Naraku's Most Evil Scheme
Naraku sat inside his hidden lair. His return meant only one thing, that he had created a new way to come alive. Through Kagura's eyes he viewed Kaede's Village setting his most evil plan into action.
"Kagura," he began. "It's time to extract my revenge against InuYasha, Michiru Kururugi, and that Demon-Slayer. Now that I have returned I must take hold of the key to my resurrection. Do it."
"Whatever." Kagura groaned. She was not happy to be back under Naraku's power and would want nothing more than to eliminate the cause for his return. But she knew if she tried, then Naraku would kill her. So she reluctantly obeyed hoping in the back of her mind that InuYasha and his friends would kill Naraku again soon. She spoke an incantation that Naraku told her to say around the outskirts of Kaede's Village. Just then the whole village burst into flames.
"Wha?" Kagura gasped. "Naraku, what's going on?"
"Calm yourself Kagura." Naraku chortled. "All will be made clear shortly."
Just then two figures with blank expressions appeared outside the fire. Kagura looked expecting to see Kanna and Kohaku back on their side. But when the two figures appeared, they were not who Kagura was expecting.
"Naraku, who are these two?" Kagura asked.
Naraku laughed, "The reasons I have returned Kagura. And the keys to seal the dooms of InuYasha and his friends."
Elsewhere over on the road connecting Kaede's Village to Kasasagi Town, Michiru and Sango were riding Kirara on the ground enjoying a calm quiet stroll through the forest. Michiru was riding lead while Sango was riding behind with her arms wrapped around him.
"Oh Michiru," Sango sighed. "Doesn't this remind you of our honeymoon in the Colorado Rockies?"
"Yes." Michiru agreed. "One of the few times you ever agreed to spend a lengthy amount of time in the present. Of course this time we're not having as much difficulty with Kirara."
"That's right." Sango chuckled. "I remember back then it was hard enough convincing the people that Kirara's two tails were the result of a birth-defect. Much less riding her through the forest in public like we are right now."
Kirara purred good naturedly remembering that moment. Michiru then rubbed her ears knowing that she at first had taken offence to having to tell people that she had a "birth-defect." Shippo then hopped up upon hearing about Michiru and Sango's honeymoon.
"So guys, tell us more about your honeymoon." Shippo pleaded.
"Like we're gonna tell you anything!" Michiru replied. "What happened on our honeymoon is our business and our business alone!"
"Aw, c'mon don't be like that!" Shippo begged. "Tell me more! Tell me more!"
"Did ya get very far?" Kaname sang jokingly.
Michiru turned red upon hearing that, apparently not taking notice to the "greasy" little joke Kaname had pulled. Miroku however, catching on to what Kaname was saying, asked, "That's something I'd personally like to know about."
Sango looked up at Miroku and shouted, "What all we did on our honeymoon is none of your business Miroku!" She then slapped him again. All of a sudden InuYasha and Michiru stood in silence.
"InuYasha, Michiru, what's wrong?" Kagome asked.
InuYasha looked over at Michiru. "Hey do you smell that?" he asked.
"Yeah, I smell smoke." Michiru nodded.
"Really?" Shippo asked. "I don't smell anything. I mean InuYasha can smell smoke miles away but how can Michiru as well?"
"Well once when you weren't around Shippo, my brother sustained a major head injury." Kaname explained. "The blow to his head altered and spiked his senses so now he has abnormal hearing, smell, sight, and taste."
"Not quite as powerful as InuYasha's, but close." Kagome finished. "But still, with those heightened senses, cocky attitude, insatiable hunger, love for combat, and not to mention owning a sword that was made with a part of InuTaisho's body, one could say that Michiru is a short-haired InuYasha."
"Well where is the smoke coming from guys?" Sango asked.
InuYasha and Michiru stood silent for a moment then they froze in fear, looked at each other, and simultaneously said, "Oh no! Kaede's Village!"
"What?" the others said in shock.
"We have to hurry!" Michiru cried out. "Kaname hop on. Kirara, take to the sky!"
Kaname jumped on Kirara and Kirara leapt into the air. InuYasha picked up Kagome while Miroku made Hachi transform and carry the others back to Kaede's Village. Once there, both Shikigami users pulled out their weapons. Kaname twirled her staff around to charge it up and said, "Oh almighty flowing river, fall from the skies in a downpour! Cloudburst!" Then a powerful rain fell from the skies calming the fires down while Michiru pointed Shikiga towards all that remained.
