Slayers Fan Fiction ❯ The Omen ❯ Parts 9 to 13 ( Chapter 2 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: Emperors Sister 
They Story of how Xelly met Liny, how they had Phibby, and how family reunions aren't what they're all cracked up to be.
Anime/Manga: Slayers Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 09.05.2001 | Pages: 8 | Words: 4.6K | Visits: 247 | Status: Completed
They Story of how Xelly met Liny, how they had Phibby, and how family reunions aren't what they're all cracked up to be.
Anime/Manga: Slayers Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 09.05.2001 | Pages: 8 | Words: 4.6K | Visits: 247 | Status: Completed
'Please!' Zel begged, close to tears, 'God cannot be so cruel!'
"The prince of Darkness! Here already!" Filia spazzed,
enveloping Amelia in a protective glomp.
Lina could stand the lunacy no longer and exploded.
"SHUT UP! EVERYONE!" Immediate silence followed. She opened
her mouth as her voice called out...
"Hello everyone! Sorry we're late. Dynast-darling had
trouble finding the cooler."
Heads turned and stared in shock as 'Lina' arrived dressed
in a revealing, ice blue, sundress. "Oh My." she said as she
saw who was there.
"Sis-ter!" the archangel Lina growled sinisterly, "You have
some explaining to do!"
"Heh heh I guess so." the other red head supplied as her wickedly
handsome boyfriend approached.
"Twins?" puzzled Sylfiel.
"Yes, since you asked." the red heads supplied.
"Well see it's a long story. Lina and I are identical-in-appearance-only
twin sisters. This is the real Lina inverse,^Ô she said pointing towards
her divine sibling. "I'm Liny Inverse or Metallium. I changed my name after
my divorce."
"Then YOU'RE my mommy!" Phibrizzo realized getting off of his aunt and
moving to sit by his real mom.
"*Sigh* yes Phibby-kins." Liny sighed brushing the youngster's hair back.
"This is all fascinating." Zel commented, smiling brightly, "but could
you two tell us the whole of it?"
"Well Zel.. it's like this." Lina began. "Liny here was involved with
this guy, which later turned out to be..."
"Don't say his Name!!" Liny cautioned. "He might come!"
"Right. Anyway he's the 'Almighty Evil One'." Lina continued. "Well
heaven found out and got spooked. They decided that the best way to
keep them from getting together was to recruit Me, Liny's sister. So
they sent our ancestor, The great Luna Inverse, Holy Knight, to recruit me.
What the dumb asses didn't realize was that by the time I officially became
an angel, those two got hitched. So they put me through archangel training
so they would actually stand a chance in the future to come. So what
happened while I was Gone Liny?"
"What happened was that, that Slime ball proposed and we got married.
I stupidly thought he cared about me, loved me, but I found out the
truth after Phibby was born. He had just used me, as a brood mare, to
create the prince of darkness so he could destroy the world." Liny spat,
"Humph the jack ass. So I filed for a divorce, and he ended up getting
Phibby. After a while I noticed that he was like spying and stalking me
so I had to vanish. I took on Lina's identity because he was always kind
of intimidated by you sis and the disguise was absolutely perfect!"
"Hmm makes sense." Lina decided, forgiving her sister.
"SO we have: the child of light, the prince of darkness, Gabriel's descendant,
the devil's ex-wife, 2 angels, a something of a priest, and a couple of normal
people?" Zel counted. "Now why is it I foresee an interesting day ahead?"
Dynast smirked at Zel. "Actually I happen to be a Lord of the Darkness,
myself. So that's 1 normal person."
Everyone eyed Liny again. "Well I tried dating the good guys! Really I
did!! It's just... Bad Boys are so much more fun!"
Everyone else sweatdropped and Lina groaned. "Won't you EVER learn?"
***
They had retired to the humble abode of the Gabriel clan to finish sorting
through the chaos.
"Why are you here?!" Filia growled, upset by the boundaries prohibiting her
from attacking the prince, and the ones stopping her from defending her charge
should he decide to attack her.
Phibrizzo glanced, mildly amused, at the blonde haired woman before replying
with a curt, "Got bored."
"Just like his father." Liny mused from Dynast's lap. Gourry was snoring on
the living room couch while Sylfiel caught up on her needlework.
"What are we doing here?" Zel whispered to Lina, hoping for some insight.
"Don't have a clue. I only was told to get here, wasn't informed as to what
to do when we did. We'll just have to wait and see." Lina whispered back as Zel sighed.
Amelia leaped onto a chair and pointed at Phibby. "Villain! You are a plague
among the just and good people of earth! I, Amelia Will Tessa Gabriel, the
Child of Light!, shall punish and defeat you! In the name of Love and
Justice!" she crowed as Filia applauded.
"Ya know it's not polite to point." Phibby said smugly, kicking the chair
from underneath her. "It's quite rude."
Zelgadis, Lina, Dynast, and Liny watched the two children, amused, as they
continued to spar verbally. In the end Amelia's preaching got on Phibby's nerved and he caved.
Amelia = 1
Phibby = 0
"Good shall always triumph over evil!" Amelia cried.
"SHUT UP!" moaned Phibby. "I wish dad was here." Little did the young prince
know that his wish was soon to be granted.
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Val sulked as he marched behind is boss. One would think they'd just teleport to
where they wanted go, but NOOOOOO! Sai Rag was just TOO BLOODY HOLY a place that
evil doers had to actually approach, on foot.
"Hey Boss, how'd you and that hottie break up anyway?" Val finally asked.
"Well Val it's a long story." Xellos evaded.
"So's the walk." Val pointed out, almost causing Xellos to kiss the floor.
"Right, well. I met the Inverse's a number of year ago. Lina was the more volatile,
and intimidating sister, and had no qualms about frying my ass when she was
annoyed. Liny though was quite the charmer." Xellos began, smiling as he drifted
off down memory lane.
***
It had been sometime after Gabriel's re-ascension into heaven. Xellos was wandering
the earth, no real destination in mind. The plans for the end of the world still
on the shelf, mostly because of two reasons. He was lonely and depressed.
It was because of the latter reason that he didn't realize that his aimless
wanderings had led him, smack in the middle of a pitiful little town. He woke
up when he heard the siren's call; Women's laughter. Glancing up for the first
time he saw four women about to enter a loud and busy club. Well actually it was
more like two girls trying to drag two other girls into a hoping strip joint.
