Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail. Hiro Mashima and only he owns it.
Nor do I own any names that are related to another game, anime or movie(s) and such.
I do own the idea of this story. Well, partly that is.
Credits for the original concept goes to: Tendencies' Wrath(AKA Kuroyagi)
Lost Cause.
Confidential Records 02: "Information".
Home World - Planet Earthland.
Magnolia Metropolis, Domus Flau Arena.
Changing Rooms.
X565 AFC: 25th of March.
2nd Entry :
- Sergeant Dragneel is currently using his free time for fighting in the famous Domus Flau of Magnolia Metropolis while Major Scarlet heads out to find the man. The files Erza received from General Mavis were remained to stay classified until both soldiers were present and away from prying eyes. Priority of the moment: Find Sergeant Natsu Dragneel.-
Natsu sat on one of the benches inside the changing rooms, wearing only boxer's pants and bandages around his hands. The pink-haired soldier glanced to the ground while he supported his arms on his legs and expressed a pondering look on his worn-out face. This was it, the final round between him and his opponent. He was the only one standing between him and the title of Earthland's best martial artist. Natsu dreamed of one day becoming Earthland's most renowned fighter, both in the military as well as in its famous arena.
And this was his chance to prove it that he was indeed the best fighter of his own time.
The rosy-haired man stood up and walked towards the sink before opening the crane and splashed some water against his face to calm his nerves. Natsu glanced up and saw his own image through the mirror and noticed the tense look he had.
He was nervous. Of course he was nervous, he was about to fight the current Champion of the Grand Martial Arts Games for the title.
Alucard Dracul.
The man couldn't be considered human anymore. Every round he fought, it resulted in his opponent's complete and utter defeat. He left them broken and weeping while the emergency brigade carried them away towards the nearest hospital.
But Natsu didn't plan on becoming one of them. He would be the first man in five years who'd finally knock Alucard off his throne. He would claim the title 'Strongest heavyweight of Earthland' today and nobody would stop him.
~BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT~
-Alright ladies and gentlemen! The timer has expired and our combatants are about to come back to the ring for the final round! Prepare yourselves as this is gonna be the decisive moment between Alucard and Natsu! Who will win this clash of titans? The legendary Immortal Alucard or the recently rising Salamander Natsu? We'll see in the final round of the Grand Martial Arts Games!-
The pinkette heard the announcer's words through the telecoms and it made him breathe out a sigh of anxiety. Natsu took a look around for his towel. Finding it before grabbing the cloth and throwing it over his shoulder, Natsu walked out of the changing room through the door that lead to the arena with a steeled look on his face. This was the moment of truth, he couldn't mess up or falter now, he had to give it his all.
No, he had to give it more than everything he had in him.
The previous rounds both he and Alucard were evenly matched, but Natsu could tell the black-haired man was holding a bit back and tried to save most of his energy for the final round.
As his feet carried him through the hall, the pink-haired could faintly hear the cheers and screams of the spectators; he either heard his or Alucard's name being chanted over and over again and it brought Natsu a reassuring smile.
At least he had a couple of fans.
Along the side, the pink-haired caught a glimpse of spiky blond hair before he fully realized who was standing near the ring.
It was his coach; Laxus Dreyar.
Seeing Natsu walk out of the private changing rooms specifically made for the participating martial artists, Laxus pushed himself off the wall he was resting against and his expression was that of a serious frown. The blond man approached Natsu with his arms crossed and stared down at the shorter man.
"This is it Natsu, the final showdown between you and Alucard." Laxus began and waited for his words to reach Natsu. The blond noticed the pinkette's slow nod and smirked to himself. "Give him hell..." He ordered more than asked and climbed up the ring. Smiling confidently, Natsu slammed his fist inside the palm of his hand, feeling his anxiety being replaced by anticipation as he too climbed up the ring, his hands firmly grabbing the elastic ropes that surrounded the ring.
Noticing his stool in the far corner of the ring, Natsu sat on it and grabbed the bottle of water that was lying underneath it. Opening it, the pink-haired took a long gulp of water before dumping the water over his head. The pinkette glanced over his shoulder and saw Laxus standing behind him.
