United in Battle

Chapter 1

The teenage girl struggled against the droids that held her arms as she was pulled before two very odd looking creatures. She gaped at them for a moment before she felt the droid's cold metallic hands sliding over her body. She struggled slightly as the droid continued to search for any hidden weapons.

"Get you metallic hands off my ass!" She pulled away from the droids and turned to the two Neimoidians standing in front of her. "What the hell is going on here? What the fuck do you want with me?"

Nute Gunray waved the girl away. "Lock her away in the cell with the others. We will turn them all over to Darth Sidious once we have taken care of the Chancellor's ambassadors."

"Roger, Roger." The droid shoved the barrel of his gun into the middle of the girl's back to get her moving again.

The girl bit the inside of her lip as she tried to gather the information she needed to get her out of this hell hole but they moved so quickly all she saw was a room filled with strange weapons before she was shoved into a cell. She barely registered that she had company as she fell hard onto her hands and knees. She tried to catch her breath as a pair of bare and clawed feet approached her. She scrambled backwards until her back was against the cold metal of the door. Her crystal blue eyes traveled up the legs of the owner of the feet. She took in the red kimono as well as his silver hair, golden eyes, and dog ears.

"Who the hell are you?" Inu-Yasha's gruff voice caused the girl to scramble to her feet. He noticed the tears on the knees of her jeans and the dirt smudged across the front of her t-shirt that said 'Bad Ass Attitude'.

"I'm Tori." Tori Amherst turned her gaze to the rest of the people gathered in the tiny cell. "Who are you?"

"Inu-Yasha." He returned to his perch on the foot board of the only bed in the room.

Tori watched as Inu-Yasha cracked his knuckles. She bit her bottom lip when she saw his claws. She averted her eyes and took in the rest of her new companions. She praised God silently when she saw that she wasn't the only girl in the group. A woman with auburn hair hanging loose around her shoulders sat on the bed beside another woman with her black hair pulled into a high ponytail and sporting her demon slayer's outfit. A light haired man sat on the floor of the cell slowly petting a small cream colored kitten with black markings, red eyes, and two tails. Tori rubbed her eyes for a moment before turning to the dark haired man beside him. He looked like he was praying except for the fact his eyes never seemed to leave Tori's body. Two other dark haired men leaned against the wall beside the bed. One of the men had hazel eyes and wore glasses while the other had piercing blue eyes and a mischievous smile. Tori started to move forward as a movement from the corner closest to her made her practically climb the wall. She saw another silver haired man. She thought he looked like Inu-Yasha except for the fact he was wearing shoes, had a fluffy white boa, no dog ears, and purple stripes on his cheeks giving him a wounded look.

"I am Sessho-Maru." He moved toward her as he spoke in is calm voice.

Tori tried to run across the room when her jeans caught and ripped slightly on a screw sticking out of a panel on the wall behind her. Lily unfolded herself from the bed. She approached Sessho-Maru and Tori.

"Shame on you, Sessho-Maru. She is most likely terrified like we were." Lily wrapped an arm around Tori's shoulders. "You're safe with us, dear."

"Feh! She is weak like the rest of you humans." Sessho-Maru crossed his arms slightly as Tori started to glare at him.

"We've had time to get used to you and the close quarters." Sango positioned herself between Tori and Sessho-Maru.

"Sango, perhaps we should introduce ourselves." Lily waited until Sango was facing them again. "I'm Lily Evans and this is Sango. She's a demon slayer. You have already met Inu-Yasha and his half-brother, Sessho-Maru. They are dog demons."

Miroku, who had been watching Tori, jumped to his feet and clasped Tori's hand to his heart. "Beautiful Tori, would you give me the honor of bearing my child?"

Inu-Yasha jumped from his perch and knocked Miroku on the back of his head. "Knock it off, Miroku!"

"Lecherous monk!" Sango slapped him as well. "This is Miroku. Best watch out for his wandering hands."

"Anyone touching my ass will have something cut off." Tori gave Miroku a meaningful look.

