On Wolf Pack Island…

Xellos teleports out for a second and reappears un-flattened and refreshed in a fashionable Versace suit and microphone. "Welcome ladies, gentlemen, and Filia to Wolf Pack Island. In the fashionable purple is Sylphiel Nels Raada, shrine maiden and sweetheart to Gourry. The blond man in the full armor is Gourry Gabriev, jellyfish holder to the Sword of Light. The blond woman in white is Filia Ul Copt, a self-righteous yet useless gold dragon. The rock man is Zelgadiss Greywords, an angsty but useful chimera. Now directing our attention to the throne is our beautiful, sexy Dark Lord/hostess Xelas Metallium. And I'm sure all of you know me!" Xellos finished with a flourish and a dazzling smile before being crushed between Zel's fist and Filia's mace.

"Much better Xellos." Commented Xelas with a drag on her cigarette, "I'm sure you wonder why we've taken the time to bring you here…"

"Tell me now!" Filia flared while pounding her foot on the ground.

"My, you really have no manners, just as Xellos said." Idly responded Xelas before slapping a silence and hold spell on Filia, "Anyhow, here is the basic run down. Alaia is L-sama's older sister and She is going to kill us all."

Shocked silence filled the room except for Xellos' inane whistling.

"What do you mean? Why would L-sama want such a thing?" whispered Sylphiel.

Xellos answered, "Think of Luna versus Lina. Luna is the Cepheid Knight, Lina is the Chaos Child (unofficially, but still). Alaia is a neurotic neat freak, L-sama likes chaos."

"Quit speaking in riddles, Xellos. This doesn't bring us any closer to Lina-chan." growled Zelgadiss.

"Listen, think of the four worlds as a bedroom. L-sama, who enjoys chaos, prefers a messy room with clothes strewn about. On the other hand, Alaia prefers a room where the clothes are systematically folded and put away due to style, material, and color. Therefore, on a larger scale L-sama has Mazoku, Ryuzoka, and humans. Alaia wants nothing running around that causes or contributes to chaos. Therefore, she will wipe out these three races, as one would put away clothes." Gourry calmly and slowly explained.

Again, the room was plunged into shocked silence as everyone sans Sylphiel stared at Gourry in confusion. When Xelas' entire cigarette had burned to ash and dropped to the ground, Zelgadiss coughed gravely, "Who are you?"

Sylphiel giggled and answered, "Why, Zelgadiss! I thought you knew Gourry-sama was always acting dumb to annoy Lina! He was always the brightest boy!"

Again, all mouths dropped to the floor. Xellos and Xelas looked at each other and accused, "Why didn't you tell me!" at the same time. Filia looked pale, as Zelgadiss began wondering why anyone would want to annoy Lina on purpose.

"Seeing that Xellos and Xelas know of the prophecy, we best get going before the world ends." Gourry continued, while everyone began coming out of various states of shock.

"You should have told me about this, Xellos." Xelas angrily whispered

"Yare yare, I never knew about this Jouu-sama! Gourry hid his intelligence well while Lina was about, though I have a feeling he is not against us."

"Why, I'm surprised!" intercepted Luna popping her head between the two conspiring mazokus, "Would you really think I would have someone that dumb protect my darling baby sister? Plus, you know Lina would be suspicious of her self-proclaimed "protector" if he showed any intelligence."

Fighting back the urge to scream in fear at the sight of her best friend, Xelas sent an angry glare at Xellos who had teleported away to torment Filia. "We-welcome back, Luna-san. We were just about to go fetch your sister; she's not in any real trouble. Something minor, very minor. No need to trouble yourself regarding it."

"Alaia is minor." Flatly stated Luna while quirking an eyebrow at Xelas, "Well, why didn't you say so? Of course! I would be silly to think differently." and began walking away from Xelas before spinning around and throwing a dagger millimeters from Xelas' ear. "No, I think I'll stay and help anyway. She has Milgazia, already."

Valiantly trying not to melt into a puddle of fear, Xelas nodded mutely.

"She also has Nerissa." An icy chill swept across the room, as Dynast Grausherra appeared. "Which means Sherra and I will be joining the group."

At this point, the room had entered full chaos. Sylphiel and Zelgadiss were wary of the idea of traveling with two Dark Lords, Sherra AND Luna. Xelas was attempting to avoid Luna's displeasure, while Luna and Gourry discussed travel plans. Xellos had began kissing the incapacitated Filia, who was rapidly turning green, to annoy her; while Sherra looked at Filia with murderous jealousy. It was going to be a long night.

Elsewhere…

Milgazia sighed as he was seated on a salon chair that Dolphin had pulled out of her tiny clutch. "How does that woman put so much into her purse?" he wondered while eyeing the inconspicuous container, "Why does she keep so much in her purse?"

"Wheheheeheehee," laughed the lady in question, "I found it! This thing is simply wonderful! It will change your life forever Miggy. You'll be thanking me before the day is done, much like Nina over there." Dolphin gestured to an immobilized Lina in a green clay facial mask and now dressed in a school uniform with her hair in French braids. "This moisturizer is made from the freshest of ingredients that I pick myself, or at least I direct the things that pick the ingredients. My Priest really doesn't like me leaving the hold if she can help it, I think she's being too paranoid, but I stay in to humor her. It's not my fault last time I left that I got a teensy weenie bit lost, if only Dynast would have agreed to take me scarf shopping that millennium, I wouldn't need to wander out on my own. I know, I know scarves are so passé these days, but in that millennium, they really were quite in. Too bad Ninny here is so young, otherwise she could have gone shopping with me then, I really think that we could accentuate her features, but that trip was really fun when I ran into Chaos Blue. She was such a fun person to meet, we were having a lovely time at this plague, really we were discovering such new and interesting colors humans could be when Dynast blows in all flustered and drags me home. But I'm rambling, so here let me put this on, it'll just minimize your pores so well!"

"Thank God she stopped speaking for just a second," thought Milgazia, "I think I may have found new respect for Dynast, I don't doubt Dolphin is a handful to care for… but I suppose that is the position of all elders. Most people are either need protection or provide protection for others. It's hard to believe Lina protects so many people, although she has powerful magic she does appear very fragile at times." Milgazia turned to look into Lina's ruby eyes.

Trying to not crack her mask, Lina scanned the darkness back and forth  until she started to become dizzy. Catching Milgazia's gaze, she quickly became red underneath the green gooze. "Is Milgazia looking at me?" she pondered, "No way, I mean, snap out of this immediately, Lina. You have Zel, plus Mil is just a couple millennia older than you and a dragon. Wait, I'm talking to myself, this can not be a good sign." As she gave out a loud groan of frustration.