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Mt. Microna
South
As another day wraps up, our heroes have made their way to the small mountain
range that is Mt. Microna. Wanting to strike up a conversation, Kagome first
comments on the beautiful day, and then on what exactly Mt. Microna means.
"Ahhh... another beautiful day today." Kagome said, but then she noticed the
stern look on Inuyasha's face.
"Well, I mean... right now it is. I know, I know, until the next big demon shows
up." Kagome said.
"Fortunately we shouldn't run into too much trouble. I hear Mt. Microna is a
quiet place." Sango said.
"Why is it called Mt. Microna, anyway? Kind of a weird name for a mountain,
don't you think?" Kagome said.
"Rumor has it this mountain was named after a demon who used powerful magic to
ward off its opponents. Other demons essentially disappear when they tried to
confront this demon." Miroku said.
"Many humans have tried to discover this demon, but they don't find anything.
Some people even wonder if the demon even exists to begin with." Sango said.
"That's strange. This demon makes other demons seemingly cease to exist while it
disappears itself to avoid the human race?" Shippo said.
"That's how the legend goes. It's largely considered a myth nowadays." Miroku
said.
"Heh... some coward this demon must be. I could probably shred him up and down
several times over!" Inuyasha said.
"You don't say..." Kagome said. Inuyasha then stopped walking.
"Inuyasha, what is it?" Sango asked.
"Oh no... not that scent..." Inuyasha said. As soon as he said that, a swirling
whirlwind came storming towards our heroes, eventually knocking Inuyasha several
yards back. The whirlwind dissipated next to Kagome, who suddenly found herself
being half hugged by Koga, the wolf demon.
"Hey there, Kagome. Long time no see!" Koga said.
"Um... hi, Koga. Nice to see you too..." Kagome said with a sweatdrop running
down the side of her head.
"What brings you all the way out here? Weren't you looking for Naraku?" Miroku
said.
"Not much of a trace. It's like he's vanished into thin air or something. I just
happened to notice Kagome here, and so here I am." Koga said.
"That's very thoughtful of you." Kagome said.
"You mangy wolf!!!" Inuyasha shouted as he ran towards Koga and tried to slash
him, but with the jewel shards in his legs, this was an easy dodge for Koga.
"Heh... don't tell me you're still hanging out with this little puppy." Koga
said.
"Tough talk for someone who's tail is always between his legs!" Inuyasha
shouted, making another slash that was way off target.
"You're getting kinda slow there, mutt!" Koga said.
"I'm warning you, Koga! Keep your filthy claws off Kagome!" Inuyasha said.
"Why, so you can always endanger her life? What makes you a better boyfriend
than me anyway?" Koga said.
"Oh boy, here we go again..." Shippo said to Kirara, who just meowed in
acknowledgement.
Mt. Microna
East
Meanwhile, from the eastern side of the mountain, another group was traveling
towards the base of the mountain. Sesshomaru, along with Jaken, A-Un, and their
human companion Rin (walking alongside A-Un) were simply passing by, continuing
on the search for Naraku.
"Lord Sesshomaru, we should consider stopping to rest at this location. We have
been traveling a very long time." Jaken said.
"Are you sure that's a good idea, Master Jaken? What if there are demons on this
mountain?" Rin asked.
"Don't talk such rubbish, young lady! I know there are no demons here at Mt.
Microna!" Jaken said.
"Yeah, but... I used to hear these rumors of a demon on this mountain who was
very powerful." Rin said.
"I've heard those rumors too, but that's all they are! This demon can't possibly
exist, as nobody has come back wanting to tell stories about it!" Jaken said.
"Lord Sesshomaru, do you think there is a demon on this mountain?" Rin said. To
Jaken's amazement, Sesshomaru spoke.
"If there is a demon on this mountain, we will find it." Sesshomaru said.
"Alright! You see, Master Jaken, as long as we have Lord Sesshomaru, we are
safe." Rin said with a smile.
"I... well... um... now listen... oh hell! I'll never win against this girl..."
Jaken said as the walk continued.
Mt. Microna
West
And on the western side of the mountain, it was pure evil on this side. Well,
luckily not the most evil of evil. Two of Naraku's detachments, Kagura and
Kanna, were walking through the grassy plain.
"I don't understand. What did Naraku send us all the way out here for!?" Kagura
said. Kanna said nothing.
"I don't see how there can be any jewel shards out here. It's like we're in the
middle of nowhere!" Kagura said. Kanna still said nothing, and this was really
aggravating to wind master.
"Damn it, Kanna! Say something!" Kagura said.
"Something valuable is here." Kanna said.
"Well thank you for breaking the silence! What could possibly be valuable in
this stinky little mountain?" Kagura said. Kanna raised an eyebrow.
"We will know very soon." Kanna said softly.
Mt. Microna Peak
Deep inside the cave that rested at the top of the mountain lied what appeared
to be an old woman, dressed in green silk and white hair flowing down through
the back. Of course, what nobody realized was that this was the ancient
demoness, Microna. After sitting with her eyes closed for who knows how long,
her eyes snapped open.
"Demons approach... but they will not capture me! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!" Microna
shouted as she unleashed her magic. After the dark cave lit up for a few
seconds, a massive circular wave of green energy flowed out from her body and
spread throughout the mountain.
Mt. Microna
South
Meanwhile, the arguing continued between Inuyasha and Koga, each trying to plead
their case as to why Kagome deserves to be with him. Kagome was obviously tired
of all the arguing, but nothing she said was getting to them.
"Stop it, you two! No more fighting!" Kagome shouted. Miroku and Sango weren't
surprised to see all this happening.
"(sigh) This could take a while." Miroku said.
"Yeah. Those two are like thunder and lightning." Sango said. Meanwhile, Kirara
looked to its right and was growling.
"Huh? What is it, Kirara?" Shippo asked. He looked up the mountain, where
Kirara's attention was focused, and he noticed the same thing that Kirara
noticed. The big wave of green energy that was approaching fast.
