ago," Coby answered. "Helmeppo and I were here to discuss permission from the Vice-Admiral to pursue Luffy."

"So, as Marine's the two of you are looking to arrest my son. What exactly has he done besides being a pirate?"

Makino, who had been silent, went to a book shelf and pulled out a scrap book. "I've been following Luffy in the paper," she announced. "I've been keeping this as a record of where's he's been."

Kagome flipped through the pages, learning of her son's ever increasing bounty to his fight with Crocodile, invading Enies Lobby, his hitting a Celestial Dragon and attacking Marineford with the Whitebeard Pirates to try to save a man he viewed as a brother, Ace. Finally she came to the article describing his magnificant return two years later.

"Thank you for showing this to me Makino," Kagome said. She then turned eyes towards Garp. "You were going to let those bastards execute my son before I got a chance to see him again?"

"He chose the life of a pirate," Garp explained. "I tried to make him join the Marines."

"Just because you're a marine doesn't make what you do right," Kagome snapped. "I've seen the so called justice that the marines hand out. You do a lot of good, it's true. But the higher in rank you get the more corrupt the system is. Dragon has the right idea, the world needs to change."

"That's treasonous talk," Helmeppo declared.

"Since when did I declare loyalty to the government?" Kagome asked.

"As a citizen born in this world your loyalty is a given," Helmeppo declared.

Kagome just smirked at him and turned to look at Makino. "I'll be heading back to where my house used to be. A friend of mine and I will be staying there until the morning. Then we'll leave and head for the New World."

"You're both welcome to stay at my place," Makino said. "I'll help you find a boat to take you to Loguetown in the morning."

"You're help is appreciated, but I can't accept. We didn't travel here by boat. We have a very unique way of traveling and I doubt that your home will have the room for our 'steeds'."

"Kagome, where have you been all this time?" Garp found himself curiously asking.

"I've been on an island called Berk. Before you ask, yes, it was in another world. It was recently destroyed by a volcano. The jewel brought my family and I back here along with the rest of the citizens of Berk. We've made a village for ourselves on an Island on the out edges of East Blue."

"Most of the islands out there are uninhabitable," Coby stated. "The ones that do look like they can support life are nothing but sheer cliffs. People have died trying to reach the forests on the top of the islands out there."

"The people of Berk are Vikings," Kagome said. "I'll tell you what the chief once told me. They have stubborness issues."

"Kagome, will you let me come with you to your camp?" Makino asked. "There's so much I want to talk to you about. Like where Luffy got his hat, why he wanted to be a pirate and what sort of personality he has."

"I'd love for you to come along," Kagome said. "Just stay close to me when I tell you to. You wouldn't want to be mistaken as an intruder." Kagome turned and bowed to the men in the room. "Thank you for your time gentlemen, I'm sorry to have bothered you."

"Wait Kagome," Garp put in. "I'm sorry that things ended up this way. I tried to make it so that Luffy wouldn't become an outlaw like his father."

"You tried to protect Luffy when you could," Kagome conceded. "I'll give you that much. But it isn't our place to tell our children or grandchildren what sort of life they should lead. Luffy wanted to be a pirate. He went out and made that a reality. I'll support him and his decision the best I can, by letting him make his own choices." Kagome bowed once again and left the house with Makino following.

Outside, Kagome put the the hood on over her head once again. She and Makino made a beeline for the forest and to the camp. Once they were close Kagome motioned for Makino to stop and be quiet. Makino watched in curiosity as Kagome walked a few steps off the path and stood in front of a tree.

"You can't fool me Shadow," Kagome announced. She then appeared to be petting air. Makino nearly jumped out of her skin when the air turned into a red dragon with a sort of antennae coming out of it's head. "Makino, this is my friend Shadow. She's the one that gave me a ride from New Berk to here."

Makino slowly approached at Kagome's approval. The dragon sniffed at Makino, but allowed her to get close as Kagome was allowing it. "I found Shadow badly wounded in the forest," Kagome explained. "I healed her and ever since she's been a constant companion."

