Chapter Two: Bewilderment! Something smells funny in the province of
twinsville
A bird crawed noisily outside the window. It took flight, rustling the tree's branches. A faucet slowly dripped.
*Crap!* thought Zelgadis loudly *I knew that drinking coffee so late wouldn't be such a hot idea! Though I'm sure if I hadn't, I wouldn't have been able to take that Nahga person. Without beating her senseless, of course.* Zel proceeded to ponder that for a moment, realized that it wasn't helping him sleep, and decided to get up. He walked down the stairs very quietly, noting sounds of restlessness from one room.
*Hm..* he thought suspiciously. He shrugged, and walked on. He spent a little while digging himself up some hot water, and herbal tea, and walked upstairs, cup in hand. The sounds of restlessness had gotten more loud, so he decided to open the door, and see if there was anything going on. After all, Lina seemed pretty hot to get out of there once her shadow- twin showed up, and Zel wasn't about to let her dodge the utter embarrassment. He opened the door cautiously, peeking in through the crack. His eye widened, and he slammed the door open. He stood there, in utter shock, at Lina and Nahga, in a furious lip-lock, and near-naked in the bed. The teacup flew to the ground, covering Zelgadis' feet in scalding hot water. Of course, his skin was made of stone, so it didn't really bother him. At the shattering sound of the cup, Lina and Nahga looked up, eyes wide. Zel backed up.
"I-I-I, uh..." he said, blushing so fiercely that his skin was more red than blue. Suddenly, Gourry appeared, running behind Zel's back.
"What is it, Zel?" he asked, then he shouted, "Ah! Who spilt the boiling water?" The sputtering and pointing Zelgadis, shook his head in confused horror. Gourry looked over, and his eyes widened. Silphiel followed.
"Gourry, dear?" she asked. He pointed. Silphiel looked, and smiled brightly, "Yes!" she said triumphantly.
"It's not what you think.." Lina said. Of course, no one at that point, was listening to either of them. Zel seemed to be in shock. Gourry was less in shock than confused. All of a sudden.
"What are you all staring at?" Lina asked from the doorway. Zel turned, jostled from his.. utter horror.
"Lina?" he asked. He did a double take. Lina looked over his shoulder. Then she screamed.
"OH MY GOD! Oh! Oh! What are you DOING????" she asked.
"Lina-san. I-" The Lina in bed with Nahga said.. (obviously Lana)
"DON'T YOU GIVE ME ANY EXCUSES! WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY MAKING ME LOOK BAD LIKE THIS???" Lina screeched. Lana cowered.
"Miss Lina, I just.." she started, but Zelgadis interrupted.
"Wait, just wait a sec.. Now, we know that this person is the exact double of Lina, ne?" everyone but Gourry nodded, "Then that means, that this is something Lina. OUR Lina, would never do." He said, nodding. Lina sighed with relief.
"Yes." She said. Amelia came up behind Lina,
"What's all the fuss.. WHAT IN THE-" She said, then she fainted. Lina sweatdropped. Gourry scratched his head.
"I don't know what's going on around here, why was that Lana person in bed with that Gracia person?" he asked. Silphiel smiled, and whispered in his ear. Gourry brightened, "OH!" he shouted. Lina sweatdropped.
"Don't tell me you get off on that thing, Gourry." she said. Gourry frowned, then shook his head.
"No no no no! Wait, maybe." He said. Lina hit him over the head with her sweatdrop. Zel was smiling smugly.
"Sooo, Lina." He said, "Not so hot to help out these poor copies now, are you?" he said. She growled.
"Look, Zel. I've seen true horror tonight, I don't need any of your remarks. It's bad enough to meet up with these shadow persons and Nahga, but now I have to live with this vision burned into my retinas for the rest of my life! I really don't need to be reminded of this ever again, and I REALLY don't want to hurt you when you do." Zel frowned.
