Chapter 14: Brothers

Chihuahua, Mexico...

In a prairie neighborhood during the afternoon, a large birthday party was going on. Their was a girl in a beautiful being carried by the shoulders of young men in tuxedos. But this isn't who we are focusing on.

The ones that we are focusing on were watching the event from far away. Among those there were a small toad demon holding a large stick with a lady and a demon head situated on the top. Next was a small human girl in a yellow and orange yukata. Snoozing next to her was a two-headed dragon-like creature. Finally, there was a human figure donned in red and white robes with black chest armor and a white furry boa along his shoulder. He had long silver hair and purple slash marks on his cheeks with a purple moon marking on his forehead. The fact that he was missing a left arm was what made him stick out even farther.

This man was in fact the demon known as Sesshomaru, Lord of the West since the passing of his father, Inu no Taisho. He was also the half-brother of Inuyasha, although he didn't like to admit it. The two tiny ones were his servant Jakken and his ward Rin. The last creature was his steed called Ah-Un.

"Humph! What a foolish event!" Jakken snorted, "What could those humans be celebrating?"

"It looks fun," Rin said as she looked on, "Can I go see Lord Sesshomaru?"

"I have seen this event before, I believe it is a rite of passage," Sesshomaru answered, "Usually you need an invitation to enter."

"Don't mind me asking this Mi'lord," Jakken began, "But have you been able to find out where we ended up?"

"This place is what human call Chihuahua. The humans were oddly pilot as they told me. I half expect them to cower."

He was about to continue when a green bomber plane caught his eye. Rin and Jakken noticed it as well. Sesshomaru's nose twitched and his eyes narrowed as he slowly took out his Tokijin and sent out a swift energy blade right at the plane.

Inside, Sonic was guiding the Great Hurricane to the next destination. Suddenly, his radar acted up.

"What the-?!" Sonic blinked. He didn't finish his sentence as something crashed into the left wing and disrupted it.

"Shoot! I have to land this thing!" Sonic shouted as he gripped the wheel and forced it into crash landing.

Meanwhile, Rin and Jakken watched in shock as the Great Hurricane's left wing began to smoke, forcing it to land. "Lord Sesshomaru, why did you do that?" Rin gasped.

"My brother was on that machine," Sesshomaru spoke calmly, but one could almost hear the tone of hate that he carried for his half-brother.

"Inuyasha?" Jakken gasped. "Humph! It doesn't surprise me. A half-breed like him slumming with filthy humans."

"The reason he is here is irrelevant," Sesshomaru spoke. "I can smell that he has new traveling companions. What kind of allies has my foolish brother picked up now?" he turned and walked off. "We are leaving."

"Ah! Wait Mi'lord!" Jakken cried as he ran after the taiyoukai. Rin diligently began tugging Ah-Un, waking the demon and pulling him along and catching up with Sesshomaru.

Meanwhile...

The Mercenaries were outside of the Great Hurricane after it was forced into a landing, looking at the damage done to the wing.

"Where the heck did that come from?" Momoko asked.

"From the looks of the damage, I think someone did this deliberately," Mana observed.

"Someone wanted us to fall from the sky?" Shin blinked.

"It would appear so," Ayaka nodded.

"It doesn't it look that way," Makie said, "Made it was turbulence."

Ayaka's eyebrow twitched, and she sighed, "Oh no, Makie..."

"What did I say this time? Oh no what??" Makie blinked as she stepped back.

"Honestly, it's like you never question anything. And yet, you still wonder why you are no good."

"No good??"

"Not this again!" Amara groaned in annoyance.

"You say I'm no good?!"

"Yes, you are no good! You are a failure! Yet again you have failed at being Makie!"

And Makie once again entered her depressed state. "Crushed...!"

"Give it a rest you two!" Umi frowned. "We still need to get to Guerrero. And to do that, we need to fix this damage."

Chao and Satomi walked closer to the damage and inspected it. "It doesn't look to bad. We can fix it in two minutes or less," Chao smiled.

"The only thing we're missing is copper," Satomi said.

Cream noticed something going down the road, "What's that?"

MOMO took out a pair of binoculars and took a look, "I think it's called a Quinceanera. I coming of age tradition for Hispanic girls who turn fifteen."

"There must be some copper there, but then we would need an invitation," Sonic spoke.

"Don't worry, we can handle that," Rini smiled as she picked up her kitten, "Right, Diana?"

"Excuse me, Your Highness?" Diana blinked dumbly.

"You, Luna and Artemis can go into that Quinceanera unnoticed. Find something we can use."

"I don't like this," Luna frowned.

"Come on, Luna. The sooner we find some copper, the sooner we can leave," Artemis said as he walked off.

"Well, no searching for table scraps!" Luna said as she and Diana went after him.

"Crushed...!" Makie continued to wale.

Some time after the Moon Cats left to look for copper, Sesshomaru and his court stood watch from a near by hill. "It would appear that Inuyasha and his human allies built an army," Jakken muttered. "Now that I think of it, the new humans dress like the woman Inuyasha insists to be with."

