~~Sorry it's been so long, I've had writer's block and college crapola.
But don't worry, I didn't forget about you all!
~~I do not own Slayers!!
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Zelgadis was mentally rubbing his hands together as he watched Xellos watching him watching the Orb. He knew that Xellos would have Lina at no cost, simply because she defied him. After all these years of being at each other's throats, Zelgadis knew his opponent well.
'All I have to do is take the Orb, uncurse myself, and then stage a rescue on Xellos's ship,' Zelgadis thought to himself gleefully. 'That will cripple him, and I win! I'll get the cure and the girl, and the ransom all in one deal!'
Xellos was also formulating his own plan. His eyes danced merrily behind hooded lids as he watched Zelgadis's hand drift back and forth towards the Orb. 'I'll arrange the trade so that I will have Lina in my hands before he can use the Orb,' he mused silently. 'Then I'll force Lina to sink this rotting ship, and take the Orb back for myself! It's the perfect plan! I'll have the Orb, and the girl, and the ransom all in one deal!'
The two captains were laughing maniacally in their heads, each forgetting the most important detail.
Speaking of the most important detail, she had shaken off the effects of Zelgadis's jab to her stomach only moments ago and was already rooting through Zelgadis's cabin for weapons and money. She had already stuffed two bags of gold coins into a bag, as well as a chest of precious jewels and several huge pearls strings. She also confiscated a belt, which she strung the bag along to make a sling that she could run with, and, if necessary, swim with.
She leaned her small ear against the huge oaken door and heard only the roar of the sea and the scurrying of feet. Pushing it open slowly, she peered out and saw only a dark corridor leading from one end of the ship to the other. She glanced to her left and saw many doors and a trickle of light at the end. To her right was only a dead end, so she decided that left was the best idea. She grabbed a short, jewel-encrusted sword and headed down the hallway towards the light. Her soft, bare feet made no sound on the hard wood flooring, so no one came to investigate.
She stopped suddenly, hearing voices to her left. She pressed herself against that wall, her ear to the wood, listening. She could just barely make out the voices of Zelgadis and Xellos. Lina growled, not being able to hear any clear words, and she peered down the wall until her eyes lit upon a small knothole in the wall. Scurrying over to it, she pressed her eye against the hole and peered in.
Xellos and Zelgadis were both standing now, both staring hard at each other. "Come on, Zelgadis, just end this unending feud between us and take the Orb," Xellos was saying. "Just give me the girl and we'll both have what we want."
'The girl?', Lina thought. 'Are they arguing about me?'
She blinked a moment to focus her vision, and finally noticed that Zelgadis kept looking down at the huge oaken table. There was a green glowing orb in the middle of his sea chart. She squinted and could just make out the swirling clouds of color inside, and she drew back with a soft gasp. 'The Orb of Glenkirk! Father said it was just a legend! What is Xellos doing with it?'
She glanced over at Xellos, who also couldn't seem to take his eyes off the Orb. Lina could see that while his voice was convincing Zelgadis to take the Orb, his eyes were wildly trying to find a way to keep it all for himself. A twisted smile appeared on her lips as a daring plan began to formulate in her head. If they both wanted that Orb, they were going to have to get it from her!
She was in the process of standing when the ship lurched sideways in the water. With a stifled yelp of pain and surprise, Lina was thrown backwards into the opposite wall, then forward again into the knothole wall. Her foot connected with the section of the wall that came up against the floor, and the rotten wood gave way easily from the force. It split nearly in half, making a hole large enough for her entire leg to fit through. She pulled her foot back out and scrambled back up to the knothole.
The two captains were scurrying about on their knees, as if they were searching for something. 'The Orb!' Lina thought to herself in shock, her eyes already scanning the room for the green ball.
Growling her frustration at not being able to see the Orb from her knothole, she plastered herself flat on the floor and peered through the hole in the wall her foot had made. She could see the light from the cabin, but the area right around the hole was darkened with shadows. The hole was directly underneath a heavy chest of drawers, which was lifted several inches off the ground by its feet.
There, swirling in the darkness, rolling with the wild gyrations of the ship, was the green Orb of Glenkirk. Lina grinned in triumph and shoved her arm though the tight opening. Her fingers groped for the ball, closing around it just as another hand closed around hers. She screamed and yanked both arm and Orb out of the hole, and was up and running for the door before she could think.
She gasped at the bright afternoon sunlight as she burst out onto the deck. Men were screaming and running around, trying to fire bows and weak spells at the sky. Several men were tying themselves down so that they were not swept overboard by the shifting of the ship, and still more were simply standing and screaming and pointing over their heads. Lina stood there, staring at them all, and did not think to look up until a yellow-white blast of light slammed into the ship and a roar filled the air.