"Hey, how do you think I feel? I had to see this vision as well, but whereas you knew it wasn't you, I couldn't really tell that, now could I?" Lina frowned.
"What do you mean by-" she stopped, her eyes widened, and she blushed. Then she got angry again, "You mean you thought that I-?" She started. Zel quietly omitted from saying anything at all. Just then, Nahga, the aforementioned white serpent called,
"What's all the fuss, here?" She glanced in the room, at the shadow- twins, still nearly naked (aside from the blanket covering them) still holding each other, now eyes open in unknowing fright. Her eyes snapped quickly around to the unconscious Amelia, the still staring Gourry, the angrily quiet Silphiel, the smartly quiet Zelgadis, and Lina. When she saw Lina, she backed away, hands up.
"Relax, Nahga." Lina said, glancing at Zel in volatile anger. She pushed him, growling, and he rolled his eyes innocently upward, "You have to know that I'm the real Lina." She said, still glancing angrily at Zel, who was still looking up innocently. Nahga shrugged, her giant breasts bouncing, and drawing Gourry's attention there.
"Really, Lina, I could care less what your preferences are, just so long as they don't include me!" she said, "But, if you were that way, how could they not?" she asked. Lina's eyes were afire.
"Nahga.." She warned.
"But, Lina, I have a hard time believing that you aren't, anyway, you have all these guys around, and, well.." she trailed off, as Lina mumbled under her breath. Gourry, Silphiel, and Zel backed up.
"DRAGON SLAVE!!!" Lina called. Nahga's eyes widened, and she screamed VERY loudly.
In the crater where the inn USED to be.
"Lina-san." Lana called.
"Don't even talk to me.." Lina said. Gracia just cowered. Luckily, Lana and Gracia had their clothes near them, and were now fully dressed. Amelia was saved by the fact that Lina was standing right next to her unconscious body when she fired the Dragon Slave, but Nahga wasn't so lucky.
"Lina.." She murmured, her blackened body twitching. Lina clapped her hands together.
"Well, maybe you shouldn't have said that about me, you- you- OHHHH!" Lina growled, her fists clenched. Zel grinned, but didn't dare to comment, even though a dragon slave probably wouldn't have killed him. He preferred not to die a slower, more painful death, at the hands of Lina herself, who would doubtless tear the very stones from his flesh. He shuddered at that thought, and again at the thought of Lana and Gracia, he forced himself to think those names or doubtless he would throw up, in bed together. Silphiel rose to her legs, brushing ash and debris off of her maidenly clothes.
"Gourry dear?" she said, searching. He was standing in the same spot he was when he got on the scene, still staring blankly at where Nahga used to be. Silphiel frowned, "Gourry, dear?" she said. He shook his head.
"Nani?" he asked, "What happened here?" he said, looking at the ruins around him. Lina smacked her forehead with one hand.
"If you weren't so busy getting your jollies off our various female companions, you would know!" she shouted angrily. A head popped out of the smoldering wreckage.
"My- my- my inn!" the irate owner shouted. Lina sweatdropped.
"I would have to say now is a good time to leave." She remarked, taking off at full speed. Zel looked over at Gourry, who was leaning over to pick up Amelia, they both nodded, and they bolted. Nahga jumped up, growled, and ran after them shouting,
"You'll never live this down!" after Lina. The innkeeper stood there, dumbfounded. Lana and Gracia walked up to him, helping him out of the wreckage and smiling sweetly.
"Are you all right, sir?" they asked him. He nodded.
"Who- who was that?" he asked.
"Miss Lina Inverse." Gracia answered gravely. The innkeeper fainted. Lana dropped him, and looked at Gracia. They clung to each other, crying. Nahga popped back,
"You two come on, I've got no time to wait for imitations!" she said, and grabbed Lana by the hand, dragging her and Gracia along. The innkeeper was later found by some passing merchants, babbling,
"Bandit killer, Dragon Spooker, One who leaves chaos and destruction in her wake, spawn of chaos, Lina Inverse!"
