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Italics text = character thinking to themselves.
Underline+Italics = character communicating with telepathy
Bold text = shouting
Bold+Italcs = Casting Spell/Ability
Chapter Two
Salamander and Fairy Tail
A few seconds after their disappearance, Negi and his companions were materialized on a similar platform inside a cave. As they looked around, they found an exit that lead towards a forest.
They walked around for a while, and realized that the trees were like those on Earth.
Soon enough, they reached a road that lead them to a nearby town.
"These people are speaking Japanese. At least we won't have communication problems." Negi noticed.
"Yeah, but they don't seem to have any magic around here." Asuna said kind of disappointed.
"Check again, Kagurazaka." Eva grinned and pointed towards a shop that had a large 'Magic' sign on top.
"Let's check it out. I want to see what kind of magic they have here." Konoka said cheerfully.
As they entered the shop, they saw a blonde girl around their age ask the shopkeeper:
"You mean this is the only magic shop in town? Ow, I was hoping to found something useful" she pouted.
"Come on, don't say that. We have some new stuff too. Why don't you have a look?" the shopkeeper beckoned her.
"Hm, I'm looking for the keys for the gates. Strong ones." she said looking around.
"Gates, huh? That's something uncommon.
"Ah, the White Doggy!" she noticed with a smile.
"That's not strong at all." the shopkeeper sighted and then turned to Negi and his group. "Welcome, what can I help you with?"
"We're just browsing" Asuna said as she looked around.
After the girl left, they decided to follow, not very impressed by the magic they saw.
"Eva, from the looks of it we'll have to hold back a lot in order to keep a low profile." Negi sighted.
"If we weren't looking for that idiot, I could take control of this in less then a month." Eva said in a bored voice.
"What's all that commotion for?" Asuna wondered looking at a crowd of girls.
"They're saying something about a famous mage called Salamander. Let's check it out." Konoka suggested and they followed the blonde girl from before.
The mage was surrounded by a large group of girls.
"Something feels off. He's using some sort of hypnosis." Eva said disgusted.
"What a lowlife." Asuna said.
Just then, a sakura haired boy appeared.
"Igneel! Igneel! Huh? Who are you?" he asked the mage.
"Maybe you know me as Salamander" the mage said as he took a cool pose. "Gone already?" he asked shocked as he noticed the boy walked away with his pet cat.
The mob tried to pound him for disrespecting the 'great Salamander'. But Eva's menacing aura stopped them in their tracks. The girls shivered for a moment and then turned back to the mage.
d more common sense then the other townsfolk.
They found out that gold was still used, but the value was so great that the owner of the restaurant almost emptied the register to give them their change. Also, they discovered that mages were organized in guilds. They also discovered that the boy, Natsu, had almost no common sense at all. He thought Salamander was a dragon! The girl, Lucy, had a brain, and left the idiot to eat like a pig after she paid for the meal.
In the evening, while Negi's group was having a discussion on what guild they should join while sitting on a terrace in the port, a tsunami alarm was given.
As the huge wave approached, Eva cast a freezing spell around the town and the first waves turned to ice.
As they looked more carefully, they saw Natsu and Salamander fighting while Lucy and the cat watched.
"Who dares attack Salamander of Fairy Tail?" the mage asked angry.
"My name is Natsu from Fairy Tail. And I've never seen you at the guild." was the answer as his fists caught fire.
"Boss! That scale scarf and wild fire... He's the real Salamander!" an underlying yelled and started running.
"Dragon's Iron First!" Natsu called out as he blasted the fake into the air.
"What kind of magic is that?" Lucy asked.
"Fire Dragon Slayer magic. Igneel taught him. It changes one's lungs and skin to those of a dragon." the cat answered.
"Let's get out of here before the cops catch us!" Natsu said as he took Lucy's hand.
"Why me?" Lucy asked as she was almost dragged away.
"You wanted to join Fairy Tail, right?" Happy, the cat asked.
