C: car
Goku followed the youkai carrying the maten kyomon into the heart of the forest. It was even much more darker and colder there, but Goku's blood was boiling. As the youkai was about to teleport, Goku jumped at him and sent him rolling on the ground.
Goku put Jeep on the ground and said gently, "Take care of yourself for a while. I won't be long." He jumped towards the youkai, who was just getting up.
"HYAAAAAH!!!" Goku aimed for the youkai's head with all his might.
The youkai didn't try to strike Goku back, but only tried to run away. He had had the maten kyomon and only needed a few seconds of peace to teleport himself away.
Goku was kept very busy for very long. He had many experiences of trashing youkai, but trying to snatch a moten kyomon from a youkai with teleportation ability was another thing. It was more like playing tag with extra portion of nerve pressure.
Goku was extremely worried about Sanzo but forced himself to concentrate on this one youkai. Sanzo's eyes, which hadn't known the word fear but for this one time, gave him such an impression he couldn't put aside. With all his might, Goku managed for a whole five minutes to keep the youkai busy enough not to teleport. It felt more like an hour to Goku, but he hung on tirelessly.
Finally the stamina of the youkai began to give him away. He tripped down a branch and Goku felt he could kiss the very tree which had helped him. As quick as a lightning, Goku snatched the maten kyomon away and went back to Jeep.
"Damn!" The youkai yelled loudly for backup. Soon a whole crowd of youkai was on their way to Goku, Jeep, and the kyomon.
"Oh no!" Goku had his hands full (in the truest sense) of Jeep and the kyomon. "What should I do?"
An idea came to him. "Jeep! Turn yourself into a car form!"
"Kyuuu..." Jeep said in a sad tone.
"Please, Jeep, please!" Goku begged him while running away from the youkai.
"Kyuu..." Jeep used all his strength to turn himself into vehicle and Goku jumped back just in time to prevent his hand from being smashed under Jeep's weight.
"Great!" Goku yelled and jumped inside the car. "Now let's get out of here!"
"Kyuu!" Jeep protested.
"What? Oh no, don't tell me you don't have any power left..." Goku eyed the youkai coming towards them. "Where is Sanzo... I don't know what to do! Oh well, keep this for me, and I'll take care of the youkai," Goku said, throwing the maten kyomon into the dashboard and shutting it with a slam. "Here I come, guys!" He jumped out of Jeep and ruined the future of the youkai daring not to run away from him.
"Kyuu..." Jeep made an announcement.
"Yeah, just wait a minute, Jeep," Goku said, finishing the last youkai. He turned to the white dragon and grinned, scooping him up into his arms. "You're all right, aren't you? We'll find Hakkai and get some food. I'm hungry!"
"Saru, where's the maten kyomon?" Sanzo appeared out of nowhere, holding on to a tree.
"Sanzo!" Goku immediately went to him and stopped short. "The... the maten kyomon..."
"Where is it?" Sanzo demanded, staggering to him.
"Eeeh..." Goku looked round and checked his pockets in vain.
Hakkai and Gojyo showed up, out of breath but nothing seriously worrying. "Jeep!" Hakkai checked his pet, who was nuzzling him happily.
"Where is the maten kyomon, saru?!" Sanzo grabbed hold of Goku's collar.
"I got it already, and then I put it inside the car..." Goku racked his brain.
"What car?!" Sanzo shook Goku like a bulldog shaking a rat.
"Jeep! He's turned into a dragon again!" Goku exclaimed. Sanzo let go of his collar disbelievingly and Goku looked down at the ground.
"Jeep... Jeep must have swallowed it..." Goku said, sweatdropping as the meaning of his own sentence started to sicker in his mind.
"Jeep? Swallowing the maten kyomon?" Gojyo said and began to howl with laughter, while Hakkai looked at Jeep anxiously and felt a bulge in his pet's stomach. Sanzo slapped his own forehead and let himself drop on the ground.
"Sanzo? Are you all right?" Goku knelt beside him, trying to see at his wound. What he got was only a slap at his extended hand. "Sanzo..."
"Of all the stupidity..." Sanzo didn't finish his words and got up to walk towards Jeep, whom Hakkai was healing. (He didn't need finishing his sentence, for Goku was already on the verge of tears.)
"Hey, Goku, this time maybe you're right," Gojyo said, standing quite near to the dragon and its owner. "I think I see something..."
Sanzo snatched the dragon away from Hakkai and examined him by himself. There was something bulging inside Jeep's stomach and to Sanzo's eyes it looked a lot like the maten kyomon.
