The Fairy Tail Shapeshifter

by sparkydragon98

Sparky Jones went to the top of Spear Pillar to stop Team Galactic. However, after an encounter with Palkia, he finds himself in a new world not like his own. How will he handle this new world? And how will the wizards of Fiore handle this strange new person with even stranger abilities? Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or Pokemon; they belong to their respective companies.

1. A Whole New World

Hey, everyone! I'm not dead! Sparky D. here, bringing you the first chapter of a new story! This story starts from the first episode and will continue from there. So here's the first chapter (and episode) of The Fairy Tail Shapeshifter!

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Chapter 1 – A Whole New World

Everything was happening too fast for Sparky Jones to understand.

One minute, he was atop Spear Pillar battling Team Galactic with six of his strongest partners. His best friend and rival was fighting alongside him. Once they had defeated the Grunts, his friend took on the two Galactic Commanders that were there, Mars and Jupiter.

Sparky, on the other hand, had moved ahead to fight Team Galactic's Boss, Cyrus. Despite having powerful pokemon, Sparky was going toe-to-toe with him and was steadily gaining the upper hand. In desperation, Cyrus played his trump card and used his Red Chain to summon Palkia, and the legendary Water-Dragon type appeared.

However, Palkia had appeared enraged and beyond Cyrus' control. It reared its head back and unleashed a torrent of water that instantly knocked out Cyrus and his pokemon when it hit. The water was headed for Sparky as well, but two of his pokemon, the ones who weren't used in the battle against Cyrus, rushed in front of him and used Protect. The blue shields managed to block Palkia's Hydro Pump but also drew the legendary's attention to them.

Palkia roared before the pearls on its shoulders glowed pink and its eyes glowed orange. It raised its right arm, which was also starting to glow pink, and swung it in an arc. The result was a pink crescent energy wave heading for them; Palkia's signature attack, Spacial Rend.

The legendary's attack pushed against the still-active shields with tremendous force. The two pokemon struggled to hold it back, but eventually they were overwhelmed. The pink wave crashed into the two pokemon before continuing to hit the rest of Sparky's pokemon, and then Sparky himself. Sparky felt a strange sensation in his body, and then everything went black.

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When Sparky regained consciousness, he remembered what was going on. He jumped to his feet, ready to continue battling Palkia, only to realize that the legendary was nowhere in sight. In fact, there wasn't anyone in sight. It didn't look like he was on Spear Pillar anymore.

"Where the heck am I?" Sparky wondered. It was then he noticed train tracks, a foot away from him, leading to a town about a mile away. However, it didn't look like any town he'd seen in Sinnoh, and he didn't recall ever needing to travel by train to get somewhere. Was he still in Sinnoh or had he somehow ended up in another region?

Sparky reached for his belt and pulled out a pokeball containing one of his fliers, intent on releasing them from their ball to help him get to the town quicker. However, nothing came out when he opened the ball. With wide eyes, he brought out the rest of his pokeballs and opened them, only to get the same result: they were all empty. "Where are all my pokemon?!" Sparky thought in utter shock. "How long was I out?" Was it possible that someone found him while he was unconscious and took his pokemon out of their balls? If that were the case, then he would have to hurry and find them before it was too late.

Just then, he heard the sound of a loud engine and turned his head to the left. The trainer spotted a train passing by, heading toward the town. As it passed him, he stared into the windows and caught a glimpse of some of the passengers, but the ones that stood out to him were a pink-haired boy with a blue cat on his shoulder, although the boy looked sick.

"If someone wanted to get far away fast, a train seems like a good option," Sparky thought. Maybe someone had taken his pokemon and headed into town to get to the train station. Sparky reached into his bag and pulled out his collapsible bicycle, unfolding it to riding mode. He hopped on and started pedaling toward the town with a resolute expression on his face, determined to find his friends and save them.

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Sparky reached the train station just in time to see people starting to board the train. He closed his eyes and activated his aura sense, searching for anyone who seemed suspicious, as well as his pokemons' auras. However, nobody around the station fit the bill, and he felt no familiar auras. Sparky opened his eyes in confusion, then figured that whoever took his pokemon was probably still in town. Just to be safe, though, he hung around the station until the train was ready to depart.

When the train did start moving, Sparky heard someone screaming, "NOO!" and looked toward the source. He saw the pink-haired teen from earlier, who was wearing a red, long-sleeved coat and had a white scarf on around his neck, hanging out of one of the windows with a miserable expression on his face. Once the train was gone, he took notice of the blue cat he'd seen with the boy staring after the train. He could see a green knapsack on its back. Sparky deduced that the cat was the teen's pokemon.

Out of curiosity, he reached into his pocket and was relieved to find that he still had his Pokedex. Sparky pulled it out and pointed it at the cat so that he could scan it. However, he was surprised to learn that the Pokedex didn't recognize the pokemon. Had he somehow ended up in an undiscovered region with brand-new pokemon?

Sparky looked up in time to see wings sprout from the cat's back, under the bag. He watched in shock as the cat took flight, soaring after the train. "What the heck was that?" he wondered. "Was that some new move?" Could there be a new move that allowed pokemon to grow wings and fly? This situation he was in was bringing up more questions, and he wasn't finding any answers.

He decided that he needed to focus on his current task: finding his team. There was no one questionable around, so Sparky went into the town to search for the culprit.

Ten minutes later, the trainer was still walking around the town, on the lookout for anyone who seemed suspect while also going around asking people if they had seen his pokemon. After all, they weren't in their balls, which meant the culprit must have taken them out. People would have to notice them, right?

However, his search was proving fruitless. Every time he asked someone, they would look at him strangely and just walk away, leaving the trainer puzzled. Despite his lack of progress, Sparky refused to give up and continued looking for his friends. He did notice that this town didn't seem as technologically advanced as some of the other towns he'd visited, though he didn't dwell on that.

It was then he noticed that girls were running past him to something up ahead, screaming things like, "Salamander's here!" and "I wanna see Salamander!" Their words confused him. "Is Salamander the name of a pokemon?" Sparky wondered. His curiosity sparked (no pun intended), he moved ahead to see this "Salamander."

Sparky reached the crowd that was forming and made entirely of girls and began making his way to the front. When he reached the front, he saw what had gotten everyone's attention. There was a man with black hair making different poses. He wore a white shirt, red pants, and a purple cape. He also had two rings on the fingers of his right hand. His presence alone seemed to be enough to make the crowd of girls squeal in excitement, and they all had hearts in their eyes.

Sparky, on the other hand, was utterly unimpressed. To him, this Salamander guy just seemed like another one of those trainers: the arrogant kind who cared more about fame and popularity than their own pokemon. He'd met plenty of those types of trainers throughout his journey, and he'd always enjoyed knocking them down a peg. He would've considered battling this Salamander person right then and there, if not for the fact that his pokemon were missing.

"You ladies are all so sweet," Salamander said before turning to look at one of the girls in particular. Sparky followed his gaze and spotted a blonde-haired girl, who also had hearts in her eyes. She was wearing a blue and white shirt, a blue skirt with a brown belt wrapped around it, and black boots. Attached to her belt were a ring of keys and a whip. This was Lucy Heartfilia. The girl was slowly moving toward Salamander when a voice rang out from within the crowd.

"Igneel! Igneel! Igneel, it's me!"

Sparky, Lucy, and Salamander all turned to see the pink-haired teen from earlier, Natsu Dragneel. Now that he was outside the train, Sparky could see that he had on white pants that went to his knees and a black cloth that was trimmed in gold around his waist. At his side was the blue cat, Happy. He pushed his way to the front of the crowd with an ecstatic expression on his face, but upon seeing who everyone was focusing on, his expression changed to confusion and disappointment. His arrival caused the hearts in Lucy's eyes to shatter, revealing her brown irises.

"Who the heck are you?" Natsu questioned Salamander.

"Who am I?!" he repeated, shocked that Natsu didn't know who he was. He regained his composure and said, "I am Salamander! You must've heard of me before, right?" To his dismay, the pink-haired teen started walking away in disinterest. "Hey, wait a minute!"

Sparky couldn't help but laugh at that, but Salamander's fan girls didn't take kindly to the object of their affection being brushed off like that. A few of them pounced on Natsu and began to beat him up.

"You're so rude!" one of them yelled.

"Salamander's a great wizard! You better apologize or we're gonna rip you to shreds!" another girl screamed.

"What is it with you girls?!" Natsu cried out in pain.

"Now, now, that's enough, my lovelies, let him go! I'm sure the poor boy didn't mean anything malicious by it," Salamander said, calming them down right away. Then he turned back to Natsu, pulled out a piece of paper, and signed it with his name. He handed it to the teen. "Here's my autograph, kid. Now you can brag about it to all your friends!"

"No thanks," Natsu declined in annoyance, once again angering Salamander's fan girls. He ended up in a pile of trash, courtesy of them. Happy walked over to the pink-haired teen.

"Guess it wasn't him after all…" the cat said.

"Definitely… not… him," Natsu groaned as he sat up.

