Tornado of Change
Everyone has a story. That should be shared and enjoyed. Then again, there are some stories that should be kept hidden from plain sight. Those type of stories are not meant to be enjoyed or given out to people. Those stories would only cause pain and sorrow.
Lucy was sitting in her room, writing in her novel she was working on. She was documenting the adventure she just had with Natsu and Happy. She was smiling while she writes.
"...it was yet another day of hardship...Natsu kept on messing things up and destroying things but...we were able to stop the bandits from stealing from the bank...though, the reward money was used for the repairs sadly…"
Lucy chuckles to herself and stretches her arms up and turns to the window outside. It was a sunny day today. She just returned from her latest mission and just couldn't help but write. She gets up from her chair and walks over to her window and pokes her head out, resting her arms on the bottom frame. She can smell the fresh air and see the people of Magnolia walking in front of her apartment building.
Since, she has been going from mission to mission. There wasn't a time for her to really relax until this moment. No stress but peace. Handling Natsu and Happy on the daily basis is tiring for a girl her age. Their energy is three times hers. However, she has to admit, it's fun being with them. Who knows what she will do if they stop being them. Their childish selfs.
"Wonder where they are now" Lucy asked herself looking at the creek flowing under the bridge.
OOO
"We're home!" Natsu shouts, kicking his door open.
"AYE SIR!" Happy cheers pumping his fist up.
Their house were filled with their echoes. They both turned to each other with grins. They came from the guild a little while ago after their mission to talk with a few people but felt a little tired so they decided to go to their house.
"Man..when did it get so dusty" Natsu said scratching the top of his head. "We haven't been gone that long"
Natsu notice dust bunnies on his furniture along with the windows. There was also shirts and pants on the ground and magazines. Happy walks in further and sniffs the desk and sneezes causing the dust to fly everywhere.
"I think this was here before" Happy states covering his nose.
"That's not good...I can't we sleep in this dump" Natsu said picking up his shirt and smelling it.
HIs face turned green and burned his shirt. That was a very dirty shirt he didn't want in his house. He looks over to his bed which was under a window. It didn't look dirty or had anything on top of it. Though, the things in front of it was blocking them from walking to it.
"...I think we should sleep over Lucy's tonight" Natsu said crossing his arms and nodding, satisfied with his answer.
"She is going to Lucy kick you to the skyyyy" Happy sings, stepping over the clothing. "Plus, she said not to bother her...she needs to rest too"
"Ya I guess" Natsu said yawning. "Might as well burn everything to clean this place up"
Natsu right fist was covered with fire while he looked half asleep. Happy quickly flew to him and punched his right arm.
"YOU CRAZY...you will burn this house down!" Happy shouts in his ear.
"Oh right" Natsu said putting his fire away. "So what then"
"We start cleaning" Happy said picking some shirts up with his nose pinched together by a clip.
Natsu sighs heavily not wanting to do the chore. He starts helping. There was a large basket where the two was dropping the clothes in. After that, they started organizing the place a little making it look, decent. After an hour has past, both Natsu and Happy fell to the wooden floor that they never knew they had.
"Finally" Natsu said exhausted. "The torture is over"
"Well your the one that made the mess" Happy states.
"What now!" Natsu said pissed.
"Look Natsu...we missed something!" Happy said pointing his finger underneath their bed.
Natsu squints to what he was pointing at. He stretches his arms underneath it and felt something pointy. He pulls his arms out and laid on his back. It was an enveloped address to him that wasn't opened.
"When did this arrive?" Natsu asked sniffing the envelope but sneezes just smelling dust.
"You must have thrown it under there" Happy said. "Open it!"
Happy was curious and excited to see what was inside. Natsu wasn't excited like him but curious. He never received a letter before, this was a first. He cut it opened and unfolded the letter.
Dear Natsu,
If you get the chance in reading this, then….I need you to read this carefully...There is things about your past and your future you must be aware of….its been a secret to you for a reason because once you know the truth...you can't go back to your normal life….you have a fate that you can't run away from….at the bottom of this letter, there's a purple star..once you look at it….wheels of fate will start to turn….and your past will be revealed…
There was a purple star at the bottom. Natsu was staring at it but felt nothing. It was a weird letter. The writing didn't look familiar to him but it seems like the person who wrote it knew a lot about him. He sits up and notice Happy was staring at the star.
"Nothings happening" Happy states.
"It's probably some prank" Natsu said not bothered by it.
"You think so...I don't know" Happy replies. "Sounds serious to me...are you a least curious about your past?"
"I haven't thought about it until now" Natsu answers looking at the star. "Why give me a letter...why didn't the person just tell me"
Natsu gets up and places the letter on the bed. His attention moves to the weather outside. It changed drastically from a sunny day to a windy cloudy day. Natsu was confused along with Happy who had his face up against the window.
"What in the world?" Natsu said running to out the door.
"Wait for me Natsu!" Happy said gliding to his shoulder.
Natsu starts walking backwards, looking up. This shouldn't have happened this quickly. Something odd was happening, he can feel it. This was after he read that letter. "No, it can't be because of that letter" Natsu thought shaking the idea off.