"Always keep your guard up, Alucard will exploit every small gap he'll see. Don't give him the chance to deliver his right hook, it's is best chance of knocking out his opponent. Other than this, I can't do anything for you. You're on your own now kid." Laxus instructed and he received another nod of the pinkette. The blond nodded back before leaving the ring and sat on the chair on the first row. Sending a final nod to Natsu, the blond man then looked with an impassive look at the ring in front of him.
As the pinkette's gaze was back in front him, Natsu's onyx eyes noticed his opponent sitting in the far corner opposite of him and spotted the confident smirk on his adversary's face. The man wearing black boxing pants was very well built with black hair extending to the base of his neck and long frontal bangs which were nearly shadowing his red eyes. Sitting comfortably on his stool Alucard raised his head slightly and glanced at Natsu with amused eyes. A grin started to spread across the man's face, a grin that unsettled the pinkette for some odd reason unknown to him.
"This is gonna be fun~" Alucard said loud enough for the pinkette to hear it above all the cheers and screams. Snorting, Natsu remained silent and had his eyes glued on the black-haired man.
~TING~
That was the sound that signified both fighters to start. Alucard and Natsu rose from their stools and strolled to the middle of the ring as they both saw the reverie coming to them. Both combatants soon stood in front of the other's face, one smirking in amusement and the other looking devoid of any emotion. Eyeing the two before giving a curt nod, the reverie took out his whistle and glanced at the two one last time.
"Arite, rules are simple: Don't bash the other's skull in too much, your opponent needs to survive this. Other than that... You can beat the shit out of each other for all I care.
Raising his arm as the reverie had his lips on his signal whistle, the man inwardly counted to three. In the meantime a thousands thoughts ran through the pinkette's mind as he took on a boxing stance. The most dominant was a simple one; would he win or lose this fight? Would he beat down Alucard? Or would he be beaten down by Alucard? Shaking his head, Natsu focused his attention back to the match; There was only one way of finding out.
In the blink of an eye, the reverie blew his whistle while bringing his arm down signaling that the fight had begun and it went completely silent inside the arena. The two adversaries first started to a circle each other, their mind completely trying to figure out what the other was doing. Natsu noticed Alucard was still expressing that amusing smirk on his face and it started to annoy him. Was he trying to say that he was no match for him with that look? Natsu unconsciously gritted his teeth tight at the thought. He was about to show how much of a match he was against the black-haired man.
A small exchange of jabs began between the two boxers and they both effortlessly dodged or blocked the other. Jumping on his heels Natsu grew tired of this little cat and mouse game and decided to take the initiative.
Making a dash for it Natsu reared his fist back before delivering a strong left jab at Alucard who raised his arm vertically and blocked the move. Not done yet, Natsu pivoted on his feet before he tried to deliver a strong heel kick at Alucard's right flank. Grimacing, Alucard stepped to the side and dodged Natsu's kick before delivering a kick of his own to the pinkette. With a roundhouse kick, the black-haired aimed his attack at Natsu's abdomen. Seeing no way to dodge Alucard's move, the rosy-haired lowered his arms and blocked the incoming kick. Natsu's eyes widened as he felt the power behind the kick as he was forced to stagger back.
A loud cheer erupted around the arena as all of the spectators saw that the fight had begun. With a grim look, Natsu quickly took a glance around him before his eyes fell back on his arms. The pinkette cringed as he felt the stingy sensation course through his limbs. Looking back in front of him, Natsu's widened his eyes once again before rolling to the side to avoid an incoming heel drop from Alucard. Natsu knelt on one knee before he made a mad-dash for it as he suddenly grabbed the black-haired man around the waist, surprising Alucard with the action. Natsu then quickly snaked his arms around his opponent's neck and brought it in a headlock. With a loud roar, Natsu buried his knee deep inside the raven-haired's guts, earning him a grunt of pain from the man. Another was sent to Alucard's stomach and Natsu decided to put more force in this one than the first.
