AN: Just as a fair warning, there will be a fair amount of OC characters in this fic. Currently, I have 15 OC characters planned. This fic takes place before the time skip. As for exactly when won't matter, since it's been awhile since I've seen Fairy Tail and I don't feel like rewatching, so this story won't really follow the plot of Fairy Tail at all. I've kept you waiting long enough. Enjoy the story.

Natsu has once again dragged Lucy out on a job. Some mysterious magic has turned the trees of a local town to life. At first they were peaceful, but one day they turned violent, attacking the town. The surviving townsfolk have evacuated and the elder had the job sent to several guilds.

"Magic Trees! I can't wait to fight them!" said Natsu as they walked along the path.

"With your Fire Magic, those trees don't stand a chance!" said Happy flying alongside Natsu.

"Why do you need my help for this anyway? You could easily do this job on your own." said Lucy walking behind them.

In the distance, an object flies towards them. Lucy is the first to spot it.

"Eh? What's that?"

"What's what?"

"Natsu, look out!"

Natsu and Lucy dodge out of the way of the yellow object headed straight for them.

"Woah! What was that thing?"

In all his years as a mage, Natsu has never had a yellow projectile coming towards him from nowhere.

The yellow projectile in question landed a few feet behind them.

Natsu, Happy, and Lucy all inched closer.

Now that they got a better look at it, it had a slimy texture.

"What the heck is this thing?" said Natsu as he poked the yellow slime ball.

It jiggled and then expanded.

"What the hell?!"

The slime expanded even more and lunged onto Natsu.

"Argh! Gross!"

"Quick Natsu! Use your flames!" said Happy.

"Right!"

However, as Natsu powered up his body, he felt very weak after just a short moment.

"What? My magic isn't working."

Lucy's eyes widened. "It must be that slime. We have to get it off."

Lucy then got out one of her many Celestial Spirit keys and summoned a spirit.

"Open, gate of the bull! Taurus!"

"MOO!" said the Celestial Spirit Taurus as he was being summoned.

"Quick, Taurus! Pull that slime off of Natsu!"

"Right away, Lucy!"

However, as Taurus went to pull the slime, it changed thickness and his hand slipped right through.

"Oh no, Taurus can't get a good hold on that slime!"

Lucy tried to think of another way to get the slime off of Natsu, but as suddenly as it went on, the slime popped off and fell to the ground in a ball.

"Ugh… I'm drained." said Natsu as he collapsed.

"Natsu, are you okay?" said Happy as he flew down beside him.

"I'm fine, just really tired. That slime drained my magic. I need some fire to eat."

"We still have that slime to take care of." said Lucy.

Lucy thought about her options and they seemed limited at best. None of her Spirits could fight such a creature effectively. However, as she turned to face it, it was arranging it's body into something.

"Oh no, what now?"

The yellow slime stretched itself out and started forming letters.

"No way, this thing can communicate?" said Lucy as she stared in disbelief

sorry

"It's...apologizing?"

low energy

no choice

friends?

"Even so, Natsu's magic was drained because of this thing. Should we really trust it after it just attacked us?"

"Good enough for me, friends it is." said Natsu as Lucy widened her eyes.

help me

find master

"This slime must've been separated from its owner. We should probably return it." said Lucy.

The slime reformed itself into a ball and raced forward...right onto Lucy's leg.

"Eek! Disgusting! Get this thing off of me!"

"Lucy, I think it likes you." said Happy.

The slime then raced up to Lucy's shoulder.

"I guess I have a new friend. I'll have to get used to this one way or another." said Lucy with a look of disgust on her face.

"Alright! Now on to those trees… as soon as I eat some fire."

AN: Alright, one OC character down, at least 15 more to go. As for future chapters, I don't have a set schedule. If I feel like writing, then another chapter might be up. It all depends on my mood at the time. Please tell me what you think with a review. I'm always looking for ways to improve my writing.