OSPREY…SWOOOSH
UO: Alright I'm motivated for this story. ACTOR CHECK
Drew: Here!
Ash & Misty: Let's Go!
Anabel: Present
Dawn: No need to worry
Gabby: Good to go
Tori: Let's do this!
May: Ready
Brock: Good to go
Max: Read-AHHH (Max gets thrown back by a chair)
UO: REALLY? ALREADY!? COME ON!
(Whole Cast ducks as another brawl breaks out.)
UO: God damn it. Ash, disclaimer! Now!
Ash: UnitedOsprey1991 does not own Pokemon (Ducks a chair) Fairy Tail (Dodges a sword) or Kamen Rider. He makes no money and only owns the plot. (Gets hit by a random figure)
(Set is blown up)
UO: Start…the…Show
"Dialogue"
Time Change
Thoughts, Flashbacks, and telepathy.
Attacks
Yelling and Belt Noises
Yelling in head
Chapter 2: Welcome to Fiore
Small town in Fiore, June 29th X784
When we last left our heroes, they had left their home and arrived in a brand new world. In the last week or so they had learned that the country they were currently in was called Fiore and that the world was known as Earthland. They had also learned about guilds and how they would provide jobs for money. Each had earned a substantial reward for taking out a group of bandits that had been harassing the last town they were in. When they asked where they would find a guild, they were pointed in the direction of Magnolia and the guild Fairy Tail, about a four-day walk from the town they had been in.
Now they were stopped at a small town for lunch. The girls had exchanged their outfits in the previous town, after seeing that most of them were unique in that they showed off a woman's attributes a great deal; especially some of the women in the guilds. Misty, being a swimmer at heart, sported a blue bikini top with blue short shorts and strapped sandals, showing off her incredible body. When the boys saw her, they were launched backwards by blood shooting from their noses, getting the girls to giggle and Ash to grumble about perverts. At the advice of her boyfriend, she also donned a t-shirt in town that, while no less flattering, at least gave her some decency.
May, being the minx she was, went for a blue crop top that exposed her midriff and her growing bust. Her long legs were encased in a tight set of blue pants with dragons running up the leg and black slip on shoes. When she showed it off, she had to laugh at Ash's reaction and took every moment to show off her butt to him.
Anabel, feeling bold, went with what Drew called a harem dancer outfit. It was a purple outfit consisting of a purple top that exposed her midriff and sheer silk leggings, attached to a black bottom that hugged her butt, leaving her arms bare. She also wore a veil over her mouth and had two anklets on each foot that were silver and two bangles that was connected to a shawl that added to her allure when she danced. She saw Ash's reaction to her outfit and did a small dance that got him to smile and kiss her.
Dawn, being the shy one, settled on what was described as a Lolita outfit, specifically the sweet variety. It consisted of a white corset with a ruffled skirt that came down to her knees with red linings at the edges and images of rabbits and penguins sewn into it. She wore long silk gloves that came up to her shoulders and silk stockings that reached her thighs, along with knee-length boots that were functional and stylish. Her dark blue hair, which contrasted beautifully with the outfit, was done up in two pigtails, with a couple of ribbons. When she came out in her outfit, it took all of the girls' restraint to not glomp her and play with her like a dress-up doll. Fortunately, they would have plenty of time to do that when they got a place to stay in Magnolia.
Gabby, being the tomboy she was, went for a more practical outfit. She wore a green tank top and a short skirt, with matching boots with slots to holster her knives while showing a lot of her tanned skin. Tori decided to wear a sleeveless shirt, a knee length skirt and a blue cloak over her body, making her the most modest of the girls, but still displayed a figure worth showing off. Drew saw the outfits and smiled saying he was lucky to have such beautiful girls with him.
The guys, knowing it was summer, went with shorts and t-shirts. Drew had blue jean-shorts and his favorite college shirt with his Seminole hat on. Ash was in a black muscle shirt and shorts, his hat from his early training days on his head. Brock wore a green tank top and black shorts while Max went with a blue shirt and white shorts. Satisfied with their outfits, the group broke up to explore the town before lunch.
The girls started to head towards where they would meet the boys for lunch. As they chatted amongst themselves about their last job, someone ran into them and fell.
"OOF!" the person uttered, falling on her butt.
Dawn, who had ran into the girl, gasped. "Aw man, I'm so sorry! Are you alright?" She worriedly asked.
While Dawn panicked, her friends took a look at the girl on the ground. Her most prominent feature was her bust, which was even larger than May's. She was dressed in a white shirt with blue lines across her stomach, along with a thigh-length blue skirt, brown knee length boots and a blue ribbon in her medium length blonde hair. Her face had a creamy hue that was blemish and make-up free. Her large brown eyes captured their attention, as they were large and full of emotion. The girl appeared to be their age, yet she looked like a runway model.
The girl rubbed her head. "Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going," she apologized.
Dawn smiled and held out her hand to help her up. "That's fine. I'm Dawn Berlitz. These are my friends, Misty Waterflower." She waved to her other hand over to the others.
"Hello."
"May Maple."
"Hi there."
"Anabel Soleil."
"Nice to meet you."
"Gabrielle Sirgant, we call her Gabby."
"What's up?"
"And Victoria Annabeth Spallina, we call her Tori."
"Hey there."
The blonde girl smiled and introduced herself. "Its nice to meet you all. I'm Lucy."
This raised a red flag. "No last name?" Misty pressed.
Lucy immediately looked down. "No, it's...well, I'm not getting with with my family at the moment. They didn't want me…striking out on my own. But I did."
"Are they supposed to be important?" asked Tori.
"Uh…Yeah. They have a lot of money…and well," Lucy looked down at this, afraid of losing her new friends.
"You ran away?" Gabby theorized as they started walking.
Lucy nodded bashfully. "I wanted to be my own person, so I've been on the road for the last week to walk my own path. I wanted to go to Fairy Tail; their guild was so cool and had so many famous people!" She replied with enthusiasm.
Misty smiled. "What a coincidence! We're heading there with our friends too, so the more the merrier. We were just heading to lunch, do you want to join us?"
Lucy beamed and followed her new friends as they headed towards where they would meet the boys. As they went, Anabel got Misty's attention. "She's not telling the full story," she whispered, "Don't push it."
Misty nodded and headed towards the restaurant, where the boys were waiting. The place they were meeting was a decent size eatery and it provided. Lucy, walking in behind the others, followed their line of sight to four boys who were sitting and drinking with each other. Two of them appeared to be the same age, one in a black shirt and one in a red.
The older looking one had tan skin and wore a green tank top. The younger boy had a blue shirt and shared similarities with May. The two boys lit up at the sight of the girls. She noticed what appeared to be a yellow rodent hop off the black shirt boy into Misty's arms.
Lucy walked quietly behind them and Misty pulled her close to the table.
Misty began her introductions. "Guys, this is Lucy; she wants to join Fairy Tail and we told her she could come with us. Lucy, these are our friends. May's brother Max," she pointed to the younger boy.
"Hi there," Max cheerfully.
"Our moral compass, Brock."
"A pleasure!" Brock tried to swoon but Max elbowed him in the gut.
"Gabby and Tori's close friend Drew."
"What's up?" Drew answered.
"And my boyfriend, Ash," Misty finished.
