When Gourry and Lina ran up they saw
Filia and Xellos still sleeping but propped up on a chair.
"Oh great, they are still here… Hmm no damage
to the hotel, so that means they haven't woke up." Lina looked around.
"Oi… Lina… Who is that lady?" Gourry pointed
to a lady, who appeared about the age of twenty-five sitting next to Filia
and Xellos.
"Huh?" Lina walked over to Filia and Xellos
and looked at the lady in curiosity.
"You must be Lina Inverse and Gourry Gabriev."
The lady startled Lina.
"So, people know me already." Lina recovered
with stars appearing in her eyes. The lady fought the urge to roll her
eyes, but instead uncrossed her long legs and stood up.
"Zelas Mettallium from Wolf Pack Island. Maker
of Mettallium's Magical Super Glue. Glad to meet you." Zelas introduced
herself sticking her hand out to shake Lina's.
"Ze-Ze-Zelas?" Lina blinked up.
"Huh?" Gourry looked from Zelas to Lina to
Zelas to Lina to Zelas to Lina. "Lina who…?" He started to ask.
"Zelas Mettallium! You idiot! Xellos' creator!
Master of all beast!" Lina cried out, hitting Gourry on the head. Zelas
chuckled.
"I can see why Xellos hangs around you all
so much." She said.
"So you came to help us?" Lina asked.
"You don't have to say it like that." Zelas
sweatdropped then added, "I've come to make a deal."
"Hmm? What kind a deal?" Lina asked.
"Well I'll help you with the glue, if you
get me fifty bottles of the best wine in Zephelia." Zelas said.
"Fifty?" Lina and Gourry's mouth dropped.
"Hai!" Zelas smiled. "Don't worry. I'm letting
you off easy." Zelas grinned, closing her eyes in 'Xellos Fashion'
"Letting us off easy? Well what does she call
hard?" Lina muttered. "OK we except… What do we have to do?"
Zelas grinned. "I knew you'd see it my way.
To tell you the truth Xellos designed most of the glue so I don't know
how to immediately 'un-glue' them."
"Aw. I knew it was too good to be true…" Lina
sighed.
"Wait, wait. I just said I couldn't do it
immediately. But if we get these few charms we can put them in a room and
keep their power sealed. Once they get along and cooperate their power
will come back to them, and they will be able to get out." Zelas explained.
"Sugoi!" Lina exclaimed. She leaned over to
Zelas and slightly whispered, "You think Xellos would mind if I took some
of his power?"
"Most likely not. He's very protective of
that." Lina and Zelas chuckled.
"Hmm… I've been thinking." Gourry said thoughtfully.
Lina looked up at him.
"Wouldn't Xellos be able to take the glue
off if he designed it?" Gourry asked.
"Good question. I suppose so, but he'd need
a certain amount of power to do it. Obviously he didn't recognize that
is was super glue, otherwise they'd be separated by now." Zelas explained.
"Well, well. What are we waiting for? Let's
go find the charms, and lock 'em up!" Lina raised a fist in the air. Gourry
and Zelas smiled and agreed.
"Hmm? I wonder if Lina-san and Gourry-san
found something yet." Amelia said aloud, to no one in particular.
"If I know them right, they probably went
to a restaurant." Zelgadis muttered, flipping through another spell book.
"Probably... Ne, you found anything?" Amelia
asked.
"Not a thing." Zelgadis answered. "I knew
this was a bad idea..." He said to himself.
"Me either." Amelia overheard him but decided
to ignore him.
"Hey. It says you would need some kind of
charm. They say they sell it anywhere, but it depends on what kind of magical
super super glue. What was the super glue called?" Zelgadis asked.
"Uh, er, hmm... I think Mettallium's Magical
Super Glue." Amelia said slowly.
"Mettallium?" Zelgadis asked. "Hmm. That's
it! It's probably that Fruitcake's super glue!" Zelgadis scowled.
"Hmm? Nani?" Amelia asked, puzzled.
"Mettallium. Get it? Xellos Mettallium" Zelgadis
said this slowly.
"Oooh. I get it." Amelia said, then added,
"You don't have to say like I'm a baby." She looked back down at the book
in her hand.
Zelgadis twitched. Amelia kept on reading.
Zelgadis balled up his fist. Amelia kept on reading.
"WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME FOR JUST ONE MINUTE!!!"
Zelgadiss shouted.
"Shhh." The librarian scolded. Zelgadis sweatdropped
and lowered his voice.
"Are you listening to what I'm saying?" He
whispered.
"Huh? Oh! Gomen Zelgadis-san! I was just reading
this book about Chimeras! It's really interesting." Amelia said brightly.
"Grrr... Why didn't I leave her? Chimera?
Where? Where? Let me see!" Zelgadis rushed to Amelia's side and tried to
look at the book.
Amelia pulled the book out of his sight.
"It's stuff you wouldn't be interested in.
It just shows how to make a Chimera. How to reverse a Chimera. How to kill
a Chimera and uh..." Amelia looked down the list of How to.
"Amelia you just made my day!" Zelgadis cried
out. He snatched the book from her hands and planted a kiss on her lips
then ran out.
"Yahoo!" Amelia heard him shout.
"Huh?" Amelia put her hand to her lips then
jumped up. "Zelgadis-san! Wait!" Amelia cried after him.
"Shhh!" The librarian cried out to her.
Take
me back
