So here we are folks, the first chapter of Fairy Tail Civil War. I know a lot of people criticize this idea because of how rushed it feels, but I always thought this idea would work, especially with the world like Fairy Tail. Now as a quick note, I did fix up the trailer a bit so that a certain silver haired swordsman Natsu met once will join the fight. When he'll appear, I won't say. ONTO THE REVIEWS!
Earth Dragon Arnighte: Hmmm, I like those ideas of members for the resistance. My thoughts exactly on Civil War being the best Marvel film.
BanRedfox: Thanks bud, it'll be a good story hopefully.
Guest: You and I should join a club for the Infinity War Rehab group lol.
Mastergamer14: I like that idea.
Shiroyuu012: Hmmm, I suppose Trinity Raven could be alive, but I highly doubt the Spiriggan would join, but never know.
DJ LightT Storm: What do you think? I'm not trying to sound like a jerk.
Guest 2: I'll consider writing Wrath of the Dragon again, but it might not happen any time soon.
Now with all that done….it's time to see Fairy Tail being torn apart.
'Earthland, X368'
Cold. Empty. Those were the words that could describe how Earthland was in the past. Lands that once held acres of land were now reduced to dust and rock. What should be houses full of life and happiness were now empty and hollow like a ghost. And the weather, rather than a cool summer breeze, was replaced with a scorching hot sun that could harm even the strongest of men with a single light. Despite the harsh landscape, a single figure could be seen walking through it, wearing a black cloak to shield them from the sun. It seemed as though they had walked their whole life in the desert, not even acknowledging the weather. Eventually, the figure reached a large set of rocks, forming what looked like a cave. Reaching their hood, they slowly removed it, allowing their short black hair and matching eyes to be seen. The male looked at the cave entrance, which was shielded with a large boulder. Letting out a small sigh, the male placed their hand on it, summoning a purple magic circle. After a few moments, the rock slowly began to disappear, like it never existed in the first place. The male then proceeded to walk deeper within the cave, small torches shining his path until he reached a large room. There were multiple books scattered on a large desk, old baskets of food on the side, but the thing that would catch most people's attention….was the large tube at the center. "I'm back Natsu." The male said, though his voice didn't hold any happiness. He got no response as he reached into his cloak and pulled out a small piece of paper, which contained several symbols that most would assume was created by a child. "The school didn't have the information I needed, but it did proved a good alternative." Looking at the piece of paper, the figure walked up to the tube before gently placing a hand on the glass, a small tear ran down his cheek. "Soon brother, you'll be freed, and you will be able to lift the curse that's damned me for years." The bubbles inside the tube slowly began to pop before revealing a small boy not much older than four with spiky pink hair.
'Hanabo Town, present day'
The town of Hanabo was bustling, like a normal afternoon in New York City. People from all over Fiore were gathering in the large plaza, stores were filled with antzy customers, and the spring flowers were bloomed beautifully. "Okay, here's your Tea madam." A black haired waitress told the person in front of her with a smile before placing a small cup full of warm tea and walking away. The customer pulled out their spoon before dumping a small amount of sugar into the warm drink, mixing it. Blowing on their cup, the customer took a small sip of their tea.
"East Corner's clear." A male voice called out in the customer's mind, though no one else could ever hear. The customer lifted their head, brushing off some of their blue hair before looking at a crowd gathered in the center of town. The person we're focusing on was a young girl, not much older than 13 with long blue hair tied in two ponytails, light skin and big brown eyes. Her attire consisted of a white collared shirt underneath a small brown coat, a black shirt with matching stockings, brown shoes and a pair of red glasses with lenses too dark for anyone to see through. Sipping a bit of her tea, the blunette looked at the crowd before lowering her mouth to what looked like a small Lacrima.
"Town Central is clear, but it's too thick to see who's inside." She said with a hint of concern in her voice.
"Yeah, I have to agree with Wendy." Another female voice called out, getting Wendy to look to the far right and see a blonde haired female eating a small pastry while overlooking the Town Central. She wore a deep blue blouse with brown pants, black shoes and a red cap on her head. "If he was gonna pull a move here, then a big crowd like this is the perfect cover."
"True, but the info the King gave us says he'll come here today." Inside an abandoned building not too far from the Town Square, a single figure was seen peering through the window with narrowed eyes. The figure's most prominent feature is his spiky black-colored hair. He has dark blue eyes, and his body was toned and muscular. His current attire consisted of a long white coat, black pants, matching boots and a necklace, which resembled a sword with a stone in it. This was Gray Fullbuster, the Ice Devil of Fairy Tail. Inside the empty room he was stationed in was a table which had several articles scattered. Though somewhat different, the imagine of each of these papers were the same: a hooded individual with multiple tattoos on their body and a large scythe on their shoulder. "It's been weeks since he stuck out on his own. If it's really Erigor, then we need to be careful."
