Me: Whoppee! I got a review ^_^ Now, I know someone's reading my story yay!!
For the reader who gave me the review...
Well, Vee is Lina and Gourry's daughter.
Vee is Amelia's goddaughter.
Vee is Zel's goddaughter.
Amelia and Zel is _not_ married.
Charity is Zel's goddaughter.
Charity is _not_ Lina's goddaughter, neither is she Gourry's goddaughter.
Charity is older, taller and more demure than Vee. Go figure.
Zel has not married (and will never be...*ducks as shoes are thrown* Okay, I'll think of
pairing him up with someone...)
The Evil Ones are also the Monthzie Gang.
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*Slayers Mystic*
Episode 5
Foiled! Charity to the Rescue!








"Mister Gourry, you can leave me here. I'll be just fine. I can go back home..."

"Oh no you don't! I am escorting you back and that I will," Gourry interrupts the pleading
thirteen year old girl.

"Well," Amelia starts.

"No!"

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Vee stares at the ground. She had lied. She knew she had. Lina does not know. Gourry does not
know. Nobody knew.

"Screw it!" she mumbles to herself as she glances over at Lina who is roasting a fish and licking
her fingers hungrily.

"Screw..." Vee says again and catches herself in midline. "You are a worthless girl. Now you're
cursing!" Vee chides herself. She overturns a pebble with her foot and thinks over what had
happened a few days ago. The Monthzie gang had attacked them (including Amelia and Gourry) or so
as Lina and the others think. Vee knows better.

The Monthzie Gang had long past that area and had marked it as their territory. There was even
guards. While Lina slept at night, Vee had slipped out and checked out the area. There were
signs of fortifications. The Evil Ones had already had a fort halfway done when the Slayers Gang
intruded. The Evil Ones move fast and act fast. They might already attack all surrounding
villages and towns.

Then there was another thing. About Vee being a genius and all. It _is_ an impossible thing. Vee
hadn't invented any spells at all. Grave assault and solar slash was invented by a true genius.
In truth, Vee is still a student, learning lessons with her godsister Charity, taught by various
masters of the skills including the prominent Blue Sorceror Zelgadiss in the field of magic. Vee
sighs. She wanted Lina to think that she has a strong, genius (beautiful?) daughter in the
future. That is all.

"I hate myself!" Vee mutters again. "Here I am, involving my mother in something that I screwed
up myself."

"Vee!" Lina calls. "Wnat some fish?"

"Not now, I'm pissing." Vee replies. "Great, I lie again!"

Vee looks at Lina who is already biting into the hot fish.

"I will fix it myself, even if I have to slay all of the Monthzie Gang myself!" Vee sighs and
slips into the bushes. "I will!" She breaks off a twig, tucked it into her dress and walks away.

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Charity stands in the middle of a broad path.

"Oh!" she blinks. "Where...where am I?"

"Pip!" replied Bobo, its purple hairy paws waving with excitement.

"Hush!" Charity says as she hides Bobo behind her and begins to scrutinise her surroundings. She
is in a city---or what used to be a city. It was up in smokes, most of the buildings sagged or
whole parts gone. Only a building stood firm---the most prominent one of all..."Saillune Castle!"
Charity whispers. "What happened?"

"I'll tell you what happened," a man replies. "That young daughter of Prince Phil blew up
Saillune again. I wish he had disciplined her better."

Charity frowns, "What did she do?"

"You must be from out of town then. Don't you know...Amelia always blew up the town and runs off.
At this rate, when she's queen, she won't have any kingdom to rule!" the man laughs and walks
away.

"Wait!" Charity calls out. "Is there...is there any more news?"

"News?" The man looks over his shoulder. "There is never any news here."

"I wonder where Vee is."

"Pip!" Bobo wriggles free and jumps on Charity's shoulders (the way Pikachu does on Ash). "Pip!"

"I wonder whether she has reached the dukedom..."

"Mister Gourry!" wails a familiar voice.

Charity turns around and sees a girl who looks like a younger version of herself being pulled
along by a tall blond *cute* man.

"You are going home!" says the man.

"What's going on?" Vee asks him.

"I'm taking the princess back home," Gourry stops to survey Charity. "You know, you look kind of
familiar..."

"I do?" asks Charity. "Er..." she tugs at her veil nervously. Is he hitting on me? Is that a
line he use to pick up girls? Charity does not really know. Vee would know, she gets hit on all
the time when they go to town (Charity scowls 'that wild girl') mostly because Vee would flirt
back and Charity would stare at the boys/men until they slink away under her cold icy stare. (How
dare they flirt with a princess!)

"Yup, you look familiar," Gourry repeats. He looks at Amelia. "I better get going before she
tries to run off again. Nice to meet you!"

"Err..." Charity stares after Gourry.

"Pip! Pip!" says Bobo.

"Is there anyway at all I can know where Vee is?" wonders Charity. She leaves the ruins of the
Saillune and walks into the forest.

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Lina stretches out on the grass after engulfing the whole fish (well 'cept for the bones) with a
lump of satisfaction in her stomach. The breeze blows in her face and streaks of sunlight fell on
her body. Such a wonderful day...

There _seems_ to be something that she had forgotten, a tiny voice in the back of her head says.
But what? Gourry...Gourry had left her company to sent Amelia home. It is too dangerous for the
head strong princess to fight monsters even Lina could not demolish, monsters only Vee...

Lina sits up suddenly. That is what she had forgotten!

"Hey Vee?" Lina calls out. "Daughter dearest?"

Silence.

"Vee? You sure are taking a long time to piss," Lina says. She looks into the bushes, but there
is no one. "Vee!" Where _is_ Vee?

Lina spots a broken branch. And it strikes her suddenly.

Vee has deserted Lina.

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To be continued....