"Hey." A new voice caught the two's attention, and they looked to see who was addressing them. Standing in front of them was a teen with blue eyes that seemed to be a year older than Natsu. He had spiky, blonde hair, though he also had several bangs that obscured his forehead. He wore a black T-shirt and blue jeans. He also had on a blue jacket that was currently unzipped and white and blue sneakers. The teen had a brown backpack on his back. He was wearing two bracelets, one on each arm. The left bracelet contained a rainbow-colored stone with a DNA symbol on it. The right bracelet held a blue crystal shaped like a diamond.

The teen was extending his hand out to Natsu, who was still on the ground. "Can I give you a hand?" he asked.

Natsu took it gratefully, and the teen helped him to his feet. "Thanks," he said.

"No problem," the trainer replied. "My name's Sparky Jones!"

"I'm Natsu Dragneel, and this is Happy!" the pink-haired teen introduced.

"Aye!" Happy put in.

"Man, those girls are crazy!" Natsu went on.

Sparky smiled in amusement at his complaint. "You know, I have a friend who feels the same way about crowds. He says they're too suffocating."

"Really? I'd like to meet him," Natsu said.

"Aye!" Happy agreed.

"Yeah…" Sparky smiled sadly and closed his eyes as he began thinking about his friend in question. "I'm sure he would have liked to meet you and your pokemon, too." In fact, the more he thought about him, the more he was sure he could feel him somewhere. Then he felt a strange energy swelling up inside him.

Natsu and Happy shared a confused look. "What do you mean—" However, before Natsu could finish his question, he suddenly felt an increase in Magic power coming from Sparky. Then something odd occurred.

A yellow Magic seal appeared underneath Sparky's feet and started shining intensely. The light was so bright that it not only forced Natsu and Happy to shield their eyes, but it also attracted Salamander's attention, as well as the attention of all of the girls crowding around him. When the light faded, everyone uncovered their eyes and was shocked at what they were seeing.

Standing in Sparky's place was a small, mouse-like creature that was primarily yellow. The only places on his body that weren't yellow were the tips of his long ears, his cheeks, his back, and the base of his tail, which was shaped like a lightning bolt. The tips of his ears were black while each of his cheeks had a red circle on them. The base of his tail was brown, as were the two stripes on his back.

Sparky opened his eyes, then blinked in surprise when he noticed that Happy was now the same height as him and Natsu was taller. He tilted his head in confusion. "Hey, did you guys just get taller?"

The duo's eyes widened and their jaws dropped, further perplexing Sparky. "Why are you guys looking at me like that? And what's up with my voice?" He noted that his voice sounded higher than before.

Natsu pulled himself together and yelled, "What do you mean did we get taller?! You just got shorter! And you turned into some weird mouse-rabbit creature!"

Bewildered by his words, Sparky looked at himself to see what he was talking about, and what he saw left him stunned (again, no pun intended). "What the heck?! I've turned into Pikachu?!"

"What the heck is a Pikachu?" Natsu questioned, still shocked but now curious as well.

Before Sparky could recover enough from his unexpected transformation to answer Natsu's question, he found himself surrounded by the same mob of squealing girls that were previously crowding around Salamander. But now, he was their target. Consequently, the girls pushed Natsu aside so that they could surround the pokemon.

"Hey! Get back! Stop swarming around me! And stop shouting, you're hurting my ears!" he cried indignantly, holding his ears to his head to try to drown out the sound to no avail. Apparently, the girls didn't seem to have heard him because they remained where they were, squealing all the while. "Ugh… no wonder Pikachu hates crowds! How can anyone live with this racket when they're this small and have an excellent sense of hearing?"

"Oh, he's just so adorable!" one of the girls gushed.

"I know, right?!" another one agreed.

"I just wanna pinch his cheeks!" a third one said.

Sparky's look of irritation immediately changed to one of panic. "No! Don't touch his— er— my cheeks!" Unfortunately, the warning came too late as the girl had already reached forward and grabbed one of his cheeks. As a result, Sparky involuntarily unleashed a Thunderbolt that zapped the mob of girls into unconsciousness. His attack caught the eyes of three people and one cat.

Sparky was now standing in the middle of a crowd of knocked-out girls. He sweatdropped nervously and said, "Oops." Not wanting to be around still when the girls woke up, he jumped away from the crowd and sped off, surprising the four who were still conscious with his speed. Within seconds, he was out of sight.

The three people were thinking different things. "Was that Take Over Magic?" Lucy wondered. "I've never seen anything like that before!"

"What was that weird animal Sparky turned into? How is it able to use lightning attacks? And how is it so fast?" Natsu wondered. "Man, all these questions are making my head hurt!" Then his stomach growled. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot… I'm still hungry!"

Meanwhile, Salamander was having his own thoughts. "That Take Over Magic that boy just used seemed strange, but that little creature's speed and lightning abilities looked intriguing. And who knows what else he has? Having him join my crew would prove beneficial for me," he thought with a nefarious smile.

Just then, all of the girls that had been electrocuted began to regain consciousness. At first, they were confused by the lack of a certain electric mouse, but their attention was quickly reclaimed by Salamander when he raised his right hand. Instantly, hearts filled their eyes as they surrounded him again.

"Well, ladies, it's been fun, but I must be going now. I have business to attend to," he told them.

"You're leaving already?!" the girls yelled.

"Time for the Red Carpet." Salamander snapped his fingers and a red seal appeared before purple fire suddenly shot out from under his feet, acting as a platform. "I'm having a party on my yacht tonight! All of you are invited!" he shouted as he flew off on his fire platform.

While all of the girls cheered, Natsu and Happy only stared in confusion. "Who the heck was that guy?" Natsu inquired.

"I don't know, but he was a real creep," Lucy said as she approached the duo, making them turn to her. She smiled and waved. "Thank you for your help!"

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Meanwhile, Sparky, still in Pikachu's body, was running through town, looking for somewhere he could look at his reflection. He got a lot of surprised looks from many people who managed to catch a glimpse of him, but he was moving too fast for them to get a good look.

Sparky finally made it to a port where lots of boats were parked. He slowed down and moved to the end of the path so that he could peer over the edge into the water. There, he saw a Pikachu looking back at him. "I really have turned into Pikachu," Sparky mumbled.

The teen-turned-pokemon had to admit, despite the completely unforeseen transformation, this didn't feel so bad. It was pretty cool, running as fast as Pikachu could and being able to shoot electricity. "Is this how Pikachu feels when he's in battle?" Sparky wondered.

"You bet!" a voice that Sparky recognized answered cheerfully.

"Whoa!" Sparky shouted in surprise, nearly falling into the water. Luckily, he managed to catch himself before he could fall in. He addressed the voice that just spoke to him. "Pikachu?! Was that you?!"

"Sure was!" the cheerful voice replied.

"But… where are you? It sounds like you're nearby," Sparky inquired.

"Well… it kind of feels like I'm… inside you," Pikachu responded hesitantly. "Or… inside me? Man, this is confusing…"

"What? Really?" It was safe to say that this information greatly surprised Sparky. "Hang on a second." He closed his eyes and began to focus. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a void, blue light shining all around him. He looked down and saw that he was human again, and standing next to him was the pokemon he had turned into.

"Pikachu!" Sparky exclaimed happily.

"Sparky!" Pikachu shouted with just as much mirth. He jumped into his trainer's arms and nestled into his chest while Sparky hugged his pokemon. After a few seconds, Pikachu hopped back to the ground, allowing Sparky to get a good look at his surroundings.

"So… do you have any idea where this is?" Sparky asked his pokemon.

"I think this is inside my mind," Pikachu answered, then sweatdropped. "Or is it our mind now since you turned into me?"

Sparky deadpanned. "Uh, I guess we'll have to go with that one. Wow, this is confusing."

"You got that right," the Electric-type agreed.

"How did this even happen?" Sparky mused.

"What were you doing before you changed?" Pikachu asked.

The teen started to recall the events that led to his sudden transformation. "Well, I had met a boy with pink hair—"

"Oh yeah, I remember him. Strange hair color for a guy," Pikachu remarked.

"Let's try to keep the interruptions to a minimum," Sparky said before continuing. "Anyway, he told me his name was Natsu, and he introduced his pokemon as Happy. Then he started complaining about the crowd, and I told him about how you don't like crowds."

"It's true!" the mouse interjected. "They're really annoying!"

The teen couldn't help but smile despite the interruption. "Yeah, I understand how you feel now. I had been thinking about you when I felt this strange feeling in my body. It was unfamiliar, but not unpleasant. The next thing I knew, I had turned into you. Natsu and Happy were giving me weird looks as if they'd never seen a Pikachu before." Then he thought about it for a moment. "Though, based on their reactions and Natsu's comments, they probably haven't."

"That reminds me, about his comment…" The pokemon's face suddenly became miffed. "Can I, uh, I mean we, zap him the next time we see him? I did not appreciate being called a weird mouse-rabbit creature!"

Sparky chuckled. "Now, now, Pikachu, you can't blame him for not knowing what species you are. As I said, that was probably his first time seeing a Pikachu."

The Electric-type pouted but relented. "Fine. Getting back on track… you stated that you had been thinking about me specifically when it happened?"

Sparky nodded. "Yeah. I had been focusing on you in particular at the time…" Then a figurative light bulb appeared above his head. "I think I have an idea! I'll see you later, Pikachu!"

"Alright. Good luck, Sparky!" Pikachu said.

