Disclaimer: Satoru Akahori, Ray Omishi, Media Works, Mixx & ADV have the rights to Sorcerer Hunters and Sorcerer on the Rocks (a.k.a. Chivas 1-2-3). The plot is based on a variety of fairy tales. I wish I owned Potato Chips since he's one of the funniest characters I've encountered in anime but I don't; just get rid of Jeeves and he becomes squeezable--perverted still, but squeezable. I own only the story text and concept.
Quite a ways ahead was silhouette of outstretched wings. They were very large outstretched wings. And they were not on a bird. This figure looked a little like-
"A GIRL!!!" Carrot launched to the distant figure. "GIRLS!!! GIRLS!! GIRLS!!! GIRLS!!! Hey, Miss!! You wanna go out on a date with me? I'm good looking, an' charming, an' live only to please! And I do mean to please." At the last sentence, his voice dropped an octave.
At this point the winged girl looked up. Her eyes were drowning in tears, face smudged from weeping. She held out a single hand palm up.
Carrot screeched to a full stop. "What's the matter, pretty girl? Can I do anything to help you?"
"I-" she began before disintegrating into tears again.
He placed a hand in hers. "This just will not do. I can't have a pretty girl crying. Especially with my buddies coming soon." He gave the girl a wink. "Now, what can I do to help you stop?"
Her fingers closed around his hand.
"I need you," she said drying her face with the back of her free hand.
"Ooooh!" Carrot felt his head explode. "And, uh… I need you too, baby." He sidled up next to her.
"Carrot? What the hell do you think you're doing? Get the hell away from there!" Gateau was sprinting towards Carrot and the girl. "Your ugliness is going to rub off on that exquisite creature!"
Marron was hot on his heels. "Brother, this is unseemly! I apologize for my brother's rude behavior, Miss."
Carrot just clutched the girl closer as his childhood friend and sibling closed in. He screamed. "Whatever you're thinking, I didn't do it!"
"Then, why is she crying?" Gateau had finally caught up and he was doing his damnedest to separate the girl from Carrot. "Let. Go. Ugly. Germs. Gonna. Spread."
"Gateau! Carrot! Let the girl go." Both instantly stopped struggling, released their grips and took two steps away from the winged girl. "All right, now, Brother, what did you do to make her cry."
"Nothing!" he yelped. "She was like this when I found her."
Marron turned to the girl without acknowledging whether or not he believed Carrot. "Miss, I am Marron Glace. This is my older brother, Carrot. And this is our friend Gateau Mocha."
She had recovered enough to answer. "Daughter. My name is Daughter."
Marron smiled. "Despite what you may think we are not here to hurt you. We'd like to help. Is there anything we can do to help?"
Daughter nodded. "My Mother is in trouble. I have to save her."
"Trouble? What do you mean your mother's in trouble?" Gateau contributed.
"She's been trapped by an evil sorcerer. He wants to take over her kingdom."
"Hey, are we even in a kingdom?" asked Carrot.
Marron looked from Carrot to Gateau and back to Carrot. "Huddle."
They pulled together, linking arms with shoulders. "I know we live on the Spooner Continent, but is this a kingdom?" Carrot clarified his question. Gateau shrugged.
Marron looked confused for a moment before taking the Plunge of Logic. "Well, I never really thought about it. I suppose we would have to be in a kingdom. I mean, who else could be in charge, but a King."
"I dunno," said Carrot. "Maybe there could be a leader elected by popular vote or something. He could be called a Popsident or something."
The others paused for a second, and then burst out laughing. "A 'Popsident'?!" gasped Gateau.
"Popular election?!" rasped Marron.
"Maybe we are in a kingdom," concluded Carrot, ignoring the outburst. "So, that means, we got us a Queen to save!" He turned back to Daughter. "Where is she being held?"
Daughter pointed up the road. "But it's very dangerous and his daughters know I'm coming."
"That's okay. They don't know who you've got on your team, right?" Carrot managed to get his arm around her again.
"That's true. Thank you, Carrot."
"Yo! Guys! Can you get a move on? Daughter's mother hasn't got all day! It wasn't that funny anyway."