Saillune Police Academy
*Philionel Saillune welcomes all the new recruits to the police force with enthusiasm.*
Phil: ...and so begins a new chapter of each of your lives. May you all embrace your destiny as law enforcement agents with pride, I know that...
Gourry: ...snore...
Phil: ...why I remember when I was the one sitting in those chairs, never suspecting that one day I would become Saillune's chief of police. It makes me wonder if, perhaps, one of you will someday succeed me...
Gourry: ...SNORE...
*Everyone in the room stops listening to Phil and gives Gourry a sharp look, a look he doesn't catch because, of course, he's sleeping.*
*Zangulus leans over to his neighbour and gives him a shake.*
Zangulus: Buddy, wake up!
Gourry: ...snore...Lina, go away...snore...
Zangulus: Hey! Wake up man.
Gourry: Huh? Oh, sorry.
*Everyone laughs a little, and Phil launches back into his well rehearsed speech.*
Phil: ...so a new era has begun with this new generation. You are the administers of justice, with this great responsibility it must be remembered...
Gourry: ...SNORE...
*Communal sweatdrop.*
Phil: (chuckling) Perhaps my speech was a bit on the long side. I think I'll just let you recruits get to know one another now, seeing as how you'll be spending a great deal of time with each other for the next while. I wish you all the best of luck.
*Half-hearted clapping finally wrestles Gourry from the depths of sleep, he then proceeds to whistle his appreciation for the speech he was responsible for ending.*
*Gourry turns to Zangulus.*
Gourry: Now that man can give a speech!
Zangulus: And how would you know?
Gourry: He just gave one! Were you sleeping or something?
Zangulus: (ignoring Gourry's comment) My name is Zangulus, what's yours?
Gourry: Gourry Gabriev.
Zangulus: It's nice seeing someone my age here, I was afraid that everyone here would be much younger.
*Gourry could really care less and has begun looking around the room for something to hold his attention longer than ten seconds.*
Gourry: That girl looks familiar...
Zangulus: She should, she's the police chief's daughter Amelia. I'd stay away from her if I were you, it's not safe to mess with the daughters of powerful men. Believe me I know.
Gourry: (waving at Amelia) Hey! Over here, Amelia!
Zangulus: ...groan...
*Amelis comes running over with a young man in tow.*
Amelia: Hello! I'm sorry but do I know you?
Gourry: No, but you're the police chief's daughter aren't you?
Amelia: Yes, I am. But don't expect any favouritism or special treatment by making friends with me.
Gourry: Naw, I just figured I should introduce myself. I'm Gourry Gabriev and this here is Zangulus.
Zangulus: ...hey...
Amelia: It's nice to meet you both. As you know, my name is Amelia Saillune and this here is my new friend Phibrizzo.
*An eighteen year old Phibrizzo waves his hello.*
Amelia: We were just discussing our reasons for joining the police force. Mine are pretty obvious, I want to follow in Daddy's footsteps. Phibrizzo was just about to tell me his reasons...
Phibrizzo: My nephew says that it's a good career move on my part. He and my sister kind of forced me into it.
*Everyone present pictures Phibrizzo's nephew as a toddler giving him orders to join the police force.*
Gourry: Why are you letting some kid tell you what to do with your life?
Phibrizzo: No, you misunderstand. My nephew is Xellos Metallium, the district attorney here in Saillune. Between him and my sister Zelas, I really wasn't given much choice in the matter.
Amelia: Xellos is your NEPHEW?
Phibrizzo: Yeah, we have a pretty big family here in Saillune.
Amelia: I never would have guessed. Mister Xellos is so creepy.
Phibrizzo: Yeah, I know.
*A no name person suddenly announces that training is soon to begin.*
Amelia: Oh, time to get started onto the road paved with JUSTICE.
Phibrizzo: Um yeah, see you guys later.
Gourry: Bye.
Zangulus: ...
