The Fire Dragon Roams The World!
In an open area near the mountains layed a giant big dragon who was waiting patiently for his son to come back from hunting. He had sent him out into the forest to show the fruits of his labourous training. The monsters in the surrounding forest were quite strong and often A class guild teams had come here on subjudication missions. Though most had run away when the reached the open patch area.
Where Igneel always went to.
"Maybe I should go look for him now..." Igneel was about to head out and search for his son when he heard a large shout and the sound of hurrying footsteps. He raised his head to see his pink haired son running towards him with a fish the size of a one grizzly bear. He smiled as he watched him run towards him excitedly.
"Igneel! Look! I got a big one!" Natsu held up the ridiculously huge fish and showed it to his dragon parent.
"Oh! That's quite a nice catch you got there Natsu! But I..." Igneel pulled out an even larger fish the size of two bears. "Got an even larger one!"
"OHHHH! Where did you find that one Igneel?" Natsu asked with sparkles in his eyes. Igneel put out his chest with pride and closed his eyes as he recalled the story of how he came in possession of the fish. Through out the entire story, Natsu sat there in admiration. He didn't ever get bored hearing his dads tale's of adventure.
Even when most of them were lies.
However the young Natsu wouldn't come to the realize this until he finally explored the world for himself.
"Wow~ Igneel sure is strong!" Natsu then stood up and thrust his fist in the air. "But when I grow up I'm going to be even stronger!" Igneel smiled at his son warmly before making a mocking face.
"You think you can get stronger than the mighty Igneel? Your too weak!"
"Shut up! Just watch me! Soon I'll be strong enough to take on even the strongest dragon out there!" Igneel laughed making Natsu go red in the face.
"Don't laugh!" Natsu threw a fiery fist towards the red ancient being only for it to bounce off harmlessly. Igneel lifted his finger up and flicked Natsu with his nail.
Which sent the child crashing through the forest.
"Hahaha! Maybe you can start by being able to take a weak flick like that!"
"Ha..ha...looks like I'll have to work even harder!" Natsu jumped up with a large bruise on his forehead. He jumped back down and started doing pushups and slight warmups. Igneel went back to laying down and watched his son train silently.
"Looks...like its time huh..." Igneel lost his smile as he thought what he was about to do. He and the other dragons had agreed that this was the best plan in order to bring down Achonolgia for good. Only seven of the dragons had agreed to this plan while the rest were planning on going back to the Dragon continent and lay in wait for the day when Achonologia came out of his hiding place. The dragon sighed as he had thought about the future that layed ahead of his son.
"1000...1001..." Igneel knew that Natsu and Zeref would eventually meet once again. It was predetermined fate that held those two together after all. As a father who spent years raising the boy, he couldn't help but worry if he had given him the nessacary skills in order to survive in the world.
"Ne Ne Igneel how was that punch?!" Igneel turned his head to see the formerly large boulder that had been smashed to absolute pieces by his son. He smiled as his worries died away when he saw his son jump up and down.
"I think he will be just fine"
"Igneel...?" Natsu wiped the sleep from his eyes and looked around to see that his foster father was no where in sight. He then got up and walked into the cave where they kept all the money and treasure they collected over the years. He saw the scarf Igneel had made for him lying on the ground. He picked it up and stared at it.
"Well I'm sure he'll be back later..." Natsu wrapped the scarf around his neck and sat down at the entrance of the cave.
So he waited.
Outside the forest
"Ugh...that party sure was something" A short grey haired man was walking through the forest in search of something.
"Now according to the rumors there should be a pink haired boy wandering around here..." He had heard that there was a small pink haired boy roaming around this place in orange shorts. Honestly speaking the man found it hard to believe but if there really was a boy out there then he couldn't just leave them here.
However after searching for about half a day he decided that it was probably just a story going around and decided to head home.
"I can't wait to taste the booze Gildarts brought back with him...If those bastards drank it without me I'll wring their necks!"
Natsu was still curled up in a ball and still sitting there at the entrance to the cave. His eyes slowly started to become watery.
"Why...did you leave me Igneel?" He sobbed quietly into his scarf until Igneel's words began replaying in his head.
"You think you can get stronger than the mighty Igneel? Your too weak!" He suddenly stood up and faced the entrance to the cave.
"JUST YOU WAIT YOU BIG RED BASTARD! I'LL GET WAY STRONGER THAN YOU AND KICK YOUR ASS WHEN I FIND YOU!" He roared to the skies. Birds got frightned and flew away and animals ran away from the noise. Natsu tugged at the scarf still around his neck and stared at the sun that slowly set. He quickly wiped his tears and turned his hand into a fist.