"Eeeek! What is that thing!?" Shippo said. Miroku and Sango looked to see it
coming.
"Huh? That's some kind of energy wave... coming from the top of the mountain."
Miroku said.
"Yeah, and it's heading right for us!" Sango said. Miroku quickly grabbed Sango
and dove for the ground.
"Kagome, heads up!" Miroku shouted. By the time Kagome could brace herself, the
energy wave soon stormed past at lightning speed. She watched as it flew out
into the distance, and then she checked herself for any scars.
"Whoa! What in the world was that?" Kagome asked. Miroku and Sango watched the
wave go away as well.
"I don't know. It's like..." Sango said, but had to stop when she felt something
touching her behind. Here we go again, she thought, so that's when she wound up
her hand and smacked Miroku in the face with it.
"Do you mind!?" Sango said as she and Miroku got up on their feet.
"I was merely checking on your well-being." Miroku said.
"Anyway, is everyone okay? Aside from Miroku, I mean." Sango said.
"Yeah, I'm okay. It's weird, that wave didn't seem to affect me." Kagome said.
Miroku looked around.
"Wait a minute... where are Inuyasha and Koga?" Miroku said.
"Huh? Hey, they just disappeared!" Kagome said.
"And Kirara and Shippo too!" Sango said.
"Something is not right here..." Miroku said.
"Um, hello!? A little help down here!" a familiar voice shouted.
"Huh? That sounded like Shippo." Sango said.
"But where is he?" Miroku said.
"I said I'm down here!!! Look down here!!!" the voice shouted again. Sango
finally looked down and gasped.
There was Shippo, only one inch tall and struggling to get out from underneath
Sango's boot.
"Shippo!?" Sango shouted.
"WILL YOU PLEASE HURRY UP AND LIFT YOUR FOOT!!?!?!??!?!" Shippo shouted as loud
as he could. Sango complied, backing up a couple steps. She also noticed Kirara,
just as tiny as Shippo was.
"Shippo? Kirara!? W-W-What happened!?" Sango said.
"No wonder we couldn't find them earlier..." Miroku said.
"Wait, then that means..." Kagome said. That's when she looked down by her shoes
and saw Inuyasha and Koga, who were also shrunken down to one inch in height.
"No way..." Kagome said. In the meantime, Sango kneeled down and looked closely
at Shippo and Kirara.
"Are you two alright?" Sango asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay. I'm a lot tougher than I look!" Shippo said.
"Shippo, please tell us what happened, all the way back to that green energy
wave." Miroku said.
"Well, right when you and Miroku fell on top of me as you were trying to dodge
that wave, it hit me like a smash top! Next thing I knew... I was getting up
when I saw this giant boot coming down. I tried to dodge it, but... thank
goodness you have soft boots, Sango! It all happened so fast!" Shippo said.
"I'm really sorry, Shippo. And you too, Kirara, if I almost stepped on you two."
Sango said. Kirara just meowed, signaling it was okay. Still, Sango didn't want
to risk their lives any further, so she held out a hand and allowed the two to
climb on. Meanwhile, Kagome finally got the attention of the two shrunken demons
in front of her.
"Um... guys!" Kagome said. Both Inuyasha and Koga finally looked towards Kagome,
only seeing her brown shoes at first but then moving upwards and seeing her
whole body. Several strands of grass were also taller than the two at present
time.
"Huh!? Kagome?" Koga said.
"What happened? You're gigantic now!" Inuyasha said.
"Actually, I'm just fine. You two are the ones that shrunk!" Kagome said.
"Damn it! What did you do, mangy wolf!?" Inuyasha shouted.
"Me? You think I had something to do with this!? I bet you're the one who caused
this!" Koga said.
"Hey, don't you put this on me!!" Inuyasha said. The two went back to their
shouting match, and Kagome just sighed. Sango and Miroku soon joined up with
Kagome.
"Hmmm... I'm starting to think that wave had an effect on demons, but not us
humans because we weren't affected." Miroku said.
"Well, Inuyasha is half-demon and half-human, so how did he shrink too?" Kagome
asked.
"Then I guess that wave covered anything that had demon blood, no matter how
much of a trace it is." Miroku said.
"But where could that wave have come from? Shippo said he saw it come from the
top of Mt. Microna." Sango said.
"So I guess the myth is true... perhaps there IS a demon hiding up there. And
this is how the demon fends off other demons." Miroku said.
"By shrinking them? Wow... imagine having a power like that." Kagome said.
Shippo and Kirara, both standing on Sango's hand, watched Inuyasha and Koga
continue their argument.
"Man, even when they're Myoga-sized, they're still going at it." Shippo said.
Kagome finally couldn't take it, and decided to take charge.
"Alright, that's enough! Inuyasha, sit boy!!!" Kagome shouted. Inuyasha
immediately went crashing towards the ground.
"Hahahaha! Serves you right, dog breath!" Koga shouted, only to get his eyesight
filled with as much of Kagome's shoe as possible without it crushing him. He
fell on his back in amazement.
"And you too, buster!" Kagome shouted.
"Alright, alright! I'm sorry, Kagome." Koga said.
Kagome looked once again at her normal-sized friends, Sango and Miroku.
"What are we going to do now?" Kagome asked.
"Well, the most obvious course of action would be to scale Mt. Microna and find
the demon apparently responsible for this." Miroku said.
"Kagome, I think it would be best if you stayed here while Miroku and I went up
the mountain." Sango said.
"Huh? How come?" Kagome asked.
"Well, someone's gotta watch over those two, for one thing." Miroku said.
"Hey!? What do you think I am, a little insect!?" Inuyasha said.
"You ARE insect-sized, doggy ears." Koga said.
"Why you!" Inuyasha said.
"Inuyasha!!!" Kagome shouted, and Inuyasha stopped in his tracks knowing that
he'd feel Kagome's wrath if he angered her.
"You're right. I guess I can play babysitter for a couple hours. What about
Shippo and Kirara?" Kagome said.
"We'll take them with us, so I can protect them." Sango said.
