Canon Warning: The first few chapters are gonna follow canon pretty closely, with very few differnces until things start to pick up. If you don't like it, that's okay, I don't mind, but the beginning will start of as the beginning of Fairy Tail. The only key differences will be Naruto's involvement.
Prologue
Awakening
Eyes of blue opened to blinding white light around him. He sat up, rubbing his eyes and looked around himself. He was on a beach, that much he could tell from the coarse sand beneath him, and the smell of the salty sea on the breeze. But how in all of creation did he get there?
He looked down at himself, and found himself dressed strangely. Brown leather knee-boots covered his feet, as well as dark blue pants covering his lover half. His top half was covered mostly by a silvery-white cloak, he noticed that he also a headband on which had a crescent moon stitched into the silken fabric wrapped around his head. Beneath his cloak was a simple sleeveless piece of worn leather armor, which he knew he always wore.
He stood to his feet, unsteady as they were, and got his bearings. It was strange. This wasn't what he remembered. Behind him, as he turned away from the beach, was a bustling little town. He moved toward the docks, and found it full of ships carrying various goods, and wares to be sold.
Something wasn't right.
He hadn't fallen asleep on a beach near a town, it had been in the forest. "Where the hell am I?"
1: A Destined Meeting
The port town of Hargeon was a bustling little town full of people going about their business. One such person happened to be a young woman as she sighed, looking around for a somewhere she could acquire a certain magical item.
"Eh?!" The girl, a young blonde girl around seventeen said in disbelief, "You're telling me there's only one magic store in this whole town?" She moaned, looking around the small shop.
The man she was talking to was an older man with a long neck, and sideburns wearing a tall pointed hat, "Yes, I'm afraid so, Miss," he said with a slight nod of his head, "This town's always been more prosperous as a fishing port than it has in the use of magic." He said, and sat back with a thoughtful look on his face, "Only about ten percent of the people here can even use magic, so most of my customers happen to be traveling mages that are in need of supplies."
The girl sighed, "I think I've gone and wasted my time." She said exasperatedly.
But the old man just smiled, "Oh, please don't be glum, Miss, just go ahead and have a look around" he said, gesturing to the shelves around his store. "We do have some new items that you might be interested in." He reached under the counter while the girl browsed.
"What's this?" She asked more to herself than the shop keeper as she picked up an odd-looking can with a strange figure on it.
The shop keeper came back up holding a small box-like item with a small mirror on the front, "This Colors magic is probably our most popular item among the young ladies," He said, smiling, "Depending on your mood for the day." He said, activating the item, and changed his shirt from green to purple, "You can change the color of your clothes~!"
But the girl shook her head as she placed the strange item she'd been looking at back on the shelf, "I already have one of those," she sighed, continuing to look around, "What I'm really looking for are some powerful Gate Keys."
"Gate Keys, huh?" The man said, giving the girl a quizzical look, "That's a rare request, but the items are just as rare around these parts since no one uses them."
The girl frowned sadly and was about to leave until she spotted something sitting on the lowest setting shelf; a silver key with the canis minor insignia on it. "Ah! You've got the Little Doggy!" She squealed, happily scooping up the box in which the key sat.
The man frowned in return, "Well, yes, but that little one's not at all that powerful. I've sold lots of those because the spirits they summon are popular as pets."
The blonde smiled, "I don't care, I've been looking for this one for a while," she said, placing her selection on the counter, "So how much is it?"
"That's twenty thousand jewels."
...
"I'm sorry, but how much did you say this one was?" She asked, her face darkening a bit.
"I said twenty thousand jewels," the man said once more, straight-faced and serious.
The girl frowned a bit. She had the money to make the purchase, but she was a bit of a penny-pincher. And it was an outrageous price. She'd paid far less for some of her other Silver Gate Keys. She got it into her head to try and use her charms on him, but before she could, the door to the shop opened up. Both the girl and the shopkeeper turned around to see who had entered, and were shocked to see that whoever it was, was a big man.
