AN: Here we go! The cat fight of the year!
Chapter Four
Into The Spider's Web: Kagome vs. Viola
Kagome's feet hurt from running on the hot sand, and she was too tired to cry anymore. She was also feeling bad about what she'd said to her friends. They didn't know about the alternate time; Joey didn't know about the Staff's power now. But she still felt bad that they couldn't have helped Inu-yasha.
Her train of thought was broken when she heard the sound of a motor boat. A lot of motor boats. She ran into the tropical forest, and watched as the boats came nearer to the shore. Then, she saw their passengers clearly, disembarking from their craft. Every landing craft was filled with Rare Hunter, and they came in droves. In one boat rode the siblings, Vash and Viola, with a third Hunter, hooded and cloaked. They got off their boats, and headed off down the beach, away from Kagome.
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As he got off the boat, Inu-yasha sniffed the air. The smells of ocean, salt, and sand hit strongly, but with a rise in the wind, a third scent hit him strongly. It awoke a part of his memory that had almost been cut off. He looked into the trees, and his strong eyes saw her. Kagome was watching them, thinking she was concealed. He smiled beneath the mask he wore. In his new demon state, though he didn't feel the strong human attachments to her, she was no less lovely to him. Maybe when he got bored with Viola he could have her for a small time.
"Pet," Viola said, snapping her fingers. "Come." He looked to the woman whom he called 'my lady', and followed her.
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"I've got to tell the others," Kagome said quietly to herself. When the Rare Hunters had passed, she made a run for the camp. After a few minutes, she was met by Songo, Tea, and Shippo, who had been searching for her. Whne she tld them what she'd seen, they all rushed back to the boat. When she came up, she saw Yugi and Kaiba getting out their Duel Disk systems.
"We know," Kaiba said. "Rare Hunters. We came prepared."
"But how'd you know?" Kagome asked. He pointed out to sea, and shining like a jewel, was the Rare Hunter's battle ship. The Eye of Ra emblazoned on it's hull.
"Let's go!" Yugi said, transforming into Yami. The others grabbed their Duel Disks, and headed off into the jungle, following the map.
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"The caves are this way," Yugi/Yami directed as Kaiba and the others hacked away at the foliage with their machete's. "We shall reach them before noon," he said. But as they finally hacked at the last piece of jungle brush, they were confronted by a hord of Rare Hunters. They held cudgels, maces, and spears.
"Some welcome party," Joey said, taking his Staff in hand.
"We're outnumbered," said Miroku.
"We may not make it," Songo said.
"I like the odds," Tristan said. He raised his machete, and was the first to rush at the Hunters, and the others soon followed. Joey and Miroku kept off attackers with their staffs while Songo knocked dozens down with her hiraikotsu. Kagome fired arrows, pining the Hunters to the ground or trees, whilst all others fought them off with their machetes. And bare hands.
"Split up!" shouted Yugi/Yami as he broke away from the fray. The rest did the same. They scattered and ran for the caves, leaving the wounded Rare Hunters behind.
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Kagome had gone off with Joey and Shippo, and was now following them down the dark tunnel. 'Now my feet really hurt,' she thought. "Slow down," Kagome called out.
"And let 'em catch us?" Joey asked, "You gotta hurry up."
"But no one is following us," she said, looking back. The three of them stopped.
"She's right," Shippo said. "Where'd they all go?"
"Uh…guys….what's that red light?" Joey asked, pointing ahead. They turned, but then a dark blur whizzed by them, and a sound like nails on a chalk board came, and sparks flew along the rock wall. They covered their faces until the sparks died down, and the tunnel filled up with light. A Rare Hunter stood before them, but he was not any Hunter. His eyes were blue surrounded in red, and he had purple stripes along his cheeks. He held a torch in one clawed hand.
"No," Kagome whispered. She stepped forward to him. She didn't know if she should cry from knowing he was alive, or from what she saw he was now.
"Surprised, Kagome?" said Inu-yasha's voice. He threw back the hood and mask, revealing a deadly, fanged smile.
"What have they done to you?" Kagome asked softly.
"I have the power I've always wanted," he said. "Want to see what it can do?" he asked.
