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Chapter 4
Two Months Later
July 2,X784
Port Town Hargeon
Nearby Inn
"Excuse me sir, is there anything else you need'' asked one of the waitresses.
The young man lifted his head and responded "Another fruit drink, if you would, and after this can you give me the bill please?'' as he lifted his glass to show it was empty.
"But of course, be right back sir'' as she took his glass and back through the counter.
"Hey, have you heard? Salamander is in town'' said one of the nearby waiter girls on break.
"Really? Oh my god, do you think we can meet him?'' said another fangirl as hearts literally start oozing out of her body.
"Yeah, apparently you can find him in the town square'' replied the other waitress.
"Hey, you two! Get back to work!'' yelled the innkeeper
""Y-Yes ma'am"" both replied in unison before going back to their work.
"So, it's finally time'' said the young man as the waitress from before returned with a new glass filled with fruit juice "here you go sir, and the bill as you asked" as she laid them down she left to take care of other customers.
"Can't believe it's already two months since I left Clover, I wonder how everyone's doing?'' he said to himself as he thought back to the moment he left.
The young man was Shawn now wearing a red jacket with a black shirt underneath, blue pants and by his side was Aine and Celeste on the side of the table.
He had been staying in this town for two months and has since then done nothing but training on the outskirts and tour… I mean scouting the city for the places where everything was set to happen. Other than that he also stopped by the neighboring bookstore and started reading all sorts of books and even buying a few which are in his backpack right next to him.
"Lucy was right, Zekua really did write some great books'' thought Shawn after reading one of his books by chance for sale he immediately got hooked on it. Though since he came to this world he has been reading books to get to know more about Fiore and as a way to pass the time, it was also a good idea to take your mind off training and find a hobby, killing two birds with one stone, so to speak.
"Right now Natsu and Happy should be...''
Hargeon Station
"Excuse me, sir?'' said a station crew member
"Natsu, we made it to Hargeon come on get up already'' says a talking blue cat called Happy as he calls out only to meet with a face down pink haired, scarf wearing boy most all know as Natsu Dragneel, son of Igneel.
"Is he um…'' asked the crew member again only to receive a paw of assurance from Happy
"He's fine, this always happens when he travels'' says Happy
"Never, I'm never riding a stupid train again'' said the pink haired boy as he looked like he was gonna barf any second now.
"If our information is correct, than we should find this Salamander somewhere in this town, let's go'' announced Happy as he turned his head to see the boy hanging out the window trying to calm himself down.
"Just give me a second would you'' said Natsu still trying to recover.
Happy already off the train hears the whistle blowing and turns around only to be met with a surprise.
"NOOOOO! Help!'' screams Natsu still on the train as he cries anime tears the train takes off into the distance.
"Uh oh, there he goes!'' says Happy as he sees his friend taken off.
Inn
"Hahaha, I can already imagine it'' chuckled Shawn as he thought about Natsu's motion sickness issue.
"I should probably get going, don't wanna miss the show'' said Shawn as he took out some Jewels to pay for his drinks and began heading out.
Outside Proper Grocer
Shawn hadn't stepped inside this place since he arrived in Hargeon as he waited for this day, when he knew for sure she would be here today.
Opening the door he could see various books , vials and even a crystal ball on a pedestal.
There were also a few books on shelves and a counter at the back of it.
"Welcome, please come on in and have a look around'' said the old shopkeeper. He had hair growing out on the sides and a small hat on top of him.
As I started looking around the store he spotted a book that seemed interesting and started to read it while the shopkeeper tended to some things.
After a few minutes of reading the door swings open and Shawn hears a voice he would recognize anywhere.
"Excuse me'' he heard as he turned his head around he was just left staring.
She had brown eyes and shoulder-length blonde hair tied by a blue ribbon into a small ponytail on the right side of her head. Her outfit consisted of a white shirt with a blue cross like image going around her shirt outline and a blue skirt. There was also the belt holding her Celestial Spirit Keys and whip with a heart shape tip at the end.
He was left literally awestruck at her beauty..
Lucy Heartfilia
Celestial Spirit Wizard and daughter of Jude and Layla Heartfilia
"Is there something wrong?'' she asked Shawn as he just stared at her which earned him a scowl and snapped him out of his stupor.
Shaking his head he replied "sorry about that, didn't mean to stare or anything'' as he bowed his head in apology.
"N-no it's fine, I guess I was wrong about you too, I thought you were some kind of perv'' she said seeing what he was doing made her feel bad for suspecting him.
"I just saw your gate keys and was kind of surprised to meet a Celestial Spirit Wizard, first time meeting one actually'' he said trying to change her assumption that he was staring at her (which he was).
"Huh, you could tell?'' she said surprised that he figured her out from as single glance and seemed to work at taking her attention from the rude gawking.
"Only wizards would come to the only magic shop in town and I heard your keys moving around in your pouch when you walked in. From that I could guess you were either a Celestial Spirit Wizard or some other type of Holder type Magic Caster, it was a 50-50 gamble, and it looks like I won, you confirmed it after yourself after all, be more careful next time'' he said as a smile showed on his face.
