The Chaos of Time

Chapter 9

The Punishment Must Be Dealt

A/N: Quick thanks, as well as telling you the obvious...I don't own Fairy Tail.


Natsu had been placed by Gildarts on one of the beds in the sickbay. Gildarts left soon after, to go and speak with the master, but Wendy had stayed next to him.

She had been trying her healing magic on him but it wasn't having much of an effect. He had exhausted his magic supplies, which she couldn't believe.

For as long as she had known Natsu, his reserves had been huge. To think that one spell had used it all, was troubling.

If Natsu hadn't had as large as reserves as he had, the spell probably would have killed him on the spot.

After some time, the a woman with pink hair and a red cloak entered the room.

"So where is the idiot who almost killed himself?" Asked Porlyusica as she walked towards the two dragon slayers. She set a pouch on a stool next to the bed before turning to the boy.

She stood over the bed looking at Natsu, placing her hand on his forehead and chest. After a few moments, she reached into her bag and pulled out a set of vials.

Porlyusica glanced up and met eyes with Wendy before scowling. "What are you doing in here? Leave me so I can heal the brat."

"I am staying here next to Natsu." Wendy announced, not moving from her position next to the bed.

Before she had a chance to do much, the older woman had dashed around the bed and grabbed her arm, before giving her a shove towards the door.

Wendy caught her balance and turned to see Porlyusica wielding a broom in her direction.

"I hate humans, and I will not have one in the same room as me. If you want me to help your friend you will leave." She said briskly.

Wendy let out a sigh before walking out of the room. When she closed the door, the young girl found herself surrounded by staring faces.

"Um...Is there something you want?" Wendy asked feeling slightly intimidated.

As she spoke, the silence was broken and she was swarmed with questions. To be honest, she didn't really listen to much of what they said.

After a few minutes of questions, Gildarts came down the stairs. "Alright all of you, leave the poor girl alone." He said, before walking towards her.

The members of the guild parted as the crash mage approached. "Hey Wendy how is Natsu doing? I assume that the granny is with him?" He asked.

"Yeah she is. I don't know how he is, she chased me out with a broom." Wendy responded with a small frown.

Gildarts cracked a grin, and few other members laughed heartily.

"Yeah that sounds like her. She doesn't really like people does she...Well, Wendy you are coming with me. The master has some questions to ask you." He said, causing a few senior members to anticipate the upcoming events.

Wendy followed Gildarts up the stairs into Makarov's office. Sitting in a chair was the guild master, fingers interlocked.

"Thank you Gildarts for bringing her. Now Wendy do you have any idea what I wanted to talk to you about?" He asked calmly.

She figured that it was probably about the events of the previous few days, but decided to act like a five year old girl, and shook her head.

"Hmm...So I don't think that you are stupid but I must ask. Why did you go with Natsu on the mission?" Makarov asked, not showing any signs of anger.

Wendy didn't know how to answer. It wasn't like she could tell them that they were both strong mages from the future.

"He's my friend." She said choosing a simple answer. Makarov's eyebrow raised at that, statement.

"So you steal a life threatening mission, and walk across the country for a person you have known for a couple weeks?" He asked sounding suspicious. Next to him Gildarts whispered something into the master's ear, and both men cracked a smile.

"Or maybe, someone seems to be attracted to a certain pink haired kid?" He asked causing her to blush a little.

"No that's not it!" She squealed and shook her head vigorously. Both men chuckled for a while, before Makarov began speaking again.

"Do you know why Natsu took the mission? I assume that there was a reason, rather than just being plain stupid." He said.

"Natsu isn't stupid...He just was upset that you didn't let him go on any harder missions." Wendy told them. Makarov thought for a moment before dismissing Wendy from the room.

Makarov gave Gildarts a bewildered look. "What she said doesn't make sense. He's only ever been on one mission since he joined, and that was the one he went on when he found her. I don't think he was part of another guild, do you?"

Gildarts shrugged before answering. "I don't know. I would assume that he is more powerful than he appears. If I knew I was strong, and was being restricted I might have reacted badly too."

Master Makarov let his thoughts churn before responding.

"Whatever his reasoning may have been, the rules still stand. He stole an S-class mission and so punishment must be dealt." The guild master told Gildarts, a slight frown on his face.

"As much as I detest that kid for what he did, the punishment does seem extreme." Gildarts pointed out, to which Makarov shook his head.

"That does not matter. If he isn't punished, what is to prevent others from doing the same thing, using him as justification?"

"And the girl? She helped him too."

"Due to her age, I wasn't going to the same extreme. Maybe kitchen work for a year?" Makarov retorted, to which Gildarts cracked a smile before it faded.

"I guess we will just have to wait until the boy wakes up."


Wendy had left the master's office with a tinge of pink on her cheeks. She couldn't believe that they would think she only followed Natsu because she had a crush on him. Then again, she had only been in Fairy Tail for a week before leaving...Did she have a crush on Natsu?

She was engrossed in her thoughts and ended up bumping into someone. She looked up to see a tall blonde boy. Seeing the lightning bolt scar over his right eye, and the headphones on his ears, she realized that this was Laxus.