"Excuse me," Hakkai said, not quite his usual smiling self. "He's been hurt and I'm trying to heal him."
Sanzo ignored him. "Tell him to get the kyomon out."
"I'm sure he's trying to do exactly that, but he needs treatment first!"
"We have to see right now if the kyomon is inside! If not, we have to catch those youkai!" Sanzo shouted.
"There aren't any youkai anymore, Sanzo-sama," Gojyo said with mock politeness, making the situation worse. "We finished them all, see?"
"Just let me heal Jeep first, please, Sanzo," Hakkai tried to maintain his coolness. He failed successfully because Sanzo took out his gun and pointed it to Jeep's head, who only kyuued inquiringly at the cold metal thing touching him.
"What if I have to rip him open to get the kyomon back?" Sanzo said.
"Hey, you're going too far now!" Gojyo quickly took Hakkai's side, who had no smile left.
"Quit it, Sanzo!" Goku got on his feet, snatching Jeep back and handing it to Hakkai, who accepted his pet gratefully. "I messed it up, I know, but, but, but it's not Jeep's fault!"
"It's not your fault either, Goku," Hakkai said soothingly.
"It would be your fault, Hakkai, if we lose the maten kyomon for your weakness concerning Jeep," Sanzo said in the most disquieting way. "Are you going to sacrifice a great amount of lives to save just your one most beloved once again? "
For some time Hakkai couldn't speak even one word for not able to believe just how cruel Sanzo's words could be. "Sanzo... I ask you to take your words back," Hakkai finally managed to say. "I... I'm sure Jeep would eventually turn into a car and we'll get the kyomon back. If you talk about faults..."
"Of course, it is my fault to lose the maten kyomon at the first place, isn't it, Hakkai?" Sanzo said in an alarming tone.
"It's not anyone's fault, dammit!" Gojyo yelled, glad of his finally being able to say something.
At that very second Hakkai's feet gave, one being not thoroughly healed, and he grasped frantically at Gojyo standing next to him. "Hakkai!" Goku ran to him.
"Hmph!" Sanzo hadn't the heart to shoot an opponent already down, even if he had been fingering his gun keenly - or so Gojyo thought. As Goku, Gojyo and Hakkai looked up, Sanzo was nowhere to be seen.
TBC ...
Goku followed the youkai carrying the maten kyomon into the heart of the forest. It was even much more darker and colder there, but Goku's blood was boiling. As the youkai was about to teleport, Goku jumped at him and sent him rolling on the ground.
Goku put Jeep on the ground and said gently, "Take care of yourself for a while. I won't be long." He jumped towards the youkai, who was just getting up.
"HYAAAAAH!!!" Goku aimed for the youkai's head with all his might.
The youkai didn't try to strike Goku back, but only tried to run away. He had had the maten kyomon and only needed a few seconds of peace to teleport himself away.
Goku was kept very busy for very long. He had many experiences of trashing youkai, but trying to snatch a moten kyomon from a youkai with teleportation ability was another thing. It was more like playing tag with extra portion of nerve pressure.
Goku was extremely worried about Sanzo but forced himself to concentrate on this one youkai. Sanzo's eyes, which hadn't known the word fear but for this one time, gave him such an impression he couldn't put aside. With all his might, Goku managed for a whole five minutes to keep the youkai busy enough not to teleport. It felt more like an hour to Goku, but he hung on tirelessly.
Finally the stamina of the youkai began to give him away. He tripped down a branch and Goku felt he could kiss the very tree which had helped him. As quick as a lightning, Goku snatched the maten kyomon away and went back to Jeep.
"Damn!" The youkai yelled loudly for backup. Soon a whole crowd of youkai was on their way to Goku, Jeep, and the kyomon.
"Oh no!" Goku had his hands full (in the truest sense) of Jeep and the kyomon. "What should I do?"
An idea came to him. "Jeep! Turn yourself into a car form!"
"Kyuuu..." Jeep said in a sad tone.
"Please, Jeep, please!" Goku begged him while running away from the youkai.
"Kyuu..." Jeep used all his strength to turn himself into vehicle and Goku jumped back just in time to prevent his hand from being smashed under Jeep's weight.
"Great!" Goku yelled and jumped inside the car. "Now let's get out of here!"
"Kyuu!" Jeep protested.
"What? Oh no, don't tell me you don't have any power left..." Goku eyed the youkai coming towards them. "Where is Sanzo... I don't know what to do! Oh well, keep this for me, and I'll take care of the youkai," Goku said, throwing the maten kyomon into the dashboard and shutting it with a slam. "Here I come, guys!" He jumped out of Jeep and ruined the future of the youkai daring not to run away from him.