"Crying is for weaklings!" He declared. He looked around the cave and grabbed the bag Igneel had brought back from one of the villages. He started packing all the valuables he and Igneel had collected over the years. Once he was done he went down to the river and had a quick wash.
"Now time to go!" Natsu put his shorts back on and put on a battered and used cloak. He would have to buy clothes when he arrived at a village. He went back to the cave and grabbed the bag, which was now bigger than his body. He looked back at the place he spent most of his life one last time before he began walking out of the forest.
"Now the village should be...that way!" He found a dirt path and started walking down it. Natsu's plan so far was to: Find a village, get clothes, find information on Igneel and then...
"Ugh...what should I do..." He then looked deep into his brain looking through all the stories Igneel had told him about the human villages.
"Ah! Igneel did tell me that I would need this money stuff to buy stuff!" He pulled out one bronze coin and played with it in his hand.
"I wonder what I can do to earn money..." Natsu suddenly heard a shout and looked behind him to see a carriage sppeding towards him.
"Out of the way kid!" Natsu stepped aside and watched the carriage passed by. A light bulb lit up above his head as a dangerous idea passed through his head. He smiled deviously and ran after the carriage.
"Hey Oswald? Doesn't the carriage feel lower than usual?"
"Yeah it does...Maybe your packing some weight there Henry!" The driver laughed.
"Don't joke about that! My wife will leave me if I gain anymore weight!" The two merchants didn't notice the pink haired boy sitting on the top of the carriage.
"Yosh! Finally here!" After resting on top of the carriage for about two days, Natsu had finally arrived at the village. He quietly jumped off and slipped away from the two merchants before they could notice him. He immediately went to work and started searching for a clothing shop.
"Where could it...there!" He finally found the shop he was looking for and walked inside. The interior was a plain wooden structures with a small variety of clothes. The shop looked quite run down and looked to be as if on the verge of collapsing. Natsu hadn't payed attention to the looks much and was just happy to find a shop.
"Looking for something kid?" Natsu turned his head towards the man at the counter. The man was bald and had a long black beard, he also had large muscles that looked like it was going to burst through his clothing any moment now.
"Yep, I'm looking for some clothes"
"No shit, I'm asking if your looking for anything specific" The man raised a brow at the boys run down appearance.
He was afterall only wearing shorts, a cloak and a scarf.
"No, I just want some clothes" The man sighed and walked to the back of the store. He soon came back and tossed a long sleeved red shirt towards Natsu along with some long white pants.
"Thats 100 jewels, the cheapest I can get for you'" said the man. Natsu tilted his head as a question mark appeared above his head.
"Jewels? Whats that?"
"You...do you not have money?"
"Oh, I do have money but whats jewels?"
"Jewels is the currency we use here in this country"
"Currency?"
"The type of money used in a country"
"Ohhhh!"
"Anyway just show me what you have" Natsu put his bag down and dug into it and pulled out a silver coin. He was about to pull out more coins when the man stopped him.
"Wait I don't need more, this is enough"
"But you said 100 jewels right? Why are you only taking one then?"
"Did this kids parents teach him anything at all?" The man sighed.
"Listen here kid, you see this bronze coin?" The man pulled out a bronze coin from his pocket. Natsu nodded his head and watched him silently."This is worth one jewel"
"And this" He held Natsu's silver coin up now."Is worth 100 jewels"
"Ohhhh I see!"
"Ya get it now? By the way a gold coin is worth 10000 jewels" Natsu nodded.
"Thank you Oji-san!"
"Oi I'm not that old..." Natsu took off his cloak and started putting on his shirt right there.
"Oi! Haven't your parents taught you any decency?!" Natsu tilted his head again with a question mark.
"Decency?"
"Yes Decency! you can't just change infront of people like this!"
"But I always did this?"
"What kind of family does this kid have?" The man sweatdropped.
"So where's your parents kid?"
"I dunno'"
"Whaddya' mean you don't know?!"
"I never met them so I don't know"
"This kid's an orphan?"
"Then where is your foster parents?" Natsu looked down sadly.
"I did have Igneel...but he disappeared a few days ago"
"Ah sorry" Natsu looked sad for a few more seconds before lifting his head with a smile.
"So where can I change Oji-san?"
"Over there behind the curtains and I'm not that old!" Natsu made a mischievous laugh and went behind the curtains. He didn't take too long and quickly came out with his new shirt and pants.
And of course he still wore his scarf.
"You know kid, it's pretty hot out there. You probably shouldn't wear that scarf"
"I'll be fine" Natsu grabbed his bag and started walking towards the door.
