Kagome had finally awoken, but she still felt a little weak. “Inu… yasha?”

“Hey, how’re you feeling?”

“Really tired,” Kagome said “I must’ve had one crazy dream. I dreamt everything I knew and loved was gone.”

Inuyasha didn’t know how else to break it to her, “Um… about that?” he paused “It wasn’t a dream. We were both there, in your time, or rather what was left of it.”

Kagome immediately went into uneasy and tearful state, “So then… they’re gone? All of them?”

“Easy, easy…” said Inuyasha “Remember, right now that hasn’t happened yet, so there may be a way to save them.”

Hearing and understanding this really helped Kagome stop herself from passing out again. “You’re right.” she said trying to keep herself steady “We can save them!”

Miroku then came in, with a slap mark on his face, followed by an angry Sango, whom obviously gave him the slap for trying to grope her again.

Miroku just acted proud as if nothing like that had happened, “Pardon the intrusion, but we have been discussing matters.”

Kagome and Inuyasha already seemed unimpressed due to his obvious, unseen behaviour.

“There just may be a way for us to convince the Dark Angels to forget their ravaging before it happens, and that is to confront Nobunaga and attempt to reason with him.”

Kagome and Inuyasha felt it was indeed the best way, “But, there’s just one thing,” Inuyasha pointed out “How are we supposed to attract him?”

“Yeah,” agreed Shippo, “And even if we do find him, none of us can actually see him or talk to him directly.”

“None of us,” said Sango “…Except for the Princess.”

A moment of silence followed, and everyone got the drift.

“You really think we can use the princess to find Nobunaga’s spirit?” asked Shippo.

“I’m with you, Shippo.” said Kagome “The Princess has been through enough, just like me.” She paused and reflected upon her destroyed time, but she quickly snapped out of it hoping that this plan would work and she’d get it all back.

Just then, Lord Hime came into the room. “I am sorry to interrupt, but have either of you seen the princess and her husband? They have not returned from the outdoors for some time.”

The gang felt concerned, and then it got worse as one of the guards came in. “My lord, we’ve had a report-- there is a horse missing from the stables.”

“What?” cried the Lord.

Suddenly, Myoga came hopping in, “Master Inuyasha!” he cried as he hopped onto his shoulder “I have seen it with my own eyes-- the Princess and her beloved riding out into the open fields!”

The others all gasped,

“But Naraku is out there just waiting to cause trouble!” cried Sango.

“We should go after them!” suggested Miroku.

The others all agreed, even Kagome, who wasn’t willing to let her sadness and fear of all she lost hold her back. “Let’s go!”

The horse had carried the royal couple far out into the field. Tsuyu sat in front and her husband sat behind her.

They both had agreed for a small search in the nearby fields for Nobunaga’s spirit, but foolishly left without an armed fleet of escorts. They hadn’t really gone too far from the village anywhere and were still within the boundaries.

“Do you see him anywhere?” asked Kimo.

Tsuyu had looked all over for Nobunaga’s spirit, but could find nothing, but she remained determined not to give up.

Suddenly, up ahead, who should be there but Sesshomaru, and he recognized the royal couple instantly.

Kimo urged Tsuyu to turn the horse round and retreat, but Jaken produced a wall of fire, spooking the horse, and the couple fell off. Now they were both cornered!

“Forgiveness,” said Jaken “But my master wishes a word with you two.”

Tsuyu trembled nervously, but her husband stood before her and drew his katana as Sesshomaru approached.

“There is no need for weapons.” Sesshomaru hissed “I have no intention of harming either you. I merely have use for you both, so I suggest you do as I say… or I may just have to change my mind.”

Kimo stood tall and brave, not leaving his wife’s side.

“Hey!” Inuyasha called out as he and the gang came rushing in, “Sesshomaru… fancy running into you here!”

Kagome tended to the royal couple, “Are you two okay?”

“Never mind them,” said Sesshomaru “They have served their purpose-- I wanted to drag you out here, Inuyasha, because now you’re going to tell me what I want to know about all this darkness you speak of.”

Inuyasha did not seem amused, “Why should I tell you anything? It’s none of your business anyway. So why don’t you just mosey on out of here!”

Sesshomaru smirked, “Anything that is to do with you is my business, but my patience are not withstanding. But there is another way to get what I want.”

He drew out his sword, Tokejin.

