Chapter 8: The War Begins
United Nations building, New York City, United States…
"For reasons that have not been identified, everyone in Japan between the ages of five and fifteen have began to revolt," President Williamson from the United states addressed the nation, "We are requesting sanction to send United States Military forces to go in there and maintain control."
"I will not have the streets of our cities become a war zone," Emperor Himokama from Japan argued. "Yes, and these are children we're talking about, your requesting sanction to go in there and fight a war with innocent children," said King Phillip for England.
"These children are far from innocent," President Williamson explained, "They are taking over Japan, murdering civilians without reason, and they have made no attempts to give us their demands. They are acting out of abandon. Mr. Himokama, the streets of your cities already are a war zone, and if these children are not stopped, they could become a world threat."
Kagome's home…
Kagome's mother turned on the television; live coverage of a United Nations meeting was on the news. She jumped when she heard a nock on the door. She opened the door, leaving the chain on, so she could see who it was. "Mom, its me, open the door," she heard Kagome's voice say.
"Oh, Kagome," she said, and opened the door so Kagome could enter. "Where are the others?" she asked. "Inu-Yasha went back to tell Miroku and Sango what had happened," Kagome answered. Kagome explained to her mother what had happened, leaving out a few details, such as what had happened when she was revived, and that she had been killed in the first place.
"Kagome, the United States might be attacking Japan," Kagome's mother explained, "They'll kill the children who are under this spell, you have to stop them."
"How could I though?" Kagome asked, "If the governments of the world agree on this, how could I stop them. "You'll have to tell them," Kagome's mother said, "You'll just have to tell them about the Cabal, and why the children are doing this."
"Even if there was a chance that they'd believe me, how would I ever get to the United Nations?" Kagome asked. "You'll get there, and you'll make them believe, I know you will," Kagome's mother said. "I have to go back through the well," Kagome said, "Maybe Kaede will know what to do." Kagome left her home carefully and ran to the well.
Before she talked to Kaede she looked for Inu-Yasha, she found him in a tree. "Inu-Yasha, I need to talk to you," Kagome said. Inu-Yasha jumped down from his branch.
"Yeah?" he asked.
"I don't think we can trust Sesshoumaru," Kagome said.
"I know, we have to be ready for him to betray us, but we should give him a chance," Inu-Yasha said, "After all, he has been caring for Rin, hasn't he?" "I guess you have a point," Kagome said, "I'll be gone for a while, just be careful." "I will," he said, and Kagome went to find Kaede
"Kaede, do you know of any way to travel great distances really fast?" Kagome asked when she found Kaede, "Another nation from my time is going to use military force to stop the cursed children, and I need to travel to the other side of the world to stop them."
"There is a way, but it will take a lot of energy," Kaede said, "Its quite simple, just concentrate hard on being where you want to be, and if you put enough energy behind it, you will be there." Kagome wasted no time, she thought of a picture of the United Nations building she had seen in one of her schoolbooks. She concentrated hard on the meeting room, and with a white flash she was there. She gripped her head, the loss of energy had given her a terrible headache.
"Oh well, I can't rest now," she thought, as she looked around at a room full of government representatives staring in awe at the girl who appeared out of nowhere. She didn't wait for them to ask, she walked up to the President Williamson. "Sir," she said, "I know my sudden appearance is strange, but I know why the children are acting like this." He didn't know what to do, so he stepped aside to let her use the microphone.
"I am going to need to ask you all to be open minded," Kagome said, trying not to let her nervousness overcome her, "The children of Japan are acting this way is because of a cult called the Cabal, disguised as Cabalco industries." She explained everything that had happened over the last year. "I have sensed the jewel on the other side of the well, if you send military forces there they will be able to hold the Cabal army off until the jewel is retrieved. With the jewel, we will be able to free the children of Japan."
