May Our Paths Cross In The Future
By: PsychoPapaya
I don't own Inuyasha and the other characters from the show and comics, but I DO own the Nick and Ikosa characters.
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Chapter 11: Showdown At Naraku's Castle!
Kiara landed in front of Naraku's castle. The gang was all there.
"I already circled the place. There's no way in." Nick said.
All of a sudden, a door-shaped hole dissolved out of the wall in front of them. Kiara shrinked down and they all walked inside. Everyone followed Nick through the hall; it was like a maze.
"Uh, Nick? Do you know where you're going?" Kagome asked.
"Not exactly. I can hear Shippo, and I'm trying to find my way through the maze."
"You can hear him?" Inuyasha asked. "I can't hear a thing." Inuyasha growled.
"Down, boy." Kagome said. "Don't make me say the "s" word."
Inuyasha stopped.
Nick suddenly stopped. "Hold up." He said.
"What?" Kagome asked.
"I can't hear anything."
"So?"
"I can't hear Shippo. We're going to have to find the rest of the way ourselves, and fast"
So they picked up the pace and hurried through the maze. Finally, they ended up in the center of the castle. The group looked around, trying to see into the darkness. Then, a figure appeared in the middle of the room. It was Shippo, being suspended in the air, like a puppet. It looked like he was sleeping, unconscious, or worse. No one wanted to think about that.
"Ahh, Inuyasha." A familiar voice (to everyone but Nick) echoed. "Thanks to your new "friend", now will be your doom. He betrayed your trust, and now he will cost this kitsune's life. Who knows how long he'll hang in there with the poison running through his body?
Naraku appeared in front of Shippo, along with Ikosa, in a giant robot suit. It was about the size of a pickup truck, and about twice as heavy. Naraku reached into a pocket and pulled out a small vial. It had a clear, turquoise liquid inside. Very likely it was the antidote to the poison. He gave it to Ikosa, and they ran down halls on the sides of the room.
"We'll split up. Kagome, let's go!" and they ran off. Nick and Kagome after Ikosa, and Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha after Naraku.
Nick and Kagome chased Ikosa down a straight hall, and they ended up outside with Ikosa in his robot suit.
"So, Nick, here we are. A fight to the death, and it looks like I have the upper hand." he reached out the robot arm and picked up a tree. He ripped it right out of the ground and crushed it into wood chips.
Nick looked a little nervous. He was strong, but it would be hard to beat Ikosa in that suit.
Nick ran forward and jumped. He tried to kick Ikosa's suit, but the robot grabbed his leg and started to squeeze. Nick felt his bone snap and be crushed. Ikosa let him go and let him fall to the ground. He was lying on the ground, trying to get up. Ikosa raised one of the robot's legs, and held it above Nick.
Kagome stood and stared in horror. Nick couldn't stand a chance. She couldn't stand around doing nothing. She picked up some rocks and threw them at the robot. They bounced off the steel armor. He stopped, set the leg down, and turned to Kagome.
"Meddling girl, I'll get rid of you once and for all!" He yelled. He picked up a large boulder, and held it, about to throw it at Kagome.
Nick got up, and jumped again, he kicked his other leg into the robot. It struck it in the back of the head, and flew forward, into the wall of Naraku's castle. The rock above Ikosa's robot fell when Nick kicked it. It fell, onto Nick's broken leg. Nick screamed in pain again.
Meanwhile, the cockpit of the robot opened, and Ikosa rolled out. He pulled out a gun from inside his coat pocket. He aimed it at Kagome. "I'll.kill.you.now." He pulled the trigger, and then died.
Nick was trying to get his leg out from under the rock when Ikosa pulled the gun. "Kagome! Look out!". Then, Ikosa pulled the trigger. Kagome jumped to the side. The bullet spun as it left the barrel. It cut through the air like a knife. It flew through the air, narrowly missing Kagome. Unfortunately, Nick wasn't so lucky. Kagome got up and looked back at Nick. He was lying on the ground, very still.
"Nick! No!" She yelled.
She ran to him and knelt down beside him. Tears welled in her eyes as she looked at him. Blood stained the front of his shirt. He had a stare in his eyes, a look that made Kagome's blood run cold. She turned around and started to cry.
As she was crying, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see Nick looking back at her. They both smiled. She turned back and hugged him. After a minute, she pulled away.
"How? The bullet hit you, and there's blood all over your shirt."
Nick reached into his shirt and pulled out the dog tag he always wore. It had a small hole in it. Also, he pulled out a bullet. It was the size of the hole.
"The dog tag must have slowed the bullet. It still penetrated my skin, though."
Just then, Inuyasha came running in. He was scraped up a little bit. "Naraku got away. What are you two doing? Shippo's dying!"