Inuyasha drew out the Tetsusaiga, and the two looked ready to brawl, when suddenly a swarm of insects came buzzing in.

“The Saimyōshō?” cried Sango

Kagome’s head tingled, “I sense loads of jewel shards!”

Everyone gawked at her, and then heard the sound of a sinister snicker.

“Naraku!” Inuyasha growled.

He appeared, dressed in his baboon fur coat.

Even Sesshomaru was not too pleased to see him! “What brings you here?”

Naraku snickered, “It seems you and I have a common goal, Sesshomaru, but unlike yourself, I intend to collect.”

Then he held up several sacred jewel shards, which were glowing black.

“He’s tainted them with demonic aura!” said Miroku.

Without saying anything else, Naraku tossed the shards at the ground, and the magic in each shard spread the dark aura around like an eerie fog. It was practically as dark as night now.

“What are you up to, Naraku?” Inuyasha snapped, but Naraku would not answer, and he didn’t have to. “Wait a second-- This is dark aura!”

The others all realized, and Shippo cried “He’s going to use this to drag out the dark angels!”

“Dark Angels…?” Sesshomaru muttered.

Rin and Jaken were hiding nearby.

“What’s a dark angel?” Rin asked.

“How should I know?” replied Jaken.

The gang knew whatever Naraku was planning couldn’t be good, but Miroku didn’t dare use his wind tunnel with the insects around or he’d be poisoned, but he did have an idea “We must try and purify the jewel shards!”

Kagome agreed, and armed her bow ready to shoot the jewels. One strike from the sacred aura would dispel the dark aura tainted in the shards.

Naraku, however, was ready for this too, and he summoned forth many demons that were empowered with tainted jewel shards.

“Oh, great this is all we needed!” grumbled Sango.

Kirara roared angrily.

Kagome could hardly sense the demons powers, “Be careful!” she cautioned everyone “Those tainted shards make them much stronger!”

“Leave this to me.” hissed Sesshomaru, and he leapt in to attack one of the demons, striking it hard with his sword, but the demon’s body was a lot stronger and harder to graze!

Another demon lunged for him.

“Oh, no you don’t!” shouted Inuyasha, and he slammed it on the head with his own sword, grazing it good, but not nearly enough to keep it down.

“Inuyasha!” cried Kagome.

Miroku tried to wrestle a demon down with his staff, but the demon’s strength was too much for him and pushed him back hard. So Sango and Kirara pulled him up and lifted him to safety.

“Thank you, Sango.”

“Don’t mention it.”

While the battle waged on, Naraku was beside himself with glee and contemplating, “Any moment now.”

In the Digital World, the other refugees knew nothing of what was going on. The lead Digi Destined had told them nothing. The last thing they wanted was people flying into a panic and maybe fighting each other to ensure safety.

Izzy was tracking the signals of every single human in every single region to determine just how many people there were, and to help him decide just how many would have to go just in case.

“This isn’t fair at all!” whined Mimi “We have to choose which people get to stay, and which we have to--” she stopped when Joe covered her mouth with his hand, “Mimi!” he whispered and motioned to the refugees, “Don’t let them know.”

Mimi nodded softly and kept quiet.

Palemon sighed “I really wish there was something we could do to restore the human world to normal.”

Nobody even bothered to explain to her the situation, it already looked hopeless enough.

Izzy was continuing to scan, when suddenly, “What’s this?”

Tai and Matt huddled around him. “What’s going on?” asked Tai, but he and Matt could see on the screen, two blips coming from the Dark Ocean.

“Who would go to the Dark Ocean?” wondered Matt, but suddenly he and the others all happened upon the same thought, and Izzy quickly zoomed into the location, and changed the screen-mode to full-view.

Tai and Matt couldn’t believe their eyes.

“Kari!”

“…TK!”

The rest of the gang turned towards them with wide eyes.

“They’re alive?!” cried Sora.

Everyone rushed over to the computer and saw.

“How did they end up in the Dark Ocean?” wondered Cody, and Ken realized “That darkness that hit them before they collided into one-another. That must be how it happened, but I don’t think it matters why now.”

Tai and Matt were trembling with relief and joy as tears came to their eyes.

“Let’s go get them!” cried Yolei.

Some of the Digimon agreed, and Ken rode off on Aquilamon and Stingmon.

Tai and Matt could barely contain themselves, but the others didn’t feel quite so optimistic.

