Ch. 2- *Quests
The next day, Lucian walks into the guild, all to be ambushed by Natsu, who put him in the same hold Lucian put him in the other day. Natsu pulls Lucian's arm the wrong way, and a pop is heard.
"*Scream* Damn it, Natsu, you did it wrong. You probably broke my arm, you jerk! I didn't do that to you!" (Lucian)
"Natsu, you idiot!" (Erza)
She punches him square in the jaw. Natsu lets go, falling unconscious. Lucian grabs his arm, and walks home.
"Dad, a friend tried to play uncle with me. He ambushed me, and twisted my arm too hard!" (Lucian)
"Alright son. He simply dislocated your shoulder. This will hurt. On the count to 10, okay? 10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5..." (Javien)
He popped Lucian arm. He screams, crying. His dad comforts him, and he returns around noon to the guild. His dad follows. Lucian directs Javien, a tall man with blue hair and deep green eyes, to Natsu.
"Are you the kid who hurt my son?" (Javien)
"Dad, please don't hurt him, it was an accident!" (Lucian)
"I won't hurt him, I just want to teach him how to do it properly. Kids are bound to keep trying, and I'd rather this kid learn the easy way instead of breaking someone's arm. Now, when doing that hold, you will want to grab them like this..." (Javien)
And so Javien teaches Natsu to proper way to do the hold. Afterwards, Javien leaves. Natsu springs into action, putting Lucian in the hold he was just taught.
"Have you learned nothing, you little brat!" (Lucian)
"Say Uncle!" (Natsu)
"No!" (Lucian)
He attempts to break free, but Natsu had a grip of steel. Then he tries to trip Natsu, but Natsu dodges, throwing Lucian on the ground, and getting on top him, pinning him, and does a less deadly, but more painful equivalent of Spock's Vulcan Nerve Pinch. Lucian lets out a yelp.
"Say uncle!" (Natsu)
"Fine! Uncle!" (Lucian)
"Now beg!" (Natsu)
"Even my dignity has limits! Hell no!" (Lucian)
"Have it your way." (Natsu)
He applies more pressure, causing Lucian to yell even louder. Erza walks in, sees the commotion, and runs to help.
"Natsu! Get off him this instant or I swear!" (Erza)
"Oh come on, we are just having fun!" (Natsu)
"Correction: YOU are having fun!" (Lucian)
Erza scowled, and Natsu gets scared, jumping off Lucian. He breathes a sigh of relief as Erza smacked Natsu. Gray starts laughing, and Erza scowls. Gray backs off. Lucian stands, shaking off the dust. He takes off his headphones, and smiles.
"Erza, your heart is beating a little fast for the little physical activity you just did. Is there something you want to tell me?" (Erza)
Erza jumps at him. He tries to dodge, but since he could dodge left, because of a table on his right, Erza got him square on the jaw, sending him reeling. He gets up, smiling.
"Now we're talking!" (Lucian)
He charges, now having fun, and grabs her arm, and trips her, landing her straight on her back. He tries to pin her down, but her arm escapes, and puts Lucian in a headlock.
"Say uncle!" (Erza)
"Your no better than Natsu!" (Lucian)
"That was just cruel, man." (Gray)
"WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?"(Natsu)
Lucian uses the argument as a distraction to kick Erza in the shin. He escapes, and steps back. Natsu and Gray start fighting. Erza charges, but Lucian side steps straight into a table, on purpose, tripping her and sending her into Natsu and Gray, as he rubbed his head. Natsu and Gray started to fight Erza, but she stops them both with a single blow. All the fighting stopped, and they stay down. Laxus walks in, covered in a light shade of pink, his hands in his pockets.
"Where's Lucian? We need a rematch." (Laxus)
Lucian sneaks up on him, and touches his arm. Laxus steps forward, his sunburn still sensitive.
"Try aloe vera, then you can challenge me. I'm not fighting an opponent who winces from touch alone." (Lucian)
Laxus, angry, turns around and zaps Lucian before he has a chance to move. He falls, stunned. Laxus fumes, and leaves. After a few minutes, he gets up.
"Let's fight!" (Natsu)
"Preying on the weak isn't nice, Natsu!" (Lucian)
"Weak prey is still prey!" (Natsu)
He charges, but Lucian just touched him. All the spare electricity from Laxus spark jolt Natsu, and make his arm spasm, hitting himself in his special place. Natsu falls, and everyone laughs. He manages to get up and leave. The other three look at the board, deciding what quest to take after Natsu has the strength to join them. They decide on a rather fun quest, destroying a rather tough barrier in a small village by Hargeon. The next morning, Natsu runs in, demanding a rematch. Lucian says he has a better plan. It was revenge time. He throws Natsu on the ground stomach down, sitting on him, and grabbing a very sensitive place on the calf, and presses it, causing Natsu to yell.
