Rescuers
This story continues on from Some New Friends. Last time Ash, Inuyasha, Miroku, Shippo, Yoh, Anna, Naruto, Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke teamed up to try to save everyone that was captured.

“Should we have some type of plan?” asked Ash.
“I say we just run in there and kill everything in sight until we get them back.” said Inuyasha.
“That won’t work Inuyasha.” said Miroku. “We can’t just throw our lives away senselessly if we want to save them.”
“Aren’t you guys Ninjas?” asked Yoh.
“I am and these kids are just trainees.” said Kakashi. “Yet they do show skills of Ninjas.”
“What can you do to help Yoh?” asked Naruto. “Sure you’ve got a sword but it looks pretty crummy.”
“How dare you say that about Harusame!”
A man popped up next to Yoh.
“Whaaaa! Who the heck is that?”
“Oh, you can see him? Can you all see him?”
They nodded.
“Ok then this is Amidamaru. He’s a ghost.”
“Well it doesn’t seem like we’ll get a plan anytime soon. I say we just wing it.” said Sakura.
“Well that looks like our only option.” said Ash. “Let’s go.”

They entered into the first floor of the tower.
“They’re probably being held at the upper floors.” said Sasuke.
“Hold on there’s somebody here.” said Inuyasha. “I can smell their blood.” “Well we can’t just leave them here to die. Let’s find them.” said Ash.
They continued forward and found a girl chained to the wall. A giant boomerang leaned against the wall next to her.
“That’s where the scent’s coming from.” said Inuyasha.
“Well let’s get her down. And you’ll have to carry her.”
“Ash if she’s wounded we should take her back to the camp with Haru.” said Kakashi.
“I guess you’re right. You guys keep going I’ll be back when she’s bandaged.”
“Take the boomerang with you.”
“Ok.”
He used the Instant Transmission to go back to the camp.
“Hey Dad, thought you just left me here for awhile.” said Haru.
“I need you to take care of this girl ok? She’s badly wounded. If you want you can move the camp next to a portal near the tower.”
So they moved the camp closer.
“I should get some Senzu Beans. They’ll heal her in no time.”
So he went into the portal to get the beans.

Inuyasha and the others continued to the next floor.
“Why does this guy only take girls?” asked Sakura.
“Maybe it’s only girls that stand a chance in a fight against him.” said Naruto.
“It would make more sense to capture anyone that could stand a chance.” “I doubt it’s for safety.” said Miroku. “Each one of the girls he took are able to fight yes, but they all made some major change in the past in some way.”
“Someway that if they were dead it would never happen and change all of history.” said Kakashi.
“Exactly.”

Ash came back with the beans.
“We have to get her to eat one of these.” said Ash.
Haru held her head up while Ash gave her one of the beans.
“Okay she should come around in a bit.”
A few minutes later she woke up.
She sat up quickly and shouted “Naraku!”
“Whoa… calm down, it’s okay you’re safe.”
She backed away from him and said “Who are you? What do you want?”
“Don’t worry, me and my friends rescued you… My name’s Ash and you are?”
“Sango, my name’s Sango.” she said. “Where are we?”
“Well I’m not too certain. I’m not really from this time period.” He smiled. “And you don’t look like it either. Did you ever hear of a demon named Inuyasha?”
“Inuyasha!? How do you know that demon scum!?”
“Why is he scum to you? I doubt he’s ever met you… Anyway, that’s not important. And besides I need to go back and help.”
“Please let me help you. I must get revenge.”
“I don’t think so…”
“My revenge is not on your so called ‘friend’. It’s Naraku.”
“Ok, give me your hand. And yes he is my friend, I’m sure he could become yours if you’d give him at least a chance.”
“If you say so… I suppose I can try.” she said and grabbed Ash’s hand.
“Haru you want to come along?”
“Sure.”
“Ok then, eat one of the beans and give me your hand.”
He did and they teleported back to Inuyasha.

