"Oh, Shit!" The feminine voice said.
"What's happening?" The masculine voice asked, quivering.
"Her condition must be worsening!" The feminine voice said. "This is all you're fault!" It accused.
"What?" Kitty's voice asked, taken aback. "How is this my fault?"
"You're the one that played tag with them!" The feminine voice accused. "You shouldn't have played so rough!"
"I didn't" Kitty said plaintively. "I was a good little Kitty!"
"Well, listen!" The feminine voice said sharply. "We have to take care of this! I'll go ahead and tell Vadise! You, go and warn Aaron!"
"Right! We'll make sure that they get through Shinjuku!" Kitty's voice sounded.
"And, you," The feminine voice said. "You have to make sure to get Sango and Miroku away from the others. See if you can get Shippo away as well. Lead them around Shinjuku."
"Uh…" The masculine voice stuttered. "R-right!"
"Time is of the essence. We have to pull this off properly. Let's go, now!"
**
"So, you are very affectionate towards you're mate…" Syldra said.
InuYasha glared down at her. "Listen!" He yelled over the roaring ocean. "She ain't my mate!"
"…Yet." Syldra said with amusement.
InuYasha scowled at her, and pulled out Tetsusaiga. "Listen, you big scaly-"
There was a sudden shout, and InuYasha turned to see what the commotion was.
His heart froze in his chest as Kagome, limp as a rag-doll, falling into the white surf. It seemed like slow motion. The expression on Kagome's face etched itself unbidden into InuYasha's eyes. Her eyes were half closed, with tears running down her face. Her mouth was tightened in an expression of pain, and her hand was reaching up, towards her friends, begging for anyone to save her… then she disappeared into the roaring white surf.
Syldra must have sensed it too, for she almost immediately began to curve around towards the floating miko.
But she wasn't near as fast as the hanyou. In the blink of an eye, he was in the water, heading for Kagome like a red torpedo. He reached her in record time, grabbing her limp frame, and holding her above the water. "Syldra!" He roared above the churning waves, "A pick up!"
Obligingly, Syldra's large head came up from underneath them, raising them from out of the water. "Are you okay?" She rumbled.
InuYasha paid the serpent no attention. HE laid Kagome carefully down on the beast's forehead, and shook her. "C'mon!" HE pleaded. "Wake up!" He shook her again. "You've still got time! You can't go yet."
Tears were forming in the hanyou's eyes. "You can't leave me yet!" He cried.
"InuYasha!" Syldra yelled over the sea, which was becoming increasingly choppier. "Save the sentimentality for later! There's something coming!"
InuYasha looked up, and grabbed Kagome in his arms again. "Where is it?" HE called. Syldra doubled back over herself. "It's a Kraken!" She yelled. "Watch out!"
InuYasha nodded, and carefully looked at the water. His sharp eyes quickly warned him as a shadow suddenly appeared on the surface. The hanyou jumped away just as a long, sinuous tentacle shot out of the water, and attached itself to where the girl had been laying before.
"Try to stay up!" Syldra called one last time, then her head disappeared under the water.
"InuYasha!" Called Miroku's voice over the brewing storm. "We're in trouble!"
"No shit!" InuYasha roared back. He looked back, and saw that Syldra was diving, taking a decent amount of their standing room with her. "That way!" He called, pointing down the long sinuous body. "we gotta run!"
The entire group saw what he meant immediately, and turned. As a group, they ran down the long serpent's body, avoiding the constant Tentacles that slashed out of the water, and lashed out at them.
Soon, however, the wicked tail-spike of the beast came into view. InuYasha looked left and right, and saw Syldra's head surface again, long lashes ran across the beautiful scales. "There!" He called, pointing, and took a running leap towards the newly exposed platform. Miroku nodded, ran, and leapt up, using his staff as a vault to make the long jump. Sango grabbed Shippo, and took a great running leap.
There was a lighting fast crack, and suddenly, in midair, a Tentacle attached itself to Sango's leg, and she cried in dismay as the thing started to pull her down. In one last act of desperation, she hurled Shippo towards the platform. InuYasha, running along the moving hump to keep above water, reached up and easily snatched the Kitsune out of the air.
"Sango!" Miroku called, reaching out a hand to the floundering youkai slayer.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared beneath both Sango and the tentacle. Syldra broke the surface again, tooth-filled jaws agape. There was a snap, like a bear trap, as the great serpent's mouth closed. The tentacle, and Sango with it, were gone.
