TITLE: WAR GOD GOKU
SUMMARY: Did you know that if you offer a powerful creature to become the next War God, then the Gods themselves will grant you a wish? Three not so kind men decide to offer Goku to get their wishes. Which isn't a problem, at first... Along the way they begin to get attached to the kid, and become better people. So what will they do when it finally comes time to sacrifice him?

PLEASE NOTE: This story is rated M. According to the FF site, that means it has to be appropriate for ages 16+ WITHOUT explicit content, which includes adult language, themes, and suggestions. This story meets those requirements. Their will be LOTS of cussing because, well... It's Saiyuki.

CHAPTER 1
The Journey to Heaven's Gate

"Oi Monkey!" Genjo shouted furiously as he rushed around the temple. He wasn't exactly liked here at the temple and ever since he had brought that Goku kid down from the mountain this morning the little renown he had seemed to vanish.

"River Rat!" snapped one of the Monks angrily as Genjo walked by him. "That creature released all the chickens from their coop! You're going to gather them all up since you're the one who brought it here!"

He grimaced. "I know! I'll get them!"

It had been a long time since one of the monks had called him River Rat. He thought he had out grown it, being twenty and all, but the chaos that little monkey had brought down on the temple seemed enough to prompt the childish abuse back into action.

Where the hell is he?

Seriously where the hell is he?

"Genjo."

He froze turning back towards the voice.

"Harito Sanzo," he answered disdainfully.

"The creature also broke the tea leaf jars and the wind blew them about. Make sure you pick them up. All of them."

"Of course," he frowned furiously before hurrying off again.

That brat! This was the thanks he got for saving that brat… He should have just left him up in the damn mountains, if he had known the kid was going to act like this, he would have.

"Huh…" Goku stood in Harito's room staring up at a small bird in a cage.

He was a small kid. Short and skinny, he looked to be about 10 years old, but in reality he was much much older and for the first time in the life that he could recall, he was able to explore, and run around, and play. He was taking full advantage of it.

"Oh you're pretty," he said opening the bird's cage. It was small and blue and it took off immediately. "There you go. Fly around!"

"MONKEY!"

He blinked up seeing Genjo at the entrance looking pissed.

"Ah! Genjo have you seen this bird! Look how pretty and blue it is!"

CRACK!

He sent a large fan crashing into his head. Goku winced falling to his knees he clutched his head. "Ow!"

"You idiot! You just let Harito Sanzo's pet bird fly off!" he snapped as the bird escaped through an open window.

"But it was so pretty…" Goku explained frowning.

"And you broke the tea leaf containers, and let the chickens out, what the fuck else did you do?" he snapped. "I told you to wait in my room and not leave it! You've been here hours, not days. Hours! And you're already causing me this much grief."

"I got bored," Goku explained.

Genjo grabbed his arm and dragged him outside.

"Genjo, I'm sorry," Goku blinked up at him. "Why are you mad?"

"I'm mad because you don't know how to behave like a normal person!" he dragged him over to a small storage shed and shoved him inside, slamming the door closed. Being struck with a sudden idea he reached in his pocket pulling out some of the talismans that had been on Goku's cage earlier on. The bars had been made of rather weak stone, but with these things on it he didn't seem able to break it. So perhaps…

He frowned slightly before shaking his head and replacing them back in his pocket. "If you take one step out of there I'm putting you back in your cage on the mountain and leaving you there! Do you hear me!"

Goku sat up staring at the small bars on the door from where he could see the top of Genjo's head. It turned away leaving him.

He frowned looking down at the floor. He didn't understand exactly what he had done. Breaking the jars had been an accident. But he had meant to free the chickens and the birdy. No one deserved to be locked away… No one…

It was night fall before Genjo was finished cleaning up everything Goku had done he sat down on their stack of firewood to have a cigarette when Gojyo came into view.

"Well, you've never called me up to the temple before Genjo. What exactly do you want to show me?"