The black-haired received two more knees to his guts before he got enough of it. Raising his hands, Alucard intercepted the knee that was currently being buried constantly inside his stomach. He pushed Natsu away before he grabbed both the sides of the pinkette's head. Alucard slammed his forehead into Natsu's, headbutting the man with a force that left the rosy-haired martial artist groaning in pain. Alucard sent a front kick to Natsu's chest to create some distance between him and the pinkette.
Clutching his chest, Natsu panted in exhaustion as he glared at the still smirking man who was in a slightly better condition than him. That expression was really starting to irate the rose-haired martial artist. He felt as if Alucard was just toying with him. As if he could end the fight with just the flicker of his fingers. No way he would let him have such an edge over him.
"What's the matter, Salamander? Lost being fired up?" Alucard asked mockingly as he stared down at his opponent. He raised both his arms and beckoned for the pinkette. "Come at me kiddo~"
And coming at him Natsu did.
Alucard anticipated Natsu's move and he met him head on, the two combatants running up to each other at a dangerously fast pace. The pinkette met the raven-haired in a powerful headbut, grinding his forehead against Alucard's who merely pushed back with equal force, like two battery rams crashing into each other. The entire hall let out a collective gasp, finding it shocking beyond belief how the scene unfolded itself. hey just met each other head on and not even a flinch was noticed when the two martial artists slammed their forehead against the other's. Didn't they feel any pain?
The two men then proceeded to simultaneously grasp the other's hands in a tight grip before trying once again to overpower their opponent.
"You're not half that bad, Salamander, it's been awhile since I had a fight this exciting!" Alucard grinned from ear to ear and praised Natsu while at the same time enforcing more power in his struggle. Natsu reacted instantly by adding more pressure too, not wanting to give the man an inch of ground.
"I've always considered you the final obstacle, Alucard. Fighting and actually beating you is like fighting an Immortal," The rosy-haired grinned back, appreciating the praise from his adversary. Natsu suddenly pushed back with more force, slightly surprising Alucard at the new found power his opponent showed. "But I won't lose to you, I'll bring you down!" Suddenly, Natsu stopped pushing back but rather pulled the man towards him before falling on his back and buried his foot deep in the man's guts, sending him rolling backwards before he violently tumbled towards the ground. Natsu pushed himself off the ground and looked towards Alucard's fallen form, his breathing rigid because of exhaustion.
A loud cheer erupted inside the hall once again at the impressive display of Natsu. Finding it calming, but not letting it go to his head, Natsu stood up on his legs again and stared in Alucard's direction. That move might had disoriented him, but he was completely sure it wasn't over yet.
And he was right on the spot.
Alucard slowly placed his hands on the floor and pushed himself carefully upwards. His face expressed what appeared to be a scowl, an annoyed scowl and it was directed towards the pink-haired.
"I'm getting tired of this. I'm gonna end it quickly, kiddo~" Bracing himself for whatever Alucard had in store for him, Natsu couldn't help but feel uneasy at the moment. Maybe it was the scowl that was intimidating him, maybe because he was tired or perhaps a bit of both, he didn't know. All he did know was that the match was starting to reach its end as Natsu noticed that Alucard couldn't handle much anymore much like himself.
Skipping on his heels, Alucard's form slowly reached Natsu. Raising both his arms in a defensive stance, the pinkette awaited for Alucard to make a move and he didn't have to wait long for it.
As fast as lightning, Alucard jerked back his leg before delivering a powerful and fast high kick at Natsu's left who blocked it with effort, before sending another one to his right, repeating this movement. The pinkette's arms were screaming in pain and Natsu was sure the force behind those kicks were strong enough to break bones! The rosy-haired soldier struggled under the repeated attacks of the raven-haired as he grimaced at the pressure that was enforced on him. Eventually Natsu had to lower his arms and skip backwards to avoid another series of kicks. He couldn't feel his arms any longer; the numbness completely rendering them useless for a moment.
And that's when Alucard struck.
Cocking his right fist back, Natsu's eyes widened at what he saw. Alucard's infamous right hook was precisely aimed for his face and he had no defense.
