Bewildered Author's Note: I wrote this story up to the fight scene and then
got stuck. Why couldn't I remember the fight scenes in the OOC fanfics?
So I took a trip to fanfiction.net and searched, and searched, and
searched…and found that OOC Zelgadiss never seems to fight!! He screams,
curses, kills himself, and various other things, but… So…that's why this
chapter has taken 3,000 years to write, and why I now have a humongous
sweatdrop living on my head. I am having a hard time believing this, (even
though I thought I'd seen everything) so I'd really appreciate it if
someone can point me in the direction of an OOC Zelgadiss fight!
Well now, so how am I ever going to handle the fight? ^_~
Zelgadiss vs. the Dark Prince of Love!
Zelgadiss stepped out on stage and awaited whatever horror he would be forced to witness. Presently, it made itself known. It appeared out of the crowd and almost made it to the stage before its dramatic lover stopped it.
"Zelgadiss Graywords!" She cried, love permeating her voice. "Wait!" FfZelgadiss waited. Once she reached her target, she stopped, and after a pause for a loving glance, handed a perfect crimson rose with dewdrop over to him. He handled the rose delicately, looking adoringly upon it as if it were the sole item that gave him permission to live in this hurtful world. Soon he moved his adoring gaze to her, and tears came to her eyes. "You musn't die, Zelgadiss. If you do, I will follow!" FfZelgadiss looked extremely moved, and a crystalline tear trickled from his piercing, sapphire eyes and down his cheek.
"You truly made my life worth living, love. I will never abandon it as long as I have you."
Zelgadiss looked upon the gruesome scene with an expression of utter horror. He wondered how Zellas would be taking it. Looking over to her, he was surprised to see her looking quite content. "Greater Beast?" he asked.
"Yes?" she asked, noticing his questioning gaze. She removed a pair of earplugs. Zelgadiss closed his eyes in disgust, hardly bearing the insanity. Zellas, wearing a deeper frown than usual, glanced over at the pair of gemstone-eyed lovers. "That is enough!" she called out. It was to no avail, the two were lost in each other's mouths. She decided to risk approaching them, and strode over. Loath to touch either of them, she kicked his love in the shin. She cried out and collapsed, clutching the devastating injury. FfZelgadiss knelt down in a panic, and removed her hand from her leg.
"Just get up there and fight when you are through playing 'Dark Prince of Love,'" Zellas stated, before striding back to her vantage post.
"I will avenge her!" FfZelgadiss spoke to the back of the retreating Zellas. She gave him all the attention that was due. FfZelgadiss turned back to kissing, and then healing his love's leg. "I will carry you for the next three days so there will be no chance of hurting yourself worse, okay?" FfZelgadiss said gently to his love. She nodded, gazing at him through wide, limpid eyes and long, tear-soaked lashes. "I will be back to fight you in a minute," FfZelgadiss said to Zelgadiss, lifting his love. "First I must transport her to a safe area."
After transporting his love, leaving Zelgadiss behind to wonder if he hadn't just fallen into a classic romance novel, FfZelgadiss reappeared; red rose with dewdrop perfectly tied into the tie on his cloak. Zelgadiss wasn't quite sure, but he thought he almost caught FfZelgadiss glimmering or sparkling in the sunlight as he mounted the steps up to the stage. Either way, he was immensely disturbed.
FfZelgadiss lifted his sword with every ounce of drama the scene called for. He leveled his cerulean gaze at Zelgadiss. "Astral Vine!" he called, voice echoing with power. Nothing happened. He gave his sword a good glare, and called out the spell again. Nothing happened. Enraged, he gave a shout and rushed Zelgadiss. Zelgadiss stood there, wondering what FfZelgadiss was trying to do. He had stone skin; no sword could hurt him! That had been made very clear in the first season in a groan-inducing part of a fight with Dilgear, just in case the audience couldn't have figured out that his rock skin would stop a sword. FfZelgadiss swiped his sword through his target. There was silence as the audience stared in wonder. It had gone through Zelgadiss? Zelgadiss stood there looking surprised, and as healthy as ever. FfZelgadiss stared at his trusty sword in shock. Zelgadiss looked over to Zellas. For once she wasn't frowning in boredom. She was, in fact, smirking!
"Zellas, what the hell's going on?" Zelgadiss demanded. Her smirk grew wider.
"It seems FfZelgadiss can fight only in theory!"
And everyone but the self-satisfied Zellas crashed to the ground.
*
To the reviewers of Part II:
Thank you again to everyone who read this story!
Battle Maid: Yes, I'm working on the two personalities thing. ^_^ Maybe another Gourry part in the future.
K-chan: Thank you very much for your review! Now, about the review on Fanfic HQ: I'm REALLY happy that you found it funny. It means a lot to hear that from a Z/L fan. I'm sorry that I did pick on the Z/L fans, and I waffled a lot on whether I should or shouldn't post it! As for why I picked Z/L fans, well… Z/L fanfics have the dubious honor of being the most recognized OOC couple there is. Any Slayers fan that reads fanfiction will get the joke in Fanfic HQ because of that. Z/L fanfiction has been the majority of couple fanfiction since Slayers became popular in America four years ago. The fic wouldn't have had the same impact using any other couple. (I am sorely tempted to try something with Z/A, but I'm afraid it would just turn into a whining fest.) I have heard that there are Z/L fics that aren't OOC, and I did ask the people on uh… Ruby & Sapphire, I think, if they could point me in the direction of one, but none of them were able to. I would really appreciate seeing an in-character Z/L fic.