"Shut up," Genjo snapped putting a finger to his lips. "You want to wake the Monks? Technically you're not really allowed here, but I need to show you someone…"

"Oh, someone… Hmm…" he grinned. "All right, what are we talking about here? Human? Demon? Young? Old? Blonde? Brunette? I can sell anyone."

Sanzo turned heading to the shed and pointed to the barred window slit at the top of the door. Gojyo looked through and immediately frowned. "Are you shitting me? I can't sell that?"

"Why not? I need this brat gone!" Genjo snapped. "You won't believe the kind of day I had running around fixing up his messes."

"I don't sell kids," Gojyo snapped turning away, but Genjo grabbed his arm spinning him back around.

"Human? Demon? Young? Old? I can sell anyone? Wasn't that you just two seconds ago?" he snapped.

"By young I meant like, 20. Not 10… I don't sell kids!"

"Tsk, you sell people for a living, but a kid is going too far for you?" he grimaced leaning up against the shed wall.

"Hey, you have to draw the line somewhere…" Gojyo pointed out.

"Whatever, I'll figure out something else out then… Thanks for nothing."

"Is the kid really that much of a pain?" Gojyo asked.

"I worked all day cleaning up the mess he made at the temple. Have you ever picked up tea leaves by hand? Or try to catch chickens with your bare hands? It's a fucking pain…"

"Why do you have him anyway?"

"I found him up on the mountain. Trapped in a cage of dirt."

"Wait, didn't I hear a rumor about some kind of monster way up on that mountain?"

"Yup, that's him…"

"No way, that little kid is a monster?" Gojyo peeked back through the bars frowning at the child asleep on the floor of the shed. "Wait so is he a demon?"

"I don't think so."

"So he's human."

"I don't think he's that either…"

Gojyo's annoyed expression grew, "Well, then what the hell is he?"

Genjo shrugged. "Not sure, but he's got the strength of a grown man. We were attacked on the walk back to the temple and he took out all of them. I didn't even lift a finger."

"Well shit…"

"Sure you don't want to sell him?" he asked one last time hopefully.

"How many times do I have to tell you?"

"Yeah fine…" Genjo threw his cigarette on the ground and stomped on it. "Then you're helping me think of something to do with him…"

"Shit," he sighed. "So you're going to rope me in just like that?"

"Yup…"

"Damn it," he frowned. "Then how about you let me bum a smoke and I'll treat you to a beer in town."

The voices died down as the two headed to the gate. Sanzo Harito came out from the shadows watching the disappear. His hair was long and dark. His eyes green as the grass, he had a cocky smile on his face and a scripture draped across his shoulders.

"Hhmmm… Not human. Not demon. I wonder…"

"Still working for that Harito bastard I see," Gojyo teased after they were settled in at a table at the bar.

"Shut up…" he sighed before looking down at his plate, he and Gojyo had ordered something modest because they didn't have the money for anything better. Genjo who was used to temple meals didn't think much of this but Gojyo had a look of resentment as he move the items on his own plate around as though hoping something edible would buried under the inedible stuff.

"I don't get it. You hate him, you hate that temple, so why are you sticking around huh?"

"That's none of your business…" Genjo answered staring into his drink he looked as though he would very much like to throw it in Gojyo's face.

"Sorry for prying," he sighed. "But I find it really hard to believe that a grown man would just stick around a place he hates, doing chores he hates, and working for people he hates just because… You could literally go anywhere and you stick around here..."

"I could say the same thing of you, you're telling me you like being a slave trader? Selling off humans and demons like their horses…"

"Hey, I happen to love my job," he answered a little too quickly. "Besides I make good money doing what I do. How much does that temple give you? A single shiny piece and pat on the back at the end of the day?"

"Good money," Genjo looked out the window. "Making good money doesn't count when you owe people as much as you do. How much do you actually go home with at the end of the night, after you pay your debt collectors I mean…"

"Why you—" Gojyo had half rose up from his seat when a figure out of the corner of his eye got his attention.

"You two gentlemen look like a pair of men who would like to change their luck…"

They both glanced up at the demon who had approached their table. He was smiling smugly and holding a deck of cards. "I'm a bit of a gambler… Would you care to join me in a game."

