Zelgadiss peered into Lina's snow cave. And what he found he didn't like. Lina, practically lying on top of Xelloss. And, to make matters worse, he had his arms wrapped around her! Lina began to stir. Her eyes fluttered open, rested on Xelloss, then closed. Zel thought for sure that Xelloss was going to get at least a fireball, but she didn't so much as yell at him! He was fuming. He was about to go in there and tear the two apart when soft strong hands began massaging his back. He turned around and met eyes with Filia.
Zel: Look! *his eyes were about to well with tears*
Filia: *peers in* What in the seven hells?
Their voices where loud enough to wake Xelloss, but not Lina. He decided to ignore them and try to go back to sleep. Until he heard…
Filia: We should have killed him when we had the chance!
Zel: I'm beginning to agree with you. We never should have let Lina…
Filia: Shhh… I think he's awake.
Xelloss didn't move, and made it appear that he was sleeping. Hopefully they would resume their conversation. Unfortunately, luck wasn't with him.
Gourry: *stumbles out from under the tree* Good morning! Where's Lina? Did she eat everything?
Zel: Lina isn't awake yet.
Gourry: Oh. When's breakfast?
Filia: Whenever Lina gets up.
Gourry: Oh, when's she going to get up?
Zel: At the rate things are going, never.
Gourry: Why? Is she sick?
Filia: No.
Gourry: Oh, well, I'm going to get more firewood.
Zel: You do that.
Gourry: Don't let Lina eat everything.
Filia: We won't.
Gourry sets off to find firewood. Lina begins to stir again.
Filia: Why don't we kill him now?
Zel: Then Lina would kill us.
Filia: Good point.
Lina wakes up, to find she is laying on Xelloss. Thinking he is asleep she begins to slowly unwrap his arms from hers. Xelloss holds her tighter, and opens his eyes. Lina was opening her mouth when he let go of her with one are and made the quiet sign. Lina looked at him weird, but kept quiet.
Filia: So, if he comes out before Lina, can we kill him?
Zel: If you know a way to make it look like hypothermia did it.
Filia: You freeze him, I'll use some holy magick, and that should do it.
Lina was about ready to go out there and kill them herself, but when she tried to get up, something held her back.
Lina: *whispering very softly* Xelloss, let me go.
Xelloss: *whispering as soft* No, let me.
Lina: *whispering softer into his ear* But, they're going to kill you!
Xelloss: *smiles, and whispers into her ear* No they wont. You won't let them.
Lina smiled at this. This sounded like a good plan. But she didn't want him to get hurt.
Xelloss: *whispering* Don't worry, I'll be fine.
Lina realized he was acting way ooc, and whacked the author until she made Xelloss go back to sleep, there was one problem though…
Lina: GET OFF OF ME!
This caused Zel to come running over.
Zel: What? What happened Lina?
Lina: He fell back asleep, and when he did he fell on me. Get him off!
Zel: Why did he fall asleep?
Lina: Well, he was acting ooc, so, I whacked the author with my fan…
Zel: You did what?!?
Lina: What's wrong?
Zel: We're doomed!
Filia: What's wrong?
Zel: She whacked the author.
Filia: NO! Miss Lina, please tell me you didn't…
Lina: Well…
Filia: We are going to be so cursed now!
Gourry: *Comes back* So, are we having breakfast?
Lina: Do we have any food?
Filia: No.
Lina: Then let's go!
The hurried and picked up the camp as fast as they could. Then Lina kicked Xelloss to wake him up and they headed off.
Xelloss: *wakes up* Owwww… *Sees them walking off in the distance* Well, here we go again… *disappears*
Amelia's cage…
Amelia: You call this breakfast? Lina's cooked better!
Billy: Why did we kidnap her?
Bob: 'Cuz she's the princess.
Joe: Did we even put out a ransom note?
Jim: Uh, oh…
Billy Bob Joe Jim: No wonder we haven't seen any money!
Boss: So, we have her groupies coming after us?
All evil people: AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Amelia: It's against justice to cook so badly… Hey, what's wrong?
Back to our heroes…
Lina: I'm hungry!
Filia: There's nothing we can do about that right now Miss Lina.
Lina: Well, you could just teleport us there…
Filia: No.
Lina: Please?
Xelloss: *appears* Yes Filia, I teleported her last time. It's your turn.
Filia: No one asked you.
Xelloss: Yea, you only try to kill me.
