Part 1

The Rise and Fall of William Clarke
Book Three
Atonement

*Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City. The SECOND William Clarke was to turn himself over to SHIELD, the Government Military Helicarrier was attacked by none other than the PRINCE OF SAIYANS, Prince Vegeta in what is no doubt a Capsule built Helicarrier of his own. Standing directly behind the Saiyan Warrior is Inuyasha, the Dog Demon, who is as stone faced and stoic as the man in front of him.*

William: What the hell is going on?!

*The SHIELD troops, now in a desperate fight for survival, turn their weapons on Vegeta's ship! With no backup from the Helicarrier, the men attempt to SHOOT their way to safety! They obviously have no idea who they are dealing with, as the bullets BOUNCE off of the Sayian Prince, not leaving a scratch!*

Vegeta: ...

*But even though the bullets have no affect on the prince physically.. They prove to annoy the man to his core!*

Vegeta: Inuyasha. Relieve these men of their weapons.

Inuyasha: ...grrrrr... My Pleasure.

*It's EXACTLY what Inuyasha was waiting to hear! He lets out a low growl, before gripping a hold of the hilt of his TESSAIGA blade! He leaps off of the Capsule Corporation's Helicarrier, falling SEVERAL stories to the ground! He unsheaths the blade, sprinting towards the group of Troopers who vainly fire at the Dog Demon!*

Inuyasha: AARRRRGGHHHHHH!!!!!

*Jamming Tessaiga into the ground, Inuyasha uses it to catapult himself towards the first unfortunate trooper! One clawed foot to the face later sends that man flying into a car! Another Trooper is bold enough to rush Inuyasha, and EATS the hilt of Tessaiga for his troubles! Two more men leap on the dog demon's back in tandem.. BIG mistake! Inuyasha throws his arms backwards, sending the the men flying into a the rest of the group.. Now with every, heavily armored soldier rounded up in one neat little bundle, Inuyasha spins around, swinging the blade into the ground!*

Inuyasha: WINDDDDDDDDDD SCARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!KAAAAAAAAAATHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!!

*The soldiers, Manhole covers, Cars! ALL go flying uncontrollably from Inuyasha's attack!*

William: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!!?

Vegeta: Inuyasha! Get the boy! Let's go before their backup arrives!

William: We're not going ANYWHERE! YOU HEAR ME?!!?

Inuyasha: Sorry kid. You have no say in this.

*He grabs William from behind, placing the BLADE of Tessaiga at William's throat! There's no where to go now for William, who's now HELPLESS. Leaping several stories back onto the Helicarrier, Vegeta turns to one of his engineers...*

Vegeta: Get us out of here. NOW.

Engineer: YES SIR!

*William's parents watch in horror as the Helicarrier, which just DESTROYED their street flips around and blasts off heading due East! The SHIELD soldiers, by miracle begin to stand up, making an immediate call to their leader.*

Trooper: COMMANDER STARK.. WE WERE JUST ATTACKED BY AN UNIDENIFIED FLYING OBJECT. THEY HAVE WILLIAM CLARKE. I REPEAT. CLARKE HAS ESCAPED AGAIN. HE IS BEING ACCOMPANIED BY A LEVEL FOUR THREAT, SIR.

Stark: ....

*In his office, Stark, who has NOT had the best of months has just gotten another blow to his ego.*

Stark: I thought you were smarter than that, kid. Now, I'm unfortunately going to have to move to plan B.

*He responds to the Troop on the ground.*

Stark: Dispatch another Helicarrier. I want that ship identified and captured. And as for the kid. .. Get the <i><b>Nanites</b></i> prepared for him.

*Somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, the Capsule Carrier distances itself from the United States as FAST as mechanically possible!*

William: WHAT THE HELL VEGETA?!!? WHAT THE HELL!?!? YOU DESTROYED MY HOME STREET! YOU MANIACS JUST RUINED EVERYTHING!

Vegeta: ...

William: SAY SOMETHING! FUCKING SAY SOMETHING!

Vegeta: You're talking like you DON'T owe me for saving your pathetic life two years ago, Boy.

William: ...

Vegeta: Exactly. You almost killed everyone on Anime Island, including my daughter, and I was INCHES away from sacrificing myself to clean up your mess!

William: You.. You think I don't know that? You think I'm not racked with guilt EVERY SINGLE DAY?!!? That's why I was turning myself over for fucks sake! Why did you have to come in and screw it up?!

Vegeta: It's simple.. Really. While turning yourself over to SHIELD would leave everyone with a warm and fuzzy feeling of all over, it would accomplish absolutely DICK.

William: ...

Vegeta: Instead, I'm giving you an opportunity to Atone for what you've done. And to gain a measure of revenge at the same time.

William: what?

Vegeta: How would you like a chance... to destroy those that were responsible for using you as a conduit for Xanthius? What if you could bring to justice those that were responsible for alllll of the people you killed two years ago? For killing my best friend Kakarott?

William: ...

Vegeta: I'm a fair man, William. I'll give you a choice in the matter. If you want out of this.. I'll drop your pathetic body off at SHIELD headquarters and leave you to rott in a cell for the rest of your life. But if you want to actually do something with your life... come see me in the deck.

*He turns around, leaving William and Inuyasha alone... William and the Dog Demon speak to each other in Japanese.*

Inuyasha: You two have a history?

William: yeah. Where do you fit into all of this?

Inuyasha: Grr... The same men apparently responsible for whatever happened to you, stole someone very dear to me.

*Flashback!*

But when Vegeta first approached me, I trusted him about as far as I could throw him.