He stood at about six feet tall, easily taller than she was, and had the shaggiest head of blond hair she had ever seen. Below that was a set of blue eyes that put sapphires to shame, and also gave her a slight chill at how empty they seemed to be. His face was tanned and young-looking, and each of his cheeks had a trio of whisker-like marks on them, making him look adorable in her eyes.
Adorable...if it weren't for the fact that below his face was a body that looked to be made of stone. And the flowing white-silver cloak he wore around his shoulders did nothing to curb his looks. 'Oh...wow...' the blonde thought as she took him in while the man walked into the store.
"Can I help you, sir?" the keeper asked as the man approached.
The man nodded, "Yeah," he spoke in a gravely voice, giving him a rumble as he spoke, "I'm afraid I'm lost. Could you tell me where I am?"
The girl looked surprised as she made room for him at the counter, "Huh? You're in Hargeon," she said, answering his question for him, "How come you didn't know where you are?"
The man scratched the back of his head, "That's the thing," he said, frowning, "I just woke up on the beach, and I don't know how I got there." He said, making the others look at him strangely, "All I remember before waking up is falling asleep under a tree at my grandmother's, the next thing I know, here I am."
"Amnesia, huh," the man behind the counter said, "Maybe you should head to one of the bigger towns like Magnolia, and see a doctor that knows magic. That oughtta sort you out."
But the man shook his head, and crossed his arms over his chest, showing off powerful muscles in his arms, "No, I remember who I am, just not how I ended up on the beach," the man said, looking down at the girl beside him, "Oh, sorry, I was probably interrupting something, huh?"
"Not really," the older man said, "The little lady here was going to buy this Gate Key, but it sounds like she doesn't have the money for it."
The girl fumed, "How rude," she huffed, her hands on her hips, "I have the money, but twenty thousand jewels for this particular Key is highway robbery!"
The blond man looked down at the Key in question, "Canis Minor?" He looked from the Key to the owner, "She's right. The spirits summoned by this Key aren't anything better than pets!"
"It's popular, so I sell the ones I get at a high price," he said, shamelessly, "A guy's gotta make a living, you know?"
The blond frowned and sighed, "You're right, a person does need to live," he said, and reached into a pouch hidden by his robes, "Will you take this in trade?" He said, producing...another Gate Key?!
"So you're a Celestial Wizard, huh?" The man said, looking over the Key he held, "Ah, this is a Silver Key, but it's quite rare. This is the Key of Vulpecula, the little fox."
"Oh, wow, I've never seen this one before!" The girl said, but then her mind caught up with what he'd just said, "Wait, you mean you're buying the Key for me?!"
The blond man shrugged, "Why not? I have two of these Keys by chance, and I haven't formed a contract with this one, yet." He said, smiling, and the girl let out a whimper at how handsome he became when he smiled like that. "Besides, since you answered my question, I thought I'd pay you back in all fairness."
"But Gate Keys are expensive, even the weaker ones," she argued, "Even if it's not worth twenty thousand jewels, the Key you have is, and I couldn't take advantage of someone like that."
The blond man just kept the smile on his face and held the Key out to her instead, making the shop keeper frown, "Then I'll just give it to you, instead." He said, making the girl look up at him in shock, "Call it a thank you." He said, and placed the Key in her hands. The girl shivered involuntarily as his fingers brushed against the palms of her hands when the key was given to her. He gave her a short bow before turning toward the door.
As the door closed behind him, she came out of her daze and turned back to the counter, handing over a large sum of money, "There's your twenty thousand," she said, hurriedly picking up the Key she had originally wanted, and rushed out of the door.
The man chuckled as he took the money and placed another Canis Minor Key within the case, returning it to the shelf, "Well, that girl certainly has some amazing luck, running into a guy like that and getting a free Gate Key." He said, smiling as he returned to his spot behind the counter.
