'Its me, Lina Inverse! I was summoned to Atlas City by the mysterious Helena. Once we got there, we found out that its inhabitants had been trapped inside the Astral Plane! Who could be behind this!? And in the middle of the questions, my dreadful sister Luna Inverse made her appearance, scolding me for my recklesness! After an incredible Double Dragu Slave from both of us, she made her intentions clear and punished me by taking away my powers!!! What is a beautiful sorceress like me to do!?!?!'
Slayers AGAIN
Episode 2: "Get my magic back! On the road to Saillune!"
"FLARE ARROW!"
"Its no use, Lina. You've been trying for almost an hour now!", said Gourry while a sweat drop appeared in his forehead.
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! GAAV F... no wait, that doesn't work anymore. FIREBALL!!"
"So that makes three fireballs, two flare arrows, SIX attempts at Dragu Slave... Come on Lina you even tried the Ragna Blade!!!!!"
"I HAVE AMPLIFIERS!!! I should be able to AT LEAST CAST... Lightning!!!!" Lina raised her hands, but nothing happened.
"Lina..."
"THIS CAN'T BE! DRAGU SLAVE! DRAGU SLAVE! DRAGU SLAVEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!", but only smoke came from her hands, even after the second time she actually hit Gourry while trying to invoke de Dragu Slave. After all her attempts, she just fell to the floor, helpless "No..." her voice was gloomy and depressed, not like the usual cheerful and bad tempered Lina "This... can't...be...!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Lina... Come on. Don't you think we better... leave this place?" said Gourry, after noticing that over 10 Mazoku had been surrounding them.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! RAY WING!!!", Lina yelled, getting up and grabbing Gourry by his long hair, dragging him away from the City. Sadly, nothing happened with her incantation, and she only tripped over to find a Mazoku staring at her in the eye. She quickly got up and started running for her life.
Once they were finally outside the city, Lina started breathing heavily "We don't stand a chance against the Mazoku like this!!!"
"What do you mean 'we'? I can fight at least one of them perfectly fine with my sword" Gourry smiled triumphant.
Lina got up and hit him in the head "You moron! you might stand a chance against ONE Mazoku, but you wouldn't DEFEAT him!!!"
"What do you mean? I took away two of them yesterday!"
"Those weren't even slightly powerful!!!!"
"Bah, you're just exaggerating"
"WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO, DRIVE ME NUTS!?!?", said Lina hiting him over and over again.
"OUCH LINA! You sure are grumpy today!!!"
"WHAT DID YOU EXPECT YOU SAD ATTEMPT AT AN ANT'S BRAIN!!! I JUST GOT RIPPED AWAY FROM MY POWERS!!!!"
"Well... if I remember correctly there IS a magic doctor in Saillune... what was her name?"
Lina suddenly changed her raging face to inquiry and then complete bliss!, "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST REMEMBERED THAT! YOU CAN BARELY REMEMBER YOUR OWN NAME AND YOU ACTUALLY REMEMBERED SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AGES AGO!!!!!" she yelled smiling.
"huh?"
Lina and Gourry had been walking for a few hours, and they were still a few days away from Saillune. Nevertheless, Lina was extremely confident about the results of their errand. The last time Lina met Runan the sorcery doctor was about eight months ago, when they were on the verge of confronting Chaos Dragon Gaav. Something similar had happened to her at that time, but it was a curse inflicted by a Mazoku. This time it was a seal put by her own sister.
"By the way, Lina", said Gourry.
"What is it?"
"Luna-san told me what happened years ago, back in Zefielia". Lina turned blue at that mere comment.
"Wha... what did she tell you" she said in a gloomy voice.
"How you projected images of her in the bath for the amusement of the town"
Lina was pale by now "And how did... she... react..."
Gourry put a finger in his chin and looked up "She didn't seem very pleased by the mere memory of that"
Lina fell on her behind by that comment "So she... hasn't forgotten yet... and its already been what, 4 years..."
