Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or Naruto!
A.N.: This is my first Fanfiction I've ever written so it'd be nice if you could R&R for me cause that'd be very nice of you guys :D Also, I considered this a Fairy Tail-Naruto Crossover because of the Sasuke like Character. It's really a Fairy Tail Fanfiction though.
~In the Sabertooth Guild~
A loud roar erupted from the Sabertooth guild doors. Jiemma walked outside, into the courtyard of their guild. Outside, where tall training poles were located, and an object was at the peak of the tallest one.
"Himitsu! Come down here, now!" Jiemma bellered up, but was ignored by the girl. Himitsu's long purple hair flowed in the wind as she sat on top of the tall training pole. As the wind passed over her body, it carried a jingling sound over the land. Her eyes were closed and peaceful, and she didn't have a care in the world. Her outfit was a white robe, with a cherry tree petal design. The robe covered her her back, but was open in the front. Finishing her outfit, was one similar to Cana Alberona's, and bare feet.
Her keys were two formed of two different materials. Three of the keys were gold, and the other two were platinum.
"Himi! Come down here." A blonde mage said less brutally than Jiemma. Himitsu, blushed, and she jumped down from the pole. She landing between Sting and Jiemma, her face with a slight pink tint.
"Himitsu! The grand magic games are approaching. And you just sit here at the guild!" A deathly aura surrounded Jiemma as he glared at Himitsu. Scoffing, she turned to face from the guild master, and she laughed.
"There is a difference between sitting and doing nothing, than channeling your magical abilities." Himitsu said, and she turned away from her master. "Plus, why would you select me to compete anyways? I mean you have Rouge, Minerva, Rufus, Orga and..." Himitsu blushed as she came up to Sting name.
"You are part of Sabertooth! The strongest guild! You will train your skills, and not stain our name!" Jiemma boomed, causing the poles to shake.
"The only name I will stain, Master...is Fairy Tail!" Himitsu said before she walked away to her room. And they will pay for defeating Sting. Himitsu added in her mind as she approached the request board. As she glanced over each and every request, she sighed.
"How would I get him to notice me?" Himitsu muttered as she accepted an S-Class job. The job was to disband a Dark Guild. She took the job, and was about to leave, but she turned into a strong sturdy man.
"Himitsu! Keep your hands off The Great Sting-Kun!" A blue-vested exceed said as Himitsu blushed ferociously.
"I-I'm sorry, S-Sting-san." Himtsu stuttered before running out of the guild.
The guild that Himitsu was supposed to disband was located somewhere in Fiore, in a town called Kyūryū. This town was known for its consistent onslaught of torrential downpours. She looked at her paper, which explained all the details about her mission as she got on a train at the station. She sat down in a seat in an S-Class car. She got a high quality car because of her status as a Sabertooth member. She sat on the end of her seat, anxious to get this mission over with. She stared out the windows or the car that she was in. A bored look stained her face as she pondered what the dark guild would be like.
~One day, while in the town of Magnolia~
"Alright, time for another job. Let's go Happy!" a young, pink-haired boy yelled.
"Aye Sir!" replied his best friend, a blue cat, flying around to join his friend.
"Natsu! Happy! Wait up!" A young, blond-haired young girl cried, as she hurried to catch up.
"Lucy, c'mon. We've got to hurry. If we complete this job, we'll get back just in time for you to pay your rent." Natsu said.
Lucy, taken aback, retorts, "Of course I know that, why else would I join you two on a crazy job like this?"
At this, Happy, begins to giggle, barely saying, "You're here because you liiikkke him." before falling out the sky with laughter.
Lucy blushed and proceeds to kick Happy, exclaiming "Why do you always roll your tongue when you say that?!"
Natsu, who wasn't listening, approaches the train station, muttering "Why do we have to take the train anyway?" as he went.
"Hello, how may I help you?" The ticket lady asked.
"Does this train go to Magnolia Outskirts?" Natsu asked in return. "We have a job in Kyūryū, and Master said this is the fastest way to get there."
"Yes, of course. Unfortunately, this train only goes to Nichibotsu Station. But Kyūryū is the next town you come to after leaving Nichibotsu Station." The lady handed Natsu a map and 2 tickets. Natsu thanked the lady and trudged back to Lucy and Happy. Lucy was in the process of pummelling Happy, she was stepping on Happy with her foot and Natsu approached.
"Next time, you won't get off so easy, Happy!" Lucy snarled, before releasing Happy.
Happy, panting as he spoke, "Pheew, that was close, Lucy almost squashed me."
"Whaaaat?!" Lucy roared, cracking her knuckles loudly, and started toward Happy with malice in her eyes.
Natsu just laughed, and then he beckoned his two friends toward their train as they set off toward Kyūryū, the site of their next job.
As usual, not long after boarding the train and departing, Natsu falls victim to motion sickness, a common theme associated with Dragon Slayers.
*sigh* "Poor Natsu, I feel sorry for him every time we ride this train. But he knows that this is the fastest way to get to Kyūryū, aside from flying."
