That evening, a big festival was being held in the village hall of the vikings. All villagers were laughing, eating, drinking and dancing, while Ami, Luna and Usagi were sitting at the grand table, near Shippo and Kagome.
"We should be careful," Luna murmured. "I have a bad feeling about this... and we have to go home soon..."
"Aaaah, don't worry so much, Luna..." Usagi grinned while biting into a leg of pork roast. "Those guys are so nice to us... Let's have fun tonight!"
Just then, a young man came near them, carrying a big pot of wine. He poured some into their mugs.
Usagi smiled. "Thank you!"
The dark-haired man nearly dropped the pot. "You... you are Gauls??"
Just then, the viking's leader's voice shouted loudly, in the viking's language: "WHAT? Come here, servant!"
"Y-y-yes, master..." the nervous lad answered in the Norse tongue.
Shippo grabbed the boy's collar and shook him hardly. "Why do you understand the language of the natives of the New World?"
"T-t-the New World?" the Gaul slave stammered. "Pardon me, but... those are Gauls like me..."
"NO WAY!" Kagome yelled and slammed down her mug on the table. "That slave has to be lying! Those two girls are residents of the New World, I know it!"
"THE NEW WORLD?" Shippo yelled back, even louder. "Just made a small trip to Gaul, huh? Took a look at the handsome boys of Lutetia, right?"
Kagome snarled furiously. She drew her short sword and grabbed the poor Gaul boy by his sleeve. "Admit you're lying, or you'll be sorry," she growled.
The boy sweated in fear, sure that this would be his end...
THWACK!
...when suddenly, the female viking captain was flying through the entire room, slamming against the opposite wall and dangling down from the prongs of the stag-head that was attached to that wall.
Usagi pulled back her fist. "Leave that Gaulic hunk alone, you big meanie!"
And then all hell broke loose.
Kagome's crewmen were furious about what happened to her and attacked Ami and Usagi, while the other vikings were glad that there was some action at the party and tussled with each other, while Shippo seemed to go berserk and hit everyone that came too close to him.
Mugs and jars flew through the air, and one viking woman even slammed an entire barrel of wine down on her husband's head.
But while most of the vikings were fighting just for fun, Usagi and Ami were fighting for their lives. Ami quickly had realized that this northern tribe wasn't as harmless as they believed and quickly drank a sip of her magic potion.
After slamming down Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku on one of the wooden benches, Ami hurled it across the whole room.
Then she grabbed the arm of the Gaulic slave and pulled him with her. "Usagi, quick! We have to go!"
"C-c-coming!" the menhir delivery girl shouted, yelping as she ducked under yet another thrown mug.
Following Luna, who had just ran ahead of them, they left the hall and headed for the harbor.
"Quick, this way," the man shouted. "My boat must still be over there..."
"Who are you anyway?" Usagi asked.
"My name is Mamoruchibix," he said. "But just call me Mamoru... I'm a fisherman. A few days ago, I was unlucky enough to get caught by the vikings. They forced me to stay and serve them as their slave... They're terrible, I tell you, and I believe they wanted to sacrifice you to their gods."
"Those vikings are crazy..." Usagi mumbled as they followed Mamoru as he stepped into his small fishing boat that was floating next to the harbor's catwalk.
"Everything is fine," the black-haired fisherman then said. "Even my fishing net is still here."
Ami helped him steer the boat out of the harbor and away from the Norse coast. "That's great news... Say, can you do us a favor, Mamoru? We have a certain problem, you know..."
----
Back in the village hall, the fight was over. Most of the vikings were either knocked out, unconscious because of the alcohol or just too tired to fight anymore.
Shippo looked around the room. "The Gauls? Where are the Gauls?" he shouted.
He ran outside, followed by Kagome... but it was too late. Coming to a stop at the harbor, they could see the small fishing boat of Mamoru, as it vanished in the distance.
Shippo glared angrily at Kagome, who looked very uncomfortable.
"SNEAKY LITTLE RASCAL!" he then yelled. "What was that about some New World? Ha! Ha! Ha! And to think I almost believed you!" He then grinned and punched her leg playfully. "But, I will let you off the hook this time. My, that was quite a party, eh? It was a long time since I had that much fun!"
Still grinning, he walked back to the village. "And the next time you decide to pull such a prank, warn me in time, got it?"
Kagome stayed behind at the catwalk, sighing as she looked into the distance. Somewhere out there was the New World she had discovered, she knew it.
"But... can I be a discoverer or not?" she asked Kirara who was gently nudging her hand with her head.
"KAGOME, YOU COMING?" Shippo's voice echoed through the snow.
And Kagome followed Kirara back to the village hall. "To be or not to be, that's the question here..."
----
The next morning...
Minako, who had been practicing at the beach with her new harp, was excitedly jumping up and down. "They're back! They're back!"
Shortly after, the small fishing boat of Mamoru was landing, and Usagi, Ami and Luna disembarked, while Haruka helped Mamoru to unload the many fishes they had caught on their trip back to Gaul.
"Well, you've certainly taken your time," Rei said in a grumbling voice.
Usagi giggled. "Sorry, Rei... we got sidetracked."
The female druid then grinned. "Well, as long as you're back... Hey, Haruka! What do you say? That's some fresh fish, huh?"
The blonde woman took a sniff. "Well, okay, it looks fine... But, it just doesn't have that typical smell of my quality goods..." Michiru threw her an angry glare.
"Just where have you been all that time?" Setsuna asked the two girls.
"Oh, over there..." Ami smiled and vaguely gestured over the ocean.
"Yeah," Luna nodded. "Over there, on some kind of island..."
"And island with many gobblegobbles," Usagi grinned.
Setsuna thought about that and stared over the sea. "Over there... on some island... I see..."
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