"Wait kid!" Natsu turned around and looked at the dark skinned man.
"Whats your name?"
"Natsu! Natsu Dragneel!" Natsu smiled. The man reluctantly smiled back.
"Orgus, Orgus Maynard" Natsu then started walking out of the shop while waving at Orgus.
"Well then bye Orgus Oji-san!"
"I'M NOT THAT OLD YOU BRAT!" Natsu laughed and quickly ran out of the shop.
"Now..." He looked around until he found his desired location. He then started walking into it.
To be more precise, it was a tavern.
"Igneel told me people talk about some useful stuff here!" Natsu immediately got stares from onlookers as he walked over to the nearest seat and sat down.
"What's a brat with pink hair doing here?"
"Pink hair? Must have dyed it"
"Hello there! What can I get for- Oh my I don't think you should be here" Natsu looked at the waitress who just appeared by him.
"Huh? Why not?"
"Well sweetie this where the adults come to drink, boys like you shouldn't be here. Now go on" Natsu grumbled some curse words as he was chased out the tavern.
"Plan failed" He then started aimlessly walking around until he found another interesting place.
"Yosh I should be able to go in here" He then walked into the place.
Which so happened to be a bar
"Doesn't look like they will kick me out so I should be good!" Natsu nodded to himself in satisfaction. Soon after a waitress came by and asked what he wanted.
"Umm Water please!" They waitress nodded and left. He sat and waited while listening to the conversations of the people around him.
"Goddammit this is a bar not a guild...why do they still post jobs here dammit"
"Have you seen that girls ass? Bruh thats some nice shit right there!"
"Hey have you heard about that dragon spotted in the Sky Mountain? Well it supposedly vanished a few days ago" Natsu ears perked up and turned in the direction of the two men talking.
"Yeah the one up north right? You still believe Dragon's exist?" Natsu got up just as his water arrived. He quickly drank it and tossed one coin on the table.
"Thanks for the drink!" He then grabbed his bag and hurried out the shop
"But the water was free?"
"Alright lets go!" Natsu ran up north towards the mountain. All the trees and leaves zoomed passed him.
"I wonder if its Igneel!" He couldn't help but keep this thought in his mind as he ran towards his destination.
"GRAAAHHHHH!" Suddenly a giant snake appeared in front of him. Natsu clicked his tongue and jumped back just as the snake whipped its tail at him. He raised his fist and was just about to attack when a ball of light magic shot the snake. He looked to see a blue haired kid with a staff in one of his hands.
"What the hell are you doing?! Run away!" He yelled at Natsu. A blob of blue hair appeared behind the boy revealing a small girl with big brown eyes staring frightfully at the snake.
"Run? Why would I do that?"
"Huh?!" The snake then turned towards the blue haired boys and started going towards him at a fast speed. The boy clicked his tongue and raised his staff.
"Hey you big snake!" The two blue haired kids turned to see Natsu in the air right next to the snake with his fist raised.
"FIRE DRAGON'S IRON FIST!" Natsu slammed his fiery fist into the giant snake sending it crashing through the trees. It landed quite a large distance away from them.
"Phew" Natsu wiped his brow and with a smile on his face he turned towards the two kids and smiled.
"See? I didn't need to run!" The boy was shocked at how Natsu was able to kill that snake in one shot. The girl was looking at him in admiration and sparkly eyes.
"W...Who are you?" The boy questioned. Natsu grinned and pointed at himself.
"I'm Natsu! Who are you?"
"I'm Jellal, and this is Wendy" Jellal pointed at the girl who was gripping his shirt behind him. "What are you doing in this place Natsu?"
"I'm looking for a dragon!" He stated without hesitation. Wendy opened her eyes wide and came out of her place.
"Your looking for Grandeeny?"
"Nope! I'm looking for a Big red dragon named Igneel!" Jellal narrowed his eyes and looked at Natsu suspiciously.
"Why?"
"Well he's my dad, he went missing a few days ago and I've been trying to look for him"
"Grandeeny also dissappeared a few days ago!" Wendy suddenly exclaimed loudly. Jellal jumped in his spot from her loud voice.
"Who's Grandeeny?" questioned Natsu with a question mark.
'S..She's my mom...she was also a dragon"
"What?! She also disappeared?!" Wendy nodded and Natsu looked down in deep thought.
"Well anyway lets get out of here before the monsters come out" ushered Jellal. The three kids started walking out of the forest until they reached a river where they put their bags down.
"So your also a Dragon Slayer?" Natsu questioned Wendy. She nodded in response and took a seat next to Jellal who had already taken a seat and was trying to start a fire.
