Oh boy I haven't updated for a while. Enjoy.



"Are you sure this is going to work? Filia questioned looking at the mazoku who was holding a rope. He gave her a grin.

"No need to worry Lizard Lips, this plan is foolproof." He boasted as he slightly tightened his grip on the rope. Zangalus covered his ears from Gourry's scream. For Xellos' plan to work they had to tie him to a wooden peg on the beach, while everyone else hid in the bushes. Gourry's eyes watered as he kicked his nail polished feet, the colour was puffy rouge, grains of sand spat on his blushed cheeks.

"Get, me out of here!" he bellowed shaking his head side-to-side causing his pigtails to bob left and right. "If you get me out of this costume I'll give you a kiss." He cried batting his eyes with pink mascara and puckering his red lips. Zelgadis shuddered outwardly and rubbed his hands together.

"Now that is something, I'd thought I never hear from those lips." He mumbled while the young ancient dragon nodded his head. Xellos raised his hand to hush them all he sensed something was coming. Every turned their attention to the screaming Gourry, the wind seemed to pick up but the noise of the forest dies down in an eerie silence. The golden dragon shivered at the cool breeze that coming upon them.

"Any minute, now." The mazoku whispered getting ready to pull the bucket of water attached to Gourry's peg that would wash off the makeup. A loud shriek brought Xellos out of his thoughtful gaze as he turned to Filia who was being pulled into some dark mass of shadow.

"I need some help here!" She yelled stretching out her arms to grab something. Xellos threw away the rope and dove for the dragon, and clutched onto her arms. The chimera narrowed his eyes seeing a ripple emerging from the shadow and a brown, furry elbow popping out and diving back in.

"Xellos, strike the shadow!" he yelled as the mazoku clenched his fists and pounded on the dark mass. A large of explosion of sand sent Filia reeling as Xellos caught her in his arms. The dragon coughed and wiped the sand from her eyes. The black shadow jumped towards a palm tree and started to form itself completely. The gang blinked as they saw the intruder.

"What a strange beastman." Val contemplated, as he looked the creature up and down resembling a monkey. The beast glowered at him, his curly tail swishing from side to side.

"Whom're you calling strange?" he whined hoping of the tree with a flip and landing in front of them. Filia's long ears quirked, as she heard yelling coming from behind them.

"Oi, pull the bucket!" Gourry yelled turning his body to and fro to avoid his attackers.

"We forgot about Gourry," she remembered as they looked over to the swordsman who was yelping and kicking away four other dark masses. Zangalus blinked and raced towards the rope, giving it a good jerk. The liquid quickly dumped itself upon the swordsman's' head washing away his feminine guise. He stretched his arms as much as he could rip his bindings to shreds and standing up, hastily removing his dress. The others ran up towards him as the black masses started to join together and a pink light started to engulf them.

"So, lets see who theses guys really are." Xellos whispered slightly putting himself in front of the golden dragon. When the light died down the tide splashed against the mysterious invaders shoes. The monkey beastman giggled and hoped over to his comrades standing at the far end of 3 people. On the left side was the monkey man and another broad man that looked like a dog with floppy ears and a black nose decorated with 3 whiskers on each cheek. The man on the far right was dressed in a black cloak and wad dawned with a tribal mask trimmed with bones and fathers of various animals. In the middle stood the ringleader a small young boy not to bigger than Lina. He had light blue hair that reached his back. He had large sword attached to one of his sides and something of great value to Xellos on his left side.

"The dragon pot." The mazoku said through clenched teeth. He looked the boy up and down with a smirk. "So, that little runt has it, huh. But not for long." Filia looked at the mazoku who had took great interest with these mysterious men.

"Dragon pot." She pondered to herself as the attackers started to get restless. The boy lifted his hand and pointed to Filia.

"You, there come with me." He motioned towards the golden dragon. She blinked in shot and griped her fists as she slowly stepped back slightly. The mazoku stepped completely in front of the dragon blocking her from the boy's gaze.

"She won't be joining you and for the other woman return them to us. But more importantly right now give me that dragon pot!" Xellos ordered pointing the pot on attached to the boys waist. The boy raised his blue brow in surprise and lowered his face so his bangs were covering his eyes. He clenched palm and started to mutter a few words. The group watched him warily; the golden dragon blinked and started to notice that her eyes lids were getting heavy. So heavy that she fell asleep and was falling to the sand.

"Kaa-san!" Val shrieked as a pink light engulfed Filia suddenly transporting her into the mysterious boys hand.

"He's got Filia!" Zelgadis exclaimed as the boy laughed and raised his sword while holing the slumbering dragon.

"Let her go, boy." The mazoku hissed his head filling with rage. The boy merely laughed and turned his sword in a semi-clockwork position.

"NOW, YOU DIE!" he yelled as a bright flash of light raced towards the men engulfing them in its burning hell as they were hidden within it's depth and loud and ruthless cackle echoing in their ears.

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Boy, took me a while to update this schoolwork takes up lots of time.