"Tsk, do you see what we're eating? You really think we have money…" Gojyo frowned.

"I know, how about I buy all three of us a round of good wine, and we can play a few rounds. You're welcome to bet modestly if you haven't got much…"

"Free drinks, and a simple game, that sounds like a fine way to pass the time, what's your name?" Gojyo eyed him as he sat down.

"They call me Hakkai," he took a seat motioning to the bar tender to send three rounds their way before he began shuffling.

"You can only bet that much really?" Hakkai chuckled as they anted up for the first hand.

"Hey I told you we were pretty much broke," Gojyo snapped.

"Well, no matter, I play mostly for the fun of playing…" Hakkai said before matching their antes.

They bull shitted long into the night laughing about stories and times when they were idiots as kids. Just typical card game discussions, until…

"Have you guys heard that there is a mountain miles and miles from here with a portal to heaven?" Hakkai asked eyeing them as he shuffled for another hand. So far Genjo and Gojyo had won a substantial bit from Hakkai and each had a small pile of bills and coin before them. The rounds kept coming and they were getting to that stage of drunkenness where they would believe just about anything.

"Really?" Gojyo answered as he check the hand he was dealt.

"Yes, they say if you bring a powerful creature to be offered as a War God, then the Gods will grant you a wish. Anything in the whole world, and it's yours."

"Anything," Gojyo grinned. "I sure know what I would wish for… I'd want to be wealthy beyond my wildest dreams, with my own castle, and a personal harem of beautiful women just for me!"

"What about you Mr. Genjo?" Hakkai asked smiling.

"Tsk, I'd want to be a Sanzo…"

"Ahhhhhhh, I knew it… That's why you stay, because you want to be Sanzo. Instead of that Harito… prick," Gojyo grinned. His face flushed slightly from the alcohol.

"It was supposed to be me anyway, he took the title from me…" Genjo blinked at his cards frowning.

"I see, well those are noble wishes," Hakkai smiled as Genjo and Gojyo slumped over passing out on the table in a drunk stupor. "As for me, I would wish for more gullible people like you two to come across my path."

He got to his feet before walking over he scooped all the winnings he had let them gather and took what little money they had left in their wallets. Then he searched their persons for anything valuable. He took Genjo's gun and a nice looking necklace that was in Gojyo's pocket. He frowned. "I'd also wish that the gullible people I run across would have better valuables on them…"

After that he walked by the bar tender and sat some money down on the counter. "Thanks for the trouble," he added. The bar tender winked at him before scooping the money into his own pouch."

Genjo opened his eyes and winced at the light that hit them. The bar was crowded as it was more of a restaurant by day. His head hurt as he sat up. The cards were gone, the pot was gone, and there was no sign of that other guy. Judging from the sun, it had to be about noon…

"Shit!" he groaned. "The hell happened…"

Gojyo sat up too, he reached in his pocket looking for his money. "Yup… just what I thought. We got swindled…"

"Damn it! He took my gun!"

"Ah! He took my necklace!"

Genjo raised an eyebrow at him.

"Or he... Took my… Something more manly…" he coughed nervously. "Well… I guess this will teach us not to play games with strangers eh Genjo?"

"I'm getting my gun back!" he snapped.

He rounded on the bar tender, "Hey the guy we were playing cards with. Do you know where he went?"

"Oh no… I'm not sure. I went in back to restock and when I came back you two were fast asleep and your friend had already left."

"Damn it," Genjo ran outside looking both ways as if hoping the guy would just be standing out there.

"Genjo, he's long gone… Face it."

"Oh shit!" he snapped suddenly, and Gojyo started at his sudden outburst.

"What did you spot him?" he looked around enthusiastically hoping he would see him.

"No, I just realized I left that Monkey alone…"

He took off rushing back to the temple. Just thinking about all the things he might have gotten into that morning was making his stomach turn. Shit! What was he going to do if he broke something sacred? Or what if he ate the offering food?

