Slayers Beyond
Chapter 9: Finding the Truth

The temple was darker than Copper had expected but at least nothing had happened
when they came in. Yet. The others had no problem dealing the dark. They had
been in plenty other places ten time darker, creepier, scarier, and more
dangerous. But that didn`t make them let their guard down. As they entered a dark
stairway they figured they had a long way to go.
"Man, Lina how long is this stairway!?"asked Gourry
"I don`t know. I`ve never gotten this far."
But then when the group finally reached the end of the stairs, they saw what
looked like three shrines. One of gold, one of silver,and one of copper.
The instant Copper saw the shrines she felt something call her in the back of
her mind.
*Sister.... Sister... *
*Can`t you hear us... *
"Hey guys, did you hear that?"
"I didn`t hear anything, Copper" said Zel.
"Me neither" the others said.
"Do you smell something?" asked Amelia
The closer she steped twords the shrines, especailly the copper one, the voices
seemed to get louder and louder.
*Sister....Sister...*
"Guys are sure you didn`t here any---"
But she couldn`t finish her sentence because before her stood a woman with long
rainbow hair. She quickly turned to call her friends only to find that they
weren`t behind her any more.
"Where is everyone!?"
The woman wasn`t alone. Two girls suddenly stepped from behind her. One with blond
hair and one with silver.
"Who are you!? What do you want?!"
"Sister we`re missed you so! Finally you have come back to us!*
"Sister? I`m not your sister, believe me! I have enough sisters *and* brothers to start my
own circus! And I`ve NEVER seen either of you among them. Unless they have gone and had
plastic surgery , dyed their hair blond and....uh silver, and bought some contacts without
telling me. If answers 1 though 3 aren`t correct then you ain`t my sisters. And *I`m* not
yours!"
"Yes you are. You are our sister. You are Copperfeather.
Please! You`re the only one who can save us and our world"
The two girls spoke in unison, unfazed by Copper`s mindless rambling, while the woman
stood silently.
But when she did speak, Copper not only heard her but *felt* her.
She felt her voice not only in her mind but in her heart also.
"My dear daughter, you were taken away from us long ago. And now that an unknown force
is trying to break the Balance, we need you.
"I don`t understand any of this!"


"Hey what`s wrong with Copper?" asked Gourry "She`s just standing there staring at
those weird lookin` shrines"
"I don`t know Mr Gourry"said Amelia "But I do know that smell is making me sick"
"What smell?"Lina asked
But Amelia didn`t answer. She had passed out.


"Listen carefully, you must take your weapons and destroy the unknown force.
Otherwise there no hope for anything......and anyone."
"Why must I do it? I don`t even know if I can do it!"
"Because my sister, we are trapped. It has us trapped"said the silver-haired girl.
"Take your weapons!"


"Amelia!!"
Zelgadiss checked her pulse to make sure she was still alive.
"Don`t worry" he said in relief "She`s still with us"
"Don`t worry?! What do you mean don`t worry?!"Lina cried "Zel we have a BIG prob--"
Suddenly Lina passed out too!
"God! There`s some thing in the air! Gourry cover your mouth!!"
But Gourry was already out cold.
"Copper! We`re got to get them out of here!"Zel cried


"I don`t belive this! I don`t believe any of this!!"
"You must believe!" cried the golden-haired girl "Please my sister! Remember who you are!!"
"Remember who I am?! What kind of crap is that?! This ain`t the *Lion King*!! I`m stuck
in some crazy world, got people trying to kill me, and now I got three people I don`t even
know, who just popped outta nowhere, tellin` me that *they* are my real family?!"
"It is true! And now as was said, you, my sister, Copperfeather, Goddess of Nature, Protecter
of the Elements, must take you weapons!!"
A small wooden box appeared in Copper`s hands.
"This is my weapon?" she cried out in fustration "What am I supose to do with a box?!"
"Take your weapon....." Silverfeather commanded
"Find your power..... " Goldenfeather then commanded
"Save us..... " The Goddess Rainbow Queen lastly commanded


Zelgadiss didn`t know what to do! His friends were all out cold and Copper seemed
to be in some kind trance.

I have to do something! he thought

But he had to do something quick! He could already feel himself slipping away.
He moved his hand and felt something hard on the ground. Rocks. Finally he had
an idea!


Copper carefully opened the strange box. Inside was a copper braclet and a strange looking
copper cylinder. To Copper it was shaped like a pop can.
"Are you tryin` to tell me that I`m supose to fight with a braclet and a pop can!?!"
Take your weapon....
Find your power.....
Save us.....


The first rock hadn`t hit her and Zel`s arms started to feel numb!
"I can`t give up! "


Copper took the *pop can* in her hand and fliped it over to take a better look at
it. But when she did the sides shot out and it took the form of a staff!!
"Good lord almighty..." she gasped as she stared at her weapon
This was actually happening, wasn`t? A duty was calling her. A destiny. And it
seemed as if she had no way out of it.
"Take your weapon, find your power, save us" the goddesses repeated once more
Suddenly she felt a sharp pain in the back of her head, like something hit her!
At that moment the woman and girls stared to fade away. And their place she saw
her friends lying on the ground!
"Oh my god! Guys!!"