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" Speech" 'Thoughts' Time/Scene changes
Telepathy
The Final Battle: Alliances Across Time
---- Chapter 12 ----
After introductions had been made everyone got comfortable around the fire.
"Oh, I almost forgot!" Botan exclaimed "We got you guys some extra clothes." She said as she handed Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei and Kurama each a small bag. "Your mom and Kayko are pretty mad at you for not telling them where you were going Yusuke. Kuwabara, your sister said she's going to pound you when you get home." This caused everyone to snicker. "And Kurama, your mom gave me a message for you, and I quote, 'tell Suichi to have fun and be careful. I'll have all his class assignment for him when he returns home'."
Inuyasha's group turned to Kurama. "Suichi huh?" Inuyasha asked curiously.
Kurama, who was a bit embarrassed, replied. "Yes, well remember how I told you I merged with this human body, Suichi is the name that my human mother gave me. Suichi Minamino to be more precise." "Oh." Was the general response that he got.
"Ah, Genkai, what's in that bundle?" Kuwabara asked curiously.
"I brought some training items with me. After seeing how pitifully you all fought that snake demon and how that demoness just walked in and took what she wanted we are going to do some training." Genkai said seriously.
"Feh, we don't need to train." Inuyasha, who was standing on the other side of the fire, stated.
"Really?" Genkai asked. In a blink of an eye Genkai was behind Inuyasha. She grabbed his arm and pulled it behind him causing him to yelp in surprise. "And I suppose that you saw me move?" She asked.
Inuyasha and his friends just blinked in surprise. They had never seen someone move so quickly before, well except for the demons that they fought.
"I'm sure," Genkai said as she release Inuyasha's arm "That you have all talked to each other about some of the battles that you have all been in." Getting a confirming nod from several of the people around her, she continued. "And I'm also sure that with the exception of a few things, none of you know what the others are actually capable of."
"That is true Master Genkai. We have been holding back on our attacks." Kurama said.
"And why is that Kurama?" She asked the fox demon.
"On our way to battle the snake youkai we encountered an insect know as the Saimyosho. More commonly know as the insects of hell. Naraku uses them as spies and I thought it would be wise if we didn't go with our full powers until we were facing him." Kurama replied.
"That is true. But you still need some training, if only to make you work better as a team." Genkai said. "Kurama, I trust that you can find a suitable place for us to use for training."
"Of course master Genkai. Would you like me to get it ready now?" He asked.
"Yes." She replied.
"Are you crazy? It's going to be fully dark soon!" Inuyasha said in disbelief.
Genkai just glared at him in return before she got herself comfortable next to the fire.
As Kurama left camp Shippo went over to him. "Can I go too?" He asked.
"Sure." Kurama said as he let the kit jump up onto his shoulder. He then continued to walk out of camp towards the far end of the clearing where it opened up a bit.
After about ten minutes Kurama and Shippo returned to camp. "It's ready." He said.
Genkai grabbed the cloth wrapped bundle as everyone got up and followed Kurama. When they got to the open end of the clearing they were surprised at what they saw. There was a large oval in center of the clearing, it was about 50 yards by 30 yards. It looked like someone had laid out a large rug and it was ringed with a weird, glowing plant.
"Will this due." Kurama asked.
"Yes. Very good Kurama." Genkai said.
"How did you do this?" Sango said in amazement.
"It's simple really. I just used my powers to weave the grass into a mat, using their roots to make the surface of the ground smooth. Then I just planted some of my Lantern weeds around the perimeter so that you can see." Kurama said.
"Wow. That is cool." Kagome said in awe.
"Feh."
"Everyone stand along the edge of the ring." Genkai said as she put down the bundle she was carrying. After a moment, everyone complied. Mostly because they were curious as to what she wanted. When everyone was where she asked them to be she began to chant. A blue sphere appeared in the center of the field. It seemed to pulse for a moment before it started to grow. It grew slowly at first, but rapidly picked up speed. With a whooshing sound the sphere expanded to it's full size, totally encompassing the ring and all the people standing next to it in a blue dome.
"What is this Lady Genkai? Is it a type of barrier?" Miroku asked in amazement. This was different from any thing he had ever seen.