"Hey there. This is my buddy Pikachu," said Ash, indicating the rodent in Misty's arms.
"So cute~!" gushed Lucy, stars shining in her eyes. This made those at the table laugh at her enthusiasm. She composed herself and sat down.
Drew brought up something that was bugging him. "So no last name?" He didn't see Gabby telling him to drop it.
Lucy looked down. "It's…complicated. But from what your friends told me, you guys don't know about this company. My family is the head of this huge consortium of railways and shipping and I didn't want to be a part of that world any more.
Drew hummed. "So, your family controls a lot of the railways and the shipping. Sounds like the Vanderbilts where we come from."
"Vanderbilts?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah. The Vanderbilts were a family that built their wealth on the railways using what are now considered illegal tactics, but they were very smart businessmen and women. Along with the Carnegies, who controlled steel and the Rockefellers who controlled energy, they essentially turned our country into an industrial machine."
Lucy was amazed, but then she caught onto what he had said. "You say that in the past tense. What happened?"
"What else? The government wised up, people needed better working conditions and the march of technology as the years moved on. Comparatively, from what I could tell, you're about…the start of an industrial revolution or a little bit later. We're about three centuries beyond what we've seen here."
Lucy's jaw dropped and then shook her head. "You have to be kidding me. This technology of yours is more powerful than trains? How've we not heard about something like that?"
Rather than tell her, Drew decided on showing her what he meant. "Ash, pull out your Pokedex."
Ash nodded and pulled out the small rectangular device, which he gave to Lucy after turning it on.
"Now, point it at Pikachu." Drew waved his hands at the yellow mouse.
Lucy decided to humor Drew and did so, almost dropping it when it started to talk. Pikachu, the Mouse Pokémon, and the evolved form of Pichu. Pikachu's tail is sometimes struck by lightning as it raises it to check its surroundings. The blonde girl looked at Pikachu in amazement as Pikachu wagged his tail smiling. "Pikachu!" Then the yellow mouse squealed as Misty rubbed his ear, "Chaaa~~!
"Our tech is pretty advanced. This can fit in your pocket," the brunette revealed to the stunned blonde, "Anyway, as I was saying, from what we can gather, science, religion and tech are about three centuries behind us, but you make up for with Magic. Maybe two and a half, but clearly you are far behind us on the tech tree."
Lucy took all of this in as the group ordered their meals. They decided to interrogate the blonde and she took it all in stride, loving the fact they wanted to know about her, not where she came.
As they finished their meal, the doors to the restaurant slammed open to reveal a group of about ten men storming into the establishment. The other patrons were scared as the leader was the head of a local group of bandits. With a confident swagger, the man walked up to the bar to order his drink. As he did, he noticed Lucy and the others. He smirked and strode over.
"Hello ladies. Why don't you do yourself a favor, ditch the losers and come with some real men?"
To their surprise, however, the girls just ignored them and continued to talk, though the blonde looked nervous.
"Hey I'm talking to you bitches!" The man snarled
Dawn lifted her nose haughtily. "We heard you. The real men you're talking about are sitting with us already. Even Max here is more of a man than you."
This stunned everyone in the restaurant, especially the leader. Before he could say anything, a familiar voice called out.
"Excuse me, gentlemen. But could you please leave our friends alone?" Drew asked nicely.
The leader turned around and grinned. "I was just telling these girls to get with a real man not someone like you."
Drew shrugged. "When I see one, I'll let them know. Anyway, have we paid?" he asked Ash.
The aura master nodded, not paying attention to the large man, who was slowly losing his temper.
As Drew knelt down to get his stuff, one of the men grabbed his shoulder. Drew responded by squeezing the offending hand. "Don't touch me," he growled, getting the man to whimper. The man backed away enough for everyone to get up from their table and head for the door.
The leader growled. "Listen you retarded idiot, don't you walk away from me. You know who I am? I'm Gustav. The man with a 10 million Jewel bounty. I could crush your puny body and take those bitches with me!"
Now, Drew was normally not the most patient person, although he had gotten quite a bit of help in that regard. But there were some things that would set him off. The word retarded was one of them. He sighed and glanced over at Ash, who lifted his sword. Behind them, Brock and Max them cracked their necks and tensed up for the inevitable brawl. Then he looked over at Gabby, who rolled her eyes as she and the other girls took a seat.
Lucy blanched and turned to the girls sitting down. "Uh…Guys? Shouldn't you, you know, help them?" she asked May.
May glanced at her, then at her fingers. "Oh don't worry, this won't take long." She took a look at her watch. "Bet is five minutes, any takers?"
"Sucker's bet. Won't even last two," Misty replied.
"Alright, two minutes. Any takers?" May revised.
"I got over. They are out of practice," Tori said, with Gabby siding with her.
"I'll take under," Anabel replied, with her girlfriends taking her side.
"Losers have to clean the dishes next meal," May stipulated.
"Deal," the other girls agreed. Lucy was shocked at how casual this was and turned to see Drew opening his mouth.
"You know we have a saying where we come from. Manners," Drew started to say, popping Leonid out just enough to show off the hilt, his back to his opponents. "Maketh. The Man."
Ash unlatched Raikou and held it in his hand. Brock started to kneel, seeing where Drew was going to attack. Max was ready to turn, one of his sais out of its case.
"Do you know what that means?" he asked. When he got no answer he smiled. "Then let's teach you a lesson," he continued. Then, in one swift motion, he hooked the hilt to a beer glass and swung it, sending it soaring clear through the air at the leader. The glass struck true and shattered, knocking him out.
The four boys turned around as Drew put Leonid back into place. "Alright, so are you gonna stand there or are we gonna do this?"
The nine remaining raiders looked on, totally stupefied as their leader keeled over backwards. At Drew's words, they snapped out of their stupor and charged at the four who dare to defy them. The first one hurled a fist at Drew, but he merely deflected the blow using his sheathed weapon into the face one of the other attackers, which knocked him out.
Another one tried to attack Ash with a knife. He swung his sword to block the overhead knife swing, then jabbed him in the stomach with the hilt and then hit him in the chin. He then swept the legs of a second one attacking him and the nailed him in the chest taking the breath out of him
Brock had elbowed his attacker and then head-butted him. He noticed Max had pulled his opponent's jacket over his head and kicked out his legs. Another one tried to hit him, but Max got around him and drop kicked him in the back. Brock then threw his opponent towards Max's and the two knocked heads and fell unconscious.
Drew took another of his attacker's arms and used his strap to wrap the arm and pull it behind his attacker. He then shoved him into another grunt who was sent towards the bar. The man grabbed a beer bottle only for Drew to swing and break the bottle and kicked him into the bar. He then lifted his hostage, flipped him and slammed him to the floor.
By this time, Gustav had recovered from getting hit by the glass and stumbled to his feet. As he watched as his men dropped to the ground like flies and growled. He staggered to his feet and started to power up a magic circle in his palm, fingers curled into a claw. "You fucking loser! BURST BULLET!"
He fired six bullets of light from his palm at Drew, who stood without flinching. Ash jumped in front of him, sword gripped hard. Two quick flashes of steel and the bullets were deflected away. Ash then ducked, revealing Drew winding up his arm. The last thing Gustav saw was Drew launching his sheathe at his head, which flipped him over and sent him toppling to the floor.
