Thanks for the reviews, they made us VERY happy! To answer lynn's question, Gourry will be making an appearance soon! And thanks to Earth Star and Ichiban Victory for their reviews!

An update on the cast of character list...being our oh so attentive selves, we forgot the following people until after watching the movie again...

Lt. Gilette- Milgasia; Twigg- Zolf; Bo'sun- Rodimus

Note: Dumb Soldier #1 and #2 now have names! Gourry is now Murtogg (AKA Dumb Soldier #1) and Sylphiel is now Mullroy (Dumb Soldier #2).

DISCLAIMER: You know the drill...we own nothing...sniff

Chapter Two

Of Corsets and Swords

The skull and crossbones! dun Dun DUN! Amelia's eyes popped open and she sat up in bed, gasping in fear. Then she realized she had been dreaming, and that in fact she was now in her bed, not on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Her hand was outstretched for some apparent reason, and then she remembered: the medallion!

Quickly she leapt out of bed, ripped the drawer out of her desk, emptied all its contents onto the floor and began frantically digging through the heap for the gold medallion. Finally she caught sight of it underneath a now-tattered book, and instantly fished it out from underneath the mess.

"Victory!" she exclaimed, striking a justice pose. In her silky pink nighties. Wonderful, Amelia.

Ignoring the fact that she was barely dressed, Amelia flew to her mirror and promptly placed the medallion around her neck. As she stood admiring the ghastly face on the medallion, there came a knock at door, causing her to leap ten feet into the air.

"Amelia, are you awake?" came her father's voice from outside her room. Amelia sighed in relief that it was only her father, but then noticed her indecent clothing and screamed as the door began to open.

"Daddy, no no NO! Don't come in yet!" The door stopped moving.

"Are you okay, dear?" her father asked as Amelia dashed around in a panic, frantically searching for her robe. Two seconds later she found it and hastily threw it on as the door opened once again.

"AHHH! DADDY! Can't you wait!?" she exclaimed as her father and two maids entered the room. The only answer she received was the opening of the window and the blinding sunlight pouring into her room.

"DAAADDDDY! I'm not dressed yet!" she screamed, snatching her blanket from the bed and draping it around herself.

"Of course you're not, dear!" her father responded merrily, as Amelia sweat dropped. "I have what you're going to wear right here!" Saying this, he then, with great flourish, pulled a beautiful white dress with pink flowers out of a box. "Ta da! A lovely gift for my even lovelier daughter!"

Amelia squealed with delight, forgetting about the open window, and the fact she was basically undressed, as she snatched the dress from her father. "Daddy, it's so pretty!" she said happily, running eagerly behind her dressing screen. Thingy. Whatever you call that thingamajig you get dressed behind so nobody can see you. Anyway...

"But Daddy, what good deed of justice have I done to deserve such a present?" she asked as the maids began helping her into the dress.

"No apparent reason," Phil responded with a nervous chuckle.

Amelia was just about to thank him again when one of the maids began tightening the corset. "GAAAHHHH! DADDY! THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL ME!" she screeched as the maid pulled tighter and tighter. "CAN'T BREATHE! CAN'T BREATHE!"

Gov. Phil raised an eyebrow. "Is everything okay, Amelia?" he asked slowly.

"DOES IT SOUND LIKE EVERYTHING'S OKAY?! NO IT DOESN'T!" she replied before he could say anything. Her voice continually rose in pitch as she ranted until it abruptly died out altogether.

"Amelia?" No answer. "Amelia?" Gasping.

"Can't...breathe..." came the soft reply from behind the screen. "Going...to...die!" Phil rolled his eyes at her complaining; surely a corset couldn't be that bad, right? WRONG!

At that moment another servant entered the room, interrupting the commotion. "Milord, it would seem that you have a visitor," he said with a suave bow.

That sure was an interesting thing on the wall. Too bad it's broken now...I didn't break it! Nope! Sure didn't break that thing that's now...in the vase...hehe. Nope!

Zelgadis Graywords stood in the foyer of the Seyruun mansion, calmly smiling as if he had nothing to do with the sudden disappearance of the thing on the wall. A servant passed by and he grinned even more, earning a suspicious look from the servant as he exited the foyer. Feeling quite guilty for having broken that...thing...he began to fidget nervously, tapping his foot and repeatedly wiping his hands on his pants. Hopefully they would not notice...