"Gee, it's like being protected by a giant angel." Shippo said.
"Plus... if there is indeed a demon up there, perhaps we can convince it to undo
its magic." Miroku said.
"Alright. Well, be careful and good luck." Kagome said.
"We will. And you too... you're gonna need a lot of luck with those two." Sango
said before she and Miroku began heading up the mountain. Kagome looked down at
the tiny Koga and Inuyasha.
"Pffft... I don't need to be wasting time with dog boy. I'm outta here!" Koga
said. He suddenly changed into a whirlwind and went speeding off. Despite his
shrunken size, his speed allowed him to already gain a lot of distance away from
Kagome.
"Wait, Koga! You can't run off like that! It's dangerous!" Kagome shouted.
"Man, Kagome, just let him go. It's his funeral if he wants to spend the rest of
his life an inch tall." Inuyasha said. However, Kagome seemed to ignore
Inuyasha's words and she went running after the tiny Koga.
"Koga, I said wait up!" Kagome shouted.
"Damn it, Kagome… What do you see in that wolf breath anyway!?" Inuyasha said as
he frustratingly ran after the giant Kagome, his own fast speed allowing him to
keep up as he weaved his way around the tall blades of grass.
Mt. Microna
East
Meanwhile, after the green energy circle had scurried through the eastern side,
Rin suddenly found herself all alone. There was no Sesshomaru, no Jaken, and not
even A-Un. Rin looked in every direction to find them, and the more she looked,
the more worried she got.
"Lord Sesshomaru? Master Jaken? Where are you!?" Rin said. She tried shouting
louder.
"Lord Sesshomaru!!! Master Jaken!!! Don't leave me alone!!" Rin said. Still no
response. Tears started to form in her eyes.
"Please... you can't leave me all alone. I don't want to be alone..." Rin said,
wiping away the tears and watching as they hit the grass. As she was watching
the ground, she saw a small burst of flame coming out from the grass. Upon
further inspection, Rin looked and saw the one-inch-tall Jaken shooting fire out
from the top of his staff.
"...down here! Down here, you stupid kid!!!" Jaken shouted.
"Master Jaken! There you are!" Rin said as her face suddenly beamed with
happiness. She picked up Jaken and hugged him close to her face.
"Arrrgh! Not so hard! My old bones are quite fragile!" Jaken shouted. Rin then
pulled him back and looked at him.
"Master Jaken, what happened? Why is it that you're so small?" Rin asked.
"Never mind that! We've got to find Lord Sesshomaru! You almost stepped on him
during your little hissy fit!" Jaken shouted.
"No way! If I know Lord Sesshomaru, he'll be just fine!" Rin said.
"Look, there he is over there!" Jaken said, pointing out to his north after
looking that way. Rin slowly approaching the rustling blades of grass, and
that's where she spotted Sesshomaru and A-Un, both shrunken as well.
"Lord Sesshomaru? Is that you?" Rin said as she carefully picked up both he and
A-Un, soon holding all three of her friends in the palm of her right hand.
"Eeeek! Be careful, young lady! If any harm comes to Lord Sesshomaru..." Jaken
shouted, but Rin didn't seem to be paying any attention.
"A-Un... it's a good thing I wasn't sitting on you when this happened." Rin said
with a smile.
"Oy... that girl never listens to me." Jaken said.
"Lord Sesshomaru, thank goodness you don't seem to be hurt. I can't believe
you're now smaller than I am!" Rin said.
"Is that a threat you are making to Lord Sesshomaru!?" Jaken shouted, only to
get bonked on the head by Sesshomaru as he clearly was getting tired of Jaken's
craziness. He finally spoke up to Rin.
"As I suspected, the demon on top of the mountain lives." Sesshomaru said.
"Huh? So it is true that there is a demon there? Do you suppose it caused all of
you to shrink like that?" Rin asked.
"We will know when we confront the demon. You will remain here, Rin, while Jaken
and I scale the mountain." Sesshomaru said.
"Huh? Please forgive me, Lord Sesshomaru, but I feel I should come with you. You
know, to protect you from any demons we find." Rin said.
"That shouldn't be a problem. Knowing that energy wave, it probably affected all
demons around this area!" Jaken said.
"But still... climbing a mountain could be very tough given your current size.
You could use the lift, honest!" Rin said.
"Very well then. But I make no guarantees of your safety." Sesshomaru said.
"Teehee… I know you don't! Well, we better get going!" Rin said with a smile.
She started walking, keeping her palm open for everyone to stand in. Jaken
looked nervously up at Sesshomaru.
"Um, Milord, are you sure we should be bringing Rin with us? She is just a
little girl and Mt. Microna might be dangerous." Jaken said. When Sesshomaru
just glanced down at Jaken, he shook nervously.
"For today only, we will bend to her will. But when this is over, all who oppose
me will die." Sesshomaru said.
"As you wish, Milord." Jaken said with a nervous gulp.
Mt. Microna
West
Kagura slowly got back on her feet after the green energy wave caught her by
surprise.
"Damn... what hit me?" Kagura said. She then looked around and saw the many
blades of grass that towered above her.
"Where are we?" Kagura asked. She looked at Kanna who stood behind her.
"Kanna? Talk to me... where did that wave send us?" Kagura said.
"We have not moved." Kanna said.
"Alright, quit trying to play dumb with me. What the hell happened to us!?"
Kagura shouted.
"We are tiny." Kanna said.
"What!? What do you mean we're tiny!!?" Kagura shouted.
"The demon is responsible... that is why Naraku sent us." Kanna said.
"Huh? So the rumors are true after all." Kagura said. She then pulled a feather
out from her hair and enlarged it so she could ride it, but the feather flew
right away.
"Damn! We're so small, even a gentle breeze would blow me away!" Kagura said.
"We must scale the mountain immediately before the demon escapes." Kanna said.
Kagura once again gave an annoyed look down at her 'partner.'
"You know, I should have a talk with Naraku about altering your personality. And
besides… how the hell are we supposed to climb this mountain now!? We're
probably no bigger than bug food…" Kagura said as she aimlessly walked around.
