Chapter 19: Protecting Madra: Part 2 of 3: Relaxation

The party and the Inuyasha gang were in the mayor's house in Madra.

"Alright then." Junko started. "Just how do you got here in Madra?"

"We really don't know that answer." Miroku sighed, "We were fighting a foe and then we suddenly arrived."

He motioned closer to Alleyne. "And once I met you, I could see that you were strong as you were beautiful." Alleyne looked away in annoyance.

'Oh boy,' all the Inuyasha gang thought, 'there he goes again.'

"Now I must ask you a question I wanted to say to the perfect woman…Would you bear my children?"

Everyone gave an awkward look on their faces, except Risty and Ymir who laughed like hyenas.

"You! Asking Alleyne on a date at someone your age!" Ymir rolled down on the floor, gasping for air after laughing so hard. "She's about 1,000 years old!" Risty wiped a tear away from her eye.

Miroku want into a state of shock as Sango dragged him back to his seat. "That's what you get lover boy."

"So…getting back to matters that matter, none of you know?" Piers stated.

"Well actually I do." Said a spec on Inuyasha's outfit.

"Who said that?" Reina asked. "I did, Miss Vance." The spec jumped into the floor. Felix, Zoey and Nowa looked at the spec. He's some sort of bug.

"I am Myoga, the flea demon and master Inuyasha's humble companion."

"Yeah right!" Inuyasha snarled, "Whenever there's the slighted hint of danger, you run away!"

"I'm always there…in spirit."

"Spirit my ass!"

"Now now." Kraden calmed the situation down. "We would like to hear this um… demon have to say." "You can call me Myoga." "Alright, Myoga. Tell us what happened." Kirie said.

"As you wish, my lady." Myoga sat on Zoey's shoulder after jumping so increidabley high. "So, as you may have guessed, we come from another world. In our world, people like you don't have Psynergy or powerful sword techniques and mostly demons have most of the power."

"So how did you end up here in Weyard?" Jubei asked. "As I said, it's actually quite simple. Naraku had gotten his hands on a powerful sigil called the Sigil of the Sun It acts as a portal to your world but was sealed off by a barrier, which Inuyasha broke."

And with those words, Inuyasha began to strangle the flea. "You moron! Why didn't you tell me!"

"I would have if there weren't so many demons around. Please forgive me master Inuyasha. Please let this little soul of a humble flea live."

WHACK Went Myoga's body as it smacked into the wall from Inuyasha's throw.

"Just finish the story." Inuyasha huffed, "We can't help it now."

"Right." Myoga groggily said as he re-inflated himself and continued.

"The Sigil of the Sun has been fought over by many demons cause the demons seek immortality in Weyard throughout centuries until it was finally put under a barrier by the most powerful. These consisted of the most legendary especially the dog demon general Inutaisho and the Oracle of Light."

"But who is Naraku anyway?" Tomoe wondered. "I think that the others are best at telling this story." Myoga's eyes moved toward his allies. "The question is where to begin?"

"I guess I'll go first." Miroku sighed. He took a long pause before beginning but who could blame him? Naraku had brought so much pain to their world.

"Naraku is a terrible demon. He was born about fifty years ago from the evil in a human called Onigumo."

"But how can a demon be born from a human?" Hana asked. "No matter how evil a human is. It just can't be formed."

Miroku nodded. "Yes but not when you sacrifice your body to be devoured by hundreds of demons."

"!"

"Onigumo let himself be eaten by demons and somehow had created Naraku. Now, Naraku is on the same quest that we are on, to collect the sacred jewel shards scattered throughout our world."

"Jewel shards?" Laura asked. "That's because the jewel shards give demons and humans great power if their in their possession." Sango began. "The jewel shards were once part of a precious treasure called the sacred jewel. The sacred jewel or the jewel of the four souls as some call it has the power to create powerful creatures and can also turn half breeds into full."

"Hmm…" Felix folded his arms in thought. "What's wrong, Felix?" Shinji asked him. "This Shikon Jewel sounds like a big problem. It's best if we get those jewel shards that Inuyasha and his friends have and the ones Naraku has and once the jewel is formed, we must destroy it." He stated.

"Hell no!" Inuyasha growled as he stood up from his seat. "You better not get any ideas about destroying it cause once I have it, I will be a full fledge demon!" Felix glared at Inuyasha. "Even so, it must be destroyed so no monster or demon can ever use it." He said coolly.

