Forest Excavation
Lina and Gourry decided to go to Domina the next day to have a nice meal at the bar. But when they arrived, they saw a Dudbear running towards the church. Since the Dudbears rarely left the mines, Lina decided to follow and see what was going on.
Inside the church, they saw Roger, Putty and a large congregation of Dudbears hanging around. They were pouring over maps they had brought with them from the mines. On closer inspection, Lina saw that they were of the White Forest.
"This abandoned building is just perfect for the above ground chapter of the Diggers," Roger stated, "Now all we need is some more manpower for our expedition into the White Forest. Would you like to come along?"
"No thank you, I'm not good with this kind of work," Lina commented.
Suddenly, a pair of Dudbears ran into the church, carrying Diddle. They told Roger that they had found someone who would help them in their little treasure hunt. Hearing this, the man's smile brightened. He called, "Then let us be off to find the treasure."
Lina watched them leave, formulating a plan of her own. "Let's go follow them Gourry. If I had known this was a treasure hunt, I would have been more than happy to help them out. But since they tried to hide it from me, I'll just go and find it myself." Then, she walked out the door, dragging Gourry along for the ride.
* * *
In the forest, they saw Dudbears trying to keep them from advancing and finding Roger. Lina sighed and knocked them out. Then she and Gourry were free to pass.
"Lina," Gourry wondered, "Why didn't you just Fireball them?"
"Simple, I don't want to waste my strength in case I have to use my magic for something bigger later on. Now let's go," she ordered.
Further on, they ran into Capella. Apparently, he had followed the Diggers too, in hopes of rescuing Diddle. But he didn't stop to talk to Lina and Gourry. Capella just took one look at the path, and ran down it, only to be dragged out by Dudbears.
Lina sighed. She thought, 'He'd better learn to fight a little, or else he's gonna get killed if he keeps following Diddle to such places. I mean, they were only Dudbears, what if he ran into a Chimera Beast, or a Land Dragon?'
She and Gourry kept up their pace - - knocking out Dudbears at every turn. They soon came across a clearing in the woods. Roger, Diddle and a group of four Dudbears were standing around, making preparations for the dig.
Roger told his men, "Here is the plan. Dudbears, help me dig a huge hole in the ground to look for the treasure. Sir Diddle can put any monster to sleep if it comes to it, so don't fair. Just remember, you can only attain true salvation through labor."
Lina sweatdropped as he spoke. 'Well, I was right. This guy is officially off his rocker. Why do I have to deal with the wierdoes all the time?'
After Roger and the Dudbears ran towards the back of the clearing, Capella ran in and started to chide Diddle for running off. When the musician told his friend he was helping out the Diggers, Cappella freaked. "You're helping THEM out!" he exclaimed, "Don't you know they're real baddies?"
Just then Roger came running in. "Who are you, and what are you doing here? Are you here to interrupt our work?" he asked.
Diddle said, "Capella, these people aren't bad. They're really nice."
Roger nodded. "Yes, no one is truly evil. Just because your views are different from another person's, that doesn't make them evil."
'He should have been there for Kronos, Rimsala, and Evans,' thought Lina, 'I bet he'd be singing a different tune then.'
Suddenly, the Dudbears all ran up to them, yelling about something Lina couldn't understand. But all of their yelling did make sense, something was wrong. In fact, they had seen a monster, and were afraid of it eating them.
At once, Roger ran off with Capella, Diddle and the Dudbears close behind. That left Lina and Gourry to destroy it. Lina walked forward, to see what appeared to be a Chimera Beast. It was actually a Chimera Lord, leader of the Chimera Beasts.
Lina took the threat seriously. She walked right up to it, and threw a Fireball. But the beast just shrugged it off, and tried to knock her over with its claw. Seeing the attack coming, Lina managed to Levitate out of harm's reach.
"This thing's pretty strong. Gourry get out of the way, I'm going to get it with my Blast Bomb," she yelled. With that, Gourry cleared the area as Lina landed on a high tree. As the beast tried to climb up to kill her, she charged up her Demon's Blood Talismans. Then, she called forth the Blast Bomb, and blew the monster to pieces.
* * *
Lina and Gourry found Diddle and Capella in a clearing, talking about the excavation. Diddle was happy to have helped out, while Capella still didn't trust the Diggers. They debated for some time, before walking away back to Domina.
Lina asked, "Hey Gourry, wanna go on another treasure hunt?"
Gourry looked at his beloved. "Whatever you want to do Lina. I don't care what we do, as long as we're together."
Lina blushed at his comment. But he did have a point there. So they both headed out to the S.S. Buccaneer to hunt with the pirates.
- - - -
Well, we're spending a few episodes on some treasure hunts with pirates next. Meaning, we get to travel around in a ship for awhile. Nothing much said there.