"Come on. I was able to kick his ass the last time we fought, remember?" Another male voice called out from the Lacrima.
"Yeah, Natsu can beat him anytime!" A young child voice said with a happy tone. On top of the roof of a building East of Hanabo Town were two figures: though one seemed to be shorter than the other. The larger of the two was a lean, muscular young man who looked to be about the same age as Gray with spiky pink hair, tan skin and black eyes. His attire consisted of an open black vest with gold outlines, white baggy pants, open toe sandals, a brown belt around his waist and a white scaly scarf wrapped tightly around his neck. Next to the male was a tiny blue cat with black eyes and a small green bag on his back. These were Natsu Dragneel and Happy of Fairy Tail, and currently, they were providing an aerial overview of Hanabo Town.
"You guys see anything up there?"
"Not really." Natsu said with a slightly bored tone. He then sniffed the air and his mouth watered slightly. "But the food smells REALLY good! Hey Wendy, can you get me some meat?"
"Yeah, and can you get me more fish?" Happy also asked through the Lacrima with a hopeful tone.
"She will do no such thing!" Yet another female voice yelled through the Lacrima, causing Natsu and Happy, as well as the others to flinch at the volume. Above Hanabo Town was a white cat with angelic wings, brown eyes and was wearing a frilly pink and yellow dress, along with a red ribbon tied to her tail. This was Carla, another member of Fairy Tail and best friend to Wendy, and she was not happy. "Wendy, you will in no way listen to the request from those buffoons."
"Carla, that isn't very nice."
"But she does have a point Wendy."
"Hey, we've been up here since nine, and we barely had breakfast. Sorry if we get hungry, okay? Why didn't you bring any of your sn-"
"Don't you dare finish that sentence Natsu!"
"Yeah Natsu, I don't think Lucy would want us to take her candy~"
"Shut it cat!" Carla sighed tiredly with a sweatdrop. No matter how long they've worked together, she was still a bit irritated with their pointless banter, especially with a mission as important as this one. Scanning the area, Cara could see several floats coming in from the north, people dressed in various costumes dancing on the streets. She was told that this town was famous for its festivals, especially when newcomers from the other kingdoms gathered. However, she noticed one of the floats, which resembled a red Dragon, veering towards the left, smashing through several fruit stands, much to the owner's irk. "Hmmmm…."
"What is it Carla?"
"Do any of you notice that Dragon float on the right?" Wendy and Lucy turned and saw the same Dragon float Carla saw driving through the Town Center, forcing everyone to get out of the way.
"HEY, WATCH!"
"IDIOT!"
"YOU ALMOST HIT MY KID!"
But no matter how many insults were thrown, the Float still continued to drive West, close to the direction of the building Gray was currently in. "What's the driver doing? Doesn't he know the parade is the other way?"
"I think he does." Gray narrowed his eyes, sensing a great disturbance in the air. The driver couldn't be drunk. "I'm gonna go down and see if-"
"Wait, I see another Float moving away from the group." Carla called out as she saw a blue Dragon Float moving East, more specifically towards a much large building with a heavily guarded gate. "This doesn't make sense: if these are Erigor's men, then why are they splitting up?"
"Hey guys." Natsu called out from the Lacrima. "I see a Magicmobile coming behind that Blue Dragon." Like Natsu said, a rather large magicmobile was seen driving not too far from the blue Dragon Float, the Driver wore a simple brown cloak as they increased in speed.
"Okay, then what the hell is…" Gray looked down and saw the Red Dragon float moving closer and closer to his building…..before he saw the driver burst out of the left side of the float, rolling on the streets. Soon realization dawned in Gray's mind as he widened his eyes. "It's a trap! They know we're here!"
"Know? Gray what do you-"
*BOOM*
Lucy couldn't finish her sentence as a massive explosion erupted from the building Gray was in. "Happy!"
"Aye!" The blue cat held onto Natsu's back tightly before the Dragon Slayer jumped off the roof they were standing on. The moment they stepped off the roof, Happy activated his wings and began to fly towards the now destroyed building. The duo then saw a single figure sliding down a thin sheet of ice before they eventually crashed into a bush. "Look, there he is!" Happy quickly descended in front of Gray, who besides having several small scratches, was perfectly fine.
"Hey Ice Prick, you okay?" Natsu quickly helped his rival/best friend stand up. "What happened?"
