What's up. I know I literally begged for reviews but I'm gonna need a little more context than "lame start". I need to know why it's lame, specifically. And as for that request review, that's an interesting idea, I'm just not a Vados or Arceus fan. I don't think I'll be able to give the fic you're looking for. And I'll be planning on adding in more super moves. Now that that's taken care of let's get on with the fic-
Drako: Yeah, let's do it.!
GOA44D: Gah! (falls out of chair.) Who the heck are you?
Drako: I'm the the character you created in Xenoverse 2, remember? Drako Saber?
GOA44D: (Looks at Drako to see he was right. He was the custom character he created. He was ¾ for standard saiyan height and had ⅔ for standard muscle mass. His hair was type 12. And his eyes were type 2 with type 17 pupils as he spoke with a type 7 voice. His nose was type 6 and his jaw was type 9. His torso was dressed in the Ultimate Turtle Hermit Gi, the main cloth being red, the center, with the gold buckles, was black, blue sleeves, and an orange sash wrapped around his waist. On his arms were blue gauntlets for the 4-star Dragon Ball Gi with black accents. His choice of bottom wear were blue capsule corp baseball pants with black lines running down the sides. His footwear was the black pilot boots with red accents. Quite the mishmash of random clothes but GOA44D liked it.) Well I'll be darned. Why and how are you here?
Drako: The best fanfiction authors have the characters of their stories interact with the author in the AN. Also, is that seriously ow you're gonna describe grown up me?
Gamer44D (decided it's easier to abbreviate to that): No, I'm gonna describe you in a different and more creative way, that was just to give the readers a simpler, more accurate version so they can picture you better.
Drako: Alright, that's fair.
Gamer44D: Alright, now we can get serious.
If I owned anything, I'd buy myself a chocolate fountain.
Drako: What about me?
Gamer44D: I don't think you count, since I used Xenoverse to make you.
Drako: Aww… :(
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Drako stretched the tiredness of his bones, from within his seat. He had grown up a lot in the last 4 years. Despite only occasionally lifting weights, he had suddenly grown some of the most defined muscles in the whole guild. Add that with his staggering new height of 6' 2'', and he had become quite the giant. Drako wasn't exactly complaining but he was still confused. Makarov suspected that he got it from genes, like his parents were olympic body-builders or something. You'd think that someone so huge would be labeled as the guild brute, no? But here's the punchline, he was actually labeled the pacifist. Whenever the guild would engage in their routinely brawl, Drako would stick to the sidelines. He also, somehow, never drinked and always offered a helping hand. Giving him the nickname 'Boy Scout'. I swear, he's not a Gary Stu.
That of course, he wasn't god's gift to humankind. He was… slow. Not in the way he was dumb, it just took longer for him to process everything. And despite being well versed in martial arts, his attacks still came off as predictable against the more skilled members of the guild. Then there were his panic attacks. Escalated quickly, I know. No matter how skilled or strong he was freely, put too much pressure on him and he'll snap like a twig. Which is why, to this day, he still hasn't achieved S-class.
Drako was currently lounging around the guild, waiting for something to do. Erza was off on a week long assignment, so he was all alone. "HEY, DRAKO!" Well, not totally alone.
A much older Natsu Dragneel bounded up to him. Natsu also gained new muscles, though not as huge as Drako's. They were more noticeable however, since Drako had chosen a rather baggy red martial arts gi and blue undershirt to conceal his torso, Natsu had only gone with a simple black vest with gold accents, only, and it wasn't even zipped up, showing off his abbs to the world. Natsu had also chosen to were some white harem pants, that stopped at his knees, with black sandals. The only thing he retained from his childhood look was his scaley scarf. Walking along with Natsu, on two legs, was none other than Happy the cat. The only difference with him was that he was slightly bigger and had a green knapsack.
Natsu ran up to his friend like an excited puppy. "Guess what?" He shouted in Drako's face. "We heard that 'the salamander' was showing up in Hargeon today!"
Drako only looked at Natsu, confused. "I thought YOU were the salamander. Isn't that what everyone outside the guild calls you?"
Natsu rolled his eyes, as if Drako said something truly stupid. "Well, DUH. But I'm not showing up in Hargeon. Don't you see? Salamander means 'fire dragon' and if I'm not the salamander it's talking about, then it's got to be Igneel!" He finished, proudly.
"Aye, sir!" Happy called out in agreement.
Drako stared at the two while scratching his head. "So, let me get this straight. Your giant, fire-breathing, dragon father went missing for six years. Some guy called 'Salamander' showed up in the port town of Hargeon. And since this his name is Salamander, he must be your dragon dad." Drako listed off, Natsu and Happy nodding for each one.
