Kagome was practically on the edge of her seat as they neared New York. Clint was pushing the quinjet as fast as it could go so, they were going to get there in half the time it took them to get to his farm. A demon was attacking New York and it was probably her fault. Would it be someone she knew, or someone new? Or, her mind thought darkly, was it Naraku? Had the nasty spider finally shown his hand? It had been nearly three months since he had gone into hiding with her brother, the coward. They were only a few miles out now and Clint was gradually slowing them down. Her grip on her bow tightened, a small quiver with arrows borrowed from Clint was strapped to her back. While she had no inclination to be part of the battle, things rarely went to plan. With her powers acting up she wouldn't be able to make spirit arrows so Clint had given her a dozen of his own. They were just his normal arrows, not his trick ones.

"Are you feeling alright Miko?" Jaken whispered to her so the humans wouldn't hear. He had seen her grip tighten on the bow, he was worried about her mental state. She had just started getting better and now she was being thrusted right back into a stressful environment. He really hoped this didn't set her back even after all this.

Kagome nodded, "Just a bit anxious." She answered just as quietly. If Clint thought she was having reservations he would push for her to stay on the jet and just give them information from there. she wasn't a person who could do that though, she would feel guilty just sitting safe on the sidelines. She was not letting anyone die today.

As soon as they entered New York and the tower came into view in the distance Kagome realized why Clint's and Steve's call got cut off. The demon had thrown up a barrier around the tower and a few blocks surrounding it. She went stiff in her seat as the yoki ran around her. she was very familiar with the feel of this yoki. It was Naraku's, or one of his incarnations. They all feel very similar, being born from Naraku and all.

"Clint land over there." Kagome said pointing to a clear area about a block from the edge of the barrier. She would have to open and entrance to the demonic barrier for them. She still had her own barrier up from the farm. Releasing her barrier should form enough of a blast to destroy a small opening in the barrier to let them through. She could feel her Ki stirring inside her reacting to her emotions, but fizzling before reaching the surface. Jaken was right, she wouldn't be able to use her Ki after this. Not without forcing it to the surface however, which would not be safe for herself or her baby.

They landed and headed towards the jet's exit. Clint stopped her however before she got there, "Are you sure you want to go out there with us Gome? It's not too late to stay on the jet. We can wear hidden cameras that will transmit video straight to the quinjet. You wouldn't have to go straight towards the danger and just tell us what to do and watch out for from the safety of here." It is voice was practically pleading. He did not want his pregnant and semi-unstable sister walking right in the middle of a battlefield.

"Clint, I'll be fine. I'll stay away from the danger as best as I can. I can't just sit on the sidelines when this is probably my fault anyway. This is part of my war, I won't just pass off the responsibility to you. That is not fair to you guys." She gave a small smirk as she headed off the jet, "Plus, how do you plan on getting past the barrier without me?"

"There is a barrier?" Natasha asked, sticking close to Kagome. She knew better than trying to keep Kagome away from the fight. The girl could be very stubborn when she set her mind on something. If she couldn't make the girl stay somewhere safe, she would keep her safe herself.

"You can't see it?" When both Clint and Natasha shook their heads, she turned to Jaken, "What about you? Can you see it?"

"Barely. Whoever put the barrier up is trying to keep it hidden, but mostly from humans so demons will be able to see it barely. You are able to see it either because of your Ki or the fact you are mated to a demon." Jaken explained.

Kagome nodded her head in understanding. The person attacking wasn't' Naraku himself then. The reason that they would keep the barrier hidden was they didn't want anyone attacking it. So, it either wasn't a very strong barrier, or they aren't used to making a barrier quite this big and they are unsure of its stability. It's hard to attack what you can't see. Naraku was an expert on barriers, he had once put one around an entire mountain for a few months. Naraku himself had no reason to hide his barriers. In fact, he would probably keep it clearly visible just so his prey would keep attacking it, wearing themselves out.

"Right then; Jaken, Kirara what do you smell?" Kagome asked as they came to the barrier. While Jaken didn't have to best sense of smell, being slightly better than a human's, they were close enough to the barrier that he should be able to smell what she had sensed from the jet.

