A SILVER HOPE

CHAPTER FIFTEEN:

.....When Push Comes To Shove....

Ali awoke in a dark,damp and old feeling room...she was cold and a strange feeling of dread fell upon her as she tried to sit up without hurting herself...She looked around, there wasn't much to this room other then the fact that it would be an ordinary room...if it wasn't for the scary vines and mold, and the old feeling the room gave off. It must have been enchanted somehow, and by whom, was what Ali really wanted to know. She heard a sound behind her and tried to turn to see what it was, but all she saw was a shadow move along the wall. she didn't like this and was growing upset, she had no idea where she was and something was playing tricks on her.

Ali: who ever's there better come out now or you'll be sorry!

Something lept over her at an incredible speed and she had to duck, she looked up to see a man in a red and white outfit, with a long black sash, in his hand was a silver and black sword, but it seemed to be giving off heat. Ali didn't understand.

ali: who are you! and Where am I!?

Baton: mwa hahah! Silly mortal to ask me or who I am...

ali: and how is that silly?

Baton: heh. I am the master of Illusions...the great Baton...

ali: baton? what's that? french for I'm a dork.

Baton: you think your so funny, mortal...but wait until my master gets here, then you shall no longer be making jokes...

Ali: I bet i know who your master is...and if i guess right, you'll let me go.?

Baton: I am no fool!

ali: oh, no. because only a fool would wear such a get up as your wearing.

Baton: it is the royal garmets of my kind...

ali: and what is your kind, exactly?

baton: That's for you to figure out on your own.

ali: oh...but why can't you tell me...it'd be soo much funner...

Baton: No...I am not giving that infomation away.

ali: bastard.

Baton had his sword at ali's throat in an instant, she was surprised at how fast he could even move, since he was at least 6 feet tall. But with his sword so close she was able to feel that it was generating heat, almost as if it had a fire inside it's blade. Baton smirked as he noticed Ali eye balling his sword, he pulled away and held it up in front of him and laughed.

Baton: You like my sword? It was forged by the finest...it's made from the fangs of the fire demon known as Bargoth...have you heard of him?

Ali: Bargoth? no...

Baton: oh, goody..first introductions are always the best...

ali: are you emplying that i'm going to be fed to this demon?

Baton: hmmm...I don't know...depends what my master feels like doing with you...

ali: well...I don't feel much better...

Baton: oh, you'll be feeling much better now...my master has arrived to inform you of what he has planned...

Out of the shadows walked a man in long black and purple robes, Ali glared at him as she reconized him off the bat, she couldn't believe that she was actually face to face with the evil and natorious Naraku. He gave her a small smirk and stood only feet from her.

Naraku: been having fun with Baton?

ali: no.

Naraku: hmmm. under other conditions I would have sent you straight to Bargoth...but seeing that I still need you alive...

ali: I'm not being used in any of your dirty tricks...

Naraku: you have no choice...and besides, its too late...for at this very moment what i want is going to be handed to me

and its all because of you...

Ali: what?

she glared at him, trying to understand what he was telling her. As she stared at him she noticed something odd, around his neck was a beautiful green necklace, she had seen it somewhere else and had to think about it for only a moment.

Naraku: what's the matter?

ali: oh, I don't know...maybe being attacked, kidnapped, threatened, held prisoner, and being forced to do things against my will...Am i forgetting something?

Naraku: is that really how you feel?

ali: oh, you want to talk about my feelings now do you?

Baton: Aw shut up!

He was about to smack Ali when suddenly she just fell to the ground, Baton looked at his hand and then back at ali.

Baton: I didn't know I could do that...

Naraku: fool, you didn't do that...

Baton: oh, right...I'm sorry my lord...

Naraku: now, you must watch over her and make sure that NO ONE gets in this room, if they do...kill them...

Baton: what if its you?

Naraku: you'll know...

Baton: you mean if I'm still alive after I try and kill you?

Naraku: exactly.

Naraku walked awawy, leaving Baton looking stumped about what he should do with the now sleeping Ali, he shrugged and decided to take the time to practise and prepare himself, for it sounded as if Naraku was expecting and hoping for someone to enter this room, and Baton didn't like the sound of it.

Baton: stupid Humans...they should all die...

