Trickster Fairies
"Ramtiger," called Lina, "The captain wants you to head for the Fieg Snowfields to look for the Fairy's Sapphire. Let's get going.
"Say no more. I'll have us there before you can say 'She sells sea shells by the seashore' five times fast," he replied.
As Gourry attempted to confirm this, Lina looked out the window. She could see the sea flowing before her like a beautiful jewel. Finally, when Gourry finished saying the tongue twister, she dragged him on the deck to get a better view.
Lina asked, "Hey Gourry, why don't we have our wedding when we get back from this little sea voyage. We'll certainly have enough Lucre to pay for it, if the captain continues to pay us in this manner. This is the most profitable excursion we've been on to date."
Gourry nodded his head. "Lina, I hope we'll be able to find our way back home soon. I kind of miss the others."
Lina thought about Gourry's words. She did kind of miss the others too. Even Amelia's justice speeches or Xellos's endless repetition of "Sore wa himitsu desu" would be welcome to her at the moment. If anything, they'd remind her of home.
Just then, they arrived at the snowfields. Lina and Gourry ran into the captain's cabin to see what was going on. They found Tusk trying to way their options.
"This cold is going to be harsh," he told them, "Are ye still up for the challenge of this quest, or do you want to wait here."
"I'll go, nothing else to do," Lina replied.
Tusk said, "Very good matey. Ye have what it takes to be a man of the sea."
Again, the mate sighed. "Capt'n. . .it's a girl."
* * *
Once in the snowfields, the penguins began to shiver. Apparently, it was too cold for them. Every pirate in the group ran back to the ship.
"I thought penguins liked the cold," Lina stated, "And they call themselves pirates. Dang, what wimps. I guess it's up to us Gourry."
"Lead on Lina," Gourry said.
Some time later, they came across a group of fairies. They were sitting in a circle and laughing. When they noticed Lina, their faces began to smirk.
Lina asked a fairy, "Excuse me, do you know where the Fairy's Sapphire is?"
All of them began to laugh. One of them flew foreword to address Lina. "Do you really want to know, human girl?"
"Sure," Lina answered, "Where is it."
"Sore wa himitsu desu," the fairy replied, even wiggling her forefinger like Xellos.
Lina hit her forehead. She thought, 'Scratch Xellos being a welcome sight. Maybe I should Fireball him for somehow getting these fairies to act like him, even though there's no possible way he could come here to do it. It'd at least relieve some of my frustrations."
The fairy looked at Lina. "Sorry, couldn't resist. Well, you will have to go to the Garden of Icicle Flowers beyond the Field of Lost Guilt. The fairies there will give it to you."
So Lina and Gourry went there instantly. But they didn't see any fairies. The only thing there was a huge sapphire sitting on a rock.
"That must be it!" she exclaimed, "Let's get it and go."
But the second Lina touched the sapphire, it vanished. Suddenly, a net snagged them, and hung them up in the air. The fairies appeared and began to taunt them. They were so into their little laugh, they didn't notice it when Lina charged up a Fireball and charred them. The net caught fire from the blast, and the duo fell to the ground.
"Now I'll ask you nicely one more time. Where is the Fairy's Sapphire? If you tell me, you can fly away with only those minor wounds. But if you A) lie to me B) trick me or C) refuse to tell me, I'll blast you with a spell powerful enough to knock you 500 years into the future. Geeze, and I thought Xellos loved to play tricks on me," Lina commented.
The fairies were nervous. None of them wanted to face Lina's wrath. So they pulled the Sapphire out of its hiding place in another dimension, and handed it to the young sorceress. Then, the fairies vanished into thin air.
* * *
Back on the ship, Tusk handed Lina another bag of gold. She was going to have an awful lot to sell when this was over. Dollar signs appeared in Lina's eyes.
Tusk told her, "Ye did well against those tricky fairies matey. Ye've got what it takes to be a true man of the sea."
His first mate looked at the ceiling, counting to ten. "Capt'n. . .it's a girl."
"The only one left is the Mandora Topaz," commented Tusk, "We better get going before something else goes wrong."
"Whatever. As long as I get paid, I don't care what we do," Lina replied.
- - - -
Well, one more jewel to go. Originally, in this quest, you had to find a certain fairy. I just thought a few tricksters would be funnier.