The leather holster bounced back and Drew caught it on his blade, before sliding it all the way back in. He turned to the barkeep. "Sorry about the damage," he said sheepishly, rubbing his head.
The barkeeper waved it off. "It was no trouble. Those guys have been bothering us for months. Lemme call the Rune Knights to arrest them. Here," the man held up the money they'd paid for their meal, "Consider your meal on the house."
About an hour later, the Rune knights arrived and cuffed the group of brigands. They also gave the group their bounty money. In addition, they were paid quest money, as a job to eliminate the thugs had been recently posted.
The group made their way out of town with pleased smiles, full bellies and an amazed Lucy.
"So we met a new friend and we took out some bandits, not bad for one day. How far are we out from the next town?" asked Ash, hands behind his head and Pikachu on his shoulder.
"Two maybe three?" Brock replied, "Hargeon seems to be the next town and then it's a short train ride to Magnolia." He folded up the map.
"Good. I've missed our road trips," Drew said with a shrug. The group began their journey out of the town and towards Hargeon.
Lucy, though, was still in awe over what she had witnessed. "You guys were so cool! What's your secret? Did you use any magic in that?"
May giggled at her enthusiasm. "Nope. That was pure hand to hand skill. That finished rather quickly, didn't it?" she taunted to Tori and Gabby who in an act of maturity stuck their tongues out
"Hand to hand? You used your weapons…right?" Lucy asked hesitantly.
Brock grinned. "True, we do use weapons," he agreed, "But we mostly just use martial arts when we can help it. There was no magic involved."
"Our magic is called Aura: an internal energy that in the right hands can create powerful attacks," Max added.
Anabel continued. "In order to properly use these attacks, we need the bonds of several creatures like Pikachu here, called Pokémon. The stronger the bond, the more effective the attack."
"Where we come from, Pokemon are used in everyday life. From battling, to working together to even being companions," Misty explained.
"Misty and I were gym leaders, people who test out trainers for the right to determine who the best is in a given region," supplied Brock. "Ash, Max and Drew are trainers who battle with their pokémon to better their bonds and battle to see who's the best. May and Dawn are coordinators; they show off their pokémon and appeal to the crowds. Anabel is called a Frontier Brain, special trainers that are tougher than most other trainers."
Ash stopped in front of a tree. "There're over seven hundred pokémon in the wild, divided into 18 different classes or types. Some are obvious like fire and lightning." To demonstrate, Ash raised his hand, which suddenly crackled with electricity. "Lighting Aura: Thunderbolt."
Lucy's eyes widened as the bolt struck the tree and blasted a hole in it.
"Some of them are situational, like Bug," May picked up before her hand glowed silver. "Bug Aura: Silver Wind." The silvery edged wind cut through the tree effortlessly.
"And some are just really strong like Psychic," Dawn replied.
"Our training has allowed these moves to bleed into us," Anabel finished. She held up her hand, her eyes glowing purple. "Psychic Aura: Confusion."
Lucy panicked as she was lifted off the ground. She had to hold her skirt as it had inadvertently flipped a bit. Anabel immediately regretted it and put her down. "Sorry about that," she apologized sheepishly.
Lucy waved it off, though slightly shaky. "It's fine. You guys really are amazing, though!"
Drew grinned. "Well, that's their magic. Ours is a bit different, on the other hand. We control the elements physically, rather than learn it from others." To demonstrate, he snapped his fingers to create a fireball. Tori conjured up a ball of water, while Gabby kicked up a pebble and rotated it with her fingers.
He motioned to the Pokémon trainers. "They can manipulate elements too, but theirs is more focused on using their Aura. Ours are pure manipulation. In addition to training our manipulation of the elements, we learned martial arts to defend ourselves and supplement that. Striking, punching, grapples, our bodies can be weapons unto ourselves." He then regarded the blonde girl. "What about you, Lucy?"
Lucy rubbed her head ruefully. "My abilities aren't as cool as yours… I can summon Celestial Spirits to fight for me, like how you use your Pokémon to battle for you."
"You mean these Celestial Spirits?" asked Max, holding up several gold and silver keys.
Lucy's eyes widened and her hands reached for her waist to discover her keys had been swiped by the small boy. "How the heck did you do that?!" she cried.
Max smiled and tossed the keys to Drew, who caught them. "No other weapon and you rely too much on your spirits. Lose them, you lose your ability to fight," Drew replied, getting her to hang her head. He took a closer look at the keys. "Hm…Crux the Southern Cross, Horologium the Clock and Lyra the Harp," he muttered. He looked at the Golden Keys. "Taurus the Bull, Cancer the Crab and Aquarius the Water Bearer. Zodiac constellations, nice." After that he tossed them back to Lucy, who caught them with unsure hands. "Astronomy, the study of the stars, is a popular science back where we are. That's how I know about them," he explained, not waiting for her to ask as they started walking again.
After a few moments, Lucy spoke up. "Can you…teach me?" Everyone glanced at her. "Can you teach me to fight without my spirits?" she clarified, "I don't want to be a burden on anyone. Especially at Fairy Tail." As she spoke, her expression became surer, more determined.
Unbeknownst to her, her friends were waiting for that. Misty turned to her and smiled. "Lucy, all you had to do was ask."
Lucy returned the smile as they continued on their journey, learning about her new friends.
Three hours later, they stopped to set up camp. The blonde watched as everyone released their pokémon. The variety was enormous, from dragons and large birds, to small animals like squirrels and rabbits. Lucy was fascinated with all of them, watching them with awed eyes. Ash provided his pokedex to let her view what each pokémon was and did, while the others started to train.
A half hour later, Lucy was still fiddling with the electronic device as her new friends trained. She watched Misty dancing out on the river in her blue bikini. She reminded Lucy of Mirajane Strauss in her bikini, except that Misty was a real swimmer and her tanned skin and red hair contrasted with Mirajane's pale features.
Over in the trees, May danced with her sword, weaving through leaves that swirled around her. Considering what they'd told her, she was confident that May was in fact controlling them.
Next to her was her sparring partner, Anabel, using what she was told were chakrams. There was a certain grace the empath exhibited and despite her reservations about the outfit she wore, Lucy had to admit the purple haired girl pulled off the look beautifully.
Looking over to Gabby, Lucy observed her moving boulders with Brock. Then Lucy saw piercing the rocks with arrows fired from her bow. As she observed them, she noticed off to the side that Max was moving in a circle pattern, keeping his imaginary opponent in front of him. Tori was checking her weapon, an ornate blue staff that was about half her size, before she stood up and began to spar with Max. Lucy's eyes were sparkling; with so many things to watch, she couldn't decide what to do.
"Buneary," a squeaky voice called out. Lucy turned around and had to compose herself at the sight of the rabbit. Unknown to most, she loved rabbits and Buneary was just too cute for her not to gush over. Dawn's pokémon, in particular Buneary, Pachirisu and Togekiss, were adorable and she loved learning about them. The bunny hopped up to her in curiosity. She picked it up and hugged it gently. Buneary responded by nuzzling into her face.
Dawn, who was standing nearby as her pokémon surrounded the blonde, smiled. "They seem to like you," she noted.