"Kagome!" Joey shouted. He grabbed Kagome and threw her back. "Listen Fido, you snap out of it, now!" Joey told him. Inu-yasha laughed, and charged. Joey fended him off for two seconds before Inu-yasha grabbed him by the throat, and lifted him off the ground.
"You think you can stand against me? I've wanted to tear your heart out for a long time," Inu-yasha said as he squeezed Joey's neck a little harder. "Now I can do it without regret."
"SIT!!!!!!!" Kagome shouted. The prayer beads around Inu-yasha's neck glowed, he let go of Joey, and was thrown down to the ground.
Joey scrambled away from Inu-yasha as Kagome stepped nearer. "What are you doing?" Joey cried.
"Kagome!" Shippo called. "He might hurt you!"
'This worked last time,' Kagome thought as she bent down beside him. She lifted up his face, and saw that even now the power of the necklace was struggling to fight his demon blood. She leaned in, and kissed him as she had many months ago in the Castle in the Clouds, when she'd almost lost him before.
When she let go of his face, she saw it was the face she'd always known…Always loved. He stared at her, quizzically. Then, spoke in his usual softer voice, "What…happened."
"NO!" screamed a voice from the shadows. Viola stepped forward, her face twisted in rage. "Inu-yasha is MINE!" she shouted. She extended her hand, and Inu-yasha grabbed his head, screaming as he fought off the change.
"Stop it!" Kagome shouted. She drew and knocked an arrow and pointed it at Viola. "Stop it now!"
"You think an arrow could hurt me?" Viola said.
"Probably not," Kagome said, still aiming, "But…How about…A Duel. For Inu-yasha."
"Why should I duel you? I already have him," she said as Inu-yasha stood up and walked over to her. "And I have his marvelous sword," she said, pulling it out.
"Well then," Kagome said, reaching inside her t-shirt, "Then how about for this?" She held up her chunk of the Jewel, and Viola's eyes widened.
"What is that?" she asked, intrigued.
"The shard you have is part of this Jewel," Kagome explained. "It gives the bearer infinite power."
"With that," Viola said, "I could overthrow Vash, and rule the Rare Hunters."
"Why stop there?" Kagome said, dangling the Jewel, "Why not the world?"
"Uh… Kagome," Shippo said, "Who's side are you on?"
"My side," Kagome answered. She turned backl to Viola and said "If you win, you get the Jewel, and we're kibble. If I win, I get Inu-yasha and your shard."
"Deal," Viola said. She brought her arm, and clipped in her Duel Disk.
"Joey, I need to borrow your disk," Kagome said.
"But you don't know how to duel," Joey said, taking his disk off, nonetheless.
"I've been practicing," Kagome said, strapping it on. She turned to Viola, and said. "You can go first."
"Fine by me," Viola chirped. She drew five cards, and looked at her hand. "I lay a card face down on the field, and summon the Anazoness Blowpiper." Then, the fearsome woman decked in skulls and leather appeared before them.
"I play a card face down, and play Mudora in attack mode," Kagome said, "And attack." The fairy charged at the Amazon, but Viola flipped her facedown card up.
"Dramatic Rescue," Viola said. "I get to take my Blowpiper from the field and back to my hand, but not before she reduces your monster by 500 points. And I also get to Special Summon an Amazon card from my hand to the field. So I play The Amazoness Swordswoman, who's far stronger that your pathetic fairy-type." And as the Blowpiper disappeared, the Swordswoman took her place, and blocked Mudora's attack. Then, she made a swipe with her own sword, and made the fairy disappear. And Kagome's points went from 4000 to 3500.
"I thought you said you was practicing," Joey said to Kagome.
"I haven't been doing it long," Kagome said.
"My turn," Viola said. She drew a card. "I play the Amazoness Tiger in attack mode," she said as the Tiger appeared, roaring loudly, "And she gains 400 points for each Amazon on the field. Now, I equip my Swordswoman with the Axe of Despair, giving her 1000 attack points. And now I attack you directly." The Swordswoman's arm morphed into an Axe, and the Tiger leaped forward, and slashed at Kagome, her points going down to 2000. But as the Swordswoman came forward, Kagome flipped over her trap card.
"Wabaku," Kagome groaned from the pain of the Tiger's attack. The blow was negated, and Kagome's points were safe. She stood up, and drew a card. She grinned.
