Disclaimer: If I owned Slayers, Amelia would not exist and Zel would be
all mine! ^_^ But sadly that isn't true and so I don't own Slayers. Only
this fic.
Slayers Go!
Chapter 2
Yes! A New Adventure Awaits!
Zel took the job of planting Lina's marker. He stuck her sword in the ground at the head of the grave and fastened her cape to it. The wind blew it around slightly. He took this job so that no one would see that he, of all people, was crying. He held his hand up to his head, feigning a headache and trying to wipe his tears away. Who would've guessed that Lina would be the first to go. He had always thought it would be someone else first. He thought he would go before Lina, at least. He looked out over the cliff where the grave was located.
"It's nice." Zel jumped. He hadn't noticed Amelia come up next to him. He grunted his approval and looked down at her. Tears were forming in her eyes. She suddenly jumped/hugged his waist. "Oh, Mister Zelgadis! I can't believe Miss Lina's gone! I can't!" She broke down in tears. Zel was taken aback. He visually tensed up under her touch. Then he relaxed and put his arm around her and hugged her back.
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"Do you understand?"
"I understand, Lord Zelas." Xellos rose from his kneeling position and stood up. He held his staff next to him and looked at his superior.
"Would you like to get the Slayers included?" she asked slyly.
Xellos looked surprised. "Yes, Lord Zelas. I do believe that they will help." His eyes arched into his normal smile. "Although I don't think that they will go willingly!"
Zelas waved her hand. "You may go now."
"Thank you, Lord Zelas." Xellos bowed his head and disappeared.
Zelas put her hand to her mouth. "I really wonder if they would help us," she said contemplatingly.
~~~~~ (should I follow the crowd and call them squiggles?)
Filia sat down next to Gourry who was crying his eyes out. She looked over at Lina's grave and her eyes started to tear. She stood up suddenly. "I-I-I think I'll get some flowers," she stuttered. She turned and ran into the forest.
Amelia gasped, "Miss Filia!" and started after her.
Zel put a restraining hand on her shoulder and shook his head. "No, don't follow her. She needs to be alone." Amelia looked up at Zel, sighed, and hung her head.
Filia sat down suddenly in a patch of daisies. She cried silently as she slowly started picking flowers.
Xellos appeared not far from Filia, his usual smile on his face. He started toward her, ready to tease, then stopped when he noticed that she was crying. The emotions radiating from her, her noticed, were sorrow and a tiny bit of hate. He opened his eyes and grew genuinely serious. Instead of feeding off those emotions or teasing, he walked over to try and comfort her.
Filia jumped up and spun around when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked at Xellos and tried to wipe the tears away. "Namagomi," she said, trying to be mad at him but failing.
"What's wrong?" asked Xellos, an unfamiliar expression of concern on his face. He was not only concerned for Filia, but was also concerned for himself. He didn't think anything could upset her this much.
"Lina. I can't believe it," she said quietly, trying to avoid the question.
"What? What happened to Lina-chan?"
Filia gave in. "She's…dead."
Xellos stepped back, very shocked. Being his normal, selfish, Mazoku self, he thought, this could cause some problems. Then he thought, no wonder she's so upset. Maybe I should comfort her. He took a step forward to do so, but immediately remembered Zelas's orders. He did his ever-so- kawaii smile. "Filia-chan!" Filia had sat back down and continued to pick flowers. She looked up at him. "I have a proposition for you!" Filia narrowed her eyes. A proposition was never anything good when coming from a Mazoku, Xellos in particular. "But I'd like to share it with the whole gang so if you don't mind…could you take me to them?" Filia glared at him. "Pretty please?"
"Go back to the hell you came from, Namagomi." She turned her concentration back to picking flowers. Xellos continued to stare at her with his trademark smile. She stood up, about a dozen flowers in hand. "All right," she sighed. "What's this proposition of yours?"