Then, all of a sudden, there was a loud screech from above. By the time Kagura
looked up, she saw a giant bird that swooped down and grabbed the shrunken
Kagura with its talons.
"Ahhhhh!!!" Kagura screamed as she felt herself being flown away as the bird
rised back up into the air. Kanna just stood still and watched.
"A most unfortunate setback." Kanna said as softly as always.
Kagura, meanwhile, was beating on the bird's talons trying to get it to release
her, but no luck.
"Arrrrgh! Let me go you stupid creature! I'll have you know I control the skies
in this part of the woods!" Kagura shouted, then let down a sweatdrop when she
realized what she was doing.
"Wait a minute… I'm insulting a bird now. Ugh… I've been with Naraku for too
long. Damn him!" Kagura said as she went into a deep thought and wondered how
she was going to get out of this predicament.
Mt. Microna
South
It had been 20 minutes since Sango, now changed into her demon slayer outfit,
and Miroku began their climb up the mountain. So far they haven't met any
resistance. At the same time, Shippo and Kirara, who were now sitting on Sango's
left shoulder guard, were just enjoying the ride for the time being. Sango
glanced over at the shrunken duo, with Shippo almost getting scared from the
sheer size of Sango's face.
"Shippo? How are you and Kirara holding up?" Sango asked.
"Er… fine. But maybe could you not look at us directly… your giant face is kinda
scaring me." Shippo said.
"Oh, okay. Sorry about that." Sango said.
"Still, you must admit that this is a life changing experience, Shippo. It makes
you appreciate what Myoga has to endure." Miroku commented.
"Yeah… good point. But still, I hope we can grow back to normal." Shippo said.
Just then, the two normal-sized humans came to a sudden stop when they looked
ahead and saw what appeared to be a swarm.
"Wait, Miroku. What's that?" Sango asked.
"It appears to be a swarm of insects, although…" Miroku said. The monk walked
closer and closer towards the swarm, and upon further inspection, he realized
what the 'insects' were.
"Oh… these look like run-of-the-mill demons." Miroku said.
"Really? They're so incredibly tiny…" Sango said.
"My guess is that they were shrunken by this mountain's magic, much like what
happened with Shippo, Kirara, Inuyasha, and Koga." Miroku said. The next second,
however, took the two by surprise as the shrunken demons suddenly swirled around
them.
"Ack! But they're just like any other swarm of insects!" Sango said as she
aimlessly swatted the air around her, killing and disintegrating a handful of
shrunken demons only to suddenly encounter another batch. Miroku was having the
same problem.
"Ugh! There's so many of them, we should try and outrun them!" Miroku said as he
made a few swats and then went running ahead, with Sango doing the same thing.
"Miroku, wait up!" Sango said as she took a few more swipes at the microscopic
demons.
As for Kirara and Shippo, Kirara got the right idea by taking cover underneath
Sango's shoulder guards. Shippo, on the other hand, wasn't as quick with his
feet. In fact, he found it hard to keep his balance as fast as Sango was
running.
"Whoa! Sango, I'm falllllllllling!" Shippo shouted as he finally tumbled
forward, sliding down the black fabric of Sango's demon slayer outfit. Shippo
latched onto as much of the fabric as he could, but immediately sweated when he
realized where exactly on Sango's body he was.
"*gulp* Don't tell me… I'm holding onto her chest!" Shippo said to himself as he
realized the 'mountainous' part of Sango's body he was holding onto (despite
being covered by her clothes) could only mean he was hanging onto one of her
breasts. Shippo was not for one second going to be like his perverted friend,
Miroku. He quickly crawled his way downward, stopping just short of the
giantess's red belt, but he couldn't rest long when he looked out ahead.
"Yikes! Demons coming this way!" Shippo said, and given he was the same size as
these attacking demons, he knew he better find cover. So with quick thinking,
Shippo made his way to Sango's backside, holding on as tight as he could to the
clothing all the way through.
A couple minutes later, Miroku and Sango were finally clear of all the miniscule
demons.
"Whew… I think we lost them all." Sango said.
"For now, but my instincts tell me there will be more of them. We should ready
ourselves for battle the next time." Miroku said.
"Are you sure? Should we really be wasting our strength on these demons?" Sango
said.
"As you have seen, the right quantity can certainly make up for quality." Miroku
said.
"Yeah, good point." Sango said. As she started to reach for her backside to grab
her Hiraikotsu, she peeked over towards one of her shoulder guards and realized
some important omissions.
"Huh? Wait! Where are Kirara and Shippo?" Sango said. Miroku looked on her
shoulder and saw them missing as well.
"Oh no! Do you think they fell off while we were running away from that mini
demon swarm?" Miroku said. Just then, however, a familiar meow made Sango
breathe a sigh of relief as Kirara came crawling out from underneath Sango's
shoulder guard.
"Oh… whew! Thank goodness you're alright, Kirara. That's some smart thinking
there." Sango said as she gently petted her faithful demon cat companion gently
with her finger.
"But what about Shippo?" Miroku asked.
"Down here!" a familiar voice said. That's when Miroku looked down and saw
Shippo clinging to the red belt of Sango's demon slayer outfit… just above the
behind no less.
"Ummm… Shippo? What exactly are you doing down there?" Miroku said.
"HEY! It's not what you think! Seriously! I was merely trying to hide from all
those demons!" Shippo said.
"Never mind… let's just get you back to safety." Miroku said as he reached in
and gently grabbed Shippo. But while doing so, he couldn't resist putting his
other hand to good use by getting a firm pat of Sango's behind.
It was an act that did not go unnoticed. You could tell by the very loud
slapping sound that caused many birds to flee from their trees. ^_____^
Sango was happy and smiling and petting Kirara one second, and then red-faced
angry as she turned around and slapped Miroku in the face. Miroku wasn't the
least bit surprised, even as he tried to explain his reasons.
"I was merely trying to save Shippo from falling back down to the ground."
