Synopsis: Off camera, Lina and Zel are out for dinner at the local diner, followed by a certain mischievous person...who is up to no good.

Lina: Mmm, that was good! I think I'm ready for dessert now! *Pushes her plates aside and takes a long drink of hot tea*

Zelgadis: *Shakes his head*

Lina: *Slurps*

Zelgadis: *Drinks his coffee* Ok finished...

Lina: *Sighs* Me...too!*Hiccups* Huh...*Hiccups again* Uh...*Grins*

Zelgadis: *Laughs*

Lina: *Closes her eyes; face hits table*

Zelgadis: *Blinks*

Lina: *Muffled voice* Hewy, woo now wa...twht twe taswted fuuuny...

Zelgadis: *Sweatdrops*

Lina: *Hiccup*

Zelgadis: It does?

Xelloss: *Pokes head out of kitchen door...and grins*

Lina: *Lifts up head* You know what? *Eyes are swirly*

Zelgadis: *Blinks* Xelloss.... *Turns to Lina*

Lina: I tink....I tink my teas been spiked...blue boy... *Hiccup*

Zelgadis: Yeah by Xelloss!

Lina: *Begins to laugh, as the alcohol takes effect* He he...yeah...who ewlse..?

Zelgadis: Oh gods!

Lina: *Stands up then falls on the table* Oh! Heh..I feel like a wet string... *Hiccup*

Zelgadis: Ack!

Lina: *Gets a wild glint in her eye* Did I ever tell woo what a hunk you are? *Hiccup*

Xelloss: *Grins even wider*

Zelgadis: *Blushes* Nani? *Glares at Xel then looks back to Lina*

Xelloss: Ooh the excitement!

Lina *Laughs loudly and slides off the table* I'm feelin' prewty good tonight...heh *hiccup* Yup! *Falls on the floor* Bubble bubble, toil and trouble...

Zelgadis: *Sighs and picks her up*

Lina: *Smiles stupidly* Mmm...

Zelgadis: *Begins to walk out making sure to punch Xel first*

Xelloss: *Is punched* @_@

Lina: *Wraps arms around Zel's neck and plants a kiss on his cheek* *Giggles*

Zelgadis: *Blushes deeply*

Lina: *Arms go limp and she passes out*

Zelgadis: *Begins to carry her back to the studio with a sigh*

Lina: *Twitches*

Zelgadis: *Blinks*

Lina: *Opens eyes to slits* Unnugh...did someone knock me out? Where am I?

Zelgadis: Hi Lina, Xelloss got you drunk.

Lina: He what??!! *Jerks her head up then goes limp again* Oh my head! (grr) Xelloss is gonna pay!

Zelgadis: Yeah later when you're sober.

Lina: Uh...

Zelgadis: Hmm?

Lina: I'm drunk? Oh...yeah...that's right...*Feels sick*

Zelgadis: *Blinks* Nani? Lina you ok?

Lina: *Shakes her head* Don't feel so great... * Gets up and runs for the bathroom...*

Zelgadis: *Blinks* Poor Lina.

Lina: *Gags* >_< *Is gone for a few minutes*

Zelgadis: Ehh...

Lina: *Comes back out looking a whiter shade of pale* I feel so light... *Stumbles*

Zelgadis: *Runs to catch her* You need to go get some rest!

Lina: *Nods* But I don't wanna go to bed...

Zelgadis: Alright... where do you want to go?

Lina: *Blinks tiredly* What day is it?

Zelgadis: If you don't want to go to bed? where do you want to go?

Lina: *Shakes her head* Don't know... *Is cross now*

Zelgadis: How about the couch?

Lina: *Blinks* Umm...okay... *Sighs and clutches her stomach* Xelloss is going to be one sorry son of a....

Zelgadis: Yeah...

*Long span of silence*

Zelgadis: *Grins as an idea comes to him* Run, run now!

Lina: Huh? *Wakes from an odd dream* Nani, are rabid hippos on the rampage?

