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Dragondiva88 here! To respond to my first review, yes, I do believe that Inuyasha would value the passengers' lives more than I made it seem, but if you have ever seen the movie, the Captain was forced to make the same decision, to which she came to the same conclusion. In addition, yes, I did switch the genders around for the main characters. I think it made it more interesting. Anyway, thank you for the review, and I hope to hear more from you, as well as all of my reviewers, in the future. (^_^)
Pitch Black
Chapter 2: The Mysterious Murderer, Kagome
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It appeared as if a prison transportation cell had been completely broken through. The air tubes and respirator were missing, as well as the passenger themselves. Inuyasha lowered his gun in awe, not noticing the shadow moving about above him. It seemed that he had not heard the calm question that he had been asked before, which was even more to her advantage. The unseen stalker moved about above his head, watching carefully.
'This one is cuter than I thought. . ." she judged. She sighed and dropped her legs down around his neck quickly. She tightened her grip, making Inuyasha gag and claw uselessly at her feet. She had done this too may times before, and she had begun to enjoy the rush. She smiled, until she heard the power up of a gun below her. She turned to face the noise, still not letting go of her soon to be victim. Kikyo stood there with her gun drawn.
"Let him go, you wench." Kikyo's voice dripped with malice, and Kagome scowled. She just HAD to ruin her fun. She dropped him, watching him drop limply to the floor, and then she came down from the rafters after him. She eyed Kikyo warily before putting her hands up and smiling dangerously.
"Well Kikyo, it seems you've caught me again. No surprise there, I suppose." Her voice was calm and smooth, as it had been before, but this time it was strong and daring as well. Kikyo walked up to her casually, dropping her gun and smiling as she did so.
"You've got some nerve doing this to me now, Kagome." Kikyo smirked and Kagome smiled her dangerous smile once more.
Kikyo and Kagome had crossed tracks once before, when Kagome had been at large for her first murder. They both hated each other immensely, but they still joked around a bit when the time was right. Kagome smiled as Kikyo tried to tie her to the main ventilation tube with a metal chain.
Suddenly, Kagome spun around, using the air tubes and respirator to flip the gun in Kikyo's hands into her own, without a hint of effort. She pointed the gun at Kikyo and chuckled.
"You should really be more careful with your weapons, good lieutenant." She pulled the trigger, knowing very well that there were no bullets in the gun in the first place. She watched Kikyo flinch as the gun clicked harmlessly, and then laughed hard when she covered her face in defense. Kikyo recovered from the shock quickly, and grabbed the gun again. Then she proceeded to tie Kagome to the main ventilation tube. Kagome did not resist this time. Then Kikyo tugged the chain, making sure it was stable, and then saluted before dragging Inuyasha out into the PDA.
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Inuyasha was dizzy when he woke up, and he clutched his head to try to regain his bearings. Kikyo had gotten most of the passengers awake, but had left him to sleep, knowing he would be fine. Inuyasha noticed she was eating something, and then looked around at the passengers.
The monk, three children, and the warrior were all looking at him expectantly, wondering what he would do next. He growled at them, making the children in robes cower, and the third one roll his eyes. That one would be a nuisance to him. He approached Kikyo cautiously, so that he would not lose his temper so quickly. He had a habit of doing that.
"What happened to me, Kikyo?" he asked, grinding his teeth.
"You were knocked out by our last passenger. I told you to bring a gun, you idiot." she retorted.
Inuyasha was thoroughly confused now, refusing to believe that what he had thought he had seen had been real.
"Why wasn't I told about this 'final passenger', Kikyo?"
"She is top secret. The board was afraid that you would take some stupid risks." she replied breezily. Inuyasha was outraged, but it did not show, and he scratched his head. He looked out the window, finally realizing where they were- an alien planet . . . a barren, desolate alien planet. He looked at the passengers, noticing that the nuisance of a child was missing. He glared out the window, seeing that the kid was outside. Then, he bolted for the door.
"Do you have any idea what you could have done, you little brat?" Inuyasha yelled.