Saillune General Hospital
*Filia and Sylfiel are enjoying a nice cup of tea in the cafeteria, for the moment.*
Sylfiel: ...so he follows you everywhere too, hmm?
Filia: Yeah, I can't get rid of him. The only way I even manage to get some privacy is if I get him with my mace.
Sylfiel: Although I can't condone your methods Filia, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. If it wasn't for your mace, we'd never have a moments peace.
Filia: Imagine, trying to intrude on my tea time!
Sylfiel: But I thought you enjoyed Mister Gaav's attentions. Didn't you say that he would be useful in your plans against Doctor Metallium?
*Filia sighs heavily.*
Filia: Yes, that's what I thought would happen. However, this situation has not been going the way I've planned.
Sylfiel: So Mister Gaav refuses to talk about his sister?
Filia: Oh no, he talks about her all right. He insists that I meet her before the wedding, considering that she's going to be my bridesmaid and all.
*In a very uncharacteristic gesture, Sylfiel spews tea out of her nose.*
Sylfiel: WEDDING? (not really a scream, but loudly spoken words for Sylfiel)
Filia: (patting Sylfiel on the back) Calm down Sylf. Believe me, there is no wedding in the immediate future. Gaav just likes to talk about it, a lot.
Sylfiel: ...cough... Thank goodness...cough... You had me scared for a minute. If Xellos even heard the words "marriage" or "wedding" uttered around me, I'd probably be whisked to a chapel before you know it.
Filia: Believe me Sylf, I understand. I just wish I knew what was wrong with these guys, their instant crushes really creeps me out.
Sylfiel: Do you think I should run some tests on them? (Sylfiel seems a little reticent about that idea)
Filia: I doubt you would find anything. I mean what medical reason could there be for instantaneous love?
*Sylfiel sighs in relief.*
Filia: Though I guess we should perform the tests anyway, just to rule out anything physical behind their behaviour.
*Sylfiel sighs in frustration.*
Xellos: Behind whose behaviour?
*The two women face-fault.*
Filia: (picks herself off the floor gingerly) When did you get here Namagomi? What did you hear?
Xellos: Ooooh, did I catch you in a secret? Come on, tell me. No secrets between friends, remember?
Filia: WHAT? Are you kidding? You never tell anyone anything!
Xellos: Correction. I never tell anything to ignorant, hot-headed, witless, over-grown lizards. From my sweet Sylfiel, I hide nothing.
Sylfiel: So why are you acting this way? Why did you fall in love with me?
Xellos: Sore wa himitsu desu!
*The two women once again face-fault.*
Filia: You said that you would never hide anything from Sylfiel, Namagomi!
Xellos: I'm not hiding anything. The answer to my sweet, sweet Sylfiel's question is a secret to me. I cannot hide what I do not know. But who cares about the whys and the wherefores? Our love is what it is, and...
*This is the point where Filia just can't stand it anymore, she pulls out her mace and squirts Xellos straight in the eyes.*
*Xellos begins screaming and clawing at his eyes.*
Sylfiel: Was that really necessary Filia?
Filia: He'll be fine, after all we're in a hospital.
Sylfiel: I suppose...
Filia: Okay, Sylf we've got a lot of preparing to do.
Sylfiel: Preparing?
Filia: For those tests! Let's go see if we can find an unused examination room for our purposes.
*Sylfiel slowly follows Filia's lead, seeming quite reluctant to proceed with these "tests".*
Rezo's Mansion
*A young man sits brooding over his cappuccino.*
Zelgadis: Why? Oh why? Why did it have to be Lina Inverse?
*Zelgadis gets up and moves towards the bay window. The sun is setting, and it makes quite a lovely scene.*
Zelgadis: I can't get her out of my mind. I wonder, is she thinking of me too? Who was that man who was calling for her? What about the green-haired guy? So many questions! How can I resolve all of these doubts, when our families are so filled with hatred towards one another?
