On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, Nightman wrote:
(Lina and Naga stand in the frame ala the end of Slayers Return, shadowed
from behind.)
Lina> (Solemnly) "The time has come. We return to MST!"
Naga> (Equally solemn) "We shall show no mercy."
Lina> (RANTING) "Especially to those who call me LINNA!" <fume>
Heh heh, just playing with some ideas in the spirit of the (Halloween)
season. I'm not sure if I'll write a proper story but even this little
bit was a lot of fun. ^_^
Nightman
(Todd ambles into the shot)
Todd> "Ahem! This MST is provided as a fan service to the almighty Lina
Inverse, who is hgolding me at gunpoint as we speak. Please take all
comments with a bit of sugar. I by no means think my ideas are any better
or worse than anyone else's. =)
Except that Lina/Naga yuri thing. EEEEEEEEEK. o.o
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Slayers X! -- The Teaser!
Linna Inverse was peacefully sleeping; her rest was so deep in fact that
Lina> "That she ignored the extra N in her name."
Naga> "People. Do YOU want to see Lina Inverse with a Hardsuit? DO YOU?
Didn't THINK so."
she was snoring loud enough to emulate a lumberjack hard at work. The
inn�s beds had proven to be very comfortable, a nice respite after the
hardships of dealing with Rezzo in Sairaag.
Naga> "Mama MIA, that'sa spicy Red Priest!"
Lina> "Dude, does your keyboard stick? Like, does it type an entire LINE
of letters when you press a key or something?"
In the distance she heard a rumble and a crash, and a sound like an
explosion. She rolled over and muttered "sounds like a Magna Blastaa,"
in her sleep. There was an answering detonation a few moments later.
"Mmm, Amelia�s throwing a Blam Blast in response," she noted.
Lina> "Can't say I've ever heard of either of those spells in Slayers
canon, but this is fanfic so eh." n.n
All right, so it took a few seconds for this to all sink in. Give the
woman some slack; she�d had a hard day.
Naga> "And sheds have much harder days than you think. I mean, it's tough
having all those rakes lined up against you or whatever..."
"Amelia!" she yelled as her eyes snapped open and she raced for the
door.
Moments later she reached the other end of the hallway. Gourry was
standing there in his boxer shorts and t-shirt; he was drawing forth the
blade of the Sword of Light. Linna gathered the energy of a flare arrow
to her hand and darted in. She gasped in horror at the sight that beheld
Lina> "Darted into what?"
Naga> "Gourry's boxers?"
Lina> "FIREBALL!"
[Gourry pops in frame as Naga goes flying]
Gourry> "That's SO WRONG!"
her. The far wall had been blown away; beyond was a swirling vortex of
dark clouds. Hovering in mid-air was a vile black cloaked figure, and in
his grasp was a struggling Amelia. Linna gasped as she recognized what
that vortex was and what kind of a person the figure was.
Lina> "Run for your life! It's..."
Naga> "Looks like a man...vile black cloak..."
Both> (Horrified) "LINDA TRIPP!"
"A Black Priest!" she gasped and raised her hands to fire the arrow.
Both> "Oh."
Lina> "It's Starr, not Tripp. Our bad."
"Now now now, Linna Inverse," the man�s sepurlchal voice rang through
Naga> "I bet his voice was sepulchral also."
the swirling dark air. "I mean to take my revenge on the royal family of
Seyruun, but if you want to shoot through her to get to me, I suppose
I�ll have to console myself with Princess Amelia being slain by her own
mentor! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"Give her back!" yelled Gourry, who was actually considering tossing the
Sword of Light at the rapidly retreating figure. But if he missed
(albeit unlikely) then he�d hit Amelia; then again there was that weird
magical vortex stirring up the air. He concluded that he�d better not
risk it.
Lina> "Gourry had a coherent thought." o.o;
Naga> "This really IS fanfic."
Just before the figure vanished into the vortex behind him, Amelia
suddenly yelled out, "MISS LINNA! He�s taking me to Castle _______!!"
Lina> "Where the HELL is Castle Underline?"
Naga> "Oh, like Castle Ellipsis would be any BETTER..."
Amelia�s words were ripped away from her by the sound of the vortex
beginning to collapse into itself, but Linna read her lips.
Naga> (dryly) "How convenient."
Lina> (shrugs) "Helps me understand Zel when he does that
stone-faced-golem thing."
Linna�s eyes became as wide as saucers; she immediately dashed forward
and took her best shot. Gourry wasn�t sure that she *wasn�t* aiming at
Amelia, but regardless, the bolt was simply pulled apart by the vortex
Lina> "Bolt. Digger Bolt? Flare Arrow. Bram Blast. Aaaaagh...DRAGU SLAVE!"
Naga> (Cringing) "She's got...issues."
Lina> "Especially about continutity. I thought I was casting a FLARE...
ARROW..."
before it got anywhere close to the vanishing pair. A second later, the
Black Priest and Amelia were engulfed by the vortex and vanished.
Linna closed her eyes and began to weave power. "Gourry, go get your
pants, and our packs, hurry," she bit off. Confused (nothing unusual
there) Gourry hurried and complied. When he got back, fully dressed, a
huge nimbus of crimson and darkness surrounded Linna. It was more than a
little disturbing.