Ash appeared behind Inuyasha.
“Well good to see you back so soon. And…you brought her with you?!” “That’s impossible, she couldn’t have healed that fast.” said Miroku.
“You can if you have Senzu Beans. I went back to get some.”
“Ok then…” said Inuyasha. “And your name?”
“It’s Sango.”
She glared at him.
“Hehe you don’t seem to like me much.”
“It’s not easy for demon-slayers to be friends with demons.” “Anyways…she’s from the same time period as you Inuyasha.” said Ash. “And she seems to know who’s behind this.”
“Who is it then!?” said Inuyasha.
“It’s Naraku.” said Sango.
“I should have guessed.”
“Well I’ve heard that he’s keeping more people upstairs. They must have an important purpose to him.”
“We think it’s…” started Miroku.
“Not anymore Miroku that theory is out the window. If Naraku is involved he’s probably taken them to take their souls.” interrupted Inuyasha.
“That makes perfect sense since Naraku’s behind it.” said Sango.
“Every soul he takes makes him more powerful.”
“Let’s get going then.” said Ash. “I know a Senzu bean won’t help that and I doubt the Eternal Dragon could save them either.”

On the next floor…
“No…” said Inuyasha and he ran ahead of them.
“Inuyasha what is it?” asked Ash.
“I can smell Kagome’s blood…she can’t be….”
In the next room they found Kagome. There was a cut on her forehead and blood was running down her arm.
“Kagome…please be alive…”
Ash checked her pulse. “Inuyasha she’s still alive but barely.”
They got her down from the chains and sat her down. She opened her eyes and looked at Inuyasha.
“Inuyasha…you came to save me…”
“Kagome save your strength. I need to check your wounds.” said Ash. There was a large gash in her right arm.
“Wow you must have put up some hell of a fight, Kagome.”
He smiled. She smiled back at him.
“Now I need you to eat 1 and ½ of these.”
He broke one of the beans in half, gave that and another full bean to Kagome, and she ate them.
“Now we have to wait a few minutes.”
After those minutes her arm and forehead were fully healed.
“Ok Kagome you think you can walk? You may not because we need to conserve the beans. I only gave you enough to heal the wounds outside.” Don’t bother…” said Inuyasha. “I’ll carry you.”
“Thanks Inuyasha.” she said and smiled.

Two floors up…
Ryu slowly sat up.
“I need to get out of here.”
She braced herself on a nearby table and stood up. Her legs were still weak from the poison.
“Elie get up.”
Elie’s eyes slowly opened.
“Huh? Where are we?”
“We’re in some sort of tower. And we need to get out of here.”
Elie got up.
“Ok let’s go down then.”
“I’ll need some help. He used some type of poison and I can’t walk very well.”
They continued down the stairs to the third floor.

Tower-Floor 3…
“I don’t think anyone’s on this floor.” said Inuyasha.
“Everyone seemed to put up a fight so far.”
“Naraku’s too strong for any of us alone.” said Sango.
They got to the stairs to the next floor.
“Hold on…I can smell some type of poison from up there.” said Inuyasha. “And it’s coming towards us.”
“I bet it’s the same poison that was used on Ryu.” said Kakashi.
Suddenly Ryu fell through the darkness. Ash caught her before she hit the ground.
“Ryu!”
“Dad?”
He smiled “Yeah it’s me, I’m here.”
“H-he’s got…” and she passed out.
Then Elie came rushing down and slammed into Inuyasha.
“Ow…Ash! Oh good you caught Ryu. I thought she might be hurt.”
“No she’s fine but you on the other hand have a cut on your head from when he hit you.”
“That’s nothing it’s already started to heal. It was bleeding but it’s dried there now.”
“Ryu said that he has something?”
“Yeah she told me she saw him take mom up higher. We were coming to find you.” she said. “She also said there was someone else but she wanted to tell you first.”
“Well, I’m gonna give her one of the beans. I want you to eat this half of one too.”
They both took them.
“Inuyasha would you mind holding Ryu too?”
“Sure.”
They started once more towards floor 4.