"NO NO NO NO NO NOO!" A rowdy red head complained, "You are NOT making me go in there!
Just forget it NAGA!" she spazzed at her buxom tormentor, and struggled for freedom.
"If Lina's not going in there NO WAY I AM! Lemme go Martina!!!" her twin declared
digging in her heels.
"OH HO HO HO HO HO! Linas! You Must! OH HO HO HO!" Naga laughed to everyone's disgust.
"Stop acting like a bunch of babies!!" her green haired accomplice whined. "It's
your birthday! It's your duty to do this!! Besides! There's tons of hot ready
to get naked guys in there!!!"
Eventually the persistent pair won, and all four of them tumbled into the strip club.
"My my, this looks entertaining.' Xellos grinned and attempted to follow.
"Excuse me Sir!" a voice laced with authority stopped him in his tracks.
"Today is women only!"
Xellos smiled his Cheshire cat grin and pressed. "But I belong in there!"
"The bouncer gave him the once-over and smirked. "Ah I see. Well like I tell
all the newbie dancers. You're supposed to use the rear entrance, I'll let ya
off easy this time boyo, but don't push your luck." she said giving him a motherly
pat on the head and shoved him inside. "OH and if the girl's get too scary just
call for Eris, and I'll come get ya!"
Xellos sweatdropped as he stumbled into the club. As he walked, lust filled glances
tore through his cloths as many of the licored up females drooled at him and
cackled 'Fresh Meat!'
'hmm.. maybe this wasn't such a hot idea after all.' he thought as what he
assumed was the stage manager approached him.
A giant, hideous, barbarian of a man, dressed in a red sequin dress and matching
heels tottered over and introduced himself. His waving black hair and mustache was
almost comical, if he didn't appear as if he would gladly stab you in the gut for
so much as smiling.
"Hey There! I'm Prince Phil! Owner of the Star Kingdom! Best strip joint in town!"
the big man smiled. "You must be one of the new strippers. What's your name boy?"
"Erm.. Xellos.." he babbled mentally thrown away by the living oxymoron before him.
"Xellos! faBulous! best you hurry back stage and get ready! you'll be after
Zangulous!" he giggled friendily and directing him to the change rooms.
Xellos was feeling quite out of place. He took his one chance and broke for
freedom, only to have it ruined as he crashed into someone.
"Oh excuse me!" a slightly annoyed voice piped through from under him. Picking
himself up he realized he had just ran over on of the perky red heads that had
seduced his senses earlier.
"Ah sorry." Xellos murmured and helped her up.
"Oh it's no big deal. Say do you know where a girl can find a bathroom
around here?" She asked.
"I think there's one next door." Xellos smiled, trying to be un-helpful.
"well gee!" she snorted and shook herself. "Never mind. I'm Liny Inverse.
What are you called?"
"Xellos. Xellos Metallium. This is indeed quite a pleasure." he bowed over
her hand, making her giggle. "Tell Miss Liny. Would you like to go.. out with
me? I'm not really interested in staying too long here."
"Sure why not. One must help a others in need. It's what I do best after all!"
she smiled and together they snuck out the rear exit.
For hours the un-likely pair walked around town, chatting and getting to know
the other. Liny told him about her work as a shrine maiden and her studies of
divine and white magic. How she volunteers to help the needy and downtrodden.
She told him about her twin sister and how their mutual 'friends' decided to
drag them to the strip club for their birthday, most likely because they wanted
to mooch some freebies from the occasion. Xellos told her a tale about being
'dis-inhertited' in a way and how un-fair it was that his older
brother was accepted back into the bosom of their loving family and he wasn't.
He figured telling the whole truth wouldn't sit well with such a pure young miss like Liny.
Eventually he walked her home. the inverse homestead was a pleasant
establishment. The modern look told how they were above average wealthy, and
the subtle design depicted a family that was both in trade as well as having good taste.
Xellos was about to ask the young lady by his side a question when the door burst
open and before they steamed Liny's counter part; her twin sister Lina.
"HOW DARE YOU DITCH ME WITH THOSE HORNY BIMBOS!!" Lina spazzed, majorly pissed off to the max.
"AHH!" Liny squeaked. "N.. Nee-chan I.. I forgot about you! Sorry!!"
"My my did we come at a bad time?" Xellos smirked, enjoying the situation
greatly. well he was until the angry vixen put him on the end of her
fiercest fireball. "Guess so.." he coughed, wincing from the burns inflicted
on his semi human body.
Lina stomped off growling while Liny eyed Xellos. He emitted a soft giggle
before placing a like kiss upon his scorched cheek. "pick me up tomorrow
at eight k? I'll be waiting!" and with a smile that spoke volumes she
dashed inside after her sibling.
Xellos gazed at the door amazed. 'What just happened?' he puzzled, and
grinned his signature smile. He suddenly found himself eagerly awaiting
the next night, to see what other surprises the inverse girl would bring.
the poor fool was hooked. So badly though that the next night, his date
with Liny could only be described as, a complete and utter disaster.
their second evening together went just as badly, if not worse. Xellos
began to wonder if he was cursed. Nothing he seemed to do would turn out
as it was supposed to. He did his demanded to act as a courting mortal
would, and fell flat on his face. He attempted to woo her in manners
all females adored, and failed miserably. He had one last chance and he
was damned if he knew what he could do.
At this moment he was sitting in his new 'thinking' tree, trying to
come up with a REAL sure-fire strategy. he was close to his 'perfect
date' formula when the un-expected happened. He fell off his perch.
Now this wasn't the random practical joke by fate episode. He had been
startled by the arrival of his darling ruby eye's greeting, one, which
caused the disturbance in his balance.
"Oh Xellos! Are you alright?" Liny asked rushing to his side.
"Yes, yes I'm quite fine thanks." Xellos replied, the conk on the head
having given him a most delightful idea. "Are you ready? Remember you
promised me one more chance!"
"Uh huh, I remember. When do we go?" she asked smiling.
"Right now!" he grinned bringing out a picnic basket from behind his
back. Being a demon had its advantages.
"Oh Xellos!! How'd you do that!" Liny clapped amazed by his trick.
