My Fair Hanyou
Disclaimer: I do not own, or make any money from, the stories of Inuyasha.
All Inuyasha characters are the sole property of Rumiko Takahashi, Sunrise and Viz
All original characters belong to me.
Chapter Fourteen
Operation - ANNIHILATE!
"Armageddon?", queried Inuyasha.
"The end of the world!", jii-chan told him.
"Aren't you being a little apocalyptic, old man?", Inuyasha stared at him.
Kagome looked at him,
"WHAT?", Inuyasha exclaimed.
"You know the word 'apocalyptic'?", she asked in shock.
"ARRRGHH!", he growled, as he looked around the room, "What is this place, anyway?"
"It's a fall-out shelter.", Kagome's mom explained, "And father isn't being apocalyptic. The entire country is under martial law."
"What's martial law and what's a fall-out shelter?", Inuyasha continued to question.
"Martial law means that there are curfews and the police and military are in complete control of everything we are allowed to do.", explained Souta.
Kagome then started to explain, "And, the fall-out shelter was built to protect us from harmful radiation should we be hit with an atom bomb. See, in the 1940's, Japan was in a major world war ..."
"WORLD war? You mean, not JUST in Japan?", Inuyasha looked confused.
"The entire country was at war with other countries ...", Kagome continued.
"Man!", Inuyasha grinned, "What did the rest of the world do to piss off Japan?"
"Actually, Japan pissed off the rest of the world.", Kagome's mom chimed in.
Inuyasha's jaw dropped, "Wha ...?"
"Japan always has been very war oriented. You know that from your era.", Kagome started to explain, "Well, they joined forces with other countries and started basically, bullying even more countries by trying to overtake them. Then the United States got involved when Japan dropped bombs on a US military base."
Inuyasha rested his chin on his palm as his elbow rested on his knee, "That sounded intelligent. How big is this United States?"
"Uhmm ... HUGE ... Japan is the size of one of its smaller states ... of which it has 50 of.", Kagome said.
"So, I assume they have a military large enough to defend those 50 states?", Inuyasha asked, dryly.
"Uhh ... yea."
"Then that IS stupid. So, why were these built? To protect people from the same types of bombs that Japan dropped on this other country?", he asked.
"Worse.", Kagome admitted.
"Yea.", agreed Souta, "The US had developed what was called the Hydrogen bomb. It's radioactive."
Inuyasha shook his head in confusion.
"Inuyasha,", said Kagome, "You remember So'unga's Dragon Twister?"
"Yea."
"Imagine that ... but, at least a hundred times worse."
Inuyasha's eyes widened in shock.
"Yea. When they dropped the bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima - buildings were disintegrated and people at ground zero were vaporized.", Souta told him.
"HOLY SHIT!", Inuyasha exclaimed.
"And those that didn't perish at ground zero became ill and died from radiation poisoning.", Kagome's mother said, sadness in her voice.
Inuyasha shook his head again, "I guess I shouldn't be shocked at what humans go through to destroy each other. How in the world did they ever evolve and survive to this era I will never understand."
"Actually, they say it probably was a good thing the US did what it did.", Kagome stated, "The US just wanted Japan to surrender but, the Prime Minister refused. So, after 4 years of war, the US flexed its military muscle and dropped the two bombs. They killed millions of Japanese but, they claim, that by shaming Japan into surrender, they saved millions more."
Inuyasha was quiet for a moment. He knew exactly how arrogant humans were since he felt the same arrogance at times. He looked around again,
"Well, obviously, Japan didn't know the bombs were coming and they only dropped two. Did the US keep threatening more bombs after the surrender? Is that why these were built?", Inuyasha asked.
"Sadly, no. These were built after the war.", said Kagome.
"After the war ended, the US and another country named Russia both had nuclear bombs. The US had one way of life that they believed was the best and Russia had a different view. Both were considered superpowers and it was said that the leaders of both countries were ready to bomb the other into oblivion. The rest of the world lived in fear of these two countries. That's why the shelters were created. To protect people from nuclear fall-out if the two countries ever decided to bomb each other.", explained Souta.