"Sure!" Lucy smiled.
"Hey, mind if we come along?" Asuna asked as her group caught up with them.
"Who are you guys?" Natsu asked surprised.
"I'm Asuna. These are Negi, Konoka, Setsuna, Evangeline, Chachamaru, Kamo and Chachazero. We heard about your guild and it sounds fun. We want to join."
"Sure, follow me. Its in the next town." Natsu grinned.
"So, tell us about the people in the guild." Konoka asked him as they started walking at a normal pace.
"Well, our Guild Master is old man Makarov. He's pretty strong." Natsu said.
"Aye, he has all kinds of magic. Then there's Kana with card magic. Biggest booze drinker I've ever seen. She drinks a barrel at once." Happy said thoughtfully.
"No idea where she puts it." Natsu said. "There's that idiot Gray. Somehow, he can't keep his clothing on." Natsu continued annoyed.
"He uses Ice Alchemy. Luxus uses Lightning, Elfman uses Take-Over, Erza uses enchanted swords and armor. And so on." Happy finished.
"What about you guys?" Lucy asked. "I can summon Stellar Spirits."
"Me and Setsuna use enchanted swords." Asuna said.
"I mostly use Wind and Lightning magic and Eva uses Ice." Negi continued.
"I'm a healer" Konoka said simply.
"I use explosives." Chachamaru finished.
"Nice diversity. But how strong are you guys?" Natsu asked.
"Heh, depends on who you ask. Let's have a spar one of these days." Eva grinned evilly.
"If you spar with someone, let me know so I can leave town." Asuna said annoyed.
"Why, you don't like fighting?" Happy asked surprised.
"I do. But I hate the Ice Age." Asuna muttered.
"Okay. I don't think I want to ask." Lucy shuddered.
The rest of the way they walked in silence.
"Here we are! Welcome to Fairy Tail! The greatest guild there is.!" Natsu said with a smile.
As they entered, Natsu yelled: "I'm back!"
While most of the people greeted him cheerfully, a guy that only had his boxers on got up with a fierce look.
"Natsu's back?" he asked.
But the next moment Natsu kicked him in the face.
"That wasn't Igneel in that town!" he said angry.
"Bastard, how dare you punch me?"
"I kicked you, idiot!" Natsu replied.
Soon enough, other people got involved in the fight.
"Shouldn't someone stop them?" Lucy asked out loud.
"Oh, don't worry about them. They're always like this. That's how they get along" the silver-haired beauty from behind the bar said.
"Oh, you're Mirajane-san!" Lucy exclaimed in awe.
"Pleased to meet you. You must be new here. Welcome to Fairy Tail!" Mirajane said.
As the newcomers introduced themselves, the fight began to get more dangerous as the mages brought out their magic.
"Oh dear, this is getting a little out of hand" Mirajane said slightly worried.
At that, Negi whispered something to Eva who gave an evil smirk.
Just then, a thundering voice sounded as a giant figure entered the guild.
"That's enough… Cut it out, you fools!" the giant said.
"Huge!" Lucy said in fear.
"Oh, you were here master?" Mirajane asked the giant.
"Master?" Lucy paled.
As the other guild members settled down, Natsu grinned and yelled:
"Hahaha! You all got so scared! This match is my wi…" he said before he got stepped on by the giant.
"Oh, newcomers?" the giant asked looking at the group behind Mirajane.
"Y-yes" Lucy said frightened while Negi's group simply nodded.
The giant made a terrifying sound that almost gave Lucy a heart attack and then shrunk to the size of a dwarf.
"What?" Lucy gasped with her eyes almost leaving their sockets.
"Nice to meet you." Makarov said and then attempted a jump on a beam, near the upper level, but hit it with his head. Ignoring that fact, he climbed on it and called out to the guild.
"You've done it again, fools. Look at these documents I received from the council." he said holding several files. "First… Gray. Good job on sweping out the smuggling organization, but you walked naked in town afterwards and ran away after stealing underwear that was being dried."