"I….I think he knows we're here." Gray muttered out with a deep sigh, looking at Natsu with a serious expression. "They're going to attack the Magic Research Facility right now. That float was just a diversion."
"Gray, Natsu are you alright?" Lucy called out from the Lacrima in Natsu's pocket, making Natsu take it out to talk.
"Yeah, we're fine. But we gotta get to the Research Building now. Natsu and I will meet you guys there." Gray then moved closer to the Lacrima. "Erza, you ready?"
"Yes I am." A strong feminine voice called out through the Lacrima.
'Magic Research Facility'
"Huh?" Not too far from the explosion was a large three story building as white as an empty canvas, several stone pillars on the front and the Fiore Insignia on top. In front of the building was a rather well defended gate, with two Rune Knights standing guard. The Knight on the left noticed the Blue Dragon Float driving his direction. "Hey, you see that Marty?"
"Yeah, I do." The other Rune Knight said before he stepped forward, holding a hand out. "Stop!" Either the driver couldn't hear the warning or they simply ignored him. "STOP!" Both knights widened their eyes as the driver suddenly jumped off the float, rolling on the air. "MOVE!" Fearing for their own safety, the Rune Knights both jumped out of the way as the float crashed through the gate like it was nothing, causing the head of the Blue Dragon to be ripped off.
*HISS*
To make matters worse, orange smoke suddenly began to erupt from the neck of the beast before its body was cut open from the inside, causing more smoke to burst out and spread through the gate. Several more Rune Knights exited the building, spears and shields at the ready. However, the smoke began to cover their vision, making them cough. "What *cough* is this *cough**cough*?!" The head captain said through coughs as he and his men slowly advanced towards the float.
"Wind Burst." A sudden blast of wind suddenly came out of smoke, striking all the Knights as they were sent crashing into the wall. Emerging from the smoke were several cloaked individuals, each wearing a mask to prevent their vision and breathing from being affected by the smoke. Standing in front of the group was a person about six feet tall with a silver mask covering their face, a black vest with three gold buttons on each side, gray pants and matching metal gauntlets. Next to the masked figure was a figure wearing a black cloak with a red outline, black boots and a large scythe resting on their shoulder. The scythe wielder looked at the unconscious Knights with a slightly bored expression. "Good, the Knights are as pathetic as I remembered." He said calmly before he turned to his ally. "Brenton, if you would."
"Yes." The newly named 'Brenton' said with a muffled voice before they opened their palms towards the windows in the second floor. "Smoke Bomb." Smoke began to form from the palm on Brenton's hand in the shape of a small ball. Flicking their hand, Brenton launched the ball of smoke into the windows. Seconds later, a large blanket of smoke erupted from inside the building, along with several panicked-filled screams. "Shall we move Erigor?" Nodding in agreement, the newly identified 'Erigor' gestured his mercenaries to go inside. Two mercenaries quickly rushed inside the building, ready to take down anyone who-
*SLASH**SLASH*
"AAAHHH!" The moment the two entered the building, they were sent flying right back outside, landing in front of Erigor and Brenton with slash marks on their chests, though they didn't appear to be fatal.
"It's been a while…...Erigor." Said person clicked his tongue as he recognized the female walking up to him and his men. The attacker was a female with beautiful red hair that reached her back, pale skin and piercing brown eyes. She wore silver chestplate armor with matching gauntlets, a blue skirt, brown boots and a pair of silver earrings. In the woman's hand was a long silver sword.
"Titania Erza, of all the pathetic Fairies I had to meet, you were the last one I'd expect." Erigor said with a bitter and low tone. "I should have known one of you would be standing guard here."
"Yes, and I suppose I should have expected you to make an entrance as dramatic as this." Erza said with narrowed eyes before she aimed her blade at Erigor. "Stand down and your punishment will be less severe." Rather than take her up on her offer, Erigor chuckled in amusement.
"Even after all these years, you still think you're more superior to me. Brenton, why don't you show miss Titania a good time?"
"Of course." Brenton opened their hands, causing green smoke to emerge from their palms. "Acid Mist."
"Sky Dragon Roar!" Before the acidic mist could strike Erza, a tornado of wind came from the left, striking it and sending it up to the air. One of the mercenaries looked up and saw what looked like a small figure flying towards them.
"Incoming!" They said before requipping a small revolver, aiming it upwards.
"Sky Dragon Talon!" Before they could pull the trigger, Wendy suddenly flew in, her right leg covered in a small tornado before she slammed it against the mercenary's face, sending them crashing into the float. Giving the small girl a quick glance, Brenton moved their body back to dodge a sword slash from Erza.
