Revenge of the Magic of Carealot
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Insert: Xelloss and Zelas
The boat had long since stopped and dropped them off. Now Xelloss and his mistress were sitting happily in two large comfortable chairs in a large luxurious room. Zelas' pets had been brought into this new room earlier and had been fed and groomed. The beasts lounged happily at her feet now as they watched a large screen. A large array of snacks lay on a table nearby and a smiling waiter stood at one end of the table ready to serve their every pleasure. Xelloss however had determined that the young man was one of the many illusions created by the room.
"How long do you suppose we will be here?" Zelas inquired not for the first time. However she didn't seem keen on leaving their comfortable appointments just yet. Xelloss was about to reply when the screen flickered on and the lights dimmed. A soft pleasant female voice came on the speakers:
"Welcome to Past Tense Theater! The best dinner theater in the universe! To enhance your viewing pleasure this film has been modified from its original version as follows: all happy endings have been removed. Thank you for choosing Past Tense theaters! We hope you enjoy your show!"
Xelloss clapped happily as the movie began. Saillune was on the screen apparently readying for a massive invasion. They ooohed and aaaahed as the Saillune army was tricked into leaving the city unguarded. They savored Amelia's complete despair and the fear and rage of Saillune's citizens. Xelloss laughed as Filia was slapped down by a giant beast. They sneered as a powerful and mysterious silver-white dragon defeated Bahamut but clapped joyously when the dragon seemed to fall to its death. They sat at the edge of their seats as Gourry was defeated by Sephiroth and Lina began to call the Lord of Nightmares!
"Ah…we're missing all the fun!" moaned Xelloss and his mistress agreed. Just when Zelgadis had finally appeared on the screen however the movie ended. The pleasant voice returned:
"Thank you for choosing Past Tense theaters! We hope you've enjoyed your show! Please have a safe trip home!"
A door opened behind Xelloss and Zelas' chairs. The waiter now stood by that door ready to usher them out with his polite but complete unfeeling smile.
"Oh maybe we can catch some of the fun!" Xelloss hoped out loud as he and his mistress stood from their comfy reclining chairs. Zelas shook her head as she called her wolves to her.
"Unlikely…This is Past Tense theaters remember? It's likely all of this happened while we were trapped in that tunnel," she reasoned.
"So we were trapped here merely to keep us out of the way then," Xelloss surmised solemnly remembering that the other Demon Lords had been in the movie. Zelas nodded and walked briskly now to the door. She could see as she neared it that her throne room awaited her beyond it.
"As soon as were home Xelloss I want you to go to Saillune and find out what has happened while we were gone!" she ordered solemnly. Xelloss bowed deferentially to his master and as soon as both of them had crossed the threshold leaving that crazy prison for good he hurried to obey his master's orders. Zelas walked calmly to her chair.
"Why does everything seem so quiet?" she wondered as she sat absently stroking one of her wolves' head. She decided then that while her top minion was out doing his duty she would pay her fellow Demon Lords a visit…
Ok slowly but surely I am getting to the end here! I just hope I don't get attacked by another SG1 plot bunny! At least I finally beat FF12 so it's released its hold on me…somewhat…
Anyway! Thanks for reading and reviewing!