At that moment Governor Phil came into view at the top of the staircase and noticed the chimera standing patiently below. Bah! Patient? Anything but! He's fidgeting like a convict! And we all know why, too!

"G-good day, sir!" he stuttered, hoping he didn't sound too suspicious. "I have your broken thing—sword! Sword! And it's not broken! Hehe..." He grinned, trying to sound convincing. Apparently Phil didn't notice his odd behavior as he smiled and sauntered over to the long box on the table.

The governor carefully removed the lid and gazed upon a beautifully and masterfully crafted slab of steel—sword. Sorry. "Commodore Zangulus is going to be very pleased with this!" he exclaimed as he lifted it into his hands and looked it over.

"Could I?" Zelgadis asked, holding out his rocky blue hand for the sword, which Phil gave him reluctantly. "Observe! Perfectly balanced! The tang is nearly the full width of the blade!" he said proudly, balancing it on his right index finger. "And that's gold filigree laid in the handle!" Just to prove how good it really was, Zelgadis flipped the sword into the air, caught it gracefully and handed it back to Phil.

"Yes, indeed! This is truly a wonderful piece of work! Do pass my complements onto Master Filia!" Phil exclaimed as he laid it back into its case. Zelgadis instantly froze and cast the governor a look that clearly asked, "Do you really believe 'Master Filia' has the capability of making something as great as this?" Phil didn't seem to notice, however, so he merely smiled and said he would happily tell her so. Dammit.

"ZEL!" came a voice from atop the staircase, ruining Zelgadis's moment of anguish. He looked up and blushed a deep crimson at the sight of Amelia, looking radiant in her white flowered dress. Quickly she began to scramble down the stairs to see him; but, being the clumsy klutz she is, instead tripped over her own dress and toppled down the stairs, landing in an unceremonious heap at the bottom.

After a few seconds of bewildered sweat dropping, Zelgadis immediately rushed over to help her get up and reorient herself. "Thanks!" she chirped merrily after she had gotten up and retrieved her bonnet from the floor.

"It...it's nothing..." Zelgadis muttered, fully aware that his face was completely red.

"I had a dream about you last night!" Amelia went on happily. "About the day we met! Remember? We found you floating in the water, sleeping on a plank! But, now that I think about it, why didn't you sink? I mean, you're made of rock..."

Gov. Phil sweat dropped and noticed Zelgadis's discomfort with the odd question. "Is that entirely appropriate, Amelia dear?" he asked, hoping to stop her from embarrassing the boy further.

She gave her father a miffed expression. "Fine..." she conceded. An awkward silence then proceeded to fall upon them.

Phil, wanting very much to end this...awkwardness, promptly stated, "Oh my, look at the time! We need to get going, or we'll be late for the promotion ceremony!" He went to grab Amelia's arm, but she stepped back and leered at him, her hands on her hips.

"What promotion ceremony?" she asked dangerously. "You never said anything about a promotion ceremony!"

Phil smiled nervously. "Really, Amelia dear? I do think I mentioned it...Come on, we really need to be going!" he said through clenched teeth. Amelia didn't budge.

"You mean you bought me this dress only to go to a promotion ceremony?! The injustice of it all! Lying to your own daughter!" she screamed, dangerously sharp fangs protruding from her mouth.

Zelgadis, who had watched the entire episode, sweat dropped and decided it was time for him to leave. "Uh, have fun! I'll just...go," he said quickly, and then turned to run out of the mansion.

Unfortunately, Amelia noticed his escape attempt. "No, Zel! Wait!" she cried out, running after the chimera. Phil took this moment to seize his daughter and drag her, kicking and screaming, mind, all the way to the carriage. With great difficulty he shoved her inside, entered and ordered the coachman to take off.

Zelgadis blinked and watched the carriage rattle off down the dirt road, carrying the still screaming Amelia inside of it. He sighed, thinking about her, and immediately blushed.



ZX: Whew...finally done!

Zelgadis: It's about time! It only took two rounds of the POTC soundtrack to write this thing!

ZX: (sweat drop) Whadda ya expect? Great stories take time to write!

Zel: Yeah, right.

ZX: Anyway...please R&R! We greatly appreciate it!

Zel: Sure, ya do.

ZX: (glaring) Shut up, you! We DO appreciate reviews! Don't listen to him! (Clap hands over Zel's mouth)

Zel: Muffle guffle raggle fraggle!