"Hmm, you seem to have impressive reflexes." Erza complimented before she slashed at her opponent once more, only for them to block it with their gauntlet.
"My mission is to secure the package, and that's what I intend to do." Pushing back Erza's sword, Brenton began throwing punch after punch against Erza, who blocked each hit with her sword.
"Sky Dragon Wing Attack!" Summoning wind around her arms, Wendy whipped the wind forward, striking two more Mercenaries into a small pond. One attempted to strike the young girl with a small dagger hidden within his cloak.
"Regulus Lucy Kick!" A flash of light appeared in front of the mercenary before a foot collided with their gut, knocking the wind out of them as they crashed onto the ground. The attacker was none other than Lucy, who was cloaked in an elegant, frilled, black ball gown that is slit up her left leg and tied with gold sash that sits around her hips. A black, frilled choker sits around her neck, and a ribbon with the mark of the Leo zodiac emblazoned upon it falls between her breasts. The accompanying sleeves of the dress are detached, sitting on her upper arm and falling to her forearm. Around the bodice of her dress is more golden trim, curving inward under Lucy's bust. Additionally, the user sports black heels and her hair was now tied up in a quaint bun that is decorated with a black flower. On Lucy's right breast of the Zodiac symbol for the Lion. Getting into a battle stance, Lucy summoned more light magic into her hands. "Are you okay Wendy?"
"Yes, but Erigor got inside the building." Wendy said as the mercenaries surrounded the two girls. "We need to stop him."
'Inside the Magic Research Facility'
*SLASH*
A scream erupted from the mouth of a worker inside the Magic Research Facility before she fell backwards, blooding running down her chest. Erigor walked passed the corpse of his recent victim, walking deeper and deeper into the building. He ignored all the unconscious victims of Brenton's smoke magic as he reached a large glass door with the words 'Magic Formula.' "Finally, now the Reign of the LEGAL Guilds will finally end." Raising his scythe, Erigor sliced the door clean in half, allowing him to walk inside. In the far back of the room was a glass case, filling with several beckers inside. The tiniest of smirks crept on Erigor's face as he walked up to case and opened it. Of all the beckers inside, the one that caught his attention the most was a becker with the label 'MAGICAL BARRIER PARTICLES' on the side. "Good."
"W-Wait…" The former Grim Reaper of Eisenwald turned to the right and noticed a scientist on the floor, his right hand holding onto Erigor's leg as he looked like he would lose consciousness any second. "Y-You can't take t-that becker…..it's t-too dangerous to leave….."
"And yet you are in possession of one of the most dangerous poisons to ever exist in Earthland." Faster than the scientist could react, Erigor brought his scythe down, beheading the poor man as his whole body went limp. Swiping his scythe to clean it off the blood, Erigor grabbed the becker before pocketing it. "Now my revenge is all but set."
"INCOMING!" Erigor's eyes widened as a burst of flame came inside the building, forcing him to create a barrier of wind to protect himself. Entering the building was none other than Natsu Dragneel and his Exceed partner Happy. "I knew we had to fight, but I'm still fired up." Natsu admitted with a toothy grin as he stared at his past enemy.
"Natsu Dragneel. To have the chance to face you once again is truly a treat." Erigor spun his scythe and glared daggers at Natsu. "I haven't forgotten the humiliation you and your fairy friends did to me and Eisenwald."
"You asked for it you jerk, trying to kill Master Makarov and the other Guild Masters!" Happy yelled with his paw raised high.
"Silence!" Erigor slammed his scythe on the ground. "Our battle will come in due time, but for now, you will need to settle with capturing me." Opening his palm, Erigor began to focus a large amount of magic. "Storm Shred!" Natsu and Happy widened their eyes as Erigor launched a barrage of wind blades, forcing them both to dodge.
"You never learn do you Erigor? I know your wind magic." Natsu opened his hand, igniting it with his Dragon Slayer magic before he swatted the wind blades, disintegrating them. "See? I can still beat you!"
"Yes, you could…." A dark smirk appeared on Erigor's face as he continued. "But what about everyone inside?"
"What?"
*CRACK*
A small piece of the roof fell onto Natsu's head, making him look up. "What the?"
"Natsu, the whole building's coming down!" Like what Happy said, the interior of the Facility slowly began to crumble, the stone supports that held it up were cut to pieces due to Erigor's attack. A large part of the roof fell on top of Natsu, forcing him to hold it up.
"Ohcrapohcrapohcrap!" No matter how many obstacles Natsu had faced, the world still surprised him with a curveball like this.
