Previously in A Poke Tail, the Fairy Tail and Sabertooth Members found out that they got approved to visit the Sinnoh region. They quickly packed and boarded a train the western most port city in Fiore, where the ship Lizabeth came on is docked.

Chapter VII

Ship Shape!

Our adventurers made it to the sea port with no troubles.

Lizabeth "We made it to the sea! Oh how i've missed this smell."

Lucy "You seem to be really attached to the sea Lizabeth."

Lizabeth nodded "That's because I was raised on it. It was always just me and my mom though."

Rogue "Your mom was a dragon too right? what was her name?"

Lizabeth "Her name was Bellagua. It means beautiful water. I really miss her, but whenever I'm near the ocean I feel like she is still here with me."

Blaire smiled at her, she knew better than anyone else how much Lizabeth missed her mom and the island she grew up on, even though she tried very hard not to show it.

Sailor "Lizabeth, A-Hoy!"

Lizabeth "John hello!"

They had approached a large red and white ship with the name S.S. Helena painted on the side.

John "We got your message, so we're already stocked and ready to go."

Lizabeth "That's great. Where is the Captain?"

John "He's on deck. Come on so everyone can get acquainted before we set sail."

Sting "Whoa do you think they brought a big enough ship or what?"

Lector "Yeah its awesome!"

Frosch "Fro thinks so too!"

The gang hurried their pace and were soon walking up a gang plank onto the ship.

John "Captain our passengers are here."

Captain "Aye I can see that. I might only have one eye but i'm not blind Johnathan. Now go and take a headcount of the crew and do an inventory, I don't want to leave anything behind."

John "Yes sir!" he saluted and walked off to follow his orders.

Captain "Welcome back Lizabeth and Blaire, and welcome wizards of Fiore aboard the S.S. Helena, the finest naval ship this side of Sinnoh. I am your Captain, Seamus Lockeye, it's nice to see you all."

The captain was a tall man with dark hair, sun tanned skin, and dressed in a freshly pressed uniform. But, his most prominent feature was the dark blue eye patch with an anchor on it, over his right eye.

Everyone smiled and bowed then Erza introduced them all.

"How did you lose your eye?" blurted out Natsu when Erza introduced him.

The Captain let out a big booming laugh and swatted Natsu on his back "That's a story for another day my boy. Seth why don't you show these youngsters to their cabins." he said.

Seth "Yes sir! If you would all follow me please."

Lisanna "Wow this ship and crew seem really well managed."

Seth "Thank you ma'am, but its just our job. We would probably all die at sea if we didn't keep everything ship shape and under control."

Erza looked up at this "Natsu, Gray that means no fighting. we don't want to end up sinking the ship."

Lucy "That goes for you too ok."

Everyone giggled as Seth lead them to their rooms and left them to settle in. After settling in they all went back up on deck to see the boat launch, but something odd stood out to Lucy.

Lucy "Natsu are you not feeling sea sick?"

Natsu shook his head "It's really weird but I haven't felt sick at all since I got on this boat."

Happy "HE'S CURED!"

Lieutenant "I'm afraid not. It's just because the Helena has a spell on it to make it so passengers feel like their on solid ground. The only way you'll even know you're moving is if you look out over the ocean."

Lucy "What kind of spell is that? It sounds incredibly advanced."

Lieutenant shrugged his shoulders "I don't know. The man who commissioned this ship cast it. He said it was to help the sailors who spend months at a time at sea"

Back on deck John had reported back to the Captain and he ordered the men to set sail. The whole crew was in motion as they quickly followed the orders that were given to them. All the members looked over the bow at the Fiore coastline and waved at goodbye to the people on the dock as they passed by. They couldn't wait to get to Sinnoh.

John "Captain we're clear of the port now."

He nodded and looked up at the flag above the crow's nest. He noticed the breeze and shouted "Alright mates, lets switch to full canvas and catch some wind."

The Lieutenant was at the helm of the ship when he asked "And our heading sir?"

Captain "Our heading!? West to Sinnoh of course!"

"AYE SIR!" shouted the crew.

Natsu "Wow this is awesome!"

Frosch "Fro thinks so too!"

Natsu, Sting, and Rogue were having fun because it was their first time on a ship without getting sea sick. It was starting to get hard for the others to keep them from running around like mad men though.

Romeo "Captain how long will it take us to cross the ocean."

Captain "Well if the wind stays with us and the skies stay clear it'll be two days till we hit the barrier and then a day and a half after that."

Romeo "Whoa I thought it would take a lot longer."

Captain "Normally it would but the Helena is this fastest ship this side of Sinnoh ya see and we are going to be sailing non stop, I hope."

Romeo "I hope? What's that supposed to mean?"

Captain "Well you see it took us almost two weeks to get here cause Lizabeth kept wanting to stop. I think she loves the sea too much haha!"

The first two days of the voyage went by uneventfully but the over excited members were starting to get antsy.

Lizabeth "Captain we'll be hitting the barrier soon right?"

Captain nodded "Yes it'll be within the hour."

Lizabeth "I think we should start heading northwest and stop at a near by island."

Captain "Why should we do that? We're making great time."

Lizabeth "I know but i sense a storm coming, if we head northwest we should be able to outrun it and be able to take a little break as well."

Captain "Well alright, you are the sea dragon here, so i will trust your judgement."

Lizabeth marked the location of the island on the map and the lieutenant changed the ship's course. A little while later everyone on the ship started floating and felt a gentle shock of electricity go threw their bodies. But, the feeling left them just as soon as it came. It seemed like everyone had been accepted by the barrier.

Gajeel "What the hell was that?"

Lizabeth "That was the barrier, you can't see it but it is very powerful. If anybody on the ship didn't have a pass, it would have knocked them out and then turned the ship around."

Gajeel "Whoa that barrier is no joke."

Blaire "Well it is supposed to protect the country from invasion."

Wendy "Lizabeth is that the island we're stopping at?"

Lizabeth nodded "Yeah. This island is really special to me, it is where I was raised."

Wendy "Wow it looks really beautiful."

Seth suddenly called from the crow's nest "Wailords of the starboard bow!"

All the members ran to the right side of the ship and looked over.

Juvia "What are those? They're huge!"

Lieutenant "those are a pokemon call wailord and the smaller ones are called wailmer. They love drafting off big ships like this one."

After the crew anchored the ship just inside the cove, all of the members quickly changed into their swimsuits.

Sting "Last one in is a rotten egg."

Everyone laughed and jumped into the water, happy to be off the ship for a little while.

Alright everyone make sure to continue reading my story. I know its a little slow but i promise there is action coming soon to a chapter near you lol. Thank you for reading!