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Identity Crisis
Chapter 4: Identity Crisis
~*~
“Human beings, who are almost unique inhaving the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable
for their apparent disinclination to do so.”
he waited for the Asgard High Commander to confirm what he already suspected.
However, Thor seemed rather disinclined to talk. Instead, the small, bug eyed
humanoid seemed to be paying rapt attention to the opalesque stones on his control
panel. Finally, Thor turned those bug eyes on Jack.“O’Neill.” He said politely with a slight
nod of his head. Jack couldn’t help but notice that the normally stoic alien
also seemed to be shifting from foot to foot.‘Is he… nervous?’
throat before answering. “As I mentioned, it appears we have a situation.”“Yes, I gathered that.”
“I must apologize in advance. It appears
that the Asgard High Council wasn’t… effective in discouraging one of our rogue
scientists in leaving the inhabitants of Earth alone.”Ah, there it was: the confession. Jack had
never really felt comfortable when the Asgard said they would take ‘care’ of
Loki, after his last visit to the planet. They were never really clear on how
they were going to accomplish it, after all. Now, it was more than obvious
that whatever they threatened him with – if that’s what they did to discourage
him – failed miserably.Putting the ‘lean on’ someone was just not
something the Asgard excelled at, and so Jack made a mental note to force Thor
to watch all three of The Godfather movies at some point.“Uh-huh. So what you’re saying is, Loki’s
up to his old tricks. I feared as much.”“Yes. I do apologize on behalf of the Asgard
High-““Yeah, yeah. Let’s just figure out what
he’s done and take care of it, before – heaven forbid – he clones someone else.”Jack shuddered visibly at the thought of
several copies of someone like Kinsey roaming the planet.Thor was quiet for a moment as he averted
his eyes, and moved a few of the stones on his control panel.His silence was telling.‘Awe, shit.’“Okay Thor, you might as well let the other
shoe drop.”“I do not understand what this situation
has to do with human footwear.”‘What is that grinding sound? Oh yeah,
must be my teeth.’Jack glared at the alien, who he was rapidly
losing patience with. “Damn it Thor, just tell me… what did Loki
do?”Thor was purposefully looking everywhere
but at Jack as he answered his question.“I have already run a scan of the surface
of your planet, and I have discovered some Asgard technology embedded in what
appears to be a young human male. After isolating his location and comparing
it with the geographical data Colonel Carter provided, it appears that this
young human resides in a city called Tokyo.”Jack groaned. ‘A Japanese kid… just great.’
Japan was one of the countries that was not ‘in the know’ with regards to
the Stargate program. Hopefully, whoever this kid was that had been tampered
with, he wasn’t anyone important and there wouldn’t be an international incident
because of it. But with his luck and knowing Loki, that was probably not the
case.He could see the stacks of paperwork and
hours of meetings with foreign diplomats who spoke badly accented English even
now.“It appears that it will be necessary to
bring him on board in order to deduce how Loki has tampered with him.” Thor
stated, knocking Jack right out of his self imposed pity party.“What? Listen, you do know that the existence
of aliens is not exactly public knowledge amongst humans. The kid is probably
going to freak if you just-““Please move, O’Neill. I will be bringing
them on board momentarily.”But Thor ignored him as was usual, effectively
cutting off Jack’s hastily worded objection. Bemused, Jack moved out of the way. Thor moved one of the stones on his control
panel, and as the control panel began to light up, the full import of Thor’s
words hit Jack like a bullet.“Them? What do you mean ‘THEM’?!?”~*~"Kurama - what the fuck just happened?!?"
The coffee house fell into utter silence
following Yusuke’s vehement question. Stunned by what had transpired, all eyes
were on the silent kitsune who still sat dejectedly on the polished wooden floor,
head tilted down so that the fringe of his red hair shielded his green eyes
and the embarrassed shame that surely resided in them as he stared down at the
useless rose still held in the hand lying limply in his lap. The rose that had not transformed.“I… I am sorry, Yusuke, but I cannot explain
to you what happened, for I do not know.” Kurama’s voice, when he spoke, sounded
so lifeless and dull, so unlike the redhead’s normal lively, intellectual self.