"Hehehehehe." Erigor let out a chuckle before he began to summon more of his wind magic underneath him. "Farewell Dragneel, I hope this is our last meeting." With that, Erigor flew out of the building, leaving Natsu and Happy to their doom.
"DAMMIT!" More and more of the interior of the facility began to crumble around Natsu and Happy, burying them deep inside.
'Outside the building'
*SLASH*SLASH*
Brenton was forced to roll on the ground, having taken two powerful strikes from the Titania of Fairy Tail, their back hitting the side of the damaged float. "Sky Dragon Roar/Regulus Gatling Impact!" Wendy and Lucy launched their respective attacks at the remaining mercenaries, sending them crashing into the wall.
"Frost Mist." Opening their left hand, Brenton launched an icy mist at Erza.
"Requip: Flame Empress!" Erza's body began to glow just as the icy mist covered her body. Brenton let out the smallest of smirks, believing they had defeated Titania.
*HISS*
However, what they didn't account for was her magic as their Frost Mist was quickly evaporated, allowing the ally of Erigor to see Erza in her classic Flame Empress Armor. The red and orange dragon-like armor, coupled with the crimson wings could bring terror to a thousand men. Erza narrowed her eyes before she aimed her blade at her opponent. "It's over. Surrender now and tell us your plans."
"..."
"Did I not make myself clear?" Erza pushed her sword closer, barely an inch from Brenton's neck, though they seemed to be calm.
"You'd better tell her. Trust me, you don't want Erza mad." Lucy said as she and Wendy stood behind the Smoke User should they try to escape.
*RUMBLE*
However, the 'interrogation' was cut short when the second floor of the Magic Research Facility suddenly began to crumble, much to the females' shock. "Oh no, what happened?" Wendy said with deep concern.
"Hehehehe." Brenton's chuckle didn't go unnoticed by the wizards, who looked back at him with deep glares.
"What did you do?!"
"It doesn't matter what happens to me now, Erigor has completed his mission." Brenton opened their hands and began emitting a new spell. "But regardless, you won't be able to stop what's coming." An awful, invisible scent entered their nostrils, causing them to cover their noses.
"What *COUGH*is that?" Due to being a Dragon Slayer, Wendy was the one most affected by the new smell. Brenton then backflipped back on his feet, producing even more of the awful smell.
"Tell me Fairy Tail: How could you protect the innocent…." Flicking their wrist, Brenton brought out a small matchstick. "If you can't even protect yourselves?" It was at this moment Erza realized what the smell was and widened her eyes in horror as Brenton lite the match. "Methane Mist."
'With Erigor'
Turning back to the main villain of this chapter, Erigor could be seen landing in a dark alleyway that lead straight to the festival. Waiting patiently for him were four other hooded figures, each staring at him. "Do you have the Particles?" One of the hooded figures asked Erigor, who pulled out the vial he stole. "And where's Brenton?"
*BOOM*
Their answer came in the form of an explosion that erupted from the Magic Research Facility. "Brenton knew the risks. Let's make sure his sacrifice was not in vain." Erigor said, though his voice had no remorse. Regardless, the other cloaked figures walked around him, forming a kind of barrier to shield him of any suspicion. The festival in Hanabo was rather impressive to say the least, second only to the Harvest Festival: multiple stands were spread along the streets, children were running happily with their parents, and the floats were on display for everyone to see. It was the perfect cover for their mission. 'Good, if we reach the end of Town, we'll have finished the mission.'
"Ice Make: Slide!" The floor suddenly froze in front of the villains, causing them to fall with a loud thud. The citizens of Hanabo Town looked in shock as Gray ran towards Erigor and his allies. "Everyone get out of here, those are Dark Wizards!"
"Dark Wizards?!"
"Oh crap, run!"
"Honey, get the kids!" The citizens of Hanabo began to panic and run from Erigor, who slowly stood up while giving Gray a hateful glare, his hood had fallen off, allowing his bald head and tattoos to be seen.
"The Ice Devil, how annoying." Looking at one of his cloaked allies, Erigor gave a nod. "Wave." The one known as Wave gave a light nod before they slammed their palm on the ice floor. Immediately after doing that, the ground suddenly shifted in the form of a wave, charging towards Gray.
"CRAP!" Gray was flung in the air, landing hard on his stomach with a groan. When he looked up, all that remained of Erigor and his cronies were their cloaks. "Dammit." Reaching into his pocket, Gray quickly grabbed the communication Lacrima. "Guys, Erigor and his goons got away, and they've dropped their gear, so now we'll have to look for them blind."