Sparky closed his eyes and opened them again, coming back to reality. He looked at himself and saw that he was still Pikachu, then looked around to see if anyone noticed him. He noted with relief that no one seemed to be paying attention to him. He also noticed that not much time had passed since he engaged in conversation with Pikachu, only about ten seconds.

Deciding he would be better off safe than sorry, Sparky moved away from the water and ran into a nearby alleyway. Now out of sight, the teen-turned-pokemon began to concentrate intensely. After a few seconds, his body shone with a bright white light. When the light faded, Sparky opened his eyes and looked at himself; he was delighted to see that he was human again.

"Looks like my idea worked!" Sparky said, figuring that since focusing on Pikachu made him turn into him, all he had to do was focus on himself and he would change back. Now that he was human again, he decided that it was safe to go out in public. He stepped out of the alley and started walking down the road, lost in thought.

"Still, what exactly happened back there? How did I wind up as Pikachu?" Sparky pondered. "Does it have something to do with this strange energy I feel inside my body?" The trainer's eyes abruptly widened when that train of thought reminded him of something the Electric-type had said. "Wait… Pikachu told me that it felt like he was inside me. Could that mean…?"

Sparky stopped next to a wall and sat down, entering a meditative position. He closed his eyes and began to focus. It took a couple of minutes, but he finally sensed the auras of his friends. The weirdest thing, however, was that, as Pikachu said, they seemed to be inside him. Sparky opened his eyes and leaned back against the wall with a sigh.

"So all this time, nobody stole them? They were inside me? How exactly could that have happened?" He blinked, then narrowed his eyes in speculation. "Could Palkia's attack have something to do with this?" The teen recalled the odd sensation he felt after he had been hit by the legendary's signature attack. Before he could think about it any further, his thoughts were interrupted by someone calling out to him.

"Hey there! You with the blonde hair!"

Sparky looked to see who was calling him, then frowned in displeasure when he saw who it was. There was a large yacht not far from him, and standing on the deck was none other than Salamander. The man was smiling at him and waving at him to come over, which Sparky eventually did, albeit reluctantly.

"What's your name, kid?" Salamander questioned.

Although Sparky wasn't fond of him, he decided to be polite. "My name is Sparky," he told him.

"Well, Sparky, I saw your performance earlier and wanted to talk about it. Why don't we discuss it aboard my yacht?" Salamander suggested, then walked out of sight. The trainer could tell that he wanted to discuss more than just that, but decided to indulge him. He embarked the yacht, unaware of the events that would soon transpire.

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Now on board the ship, Sparky stared at the man who invited him in the first place. He could sense several auras with them on the ship, and they didn't feel welcoming.

The teen turned his attention back to Salamander when he began speaking. "I must say that I was impressed by the Take Over Magic you displayed. Do you think you could tell me what the creature you turned into is called?"

Sparky had no idea what he meant by "Take Over Magic," so he decided to ignore that for now. He figured, due to Natsu's earlier reaction and Salamander's inquiry, that no one in this region had seen a Pikachu, though he wondered why Salamander referred to Pikachu as a creature instead of a pokemon.

"Well, he doesn't seem to have any pokeballs on him, and I don't sense any pokemon on the ship, so he must not have any pokemon," Sparky thought. In any case, he gave Salamander an answer. "He's a Pikachu."

"I see," Salamander said. "And where did you learn to use your Magic?"

"Why do you keep saying that? What the heck is Magic?" Sparky questioned.

Salamander went wide-eyed. "You can't be serious! You have to know what Magic is!"

"Nope," the teen said with a shake of his head. "I've got no idea what it is."

"Magic is the energy within us that allows a person certain abilities," the man explained. Then he raised a brow. "Was that the first time you ever used Magic?"

Sparky shrugged. "I guess."

"He must have never known about Magic until he used it earlier. He probably just unlocked it. In any case, this should make things easier for me," Salamander thought before he spoke. "I believe I can help you, then."

Now it was Sparky's turn to raise a brow. "And how is that?"

"You just need to join a guild and learn more about Magic. And I know just the one," he said. "You've heard of the guild known as Fairy Tail, haven't you?"

It was then that he noticed the blank look on the teen's face. "Nope. Never."

Salamander's eyes widened in deep shock. "You've never heard of the most popular Guild in all of Fiore?!"

"Fiore? I've heard of that region before. Is that where I ended up?" Sparky wondered, then answered the man's question. "I've never heard of guilds in general. Why don't you enlighten me?"

Salamander shot him a suspicious look but proceeded to explain it to him. "Guilds are what we call a group of people who join together to take jobs to help other people or cities take care of problems that they can't handle. The people operate under one person in charge, the Guild Master, in a building. There are many different guilds and kinds of guilds that a person can choose to join, the most common being a wizard guild. The Fairy Tail Guild is the most popular wizard guild in Fiore!" He then struck a pose. "And that just so happens to be the guild I'm from!"

"Oh, really?" Sparky said, sounding captivated; internally, however, he was not. "If everyone from Fairy Tail acts like him, then I'm not impressed."

"That's right!" Salamander said, not realizing that the teen wasn't actually fascinated. "And if you'd like, I can talk to the Master and see if he could let you join the Guild too. I bet he'd be very interested in your Magic. What do you say?" He was expecting him to become starry-eyed and start thanking him repeatedly, saying that it would be an honor to become a member. After all, anyone would be overjoyed to be offered a chance to join Fairy Tail.

So you can imagine his shock when Sparky gave his answer a second later. "No thanks."

Salamander fell over anime-style before hopping back to his feet. "No?!" he shouted in disbelief. "You're turning down an opportunity to join the most popular Guild in all of Fiore?!"

"Yeah; the offer's flattering and all, but I'm not one to remain cooped up in a building for an extended period. As a Trainer, I'm constantly on the move," Sparky informed him. "If I run into people in need of help, then I'll help them, just like I always do." He turned to the exit and began to walk away. "Now if you'll excuse me, I must be on my way."

"Darn it! My trick failed! Guess I've got no other choice now." Salamander snapped his fingers and Sparky came to an abrupt halt, finding his exit blocked by two big guys with menacing looks on their faces. Around him, more men wearing similar expressions were beginning to close in on him.

Sparky turned back to Salamander and folded his arms. "And just what is this about?" To the man's surprise, the teen didn't look nervous or afraid or even startled. He had a calm look on his face, almost as if he had been expecting this.

Nevertheless, Salamander smirked. "Well, I was hoping to do this without resorting to violence, but it looks like there's no other option now."

The teen raised a brow. "And what is 'this,' exactly?" he inquired.

"Recruiting you for my crew, of course! Now I'm offering you a chance to become one of my men, and I advise you to accept."

"Or else what?" Sparky asked.

"Or else… this!" A red seal appeared in front of Salamander and a whip made of purple fire came out of it, surprising Sparky. The fire whip crashed into his chest and sent him flying into the ship's railing, causing him to fall to one knee.

"I intend to make you one of my men, and I'm not taking no for an answer," the man in charge said. "You don't know how to use your Magic well since you just unlocked it, so you're at my mercy. If only you had fallen for my trick, then you wouldn't have to be going through this. Now as I said before, you would do well to accept my offer. Otherwise, my next attack will be a lot more painful." He thought his threat would make the teen yield, but he was caught off guard when he heard a sound coming from him that shouldn't have been coming from him, considering the situation he was in.

Sparky was chuckling.

Sparky got back to his feet without any problems, unharmed from Salamander's assault. To his shock, the teen was smirking. Then he started speaking. "You know, I knew you were plotting something the minute I stepped onto your ship." The man's eyes widened at that. "I knew that I was surrounded, and I could tell you were lying about being from Fairy Tail. That's why I declined."

Salamander's eyes narrowed. "You impudent brat! If you knew this was a trap, then why did you remain on my ship?"

Sparky's smirk never faltered as he folded his arms again. "I figured that I could handle these guys and whatever else you had in store, and after your surprise attack, I realize now that I was right. I mean, you call that an attack? I've taken way worse hits than that!"

Salamander glowered at him. "Alright, you little smartmouth, have a taste of this! Prominence Typhoon!" Another red seal appeared in front of him and a spiral of purple fire was shot at the teen. Immediately, the smirk on Sparky's face dropped as the attack struck its mark, causing smoke to rise. Little embers rained down onto the deck.

All of the men smirked, thinking that Sparky had been taken care of. "You sure showed him, Salamander!" one of them said.

"Yeah, guess he was nothing but talk!" another guy agreed.

"Let's just get this place cleaned up for the party—" Salamander stopped talking when he caught sight of something blue shining through the smoke. Then the smoke cleared fully and he and his henchmen were left in utter shock at the sight before them.

Sparky was seen standing in the same position with the same expression on his face. The only thing different about him now was the azure dome-like shield that he was currently encompassed in.

"What the—"

"What kind of Magic is this?!" one of the men cried fearfully.

Sparky narrowed his eyes. "I may not know anything about this 'Magic' stuff you keep talking about, but that doesn't make me helpless in a fight." He dropped his shield and cracked his knuckles. "You guys just messed with the wrong Aura Guardian."