That, my dear, is a secret!"
The picnic idea was coming off like a complete success. They had wondered
off into the lush green woods and found a charming and tranquil glade to
eat in. Everything was perfect until.. the angry growl of thunder could
be heard charging towards them. Within minutes the heavens opened and
poured cold heavy rain upon them. Desperately they ran in search of sanctuary,
as even the trees could not protect them from the showering attack.
A dazzling blade of lightening shot out and cleaved a nearby tree and sent
the gangly piece of wood crashing down upon them. Xellos dived in, without
thinking and rescued the fair Inverse female from certain death and used
all of his demonic strength to rush them back to the dry safety of the Inverse homestead.
Soaked, shaken, and weary, they dragged their drenched forms up the front
steps and through the front door. Many minutes of hollering concluded that
they were quite alone in the cold house.
"We're practically trapped here." Liny trembled as she slumped down in
front of the living room fireplace. Too cold and tired to make the effort to light it.
"Never fear, Liny dear, for I am here!" Xellos proclaimed, earning him a
small laugh. He used the last of his dark powers to ignite a roaring blaze
that soon had the room feeling comfortably again. Digging into the
forgotten basket he removed the warm, thick blanket and handed it to Liny.
"Here. You'd best change out of those drenched
clothes and into this before you catch pneumonia." he said and turned around,
resisting the urge to peek with all his might.
"Xellos.. you should do the same. You're as wet as I am." Liny stated wrapping
herself up snugly in the blanket's depths. "and, thank you... for saving me back there."
Xellos almost fell over when he felt the wrapped up Liny embrace him from
behind. Gulping he did as she bade him and slipped into the blanket with
her. The feel of her soft bare skin against his own was incredible. The
soft brush of her curling wet hair drove him wild and made him act without thinking.
"Liny-chan... marry me!"
"What? Why?" she asked a little startled, "because you feel you've
ruined my spotless reputation? That it's the Honorable thing to do?"
"Screw honor!" Xellos shouted, surprising himself. "I want you like
I've never imagined wanting anything in my entire life before. You
make me feel, and think, and do things no one, especially not ME,
ever thought possible. If you don't marry me... I haven't the bloodiest
idea what the hell I'll do!!"
"Oh Xellos! YES!!!" she cried kissing him so fiercely any normal man
would've been seriously injured. "On one condition."
"Yes! What?! Anything"
"We don't 'wait until we're married'!" she giggled naughtily and
pounced on her startled fiancé. They spent the rest of the stormy
night rolling about with more flaming passion then all the hells put together.
It was on that fateful night that young Phibby was conceived. Not even
a week had passed before the randy couple tied the knot and Xellos ended
up confessing another secret. This one about his true blood heritage. Liny
never seemed to mind it, in fact she rather liked being Queen of the Damned.
It was a couple years after the prince's birth that all things went to hell,
so to speak. Originally the plot to destroy the world was to be orchestrated
by a child created by Xellos' dark powers from the womb of a jackal, and
later on forced into the home of an influential foster family. With the young
price's birth from his lovely wife, Xellos figured that his child with Liny
would be the best way to fulfill his doomsday prophecy instead. Now if he'd
only kept those plans for himself he never would've landed in so much hot water.
It was when he opened his BIG Stupid mouth one day, when he was watching his
young son play with some unfortunate souls, that he let slip his plans for
Little Phibbrizzo's future, in Liny's hearing. She was NOT pleased, in
fact, she went ballistic.
"YOU SMILING PURPLE BASTARD!!!!" Liny exploded with fury, "YOU $#@@#!@#^%$##!!!
YOU... YOU USED ME!!! ALL THESE YEARS OF MARRIAGE I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME AND
IT WAS ALL A BIG $#@^@#$^&%% LIE!!!! YOU JUST WANTED TO GET INTO MY PANTS AND
KNOCK ME UP SO YOU COULD t$$@$#*^&^^$ DESTROY THE WORLD!!" she screamed
hurling another sharp and breakable object at her husband's head. "I HATE YOU!!!"
"Ne Liny-chan!! Really!! You got it all wrong!" Xellos attempted to sooth her
from behind his throne. "I like you!"
"LIKE ME!!! I DON'T ^$#$@()*& BELIEVE YOU!!!" she finished shouting and
became much too calm, "I'm leaving you Xellos Metallium! I'M Getting A DIVORCE."
Her finally lethal worlds struck him a blow that seemed to echo through his
very soul. He couldn't move as she packed her things and left him alone in
his darkness. Through all the following events in his life, the divorce and
gaining custody of Phibrizzo, the hiring of Val, Phibbrizzo's guardian fallen
angel, to Liny's final disappearance, he could only realize one thing. A deep
burning pain and longing in the center of his being.
"I finally realized how much she really means to me. How it was she who showed
me I Do have a heart and that it can only love her.. My Liny-chan." Xellos said softly.
"Ya know boss, that's quite beautiful," Val commented, "in a sad and pathetic
kind of way. Think it'll win her back?"
"Hope so! It's all I've got!" Xellos answered, waving his trademark and smiled
at his servant. "That and my devilish charm." And so they entered Sai Rag.
***
Zel swung pationately and gutted his imaginary foe with his blade. he smiled,
pleased with himself, and whiped his sweat covered brow. He leaned on his sword
as he rested from his extreme workout. becoming a swordsman was a lot of hard
work and intence training, but he loved ever agonising minute of it. He could
feel his young weakened body tightening and becoming stronger. He now stood
tall, with shoulders back, not slouching, eyes bright, not bored, and a smile
on his handsome face. Of course he still hadn't aquired the courage to notify
his great grandfather rezo about his sudden career change, but then he hadn't
gotten around to dealing with a lot of stressfull things. Such as staying in
little Amelia's company for more than five seconds and asking Lina out on a
date. He was a chicken-livered coward, but he was working on it.
"Hey Zel, how's training?" a heavenly voice intruded, and a surprised Zelgadis
leaned to hardon his blade and fell over.
He dashed back up onto his feet as quickly as he fell and grined gourry-like.
"Hi Lina! I.. its fine! Good! great even! Eh heh, how're you!"
"As well as can be expected.' lina replied sitting on a nearby stup and inviting
him over. An invitation he gladly accepted.