"I'll see if I can provide an aerial view." Carla said as she began to fly over the festival. Back at the Magic Research Facility, Erza, Wendy and Lucy could be seen standing in the middle of a small crater, with the former requiping into her Adamantine Armor, with the large shields protecting them from the explosion caused by Brenton. Speaking of Brenton, the power behind the explosion sent them flying, destroying their mask and allowing their dark brown hair to flow out and reveal their gender to be male.
"Erigor…...make them…...pay…" Were Brenton's last words before he fell into unconsciousness.
"We're just about finished here, so we'll head over to help you out." Lucy said through the Lacrima before looking at the MRF. "I just hope Natsu and Happy are-"
"YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Before Lucy could finish, the rubble from the second floor of the building was suddenly pushed off, revealing a slightly battered Natsu and Happy. "Where is he?!"
"Okay nevermind." Lucy couldn't help but sweatdrop at Natsu's behavior. Even after getting his bones broken, his spirit torn and even a hole pierced in his stomach, Natsu still had the strength to fight.
"Gray, Carla. Pursue Erigor." Erza commanded. "We will meet you there."
"He's not getting away from me!" Natsu shouted before he and Happy flew in the air.
'With Erigor'
"Damn Fairy Tail, they truly are the flies of the Magic Council." Erigor muttered under his breath, pushing over people that got in his way. He was so close to finishing the job, yet these bastards were still being pests. Coming up with a final decision, Erigor pulled out the vial he stole and handed it to Wave, who was a rather lean man with black haired typed in a ponytail and was wearing a tight black shirt with olive green pants and black shoes. "Take it to the rendezvous point."
"Will we meet you there?" Wave asked, only for Erigor to shake his head.
"No, I'm not escaping this time." Erigor spun his scythe as he saw two figures flying in the air. "Go, and finish this."
"Yes sir." With that, Wave and the remaining three mercenaries split up, hiding within different parts of the Festival.
"Natsu, I think I see them." Happy pointed out as he, Natsu and Carla flew over the festival.
"Come on, drop me." Natsu said as Happy flew down to the stands, releasing his Dragon Slayer, who began to sniff the air. It was tough to find Erigor's scent due to the various food fragrances in the air. "Where are you?"
"Right here."
"Natsu, behind-" Before Happy could finish warning Natsu, a burst of wind suddenly struck the Dragon Slayer on the back, sending him crashing into a fruit stand, much to the owner's shock.
"I wanted to leave this town without fighting you Dragneel." Erigor spun his scythe, walking up to Natsu with a dark smile. "But the chance to finally kill you is too much to pass up."
"Happy….get out of here." Natsu managed to say as he stood up, only having light cuts from the attack.
"Are you sure?" Happy's answer came in the form of a toothy grin from his surrogate father. "Okay, kick his butt!"
"Oh I'm all fired up now!"
'With Erza and Lucy'
Two of Erigor's mercenaries, a man with shoulder length brown hair and another with crimson short hair began to run through the streets, more specifically where the festival dancers were performing. "Move it!" The mercenary with brown haired shouted as he pushed some of the dancers out of the way.
"Dance my swords!" Three swords appeared out of nowhere, stabbing the ground in front of the mercenaries. Both men looked up to see Erza, currently clad in her Heaven's Wheel armor, descending down in front of them, pointing her right sword at their chests. "Surrender now and give me the vial." Erza's voice was as cold as the steel of her blade, and it sent shivers down the spines of those watching. Both mercenaries looked at each other before nodding.
"Sorry Titania." The red haired mercenary said while slowly opening his back pocket. "But you should worry more about the people in front of you!" Faster than anyone could see, the mercenary threw a small Lacrima towards Erza, much to her shock as she recognized it was an explosive. Quickly requipping her left sword, Erza moved in and quickly grabbed the Lacrima before it could make contact with the ground. What she didn't know was that the brown haired mercenary anticipated this and pulled out a short kanata from his back before leaping towards Erza. Thanks to her years of combat experience, Erza quickly raised her sword to counter the strike before pushing him away. Using their own Requip magic, the red haired mercenary summoned a small revolver before firing three shots at Erza, prompting her to deflect each shot. Spinning on the ground, Erza kicked the brown haired mercenary to a nearby wall, knocking him out instantly. Using her wings, Erza quickly flew to the other mercenary before delivering a hard punch to the stomach, causing him to cough out saliva before falling on the ground. Requipping into her usual armor, Erza quickly began to search both men, but frowned as she realized they had nothing. "Nothing. Hopefully Lucy and Carla will have better luck."