As the young man continued down the street from the shop, intent on finding out where he would go next, he heard someone running up behind him.
"Hey, wait up!" It was the girl from the shop. He stopped to let her catch up to him.
"Is something wrong?" He asked as she caught up to him.
The girl shook her head, smiling, "No, I just thought I should thank you," she said, holding up the Key he had given her, "This was really sweet of you."
He shook his head, "It's fine, really," he said, scratching the back of his head almost bashfully, "Besides, I did say that I already had a Key for those spirits, and I like the one I'm contracted with well enough, even though he's pretty grumpy most of the time."
The girl giggled, the sound almost like the tinkling of bells to his ears, "I think I should introduce myself," she said, placing her hand on her chest, drawing his eyes down from her face, "I'm Lucy...Lucy Heartfillia," She smiled, "I'm a Celestial Spirit Mage, too."
The blond man smiled, "I'm Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto," he said, giving her a small bow, "Nice to meet you, Lucy."
"So what are your plans, now, Naruto?" She asked as the pair of them started down the street again, "You said you don't know how you got to Hargeon, right?"
Naruto nodded, "That's right, I used to live on an island that was way far off from Fiore, but I've got no idea how I got to the mainland," he said, frowning, crossing his arms in thought, "The last thing I really remember was falling asleep under a tree while I heard my grandmother singing, and then waking up on the beach."
"Do you know where your island is?" Lucy asked, finding his story predicament strange, but the blond shook his head, "You don't?"
"As far as I remember, I was born and raised on that island, and I was never allowed to leave," Naruto frowned, thinking back on it, "My granny taught me everything I know about magic, and even convinced a few Celestial Spirits to create Keys to form a bond with me."
"Create Keys?" Lucy looked surprised, "Wait, your grandmother convinced Celestial Spirits to form their own Keys? I know most of the Zodiac Keys have a constellations of their own, but all I know are the Silver and Golden Keys."
Naruto smiled at her, and produced a ring of Keys from his cloak, "These are Platinum Keys. Granny knew some of the Celestial Spirits that didn't have their own Keys and convinced them to let the Celestial Spirit King create Gate Keys for them." He said, holding them out for her to see as the wonder in her eyes grew while taking in the Keys. "I have a contract with Lupus, the Wolf, and Aquila, the Thunderbird. I also have some Silver Keys, Pegasus, Vulpecula, and Hercules."
Lucy had little stars in her eyes, "Wow, I'd love to have even one of these spirits!" She said, but spotted a sixth Key he hadn't spoken of, "Hey, what about this one?"
"That's Draco," Naruto frowned, "He doesn't like me very much, and refuses to form a contract with me. But Granny told me to hold onto the Key anyway, and hoped that he'd partner with someone someday."
She would have asked more about that particular Key, but the sound of excited screaming caught both blondes' attention. Several young women ran by them, and seemed to be crowding around someone further down the street. Lucy looked at the group curiously. "Wonder what that's all about?"
Naruto shrugged, and started toward the crowd, "Let's check it out." Lucy nodded and followed after him.
As they walked, another pair of girls ran by them, "A really famous wizard is in town!"
"It's Salamander!" The pair of them squealed.
Lucy, upon hearing the name, clapped her hands together in joy, "Salamander?!" She grinned, "You mean the wizard that uses fire magic that you can't buy in stores...He's in town?!" She rushed forward.
Naruto looked after her retreating figure, and, gaining an unsettling feeling in his gut, chased after her.
Meanwhile, Lucy had squeezed her way through the crowd of excited girls, and found herself looking at the object of their attention. He was a tall man, slightly good looking with blue hair, and a tattoo above his right eye. He gave a smile and a small wave to his admirers. Suddenly, Lucy's heart started beating rapidly in her chest, 'Wha...what is this...why is my heart beating so fast all of the sudden?!' He then turned in her directions, and her heart fluttered, little hearts appearing in her eyes.