James and Sirius laughed as Kirara wound herself around Tori's ankles. Lily scooped up Kirara. "This is Kirara. She belongs to Sango and is a fire cat demon." She motioned to the last of the men. "Those guys are James Potter, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin. They're wizards and I'm a witch."

Tori moved toward the bed with a purpose and proceeded to rip one of the metallic legs off the bed. Everyone watched as Tori tried to wedge the leg between the wall and the screw. She began to carefully pry the small panel from the wall.

"If you've been here for a while, why haven't these idiotic boys tried to get this panel off?" Tori strained slightly as the gap widened.

Sessho-Maru cracked his knuckles slightly before ripping the panel from the wall. "Idiotic boys? I, Sessho-Maru, Lord of the Western Lands, am no boy."

"Yeah, right, pretty boy." Tori reached for the jumble of wires within the wall.

"Be careful, Tori. Some of those wires may be hot." Lily watched as Tori was flung back for the gaping hole in the wall and into Sessho-Maru.

Tori shook her head slightly before looking up into Sessho-Maru's golden eyes. "Nice muscles." She turned back to the wires. "You know that wasn't the wires. I think that was an explosion."

James leaned toward the door and listened. "Listen to this." They all turned toward the door. "That's blaster fire. Remember we all heard it when we were captured."

Tori reached for the wires again. "We've got to get out of here." She began pulling wires from the hole. Suddenly a surge of electricity raced through her body before slamming her back against Sessho-Maru's chest. "Ow! That hurt."

"I certainly hope you are not going to make a habit of this." He set her on her feet again.

"Master Qui-Gon, where are we going?" A voice floated through a grate at the top of the room.

"We must warn the Queen, Obi-Wan." A deeper voice followed the first.

Tori's gaze landed on the grate as she heard faint footsteps. "Someone's up there."

"How do we get their attention?" Sango bit her lip as Miroku's hand made its way onto her ass. "Not now!" She slapped him hard across the face.

"Someone needs to get their hand out that grate and yell for help." Tori turned to the men. "Can anyone get me up there?" Tori squealed as Sessho-Maru grabbed her around the waist and carried her up to the grate.

"How is this?" He watched as Tori stuck her hand through an opening on the grate.

"Perfect. Thanks." Tori began to wave her hand. "Someone help us! Please help us!"

Tori pulled her hand back into the cell as footsteps approached the grate. Two faces appeared just beyond the grate. The older of the two men had his grey streaked brown hair pulled back into a small ponytail while the younger had what looked like a military crew cut with a long braid hanging down.

"I am Master Qui-Gon Jinn." Qui-Gon peered down into the cell. "Is everyone alright?"

"We're fine except for the fact that we're all prisoners." Tori gave a slight smile. "Can you get us out?"

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan raised themselves up and pulled out two silver cylinders. "Everyone move to the edge of the cell. We'll get you out."

Sessho-Maru carried Tori back to the floor as blue and green lights shot out of the cylinders. He pulled her behind him as James shoved Lily back against the wall. Sirius and Remus each flanked him as Kirara jumped into Sango's arms. Miroku and Inu-Yasha shielded her from the sparks coming down from the grate. Suddenly the hissing and sparks stopped falling as the grate fell to the floor with a loud clang.

"Now how do we get out of here?" Lily looked up at the two Jedi.

Sessho-Maru held out a hand. "I can take the ladies up." He grabbed Lily around the waist before gripping Sango's waist. He turned to Tori. "Hold on tight." He wrapped her arms around his neck. Slowly he rose into the air.

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan lifted Lily through the grate first. Sango handed Obi-wan Kirara before allowing Qui-Gon to aid her. Sessho-Maru lifted Tori onto the edge of the hole and watched as she scooted backwards away from the hole.

"Thanks, Sessho-Maru." Tori watched as he went back for James and Sirius.

Inu-Yasha leaped through the hole carrying Remus and Miroku. They climbed from his back as Sessho-Maru handed James and Sirius through the hole. He landed beside them before turning to help Tori climb to her feet.