"Hnn..." Sesshomaru muttered as he continued looking on. He could sense different kinds of new auras from the humans and creatures. Auras he never felt before. Some could match his power. Sesshomaru never once thought that there would be a human who could match him, but now he was intrigued. "Let us pay them a visit. Besides, its been a while since I last saw my 'dear' little brother."

"Here you go!" Artemis said as he held some copper in his mouth and dropped it to Chao.

"We would have done it much more quickly if you hadn't searched around for table scraps!" Luna retorted.

"Aw, step off, Luna!"

"Chill you two," Chao said as she and Satomi began working. "You both did great. This will only take a minute."

Inuyasha sniffed the air and stiffened, "Guys, we got company." His eyes narrowed as he gripped his sword's hilt.

The group looked to Inuyasha before checking in the direction of where he was looking. What they found was a tall man with silver hair walking towards them. Standing a bit behind him was a dragon-like creature, a toad thing with a stick, and a little girl. From the way Inuyasha and his grouped reacted, they all knew that the man was not friendly. But did he come from the Feudal Era too?

"His aura is menacing... and he looks like dog-boy," Evangeline frowned.

"He should," Miroku frowned. "That is Sesshomaru. He's Inuyasha's half-brother and he's a full demon. He is also a taiyoukai, the Lord of the West. A title he inherited from his father."

"Inuyasha never said anything about having a brother," Mizore gasped.

"He and Sesshomaru don't get along very well," Kagome answered.

"So then Inuyasha is a Count?" Kikki blinked.

"He doesn't look like an aristocrat," Corina said as she glanced at him.

"And why would I want anything to do with my old man?" Inuyasha barked.

"It's been a long time, Inuyasha," Sesshomaru greeted his brother.

"Not long enough."

"I see you've kept the same company. And some new friends as well," Sesshomaru observed, he could almost see the auras coming from them.

"Hey, did you get sucked into a black portal too?" Sonic asked.

"I did, I thought it was something that the lowly demons created so I tried to exterminate. It is rare that I ever make a mistake. I demand to know what is going on."

"We owe you nothing!" Inuyasha growled. "Now shove off!"

"Not until I get what I want to know." In a quick blur, he was suddenly a foot away from the Mercenaries with his hand on the hilt of the Tokijin. "Now, tell me."

"I said…NO WAY!!" Inuyasha yelled as he drew his Tetsusaiga in a wide slash. Sesshomaru drew his own sword and the two demonic weapons clashed against each other.

SESSHOMARU (Theme: Dragon Slayer from Sonic and the Black Knight)

"You haven't changed Inuyasha; always striking first and explaining later," Sesshomaru commented as they were kept in a deadlock, "Very well." The dog demon brothers forced each other to jump back. Sesshomaru took the first attack as his claws glowed a sick green. He lunged and began slashing at Inuyasha as the half-demon quickly ducked and dodged from the attacks. "Shouldn't we help?" Moka asked. "No. We would just get in the way," Michelle told her. "Can you dodge this?" Sesshomaru taunted as he brought his energy whip to bear and began sending it flying. Inuyasha quickly used his Tetsusaiga to deflect all attacks sent his way. Dismissing his sword for the moment, he brought out his claws and made the glow white. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" he shouted as he lunged at Sesshomaru and began his own offensive. After a moment off avoiding the attacks, the demon lord grabbed Inuyasha by the sleeve and through him across the battleground. "You've have grown stronger," Sesshomaru said as he stalked his recovering brother, "I am impressed. Not many can claim that accomplishment." Inuyasha just smirked as he redrew his sword and made it slash out a blade of rainbow energy. Sesshomaru side stepped as raised his sword high before bringing it back down, unleashing a wave of energy. Inuyasha jumped into the air to avoid the attack, but Sesshomaru was ready for him. "Dragon Strike!" Sesshomaru called as he released a wave of wind and thunder from his sword and sent it at Inuyasha. "Wind Scar!" Inuyasha roared as he sent his signature attack to counter it. There was a flash of light and wind as the attacks collided, making everyone who was watching shield their eyes. It was followed by a clash of swords. When everyone continued to look, the saw both brothers jumping down from the cloud of smoke and continued to clash swords. They jumped again and continued to fight in mid air, one parry after another. One last parry made another bright flash, making both of them drop to the ground.

"I will not ask again, what is going on?" Sesshomaru said coldly.

"I ain't tellin'!" Inuyasha snapped.

Sesshomaru frowned as he prepared for round 2.

Rin, meanwhile, had become curious and went into the Great Hurricane. She wanted to know what the machine was and it was like inside. With everyone's attention on the battle, nobody went to stop her. Moving to the side of the giant metal 'bird,' she started knocking on the sides. Echoing sounds answered her, confusing the little girl.

