Natsu Dragneel stood off against the dragon king, Acnologia. During the battle between humans and dragons, Acnologia appeared, and it seemed that his target was Natsu. It was Acnologia. Natsu was bruised, bleeding, and exhausted. His clothes were worn and tattered, and fell from his body. He was now only left in his white pants, and white scaly scarf. Even his black sandals were gone.

Looking up at Acnologia, Natsu could only grin. However, it wasn't one of happiness, but one of pure bitterness. Acnologia had destroyed almost all of Crocus. The rest of Natsu's friends were battling with the other dragons, as well as Future Rogue. Acnologia hovered high above Natsu. Unlike Natsu, he barely had a scratch on him. Natsu's fiery will that once blazed seemed to be dim flickers.

The dragon suddenly shot a blast of magic from his mouth down at Natsu. Natsu darted away and launched himself high into the air towards Acnologia's underbelly.

"Fire dragon iron fist," Natsu shouted, his right fist igniting on fire. However, before he could reach the beast, it swiped at him. Natsu dodged them and grabbed onto one of Acnologia's front legs. As fast as he could, he dashed to the top until he reached Acnologia's back.

I need to find his weak spot! But where…? Natsu scanned around the giant beast's back until he fixed his eyes on one spot, that being Acnologia's head.

Yeah! If I hit his eyes, then he won't see me!

Wasting no time, Natsu made his way towards the head. He knew what attack to use. No sooner had he reached the head, he found himself staring into the white, soulless orbs of Acnologia. This was the perfect chance to attack.

"Fire Dragon Grip Strike!" Natsu was just about to blast Acnologia's right eye at point blank range, when something caught his eye. It must've caught Acnologia's eye too, because they both were now staring at the Eclipse gate. Somehow, it was opened and shining brightly. Natsu soon noticed that Acnologia was flying towards it. Seemingly, it had forgotten that Natsu was on its head.

Natsu normally would've taken the chance now, but he was very much concerned. If the gate was open, would more dragons pour through it? Why was the gate even open anyway? As soon as he and the dragon came into close range, it seemed they began heading faster at the gate. The dragon let out a roar and began to thrash violently in the air. It turned around, facing opposite of the gate while flapping its wings. He was still heading straight for the gate.

Natsu leapt off of the dragon to avoid being thrown off, but as soon as he did, he felt the same extreme gravitational pull that the dragon was. Some invisible force was pulling him towards the gate while he was in midair.

"What the heck!?" Natsu exclaimed while trying to avoid being sucked into the gate. Every second brought them closer to the Eclipse Gate.

"What's wrong with the gate? It's sucking me in!" Natsu screamed to himself. Somehow, Acnologia was ahead of Natsu, so he would be sucked in first. This granted Natsu an idea. He turned to face the black dragon, and ignited his feet on fire. Using his feet as thrusters, Natsu propelled himself forward towards Acnologia's face. Natsu then delivered his signature 'Fire Dragon Iron Fist' attack right on its snout.

Since the dragon was paying attention on the gate, he was unaware of Natsu's attack. Combined with the gravitational pull, the punch had a bigger effect of him, and when he hit him on the snout he was further pushed into the gate. With one final roar, Acnologia finally vanished into the light.

Natsu, however, couldn't celebrate. He was too busy trying to think of a way to get himself away from the gate's pull. He tried to use his feet as thrusters to propel away from the gate, but he was unable to. Everything around it was beginning to become sucked in as well. The ground, the buildings around it, all were beginning to enter the gate. Natsu turned around to see himself slowly inching towards the light. Suddenly, a large piece of rubble struck Natsu in the back of the head.

The Eclipse Gate finally claimed him, and he was taken over by the light, before falling unconscious.

~Several Days Later~

Natsu jolted awake, sitting up. He leapt off the ground, ready to continue his battle with the Black Dragon, before realizing a startling fact. He was in a completely different setting. He found himself in a grassy forest. The sun shone brightly in the morning, and Natsu's body was wet with morning dew. His was still in in white pants and scarf, and his muscles still ached.

A whole new set of smells assaulted his nose; trees, plants, fresher air, dew, bugs and animals, etc. However, there was one smell that was foul. Very foul. He had never smell something like it. From his experienced, he was able to tell what whatever had the odor, was coming his way.