Lucy looked up to see the blue haired girl out of her travel outfit and into her training clothes, which consisted of a pink long sleeve shirt and matching pants with her hair was down to her shoulder blades. "Yeah, they are so cute!" Lucy gushed. "I have a thing for rabbits. Buneary is sooo soft! It's like a stuffed animal~!" she squealed, holding Buneary close.
Dawn giggled. "I take care of her every day; she's been one of my most dependable pokémon."
Lucy smiled and turned back to observing the others while some of the pokémon surrounded her. A few moments later, Dawn left to go train with Ash. Drew approached Lucy who looked like she was enjoying herself as she played with the Pokémon.
"Alright Lucy, time for your first lesson," he gently told the blonde. Lucy followed him to a clearing near the campsite, where he then guided her through some basic stretches.
"Alright, first lesson," Drew told her putting out his palms. "Give me a good punch." He indicated his hands as the targets. "Don't worry about hurting me."
Lucy nodded and clenched her fist. However, Drew noticed the way she was holding it and sighed. "Okay, you're going to hurt yourself like that." He adjusted her hands so they were in a proper fist and adjusted her legs to put more power behind her fists. "Alright, now try," he told her, holding up his palms.
Lucy nodded and with grunt, swung her fist to hit Drew's palm. He felt it but didn't flinch. "I guess your upper class privilege made you a little weak up in the arms," he theorized.
"Shut up. I didn't do manual labor, we had servants," Lucy protested pouting.
Drew then taught her how to punch correctly. They started with shadow boxing, with him making her dodge his slow swings and make her own punches.
"Alright, now you know how to at least punch. Let's try your kicks," Drew told the blonde, making sure to put on a helmet.
"Why the helmet?" Lucy asked curiously.
"In case you aim for the head," he answered remembering how hard some of his friend's kicks could be.
After a few basic kicks, two things were apparent. The first was that Lucy had raw power behind her legs, as evidenced by the bruising Drew got. The other was that she had some balance issues; when Drew blocked her kicks, she almost immediately fell on her butt. In a sense, she was even more of a clean slate than the Ash and his friends. Teaching her would be a test in their ability to teach outside their group.
Lucy groaned from her position. "That was the hardest my body ever worked in my life."
Ash chuckled. "Well, get used to it. No pain no gain!
"I know. I asked for it." Even so, she smiled. "Thanks for teaching me."
Drew chuckled. "No problem. Give me a couple of days we will figure out which art you should focus on," He told her as he gingerly felt a bruise, "But I can definitely say this. Kicks are going to be a focus for you. Damn that hurt," He groaned as Tori began to heal it.
Lucy laughed sheepishly as dinner was served. They talked around the campfire about what their lives were like up to that point, including explaining where their respective groups came from.
After the fire died out, they relaxed and began observing the stars.
"They're really beautiful out here," Ash said from his sleeping bag.
Lucy smiled sadly from her own borrowed bag. "Yeah. It was one of the things I liked to do with….my mom.
Ash glanced sideways at her. "She must have been a great woman."
Her smile brightened. "She was. She loved to tell me stories of every constellation. I loved the story of the cowherd and the weaver princess." Lucy beamed at the memory.
"Tanabata," Drew replied, "Where we come from, there's a very popular story in one of the older countries that we are allies with. It's concerning the three stars in the summer triangle. Deneb in Cygnus the Swan, Altair in Aquila the Eagle, and Vega in Lyra the Harp. The river is the Milky Way, Vega is Orihime and Altair is Hikohoshi. Once a year, if the sky is clear, the magpies form a bridge to connect the two sides of the river."
"It's a beautiful story that shows love has no bounds and if they are destined to be together, the universe will help," Lucy replied.
Drew smiled. Just then, the girls finished getting dressed for bed. Misty was in a black tank top and sleep shorts, with her hair down to her mid back. May wore a grey tank top and shorts. Anabel had on a purple t-shirt and shorts. Dawn was in a pink night gown that came down to her knees with her hair down to her shoulder blades. Gabby wore a grey undershirt and sleep shorts, Tori was wearing a long blue nightgown.
Lucy watched the girls appear and had to blush. She'd never seen girls as beautiful before, but with the way the moonlight shone on the girls and the way the clothes hugged their bodies, she couldn't help but look at them through an envious gaze. From Misty taut and tanned skin, to Dawn's pale arms and legs, each of them were beautiful in their own way.
"Can I ask something?" asked Lucy, "Where the hell did you get such great bodies?"
May shrugged getting her breasts to bounce a bit. "Eat right, burn off the calories, train our butts off. Not much more than that." She pointed to Lucy. "But I'm jealous of your figure. What are those, D-cups?"
Lucy groaned. "31E and they're still growing! Mom was close to an H-cup from what I remember. I don't mind, but half the time I feel like I can't wear a bra because I can't find the right size."
May giggled. "Its fine. Any other girls would be jealous, but we have some early bloomers here. I know how it feels."
Lucy smiled gratefully. Then her smile turned to shock as May, Misty, Anabel and Dawn all crawled into Ash's bag, while Gabby and Tori stepped into Drew's. Lucy thought there would be a fight, which only served to increase her surprise when they only cuddled up with their respective boys and hugged each other.
Drew saw this and smiled. "You know how the Tanabata story is about love that transcends boundaries? There is a reason we are together that ties into our powers, but we don't feel like telling you right now. But you should know, we're fine with sharing, even though our society frowns on a relationship like this. So, in public Misty is Ash's girlfriend, while I'm seen as close to Tori and Gabby."
Lucy saw this and couldn't disagree. Their relationship while unusual, it was cute. She watched as Misty hugged Anabel close while Dawn snuggled into May like a kitten. Over in Drew's bag, Tori and Gabby took each other's hand and laid on Drew's chest.
"My lips are sealed," the blonde girl promised, "You don't have to worry about me blowing your cover."
Tori looked up from Drew's shoulder. "You'll find someone special, I can feel it. Just keep trying."
Lucy nodded and leaned back in her bag and drifted off to sleep. For the first time since she left home, she slept peacefully.
Two days later, July 1st X784 (Beginning of Fairy Tail canon)
After two days of traveling, the group of eleven arrived at Hargeon. Considering that Lucy was using the weights that Dawn used when she started training, it showed how much effort the blonde put into it. By trying to keep up with the group's pace with the additional weight, she worked up her muscles slowly. Still, she was exhausted by the end of the each day, which resulted in them delayed in reaching the town by a day.
Now Lucy was looking for a magic shop to see if she could find any magic keys to add to her repertoire. To her dismay, she only found one, the one she was standing in with May and Dawn.
"What? Are you sure this is the only magic shop in town?" Lucy complained.
The shop keeper was at least sympathetic. "Sorry young lady. This town is more about commerce than magic. Feel free to browse, though."
Lucy groaned and started to browse around. May and Dawn were curious at the wares, but they were equally disappointed at the wares, thought it didn't stop their partners, Piplup and Skitty from nearly knocking over the store.
The blonde ignored the commotion as her eyes were drawn to a glint of silver. It was a key, similar to her celestial spirit keys. The image on the handle resembled a humanoid head with a large nose. Her brown eyes lit up. "Oh wow! It's Nikola, the Little Dog!"