Zelgadis: *Answers without thinking* Yes!

Lina: *Runs like heck and drags Zel with her* Ayeeeeeeiiiiiiii!

Zelgadis: Ack! *Is dragged*

Lina: *Stops suddenly* Wait a second...rabid hippos...

Zelgadis: ^_^;;

Lina: *Blinks and glares at Zelgadiss* ...in a studio?

Zelgadis: Hey it could happen...

Lina: Zelgadiss, when I say dumb things like that when I'm drunk outa my mind...don't agree with me.

Zelgadis: Alright, but it was funny.

Lina: *Laughs too* Yeah...you know what...I don't feel so out of it anymore... hmm.... *Looks for the hated mazoku* I'm gonna blast him into oblivion!

Zelgadis: Yes!

Xelloss: *Overhears* Oh yes, just what I want to hear...heh.

Zelgadis: *blinks*

Lina: *Looks around* Okay jerk, where are you hiding this time? *Readies a fireball*

Xelloss: Right here! *Taps her playfully on the shoulder and then phases out*

Zelgadis: Nani?

Lina: *Lina grumbles*

Zelgadis: *Sighs and twitches*

Lina: YOU! Arggh...dumb! *She starts*

Xelloss: *Phases in front of her and kisses her on the forehead*

Zelgadis: *Eyes widen*

Lina: *Goes beet red and steams* Why you no good rotten, imp!!! Fireball!!!! *Misses Xelloss by a mile*

Xelloss: *Chuckles* Nice shot...but too slow!

Zelgadis: Elmekia Lance! *Throws it at Xel*

*Xelloss is actually hit! Praise the Lord!*

Xelloss: *Eyes bug out*

Zelgadis: *Grins* RA...

Xelloss: ..... @_@

Zelgadis: ...TILT! *Throws it at Xel*

Lina: Yeah! Woo hoo....go get him Zel!

Zelgadis: *Smirks*

SD Lina: *Jumps up and down shaking pompoms* Bricker bracker firecracker shish boom bah, Zelgadiss, Zelgadiss...rah rah rah!

Zelgadis: *Sweatdrops* Ra Tilt! *Aims for the mazoku again*

Lina: *Smirks* Ooh...look at all the pretty lights...heh!

Zelgadis: *Concentrates hard on the spell*

Lina: *Blinks*

Xelloss: @_@?

Zelgadis: Well did it get him?

Xelloss: *Looking pained* Yah got me...

Lina: *Grins*

Zelgadis: *Blinks*

Lina: *Gives Zel a hard slap on the back* Good job, Blue Boy!!!

Zelgadis: *Twitches* Blue Boy?

Lina: Huh? Oh...I guess I'm not all sober yet...

Zelgadis: No you aren't.

Lina: *Grins evilly* Blue Boy....heh, that's kind of cute, don't you think?

Zelgadis: *Pouts* No

Lina: Okay *Is cross again* Fine, be that way... ~_~

Zelgadis: Alright... Blue Boy is cute.

Lina: *Smiles* Heh

Zelgadis: *Sighs* Why me?

Xelloss: *Recites* Little boy blue...go blow your horn the sheep in the meadow the cows in the corn!

Zelgadis: Oh gods!

Lina: *Knocks Xelloss on the head* Shut up!

Zelgadis: *Just sits down in SD form sweatdropping*

Xelloss: *Blinks stupidly* Ooh...look at all the pretty angel Linas!

Lina: *Sits down next to Zel and sighs*

Zelgadis: Can we kill him?

Lina: *Grumbles* Go right ahead...

Zelgadis: *Begins to approach Xel with sword drawn*

Xelloss: *Sweatdrops* Now Zelly-boy...what are you gonna do?

Lina: *Steps back...*

Zelgadis: Astral Vine! What do you think?

Xelloss: *Frowns* Oh I see...well... *grins* Bye! *Manages to phase out to a different part of the building*

Zelgadis: *Growls* Darn it!