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5 minutes later, Sparky could be seen walking away from the yacht, having taken care of Salamander and his gang. Now he was walking around town, doing some sightseeing. Once again, he noted that the town didn't seem advanced technologically. "Are all cities in Fiore like this?" Sparky wondered. "I haven't even seen the Pokemon Center yet."

Somewhere nearby, Natsu and Happy were also strolling through town. The duo was perfectly content, thanks to the blonde-haired girl named Lucy treating them to lunch.

"My stomach sure feels full!" the pink-haired teen remarked.

"Aye!" Happy agreed. "It was nice of that Lucy girl to pay for our meal. I just wish we could have been more help to her."

"Yeah. It's a shame we don't know much about Sparky since he left before we could learn more about him," Natsu said. "If only we could see him again…" He trailed off when he spotted the subject of their conversation walking ahead of them. Excited, he ran ahead to catch up to him. "Sparky!"

"Hmm?" Sparky turned to see who called his name, and he smiled when he saw it was a friendly face. "Hey, Natsu!"

---

Elsewhere in Hargeon, Lucy was sitting on a bench by herself. The blonde was still thinking about what happened earlier with Sparky and the strange creature he had turned into, which was called "Pikachu," according to Natsu. "I wish I could have asked him." She shook her head. "I shouldn't be stressing over that so much. If I see him again, I'll ask him about his Magic."

To take her mind off of the earlier event, Lucy pulled out an issue of Sorcerer Weekly from her bag and began to read about the exploits of her favorite Guild – Fairy Tail.

"Looks like the Fairy Tail Guild is out there causing trouble again. Demon bandit clan wiped out, but seven homes destroyed?" Lucy laughed heartily. "Talk about going overboard!" As she continued flipping through her magazine, she began to ponder out loud on how to become a member of Fairy Tail.

"I wish I knew how to get to be a member. Do you have to apply or maybe interview with them? I don't know." Lucy closed her magazine and spoke with determination. "But I am so going to join Fairy Tail! They're totally the coolest Guild ever!" She started giggling, but stopped when she heard a voice.

"What was that? You want to join Fairy Tail?"

Without warning, a familiar figure popped out of the nearby bushes, startling the blonde. She quickly recognized him. "Salamander!"

"I've been looking everywhere for you, my dear," the man said in an alluring voice. He held up his right hand with a smirk. "I wanted to personally invite you to the party I'm having on my yacht tonight." A glint came from one of the rings, but Lucy was prepared this time.

"Your Charm Spell won't work on me!" she declared. "That Magic's weakness is awareness! It doesn't work if your target knows you're using it!"

Despite being caught in the act, Salamander's demeanor didn't change. "Just as I thought; I guessed you were a wizard the moment I laid eyes on you. No matter, the invitation still stands."

"Well, you can forget it!" Lucy told him, turning around and folding her arms. "I wouldn't be caught dead at a party being thrown by a creep like you!"

"A creep? Why would you call me that?" he asked, sounding hurt.

The blonde turned back to him with a glare. "Your Charm Spell? Using it to make yourself popular?"

"Don't be mad, my dear, it's all in good fun," Salamander said with a wink. "I just wanted to feel like a celebrity at my own party; can you blame me?"

"This just proves that even famous wizards can be big idiots!" Lucy retorted as she began walking away.

Realizing he was about to lose another wizard, Salamander quickly said something that he was sure would get her attention. "You said you wanted to join the Fairy Tail Guild, right?" Fortunately for him, he got the reaction he was hoping for; Lucy stopped dead in her tracks and whirled around to face him with a shocked expression. Seeing that, he went on. "Have you ever heard about Salamander, one of Fairy Tail's wizards?"

"Well, yeah!" she answered, still shocked. "You're telling me you're him, you're that Salamander?!"

"That's correct," the man replied, internally relieved that she seemed to be buying what he was saying. "And if you want to join, I can probably put in a good word for you. What do you say?"

With an opportunity to join her favorite Guild being presented to her, Lucy forgot all about the Charm Spell, consequently falling victim to it. "I would love to go to your party tonight!" she said, leaning closer to Salamander with hearts in her eyes.

"Wow, that was even easier than I thought it would be," he commented. "Much easier than when I tried to trick that blond-haired brat earlier."

Lucy was now staring at him, starry-eyed. "So, you really think you can get me into Fairy Tail?" she asked.

"I don't see why not," Salamander said. Then he remembered something she had said while he was eavesdropping on her, before she spoke about Fairy Tail, and added, "And what's more, I happened to run into that Take Over Mage from earlier. He said his name was Sparky."

The blonde's ecstatic look became one of astonishment. "No way! You actually found him? Uh, hold on…" Lucy suddenly spotted something she hadn't seen before, mainly because she was farther away from him and he wasn't facing her fully, but now that he was and she was up close, she could see there was a bruise on his left cheek. "What happened to your face? Did you get into a fight or something?"

"Oh, just a little scuffle! Nothing major!" Salamander replied, waving his hands frantically. He had no intention of telling her what had actually transpired not long ago. "Anyway, I gave him the same offer I gave you, and he readily accepted. He'll be at the party, too, so you'll be able to talk to him there." He knew she was definitely going to show up already, but it didn't hurt to ensure that she would be there.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Lucy exclaimed.

"But remember, you can't say anything about the Charm Spell," he told her.

"I won't say a word!"

"Good; then I'll see you at the party tonight!" Salamander activated his Red Carpet spell and flew off, satisfied that things went smoothly this time around.

"You got it, Mr. Salamander, sir!" Lucy called out to him as he flew out of sight. She remained in her lovestruck state for a few more seconds before swiftly snapping out of it.

"He got me! I was pseudo-charmed!" she growled. She quickly calmed down, then jumped with joy. "But at least I'm gonna get to join Fairy Tail! I just have to keep my mouth shut and try to be nice to that sleazebag until then! And as a bonus, I'll finally be able to ask that Sparky guy what I want to know! I better get ready for the party." As Lucy walked off to prepare for what was coming, she had no way of knowing that tonight would be eventful, but not in the way she was expecting.

---

Meanwhile, Sparky, Natsu, and Happy relocated to another part of the town that was at a higher elevation than where they were before. Their new location had a stone railing and overlooked the whole town. The two teens were leaning against the railing while the cat was sitting on it.

Natsu was the first to start talking. "So Sparky, why'd you run off earlier? And how did you do what you did, with the electricity?"

Sparky looked at his pink-haired friend. "I told you, Pikachu doesn't like crowds. As for your second question, Pikachu is an Electric-type. That means he can attack with Electric-type moves, like the Thunderbolt you witnessed earlier."

Natsu didn't understand what he meant by "type," but decided to ask about it later. "What kind of animal is Picklechu?" he inquired. "I've never seen one before."

Sparky was about to correct him, but Happy beat him to it. "Natsu, he said his name is Pikachu."

"That's right, Happy," Sparky confirmed before he abruptly froze. He remained that way for a few seconds, processing what he just heard, before he whirled around to face the cat and pointed at him. "You can talk?!"

"Of course I can talk," Happy said, not understanding what the big deal was. "Didn't you hear me speaking earlier?"

"I did hear you, but all you said was 'aye' so I thought that had something to do with your name!" the blond-haired teen exclaimed. "Wow, talking pokemon are extremely rare! You're so lucky, Natsu!" He was too excited to notice the baffled look on Natsu's face as he turned back to the puzzled cat. "My Pokedex was unable to scan you, but since you can talk, that means you can tell me your species!"

"My species…?" Happy repeated in bewilderment. "I'm a cat."

"Huh? No, that's the kind of animal you are; I want to know your species," Sparky told him. "You know, like how Pikachu has been classified as the Mouse Pokemon, but his species name is Pikachu."

"Sparky." The aforementioned teen turned back to Natsu. "That's something we wanted to ask you. Exactly what is a pokemon?"

Sparky stared at him in disbelief. "How can you ask that? Haven't you heard of pokemon before?"

"Can't say that I have," the pink-haired teen answered.

"Aye. Me neither," Happy agreed.

Sparky frowned as he looked at Happy again. "So, if you guys have never heard of pokemon, and my Pokedex wasn't able to scan you…" He furrowed his brow. "… does that mean you really aren't a pokemon?"

"Of course I'm not! I'm pretty sure I'd know if I were," the cat responded.

"But that can't be! If you're just a cat, then how can you talk… AND FLY?!" he cried, comically shouting the last two words.

"I hatched with the ability to talk, and I use a type of Magic called Aera Magic to fly," Happy explained.

"Again with this Magic stuff?" Sparky thought. "You hatched? Like, from an egg? I've never heard of a creature that isn't a pokemon hatching from an egg."

"Well, we've never heard of pokemon," Natsu said. "You can ask around, but I doubt you'll find anyone who has."

Sparky looked down in contemplation, remembering all the people he had asked that just looked at him funny and walked away. "So there aren't any pokemon in this region?"

Natsu and Happy glanced at each other before facing the blond-haired teen with perplexed expressions. The former spoke up. "What do you mean by 'region'?"

Sparky jerked when he heard the question and whirled around to face him. "Isn't this region known as Fiore?"

Happy spoke up this time. "Yeah, we are in Fiore, but this is the Kingdom of Fiore."