Keiko’s heart constricted painfully at the
forlorn tone of Kurama’s voice and she felt compelled to comfort him by placing
a hand on his shoulder and giving it a reassuring squeeze. Meanwhile, the hiyoukai that had been standing
just outside of the coffee house entered, his face schooled into an expression
of boredom that belied the concern he felt upon hearing the distress of his
comrades. He took in the situation with narrowed crimson
eyes. Kurama was lying on the ground, a strange emotion playing upon the sharp
features of the kitsune’s face. It took him a moment to actually discern exactly
what the emotion was, since it was one that he had never seen displayed upon
his friend and comrade’s face before. It was self-loathing... and defeat.Hiei’s eyes darkened with suspicion.Not even when Kurama had been completely
stripped of his energy during the dark tournament, had he looked so… forlorn
and defeated, which only went to fuel his earlier suspicions. Something… something
was definitely off with Kurama.Hiei turned his attention to Keiko, who was
attempting to comfort the red-head, and then to Yusuke, who was looking somewhat
baffled at Kurama.“Exactly what has happened here, detective?”"Hell if I know," Yusuke growled
in disgust, turning away from Kurama and Keiko and running a hand through his
slicked back hair, tousling it a bit in the process."See if you can get something out of
him, Hiei."The fire demon’s eyes narrowed further.
Almost silently, he approached Kurama. He leaned over and looked intently into
his face, forcing the kitsune to meet his gaze. At first a kaleidoscope of
emotions was visible in the depths of Kurama’s emerald gaze before he carefully
schooled his expression into neutrality.“Hiei.”Although he lifted his head and tried to
look as if nothing had happened when he finally acknowledged the presence of
the fire demon, the slight tremor in his voice gave away the inner turmoil he
was still feeling.Hiei studied his friend for a moment before
turning away.He didn’t have to question him to know that
Kurama wasn’t about to tell him anything more than he had Yusuke. His expression
spoke volumes of his unwillingness to discuss the topic any further.Therefore Hiei had no other recourse but
to probe mentally for an answer. He felt somewhat guilty about betraying Kurama’s
trust, but given the situation he did not see another alternative. There was
absolutely no reason why Kurama’s rose whip should have failed him. No reason
at all why Kurama should not have been able to access and control his spirit
energy in the heat of a battle. There was also no explanation for his… bizarre
behavior over the course of the day. Hiei closed his eyes briefly in a silent
and unvoiced apology to his friend, and sent a thought over to Yusuke, explaining
his intentions.~Hn. Kurama is unwilling to explain himself
to me as well. Also, his behavior over the course of the day has been very
uncharacteristic. I… I think he is hiding something from us. He is definitely
not himself, and I do not trust him right now. I think it is necessary to
use the Jagan. I suggest you get Keiko out of the way, detective, because he
will resist it. ~Yusuke met Hiei’s eyes with a look of acknowledgement
before turning to Kazuma, who had been standing off to the side, gaping at Kurama
like everyone else. He looked speculatively at his tall red haired friend.
He didn’t have the ability to mentally convey to him exactly what Hiei was planning,
and knew that Kuwabara would most likely freak if he witnessed Hiei using the
Jagan on a friend, since he hardly trusted the fire demon as it was. Therefore,
he needed to get him out of there.“Hey, Kuwabara, why don’t you be useful for
once and go check on the other customers?” The red haired teen merely nodded his consent
and let the barb completely fly over him in his concern for their comrade.“Yeah… sure. Hey Urameshi… is Kurama gonna
be okay?”"Of course he is, numb nuts. Kurama’s
just having an off day, that's all." He said, waving Kuwabara on with a
slight gesture. “Now hurry up. We’ll take care of things in here.”Kuwabara nodded, casting one last worried
glance in Kurama’s direction before hurrying out the door.Yusuke gave a silent sigh of relief once
Kuwabara was out of the way. Now all he had to do was get Keiko away and by
the way she was clinging to Kurama, it seemed he had his work cut out for him.Sighing to himself, he glanced over at Hiei,
who looked bored. The only indication of his impatience was the soft, slow
tapping of his boot on the wooden floor. ~Your female is still there, detective.~Yusuke shot the little fire demon a dark
look. ~Oh for crying out loud, you know she ain't my 'female' anymore, so
lay off it already... I'm on it.~ Yusuke responded mentally while he turned
and closed the gap between himself and Keiko. He bent over to lay a hand on
her arm. "Hey, Keiko... Maybe... maybe we should
give him some space."Keiko gave Yusuke a confused look and only
tightened her grip on Kurama. "What are you talking about, Yusuke? Can't
you see he's upset? He needs reassurance right now. I can't leave him alone."Despite Keiko's protest, Kurama shook his
head. "Perhaps you should listen to Yusuke, Keiko." The red head said
dejectedly. He placed a hand on top of one of hers and squeezed it gently as
his eyes met hers. "I'm not very reliable at the moment. Go on, I'll be
fine."Yusuke mentally thanked Kurama for his unknowing
assistance, and tugged once more on Keiko’s arm.“C’mon Keiko… Let him be for a moment. He…
he needs to figure out what happened, and it’s obvious that he doesn’t want
us crowding him right now.” He said, somewhat imploringly. Keiko gave one last beseeching look to Kurama,
but the red head simply diverted his eyes, finding himself unable to look at
her after his failure to protect her. This caused Keiko's heart to ache all
the more for her friend. Finally, she looked back at Yusuke and gave a nod.