“What’s with you guys?” cried Matt “The gang’s going to be all together again?”

“We know that,” said Cody “But remember, TK and Kari were largely responsible for all this happening in the first place.”

Many of the others agreed.

“Cody’s right.” said Armadilomon “If Kari had just given Ken his D3 in the first place, none of this would’ve happened and the human world would still be fine.”

“Still,” said Biyomon “We can’t just keep blaming each other for this, it won’t help.”

“She’s right.” Said Izzy “We still haven’t heard from Gennail yet “And… I really should tell him about this.”

This reminded everyone that Kari and TK were technically trespassing against their ban.

“I don’t think Gennai’s going to be happy about this.” Tai murmured.

TK and Kari had barely finished their rather… unpleasant meals, but now remained the question, as TK asked, “What are we supposed to do now?”

Before anyone could answer, Gennai appeared before them, but he didn’t look too thrilled. “TK… Kari.” he simple said “I was surprised when Izzy told me you two where here.”

Kari and TK looked as nervous as their Digimon.

“They didn’t mean to come here...” said Patamon.

“Yeah, cut them a break,” added Gatomon “If they hadn’t they’d have been long gone by now.”

“Yes, I understand that.” said Gennai “Your friends are on their way.”

Kari and TK’s hearts gave a leap, “They’re okay?” cried Kari.

“Yes, we managed to evacuate a large portion of human survivors into the Digital World.” Another tremor struck shaking everything “The imbalance is getting worse.”

“What imbalance?” asked TK.

The trembling stopped, but it was feared they would start again soon and be stronger than ever.

Soon, Ken, Yolei, and their Digimon arrived.

“Hey!” Yolei called.

Kari and TK were relieved to see them alive and well. So were their Digimon.

Yolei rushed over and hugged Kari, but Ken remained distant from TK, and just glared at him furiously.

TK felt ashamed.

Before they could even get going, Gennai had to lay out a few rules. “TK and Kari, you two are still legally not supposed to be here in the Digital World.

And Patamon… you are still legally a prisoner of the Dark Ocean for your crimes.”

Patamon looked very downhearted, and TK felt worried.

“However, I have talked it over with the guardians, and they have agreed-- you may travel together, provided you are kept a watchful eye on, every moment!”

He hinted this towards Yolei and Ken as well, and they agreed. So did their Digimon.

Gennai nodded, and said “I must go now. You all return to your friends.”

With that, he vanished in a ray of light, and was gone.

“Well, are we going to get going or what?” asked Stingmon.

Yolei took Kari and Gatomon with her, leaving Ken and Patamon to ride with TK. Ken just turned coldly away from the two, much to their shame and Stingmon’s disappointment.

Then the gang was off, and Ken remained cold to TK and Patamon the entire time. TK and Patamon didn’t even try to break the ice, and Ken had no intention of it either.

Kari hated seeing this, but it was understandable. She just hoped the rest of the gang wouldn’t treat her or TK this harshly.

Meanwhile, in Raven’s realm,

“Raven, how do you intend to find the other creators?” asked Robin “Do you even know where they are, or where to start looking?”

“I do.” answered Raven “I remember when Erebus told us all about the creators and how they were sealed away.

I think I know how to awaken them, but to do that, I need to confront Erebus himself.”

Starfire gasped hard and nearly fainted. The others felt the same as she did.

“Confront Erbus?!” cried Cyborg “As in the big guy himself, who caused all this chaos?!”

Raven simple nodded once and asked, “You have a better way?”

She had them all there, but Starfire couldn’t help ask “Raven, I do not understand? You intend to return to our world? Surely the dark angels will not tolerate this.”

“I’m not worried.” said Raven “…Remember, I can absorb some of their powers. So if they try to put up a fight, at least I can stand a chance against them… and so can all of you.”

The Titans went totally silent, frozen with shock. “Did you just say…“All of us?” asked Terra.

“Yes.” answered Raven “I can’t leave here with you guys here. Remember, this is my mind. Once I leave here, anything that happens to me out there can affect you in here.

It’ll be safer if we all travel together.”

More silence followed, but seeing as there no arguments, they all began to agree.

“We should do it.” said Robin.

“I am with you.” agreed Starfire.

“Count me in.” added Cyborg.

Terra was the only one who hesitated to say she was in, and the others all looked at her. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m in, but…” she paused and hinted at her pregnant stomach.