Sitting snugly next to his crush object, Zel couldn't help the rosey blush that
stained his cheeks. "So.. nothing new with our devine mission?" he asked, breaking the silence.
"Nope. Seems they had a set timeline that got shot all to hell when Phibby up
and got bored. They said we might as well play it by ear." Lina answered, "not
that it really matters."
"Oh? I thought your purpose here was to help save the world?" Zel said, his
confusion tainting his words.
"no. Silly! Zel, I'm here for You!" she told him laughingly and causing his
cheeks to flame even further. "I'm Your guardian arch-angel, after all. The
whole quest is really god's cheep way of trying to kill two birds with one
stone, so to speak."
"Then, there's no reason for my being here? I have.. no... purpose." Zel sighed.
"NONSENSE!" she spat before he could start up on his self pity party. "there
are plenty of reasons for your being here! Like for one, getting some fresh
air and exercise which you desperately needed. And, Look At You! You're
training to be what you've always dreamed of being! A sorcerer swordsman!"
Zel smiled at her. "true. What can i say, thanks to you i'm.." he paused,
fully registering just how 'close' together they were.
"Happy?" Lina concluded before noticing the very same thing.
A faint pinkness tinted across their noses as they seemed to lean a little
closer. As their faces neared, their eyelids dimmed, their breaths mingled as
shy virgin lips opened as if in anticipation of meeting each other for the
first time, the romantic mood was shattered.
With a surprised cry, Zel found himslef kissing the dirt instead of the lovely
Lina. She, on the other heand was suprised to find herself nose to nose with the
violet haired, Xellos metallium.
"Hello luv!"
"FIREBALL!!!" lina spazzed, frying off his tell tale smirk in mere moments.
"Oh.. hi Lina." Xellos muttered.
Zel groaned and sat up from where Xellos had pushed him. Lina quickly went
to his side to tend his bleeding nose and bruised pride. Val's cheeky
snort of laughter was cut short by a glare from his boss. 'Another dead
end.' Xellos sighed and dusted himself off.
"So why the hell are you here Xellos!" Lina growled, as a pleasantly
embarrassed Zelgadis rested against her busom.
"Why dearest sister-in-law.."
"EX!" Lina shouted.
"Whatever! I'm searching for my beloved wife..'
"EX!" Lina shouted again.
"QUIT IT! Anyway.. I'm looking for Liny. Have you seen her?" he finaly finished.
"maybe."
"That's Not Helpfull!"
"GooD!"
"FATHER!!!"
"huh?" four faces turned as one to wach young Phibbrizo race over to
join them, followed by a bouncey Amelia and her peeved angel, Filia.
"Oh this is going to get much worse before it gets any better." Zel moaned.
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Back at the Gabriel Residence, Liny sat applying her finishing touches
when a dark creepy feeling cralwed up her spine. "Oh I don't like this."
"Don't like what?" Dynast asked.
"This feeling I just got. Like somthing bad is about to happen." she answered.
"oh? Like?"
"Like.. my ex showing up to do God knows what." Liny sighed as
dynast rubbed her shoulders.
"Hmm, problematic." he stated.
"Why?"
"You know why." Dynast breathed, "I'm a dark lord, a powerfull one, but he is.."
"The Big Kahuna."
"Ye-ah. So it seems the chapter of our love affair comes to a
close... liny." he smiled sadly.
"Friends then?" Liny asked, hopefully.
"Sure. Friends. Good bye Liny."
"Bye.. Dynast." she whispered as he walked out the door for good.
"Looks like i'm single again. Wonder what that bastard want anyway."
she mused and continued to get ready.
***
Zel's head rested on lina's lap. He was suffering too much from a
splitting head ache caused by the forces of good and evil, to worry
too much about being embarrassed. He sighed as lina continued to try and massage the pain away.
The two brats argued non-stop, Xellos was THE most annoying being
he'd ever had the misfourtune to meet, Gourry's loud snoring grated
nastily, and that val person was either flirting with His Lina or
hitting on a flustered Filia. He gazed at his angel with eyes that
pleaded for her to 'make them go away!' She smiled appologeticly and
continued to rubb away his monsterous migrane.
Sylfiel floated over to the pair, offering them some iced tea. Before
they had a chance to accept their hostess' generosity, the final player
decended into their midst. THEN all hell broke loose.
"MOM!" Phibby cried, on the verge of charging to her side, only to be
beaten there by his sire.
"LINY-DARLING!" Xellos exclaimed from the floor at her feet where he
was happily glomping her knees.
"Sigh... Xellos. Get off." Liny said blandly.
"Ne.. Liny-chan! You're so Cold!" Xellos whined as his ex freed herself
and moved to join the others in the salon.
Phibby looked like a lost puppy as he watched the two most important
people to him interact. He sat down in a corner quietly as young Amelia
showered him with pitifull teary gazes.
"What do you want Xellos?" Liny asked coldly, checking her nails
as they were, by far, more important.
Xellos crawled over to the bitter red head and once more situated
himself at her feet. "Why dearest! I've come to beg you for a second chance my love!"
"no."
"But sweet heart!"
"No."
"I've really changed! Honey Bunny!"
"NO."
"That's soo cold!"
"Whatever."
"Um.. well." Sylfiel started, "I guess i'll go start preparing our meal."
"I'll help you Sylfiel." Liny declared and followed the timid
brunette. Xellos sighed and shuffled outside, bemoaning his lost cause.
"P..poor... Phibby!" Amelia sniffed and glomped the child of darkness,
bawling unconsolably on his shoulder, much to his dismay.
"Ye-Uck! Quit It! That's Disgusting! Get OFF ME YOU GOODY GOODY!!" he
screamed struggling like mad to dislodge the wheepy girl. Slipping
from her grasp he sidled over to Lina and Zel. "Auntie Lina.. I need your help.. please."
"Huh? With what?" Zelgadis asked curiously.
"Um.. can you help get them together again?" he pleaded softly.
"Pretty please!? I miss my mom and.. and.. I want to have a family again."
"Hmm." Lina thought, coming up with an interesting idea. "tell you
what Phibby. how about we make a bargan?"
"What do you mean?" he asked, puzzled.
"I mean, you promise NOT to destroy the world and all of humanity
by fulling that dark Prophecy and I'll help your folks get back together."
