After walking for a while down the corridor, the group stopped. In front of
them were three doors.
"If you go down this one, you'll be free," my Chibi said simply. The other two blinked.
"Nu-uh!!" Chibi Xellos argued and stormed up to my Chibi. "The one on the right is the way out!!"
"No it isn't!" the other two Chibis said at the same time.
"It's the one on the left!!" Chibi Filia screamed. The three launched into a fluent argument.
"Right!"
"Left!"
"Center!"
"No, it isn't!"
"Yes, it is!!"
"Left!"
"Center!"
"Wrong!"
"Yes, it is!!"
"No, it is!!"
"Yes, it isn't!!"
"No, it isn't!!" The came the betting.
"I'm right! I bet it is!!"
"Two gold to say it isn't!!"
"I bet fifty!!"
"You give me fifty if it's right and I'll give you two if it's left!"
"Oka-wait! That's not fair!!"
"Two or fifty, take your pick!!"
"Fifty's too much!!"
"Two's not enough!!
"Thirty five?"
"That's too much!!"
"That's not enough!!" "I don't have thirty-five!!" The arguing continued.
"That's enough!!" I yelled.
"Aww, c'mon, break up the fun so quickly?"
"Okay, Filias, you go your way, Xellos's, you go your way, and I'll go my way."
"We can't do that!" I turned toward the two.
"Why not?" They glared at me.
"YOU should know, for it's you're fault," Xellos said angrily. I blinked.
"Oh! Oh, I remember! That IS a problem now, isn't it?" I laughed. The two frowned. I pulled out a small whistle and blew. There was a puff of blue smoke in front of her and the butler from before appeared. Wearing an apron that said "Kiss the Cook". He blushed before whipping off the apron and hiding it somewhere.
"Er... yes?"
"Rallo, take these two wherever," I said indicating the squabbling Chibis Filia and Xellos.
"But, I'm not good with kids..."
"BUT NUTTUN!!!" I yelled. The three stepped back in surprise, the Chibis unaware by the conversation. Rallo went over and grabbed the rightful Chibis by the scruff of the neck. Chibis Filia and Xellos starting fighting among themselves considering that they were token from their partner (who was now being choked nearly to death). Chibi Filia took out her miniature mace and tried to whack Chibi Xellos upside the head, so their capturer held them at arm's length away from eachother. But then Filia started hitting the closest thing to her: Rallo.
"Told you I couldn't handle kids!!" he yelled desperately at me. I looked up from my Chibi's torture session.
"You don't know how to handle them correctly!! You see, first you grab hold of the back of their neck..." The real Xellos and Filia watched from where they stood, laughing at the correct times. "How about we just go?" The two nodded and headed for opposite elevators. That ticked me off. I pushed them towards the middle one, directed Rallo to the right one and stepped in the left one. We went up. Not a good sign. I wanted to go down.
"Cu-could you let go of me?" I blinked and pried my hands off my Chibi's neck. We weren't in the elevator for very long. The door opened, and we entered a room. The other five were already there.
"Well, whaddya know..." At the front of the room laid a giant pink crystal. Rallo dropped the Chibis (which he was still holding) and walked closer. The Chibis started fighting (physically), but nobody took any notice. The rest were too involved in the gem.
"What's that?" Chibi Xellos asked, giving Chibi Filia a chance to take a swing at him. She missed by a few centimeters, but she caught eye of the jewel and faced it, too. My Chibi followed suit. Then all three fell down. I ran over to them to see that they weren't moving. At all. Not breathing. No sign to show that they were alive. The very energy sucked out of them. I heard a crack. I turned to see that Rallo had touched the crystal, and a huge crack had traveled down the center of it. He turned to the rest of us, with a scared grin on his face. The jewel flashed, and settled. A large piece of ceiling fell down, surprising the 'zokus, who then darted to the elevators with Rallo hot on their trail. I took one last glance at the Chibis before following the other three downstairs.
"WHY did you have to touch it?!?!" Rallo shrugged. Filia sighed and leaned against the side of the elevator.
"I think it's going all the way down this time," I said. The other three nodded. "Pour Chibis," I murmured. We heard other forms of the castle falling down as we continued our journey to the ground.
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"THE SKY IS FALLING!!!!" Gourry screamed.
~
"We're safe!! Yay!" Rallo exclaimed upon exiting the building that held the elevator to the sky.
"Calm down."
"Howcome the castle is collapsing?" Filia asked no one as she looked at the floating ruins.
"Well, I think that the gem gathered energy for the castle so that's why you couldn't cast any magic," I answered.
"Couldn't they have made a shield for the gem?" Xellos asked.
"Maybe the jewel took the energy for the shield, too. Maybe, if you stay here too long, your energy is drained like the Chibis, and you..."
"Oh. What about Glory?"
"You mean that hyper librarian lady? She must've built a ward or something around her inn so the gem's power couldn't reach her. Also, she operated machines, if that's your real question." Rallo did a few cartwheels before collapsing in a heap.
"So, is the contest over?" Filia asked desperately. "Is it? Please tell me it is!" I smiled.
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Cyris: Kinda depressing... but I think you'll like the outcome of the next chapter!!! I have an idea already down, so never fear; the next chapter will soon be here!!