"Okay, fine." She mumbled and allowed Yusuke to lead her away. As
they walked, Yusuke threw Hiei a look over his shoulder, giving a silent go
ahead to the fire demon.Hiei waited until Yusuke and Keiko were across
the room before he commanded the still uncovered Jagan eye to open. The sudden
increase of youki surrounding him drew the attention of the red head who was
still sitting on the floor wallowing in his own self pity. Kurama’s eyes widened as the powerful aura
washed over him and his gaze immediately shot up to lock with Hiei’s. “No…”
He whispered.The fire demon flinched inwardly for he could
see the realization as well as the hurt and betrayal that filled his friend’s
eyes. He winced when Kurama screamed in pain, as
the Jagan eye mercilessly penetrated Kurama’s weak mental defenses. It was
only a second or two before he was in completely, and Kurama was shaking on
the floor in front of him – as if he were just a normal ningen, with no spirit
energy to help fight against such a vicious mental attack.Hiei had to force himself not to turn away,
ashamed of what he was doing. Instead, he reminded himself that he was only
concerned about his friend’s well being and that there was no other way. Something
had to be very wrong with Kurama. His suspicions were confirmed almost instantly.
Hiei’s resolve strengthened and his eyes darkened considerably, as the Jagan
eye showed him a glimpse of the memories embedded within Kurama’s mind. The
memories were Kurama’s memories, except that they were recorded as if observed
by a third party, and not the kitsune himself.‘A copy.’
was possible. And yet he had undeniable proof in the form of the contents of
Kurama’s mind. However, what had really convinced him that he was dealing with
an imposter was the complete absence of the second consciousness that the Jagan
eye should have encountered immediately.Youko Kurama was nowhere to be found.Hiei snarled and withdrew his katana as he
closed the Jagan. He had seen enough. In an instant, he flung himself across
the room, the cold steel of his blade making contact with the soft skin of the
Kurama copy’s throat, who was struggling to right himself after Hiei’s mental
assault. “You… who the fuck are you, and what did
you do with Kurama?” Hiei spat out, seething with barely restrained rage at
the inept ningen who dared to imitate his friend.On the other side of the room, Keiko watched
the exchange between the two demons with confusion. She couldn’t understand
exactly what Hiei was doing, but she knew that he was hurting him. Kurama’s
scream was so primal that it both shocked and tore at her, and she had immediately
turned back towards him, but was stopped by Yusuke who still had possession
of her arm. However, when Hiei withdrew his katana and
rushed to attack Kurama, Keiko violently pushed Yusuke off of her.“Let go of me,” Keiko snapped at Yusuke,
who was too stunned by Hiei’s accusation to put up more than token resistance,
and she ran back across the room. She fell before Kurama, throwing one arm
around him protectively and with her other hand, she pushed away Hiei’s blade
from Kurama’s neck, where it had already drawn a thin line of blood. She did
not care that the hiyoukai’s sharp blade dug into the meat of her palm, drawing
her own blood. Instead, she ignored the pain and focused her wrath on Hiei.“Leave him alone! What are you doing, attacking
him like that? I thought Kurama was your friend!”Hiei withdrew the katana slightly, having
no wish to harm this ningen, but needing her to understand what had happened.