"Is it still the same way now? And how do they deliver the bombs from far away countries?", Inuyasha asked,
"No, thank goodness. The nuclear threat isn't as serious as it was before because Russia fell and cannot afford its weapons. The US is the only world superpower in military might. And they use warplanes to drop the bombs.", Kagome informed him.
The room was quiet for a while as everyone's thoughts focused on what was said. Finally, Shinta spoke up,
"Don't you think it's time to end the war that's outside right now?", he asked, hopefully.
"Yea.", agreed his father, "Let's go."
Inuyasha stood up followed by Kagome and Shinta,
"You make sure you're careful out there.", Kagome's mother said.
Souta stood up and went over to the door,
"I'm gonna go with you.", he informed them.
Kagome looked at him wide-eyed,
"What did you just say?", she asked him.
"I'm going with you.", he repeated, "I can help you."
"PFFT! How can you help us?", asked Inuyasha, "You're not a demon. You'll be a liability to us."
Souta stood up straight and tall,
"Things have changed since you were last here. I know my way around the cops. I know secret ways to get through the city.", Souta told them.
"Who says we were gonna sneak around?", Inuyasha sounded annoyed. He hated having to be covert.
"Because we're not going to get anywhere with just swords.", Shinta acknowledged.
Inuyasha and Kagome looked at each and then back at Sounta and Shinta,
"What do you mean by that?", Kagome asked.
"You'll see.", said Souta, "Let's go."
The four walked out of the building and back onto the shrine grounds. Before they departed the shrine, Shinta ran into their modern home. He soon returned packing three guns,
"SHINTA?", his mother's voice was in shock, "Since when do you own guns?"
"Had to. I was given them by my oyabun. These two are Uzis. This one is a mini-AK-47. Souta - I'll need ammo."
Inuyasha and Kagome stared at each other again,
"What's an ... Uzi? And that other thing ... an AK ...?", Inuyasha asked her,
"Nothing like the flintlock rifles, I'll say that much.", Kagome sighed.
"They're automatic weapons, dad. They fire rounds continuously until the bullet holder, or magazine, as it's called, is empty."
"Let's go.", urged Souta, "I know where to go."
Souta led them to the rear fence of the property and jumped over. The others followed. He led them down a small street and several alleyways before heading around to the front of a building. Seeing no cops around, he walked to the very front. The kanji read simply - "GUNS",
"I'm surprised there are no cops around.", Souta commented.
Inuyasha checked the door. It was locked,
"How do we get in?", he asked.
"Simple.", said Shinta, as he jumped through the glass, shattering it.
Kagome stared in shock again as Souta climbed through and Shinta shut down the alarm,
"Let's go you two, before they follow the alarm.", Souta insisted
As Kagome and Inuyasha climbed in, Kagome muttered,
"My son's a burglar!"
In the front of the store was lots of various styles of guns. The back of the store held clothing. Shinta and Souta eyed each other and grinned as they headed to the clothing. Kagome and Inuyasha were busy examining the weapons when the two young men returned. Kagome turned around and gasped, causing Inuyasha to look,
"TRENCH COATS AND SUNGLASSES?", she asked, loudly.
"What better to conceal the weapons and our faces?", asked Shinta.
Kagome just stared dumbstruck then shook her head,
"Do me a favor. When you enter The Matrix say hello to Keanu Reaves for me, okay, you Morpheus and Neo wannabes?"
Shinta and Souta giggled as Inuyasha stared at his wife,
"Wha ...?"
"Never mind.", Kagome waved her hand at Inuyasha.
"Hey, mom, there's clothes back there for you, too.", Shinta said to her, "You too, dad."
"I'll stick to the fire rat, thank you.", his father offhandedly commented.
"That type of armor won't work here, dad."
"It'll protect me from fire, which, if you haven't smelled, there's plenty of out there."
"Whatever.", Shinta shrugged him off.
Shinta and Souta started to gather automatic weapons and plenty of ammunition. Shinta was about to give a gun to his father when he turned around and saw his mother. He let out a long, low cat-call,
"WOW, Mom ... you are one hot mama!"
