Several hours later on the train home, Natsu still lies unconcious with his friends surrounding him clearly worried. "I've healed him, but he still won't wake up..." Wendy said sullenly.
"There is nothing more we can do for now, we'll bring him to Porlyusica." Erza looked concerned at her friend. The fire mage lie across the seat, his head with it's soft feminine features lie on Lucy's lap. Since his now much expanded chest was not covered by the vest, he was wearing one of Erza's blouses. Igneel's scarf lie next to him, all of his friends knew it's importance to him.
Lucy Stroked Natsu's now much longer hair. "The stone must have done this..."
"Some blessing..." Gray sat across the aisle. Hours later the train arrived back at the Magnolia station and the group quickly went towards Porlyusica's refugee in the forest nearby.
"Porlyusica!" Erza shouted as Gray put Natsu down on a bed nearby.
Porlyusica emerged from upstairs "What is this then?"
Lucy through tears "Natsu, he... he... something happened to him..." Lucy sat down next to Natsu as Porlyusica approached him.
"Hmm, well not much of a him anymore. He's alive that's for sure and seems to be healthy except for the obvious." Porlyusica said while examining Natsu.
"I think this stone caused it." Wendy said sheepishly as she held up the stone.
Porlyusica grabbed the stone. "Interesting... Alright everyone out, I'll send word once I figure something out."
Lucy stood up "Please let me stay. I..."
"Nope, you'd only be a distraction! Out! Now!" Porlyusica shouted as the group quickly exited. "Ugh these children. Now, what have you gotten yourself into this time." She turned to Natsu and began analyze him with her magic.
The next morning, Natsu slowly began to awaken, he saw the inside of a tree. "Ah the idiot wakes." Natsu heard Porlyusica's voice from his side.
Through a pounding headache he muttered "What am I doing... here?" he gasped as he noticed his voice. He tried to clear his throat and spoke again "What is... wrong with my voice?"
Porlyusica pulled up a chair next to Natsu. "You were cursed it seems. You are now a... well you're a girl."
Natsu lay as the headache began to clear. He then slowly moved his head up to look down his body, only to see two large globes of flesh starring back at him. "WHAT!" He grabbed his breasts hard quickly retracting as he felt a shock of pain from his now much more sensitive chest. "OW! How? Do something!"
"I fear I can make neither heads nor tails of this curse... let alone even start to remove it." She held up the now dull stone. "It was caused by this, but it now appears to be exhausted." She grimaced disappointed with her lack of knowledge. "You are however fine otherwise, I've examined your body and you are a quite healthy young woman."
"But... but I'm not suppose to be a woman!" Natsu yelled, still clearly surprised by his own voice.
"Be that as it may, your body is clearly that of a woman and there appears to be nothing I can do about it. Levy may be able to find out more, but I wouldn't get your hopes up." Porlyusica said.
"What am I suppose to do now?" Natsu began to sniffle something he very rarely did before, but now it came all too naturally to him. "I'm a boy damn it!"
Porlyusica glared at Natsu "What do you do now? I'm fairly certain you live your life! Just because you're a girl doesn't mean anything else has changed."
Natsu stifled his sniffling. "I don't know how to be a girl..."
"Well I can help you with the basics, I can teach you what you need to know. Then you need to get out of here, there is nothing more I can do for you." Porlyusica said clearly annoyed with the teen.
After an hour or so of education about the female body Porlyusica stood. "Alright if there are no more questions take the bag I made ready for you, it contains everything you'll need until you can figure it out for yourself."
Natsu, clearly a tad flustered with the knowledge he had just gained, simply stood up. "Thanks... I guess..." on taking his first step he nearly fell noticing how much different his gait and center of gravity were. Natsu said his goodbyes still quite bewildered and grab the small bag which he knew was full of feminine hygiene products and left to head back towards the guild hall.
On his way he tested his new body, he felt a tad weaker, but also faster and more agile. He looked over at a tree nearby and decided a test was in order. Flames erupted from his now much smaller fist and he took aim at the tree. He struck the tree only to have to explode, it seemed he had lost none of his magical power. "Well at least my magic seems normal. I'm still a dragon slayer!". The knowledge that he was pretty much equally strong still put a bit of a hop in his step. He tested himself further discovering his raw strength was only very slightly less, but that he could move much faster if he put his mind to it. He suspected that he may be more powerful than he was before, a small bit of good news.
He arrived outside the guild and paused for a moment something very unlike him. He considered what Porlyusica had said to him, nothing has to change really, he is still Natsu the child of Igneel. Granted now the daughter, he sighed at the thought.
He entered the guild to see Wendy, Lucy, and Erza all talking to Levy whom seemed somewhat confused. "Wait so you're saying the item turned Natsu into what?" Levy still seemed confused when out of the corner of her eye she saw Natsu walk up. "What in the! Natsu?!" she screamed at him.
"Natsu you're ok!" Lucy yelled as she ran over to Natsu and embraced him. "I was so worried." She said through tears.
"What did Porlyusica say?" Erza said.
"She said that... well I'm probably stuck this way... unless Levy can figure something out." Natsu looked towards Levy.
Happy flew down from upstairs. "Natsu!"
"I'm ok Happy..." He hugged Happy to his chest.
Happy began to struggle then emerged from Natsu's cleavage. "Aye sir!"
Lucy looked at Natsu and smiled slyly. She turned to Erza and they whispered something to each other. Lucy still smiling said "We can't have you walking around in tattered clothes and Erza's blouse."
"Yeah I better head back to my place." Natsu said.
"Oh no no no, we have a better idea." Erza said with a stern look. "It's shopping time!"
"Wait, no way! I'm going home!" Natsu cried.
"What was that!" Erza stared Natsu down. "You are coming with us, end of story."
Erza grabbed the unwilling Natsu and pulled him along with them. The petrified Natsu could only muster a cry and a "Yes ma'am...". Happy floated for a moment unsure if he should follow his friend, quickly deciding to, this would be a great show.