"We need to find our weapons." Lily turned to the group. "I feel naked without my wand."

Tori half-turned toward Lily. "I remember seeing a room filled with weapons before those metallic freaks threw me into the cell. I might be able to find it from here." Tory started down the shaft with Inu-Yasha and Sessho-Maru following right behind her. She dropped to her knees beside another grate only a few yards from the one that was over the cell. "Here it is! They must have thought we wouldn't be able to beak out of that cell so they put the weapons in the room next door."

Sessho-Maru pulled Tori to her feet. "Stand back." Tori moved back a few steps while Inu-Yasha and Sessho-Maru ripped the grate from the floor and jumped down into the room.

Inu-Yasha, with Tetsusaiga tied to his waist, jumped back into the shaft and handed Sango Hiraikotsu, an oversized boomerang, and her sword before turning to Miroku and giving him his staff. He reached into his kimono and pulls out four sticks.

"I thought you would want these." Inu-Yasha handed the sticks to Lily, who in turn tossed one to James, Sirius, and Remus.

Sessho-Maru lands beside Tori in the middle of the shaft. She noticed the two swords tied to his waist, Tokijin and Tenseiga. She gasped when Sessho-Maru handed her a blaster. "I thought you might need this."

Tori hid her hands behind her back. "I didn't have a weapon and I don't want one."

"You will need one. I won't always be around to save you." Sessho-Maru slid the blaster between Tori's belt and the waistband of her jeans before turning to Qui-Gon. "Now where do we go?"

"We need to go to the hangers and find a ship." Qui-Gon started to run down the shaft. "Follow me and keep quiet."

Tori rolled her eyes. "Sure. Here I was thinking of screaming my head off."

No one could believe it. Sessho-Maru had started to chuckle before shoving Tori, Lily, and Sango down the shaft. Inu-Yasha turned to Miroku and shrugged. They hurried after the older Jedi and managed to remain hidden. At the end of the shaft, Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon jumped down to the hanger floor. Tori managed to stifle a scream when she saw them disappear. Lily knelt next to the edge and looked down at the Jedi. They motioned for the group to come down and Lily nodded. Smiling, she climbed back to her feet.

"They're okay but we need to get down there before they get discovered." Lily glanced at James.

"The four of us can Apparate but what about the...?" James glanced over at Tori and Sango.

"Sessho-Maru and I can get them down there." Inu-Yasha half-turned to Sessho-Maru. "I'll take the women and you can take..."

"I will take Lady Tori. You can take the others." Sessho-Maru scooped Tori into his arms and jumped out of the shaft to the floor of the hanger.

Tori barely had time to register that they had landed when Inu-Yasha landed with Sango, Kirara, and Miroku. Four soft pops signaled that James, Lily, Sirius, and Remus had also arrived. Sessho-Maru turned his golden eyes on Tori causing her to blush before turning to face Qui-Gon.

"We're never going to get a ship to ourselves." James peeked around one of the many crates around them.

"Then we split up." Qui-Gon turned back to the group. "We must get to the planet and warn the Queen of this invasion force."

"And how exactly do we go about doing this?" Lily crossed her arms and leaned back against one of the crates.

"We need to sneak aboard those ships." Qui-Gon bowed slightly before Lily, Tori, and Sango. "I only ask that each of you ladies pair with one of the men."

Tori nodded slightly while Lily grabbed James' hand. Sango moved toward Inu-Yasha just as Miroku grabbed her hand.

"Sango, will you go aboard a ship with me?" Miroku gazed into her dark chocolate eyes.

"I think I'd be safer with Inu-Yasha, Miroku. Sorry." Sango moved to stand beside Inu-Yasha.

"Lady Tori will come with me." Sessho-Maru laid a hand on Tori's shoulder.

Tori blushed slightly before turning her crystal blue eyes on him. "Quit calling me Lady Tori." She placed her slender hand over his. "I'll go with you."

