Goodbye My Swordsmen

~ Chapter 1 ~ Naga Returns?!

"I'm so hungry. Hey, Lina? Can't we just stop at the next town?" Gourry, a handsome swordsmen who inherited the legendary sword of light, who was known as The Skilled Swordsmen. He uses no magic but solely depends on his agility and his Sword of Light. His golden long hair hung from the sides of his face then he began to whine.

"We can't Gourry! The next town isn't for another twenty miles. I'm hungry too, damnit!" Lina Inverse, the greatest sorceress of her time, she is one of the few who can perform the Giga Slave. Known throughout the land, she hunts down bandits and takes their treasure for her convenience. Lina is a specialist in Black Magic, from whence the Giga Slave is used.

"Will you two please stop bickering?" Zelgadis, a skillful chimera who decided to aid the trio in past history. He was once a normal looking man but Rezo, the Red Priest, cursed him with a chimera's body. Wishing to make himself normal again, he follows Lina and Gourry in hopes of finding a way he can cure himself.

"I'm tired Miss Lina." Amelia, a princess and a justice addict. She gets in over herself many times but never runs from a fight.unless her opponent is slimy and disfigured. She is the princess of Sarune and the daughter of the man named Phil, who is the crown prince of Sarune. She uses White Magic in her battles.

"Are you not feeling well, Gourry dear?" Sylphiel, she is a servant of one of the shrines of her hometown and is talented in protection spells but drastically needs work on her attack spells. She is deeply in love with Gourry but Gourry himself doesn't realize it. Being the 'blonde' he is.

"Lina, we have to stop. My stomach is killing me and I can hear it say 'feed me.' Please, Lina?" Gourry begged clamping his hands together and smiled. He ran infront of Lina and tried to get her attention.

"I'm walking here." She said in a low annoyed tone.

"Please?" He begged, walking backwards.

Lina just shook her head and moved him out of the way. "We can't Gourry, don't you understand anything, idiot!"

Gourry whimpered as he took his position behind her again. He crossed his arms and kept his head down.

"Gourry dear, are you alright?" Sylphiel asked him, running up next to him and keeping the same pace as he did.

"I'm fine Sylphiel, just really hungry." He said with a bright smile, reassuring her that he was all right.

"Oh, wow! Miss Lina, Mister Gourry.everyone! Come here real quick." Amelia yelled from behind a large boulder.

Lina, Gourry, Zelgadis, and Sylphiel hurried over to where her voice sounded and saw what she was exited for.

"A.a-a-a-a hot spring!!" Lina exclaimed in delight. "Let's go in!" She yelled and ran over to the edge.

"We can finally take a bath." Sylphiel said quietly, she slipped off her boots and tapped her foot into the water. "Perfect."

"Now I can get clean!" Amelia giggled as she took off her boots and cape.

"Um, if you three don't mind.I would like to go in too." Gourry asked pointing to himself.

"You'll probably look." Lina said, she muttered her levitation spell and floated a large stone over in between the spring. "There you go." She took off her cape then her sword and belt. She finally got all her clothes off and she placed both feet in the warm water.

Gourry sighed then looked at Zelgadis. "Why not?" he said then nudged him in the arm.

"I don't need one thank you." Zelgadis said, as he looked away when Gourry was undressing.

"Aww, come on Zel. It's not like I don't have anything you don't! Even though you're a chimera." He joked. He stripped himself of all his clothing and practically hopped into the water. A wide splash, splattered Zelgadis' face and he eyed Gourry.

"I don't-."

"Just come in!" he urged him, moving his arm back and forth.

"Oh alright." He gave in and began to take his clothes off.

"Um, Mister Gourry? Lina want stop know if you have that soap she gave you?" Amelia asked as she leaned over and kept her arms crossed tightly. She looked over and she didn't see Gourry, but two pair of feet. She began to sweat, as she looked higher and saw Zelgadis, completely nude, blushing unbelievable.

"A-A-Amelia??" He stuttered. A trickle of blood flowed from his nose and his eyes went wide with embarrassment.

"M-Mister.Zelgadis?" Amelia exclaimed. "Ahh!" She closed her eyes and let go of the grip she had on her chest, which exposed her breasts.

"Wow, you are bigger than Lina." Gourry said loudly, catching a quick, innocent glimpse.

"I heard that!" Lina growled from the other side.

Zelgadis, from the shock, fell side wards into the water completely.

"Um, Zel? Are you alright?" Gourry asked, after Zelgadis floated to the top, still motionless.

"Amelia? What's the matter?" Sylphiel asked seeing the shock in Amelia's face.

"My virgin eyes." She moaned, sinking neck deep into the water. She pouted loudly under the water, hugging herself tightly.

"Oh, poor Amelia." Sylphiel said patting her shoulder.

"So.Amelia? How big was it?" She said placing one arm around her shoulder and the other on her upper arm.

"Wha-?"

"She saw everything." Zelgadis moaned. His face still completely red from the embarrassment he had just been through.

"It's nothing bad Zel. No big deal, ya know." Gourry said, trying to make him feel better.

"And it had to be her." He said, running his fingers through his spiky hard hair.

"What do you mean.her?" Gourry asked, not a clue.

"Forget it." Zelgadis said, turning the other way and starting to rub his arms with the warm water.

"Now I'm hungry." Lina said rubbing her stomach.

"Lina? Aren't you the least bit worried that someone might see you." Sylphiel asked nervously looking around for any peeping toms.

"It's alright.I'll fight them naked or not!" She said going under the water for a second. "Feels so good."

"What's this?" Amelia asked, as a piece of paper floated infront of her. She brushed back her black bangs and read the opening to the paper.