Miroku said.
"Uggggh… sometimes I think you're utterly hopeless, monk!" Sango said.
"In any case, we better keep moving. The sooner we can find the demon atop this
mountain the better." Miroku said as he placed Shippo back on Sango's shoulder
next to Kirara.
"Try to hold on this time, Shippo." Sango said with a smile on her face.
"Heh, I'll try." Shippo said. With the two shrunken demon friends back in place,
Sango and Miroku resumed their walking and climbing up the mountainside.
Mt. Microna
South, bottom of mountain
Meanwhile, all the way back down on the bottom of the mountain, Koga was
speeding through the blades of grass, the resulting whirlwind from his run
brushing them aside.
"If I can get to the top of this mountain, maybe I can find a cure for this
shrunken state. No way am I going to let Ginta and Hakkaku see me like this…"
Koga said to himself, but before he could continue his thought, he suddenly had
to stop when a giant arrow landed directly in front of him.
"What the heck!?" Koga shouted. The wolf demon immediately recognized where the
arrow came from, and that's when he turned around and saw the 'giant' Kagome
walking up towards him.
"Whew… finally caught you." Kagome said. The 15-year-old girl kneeled down and
grabbed the tiny Koga, making sure he couldn't escape with his arms or legs as
she wrapped her fingers around him. She had a stern look on her face as she held
him in front of her face. At the same time, Inuyasha finally caught up and was
standing a few yards (relatively speaking) from Kagome's brown shoes.
"Now then... you're staying with me until Sango and Miroku come back, hopefully
with a cure! Meanwhile, you and Inuyasha are gonna play nice for me." Kagome
said.
"What the hell!? You can forget about that!" Inuyasha said.
"Sit boy!!!" Kagome shouted as she turned around and looked down at Inuyasha,
making him smack the dirt once again. Kagome then set Koga down on the ground
next to Inuyasha.
"Ugh... I am soooo not gonna enjoy this." Inuyasha softly said.
"Ugh… the feeling's mutual." Koga said.
"Then why don't you use your super duper speed and run like the cowardly wolf
you are!?" Inuyasha said.
"What, and let Kagome shoot me with an arrow!?" Koga said.
"I hope she does!" Inuyasha said.
The two got back to arguing with each other, and Kagome wasn't going to take one
more second of this. She stomped one of her feet down.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Kagome shouted. Her loud voice was almost deafening to both
Koga and Inuyasha, who both stopped as soon as the giantess slammed her leather
shoe in front of the two.
"You two are going to stop fighting this instant! Is that clear?" Kagome said.
"Says who!? You're not the boss of me, Kagome!" Inuyasha said.
"Sit boy!!" Kagome shouted, causing Inuyasha to go slamming down to the dirt
face first as always when Kagome shouts that.
"Hahaha! How does it feel, dog boy, tasting the dirt like that?" Koga said.
"I mean it, Koga. Quit making fun of Inuyasha for now or I'll break both your
legs!" Kagome shouted.
"Eeeep… whatever you say, ma'am." Koga said.
"Now then, just to show there's no hard feelings, what should I do that involves
the both of you… oh, I know!" Kagome said. As Inuyasha got back on his feet, he
and Koga watched as it only took a couple seconds for Kagome to think of
something to do with them. The two watched as Kagome lifted her socked feet out
from her shoes.
“Ummm… What is she doing?” Koga asked.
“Beats the hell out of me…” Inuyasha replied. Then Kagome used her hands to slip
her socks off her feet. Kagome wiggled her toes as she placed them down on the
grassy ground.
“Ah, that feels better. I've been walking a very long time in those shoes. My
feet sure could use a good massage.” Kagome said. She then sat down, with her
toes just inches away from the shrunken two before she pointed her feet directly
upward.
“Well, go on you two! Start rubbing!” Kagome shouted.
“You've gotta be freaking kidding me.” Koga said as he stared up at the ‘towers’
that were Kagome’s bare feet.
“Damn it, Kagome! How do you expect us to rub your entire foot while we're this
small!?” Inuyasha shouted.
“You two will figure out a way, now get going!” Kagome said as she nudged her
right foot slightly, the heel of which knocked them both back on their behinds
temporarily. Both men sighed as they got to work rubbing the skin on the
giantess’s foot. Right away the odor was not lost on both guys.
“Ugh… I've smelled demons much worse than this.” Inuyasha said. Koga raised both
his eyebrows.
“Present company excepted, I would hope.” Koga said as he and Inuyasha growled
at each for a brief moment. Kagome, meanwhile, softly moaned as she felt the
slight amount of skin being gently caressed.
Mt. Microna
East
Kagura continued to fight tooth and nail with the bird that she was trapped
with, not realizing the creature had taken the shrunken woman clear across the
mountain from where she was found.
"Arrrrgh! I don't have time to be bird bait!" Kagura said. Finally she got one
of her hands loose and pulled out her special fan.
"Dance of blades!" Kagura said as she waved her fan and caused a series of gusts
that blew upward at the bird. The bird was unable to keep a steady flight and
suddenly loosened up its talons, causing it to lose its grip on Kagura, who
found herself freefalling in the air.
"Ugh… well, at least I'm free from that stupid bird." Kagura said. As she was
falling, meanwhile, she noticed she was coming up on a familiar person.
"Huh? It's that girl. Normally Sesshomaru is with her…" Kagura said as she
concentrated her descent towards the girl we know as Rin.
Rin continued scaling up the mountain as well as she could. Of course, at the
same time, she made sure she didn't put Sesshomaru, Jaken, or A-Un in any danger
while holding them in her hands. Still, one bump didn't make Jaken feel any
better.
"Ack! Be careful, stupid girl! Even the smallest bump could hurt us!" Jaken
said.
"Sorry, Jaken. I'll be more careful." Rin said.
"That's what you said about 30 feet ago!" Jaken said.
"Hey, come on, Jaken. I'm doing the best I can. You better be nice to me." Rin
said.
