Welcome... TO MY LAIR! Chapter number 4 is ready for reading!
First off...
REVIEW ANSWER TIME!
NyaNyaKittyFace: No, I'm not... and WTF is a 'trap'?! I'm not even going to bother though, so don't ask again... ALSO: nice job figuring out who the lucky guy is! :)
J: I promise the pairing won't be crazy bullshit or anything like that... plus, you should've realized that Naruto is about 16 right now. Also, all of your guesses were wrong, ESPECIALLY Romeo, since he probably hasn't even been born yet...
Vortekz: Just so you KNOW... the name of the story literally means 'Dragon Slayer of the Storms". IDEK WTF romaji is...
Destroyerz: Thank you for your support with my new story! Also, please know that school and avoiding my mom's radar is causing me to go REALLY slow at this... I'm going as fast as I can, just please be patient. :(
Now, I promise I'm not going to abandon my other Naruto story... I just ran out of creativity for that story. I'll get back on it in a while... but until then you'll have to deal with this one!
Enjoy!
Everyone in the guild was waiting to see how the pink-haired boy was doing, since he seemed pretty messed up when he arrived. While they were waiting, Naruto was getting quite a few congratulations, and he eventually learned everyone's name in the guild. Makarov opened the door late that night to see everyone patiently waiting. He was touched at their concern, and smiled at them.
"Don't worry, everyone. The boy was simply malnourished and exhausted from traveling so long. He'll be fine by morning," he said. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a soon a crowd was filing out the door, until the only ones left were the kids under 10, Naruto, and Makarov.
"I told you all that the boy will be fine. You don't have to worry about him for now," Makarov explained to the children. They simply stayed put.
"He would probably want to wake up to a kid instead of an adult. We can wait for him, please let us stay!" Lisanna begged. The other four begged as well. Makarov thought for a moment, then sighed.
"All right, you can all stay," he said. The children cheered. "BUT... if I come back to a damaged guild hall, you five will be paying for the damages and fixing everything by yourself. Am I clear?" he threatened. The children frantically nodded their heads yes. Naruto grabbed the master and pulled him over to one side.
"Listen, if you like, I can stay here with the kids and keep an eye on them. If you don't trust my responsibility, at least think of it as a way for me to start getting close to the rest of the guild," Naruto said. Makarov simply grinned at him.
"I was actually planning on asking you to do that. It would give me peace of mind knowing an older mage would be here to take care of them..." Makarov handed Naruto a ring of keys for the guild hall. "Guard these with your life. Don't let the younger ones get a hold of these, and I'll be back at around seven o'clock in the morning." The master walked out of the guild hall, and Naruto locked the door behind him. He then turned to face the five children; Erza, Gray, Lisanna, Elfman, and Mira.
"Alright guys. I'm new around here, and I would like to start by getting to know you all. Since we have time to kill, how about we share our likes, dislikes, hobbies, and goals with one another? It would get us all a little closer acquainted with each other," Naruto offered. Erza and Mira glanced at each other, and turned away in a huff.
"I wouldn't want Goth Girl over here knowing anything about me!" Erza complained.
"Like I want Tomato Head to get close to me!" Mira whined. Naruto simply looked at them.
"How come you dislike each other anyways?" he asked. They glared at each other with distaste.
"I want to prove she's not better than me!" they both yelled at the same time. This caused Naruto to release a slight chuckle, and caused both girls to focus their attention on him. He shivered under the weight of the two glares.
"You got something you want to say, punk?" they threatened at the same time, again. Naruto hurriedly shook his head.
"Nononononono! Nothing to say here!" he motioned locking his lips with a key. They both smirked at him.
"Good." Again, together. Naruto looked at them and sighed.
"Let's just share... okay? I'll go first. My name is Naruto Namikaze-Uzumaki. I like ramen, training, and all my precious people. I hate the three minutes it takes to make ramen, perverts, and people who can't tell the difference between the sword and the sheath. My hobbies are training, and hunting in the wilderness. My dream is to prove to so many people that I was never a monster!" he finished to meet many confused and/or shocked gazes.
