Lost Bonds*
Disclaimer: I do not own Dairy Tail or any of its characters...*tear* This is a story request from PV7*
Hope you enjoy! ;)
Chapter 8
"When I get out of here, Gajeel's gonna hear it" Kaida though aloud as she walked through the church. "I wonder if this was a town that fell in…"
Her eyes caught glance of a green jewel in the front of the church. Kaida's eyes narrowed and she walked towards it. She walked up a few steps before looking straight at the strange jewel, as it sat on a cushion on a wooden pillar
I can feel a strong Magical Energy coming from this. No wonder it's so important to the town. Kaida thought and picked it up. Her eyes widened when a vision flew through her mind.
"Natsu!" Kaida yelled in distress at Natsu who lay injured on the floor. Wendy and Lucy lay on the floor with Lily that held an injured Lenia. Happy and Carla's MagicPower was exhausted and they could barely stand on their own.
"K-kaida" Natsu said shakily pushing himself up.
"You see what you did to your own blood? All because you decided to run away. Now that I've collected all the Magical Power I need you can forever be alone" A familiar voice said and tears fell from her face as she tried to break loose.
Everyone's eyes widened as she disappeared into a dark dimension when he threw her. "Natsu!""Kaida!"
Kaida jumped back and the jewel fell back onto the cushion. Sweat trailed down her forehead and her body was shaking. W-what was that? She thought and felt her chest tighten.
Kaida swallowed hard and hesitantly took the jewel again. Luckily, nothing happened and she gently slid it in her side pocket of a leather jacket she wore. "Now I just need to get out of here with the other's help but… Where are they?" She thought before something exploded out of the ground.
She jumped back and held the jewel to make sure no damage came on it while she crashed into the ground of the old church. "I smell something delicious. A female scent that's driving me insane" A familiar voice said and Kaida's eye widened.
"Edward?! What's the meaning of this?" She asked and he smirked evilly. "You've got more important things to worry about since you're all empty on Magical Energy," He said and fear struck her whole body.
"I-it was you," Kaida said thinking back at the drinks he served them and she swallowed hard. He hit his fist in the palm of his hand and a dark Magic Circle appeared in front of him. "Dark Magic Attack!" He shouted and her eyes widened.
Gajeel dodged the oncoming attack while Lily and Lenia could only watch. "Damn, of all times we have to be out of Magical Energy" Lenia said and Lily gritted his teeth.
"Iron Dragon's Roar!" Gajeel shouted and sent a tornado of Magical Energy towards the attacker. The old man smirked and hit his staff on the ground. "Repulse" He said and a Magic Circle appeared in front of him that sent Gajeel's attack right back at him.
Gajeel let out a silent cry when only his shoulder received damage and he landed on the ground. "Hey, old man. I thought you were on our side! Why are you doing this?!" Gajeel asked and he laughed.
"That jewel is more powerful that your puny minds can comprehend. With it we can take over Sunset Valley and work our way up from there," He said and Gajeel's eyes widened. "We?" He mumbled before the ground behind him exploded.
Kaida let out a shout before landing on her legs and falling to her knees. Her skin burned from the attack she endured and bruises covered her body.
"Kaida!" Lenia exclaimed seeing her sister in such an injured state and Kaida glanced at the two Exceeds. "Lily, take Lenia and this and get out of here," Kaida said holding a green gem in her hand.
"I don't think so" The large creature in front of her said and attacked again. Kaida barely dodged and threw the gem towards Lily. He caught it and grabbed Lenia. "Come on" He said and Lenia ran with him while looking back at Kaida with worry.
"Don't let them get away!" The old man, Goro shouted at the large creature but Kaida stepped in the way. I'll just have to push myself until my Magic Power returns. She thought and held out her hand with two fingers pointing in the air.
"Earth Dragon's Thundering Roar!" She shouted and hit Edward with strong magic. Kaida clutched her chest and fell to her one knee. Damn. She thought and looked up as the smoke cleared to see he was unharmed.
Her eyes grew wide and her breath hitched. "No way. There's just no way" She whispered and stood frozen. "Iron Dragon's Sword!" Gajeel yelled and slashed the large creature before kicking him to the side.
