Slayers Fan Fiction ❯ The Mazoku Ring (Tolkien crossover/parody) ❯ Further down the road ( Chapter 6 )
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By: maighread 
Anime/Manga: Slayers Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy / Angst / Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.22.2001 | Pages: 2 | Words: 932 | Visits: 239 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Slayers Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy / Angst / Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.22.2001 | Pages: 2 | Words: 932 | Visits: 239 | Status: Work In Progress
Chapter 6: Further down the road
Lina groaned as she wiped her forehead, it was warm as hell!
With yet another groan she moved to look at the rest of the group.
Zelgadiss seemed to be deep in thoughts, and obviously not
paying much attention as Amelia babbled on about the injustice
that had taken place as they had been thrown out of the inn
because of Lina and Martina's bickering, and the two mentioned
were giving eachother warning glares all the time, which
seemed to amuse Xelloss, who was walking a little behind
the others. He sure got well-fed this morning,
first the anger from the chimera, and now those two.
So far so good, indeed!
They had been walking for some hours now, and the sun
was high on the sky when Xelloss stopped.
"Stop," he said quietly, annoyance crossing his features
for a moment as he looked around, and the others stopped
as well and turned towards him.
"What?" Amelia asked, and Lina arched an eyebrow.
"Hey, if we're gonna reach the next down before nightfall
we have to walk all day, you said that yourself!"
"We have to hide," warned Xelloss, a determined look on his face.
"Why?" Zelgadiss demanded.
"Because we're being followed."
"Get that elbow out of my face!" hissed Lina and pushed at
Martina, who toppled over Amelia, who got pushed into
Zelgadiss, who bumped into Xelloss, who simply grinned.
"My my Zelly boy, I didn't know you cared!
But I'm afraid we'll have to wait..." he grinned and slammed a
hand over the chimera's mouth just as he was about to protest.
"Lina Inverse, you pushed first!" Martina half-shrieked,
but Amelia silenced her.
"Shhh, someone is coming!"
Xelloss' face went from cheery to serious,
and even Zelgadiss, who didn't like the way Xelloss
was holding him still, stopped wriggling and listened.
Not too long after the group had gone silent they heard
someone coming, allright. Everybody held their breath as
some sinister looking figures wearing hooded capes came
down the road, looking around.
"You fool, we lost them!" one of them said, and the other hissed back.
"It was your fault, what are we going to report now?"
Then, to the relief of the bush-inspectors nearby,
the two teleported away and to L-sama knows where.
After a few minues Lina was the first one to
crawl out, brushing herself off from leaves.
"Dammit Xelloss, who were they?!" the sorceress demanded.
With a big grin the Trickster teleported out
from the bushes to stand next to her and shrugged.
"Well, I guess they're among Phibrizzo-sama's
newly recruited horde of Mazoku."
"HORDE?!" the rest of the group face-faulted.
"Yes, they are looking for Juuou-sama's ring after all,
and they know it's in your possession, Lina-chan!"
Lina grumbled, and she was about to hit Xelloss
over the head when Zelgadiss pointed at the sky.
"It's getting dark soon, we have to continue if we're
going to reach that town you were talking of, Amelia."
The gang brushed off their clothes, then continued on
their journey, dreaming of the soft beds and hot food
which surely were awaitening them in the next town.
******************
Gourry blinked. What if he turned it to the left, no!
That didn't work right! Right? Yes, to the right maybe?
Oh dang, he was back to where he had started.
Leaning against a tree at the crossroad where he had
stopped, the blonde swordsman was doing his best to
read the roadmap Lina had given him. The food he had
been ordered to buy was now long gone due to a rather
overhealthy appetite and the brains of a jellyfish
that haunted him, so he had constantly taken wrong turns.
With a heavy sigh he decided to toss to the map, and looked up at the sky.
"It looks like it's going to be dark soon," he said to
no one in particular, then sighed again and looked around.
To his great surprise and luck, he could see a town not to
far away down the road, he could easily get there before nightfall.
So with that Gourry Gabriev, self-proclaimed protector of
the sorcery genious Lina Inverse and the swordsman of light,
started marching down the road again, wondering where he,
and Lina of course, had gotten to.
***************
It was a rather quaint little town they had arrived in,
Zelgadiss noted. Even if it was rather small,
Ysibri was wellknown in the area. On both sides of
the busy streets there were inns, taverns and shops,
people running to and fro with their usual errands,
and it was a cheery atmosphere where people seemingly
didn't know about the dangers outside the forests.
Just because that THEY were here, the chimera thought bitterly.
Lina stopped outside a small inn, then looked over at the others.
"This one seems like a nice one, I say we spend the
night here," stated the redhead sorceress. Amelia walked
up to stand next at her, looking at the sign.
"'The rabiat bunny'...?" she ventured, and that
earned a chuckle from Xelloss.
"How cute... I've heard that this is a nice inn indeed, Lina-chan..."
"Of course it is, look!"
Everybody looked over to where Lina pointed, at a sign that said:
Buffet restaurant - everything you can eat for 10 silver pieces
Amelia immediately got stars in her eyes, Zelgadiss sweatdropped,
Martina rolled her eyes and Xelloss... well, smiled as usual.