*Several days ago, immediately after his meeting with Naraku, Vegeta approaches the Dog Demon in the streets of Japan.*

Vegeta: "Someone who's going to help you find Kagome, and bring the ones responsible for her disappearance to justice."

Inuyasha: ...

I don't trust anyone I don't know who knows my name.. And especially, Kagome's name. And the fact that he knew more about the situation than I did PISSED me off!

*Turning his back on Inuyasha in a situation like this was a mistake for the former UCTF President! The Dog Demon uses this moment to attack him with his full might!*

Inuyasha: WINDDDD SCARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*The attack DIRECTLY hits! So IMAGINE the shock when Vegeta turns around, COMPLETELY unharmed by the attack! Hell, his SUIT isn't even affected!*

Vegeta: ...You remind me a lot of myself when I was a kid.

*He gets in Inuyasha's face, giving the half demon an evil grin!*

Vegeta: I like that.

*End Flashback!*

Inuyasha: He could have killed me right there where I stood, but he didn't. He filled me in on the situation, and I trust him now. And if half of the things he said happened to you are true...

William: ...

Inuyasha: Then you need to come with us. If you're a 10th as strong as he says you are..

*He begins to walk away...*

Inuyasha: Then I'd be happy to have you as a partner... I might even let you finish one of those bastards off. ..maybe. Ja Ne.

*Now alone on the ship, William thinks deeply.. Almost to the point of meditation.*

Meiling Liang: Unless you change your ways... Your anger will consume you and be the reason for your down fall. I've seen many like you that are so full of potential, allow their ambitions to take control and ultimately destroy them.

*He promised Meiling that he'd never raise his hand in anger again... that he wouldn't allow his anger to consume and destroy him.*

William: ...

*But... These are the people responsible for every evil deed he's performed in the FIRST place.*

William: .....

*He has to.*

William: Meiling.. I.. I'm sorry. ...but... I am going to wipe them off of the face of the earth.. Once and for all.

*Later, William barges into the room containing a few employees, Inuyasha, and Vegeta.*

William: ...I'm in.

*Vegeta Smiles.*

Vegeta: I thought you'd see it my way.

Part 2

*Inside a briefing room, The Hanyou, Inuyasha, and William Clarke sit alone at a small table, while Vegeta, the prince of Saiyans stands in front of a large screen.*

Vegeta: Ever since I returned from the little extended vacation that your friend forced me into.. I've been working tirelessly trying to find out as much as I can know about the group of individuals responsible. Seeing as that... I have distinguishing features, I had to work a little more eloquently than usual.

William: ..Oh yeah? Like what?

Vegeta: I created a Covert Operation's team within Capsule, and spread them out across the globe as soon as I returned.

William: Busy, huh? Is that why you left poor Jeice in charge of the UCTF even after you got back? You realize he's about to bankrupt that place, right?

Vegeta: Yes. Jeice is an idiot. The moron thinks I'm just sitting somewhere on an island sipping My Tais or whatever the hell they're called.

William: And uhh... How does your wife feel about you using her technology company as an underground, covert Military?

Vegeta: How does she feel?? Hell, she BUILT this SHIP for me, son!

*The Hanyou grows annoyed or William and Vegeta's bullshit small talk! After all, he has the most to lose here. The more they stand idly by, the closer Kagome comes to DYING in a cold laboratory somewhere!*

Inuyasha: Could we... Stay focused, here?

Vegeta: Right. Sorry.

*On the projection screen, footage of William RAVAGING Anime City as Xanthius is shown.*

Vegeta: They are a nameless corporation that has been around seemingly since the dawn of time. They're entralled deeply into the occult. Real old school, satanic ritual type stuff. Only things you would hear about in Illuminati consipiracy theory internet websites. We found out that their god was prophesied to be reborn and seize control of all creation via a powerful host.

*He slowly turns back to William, giving the kid from Brooklyn a scowl.*

Vegeta: Sound Familiar, Clarke?

William: ...

Vegeta: Don't look so grim, my friend. You think that you were the first host they tried to use? Hell son, they've been in this type of business before either one of us were even thought of.

Inuyasha: Heh. I know. I met some of their "employees" back in Feudal Japan. They were looking for shards of the Shikon no Tama. They already had five when I encountered them... and with Kagome in their possession.. Who knows how much more of it they have.

*Inside the Dog Demon's pocket, the Jewel Shard he was given by Naraku pulses with dark energy.*

Inuyasha: If they're using it to ressurect whatever that thing is on the screen there, the Shikon no Tama can not only do it, but probably make him stronger than anything you two have encountered yet.

Vegeta: And that's why it is imperative we crush these sons of bitches. Luckily.... My Ops were competent enough to find.... this.

*The screen transforms from the footage of Xanthius, to a map.*

Vegeta: ...We've found their base of operations. We tracked their location to this small country in the Eastern section of Europe.

*The map zooms in, displaying a seemingly quiet community in a very poor area of Europe. The Dog Demon peaks up, seeing nothing out of the ordinary.*

Inuyasha: There? It just looks like a small village!

Vegeta: Indeed it does... But look a little closer.

*The map goes into heat signature mode, revealing a MASSIVE base underneath the village itself!*

Inuyasha: What the hell!?

Vegeta: The Villiage is the proverbial tip of the Ice Berg. Their headquarters lead one mile underground. Heh.

*Flipping a switch, the map deactivates before the lights in the room come back up.*

Vegeta: And there you have it. This is where the two of you will drop off.

*To William, there's just something not right about this entire situation.*

William: Ok.......... but.... I don't understand. Why didn't you just go there and destroy the entire thing by yourself? Why do you need US to go do your dirty work for you?