"So, does this place not go by region like Kalos or Alola, for example?" Sparky asked. An uneasy feeling began to form in his stomach when the pair looked even more confused.

"What are Kalos and Alola?" Natsu questioned.

The blond-haired teen was starting to get worried. "They're two of the more popular regions in the world! Surely you have to know about the other regions!"

"Are you talking about the other Kingdoms besides Fiore? Because there aren't any places on Earthland called regions, and we've never heard of any places known as Kalos or Alola," Happy said.

Sparky was about to reply, but then he froze. "Did you just say Earthland?"

"Yeah; that's the name of the planet," Natsu replied. "How come you don't know this stuff?"

However, the trainer wasn't listening anymore. "What's going on here?" he muttered to himself. "Guilds, Magic, Kingdoms, talking animals… No one has heard of pokemon or any of the other regions… This place doesn't seem technologically advanced…" He looked over the whole town from his position, but even from here, he could see no distinct red roof. "There doesn't seem to be a Pokemon Center in this town…"

Through all of his mumbling, Natsu and Happy stared at him with mystified expressions. "Uh, what's a Pokemon Center?" the cat asked.

Sparky didn't visibly react to his question, but he did hear him, and it was all the confirmation he needed that there wasn't a Center in this town. "And I'm on a planet called Earthland. Just what is happening here?" he pondered. Then his thoughts drifted to what he had been thinking about before his confrontation with Salamander. "Wait… my battle with Palkia…"

"What's a Palkia?" the pink-haired teen tried this time, but once again, the question went unanswered as Sparky seemed to be in his own little world.

"Palkia is the ruler of space, and the attack he hit me and my team with was his signature move. Then I ended up here," Sparky said to himself, starting to piece things together.

"Sparky? Why are you saying weird things that we don't understand?" Happy questioned. The two started when the blond-haired teen sharply turned to face them.

"I think I've figured it out!" he exclaimed, completely serious. "Either the people in Fiore live extremely sheltered lives, which I doubt is the case… or I've ended up in an entirely different dimension!"

While Natsu's expression remained unchanged, except for possibly becoming even more confused, Happy seemed to understand what he had said, and he was dumbfounded. "WHAT?! No way!"

"So that means what now?" Natsu asked.

Sparky turned to him with slight exasperation. "It means I'm not from this world, Natsu! I'm from a planet called Earth."

Natsu's eyes bugged out. "You mean you're an alien?!"

Sparky facepalmed. "No! As you can clearly see, I'm human, just like you! How do I explain this?" Sparky thought to himself for a few seconds before getting an idea. "Oh, I know! Think of Earth as an alternate version of Earthland, where Magic doesn't exist and creatures known as pokemon roam the planet."

The pink-haired teen seemed to understand his explanation. "Ohhh…" Then he picked up on something the trainer had said and his eyes widened again. "Wait, Magic doesn't exist there?! But you can use Magic!"

"Yeah, I'm surprised at that, too," Sparky admitted. "I've never been able to use Magic until I ended up in Fiore. It might be a side effect to being sent here."

"Who did you say sent you here?" Natsu inquired.

"Palkia is the one responsible," Sparky informed them, then went on to elaborate since he knew that the pair from Earthland wouldn't understand. "Palkia is a Legendary Pokemon. Legendary Pokemon hold a lot more power than common pokemon. Palkia is the Legendary that has control over space."

"He sounds pretty powerful," Happy commented.

"Oh, he is, especially with his typing."

The two grew puzzled again. "Typing? What do you mean by that?"

"Oh right, let me explain that. There are hundreds of pokemon in my world—" Sparky began but was interrupted by the astounded duo.

"There are that many?!" they yelled in unison.

"That's right," the trainer confirmed. "One of the methods that are used to categorize them all is type. There are 18 pokemon types, and every single pokemon is given at least one, an example being Pikachu, who is an Electric-type."

Happy caught on to something the teen had said. "At least one?"

"There are also pokemon that have two types, known as dual-type pokemon," Sparky explained. "All types have their weaknesses and resistances. When a pokemon has two types, the strengths and weaknesses are considered for each type separately in order to determine the pokemon's strong and weak points." He noticed that the pair seemed slightly overwhelmed. "I know this is a lot to take in for someone learning about this for the first time, like it was for me, but you'll get it eventually."

"O-kay…" Natsu said. "So what's Pillkia's type?"

"Palkia is a dual-type, a Water/Dragon type." Upon hearing that, Natsu's eyes bugged out again and his jaw dropped. Happy didn't fare any better; he looked just as stunned as the pink-haired teen. "Is something wrong?" Sparky asked, as their reactions left him mystified.

"You were battling a dragon?!" Natsu shouted in astonishment.

Sparky took a step back, startled, before answering. "Well yeah, Palkia is a dragon. What's the big deal?"

"Here on Earthland, Dragons are extremely rare and hardly ever seen by people," Happy elucidated. "Natsu was actually raised by one! His name is Igneel."

Sparky's eyes widened. "You were raised by an actual Dragon?" He grinned widely, catching Natsu and Happy by surprise. "That's awesome!"

"You actually believe that?" Natsu questioned.

Sparky blinked in confusion. "Yeah. Are you lying?"

The pink-haired teen shook his head. "No, I'm not! It's just that usually whenever I tell people that, they don't believe me right off the bat."

Sparky smiled. "Natsu, I've seen and heard plenty of crazy things throughout my years of traveling. Somehow, I doubt the craziness will cease, even on a different world."

His statement made them curious. "Can you tell us more about your world?" the cat asked inquisitively.

His smile grew a bit wider. "Sure." The trainer proceeded to inform the duo from Earthland about many different things. He told them the rest of the 18 pokemon types. Natsu and Happy seemed incredibly amazed to learn that Dragon was one of them, though they grew excited when they heard that Fire and Flying were pokemon types, respectively.

The two, especially Natsu, were keen to learn more about dragons from his world, so he filled them in on some of the various kinds of dragons there were: lightning dragons, fire dragons (which appeared to delight Natsu), psychic dragons, water dragons, and more. Natsu looked elated to hear about all the different kinds of dragons, though, for reasons unknown to Sparky, his mood deflated slightly when he learned that there was an ice dragon.

After that, Sparky told the two about his occupation as a Pokemon Trainer. He explained that trainers were people who traveled around the world, catching pokemon in the wild to raise and train. Trainers were allowed to have up to six pokemon with them at a time. When two trainers meet, they have a Pokemon Battle, where they each send out a pokemon so that they could fight each other. He apprised them about the different styles of battle, the most common form being Single Battle. Natsu looked exhilarated upon hearing about the battles and wanted to learn more about them, but Sparky was curious about Earthland and wanted to know more about the planet he had ended up on, so the duo from Earthland began to share some details about the planet.

The first thing they addressed was the decrease in technology compared to Earth. Many of the things that could be found on Sparky's home planet were absent on Earthland, such as TVs, phones, computers, and, most notably, Pokemon Centers. Sparky noted that there was still transportation though, something Earth also had, as he had seen a train and boats. Naturally, the mere mention of transportation made Natsu feel queasy while his face turned green, both actions perplexing the trainer. Happy clarified that the kind of Magic Natsu used gave him extreme motion sickness.

With that brought up, they moved on to the topic of Magic. The duo informed Sparky that there were many different kinds of Magic, even more than there were pokemon types (which intrigued him), and that people who could use Magic were known as wizards. Natsu revealed that he was a wizard and that he used a type of Magic called Dragon Slayer Magic. He elaborated that he was a Fire Dragon Slayer, then demonstrated his Magic by igniting his fist, causing Sparky's eyes to widen in amazement. The trainer compared Natsu's attack to a pokemon move that he voiced was simply called Fire Punch.

The three conversed for hours as the sky changed color from blue to black. In the distance, boats were entering and leaving the docks. Shortly after night fell, one particular ship set sail, cruising through the water at a leisurely pace.

Happy was the first to notice it. "Hey, isn't that the boat where that Salamander guy is supposed to be hosting his party?"

Sparky squinted as he gazed at the yacht. "Yep, that's it."

Natsu took one glance and immediately turned away, suddenly feeling the urge to throw up. "Ugh, I'm gonna hurl…"

Sparky looked surprised. "Now? We're not even on the ship."

"That's Natsu for ya," the cat said before cheerfully adding, "Don't worry, Natsu, it's not like we have to go aboard ourselves!" Then the three's conversation was interrupted when they overheard a trio of girls talking nearby.

"That's Salamander's yacht!" the first girl exclaimed.

"I wish I could have gone to his party!" said the second girl.

"Who's Salamander?" the third girl asked.

"You've never heard of him? He's a super famous wizard who's in town right now!" the first girl gushed.

"Yeah, and he's a member of Fairy Tail," the second girl added. Upon hearing the last statement, both teens' eyes narrowed.

"Fairy Tail…" Natsu muttered.

"So I'm not the only one he tried to sell that to," Sparky remarked.

"You mean he told you he was from Fairy Tail?" Happy inquired.

"Yeah, he tried to invite me to join, but I knew he was lying," Sparky answered. "Then he tried to attack me, so I beat him up." He shrugged. "No big deal."

"Wow! You must be really strong," Happy said. The trainer just shrugged again in response.

"Happy." The two turned to Natsu, who had a serious expression on his face. "Take me to that boat."

