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Enjoy Chapter 10

Chapter X: System Scan

1st week, Wednesday

The Fairy Tail wizards along with a certain unlucky boy are now leaving their school. Natsu is still annoyed at the guy who attacked their friends yesterday and he got away too. The others are also annoyed but not as much as he is.

"That guy, who does he think he is?!" Natsu exclaimed. "Next time, he won't get away."

"Calm down Natsu." Lucy said to the Fire Dragon Slayer.

"But he just attacked our friends!" Natsu said to her.

"We know how you feel Natsu, just calm down." Touma said to him.

"Fine, but I swear I'll make him pay for what he did next time we meet." Natsu proclaimed.

When they reached the gates, Komoe-sensei is there and she seems to be waiting for someone.

"Komoe-sensei, is there something wrong?" Erza asked. Komoe-sensei looked at the high school students who are approaching her.

"Actually I'm waiting for you guys." Komoe-sensei said. They stared at her for a moment wondering why she's looking for them. "I'm here to tell you that you four need to take the System Scan."

"System Scan?" the four wondered.

"Yes, your abilities will be tested and levelled. You four better come okay or sensei will be sad. According to your records, you guys haven't taken it yet and I need the result for your records." Komoe-sensei said and left leaving the wizards dumbfounded at the news.

-Xxx-

Meanwhile, at Joseph's Restaurant

Ruiko, Uiharu and Wendy are eating some snacks. Ruiko is seating besides Wendy while Uiharu is seated across the two of them and enjoying her drink. The little Dragon Slayer is currently lost in her thought.

"What's wrong Wendy-chan?" Ruiko asked as she noticed the troubled look on Wendy's face.

"Oh, uh…nothing's wrong." Wendy answered.

"Are you worried about something? Is it the System Scan?"

"Yes."

"Don't worry; I'm sure you'll do great. Just do your best." Ruiko said with a raised fist. Wendy just chuckled. Actually, that is the problem. What if the machine doesn't recognize her power? That would surely raise some questions to the teachers and it would lead to more trouble, not just to them, but maybe to Touma and Mikoto too. Just the thought of it is making her nervous.

"By the way Uiharu, how'd it go?" Ruiko faced Uiharu who is drinking her juice.

"What?" Uiharu asked.

"The investigation, about those guys whom you mentioned earlier, the guys that are involve in the kidnappings." Ruiko said.

"Oh, those guys…wait, should I be really telling you this? I mean this is Judgment business." Uiharu said.

"Now you're sounding like Shirai-san. Come on Uiharu, you always tell me about these things."

"And I think I'm about to regret that I did. Okay, according to Anti-Skills, the guys who are involved in that case are Skill-Outs." Uiharu began explaining.

"Skill-Outs?" Wendy wondered.

"Like those guys who attacked us last Monday." Ruiko said to her then she faced Uiharu again seeking for more information.

"They are simply hired by that Aeromaster and they don't even know him, even just his name." Uiharu said.

"The Aeromaster, you mean the guy who attacked Wendy-chan and Misaka-san?" Ruiko said. Uiharu nodded. "Do you think he's the mastermind in all of this?" the girl leaned forward from her seat with excitement visible on her face.

"What are you guys talking about?" A voice asked from behind the seat where Ruiko is sitting. They all turned their attention to the one who asked. It was Kuroko and she's with Mikoto.

"Ah, Shirai-san, Misaka-san," Uiharu said.

Kuroko and Mikoto stood beside the seat where the three are currently sitting on.

"Misaka-san, are you alright? I heard from Wendy-chan and Uiharu that you're the one who fought with the Aeromaster." Ruiko asked to the older girl.

"Don't worry, I'm fine, just some few scratches that's all." Mikoto answered with a smile. Then, she glanced at Wendy. "How about you Wendy?" she asked.

"I'm alright thanks to you Mikoto-san." Wendy answered.

"How about you Shirai-san, are you alright?" Ruiko asked Kuroko next.

"Yeah I'm fine, there's nothing to worry about." Kuroko answered. "Anyway Uiharu, I think it's about time we go back to work. These kidnappings are not gonna be solve on their own."

"Right," Uiharu agreed. Good thing she didn't order a parfait this time. Kuroko would've just been in time to stop her from enjoying it anyway like she always does. The two Judgment members left the three girls as they went to continue their jobs.

"So Saten-san," Mikoto began as she took a seat where Uiharu sat before. "You guys are talking about the case right?" she asked.

"Yes." Ruiko answered her.

"What did Uiharu-san told you guys then?"

"Eh? Shirai-san didn't tell you about it?" Ruiko wondered.

"She actually told me about it earlier but sometimes, not everything."

"I see. Anyway, Uiharu told me that the Aeromaster is the one who hired those Skill-Outs to do his dirty job. I was thinking that he could be the one behind this."

"That is a possibility. Is there anything else? Like his motives for doing this?"

"So far, that's the only thing I got." Ruiko admitted. "But I have new information about the male version of the stripping lady." She said with enthusiasm. "Maybe we should start calling him 'The Stripping Gentleman', but that would be too weird because gentlemen don't strip."

The two just chuckled. This girl is totally addicted to these Urban Legends.

"Uhmm Saten-san, you're still into that?" Wendy asked.

"Well, yeah." Ruiko answered.

"Saten-san, I know that the 'Stripping Lady' legend is true but is this rumor even real?" Mikoto asked.