Xellos held up his index finger. "Sore wa hi-" and was promptly hit over the head with mace-chan. He rubbed his head, still smiling but eyes open. "Itai. Why'd you do that, Filia-chan?"
Filia puffed her cheeks. "Don't give me any 'sore wa himitsu desu' crap. I thought you said you'd share your proposition with us," she said, half-turned away from Xellos.
"True, true," he said, arching his eyes once again. He held up his finger again. "I said I'd share it with all of you. But I didn't say that I'd share it with just you, right here, right now."
Filia sweatdropped. "Fine, fine." She waved her hand in a "whatever" manner. "Follow me," she half-sighed. She started walking back toward the others. She turned around to see if Xellos was following. He wasn't. In fact, he had vanished. Filia huffed. "Typical. That Namagomi comes and annoys the hell out of me, and just when he seems to get serious- " She was turning back around to head back to the group without Xellos when she was interrupted by him standing close to her. So close, in fact, that his face was right in hers. She screamed very loudly and Xellos found himself being hit many times over with Filia's weapon-of-choice.
Xellos phased away before she could beat him unconscious. He reappeared a few feet in front of her and shook his finger. "Tsk, tsk, Filia-chan. Violence is a very bad thing. You of all people should know that," he said, still smiling despite his many new bruises.
"Don't do that!" she shrieked at the Mazoku.
"But why not?" Filia snarled at him, tail and wings emerging. He decided not to enrage her any more. "Well, are we going?" he asked.
"Yes! Let's go!" she yelled at him angrily. "But this time, follow me and don't do that again!" She stormed past Xellos and he followed in her wake, happy that he had fulfilled his original plan to tease her.
Zel and Amelia turned around and were surprised to see a snarling Filia stomping out of the forest with a happy Xellos close behind. Filia was breathing deeply, or trying to, in order to control her temper. This was why she loathed Mazoku. "Xellos?" "Mister Xellos?" the couple said at the same time.
Xellos looked over at them. "Ah! Amelia-chan! Zel! How are you doing, my friends?"
Zel frowned at this comment. "We are not friends."
Amelia didn't think the same. She waved at him energetically. "We're fine, Mister Xellos! How are you?" Zel sweatdropped.
Xellos walked over to Amelia. He totally ignored a Filia who had gotten more pissed because of being ignored. "Oh, I'm fine. Can't complain. Just another fine day to be a Mazoku!" He looked over at Filia who was now putting the flowers on Lina's grave. "By the way," he said, pointing to Filia and the grave, "what happened? I thought Lina-chan was indestructible."
Amelia looked away, tears forming again. Zel was the one to respond. "It's not something we'd like to talk about."
Xellos kept his eyes arched. "Ah, I see." He walked over to the grave, Filia, and Gourry, Zel and Amelia in tow. He looked down, looking serious. When he looked up, his eyes were arched again. "I think she'd make a fine addition to the Mazoku race!"
Before Filia could react, Xellos was flying. Zel clapped. Gourry held his hand above his eyes to view "The Amazing Flying Mazoku!" (A/N: sorry! had to put that in!) Amelia looked very proud and held her arm bent in front of her. She had given Xellos quite an amazing uppercut.
Xellos reappeared behind the group, rubbing his chin. "Itai. Amelia- chan, why'd you uppercut me?" he said, trying to feign a whimper.
Amelia didn't answer; she only smiled. Filia leaned a little, folding her arms across her chest. "So, Namagomi, what exactly was this proposition you had for us?" Xellos opened his mouth to speak. "And don't you say 'sore wa himitsu desu!'"