The Next Floor…
“There’s someone else up here.” said Inuyasha. “I can just barely smell their blood.”
They continued forward until they saw a Silver-haired girl in the room. She had a small gash in the side of her head and her left arm was bleeding from the elbow down.
“Naraku doesn’t hesitate to hurt someone does he?” said Yoh.
Ash walked over to her.
“Hey wake up…”
She suddenly opened her eyes and picked up a dagger next to her.
“Stay away from me.”
“I’m not here to hurt you.”
He stuck out his left arm and she stabbed him in the arm with the dagger. Ash grabbed her and held her against the wall.
“I’m here to help so please just cooperate with me ok?”
She nodded reluctantly, Ash let her go and she slid to the ground. He knelt down on one knee in front of her.
“My name’s Ash and you are?”
“My name’s Mallorie.”
Her eyes moved over to Inuyasha.
“Dad!?”
She tried to get up quickly but Ash held her down.
“Whoa…hold on a minute. You’re in no condition to just be running all over the place.”
“Dad is Mom here too?!”
Ash sighed “If you insist tell us your dads’ name… just stay seated alright?” She nodded.
“Well… I can’t really remember dads name for some reason…but moms name’s Kagome.”
“What?! I’m your mom?”
“Mom!” she started to get up but Ash held her down.
“Well… this isn’t really the mom you know, Mallorie. This is her from years and years ago.” said Ash.
“You’re crazy…” she said as she knocked his hand away and stood up and pointed at Inuyasha. “Anyway he’s my dad.”
“What?! I’m…your dad?”
“Hehe welcome to my life.” said Ash.
Mallorie suddenly fell forward and Ash caught her.
“She has to get some rest... I wonder if this was who Ryu was talking about.”

So she rested for about an hour. Inuyasha, Kagome, and Miroku took turns standing watch over her.
When she woke up she asked “Can I talk to Ash alone please?”
“Sure.” said Inuyasha. “Hey Ash… she wants to talk to you.”
Ash came in, “Ok we better give you the beans now.”
Mallorie ate them and her arm and head were healed.
“Um… I’d just like to thank you…”
“Hey it was my pleasure.”
She blushed and asked “D-do you have a girlfriend, Ash?”
“Well…yes I do, her name’s Krystal.”
“Oh…”
“Well we should get going.”
He stuck out his hand.
“Oh my gosh, I’m sorry about that!”
“What?”
“Well, when I stabbed you…”
“Oh that,” He laughed. “I forgot all about that.”
“You should have one of those beans Ash.”
Raiden flew into the room.
“What’s that!?” she gasped.
“Don’t worry, this is Raiden.”
It is good to meet you.
“It can talk?”
Raiden touched his tail to Ash’s wound. The wound disappeared.
“Thanks buddy.”
Inuyasha came in.
“Come on we don’t got all day here!” he said. “And what is that thing?” “This is Raiden, he’s a dragon.”
It is nice to meet you also.
Mallorie got up and they walked out of the room.
“Hey Dad…?”
“Yeah?”
“I was wondering, why your ears are like that?”
“Well…”
“Inuyasha can I talk to you alone?” said Kagome.
They walked a little bit away leaving Ash beside Mallorie.
“We can’t tell her she’s part demon. She might freak out or something.” “Kagome she’s not even a half-demon. If she’s our kid then she can only be ¼ demon. I mean she doesn’t even have any parts of a demon like my ears.”

Back over to Mallorie and Ash…
“Is my dad really a half-demon Ash?”
“Where’d you hear that?!”
“He said it himself.”
“When?”
“Just now weren’t you listening?”
“I can’t hear them from here…”
They came back over.
“Dad you’re really a half-demon?”
“W-what?! Ash did you tell her?”
“No she said you did.”
“When?”
“Just now!” she said.
“Hehe you really are my daughter. You have the hearing of a demon.”
“And from the severity of the wound you gave Ash you must have some demon strength too.” said Kagome.
“Does that mean you’re some part demon too Ash?”
“Huh?”
“If you could survive when I you were stabbed you can’t be all human.”
“I’m not Mall. I’m a half-saiyan. And Sayins are sorta a warrior race so we can survive more than usual.”
“Why’d you call her Mall?” said Inuyasha.
“Mall’s short for Mallorie. It’s a nickname.”
“Fine, whatever. Is that all? We’ve wasted enough time already.”
“I’d like to know how I could hear what that dragon was saying.”
The ones that can hear me are Dragoons, Demons and Spirits. And since you are even a tiny bit demon you can hear me.
“Grrr. All right let’s just move.” said Inuyasha.