"But… wouldn't it be worse if I was naked?" Gray asked sulking.
"Then don't be naked in the first place" Elfman sweatdroped.
The master sighed end continued.
"Elfman… you had a mission to escort a VIP, but you assaulted him during the mission!"
"He said 'men are all about education' so…" he tried to excuse himself and the old man sighted again.
"Kana Alberona. Drinking 15 big barrels of alcohol and charging it to the council."
"They found out…"
"Loki… Flirting with council member elder Renji's grand-daughter. A certain talent agency charged us for damage compensation too." the old man said and made a pause before continuing with a deep gloom.
"…And Natsu… You destroyed the Devon thief family, but destroyed seven other houses that belong to the townspeople… Leveling a historical clock tower in Tully village. Burning down a church in Freesia. Damaging parts of Lupinus castle. Nazuna Ravine observatory collapsed and thus stopped its operations. Destroying half of Harujion's port.
"This guy's been busy" all the newcomers thought.
"Arzach, Levi, Kulov, Reedus, Warren, Visca, Etc."
"Me too?"
"Guys… The council members are angry at me all the time…" Makarov said looking upset. "But…Forget about the council members!" he finished by burning the documents in his hand.
"Eh?" Lucy blinked.
"Liste up. The power to overcome reasoning is born from reasoning. Magic is not a miracle. When the 'sprit' flow within us and the 'spirit' flow in nature connects, they will form an embodiment for the first time. You will need a strong mentality and a lot of concentration for that. I mean, pouring all of your soul in whatever you do is the magic. If you keep worrying about the watchful eyes of the higher-ups, your magic won't improve. Do not fear the fools of the council!" Makarov grinned. "Do whatever you think is right! That's the way of the Fairy Tail Mages!" he finished in the cheers of the entire guild.
A while later, Lucy and the Ala Alba members had joined Fairy Tail and were receiving the membership tattoo.
Lucy, Konoka, Setsuna and Chachamaru decided to have it on their right hand but when Negi's turn came, the magical tattoo was rejected.
"What's going on?" Makarov asked as he approached when he heard Mirajane's surprised yelp.
But he froze when he saw what had appeared on Negi's hand: the runes of the Magia Erebea.
"What in the world is that?" he asked as he examined the runes. "I've never seen anything like it"
"It's proof that I've grasped a certain technique" Negi said avoiding his gaze.
"And what technique would that be?" Makarov asked in a serious face.
"We'll explain that a little later. We had something to talk to you, anyway." Eva said and added when he tried to say something "In private"
Makarov nodded and watched Negi as he took of his shirt, revealing his muscular body and telling Mirajane to put the tattoo on the right side of his chest. This time, the tattoo applied normally.
"I have the same… issue as he does. But I'll have it on the back of my neck" Eva said, gaining a curious gaze from the guild Master.
"I'll have it on my abdomen." Asuna said and they quickly received their tattoos.
"Now let's have that discussion" Makarov said and guided the Ala Alba upstairs.
"Oi, what was the old man so surprised about?" Gray asked as he approached Mirajane.
"His hand rejected the tattoo. Usually, one's body rejects it when he's already part of a guild. But it worked fine on his chest." Mirajane answered lost in thought.
"That's weird" Natsu said.
"Yeah, and after it rejected it, a weird tattoo appeared all over his arm it was all swirly." Mirajane added.
"Hey, the guild tattoo was supposed to be one of the unstoppable seals. It can only be rejected by another tattoo. Don't tell me he has something even more powerful on his hand!" Loki joined the conversation.
"And that little blond girl said she has the same" Mirajane added.
"Do you know anything about them, Luigi?" Natsu asked.
"It's Lucy! And no, I just met them today." the girl said. "But…"
"But what?" Gray asked.
"Natsu, remember that Evangeline girl said she uses Ice Magic?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah, so?" Natsu asked curios.
