Author's Note:
Advance Happy Halloween, everybody! And I'm back! TheSavageMan100 has returned to work on the next installment of Fairy Tail's Pixar Parody Series, and the sequel to my first fanmake, named Fairy Tail's Toy Story 2. After a few days of planning, preparation and strategy, I'm ready to share this story to the world! I bet all you fans are waiting for the sequel, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!
While Ken Hirugashi is away at summer camp, Natsu is toynapped by Gouma Konishi, a greedy collector who needs Ken's favorite pull-string Dragon Slayer toy to complete his Roundup Gang collection. Together with Juvia Lockser, Kemo-Kemo, Prospector Romeo Conbolt and the Oración Seis, Natsu is on his way to a museum where he'll spend the rest of his life behind glass. It's up to Lucy Heartfilia, Gray Fullbuster, Happy, Erza Scarlet, Wendy Marvell, Gajeel Redfox and Levy McGarden to rescue their friend and remind him what being a toy is all about.
Once again, the setting takes place in modern-day Japan, and the humans in the story are complete OC, like Ken Hirugashi. Fun fact: Gouma Konishi's surname is a reference to the Konishi Toy Museum in Tokyo in the original movie. So why not take the museum and switch to another country, like the United States? It'll be a twist to remember. BTW, extra characters will join Lucy and Gray's rescue group, like the rest of the Lamia Scale members, and Levy McGarden too. Why is Levy integral to the story, you ask? Find out later!
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Ishgal Quadrant
Sector E-L
It was a particularly cold day in the empty vastness of space, illuminated by a blanket of stars. Nothing, not even a single meteorite, was seen beyond the reach of the cosmos. Just then, the silence was broken by a blue and white streak that blazed into the atmosphere of a distant planet straight ahead. When the heat dissipated, the Space Hero known as Gray Fullbuster, the leader of the elite Lamia Scale unit dedicated to the galaxy's protection, came into view. Space Hero intelligence units determined the exact location of the Tartaros Empire's fortress, where its leader, Evil Emperor Silver, resides. This time, Gray was determined to bring the galactic warlord to justice.
"Ice-Make: Wings!" Clasping his hands together, Gray chanted a spell that summoned a pair of ice wings from his back, granting him powers of flight. He soared through the rocky crevasses which made up the planet's surface, until he finally found a soft spot to land. Making a smooth landing, the Ice-Make Wizard scanned around to see if there was any sign of life. Upon noticing that the air was breathable, he took off his space helmet and opened the hatch of a communicator attached to his wrist.
"Gray Fullbuster Mission Log," Gray reported. "Space Hero Corps intelligence points to this planet as the location of Tartaros's fortress, but there seems to be no sign of intelligent life anywhere."
He spoke too soon when he discovered a stream of laser lights painting his body. He turned to see mechanical goliaths by the thousands, the Tartaros Empire's Demonoids, fixating their arsenal of weaponry. Obviously, Evil Emperor Silver predicted that Gray would come, and he set up a welcome party for his arch-nemesis.
"Picked a bad time not to bring my friends in the action," Gray gritted his teeth. "Guess I have no choice. I have to fight them all myself!" Acting fast, he put his hands together, and they glowed with a frosty white light.
"Ice-Make: Lance! Ice-Make: Ice Cannon! Ice-Make: Geyser!" Gray utilized various Ice-Make Magic spells against the Demonoids, destroying them one by one. In the aftermath of the titanic struggle, he emerged from the fire and smoke, the robotic army ultimately defeated. Though it exhausted less than half of his Magic Energy, he continued to press on. Gray investigated a crater for any possible entrance to Tartaros's fortress, only to witness a security camera detecting him. Before it could sound the alarm, Gray froze the device solid, shattering it into pieces.
"Heh, this is one camera I'd stay away from," Gray grinned cockily. Suddenly, he felt the ground shaking where he was standing. He realized that the shifting was the result of an underground hatch leading to the enemy base. Seizing the opportunity, Gray jumped in. Within seconds, the hatch closed, and the base was filled with darkness. Luckily, the Space Hero came prepared; he activated a glow-in-the-dark feature from his white long-sleeved waistcoat that chased away the shadows, and sped into the entrance of a maze of some sort.
Unknown to Gray, Evil Emperor Silver was observing him from a secret computer room, the monitor blinking a dot indicating his foe's location. "Come to me, my prey…" Silver chuckled ominously, before he pulled a lever, activating one of many of his treacherous machinations.