"Aye…" Happy replied, eyeing Natsu with a glum look on his face.
At this point, Natsu said weakly, "Are… we there… yet?" before retching.
Lucy grimaced before glancing out the window. Outside, the train was traversing through farm fields. Wide pastures, some filled with animals, others with this season's crops.
Suddenly, an explosion roared from the front of the train.
"Woah, what the heck was that?" Lucy cried, jumping from her seat and rushed to open the door to the next car toward the next car.
"I wouldn't go up there if I were you" A deep voice uddered.
Lucy turned quickly to face the speaker of those words. "I can't just sit here and do nothing, people might be hurt up there." She said, before opening the door and advancing to the next car. She had gone three steps before another explosion ripped through the train car ahead of her. Lucy yells and shields her eyes from the blast. Part of the train has been completely blown away, air rushing to the outside farm fields.
"What is going on here?" Lucy said "Trains aren't supposed to blow up themselves!"
"Wait a minute. If this isn't a natural event, then what is really going on here?"
As she struggled to put the pieces of the puzzle together, a third explosion rocked the car and propelled Lucy from the car.
I guess this is an attack. Someone, or something is attacking the train!
"Natsu!" Lucy cried, falling from the train car.
"Open, Gate of the Scales: Libra." A womanly voice said just before a brilliant light erupted from the train. "Libra, alter that woman's gravity horizontal so she is pulled towards the train." She voice showed no sign of concern or worry. In fact, she sounded more bored than anything. Lucy's body went rigid before her entire being was slammed into the train car. After she hit the car, she grunted, but was slowly pulled into the small opening of the car where the first explosion went off earlier.
Breathing hard, Lucy panted on the floor as the same light from before appeared. Once Lucy opened her eyes, she was greeted with the sight of a purple haired mage standing directly above her. Panicking, Lucy rolled on the ground, readying one hand on her Celestial Keys.
"So you're going to attack your rescuer?" The girl scoffed as she pushed her hair away from her face. Lucy dropped her hand, and she stood up.
"How'd you save me?" Lucy asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Technically, I didn't. Libra did, but I asked her to." The purple haired girl responded, and she turned her head on Lucy.
"Libra? The Celestial Spirit Libra?" Lucy looked confused. Didn't Yukino have a contract with Libra? Lucy though as she stared at the back of the purple haired girl's head.
"Mhm." The girl muttered as she continued to walk away, towards the back of the train. Lucy, not wanting to be left alone, followed the girl. Is this girl stalking me? The girl wondered as Lucy's footsteps panged against the train floor.
As they traveled through two cars, Lucy saw Natsu had recovered from his motion sickness. Lucy dived into Natsu's arms only to hear Happy say, "you liiikkke him." Lucy gave Happy a death glare, which made him titter with enjoyment.
"Luce, what happened?" Natsu asked when he saw the soot on Lucy's face.
"Well...I believe this train is under attack." Lucy said, and the purple haired girl scoffed.
"What would they be after?" She asked, but for a reply, Lucy and Natsu showed them their Fairy Tail marks.
"They might want to take out two Fairies..." The purple haired lady gasped, and she ran out of the car, and sprinted back farther in the train.
"Hmph, you didn't finish off that Fairy Tail mage with your last attack, Guritchi." A young man said to his companion.
"Gimme a break, like you did anything to stop her. If you would've just killed her before she got too far, I wouldn't've had to destroy half of a perfectly good train." Guritchi snapped back, clearly angry with his partner.
The young man got up from his seat. He was average in height and fair skinned. His most defining characteristic was the bandages covering his eyes, stemming from a tragic accident earlier in his life. He also wore a long, white long sleeved shirt that was open down, exposing his well-built torso. His right sleeve is ripped halfway up the biceps, dark blue pants with a blue cloth draped around his waist which hung down to his knees. He wore jet black arm guards that covered his forearms. He also wore a purple rope belt, tied in a bow, which he used to carry a sword. His sword had a black scabbard and matching hilt. He wore open-toed sandals and fully-covered leg bracers, which covered his shins. His chin-length black hair is spiky in the back and his bangs hang down from both sides of his face past his cheeks.
Guritchi, meanwhile, was a shorter, older man, even with a bald spot at the top of his head. He wore a long white cloak that covered much of his body. Underneath his cloak, he wore a dark blue, skin tight shirt and matching dark blue pants. He also wore sandals and shin guards.
"Our mission here is strictly to acquire the valuables aboard this train, not to take people's lives." The young man replied calmly.
"But Zen'aku, what if that girl and her friends come back? Then you'll regret not killing her." Guritchi sighed, before carefully moving through the wreckage toward the back of the train.
That idiot. He's way too careless. Zen'aku thought. He assumed that a simple explosion would kill that girl. If she's truly a mage, then she'll live.
Zen'aku took a glance into the next car, where the part of the train car that Lucy was launched out of still open and pieces of the seats now flying out through the giant hole in the side of the train. He sighed again, then followed his partner toward the rear of the train.
