Fairy Tail Fanfic
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Chapter 2: The proposition
The guild's stress levels increased tenfold when the attacks of the mini Natsu's worsened. They could attack from every single place you could imagine. They came from the ceiling, shoes, wallets, pockets, under chairs and tables …
It was a minefield!
An utter nightmare.
Lucy sat behind a turned over table in the corner of the guild, minimising the sight of herself from her team partner. Lucy held her hands over her ears, blocking out the sounds of frustration from her Nakama.
The start at what had been planned to be a pleasant day, was once again thwarted by Natsu. Twice Natsu had tried to attack her, one of them she flung over to Evergreen who now had a nice little collection of Natsu ornaments. Elfman was beginning to look a little nervous next to Evergreen, and Lucy couldn't blame him. But otherwise no one attacked the couple.
The girls watched the scene before them, sometimes struggling to contain their laughter as they watched a guild member try and shake off a miniature Natsu's from ones leg. Other times holding their breath as one would venture their way occasionally until he left.
"Do you think we could make a run for it?" Cana asked looking at the door.
"Can't. Army of Natsu's guarding it remember." It was true, once Natsu realised this golden opportunity he had he blocked off all exists. And anyone who had tried to get through has only met pain. It was an unwise choice that neither wanted to take.
"This sucks. We need Erza." Cana pouted. But they both knew Erza wouldn't help. She was still devastated, and neither girls knew why she was taking this so hard. Since Natsu arrived and attacked everybody, Erza had not even bothered to help anyone. Natsu seeing this as a chance left her alone, in fear of being stepped on repeatedly if he so much as poked her.
Erza wouldn't save them today.
"Or your father." Lucy suggested.
"No."
"Please! Just call him" Lucy begged.
"If I call him, he'll come in here and turn Natsu back, then act like he's done a heroic act for me. Then think I will always be in need of his saving. And then, he'll come on missions with me … He already stalks me on missions! But now force his way onto them with me, he's already forced me to move in with him as well! Do you know how humiliating that is? I can't Lucy…He's already unbearable I will not make it worse." Cana tried to explain.
Lucy could see her side as much as she tried. A father trying to be heroic for his daughter was a little out of reach for her imagination.
Master was gone, Gildart's wasn't around, and Ezra was out of commission.
"But Cana…You have to!" Lucy knew she sounded like a child but she just couldn't handle Natsu right now, not in is current state.
"I can't!"
"Yes, you can!"
"I won't."
"Will you let your guild members die at the hands of Natsu?"
"I'll let you all perish!" Uneasiness in Cana's voice, but otherwise firm.
"You'll let us die?"
"They guild will survive … I hope." She added quietly.
"All because you don't want to call your father?"
"I'm protecting my pride."
"What about the guilds pride?"
"They have done so many stupid things that they are impenetrable to shame." Lucy couldn't argue with that.
Lucy sighed "When is Master meant to be back?"
"He's meant to be back now! We need help, don't give me that look Lucy I'm not calling him." And with that the conversation had ended.
After having three more Natsu's venture their way, one of them being knocked out by Lucy and the second being thrown by Cana had unfortunately ended up at Evergreen's table, she had about a dozen sitting there. Elfman looked of pure fright at his girlfriend, and didn't dare call her a man once. Instead was now calling her a very womanly person, this made Evergreen extremely pleased.
Cana peeked over the overturn table gulped and looked down.
"It's not getting better out there. Could you call out any of your spirits?"
"No, the golden light will attract attention to Natsu." Lucy looked Cana dead in the eye "But I wonder who could possibly be done to get rid of the Natsu's."
"Lucy…" Cana wined.
At that moment the most wonderful sight the girls had ever seen had turned up on the guilds door.
"I'm back my brats, you missed me-"Master froze, the smile he was wearing vanished and a look of something crossed between annoyance and horror was on his face. "Dear Mavis what has happened?"
The guild nearly burst into tears at the sight of Makarov.
"Master!" They cried. While a certain individual had other plans.
"Gramps! Fight me! I can beat you!" A swarm of them gathering to the front of the guild.
"I-what has happened here?" His eyes looking over the destroyed guild, his eyes narrowed on Natsu instinctively. Face going from white, red and then slowly purple "DO YOU KNOW THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGED YOU HAVE CAUSED!"
And the guild spoke as one, with a sound of glee in their voice. Like a child would when dobbing on a sibling. "Gildart's."
It took Master an hour before he got the guild to calm down and peace restored. Cana looked most pleased and relaxed. Probably with the fact that's she didn't have to call her father, and Master was back with a can of whoop ass.
"I need a punishment for my brat, any suggestions? Gildart's needs to learn his lesson about releasing a bunch of miniature Natsu's in a guild." Hitting his enlarged fist together.
The guild was more than happy to give suggestions of punishment to their Master. A chorus of voices yelled out forms of punishment.
"Beat him up!"
"Make him go through that!"
"Make Mira and Erza beat him up together! He won't stand a chance between those two!"
"Make him model nude in the weekly sorcerer!" That was Mira's suggestion.
"Make Cana pretend she doesn't remember him."
"We don't want to piss him off!"
Master sat down, rubbing his chin thoughtfully to the suggestions. A moment passed when a gleam appeared in his eyes.
"I have an idea! I'll be back later."
Mira stood up with her own plan in mind, "Master, wait!"
Master stopped and stared at her "What about Natsu?"
Natsu had been restrained and frozen, but was still in his current form. The guild looked uneasy, what if Natsu was left in this for any longer?
"Ah, yes. The problem of this destruction." The guild was burnt and broken in many areas. "Well, I have punishment to hand out to Gildart's so I don't think he can be turned back anytime soon…This is a problem…"
The guild was tired and cranky, but with the prospect of having to watch one of their fellow Nakama – and a destructive one at that – they were all contemplating the idea of an early vacation.
"I have an idea." Mira beamed, and it was clear what look she had on her face. The look that made Lucy cringe. And was probably the reason why the Celestail mage was trying to sneak out of the guild. "Why don't we have someone babysit him, until Gildart's comes back and returns Natsu to his normal form?"
Master seemed to catch on to something, and Lucy didn't like it one bit. "Oh yes, what a wonderful idea. We need someone who is patient and calm, someone who Natsu gets along with."
A handful of other guild member seemed to catch on and grinned slyly.
"Do you have any ideas who that could be master?" She asked coyly.
"I have an idea. And I'm sure she would love it" He said in a very cheerful voice.
"Oh and who is she?" Lucy knew damn well Mira was talking about her.
Mira and Master turned and looks towards Lucy, some of the guild members who had caught on were looking extremely happy. And said one name altogether, almost as if rehearsed.
"Lucy."
"Betrayal!" Lucy muttered.