"Did you really come out here just to look for a dragon?" asked Jellal. Natsu nodded and flicked a small flame towards the sticks on the ground creating a fire ,Jellal jumped back in surprise and then thanked the pinkette.
"Yep! I heard that there was a dragon here so I thought it was Igneel...looks like I was wrong though" He said. Jellal nodded and took out some food from his backpack.
"So what are you going to do now?" The blue haired boy questioned him. Natsu put a hand to his chin and thought for a while.
"Well I was planning on going back to town and earning some money before finding some new information on Igneel" He replied nonchantly.
"But...its getting quite dark so I don't think I should go into the forest now...can I camp here?" asked Natsu with a smile. Jellal looked at him and sighed. He showed his own smile and layed down by the fire.
"Sure" Natsu cheered and took out a sheet of cloth from his bag. He set it down and then layed on it. Wendy went next to Jellal and rested next to him on his sleeping bag.
"I'll make sure no monster intrude us, you guys can sleep" stated Jellal. Natsu looked up at the sky and stared at the stars.
"Well then I guess I'll help"
"Then I wi-"
"Wendy, go to sleep"
"Muuuu" The girl complained but still obdiently closed her eyes and after a few minutes she was out. Natsu continued to stare at the stars and took out a bronze coin that he played with in his hand.
"By the way I have been meaning to ask..."Natsu turned his head to see the blue haired boy staring at him.
"Why is your hair pink?"
"Its salmon and I was born with it"
"I see" Silence came over them once more.
"I didn't think we would meet someone who also is a Dragon Slayer" said Jellal after a while.
"What magic do you use?" questioned Natsu. Jellal pointed to his staff.
"I use that"
"That looks so cool...but what is it?" Jellal looked at the pinkette shocked.
"You don't know what a staff is?"
"Staff? Is that what it is called?"
"Yeah, you saw me use it earlier right?"
"Oh that ball of light from before right?"
"Yep, but I can do more than that but it takes quite a bit of magic"
"I think Igneel told me about people who use magic using an object...I think he called them hol...holidays?"
"Holder Types" Jellal sweatdropped.
"Ah yeah that!"
"Both you and Wendy don't know much about this world huh..."
"Well I only know what Igneel taught me"
"I see"
"Igneel also told me lots of stories about his travels though!"
"Really what kind of stories?" And thus the boys talked the whole night until morning. Natsu had decided to stay with them seeing as he had nothing better to do.
So the three travelled together. For weeks they would talk about pointless things, they would set camp and grill the food they had caught. They would laugh and enjoy one anothers company. In those weeks Wendy had warmed up to Natsu and had begun calling him Natsu-nii due to both of their parents being dragons. This cycle of laughter continued until one day when they had reached a cliff.
"Anima!" Jellal suddenly yelled scaring both Natsu and Wendy who were behind him.
"Jellal? Whats wrong?" Jellal had cold sweat running down his face when he had turned around.
"No...its nothing..." From that point on Jellal continued to act weird. He would consistently be looking back with a pale face. Natsu was getting worried for his friend. He could also tell by the way Wendy gripped his shirt that she was also worried. Natsu waited until they had set up camp and when Wendy finally went to sleep.
"So...whats up with this Anima thing?" He question his tattooed friend. Jellal looked at him and the looked up to the sky and stared at the moon.
"Something very dangerous...It is...nevermind" Natsu didn't press further and just stared at the moon alongside him.
"Hey Natsu?"
"Hmmm?"
"If something...ever happens to me...look out for Wendy will you?"
"Huh? What are you asking at this point?" Natsu stared at the blue haired girl quietly sleeping in between the two.
"Of course I will. Besides nothing is going to happen to you so its fine" Jellal smiled at his pink haired friend.
"I see..." The two sat in silence once more until Jellal spoke once again
"Hey Natsu?"
"Yeah?"
"You can sleep today, I think I'll keep watch"
"You sure?" He looked at the blue haired boy whose red tatoo shone in the moonlight.
"Yep, go get some rest"
"Well if you insist..." Natsu turned himself over and closed his eyes. Slowly he started to lose consiouness, his mind drifting to sleep.
"Thank you...Natsu" That was the last thing he heard before he fell asleep.
"Na...nii!...Natsu-nii! Wake up!" Natsu felt himself being shaken and groaned. He sat up and rubbed his eyes and yawned. He turned his head and saw Wendy with tears running down her face.
"He's gone!"
"Huh?"
