Jungle Boogie
After Lina teleported home, they all had a good night's rest. In the morning, Lina was woken up by Jared tugging at her dress. "Wake up, I want to go to the Jungle. They say Rossiotti the Beast lives there. I want to meet him."
Lina got out of bed. Although she wasn't to happy with Jared for waking her, the quest did give her a chance to play with her lamp's power. She wrote a note for Gourry, and teleported to the Jungle with Jared.
* * *
Near the entrance, they found a little dog man named Sotherbee - - who spoke so all his Ls became Ws - -ordering a tall thin man named Skippie and a short stout man named Hamson to go hunt a monster called Du'Cate. Apparently, they owed a 1,000,000 Lucre debt for breaking things in his boss's mansion, and did cleaning and odd jobs for her.
"I'w pay you 200,000 Wucre for each Du'Cate taiw you bring back," he told them. With that, the two men ran off.
Lina asked Sotherbee, "How can I get in on this deal?"
"Just bring back Du'Cate taiws," he replied, "Then I'w pay you after that."
Suddenly, a small pink creature with a bird nest on its head came out of the bushes. Sotherbee was quite surprised. "Oh! It's a Wiwapea. Just one fetches 100,000 Wucre. Catch it and I'w reward you handsomwy." He immediately began to chase it.
Not wanting to be left out, Lina began to chase it too. But the sly creature managed to run circles around the two, causing Lina to fall on top of Sotherbee. Then he ran away.
As the dog man began to whine about his luck, Lina and Jared ran after the Lilapea. After chasing it around for awhile, they finally lost it. Looking for rest, they followed Hamsom up to the north. Skippie was waiting there.
The two men began to talk about a creature Skippie saw. But Hamsom went the wrong way, and was sent back to the entrance by the fairies. 'This guy makes Gourry seem like a genius,' thought Lina. Then, she went the way Skippie was really pointing.
* * *
In the area, she and Jared saw Rossiotti. "Hi I'm Jared. I came to listen to the Wisdoms to become a great wizard," he said.
Rossiotti replied, "Hello Jared. Listen to the whispers of all of the creatures in this universe. Birds, fish, even plants and rocks, each has their own power and knowledge. You could do to learn all of the lessons they have."
"Thanks," Jared exclaimed.
"Du'Cate has been causing trouble lately," admitted the Wisdom, "Try working with the other two to catch him."
* * *
Shortly after leaving Rossiotti's clearing, they saw Skippie. "Will you help us catch Du'Cate?" inquired Lina.
"Sure," he replied, "I'll just chase him out into the open. Then you strike him when he's running." Skippie ran off towards Du'Cate's home.
They continued to wander, until they found Hamsom. Jared asked, "Please mister, will you help us catch Du'Cate?"
Hamsom smiled at them. "Duh, of course I'll help. I'll just ramble on through and get him to come out of hiding." Then he too ran off to Du'Cate's lair.
* * *
Finally, Lina and Jared made it to the territory of the beast. Suddenly, a giant monkey came out on a vine. Jared immediately loaded a notch in his bow, and shot him down from the trees.
That gave Lina the chance she needed. She began charging up, and suddenly screamed out, "Explosion Array." When that didn't do much, she slashed him with Dragon's Breath, and used Mono Volt on him. Du'Cate instantly writhed in pain, and died.
Hamsom and Skippie ran into the clearing. "You know, you and me sure don't get along," Skippie admitted to his co-worker.
Hamsom replied, "But we're both wimps. Can't do a thing when we need to."
* * *
Later on, they took Du'Cate's tail back to Sotherbee. He began to thank them, and then reduced Hamsom and Skippie's debt by 200,000 Lucre. But to Lina, he only gave 500 Lucre.
"Why you little," Lina grumbled, "How dare you cheat me? You said that each tail was worth 200,000 Lucre."
"I thought you weren't greedy wike these two," Sotherbee told her. Instantly, he got the Lina Penalty (Fireball). "Awright, I'll give you the 200,000." Then he fainted.
"Magic lesson number two," Lina told Jared, "Always be ready with a Fireball or other spell if someone attempts to cheat you out of something."
Jared wrote all that down. Then, he held onto Lina's hand. She began to concentrate, and then - - under her own power and not using the lamp - - they teleported back home.
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Well, another chapter out. Really don't know what to say 'bout this one. Except I liked the joke about Lina's Fireball.