Gray ran through the maze a little longer before the lights suddenly flickered on, and a mechanism with electrocuting spikes appeared, approaching him at high speeds. Alarmed, the Space Hero ran hastily towards the exit. Moments before the spikes inched closer to his body, he successfully jumped through the door that nearly closed and trapped him in. As a result, the spikes barged against the exterior, piercing it.
Recuperating his strength, Gray found what he was looking for— the source of the Tartaros Empire's power in the form of a battery encased in a glass cylinder. Between the cylinder and Gray was a bridge of floating platforms in a gap. Seeing that the only way to get to the other side was to cross the bridge, he jumped on each of the platforms, each glowing with every stomp and somewhat playing an odd tune. At that moment, the bridge broke itself apart, and he fell into the deep abyss. "WHOA!"
Gray was about to meet his end when he unbuckled the buttons of his waistcoat and found a blue belt wrapped around his waist adorned with the symbol of Lamia Scale. Pressing the button on the belt, an anti-gravity field appeared around him, halting his descent. Floating upward, he cried his famous catchphrase, "To infinity and beyond!"
Gray ascended the large platform, and by the time he reached it, he pressed his belt again, deactivating the anti-gravity field. Approaching the cylinder, he was about to take the source of Tartaros's power… only to find out that it was just a hologram. But Gray was not easily fooled by this farce; he knew it was a trap orchestrated by Silver to lure him out.
The Evil Emperor himself emerged behind Gray, rising from an invisible elevator, and holding an ion blaster around his arm. He wore a silver armored suit with a furry collar, a cape, and two blue rounded pauldrons possessing metal-colored edges and squared protrusions on the upper and lower edges, each adorned by a golden Tartaros symbol. The chestplate of Silver's armor bore the writing "Absolute Zerø." His face was concealed by a demon mask of some sort. Gray narrowed his eyes upon recognizing his sworn enemy. That was his main objective; bring Silver into custody, in the name of the Cosmic Alliance.
"So, we meet again, Gray Fullbuster… for the last time!" Silver declared. "You will know the true might of my Tartaros Empire, right before you die! Once I am done with you, your Lamia Scale group and the entire Cosmic Alliance will bow down to me!"
"Not today, Silver!" Gray shouted bravely. "You've caused enough trouble for the galaxy. This time, I'm gonna take you down!"
"Then why don't we put that to the test!" Silver dared, firing continuous blasts of ion particles from his blaster.
"Ice-Make: Shield!" Gray summoned a giant flower-shaped shield of indescribable ice, deflecting Silver's shots. "Ice-Make: Hammer!" He then conjured a giant floating hammer of ice that directly bonked Silver's head with great force, causing him to scream in pain. With the Evil Emperor disoriented, the Space Hero jumped over his head, landing behind him. He posed to shoot more Ice-Make Magic at Silver…
…and half his body was blasted to smithereens, the lower half collapsing to the floor. Evil Emperor Silver roared with laughter at his triumph; Gray Fullbuster was destroyed, and the entire universe was his to conquer! It would seem that there was no one left to defeat him and the Tartaros Empire, and all hope was lost…
And then, the words Game Over appeared on the screen.
"NOOOOOOO!" Wendy Marvell the Sky Priestess doll cried despairingly, banging the buttons on the controller in frustration. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no!" Gray's mission to defeat Silver turned out to be another cool video game based on the Lamia Scale franchise Ken Hirugashi purchased for his PlayStation 4. Wendy was this close to defeating the final boss of the game, but she failed. Gray Fullbuster, the space toy who stood next to her, winced a little.
"Whoa! You almost had him! You've got him on the ropes." It had been a year since Gray had become one of Ken's toys. He had grown to love being played with, and formed a steadfast bond with the other toys, occasionally helping them in need. Recently, he was giving the Sky Priestess doll advice on how to play the video game based on his character.
Wendy pouted, "It's not fair! I'm never going to defeat Silver!"
Gray encouraged, "Sure you will, Wendy. You'll definitely put that masked freak outta commission. As far as I know, you'd make a better Gray than I am."
"But my arms are too small to reach the buttons," Wendy stated, pushing some buttons on the DualShock 4 to make her point. "I can't press the fire button and jump at the same time."
The two toys' conversation was interrupted by some noise. Looking up, they saw Natsu Dragneel, the salmon-haired pull-string Dragon Slayer doll and leader of Ken's collection of toys, frantically searching through Ken's drawers for something. "Where is it? Where is it?"
Gray and Wendy looked at each other, before the space toy turned to the salmon-haired toy who became his best friend ever since they escaped Takeshi Sakamoto and reunited with Ken a year ago. He called out, "Hey, Natsu!"