Zen'aku and Guritchi continued their push towards the back of the train, where the third member of their party was already beginning the next phase of their plan, stealing all the valuables from everyone on board. Guritchi reached the rear car first, calling out "Look at all this stuff here. How much have you gotten already, Riamu?" He asked
'Wee hee, I got a bunch of goodies, boss." Riamu replied gleefully, scrambling to gather up pieces of gold that had been scattered on the floor.
Raimu was an extremely short young man, barely an adult. He wore a ragged brown cloak which didn't quite cover him. Underneath, he wore a torn black and white striped t-shirt and orange pants that were too long for him. He wore close toed shoes that were ripped and worn.
"Riamu, this time, don't grab underwear and tell me its treasure." Zen'aku said as he arrived in the rear car.
"Yessir, Master Zen'aku." Riamu chuckled. "But if I grab ladies underwear, I'm ok, right?"
Zen'aku drew his sword and pointed it at Riamu.
"Don't make me kill you. Let's just gather up all the valuables and escape without incident."
At this, Riamu's demeanor changed, "I'm sorry Master Zen'aku, I'll be good. Please, please don't kill me!"
Zen'aku sheathed his sword, then resumed to gathering up more valuables that were left on the floor of the train.
Guritchi chuckled, asking "Why so serious, Zen'aku? He's just messing with you."
Zen'aku simply said nothing, grabbing a golden watch on the floor and putting it in the bag that was already full of gold.
Guritchi stood up, holding his bag of valuables in his hand. "Zen'aku, Riamu, let's go. We've got all what we needed here."
Riamu stood up and motioned to follow Guritchi. Zen'aku, however, remained in the car.
"You guys go on ahead, I'm going to just check out the rear-most car." He said.
Guritchi shrugged before he and Riamu started off toward the front of the train, and their escape route.
As they were crossing over from between cars, something collided with them, knocking them over. Spilling all of their loot, they looked up to see a purple haired woman standing their.
"Hey! Watch where you're going!" They shouted, but they girl just glared.
"Are you Fairy Tail trash?" She demanded, making the men laugh.
"As if!" Guritchi laughed as he and the other two stood up from the ground." We are Black Friday, a Dark Guild!"
"Then you'll go down the same as if you were Fairy Tail. Open, Gate of the Scales: Libra." As soon as Libra's gate opened, the girl was already calling orders. "Libra, adjust the two targets' gravity horizontally...Send them flying." Her voice was calm as she watched Libra alter their gravity which sent them flying.
The two men screamed as they were grabbed by the wind, and yanked towards the back of the train. Libra and the girl ran through the cars, running right by another man, and reached the back of the car.
"Libra...adjust their gravity towards us." The girl commanded, and Libra obeyed. As their gravity was adjusted, the girl reached into her sleeve, and pulled out a katana with a pink sheath. Once the men came within striking distance, the girl cut down one of them, and Libra punched the other underneath the train so he ended up getting stuck in the wheel.
Zen'aku continued his investigation of the rear end of the destroyed train.
With any luck, those Fairy Tail mages will take care of my two associates. After that, I'll progress toward my real objective. He thought.
"So, if you're here, then I'm assuming that you've already finished off my comrades." Zen'aku turned and inquired of the two mages approaching him.
"I haven't seen any other mages on this train, other than you!" Natsu retorted.
"If those are your comrades, then shouldn't you be concerned over their safety?" Lucy exclaimed of the dark mage.
"If you call them your comrades, then why are you so certain that we've already finished them off? You should care whether or not they're alive!" Natsu roared as he advanced toward the dark mage.
"Pfft, those two were merely a distraction. Those fools were only here because I allowed them to come." Zen'aku calmly replied. "I have no need for comrades. I'm only here for myself."
"Why you…!" Natsu suddenly rushed toward Zen'aku, focusing his Fire Dragon Slayer magic in his right hand.
"Fool. I have no quarrel with you." Zen'aku drew his sword, easily blocking Natsu's punch. He then formed a magic seal with his free hand. Bright light erupted from his hand and Natsu had to shield his eyes from the light.
"Wha… Where'd he go?" Natsu snarled.
"Natsu, he's on the roof!" Lucy replied.
Natsu and Lucy scrambled to the roof of the car. There stood the dark mage, looking into the sunset with a smile on his face.
"I see, maybe you Fairy Tail mages really have what I need." He said.
"If you truly want to find out what I'm after, you should come to our guild in Kyūryū. Take the train to Nichibotsu Station. After that, Kyūryū town is walking distance away."
After saying this, he raised his right hand over his head, formed a magic seal and said "Farewell." before disappearing.
"What'll we do Natsu?" Lucy asked.
"One thing's for sure, I'm gonna defeat that guy and teach him a lesson about comrades. Right, Happy?"
"Aye sir!" Happy replied excitedly. The two mages and their cat began their trip to the rainy town of Kyūryū.
