Psychonesis
When Lina arrived in Lumina, she went to the store to sell some of her junk. There, she saw Gobi standing around and doing business himself. 'This guy's everywhere,' she thought, 'And he's always doing business. Even I don't do these things 24/7.'
"Ah, Lina. It's nice to see you again," Gobi said. He turned away from the shop owner so he could talk to her.
Lina replied, "Nice to see you too."
Gobi smiled at her. "I need your help with a job I'm working on. I've been hearing rumors of a psychonetic Flowerling in the Mindas Ruins. I want to go there and find it, but I can't fight the monsters all by myself. Could you possibly come with me?"
"Sure," Lina answered, "I went there before with my boyfriend. I could lead you around easily." To herself, she added, "I'm the only one who knows the area now, since I did wreck it with my Dragon Slave the last time I went there."
Gobi told her, "Of course he's not real, and we'll see that when we get there. I must prove to the world that this psychonesis stuff doesn't exist."
* * *
They set off instantly. Once at the ruins, Gobi examined the wreck that had once been a famous ruin site. "What in the name of the Goddess happened here?"
"I kind of wrecked it while fighting this vampire I ran into once," Lina replied. "Oh, well," Gobi sighed, "At least we can still find our way around here. You know the way, so lead on Lina."
They walked through the mess carefully. Lina was leading Gobi along, blasting monsters with her magic. Soon, the beasts began to realize that a destructive and deadly sorceress was storming through the ruins. Then, no monster dared try to fight them.
One of the few things that weren't wrecked was the gates the Flowerlings guarded. So Lina was forced to solve the puzzles once again. Luckily, she remembered the orders of the gates they guarded. So she wasn't taking too long to get it done.
After some time passed, they came to a small clearing. There, they saw the male Flowerling who had singled the female to open the ruins for Lina and Gourry. He was walking around and smiling. "Psychonesis is fun," he claimed.
Dollar signs appeared in Gobi's eyes. "Let's catch him Lina, then we can sell him to a circus or something for big bucks."
Instantly, Gobi began to run around the clearing, chasing the Flowerling. Lina just stood there, and sweatdropped. 'Weren't you the one who said he was a fake and we must prove that? Now why do you believe him all of a sudden,' she mused.
Soon the Flowerling teleported away in order to free himself. Gobi was knocked backwards, right onto Lina. The sorceress wasn't a happy camper about being crushed by a fish man. She yelled, "Gobi, if you don't get off me, I'll be having fish for dinner tonight!"
Gobi got up off of her and brushed himself off. "I knew the Flowerling was a fake," he said, "He ran away because he didn't want us to find out. Let's get back to town now. I still have some business to take care of in Geo."
So they began to journey back. But something was wrong. At each gate, one of the key Flowerlings had disappeared - - probably because of Gobi's stunt. Lina was now forced to figure out a new pattern of how to get out of there.
By the time they arrived back at the entrance, Gobi was quite tired. Lina could still go on, but she was annoyed. She almost regretted going here, especially since she hadn't found any treasure here for her to take home.
"Sorry about this whole mess. I guess we'll have to wait until next time to get lucky, eh Lina?" inquired Gobi.
Lina grumbled, "You owe me Gobi. I didn't earn a cent on this little venture. Don't I qualify for guide fees at the least?"
So Gobi handed her some money for her services. Then the two of them left the ruins to teleport for Geo. Gobi had a business transaction to get ready for, and Lina wanted to go check out the academy for magical artifacts again.
* * *
In the café, Lina ran into Rooks and Teefa. They were getting ready to head back to Domina since Zeril was in the area. Rooks had decided to keep far away from her, until they found a way to defeat her and save their race.
"Are you Lina Inverse?" Teefa asked, coming up to the girl. She vaguely remembered the sorceress from the picture Gourry had shown Rooks that day in Domina.
"Yeah, I'm Lina Inverse," she replied, "What do you want with me?
Teefa yelled, "Rooks, guess whose here? It's Gourry's friend. Fancy running into her in a place like this, eh?"
"Oh, so you're Teefa. You're the one who gets lost often," Lina said.
Teefa nodded her head. "Gourry's here, and he'll probably want to speak to you. He's at the coffee shop right now." With that, she skipped away after her Knight.
- - - -
Well, now we're gonna solve a mystery in the next chapter. Remember the box? Well, Lina's gonna have a look at that thing.