"SANGO!" Miroku called again, as Syldra's head once again dropped below the surface. His footfalls became uneven, and he stumbled. Swearing an oath, InuYasha reached down, grabbed him, and, laden with all three of his companions, made a mighty leap to the new place to stand, then leapt again, right where a shadow on the water was forming. He landed perfectly, just a Syldra's head broke the water. Quickly, before the beast went down again, InuYasha dashed like lightning to the base of her crest of horns, and crouched down under the biggest one, just as Syldra dipped back down, and disappeared from view entirely.
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Miroku groaned and shook head. What had happened? He sat up wearily, and put a hand to his head. What had happened. "You finally up?" InuYasha's voice sounded.
He opened up his eyes, and looked up, seeing InuYasha looking down at him with crossed arms. "Hope you had a nice sleep." He said.
Something was nagging at Miroku's mind… something important. He put a hand to his head. Suddenly, his eyes opened. "SANGO!" He yelled, stumbling to his feet. His eyes scanned the his surroundings. They were next to a beach. There was a fire crackling merrily on the sand, with logs set up around it, and there, lying lazily in the shallow water, was the giant serpent, Syldra.
Furiously, the monk strode up the giant serpent, holding up his right hand. "you're dead!" He said simply, undoing the prayer beads.
The beast cocked an eyelid at him. "Pardon?"
The beads came off, and he held up his right hand, still clenched closed. "You ate Sango!" The monk yelled.
The serpent fixed him with an odd glance, and InuYasha looked up from the fire. "Um… Miroku?" he asked.
"Stay out of this InuYasha." Miroku warned.
Shippo walked up, and pulled on his pant leg. "but, Miroku…"
A kick sent the Kitsune flying.
"Houshi-sama…" Sango said, poking him lightly on the shoulder.
Miroku growled in annoyance. "I told you not to…" His voice suddenly dropped off. Slowly, the monk looked over his shoulder.
Sure enough, albeit slightly slimy, and smelling of fish, was a very, very, not-devoured Sango.
Miroku stared at her a moment, then turned a back to Syldra, then to Sango again, then back to Syldra. "How?" He asked, thoroughly confused.
"Do you really want the anatomy lesson?" Syldra hissed.
"She didn't swallow." Sango said simply.
Miroku thought about this for a moment, then nodded. "I see." He said sagely.
InuYasha sighed. "Miroku, get over here!" He called.
Sango looked at him, crossed her arms, and smiled sweetly.
Miroku looked at the ground, stuttered an apology to the great serpent, and walked over to Where InuYasha was sitting. The hanyou gestured to the unconscious Kagome. "It looks like she's not in pain, anymore, but she still isn't awake. What do you think?"
Miroku nodded, and knelt down.
Sango watched as the monk inspected Kagome, then looked over at the ocean longingly, then down at her slime covered arms.
There was a slight chuckle, and Syldra looked down at her. "Go ahead, girl. I'll make sure he doesn't peak."
Sango looked up at the serpent, and nodded. "Thank you." She said. The serpent gave her a grin. Sango's eyes widened at the large teeth… granted, she had already seen those closer than she had hoped to.
Miroku nodded. "Her condition is getting worse, but we still have a while yet. She won't be as able to move around, though. She'll be able to walk, but not run, and any fighting is right out."
InuYasha nodded, deep in thought. "Okay… I know what we have to do." He said. "We're gonna have to split up." He said.
Miroku blinked at him. "What?"
InuYasha closed his eyes. "I'm the only one who knows how things are done in Shinjuku, and I don't want to spend any more time in there than possible. If I go with everyone, you'll just slow me down. If I just take Kagome, then I'll be able to get through in less than a day."
Miroku nodded. "I see."
InuYasha sniffed. "you take the others, and find a way around Shinjuku, into dragon territory. Then, look for Vadise. If you find her, then tell her about us. If she's as powerful as they say, she won't have any trouble finding us."
Miroku nodded. "Where are you going?" He asked as InuYasha got up, and began to walk away.
InuYasha turned around. "I'm going to go get ready. Passing for a youkai will take some preparation."
Miroku nodded. "I'll tell Sango." He said.
InuYasha nodded, and disappeared into the night.
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