Shashomiru: Aw man. .-.
Hack: What now.
Shashomiru: I know for a fact I wrote this chapter during the time the Internet was down... I know it. It was a good one too.
Hack. Eh.
Shashomiru: What coulda happened to it.
Hack: I don't know, you were gone for a week-- Maybe you forgot to actually SAVE it?
Shashomiru: But I know I did...
Hack: Whatever. Begin chapter.
Shashomiru: I bet someone deleted it. -glares evilly at Hack-
Hack: Begin chapterrrr!
"Please, hurry! The sand is almost out!" Ryou fidgeted with his tail.
"Alright then... Stand back, kid! Here we go!" Inu Yasha leapt forward full force and savagely struck the Gates with his Tetsusaiga.
"Hey! Knock that off! -lol inside joke- Those doors were expensive!" The witch shook her fist at the door.
"Keep! Quiet! Hag!" Inu Yasha struck as hard as he could.
"Well...!" The witch crossed her arms.
"How much time do we have, Ryou?" Starecrow called out to the Meowardly Kitten.
Ryou looked at the Hourglass. His eyes widened.
Weee, slow motion!
He turned to the glass and held his hand out, slowly beginning to walk toward it. The Fairy slowly looked at him as the last shiny red grain of sand stumbled to the pile of bloody grains.
Ryou felt himself go limp. His knees felt weak as he slowly began to fall to the floor.
Inu Yasha let out a loud cry and struck at the Gates one final time with all the might in his body.
End slow motion! X3
Ryou fell limp to the floor.
Inu Yasha and the gang ran in and looked about the room.
"Ryou!" Cried Shippou.
The gang looked over to Ryou and the empty Hourglass. The Fairy stared at them, panting, and quickly faded.
"Ryou?" Starecrow gently pushed through the gang and stared at the motionless Ryou. "Ryou." He made way to the boy and warmly pulled him into his arms.
The witch peered out from behind her chair and blinked. "I... I did it? I actually did it!" She jumped up and smiled evilly.
"You wretch!" Miroku pointed at her all dramatically. "How could you do this to an innocent being!"
"Um... Duh. I'm the Bitch of the North. It's my job. O.o Didn't you read the script?"
"o.o Script?"
"Yeah... o.o;"
"What script? Oo" Seto blinked.
"You mean there isn't a script to this story?"
"Hell no. Not for crap like this."
"Oh... Okay then. But anyway!" She shook her head. "I can't believe I actually did it!"
"Neither can I..." Inu Yasha raised an eyebrow.
"Ryou..." Starecrow gently rocked the small cat-like boy. "Wake up. We're here now. We can leave."
"Give it up, Yugi. He's gone." Seto walked up to them.
"Yugi?"
"Never mind. We're too late. We lost. He's dead. And there's nothing we can do."
"Dead? Who ever said I was going to kill him?" The witch raised an eyebrow.
Shippou looked at her. "Um... You?"
"o.o I did? Oh. No, I didn't kill him. I just cast his mind into the Shadow Realm is all."
"His heart is beating." Starecrow's cheek was pressed against Ryou's chest.
"Yeah. #.# How would you know that anyway...?" The witch eyed Shippou warily.
"Um... I have... sssuper human powers, yeah..."
"Shippou, you're not human. -.-" Sango twitched.
"So! ;.;"
"Gaaah, this is stupid! Would you guys just shut up already!" Inu Yasha sheathed back his Tetsusaiga and cocked his head. "And what is this 'Shadow Realm' you keep blabbing on about?"
The witch formed a broom in her hand. "I'm sure Seto Kaiba will tell you. Now. Get out of my castle."
The gang blinked in surprise as they stared out at an empty exit path and the castle doors behind them slammed closed.
"Um... okay..." Sango sweat dropped.
"What are we going to do now, Inu Yasha?" Kagome tugged on Inu Yasha's sleeve.
"The hell if I know."
"Well, there's only one thing left to do..." Seto crossed his arms. "I was told of this 'Spazz of Oz' or something. That's where I've been heading to get the hell out of here."
"Oh yeah. I almost forgot." Inu Yasha twitched his ears.
The Penman jumped forward dramatically in front of the gang, holding a pen in the air. They all stared at him. "Well, what are you waiting for! To the Batmobile! AWAAAAAAY!" He ran forward along the trail.
Sango twitched. "Um... okay."
"Come along, Sango..." Miroku gently lead her along towards the trail, Shippou scrambling up onto his shoulder.
"Do you think we'll make it, Inu Yasha?" Kagome latched onto Inu Yasha's sleeve.
"I sure hope so. I wish nothing more than to get out of this hell hole." They followed shortly behind the rest of the gang.
Seto sighed and looked down at Starecrow who stared up at him innocently. "Come on."
Starecrow smiled and nodded.
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"JOEY! Get down here!"
"Ooo. Ooo. Ooo." Joey scrambled down and seated himself before the Witch. "Ooo...?"
The witch handed him a broom. "Clean up this mess. Now!"
"-.-;; Grrr..."
Shashomiru: Well, that sounded similar if not the same to the lost chapter. I think it may be a bit longer though. I'm glad I remembered the more important funny parts though.
Hack: Ehh... It still sucks.
Shashomiru: People like it though.
Hack: Because they're gay.
Shashomiru: Oh well. : D Praise to homosexuals! Review if you may!