Last chapter: Kay returned to Feudal Japan and saw her friends again, greeting them accordingly. But Dawn is worried sick about her daughter, and sent Michelle to get her back.

Chapter 2: Princess Kay of the Milky Way

Kay walked through the village, carrying certain herbs for Kagome and wearing a priestess kimono. She looked a lot like a priestess too. Her hair was tied back with the tie that Rin had given her and the hair that didn't go back there just fell loosely and gracefully over her face. She was happy and glad to help, but she was wondering if there was anything to do around here. It had been boring ever since she arrived, but she wasn't going to complain about anything. She was just happy to be there.

A few people watched her as she passed, watching what she was doing very carefully. A man that was followed by a group of men carrying a... well, carrier, walked up to her and looked at her carefully. There was no one inside the carrier, just cloth that went over the windows and the entrance to it, and it was carried by eight men.

The man that seemed to lead the group was in his middle ages, maybe about fifty-three, and he was wearing a plain green kimono. He looked at Kay carefully and seemed to look at her from every appropriate angle, to Kay's relief.

"I think she's the one," the man said, nodding. "Yes... her hair and eye match what the lord told us."

"What are you talking about?" Kay asked, looking at him like he was some sort of diseased person.

"Well, you are the princess, of course!" the man exclaimed, lifting up his arms and beaming.

"How could I be? I wasn't even born in this country..." Kay said, looking at the man like he was going to kill her.

"C'mon boys!" said the man, gesturing to the men towards Kay. Four other men grabbed her and she tried to get away, but it was no use; they had her arms and legs held now, and were bringing her to the carrier.

"LEMMIE GO, YOU CREEPS!" Kay yelled, trying to get out of their grasp. "INUYASHA! GET OUT HERE NOW AND HELP ME!"

The men pushed her inside the carrier and tied it up, smiling. "You won't be able to get out of there. There's a barrier on it," the man who seemed to be leading them said. Kay watched his shadow turn towards the front of the carrier and led them away from the village.

- - -

InuYasha's ears twitched when he heard a yell for his help and he opened his eyes. "That sounded like Kay!" Shippo said to InuYasha.

"Yeah, I know that. It is probably her trying to pull another trick on me," InuYasha said, closing his eyes again.

"But, she hasn't pulled a trick on you yet," Shippo said.

InuYasha was silent for a minute, his eyes as wide as dinner plates, and then rushed outside, sniffing frantically for the strange girl who had an even stranger friend.

Shippo shook his head and muttered, "He is so stupid sometimes..."

"You can say that again. Now can you let me out of this stupid chest?" said a voice coming from the chest that Kay had come out of yesterday. Shippo yelped and shook.

"W-who's in there? Wh-what do y-you want?" Shippo asked, shaking behind a small object somewhere in the room.

"It's Michelle, stupid! God, little kids are so dumb!" the chest said. If Shippo could see the person's eyes, he probably would have seen them roll.

"I-InuYasha! The chest is talking to me!" Shippo yelled and InuYasha walked into the room, looking like he was guilty of something.

"Stupid fox! I'm a person, not a chest!" said the person inside there.

InuYasha lifted the lid to the chest and then he said, "thklalkdkj e3kjkldjkhga lkhdlk3k ALkjjflkOFJAKJTLK LKJRLKJ

';jlkJ"

Oops, sorry, cat walked on the keyboard (I don't even have a cat...). Now, where was I?

InuYasha lifted the lid to the chest and then he said, "Another stupid girl! One was enough!"

"Hey... Good one," Michelle said, smiling. She got up out of the chest and looked around. Her eyes were big, but not as big as Kay's, and she was shorter than Kay. Her hair reached her waist and it looked shiner than it already was, which was hard to believe. She was wearing baggy pants and a baggy blue sweatshirt, much like Kay's baggy zip-up black one. "Where's Kay? And why is she running around naked?" Michelle said, pointing to the backpack with a few clothes hanging out. Charlie, Kay's dog, hopped out of the chest and panted, making him look like he was smiling. His fur was shaggier than last time and his chest was white like last time. His black fur was also shiny, but not as much as Michelle's. He looked at InuYasha happily and started reaching out with his mind to try and find Kay.

"She's wearing a kimono. She said she wanted to because she never had before," InuYasha said, rolling his eyes.

Michelle looked at InuYasha carefully and noticed that he had bigger eyes and looked different... It was like the InuYasha movies! She personally liked the regular shows better.

"You still didn't answer where she is," Michelle said, glaring at the half-demon.

He looked anywhere but Michelle's eyes and he played with his fingers. "I... Uh... I'm... I don't know where she is. I heard her yell, but she's not outside," InuYasha said.

"WHAT!" Michelle yelled, causing Kagome, Sango, Miroku and Kirara to hear them and come rushing to help.