After saying goodbye to Himtsu, Natsu, Lucy and Happy continued on their journey to Kyūryū by arriving at Nichibotsu Station. Lucy stepped off the train, carrying Natsu.
Why am I carrying Natsu anyway? Lucy thought.
Suddenly, Natsu, realizing that he was off the train, let out a huge yell, saying "Yay, I'm off that stupid train!"
"Natsu, you punched me!" Lucy cried.
"Ah, sorry Lucy." Natsu laughed. Then he said, "Wonder which way to Kyūryū?"
Happy, already in the air, pointed in the direction of a mysterious fog in the North. "It's this way Natsu." He said.
"Alright, let's go!" Natsu yelled, then started running toward the fog.
"Aye sir!" Happy replied happily.
Lucy, once again, was left behind. As she ran off in pursuit of Natsu, she suddenly paused, believing she saw someone.
"Lucy, c'mon, let's go already!" Natsu shouted from ahead.
Lucy started. "Coming, wait for me!" She hurried ahead, following her companions.
From on top of the station's tower, Zen'aku stood, while a slight smile on his face.
"That girl. First she survived the blast from Guritchi's magic, then she noticed me when I sped past her and her friends. I wonder if they can handle the whole Black Friday Guild."
"Well, as long as I get what I want, it doesn't matter what everyone else does. So I'll just sit back and observe for now." He sat down on the roof and watched the sun as it disappeared behind the fog.
~In Kyūryū City~
It was raining, as usual, throughout the town. Himitsu's hair was damp from water, yet she stood in the rain. Why is Fairy Tail here? Her eyes twitched with rage as she thought about them. Natsu Dragneel...He's here too. Slowly, she took steps towards a giant black, skyscraper like building.
"Don't step any closer!" A voice called out to her as she approached the building.
"And if I continue?" Himitsu question, and her voice was stained with boredom.
"Then I'll just have to kill you!" The man lunged at Himitsu, and swung his katana.
"I don't have time for trash like you..." Himitsu said as she blocked the attack with her right arm. A klang echoed throughout the fog as the sword stuck her arm.
"What the...!" But before he could finished, Himitsu punched him in the face with her other hand, knocking him deep into the ground.
"You can stay down there till I'm done tearing down this guild hall." And with that, she walked up to the guild. "Open, Gate of the Scales: Libra." Libra appeared, and as if she could read Himitsu's thoughts, she adjusted her master's gravity so she flew to the top. Libra's gate closed once her master safely landed on top of the guild.
Once she landed, Himitsu immediately found a small skylight that would lead her down into the guild. She jumped down through it, and like a ninja, she stealthily pranced through the shadows. If I can just stay away from any dark guild members for the time being...I can steal any secrets they might have. Himitsu chuckled as she tiptoed down flights of stairs.
Suddenly, some commotion came from a lower level startled the purple haired mage. This forced her to hide away into a shadow, and hide from sight. They can't know I'm here...I haven't made a sound...Himitsu wasted time wondering about the commotion. Once things seemed to have settled down, Himitsu stepped around the corner, and continued on her way.
Meanwhile, Natsu and Lucy have made it to the front gates of the Dark Guild, Black Friday.
"Wow, look at the size of this Guild!" Lucy said, looking up at the tall building directly in front of her.
Natsu agreed, almost falling back as he looked up. "Holy cow, I can't even see the top."
"Happy, try flying up there as see if you can reach the top!"
"Aye sir!" Happy replied eagerly before taking off using his exceed magic.
Woah, this tower just keeps going. If I'm not careful, I'll get lost in the fog. Happy thought.
"Happy, find the top yet?" Natsu yelled from the ground. But Happy didn't hear him, as he spotted something that caught his eye.
"Is that what I think it is?" He exclaimed excitedly. There, hanging from the walls of the tower was a perfectly good fish.
"Fish!" Happy yelled happily as he sped to his prey. However, as he moved to swallow the fish whole, he realized too late that it was a trap. The fish that he had eaten was attached to a string and hook. And someone was at the other end of the string and hook.
"Well, lookie here? I actually caught a cat." the man named Ryōshi said. "Hey guys, look what I done caught?"
"Well, amazing. For once, you actually weren't just wasting your time trying to catch something other than fog." Kagura sneered. "Wait, is that a cat?" She spat, eyeing Happy with distaste.
"Yup, ain't she purty?" Ryōshi replied. "Kagura, you'll be nice to my new pet, ya here?" "Hey, what are you two doing? Haven't you noticed that our guild has mice scurrying around?"
"Zen'aku." Kagura said, noticing that another Mage has joined the group. "You really shouldn't be the one to talk. If you finished off those Fairies before, we wouldn't be in this situation."
At this, Ryōshi sneered. "Yeah, now 'cause of you, we're getting yelled at by the Boss." he added with a whimper.
"Tch, I told you, don't underestimate Fairy Tail." Zen'aku retorted, with a touch of annoyance in his voice now.