Xellos closed his mouth and then opened it again. "Don't worry, Filia-chan. I'll keep my promise." Everyone else looked as confused as Gourry. Xellos continued, opening his eyes. "While I was taking a vacation in Hawaii, I felt something very strange. Like a wavering of some sort on the astral plane. I reported back to Lord Zelas and asked her what was going on. Now I'm going to tell you the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. (betcha don't hear that from Xellos everyday! ^_^) She told me that there was an invader on the astral plane who was trying to destroy it and all monsters attached to it. She said that this invader hated monsters more than Golden Dragons hate Mazoku." Filia looked stunned. Xellos winked at her. "She said that the invader had paid a visit to her and, like all bad guys, told her his plan thinking that she was powerless to stop him. She told me that the invader would slowly destroy the astral plane, making all monsters suffer. She relayed this information to all Mazoku who are now out searching for that invader. She gave me the option of telling you and asking for your help in getting rid of this invader. That's the truth and my proposition."
"But why should we care?" asked Zel.
"Yeah," Amelia agreed. "Why should we help evil Mazoku who don't believe in justice?" Everyone sweatdropped at that remark.
Xellos faced Amelia, still serious. "Because, Amelia-chan, destroying the astral plane would not only affect monsters, but also you." Everyone looked confused again. "Zel, do you know where your Shamanism powers come from?"
Zel glared angrily. "Of course I do! Everyone knows that Shamanism draws its power from-oh."
"That's right. Shamanism draws its power from the astral plane. Destroying the astral plane will eliminate Shamanism so that Black magic would be the strongest magic around. And I'm pretty sure that's what the invader knows: Black magic. So he would be able to rule the world." Zel and Filia had begun to get it. Amelia and Gourry were still confused. Xellos held his finger in front of Amelia's face. "You see, my dear, everyone would be powerless to stop the evil injustice that's coming because Shamanism wouldn't exist anymore."
Xellos got the reaction he wanted. "Injustice? I will always stand against evil-doers and crush them with the Hammer of Justice!"
Xellos smiled. "Then will you help me?"
Amelia held her fist in the air. "Count me in!"
Filia sighed. "I guess if I'm to save the world, again, then I'm going to have to join."
Zel just stood still. Then he said softly, "I guess I'll come, too."
Gourry jumped up. "Hey! Don't forget me! I'm coming, too!" Everyone looked at him. "Uh, where are we going, again?" he said sheepishly.
Everyone fell over and/or fell on their face. Xellos picked himself up and brushed the dust off. "Gourry, my friend, we're going to save the world." Xellos turned towards Lina's grave, stuck his staff under his arm, and, much to everyone's surprise, clapped his hands together twice in the traditional mourn. Then he grabbed his staff again and turned toward the forest. "Well then. Let's be off!"
Amelia, Gourry, and Zel followed him. Filia asked the most important question that no one had thought to ask: "Where are we going?"
Amelia and Zel tripped and Gourry looked down at them. Xellos turned around and rubbed the back of his head, eyes arched. "I guess I forgot to mention that part, huh, Filia-chan?" He grew serious again. "To destroy the astral plane, one must destroy all astral temples on this plane. Then any human can enter the astral plane and destroy all the safeguards on that plane. That will destroy the astral plane and all monsters and magic connected to it."
"So where are we going?" Zel repeated Filia's question.
"We're going to the closest astral temple!" Xellos said, arching his eyes again. "And that would be in Sairagg!" He turned around and led them all on the road to Sairagg.
A lone figure stood in the bushes watching the group. He watched Xellos pay his respects to Lina. "Well, I never," he mused to himself. When the group left, he walked toward the grave and knelt down. He brushed away some of the dirt ever-so-lightly-and-gently. Then he muttered some strange spell to himself while touching the grave.
A/N: Interesting, ne? Like yet? For all you expectant fans, I will try to add some Xellos/Filia stuff, ok? I will also bring in Ceiphied, or however you spell his name. You know, that all-over good guy that hates Mazoku and vice-versa? But I don't know a thing about him. So could all you readers tell me a little about his personality? Hmm, do you think that I should bring Lina back? I see a lot of people who want her back already.
Next episode! Xellos leads the Slayers-minus Lina-to Sairagg. What will happen to them there? Who is this mysterious invader? And who was that at Lina's grave? Tune in next time on, Slayers Go!