"You son of a…!" Inuyasha growled. "Ahem!" Sango cleared her throat. "As I was saying… It was created in my village a long time ago and given to a powerful priestess to guard it." Her head turned to Inuyasha at this point. He looked gloomy right now, remembering the painful memories. "She died in an attack from Naraku but she managed to keep him away from the jewel. In the end she was cremated with the jewel and it vanished on the face of the earth. Well…that is until Kagome arrived."

All eyes turned to Kagome making her give a little eep. 'Oh man…not a good time to have stage fright.'

She rummaged all the courage she had and then began. "Umm…You see…it all began at my family's temple. I fell into a well called the bone eaters well and I ended up in the past." She then went on to tell the story that she was the reincarnation of Kikiyo and she shattered the sacred jewel and I was just too lazy to write it.

Everyone went into a blank stare. It was just too much for anyone to handle.

"So…you are from the future of your world and you fell into the past and you're the reincarnation of this priestess and…ARGH!" Risty held her head in pain. "I need a drink."

"Now that I think about it, our tale seems to be quite complex." Kagome laughed, "Even worse than my math homework."

Risty got some water and gulped it down. "Now then, now that we have that out of the way, what are you names?" Mayor Dau asked.

"Alright, my name is Miroku. I'm a monk."

"I'm Sango the demon slayer and my cat is named Kirara."

"I'm Kagome, just your typical schoolgirl who just happened to wind up in this mess."

"I'm Inuyasha, that's all you should know."

"I'm Shippo a fox demon."

"I see… Say, Myoga, have you heard about the Maidens of Hope?" Kraden asked him. "Why yes. According to the legends in my world, they came from Weyard and brought peace and pros piety to our world using the Sigils of the Sun."

"But in Weyard, their uncontrollable Psynergy almost destroyed this world and they were sometimes called the Maidens of Ruin. Our friends, Zoey, Corina, Bridget, Kikki, Renee, Reina, Alleyne and Nowa are the descendants of the Maidens of Hope and we're trying to find a way to save them from their doomed fate." Felix stated.

"There's one thing that's been bugging me." Karinka asked. "Why does this Karst person want to light a lighthouse?"

Jenna looked down for about 2 minutes till she started talking. "Karst is part of the Mars Clan, for reasons unknown, they want us to break the seal on Alchemy by lightning the four Elemental Lighthouses. So far, we managed to light Mercury and Venus…"

"W-What happens if all four of these lighthouse thingies are lit?" Shippo asked scared. "If the seal on Alchemy is broken, it may destroy Weyard." Sheba stated.

"WHAT!" Almost everyone gasped in shock. "Then why the hell are you gonna help those Mars Clan bastards destroy this world!" Naru growled. "Our parents were held hostage by the Mars Clan." Felix stated.

"What?" Inuyasha gasped in shock. "If we don't do as they say, they will never let them go." Jenna sighed sadly.

Everyone was silent after hearing that. Inuyasha just snorted after that.

"Feh! Then you must be really weak warriors to give in to their demands." He taunted. "Excuse me, but who was it that beat you when you first came to this world?" Jenna frowned, placing her hands on her hips.

"That was just beginner's luck! I haven't unleash my full power yet on that freak who use that Psynergy crap!" Inuyasha snapped. "Inuyasha! Stop picking fights with them! I feel they can help us defeat Naraku once and for all!" Kagome scolded him. Inuyasha let a grunt, but it was grunt of fear cause she's the only one who can say the cursed word that brings him so much pain.

"So anyway… You're free to stay here till Felix and his friends take you with them on finding this Naraku character." Mayor Dau stated. "But for Inuyasha and Shippo, they will stay here in this house till further notice." Elder Dau said.

"Why the hell do I have to stay cramped in here!" Inuyasha growled. Nowa walked up to Inuyasha. "Please, mister Inuyasha. We don't want the villagers to panick and kill you and Shippo. So please, do as the Elder says!" Nowa reasoned. Inuyasha sniffled at her. "Your blood… You're a half blood." Inuyasha gasped.

Nowa looked down. "What?" Inuyasha asked irritable. "I… I need to get some air." Nowa ran off.

"Inuyasha! What did you do to upset her!" Kagome glared at Inuyasha. "I didn't do anything! She just walked off when I smelled her half blood!" Inuyasha shouted.

Alleyne was silent for about 50 seconds till she said "I want everyone except for Inuyasha and his friends to leave the house. I need to discuss this with them." Everyone nodded in agreement as they left, Alleyne and the Inuyasha gang were left.

"So what is it you wanted to discuss? It concerns Nowa, isn't it?" Sango asked her. Alleyne nodded and simply said "Inuyasha was right about Nowa's half blood. Because she is a half elf." The Inuyasha gang gasped in shock.