Phibbrizo's eyes lit up with hope. "DEAL!" Lina nodded with
satisfaction as they shook on it, sealing their deal. Zel smirked at
her cleaver ploy and Amelia regained her choke hold on his wiggling body.
Filia, flushed with al the attention she was recieving from the fallen angel,
and Val, blinded by the guardian's lovliness, both missed the exchange.
"The prince of Darkness! Here already!" Filia spazzed,
enveloping Amelia in a protective glomp.
Lina could stand the lunacy no longer and exploded.
"SHUT UP! EVERYONE!" Immediate silence followed. She opened
her mouth as her voice called out...
"Hello everyone! Sorry we're late. Dynast-darling had
trouble finding the cooler."
Heads turned and stared in shock as 'Lina' arrived dressed
in a revealing, ice blue, sundress. "Oh My." she said as she
saw who was there.
"Sis-ter!" the archangel Lina growled sinisterly, "You have
some explaining to do!"
"Heh heh I guess so." the other red head supplied as her wickedly
handsome boyfriend approached.
"Twins?" puzzled Sylfiel.
"Yes, since you asked." the red heads supplied.
"Well see it's a long story. Lina and I are identical-in-appearance-only
twin sisters. This is the real Lina inverse,^Ô she said pointing towards
her divine sibling. "I'm Liny Inverse or Metallium. I changed my name after
my divorce."
"Then YOU'RE my mommy!" Phibrizzo realized getting off of his aunt and
moving to sit by his real mom.
"*Sigh* yes Phibby-kins." Liny sighed brushing the youngster's hair back.
"This is all fascinating." Zel commented, smiling brightly, "but could
you two tell us the whole of it?"
"Well Zel.. it's like this." Lina began. "Liny here was involved with
this guy, which later turned out to be..."
"Don't say his Name!!" Liny cautioned. "He might come!"
"Right. Anyway he's the 'Almighty Evil One'." Lina continued. "Well
heaven found out and got spooked. They decided that the best way to
keep them from getting together was to recruit Me, Liny's sister. So
they sent our ancestor, The great Luna Inverse, Holy Knight, to recruit me.
What the dumb asses didn't realize was that by the time I officially became
an angel, those two got hitched. So they put me through archangel training
so they would actually stand a chance in the future to come. So what
happened while I was Gone Liny?"
"What happened was that, that Slime ball proposed and we got married.
I stupidly thought he cared about me, loved me, but I found out the
truth after Phibby was born. He had just used me, as a brood mare, to
create the prince of darkness so he could destroy the world." Liny spat,
"Humph the jack ass. So I filed for a divorce, and he ended up getting
Phibby. After a while I noticed that he was like spying and stalking me
so I had to vanish. I took on Lina's identity because he was always kind
of intimidated by you sis and the disguise was absolutely perfect!"
"Hmm makes sense." Lina decided, forgiving her sister.
"SO we have: the child of light, the prince of darkness, Gabriel's descendant,
the devil's ex-wife, 2 angels, a something of a priest, and a couple of normal
people?" Zel counted. "Now why is it I foresee an interesting day ahead?"
Dynast smirked at Zel. "Actually I happen to be a Lord of the Darkness,
myself. So that's 1 normal person."
Everyone eyed Liny again. "Well I tried dating the good guys! Really I
did!! It's just... Bad Boys are so much more fun!"
Everyone else sweatdropped and Lina groaned. "Won't you EVER learn?"
***
They had retired to the humble abode of the Gabriel clan to finish sorting
through the chaos.
"Why are you here?!" Filia growled, upset by the boundaries prohibiting her
from attacking the prince, and the ones stopping her from defending her charge
should he decide to attack her.
Phibrizzo glanced, mildly amused, at the blonde haired woman before replying
with a curt, "Got bored."
"Just like his father." Liny mused from Dynast's lap. Gourry was snoring on
the living room couch while Sylfiel caught up on her needlework.
"What are we doing here?" Zel whispered to Lina, hoping for some insight.
"Don't have a clue. I only was told to get here, wasn't informed as to what
to do when we did. We'll just have to wait and see." Lina whispered back as Zel sighed.
Amelia leaped onto a chair and pointed at Phibby. "Villain! You are a plague
among the just and good people of earth! I, Amelia Will Tessa Gabriel, the
Child of Light!, shall punish and defeat you! In the name of Love and
Justice!" she crowed as Filia applauded.
"Ya know it's not polite to point." Phibby said smugly, kicking the chair
from underneath her. "It's quite rude."
Zelgadis, Lina, Dynast, and Liny watched the two children, amused, as they
continued to spar verbally. In the end Amelia's preaching got on Phibby's nerved and he caved.
Amelia = 1
Phibby = 0
"Good shall always triumph over evil!" Amelia cried.
"SHUT UP!" moaned Phibby. "I wish dad was here." Little did the young prince
know that his wish was soon to be granted.
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Val sulked as he marched behind is boss. One would think they'd just teleport to
where they wanted go, but NOOOOOO! Sai Rag was just TOO BLOODY HOLY a place that
evil doers had to actually approach, on foot.
"Hey Boss, how'd you and that hottie break up anyway?" Val finally asked.
"Well Val it's a long story." Xellos evaded.
"So's the walk." Val pointed out, almost causing Xellos to kiss the floor.
"Right, well. I met the Inverse's a number of year ago. Lina was the more volatile,
and intimidating sister, and had no qualms about frying my ass when she was
annoyed. Liny though was quite the charmer." Xellos began, smiling as he drifted
off down memory lane.
***
It had been sometime after Gabriel's re-ascension into heaven. Xellos was wandering
the earth, no real destination in mind. The plans for the end of the world still
on the shelf, mostly because of two reasons. He was lonely and depressed.
It was because of the latter reason that he didn't realize that his aimless
wanderings had led him, smack in the middle of a pitiful little town. He woke
up when he heard the siren's call; Women's laughter. Glancing up for the first
time he saw four women about to enter a loud and busy club. Well actually it was
more like two girls trying to drag two other girls into a hoping strip joint.
"NO NO NO NO NO NOO!" A rowdy red head complained, "You are NOT making me go in there!
Just forget it NAGA!" she spazzed at her buxom tormentor, and struggled for freedom.