"Yes. This barrier is special though. No one outside this barrier can see it, or us. They will not even be able to sense our energy." Genkai said.
"Alright. Who is going first." Yusuke asked as he stretched. He was defiantly ready for some exercise.
"Why don't you and Hiei go first." Genkai said as she looked at her student.
"Hn." Hiei said with a smirk, drawing out his sword and moving into the ring. Yusuke followed, going to the opposite side of the ring.
"Is that really safe? Yusuke doesn't have a weapon and Hiei is using his sword." Kagome said worriedly.
"It is the best way to show you what they are truly capable of. Anyway, Yusuke doesn't use any weapons accept for his fists and spirit energy anyway." Genkai said.
Everyone turned their attention to the ring.
"Ready detective?!" Hiei yelled from his side.
"Of course!" Yusuke said as he powered up and launched himself at Hiei.
With a smirk, Hiei also launched himself at Yusuke, becoming nothing but a blur.
Inuyasha's group watched in awe at Yusuke and Hiei spared. The two combatants weren't much more than blurs with flashes of light as the light from the Lantern weeds was reflected off of Hiei's sword.
"By the gods." Sango said in awe. "I have never seen anything like this. Not even any of the exterminators could move that fast. And the power that they have…"
"I know. Never have I seen a human with the amount of power as Yusuke." Miroku said as he observed the fight and the faint blue and red energy's that could be seen. "The only other person that I have ever met that has power even close to that amount is our Lady Kagome."
Genkai looked over at the girl named Kagome when Miroku said this. It was true, even though she was not powered up, she could feel the power radiating off of her in soft waves of calming energy. "If your impressed with this pathetic display then you will be speechless when he is at full power." Genkai said as she turned back to the sparing match.
"He's not at full power?" Inuyasha asked as he carefully studied Yusuke and Hiei to familiarize himself with their fighting style and to look for any weaknesses.
"Heh, he's not even using a tenth of his power. If he was, and this was a real fight, Hiei wouldn't stand a chance." Genkai said. "All right you two. that's enough." She called out to Yusuke and Hiei causing them to stop.
"Aw come on grandma, I was just getting warmed up." Yusuke said as he walked over to her, stretching his arms over his head as he went.
"Save your energy for later dimwit. Kurama, I want you and Kuwabara to go next." Genkai said as she addressed the other half of Yusuke's team.
"Of course." Kurama said as he stepped into the ring.
"All right! The great Kazuma Kuwabara is ready for action!" Kuwabara said as he jumped into the makeshift ring which earned him a few snickers and a quiet 'idiot'.
"Are you ready Kuwabara?" Kurama asked from his position.
"I, Kazuma Kuwabara, am always ready!" Kuwabara said as he summoned up his spirit sword.
"Good." Kurama said as he reached up under his hair and pulled out a small piece of bamboo. "Here we go." He said as he charged towards Kuwabara, transforming the bamboo into a sword as he went.
"I thought he only used a whip." Kagome said as she watched Kurama and Kuwabara spar.
"Long range attacks are his specialty, it allows him to study his opponent. But he also knows how to use a sword and fight hand to hand combat as well." Genkai said as she watched the two spar.
The match came to a quick end as Kurama off balanced Kuwabara, who ended up falling backwards and Kurama quickly put his bamboo sword to his neck.
"Give?" Kurama asked.
"Yeah." Kuwabara said as he huffed for breath.
"Feh, that was pitiful." Inuyasha said, disgusted with the humans lack of decent fighting skills.
"Yeah, Kuwabara loves to get his but kicked. But he is stubborn and doesn't give up easily. Believe it or not he is better in a real fight than in a sparing match, though not by much." Yusuke said.
And so the rest of the evening went. One sparing match after another. Genkai use this opportunity to study everyone's strengths and weaknesses so that with a little training they would be ready for the battle against Naraku.
Yes, yes I know. Too short of a chapter for such a long wait. I am sorry about that though. It was like pulling teeth just to get this chapter out.
Special thanks to anime girl() who has been waiting patiently.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho.