"Moony, you should go with the kid here." Sirius motioned to Obi-Wan.

"My name is Obi-Wan Kenobi. I would be honored." Obi-Wan bowed slightly to Remus.

"Who gets to keep you in line, Padfoot?" Remus moved to stand next to his partner.

"Miroku and I will get to know each other better." Sirius looked around at the odd looking group. "What I wouldn't give for dozen Invisibility Cloaks."

"Same here, Padfoot." James looked down at Lily who trembled in his arms. "We'll get away from all this, Tiger Lily."

"Let's go." Qui-Gon stopped when Sango laid her hand on his arm. "Yes, Sango?"

"You don't have a partner."

"I was without a partner for many years and will most likely be without in the years to come. Do not worry about me, Sango." Qui-Gon laid a hand on her shoulder.

Sango held out Kirara. "Please take Kirara with you. She may come in handy."

Qui-Gon bowed as he slipped Kirara inside his tunic. "I promise to return her in one piece." He turned to the group. "Time to go."

Slowly James and Lily inched toward one of the ships while Sessho-Maru carried Tori and raced across the hanger to another ship. Qui-Gon watched as Inu-Yasha followed his brother's lead and carried Sango to a waiting ship. Sirius and Miroku slipped aboard one of the closer ships while Remus and Obi-Wan sneaked past several droids to gain access to another. Qui-Gon sighed in relief as he slipped aboard the final ship. He slid his hand into his tunic and slid it across Kirara's soft fur.

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Remus and Obi-Wan were in one of the far corners of the ship's cargo hold. Remus sat upon the floor and watched as Obi-Wan tried to wear a hole in the floor of the ship. He chuckled to himself as the young Jedi tightly gripped his lightsaber.

"You really should calm down." Remus stretched out his legs and patted the floor beside him. "You're making me nervous with all your pacing. Besides you might wear a hole in the floor and then where will we be?"

Obi-Wan sighed as he sank to the floor beside Remus. "What was it your friend called you? Moony? This is your name?"

"No. My name is Remus Lupin. My friends call me Moony."

"Please, Mr. Lupin, tell me about yourself."

"First call me either Remus or Moony. I can't be much older than you if at all."

"I turned twenty-five on my last birthday."

"Okay. So you're older than me. I'm only eighteen."

"But you look older."

"It's the grey hair. What do you want to know about me?"

"Everything."

"Okay." Remus took a deep breath. "My friends and I are wizards and we come from a planet called Earth."

"I have never heard of it."

"I didn't think you had. Anyway, we were at our old school, Hogwarts, when we were attacked by those metal things and captured."

"What is a wizard? Is it anything like a Jedi?"

"I'm not sure. We use magic. We can harness our magic with our wands." Remus held up his wand before setting up an illusion charm. "That'll keep those metal things from finding us."

"Droids." Obi-Wan shook his head. "We use the Force to help us in everything we do. The Force is in all things. We even use the Force to help us fight though mainly we try to keep the peace."

"What kind of weapon do you use?"

"A lightsaber." Obi-Wan held up his lightsaber for Remus to inspect. "I often forget to turn it off and it makes Master Qui-Gon upset with me."

"A warrior needs to take care of his weapon so his weapon can help him."

Obi-Wan clipped his lightsaber back onto his belt before turning back to Remus. "Tell me why your friends call you Moony."

"I figured you would ask." Remus cleared his throat before staring at the ceiling. "On our world, hidden from Muggle eyes, is a creature so dangerous that everyone avoids it. The thing is that it is only dangerous one night every twenty-eight days. This creature is called a werewolf. A person who is bitten by a werewolf becomes one himself."

"What does this have to do with you?"

"I was bitten when I was about five or six. James, Sirius, Lily, and Peter have been my friends even though they found out that I'm a lycanthrope. Hell, James, Sirius, and Peter even became Animagi to stay with me on the nights of the full moon when I am most dangerous."

"Animagi? What is that?"

