Hey guys, sorry if this isn't as good as it probably could be, I'm trying to rush through some of these chapters, get them out of the way. I might have bit off more than I can chew with this project. Working my way through what's already written is the tedious part, it kind of feels wrong but I feel it's important to build off of what Mashima has already established, credit to him for any and all the dialogue I incorporate. I know where I want to start changing things and building my own ending but first I need to get there. Anyways I hope you guys still enjoy this, message me details you think are important to include. I'm still trying to figure out the part about Grey and Frosh and I'd love some input :)
"Let's just stop here for today…" It was nice to be back on the road. Honestly it was just nice to be back with Natsu, I looked back at the young man expecting so see one of his boyish smiles, and instead I got a deadpan look complete with drool.
"What's wrong?" Happy asked.
Natsu's attention was focused on the clock tower, "didn't you break that once?"
"Maybe I should break it again…" I hit him over the head with the rolled up map.
"Oh, no you don't," I yelled.
"I'm bored! There's nothing to do! After all of my training! Lucy! Fight me!"
I grinned a little, my hands moving to my keys. "Before I would have said, no way, but I've been training too. I'm sure at your best you'd still beat me but if you'd like to have a sparring match?"
"Wait a minute," he said, before suddenly blowing a hot blast right between my legs. My eyes got big.
"What the hell was that?"
He grinned like nothing had happened, "don't sweat it!"
"I'm stronger, you watch."
"Forget it, I've lost interest…" I blushed, when his words stung in a way they weren't supposed to.
"Hey!"
"So you don't know where everyone is?" Natsu asked me.
"I kept an eye out but it was impossible to keep track of everyone…" His cynicism was only serving to make me feel worse. "First place to look is Margarett town, its home to Lamia Scale, and guess who joined the guild." I winked.
"Love, love till death forever!" Chelia and Wendy sang from up on stage.
"What the hell is she doing…?" Natsu stood with his mouth agape and skin pale, staring at the young mage duo.
"Wendy isn't the only one that joined another guild; everyone needs work after all…"
"That's not what I meant. I meant, why is she on stage… forever-ing?"
"It's like how Fairy Tail used to have the parade, its Lamia Scales way of showing the town who they are." I smiled a little.
"We're taking Wendy back from the dark side." Tears adorned his face but his eyes were determined.
"It's not that serious…"
"I knew you guys would come soon," the voice came from behind us, strong and feminine, "Natsu, Lucy and tomcat, sorry Happy." She corrected herself. We turned to see a young girl with white hair standing only a few feet away.
"Huh?"
"It's been so long." Lamia Scale was different than Fairy Tail but it was still a pretty large building, and everyone seemed nice enough. It made me really miss the guild.
"Yo," Natsu added. "How you been, Wendy" was Happy's addition.
"Natsu-san! Lucy-san! And Happy!" Tears welled in her eyes and she smiled.
"You're bringing back the guild?" Wendy asked.
"Master's been missing for the last year, I'm sure it has something to do with the guild being disbanded," I added, the only always a bit less interested in theatrics and more concerned with the story.
"Something, like that, apparently he got in some trouble with the council," Lyon explained.
Natsu's face screwed up in a grimace, "the council?"
"Yea, you guys have been in the mountains this whole time so you wouldn't have known…." I said.
"They choose the ten wizard saints to be a part of the new council, you can't be both a council member and a guild master," Yuuka added.
"Jura became one too!" Toby practically screamed.
"So the master too…" Happy said quietly from Wendy's lap.
"He should have been but then he disappeared." I said looking at Natsu.
"It's a hassle to be a council member… isn't it? Probably, why the old man left; anyways, forget him." Then directing his words to Wendy he said, "Wendy come with us!"
The young girl looked down at her lap, anxious at the tone in his voice. She appeared to be thinking until finally she looked up and with determination said, "I'm now a part of Lamia Scale. I can't go with you guys." Natsu's mouth hung open, I too was taken aback.
"Why?" I half shouted.
"Wendy!" Natsu echoed his surprise turning to frustration.
"This is her decision, you don't need to be so forceful with her," A voice cut in from across the room.
"Carla…" Wendy said quietly.
Natsu's mouth was once more hanging open, maybe I was wrong. He might look older but he was still the same old kid. That didn't even matter because once more Carla was in this human form and it didn't make sense. "Why are you human?" Natsu asked.
"Just a little transformation magic," she said flipping her long white hair. "What do you think, Happy?" she smiled and laughed a bit at his reaction, I was pretty sure the little cat hadn't trained much. Carla transformed back into her original self and pointed up at Wendy, "Are you sure this is what you want?" She asked. All Wendy did was nod.