Holly ran into the village and was over come by smoke and how everyone was running around, it was a horrible sight and she wanted to help, but she had to make sure her friends were alright first. She looked around, hoping to catch a glimpse of any of them, but she didn't see any one. she managed to stop a villager and ask him if he knew if the others were still there.

villager: If they are, they'll be over there helping with damage control.

Holly: thank you.

villager: two of your friends are gone...taken away by the one who attacked us.

holly: who did attack? was it...

villager: I don't know his name...he had a sword though, and it was able to cause all this with only one swing...

holly: human or demon...

kaede: the human with the heart of a demon...

holly: huh? Kaede, are you alright...what's..what's going on?

kaede: it appears that yer friend has finally let his hatred take control.

holly: um...are you talking about chris?

Kaede: aye, I am. He came here, his true intentions I do not know, but he was angry...He attacked within a heart beat, destroying all you see around you...he didn't even stay to fight, he took Ali and Kagome and left.

holly: he took ali and kagome...what...that's odd...

Inuyasha: He came looking for a fight...and he'll get a fight...

holly: Inuyasha...

Inuyasha: when I find your friend, he's going to wish he had never come here.

holly: Inuyasha...

sango: Holly!

Miroku: Holly!

Holly: Sango, Miroku...I heard what chris did...

Miroku: yes, it was so sudden. none of us had time to prepare for it.

sango: the death toll is high...he slaughtered a good 30 men without a seconds thought.

Holly: I'm not too worried about him right now...

sango: he just killed his own kind, he didn't even care, he would have killed us too!

holly: doubtful...why would chris attack the village take ali and kagome and just leave if he intended to kill you all?

Miroku: are you saying he has another plan?

holly: I don't know...chris isn't one to run from any challange, no matter how badly the out come will look for him. I'm worried about what he's done with Kagome and Ali...

Inuyasha: and you don't think that any of us aren't!?

Miroku: Inuyasha, she may have some vital infomation about chris. as we barely know him.

sango: right, we just know that he's a human from her time with incredible powers...

miroku: and what he could do with that power...

holly: I'm trying to think...its so hard with this blaze, and the noise...the chaos...

Holly went rigid, everyone looked at her as if she had turned to stone...she then dashed off without saying a word to anyone.

Inuyasha: what's her problem?

Miroku: I don't know, but we should follow her, she may have thought of something that will help us.

Sango: I agree...

Inuyasha: fine, if it helps me kill chris...

the three dashed after holly, who had vanished into the smoke, and with so much stench Inuyasha couldn't follow her scent. they looked lost, and confused.

Inuyasha: oh, this' great...the one person who may know something has just disappeared.

Sango: she couldn't have gotten far...

miroku: I wouldn't be so sure, she's with a demon.

sango: huh?

miroku: it's faint, but I can sense that she didn't come here alone.

Inuyasha: your right...sniff,sniff I smell...Wolf....

Holly looked at Koga, he seemed to start to find the day more interesting now that something chaotic had happened, however, Holly knew that she couldn't let chris see koga for he would surely kill him on site.

Holly: listen, I thank you for all your help and everything...but I need to do something...um...on my own, before I can help you like I promised.

Koga: heh. Like I'm just going to let you go?

Holly: ugh. I know what's going to happen if you stick around...I don't want...I don't want a death to be on my shoulders.

Koga: you don't have to worry about me...

holly: I do...between chris, Inuyasha, and Naraku, one of them will kill you...and, I can't stand it...

koga: stand what...

Holly growled, she didn't know what was happening, it felt like there was some one else in her trying to excape. the feeling scared her, she was shaking now...Koga watched, unsure of what to do.

Holly: Something's wrong...can you feel it?

Koga: hmmmmm...

The air was silent, no birds were singing, no animals were making any sounds and it seemed as if the trees and plants themselves had stopped living...an eerie feeling crept across the air...

Koga: grrrrrr...something's coming...

Holly: oh, this isn't good.

Koga growled again and readied himself...in the distance they could just make out the outline of something walking their way, and weither it was friend or foe was yet to be determined....holly looked a little nervous, she was no help at all, now that she didn't have her bow and arrow, which she'd have to get back from Lupin and Luna...a sinister laugh rang threw the air, and she took a step back...