Sakura: Hi everyone! Sakura Haruno here about to kick off Lux21's second book on his Blazblue and Shonen Xover. Now be warned, there is stuff in this book that's not suitable for children, but try and bare with it ok? Alright let's do thi-

Naruto: Hey, Sakura! I got you some ramen for doing the intro for the book!

Sakura: Oh. Thanks, Naruto.

Naruto: No pro- WHOA!

Naruto trips and the bowl lands on Sakura's head.

Naruto: Oh God...

Sakura: NARUTO, YOU GIANT IDIOOOOOOT!

Naruto: AAAAAH!

Chapter 1:Memories of Fire

*The Soul Society*

The room was dimly lit by small candles around a picture on the counter. The picture was of an old cat and a beautiful woman with pink hair both dressed in white while walking out of a church together. It looked like a wedding photo, and the two couldn't seem any happier together.

Someone was sitting in front of the picture. It would seem that he was praying for the woman in the photo. Why wouldn't he? After all, he's the groom in the picture, after all. It was Jubei, still mourning for his late wife, who sacrificed herself to help save the world, even after she tried so hard to end it.

The door opened up and someone walked in impatiently. He was small with black hair, a jump suit and armor, all of the same color. It was Vegeta, the Saiyan Prince.

"Hey, Cat. It's time to go. You coming or not?" Vegeta rudely asked.

"Can't ya see I'm payin' my respects?" Jubei hissed, his back towards the Saiyan Prince.

Vegeta grunted in irritation.

"If you miss your wife that much, we can just bring her back once we reacquire the Dragon Balls." He suggested.

"Why the hell would I do that?" Mitsuyoshi questioned.

"Why not? You'll get her back, right? What's the problem?" Vegeta asked.

"The problem is that people ain't suppose to come back from the dead!" The cat hissed.

"That's your opinion. When ever a member of my team kicks the bucket, we use the Dragon Balls to bring them back and everything's fine after that. So I don't see what the big deal is." Vegeta said.

"Just get out, Saiyan." Jubei hissed, eying Vegeta.

The Saiyan grunted in irritation and left, slamming the door behind him. Jubei then turned back to the picture and put on a sad look.

"Nine..." He muttered sadly.

A single tear cane down his face.

"Baby, I'm sorry I couldn't bring ya home... *sniff* but you're with Celica now. That's home, yeah?" He whimpered.

He then pictured his wife with her little sister together again in heaven, smiling and laughing together, family again...

"I'll see ya both again someday." The old cat promised.

He whipped his tears away with his sleeve and chuckled.

"Look, Ragna's busy savin' the world again, so I gotta be there for em... Sleep tight, sweetheart..."

Jubei pulled something out of his pocket and looked at it in nostalgia. It was a necklace with the emblem of the Six Heroes on it, which was six hands join together to symbolize their unity. He placed it around the picture and blew out the candle, then left the room.

Jubei thought Nine was gone forever...

Oh, how he was wrong...

*Dimension 12*

A pink haired woman dressed like a Witch landed on the stone ground and looked around at her surroundings. It was a town of some sorts. People walking around, shopping at many shops all around the area. This didn't look like the Soul Society.

"Great... Looks like we took a wrong turn. Maybe I should have listen to Itachi after all." The woman mumbled.

"Yeah, you should have, Ms. Nine." A voice said from behind.

It was a man with black hair and a black robe with red clouds on it. It was Itachi Uchiha of Sector 7, and the woman with her was Nine the Phantom of the Six Heroes.

"Yeah yeah, I get it. You were right and I'm wrong." Nine admitted.

Itachi chuckled a bit.

"Now then, where are the others?" Uchiha wondered.

Then, they heard screaming from above. It was a pink haired boy with a white scarf and goggles, and a blue cat with a green ascot and goggles, falling from the sky while screaming. They landed hard on the ground, making imprints of their bodies in the ground on impact.

"Don't worry, Mr. Kagura. Natsu to the rescue..." The boy groaned in agony.

"Aye..." The cat said.

