Hello, boys and girls and college students that have nothing better to do. We shall now take a look at Drako's first mission! Now I wasn't entirely sure if I should have made this chapter. I considered just fastforwarding two years to when Natsu shows up. But then I thought, Nah, I can make one more chapter. So here we go. Also while I appreciate the views, I wouldn't mind some REviews so I can make this story better, just a thought.
Good news! I bought the rights to Fairy Tail and Dragon Ball! But then I ended up in crippling debt, so I had to sell them back.
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The newly named Drako Saber was staring at the request board. He reached his hand out to one of the requests before retracting it and bringing it up to his chin in a contemplating manner.
"Come ON, Drako!" said the annoyed Erza Scarlet. "You've been staring at the board for fifteen minutes, just pick a request."
"It's not that easy, Erza." Drako replied, "I need to gauge how ready I am for each mission, to make sure it's not too hard that I fail, yet not too easy that I don't challenge myself."
Erza sighed, "Oh well, whatever you're more comfortable with."
Drako scoured the board for anything that looked good. Then a particular flyer caught his eye. He reached out and pulled the request off the board. "This looks good. 'A group of monsters is terrorizing our town, please send help!' It pays 15,000 jewels, looks pretty promising."
Erza looked over Drako's shoulder at the flyer. "While it does look simple enough for a first mission, it specifically asks for three wizards, I don't think they'll take anything less." She pointed out.
"Well, why don't you come with me?" He asked her. "It could be fun."
Erza thought about it for a moment. "While I would enjoy going on a quest with you," she explained, "we are still short one wizard."
Drako pondered on it. Where could they get another wizard on such short notice? Then it came to him. "I know!" He said, slamming his fist into his palm like he had a eureka moment. "Hey, Gray!"
Erza's eyes widened in panic as her friend called out to the currently half-naked kid. "What?" Gray asked as he looked up.
"Erza and I are going on a mission, wanna come?" Drako asked with a pleasant smile.
Gray took one look at Erza before shaking his head. "No way, I'm not going on any job with that one-eyed freak." He said as he and the young warrior was scowling at each other.
"Woah, it is not okay to call someone that." Drako frowned.
"It's okay, Drako." Erza said in a monotone. "I don't believe that we should partner up with this pervert anyway." She continued in a spiteful tone, inciting a growl from the ice-mage.
"Pervert? What do you mean pervert?" Drako asked, in a genuinely confused tone.
Erza turned her head back to Drako. "He's constantly taking off his clothes, ergo, pervert." she stated a-matter-of-factly.
Drako scratched his head. "But I thought perverts were the ones who liked to look at people naked, not the actual naked people. Technically, you'd be the pervert in this scenario, Erza."
Erza blushed as the surrounding guild members snickered and Gray let out a triumphant "Ha!"
"Drako, you're taking his side?" She hissed to her friend.
Drako raised his hands in defense. "I'm not taking anyone's side, I'm just pointing out the flaws in your argument."
Gray huffed in annoyance. "Well, either way, I'm not joining you on your little quest."
"Come on Gray, why not? It'll be fun." Drako said, not giving up.
"No." Gray grumbled.
"I say that it's better that he doesn't accompany us." Erza said, flatly.
"Come on, guys." Drako pleaded, "You two are the closest friends I have, in the guild. I wanna complete my first mission with you guys."
Erza and Gray both looked at the pleading puppy-eyes of Drako.
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"So, you three are all gonna go on this job?" Makarov asked as he looked at the job request.
"Uh-huh." Drako said, cheerily while behind him, Gray was giving Erza the stink-eye while she was giving the ice-mage the cold shoulder.
I know I'm gonna regret this. Makarov sweatdropped.
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After a day's worth of travel, consisting of Gray picking a fight with Erza and Erza antagonizing Gray. The trio came across a small town at the bottom of the hill.
Drako knocked on what they assume was the town hall. Soon enough, the door opened a crack, allowing a shifty eye to peek through at them. "H-Hello?" a nervous voice asked, "who's there?"
"Mister mayor?" Drako asked, "We're wizards from Fairy Tail, we're here about the job you put up."