Inuyasha turned to look. Kagome was wearing a black, patent leather catsuit that hugged every line and curve. Her boots were calf high and had a 4 inch heel. The zipper on the front was opened enough to show a good bit of cleavage,
"Unfortunately, they didn't have a pair of boots with a shorter heel.", she remarked.
"My sister's channeling catwoman! COOL!", Souta exclaimed.
"Who?", asked Inuyasha.
"Never mind.", said Kagome.
Inuyasha walked up to her and whispered,
"Your nipples are showing. I don't like that. And zip that up farther. Why would you wear that ridiculous outfit anyway?"
"If the boys can look like gangsters, why can't I? Besides, it's more aerodynamic than my other outfit."
"Aero ... what?"
"Never mind.", she waved him off again, "No cops yet?"
"No. They must have not heard the alarm or ignored it.", Souta said to her.
"That's good.", Kagome acknowledged.
"I need to show you how to use the guns.", Shinta said, "I saw a target room in the back. Let's use it."
They entered the small firing range located in the back of the building. Shinta loaded an Uzi and showed his father how to hold it and how to fire it. Inuyasha lifted up his right arm, aimed it at the target and squeezed. The bullet wound up in the ceiling as Inuyasha landed up on his butt. Shinta and Souta giggled,
"Sorry, dad, I forgot to warn you about the recoil of the gun.", Shinta smirked.
"Thanks alot.", Inuyasha grumbled, as he stood up.
Kagome planted her feet about shoulder width apart and held the gun with both hands. She fired shots in rapid concession. She lost her aim after the first recoil but, quickly recovered and continued firing, absorbing the other recoils with her stance. From then on, her aim was straight and true as she empty a 50 round magazine into the target, obliterating it. Shinta, Souta and Inuyasha simply stared,
"How'd you do that?", Inuyasha asked, flabbergasted.
Reloading the gun, she replied, "Archery. Once you absorb the recoil, aiming is still aiming, no matter which weapon you are using."
"Cool! My sister's an assassin!", Souta remarked in awe.
Shinta looked at what they had,
"This should hold us for an hour or so.", he commented.
"Only an hour?", Kagome questioned.
"It takes about 4 shots in the right spot to kill some of these demons.", Souta explained, "I think we should grab all the ammo for these weapons."
Souta and Shinta armed themselves with guns in their holsters they picked up and every other conceivable niche they could find. Kagome grabbed a few holsters and filled them with guns and ammo before grabbing a trenchcoat and filling that up as well. Inuyasha took the Uzi and stuffed it down the the front of his obi. Kagome watched him,
"I'd move that over a bit if I were you.", she advised.
"Huh?"
She pointed at the barrel,
"Unless you want to lose the family jewels if that goes off accidentally, I'd move it to the side."
Getting her meaning, Inuyasha quickly moved it onto his right hip.
The group emptied the store of ammo and hurriedly departed from the rear of the building. Inuyasha and Shinta began sniffing, trying to ascertain where they should start first,
"Downtown is a hotbed of activity.", Shinta commented.
"Yea. I can smell a horde of demons in that direction. They definitely aren't hiding their stench, that's for sure.", Inuyasha said.
Souta took off,
"Let's go.", he called back.
Inuyasha watched him, amazed,
"What is it, Inuyasha?" asked Kagome.
"When did he get so heroic?", he asked, his voice full of shock.
"He had a good teacher.", she smiled at him, "Let's follow."
The quartet rushed to the downtown area. The air was filled with dark smoke and the stench of burning wood and flesh. Gunshots and screams could be heard in the distance. Picking up a clear scent of demons, Inuyasha led the way to their first battle. Through the burning, acrid cloud of smoke, the group managed to see the first group of demons,
"GODZILLAS?", Kagome asked, loudly.
"Huh?", Inuyasha looked at her, confused.
"Never mind.", she said.
Sure enough, about thirty feet in front of them, five giant lizard demons crushed buildings as they walked on them. Gunshots rang out, but the bullets merely bounced off their thick skin,
"They need armor piercing bullets.", Souta noted.
"Coming right up.", announced Shinta, as he popped a magazine into the Uzi he carried.