What was it then. What was making his hair on his arm spike up. Happy was afraid and hugged Natsu's head.
OOO
"Ayyii where did this wind come from" an old lady said.
"I don't know" her husband said next to her.
"Make it go away" she said to him in an annoyed tone.
"I can't do that!" he replies.
"You better or no food tonight" she said walking away from him.
"I hope the wind carries you away" he mutters.
"What was that!?"
'Nothing! Deary!"
Lucy came outside right after the old couple went back home. It was like magic how the weather just changed. One second it was a wonderful day and the next, turned ugly. This could only mean magic was involved. Lucy begins running to the guild, wondering if they know what or who was causing this.
On her way to the guild, she heard Natsu calling her from behind. He had Happy on his head. It seems like he was thinking the same thing.
"Oh Natsu...are you heading over to the guild too?" Lucy asked.
"Ya...wondered if they know anything about where this weather came from" Natsu answers her.
"It was sunny one moment and then bam!...became so windy" Happy said huggin Natsu's head tightly. "I almost flew away"
"Uh..let's hope they have some answers" Lucy states.
They open the entrance doors and entered the guild. They saw Erza and Gray crowded around Makarov as well as Mira and Wendy.
"I assume you two came from the same reason?" Makarov asked raising an eyebrow.
"Ya" Lucy responds.
"Do you know what's happening gramps?" Natsu asked.
"Possibly" Makarov said walking over to the window that was in front of the guild.
He looks through it and notice the clouds started to swirl in the sky. He turns back to everyone.
"I've already let the guild members know what is happening...they are now alerting the citizens of Magnolias to return to their homes" Makarov tells them.
"Can you explain what's happening?" Lucy asked anxious to know.
"A gate has been open recently...using old magic" Makarov starts. "The dramatic weather change is a side effect from this magic...the temperature drops...and it becomes extremely windy...it's only a matter of time until….the tornado comes"
"T-tornado!" Wendy stutters in fear.
"Never seen one before" Gray states.
"Believe me...you don't want to be here when it does" Makarov states glaring at the sky. "It's not a normal tornado...its filled with ethernano...if you enter the eye of it...your body will be consumed by it"
"No one can survive under so much ethernano" Erza said.
"Is that tornado coming here?" Natsu asked.
"I'm afraid so...that's why I told everyone to get the citizens in their homes...they will cast a barrier that will defend against this disaster" Makarov said with a frown.
"Have you experience this before, Master?" Lucy asked seeing how he is handling the situation.
"Yes...in my younger years...when I wasn't the guild master...but that time" Makarov said clenching his hand. "Was much worse"
"Its here!" Happy said spotting the tornado taking shape, coming down from the sky outside of Magnolia.
"We need to get the rest of the guild here" Makarov tells them.
"I got it" Natsu said running outside.
He jumps to the roof of the guild until he reaches the highest point. He inhales and lets out the biggest roar.
"EVERYONE….COME BACK TO THE GUILD!" Natsu yells to the top if his lungs.
With that, Natsu can hear running. He grins seeing everyone coming where he was. It was a nice view. He can almost see all of Magnolia. It's too bad that this wasn't a good time for sightseeing.
"HEY Salamander!" Gajeel shouts at the bottom. "What the hell are you doing!?"
"Huh?" Natsu responds not noticing he was being lift up from the roof. "Whaah!?...what the!?"
Natsu gripped on the tip of the roof trying to pull himself down, but his scarf was choking him. It was like someone was yanking it. Soon the other members saw Natsu. They all looked confused.
"Someone help!" Natsu shouts.
"Fine I will" Gajeel said jumping to him.
Levy stared at Gajeel being heroic. Lucy and Happy came out wondering why everyone was outside still.
"Guys!..why are you doing here-..Natsu!" Lucy said in an angry tone. "Why the hell are you doing!"
Gajeel was pulling Natsu by his arms but Natsu's legs were being pulled up. Gajeel was having a hard time. Natsu felt like he was the rope in tug of war. He might grow a few feet if this continues.
"I don't know!...just help me down!" Natsu wines.
"Just hold on!" Gajeel shouts at him.
"I think you better hurry Gajeel" Levy said noticing the Tornado getting closer.
"Everyone hurry inside!" Erza said coming out and ordering everyone in.
They all didn't hesitate and ran inside. Erza stared at the two dragon slayers on the roof confused why they were up there. Lucy told her the reason which made her more confused.
"This isn't time for fun and games" Erza said in a serious tone.
"Do you think im doing this for fun!" Natsu yells to her.
"Isn't this a gate?" Gray spoke remembering Makarov saying it. "Is there something coming out of it?"
"Yes.. but it's different...it's transporting something from a different location that wouldn't have been able to come here…" Makarov states, remembering a young teen appearing in the middle of it long ago. "Something powerful"
Natsu felt his scarf becoming undone. He shifts his eyes to it and saw it flying to the direction of the tornado.
"No, wait!" Natsu said getting out of Gajeel's grasps.
"Hey...woaah" Gajeels said losing his balance and falling to the ground.
Natsu boosted himself up to his scarf with his fire. He wasn't going to lose it. He reaches his hand for it.