Drako leaned forward, clasping both hands together, as if praying. "Okay, a few questions." He told his two friends. "Why would a dragon show up in the middle of town?" Natsu and Happy exchanged looks with each other, before turning back and shrugging their shoulders. "Okay, next question. Why would a dragon, after six years of hiding, decide to just pop up in a port town?" Natsu and Happy once again didn't know the answer, so they just shrugged their shoulders. "Okay, last question. How on earthland did you two jump to the conclusion that it was Igneel, just based on the fact that the guy's name is Salamander?
Weirdly enough, they had an answer for this one. "Easy, the only Salamander I could possibly know of, is Igneel." Natsu stated, proudly.
"And yourself." Drako deadpanned.
"Details." Natsu waved him off.
"I'm also just gonna throw that out there as well, the whole world is full of things you don't know." Drako leaned back in his seat. "Sorry, Natsu, but this just sounds like a wild goose chase."
"What? Come on!" Natsu said, disappointed. "This is the best lead we got in months! There's still a chance, and you promised to help me find him."
"Sorry, Natsu, my foot is down on this one. I'm not going to Hargeon to chase after some obscure rumor." Drako aid, with his arms crossed.
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Curse my natural doormatedness Drako thought, on the train to Hargeon. He really should have seen this coming, he always relented after little fight, unless he was in one his moods but the less said about that, the better.
"Urk… I'm going… to die…" moaned a green Natsu from across him.
"You're the one who wanted to go to Hargeon," Drako said as his friend struggled to keep his breakfast in. "The fastest way there, is by train."
"Natsu sure has a weak stomach." Happy cheered from beside Drako.
"We've known that for years, Happy. And why do you say stuff like that in such an upbeat tone?" Drako raised an eyebrow at the feline.
"Hm, what? I was thinking about fish." Happy said, distracted.
Drako shook his head. This was gonna be a long train ride.
Eventually, they reached the town of Hargeon. And after the whole debacle of stopping the train when Natsu failed to get off in time, the odd trio set off into town.
"Man, it's hot! Why do we have to wear these stupid things again?" A still recovering Natsu asked, pulling on the red long-sleeved sweatshirt.
"Because the last time Fairy Tail was here, the port town of Hargeon no longer had a port." Drako said, sporting a long white cloak with a hood covering his face. "It's best we keep a low profile so we aren't run out of town, again."
The three continued their trek through town. Their stomachs rumbled as they regretted leaving most of their money in Magnolia. Eventually they came across a mob of young girls all squealing like little piglets. They seemed to be crowding around something while they screamed 'salamander'.
Hearing the screams, Natsu's and Happy's faces lit up. "It looks like today is our lucky day." Smirked Natsu as he and his little buddy ran up ahead.
"Wait, if it was Igneel, wouldn't his sheer size tower over anything else?" Drako questioned their logic but it was too late.
"Igneel!" Natsu called out in excitement a he shoved some girls out of the way. But what greeted him was definitely not Igneel. It was a middle-aged man with purple hair. He had a cocky smirk and a lengthy frame. He had a buttoned up white shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and a red pair of jeans. Around his neck was a purple cape of sorts with gold accents. Above his right eyebrow was an 'x' tattoo, and upon his fingers were several different rings. Natsu lost his excited look as he stared at the 'Salamander'. "Who the heck are you?"
That turned out to be the wrong thing to say as all the surrounding girls started to shriek in rage. They then started to pummel Natsu for dare insulting their beloved idol.
"Now now, girls." The smug looking man said in an equally smug voice. "I'm sure he didn't mean anything by it." The girl mob quickly backed off with hearts in their eyes, leaving Natsu to dust himself off. "So sorry about that, Here's an autograph, tell all your friends." The Salamander said, handing Natsu a piece of paper that he wrote his name on.
Natsu took one look at the piece of paper before deadpanning "No thanks." Now THAT seemed to really feed the girls' rage, as they ferociously beat down upon the Dragon slayer. Pretty soon, Natsu was left moaning in an alleyway, covered in cuts and bruises.
"Huh, that happened." The salamander blinked. "But anyway, I have an announcement for all you lovely girls." He announced, the girls flocking to him like moths to a flame. "I am throwing a party on my private boat and you are all invited!" He called out, causing all the girls to swoon. "Now, I must take my leave. RED CARPET!" He snapped his fingers and purple flame erupted from his feet. He allowed the flames to carry him away as his screaming fangirls chased after him.