Thank you all! I love you all! **GLOMP!!**
Well now, so how am I ever going to handle the fight? ^_~
Zelgadiss vs. the Dark Prince of Love!
Zelgadiss stepped out on stage and awaited whatever horror he would be forced to witness. Presently, it made itself known. It appeared out of the crowd and almost made it to the stage before its dramatic lover stopped it.
"Zelgadiss Graywords!" She cried, love permeating her voice. "Wait!" FfZelgadiss waited. Once she reached her target, she stopped, and after a pause for a loving glance, handed a perfect crimson rose with dewdrop over to him. He handled the rose delicately, looking adoringly upon it as if it were the sole item that gave him permission to live in this hurtful world. Soon he moved his adoring gaze to her, and tears came to her eyes. "You musn't die, Zelgadiss. If you do, I will follow!" FfZelgadiss looked extremely moved, and a crystalline tear trickled from his piercing, sapphire eyes and down his cheek.
"You truly made my life worth living, love. I will never abandon it as long as I have you."
Zelgadiss looked upon the gruesome scene with an expression of utter horror. He wondered how Zellas would be taking it. Looking over to her, he was surprised to see her looking quite content. "Greater Beast?" he asked.
"Yes?" she asked, noticing his questioning gaze. She removed a pair of earplugs. Zelgadiss closed his eyes in disgust, hardly bearing the insanity. Zellas, wearing a deeper frown than usual, glanced over at the pair of gemstone-eyed lovers. "That is enough!" she called out. It was to no avail, the two were lost in each other's mouths. She decided to risk approaching them, and strode over. Loath to touch either of them, she kicked his love in the shin. She cried out and collapsed, clutching the devastating injury. FfZelgadiss knelt down in a panic, and removed her hand from her leg.
"Just get up there and fight when you are through playing 'Dark Prince of Love,'" Zellas stated, before striding back to her vantage post.
"I will avenge her!" FfZelgadiss spoke to the back of the retreating Zellas. She gave him all the attention that was due. FfZelgadiss turned back to kissing, and then healing his love's leg. "I will carry you for the next three days so there will be no chance of hurting yourself worse, okay?" FfZelgadiss said gently to his love. She nodded, gazing at him through wide, limpid eyes and long, tear-soaked lashes. "I will be back to fight you in a minute," FfZelgadiss said to Zelgadiss, lifting his love. "First I must transport her to a safe area."
After transporting his love, leaving Zelgadiss behind to wonder if he hadn't just fallen into a classic romance novel, FfZelgadiss reappeared; red rose with dewdrop perfectly tied into the tie on his cloak. Zelgadiss wasn't quite sure, but he thought he almost caught FfZelgadiss glimmering or sparkling in the sunlight as he mounted the steps up to the stage. Either way, he was immensely disturbed.
FfZelgadiss lifted his sword with every ounce of drama the scene called for. He leveled his cerulean gaze at Zelgadiss. "Astral Vine!" he called, voice echoing with power. Nothing happened. He gave his sword a good glare, and called out the spell again. Nothing happened. Enraged, he gave a shout and rushed Zelgadiss. Zelgadiss stood there, wondering what FfZelgadiss was trying to do. He had stone skin; no sword could hurt him! That had been made very clear in the first season in a groan-inducing part of a fight with Dilgear, just in case the audience couldn't have figured out that his rock skin would stop a sword. FfZelgadiss swiped his sword through his target. There was silence as the audience stared in wonder. It had gone through Zelgadiss? Zelgadiss stood there looking surprised, and as healthy as ever. FfZelgadiss stared at his trusty sword in shock. Zelgadiss looked over to Zellas. For once she wasn't frowning in boredom. She was, in fact, smirking!
"Zellas, what the hell's going on?" Zelgadiss demanded. Her smirk grew wider.
"It seems FfZelgadiss can fight only in theory!"
And everyone but the self-satisfied Zellas crashed to the ground.
*
To the reviewers of Part II:
Thank you again to everyone who read this story!
Battle Maid: Yes, I'm working on the two personalities thing. ^_^ Maybe another Gourry part in the future.
K-chan: Thank you very much for your review! Now, about the review on Fanfic HQ: I'm REALLY happy that you found it funny. It means a lot to hear that from a Z/L fan. I'm sorry that I did pick on the Z/L fans, and I waffled a lot on whether I should or shouldn't post it! As for why I picked Z/L fans, well… Z/L fanfics have the dubious honor of being the most recognized OOC couple there is. Any Slayers fan that reads fanfiction will get the joke in Fanfic HQ because of that. Z/L fanfiction has been the majority of couple fanfiction since Slayers became popular in America four years ago. The fic wouldn't have had the same impact using any other couple. (I am sorely tempted to try something with Z/A, but I'm afraid it would just turn into a whining fest.) I have heard that there are Z/L fics that aren't OOC, and I did ask the people on uh… Ruby & Sapphire, I think, if they could point me in the direction of one, but none of them were able to. I would really appreciate seeing an in-character Z/L fic.
Thank you all! I love you all! **GLOMP!!**