Kirara smelled the air before letting out a hiss, her hair standing on end. She was still in her kitten form and would stay like that unless it was necessary for her to transform. They had decided it was best to hide the fiery sabretooth from the general public.

Jaken smelled deeply before his eyes narrowed in anger, "I will never forget that stench. It's the spider."

Both Clint and Natasha tensed up as Kagome shook her hand, "Not Naraku himself, but definitely on of his incarnations." She shot down that idea immediately. If the two spies thought it was Naraku himself they would definitely demand she go back to the jet which could be completely hidden.

"Who of his incarnations could make barriers then?" Natasha asked.

They were right at the edge of the barrier, but Kagome wasn't going to brake it quite yet. They needed to talk a bit before they dived into the battle. Plus, as soon as she let her barrier down it was likely the demon would be able to find her within a few minutes, "The first person to come to mind is Hakudoshi, but that can't be possible. Jaken said he was sealed away with Sesshomaru. The infant was able to as well, but he is dead. I don't think any of his other incarnations were able to. It seemed that only the incarnations he made after his stay on Mount Hakurei were able to form a barrier. But for all I know he's made a new incarnation since coming to this time."

"Right we'll make sure we're careful." Clint said as he readied his weapon. Whoever it was attacking his team he would not let them hurt his little sister.

Kagome nodded silently, understanding the silent command, and put her hands on the edge of the barrier. She flinched slightly as the barrier shocked her a bit in its self-defense. Without hesitation she released her own barrier and sent that raw energy straight out of her hands. Within seconds the barrier around her shattered, becoming temporarily visible to the humans of the group. The hole was barely big enough for a car to fit through, though it was already starting to heal itself.

"Go through now." She shouted and darted through, the others following through.

The moment they walked into the barrier the ear pieces they put in connected to the others and voices filled their ears.

"Goddammit Cap he disappeared again. Where did the brat go? Who has a visual?" Tony's voice came through.

"I don't see him, maybe he's battling the Hulk again?" Steve said, they could hear the annoyed tone to his voice.

"Well I'm getting really tired of playing tag." Tony spat out.

"Team we're here. What's the status on everything?" Clint interrupted whatever Steve was going to answer.

"Legolas? What the hell? I thought you were on vacation with the kid until later tonight. What are you doing here?"

"Steve contacted us earlier but got cut off. We came as quickly as we could, sorry for the wait." Clint answered.

"We? Who's we? Where is Kagome?" Tony demanded.

"I'm right here, now tell us what's going on. I can't give you guys information if you don't tell me who your fighting and what he can do." Kagome said seriously, she was in battle mode and was taking no nonsense from anyone. She needed information to help her friends.

"I got their locations, they are sticking close to the tower. Let's head that way." Natasha said as she started walking towards the tower. She watched everything around her, watching everything around. She would be ready if an enemy popped up somewhere.

"You brought Kagome here? What were you thinking? How stupid can you get Barton?" Tony yelled angrily.

"Shut up Tony, I insisted. I am a big girl who can make her own decisions. Now if you aren't going to be helpful at the moment, I'll ask you kindly not to comment until this is over. Now, Steve, do you have a description of the attacker?"

Steve's voice was a bit unsure, but he gave his description nonetheless. He understood that tone in her voice very well, "Right, he's a kid somewhere between eight and eleven. He didn't give his name, but he keeps demanding a Miko which I am assuming is you. He has light purple hair that goes to his mid-back. He wields a weapon that is like a sword attached to a spear staff. Despite his age he wields the weapon like a pro. He's able to fly and he teleports around like crazy. He can also make barriers around him so getting a hit in is frustrating, even if it is a bit uncomfortable fighting a kid. Tony got in a hit with his repulser once and it left a burn, but now it's gone so I'm guessing he had fast healing as well.

"He, ah, also has this horse that can fly. It's pure white with an orange mane. Its hooves catch fire when he flies, and it can also spit fire much like a flamethrower. Which is beyond weird I'm going to add."

Kagome was speechless for a moment. It wasn't possible, was it? "No way. Hakudoshi?"

"That is not possible Miko, he was sealed away with Mi Lord." Jaken argued.

"Who else would Entei help? Entei is loyal to whoever he chooses as a master until that master is defeated or dies a natural death. Unless you know of another white, flying, fire breathing horse?" she asked sarcastically with a raised eyebrow.