"Wonderful!" The doors flung open to reveal a portly man wearing a red suit and top hat, underneath his plump nose was a bushy brown mustache (AKA the most stereotypical mayor you can think of). The man looked down at the three wizards as his smile vanished. "Um, is that all of you?"
Gray took his question with a pinch of salt. "What do ya mean 'is that all of you'? The request asked for three and we make three."
"Um, of course." The mayor said while fidgeting, "We were just hoping for someone… older."
"Why I oughta-" Gray fumed as he made his way to the man before he was stopped by a bonk to the head from Erza.
"Mister mayor," Erza said in a more respectful tone. "Please debrief us on what's happening in this town."
"Of course, of course." The mayor said quickly. "Please, come inside."
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Inside, the three wizards were sitting in front of the mayor at his office desk. "About a month ago, these… creatures started attacking our town. We've never seen anything like them, and we have no recorded history of them. Each time they come they ravage our shops and ruin our crops, we need to get rid of them."
"Where do they all come from?" Asked Erza.
"They typically come from the woods, at the far side of town." the mayor answered.
"Then why doesn't anyone check that place out?" Drako asked.
"The people are too afraid of the creatures." The mayor explained, "and our local law enforcements are barely able to do anything to them when they invade us. Our only options were wizards."
"How many are there?" Drako inquired.
"We don't know," the mayor shook his head. "Their numbers seem to grow with every attack."
"This is starting to sound like a lot of trouble for 15,000 jewel." Gray stated.
"It's all we could scrounge up, we haven't made a lot of money since the creatures started ruining our goods. It's why no one has accepted our request for so long."
"Well, I'm still gonna do this job, it'll be an adventure." Drako said, with a smile.
"Oh, thank you! Thank you!" The mayor cheered with tears of joy. "In fact, if you get rid of all the monsters, we could fix your friend's eye."
Erza's eye widened at that. "You can do that?" Drako asked.
"Of course," the mayor said. "We have a town healer, and he was trained by the great Porlyusica. He could be able to fix her eye no problem."
Erza melancholy touched her white eye-patch. She could be free from it? Free from the constant reminder of that horrid place? It seemed too good to be true.
"Don't worry, mayor, we shall complete this quest as soon as possible." Erza said, determined as she stood up straight. "Let's go." she said, as she started heading towards the door.
"Awww, but I just got comfortable." Gray whined in his chair, devoid of any outerwear.
"NOW." Erza demanded, as she took hold of Gray's ear and dragged the wincing boy out the door. Drako chuckled nervously and followed.
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The trio had entered the forest, Drako and Erza searching while Gray was nursing his now sore ear. "Hey, look at this!" Drako called out to his companions. The two walked towards Drako as he pointed at the ground. In the dirt was a footprint, seemingly with three toes and claws. "Think this belongs to the perps we're looking for?"
"Could be," Gray shrugged, "also, did you just say perps?"
Drako shrugged, "I thought it made me sound tough."
"It made you sound like an idiot."
"Aww..." Drako said, with a pout.
"Focus." Erza commanded, looking at the ground in a studious manner. "It appears that there's a multitude of these tracks, and they all appear to be going in the same direction. We should follow them."
"All right then, follow me." Gray said as he marched forward.
"And why should we follow you?" Erza said with a glare, standing in front of the ice mage.
"I have the most experience since I've been at the guild longer than you two." Gray countered.
"Funny," Erza glared, "I would think that an experienced wizard would be able to keep his clothes on."
Gray looked down at his boxers. "CRAP!"
"What does it matter who leads?" Drako asked, "We're all still going in the same direction."
Erza and Gray glared at each other before the both of them went the direction of the footprints. Drako sighed, exasperated, before hurrying after them.
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The three followed the tracks until they reached a small clearing. In the center of it was an old wooden shack. Years worth of moss and vines covered the exterior design. A murky window situated next to a withered door.
Erza halted the two boys, she turned back towards them to make a 'shh' sign. Her companions nodded in understanding.
The trio then crouched down and crawled through the long and unattended grass. They sneaked along until they reached the shabby building. The three poked their heads up until they looked through the nearly broken window. It was hard to make out but they could see something happening inside.