As they started towards the next floor Ryu woke up.
“Elie…?”
“Ryu you’re awake!” said Ash.
“Dad! This guy has mom too!”
“Yeah I know…”
“And I saw him with Exire.”
“What?! Really?”
“I think he needs something from her. But he can’t get it from her without someone else there.”
“He probably can’t get her soul with out someone to awaken it in a sense.” said Kakashi. “That’s why everyone in here has a wound of some type. He makes them then sticks some type of transmitter in the wounds…”
“To see if her soul will respond to that person being hurt.” said Miroku.
“He probably doesn’t have to if the wound is big enough in different spots.” “Like Kagome’s…” said Sakura.
“Exactly, it was a large enough wound on the arm to be able to use it.” “Guys we can’t waist any more time…we gotta get everyone in here out.” said Ash.

On the next floor…
“Sooo… Inuyasha. Who do you think we’ll find in this place next?”
Then they heard a scream.
“K-Krystal!” said Ash and he ran ahead of them.
On the way he ran into a young boy.
“Hey!” he said and Ash shot a punch at him.
“Whoa…why are you trying to hit me?!”
“Damn it... I don’t have time for you…”
So Ash continued towards Krystal.
“Wow that guy was strange…”
Then Inuyasha punched him to the ground and went past.
“Ow… what’s with these people?”
Next came Ryu and the others.
Ryu gasped “Bryth! You’re alive!”
She smiled.
“No way! Ryu!?”
“We really don’t have time that was mom that screamed…”
“What she’s here too!? I just knew Ex was here.”
“I’ll explain later. Let’s go!”
They caught up to Ash and Inuyasha.
“Krystal…say something…”
She slowly opened her eyes.
“Ash…?”
“Here eat 2 of these beans.”
She did and he looked at Bryth.
“What? You again?!”
He stood up.
“Dad don’t!” said Elie. “It’s Bryth.”
“What…? Hehe…I’m sorry about…you know… trying to kill you.” He smiled. “Dad?”
“Yah… but, not to be rude or anything but let’s save the reunion for when Exire’s safe.”
Krystal slowly got up. She was crying.
“Ash. You can to save me.”
She ran over and hugged Ash. He looked down and smiled at her.
“I could never leave you to die…”
He wiped her tears away.
“I got about…what? Three surprises now?”
“What?”
He smiled and introduced Elie, Haru, and Bryth.
“Sorry to rush you like this but the rest aren’t getting any safer hanging around.” said Miroku.
“You’re right. Let’s head out.”

On the second to last floor…
On the next floor they found Misty, Kasumi, and Hitomi.
Ash gave all but 2 beans to them.
“I hope these will be enough to help Exire.”
Suddenly strange vines shot into the room and picked up Kagome, and Elie and Mallorie.
“Kagome!!”
The vines took them back to the top floor. Inuyasha and Ash rushed out of the room.
“Everyone stay here please. Sango, Shippo, and Bryth come with me.” said Miroku.

On the final floor…
“Perfect… Now I may dispose of you for good.” said Naraku.
Inuyasha unsheathed the Tetsusaiga.
“Not if I have anything to say about it!”
Miroku and the others came up. Bryth held two polearms.
“Dad, catch.”
He tossed one to Ash. Naraku threw Elie into Ash knocking them both out. “Ash…” said Miroku. “Inuyasha he’s going to try to use them as a way to get us to back down!”
“Heh that won’t work.”
“Oh no…?” said Naraku.
The vines started to squeeze Kagome and Mallorie.
“Kagome!” shouted Inuyasha.
He jumped towards Kagome’s vine and Mallorie’s squeezed harder. “Dad…”
“Mall!” said Bryth. “Damn you, let her go!”
“Well, well… what do we have here? Someone else cares about this pathetic girl?”
He threw Mallorie towards Bryth. He braced himself and caught her.
“Mall just rest ok?”
“Bryth…you…” she started. “Ok. I will.”
Ash started to get up. “Dirty little…” he started. “Well at least we have two of them safe.”
“Inuyasha try to get Kagome out of Naraku’s vines!” said Miroku.
“No duh, you idiot! What do you think I am doing?!”
“I’ll protect the girls. Go help Inuyasha.”
“Right.” said Bryth.
“I think I have a plan Inuyasha!” said Ash. “Let me fight the vine.”
The vine shot towards him and he blocked some of them. It shot again and the vine went through him.
“No… dad.”
“Heh just as I thought.”
Ash took the polearm and cut the vine and Kagome’s vine at the same time.
“Ok…” he breathed. “Let’s get you out of here Kagome.”
“Inuyasha! Use the Wind Scar now!”
“Right.”
He raised the sword above his head.
“Wind Scar!”
He slammed the sword into the ground making giant blades of energy come out. They went straight to Naraku and killed him.
“Finally. Let’s get Exire and get out of this place.”
They found Exire but she was unconscious. Ash picked her up and carried her back to where the others were waiting. Bryth carried Mallorie, who had passed out a little after she was saved, back to the others too. “Inuyasha… thanks.” said Kagome.
“It’s no problem.” he replied.
He went over to Elie and picked her up.
“Come on, Kagome, we better catch up.” He smiled at her and she smiled back.