2 hours later…

Bridget and Alice were relaxing by the river near Madra. "Ah, it feels good to get some R and R at some point." Alice smiled, her feet in the water. "Yeah. We need to enjoy this while it lasts in this quest." Bridget nodded and smiled as she and Alice see Dizzy, Mai and Iroha playing in the river. Lili was also relaxing her feet near Alice and Bridget.

Junko and Saki were catching fish. "Watch this, Saki!" Junko grinned as she grabbed a fish with her bare hands. "Junko-san that's amazing, whoa!" Saki gasped as she tripped, resulting in her getting wet. Junko smiled nervously at that sight.

Lili's eyes sparkle when she sees that. "That's good…" Lili said dreamly. Suddenly, they heard some shouting.

"What's that? It sounded like Katja." Bridget gasped, the three friends turned to see Katja and a blue haired girl with… wings? She also wore skimpy white clothes. "Hey! Stay away from my holy milk!" The blue haired girl shouted. Katja leaped for the bottle of milk, but she missed.

"I just wanted to see what it tasted like!" Katja growled as she leaped at the blue haired girl. "N-No way! If I let it all drop, I'll be in big trouble, wa-ahh!" The blue haired winged girl yelped as Katja tackled the girl. The result caused the milk to cover Katja and the blue haired girl, luckily, it wasn't almost empty.

"Uh…" Bridget closed her eyes and smiled nervously. The blue haired winged girl glared at Katja. "See what you have done, you stupid monkey!" She growled. Katja however, licked the milk on her fingers and simply said "This milk isn't too bad, a little sour maybe…" Lili couldn't help but smiled. Alice face faulted.

Meanwhile…

"Wow!" Kagome gasped, "This store has so much food!"

"What's wrong with you?" Laura asked annoyed. "It's like you've never seen a shop before."

"It's been so long!" Kagome explained, "I mostly had to cook herbs or fish on a fire with everyone. It was only when I came home that I could cook good meals."

"Well, try not to take too long, okay?" Ling smiled. "I'll try and be as fast as possible." Kagome assured as she rushed through the isles grabbing all that she could. "I just have to find something that everyone likes."

"How about curry?" Reina suggested. She remember Zoey telling her about curry, a food from her world.

"Curry huh?" Kagome suddenly was drawn into a flashback of the first time Inuyasha tried curry. "Umm…Inuyasha doesn't really care for curry."

Meanwhile…

Miroku was filirting with the women of Madra. Naru and Motoko however caught wind of it and marched towards him. "You perverted monk!" Naru threw a punch at him, sending him spiraling to the ground. "I will send you flying, vile male!" Before Motoko can unleashed her attack, ice shards appeared from the ground, preventing her from attack.

"What the hell!" Naru gasped. "I thought Felix made it clear that you would not attack males and make up a bad example of women for the men in this village." Piers said calmly as he walked up to them. "Mister Piers, these rowdy women attacked me. All I was doing is reading the palms of these fine ladies." Miroku stated.

"But he was trying to grope them!" Motoko protested. Piers looked at the two troublesome girls with a stern look. "Even in this world, you have to follow the rules and not let your aussmaptions get the better of you. Sure Miroku may be perverted, but you cannot unleash your angry on him. What Keitaro told me about you two you must give women a bad name in your world. After seeing that bad behavior, you will wait at the inn to cool down, understood?" Piers said calmly as he walked off.

"Grr…" Naru punched her hand on the ground. 'I am getting tired of following Felix's orders! I am so sick of him ordering us around like that!' Motoko thought angrily to herself.

Meanwhile…

Inuyasha sat by the wall of the room he was staying in while Shippo played with a top. The words still clung in his head about Nowa.

Flashback…

'She is a half elf.' Alleyne said. "A half elf? Meaning, she's a half breed?" Shippo gasped.

Alleyne nodded. "Back in our world, half elves are treated as outcasts, I found Nowa as a child alone in my forest, her parents abandoned her, but for what reason is unknown. I trained her and she became a powerful warrior, even skilled at Psynergy."

Inuyasha and Alleyne were left after Alleyne explained the sad history of Nowa.

"She never grew up a happy life, did she?" Inuyasha asked. "No, I can't say she has. Even my superiors threaten to kick her out of the forest due to her being a burden. Back then when she was a child, no one cared for her. I was the only one who cared for her." Alleyne stated.

"That's all?" "Yes. She now has wonderful friends, both from our world and other worlds. She wants to do her best to overcome her sad past." Alleyne stated.