She started to step forward...
...and felt a strong hand clamp down on her shoulder, just as someone barged their way through the crowd on the other side of the street. She looked up behind her and found Naruto standing there with a dark look on his face as he glared at the man standing in the center of the mob. He was now looking down at a boy around her age, with pink hair and a red sleeveless jacket.
"It's ring magic," Naruto muttered as he watched as something the newcomer had said upset the mob of girls into stomping on him. "He's using it to attract all of these girls."
As the two blondes watched in disgust, 'Salamander' smiled as the pink-haired boy was thrown from the group, "I appreciate your enthusiastic welcome," he said, snapping his fingers, producing a purple flame that lifted him from the ground. "But I have a few errands to run." He smiled down at the squealing girls, "I'm having a lovely party on my private ship tonight, and you're all invited to come!" He said as he flew off into the distance."
Naruto and Lucy went up to the boy who now had a little blue cat standing next to him as he watched the man leave, "What's up with that guy?"
"Nothing good," Naruto commented, causing the boy to look up at him, "You alright?"
"Yeah, that was nothing," he said, picking himself up from the streets and dusting himself off.
"He's definitely disgusting," Lucy commented, watching his purple flames disappear.
=x=
Naruto and Lucy, both of whom were enjoying a nice lunch, watched in amazement as Natsu, the pink-haired boy from before, and his cat, Happy, wolfed down their food like starving men, or cats in Happy's case.
"You're a nice person all around aren't you?" Naruto asked, though he had been no slouch about eating, given that there were several dishes on his side of the table, but he had been a little more reserved in his dining habits than the other boy.
Lucy giggled, attempting to ignore the feeding frenzy in front of them, "It's the least I could do for you two," she smiled, more at the blond than at the other boy, "You gave me that Key, and both of you helped break that spell that Salamander guy put me under." She said, drawing Natu's attention, "That magic he was using was called Charm, and it's used to attract peoples' hearts to the caster, which was also made illegal a long time ago."
Naruto nodded, "I know that most charm magic like that is frowned on, but this is the first time I've ever seen anyone use it," Naruto frowned, "I gotta say, using magic like that makes me sick."
"I have to wonder if that guy was a part of a Magic Guild," Lucy said in thought, making Naruto look at her in confusion. "What? You don't know what a Guild is?"
"Raised on an island, remember?" Naruto pointed out.
Lucy blushed slightly, "Sorry, I forgot," she admitted, "A Guild is an association of wizards, and it mediates jobs and information for wizards." She explained, smiling, "You aren't considered a full-fledged wizard until you've joined one, either."
Naruto frowned, "So that means I'm not considered a real wizard until I join a Guild?"
Lucy nodded, "Yeah, I've wanted join a Guild ever since I learned how to use magic," she said, gaining a large smile, "But there are so many Guilds all over the world, and they're really hard to get into, because they're that popular!"
"You sure do talk a lot," Happy said whilst munching on a fish.
'Now that's rude,' the two blonde's thought, but Lucy relented anyway, "Sorry about that, you guys probably don't know much about Guilds, huh?" She said, looking between the two, "Speaking of which, didn't you guys say you were looking for someone?"
Happy smiled and raised his little paw, "Aye, it's Igneel!"
Natsu sat back with a mouth full of food, swallowing it down before he sighed out, "I heard that a guy called Salamander was coming to this town, so I thought it might have been him, but it was the wrong person," he said, grabbing a loaf of bread before biting off a chunk.
"That Salamander didn't even look like a Salamander," Happy said, rubbing his tummy.
"Yeah, I totally believed it was him, too," Natsu said, biting off another chunk of bread.
Lucy and Naruto looked at each other in confusion, "How could a guy named 'Salamander' could look like a salamander?" Naruto shrugged. He'd never heard of such a thing.
Natsu looked at the pair, "Hmm? Oh, Igneel's not a human," the pink-haired boy said, "he's a real dragon."