"If you go down this one, you'll be free," my Chibi said simply. The other two blinked.
"Nu-uh!!" Chibi Xellos argued and stormed up to my Chibi. "The one on the right is the way out!!"
"No it isn't!" the other two Chibis said at the same time.
"It's the one on the left!!" Chibi Filia screamed. The three launched into a fluent argument.
"Right!"
"Left!"
"Center!"
"No, it isn't!"
"Yes, it is!!"
"Left!"
"Center!"
"Wrong!"
"Yes, it is!!"
"No, it is!!"
"Yes, it isn't!!"
"No, it isn't!!" The came the betting.
"I'm right! I bet it is!!"
"Two gold to say it isn't!!"
"I bet fifty!!"
"You give me fifty if it's right and I'll give you two if it's left!"
"Oka-wait! That's not fair!!"
"Two or fifty, take your pick!!"
"Fifty's too much!!"
"Two's not enough!!
"Thirty five?"
"That's too much!!"
"That's not enough!!" "I don't have thirty-five!!" The arguing continued.
"That's enough!!" I yelled.
"Aww, c'mon, break up the fun so quickly?"
"Okay, Filias, you go your way, Xellos's, you go your way, and I'll go my way."
"We can't do that!" I turned toward the two.
"Why not?" They glared at me.
"YOU should know, for it's you're fault," Xellos said angrily. I blinked.
"Oh! Oh, I remember! That IS a problem now, isn't it?" I laughed. The two frowned. I pulled out a small whistle and blew. There was a puff of blue smoke in front of her and the butler from before appeared. Wearing an apron that said "Kiss the Cook". He blushed before whipping off the apron and hiding it somewhere.
"Er... yes?"
"Rallo, take these two wherever," I said indicating the squabbling Chibis Filia and Xellos.
"But, I'm not good with kids..."
"BUT NUTTUN!!!" I yelled. The three stepped back in surprise, the Chibis unaware by the conversation. Rallo went over and grabbed the rightful Chibis by the scruff of the neck. Chibis Filia and Xellos starting fighting among themselves considering that they were token from their partner (who was now being choked nearly to death). Chibi Filia took out her miniature mace and tried to whack Chibi Xellos upside the head, so their capturer held them at arm's length away from eachother. But then Filia started hitting the closest thing to her: Rallo.
"Told you I couldn't handle kids!!" he yelled desperately at me. I looked up from my Chibi's torture session.
"You don't know how to handle them correctly!! You see, first you grab hold of the back of their neck..." The real Xellos and Filia watched from where they stood, laughing at the correct times. "How about we just go?" The two nodded and headed for opposite elevators. That ticked me off. I pushed them towards the middle one, directed Rallo to the right one and stepped in the left one. We went up. Not a good sign. I wanted to go down.
"Cu-could you let go of me?" I blinked and pried my hands off my Chibi's neck. We weren't in the elevator for very long. The door opened, and we entered a room. The other five were already there.
"Well, whaddya know..." At the front of the room laid a giant pink crystal. Rallo dropped the Chibis (which he was still holding) and walked closer. The Chibis started fighting (physically), but nobody took any notice. The rest were too involved in the gem.
"What's that?" Chibi Xellos asked, giving Chibi Filia a chance to take a swing at him. She missed by a few centimeters, but she caught eye of the jewel and faced it, too. My Chibi followed suit. Then all three fell down. I ran over to them to see that they weren't moving. At all. Not breathing. No sign to show that they were alive. The very energy sucked out of them. I heard a crack. I turned to see that Rallo had touched the crystal, and a huge crack had traveled down the center of it. He turned to the rest of us, with a scared grin on his face. The jewel flashed, and settled. A large piece of ceiling fell down, surprising the 'zokus, who then darted to the elevators with Rallo hot on their trail. I took one last glance at the Chibis before following the other three downstairs.
"WHY did you have to touch it?!?!" Rallo shrugged. Filia sighed and leaned against the side of the elevator.
"I think it's going all the way down this time," I said. The other three nodded. "Pour Chibis," I murmured. We heard other forms of the castle falling down as we continued our journey to the ground.
~
"THE SKY IS FALLING!!!!" Gourry screamed.
~
"We're safe!! Yay!" Rallo exclaimed upon exiting the building that held the elevator to the sky.
"Calm down."
"Howcome the castle is collapsing?" Filia asked no one as she looked at the floating ruins.
"Well, I think that the gem gathered energy for the castle so that's why you couldn't cast any magic," I answered.
"Couldn't they have made a shield for the gem?" Xellos asked.
"Maybe the jewel took the energy for the shield, too. Maybe, if you stay here too long, your energy is drained like the Chibis, and you..."
"Oh. What about Glory?"
"You mean that hyper librarian lady? She must've built a ward or something around her inn so the gem's power couldn't reach her. Also, she operated machines, if that's your real question." Rallo did a few cartwheels before collapsing in a heap.
"So, is the contest over?" Filia asked desperately. "Is it? Please tell me it is!" I smiled.
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Cyris: Kinda depressing... but I think you'll like the outcome of the next chapter!!! I have an idea already down, so never fear; the next chapter will soon be here!!