*Zelgadis dramatically throws his cappuccino against the wall, smashing the cup to bits.*
*A servant enters the room. A middle-aged man with a long droopy mustache.*
Zolf: Is something amiss, my young master?
Zelgadis: ...
Zolf: Would master Zelgadis like another cappuccino?
Zelgadis: (realizing his hands are empty) ...yes Zolf, that would be nice.
*Zolf is about to leave the room, when Zelgadis stops him.*
Zelgadis: Zolf, why does my family hate the Inverses so much?
Zolf: Master Zelgadis, you would know the answer to that much better than a man in my position would.
Zelgadis: I suppose so.
*Zolf, again, attempts to leave the scene.*
Zelgadis: Zolf, what do you know of women?
*Zolf, realizing that Zelgadis is not about to let him leave anytime soon, sits down on a sofa and tries to answer the question.*
Zolf: Well, considering that I've been married for the last twenty years, I believe it's safe to say that I know a little.
Zelgadis: Zolf, I met a woman.
Zolf: Ah, so that's what this is all about.
Zelgadis: She's beautiful, smart, funny. Everything about her is just so perfect. Most importantly though, she treated me like a normal person.
Zolf: So who is this perfect woman, anyone I know?
Zelgadis: That's the problem. She's Lina Inverse.
Zolf: ...
Zelgadis: You see the problem right? How can I feel this way about an Inverse? Rezo would go crazy, never mind Lunatic Inverse.
*Zelgadis falls, exasperatedly, into a soft chair.*
Zolf: Well Zelgadis, it seems to me that it all depends on how much you care about the Inverse girl.
Zelgadis: How so?
Zolf: (looks around to make sure no one is listening) Honestly Zelgadis, why do you care what Rezo thinks? That man has never done anything for you to feel loyal towards him. If you want to pursue Lina Inverse, do so. Don't worry about a family that has caused you nothing but pain.
Zelgadis: (realizing that Zolf is right) But what about her family?
Zolf: Hmmmm...now that one is going to take a bit of work. Maybe you should examine the situation a bit first, find the best approach.
Zelgadis: (excitedly) Of course! I know exactly what to do. I should leave now if I want to catch her.
Zolf: Who? Lina?
Zelgadis: No, but someone who can give me the inside track on Lina Inverse.
*With that, Zelgadis hurries towards his destination.*
*Zolf, meanwhile, slowly gets up and begins to clean up Zelgadis' mess.*
*Fade to black.*
Linverse Offices
*Val is seen speaking to one of Linverse's secretaries.*
Val: You don't understand Eris. She was so cocky and confident, you would have thought that she was the one who ran Linverse and not her sister. How can one little girl have such a big mouth. It's not like she's anything to look at either...
*Val continues in this vein for a while, while Eris files her nails.*
Val: Are you even listening Eris? Hello?
Eris: Oh, are you done ranting about Lina Inverse now?
Val: Am I boring you? You're the one who asked how my weekend was.
Eris: Val, that was four hours ago. Get a grip. If you like the girl ask her out, but don't yell at me.
Val: Like her!?! I can't stand that self-satisfied egomaniac. If I never see her again, I will die a happy man.
Eris: Then why spend so much time talking about her? Val, are you even listening to yourself?
Val: You just don't understand!
*With that, Val leaves the reception area.*
*Only to have another young man enter.*
Eris: Welcome to Linverse, can I help you?
Zelgadis: Eris, I need your help.
Eris: Oh my! Zelgadis, is that you? What are you doing here?
Zelgadis: I need your help, it's about Lina Inverse.
Eris: Oh God! Not you too. What's so special about this girl, that she's on everyone's mind today.
Zelgadis: What do you mean Eris? Who else has been asking about Lina Inverse.
Eris: Val Tierra. One of the execs here at Linverse. I guess he met her at that hospital benefit, and she made a big impression.