When Lina arrived in Lumina, she went to the store to sell some of her junk. There, she saw Gobi standing around and doing business himself. 'This guy's everywhere,' she thought, 'And he's always doing business. Even I don't do these things 24/7.'
"Ah, Lina. It's nice to see you again," Gobi said. He turned away from the shop owner so he could talk to her.
Lina replied, "Nice to see you too."
Gobi smiled at her. "I need your help with a job I'm working on. I've been hearing rumors of a psychonetic Flowerling in the Mindas Ruins. I want to go there and find it, but I can't fight the monsters all by myself. Could you possibly come with me?"
"Sure," Lina answered, "I went there before with my boyfriend. I could lead you around easily." To herself, she added, "I'm the only one who knows the area now, since I did wreck it with my Dragon Slave the last time I went there."
Gobi told her, "Of course he's not real, and we'll see that when we get there. I must prove to the world that this psychonesis stuff doesn't exist."
* * *
They set off instantly. Once at the ruins, Gobi examined the wreck that had once been a famous ruin site. "What in the name of the Goddess happened here?"
"I kind of wrecked it while fighting this vampire I ran into once," Lina replied. "Oh, well," Gobi sighed, "At least we can still find our way around here. You know the way, so lead on Lina."
They walked through the mess carefully. Lina was leading Gobi along, blasting monsters with her magic. Soon, the beasts began to realize that a destructive and deadly sorceress was storming through the ruins. Then, no monster dared try to fight them.
One of the few things that weren't wrecked was the gates the Flowerlings guarded. So Lina was forced to solve the puzzles once again. Luckily, she remembered the orders of the gates they guarded. So she wasn't taking too long to get it done.
After some time passed, they came to a small clearing. There, they saw the male Flowerling who had singled the female to open the ruins for Lina and Gourry. He was walking around and smiling. "Psychonesis is fun," he claimed.
Dollar signs appeared in Gobi's eyes. "Let's catch him Lina, then we can sell him to a circus or something for big bucks."
Instantly, Gobi began to run around the clearing, chasing the Flowerling. Lina just stood there, and sweatdropped. 'Weren't you the one who said he was a fake and we must prove that? Now why do you believe him all of a sudden,' she mused.
Soon the Flowerling teleported away in order to free himself. Gobi was knocked backwards, right onto Lina. The sorceress wasn't a happy camper about being crushed by a fish man. She yelled, "Gobi, if you don't get off me, I'll be having fish for dinner tonight!"
Gobi got up off of her and brushed himself off. "I knew the Flowerling was a fake," he said, "He ran away because he didn't want us to find out. Let's get back to town now. I still have some business to take care of in Geo."
So they began to journey back. But something was wrong. At each gate, one of the key Flowerlings had disappeared - - probably because of Gobi's stunt. Lina was now forced to figure out a new pattern of how to get out of there.
By the time they arrived back at the entrance, Gobi was quite tired. Lina could still go on, but she was annoyed. She almost regretted going here, especially since she hadn't found any treasure here for her to take home.
"Sorry about this whole mess. I guess we'll have to wait until next time to get lucky, eh Lina?" inquired Gobi.
Lina grumbled, "You owe me Gobi. I didn't earn a cent on this little venture. Don't I qualify for guide fees at the least?"
So Gobi handed her some money for her services. Then the two of them left the ruins to teleport for Geo. Gobi had a business transaction to get ready for, and Lina wanted to go check out the academy for magical artifacts again.
* * *
In the café, Lina ran into Rooks and Teefa. They were getting ready to head back to Domina since Zeril was in the area. Rooks had decided to keep far away from her, until they found a way to defeat her and save their race.
"Are you Lina Inverse?" Teefa asked, coming up to the girl. She vaguely remembered the sorceress from the picture Gourry had shown Rooks that day in Domina.
"Yeah, I'm Lina Inverse," she replied, "What do you want with me?
Teefa yelled, "Rooks, guess whose here? It's Gourry's friend. Fancy running into her in a place like this, eh?"
"Oh, so you're Teefa. You're the one who gets lost often," Lina said.
Teefa nodded her head. "Gourry's here, and he'll probably want to speak to you. He's at the coffee shop right now." With that, she skipped away after her Knight.
- - - -
Well, now we're gonna solve a mystery in the next chapter. Remember the box? Well, Lina's gonna have a look at that thing.