Lina: Well, what do you expect?

Zelgadis: *Sighs* You're right

Lina: Hmm...Lets go find the rat, okay?

Zelgadis: Hai!

Xelloss: So it's time for hide and seek?

Zelgadis: Lets kill him once and for all!

Xelloss: Okay; I do the hiding and you come and find me.

Lina: *Grins* Yeah!

Zelgadis: Alright.

Xelloss: *Voice booms throughout the building* Kill? But that is such a harsh word....

Zelgadis: Okay... massacre!

Xelloss: *Laughs* No...how about something more like do away with...much less harsh there, don't you say so?

Zelgadis: Much we want to be harsh on you!

Xelloss: *Sighs* Over a little trick...spiking Lina's tea?

Lina: *Roars* No baka...for all the torment you've put us through!

Zelgadis: ...and for being here, period!

Xelloss: *Sigh* Okay then....but you have to catch me first! Though, Zelly-boy, if you kill me, how will you ever get the cure you seek...I have connections.

Zelgadis: *Twitches*

Xelloss: *A hideous chuckle*

Lina: XELLOSS!

Zelgadis: I reeeeaaaallllly hate him now!

Lina: I don't believe you Xelloss! You don't have connections...you are just spinning a long thread...aren't you?

Zelgadis: *Grumbles*

Xelloss: Sore wa......... himitsu desu! *Laughs again*

Zelgadis: *Growls* Must die!

Lina: I quite agree. Let's get him....

Zelgadis: Hai!

Lina: *Runs off in the direction of his laughter*

Zelgadis: *Follows her closely*

Xelloss: *Appears before Lina and pushes her backwards...sending a zap of energy at Zel then phases out again*

Zelgadis: Nani? *Gets hit*

Lina: *Is fuming* How dare you! Where are you ...you coward?

Zelgadis: *Gets up* Wha? @_@

Xelloss: *Smirks* Right here...Lina!

Zelgadis: @_@ *Just sitting there*

Xelloss: *Grabs her and throws her against a wall*

Lina: *Gasps* Damn you! *She doubles over and falls to her knees*

Zelgadis: *Shakes out of it* Xelloss! *Growls and attacks him with his sword*

Xelloss: *Jumps back and uses Mazoku speed, runs around to the back of him and slams him behind the knees with his staff*

Zelgadis: AHH! *Falls *

Lina: XELLOSS, you beast...take this! *Mutters the spell for Dragu Slave*

Xelloss: *Only smiles and stands his ground*

Lina: *Let's the spell loose...but Xelloss disappears last minute*

Zelgadis: *Whimpers his knee dislocated now* Damn

Lina: *Runs to Zel* What's wrong?

Zelgadis: Dislocated knee.

Lina: *Frowns* Healing spell, Zel? *Casts one*

Zelgadis: Thanks...

Lina: *Smiles back* Shall we go after him still? I really don't think we'll ever rid ourselves of him...

Zelgadis: Ah, what the hey, let's go for it.

Lina: Okay...*Doubts this to be a good idea*

Zelgadis: *Shrugs* Will kill some time and be interesting.

Lina: Well, where do you think he's gone?

Zelgadis: I have no idea...

Lina: I mean, he could be standing right in this hall and we wouldn't know it. I hate him, when he does this!

Zelgadis: Yeah... I've always had these horrible thoughts of us all being caught and tortured in many ways by him in some subspace prison of his!

Lina: *Puts her hand over his mouth* Shush, don't say that, he'll get ideas... *She looks around the hall*

Zelgadis: *Looks around too with a sweatdrop* Gomen Lina-san

Lina: That's okay...I think we should try someplace else, like upstairs...

Zelgadis: Alright. You don't think he heard that do you?