*Zelgadis sighs in defeat.*
Zelgadis: Then I guess I haven't got a chance, have I?
*Zelgadis slumps into the chair opposite Eris, looking dejected.*
Saillune Police Academy
*A group of trainees are having lunch in the cafeteria.*
Amelia: Can you believe Mr. Jiras? He acts like guns are the world's only salvation!
Phibrizzo: Yeah, he did kind of seem excited during arms training. I didn't like the way he kept waving all those guns at the students.
Gourry: But how about that physical combat teacher? Wasn't she great?
Phibrizzo: Oh, you mean Amelia's mother-in-law?
Zangulus: WHAT?
Amelia: Phibrizzo, that's not funny.
Phibrizzo: (laughing hard at his joke) I think you and Jeffery make a wonderful couple.
Amelia: (indignant) Me and that...that...piece of...
*Phibrizzo claps his hands over Amelia's mouth.*
Phibrizzo: Don't say it Amelia. Don't ever say anything bad about Jeffery, not if you value your life.
Amelia: (muffled by Phibrizzo's hand) What do you mean?
Phibrizzo: I'll show you. Gourry?
Gourry: (not paying attention to the exchange) Yeah?
Phibrizzo: What do you think of that kid Jeffery? Do you think that he's police material?
Gourry: That skinny, uncoordinated, mess? If his mom wasn't one of the best combat trainers in the world Jeffery wouldn't even have been allowed to fill out an application. I feel sorry for anyone who has to rely on that dumb kid for protection.
*Silence fills the cafeteria.*
Phibrizzo: (hushed) Just watch.
*Out of nowhere a woman suddenly attacks Gourry, screaming.*
Josephine: How dare you insult my dear Jeffery!!! Take it back NOW!! No one says anything bad about my darling Jeffery!!!
Gourry: (in considerable pain) Ow! I...ow..take...it...ow...ow...back. Ow!
Zangulus: Hey, aren't you our combat trainer?
Josephine: (Looking around guiltily) Me? I'm no one. Just a tourist. Good bye now.
*With that Josephine slinks off to find more perpetrators of the most heinous crime of insulting her dear Jeffery.*
Phibrizzo: See what I saved you from Amelia?
Amelia: How could you set up poor Gourry like that? That was extremely unjust Phibrizzo.
Phibrizzo: (shrugs) Not everything in life is fair Amelia. Gourry will live.
*Amelia eyes the young man warily.*
Gourry: (dazed) Wow. I can't wait until she teaches me some of those moves.
Saillune General Hospital
*Two women are speaking conspiratorially in the office of the chief of staff.*
Luna: Zelas he just about died there in front of me.
Zelas: I can imagine. He thought that he was so clever, destroying all of the evidence. Too bad he couldn't find and destroy the most damning piece of evidence of all.
Luna: Kopii. The end result of Rezo's cloning experiments. The man who hates Rezo more than anyone else in the world.
Zelas: He should prove extremely useful.
Luna: Useful is an understatement. With Kopii's help, I'm going to bring Rezo to his knees.
*Insert evil cackling.*
*A rush of purple and orange pass through the corridor by the chief of staffs window.*
Luna: What on earth was that?
Zelas: I'm not sure. Whoever it is is going to pay for interrupting my meeting though.
*Zelas stomps into the hallway, ready to incinerate anyone with the audacity to RUN through her hallways.*
Zelas: XELLOS? What are you doing here? Was I supposed to meet you?
Xellos: No mother, I'm here visiting a most ravishing vision of loveliness. Unfortunately, my darling love likes to play hard to get.
*Xellos prepares to take off again when Zelas grabs him by the scruff of the neck.*
Zelas: Calm yourself Xellos. Where are you running off to, and was that Gaav I saw with you?
Xellos: Mother, really I must be off. Gaav and I have a date with destiny. There is an angel waiting for me at the end of this corridor. If I don't hurry she might take off on me again.