Lucy on the other hand sweatdropped at the guys intelligence and tried to form a smile "thanks, I'll keep that in mind… wait, what did you say?'' as her smile froze.
"to be more careful next time'' repeated Shawn knowing what she really wanted to hear but decided to tease her.
"No, before that'' she asked calmly though her body was shaking
"That this is the only magic shop in town, that's it right?''
Silence followed for a few moments before...
"What?'' yelled Lucy before she walked passed him and put her hands on the counter.
"You mean to tell me there's only one magic shop in this whole town?'' she asked to the shopkeeper.
"Afraid so, the people around here are more efficient folk than they are magic folk, in fact I bet most people in this town don't even know how to use magic, I built this shop to sell to the wizards who happen to be passing through'' he said and soon Lucy sighed in disappointment as she put her hands on her hips.
"Oh man, I came all this way out here for nothing'' she said as she sighed once more "now, now don't say that little lady, I have all the latest goods here let me show you'' replied the old man as he brought out a pink book like thing with a white ball and mirror with the world ColorS written in it.
"This ColorS magic is popular, all the young girls really seem to like it'' as he fiddled with the button he continued explaining "it lets you change the color of your clothes anytime you want''
As the old man rotated the device at the bottom the color jewel on the top shined and a magic circle was deployed.
"Purple'' as the robed the old man was wearing changed color Lucy replied "I already have one of those, what I really want are some powerful Gate Keys''
Almost like the scene changed like in the show a smile appeared on Lucy's face as the old man took out a box from the back of the store
"Gate Keys huh, that's a rare request'' the old shopkeeper amused at the request Lucy gave him, most likely no one had requested a Gate Key in a while.
"Oh wow, it's the little doggy'' she said as she saw the Gate Key of the Canis Minor in front of her.
"So that one's a silver key huh'' said Shawn as he saw a real life Gate Key for the first time.
"Yes, but that ones not really powerful, you know'' "I know, but I really, really want it'' said the old man and Lucy with a smile on her face.
As she carried the box up she asked "so how much?'' with a smile still on her face
"Twenty thousand Jewel'' he replied instantly and both their faces darkened instantly.
"how much again?'' "I said twenty thousand jewel'' as a moment of silence passed where you could hear a pin drop before Lucy jumped on the counter.
"Ah come on, how much is it really worth?, surely you can cut me a deal'' and tried to charm the old man "I swear I saw a heart come out when she winked'' thought Shawn as the scene replayed in his head a few more times to try to confirm it.
"How about nineteen thousand Jewel?'' replied the old man and it was obvious that was as far as he was gonna go and Lucy's facade slowly distorted into one of anger.
"Guess it's about time'' as he brought the book he was reading a while ago with him.
"Hey shopkeeper'' said Shawn as both sides turned towards him.
"How about I buy this and the ColorS magic and you knock off an extra two thousand Jewel off the key, doesn't sound like a bad deal right?'' as Shawn thought about how the book and the magic tool cost more and put the old man in a good enough mood to lower the price of the key if he made more of a profit, though it would only put a small dent in Shawn's savings as he didn't spend much on anything else other than daily essentials.
"Hmmm'' as the old man thought about it Lucy just stared at him and said "you'' but before she could say anything else Shawn raised his hand.
"I can tell what your going to say and don't worry about it, consider it an apology for what happened earlier, though in return can I ask you one thing?'' said Shawn which surprised her but nonetheless nodded.
"The name's Shawn, and yours?'' as he stretched out his hand with a smile on his face. She looked down for a moment before a smile appeared and grabbed it.
"Lucy, nice to meet you'' which was the beginning of the first meeting between Lucy and Shawn in the days ahead.
"I can't believe he only knocked off a thousand Jewel, that stubborn old geezer must be blind, that trick usually works, so much for using my feminine wiles'' grumbled Lucy as the person next to her replied "don't get the wrong idea Lucy, you are cute but that old man can recognize a trick like that when he sees one''.
The person next to her was Shawn who joined her after asking to see the city with her, given that he was able to save money on the Gate Key thanks to him she thought it was fine but just turned out to hear her complaining about the shopkeeper for the last ten minutes.
"C-Cute?'' she said not expecting to hear it from Shawn as her face turned red from both Shawn's compliment and for realizing that she has done nothing but complain to him when he just helped her save money off him.
"R-Right, and thanks so much for your help earlier Shawn, sorry I didn't say so sooner'' as she slowly got back to normal.
"It's fine, not every day you meet a Celestial Spirit Wizard, given how rare they are and especially one as cute as you'' said Shawn as what he said was true, there are a few Celestial Spirit Wizards out there but not so many that they're easy to find.
"Y-Yeah that's t-true'' she replied back still affected by his compliments, given that Shawn was a tall and good looking guy, though she was more focused on the Gate Key earlier not to notice that.
They soon reached a bridge and could see a huge crowd gathering below with screams you could hear from over here.
"Are you serious? he's really here?''
"It's Salamander''
They both heard a few girls going by before looking back.
"Salamander- ah, as in the wizard that uses Fire Magic you can't even buy in stores'' she said as she clapped her hands together and her face turned a little red as well.
"He's in this dead-end town?'' she said surprised that someone like him would be here as well.