"Jellal is gone!" Natsu widened his eyes and immediately stood up. He quickly looked around, however he didn't see any trace of the blue haired boy anywhere.
"If something...ever happens to me...look out for Wendy will you?"
"He left...but...why?" Natsu's head started searching for answers.
"Anima!"
"Something very dangerous...It is...nevermind"
"Did he leave...to protect us?" Wendy crashed into his chest and cried. He gently wrapped one arm around her and patted her with the other.
"My chest...feels tight..." It was almost the exact same feeling he had when Igneel had left. His eyes dropped down as he gently stroked the crying girls hair.
"Jellal...you idiot!" He cursed his friend. He knew he did it for them but...but!
"Hey Wendy, Dragon Slayers don't cry you know?"
"But...Jellal he..." She said in between sobs. Natsu gave her a toothy grin.
"Then all we have to do is find him right?" Wendy stopped crying for a moment and looked up at Natsu with red eyes. He gave her a bright smile to reassure her.
"And once we find him...I'll give him one good hit in the face for leaving us!" Natsu did a mock punch in the air and made funny noises. Eventually, Wendy laughed. Her tears coming to a stop.
"Now...I wonder what we will do..." Natsu completely missed the blue haired boy hiding a distance away from them. The boy smiled and then left.
"Huh? We travelled for weeks and we're back here?!" Natsu exclaimed as he and Wendy had arrived in the town he had first come too after Igneel had dissapeared.
"Did...Did we travel in circles this whole time?" Natsu questioned himself. He then looked at Wendy who looked confused at his antics. He sighed and grabbed her hand. Together they walked into the town.
"Oh well might as well get her clothes then" Natsu then proceeded to walk to the clothing shop he had entered all those weeks ago.
"Welco-Oh its you kid. Haven't seen you in quite a long time" Orgus greeted them.
"Yo Orgus Oji-san!"
"I'M NOT THAT OLD!" He shouted causing Wendy to hide behind Natsu. He then sighed and coughed.
"So? You here for more clothes?"
"Yep! For her" Natsu jerked thumb towards the hidden Wendy.
"I see, give me a few minutes" He went to the back of the store and then came back with a green dress Wendy's size.
"Here you go, Ojou-chan" He handed Wendy the dress. She looked at it and then beamed a smile at the man.
"Thank you Oji-san!"
"Don't mention it"
"Wendy, go change over there behind the curtain." Wendy nodded and hurried behind the curtain.
"The dress costs 100 jewels"
"You let her call you Oji-san"
"Shut it brat" Natsu laughed mischivously and dug in his bag for a silver coin.
"Here you go!" He finally found it and handed it over to Orgus.
"Thanks" He put the coin away and then stared at Natsu.
"So where have you been kid?"
"Well I've here and there and-"
"So you went in a full circle all the way back here"
"Shut up!" Orgus laughed at Natsu.
"So where did you meet Ojou-chan over there?"
"Ah we met when I was travelling through the forest"
"You met her in such a dangerous place?!"
"Umm...yes?" Orgus face palmed and sighed.
"Uh...Natsu-nii?" The two males turned their heads to see Wendy standing in her new outfit. "How does it look?"
Natsu gave her thumbs up while the old man covered his face. Natsu then looked closely at her hair. He never noticed that it had grown a bit longer since he had first met her. Her hair was now reaching until her collarbone.
"Now we need to find a place to sleep"
"Wait you don't have anywhere to sleep?" Natsu nodded to Orgus. The dark skinned man sighed once more and then pointed behind him.
"You can sleep here but...its going to cost you" Natsu shrugged. It was better than nothing. He followed Orgus into a room in the back that had only one bed.
"Your both going to have to share though" Natsu nodded and thanked the old man.
"Remember that its not for free" He then closed the door and left the two to unpack their bags. Once they were done, Natsu collapsed onto the bed.
"Man, I'm so tired!" Wendy then jumped onto the bed next to him and layed there silent.
"Hey Natsu-nii?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you..." She looked at him with slight tears in her eyes."Do you think we will ever see Jellal again?" Natsu smiled at her.
"Yep! We will definetly see him again!" She smiled seemingly satisfied with his answer. She closed her eyes and dozed off. Soon only her light snores was the only thing Natsu could hear.
"Jellal...when we meet again I'll..." Natsu thrust his fist into the air." Definitely kick your ass!"
End Of Chapter
And that's a wrap! This is my redone version of Invincible! As you can see I changed basically everything in the first chap!
Next Chapter is when Natsu meets Shiori! I'm gonna make a few more chapters before we reach the actually beginning of the series.
Please review and tell me your thoughts!
And that's it for today folks!
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