Back to the lower floor…
Inuyasha and Kagome arrived at the lower floor.
“Hey have you guys seen Sango?” asked Ash then Miroku arrived.
“We were coming down and she said she needed to head back for something.”
“Ok as long as she’s all right.”
Sango came down later.
“Sango you’re back!”
“Kagome can you remember who gave you your wounds?”
“It wasn’t Naraku… it was a young boy.”
“As I thought…”
“Is something wrong?” asked Kagome.
Sango started to cry.
“Kagome, I’m sorry. Everyone I’m sorry…” she said and then left. Kagome looked at Inuyasha.
“What was she talking about?”
“What?! Don’t ask me.”
“What about you Miroku?” She looked around. “Miroku? Where is he?”
“It looks like him and Ash disappeared.” said Inuyasha.
“Maybe they went after her.”
“Sango,” said Miroku “what’s troubling you?”
“…Miroku…”
She ran over to him and hugged him.
“It’s all my fault everyone was hurt…”
“No… you had nothing to do with it.”
“The one who gave everyone those wounds was… my little brother, Kohaku.”
He was silent.
“Well I’m sure that Naraku was controlling him…” he started. “But even so it is not your job to control what your brother does.”
She looked up at him.
“I…I also killed him Miroku… I had to.”
“I know you only did what you thought was right.” said Miroku.
Ash came around the corner.
“I’m sorry to eavesdrop and barge in on your conversation but…” He smiled and laughed.
“Why are you laughing at her?! This is not a joking matter!” said Miroku. “Don’t mind me… Sango we can bring your brother back. Since Naraku is dead he will be out of his control also.”
She stared at Ash.
“That… can’t be true.”
“No we can with the Dragonballs.” He smiled.
“Thank you so much Ash!”
“I really don’t deserve it… I mean I did spy on you…”
“So Sango, shall we head back up?” asked Miroku.
“Thank you both so much.”

They came back in the room.
“Oh! Sango are you feeling better?” asked Kagome.
“Yes thanks to Miroku and Ash.” Inuyasha walked up to her.
“So tell us what happened.”
“Inuyasha! Don’t be so rude!” said Kagome.
“Well Sango spit it out!”
“Inuyasha! Sit!”
“Huh!?” Inuyasha was sent flying towards the floor. “What’d ya do that for?!”
“You know what you did and you deserved it!”
“Let’s go everyone,” said Sango cheerfully “We should get out of this place.”
They went down to the second floor. Then a giant boulder came through the wall.
“Kagome get out of the way!” said Miroku.
Inuyasha ran up and grabbed Kagome and took her out of the way of the boulder.
A voice came from below “Inuyasha!” Inuyasha walked over the hole.
“Who wants to know?!”
“I am Yoshiro, an incarnation of Naraku!”
“What?! Naraku’s alive?”
“Hahaha you can not kill the Lord Naraku with your weak efforts!”
“Damn you…”
Inuyasha jumped down and started to fight, Miroku, and Sango followed.
He’s the same guy that started all this. Ash thought as he made a fist.
“Kagome, be careful, he’s the one that started this whole rescue mission.”
“Ok… I will.” she said and watched him jump down to the others.