"It's true, at the inn I heard some people talking about him, wanna go and check it out?'' he asked seeing her face he already knows the answer as they head down to see this `Salamander' with their own eyes.
They make it around the mosh pit of girls surrounding them to see a tall and slim man with mildly short, spiky hair with a long fringe left hanging over the upper left part of his face. Dark eyes and thin eyebrows with a dark tattoo covering the right part of his forehead while wearing ornate clothing.
"Yup, that's definitely Bora, just like in the story, a complete narcissist'' thought Shawn as he wasn't affected by the Charm Magic from the ring on his right finger.
"How about Lucy… never mind'' he asked as he turned around to see Lucy completely captivated by the Charm Magic and sighed.
"You ladies are all so sweet'' said Bora before turning his eyes over to us or more specifically, Lucy.
"Igneel, Igneel it's me'' as he knew who it was that was starting to break the spell on Lucy Shawn saw he needed one more push to break it.
As she slowly started walking his way towards him "Sorry about this Lucy'' he apologized in advance before grabbing her cheeks and pulled on them... hard.
"Yeowwuuuch'' she said as the hearts in her eyes shattered and returned them to their original state.
Though because Shawn was standing right in front of Lucy their faces were so close to each other that she blushed before turning away "t-thanks Shawn'' was all she could say.
"No problem Lucy, anytime'' he smiled and though he couldn't see it a small smile showed up on her face as well.
"Now then'' as that problem was solved he turned around to see one of his favorite characters of all time.
Natsu Dragneel
Son of Igneel and Fire Dragon Slayer Extraordinaire
"Who the heck are you?" Were the first words out of his mouth.
"Who am I?" Bora said obviously not believing what he just heard.
Bora quickly recovered though and took a stupid looking pose before replying "I'm Salamander, surely you've heard of me before?"
Though before he could receive an answer Natsu and Happy already started walking away.
"Hey, wait a minute!" Bora was shocked once again, before one of his fans kicked Natsu in the back and was quickly surrounded and beaten to a pulp.
"You're so rude"
"That man is a great wizard"
"You better apologize to him or we're gonna rip you to shreds"
"What is it with you girls?" Asked Natsu bewildered and Shawn could have sworn he just heard a bell sounding off the end of the fight.
"Hahahaha, poor guy, I feel sorry for him" said Shawn as he held his stomach from all the laughing at his misfortune.
"Your one to talk,laughing at him like that" said Lucy
"Come on, it was funny, even if only a little bit. Tell you what,you buy me lunch if he makes the same mistake twice, care to bet?" said Shawn with a smile on his face.
Lucy looked at him and the young man for a moment before a smile appeared "Your on, I'll order till I bleed you dry" as both shook hands in agreement.
Back to the action
"Now, now, that's enough my lovelies, let him go. I'm sure the poor boy didn't mean anything malicious by it" he says as he assumed another idiotic pose.
Lucy meanwhile glared back at him as she knew firsthand what was really going on.
Bora pulled out an autograph out of nowhere and just about finished. "Here's my autograph kid, now you can brag to all your friends" he said with a smile.
"No thanks" Natsu rejected immediately after which you could see the girls wrath immediately fall upon Natsu.
Shawn held his hands in prayer for Natsu's demise while Lucy was just frozen on the spot, as she lost the bet with Shawn "I didn't think he was that stupid!" screamed Lucy in her head.
Bora quickly left saying that he had business to attend to but made sure to invite everyone to a party on his yacht and vanished on a stream of purple flames.
Meanwhile Natsu had recovered from the fury of women and couldn't help but ask "who the heck was that guy?"
"I don't know but he was a real creep"
"Totally, never seem a guy so full of himself in my life"
Both Natsu and Happy turned their heads
"Thank you for your help"
"Thank you for the entertainment"
Lucy seemed to have accepted her loss but still smiled and waved with a hand on her hip while Shawn rested his hand on Celeste and smiled kindly as well.
And then
Nearby Restaurant
"My name's Lucy, it's nice to meet you" she said kindly.
"Shawn Chambers, a pleasure " said Shawn
"Aye" a typical Happy reply was heard
Natsu on the other hand was stuffing his face with food and drink as much as he can.
Lucy was both fascinated and shocked at their display.
Shawn was enjoying a sandwich and some fruit juice as well, not minding the food flying everywhere.
"Um Natsu and Happy was it?" attempting to move the conversation forward.
"Mhmm" he Natsu replied before stuffing his face again.
As she put both her arms up she tried to slow them down before sighing as she knew she would be blowing most of what she said from the old man's shop.
What she didn't know was that Shawn had already asked and paid the bill in advance and would find a way to put it back in her purse later. As he kept quiet and took another sip Lucy continued talking.
"Evidently that Salamander guy was using magic, a Charm spell to hypnotize the ladies into thinking they were in love with him"
"I noticed that as well, since you also fell under it, that only confirms it. Though they've been banned for quite a while so having one couldn't have been easy to find" explained Shawn and also turning Lucy cheeks red in embarrassment for having fallen victim to it.
"He must have gone through a lot of trouble to get his hands on that, what a creep" as she recovered and had a look of disgust just thinking about it.