Lucy looked at them in pure shock. "There's no way something like a dragon would be in this town!" She roared, making Natsu and happy look at her in shock as well, "Oh, come on, don't tell me that you only just noticed that!"
Naruto gave a small laugh, "I haven't seen a dragon for seven years," the blond said, making the others look at him as he crossed his arms in thought, "There used to be one sleeping on our island, though he'd wake up every so often when he got hungry, but then when I turned ten, he disappeared."
"Was he a fire dragon named Igneel?!" Natsu asked frantically, "And did he say where he was going?!"
Naruto shook his head, pulling out his Gate Keys once more, "It was actually Draco, the Celestial Dragon." He said, holding up the Key, "Before Granny asked him to make a Key for me, he was always so grumpy. Even for a Dragon. He absolutely hated humans, too, and always said we were too greedy for our own good."
Lucy hummed in thought, "So that's why he won't form a contract with you?"
"Pretty much," Naruto said, placing the Keys back into his cloak.
Before long, Lucy placed the payment for their meal on the table, "Well, I think I should get going," she said, rising from the table, "But you guys go ahead and take your time. I owe you guys a lot for helping me."
Naruto rose as well, "Do you mind if I tag along?" He asked, "I don't know all that much about Fiore, so I could use your help in finding my way around."
Lucy beamed at him, "Yeah, that'd be great," she said, "I was actually heading to Magnolia to join - HRK!" Lucy flinched at the sight behind them, and when Naruto turned to see what the problem was, he did as well. Both Natsu and Happy were on the floor and bowing their heads.
"THANK YOU FOR THE MEAL!" Natsu said loudly.
"THANK YOU!" Happy cried.
"Cut it out, you're embarrassing me!" Lucy yelled frantically.
Naruto looked at her with a small sweat drop on his head, "W-Well, at least they're polite?"
"Tell me that when they have better table manners," Lucy pointed out, backing toward the door.
=x=
A short time later found the blonde duo sitting comfortably in a small park in the center of town. Naruto had removed the strange cloak from his shoulders and draped it across the back of the bench as Lucy thumbed through a magazine of some sort. She giggled, "Fairy Tail caused trouble again?!" She said laughingly, "What did they do this time?"
Naruto looked at her, "Is that the name of a wizarding Guild?"
Lucy nodded, "Yeah, it's actually the one I've been wanting to join for a while," she said, continuing to read, "Now let's see...Ah, they destroyed the Devon Thief family, but they also destroyed several houses belonging to the townspeople!" She said, starting to laugh in earnest, and was joined by Naruto as he saw the ridiculousness of the situation.
"That's going too far," Naruto laughed, "Really, if wizards are supposed to help people, then how do they get away with causing so much trouble?"
Lucy wiped a stray tear from her eye, "I have no idea, Naruto, but whatever it is, they are the number one Guild in Fiore, and probably the most fun out of all of them. I'd so love to join up with them." She gushed, holding the magazine to her bosom, "I bet they offer some really high-paying jobs that would make me a famous wizard really fast! And then there's the photo shoots for Sorcerer Weekly!" She said, showing him a picture in the magazine that made him blush. It was a beautiful white-haired girl in a bikini.
'Is that even considered clothing?' Naruto wondered, though he wasn't going to complain about seeing so much exposed female flesh, photo or not. "Uh, who's the girl?"
Lucy giggled when she saw the blush on Naruto's face, "She's Mirajane, Fairy Tail's drawing card," she said, feeling a small spike of jealously in her chest, "I can see why you'd be interested in her, though. She's so beautiful, and I hear she's a really powerful wizard, or she used to be."
"She's pretty, yeah, but..."
Lucy looked at him, "But what?"
Naruto blushed a little brighter, scratching the back of his head, "I...like brown eyes better..."