"Come now, at least he isn't dead like the other two are, it seems." A booming voice calls out from the top of the stairs leading to the next room. The three Dark Mages turned to look up at their master. A monstrous man with huge arms and bare, well built chest. He wore baggy, off-white slacks. The master looked out at his students. Kagura came into view first. She wore a revealing white dress, that leaves the sides of her legs exposed. She also wore red high heels. Ryōshi, by comparison, is wearing a bulky, tan jacket with numerous pockets and light blue pants. He also wears brown, closed toed shoes.
"Master Kyōkan." Zen'aku muttered as he looked up.
Kagura began laughing softly, "I see Master has returned early. Those fairies won't stand a chance now."
"So, I heard that there are intruders inside my guild. Why would that be?" Kyōkan boomed. He his eyes swept the room as he waited for a response.
Ryōshi immediately pointed his gnarled finger at Zen'aku, "Master, Zen'aku failed his mission. He didn't kill them fairies. Punish him, not us!"
Kagura hissed at him to be quiet when Zen'aku remained silent.
"No matter. You'll finish them this time. Won't you, Zen'aku?" Kyōkan boomed his last word.
Again, Zen'aku remained silent.
"Yes, of course we will Master. We shall not let them embarrass our guild again." Kagura said, hastily bowing.
"See to it." At this, Kyōkan retreated into the room at the top of the stairs.
"Tch" Zen'aku spat. "Just you wait Kyōkan." He whispered so no one could hear him. Then, he commanded to the others, "Let's go." before disappearing.
Kagura looked longingly at the spot where Zen'aku disappeared. Then she turned to Ryōshi and said, "Put that thing away and go engage the enemy." She then turned and walked towards the door to the lower level.
"Happy… Happy!" Natsu had been calling his friend for some time now.
"You don't think something happened to him?" Lucy piped up nervously.
Natsu kept calling, but no response could be heard from Happy.
Lucy suddenly gasped and pointed to a window 2 floors above the entrance. There' hanging from a fishing pole, bound and gagged, was Happy!
"Happy!" Natsu cried. Then, he noticed that someone was holding up the other end of the fishing pole. "What have you done with Happy?"
"If you want your friend, come inside, ya'here?" said the man, named Ryōshi.
"Natsu, look." Lucy exclaimed, pointing to the gates, which creaked open.
Natsu rushed in, screaming "Happy!"
"Too easy." A woman's voice was briefly heard when Natsu entered the Guild Hall.
"Wha…" Natsu turned to face the woman, but too late. His foot had been caught in a trap. The rope on the ground tightened around Natsu's ankle and Natsu rose into the air until he hung in midair above the ground.
"Natsu!" Lucy cried. Then she frantically scrambled to find her keys. Pulling out the one she wanted, she began to open a gate. However, before the gate opened, a thin string shot out from the 2nd floor and wrapped around Lucy, binding her. Lucy grunted before falling to the ground, unable to move.
"I can't believe it was really that easy." the middle-aged man, Ryōshi, said. "I can't believe that Zen'aku had trouble these here fairies."
"I know right, so pathetic." Kagura agreed. "These fairies are a joke. But Ryōshi, don't insult Zen'aku or I'll…" But at that moment she was hit by a blast of fire. She failed to notice that Natsu had freed himself from Kagura's trap.
"Is that really all you've got?" Natsu said, staring down his opponent. "I'll make this quick, so gimme back my friend Happy."
"Natsu, the guy on the 2nd floor is the one who had Happy before!" Lucy yelled as she too untied herself from her bonds.
Ryōshi and Kagura were stunned. "How did they manage to get away?" They said in unison. Lucy smirked and pointed her thumb at the giant crab that was standing behind her. "Cancer, give that woman a haircut she'll never forget."
"Yeah, baby." Cancer streaked off, flashing his scissors with both hands. Cancer blew past Kagura, finishing his attack. "Cool look, baby!" He said, before departing. Kagura fell to the ground, all her hair fell out, saying "Sorry, Zen'aku…" before falling unconscious.
"Nice one, Lucy!" Natsu yelled down from the 2nd floor. He then proceeded to confront Ryōshi, who still had Happy tied up and unconscious.
"Give Happy back!" Natsu roared. "Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon!" Natsu rushed forward, smashing Ryōshi with his flame-covered fist. Ryōshi groaned in pain as he was blown backwards into the wall before collapsing and subsequently releasing Happy.
"Happy!" Natsu cried happily, sprinting forward to untie his friend. "Are you ok, buddy?" He asked with concern.
"Aye…" Happy replied glumly. "Sorry I got caught, Natsu. That guy trapped me by putting a fish out on a fishing line."
Natsu laughed.
"What's so funny? You realize that now, you'll have to fight the Master? He don't take kindly to intruders." Ryōshi groaned.
"Heh, we'll see about that." Natsu retorted. "Sounds like there's two people here I've got to beat up."
