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Now THAT is a Secret!
Chapter 4: Long time no see
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"Let me see.if I'm right, Mipross Island is just up a- ...THERE IT IS!" Lina cried.
"It's about time!" Filia growled, "My wings are killing me!"
"Now, Filia, why don't we try making it a soft landing this time, shall we?" Lina said, with a menacing glare on her face.
"Oh come on, it wasn't THAT bad, was it?"
Filia circled the island, and found a beach to land on. This time, she landed with little more than a small thud. Her passengers jumped off her back, and then she transformed and immediately started looking around for Xellos.
"Where are you, Namagomi? I know you're here, I can smell you!" she said, sniffing the air and readying Mace-sama.
"Well, well, Filia-chan! I'm surprised you can smell at all considering the stench you dragons give off!" Xellos said from behind her as he ducked under a swing from Mace-sama. "And still no coordination! You really need practice, Filia- chan!"
"Grrrr...Do...not...call me...CHAAAAAAAN!" Filia said, quickly returning to her dragon form and smashing her fist into the ground, just missing Xellos. "COME BACK HERE! I HAVEN'T KILLED YOU YET! COME BAAAACK!" She roared, taking flight. She chased Xellos back and forth for several minutes.
"*sigh* Are we gonna have to watch them do this every time?" Gourry asked.
"Probably." Zelgadis replied.
"Well, Ms.Lina, where is the next clue supposed to be at?"
"I don't know. I was gonna ask Xellos, but then Filia went berserk. Well, I might as well stop her." Lina said, as she walked a bit further along the beach. "SHADOW SNAP!" she cast, stopping Filia in mid-air.
"Huh? What are you doing? LET ME GO!" Filia raged, struggling to get free.
Lina walked over to Xellos, and asked, "So, where is the next 'clue', fruit boy?"
"Oh, I've hidden it somewhere on the island! Won't it be fun to find?"
"And where, exactly, did you hide it?"
"Sore wa himitsu desu!" Xellos said with a cheesy grin, and wagging his finger side to side.
"Why you! FIREBALL!" Lina yelled, but Xellos teleported away before the spell went off. "Grr...this had better be a damn good secret for all this trouble we're going through! Huh? Oh. Filia. Lighting."
Filia fell to the ground, now free of the shadow snap. She made a loud thud, then transformed into her human form, rubbing her head.
"Ms.Lina, where did Mr.Xellos say the clue was?" Amelia asked.
"It's somewhere on the island." She replied.
"WHAT! Mipross is a huge island! It could take days to find!" Zelgadis exclaimed.
"Exactly. So we better get started now."
They walked...and (in Filia's case) stomped...up the beach towards the forest. They had a lot of ground to cover, so they decided to split up and meet back at the hot springs later.
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"So, did you find anything?" Lina asked.
"No." said Zelgadis.
"Uh-uh." answered Gourry.
"Sorry, no." replied Amelia.
"Nope." Filia said.
"Great. We're gonna be here forever!" Lina growled, "Well, I'm going to the hot springs to relax. If you wanna join me, then c'mon."
They all walked to the hot springs, and, after changing into their bathing suits (conveniently stuffed in their pockets), they got in.
"So, Lina, you said you've been here before. When?" Gourry asked.
"Well, it was about a year before I met you. When I was still traveling with Naga."
"Naga?" Gourry asked, confused.
"She followed me everywhere. She was a good friend, but she could really get on your nerves. She had an over-inflated chest, she always had me pay for her food, and she had the most annoying, high pitched laugh."
"OOOOOHOHOHOHOHO!"
"Say, Gourry, that's exactly what it sounded like! How did you get your voice so high?"
"I didn't do it." Gourry said, looking confused again.
"But if you didn't..."
"OOOOOOHOHOHOHOHO! Well, if it isn't Lina Inverse! Where have you been all this time? Hunting for treasure I'll bet!"
"Uh...uh...hi Naga...long time no see, ehhehehe..." Lina stammered.
"Is that how you greet people, Lina? OOOOOOHOHOHOHOHO!" Naga asked, "And still haven't developed, I see!"
"You think so, too?" asked Gourry.
"SHUT UP, JELLYFISH BRAINS! Naga, what are you doing here?"
"Well, I was traveling through the hot springs of the world again! Who'd of thought I would meet my old traveling companion here! OOOOOOHOHOHOHOHO!"
"That laugh...my ears..." Zelgadis winced, along with everyone else except Lina.
"Ms.Lina, how can you stand that laugh?" Amelia whispered.
