sapphire P.O.V
Moka keeps a straight face as he responds. "Not that I was trying to show you what's happened to my arm." He told Natsu moving his arm up and down. "Everyone on the island has suffered horrible disfigurement because of this curse." Moka said. "Not even the animals have been spared!"
What not even the animals. I look down at angel to see her looking at me. what kind of curse could do this? I ask myself. "Excuse me for asking, but what makes you think it's a curse, sir?" Gray asked. "It could just be some kind of infectious disease."
"We've consulted with several doctors, young man." Moka said. "But they all agree that no such disease exist. You see, our symptoms began around the same time the moon fell under an evil spell."
What the moon? I look down frowning at the ground trying to think what kind of spell could do this."What kind of spell?" Lucy asked."Since ancient times this island has absorbed the light of the moon." Moka said. "Causing it glow as beautifully as the moon itself. However, several years ago, the moons color started to change, and an eerie purple glow was cast upon the island."
"So the moon turned purple?" I asked. I look up at the moon but noticed that a purple light started to peek down from above, making the others looked up to see said purple moon coming out from the clouds.
"It's coming out from under the clouds." Happy said.
"It really is purple." Lucy said once the clouds moved off of it completely.
"Man that's creepy looking." Gray and I said. "Absol." Angel nodded agreeing with us.
"It's the curse." Moka said. "Stand back. The change is about to begin." Then all the villagers started crying out as their bodies transformed even more. I latched onto Gray's arm looking completely freaked.
"They're changing!" Gray exclaimed.
"Yeah, I can see that." Lucy said.
"Why is this happening to them?" Natsu asked. The villagers finally stopped transforming. The villagers that were once human were now demonic. "I'm sorry if our appearance frightens you." Moka said."It's okay." Gray said. "I'm just completely confused." I said as I crossed my arms over my chest. "You poor people." Lucy said.
"Oh man, you guys...look so cool!" Natsu said. We started at him in shock of cause he would think it was cool."It's awesome!" Natsu said. "You guys got horns and stuff. I'm so jealous!"The villagers murmured together not sure how to take the compliments.
"Natsu, you're being insensitive!They don't want to look like this." I scolded at him. "Seriously?" Natsu said then chuckled and gave a sheepishly smile. "My bad. I guess we should help these people."
"That is why we're here." Happy reminded him.
"Gees, get a clue." Gray grumbled."Anyway, as you've witnessed, when the purple moon shows its face in the sky, everyone in the village takes on a horrific demon form." Moka said as some of the villagers started crying. "If it isn't a curse then what else could it possibly be?" Those poor people I think to myself as I saw a little boy cry. "We'll return to normal once the morning comes and the sun has risen." Moka said. "However, there are some poor souls who can no longer return to their human forms for they have lost their minds."
"That's so sad." Lucy said. "The fate for them, the unfortunate souls in the grip of madness, we have no choice but to put them to death." Moka said.
we all stiffened and gasped in surprise. They've had to kill some of the villagers? "But they might change back to normal someday." Natsu said. "If we wait for that to happen, the monsters will surely kill us all. We've tried capturing them, but they always poke free." Moka said then brought out a photo as tears ran down his face. "It's no use. Once it takes hold, there's no way to save them. I should know. I was forced to kill my very own son."
We saw the photo in Moka's hand we recognize the guy it was the guy from the boat."It's that guy from the boat." Lucy said. "But we just saw him yesterday. He—"
Gray and I shushed Lucy. Lucy glanced at us in confusion. "Now, I understand how he disappeared on us like that." I said. "He's dead, but his soul can't rest in peace."
He won't rest in peace until this curse is broken I thought to myself."Please, lift the evil curse from our island." Moka said as he hung his head. "If this goes on much longer, we may all fall victim to it. We'll die."
"We're not going to let that happen." Natsu said. "We'll fix this, I promise you."