Luna: Just who are you talking about Xellos?
Xellos: Why the lovely Miss Sylfiel Nels Lahda, of course.
Zelas: WHAT?!?
*In her shock Zelas lets go of Xellos, who immediately bolts down the hallway.*
Luna: Zelas, who is this Sylfiel?
Zelas: One of our new interns. Quiet girl, a bit too friendly with that Ul Copt woman.
Luna: Xellos seems quite taken with her. Is it natural?
Zelas: No. It seems my son has been cursed.
Luna: Who would dare? Are they suicidal?
Zelas: The curse seems disorganized, haphazard. I don't know anyone who does such shoddy work.
Luna: I can think of a few people. But most of them would prefer to curse me, rather than the son of the Beastmaster.
*Zelas studies Luna intently.*
Zelas: Perhaps we should retire to my office and go over your list.
*The two women disappear behind the door to Zelas' office.*
Linverse Offices
*Zelgadis and Eris are engrossed in a private conversation.*
Zelgadis: So you understand my situation Eris.
Eris: Yes, quite the predicament. Even if you manage to circumvent Rezo, there's still Lina's family to deal with. How ever will you do it?
Zelgadis: Now that's where you come in Eris. I figured that since you were here spying for Rezo anyways...
*Eris rises half in her seat.*
Eris: (loudly) Keep your voice down!
Zelgadis: There's no one around but us Eris.
Eris: Zelgadis you're still young, but someday you will have to realize what an asset extreme caution can be.
Zelgadis: Regardless, I need to know if you will help me. Remember this all needs to be done without Rezo's knowledge.
Eris: ...Zelgadis...what you're asking for...
Zelgadis: I know Eris., just remember what a huge favour you'll be doing me.
Eris: A favour hmm? You'll owe me big if I help you?
Zelgadis: (nervously) Of course Eris. So you'll do it?
Eris: With an offer like that, how can I refuse?
*Zelgadis breathes a sigh of relief.*
Val: Just what are you planning on doing Eris? And why is Rezo's grand-son here at Linverse? What are the two of you plotting?
*Zelgadis and Eris glance at each other guiltily, unsure of how to answer the young execs' questions.*
Shabby's Pizzeria
*Phibrizzo, Amelia, Gourry and Zangulus seat themselves at a corner booth.*
Amelia: (looking around) Wow, what a cool restaurant. I can't believe I've never been here before.
Zangulus: Your family really owns this place Phibrizzo?
Phibrizzo: Yeah, my dad started the place but now it's pretty much run by whoever has the time. I used to work here part-time a while back.
Gourry: That waitress is cute. Is she a relative of yours too Phibrizzo?
Phibrizzo: She's my sister, Dolphin's a little out of it most of the time though.
Gourry: (shouting and waving) Dolphin, hey Dolphin!
*Dolphin wanders to the back of the restaurant, not even acknowledging Gourry's call.*
Phibrizzo: You'll have to forgive her, she does that a lot.
Zangulus: If she doesn't come over how do we give her our orders?
Phibrizzo: She'll be back with some food soon.
Amelia: But she doesn't know what I want!
Phibrizzo: It's weird, but somehow she always gets the orders right. Everyone always leaves happy anyways.
Amelia: (looking unhappy at this) All right, if you say so.
*There is a loud commotion at the door. Sylfiel and Filia are being dragged into the restaurant by Xellos and Gaav.*
Amelia: Hey, isn't that your nephew Phibrizzo?
Phibrizzo: Yeah, I wonder what he's up to...
Gourry: Who cares? I think I see that cute waitress coming back, and she's got FOOD.
Zangulus: Not too much holds your attention for long, huh Gourry?
Gourry: What?
Zangulus: Never mind.
*Dolphin dumps several pizza's at the group unceremoniously then sits down and begins to eat a few slices herself.*
*The group watch her for a minute then begin eating as well.*
*Fade to black.*
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