Title: Inu Tarzan
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and all credit for the anime should be directed to the Inuyasha corp. I also do not own Tarzan or anything related to the name, characters or storyline.
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Rated: M – Mature language, violence, and adult content in various chapters.
Warning: This chapter contains violence. Please read at your own discretion.
Inu Tarzan: Times Up
(*** The Gorillas Score - Mark Mancina ***)
When the guard wasn't paying attention Kagome rolled over to a crate at the back of the tent and began to saw away at her bindings. It took her longer than she'd liked but eventually she was able to snap the ropes around her wrists. Knowing their guard would come to check in on them any moment now she quickly grabbed one of the empty guns off of the table and waited behind the crates by the front flap. As soon as the guard came through the flap she jammed the butt of the gun into his skull knocking him out cold. As soon as he was unconscious she kicked away his loaded gun and went to untie her grandpa.
"Thank you child!" Professor Porter panted as he pulled his crying granddaughter into his arms. "Hurry, we must get to Inu-Tarzan before it's too late!"
"But grandpa! We only have one loaded gun to fight against Mr. Hojo with!" Kagome sobbed as the first gunshot sounded from the jungle. "Inu-Tarzan!"
"Hurry child! There isn't a moment to lose!" Professor Porter shouted just as heavy rain clouds began to darken the skies around them.
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Inu-Tarzan got that anxious feeling in his belly again. The last time he'd felt it, Kagome came down with malaria and nearly died. Unlike before his pack was back at the cave meaning they could protect their home without him. He was about to head towards the beach and check on Kagome when Shippo came bursting into the tree grove.
"Inu-Tarzan!" Shippo yelled as he ran towards him with all his might. "Inu-Tarzan help!"
"Shippo? What the hell?" Inu-Tarzan yelled as he quickly leapt down from the tree to gather the hyperventilating monkey into his arms.
"You have to stop them!" Shippo exclaimed as he tried to pull Inu-Tarzan towards the camp.
"What?" Inu-Tarzan paled just as the scent of humans blew on the breeze.
"You need to stop them before it's too late! The humans are..."
BANG
"Gah!" Inu-Tarzan grunted as he hunched over in pain. His entire arm felt like it was being eaten alive by fire ants. Having heard the distant sound of a gunshot he instantly knew he'd been hit. Thankfully the bullet only managed to graze his left bicep.
"Inu-Tarzan!" Shippo cried out when he noticed the blood dripping down his arm.
"Damn it Shippo! Go and hide in the trees now!" Inu-Tarzan cursed when he heard footsteps coming their way.
"But I...''
"NOW!" Inu-Tarzan yelled just as he quickly leapt out of the grove.
BANG BANG
"Shit!" Inu-Tarzan cursed as he barely dodged two more bullets.
"Run all you want Inu-Tarzan!" Mr. Hojo laughed as he saw a silver streak flash through the treetops. "The Porters have ever so kindly given me a road map to your home. The work you helped them collect over the past six months will now be the cause for your family's demise."
"You lie!" Inu-Tarzan snarled as he quickly flew into another tree to avoid being shot.
"Then how do I know that your family resides in a cave along the western valley?" Mr. Hojo laughed as he held the notebook up for him to see. "They betrayed you Inu-Tarzan and now I will hunt down and kill all that you hold dear."
"Never!" Inu-Tarzan growled as he leapt higher into the treetops and quickly sped home.
He couldn't believe this was happening! He'd known the professor had been making a map in his notebook but he never would have thought they'd give it to Mr. Hojo. If what Hojo had said was true, then Kagome and her grandfather had betrayed him. He should have seen this coming. She's tricked him into believing he could be loved with her beautiful body and seduced his mind with her words of love. Now the humans would strike first with the bullets they had left in their guns and kill his pack when they were at their weakest. He felt so betrayed, hurt and angry.
"Sessho!" Inu-Tarzan shouted as he landed in the clearing. "We got to go… now!"
"What? What has happened?" Sessho demanded just as the scent of humans blew on the breeze. "What is…"
"It's the humans! They're coming! Get everyone into the spare dens! Now!" Inu-Tarzan snarled.
"Go!" Sessho commanded his guards as they quickly did as he asked.
They'd gotten all of the females and pups inside the hidden dens on the far side of the cave when the humans arrived. Not wanting them to see where they'd hidden their families along the hillside the males fled into the forest in the opposite direction of the dens. The men seeing their prey running off shot red flares into the sky and charged at them shouting their war cries into the air. The flares burst high in the sky lighting up the landscape for miles around. As the sounds of their gunshots rolled across the landscape heavy torrential rain began to fall from the sky. It quickly had the earth turning into mush making it hard to move around.
As the flares slowly began to die out from the rain, only the light of the sun peaking through the rain clouds and their torchlights made it possible to see friends from foe. Unfortunately for the humans the inu's had an advantage. They knew the landscape, had enhanced senses and could vanish within the shadows of the dark jungle brush with ease. As the sparks of gunfire lit up around them the scent of blood and the cries of battle sounded in the air. Both man and beast littered the landscape as the heavy rain continued to hammer down on them.