“How far along are you?” asked Raven.

“About, eight months, give or take. I’m not due for at least another month.”

Raven then gawked strictly at her.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Terra…” Raven said “You’re going to be a mom… right now.”

Terra gulped hard, and the other Titans felt nervous. Raven was going to use some of her power to help Terra birth the baby immediately.

“Are you insane?!” cried Terra “That’s premature birth.”

“Not after eight months.” Raven said “It’s a little risky I know, but it should be okay. Trust me; I know a lot about medical studies.”

The others agreed, and Robin urged Terra, “I know it seems scary, but this needs to be done.”

Cyborg nodded “We can’t have you followin’ us in your current condition.”

Starfire sighed, “Oh, and think how joyous it will to finally meet your child!”

Terra thought it over deeply, and finally agreed to do it.

In Discord’s Realm,

“Let me get this straight,” said Applejack to Twilight “You intend to search every single dimension in every possible kind of existence… for a bunch of creator gods?”

Many of the other ponies got dizzy just trying to think of how many dimensions there were and how long that would take, but Twilight stated, “Yes, only I won’t be searching every single dimension. If I know Erebus, he knows where the creators were all sealed away. So I’ll get it from him.”

Everyone gasped, and Discord held up a “crazy-meter” which literallty went berserk at what Twilight had said.

“Just as I thought.” He said, and then yelled “YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING!!”

Celestia picked her ear from the shouting and cleared her throat. “I’m afraid I agree with Discord on this one.”

“I as well.” added Luna “You can’t possibly want to challenge Erebus: The God of Darkness.”

Twilight shook her head, “I didn’t say I wanted to challenge him. I’m going to get the information from him, and he won’t even know I’m there.”

Twilight explained her plan, to get to Erebus, and try to read his mind. Since he knew where the spirits of the other creators were sent to when they were sealed, she could find them and maybe try to unleash them.

“Well, that does some bit of sense.” said Starlight “But you’re forgetting something…

Our magic doesn’t work in the dark environments. Only the dark angels can use power there, or any creature that uses darkness.”

“I know that,” said Twilight “And I have a plan for that too.”

Then she headed outside.

“Where are you going?” asked Cadance.

Twilight then spread out her wings and took off from the porch of the house. “Hey! What are you doing?” Discord called, and he flew up after her.

Twilight then stopped in the middle of the vast, swirling darkness of the dimension. “It’s got to work!” she said to herself, and she concentrated hard, and her horn began to glow.

Her magic wasn’t restricted in Discord’s realm, unless he blocked it of course, which he didn’t as he was curious as to what she was doing.

He got his answer as he saw bits of dark dust being absorbed from the air.

“Hey, that’s the dark powder.” said Discord.

Twilight knew Discord had used it to lace his dimension to spare it from the ravage. Now she had regathered all powder into one big clump that she kept together with her magic.

Then she headed back for the house where she told everyone her plan…

“I was doing some thinking, and thanks to Discord, he showed me the full potential of this powder’s magic.”

The ponies all blinked and looked over at Discord.

“I did?” Discord asked, and then he faked his ignorance, “Uh… sure I did.”

Twilight ignored him, “This powder has essence of the Dark Zone in it, and if the Dark Angels really couldn’t sense this world because of it, then it should grant us the same kind of powers as the Dark Angels have.”

The gang all winced,

“You mean, we’d be just like them, and be able to do some of the things they do?” asked Rainbow “Seriously, I don’t know if that’s cool or scary.”

“Personally, I choose the latter.” muttered Rarity.

Starlight was astonished, “I’ve never seen a kind of magic like this before.” then she asked Twilight “It’s so crazy, it just may work.”

Discord refused to participate. “No-No-No, and again, No!” he said and he zapped the powder out of sight, and then blocked all the other ponies’ magic.

“Discord!” snapped Pinkie.

“What’s eatin’ you?” asked Applejack.

The ponies all protested, until Celestia whistled loudly quieting them. “I trust Discord has a reason for all this?” she then said while glaring at him herself, along with her sister and Cadance.

Discord said with great concern, and none of his usual playfulness, “Look, I don’t want you to take any more risks. Look what happened the last time you did-- you all got hurled across dimensions, you angered the gods, and look what happened…!!

Every single world in every single universe was horribly obliterated, so many were lost, and we just barely got out of it alive with a little hope to survive!”

