A/N: Hi, everyone. This is my first fanfic: Fairystuck. I hope you enjoy the first chapter! I'll probably be updating every week or so, but I'm not exactly sure. If you want, check my user page for more specific information as the days wear on.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Fairy Tail or Homestuck. The respective owners own what they own, and I only own the plot.

This chapter is in Lucy's POV.

Chapter 1: Enter Karkat Vantas

—Lucy—

Lucy couldn't tear her eyes away, yet she wanted more than anything to look away.

Natsu was battling Gajeel, and needless to say, it wasn't going so well.

"Iron Dragon's Pillar!" Gajeel yelled. His right arm morphed into an iron pillar as he thrust his arm at Natsu's face. The Fire Dragon Slayer barely dodged in order to avoid direct impact to his face, but the pillar grazed his cheek, and Lucy could tell that it stung—even though Natsu tried to hide it.

Natsu's right hand cloaked itself in flames. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" he shouted back. He tried to hit Gajeel with the flames, but Gajeel jumped out of the way just in time.

"Is that all you can do?" Gajeel mocked. "So much for the so-called 'powerful' Salamander. I thought you had more power!"

Natsu grinned. "I'm just getting started," he replied.

Lucy held onto the Sagittarius key. It was the only one she had left, and she really didn't want to use it. After all, what if Sagittarius was mad at her for opening his gate in a crisis? Plus, Lucy knew how much Natsu hated having to rely on others. Natsu would be happier if he took down Gajeel himself—not only were they both Dragon Slayers, but Gajeel had also hurt Fairy Tail, and, well…Natsu took it personally when someone did that.

"Oh, really?" Gajeel asked, which snapped Lucy out of her thoughts. "Turns out I'm just getting started, too. You haven't even seen anything yet."

Natsu didn't respond verbally, but with an attack. He jumped up, above Gajeel, his arms wreathed with flame, he yelled, "Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!"

Gajeel sidestepped nonchalantly, but some of the flame touched Gajeel's cheek. As if it didn't hurt at all, Gajeel didn't respond to the flame—he only growled in annoyance.

"Iron Dragon's Scales!" Gajeel roared. Just like that, grayish scales started to cover his whole body.

"Good luck trying to get past this," Gajeel said, smirking. "Iron Dragon's Sword!" His right arm turned into an iron blade, and he charged at Natsu.

Natsu tried to dodge, but the blade caught him and directly hit his arm. A grimace spread across Natsu's face, and this time he couldn't even try to hide it. "Fire Dragon's…" Natsu said.

At the same time, Gajeel said, "Iron Dragon's…"

"Roar!" both Dragon Slayers yelled at the same time. A gray whirlwind flew towards Natsu, whereas a spiral of flame raced toward Gajeel. There was a small explosion, but when the smoke cleared, both Dragon Slayers were still standing, though Natsu was slightly more injured than before. Gajeel didn't even look like he had a dent on him. The wall, however, now had a huge hole.

"How?" Lucy murmured. She tightened her grip on the Sagittarius key, ready to bring it out in case Natsu really needed help. But, if Gajeel wasn't hurt by Natsu's flames, then what was Sagittarius going to do? Maybe Sagittarius could help by wearing down Gajeel's scales, but Lucy didn't even know if Gajeel's scales could be worn down.

"Iron Dragon's Club!" Gajeel roared. A huge club of iron nearly missed Natsu.

"Some fire on the right, some fire on the left…" Natsu said. "And together they make, Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" Flames swirled toward Gajeel, but when they emerged, Gajeel looked hardly damaged at all.

"These scales increase my defense," Gajeel explained with a grin on his face. "You can't damage me at all now. You're done for. Give up."

"Never!" Natsu said. "I'm going to battle, even to my death!"

"You're strong-willed," Gajeel decided. "But the rumors about you were wrong. You're not the 'amazing' Salamander everyone talks about. You're only a reckless Fire Dragon Slayer who winds up getting in the headlines all the time because he keeps getting himself in his own trouble. Act like that all the time, you're going to find yourself in some big trouble. Like right now. You're not going to be able to win now. If anything, you'll only be a nuisance."

"Don't underestimate your opponents," Natsu retorted. "When people do that, they usually lose."

"I think that everyone overestimated you," Gajeel replied. "I was almost looking forward to fighting a competent member from the trash. I guess I shouldn't have expected anything from the fairies. I should find stronger opponents somewhere else." He laughed as he said this.

"Fire Dragon's—" But Natsu's spell was cut off by Gajeel's.