"Still, Lina" Gourry said, staring at her "It wasn't very nice of you to be doing that"
"I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!!!" she said. She never liked talking about this subject if she could avoid it. The mere memory of the sight her sister gave her at that time was enough to scare the life out of her "That..." she was embarrased by that comment "was the main reason why I became a sorceress"
"Huh?"
"Nevermind..." Lina said, holding her forehead with one hand, sighing.
They kept walking for a few more hours, when nightfall came. They were still a few hours away from the next town.
"Another nameless town, Lina?", Gourry asked.
"Yeah. Well, that woman, Helena, she did pay me the hundred coins"
"Waaaaa, we can have such a feast with that!!!"
"Don't get your hopes so high yet, Gourry. We have to survive with this money until we get to Saillune. And even yet, we don't know if that little girl is gonna be able to help me"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, last time I had my powers sealed, it was a Mazoku that put a curse on me. This time... I have no idea what Luna did. And she is pretty powerful, you know"
"I noticed. That Dragu Slave of hers was definitely something"
"That Dragu Slave must have been only one eigth of her full power. She IS a Knight of Ceiphied after all..."
"A knight of who?"
Lina fell flat down on her face when Gourry said that. When she got up, she had an angry smile on her face "I can't believe I've been hanging out with you for almost a year... and you still haven't gotten the slightest idea of what the heck is going on in the world"
After a few hours, they got to the town. It was fairly late and they were incredibly hungry; the supplies they took from the inn in Atlas had already ran out.
Lina's stomach was actually roaring "I can barely move myself"
"Same here..." said Gourry with a gloomy face.
"Ok, let's find the nearest inn", said Lina.
The town was fairly common: wooden and adobe houses built in marsh terrain. Nothing really stood out, and it seemed more like a village than a town. Only a few were walking in the streets, given that it was pretty late by now. They entered the nearest inn they found, called "Inn".
As soon as they were inside, they sat down in one of the wooden tables.
"Waiter!!! Get us dinner for five!!!!" yelled Lina.
"Wow, you sure are generous today"
Lina blinked "Well, we might as well make the best about what happened in Atlas" then her expression changed. She was definitely worried "But a hundred gold coins isn't worth my magic powers. I need to get them back if we are to do a living..."
Gourry then put his hand on the table "What are you talking about, Lina!? That's what I'm here for! I'm your protector!"
A sweatdrop fell through Lina's forehead "I know, Gourry. Its just that I really don't feel confortable being so vulnerable..."
"Don't you worry about that" smiled Gourry "I'll protect you until you get your powers back"
Lina blushed, "Gourry...". It was only a matter of seconds until she noticed that Gourry was eating all the food that was already in the table by himself.
"This is REALLY GOOD!!!" he said with his mouth full.
"HEY, GOURRY!!!!", she said stabbing Gourry in his hand with her fork.
"OW OW OW!!!! Lina, that HURTS!!!". And then, they started struggling about food as always.
After dinner, Lina's stomach was halfway her breasts. She had eaten so much that she could barely move. "This is great!!!"
Gourry seemed a bit dissappointed, "And you still ate my food"
"Ah, stop complaining, Gourry"
The tavern was pretty loud at the moment, but everyone went silent as soon as the door slammed. Lina raised her head and looked at the familiar black hood.
"Isn't that..." said Gourry
"Yeah... Yo, Helena!" said Lina without standing up, waving at her.
A sweatdrop appeared over Helena's hood, as she walked towards her.
"Hello, Lina Inverse-dono, Gourry Gabriev-dono"
"Drop the fomralities, please", said Lina.
"Alright. So, you have made it this far without magic powers"
Lina gave her a confident smile "Yes, and why am I not surprised you know about this. You ARE an acquaintance of Luna, aren't you?"
