Chapter 2: The meeting
In heaven.
There was a flash of light in the great hall, where all the kamis were meeting. The Sanzo-ikkou appeared in a heap, sprawled over each other. When the dust had cleared, they all stood up on shaking legs. Each had looks of puzzlement on their faces when they saw that they were not where they had previously been, the desert.
Sanzo was the first of them to react. As usual, he reacted with the pointing of his Smith and Wesson at the one whom he thought was behind all this. The one with the highest authority, to him, would most likely have the answers to them being in an unfamiliar place.
"Where the hell are we? Why have we been brought here? And who are you?" He tried to sound calm and in control of the situation but in truth, he felt anything but calm. The place was unknown yet at the same time strangely familiar. He hated it. He felt as if the walls were closing in on him. He felt. well, vulnerable, which was a feeling that should never be felt. It made people weak.
The person the questions were thrown at was actually, God. He trembled, not with fear, but with anger at the audacity of a mere mortal questioning him, the most high.
Before anyone could react, a familiar voice replied in answer to the questions.
"Do you not know where you are? Do you not know who you are questioning?" Homura stood at the edge of the crowd, with a smile on his face. It looked as if this meeting would be boring no longer.
"Homura! Looks like you are the one behind all this! Return us to where we were and let us continue on our journey!" An enraged Goku could take it no longer. The Gods were constantly playing with them and manipulating their fates.
God interrupted their conversation. He was clearly irritated that he did not know the newcomers when others did.
"Homura taishi! Explain yourself! Who are they?"
Homura ignored God's question and said in reply to Goku's.
"For once, you can be sure that I know nothing of your being here. I'm as surprised as anyone to see you joining us for our meeting."
Gojyo cut in: " Right, as if we'd believe that. Do you think we are that stupid? Are you even capable of telling the truth?"
"Urusei!" Sanzo suddenly screamed. Everyone put their hands on their ears. Sanzo certainly had a good pair of lungs.
"Look, just tell us where we are. If I'm not wrong, we should be in, ah. heaven?" Ever the silent watcher and observer, Hakkai had hit the nail on the head.
"Excuse my impertinence, but if I may ask if you are God? We do not know where we are or how we got here. Is there any way to bring us back down to earth?" Hakkai politely asked. After all, politeness got people everywhere.
However, God was not appeased. He frowned and raised an eyebrow.
"So, you want to know where you are? Well, I'm not at liberty to say anything; after all, you were so rude just now! If you want to know anything, I think you should first introduce yourselves before asking anything!"
Homura noticed Sanzo's tightly clutched fists and stopped Sanzo before he could explode and start screaming the place down again.
"If I may, Kami-sama, do you not recognize them?" He pointed towards each of them in turn.
"Konzen Douji."
"Kenren Taishou."
"Tenpo Gensui."
"Son Goku."
Everyone whipped their heads towards the Sanzo-ikkou, taking in Homura's words. They could hardly believe what he had said. Though there were similarities, it was plainly impossible for the four people to be whom Homura had claimed them to be.
"They're dead. You only talk rubbish, how can they be who you say they are?" God flared up again as he thought Homura was taking him for a fool.
Suddenly, the doors of the room were flung open and light illuminated two figures standing at the entrance. Kanzeon Bosatu stood there, her hands on her hips. Her ever-faithful servant, Jirousin, stood behind her.
"Is what Homura said so hard to believe? Of course, they aren't them. After all, weren't they sent down to heaven 500 years ago? If you have any common sense at all, you'd see that they are indeed the reincarnate of the four."
She waggled a figure at them, saying, "Follow me". Then, she turned, expecting them to fall into step and follow her. Sanzo followed her first, probably thinking that she was the saner out of the two, he would rather follow her than talk to God. The others followed behind, leaving God staring at them speechless in surprise. Homura gave Goku a wink, with only "I'll catch you later," on his lips.
~End of chapter 2~
*I plead insanity when I was writing this* I just could not resist putting Homura in, he is just so hot, what can I say?? (",)
In heaven.
