3
[ Da da da daaa! Sango, Inuyasha, and Miroku to the rescue! The three of them
stand in the distance, Sango in her exterminator outfit, and the other two
looking pretty determined]
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1
INUYASHA
(looking confident as ever)
Bah! I could finish off this damn puny youkai in one strike.
[FX - knuckle crack]
2
VILLAGER1
You tear him apart…
VILLAGER2
(looking desparate)
Please, just calm it down.
INUYASHA
Hmm…?
3
[Miroku and Sango step in. Miroku takes out two of his ofuda.]
[FX: MIROKU OFUDA - rustle]
MIROKU
Stay back, Inuyasha.
That's undoubtedly the kitsune-sama.
[Inuyasha looks utterly confused and a bit surprised. He also looks a little annoyed. Yes, it's possible to look all that in one shot...]
SANGO
Yes… its just…
4
[A closeup of the fox youkai shows that it has something glowing attached
to its back…]
[FX: GLOWING ENERGY - humming]
SANGO
SOMETHING is possesing it.
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[Miroku throws three ofuda at the kitsune-gami.]
MIROKU: Ha..!
[FX: OFUDA - swoosh!]
2
[The ofuda land on the fox youkai. The youkai is surrounded
by crackling energy.]
[FX: ENERGY - CRACKLE. CRACKLE. CRACKLE.]
3
[ A bug - looks kinda like a flea - comes out of its fur.]
[FX: ENERGY - CRACKLE. CRACKLE. CRACKLE.]
4
SANGO
(rushing forward)
It's letting go!
That's it!
PAGE 4
1
SANGO
HIRAIKOTSU!
(glossary)
[She throws the bone boomerang.]
[FX: HIRAIKOTSU - SWOOSH!]
2
[ The boomerang neatly slices through the bug.]
[FX: HIRAIKOTSU - WHACK]
3
[Three villagers, along with Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippou, are standing;
Kagome and Shippou are all smiles.]
SHIPPOU
Oh! They did it!
KAGOME
Amazing!
INUYASHA
(looking annoyed)
Bah!
VILLAGER
But Kitsune-sama…
4
MIROKU
It's alright.
The jyaki has dispersed.
5
MIROKU
It will likely return to the shrine.
[View of the fox youkai, who is now flying into the sky, looking much less dangerous. In fact, it looks almost like a weasel, rather than a fox. Heh...]
PAGE 5
1
[SCENE CHANGE. Now we're looking at one of the village houses.]
VILLAGER (OFF)
Thank you very much for before.
That kitsune youkai is the protector of this land;
So it need not be killed...
2
[The villager bows to the group, who have apparently been fed and will be
staying the night… the usual thanks for their help.]
VILLAGER
So then, I bid you a good night. (notes)
3
[Close up of Sango, who looks very worried.]
SANGO
…I have a bad feeling about this.
About that youkai…
4
KAGOME
Do you know something? Sango-chan.
SANGO
Yeah.
That parasite…
Wasn't a very large youkai, though.
PAGE 6
1
[A view of the parasite (yadori sanagi) creature from before. It looks
like a flea/roach/something most people would be setting up but traps for...]
SANGO (VO)
It feeds off of the body of a larger youkai.
I didn't hear of it being attached to the kitsune youkai today,
though.
2
MIROKU
Are we going to take a look?
INUYASHA
Wait a minute.
3
[Now Inuyasha looks pretty determined.]
INUYASHA
We SHOULD be going after Naraku.
We shouldn't be bothering with these measly youkai.
4
INUYASHA
Besides, having no clues is FRUSTRATING.
MIROKU
(looking a exasperated)
It's quite common for you to be frustrated.
5
SHIPPOU
(who also has this "what are we going to do with you" look on his
face)
Really, you're complaining because we didn't really gain anything from today's.
I know that.
INUAYSHA
(thunking Shippou in the head)
Don't give me that look. (notes)
[FX: INUYASHA - WHACK]
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1 2 [FX: WIND - WHOOSH. DOOR - rattle rattle] 3 [FX: WIND - WHOOSH. DOOR - rattle rattle] 4 [FX: WIND
- WHOOSH. DOOR - loud clatter, rattle] SHIPPOU 5 [FX: DOOR - RATTLE RATTLE RATTLE] SHIPPOU |
Big-ass roaches invade the household!! |
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1
[Poor Shippou is now terrified out of his wits...]
SHIPPOU
The pa…
pa…
para….
2
[Inuyasha comes up behind Shippou, apparently scaring the living daylights
out of him.]
INUYASHA
Wha~~~?
The parasite? It's still here?
3
[Sihppou hits Inuyasha in the forehead]
SHIPPOU
Don't sneak up behind me like that so suddenly, you JERK!
[FX: SHIPPOU - clunk]
4
[Inuyasha punches him right back]
INUYASHA
If you're scared, just be quiet and pass out.
[FX: INUYASHA - WHACK!]
5
[ Nice closeup of Shippou, quietly passed out on the floor, with a nice big
bump on his head and swirly eyes for the full effect.]
[FX: SHIPPOU - bump pop!]
6
[ Inuyasha then races outside, hand on the hilt of Tessaiga, looking serious.]
[FX: INUYASHA - SWOOSH]
PAGE 9
1
[ OUTSIDE. There's several of those parasites flying through the air now.]