"Come on, let's hurry before all the good food is gone!" exclaimed Lina
as she ran in, followed suit by the justice princess
who was dragging a rather loudmouthed chimera with her.
Lina groaned as she wiped her forehead, it was warm as hell!
With yet another groan she moved to look at the rest of the group.
Zelgadiss seemed to be deep in thoughts, and obviously not
paying much attention as Amelia babbled on about the injustice
that had taken place as they had been thrown out of the inn
because of Lina and Martina's bickering, and the two mentioned
were giving eachother warning glares all the time, which
seemed to amuse Xelloss, who was walking a little behind
the others. He sure got well-fed this morning,
first the anger from the chimera, and now those two.
So far so good, indeed!
They had been walking for some hours now, and the sun
was high on the sky when Xelloss stopped.
"Stop," he said quietly, annoyance crossing his features
for a moment as he looked around, and the others stopped
as well and turned towards him.
"What?" Amelia asked, and Lina arched an eyebrow.
"Hey, if we're gonna reach the next down before nightfall
we have to walk all day, you said that yourself!"
"We have to hide," warned Xelloss, a determined look on his face.
"Why?" Zelgadiss demanded.
"Because we're being followed."
"Get that elbow out of my face!" hissed Lina and pushed at
Martina, who toppled over Amelia, who got pushed into
Zelgadiss, who bumped into Xelloss, who simply grinned.
"My my Zelly boy, I didn't know you cared!
But I'm afraid we'll have to wait..." he grinned and slammed a
hand over the chimera's mouth just as he was about to protest.
"Lina Inverse, you pushed first!" Martina half-shrieked,
but Amelia silenced her.
"Shhh, someone is coming!"
Xelloss' face went from cheery to serious,
and even Zelgadiss, who didn't like the way Xelloss
was holding him still, stopped wriggling and listened.
Not too long after the group had gone silent they heard
someone coming, allright. Everybody held their breath as
some sinister looking figures wearing hooded capes came
down the road, looking around.
"You fool, we lost them!" one of them said, and the other hissed back.
"It was your fault, what are we going to report now?"
Then, to the relief of the bush-inspectors nearby,
the two teleported away and to L-sama knows where.
After a few minues Lina was the first one to
crawl out, brushing herself off from leaves.
"Dammit Xelloss, who were they?!" the sorceress demanded.
With a big grin the Trickster teleported out
from the bushes to stand next to her and shrugged.
"Well, I guess they're among Phibrizzo-sama's
newly recruited horde of Mazoku."
"HORDE?!" the rest of the group face-faulted.
"Yes, they are looking for Juuou-sama's ring after all,
and they know it's in your possession, Lina-chan!"
Lina grumbled, and she was about to hit Xelloss
over the head when Zelgadiss pointed at the sky.
"It's getting dark soon, we have to continue if we're
going to reach that town you were talking of, Amelia."
The gang brushed off their clothes, then continued on
their journey, dreaming of the soft beds and hot food
which surely were awaitening them in the next town.
******************
Gourry blinked. What if he turned it to the left, no!
That didn't work right! Right? Yes, to the right maybe?
Oh dang, he was back to where he had started.
Leaning against a tree at the crossroad where he had
stopped, the blonde swordsman was doing his best to
read the roadmap Lina had given him. The food he had
been ordered to buy was now long gone due to a rather
overhealthy appetite and the brains of a jellyfish
that haunted him, so he had constantly taken wrong turns.
With a heavy sigh he decided to toss to the map, and looked up at the sky.
"It looks like it's going to be dark soon," he said to
no one in particular, then sighed again and looked around.
To his great surprise and luck, he could see a town not to
far away down the road, he could easily get there before nightfall.
So with that Gourry Gabriev, self-proclaimed protector of
the sorcery genious Lina Inverse and the swordsman of light,
started marching down the road again, wondering where he,
and Lina of course, had gotten to.
***************
It was a rather quaint little town they had arrived in,
Zelgadiss noted. Even if it was rather small,
Ysibri was wellknown in the area. On both sides of
the busy streets there were inns, taverns and shops,
people running to and fro with their usual errands,
and it was a cheery atmosphere where people seemingly
didn't know about the dangers outside the forests.
Just because that THEY were here, the chimera thought bitterly.
Lina stopped outside a small inn, then looked over at the others.
"This one seems like a nice one, I say we spend the
night here," stated the redhead sorceress. Amelia walked
up to stand next at her, looking at the sign.
"'The rabiat bunny'...?" she ventured, and that
earned a chuckle from Xelloss.
"How cute... I've heard that this is a nice inn indeed, Lina-chan..."
"Of course it is, look!"
Everybody looked over to where Lina pointed, at a sign that said:
Buffet restaurant - everything you can eat for 10 silver pieces
Amelia immediately got stars in her eyes, Zelgadiss sweatdropped,
Martina rolled her eyes and Xelloss... well, smiled as usual.
"Come on, let's hurry before all the good food is gone!" exclaimed Lina
as she ran in, followed suit by the justice princess
who was dragging a rather loudmouthed chimera with her.