Sparky stared at him in bewilderment. "You actually want to go to the ship? What about your motion sickness?"

Once again, the pink-haired teen covered his mouth as his cheeks puffed out, looking ready to puke. "Don't remind me." His expression became stern again. "But I gotta teach this punk not to mess with Fairy Tail. Come on, Happy!"

"Aye, sir!" the cat responded as he sprouted his wings. He picked Natsu up by his scarf and started flying toward the yacht as Sparky watched on.

"He seems to be taking this a bit personally. I wonder…" He shook his head and said, "I should go help him. If Natsu's motion sickness is as bad as Happy described, then he'll be in trouble if he has to fight. But…" Sparky observed the boat in the distance, far away from where he was standing. The Dragon Slayer and the flying cat were already about a third of the way to their destination. "… how am I gonna catch up to those two?"

"My pokemon could get me there quickly, but like that Salamander guy said, I don't really know how to use my Magic," Sparky thought. "Maybe I should try doing what I did earlier." With that thought, the trainer concentrated on one of his pokemon's auras and began to focus on the energy in his body. It took a few seconds, but a seal appeared underneath his feet, this one being blue along the outer edge and black closer to the center. The seal flashed a bright light, bathing Sparky in it.

When it faded a few seconds later, a pokemon was standing in the teen's place. The new pokemon was a large, bipedal, dark blue frog. His chest was cream in color, and the color spread to the lower half of his face. He had white bubbles on his knees and elbows and a light blue star that looked like a shuriken on the upper part of each thigh. The frog had white spots over his red eyes, though at the moment they looked like slits, and cream-colored ears. He also had a dark blue stripe running down the middle of his head with two light blue stripes in between the dark blue one and his ears. A long, pink tongue wrapped around his mouth and neck and extended outward behind his head, resembling a scarf.

Sparky closed his eyes and opened them again. Just like before, he found himself in a blue void; he was human again and standing next to the pokemon he had become. He turned to face him with a grin.

"Greninja, good to see you again!" the teen said.

Greninja turned to his trainer and said nothing for a few seconds, but then he smiled under his tongue. "Good to see you, too, Sparky," he replied.

"Alright Greninja, we've got work to do. We have to get to that boat—" Sparky began but was cut off by the Water-type.

"To help your new friend," he finished. He saw Sparky's questioning look. "Surprisingly, being inside you is a lot like being inside my pokeball, only now it's like seeing things through your eyes."

Sparky grinned. "Well, then I guess there isn't much to say. Let's go!" His pokemon nodded in agreement as Sparky came back to reality. He saw that Natsu and Happy were now halfway to the ship, so he decided to catch up to them. With a quick leap, he jumped over the railing and began to run through the town, heading for the yacht.

---

Meanwhile, on the yacht, Lucy was sitting by herself, still waiting for a particular party guest to arrive. She had on a wine-colored dress with matching colored heels. The ship had already set sail, so the blonde figured that he must have a Take Over that could fly or swim.

Salamander walked over and took a seat across from her, holding a bottle of wine. "So how are you enjoying the party tonight?" he asked.

"Oh, it's fine; it's just that…" She glanced around the deck, still not seeing the familiar head of spiky, blond hair. "I thought Sparky would've been here by now."

"I'm sure he's just running late!" Salamander assured her as he poured wine into two glasses, though he seemed worried. He quickly changed the subject. "Your name's Lucy, right? It's a wonderful name."

"Yeah, thanks…"

He set the bottle down. "I'd like to toast to your beauty." He snapped his fingers and a few drops of wine floated out of the glass. "Now open wide. Savor the taste of each drop as it goes into your mouth."

"Creepy!" Lucy shouted. She sat with her eyes closed, thinking, "I am strong. I can get through this!" Before the drops could enter her mouth, however, her eyes snapped open as she sensed the Magic in them, and she swatted the drops away. "What do you think you're doing?" she asked, staring at Salamander's surprised face. "I know what you're up to; you're trying to use Sleep Magic."

Upon hearing her accusation, he smirked. "Very impressive, my dear."

"Look, I don't want to give you the wrong idea," Lucy said. "I do want to join Fairy Tail, but I won't go out with you to make it happen."

"You're quite a handful," Salamander commented.

Just then, the curtains on the ship were moved aside to reveal Salamander's henchmen, all of whom were carrying unconscious party guests. All of the girls had fallen victim to the Sleep Magic and were now in a deep slumber.

Lucy gasped at the sight around her. "What's going on here?" she questioned with a nervous edge to her voice.

Salamander's smirk was still on his face. "Welcome to my ship. You would do well to behave yourself till we make it to Bosco." He grinned maliciously. "Don't make me angry!"

"We're going to Bosco?!" the blonde yelled. Before she could make any further outbursts, though, she noticed that many of the henchmen had visible bruises on their bodies. "Did everyone here get into a fight?" she inquired.

Upon remembering how they got their bruises, then men's expressions became fearful. "T-That kid… he was just so fast!" one of them cried.

"And so strong! He took us all out without much trouble!" another one added.

"You mean one person did this to all of you?!" Lucy exclaimed.

"It was that brat, Sparky," Salamander begrudgingly admitted. "I invited him to join Fairy Tail just as I did for you, but he somehow saw through my trick, and he didn't take kindly to being attacked."

"Sparky did this to all of you?" Then all of what he said registered in her head. "Hold on, you were lying about being from Fairy Tail?!" she shouted in outrage.

Salamander's smirk returned to his face. "Of course! I told you I'd get you in to lure you onto my ship and make you one of my slaves!"

Lucy looked around in anger. "You're just gonna kidnap all of these girls?!"

The scared looks on the men's faces were replaced by their original menacing expressions. "That's our Salamander!" one of the men said.

"We got a big haul this time!" another one commented nefariously.

This served to enrage Lucy further. "Why you—" She pulled out her ring of Keys, preparing to summon one of her Spirits to help her. Unfortunately, Salamander saw what she was about to do and reacted quicker. With a swift fire whip, he smacked the key ring out of her hand. He grabbed the ring out of the air and took a good look at the contents.

"These are Gate Keys," he observed. "So you're a Celestial wizard. Only the wizard who made a contract with these Spirits can use these Keys, which means these are useless to me. Whoops!" He tossed the Keys off the ship.

Angry tears filled the blonde's eyes as she glared at Salamander. All around her, girls slept, totally oblivious to what was going on. She was the only one awake, and now she was completely at his mercy now that her only means of fighting had been thrown away. "You used Magic to take advantage of others. You're the worst wizard alive!"

Two of the men moved forward to apprehend the Celestial Mage, but before they could, the roof suddenly burst open. A figure crashed onto the ground, smashing some of the wooden flooring. All eyes were on the newcomer, who was quickly revealed to be Natsu, and they could see from the look on his face that he was more than a little ticked off.

Lucy smiled as her tears dried. "Hey, I remember you!"

However, the expression on Natsu's face didn't remain there for long, as the rocking of the boat quickly got to him. He covered his mouth with his hand, resisting the urge to vomit. "I knew this was a bad idea," he moaned while everyone just gawked at him.

"You are so lame!" Lucy yelled.

"Hey, Lucy! What are you doing here?" the aforementioned blonde looked up to see Happy floating above her, just outside the hole Natsu made.

"Oh, Happy! This jerk tricked me! He told me he'd get me into Fairy Tail!" It was then she realized he was flying. "Wait a second, since when did you have wings?"

"I'll explain that later. Hold on!" he said, wrapping his tail around her waist and flying off with her.

Salamander and his men watched the whole scene in a daze, and it wasn't until Happy took off with Lucy that the fire wizard snapped out of it. "Stop them!" he ordered. "We can't let them report this to the Magic Council!"

"What about Natsu?" Lucy questioned.

"I can't carry two people," Happy replied. "Besides, we have more help on the way!"

On the boat, a red seal appeared in front of Salamander as he readied a spell. "Prominence Whip!" From the seal, multiple streams of fire went sailing toward the two in the air. Happy began to swerve in midair, maneuvering around to avoid them while Lucy screamed in terror. "That cat is quicker than he looks." Five streams were heading their way, but their path was abruptly blocked by a huge pillar of water rising from the ocean. "What?!"

"Whoa! How did that just happen?" Lucy asked in shock as the water receded.

"I don't know," Happy answered, having seen the water as well. "But if I had to guess, it might be another one of Sparky's pokemon."

"You mean Sparky's with you?!" Lucy exclaimed, astounded.

"Yeah; we met up with him after that big lunch, but I'll fill you in on that later," the cat told her as he continued flying to the port.

Back on the boat, Salamander and his men were stunned at what they just witnessed. "What just happened?" the leader questioned.

"That was my doing." The sudden voice made everyone whirl around to face the speaker. They all saw Greninja standing a few feet away from them.

"What the heck is that?!" one of the men shouted.

Sparky just stared at them, his eyes still looking like slits. "I am Greninja."

Salamander narrowed his eyes. "I bet this is another one of that brat's Take Overs. Stay on guard, men!" Sparky's blank gaze didn't change at his words.

"Yes, sir!" the men responded.

