2
The new group of friends stood outside the guild, Fairy Tail, Nova glowed with awe, Lucy smiling in joy. "Woah." Nova whistled appreciatively.
"It's huge." Lucy added, eyes taking it in.
Happy jumped out of Nova's arms, arms open and jumping up and down, Natsu smirking proudly. "Welcome to Fairy Tail."
They walked in, Nova peering around Lucy, green eyes widening in shock. A giddy smile appeared on her fae like face, as she felt herself come home. "Mira-chan, three beers this way!" Someone called out.
"Coming right up." Mirajane replied cheerfully.
Nova eagerly watches her turn down a member with the image of his wife, inwardly cackling and wondering if she would maybe teach her.
"We're home!" Natsu shouted, flames leaving his mouth in small bursts.
"Natsu, Happy welcome back." Mirajane smiled.
"You overdid it again. I heard about the Harujion incident…in the newspa…per." Only to be kicked in the face by Natsu.
"Bastard! That info you gave me about salamander was fake!" Natsu roared, spitting fire.
Nova leaned on Lucy, brushing her hair away in amusement. "This is Fairy Tail huh? Amazing." She murmured quietly, eyes raking over anything and everything. Feeling the love everyone had for each other. "Nakama is everything with this bunch, isn't it?"
"Did you say Natsu is back?" A raven haired man spoke up from behind the two females, causing them to look back at him. "Hey…let's settle our score from the other time! Punk!"
Nova looked down, face flushing as she squeaked. "Gray…have you been walking around like that?" A woman spoke from a table, leaning on her leg.
"Hack! Shit!" Gray couched, looking down frantically at himself.
"Another one of those undignified guys…" The woman muttered. "I really hate that." Before grabbing a keg and chugging it down.
In the background, Nova heard Natsu and Gray arguing. "What rubbish." A voice said behind Lucy. "Yapping in the middle of the day…you're not little kids, you know…SO FIGHT WITH FISTS TO SHOW YOUR MANHOOD!"
"So it all comes down to fighting after all…" Lucy murmured to Nova with a twitching eyebrow.
"If it gets out of hand, I'll stop it." Nova commented offhandedly, the shivers her words caused going unnoticed.
"GET OUTTA THE WAY!" Natsu and Gray roared, punching the tall man in the air.
"And he got owned." Lucy said sweatdropping.
"Hrm?" An orange haired man spoke, "It's so noisy here."
"Kyaa!" Fangirled Lucy, stars in her eyes. "It's Loke, the top ranked 'Mage you want to have as your boyfriend'."
"I'll go join their fight!" He spoke giddily, the ladies surrounding him fangirling.
"Sorry Lu, looks like his image is corrupted." Nova spoke sympathetically, patting her back as her friend laid on the ground, soul leaving her body.
"Wh-what is with this place? None of them are normal..."
"My, a newcomer?" Mirajane asked, smiling down at Lucy.
"Mi-Mirajane! Kyaa kyaa!" Lucy fangirled. She stopped short, pointing at the fighting crowd, that coincidentally Nova was glaring at, not noticing their shivers of fear. "D-don't you have to stop them?" she asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, it happens all the time." She replied, never losing her smile.
"All the time huh?" Nova muttered. "That's going to change soon enough."
"Oh, you would get along with Erza." Mirajane said to Nova with a wide smile, clearly hoping the two redheads would meet soon enough. "And-"
Mirajane was interrupted by a flying alcohol bottle, hitting her in the head, falling to the ground. "Ack! Mirajane-san!?" Lucy squealed, looking at her in shock.
"Besides…"Mirajane started. "Isn't it fun this way?" Blood pouring from her head, Nova blinking in surprise that she hadn't fainted yet.
'Scary.' Lucy and Nova thought together, resisting the urge to hug each other.
As she let go of Lucy, she squeaked in protest as something was hurled into her. Nova groaned, feeling something lying on her. Opening her green eyes, she stared at black ones that didn't seem too embarrassed. Face heating up, air surrounded her fist, as she punched him away from her. "Wear some goddamn clothes you exhibitionist!"