"Are you aware of exactly how absurd it would be to send military force to Japan, have them jump into a well, and fight an evil magical army?" President Williamson asked when she had finished. "I would say it is about as absurd as saying that I did not materialize in what is possibly the most heavily guarded room in the world," Kagome answered. President Williamson pondered this for a moment, "I would like to request sanction to send military force into the magical well in Tokyo," he said, felling quite unsure. Kagome breathed a sigh of relief as every representative voted yes. She was told that she would fly in with the military first thing tomorrow.
Kagome awoke early in the morning with a soldier standing by her bed. "I will be your escort Miss Higurashu," the soldier said in a friendly tone. Kagome got out of bed, taking a moment to remember where she was. "Just give me a minute to get ready," she said.
"Yes ma'am," the soldier said. "By the way, what is your name," Kagome asked. "First Class Private John McAnway ma'am," the soldier answered. Kagome got herself ready and came back into the room.
"Okay, I'm ready to go," Kagome said. "Yes, this way ma'am," Private John answered, "If you don't mind my asking, Miss Higurashu-" "Please," Kagome interrupted, "Call me Kagome."
"Yes ma'am…I mean, Kagome. I was wondering if you could tell me, does this supernatural stuff really exist, I have always believed in it, but have never seen proof," Private John said. "It is a world I have lived in for more than a year of my life, and I guarantee that it exists. Though I suppose you'll see for yourself when we go through the well." Private John seemed satisfied, and made small talk with Kagome as he walked her to the plane and on the plain ride to Tokyo.
On the plane…
"The streets are deserted sir, we should be able to land on the road right in front of Higurashi Shrine," one of the intelligence operatives on the plain said to the pilot, after checking a computer monitor. "Excellent," said the pilot, "We'll be landing in thirty seconds. The plane lowered to the ground and smoothly stooped right in front of the stairs to Higurashi Shrine.
"Everyone be ready to defend," a man who was apparently in charge said to the soldiers on the plane, "We need to get Kagome Higurashu to this well. We have strict orders not to fire unless absolutely necessary, and do not shoot to kill. According to Miss Higurashu these children are under a curse, and therefore are not acting out of their own free will. Understood?" "Yes, sir!" the soldiers said in unison. "Move out!"
The soldiers jumped out of the plane and ran towards the well surrounding Kagome. She ran with them and directed them to the well. When they got into the section of the shrine with the well in it the entire army of soldiers swarmed in and barricaded the door. Once everyone was in and calm, Kagome addressed them, "You should all be able to pass through the well as long as I am here. The enemy you will be facing are mindless soldiers that are trained only to kill. They tend to turn to dust when they are killed or cornered without escape. They are quite formidable when backed by a zealot. Zealots look human but their chests appear to be rotten and they wear a mask over their face. If you see a zealot take it out immediately. I am afraid that is all the intelligence on the enemy I can offer. Inu-Yasha, Miroku, Sango, and I will try to find the Chosen. They will most likely be trying to find Gideon in the Cabal's base. If we can take out the Chosen and retrieve the jewel, we can easily destroy the cabal's army. I'll go through the well and inform the others, I'll be back in about ten minutes." Kagome jumped into the well.
Kagome found Miroku and asked him to gather the others. When everyone was there, she told them everything. They went to prepare for battle. Kagome went over to the village to grab her bow and arrows and then jumped back through the well.
"Everything's ready," Kagome said to the soldiers, "Lets start going through." The soldiers jumped into the well, one by one. When they all were through Kagome jumped in. "The Cabal base is due north about three-hundred miles," Kagome said on the other side of the well, "The armies are waiting. While you engage the Cabal army, we'll go around and infiltrate the base. It should take us about three days to get there." The army moved out while Kagome gathered the others and quickly caught up again.
Three days passed quickly until they were about one mile away. The soldiers loaded their weapons and carefully created a strategy. Kagome, Inu-Yasha, Miroku, and Sango were now known as special task force team Apocalypse Blue. The next morning the attack would begin. Kagome and the others slept soundly waiting for tomorrow, when they would confront both the Chosen and Gideon.
