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Disclaimer: I don't own Slayers… -_-* I HATE having to say that in EVERY chapter…



Lina, Amelia, and Gourry had just entered the tower Amelia had seen when...

BANG!

.... they literally bumped into Sylphiel.

Lina: ...itai....

Gourry: (Not suffering from a headache because of his lack of brains) Hiya, Sylphiel!

Sylphiel: (Forgetting the huge pain in her head from bashing into Amelia) Master Gourry!!!

Amelia: Hello Miss Sylph- (Notices an unconcious Zelgadis) MR. ZELGADIS!!!!!

Lina: What happened to him!?

Sylphiel: Long story. Let's get OUT OF HERE!

Lna: Ummm...okay.... Ray-Wing!

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Amelia: So Dynast did this him!?!? I SHALL SMASH HIM WITH THE IRON FIST OF JUSTICE!!! (Strikes a pose)

Gourry: Ano... Can you repeat the whole thing again Sylphiel?

Everybody sweatdrops and face-vaults to the floor.

The group was currently in an inn that Lina and Gourry hadn't completely wrecked by financial means because of their unusually large appetites. They had gotten a couple of rooms so that they could put Zelgadis in one until he awoke.

Lina: Gourry, how come you can never follow anything unless it's with food!?

Gourry: FOOD!? WHERE!?!

Lina: I rest my case...

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Zel awakened in a dark and silent room...silent? Not for his ultra sensitive ears, he could ears the talking on the first floor of the inn...the song of the wind outside, the scream of a lonely cat, and... something else. Footsteps...footsteps coming from the roof, soft, like as someone was trying very hard to conceal them. Feeling yet a little weak, but still having recovered most of his strength, Zelgadis got up, taking his sword, and head for the window. All the while, thinking:

"I used far too much energy, I wasn't supposed to lose consciousness, what is the point of beating up your enemies if you are left to the mercy of any possible henchman after this? But still...I was fighting a Dark Lord, if I hadn't did it at maximal strength, it would not add enough power to take him out...maybe not even to go through his magic shield...I do not control it perfectly yet, I still have a lot to learn, without Sylphiel's help, I might have died there...died even before I found my cure, even before I told HER how I really felt...WHAT AM I THINKING??"

Shaking this thought away, Zel concentrated on the task at hand.

Levitating from the windows, he silently raised to the roof height...

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Meanwhile, Lina and the other where trying to come up with a plan, sort of the information they knew, except for Gourry, who was dozing off with a contented smile on his face...

Lina: So...if what you told me is correct, Dynast Gausherra, another of the five dark lord, might have found a way to resurrect the Dark Lord again, and he tried to eliminate Zel by luring him with a false rumor of the cleric bible, desirous to take us out one by one, because he fear we might interfere with his plan...(taking a pensive pose)

Amelia: But…but..but I'm tired of fighting dark lords!!! /((-_-))\

Sylphiel: Yeah, there so mean!! ||-_-||

(Thunder suddenly rumble outside)

Sylphiel and Amelia: (clutching each other in their arms) Waaaaa!! *-_-* *- _-*

Lina: Listen up everyone, we can't stay here and do nothing until the monsters come to get us, we have to act!

Amelia: What do you propose miss Lina?

Lina: Let's EAT!

(Everyone face vaulted, except for gourry who awakened at the mention of food)

Sylphiel: But Miss Lina, we just had supper and...

Lina: Well I'm still hungry! And I can't think well with an empty stomach, want to complain?

Sylph: Herr..no, it's alright. (sweatdrop)

Lina: Hey mister! Bring us another today's special for ten! ...You're hungry too Gourry? Make it today's special for 15 then! And bring us this $/$&?!%!!%? dessert already!



[REFRENCE]

Okay, there was some japanese used in this chapter, so I'll just put up the translation, kay?

Itai – ow. (used by Lina when she bumped in to Sylphiel at the beginning of the chapter)

Ano – Umm… (Used by Gourry after Sylphiel explained everything)

Okay, there wasn't too much reference, but there might be more in future chapters.