It's here now, Chapter 4 of FTR.
Last Chapter we had Hivel and Natsu's gang meet up.
Hivel told Kokoa he was moving, but what awaits their beloved Guild Hydra Claw?
Find out Now. Enjoy the Chapter ~ Phantom Puncher
Chapter 4 - End of The Hydra
Three months passed by and Hivel had moved out and found his own apartment. It was a decent little place. It was spacious, clean and the rent was cheap. Life was good for him and so like every day he got up, made himself breakfast (which consisted of medium rare steak, bacon, eggs, and toast), got dressed and headed for the door. He opened the door "What the? Kokoa what are you doing here?" Hivel said surprised
"Hivel, you need to follow me. It's really important" she said in a very serious voice. This took him by surprise. Kokoa never looked so serious about something so it must have been like she said REALLY IMPORTANT.
OUTSIDE HYDRA CLAW GUILD HALL
He couldn't believe what he saw. He wanted to scream, but he was in too much shock that he couldn't. "N...No...How? Wh...Why?" he managed to say
"I"m sorry kids, It seems the Magic Council finally had enough of us so they're shutting us down" Boris sighed "That and our money hasn't been very good either"
"But, I want both of you to know that you were always my favorite students and you'll always be like children to me" The old man told Hivel and Kokoa and placed his hands on their shoulders. Kokoa hugged the man who raised her and began to cry.
"It's okay my dear..Think of it as a new beginning" he reassured her patting her back "Yeah, Kokoa! A new beginning..That's exciting ain't it?" Hivel said looking at the positive side "At a boy Hivel, You see maybe you can get in a bigger guild like Blue Pegasus or Quatro Cerberus" Boris encouraged them both.
Or Maybe Fairy Tail Hivel's mind raced. Then the air grew cold and the chills fell down everyone's spines. Virgil had arrived
"I hear the Guild is being shut down" he tells Boris "Sad to hear..I was really liking this one too" Virgil said
"Oh, It's been a pleasure having you at the guild Virgil. After all when do I get well known people in a little ole guild of mine" Boris thanked the Ice wizard.
How many other Guilds has this guy been in? Well besides Phantom Lord that is. Hivel asked himself, He still had no clue who Virgil was. Even after four months he hasn't learned anything new about him at all. It bugged Hivel not knowing things. He asked and asked Virgil about him all the time, but all he did was answer vaguely or not answer at all.
"Where are you going to go Ice Man?" he asked "I'll be around" he replied and walked off as the cold wind seemed to follow him.
Hivel felt Kokoa's hand on his shoulder, he saw she was biting her lip and her eyes were watering, but she was holding them back
"Hey, It's not the end of the World. It's like Master said. A new beginning" he reassured her "For both of us, eh?" he nudged her and she cracked a cute smile.
That was one thing Hivel did like about Kokoa. When she wanted to be cute, she really did and this was one of the times where she was. Hivel smiled back and patted her on the back then the two shared a big hug "You're gonna be Just Fine" Hivel chuckled and she did to by the comment.
They both got the Guild Mark stamp removed and they went their own separate ways.
As Hivel walked away from his old Guild Hall he'd been for the majority of his life, he let all of it sink in. He was moving forward in life and maybe even moving higher up to becoming a great mage
Alright, No turning back this time he thought himself and he knew exactly what he wanted to do next.
"Good bye Hydra Claw it was nice while it lasted" Hivel said to himself
"And Hello Fairy Tail!" he exclaimed happily. He got himself in a running position
"Ready..Steady..GO!" and like a thunderbolt he took off and began his journey.
MAGNOLIA
"Yes!..Yes!" he yelled as he saw Fairy Tail's Guild hall was in his gaze and only a block away. Hivel had been running for about 17 hours straight since he left Larkspur and he hasn't took a break since. Being since he was a Dragon Slayer his stamina was inhuman and he could go run like a horse, but now his breathing was fast and his work was finally catching up with him and his legs were sore, but despite knowing the word he never believed in the word quit and so he pressed on.
"I..can't..take..any..more..I..I..need.." he panted "BLOOOOOOD!" he shouted so the whole world could hear. Everyone around him took a step backward and just looked at him with awkwardness
"Or maybe just some water" he said. Hivel pushed forward and the momentum began to pick up, one foot in front of the other and before he knew it he was running again with a dust trail behind him. Not long after he was at closing in on The Guild hall's entrance
"Here I come!" he cried as he crashed through the doors and surprised everyone as he was lying on the ground like a baseball player trying to reach home plate.
Hivel got himself back on his feet and saw Natsu, Happy, Lucy and Mirajane Strauss.
"Hey Natsu it's Hivel" Happy told him "What brings you here Hivel?" Natsu asked him
"Well, Hydra Claw was shut down" he informed them while trying to get his breath back
"I'm sorry to hear that" Lucy said with sympathy "It's okay, because that's why I'm here..I want to join Fairy Tail" Hivel explains.