He landed in front of Kaida and looked down at her, "Are you hurt?" He asked. Kaida looked at him with a surprised expression and a slight blush before slowly nodding.
"I should ask you the same, you look like he's giving you a hard time," Kaida said and he growled at her. "Save yourself next time" He said and Kaida smiled.
He's back. She thought before the creature stood up again. "Don't let them get away with this Edward! We still need that jewel!" Goro said and the giant cracked his knuckles.
"Get back" Gajeel said and Kaida looked at him with a frown. "Wha-""You're all out of Magical Energy so you'll only be a nuisance," He said and Kaida felt that sting.
"Fine. I actually thought you had a nice side but you'll always stay a jerk," She said before running away and Goro smirked. "Not so fast" He said pointing with his staff at her but Gajeel managed to get a hit on him.
Goro crashed and Gajeel cracked his neck. "Now I can pound you as much as I want," He said and Goro's eyes widened. "Where do you think you're going?" the giant Edward asked and stepped on Kaida.
She let out a cry and Gajeel cursed under his breath. "Get off me!" Kaida shouted but his feet pushed her deeper into the ground, he stepped on her hands before she could do anything and she let out another cry.
"We're not letting you do anything funny. We kept a close eye on you and saw how you can turn objects into iron," Goro said and Kaida looked at him with one open eye. "So you were the ones following us the whole time," She said and he laughed.
"Gajeel! Don't worry about me! Just show that guy that he shouldn't mess with a Fairy Tail Wizard!" Kaida yelled and he smirked. "I don't like you giving me orders but I wanted to do that from the beginning," He said and Goro took a step back.
Edward crushed Kaida into the ground again and she let out a muffled cry. This is bad. Gajeel is the only one with energy and if he runs out, I can't help him. Kaida thought and felt ground enter her mouth when Edward smashed her in the rock again.
I have it! She thought before shivering mentally.
"Hey! Female Salamander!" Gajeel shouted seeing Kaida's unmoving body before a Dark Magic Attack hit him. Damn it. I'm almost out of Magic Energy myself and now the stupid girl had to go unconscious! He thought before hearing munching.
His eyes widened as he saw Kaida eat the ground below her, her fangs fully out as she chewed. "What on Earth are you doing?!" Goro exclaimed as she ate the ground.
Kaida swallowed one more time before letting out a breath. "Now I'm all fired up!" She said and a pillar that shot out of the ground hit the giant above her. He fell to the ground unconscious and turned back to normal.
Kaida managed to slide out from under him and move towards Gajeel. "Did you forget about me?!" Goro said and Kaida's body lifted from the ground while she froze.
"There's nothing you can do now to restore his energy!" He said and Kaida closed her eyes. I can't move or get near an object to turn into iron…
Her eyes shot open and a Magic Circle appeared on her left arm side. "Element Iron: Activate!" She shouted and her arm turned into iron. "Gajeel!" she called and managed to move her one hand.
"Catch!" She shouted and ripped of the iron arm before throwing it towards Gajeel. "Are you insane?!" He shouted at her and she laughed.
"I guess you could say so," She said and Gajeel's grip tightened on her arm. You remind too much of the Salamander, girl. He thought before he started to eat the iron.
"What kind of monsters are you?!" Goro yelled with fear in his eyes. A dark aura surrounded Gajeel as he stood up and finished eating the metal. "Dragon Slayer's Secret Art!"
"Karma Demon: Iron Spiral!" Gajeel shouted before he attacked the old wizard. An explosion erupted and Kaida fell to the ground on her knees. When the smoke cleared, Goro lay unconscious on the ground and Gajeel smirked.
"You did it," Kaida said holding where her arm once was, and he growled at her. "What were you thinking?! How are you going to get that arm back now?!" He shouted at her and she smiled.
"I just need to get near water," She said and he raised an eyebrow. "Can you restore that arm if you're near water?" He asked and Kaida laughed nervously.
"I hope so," She said and a tick mark appeared above his head before he grabbed Kaida. She blushed deeply as he took her towards a small lake and shoved her roughly towards the water.