[FX: PARASITES - swoosh]
INUYASHA: !
2
INUYASHA
(thinking) It isn't just one of those things!
3
[He slices through three of them with Tessaiga.]
[FX: INUYASHA - WHAM!]
PAGE 10
1
[The dust stars to settle around Inuyasha. The parasite corpses fall around
him.]
INUYASHA
Huh. They're not that tough.
[FX: PARASITE CORPSE - thunk thunk. DUST - hiss]
2
[Kagome comes out of the sleeping room. She looks pretty awake to be JUST
awakened, so something must have happened...]
KAGOME
Inuyasha.
INUYASHA
Kagome… Did that wake you up?
(Note: Hehehe… he's has this look on his face that makes me go "awwe, he was worried about her waking up?")
3
KAGOME
(alarmed)
I can't find Shippou-chan…
4
INUYASHA
Huh?
Just before, I knocked Shippou out and left him right over there…
5 (OVER)
[Now Sango is awake, and standing behind Kagome. Kagome looks a little startled.]
6
KAGOME
Inuyasha, behind you…
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1 2 3 4 [FX: SHIPPOU - crunch crunch crunch] |
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PAGE 12
1
[ Shippou then spits the powder out all over Inuyasha. MEEEAN case of dragon
breath, I suppose, right? Inuyasha gets hit pretty hard and looks outright
surprised.]
[FX: SHIPPOU - BWAH!!]
INUAYSHA: GACK!
2
[ And Inuyasha is down for the count. Swirly eyes and everything! He collapses
to the ground and Kagome rushes over to help him.]
KAGOME
Inuyasha.
3
[KAgome watches as Shippou flies away. THere's a dark glow coming from his
back.]
KAGOME
Shippou-chan?!
4
[Closeup of Shippou's back. One of those parasites is attached to him.]
[FX: PARASITE - hum-m-m-]
5
[Sango and Miroku look on from the doorway of the room]
SANGO
A parasite!
MIROKU
He's being possessed?
6
[Sango looks very concerned.]
SANGO
We have to go after him.
If that parasite feeds off of a small youkai like Shippou…
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1
[Miroku and Sango are on Kirara, riding after Shippou.]
[FX: KIRARA - SWOOP]
MIROKU
Is it possible he'll become berzerk, like that tochigami from today?
SANGO
I think so.
The jyaki from the parasite will overcome him.
2
[Kirara catches up to Shippou. He's looking back at them, annoyed.]
SANGO
Wait,
Shippou!
3 (OVERLAY)
[ Shippou takes one a tiny version of one of his Jizou statues...]
4
[... and throws it at them! It grows from the tiny little thing into a status
twice or three times as big as Kirara.]
MIROKU
GYAH~~!
[FX: STATUE - SWOOSH!]
PAGE 14
1
[ The statue crashes to the ground, mssing Sango, Miroku, and Kirara, But
it also gives Shippou some time to escape.]
[FX: STATUE - CRA-A-A-A-A-SH!!]
2
[The statue shrinks and disappears.]
[FX: STATUE
- *shri-i-i-i-ink POP!]
3
[Shippou disappears into a swirl of clouds - or something...]
MIROKU
Ah...
SANGO
He's escaped!
4
[Scene change: The next morning, it seems. Or perhaps elsewhere, a little
bit later. The sun is rising, and there are some brids flying in the distance.]
5
[Some villagers are working in the fields.]
VILLAGER 1
Kitsune-sama is calm.
VILLAGER 2
At last, it's safe to work again.
6
[ A rattling sound… guess these guys spoke too soon. They look up, a bit confused.]
VILLAGERS
Hm…?
[FX: UNKNOWN SOURCE - RATTLE RATTLE RATTLE]
PAGE
15
1
[ (A HUGE-ASS snake, in the shape of Shippou's snake toy, comes raging out
of the surrounding bushes.]
[FX: SNAKE - RATTLE RATTLE RATTLE!]
VILLAGERS
AIYEEEEEE!
2
[Scene change: A shrine. Someone has vandalized the statue of Buddha with
curly cues and smiley faces… Nice touch, Rumiko. XD]
MONK
Wh… who did this~~?
3
[Scene change: Two villagers, who were likely out working in the fields. They're
surrounded by Shippou's trademark "laughing mushrooms."]
VILLAGER
Th… That's WEIRD!
[FX: MUSHROOMS - HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!]
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1 MIROKU SANGO 2 [FX: SHIPPOU - WHUMP!] ONE OF
THEM 3 MIROKU [FX: GOOPY STUFF - STRE-E-E-E-TCH!] 4 KAGOME 5 KAGOME |
 panel 2 |
PAGE 17
1
[the villagers appear at the doorway, now holding weapons]
VILLAGER 1
A new youkai showed up!
VILLAGER 2
Please help us to exterminate it.
2
[Kagome looks nervous. Inuyasha looks annoyed… or like he's ready to throw
up…]
KAGOME
Eh…
VILLAGER 1
But this time, that god should be harmless.
VILLAGER 2
Let's kill it!
3
[And off they go!]
KAGOME
Wait…
VILLAGER 1
We have the bows and arrows.
VILLAGER 2
And the spears, too.
4
[Kagome looks desparate now]
KAGOME
O… Oh, no.
We have to catch him soon.
END CHAPTER
Chapter 333 (Yadori Sanagi - The Parasite Pupa)
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