Fluttershy noted the sound of his concern, and had never seen him show this much caring and before. “Discord…”

“And now…” Discord continued “You want to actually sneak up to the head dark angel, risk battling him and his massive army, all for some information?!!

I can’t let you do it! It’s too dangerous and I… I…” He could not believe what he was about to say next “…I really don’t want to lose you guys! You’re all I’ve got left!”

Tears were showing in his eyes, and he couldn’t even try to hide them.

“Aw, Discord…” said Pinkie, and she couldn’t help but give him a big hug for the first time since… ever!

The others were all especially amazed in him, especially Celestia.

Fluttershy fluttered up to him, “That was sweet of you to say, and believe me… I feel just the same.”

Discord looked up at her, “You do.”

“Discord, darling.” said Discord “We’ve had many adventures over the years, but none as dangerous as this. Of course we realize the dangers, but we can’t simply ignore this potential.”

Cadance stepped forth, “This just may be the only way to restore our worlds to normal, and get back all our friends and loved ones.”

Discord realized this, but he just couldn’t seem to bring himself to let it happen.

Twilight then winked at her friends- she had an idea.

“Didn’t you say that you were fond of Equestria?”

“I know what you’re doing,” Discord said to her “And it won’t work.”

“Didn’t you learn that friendship was a lot better than power?”

“I don’t even hear you!”

“Did you also once say you were the greatest power of all time, and now you’re going to let some dark creature overshadow you?”

Discord was losing his patience by now, and Fluttershy spoke, “Discord, will you let us at least try… for me?” and she fluttered her eyes at him, finally winning him over.

“Fine.” he said, and with a snap of his fingers he unlocked the ponies’ magic and made the powder reappear, much to everyone’s delight, and Fluttershy hugged him.

“Just so you know…” Discord said “In all fairness, I did warn you-- Just like I warned you, before, not to mess with the Dark Angels.”

In the Feudal Era,

The dark demons were proving to be a lot harder to beat than the others thought. They had suffered so many blows from the fighters’ attacks, and yet still seemed to be able to keep going.

“Damn!” growled Inuyasha “This dark aura keeps making those demons stronger! We’ve got to try and get rid of it!”

Kagome was still unable to get a clear shot at the tainted jewel shards in the ground, what with all those demons roaming about, and even still she had to protect the royal couple.

Kimo and Tsuyu held each other tightly as they stayed well behind Kagome.

“We need help!” cried Kagome.

Suddenly, a stray arrow flew just past her and struck the ground where one of the jewel shards was.

“Huh?” cried Kagome.

“What?” snapped Inuyasha, and he and everyone turned as saw, “Kikyo?”

Naraku was non-too pleased to see her, and she glared straight at him.

“Kikyo…” Naraku hissed “I seem to be attracting quite the crowd.”

“Flattery does not become you, Naraku.” said Kikyo, and she armed her bow again and fire straight at him, forcing him to leap out of the way.

Inuyasha was so lost by the presence of his former love, that he almost lost sight of the battle, especially when Sesshomaru used Tokijin to fire its Kenatsu needles at a demon he was facing, and nearly hitting Inuyasha… had he not seen it at the last second and jumped out of the way just in time!

“Hey! Watch what you’re doing! You almost hit me!”

Sesshomaru showed no qualms for this and focussed on the battle, much to his brother’s irate!

Even with Kikyo now helping, the fight still barely seemed evenly matched. As long as the dark aura stayed, the demons would never stay down.

Miroku couldn’t bear this any longer, and leapt off of Kirara.

“Miroku!” called Sango. Then she saw him unbinding the prayer beads on his hand. “No! Don’t do it!”

“You’ll get the poison insects!” added Shippo.

Miroku didn’t care!

“WIND TUNNEL”

The wind began to flow, absorbing the air itself, and some of the darkness along with it.

“How foolish…!” Naraku sneered, and watched as Miroku got some of the insects as well.

“STOP, MIROKU!!” shouted Kagome, but Miroku wouldn’t stop… until he started feeling sore inside as the venom from the insects spread.

Now he was forced to re-seal his hand, and he collapsed to the ground.

“Miroku!” cried Sango, and she and Shippo leapt of Kirara to tend to him.

“San…go!” groaned Miroku “…I… have failed. I didn’t… absorb enough of the aura.”