"I've had to listen to it a LOT. I've gotten used to it. Anyways, Naga, we're not looking for treasure. We're looking for a piece of paper with a clue on it. There's a purple haired Mazoku fruitcake that has a big secret, and we HAVE to know it!"
"You mean you have to know it..." Zelgadis muttered.
"A piece of paper? OOOOOOHOHOHOHOHO! Is this what your looking for?" Naga said, holding up a piece of paper.
"YES! Give it to me!" Lina said, jumping out of the hot springs.
Naga gave the paper to Lina, who quickly read it.
"Hey! I know where this is!"
"What does it say, Lina?" Filia asked.
"It says 'Go to the town famous for it's grapes.'. That's Zefilia! I grew up there!"
"So, now we have to go to Zefilia? And where is that, exactly?" Zelgadis asked.
"Oh, north of Elmekia." Lina replied.
"But...but...BUT THAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CONTINENT! I don't want to fly that faaaaaaar!" Filia sobbed.
"Well, I guess we're going to Zefilia next." Gourry said.
The group finished in the hot springs, then got dressed and returned to the beach they had landed on. Filia transformed into her dragon form, and they all hopped on.
"Ok, Filia, whenever you-"
"OOOOOOOHOHOHOHOHO! Now, now, you weren't thinking about leaving without me, were you, Lina-chan?"
"Grk...Naga? You want to come? Why? There's no treasure!" Lina said.
"That's just what you want me to believe, isn't it? Well, you aren't going to fool me, Lina Inverse!" Naga said, hopping on to Filia's back.
"Is she coming too?" Filia asked meekly.
"Sadly, I think so Ms.Filia." Amelia replied. "She looks awfully familiar..."
"*sigh* All right. Tell me which way Zefilia is BEFORE I take off this time!"
"OOOOOOHOHOHOHO! It's that way!" Naga said, pointing to her left.
"Ok." Filia said, taking to the air.
"Filia? A word of advice. Don't listen to Naga's directions. Zefilia is that way." Lina said, pointing behind them."
"AAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHHH!" Filia screamed, turning around.
"Well, we're off to Zefilia!" Amelia exclaimed.
"I TOLD YOU TO STOP SAYING THAT!" Lina yelled.
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C-sama: Well, who'd of thought they'd meet Naga there? Well...me for one...and you might have because of the title...Oh well!
Now THAT is a Secret!
Chapter 4: Long time no see
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"Let me see.if I'm right, Mipross Island is just up a- ...THERE IT IS!" Lina cried.
"It's about time!" Filia growled, "My wings are killing me!"
"Now, Filia, why don't we try making it a soft landing this time, shall we?" Lina said, with a menacing glare on her face.
"Oh come on, it wasn't THAT bad, was it?"
Filia circled the island, and found a beach to land on. This time, she landed with little more than a small thud. Her passengers jumped off her back, and then she transformed and immediately started looking around for Xellos.
"Where are you, Namagomi? I know you're here, I can smell you!" she said, sniffing the air and readying Mace-sama.
"Well, well, Filia-chan! I'm surprised you can smell at all considering the stench you dragons give off!" Xellos said from behind her as he ducked under a swing from Mace-sama. "And still no coordination! You really need practice, Filia- chan!"
"Grrrr...Do...not...call me...CHAAAAAAAN!" Filia said, quickly returning to her dragon form and smashing her fist into the ground, just missing Xellos. "COME BACK HERE! I HAVEN'T KILLED YOU YET! COME BAAAACK!" She roared, taking flight. She chased Xellos back and forth for several minutes.
"*sigh* Are we gonna have to watch them do this every time?" Gourry asked.
"Probably." Zelgadis replied.
"Well, Ms.Lina, where is the next clue supposed to be at?"
"I don't know. I was gonna ask Xellos, but then Filia went berserk. Well, I might as well stop her." Lina said, as she walked a bit further along the beach. "SHADOW SNAP!" she cast, stopping Filia in mid-air.
"Huh? What are you doing? LET ME GO!" Filia raged, struggling to get free.
Lina walked over to Xellos, and asked, "So, where is the next 'clue', fruit boy?"
"Oh, I've hidden it somewhere on the island! Won't it be fun to find?"
"And where, exactly, did you hide it?"
"Sore wa himitsu desu!" Xellos said with a cheesy grin, and wagging his finger side to side.
"Why you! FIREBALL!" Lina yelled, but Xellos teleported away before the spell went off. "Grr...this had better be a damn good secret for all this trouble we're going through! Huh? Oh. Filia. Lighting."
Filia fell to the ground, now free of the shadow snap. She made a loud thud, then transformed into her human form, rubbing her head.
