Author's note: Chapter 3! This is where Lucy begins her journey in this new land! And we get to meet the first friend she makes! Can you guess? You'll have to read the story!
Chapter 3: The Scarecrow
Lucy was thrilled to see Mirajane. Finally, someone who hasn't gone insane! she thought. Lucy was going to walk over to Mirajane when Erza stopped her.
"Don't." she whispered "That's The Take Over Witch of the West. The Parfume Witch's sister." They watched as the witch walked over to the apartment building and looked at the feet underneath "And from this point, I don't think she's going to be in a good mood."
"Who killed my sister?" asked Mirajane in a too sweet voice "It's ok to tell me. Who killed my sister?" she kept that oh-too-sweet look on her face which made The Munchkins frightened. She walked over to Lucy and Erza and her sweet face turned into that of Lucy's Mirajane's Satan Soul before saying in a not so sweet tone to Lucy "WAS IT YOU?!"
"N-no!" Lucy squeaked "I-I didn't mean to kill anyone, she was in the wrong place at the wrong time!"
"Well my busty blonde. It seems to me today is your unlucky day." she cackled.
"Aren't you forgetting something Mira?" asked Erza. Mira looked at Erza with confusion "Aren't you forgetting about The Celestial Slippers that are on your sister's corpse?" Mira's eyes went wide.
"The slippers!" she exclaimed. She ran over to the spot where her sister's feet stuck out only to find no slippers and a pair of smelly dead feet "They're gone!" she screamed "Where are they?!"
"Right where they belong." Erza replied "Look." she pointed to Lucy's feet which now had a pair of sparkling red chunky heels on them. When did they get there? she thought.
"Give them to me!" Mira screeched "Give me those slippers!"
"H-Hey!" Lucy said "I don't know how they got there but I'm sure you could get them at the store!"
"Be gone Take Over Witch!" said Erza "They're bound to her through complex magic. Only I can get them off of her." Mira stared at Erza, she knew how this magic worked.
"Fine." she retorted "I'll bide my time. But I will get you my busty blonde, and your weird dog too!" She let out an evil cackle before dissapearing into thick smoke. The Munchkins screamed in terror until Erza finally calmed them down.
"She really hates me huh?" Lucy asked.
"I agree." Erza replied "She seems to be twisted on revenge for her sister." Erza sighed "You're going to have to find a way to get yourself home and fast! I don't have the power to get you home but there is only one person who can; The Wizard of Fairy Tail." The Muchkins happily chirped to life hearing the name.
"Who's The Wizard?" Lucy asked.
"The most amazing man alive!" one munchkin said.
"He can solve all your problems!" said another.
"He could get me home?" Lucy asked; they all nodded "How do I get there?"
"Just follow this multicolored brick road." Erza showed Lucy the path and Lucy began to walk along the path. The Munchkins followed and sang a song while she skipped until she left the town with The Munchkins waving goodbye.
"Alright you lazy Marys!" Erza screamed "Get back to work! Cake shops don't build themselves you know!"
Lucy walked along the multicolored road for an hour until she started seeing a corn field.
"Oh! I haven't had anything to eat in awhile." Lucy said to Plue "Why don't we find a place to sit and eat?"
"Puupunn~" Plue replied. They continued to walk until they heard a noise in the distance.
"Get out of my face you stupid crows!" screamed a voice. To Lucy, it sounded just like Natsu. She followed the voice until she spotted something. It was Natsu, but he was dressed as a scarecrow and he was tied to a post while screaming at a group of birds which Lucy noted looked different from each other. One had a beard, one had red feathers, one had snake eyes and one had purple feathers with a frog neck.
"For the last time moron," said the one with the beard "Were ravens!"
"Tch, whatever!" said Natsu "As long as you don't touch my corn!"
"Why do you think were here?!" said the bearded raven. They began to fly all over the place and peck at the corn.
"That's it!" screamed Natsu. His chest swelled up and soon he released a huge wave of fire. The ravens flew away, but Natsu caught himself on fire and some of the corn feild.
"AAAHHH!" Natsu screamed "Someone help me!" Lucy sighed. This was totally not Natsu. Lucy grabbed her key and summoned Aquarius on the spot. She dispersed the fire before leaving Lucy with an angry glare and a threat. Lucy then untied Natsu from the post where he tumbled to the ground.
"Thanks," said Natsu.
"No problem." replied Lucy.
"What's your name?"
"Lucy." she replied "and you?"
"Natsu." said Natsu "And I'm the scarecrow of this land. But not a very good one... I can't seem to control my flame abilities."
"Well you are made of straw." Lucy pointed out.
"Yeah but this is how my dad made me."
"Your dad?"
"The farmer Igneel. He built me to scare off the crows-"
"Ravens."
"Whatever, there's not much of a difference. Any way, he built me with his own bare hands and one night, I came to life. He's always treated me as his son."
"What happened to him?"
"I don't know. He went to a farmer's convention and never came back. There was always one thing he forgot to build me with. But I don't know what." Lucy could tell he was suffering from something. The Natsu she knows isn't too smart, so maybe it was that.
"I'm on my way to see The Wizard." Lucy said "Why don't you come with me? Maybe he could give you a brain."
"H-hey!" he retorted "That's not a very nice thing to say to someone!"
"Either way your going." Lucy said to him. Natsu crossed his arms.
"No!" he said "I'm waiting for the day Igneel will come back!"
"Maybe The Wizard will reunite you with your dad." Lucy said. Natsu looked at her and smiled at that thought.
"Alright!" he screamed "Let's go!" He grabbed Lucy's hand and began to run down the road.
"W-wait!" Lucy screamed "Can't we go slower?! I got heels on!"