In the back of Hivel's mind he was nervous and he was sweating at the back of his neck, he didn't want to sound crazy in front of his peers (then again this was Fairy Tail he was talking about)
"What's this I hear about wanting to join the Guild?" a familiar voice said. Hivel looked up on the second floor and on the railing sat Makarov Dreyar. The short, balding, mustached old man was the Guild Master of Fairy Tail as well as good friends with Master Boris. He jumped down from the railing and landed in front of Hivel perfectly
"Hivel my boy, I haven't seen you since you were little" he commented on Hivel's growth "Yeah, it sure has been a long time Makarov..Sorry I didn't visit you guys in the past" Hivel apologized "So you don't come and visit for years and then you expect me to let you just Join the Guildbecause you just waltz in her suddenly?" Makarov said with a stern look.
Crap, So much for the Idea of Joining Hivel's mind raced as he swallowed hard for what the old man would say next
"I say Welcome to Fairy Tail!" Makarov said with a grinning face "Wait wait..What?" Hivel said flabbergasted with shock
"You heard me..I said Welcome to Fairy Tail. Got a problem with it?" he asked him "No..No Maka...I mean um..Master" Hivel stuttered
"Calm down son. It's okay..In fact I always felt you belonged here you're like family. So I don't see why I shouldn't let you in the Guild. We'll get your guild mark tomorrow if that's okay"
Hivel full of overbearing excitement picked Makarov up and squeezed him repeating the words 'Thank You' over and over to the point where the old man couldn't breathe "Awesome! Welcome Aboard buddy" Natsu said putting Hivel in a headlock "It's good having you here finally" he added "Aye!" Happy agreed.
"Yeah, it's great to have you here Hivel" Gray welcomed him shaking his hand "Thanks Gray good to be here..Oh by the way..Clothes" he replied with Gray seeing himself in his boxers (again)
"Wow, you'll fit in great with the other new people" a girl with a beer keg told him.
The woman with the keg is Cana Alberona. A tall, beautiful, slim, young brunette with an ample bust who wore nothing but a bikini top, capri pants and sandals she's a wizard that uses card magic and has a large tolerance to alcohol and she rarely got drunk.
"What? What do you mean other new people?" Hivel asked her "Well you see we had two other people come in here earlier" Cana said as she took another giant chug from her keg
"Really where?" Natsu and Hivel both asked in unison, suddenly it occurred to Hivel that Natsu didn't know about them either and he was part of the guild "Wait? How do you not know?" Hivel asked Natsu
"Oh, We didn't tell you that we were on a mission to destroy Lullaby" Lucy told Hivel "Wait, The Demon flute?" he asked to verify "Aye" Happy replied to him answering his question
"Oh well in that case, Who were the other people Cana?" he asked Cana.
She sat down her beer keg "Well, One of them is this guy who came here earlier in the day and he didn't talk much kinda like Mystogan" she described "Actually he's over there if you're interested" she pointed and Hivel looked over at a table and his jaw nearly hit the floor.
What? he thought. What's HE doing here? Did he follow me here? No wait, He was here before me so maybe...What's he doing here!? Hivel's mind was racing like a racehorse
"Hey, isn't that the guy that was with you and Kokoa?" Natsu asked "Yeah, I think so" he confirmed. Hivel walked over to the table and walked over to the table and felt the breeze suddenly get cold.
"Virgil?" he asked, then his piercing icy blue eyes looked in his direction and felt as though they saw his soul
"It's a pleasure you remember me Hivel" Virgil replied with his booming voice
"What brought you here?" Hivel asked him very curiously "I needed work and this guild sounded nice" he answered impassively, Hivel rolled his eyes Yeah, Like he'd answer normally his conscience said to him. "It's good to see ya Ice Man...but whose the other new person here?" Hivel said
"Who do you think?" Virgil asked him sarcastically
BLAM!
the next thing Hivel knew was that he was on the floor and felt a large pain on his cheek What the? What the hell was that? he thought then it hit him (No pun intended) Wait! No way? It can't be he then felt someone stepping on his cheek
"Hello, Handsome" said a very familiar femme fatale like voice Oh Boy! he thought. "C'mon, lemme help you up" she said taking her foot off his face and she helped him back on his feet. He grinned "Hi Kokoa, fancy freaking seeing you here" he tells her, she laughs and punches his chest
"Well, ain't this nice, Look at us, A sweet little team reunion" Hivel said to his trio "The new team of Fairy Tail" Hivel said proudly.
And that was Chapter 4, sorry if it feels like we are teasing you, but trust me we're just warming up.
I promise you that the next chapter the story will officially get going for you guys.
Thanks again for reading our chapter we really appreciate the support.
Stay tuned for "Chapter 5 Ice and Steel"
Till then peace guys. ~ Phantom Puncher