"They said it's true, some say they saw him strip."

"That's ridiculous."

"That's what you also said about the stripping lady Misaka-san." Ruiko pointed out. "Excuse me for a while guys. I need to go to the bathroom." She said and went on her way leaving Mikoto and Wendy.

-Xxx-

Going back to the High School students who are currently at the park where few people only come.

"What'll we do with the System Scan?" Lucy asked Erza and the boys.

"We can't just skip it, or it'll make Komoe-sensei sad." Erza said.

"You're right." Gray said.

"Then we'll have to take it then." Natsu said with excitement.

"What're you excited about Natsu?" Touma wondered at his excitement.

"Well that means we can learn what our levels here in this place."

"But our powers are not Esper powers Natsu." Lucy pointed out. Then, the excitement disappeared and a confused look swapped with it.

"So?" Natsu asked nonchalantly.

"It means there's a possibility that it won't be measured Flame-Brain!" Gray yelled.

"Who asked you, you shirtless pervert!" Natsu yelled at Gray's remark.

"Stop you two. And Gray, please, put on your uniform." Lucy said.

"Huh? When did I lose them?" Gray wondered in shock and started to look for his missing uniform.

"It would be troublesome if that happened." Erza said.

"Don't worry, it'll turn out well." Touma said to the wizards. "I'm sure everything will turn out well." He assured them.

"I hope you're right about that Touma." Gray said and it looks like he just found his uniform. Then suddenly, they heard a rustling sound by the bushes.

"What's that?" Lucy wondered.

"Is someone tailing us?" Natsu said. Then, out of it is a cat's tail, a blue cat's tail to be exact. The high school students are surprised to see it. The creature jumped out of it and charged towards Natsu.

"Natsu!" It yelled and grabbed on Natsu's uniform. They all looked at it.

"Happy?!" they all said in unison.

"What are you doing here?" Lucy scolded him.

"It was getting boring in that room and it's too hot in there so I decided to go get some fresh air." Happy explained.

"What if somebody sees you flying around the city you dummy?!"

"Don't worry, no one will notice. Besides, this city is already weird from the start and they won't probably be surprised to see a flying cat."

"No use lecturing him now Lucy, he's already here." Erza said.

"I'm so glad to see you guys. To tell you the truth, I've been flying around the city since this morning." Happy said while scratching his cheek.

"You what?!" They all asked in shock to hear that. Happy just chuckled.

-Xxx-

Back at the restaurant

While Ruiko is taking her time inside the bathroom, Wendy and Mikoto talked about the System Scan that the little Dragon Slayer's gonna take tomorrow and the possible outcome of it.

"Mikoto-san, do you think it'll turn out just fine?" Wendy asked worryingly.

"I don't know but thinking that it wouldn't and worrying about it will not help you at all." Mikoto answered.

"You're right."

"Just give it your best shot. The result could be unexpected."

The two finished their conversation before Ruiko returned to her seat. "Hey do you guys want to come at Judgment branch 177?" Ruiko asked them.

"Sure I'll come with you." Mikoto said. "I want to know more about this case and that Aeromaster." The Railgun then face the young mage. "Do you want to come too?" She asked her. Wendy shook her head.

"I have to prepare myself for the System Scan tomorrow." She answered them.

"Oh I see." Ruiko said slightly depressed. "Good luck tomorrow then."

"And don't push yourself to much okay." Mikoto followed. Wendy smiled at the both of them and watched them leave the restaurant before leaving back to her dorm.

-Xxx-

Now at the 177th Judgment branch

Uiharu and Kuroko are sitting in front of their respective computers as they try their best in solving this case. Accompanying them inside is the chief of the branch, a girl with short black hair. Her name is Konori Mii, Uiharu and Kuroko's senpai. Everyone is busy inside, very busy.

"According to the information Anti-Skill just gave us," Konori-senpai started. "The apprehended suspect doesn't seem to know where the missing students are being held."

"So they don't really know anything about this case." Kuroko said.

"Then they are just doing this for the money then." Uiharu concluded.

"Maybe, they seem to getting a large amount for this too." Konori-senpai said.

"For them to pay that high, this might be a really serious case. Uiharu, found any movements related to the case?" Kuroko asked the flower girl.

"I'll check the cameras." Uiharu responded to her and went back to the computers. After that, the door opened.

"Hey, how are you guys." Ruiko greeted them as she went inside together with Mikoto.

"Ah, Misaka-san, Saten-san," Uiharu said.

"Did you guys found something out?" Mikoto asked them.

"It's just a few Onee-sama," Kuroko answered and Uiharu continued her search for unusual things connected to the kidnappings. They explained to them the things they just found out.

"So if we need to find the answer to all of this, we need to ask the one responsible to this." Mikoto concluded.

"And most likely, it's that Aeromaster." Kuroko said.

"Uiharu-san, found him yet?" Konori-senpai asked.

"Not yet." Uiharu replied.

"Be alert Uiharu, I'm sure he'll show up." Kuroko said and slightly annoyed as she remembered how that guy beat her up.

"And when he does, we'll get him for sure." Mikoto said.

-End of Chapter-

This story will continue and I will finish it ^-^

Preview on the next Chapter: The Real System Scan

The wizards will now take their system scan and the investigation for the kidnapping case will continue.

When Science and Magic collides, a new adventure will start!