Here's the next chapter for you, enjoy!
" Speech" 'Thoughts' Time/Scene changes
Telepathy
The Final Battle: Alliances Across Time
---- Chapter 12 ----
After introductions had been made everyone got comfortable around the fire.
"Oh, I almost forgot!" Botan exclaimed "We got you guys some extra clothes." She said as she handed Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei and Kurama each a small bag. "Your mom and Kayko are pretty mad at you for not telling them where you were going Yusuke. Kuwabara, your sister said she's going to pound you when you get home." This caused everyone to snicker. "And Kurama, your mom gave me a message for you, and I quote, 'tell Suichi to have fun and be careful. I'll have all his class assignment for him when he returns home'."
Inuyasha's group turned to Kurama. "Suichi huh?" Inuyasha asked curiously.
Kurama, who was a bit embarrassed, replied. "Yes, well remember how I told you I merged with this human body, Suichi is the name that my human mother gave me. Suichi Minamino to be more precise." "Oh." Was the general response that he got.
"Ah, Genkai, what's in that bundle?" Kuwabara asked curiously.
"I brought some training items with me. After seeing how pitifully you all fought that snake demon and how that demoness just walked in and took what she wanted we are going to do some training." Genkai said seriously.
"Feh, we don't need to train." Inuyasha, who was standing on the other side of the fire, stated.
"Really?" Genkai asked. In a blink of an eye Genkai was behind Inuyasha. She grabbed his arm and pulled it behind him causing him to yelp in surprise. "And I suppose that you saw me move?" She asked.
Inuyasha and his friends just blinked in surprise. They had never seen someone move so quickly before, well except for the demons that they fought.
"I'm sure," Genkai said as she release Inuyasha's arm "That you have all talked to each other about some of the battles that you have all been in." Getting a confirming nod from several of the people around her, she continued. "And I'm also sure that with the exception of a few things, none of you know what the others are actually capable of."
"That is true Master Genkai. We have been holding back on our attacks." Kurama said.
"And why is that Kurama?" She asked the fox demon.
"On our way to battle the snake youkai we encountered an insect know as the Saimyosho. More commonly know as the insects of hell. Naraku uses them as spies and I thought it would be wise if we didn't go with our full powers until we were facing him." Kurama replied.
"That is true. But you still need some training, if only to make you work better as a team." Genkai said. "Kurama, I trust that you can find a suitable place for us to use for training."
"Of course master Genkai. Would you like me to get it ready now?" He asked.
"Yes." She replied.
"Are you crazy? It's going to be fully dark soon!" Inuyasha said in disbelief.
Genkai just glared at him in return before she got herself comfortable next to the fire.
As Kurama left camp Shippo went over to him. "Can I go too?" He asked.
"Sure." Kurama said as he let the kit jump up onto his shoulder. He then continued to walk out of camp towards the far end of the clearing where it opened up a bit.
After about ten minutes Kurama and Shippo returned to camp. "It's ready." He said.
Genkai grabbed the cloth wrapped bundle as everyone got up and followed Kurama. When they got to the open end of the clearing they were surprised at what they saw. There was a large oval in center of the clearing, it was about 50 yards by 30 yards. It looked like someone had laid out a large rug and it was ringed with a weird, glowing plant.
"Will this due." Kurama asked.
"Yes. Very good Kurama." Genkai said.
"How did you do this?" Sango said in amazement.
"It's simple really. I just used my powers to weave the grass into a mat, using their roots to make the surface of the ground smooth. Then I just planted some of my Lantern weeds around the perimeter so that you can see." Kurama said.
"Wow. That is cool." Kagome said in awe.
"Feh."
"Everyone stand along the edge of the ring." Genkai said as she put down the bundle she was carrying. After a moment, everyone complied. Mostly because they were curious as to what she wanted. When everyone was where she asked them to be she began to chant. A blue sphere appeared in the center of the field. It seemed to pulse for a moment before it started to grow. It grew slowly at first, but rapidly picked up speed. With a whooshing sound the sphere expanded to it's full size, totally encompassing the ring and all the people standing next to it in a blue dome.