"Kyuu..." Jeep made an announcement.
"Yeah, just wait a minute, Jeep," Goku said, finishing the last youkai. He turned to the white dragon and grinned, scooping him up into his arms. "You're all right, aren't you? We'll find Hakkai and get some food. I'm hungry!"
"Saru, where's the maten kyomon?" Sanzo appeared out of nowhere, holding on to a tree.
"Sanzo!" Goku immediately went to him and stopped short. "The... the maten kyomon..."
"Where is it?" Sanzo demanded, staggering to him.
"Eeeh..." Goku looked round and checked his pockets in vain.
Hakkai and Gojyo showed up, out of breath but nothing seriously worrying. "Jeep!" Hakkai checked his pet, who was nuzzling him happily.
"Where is the maten kyomon, saru?!" Sanzo grabbed hold of Goku's collar.
"I got it already, and then I put it inside the car..." Goku racked his brain.
"What car?!" Sanzo shook Goku like a bulldog shaking a rat.
"Jeep! He's turned into a dragon again!" Goku exclaimed. Sanzo let go of his collar disbelievingly and Goku looked down at the ground.
"Jeep... Jeep must have swallowed it..." Goku said, sweatdropping as the meaning of his own sentence started to sicker in his mind.
"Jeep? Swallowing the maten kyomon?" Gojyo said and began to howl with laughter, while Hakkai looked at Jeep anxiously and felt a bulge in his pet's stomach. Sanzo slapped his own forehead and let himself drop on the ground.
"Sanzo? Are you all right?" Goku knelt beside him, trying to see at his wound. What he got was only a slap at his extended hand. "Sanzo..."
"Of all the stupidity..." Sanzo didn't finish his words and got up to walk towards Jeep, whom Hakkai was healing. (He didn't need finishing his sentence, for Goku was already on the verge of tears.)
"Hey, Goku, this time maybe you're right," Gojyo said, standing quite near to the dragon and its owner. "I think I see something..."
Sanzo snatched the dragon away from Hakkai and examined him by himself. There was something bulging inside Jeep's stomach and to Sanzo's eyes it looked a lot like the maten kyomon.
"Excuse me," Hakkai said, not quite his usual smiling self. "He's been hurt and I'm trying to heal him."
Sanzo ignored him. "Tell him to get the kyomon out."
"I'm sure he's trying to do exactly that, but he needs treatment first!"
"We have to see right now if the kyomon is inside! If not, we have to catch those youkai!" Sanzo shouted.
"There aren't any youkai anymore, Sanzo-sama," Gojyo said with mock politeness, making the situation worse. "We finished them all, see?"
"Just let me heal Jeep first, please, Sanzo," Hakkai tried to maintain his coolness. He failed successfully because Sanzo took out his gun and pointed it to Jeep's head, who only kyuued inquiringly at the cold metal thing touching him.
"What if I have to rip him open to get the kyomon back?" Sanzo said.
"Hey, you're going too far now!" Gojyo quickly took Hakkai's side, who had no smile left.
"Quit it, Sanzo!" Goku got on his feet, snatching Jeep back and handing it to Hakkai, who accepted his pet gratefully. "I messed it up, I know, but, but, but it's not Jeep's fault!"
"It's not your fault either, Goku," Hakkai said soothingly.
"It would be your fault, Hakkai, if we lose the maten kyomon for your weakness concerning Jeep," Sanzo said in the most disquieting way. "Are you going to sacrifice a great amount of lives to save just your one most beloved once again? "
For some time Hakkai couldn't speak even one word for not able to believe just how cruel Sanzo's words could be. "Sanzo... I ask you to take your words back," Hakkai finally managed to say. "I... I'm sure Jeep would eventually turn into a car and we'll get the kyomon back. If you talk about faults..."
"Of course, it is my fault to lose the maten kyomon at the first place, isn't it, Hakkai?" Sanzo said in an alarming tone.
"It's not anyone's fault, dammit!" Gojyo yelled, glad of his finally being able to say something.
At that very second Hakkai's feet gave, one being not thoroughly healed, and he grasped frantically at Gojyo standing next to him. "Hakkai!" Goku ran to him.
"Hmph!" Sanzo hadn't the heart to shoot an opponent already down, even if he had been fingering his gun keenly - or so Gojyo thought. As Goku, Gojyo and Hakkai looked up, Sanzo was nowhere to be seen.
TBC ...