Inside, was a hooded figure, trudging towards a hole in the floor. Once they reached the hole, they dug inside his cloak and retrieved a glass bottle that had a strange green liquid. The mystery person then unsealed the cork and poured a few drops through the hole to the ground below. The drops were quickly absorbed into the ground, the hooded figure then raised his hands above where the liquid disappeared. A magic circle burst to life around his hand, he chanted a few words as the circle shined green light on the ground. Then something peculiar happened. The ground started to break apart as three green abominations wormed their way to the surface.
The creatures were just taller than Makarov, though most of that could be attributed to their bulbous heads. They had scrawny arms and legs leading to three claws on each appendage. Their skin was was a pale green and seemed to be gnarled like an old tree. They seemed to come with their own sets of armor, a shade darker than their skin. They had sharp fangs in a nasty grin, beady red eyes, and ears that were sharp like a goblin's. The three little munchkins of horror cackled to themselves in a high voice, one screeching out in sick glee.
"WHAT THE-" Gray's mouth was quickly covered by Drako and Erza, who tackled him to the ground.
"Think they noticed us?" Drako asked.
"I hope not." Erza answered, "I believe we have found the source of the creatures, we need to retreat and come up with a plan."
"Wait, what?!" Gray asked as he forced his mouth free. "Why? They're right here, we can just go in there right now and beat them up."
Erza glared at the ice-mage "We can't do that. We need to fall back and make a proper strategy-"
Gray interrupted her, "We don't need a strategy, I can take them all on myself!"
"No, you can't!" Erza argued, "Your arrogance will be your downfall."
"How do you know? You've never seen what I can do!" Gray shot back.
"Uh… guys?" Drako interrupted "Not to intrude, but if the guy in there just made those creatures, where are the ones that ransacked the town?"
The two arguing wizards blinked in realization. The trio turned around to see that they were surrounded by the same monsters, eight in all. The door to the house creaked open. "Well well well…" Said a condescending voice. Out the door came the hooded figure, his robes making him look like he was part of some cult. "What do we have here? A few brats who seem to be sticking their noses in other people's business. Alas, the loss of children's lives is always a waste."
"Wait!" Drako called out to the hooded man. "We obviously aren't going to make it out of this, so why don't you tell us EXACTLY who you are, and how you're doing this."
"WHAT? We can take on these-mph!" Gray was cut off as Erza shushed him.
"Well, alright, I do love the sound of my own voice." The hooded man said, arrogantly. He removed his hood to reveal a pale, skeletal face. Greasy black hair tied into a ponytail. "You may call me Sharon. I am but a simple dark mage, trying to make a living." He showed the three the previously mentioned glass vile. "I came across this mysterious elixir a few months ago. Marvelous thing really, pour a few drops on the ground, amplify them with a bit of magic, and voila! Instant army." He gestured to the creatures surrounding them. "I believe they are called saibamen, they've been very helpful in stealing goods from the town."
"You can't do this!" Erza shouted. "The village you are stealing from is on its last legs, it doesn't have anything left!"
"Oh? I doubt that." Sharon brushed her off. "Though, I suppose I could go on one last pillage of the place before I move on to the next village."
"You're not getting away with this!" Gray shouted, angrily.
"Oh really?" Sharon asked, condescending. "And who's going to stop me, you?"
"YES!" Gray shouted as he charged forward and kicked one of the saibamen. Erza quickly summoned a sword to her side and began slashing at her opponents.
Tch. So they're mages? Sharon thought, annoyed. "Saibamen, attack!"
The creatures beckoned to their master's commands and charged forward. Soon enough, our heroes were engaged in combat.
"ICE-MAKE: HAMMER" yelled Gray as he created a small ice sculpture of a mallet and slammed it on a saibamans head. The Saibaman spun around in a daze as Gray smirked, he was about to move in for the fishing blow when another one pounced on him. The original saibaman regained its bearings as it and the new one double-teamed gray. "Hey, two-on-one ain't fair!" Gray yelled as he jumped back to avoid their slashing claws.
Meanwhile, Erza combated some saibamen of her own. She launched an overhead swing at one, hoping to end it quickly, but the saibaman caught the blade right between it's two claws. Erza's eye widened as she tried to free the blade from its grip. Behind her, Gray was still being pushed back by the two ganging up saibamen. He couldn't see in the back of his head and ended up crashing into Erza, causing them both to lose their balance and fall out of balance.
