Hi, long time no write, I know....heh.....I was laid low by a nasty case of pneumonia, still have a slight cough plus school and such....I hope you enjoy this chapter...more OCs....my fav thing....also thank you to all of those who reviewed.....Stonehenge(sorry about the whole vulgar villan I just pictured him this way...usually my evil masterminds are more sophisticated), The Evil Liar .....and if I forgot you feel free to yell at me in a review
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Chapter Six
(Dundrogo)
"This is the last floor of prisoners, this is where he keeps the extremely important captives," Nishi told us after we had disposed of the guards and stood at the end of the row of cells, there were only six. Sayo instantly went down the line of doors peeking in through the metal grates to see was in them if it was our oldest sister or not. At the fifth door she looked into the cell and froze.
"Akiko! Oh God!!" She cried her voice cracking under the emotion as she blew open the door with a burst of her energy before running into the mini room. The rest of us followed her anxious to see Kiko and to check to make she was ok but when I got a look at the eldest of our clan I highly doubted she was ok. Sayo was kneeling next to her with her arms wrapped around her sobbing hard as she finally succumbed to the emotions swamping her. Akiko was just sitting there her knees turned inward with her feet pointing out in her human form her pale blond hair viciously chopped short her pale blue eyes staring sightlessly ahead. There were no visible markings to show of any physical abuse but it wouldn't take a nuclear physicist to figure out they had screwed around in her mind.
"Akiko, wake up! Oh please! Talk to me!" Sayo wailed hugging her even tighter, "What have they done to you? Drake, she won't say anything!!" She turned to her twin tears streaming down her face, "Make her speak to me!" Looking over at Drake I observed him open his mouth to say something but close it before anything came a vulnerable expression on his face as I believed he received Sayo's thoughts directly.
"Oki!!" Sayo turned to the rock in our family, the one who told us what to do and comforted us in times of need, "She's gonna be ok right?"
"Nothing's for sure…" Oki trailed off her own tears spilling down her cheeks, "But she's a fighter…"
"Dun…" she looked to me desperation in her eyes and I knew there was no way I could possibly end her suffering or really bring her comfort. Walking over to her I got down on the dirt floor with her and pulled her into my arms, she came willingly basically flinging herself at me. As she sobbed into the crook of my neck Oki, Leiko and Drake came over to give comfort and draw it from each other.
After a few minutes Sayo squeezed me tightly signaling me that she was ok for now before she drew out of my arms and roughly scrubbed at the wetness on her face. Drake gave her a tight hug along with Oki and Leiko before I carefully picked up our sister who through the whole thing had not moved at all. Quietly we returned to the outside of the cell to find the others congregated outside of the cells with the new released prisoners. There were four of them, one of them a woman with coppery red hair with baby blue eyes and was about medium height with two teenage girls with her who I assumed were her daughters. One of the girls was around seven feet tall with black hair that was streaked red and her eyes were a bright green and the other one had long white hair and piercing gold eyes, the rough shape she was in suggested that she had fought a lot. The last one was a girl with a deep rich pink and her eyes were a deep almost surreal blue that seemed to almost swimming with emotions.
"There are only five people, none of them are Reiko," this was Kurama he was supporting the white haired girl whose face resembled a thundercloud because I think she didn't like receiving help.
"Where is she?" Yusuke growled turning his attention to Nishi who was the one with all the answers.
"She must be in the closet," Nishi whispered for the first time a trace of fear in her voice.
"What's the closet?" Kuwabara asked her his interest piqued.
"The closet, a vermin infested hole of slime where He controls what your dream once you close your eyes, it is always the worst things imaginable. Death, pain, betrayal anything that will push you closer to the edge." Nishi said quietly.
"Who knows where he is?" Chai snarled fury burning in his eyes mixed with pain.
"I do," Destin replied stepping up and finally saying something.
"I'll show one of you to the closet," Wainani offered stepping out from behind her brother.
"Well obviously we can't send Kuwbara he'd scare the crap out of her with his butt ugly face, I can't I gotta go pound ass so that leaves Kurama or Hiei." Yusuke turned to the other two.
"The choice is clear it has to be Kurama because the shrimp is too coldhearted to be able to help a damsel in distress!" Kuwabara put in his opinion.
"How about a game of Jenkin?" Yusuke suggested and I couldn't help but feel they were being ridiculous. Three games later it was decided that Hiei would be the one fetching Reiko from the closet with Wainani, he didn't look too pleased about it.
"Let's go," Hiei turned to Wainani and she nodded leading him away. I was then given the names of the other four, the red head was Takara and I had been right in assuming that the girls were her daughters, the black haired one was Wakana and the one leaning on Kurama was Yoko and the pink haired one was Miyuki.
"Let's send you all back to Spirit World," Orino smiled at the ragged ex-captives. Kurama helped Yoko lean her weight on to her sister and I stepped forward with Akiko in my arms. Sayo followed her hands clasped over Kiko's with Oki and Leiko right behind Nishi stepped forward as well.