*Vegeta was hoping that question wouldn't come up. With his back turned to William and Inuyasha, he clutches his fists tight, holding back his anger...*

Vegeta: ...Things are.... complicated now.

*Complicated?? Now that he thought about it.. Vegeta's ki was just as strong, if not stronger than the last time he met him... but... it didn't feel the same. It a dramatically different type of feeling than before.*

William: ...what.. Happened to you while you were gone, Vegeta?

*The Saiyan SNAPS back quickly!*

Vegeta: None of your damn business, boy.

*Inuyasha stands up, the time for talking is over, as far as he's concerned! This is the moment of truth.. He's sat around like a "Good boy" for too long, and is just ITCHING to cut through some motherfuckers with his Tessaiga blade for involving him and Kagome into all this. Once this is over, he can finally return to his home in Feudal Japan where he go back to his normal life of killing Yokai and chasing after Naraku.*

Inuyasha: so... What the hell are we waiting for?

*Dropped off several miles from the village, William and Inuyasha walk towards their target.. Both men remembering the words of the Saiyan Prince hours earlier.*

You two are going to stick out like sore thumbs.. So your mission is to go in and HIT them hard, fast, where they have no time to react. Get the girl, Get the Jewel, then destroy the compound.

*Looking down on the village from a hill, Inuyasha and William look at each other one final time before heading into the battle zone.*

Inuyasha: You ready, kid?

William: as Ready as I'll ever be.

Inuyasha: ...let's go.

*Across the Ocean... another SHIELD Helicarrier takes off, loaded with Superhuman Restraint Units! They're on their way to not only retaliate against their attack the day before, but their carrying a precious cargo. A gun loaded with nanites created specifically for William's DNA. "CAPE KILLER" technology. Back in Europe, William and Inuyasha head down to the villiage, with Vegeta watching their every move inside of the Capsule Ship from a war room monitor. Behind him is one of his Ops.*

Op: Sir?

Vegeta: Wait on my signal.

*He turns to the Op.*

Vegeta: We can't let either of them know what we've really come for.

*William and Inuyasha arrive in the village, ignoring the strange looks and glances from the occupants. In the heart of the city is a general store, the two men slowly walk inside of it, promptly causing all of the patrons to leave. The owner stands there, too afraid to move!*

William: This is it. I'm going to hell for what we're about to do! This is a store! I bet everyone depends on this place for food and supplies!

Inuyasha: yeah.

*Inuyasha can care less, unsheathing the Tessaiga!*

Inuyasha: It's too bad for them.

*He raises the blade–*

Inuyasha: WINDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD SCARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

!!!KAAAAAAAAAAAAA-FUCKING–THOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

*The attack does the trick, not only DESTROYING the surroundings, but opening the entrance to the base! INSTANTLY the alarm goes off, signaling intruders, as William and Inuyasha land several floors below! Several men, rocking black suits come out of the wood work, heading towards Inuyasha and William from two separate paths!*

Inuyasha: SPLIT UP. IF YOU FIND KAGOME, GET HER OUT OF HERE!

William: Right!

Inuyasha: I'm serious! If she gets hurt under your watch, I'll kill YOU TOO!

*They split up, Inuyasha heading down one hall way, with William heading down another! While running towards Clarke, the men in suits catch a glimpse of who it is, and come to a SLIDING stop!*

Man: oh SHIT IT'S PROTOTYPE ZERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NON-LETHAL ROUNDS ONLY PER OR ORDERS!

William: ...orders?

!!THOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!

Inuyasha: IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Meanwhile, Inuyasha cuts men down like A HOT KNIFE THROUGH BUTTER! Bodies are flying all over the damn place, as the Hanyou is painting the halls of the base with blood!*

Inuyasha: YOU JUST HAD TO KIDNAP THE ONE THING I HOLD DEAR IN THIS WORLD DIDN'T YOU?! DIDN'T YOU!

*Bullets rain on his back from behind, causing the dog to HOWL with pain! However, it'll take MORE than a little lead to cool this beast!*

Inuyasha: WINDDDDD SCARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!

*The man are sent flying, glass shatters through every room, with light fixtures hanging down, flickering in and out of power!*

Inuyasha: WHO'S NEXT!?!? WHO'S FUCKING NEXT?!

*William delivers a running, flying, RIB shattering kick that PLOWS through the men! What happens next.. Surprises him, however... NO ONE retaliates against him! Instead, they BOW to him like he is a God. It is a surreal moment!*

William: ...

Man: We have been waiting for your arrival, sir. Please. Follow us.

*Meanwhile..*

Inuyasha: ARRRRGGGHHH!!!!

!!SLICE!!

*The half breed cuts through the building's security system, effectively killing the alarm! Kicking down doors, He's COMPLETELY focused on finding Kagome now!*

Inuyasha: KAGOME!!! KAGOME!

*William is lead into a large white room, separated from another with a three foot inch thick glass window. Standing on the other side is a pale, aged man, smiling back at the kid from Brooklyn.*

Adam: Hello, William Clarke. My name is Adam.... Welcome home.

William: ...

!!THOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!

*Reaching another door, Inuyasha KICKS it open before walking in.. There's absolutely nothing on the inside.. Another bust. Right as he turns to leave.. His original entrance seals itself!*

Inuyasha: ..what the?

*The Hanyou attacks the entrance with a kick.. Followed by a sword attack.. NOTHING.*

Inuyasha: Grrr..!!!

*Meanwhile...*

Adam: Since we lost you, we were forced to restart our efforts with the mystical Shikon Jewel. But with our limited supply of shards, we had to obtain the only person on record who had the ability to track down shards. We were surprised when we learned that the same little japanese girl that we met five centuries ago was alive and well in the 21st century... We took advantage.

