A low groan escapes your pale pink lips as you feel every bump and jolt of the train on its tracks beneath you. You weren't the only one feeling sick; as you could clearly see from your three "companions", who were in the process of vomiting the contents of their stomachs out the windows. Luckily, none of the half-digested food was landing on you, though, you were still close enough to smell it and that wasn't a very pleasant feeling. But then again, the others couldn't possibly be enjoying it either.

You let out a sigh.

"How much longer?" You ask, running a hand through your long (H/C) locks. You look around at your (literally) green team mates and are met with a mumbled response. Laxus seems to be the only one capable of making noises other than the incessant retching sounds that were plaguing your ears, but, even that is not something you can decipher.

At the lack of coherent feedback, you roll your eyes.

"We'll get there when we get there, I guess." Laxus shrugs.

Just as you were about to open your mouth to complain further, the train pulled into a stop, the movement slowing down until it was motionless. You breathe in in relief, your stomach almost instantly feeling better. You weren't the only one who suddenly perked up, either. Natsu had jumped up from his position keeled over and was now grabbing you and dragging you out of your train compartment.

"Hey! Cut it out!" You snap, but he does not relinquish his hold on you. You growl dangerously, a small puff of smoke escaping your slightly parted lips. At last, he lets go, just as you are stepping off the train with Laxus and Gajeel close behind you. You almost lose your balance, tipping forward but then catching yourself at the last second.

Muttering some angry curses under your breath, you slowly step away from the train and into the station. It's loud here, you can hear the sounds of many people talking, walking, and making all sorts of noises. It almost hurts your ears.

"Oww..."

You roll your eyes.

"Come on," you say. "Let's get going. We have to get to Kita by nightfall." For once, the dragonslayers at your side do not put up an argument. They even stay quiet towards each other, not fighting, or swearing, or...doing much of anything, really, other than following you down the road away from the train station. The silence feels strange. Almost uncomfortable, which was weird, considering the fact that you as a dragon were used to being silent and doing things quietly. Maybe it was because you were used to the other dragonslayers and the way they always got into trouble and fights. Yeah, that was probably it.

As you head out, it becomes apparent that the town you are in is rather...small. Not in the sense that the houses were tiny, but rather, that there were very few buildings. So few, in fact, that the only building that seemed to be of any importance was a large, cathedral-like structure that stuck out like a sore thumb. It was obviously very old, gothic in architecture, while the rest of the town seemed to be...modern.

You thought nothing of this in passing, though, Laxus did make a couple of comments on the out-of-place building.

Finally, you were past it, and then heading out of town. Kita was the city where you were supposed to meet with the client. The details on the job request were rather vague, only putting an outline of what you were supposed to do in your heads. It was very basic, at least, from what the paper had said. You were going to travel to Kita, speak to a man, then capture some kind of beast. You didn't know what kind of beast it was, but you were guessing that it had to be something very powerful, otherwise the job wouldn't have been classed at S. And the offered reward wouldn't have been so high.

At last, when the sun was beginning to drift down, and the sky was turning an orange and red color, you came across a second town, considerably larger than the one with the train station, but not quite the size of Magnolia. This was Kita, you were sure of it. Now, you had to find the Buttontop Inn, where your client supposedly was waiting for you to brief you on the rest of the job details.

"Damn," you mutter, your sensitive nose suddenly picking up a strange scent. You sniff the air slowly, trying to interpret what it was. It was musky, kind of like a pleasant sort of male scent. Similar to the smells of your favorite three dragonslayers. But it was different somehow. Less...human. More animalistic. You frown.

"Do you smell that?" You ask your companions, looking at Natsu first and then Gajeel and Laxus. Gajeel shrugs, while Natsu shakes his head.

"Smell what?" You fall silent. Did they really not notice it? Well, considering it was rather faint, hard to pick up on, even with your dragon senses, it wasn't all that surprising. Still though, as Dragonslayers, you assumed they'd have senses as sharp as yours.

I guess not.

You were about to open your mouth to say something else, when, out of the blue, a deafening roar penetrates the air in the sky above you. You jump, as do the dragonslayers, your senses tingling and your instincts telling you to fight. Your head jerks up and looks towards the sky, and the sight you are met with shocks you to your very core.

"Dragon!"

End of Chapter Four

(A/N: So, how was that? Not my longest chapter, I know, but I do think it's better than the other ones. The next one should come in a couple of weeks or so, give or take a few days. I hope you enjoy! ^w^ )