"You ok, Grandpa?" Nine asked.

Narsu got back up.

"Taken worse falls than that." He replied.

Happy got back up too and brushed dirt off his fur.

"So were are we?" The Exceed asked.

"Not the Soul Society." Itachi answered.

"And I can't reach Kokonoe on the com." Nine added on.

"So we're stuck until she finds us?! Come on!" Natsu complained.

"Not to mention the others aren't here." Happy added.

"Then right now our top priority is to find them." Itachi said.

"Good point. Happy, you stay here and keep a look out if Gray, Erza, Gajeel or Lily come along. If you see them, have em wait here until we get back, ok?" Natsu ordered.

"Aye Sir!" Happy replied.

The three soon went off to find their lost companions, leaving Happy to keep watch if they come by.

With Gajeel and Pantherlily

"Ugh... Gonna feel that in the morning..." Gajeel groaned as he emerged from the rubble of a wall he crashed landed on.

"Good to see you still breathing." Lily said, descending with his wings.

The Iron Dragon Slayer stood up and looked around, seeing the streets of a town and people walking around.

"This do t look like a place for the dead, pal." He pointed out.

"Yes. I think we might have drifted off course while we were traveling through the Boundary. Think the others are here?" Lily wondered.

"Maybe. We should probably look for e-"

Gajeel was cut off by something hitting his foot. He looked down and saw something that made his mouth water.

"OMG! Lily, look!"

Redfox lifted the object and showed his black cat.

"A nail..?" Lily pointed out.

"A 55" nail! This thing is just screaming at me to eat it!" Gajeel said excitedly.

"You're just gonna eat the first thing you see in this world, and off the ground?" The cat questioned.

"I do t give a damn, metal is metal! Anyway, CHOW TIME!" Gajeel said as he was about to bite into it, until...

"DON'T TOUCH THAAAAAT!"

An insanely loud voice echoed throughout the town as an old man wearing green Ninja clothes and an x shaped scar on his face zoomed towards Gajeel and swiped the nail from his hands.

"I'll... take that... back, thank you... very much..!" *wheeze* *wheeze* The man panted.

"That's yours, old man? Sorry, didn't know." Gajeel apologized.

"It is fine! I have been looking all over for this nail, and what luck that I find it!" The old man said loudly.

"Ah! Hey, turn it down a couple notches, old timer! You're gonna blow my eardrums!" Redfox snapped.

"My apologies. I get that I am loud a lot from my allies. Perhaps I should head Kagura's advice." The old man said.

"Hold on, did you say Kagura?" Lily asked.

"You know him, little kitten?" The old man asked back.

"Well I'll be damned, you must be one of the retards that Kokonoe said jumped into the Dimensional Transporter!" Gajeel said in surprise.

"RETARDS?! That is no way to talk about your allies!" He yelled.

"The cat chick sent us to find you guys and warn you about something dangerous. The name's Gajeel Redfox." Gajeel introduces himself.

"And I'm Pantherlily." Lily said as well.

"Ah, so you came to assist? Wonderful! Then I must introduce myself!" The old timer said.

He took a stance.

"Quicker than the wind! As still as the forest! Hotter than flames! And as grand as a mountain! I am the Ninja who fights for love and justice! THE ONE AND ONLY..."

He pointed his finger in the air.

"BANG SHISHIGAMI!"

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"Gay bar's that way." A man said as he passed by Bang.

Over with Gray and Erza...

"Get the hell out of my store, ya street rat! I only take money!" The shop keep yelled.

"What the hell, old man?! This is money!" Gray shouted.

"It ain't no money I've ever seen! Now beat it!" The shop keep yelled.

Gray left the store in anger, ranting curse words towards the shop keep as he left.

"I told you that our money isn't good here." Erza said.

"Guess so. C'mon, let's go find Natsu and the others." Gray replied.

The two Wizards walked through the streets of the town with no knowledge of where they were going. As they turned on the next street, they heard a scream.

"Someone help me!"

"Whoa! What was that?" Gray wondered.