Welcome, everyone is invited to attend, The greatest restaurant in all time. Free eats and women!! One mile Southeast of the legendary hot spring of purity.

"Miss Lina, look at this." Amelia said handing the paper to her, slightly smudged with water but readable.

"Hm, this sounds good. I wonder where this came from." Lina thought, she rubbed her chin in thought.

"We should go." Sylphiel suggested. She smiled and looked at the paper and nodded. "I think it would be delightful."

"Delightful? Anyway, it's only a mile.and it starts tomorrow morning." Lina said. "Hey, Gourry!" Lina yelled.

"Yeah Lina?" Gourry yelled over.

"I just found a paper that says good eats!" She yelled back.

"REALLY??" Gourry replied. "Ya hear that Zelgadis? We finally get to eat." Gourry said standing up and walking over to his pants.

"How are you all doing today?" A familiar voice asked.

"X-Xellos?" Gourry stuttered covering himself quickly. In doing so, he fell backward onto his behind and groaned. "Geez."

"You're doing fine I see." He said with his usual smile. He never did mind seeing anything that usually bothered everyone else.

Suddenly there was a loud explosion from the other side of the rock where the girls where.

"What's wrong?" Zelgadis yelled after wrapping his shirt around his waist for now.

"Ah! Not you?!" Lina yelled trying to hide her self for the water was blown to nothing.

"Blurb blub." The monstrous fish man forced out. His wriggling arms and long, thing legs told them immediately who he was.

"Rahanimu.?" Lina asked in shock.

"Eek!" Amelia squealed trying also to cover her body.

"A.a fish man?" Sylphiel asked, taking safety behind a rock.

"Rahanimu is an old enemy of ours.ALMOST DROWNED ME AND KILLED US ALL!!" Lina growled. "I thought he was dead."

The evil fish man looked from Amelia to Sylphiel, then to Lina. His eyes blinked a few times then flew straight toward Lina. Lina blinked then attempted to run but was suddenly grabbed by someone. "Who.Xellos?"

"Hello Lina. You look very good today." He said looking down at her and realizing she was without clothes. "My, my." He smiled.

"Watch out what you're grabbing!!" Lina said loudly. Xellos looked down and while holding her in his arms, realized he had a firm grasp on her breast. Ignoring the fact that they weren't that big, not even a hand full.

"Terribly sorry." He said.

"Then let go." She growled.

"Lina? Are you alright?" Gourry yelled with his sword at hand. It gave off an eerie glow and Rahanimu grinned sadistically behind those overwhelming gills.

"I have come with a message." He blurped, waving his right hand in the air as if reciting poetry. "Mistress Naga has requested your presence at her new restaurant." He said, eyeing Lina still.

"Naga.the serpent? I thought I got rid of her." Lina thought back. ~~~~~~~~~

"Lina? What the hell are you doing?" Naga cried, trying to get out of the shackles that bound her wrists and ankles. "Naga? You're a pain in the butt. Stop following me and stop telling everyone you're my worst feared enemy. All you ever did was pester me. You may be more annoying then Rezo the Red Priest but that gives you no right to follow me." Lina explained, jingling a bag of money in her hand. "I hope you enjoy you're trip to Razama."

"Razama? Isn't that the.abandoned island where no one ever leaves?!" She whined, still trying to get out of the restraints. She was sitting on a wooden chair, hands behind her back and her ankles locked to the two legs of the chair. Her outfit wasn't the least bit comfortable at the moment being widespread like that.

"Yep, have fun Naga." Lina chuckled, flinging her fire red hair away from her face. With a swish of her dark cape, she hopped off the slave boat.

"LIIINNNNAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!" ~~~~~~~~~~

"How could she have gotten off that island?" Lina pondered to herself.

"Uh, that wasn't very nice Ms. Lina." Sylphiel said, with her usual weak frown that only a mother could wear.

"Hey, what can a lady do when a bug won't quit coming back?" Lina added, looking back at the fish man. "Okay, so she wants a little revenge does she?"

"No, no. Not at all. She merely wishes to bargain with you on some issues." Rahanimu told her, his gills flanking back and forth as if he was trying to breathe normally.

"I see. And when have you started working for Naga?" Lina crossed her arms and gave an approving look toward Gourry. Gourry finished slipping his pants on and witnessed this rewarding expression. He grabbed his sword tightly and walked infront of the gang.

"Does this mean we can have fish tonight Lina?" Gourry smirked, and made a stance.

"Always thinking with you're stomach." Lina smiled, still eyeing him closely. "W-What are you doing? You-you can't seriously attack me.I'm just the messenger! NO!" He tried to turn on his heals into the spring but realized he had cleared the spring entirely. There was no safe haven of water for him to dive into.

Gourry ran forward and before Rahanimu could blink, he found himself in the most odd position. "Hey, what are you doing?"

"Alright, let's go eat!" Gourry grinned from ear to ear, pointing to where their destination was next.

"Yeah, I'm starved." Amelia added, rubbing her empty stomach and smiling heartily. Rahanimu wasn't going anywhere for a long time. He just watched them go, at an upside-angle, hanging from a tree branch. The rope hung down until his head touched the ground. He couldn't move, his enormous head was in the way of him grabbing anything.

"Naga will get you for thiiiiis!" He screamed, unfortunately knowing that he wasn't going anywhere anytime soon.

~ Continued ~

Okay, I know you don't usually see all of the Slayer characters together but I wanted to make Naga in this because I have a really big part for her. You see Naga in the motion picture movie but no Zel, Gourry, or Amelia or any of those characters. I actually have a really good idea for this and it's going to have a lot of twists, romance, and angst, fighting sequences. I hope it gets better as I write. I love the silly things Lina does to Naga. She deserves it. And where did Xellos go?