"Geez, why do you have to yell? I was just looking outside for a minute!" Shippo yelled back. They continued to argue, until Sango, the warrior woman, stepped outside as well. The horizon was bleak, and the sun . . . or suns as this planet had, harsh. The planet was a desert, and nothing more. She covered her eyes, and breathed in deeply. At least the air was breathable.
Inuyasha picked Shippo up, holding him by his tail at eye level. Then Kikyo stepped out of the ship, and eyed Inuyasha exhaustedly.
"Inuyasha, don't you want to speak to the woman who almost killed you today?" she yelled.
Inuyasha turned and growled, and dropped Shippo unceremoniously to the ground, creating a cloud of dust. He then pushed past Kikyo, who knew that he was now going to let his anger out on Kagome. He pushed past the priest and his two apprentices, not caring that they were trying to confront him about the welfare of the ship. He closed the door to the cargo bay, and locked it to prevent any unwanted confrontation.
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Inuyasha was too angry to worry about bringing a weapon, for his life and career had just ended quite quickly. He stomped over to the main ventilation tube, where Kikyo had instructed him to go. As he made his way to his destination, however, he came to a startling conclusion. He had heard the name Kagome before. When he was just starting out in the Force, a notorious murderer by the name of Kagome had made a name by slaughtering entire families, including her own. He shuddered at the thought. He also remembered that she was a full demon, unlike him. That meant that he would have to be extra careful around her.
Inuyasha turned around, grabbing a gun from a nearby shelf, and held it in front of him defensively. He tried to convince himself that he would not need it, but that thought just kept flying right out the window. He thought of anything to try to comfort himself as he took step after shaky step towards the tube. He also tried to prepare himself for her hideous ugliness. Scars, bloody patches, and tattoos were what awaited him in Inuyasha's mind. No woman murderer could be pretty under such circumstances.
He turned the final corner, and his mind blanked as he saw her sitting there. Only one thought circulated in his mind.
'God I wish they had showed a picture of her on the news. . .'
Dragondiva88 here! To respond to my first review, yes, I do believe that Inuyasha would value the passengers' lives more than I made it seem, but if you have ever seen the movie, the Captain was forced to make the same decision, to which she came to the same conclusion. In addition, yes, I did switch the genders around for the main characters. I think it made it more interesting. Anyway, thank you for the review, and I hope to hear more from you, as well as all of my reviewers, in the future. (^_^)
Pitch Black
Chapter 2: The Mysterious Murderer, Kagome
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It appeared as if a prison transportation cell had been completely broken through. The air tubes and respirator were missing, as well as the passenger themselves. Inuyasha lowered his gun in awe, not noticing the shadow moving about above him. It seemed that he had not heard the calm question that he had been asked before, which was even more to her advantage. The unseen stalker moved about above his head, watching carefully.
'This one is cuter than I thought. . ." she judged. She sighed and dropped her legs down around his neck quickly. She tightened her grip, making Inuyasha gag and claw uselessly at her feet. She had done this too may times before, and she had begun to enjoy the rush. She smiled, until she heard the power up of a gun below her. She turned to face the noise, still not letting go of her soon to be victim. Kikyo stood there with her gun drawn.
"Let him go, you wench." Kikyo's voice dripped with malice, and Kagome scowled. She just HAD to ruin her fun. She dropped him, watching him drop limply to the floor, and then she came down from the rafters after him. She eyed Kikyo warily before putting her hands up and smiling dangerously.
"Well Kikyo, it seems you've caught me again. No surprise there, I suppose." Her voice was calm and smooth, as it had been before, but this time it was strong and daring as well. Kikyo walked up to her casually, dropping her gun and smiling as she did so.
"You've got some nerve doing this to me now, Kagome." Kikyo smirked and Kagome smiled her dangerous smile once more.
Kikyo and Kagome had crossed tracks once before, when Kagome had been at large for her first murder. They both hated each other immensely, but they still joked around a bit when the time was right. Kagome smiled as Kikyo tried to tie her to the main ventilation tube with a metal chain.