"Not sure, let's check it out." Erza suggested.

The two ran towards the scream and they found multiple people standing around a woman, who was chained up and being beaten by someone.

"Keep your mouth shut, you low life Human!" The figure spat.

The man had probably the strangest wardrobe out there. A full, almost astronaut suit with a bubble around his head, making him look like he didn't even want to breath air.

"Excuse me, what's going on here?" Erza asked a bystander.

"Stay back, lady! That's one of the Celestial Dragons over there!" He warned.

"Celestial Dragon? That guy's clearly Human." Gray pointed out.

"Shut up! Don't let them hear you! Do you WANT them to make you their slave?!" A man shushed, covering Gray's mouth with his hands.

"Wait! Slave?! That woman there is that man's slave?!" Erza questioned.

"Please! Someone help!" The woman pleaded.

"I said shut up! You don't speak unless I tell you to!" The man barked as he kicked her in the gut, knocking her away.

Gray and Erza has seen enough. They had to step in and fast. The Wizards ran out from the crowd and went in front of the girl, protecting her.

"Stop, you asshole!" Gray demanded.

"Leave this woman alone!" Erza said menacingly.

"Beat it, Humans! This is Celestial Dragon business!" The Noble shouted.

The crowd was freaking out from the actions of the two.

"You idiots! Stop!"

"Get away from that girl, you two!"

"They're crazy!"

Erza eyed the crowd.

"What... What is wrong with you cowards?! You're just standing there and watching as this innocent woman is being beaten half to death, and allowing this monster to keep her as a slave at that!" Titania spat at the crowd.

This was more personal for Scarlet than people think. She was once a slave as a child. Her family was murdered by a cult and she was forced to work on building a tower for them as part of their sacrificial rituals, until she led a revolt against them, all while she was still a little girl.

"If your all that afraid of this ugly fool who takes advantage of the weak, then take your vaginas and leave!" Erza spat.

"Shut your mouth, whore! Or else I'll shut it for good!" The Noble threatened as he pulled out a handgun.

"Let's see you try, you fuck!" Gray taunted.

"Fine! DIE!" He shouted.

The Celestial Dragon fires his gut, which appeared to be a flintlock, at Erza. In response, she summoned a magic sword and deflected the bullet. The crowd was shocked by what they saw, especially the Noble.

He fired again, but once again, the bullet was deflected. Erza started walking towards the Noble with her sword ready to strike. The Celestial Dragon fell backwards in fear and Erza pointed the tip of the sword at his throat.

"You wouldn't dare, you stupid lesser being! You strike me and the Navy will be here with their best Admiral and a warship to destroy you! I will personally tell them everything!" He threatened.

Erza started dead into his ugly eyes, glaring into his dark soul. Such a pitiful creature. She thrust her sword towards the ugly man, and it barely missed his cheek, leaving a small cut.

"That word going to come from beyond the grave?" She coldly said.

The Noble screamed and ran off terrified. The entire crowd were shock from what they saw.

"S-She scared off a Celestial Dragon!"

"No one's ever done that before!"

"That woman's insane!"

Scarlet then turned to her friend who saw the whole thing.

"Sorry, Gray. I almost lost control." The Fairy Queen apologized.

"It's ok, Erza. That was personal for you, being a former slave and all. Besides, I was planing on killing that guy too." Gray replied.

The Ice Wizard then went over to the slave girl and crouched down. He froze her cuffs and chain leash with his power Magic and broke them easily.

"Don't worry, you're free now. He can't hurt you anymore." Fullbuster said.

The woman hugged the boy, crying into his shoulder.

"Thank you... Thank you..." She whimpered.

From within the crowd, a woman was watching the with an intrigued look on her face. She then disappeared into the background like a ghost.

Meanwhile...

"Man... We've been all over town and no sign of anyone!" Natsu complained.

"Maybe they met up with Happy back along the way?" Itachi assumed.

"Well I guess it's possible. Good thing we're heading back." Nine replied.

