She can't remember? That one made Natasha shake her head and decide that the girl either took a good blow to the head, was lying about the whole thing… or actually fought that many armies off. She reluctantly put her curiosity aside, figuring that anything else out would have to wait. Catching Clint's eye, she nodded her head towards their next destination and motioned for the girl to follow. Now wasn't exactly the time to swap battle stories, but she was going to learn what this girl was hiding... eventually.

Trying to keep her breathing under control, Kagome jogged back to where she'd been dropped by her dad after this whole thing had started. Only this time, she got to take in the others that were involved in stopping this invasion.

She mentally groaned and shifted away when she spotted a god; identifying him by how he was dressed… way too similarly to that Loki character. She now recalled the name, and was mentally kicking herself. Of course gods were involved in a disaster of this magnitude. They may not be her gods, which she thanked Inari for, but they were gods nonetheless.

It did make her wonder if she ever would meet her own gods, other than the minor ones she'd had to rescue. A major one, or whichever one her family's shrine worshipped. She was willing to take either one, just as long as it was one that didn't lie about their status to get free meals, ended up trapped in pickling barrels, or had a strong desire to eat her. One that would tell her 'Good job, there's VIP status waiting after all's said and done. Keep up the good work.'

Then again, the first time she and the others faced a self-proclaimed god, they took his 'godly' self down and returned the power to the rightful goddess...

The blond god's words broke her out of her thoughts. "The powers surrounding the cube are impenetrable."

"If you're talking about a barrier, I can get past it!" she volunteered, jumping into the conversation since she knew this was one thing she could do. Impenetrable barriers? Not a problem for her. After various talks held with Kaede and Miroku, she'd become aware of the rarity of her abilities with barriers… they just couldn't keep her out.

"Listen, if he says impenetrable he means..."

"I know what impenetrable means, but I can get past it. Trust me." It apparently was a lot to ask from a group of strangers.

AN: I think I might be coming down with something... I can only hope it holds out another... six weeks. Other than that; read, enjoy, and review!