"What is this Lady Genkai? Is it a type of barrier?" Miroku asked in amazement. This was different from any thing he had ever seen.
"Yes. This barrier is special though. No one outside this barrier can see it, or us. They will not even be able to sense our energy." Genkai said.
"Alright. Who is going first." Yusuke asked as he stretched. He was defiantly ready for some exercise.
"Why don't you and Hiei go first." Genkai said as she looked at her student.
"Hn." Hiei said with a smirk, drawing out his sword and moving into the ring. Yusuke followed, going to the opposite side of the ring.
"Is that really safe? Yusuke doesn't have a weapon and Hiei is using his sword." Kagome said worriedly.
"It is the best way to show you what they are truly capable of. Anyway, Yusuke doesn't use any weapons accept for his fists and spirit energy anyway." Genkai said.
Everyone turned their attention to the ring.
"Ready detective?!" Hiei yelled from his side.
"Of course!" Yusuke said as he powered up and launched himself at Hiei.
With a smirk, Hiei also launched himself at Yusuke, becoming nothing but a blur.
Inuyasha's group watched in awe at Yusuke and Hiei spared. The two combatants weren't much more than blurs with flashes of light as the light from the Lantern weeds was reflected off of Hiei's sword.
"By the gods." Sango said in awe. "I have never seen anything like this. Not even any of the exterminators could move that fast. And the power that they have…"
"I know. Never have I seen a human with the amount of power as Yusuke." Miroku said as he observed the fight and the faint blue and red energy's that could be seen. "The only other person that I have ever met that has power even close to that amount is our Lady Kagome."
Genkai looked over at the girl named Kagome when Miroku said this. It was true, even though she was not powered up, she could feel the power radiating off of her in soft waves of calming energy. "If your impressed with this pathetic display then you will be speechless when he is at full power." Genkai said as she turned back to the sparing match.
"He's not at full power?" Inuyasha asked as he carefully studied Yusuke and Hiei to familiarize himself with their fighting style and to look for any weaknesses.
"Heh, he's not even using a tenth of his power. If he was, and this was a real fight, Hiei wouldn't stand a chance." Genkai said. "All right you two. that's enough." She called out to Yusuke and Hiei causing them to stop.
"Aw come on grandma, I was just getting warmed up." Yusuke said as he walked over to her, stretching his arms over his head as he went.
"Save your energy for later dimwit. Kurama, I want you and Kuwabara to go next." Genkai said as she addressed the other half of Yusuke's team.
"Of course." Kurama said as he stepped into the ring.
"All right! The great Kazuma Kuwabara is ready for action!" Kuwabara said as he jumped into the makeshift ring which earned him a few snickers and a quiet 'idiot'.
"Are you ready Kuwabara?" Kurama asked from his position.
"I, Kazuma Kuwabara, am always ready!" Kuwabara said as he summoned up his spirit sword.
"Good." Kurama said as he reached up under his hair and pulled out a small piece of bamboo. "Here we go." He said as he charged towards Kuwabara, transforming the bamboo into a sword as he went.
"I thought he only used a whip." Kagome said as she watched Kurama and Kuwabara spar.
"Long range attacks are his specialty, it allows him to study his opponent. But he also knows how to use a sword and fight hand to hand combat as well." Genkai said as she watched the two spar.
The match came to a quick end as Kurama off balanced Kuwabara, who ended up falling backwards and Kurama quickly put his bamboo sword to his neck.
"Give?" Kurama asked.
"Yeah." Kuwabara said as he huffed for breath.
"Feh, that was pitiful." Inuyasha said, disgusted with the humans lack of decent fighting skills.
"Yeah, Kuwabara loves to get his but kicked. But he is stubborn and doesn't give up easily. Believe it or not he is better in a real fight than in a sparing match, though not by much." Yusuke said.
And so the rest of the evening went. One sparing match after another. Genkai use this opportunity to study everyone's strengths and weaknesses so that with a little training they would be ready for the battle against Naraku.
Yes, yes I know. Too short of a chapter for such a long wait. I am sorry about that though. It was like pulling teeth just to get this chapter out.
Special thanks to anime girl() who has been waiting patiently.