The mission had started simple. Find some wolves and take care of them. But it took a turn. Natsu was now a wolf, and the rest of the wizards were racing to find a cure before time ran out. "Why has it been night for so long?" asked Lucy. "Remember that the alpha wolf can control time." Nick pointed out. "He's probably doing it to make sure Natsu settles in." "Possibly." Gray shrugged. "I think he's already pretty settled in." Grey said suddenly. "What makes you say that?" Juvia asked. "Because he's right there." The small wolf hopped onto a rock and pointed towards a big boulder. Lucy dared herself to glance up, and she found a startling sight. The boulder was actually a den, and all the wolves were outside! The alpha was there, along with the orange-red one, the mahogany wolf, the brown one, purple, deep gray, and magenta. They were all there. Then, another creature slipped from the shadows. This one was a familiar salmon pink, and had a scarf that looked rather scaly. Lucy recognized the wolf as none other than Natsu! "There he is!" she whispered. The other wizards looked up, and saw that Lucy was indeed right. "Great!" Juvia whispered. "Now all we must do, is splash the potion on him, and we'll be good!" "Hold up." Nick said. Lucy tilted her head and asked; "What is it?" "We'll never get this done if he's surrounded by the pack." Nick reasoned. "We've got to wait for the best time to throw the potion." "Oh, fine." Gray grumbled. "Wait, what's he doing?" the others whipped their heads around, and saw Natsu nuzzling the magenta wolf. Everyone's mouths dropped to the ground in shock. "W-what's he doing?" Lucy stammered. "I-I think he's in love with that wolf." Nick sputtered. "Well at least we know he's capable of love." Gray joked, which made Juvia snicker. Nick rolled his eyes and said; "we just need to find an opening to splash the potion on Natsu. For now we wait."
The wizards were knelt on the grass, covered with dew for what felt like years, watching the wolves. "Anything interesting happen yet?" Gray yawned. "Yeah the most amazing thing happened. They're breathing." Nick replied while thrusting his hands at the pack irritably. "Lucy," Nick said turning around, "can you take over already? I've been watching Natsu oogle over that one wolf for two hours now." "I would," Lucy remarked. "But I'm busy playing cards with Grey and Happy." "Aye, sir!" Happy cheered. "Gray?" "I'm too tired." "Juvia? What about you?" "Na, I'm good." Nick slapped his face in annoyance, and decided to just keep watching. "Wait!" Nick exclaimed quietly. "They're doing something." The others looked and saw that he was right. The wolves gathered and arranged themselves into a circle. They started to howl, and something came down from the moon. It appeared to be a rock of sorts. "Woah." Nick whispered. "It's so pretty." Juvia muttered. Natsu's ears then perked up as he turned around and growled. "Oh crap." Grey said. "We're dead." Gray added. The pack edged near, teeth bared. "Ok, we've got to fight." Nick said. "There isn't a better option." Lucy agreed. Open, gate of the giant crab, Cancer! A portal opened up revealing the celestial spirit, Cancer. "You're a celestial wizard?" Nick asked. "You know it!" Lucy said proudly. Nick looked down, as if he was thinking about something. "Need a haircut shrimp?" The spirit broke in. "No, I just need your help with these dogs. But don't hurt the pink one. That's Natsu." "Got it, shrimp." The spirit dove towards the brown wolf, but it turned into a shadow, and dodged the attack. The brown wolf came back from it's shadowy state to be hit by Nick. Ironclad fist! Nick landed a direct hit, sending the wolf toppling over. Then Natsu charged, his teeth, engulfed in flames, and bit Nick in the arm making him scream in pain. "Ok, so he also wants us dead." Nick realized. The purple wolf broke Nick's thoughts by hitting him with a blast of spatial magic. Juvia whipped around and let out a magic blast. Water cane! She hit the purple wolf right in the nose, angering it. The alpha then struck down Juvia, and prepared to attack. "Oh no you don't!" Gray yelled. Ice make: Hammer! He sent the alpha stumbling backwards, injured by the ferocious attack. "My darling Gray saved me!" Juvia cried. "Yeah, sure." Gray muttered. The alpha regained consciousness and took advantage of the distraction, and charged. All Gray could do was watch as the black beast ran towards him. Suddenly, another wolf crashed down on the alpha, and slashed at him. "Nice job Grey!" Nick encouraged while running to Grey's side. "Wait, you mean that's your wolf thing?!" Gray shouted. "Heck yeah!" Nick said proudly. Gray turned to the newfound beast and smirked. "Well he saved both of us, so let's help him out." Juvia looked up and nodded. Water claw! She hit the mahogany wolf, and sent it rearing back. Just then, Natsu leapt from the underbrush, and started to breath out flames. "Run!" Lucy shouted while helping Cancer wrestle the purple wolf. Gray, Juvia, Nick, and Happy bolted away, but Grey remained in place, and fired the mini-guns that were upon his shoulders. The bullets knocked Natsu out of the air, and Nick saw his chance. He whipped out the potion, and threw it towards Natsu. The bottle sailed through the air, and crashed on to Natsu's face. Natsu shook himself of the sticky fluid, but it did not come off. Suddenly, Natsu stopped as a bright light bursted from him. The rest of the pack saw what was happening, and ran away to the trees. "I think it's working!" Nick exclaimed. The light then died down, and revealed a human with salmon hair, a scaly scarf, and a black overcoat. "He's back!" Lucy cried joyfully. Gray nodded, as Juvia clung to him. Grey shrank back down to size, and high fived Happy. Natsu stood up unsteadily and almost fell over, but Lucy caught him. "You feeling alright?" she asked. Natsu looked up and smiled. "I've felt worse!" Nick gave his signature smirk and patted Natsu on the back. "Well looks like you're back to your old self!" "Thank you so much!" a small, high pitched voice cried. Everyone turned their heads, and saw the blue haired girl they had met earlier. "It was nothing." Gray said calmly. "So where will you go from here?" asked Grey. The girl froze and clung her arm. "Well, I was wondering if I could, um. Maybe come with you?" Natsu turned to Lucy and grinned. Lucy nodded and said; "follow us then." "Really? You really mean it?" "I think with training you would be great in Fairy Tail." Juvia stated. "What's your name?" the water mage asked. "Wendy." she answered. "Wendy Marvell."