William: So she's nothing but a lab rat to you?

Adam: oh, of course, Mr. Clarke. As is her companion.

*Adam points behind William, who turns to see a security camera catching footage of Inuyasha entering a dark room... The door closes behind him and seals, confining the Hanyou...*

Adam: We've known every aspect of your mission even before you did Clarke. We ALLOWED You and your Half Demon friend to gain entrance.. As we wanted to test our newest subject's ability against one of the strongest foes we've ever encountered.

William: ...

Adam: Our mistake last time was preparing a host for Xanthius with such strong morales.. Such strong passion. This time... William.. You were perfect. Too perfect. You lived for 21 years, allowing Xanthius to gain his full strength, and even then, you were able to take control of your body and defeat him. This time.. We've learned from our mistakes. We've focused more on strength, power... and absolutly nothing in the mental department. Our new Prototype is a slobbering, brainless monster, a perfect host to allow our Dark Master to return to. There will be no resistance for our master.

*He looks over at Inuyasha on the camera...*

Adam: And your friend.. Is in the unfortunate position of meeting our Newest Prototype.

William: ...Inuyasha...

*Inuyasha's prison begins to shake, as ANOTHER door to the room slowly opens. The dog demon clutches his blade, preparing for a fight... slowly, the silhouette begins to form in the darkness.. Something VERY large and VERY brooding.*

Adam: Watch the dismantling of your half demon friend at the hands of Prototype #1.

Part 3

*The figure, BARELY able to walk through the entrance to the room, now stares down the Hanyou, who slowly backs away, clutching the hilt of the Tessaiga. The creature has humanoid features, but can no way be called a human. It's atleast nine feet tall, snow white pale skin with green pulsing veins through out it's entire, completely bare body. Drooling heavily from his mouth, he growls as he slowly stalks Inuyasha.*

Inuyasha: What the hell are YOU?

*From a speaker inside the room, the voice of Adam comes across, giving the beast a direct command.*

Adam: Number one... Destroy this... pest.

*The beast reacts INSTANTLY to it's master's command, rushing towards the Dog Demon! Inuyasha's blade flares up at full power right as Inuyasha springs forward in an attempt to pre-empt the beasts attack!*

Inuyasha: WINNDDDD SC--

!!KATHOOOOOOOOOOM!!

*NO where NEAR fast enough, Inuyasha is batted out of the sky, sent BLAZING backwards into the wall behind him! The wall GIVES, leaving a dog demon shaped indent when Inuyasha collapses to the ground. That one hit almost took everything out of the Hanyou, as he's struggling to stand back to his feet.*

Inuyasha: n..n..ice hit.

#1: RRRARRGGHHHH!!!

*The Brooding beast comes down on Inuyasha, NARROWLY avoiding crushing him with an axe handle smash! Inuyasha leaps above him, retaliating with his "IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER" attack, RIGHT across the face! The prototype stumbles backward from the hit, followed by a HUGE kick to the face! Inuyasha flips backwards from the attack, picking up the blade he dropped earlier mid flip.*

Inuyasha: ADDDAAAAAMAAAAANNNNNNNTTTTTTTT—

*He draws back as the blade transforms into a giant diamond!*

Inuyasha: BARRRRRRRRAAAAGGGGGEEEEE!!!

*The barrage of diamond shards hits it's intended target, penetrating it's skin! However, the attack barely has any effect, as the beast shrugs off the pain, PUSHING the diamond shards out of it's skin! The wounds slowly begin to heal up...*

William: oh no...

Adam: I'm afraid so, William. You should be happy.. You aquiring a healing factor was the inspiration for that move you just saw...

*The beast, now more angry than ever, RUSHES Inuyasha!*

Inuyasha: WHAT THE HELL AREYOU MA–MMMPHHHH!!

*Inuyasha is put HEAD FIRST into the wall! He staggers backwards from the move, where is UPPERCUTTED THROUGH the ceiling! Trying to regain balance, Inuyasha never sees the beast's next attack coming, as he's SPEARED in midair, rupturing through the very top of the base and out into the snowy village! The villagers scream in horror, running for safety as both beasts come back toward the earth! Inuyasha lands first, with the prototype 1 landing right on top of him with it's giant hands crushing his chest! From his pocket, the Shikon Jewel shard given to him from Naraku flies out, landing a mere foot away from him.. Bleeding, half conscious and fading, The half demon looks up at the purple glowing shard...*

Inuyasha: ...damnit...

Adam: now .. That was unexpected.

*William turns to Adam, still separated by the thick glass wall..*

William: You see what you've done? You've release some uncontrollable monster out that will kill Inuyasha and EVERYONE out there!

Adam: so we have.

William: THAT'S IT?! THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY?!

*He clenches his fist*

William: Why am I surprised? Because of you, I've killed thousands of people... But you know what? I'm going to stop that, right here. Right now.

Adam: ...

William: Starting... by going through you.

*William sends a side kick into the glass which doesn't budge. Undetered, he takes a few steps back, before launching a second, even more powerful kick into it! NOTHING! Adam smiles, watching William's attempts to break through...*

Adam: Number 0. It's futile. That glass is three feet th–

*William sends a THIRD kick into it, putting EVERYTHING he has into it.. Sending a crack ALL the way through the glass! Adam's sentence is cut short, leaving him wide eyed and staring in amazement! Sensing himself in danger, he decides to make himself scarce, escaping through the door behind him! The men in suits rush into the room behind William, proving to be a foolish move!