"Sounds just like the story of you master Inuyasha." Myoga sobbed getting all emotional.

"SHUT UP!" Inuyasha growled, "I'VE HAD IT! I'M GOING!"

The Fighting Master halted him with her next words. "Were you treated the same way as a child Inuyasha?"

His feet stopped moving. He paused for a bit with a sad expression on his face. "Yeah. My mom was the only one that cared for me. Then she died and I was all alone."

"Then you two are somewhat the same."

Inuyasha gave out a deep breath.

"Something wrong Inuyasha?" Shippo asked drawing a picture.

"I'm just bored." He stood up and went to leave the house. "I'm going to take a walk."

"But you can't Inuyasha!" Shippo cried, "The people will panic if they see you!"

"Who's gonna stop me?" Inuyasha snorted as he left. "Inuyasha come back!" Shippo cried but heard no reply, 'I'd go tell Kagome but she's out and if I go out I'll be killed.'

Nowa and Sango were taking a break from their training and lying on the grass as Kirara and Lou chased each other.

"How long have you had Kirara for?" Nowa asked, feeling better after a few minutes when Inuyasha smelled her half blood.

"As long as I can remember," Sango replied, "We've always been together. How about you and Lou?"

Nowa smield cheerfully. "Same as you. Sango gave out a cheery smile. Nowa feels glad that she has made another friend.

Meanwhile…

Meanwhile…

"Why did you have to buy so much?" Felix asked Kagome amazed. Felix and Zoey has met up with Reina, Ichika, Ling, Laura and Kagome. "Well, we need enough to feed five people, a cat and Myoga." She explained, "So I bought just enough to give each person a variety of choices."

"You'll still have leftovers." Laura sighed. "There's too much for just seven."

"I'm sorry Kagome but I must agree." Ichika agreed.

"Hey…" Zoey got an idea. "Why don't we share with you?" "I agree with Zoey." Reina smiled as well.

"Alright!" Kagome happily cried, "Let's get to the room now."

"Shippo!" Kagome cried as she entered the house. "Inuyasha! I'm back!"

"KAGOME!" Shippo cried jumping into her arms, "Kagome, Inuyasha left!"

"WHA!"

"He said he was going to go on a walk! I warned him but he left anyway."

"Hmm… I have a good idea when he went. He must be hungry, so he must be at the inn." Felix frowned. 'I'll have to give Inuyasha a piece of my mind for breaking the rules.'

Kagome dropped the bags on the floor. Her aura became dark. Shippo immediately jumped away. In other words, she was ticked!

And throughout Madra they could hear some one scream the name of some poor person that was about to be clobbered.

"INUYASHA!"

Meanwhile…

"What do you mean you don't serve ramen!" Inuyasha growled as he slams his fists down on the table. "I'm sorry, sir, but we have no idea on what ramen is!" The waitress stammered.

"Feh! This restaurant sucks…" Inuyasha stood up from his seat and begin to leave. "There you are!" Inuyasha growled as he turned around after leaving the inn, but his expression turned to fear when he sees Kagome, Felix and Reina glaring at him.

"Inuyasha…" Kagome said dangerously. "Kagome! Wait, no, please wait!" Inuyasha tried to save himself, but failed as Kagome shouted "Sit!" Inuyasha slams headfirst into the ground.

"How did you…" Reina gasped in shock as she and Felix saw what happened to Inuyasha. "Oh, when he does something bad or does something reckless, I say sit (Inuyasha slams into the ground again) and he's like that." Kagome cheerfully smiled, she wasn't in her ticked off mood anymore.

"Felix, can you help me carry Inuyasha to the mayor's house?" She asked him. "Sure." Felix nodded as he casted Move and pushed Inuyasha to the mayor's house.

The next day, the blue haired girl will be reunited with her friends… But then, they have to solve the mysteries of the catacombs.

To be continued…

Narrator: Felix and his friends, with Nanael in tow, begin exploring the rest of the Catacombs in Madra before they leave for Piers' boat. They meet a young girl named Ink and battle Fukuyama and his gang, but that battle will make Fukuyama and his gang join our heroes when Melona and Menace attacked as well. What deeper secrets hold in the Catacombs? And what is Karst and Alex's meeting with the evil Naraku? Next time on Golden Sun: The Maidens of Hope: Protecting Madra: Part 3 of 3: Ink and the Summon Tablet.

A/N: Wasn't it funny and emotional? Now that you mentioned it, Nowa and Inuyasha both have sad histories of being outcasts. Well anyway, next chapter will be up soon, see you there!