"Huh?" Natsu raised his head, accidentally hitting it on an upper drawer. "Ow!" He tried to pull himself out of the drawer he was in, but he fell and went stumbling along the other open drawers before landing on the floor.
"Oooh…" Wendy cringed. "That's gotta hurt."
"Hang on, Pyro!" Gray grabbed and swung the top of the desk lamp to whirl him around until he landed on the Hot Wheels car, doing a loop-de-loop around the plastic track, and then he jumped off and landed next to Natsu. Picking him up, he asked, "Natsu, you all right?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, Gray. I'm fine," Natsu replied, dusting himself off. "Okay, Snowman, here's your list of things to do while I'm gone:" He counted his fingers, "Batteries need to be changed, and the toys at the bottom of the chest need to be rotated. Oh, and make sure everyone attends Levy's seminar on what to do if you or a part of you is swallowed. Anything else, Lucy will back you up. Okay? Good." He left with an approving nod, though he felt a little tense.
"You know, I've never dreamed of being in charge for a whole week. This is the first time I'm leading a group of toys," Gray crossed his arms. "But seriously, you haven't found your dragon-scaled scarf yet?"
"No!" Natsu panicked. "Last time I wore it, it's my previous date with Lucy. And the next minute, it's gone! Ken's leaving for Dragon Camp any second, and I can't find it anywhere! Without it, I'm ashamed to show my face around the place of legendary dragons! Dragons that I love best, like Igneel! I gotta look my best, make myself presentable!"
Truth be told, Natsu was going with Ken to Dragon Camp, a summer camp fashioned after the image and fabled legends of dragons, one that fitted Ken and Natsu's attributes. The pull-string Dragon Slayer had been looking forward to this one week where it was just him and his owner. But one day, he lost his trademark dragon scarf, and he dreaded the thought of Ken not bringing him along if it's missing.
"Don't sweat it, Natsu," Gray assured, placing an arm around his shoulder. "In just a few hours, you'll be sitting around a campfire with Ken making delicious hot dragon 'sch'moes.'"
Natsu corrected, "They're called 's'mores,' dude."
Gray shrugged, "Sch'moes, s'mores, what's the difference? They're marshmallows." Natsu gave him a blank stare. The space toy looked around and called out, "Hey! Has anyone found Natsu's scarf yet?"
Around the room, the other toys were looking high and low for the scarf. Mest Gryder and the miniature M.C. Troops, aided by the squeaky toy shark Wakaba Mine, were looking through the toy chest. "Keep looking, men! Dig deeper!" Mest instructed the others. He turned to Natsu and Gray with a salute, "We haven't found it yet. We're still searching."
Up on the nightstand, the Iron Dragon Slayer action figure Gajeel Redfox and the Connell cowboy doll family were using Morse code to communicate with neighboring toys outside. Alzack reported, "The lawn gnome next door says it's not in the yard, but he'll keep lookin'."
Gajeel grumbled, "This is nuts. Why'd we have to waste our time lookin' for a stupid scarf?"
Bisca stated, "Because it's Natsu's pride. It's his life. And Natsu's our friend. We don't wanna turn him down, the way we did during the whole Takeshi affair. Remember?"
Gajeel growled, "That's another reason why I should be Ken's favorite toy. I'm way better than him."
Alzack insisted, "Hey, the sooner we forget about that accident and find Natsu's scarf, the better. I remember that one time Asuka lost her hat, and she went nuts over it!"
Gajeel scoffed, "Whatever."
The door opened, and the three Strauss siblings Mirajane, Lisanna, and Elfman came in, followed by Lucy Heartfilia, the blonde-haired Celestial Treasure Hunter doll and Natsu's girlfriend. Mirajane informed, "It's not in Maka's room. We've looked everywhere."
Lisanna stated, "We haven't found anything that looked like a dragon-scaled scarf."
Elfman added, "All we found is some girly stuff not fitting for a real man."
"You want a hint on how to find your scarf? You gotta lighten up and have a drink," commented Cana Alberona, who as usual, was drunk and holding a toy beer bottle. She yawned and fell asleep on the floor.
"But there's no way in Loke's Realm we can ever give up," Lucy smiled encouragingly. "Celestial Treasure Hunter Lesson #21: A treasure is hard to find, but you gotta stay strong, never give up hope, and keep looking. Lesson #22: Clues are essential to find the hidden treasure."
"Any luck with my scarf?" Natsu walked over to Lucy. "You've probably searched every part of the house by now."