When Kagome and her grandpa finally arrived on the battlefield Mr. Hojo and Inu-Tarzan were rolling around in the mud covered in blood. Somehow during the fight Mr. Hojo's gun had gotten knocked out of his hands and they were kicking and punching each other as they desperately tried to reach for it. Seeing his chance Professor Porter ran into the line of fire and quickly grabbed the gun. Now with two loaded guns in his hands he pointed them up into the air and he screamed at the top of his lungs to seize fire.
"PULL BACK!" Professor Porter screamed as he shot the guns into the air again. "I DEMAND EVERYONE TO PULL BACK!"
Everyone stunned on what was going on reluctantly stepped away from the fights and regrouped with their surviving members on opposite sides of the battleground. Kagome seeing her bloody and muddy mate gathering with the surviving inu's broke away from the humans and ran to his side. When she got close to him however he growled in her face making her stop and stare wide eyed in surprise.
"Stay away!" Inu-Tarzan snarled as Kagome once again tried to approach him.
"Inu-Tarzan!" Kagome gasped as he snapped his teeth at her and growled. "What are you…"
"I said go away!" Inu-Tarzan snarled again. "You betray Inu-Tarzan! Tell inu to not attack to keep peace. You lie! Humans attack inu's and now they are dead!"
"No Inu-Tarzan!" Kagome sobbed as she tried to approach him again. "I tried to stop them but they tied my grandpa and I up. We couldn't come to tell you they were coming!"
"You lie!" Inu-Tarzan snarled. "How they get here then?! You tell them that's how! You tell them where home is!"
"No! That was my fault!" Professor Porter defended as he grabbed the muddy journal off of the ground. "He took my notes and figured it out from there!"
"You lie to protect yourself!" Inu-Tarzan growled as the other inus readied to charge once again behind him.
"Does this look like I'm lying to you?!" Kagome screamed as she pointed to her battered cheek. Waving her inflamed wrists in his face she screamed again, "Does this look like I'm lying to you?!" Pointing to her neck with Mr. Hojo's fingers bruised into the skin she screamed one last time "Does this look like I'm lying to you!"
"K-Kagome?!" Inu-Tarzan stared in shock as the red haze in his eyes began to clear. Seeing the bruises and suddenly smelling the scent of her blood shook him out of his anger and hate. He was finally seeing her scars, her wounds and the smell of fear and grief covering her body. Then when Mr. Hojo's scent coated her face and her neck his anger rekindled. "You hurt mate!"
"No Inu-Tarzan!" Kagome sobbed as she leapt into her mate's chest to stop him from attacking again. "Please! No more killing! No more death!"
"But…" Inu-Tarzan whined as his ears went back on his head.
"No!" Kagome sobbed only making his power to fight weaken even more. "Don't you see? Don't you all see that if you continue to fight like this you will all die? You will fight till the last one is standing. I know you hate to admit it but given the situation you are on equal playing fields and are evenly matched. There will not be a winner. You will all die! So please! Please let this end! No more death! No more death!"
"Will your pack promise to not attack the men anymore?" Professor Porter asked as the men behind him watched the negotiations unfold.
"Only if the humans no hunt no more." Inu-Tarzan said. "No hunt, not attack."
"Well men? Do you think we can survive on our dried meat and left over canned goods until the boat arrives?" Professor Porter asked as he turned to face the men. "Or do you wish to battle it out once again and risk never seeing your families?"
"I think I can spare being a vegetarian for a few days. I've had enough meat to last me a good while. What about you boys? Are you ready to go back to camp?" Jones asked as he looked at everyone.
"Yeah, I'm tired of this shit. I came to hunt; not start a fuckin war." Snipes said, earning grunts and nods in agreement from the other men.
"You're giving up?" Mr. Hojo yelled, making everyone turn to look at him in confusion. "You're really going to let those beasts win? They're lying to us! They want revenge for what we've done! They won't sleep until we're all dead! They'll hunt us down one by one, come into our tents when it's dark and kill us!"
"Let it go Hojo. You're just being paranoid." Jones scoffed as the other men began to walk back towards camp. "I'm tired, got mud in my shoes, I'm hungry and cold from the rain. I got my thrill of the hunt, now I'm ready for bed. We can come back tomorrow and get their furs."
"No! I will not let it go!" Mr. Hojo snapped as he ripped Snipes' gun from his hands and pointed it at Inu-Tarzan. "I will not be leaving without what is MINE!"
"Mr. Hojo no!" Professor Porter shouted.
BANG!
[End of Chapter 35]
Authors Note:
Thank you for reading the chapter. It was inspired by Clayton and the shipmates hunting the gorillas in the jungle. I hope you enjoyed it and will click the follow button to find out what happens next.