Lucy turned to Natsu, who was swinging a pair of boxers in the air, a triumphant grin on his face. Feeling a dark aura coming from behind her, she robotically turned and screeched, tackling her best friend who was gathering the air around her for an attack.
"No!" Lucy cried, panting as she held her friend back, only to squeal and jump away as Gray appeared in front of them.
"Ahh! My underwear!"
"Don't face this way!"
"Lady, if you don't mind, please lend me your under…" Gray was cut off by a punch from her best friend.
"If you don't put on some damn clothes I will cut you into tiny pieces." Nova glared, looking down at him as her face darkened.
'S-s-scary. I-it's like an Erza 2.0.' Gray thought, nodding quickly before tackling Natsu for his boxers.
Suddenly Lucy was lifted up. "Ah geez…people with no elegance are really troublesome, don't you think?" Loke asked, holding Lucy bridle style. "By the way, which modelling agency do you belong to?"
'What is this?' Lucy thought horror struck.
"Men should fight with their fists-"
"I said you're getting in the way!" Natsu shouted, punching Elfman.
"Ahh, so noisy. I can't even drink in peace." Kana said, lifting her head up, grasping a card from her deck. "Guys, its time…to end this…"
"I've had it!"
"Nuooooooh!"
"What a troublesome bunch."
"COME AND GET ME!"
"Magic!?" Lucy shrieked, holding her face.
Nova lifted a hand in the air, ready to finish their fight.
"This is getting a little too intense." Mirajane spoke with a smile, holding the side of her face.
Hearing something, Nova quickly let her hand fall, but not until discreetly manipulating the air around the fighting group to make them fall over, though Natsu somehow managed to stand upright.
"That's enough." A voice boomed with authority. "Cut it out, you fools!"
"He's humongous!" Lucy shouted, looking up at him with wide eyes.
"Not nice to stare Lu." Elbowed Nova , smirking at Gray who was struggling to stand up.
"Take a leaf out of your own book, Ellie." Lucy retorted, quirking an eyebrow at her slightly flushing friend.
"My…you were here, master?" Mirajane asked cheerily.
"Master!?" Lucy and Nova freaked.
"Tch." Taking pity on Gray, Nova eased away the air manipulation and sent him a smile and wave.
"Hmph."
"That was scary, wasn't it ladies?" "Yes, it was!"
"Booze."
Natsu grinned., sharp teeth glinting. "Daa haa haa! You all got so scared! This match is my wi-" Here, Natsu was stomped by the Master.
"Oh? Newcomers?" He asked with his booming voice.
"Yes, sir." Nova answered with a pleasant smile, knowing Lucy was too busy gawking.
They watched him shrink, blinking in shock. "Nice to meet you." He smiled, a hand in the air.
"Oh." Nova breathed. "That was so cool."
Makarov gave her an appraising look, before jumping up to the second floor railing, only to come up short as he hit his head. Worried he would fall; Nova discreetly waved her hand and smiling when he looked down at her as he was lifted onto the railing.
Makarov coughed, getting the guilds attention. He waved a handful of documents in the air. "You've done it again, fools." He started. "Look at these documents I received from the council."
'Council…it's an organisation that manages guilds.' Lucy thought, looking up at the Fairy Tail Master.
"First…Gray." Here Gray looked up, annoyed.
"Huh?"
"Good job on sweeping out the smuggling organisation, but you walked around naked in town afterwards and ran away after stealing underwear that was being dried." Makarov finished, sending a look at Gray, who was seemingly embarrassed.
"But…wouldn't it be worse if I were naked?" He asked, a blush on his cheeks.
"Then don't be naked in the first place." Elfman retorted to him, as if he were crazy.
Makarov let out a frustrated sigh, shaking his head. "Elfman! You had a mission to escort a VIP, but assaulted him during the mission."
"He said 'Men are all about education,' so…" He trailed off, scratching his chin.
Makarov shook his head again. "Kana Alberona drinking fifteen barrels of alcohol, and charging it to the council."
"They found out." She said, looking away.
"Loke…flirting with council member elder Reiji's granddaughter. A certain talent agency charged us for damage compensation, too."
Loke looked away, sweatdropping.