Inuyasha and Kagome just stared in disbelief as Shinta leaped high into the air and started firing an endless barrage of bullets, hitting the lizards dead on, dropping them like flies and crushing even more buildings. He landed softly beside his father, breathless,
"Perfect.", he announced.
"You are an assassin.", his father commented.
Shinta just grinned,
"That wasn't a compliment.", his father remarked, dryly.
As the war raged, the group ended up getting separated from each other. Souta and Shinta found themselves on one side of town, while Kagome and Inuyasha found themselves on the other side. Both Inuyasha's and Shinta's noses were overwhelmed by the amount of demon scents they were tracking,
"I never expected to have so many demons in this era.", Inuyasha said, mostly to himself.
Confusion abounded in the once mighty city and Kagome feared that Tokyo would be wiped completely off the map. To Inuyasha's horror, she ran straight into the fire and brimstone of her hometown, firing shots at the beasts that towered above her. Inuyasha started to run after her, until the horrible stench of blood hit his sensitive nose,
"SHINTA!", he cried out.
He hesitated, trying to decide who he should follow after. Swallowing hard, he glanced quickly in the direction he last saw Kagome running off before leaping into the air after the scent of his son's blood. He had to admit to himself that it was the hardest decision he had ever had to make. He noticed that the humans had most of the demons occupied, so Inuyasha was able to follow his son's scent without distraction. As he leaped from building to building, he watched the futile efforts of the humans battling for their lives. It seemed the only humans gaining any headway were the ones using huge gray machines that ran over everything in their paths - and even that wasn't being entirely successful,
"They're doomed.", he muttered.
Shinta's scent ended at a nondescript building on the far edge of town. The front door bore a wooden sign announcing the name "Inagawa-kai". Inuyasha landed in front of a couple of men, armed with guns. The men pointed their weapons at him,
"Who are you?", one commanded.
"Another freak, I'd say.", said the other.
"WHERE'S MY KID?", Inuyasha demanded, "I KNOW HE'S IN THERE! LET ME THROUGH!"
The men laughed,
"Yea, right, like we'd ..."
The guard never finished. Inuyasha took them both out with a mean right hook,
"I don't have time to deal with your pathetic bullshit!", he offhandedly commented, as he pushed open the door.
He was about to call out Shinta's name but, stopped when voices reached his ears,
"Listen here, boy. You brought this scourge on us - how do we stop them?", came an older man's voice.
"IF YOU LET ME GO I'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM!", Shinta's voice yelled.
"How did you get a hold of all these?", came another distinct male voice.
"Does it matter?", Shinta responded back, an air of cockiness in his voice.
SLAP!
"You're lucky that's all you got, boy. Now, tell us what these things are? Are they demons like you?", asked the older man.
Inuyasha had been steadily creeping down the hall towards the voices. He didn't realize that a trigger wire had been placed across the floor until he felt it snap against his ankle,
'SHIT!', he mentally cursed himself.
In the room, the older man quietly directed his two goons to investigate the tripped wire as he continued to interrogate Shinta,
"You had better fess up to me NOW, boy or it'll be your life!", the older man spat in his face, a .357 clutched in his hand and aimed at Shinta's head,
Shinta stared at him defiantly,
"You don't scare me, Kakuji!", Shinta sneered.
The older man roared,
"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME? NO ONE ADDRESSES ME BY THAT NAME! I AM YOUR OYABUN ..."
Shinta heard the click of the gun barrel and instinctively closed his eyes as the blast went off. He felt the hot blood splash on his face. He slowly opened his eyes,
'I'm ... alive?', he thought.
"Fucking bastard! I am Shinta's only oyaji."
Shinta turned his head to the doorway and saw his father lowering the gun to his side,
"Otou-san.", Shinta breathed a sigh of relief.
"You couldn't handle him? What kind of assassin are you?", Inuyasha spoke to him, jabbing the barrel of the gun into his obi.
"A tied up one.", Shinta explained.
Inuyasha slit the ropes easily with his claws,
"Pathetic.", was his only comment, "Let's go. I left your mother behind to save your ass."