A huge golden dragon circled the two ships, blasting their hulls with weakened laser breath. It seemed only to move the ships in the water, and not actually damage the hull. The two ships stayed afloat only by its own buoyancy, but men were already diving overboard from both ships. Lina's face broke into a huge grin as she spied a huge pink bow on the tip of the dragon's long tail. She immediately sprinted towards the bow of the ship, racing up the stairs and trying not to trip over the long hem of her gown. As she ran past the Captain's cabin, Xellos and Zelgadis shoved themselves through the door.
Their eyes simultaneously took in the dragon and their scattering crews, but they both began running after the scarlet-haired girl who was climbing onto the bow sprint. She clutched the green Orb tightly in her hands and turned back towards the two captains, grinning broadly at them.
"Were you looking for this?" she asked them, waving one hand in the air and holding the Orb out with the other.
Zelgadis and Xellos both tried to crawl onto the bow sprint to grab the girl, but only one person could fit at a time. Xellos punched Zelgadis hard in the jaw, but the Chimera Captain barely flinched, and landed a stunning blow of his own on Xellos's side. The two captains rolled about the upper deck, each trying to keep the other from getting to Lina first.
She laughed as the dragon hovered behind her, holding onto a lifeline with one hand to keep from being blown off. "Good day, gentlemen!" she yelled as a figure leaped onto the bow sprint behind her.
The battling captains both stared at the huge man behind Lina. He was garbed in dark blue cloth and armor from neck to toe, and long blonde hair swirled about his muscled body. He grinned at the two men, and then hooked an arm around Lina's waist, pressing her against his chest. Lina smiled annoyingly at the two men and gripped the rope that the man had swung in on. Clutching the Orb tightly, she called out. "Get us out of here, Filia!"
The dragon was airborne again the instant the command was given, lifting the man, Lina, and the Orb out of sight as Xellos and Zelgadis stared on in shock. They glanced at each other and sighed, "Here we go again."
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~~Isn't that just like Lina?! Heeheehee. Isn't it going to be fun to see how they get it back?! More coming soon!
~~Next time on "Love on the High Seas", Xellos and Zelgadis search for the Orb! Catch that Inverse Girl! You won't want to miss it!
~~I do not own Slayers!!
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Zelgadis was mentally rubbing his hands together as he watched Xellos watching him watching the Orb. He knew that Xellos would have Lina at no cost, simply because she defied him. After all these years of being at each other's throats, Zelgadis knew his opponent well.
'All I have to do is take the Orb, uncurse myself, and then stage a rescue on Xellos's ship,' Zelgadis thought to himself gleefully. 'That will cripple him, and I win! I'll get the cure and the girl, and the ransom all in one deal!'
Xellos was also formulating his own plan. His eyes danced merrily behind hooded lids as he watched Zelgadis's hand drift back and forth towards the Orb. 'I'll arrange the trade so that I will have Lina in my hands before he can use the Orb,' he mused silently. 'Then I'll force Lina to sink this rotting ship, and take the Orb back for myself! It's the perfect plan! I'll have the Orb, and the girl, and the ransom all in one deal!'
The two captains were laughing maniacally in their heads, each forgetting the most important detail.
Speaking of the most important detail, she had shaken off the effects of Zelgadis's jab to her stomach only moments ago and was already rooting through Zelgadis's cabin for weapons and money. She had already stuffed two bags of gold coins into a bag, as well as a chest of precious jewels and several huge pearls strings. She also confiscated a belt, which she strung the bag along to make a sling that she could run with, and, if necessary, swim with.
She leaned her small ear against the huge oaken door and heard only the roar of the sea and the scurrying of feet. Pushing it open slowly, she peered out and saw only a dark corridor leading from one end of the ship to the other. She glanced to her left and saw many doors and a trickle of light at the end. To her right was only a dead end, so she decided that left was the best idea. She grabbed a short, jewel-encrusted sword and headed down the hallway towards the light. Her soft, bare feet made no sound on the hard wood flooring, so no one came to investigate.
She stopped suddenly, hearing voices to her left. She pressed herself against that wall, her ear to the wood, listening. She could just barely make out the voices of Zelgadis and Xellos. Lina growled, not being able to hear any clear words, and she peered down the wall until her eyes lit upon a small knothole in the wall. Scurrying over to it, she pressed her eye against the hole and peered in.