Back at the inn with nothing to show for our efforts, I was still stunned. This wasn't even right. I guess we shouldn't have just assumed she'd come with us, but still it was little Wendy. She looked up to Natsu like a brother. It just didn't make sense. I lay on the bed staring blankly at the ceiling, Natsu stumbled around and I could only assume he was pacing. He help happy and Happy's tail loosely, he made another full circle ending by my feet where he proceeded to use Happy's tail to tickle my toes! I wasn't stunned anymore. "That tickles! What the hell are you doing creep?"
"This doesn't make sense," was his only response from the floor.
"I wonder if everyone feels the way Wendy does," the knot returning to my stomach.
He stood and with determination, "I won't give up! I'll kidnap her if I have too!"
"Natsu," I said exasperated, "stop it."
Explosions ripped through the air, as me and Natsu ran towards Lamia's guild hall.
"What's all the commotion?" Natsu yelled, just in hearing distance of Lyon.
"Just what you see, a group of monsters got too close to the village and now we're under attack," was his explanation.
Celia and Wendy came running up, "They've been our rivals. Orachi has fallen quite far to be using such cheap attacks…" Chelia added.
"We let down our guard because of the festival…" Carla said worriedly.
"Damn them," Lyon grumbled.
"Lyon! There's a larger force attacking from the west side!" Yuuka yelled. "About a hundred thousand!" tony added.
I blanched, "a hundred thousand," my voice came out in a high squeal. We'd fought a lot of enemies but never an army that large.
I could almost feel Natsu's hand go up, "there's the sky, Happy can fly, and I'm burning up just thinking about it." He grinned, "Let's go!" but before he could grab onto happy Chelia had stolen his place and landed a pretty hard kick to his nose.
"Sorry Natsu!" She yelled back, I turned to see if my partner was alright, he'd live.
"She hijacked happy…" he mumbled, I could practically see the boot print across his face, it caused me to chuckle to myself.
I didn't have much time to enjoy it though, "The monsters have reached the town!" Someone yelled. It was time to do my job and protect the people. I wasn't sure if Natsu had even heard, he was still on the ground upset over the Happy theft.
He jumped up, yelling, "You're not getting away!" He ran headlong into the opposing forces, oblivious to what they were, and too him they were just in his way.
"Natsu," I yelled which another pointless action. That boy could be so thick.
My mouth dropped open; he was creating a path effortlessly through the enemy line. Knocking opponents out of his way like a man swatting flies. "He's the real monster here," Toby said flailing his arms for emphasis.
"Don't let your guard down, incoming." Lyon directed our attention to a line of enemy soldiers who hadn't been mown down my Natsu.
"Here I go, open gate of the lion, Loki!"
"Lucy's knight in shining armor reporting for duty!" He said with the same flirty charm as always.
"And stardress Leo form!" I added, "I'll be fighting too."
"In a dress," Toby seemed surprised.
"As expected of my bride," Leo said bowing slightly.
"Okay, enough! Let's go!" The battle commenced, "Regulus Lucy kick!" I screamed, sending one of the monsters soaring away.
Natsu's POV
"I found you!" I said holding Chelia by the back of her collar. A chorus of Natsu's surrounded me. "How dare you, steal Happy."
"I'm sorry," she whimpered.
"Natsu this isn't the time for that!" Carla yelled at me. Why was everyone laying on the ground? I looked around, trying to understand the situation. Gosh I could be thick sometimes.
"Blue Note" Happy said.
'The guy from Tenroe Island,' Wendy added.
Oh the gravity guy, I scowled. "I don't remember him." I looked up and suddenly the man was hurtling himself at me.
"Die!" he screamed.
"Like hell I will!"
With one blast, he caused them all to surrender. He really has gotten powerful. Natsu, I thought with a sigh.
"I haven't even gone full berserk yet…" Natsu grumbled to himself.
"Where're Chelia and Wendy?" I asked ignoring him.
"They said they had something to discus," Yuuka replied. I nodded understanding what he meant.
Wendy's coming with us. My heart felt lighter, but saying goodbye is still a sad thing. I understood this was hard for her. Natsu just looked smug.
"Thank you for taking care of me… I really don't know what to say… I feel so selfish leaving like this." Wendy said to the ground as she whipped away tears.
"We knew you came with this condition when we let you join…" Lyon said his voice soothing.
"You did?" She hiccupped.
"Yeah, that we'd be in their guild's care until Fairy Tail returned," Carla said in human form.
"But… but" Wendy continued.
'You're such a crybaby, Wendy." Chelia said hugging the dragon slayer.
"Good luck on getting Fairy Tail back!" The final goodbye from Lamia Scale rang out as the five of us continued on our journey.
Wendy was still crying, but now they were a mixture of both happiness and sadness. Emotions can be so complicated, and I had a feeling this was all way over Natsu's head.
"This is only the beginning! We're going to get everyone back!" Natsu's boyish grin was back, I smiled a little, god it was good to have him back.