"I play Graceful Charity!" Kagome said. "And draw three more cards, and send two to the graveyard." 'Yes!' Kagome thought. 'I can beat her'. "I play a card in defense mode. Your turn."
"Such a silly move,' Viola said. "For now, I sacrifice my cards, and summon The Cosmo Queen!" and then, both monsters vanished, and a purple skinned woman clad in red, jade, and gold appeared. Her eyes glowed red, and her golden headdress was filled with black hair. "And now," Viola continued, "I attack your monster."
The Cosmo Queen raised her hands, and a black hole opened up above then. It sucked in the monster, Agido, and destroyed it.
"You silly girl, the best you've done is to delay the inevitable," Viola said.
"You're a spaze," Kagome said. "I'll show you what I've done. I activate Agido's special effect. Now that he's destroyed, I get to summon a monster 6 stars or more from my grave yard. And I play, Saint Joan, equipped with Cestus of Dagla!" Then, a woman in silver armor, and gold Crosses, appeared, and drew her sword. She came at the Queen, and slashed her in half. Viola's points dropped to 2500.
"No no no no no!" Viola yelled and stamped her feet. "She can't beat my Cosmo Queen, she just can't!"
"Geez , she's a bigger cry baby than Weeval," Joey said.
"Now I'm mad," Viola said. She drew a card, and said, "You're about to get a taste of your own medicine, B&%$#. I play The Unfriendly Amazon. Recognize it?" she said, as the Amazon appeared, "I get my taste in fashion from her. Now I play Amazoness Spell caster. It switches our monster's attack points. So now that my monster is 2800, and yours 2000, I'll destroy it!" The Amazon, swung her sword, and shattered Saint Joan into a billion particles of light.
"Oh…Okay," Kagom said, drawing a card. "I…I play Soul of the pure, and get my 800 points back. Now I play Injection Fairy Lily."
"Uh oh," Viola suddenly said. "I forgot, I don't have any monsters to sacrifice to keep my Amazon on the field!"
"Uh…Yeah, I was counting on that!" Kagome said, even though she thanked heavens for good luck. "So now I attack you, and take the rest of your life points!"
"But how?" Viola shouted, "That monster only has 400 points."
"Not during the Damage Calculation," Kagome said, as the Fairy swooped in, and with her syringe. The point counter plummeted to 0 points. Viola dropped her cards, and fell to the ground kicking and crying.
"NO!!! No no no no!!!" she cried.
"Oh grow up," Kagome said, standing over her. "Now give me the shard."
"I can't," Viola whimpered, "I'll die without it."
"You'll die?" Kagome asked, her voice softening.
"Don't fall for it," Joey said. "She's bluffin."
"It's true," Viola sniffled. "I used to be really sick when I was little. I had no friends. I couldn't even go outside my room. I was hooked up to a dozen machines, and hardly ate. Then, my brother came home with this gem. He said it would make me better, since he had one too, and he looked a lot stronger and healthier with his. So I took it. So you see, you can't take it!" she got on her knees, begging Kagome. But then, a clawed hand swept up behind her, and ripped the shard from her neck. Viola gasped, and fell over. She looked up, and saw Inu-yasha with the Jewel., and said "But I thought…"
"I'm a demon, you stupid, sickly girl," he snarled, "You think that I have any sense of Loyalty? You're pathetic. Now I've got the shard, and I don't need you."
Kagome clenched her fists. She grabbed the Tetsiega, and commanded, "SIT!" Inu-yasha was thrown down again, and Kagome smacked him in the head with the dull, blunted sword.
"OW!" Inu-yasha cried, normal again. "What was that for?!"
"For being a jerk. You scared me," Kagome said, hugging him. "First I think your dead, next your brainwashed. And then you're a full fledged demon,"
"What are you talking about?" he asked. Then, he saw Viola, curled up in aball on the ground. "Oh yeah," he said slowly. Kagome snatched the Jewel away from him, and put it with her Jewel.
"We can't leave her here," Joey said. "Look at her."
"I'll carry her," Inu-yasha said.
"Is that a good idea?" Shippo asked as the han-you picked Viola up.
"She doesn't have the shard anymore," Kagome said. "She's can't do anything." Joey picked up the torch, and they headed no down the tunnel.
AN: Exciting, ain't it? What great duels await our heroes (and heroines) as the journey into the mountain? Stay tuned!