Makarov's head drops. "And Natsu…you destroyed the Devin Thief Family, but also destroyed seven other houses that belong to the townspeople…levelling a historical clock tower in Tully Village. Burning down a church in Freesa. Damaging parts of Lupinus castle. Nazuna Ravine Observatory collapsed and thus stopped its operations. Destroying half of Harujion's port."
Natsu looked put out, sweat dropping from his face.
'Most of the articles covered in the magazine were done by Natsu, huh?' Nova thought, staring at Natsu, who had gotten a sudden chill and feared for his life.
'Erza isn't here…' His thoughts stopped, as he looked at a glaring Nova who was currently pointing that deadly glare in his direction, he paled.
"Arzach. Levi. Kulov. Reedus. Warren. Visca. ETC…"
"Me too..?" Warren asked in disbelief.
The guild becomes silent, looking anywhere but the master. Lucy and Nova look at each other nervously, though a spark resides in their eyes.
"But…" He starts. "Forget about the council members."
"Eh?" Lucy asks.
"Listen up. The power to overcome reasoning is born from reasoning. Magic is not a miracle. When the 'spirit' 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 into whatever you do is magic. If you keep worrying about the watchful eyes of the higher-ups, your magic won't improve." He grins. "Do not fear the fools of the council."
He throws his hands in the air, shouting, "Do whatever you think is right! That's the way of Fairy Tail mages!"
The guild erupts with noise. Laughter filling the guild, as Lucy and Nova watched on.
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"You want it here?" Mirajane asks, holding the guild stamp.
"Yes!" Lucy replies cheerfully, hugging her right hand to her chest.
"Can I have mine on the opposite hand?" Nova asks, a nostalgic smile on her face.
"Of course." Mirajane replies, stamping the guild mark on their hands.
Nova watches as Lucy goes to Natsu, chuckling softly as Natsu gets her name wrong. She hums, walking over to the pair, ignoring the mutterings that follow her. Nova bumps her hip with Lucy's. "Form a team with me?" She asks cheekily.
"Sure! This means you can use your magic fully. Just don't use that spell." Lucy warns, wagging a finger in her friends face.
Nova snorts. "Lu, we get in the weirdest positions."
"I don't care."
"I won't use my spirit magic for you anymore."
"What was I saying again?"
She laughs, bending over. Her laughter dies down though as she looks at the master talking to a young boy. "Is my daddy back yet?" He asks.
"You're annoying, Romeo. If you are the son of a mage, trust your father, be a good boy, and wait for him at home." He replies, never looking at him.
"He said he'd be home in three days. It's been a week since then…"
Her heart breaks, she hadn't even noticed Natsu looking at them and listening in too. "Macau's job is at Mount Hakobe, isn't it?"
"It's not that far, either! Please look for him! I'm worried about him!" Romeo shouts, tears running down his face.
"No way! Your dad is a mage! We have no mage here who can't take care of himself! Go home and drink milk or something!"
"Idiot!" Romeo cries, punching him in the face and running away.
Nova watches him run, eyes sad and understanding. "It's very strict in here, isn't it?" Lucy asks leaning against the bar.
"Master is like that, but he's worried about Macau, too." Mirajane answers, not looking at Lucy.
Feeling anger buzz, Nova only just catches Natsu punching the Job Board and stalking away. Having a feeling of what he's going to do, she follows him. Lucy watches as her friends leave, knowing of her old friends' history, she quietly asks what's wrong with Natsu.
"He probably sees himself in Romeo-kun." She answers with a sad frown.
Lucy stays quiet. "I see. Then I understand in a way what he's doing."
"Where did Nova go?" Mirajane asked, looking for the redhead.
"Following Natsu. She's lived with me ever since we were 5. She was abandoned by her parents to live with us. Her mother passed away at birth and her father died a few years later, her stepmother abandoned her. My mother knew her parents, and she lived with us." Lucy answered. "I better go with those two, Ellie will probably want to do some damage."
Natsu walks past Romeo, ruffling his hair as he does. Nova follows closely behind, and Lucy too. "All carrying something…wounds…pain…suffering…and I as well…" Mirajane whispers shaking, watching the new friends go to save one of their own.
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"Why are you two here?" Natsu and Happy ask, Natsu's motion sickness making his words slur.