William: ..KIIIIIIIIYAAAAA!!!!

*Clarke unleashes on them, disabling every man in his path in a matter of seconds! He turns back to the cracked glass, gaining a momentum before delivering his FIVE FOURTY kick, DESTROYING the security window! Adam, rushing up a flight of stairs being flanked by more men in suits, make their escape!*

Man: We have a chopper ready for your departure, sir.

Adam: Good.

Man: What about #0 and #1, sir?

Adam: #0 is lost. I want this entire facility brought down with him inside of it.. As for #1.. Let him have some fun before retrieving him. Let's go.

*The men follow orders, entering the self destruct command on the building.. An alarm goes off, signifying that in just a few minutes.. This ENTIRE place is going down. Rushing through the halls a few levels below, William hears the alarm ringing off again.. And knows this can't mean ANYTHING good.*

William: Yeah.. This is just great! JUST FUCKING GR---

*He comes to a room, and on the inside, sees a Japanese girl laying on the floor...*

William: ..that's her...

*William kicks in the door, walking inside to see...*

William: Higurashi, Kagome?

Kagome: Hai....!

*It's her, the one woman Inuyasha would kill and die for. William is shocked to see how young she is. Slowly walking over, he begins to help her up, gingerly but quickly.*

William: Ochitsuite Kudasai. Namae wa William Clarke Desu. Ikimasho.

*Pulling her frail body out of the holding cell, William rushes th rough the facility, frantically searching for a way out before the entire place begins to collapse! Finally coming to the same flight of stairs that Adam and crew escaped through, William battles fatigue, sprinting up the steps with Kagome in tow! A small rumble several floors below him begins to grow in sound, causing William to run even more frantically!*

Kagome: what is–

William: This entire place is coming down.. Just hold on.. I promised the dog I'd get you out alive.

Kagome: Inuyasha?

William: Yeah.

Kagome: How is he???

William: as of this moment.. Not well.

!!!THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!!

*Speaking of the dog demon, he's knocked several yards, THROUGH houses and out the other side! He fights to sit up, but the pain is so great, he falls backwards, GASPING for air... he looks into his right arm... Inside contains the tainted jewel shard...*

Inuyasha: ..damn you.. Naraku!!

*William and Kagome reach the exit of the base, just as Adam and several of his men in suits are exiting via helicopter!*

William: Stay here.

*He puts the girl down, slowly walking towards the remaining members of the corporation.*

William: You are not leaving.

Adam: Oh, I beg to differ. You're going to allow us to leave without incident.. After all.. You wouldn't leave your friend Inuyasha to die would you? Which is EXACTLY what will happen if you don't go to help him right now.

*William grits his teeth in anger!*

Kagome: ..j..jewel shards... too many to count... a mile away... Is that where Inuyasha is? Is that what he's fighting???

William: ...

Adam: Go on, Clarke... Go save your friend... but I'll give you a word of advice. That inhibitor around your throat? If you want any chance of surviving that battle.. You miiiight want to reconsider wearing it. Men. Let's go.

*They begin to leave, and William can't BELIEVE their gall!*

William: GET BACK HERE!

Adam: So long, #0. Until we meet again.

Kagome: William-kun.. Inuyasha's in danger! We have to go save him!

William: ...DAMNITTTT!!!!

*He's turns away from the helicopter, Picking up Kagome and fleeing from the base RIGHT as it begins to collapse.. Adam and the others fly to safety...*

Kagome: I'm.. Sorry.

William: ...

*Stopping a few feet away from the scene of the destroyed underground building, William sets Kagome down, slowly walking away from her. Clearing his head, William slowly reaches to his neck. He punches in a six digit code into the side of the collar.. And with that, the red flashing light switches to green. It expands, unhooking itself from his throat. William removes it... and feeling his ki rapidly returning he crushes the device before tossing it's remains to the ground.*

William: ...stay here.

*He slowly begins to float from the ground. Now several feet in the air, BLASTS towards Inuyasha and the nameless subject!*

William: Hang on, Half-Demon. I'm coming to help...

*On the battle field, one mile away, Inuyasha sees his situation hopeless.. With only one way out..*

Inuyasha: ...ARRRGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*He stabs himself DIRECTLY in the chest with the tainted jewel shard.. INSTANTLY transforming him from Hanyou.. To Yokai...*

Inuyasha: ARRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Back on the Capsule ship...*

Vegeta: It's time. Let's get there NOW!

Op: YES SI–.. Oh my god.. MR. VEGETA!

*The employees' frantic screaming prompts Vegeta to enter the deck of the ship... Hovering above them.. Is the SHIELD helicarrier! Weapons are already drawn, and focused RIGHT on their ship!*

Vegeta: ... oh no.

Part 4

!!!KARAKABOOOOOOOM!!!

*Like a Column of lightning thrown by the God of Thunder himself, a beam of energy hits the deck of The Capsule powered Helicarrier, penetrating it's hull and ripping through the entire end of the machine! It blasts through the other end, creating a visible hole!*

Vegeta: SHITT!!!

*SHIELD takes advantage of their surprise attack, grounding their opposing helicarrier with a SINGLE, powerful, FOCUSED strike to the heart of the ship!*

Op: WE'RE GOING DOWN SIR! TRYING TO CRASH LAND SAFETLY INTO THE WATER BELOW!

*As they go down, SHIELD's Helicarrier leaves the area, as part one of their mission is emphatically accomplished. Vegeta can only watch helplessly as their opponent flies away from the sudden battlefield. The capsule ship crash lands into the Atlantic ocean, causing a MASSIVE tidal waves all around it. Several of the Ops hold onto whatever they can to avoid being swept away, with Vegeta watching the high speed Helicarrier escape into the night.*

Vegeta: ..they're going after William.

