Diamond of Mikev
The next day, Lina and Gourry awoke when the ship swerved to avoid hitting a whale. They were thrown against the wall, with a dazed Gourry on top. It took a few minutes for Lina to gather up the strength to throw him off of her.
"This is just great," she muttered, "Things like this mean that the day is going to turn out for the worst." She and Gourry then went to the mess hall to eat.
When Lina and Gourry were only halfway done with the meal, a penguin came running into the mess hall, looking for them. "Excuse me Lina, Gourry. The Capt'n wants to have a word with ye about the mission," he said.
Lina and Gourry went to the captain's cabin. There, they saw Tusk and his first mate looking out the window. Ahead of them was the Mikev Caverns.
Tusk told them, "We've arrived mateys. We'll need yer help if we're to find the Diamond of Mikev. Will ye be willing to go with the penguins on the excavation.
Lina looked at the cavern ahead of her. Although she'd never gone and Gourry couldn't remember what he did there, it didn't look like either of them would get lost. "Sure we'll go. Just be sure to pay us when you're finished."
"That's the spirit," Tusk exclaimed, "Ye have what it takes to be a man of the sea."
"Capt'n. . .it's a girl," commented his first mate.
* * *
Once there, they found something they didn't quite want to see. The Diggers had heard about the diamond as well, and were already searching the caves. Not only that, Roger had managed to find a treasure map to aid them.
Tusk ordered, "All of ye better go and find that diamond before those dirty Dudbears do. Aye, things were so simple before they came around."
Afraid of facing the captain's wrath, the penguins ran off to find the treasure. Lina and Gourry ran in the opposite direction, hoping to cover more ground. Some time later, they saw the treasure map discarded on the floor.
"Gourry, let's grab the map and find the treasure. It's kind of convenient that they dropped it here like this." With that, Lina reached out to grab the map.
"Dub," called a loud voice from behind. Suddenly, a group of Dudbears came in and grabbed the other side of the map. As the two groups fought, the map ripped in two. Noticing Lina charging up a Fireball, the Dudbears fled.
"Come back here you stuffed freaks," yelled Lina, "When I get my hands on you, you're gonna pay for destroying that map. Let's go Gourry."
Lina grabbed her friend's collar, and ran off in the same direction. Not to long later, they came to Du'Inke's lair. There, they found the group of Dudbears huddled in a corner.
Lina said, "It serves you right. Now, give me the map or you're all going to be spending the next year in the toy repair shop."
Now Dudbears aren't as stupid as they look. Lina's smirk and tone told them all they needed to know. They gave her the map, and ran as fast as they could.
Lina put the two pieces together and began to study it. "Gourry, the treasure is right here in this room. Let's get digging." She handed him one of the shovels that Tusk had lent them, and they began to dig all over the cavern.
* * *
About an hour later, the cavern was filled with holes. But no treasure had been found in any of them. Lina was getting frustrated, when her shovel hit metal.
"Gourry!" she exclaimed, "I've found it!"
They worked together and soon managed to pull the box to the surface. Then Lina used her shovel to pry the lid off of it. Inside was a huge diamond.
"Let's get back to the ship and show this to the captain," Lina said.
* * *
Tusk was happy to see them when they returned. Not only had they found the treasure, but they had managed to show up the Diggers as well. A large smile spread across his face as he handed Lina her reward of gold.
He told the young sorceress, "Another job well done matey. Ye have got what it takes to be a real man of the sea."
The first mate rolled his eyes at his Capt'n again. "Capt'n. . . it's a girl."
"Shut up," Tusk roared, "Now where was I? Oh yes, how about we head fer the Fairy's Sapphire next. It's hidden by the fairies in the Fieg Snowfields."
"The 'Fairy Treasure'. Hmmmm. . . sounds interesting. That does sound like a good place to go to next," Lina commented.
Tusk yelled, "Then, let's be off."
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Originally, the map was split into many parts for you to find, but I thought this would be funnier. Let's see.remember to Fireball Tusk before this is over when he keeps calling Lina a man.
