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Chapter Six-Vicky, the Toy Torturer

The next morning, Inuyasha pried the lid of the toy chest open slightly to peek out. The coast was clear. With that settled, he tossed the lid all the way off, taking a deep breath. It was so stuffy in the chest he had almost suffocated.

"FINALLY!" He took another breath, then reached down for his Tetsusaiga-only to grab nothing.

"Hey! Who's got my sword?!" At that moment, Koga the wolf demon popped up beside him.

"Hey look, I'm the mutt! Wind Scar!" He waved the toy sword through the air, and Inuyasha glared at him.

"Ha ha, you're so funny! Give me that!" He grabbed the Tetsusaiga away from Koga and sheathed it, jumping to the ground just in time to see Jack talking to Mavis and Wander.

"So-looks like I've been accepted into your culture." He lifted his bare right foot to show that Ed had written his name on the bottom.

"Wow!" Mavis and Wander chorused.

"In permanent ink!" Mavis said in awe.

"Well, now that that's done, I should get back to trying to fix Santa's sleigh." Jack walked off, and Inuyasha glared after him, boiling with rage. He then lifted up his own foot, where Ed had written his name some years back, when he had first gotten him. That had been the best day of his life. Suddenly, his heart felt very heavy. At that moment, Kagome walked up to him.

"Don't let it get to you, Inuyasha." she said, trying to be encouraging. Inuyasha scoffed and looked away, refusing to meet Kagome's eyes.

"Let what get to me? I don't know what you're talking about!" Kagome didn't buy it for a second.

"Come on, I know Ed's excited about Jack, but you know he'll always have a place for you!"

"Yeah, like the attic!" Benson laughed callously as he walked by. Finally, Inuyasha's temper reached its boiling point.

"Alright, that is it!"

"Inuyasha!" The half-demon ignored his girlfriend's shout as he stomped over to Jack, who was busy trying to fix the sleigh.

"Tape." He instructed Sonic, holding out his hand.

"You got it, buddy!" As Tails and Skips got some more tape, Inuyasha marched over to Jack and pulled out the skateboard he had been laying on so that he was looking up at him.

"Listen Frosty," he growled, "You stay away from Ed! He's mine, and no one is taking him away from me!" Jack cocked an eyebrow.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Turning to Sonic and the others, he asked "Hey, where's that tape?" He moved to get back under the sleigh, but Inuyasha wasn't done with him. He pulled the skateboard back out and barked

"And another thing-stop with this 'Guardian' stuff! It's getting on my nerves!" Jack finally shot up, looking Inuyasha dead in the eye.

"Do you really want to risk picking a fight with me, North, Bunnymund and the others?" Inuyasha let out a bark of laughter.

"You want a fight, buddy?!"

"Don't even think about it, Dog Boy." Jack warned him.

"Oh yeah, tough guy?!" Inuyasha shoved him, not caring whether or not anyone saw him.

"Hey!" Jack stumbled backwards and nearly fell before catching himself.

"You really think you're Jack Frost?!" Inuyasha spat before smirking maliciously and turning around to shout at everyone

"Hey guys, look! It's the real Jack Frost!" Jack stared at him in annoyance, fighting back every urge to turn him into a doggy ice statue.

"You're mocking me, aren't you?" Inuyasha just smirked back at him.

"Oh no no no no no no no-JACK LOOK, A MONSTER!"

"Where?!" Jack whipped his head around to look, and Inuyasha collapsed with laughter. Jack just glared down at him. He was strongly considering just up and freezing him one time until barking from outside the window caught his attention, followed by a girl's cry of

"Ha, ha! YES!" She laughed, causing Wander to hide under the bed in fear. Even Inuyasha stopped laughing and looked at the window in worry.

"Uh-oh..."

"IT'S VICKY!" Wander cried fearfully from under the bed.

"I thought she was working as a camp counselor!" Mavis said as she and the others walked over to the window to get a better look.

"They must have fired her early this year." The Tazelwurm quipped.

"Oh no, not Vicky!" Mavis bit her lip fearfully as she and Inuyasha jumped on top of the desk, peering out at the 16-year-old monster known as Vicky. The ponytailed redhead laughed evilly as she tossed rocks at a toy in her yard, her bulldog, Spike, barking nearby.

"Who is it this time?" Benson asked.

"I can't tell." Inuyasha said, squinting.

"Need some help?" Beast Boy, who was nearby, asked as he handed Inuyasha a pair of binoculars. Inuyasha held them up to his eyes and looked back at the horror.

"Oh no." Mavis said. "I can't bear to watch one of these again!" Inuyasha got a good look at the toy-a blue-haired ninja with a sleeveless black shirt, a star tattoo visible on his shoulder, and a kusarigama in his hands, a stick of dynamite strapped to his back.

"Oh no-it's a Black Star."

"Black Star?" Jack asked, joining Inuyasha and the others on the desk. "What's going on?"

"Nothing that concerns you 'Guardians'." Inuyasha answered, glaring at him. "Just us toys."

"I wanna take a look anyway." Jack grabbed the binoculars away from Inuyasha and held them up to his face. His eyes fell on the Black Star action figure.

"What?! Why's that guy strapped to a dynamite?!"

"That's why." Inuyasha answered, moving the binoculars. "Vicky." Unknown to him, he had moved the binoculars so that Jack was looking at Spike instead.

"That dog?"

"No, that's Spike, you idiot!" Jack said. "That is Vicky." He moved the binoculars up further to focus on Vicky, who was laughing like a maniac (which she probably was).

"That happy girl?" Benson snorted.

"That's no 'happy girl'!"

"She tortures toys! Just for fun!" Mavis said, scared out of her mind. As Vicky picked up and threw a cinderblock towards Black Star, Jack came to a decision.

"Well we can't just stand here! We've got to save him!" He jumped on the windowsill, and Kagome gasped

"What are you doing?! Get down from there!"

"I'm gonna teach that girl a lesson!" Jack said heroically. Inuyasha just snorted.

"Sure, you do that. Freeze her with your imaginary ice powers." He pressed the top of Jack's staff, causing the light to blink.

"Hey!" Jack said, annoyed. Beast Boy looked at the backyard just in time to see Vicky light the fuse on Black Star's back.

"She's lighting it! She's lighting it! Hit the deck!" Everyone jumped down as a BOOM sounded through the neighborhood, sending up rubble. Jack was the first one back up. He was just in time to see Vicky cheering

"YES! He's gone! He's history!" She continued laughing maniacally as Spike barked. Jack grimaced, disgusted that anyone could be so sadistic.

"I could've stopped her." He said. Inuyasha smirked.

"Jack, I would love to see you try. But then, I'd also love to see you as a crater." He motioned to the area where Black Star had once been to indicate. The sad thing was, this wasn't even the first time they'd seen Vicky blow up one of her toys. Torturing her own old toys wasn't enough-they'd also seen her destroy and mutilate her little sister, Tootie's toys, while she cried and screamed at her to stop. In fact, Vicky was part of the reason the Elrics were moving-Tricia didn't want to see Edward or Alphonse turn out like her.

"The sooner we move," Kagome said grimly, "The better."

A/N: I've been looking forward to introducing Vicky for a while. The sooner she gets into the story, the quicker I can get to the part where she is traumatized by the toys. And yes, I couldn't resist blowing up my most hated cartoon character of all time :D And yes, I changed some of the parts and dialogue. Review, please!