Chapter Four
Into The Spider's Web: Kagome vs. Viola
Kagome's feet hurt from running on the hot sand, and she was too tired to cry anymore. She was also feeling bad about what she'd said to her friends. They didn't know about the alternate time; Joey didn't know about the Staff's power now. But she still felt bad that they couldn't have helped Inu-yasha.
Her train of thought was broken when she heard the sound of a motor boat. A lot of motor boats. She ran into the tropical forest, and watched as the boats came nearer to the shore. Then, she saw their passengers clearly, disembarking from their craft. Every landing craft was filled with Rare Hunter, and they came in droves. In one boat rode the siblings, Vash and Viola, with a third Hunter, hooded and cloaked. They got off their boats, and headed off down the beach, away from Kagome.
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As he got off the boat, Inu-yasha sniffed the air. The smells of ocean, salt, and sand hit strongly, but with a rise in the wind, a third scent hit him strongly. It awoke a part of his memory that had almost been cut off. He looked into the trees, and his strong eyes saw her. Kagome was watching them, thinking she was concealed. He smiled beneath the mask he wore. In his new demon state, though he didn't feel the strong human attachments to her, she was no less lovely to him. Maybe when he got bored with Viola he could have her for a small time.
"Pet," Viola said, snapping her fingers. "Come." He looked to the woman whom he called 'my lady', and followed her.
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"I've got to tell the others," Kagome said quietly to herself. When the Rare Hunters had passed, she made a run for the camp. After a few minutes, she was met by Songo, Tea, and Shippo, who had been searching for her. Whne she tld them what she'd seen, they all rushed back to the boat. When she came up, she saw Yugi and Kaiba getting out their Duel Disk systems.
"We know," Kaiba said. "Rare Hunters. We came prepared."
"But how'd you know?" Kagome asked. He pointed out to sea, and shining like a jewel, was the Rare Hunter's battle ship. The Eye of Ra emblazoned on it's hull.
"Let's go!" Yugi said, transforming into Yami. The others grabbed their Duel Disks, and headed off into the jungle, following the map.
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"The caves are this way," Yugi/Yami directed as Kaiba and the others hacked away at the foliage with their machete's. "We shall reach them before noon," he said. But as they finally hacked at the last piece of jungle brush, they were confronted by a hord of Rare Hunters. They held cudgels, maces, and spears.
"Some welcome party," Joey said, taking his Staff in hand.
"We're outnumbered," said Miroku.
"We may not make it," Songo said.
"I like the odds," Tristan said. He raised his machete, and was the first to rush at the Hunters, and the others soon followed. Joey and Miroku kept off attackers with their staffs while Songo knocked dozens down with her hiraikotsu. Kagome fired arrows, pining the Hunters to the ground or trees, whilst all others fought them off with their machetes. And bare hands.
"Split up!" shouted Yugi/Yami as he broke away from the fray. The rest did the same. They scattered and ran for the caves, leaving the wounded Rare Hunters behind.
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Kagome had gone off with Joey and Shippo, and was now following them down the dark tunnel. 'Now my feet really hurt,' she thought. "Slow down," Kagome called out.
"And let 'em catch us?" Joey asked, "You gotta hurry up."
"But no one is following us," she said, looking back. The three of them stopped.
"She's right," Shippo said. "Where'd they all go?"
"Uh…guys….what's that red light?" Joey asked, pointing ahead. They turned, but then a dark blur whizzed by them, and a sound like nails on a chalk board came, and sparks flew along the rock wall. They covered their faces until the sparks died down, and the tunnel filled up with light. A Rare Hunter stood before them, but he was not any Hunter. His eyes were blue surrounded in red, and he had purple stripes along his cheeks. He held a torch in one clawed hand.
"No," Kagome whispered. She stepped forward to him. She didn't know if she should cry from knowing he was alive, or from what she saw he was now.
"Surprised, Kagome?" said Inu-yasha's voice. He threw back the hood and mask, revealing a deadly, fanged smile.
"What have they done to you?" Kagome asked softly.
"I have the power I've always wanted," he said. "Want to see what it can do?" he asked.
"Kagome!" Joey shouted. He grabbed Kagome and threw her back. "Listen Fido, you snap out of it, now!" Joey told him. Inu-yasha laughed, and charged. Joey fended him off for two seconds before Inu-yasha grabbed him by the throat, and lifted him off the ground.