He knew exactly how this would end.
Flesh met flesh in a vicious display of Alucard's right hook buried in Natsu's face, the pinkette's head completely bend to the side before the man tumbled to the ground with a hard crash. As Natsu's head landed roughly on the ground, the pinkette's sight completely blurred from the right hook he received as well as from the hard fall he experienced. His entire world was spinning and it seemed like there was no ending of it soon. Nonetheless, Natsu tried to recollect his thought, and his stirred brains too, before he pushed himself yet again off the ground. The man's sight was still a complete blur and Natsu clutched his face with a hand before slowly shaking his head to get it out of his system.
Gaining his vision again, Natsu glanced with weary eyes at the black-haired man, grinning lopsidedly as he tried to come himself up.
"Damn, your right hook his life-threatening! If my head wasn't as hard as it is, it would've exploded~" The pinkette shouted as he laughed ridiculously and Alucard had the urge to sweatdrop at the man's sudden outburst. Perhaps he had hit him too hard and the poor guy was now suffering from hallucinations. That happened once before now that Alucard thought about and the memory made him chuckle.
Shaking his head, Alucard retook his stance and stared at Natsu's wobbly form. "Kiddo, this is the end. One more punch and you're down for the count. Are you sure you wanna go again?" The black-haired man questioned in mock concern, but it only made Natsu more enthusiastic.
Grinning, the man stuck his middle finger at Alucard and gestured with it to come closer. "I've always ran after the big fish and you are perhaps one of the biggest! I'm not gonna let this pass by if I can help it!"
Scoffing in amusement, Alucard couldn't help but find it more fun the more time this battle was dragging on. Cracking his knuckles, Alucard sent a challenging smirk to his opponent who met it with a grin.
"As you would say it,"Alucard pushed himself off his feet and dashed at breakneck speed at Natsu with his fist cocked back who ran up to his opponent with equal excitement coursing through his being as he too ran towards his adversary with a punch reared back and ready to be dealt.
"I'm all fired up motherfucker~/I'm all fired up, motherfucker~"
"Damn that black-haired bastard..." Natsu groaned and clutched an ice pack while pressing it against his cheek as he left the Domus Flau arena with a scowl on his face. It was just an hour ago that Natsu lost his match against the Immortal and the thought still stung him. After that sucker punch, the two still bashed each other's skull for minutes before Natsu started to falter his defense and became more reckless as he made dashes for it to knock out the black-haired man.
He realized it too late, but the taunting, the permanent smirk on his face, and his way of fighting was a means to exhaust and get him out of focus. After Alucard's right hook in the ninth minute, Natsu couldn't keep his thoughts together anymore as his entire sight was a blur while he collapsed onto the ground.
"Nothing personal, Natsu, but I intend to distract my opponents during fights. Without their complete focus, they don't stand a chance against me. This is the first time you and I met in the arena so you didn't know how I worked... Remember this for the next time we see each other in the ring, kid." Those were the words Alucard spoke to him after their match. Deep down, Natsu appreciated it even though he just huffed and looked the other way. Natsu knew that Alucard knew too that he appreciated his advise as the black-haired ruffled his hair before walking up to the stage to get the Grand Golden Belt.
With his coach walking next to him, Laxus left the arena with his eyes closed, "Well, you did your best, kid. There was nothing else you could have done." Laxus spoke as he smacked Natsu upside his head, receiving him a glare of annoyance from the pinkette. "Next time, I want that belt hanging above my room and you're gonna win the next time you're in the final rounds, got it?" The blond Captain said as he smirked amusingly towards the glare that was thrown his way.
"Lazy asshole, you go up inside that arena and fight the current champion, see if you can win!" Natsu glared to his friend and coach while he rubbed the back of his head. Shrugging, Laxus took two cigarettes out of his pocket, one for himself and the other he offered to the pinkette. Natsu stared blankly at the blond and the guy just stared back.
"What?"
"I thought you would quit smoking?" Natsu deadpanned only for him to receive another smack to his head from Laxus who had an expression as if he was offended.