Now it was Lucy's turn to blush as his words sank in. 'He...he likes brown eyes...like mine?' She thought, feeling somewhat giddy. Then she shook her head, 'Oh come on, I just met the guy! No way am I gonna start...well, he is kind of handsome, and the whiskers are really cute...Whoa, no, no, no, no! If I start hitting on him now, he'll think I'm some kind of sl - '
"So," Naruto said, trying to break the silence, "If you're gonna join Fairy Tail...how do we do it?"
'We?' Lucy thought in excitement. "Uh, I'm not really sure, honestly. I don't know that much about how to join a Guild," she said thoughtfully, "We'd probably have to learn some really powerful, or rare magic, and they'd probably ask for an interview of some kind."
A rustling in the bushes beside them startled them as the same blue-haired wizard from before popped out of them, "I see, so you both want to join Fairy Tail, huh?"
"You?!" Naruto growled, standing with a magic circle appearing in his hand.
"Salamander!"
Salamander crawled out of the bushes and stood up, ignoring Naruto for the most part, although he kept his eyes on the spell that he was ready to cast, "I've been looking all over for you," he said, addressing Lucy, "Truth be told, I really wanted to invite you to my party tonight."
=x=
Naruto growled as he sat on the docks of Hargeon port, his legs crossed beneath him, "I can't believe that bastard, ignoring me like that," he grumbled, tapping his fingers on his arm, "And then he has the gall to drag Lucy into that stupid party, saying he could get her into Fairy Tail!" He sneered, grinding his teeth angrily, "If I didn't think Lucy could wipe the floor with that creep, I'd've clobbered him!"
He frowned as he watched the ship sailing further and further away. 'Just how far is he taking them?' He wondered, dread growing stronger in his chest, "What if...Ah, jeez!" He lept to his feet, "No way is that guy who he says he is!" He growled and reached for his Gate Keys.
"Heeeey~!" Naruto stopped as he prepared so summon one of his spirits and looked up in time to see Natsu passing overhead with Happy attached to his back, and...flying?
"O...kay, flying, talking cats...the mainlands sure are full of surprises..."
=x=
The glass shattered as it struck the floor. Lucy stood angrily as she glared at the blue-haired wizard, "Just what the hell are you planning, Salamander," she asked heatedly, "There's a sleeping drug in the wine!"
The man hung his head, chuckling, "Oh, and how did you figure it out?"
"Because I could smell it!" Lucy shouted angrily, "Don't misunderstand, I do want to join Fairy Tail, but that doesn't mean I'll let you have your way with me just to join - "
Salamander began to chuckle, "Well, now, that's just too bad, isn't it?" He gave a snap of his fingers, "If you'd just gone to sleep, then you wouldn't have had to get hurt."
The curtains behind her opened up, revealing several armed men, "What the -?!" She yelped as she was taken by the arms, "What's going on!"
One of the men chuckled as he licked his lips, "Oh, nice job, boss man!"
"We haven't had such a pretty one in a long time," said another one, leering down at her.
Lucy struggled to get free, "Who are you?!" She demanded, only to be grabbed by her chin roughly as Salamander made her look at him.
"Welcome to our slave ship," he sneered, and slapped her across the face, "Now I'll have to ask you to keep quiet until we get to Bosco, little lady." He reached down toward her hip, and ripped her Gate Keys away from her, and tossed them out the window.
Lucy was panicking by now as the men around her started laughing. 'You're kidding me...no...I didn't come all this way to get sold into slavery like this!' She thought frantically as she watched her precious Gate Keys fall out of sight. Salamander then went tot he fire place, and took out a branding iron from the flames. How had she not noticed it before?
"Now, let's just put this lovely little mark on you," he said, advancing on her, "It'll hurt for a moment or two, so please just bear with it...hm, but where oh where should it go?" He asked in aslight singsong voice, "Oh boys, where should the lovely lady have her mark?"