- - -

Kay put her hand up to the barrier and felt a small shock, but it was nothing compared to the time she accidentally touched an electric fence. She took her hand away calmly and glared at the barrier that slowly became invisible.

Well, at least it's some excitement... Kay thought as she sighed and put her head in her hands.

The ride was very bumpy because the carrier wasn't on wheels and was being carried by hand. She looked around and tried to figure out a way to get out of here. She turned and saw a small pebble on the floor, and remembering last time she was here, she concentrated hard on moving it. Kay stared at it and it started to wobble, and then it slowly rose.

Kay smirked and tried to move the wood beneath her, but that also seemed to have a barrier around it. Whoever I'm dealing with knows a lot about me. I have to be careful, Kay told herself, looking at a hole in the floor and watching the dirt move by.

Kay kept herself occupied by moving the rock back in forth, up and down, diagonal and any other way she could think of. She was practicing so she would be able to move trees again. Not using her powers for such a long time had made her forget them a little bit.

Soon, though, she could hardly move the pebble up and down, let alone in odd little ways and circles. She concentrated hard, but couldn't move it anymore and it dropped to the floor.

Why can't I use my power? Kay thought, searching for an explanation. She thought for a moment and gasped. They're taking me to Naraku!

She frantically looked for a way out and then gave up, knowing her fate.

It was about five more minutes before they came to the castle, the miasma getting stronger with every inch. That's what blocked Kay's powers. The miasma. She was useless against it.

The men stopped in the castle courtyard and set the carrier down. They opened the door so Kay could get out, and she exited the carrier, rather reluctantly. No matter how cramped it was in there, she didn't want to see Naraku. Not after last time he had kidnapped them. Though, it was sorta funny... What was she thinking! It wasn't funny! It was horrible! Until she had won the fight against Michelle...

The men left and a creepy feeling fell over the castle courtyard. A man in a baboon pelt and mask walked out of the door adjacent from her.

"So, Naraku, has Kanna gotten out of the blue hair stage?" Kay asked, referring to the time that Kay and Michelle had actually made Kanna laugh.

Naraku ignored the question and said, "Kay. You're here."

"Don't ignore the question and say something else! Answer me!" Kay said, getting angry and clenching her fist tightly.

He sighed. "I've managed to get her to behave most of the time. Just don't talk to her. OK? It took a lot of work. But that's beside the point. I'm hoping you like it here."

"No, not really. It's a little to purple. The miasma makes it look ugly," Kay said, looking around at the ground and walls.

"Just follow me," Naraku said, turning around and walking through the door.

Kay walked after Naraku and when she was right behind him she said as quickly as possible, "You know, Naraku means Hades."

"..."

"So you just came from hell or something?"

"..."

"I'm guessing that '...' means yes. '...' means yes, OK?"

"..."

"Do you like horses?"

"..."

"You're an idiot."

"..."

"Ha! You said yes! You're an idiot!"

"..."

"And you aren't even fighting back. You aren't fun."

"Ignoring you is hard when you keep talking..."

"Then you aren't very good at ignoring people, are you?"

"WE'RE HERE!" Naraku yelled as he stopped inside a room.

"This is cozy," Kay said sarcastically.

He took one of his tentacles and sent it towards Kay, hitting her and pinning her to the wall. She struggled as much as possible and he walked up to her, smirking.

"Well, 'princess', you are under my control now..." Naraku said menacingly.

Kay struggled to get out of his grasp, but it was useless. "Why did you bring me here!" She yelled, still struggling and feeling his tentacle tighten around her body.

"To lure InuYasha to me," Naraku said plainly.

"Then why didn't you use Kagome?" Kay asked.

"That wench that can see the jewel shards? She can actually protect herself, and it is much more convenient, since I can use you to help myself," Naraku said, smirking even more.

"Help yourself do what?"

"Become the most powerful demon ever."

Kay looked confused and shocked. "How am I, a powerless little girl, supposed to give you super powers?"

"You won't live long enough to find out," Naraku said, sending his left hand out to Kay's throat. He clasped his hand around her neck and squeezed, blocking off the passage of air to her lungs. Kay gasped for air and grabbed his arm, clawing at it as much as he could. His face changed from almost happy to pained and shock. His arm started to disintegrate and Kay dug her nails deeper into his arm, allowing her to get some air. She put one hand into the tentacle keeping her to the wall and that disappeared too, and she made for her escape.

Kay ran blindly, gasping for air and just trying to get out of this horrible place. She found her way out and ran past the trees in the forest, thankful that there was no barrier that would block her way out. Her breathing was labored, but she didn't stop running, trying to get as far away from Naraku as possible.