"You think you can stand against me? I've wanted to tear your heart out for a long time," Inu-yasha said as he squeezed Joey's neck a little harder. "Now I can do it without regret."
"SIT!!!!!!!" Kagome shouted. The prayer beads around Inu-yasha's neck glowed, he let go of Joey, and was thrown down to the ground.
Joey scrambled away from Inu-yasha as Kagome stepped nearer. "What are you doing?" Joey cried.
"Kagome!" Shippo called. "He might hurt you!"
'This worked last time,' Kagome thought as she bent down beside him. She lifted up his face, and saw that even now the power of the necklace was struggling to fight his demon blood. She leaned in, and kissed him as she had many months ago in the Castle in the Clouds, when she'd almost lost him before.
When she let go of his face, she saw it was the face she'd always known…Always loved. He stared at her, quizzically. Then, spoke in his usual softer voice, "What…happened."
"NO!" screamed a voice from the shadows. Viola stepped forward, her face twisted in rage. "Inu-yasha is MINE!" she shouted. She extended her hand, and Inu-yasha grabbed his head, screaming as he fought off the change.
"Stop it!" Kagome shouted. She drew and knocked an arrow and pointed it at Viola. "Stop it now!"
"You think an arrow could hurt me?" Viola said.
"Probably not," Kagome said, still aiming, "But…How about…A Duel. For Inu-yasha."
"Why should I duel you? I already have him," she said as Inu-yasha stood up and walked over to her. "And I have his marvelous sword," she said, pulling it out.
"Well then," Kagome said, reaching inside her t-shirt, "Then how about for this?" She held up her chunk of the Jewel, and Viola's eyes widened.
"What is that?" she asked, intrigued.
"The shard you have is part of this Jewel," Kagome explained. "It gives the bearer infinite power."
"With that," Viola said, "I could overthrow Vash, and rule the Rare Hunters."
"Why stop there?" Kagome said, dangling the Jewel, "Why not the world?"
"Uh… Kagome," Shippo said, "Who's side are you on?"
"My side," Kagome answered. She turned backl to Viola and said "If you win, you get the Jewel, and we're kibble. If I win, I get Inu-yasha and your shard."
"Deal," Viola said. She brought her arm, and clipped in her Duel Disk.
"Joey, I need to borrow your disk," Kagome said.
"But you don't know how to duel," Joey said, taking his disk off, nonetheless.
"I've been practicing," Kagome said, strapping it on. She turned to Viola, and said. "You can go first."
"Fine by me," Viola chirped. She drew five cards, and looked at her hand. "I lay a card face down on the field, and summon the Anazoness Blowpiper." Then, the fearsome woman decked in skulls and leather appeared before them.
"I play a card face down, and play Mudora in attack mode," Kagome said, "And attack." The fairy charged at the Amazon, but Viola flipped her facedown card up.
"Dramatic Rescue," Viola said. "I get to take my Blowpiper from the field and back to my hand, but not before she reduces your monster by 500 points. And I also get to Special Summon an Amazon card from my hand to the field. So I play The Amazoness Swordswoman, who's far stronger that your pathetic fairy-type." And as the Blowpiper disappeared, the Swordswoman took her place, and blocked Mudora's attack. Then, she made a swipe with her own sword, and made the fairy disappear. And Kagome's points went from 4000 to 3500.
"I thought you said you was practicing," Joey said to Kagome.
"I haven't been doing it long," Kagome said.
"My turn," Viola said. She drew a card. "I play the Amazoness Tiger in attack mode," she said as the Tiger appeared, roaring loudly, "And she gains 400 points for each Amazon on the field. Now, I equip my Swordswoman with the Axe of Despair, giving her 1000 attack points. And now I attack you directly." The Swordswoman's arm morphed into an Axe, and the Tiger leaped forward, and slashed at Kagome, her points going down to 2000. But as the Swordswoman came forward, Kagome flipped over her trap card.
"Wabaku," Kagome groaned from the pain of the Tiger's attack. The blow was negated, and Kagome's points were safe. She stood up, and drew a card. She grinned.