"There's only one way this ancient curse can be lifted." Moka said. "The moon...the moon must be wiped from the sky."
WAIT WHAT! THEY WANT US TO DISTROY THE MOON! HE CAN'T BE SERIOUS!
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"I didn't know the moon could be so creepy." Happy said as he looked up at the moon from the window with Angel. "Absol."said agreement. They gave us a room to stay in for the night. I was in my pajamas getting ready for bed. "Would you close the window?" Lucy asked. "You heard what the chief said. We've got to stay out of the moonlight. I don't know about you, but I don't want to turn into some freaky little monster."
"I'm not so sure about this job guys." Natsu said as he was sitting in a chair. I not to sur about this job too I mean what can we do. "Do they really think we can destroy the moon?" Gray asked."I wonder how many punches it'll take." Natsu said. "Do you think I can handle it?"
"Are you kidding me?!" Gray snapped then sighed. "Don't be stupid man."
"Natsu, there's not a wizard alive who's strong enough to do that." I said
"But that's the job hired to do. If we don't do it, Fairy Tail will look bad." He said to us."What they're asking can't be done." Gray pointed out. "How do you think you're going to get to the moon anyway?"
"Happy." Natsu said matter-of-factly. "I don't think so." Happy told me. "Okay, we can't destroy the moon." Lucy said.
"But if we do some investigating we just might be able to find a different way to lift the curse from the island." I said.
Lucy nodded in agreement with me before gasping when a shirt hit her in the face. She pulled it off her face to see Gray was stripping down into his boxers."You kids, can do what you want." Gray said. "But after the day I've had, I need some shut eye."
"Please, don't take off anymore." Lucy begged. "Okay, our investigation starts tomorrow morning." Natsu said then threw himself at one of the beds with Happy. "I'm hitting the sack."
"Me too." Happy said with his voice muffled.
"Sounds like a plan to me." Gray said pulling me in to his arm then falling down onto the bed that we're sharing Angel lay down next to us and close her eyes falling to sheep.
"Okay, goodnight." Lucy said.
"Night, Lucy." Rizzo said as she laid down. "Sweet dreams."
"It's so early." Natsu complained as he yawned.
"Yeah, I'm never up at this time." Gray said.
I chuckled in amusement as Lucy snapped at the boys because they had kept her up all night. Angel and I got used to Gray's loud snoring since we moved in with him last year.We started walking in the woods but before we got going Lucy then called forth one of her spirits witch was a giant clock. "The time is 7:48." It said once it appeared. "Do you really think we might find another way to lift the curse?" Natsu, who was feeling more awake, asked.
"We don't have much of a choice." Gray said. "The village might think that the moon is cursed, but everyone else likes it. And destroying it might really mess things up."
"You're right!" Natsu said. "If we didn't have the moon, the tides would get all crazy. And at night the sky would be pitch black!"
"Without it salmon could go extinct, and they're my favorite fish!" Happy said. "'Would you guys keep it down?'" The clock, Horologium, asked for Lucy. "'We don't know what's lurking out here, so we shouldn't draw any attention' the lady demands impatiently."
we turned back to look at Lucy who was sitting inside the walking clock."You should walk on your own." Natsu said. "He's right." Gray agreed. "You just summon your spirits because your lazy?"
"'Listen, this curse is freaking me out. We have no idea what we're up against, and I'm scared,' she says nervously." Horologium said for her.
"Are you kidding me?!" Natsu asked as he threw his arms into the air. "This is awesome! S-class quests rule!"
"Yeah, I bet I could freeze that stupid curse." Gray said.
"'You three are idiots' she retorts desirably." Horologium said for his mistress. "Aye." "absol." Angel and Happy agreed.
We stop walking when there was a rumbling sound as heavy footfalls hit the ground. "What's that sound?" Natsu asked.The three of us turned around to see a large monstrous shape standing behind us. we all cried out. "Whoa, what the—?" Natsu exclaimed.