"As Shawn said earlier I totally fell victim to his spell, but I snapped out of it thanks to you both, I really can't thank you guys enough for what you've done" she said with true look of joy and gratitude on her face.
"No prooblleemm'' said Natsu still with food in his mouth which Shawn views with amusement.
"I know I may not look it but I'm a wizard too'' she said pointing to herself before scratching her cheek.
"That so'' Natsu asked
"Yeah, but I haven't joined a guild yet or anything, maybe I should explain it first huh'' as she began to explain how guilds are places where wizard come together to share information and jobs to work on.
"Unfortunately, your not considered a full fledged wizard until you become a member of a guild'' as she finished explaining she started going on about the guilds and other such stuff.
"Lucy, maybe you should calm down a little bit, now your just ranting on'' said Shawn as he finished the last of his sandwich.
"Oh right, sorry about that, guess all this wizarding stuff must be nonsense to you, but I'm telling you both, I'm definitely going to join a guild someday, and then I'm going to take all kinds of exciting jobs and make tons of money'' she said as she smiled just thinking about it.
"Oh yeah'' Natsu simply answered back.
"You talk too much'' Happy counterattacked.
"In any case, what brings you guys here to this town? If your heading out to sea then I can understand but if not why?'' Shawn asked but he already knew the answer, but decided to play it like he didn't.
As if Lucy just remembered as well she says "Oh man, I almost forgot about that,you guys came here trying to find someone isn't that right?''
"More like completely forgot if you ask me'' as he just took another sip, keeping that little comment to himself.
"Were looking for Igneel'' replied Happy
"We heard a rumor that a Salamander was going to be coming through this town, so we came here to see him, turns out it was somebody else'' as a tone of disappointment was heard in his voice.
"Yeah, that guy didn't look like a Salamander at all'' as Happy agreed as well.
"No kidding, I bet that poser couldn't even breathe fire like a real dragon'' as Natsu finished the last of the food in his mouth.
"Um, I don't get it, your friend Igneel looks like a dragon?'' questioned Lucy obviously not believing what she hears.
"I think he means like an actual dragon Lucy'' he says casually.
"Yeah, this guy gets it, he doesn't look like a dragon, he is one'' as Natsu corrected her.
"Aye, Igneel is a real life fire dragon'' as Happy raised his paw.
…
…
"Hahhhhhh?'' Lucy was so shocked at what she just heard that as she tried to back away she ended up clinging to Shawn in fright without realizing.
Shawn on the other hand didn't mind the close contact and just thought "Not bad, good job Natsu'' as he imagined giving him a thumbs a different sentence came out of his mouth.
"You guys are idiots'' Shawn was the first one to speak before Lucy recovered.
"Why would a fire dragon show up in the middle of town?'' she says still clinging to him, meanwhile to Natsu and Happy.
"Ahh!''
"Ahh!''
Both of them froze as if lightning just struck them both.
"It's totally ridiculous'' she said as her hair was a little disheveled.
"Um Lucy?'' said Shawn as she turned her head towards him.
"As much as I'm glad you feel safe, you do realize you're clinging to me?'' as the longer he felt her breasts pressed against him, sooner or later his calm demeanor was gonna shatter.
"Huh?'' she asked in stupor before looking down and realizing she was holding onto his arm… tightly.
"... AHHHH!'' she screamed as her face turned as red as it could get ``s-s-s-so sorry'' as she thought "why did I do that?, though he did make me feel safe and he was so warm… nononono!, what am I even thinking right now? Is the Charm spell still in effect? Yes, that has to be it''
Shawn on the other hand thought she looked kind of cute acting all flustered like that and didn't calm down for several minutes. Happy looked like he was gonna say `Lucy's in love' but before he could Shawn handed him another fish and gave him a signal to be quiet.
Happy, of course got the message and kept his mouth shut and filled it with fish instead.
"Though you guys, back to business, I think there's more to this Bora guy than you guys realize'' that seemed to grab their attention as they were quickly pulled back into reality.
"What do you mean?'' asked Happy
"I've heard of this Bora character before, I didn't realize until know but that guy was kicked out of the Titan's Nose guild because of bad behavior, which also explains why Lucy viewed him as a creep. Me personally I think he's just way too full of himself'' he said as Happy had a shock.
"Yeah, I remember too now that you mention it'' the cat says as Lucy looked to Shawn with a serious look.
"There was also another ring on is finger, did you guys see it?'' as they all thought back they remember there was another ring with an image of a half crescent moon sleeping.
"I think that was a Sleep Magic ring, now why would he have that plus the Charm Magic to make girls do things against their own will? Like having them stay still while he casts the Sleep spell. Plus he said he was inviting all the girls from earlier to the party on his yacht which could head out to open sea'' as he explained Lucy paled at the thought while Natsu was visibly shaking in anger.
"If he was kicked out he must have done something illegal to deserve it, and this is just my guess but I think all those girls going tonight are in danger'' as he finished speaking..
BANG!
Natsu had already smashed his fist on the table, luckily he didn't break it otherwise Lucy would probably faint for having to pay for the damages.
"What are we gonna do then?'' as she looked to Shawn hoping he had a solution, otherwise if he was right then who knows what could happen to them.
