Amnesia & Medicine
Lina and Gourry woke up to a bright and sunny day. They again had a big breakfast, practically depleting all of their stores. The young sorceress looked at the food that was left in the pantry, and cried, "Oh no, we don't have enough left for even one of us to eat dinner, let alone the both of us. And the twins haven't eaten breakfast yet."
"Calm down Lina," Gourry said, "Why don't you just grow some more food in the orchards. Then we can have something."
"Gourry, it takes a few days for the food to grow. What's there now isn't ripe yet. So picking it won't do us any good. And even if it was, there wouldn't be enough in both to feed us all, and what I planted today wouldn't be ready for awhile," she replied.
Gourry held Lina in his arms. "Don't worry, I'm sure we'll think of something. I mean, you will because I never think. Does magic power have to do with brain size?"
Just then, the light bulb in Lina's head went on. She exclaimed, "That's it. Gourry, you're a genius." She then thought of the irony in her little statement.
"I am," replied Gourry, "I thought I was an idiot."
"I'll go to Geo and buy some food for us. We have plenty of Lucre, and can get us enough to last a year. Maybe I'll do some fishing at Polpota when I'm done," she told him.
So Lina gathered some supplies to make a fishing pole, her money purse, and Dragon's Breath. With one kiss for Gourry, she was off. She went outside, and teleported to Geo.
* * *
There, Lina heard about how Kristie had fallen ill. Rumor had it that she'd brought some medicine from Gobi, but he was charging her the exorbitantly high price of 10 billion Lucre for the cure. Now she was scrounging for the money.
Lina paid no heed to the whole thing. It's not like she had any way to cure the woman. Her curse amulet was going to be a birthday present for Zel. And they'd all said sickness, not curse so it probably wouldn't do anything.
When her shopping was done, Lina headed to Polpota to fish. There, she found Gobi standing on the beach. Problem was, he couldn't seem to remember who he was or what he was doing. All he knew was that he woke up on the beach holding a yamborilin leaf.
Lina informed Gobi, "I know what you were doing before this, come with me. I'll take you to where you were headed."
* * *
Back in Geo, they headed for Kristie's mansion. Surprisingly, the new Gobi didn't want payment for his services. His only reward was that he'd saved her life.
The merchant and the sorceress left the mansion to go and gather more leaves. "She must take these yamborilin leaves three times to be cured. Only thing is, I can't remember where I found the first one. Do you know?"
Now Lina didn't know for sure where they grew, but she remembered seeing some by the Cancun Bird's nest in Gato when they hunted Zeril. So the duo returned there to gather leaves. For some strange reason, Gobi only took one dose with him when they left though.
They returned to Kristie's and gave her the leaf. "Thank you, but don't these grow in a dangerous area?" she asked, "Tell me where and I'll send one of my employees."
"I would, but I've forgotten where again," Gobi confessed.
Lina sighed. 'I knew he was faking it. Dang, what reason does he have to act like he doesn't remember? Worried Kristie will break their deal?'
Again they returned to Gato. Gobi walked up to the nest to gather another leaf for Kristie. Suddenly, he lost his balance and fell off the cliff. As he plummeted to the water below, he yelled, "Somebody's calling me."
* * *
Calculating everything that had happened, Lina returned to Polpota's beach. There, as predicted, she found Gobi clutching a yamborilin leaf and mumbling like a madman. "You really need to chill out," she stated, "And you wonder why people avoid you."
"Now that you've found me, let's get going. Kristie isn't going to wait for either of us. And I might need you're help with this," he said.
So they returned to Geo together. Gobi handed the last leaf over to the art collector. He then inquired, "Where's my 10 billion Lucre?"
Kristie's temper flared. "Trick us will you. I knew your amnesia gag was a fake."
"Now, now, we had an agreement," Gobi reminded them, "If you don't pay me the money, you give me the palace. I'd advise you to cooperate. This girl over here is Lina, a true champion of justice, slayer of hundreds of villains. Pay up if you want to live to see old age."
'Great, he's starting to sound like Amelia,' thought Lina.
Finally, Kristie and Sotherbee gave in. But just then, Gobi surprised them. "I'm a busy man these days. I'll need someone to look after the headquarters while I'm gone on a business trip. Since you two have experience in the matter, I want you to work for me."
Surprised, Kristie and Sotherbee accepted the offer. But Lina had no time to stay and see what happened next. She went back to Polpota to get her fishing done. Then, she returned home to tell Gourry and the twins of her adventures.
- - - -
I really don't know how to spell the leaf's name, so I just took a wild guess. Final fight with Evans next chapter. Then I've got something special planned.