A bird crawed noisily outside the window. It took flight, rustling the tree's branches. A faucet slowly dripped.
*Crap!* thought Zelgadis loudly *I knew that drinking coffee so late wouldn't be such a hot idea! Though I'm sure if I hadn't, I wouldn't have been able to take that Nahga person. Without beating her senseless, of course.* Zel proceeded to ponder that for a moment, realized that it wasn't helping him sleep, and decided to get up. He walked down the stairs very quietly, noting sounds of restlessness from one room.
*Hm..* he thought suspiciously. He shrugged, and walked on. He spent a little while digging himself up some hot water, and herbal tea, and walked upstairs, cup in hand. The sounds of restlessness had gotten more loud, so he decided to open the door, and see if there was anything going on. After all, Lina seemed pretty hot to get out of there once her shadow- twin showed up, and Zel wasn't about to let her dodge the utter embarrassment. He opened the door cautiously, peeking in through the crack. His eye widened, and he slammed the door open. He stood there, in utter shock, at Lina and Nahga, in a furious lip-lock, and near-naked in the bed. The teacup flew to the ground, covering Zelgadis' feet in scalding hot water. Of course, his skin was made of stone, so it didn't really bother him. At the shattering sound of the cup, Lina and Nahga looked up, eyes wide. Zel backed up.
"I-I-I, uh..." he said, blushing so fiercely that his skin was more red than blue. Suddenly, Gourry appeared, running behind Zel's back.
"What is it, Zel?" he asked, then he shouted, "Ah! Who spilt the boiling water?" The sputtering and pointing Zelgadis, shook his head in confused horror. Gourry looked over, and his eyes widened. Silphiel followed.
"Gourry, dear?" she asked. He pointed. Silphiel looked, and smiled brightly, "Yes!" she said triumphantly.
"It's not what you think.." Lina said. Of course, no one at that point, was listening to either of them. Zel seemed to be in shock. Gourry was less in shock than confused. All of a sudden.
"What are you all staring at?" Lina asked from the doorway. Zel turned, jostled from his.. utter horror.
"Lina?" he asked. He did a double take. Lina looked over his shoulder. Then she screamed.
"OH MY GOD! Oh! Oh! What are you DOING????" she asked.
"Lina-san. I-" The Lina in bed with Nahga said.. (obviously Lana)
"DON'T YOU GIVE ME ANY EXCUSES! WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY MAKING ME LOOK BAD LIKE THIS???" Lina screeched. Lana cowered.
"Miss Lina, I just.." she started, but Zelgadis interrupted.
"Wait, just wait a sec.. Now, we know that this person is the exact double of Lina, ne?" everyone but Gourry nodded, "Then that means, that this is something Lina. OUR Lina, would never do." He said, nodding. Lina sighed with relief.
"Yes." She said. Amelia came up behind Lina,
"What's all the fuss.. WHAT IN THE-" She said, then she fainted. Lina sweatdropped. Gourry scratched his head.
"I don't know what's going on around here, why was that Lana person in bed with that Gracia person?" he asked. Silphiel smiled, and whispered in his ear. Gourry brightened, "OH!" he shouted. Lina sweatdropped.
"Don't tell me you get off on that thing, Gourry." she said. Gourry frowned, then shook his head.
"No no no no! Wait, maybe." He said. Lina hit him over the head with her sweatdrop. Zel was smiling smugly.
"Sooo, Lina." He said, "Not so hot to help out these poor copies now, are you?" he said. She growled.
"Look, Zel. I've seen true horror tonight, I don't need any of your remarks. It's bad enough to meet up with these shadow persons and Nahga, but now I have to live with this vision burned into my retinas for the rest of my life! I really don't need to be reminded of this ever again, and I REALLY don't want to hurt you when you do." Zel frowned.
"Hey, how do you think I feel? I had to see this vision as well, but whereas you knew it wasn't you, I couldn't really tell that, now could I?" Lina frowned.