"Watch where you're going, you buffoon!" Erza yelled.
"Stay out of my fight!" Gray shot back.
Unfortunately, a couple of saibamen were able to take advantage of the two's distraction and latched themselves around their bodies.
"What the-?" Gray struggled.
"I can't move." Erza grunted.
The saibamen laughed in wicked glee as they lit up their bodies, pouring electricity into the young wizards' bodies.
"AAAUUGH!" the two screamed before they fell unconscious.
"Erza! Gray!" Drako called out. He was busy dodging attacks from the saibamen but once he saw his friends get hurt, he spin-kicked one out of the way and rushed over to them. Drako fired a few ki blasts that knocked the monsters off his friends. He checked them over and was relieved to see that they were still breathing.
"This is getting annoying." Sharon grumbled. "You!" He pointed to a saibaman. "You know what to do."
The saibaman nodded in understanding before it pounced upon the heroes. Drako was confused when the saibaman just crouched down, then it started to glow. Drako's eyes widened but it was too late. The saibaman exploded taking them with it.
"Glad to be rid of that annoyance." Sharon stated as he walked away.
But if he had just paid attention, he would notice that instead of a smoking crater, there was a smoking hole.
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Drako rubbed his head as he got up. He looked around and noticed that they were in some sort of small cavern. "Ugh… what happened?" asked a groggy voice next to Drako, he turned his head and saw a now conscious Gray.
"A saibaman exploded and we're now we're where I can only guess is an underground cave." Drako summarised.
"When the saibaman exploded it must have broken the crust, sending us down here." Erza said, getting up. She sighed "I knew it was a mistake to bring along Fullbuster."
Gray narrowed his eyes. "How's this my fault?"
"You distracted me, leaving me open to the enemy." Erza said, with a glare.
"You got in the way of my fight!" Gray shouted.
"You should be more aware of your surroundings!" She shot back.
The two continued to bicker, their shouts echoing off the cave walls and resonating in Drako's ears. They just kept arguing and arguing to the point that even drako was reaching his limit. He felt a vein pulsing in his head as he wanted to shout, but decided against it. He, instead, threw his fist against a wall, shattering the stone. That shut the two up.
"How hard is it…" he said in a low voice. "To just admit when you're wrong?" He yelled, his voice more aggressive.
He turned to them causing them to flinch. "All you have to do is acknowledge your faults and share the blame. Is that so difficult." he turned to Gray. "Gray, you're not invincible, it's time you learned there are somethings you can't beat with ease." He turned to his other friend. "Erza, I said it once, I'll say it again, you can't always be alone." the two hung their heads in shame.
"I guess I can be a bit of a jerk." Gray mumbled.
"I acknowledge that I can be a bit hard on you." Erza admitted.
"Sorry I called you a freak." Gray apologized.
"Sorry I called you a pervert." Erza returned.
Drako sighed in relief. Thank god that's over. "So, any ideas on how to get out of here?"
Erza thought for a moment. "Gray, could you create platforms for us to climb?"
Gray snorted. "Sure, if you don't mind slipping off them over and over." He turned to Drako. "You got anything."
Drako considered it for a moment. There was one ability. "Well… I maybe, sorta, be able to… fly."
The two stared at him in a deadpan. "Drako…" Erza started. "Why didn't you bring this up before?"
"I didn't say I was good at it." Drako defended. "It requires a lot of concentration. And I'm not sure how much I can carry."
"Well, only one way to find out." Erza said as she wrapped her arms around Drako's shoulders causing him to blush. "Grab on, Gray."
"Let's hope this works." Gray mumbled as he gripped Drako's shoulder.
Drako took a deep breath then exhaled. He concentrated and soon enough, the three were beginning to hover an inch off the ground. "Amazing." Erza marveled as they continued to ascend. Drako began to sweat in concentration as they went closer and closer to the exit.
"Almost there! Gray encouraged with a grin on his face. "When we get up there we're gonna show that Sharon guy what-for!"
