Crystal Quest: Prologue
"DRAGON SLAVE!!"
The call of a high-pitched female's voice was followed by a huge explosion that sent bodies flying and leveled over an acre of previously untouched virgin timberland. When the smoke cleared, a short young redhead in sorceress' garb stepped into the newly-created clearing. Hands on her hips, she stood surveying the damage.
"Not bad at all, if I do say so myself! I took care of those bandits and supplied that village with enough wood to last them through the winter." The girl grinned and a mercenary gleam shone in her eyes. "I wonder what the going rate is for this much lumber? And that's in addition to the reward money! We're gonna eat well tonight, aren't we Gourry!" The girl turned around as she suddenly realized she was talking to herself.
"Gourry? Gourry! GOURRY!!"
"Are you done yet, Lina?" A man's voice drifted from behind a huge tree. The girl, Lina, walked around the tree and witnessed one of the most pathetic sites she'd seen in at least two days. A tall, well built man in armor with a large sword and long, LONG blonde hair was cowering with his hands over his ears. Lina growled and clocked him over the top of the head. He sprawled at her feet.
"Just what the heck do you think you're doing? You wimp! If I didn't know better I'd think you didn't trust my powers." Gourry rubbed the back of his head as he picked himself up off the ground. "It's not your powers I don't trust, it's your aim." Lina's hands balled into fists and her face flushed bright red.
"FINE! If you don't like the way I do things then maybe I just won't share the reward money with you. Heck, maybe I'd be better off by myself again anyway. It's not like you helped me here or anything." Lina turned away from Gourry and stood with her arms crossed. For a long minute Gourry stood with his hand on his head unsure of what to say. He finally reached out and put his hand on Lina's shoulder.
"Lina . . ." Lina opened one eye and glanced back at him. She smiled, and before he could continue she spun around and faced him.
"Save your breath, Gourry, I accept your apology. There's no need for harsh feelings after all, is there? So, what do you think we should have for dinner? Chicken? Beef? Lamb? Aw, what the heck, it's a celebration! Let's have them all!" As Lina prattled on, Gourry tried to interject.
"Lina. Um, Lina? Lina!"
"What is it!? Why do you always insist on interrupting me?" Lina said, frowning.
"Um, because there's an angry mob headed right for us. I just thought you should know."
"What?!?" Lina spun around and sure enough an angry mob of people bearing pitchforks and machetes were rushing right towards them. It looked as though the entire village had come out to greet them.
"You destroyed the sacred forest! Death to the infidels!!" the mob yelled as they bore down on Lina and Gourry.
"Sacred forest?!! What about my reward!!" Lina started to chant part of a spell.
"FIRE-ulp!" Gourry grabbed Lina and put his hand over her mouth. He picked her up over his head and started to run.
Later that evening Lina and Gourry made camp near a small river. They had started a small fire and were cooking their much-smaller-than-anticipated dinner.
"You couldn't just kill the entire village!" Gourry said, and turned the small spit that held several small fish.
"Why not? They tried to kill us! It was a breach of contract," Lina argued. She sat against a tree, dejectedly playing with something that reflected brightly in the fire's glow. "At least I got this. I took it from the leader of the bandits before I took them out. He tried to bribe me with it. He seemed to think it might be worth something."
"What is it?" Gourry asked, and stopped playing with the fish long enough to lean over and examine the item Lina held. It was an amulet on a chain. Several small, oddly-shaped crystals around the edge of the amulet glittered brilliantly.
"Are those diamonds?"
"No, but the leader of the bandits also seemed to think so. I think he was just tired and his eyes were growing old. Any bandit worth his salt could tell that these aren't diamonds." Lina held the amulet in front of her so that the fire illuminated it's surface. "However, I don't think he had any idea of its true value. This amulet is ancient, and it is definitely a magical artifact of great power. I just wish I knew what it was."
"There's writing on it. What does it say? Can you read it?"
"Surprisingly, yes. It says, 'ONLY THE PURE OF SPIRIT MAY FIND THE TREASURE OF KNOWLEDGE'. But I don't know what that means either. Why does it sound so familiar? Tomorrow I think we should go to the next town and see if anyone has ever seen or heard of this amulet before. I want to find out where it came from."
"Maybe you should have asked the bandit before you blasted him?" Gourry suggested, continuing to gaze at the amulet, trying to read the words inscribed on its surface from his odd angle. Just then Lina sat up straight and sniffed the air. Realization quickly dawned.
"THE FISH!! YOU'RE BURNING MY DINNER YOU MORON!"
... TO BE CONTINUED
Slayers is copyright a bunch of other people, and the video series is
distributed in the US by Central Park Media. Teddy Ruxpin was copyright
Alchemy II, created by Ken Forsse.