"You could say so"
"So what is this all about? First you contact me to vanquish one of the Dark Lord's servants, and right after that, big sis comes and seals my powers"
"Let's say that our interest differ a little"
"I don't think my sister would be wanting to cooperate with any of Shabranigdo's servants"
"Its not like that at all", said Helena in her trademark deep voice.
"So, what brings you here?"
"I want to ask you once again. Would you fight and vanquish one of the Dark Lord Shabranigdo's servants?"
Lina fell flat on the table. Once she got up, she had a nervious smile "What are you talking about, Helena? You said you KNEW I don't have any powers now"
"That is not an issue"
"What are you talking about?"
"No need for concert now. Will you aide me?"
"No way in hell", said Lina.
"Very well", said Helena and got up. "I will be leaving now". She then headed for the door, but Lina stopped her.
"Hey Helena!", she said.
Helena turned around and looked at her, "What is it?"
"Do you know where my sister was headed?"
"I have no idea", she said, and retreated.
"What was that all about?", Gourry asked.
"I have no idea, but both she and sis are up to something. I can feel it. I really don't want to mess up with my sister, but this has been way too much of a coincidence already... maybe when we get to Saillune..."
"Well, let's go to bed already. I'm dead tired"
"Yeah, me too", said Lina, yawning.
As soon as they were getting up, one of the persons that was in the Tavern came to them.
"Excuse me...", he said. He had short brown hair and matching eyes, wearing simple outfits. Certainly someone not very important.
"Yes?", said Lina.
"Are you... Lina Inverse?", he said
Lina wasn't surprised at all "Yeah, yeah, its me"
Suddenly all the tavern was looking at them. "WHOAAAAAAAAAA!!! DRA-MATA LINA INVERSE!!!!", some of them yelled. Suddenly, a whole bunch of beers appeared in front of them
"D...ra... ma..ta..!?" Lina said EXTREMELY displeased.
"Yeah, you know", said the man "'So repulsive that even a dragon wouldn't dare to step on her'!!!"
"WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!!!!" She yelled, grabbing the man by his neck and choking her.
"I...m... so...rr...y..." barely said the man.
Gourry was worried, "Yo Lina, calm down"
"THIS GUY JUST CALLED ME REPULSIVE! SO REPULSIVE THAT NOT EVEN A DRAGON WOULD STEP ON ME!!!!"
Gourry put his index on his chin, looking up "Well, if I recall correctly, it IS true... at least that one time, a long time ago...", but suddenly, Lina's arms were around HIS neck. She had stepped over the table and started choking Gourry from behind.
"AND NOW YOU TELL ME YOUR MEMORY STARTS WORKING, YOU JELLYFISH BRAINS!!!!"
But surprisingly, the whole tavern was cheering even more. Gourry and Lina stopped dead on, surprised at their attitude.
"Dra-mata! Dra-mata! Dra-mata!!" they started yelling.
Lina's forehead vein started growing at a really fast pace. "And she's even flat-chested too!!!". That heard, she was pissed right on.
"FIREBALL!!!!!!!" she yelled, but only smoke came out of her hands. The town cheered even more.
"Wow, you sure are a blast here, Lina", said Gourry.
She was so pissed off that she could barely talk "I would definitely blast this place...", she said.
The man got up from the floor and smiled at Lina "Thank God you are here, Lina Inverse!"
Lina forcefully calmed down and sat down "So why THE HELL are you so glad I'm here!?" there were still people yelling "Dra-Mata" in the background, "AND WILL YOU PLEASE TELL THEM TO SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!!!!!!"
"Its just that you have quite a reputation! And we are in desperate need of help!"
Lina fixed her hair and looked at the man. The Tavern had gone back to normal once again "I'm sorry, pal, but I don't think I could help you right now"
"Why!?" said the man "It shouldn't be trouble for such a powerful and renowned sorceress!"
Lina felt like a hammer fell down to her head, "I'm... sure... it shouldn't..."