"I have a plan, if it turns out like it will then we'll be able to save them, on the off chance that isn't the case then we'll simply forget it and have a good time, so let me ask you this. Do you guys trust me?''
As he looked at them all three nodded at once showing that they were willing to go with him.
"Alright, here's the plan'' as he began explaining it.
Nighttime
Bora's Yacht
Lucy's POV
"Your name's Lucy right? That's a lovely name'' he said trying to sound sweet.
"Yeah, thanks'' she replied immediately as they were in a private room with a curtain behind it.
After leaving the restaurant she headed down to the park to read Sorcerer Weekly, that didn't last long as Bora showed up again and invited her to his party personally, of course she realized about the Charm magic and denied his invitation.
Though he said that he was the famous Salamander and that he could get her into Fairy Tail if she promised to keep his Charm Magic a secret. Naturally she agreed despite yet again being pseudo-charmed into it, which lead to her being here now.
"I would like to toast to your beauty'' he said as he snapped his fingers drops of water floated in the air.
Lucy was wearing a dark red dress with matching bow, heart shaped earrings, a golden band on her right leg, and low heel shoes.
"Now, open up wide Lucy, savor the taste of each flavorful drop as it enters your mouth''
Lucy on the other hand was yelling "Creepy!''as she knew this guy was completely freaking her out.
"No, I'm strong, I can get through this, just trust Shawn and stick to the plan'' thinking about him seemed to calm her down as a serious face appeared and swatted away the drops with her hand.
"What do you think your doing? I know what your up to, your trying to use Sleep Magic'' Lucy said calmly while Bora was surprised for a moment before regaining his cool.
"Very impressive, my dear'' as she showed off the ring next to the Charm Magic.
"Shawn was right, now to figure out what's going on'' she thought as she put a hand on her hip.
"Look, I don't want to give you the wrong idea, yes, I really want to join the Fairy Tail guild, but I'm not gonna date you to make that happen''
Bora giggled a little before saying "you're quite a handful, aren't you'' as he finished the curtain behind her was pulled revealing a few big guys carrying the girls from the party.
Lucy was shocked and asked "what's going on here?''
"Welcome aboard my ship, and you'd be wise to behave yourself until we make it to Bosco, don't make me angry!'' as his face changed to an evil grin.
"Were going to Bosco? You said you'd get me into Fairy Tail'' she said angry while Bora didn't seem to care as he replied "forget it, I just said that so I could lure you here and make you one of our slaves''.
"How could you? Your gonna kidnap all of these girls?'' as she looked around and saw the rest of them laughing at how ingenious their boss was.
"Why you!'' Lucy took out her keys but before she could use them Bora used his fire magic to knock the keys out of her hands and landed in Bora's.
"Hm, these are Gate Keys, so your a Celestial Wizard. Only the wizard who is contracted can use this magic, so these are absolutely useless to me'' then he threw them overboard into the ocean.
Lucy is shaking in anger and even crying "you used magic, to take advantage of others, YOU'RE THE WORST WIZARD ALIVE!''
While Bora looked around he could see that he was missing quite a few people he asked "hey, where are the others?'' as his subordinate looked around noticing that half their gang was missing.
Shawn's POV
"Unconscious, below deck'' rang a voice through the room before the floor both underneath and above exploded to pieces.
As Lucy was being held by two guys for a moment before.
THUD!
BOOM!
""AHHHHH''" both guys holding Lucy were blown away and she quickly found herself being held from the waist.
As the dust cleared it revealed Natsu and Shawn with Shawn holding Lucy by the waist.
"Shawn, Natsu'' she said as she wiped the tears in her eyes and smiled in relief that they arrived.
"Sorry it took longer than I thought, had to make sure I got as many as I could before then, glad you aren't hurt'' as he looked down at Lucy and smiled, earning a small blush from the blonde but quickly moved her head to hide it.
As the boat moved Natsu's serious face was quickly replaced with one of nausea "yeah, definitely a bad idea''
Lucy looked at Natsu's condition and couldn't help but say "you are so lame'' though he didn't seem to care as he tried to hold back from throwing up.
"Hey Shawn, your plan worked perfectly…'' said Happy before quickly seeing Natsu on the floor "well, almost perfect''
"Why didn't you tell me Natsu gets seasick?'' asked Shawn though he pretended to not know "I forgot" was Happy's defense.
"Happy, no fish for for you tonight'' as Shawn sentenced Happy
"NOOOOO!'' tears came out of his eyes.
"Plan?, What plan?, start talking or else'' as Bora tried to threaten them but didn't work on Shawn as he picked up Natsu "jeez, guess I have to change the plan a little, and to answer your question we knew something was going on from the start'' which left Bora speechless but before he could ask Shawn continued.
"We knew you wouldn't give up on Lucy and would try to invite her again, so she played along with this little act, while I sneaked in and took out as many of your guys as I could before you even realized they were gone'' as he slung Natsu over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
"That way we could take out your entire community in one fell swoop, though if we were wrong I would have apologized. Lucky for us you were exactly the kind of man I thought you were Bora, a worthless, two-bit, self-centered narcissist, thanks so much for not disappointing me'' as he finished with an exaggerated bow Lucy ended up laughing because he hit the nail right on the head while Shawn thought "can this girl get any cuter?'' before another voice returned him to attention.