"Yes, Jaken. Be nice to Rin. You know she is stronger than you now." Sesshomaru
said with a surprising smirk.
"M-m-m-m-master Sesshomaru! (sigh) Clearly I can't win. Ack!" Jaken said. He
suddenly got knocked onto his belly as Rin poked him on the head with her
finger.
"Heehee! Sesshomaru's right, Jaken. Poke poke poke!" Rin said.
"Ow! Stop that! I give I give I give! Owowowow!!" Jaken said.
"Lord Sesshomaru, I must say… It's kinda fun being way bigger than you. But I'm
sure this doesn't scare you." Rin said.
"I have seen demons many times bigger than you are now, Rin. Still, enjoy the
feeling of power while it will last." Sesshomaru said.
"Oh, I certainly will!" Rin said.
A couple minutes later, Rin stopped walking when she felt something hit her on
the head.
"Huh? Why did you stop, Rin?" Jaken asked.
"Oh, I felt something land on my head. Hold on…" Rin said as she took her free
hand and moved it up to her black hair.
Finally, Kagura had landed in the dense forest that was Rin's head of black
hair. As Kagura got back on her feet after the long fall, she looked around and
sighed seeing how a full head of hair looked from her miniscule size.
"Man, I know Naraku would lose it if he were ever this small. Still, what a
tantalising thought that would be…" Kagura said. It was no secret that she felt
trapped behind hatched out of Naraku's demon body and long wished to be free to
do whatever she wanted, but of course that wouldn't happen as long as Naraku
possessed her heart.
Kagura could wonder no longer when she saw the sunlight suddenly being blocked
out, and the woman looked up and saw the biggest hand she had ever seen coming
down on her.
"Oh spit!" Kagura shouted as she took off running just as the fingers came
slamming down where she had been standing. Kagura scrambled her way through the
forest of thick black strands of hair, trying to dodge whatever finger was
coming her way. She couldn't rest even for one second when the fingers went
away, as they would quickly return for another sweep.
That would soon be the least of Kagura's problems. Rin finally decided to tilt
her head forward. It was so sudden, Kagura couldn't grab a strand (which
would've been too thick for her hands anyway) in time and she felt herself
falling again.
"Aaaaaaah!" Kagura shouted.
As Kagura went sailing for the green grass down below, she passed the level of
Rin's body where Sesshomaru and Jaken were standing on the giantess's palm.
"Hey, did you see that!?" Jaken said.
"It appears to be another demon victim." Sesshomaru said. The two took a closer
look and finally realized who it was.
"Hey! It's that wind woman! One of Naraku's servants!!" Jaken said.
"Wait, really!? Is that really her that was on my head?" Rin asked.
A few seconds later, Kagura finally landed on a blade of grass and slid down it,
finding herself in another dense forest, this time that of blades of grass.
"Whew… another wild ride. Maybe it's a good thing I don't have my heart around
to go through all these crazy rides." Kagura said. As she brushed herself off,
she suddenly looked up and saw Rin towering high above her. The sheer size of
the young girl made even the fearless Kagura gulp with nervousness, and she
couldn't help but say wow when she looked ahead and saw how she was the same
height as Rin's pinky toe.
"Oh wow… it is her! She's incredibly small just like the rest of you." Rin said.
"I can only guess she's here for the same reason we are. To find that demon!"
Jaken said.
"Heh heh… okay, well I thank you, lovely girl, for catching me. But I think I'll
be on my way now…" Kagura said as she slowly stepped backwards.
"You're a mean person… always trying to attack Lord Sesshomaru. I think I should
punish you for that." Rin said with a somewhat mean look on her face.
"Now now, don't you know it's impolite to pick on someone not your own size?"
Kagura said. But the villainess knew Rin wasn't listening. In fact, the bottom
of Rin's bare foot as she raised it up was all she needed to know.
"Damn it!" Kagura said as she sharply turned around and started running, just as
Rin slammed her foot down where Kagura had been standing.
"Rin, we do not have time to waste on such a small enemy." Sesshomaru said.
"Awwww, come on, Lord Sesshomaru. She's tried to kill you many times in the
past. And besides… you've killed all sorts of bad demons. Can't I have at least
one kill by stepping on that evil demoness?" Rin said with a smile on her face.
"As you wish." Sesshomaru said.
"Yay! Thank you, Lord Sesshomaru." Rin said as she gently gave a quick kiss to
Sesshomaru… which warranted no reaction at all from the demon. Rin, while still
holding firmly onto Sesshomaru, Jaken, and A-Un in her hands, chased after the
tiny Kagura, who was trying to get a feather enlarged so she could escape (but
the wind kept blowing it away).
Mt. Microna
South, bottom of mountain
Back at the bottom of Mt. Microna, Kagome continued to toy around with both
Inuyasha and Koga, namely in making them rub the bottoms of her bare feet.
"Ugh… aren't you satisfied yet, Kagome!?" Inuyasha shouted out of frustration.
"Nope, I'll tell you when I'm satisfied. Oooooh…" Kagome said.
"Well, just as long as she's happy and…" Koga started to say, but then he
started sniffing like crazy.
"And what, you mangy wolf!?" Inuyasha shouted.
"Oh no… I know that scent." Koga said.
Kagome then turned to the right where she saw a whirlwind similar to Koga's
approaching. She had to briefly shield her eyes as a series of leaves swirled
around the whirlwind. Eventually, though, Kagome was able to open her eyes again
where she saw a familiar face.
"Hello again, Kagome." the girl said.
"Ayame!?" Kagome shouted as she recognized the girl to be Ayame, the
self-proclaimed fiancée and future husband of Koga. Ayame has red hair that is
always in pigtails and has green eyes. She wears an iris in her hair and a band
that goes across her forehead. Her clothing consists of white wolf fur draped
over her shoulders, a necklace, white fur skirt, insteps and arm guards, and red
and blue armor.
"Yes, Kagome, I have returned to once again make a bid for Koga's side in
marriage. Have you seen him? His smell is so strong in this area." Ayame said.