"What is ramen?" Gray asked. Naruto stared at him with a horrified expression.
"You have never even heard of ramen?!" he asked. Everyone around him shook their heads no. Naruto grinned in anticipation.
"Well then... it's time to show you the wonders of the world!" He quickly brought everyone to the bar, and he started cooking...
"THIS IS AMAZING!" the Strauss siblings yelled.
"This is really good!" Gray said.
"It's okay..." Erza said. "I'd definitely keep eating if someone gave me some, just not my favorite..." she looked up to see Naruto stare at her, horrified.
"What?" she demanded. Naruto pointed to a window in the corner. She got up and slowly walked over to it. She looked outside, but saw nothing. She was about to turn away, when a slimy tentacle or... something smacked against the window. She jumped and ran back to Naruto.
"What was that thing?!" she half screamed at him. Mira chuckled at her rival's fear.
"It was probably nothing, Little Miss Tomato Head jumping at shadows..." she taunted. Erza turned to her angrily, but Naruto's voice stopped her.
"No... she saw it. The Ramen was displeased by her reaction. Her summoning it will doom all who deny the Ramen..." he said in a creepy tone. All five kids balked at this, before Erza quickly jumped back on her stool and slurped away happily.
"I... I LOVE the ramen, Naruto! It is delicious!" she yelled desperately. The tentacle on the window slowly slid off, before leaving no trace of it's existence behind.
"Ermmm... is it still there, Naruto?" Erza asked fearfully. Naruto simply sighed.
"We will never know..." was all he could say. She gulped in fear.
After that little incident, the six gathered back into a circle. Naruto quickly gathered the information from Elfman, Lisanna, and Gray... but Erza and Mira were still stubborn about their choice. He could only sigh. No need to bang his head against a brick wall.
"Alright then... now that we know almost everyone's likes and dislikes, why don't we talk about what our magics are?" he asked. Again, the two girls glared at each other. Before they could argue, Naruto interjected.
"You've probably fought sometime before, yes? You've already seen the other's magic, so just stop complaining and let the rest of us know, okay?" They glared at him again, before sighed as they knew he was right. Naruto smirked. 'N: 1, M&E:...1' he thought to himself, grimacing towards the end. He learned that the Strauss siblings could use Takeover magic, but that they used different forms of it. Lisanna used Animal, Elfman used Beast, and Mira used Satan Soul. Naruto started to fear Mira. Gray revealed he could use Ice-Make magic. However, his creations would be immobile unless he moved them. Erza revealed she used Requip magic, and that, besides swords, she could Requip her armor as well. She was a rarity in that regard. Finally, they asked Naruto about what he could do. He sighed. He wanted to try and trust the members more, but he was in a tight spot right now. Ah, well. They shared with him, he would share with them.
So, he did. He told them the same story he told Makarov, about waking u in the forest, finding his teachers, meeting the master, and his teachers disappearance on July 7 of this year.
"7/7 of x777? ...WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IGNEEL?!" A voice roared. Everyone turned towards the Med Bay doors to see the pink-haired boy standing there. Rather furious as well.
"Ah, good. You're aw-" Naruto didn't get to finish as a flame-covered fist punched him in the face.
"How do you know about Igneel?" the boy yelled again. Naruto held his hands up in a surrender gesture.
"Calm down, please. I don't know who Igneel is at all, but my teachers did mention the name once or twice if I think about it..." The boy slowly lowered his guard.
"Were you taught by dra-" he didn't finish, as Naruto quickly clamped his hand over the boy's mouth. He glanced over to his new friends. He hadn't said anything about his teachers being dragons yet, and he was worried about how the would take the news. He grabbed the boy by his neck, and brought him into a cellar. He put the boy down, checked the door to see if they were followed, and sat down with the boy.
"First, let's start with introductions. My name is Naruto, and I only got to the guild today."
"I'm Natsu," the boy said. They shook hands.
"Now then, I would like to keep it a secret that we were taught by dragons, okay? I'm a little worried about how the rest of the guild will accept us..." Naruto said. Natsu simply scoffed.