However, everyone's attention was drawn away from the pokemon when Natsu joined them on the deck. He was panting heavily and sweating profusely. It seemed to take a gargantuan amount of effort just for him to stand. He spotted Greninja a few feet away and asked, "Sparky, is that you?"

The pokemon nodded. "Indeed." Then he raised a brow. "I must say, I wasn't expecting your motion sickness to be this bad. It seems I'll be doing most of the fighting." He turned back to the henchmen. "Aerial Ace!" With blinding speed and glowing white limbs, he disappeared and reappeared in front of two of the men and attacked with a flurry of blows before jumping back. After a few seconds, the two men slumped to the ground, unconscious.

The pink-haired Dragon Slayer blinked in surprise. "Whoa! I couldn't keep up with that speed!" The boat rocked again, causing his motion sickness to flare up again.

Greninja paid him no mind as he stared at the shocked faces of the men. "So…" he said, entering a fighting stance. "…who wants to go next?"

---

Lucy and Happy were now about halfway to the port. "How are we gonna save Natsu and the other girls?" the blonde inquired.

"Actually, Lucy, we've got another problem," Happy responded.

"What do you mean? What's the problem?"

Lucy's question was answered when Happy's wings suddenly disappeared. "My transformation is up!"

"DUMB CAT!" Lucy yelled as the two went plummeting into the ocean.

Sparky had taken out most of the henchmen when he heard the Celestial Mage's scream and caught sight of Lucy and Happy falling toward the ocean. He looked back to the remaining men and, seeing their numbers were low, turned to Natsu. "Natsu, Happy's falling toward the ocean with the girl he grabbed. I'm going to go help them. Do you think you can handle yourself here?"

"T-Totally," Natsu strained to get out while giving him a weak thumbs-up.

Sparky stared at him for a moment before jumping off the boat and running on top of the water as fast as a ninja. With his speed, Sparky reached the resurfacing duo in less than a minute.

Lucy gasped when she saw him. "Are you Sparky?" she asked.

He nodded in response. "I am, though this pokemon's name is Greninja."

"Huh? Pokemon?"

"I'll explain that later," Sparky said, looking back at the yacht. "We need to find a way to stop that ship."

"If only I had my Gate Keys, I know who could help," Lucy said. "But they were thrown off the ship. They could be anywhere!"

Greninja blinked. "By Gate Keys, do you mean these?" He reached under his tongue and pulled out her key ring, eliciting another gasp from the blonde. "I saw these fall into the ocean, so I went and retrieved them," he explained.

"Thank you so much!" Lucy exclaimed happily, taking her Keys from him. She faced the boat with a determined expression as she picked a gold Key. "Here we go." The key spun in place before Lucy clutched it. "Open: Gate of the Water Bearer – Aquarius!" she called out as she stuck the Key into the water. A light blue seal appeared, and a twister of water emerged from it. When the water died down, everyone saw a mermaid holding an urn. The mermaid had light blue hair, blue eyes, and a blue tail.

"A fish!" Happy yelled excitedly, drooling.

"Not for you!" Lucy shouted.

"That was awesome!" Happy complimented.

Sparky's eyes showed some surprise. "I must admit, that was quite impressive."

"That's the power of a Celestial wizard," Lucy explained proudly. "Whenever I use my Gate Keys, I can summon Spirits from another world to help me." Now addressing Aquarius, the blonde pointed to the yacht. "Listen up, Aquarius! I want you to use your power to push that ship back into the port!"

However, instead of doing what she was told, the mermaid just scoffed, angering her owner.

"You're supposed to come from the Spirit World to help, not to give me attitude!" Lucy yelled in irritation.

"I don't think you should make her any angrier than she already is!" Happy said nervously.

"Let's get something straight," Aquarius spoke. "The next time you so much as think about dropping my Key, you're dead."

The glare she sent their way scared both Lucy and Happy, and from her tone, she didn't seem to be joking. "It won't happen again!" they said in unison.

Sparky just blinked. "Is she actually threatening her summoner? She can't actually be serious, right?"

Water swirled into the Spirit's urn in currents. Once it stopped, the inside glowed for a brief second and Aquarius swung it in an arc with a scream, unleashing a torrent of water that created a giant wave.

Greninja's eyes widened as the wave came their way. "Oh boy!" Without a moment to lose, he grabbed Lucy and Happy by the arm and tail, respectively, before sprinting away from Aquarius' attack. The wave pushed the boat back to the port, startling everyone onboard. Despite running as fast as he could, the wave still caught up to the Water-type when he was close to the shore, sending all three of them flying.

The Ninja Pokemon easily regained his balance in midair, softly landing on his feet. Lucy and Happy weren't as lucky as the former landed on her stomach while the latter ended up getting his head stuck in the sand. As Aquarius floated over to them, the blonde rose to her knees and glared at her Spirit. "What was that for? You think you could've tried to not get me along with the ship?!"

"Well, I hadn't been trying to hit the ship," Aquarius told her.

"Wait, so you were aiming for me?!" Lucy screeched.

Aquarius just shrugged carelessly. "I guess you should count yourself lucky that you had that weird frog creature over there to help you."

"I'm a Greninja," said frog spoke up.

The mermaid ignored him as she turned her back to all of them. "Don't call me for some time. I'm going on a weeklong vacation with my boyfriend." She turned back to smirk at her fuming owner. "And he's hot."

"You don't have to rub it in!" Lucy yelled with a tick mark over her head as the Spirit vanished.

Happy finally managed to pull his head out of the sand. "I know! If the fish lady gives you any more trouble, just call me to come take care of it!"

"I don't think I can take much more of this stupid cat!" Lucy complained. Sparky just stared at her with some sympathy.

Meanwhile, the boat wasn't too far away from them. It was currently on its side, with no plans of getting back into the water anytime soon. A crowd of people had formed around it.

"What happened?"

"That ship was thrown into the port!"

Salamander and his crew made their way off the yacht, though some of the men were injured from the crash while others were unconscious. "That hurt…" Salamander said in slight pain. He looked up at the top of his yacht where Natsu was now standing, no longer motion sick.

"Natsu!" Lucy called as she, Happy, and Sparky ran toward the boat. As she and the cat stayed back, the pokemon continued on his course, and with one huge leap, he landed next to the Dragon Slayer.

"You feeling better, Natsu?" he asked.

Natsu answered his question by nodding, though he wasn't looking at him. His attention was on the fire wizard below, and he began to speak. "So, you claim to be a member of the Fairy Tail Guild."

Salamander seemed uneasy as he responded, probably because he knew the one next to Natsu knew the truth. "Yeah, what's it to you? Go get him, men!"

"Sir!"

"Let me get a closer look at your face," Natsu said, his glare never leaving his face as he removed the red coat he was wearing.

Two of Salamander's men charged at the pink-haired teen. "Watch out!" Lucy cried out in warning.

"Don't worry about him," Happy told her, sitting on her shoulder and holding a fish. "I probably should've mentioned this earlier, but he's a wizard, too!" He bit into the fish, unfazed by the Celestial Mage's shock.

The men closed in on Natsu, but he easily dispatched them by smacking them away. His glower became even more intense. "My name is Natsu! I'm a Fairy Tail wizard, and I've never seen you before!"

Both Salamander and Lucy were shocked to hear that; even Sparky looked surprised. "So my suspicions were correct. He is from Fairy Tail," Sparky thought.

"You gotta be kidding! Natsu's from Fairy Tail?" the blonde exclaimed.

Underneath the red coat, Natsu had on a gold trimmed, black waistcoat that was left open, showing off his bare chest. The coat was sleeveless, so everyone had a clear view of the red mark on his right shoulder.

"That mark on his arm…! This guy's the real deal, Bora!" one of the men shouted fearfully.

"Don't call me that, you fool!" Salamander, now revealed as Bora, yelled hastily.

Greninja raised a brow. "This guy's real name is Bora?"

Happy frowned. "I've heard of him before. That's Bora the Prominence. There are rumors that he was kicked out of the Titan Nose Guild a couple of years ago because of bad behavior."

"I don't know what you're trying to pull, buddy, and I don't care if you're a good guy, bad guy, or what," the Dragon Slayer proclaimed, stepping forward. "I'm not gonna let you dirty the Fairy Tail Guild's name!"

Sparky stepped forward with him. "You will not get away with your actions," he said.

"Oh? And are you two going to stop me?" Bora questioned rhetorically. He made another seal. "Prominence Typhoon!" Out of the seal came a spiral of purple fire. The two being targeted made no attempt to evade the oncoming attack as it swallowed them up, setting the surrounding area on fire.

"Natsu! Sparky!" Lucy screamed in worry. She started to move forward, but Happy blocked her path with his wings. She stared at him in confusion, taking note of the stern look on his face, before gazing at the boat.

The girls that had been afflicted by Bora's Sleep Magic had awakened and were fleeing the scene, screaming in fright. Bora looked into the inferno, thinking he had taken the pair out. "That's the way it goes; the bigger the talk, the weaker the man," he said arrogantly. He turned to walk away, but stopped when he heard Natsu's voice.

"This is so gross!" Natsu's silhouette could be seen through the fire, which he was standing in, unharmed. "Are you sure you're really a fire wizard? Because these are the nastiest flames I've ever tasted!" To everyone's shock, save Happy, the flames were being sucked into the pink-haired teen's mouth. Once he was finished, he let out a sigh before smirking. "Thanks for the grub, poser."