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The town was in a state of panic as saibamen attacked everything in sight. The mayor was hiding in his office, nervously sweating. Suddenly, the doors to his office were blasted off as a smug Sharon and three saibamen waltzed in. "Mister mayor," Sharon said condescendingly, "I hear you put out a bounty on me and my friends. We want it." The mayor gulped in panic.
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Outside, the three wizards came upon the scene of the saibamen invasion. "Looks like we're late to the party." Gray stated.
"Drako, guide citizens away from the chaos, I'll take care of the saibamen. Gray, keep any spare ones off me from a distance." the boys nodded in confirmation as the three charged into the fray.
"Help! Help!" yelled a middle-aged woman who was cornered by a saibaman. Drako launched into the scene, kicking the creature a few yards away. "Come on." Drako helped the woman to her feet and guided her away.
The saibaman was just shaking off the blow when Erza came at it with a sword. She slashed and hacked at the saibaman as it growled in frustration. It's wounds were starting to bleed out, but another saibaman leaped out and prepared to tackle Erza.
"ICE-MAKE LANCE!" It didn't make it far as it was impaled by Gray's icicles. Allowing Erza to finish her saibaman off.
The three continued to work like this until there was hardly any monsters left. The trio reunited in the town square to gain their bearings. "Where's Sharon?" Asked a panting Drako.
"Unbelievable, it's so hard to find good help these days." said a snide voice. The three turned around and saw Sharon, two remaining saibamen holding the mayor hostage. "But I suppose it doesn't matter when you can just make more." He said as he took out the green potion.
"NO!" Drako yelled as he shot a ki blast at the bottle. The glass shattered as Sharon was covered in the green fluid.
"Augh! You little-" Sharon was cut off as he started to convulse. He screamed in pain causing the wizards to step back. Sharon's body shifted and looked to be mutating. He grew a foot in length, his right arm shaped to that of a saibaman's, his skin turned a sickly green, he started to lose hair as part of his face started to swell. His eyes turned red and his teeth sharpened. Sharon now looked like a human/saibaman mutant. "You…" he death glared at Drako. "You'll pay for that." he said in a scratchy voice.
Sharon leaped at the three, enticing them to scatter as he slammed down on the cobblestone, creating a small shockwave. He swiped his now clawed hand at Drako, the boy barely dodging. But that didn't stop Sharon as he fired a blast of energy. It hit Drako dead in the chest as he was sent flying until he crashed into a building, leaving an indent in the structure. Sharron swiped at Drako, who rolled out of the way as the mutant left claw marks on the ground.
"ICE-MAKE: BATTLE-AX!" Gray yelled as he swung the ice weapon at Sharon. The ice shattered uselessly against the tough skin. Sharon backhanded Gray away when a sword bonked him on the head. He turned his attention to a breathless Erza, he lifted his hand and shot Erza in the stomach knocking her off her feet.
Sharon turned back to Drako as he was just getting back up. "It's useless, this new transformation has granted me all new power, you cannot hope to stop me."
Drako winced as he stood up. "Yeah, that transformation's pretty tough." He searched his options and could only come up with one. "I guess I'll have to transform as well."
"What?" Sharon asked, shocked.
Drako took a deep breath. He focused his mind. All his energy, his anger, and frustration focused into one point. He grabbed it tight, he held on till it felt like it burned his hand. Then he forced it out.
"RAAGH!" Drako yelled as golden energy exploded around him. His blue hair turned a brilliant gold as it started to blow in an unseen wind. His eyes turned an icy green as they became hard and focused.
Sharon looked at the new form in shock before he brushed it off. "You call THAT a transformation?" he taunted. "All you did was make yourself blonde, how can you possibly expect to win with-"
He was cut off as Drako rushed him in the blink of an eye. Sharon had the wind knocked out of them as Drako firmly planted his fist in the mutants gut. Sharon recovered as he jumped back to gain some distance, he raised his mutated arm and slammed it down on Drako. He had a sick grin before he realized that the boy had blocked the attack, his feet standing firm as they were forced into the ground.
"I-I don't- What are you?" Sharon asked in slight fear.
Drako lifted up the arm to glare at the man. "My name is Drako Saber! And I am a super saiyan!"
"A what?" Sharon asked, but he didn't have enough time as Drako tackled him. Sharon forced Drako off him as he then uppercutted the boy sending him flying. That didn't affect the boy as he stopped mid-air and righted himself.