Slayers Go!
Chapter 2
Yes! A New Adventure Awaits!
Zel took the job of planting Lina's marker. He stuck her sword in the ground at the head of the grave and fastened her cape to it. The wind blew it around slightly. He took this job so that no one would see that he, of all people, was crying. He held his hand up to his head, feigning a headache and trying to wipe his tears away. Who would've guessed that Lina would be the first to go. He had always thought it would be someone else first. He thought he would go before Lina, at least. He looked out over the cliff where the grave was located.
"It's nice." Zel jumped. He hadn't noticed Amelia come up next to him. He grunted his approval and looked down at her. Tears were forming in her eyes. She suddenly jumped/hugged his waist. "Oh, Mister Zelgadis! I can't believe Miss Lina's gone! I can't!" She broke down in tears. Zel was taken aback. He visually tensed up under her touch. Then he relaxed and put his arm around her and hugged her back.
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"Do you understand?"
"I understand, Lord Zelas." Xellos rose from his kneeling position and stood up. He held his staff next to him and looked at his superior.
"Would you like to get the Slayers included?" she asked slyly.
Xellos looked surprised. "Yes, Lord Zelas. I do believe that they will help." His eyes arched into his normal smile. "Although I don't think that they will go willingly!"
Zelas waved her hand. "You may go now."
"Thank you, Lord Zelas." Xellos bowed his head and disappeared.
Zelas put her hand to her mouth. "I really wonder if they would help us," she said contemplatingly.
~~~~~ (should I follow the crowd and call them squiggles?)
Filia sat down next to Gourry who was crying his eyes out. She looked over at Lina's grave and her eyes started to tear. She stood up suddenly. "I-I-I think I'll get some flowers," she stuttered. She turned and ran into the forest.
Amelia gasped, "Miss Filia!" and started after her.
Zel put a restraining hand on her shoulder and shook his head. "No, don't follow her. She needs to be alone." Amelia looked up at Zel, sighed, and hung her head.
Filia sat down suddenly in a patch of daisies. She cried silently as she slowly started picking flowers.
Xellos appeared not far from Filia, his usual smile on his face. He started toward her, ready to tease, then stopped when he noticed that she was crying. The emotions radiating from her, her noticed, were sorrow and a tiny bit of hate. He opened his eyes and grew genuinely serious. Instead of feeding off those emotions or teasing, he walked over to try and comfort her.
Filia jumped up and spun around when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked at Xellos and tried to wipe the tears away. "Namagomi," she said, trying to be mad at him but failing.
"What's wrong?" asked Xellos, an unfamiliar expression of concern on his face. He was not only concerned for Filia, but was also concerned for himself. He didn't think anything could upset her this much.
"Lina. I can't believe it," she said quietly, trying to avoid the question.
"What? What happened to Lina-chan?"
Filia gave in. "She's…dead."
Xellos stepped back, very shocked. Being his normal, selfish, Mazoku self, he thought, this could cause some problems. Then he thought, no wonder she's so upset. Maybe I should comfort her. He took a step forward to do so, but immediately remembered Zelas's orders. He did his ever-so- kawaii smile. "Filia-chan!" Filia had sat back down and continued to pick flowers. She looked up at him. "I have a proposition for you!" Filia narrowed her eyes. A proposition was never anything good when coming from a Mazoku, Xellos in particular. "But I'd like to share it with the whole gang so if you don't mind…could you take me to them?" Filia glared at him. "Pretty please?"
"Go back to the hell you came from, Namagomi." She turned her concentration back to picking flowers. Xellos continued to stare at her with his trademark smile. She stood up, about a dozen flowers in hand. "All right," she sighed. "What's this proposition of yours?"
Xellos held up his index finger. "Sore wa hi-" and was promptly hit over the head with mace-chan. He rubbed his head, still smiling but eyes open. "Itai. Why'd you do that, Filia-chan?"
