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Scene 13: Uncovering Clues And Gathering Allies

Draco woke up on a nearby beach. He ached all over, but he immediately stood up and looked out towards Titans Tower.

It took a minute for his head to stop spinning, but when it did he remembered everything that had happened.

"Raven!" He shouted. "The others are in danger! I have to get back to the Tower!"

Two dragon wings appeared on Draco's back and he flew off to the Tower in the blink of an eye.

He soon made his way inside, but found no-one there.

"Now what?" He asked himself. "I could track them with my dragon senses, but then what? There's no way I can save them by myself. I have to find some help… but where?"

Meanwhile, in another part of town, Inuyasha leaped from rooftop to rooftop. Robin was on his back holding on for dear life.

"Tell me again why I'm on your back?" Robin asked.

"Because the robots trashed Cyborg's car-thing, and I can go faster than your stupid motorcycle-thing."

"Whatever. The last clue said we have to go to Jump City Town Hall. We have to hurry."

"I know!"

After a few more minutes of arguing, they made their way to the Town Hall.

As with the clues they had already found, they had to look for a monitor which had a recording of Slade. If they didn't activate this recording in a certain amount of time a bomb would go off.

Robin soon found the monitor hidden near the steps and started the recording, with just 10 minutes to spare.

"Good work." The recording of Slade said. There was water behind him. "Now for the next clue. You will find it near the water, under the biggest wheel in Jump City. You have one hour. Good luck." The image froze and a timer appeared in the lower right corner.

"Near the water?" Said Robin. "That could be anywhere along the coast!"

"Hey," Said Inuyasha. "What're those lights?"

"What lights?"

"The water behind him, it's reflecting some weird lights."

Robin looked at the image on the screen and saw that Inuyasha was right. There were multicolored lights reflected in the water. Then it hit him. "That's it! The largest wheel in Jump City is the Ferris wheel, so it must be at the carnival near the docks! Good work Inuyasha."

"Uh, sure. But… what's a Ferris wheel?"

Robin ignored Inuyasha's question. "Let's go!"

And while they went to the next clue, Draco flew over Jump City, looking for help.

He hadn't been able to get the communicator to work to contact the other Titans, so he decided there was only one person left to help him. He just hoped he could convince him to do it.

"Now, if I were a dog-demon, where would I be?" He wondered.

But no sooner had he thought this than he spotted someone on the outskirts of town. He was wearing a fur on his shoulder and traveled with two smaller figures. Draco immediately recognized Sesshomaru.

Draco landed on the ground in front of him and Sesshomaru looked at him.

"You again?" Sesshomaru asked, recognizing one of the humans that were with Inuyasha. "What do you want?"

"Sesshomaru, I need help." Said Draco.

"How dare you just pop out of nowhere and ask Lord Sesshomaru for help!" Jaken shouted. "Who do you think you are?"

"Never mind Jaken." Said Sesshomaru. "What do you mean by 'help'?"

"Kagura attacked us and took everyone away." Draco explained. "I can track them, but I'll need help to rescue them. Please Sesshomaru; you have to help me."

"Sorry, but I don't have time to rescue your friends."

"What? But, they're in danger! How can you just turn your back?"

"Their safety does not concern me."

"Not even the safety of your own brother!"

"Especially not his safety."

"But Sesshomaru, we're talking about people's lives… not just my friends', but everyone's! If Naraku and Slade succeed, they will enslave the world and everyone in it."

"Why should I care about anyone?"

"Because, you can't just turn away when someone needs help. You're powerful Sesshomaru, but what good is power if you don't use it for good? What good is being superior if you don't take responsibility?" Sesshomaru finally seemed to hear what Draco was saying. "Think Sesshomaru… what if someone you cared about was in danger?"

Sesshomaru looked over at Jaken and Rin. He knew Draco was right, even if he wouldn't admit it.

"Very well." Said Sesshomaru, causing Jaken's jaw to drop. "I will help you. But only because I wish to be returned to my own time. I dislike this world full of weak humans."