"I'm staying," Drake told us and I nodded to tell him that it was ok.
"Slaughter that lowdown bed wetting mama's boy for me," Sayo ordered him.
"I will," he assured her turning to join the group that was heading off.
"Good luck!" I called after them.
"Everyone come to me, everyone near? Ok let's go," and with that she transported us out of the nightmare and to Spirit World. Koenma was pacing around his office as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rockers.
"Ahh!" He jumped as we appeared and stared at us, "Where are my Spirit Detectives?"
"They are on their way to go deal with him," I told the head of Spirit World.
"Right, well, I'm a little nervous about what's happening!" He ran a hand through his hair.
"Koenma! We have just got the connection to the castle up and running!" A blue ogre yelled dashing in.
"Blue ogre, please see to it that these people are taken to where they want to be taken." Koenma informed him returning to his chair and began rifling through papers muttering about finding the remote.
"Where would you like to go?" The blue ogre turned his gaze to Nishi.
"I don't want to go anywhere until those people have returned," Nishi said. "But I would like you to summon my husband here, I'm sure you know him, his name is Toru…" he nodded showing he meant who she was talking about. "You may tell him that Nishi is waiting."
"You!" The ogre pointed to another person and motioned for him to do what she had asked for before turning to Leiko, "What would you like?"
"I would like to stay here until Drake comes back," she whispered hesitantly.
"What about you?" He looked at Sayo.
"Oki, Akiko, and I want to go to the infirmary, the Spirit World one since it is the best." Sayo told him her voice clear and confident as I gently lowered Akiko down and another man who escorted them out of the room picked her up.
"And you?" He queried Takara.
"I will wait here to make sure the fighters are safe," Takara spoke up. "But if you could please send for Taro the one in charge of the underground and take my daughters to the infirmary I would be forever grateful."
"Right, send for-" he began the order when…
"I am already here," I stared in the direction the voice had come from, there in the door stood a tall man with black hair that had golden brown streaks near the bottom. His golden brown eyes were piercing as he surveyed those in the room leaving no person un-scrutinized, "I came because my brothers wife was found, but who is it that also wants to see me?"
"Taro!" From behind him stepped a petite lady who had long dark brown hair with dark red streaks through it that tumbled unbound to her knees, "These poor people are tired! They have been in a place that is the closest thing to hell you'll ever experience without going there!" Her voice conveyed the anger and disappointment she was feeling before she hurried over to Nishi and embraced her. "Are you alright?"
"Where is my husband?" Nishi demanded.
"He sent us ahead while he went to go pick up your son," she released Nishi and then enfolded Leiko in her arms. "God bless you child, if there is anything you need, it will be provided, all you need to do is ask."
"Nishi!!" If I thought Taro was tall this man was a giant, he rushed in set down a little boy who was the spitting image of Nishi whom he grabbed up into his arms and spun her around.
"Toru!" Nishi cried out wrapping her arms around him letting her tears finally be shed as she burrowed closer to him.
"Mommy!!" The little boy yelled bringing their attention to him and Toru set down his wife and Nishi scooped up her son holding him tightly.
"Oh, Toshi, I missed you so much, I love you honey!" Nishi rained kisses down upon his head and face.
"I love you to Mommy, where were you? Daddy said you went on vacation, did you?" He blinked up at his mother his eyes full of questions.
"Yes I did and I'm sorry I couldn't take you and Daddy with me but it was a Mommy only trip." Nishi brushed his hair back and planted a kiss on his forehead.
"What is your name good sir?" I looked to see the woman who had reprimanded Taro standing in front of me.
"Dundrogo," I revealed, her violet eyes were shinning with compassion bringing out their emerald flecks.
"Thank you for helping these people." With that she hurried over to Takara and began talking to her nodding every now and then before wrapping her arms around her waist.
"Do you know who this lady is?" I asked Leiko who was standing next to me half dead on her feet.
"No clue but she has my complete and total respect." Leiko replied quietly.
"Koenma! Have you lost all of your manners!" The woman turned on the head honcho of Spirit World. "I thought your father would have taught you better! Get these people some chairs!"
"You heard her get them some chairs!" Koenma barked at his hapless servants.
"Taro! You are the Lord of the Demon Underground so you say and all you're doing is standing there with your thumb up your ass! A little help would be nice or are we considered below you?" She rounded on one of the most powerful lords in all the worlds, "First of all you can see what this kind lady wants with you, and then you can find some refreshments for them."
"No and of course," with a little smirk Taro headed over to Takara. "How may I help you good lady?"
"I'm tired Taro," she looked him right in the eye. "I'm tired of being strong, I'm tired of living alone and I tired of lying." She bowed her head and a huge gust of wind whipped around her concealing her and when it dissipated instead of the red haired blue-eyed woman stood a completely different one. Her hair was black with gold streaks through it and her eyes were that of a wolf's with all their cunning.
"Tora?" Taro's voice came out as a whisper before he grabbed her up in a hug, "Tora!!"
"Taro."
Hee hee...the plot thickens
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