On cue, the two men holding her grasped her dress and ripped it from her shoulders. Lucy screamed shrilly as she struggled against their holds in an attempt to cover herself. "Wow, boss, look at her!" One of them laughed, "I know we need her pure, but I might have to sample the goods!"
Salamander chuckled, "Only after I've had her first," he sneered as he came ever closer with the glowing hot brand, hovering over Lucy's bear breasts, "I'll have so much fun training this one personally."
"You...you're the worst kind of wizard!" Lucy screamed at the top of her lungs. The heat of the branding iron was about to sear the skin of her left breast when a sound came from above them like the keening of a diving falcon, and the roof crashed in. Lucy was thrown from their grip, and fell to the floor. She looked up and cried out in relief and joy as she saw two familiar figures. Both of them looked furious, but none more so than the blond man standing with his arms crossed over his chest, and his cloak fluttering around him.
Natsu and Naruto both snarled upon seeing her in such a state of undress. In a flash of white, Naruto was right beside her, his cloak in hand as he wrapped it around her, and picked her up in his arms, "I've got you, Lucy."
She flung her arms around his neck, "You came for me!" She sobbed against his shoulder.
Naruto gave the girl a smile, and nodded, "Yeah, of course I did," the young man said.
"Hey," Natsu snarled, looking at Salamander, "You said you were from Fairy Tail, right?"
Salamander frowned, "You're that brat from before," he said, recognizing the boy, "So what if I did? What's it to you if I'm from Fairy Tail or not?"
Naruto growled, and set Lucy back on her feet, "Here," he said, holding out her Keys, "I saw them falling from the window and scooped them up for you." Lucy accepted them gratefully as she stepped away from the Celestial Spirit wizard while he reached for his own, "Open, Gate of the Winged Horse; Pegasus!" He called out, driving his key into the floor. There was the sound of a doorbell, and a silvery magic circle appeared as a massive set of wings spread from it. Rising with the wings came a large, beautiful white horse.
"You summoned me, Master?" Pegasus asked, turning his head toward the two blondes.
Naruto nodded and picked Lucy back up, setting her on his back, "I need you to take Lucy back to the port." He ordered, "My friend and I have something to take care of."
"As you wish," Pegasus nodded his head and looked back at the girl on his back, "Please, hold onto me tightly, young miss."
"But - " she looked at her fellow blond in concern, "What about you two?"
Naruto gave a feral smirk as he cracked his knuckles, "Trust me, we'll be fine."
Pegasus took flight and arrowed right out the hole created by Naruto and Natsu's landing. Naruto slammed his fists together, "Natsu, how's that spell I cast on you working?"
Natsu grinned, "I'm feelin' fine, and ready to roast these pricks," he snarled, "Let's go wild, Naruto!"
Launching themselves at the slavers, Naruto and Natsu slammed into them with all the force of a speeding train. Salamander fled from the room, and Naruto would have gone after him, but the ship suddenly lurched, and tumbled. "What the hell -?!"
Meanwhile, outside...
"Aquarius, be careful, please!" Lucy cried out as she and Pegasus soared over the ocean, "My friends are on that ship!"
"Oh, who cares?!" The water spirit snarled, "You interrupted a date with my incredibly hot boyfriend, and this is what you get!"
Pegasus snorted, "You should probably give up," he said to the girl on his back, "She's always been vicious, even to her contractors."
"Lucy has some troublesome spirits," Happy commented from beside the winged horse as they watched the ship crash into the port.
"There, the ship's back in port," Aquarius said, "Now I don't want to hear from you again for a while, I have a date with my boyfriend, and I don't want to be interrupted again!"
Below them, the ship exploded with flames as the imprisoned women ran out in fear. "Great, everyone's safe," Lucy sighed in relief, "But I don't see Natsu or Naruto anywhere?"
"No need to worry about Natsu," Happy said, landing beside her, "I probably should have said this earlier, but he's a wizard, too."
