A/N

Buena tarde guys, Mariachi here. So, here's the second chapter already! For now I'm only introducing our favorite idiots' temporary job until they reach the giant cat head that Roubaul commands. Sorry there weren't any real fight scene this chapter, I'll try to include one next chap, 'kay? Good reading!

Also, a shoutout to , iwantsupernatural, and Guest for following/favoriting/reviewing my story.

"Normal Speech"

'Thoughts'

"Techniques"


Old Habits Die Hard! Two Idiots Start Anew!

[Timeskip: 1 Week]

We now find our two heroes in Onibus Town, after some time walking through the various forests surounding it. The reason because they took that much time is simple: they were lost. For some incredible reason, Natsu and Happy survived two days without eating.

"FINALLY! I thought we were going to die in that cursed forest!" Natsu shouted as he fell to his knees, breathing hard.

"I know! That giant Panther was looking funny at me! Now let's get fi-I mean something to eat!" replied Happy, as Natsu started looking for money in his pouch.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Happy..." "...Yes?" "We don't have money..."

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH" They both screamed, the desperational shout echoing through the whole town.


After recovering and calming down (a little), they started walking around the town, thinking about doing some kind of job for them. In their search, they came across some pretty interesting gossips...

"Did you hear? Some Eisenwald mages survived the wipe-out!"

"Yeah, I heard they put some bounty in their capture."

"Really? How much?"

"The group that wasn't captured separated, and it's mainly grunts, but I think it's about 10,000 Jewels each."

"You heard that, Happy?!" said Natsu "We can earn some money capturing the rest of them!" he shouted excitedly "And the best the best of all, they aren't Fairy Tail contacts so we won't be breaking the three rules!"

"Ooooh, we'll catch 'em all (A/N: Got the reference?) and get lot's of fi- I mean food! Man, it's kind of hard getting rid of old habits..." replied Happy.

"Yup. Now let's get the show on the road! We Just need to talk to some authority around here and ask for the bounty books!" replied Natsu.

"Aye Sir!" shouted the blue cat, while Natsu sweatdroped.

"Didn't you say that you were going to get rid of old habits?" said the Dragon Slayer.

"Oh no! This one I won't! It's just too cool to get rid of!" shouted the flying feline.

"Whatever..."


After more walking and getting lost again, they finally found the way to the Town Mayor's office. Reaching there, Natsu blowed up the front door (Happy: SEE! I'm not the only one with habit problems!) and requested a meeting with the Mayor. The poor secretary, already scared as she was, immediately sent them there.

In the front of the door, he knocked thrice (Natsu: HA! Already winning ya, Happy!) and heard an 'Enter'. He entered, and after letting Happy inside, closed the door. Sitting, they saw on the other side an old man, a little taller than their ex-Guild Master.

"Hello there, what can I do for you?" the man asked.

"Hey, I heard some rumors about some Eisenwald mages that escaped. They said you put bounties on their captures, is that true?" replied Natsu.

"Why, yes... there are about 26 mages that could escape the Rune Knights, with the base price of 10,000 Jewels each. I suppose you want to capture them?" said the Mayor.

"Yeah, we're kinda broke, and the works don't sound that great." said the pink haired mage.

"I see... Well, stay here and I'll get the Bounty Guidebook for you two." With that, he got out of the chair and went to pick up the book. After a while, he came back with the book and gave it to them.

"Thanks. So... When we capture some rogue mages, where do we bring 'em?" asked the salmon haired Dragon Slayer.

"Just take this..." he gave them a collar with a cross design on it. "And press this cross when you get the rogues immobilized. Then in 5-10 minutes the 4th Custody Enforcement Unit will appear to arrest them." Explained the old man.

"Ok, thanks. We're going now. Let's go, Happy." Natsu said as he pocketed the book and put on the collar.

"Aye Sir!" replied Happy.


"Karyuu no Tekken!" shouted Natsu as he punched the 5th and last mage in the camp, his fist coated in flames. After that, he put them all together and laced a rope around the Five. As he was preparing to use the collar the Mayor gave them, Happy interrupted him.

"Do you think it's safe to use? I mean, it could be a thing for spying or something." He said.

