ESCAPE! Noonsa, the Flaming Fish Man!.Lina awakens to find that she is held captive in Zelgadis' hideout. After Lina is questioned about the Orihalcon statue, she lies about why Zolf is unable to locate it magically. She is then asked why she didn't fight back harder in the previous skirmish. Zelgadis determines that she should be kept alive until they retrieve the statue in any case and she is then subjected to threats of torture by Zolf and repercussions for her previous treatment of him, much of it ineffective, to his dismay. Shen is then introduced to Noonsa, a monster half-fish and half-human, who threatens Lina with a big, fishy kiss. Zolf then gags her and proceeds to insult her incessantly. Meanwhile, back at the village, Gourry is searching for Lina, unsuccessfully. He retreats to a tavern where, after some thorough reasoning, he comes to the conclusion that she must have been captured during their fight earlier with Zelgadis and co. Later, while Zelgadis is asleep, he dreams of himself as a human and being magically assaulted by Rezo, changing him into his present form. He awakens suddenly, out of breath and cursing Rezo's name. Down in the dungeon, everyone is asleep as well, including our captive and hanging Lina. She is awakened suddenly, with her bonds now severed. To her surprise, the one who helped her escape is Zelgadis himself. He runs away with Lina from his men but never reveals his reason for doing so. Then, Noonsa appears and drags Lina into a lake. Lina still hasn't regained her magical power and fights a tough battle with Noonsa in the water. Finally, Zelgadis finds Lina behind a rock in the lake, turns Noonsa into a grilled fish with a 'Fire Ball' spell, and gets Lina out of danger. Lina, being a carefree soul, begins to form somewhat of a bond with Zelgadis, accepting him as her 'pro-se' bodyguard until this situation is resolved. Just then, Rezo appears...