Novaelbows Lucy before she says something stupid. "Helping our nakama."
"Anyway, we need to find a place to live once we find Macau-san." Lucy said.
"You can live with Natsu and me." Happy piped.
"If you're seriously saying that, I'll pull out your whiskers, little kitty." Growled Lucy, glaring at him.
Feeling the cart stop, Natsu's eyes snapped open, his motion sickness leaving him. "It stopped!" He cheered.
"We're there?" Lucy asked Nova , who shrugged.
"I-I'm sorry…" The driver said apologetically. "We can't go any further than this with the carriage."
"W-what's going on!?" Lucy shrieked, shivering as the cold swept through them. "Even though it's up in the mountains, it's summertime! It's weird to have a snowstorm like this!"
Natsu and Nova only stood in silence, the cold not affecting them. "I-it's cold!" Lucy whined, hugging herself.
"That's cause you're wearing so little." Natsu retorted, sending her a dry look, Nova nodding in agreement.
"The same goes for you!"
"Lu, you know the weather doesn't affect me." Nova said slowly.
"Then I'm going back to town!" Lucy snapped. "Heeey! How are we gonna get back!"
"She's really noisy." Natsu said, Happy on his shoulder and Nova standing next to him.
"Aye."
"Try dealing with it for years." Nova muttered to them, unconsciously rubbing her ears.
Later
Natsu, Nova and Lucy walk, Happy nestled in Nova's arms as they casually walk behind the arguing pair.
"O-o-open gate of the clock…Horologium!" Lucy shouted, wrapped in Natsu's blanket.
"Woah!"
"It's a clock!"
"Hello, Horologium." Nova smiled.
"'I'll stay here,' she says." Horologium says.
"What did she come here for?" Natsu asks.
"Yeah." Happy agrees.
Nova gave them a dirty look. "Do I need to show you how to play nice?" She asks, cracking her knuckles and glaring at them.
"No!" They shout, saluting her and shaking with fear. 'It's Erza!'
"'Speaking of that, what job did Macau-san come here for!?' She says."
Natsu looks at her like she's dumb. "You came here without knowing that?"He asks. "To subdue the monster, 'Balkan'."
That stuns Lucy and Nova into silence. "You mean to tell us, that neither of you bothered to tell us as we came here?" Nova growled, eyes flashing.
The boys gulp, shaking in fear as a dark aura surrounds her, hair flying behind her. Her fists clench, fire starting to form. "You two and I are going to have a serious talk when we get back to the guild."
Just as Natsu was about to start yelling for his friend, a shadow falls from one of the ledges. Lucy screams in Horologium, Nova turning around to protect her friend as a reflex. She stops short, cursing to herself as she finally takes notice to what it was.
The Balkan attacked Natsu, swinging its fist down, only for Natsu to backflip and glare at the Balkan. "It's a Balkan!" Happy shouted.
The Balkan jumped over Natsu, running over to Noele and Lucy and stopped in front of them. They stayed silent, staring at each other. "Women." It said, grabbing a hysterical Lucy and kicking Noele.
"'Save us!' She says." Horologium says calmly, being held by the Balkan.
Nova growls, her fist lighting on fire, punching it in the hand. In response, she is only shaken furiously, the Balkan never letting her go.
'Damnit! Lucy's stuck in Horologium and I'm being held tightly by the monkey. I have no clue where Natsu and Happy are.' She thought, sending deadly glares to the Balkan holding her captive.
"I wonder where Natsu and Happy are?" Lucy wondered to herself, yelling as the Balkan went up to Horologium and stared at her, Nova hitting his fist.
Then, a ding echoed. Nova and Lucy shouted and Horologium vanished in sparkles and glitter. "W-wait! Horologium! Don't disappear!" Lucy cried.
"Time's up. Farewell."
"Extension! I need an extension!"
Silence encompassed them, Nova glaring darkly at the monster holding her and raring to protect Lucy.
"Wuhooooo! I finally caught up with you!" Natsu shouted, running towards them at a very fast pace.
"Natsu!" Lucy cried, totally forgetting she had Nova with her.
"Where is Macau!?-" Natsu slipped, sliding and tumbling across the icy floor.