"It's nice to meet you Shadow," Makino said. "What exactly is she?" Makino glanced over to Kagome.

"Shadow is a dragon of course," Kagome said. "To be specific, she's a Changeling. She can blend in with her surroundings seemlessly. I only know where she is because I can sense her."

"I thought I heard voices." The two women turned to the newcomer.

"Makino, this is Rain. Rain, this is a friend of mine before I came to Berk."

"Nice to meet you," Makino said. Rain smiled and nodded at her. "Did you ride on Shadow to get here as well?"

"Oh no," Rain shook her head. "Darkess would have thrown a fit."

"Who's Darkess?"

"Darkess would be Rain's dragon companion," Kagome announced. "She looks vastly different from Shadow, mostly since she's a different breed of dragon. Shadow is a Changeling. Darkess is called a Night Fury."

"What the difference?" Makino asked.

"The obvious answer would be color and speed," Rain said. "I'm not trying to be rude. Darkess is roughly half the size of Shadow. But what she lacks in size she makes up for in speed. Plus, she's pure black, which allows her to blend with the night sky. That's why we call her breed Night Furies."

"Does she hide like Shadow?" Makino nervously glanced around.

"No," Rain answered. The three then continued the short walk into the clearing where Rain and Kagome first landed. "Darkess can't change the color of her scales to blend in like a Changeling can. She can blend with the night sky and move at incredible speeds so that it's hard to find her and even harder to shoot at her."

When they entered the clearing the first thing that Makino saw was a solid black shape in the middle of bright green grass. "That would be Darkess," Rain announced. "She's a nocturnal dragon, so us flying around most of the night and day has really tired her out. She's been sleeping there shortly after you left Aunt Kagome."

"Aunt Kagome? Are you Souta's daughter?"

"No she's not," Kagome answered. "I practically raised Rain and her brother Rock. Their mother was killed in a raid. This was right after I was taken away from Luffy and Dragon. Since Rain was still a newborn and I was the only female around lactating her father asked me to care for her and her older brother. In exchange we could live in Berk."

"Her father has that much power?"

"My father was the chief of the village at the time," Rain announced proudly. "Now my brother is the chief. Well, he was until the original Berk was destroyed. Father took control again to ease everyones fears. Although he did make sure that Rock had a part in every decision that was made."

"It sounds like you all had it rough recently," Makino commented.

"It was hard," Rain agreed. "However, it's worth it if Aunt Kagome can be reunited with her family. Speaking of which, did you find them?"

Kagome sadly shook her head. "I have a vague idea where to look for Luffy," she said. "Dragon, I have no idea how to find him."

"Make the headlines," Makino announced. "Find a reporter and claim to be Luffy's mother and Dragon's wife. They won't pass up such an exclusive story. It will make the front page in no time. Luffy will probably read it, but Dragon definately will. He's the leader of the Revolutionary Army. It's in his best interest to keep up with the news."

"That's a great idea," Kagome grinned. "Is there a reporter in Foosha that could get me on the front page?"

"No there isn't," Makino said. "We have a reporter, but it's local news only. We're too small to make the world paper."

"Where would you suggest we go?"

"Alabasta," Makino announced confidently. "There are reporters of note between here and there. Alabasta, however, holds Luffy in high regards. They won't report the mother and wife of two notorious outlaws to the marines until it's far too late to do anything."

"I love you Makino," Kagome announced. She gave her friend a tight hug. "You really have kept an eye on Luffy from a distance. I couldn't have asked for a better friend."

"I would do anything for Luffy," Makino said. "He was such a cute kid and he's become a virtuous young man, always doing what he believes is right. Not once has he harmed an innocent person."

"You don't know how happy that makes me to hear that," Kagome smiled. "Well, tell me more about what Luffy was like growing up while I get dinner started. I want to hear everything." The women talked through the rest of the day and late into the night.