*The Prince of Saiyans hasn't been in a battle in a very.. VERY long time, but it seems like it's now unavoidable. The ship evens out in the ocean, somehow staying sea worthy for the time being.*

Op: The self repair system is in progress sir, but it'll be another hour before we can get this thing up again.

Vegeta: ... KUSO... alright. Continue to work on that. I'm going to chase after the Helicarrier myself.

Op: ..sir?

Vegeta: I'll be fine.

*He blasts off into action, chasing the Helicarrier that has already separated themselves several miles away from the ship by now.. Vegeta pushes his ki to the limit, attempting to catch up! Meanwhile, several countries away...*

!!!FLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

*William Clarke is ALSO flying into battle... fully powered, he's given up his chance at redemption in favor of saving Inuyasha.. He's angry, he's pissed off, and ready to take it to "Prototype #1" a genetically inhanced creature that was built to replace William Clarke, and house the second arrival of Xanthius himself!*

William: Just hang on a little longer, Inuyasha.

*And finally, on the battlefield, Inuyasha has done the unthinkable! Using the shard that Naraku gave him several days ago, he has become a fully powered, full blooded Yokai! He throws Tessaiga to the wayside, no longer needing it... His eyes glow dark red, as well as blue markingss covering his face. Now just as every bit as mindless as his opponent.. The REAL battle begins!*

#1: ....grrr...

Inuyasha: RRRARRRGGHHH!!!

*The two snarling beasts collide once more, sending shockwaves of demonic energy rippling through the village! Swinging wildly, blood is drawn from each warrior, while the imploding facility beneath them sends quaking tremors all around them. Houses around them begin to fall apart, fires begin to spring up all around them.. It is turning into a pure HELL. The battle is almost completely even... ALMOST. Let's face it.. Even with one shikon jewel shard.. He's up against a beast with SEVERAL DOZEN implanted inside of him!*

Inuyasha: ARRRRGGHHHH!!!

*He's knocked silly, sent flying through another house!*

William: ..there.

*William FINALLY arrives, flying in from over head... getting his first glance at his "replacement," The kid from brooklyn is simply astounded..*

William: Jesus CHRIST that thing is HUGE!

*Seeing Inuyasha leaping out of the destroyed house, he calls to him.*

William: INUYASHA!

*The Yokai, slightly turns to him, never taking his eyes off of his opponent in the process.*

William: Kagome's safe. She's waiting on us to take this thing out and get the hell out of here!

#1: RRRRRRRRAAARGGGGHHH!!

*The Beast, once realizing who William is, INSTANTLY turns his attention to him in an attack! William doesn't have enough time to react from such a sudden attack and is left as a sitting duck! SECONDS before he's disembowled, Inuyasha intercepts the beast, NAILING him in the side of the head with a double kick to the face!*

William: –CHRIST!

*William backflips out of the way! Now standing next to Inuyasha, the two warriors focus their attentions on the unnamed Beast, who's back up, bleeding, and VERY angry!*

William: ....

Inuyasha: ......

#1: ..........

*The next moment of silence seems like an eternity... Finally, the beast charges! William draws him in, falling backwards into the Monkey Flip position... Now hovering midair over the kid, The beast is WIDE open for William's next attack... Scott Summer's OPTIC BLAST!*

!!THHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!

*The blast sends the beast in the air, William teleports behind him mid flight, NAILING the son of a bitch with the 720! The move almost completely turns it's head 180 degrees! And that's the LEAST of his worries! Inuyasha is underneath him, and CATCHES him with the IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER technique! As William flies towards the ground, he uses Jamie Madrox' power to split into FIVE versions of himself! Each duplicate attacks, Juggling him through the air with a combination of attacks including STOMPING him into the ground so hard he bounces, followed by a roundhouse kick to the face, a sweeping kick from behind, the 540 kick, into the 720 KICK! The William clones reform into one again, sending a 1080 DEGREE KICK into the beasts chest! The beast flies through the air, Towards Inuyasha, who has the Tessaiga back in his possession!*

William: INUYASHA!!! FINISH HIM OFF!

Inuyasha: ...RRRAARRRGGHHHH!!!!!

*Inuyasha LEVELS him with the Adamantum Barrage! Leaping onto one of the shards of diamond embedded in the beasts chest, Inuyasha springs off, flipping behind him! Now free to land a final attack, he RUNS the prototype through the back! It goes fully through, now sticking through a gaping hole in his chest! Inuyasha jams his foot into the creature's back for leverage, before SLICING the beast in half!*

#1: RAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

*Falling to the ground, torso sliced in two just like the T-1000 from Terminator 2, William flies above him, palms pressed firmly against each other...*

William: Goodbye............ FINALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Ki surrounds William's body!*

William: FLLLLLLLLASSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!KARAKABOOOOOOOM!!!

*The beam ENGULFS him, erradicating the monster on contact! Through the smoldering remains, the Shikon Jewel shards only remain.. Several of them, all laying on the ground before them. William lands on the ground, next to Inuyasha, both men stand victorious.*

William: ...yeah.

*Crawling to the battle scene, Kagome catches a glimpse of William and Inuyasha.. She immediately senses something wrong.. Something VERY wrong.*

Kagome: ..Inuyasha... you.. You didn't.

*She can feel the negative energy filled jewel shard imbedded into her loved one...*

William: We're done here man. Let's get the jewel shards, the girl, and let's go.