"Lucy, this way. I found some stairs that'll lead us to the upper floor." He shouted from the upper floor.
"Right." Lucy hurried up the stairs to join her comrades.
As the Fairy Tail group of three walked up the stairs to the upper levels of the guild, they knocked over a purple haired mage. Natsu's hands started ablaze, Lucy readied her hand. Himitsu on the other hand, already summoned Libra.
"Make the target heavier." Himitsu commanded, and Libra obeyed. As soon as Himitsu realized who she was targeting, she instructed Libra to release her magic. Once this was done, Libra returned to the spirit world, and Natsu and Lucy recovered.
"Hai! Why are you attacking us!?" Lucy shouted.
"You could've been an enemy." Himitsu scoffed, turning her back on the Fairy's. "Are you going to help, or get it my way?" Himitsu headed back for the stairs she just came down.
"Weren't you coming this way Himitsu?" Lucy asked, trying to sound like she wasn't annoyed.
"I was. But you Fairy's seemed to have cleared out those floors. Now I just have to find the guild master." Himitsu responded as she took a flight of stairs up.
"Hey! We're coming too!" Natsu yelled as he grabbed Lucy's wrist and charged after Himitsu.
"Hmph. Looks like Fairy Tail beat Ryōshi and Kagura." Zen'aku muttered. Well, time to go.
The doors of the chamber burst open. Master Kyōkan, spun around and turned to face the attacker. "What are you doing, Zen'aku?" He roared.
"Came to report, Ryōshi and Kagura are knocked out."
"So then what is the meaning of you blowing down my door?" Kyōkan snapped back.
"Isn't it obvious? I'm finishing up."
Kyōkan's eyes widened. "Whaaat? Why you ungrateful little brat?"
Kyōkan then rushed at Zen'aku, raising his fist. Zen'aku put his hand on his sword, as if to draw it. However, Kyōkan was too fast and his punch landed, sending Zen'aku flying backwards. Zen'aku smashed into the wall, leaving a crater in the wall.
"Too slow." Ken'aku appeared behind Kyōkan, drew his sword and slashed. Kyōkan just managed to block the strike with his arm guards, forcing Zen'aku to step back.
"Just what are you after?" Kyōkan panted.
Zen'aku rushed again, slashing with his sword. Kyōkan blocked it once again with his arm guard. "Is there a reason we're both not using our magic?" Zen'aku said calmly.
"I won't need magic to beat you. Now die!" Kyōkan swung his free hand around at Zen'aku, grazing the side of his face. A ripping sound could be heard in the now silent room.
"Well Master, looks like I'll be the first to use my magic. And I'll make sure, I'm the last to use magic!" Zen'aku disengaged from Kyōkan again and removed his bandages from around his eyes, revealing a set of eyes quite unlike any other. They were black in color, except for the red, pinwheel-like pattern in the center.
"Eclipse Magic: Eternal Darkness Torture!"
It was a darkened chamber. Inside, there were many shackles on the wall, used to keep prisoners in check. As one kept walking down the narrow hallway, the shackles and walls because increasingly dirtier. Ironically, there was no pungent odor even as the scene became more and more gruesome. If you continued down the hallway, eventually, there would be a point where the floor disappears and the hall stops. That is where one would find one set of shackles, dangling from the low ceiling. Usually, those shackles aren't used, save for the worst case scenario. But today, those shackles are closed around the wrists of Kyōkan, Guild Master of the Dark Guild Black Friday. Facing him, just steps away from a door at the opposite end of the chamber, was Zen'aku, looking up at the huge man who was hanging before him.
"What a pitiful sight." Zen'aku said. "The powerful Mage, Kyōkan, hanging idly from the ceiling, bound by these meager chains."
"How dare you do this to your Master?" Kyōkan growled. He then coughed violently for a few seconds before asking, "Where am I anyway?"
'You are inside Eternal Darkness Prison, a prison I created to bind my enemies until I finish interrogating them. If you're lucky, you'll survive the interrogation and you'll leave this place and make a full recovery. If you're unlucky, you won't make it to see me extract your Magic!"
"That's what this is about?!" Kyōkan roared. "You only joined my guild so you could one day attack me and steal my Magic?"
"That's right." Zen'aku responded. His next words came with an icy bite to them. "Why wouldn't anyone with knowledge of your powers not covet them for themselves?"
"I mean, undetectable armor? As soon as I heard about you and your power, I've dreamt of the day when I would take this power from you."
"Now, would you prefer to teach me how to use this armor, or should I extract your Magic, killing you, and leave to figure it out on my own?"
"You're evil…" Kyōkan whispered. "You're more cruel than any Dark Mage."
"Maybe, but then how do you explain this? I sent a job request to two of the strongest guilds in Fiore, Fairy Tail and Sabertooth, in hopes that they would take care of the smaller fish."
"Besides, taking out Dark Guilds does benefit me. That way, I'll find the one who I've been searching for. I'll find the one person in the world whose power I wish to erase from this world!"