Genjo hurried around corner after corner searching for him. Though the Monk's evident faces of disgust were visible, none of them called out to him to complain of things Goku had done. Maybe the brat had just left despite following him like a lost puppy the whole way back to the temple the other day. Well, good riddance. His being gone mean one less pain in his ass…

He paused to have a cigarette when suddenly he remembered what he had said the other night, "If you take one step out of there I'm putting you back in your cage on the mountain and leaving you there!"

Surely he didn't actually stay cooped up in that shed all night…

He hurried over to it and saw the kid sitting with his feet pulled up and his head resting on his arms, he was staring absentmindedly at the opposite wall.

He actually stayed…

Frowning Genjo opened the door. Goku blinked up at him. "Can I leave now?"

"Uh… yeah I guess," he snapped stepping aside so Goku could come out. He did so very timidly, and kept looking up at Genjo for approval with each step he took. Once his feet were securely on the ground outside however he suddenly grinned and grabbed Genjo's hand tugging on it to get his attention.

"Hey I'm hungry!"

"You realize you have probably said that a hundred since I met you… Yesterday…"

"But I am…"

He frowned. "Aren't you supposed to be that 500 year old monster on the mountain? That's you right?"

"Uh… I don't know," he admitted.

"Well what's the last thing you remember?"

"Um…" Goku frowned. "I don't have any memories before being up there."

"Well, you remembered your name though…" Genjo pointed out finishing the last of his cigarette he let it drop to the ground. "So someone had to have told you what your name was. What about your parents? Or any kind of family?"

"You're the first person I ever met," Goku explained smiling.

"Ugh great…" he sighed. "Well if you are that 500 year old monster then that means you can clearly survive without eating."

"But I'm hungry…" Goku whined hurrying after him as Genjo headed back up to the temple.

"Another day, another life ruined…" Gojyo sighed as he rattled a rather large bag of coin that he had gotten for selling a woman he had caught in a neighboring town. He got no pleasure from doing what he did for a living, but… it was the quickest way to earn the money that he rather desperately needed.

"There you are Gojyo," sneered a rather large demon that had bustled through the crowd to him.

"Oh, Kinrah… Hey," he said nervously taking a step back and bumping into one of Kinrah's guards.

"So, how much did you make today?" he asked grinning.

"Um, well…" One of the guards placed a threatening hand on his shoulder, and he laughed nervously.

"Out of the kindness of my heart I let you keep ten percent of everything you make, so just hand over what you owe me and we'll be good for today."

"Tsk, fine…" he threw him the bag. Which the man opened and quickly summed up. "There is a lot less than usual…"

"Yeah well, the little I did have got scammed from me yesterday…" he answered frowning.

"Well, if that's the case, then I'll be taking all of this."

"What! You bastard, that's not our deal!" he started to take a step forward but was blocked by Kinrah's two goons.

"Well make more next time," he laughed before turning away. His two guards made to follow.

"Hey, how much longer before my debt to you is paid anyway!?" he called after him looking furious.

"You know, your debt would be paid back much faster if you if you would just sell children, their easy to catch and worth a lot."

"I already told you, that's not happening."

"Well, if you really want to be like that. Some twin human girls in a neighboring town just had a birthday, and I already have someone willing to buy them. Their willing to pay a hefty price too, so if you do this one, your debt will be repaid. Go ahead and grab them. Bring them to me by the end of the week and you'll be all set."

"Really? You got names or an address for them?" he asked frowning plunging his hands into his pockets and scowling.

"Nope, but as far as I'm aware, they should be the only twins in that town. But… don't get any funny ideas just because I'm giving you temporary permission to leave town. If I find out you ran away before delivering the girls to me, then you'll be the next person I sell."

"Well if you do, make sure it's to a gorgeous young heiress with a lot of cash," he answered grinning before turning his back to him he started heading back into town.

It wasn't even him who owed that guy money, it had been his mother. But she had died, and he got landed with her debt ever since he was twelve years old. He had to work his whole childhood away doing whatever jobs he could get and was absolutely forbidden from leaving town. When he was a teenager, he became a Scouter for Kinrah. Which was basically someone who picked out good and easy targets to be captured and sold into slavery. Then the Taker would go and secure the target. After he officially grew up that's when he was made a Taker and this had been his job ever since.