"Ramtiger," called Lina, "The captain wants you to head for the Fieg Snowfields to look for the Fairy's Sapphire. Let's get going.
"Say no more. I'll have us there before you can say 'She sells sea shells by the seashore' five times fast," he replied.
As Gourry attempted to confirm this, Lina looked out the window. She could see the sea flowing before her like a beautiful jewel. Finally, when Gourry finished saying the tongue twister, she dragged him on the deck to get a better view.
Lina asked, "Hey Gourry, why don't we have our wedding when we get back from this little sea voyage. We'll certainly have enough Lucre to pay for it, if the captain continues to pay us in this manner. This is the most profitable excursion we've been on to date."
Gourry nodded his head. "Lina, I hope we'll be able to find our way back home soon. I kind of miss the others."
Lina thought about Gourry's words. She did kind of miss the others too. Even Amelia's justice speeches or Xellos's endless repetition of "Sore wa himitsu desu" would be welcome to her at the moment. If anything, they'd remind her of home.
Just then, they arrived at the snowfields. Lina and Gourry ran into the captain's cabin to see what was going on. They found Tusk trying to way their options.
"This cold is going to be harsh," he told them, "Are ye still up for the challenge of this quest, or do you want to wait here."
"I'll go, nothing else to do," Lina replied.
Tusk said, "Very good matey. Ye have what it takes to be a man of the sea."
Again, the mate sighed. "Capt'n. . .it's a girl."
* * *
Once in the snowfields, the penguins began to shiver. Apparently, it was too cold for them. Every pirate in the group ran back to the ship.
"I thought penguins liked the cold," Lina stated, "And they call themselves pirates. Dang, what wimps. I guess it's up to us Gourry."
"Lead on Lina," Gourry said.
Some time later, they came across a group of fairies. They were sitting in a circle and laughing. When they noticed Lina, their faces began to smirk.
Lina asked a fairy, "Excuse me, do you know where the Fairy's Sapphire is?"
All of them began to laugh. One of them flew foreword to address Lina. "Do you really want to know, human girl?"
"Sure," Lina answered, "Where is it."
"Sore wa himitsu desu," the fairy replied, even wiggling her forefinger like Xellos.
Lina hit her forehead. She thought, 'Scratch Xellos being a welcome sight. Maybe I should Fireball him for somehow getting these fairies to act like him, even though there's no possible way he could come here to do it. It'd at least relieve some of my frustrations."
The fairy looked at Lina. "Sorry, couldn't resist. Well, you will have to go to the Garden of Icicle Flowers beyond the Field of Lost Guilt. The fairies there will give it to you."
So Lina and Gourry went there instantly. But they didn't see any fairies. The only thing there was a huge sapphire sitting on a rock.
"That must be it!" she exclaimed, "Let's get it and go."
But the second Lina touched the sapphire, it vanished. Suddenly, a net snagged them, and hung them up in the air. The fairies appeared and began to taunt them. They were so into their little laugh, they didn't notice it when Lina charged up a Fireball and charred them. The net caught fire from the blast, and the duo fell to the ground.
"Now I'll ask you nicely one more time. Where is the Fairy's Sapphire? If you tell me, you can fly away with only those minor wounds. But if you A) lie to me B) trick me or C) refuse to tell me, I'll blast you with a spell powerful enough to knock you 500 years into the future. Geeze, and I thought Xellos loved to play tricks on me," Lina commented.
The fairies were nervous. None of them wanted to face Lina's wrath. So they pulled the Sapphire out of its hiding place in another dimension, and handed it to the young sorceress. Then, the fairies vanished into thin air.
* * *
Back on the ship, Tusk handed Lina another bag of gold. She was going to have an awful lot to sell when this was over. Dollar signs appeared in Lina's eyes.
Tusk told her, "Ye did well against those tricky fairies matey. Ye've got what it takes to be a true man of the sea."
His first mate looked at the ceiling, counting to ten. "Capt'n. . .it's a girl."
"The only one left is the Mandora Topaz," commented Tusk, "We better get going before something else goes wrong."
"Whatever. As long as I get paid, I don't care what we do," Lina replied.
- - - -
Well, one more jewel to go. Originally, in this quest, you had to find a certain fairy. I just thought a few tricksters would be funnier.