"It's huge!" Gray and I said. "'What are you waiting for? Beat it up, you three,' she yells frantically." Horologium said.
Gray immediately went to attack, and he used his ice-make magic to put up an ice wall. It didn't help much since the monster shot out some kind of gas. I coughed as I covered my nose and mouth and Angel passed out along with Natsu.
Horologium disappeared in a puff of smoke, so Lucy and Happy, who had tried to sneak inside Horologium, got a whiff of the gas.
"Stinky!" They both cried. "It's a rat!" Lucy shrieked. "Come on, Natsu, get up, man!" Gray snapped. Natsu only groaned as he continue laying on the ground. The gas had just been too much for him. "The smell knocked him out." Happy said.
"Aright that's enough of this." I said as I snapped my fingers And Angel was by myside in no time. "Angel quick attack." I shouted and Angel run towards the rat fast moving left to right. The rat try to hit her but Angel was to fast for it and end up be hide it. "Now Angel use Slash!" Angel moved her head and used slash like I told her and the rat went down.
Angel ran back to myside and I kneel down to her and pet her on the head. "Good job girl." I told her. "Absol." She nodded and gave me a smile. "That great Sapphire." Nastu told me coming up next to me. "Thanks but Angel was the one who did the work." I told him.
"Look, there's some kind of building over there." Lucy said. I walked over to were she was and saw the building she was talking about. "We should go hide while we have the chance." Lucy and I turn to see the boys kicking the rat as it was crying. "We should kick its butt while we have the chance!"
"Give me a break." Lucy said.
~~~Temple of moon~~~
"This place is massive." Lucy said when we where in side the temple. "It's falling apart." Natsu said."I wonder how old it is." Gray said.
I look towards the stone wall in front of us as I looked up at the moon emblem above.
"Hey guys come and look at this." I call them over.
"their moons makes since...Galuna used to be known as the Island of the Moon." Gray said.
"A moon island, a moon curse, and weird moon symbols really gotta wonder what all this means." Lucy said.
I nodded in agreement as she let her hand drop from the wall back to her side.
"Yeah this place is a wreck." Natsu said as he stomped on the stone. "This floor doesn't even look safe to walk on."
"Then don't go stomping on it!" Lucy said. rhehn The nagge rhdgbgewuyw the ruunevdva
But sadly late because the ground decided to break right then. I was screaming with the others as we all started falling down a deep shaft.
"Natsu, you idiot!" Gray snapped. "Look what you did!"
I felt someone pull me close to them I look to see Gray was the one that pulled into them. I close my eyes as we fell. I hit the ground with Gray taking the fall for him and I. He grunted in pain as Natsu broke out of some rumble that had fallen on him.
"You guys okay?" Natsu asked. "I would have been better if you hadn't knocked out the floor." Lucy complained."Here's a thought, maybe if you'd think before you act, you wouldn't cause so much destruction!" Gray snapped.
I groaned as I sitting up while rubbing my head. "That hurt." I whined. "Uh, Sapphire" I heard Gray began. I looked down to see I was straddling him squeaked in surprise and quickly jumped off of Gray. "Sorry Gray!" I said as I help him.
"It's ok." He said.
"So...can you fly us out, Happy?" Lucy asked as we looked up from where we fell. "No, sorry." Happy said. "We're underneath the temple." Gray said. "Wow, it's a secret cave!" Natsu cheered like a little kid. "This is so cool. Let's check it out~" He start run in the cave. "Will you quit running around like a crazy person!" Gray shouted after him the we ran after him.
Lucy, Happy, Gray, Angel, and I caught up to him we immediately noticing his expressions.
"Natsu." Lucy murmured.
"What, is something wrong?" Gray asked.
"Hey, guys, what's that?" Natsu asked.
We looked seeing to what gotten his attention, and then we gasped as well. In front of us was a large monstrous figure frozen in an even large sphere of ice.
"That's impossible." Gray said.