Lina: Oh, yea. I forgot about that. WHY IN THE NINE HELLS ARE YOU TWO TRYING TO KILL HIM?!?!
Zel: He's dangerous Lina.
Lina: Why?
Gourry: He's more powerful than you Lina.
Lina: So?
Filia: And, he's a monster!
Lina: We know that already Filia. We also know that Zel's one-third demon.
Gourry: He never tried to kill you did he?
Filia: No, but he killed my race!
Xelloss: As much as I'd love to sit here and argue… Don't we have a princess to save?
Lina: *clobbers him* I know you're behind this somehow… Tell me what's going on, and give me food! I know you have it, I can smell it!
Xelloss: I'll give you the food, if you… *whisper, whisper…*
Lina: *punches him in the stomach, a light blush across his cheeks* Don't go there!
Zel: Look, a ski lift!
Filia: What does that have to do with anything?
Gourry: Yea, we're not skiing or anything…
Lina: If there's a lift, there must be a lodge!
Lift operator: To ride my lift you must be in a male, female couple.
Zel: What? Last time this happened…
Lina: Yea, that was a disaster!
Gourry: So, what are we going to do?
Lina: Ok, Gourry? You ride with Filia; Zel, you ride with me.
Xelloss: What about me?
Lina: You can teleport up there.
Lift operator: Are we all settled?
Every one except Xelloss: Yes!
The ride up the mountain is uneventful. Mostly because the authoress is too tired to come up with something to happen. Except, Filia falls out, about halfway through the ride.
Lina: Zelgadiss, scoot over. You're hogging the chair.
Zel: You should have let me go with Filia.
Lina: Yea? Well I wasn't about to ride up here with Gourry. Do you know how much room his armor takes up?
Zel: Yea, whatever. How long until we get up there?
Lina: I don't know.
Xelloss: *appears in the chair ahead of them* I sense some tension here.
Zelgadiss: What now?
Xelloss: I was just wondering the next time you were going to try kill me. I want to be there for it. And I'm a busy man you know. Well, judging by the look on your face it'll be once you get off the lift. Thanks, bye! *disappears*
Lina: What brought this crazy notion into your head anyways?
Zel: Well, umm, you see…
Lina: Zel, answer the question.
Zel: Well, Lina. You see… umm…
Lina: He helped save the world Zel. Without him, Darkstar would have it.
Zelgadiss: I know! I know!
Lina: Then why?
Zel: I… I…
Lina: Oh, forget it! You're impossible!
Zel: Lina, I'm sorry. I don't know what I was thinking! Please forgive me.
Lina: He called us his friends Zel. His friends! You don't just go off and kill your friends.
Zel: When?
Lina: In one of the Try episodes.
Zel: Really?
Lina: Yes! When we first meet up with him again.
Zel: Oh.
Lina: I'm your friend, aren't I Zel?
Zelgadiss: Yes! Of course!
Lina: So, WOULD YOU JUST GO OFF AND TRY TO KILL ME?
Zel: No!
Gourry: What's she talking about?
Lina: Then what's your problem?
Gourry: Filia?
Zel: I'm sorry! I really am. I don't know what came over me!
Gourry: GUYS! FILIA IS GONE!
Zel: WHAT?!
Lina: Where'd she go?
Gourry: I don't know!
Zel: Well she had to go somewhere.
Lina: Yea. She couldn't have just disappeared!
Gourry: Well, she could have…
Zel: But there would have been a bright gold light.
Gourry: You don't think that those people that got Amelia, got her too, do you?
Lina: Well, it's possible…
Zel: They seem to strike when we're distracted.
Gourry: Usually when we're arguing about something.
Lina: So, we just won't argue.
Zel: That's easy to say but…
Gourry: Do you think Xelloss is in on this?
Lina: Why?
Gourry: Both times he started it.
Lina: What do you mean?
Zel: The first time he used the finger traps.
Lina: And the second he brought up a subject we couldn't help but fight about!
Zel: Do you think, it's possible…
Lina: No way!
Gourry: Well, if he is behind it, you're next Lina.
Lina: Zel, that guy you followed… was it?
Zel: No, but that doesn't mean he isn't in on it.
Gourry: Please don't let your self get kidnapped Lina.
Lina: I wont be kidnapped. Don't worry about it.
Zel: Well, following the pattern, you would be next.
Lina: Nah.
Back at the bad guy's place…
Filia: Put me down! Please…
Amelia: Ms. Filia!
Filia: Miss Amelia!