As she continued her way through the ship, she heard a sliding noise. She looked to where the sound came from and found another entryway. Rin giggled as she headed straight of the opening. Climbing up the stairs, she entered the white halls. The tiny girl was looking in all directions as she tried to look at everything. It was so neat! Walking some more, she found another door. She went close to it and it opened for her. This room was full of games and other neat things! They all looked so fun! She would see Shippo play some of these games sometimes. Were these what he called game gears?

Before she could look farther, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She spun around and found a boy and girl who looked a bit older than her looking curiously.

"Hello," the girl smiled, "My name is Helen and this is my friend Will. What's your name?"

"Rin is Rin!" she answered brightly.

"Hello Rin," Will waved. Before the kids could take, a blond lady and and another girl who looked older than her appeared in the doorway.

"Oh, hello there," the woman smiled. "And who might you be?"

"Rin is Rin. What's you're name?"

"My name is Nekane and this is Anya."

"Alright, Rin," Ayna began, "Why have you come on the Great Hurricane?"

"Well, Lord Sesshomaru is playing with his brother and Rin was bored. Rin then decided to look at the metal bird. As Rin looked around, a hole opened. Rin then walked inside and met Will, Helen, Nekane and Anya."

"So…how is this…Sesshomaru, playing with his brother? Who is his brother?" asked Nekane.

"Oh, the doggy man! He has white hair just like Lord Sesshomaru."

"She must mean Inuyasha," Helen blinked, "He didn't say anything about having a brother."

That was when everyone just noticed Makie sitting on a couch. She was still depressed. "I fail at being Makie..."

"Eh... don't mind her, that happens a lot," Ayna explained.

"You want to play a game with us?" Helen asked smiling.

"OK!" Rin beamed. "Wanna be friends?"

"I fail at being Makie!!..."

Back outside of the Great Hurricane, the two brothers continued to exchanging blows in their dance of death. Amy had just about enough of it.

"This is pointless! Stop this senseless fighting!"

"Is there anything that would make those two stop?!" Lita growled.

Luckily, there was. From the opened door of the ship, two girls and a boy scrambled out.

"Lord Sesshomaru! Come and meet my new friends!" Rin called out.

Sesshomaru instantly turned his eyes to his young ward. Giving off a sigh, he lowered his guard and sheathed his sword. He walked past his brother and and towards the group.

"Rin, what did I tell you about leaving?"

"I made new friends! Their names are Will and Helen and they come from England. There's also this whiny girl who keeps saying that she fails or something. Will and Helen says their friends are here to stop a mean ghost named Manfred von Richthofen from finding the Chaos Emeralds and the 8 Wonders of the World."

Sesshomaru blinked at the information given to him. As things appeared to calm down, he then asked: "And who is this Manfred von Richthofen you are trying to stop? And what are these Chaos Emeralds and 8 Wonders of the World that you seek?"

Kokoa was the next one to step forward. She didn't flinch under his icy glare. It was his aura that intimated her though, even if her face didn't show it. It remind her of her father.

"Manfred von Richthofen is the one who sent us to this world in the first place. He's trying to take over our worlds to make up for a war that he lost long ago. We can't go back home until we deal with him. According to Kagome, the Chaos Emeralds are seven gems more powerful than the Shikon Jewel. The 8 Wonders are a new thing for us. Naraku is here looking for them too."

"Then the situation is dire," Sesshomaru nodded. At least this young vampire was able to tell him something.

"Yes, so maybe you could help us?"

In a flash of movement, Inuyasha appeared before Kokoa and yelled, "WHAT?!"

"Beg your pardon?" Sesshomaru blinked.

"NO WAY AM I WORKING WITH HIM!" Inuyasha barked as he pointed at his estranged brother hotly.

"The feeling is mutual," Sesshomaru added.

"I agree with Kokoa," Moka stated, "We need all the help we can get. Don't forget that Manfred von Richthofen is a strategist. We have to be ready for anything."

"Hmm... this Manfred ghost is sounding like a threat. And Naraku is here as well?" Sesshomaru pondered. "A worthy foe I suppose, but is it worth my time?"

""Please Lord, Sesshomaru?" Rin asked cutely, "Rin wants to stay with her friends."

"Very well, I will assist you," the Lord of the West nodded.

"EH?!" the Feudal Era group gasped.

"B-but Mi'lord!" Jakken pleaded, "You really aren't going to align yourself with these humans, are you?"

"This is a threat to us all," said Sesshomaru. "And it will give me a chance to exercise my blade. And to teach Inuyasha some manners."

"Why you-!"

"SIT BOY!"

And the cursed beads reacted to Kagome's command, causing the younger dog demon to crash into the dirt. "Honestly, this isn't the time to be fighting each other." Inuyasha just made some low grumbling noises. Everyone assumed he was cursing again.

"Well, uh…" Sonic rubbed his nose. "Welcome to the team, Sesshomaru." Sonic smiled.

In a strange turn of events, Sesshomaru, the half brother of Inuyasha has joined the team. Now our heroes must move forward to their next destination!

TBC

Next time: Botanic Laboratory.