Chapter 3:
Wind Tunnel:
"Yes, you're right, half breed..." He flew away in his clouds.
"Grr..."
"Don't... Inu Yasha... he... isn't... worth it..." Miroku pushed his body to a breaking point to stand up. But, by the time he was on his feet, he had no strength left to stand, and he collapsed.
"Miroku! Miroku!" Shippou ran up to Miroku and transformed into Inu Yasha in order to help Miroku stand up.
"Uh.. I must still be effected by the attack, I'm seeing two Inu Yashas..."
"No. I'm Shippou. I'm just using Inu Yasha to keep you up. Come on... Let's get you seated on the rock over here..." They both worked hard to get Miroku over to the rock, for, as much as Shippou had Inu Yasha's body, he did not have his strength. This made things very difficult. Miroku seemed to be a rag doll in his hands as he tried his best. "Inu Yasha! I could use a little help over here!"
"Hn..." He replied, walking up to Shippou, picking up Miroku, and placing him on the rock. "You'd think that, even though you're a fox, you'd have a little more strength..."
Shippou stuck his tongue out at Inu Yasha, then transformed back. Miroku opened his eyes a little. He gasped.
"What happened... to... Kagome?" He asked in concern.
"The wolf demon that flew told me that she would be fine... I don't know how much we can trust her, but Kagome seems to have a pulse." Inu Yasha said, trying his hardest to sound like he didn't care.
"Ungh!" Miroku clutched his arm, electricity crackled on it, covering his arm with bright flashes of yellow light. He clenched his teeth, groaning in pain. Shippou gasped.
"What's wrong, Miroku?"
"It's the electricity, and those beads! The beads around his hand are thread together by wire. The wire conducts electricity. Miroku, you have to get rid of the beads!"
"No... it'll... destroy.. Us... all... if... I... am not... strong... enough... to... control it!" He stuttered through clenched teeth.
"Unless you want to kill yourself, I suggest you remove your beads!"
"No! It'll... kill... us... all... Even me..." He gasped.
"How can it kill you? You're on the wrong side of it!"
"It'll... reverse... itself and suck... me.. In... with it..."
"Damn it, Miroku!" Inu Yasha grabbed Kagome and leapt up to a tree, leaving her on a branch draped over it. He jumped back down. "Shippou! Move! Go up to Kagome!" He stood beside Miroku as little Shippou ran as fast as he could. He jumped up several times to the branch Kagome was on. Inu Yasha brought his attention to the beads around Miroku's hand, and he stood behind it. He ripped off the beads, getting electrocuted a little in the process. The wind tunnel released it's powerful, unimaginable storm of wind. Miroku screamed in pain, surprise and fear.
"No! Inu Yasha! What have you done!" He screamed over the incredible roar of wind. Inu Yasha held his hand in place, this way it only took out a portion of the forest.
A gasp came from behind them as Kilala, the saber- toothed fire cat, landed behind them. Songo leapt off the fire cats's back and she transformed back into a small, innocent, kitten. Songo started running up closer to see what was going on.
"Songo! No! Don't come any closer!" Songo paused then gasped again. Kilala mewed softly in confusion. "Just stay back!"
"Inu Yasha! I can't keep this up much longer!" Miroku yelled, gasping and sweating. Inu Yasha still felt a little bit of electricity crackling, though. They had gotten rid of most of it, but not all of it. That was not a good sign. Inu Yasha knew that if he tried putting the beads back on now, Miroku would still be getting electrocuted. No. He would help Miroku now, and when Damaru returned, she would pay for her mistake. For Kagome, and for Miroku.
"Miroku! Try to hold on just a little bit longer!"
"It'll suck us in! I won't be able to control it! I've never kept it up this long! Aaahhh!!!" He screamed in pain.
"Uh... uh..." Kagome stirred. Shippou ran up to her side and repositioned her on the tree branch so that she would not be uncomfortable. "What...?" She opened her eyes. Shippou sat next to her.
"It's a good thing you're awake, Kagome. I think Inu Yasha could use your help."
"Huh?" She peered over the side of the branch and saw Inu Yasha holding Miroku's hand, and Miroku seemed to be weakening by the second. "Uh... Inu... Yasha...?" Her vision was blurry, and she wasn't really aware of what was going on.
"Miroku was electrocuted and Inu Yasha took the beads off his hand because the wire that strung the beads was conducting the electricity. The wind tunnel was released once the beads were taken off, and now Inu Yasha's waiting for all of the electricity to disappear from the beads in his other hand while he holds Miroku's hand steady with the other. But, miroku can't keep it up. It's been going to long and he's afraid it'll suck them both up."
"Inu Yasha realized... it would.... conduct... electricity...?" She was surprised. Inu Yasha never thought things through in the past. What had gotten into him all of a sudden?
"Yeah." Shippou jumped down. "I'll be right back, Kagome!" He ran up to Inu Yasha, being extra careful to stay behind Miroku's wind tunnel. "Inu Yasha!" He yelled over the extreme winds, "Kagome's awake! She's still drowsy, but she seems fine!"
"Alright! Thanks, Shippou! Now get back in the tree!" He gasped as Shippou ran off on all fours. Miroku was close to passing out. Although, not all of the electricity was gone, he knew he had to put the beads back on. Miroku could have been killed if he kept them off. With this in mind, Inu Yasha placed the beads back on his hand. The electricity crackled a little, but Miroku seemed to ignore that as he looked up at Inu Yasha through exhausted eyes. He smiled at his slightly, then passed out again. Inu Yasha carefully placed him down on the rock, then leapt up to the tree branch. "He'll be too tired to fight if Sesshomeru comes back too soon..." His eyes landed on a confused Kilala and Songo. "I'll be right back. You okay, Kagome?"
"Yeah. I'll be fine..."