"Hn, he is indeed, but this is not Kurama." He growled.Keiko blinked in confusion. "What? I
don't understand. Hiei, what are you saying?" She asked imploringly as
she reached to grip Hiei’s black cloak with her bloodied hand, all the while
keeping her other arm protectively around the shivering kitsune at her side.Hiei narrowed his eyes and with his free
hand, reached to remove Keiko’s from where it was clenched tightly around the
fabric of his cloak. He did not have time to deal with this right now! Not
when the real Kurama was probably in danger. If it were anyone else, he would kill them
for interfering. He didn't have any particular attachment to Keiko, but since
she had befriended his sister and his friends, he was forced to be… civil.“Hn. Let go of me bitch, so I can deal with
this… imposter.” He said in his most civil tone. For some reason, his attempt at civility
didn’t work, and instead of letting go, Keiko only pulled him closer, her brown
eyes narrowed into slits and shot daggers at him.Hiei looked at her incredulously, and opened
his mouth to repeat himself. But as soon as his lips parted, a bright white
light surrounded the three of them. He closed his eyes for a moment in disorientation,
and when he reopened them, his surroundings had changed.One hand was still on his katana, while the
other was gripping Keiko’s enclosed hand, since she had yet to let go of his
cloak. He noticed with a sense of detachment that her other arm was still very
protectively cradling Kurama, and that the three of them were in a strange,
circular room filled with metallic objects that appeared alien in origin. Yusuke
was nowhere to be seen, and for that matter, neither were the bodies of the
demons they had just defeated, nor the coffee house manager who had been killed.
Instead, a strange looking humanoid creature with large, expressionless eyes
was staring at them along with an older, non Japanese human.The human was wearing military fatigues and
holding a strange device. He’d never seen anything like it, but he could tell
from the design and shape that it was a gun of some sort. Pointed at him.Hiei snarled and forcefully pushed Keiko
to the floor, as he prepared to swing his katana in the human’s direction.
The human apparently read his intentions,
because Hiei was abruptly engulfed in a field of painful energy. While he still
retained consciousness, he seemed to lose the ability to move. The human did not attack again, however.
Instead, he lowered his weapon, scowled, and then began swearing aloud in English,
seemingly unaware that Hiei was still conscious.By this point, the other two had realized
that their surroundings had changed as well, and both of them stared wide eyed
at their apparent captors. But before either Keiko or Kurama could formulate
a plan of action, a blue energy field surrounded them, rending them immobile
as well.Across the room from them, General Jack O’Neill
turned to glare at Thor, who was still standing in front of his control panel.“Dammit Thor… they’re just kids! I just
zatted a kid! At least you could have warned me they were coming in hot.” Another light engulfed the trio, scanned
them briefly, and then disappeared.Thor’s eyes widened briefly as he examined
the results of the scanner. His voice, however, did not change at all when
he finally responded to Jack.“I believe that he is not a child of your
species, but something else entirely, O’Neill.”Jack’s eyes widened and he shook his head
briefly in exasperation."Oh, that's just great!" Jack said
sarcastically, looking pointedly at Hiei's katana. "You're telling me
we've got sword wielding aliens now? A sword... give me a break. I'll take
a good old fashioned ray gun anyday..."~*~Kurama ran one hand through his long, red
locks while he stared out the small porthole sized window of the room which
he had been told would be his ‘quarters’ for as long as he remained onboard.
The girl-who-seemed-to-be-Keiko-but-wasn’t had left him there with instructions
to get comfortable while she conversed again with Loki. Not surprisingly, she
had locked him in when she left, giving him time to think. There wasn’t much
else for him to do, since the room consisted of only a table-like apparatus
that was to serve for a bed and a small replicating device which provided only
water and what Loki must have considered food – small, tasteless, gelatinous
cubes in various colors. He couldn’t discern what they were made of since they
were also devoid of any scent, so Kurama decided that he would avoid them until
absolutely necessary.Therefore, he remained where he was, gazing
out at the stars and mentally conversing with Youko about the situation.‘Youko, I want to ask you something.'
Kurama said, addressing his inner fox. 'Earlier, when Loki mentioned that he
was an Asgard, you reacted curiously. Was there something about the Asgard in
the old legends?'The spirit fox was quiet for a few moments
before he finally answered. ‘Well, I told you how in some of the older
youkai legends that the Furlings were a group of S class youkai who had the
ability to travel amongst the stars. In those same legends, the Furlings were
supposedly allied with a few other races that could also travel amongst the
stars. I… I think the Asgard were one of them. But honestly, I don’t know how
much truth there is to any of it. The legends are thousands of years old.’ 'But what would they want with us?' Kurama
asked.‘I really don’t know, Red. Perhaps
it has something to do with this alliance that they once had? Maybe the youkai
once fought with them. I can't imagine them fighting for themselves. Didn't
you smell the age and frailty on that Loki bastard? Were it not for his little
stones and bright lights…’
like to do to the bastard Asgard who had the audacity to keep the great
Youko Kurama prisoner.Kurama ignored Youko's sudden burst of anger.