Lina and Gourry decided to go to Domina the next day to have a nice meal at the bar. But when they arrived, they saw a Dudbear running towards the church. Since the Dudbears rarely left the mines, Lina decided to follow and see what was going on.
Inside the church, they saw Roger, Putty and a large congregation of Dudbears hanging around. They were pouring over maps they had brought with them from the mines. On closer inspection, Lina saw that they were of the White Forest.
"This abandoned building is just perfect for the above ground chapter of the Diggers," Roger stated, "Now all we need is some more manpower for our expedition into the White Forest. Would you like to come along?"
"No thank you, I'm not good with this kind of work," Lina commented.
Suddenly, a pair of Dudbears ran into the church, carrying Diddle. They told Roger that they had found someone who would help them in their little treasure hunt. Hearing this, the man's smile brightened. He called, "Then let us be off to find the treasure."
Lina watched them leave, formulating a plan of her own. "Let's go follow them Gourry. If I had known this was a treasure hunt, I would have been more than happy to help them out. But since they tried to hide it from me, I'll just go and find it myself." Then, she walked out the door, dragging Gourry along for the ride.
* * *
In the forest, they saw Dudbears trying to keep them from advancing and finding Roger. Lina sighed and knocked them out. Then she and Gourry were free to pass.
"Lina," Gourry wondered, "Why didn't you just Fireball them?"
"Simple, I don't want to waste my strength in case I have to use my magic for something bigger later on. Now let's go," she ordered.
Further on, they ran into Capella. Apparently, he had followed the Diggers too, in hopes of rescuing Diddle. But he didn't stop to talk to Lina and Gourry. Capella just took one look at the path, and ran down it, only to be dragged out by Dudbears.
Lina sighed. She thought, 'He'd better learn to fight a little, or else he's gonna get killed if he keeps following Diddle to such places. I mean, they were only Dudbears, what if he ran into a Chimera Beast, or a Land Dragon?'
She and Gourry kept up their pace - - knocking out Dudbears at every turn. They soon came across a clearing in the woods. Roger, Diddle and a group of four Dudbears were standing around, making preparations for the dig.
Roger told his men, "Here is the plan. Dudbears, help me dig a huge hole in the ground to look for the treasure. Sir Diddle can put any monster to sleep if it comes to it, so don't fair. Just remember, you can only attain true salvation through labor."
Lina sweatdropped as he spoke. 'Well, I was right. This guy is officially off his rocker. Why do I have to deal with the wierdoes all the time?'
After Roger and the Dudbears ran towards the back of the clearing, Capella ran in and started to chide Diddle for running off. When the musician told his friend he was helping out the Diggers, Cappella freaked. "You're helping THEM out!" he exclaimed, "Don't you know they're real baddies?"
Just then Roger came running in. "Who are you, and what are you doing here? Are you here to interrupt our work?" he asked.
Diddle said, "Capella, these people aren't bad. They're really nice."
Roger nodded. "Yes, no one is truly evil. Just because your views are different from another person's, that doesn't make them evil."
'He should have been there for Kronos, Rimsala, and Evans,' thought Lina, 'I bet he'd be singing a different tune then.'
Suddenly, the Dudbears all ran up to them, yelling about something Lina couldn't understand. But all of their yelling did make sense, something was wrong. In fact, they had seen a monster, and were afraid of it eating them.
At once, Roger ran off with Capella, Diddle and the Dudbears close behind. That left Lina and Gourry to destroy it. Lina walked forward, to see what appeared to be a Chimera Beast. It was actually a Chimera Lord, leader of the Chimera Beasts.
Lina took the threat seriously. She walked right up to it, and threw a Fireball. But the beast just shrugged it off, and tried to knock her over with its claw. Seeing the attack coming, Lina managed to Levitate out of harm's reach.
"This thing's pretty strong. Gourry get out of the way, I'm going to get it with my Blast Bomb," she yelled. With that, Gourry cleared the area as Lina landed on a high tree. As the beast tried to climb up to kill her, she charged up her Demon's Blood Talismans. Then, she called forth the Blast Bomb, and blew the monster to pieces.
* * *
Lina and Gourry found Diddle and Capella in a clearing, talking about the excavation. Diddle was happy to have helped out, while Capella still didn't trust the Diggers. They debated for some time, before walking away back to Domina.
Lina asked, "Hey Gourry, wanna go on another treasure hunt?"
Gourry looked at his beloved. "Whatever you want to do Lina. I don't care what we do, as long as we're together."
Lina blushed at his comment. But he did have a point there. So they both headed out to the S.S. Buccaneer to hunt with the pirates.
- - - -
Well, we're spending a few episodes on some treasure hunts with pirates next. Meaning, we get to travel around in a ship for awhile. Nothing much said there.