But now he had at least temporary permission to leave the town, and one more terrible act and he could leave this life for good…

"So, do you wanna help me out?" Gojyo asked seriously as Genjo was sweeping a few days later.

"I'm a Monk you dumb ass, I'm not about to help you kidnap some women…"

"The other day you were willing to sell that little Monkey like it was nothing!"

"I wasn't going to sell him, I was going to have you sell him and give me half…"

"Like that's any better you dumb Monk!" he snapped and then frowned. "Where is the little Monkey anyway?"

"I keep him in the shed during the day because I can't do my chores and keep an eye on him at the same time."

"Well that's kind of mean? Didn't you say you found him in a cage up on that mountain?"

"Yeah…" Genjo answered frowning.

"So you just throw him in a cage all day…"

"Tsk… It's not like I locked it. I just told him if he left the shed during the day he would have to leave the temple and never come back. I've been hoping he would just up and leave so I could get on with my life, but every night he's there waiting."

"Aw, what a good little pet monkey…" Gojyo sighed.

"Excuse me, I'd like to make an offering."

They looked up and froze.

It was Hakkai. He blinked at them as soon as they turned his direction and he grinned nervously. "I apologize I believe I have the wrong temple…"

He turned to leave, but Gojyo and Genjo were too fast and they tackled him to the ground.

"Where the hell is my gun!" Genjo snapped shoving his face into the ground.

"Yeah and where's my necklace you bastard!"

"I apologize," he laughed. "Let me up and I'll return your things to you."

Genjo climbed off him and folded his arms looking pissed. "Well? Gun. Hand it over now!"

He reached in his bag and pulled out Sanzo's small revolver, he handed it over with a smiling face.

"You stole from us and just willingly hand over our things?"

Genjo examined it to make sure it was the same one.

"Well I couldn't sell it anyway."

"My necklace now if you don't mind…" Gojyo snapped holding out his hand.

"Now that, I was able to sell," Hakkai explained grinning.

"What! Hey! That was really important to me you know!"

"I apologize," Hakkai said. His smile didn't falter and felt rather eerie.

"Geez… You don't even care… Just who the hell are you anyway?" Gojyo seemed really annoyed that he hadn't got his necklace back.

"I'm a conman, but one who doesn't like violence, so here you go," he said hand Gojyo some gold. "This is how much your necklace was worth so don't be too mad at me…"

"I don't want the gold, I want the necklace you jerk!"

"Enough," Genjo snapped. "I can't have you yelling like that on temple grounds. You said something about an offering?"

Hakkai nodded. "I justify my dealings by offering 5% of all my earnings to charitable donations. It makes my bad deeds not seem so bad."

"Our temple doesn't want your con-money," Genjo snapped looking angry.

"I see, not a problem. I'll find something else to give to. My apologies for bothering you gentlemen," he bowed and turned to leave.

"Hey wait!" Gojyo called. "You want to make some money?"

The following day Genjo heard a soft knock on his window rather late at night grumbling he opened the window to find Hakkai outside it.

"Hell, what do you want…" he frowned.

"My apologies," Hakkai said smiling. "But Gojyo has requested your presence just outside the temple grounds. Could you come assist us for a moment?"

"Ugh…" begrudgingly he followed Hakkai to the outskirts of the temple grounds and found Gojyo grinning.

"Listen, can we stash some good here…"

"You better not be talking about—" he froze at the sight of two unconscious women lying on the ground.

"Damn you actually did…"

"Look, my boss is going to pick up these two before morning and then I'm free to do whatever I want," he explained. "I'm finally going to be able to go about my own life after this. I just need somewhere to stash them."

"You're not stashing two kidnapped girls at a temple…" Genjo snapped.

"Damn it Genjo, just help me out this once…"

"Like hell…"

"I'm going to be able to finally live my own life for once… C'mon… Why can't you just help me out!"