Immediately, as if on cue, faint thumps could be heard. Further advancing, the thumps began to sound more like echoing stomps. Louder and louder they sounded as it came closer. Natsu, being fearless, stood in a fighting position. One odd thing he noticed was that he felt empty. The magic power that usually filled his entire body was gone.

Natsu looked down at his hands, trying to conjure up some magic. Nothing came out. He hand remained empty, not igniting on fire. "What the..." Natsu muttered, failing to create any magic.

Natsu looked up, and found himself staring up at a 20ft man. Natsu screamed, jumping back. The giant man had short black hair, abnormally sharp teeth, was completely naked, and its eyes were down-right strange. Steam rose from its body.

"Woah! Sorry there, buddy," Natsu laughed comically, "Didn't mean to get scared so easily! Could you tell me where I am?"

The giant being just stood there, staring down at him, as if it had not heard a word Natsu said. Its face remain completely emotionless. Natsu noticed this, and stepped a bit closer. Something about this guy rubbed him the wrong way, so he tried to be cautious.

"Hello," Natsu called up to him, "Can you hear me?"

Suddenly, the thing launched at him. Natsu jumped back with a yell. The beast tried to grab Natsu, but he leapt away just in time. With blazing speed, the beast snatched him straight out of the air. Natsu felt its hand wrap around his body. As the giant lifted him towards him mouth, Natsu noticed that the giant's skin was extremely hot.

Natsu tried to struggle out of its grip. The beast held Natsu at its mouth, before its bottom jaw unhinged, opening its mouth almost impossibly wide. Natsu came face-to-face with rows of sharp teeth. 'Is he trying to eat me?'

Natsu tried setting himself on fire, but once again his magic failed him. The giant flung Natsu into its mouth. He landed on the soft and wet tougue. If the teeth didn't eviscerate him, he would be crushed to death inside its mouth. The monster's mouth reeked of blood, and people. 'This isn't a human! This thing's been eating people!' In here, it was much hotter.

Just as the monster's mouth began to close, Natsu darted to the front of the mouth. He wedged himself in between the top and bottom rows of teeth. Using as much strength as he could, he forced the giant's mouth open. Natsu took hold of two sharp teeth, and pushed upwards, forcing its mouth to stay open.

The monster began to press its mouth closed. As it slowly closed, Natsu further strained himself to keep it from closing. In a sudden burst of strength, the top jaw pushed down, adding more pressure. Two teeth pressed into the skin of his left arm, causing Natsu to hiss in pain, before talking his fist, and punching the teeth.

Three of them were knocked out of its mouth. Natsu position himself so he was facing inside. He reached a hand into its mouth, and rammed his fist into the roof of the beast's mouth. The beast stumbled back with a roar of pain, releasing all the pressure of its jaw. Natsu leapt out, fresh cool air talking over him once again. As soon as he landed on the ground, he launched towards the monster.

He delivered a sweep kick, knocking the beast down. Natsu crawled up its body before he reached its head. Natsu reared back his fist, and delivered a devastating punch to the beast's face. The force caused a crater, and some trees around them fell. Blood and flesh exploded through the air.

Natsu looked down at the monster's face, which was now a bloody mess. Some blood had splattered on him as well, mixed with the monster's saliva. He panted heavily, before catching his breath.

The wound on his left arm bled lightly, since the teeth hadn't penetrated too deep. Natsu pressed his hand on it to stop the bleeding. He left the carcass to rot. He noticed that he still had his exceptional physical strength. He also took note that he could withstand the extreme temperature of the monster's body. He actually felt a bit stronger than before.

"Where am I?" He asked himself. He continued on walking until he reached the end of the forest. It was a large field, a plain that seemed to stretch for miles. It wasn't completely bare. There were small clusters of trees spread wide across. Natsu took in a deep whiff of the air. The air was filled with the scent of birds, grass, trees.

And a city.

"A city," he said to himself, "Maybe 4 miles? No, 5." With his nose, he was able to tell how far away the city was.

He began to trek across the large land. He noticed that the scent of that giant was all over the area, but none were really close to where he was. As the day wore on, the hot sun beat down on him. He longed for some water and food. He hadn't eaten ever since Gajeel showed him and the others that underground cave. After that, he fought over and over again.