Lina: Heard what Zel? *Tip toes up the stairs*

Zelgadis: About the subspace prison that Xelloss could torture us in. What else would be talking about? *Follows her*

Lina: *Sweatdrops* OH ...yeah. I don't know, I hope not... *Comes to the top of the stairs*

Zelgadis: *Follows her closely*

Lina: *Sees a tall shadow coming down the next hall* Huh?

Zelgadis: *Blinks* Nani?

Lina: *Sighs with relief* Gourry what are you doing here?

Zelgadis: *Sighs*

Gourry: *Seems very withdrawn and his eyes look strange* Lina...move outa the way...

Lina: *Shrugs* Nani? Why for?

Zelgadis: Gourry what's wrong?

Gourry: *Grabs her and pushes Lina down the opposite side of the hall and draws his sword of light on Zelgadiss* You will die....

Zelgadis: Nani? Gourry what the hell?

Gourry: *Moves forward...the sword of light, glowing in the darkened hall, inches away from his neck* Die...

Zelgadis: *Steps back* Gourry don't!

Lina: *Gasps* Gourry you jelly fish brains! *Turns to Zel* Zelgadiss, he's being controlled, get away from him...that sword of light will go through you like a knife through butter!

Zelgadis: Right! *Begins to run down the steps* Run Lina!

Lina *Draws her own sword and follows him*

*Gourry is after them in a heartbeat*

Zelgadis: Gods Lina... how are we going to get through this one?

Lina: *Sends a fireball in his direction, but Gourry springs out of the way, landing back in front of Zelgadiss*

Zelgadis: *Stops and falls backwards *

Gourry: *Tilts his head strangely* Fight like a man, you're yellow...chimera!

Lina: *Growls* Gourry! SNAP OUT OF IT...YOU IDIOT!

Zelgadis: *Pulls out his own sword* Astral Vine!

Lina: *Covers her face* Oh no! This won't do...not at all!

Zelgadis: Gourry..... stop this at once!

Lina: *Tries to think up a plan* How to distract Gourry...oh...damn. I know! This will kill me though... *Runs up to Gourry and golmps on him...kisses him deeply*

Zelgadis: *Jaw drops*

Gourry: *Smiles stupidly and his sword clanks to the ground*

Lina: *Makes a face...drawing back from him*

Zelgadis: *His eyes bug out having lifted his bangs to make sure of what he saw*

Lina: *Moves back over to Zel* Can't believe I just did that! Zelgadiss, let's get outa here before he remembers what he's doing.

Zelgadis: Huh? Alright...

Lina: *Runs into the storage room where all the props are kept*

Zelgadis: Why are we going in here?

Lina: Good place to hide...don't you think?

Zelgadis: Maybe.... hurry.

Lina: *Picks up a dummy of a golem monster and throws her voice* Who goes there?

Zelgadis: *Rolls his eyes*

Lina: *Throws the dummy at him playfully* Made of foam rubber...heh!

Zelgadis: *Bats it away*

Lina: Okay, where shall we hide? Hmm...oh I have an idea! *Finds some costumes and slips into the pink horse costume and pulls on the goofy looking head*

Zelgadis: *Blinks* Nani?

Lina: A horse a horse, my kingdom for a horse... *Chuckles and tosses the bunny suit at him* Put that on.

Zelgadis: No...

Lina: *Tosses the squid suit at him* This one?

Zelgadis: *Puts the bunny suit on as he grumbles*

Lina: Okay...let's go surprise Gourry! How will he be able to fight, when he sees us looking like this?

Zelgadis: *Sweatdrops*

Lina: *Passes by him and slaps him on the behind* Sure look adorable in that bunny suit...heh heh.

Zelgadis: *Yelps and looks at her oddly*

Lina: *Blushes* Never mind...let's go scare the life out of Gourry...

Zelgadis: Okay.

Gourry: *Twiddles his thumbs* Where did that evil chimera go?

Zelgadis: *Twitches*

Lina: *Jumps out onto the stage dragging Zel with her* Tah dah!

Gourry: *Blinks*

Zelgadis: Whee!

