C1: The worst team ever
"I open the gate of the maiden! Virgo" I roared like some dominant master and imposingly raised the key up to the sky. It was going to be massive and totally disastrous, I was sure of it. The adrenaline raced through my body and I was so ready to win this. I inhaled deeply and prepared for the spectacle of the century. All of a sudden, a kick from behind had me roll over several times to finally hit the wall of a small town house.
My eyes moved up to inspect the guy who had just kicked me. He cocked his head to the side and stupidly glanced at me, lying with my butt up against the wall. "What are you trying to do, Lucy? You've just acquired your first golden key and don't have enough power to control it" said the kid who can't even bring his fire to the point of impact. It turns to smoke before it actually hits. So pathetic!
His name was Natsu Dragneel. And a guy with salmon pink hair, come on; not even a ton of gel could help him look slick. His ridiculously raven black eyes glared like a retard's and I really disliked him with all my heart. It was clearly a mystery to me, why the master wanted us to partner up. Apparently, it was advantageous and genuinely complementary to have a celestial spirit mage and a fire mage team up.
I rolled back over and sat on my behind for a bit before I actually got up into a standing position. As soon as I did, I brushed off the dirt on my clothes to eventually turn around and unleash my wrath. I took another deep breath, assembled the first words in my head, and there was no way back. Literally in a state of berserk, I whipped my blond hair with the wind and started screaming at… apparently nothing. Natsu was not there and I looked to my left and right just to spot him fighting with the big gorilla or whatever it was.
I had totally forgotten about it; just a minute or two or three ago, I wanted to defeat the beast with my newly acquired spirit, one of the twelve golden zodiac keys. To be honest, it was quite the fishy trick to get my hands on it. You know, how could a wizard like me possess something so precious? Well, the previous owner was some old perverted dude and I posed as one of his maids when he attempted to harass me. And then it was only a matter of a little conspiracy and he landed behind bars. The contract with the spirit was nulled and the key was mine.
I mindlessly stood on the town square and observed Natsu in the middle of an intriguing fight. I was really enjoying it. There was nothing more entertaining than a giant ape with green fur beating on a poor kid who thought he was so cool. If only I had popcorn with me, I'd joyfully devour all of it while enjoying the scene of that violent comedy.
With a harsh blow, my companion landed right to my feet as I retracted them to avoid physical contact. What can I say, I really dislike him. And he wasn't hurt that badly. The fact that he got up immediately to yell at me for idly standing by was evidence for that. Yeah, we quarreled a lot; so much that the monkey lost interest in fighting us and walked away. Of course, neither of us noticed it and kept on arguing. "We are supposed to be partners and you're just standing there like a statue while I'm doing all the work" he furiously growled something that went into one of my ears and left out the other. Wasn't he the one who kicked me and prevented my attempt to attack in the first place? So what did the master say, again? It was genuinely complementary my face! We were the worst team ever!
It wasn't until we heard a child's screaming when we finally got ourselves together and refocused on the mission. The assignment was quite simple. That small town of Wiltingen, located in the northwest of Fiore, was being raided by an evil gorilla. That was the reason why we were there. The mayor of Wiltingen had asked our guild to take care of it. Meanwhile, all the townspeople were staying with family or friends until the matters were resolved. Therefore, it was rather surprising to hear anyone else's voice around the area.
Like rockets, we hurried to scene and I saw a young girl curled up in the corner. She had aquamarine blue hair and a nice set of sapphire blue eyes. Tears leaked out of the corners of her eyes as she trembled. The massive primate imposingly stood in front of the kid with its fist high up in the air. It was about to smash the little one to tiny bits and we surely couldn't let the bad guy do as he wished. I rapidly closed in to throw a distracting spark of stellar dust while Natsu attacked from the other side. The glitter startled the animal and it took a step backwards in irritation. In your face, Stupid! My partner had just set up a nice trap. He melted the ground which had Mr. Meanie trip onto his behind like a toddler learning how to walk.
I had the girl climb onto my back and tried to escape the danger zone. That toddler, unfortunately, learned how to walk in fast forward. It was up and standing. Right in front of me. I glared into giant black eyes as it exhaled steam out of its nostrils. If the face wasn't covered by fur, I'd say it was running a red tomato! Forced into another corner, it was a dead end. I couldn't do much, anyway. There was a somewhat heavy girl on my back. If I were to release any of my great potential, I might hurt her. With its fist in the air again, I halted my breath. What should I do? I backed further against the wall behind me. Too bad that I couldn't just pass through. That would have been a good option to have. The muscles of the gorilla's arm were tensed; ready to strike down. I closed my eyes. I opened them again. Nope, the big guy was still there; vengeful and aggressive.
As the arm lowered with ferocious speed to squash me to pizza, I already said my last prayers. Nonetheless, death approached in slowest motion or my prayers were heard or… as much as I didn't like it… Natsu saved my dying A double S. I opened my eyes and saw him protectively standing in front of us with both of his hands blocking the ape's enormous fist. The sweat dripped down the side of his face as he forcefully maintained his strength. But – as expected from such a wuss – his victorious stance broke and the monkey punched him right into the ground.
It was my opportunity to shine. I stepped on Natsu's head to bounce onto the opponent's arm and escaped from the corner into heaven's heights. The big guy tried to catch me in midair. I, however, was a little fairy and just learned how to fly. "I open the gate of the maiden! Virgo" I roared and a beautiful pink haired spirit emerged with heavy chains around her arms. She used those to throw a blowing punch and "in your face, Stupid!"
The evil primate was completely knocked out. Thanks to me, of course, and perhaps also thanks to Natsu. He dug himself out of the earth and placed his dirty hands on my head. "That was quite good. But, come on, you did nothing. It was the maid!" said the kid who can't even bring his fire to the point of impact.
Our mission was accomplished and it was time to say goodbye to the young girl. Natsu tried to be cool again and simply waved as he walked off. I joyfully hugged her and soon hurried back to my partner's side. We headed back to our small guild by the name of Ivory Rose. But none of us have anticipated any of what came next. I remember that day very clearly. Tears were running like rivers and I even leaned against Natsu's shoulder to find comfort. I normally wouldn't do that. Nevertheless, it was something greater than the both of us and our differences. The master had just informed us. I didn't want to believe it. He received a letter of notice demanding our guild to be shutdown. It was too small and wasn't lucrative enough.
From then on, all of the members left to train hard and eventually join a more reputable guild. Two years have passed since and I have worked extensively, acquired a few new keys and was determined to join Fiore's greatest guild: Sabertooth.