“Is he alright!” called Lord Hime.

“No, he isn’t!” said Kagome, and she told Sango to take Miroku back to the palace and treat the poison.

Sango hesitated at first, not wanting to leave her friends at the mercy of the demons, but Miroku’s worsening condition made her change her mind, and she and Shippo flew off on Kirara.

Inuyasha was furious, “You’ll pay for this, Naraku!”

Naraku only snickered, “You shouldn’t go blaming me for what the monk did on his own accord. Even you and your friends warned him not to.”

Inuyasha roared and charged at him, but the demons blocked his way and forced him to jump away when they attacked, and Sesshomaru leapt in and hacked one of the demons right down the middle, finally defeating it.

“Lord Sesshomaru…!” cheered Jaken “That was well done!”

Rin just watched her master with glee.

Miroku may not have absorbed all of the aura, but at least enough to weaken the demons slightly, but still they were far too strong to keep down.

Kikyo then stood near Kagome. “I need your help. If you can distract the demons, I may be able to strike the tainted shards and weaken the aura more.”

Kagome agreed, and the two archers got their bows ready.

Kagome fired a shot at one of the demons, stunning it. This gave Kikyo the clear shot she needed, and she fired her own arrow at a jewel shard in the ground. The sacred aura purified the shard, and the dark aura emitting from it ceased.

Still it was just one shard, which another insect came and took back to Naraku. “Nice shot.” he hissed “It’s a pity there’s still more.”

“He’s right!” cried Kagome “How are we going to take out all the others?”

Before Kikyo could answer, she stiffened, “I sense a spiritual force is near.”

Kagome froze on the spot, and then, right before everyone’s eyes, the dark aura was being absorbed into the sky, stronger than what Miroku did.

“What’s going on?” asked Sesshomaru.

Inuyasha looked up, and while he couldn’t see he figured he knew what it was.

“Nobunaga!” cried Tsuyu. She could see him, right up in the air absorbing the aura into himself. Regardless of how Nobunaga may or may not resented the others for all the pain and torment he had suffered, in these days he was still bound by the Dark Angels code: to absorb the dark aura from the respected world he once lived in.

Naraku could see him also, being a creature of darkness himself, but no one else could, not even Sesshomaru. “What is going on? I see no one!”

Inusyasha didn’t answer, but watched as Nobunaga absorbed the last of the dark aura from the air and the tainted shards. Thus, the skies were clear once again, and the demons had lost their super strengths.

“Now’s my chance.” he gloated, and he prepared to finish them off, but Naraku surprisingly called the demons off and absorbed them back into his body, and then glared straight up at Nobunaga, “So you are the creature of darkness everyone speaks of.”

Nobunaga was shocked that this creature could see him. However, he simply scoffed, “My business here is completed. I will take my leave.”

“On the contrary: I think you’ll be staying.” hissed Naraku, and from out of his furs he pulled out a wodden block with a sacred seal on it.

Kikyo gasped, “An Reiryoku block.”

Kagome had read about those from her ancient history textbooks, “He’s going to try and capture Nobunaga’s spirit.”

Naraku tossed the block straight up at the spirit!

“Nobunaga!” cried Tsuyu, but she and the others watched as Nobunaga just remained where he was in midair as the block flew up, and straight through him without harming him or capturing him at all.

Naraku growled, and Nobunaga narrowed his eyes at him as he hovered down to his level, and glared at him through his mask. “You will find that I am not like ordinary spirits! I warn you not to aggravate me further! For I am capable of causing great horrors beyond anything you yourself would understand!”

Naraku remained silent, but hardly frightened. Though he was starting to realize perhaps this kind of dark power was too much even for himself to bear.

For the very first time in his life, he was willing to back down. “It is not very easy for me to admit defeat, but even I can tell where the line must be drawn.”

Inuyasha was nearly twisted in shock, “Naraku’s actually giving up?”

Even Kagome was amazed “Well there’s always a first time.”

Kikyo and Sesshomaru remained as neutral as ever, as if this didn’t bother them a bit.

Naraku then flopped to the ground, and his baboon fur melted away revealing it was just another of his puppets, and the last of the insects flew away with the jewel shards.

Inuyasha just scoffed and sheathed his sword, “Well, so much for him-- the coward.”

Sesshomaru looked rather disappointed, and began to walk off.

“Where do you think you’re going?” snapped Inuyasha.

