Chapter thirteen: While waiting for food…
"LINAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" Gourry bust into the ladies bath and there were loud screams everywhere. "Lina!" shouted Gourry, "Where are you Lina!?" A small stool flew across the room and struck Gourry on the head. "GET OUT GOURRY!!!," yelled Lina. Her voice could be heard though out the whole bathhouse. Gourry rubbed his head and looked at Lina. She was wrapped in a pink towel with little flowers on it. He, on the other hand, was wearing nothing and he didn't seem to notice. "Lina," said Gourry, moving closer, "you gotta come with me to the men's bath. The bath has frozen." Naga and Amelia showed up quickly to see what was going on. "What's wrong, Lina?" asked Naga, but she soon realized what caused the ruckus. A grin grew on Naga's face. "Now I now why you always travel with him," said Naga. Amelia was awestruck. "Mr. Gourry," she said, "you've got really strong abs." All the other girls who heard what she said stared at her, but only for a second, then they went back to Gourry.
Lina couldn't believe it. It's been turned into ice, she thought as she moved closer. Lina bent over and touched the ice. It was so cold that she took her hand off the right after she touched it. She stood up and turned to Gourry. "What exactly happened here?" she asked Gourry. "I don't really know," he replied, "Someone who sat next to me got out and then I noticed that the spot that he was sitting in was ice cold. All that's left of him is his towel." Gourry tossed the towel Dias used to Lina. When she caught it she also noticed the frost. Lina tossed the towel on the ground and ran back to the woman's bath. She soon returned fully dressed and wearing the magic talismans she received from Xellos. The others remained silent, their eyes were fixed on Lina.
She walked up to the bath and placed her hands in front of her. I'm glad there weren't any people in this bath when it froze, thought Lina and began to cast some sort of spell under her breath. Little balls of fire showed up around Lina, one after another. Is she casting a Flare Bit? thought Naga. She tried harder to hear what Lina was saying. Wait, Naga tried harder then she was overcome with fear. "She's casting a Blast Bomb!" shouted Naga. "What!?!" yelled Amelia, "We won't be able to escape the blast in time." Naga began to chant a spell faster than the normal pace. Amelia recognized the spell and joined her sister in casting a… "Flare Seal!!!" shouted Naga and Amelia. "Blast Bomb!!" shouted Lina. There was a blinding light followed by a deafening explosion.
A block in all directions was totally covered in flame and smoke. A cool breeze blew enough smoke away so that Naga, Amelia, and Gourry could see Lina standing motionless. Naga walked over to Lina, getting ready to hit her. "What on earth do you think you were doing, Lina?" asked Naga as she began to lift her left arm up. Lina didn't say anything, instead, she pointed at the bath. That filled Naga with even more fear than when Lina cast a Blast Bomb. "It's…it's still frozen," said Naga, her eyes were as big as they could get, "but that would mean…" Lina nodded. There was a long silence that was broken by Gourry. "Shouldn't we get out of here?" he said. "If the town guards were to find us here we'd be put in prison, again." Lina sighed. "He's right," she said, "let's go."
They walked over to a diner at the other end of town, where they had a conversation that made at this whole Galleon of Gold journey seem less appealing. "Hello, I'm Johnny. I'll be your waiter tonight," said a waiter, "May I take your orders?" "We're not really hungry," said Lina, "so we'll just take twenty servings of the special." "Did you say you wanted twenty servings?" asked Johnny. "Did I say twenty?" said Lina. "I meant sixty." Johnny nearly fainted, but went over to the kitchen to with their orders.
"I don't get it," said Gourry. That's nothing new, thought Lina. "How come the ice didn't melt when Lina casted that Flask Momb spell?" Lina and Naga both sighed. "Do you think he'd understand if we told him, Lina?" asked Naga while rubbing her eyes. "There's no harm in trying," replied Lina. "You see, Gourry, the reason the ice didn't melt was because it wasn't ordinary ice." Gourry nodded his head. "The ice that was in the bathhouse was Ettenmar Ice," continued Lina. "Ettenmar Ice, which is found in great abundance in the far north, is the coldest substance in the universe. Not even the most powerful fire spell can melt it. The ability to create that substance is only known by two creatures of immense power: The Water-Dragon King (who was destroyed by Gaav), and Lord Dynast Grausherra." Gourry's suddenly grew large. "Does this mean the Water-Dragon King is back from the dead?" asked Gourry.
Lina, Naga, and Amelia almost fainted. "No, you jellyfish-brained moron!" shouted Lina. "It means that Dynast Grausherra, Dark Lord of the North, is trying to keep us from reaching the Galleon of Gold." "It looks like we're in for an early winter, Miss Lina," said Amelia, who was covered in goose bumps. "Let's just hope Lord Beastmaster can help," said Naga. "First thing in the morning," said Lina, "we find a ship to that will take us to Wolfpac Island." "That's easy for you to say, Lina," said Naga, "but you're forgetting one thing: where in Linhir are we going to find someone with the guts take us to Wolfpac?" "I guess we just have to look around," replied Lina. Everyone was in a gloomy mood, until the food came. They returned to their inn late that night with stomachs full of food, and minds full of thought. Well, I guess you could include Gourry in the food part.
"LINAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" Gourry bust into the ladies bath and there were loud screams everywhere. "Lina!" shouted Gourry, "Where are you Lina!?" A small stool flew across the room and struck Gourry on the head. "GET OUT GOURRY!!!," yelled Lina. Her voice could be heard though out the whole bathhouse. Gourry rubbed his head and looked at Lina. She was wrapped in a pink towel with little flowers on it. He, on the other hand, was wearing nothing and he didn't seem to notice. "Lina," said Gourry, moving closer, "you gotta come with me to the men's bath. The bath has frozen." Naga and Amelia showed up quickly to see what was going on. "What's wrong, Lina?" asked Naga, but she soon realized what caused the ruckus. A grin grew on Naga's face. "Now I now why you always travel with him," said Naga. Amelia was awestruck. "Mr. Gourry," she said, "you've got really strong abs." All the other girls who heard what she said stared at her, but only for a second, then they went back to Gourry.
Lina couldn't believe it. It's been turned into ice, she thought as she moved closer. Lina bent over and touched the ice. It was so cold that she took her hand off the right after she touched it. She stood up and turned to Gourry. "What exactly happened here?" she asked Gourry. "I don't really know," he replied, "Someone who sat next to me got out and then I noticed that the spot that he was sitting in was ice cold. All that's left of him is his towel." Gourry tossed the towel Dias used to Lina. When she caught it she also noticed the frost. Lina tossed the towel on the ground and ran back to the woman's bath. She soon returned fully dressed and wearing the magic talismans she received from Xellos. The others remained silent, their eyes were fixed on Lina.
She walked up to the bath and placed her hands in front of her. I'm glad there weren't any people in this bath when it froze, thought Lina and began to cast some sort of spell under her breath. Little balls of fire showed up around Lina, one after another. Is she casting a Flare Bit? thought Naga. She tried harder to hear what Lina was saying. Wait, Naga tried harder then she was overcome with fear. "She's casting a Blast Bomb!" shouted Naga. "What!?!" yelled Amelia, "We won't be able to escape the blast in time." Naga began to chant a spell faster than the normal pace. Amelia recognized the spell and joined her sister in casting a… "Flare Seal!!!" shouted Naga and Amelia. "Blast Bomb!!" shouted Lina. There was a blinding light followed by a deafening explosion.
A block in all directions was totally covered in flame and smoke. A cool breeze blew enough smoke away so that Naga, Amelia, and Gourry could see Lina standing motionless. Naga walked over to Lina, getting ready to hit her. "What on earth do you think you were doing, Lina?" asked Naga as she began to lift her left arm up. Lina didn't say anything, instead, she pointed at the bath. That filled Naga with even more fear than when Lina cast a Blast Bomb. "It's…it's still frozen," said Naga, her eyes were as big as they could get, "but that would mean…" Lina nodded. There was a long silence that was broken by Gourry. "Shouldn't we get out of here?" he said. "If the town guards were to find us here we'd be put in prison, again." Lina sighed. "He's right," she said, "let's go."
They walked over to a diner at the other end of town, where they had a conversation that made at this whole Galleon of Gold journey seem less appealing. "Hello, I'm Johnny. I'll be your waiter tonight," said a waiter, "May I take your orders?" "We're not really hungry," said Lina, "so we'll just take twenty servings of the special." "Did you say you wanted twenty servings?" asked Johnny. "Did I say twenty?" said Lina. "I meant sixty." Johnny nearly fainted, but went over to the kitchen to with their orders.
"I don't get it," said Gourry. That's nothing new, thought Lina. "How come the ice didn't melt when Lina casted that Flask Momb spell?" Lina and Naga both sighed. "Do you think he'd understand if we told him, Lina?" asked Naga while rubbing her eyes. "There's no harm in trying," replied Lina. "You see, Gourry, the reason the ice didn't melt was because it wasn't ordinary ice." Gourry nodded his head. "The ice that was in the bathhouse was Ettenmar Ice," continued Lina. "Ettenmar Ice, which is found in great abundance in the far north, is the coldest substance in the universe. Not even the most powerful fire spell can melt it. The ability to create that substance is only known by two creatures of immense power: The Water-Dragon King (who was destroyed by Gaav), and Lord Dynast Grausherra." Gourry's suddenly grew large. "Does this mean the Water-Dragon King is back from the dead?" asked Gourry.
Lina, Naga, and Amelia almost fainted. "No, you jellyfish-brained moron!" shouted Lina. "It means that Dynast Grausherra, Dark Lord of the North, is trying to keep us from reaching the Galleon of Gold." "It looks like we're in for an early winter, Miss Lina," said Amelia, who was covered in goose bumps. "Let's just hope Lord Beastmaster can help," said Naga. "First thing in the morning," said Lina, "we find a ship to that will take us to Wolfpac Island." "That's easy for you to say, Lina," said Naga, "but you're forgetting one thing: where in Linhir are we going to find someone with the guts take us to Wolfpac?" "I guess we just have to look around," replied Lina. Everyone was in a gloomy mood, until the food came. They returned to their inn late that night with stomachs full of food, and minds full of thought. Well, I guess you could include Gourry in the food part.