The sound of people could be heard, and he frowned. The last thing he needed was to be spotted with these idiots, especially when they were kidnapping two women.

"Damn it, wait here…"

He headed off to the shed where Goku was and opened the door. "Come out Monkey," he snapped.

Goku had been seated in the corner with a blanked draped over his head, he jumped up when Genjo said his name.

Happy to be able to stretch his legs he ran out. As he started to run past Genjo grabbed hold of his hair preventing him from getting too far away. "Hold up!"

"Ow!"

"Look, go to my room and be quiet. Don't be seen. If you do that I'll bring you a whole lot of snacks."

"Really!" Goku's eyes lit up happily.

"Yeah, just be quiet," he demanded. "I'll be up in a few minutes."

Goku took off like he asked and he went back to Gojyo and Hakkai. "Alright bring them here…"

Gojyo made sure the two were securely tied and locked them away in the shed.

"If you two get caught I'm gonna pretend like I don't know you…" Genjo snapped before lighting a cigarette.

Gojyo put a chain around the door handles to make sure they couldn't escape. He locked it.

"Awesome, you're the best Genjo," he tapped the wall. "They'll be gone by morning."

"They better be…"

Gojyo turned to Hakkai, "Let's go wait for the buyer and make sure they can find the place."

With a wave the two left and Genjo returned to his room with food. As promised, which Goku ate practically in one bite.

"Alright, now you can sleep in here tonight, but only if you're really quiet alright."

"Wow, your bed is so soft!" Goku cheered grinning.

"You're not sleeping in my bed, and I just told you to be quiet you stupid Monkey!"

He smacked him over the head with his fan before throwing him a spare and rather thin blanket. "You can sleep on the floor."

"Oh… okay!" He happily stretched out on the floor and Genjo climbed into his own bed.

"Now I don't want to hear a peep from you until morning, got it—" he blinked at the sound of Goku's rhythmic breathing. He was already fast asleep… That quickly…

Sighing he rolled over and soon fell asleep too.

Goku woke up feeling hungry again. He went back over to the tray Genjo had brought him and quickly realized there was no food left on him. Maybe, he thought. If I'm really fast I could grab some more food and be back up here before Genjo notices.

With that he opened the window and snuck out it, he slid quietly down the room and fell to the ground with the stealth of a cat. Then he sniffed. Goku knew he didn't want to search in the temple buildings for food. Genjo would probably be mad about that, but he was pretty sure there were fruit trees around somewhere. It shouldn't be too hard to steal a few…

In his search he heard some groaning, and what sound like sniffles. Curious he followed the noise to the shed Genjo would usually put him in, there he peeked inside. Two girls were sitting on the floor bound and crying.

"Hey are you guys stuck here?" he asked frowning. "I got ya…"

He grabbed the chain and with little effort broke it with his bare hands, then he opened the door and untied the girls.

"Little boy thank you so much," one of them said happily hugging him close.

"I don't know how we'll ever repay you."

"You don't need to repay me," he said smiling. "I'm just glad I could help. Well, I'm hungry so I'll see ya later!"

With that he hurried out the door humming a bit as he went on his search for food.

"Sister c'mon!"

With that the girls disappeared into the night.

"Alright, the meeting spot is officially set. All we gotta do is grab the girls and take them there," Gojyo explained to Hakkai. "If you don't mind I'll carry the cute one."

"Which ones the cute one, they're twins…" Hakkai asked seriously.

"I'll show ya when I see her."

"Uh… Gojyo…"

"Yeah what?" he asked as he began lighting a cigarette.

"The door to the shed is open…"

Panicked he accidentally opened his mouth and the cigarette fell to the ground. He rushed over to find the shed empty. "Shit! Where did they go?"

"Where did what go?"

"The girls I locked up in here."

"Oh the girls, I let them out."

Gojyo suddenly realized he wasn't talking to Hakkai. He spun around to find Goku standing there. A peach in each hand.

"You… Let them…"

"You're welcome!" Goku said cheerfully before taking a bite of his peach.

"Welcome? You little brat!" Gojyo ran over and began shaking him furiously. "Do you realize what you just cost me!"