Filia puffed her cheeks. "Don't give me any 'sore wa himitsu desu' crap. I thought you said you'd share your proposition with us," she said, half-turned away from Xellos.
"True, true," he said, arching his eyes once again. He held up his finger again. "I said I'd share it with all of you. But I didn't say that I'd share it with just you, right here, right now."
Filia sweatdropped. "Fine, fine." She waved her hand in a "whatever" manner. "Follow me," she half-sighed. She started walking back toward the others. She turned around to see if Xellos was following. He wasn't. In fact, he had vanished. Filia huffed. "Typical. That Namagomi comes and annoys the hell out of me, and just when he seems to get serious- " She was turning back around to head back to the group without Xellos when she was interrupted by him standing close to her. So close, in fact, that his face was right in hers. She screamed very loudly and Xellos found himself being hit many times over with Filia's weapon-of-choice.
Xellos phased away before she could beat him unconscious. He reappeared a few feet in front of her and shook his finger. "Tsk, tsk, Filia-chan. Violence is a very bad thing. You of all people should know that," he said, still smiling despite his many new bruises.
"Don't do that!" she shrieked at the Mazoku.
"But why not?" Filia snarled at him, tail and wings emerging. He decided not to enrage her any more. "Well, are we going?" he asked.
"Yes! Let's go!" she yelled at him angrily. "But this time, follow me and don't do that again!" She stormed past Xellos and he followed in her wake, happy that he had fulfilled his original plan to tease her.
Zel and Amelia turned around and were surprised to see a snarling Filia stomping out of the forest with a happy Xellos close behind. Filia was breathing deeply, or trying to, in order to control her temper. This was why she loathed Mazoku. "Xellos?" "Mister Xellos?" the couple said at the same time.
Xellos looked over at them. "Ah! Amelia-chan! Zel! How are you doing, my friends?"
Zel frowned at this comment. "We are not friends."
Amelia didn't think the same. She waved at him energetically. "We're fine, Mister Xellos! How are you?" Zel sweatdropped.
Xellos walked over to Amelia. He totally ignored a Filia who had gotten more pissed because of being ignored. "Oh, I'm fine. Can't complain. Just another fine day to be a Mazoku!" He looked over at Filia who was now putting the flowers on Lina's grave. "By the way," he said, pointing to Filia and the grave, "what happened? I thought Lina-chan was indestructible."
Amelia looked away, tears forming again. Zel was the one to respond. "It's not something we'd like to talk about."
Xellos kept his eyes arched. "Ah, I see." He walked over to the grave, Filia, and Gourry, Zel and Amelia in tow. He looked down, looking serious. When he looked up, his eyes were arched again. "I think she'd make a fine addition to the Mazoku race!"
Before Filia could react, Xellos was flying. Zel clapped. Gourry held his hand above his eyes to view "The Amazing Flying Mazoku!" (A/N: sorry! had to put that in!) Amelia looked very proud and held her arm bent in front of her. She had given Xellos quite an amazing uppercut.
Xellos reappeared behind the group, rubbing his chin. "Itai. Amelia- chan, why'd you uppercut me?" he said, trying to feign a whimper.
Amelia didn't answer; she only smiled. Filia leaned a little, folding her arms across her chest. "So, Namagomi, what exactly was this proposition you had for us?" Xellos opened his mouth to speak. "And don't you say 'sore wa himitsu desu!'"