Billy: No teleporting.
Bob: Don't even try it!
Filia: Why not?
Joe: You want to know what happened to the last dragon that tried that?
Filia: No.
Jim: You just stay there. Billy Bob Joe Jim will take care of everything.
Zel: Look! *his eyes were about to well with tears*
Filia: *peers in* What in the seven hells?
Their voices where loud enough to wake Xelloss, but not Lina. He decided to ignore them and try to go back to sleep. Until he heard…
Filia: We should have killed him when we had the chance!
Zel: I'm beginning to agree with you. We never should have let Lina…
Filia: Shhh… I think he's awake.
Xelloss didn't move, and made it appear that he was sleeping. Hopefully they would resume their conversation. Unfortunately, luck wasn't with him.
Gourry: *stumbles out from under the tree* Good morning! Where's Lina? Did she eat everything?
Zel: Lina isn't awake yet.
Gourry: Oh. When's breakfast?
Filia: Whenever Lina gets up.
Gourry: Oh, when's she going to get up?
Zel: At the rate things are going, never.
Gourry: Why? Is she sick?
Filia: No.
Gourry: Oh, well, I'm going to get more firewood.
Zel: You do that.
Gourry: Don't let Lina eat everything.
Filia: We won't.
Gourry sets off to find firewood. Lina begins to stir again.
Filia: Why don't we kill him now?
Zel: Then Lina would kill us.
Filia: Good point.
Lina wakes up, to find she is laying on Xelloss. Thinking he is asleep she begins to slowly unwrap his arms from hers. Xelloss holds her tighter, and opens his eyes. Lina was opening her mouth when he let go of her with one are and made the quiet sign. Lina looked at him weird, but kept quiet.
Filia: So, if he comes out before Lina, can we kill him?
Zel: If you know a way to make it look like hypothermia did it.
Filia: You freeze him, I'll use some holy magick, and that should do it.
Lina was about ready to go out there and kill them herself, but when she tried to get up, something held her back.
Lina: *whispering very softly* Xelloss, let me go.
Xelloss: *whispering as soft* No, let me.
Lina: *whispering softer into his ear* But, they're going to kill you!
Xelloss: *smiles, and whispers into her ear* No they wont. You won't let them.
Lina smiled at this. This sounded like a good plan. But she didn't want him to get hurt.
Xelloss: *whispering* Don't worry, I'll be fine.
Lina realized he was acting way ooc, and whacked the author until she made Xelloss go back to sleep, there was one problem though…
Lina: GET OFF OF ME!
This caused Zel to come running over.
Zel: What? What happened Lina?
Lina: He fell back asleep, and when he did he fell on me. Get him off!
Zel: Why did he fall asleep?
Lina: Well, he was acting ooc, so, I whacked the author with my fan…
Zel: You did what?!?
Lina: What's wrong?
Zel: We're doomed!
Filia: What's wrong?
Zel: She whacked the author.
Filia: NO! Miss Lina, please tell me you didn't…
Lina: Well…
Filia: We are going to be so cursed now!
Gourry: *Comes back* So, are we having breakfast?
Lina: Do we have any food?
Filia: No.
Lina: Then let's go!
The hurried and picked up the camp as fast as they could. Then Lina kicked Xelloss to wake him up and they headed off.
Xelloss: *wakes up* Owwww… *Sees them walking off in the distance* Well, here we go again… *disappears*
Amelia's cage…
Amelia: You call this breakfast? Lina's cooked better!
Billy: Why did we kidnap her?
Bob: 'Cuz she's the princess.
Joe: Did we even put out a ransom note?
Jim: Uh, oh…
Billy Bob Joe Jim: No wonder we haven't seen any money!
Boss: So, we have her groupies coming after us?
All evil people: AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Amelia: It's against justice to cook so badly… Hey, what's wrong?
Back to our heroes…
Lina: I'm hungry!
Filia: There's nothing we can do about that right now Miss Lina.
Lina: Well, you could just teleport us there…
Filia: No.
Lina: Please?
Xelloss: *appears* Yes Filia, I teleported her last time. It's your turn.
Filia: No one asked you.
Xelloss: Yea, you only try to kill me.
Lina: Oh, yea. I forgot about that. WHY IN THE NINE HELLS ARE YOU TWO TRYING TO KILL HIM?!?!
Zel: He's dangerous Lina.
Lina: Why?
Gourry: He's more powerful than you Lina.
Lina: So?