*William turns his back to Inuyasha.. Not realizing what the man behind him has become... Inuyasha is COMPLETELY gone. Gripping a hold of the blade, he lifts the Tessaiga into the air, preparing to strike down the very man who just saved his life.*

Inuyasha: ........

*Kagome can barely move as it is, but she uses everything she has left to bellow–*

Kagome: INUYASHA!! NO!!

William: !!

*William DODGES at the last second as Inuyasha swings the Tessaiga down! The flow of energy follows, sending William FLYING through the wooded area!*

William: ARRRRRRRRRRRGHHHH!!

*He crashes against a tree, almost breaking his back in the process!*

William: UNGH.. WHAT THE FUCK?!

*He turns to Kagome...*

Kagome: He's been poisoned with a demonic Jewel Shard. It's embedded in his chest! He's a full fledged demon now!

William: What?!

*William turns to the approaching Inuyasha, his eyes devoid of any reasoning, any humanity. It reminds him of himself when he was possessed years ago.*

William: oh no.

*MEANWHILE, The SHIELD Helicarrier closes in on the location...*

Troop: The high energy levels here depict that William has somehow gotten the nano inhibitor off. When we arrive, proceed with extreme caution.

*And behind them..*

Vegeta: COME ON! COME ON! YOU CAN FLY FASTER THAN THIS YOU WEAKLING!

*William slowly stands up, standing face to face with his attacker..*

William: So... This is where we fight, huh?

Inuyasha: ...

William: ... Don't worry. I'll snap you out of this. I won't let you hurt anyone you care about.. I don't want you to have to live with the grief, like I do on a daily basis.

*The dog demon doesn't respond.*

William: Let's Rock.

*They leap into the air, HIGH above the trees, colliding while airborne! In the fury of the battle, The Dog Demon and Tai Chi master's arms and swing and attack each other wildly to the point where they're mere BLURS! As they both rise higher into the sky, neither men take their eyes off of each other!*

William: YOU CAN BEAT THIS INUYASHA!

*William's KICKED in the mouth, and sent flying! He flips backwards, landing on his feet and immediately retaliates with several small bolts of ki energy! The bolts twist and turn to avoid the trees, flying towards the Yokai like heat seeking missiles. They're easily batted away by the might of the Tessaiga, as Inuyasha darts through the woods on a blood lust for William! Now INCHES away from William, Inuyasha swings the blade, creating the "WIND SCAR!" William leaps above it, avoiding the fate of the trees around him that are reduced to mere splinters!*

William: FIGHT IT, YOU IDIOT!

*Leaping out of the way may have saved him from Inuyasha's attack, but it ALSO left him wide open! Inuyasha twists around, showing no signs of stopping.. He unleashes his most POWERFUL attack.. The ADAMANT BARRAGE!!*

William: INUYASHA NO!! ––

!!!KARAKABOOOOOOOM!!!

*He's eliminated from the equation THAT quick! Laying on the ground, he writhes in pain as he tries to pull the shards of diamonds from his body! Now with the upper hand, Inuyasha slowly stalks the half lucide Clarke...*

William: ...

Inuyasha: ....

*He lifts the blade, GLARING at Clarke.*

Inuyasha: ...shine.

*Before he can bring the blade down, Kagome LEAPS into the path, wrapping her arms around the Yokai, refusing to let go. For a moment, it halts Inuyasha's final attack, giving William time to pull the shards out of his chest... Afterwards, he falls backwards, completely worn out.. But his wounds begin to heal rapidly on their own.*

William: ...I fucking love you, Logan. Ughhhh...

Kagome: ..Inuyasha... it's time to stop fighting now...

Inuyasha: ...

Kagome: you saved me... it's over.. Please..

*He begins to lower his blade before NAILING Kagome in the face with a back hand! The shocking move even surprises William, who's still bleeding profusely, fighting to sit back up!*

Kagome: UNGGHH!!

William: ..oh no..

*Inuyasha lifts the blade up once more, now focusing his rage on Kagome herself! William sees what's about to happen, and slowly begins to get up..*

William: no...

Kagome: Inuyasha.. Please...

William: I won't let you make the same mistake that I made...

*William FIGHTS to stand back up... slowly stumbling towards Inuyasha, Memories of his own evil deed flash through his memory... everything leading up to this moment. He REFUSES to let this happen!*

William: This ends...

*He LEAPS from the ground, BLASTING towards Inuyasha as fast as he can possibly move! Drawing his fist back, he focuses EVERY SINGLE BIT of power he can into one final, powerful, destructive attack targeted right on Inuyasha's chest!*

Inuyasha: !!!!!!

William: NOWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!

!!!FLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

*William PUNCHES Inuyasha's chest, RIPPING through the demon's flesh! At his most powerful, most passionate moment, William's hand touches the tainted shikon shard... The shard reacts violently, ripping apart and eradicating William's X-gene on impact, completely purifying in the process! William's arm explodes through the other side of Inuyasha's lungs and back!*

William: ...

Inuyasha: ....

*They hit the ground... and with the last of his strength, William frees his arm from Inuyasha, before falling face first on the blood soaked, snowy ground. Inuyasha lays motionless, complete with a collapsed lung... free of Naraku's will.*

William: ...it...it's over... thank god...

*Or so, they think it's over.. Lights begin to fill the sky, as SHIELD's Helicarrier arrives!*

William: ...no...

*Several troops land on the ground, their cape killer weapon aimed right at William, who somehow... stands back up from the ground COMPLETELY soaked in blood. Gasping for air, he slowly raises his arms in the air.*

Troop: ...Fire.

*The troops FIRE the nanite filled darts into William's already depowered body! He's unconscious and comatose before he even lands on the ground.*

Troop: Subject Subdued! Let's get him in the helicarrier and g—

!!THHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM!!