Kagome then looked straight down at Koga who was beside her left foot.
"Oh no…. no no no no no no!" Koga said as he started to run away, but Kagome
quickly reached down and swiped him up from the ground, then standing back up
and almost stepping on Inuyasha in the process.
"HEY! Watch where you're stomping, Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted.
"Oh, Koga's right here, Ayame!" Kagome said.
"What? Where? I don't see him anywhere. You're not trying to pull my tail, are
you?" Ayame said as she glared over at Kagome.
"It's a long story, but here he is right here." Kagome said as she held the fist
holding Koga in front of Ayame's eyes. Ayame naturally gasped.
"Oh… my… gosh! Is that you, Koga?" Ayame said.
"Er…. I'm not Koga! Just his personal toy that he lost as a little wolf boy!"
Koga shouted.
"Hahaha! You're not fooling me, mister!" Ayame said as she reached down and
plucked Koga from Kagome's fist.
"Ayame… how is it that you haven't shrunk!?" Koga shouted.
"Well, I could ask you how it is that YOU shrunk." Ayame said.
"He and the other demons in this area got hit by a spell, presumably by the one
from the demon that lives atop this mountain. Some of my friends went climbing
up the mountain to find this demon and get it to reverse the spell." Kagome
said.
"I see… so I guess the legend of this mountain is true then. I stayed my normal
size because I just got here." Ayame said.
"Er… listen, Ayame, this is all well and good, but maybe you and I can talk when
I'm at a more… you know… manageable size." Koga said.
"Oh no, there's no way you're weaseling you're way out of this one! In fact, why
don't I put you somewhere safe?" Ayame said.
That's when the girl stretched out her red armor and dropped Koga in between her
breasts.
"Heeeeeeeey!!!" Koga shouted as he suddenly found himself trapped between the
fleshy prison. It didn't make him feel any better when Ayame rubbed her chest
together.
"Heeheehee! Does that feel good, Koga? Nice and cushiony, I bet!" Ayame said
with a grin on her face. Kagome couldn't help but giggle herself and thought
that was suitable punishment for Koga to go through. That reminded her of
Inuyasha as she turned around and looked around the grass blades.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.
"Down here!" Inuyasha shouted. Kagome looked down on top of her big toe where
she saw the miniscule Inuyasha jumping up and down.
"Inuyasha!? What are you doing there?" Kagome shouted.
"What else? Avoiding getting stepped on. Good thing I still got my moves."
Inuyasha said. The half-human, half-demon watched as Kagome reached down and
picked him up, eventually placing him on top of her right shoulder.
"I'll be glad when everyone is returned to normal." Kagome said.
"Really? I would've thought you would've loved toying around with me like I
always do with Myoga." Inuyasha said.
"Maybe for a little while, but still, look at Koga with Ayame. The kind of
things that can happen when your tiny…" Kagome said.
"And you and Miroku have first hand experience too." Inuyasha said, referring to
the time in Togenkyo when she was shrunken by the demon named Tokajin.
"Don't remind me…" Kagome added. She and Inuyasha continued to watch as Ayame
fiddled around with the tiny Koga.
Mt. Microna Peak
Finally, Sango and Miroku (with Shippo and Kirara now sitting on Sango's right
shoulder) made it to the top of the mountain. One quick glance ahead, and there
they saw what appeared to be an old woman dressed in green silk and white hair
flowing down through the back.
"Look! That must be the demon." Sango said.
"It has to be… I sense a strong demonic aura around that woman." Miroku said.
The demoness finally looked ahead and got her first look at the two.
"What!? Two mere mortals ascending upon my mountain!? What an incredible display
of strength and determination." Microna said.
"Excuse me, miss, but are you the ancient demoness who lives atop this mountain,
Microna?" Miroku said.
"I am… but what is it that brings you here? You are not here to kill me, are
you!?" Microna shouted.
"We mean you no harm, Microna. We are demon hunters, but it is only Naraku's
demons that we seek to destroy." Miroku said.
"Hmmmm… Naraku. A vile and disgusting name that brings shame to us demons who
seek a peaceful retreat. I've been warding off his demons ever since the Sacred
Jewel split apart." Microna said.
"You know of the Sacred Jewel?" Sango asked.
"Word travels far and wide in this part of the region, young lady." Microna
said.
"Anyway, Mrs. Microna. We have ascended this mountain in peace. We have had some
demon friends of ours affected by your magic." Miroku said.
"Humans and demons befriending each other? A most brazen and unheard of concept,
I must confess." Microna said.
"Yeah, I thought it was strange myself. But please… let us show you something."
Sango said. She slowly stepped towards the old demoness, who was waving her
energy-filled hands towards the girl.
"Stay back, woman! I may not be able to shrink you, but I have other tricks up
my sleeve!" Microna shouted.
"Okay, okay. Don't worry. I just want to show you two of my friends." Sango
said.
After getting on her knees, the demon slayer girl gently plucked Shippo and
Kirara from her shoulder and placed them slowly on the ground in front of her
knees. Microna focused her vision tightly on both Shippo and Kirara, the former
of which was waving his hand.
"Oh… they're so adorable." Microna said.
"As you can see, not all demons are a picture of pure evil. Some are quite
cute." Miroku said.
"And yet beneath that cute exterior, they both fight for peace against the evil
demons. Kirara, in particular… we've been together ever since I was practically
born." Sango said.
"Yes, progress has been made." Microna said.
"Progress?" Miroku asked.
"I have longed for the day when humans and demons could co-exist and band
together to help fight against the evil demons. I have lived for all these years
thinking it was going to be my responsibility to rid the world of Naraku's
demons… but I no longer feel that's necessary." Microna said.
"Oh, I don't know, Microna. I think your power could be very valuable in the
battle against Naraku." Miroku said. But Microna immediately shook her head.
"Merely a pipe dream. My curse doesn't allow me to take my powers beyond this
mountain." Microna said.
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." Sango said.
"I will return everything to normal and move on to another plane of existence."
Microna said.
"Microna…" Miroku said.