"Well, I wonder if she has something to do with the waves that froze before hitting Harujion earlier today." Lucy said thoughtfully.
At this, Gray started laughing.
"That's a good one! A little girl freezing waves that could cover an entire town! Even I wouldn't be able to do that!" he said.
"That's true; it would take an inhuman amount of magical power. A little girl couldn't have that much power." Lucy admitted. "Still, they have some strange feeling about them"
"Yes, like they have some hidden power that they're suppressing." Mirajane said thoughtfully.
"They somehow remind me of the Master" Kana said as the newcomers descended with Makarov.
"Mira-chan. I'm leaving for a little while." the guild master announced.
"How come, you just got back?" Gray asked surprised.
"Oh, I just need to visit the National Bank, I won't take long" he said as he took a small green pouch from Asuna. From inside it, metallic sounds came, like coins hitting each other.
"Oh, alright then" Mirajane said with a curios glance at the pouch.
"And another thing. I need you to add the names Evangeline A.K. McDowell, Sakurazaki Setsuna, Negi Springfield and Kagurazaka Asuna to the S-rank list." Makarov said in an apparent casual tone.
At these words, everyone else in the guild froze and dropped whatever they were holding. They all stared at Makarov and the four newcomers he just named. Natsu was choking with his fire drink.
"Hold on, old man!" a voice was heard from the upper level.
"Luxus." the guild Master said as he closed his eyes, knowing what will follow.
"I'm not gonna let some brats just join the guild and instantly become S-rank!' Luxus roared.
"Fine, have a spar with Negi" Makarov said as he headed for the door.
"I'm not gonna drop it until I'll fight… come again?" Luxus stared at the old man in disbelief.
"I'll allow it. Miss Konoka is a very talented healer, so she'll be able to put you back together after the fight" Makarov said as he looked over his shoulder.
"And why not one of the others?" Luxus asked without caring too much about the answer.
"He said he can hold back better" Makarov said as he left the guild.
"Don't think I'll go easy on you, brat!" Luxus threatened Negi.
"Let's take it outside the town." Negi said not impressed.
"I agree, wouldn't want your blood on the guild's walls, now would we?" Luxus said with an evil grin.
"Oi, you should stop the kid!" Gray told Asuna as Negi and Luxus went outside.
"Negi's more powerful then you think" Asuna smiled and followed the two fighters.
"Are you fond of this Luxus character?" Eva asked with an evil smile.
"No" said most of the surrounding people.
"Then you'll love this" Eva said as she and the others followed Asuna's lead.
Outside the town, in a clearing in the forest, they found Negi and Luxus in a staring contest.
"Asuna, Setsuna, put a barrier around this place. I don't anyone to get hurt." Negi said.
"Understood, sensei" Setsuna said as she and Asuna took out their Pactio Cards.
"Adeat!" they called out and their appearance changed.
Asuna's cloths changed to a black dress with frills, a large harisen appearing in her hands.
Setsuna, on the other hand, changed her clothes to that of a samurai, and sixteen white knives appeared floating around her. But what attracted attention were her pure white wings.
"Sica Shishikushiro!" Setsuna called out and the knives flew and imbedded themselves in the ground all around the clearing.
"Ensis Exorcizans!" Asuna called out and focused her power and a golden aura started radiating from her. When she started rotating the harisen with her right hand, it transformed into a huge sword. She imbedded the sword into the ground next to one of Setsuna's knives.
A golden dome of light suddenly erupted from the knives and covered the clearing, separating the fighters from the crowd.
""What the hell is that?" Luxus asked, looking at the dome.
"A negation barrier. No magic may go past it, either in or out. If I'm gonna prove my worth, I should at least reveal my power, even if I will only use a bit" Negi said as he closed his eyes.
"Huh, pretty confident, aren't ya, brat?" Luxus mocked him.
"Enough talk. Let's begin!" Negi demanded as he opened his eyes and unleashed his magical power, the runes on his hands glowing is a silent menace.
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