After Lina teleported home, they all had a good night's rest. In the morning, Lina was woken up by Jared tugging at her dress. "Wake up, I want to go to the Jungle. They say Rossiotti the Beast lives there. I want to meet him."
Lina got out of bed. Although she wasn't to happy with Jared for waking her, the quest did give her a chance to play with her lamp's power. She wrote a note for Gourry, and teleported to the Jungle with Jared.
* * *
Near the entrance, they found a little dog man named Sotherbee - - who spoke so all his Ls became Ws - -ordering a tall thin man named Skippie and a short stout man named Hamson to go hunt a monster called Du'Cate. Apparently, they owed a 1,000,000 Lucre debt for breaking things in his boss's mansion, and did cleaning and odd jobs for her.
"I'w pay you 200,000 Wucre for each Du'Cate taiw you bring back," he told them. With that, the two men ran off.
Lina asked Sotherbee, "How can I get in on this deal?"
"Just bring back Du'Cate taiws," he replied, "Then I'w pay you after that."
Suddenly, a small pink creature with a bird nest on its head came out of the bushes. Sotherbee was quite surprised. "Oh! It's a Wiwapea. Just one fetches 100,000 Wucre. Catch it and I'w reward you handsomwy." He immediately began to chase it.
Not wanting to be left out, Lina began to chase it too. But the sly creature managed to run circles around the two, causing Lina to fall on top of Sotherbee. Then he ran away.
As the dog man began to whine about his luck, Lina and Jared ran after the Lilapea. After chasing it around for awhile, they finally lost it. Looking for rest, they followed Hamsom up to the north. Skippie was waiting there.
The two men began to talk about a creature Skippie saw. But Hamsom went the wrong way, and was sent back to the entrance by the fairies. 'This guy makes Gourry seem like a genius,' thought Lina. Then, she went the way Skippie was really pointing.
* * *
In the area, she and Jared saw Rossiotti. "Hi I'm Jared. I came to listen to the Wisdoms to become a great wizard," he said.
Rossiotti replied, "Hello Jared. Listen to the whispers of all of the creatures in this universe. Birds, fish, even plants and rocks, each has their own power and knowledge. You could do to learn all of the lessons they have."
"Thanks," Jared exclaimed.
"Du'Cate has been causing trouble lately," admitted the Wisdom, "Try working with the other two to catch him."
* * *
Shortly after leaving Rossiotti's clearing, they saw Skippie. "Will you help us catch Du'Cate?" inquired Lina.
"Sure," he replied, "I'll just chase him out into the open. Then you strike him when he's running." Skippie ran off towards Du'Cate's home.
They continued to wander, until they found Hamsom. Jared asked, "Please mister, will you help us catch Du'Cate?"
Hamsom smiled at them. "Duh, of course I'll help. I'll just ramble on through and get him to come out of hiding." Then he too ran off to Du'Cate's lair.
* * *
Finally, Lina and Jared made it to the territory of the beast. Suddenly, a giant monkey came out on a vine. Jared immediately loaded a notch in his bow, and shot him down from the trees.
That gave Lina the chance she needed. She began charging up, and suddenly screamed out, "Explosion Array." When that didn't do much, she slashed him with Dragon's Breath, and used Mono Volt on him. Du'Cate instantly writhed in pain, and died.
Hamsom and Skippie ran into the clearing. "You know, you and me sure don't get along," Skippie admitted to his co-worker.
Hamsom replied, "But we're both wimps. Can't do a thing when we need to."
* * *
Later on, they took Du'Cate's tail back to Sotherbee. He began to thank them, and then reduced Hamsom and Skippie's debt by 200,000 Lucre. But to Lina, he only gave 500 Lucre.
"Why you little," Lina grumbled, "How dare you cheat me? You said that each tail was worth 200,000 Lucre."
"I thought you weren't greedy wike these two," Sotherbee told her. Instantly, he got the Lina Penalty (Fireball). "Awright, I'll give you the 200,000." Then he fainted.
"Magic lesson number two," Lina told Jared, "Always be ready with a Fireball or other spell if someone attempts to cheat you out of something."
Jared wrote all that down. Then, he held onto Lina's hand. She began to concentrate, and then - - under her own power and not using the lamp - - they teleported back home.
- - - -
Well, another chapter out. Really don't know what to say 'bout this one. Except I liked the joke about Lina's Fireball.