“I’ve wasted enough time here today. Like Naraku, I, too, have lost interest in this worthless pursuit.”

Inuyasha growled, but his brother continued to walk away, “Until we meet again, brother!” he hissed him

Jaken and Rin jogged to catch up with him.

Nobunaga sighed, and he prepared to leave himself and return to the Dark Zone.

“Wait!” cried Tsuyu as she wretched out of her husband’s arms and dashed towards him.

“Princess!” called Lord Kimo!

“Nobunaga, please don’t leave just now.”

Hearing her voice, and seeing her face… it only brought him great emotional pain.

Even though Kagome couldn’t see Nobunaga, she knew he could hear her, “Please, we need to talk with you, it concerns us all!”

Nobunaga was growing annoyed, and did not wish to be disturbed, and he leapt up high into the air.

“Nobunaga!” shouted Tusyu “Wait, please don’t leave! I wish to speak with you!”

Nobunaga ignored her, and created a portal in the skies to head back to the Dark Zone.

“…I know of your feelings for me!”

He suddenly stopped, frozen in shock.

He just stood where he was in midair before his portal to the Dark Zone, which closed with his stalling.

Kagome, Inyasha and Kimo couldn’t see him, but Kikyo-- being practically dead and her sacred powers enabled her to see spirits. “This spirit was a case of unrequited love.” she thought to herself, “Is that why he is so dark and disturbed?”

Nobunaga, still in shock, slowly floated down to the ground, and he turned to face the princess, and her tear-filled eyes.

In the present day, Nobunaga began to moan and groan as he held his head. “No! Not again!” he wailed.

“Lord Nobunaga!” cried one of his drone angel ladies, “What’s wrong?”

Nobunaga’s pain stopped, but he sighed more miserably, “My memories-- my history has been altered once more!”

He wasn’t the only one to feel this…

…Erebus himself felt the alterations in the timelines. “Cursed mortals!” he growled “Even in past memories they find ways to disturb me!” he calmed himself “It matters naught, now. Their worlds are mine, and nothing will change what has been done!”

Back in the Digital World, Kari and TK were reunited with their siblings and friends.

Matt and Tai nearly crushed them in the biggest hugs they could ever give.

The Digimon were all happy to see Gatomon and Patamon again.

“But I thought you were exiled to the Dark Ocean?” asked Gomamon.

“Never mind that now,” said Patamon “I never thought I’d ever see bright light again!”

Nobody bothered to bring up the past mistakes that lead to the imprisonment, especially since they had other things to worry about, like another tremor that just hit, shaking the lands worse than ever.

“We can’t last like this much longer,” said Tai.

Agumon agreed, “At this rate, the Digital World will fall apart like a house of cards in a draft.”

Kari’s stomach gave a nasty turn, especially when she was told by her brother what Gennai had told them.

“I really hope we don’t have to send anyone out, Tai.”

“We all do, Kari.” said Tai “But, I hate to say it, it’s either a few people die, or everyone dies.”

Kari understood this, but it didn’t make her feel any better.

“A’rgh!” growled TK “Why does all this keep happening?! How can destiny keep throwing stones at us like this?”

Ken and Yolei caught what he said.

“Destiny?” said Ken.

“…Stones!” cried Yolei, and then they both shouted together “THE DESTINY STONES!!”

All their friends turned to face them.

“The Destiny Stones?” asked Hawkmon.

“What do they have to do with anything?” added Wormon.

Ken and Yolei explained how the stones connected the Digital World and the Real World in a magical bond that kept them in balance.

“And what is the Destiny Stones’ main elemental force…?” Yolei asked playfully.

“…Light.” said Kari “Pure light, and mixed with a little hope.”

She and TK, and well as the others remembered what Azulongmon had told them in their first encounter-- “The Crest of Light brings Light to shine on the darkness, and The Crest of Hope continues to shine for all who believe.”

“I think I get what you mean.” said Izzy, and he programed a simulator on his screen, “Maybe, if we can tap into the cast power of all seven destiny stones, we can use them to create a shift in our world, and undo what the Dark Angels did.

We can even summoned forth a vast army to fight them if they try to rebel.”

While some of the team felt the hope returning, many others were skeptical, “But I thought only creatures of Darkness could even have a chance against the Dark Angels?” asked Cody.