"Shikiga!" He called to his sword. "Unleash the flow of water's blessings. Misty Gathering!" Just then a powerful mist surrounded the village putting out the rest of the ground fires. Everyone then landed on the ground amazed at what all happened to their homes. Kagome sobbed.
"I just hope that everyone made it out okay." She cried. "Especially Kaede, Kohaku," She then turned towards Michiru and Sango. "And your two daughters."
"And our THREE daughters Kagome!" Michiru snapped.
"Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh!" A sisister voice laughed from the sky.
"What the?" InuYasha yelped then he scowled. "We know that laugh. Dammit! I should've known it was you Naraku!"
"That's right mutt." Naraku's voice boomed form out of nowhere.
"Why have you done this Naraku?" Kagome demanded. "What have you done with our loved ones."
"Well little priestess, you should know why I've done this. I want revenge for all the times you all killed me." Naraku stated crossly. "And as for your loved ones, Kaede, Kohaku, and that traitorous Kanna fled to Akebi Village." As Kagome breathed a sigh of relief, Naraku continued. "Oh, well those fools are of no concern to me."
"Then why did you attack?" InuYasha demanded.
"Why to obtain the perfect subjects to extract my revenge." Naraku smugly replied. "You see Woman of Demon-Slayer and descendant of Utsugi, it was brought to my attention that you two recently added two new additions to your little family."
Sango and Michiru upon hearing this looked at each other in shock. Sango then teared up. "No. No. NO!" She cried. "Not our Michigo and Sanru!"
Seeing Sango in tears Miroku then glared at the heavens. "I'm warning you Naraku! If you so much as harm one hair on those little girls' heads I swear I will make you pay!"
"Silence monk!" Naraku roared. "But you have reminded me..."
Just then, Miroku cried out in pain grabbing his hand as it began to glow. Then the all to familiar hole in his hand returned bringing with it the curse of the Wind Tunnel.
Seeing his friend once agian cursed with this abomination Michiru sobbed and cried out. "Naraku, you're planning on taking the live of my blood daughters to obtain your revenge aren't you?"
"No!" Sango sobbed realizing that Naraku would do something like that in a heartbeat.
"No, but believe me I wish it was that simple." Naraku answered. "But the truth is I need these children alive."
"Why?" InuYasha demanded. "Why must you show those girls any mercy?"
"Well you see mutt," Naraku began. "Right before the last time you killed me, I placed a curse on Michiru's reproductive organs." Kagome and Kaname turned pale upon hearing such a disgusting proclamation. "This curse would allow me to return just as soon as Michiru impregnated a woman. So you see after the Demon-Slayer recieved your seed, I was allowed to return." The group gasped realizing that Naraku used Michiru and Sango's love for each other as a weapon. "But there is a catch on my part, I can only live as long as these children remain alive so reluctantly I can't kill them."
Sango and Michiru sighed upon hearing that their children would be safe. But Naraku continued, "But I still have plans for them."
"What kind of plans?" Kaname demanded.
Naraku laughed cruelly and replied, "Demon-Slayer, remember what I did to your little brother?"
Sango, realizing what Naraku was saying, gasped in horror knowing now that Naraku planned to use her own children as his own puppets.
"No!" InuYasha cried out. "Damn you Naraku! I'll never forgive you for this!"
Kagome shot out, "But you can't do that! Michigo and Sanru are just babies!"
Naraku laughed, "Not anymore. I created a spell that made them grow up into adolescents in sixty seconds. And I will use their power to destroy you!"
"You wouldn't dare!" Michiru flared knowing full well that wasn't true. Naraku would do anything and harm anybody to get what he wanted. "I swear to God I'll kill you for this!"
Naraku's voice just laughed and left the group alone. Sango fell to her knees and cried nonstop. Michiru placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry Sango." Michiru sobbed. "We'll get then back."
Sango wrapped her arms around Michiru's frame and wept into his chest, "I know, it's just that I was looking forward to watching them grow up. And now they've become teenagers, and we weren't around to watch them grow."
Michiru nodded and for a time both cried over the situation. But InuYasha interjected.
"Come on guys," he sadly told the team. "Let's go to Akebi Village and check on everyone."
"Right." Michiru agreed.
As the team made their way to the road leading to Akebi. Michiru looked towards what reamined of their home. "I swear Michigo and Sanru. I'll get you back!"