"YOU,YOU, EVERYONE, GET HIM, I. WANT. HIM. DEAD!'' as he was shaking in anger and his eyes turned bloodshot.
"Happy, get Lucy out of here and I'll consider pardoning your sentence'' said Shawn while Lucy herself worried if he would be fine.
Happy on the other hand seemed to come back to life "Aye sir'' as he wrapped his tail around her waist and carried her away.
"Shawn!'' yelled Lucy worried about him as Natsu wasn't in any condition to back him up.
"I'll be fine, just focus on getting out of here'' as one of the brutes came near him he quickly swept them under his feet before landing a powerful kick to the stomach as he passed out.
"After them, we can't let them report this to the magic council, Prominence Whip'' as he finishes a magic circle appears and several fiery purple beams shoot out towards Happy, luckily Happy was able to dodge them all and escaped with Lucy.
"Damn, that cat's quicker than he looks'' as he saw them escape the range of their attacks.
"Hey guys, don't forget about me'' as Bora turned around he saw Shawn dodge one of their sword strikes before grabbing the guy with one hand and throwing him overboard.
Two more came at him while one was aiming high and the other one low. They both missed as Shawn jumped slightly above their strikes before planting his feet to their faces leaving shoe imprints on them as well as a broken nose. The one with the eyepatch came at him from behind but Shawn quickly turned around with Burst then put his hand under the guy's chin and placed the other hand on his elbow before pushing up and lifting First mate Bald Beard off the ground for a moment before his back met the deck of the boat.
Shawn then jumped to the top of the ship with another Burst while a few headed for the stairs to try and catch them.
"Damn, we won't be able to reach Bosco at this rate'' said Bora frustrated that his plans are being interrupted by a few pesky wizards.
As Shawn let down Natsu he tried standing up slowly as he said towards Bora "The Fairy Tail guild, you're a member?''
Meanwhile Shawn could see out in the distance that a huge wave was rapidly approaching the boat "not good'' quickly Shawn broke a piece of the ship off and made it into a makeshift surfboard as the tidal wave came in he quickly jumped high in the air before surfing by the side of it. He was able to do this despite no prior experience due to his incredible sense of balance obtained from his years of training his body.
The rest of the guys on the ship weren't so lucky though as they got pushed by the current like ragdolls.
"Now where is…'' "HEY, DON'T WASH ME AWAY WITH IT!'' as he looked to his right he could Lucy and Happy stuck in a whirlpool.
"There they are'' Shawn quickly made his way over and yelled "Lucy, Happy take my hand'' as he outstretched his arms Lucy caught it and carried her up into his chest while Happy used his tail and winded up clinging around his leg instead.
"Shawn, thank you'' as she was in bliss that he came to rescue him from that.
"Aye'' was all Happy could say as he was barely clinging on due to being dizzy.
"Anytime Lucy, anytime'' he said as Lucy's heart skipped a beat seeing his smile she thought "he's so kind'' as a tint of pink appeared on her face.
Unfortunately, Shawn didn't see that as the shore quickly came in sight Shawn yelled "Hang on tight you guys'' which they did as Lucy hugged him tighter and Happy's moved up to his arm.
Quickly a blood red magic circle appeared under his feet and launched himself high above in the air as the wave and the boat crashed into the shore.
"Armament Extension'' said Shawn as the red aura surrounding his body covered Lucy and Happy. As they rapidly fell down to the ground Lucy thought "what is this feeling? Is this Shawn's magic power? It feels… so warm''
BOOOM!
As they created a small crater where they landed, though thanks to Shawn's magic it didn't hurt them at all.
Happy let go right after confirming they touched solid ground but Lucy seemed lost in thought and didn't leave his side.
"Um Lucy? Were fine now, you can let go'' said Shawn as he once again felt her body pressed up against him.
That seemed to have worked as she looked up at him before immediately letting go and turned around and said "t-thanks, for saving me once again Shawn'' as she stuttered at first before she put a hand to her chest and smiled.
"Like I said before Lucy, anytime'' as he folded his arms and spoke in a low voice.
"Well,well,well, hello there handsome~'' he heard a female voice from behind.
Turning around he met Aquarius in person, she indeed looked like the epitome of a beautiful mermaid.
Having a long, blue fishtail, light blue hair that reaches her waist, and blue eyes that appear to have no pupils. Wearing a dark blue bikini top holding her large bust from spilling out and a golden armlet and bracelet on each arm. Also wearing a headband, piercings, a golden belt on her waist and light blue crystal earrings.
She also has a dark blue tattoo resembling the Aquarius zodiac symbol under her collarbone and an urn used for her Water Magic.
"Hello, my name is Shawn, a pleasure to meet you Miss?…'' asked Shawn though he actually did know who she was.
"Just Aquarius is fine Shawn, no Miss either, it's a pleasure to meet you as well'' she said with a smile, most likely due to his looks he can guess.
"Then Aquarius, I can guess it was you who pushed the ship back to port?, thanks a lot for your help'' he gently grabbed her hand and kissed it as a sign of respect.