"Zeref." Kyōkan whispered. "You're a fool if you think that you can stop that guy."
"We'll see about that." Zen'aku said. "Now, shall we begin?"
Zen'aku draws his sword, then suddenly the room turns pitch black. The only sound that can be heard is the piercing screams coming from Kyōkan.
Natsu, Lucy and Himitsu came blasting through the door and entered the Master's chambers.
"There you are!" Natsu yelled angrily.
"Fairy Tail." Zen'aku responded. He took his foot off of the unconscious body of Kyōkan and re-sheathed his sword.
"Isn't that the Guild Master?" Lucy pointed nervously to Kyōkan's motionless body.
Zen'aku looked at where Lucy was pointing. "Yes, the man you see lying before you was Kyōkan, Master of the Black Friday guild."
"You killed him?" Himitsu asked "Why?"
"I wanted the Magic that he used." Zen'aku answered simply. He then added, "Plus, I wanted this guild destroyed."
"Why you…" Natsu started toward Zen'aku, forming a magic circle around both arms. "Wings of the Fire Dragon!" Natsu makes a grab for Zen'aku, but finds that the Dark Mage isn't touched. Instead, Natsu's hands sink into Zen'aku's stomach!
"Wha…!" Natsu exclaimed in surprise.
"Natsu, look out!" Lucy cried. A figure resembling Zen'aku perfectly appeared behind Natsu and the other Zen'aku. He drew his sword and slashed, cutting through his duplicate, but missing Natsu, as he disengaged the Zen'aku clone just prior. At this, the clone disappeared with a puff of smoke.
What kind of magic is this? Lucy wondered.
As if to answer Lucy's question, Zen'aku responded, "This is Doppleganger Magic. This magic is the 'invincible shield' magic, used by Kyōkan when he was alive. It allows the user to create a perfect clone of themselves by evenly distributing his/her magic to each clone created. However, if the clone should be injured or killed, the magic is just dispersed, with no harm to the user and the unused magic is returned. In addition, the user gains all new information that the clone may have gathered."
It's like another Zen'aku. Lucy thought. If one Zen'aku wasn't hard enough to fight already…
"At the moment, I can only create one clone of myself." Zen'aku continued. "Rumor has it that Kyōkan could create up to 4 copies of himself."
Four? This guy sure was powerful if he could split his Magic into 5 pieces…
"Lucy! Watch out!"
Zen'aku rushed at Lucy, sword drawn. Lucy screamed and frantically grabbed for one of her keys. However, it was too late. Zen'aku completed his slash and re-sheathed his sword.
What's going on? Lucy nervously thought. I'm sure that Zen'aku charged at me with his sword drawn. I thought he hit me, but…
Lucy got up and patted herself, feeling for wounds. Nothing. She concluded silently. So why…?
Lucy gasped. There at her feet, was a piece of metal used to hold up the ceiling. It had fallen exactly where Lucy was standing.
Lucy slowly turned to face the Dark Mage. "Why…?"
"Don't thank me." Zen'aku said, glancing back at the Celestial Mage before turning and walking towards the exit. "I should be thanking you…"
As this, Lucy blushed.
However, Natsu was not impressed. "You think you can just walk away from this? You and I still have a score to settle!"
Natsu charged again, this time propelled from the fire that he produced from magic circles behind his elbow.
"Flaming Elbow of the Fire Dragon!"
This time, Natsu's aim was true. He connected with Zen'aku, launching him from the room, through the stone wall, straight through the larger hall and out the window at the opposite end, smashing through the glass.
I told you. I have no quarrel with you. Natsu… Dragneel…
Hmph, after all I've done for Fairy Tail, I'm going to die by their very hands…
Zen'aku was falling from the Black Friday guild's top floor after being punched by Natsu. He marveled at how different the guild looked when looking up at it.
"Something just fell out of the window."
As Zen'aku squinted to see more clearly, he was shocked to see Lucy and Himitsu,
both quickly falling to catch up with him.
When Lucy and Himitsu had caught up, they each grabbed an arm. Then, Himitsu yelled, "Libra, now! Alter our gravity horizontal towards the wall."
Libra obliged and Lucy and Himitsu were slammed into the wall, along with Zen'aku, yet they were safely on the wall of the guild.
"Are you ok Zen'aku?" Lucy asked, looking concerned.
Zen'aku smirked, "I told you that I'd be thanking you."
This comment received a smack from Lucy.
"You could've blocked Natsu easily. So why didn't you?" Himitsu asked.
At this, Zen'aku responded, "Principle. I have no reason to fight Natsu. My objective was to destroy the Dark guild Black Friday and gain the magic of its master, Kyōkan."
"I have you guys to thank for defeating the rest of the guild." Zen'aku added.
Himitsu stood up on the side of the wall. "You guys head to the base of the tower. I'll finish destroying the guild."
Wait, what about Natsu and Happy?" Lucy panicked
Himitsu pointed at a figure in the distance. Lucy and Zen'aku squinted to see what it was. "Natsu! Happy!" Lucy yelled, waving her hand and wildly jumping up and down.