“I gotta help somehow…” said Kagome.
She saw the bow and arrows and ran over to get them.
“Perfect.”
“Damn it… he’s strong.” said Inuyasha.
“You will die soon enough Inuyasha.” said Yoshiro.
Kagome strung the bow and said “Yoshiro! You’ll die before you get close to him!”
“Heh, foolish girl.”
He jumped behind Kagome.
“Die…”
His claws slashed Kagome’s neck and back.
“Inu…yasha…” she said as she fell forward.
“Kagome!!!” said Inuyasha and he ran over and caught her before she hit the ground.
“No…she’s dead…” He looked up to the hole. “Yoshiro!! Damn it you’ll pay for this!”
Yoshiro jumped out of the hole.
“Now I’ll kill you… What?”
Inuyasha’s face changed and his eyes turned red.
“You’ll wish you were the one who died.”
Inuyasha killed Yoshiro in no time but he didn’t transform back.

“Inuyasha! You’ve killed him now calm down!” said Miroku.
“Done killing? I think you are very wrong monk…”
He ran towards Miroku. Miroku held up his staff to block Inuyasha’s attack, while Sango smacked Inuyasha on the head with her boomerang.
Inuyasha fell to the ground and, after a second, said “Will you stop doing that!?”
“It looks like he’s back to normal.”
“What do you mean ‘normal’?”
He looked towards Kagome.
“No… Kagome…”
He went over to her. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Ash followed him.
“Hey Ash use the dragonballs to bring Kagome back now!”
“I…I can’t. We have to wait another six months…”
“You can’t do anything?!”
“Well I could but only in…”
“Then do that now!”
“But…”
“Do it or you’re dead!”
“Geez… when you put it that way… Haru go get five Sunzu Beans!”
“Right.”
So he went through the portal and came back with the beans.
“Ok Inuyasha…I’ve only done this once and it drains me of most of my energy.”
“Miroku I’ll need you to give Kagome these beans when she comes back.” He gave Miroku four beans.
“This last one is so I don’t die myself. Inuyasha I need you to hold Kagome and turn the wounds on the neck towards me.”
He mumbled, “Kassatsu Ikiwofukikaesu Junruou.”
Then he shouted, “Kassatsujizai!”
A bright light shot directly into Kagome. She started to twitch.
“Ok Miroku! Give her the beans now!” and Ash slumped to the ground. “I better take this one too.”
He ate the bean. Miroku also gave Kagome the four other beans. The wounds on her back and neck disappeared. Her eyes opened slowly.
She gasped “Inuyasha!”
She jumped up and hugged him.
“I thought I would never see you again” she cried.
“Kagome…” he started and she looked up at him “I thought I’d lost you forever.”
“Sure…don’t care for the injured here…” said Ash.
Kagome looked at Ash.
“You’re not hurt.” she knelt down. “Thank you so much Ash!”
She shot forward and hugged him tightly.
“You’re welcome Kagome, but could you let me go? I can’t breath.”
“Oh sorry.”
She let go of him.
“Hey Ash…really, thanks a lot man.” said Inuyasha.
“Inuyasha you’re complimenting somebody?” asked Miroku.
“Of course!” he said and hit Miroku on the head. “I can be a nice guy!” “You’re sort of contradicting yourself Inuyasha…” said Sango.
She laughed. Kagome, Shippo, and Ash joined in.
“What now I’m funny?!”
He hit Ash, Sango, and Shippo on the head too.
“Ok, ok Inuyasha.” said Kagome as she smiled. “Let’s go.”
“Hitting me on the head… That the thanks I get?”
Inuyasha hit him on the head again.
“Ah! Ok, you’re welcome!” he said “Man…now my head hurts…”
They all laughed.
“Now I’m gonna hit you all on the head.” Ash said.
“What?! Are you mocking me?!”
He smiled and said “Not at all.”
Ash ran ahead of them with Inuyasha following close behind.
“Get back here!”
“Heh, not unless you can catch me!”
“You really can tell they’re friends.” said Kagome as she smiled.