Dawn perked up. "Canis Minor? Tori ought to be happy. She loves dogs," she replied.
Lucy walked up to the counter. "How much?" she asked.
"A celestial mage huh? Not much of those any more. How about…20,000 Jewels?"
Lucy's jaw dropped. "20,000!? Seriously!?" She then paused and smiled. She posed, putting her arm behind her head and jutting out her chest, unbuttoning the top button. "Can you please lower the price for me?" she tried in her most seductive voice.
The shop owner started to blush. "F-fine, 19,000!"
"Only that little?!" She screamed.
Lucy was about to despair when May and Dawn came to her rescue. "Are you sure you can't lower it for our friend?" May whispered, leaning over the counter with a seductive smile.
"Our friend would really like it. Can you please give her a lower price?" Dawn pouted, getting her eyes to sparkle.
The shop owner sputtered. "W-Well, for such a lovely lady, then I'll offer it for 8,000 jewels! That's as low as I'll go!"
Lucy pouted but was thankful for the assistance and paid for it.
The three girls walked out of the store with Lucy still moping a bit. "I can't believe my sex appeal only got a 1,000 jewel discount."
"You've got plenty Lucy, some people just won't see it," Dawn assured her.
Lucy sighed. "Thanks anyway. Now I have another key for my collection. Oh man, I can't wait to meet this spirit!"
"What's Lucy babbling about?" Drew called out walking up with Ash. Anabel, Misty, Tori and Gabby, came in from another direction. He and Ash had picked up a cloak each. This was partly due to being so close to the coast. The other part was that as Guardians, they should have something to distinguish them from their knights. Drew's was crimson and gold, while Ash's was dyed in black and yellow; Misty's was blue and white.
"Lucy is excited to have a new spirit," Dawn explained.
"Ah." The boys nodded in understanding.
Just then Misty noticed a group of girls squealing. "Wonder what that is?"
"Let's check it out," May replied. The group walked towards the commotion. As they got close, Anabel started to feel something off, like some sort of hypnosis. When they got a good look at what the girls were cheering about, they weren't all that impressed. The man, who called himself Salamander, was not particularly good looking, with messy black hair and a shaggy beard. He was wearing a purple shirt with a similar cape color and red pants.
"Geez, these girls are deluding themselves," Drew grumbled to Gabby. The blonde however looked like she was wavering. Hearing no response he turned to the blonde. "Uh, Gabby?"
"It's a charm! Ash, grab the others!" Anabel ordered. Ash noticed the other girls appeared to be under a spell. He grabbed May and Dawn who was closest, while the empath grabbed Misty. The touch seem to snap the spell they were under. Drew touched Gabby and Tori and seemed to snap them out of their hypnosis, but Lucy was already in the crowd.
'What is…this feeling? My heart is beating really fast! I need—'
Her thoughts were cut off by a male voice shouting. "Igneel?! Is that you?!"
Lucy snapped out of her delusions and turned to see a pink haired boy, wearing a red shirt, white pants and a scarf. He was fighting his way through the crowd with remarkable ease.
When he finally broke through, the pink haired boy took one look at him and scoffed. "Oh. You're not Salamander. Damn it, I thought he would be here," he grumbled.
He turned to leave, but the girls who were gawking at Salamander growled at the man. Natsu gulped as the women turned to him growling like beasts. Before he could react, Natsu was dragged down and beaten to a pulp by the angry women.
The named Salamander just chuckled. "Now ladies, he didn't mean to be rude. Here, kid." The man signed a piece of paper and tossed it to the young man. "My autograph. It could be worth something someday."
The pink haired man growled, turning away. "I don't want your autograph," he said dismissively.
The ladies moved to assault him again when the man waved his hand. "Now ladies, don't worry about him," he called out, rising into the air, "In the meantime, I'll be having a party on my ship. All of you lovely ladies are invited!"
The man calling himself Salamander flew away and the group of girls scattered.
The pink haired boy groaned as he sat up. He noticed a hand in front of his face. "You are really determined to find this Igneel person, Mr…?" Drew asked him.
The pink haired mage looked at the brunette and grinned as he was helped up. "Natsu Dragneel."
"Drew Smith. Nice to meet you," The brunette smiled and introduced Natsu to the rest of his group.
"NATSU!" A high pitched voice cried.
Natsu looked up and saw a blue cat with black eyes and a light blue belly flying towards him. "Hey Happy!" he called out to the blue cat. If Lucy hadn't met her new friends, she would have been weirded out by a flying talking cat. But considering what they had at their disposal, this was nothing that she hadn't seen. Though the talking part bothered her a bit.
Lucy shook her head as the introduction passed to her. "I'm Lucy. Thanks to you, I broke free of the enchantment that Salamander was using to lure me in."
Natsu looked confused. "Huh? Ah, sorry, Luigi. I was just trying to find Igneel. When I heard something about Salamander, I thought he was around…"
Lucy puffed up indignantly. "ITS LUCY!" she snapped, before rallying. "Anyway, let me treat you to lunch for breaking that spell on me."
Natsu grinned. "Thanks Luigi!" The boy turned to walk away.
Lucy growled in frustration. "It's Lucy!" she called out as they headed towards a café.
Drew sighed. "Come on. Let's go make sure she doesn't kill him…or he makes her pay a billion Jewels in food."
The group started to head in the same direction. Gabby, however, glanced back at the direction Salamander had left in. Tori noticed Gabby had stopped walking and turned to look at the dark blonde. "What's wrong Gabby?"
"...That guy gave me a bad vibe," Gabby told her, "Feels like he might be up to something."
Drew had stopped as well to listen in. "If you think something is up, go investigate it," he told her quietly, "Max!" The young boy stopped and turned. "Gabby needs your help with shopping. We'll save you some lunch."
Lucy was oblivious, but the rest of the group read between the lines. 'Gabby's going to investigate something and Max is back-up.'
Max sighed. "Alright, let's go."
The group split up to their tasks. Lucy took Natsu to a local diner and he had piled up the food.
"So Natsu, who is this Igneel person? Is he a Salamander?"
Natsu swallowed the chicken in his mouth. "Igneel was my dad. As for Salamander, pfft… He's a Dragon!"
Lucy's eyes widened. "A Dragon?! Those are supposed to be a myth!" she yelped in shock.
Brock though brought up a valid point. "If this dragon was as big as I think it is, wouldn't people be running from it?"
Natsu moved to counter the point…then stopped. Then he planted his forehead on the table, his partner joining him. "I can't believe I didn't think of thaaaat…" he groaned in dismay.
"Aye," moaned Happy.
Lucy decided to change the subject. "So we're all mages; I'm a Celestial Mage myself. They're so cool! I hope they let me in!"
Natsu smiled and grinned. "Wish you luck, Lucy!"
Lucy sighed as she paid for Natsu's meal, while the others started to pay for their meals. As Lucy left, Natsu and Happy got on the floor and bowed. "Thank you for the meal!" He handed Lucy the poster. "Please take this! As a token of our thanks!"
Lucy reluctantly took the autograph, grimacing mildly at it, before they left the restaurant.
Meanwhile, Gabby and Max had tracked Salamander down to a bar in one of the seedier parts of town. They noticed Salamander go in the bar. Noticing a window near the top, they wall ran up to the window and got in. Quietly they made their way to rafters and listened in.
