Restoration
"Where could that statue have gone?" wondered Lina, "He certainly couldn't get up and walk away. Kristie and Sotherbee must know what's going on."
So they went back upstairs to talk to the duo. The dog man told Lina that they had finally sold the statue to a group of Dudbears. Apparently, a mineshaft had collapsed recently, and they needed it to hold up the roof. Lina couldn't quite see the reasoning behind it.
She then decided to go to the mines to save Gilbert. There was quite an apparent change in Lina since the time she'd been killed by Kronos. Maybe it had to do with her longing for Gourry during those days made her susceptible to people in love. Or it could have been the fact that she was beginning to understand Amelia's views after seeing all the villains in this world.
When they arrived at Gilbert's chamber in the mine, Lina took out her charm. Putting it on Gilbert's neck, she waited for something to happen. After about five minutes passed, she began to get impatient. Taking the charm off, she wondered what went wrong.
"Great, a piece of junk. Maybe I should Fireball Watts for giving me this piece of junk. I guess this wouldn't have helped Zel out anyway," Lina mumbled.
* * *
After trying many different things, Lina decided to go visit Mina in her shop. Hopefully, telling her what was going with Gilbert on would get her some sort of lead to finding a cure. So they left the mines, and teleported to Lumina.
In the shop, Mina was finishing up a lamp. Lina called, "Hey Mina! How's it going with you? I've been having quite a taxing week."
Mina looked up at her friend. "Nothing much. I've been wondering what has been going on with Gilbert lately. I haven't seen him since the day he asked Nina on that date. What girl is he trying to chase after this time?"
"Actually, he's in trouble," Lina replied, "Some time ago, he made the mistake of trying to impress a basilisk who wasn't interested. He was turned to stone, sold to a rich woman in Geo, and then sold to the Diggers to use for holding up a ceiling."
"That's terrible. But it doesn't concern me. There's nothing I can do," Mina admitted. Then she decided to go and visit Nina at the beach.
* * *
Lina and Gourry followed her, and found the two cousins talking about some of the songs they liked. For awhile, they debated on what songs were the best for different situation. Suddenly, the conversation changed drastically. Nina asked about Gilbert.
Mina told her exactly what had happened. Nina then decided to go and ask the magicians in Geo for a cure. After all, he was most likely suffering.
Suddenly Dies appeared. She asked the duo, "What's the point of curing him from his petrification? All he does while he's going around the world is try to woo the girls. I swear, you Sirens'll go for anything that sings."
Nina shot her a harsh glare. "You know that's not fair to her. Mina just wants to do a nice thing for a friend. Is that so wrong?"
"No, I guess not," Dies admitted, "Then I want you to take this Mermaid Pendant. On it is written a special spell that is said to cure any curse or ailment if it is cast by the afflicted person's most beloved. Just place a curse charm on his neck and recite the spell. I'll leave the searching for the charm to you, I don't happen to have one on hand. Goodbye girls." Then, she left.
"Where in the name of the Mana Goddess will I find a curse charm?" inquired Mina. She looked over the ocean and sighed.
Lina walked up to Mina and said, "I happen to have one on hand. But, I want to ask, could it be used more than once?"
Mina nodded her head. "Curse charms only break randomly, and usually only after being used more than once in a week. I take it you need it for something? " "A friend is cursed," Lina told her, "Many a quest I embarked on involved finding his cure in some shape or form."
With that, they headed out for the mines. Once there, Lina began to lead Mina to Gilbert's chamber. Once there, she gave the Siren the charm.
"Let us get started. Gilbert, maybe our love wasn't the best of romances. And maybe you and I weren't meant to be. But, I still cannot see you like this. Awaken, and resume your quest for true love," Mina stated.
She walked over to the statue, and placed Lina's charm over Gilbert's neck. With the help of Lina's Lightning spell, she began to read the spell on the Mermaid Pendant. After she had finished, a blinding flash of light lit up the room, forcing Lina to extinguish her spell immediately. When it was over, Gilbert stood there in the flesh.
Gilbert began to thank Mina for everything she had done for him. While that was going on, Lina and Gourry decided to head for home. It was time for dinner after all, and neither of them wanted to miss it. With one last look at the Siren and the Centaur, they left the mines and teleported.
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We've got some more crazy adventures next chapter. It is one of the craziest quests in the whole game.