"Ow! What did I do?"

"You just cost me my life you damn monkey!"

"What I didn't do anything!" Goku snapped trying to run away but Gojyo wouldn't let him.

"Weren't we supposed to keep quiet?" Hakkai asked frowning slightly.

"Yeah you were!"

Gojyo and Goku froze to find Genjo storming towards them. "What the hell happened?"

"Ask your pet," Gojyo snapped letting him go he stood with his hands crossed like a Mother standing off to the side so the Father could discipline the child.

"I didn't do anything!" he frowned.

"He let the girls out, I'm screwed now Genjo!"

"Well get off the temple property. I don't want those guys showing up here and disturbing the other monks…"

"You heartless bastard! What's going to happen to me!?"

"Hell if I care."

"So where is the loot," Kinrah asked bounding up to them from the entrance. He two guards on either side of him.

"Uh…" he glanced down at Goku and then sighed. He took a step forward. "So… the craziest thing happened. I forgot to lock the shed we were keeping them in and they escaped. I'll find some others just as good."

"You LET THEM ESCAPE!"

"Could you keep it down!" Genjo snapped.

Kinrah appeared not to be listening to him. "I told you what I would do if you failed Gojyo."

He snapped his fingers and the two men at his side ran forward grabbing each of his arms. "Hey now wait a sec, we can talk about this huh…"

"Hey, why are they taking him away?" Goku asked frowning.

"Because he failed his mission," Hakkai pointed out. "It is a shame really. Oh well, I'm out of this game it seems. Goodbye Genjo, see you around."

"Their taking him away…"

"Don't watch," Genjo said and he turned back to the temple. "You can sleep in the shed tonight since you didn't lis—"

He suddenly heard the sound of running and he spun around to see Goku charging the two guards he kicked one sending him flying into the temple's border wall. He left a whole like someone had just shot a cannon through it. The other one he landed on his head face planting him into the ground.

"Shit!" Genjo snapped.

"Wha… my guards… You…" he took a step back. Kinrah was a bit of a coward and without his guards he was even more of one. "You bastard! I'll be back with reinforcements."

He took off fearfully.

"Holy hell, Goku did you kill him?" Gojyo gasped.

"You idiot!" Genjo snapped hitting Goku over the head with his fan. "You probably woke everyone in the temple with that little act…"

Sure enough he could see lights going on and people stirring in the temples.

"Damn it!" Genjo grabbed Goku's wrist "Let's hurry up and get out of here. Shit, they'll kick me out of the temple for sure if they know I had anything to do with that…"

"Not to mention Kinrah's going to come back with reinforcements," Gojyo explaind. "These two thugs weren't much, but he does have some pretty strong demons on his side. I've met them."

"Shit…" Genjo couldn't believe his luck.

"I can help us get away faster," Hakkai was standing a ways away suddenly whistled. A white dragon flew down from the sky landing on his arm.

"Well, that's… very not helpful Hakkai thank you," Gojyo frowned at it's tiny size.

"Transform now please," Hakkai told the dragon and *poof* There was jeep sitting before them.

Hakkai got in the drivers seat and turned to the other three, "I suggest you hurry now…"

"I'm dreamin'!" Gojyo exclaimed in disbelief as he climbed in the back with Goku. Genjo got in the front seat and they sped off.

"Ugh what a mess," Genjo frowned as they headed towards the city limits at top speed.

"Why are we leaving?" Goku asked curiously.

"Because the Monks can't see me with the likes of these two," Genjo snapped.

"And Kinrah's gonna bring back reinforcements to try to kill me! Damn it kid, you screwed everything up."

Goku frowned, "I don't understand how I messed everything up…"

It wasn't a very big town, so it didn't take much time to drive through it into open fields. Out here their were a few houses but they were fairly spread out with spans of farmland between them. The moon was bright overhead illuminating the barely used dirt road they were on.

No one spoke for a while until the sun just barely began to peek over the horizon.

"So, if I may ask. What do you all intend to do now?" Hakkai asked.

