InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Cosmos Sagas: Prodigal ❯ Chapter 1

The Cosmos Sagas: Prodigal

 

 

Chapter I

 

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CRASH!

 

What was that? Kagome thought as she wearily opened her sleep filled eyes.

Standing up from the bed and stretching, she was startled when the door to her room opened, and a small, nervous looking man ran in.

 

“Hurry! We've been ambushed by one of the Kagai armadas! The ship is under attack-we've gotta go!” he panted.

 

“Wait a minute-who are you?” Kagome asked just as another crash was heard, which rocked the entire ship, causing Kagome to fall forward onto her companion.

 

“My name is Hachi Chaar, I'm a soldier with the Federation, and I've been assigned to this ship to protect Lady Sango-just like you! Now come on! We have to find her and make sure she gets off the ship before it goes down!”

 

“Who's Sango?”

 

Hachi sighed heavily. “Sango is one of the members of the Synod-she's was the ranking officer on the ship, and we need to ensure her safety. She is crucial to the Federation's war against Naraku,” he paused before continuing, “I've heard the rumors about you. I've heard how you've been away from the Federation for some time, and pulling some shady deals when you think no ones looking, but the Federation is willing to overlook that. Because of your unique skills, you should be able to help us save Sango. Now come on! We need to find her before the Kagai soldiers do!”

 

Kagome looked around her room before remembering her equipment was in the footlocker at the end of her bed. She hurried over to it, and after putting in the combination, it opened up. She pulled out a thin jacket, and threw on some pants over her sleeping clothes. It's not going to do much if it comes down to a shoot off, but it'll have to do. At least I'm not naked.

 

After putting on her clothes, she continued to search around her locker-much to Hachi's dismay. Next she pulled out her computer equipment, which was really just some spikes to allow her to hack into the computer system and override doors and such. She put these in the pockets of pants, as well as some medical packs which could help heal injuries if she or Hachi received battle wounds. She continued to scrape her hand across her locker until her hand it the bottom, and then she came up with a short sword and a beam rifle.

 

The rifle got strapped into its holster on her upper thigh, while she carried the sword in her right hand. She tested the sword first, getting used to the weight and feel of it, before nodding the okay to Hachi.

 

Together, they ran out the door and into the hallway, trying not to fall over while explosions continued to rock the ship. In the hall, Kagome just stopped and stared. Black scoring covered the walls from the explosions. Wall panels were thrown everywhere, and loose wires sparked from where they had been blown apart. Bodies littered the floor, both from the Federation and Kagai.

 

BLEEP! Kagome heard from the device in her pocket. Pulling out her video castor revealed a tall man, probably in his early 20s. His hair was longer than Kagome's falling to the top of his thighs. On his head were two triangles that twitched continuously when they weren't cowering in his hair, hiding from all the noise.

 

This is Inuyasha Vinstar. The Kagai have breached the ship and are threatening to overcome our forces-everyone get to bridge and be prepared to fight!

 

Hachi squealed in admiration before saying,” That was Inuyasha Vinstar! He's one of the top pilots in the Federation even though he's younger than almost all of them. He's seen more combat than we'll ever hope to see-we need to hurry to bridge. He needs our help!”

 

Kagome hastily put the vidcastor back in her pocket before grabbing Hachi and proceeding down the hall. When they got to the intersection between halls, they heard rifle fire and screams of agony as more soldiers fell at the hands of the Kagai. Kagome pushed Hachi into the wall before peeking around the corner to assess the situation.

Two Kagai grunts were down the hall, their full body armor gleaming in the fading light of the dying ship. Bronze colored helmets with slits in the mask for eyes, protected their heads. Their chests were completely covered with matching bronze chest plates that had looser mesh around the joints to allow for greater freedom of movement. On the left breast of the chest plate was the insignia of their master-the sinister Kagai lord Naraku.

 

Their arms were covered in heavy gauntlets that were said to be able to survive a shot from a power rifle. Their legs were covered in bronze combat boots that looked very uncomfortable. In their hands were large, beam rifles, called power rifles. When shot, it would emit a high pulse laser that could tear straight through a limb if it made direct contact. But, their two handed beam rifles were much more inaccurate then the one handed rifle Kagome had strapped to her leg.

 

“Hachi, there are two Kagai at the end of the hall. They have power rifles-so don't get hit. But don't get to close, because they're carrying short swords for close combat.”

 

“Okay Kagome-but how do you know they'll have swords? I can't see any, and I don't know how they'd hold one with that armor.”

 

“I just know Hachi! When I give the signal, you go hide behind that wall panel over there and give me cover fire. I'll throw a flash grenade to blind them, and then take them out up close. We don't want to make to much noise, because we don't know where the other soldiers are.” Hachi nodded gravely before getting into position.