"DRAGON SLAVE!!"
The call of a high-pitched female's voice was followed by a huge explosion that sent bodies flying and leveled over an acre of previously untouched virgin timberland. When the smoke cleared, a short young redhead in sorceress' garb stepped into the newly-created clearing. Hands on her hips, she stood surveying the damage.
"Not bad at all, if I do say so myself! I took care of those bandits and supplied that village with enough wood to last them through the winter." The girl grinned and a mercenary gleam shone in her eyes. "I wonder what the going rate is for this much lumber? And that's in addition to the reward money! We're gonna eat well tonight, aren't we Gourry!" The girl turned around as she suddenly realized she was talking to herself.
"Gourry? Gourry! GOURRY!!"
"Are you done yet, Lina?" A man's voice drifted from behind a huge tree. The girl, Lina, walked around the tree and witnessed one of the most pathetic sites she'd seen in at least two days. A tall, well built man in armor with a large sword and long, LONG blonde hair was cowering with his hands over his ears. Lina growled and clocked him over the top of the head. He sprawled at her feet.
"Just what the heck do you think you're doing? You wimp! If I didn't know better I'd think you didn't trust my powers." Gourry rubbed the back of his head as he picked himself up off the ground. "It's not your powers I don't trust, it's your aim." Lina's hands balled into fists and her face flushed bright red.
"FINE! If you don't like the way I do things then maybe I just won't share the reward money with you. Heck, maybe I'd be better off by myself again anyway. It's not like you helped me here or anything." Lina turned away from Gourry and stood with her arms crossed. For a long minute Gourry stood with his hand on his head unsure of what to say. He finally reached out and put his hand on Lina's shoulder.
"Lina . . ." Lina opened one eye and glanced back at him. She smiled, and before he could continue she spun around and faced him.
"Save your breath, Gourry, I accept your apology. There's no need for harsh feelings after all, is there? So, what do you think we should have for dinner? Chicken? Beef? Lamb? Aw, what the heck, it's a celebration! Let's have them all!" As Lina prattled on, Gourry tried to interject.
"Lina. Um, Lina? Lina!"
"What is it!? Why do you always insist on interrupting me?" Lina said, frowning.
"Um, because there's an angry mob headed right for us. I just thought you should know."
"What?!?" Lina spun around and sure enough an angry mob of people bearing pitchforks and machetes were rushing right towards them. It looked as though the entire village had come out to greet them.
"You destroyed the sacred forest! Death to the infidels!!" the mob yelled as they bore down on Lina and Gourry.
"Sacred forest?!! What about my reward!!" Lina started to chant part of a spell.
"FIRE-ulp!" Gourry grabbed Lina and put his hand over her mouth. He picked her up over his head and started to run.
Later that evening Lina and Gourry made camp near a small river. They had started a small fire and were cooking their much-smaller-than-anticipated dinner.
"You couldn't just kill the entire village!" Gourry said, and turned the small spit that held several small fish.
"Why not? They tried to kill us! It was a breach of contract," Lina argued. She sat against a tree, dejectedly playing with something that reflected brightly in the fire's glow. "At least I got this. I took it from the leader of the bandits before I took them out. He tried to bribe me with it. He seemed to think it might be worth something."
"What is it?" Gourry asked, and stopped playing with the fish long enough to lean over and examine the item Lina held. It was an amulet on a chain. Several small, oddly-shaped crystals around the edge of the amulet glittered brilliantly.
"Are those diamonds?"
"No, but the leader of the bandits also seemed to think so. I think he was just tired and his eyes were growing old. Any bandit worth his salt could tell that these aren't diamonds." Lina held the amulet in front of her so that the fire illuminated it's surface. "However, I don't think he had any idea of its true value. This amulet is ancient, and it is definitely a magical artifact of great power. I just wish I knew what it was."
"There's writing on it. What does it say? Can you read it?"
"Surprisingly, yes. It says, 'ONLY THE PURE OF SPIRIT MAY FIND THE TREASURE OF KNOWLEDGE'. But I don't know what that means either. Why does it sound so familiar? Tomorrow I think we should go to the next town and see if anyone has ever seen or heard of this amulet before. I want to find out where it came from."
"Maybe you should have asked the bandit before you blasted him?" Gourry suggested, continuing to gaze at the amulet, trying to read the words inscribed on its surface from his odd angle. Just then Lina sat up straight and sniffed the air. Realization quickly dawned.
"THE FISH!! YOU'RE BURNING MY DINNER YOU MORON!"
... TO BE CONTINUED
Slayers is copyright a bunch of other people, and the video series is
distributed in the US by Central Park Media. Teddy Ruxpin was copyright
Alchemy II, created by Ken Forsse.