As they exited the meadow of the now deceased Claire Bible Tree, Zangalus
stood in their path.
"Hey, Gourry! What did you do?! The Claire Bible Tree...did he...die? How could you do a thing like that?! It's all your fault!!" he said and sulked all the way back to his house.
"Actually, we didn't do it." Gourry said to Zangalus' retreating back "The guy with the really long eyebrows and no fashion sense did."
"Don't bother with him Gourry. He isn't worth it. Anyway, the Claire Bible Tree wanted us to go to visit the Princess at Hyrule Castle. Let's get going." Lina sais and they ran all the way to the other side of the forest. A Kokiri stood to the left of the exit.
"We Kokiri will die if we leave the forest! You're not going to try to leave the forest, are you?" he said
"I don't wanna die Lina!" Gourry said apprehensively
"Shut up! You're not going to die Gourry. The Claire Bible Tree wouldn't send you on a suicide mission! Let's go." and out of the forest they went.
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They ran across the bridge and were nearly out when they heard a voice.
"Oh, you're leaving..." Sylphiel said quietly. Gourry turned around and walked back to her. "I knew...that you would leave the forest...some day Gourry...Because you are different from me and my friends...."
"Hey, he isn't that different!" Lina said
"But that's OK, because we'll be friends forever...won't we?" Sylphiel reached into her pocket and pulled out a small instrument. " I want you to have this Ocarina...Please take good care of it." Gourry held the Ocarina and it seemed to glow
"You received the Fairy Ocarina! This is a memento from Sylphiel." Lina said
"When you play my Ocarina, I hope you will think of me and come back to the forest to visit. Gourry, I love...oh." Gourry and Lina were already gone.
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Gourry squinted into the sunlight pouring down on Hyrule Field.
"Come on Gourry, no rest for the stupid. Let's go. I think Hyrule Castle is over there." Lina said and flitted in the direction of a large impending castle. They turned a corner when they heard something. "Oh no...not him..." Lina groaned but indeed it was who she feared. Sitting in the tree just above them was everyone's favourite genki purple-haired priest...owl. That is, he was an owl.
"Hoot hoot! Lina-chan! Gourry-chan! Up here!" he called down
"NO! IT'S YOU!" Lina almost cried "The most annoying character in Zelda crossed with the most annoying character in Slayers!"
"Yare yare Lina-chan! I'm honoured you remember me!" Xelloss grinned his annoying fruitcake grin. "It appears that the time has finally come for you to start your adventure!"
"Gourry! We have to stop him! Once he starts he never stops! And what he says is always so irrelevant and irritating!" Lina yelled at her partner. Meanwhile, Xelloss the owl was on a roll.
"You will encounter many hardships ahead...that is your fate. Don't feel discouraged, even during the toughest times! Do not lose hope, even if you are being hung from the highest tower in Hyrule Castle, even if you are drowning in Lake Hylia, even if you are about to be squashed by one of those giant boulders on Death Mountain, even if..."
"We get the idea bird boy." Lina said, several veins pulsing noticeably in her head. And for good reason, all Zelda players know how irritating the owl can be. And if it's crossed with Xelloss...
"Oh, right. Go straight this way and you will see Hyrule Castle. You will meet a princess there...If you are lost and don't know which way to go, look at the Map. Did you get all that?"
"Get all what?" Gourry asked
"GOURRY! NO!" Lina screamed to late. Xelloss giggled.
"Well, I'm going to have to say it all over again, aren't I? You will encounter many hardships ahead..."
"DAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Lina screamed as she quickly dragged Gourry away from the mazoku-bird.
"All right then. I'll see you around! Hoot hoot hoot ho!" Xelloss yelled to their fast disappearing backs.
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They ran and they ran and they ran. And they kept running till they came to Hyrule Castle. They crossed the drawbridge and entered.
"Welcome to Hyrule Castle Town. It's a peaceful prosperous town." the guard at the entrance said.