"Nope. If there was something like this it would have to be that Lacrima Vision thingy, and I can't feel any other magic in this. Even though we suck at sensing magic, I would have been able to sense it." the Dragon Slayer replied as he pressed the cross, sending a signal to the Rune Knights. After it was done, he picked a spot beneath a tree and seated there to wait, Happy by his side. "From now on, it's just us, buddy. It's goin' to be a long way, but we can do it." He whispered to his partner.

"Aye..." replied the blue cat, a little sleepy from a whole day of walking.

True to the old Mayor's words, the Rune Knights reached the camp only 8 minutes after the signal was sent. The lower members were picking up the mages while Lahar, the Unit's captain, went to talk to Natsu.

"You were the one who captured this Five, right?" He asked, seeing no one else but the salmon haired mage and his cat companion.

"Yeah, you are?" asked Natsu.

"Lahar, Captain of the 4th Custody Enforcement Unit. You look... familiar..." trailed off Lahar, his face twisting in thought. "Wait, aren't you Natsu Dragneel, of Fairy Tail? Why are you doing Jobs like this when you have your Guild Jobs?" he realised.

"Well, long story short, I made a S-Class job while I wasn't one, and apparently Deliora, the demon from Zeref's book was in the same island. So me and Happy got banished as a punishment." replied Natsu, earning a look of shock from the division captain.

"Deliora?!"

"Yeah, but it was dead thanks to it being frozen for too much time." said the dragon rised teen.

"I see. Well, here is the pay, 53,000 Jewels for the group you captured. Good afternoon." finished Lahar, and then he turned to leave. "Good luck, by the way."

"Thanks, see ya!" shouted back the Fire mage. "Wake up Happy, we can eat now!" he started poking his partner.

"nnnn..." mumble the blue cat "...FINALLY FISH- I mean..." he shouted, finally waking up.

Natsu, after hearing that, started laughing. "HEHEHEHEhehehe YES! ANOTHER POINT FOR ME!" he announced.

"NOOOOOOO, THAT DIDN'T COUNT!" shouted Happy back "I was...Sleepy...yeah, sleepy!"

"hehe, sure, whatever."


They headed for the Town again to eat, while Natsu thought of what they would do for the future. They found a restaurant, and ordered their food, this time ordering less than they normally would so that the money would last. After eating they headed out and started discussing.

"So what did you think?" asked Natsu.

"It was great, that fish was delicious!" replied Happy.

"Not that, you idiot! The work we did!" shouted Natsu, angry because Happy was still thinking about food. They were trying to change, dammit!

"Oooh, that." the bipedal cat remembered "It was nice, why?"

"I'm thinking about we becoming Dark Mage Hunters. You know, capture Dark Mages for money." replied the older brother figure.

"I think it's good. I mean, it's the only thing we got experience in." afirmed the feline.

"And we need to train, too. We need to be stronger in case there's more danger." sugested Natsu.

"Aye."

They started heading out of town, passing a store to buy suplies. And then Happy realised:

"Natsu, where are we going next?" asked the ever-trolling cat.

"I heard there's a village to the Northwest of here, in the desert area. According to rumours, there's giants living there. You wanna go there?" said the salmon haired teen.

"Aye Sir! Maybe there's giant fi-I mean food there, too!" replied Happy excitedly.

And with that, they headed Northwest, hoping to find new adventures. But as they started walking, one thought were in the back of Natsu's mind:

'Thanks...Yajima-jiji...'


In the top of a Hill, an old man with a square chin and large eyebrows watched this with a chuckle.

"It's nice to see how much you've grown, Natsu." he said with a smile "Oh, well, guess it's time to go back to the council." he finished, turned and started walking.


A/N

Annnnnnnnnnnnd done. So, how did this chapter go? Good? Bad? Okay?

Again, sorry if this one didn't have a fight scene, I myself have been itching to see how I write one in my first go. I'll do one next chapter. I'm also thinking about making a new story, for a cartoon that though it's not much famous, it's awesome! It's name is Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, long name, I know, but it's so cool!

Next chapter: The Giants' Village! Fairy Tail's Roots!

Adiós, amigos.