"Natsu!" Everyone yells down below with fearful expressions.
Natsu was able to get his scarf but was getting too close to the Tornado. He can hear everyone yelling to him to come down but he can't stop himself. Something was pulling him and it must stop. While holding on his scarf tightly, he covers his free fist in fire. He punches the tornado, causing fire to slice through it but something unexpected happened.
In a second, Natsu was slashed with a black wave of energy that came out of the tornado. He let go of his scarf and flew into a building. It shocked everyone. Suddenly, within the tornado, dark smoke started expanding within until it explodes.
The tornado disappeared but left someone laying on the ground. It was a girl about the same age as Lucy and her hair was blond. It was a dark blond. She was wearing a brown skirt and a brown vest with a white shirt underneath. She was unconscious.
"...well...that just happened" Cana spoke breaking the silence.
"So is that the girl who used the magic?" Gray asked curious.
"Not another rival!" Juvia thought entering her wild ideas about Gray's false harem.
"We need to help her" Wendy said running to the blond girl.
"Wait….how do you know she's safe" Carla asked worried about her little friend.
"I don't sense anything dangerous coming from her" Wendy states looking at the girl. "Can someone help me carry her"
"I will" Erza said picking the girl up gently, bridal style.
"Bring her to the infirmary" Makarov tells them. "Keep her company...once she is all better...we need to ask her some questions"
"I'm going to check on Natsu" Lucy said running to where he was thrown to.
"Hmm...that girl couldn't have did that to Natsu" Gajeel states seeing how fragile she looks.
"If she didn't..who else did" Gray tells him.
Happy came flying to Lucy's shoulder.
"Happy" Lucy said surprised.
"That was a close one...I thought Natsu was going to be finished!" Happy said astonished on Natsu's luck.
"Good thing he didn't" Lucy said grinning in joy.
She finally sees Natsu in a wall of a store. He was deep in it. She was nervous but he couldn't possibly lose against that attack. She always sees him getting hit with far worse.
"Natsu" Lucy spoke and heard rumbling.
Natsu sits up feeling his back aching from the bricks he had to lay on. He gets up and feels his left side burn. He rubs it and sees Lucy and Happy who were smiling at him. He grins and waves.
"Still here" Natsu said in a happy tone.
"NATSUUUU" Happy flies to him with tear, hugging him tightly. "I thought you were dead!"
"That will take hundred of years Happy" Natsu states patting his head.
"You really gave us a scare" Lucy said crossing her arms under her breast. "Don't do that again, ok?"
"Ya ya.." Natsu said walking to her and realize his neck didn't feel warm. "MY SCARF!"
Natsu quickly pushes Happy away and runs out. He needed to find his scarf. Lucy giggles at his reaction except for Happy who was crying feeling a bump grow on his head.
"Wish you would act like that when I'm missing" Lucy said softly.
It took a few seconds to take in what she just said. When she did, she blushed and covered her mouth. She can hear Happy snickering with a smirk he was trying to hide behind his paws.
"Oh Lucy..you jelly over a scarf-" Happy said until getting a Lucy kick into the wall.
"SHUT IT HAPPY!" Lucy shouts stomping away.
OOO
During that surprising attack from that tornado, he saw his scarf flying to the forest. He also saw someone within the tornado. It was a silhouette that looks to be a male. His eyes found his scarf on a bush. He smiles seeing it and walks over to it until he felt something omneimeous. He stops walking and notice someone coming out from behind a tree near the bush.
It was a male about his age with black hair and eyes. He was wearing a black robe that looked all beat up as well as him. He was holding his side with one arm while he was leaning against the tree looking at Natsu.
"Are you looking for this?" he spoke to Natsu, looking at the scarf.
"Ya, it belongs to me" Natsu responds feeling something off with the guy.
He picks the scarf up from the bush. Instantly, the colour became black. Natsu was stunned to see his scarf change so rapidly. It never did before. The guy stared at the scarf and chuckled once.
"This isn't a normal scarf uh….just like" he said looking at the scarf then at Natsu. "You"
Natsu coughs deeply, feeling the strangers hand just pierce his gut within a second. It was fast and unexpected. Natsu wasn't able to summon his magic for some reason. He leaned against the stranger who was staring into his eyes so coldy.
"You...bastard-" Natsu said growling and felt a pulse from within. "Arghh!"
"Tch!" the stranger said pulling his hand out after a jolt of pain entered his hand.
Natsu fell forward on his knees still conscious. He grabbed the spot the stranger made a hole but he felt no hole but the pain was still there. His head started to ache. He was pounding the ground with his fist. An image came into his mind of a silhouette of himself in a dark room.
"The hell are you" the stranger spoke holding his hand like he was hurting.
Natsu looks up to him. The stranger soon vanishes from his sight into black flames. Natsu shifts his eyes to his scarf that was laying on the ground in front of him. He drags himself to it until his hands grabbed it.
Suddenly, the pain became intense. The same image keeps appearing in his mind. It felt like it was coming closer to him.
"Natsu...we finally meet"
"AHHHHH!" Natsu screams loudly after hearing his voice in his head.