"We've been having some troubles lately. A band of thieves, The Dark Daggers, have been terrifying us lately... they've been robbing us, stealing our women and we're pretty much defenseless. We're just a farming town"
Lina was pondering what the man was saying, and Gourry got worried, "Lina?"
"How much are you willing to pay?"
"Well, we don't have much, but will five hundred gold coins be enough?"
Gourry still couldn't believe what Lina was thinking about doing "Lina!!! Are you..."
"We take the job", said Lina.
Suddenly, the whole tavern started cheering again.
Up in Lina's room, Gourry still wasn't able to believe what Lina had done. "You said it yourself! We shouldn't be looking for trouble until you find a cure to your condition!"
"Don't worry Gourry", smiled Lina "I have a plan. You heard the guy. I have a very strong reputation, so as long as those bandits make sure they're dealing with me, we shouldn't have real problems. And if something happens... I have a few aces up my sleeves", she smiled.
Gourry lowered his head, and a sweatdrop appeared in his forehead "I just KNOW this isn't gonna go anywhere good..."
"Oh will you calm down, Gourry", said Lina, getting up and pushing Gourry away from her room "Now get out. We gotta sleep! G'night!!!", she said and closed the door.
After only a few seconds she turned around and smiled "I know you're watching me, I might have lost my powers but I can definitely feel a peeping tom"
Suddenly, out of nowhere Xelloss appeared wearing his trademark outfit, floating in the air like he was siting in a comfortable chair.
"Why Lina-san! It's been quite a while!", he said.
"I know you're not here just for the heck of it, Xelloss. You always have some ulterior motives", she smiled "Now what is it?"
"Well, can't I just come and say hi to an old friend?"
"Old friend...", Lina smiled sarcastically "Since when do Mazoku have friends?"
"Oh you are harsh, Lina-san. Well, I just happened to overhear your plan, and I decided to come and offer my help"
Lina didn't like the idea of being overheard, and her expression showed it, "'Overheard', huh? Well, I don't think you're here just out of pure sympathy..."
"Well, you are right", Xelloss smiled.
"So why are you here?"
"That, Lina-san..." Xelloss said, and raised his index finger "That-is-a-se-cret" he said. "Now, will you accept my offer?"
"Well, it would certainly make things easier with that gang... Just make sure if I cast anything you make it look like I casted it in the first place"
"So I was the 'ace up your sleeve' you told Gourry-san a while ago?"
"Well, I'm not stupid enough to accept a job I probably couldn't do if I didn't know you were spying on us"
"Oh, Lina-san, spying is such a harsh word"
"But it is what you were doing"
"Well, I'll be going now", said Xelloss and dissappeared "See you tomorrow!"
The next morning, both Gourry and Lina were ready, and Lina made sure not to tell Gourry about her full plans. 'Knowing Mr. No Brains At All he would definitely blow my cover with the bandits. I don't think I'd want that anytime soon', she said while a sweatdrop appeared behind her head.
"Are you gonna tell me what this plan of yours is, Lina? I know you're gonna scare them and everything, but..."
Lina smiled confidently "Don't worry, Gourry. Everything will be alright", she said while looking at her back. For a brief second she could see the purple haired Mazoku smiling at her with his eyes closed, as usual. In just a blink of an eye, he dissappeared.
Gourry sighed, "I hope so..."
As soon as they got to the tavern's first floor, the man that asked for their help the day before was waiting for them, "Lina Inverse-sama!", he yelled "You are really going to save us!"
Lina laughed confidently "Why yes, the beautiful sorcery genius Lina Inverse WILL save your town!!!"
"Not so much for his sorry companion", Gourry said with a very down look.
"Alright, where is the bandits hideout!!!", yelled a confident Lina.
"Please Lina, don't be such a brat...", said Gourry, but Lina was laughing anyway.