United Nations building, New York City, United States…
"For reasons that have not been identified, everyone in Japan between the ages of five and fifteen have began to revolt," President Williamson from the United states addressed the nation, "We are requesting sanction to send United States Military forces to go in there and maintain control."
"I will not have the streets of our cities become a war zone," Emperor Himokama from Japan argued. "Yes, and these are children we're talking about, your requesting sanction to go in there and fight a war with innocent children," said King Phillip for England.
"These children are far from innocent," President Williamson explained, "They are taking over Japan, murdering civilians without reason, and they have made no attempts to give us their demands. They are acting out of abandon. Mr. Himokama, the streets of your cities already are a war zone, and if these children are not stopped, they could become a world threat."
Kagome's home…
Kagome's mother turned on the television; live coverage of a United Nations meeting was on the news. She jumped when she heard a nock on the door. She opened the door, leaving the chain on, so she could see who it was. "Mom, its me, open the door," she heard Kagome's voice say.
"Oh, Kagome," she said, and opened the door so Kagome could enter. "Where are the others?" she asked. "Inu-Yasha went back to tell Miroku and Sango what had happened," Kagome answered. Kagome explained to her mother what had happened, leaving out a few details, such as what had happened when she was revived, and that she had been killed in the first place.
"Kagome, the United States might be attacking Japan," Kagome's mother explained, "They'll kill the children who are under this spell, you have to stop them."
"How could I though?" Kagome asked, "If the governments of the world agree on this, how could I stop them. "You'll have to tell them," Kagome's mother said, "You'll just have to tell them about the Cabal, and why the children are doing this."
"Even if there was a chance that they'd believe me, how would I ever get to the United Nations?" Kagome asked. "You'll get there, and you'll make them believe, I know you will," Kagome's mother said. "I have to go back through the well," Kagome said, "Maybe Kaede will know what to do." Kagome left her home carefully and ran to the well.
Before she talked to Kaede she looked for Inu-Yasha, she found him in a tree. "Inu-Yasha, I need to talk to you," Kagome said. Inu-Yasha jumped down from his branch.
"Yeah?" he asked.
"I don't think we can trust Sesshoumaru," Kagome said.
"I know, we have to be ready for him to betray us, but we should give him a chance," Inu-Yasha said, "After all, he has been caring for Rin, hasn't he?" "I guess you have a point," Kagome said, "I'll be gone for a while, just be careful." "I will," he said, and Kagome went to find Kaede
"Kaede, do you know of any way to travel great distances really fast?" Kagome asked when she found Kaede, "Another nation from my time is going to use military force to stop the cursed children, and I need to travel to the other side of the world to stop them."
"There is a way, but it will take a lot of energy," Kaede said, "Its quite simple, just concentrate hard on being where you want to be, and if you put enough energy behind it, you will be there." Kagome wasted no time, she thought of a picture of the United Nations building she had seen in one of her schoolbooks. She concentrated hard on the meeting room, and with a white flash she was there. She gripped her head, the loss of energy had given her a terrible headache.
"Oh well, I can't rest now," she thought, as she looked around at a room full of government representatives staring in awe at the girl who appeared out of nowhere. She didn't wait for them to ask, she walked up to the President Williamson. "Sir," she said, "I know my sudden appearance is strange, but I know why the children are acting like this." He didn't know what to do, so he stepped aside to let her use the microphone.
"I am going to need to ask you all to be open minded," Kagome said, trying not to let her nervousness overcome her, "The children of Japan are acting this way is because of a cult called the Cabal, disguised as Cabalco industries." She explained everything that had happened over the last year. "I have sensed the jewel on the other side of the well, if you send military forces there they will be able to hold the Cabal army off until the jewel is retrieved. With the jewel, we will be able to free the children of Japan."