"Genjo, you could probably go back with little incident. Just say you had some business to tend to yesterday and pretend like you left after your chores."

"There is no guarantee I can do that. After your damn boss gets back he'll probably tell the other monks I was with you idiots."

"Don't make this out to be my fault ya damn Monk!"

"Well it is your fault!" Sanzo snapped spinning around in his seat to yell at him properly.

"It is not, this was going to be my last run, it's the Monkey who messed it up!"

Goku was sitting with his shoulders slumped staring down at his feet.

"Damn, do you know how nice it would be if that story was real…" Gojyo sighed leaning back and staring up at the starry sky.

"What story Gojyo?" Hakkai asked.

"The one you told us when you were scamming us. About how if you offer the Gods a powerful creature, they'll grant you wishes…"

"But it is real?"

"Huh?" Gojyo sat up quickly staring at the back of Hakkai's head. "No it's not…"

"In fact I believe it's one of the only scamming tales I tell that is real."

Gojyo was quite sure Hakkai was tricking him, "How do ya figure?"

"Well, because I've been there," he pointed out. The city at the base of the mountain is quite wealthy. Everyone there, even the commoners are dressed like royalty. The floors of the houses are all made of expensive marble and their crops are always fruitful."

"And you were there…"

"Yes, I stayed a week there in my travels. They said that long ago they were a very poor city, and one day a villager traveled to the top of the nearby mountain with his son and found heaven's gate. It opened, and a God appeared asking if he had a powerful creature that could be offered as a war God, and that in exchange he would be given a wish. At the time he had traveled up there with his son who quite a fighting expert having practiced day in and day out since he was very small child. Anyway, after discussing it with his son the boy agreed, and he offered him to become a War God. When the God approved of the offering he asked what the Father wanted, and he wished that all in his village be prosperous and wealthy forever more. The God granted his wish and took the man's son to heaven to become a God. The town was then wealthy not only in riches but in but in health and agriculture too. If I recall they erected a statue in his son's honor and worshiped him from then on."

"Fuck yeah! Sign me up!" Gojyo grinned.

"And just who do you plan on offering anyway?"

"The Monkey of course!" Gojyo explained grabbing Goku's wrist he held it up as through the kid were volunteering.

Goku however quickly pulled his hand back and frowned. "I don't want to be a War God?"

"Nah, kid seriously!" he said throwing an arm around his shoulder. "Think about it, you'll be a God. You'll eat only the best foods, wear the best clothes, women will fawn over you… You know, when you're older. And people will worship you. C'mon, that sounds like a pretty good life to me."

"…"

"And besides that, he's strong," Gojyo pointed out. "Who wouldn't pick this kid to be a War God, I mean odds are he's only going to get more powerful as time goes on."

"But I don't wanna live in heaven," Goku explained. "I wanna stay on Earth with Genjo!"

"But you know, it would make your owner very happy if you became a War God," Gojyo explained. "Right?"

"Whatever gets him out of my hair…"

"There you go, it's decided!" Gojyo explained grinning. "Now all we must do is choose what our wishes will be…"

"So you want wealth and women," Hakkai pointed out.

"How did you know that?" Gojyo asked him, looking slightly bewildered.

"Well you told me so during the card game we played, and I believe Genjo wanted to be a Sanzo Priest."

Gojyo immediately started laughing like crazy. "But Genjo a Sanzo priest, I could never imagine it!"

"Do you want to die?" he asked pointing his gun at him looking pissed.

"Sorry, but you don't act anything like a priest…"

"I want the title because it was stolen from me by that Harito prick. Just bringing it up makes me want to kill someone. So I would suggest you keep your mouth shut about it!" *click* the bullet in his gun was now ready to fire.

"Geez, okay okay…"

Genjo turned back around in his seat.

"So, is it official then? Are we traveling to Heaven's Gate?"

"We sure are!" Gojyo cheered. "Let's go make Goku a War God!"

So this is quite a different plot from the show. But I hope you'll enjoy it. If you like it leave a review so I know to continue. This will pobably be a very long story with what I have planned.