"Really?" Lucy asked in surprise, just as the flames on the ship were sucked down back into the ship, revealing Natsu, his cheeks and stomach ballooned out. "What the -?!"
"Ah," Pegasus said in understanding as he glided down toward the beach, "Natsu is a Dragonslayer wizard, isn't he?"
"Yup," Happy said, "He has dragon lungs to breath fire, dragon scale to protect him from fire, and dragon claws to attack with fire."
Lucy was only half listening as she scanned the ship for the other boy that had rescued her. He appeared out of the ship's hull, white magical energy spiraling around him.
"Hey, Natsu," he called up, "Did you find him?"
"Nope, that Bora guy must still be in the ship," Natsu called back down, and grinned devilishly, "I'll just torch the whole thing since he dirtied my Guild's name!"
"Good plan," Naruto commented, "But let me do it." Natsu grinned and hopped down from the ship and landed beside him. Naruto clapped his hands together as a white magical array appeared, "Under the shining name of the holy one, may the light of judgement fall as rain upon those impure souls that crawl in the world." The white circle appeared beneath the ship just as the blue-haired wizard that had named himself as Salamander scrambled out, "Rest in peace, you who are burdened by sins! Judgement!" A multi-colored three leveled circled appeared above the ship as light cascaded down around it, and a brilliant beam of light crashed into the ship, obliterating it.
Lucy breathed out, "Beautiful," as the spell was cast, "What kind of magic was tha- Kyah!" She and the two animals were buffeted by the wind kicked up by the explosion. Lucy tried to keep the cloak around herself to preserve her modesty, or what was left of if, considering both boys had seen her nearly completely naked.
Natsu grinned as he picked up the falsely named wizard, "Let me tell ya something," he growled, cocking back his fist, "Wizards from Fairy Tail," he slammed him in the jaw, and sent him flying, "Are nothing like you, ya bastard!"
Naruto grinned slightly as he watched the wizard's flight path, "Nice shot." He said, and spotted Lucy standing by the water, "Lucy!"
The girl smiled as he came toward her, and slowly went to meet him. When he reached her, she hugged him around the neck once again, placing a kiss on his cheek. "Thank you...thank you so much, Naruto!" She said, the severity of the situation finally settling on her shoulders, "If you hadn't come for me, they would've- "
"Hey," he said, husing her, "don't think about that for now. It's over now."
Lucy nodded against his chest, "Still, if wizards from Fairy Tail are like that guy, then - "
"That bastard wasn't from Fairy Tail," Natsu frowned as he came up to them, his coak slung over his shoulder, and revealed the red Guild mark on his right shoulder, the emblem of Fairy Tail, "Because I've never seen him before in my life!"
Lucy looked at the boy in surprise, "You mean you're a Fairy Tail wizard?!"
"He's the real Salamander," Happy chirped from Pegasus' back. "We should probably get outta here before the army shows up. They won't like all the damage you guys caused."
Naruto and Natsu looked back at the port, the blond scratching his cheek bashfully, "Yeah...I think we kinda went overboard, huh?"
Lucy giggled slightly as she took in the destroyed ships and the ruined docks, "Maybe just a little...?"
Natsu grinned, "Well, you guys wanted to join Fairy Tail, right?" He asked, "Why don't you come with us?"
Naruto's Gate Keys
Platinum Keys:(My own creation)
Gate of the Dragon - Draco: Effects(?)
Gate of the Beast- Lupus: Summons a Wolf Spirit for used mainly for tracking, but can be called upon in human form to fight.
Gate of the Thunderbird - Aquila: Summons a winged being with golden wings and power over lightning.
Silver Keys:
Gate of the Winged Horse - Pegasus: A Winged Horse summoned for transport through the skies only. Has no combat value at all.
Gate of the Little Fox - Vulpecula: A Key that summons a small Fox spirit that is good at spying on people and capable of creating illusions to fool others.
Gate of the Strong Man - Hercules: Grants immense strength to the summoner.
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