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Part 2: Trapped

It had been three days since Kagome had last encountered the Snow Goddess. Something was wrong with the place she was in. Neyuki had planted her into another world. A dream world. If she tried to find her way out, she would end up in the same place she had started, a clearing. Snow was beginning to fall rapidly from the sky and it was getting colder by the minute. I have to do something! I've got to get back to Inuyasha…but how?

Even after Neyuki was released into the dream world, she had not pursued Kagome through the forest. There was no sign of her, it seemed that somewhere, she was hiding and waiting. Kagome sank down into the snow. She couldn't go back. She'd stay stuck here, a puppet in someone else's play. To clear tears from a path down her face and dropped into the snow. As the tears fell to the ground, then became crystallized and fell with a soft thud in the snow.

"Huh!" Kagome explained "My tears….they're jewels!"

The drops of the grounds glistened and glowed in front of her. Kagome slowly reached to the gems, and scooped them up into her hand. They radiated even more under Kagome's touch. Kagome felt a warm glow, and it soon spread throughout her body. The tars formed into a small crystal ball and colors and figure's inside became animated. What's this? Kagome looked even deeper into the crystal. Inside, the figures of Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Kirara and Neyuki became clear and apparent. It looked like it was still the same day, with snow still falling around them. Upon Inuyasha's back lay Kagome's body, unconscious. Inuyasha seemed to be talking to Neyuki in anger. Voices began to grow in the back of her mind, and the conversation became clearer.

"What have you done to Kagome witch?" Inuyasha shouted to an expressionless Neyuki.

"I have done nothing to harm her." Neyuki coolly replied, "I am sure she is just tired from the traveling you have been doing." Inuyasha replied with a small growl, tightening his grip on Kagome. Miroku and Sango quickly braced for and oncoming fight. Nothing came. Instead, Neyuki continued on with something she had been telling them earlier. Slowly, everyone became calm and sedated as Neyuki wove her story.

Kagome's mind raced. If she could hear them, would they hear her? She had to try. She gripped the jewel she was holding tightly and focused her energy into the crystal she held in her hands. The warm glow spread outward, and soon whispers of power touched her mind. She shouted into her mind,

Inuyasha!

Inuyasha!

Kagome's voice shouted into Inuyasha's mind and one of his ears twitched. He quickly glanced at Kagome's sleeping face, and saw nothing. Again, Kagome's voice shouted into Inuyasha's head more urgently.

Inuyasha's eyes widened, it was Kagome!

Inuyasha, you've got to help me, Neyuki's trapped me here! I can't get out….

Inuyasha looked back at Neyuki and mad his way over to Miroku and Sango. "We have to destroy Neyuki" Inuyasha began, "She's tapped Kagome somewhere!" Sango and Miroku nodded. Sango quickly hopped onto Kirara and took off. Miroku readied a handful of sacred sutras in his hand. On the other end, Neyuki stood motionless, still weaving her story, oblivious to the impending attack. Inuyasha took out his Tetsusaiga, it readily transformed into the familiar Dog Fang.

"Get ready to fight Neyuki!" Inuyasha declared to her, "You won't live to see another day!"

Neyuki didn't seem to notice the oncoming threat. The only acknowledgement she gave to them was a look over her shoulder. Without waiting any further, Inuyasha launched his Wind Scar. Four bright lights formed and quickly headed for its target while Miroku threw his sutras and Sango and Kirara dove into an attack from above. A blinding flash occurred as all the attacks hit Neyuki at once. Kirara and Sango landed on the ground before Inuyasha and Miroku, waiting for a counterattack. As the smoke cleared, a barrier was seen protecting Neyuki from all the attacks.

"She absorbed all our attacks!" Miroku exclaimed. Inuyasha and Kirara again sprang into action to attack her. This time, Sango threw the Hiraikotsu at her, only to have it blocked by the barrier. Inuyasha, Tetsusaiga above his head leaped up and aimed at Neyuki.

"You have no escape now!" Inuyasha brought the Tetsusaiga down on her head. In that instant Neyuki had muttered something incomprehensible, and everyone was frozen into their position. An aura surrounded Neyuki, and then spread to Inuyasha and the others. One by one, each of their eyes closed in sleepiness. The bodies fell lifeless to the ground as Neyuki turned to look again at the snow covered landscape in silence.

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