"Iron Dragon's Lance: Demon Logs!" Gajeel cried, and a lance of iron was headed straight for Natsu. Since Natsu was still trying to call out his spell, he had no time to dodge. The lance was sent right into Natsu's face.

"Natsu!" Lucy yelled. She had been frozen this entire time. Now Natsu had lost. This was all her fault. If she had called out Sagittarius, if only for a moment, she had distracted Gajeel…Natsu could have won. But now…

Gajeel walked over to Natsu, and his scales vanished. "Nice try, Salamander. But if you're going to escape from this alive, you'd better come to me much later. Iron Dragon's Pillar!" He started to bring down the pillar on Natsu, but just then, a purple-and-green sickle buried itself in Gajeel's right shoulder.

"What?" Gajeel yelled in fury. He glanced around the room, and then from the hole in the wall, a person jumped through—presumably the owner of the sickle.

Gajeel growled. "How dare you—" A cry of pain interrupted him. The Iron Dragon Slayer staggered backwards and fell to the ground, unconscious.

The figure emerged, and Lucy was finally able to see the owner of the sickle, and who had saved both Natsu and Lucy's life. However, Lucy yelled out in surprise when she saw the figure.

The figure was a boy, and had messy black hair. That was normal. However, the rest of the features of the boy wasn't normal. He had gray skin and small nubby horns sprouting of his head, both of which were very un-humanlike. He also had a black shirt on with the symbol for Cancer in gray. Lucy guessed that maybe he was a Celestial wizard, and that he wanted the key for Cancer. But whoever he was, Lucy was sure not to give it to him or even show that she had it.

"Uh, hi," Lucy said, frightened.

"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?" the boy asked. For some reason, he was shouting. He walked over to Gajeel and removed the sickle.

"I'm…uh…Lucy," Lucy replied. "I'm from the guild Fairy Tail."

"OH," the boy said. He also shouted this, which Lucy didn't get at all. "I WAS JUST HERE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PHANTOM DUDE." He kicked Gajeel's motionless head to show that he meant Gajeel. "ARE YOU AND YOUR…" He looked at Natsu. "…FRIEND OKAY?"

"Yeah," Lucy replied. "His name's Natsu, by the way. What's yours?"

"AND WHY SHOULD I TELL YOU?" the boy growled.

"I want to know!" Lucy said.

"UGH, FINE," the boy grumbled. "KARKAT."

"Karkat what?"

"KARKAT VANTAS. THAT'S MY NAME, IDIOT. BYE." Karkat turned to leave.

"Oh." There was barely anything for Lucy to say other than that. "Strange name." Then she noticed Karkat walking away. "Wait!" she yelped.

Karkat turned. "WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW?" he groaned.

"Are you from a guild?" Lucy asked.

"YEAH," Karkat answered. "WHAT ABOUT IT?"

"Which—" Lucy's voice died as she recalled one of the guilds she had read about before. "Oh," she said, quickly correcting herself. "You're from Alternian Beforus, aren't you? That guild that went missing months ago?"

Lucy remembered Alternian Beforus. It was one of the guilds that she had wanted to join, along with Fairy Tail. But then she learned that Alternian Beforus was invite only. On top of that, the guild had mysteriously vanished a few months ago.

"OH, UM, SURE," Karkat replied. He seemed extremely nervous now. "SO?"

Lucy blurted her words out before she could even think. "Can I go tour your guild tomorrow?"

"WHY?" Karkat groaned.

"I think Alternian Beforus is really interesting," Lucy answered. "Oh, please can I go? If you can, meet me at Fairy Tail's new place tomorrow at noon."

"FINE," Karkat muttered. "I'LL TALK ABOUT IT WITH MY…GUILDMATES. IF THEY SAY NO, THEN I'M NOT COMING AT NOON TOMORROW. IF I DO COME AT NOON TOMORROW, THEN THEY SAID YES. DEAL?"

Lucy nodded excitedly. This was her chance to visit Alternian Beforus, the guild that she had been so interested in so many months ago. Now she would be able to find out why they disappeared, and she would know all about them. She decided not to ask about Karkat's appearance for now, and that she would ask him about it tomorrow.

"GREAT. NOW GOOD-FRICKING-BYE." Karkat walked away without another word, and out of the hole in the wall.

Lucy sighed as she watched him leave. What a day.

A/N: So, how was it? Good? Bad? Let me know in the review section! I accept constructive criticism, but not flames.

Look forward to the next chapter: The Tour!