"Where could that statue have gone?" wondered Lina, "He certainly couldn't get up and walk away. Kristie and Sotherbee must know what's going on."
So they went back upstairs to talk to the duo. The dog man told Lina that they had finally sold the statue to a group of Dudbears. Apparently, a mineshaft had collapsed recently, and they needed it to hold up the roof. Lina couldn't quite see the reasoning behind it.
She then decided to go to the mines to save Gilbert. There was quite an apparent change in Lina since the time she'd been killed by Kronos. Maybe it had to do with her longing for Gourry during those days made her susceptible to people in love. Or it could have been the fact that she was beginning to understand Amelia's views after seeing all the villains in this world.
When they arrived at Gilbert's chamber in the mine, Lina took out her charm. Putting it on Gilbert's neck, she waited for something to happen. After about five minutes passed, she began to get impatient. Taking the charm off, she wondered what went wrong.
"Great, a piece of junk. Maybe I should Fireball Watts for giving me this piece of junk. I guess this wouldn't have helped Zel out anyway," Lina mumbled.
* * *
After trying many different things, Lina decided to go visit Mina in her shop. Hopefully, telling her what was going with Gilbert on would get her some sort of lead to finding a cure. So they left the mines, and teleported to Lumina.
In the shop, Mina was finishing up a lamp. Lina called, "Hey Mina! How's it going with you? I've been having quite a taxing week."
Mina looked up at her friend. "Nothing much. I've been wondering what has been going on with Gilbert lately. I haven't seen him since the day he asked Nina on that date. What girl is he trying to chase after this time?"
"Actually, he's in trouble," Lina replied, "Some time ago, he made the mistake of trying to impress a basilisk who wasn't interested. He was turned to stone, sold to a rich woman in Geo, and then sold to the Diggers to use for holding up a ceiling."
"That's terrible. But it doesn't concern me. There's nothing I can do," Mina admitted. Then she decided to go and visit Nina at the beach.
* * *
Lina and Gourry followed her, and found the two cousins talking about some of the songs they liked. For awhile, they debated on what songs were the best for different situation. Suddenly, the conversation changed drastically. Nina asked about Gilbert.
Mina told her exactly what had happened. Nina then decided to go and ask the magicians in Geo for a cure. After all, he was most likely suffering.
Suddenly Dies appeared. She asked the duo, "What's the point of curing him from his petrification? All he does while he's going around the world is try to woo the girls. I swear, you Sirens'll go for anything that sings."
Nina shot her a harsh glare. "You know that's not fair to her. Mina just wants to do a nice thing for a friend. Is that so wrong?"
"No, I guess not," Dies admitted, "Then I want you to take this Mermaid Pendant. On it is written a special spell that is said to cure any curse or ailment if it is cast by the afflicted person's most beloved. Just place a curse charm on his neck and recite the spell. I'll leave the searching for the charm to you, I don't happen to have one on hand. Goodbye girls." Then, she left.
"Where in the name of the Mana Goddess will I find a curse charm?" inquired Mina. She looked over the ocean and sighed.
Lina walked up to Mina and said, "I happen to have one on hand. But, I want to ask, could it be used more than once?"
Mina nodded her head. "Curse charms only break randomly, and usually only after being used more than once in a week. I take it you need it for something? " "A friend is cursed," Lina told her, "Many a quest I embarked on involved finding his cure in some shape or form."
With that, they headed out for the mines. Once there, Lina began to lead Mina to Gilbert's chamber. Once there, she gave the Siren the charm.
"Let us get started. Gilbert, maybe our love wasn't the best of romances. And maybe you and I weren't meant to be. But, I still cannot see you like this. Awaken, and resume your quest for true love," Mina stated.
She walked over to the statue, and placed Lina's charm over Gilbert's neck. With the help of Lina's Lightning spell, she began to read the spell on the Mermaid Pendant. After she had finished, a blinding flash of light lit up the room, forcing Lina to extinguish her spell immediately. When it was over, Gilbert stood there in the flesh.
Gilbert began to thank Mina for everything she had done for him. While that was going on, Lina and Gourry decided to head for home. It was time for dinner after all, and neither of them wanted to miss it. With one last look at the Siren and the Centaur, they left the mines and teleported.
- - - -
We've got some more crazy adventures next chapter. It is one of the craziest quests in the whole game.