As they were walking back to where they started, Nine was lost in thought. She couldn't believe that her grandfather was here, and when he was still young at that. It was like a dream. She loved her grandfather so much when she was little.

*Many years ago in Ishana, the Magister's City*

A little girl ran through the halls of a castle excitedly, obviously looking for someone. She opened a large door and ran into a study.

Standing in the middle of the room was a man who looked like he was in his fifties, but was clearly much older than he looked. He had faint pink hair, a worn white scarf that looked like it had seen better days, and a fading red tattoo that looked like a fairy.

"Grandpa Natsu!" The little girl called out happily.

The old man, an aged Natsu turned around and saw the little girl running towards him. He smiled upon seeing her while the little girl jumped into his arms, almost knocking him down.

"Hoi! Easy there, sweetie! I ain't as young as I use to be! And hi, by the way!" Old man Dragneel laughed.

"Sorry, I was just so excited to see you again. It's been a long time since you came home." Little Konoe apologized.

"Ah, it's alright, Kiddo. I'm glad to be home." Natsu replied.

They both sat in front of the fireplace together and looked through an old photo album. It showed pictures of Natsu and all his old friends. There was Lucy, Gray, Erza, Wendy and Carla, Gajeel, heck everyone. Even Happy, who passed after Konoe was born.

"Grandpa, how come there aren't any photo's of you and your dad in here?" She asked.

"Oh. Well, you see, hon. I was raised in the wilderness by your great grandfather and we didn't have anything to make pictures with us, plus he and I were separated when I was still really young, so I didn't see him again until much later..." Natsu explained.

"Oh... I'm sorry, Grandpa. I didn't know." Konoe apologized.

"It's ok. You have a right to know who Igneel was." He said with a smile.

He thought about his foster father and smiled.

"Igneel was kind, brave, intelligent, and super awesome, and I'm not just saying that because he was a Dragon. He taught me all about culture, language, everything to know about Human kind. Also, he taught me the most important thing." Natsu spoke.

"What's that?" Konoe asked.

*Present*

"That you can do anything you set your mind to, as long as you got a fire in your belly!"

Those were words that Nine held dear. It was one of the reasons that she wanted to become as good a Mage as her grandfather, besides protect her little sister. Being around Natsu again really made her feel at ease.

'Grandfather...' She though happily.

Nine's thought were put on halt by the sound of crying.

"WHAAA! Natsu!"

The crying was coming from Happy as he ran towards the trio. The Dragon Slayer crouched down and petted the Exceed's head.

"Hey, what's wrong, little buddy?" Natsu asked.

"Some jerk threatened to kill me over food! That's what!" Happy sobbed.

"What?! What happened?" Dragneel asked.

"When you guys told me to stay near the port in case I saw the others, I got bored, so I decided to do some fishing. Then, I caught a fish, a REALLY BIG fish! Bigger than Itachi even!" Happy explained.

Bigger than Itachi? That's something you don't hear everyday, I mean Itachi's tall, like REALLY tall!

"But when I got it on land, some mean jerk slammed his foot in front of me and said "HAND OVER THE FISH, OR I'LL POUND YOU INTO DUST, CAT!" and he left with it..." He finished.

"I can't believe some bastard threatened you like that over a fish! You know where he went?" Natsu asked.

"When he was running off with the fish, I think he said, and I quote "Now back to the Swordfish Inn to cook this fish up for Robin Dear!", and ran off in that direction." Happy pointed west.

The Wizard stood up and cracked his knuckles.

"Alright. You two stay here. Happy and I are gonna teach this punk a lesson in manners!" Natsu growled.

"Natsu, picking fights with people here isn't part of our mission and there he goes towards the Inn." Itachi said, noticing that he's already running off.

The Ninja turned to the Witch.

"Should we stop him?" He asked.

"No." Nine replied.

Uchiha raised an eyebrow.

"There's no stopping my granddad once he sets his mind on something, thanks to that fire in his belly." She said with a smile.

Next time

We explain the story of how Itachi Uchiha came to be a member of Sector 7. What on earth happened?