"Quit smoking? You joking with me? What retard told you I would do something ridiculous as quitting with smoking?" Laxus asked incredulously as he crossed his arms. Natsu grabbed his head and shook it in order to get the dizziness out of himself; first he was beaten half to death by Alucard and now Laxus was trying to give him a concussion.
The world was full of sadistic assholes.
With a sweatdrop, Natsu pointed at the blond officer and chuckled in amusement. "You just called yourself a retard..."
Natsu soon regretted his choice of words when he saw Laxus suddenly cloaked in an intimidating layer of golden lightning, how, Natsu didn't know, and the pinkette started to sweat under the hard stare the blond man was giving him. But as soon as the suffocating aura appeared it also vanished the moment Laxus' expression turned from annoyed to surprised as he looked past the pinkette and pointed a finger at who he saw.
"Isn't that... Major Erza?"
Natsu's eyebrows rose at the question and turned around to confirm what the blond saw. Indeed, there, leaning against a civilian skycraft was a woman with bright scarlet-colored hair tide in an elegant knot wearing casual clothes seen as she was off duty.
Seeing that Laxus and Natsu noticed her, Erza pushed herself off her vehicle and waved towards the two men. Returning the gesture with a nod, both the blond and the pinkette walked in her direction.
"I see you've lost your match against the Immortal, Natsu." Erza spoke as soon as the two were close enough to her. With a sulking face, Natsu looked to the side while Laxus merely sighed remembering the match his prodigy lost before he slowly shook his head in disappointment; that trophy was destined to be his and now he had to hear from Walter that it was a thousand years too early for him to beat the legendary Immortal and his coach. Oh how he wanted to bash that old man's face in.
"Wait, how did you know I had this match against Alucard?" Natsu looked up and questioned the scarlet-haired with a surprised undertone in his voice. Shrugging, the redhead grabbed her phone and showed it to the rosy-haired man.
"Your MyImage profile said you had a big match against the strongest martial artist of Earthland in Magnolia's Domus Flau Arena, so." Erza said as a matter of fact and she received a hum in response before the man sported a confused look. Natsu glanced at Erza who rose her eyebrows at the look she received.
"You have... MyImage?" The pinkette spoke up in surprise only for him to receive an annoyed glare from the woman.
"I'm social too you know." Nodding with an unconvinced look Natsu held back the urge to snort in disbelief knowing what the woman would do to him if he did. Folding their arms, Laxus decided to speak up.
"Is there something you're here for, Erza?"
Nodding, the woman turned serious, "By orders of General Mavis, I'm here to fetch Sergeant Dragneel. He's assigned for a special mission that I can't speak about right now." The woman spoke up, receiving surprised looks from both men before they frowned at Erza.
"These are unusual procedures, I'm not even notified about this. Hell, I didn't even had a briefing, what's this all of sudden." Natsu said indignantly and shot the woman a look. He was off duty for God's sake, wasn't he allowed to have some rest too?
Sighing, the redhead agreed on a certain level with the man, "Yes, it's sudden, I know, but these are orders from higher ups. As for the briefing, you'll get it on your way towards Planet Hokabe. There isn't much to tell, General Mavis said that without you, I wasn't allowed to open the files she gave me."
Natsu looked up in slight surprise, "So... you're blank about this too?" The pinkette asked only for him to receive a simple nod from the woman. Natsu furrowed his eyebrows at that before letting out a final sigh in defeat. "Well, whatever, guess there is nothing I can do about it anyway." The man spoke and looked at his friend, "I think I need to head off, eheh." Natsu scratched the back of his head in unease.
Laxus merely shrugged at the man, "After we were done here, I was about to go to Crocus anyway. I was trying to come up with a good excuse of ditching you somewhere. Guess this turned out great." Tsking while glaring in annoyance, Natsu scoffed at the blond who merely snorted back in amusement.
"You're a first class asshole, aren't you?"
Shrugging again Laxus left the two, giving a wave behind his shoulder while walking away towards his vehicle. Natsu glared in annoyance at the back his friend before sighing and turned his attention back to the scarlet-haired woman.