Soon her legs couldn't go much farther and she slowed to a walk, and then leaned against a tree, breathing heavily. Her eyes closed and she stood there for a moment before falling to the ground unconscious.

- - -

"We have to find her!" Michelle yelled at InuYasha, motioning to Charlie to come with her. "Come on!"

InuYasha shook his head. "We don't know where she went, so we can't find her."

"Then use your damn nose!" Michelle said, pulling on his arm. By now Kagome, Sango, Miroku and Kirara were inside the room, trying to calm Michelle down and figure out what to do.

"I hate to admit it, but Michelle is right. The only way we can find Kay is for you to use your nose, InuYasha," Miroku said, thinking hard.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Michelle asked, glaring at Miroku.

Ignoring Michelle, Sango looked at InuYasha and said, "We have to go see if we can find her. The sooner the better."

InuYasha finally gave in and walked outside. The others followed and Charlie growled, watching for anything peculiar. He transformed into his giant dog form, getting shaggier fur, red eyes, giant claws and fangs, and his red collar becoming ragged.

Michelle and Shippo jumped on Charlie as Kirara transformed into her giant cat form. Miroku and Sango got on him and Kagome got on InuYasha's back. They ran ahead, following InuYasha.

Charlie hasn't said a word since we got here... I wonder if he's just thinking about getting to Kay. He looks very determined, Michelle thought, looking at the dog that she was sitting on.

If dogs could show expressions, Charlie's face would be a mixture of determination, fear and anger towards the person who kidnapped his friend. He ran at a good pace, going a little bit faster with each step.

InuYasha's nose caught the scent of Naraku and he sped up, seeing something in the distance.

"I think that's Naraku's castle up ahead," Miroku said calmly as he adjusted his hand to grope Sango's butt. Her hand met with Miroku's cheek to make a loud smack that echoed through the area.

"Miroku, just shut up," Michelle said, glaring at the castle that they neared with every step.

They made it there after a few more minutes of going through the wilderness. They stopped in front of the castle, the dark wood looking almost black in the night, no elaborate details to make it pretty, but it didn't need anything to make it scary looking. Michelle cringed inwardly, unnoticed by the others, and she put on her game face.

They trekked inside the castle, anticipating the battle with Naraku any minute. They followed InuYasha's nose to the place where Naraku supposedly was. The group walked into a room with a demon known as Naraku standing there holding a stump of a left arm. No matter what, it wouldn't regrow. He couldn't regenerate his left arm. Maybe after a day or two, but he couldn't do it now, when it mattered.

"What happened to your arm, Naraku?" InuYasha asked, glaring at the demon, pulling his Tetsusaiga out of it's sheath.

"That wench... She did it," Naraku said, not answering the question completely.

"You're talking about Kay, aren't you?" Michelle asked, growling out her words.

"Who else would I have to lure you here?"

"I hope you gave her tea and cookies, she really loves chocolate cookies. Oh! She also loves rice! I hope you gave her some of that too!" Michelle said sarcastically.

Naraku glared at the girl and said, "I don't know how that wench stands you; anyone would go crazy just by listening to you speak!" Naraku sent a tentacle towards Michelle and Charlie jumped in front of her and bit the tentacle, making it spit out miasma, though Charlie let go of the limb before he got a mouthful of the deadly poison. Michelle tried to move anything with her mind, but remembered that the miasma effected her ability to move objects with her mind.

As InuYasha, Sango, Miroku, Kirara and Charlie went into battle, Michelle stood next to Kagome and Shippo, knowing that she would be totally useless, even though she could kick ass. Kagome took her bow and knocked an arrow, pulling it back and letting it go towards Naraku's body. She struck his stomach, making him scowl and disappear, along with his castle, in a cloud of miasma. Michelle looked around to see that Kagura or Kanna wasn't to be seen anywhere, so she guessed that they either weren't there, or were taken with Naraku.

"Damn, she wasn't even here!" InuYasha growled.

"What?" Kagome said, staring at InuYasha like he was stupid.

"Her scent was hardly around the castle. Only faintly," InuYasha said, sniffing the air again. "Her scent isn't even around the area. I can't smell her."

Michelle swore and hung her head. "Well, we should try and find her. The sooner the better," Michelle said, bringing up her head and getting on Charlie's back.

Next time: Kay wakes up, finding herself in another strange castle, though she swears she's been in this one before. Soon she meets up with someone who was oddly... 'nice' to her last time.

Michelle: I have to save you, Kay!

Kay: Sesshomaru? You're the one who saved me?

Michelle: Oh my God! I hope Dawn is OK. She looked so sad when I left her.

Kay: My mom? Is she all right? I feel so bad for leaving her like that!

Michelle: Wait... Did you say Sesshomaru!

Kay: Next time, Kay, Saved by Sesshomaru!