"I don't even think I'm in Fiore anymore," he said to himself. 'Wait, scratch that. I don't even think I'm in my own WORLD anymore. Everything smells so new, stuff I've never smelled before. Even if I was on another continent, everything wouldn't be this weird.'

Natsu released the pressure on his arm, seeing that it had stopped bleeding. "Am I in another world?"

His mind then backtracked to a conversation he had many years ago with his father, Igneel.

~Flashback~

"Hey Dad!" Natsu called up to his father, who looked down at him.

"What is it," he answered in his usually booming voice, before getting down on all fours so they could see each other face-to-face.

"Well, I was wondering," Natsu began, "Are there other places besides this one, like worlds?"

"Worlds?" Igneel said, "What made you come up with THAT question?"

"I dunno, I was just thinking about it."

Igneel hummed in thought, before answering, "I never thought of there being other realms other than our own. However, it is quite a possibility."

"So there could be other places?" Natsu exclaimed in excitement. "That would be cool! What is we went somewhere where there were bigger dragons that you?"

"Natsu, what I've come to find out is that things are not always what you imagine them to be. Sure, being in another world would be interesting, but just imagine being there without a way to get home. Imagine not knowing where you are. I don't know about you, but that would be terrifying for me." Igneel said.

"Well, I guess you gotta point," Natsu sighed, scratching his head.

"I'm not saying give up your enthusiasm, just don't go around looking for ways to catapult yourself into a different worlds."

"Ok," Natsu said, regaining that toothy grin of his.

~Present~

Natsu was sure that he wasn't on Earthland anymore. He also considered where Happy, Carla, and Lily came from. That was a different world. And just like in Edolas, he was unable to use his magic. That answered his question of there being other worlds, but it still left out if he was in a different world. Natsu was almost sure of it.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

The ground shook and the faint sound of rapid booms reached Natsu's ears. It sounded the same as the monster he battled in the forest, only heavier, and faster, like it was running on all fours.

Whatever it was, it didn't take long before Natsu spotted it over the horizon. When Natsu concentrated his vision, he saw it.

Another giant. Bigger, way bigger. And it was bent over and galloping, in some awkward example of a horse. This one's hair was slicked back, a golden-blonde color.

In less that 30 seconds. the beast had galloped across the field and charged straight for Natsu. Natsu ducked away just as it slammed its face into the ground were he once stood. Recovering quickly, he whipped around to face his attacker.

Before the monster attacked once more, Natsu took a very observant look on its face. Unlike the other one, this one's face was different. Its eyes were swirling in some ancient fear, and its mouth was open, a silent scream of terror forever plastered on its ugly face.

It bolted towards him with intense speed. Natsu leapt into a tree to escape its chomping jaws, and climbed high into the leaves to hide himself. Before he could respond, the monster had already turned around and was racing towards him. It slammed right into the tree Natsu hid, sending him flying onto the ground.

Still worn out from his previous battles, his normally quick reflexes were slower. In a clumsy attempt to eat him, the monster's jaws missed him, and its forehead collided with Natsu, throwing him into a tree. The tree was splintered instantly as Natsu flew through it. He was covered in small bleeding cuts from sharp wood pieces that pierced his skin.

The beast was upon him again, its jaws aiming straight for Natsu's body. Natsu leapt up and landed on the giant's head. He gripped its hair tightly as the beast began to gallop wildly across the field. Natsu punched the top of his head as hard as he could. He punched again and again.

"Die already!" Natsu screamed, before punch again. Natsu reared his fist all the way back, and sent it down. Natsu felt its skull crack, and the beast halted its running, sending Natsu flying forwards off of its head. Natsu hit the ground, and immediately turned around to face it. However, the humanoid was dead, its body parts still twitching.

Natsu panted, finally having killed the beast. "What's *pant* with these *pant* things?"

Fighting that giant took away most of what was left of his energy. To be such large beasts, these things were fairly easy to kill. Natsu set out again in search for this city. The day drew on further, and Natsu's energy was almost completely depleted.

'If I run into another one of the things, I might not make it.'

Natsu turned a noticed something in the distance. A giant wall.

A city.