"So how many girls do you think we're gonna get, Bora?" one of the lackeys asked.
"Maybe 15 or 20. And I told you not to call me that! I saw the real Natsu the Salamander out there! If we reveal my name here, the Rune Knights will be all over our asses!" the now-identified Bora hissed.
"S-sorry, Boss…so, any good merchandise?"
Bora smirked. "Oh yes. That blonde beauty that broke free from my spell. You should have seen the body she had. That'll fetch me such a big pay day… I'll find her and convince her to come to me."
"How, boss?"
"Oh, I'll find a way," Bora smirked. He took out an object disturbingly similar to Gabby's drives, holding it meaningfully between his thumb and index finger. "I paid a hefty sum for this thing. I'd better get my money's worth back. Make sure our ship is ready to go tonight!"
Gabby and Max watched with trepidation as the fake Salamander walked out with a sinister grin on his face. They climbed back onto the roof and watched as Bora headed towards a park. They followed him from the rooftops, using their recently learned Parkour skills to leap over from building to building to follow him. They soon reached the park and spotted a familiar head of blonde hair.
Lucy was reading the latest Sorcerer's Weekly Magazine. In the centerfold was a beautiful, white haired, curvy young woman with bright blue eyes, wearing various bikinis and posing alluringly. Lucy gushed over the spread and hugged the magazine close. "Oh, Mira~ She's so pretty… All of the Fairy Tail mages seem so awesome; I wonder how I could join them?"
"I can help you with that," 'Salamander' called to her. Lucy turned to see him walking up to her. "I'm a personal friend of the guild master. If you want, I could put in a good word to the guild master."
Lucy's eyes sparkled excitedly. "R-Really!? Thank you so much!"
'Salamander' chuckled. "Just come to my party tonight. I assure you…it'll be life-changing."
Lucy nodded and ran out to get a dress for the party later.
"Wait! Lucy!" Gabby called out, but Lucy was already out of earshot. She cursed.
"Gabby, what's going on?" Drew asked as her friends and Natsu ran up to her.
Gabby turned to the group. "This 'Salamander' is a phony! He's someone named Bora, claiming he's from Fairy Tail!"
Natsu snarled. "I've never heard of anyone named Bora! How dare he use our guild's name like that?!"
Happy, however, clapped his paws. "Bora the Prominence. He was a member of the Titan Nose Guild, but got kicked out for thievery and other crimes."
"Well he's moved up from petty theft. He's a Slaver now!" Max responded.
At this everyone's eyes turned cold. "We need a plan to get those girls and Lucy out of there. Where's their ship?" Misty growled.
"In the harbor. They're leaving tonight!"
Drew rubbed his chin, frowning at nothing. "We can't rush this, we have civilians mixed with our adversaries. Here's what we are going to do," he told the others.
Later that Night
Lucy was smiling as she talked to 'Salamander.' He was regaling her with stories of his missions and other fun events.
Bora had finished laughing from a joke Lucy told. "Wow, Lucy. You seem to be quite the comedian. I must say that could useful in our guild." He held up his glass. "To our future."
Lucy was about to raise her glass, when she noticed something on his finger: a hypnosis ring. She stood up abruptly and spilled the drink on him.
"What the hell Lucy?! I thought you wanted to be part of Fairy Tail?!" the man asked, angrily wiping his shirt off, trying to get the stains out.
Lucy pointed at the man with an accusatory finger. "No! If you were going to coerce me with sleep magic, then forget it!" she snapped, glaring venomously at him.
'Salamander' looked at Lucy in surprise…but then laughed sinisterly. "Eheheheheh…And here I thought you were an easy target."
At the same time
Gabby flew towards the ship on her Flygon. Stealthily, she flew near the back of the ship and, leaping off the dragon's back, grabbed onto the railing to climb onboard. She crouched and looked onto the darkened ship.
"If I were a Slaver bastard, where would I take my victims?" Gabby pondered. As she did so, one of Bora's accomplices walked past her location, carrying two girls. Not wasting any time, Gabby stabbed the man in the calves. He dropped the girls in shock, only to lose consciousness from Gabby slamming his head into the deck. She checked the girls to find they were under a sleep spell. Taking a moment to stash them somewhere safe, she quickly headed in the direction he'd been heading and saw Lucy talking with Bora. Behind her back, more girls were brought in, carried like potato sacks into the dining area.
She overheard Bora yelling at Lucy. "You little bitch! I had you all ready to come with me and then you had to be the curious type. You'll be lucky if any guild wants you after this!" he snarled viciously.
Lucy grabbed for her keys, but Bora was faster and quickly levitated them out of reach.
"Now my dear, I don't think you'll be needing these anymore." And to Lucy's horror, he tossed them out the window.
Gabby, who had seen this, reacted. She quickly called out a pokémon resembling a ballet dancer with green hair, a body shaped like a white dress and with red horns on its head. "Kirlia, catch the keys!" she ordered.
Kirlia's eyes glowed and the keys stopped in midflight, glowing as well. They floated over to Gabby, who snatched them out of the air, unseen. She pulled out her bow to intervene with Lucy's predicament, when the ceiling suddenly buckled and collapsed onto Bora and his cronies. Out of the wreckage came Natsu, who looked positively steaming.
"Natsu!" Lucy called out happy.
Gabby's reaction was less enthusiastic. "That damn idiot," she muttered, facepalming.
On the Shore
"That moron! We had a plan and he decided to go gung ho! Ash, get Staraptor ready," Drew growled.
Ash was about to call out his Staraptor when Max spotted something. "Uh, Misty, are you sure you didn't give Gabby a water-type? Because I see a huge Tidal Wave!"
The others turned and saw a 30 foot wave incoming. Drew groaned. "Just what we need. Hit the deck!"
The group ducked behind a wall as the wave nearly broke through the wall. The resulting wave showered them with salt water.
Ten minutes earlier
Natsu was about to beat up Bora, when an unfortunate weakness of his reared its ugly head. Namely, the swaying of the ship registered with his inner ear, while his eye couldn't see any motion, eliciting nausea and dizziness. He gulped and clapped a hand his mouth, then collapsed to floor.
"Lame!" cried Lucy in dismay. Happy quickly grabbed her and took to the sky, leaving Natsu to be taken out by Bora and his group. "Happy, we've gotta go back for Natsu!" Lucy cried.
"Natsu will be fine. But we might not be for long!" Happy replied.
"Why?!" she demanded.
Just then, Happy's wings dissipated. "I just ran out of magic!" he told her cheerfully.
The two screamed as the fell towards the ocean. However they were quickly snatched up by a flying green, insectoid dragon. The two looked around to see Gabby smiling from its back. "Nice of you to drop in! I thought you might be needing these!" she called out, jingling Lucy's keys.
Lucy took them gratefully. "Thank you so much!" she exclaimed. She turned back to the boat and, looking at her keys, was struck by an idea. "Get me close to the water!" Gabby complied and ordered Flygon down to the sea. Lucy pulled out the key with Aquarius's symbol on it and stuck it in the water's surface. "Open," she intoned, "Gate of the Water Bearer: Aquarius!"