Nova and Lucy watched in stunned silence as this happens, simultaneous sweatdrops forming. "C-cant he appear…in a normal manner?" Lucy asks, facepalming.
"Hey! Monkey!" He shouts upside down. "Where's Macau!?"
"Uho?" It asked confused.
"You understand what I'm saying, right!? I'm talking about Macau!" Natsu yelled, pointing at the Balkan. "A human man!"
"A man?" It repeated.
"That's right! Where did you hide him?"
"You idiot!" Nova shouted, a tick mark on her forehead as she raged at him. "It's a Balkan! Just kick his ass and then maybe it will tell you! Or claim one of us as yours!"
Nova and Lucy watched as Natsu went back to his trusting self and followed the Balkan. Hanging her head as the Balkan shoved Natsu from the cave, she noticed Happy flying after him. Manipulating the air around Happy to make him faster, she prayed it was enough.
"Me no likes man. Me likes Women." It said with a stupid grin.
Nova tore from his grasp in a split second, fire encasing her fists. "Bad move monkey, should've kept a tighter hold on me." She smiled toothily, flashing forward and punching him in the jaw.
Backflipping, she looked at Lucy with hard eyes. "Lu, call Taurus!" She ordered, jumping away from the fists punching where she originally stood.
"Open! Gate of the Golden Bull…Taurus!" She shouted, slashing the golden key downwards.
"Lucy-san! Nova-san! You both have nice boobs!" Taurus mooed, hearts replacing his eyes as he looked at both chests with a perverted grin.
"Uho! Don't take my women!" It shouted.
"My women?" Taurus asked darkly. "That's a moo-st unforgivable remark."
"That's right, Taurus! Get him!"
"Lucy!" Snapped Nova, fiery fists punching the Balkan in its jaw. "Hurry up! Your magic is nearly depleted with you using Horologium!"
Using the air as a spring board, Nova jumps into the air, changing her element to earth and giving a bone shattering punch.
"Taurus!" Lucy yelled, pointing towards the fighting duo.
"I'm moo-re than ready!" Taurus replied, swinging his axe down.
Narrowly escaping the swinging axe, Nova turns around to the hole and running over. Seeing two figures climbing she shouts, "Natsu! Happy! Don't panic, ok!?"
Jumping down, she mentally thanks herself for always wearing her spandex shorts under her skirt. Letting the air around her wash her body, she slows until stopping behind Natsu and Happy who look stunned. Grabbing their arms, she grins cheekily at them before shooting up and throwing them through the hole into the cave, blinking as he is thrown into Taurus and knocking them both over.
"Natsu!" Lucy yelled smiling. "You're safe!"
"Hrmm. What!? There are more monsters now!?" Natsu yelled, kicking Taurus in the face.
"Kyaaah!" Lucy shouted, jaw dropped as he did so, Nova sweatdropping.
"I can't…take it no moo-re…" Taurus said before fainting, falling backwards.
"What a perverted idiot." Nova deadpanned, dodging the fist coming towards her.
"You weak-!" Lucy shrieked, waving her fist in the air. She turned to Naruto with angry eyes. "I was worrying about you so much and then you come and do this to me!?"
Natsu didn't reply, watching Nova fight the Balkan, her fists lighting on fire as she punched him in his cheek. Nova cursed, jumping away and quickly switching to earth. "Take this! Earthquake!" She stomped her heel on the ground, the floor beneath her cracking and clumps falling away, the Balkan only just jumping away.
"Besides, how did you survive?" Lucy asked.
He smirked at her, ready to explain when Nova jumped between them. "I manipulated the air around Happy for him to go faster, and then I flew them both up here." She answered, panting slightly.
"You can't deal with transportation, but you're okay with Happy and Ellie?" Lucy asked.
The three looked at her as if she were stupid. "What are you talking about? Happy isn't transportation, he's nakama. You're weird." Natsu said, looking at her weirdly.
"R-right, I'm sorry." Lucy apologised, sweatdropping slightly. 'He called me weird!'
"Lu, I control the elements, he wouldn't get motion sickness if he flew in the air himself. It's probably only things that have wheels or sway." Nova stated with a blank stare. "Baka."