"Spirits of Darkness, who gather in the shattered Void,
grant unto me the Path of Nightmares..."
At this moment, Zelgadis levitated in through the hole in the wall.
"What�s going on? I felt magic being used so I came back and HOLY GODS!
Lina> "Errrr..."
Naga> "Quite convenient. Who's idea was it to have him stay below the
hole?"
Lina> "We couldn't very well let him room with AMELIA, could we?"
You�re not casting THAT spell are you?"
"Into the maelstrom of shadows and pain,
into the lands of nevermore..."
Zelgadis blanched; a trick when your flesh is actually stone. "Gourry
what happened?"
"Amelia�s been kidnapped!" Zel�s face clouded. "Some weird Black Priest
Lina> "Yeah, Zel HATES it when the author doesn't indicate who's speaking."
guy - she said he was taking her to Castle Ranier or something." Zel got
pale again and darted to stand next to Gourry.
"Though all the walls of Hell should stand between us,
by the ancient contract I hold,
let all bars pale; convey us unto the place of despair...
INVERSE GATEWAY!!"
Lina> "Props for the spell chant. Inverse Gateway sounds weird but the
chant has a nice ring to it."
Naga> "You just like anything with the words Hell and Darkness in it."
She made a final gesture and suddenly a huge swirling vortex of dark fog
appeared just outside the room�s wall. It was very similar, but not
identical, to the one used just minutes before by the Black Priest.
"Hurry! We�ve got to save Amelia!" she said as she darted forward. "That
priest is taking her to a fate worse than death!"
"From what?" asked a mightily confused Gourry.
"From Dracula, King of the vampires!" answered Zel as he and Gourry lept
after Linna into their own vortex, and vanished.
Both> "ERRRRRRRRRRRRR..."
<snip while Lina and Naga sweatbead and faceplant>
"Yes, three centuries ago! He may seem human but he is at least PART
vampire if not more than part!" growled Richtor. Maria looked at him
Naga> "According to the game he's half vampire."
Lina> "Since when did YOU start playing video games?"
Naga> "I was studying up for my mysterious silhouette part at the end."
<more snipping as Naga runs backstage to get into her shadowy costume>
Bonus! Trailer!
The music of "Prologue" (track 2 on the SOTN soundtrack) plays.
Linna, Gourry and Zel step forward in a group from one hallway, looking
menacing
Maria, Richtor and Alucard step forward facing them, also looking
menacing
Image of Zel running through the forest outside the castle, ala the
opening bit of SOTN
Linna throws a fireball at a big ugly winged demon
Maria in a prayerful pose, glowing
Alucard frowns and flourishes his cloak
Gourry summons the sword of light
Richtor snaps his holy whip at a skeleton
A tarot card fills the screen; it is split with 2 images like a regular
playing card. The top half is Linna dressed up in a striking black gown.
She�s holding a small fireball edged with a pentacle though the card is
the Queen of Rods; then the card rotates and it�s Maria with her white
owl on one wrist and a ball of light with a cross dimly visible within
it in the other hand; Maria is the Queen of Cups.
Another card appears; this one is the Knight of Cups/Knight of Rods and
it�s Gourry and Richtor, each with his family�s heirloom weapon. Both
are dressed up in their finest, with Gourry having ceremonial armor on
and Richtor a nice surcoat.
A third card appears. The first side is the Knight of Pentacles and it�s
Zelgadis wearing finery such as we�ve never seen him in before. The card
rotates and it�s the Knight of Swords; it�s Alucard looking quite a bit
like he does on the cover of the Japanese version of Castlevania (and
the same picture is under the disc in the US versions).
Words appear on the screen overtop of a rapid-fire barrage of images*:
TWO SORCERESSES!
TWO SIDEKICKS!
Lina> "I will, for once, imply a HELPFUL suggestion. Gourry and Richter
are both descendants of families of Holy Warriors of a sorty...using the
term holy warrior might be more agreeable than sidekick. Your call."
Gourry> (Pops head in frame) "DAMN RIGHT it's better! WHO'S sidekick to
WHO?" o.o;
TWO TACITURN MEN WITH DARK PASTS!
ONE EVIL PRIEST!
ONE SACRIFICE GIRL!
MIX WELL AND SERVE!
SLAYERS X: DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS!
A Slayers TV/Castlevania: Symphony of the Night crossover!
*If you're really good with freeze-framing, you can make out a cloaked
figure. By the distinctive outline, it might be Naga. ^_^
Naga> "OOOOOOOOOOHohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohOHOHOHOHOHohohohohohoho!
It's....an interesting concept. More or less. It'd be interesting
to see it worked out. Excuse me being a bitch about Lina's name and
apostraphes and suchlike. I'm an editor, it's my nature. =)
>Todd
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"Wherever monsters rampage, I'll be there to take them down...wherever
treasure glitters, I'm there to claim it...whenever an opponent rises to
face me, victory shall be mine!" -Lina Inverse, Slayers TV Op.
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Todd Harper: lina@wwa.com, lina@maison-otaku.net
University of Wisconsin@Madtown and overall violent yet friendly guy =)
http://www.maison-otaku.net/~lina
The O-Files!: http://www.maison-otaku.net/~lina/ofiles
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