Xellos and Zelgadis were both standing now, both staring hard at each other. "Come on, Zelgadis, just end this unending feud between us and take the Orb," Xellos was saying. "Just give me the girl and we'll both have what we want."
'The girl?', Lina thought. 'Are they arguing about me?'
She blinked a moment to focus her vision, and finally noticed that Zelgadis kept looking down at the huge oaken table. There was a green glowing orb in the middle of his sea chart. She squinted and could just make out the swirling clouds of color inside, and she drew back with a soft gasp. 'The Orb of Glenkirk! Father said it was just a legend! What is Xellos doing with it?'
She glanced over at Xellos, who also couldn't seem to take his eyes off the Orb. Lina could see that while his voice was convincing Zelgadis to take the Orb, his eyes were wildly trying to find a way to keep it all for himself. A twisted smile appeared on her lips as a daring plan began to formulate in her head. If they both wanted that Orb, they were going to have to get it from her!
She was in the process of standing when the ship lurched sideways in the water. With a stifled yelp of pain and surprise, Lina was thrown backwards into the opposite wall, then forward again into the knothole wall. Her foot connected with the section of the wall that came up against the floor, and the rotten wood gave way easily from the force. It split nearly in half, making a hole large enough for her entire leg to fit through. She pulled her foot back out and scrambled back up to the knothole.
The two captains were scurrying about on their knees, as if they were searching for something. 'The Orb!' Lina thought to herself in shock, her eyes already scanning the room for the green ball.
Growling her frustration at not being able to see the Orb from her knothole, she plastered herself flat on the floor and peered through the hole in the wall her foot had made. She could see the light from the cabin, but the area right around the hole was darkened with shadows. The hole was directly underneath a heavy chest of drawers, which was lifted several inches off the ground by its feet.
There, swirling in the darkness, rolling with the wild gyrations of the ship, was the green Orb of Glenkirk. Lina grinned in triumph and shoved her arm though the tight opening. Her fingers groped for the ball, closing around it just as another hand closed around hers. She screamed and yanked both arm and Orb out of the hole, and was up and running for the door before she could think.
She gasped at the bright afternoon sunlight as she burst out onto the deck. Men were screaming and running around, trying to fire bows and weak spells at the sky. Several men were tying themselves down so that they were not swept overboard by the shifting of the ship, and still more were simply standing and screaming and pointing over their heads. Lina stood there, staring at them all, and did not think to look up until a yellow-white blast of light slammed into the ship and a roar filled the air.
A huge golden dragon circled the two ships, blasting their hulls with weakened laser breath. It seemed only to move the ships in the water, and not actually damage the hull. The two ships stayed afloat only by its own buoyancy, but men were already diving overboard from both ships. Lina's face broke into a huge grin as she spied a huge pink bow on the tip of the dragon's long tail. She immediately sprinted towards the bow of the ship, racing up the stairs and trying not to trip over the long hem of her gown. As she ran past the Captain's cabin, Xellos and Zelgadis shoved themselves through the door.
Their eyes simultaneously took in the dragon and their scattering crews, but they both began running after the scarlet-haired girl who was climbing onto the bow sprint. She clutched the green Orb tightly in her hands and turned back towards the two captains, grinning broadly at them.
"Were you looking for this?" she asked them, waving one hand in the air and holding the Orb out with the other.
Zelgadis and Xellos both tried to crawl onto the bow sprint to grab the girl, but only one person could fit at a time. Xellos punched Zelgadis hard in the jaw, but the Chimera Captain barely flinched, and landed a stunning blow of his own on Xellos's side. The two captains rolled about the upper deck, each trying to keep the other from getting to Lina first.
She laughed as the dragon hovered behind her, holding onto a lifeline with one hand to keep from being blown off. "Good day, gentlemen!" she yelled as a figure leaped onto the bow sprint behind her.
The battling captains both stared at the huge man behind Lina. He was garbed in dark blue cloth and armor from neck to toe, and long blonde hair swirled about his muscled body. He grinned at the two men, and then hooked an arm around Lina's waist, pressing her against his chest. Lina smiled annoyingly at the two men and gripped the rope that the man had swung in on. Clutching the Orb tightly, she called out. "Get us out of here, Filia!"
The dragon was airborne again the instant the command was given, lifting the man, Lina, and the Orb out of sight as Xellos and Zelgadis stared on in shock. They glanced at each other and sighed, "Here we go again."
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~~Isn't that just like Lina?! Heeheehee. Isn't it going to be fun to see how they get it back?! More coming soon!
~~Next time on "Love on the High Seas", Xellos and Zelgadis search for the Orb! Catch that Inverse Girl! You won't want to miss it!