Instead, he mulled over the spirit kitsune's words in his head. The Keiko-girl
had also mentioned that Loki had a poor constitution. Could the alien's health
have something to do with why they were abducted? Were all Asgard as sickly
as the one who had abducted him? Was Loki, in fact, part of a dying race who
- for whatever reason - needed something from the Furlings in order to prevent
their demise? Or was there something else that the alien needed from him?He knew that Loki was also interested in
the location of the other so-called Furlings, which according to his understanding,
would be the Makai. That was information that Kurama had no intention of giving
to Loki. Especially since the alien’s motivations were unknown.The red head was lost in thought when the
door to his room slid open with a soft ‘whoosh’."I hope that everything is to your satisfaction."
The Keiko clone said as she entered, smiling in Kurama's direction.Kurama whipped around and looked at her.
She was walking towards him. His eyes drifted
to watch the hypnotic movement of her hips as they swaggered back and forth
enticingly.He briefly closed his eyes to clear them
of such images and mentally reminded himself that this was probably not Keiko,
and even if it was, she obviously was not in her right mind.
”As satisfactory as could be expected, I suppose, given that I am a prisoner.”
He said coldly after a moment, his expression neutral.This comment made Keiko's smile falter a
bit. "You're not a prisoner," She stated evenly. "You are not
being treated harshly at all. We could take you back right now, in fact... if
you'd simply talk to us."“I am talking to you.”
“That’s not what I meant, and you know it.”The red head merely smirked and turned to
look out the porthole once again. “Tell me, Keiko-chan,” he began, in an attempt
to change the subject. “I’ve noticed that the stars have not changed for a
while. Are we no longer moving?”“No, we aren’t,” Keiko informed him with
a nod. “We are well out of range of Earth’s orbit and so are not in immediate
danger of being located. Then, of course, there’s been need of repairs on the
cloaking device, seeing as it has been malfunctioning lately.”Kurama could feel Youko’s smugness, as the
kitsune gloated internally. ~Still think my idea was rash, Red? Because
of my brilliance, we’ve stopped! Now, all we have to do is somehow find Loki
while he’s distracted and kill him, so that we can hijack this bird and get
home.~Kurama chose to ignore his counterpart, even
though he had to admit that the idea had merit. Instead, he remained silent
and continued to look at the stars outside of the porthole. Peripherally, he noticed that the Keiko-copy
was getting closer. He stiffened slightly when he felt her press into his side,
her arms snaking around his waist as she rested her head on his shoulder, giving
him a one sided hug. “Kurama,” She sighed, “Tell us what we want to know.”Her breath was hot on the shell of his ear,
and an involuntary shiver went through him. He turned his head slightly to
look at her. A mistake, since her eyes were halfway lidded, and she was smiling
at him slightly.He swallowed.“I cannot. No matter what you say, I do
not trust Loki, nor you for that matter. You know that. Please… don’t ask again.”Gently, he pushed her from his side. She
looked at him, her big brown eyes filled with hurt, and he had to turn away.
He couldn’t bear to see that particular expression on Keiko’s face, whether
it was real or not. And so, Kurama looked out the window again.This time, he didn’t only see stars, but
another ship – a large one, in the shape of a pyramid.Kurama swallowed.“Keiko-chan? Do you think the cloaking system
has been successfully repaired by now?” He asked. The Keiko-copy looked at him blankly. As
she opened her mouth to respond, the other ship fired at them. Kurama barely
had time to wrap his arms around her protectively before the shot impacted,
throwing both of them to the floor as the ship shook and the lights flickered
on and off. Kurama groaned in pain, inwardly cursing
his inherent tendency to be a gentleman as she fell on top of him, her knee
wedged precariously in between his legs.“Nevermind,” Kurama said in a slightly shrill
voice. “I think that sufficiently answers my question.”~*~A/N: Everyone who has been following this
story, thank you for your patience! We have the plot all worked out and will
be finishing this, however updates will be slow since this work is a collaboration
between two authors who both have plenty of WIP’s of their own. If you’d like
to see this updated more frequently, drop us a review and let us know what you
think! Reviews tend to fuel our muse – especially with this particular story,
since the crossover is so bizarre. We want to ensure that we are writing everyone
in character and are doing both series justice, so feedback is greatly appreciated.
Thanks much! Julie (whirleeQ) and Rose (vampmistress76).PS – 10 points to anyone who figures out
the common link with the chapter titles… and if you do figure it out, for shame
– you really are a nerd ;).