"Right behind you.", Shinta said, as he followed his dad out the door and into the hallway.
He stared at the bloodied bodies of the guards and shivered. He was realizing how much he had underestimated his father's sheer physical strength,
"STOP DALLYING!", his father yelled.
Shinta quickly caught up to his dad in a dash and a leap to a crumbled building. Leaping to the top of the tallest building still standing, Inuyasha and Shinta surveyed the area,
"A couple of these giant lizard demons are down. That's good.", commented Inuyasha.
"Yea, but there's a horde of smaller demons doing just as much damage.", noted Shinta.
"Do you know where Souta is?", Inuyasha asked his son, lifting his head to sniff the air, "I've picked up your mother.", he spoke quickly.
Shinta sniffed,
"Yea. He's down there.", Shinta pointed to the street below.
"Your mother's not far. Go to Souta, I'll be back with your mama.", Inuyasha said, as he sped off.
Shinta landed beside Souta,
"There you are.", Souta said, relief in his voice, "These smaller demons are tougher than I expected. I unloaded a whole magazine into a group of them and they still continued to advance."
"I'm figuring these demons have adapted to modern weapons. Back in my time, these weapons would have dropped the lot of them.", Shinta told him.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!", came a loud voice behind them, "DROP YOUR WEAPONS NOW!"
Shinta and Souta turned and came face to face with a group of military men poised to shoot. Souta tried to protest,
"We're on your side, guys!"
"DROP YOUR WEAPONS OR WE'LL SHOOT!", came the command again.
"SHINTA!"
"I DON'T THINK SO!", Inuyasha landed in the middle of the military brigade and started swinging, easily knocking the men out.
"Shinta. Souta. Are you two okay?", Kagome landed and ran over to the young men.
"Yea, ma. We're fine.", said Shinta.
"Thanks to the perfect timing of Inuyasha.", agreed Souta.
Inuyasha walked up, rubbing his shoulder and shaking his arm,
"This is getting to be a real pain in my ..."
"Hey ... you ... you're not human!", a voice called from behind.
"ARRRGGGHH! Now what?", grumbled Inuyasha, as he, Kagome, Souta and Shinta faced the man who had called out to them.
"Are you a demon?", the young man asked.
"Who wants to know?", Inuyasha growled.
"Why did you attack those men?", the young man persisted.
"Why aren't you afraid of us?", Shinta asked back.
Suddenly, the young man began to morph into another being,
"He's a lizard.", commented Kagome.
"I'm a dragon.", he replied.
Inuyasha strutted over and gave the dragon a BONK on the head,
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?", the dragon cried out.
"INUYASHA!", Kagome scolded.
"SO ... are you a good guy or a bad guy?", Inuyasha asked, sarcastically, flipping off Kagome's scolding.
"I am fighting on the side of the humans. What about you? I heard you say you were on the humans side but, then you knocked them all out.", the dragon commented.
Souta spoke up,
"I told them we were on their side."
"Maybe so,", agreed Inuyasha, "But, they weren't about to back down and I refused to allow my kid to be shot."
"So, you are here to help the humans, then?", asked the dragon.
"Yes.", Kagome informed him, "Can you tell us what happened to cause this?"
"There's no time for that.", Inuyasha broke in, spinning around.
A group of demons had appeared in front of them from seemingly out of nowhere. The group barely had time to scatter as bullets and poison gas rained from their opponents,
"DAMMIT!", cried out Inuyasha, "KAGOME!"
He watched Kagome reappear from an alleyway, guns blazing. A few demons dropped before a slimy tentacle hit her from behind, slamming her into a car hard enough to send the car crashing into the side of a building. He ran over to her,
"KAGOME! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?", he knelt down beside her.
She shook off the blow and tried to steady her eyes,
"Damn! Bruce Willis must've had a double for those scenes. THAT HURT!"
Inuyasha's face looked dazed,
"WHA ?"
She looked up at him,
"Never mind."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
They both looked up to see Shinta deliver a one-two hit to a couple of lead demons - first with a martial arts kick and flip and then with bullets - before landing safely beside his parents, panting hard. Three more demons fell to his hand,
"Cool. A Chow Yun Fat move.", his mother approved.