"Oh, right." Nick said. "Um, a little help here?"
"Feh! Fine" Inuyasha walked over, lifted the boulder off Nick's leg, and tossed it to the side.
His leg was bloody and scraped. There was also a jagged piece of a bone sticking out of the skin. With Kagome's help, he stood up, and hopped on his other foot. He picked up the vial with the antidote and the Shikon Jewel and hopped inside Naraku's castle to the middle room.
Shippo lied on the floor. He was barely breathing. When he did, it came in sharp, quick spurts.
"He almost gone. I can feel his energy leaving him. We have to hurry." Nick said.
Nick twisted the cap off the top of the vial, and poured the antidote into Shippo's mouth. They waited. Finally, color started to return to the kitsune's face, and he started breathing better. He opened his eyes and sat up. He stretched and rubbed his eyes.
"What happened? Where am I?" He asked.
Everyone smiled. Even Inuyasha cracked a grin.
~~BACK AT THE WELL~~
Kagome looked at the Shikon Jewel. Boy, it's a good thing we got this back."
Nick was sitting on the side of the well.
"So, now what are you going to do?"
"I'm going to leave, after I get my leg fixed. It's my fault for everything. I tried to kill you, I almost killed Shippo, and everything else."
"Yeah. But, you also didn't kill me, and you saved Shippo."
"I've caused enough trouble. I don't want to cause any more. Beside, the others don't want me here, you heard Inuyasha."
"Oh, he's always like that. That's the way he is. He's got a hard shell, but inside, he's a softy"
There was a voice from the woods. "Am not!"
"Well, I guess I could stay. On one condition. I can become part of this group"
Kagome smiled. "Sure. Now let's get you fixed up" and they climbed back through the well.
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End Of Story
Ok, no one has reviewed my story. I have a sequel (Called "A Friend In Need") I'm half done with, and about five more stories I want to write, so I'm just putting up all the rest. The next one will have everyone go through the well into our world, and a new kitsune friend for Shippo! And, someone might die! And, Nick might undergo an amazing transformation! And. Oh, I'm out of stuff to say. Check out my bio to see my other stories that are out!
Also, if someone DOES review, please answer these questions, if you can:
Can Kagome and the others go through the well without the Jewel Shards? Half demons are hanyou, right? Does Kagome have a dad? I've never seen him.
I don't own Inuyasha and the other characters from the show and comics, but I DO own the Nick and Ikosa characters.
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Chapter 11: Showdown At Naraku's Castle!
Kiara landed in front of Naraku's castle. The gang was all there.
"I already circled the place. There's no way in." Nick said.
All of a sudden, a door-shaped hole dissolved out of the wall in front of them. Kiara shrinked down and they all walked inside. Everyone followed Nick through the hall; it was like a maze.
"Uh, Nick? Do you know where you're going?" Kagome asked.
"Not exactly. I can hear Shippo, and I'm trying to find my way through the maze."
"You can hear him?" Inuyasha asked. "I can't hear a thing." Inuyasha growled.
"Down, boy." Kagome said. "Don't make me say the "s" word."
Inuyasha stopped.
Nick suddenly stopped. "Hold up." He said.
"What?" Kagome asked.
"I can't hear anything."
"So?"
"I can't hear Shippo. We're going to have to find the rest of the way ourselves, and fast"
So they picked up the pace and hurried through the maze. Finally, they ended up in the center of the castle. The group looked around, trying to see into the darkness. Then, a figure appeared in the middle of the room. It was Shippo, being suspended in the air, like a puppet. It looked like he was sleeping, unconscious, or worse. No one wanted to think about that.
"Ahh, Inuyasha." A familiar voice (to everyone but Nick) echoed. "Thanks to your new "friend", now will be your doom. He betrayed your trust, and now he will cost this kitsune's life. Who knows how long he'll hang in there with the poison running through his body?
Naraku appeared in front of Shippo, along with Ikosa, in a giant robot suit. It was about the size of a pickup truck, and about twice as heavy. Naraku reached into a pocket and pulled out a small vial. It had a clear, turquoise liquid inside. Very likely it was the antidote to the poison. He gave it to Ikosa, and they ran down halls on the sides of the room.
"We'll split up. Kagome, let's go!" and they ran off. Nick and Kagome after Ikosa, and Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha after Naraku.
Nick and Kagome chased Ikosa down a straight hall, and they ended up outside with Ikosa in his robot suit.
"So, Nick, here we are. A fight to the death, and it looks like I have the upper hand." he reached out the robot arm and picked up a tree. He ripped it right out of the ground and crushed it into wood chips.