The next day, Lina and Gourry awoke when the ship swerved to avoid hitting a whale. They were thrown against the wall, with a dazed Gourry on top. It took a few minutes for Lina to gather up the strength to throw him off of her.
"This is just great," she muttered, "Things like this mean that the day is going to turn out for the worst." She and Gourry then went to the mess hall to eat.
When Lina and Gourry were only halfway done with the meal, a penguin came running into the mess hall, looking for them. "Excuse me Lina, Gourry. The Capt'n wants to have a word with ye about the mission," he said.
Lina and Gourry went to the captain's cabin. There, they saw Tusk and his first mate looking out the window. Ahead of them was the Mikev Caverns.
Tusk told them, "We've arrived mateys. We'll need yer help if we're to find the Diamond of Mikev. Will ye be willing to go with the penguins on the excavation.
Lina looked at the cavern ahead of her. Although she'd never gone and Gourry couldn't remember what he did there, it didn't look like either of them would get lost. "Sure we'll go. Just be sure to pay us when you're finished."
"That's the spirit," Tusk exclaimed, "Ye have what it takes to be a man of the sea."
"Capt'n. . .it's a girl," commented his first mate.
* * *
Once there, they found something they didn't quite want to see. The Diggers had heard about the diamond as well, and were already searching the caves. Not only that, Roger had managed to find a treasure map to aid them.
Tusk ordered, "All of ye better go and find that diamond before those dirty Dudbears do. Aye, things were so simple before they came around."
Afraid of facing the captain's wrath, the penguins ran off to find the treasure. Lina and Gourry ran in the opposite direction, hoping to cover more ground. Some time later, they saw the treasure map discarded on the floor.
"Gourry, let's grab the map and find the treasure. It's kind of convenient that they dropped it here like this." With that, Lina reached out to grab the map.
"Dub," called a loud voice from behind. Suddenly, a group of Dudbears came in and grabbed the other side of the map. As the two groups fought, the map ripped in two. Noticing Lina charging up a Fireball, the Dudbears fled.
"Come back here you stuffed freaks," yelled Lina, "When I get my hands on you, you're gonna pay for destroying that map. Let's go Gourry."
Lina grabbed her friend's collar, and ran off in the same direction. Not to long later, they came to Du'Inke's lair. There, they found the group of Dudbears huddled in a corner.
Lina said, "It serves you right. Now, give me the map or you're all going to be spending the next year in the toy repair shop."
Now Dudbears aren't as stupid as they look. Lina's smirk and tone told them all they needed to know. They gave her the map, and ran as fast as they could.
Lina put the two pieces together and began to study it. "Gourry, the treasure is right here in this room. Let's get digging." She handed him one of the shovels that Tusk had lent them, and they began to dig all over the cavern.
* * *
About an hour later, the cavern was filled with holes. But no treasure had been found in any of them. Lina was getting frustrated, when her shovel hit metal.
"Gourry!" she exclaimed, "I've found it!"
They worked together and soon managed to pull the box to the surface. Then Lina used her shovel to pry the lid off of it. Inside was a huge diamond.
"Let's get back to the ship and show this to the captain," Lina said.
* * *
Tusk was happy to see them when they returned. Not only had they found the treasure, but they had managed to show up the Diggers as well. A large smile spread across his face as he handed Lina her reward of gold.
He told the young sorceress, "Another job well done matey. Ye have got what it takes to be a real man of the sea."
The first mate rolled his eyes at his Capt'n again. "Capt'n. . . it's a girl."
"Shut up," Tusk roared, "Now where was I? Oh yes, how about we head fer the Fairy's Sapphire next. It's hidden by the fairies in the Fieg Snowfields."
"The 'Fairy Treasure'. Hmmmm. . . sounds interesting. That does sound like a good place to go to next," Lina commented.
Tusk yelled, "Then, let's be off."
- - - -
Originally, the map was split into many parts for you to find, but I thought this would be funnier. Let's see.remember to Fireball Tusk before this is over when he keeps calling Lina a man.