Hello! I know i should be working on Golden (Sigh, yes i have been ignoring it for a while), but this idea popped into my head this morning and I had to write it out. I promise that i'm going to work on Golden right now and fix the rest of the chapters tonight (Hopefully) and post a new one tomorrow!

This chapter is an experiment to see whether or not I should continue. I liked the idea at least.

Disclaimer: do I even have to do this at this point?

I never really realized how easily life can slip away from you. I love my family, the guild, Happy, and Igneel; though them I have learned that you live for your friends, not die for them. I took this to heart and made a silent oath, Erza and the rest of the guild as well. But, it had seemed as I had no choice in the matter. My life was taken in an instant, like everyone else who have died. But what sets me apart from them, is that I sacrificed myself for another. I broke my oath, my promise. But even so, if I had another chance to relive it, I would have done it the same way all over again.

I have no regrets, but one hope instead, that my friends and family can find it some where in their hearts to keep living with out me. To keep smiling.

I'm drifting; everything is pristine white and I can only make out my self. Which way is up? Down? Where am I?

I remember now.

I jumped in front of Erza to take the attack. We were both on our last legs, and so was our opponent. I, Natsu Dragneel, the great fire dragon slayer, had run out of magical energy. The whole team was there as well: Happy, Grey, Wendy, and Lucy. But they were already down for the count. I couldn't blame them though, the fight had already lasted three days of constant battle. Even Dragon Force combined with Erza's Fairy Armor, was not enough. I had been shocked, and still am as I drift here, where ever here is. The enemy was a group of twelve of Zeref's strongest demons. We had destroyed eleven of them. The thing had aimed some sort of magic blast at Erza. I got in the way and ended up here, dead. Err… at least I think I'm dead.

To test my theory, I tried the only thing I could do in this white waste land that could possibly prove if I was alive. The most sensible thing, I thought.

I lifted my fist from my side and punched myself in the face.

I felt the impact and a trickle of red liquid ran down from my nose.

Yep, according to my logic, I'm not dead. Then again, Erza always did scold me for my lack of something called "common sense" what ever that means. Might as well double check.

Same results… strange. Can you bleed when your dead? I must have said that out loud because I herd laughter coming from behind me. I slowly turned around. Are there other people in the after life?

What I saw shocked me. But as soon as I saw him I ran and tacked him into a hug.

"Igneel!" I screamed out in joy. I hadn't seen him since the day he left, and now my father is right in front of me.

"Hello my little hatchling. I've missed you." He said as I buried my head deeper into his scales.

I pulled away enough to look him in his eyes. "Why did you leave me?" I muttered, knowing that with his heightened senses he could hear me.

"I'm sorry I had to leave, but the answer will come in time hatching. But, I have been watching you all this time. You have grown into a strong Dragon Slayer Natsu. I couldn't be prouder of you my daughter." I started sobbing into his scales, gripping the dragon as if he would disappear again.

I felt his 'arms' wrap around my body. "Daddy, am I dead?" I asked.

I heard him sigh. "Technically yes, but also no."

"Wha..?"

"Yes, you have died in that world. But I snatched your body and soul away from that world." He glanced down at me. "Natsu, the reason I have done this is because there is another world that is dire need of help. Your help in particular would be the most helpful." I looked at him still confused.

"Worlds? Help? What...?"

"There are other dimensions than the one you lived in, hatchling. It is my duty as a dragon to watch over them all. And right now, one needs you more than anything." He explained.

"But what can I do? Do I even have my magic any more?" I stared down at my hands. I'm useless with out my magic, that was proved in Edolas.

"You will still have your magic, as well as something else to enhance it in that world. You see in that dimension, they don't have mages. They have Exorcists and Akuma. Exorcists are beings chosen by God to protect the world and destroy Akuma. You can consider Exorcists the good guys and are part of an organization called the Black Order. The Akuma, on the other hand, kill innocent people in order to devour their souls and become stronger. They are originally created by the Millennium Earl; the main bad guy." My father said trying to put it in to simpler words for me.

"Ok, I'm following you so far. Exorcists and Black Order equal good. Akuma and Millennium Earl equal bad." He chuckled.

"Like I said, there are no mages there. Because of that, your powers are superior to theirs." I thought about it for a minute. My dad is going to send me to a world that is in need of saving. Ok check. I get to have super human powers. Sign me up! I can see it now… me, eating as much fire as I want while destroying evil things and protecting people. "But before I send you, I want to finish training you in the ways of a dragon slayer. I want you to be able to fully utilize your magic to its greatest ability. The world I'm sending you to is full of danger and I want my little girl to be safe." I nodded. I got that familiar burning sensation in my stomach.

"All right! I'm all fired up now!"

I had finished my training. Boy did Igneel break my back! The training was worse than I remember! He had me dodging giant boulders the size of Fairy Tail, running thirty to thirty five miles a day (or what can be considered a day in the limbo world), and the worst one of all, he had me clean the WHITE limbo dimension! The whole thing! With a tooth brush he some how made appear! The place was clean to begin with! You can't get the limbo dirty. I don't even think there was a floor to begin with! Evil dragon…

"You ready Natsu?" I looked up at the evil dragon of a father.

"Yes."

"You sure you remember everything?" He sounds like a paranoid mother sending their child to preschool.

"Yes." The tick mark starting to form on my head.

"Now repeat it back to me just in case." Scratch that, he is a paranoid mother.

"Yes mom." He glared at me. "Once in the dimension labeled as 'Earth', I am to find a man named Bookman, because he is the only human in that world that remembers you and what to do with me. After that I am to join the Black Order as an Exorcist and help someone named Allen Walker with saving the world and be his partner in crime. Happy?" He gave a brief nod in my direction.

"Yes, you have it down." He made a swiping motion with his hand in the empty space. A purple and black swirling portal appeared. "Now go and be safe. Remember I'm always watching you." I nodded and stepped into the portal. Not realizing the giant pile of crap that I was about to dive into.

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~slayerofthewind