"Animagi are witches and wizards who can change into an animal willingly. James can change into a stag and we call him Prongs. Sirius can change into a large black dog and he's known as Padfoot. Our friend Peter is a rat and known as Wormtail."

Obi-Wan watched as Remus twisted the hem of his shirt slightly. "What's wrong, Remus?"

"I can't help but wonder how the full moon of this world, or any other for that matter, is going to affect me."

"I guess we'll find out when it happens." Obi-Wan leaned back against the wall and closed his eyes.

"I guess we will." Remus smiled as he watched the young Jedi relax slightly.

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Tori sat with her back against the cold metal of the ship's hull while Sessho-Maru watched the droids marching only a few yards from them. Sessho-Maru smelt the fear and anguish coming from Tori and turned to face her.

"What is wrong?"

"I'm kind of worried about something." Tori wrapped her arms around her legs as Sessho-Maru knelt beside her.

"What has you worried?"

"I overheard the owners of the droids saying something about a Darth Sidious. They said something about giving us over to him after they dealt with the ambassadors."

"We will be safe with the men who released us from that cell. You have nothing to fear while I am here with you."

"That's not what I'm afraid of. I'm afraid that we won't get back home and this Darth Sidious will still manage to capture all of us."

"If I have to tear him apart with my poison whip and claws, no one will hurt you." Sessho-Maru watched as Tori gave him a weak smile.

If Inu-Yasha had been there, he would have passed out when he saw what Sessho-Maru did. He moved behind Tori, sat, and pulled her back until she was relaxing against his chest. His arms wrapped around her while she moved slightly to place her head on his shoulder.

"Thanks for making me feel better." Tori yawned slightly as Sessho-Maru tightened his grip on her. "Will you tell me a bit about yourself?"

"Certainly, milady." Sessho-Maru bit back a groan as Tori shifted slightly. "My brother and I come from the Warring States Era about five hundred years in the past."

"Neat. I've always loved history. Tell me more."

"We were enemies until recently and now we just bicker every now and then." Sessho-Maru stared across the cargo hold. "We travel with the Miroku, Sango, and Kirara as well as a little fox demon called Shippo and a priestess named Kagome. Together we are gathering the shards of the Shikon Jewel."

"The Jewel of Four Souls. I heard it was burned with a priestess."

"It was. But it wasn't lost to us yet. Kagome shattered it with a sacred arrow. Inu-Yasha has spent the last year trying to gather the pieces. We have also tried to defeat a half-demon named Naraku and it has been next to impossible to kill him."

"That's sounds rough." Tori's voice sounded muffled as she burrowed into Sessho-Maru's shoulder.

He tightened his hold again. "Rest. I will wake you when we land." Sessho-Maru felt her relax and allowed himself to give a soft smile. My mate.

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Sirius and Miroku leaned against the hull of the ship. Miroku's staff was laid across his legs while Sirius had his arms folded over his chest. Sirius glanced over at the meditating monk.

"So...You're a lecherous monk." Sirius chuckled as Miroku cracked open one of his eyes.

"I wouldn't call myself lecherous." Miroku stretched slightly.

"That's not what Lily and Sango tell me." Sirius examined his fingernails. "You're lucky James hasn't found out about you grabbing Lily's ass. He'd have killed you."

"It's not my fault I happen to like beautiful women."

"All men like beautiful women. We just don't go around grabbing every ass that comes into view." Sirius watched as Miroku's cheeks began to darken. "Even though, personally, I'd love to." Sirius grinned.

"Enough about me. You are a wizard, correct?"

"Yeah. What about it?"

"I have nothing against it. I only wish to learn more about my companion."

"Whatever." Sirius swiped at a smudge of dirt on his leather jacket.

"What is an Invisibility Cloak?"

"Something that James and I use to get in trouble." Sirius smiled his famous lopsided smile as he settled back against the hull of the ship. "It's made from the hair of a demiguise. When you wear it, it makes you invisible. Unfortunately, it can't hide your voice. I can't count the number of times James got caught going down to the kitchens for a snack." Miroku fingered the prayer beads wrapped around his right hand while Sirius watched. "What are those for?"