"Well, let's get this over with, I'm beat." Nodding, Erza took the lead and grabbed her keys of her skycraft. Opening the vehicle, the two stepped inside, Natsu taking the seat next to the driver while the redhead took the driver's seat. Buckling their belts, Natsu threw a questioning look at Erza who merely rose her eyebrows at the look she received.
"Where are we going again?" The man asked, leaning backwards inside his seat enjoying the feeling of finally giving his legs some well deserved rest.
"We're heading towards Magnolia's Military Spaceport and from there, to Planet Hokabe." The woman informed and turned on the vehicle which gave a loud growl in response, enabling the Auto-Pilot and coordinating its destination before letting the machine do its work as it started to take off.
"Hokabe? Never heard of it." Natsu stated plainly and he gained a nonchalant shrug from the red-haired.
"It's a recently discovered planet, so it's not really surprising." The redhead then turned her face towards Natsu and smiled earnestly. "It's been awhile seen we've seen each other, I'm wondering how you've fared until now."
Supporting his head with his fist while his elbow rested on the skycraft's armrest, Natsu gave an impassive glance towards his fellow soldier before shrugging, "Nothing interesting happened to be honest aside from my match against Alucard. While I was off duty, I alongside Lyon and Laxus have been doing nothing but drinking our time away." The pinkette said and waited for the redhead to answer. His look was met with a disapproving frown from the woman, making him rise an eyebrow at the odd stare.
"What?" The pinkette simply mouthed and it only made Erza's frown deepen.
"...Are you stupid or something? Couldn't you do something better than that?" The woman lectured, her voice thick of disapproval. Natsu glanced annoyed at Erza, not liking the fact that she's lecturing him like that.
"What's it to you? It's not like you're suffering under it, are you?" Natsu retorted back, glancing expectantly at the major while waiting for her to answer.
Sighing again, Erza decided to drop the matter before it escalated into an argument between the two. "You sure are in a sour mood..."
Looking up in surprise, a dry chuckle then escaped the man's throat before looked apologetically at Erza. "Guess my loss against that ass affected me more than I can care about. Sorry for acting like that."
Letting out a chuckle as well, Erza dismissed it and nodded at the pinkette. "It's alright, who wouldn't be if he got his ass kicked like that." Erza's chuckle turned into a warm laugh when she noticed the angry pout on Natsu's face. "Sorry~" When her laughter died down, her face turned serious when she once again faced the pink-haired with a steeled look. "Joking aside, now we're able to read those documents General Vermilion gave me for this mission." Raising a pink eyebrow in question Natsu was about to ask what documents but was cut off short when the aforementioned woman took out something before bringing it in front of them. Opening the holo-files, the object demanded finger scans of both the two who were allowed to read this information.
On turns, Erza and Natsu placed a finger on the scanner for it to read. The file read their fingerprints and five seconds later, the files opened as numerous pictures popped up and the last one showed the emblem of the weapon manufacturer of the Confederacy RATAC.
-Birth of Raven Tail Constructions.(Raven Tail Constructions-
-Raven Tail Constructions, an organization founded 5 years ago by Elder Councilor Zero Cell. Originally an institution under the supervise of the Government, during the Earthland Economic Crisis, the Elder Council was forced to allow private companies and individuals to buy state properties. Zero Cell decided to purchase the Sven Governmental Weapon Construction Industries and renamed it Raven Tail Constructions.-
-As years passed by and the Confederacy's capital managed to get itself out of the economic crisis, Raven Tail Constructions became one of the wealthiest private companies of its time and it still is. Elder Councilor Cell invested much of his private fortune in it in order to sustain it. Now he's receiving profit over the amount he invested. Raven Tail Constructions is manufacturing more than 35% of the total weapon production making it one of the most important and leading companies in both the economy as well as the military. If you'd like to listen to this voice audio again, please click the replay button.-
Not knowing what else to do, Erza swapped the voice audio and browsed through the files only to stumble on something else interesting.