There was a flash of light in the great hall, where all the kamis were meeting. The Sanzo-ikkou appeared in a heap, sprawled over each other. When the dust had cleared, they all stood up on shaking legs. Each had looks of puzzlement on their faces when they saw that they were not where they had previously been, the desert.
Sanzo was the first of them to react. As usual, he reacted with the pointing of his Smith and Wesson at the one whom he thought was behind all this. The one with the highest authority, to him, would most likely have the answers to them being in an unfamiliar place.
"Where the hell are we? Why have we been brought here? And who are you?" He tried to sound calm and in control of the situation but in truth, he felt anything but calm. The place was unknown yet at the same time strangely familiar. He hated it. He felt as if the walls were closing in on him. He felt. well, vulnerable, which was a feeling that should never be felt. It made people weak.
The person the questions were thrown at was actually, God. He trembled, not with fear, but with anger at the audacity of a mere mortal questioning him, the most high.
Before anyone could react, a familiar voice replied in answer to the questions.
"Do you not know where you are? Do you not know who you are questioning?" Homura stood at the edge of the crowd, with a smile on his face. It looked as if this meeting would be boring no longer.
"Homura! Looks like you are the one behind all this! Return us to where we were and let us continue on our journey!" An enraged Goku could take it no longer. The Gods were constantly playing with them and manipulating their fates.
God interrupted their conversation. He was clearly irritated that he did not know the newcomers when others did.
"Homura taishi! Explain yourself! Who are they?"
Homura ignored God's question and said in reply to Goku's.
"For once, you can be sure that I know nothing of your being here. I'm as surprised as anyone to see you joining us for our meeting."
Gojyo cut in: " Right, as if we'd believe that. Do you think we are that stupid? Are you even capable of telling the truth?"
"Urusei!" Sanzo suddenly screamed. Everyone put their hands on their ears. Sanzo certainly had a good pair of lungs.
"Look, just tell us where we are. If I'm not wrong, we should be in, ah. heaven?" Ever the silent watcher and observer, Hakkai had hit the nail on the head.
"Excuse my impertinence, but if I may ask if you are God? We do not know where we are or how we got here. Is there any way to bring us back down to earth?" Hakkai politely asked. After all, politeness got people everywhere.
However, God was not appeased. He frowned and raised an eyebrow.
"So, you want to know where you are? Well, I'm not at liberty to say anything; after all, you were so rude just now! If you want to know anything, I think you should first introduce yourselves before asking anything!"
Homura noticed Sanzo's tightly clutched fists and stopped Sanzo before he could explode and start screaming the place down again.
"If I may, Kami-sama, do you not recognize them?" He pointed towards each of them in turn.
"Konzen Douji."
"Kenren Taishou."
"Tenpo Gensui."
"Son Goku."
Everyone whipped their heads towards the Sanzo-ikkou, taking in Homura's words. They could hardly believe what he had said. Though there were similarities, it was plainly impossible for the four people to be whom Homura had claimed them to be.
"They're dead. You only talk rubbish, how can they be who you say they are?" God flared up again as he thought Homura was taking him for a fool.
Suddenly, the doors of the room were flung open and light illuminated two figures standing at the entrance. Kanzeon Bosatu stood there, her hands on her hips. Her ever-faithful servant, Jirousin, stood behind her.
"Is what Homura said so hard to believe? Of course, they aren't them. After all, weren't they sent down to heaven 500 years ago? If you have any common sense at all, you'd see that they are indeed the reincarnate of the four."
She waggled a figure at them, saying, "Follow me". Then, she turned, expecting them to fall into step and follow her. Sanzo followed her first, probably thinking that she was the saner out of the two, he would rather follow her than talk to God. The others followed behind, leaving God staring at them speechless in surprise. Homura gave Goku a wink, with only "I'll catch you later," on his lips.
~End of chapter 2~
*I plead insanity when I was writing this* I just could not resist putting Homura in, he is just so hot, what can I say?? (",)