The man was pleased to no end, his eyes were shining and his smile was incredible, "They're right in the outskirts of town. You'll see a big hill going east. Right next to it, in the forest, there's a cave"
"PIECE OF CAKE!!!" yelled Lina.
"And this isn't going to end well, I'm sure of it..." said Gourry, almost crying. He then followed Lina in her march, literally, while the whole town was cheering them until they left. Between the crowd that had formed around Lina and Gourry, Xelloss appeared.
"This is going to be very interesting!", he said with his characteristic smile and then promptly dissappeared.
After a few minutes, Lina and Gourry had already reached the hill described by the man back in the tavern.
"So now we have to go through the forest and find that cave, don't we?", said Gourry.
"Wow, its amazing you can remember that much. Yeah, we go through the forest, he said it would be no more than ten minutes walk to the west"
"Alright", said Gourry, and they begun their walk. After no more than ten minutes, they actually reached the cave and found a group of about five people outside, guarding the entrance.
"Ok, so here is how we proceed", said Lina "I go on advertising my name and in case anything goes wrong -meaning they don't run for their lives-, you come in"
"Lina... I have a bad feeling about this"
"Oh will you shut up now, Gourry. Stop being such a baby and do as I say. My plan is going to do wonders", she smiled confidently.
"If you say so..."
They waited for about five minutes until a few of the people in the group had gone inside the cave, 'Bandits can be so generic at times', she said with a sweatdrop in her forehead and a nervous smile. Just a few seconds later, Lina rushed outside her hiding and appeared in front of the bandits.
"WHO ARE YOU!?" said one of the three guards that stayed behind, guarding the entrance to the cave.
"Why I am the sorcery genius, Bandit Killer, Lina Inverse!!!!" she yelled, making sure everyone inside the cave heard her name.
After a few seconds without any answer Lina thought, 'They're so terrified that they can't even move' while smiling.
"WHO THE HELL IS LINA INVERSE!?" yelled one of the guards to someone inside the cave.
"I HAVE NO IDEA!!!" yelled someone from inside "JUST GET RID OF HER!!!"
Lina had a huge sweatdrop in her face "Gourry..." she said, but nothing happened. "Go... Gourry!?" she said nervously, while the guards where approaching her. Suddenly from inside the cave, a light appeared.
"FIREBALL!", Lina heard, and a huge fireball appeared right towards her.
"OH GOD! JUST THE ONE THIEF GANG THAT DOESN'T KNOW MY NAME AND CARRIES A SORCERER WITH THEM HAD TO BE, RIGHT!? SO BE IT, FREEZE ARROW!!!!" she yelled, while pointing to the fireball. However, only smoke came from her hand. "Huh!?!? XELLOSS!!! GOURRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She yelled while running like there was no tomorrow. The fireball hit her and blew up, and she was left scorched in the floor, a few steps away from where she was originally standing "Ow ow ow ow ow!!!!" she cried.
Suddenly, Xelloss appeared in front of her, "I'm sorry, Lina-san", Xelloss smiled, "But Beastmaster-sama summoned me and I won't be able to help you", he said.
"WHAT!??!?!?!" yelled Lina "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU TELL ME THIS NOW OF ALL TIMES!!! GOURRY!!! GOURRY!!!!! WHERE THE HELL IS THAT IDIOTIC PIECE OF JELLYFISH BRAINS!!!!"
Xelloss had a big sweatdrop in his forehead, and just smiled at Lina, "I'm sorry, Lina-san, but it really seems you are in a pinch. Well, I'll see you later!", he said and dissappeared.
"GOURRY, GOURRY, GOURRY!!!!!!" she yelled while she ran away from the bandits that were following her.
"Flare Arrow!!" she listened, and a big red spear barely missed her.
"And a damn powerful sorcerer too!!!!" she cried, got up, and started running again "GOURRY!!!!!!!"
As soon as she got into the forest, she hit her face right into someone with a large cleavage.