Nick looked a little nervous. He was strong, but it would be hard to beat Ikosa in that suit.
Nick ran forward and jumped. He tried to kick Ikosa's suit, but the robot grabbed his leg and started to squeeze. Nick felt his bone snap and be crushed. Ikosa let him go and let him fall to the ground. He was lying on the ground, trying to get up. Ikosa raised one of the robot's legs, and held it above Nick.
Kagome stood and stared in horror. Nick couldn't stand a chance. She couldn't stand around doing nothing. She picked up some rocks and threw them at the robot. They bounced off the steel armor. He stopped, set the leg down, and turned to Kagome.
"Meddling girl, I'll get rid of you once and for all!" He yelled. He picked up a large boulder, and held it, about to throw it at Kagome.
Nick got up, and jumped again, he kicked his other leg into the robot. It struck it in the back of the head, and flew forward, into the wall of Naraku's castle. The rock above Ikosa's robot fell when Nick kicked it. It fell, onto Nick's broken leg. Nick screamed in pain again.
Meanwhile, the cockpit of the robot opened, and Ikosa rolled out. He pulled out a gun from inside his coat pocket. He aimed it at Kagome. "I'll.kill.you.now." He pulled the trigger, and then died.
Nick was trying to get his leg out from under the rock when Ikosa pulled the gun. "Kagome! Look out!". Then, Ikosa pulled the trigger. Kagome jumped to the side. The bullet spun as it left the barrel. It cut through the air like a knife. It flew through the air, narrowly missing Kagome. Unfortunately, Nick wasn't so lucky. Kagome got up and looked back at Nick. He was lying on the ground, very still.
"Nick! No!" She yelled.
She ran to him and knelt down beside him. Tears welled in her eyes as she looked at him. Blood stained the front of his shirt. He had a stare in his eyes, a look that made Kagome's blood run cold. She turned around and started to cry.
As she was crying, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see Nick looking back at her. They both smiled. She turned back and hugged him. After a minute, she pulled away.
"How? The bullet hit you, and there's blood all over your shirt."
Nick reached into his shirt and pulled out the dog tag he always wore. It had a small hole in it. Also, he pulled out a bullet. It was the size of the hole.
"The dog tag must have slowed the bullet. It still penetrated my skin, though."
Just then, Inuyasha came running in. He was scraped up a little bit. "Naraku got away. What are you two doing? Shippo's dying!"
"Oh, right." Nick said. "Um, a little help here?"
"Feh! Fine" Inuyasha walked over, lifted the boulder off Nick's leg, and tossed it to the side.
His leg was bloody and scraped. There was also a jagged piece of a bone sticking out of the skin. With Kagome's help, he stood up, and hopped on his other foot. He picked up the vial with the antidote and the Shikon Jewel and hopped inside Naraku's castle to the middle room.
Shippo lied on the floor. He was barely breathing. When he did, it came in sharp, quick spurts.
"He almost gone. I can feel his energy leaving him. We have to hurry." Nick said.
Nick twisted the cap off the top of the vial, and poured the antidote into Shippo's mouth. They waited. Finally, color started to return to the kitsune's face, and he started breathing better. He opened his eyes and sat up. He stretched and rubbed his eyes.
"What happened? Where am I?" He asked.
Everyone smiled. Even Inuyasha cracked a grin.
~~BACK AT THE WELL~~
Kagome looked at the Shikon Jewel. Boy, it's a good thing we got this back."
Nick was sitting on the side of the well.
"So, now what are you going to do?"
"I'm going to leave, after I get my leg fixed. It's my fault for everything. I tried to kill you, I almost killed Shippo, and everything else."
"Yeah. But, you also didn't kill me, and you saved Shippo."
"I've caused enough trouble. I don't want to cause any more. Beside, the others don't want me here, you heard Inuyasha."
"Oh, he's always like that. That's the way he is. He's got a hard shell, but inside, he's a softy"
There was a voice from the woods. "Am not!"
"Well, I guess I could stay. On one condition. I can become part of this group"
Kagome smiled. "Sure. Now let's get you fixed up" and they climbed back through the well.
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End Of Story
Ok, no one has reviewed my story. I have a sequel (Called "A Friend In Need") I'm half done with, and about five more stories I want to write, so I'm just putting up all the rest. The next one will have everyone go through the well into our world, and a new kitsune friend for Shippo! And, someone might die! And, Nick might undergo an amazing transformation! And. Oh, I'm out of stuff to say. Check out my bio to see my other stories that are out!
Also, if someone DOES review, please answer these questions, if you can:
Can Kagome and the others go through the well without the Jewel Shards? Half demons are hanyou, right? Does Kagome have a dad? I've never seen him.