"You can fly?" Sharon asked in shock. Drako bolted at the man and landed a hard punch right to his face. Sharon recovered as he swiped at the boy sending him spinning to the ground. Drako righted himself as he steadied himself. Sharon stood there, waiting for the super saiyan's next move.
Drako launched himself, and delivered a swift kick to the mutant's gut, but he didn't stop there as he shaped his hands like claws. "WOLF FANG FIST!" Drako yelled as he made several ki-filled slashes at Sharon. If one looked closely, they could see an actual wolf of ki attacking its prey. Drako brought his hands together and landed the final blow. Sharon was sent back several hundred feet until his head crashed into a wall. He laid there unconscious.
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"Thank you! Thank you! You have saved our town!" The mayor said with tears of joy. After the defeat of Sharon, they managed to round up all remaining saibamen. The magic counsel eventually showed up and took the dark mage and his creations away.
"No problem. It was fun. Really really freaky at the end, but fun." Drako smiled.
"Speaking of which," Gray said. "What was THAT, with the golden hair and the eyes?"
"I too, am curious." Erza admitted.
"Oh, that." Drako clarified. "That was super saiyan, a transformation technique that my master taught me. It's pretty powerful but extremely draining." Drako finished his explanation with a sag of his shoulders and a big sigh.
"Whatever it was, it was awesome!" Gray cheered.
*ahem* the three brought their attention back to the mayor. "Now that the immediate threat has been taken care of, I believe we promised something else in addition to the reward." he looked at Erza, expectantly.
Erza nodded with a melancholy expression.
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Erza sat outside the waiting room of the magical clinic, fidgeting nervously. She stopped when a comforting hand grasped her own. She looked up to see Drako with a reassuring smile. Erza swallowed the lump in her throat and returned the gesture.
A nurse came up to them. "The doctor will see you now." She said to the scarlet-haired girl.
Erza nodded and stood up, she looked back at her friend for more reassurance. Drako took one look at the girl and wrapped her in a giant bear hug.
Erza felt the air squeeze out of her lungs but she didn't care. Once Drako let go, she walked into the treating room with her head held high.
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Two hours later, the nurse came back. "She's all done now." She said to Drako. "You can go see her, if you like."
Drako hurried to the room his friend was in. He came upon the scene of Erza sitting on a medical table, with bandages wrapped around her head.
"Hey, Erza." Drako said, calmly. Erza turned to him and gave a small smile. "Is it all healed?"
"Only one way to find out." Erza said, as she reached for the bandages. But then, she stopped. Was this really it? Would she really be healed? Or would it all be some sick joke for fate to play on her again?
Drako looked at her scared expression. She didn't look like her usual calm and brave self, she looked like a scared little girl. He hated that look. He grasped her hands. "We'll do it together." He said with a smile. Erza looked towards him and nodded.
Slowly, the two friends undid the bandages one by one. When all the bandages were on the floor, forgotten, Erza revealed her full face to the world.
Drako looked at her. She was so beautiful. She had a perfectly shaped face with flawless skin. And her eyes were two chocolate pools he could stare into forever. "Wow…" he breathed out. "You look so pretty."
Erza blushed at his compliment. "Y-You think so?" She asked nervously.
Drako nodded. He grabbed a nearby mirror and handed it to her. "See for yourself."
Erza stared at her reflection and couldn't believe it. It was gone. The reminder of that horrible place is gone. It was like it was never even there! "It's healed." she cried as tears of joy slid down her face.
Drako noticed something. "Wait, your eyes…" he pointed at her face. "Tears are only coming out of one of them."
Erza gasped in realization. He was right, she could only feel the wet warmth falling down the left side of her face. But…
"It's okay." She said to her friend's confused face. "I've used up half my tears anyway."
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Not gonna lie, writing this chapter was pretty boring. It was also one of my less creative ones. I didn't even mention the doctor's name! But I wanted Drako to be there when Erza got her new eye and I wasn't sure where I could write in Porlyusica. Next chapter will be better (hopefully). I'm gonna tome skip 2 years and then after that chapter, finally dive into the main storyline. Remember I NEED reviews! Please?