"Why would they not? We were trained by awesome creatures, and they made us powerful! They should be happy we joined their guild!" Naruto simply looked at him.
"I don't want to become a celebrity about what I can do... I want to be a star by working my way towards it! If your life is handed to you on a silver platter, it is no longer worth living. I will at least become an A-rank wizard before I tell everyone my secret. Will you promise me to do the same?" Naruto asked. Natsu looked at him for a moment, before grinning.
"Of course! We will work our way up the ranks together!" Natsu cheered. Naruto grinned at the boy, when he heard a thump on the door to the cellar. He sighed in annoyance, and walked over to and opened the door. In came all five kids, tumbling down onto one another. Naruto simply glared at them as they got themselves untangled. When they were separate once again, they looked down at the floor in guilt.
"I never wanted people to find out about me this way..." Naruto sighed. "It can't be helped. I want you all to promise me that, no matter what people say to you or what they do to you, you five will never tell anyone about me and Natsu's secret. Can you promise me that?" The five nodded solemnly.
"We promise," they chorused.
"Good. Now then, I might as well tell you about my teachers!" All seven (Natsu had joined them) sat in a circle in the cellar.
"I had three teachers; Elthun, Ventallia, and Melusine. They were the Lightning, Wind, and Water dragons, respectively. Melusine was really nice. She was compassionate to other creatures... at least the ones not a part of her hunt. She was teaching me Water magic, and I can say I am quite proficient! Ventallia was rather... bipolar. She could be calm as Melusine one minute, and flying off the handle about some trivial thing the next! She taught me Wind magic, and I have done my best work with it! Finally... was Elthun. He was the hardass of the three, and always acted like he had a stick up his butt!" Everyone listening giggled a bit at that.
"He taught me Lightning magic, but I wasn't that good at it... He mostly worked on my physical strength, so I didn't get too much time to learn magic from him. He taught me basics, but it wasn't enough... One more thing! I didn't tell you all of my powers. Being taught by dragons, I was taught Dragonslayer magic. It allows me to transform different parts of my body to become like a dragon's. It's namesake comes from the fact that no other magic can kill a dragon." The five children were stunned by this revelation. Natsu simply nodded in confirmation.
"It's true. Depending on the element of your teacher, Dragon Slayers will have different elements as well. However, I've never heard of three teachers... Naruto." Naruto scratched the back of his head nervously.
"I was a... special case... Very weird life growing up, and I'm not talking about the dragons..."
At about one in the morning, Naruto decided to call lights out. He knew the kids would need some sleep, and luckily he found a storage closet with sleeping bags. Natsu was the only one who didn't need one, as he had a bed in the Med Bay, but all six kids were soon sound asleep. Naruto chuckled a bit as he watched them, but couldn't help but yawn. His trip took a lot out of him, and he was exhausted. Maybe he could catch a little shut eye...
He jumped when he heard knocking on the door. He walked over, after checking the kids didn't wake up, and asked who was there.
"Makarov," a voice replied. Naruto, in his drowsy state of mind, was too tired to think it through. Just as he unlocked the door did he notice the clock.
'Wait... the master said he'd be back at seven... why does the clock say 5:30?' he thought. The realization came to him too late. The doors flew open and a magic blast shot him halfway through the hall. He came to a stop with a groan, and looked up to see who was there. He saw three silhouettes outside.
"Who are you, and what are you doing here?!" Naruto roared. The three figures stepped into view to reveal three men.
"Jeez... only one kid at the guild? Hardly worth the effort..." one of them said.
"I can't believe that people say this is the strongest guild... they've got nothin' on us!" a second one yelled. The third smirked.
"Let's see how well Fairies will do under pressure... shall we?" he threatened. They slowly advanced toward Naruto, who was struggling to stand up. That was when he noticed the strange guild mark on their shoulder.
"What guild are you from?" he asked.
"Duh! We're from Phantom Lord! You stupid Fairies took away the spotlight from us, and we're here to teach you guys a lesson!" the first one yelled.