"PFFT! Get real, mama. Jet Li!"
Inuyasha's "WTF" face was priceless,
"HUH?"
"NEVER MIND!", Kagome and Shinta shouted in unison.
The dragon came running over to them,
"The demons are pushing the humans back. We need to do something now. Please, half-demon!"
Inuyasha stood up,
"I ain't your savior!", he muttered.
Kagome stood up next to him,
"Yea, well, you've just been anointed.", she replied.
Inuyasha grumbled something under his breath then, grabbed the gun out of his obi and tossed it,
"Fuck this shit! If you want me to stop this I'll do it MY WAY! Got it?!", he looked at Kagome intently, as he withdrew Tessaiga, transforming it.
"NO! Inuyasha! You'll level the whole city!", she protested.
"DON'T TRY TO STOP ME KAGOME! I'M TIRED OF THIS SHIT!"
With that, Inuyasha leaped high into the air and ascertained the positions of the demons before raising Tessaiga high in the air,
"WIND SCAR!", he screamed.
The dragon covered his head from falling debris as Shinta, Souta amd Kagome stared at the path of destruction leading away from them to the left. Souta's eyes were wide while Shinta just shook his head. Kagome's face simply read "Oh shit!"
"WHAT WAS THAT?", the dragon cried out.
"My dad's way of taking care of business.", Shinta told him, "Kill first - ask questions later."
"Inuyasha has serious anger issues.", Souta commented, softly.
Kagome merely sighed,
"Always has to play the hero."
"Uh ... mom?", asked Shinta.
"Yes?', she responded.
"Look at dad.", he told her.
Kagome looked up and cringed,
"DAMN! I'm in heat, too!"
Inuyasha had clearly transformed into a demon.
"I guess we're having another pup.", Shinta grinned.
Inuyasha landed and was lining up to send another blast in front of them. Some demons were beginning to run but, the blast had raised the curiosity of many more demons that had begun to gather. Shinta took a deep breath, waiting for the next blast, when he felt it. He looked down at his hip. His sword trembled in its sheath,
"Aisusaiga?", Shinta's voice was soft and reverent.
He removed the sword from its sheath and the blade transformed into a beautiful silver katana. He felt power flow from within the sword into his body. He didn't know why or how - he just knew,
"DAD! MOVE!", he yelled.
Inuyasha turned and stared at the sight of Shinta and the sword. Seeing Shinta raise the sword, Inuyasha quickly moved away,
"AISUSAIGA!", Shinta called out.
The hordes of demons gathered in front were vaporized by the powerful blast. Shinta merely stared at what had been in front of them,
"Cool sword!", commented Souta.
"Can you do it again?", asked Kagome, hoping it wasn't a one time thing, like when Inuyasha first used the Wind Scar, "It doesn't cause as much damage as the WIND SCAR!", she yelled out the last part to her husband, standing there in his demonic glory and analyzing the sword's blast.
Shinta felt the pulsing again and sniffed the air. Picking up the scent of more demons, he jumped into the air and fired off another blast from the sword. Kagome's hope for less destruction was dashed when Inuyasha joined his son in eradicating the demons. The city now lay in complete ruins before them. Kagome didn't even want to imagine the death toll.
"We should go.", Shinta urged, landing beside his mother and Souta.
"Hey, where's that dragon?", asked Souta.
"Dunno.", said Shinta, "Let's go, before the humans come after us."
Before he had finished his sentence, Inuyasha had swooped down, grabbed Kagome and took off,
"Where are they going?", Souta asked, hopping on Shinta's back.
"I would assume back to the house.", Shinta commented, as he leaped into the air, "I'm sure my dad has some unfinished business to attend too."
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A/N: "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life ...". Sorry about the long delay. Life just wasn't conducive to writing and then I needed to get re-Inuyasha-ized. You can kind of call this a filler chapter - I came up with it while watching "Live Free or Die Hard" and it didn't really fit into the story so I had to tweak it a bit. I just had this vision of "I want to totally destroy Tokyo". The next chapter will get us back into the story.