"I haven't tried the bathroom and Mom's room, but no worries," Lucy assured, patting her boyfriend's shoulder. "It'll turn out eventually. Every toy in the collection's contributing to the cause. I'd wager someone already found it before I did, and he would say…"
"Found it!" announced Happy, the Exceed put-together-piece toy and Natsu's best friend. He came out from under the bed with a wide smile.
"You found my scarf?" Natsu beamed hopefully, running over to him.
"Your scarf? Nope," Happy shook his head. "Carla lost her ear. I promised her I would find it." He held up a small plastic ear which belonged to a white Exceed. "Oh, my little sweet feline!"
The white Exceed doll dressed in a yellow and pink dress with two bows tied to her neck and tail gasped and dropped the book she was reading, going over to her boyfriend. Her name was Carla, a toy who was originally a part of Maka's toy collection, but became one of Ken's after brief circumstances.
"You found it!" Carla took the ear from Happy and put it back on herself. Giving an affectionate smile, she twirled the blue Exceed toy's whiskers around. "Oh, it's so nice to have a big, strong cat around the house." With a seductive purr, Happy grabbed Carla and tickled her body with kisses, causing her to laugh.
"Oh, great. That's just great," Natsu said sarcastically, crossing his arms. "This'll be the first year I miss Dragon Camp, all because of my stupid scarf!"
Lucy walked over to him and suggested, "Natsu, why not look under your sandal?"
Natsu replied, "What do you mean, 'under my sandal?' I don't see it."
Lucy insisted, "Would you just look?"
Natsu sighed, but lifted his foot anyway. The Japanese kanji of Ken's name was written on it, proof that he was one of the boy's most cherished possessions. "You see? No scarf. Just the word 'Ken.'"
"Uh-huh," Lucy agreed. "And the kid who wrote that would take you to camp, with or without your scarf. Even if we couldn't find it, Ken won't let anything, even a missing scarf, stop him from taking you."
Natsu wondered, "But what about Celestial Treasure Hunter Lesson #21?"
Lucy shrugged, "Lesson #23: Sacrifices had to be made sometimes. But that doesn't mean we'll call off the search while you're out. We'll keep looking for your scarf. We have all night."
Natsu smiled tenderly at his girlfriend, knowing she was right. Ken wouldn't mind if he's missing his scarf; he'd still take him to Dragon Camp.
"I'm sorry, Lu," he apologized. "It's just that I've been looking forward to this all year. This is my one time with just me and Ken. And I want it to be perfect, that's all."
Grinning mischievously, Lucy grabbed Natsu by the front of his waistcoat, pulling him forward. She said sweetly, "You're cute when you care."
Natsu chuckled nervously, "Not in front of the girls, please."
"Let 'em look…" Lucy whispered seductively, leaning in for a kiss. Natsu smiled back and was about to connect his lips with hers. It was another romantic moment between the two toys… which was suddenly interrupted by the sound of Elfman fighting Wendy for the DualShock.
"It's my turn! Leave the video games to a real man!" Elfman screamed.
"But I'm not done yet!" Wendy whined.
"Elfman!" the volume of Mirajane's loud voice caused Elfman to release the controller, allowing Wendy to fly back with a yelp. She landed on the remote, and the TV turned on, advertising a commercial of an elderly man wearing glasses and a sushi outfit. The man focused his eyes on the spectators with joy and gladness.
"Hey, kids!" he greeted cheerily. "This is Gouma Konishi, from Konishi's Toy Dojo, and I've got all kinds of great deals for you all!" Behind him stood a large store, the infrastructure reminiscent of ancient Japanese culture, with a statue of an otaku-like sushi next to it. Labeled at the entrance were the words of the store's aforementioned name. "Let's see what we got!" The screen then shifted to multiple toy products currently on the list, "We've got boats for zenny, beanies for zenny…"
"WENDY, TURN IT OFF!" Natsu screamed frantically. "SOMEONE'S GONNA HEAR!"
Wendy fumbled with the remote, trying to turn off the TV. "I'm trying! Where's the off-button on this thing?!"
The commercial continued with a Japanese dollar with a label of Konishi's Toy Dojo, followed a map to where the store was located. "Zenny, zenny, zenny! And that's cheap, cheap, cheap! So hurry on down…"
"For the love of Metalicana, it's this one!" Gajeel yelled, shoving Wendy out of the way and pressing the right button, turning the TV off. Fortunately, no one heard the commotion upstairs. Gajeel sighed irritably, "I despise that talking sushi."
Mirajane crossed her hips and gave her younger brother a stern look, "What did I tell you?"
"I have to share," Elfman replied with a guilty look on his face. "Sorry, Big Sis."