"My, my, what a gentleman, I really like this boy a lot, if I didn't already have a boyfriend I would certainly go on a date with you'' as a blush appeared on her cheeks from Shawn's manners.
"No way, not happening. Also what's the big deal? You think you could have tried not to sweep me up with the ship?'' asked Lucy annoyed at her spirit
"Oh, that was an accident, I didn't mean to get the ship'' as she looked at Lucy with eyes that didn't seem to care
"Wait, that means you were aiming for me?'' replied Lucy with anger all over her face. She quickly ignored Lucy and went back to Shawn.
"Here I want you to have this'' as she stretched out her hand Shawn did so as well and what he saw next shocked him and Lucy as well.
It looked like an almost exact replica of Aquarius's Gate Key except the top was the only part that was gold while the length of the key was silver and a blood red jewel was in the center of it.
"Wait, hold on, I thought a Celestial Spirit could only be contracted with one wizard at a time, so... why?'' asked Shawn confused as this wasn't ever present in the series, this was something he had never heard of before.
"Normally you'd be right but let's just say you're the exception, sorry but my hands are tied and I can't say anymore than that'' said Aquarius knowing he would be upset but could understand based on the expression on her face, which only confused Shawn even more.
"What the hell is going on?, this is something I've never seen or heard of before, I have to figure out what's going on later, but I guess for now'' as he looked at the key in his hand and held it tightly.
"I understand, thank you Aquarius so much for this, I really appreciate this opportunity to work with you, here's to a healthy and long lasting friendship'' as he smiled back at her she quickly made her way around to his back and clung to him from behind.
"Call me as soon as you can and we'll discuss our contract tho-rou-ghly, can't wait to work with you Shawn '' as she blew him a kiss which made him blush in response and made Lucy even more irritated at her spirit.
"Alright, that's enough Aquarius you can head back now!'' as numerous ticked off marks appeared on her face.
"Who are you to order me around girly when you don't even have a boyfriend, so don't go telling me what to do, GOT THAT!?'' before she could only reply ``yes ma'am'' in a small voice.
"Also don't call me for a while, I'm going on a week long vacation with my boyfriend, and he's hot!'' before disappearing back in a plethora of water.
"You don't need to rub it in'' Lucy angrily stated with her teeth grinding against one another.
"I got an idea, if the fish lady gives you anymore trouble you can always call me to take care of it'' said Happy with drool falling down his mouth.
Lucy on the other hand facepalmed herself, having to tolerate Happy's shenanigans
Shawn just kept staring at the Gate Key in his hand trying to figure out what happened but quickly decided to put it to the back of his mind for now.
"Sorry Lucy, but it's best if we head over to Natsu right now, I'm worried about him'' as he helped her up.
She quickly realized what he means and decided to focus on the situation they're in "Right, let's go'' as they quickly made their way to the ship only to see Natsu speaking with Bora.
"So you claim to be a member of the Fairy Tail guild?'' as he stared straight at Bora.
"So what's it to you? Go get him men'' looking up at Natsu he said it without a care in the world
""Yes sir!'''' replied several men at once.
Natsu on the other hand grabbed his shoulder or more specifically his shirt "let me get a closer look at your face'' and quickly took it off.
A few of Bora's men ran towards him and Lucy warned him of the guys.
"He'll be fine, I probably should have told you this earlier but he's a wizard too'' replied Happy as he ate the fish I gave him for keeping Lucy safe leaving Lucy mouth open in shock.
"I knew it the moment I laid eyes on him... and I can guess what his magic is based on our conversation from earlier'' which left Lucy's jaw open even farther as Shawn gently closed her mouth for her before it would look like it would fall off.
Back to Natsu the guys approaching him were knocked out in one blow.
"My name is Natsu, I'm a Fairy Tail wizard and I've never seen you before'' as anger clearly showed on his face.
Bora was speechless and Lucy said "you gotta be kidding me, so Natsu's a Fairy Tail wizard?''
"Indeed he is, look'' he says as Shawn pointed out he could see on Natsu's arm the mark of the Fairy Tail on Natsu's shoulder.
"I have no idea what you're trying to do here buddy and I don't care if your a good guy, bad guy or what, I'm not gonna let you dirty the Fairy Tail guild's name'' Natsu spoke as he walked closer and closer to Bora.
Bora on the other hand didn't look worried and instead decides to taunt Natsu "And what are you gonna do about it? Stop me? Prominence Typhoon'' as he finished a magic circle appeared as a swirling attack of fire seemingly engulfing Natsu in the flames.
"Natsu'' yelled Lucy as she tried to make her way there but Shawn and Happy blocked while still looking straight ahead with serious expressions.
"That's the way it goes, the bigger the talk the weaker the man'' Bora just turned around when he heard something shocking.
"Uhh, this is so gross'' as a silhouette of Natsu appeared inside appearing to eat something over and over again "Are you sure you're really a fire wizard? Cause this is the nastiest flames I've ever tasted''
All the people watching were left with their mouths and eyes wide open in shock.
"I knew it, he's a…'' but before he could finish Natsu continued saying "thanks for the grub, poser''
Bora yelled out "What's going on here? Who the hell is this kid?''