 

Kagome reached into her pocket and pulled out a flash grenade. She took out the pin, counted, and threw it. It landed at the feet of Kagai with a clash. The soldiers looked down in surprise, before screaming in agony when the flash went off, temporarily blinding them.

 

Kagome moved swiftly, running up to the two soldiers who were flailing around, waving their hands trying to find a wall to lean against. She drew her sword and attacked the soldiers, slicing them in the chinks in their armor. When they had fallen, she searched their bodies for anything she could use, and found a few grenades as well as some more medical packs.

 

“Come on Hachi.”

 

With that, Kagome and Hachi continued on their way to the bridge, using stealth and planning to over come all the Kagai they came across. When they reached the bridge, they were exhausted. They leaned against the door to catch their breath. Kagome wiped the sweat off her forehead, but realized it was blood from some of the soldiers she'd killed. This is pointless. All this loss of life. Whoever this Sango person is, she'd better be worth saving. She pounded her fist against the door in frustration. It's unfair! Just because she's a member of the Synod, all these men had to die! Sometimes I think we'd be better off without the Synod and all their hokey belief in an all powerful Essence of Life.

 

The blast door that separated Kagome and Hachi from the bridge opened with a whoosh. They entered cautiously, looking around the room for any signs of life.

 

There was none. The bridge looked like the rest of the ship-a disaster. The navigations computer was flashing red, warning the crew of the danger. Sparks from loose wires fell from the ceiling and could set a fire at any time. Papers were scattered everywhere, as well as more bodies.

 

“They must have gotten to the escape pods Kagome. We need to hurry. If Sango is no longer on the ship that means the Kagai fleet will blow this thing out of the sky. They want Sango alive-we need to hurry!”

 

They exited through the starboard door and ran down another broken hallway. As she ran, Kagome tried to block out the carnage and destruction. She was grateful Hachi knew where he was going, because as they ran, the hallways all looked the same, and she knew she would have gotten lost if she was by herself. Hachi stopped running suddenly, and Kagome, lost in thought, ran straight into his back with an “oomph”. They were at another intersection. An empty hallway was behind them, ahead, and to the left and right, were all closed blast doors. Where they went, Kagome could only guess.

 

“There's something on the other side of this door. I know it.” Hachi said, looking to the door directly in front of them.

 

“Wait-what do you mean? Isn't that the way we're-“

 

Hachi cut her off before she could finish her thought, “Kagome, go through the door to our right, and don't stop. Head straight, until you get to the escape pods. You need to take a pod-don't wait for me. Try and get to Skii-it's the closest planet-“ the door ahead of them opened, revealing a dark, sinister looking man. Unlike the soldiers, this man was dressed in black, loose fitting clothes that billowed as he walked. In his hand was a sickle, and it seemed to glow with an unearthly, evil light that made the hair on Kagome's arms rise.

 

“Kagome-it's a Kagai paladin! We don't stand a chance-I'll hold him off, and you run to the escape pods,” Kagome refused to budge, so Hachi pushed in toward the door before running into the open door and shutting it behind him.

 

“HACHI! NO!!” Kagome screamed. The ship shook again, and Kagome heard a horrible screeching sound that could only be a piece of the ship as it fell apart. Tears streaming down her face, Kagome ran down the hall toward the escape pods. She wasn't aware of anything as she ran except the pounding of her heart against her chest. She fell to the metal floor as the ship rocked again, cutting her hands as she landed on pieces of the wall panels. She cried out in pain, but got up and hurried to the door of the escape pods, clutching her injured hand to her chest. She punched in the code, and breathed a sigh of relief when it opened, permitting her to see her salvation.

 

She was instantly on edge when she saw she wasn't alone. But she relaxed when she realized it was Inuyasha Vinstar, “one of the top pilots in the Federation fleet” as Hachi said. Thinking about Hachi brought tears to her eyes. She sniffled, but shoved the feelings away-Hachi died to protect her, and she was going to live.

 

“You're the last person on board wench-it's about time. Sango's escape pod already left for Skii, and we should do the same,” Inuyasha said gruffly before grabbing Kagome's arm and shoving her into the pod ahead of him. She fell on one the seats, fumbling to strap herself in before Inuyasha jettisoned the pod. He swore under his breath as he input the codes, then there was a jolt as the pod was released. The pod dropped out of the bottom of the ship, and the engine kicked in, burning fuel to get Inuyasha and Kagome to the planet safely.

 

If the citizens of Skii were to look up into the sky, all they would have seen was flash of light, then a stream of smoke heading toward the ground before disappearing out of sight into the clouds.

 

They had a hard landing, even with Inuyasha's expert piloting skills, and bounced along the ground before coming to a sudden halt. Kagome breathed a sigh of relief before unbuckling herself from her harness and standing up. She looked over at Inuyasha, prepared to say something about his fantastic landing, but then, all she could see was black.

 

 

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Disclaimer: Inuyasha & Co. don't belong to me, they belong to Rumiko Takahashi.