Chapter 2:
Scarecrow
A/N: Spring Break is over… I am sad.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or its characters.
Story Starts:
Where we last seen our heroine Lucy and her sidekick Plue, they were walking along the yellow brick road to find the Wizard of Oz in Emerald City to find a way back home. Right now they are currently walking beside a cornfield and nowhere near Emerald City yet.
Lucy and Plue trudged on the yellow brick road with a steady step. Plue was eating a lollipop he received from the munchkins.
Lucy sighed heavily. Plue looked up at Lucy stuffing the lollipop in his face.
"Plue, do you think this wizard really can send us home?" She asked her faithful companion.
"Pwue…" Plue responded with his mouth full.
"You don't think that witch Ultear is around do you?" Lucy searched the field nervously.
Since their encounter with the Wicked Witch of the West, Ultear, Lucy has been cautious of their surroundings since they left Munchkinland.
Lucy stopped in her tracks as they got further into the cornfield. Lucy's face gave a sad look as she looked out at the field. The place reminded her of Macao's farm back in Kansas.
"Hey Plue," Lucy muttered to Plue, "Do you think everyone's ok?"
"Pwue…"
Lucy stared at the ground, "I hope they're safe. Macao, Loki, Gazille… Natsu…"
"ROAR!"
Lucy and Plue jumped at the sound that was coming from the cornfield.
"Wh-What the heck was that?" Lucy stuttered.
They walked in further into the field, sweeping away corn stalks in their path. As they were getting closer to the noise Lucy flinched as a wooden board flew right past her!
She parted the stalks to find a boy yelling and growling at the surrounding crows trying to grab them. It was a walking scarecrow! There was something familiar about him that Lucy couldn't put her finger on it.
"Damn it! Come down here and fight you jerks!" The scarecrow roared at the crows.
The crows were taunting him by flying further and further out of his reach.
When the boy turned around to yell at more crows Lucy gasped. It was Natsu!
"N-Natsu!" She cried.
The scarecrow now noticing the blonde heroine blinked in surprise as she ran up to hug him!
"I'm so glad you're ok Natsu!" Lucy sniffled with tears in her eyes.
The scarecrow blinked, unsure what to do except hug her back. After a few seconds Lucy broke the hug and rubbed her eyes.
"How did you get here Natsu?" Lucy asked. "Did you get picked up by the twister too?"
Natsu stared at her blankly. "Um I've always been here. I have to keep the crows away from here."
Lucy paused, "Huh?"
"I don't know who 'Natsu' is, but my name is Scarecrow." He told her.
Lucy's face flushed with embarrassment. It's not him? But he looks so much like him.
"GET OUT OF HERE YOU DEVIL BIRDS!" The Natsu look-alike shouted at the crows.
Lucy raised an eyebrow. "Why do those birds keep coming around?"
"I'm not scary enough for them to stay away no matter how many times I try to drive them out," The scarecrow huffed. "I need to figure out a way to drive them out for good!"
"Why don't you?" Lucy asked.
"I don't have a brain." Scarecrow said. "When the farmers built me they forgot to include a brain so I could learn how to scare them away."
"Well, why didn't you tell the farmers?"
"They died before I could tell them." The Scarecrow looked in the distance with a serious look.
Lucy looked at Plue who was patting the Scarecrow Natsu comforting him. That's when Lucy had an idea.
"Why don't you come with us?" Lucy smiled.
The Scarecrow looked at her confused.
"Plue and I are going to Emerald City to see the Wizard to find a way back home." Lucy explained. Plue smiled up at Scarecrow.
"So if we see him we can ask him to give you a brain-."
"I CAN ASK HIM TO GIVE ME FIRE POWERS!" Natsu fist-pumped.
"…Huh?"
"It would be awesome to breathe fire and use fire attacks! Having fire powers would awesome wouldn't you say?" Scarecrow said to Lucy with excited eyes.
Lucy face-palmed herself. "How about we focus on getting you a brain first?"
Scarecrow grinned and faced Lucy. "I like you, what's your name?"
Lucy blushed. "My name's Lucy."
"Nice to meet'cha Lucy, I'm Scarecrow." Scarecrow put an arm around Lucy.
They walked out of the cornfield and headed back on the yellow brick road.
"So we have to follow this road only?" Scarecrow questioned Lucy.
Lucy nodded. "That's right."
"And we're going to Emerald City?"
"Yep."
"So why aren't we going on the green brick road?"
Lucy paused. "I don't know?"
"Ah who cares." Scarecrow grinned, putting his hands behind head.
"Plue…" Plue smiled at Scarecrow.
Natsu gasped and clasped his hands around Plue. "I totally agree with you Plue! You're an inspiration to everyone!"
Lucy gave Scarecrow a blank stare. He can understand him?
Meanwhile in the West:
Ultear was staring into a crystal ball with a winged blue cat. The image showed Lucy shrieking as Scarecrow accidentally grabbed Lucy's boobs when he tripped over Plue.
Ultear smirked as she waved the image away. "So that little girl's on her way to see the Wizard hm?" She glanced to the blue cat.
"Alert Tin man." She ordered. "He has some visitors coming his way."
The blue cat chirped, "Aye!"
Chapter 2/End
A/N: Now Lucy has met Scarecrow. Just two more guys to go. I kinda made it obvious who the trio that Lucy meets are. But I will give an imaginary cookie if you can guess who they are. Also I'm still open to ideas about who the Wizard should be. Please review!