1.
Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Erza, and Wendy were looking for a new job, when Makrov asked them over to the counter. Mira offered them drinks as they walked up, and some of them took that offer. Nobody knew that this was the start of a very important mission.
"Is anything wrong, master?" Erza asked.
"Nothing is wrong, but I heard you were looking for a job." Makrov replied.
"We are." Wendy said.
"There is a job I was considering putting on the 2nd floor, but since you have Erza, I think you should do it." Makrov explained.
"Why put it on the 2nd floor?" Lucy asked.
"And how much does it pay?" Natsu also asked.
"It is almost a normal job, it's just that nobody has been able to do it succesfully. The pay was recently extended to three million jewel for its difficulty." Makrov explained.
"Why can't people complete the job?" Gray asked.
"I don't know exactly, but I think it involves what you're catching." Makrov said.
"Oooh, we're catching something!" Natsu celebrated.
"What is this job exactly?" Erza asked.
"Here's the form. I'll send notice to the client. You want this job, I'm assuming?" Makrov said. He assumed that they'd take the job from Natsu's celebratory dance.
"Woo-Hoo we're going on a job! Three million jewel!" Natsu cheered.
"I suppose we'll take it. Are you okay with that Wendy, Gray, and Lucy?" Erza asked her group.
"The job looks pretty easy. I wonder why everybody has failed." Wendy said.
"I don't really care. Wendy and I just let you, Gray, and Natsu do all of the work." Lucy admitted.
"Looks like we're going." Gray said.
"If you leave soon you should be able to make it to the train station that will take you to Ketley." Mirajane said.
"How do you know where the clients house is?" Lucy asked.
"That job looked a little interesting, but I decided I didn't want to go on it." Mirajane said.
"I'm gonna go grab some stuff really quickly. Meet in front of the guild in like five minutes?" Lucy asked her team members.
"Okay." Natsu said. The team disbanded. Lucy quickly walked along Strawberry St. in a couple of minutes.
"Why'd I say five minutes!?" Lucy talked to herself as she hurried to her house.
"I dunno why." Natsu said sneaking up behind Lucy.
"Aaaah! Natsu!? Why'd you scare me like that?!" Lucy asked in surprise.
"I was bored, and Happy went to get my backpack. He insisted I stay back and do something, but I forgot what it was." Natsu explained.
"Maybe you should've stayed back to remember!" Lucy said.
"OH! I remember!" Natsu said taking a paper out of his pocket. "He wanted me to read this."
"I never got to read it very well, can you read it aloud?" Lucy asked.
"Sure, it says: Catch Rogue Foster Kid. Foster kid recently escaped seventh containment facility. Catch the kid and return to foster parents. Reward: 3 million jewel." Natsu read.
"Seven containment facilities!?" Lucy exclaimed.
"I think that's fancy for seven crazy homes, or seven jails for younger people." Natsu theorized.
"Well, it's always possible." Lucy said.
End of Chapter 1. Don't stop reading, you haven't gotten anywhere near the good part.