"What's going on?! Who the heck is this guy?!" one of the men cried out in terror.

"Fire Magic doesn't work on Natsu," Happy revealed.

"I've never seen anything like this," Lucy admitted, surprised. She shifted her attention to where Sparky had been standing. "But what about…?"

Natsu glanced over at Sparky. "Hey Sparky, you okay—" This time, even Natsu and Happy were shocked when they saw that in the pokemon's place was a burnt log.

"What the—" Lucy's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Did getting hit by fire turn Sparky into a log?" Happy shouted in astonishment.

Natsu picked up the log he thought was his friend. "Aw, crap! Sparky! Are you okay?!" he asked frantically. Unbeknownst to him, the Water-type suddenly landed on the ground behind him without a sound, startling everyone.

"Natsu…" he said, trying to get his attention.

The Dragon Slayer heard him, but didn't realize his voice was coming from behind him. "Sparky! Hang in there!"

"Natsu…"

"Don't worry! We'll find a way to fix this!"

Natsu heard a sigh. "Look behind you."

He did what Sparky's voice said and was surprised to see his friend standing there with an unamused expression on his face. "Sparky! You're not a log?!" he exclaimed.

Greninja deadpanned. "Of course not. I merely jumped out of the attack's range and left a Substitute to take the hit for me."

Natsu looked puzzled. "You did what?"

Sparky sighed again. "I jumped really high and left something behind in my place," he simplified so that Natsu would understand, which he did. He faced Bora and his crew, all of who were still staring at them in fear. "Now, I believe we have business that we need to take care of."

The Dragon Slayer caught on quickly as he glared at the group again. "You got that right. I've got a fire in my belly that's raging to get out!" He slammed his fists together, causing a red-orange seal to appear, and took a stance. His cheeks began to puff up. "Fire Dragon's Roar!" Natsu put his hands in front of his mouth and breathed out a stream of fire.

The pokemon brought his webbed hands together and formed a shining blue orb of water in between them. "How about I cool you off! Hydro Cannon!" An intense torrent of water was fired from the orb, traveling alongside the fire attack. The two attacks hit their mark, causing a massive explosion that left the whole port in ruins.

Once the smoke cleared, it was shown that all of the henchmen were either charred or drenched, and nearly everyone was unconscious. Bora was the only one who came out unscathed, as he used his Red Carpet spell to evade the double assault.

"Hey, Bora… I think I've seen this kid before," one of the men spoke up, referring to Natsu. "The pink hair and the scarf that looks like scales… There's no doubt about it; he's got to be the real one."

Lucy gasped in realization. "Salamander?!"

Sparky's eyes narrowed. "So this whole time, he's been impersonating Natsu? How foolish of him, pretending to be someone he isn't," he thought.

Natsu's fist became engulfed in flames. "I hope you're all watching closely, because I'm about to show you what a Fairy Tail wizard can do!" he shouted before lunging at Bora. "Here I COME!"

Bora hurriedly created multiple fireballs in midair. "Red Shower!" The fireballs rained down toward the advancing Dragon Slayer, but Sparky was more than ready to counter the attack.

"Water Shuriken!" He formed several shurikens made of water and threw them with perfect accuracy. They impacted with the fireballs, leaving none left and allowing Natsu to close the distance and sock the fire wizard in the face. The blow sent him flying into the town, where he crashed into a building.

Bora stood up from the rubble of what was left of the building just as Natsu and Sparky landed on a nearby rooftop. Activating his Red Carpet once again, he flew up as he prepared another spell. "Hell's Prominence!" he yelled. This time, his fire was launched like a beam as it raced toward the duo.

Greninja moved his hands as if he were unsheathing a pair of swords, and two long, thin, purple blades that looked similar to curved needles appeared in his hands. "Night Slash!" He crossed his arms and swiftly uncrossed them as the beam came their way, slashing outward and splitting the attack into smaller beams that missed them.

Frustrated that his assaults were being rendered ineffective, the fire wizard created a giant, purple ball of fire and threw it down at his opponents, hoping it would deter them. Unfortunately for him, he couldn't have been more wrong.

With little effort, Natsu stopped the attack with his bare hands before speedily devouring it, powering him up again. His stomach briefly bulged out, then returned to normal. "Now that was a hefty meal!" he commented. "You're not doing too bad, but I'm about to cook you like a smoked fish!"

"You're gonna do what to me?!" Bora screamed, terrified.

Greninja stared ahead resolutely. "Let's finish this!" he declared.

Natsu pounded his fists together, creating another seal. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" He rushed toward Bora with incredible speed as his fist ignited.

Sparky's webbed hands glowed white and he jumped forward, his speed matching Natsu's. "Aerial Ace!" he called out.

The two closed in on the defenseless Bora and their fists met his face, hard. He was sent flying through the town once again, coming to a stop when he crashed into a bell in a bell tower with a loud CLANG!

"Don't be silly, Natsu. Everyone knows you smoke food with smoke, not fire," Happy said, responding to the last statement the pink-haired teen made.

Lucy could only stare at the duo in awe. "Wow… Those two were amazing," she spoke, watching Greninja's body flash a bright light. A moment later, he was replaced with Sparky. "But they went overboard!" The blonde observed all of the damage that had been done during the fight.

"Aye!"

"Oh, shut it, cat!"

Not long after, a large number of Rune Knights holding staves and shields arrived at the scene, obviously intent on arresting the ones who caused the destruction.

"The army!" Lucy exclaimed. She let out a small squeal when she abruptly felt her body being pulled in the opposite direction, the culprit being Natsu.

"Crap, we've gotta get out of here!" he yelled. Sparky quickly caught up and ran beside Natsu.

"Where the heck are you taking me?!" the Celestial Mage screamed.

"Just come on! Didn't you want to join Fairy Tail?" At that, Lucy's expression became one of astonishment. Natsu's grin widened. "Well, come on!" Lucy's expression slowly morphed into one of joy. Natsu turned to the other blond. "You should come too, Sparky! You'd definitely fit right in!"

Sparky was slightly surprised at the sudden invitation. It was pretty much confirmed that Natsu was from Fairy Tail and he did have a lot of fun spending the day with the Dragon Slayer and the flying cat. "If everyone at Fairy Tail is as interesting as Natsu… then it sounds like a place worth checking out," he thought. With that in mind, he grinned back at Natsu. "It sounds cool. I'm in!"

"Sweet! Let's go!" Natsu said, happy that his new friend accepted the offer.

"Alright!" Lucy cheered.

And with that, the three continued to run through the night while Happy flew above their heads, all four of them heading for the guild known as Fairy Tail.

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Yay! I've finally finished this chapter! I am so sorry this took months to post, but I have never written a chapter this long. It's over 15K, so it was a lot of work for me. It also doesn't help that I've had to focus more on my studies.

I also would've posted this chapter sooner, but the internet conveniently stopped working after I finished it, so it took a very long time for me to even log into the website.

So, this story features a new OC, Sparky Jones! I hope you guys will like him as much as you like Bolt!

Now I'll explain how Sparky's Magic works. First, as previously stated, Sparky is an Aura Guardian. When he and his six pokemon got hit by Palkia's Spacial Rend, Sparky subconsciously converted his pokemon into aura (don't question it, just go along with it) and absorbed them into his body to protect them. His Magic is somewhat similar to Take Over Magic, but it's not quite the same. Sparky has to concentrate on the aura of the pokemon he wants to transform into, then uses his Magic to sort of merge that aura with his own, essentially making them one and allowing him to turn into that pokemon. The blue void that I've described is just the mind of the pokemon, where Sparky and that pokemon can talk to each other. Sorry if that explanation confuses you, but it's the best way I can explain it.

Speaking of his pokemon, two of the six have been revealed to be Pikachu and Greninja! Two more will be revealed next chapter, and the final two will come during the Lullaby arc. I know it seems like I'm showing them off too quickly, but there's a reason I'm doing so. It'll all be clear after the Galuna Island arc.

I'll also say that in this story, pokemon can use more than four moves, as you have already seen in this chapter, but not an unlimited number.

Now that I've completed the first chapter for this story, I'm flipping back over to RWBBY – The Shapeshifter. I'll post a few more chapters for that story, probably stopping at the end of Volume 1, before I come back to this story again.

Now, with all that out of the way, it's time for my story recommendations (that's right, this story will have story recommendations too!):

The Fairy Contender by Insane Dominator – This is probably the best Fairy Tail/Pokemon crossover I've ever read! It's about a boy named Nic Pularis who was chosen to save Arceus' life by collecting all 18 Plates in Fiore. Please read it!

A Contender's Bonds by Insane Dominator – Sequel to The Fairy Contender. This story is just as amazing as the first story! Nic has completed his mission (sorry for the spoiler) and can now relax with his girlfriend and pokemon in Fiore! Check this story out as well!

Dragon Tail Z by AntiHero627 – For anyone who was unaware, the original author of this story, Revolve X, put this story up for adoption and my brother did just that! Now he's writing it and doesn't plan on ending it anytime soon, so go on over and read it!

That's all. Please favorite, follow, and review if you like this story! Sparky D., out!