"Hey kid, you should watch where you are going. If you were talking to Gramps, I'd suggest that you go back downstairs. Being upstairs is off limits to members unless they are S-class." Hey said pointing towards the stairs.

As she was walking towards the stairs, Laxus piped up. "Were you the one that went with Natsu?" He asked, and she nodded.

"How strong is he?"

"Really strong."

"It's a shame then." He said before turning away. Wendy, confused by the words went downstairs.

Once downstairs, she turned and began walking towards the sick bay to check on Natsu. Before she could make it very far, she was intercepted by two girls.

Erza had been in the middle of a fight with Mira when Wendy got to the ground floor. Seeing the blue haired girl, both of the older girls had ended their squabble.

"Wendy are you okay? You aren't hurt are you?" Erza asked first.

"Yeah I am fine, I didn't get hurt." Wendy responded.

"You went on that S-class job and didn't get hurt?" Erza asked surprise evident in her voice.

"Yeah I'm unharmed, but as I think you saw, Natsu didn't get off without injury." She said sounding sad. At that moment, Mira decided to input her opinion.

"Ha the runt deserved it. He could've gotten cute little you killed." She said, with no remorse. Wendy felt a little bit of anger boiling in her, but luckily Porlyusica chose that moment to walk into the room.

Wendy broke away from the two older girls and rushed over to the lady. "Is he good now?" Wendy asked, though she knew that the old woman never seemed to fail.

"The brat will live, now shoo!" She emphasized while waving her hands. Wendy moved past her and walked into the infirmary.

When she entered, she was surprised to see Natsu sitting up in the bed. He must have just woken up because he seemed confused. Looking around, he caught sight of Wendy approaching.

"Wendy where am I?" He asked as he got off the bed.

"We are back at the guild." Wendy said answering him. When she said that a minor shade of worry crossed his face.

"What happened in Winterfall...Did we save it?" He asked.

"Yeah. Whatever it was that you, blew up the wave. Though your magic sent a large blast of fire towards the town." Upon seeing shock on his face, she continued, "Then Gildarts showed up and stopped it."

"That's good. You said Gildarts showed up? Did he drag us back?" She nodded yes to both questions.

"Um Natsu what was it that you did? You used a spell I had never seen before." She questioned him, and he scratched his head.

"You know I honestly don't know where I learned it. After Igneel died, it was just sitting in the back of my head. What did it look like?" He said before asking excitedly.

"It was this big explosion that came from a tiny dot of light. It was really cool, and scary at the same time." She said with a shrug.

"I've gotta try it again!" He exclaimed before running past her.

"Natsu wait!" She shouted and he turned around, only to be met with a stern face. At least as stern as a five year old body could be. "You almost died when you used it before. You won't use it again any time soon okay?" She asked, though it was more of a demand.

"Come on Wendy..." He started, only to be cut off by a glare. "Alright fine." He said, rolling his eyes. "I am getting out of this stupid room." He turned and grabbed the door handle.

"Natsu you might not want to go..." Wendy began, but was ignored as Natsu threw open the door and left the room. Wendy sighed and followed him out, anticipating the greeting he would receive.

Natsu ran out of the room, only to be met with an armored fist that knocked him to the ground. Standing over him was Erza, a scowl on her face. "Are you stupid?" She demanded.

"What was that for!" He shouted, to which a few people face palmed.

"Maybe the fact that you broke a guild rule, and you put Wendy in danger!" She growled.

"Wendy can take care of herself, and she chose to come by herself." Natsu said not too happy having people yelling at him.

"And people call me cold." Gray retorted from the sides. Natsu was about to dive at him and deliver a punch to his face, when a hand grabbed hold of his.

"Natsu please don't fight, you just got better." Wendy said from behind him, though it seemed to be more of a scolding.

It was at this moment that the master appeared at the upstairs railing. Gildarts and Laxus were standing behind him. As he began to speak, the members quieted down.

"Ah Natsu, it is good to see you up and about. Unfortunately, you have broken a guild rule and that cannot go unpunished. Not only did you steal an S-class request, but you put your own life at risk. Above that, you put the life of a guild member at risk as well. Natsu Dragneel, you are hereby expelled from Fairy Tail."

To say that Natsu was shocked, was an understatement. He was frozen for at least a minute before he bowed his head and left the guild hall.

No one was expecting what would happen next.


A/N: And it's done. Sorry for the delay. I said I would post on Friday, but I was busy and kept getting distracted every time I sat down to write.

Anyway, I bet you weren't expecting that to happen. Or maybe you were...I wasn't at least.

Well please do not hate me for the ending, as I honestly feel like this is what would actually happen if someone stole a job. Especially since Natsu is a new member. This is where the story will start seriously diverging from canon, in case you couldn't tell.

Over 160 Followers, that's fantastic! We didn't break 50 reviews last chapter, but we did get to 48 which is close enough. Thank you all.

By the way, does anyone check the Fairy Tail fanfics daily? I was this week and I noticed that all there is, is a whole bunch of 2k or less stories about NaLu...

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-Chaos of Time