Jaken sputtered uselessly for a bit but didn't give a direct answer.

"Thought so."

"Ah shit, found him." Tony groaned out.

"Where is he?" Steve asked.

"Well considering he just threw me into a building I would say my current location would be a good guess. Damn that hurt."

Kagome turned to Natasha, "Get me there." if she could get his attention maybe he would stop attacking. Last she heard he was loyal to Sesshomaru. Perhaps he was simply looking for her to be on her side. Her heart hurt a bit as they ran to Tony's location. If Hakudoshi somehow got out of Inukimi's barrier, then why couldn't Sesshomaru?

Hakudoshi smirked as he threw the metal man into a building. He had been at this for hours, but his goal wasn't to kill them. Not yet at least. If that was his goal then he would have finished this a lot sooner. He just needed to find the Miko. He could kill these annoying humans after that. His goal was to find and protect his master's wife. Just a few minutes ago he had heard her voice coming from within the metal man as he communicated with them. It was obvious now that they did indeed have her, now he just had to find out where.

"Give her to me you filthy human." Hakudoshi demanded, the language foreign on his tongue. He had learned the language out of necessity, it was the only way to communicate with the humans on this continent. He had read the memories of every Japanese looking person he saw until he found one that was fluent in English. They had disgusted him, but the skill was necessary in rescuing the Miko.

"Not like I'd tell you kid. Who the hell are you anyway?" Tony groaned out as he climbed out of the hole the kid had thrown him through.

Hakudoshi smirked, "Your worst nightmare if you don't give me the Miko." He stated plainly.

"Ha! You? Yeah right kid, you're not even out of elementary school yet." Tony quipped before starting to fight the child once again. At first, he had been hesitant, feeling horrible, fighting a child. But that had changed after the first half hour and after the kid threw him through him through a few walls.

They were at it for a few minutes until they heard someone scream "Stop!" and an arrow flashed dangerously close to Hakudoshi's face. His eyes widened in surprise a flew back quickly before looking down. To his pleasure he saw his prize being guarded by two humans, his master's imp, and the two-tailed cat. How fortunate for him.

He teleported down and swatted the two humans away with his naginata. He then placed himself in front of her, protectively. It was very strange seeing her enlarged stomach. He had learned of her being with child once he had joined Lord Sesshomaru. He had been honestly very impressed that the woman had hidden it for so long. There was no way she would be able to hid it now, she was very visibly pregnant. He wasn't only tasked with protecting her, but the unborn child as well. He would not fail in the mission his master gave him.

He was about to attack the humans further when he felt someone grab his weapon, stopping his attack. He spun around only to see the Miko holding him back.

Hakudoshi, stop. If you are truly on my side then stand down. They are not my enemy. They are friends so stop your attack." Kagome ordered.

Hakudoshi hesitated, a frown overtaking his face. He mainly listened to his new master now, but when he wasn't' around his master's wife would be the next in command. However, "How do I know you are now simply under their control?" it wouldn't be impossible, the Miko had been mind-controlled in the past. On multiple occasions actually. Plus, with how far along in the pregnancy she was, her control to protect her mind would dwindle. Normally even if she was put under someone's control, she could break out of it rather easily. As she did with his brother in the past.

Kagome let go of the naginata and simply held out her hand. She knew very well that Hakudoshi could read minds. To learn what he wanted all he had to do was read her mind, he just had to make skin contact.

Hakudoshi made a small face of displeasure before grabbing her hand. Her memories from the past two months flashed into his head. She spoke the truth; these people had saved her from that hospital. He nodded his head as he let go of her hand. He strapped his weapon to his back most of his hostility practically gone instantly.

"I shall not attack them any longer my lady. I was under the impression they had stolen you." Hakudoshi apologized with a slight bow.

Kagome looked a bit uncomfortable. The situation was awkward for her. the last time she had seen Hakudoshi he was her enemy, trying to kill her. now he was bowing in submission. She knew it was just a byproduct of him vowing his allegiance to Sesshomaru, but still, "It's fine Hakudoshi, as long as you apologize to them and don't do it again." Most of, if not all, of her friends had attacked her at one point or another before they became friends. Why not Hakudoshi as well?

