Happy belated Canada Day to anyone who's seeing this! So, as you can see, I've finally gotten around to posting Project #1! I'm planning on updating this 1-2 times a week. Hmm... not much to say in the first chapter so I'll just let you get on with it :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does.
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"Natsu! When are we going to go on a job?" Lucy whined as she rested her head on the table. Mirajane gave a sympathetic smile as she poured Lucy a glass of water. Natsu and Happy had been lingering around the request board for over an hour, unable to decide on a mission to take. Erza was due back any time now and Gray would be coming to the guild soon too. Lucy wanted to have a mission picked before they got there. Just when she was about to storm over there herself, Natsu's cheerful face popped up.
"Hey, Lucy! Let's go on this one!" he suggested, waving the flyer in her face. Lucy pouted and snatched it out of his hand. The mission seemed simple enough, and it wasn't anything that they were new to: defeating a dark assassin's guild named Fatal Falcon. Lucy sweat dropped. Of course Natsu picked a job that was nothing but destruction. Well at least this time, the town couldn't really fine them if they broke things...right? It was a well paying job too. Lucy sighed. What could possibly go wrong? She felt herself nod and watched as Natsu and Happy cheered.
Gray walked into the guild to find Happy and Natsu grinning from ear to ear and Lucy standing awkwardly to the side. He raised an eyebrow at the piece of paper in Lucy's hand. Was that a job request? He made his way up to them.
"Yo, Lucy, Happy, Flame Brain," he greeted. A tick mark immediately appeared on Natsu's forehead and he stomped his way over to the raven.
"What was that, Popsicle? You want to fight?" the Dragon Slayer shouted as he got into stance. Gray grinned as he took his stance as well.
"Bring it on, Fire Breath!" The two began their brawl in the middle of the guild. Lucy laughed nervously as she backed away to safe distance. She didn't want to get caught up in that.
Natsu was about to land a hit on Gray when a metal fist came down on his head. He yelped in pain as he turned around only to freeze. Shit, it's Erza. The scarlet turned to her two younger brother figures.
"Why are you two fighting?" she demanded. Gray squeaked and Natsu was quick to follow suit. The two moved so that they kneeled obediently in front of her.
"I-It was just a friendly scuffle. R-Right Natsu?" The pink haired mage nodded and Erza stepped back.
"Good. Friends should not fight. Am I understood?" Erza asked. The two boys nodded vigorously and slung their arms around each other's shoulders.
"A-Aye sir..."
Erza made her way to Lucy and Happy, who had been standing a ways off. The two greeted Erza and showed her the job request. Sharp brown eyes scanned the page. After a brief moment, Erza smiled.
"It sounds like a good mission. I'm ready to go whenever you are." Mirajane turned from the counter.
"So soon, Erza? You just got back," she said. Erza waved off the concern.
"It's no problem. I had a lot of time to rest during the trip back," she assured. She turned around to the two boys still sitting on the floor glaring at each other. "Natsu! Gray!" she shouted. The two's backs straightened as they slowly turned back to look at the female knight. "Get packed, we're going on a mission! Meet at the train station in half an hour!" she ordered as she herself walked out of the guild.
Thirty minutes later, they were on the train and on their way to the mission. Natsu was moaning and groaning in his seat as usual, his face absolutely pallid. Lucy edged away from the dragon slayer as to not get vomit on her skirt. Gray and Erza watched with frowns on their faces. The train ride would be approximately two hours. They did not want to deal with a motion sick Natsu for that long. Erza swapped spots with Lucy as she proceeded to punch the slobbering mess in the stomach, promptly knocking him out. Gray and Lucy both looked the out the window watching the colours of autumn go by, as if not noticing what had just happened.
It seemed like forever, but the team of mages finally arrived at their destination. Their resident Dragon Slayer was the first one off the train and jumped for joy.
"I love the ground!" he screamed as Happy chimed in with an enthusiastic,
"Aye, sir!" Lucy rolled her eyes playfully as Erza dragged her cart of luggage and Gray followed closely behind.
"We're going to leave you behind if you don't get a move on!" Gray yelled at the two. They quickly caught up and began to chat with the others about pointless things.
Team Natsu arrived at their hotel and checked into their rooms. Natsu would be rooming with Gray and Erza with Lucy. Happy would stay in Natsu's room, as usual. As they were unpacking, details of the request flew through their minds. The mission wasn't S-class so it couldn't be too challenging. All they had to do was kick a couple of people's butts, right? When they were all settled, they set off for the town hall to speak with the mayor.
"Fairy Tail. I'm glad you came. That damned guild has been killing people since the beginning of this year! Please, you have to help us!" Erza nodded, deep in thought. She looked up at the mayor.
"Does the guild have any distinguishing features? What is their guild symbol design?" The mayor placed a hand to his chin. Gray and Natsu watched closely as Happy floated in the air next to his pink haired friend. Lucy stood next to Erza and listened carefully to every word the mayor spoke. The man apologised.
"I'm sorry, Fairy Tail. I don't think I've ever seen one." The celestial mage stepped forward, arms spread out in front of her imploringly.
"Please sir, think harder. We need any information that we can get." The mayor frowned and bowed his head.
"I'm sorry. I really don't know. You can try asking the townspeople. They may know," he suggested. They all sighed. It would've been easier had the mayor known more. But that was fine. They could just ask around like he suggested. The mages thanked the mayor for his time and made their way outside.
"Natsu, Happy, you head north. Gray will head west. Lucy will head east and I will head south. Convene back at the hotel in three hours," Erza ordered. They all nodded before setting off in their respective directions.
After two and a half hours, Gray trekked down the path in town. So far, none of the people that he had spoken to had known much about Fatal Falcon. The raven sighed. How could a town ask for them to get rid of a dark guild but not know anything about said dark guild? Just when Gray was about to turn and start heading back, he heard something come from his left.
"Come..." a voice whispered. He whipped his head around.
"Who's there?" he demanded. He whirled around several times. But there was no one there. He frowned. He knew he had heard that voice. He made his way to the door of the house directly left of him.
He knocked on the door, only for it to open easily. Not to mention ominously. Gray slowly peeked through the door. The room was dark. It didn't seem like there was anyone there. Yet Gray was sure that he had heard something. He was about to venture further into the room when the door swung fully open and clattered against the wall. Gray shivered. This was seriously creepy. He turned to leave when he felt himself step on something. He frowned and bent down to pick it up. He was sure that it wasn't there when he had entered. Turns out it was only a piece of paper. But when he turned it over, something peculiar greeted him. Inscribed on the sheet was a single symbol. It seemed like two F's connected to each other, arranged in such a way that it appeared as if the picture had wings and a head. Gray raised an eyebrow as he closed the door behind him and started to head back to the hotel, leaving the room in total darkness.
To be absolutely honest, adventure writing is really not my forte. But I guess this is my practice? Let me know how I did! Feedback is very much appreciated! :) The preview photo of the story is what the guild symbol for Fatal Falcon looks like.