"Well, that was a thing." Drako said as he walked up to his friend. "You okay, man?"
"I think he's dead." Happy said, poking his big buddy.
"Ugh, man." Natsu said as he sat up and rubbed his sore head. "Who was that guy?"
"A real creep." a feminine voice stated. The three turned around to see a girl around Natsu's age. She had silky blond hair and pretty face that went well with her bright brown eyes. She had quite the curvaceous figure that was hugged by some sort of white vest with a light blue cross design. Around her waist was a brown belt that held up her blue skirt. Attached to one side of the belt was what appears to be a whip, and on the other side was a ring that had several strangely shaped gold and silver keys. She also had a pair of boots on as she smiled sweetly at them.
"Uh, who are you?" Natsu asked.
The new girl gestured to herself "My name is Lucy, can I buy you guys lunch?"
While Natsu and Happy were elated at the chance for free food, Drako wasn't so sure. It wasn't that he didn't trust the girl, she actually looked quite nice. It was that exact reason for his uncertainty. If she paid for the lunch of both him and Natsu, she'd be broke for the next month or so. "Er… You guys go on ahead. I'll get my own lunch." Drako said, backing away.
Natsu and Happy looked at him with confused expressions. "You sure, man? I mean… Free food!" Natsu said, his mouth watering.
Drako brushed him off. "I'm sure, I'll meet up with you guys later. See ya." Drako waved as he walked off into town. Well… Drako thought, what to do now.
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Lucy liked to think of herself as a very kind and accepting girl. When others found something as odd, she would find it fascinating. When others were saw something as scary, she'd she it as a chance for adventure. But she was in no way prepared to comprehend the sheer amount of food that was being consumed before her.
Lucy sweatdropped as the pink-haired boy wolfed down food while his blue cat companion munched on fish, Natsu and Happy, she believed. Well, there goes the money I saved from bargaining with that shop merchant. She thought in dismay. "You two sure eat a lot."
The boy slurped up his noodles in one go. "Nah, we don't nearly eat as much as Drako, that guy's inhumane! I can't tell you the amount of times I lost an eating competition with him. One day, I'll out eat him, though." He stated confidently.
Lucy sweated as she nervously asked "Drako wouldn't happen to be that older boy you were with earlier, right?"
"Aye, that was him!" The blue cat chirped.
At the confirmation Lucy had a near panic attack. If he eats more than these two, I'd be more broke than… something with negative money! She mentally screamed, now thanking her lucky stars that the big one declined her offer.
"So, not that I mind." her fellow human said. "But why the generosity?"
Lucy decided to compose herself as she gave her answer. "You see, that salamander guy, was using an attraction charm." She explained. "I saw the markings for it on one of his rings. He was using an illegal brand of magic to make all those girls worship him." She said in disgusted tone. "I was almost put under his spell too, until you knocked me out of the way. You managed to knock enough sense into me that I was able to notice that little charm on his ring, that kind of magic doesn't work if people are aware of it. So I thought I'd pay you back by treating you to lunch." She finished with a smile.
"Huh," Natsu said, "Neat." he returned to his food.
Lucy took that moment to share some of her own information. "I know it may not seem like it, but I'm a wizard myself." She said, giddily pointing to herself. She then started to scratch her cheek in thought. "I haven't joined a guild yet, though. You know, organizations where wizards gather to share information and work. I can't be considered a full-fledged wizard till I join a guild." The young blond began to get excited as she fantasized about all the guilds in the world. "There are hundreds of guilds all over the world, but the one I want to join is full of the most amazing wizards of all!" She almost let out a girlish squeal until she saw the looks the two were giving her and composed herself. "*ahem* Sorry about that, I was rambling. But I'm definitely going to join that guild. I bet I'll find lots of good paying jobs, and it'll be lots of fun!"
Natsu swallowed his food before letting out a small smile. "That so?"
"She sure does talk a lot." Mumbled Happy as he nibbled on his fish.
Lucy then gained a thoughtful look as realization struck her. "Hey, weren't you two looking for someone? That you thought was the Salamander?"
Natsu and Happy gained disappointed expressions when she brought it up. "Aye, when we heard about a Salamander in Hargeon we thought it might be Natsu's friend, Igneel." Happy said.
"But it turned out to be another dead end." Natsu rumbled as he crossed his arms. "That guy didn't even look like a dragon. I bet he doesn't even know how to breathe fire."
Lucy was now confused by Natsu's remark. "Wait, back up. Your friend, Igneel, looks like a dragon?"