"Well then, it seems I get to test my strength against other mages..." Naruto mumbled to himself. He raised his voice, "I may have only just joined this guild, but these people have taken me in immediately! I will never let anyone hurt the precious people in my life!" he shouted.
"Like you could even think of stopping us!" the first one yelled. "Requip!" The mage summoned double pistols and began to rapidly shoot Naruto. However, when the dust from the attack cleared, not a scratch was seen.
"H-how...?"
"My Wind magic allows me to control the air currents around us. A simple wind barrier is all it takes to make your bullets useless. I'll take care of you first! Wind Blade!" A giant blast of wind was fired at the pistol user. He tried to stand his ground, to no avail, and was subsequently tossed out of the guild hall.
"How dare you!" Number Two and Three yelled. "Fire Bullet!" they cried together, shooting two streams of fire towards Naruto. He quickly jumped out of the way, and the flames blasted the wall close to the room everyone was sleeping in. A look of panic, and then fury appeared on Naruto's face. Wind gathered around his body as he slowly rose into the air. He then brought his hands together, his palms crossed and his index and middle finger extending into an 'x' shape. He roared in absolute fury, "EMERA BAREM!" A huge blast of wind flew towards the two mages, striking them and throwing them from the guild hall to join their comrade.
"Now that I've got you three out of the guild hall, I think it's time I taught you a lesson in PAIN!" Naruto yelled. He activated his Water Dragon Slayer magic, with scale patterns appearing all over his body. His teeth and nails sharpened into points, and his hands and feet received webbing in between the digits. Finally, his hair suddenly starting floating about as though he was underwater. Finished with his transformation, he lept out of the guild hall, yelling, "Water Dragon's Double Iron..." he got right up to the three mages, with his hands completely enveloped in drilling whirlpools.
"FISTS!" he punched the mages with both of his hands, creating a crater where they were standing. He quickly invoked another spell, this one to send them away for good.
"Water Dragon's Wing Attack!" he roared again. A tendril of water appeared behind both of his arms, which he thrust forward. The tendrils hit the mages and sent them flying off into the distance, bloodied and bruised. Naruto deactivated his Dragon Slayer magic, and turned to go back inside. That was when he saw the small crowd standing around him, watching in fear. Every single one of them was a Fairy Tail mage, including the kids that were inside.
"Ummm... hi?" he said tentatively. Everyone could only stare at him in amazement. Makarov slowly walked towards him after disengaging himself from the crowd.
"Naruto, why did you beat those three people up like that?" Makarov asked. Naruto huffed angrily.
"They said they were from Phantom Lord, and that they wanted to punish us for pushing them out of the spotlight. I would've just used my Wind magic, but they almost hurt the kids. I decided they needed more than a simple ejection from the hall," Naruto said, irritated still at the three mages. Makarov stared at the boy for a moment, before grinning widely.
"Well my boy, you've certainly proved you know how to fight! Three mages, by yourself, for your first battle is quite impressive, my friend!" Naruto grinned widely. The entire guild cheered, and hoisted Naruto up on their shoulders.
From up there, he could see everyone's faces. He even saw Laxus off in a corner, clapping in approval. Naruto couldn't help but blush and grin at the Lightning user. As Naruto was carried into the hall, everyone stopped as they saw the extent of the damage from the skirmish. All the chairs and tables were tossed around the room, and one of the walls was on fire. Someone quickly extinguished it, but Makarov saw it all. He went as pale as a ghost, and stood there with a horrified expression on his face. Everyone could only sigh as they thought,
'We REALLY go overboard here in Fairy Tail..."
Yayyy! My first battle scene is COMPLETED! Please tell me what you thought of it! Likes, dislikes, comments, concerns? Anything is appreciated in knowing how well I did!
If you are confused as to why I made it seem so one-sided, it's because of the fact that those three mages were, like, the rejects of Phantom Lord. They were there to try and gain approval within their guild... but now they've just made themselves look like fools. Also, Naruto only used Dragon Slayer magic out of ANGER, not DESPERATION.
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter!
-beating up Phantom Lord within his dreams:
Kage Musha