"Are you aware of exactly how absurd it would be to send military force to Japan, have them jump into a well, and fight an evil magical army?" President Williamson asked when she had finished. "I would say it is about as absurd as saying that I did not materialize in what is possibly the most heavily guarded room in the world," Kagome answered. President Williamson pondered this for a moment, "I would like to request sanction to send military force into the magical well in Tokyo," he said, felling quite unsure. Kagome breathed a sigh of relief as every representative voted yes. She was told that she would fly in with the military first thing tomorrow.
Kagome awoke early in the morning with a soldier standing by her bed. "I will be your escort Miss Higurashu," the soldier said in a friendly tone. Kagome got out of bed, taking a moment to remember where she was. "Just give me a minute to get ready," she said.
"Yes ma'am," the soldier said. "By the way, what is your name," Kagome asked. "First Class Private John McAnway ma'am," the soldier answered. Kagome got herself ready and came back into the room.
"Okay, I'm ready to go," Kagome said. "Yes, this way ma'am," Private John answered, "If you don't mind my asking, Miss Higurashu-" "Please," Kagome interrupted, "Call me Kagome."
"Yes ma'am…I mean, Kagome. I was wondering if you could tell me, does this supernatural stuff really exist, I have always believed in it, but have never seen proof," Private John said. "It is a world I have lived in for more than a year of my life, and I guarantee that it exists. Though I suppose you'll see for yourself when we go through the well." Private John seemed satisfied, and made small talk with Kagome as he walked her to the plane and on the plain ride to Tokyo.
On the plane…
"The streets are deserted sir, we should be able to land on the road right in front of Higurashi Shrine," one of the intelligence operatives on the plain said to the pilot, after checking a computer monitor. "Excellent," said the pilot, "We'll be landing in thirty seconds. The plane lowered to the ground and smoothly stooped right in front of the stairs to Higurashi Shrine.
"Everyone be ready to defend," a man who was apparently in charge said to the soldiers on the plane, "We need to get Kagome Higurashu to this well. We have strict orders not to fire unless absolutely necessary, and do not shoot to kill. According to Miss Higurashu these children are under a curse, and therefore are not acting out of their own free will. Understood?" "Yes, sir!" the soldiers said in unison. "Move out!"
The soldiers jumped out of the plane and ran towards the well surrounding Kagome. She ran with them and directed them to the well. When they got into the section of the shrine with the well in it the entire army of soldiers swarmed in and barricaded the door. Once everyone was in and calm, Kagome addressed them, "You should all be able to pass through the well as long as I am here. The enemy you will be facing are mindless soldiers that are trained only to kill. They tend to turn to dust when they are killed or cornered without escape. They are quite formidable when backed by a zealot. Zealots look human but their chests appear to be rotten and they wear a mask over their face. If you see a zealot take it out immediately. I am afraid that is all the intelligence on the enemy I can offer. Inu-Yasha, Miroku, Sango, and I will try to find the Chosen. They will most likely be trying to find Gideon in the Cabal's base. If we can take out the Chosen and retrieve the jewel, we can easily destroy the cabal's army. I'll go through the well and inform the others, I'll be back in about ten minutes." Kagome jumped into the well.
Kagome found Miroku and asked him to gather the others. When everyone was there, she told them everything. They went to prepare for battle. Kagome went over to the village to grab her bow and arrows and then jumped back through the well.
"Everything's ready," Kagome said to the soldiers, "Lets start going through." The soldiers jumped into the well, one by one. When they all were through Kagome jumped in. "The Cabal base is due north about three-hundred miles," Kagome said on the other side of the well, "The armies are waiting. While you engage the Cabal army, we'll go around and infiltrate the base. It should take us about three days to get there." The army moved out while Kagome gathered the others and quickly caught up again.
Three days passed quickly until they were about one mile away. The soldiers loaded their weapons and carefully created a strategy. Kagome, Inu-Yasha, Miroku, and Sango were now known as special task force team Apocalypse Blue. The next morning the attack would begin. Kagome and the others slept soundly waiting for tomorrow, when they would confront both the Chosen and Gideon.