She turned the key and despite there being nothing but water, Gabby and Happy both heard a distinct *Click.* A blue magic circle spread from the tip of the key, glowing on the water. With a flash of light, a Celestial Spirit was summoned into the human realm.
Leaping out of the water like a dolphin appeared to be what looked like a mermaid. She had blue hair, a striped bikini top and tail, with a black collar on her neck and gold bracelet on her right arm. She also had a large jar that presumably held a lot of water.
Happy's eyes sparkled. "Fish!"
The mermaid tsked, which pissed Lucy off to no end. "Don't you back-sass me! I need you send that ship towards shore!"
Aquarius ignored her, summoned a huge wall of water from her vase. Gabby and Flygon had the instinct to fly away as the tidal wave picked up the ship and hurled it towards the shore.
Flygon quickly headed towards shore while Lucy was chewing out Aquarius.
"Watch it! You almost hit me!"
Aquarius grimaced irritably. "Tch. I hit the boat instead. Now, let me go back to my Boyfriend~~"
Lucy growled as she realized Aquarius was aiming for her as the mermaid left into her gate. Gabby grabbed Lucy's hand. "Come one we need to get the girls out."
Meanwhile, Natsu finally recovered from his motion sickness. In a surprising feat of strength, he leaped up to the top of the ship and shed his red coat, revealing a muscular torso covered by a dark colored vest. "Who the hell do you think you are?! I'm Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail and I've never seen you in my life! Where the fuck do you get off giving my guild a bad name, huh?!"
One of Bora's accomplices started to shake. "Bora…I-I think he's the real deal!"
"Shut up! Take him down!" Bora ordered agitatedly.
Two goons rushed him, but Natsu only decked them both in one punch, effortlessly. The punch also revealed a red tattoo on his shoulder, which somewhat resembled a perched bird.
"I don't care if you're the King of Fiore! No one uses Fairy Tail's name like that!" he barked.
Bora growled in return. "Damn you…you're the real one, aren't you?! Salamander!" He conjured a large fireball and flung it at the pink-haired boy.
Lucy saw the fireball and panicked. "Natsu! Get out of there!"
Happy, however, didn't seem too worried. "Don't worry Lucy, fire like that won't hurt him."
True to Happy's word, Natsu didn't even flinch. In fact he started to swallow the fire like it was a drink.
Natsu spat off to the side. "What the heck? This fire is nasty. But thanks for the snack anyway. Now I'm all fired up!" He took in a breath, putting his fists over his mouth, end to end. "FIRE DRAGON'S ROAR!" He blasted forth a powerful river of flames that wiped out most of the thugs.
"Skin that can resist fire, a stomach that can digest flames, and hands that can create fire. Natsu's magic was taught by his father, Igneel," Happy explained. "Magic that can mimic the legendary dragons. The lost magic, Dragon Slayer Magic!"
As Happy explained, Natsu clenched his fists, causing fire to wrap around them. He pounded his fists together, creating a magic circle containing a dragon's head and grinned savagely. He charged at Bora, the image of a dragon following behind him. "FIRE DRAGON'S IRON FIST!"
Bora tried to fire off a spell, but it was absorbed into Natsu's attack. The Dragon Slayer's punch slammed into the man's face, leaving an imprint of his fist on the mage. Bora soared all the way to the sea wall until he was out of sight. Then there was a distant thump.
Natsu laughed. "That's what you get for messing with Fairy Tail!"
Lucy watched, amazed, as Natsu stood tall. If this was one mage could do, then who knew what else Fairy Tail could do?
Up on the ship, Brock let out a whistle as they smashed through a wall. "Damn, that was a good attack."
"No kidding, he really did look like a dragon," Max agreed.
Dawn, who was checking over one of the girls who had been rescued, glance over to where Bora crashed and noticed him getting up. "Guys, he's not down yet!"
Indeed, Bora was getting back up. Natsu noticed this and got back into a fighting stance. "You're a tough guy aren't ya? Well I'll knock you down again!" he taunted.
Bora laughed sinisterly and pulled out a red rectangular object. "You would think that. But with this, I can destroy you and your flames!" He slammed the object into his palm, let it sink into his body. As glowing red veins grew along his forearm, his body convulsed as it started to transform. His skin glowed as flames covered his body, turning it a stony black with veins of lava spread throughout his torso. His hands turned into claws and his hands and feet gained reptilian scales.
"With this power I am unstoppable! I am Hellfire!" he howled. He snapped his fingers. Black shadows rose from the ground and condensed into multiple soldiers that marched in front of him.
Drew saw this and knew it was their turn to act. "Guys, finish cleaning up! Ash, Misty, it's our show now! Let's Go!" he called out, jumping off the ship.
"Right!" Ash called, following him.
"Alright!" Misty cheering, trailing behind the other two.
Natsu perked up when he saw the troopers approach and grinned itching for another fight. He was about to ignite his fists when Drew, Misty and Ash landed in front of him poised to fight. "Drew, Misty, Ash…what the heck?" he asked.
"Natsu, I know you want to fight them. But you don't have the skills to take on all of them. Let us fight as well," Drew replied.
Natsu was about to protest, but Misty grabbed his shoulder. "If you want, we can tell you what we do; but not here. Please, for your own sake, listen to us," she told him sternly.
The pink-haired young mage saw the seriousness in her eyes, nodded and backed off. "Alright. Fine."
Ash turned to Lucy, who was watching them with curiosity. "We told you the truth about our magic, but we didn't tell you what we all did. Now, let us show you." He held up a golden belt buckle with a strange looking ball imbedded in the center and thrust out his hand. "Pikachu! Let's go!"
Pikachu cheered and jumped off Lucy's shoulders, glowing as he did so. He shrank until he took the form of a card which Ash grabbed and held up. Misty pulled out a similar buckle and held up a card that depicted her Starmie, while Drew though tossed his hat and cloak which landed perfectly on Lucy. From he pulled a black rectangular device out from behind his waist, held it to the side and pressed something on it.
STANDBY: LEO
Ash and Misty inserted their cards into the buckles. A deck of cards came out and surrounded their waists. The belts started pulsing once the belts completed. Ash raised his right hand with two fingers pointed up and in front of his face his left resting on his waists. Misty raised her right hand palm up and her left matching it on her waist. Drew crossed his arms, the face of the rectangular object facing Hellfire, his right hand formed into a claw.
Hellfire snarled. "What're you gonna do with that, toss it at me?" He laughed.
Drew chuckled. "You wish," he said, briefly shaking it before resetting his stance, "These things will have you on the floor."
Hellfire growled. "Who the hell're you?
"We're just a couple of Kamen Riders passing by. Remember that!" Drew called out. "HENSHIN!" He flipped his phone and hand so that the face of the phone was towards him and his hand was in position to cross over it. He swiped the phone and brought it to the center of the belt that materialized around his waist
COMPLETE
Drew's body glowed as armor formed around him. When the glow died down, his form had changed considerably. He was clad in armor, bearing gold stripes to go along with its crimson coloring. On his forearms were elbow length golden gauntlets. On his legs were a pair of knee-length boots and his shoulders were reinforced with metal pauldrons. His helmet had a cat like appearance like a lion's with matching cat like red eyes. On his back was a red cape that came down to his shoulder blades. On his belt, the phone's face lit up with the Leo symbol. A long-sword in a crimson sheath was strapped to his waist.