Xellos closed his mouth and then opened it again. "Don't worry, Filia-chan. I'll keep my promise." Everyone else looked as confused as Gourry. Xellos continued, opening his eyes. "While I was taking a vacation in Hawaii, I felt something very strange. Like a wavering of some sort on the astral plane. I reported back to Lord Zelas and asked her what was going on. Now I'm going to tell you the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. (betcha don't hear that from Xellos everyday! ^_^) She told me that there was an invader on the astral plane who was trying to destroy it and all monsters attached to it. She said that this invader hated monsters more than Golden Dragons hate Mazoku." Filia looked stunned. Xellos winked at her. "She said that the invader had paid a visit to her and, like all bad guys, told her his plan thinking that she was powerless to stop him. She told me that the invader would slowly destroy the astral plane, making all monsters suffer. She relayed this information to all Mazoku who are now out searching for that invader. She gave me the option of telling you and asking for your help in getting rid of this invader. That's the truth and my proposition."
"But why should we care?" asked Zel.
"Yeah," Amelia agreed. "Why should we help evil Mazoku who don't believe in justice?" Everyone sweatdropped at that remark.
Xellos faced Amelia, still serious. "Because, Amelia-chan, destroying the astral plane would not only affect monsters, but also you." Everyone looked confused again. "Zel, do you know where your Shamanism powers come from?"
Zel glared angrily. "Of course I do! Everyone knows that Shamanism draws its power from-oh."
"That's right. Shamanism draws its power from the astral plane. Destroying the astral plane will eliminate Shamanism so that Black magic would be the strongest magic around. And I'm pretty sure that's what the invader knows: Black magic. So he would be able to rule the world." Zel and Filia had begun to get it. Amelia and Gourry were still confused. Xellos held his finger in front of Amelia's face. "You see, my dear, everyone would be powerless to stop the evil injustice that's coming because Shamanism wouldn't exist anymore."
Xellos got the reaction he wanted. "Injustice? I will always stand against evil-doers and crush them with the Hammer of Justice!"
Xellos smiled. "Then will you help me?"
Amelia held her fist in the air. "Count me in!"
Filia sighed. "I guess if I'm to save the world, again, then I'm going to have to join."
Zel just stood still. Then he said softly, "I guess I'll come, too."
Gourry jumped up. "Hey! Don't forget me! I'm coming, too!" Everyone looked at him. "Uh, where are we going, again?" he said sheepishly.
Everyone fell over and/or fell on their face. Xellos picked himself up and brushed the dust off. "Gourry, my friend, we're going to save the world." Xellos turned towards Lina's grave, stuck his staff under his arm, and, much to everyone's surprise, clapped his hands together twice in the traditional mourn. Then he grabbed his staff again and turned toward the forest. "Well then. Let's be off!"
Amelia, Gourry, and Zel followed him. Filia asked the most important question that no one had thought to ask: "Where are we going?"
Amelia and Zel tripped and Gourry looked down at them. Xellos turned around and rubbed the back of his head, eyes arched. "I guess I forgot to mention that part, huh, Filia-chan?" He grew serious again. "To destroy the astral plane, one must destroy all astral temples on this plane. Then any human can enter the astral plane and destroy all the safeguards on that plane. That will destroy the astral plane and all monsters and magic connected to it."
"So where are we going?" Zel repeated Filia's question.
"We're going to the closest astral temple!" Xellos said, arching his eyes again. "And that would be in Sairagg!" He turned around and led them all on the road to Sairagg.
A lone figure stood in the bushes watching the group. He watched Xellos pay his respects to Lina. "Well, I never," he mused to himself. When the group left, he walked toward the grave and knelt down. He brushed away some of the dirt ever-so-lightly-and-gently. Then he muttered some strange spell to himself while touching the grave.
A/N: Interesting, ne? Like yet? For all you expectant fans, I will try to add some Xellos/Filia stuff, ok? I will also bring in Ceiphied, or however you spell his name. You know, that all-over good guy that hates Mazoku and vice-versa? But I don't know a thing about him. So could all you readers tell me a little about his personality? Hmm, do you think that I should bring Lina back? I see a lot of people who want her back already.
Next episode! Xellos leads the Slayers-minus Lina-to Sairagg. What will happen to them there? Who is this mysterious invader? And who was that at Lina's grave? Tune in next time on, Slayers Go!