'With Lucy'
Returning to the busty blonde of Fairy Tail, she was currently cutting through the Float Parade of the Hanabo Festival, excusing herself for bumping into people. "Carla, are you sure they went this way?" Lucy asked through the communication Lacrima.
"I'm positive. They ran near this direction." Carla called out from the air. Lucy groaned a bit, but she continued to run regardless. She just hoped these guys were as easy as the mercenaries she and Wendy fought earlier. Just as she stepped on the ground…...it suddenly shifted.
"What the?!" Lucy fell on the ground with a slightly loud thud from an unknown source. Opening her eyes, she managed to see a knife coming down near her head, prompting her to roll to the left. The attacker was none other than Wave, who gave her a deep glare before pulling her knife off the ground.
"Stand down Fairy Tail, or you will die." Wave said in a dead serious tone.
"And let you run with that poison? Not in your life." Lucy reached out to grab her whip…
*CLIP*
Only to feel the barrel of a gun pressed against the back of her head. "Maybe, but perhaps it can be your life too." The mercenary that followed Wave, who turned out to be a gruffy looking bald headed man said as he pushed his gun against Lucy's head, making her raise her hands in surrender.
"Lucy!" The trio turned to see Gray running towards them. Thinking on his feet, the bald man quickly wrapped one arm around Lucy, holding her close while placing his gun on the side of her temple.
"Don't move!" Seeing his comrade in peril, Gray was about to use his Ice Make magic…..when he saw Wave pull out the vial of Magical Barrier Particles.
"That's far enough Wizard. Drop your magic and show me your hands or everyone here dies."
"I'd listen to him….unless you want your friend to be put out of her misery first." The bald threatened, causing Gray to growl under his breath as he raised his arms. However, little did the mercenaries know, a small white figure was quickly flying behind them, making Gray smirk lightly. "What's so funny? Do you want to die?"
"No, and my friend isn't either." It took Lucy a few seconds to realize what Gray meant before she nodded her head.
"White Moon!" Just as Wave was about to turn his head, a pair of feet suddenly collided with his head, knocking him off his feet as he released the vial. Thinking quick, Lucy stomped her foot hard on the bald man's foot, causing him to howl in pain and release her.
"Lucy Kick!" Making a 180, Lucy slammed her foot hard on her attacker, knocking him out cold. Gray quickly slammed his hand on the ground, freezing it until it formed a small ice slide, which the vial landed on without breaking. "Thanks for helping out Carla." Rather than the small white cat everyone knew, the person that saved Lucy was a short girl with long white hair, a pink dress, two cat ears on top of her head and a white tail with a pink bow on the tip. The girl gave Lucy a small smile.
"I couldn't let these heathens harm anyone, now could I." Carla said, getting a giggle from Lucy as Gray picked up the vial.
"Good, it hasn't cracked." Gray said with a sigh before he turned serious. "Now all that's left is Erigor."
'With Natsu'
"Fie Dragon Iron Fist!" Igniting his fist, Natsu sent a hard punch on Erigor's scythe, prompting him to block it, though the force from said punch caused a crack to appear.
"Magic Wind Palm!" Using his left hand, Erigor slammed his hand on Natsu's chest before launching a powerful burst of wind, sending Natsu crashing into a float. Stabbing his scythe on the ground, Erigor began to drag it as he walked over to Natsu with a deadly look on his face. "Time to repay the 'debt' I owe you for humiliating me Dragneel." Pulling his scythe off the ground, Erza brought it down on Natsu.
"Fire Dragon Talon!" But as a counter, Natsu ignited his left foot before kicking the weapon to the side, its blade impaled deep within the float. Standing up, Natsu grabbed Erigor by the neck before slamming his fist into his cheek, making him groan in irritation before Natsu kicked him back. Getting his composure, Erigor began to summon more wind into his hands, before launching a tornado at Natsu. "Oh no you don't!" Opening his hands, Natsu caught the small tornado, which slowly began to push him back from the sheer force. The citizens of Hanabo began to cheer for Natsu to put an end to this Dark Wizard's crimes on their fair town. Let out a loud roar, Natsu set his whole body ablaze, causing Erigor to sweat under the intense heat. And then…...Natsu squeezed the tornado, deactivating it entirely.
"I-Impossible!" Actual fear entered Erigor's voice as Natsu gave him a feral grin.
