Lina, Gourry, and Zelgadis decided to go visit Amelia in Seyruun. When there, they find out Prince Phil had tried to contact them. The bad news is: Amelia has gone missing. Their only clue to find her is a traveling circus. Z/A - After Slayers Try and before Slayers Revolution, so no Pokota
AN: hey guys how are ya? I hope some of you fellow fanfictioners like this story...so enjoy!
Lina and Gourry were headed to the great city of Seyruun, to visit their friend Amelia. It's been a year, and Lina has really missed having Amelia around. They got a message bird from Zelgadis saying to meet him in a restaurant in Seyruun in two days time. Lina figure Zel asked them to come along so he doesn't have to see Amelia himself.
Zelgadis is definitely in love with Amelia, thought Lina, but I think Amelia loves Zelgadis back also. Lina smiles as she thinks how good of a couple Zel and Amelia will make.
Gourry opens the door to the restaurant and looks around. Seeing a familiar person, he walks over and sat down by them, followed closely by Lina.
"So, how are ya Zel?" Lina asked the chimera as she sat down, "hey waiter gives us five orders of the roast beef please!"
"I've been better," he said with a smirk, "how about you two?"
"Oh we recently fought a gang of bandits," replied Gourry, "or well Lina mostly fought them, with the fireball spell,"
Lina's eye's got big as she watched the waiter placed her dinner on the table. Grabbing a fork and a knife, she started to chow down. Gourry, realizing Lina had gotten a head start eating dinner; he too also started to eat.
Leaning on his hand, Zelgadis sighed, but he also smiled. I missed some of the days when we traveled together, his thoughts turned to the Seyruun princess, Amelia...I wonder if one day I could tell you my feelings...
A movement caught his eye. A man was looking at them, and suddenly left the restaurant. I wonder what that was about...Thought Zelgadis
He was able to join in the eating, when two heavily armed guards came in, and walked to their table.
"Are you Lina Inverse, Gourry Gabriev, and Zelgadis Greywords?" asked the first guard
"Who wants to know?" asked Lina with her mouth full
"Prince Philionel has been sending massagers' looking for you, will you please come to the castle?" asked the second guard
The threesome looked at each other, "messengers?" asked Gourry.
Setting her fork and knife on the table, Lina said "Alright we'll come, you guys sound really urgent,"
Nodding to each other, the guards led the three to the castle.
As they neared the doors, they can see the castle being in a total wreck, with Guards on edge, servants and mages running all over the place. "What happened here?" asked Zelgadis, wondering if Amelia is alright.
"The prince will tell you," the first guard replied as he opened the door for them. Lina enters, followed by Zelgadis and Gourry.
Into the throne room, they meet Prince Phil, "Lina! Finally your here! I need your help!" he yelled in a sad yet urgent voice.
"Whats wrong Phil?" asked Gourry
"Its Amelia, she's-"
"Whats wrong with Amelia?!" exclaimed Zelgadis
"She's gone missing!" Phil said
"What?" the three were surprised, "you sure she hadn't wondered off?" asked Lina
"At first I did, but it's been three months already!" Phil went into despair, "and no word from her!"
"Th-three months!?" exclaimed Lina, "Why haven't you contacted us yet?"
"We tried, but you three are impossible to get a hold of!"
"Oh, sorry," Lina rubbed the back of her head, "so um do you have any clues about her disappearance?"
A guard stepped up, "only that on the same day she left, she went to go a traveling circus that had rolled in the outskirts of town,"
"A traveling group of circus performers? Hmm," Zelgadis said
"What are you thinking of Zel?" asked Gourry
"Maybe we should find this circus ourselves, and check it out," he replied
"Yeah, we should," Lina turned to Prince Phil, "don't worry Phil! We'll find Amelia," she turned to the door, and started to leave, Zelgadis and Gourry following.
"Good luck!"
Lina and the others went around the City asking questions about the Traveling Circus. A few mostly cried about how they miss the princess, giving no hit at all. Others said that the day they realized their beloved princess had went missing; the Traveling Circus was long gone. They went up and talk to this one old man who was sitting and mumbling to himself.
"Excuse me sir, Mind if we ask you a few questions?" asked Gourry.
"Question…they want questions, should I let them ask?" he mumbled to himself, "They said you can ask,"
"Er, alright then, want do you know about the Traveling Circus that was here about three months ago?" asked Zelgadis
"Dark…It was Dark. Few…Many people. Blue light streaked the forest at night, there came a new creature for them, mmh, yes it was dark," the old man stood up, "I saw. I saw. Horrible yet beautiful," he hobbled off into the nearest inn.
The three just stood there, their eyes, wide, watching every move the old man took till he disappeared behind the inn door. Zelgadis coughed to break the silence.
"Well that was weird," Gourry said
"But he did gave us a clue," Zelgadis replied
"Clue?" Gourry said dumbfounded
"Well the Circus is no ordinary circus, or either that he's crazy," Said Lina, she patted Gourry on the back, "Come on, we got more questions to ask,"
They wandered around Seyruun, asking more and more questions. They decided to split up, to cover more ground and would later meet up at the inn they would stay at for the night. A few hours past, and they decided to head back to the inn.
Lina was first, and she ordered lots of food. When her food was finally served, Gourry came in, and started to fight for the food. Zelgadis came in last, with a slight smirk on his face. Lina noticed.
"Whats up Zel?" she asked, chewing on a leg of lamb.
"I went and talked to this one man, and he ended up giving me this," Zel took a piece of paper from his cloak, "It's a list of dates and times of where the circus will be. If we follow it down the circus should be in….the town of Heims, they'll be there three days,"
"Hmm, that's a few days away, we'll leave tomorrow after breakfast," Lina replied as she chomped down on some cookies.
Early next morning, Lina woke up the cooks so that they can cook breakfast, and the three can be on their way. She also wakes her two companions so they get going after getting food into their stomachs.