Natsu merely gave them the thumbs up, smiled and winked.
"Alright Happy, let's go down!" He yelled.
Aye sir!" Happy replied.
"Phew, we managed to all come out ok." Lucy sighed after she and Zen'aku reached the ground.
"Himitsu, we're down now!" She yelled, but no response came.
"She's probably gone to destroy the guild. We'd better move to avoid being hit by any debris." Zen'aku said, a note of fatigue in his voice.
"R-right" Lucy said. She carried Zen'aku away from the base of the guild.
When they were a safe distance away, Lucy lowered Zen'aku to the ground and leaned him against a rock. She sat down opposite him. She leaned back on her hands and searched the night sky for Natsu.
"Lucy." Zen'aku had stirred. Lucy lowered her head to look at the Dark Mage. "Why did you save me? Am I not your enemy?"
Lucy shrugged, "I can't watch somebody plummet to their death… Besides, you saved my life earlier, so now we're even."
Zen'aku nodded, then dropped his head and closed his eyes.
"Lucy!" Natsu was waving and he and Happy approached.
Lucy got up and rushed to greet the pair. "Good to see you guys ok."
"Of course we're fine." Natsu replied. "He then caught sight of Zen'aku lying against the rocks some distance away.
"So that's why you and Himitsu jumped…"
Natsu began advancing slowly towards the semi-conscious Zen'aku, cracking his knuckles menacing. Lucy quickly grabbed him from behind.
"Natsu, don't." she said. "He's not an enemy."
"What are you talking about? He attacked that train before!"
"Yeah, but even so, I just have a feeling…" Lucy blushed again.
"Hey you, wake up." Natsu had snuck away from Lucy and began shaking Zen'aku awake.
"Wa… Natsu!" Lucy cried, rushing over to stop Natsu once again.
Suddenly, she felt Happy grabbing her leg. "What, Happy?"
Happy shook his head and gestured for Lucy to watch.
"It's ok Lucy." Zen'aku had reawakened and was staggering to his feet. Natsu grabbed his collar and dragged him to his feet.
"Lemme ask you one thing." Natsu growled.
He set Zen'aku back on his feet and extended his hand. "How would you like to join Fairy Tail?"
Zen'aku gasped in surprise. Behind Natsu, Lucy and Happy were both smiling.
Slowly, Zen'aku extended his own hand to shake with Natsu.
"Sure."
Meanwhile, Himitsu was inside the Black Friday guild hall, holding a singular platinum key.
"I couldn't show them this..." Himitsu whispered to herself as she lifted the key straight above her head. "Open, Gate of the Raging Dragon: Draco!" And in a flash of light, the entire guild crumbled down around Himitsu, who now had a dark aura surrounding her.
"Sting-kun..." Himitsu said but the rest of her sentence was drowned out by an earth-cracking roar.
The Fairy Tail group, with Zen'aku in tow, were again aboard the train, this time heading for the town of Magnolia and the Fairy Tail guild. And, like before, Natsu was weak with motion sickness.
"Ugh, why is it always the train?" Natsu groaned weakly. He then retched and his face turned green in color.
Lucy, meanwhile was busy wrapping Zen'aku's left arm with tape. His arm guard was lying on the seat next to them.
"There, how's that feel?" Lucy said as she finished. Zen'aku held his leftarm above his head and turned his arm. Then he clenched his fist tightly.
"Perfect." He said.
Lucy smiled, then turned her attention to Natsu, who was still lying motionless on the seat opposite her.
"Is he always like this?" Zen'aku asked, slightly startling Lucy.
"Yeah…" She said sadly. "It's the curse of being a Dragon Slayer. They can't handle transportation."
Zen'aku laughed. "So then why was he still sick when you carried him off the train?"
At this, Lucy gave Natsu a look of venom, "I wonder…"
Happy poked his head out the window, then he said. "We're coming to the station now."
As the train pulled into the station, the group walked off the train and onto the platform, Happy first flying ahead of the others. Zen'aku appeared next, carrying Natsu over his shoulder. Lucy brought up the rear, dragging the luggage.
When Natsu realized that he was off the train, he jumped for joy, knocking Zen'aku to the ground in the process.
"Yeah, I'm off that cursed train!" He shouted.
Zen'aku was laughing as he picked himself up from the ground, clutching his nose.
Lucy sighed.
"Alright, let's go home guys!" Natsu shouted.
"Aye sir!" Happy responded eagerly, flying off ahead of the group.
"Wait, Natsu!" Lucy groaned, once again running to catch up with her eccentric guildmates.
Zen'aku remained behind at the station. He stared into the setting sun.
What a turn of events. He thought. I went from a Dark Guild Mage to a Fairy Tail Mage in little under a day.
"Zen'aku! Hurry up!" Lucy called behind him. Zen'aku turned and began walking toward his new guildmates as he put his back into the sunset.