The Awakening
By: The Guardian of the Hell Gates
Chapter 3

The Traveling

Before I start this chapter I thank all my reviewers and thank you for your support and your information on stuff that I missed. Lastly this is a replacement Chapter for the one before but I was sick and tired so that was the only thing I could think of at the moment then my computer broke so I had to fix it and here I am. PLEASE don't be to mad at me! Anywayz here is the revised chapter I hope you enjoy. Ja! P.S. I don't own Inuyasha & Company or the G Gundam people.

12:49a.m.

The digital clock at the front of the cabin of the civilian shuttle blinked with each second. Yes, it was pretty late and everyone aside from the pilots and a few choice passengers were asleep. Two of those choice passengers were Inuyasha and Kagome, their other companions, Domon and Rain, were asleep. The two were seated next to each other, Kagome's head pillowed on Inuyasha shoulder his arm wrapped protectively wrapped around her slim waist as she looked out the window. Beside her Inuyasha was also starring out the window. Each lost in their own thoughts.

Inu's POV

'I can hardly believe it. And yet we're already on our way to Earth. It's strange and then again it's not. Almost like I unconsciously knew that we were going to do something important. I even felt familiar with my gundam like I had used it before. And here I am acting cool, calm, and collected (as much as he's gonna get anyway) like this stuff happens all the time. But that's probably because of Kagome she always seems to have that effect on me.' (btw Inu will be a bit OC in this chapter)

As he thought of said girl he felt his eyes travel back to the girl beside her. She was beautiful and always so full of life. And yet he was worried almost afraid not for himself of course, but for Kagome. He had a feeling that this adventure would change her... Somehow.

These thoughts he didn't like so he tore his eyes and mind from the girl beside him, opting to think of the riddle Ulube gave to them.

Flashback "Congratulations all of you. I had a feeling you four would make the cut." Said a pleased Ulube.

The five were (including Ulube) in Ulube's office. The place was classy if not a bit bare. The best thing in it was a window that allowed you to look out into space and sometimes you could even see the Earth.

"Now," he continued, "you all know the procedures of the Gundam Fight, but we aren't talking about the Gundam Fights. You are here to be given your assignment."

At this we all seemed to become a lot more interested in what the old man had to say.

"For you see," he continued, "you must also defeat or at least find a way to defeat the Dark Gundam."

At the sound of its name I saw Kagome tense and Ulube cast her an apologetic glance. I was curious about the small exchange but not knowing what is was about and fearing that I would just make matters worse I let her be.

"But you cannot defeat it alone you must find the Golden Gundam, and its mistress, and yes I mean mistress as in girl. There is little to none known about the Golden Gundam. Except that it is strong enough to defeat the Dark Gundam. But the gundam itself is useless without its pilot. The only clue we have to finding the mistress an anonymous caller that gave a riddle to finding her which was 'The Mistress is one you would never expect. One that is so open but at the same time secretive. Someone so close and yet so far.'

"That isn't a lot to go on," Domon had said.

"Yes I know but she is supposed to have to have an identifying mark. It was supposed to be a tattoo of sorts. Actually two but the second one does not concern you," replied Ulube. As he said this he pressed a button and out of the ceiling came a large plasma screen TV. Using the power button on the remote the screen silently flicked on, and there it was. It had all the symbols of the cards they were entwined with roses, and had a crown resting on the other symbols. But the most noticeable thing about the symbol was its classification which was 'Queen of Cards'.

"Now wait a minute I thought the 'Queen of Cards' was just a myth," I had said.

"Well we thought that for a time as well," replied Ulube calmly.

"What's with the sudden change of heart," Kagome had said, that was the only thing she had said during the whole briefing.

"Classified, and you are dismissed good luck," Ulube had replied.

End Flashback

And once again I found my mind wandering to Kagome, for she had already begun to change. Like when she snuck her car and motorcycle into the storage hold of the Gundams.

And yet as he looked over at her once more a familiar sense of nostalgia returned to him and he couldn't help but fear for her safety. For although he promised to himself that he would protest her as best he could he had a feeling that there was something that he couldn't protect her from. On that blue battlefield called Earth. They landed shortly afterwards.

And as the steeped outside and breathed their first breaths of the air on Earth. Far away the wind whispered 'The Traveling has ended let The War begin'