"Thank you, but there is nothing more for me to say." Microna said. Just then,
Microna raised her hands and a very bright green light surrounded the area,
causing everyone (both big and small) to shield their eyes.
The next time everyone opened their eyes… there was no more mountain. Just a
grassy plain. More importantly, Shippo and Kirara were back to normal.
"Yay! We're back to normal size!" Shippo said. Kirara jumped into Sango's open
arms.
"Hahaha! Oh, Kirara. I'm happy you're back to normal too." Sango said.
"I can only assume Inuyasha and Koga are back to normal as well. Still, this was
rather sad." Miroku said.
"Huh? Sad? How so, good monk?" Sango asked.
"If only there was a way we could've helped that old demoness, Microna." Miroku
said.
"I guess we'll never know. She didn't leave a single trace behind of her
existence." Sango said.
"Indeed. The whole mountain is gone." Miroku said.
"Come on, let's get back to the others." Sango said. With a nod from Miroku, he,
Sango, Shippo, and Kirara all headed back the way they came. Since it was no
longer a mountain, the trip back was surely going to be much easier.
Formerly Mt. Microna
East
Kagura continued to run as fast as she could away from the giant-sized Rin, who
continued to chase after her and tried to stomp her flat.
"Whew… for a tiny demon she sure can move fast!" Jaken said. Sesshomaru felt
this game had gone on for long enough, however. He made a bold leap forward from
Rin's hands.
"Huh!? Lord Sesshomaru! Where are you going!?" Jaken shouted. Sesshomaru then
landed directly in front of Kagura, who came to a screeching halt.
"I will not allow you to deny the child's desire to kill someone." Sesshomaru
said. Kagura nervously looked back as Rin slammed her bare feet directly in
front of the tiny villainess.
"Now now, Lord Sesshomaru, let's not be such a spoiled sport. If anyone's going
to kill me, it should be you! It's the fair thing to do!" Kagura said with a sly
smile.
"So it shall be." Sesshomaru said as he started to pull out one of his swords,
Tokijin.
But before any more action could be taken by anyone, a bright green light forced
everyone to shield their eyes. When the light was gone, there was no longer a
hill for anyone to climb. Just a grassy plain. More importantly, everyone was
back to normal size. Jaken, now standing on solid ground instead of Rin's hand,
was the first to realize what had happened.
"Oh! Beautiful glorious land… I'll never make fun of you again!" Jaken said.
"Wow! You're back to normal, Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin said excitedly. She started
to run towards him, but stopped when she realized Kagura was still around (and
at her normal size too).
"Drat! I guess that demon is gone now." Kagura said.
"On that we agree. But there is still the matter of your demise." Sesshomaru
said as he pointed his sword towards Kagura.
"Pffft… that will have to wait another day, Lord Sesshomaru. I will return."
Kagura said as she took a feather from her head and enlarged it, allowing her to
fly away for the time being. Sesshomaru put away Tokijin as he allowed Rin to
run up to him and wrap her arms around his legs.
"I'm so glad you're back to normal, Lord Sesshomaru." Rin said. Sesshomaru
briefly patted the girl on the head before he started walking in the opposite
direction.
"Come. We are no longer needed in this territory." Sesshomaru said.
"Hahaha!" Rin said as she went running after Sesshomaru happily.
"Lord Sesshomaru! Wait for me!" Jaken said as he and A-Un did their best to try
and keep up with Sesshomaru.
Formerly Mt. Microna
South
And finally there was the south of what used to be the mountain range. Just like
the other areas, the area was enveloped in an intensely bright green light. When
the light was gone… it was a grassy plain and Kagome looked behind her to see
Inuyasha standing behind her at his normal size.
"Oh! Inuyasha, you're back to normal." Kagome said.
"Yeah… I guess Miroku and Sango were successful, but what about the mountain?"
Inuyasha asked. As for Ayame, Koga couldn't escape from in between Ayame's
breasts in time and found himself sitting on top of the wolf girl.
"Heh heh… I find this kinda cute, Koga." Ayame said as she smiled despite Koga
sitting on her front side.
"WHAT!? Hey now! Don't get any ideas, you wench! Did you shrink too?" Koga
asked.
"No silly. It looks like the shrinking spell from that demoness finally wore
off. Darn! I rather liked having you teeny tiny." Ayame said with a smile on her
face.
"Alright, that does it. NOW I'm getting out of here! Until next time, my dear
Kagome!" Koga said before he took off running in a swirling whirlwind.
"Hey! Come back here! You can't escape me that easily!" Ayame said as she went
spinning after him herself.
Kagome and Inuyasha could only stare and watch.
"They're both weird." Inuyasha said.
"Still… I hope they get together someday. They're a better match than they care
to admit." Kagome said.
"Why not just tell him that straight up to his face?" Inuyasha said.
"What? So you can take all the macho glory?" Kagome said with a sly smile on her
face.
"M-m-m-macho glory!? What the hell are you insinuating!?" Inuyasha said.
"Kagome! Inuyasha!" two familiar voices shouted. Kagome and Inuyasha looked to
see Miroku, Sango, Kirara, and Shippo all approaching.
"Hey, everyone!" Kagome said.
"Thank goodness everything seems to be back to normal." Sango said.
"What about Koga?" Miroku asked.
"He immediately took off running, with Ayame hot on his tail." Kagome said.
"Oh? Ayame was here?" Sango said.
"Hey, what happened to the demon?" Inuyasha asked.
"She seemed at peace seeing there are good demons in the world, like Shippo and
Kirara. That's when she left and took the entire mountain with her." Miroku
said.
"I see. Maybe this is why Mt. Microna is never mentioned in the history books."
Kagome said.
Inuyasha, meanwhile, dusted off his red robe.
"In any event, there's nothing more of this place. We should get a move on."
Inuyasha said.
"Agreed. We all could use a good night's rest at a nearby village." Miroku said.
That's when everyone, including Kagome after she put her feet back into her
socks and shoes, got walking to the distance towards the sunset.
END