"What do you mean by-" she stopped, her eyes widened, and she blushed. Then she got angry again, "You mean you thought that I-?" She started. Zel quietly omitted from saying anything at all. Just then, Nahga, the aforementioned white serpent called,
"What's all the fuss, here?" She glanced in the room, at the shadow- twins, still nearly naked (aside from the blanket covering them) still holding each other, now eyes open in unknowing fright. Her eyes snapped quickly around to the unconscious Amelia, the still staring Gourry, the angrily quiet Silphiel, the smartly quiet Zelgadis, and Lina. When she saw Lina, she backed away, hands up.
"Relax, Nahga." Lina said, glancing at Zel in volatile anger. She pushed him, growling, and he rolled his eyes innocently upward, "You have to know that I'm the real Lina." She said, still glancing angrily at Zel, who was still looking up innocently. Nahga shrugged, her giant breasts bouncing, and drawing Gourry's attention there.
"Really, Lina, I could care less what your preferences are, just so long as they don't include me!" she said, "But, if you were that way, how could they not?" she asked. Lina's eyes were afire.
"Nahga.." She warned.
"But, Lina, I have a hard time believing that you aren't, anyway, you have all these guys around, and, well.." she trailed off, as Lina mumbled under her breath. Gourry, Silphiel, and Zel backed up.
"DRAGON SLAVE!!!" Lina called. Nahga's eyes widened, and she screamed VERY loudly.
In the crater where the inn USED to be.
"Lina-san." Lana called.
"Don't even talk to me.." Lina said. Gracia just cowered. Luckily, Lana and Gracia had their clothes near them, and were now fully dressed. Amelia was saved by the fact that Lina was standing right next to her unconscious body when she fired the Dragon Slave, but Nahga wasn't so lucky.
"Lina.." She murmured, her blackened body twitching. Lina clapped her hands together.
"Well, maybe you shouldn't have said that about me, you- you- OHHHH!" Lina growled, her fists clenched. Zel grinned, but didn't dare to comment, even though a dragon slave probably wouldn't have killed him. He preferred not to die a slower, more painful death, at the hands of Lina herself, who would doubtless tear the very stones from his flesh. He shuddered at that thought, and again at the thought of Lana and Gracia, he forced himself to think those names or doubtless he would throw up, in bed together. Silphiel rose to her legs, brushing ash and debris off of her maidenly clothes.
"Gourry dear?" she said, searching. He was standing in the same spot he was when he got on the scene, still staring blankly at where Nahga used to be. Silphiel frowned, "Gourry, dear?" she said. He shook his head.
"Nani?" he asked, "What happened here?" he said, looking at the ruins around him. Lina smacked her forehead with one hand.
"If you weren't so busy getting your jollies off our various female companions, you would know!" she shouted angrily. A head popped out of the smoldering wreckage.
"My- my- my inn!" the irate owner shouted. Lina sweatdropped.
"I would have to say now is a good time to leave." She remarked, taking off at full speed. Zel looked over at Gourry, who was leaning over to pick up Amelia, they both nodded, and they bolted. Nahga jumped up, growled, and ran after them shouting,
"You'll never live this down!" after Lina. The innkeeper stood there, dumbfounded. Lana and Gracia walked up to him, helping him out of the wreckage and smiling sweetly.
"Are you all right, sir?" they asked him. He nodded.
"Who- who was that?" he asked.
"Miss Lina Inverse." Gracia answered gravely. The innkeeper fainted. Lana dropped him, and looked at Gracia. They clung to each other, crying. Nahga popped back,
"You two come on, I've got no time to wait for imitations!" she said, and grabbed Lana by the hand, dragging her and Gracia along. The innkeeper was later found by some passing merchants, babbling,
"Bandit killer, Dragon Spooker, One who leaves chaos and destruction in her wake, spawn of chaos, Lina Inverse!"