Wind Tunnel:
"Yes, you're right, half breed..." He flew away in his clouds.
"Grr..."
"Don't... Inu Yasha... he... isn't... worth it..." Miroku pushed his body to a breaking point to stand up. But, by the time he was on his feet, he had no strength left to stand, and he collapsed.
"Miroku! Miroku!" Shippou ran up to Miroku and transformed into Inu Yasha in order to help Miroku stand up.
"Uh.. I must still be effected by the attack, I'm seeing two Inu Yashas..."
"No. I'm Shippou. I'm just using Inu Yasha to keep you up. Come on... Let's get you seated on the rock over here..." They both worked hard to get Miroku over to the rock, for, as much as Shippou had Inu Yasha's body, he did not have his strength. This made things very difficult. Miroku seemed to be a rag doll in his hands as he tried his best. "Inu Yasha! I could use a little help over here!"
"Hn..." He replied, walking up to Shippou, picking up Miroku, and placing him on the rock. "You'd think that, even though you're a fox, you'd have a little more strength..."
Shippou stuck his tongue out at Inu Yasha, then transformed back. Miroku opened his eyes a little. He gasped.
"What happened... to... Kagome?" He asked in concern.
"The wolf demon that flew told me that she would be fine... I don't know how much we can trust her, but Kagome seems to have a pulse." Inu Yasha said, trying his hardest to sound like he didn't care.
"Ungh!" Miroku clutched his arm, electricity crackled on it, covering his arm with bright flashes of yellow light. He clenched his teeth, groaning in pain. Shippou gasped.
"What's wrong, Miroku?"
"It's the electricity, and those beads! The beads around his hand are thread together by wire. The wire conducts electricity. Miroku, you have to get rid of the beads!"
"No... it'll... destroy.. Us... all... if... I... am not... strong... enough... to... control it!" He stuttered through clenched teeth.
"Unless you want to kill yourself, I suggest you remove your beads!"
"No! It'll... kill... us... all... Even me..." He gasped.
"How can it kill you? You're on the wrong side of it!"
"It'll... reverse... itself and suck... me.. In... with it..."
"Damn it, Miroku!" Inu Yasha grabbed Kagome and leapt up to a tree, leaving her on a branch draped over it. He jumped back down. "Shippou! Move! Go up to Kagome!" He stood beside Miroku as little Shippou ran as fast as he could. He jumped up several times to the branch Kagome was on. Inu Yasha brought his attention to the beads around Miroku's hand, and he stood behind it. He ripped off the beads, getting electrocuted a little in the process. The wind tunnel released it's powerful, unimaginable storm of wind. Miroku screamed in pain, surprise and fear.
"No! Inu Yasha! What have you done!" He screamed over the incredible roar of wind. Inu Yasha held his hand in place, this way it only took out a portion of the forest.
A gasp came from behind them as Kilala, the saber- toothed fire cat, landed behind them. Songo leapt off the fire cats's back and she transformed back into a small, innocent, kitten. Songo started running up closer to see what was going on.
"Songo! No! Don't come any closer!" Songo paused then gasped again. Kilala mewed softly in confusion. "Just stay back!"
"Inu Yasha! I can't keep this up much longer!" Miroku yelled, gasping and sweating. Inu Yasha still felt a little bit of electricity crackling, though. They had gotten rid of most of it, but not all of it. That was not a good sign. Inu Yasha knew that if he tried putting the beads back on now, Miroku would still be getting electrocuted. No. He would help Miroku now, and when Damaru returned, she would pay for her mistake. For Kagome, and for Miroku.
"Miroku! Try to hold on just a little bit longer!"
"It'll suck us in! I won't be able to control it! I've never kept it up this long! Aaahhh!!!" He screamed in pain.
"Uh... uh..." Kagome stirred. Shippou ran up to her side and repositioned her on the tree branch so that she would not be uncomfortable. "What...?" She opened her eyes. Shippou sat next to her.
"It's a good thing you're awake, Kagome. I think Inu Yasha could use your help."
"Huh?" She peered over the side of the branch and saw Inu Yasha holding Miroku's hand, and Miroku seemed to be weakening by the second. "Uh... Inu... Yasha...?" Her vision was blurry, and she wasn't really aware of what was going on.
"Miroku was electrocuted and Inu Yasha took the beads off his hand because the wire that strung the beads was conducting the electricity. The wind tunnel was released once the beads were taken off, and now Inu Yasha's waiting for all of the electricity to disappear from the beads in his other hand while he holds Miroku's hand steady with the other. But, miroku can't keep it up. It's been going to long and he's afraid it'll suck them both up."
"Inu Yasha realized... it would.... conduct... electricity...?" She was surprised. Inu Yasha never thought things through in the past. What had gotten into him all of a sudden?
"Yeah." Shippou jumped down. "I'll be right back, Kagome!" He ran up to Inu Yasha, being extra careful to stay behind Miroku's wind tunnel. "Inu Yasha!" He yelled over the extreme winds, "Kagome's awake! She's still drowsy, but she seems fine!"
"Alright! Thanks, Shippou! Now get back in the tree!" He gasped as Shippou ran off on all fours. Miroku was close to passing out. Although, not all of the electricity was gone, he knew he had to put the beads back on. Miroku could have been killed if he kept them off. With this in mind, Inu Yasha placed the beads back on his hand. The electricity crackled a little, but Miroku seemed to ignore that as he looked up at Inu Yasha through exhausted eyes. He smiled at his slightly, then passed out again. Inu Yasha carefully placed him down on the rock, then leapt up to the tree branch. "He'll be too tired to fight if Sesshomeru comes back too soon..." His eyes landed on a confused Kilala and Songo. "I'll be right back. You okay, Kagome?"
"Yeah. I'll be fine..."