"Say uncle!" (Lucian)
"Never!" (Natsu)
He presses the spot again with force. Natsu quite a bit louder, attracting Erza. She walks over, and Natsu begs for help. She just holds his arms down. Natsu felt betrayed.
"I thought I could trust you." (Natsu)
"This is revenge you earned, Natsu." (Erza)
"Say uncle!" (Lucian)
"Uncle! Uncle!" (Natsu)
Erza and Lucian let go.
"See, I told you he wouldn't last more than 2 minutes. Hand over the 50 jewel, Erza." (Lucian)
"Darn. You let me down, Natsu." (Erza)
"Wait, you bet on me? Was this all a game?" (Natsu)
"You would be surprised how many times I have played you like a game piece when you try to fight me. It's funny, really." (Lucian)
Natsu, now angry, charges. Lucian let's him hit him, and falls, feigning a serious blow. Natsu leans over, smirking. A fatal mistake. Lucian grabs him, throwing him beside him, rolling on top of him.
"Played you." (Lucian, grinning)
Natsu struggles, trying to get free. Erza laughs at the spectacle. Lucian takes off his headphones, putting them on the table.
"Now Natsu, that's quite the pulse you have there. Don't overwork yourself." (Lucian)
He stands up off Natsu, grinning. Erza sees the headphones, and tries them on.
"Erza, have you seen my headphones?" (Lucian)
She suddenly started to laugh. Lucian turns around, and sees Erza, wearing them. He rushed at her, and signals for her not to take them off. He walks her to a quiet place and takes them off.
"You shouldn't do that" (Lucian, whispering)
Erza winces, her ears very sensitive. He remains quiet, letting the wind desensitize her. After a minute, she apologized.
"It's fine, just be careful. Those headphones can hurt you if you aren't careful." (Lucian)
She hugs him, thankful for helping her. Her armor hurts, as he just stands there, knowing she won't relent. Natsu and Gray turn the corner, seeing the two hug. Natsu cat calls, and Gray laughs.
"It's not what you think! Erza forced it!" (Lucian)
"I was thanking him for helping me adjust to taking off the headphones." (Erza)
"Erza and Lucian, sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" (Natsu and Gray)
Now angry, Erza charged, while Lucian put his headphones, and walked away, while Erza fought the two pervs. He walked back to the guild, but was stopped by Laxus.
"We need that rematch." (Laxus)
Lucian and Laxus, followed by Natsu, Gray, and Erza, went to the field nearby, where Laxus and Lucian squared off. Lucian took off his headphones, and tossed them to Erza to hold.
"Here are the rules. We will exchange blows 5 times. After we each attack and defend, we will back off, and reset. The first to win 3 rounds will be declared the victor." (Laxus)
"Sounds good." (Lucian)
Laxus charges, but Lucian flashes him (with light), causing Laxus to flinch. That was all the time Lucian needed to punch him square in the gut. Laxus gasps, and steps back. After a second, he charges, Lucian flashes Laxus, but he shielded his eyes, landing his fist straight in Lucian's gut. Lucian bows, out of breath. The two step back, as Lucian catches his breath. Lucian charges, preparing a elbow charge. Laxus deflects it, ramming his knee straight into Lucian's gut. Lucian falls to ground on hands and knees. He conceded, and falls unconscious. Laxus simply put his hands in his pockets and walked away. The next day, after everyone was up, the group set out to Hargeon, funded secretly by the Helios. Javien drove the group to the village. Once they arrived, Javien hung by the car. The four kids walked into the village, and the villagers laughed. They decided to give them a chance, for entertainment. They were surprised as Erza, Natsu, and Gray did quite the number on the wall after 10 solid minutes of punching, slicing, and ice throwing. They stopped, not being able to get any farther. No one noticed Lucian send 8 yellow waves in the air. The 3 move out of Lucian's way.
"God's Fury! Holy Flood!" (Lucian)
With that, 8 magic circles appear in front of the kid, and a huge flood of solid light breaks down the wall. The villagers stand there, stunned. They give them twice the reward for thoroughly impressing them. On the way home, the 4 try to persuade Javien to take a cut. He refused left and right, and when they got back, Erza, Natsu, and Gray shoved the money in Javien's arms, forcing him to take 10 percent. Lucian tells him he won't win. Javien smiles, shakes his head, and puts it in the magical safe, and tucks Lucian into bed.