Draco saw through that, but just smiled. "Thanks Sesshomaru. I knew you were cooler than you were letting on."

Meanwhile, Inuyasha and Robin were finally getting closer to the beach. Because Town Hall was so far away from the beach, it had taken Inuyasha 45 minutes to get this far. (It would've taken less time, but he was busy arguing with Robin over which direction the docks were.)

"We're almost there!" Said Robin.

"Good!" Inuyasha grumbled. "I'm tired of all these clues!"

Suddenly, there was an explosion just ahead of them. Inuyasha stopped to see what had happened.

Robin looked over the rubble of what was once the bank door to see Red-X step out.

"Red-X?" Robin asked. What are you doing here?"

"Johnny Rancid's failed robbery earlier left the banks security wide open." Red-X replied. "So I thought I'd make a late-night withdrawal. I didn't think you'd show up with a new friend. Who are you supposed to be, anyway? Dog-boy?"

"The name's Inuyasha pal!" Inuyasha shouted. Then he turned to Robin. "You get to the next clue; I'll take care of him."

"You sure?"

"I don't know how to work those 'recordings', so you have to do it."

"Alright, but be careful."

Robin ran towards the beach as fast as he could.

"Where's he going?" Red-X asked.

"Never mind him." Said Inuyasha. "Just worry about yourself."

"Quite the tough guy, aren't you? Alright then, let's finish this!"

Red-X lunged for Inuyasha with the X weapons on his gloves.

While Inuyasha and Red-X fought, Robin ran to the carnival. By the time he finally arrived, there were only two minutes left.

"I've got to get to the Ferris wheel!"

He finally found what he was looking for, but couldn't see the monitor.

"Only one minute left!"

Robin thought hard. He had to have missed something… Near the water… under the biggest wheel in Jump City…

Then, he noticed the Ferris wheel's shadow. The full moon behind the wheel cast a shadow pointing towards the ocean. He then realized that of all the rides, the Ferris wheel was farthest from water.

If it isn't directly under the Ferris wheel, He thought. Then maybe it's under its shadow!

He ran to the center of the shadow, where he found a bench. Under the bench was the monitor!

He activated it, with only 10 seconds left.

"Congratulations." Said the recording of Slade. This time, there were trees in the background. "You have found the final clue. You've come a long way, but in order to find us you must go back to the beginning. Good luck… you'll need it."

The recording ended just as Inuyasha walked up.

"You found it. Good work." He said.

"Where's Red-X?" Robin asked.

"He put up a good fight, but he wasn't really much of a problem. I left him tied up at the bank."

"Good. The police will take care of him. Meanwhile, we need to get to Naraku and Slade."

"Do you know where this clue leads?"

"Yes. 'Back to the beginning'…"

At that moment, in Slade's lair, Slade saw that the final clue had been activated.

"Excellent." He said. "Now we can finally be rid of our greatest enemies."

"Indeed." Said Naraku. "All is going according to plan."

"Yes. Despite the fact that Kagura killed Draco instead of bringing him to us. But the others are more than enough."

"Yes. A truly inspired plan; using their deepest fears, sadness and hatred to power the jewel shards. You have proven to be a useful partner Slade."

"Thank you."

"However… you aren't very trustworthy." Slade stood up and turned to Naraku. "Did you think I would figure out your plans? That I would believe you wished to share your power? I'm disappointed Slade."

"You never cease to amaze me Naraku. However, it doesn't matter. I no longer need you for my plans." Naraku pressed a button on his wrist and two large robots appeared.

"On the contrary," Said Naraku. "It is you that is no longer needed." The robots turned on Slade and grabbed him by the arms, forcing him to his knees. "You see Slade, I have been observing you to learn how your technology works. It didn't take long before I could discover how to take control of your weapons." Before Slade could respond, the robots emitted an electric pulse which knocked him out. They then dragged him away. "And now, the real fun begins."