Dragonheart
Chapter 1: Grand Magic Games
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of the characters involved except for the members of the Dragonheart guild.
Crocus Fiore, year X791
Natsu groaned in boredom as he and his team entered the bustling streets of the capital, Crocus.
"Are we finally there?" He asked.
Erza nodded as she pointed further down the street, "The inn the master said to meet up in should be a few more blocks that way,"
"Woo hoo! Finally we'll get to eat!" Natsu shouted with renewed enthusiasm. He began to sprint down the street leaving his team in his dust.
"Natsu wait! Doesn't he know not to go running off in a bit city like this?" Lucy asked.
"Don't worry, he'll be fine, besides, if he gets lost that just means more food for us," Gray added with a grin.
Natsu continued his head long sprint far beyond the inn they were supposed to stop at and burst into the main square of the city where he ran into someone. The two figures bounced off each other and landed on their rears, Natsu groaned a bit before rubbing his behind and looking at who he ran into.
"Sorry about that, guess I got a little too carried away,"
"No worries, I should've been watching where I was going," The figure replied.
Natsu went to disagree when his eyes widened. He was looking at Slicer, although, something seemed off.
"Slicer?" He asked, blinking to make sure he wasn't seeing things.
"Uh… no… sorry, you have me mixed up with someone else," The figure replied as he stood.
Sure enough, he did seem to look like Slicer, large purple wizard hat and simple black shirt with white, baggy pants. However he was shorter, and his brown hair was left to flow freely from under his hat, and he had brown eyes.
"Wait… you're right! Slicer's eyes are green,"
"You mean like this?" A voice asked from behind him. Natsu turned around and was face-to-face with his former guild mate.
"Yes! Slicer!" He grinned as he held out a hand. Slicer took it with his own and the two nodded.
"Good to see ya, what brings you here to Crocus?"
"My guild wishes to participate in the grand magic games," He answered.
"Really? You joined another guild?"
"Master Slicer, is this someone from Fairy Tail?" The younger clone asked.
"Master? You don't mean…"
"I do, I'm the Master of the Dragonheart Guild," Slicer replied confidently.
"This is my apprentice and first member: Albin,"
"Apprentice?"
Slicer nodded again, "He's a fourth generation Dragon Slayer,"
"Fourth Generation?"
Slicer held up a finger, "Yes, if you'll recall, we first generation dragon slayers were trained in the dragon slayer art by the dragons who raised us," He held up a second finger, "Second generation dragon slayers like Laxus were given lacrima that was infused with Dragon slayer magic," he held up a third finger "Third generation dragon slayers are those who needed more magical energy in their bodies and so were given lacrima like the second generation, but were also trained by dragons like the first,"
He held up a fourth finger but Natsu cut him off.
"And the Fourth generation are those trained by previous generation Dragon slayers?"
"Correct," He lowered his hand.
"So, you're a Ghost Dragon Slayer too?" He asked Albin.
"Yes, My name is Albin Yerion, I'm the apprentice to Slicer Celes of the Dragonheart guild,"
"That's awesome, where are your other guild members?" Natsu asked looking around.
"A few of them are finishing up reservations at the inn we'll be staying at for the duration of the games, but the rest should be nearby," Slicer answered.
Looking around Slicer lifted his gloved hand to his mouth and blew, hard, releasing a piercing whistle across the square. After a minute a handful of figures emerged from the crowd:
"Allow me to introduce my guild," Slicer said as he held out a hand toward the assembled few.
"Firist we have-"
"Bruga Haredin!" a large figure, the same size as Elfman, stepped forward and flexed his large muscles with a wide grin plastered on his face. He wore a simple pair of blue pants with no shoes, his long, black hair was left unkempt down his back. When he finished his display he held out a hand toward Natsu.
"You must be the Salamander Natsu Dragneed,"
Natsu took his hand with a firm grip and smiled, "Yeah, nice ta meetcha!"
"Then we have-"
"Tin Slugonivan the third, magician extraordinaire, ladies man, and all around person to be," A voice called from behind Bruga.
The large man stepped aside and a figure the size of Makarov stepped forward: The man was fair skinned, with thin black hair, a handlebar mustache and a large, pointed hat on his head. His round body was covered by a gray shirt and red pants.
"Care to introduce yourself then?" Slicer asked the last member.
A young girl stepped forward, the same age as Wendy. She wore a frilled, black mini-dress with long sleeves, and an extended skirt with black tights. She had long purple hair that she kept in a single ponytail. She bowed from the waist. Her feet were covered by a pair of simple, black, boots.
"Reina Lockheart, at your service,"
"Man, I can't wait to meet the others," Natsu said with a grin.
"You'll meet them in the games," Slicer replied, his scarf hiding a grin of his own.
"Yeah, I'll see you there," Natsu said as he turned to leave.
"Take care Natsu, and good luck in the games, pass my wishes along to Fairy Tail!" Slicer called as his friend walked away.
"Master, shouldn't we be getting back?" Albin asked.
"Yes, of course, c'mon everyone, you'll need to be well rested for the tournament tomorrow,"
The group nodded and proceeded in the opposite direction, away from Natsu.
"Master, what do you think our chances of getting into the main tournament are?"
"Don't worry about that now Albin, I don't care how we place, I just want everyone to try their hardest," Slicer said with a pat on his young apprentice's head.