"If Lina's not going in there NO WAY I AM! Lemme go Martina!!!" her twin declared
digging in her heels.
"OH HO HO HO HO HO! Linas! You Must! OH HO HO HO!" Naga laughed to everyone's disgust.
"Stop acting like a bunch of babies!!" her green haired accomplice whined. "It's
your birthday! It's your duty to do this!! Besides! There's tons of hot ready
to get naked guys in there!!!"
Eventually the persistent pair won, and all four of them tumbled into the strip club.
"My my, this looks entertaining.' Xellos grinned and attempted to follow.
"Excuse me Sir!" a voice laced with authority stopped him in his tracks.
"Today is women only!"
Xellos smiled his Cheshire cat grin and pressed. "But I belong in there!"
"The bouncer gave him the once-over and smirked. "Ah I see. Well like I tell
all the newbie dancers. You're supposed to use the rear entrance, I'll let ya
off easy this time boyo, but don't push your luck." she said giving him a motherly
pat on the head and shoved him inside. "OH and if the girl's get too scary just
call for Eris, and I'll come get ya!"
Xellos sweatdropped as he stumbled into the club. As he walked, lust filled glances
tore through his cloths as many of the licored up females drooled at him and
cackled 'Fresh Meat!'
'hmm.. maybe this wasn't such a hot idea after all.' he thought as what he
assumed was the stage manager approached him.
A giant, hideous, barbarian of a man, dressed in a red sequin dress and matching
heels tottered over and introduced himself. His waving black hair and mustache was
almost comical, if he didn't appear as if he would gladly stab you in the gut for
so much as smiling.
"Hey There! I'm Prince Phil! Owner of the Star Kingdom! Best strip joint in town!"
the big man smiled. "You must be one of the new strippers. What's your name boy?"
"Erm.. Xellos.." he babbled mentally thrown away by the living oxymoron before him.
"Xellos! faBulous! best you hurry back stage and get ready! you'll be after
Zangulous!" he giggled friendily and directing him to the change rooms.
Xellos was feeling quite out of place. He took his one chance and broke for
freedom, only to have it ruined as he crashed into someone.
"Oh excuse me!" a slightly annoyed voice piped through from under him. Picking
himself up he realized he had just ran over on of the perky red heads that had
seduced his senses earlier.
"Ah sorry." Xellos murmured and helped her up.
"Oh it's no big deal. Say do you know where a girl can find a bathroom
around here?" She asked.
"I think there's one next door." Xellos smiled, trying to be un-helpful.
"well gee!" she snorted and shook herself. "Never mind. I'm Liny Inverse.
What are you called?"
"Xellos. Xellos Metallium. This is indeed quite a pleasure." he bowed over
her hand, making her giggle. "Tell Miss Liny. Would you like to go.. out with
me? I'm not really interested in staying too long here."
"Sure why not. One must help a others in need. It's what I do best after all!"
she smiled and together they snuck out the rear exit.
For hours the un-likely pair walked around town, chatting and getting to know
the other. Liny told him about her work as a shrine maiden and her studies of
divine and white magic. How she volunteers to help the needy and downtrodden.
She told him about her twin sister and how their mutual 'friends' decided to
drag them to the strip club for their birthday, most likely because they wanted
to mooch some freebies from the occasion. Xellos told her a tale about being
'dis-inhertited' in a way and how un-fair it was that his older
brother was accepted back into the bosom of their loving family and he wasn't.
He figured telling the whole truth wouldn't sit well with such a pure young miss like Liny.
Eventually he walked her home. the inverse homestead was a pleasant
establishment. The modern look told how they were above average wealthy, and
the subtle design depicted a family that was both in trade as well as having good taste.
Xellos was about to ask the young lady by his side a question when the door burst
open and before they steamed Liny's counter part; her twin sister Lina.
"HOW DARE YOU DITCH ME WITH THOSE HORNY BIMBOS!!" Lina spazzed, majorly pissed off to the max.
"AHH!" Liny squeaked. "N.. Nee-chan I.. I forgot about you! Sorry!!"
"My my did we come at a bad time?" Xellos smirked, enjoying the situation
greatly. well he was until the angry vixen put him on the end of her
fiercest fireball. "Guess so.." he coughed, wincing from the burns inflicted
on his semi human body.
Lina stomped off growling while Liny eyed Xellos. He emitted a soft giggle
before placing a like kiss upon his scorched cheek. "pick me up tomorrow
at eight k? I'll be waiting!" and with a smile that spoke volumes she
dashed inside after her sibling.
Xellos gazed at the door amazed. 'What just happened?' he puzzled, and
grinned his signature smile. He suddenly found himself eagerly awaiting
the next night, to see what other surprises the inverse girl would bring.
the poor fool was hooked. So badly though that the next night, his date
with Liny could only be described as, a complete and utter disaster.
their second evening together went just as badly, if not worse. Xellos
began to wonder if he was cursed. Nothing he seemed to do would turn out
as it was supposed to. He did his demanded to act as a courting mortal
would, and fell flat on his face. He attempted to woo her in manners
all females adored, and failed miserably. He had one last chance and he
was damned if he knew what he could do.
At this moment he was sitting in his new 'thinking' tree, trying to
come up with a REAL sure-fire strategy. he was close to his 'perfect
date' formula when the un-expected happened. He fell off his perch.
Now this wasn't the random practical joke by fate episode. He had been
startled by the arrival of his darling ruby eye's greeting, one, which
caused the disturbance in his balance.
"Oh Xellos! Are you alright?" Liny asked rushing to his side.
"Yes, yes I'm quite fine thanks." Xellos replied, the conk on the head
having given him a most delightful idea. "Are you ready? Remember you
promised me one more chance!"
"Uh huh, I remember. When do we go?" she asked smiling.
"Right now!" he grinned bringing out a picnic basket from behind his
back. Being a demon had its advantages.
"Oh Xellos!! How'd you do that!" Liny clapped amazed by his trick.
That, my dear, is a secret!"
The picnic idea was coming off like a complete success. They had wondered
off into the lush green woods and found a charming and tranquil glade to
eat in. Everything was perfect until.. the angry growl of thunder could
be heard charging towards them. Within minutes the heavens opened and
poured cold heavy rain upon them. Desperately they ran in search of sanctuary,
as even the trees could not protect them from the showering attack.