Natsu took a break from his food to look at Lucy. "No, Igneel doesn't just look like a dragon, he IS a dragon."
"WHAT?" Lucy was shocked. In this world of wizards and knights, dragons were rare even then. But that wasn't what shocked Lucy the most. "WHY WOULD A GIANT DRAGON APPEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN?" She screamed, questioning their line of thinking.
Natsu and Happy lifted their fingers (and paws) looking as if to counter argument, but nothing came out. "Guess we should have expected this." Happy said, returning to his fish. "Drako said the exact same thing before we left. But you just HAD to go chasing after rumors, ya big dummy." he sad to Natsu.
Natsu glared at the cheeky cat on the table. "You believed them too, so don't go blaming this on me." He growled.
Lucy almost giggled at antics of the two before she decided to strike up more conversation. "So that Drako guy you were with, what's his deal?"
Natsu, surprisingly, gained a more thoughtful expression. "He's been my best friend for years. Whenever we got a lead on Igneel, he'd always be right behind us." Natsu gained a reflective smile as he thought back. "He may be a little lame at times, but he's real loyal and his hugs are the best."
Lucy smiled at Natsu's fond tone. "The way you talk about him, one would think he's your big brother."
Natsu shrugged as he continued his meal. "Yeah, I guess you can think of it like that."
Lucy got up as she smiled. "Well, it was nice meeting you, Natsu. I hope you find your dragon friend." Lucy left money to pay for the meal, and turned around to walk out the door. She was almost out the door when she realized all the strange looks pointed in her direction. Lucy stated to dread what she'd find if she turned around.
"Thank you for this!" Natsu and Happy were on their knees, bowing their heads as if praying to a goddess. "Thank you, for paying for our meal." Natsu said with tears of joy.
"Aye!" Happy chirped.
"Stop that! You're making a scene," Lucy said, her cheeks starting to burn up.
Natsu seemed to ignore her as he got up to scratch his head in thought. "Man, there's gotta be some way I can repay you. Aha!" He called out as he took out the autograph he got from the Salamander. "Here ya go." He said with a bright smile.
Lucy looked at him with a clearly irritated look. "First off, ew, I don't want that creeps autograph. And I already told you, I'm bought you lunch because you knocked me out of that stupid attraction spell." she said with gritted teeth. She sincerely hoped that she wouldn't have to deal with any more weirdos.
"But we weren't trying to help her." Natsu said, rubbing his head as he turned to confer with Happy.
"Aye, I still feel indebted." Happy concurred.
An idea then struck Natsu's head like a bolt of lightning. "Hey, I got an idea! Why don't we-" but when he turned around, the girl was gone.
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Lucy was now sitting on a park bench, reading the magazine Sorcerer Weekly. "Man, those Fairy Tail wizards are crazy." she commented to herself, looking at a particular article about the guild. "I mean, destroying half a forest to catch a dark guild? Talk about overboard!" she smiled to herself as she looked at pictures of the more famous members.
"Wow, Mirajane is so pretty. I'd love to meet her." She said, looking at pictures of the guilds poster girl. She turned the page to see a picture of a mysterious figure. They were large and buff but it was so dark she couldn't make out any other features except his icy-green eyes and, seemingly glowing, blond hair. "I wouldn't be so keen on meeting this guy though, he looks pretty scary." She thought, with a small shudder.
"The Fairy Tail Super Saiyan?" She read the title of the article. What the heck is a saiyan? She pondered as she continued to read the article. Apparently, this guy was a recluse. He rarely showed himself in public but when he did, no dark guild was safe. Man, Fairy Tail has quite a few colorful characters, Lucy thought.
"Man, I wish I knew how to join." She sighed to herself. "Fairy Tail is just the coolest!" She said, with a slight squeal. She didn't care how much she sounded like a stereotype. Ever since she was on her own, she was looking for a place of absolute freedom, and Fairy Tail sounded like just the right place.
"Did I hear Fairy Tail?" a suave voice said.
Then, very creepily, the 'Salamander' popped out of the bushes.
"GAH! Salamander!" Lucy said, nearly falling out of her seat in surprise.
"I've been looking for you." Salamander said, adding even more points to the creepy meter. "I'd like to personally invite you to the party on my boat, tonight." He said, flashing what he believed to be a charming grin.
Lucy quickly stood up and pointed an accusing finger at Salamander. "Nice try, but now that I know about your little charm spell it won't work on me!" She said, proudly.
Salamander didn't lose his cool though, "Figures, I knew from the moment I saw you, you were a wizard, and a clever one at that." He nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders. "No matter. Just come to my party."