"Everyone! Everyone!" a female voice echoed. The toys turned to see Erza Scarlet, the Titania doll with transformable action armor, entering the room with an urgent expression. "I've returned from the yard to give you some good news and bad news." The last part seemed to have left a chill down the toys' spines.
Happy urged, "Go ahead, tell us!"
Carla asked, "What news?"
"The good news is…" Erza took something under her armor, revealing a certain piece of yarn that made Natsu brim with delight. "I found your scarf, Natsu."
"MY SCARF!" Natsu shouted excitedly. He ran over to grab the scarf and wore it around his neck. He then shook Erza's hand, relieved. "Oh, Erza! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Lucy asked, "Where did you find the scarf?"
Erza sighed regretfully, "And that's where the bad news comes in."
Suddenly, a myriad of barks resonated from outside. The noise was more than enough to make the toys shudder with complete recognition.
"It's Kagutsuchi!" Wendy gasped.
"That mangy mutt's playing with Natsu's scarf again?" Gajeel asked.
"Wait a second…" Lucy interrupted, stunned by the revelation. "Erza found the scarf, and Kagutsuchi's after it. That means…" She gasped shockingly, "He's after you, Natsu!"
"Uh-oh…" Natsu sweated nervously. This is not good!
"Canine alert!" Mest shouted. The M.C. Troops and Laxus Dreyar immediately went over to bar the door, in order to keep the excitable dog from getting in. "Man your battle stations! Let's move, move, move!" Soon, the dog's snout poked through the door, the toys trying their best to keep it at bay.
"Natsu, hide! Quick!" Lucy alerted. The salmon-haired toy didn't need to be told twice. He immediately searched for a place to hide, along with the other toys.
It was at that very moment when the dog known as Kagutsuchi, Kagu for short, a dog Ken received for Christmas whom he named after a deity in Japanese myth, forced his way into the door, proving to be too much for the M.C. Troops and Laxus to handle alone. Barking excitedly, Kagutsuchi ran around, looking for something or someone to play with. None dared to move a muscle. The dog just kept running, sniffing or knocking over a few toys along the way, such as a toy wood house where Happy and Carla were kissing.
Finally, Kagutsuchi caught the scent he was looking for. He ran to a bag, pulling Natsu out of it with his mouth and shaking him wildly. He ran over and dropped him to the ground, growling menacingly for a couple of seconds. Suddenly, Kagutsuchi dropped the façade and licked the pull-string Dragon Slayer, who stopped playing dead and laughed ticklishly.
"Okay, okay, okay! Okay, okay, you found me! Kagu, alright!" Natsu relaxed. "You're always good at finding me, I gotta admit. How did he do, Levy?"
Up on the nightstand, Levy McGarden the Speak & Spell toy displayed "13.5" on her screen. She indicated, "13.5 seconds. A new record."
Alzack nodded, "Yep. The numbers don't lie."
"Okay, boy. Sit," Natsu stood up and gave a command, to which the big dog obediently complied. "Reach for the sky." Kagutsuchi sat up, holding up his paws as if surrendering. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Natsu made a playful punch, and Kagutsuchi pretended to be slain, falling onto his back. The salmon-haired toy smiled playfully and went over to rub the dog's belly, "Good job, boy! Who's gonna miss me while I'm gone, huh? Who's gonna miss me? Who's gonna miss meeeeeeeee?" He kept rubbing, and the dog panted happily.
Erza remarked, "It's amazing how in the past, Natsu had a bad history with dogs."
Gray added, "He kinda reminds us of Zeke, but he's different."
Happy smiled, "He's man's best friend. A much nicer dog and friend to us toys. And cat toys."
"Ken, you got all your stuff?" the voice of Ken's mother called from downstairs, signaling that her son was coming in soon.
"Okay, have a good weekend, everybody. I'll see you Sunday night," Natsu waved to his fellow toys, and he rushed off to where he was.
"It's in my room!" Ken's voice echoed. It wasn't long before all the other toys got into position and became lifeless.
As he stepped into the room, Ken Hirugashi, now seven years old, held up his hands in a cowboy gesture at his dog, who pulled himself up and readied to charge at him.
"Stick 'em up!" Ken signaled. Kagutsuchi just scratched his ear and ran right past the boy. Ken shrugged, "I guess we'll work on that later." He walked over to Natsu and picked him up, "Hey, Natsu! Ready to go to Dragon Camp?"
Mrs. Hirugashi walked by the door, holding two-year old Maka in her arms. She said, "Ken, honey, come on! Five minutes, and we're leaving."
Hearing those words, Ken took time to ponder his thoughts.
"Five minutes? Hmm…"
That was MORE than enough time for him to enjoy a little playtime.