Scarlet Harvest

Chapter Four: Who Needs Meds?

I'm back! I hope you enjoy this next chapter! Sorry it's so short!

The pipe is very small, but big enough for me to get through, poor Doctor Cobra. I squeeze my eyes shut, trying to not to puke, I guess I have motion sickness. We reach an abrupt halt as I'm flung from the pipe and right into a tree, I groan as I hit the ground. Sitting up, I carefully touch my nose and wince. I feel something sliding from under my nose, I wipe it away and see it's blood. I stare at it, hypnotized by the scarlet smudge on my finger.

I'm snapped out of my trance by Igneel, who had gotten out of my pocket and grew back to his normal size. I wipe the blood on the tree I hit and using the back of my hand, wipe the rest from under my nose, disposing of it the same way. I get back up, looking around and marveling at how colourful it is. I look up and see the bright blue sky and the sun instead of the white ceiling with fluorescent lights. It's very pretty. I am, once again snapped out of it by Igneel who is nudging me forward with his nose.

I smile at him and begin walking. I should probably take my meds. I don't really need them though, I've been taking them my entire life. In theory, since the meds are to keep my immune system up and running, then since I've been taking them for seventeen years, my immune system should be just fine now. It makes sense to me.

Me and Igneel walk along through the woods, looking at everything as it's the first time we've been outside. It's really nice out here. Except, I don't really like all the trees looming over us, it makes me feel panicky. I start to feel even more nervous as we go deeper into the woods, I have no idea where the Fairy Tail guild is. And I have no idea where Magnolia, the city where Fairy Tail is, I read on the outskirts there were forests. Which gives me hope that we are going the right way.

"Flame-brain!"

"Icicle!"

"Idiot!"

"Stripper!"

I freeze as I hear two people arguing, what worries me is that the arguing is coming closer to me. I turn to the nearest tree and begin climbing with Igneel right behind me. We make it to a lower branch, but it's the highest one that will hold both of our weight. I look down, watching two guys fight, they're starting to make it physical. One with blue-ish hair is making ice with his hands, he's most likely an Ice wizard. The other one with eerily familiar pink hair has flames in his hands and with the spells he's shouting, he's probably a Fire Dragon Slayer.

My eyes widen in confusion as I get a good look at the pink-haired one's face. He looks exactly like me. I almost failed to notice how close they were getting to my tree, but I did, at the very last second. As the other me shouts something about a dragon fist, the ice mage dodges and the spell hits the tree head on, shaking it and knocking me right out of it. I fly through the air, screaming, but something breaks my fall. I groan, it still hurt, a lot. I open my eyes as I hear another pained groan coming from...under me? I find myself looking directly into the eyes of the other me. I'm once again launched into the air as the other me sits straight up, knocking me away.

"Who are you?!"

"My name's Natsu, who are you?"

"I'm Natsu of Fairy Tail!"

I snort, I understand now. Not really, but he just sounded like he thought he was so important because he was in Fairy Tail. Suddenly he's over to me, lifting me up by my shirt collar.

"What's so funny?"

I take that time to spit, right in his eye. He yells as he drops me. The ice mage joins the fight as he comes over with his ice something or other, shooting ice pellets at me. I cry out as one hits my shoulder, ripping the shirt and the skin. I growl and launch myself at him, who needs magic? I knock him down and punch him repeatedly in the face. I feel a burning sensation on my back and realize the other me lit me on fire.

I scream and roll around, trying to put it out. Igneel finally comes down and lands right on the other me, scratching and biting him. I take on the ice mage again, using my Living magic to make soldiers out of the trees. It's kind of painful and tiring, but this is a life or death situation right now. Igneel and I fight until one of ice mage's icicles hits me right it forehead, making me drop like a bag of lead. I feel Igneel crouch over me, snarling and shooting rocks at the attackers. That is until I let my head fall and close my eyes, I can feel Igneel nudging and pushing me. But I just can't keep conscious.

"Do you think we should leave him here, he is bleeding a lot?"

"We should probably take him back to the guild"

I feel Igneel shrink and slide into my pocket before I'm thrown none too gently over one of their shoulders. Then I'm out like a light.