"I play Graceful Charity!" Kagome said. "And draw three more cards, and send two to the graveyard." 'Yes!' Kagome thought. 'I can beat her'. "I play a card in defense mode. Your turn."
"Such a silly move,' Viola said. "For now, I sacrifice my cards, and summon The Cosmo Queen!" and then, both monsters vanished, and a purple skinned woman clad in red, jade, and gold appeared. Her eyes glowed red, and her golden headdress was filled with black hair. "And now," Viola continued, "I attack your monster."
The Cosmo Queen raised her hands, and a black hole opened up above then. It sucked in the monster, Agido, and destroyed it.
"You silly girl, the best you've done is to delay the inevitable," Viola said.
"You're a spaze," Kagome said. "I'll show you what I've done. I activate Agido's special effect. Now that he's destroyed, I get to summon a monster 6 stars or more from my grave yard. And I play, Saint Joan, equipped with Cestus of Dagla!" Then, a woman in silver armor, and gold Crosses, appeared, and drew her sword. She came at the Queen, and slashed her in half. Viola's points dropped to 2500.
"No no no no no!" Viola yelled and stamped her feet. "She can't beat my Cosmo Queen, she just can't!"
"Geez , she's a bigger cry baby than Weeval," Joey said.
"Now I'm mad," Viola said. She drew a card, and said, "You're about to get a taste of your own medicine, B&%$#. I play The Unfriendly Amazon. Recognize it?" she said, as the Amazon appeared, "I get my taste in fashion from her. Now I play Amazoness Spell caster. It switches our monster's attack points. So now that my monster is 2800, and yours 2000, I'll destroy it!" The Amazon, swung her sword, and shattered Saint Joan into a billion particles of light.
"Oh…Okay," Kagom said, drawing a card. "I…I play Soul of the pure, and get my 800 points back. Now I play Injection Fairy Lily."
"Uh oh," Viola suddenly said. "I forgot, I don't have any monsters to sacrifice to keep my Amazon on the field!"
"Uh…Yeah, I was counting on that!" Kagome said, even though she thanked heavens for good luck. "So now I attack you, and take the rest of your life points!"
"But how?" Viola shouted, "That monster only has 400 points."
"Not during the Damage Calculation," Kagome said, as the Fairy swooped in, and with her syringe. The point counter plummeted to 0 points. Viola dropped her cards, and fell to the ground kicking and crying.
"NO!!! No no no no!!!" she cried.
"Oh grow up," Kagome said, standing over her. "Now give me the shard."
"I can't," Viola whimpered, "I'll die without it."
"You'll die?" Kagome asked, her voice softening.
"Don't fall for it," Joey said. "She's bluffin."
"It's true," Viola sniffled. "I used to be really sick when I was little. I had no friends. I couldn't even go outside my room. I was hooked up to a dozen machines, and hardly ate. Then, my brother came home with this gem. He said it would make me better, since he had one too, and he looked a lot stronger and healthier with his. So I took it. So you see, you can't take it!" she got on her knees, begging Kagome. But then, a clawed hand swept up behind her, and ripped the shard from her neck. Viola gasped, and fell over. She looked up, and saw Inu-yasha with the Jewel., and said "But I thought…"
"I'm a demon, you stupid, sickly girl," he snarled, "You think that I have any sense of Loyalty? You're pathetic. Now I've got the shard, and I don't need you."
Kagome clenched her fists. She grabbed the Tetsiega, and commanded, "SIT!" Inu-yasha was thrown down again, and Kagome smacked him in the head with the dull, blunted sword.
"OW!" Inu-yasha cried, normal again. "What was that for?!"
"For being a jerk. You scared me," Kagome said, hugging him. "First I think your dead, next your brainwashed. And then you're a full fledged demon,"
"What are you talking about?" he asked. Then, he saw Viola, curled up in aball on the ground. "Oh yeah," he said slowly. Kagome snatched the Jewel away from him, and put it with her Jewel.
"We can't leave her here," Joey said. "Look at her."
"I'll carry her," Inu-yasha said.
"Is that a good idea?" Shippo asked as the han-you picked Viola up.
"She doesn't have the shard anymore," Kagome said. "She's can't do anything." Joey picked up the torch, and they headed no down the tunnel.
AN: Exciting, ain't it? What great duels await our heroes (and heroines) as the journey into the mountain? Stay tuned!