"I'm terribly so..." said an embarrased Lina but then she noticed that the firey eyes of her sister had been staring at her.
"L...ina..." said Luna with an evil smirk.
Lina couldn't believe what she was seeing. First a gang of bandits who didn't know who she was and screwed her plans and now her sister was right there, ready to finish her off.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Lina yelled, and started running in the opposite direction.
Luna sighed and pointed at the bandits, effortlessly "Fireball..." and everything in that direction blew up, Lina included.
"That... wasn't... necessary..." said a burnt Lina.
"OW OW OW OW OW OW OW!!! This hurts!!!! And just where the heck where you!!!!" said Luna while being treated with alcohol by Gourry while laying in one of the Inn's bed "Sis... you could use a healing spell on me...", she said.
Luna just ignored her, instead just kept looking out the room's window.
"Well, Luna-san here told me to come here, that she'd deal with you"
Lina was still scared that her sister was there and she wanted to 'deal' with her. Luna then got away from the window and walked towards Lina, getting really close to her, which frightened the hell outta her, "I'll be going now. When I say no magic, Lina, I mean it"
"But Luna-neesama! I can't..."
"You know what I mean", she said, and then walked away.
"Wow, she sure is harsh to you", said Gourry. Right after Luna closed the door, they felt a huge quake in the inn.
"What!?", said Lina getting up, still a bit hurt.
"Something is going on downstairs!"
"No kidding!" she yelled and put her cape on quickly, while running downstairs. Gourry quickly followed her.
"What's going on!", yelled Lina, when she noticed that all the citizens were staring extremely scared outside. The man that asked for her help ran to her again, "Its... its... A MONSTER!!!", he yelled, while running upstairs.
"A monster? MAZOKU!?" said Lina, while running outside.
"No, Lina! You're too weak! And besides you don't have magic powers! You'll just get yourself killed!!!", Gourry yelled, but Lina did not listen.
Outside, a huge beast about three meters high, with two disgusting fangs comming down from its mouth was standing in front of the inn. It had four red eyes and pointy ears, and a torso disproportional to its head. Luna was on the floor, next to the Mazoku, and the Inn had an indent where the Mazoku had hit it and caused the quake Lina and Gourry felt moments before.
"Sis!!!!", Lina yelled when she saw Luna laying on the floor, waiting for the Mazoku to deliver a final blow.
The Mazoku then turned to Lina, and it seemed like it smiled "Ahhh... Lina Inverse" it said with a deep thundorous voice.
"M...me!?"
"Yes, two for one, Lina Inverse and the Knight of Ceiphied! This is excellent!", the Mazoku said and then turned to Lina. It was about to hit her with one of its huge crab-like claws when Gourry came out of nowhere and stopped it with his sword, sturggling like he had never before.
"Get out of here, Lina!!!"
"Gourry!!", yelled Lina.
The Mazoku seemed displeased "Another human? And you are trying to interfere? It makes no difference, I will finish you off too!"
Lina didn't know what to do, a Mazoku was in the middle of the town and Gourry was fighting for his life. No, not for his life, for HER life. And then there was Luna, who was unconscious on the floor.
"For this bastard to have taken down sis, he must be a VERY powerful monster... unless he caught her off guard, which is most likely... What should I do!!', she thought.
Gourry lost balance of his sword and almost received a hit full force of the monster's claws, but dodged it right away. He leaped to the right and confronted the Mazoku from one of his flanks. He rushed against the monster and laid a certain stab in its side, which made it scream. Lina watched this scene extremely scared.
"Gourry!!!", she yelled.
"Don't worry about me, Lina! Take Luna-san and run!!" he yelled while taking off his sword from the monster's flank and blocking a powerful attack from its claws.
"I will end this quick, human", said the Mazoku, when his four eyes began glowing.