"HENSHIN!" Ash and Misty responded in kind. Ash snapped his right hand to a lever on the side. He thrust his left hand out in front of him, two fingers raised. Misty flipped her hand and did the same, while crossing her left hand over her chest. The levers both flipped over the front of their belts, revealing a yellow lightning bolt for Ash and a blue water droplet for Misty.
EVOLVE
Two shields popped out and fell back onto the couple. The shields conformed around them and then disappeared, revealing two armored figures. Ash was now clad in a blue and yellow armor with a blue chest plate embossed with yellow lightning bolts. The boots were black with the same design and the helmet was gold with blue eyes. Hanging from his back was a yellow cape. On his waist was a katana in a black sheath, with a yellow and black hilt
Misty, meanwhile, now stood in blue armor with green stripes down her legs. She also had a sea green skirt with a similarly-colored tear drop on her chest. The helmet had a wavy design and fins for ears, and large dark green eyes. Behind her trailed a light blue cape that flowed to her mid back. There were also fins on the arms and legs. On her back was an ice-blue trident.
Drew pulled out his sword, the moonlight gleaming off the blade. "The Lion Prince of Fire: Kamen Rider Zodiac!" he yelled, swinging his sword. The swing coincided with a blaze fire erupting behind him as he planted the blade in front of him
Ash pulled out his sword, the Fang of Raikou, brought it down in a rapid chop, then flourished it left to right. "The Lightning Prince of the Sky: Kamen Rider Aura!" His shout was accompanied by lightning striking behind him.
Misty spun her trident, the Tears of Lugia. Then she swung it behind her back with her right hand and thrusted her left hand out. "The Mermaid Princess of Water: Kamen Rider Triton!" Her shout was complemented by the ocean rising and crashing down behind her.
Lucy watched with wide eyes as they finished their transformations. "So cool!" she breathed
Natsu evidently agreed and voiced his opinion. "Kick their sorry butts!"
All three Riders each gave a thumbs-up to acknowledge them.
Hellfire growled. "I don't care if you got a pretty armor upgrade! Troopers, advance!"
The gang of shadowy figures charged at the riders, roaring with battle cries. The Riders however were calm and stood ready to fight back. The first one attacked Zodiac with an axe. He blocked the charge with little effort and bisected his opponent in one slash.
Aura blocked an overhead slash, then retaliated by cutting through his opponent so quickly that the mook couldn't even register the swing. Triton meanwhile struck at a trooper's shins, tripping him, then stabbed it in the back. She watched as more charged at her, only to block with the shaft of her trident. She then drew a card from her belt depicting her Staryu firing off multiple stars from its gem. She quickly slotted it into her belt buckle.
SWIFT
She held up her hand and fired off a series of golden stars. The impacts slammed many Troopers back and about a half dozen were destroyed, dispersing into rapidly vanishing black vapor.
Aura parried another blow and kicked his opponent in the chest, turning it into a backflip. While in motion, he pulled out a card showing a lightning-throwing Pikachu and inserted it into his buckle.
THUNDERBOLT
He raised his sword to the sky and unleashed multiple bolts, which arced and forked out in a wave, disintegrating the opponents in front of him. He then scanned another card; this time with Pikachu swinging a glowing tail.
IRON TAIL
Raikou glowed within the Troopers' sight, leaving an afterimage as Aura vanished in a flicker. He reappeared behind them, sliding his sword home with a metallic click. The creatures cried as they collapsed, multiple deep slashes carving themselves open across their bodies.
Zodiac had all but walked through his opponents, clearing them out single-handedly. He stood facing Hellfire, looking like he had somewhere else to be. Hellfire launched more and more attacks but each attack glanced off Zodiac's armor like it was a mirror.
"Damn you!" he snarled, "HELL'S PROMINENCE!"
He fired off a large burst of flame from his clawed hand. Zodiac, however merely held out his hand and caught it, surprising Hellfire and the captivated audience. "Your pyromancy is atrocious," he muttered, snuffing the flame with a wave. "This is real fire!" He conjured a large fire ball. "PYRO BULLET!"
He thrust the large ball at Hellfire, making the kaijuu roared in pain as the flames caused internal injuries.
Natsu was cheering. "You guys rock!"
Zodiac grinned. "Glad you like it. Now, to finish this guy off!" he yelled, holding up his phone, and pressed the Leo symbol again.
STANDBY LEO: FINISHER
Hellfire staggered upright, the light under his stony skin flickering, as the Rider slotted his phone back onto the belt. Zodiac's sword, Leonid, glowed brightly as flames surrounded it. "NO, WAIT!" he pleaded.
Zodiac didn't listen and charged, trailing his blazing blade behind him.
"LEO BREAKER!"
Zodiac cleaved through Hellfire, hitting the mysterious device and smashing it. He then appeared behind his opponent and planted the tip of his sword in the ground. "May you burn for what you tried to do to those girls!" he growled. Hellfire staggered as his body convulsed and fell backwards, blowing up in the process.
Zodiac turned away and powered down, Aura and Triton doing the same. "Great job guys," he commented lightly.
The two grinned and gave him a high five in reply. As they walked back to Lucy and Natsu, Drew knelt down to pick up the device that fell out of Bora. "Wonder what this is?" he mused.
May's ears perked up as she heard something. She turned around and paled, gulping. "Uh guys? We…might have a problem." She pointed to the harbor front.
The group turned to see more than half the harbor front destroyed, most likely from Natsu as the Riders had kept their fight contained. All they could do was facepalm at the destruction.
"Great, what else could go wrong?" Lucy asked the most dreaded question.
Before they could admonish Lucy for asking it, they heard whistles. They turned as to see a group of armored soldiers approaching the group.
"Oh no! The Rune Knights!" she gasped.
Not even needed to know who they were, Drew quickly turned to the others. "Grab your stuff. Brock, Smokescreen, now!"
The others scrambled to get their gear and started running. Brock stayed behind briefly to face the Knights and slammed the handle of his axe into the sand. A plume of black smoke erupted from the ground, obscuring the gang from sight. When it cleared, only Bora and his lackeys remained.
"Where are we going?" Dawn asked as they ran.
Natsu grinned. "You guys wanted to go to Fairy Tail right? Then follow me!"
The group smiled, but no one smiled harder than Lucy; her dream was in her reach. They ran into the night, adventures waiting on the horizon.
END OF CHAPTER!
UO: Well that didn't take too long. Again this is unbeta-ed. I will post the betaed version later.
Preview: The Riders join the prestigious Fairy Tail and show them what they could do. How will the crossing of cultures fair? Find out next time.
Next Time: Meeting Fairy Tail
Next update is 2nd Magnolia.
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Beta read: 5/10/2016 Thanks to Kurogane 7 and NorthSouthGorem
NS: Yaaaaaaaay…maybe time come to us before the chapter's done?
UO: IF I did that with our track records it will be Christmas.
NS: *glances up* We finished, didn't we?
UO: NDKR? Dawn of Hikarigakure?
NS: Dawn wasn't part of my job.
UO: Look because of my schedule I want to get stuff done so sometimes they aren't the best.
NS: Quality trumps timing. Can't rush that shit.
Anyway thanks for reading.