Alright here is an idea I've had in my head for a while now and this is my first fanfic in a while so feel free to point out any mistakes in my writing and to review this story so far.
I do not own Fairy Tail
It was a normal day in the Fairy Tail guild hall, well as normal as it could get in Fairy Tail. People were drinking and laughing and just generally having a good time all except a certain pink haired dragon slayer. He was sitting at the guild's bar with nothing to do. His wife of three weeks, Lucy Dragneel, was on a mission with Erza, Lisanna and Levy. They had commandeered her the day after they returned from their honeymoon in order to have a "girl's mission". The mission itself was hardly difficult and the reward was not anything special. Natsu asked Mira about that once they left and she said that Erza was going on a special date with Jellal and that it was taking place near the town with the mission. Apparently Erza believed that her fugitive boyfriend was going to propose and she brought along some of the girls to help her prepare. Natsu just shrugged when he heard that and began trying to entertain himself but soon began to sulk. Mirajane just looked at the sulking dragon slayer and decided to try and help him out.
'Why don't you go on a mission until she gets back? It may relieve you of your boredom and it may take your mind off Lucy until she comes back'.
Natsu's head perked up at that suggestion. 'Yeah, I can do that. It will be fun and Lucy said that we needed some money because we spent it all on the wedding and the honeymoon'.
Mira smiled at the pinkette's reaction as he excitedly jumped up from the bar stool and bounded up the steps to the second floor where all the S-class jobs were located. Natsu had passed the S-class exam shortly after the Grand Magic Games along with Cana Alberona. Master Makarov allowed two people to pass that year and for the next three years because he said that they had seven years to make up for and that during the Grand Magic Games they had already proven themselves worthy of the title. However, that did not stop the master from increasing the difficulty of the trials severely for those years.
Natsu quickly scanned the board and grabbed a request that looked promising. He went back down the stairs and went over to Mira in order to inform her of his choice of job. He handed her the paper and she scanned it quickly.
'Let's see here' she said as she began reading off the request. '"Mage wanted to take down illegal magical laboratory. This lab is rumoured to be the site of many illegal and unethical magical experiments. The objective is to destroy the lab and all its contents as well as capture the lead scientist in there, Dr Glatteis Shimo. The reward is 1 million Jewels for the destruction of the lab and an extra 4 million for the capture of Dr Shimo"'.
'Why is there such a big reward for her capture?' Natsu asked.
'I guess it's because they don't want her to escape and rebuild the lab. Also it says that the lab is located somewhere in the Bad Lands'.
'The Bad Lands?' Natsu questioned.
'Yeah it's an area in the mountains on the border between Fiore and Veronica. Recently it has become a haven for bandits and criminals because no-one knows whose jurisdiction it falls into'.
'Sweet that means I get to beat a lot of people up'. Natsu was grinning madly at the prospect of actually being paid to destroy something and the possibility of a large fight. Mirajane giggled at the sight. Even after all these years Natsu still loved a good fight. At that moment Natsu jumped out of his chair and grabbed the paper from Mira's hand and dashed out of the guild. He grabbed Happy on the way. However, when he reached the door he stopped and turned back around.
'Hey Mira, tell Lucy I've gone on a mission and that I should be back in about a week or so' he yelled.
With that being said he and his blue haired partner ran out of the guild towards the home he, Happy and Lucy shared. After they dated for a year Lucy moved into Natsu and Happy's house in the woods but only after she made a number of modifications to it, for example getting a bed and expanding the house to include a guest room. As soon as they reached the house they gathered all the stuff they needed and set out for the train station and that is where they encountered their first problem.
'Oh man I completely forgot that it's at least a one day train ride to the border' Natsu exclaimed sir.
'Aye sir!' Happy confirmed.
'Well it looks like we're walking to the border' Natsu said as he began to walk away from the station.
'Natsu! It will take us weeks to get there if we walk, and that means Lucy will get mad at us again since we'll be back so late' Happy explained to his friend.
'Aw damn it. This isn't going to be pleasant' Natsu lamented as he slowly began walking into the train station. As soon as they were on the train and it began to move, the familiar bout of motion sickness hit Natsu as he began leaning out the window, emptying the contents of his stomach. It was made worse by the fact that he didn't have his blonde haired mate to comfort him during this period of distress. After only twenty three hours of torture the train arrived at a town just before the border.
It was here that he met the representative of the magic council as they were the ones who had requested the job. The council official was obviously displeased with having to call in a Fairy Tail mage for assistance. He made it very clear to Natsu that he was only authorised to destroy the research facility that was located near the edge of a small town that had sprung up in the Bad Lands. He also told him that any other destruction would result in repercussions for Fairy Tail as it was already a big enough headache to just get permission to destroy this lab.
He showed Natsu a picture of the woman. She seemed to be young enough, maybe a couple of years older than Lucy; she had cropped, brown hair and brown eyes that contrasted with her pale white skin. In the picture she was wearing winter clothing so Natsu couldn't see her body type but for height she looked to be five foot six. The council representative also told them that the doctor didn't have any magic that they were aware off but they could be wrong.
As soon as the meeting was over with one last reminder that he could not destroy anything but the laboratory Natsu and Happy left the building and began making their way towards the Bad Lands. It would take half an hour to get to the outskirts of the Bad Lands. There were no maps of the area and all the counsel knew was that the lab was located somewhere to the western outskirts of the town.
As soon as the pair entered the area he received a series of stares from various figures but none of them dared attack the wizard. It seemed the reputation of the famous Salamander had pre-ceded him. Surprisingly he managed to find the lab easily enough even though it was located on the outskirts of the town. It was easily recognisable because it was the only building with light coming out of it. The other buildings were all dark and decrepit.
Natsu made no attempt to hide his presence as he began barging towards the building, not even bothering to check if it was the right one. The building was three stories high and was square in shape. There were numerous windows and light was coming from each one. The only plan that Natsu had was that he was going to capture the scientist first before he destroyed the lab. He burst through the wall and soon began running at top speed around the building looking for the doctor. Happy was trailing behind him with his wings out making sure that Natsu didn't overlook anything.
There were various foreign smells scattered around the place that made locating the doctor difficult for Natsu but his search was accelerated as he completely ignored all doors and kept bursting through walls. As soon as he began searching on the second floor he found her. She was walking out of a room wearing a white lab coat with glasses over her eyes. Inside the room she just came out of was a boy strapped to an operating table with medical equipment lying all around him.
Glatteis Shimo simply smirked and looked at the pink haired dragon slayer.
'Well isn't this a surprise'.
Alright people you know the rules. Please read and review. Also sorry for any grammar mistakes. The next chapter should be out hopefully within a week.