Lucy quickly turned away in a disgusted huff. "No way! I'd never go to the party of a creep like you!"
The Salamander looked pained, as if her words stabbed him. "Why would you call me a creep?"
Lucy looked at him with an accusing look. "Your charm spell. Using magic to make yourself more popular and boost your ego."
The Salamander regained his conversational footing. "Don't be so harsh, my dear. Tis just a formality. Can you blame me for wanting to feel like a celebrity at my own party?"
Lucy didn't give the man a reply as she just sighed in exasperation. "Just goes to show that even the most famous wizards can be the biggest morons."
The Salamander wasn't giving up though. Time to pull out the trump card. "Didn't you say you wanted to join the Fairy Tail guild?" Now THAT got Lucy's attention. "Don't tell me that you're so interested in the guild yet you don't even know one of its most famous members. The 'Salamander' of Fairy Tail." He said, smugly. "If you came to my party, I could put in a good word for you."
Lucy's heart nearly stopped in her chest. She was just offered a golden passport to her dream guild. "I'd love to got to your party!" She said, with a fake smile.
The Salamander smirked to himself. That was easier than I thought.
"So you can really get me into Fairy Tail?" Lucy asked, her eyes sparkling.
Salamander gave another smug smile. "But of course. Just don't tell anyone about the charm spell.
"I won't say a word." Lucy said, still in a daze.
"Alright then, I'll see you at the party." Salamander said, as he snapped his fingers. Another haze of purple fire rose from beneath his feet and carried him away. Leaving a daydreaming Lucy standing in the park.
Lucy stood there for a moment with a smile on her face before she snapped out of her trance. Ugh, what an idiot! She scolded herself with a slap on the head. Even without magic, he STILL charmed me! But still… A giddy smile appeared on her face as she whooped for joy. "YES! I can finally join Fairy Tail! I just have to be nice to that sleazebag until then."
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We now cut to a certain blue-haired saiyan. What was he doing all this time? Who knows and who cares? Drako was leaning on the railing of a bridge looking out into the sea. Drako always loved places like this. Drako was not one for nature. He limits his time in the woods as much as possible. He never knew why, he just always preferred cities. But it would be a cold day in hell before he didn't love the feel of an ocean breeze. It was just so refreshing, and it always put his mind at peace.
The sun had just gone down revealing a starry night sky. Drako tapped his fingers against his black and blue gauntlets. Where was Natsu? How long did it take to have lunch with one girl? Granted, this is Natsu we're talking about and he could devour an entire village, but still.
Drako's acute saiyan hearing picked up on a familiar groan. Soon enough, Natsu and Happy were trudging their feet up to Drako taking place beside him.
"How was lunch?" Asked Drako, turning to face Natsu.
Natsu picked his head up to give a grin. "Not as good as Mira's, but everything tastes better when it's free." But Natsu lost his grin as he slumped against the railing. "But man, I can't believe we came all this way on that death trap of a train and didn't find anything!"
Drako shrugged his shoulders. "Hey, I tried to warn you. But no use crying over spilled milk." Drako then knit his eyebrows in confusion. "Hey, what happened to that girl you were with? Lucy, right?"
Natsu nodded his head in confirmation. "Right. I don't know where she went. One minute, and she was gone, and I was gonna invite her to join the guild."
"Aye! She's a weird one alright." Happy chirped.
A talking cat thinks someone is weird. Either she's the craziest person to walk Earthland, or she's completely normal, Drako mused. "So she was a wizard? What kind?"
"She didn't say." Natsu shrugged.
Drako decided to direct his attention back to the open ocean. He could make out a buoyant craft, covered in fancy lights. "Think that's the boat party that Salamander guy was talking about?"
Natsu followed his friend's line of vision to the boat. At the mere sight of it, he started to turn green. "Ugh, just thinking about being on that thing is making me sick." He gurgled, trying to keep his lunch in.
Drako rubbed Natsu's back in comfort. "You know, just a thought, but maybe you'd be less prone to be sick if you didn't eat so much."
"No," Natsu moaned. "Free food is too good."
It was then that the trio heard gossip coming from a pair of girls. Using their special magic enhanced-ears and natural cat ears they heard "Oh, I wish I could have gone to the Salamander's party." A girl moaned.
"I know, right? He's got the most amazing fire magic ever! And I heard he's a member of Fairy Tail!" Another girl charmed.
The friends tuned the conversation out as they looked at each other in equal suspicion.
"So, that guy's supposedly from Fairy Tail, huh?" Natsu was starting to snarl.