"Ms.Lina, where did Mr.Xellos say the clue was?" Amelia asked.
"It's somewhere on the island." She replied.
"WHAT! Mipross is a huge island! It could take days to find!" Zelgadis exclaimed.
"Exactly. So we better get started now."
They walked...and (in Filia's case) stomped...up the beach towards the forest. They had a lot of ground to cover, so they decided to split up and meet back at the hot springs later.
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"So, did you find anything?" Lina asked.
"No." said Zelgadis.
"Uh-uh." answered Gourry.
"Sorry, no." replied Amelia.
"Nope." Filia said.
"Great. We're gonna be here forever!" Lina growled, "Well, I'm going to the hot springs to relax. If you wanna join me, then c'mon."
They all walked to the hot springs, and, after changing into their bathing suits (conveniently stuffed in their pockets), they got in.
"So, Lina, you said you've been here before. When?" Gourry asked.
"Well, it was about a year before I met you. When I was still traveling with Naga."
"Naga?" Gourry asked, confused.
"She followed me everywhere. She was a good friend, but she could really get on your nerves. She had an over-inflated chest, she always had me pay for her food, and she had the most annoying, high pitched laugh."
"OOOOOHOHOHOHOHO!"
"Say, Gourry, that's exactly what it sounded like! How did you get your voice so high?"
"I didn't do it." Gourry said, looking confused again.
"But if you didn't..."
"OOOOOOHOHOHOHOHO! Well, if it isn't Lina Inverse! Where have you been all this time? Hunting for treasure I'll bet!"
"Uh...uh...hi Naga...long time no see, ehhehehe..." Lina stammered.
"Is that how you greet people, Lina? OOOOOOHOHOHOHOHO!" Naga asked, "And still haven't developed, I see!"
"You think so, too?" asked Gourry.
"SHUT UP, JELLYFISH BRAINS! Naga, what are you doing here?"
"Well, I was traveling through the hot springs of the world again! Who'd of thought I would meet my old traveling companion here! OOOOOOHOHOHOHOHO!"
"That laugh...my ears..." Zelgadis winced, along with everyone else except Lina.
"Ms.Lina, how can you stand that laugh?" Amelia whispered.
"I've had to listen to it a LOT. I've gotten used to it. Anyways, Naga, we're not looking for treasure. We're looking for a piece of paper with a clue on it. There's a purple haired Mazoku fruitcake that has a big secret, and we HAVE to know it!"
"You mean you have to know it..." Zelgadis muttered.
"A piece of paper? OOOOOOHOHOHOHOHO! Is this what your looking for?" Naga said, holding up a piece of paper.
"YES! Give it to me!" Lina said, jumping out of the hot springs.
Naga gave the paper to Lina, who quickly read it.
"Hey! I know where this is!"
"What does it say, Lina?" Filia asked.
"It says 'Go to the town famous for it's grapes.'. That's Zefilia! I grew up there!"
"So, now we have to go to Zefilia? And where is that, exactly?" Zelgadis asked.
"Oh, north of Elmekia." Lina replied.
"But...but...BUT THAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CONTINENT! I don't want to fly that faaaaaaar!" Filia sobbed.
"Well, I guess we're going to Zefilia next." Gourry said.
The group finished in the hot springs, then got dressed and returned to the beach they had landed on. Filia transformed into her dragon form, and they all hopped on.
"Ok, Filia, whenever you-"
"OOOOOOOHOHOHOHOHO! Now, now, you weren't thinking about leaving without me, were you, Lina-chan?"
"Grk...Naga? You want to come? Why? There's no treasure!" Lina said.
"That's just what you want me to believe, isn't it? Well, you aren't going to fool me, Lina Inverse!" Naga said, hopping on to Filia's back.
"Is she coming too?" Filia asked meekly.
"Sadly, I think so Ms.Filia." Amelia replied. "She looks awfully familiar..."
"*sigh* All right. Tell me which way Zefilia is BEFORE I take off this time!"
"OOOOOOHOHOHOHO! It's that way!" Naga said, pointing to her left.
"Ok." Filia said, taking to the air.
"Filia? A word of advice. Don't listen to Naga's directions. Zefilia is that way." Lina said, pointing behind them."
"AAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHHH!" Filia screamed, turning around.
"Well, we're off to Zefilia!" Amelia exclaimed.
"I TOLD YOU TO STOP SAYING THAT!" Lina yelled.
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C-sama: Well, who'd of thought they'd meet Naga there? Well...me for one...and you might have because of the title...Oh well!