Morning came and Makino had to say 'good-bye'. By this time Darkess was awake. It surprised Makino on how cat-like she behaved for a dragon. It was cute and endearing in a way. Of course, when she said that to Rain it was explained to her that most dragons didn't attack unless they were provoked. At least the ones that lived on Berk. Their main diet was fish and sometimes a chicken or two when given to them. Makino was very happy to hear that since Darkess was a very friendly dragon and didn't mind showing it. It did freak her out a bit when she tried to share her breakfast. Rain had laughed and explained that she needed to show the dragons that she already had food.

Just before they left, Kagome wrote a report to Hiccup and sent her Terrible Terror off. "Should we head back to pick up more Terrors?" Rain asked. "I know that Swift will eventually return. He and Darkess are hardly separated."

"If you're positive Swift will be back then we don't need to," Kagome said. "I just wonder if he'll be able to catch up soon."

"If we keep a steady, non-exhausting pace, then he will most likely catch up in a day or two." Rain finished tying her saddle back on Darkess. "Of course, I'm talking about Shadow's pace. Swift is used to Darkess. He'll use whatever trick he can to try and catch up. It won't take him very long."

"That's good to hear," Kagome said. "I want him to know the results of my interview with the reporter and if it gets me closer to my family. That, and I want to keep my family posted. Do you think that your father has told them what's going on?"

"The rest of the village has most definately noticed we're missing at this point," Rain said. "Father would have to at least tell Eret what's going on so that he doesn't use Skull Crusher's tracking ability to chase us down and drag us home."

"That's very true," Kagome agreed. The women said one last 'good-bye' to Makino and were up in the air. They flew in the direction of the Grand Line.

"Once we're there we'll have to get a Lock Post or an Eternal Post to Alabasta. Otherwise we'll become extremely lost."

"What about our compasses?" Rain asked.

"They won't work on the Grand Line. All of the islands have a magnetic field that interfere with a normal compass. We'll be fine as long as we can get a Lock Post. I'll see if I can get one in Loguetown. It's the last village before we reach the Grand Line. They're bound to have one."

It took four days to reach Loguetown, stopping to rest on islands along the way to rest and eat. Swift had found them two days prior. Kagome once again was the one to go to the town. She was the only one that knew what they were looking for. Rain was getting bored not going into the towns, but someone needed to make sure the dragons weren't spotted. Not that they were worried about Shadow. Darkess, on the other hand, was easily spotted during the day. Kagome was in and out of the town as fast as she could. She was eager to reach Alabasta and let her husband and son know she was back.

"I found an Eternal Post," Kagome announced upon her return to camp. "I bought that along with a regular Lock Post. Once we reach the Grand Line we'll head immediately in the direction of Alabasta."

"Sounds like someone is eager to piss off the government," Rain joked. It was fun to pick on her motherly figure. For the first time Rain was supporting her instead of the other way around.

A few more days of travel finally landed them in Alabasta. Kagome learned that the people viewed her son and his crew, yes his crew, as heroes. Kagome was proud, her son followed the path of honor as well as being a captain. It didn't take long for the Alabasta palace to hear of a woman asking questions of the Straw Hat crew, their captain specifically.

On the third day in Alabasta as Kagome entered the town she was approached by soldiers. She greeted them politely when they stopped in front of her. Off to the side she noticed a person taking pictures. "You there," she called out. "Are you a reporter for this kingdom?"

"I am," the blonde girl in a brown blazer with a brown hat answered.

"How would you like an interview with the mother of Straw Hat Luffy?" The entire village was stunned into silence.

"Do you have proof that he's your son?" The captain of the soldier group asked.

"Do you have proof that you have a child?" Kagome charged back. "I'm not trying to trick anyone. I just want to let my son know I'm alive and looking for him and his father."

"I would love an interview," the reporter ran into the group. "Can I take pictures along with?"

"I wouldn't have it any other way."