"Hyrule Castle Town. What an original name." Lina muttered sarcastically
"Yeah it is, isn't it." Gourry agreed, having no idea what she was talking about. They continued into the main part of the town. In the town square many people bustled around but near the center a girl with black hair stood. She seemed to be waiting for someone. She turned and looked at Gourry.
"Hey, your clothes! They're...different...You're not from around here, are you?" she asked
"Nah. We came from somewhere that way." Gourry said, pointing vaguely in the direction they came. Lina flitted around agitatedly.
"Gourry, we need to get going!" she said
"A fairy! Ohh...you're a fairy boy from the forest! My name is Eris! My dad, Rezo the Red Milkman, owns Lon Lon Ranch! Dad went to the castle to deliver some milk, and he hasn't come back yet..."
"I'm sure he'll be back soon." Gourry said but didn't have a chance to say more, as Lina had pushed him through the entrance to Hyrule Castle.
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They came out into a clearing. To the right there was a wall with vines growing on it, around the corner from that a large metal gate stopped anyone from going further and straight in front of them was a large tree with a purple haired owl-mazoku sitting in it. Oh no...
"Hey Li-chan! Gou-chan! Up here! It's me again!" he called
"Don't you Li-chan me! Get out of our way now fruitcake before I make you! And it won't be pretty!" Lina yelled. To her great annoyance it made him giggle.
"The princess is inside the castle just ahead. Be careful not to get caught by the guards! Ho ho ho hoot!"
"Er...thanks I think." Lina said
"Though if you really want to you can chicken out and go back to your happy little forest and play with your happy little friends. Well, well, which way are you going to go now? Hoo hoo hoot!"
"We are not going to chicken out! Come on Gourry!" Lina said dragging her partner away
"Wait! I've got one more thing to ask!" Xelloss called after them. Lina turned around angrily
"What?! This had better be good!"
"Oh it is. Do you want to here what I said again?" he asked
"NO! LEAVE US ALONE!" Lina yelled
"Hooooo. Good luck then. Hoo hoo." he said then flew off.
"Thank god he's gone."
"Hey, Gourry! What did you do?! The Claire Bible Tree...did he...die? How could you do a thing like that?! It's all your fault!!" he said and sulked all the way back to his house.
"Actually, we didn't do it." Gourry said to Zangalus' retreating back "The guy with the really long eyebrows and no fashion sense did."
"Don't bother with him Gourry. He isn't worth it. Anyway, the Claire Bible Tree wanted us to go to visit the Princess at Hyrule Castle. Let's get going." Lina sais and they ran all the way to the other side of the forest. A Kokiri stood to the left of the exit.
"We Kokiri will die if we leave the forest! You're not going to try to leave the forest, are you?" he said
"I don't wanna die Lina!" Gourry said apprehensively
"Shut up! You're not going to die Gourry. The Claire Bible Tree wouldn't send you on a suicide mission! Let's go." and out of the forest they went.
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They ran across the bridge and were nearly out when they heard a voice.
"Oh, you're leaving..." Sylphiel said quietly. Gourry turned around and walked back to her. "I knew...that you would leave the forest...some day Gourry...Because you are different from me and my friends...."
"Hey, he isn't that different!" Lina said
"But that's OK, because we'll be friends forever...won't we?" Sylphiel reached into her pocket and pulled out a small instrument. " I want you to have this Ocarina...Please take good care of it." Gourry held the Ocarina and it seemed to glow
"You received the Fairy Ocarina! This is a memento from Sylphiel." Lina said
"When you play my Ocarina, I hope you will think of me and come back to the forest to visit. Gourry, I love...oh." Gourry and Lina were already gone.
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Gourry squinted into the sunlight pouring down on Hyrule Field.
"Come on Gourry, no rest for the stupid. Let's go. I think Hyrule Castle is over there." Lina said and flitted in the direction of a large impending castle. They turned a corner when they heard something. "Oh no...not him..." Lina groaned but indeed it was who she feared. Sitting in the tree just above them was everyone's favourite genki purple-haired priest...owl. That is, he was an owl.