Drako nodded as he saw what Natsu was getting at. "So, not only is this guy going by the exact same name as you. He's also telling everyone he's from Fairy Tail?" He turned to glare at the boat on the sea. "This is no coincidence. That guy's stealing your identity."
Natsu had steam coming off him now. "I'm not gonna let some poser tarnish Fairy Tail's name." He seethed. Natsu turned to his flying blue-friend "Come on, Happy, we're paying that 'Salamander' a visit."
"Aye, sir!" Happy chirped.
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How an 18-pound cat could carry a 167-pound by, Drako would never know. They were flying out to the boat with Happy carrying Natsu and Drako flying on his own. When they got to the boat Natsu was ready to charge in but he was blocked by Drako's arm.
"Natsu, look." Drako whispered, pointing down to the main deck. Upon the deck were many young ladies all dressed and dolled up. But they were all unconscious and tied up as well, and big burly men seemed to be taking them down to the cargo hold.
"Seems it's not just a case of identity theft, seems we can also add kidnapping to the list." Drako muttered.
Natsu gritted his teeth. "I can't take it anymore!" He pointed at what looked to be the personal quarters. "Happy, launch me!"
"Aye, sir!" Happy saluted. "Natsu bomb away!" Then, with size-defying might, he threw Natsu and the Dragon-slayer crashed right through the roof of the boat.
Natsu then stood up with a look of determination, then uneasiness, then sickness, then pure agony as he fell over.
"You two forgot about Natsu's motion sickness, didn't you?" Drako asked as he floated down the hole Natsu created.
"Aye," Happy mumbled.
"Happy, Is that you? Why are you flying?" a familiar voice cried out.
Drako turned his head to see Lucy in a red dress, her arms bound behind her back. "Lucy? What are you doing here?"
Lucy was confused before a look of realization dawned on her face. "Drako? Listen, this creep promised to help me get onto the Fairy Tail guild if I came to his stupid party. But it turns out he's less of a creep, and more of a psychopath!"
Drako turned his head to glare at the fake Salamander. He was standing there smugly, surrounded by mean looking thugs.
Drako started to crack his knuckles. "Alright, you've got some explaining to do. First off, why are you kidnapping so many girls?"
The imposter shook his finger and waved his hand in a 'tut-tut' fashion. "Oh, please. Is it not obvious?"
Drako raised an eyebrow while still glaring. "No, that's why I'm asking."
'Salamander' stared at Drako for a few moments, blinking. "Are you serious?"
Drako shook his head at the weird looks he was getting. "Never mind. Happy, get Lucy out of here."
"Aye!" called Happy as he wrapped his tail around Lucy's waist. He then flew back out the hole with a surprised yelp from Lucy.
"You know, now that you've discovered our little operation, we can't let you or your friends leave." The Salamander said, as his thugs got themselves ready to brawl.
Drako readied himself as he put up his fists. "You can try, but Natsu and I aren't your average fighters."
Natsu weakly moaned beside him.
The thugs all charged Drako. One on his right swung his fist at him, but Drako leaned his head to the side to dodge. He grabbed the thug's arm and performed a judo flip, slamming the thug on his back.
Another thug tried a jab, but Drako caught the fist in his hand. Drako twisted the thug's arm and slammed his fist into the thug's gut knocking the wind out of him.
The next two henchmen were smart and tried to attack at once rather than one at a time. The one on the right aimed a right hook to the face while the left one aimed a jab at Drako's gut. Drako then jumped and twisted his body sideways, both attacks missing. Drako landed back on the ground but acted quickly as he launched a spin kick that smacked both thugs in the face and sent them flying.
"That all you got?" Drako asked with a smirk.
The Salamander fake looked irked but not scared. "I'll admit that you're quite the fighter…" he said. "But I've got strength in numbers." To prove his point, at least ten more henchmen came into the room, some carrying weapons. "I wonder how long you can keep this up." He said with a smirk.
Drako looked at all the henchmen, then back down to the moaning Natsu. This could be a problem.
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"Wait! Happy, where are we going? What about Drako and Natsu?" Cried Lucy as she and the cat flew away from the boat.
"They can take care of themselves, I can only carry one person." Happy said, flapping his wings. "Besides, we have a bigger problem."
Lucy looked up at the cat, in confusion. "What problem?"
As if for comedic timing, Happy's wings disappeared in a puff of smoke. "I've run out of magic"
The two were left screaming as they plummeted to the water below. After a large splash they were soaked head to toe.