"Listen." Natsu started, spreading his arms. "All of Fairy Tail's members are nakama."
"Uhoho!" The Balkan roared, running towards Natsu.
"From the geezer, to Mira."
"He's coming!" Lucy shouted pointing at the Balkan.
"Then the annoying Gray and Elfman."
"I got it! I understand!"
"Natsu watch your back!" Nova called.
"To Happy, Nova and Lucy. We are all Nakama." He finished. "That's why…I'm taking Macau home!" His fist lit on fire, punching the monster in its stomach.
"Wind Dome!" Nova chanted, hands in front of her as a wind dome surrounded them. "That's for grabbing us you perverted monkey!"
"Tell me where is Macau, or I'll burn you black like charcoal." Natsu smirked, Nova joining him as wind swirled around her fists.
The Balkan roared, reaching above its head and breaking an icicle off. It threw it towards Natsu, only to grunt as it didn't affect him. "That won't work on fire!"
Swiping her hand to the left, she sent a burst of air towards the monster. Though, they all gulped as it picked up Taurus' axe. "That looks painful." Natsu commented.
"Lucy!" Nova yelled, her eyes locked on the Balkans form nervously. "Why didn't you recall Taurus!?"
Nova yelped, pulling Natsu backwards with her as it used the axe. "Lucy! Recall Taurus!" She ordered, falling on her front to dodge the axe from removing her head from her shoulders. "Damn it! Natsu, grab the axe!" She cried.
"How!?" He yelled back, barely dodging the axe.
"I don't know! Grab it!"
Natsu did just that, grasping the sides of the axe before it came down on his head. She sweatdropped, that wasn't what she meant. "Hmph." The monster grunted, its beady eyes glaring at a struggling Natsu.
"Taurus! Wake up and go back!" Lucy cried, shaking the celestial spirit. "That way the axe will disappear, too!"
Natsu and the Balkan stared at each other, Nova noticing the tip of the axe glowing red. Natsu was using his fire to melt the metal and eating it, surprising everyone.
"Did he just melt the blade with his body heat!?" Lucy questioned shakily. "He's eating it, too!"
Natsu spat out the metallic ball at the Balkans forehead. "Here I come…Iron fist of the salamander!"
"Breath of the Wind!" Nova shouted, blowing wind from her mouth, pushing the Balkan back further.
They all cheered as the Balkan was sent into a wall.
"He's stuck!" Happy shouted, flying next to Lucy and Nova.
Novasighed.
"Weren't you supposed to ask this monkey where Macau-san is?" Lucy asked.
"Ack! I forgot!" Natsu blanched.
"He passed out completely." Nova murmured.
Natsu looked at the Balkan, only to panic as marks appeared across his body. "Wh-what's going on!?"
"The monkey became Macau!" Natsu shouted.
"EH!?" Lucy yelled, gripping the blanket around her tightly.
"Oh, so he was 'taken over' by Balkan!" Happy concluded, flying in the air.
"Take over?" Lucy echoed confused.
"It's a magic to take over the body." Nova explained.
The wall that was leaning on broke, his tired body falling out. "Aaaaah!" Natsu shouted.
Lucy and Nova ran to the hole that the boys had fallen through, Nova manipulated the air around Happy and Natsu, letting them grab Macau.
"I can't keep holding the two of you!" Happy grunted, straining under the weight of Natsu and Macau. "My wings are about to disappear, too!"
"Shit!" Natsu cursed, feeling Macau slip through his fingers.
"Lucy! Grab a hold of Happy's tail!" Nova barked, jumping out of the hole and floating beside Natsu. She grabbed Macau's chest, grunting under the weight of him. "When he wakes up, I'm telling him he's going on a diet."
"Lucy! Nova!" Natsu shouted with a grin.
"Heavy." Lucy muttered, face sweating with the strain on holding so much.
Suddenly, large hands grab Lucy's waist. "No moo-re worry." Taurus grinned.
"Taurus!"
"Bull!"
"Pervert!"
Inside the cave
"It seems he fought severely before he was 'taken over'." Happy hummed, grabbing bandages from a first aid kit next to him.
