A/N: MEEEEOOOOWWWWW! Nothing necessary to say. Potatoes... Russia! :) RRAAAWWWRR!
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Chapter 8
"So, you're saying that the only possible way we can save our friends is if we travel with you to this... alternate universe?" Gajeel asked, looking skeptically at the girl sitting in front of him.
Nightmare was out of her bindings and was currently eating more food than Natsu. She nodded and stuffed a few pieces of bread in her mouth.
"Ish no' tha' shimple. I can on'y send fou' people -" She swallowed the food in her mouth. "-At a time. Including myself, and I have to go with you guys otherwise you won't be getting back."
Wendy looked at Juvia, then Gajeel, then Mystogan. "One of us will have to be left behind."
After taking a long drink of water, Nightmare slammed her mug on the table. "Discuss it with each other. The one with the least amount of ties to your friends should stay behind." She said, folding her hands and resting her chin against them, leaning on the table.
The air around them grew silent as they looked at each other.
"I'll stay behind." Mystogan said, and looked at the other three. "You three have more ties to Natsu, Lucy, Grey and Erza than I do."
"Are you sure, Mystogan?" Wendy asked, with a slightly worried expression. "Maybe I should stay behind. You're stronger than me." She suggested.
Gajeel shook his head. "No, you have healing magic. You need to come with us."
Nightmare looked between the four friends and sighed. She honestly wasn't sure herself how well this would work. And she wasn't really looking forward to going. That woman was in the alternate universe and she did not want to get into an encounter with her. Nightmare put her head in her arms on the table.
Gageel tapped her on the shoulder. She looked up. "Have you guys figured out who's staying and who's going?" She asked, looking up at them.
"Juvia, Gajeel and Wendy will be going." Juvia said. "Mystogan-san has elected to stay behind."
Nightmare stood up and smirked. "Are you guys ready for the ride of your lives?" She looked between all of them. She cracked her knuckles and extended her hands, closing her eyes. Five glowng rings appeared under her, Wendy, Juvia, Gajeel, and Carla. "Let the nightmare begin!" She yelled as they disappeared.
"How disgusting can you be? Not only do you strip in public, your symbol of your chest makes you look look like garbage! How can one be so asymmetrical?" Kid's voice could be heard throughout the halls of the school. Liz and Patty followed behind him, just being themselves.
The man who Kid was addressing was the Ice mage, Grey Fullbuster. He looked behind him at Kid, then down to see he had no pants on. Quickly, he pulled his pair back on.
"What business of yours is it, anyway, you derranged bastard?" Grey yelled. "I might not be symmetrical, but I don't care about it. Just look at the li-"
"Wow! It is such a beautiful day!" Lucy said, looking out of a window, purposefully interupting Grey. She obviously remembered the incident when Erza mentioned the white lines.
"Lucy, it's raining outside." Happy said, floating by her. Lucy laughed nervously in reply.
"Well, of course! Hahaha! I like the rain!" She laughed.
The group looked at her questionably. Natsu and Black Star were a little ways behind them, talking about different fights they'd been in a who had won. Both using wild hand gestures to exaggerate their stories.
"M-maka... I want to go back to my room..." A pink-haired boy said. He was gripping Maka's shoulders and looking about nervously.
Maka shook her head. "Not yet, Crona. Lord Death wanted us to go on a mission together with the Fairy Tail mages."
Erza was looking out a window. "I still don't understand the pairings. You and Soul with Lucy. That makes sense. Natsu with Black Star and Tsubaki. Also makes sense. But Grey with Kid, Liz and Patty. Me with Crona and his partner, Ragnarok."
"Pikyah! What does a bimbo like you know about me and Crona anyway!" Mini Ragnarok asked, viciously.
Erza ignored the little creature and continued to stare out the window.
"I guess Lord Death sees something that we don't." Maka said. "Maybe it's because you're a sword weilder and so is Crona."
Erza shrugged. "Who knows?"
"Are we actually gonna leave or are we gonna stand here?" Soul questioned, irritably.
Maka nodded and turned to Black Star and Natsu. "Hey! We're leaving now!" She called to the two boys who were currently using a small, blonde-haired student with black and red checkered pants to show the moves they've used on different opponents. The boy looked greatly relieved once Black Star and Natsu finally left him alone.
"Where are we going?" Black Star asked, happily.
Maka looked at him. "Black Star, we were just in Lord Death's office. Don't you remember where he assigned us to go?" She asked in disbelief.
Black Star thought about it for a moment as he rubbed his chin. The group looked at him, waiting expectently.
"Nope. Not a clue." He said.
The group let out a sigh.
"Black Star, we are going to investigate a casino, called Soul Gambler." Kid said, as the group began to walk out of the school.
"Why are we going there?" He asked.
Erza turned to him, quite annoyed. "Because that is what Lord Death said! No further questions!" She bellowed at Black Star.
Crona looked at Erza mortified. "A girl with a booming voice who yells at people? I can't deal with this!" He wailed and latched onto Maka's arm.
The group walked from the school and began heading to their destination. It wasn't a leisurely walk to the casino, but close enough where they could walk. It seemed fairly normal. Just another day, waltzing around, collecting Kishin egg souls, the whole nine yards.
But Natsu, Lucy, Grey and Erza weren't the only ones in the world of the DWMA.
Wendy coughed and sat up. She looked around at the stone buildings and erie green and orange lights. Next to her was Charla, and Juvia. Gajeel was no where to be seen. Neither was Nightmare.
"Gajeel?" She called, looking around.
She heard a grunt and realized that Gajeel had broken her fall. She quickly stood up and apologized for landing on him. Gajeel stood up, as Juvia did, and helped Charla up.
"Where are we?" Juvia asked looking around. "Juvia doesn't like this place."
Gajeel brushed some dirt from his clothes. "Me neither. It smells weird."
Wendy sniffed. "It does, a litte bit."
"Where's Nightmare?" Charla asked, looking around.
"Beats me" Gajeel said with a small shrug.
"Juvia hopes she's near Gray-sama..."She said, looking to the ground.
The heard a maliscious laugh coming from above them. They looked up, and saw a woman, dressed in dark green. With green braids. Cat ears, and a cat tail. With a green line running from her hairline to her chin.
"Well, Well, Well. How interesting." She said, with a smile. She lept from the roof with a flip and landed lightly on her feet in front of them.
"Who're you?" Gajeel rudely demanded.
She looked to him. "Calm down, boy."
Juvia moved practically in her face, startling her. "DO YOU KNOW WHERE GRAY-SAMA IS!" She shrieked.
The green cat-woman smiled. "I know your friends. I can help you find them. However, it's best if you work with me. You see, our kind- magic weirlders- are hunted in this world."
The group looked at her, then looked at each other. "Can we trust her?" Wendy whispered to Gajeel.
He shrugged. "The chick said that people like us are hunted, and we aren't in a position to argue."
Juvia nodded. "Juvia thinks we should trust her. She knows Gray-sama, and Juvia wants to find him!" She said.
Charla watched silently as their little group meeting took place. The group turned back to the woman.
"We'll trust you." Wendy said.
She smiled and nodded. "Very good."
"I'm Wendy, this is Gajeel, Juvia and Charla." Wendy said, introducing her friends.
The woman smirked. "I'm the cat witch, Neferti."
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