"Fire Magic doesn't work on Natsu'' said Happy with a dead fish stare in him like it was obvious… which it was.
"I've never seen anything like it'' said Lucy as she stared in both awe and terror.
"Relax Lucy, he won't harm you, Bora on the other hand is screwed right now'' Shawn continued looking at Natsu not wanting to miss this fight.
"Now I've got a fire in my belly that's raging to get out'' Natsu smashed his knuckles together and a magic seal with an image of a dragon showing in the center.
"Here goes, Fire Dragon's Roar!'' as he inhaled and spread his legs out before bringing one on top of another and breathing through them as a small stream of fire came out and another magic seal like before amplified it tenfold.
BOOMMM!
A huge explosion occurred with a huge pile of smoke and dust appearing along with it.
Shawn covered Lucy and Happy behind him with his magic just to be safe before the smoke cleared.
Showing all of Bora's men toasted in one shot though Bora was on his flames unharmed by the attack from Natsu.
"Hey Bora, I swear I've seen this guy before, that pink hair and the scaly looking scarf, there's no doubt about it, he's got to be the real one'' says one of his lackeys less damaged at least enough to speak.
"Salamander?'' said Lucy as her eyes wide eyed in shock with a small pink tinge on her cheeks.
Natsu's fists quickly enveloped in fire as he said "I hope you guys are paying attention, this is what a Fairy Tail wizard can do, here I come'' as he rocketed straight for Bora he quickly recovered and counterattacked "Red Shower'' as numerous fire bullets rained down but Natsu quickly evaded before jumping and kicking Bora off into town.
"So he eats fire and then attacks with it? But how does he do it? Is it some kind of spell?'' Lucy questioned not understanding what Natsu's magic is.
"Not exactly, there's more to it than that'' said Shawn as he lifted his finger "He has dragon lungs that enable him to breathe fire''
"Dragon scales that help him to dissolve the fire'' says Happy as he lifts another finger.
"As well as dragon claws for attacking with fire'' Happy continued as Shawn lifted his third finger.
"Basically Lucy, his Fire Magic allows his body to possess all the qualities of a dragon, it's an ancient spell rarely used in today's age and was originally used to deal with dragons, it's called… Dragon Slayer Magic'' said Shawn as his eyes shined like a kid in a candy store being able to see Dragon Slayer Magic in person.
"Whoa, seriously?'' she said not believing what she just heard
Natsu and Bora continued their fight and he unleashed his Hell Prominence destroying a large portion of the town in the progress.
"Igneel is the one who taught it to him'' says Happy before Bora releasing a massive fireball. Natsu caught it though the ground beneath cracked open before consuming it and saying "now that was a hefty meal, your not doing too bad but I'm gonna cook you like a smoked fish''
"You're gonna do what to me'' as Bora freaked out by what Natsu meant.
"Fire Dragon Iron Fist'' as he leapt into the air with his fist coated in fire.
"AHHHH!'' screamed Bora pathetically as he was sent crashing from the beach to the other side of town and getting stuck at one of the bells as it tolled through the night.
"Don't be silly Natsu, everyone knows you smoke fish with smoke, not fire'' says Happy as if he was actually right.
"... I'm not even gonna comment on how wrong you are Happy'' said Shawn as he looked down at him.
"What do you mean by that Shawn?'' as Happy glared at Shawn but decided to ignore him
"Oh wow, that was amazing'' in shock over Natsu's abilities.
"But he overdid it!'' "Aye!'' "Oh shut up cat'' as they bickered back and forth while Shawn looked at the devastation caused by Natsu "this is gonna be fun, I've waited and prepared for two years for this'' as he thought of all the adventures he'll go along with them.
First things first though...
"We should probably get out of here before the Army arrives'' said Shawn casually, like it didn't even matter whether they came or not.
CLANG!
CLANG!
CLANG!
CLANG!
"Oh, speak of the devil, they arrived faster than I thought'' as he turned around he could see and hear the soldiers marching in their armor.
Shawn quickly grabbed Lucy by the hand before they started running away as she blushed in embarrassment before Natsu yelled.
"Oh crap, we gotta get out of here'' appearing alongside them Lucy yelled "Where the hell are you taking us?''
"Just come on, you said that you wanted to join the Fairy Tail guild didn't you?'' he said as a smile appeared on his face "so let's go''
A smile that Shawn could have sworn was the happiest one he had seen on Lucy so far blossomed as she responded "All right'' as she began running alongside Natsu,Shawn, and Happy(who was flying).
"Save that for after we get out of the city, you guys'' said Shawn as they ran out with the guards not far behind them.
This was the true beginning of Shawn's journey alongside his soon to be guidmates, Fairy Tail.
Author's Note: Hi everyone, Ashbel Dusk here with another chapter of Guildmate from Another World, hope you guys are liking the series so far and let me know what you think in the reviews.
Also a quick update on Sekirei: Chapters may take longer than with Fairy Tail, mainly because I'm creating from scratch and trying to make the story flow properly. Otherwise holes appear in the story and that won't due.
So expect chapters to take a little longer than expected.
Other than that hope you guys have a great day.
Next Time: Shawn's journey to Fairy Tail ends and so another begins. Tune in to find out
Till Next Time!