Miroku looked up from the beads. "These help me to keep a curse under control."

"What? Are you a werewolf?"

"No." Miroku sighed softly. "My grandfather fought with a demon named Naraku. When they battled for the final time, Naraku managed to slice through my grandfather's hand and a sealing spell. It created a wind tunnel that was passed to my father and finally to me. Now I must defeat Naraku in order to save my own life."

"To save your life?"

"Unless I defeat Naraku, this Wind Tunnel will continue to grow until it consumes my whole body. It will be the death of me just as it was of my grandfather and my father."

"Shit. I thought Remus had it rough, what with him being a werewolf and all. Now I see he has an easy life compared to you."

"I wish I only had to deal with the monthly curse of changing into a wolf." Miroku stood as he felt the ship beginning to descend.

"I'll help if I can." Sirius held out his hand.

Miroku stared at it for a moment before gripping it. "Thank you."

"Come on. We need to find that Qui-Gon guy." Sirius moved carefully to the exit ramp.

Miroku shook his head slightly before he followed the wizard.

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Lily snuggled closer to James as he began to nibble along her neck. She shivered slightly in the cold air of the cargo hold. James pulled away slightly.

"What's wrong, Lils?"

"I'm not sure. I just have this feeling that something terrible is going to happen and we're involved somehow."

"I'd say we're involved. We were the ones captured."

"I know but we only graduated last week and now we have this weird thing happening to us. I'd hate to think that Voldemort has something to do with this." Lily slapped James' hand as it started to make its way under her blouse. "I just have a feeling that Tori knew more than she was letting on back in the cell."

"We'll figure out what's going on and then we'll find a way home." James pulled Lily closer. "I know of a way for you to relax and not think so much."

Lily turned in his arms slightly. "Oh you do, do you? It wouldn't have anything to do with why you always got in trouble with Filch?"

"Hey that was always Padfoot's fault."

"Just like a Potter. Blame it on someone else." Lily pulled James' lips down to hers.

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Inu-Yasha and Sango stood behind several large crates near the ramp of the ship. Sango's eyes strayed over to Inu-Yasha for a moment. She smiled when she saw the worry on his face.

"What's wrong, Inu-Yasha? Worried about something?"

"Hell yeah. I'm worried about Kagome."

"She'll be fine. She has Shippo and Kaede to take care of her." Sango laid a hand on Inu-Yasha's shoulder. "We need to keep focused on what we're doing."

"You know I can't help but worry about her."

Sango looked down at the floor to hide her smile. "You really love her, don't you?"

Inu-Yasha turned and gaped at Sango. "Am I that obvious?"

Sango nodded slightly. "You're always worried about her. You think no one else can protect her as well as you can. You even go back to her time to get her when you think she's been there too long." Sango smiled as Inu-Yasha blushed. "You're terrified to tell a girl how you feel but you can try repeatedly to defeat Naraku, have befriended your brother, and just about have completed the Shikon Jewel. Ridiculous. You don't want to take too long to tell her how you feel or someone else will beat you to it."

"Shit." Inu-Yasha frowned slightly. "You're right. Just don't tell the monk."

"Too late. I think he already knows."

Inu-Yasha groaned slightly. "At least you can keep your feelings hidden from him."

"My feelings? What are you talking about?"

"I know you love him and he loves you. You just wish he would stop grabbing your ass all the time."

"Remind me to get Kagome to say 'sit' when we get home." Sango turned as the ramp started to lower to the ground.

"Not a chance in seven hells." Inu-Yasha scooped Sango onto his back and bounded off into the swamps of Naboo.

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Kirara meowed softly causing Qui-Gon to stick his hand inside his tunic and run it over her soft fur. "We'll get off this ship in a moment, Kirara. Then we'll find our friends." Qui-Gon edged closer to the lowering ramp. As soon as the ramp hit the ground, Qui-Gon raced down the ramp and into the swamps of Naboo.