Lina took out her sword and charged the monster, "NO WAY IN HELL YOU'RE DOING ANYTHING TO MY FRIENDS!!!", she yelled, but the monster created a third arm and blocked her attack with his claw.
"You are eager to die, Lina Inverse!!!" said the Mazoku, and grabbed Lina with his claw and started squeezing her.
"LINA!!!", yelled Gourry. He ran to her trying to cut off the monster's arm, but it was useless.
Suddenly, from behind the Mazoku, Luna's voice was heard, "Wasn't it me who you were after?", she said.
The Mazoku turned around "Ah? Knight of Ceiphied! It is not only you who I am after!"
"Huh!?" she said in surprise.
The strength the Mazoku was applying to Lina had already begun to take a toll on her, as she started having dificulty breathing. 'Dammit... I can't... think... clearly! Gourry... Sis... I have... to... try...', she thought.
Suddenly, the Mazoku begun hearing something comming from Lina, "Huh? What is it?", it said "A dying prayer from a little ant? Bah, you were no danger to us as I was told", and then started laughing.
"Crimson from the blood that flows..." Lina was chanting. Unlike those countless other times she had used this spell, nothing happened to her surrounding.
"What are you doing?", he said. On her side, Luna was surprised.
'Is this... no, it can't be. I sealed it away!', she thought.
"Those who oppose us shall be destroyed by the power you and I possess! DRAGU SLAVE!!", Lina yelled, and from her hands a void started taking shape, drawing everything into it, including the Mazoku, which was yelling in pain.
"NO!!! THIS CAN'T BE!!!" the Mazoku yelled.
Once the Mazoku was completely obliterated, Lina's arms kept sucking things into them.
"LINA!!!", yelled Gourry.
"Stand aside, Gourry-san!", Luna yelled. Once Lina fell graciously from where the monster had a hold of her, they noticed her eyes were completely blank. Then, she fell to her back.
After a few hours, Lina opened her eyes and noticed she was once again back in her room in the inn.
"Go...gourry..." she said, when the first thing her eyes met was him, staring at her.
"Don't you dare pull anything like that again!", he yelled in anger.
"Wha... what happened?"
"I don't know what you did, but you killed the monster. But Luna said you took an incredible danger at that. DON'T DO THAT AGAIN"
"What... what did I do!?" Lina said surprised "I can remember trying to cast a Dragu Slave... but..."
"What do you mean? You don't remember anything? How you literaly sucked the Mazoku inside you... or something?"
"No..." Lina said, worried.
"Just... don't do it again!"
Lina then got up "Gourry..." she smiled.
Gourry smiled back and stood up from her bed, "Well, you better rest. We still have a long way to Saillune"
"And Luna? Where is she?"
"She left right after we got you in the inn. She was pretty mad if you ask me..." he said "She can surely be scary when mad.."
Lina's face turned blue and a sweatdrop fell from her forehead "She can be scary even when NOT mad..." she said "Boy am I gonna get it this time..."
"You sure are", smiled Gourry, "Now get ready", he sad while opening the door "I think you've rested enough, and we need to get your powers back!"
"You're right!" she said and immediately got up. Then, she noticed she was wearing her pajamas. She blushed immediately.
"What is it, Lina?", said Gourry, while noticing how her sight was down and a sweatdrop ran through her head.
"Did... you... put... me... in... my... pijamas?!?" she said.
"Yeah, of course!", said Gourry "Lina left and I didn't feel like letting you sleep in those uncomfortable clothes!"
Lina ran towards him with her face red and her eyes that seemed made of fire "YOU PERVERT!!!!!!!!!".
Outside the inn, Xelloss was watching all this "How entertaining!", he smiled "Is this what you were expecting to happen... Beastmaster-sama?", he said and then dissappeared.
From the window, inside Lina's room, they could be seen having an incredible fight.
'What did just happen? But that's nothing to get worried about now! We need to get to Saillune to get my powers back! And off we go!!"
(To be continued...)