A dazzling blade of lightening shot out and cleaved a nearby tree and sent
the gangly piece of wood crashing down upon them. Xellos dived in, without
thinking and rescued the fair Inverse female from certain death and used
all of his demonic strength to rush them back to the dry safety of the Inverse homestead.
Soaked, shaken, and weary, they dragged their drenched forms up the front
steps and through the front door. Many minutes of hollering concluded that
they were quite alone in the cold house.
"We're practically trapped here." Liny trembled as she slumped down in
front of the living room fireplace. Too cold and tired to make the effort to light it.
"Never fear, Liny dear, for I am here!" Xellos proclaimed, earning him a
small laugh. He used the last of his dark powers to ignite a roaring blaze
that soon had the room feeling comfortably again. Digging into the
forgotten basket he removed the warm, thick blanket and handed it to Liny.
"Here. You'd best change out of those drenched
clothes and into this before you catch pneumonia." he said and turned around,
resisting the urge to peek with all his might.
"Xellos.. you should do the same. You're as wet as I am." Liny stated wrapping
herself up snugly in the blanket's depths. "and, thank you... for saving me back there."
Xellos almost fell over when he felt the wrapped up Liny embrace him from
behind. Gulping he did as she bade him and slipped into the blanket with
her. The feel of her soft bare skin against his own was incredible. The
soft brush of her curling wet hair drove him wild and made him act without thinking.
"Liny-chan... marry me!"
"What? Why?" she asked a little startled, "because you feel you've
ruined my spotless reputation? That it's the Honorable thing to do?"
"Screw honor!" Xellos shouted, surprising himself. "I want you like
I've never imagined wanting anything in my entire life before. You
make me feel, and think, and do things no one, especially not ME,
ever thought possible. If you don't marry me... I haven't the bloodiest
idea what the hell I'll do!!"
"Oh Xellos! YES!!!" she cried kissing him so fiercely any normal man
would've been seriously injured. "On one condition."
"Yes! What?! Anything"
"We don't 'wait until we're married'!" she giggled naughtily and
pounced on her startled fiancé. They spent the rest of the stormy
night rolling about with more flaming passion then all the hells put together.
It was on that fateful night that young Phibby was conceived. Not even
a week had passed before the randy couple tied the knot and Xellos ended
up confessing another secret. This one about his true blood heritage. Liny
never seemed to mind it, in fact she rather liked being Queen of the Damned.
It was a couple years after the prince's birth that all things went to hell,
so to speak. Originally the plot to destroy the world was to be orchestrated
by a child created by Xellos' dark powers from the womb of a jackal, and
later on forced into the home of an influential foster family. With the young
price's birth from his lovely wife, Xellos figured that his child with Liny
would be the best way to fulfill his doomsday prophecy instead. Now if he'd
only kept those plans for himself he never would've landed in so much hot water.
It was when he opened his BIG Stupid mouth one day, when he was watching his
young son play with some unfortunate souls, that he let slip his plans for
Little Phibbrizzo's future, in Liny's hearing. She was NOT pleased, in
fact, she went ballistic.
"YOU SMILING PURPLE BASTARD!!!!" Liny exploded with fury, "YOU $#@@#!@#^%$##!!!
YOU... YOU USED ME!!! ALL THESE YEARS OF MARRIAGE I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME AND
IT WAS ALL A BIG $#@^@#$^&%% LIE!!!! YOU JUST WANTED TO GET INTO MY PANTS AND
KNOCK ME UP SO YOU COULD t$$@$#*^&^^$ DESTROY THE WORLD!!" she screamed
hurling another sharp and breakable object at her husband's head. "I HATE YOU!!!"
"Ne Liny-chan!! Really!! You got it all wrong!" Xellos attempted to sooth her
from behind his throne. "I like you!"
"LIKE ME!!! I DON'T ^$#$@()*& BELIEVE YOU!!!" she finished shouting and
became much too calm, "I'm leaving you Xellos Metallium! I'M Getting A DIVORCE."
Her finally lethal worlds struck him a blow that seemed to echo through his
very soul. He couldn't move as she packed her things and left him alone in
his darkness. Through all the following events in his life, the divorce and
gaining custody of Phibrizzo, the hiring of Val, Phibbrizzo's guardian fallen
angel, to Liny's final disappearance, he could only realize one thing. A deep
burning pain and longing in the center of his being.
"I finally realized how much she really means to me. How it was she who showed
me I Do have a heart and that it can only love her.. My Liny-chan." Xellos said softly.
"Ya know boss, that's quite beautiful," Val commented, "in a sad and pathetic
kind of way. Think it'll win her back?"
"Hope so! It's all I've got!" Xellos answered, waving his trademark and smiled
at his servant. "That and my devilish charm." And so they entered Sai Rag.
***
Zel swung pationately and gutted his imaginary foe with his blade. he smiled,
pleased with himself, and whiped his sweat covered brow. He leaned on his sword
as he rested from his extreme workout. becoming a swordsman was a lot of hard
work and intence training, but he loved ever agonising minute of it. He could
feel his young weakened body tightening and becoming stronger. He now stood
tall, with shoulders back, not slouching, eyes bright, not bored, and a smile
on his handsome face. Of course he still hadn't aquired the courage to notify
his great grandfather rezo about his sudden career change, but then he hadn't
gotten around to dealing with a lot of stressfull things. Such as staying in
little Amelia's company for more than five seconds and asking Lina out on a
date. He was a chicken-livered coward, but he was working on it.
"Hey Zel, how's training?" a heavenly voice intruded, and a surprised Zelgadis
leaned to hardon his blade and fell over.
He dashed back up onto his feet as quickly as he fell and grined gourry-like.
"Hi Lina! I.. its fine! Good! great even! Eh heh, how're you!"
"As well as can be expected.' lina replied sitting on a nearby stup and inviting
him over. An invitation he gladly accepted.
Sitting snugly next to his crush object, Zel couldn't help the rosey blush that
stained his cheeks. "So.. nothing new with our devine mission?" he asked, breaking the silence.
"Nope. Seems they had a set timeline that got shot all to hell when Phibby up
and got bored. They said we might as well play it by ear." Lina answered, "not
that it really matters."
"Oh? I thought your purpose here was to help save the world?" Zel said, his
confusion tainting his words.
