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Gourry gently put her down and she quickly ran behind a bush. She felt everything she ate that day come out of her: the eggs and pancakes she ate for breakfast, the pizza and grape pop she ate for lunch, and the Snickers she had before going into the forest. When she felt she was done she tried to walk back, but her legs felt like jelly. So she ended up falling into Gourry’s arms again.
“Who are you?” asked the red-head.
From her voice she could tell that she was Lina.
“C..C..Copper Anderson,” she managed to squeak out.
The first thing that popped into Copper’s head was the phrase, ‘Toto, I don’t think we’re in Illinois anymore!!’
“Where am I?”
“You’re in Kiniteela Forest,” the girl in white said.
Where is that? Copper thought
“Well, am I still in America at least?”
This time the stone-man spoke, “What is America?”
Suddenly she felt as if she didn’t get everything out of her stomach!
“What are you?”
Copper looked at the stone-man, I was about to ask you the same thing! When she didn’t answer he continued talking.
“I’ve never seen anyone with those kind of clothes before.”
Well you looked like you just jumped out a Xena episode!
“And I’ve never seen anyone with your skin color before.”
It was bad enough that she was stuck in some strange place, a dude that looked stranger than she would ever be, had the nerve to be talking about her clothes and skin.
He acts like he’s never seen a Black person before!
“You’ve got real nerve talking about me!”
She was so angry that she didn’t that she didn’t know whether her headache was caused by her sick condition or his dumb remarks.
“What in the heck is your problem Zelgadiss?!” Lina yelled at the top of her lungs.
Zelgadiss meekly look at his hands in shame.
What made me say that?!, he thought with self-disgust. I never like anyone talking about my looks, that’s why I always wear a mask, and here I am doing the same thing!!!
“I...I’m sorry, really I am.”
“Well, you should be!”
“I said I was sorry, Lina,”
She knows I hate apologizing!
Copper was still mad about what he said and was about to call him ever curse word she knew. Suddenly the girl in white spoke, “Please don’t be too hard on Mr. Zelgadiss, Miss Lina”
“Fine, Amelia. Have it your way.”
Copper suddenly realized that she was still in Gourry’s arms. She was about to ask him to put her down when he suddenly dropped her and drew his sword. The pain she felt as she hit the ground ran up her spine like lightening! But her cry of pain was drowned by mighty commands that she had heard before: FireBall!! Flare Arrow!! Elmakiea Lance!! Light Come Forth!!
Beams of light shot out of everyone’s hand and Gourry’s sword blazed in a ray of light!
What in the heck is going on here?! Copper thought.
But her question was answered when she saw who the group’s target was. A herd of ugly looking trolls!!!
I think they’ve done this before! Copper thought as she hid behind a tree. As she watched them battle they looked like they were having fun! Unfortunately her thoughts were interrupted by a troll who grab her from behind.
“Let go of me you ugly creep!!” she screamed as she flipped over and kicked it in the face!
How did I do that?!
She didn’t have time figure it out for two more trolls were running towards her! Surprisingly she dodged them very easily and without even breaking a sweat!
What’s happening to me?!
She felt a strong power running though her veins. It almost felt like.. magic! The more they attacked her, the more power she felt and the easier it was to kick their warty butts!! After she’d destroyed all of the trolls around her, she felt pretty proud.
Who knew those karate lessons would really pay off?
But her pride immediately turned into fear as she saw the Twisted-man walking towards her!
“I thought I killed you!” Zelgadiss said as he saw him.
The Twisted-man slowly turned to his direction.
“Well, you’ll have to try harder next time, won’t you Zel?”
Then without warning the Twisted-man lunged for Copper’s neck!
He was too strong for her. She couldn’t get him off. She could feel the air slipping from her lungs as he gripped harder and harder.
I’m only 15, I can’t die! I can’t die in this strange world!
Then just before she blacked-out Twisted whispered in her ear, “I’ve got you now Copperfeather!”