Lina: A horse is a horse of course of course...er....take it Zel!

Gourry: *Sits back and scratches his head*

Zelgadis: Bite me... *Grumbles*

Lina: Okay, well that was interesting...*Mutters*

Zelgadis: *Pouts in the bunny costume*

*Laugher is heard throughout the theater*

Zelgadis: *Growls*

Gourry: *Sits up and looks around* Xelloss? How am I meant to fight Zelgadiss fairly when he's in a stupid costume?

Xelloss: *Replies with an evil grin* To dress up in one yourself...

Zelgadis: *Sweatdrops* Oh forget this..... no more costumes *Takes off the bunny costume* There is nothing more embarrassing than that!

Gourry: *Pouts* And I wanted to dress up too...*Grins* Oh well, time to get back to business... *Draws his sword* Light come forth! *Plows forward*

Zelgadis: *Whimpers* So it comes down to this! *Runs into the supplies place and doesn't come out*

Lina: *Sweatdrops* Gourry stop it now....you baboon! *Looks for Xelloss* Metallium...cut it out! Stop controlling Gourry; this isn't amusing!

Zelgadis: *Hides within the supplies and stumbles upon a chest*

Xelloss: Okay...only if you do one thing for me! *Grins as he takes form in front of her. He whispers in her ear*

Lina: *Goes red in the face* I will not!!!

Zelgadis: *Blinks and looks in the chest* Gah!!! *The dresses from the drag episode* I thought these were destroyed... *Sweatdrops and walks away quickly*

Lina: *Frowns* You'll stop harassing us if I agree to ...*Gulps*

Xelloss: *Nods* Hai, so?

Lina: *Sweatdrops*

Zelgadis: *Comes out of the supply closet* Oh Xelly! Look what I found! *Has the little red dress in front of him laughing*

Xelloss: *Scratches his head and smirks* Oh, you found it!

Zelgadis: *Laughs* Does Xelly want his dressie?

Xelloss: *Rubs his chin* Eh, no thanks, Zelgadiss-chan. It would look better on you... *Grins*

Zelgadis: *Sweatdrops*

Lina: *Bows her head* Okay Xelloss, I'll do it! *Sighs*

Zelgadis: Do what? *Blinks looking at both of them*

Xelloss: *Grins back* He...wouldn't you like to know.

Lina: *Growls*

Zelgadis: *Draws his sword* What are you trying to get her to do baka?

Xelloss: *Steps back* Nothing too regrettable.

Lina: *Sighs again*

Zelgadis: *Growls* I don't believe you! *Approaches him slowly*

Lina: *Turns to Zelgadiss* He volunteered to dress up in a chicken costume for a new chicken fast food joint and stand on main street for advertising...and he wants me to take part in it...and sing... *Sweatdrops*

Zelgadis: *Throws his sword at Xel* Die! You are a sick, sick thing!

Xelloss: *Turns around and disappears, his voice echoes* Am I? I never thought so.

Gourry: *Chuckles* Actually, I would have liked to have seen that....heh!

Lina: *Sends a fireball in Gourry's direction*

Zelgadis: *Sweatdrops*

Gourry: *Emits a puff of smoke*

Lina: *Walks over to him* Gourry are you yourself again?

Zelgadis: *Walks over to Gourry*

Gourry: *Rubs eyes* Me? Yeah...what are you talking about?

Zelgadis: *Hits Gourry over the head*

Lina: *Bashes him on the head* You were being controlled dummy! You tried to Kill Zel!

SD Gourry: *Sports two big goose eggs atop his head* Oww!...I did?

Zelgadis: Baka!

Gourry: *Looks at Zelgadiss* Err, sorry man.

Zelgadis: *Jumps at Gourry and begins to pound him over and over*

Gourry: HEY!!!

Zelgadis: Baka.....

Gourry: You said that already.

Zelgadis: So... just making sure you heard!

Lina: *sits back, slightly amused* This is going to be a long night...