"Thanks" She mumbled and he grunted. As soon as she put her hand on the water, she heard a distant yell for her name and instantly recognized it. "Is that…Natsu?" She asked and saw a cloud appear while he ran towards them.
"What's Salamander doing here?" Gajeel thought aloud before he paled. "You better heal that arm quick!" He said and Kaida just looked at him confused before remembering her missing arm.
However, Natsu arrived there before she could even get close to the water. "Kaida…Are you alright?" Natsu asked with hands on his knees and breathing hard. Kaida swallowed hard, "Y-yeah" She said and tried to hide her missing arm.
Natsu realized there was someone next to him and blinked. "Gajeel? You're here too?" He asked and Gajeel felt a shadow hit in the stomach. He never saw me?
Natsu looked back at Kaida and saw her holding her shoulder. "Huh? What's wrong with your arm?" He asked and Kaida felt panic rise inside her. "Nothing!" She said but Natsu quickly spun her in front of him.
His eyes widened and all the color drained from his face. He pointed at the missing spot but couldn't find the words. "Natsu!" Kaida heard the rest shout behind him and soon came next to him, breathing hard.
Before they could mutter a word, they saw Kaida's condition and turned white. "What happened to your arm?" Natsu asked as fury burned within him. "I ate it," Gajeel said and everyone just stared at him, dumb folded.
Kaida laughed nervously and stepped into the water while everyone gave death glared at Gajeel. "What do you mean you ate it?" Erza asked dangerously and Lucy shivered at the thought.
Wendy saw Kaida dip herself in the water and a bright blue light shone from where she was. They covered their eyes until the light dimmed and Kaida came up with a new arm attached. Everyone stared at her with blank expressions as she flexed her arm and smiled at them.
"I'll explain to you on the way," She said and they all vaguely nodded.
"I believe this gem belongs to your town," Kaida said giving the elder the green gem and she smiled. "Thank you, you saved a precious piece of our history. As promised, we give you this reward" The Elder said and handed her the money.
Kaida smiled and blushed slightly with everyone's gazes on her. The elder walked up to a dried out fountain and placed the gem on the crown of the mermaid statue.
It glowed bright with the statue's eyes before water started to fall from the fountain. A green aura shot out from the town and the plants with the sky seemed to come back to life. Kaida watched with sparkling eyes as green dust then fell from the skies and the villagers cheered.
Everyone greeted and was ready for the way home in a carriage, except Natsu, Kaida and Gajeel. The woman grabbed onto Kaida's shoulder before she could go and Kaida looked back at her in confusion.
"Tell me something before we bid you farewell. Did the gem show you anything?" She asked and Kaida's eyes widened as she remembered the vision she had the first time she touched the jewel.
"I take that as a 'yes.' The stone you brought back is much more than it seems. Long ago, priests used it to foretell the future of this village. What you saw was an image of the Future that lies ahead of you," She said.
"What?! You mean what I saw can happen?!" Kaida asked feeling horror wash over her. The Elder saw her panic and placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"The future can always change. What you saw can or can't happen" She said and Kaida felt some of her nerves be put to ease.
"Thank you" She said before climbing onto the carriage and riding out of the valley. I hope that never happens. I never want to go back there again! Kaida thought and felt a wave of emotions crash inside her along with the motion sickness.
"Kaida, what's wrong?" Lenia asked next to her and Kaida snapped out of her thoughts. She smiled, "I was just thinking about what happened today. It was pretty wild having your Magical Energy drained," She said.
"But you got it back by eating the ground, right?" Natsu said pointing at her and Kaida blushed. "Don't remind me," She said and everyone laughed while Gajeel only smirked slightly.
"But Gajeel was the hero at the end of the day. If he wasn't there I wouldn't want to think of what might've happened" Kaida said and he huffed. "I'm not going with you on a job again," He said and she smiled.
"Did I taste that bad?" She mocked and everyone laughed at Gajeel's embarrassment.
Dun...Dun...Dun...* That's is peoplez! Be sure to keep your eyes open for the next chapter!* The battle for Kaida's freedom is coming with a twist!*
Review please!* I would love some criticism!* :)