"Hoot hoot! Lina-chan! Gourry-chan! Up here!" he called down
"NO! IT'S YOU!" Lina almost cried "The most annoying character in Zelda crossed with the most annoying character in Slayers!"
"Yare yare Lina-chan! I'm honoured you remember me!" Xelloss grinned his annoying fruitcake grin. "It appears that the time has finally come for you to start your adventure!"
"Gourry! We have to stop him! Once he starts he never stops! And what he says is always so irrelevant and irritating!" Lina yelled at her partner. Meanwhile, Xelloss the owl was on a roll.
"You will encounter many hardships ahead...that is your fate. Don't feel discouraged, even during the toughest times! Do not lose hope, even if you are being hung from the highest tower in Hyrule Castle, even if you are drowning in Lake Hylia, even if you are about to be squashed by one of those giant boulders on Death Mountain, even if..."
"We get the idea bird boy." Lina said, several veins pulsing noticeably in her head. And for good reason, all Zelda players know how irritating the owl can be. And if it's crossed with Xelloss...
"Oh, right. Go straight this way and you will see Hyrule Castle. You will meet a princess there...If you are lost and don't know which way to go, look at the Map. Did you get all that?"
"Get all what?" Gourry asked
"GOURRY! NO!" Lina screamed to late. Xelloss giggled.
"Well, I'm going to have to say it all over again, aren't I? You will encounter many hardships ahead..."
"DAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Lina screamed as she quickly dragged Gourry away from the mazoku-bird.
"All right then. I'll see you around! Hoot hoot hoot ho!" Xelloss yelled to their fast disappearing backs.
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They ran and they ran and they ran. And they kept running till they came to Hyrule Castle. They crossed the drawbridge and entered.
"Welcome to Hyrule Castle Town. It's a peaceful prosperous town." the guard at the entrance said.
"Hyrule Castle Town. What an original name." Lina muttered sarcastically
"Yeah it is, isn't it." Gourry agreed, having no idea what she was talking about. They continued into the main part of the town. In the town square many people bustled around but near the center a girl with black hair stood. She seemed to be waiting for someone. She turned and looked at Gourry.
"Hey, your clothes! They're...different...You're not from around here, are you?" she asked
"Nah. We came from somewhere that way." Gourry said, pointing vaguely in the direction they came. Lina flitted around agitatedly.
"Gourry, we need to get going!" she said
"A fairy! Ohh...you're a fairy boy from the forest! My name is Eris! My dad, Rezo the Red Milkman, owns Lon Lon Ranch! Dad went to the castle to deliver some milk, and he hasn't come back yet..."
"I'm sure he'll be back soon." Gourry said but didn't have a chance to say more, as Lina had pushed him through the entrance to Hyrule Castle.
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They came out into a clearing. To the right there was a wall with vines growing on it, around the corner from that a large metal gate stopped anyone from going further and straight in front of them was a large tree with a purple haired owl-mazoku sitting in it. Oh no...
"Hey Li-chan! Gou-chan! Up here! It's me again!" he called
"Don't you Li-chan me! Get out of our way now fruitcake before I make you! And it won't be pretty!" Lina yelled. To her great annoyance it made him giggle.
"The princess is inside the castle just ahead. Be careful not to get caught by the guards! Ho ho ho hoot!"
"Er...thanks I think." Lina said
"Though if you really want to you can chicken out and go back to your happy little forest and play with your happy little friends. Well, well, which way are you going to go now? Hoo hoo hoot!"
"We are not going to chicken out! Come on Gourry!" Lina said dragging her partner away
"Wait! I've got one more thing to ask!" Xelloss called after them. Lina turned around angrily
"What?! This had better be good!"
"Oh it is. Do you want to here what I said again?" he asked
"NO! LEAVE US ALONE!" Lina yelled
"Hooooo. Good luck then. Hoo hoo." he said then flew off.
"Thank god he's gone."