"no. Silly! Zel, I'm here for You!" she told him laughingly and causing his
cheeks to flame even further. "I'm Your guardian arch-angel, after all. The
whole quest is really god's cheep way of trying to kill two birds with one
stone, so to speak."
"Then, there's no reason for my being here? I have.. no... purpose." Zel sighed.
"NONSENSE!" she spat before he could start up on his self pity party. "there
are plenty of reasons for your being here! Like for one, getting some fresh
air and exercise which you desperately needed. And, Look At You! You're
training to be what you've always dreamed of being! A sorcerer swordsman!"
Zel smiled at her. "true. What can i say, thanks to you i'm.." he paused,
fully registering just how 'close' together they were.
"Happy?" Lina concluded before noticing the very same thing.
A faint pinkness tinted across their noses as they seemed to lean a little
closer. As their faces neared, their eyelids dimmed, their breaths mingled as
shy virgin lips opened as if in anticipation of meeting each other for the
first time, the romantic mood was shattered.
With a surprised cry, Zel found himslef kissing the dirt instead of the lovely
Lina. She, on the other heand was suprised to find herself nose to nose with the
violet haired, Xellos metallium.
"Hello luv!"
"FIREBALL!!!" lina spazzed, frying off his tell tale smirk in mere moments.
"Oh.. hi Lina." Xellos muttered.
Zel groaned and sat up from where Xellos had pushed him. Lina quickly went
to his side to tend his bleeding nose and bruised pride. Val's cheeky
snort of laughter was cut short by a glare from his boss. 'Another dead
end.' Xellos sighed and dusted himself off.
"So why the hell are you here Xellos!" Lina growled, as a pleasantly
embarrassed Zelgadis rested against her busom.
"Why dearest sister-in-law.."
"EX!" Lina shouted.
"Whatever! I'm searching for my beloved wife..'
"EX!" Lina shouted again.
"QUIT IT! Anyway.. I'm looking for Liny. Have you seen her?" he finaly finished.
"maybe."
"That's Not Helpfull!"
"GooD!"
"FATHER!!!"
"huh?" four faces turned as one to wach young Phibbrizo race over to
join them, followed by a bouncey Amelia and her peeved angel, Filia.
"Oh this is going to get much worse before it gets any better." Zel moaned.
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Back at the Gabriel Residence, Liny sat applying her finishing touches
when a dark creepy feeling cralwed up her spine. "Oh I don't like this."
"Don't like what?" Dynast asked.
"This feeling I just got. Like somthing bad is about to happen." she answered.
"oh? Like?"
"Like.. my ex showing up to do God knows what." Liny sighed as
dynast rubbed her shoulders.
"Hmm, problematic." he stated.
"Why?"
"You know why." Dynast breathed, "I'm a dark lord, a powerfull one, but he is.."
"The Big Kahuna."
"Ye-ah. So it seems the chapter of our love affair comes to a
close... liny." he smiled sadly.
"Friends then?" Liny asked, hopefully.
"Sure. Friends. Good bye Liny."
"Bye.. Dynast." she whispered as he walked out the door for good.
"Looks like i'm single again. Wonder what that bastard want anyway."
she mused and continued to get ready.
***
Zel's head rested on lina's lap. He was suffering too much from a
splitting head ache caused by the forces of good and evil, to worry
too much about being embarrassed. He sighed as lina continued to try and massage the pain away.
The two brats argued non-stop, Xellos was THE most annoying being
he'd ever had the misfourtune to meet, Gourry's loud snoring grated
nastily, and that val person was either flirting with His Lina or
hitting on a flustered Filia. He gazed at his angel with eyes that
pleaded for her to 'make them go away!' She smiled appologeticly and
continued to rubb away his monsterous migrane.
Sylfiel floated over to the pair, offering them some iced tea. Before
they had a chance to accept their hostess' generosity, the final player
decended into their midst. THEN all hell broke loose.
"MOM!" Phibby cried, on the verge of charging to her side, only to be
beaten there by his sire.
"LINY-DARLING!" Xellos exclaimed from the floor at her feet where he
was happily glomping her knees.
"Sigh... Xellos. Get off." Liny said blandly.
"Ne.. Liny-chan! You're so Cold!" Xellos whined as his ex freed herself
and moved to join the others in the salon.
Phibby looked like a lost puppy as he watched the two most important
people to him interact. He sat down in a corner quietly as young Amelia
showered him with pitifull teary gazes.
"What do you want Xellos?" Liny asked coldly, checking her nails
as they were, by far, more important.
Xellos crawled over to the bitter red head and once more situated
himself at her feet. "Why dearest! I've come to beg you for a second chance my love!"
"no."
"But sweet heart!"
"No."
"I've really changed! Honey Bunny!"
"NO."
"That's soo cold!"
"Whatever."
"Um.. well." Sylfiel started, "I guess i'll go start preparing our meal."
"I'll help you Sylfiel." Liny declared and followed the timid
brunette. Xellos sighed and shuffled outside, bemoaning his lost cause.
"P..poor... Phibby!" Amelia sniffed and glomped the child of darkness,
bawling unconsolably on his shoulder, much to his dismay.
"Ye-Uck! Quit It! That's Disgusting! Get OFF ME YOU GOODY GOODY!!" he
screamed struggling like mad to dislodge the wheepy girl. Slipping
from her grasp he sidled over to Lina and Zel. "Auntie Lina.. I need your help.. please."
"Huh? With what?" Zelgadis asked curiously.
"Um.. can you help get them together again?" he pleaded softly.
"Pretty please!? I miss my mom and.. and.. I want to have a family again."
"Hmm." Lina thought, coming up with an interesting idea. "tell you
what Phibby. how about we make a bargan?"
"What do you mean?" he asked, puzzled.
"I mean, you promise NOT to destroy the world and all of humanity
by fulling that dark Prophecy and I'll help your folks get back together."
Phibbrizo's eyes lit up with hope. "DEAL!" Lina nodded with
satisfaction as they shook on it, sealing their deal. Zel smirked at
her cleaver ploy and Amelia regained her choke hold on his wiggling body.
Filia, flushed with al the attention she was recieving from the fallen angel,
and Val, blinded by the guardian's lovliness, both missed the exchange.