Suddenly, Kagome spun around, using the air tubes and respirator to flip the gun in Kikyo's hands into her own, without a hint of effort. She pointed the gun at Kikyo and chuckled.
"You should really be more careful with your weapons, good lieutenant." She pulled the trigger, knowing very well that there were no bullets in the gun in the first place. She watched Kikyo flinch as the gun clicked harmlessly, and then laughed hard when she covered her face in defense. Kikyo recovered from the shock quickly, and grabbed the gun again. Then she proceeded to tie Kagome to the main ventilation tube. Kagome did not resist this time. Then Kikyo tugged the chain, making sure it was stable, and then saluted before dragging Inuyasha out into the PDA.
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Inuyasha was dizzy when he woke up, and he clutched his head to try to regain his bearings. Kikyo had gotten most of the passengers awake, but had left him to sleep, knowing he would be fine. Inuyasha noticed she was eating something, and then looked around at the passengers.
The monk, three children, and the warrior were all looking at him expectantly, wondering what he would do next. He growled at them, making the children in robes cower, and the third one roll his eyes. That one would be a nuisance to him. He approached Kikyo cautiously, so that he would not lose his temper so quickly. He had a habit of doing that.
"What happened to me, Kikyo?" he asked, grinding his teeth.
"You were knocked out by our last passenger. I told you to bring a gun, you idiot." she retorted.
Inuyasha was thoroughly confused now, refusing to believe that what he had thought he had seen had been real.
"Why wasn't I told about this 'final passenger', Kikyo?"
"She is top secret. The board was afraid that you would take some stupid risks." she replied breezily. Inuyasha was outraged, but it did not show, and he scratched his head. He looked out the window, finally realizing where they were- an alien planet . . . a barren, desolate alien planet. He looked at the passengers, noticing that the nuisance of a child was missing. He glared out the window, seeing that the kid was outside. Then, he bolted for the door.
"Do you have any idea what you could have done, you little brat?" Inuyasha yelled.
"Geez, why do you have to yell? I was just looking outside for a minute!" Shippo yelled back. They continued to argue, until Sango, the warrior woman, stepped outside as well. The horizon was bleak, and the sun . . . or suns as this planet had, harsh. The planet was a desert, and nothing more. She covered her eyes, and breathed in deeply. At least the air was breathable.
Inuyasha picked Shippo up, holding him by his tail at eye level. Then Kikyo stepped out of the ship, and eyed Inuyasha exhaustedly.
"Inuyasha, don't you want to speak to the woman who almost killed you today?" she yelled.
Inuyasha turned and growled, and dropped Shippo unceremoniously to the ground, creating a cloud of dust. He then pushed past Kikyo, who knew that he was now going to let his anger out on Kagome. He pushed past the priest and his two apprentices, not caring that they were trying to confront him about the welfare of the ship. He closed the door to the cargo bay, and locked it to prevent any unwanted confrontation.
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Inuyasha was too angry to worry about bringing a weapon, for his life and career had just ended quite quickly. He stomped over to the main ventilation tube, where Kikyo had instructed him to go. As he made his way to his destination, however, he came to a startling conclusion. He had heard the name Kagome before. When he was just starting out in the Force, a notorious murderer by the name of Kagome had made a name by slaughtering entire families, including her own. He shuddered at the thought. He also remembered that she was a full demon, unlike him. That meant that he would have to be extra careful around her.
Inuyasha turned around, grabbing a gun from a nearby shelf, and held it in front of him defensively. He tried to convince himself that he would not need it, but that thought just kept flying right out the window. He thought of anything to try to comfort himself as he took step after shaky step towards the tube. He also tried to prepare himself for her hideous ugliness. Scars, bloody patches, and tattoos were what awaited him in Inuyasha's mind. No woman murderer could be pretty under such circumstances.
He turned the final corner, and his mind blanked as he saw her sitting there. Only one thought circulated in his mind.
'God I wish they had showed a picture of her on the news. . .'