Hakudoshi's face twisted in distaste as Tony finally landed by them. Nat and Clint had been watching silently, ready to jump in as any moment if anything went wrong. A few seconds later Steve ran over to them. Kagome put her hand on Hakudoshi's shoulder for one of two reasons; one to show her allegiance with the young demon, and two to hold the boy back from attacking anymore.

"I apologize for Hakudoshi, he thought I needed rescuing." She glared down at Hakudoshi and squeezed his shoulder in warning, "He is sorry, right?"

Hakudoshi crossed his arms and let out a 'tsk' noise before grinding out, "I did not mean my lady's allies harm."

Kagome rolled her eyes and sighed, "That is the best you are going to get out of him I'm afraid. Honestly I'm surprised you got that much." She really was shocked how well he was behaving. He hadn't even moved to shrug her hand off of his shoulder. Out of all of Naraku's incarnations Hakudoshi was most like his creator. Their minds thought very similarly, which was worrying at times. The only consolation was Hakudoshi had had a long record of trying to betray Naraku.

"Ah, it's fine, I guess. No permanent harm done." Steve said rubbing the back of his neck. He then turned to Tony, "We should probably go calm down the Hulk. Also, where did Thor get to?"

Kagome froze up slightly, her hold on Hakudoshi's shoulder unconsciously growing tighter, "Thor?" she did not have the greatest experiences with gods and/or goddesses. Her own experience with a greater goddess had left her with an arrow in her back, which would have been lethal if not for the celestial cloak. She still had the scar from that experience, one of the few that didn't heal over. She had also had several different lesser gods try and get her to bond to them as their servant. It had gotten rather annoying after a while, for their whole group. Plus, the Kami's usually got violent after she told them no. she had heard many good things about Thor during the month living with the Avengers, so she really didn't want to expect the worst of him. However, if he did try to get her to become his servant and she said no… she did not have the energy nor was she in the proper condition to fight a kami's wrath.

"Yeah, he flew over when he heard about the attack, he was actually already on his way back with his girlfriend. He got here right before the little demon put up the barrier. He had been flying around, but I haven't seen him for a while." Tony explained glaring at the boy his daughter was holding onto.

Hakudoshi smirked, "That is because I knocked the troublesome god out. He was an annoyance I wanted out of the picture so I cornered him earlier. He didn't stand a chance." He bragged. He did leave out that he had simply teleported behind the god and planned a pincer attack with Entei to hit the god fast and hard.

"For which I will repay you for demon." Thor said as he landed.

Hakudoshi immediately pulled his naginata intent of protecting the Miko from the angry god. He could sense his lady's discomfort and slight fear from the god.

Thor's gaze drifted to the girl the demon was protecting and his eyes widened. His look darkened as he gripped Mjolnir tighter, "step away from the holy one demon."

Kagome herself pulled her bow on the god, her own gaze hardening, "You stand down Kami. Hakudoshi here is my guard and is simply doing his sworn duty. I apologize for him attacking you, but as of now you need to put down you weapon or I will engage."

"If you attempt to hurt my charge, I will not hesitate to roast you alive Kami." Jaken threatened, holding his staff out. Kirara hissed at him from her perch on Kagome's shoulder. They had both been around when gods would try and force her to become their servant. She was the most powerful Miko since Midoriko and was sought after because of it.

"And I will not hold back to protect my lady." Hakudoshi growled lowly.

Thor looked conflicted for a moment as he looked at his friends. They all seemed ready to defend the holy woman.

Steve stepped forward, "Why don't we all stand down here. Let's all go back to the tower and just talk this out. Tony can you go get Bruce? The rest of us will head back to the tower and we'll have a nice calm meeting."

Tony nodded as he flew off, but not before giving Kagome worried look. He did not like the look on Kagome's face just then.

Clint gave Kagome a reassuring side-hug before starting to walk in the opposite direction, "I'll get the quinjet back to the tower. Nat watch out for Gome please."

Natasha nodded as moved right next to her sister. Everyone else put their weapons away as they made their way back to the tower, which was only a block away at this point. These next few hours would be a bit tense, but hopefully everything would be resolved in a quick enough manner.