"The wound is serious." Lucy muttered, dabbing his chest with disinfectant as Nova tried to stop the bleeding from his abdomen.
"I can't stitch it closed until his blood stops coming out, and that could hurt him more." Nova muttered, sweat dripping down her face as she pressed her hands on his wound.
"Macau! Hold on!" Natsu shouted hysterically.
Happy looked at Macau with a frown, holding the bottle of disinfectant. "So apparently Balkans are monsters who survive by taking over bodies…"
"The wound on his side is deep too…we can't do anything with only the first aid kit we have." Lucy said looking at Natsu and Nova.
'Rather he wouldn't survive…' Lucy thought looking down.
Natsu lit his fist on fire, face determined, as he put his hand on Macau's bleeding side. "Gwaaaahhhh!" The unconscious man shouted, his whole body shaking as his back arched.
"What are you doing!?" Lucy shouted.
"He's closing the wound." Nova retorted, grabbing onto his arm and holding him down.
"This is all we can do now! Live with it, Macau!" Natsu shouted, looking at his friend. "Lucy! Nova! Hold Macau down!"
'I see…he's trying to close the wound by burning it! It does stop the blood.' Lucy and Novathought, grabbing Macau and holding him down tightly.
"Don't die!" Natsu shouted looking down at his friend. "Romeo is waiting for you!"
Nova watched with wide eyes as the wound healed over. 'My kami.' She thought dazedly, looking at Natsu with wonder in her eyes. 'Incredible, the amount of raw power that he used to cauterize the wound…'
She unknowingly came into the conversation as Macau looked at them, panting deeply. "Shit…what a shame…I got…19…of them."
"Eh?" Lucy wondered sweating, Nova's green eyes widening further.
"Ugh…I was…taken over…by the 20th one…GHA!" Macau wheezed out, Nova pressing her hands against his chest with a warm smile on her face.
"We understand, ne? So don't speak anymore or your wound will reopen. I doubt Romeo-kun would like his Otou to squeal when they hug." She says, giving the boys shivers as another redhead figure stands behind her.
'E-Erza 2.0.' They thought fearfully. 'We're doomed.'
'W-what?! There was…more than one monkey…?!' Lucy thought shocked. 'He took such a job by himself.'
"D-damn it…how can I face Romeo now…shit."
"Shut up! Want me to punch you!" Natsu shouted looking down at him.
Nova watched them all with a small smile on her face, eyes shining with tears. 'Fairy Tail is amazing…' In that moment, something within her shifted. No longer was Lucy the only she cared about, no longer the only family she had left, but Fairy Tail become something more to her than just a guild. 'I wish to protect everyone in Fairy Tail!'
'Amazing…I'm really…no match for them…' Lucy thought with a small smile.
A short while later thanks to Nova's magic
Romeo sat down, reading a book when his head suddenly lifted up, his frown suddenly turning into a large grin, tears forming in his eyes. Macau was leaning on Natsu, sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck. Happy flying next to the pair as Lucy and Nova walked behind them.
Romeo thought back to the teasing that had caused him to order his dad to do something cool. As Romeo thought this, Nova looked at Macau curiously. "Ano, Macau-san, do you mind if I try something?" She asked.
"Don't do formalities. But, please." He replied watching one of the newer guild members.
"Ne, Romeo-kun, do you remember me?" She asked softly, crouching down before him.
"H-hai, your Nova-nee-san." He mumbled, tears in his eyes.
Hooking a finger under his chin, she rewarded him with a blinding smile, one that Macau mirrored as he gave his son a thumbs up. "Next you see those bullies, tell them your Otou-san beat 19 Balkans. And if that doesn't work…" She trailed off, standing up, she clenched her fists and an ice sculpture of Fairy Tail appeared in her hands. "Show them this and take them to me."
She watched as the father and son reunited, twirling around and walking with her friends. "Natsu-nii! Happy! Thanks!" Romeo shouted. "And Nova-nee and Lucy-nee!"
'Fairy Tail is a reckless and outrageous guild, but it's also fun, heartwarming and kind.' Lucy thought waving at the family. 'I'm still a rookie mage, but I think I'll enjoy being a part of this guild a lot.'