"Like I told you a long time ago…...NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A FAIRY TAIL WIZARD!" Letting his flames dance around his body, Natsu began to charge at Erigor and before the wind wizard could react, Natsu headbutted his chest. "Fire Dragon Sword Horn!" The strength behind Natsu's attack send Erigor crashing into several stands posted for the festival, the damage costs beginning to grow even larger than before. Standing on his knees from the rather scolding attack, Erigor panted heavily as Natsu began to wake up to him with a serious expression. "You're done Erigor. No one's gonna save you this time."
"Yes…...I'm aware…...of that…..tell me: how did it feel?"
"Huh?" Erigor looked up at Natsu, a small smile crept on his face.
"How did it feel…...to be the brother of Zeref?" Natsu's eyes widened in shock. How did he even know Natsu was…...how did he even know Zeref was his brother? "You wanna know how I know? There's a much darker world than you FAIRIES know, and in this world, info can spread like a fire. All it takes is one spark, and I'm sure you've started plenty of fires as it is." Having enough, Natsu grabbed Erigor by the neck and lifted him so their heads were on equal level.
"Who told you? Who's your boss?" Natsu's irritation grew as Erigor chuckled. "Stop laughing and tell me!"
"Oh I think you'll meet them soon. Like me, they hate the system the Magic Council placed. But there's a phrase we use in the Underworld 'when you gotta go, you gotta go.'" Soon Erigor's smile disappeared and a permanent frown appeared on his face. "And you're coming with me Dragneel!" A bright light began to emit from Erigor's stomach, which caused Natsu to look down and see a purple magic circle on his stomach. "A little trick I learned from my buyer. Said it could get rid of anyone I choose, and I choose-"
"Natsu!" Both Natsu and Erigor looked to see Wendy running towards them. Her brown eyes widened as she saw Erigor close to Natsu and began to suck air into her mouth. "Get away from him! Sky Dragon…...ROAR!" Stomping her foot on the ground, Wendy unleashed a powerful spiral of wind magic towards Erigor, which sent him flying from Natsu's grasp. The former member of Eisenwald was horrified as he flew towards a nearby building just as the magic circle on his chest began to glow brighter.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The moment Erigor's back hit the wall.
…...all hell broke loose.
*BOOM*
Erigor's self destruction magic activated, which enveloped his whole body into an explosion so powerful, it blow up the side of a large building near the festival. Natsu and Wendy covered their eyes, along with the rest of the people of Hanabo Town. Lowering his arm, Natsu's eyes widened in pure horror as he saw a large majority of the building was on fire, debris had fallen on the ground and the screams of the innocent people caught in the blast echoed in his ears. Wendy also opened her eyes to see what she had down, causing her to cover her mouth in horror. Erza stopped running as she saw a large amount of smoke erupt from one of the buildings North of her, much to her shock. Gray, Lucy and Carla turned turned the corner to see the building in ruin. Even Happy, who had flown up to find his friends looked down in pure horror at what had just happened. "Natsu, Natsu! What the hell happened?!" Gray shouted from the communication Lacrima, which Natsu pulled out almost robotically.
"Erigor, he…..he…" Swallowing his Adam's apple, Natsu gathered his bearings to speak up. "He blew himself up. He wanted to take me with him, but Wendy…..."
"Is she alright?!" Carla shouted in pure concern.
"Yeah, yeah she's fine. But we….we need you guys here now. Erza and Gray, you guys need to cool down the fire. I'm….I'm gonna try to help some people." Natsu dropped the Lacrima as he continued to stare at the ever growing flames. He turned around and looked at Wendy, who fell on her knees as tears began to run down her cheeks. "Wendy…..it wasn't….it wasn't your…." Not being able to find the right words, Natsu fell on his knees and pulled Wendy into a hug, allowing her to cry to her heart's content. All Natsu could do was hold her as he looked at the damage he and the others had done.
This…..was only the beginning.
Wow…...it took three months, but I finally finished the first chapter of Fairy Tail Civil War. Wow, it honestly feels….kinda cool to finally do this. I'm sorry if this chapter wasn't good, I wanted to show the intro so that we could branch out into what will happen because of the actions made in Hanabo Town. Yes, the OCs I made we're the best, but they weren't meant to be taken seriously, though….we might see them later on. Erigor was a villain I thought would be a good start in causing such an uproar, and his death would shake things up for the world of Fairy Tail.
Yes this chapter is like the opening scene from Captain America Civil War, but I thought I'd give it a few twists like the parade float bomb and what not. I will try to make a lot of things in the coming chapters more original while also referencing the film.
I originally wanted to post this along with My Hero Academia Age of Ultron, but it's almost 11 and I have to work tomorrow, so I'm only posting this. But I will update that story soon, along with Anime Avengers.
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Next time: Consequences.