But do not worry, for this is a good thing. A very convenient but very good thing. For when Lucy crashed into the cold waters below, she spotted something very shiny and very familiar. My gate keys! She thought in relief. When Salamander threw them overboard she'd thought they'd be gone for good. She quickly grabbed the silver gold keys and swam back to the surface.
Her head burst above water as she greedily sucked in air. She turned her attention to glare at the escaping boat.
"Here we go." she whispered to herself as she grabbed one of the golden keys. She was surrounded by water so the choice was obvious. "OPEN: GATE OF THE WATER BEARER: AQUARIUS!" She called out as she held the key in front of her.
The key started to glow brightly, a magic circle appeared before it. The magic circle burst to life, shining brightly as ever. When the light died down, in its place was a blue mermaid, with an urn in her hands.
"A fish!" Happy cried out, mouth watering.
"NO!" Lucy said, slapping the cat over the head.
Happy chose to ignore the slap for now, in favor of marveling at Lucy's summon. "That was amazing!"
Lucy looked satisfied with the cats reaction. "Well, that's what a celestial wizard like me can do." she said, proudly. "We're able to use magic gate keys to summon spirits from another world."
She then turned to the mermaid she just summoned. "Aquarius, I need you to use your power to push that ship back to port."
The water spirit only eyed Lucy in disdain. "Ugh."
Lucy was not very fond of that. "Hey, I need you to help, not this your usual attitude!"
That was not the right thing to say, not at all. "Let's get something straight, bratt." Aquarius said, in a dangerous tone as the waves seemed to get more intense. "Drop my key again, and I'll kill you."
Lucy gulped, forgetting how scary this spirit was. "Yes, mam!"
Then the urn in the spirits hands started to glow. Water was starting to burst out the container. Aquarius began to throw and rotate the urn in a violent movement. And just like that, massive waves were starting to form.
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Things weren't looking too good on the ship. Drako was bobbing and weaving through the onslaught of nameless grunts. I can't even focus enough energy to go super saiyan if these guys keep on attacking me! Drako thought as he backflipped out of the way of a tackle. He roundhouse kicked another one as he immediately turned around to deliver a right hook.
One guy made a slash at him with a sword for which he leaned out of the way. But that made him wide open for another to drive his fist into Drako's face. Drako fell flat on his back which gave the grunts enough time to dogpile him. Drako tried to get up but it was a little more difficult than he thought, seriously, how much do these guys weigh?!
The Salamander was enjoying the show when he suddenly lost his balance as the ship tipped over. It quickly tipped in the other direction, sending thugs sliding all over the floor as they tried to grab some sort of anchor. But then, the big one happened. All members on deck were sent spiraling into the air as they all gained a feel of weightlessness before abruptly crashing.
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The town of Hargeon was no stranger to intense waves. But when a wave that was bigger than the town itself crashed into the shore, they were quite surprised.
"What were you thinking!?" Yelled Lucy on the beach, spitting out seawater. "Were you trying to drown me?!"
Aquarius looked around at all the destruction she caused. "Oh dear, it seems I accidentally swept up the ship as well." She said, innocently. Lucy just stared at her with mouth agape. "Don't call me for a while, I'm going on a week long trip," Aquarius said, turning away. But she turned back to flash a mocking smile. "With my boyfriend."
"No need to rub it in!" Lucy called out as the mermaid disappeared in a flash of light.
"Damn, what the hell-" mumbled the fake Salamander as he stumbled up from the wreckage. He looked at the battered remains of his boat with frustration. Damn, that boat cost a lot of mone-. Salamander didn't have time to finish his thoughts as he noticed a figure standing on top of the wreckage. It was that pink-haired idiot from before, except now he didn't look so seasick.
"So you're a Fairy Tail Wizard, huh?" Natsu asked, accusingly.
Salamander didn't like that tone of disrespect. "What's it to you? Get him, men!" He called out to his cohorts, who charged the young man.
"Natsu, watch out!" Lucy yelled.
"Don't worry about him." Happy said, popping in beside Lucy. "I probably should have mentioned this earlier, but Natsu and Drako are wizards too."
"Huh?" Lucy said, in astonishment.
Natsu tore off his red sweater as he backhanded a guy flying. "I'm Natsu of Fairy Tail!" Natsu roared "and never seen you before in my life!"
"Wha-" The now revealed imposter gasped.
"You've gotta be kidding me!" Lucy cried, flabbergasted. "Natsu's a Fairy Tail Wizard?"
One of the thugs noticed the red mark on Natsu's right shoulder. "Th-that emblem!" he stuttered in fear before turning to his boss. "He's the real deal, Bora!"
The now revealed 'Bora' looked panicked. "You idiot! Don't use my real name!"