-Elder Councilor Zero Cell-
-Born in Oracion City, Zero Cell is probably one of the most renowned people of this time. At the age of 25, Zero Cell finished his Imperial Philosophy education at Paradise Metropolis University and started as a politician. Always known for his leader qualities, Zero quickly ascended the stairs of society and eventually ended up in the Elder Council. Being the twin brother of Brain Cell, the famous weapon technologist that developed most of the CA's Armory, Zero decided to create a name for himself too.-
-After 7 years of hard work, Zero eventually reached the top of Earthland as the Confederacy's 'Uncle Army', the most important supplier of the CA's weapons and equipment. If you'd like to listen to this voice audio again, please click the replay button.-
It took ten minutes for both video audios to end and by the end of it, Erza nor Natsu had become the wiser of it. They both exchanged glances, both trying to find an answer in the other but they found none.
"What was the point of this again?" Natsu spoke up both his and Erza's current train of thought. The red-haired glanced to her fellow soldier with an equally blank look.
"I don't know either..." The scarlet-haired answered back." Well, we'll figure this out when we've landed on Planet Hokabe." The woman concluded as there wasn't anything they could do now. All answer were in Planet Hokabe she deduced. With a nod, the scarlet-haired woman increased her vehicle's speed wanting to arrive at the spaceport as soon as possible to get to her mission's destination.
Two days later...
Planet Hokabe.
Settlement 1 Spaceport.
X565 AFC: 27th of March.
Stepping out of the military carrier, Major Scarlet and Sergeant Dragneel were met with the chilling winds of the frozen wastelands of Planet Hokabe. The two were wearing thick coats and clothes to protect themselves from the cold, but it failed to do its work as both the redhead as well as the pinkette could feel the cold in their bones.
Natsu rubbed his hands together and occasionally breathed into the palms of his hands to heat them up. He already hated the place and he got here recently. Cold places were the pinkette's least favorite places and he abundantly showed his discontent with the scowl on his face.
"Fuck this cold! I'm freezing to death here!" The rosy-haired shouted in anger and gripped his arms before rubbing them to ease the numbness he was feeling. With a glare on her face, Erza kicked the pinkette on the shin receiving a shout of pain from her partner before it was followed by a fit of curses from Natsu who continuously rubbed his shin while glaring holes at Erza's skull who met the stare with one of her own.
"Mind your language, idiot." Looking in front of her again, Erza saw the large dome that protected the settlement from freezing solid. Probably 10 kilometers in diameter, the place was large enough to house a population of 50.000 people. The place was recently discovered and yet they already had built a place this large. It was impressive.
Noticing that their transport towards the small city was arriving, Erza nudged Natsu before pointing towards their transportation.
"Prepare yourself, that's our ride inside." The woman simply said as she strolled forward with Natsu right behind her. The two came to halt when the vehicle stopped not too far from them and the doors opened revealing a man as thick clothed as them approaching.
The man saluted the two. "The name's Johnson and I'm here to bring you to Settlement 1. Before I do that, may I have your military IDs?" The man known as Johnson requested them and they both took out their IDs as an answer before giving them to the soldier.
Nodding to himself curtly before facing upwards, Johnson nodded again and stepped aside. "Welcome to Planet Hokabe, Major Scarlet and Sergeant Dragneel. The place may be cold, but I can smell the fortune and opportunities here." Raising both their eyebrows at the odd statement, Natsu merely chuckled while Erza just nodded hollowly and proceeded to step inside and Natsu soon followed suit.
And so, the two arrived at their destination.
They expected to return it a couple of days seeing as the mission wasn't really an important one.
Just keeping an eye out for suspicious behavior.
Though, the two didn't know yet what exactly 'suspicious' behavior meant here.
Not yet anyway.
Yesh~ Done with it~
God, I think I wrote... 3k of this(more than half apparently) in just one day. I think I'm really bipolar when it comes to writing.
Well... There isn't much to tell now is there? *shrugs*
Oh well.
Don't forget to review! (As a lot of you tend to. *frown*)
Fafnir.