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Maria awoke once again tied to a tree. She arms were numb and both were pinned to her sides. Her legs weren't tied down...much to her relief, but they still hurt from hanging. She looked around quietly, not wanting to draw attention...that she was awake. She was tied to a tree on the outside of a camp, there was a fire in the middle and gathered around the fire were 4 or 5 strange looking creatures. Maria's eyes went wide in fear at the sight of the horned, multiple-eyed, green skin-colored, being in front of her. 'They must be demons!' Maria thought rapidly to herself remembering some of the things that Kurama had told her. 'That's right! I remember, he said something about getting Kurama,' she added to her thoughts...which were going a million directions.

After calming down a little, she tried to think of a plan of excape. 'I can't get these ropes of easily...not unless they are frayed or something...or loose!' she thought and tried wiggling around. Indeed the stupid demons had tied her loosely. 'Probably thought I was incapable of doing anything for myself," she thought bitterly. She wiggled some more and her bonds were slowly but surely lowering past her arms.

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"Kurama, we aren't getting anywhere...the roots in this forest are so far up and everything is just...arg" Yusuke screamed as a branch fell from the canopy of the forest down onto his head. Kurama ignored him and kept walking...he was going to rescue his friend at all costs.

"What's the matter Urameshi? Afraid that the spooky googlymonster will jump out and eat you?" Kuwabara teased and turdged on past Yusuke who was trying to untangle the branch from his gelled back hair.

"Shut up Kuwabara!" he screamed furiously as he came charging after the orange-haired teen. Hiei walked quickly in front of the red-faced Yusuke and held out his Katana...barring the way.

"We aren't here to fight...at least not each other," Hiei retorted. He then quickly sheathed his katana and continued walking...not believing that he had prevented Kuwabara from getting beaten up. Yusuke shook his head, he knew the fire demon was right.

"Fine! When we get back to the living world, I'm taking you out!" he screamed at Kuwabara. Kuwabara turned a little pale and then continued walking.

"She is close by, I can sense her energy clearer now," Kurama commented from the front of their group.

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Maria finally got the ropes lowered and she dropped to the ground with a thud. That startled the demons gathered around the fire in the middle of the small clearing.

"Catch her!" one of them roared and they scrambled to there feet. Maria gasped and jumped up. She looked around quickly and began running...not sure of where she was going except farther away from her captors. She began to see a little more light then there was before and she knew she was coming to the edge of the forest. She ran out and she skidded to a halt. In front of her a canon streched for miled wide and more then a jumps-length across. She turned around and right behind her was a big green demon. He too began to skid...instead he ran into her...causing them both...to go over the edge....

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"Her position has changed," Kurama growled annoyingly and he turned to where her energy was now coming from. Kuwabara sighed in frustration and bordem as he turned and followed after Kurama, Hiei, and Yusuke.

"We have to get to her soon..or else I fear something bad will happen," Kurama whispered quietly.