Natsu slowly marched down the wreck glaring all the way. "I don't care if you're a criminal or some punk looking for attention." He snarled "I won't let you tarnish Fairy Tail's name!"
"Men, attack all at once! It worked for the other one!" Bora yelled out.
The men started to charge but were stopped by a blur that burst from the wreckage. "MACH PUNCH!" A voice yelled out. A dozen lighting quick sticks lashed out, knocking all advancing henchmen unconscious. "My name is Drako!" Drako yelled as he ripped his cloak off.
"Come on, another?" Bora yelled, noticing the mark on Drako's left eye. Bora had enough of this. "PROMINENCE TYPHOON!" He yelled out summoning a spiraling purple column of flame and launching it right at the two wizards.
The wave of fire didn't seem the phase the two, however. "Natsu, do your thing." Drako said, confidently. Natsu gave a manic grin as he stepped forward.
The wave of fire hit, causing a massive explosion. Bora looked at the destruction in satisfaction. "The bigger the talk, the weaker the man." He turned around walk away when he heard a voice.
"Man, these are the worst flames I ever tasted!" Bora slowly turned around. "Are you sure you're even a fire-wizard." The flames were starting to disperse and at the center of it was Natsu… eating the fire. Bora nearly let out a shriek of fright.
Natsu finished off the flames as he swallowed. "Thanks for the meal, anyway." He said a feral grin. He slammed his fists together, creating small flame plumes "Now I've got a fire in my belly, and it's just raging to get out!" Natsu inhaled, his cheeks growing inhumanely large. "FIRE DRAGON:" He put his hands in front of his face as if playing an invisible trumpet. "ROAR!" A much more ferocious and intense wave of fire burst from Natsu's mouth absolutely decimating Bora's forces. Bora was able to escape by flying away on his Red Carpet.
"Hey, Bora!" Called out a barely conscious goon. "I've seen this guy before! Yeah, that pink hair, and the scaly looking scarf. He's the real…" he said before fall asleep.
"...Salamander." Lucy finished in awe.
Natsu bent his knees. His fists igniting in fire. "Hope you're paying attention, 'cause this is what a Fairy Tail Wizard can do!" He yelled, jumping all the way up to Bora. "FIRE DRAGON: IRON FIST!" He yelled, slamming his fist into Bora's face, sending the creep flying.
Natsu landed next to Drako. "Let's send this guy packing, once and for all!" Natsu grinned at Drako, which the saiyan returned.
Natsu inhaled while Drako cupped his hands by his side. "UNISON RAID: FIRE DRAGON'S KAMEHAMEHA!" They yelled together, launching their respective signature attacks. The blue beam and stream of fire merged together, creating a spiraling blast of destruction.
Bora had just recovered when he saw the attack coming at him. In a panic, he yelled "HELL PROMINENCE!" He yelled, launching a massive fireball. The two attacks clashed with each other, they struggled for a moment but the Unison Raid ultimately overtook the prominence spell. It continued on until it exploded into Bora. It sent him Flying so high he ended up crashing into the church bell with a loud Gong.
"Wow, that was amazing!" Lucy marveled. "But it was overboard!" she yelled looking at the famed destruction of Fairy Tail firsthand.
"Aye!" chirped Happy.
"Stop saying 'Aye'!" Yelled Lucy. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of marching army boots.
"Crap! We gotta get out of here!" Yelled Natsu as he grabbed Lucy and hightailed it out of there, Drako and Happy following behind.
"Why do I have to?!" Yelled Lucy as she was being dragged.
"You wanted to join our guild, didn't you?" Natsu asked, causing Lucy to look at him. "So let's go!" Natsu said, flashing a sincere grin.
Lucy gained a gleeful expression of hope and wonder as she started running on her own. "Alright!"
Drako smirked as he saw the two running ahead of him. And he thought we came here for nothing.
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Whew! Man, these chapters just keep getting longer! But we've finally gotten to the actual series.
Drako: I didn't really do much, though.
Gamer44D: What, does everything have to be about you? You'll have plenty of time to shine, this was to introduce Lucy, a very underrated character in my opinion. Heck, if I didn't love Erza so much, you'd probably be shipped with Lucy! Well, Erza and… other reasons
Drako: You're not a Nalu shipper, are you?
Gamer44D: Maaaybe.
Drako: ….
Gamer44D: Hey I may not seem like it, but I love shipping. It's part of what makes fanfic so great! So there will be more shippings than you and Erza.
Drako: That seems fair.
Gamer44D: Great! See you all next time, and review!