Filia: And, he's a monster!
Lina: We know that already Filia. We also know that Zel's one-third demon.
Gourry: He never tried to kill you did he?
Filia: No, but he killed my race!
Xelloss: As much as I'd love to sit here and argue… Don't we have a princess to save?
Lina: *clobbers him* I know you're behind this somehow… Tell me what's going on, and give me food! I know you have it, I can smell it!
Xelloss: I'll give you the food, if you… *whisper, whisper…*
Lina: *punches him in the stomach, a light blush across his cheeks* Don't go there!
Zel: Look, a ski lift!
Filia: What does that have to do with anything?
Gourry: Yea, we're not skiing or anything…
Lina: If there's a lift, there must be a lodge!
Lift operator: To ride my lift you must be in a male, female couple.
Zel: What? Last time this happened…
Lina: Yea, that was a disaster!
Gourry: So, what are we going to do?
Lina: Ok, Gourry? You ride with Filia; Zel, you ride with me.
Xelloss: What about me?
Lina: You can teleport up there.
Lift operator: Are we all settled?
Every one except Xelloss: Yes!
The ride up the mountain is uneventful. Mostly because the authoress is too tired to come up with something to happen. Except, Filia falls out, about halfway through the ride.
Lina: Zelgadiss, scoot over. You're hogging the chair.
Zel: You should have let me go with Filia.
Lina: Yea? Well I wasn't about to ride up here with Gourry. Do you know how much room his armor takes up?
Zel: Yea, whatever. How long until we get up there?
Lina: I don't know.
Xelloss: *appears in the chair ahead of them* I sense some tension here.
Zelgadiss: What now?
Xelloss: I was just wondering the next time you were going to try kill me. I want to be there for it. And I'm a busy man you know. Well, judging by the look on your face it'll be once you get off the lift. Thanks, bye! *disappears*
Lina: What brought this crazy notion into your head anyways?
Zel: Well, umm, you see…
Lina: Zel, answer the question.
Zel: Well, Lina. You see… umm…
Lina: He helped save the world Zel. Without him, Darkstar would have it.
Zelgadiss: I know! I know!
Lina: Then why?
Zel: I… I…
Lina: Oh, forget it! You're impossible!
Zel: Lina, I'm sorry. I don't know what I was thinking! Please forgive me.
Lina: He called us his friends Zel. His friends! You don't just go off and kill your friends.
Zel: When?
Lina: In one of the Try episodes.
Zel: Really?
Lina: Yes! When we first meet up with him again.
Zel: Oh.
Lina: I'm your friend, aren't I Zel?
Zelgadiss: Yes! Of course!
Lina: So, WOULD YOU JUST GO OFF AND TRY TO KILL ME?
Zel: No!
Gourry: What's she talking about?
Lina: Then what's your problem?
Gourry: Filia?
Zel: I'm sorry! I really am. I don't know what came over me!
Gourry: GUYS! FILIA IS GONE!
Zel: WHAT?!
Lina: Where'd she go?
Gourry: I don't know!
Zel: Well she had to go somewhere.
Lina: Yea. She couldn't have just disappeared!
Gourry: Well, she could have…
Zel: But there would have been a bright gold light.
Gourry: You don't think that those people that got Amelia, got her too, do you?
Lina: Well, it's possible…
Zel: They seem to strike when we're distracted.
Gourry: Usually when we're arguing about something.
Lina: So, we just won't argue.
Zel: That's easy to say but…
Gourry: Do you think Xelloss is in on this?
Lina: Why?
Gourry: Both times he started it.
Lina: What do you mean?
Zel: The first time he used the finger traps.
Lina: And the second he brought up a subject we couldn't help but fight about!
Zel: Do you think, it's possible…
Lina: No way!
Gourry: Well, if he is behind it, you're next Lina.
Lina: Zel, that guy you followed… was it?
Zel: No, but that doesn't mean he isn't in on it.
Gourry: Please don't let your self get kidnapped Lina.
Lina: I wont be kidnapped. Don't worry about it.
Zel: Well, following the pattern, you would be next.
Lina: Nah.
Back at the bad guy's place…
Filia: Put me down! Please…
Amelia: Ms. Filia!
Filia: Miss Amelia!
Billy: No teleporting.
Bob: Don't even try it!
Filia: Why not?
Joe: You want to know what happened to the last dragon that tried that?
Filia: No.
Jim: You just stay there. Billy Bob Joe Jim will take care of everything.