Lina and Gourry woke up to a bright and sunny day. They again had a big breakfast, practically depleting all of their stores. The young sorceress looked at the food that was left in the pantry, and cried, "Oh no, we don't have enough left for even one of us to eat dinner, let alone the both of us. And the twins haven't eaten breakfast yet."
"Calm down Lina," Gourry said, "Why don't you just grow some more food in the orchards. Then we can have something."
"Gourry, it takes a few days for the food to grow. What's there now isn't ripe yet. So picking it won't do us any good. And even if it was, there wouldn't be enough in both to feed us all, and what I planted today wouldn't be ready for awhile," she replied.
Gourry held Lina in his arms. "Don't worry, I'm sure we'll think of something. I mean, you will because I never think. Does magic power have to do with brain size?"
Just then, the light bulb in Lina's head went on. She exclaimed, "That's it. Gourry, you're a genius." She then thought of the irony in her little statement.
"I am," replied Gourry, "I thought I was an idiot."
"I'll go to Geo and buy some food for us. We have plenty of Lucre, and can get us enough to last a year. Maybe I'll do some fishing at Polpota when I'm done," she told him.
So Lina gathered some supplies to make a fishing pole, her money purse, and Dragon's Breath. With one kiss for Gourry, she was off. She went outside, and teleported to Geo.
* * *
There, Lina heard about how Kristie had fallen ill. Rumor had it that she'd brought some medicine from Gobi, but he was charging her the exorbitantly high price of 10 billion Lucre for the cure. Now she was scrounging for the money.
Lina paid no heed to the whole thing. It's not like she had any way to cure the woman. Her curse amulet was going to be a birthday present for Zel. And they'd all said sickness, not curse so it probably wouldn't do anything.
When her shopping was done, Lina headed to Polpota to fish. There, she found Gobi standing on the beach. Problem was, he couldn't seem to remember who he was or what he was doing. All he knew was that he woke up on the beach holding a yamborilin leaf.
Lina informed Gobi, "I know what you were doing before this, come with me. I'll take you to where you were headed."
* * *
Back in Geo, they headed for Kristie's mansion. Surprisingly, the new Gobi didn't want payment for his services. His only reward was that he'd saved her life.
The merchant and the sorceress left the mansion to go and gather more leaves. "She must take these yamborilin leaves three times to be cured. Only thing is, I can't remember where I found the first one. Do you know?"
Now Lina didn't know for sure where they grew, but she remembered seeing some by the Cancun Bird's nest in Gato when they hunted Zeril. So the duo returned there to gather leaves. For some strange reason, Gobi only took one dose with him when they left though.
They returned to Kristie's and gave her the leaf. "Thank you, but don't these grow in a dangerous area?" she asked, "Tell me where and I'll send one of my employees."
"I would, but I've forgotten where again," Gobi confessed.
Lina sighed. 'I knew he was faking it. Dang, what reason does he have to act like he doesn't remember? Worried Kristie will break their deal?'
Again they returned to Gato. Gobi walked up to the nest to gather another leaf for Kristie. Suddenly, he lost his balance and fell off the cliff. As he plummeted to the water below, he yelled, "Somebody's calling me."
* * *
Calculating everything that had happened, Lina returned to Polpota's beach. There, as predicted, she found Gobi clutching a yamborilin leaf and mumbling like a madman. "You really need to chill out," she stated, "And you wonder why people avoid you."
"Now that you've found me, let's get going. Kristie isn't going to wait for either of us. And I might need you're help with this," he said.
So they returned to Geo together. Gobi handed the last leaf over to the art collector. He then inquired, "Where's my 10 billion Lucre?"
Kristie's temper flared. "Trick us will you. I knew your amnesia gag was a fake."
"Now, now, we had an agreement," Gobi reminded them, "If you don't pay me the money, you give me the palace. I'd advise you to cooperate. This girl over here is Lina, a true champion of justice, slayer of hundreds of villains. Pay up if you want to live to see old age."
'Great, he's starting to sound like Amelia,' thought Lina.
Finally, Kristie and Sotherbee gave in. But just then, Gobi surprised them. "I'm a busy man these days. I'll need someone to look after the headquarters while I'm gone on a business trip. Since you two have experience in the matter, I want you to work for me."
Surprised, Kristie and Sotherbee accepted the offer. But Lina had no time to stay and see what happened next. She went back to Polpota to get her fishing done. Then, she returned home to tell Gourry and the twins of her adventures.
- - - -
I really don't know how to spell the leaf's name, so I just took a wild guess. Final fight with Evans next chapter. Then I've got something special planned.