“That’s right.” agreed Armadillomon, and even if we could get an army to fight the Dark Angels, they still outnumber us a-jillion-gazillion, who knows what-illon.”

Izzy did all the calculations, and despite the facts, there was still one hope that could help them, and it involved Ken, Yolei, TK, and Kari.

Ken immediately caught on, “You don’t mean…?!”

“Not the Dark Ocean?!” added Yolei.

“We may not have any other choice,” said Izzy “But make no mistake; the final decision will have to be up to Gennai and the four guardians. I’ve already sent Gennai the message, and I hope he answers.”

Not a single member of the group felt easy about this.

Meanwhile,

Terra levitated off the ground by Raven’s power, almost as if she were sitting on a hospital bed. Her shorts were pulled off and her legs were spread apart as she breathed stressfully.

“How’s it coming?!” she cried.

“Easy now…!” Raven said “Just a little more, then you can start to push.”

Raven then used her power to help accelerate the birth process, which struck Terra with many stinging contractions and making her scream in pain, “OH, SHIT!! THIS HURTS!!”

Cyborg and Starfire let Terra squeeze their hands to help with the pain, since they could take the pressure.

Cyborg scanned her with his med-com, “Raven, you better hurry-- vital signs don’t look too good.”

Raven was sweating bullets. She had studied about birthing, but never thought she’d actually be delivering one.

As for Robin, all he could do was sit on the sides and watch with his nerves going through the roof. So many stressful things happening all at once, and there was so much more to come after they finished here.

“AAAAHHH!!” Terra screamed.

“Okay, get ready!” Raven hollered, as she moved her hands into position to catch the baby. “Push, now!”

Terra began to push with all her might, and Cyborg counted to ten slowly for her.

“Stop!” snapped Raven.

Terra panted like she was on the verge of dying.

“Be strong, Terra!” cried Starfire “You can do this!”

Tears of pain came to Terra’s eyes. She never felt so scared-- so hurt in her life.

“Okay, and go!” said Raven, and Terra pushed again, and Cyborg counted up.

“It’s coming!” cried Raven “Keep pushing, Terra!!”

“I CAN’T!!”

“YES YOU CAN!!” shouted Robin “You’re a Teen Titan, and Titans never give up!”

Not exactly the right thing to say, as it made her remember how she gave up the Titans for Slade, and then gave up being a hero altogether to be a civilian-- and look what that did!

“Terra! Terra…!!” Raven called to her “Terra, you need to push!

PUSH, DAMN YOU!! PUSH!!”

Terra screamed and pushed with all her might. Her powers were starting to resonate, and the ground actually quaked, which actually give Raven a bit of a headache-- it was her mind after all.

Terra gave one final, big push!

“Got it!” cried Raven, and the next sound anyone heard was the cry of a newborn baby!

Raven couldn’t believe her eyes, or what she had just done, but she held up the baby for all to see-- it was a healthy boy.

Peach colored skin, and blue eyes, and blonde hair. He looked just like his mother.

Terra gazed at her child with tears and happy smiles. All the others just gazed at the little bundle as Raven used her power to clean him and cut the umbilical cord.

Robin then graciously gave his cape to wrap the baby in, and Raven passed her son to Terra.

“Oh!” Terra cooed happily “Hi… hi there.”

The baby calmed down as he looked at his mother smiling at him.

“Oh, he is so the adorable!” cried Starfire.

“Way to go, Terra.” said Cyborg “You too, Raven.”

Raven just couldn’t stop smiling. Despite all the trauma and fatalities she and her friends had faced, this moment actually made her feel a bit at ease.

Then she quickly used her powers to heal and strengthen Terra back to normal, but Terra barely noticed as she was too busy cuddling her baby.

“What are you going to call him?” asked Robin.

Terra thought it over as she looked at her son, and immediately decided, “Garfield… after his dad.”

A long and awkward moment of silence followed as everyone thought of Beast Boy-- how they would be most-likely facing him soon, and all the things he had done to their world, but it was Terra’s choice, and she leaned forth and pecked her little darling on his head, and everyone watched as he fell quietly asleep.

The rest was all drowned out in silence and peace.

Author's Notes:

I know it seems kind of cheesy to have Naraku give up on a pursuit, but face it-- he's not that much needed anymore, and the Dark Angels aren't really involved in the actual Inuyasha plotlines.

He's just not needed anymore, and he's not supposed to be the main focus, and I am getting tired.