*The troops are HAULTED when the Prince of Saiyans lands between them and the downed warriors.. A HALF a second too late!*

Vegeta: ........

*It's a standoff for the next few seconds...*

Troop: Soldier.. Give me his power class.

Soldier: It's off the scale, sir!

Troop: ...Alright. Men. Retreat. We've already deactivated our target. No need for custody. Let's go!

*Not wanting a fight, the SHIELD troops leave. Their damage has been done. Vegeta turns to William, who's eyes are still open, but lifeless... his body only performs it's most minimal task of breathing.*

Vegeta: ...

*The Capsule Helicarrier arrives a few minutes later, more troops are on the ground, awaiting Vegeta's order.*

Vegeta: Get what we were looking for. And you.. Get these people to the rejuvenation tanks immediately.

Troop: YES SIR!

*Meanwhile, in an undisclosed location across the world, Adam arrives inside of another unmarked, hidden facility.*

Adam: Set up a meeting between myself an the Elders.

Man: YES SIR!

*He runs off, leaving Adam to wander into a room that over looks another room below..*

Man: Sir, we just recieved word that the Demon and Subject #0 defeated our newest model. There's nothing left of him.

Adam: I see.

*The lights in the lower room illuminate, revealing several hundreds... maybe THOUSANDS of tables. Each one containing a monster JUST like the one Inuyasha and William faced earlier. Adam looks over them all with a small smile on his face.*

Adam: Then we'll just have to try harder next time.

*Several hours later, hailing over Japan, everyone is aboard the Capsule ship safetly, Inuyasha and Kagome have just spent the last few hours in the Rejuvenation Chambers...*

Inuyasha: ..how is he?

Vegeta: He's... not responding to the treatment.

Inuyasha: Oh God.. This is all my fault....

Kagome: ...you couldn't help it, Inuyasha.

Inuyasha: Naraku didn't force me to put that shard in my chest.. I chose to do it because I wasn't strong enough to beat that disgusting monster.. And now because of my selfishness...

*He looks down at the purified jewel shard..*

Inuyasha: ..and how.. How did he? .. It takes WEEKS to purify these things..

Vegeta: Inuyasha.. You should get back to your own time now. You've got what you need to go back and fight your enemy in the feudal era. I'll take care of everything here.

*He nods.*

Inuyasha: Alright...

*He turns to leave with Kagome, as they board a mini Capsule Pod to return to Tokyo.*

Inuyasha: ..if... ...........when he wakes up, tell him I said Thank you.

Vegeta: *nod* ...

*And with that, the duo departs. Vegeta enters the infirmary, where William lies unconsciously on a hospital bed.*

Vegeta: ...If I was the same man I was two years ago, I would have never asked you to do this for me. I would have simply gone in and destroyed any and everything that stood in my path. I'm sorry William this happened to you, William. I truly am.

William: ...

*An employee enters the room behind him.*

Op: Sir. We retrieved it.

Vegeta: Hand it to me.

*The object is handed to Vegeta.. A Tome entitled "Grouidolic" or "The Book of Ancient Prophesies." Vegeta received specific instructions to retrieve this book during his time in Universe Zero. The inside of the partially translated book contained Prophesies already fulfilled, from the Demon's final Showdown to RoSE's Fatali, even Inuyasha and William's invasion.*

Vegeta: ..excellent work. Get the translators working on this immediately.

*A cold sweat begins to form on Vegeta's brow. He hasn't felt something like this in a long time... it was ... Fear.*

Vegeta: ...These.. Are not good times.

Epilogue

*In Tokyo, The Capsule pod lands in the Higurashi family's lawn... They step out of the pod, Fully refreshed and healed thanks to The saiyan's rejuvenation chamber pods. Looking just as healthy as they did before the kidnapping took place, the duo rushes into the warm embrace of the Higurashi family.*

Kagome: MOM!!

*Inuyasha watches at the mother and daughter hug. He knows this is a joyous occasion, but he can't bring himself to be happy. After all, it was his use of the tainted shikon jewel that lead to the demise of William Clarke. He doesn't notice Sota walking up to him, placing his hand on his arm.*

Sota: I always knew you were a hero, Inu Onii-chan. Thanks for getting my sister back here safetly!

Inuyasha: yeah.

*The reunited family has a great, celebatory meal together, as they all sit together for hours on end, laughing and talking. Inuyasha and Sota watch tv together for a while, and of course, he's attacked by that damn cat again eventually! Finally.. The time came for Inuyasha and Kagome to return to the past... after all, they now had almost the entire Shikon Jewel in their possession again, and Naraku was still out there.*

Kagome: GOODBYE!!!

*Waving to her family at the well, the duo prepares to leap into the time traveling wormhole.*

Kagome: Inuyasha?

Inuyasha: mm?

Kagome: You're still upset about what happened, huh?

Inuyasha: yeah.

Kagome: Me too. I just put a fake smile on for the sake of my family. I feel terrible about it all.

Inuyasha: .. Yeah.. But I guess.. There we can't just sit around and pout about it now. Naraku is still out there. That's the first and most important objective for me. Let's go.

Kagome: hai.

*They leap into the gate, falling five hundred years into the past.*

Inuyasha: ...what the..

*And instantly upon arrival, Inuyasha notices something VERY wrong. The grass all around the well is brown, completely dead, along with everything else around it.*

Kagome: ..oh my god..

Inuyasha: what the hell HAPPENED HERE?!

*It is soon apparent to them both, that this is not the same feudal japan they left months ago.*

Book Three: Atonement
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