A/N: Hello Universe! Yay! I'm back with another chapter. Sorry if it's crap because I am winging it and seeing where this goes. Anyway, happy announcement!
There have been almost 3,000 views of this story (probably will be by the time this chapter is posted), 12 reviews, 42 followers, and 27 favorites.
This story is my most popular story and honestly one of my favorites to do and I'm so happy that people enjoy this story as much as I enjoy writing it. So I am going to write this thing until the end and the end isn't going to be for a LONG time hopefully if all goes well.
I'm going to try to incorporate as much of the actual story arcs as I can while being true to this story. If you're wondering when I'm going to take Lucy and Natsu back to Hajimari (town where Natsu and Lucy meet in this story for those who didn't read the Author's note in Chapter 7) after their adventure at Cait Shelter.
For all you fans who like Gajeel, don't worry. He will be back. After all I did make Levy and Gajeel a thing here (GaLe for life).
Also any ideas on how I can incorporate different arcs and keep the actual story unique, please feel free to PM me or comment on the story down below.
Thank you for being amazing and enjoy this hopefully not crappy chapter :)
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Still Natsu's POV:
Cobra smirked at the pink-haired half-dragon confidently. "Now I'm serious! Let's see how strong you really are, son of Igneel."
The Poison half-dragon was on top of Natsu and Happy almost before they could react. Almost. Happy may be a bit more sluggish then usual, but he could still get out of the way just before Cobra struck Natsu. However, Cobra surprised him with a hard upward kick to the jaw. And it burned worse then it did before.
"You're absolutely pathetic Dragneel! You're the son of the King of Fire Dragons but you can't even fly on your own power!" Cobra taunted, "And you call yourself a half-dragon!"
Natsu ignited his fist and tried to land a blow on the dark mage, but was dodged every time and returned with a stinging blow that slowly chipped away at his strength. Suddenly Cobra seemed to disappear into thin air. Natsu looked around for the dark mage before someone shouted below him.
"NATSU!" Lucy shouted from below, "BEHIND YOU! DUCK!"
He dived just as a clawed hand swiped over his head, then flipped backwards and nailed Cobra in the cheek with a Fire Dragon's Talon.
"Thanks Lucy! I owe you one!" Natsu grinned, between attacks, "You shouldn't be here though! It's too dangerous!"
"I DON'T CARE! YOU'RE MY FRIEND NATSU I WON'T LEAVE YOU TO FACE THIS JERK ALONE!"
Cobra landed a surprise hit on Natsu and chuckled darkly. "Oh, I see now. So THAT'S you're weak point...Cubelios!"
On command the serpent sprayed a plume of magenta colored poison mist. That Cobra promptly consumed while Happy, Natsu and everyone below them stared in disbelief.
"H-He's EATING THE POISON!?" Lucy exclaimed from below.
"That can't be good for your health." Happy commented.
Once the mist was gone, Cobra smirked. "Poison Dragon's..."
Time slowed down. Natsu recognized exactly what Cobra was doing and Wendy did too.
"BREATH ATTACK!" Wendy yelled.
"Not good!" Natsu growled.
"NATSU GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Lucy shouted.
"Natsu...we can't afford to get hit by that!" Happy groaned, "We're bad enough as it is!"
"What about Erza, Lucy, Wendy and Carla! They're in the line of fire too!"
There was the sound of running down below. Natsu's trained ears picked up the sounds of two pairs of feet running. One small pair and one heavy pair. Probably Wendy and Erza. At least Erza was on her feet again. But what about Lucy!? Natsu glanced below him to see the blonde mage standing alone but strong. The archer spirit she summoned must have reached his limit. What the heck was that girl doing!? She didn't have any way to defend herself against Cobra's breath attack and even worse, she would get hurt and because of him! That's something he couldn't bare to see.
Cobra smirked at Natsu again before letting loose a poison roar...
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But the attack sailed right past him...
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"LUCY!"
Natsu dived between the attack and Lucy. "Fire Dragon's-!"
The poison attack however hit Natsu before he could finish his spell and the pinkette swallowed a bit of the poison. The attack halted with them and didn't reach Lucy, but Happy started to sway and steadily descended.
"What's wrong Happy?!" Natsu shouted, as they jerked down towards the forest floor, "Not this again! Get a hold of yourself! Hey!"
They continued to descend but Happy halted the unwanted landing. "Sorry Natsu. My body won't seem to move properly."
"Don't worry about it! I'm feeling it too!" Natsu growled.
"Natsu! Why'd you do that!?" Lucy shouted.
"I couldn't let you get hit, could I? Now get out of here!" he shouted a bit more harshly then he meant to.
Lucy was silent but she obeyed and sprinted into the forest. Inwardly, Natsu breathed a sigh of relief. Cobra couldn't fight him and go after Lucy at the same time, so at least she was safe.
Cobra snickered. "No wonder you haven't found your wings yet."
"What?" Natsu growled, "What the heck are you talking about?"
"Seriously? You must blind if you can't even see what's right in front of you."
"QUIT TALKING!" Natsu shouted.
He threw another punch at Cobra but still missed.
"I can hear your movements." he mocked, "Still, to think that you can move this well even after getting hit with my poison breath...not bad for a half-bake."
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A HALF-BAKE!? LAST TIME I CHECKED, YOU WEREN'T FLYING ON YOUR OWN EITHER!"
Cobra chuckled darkly. "That's a side effect of being a 'false' half-dragon. We get all the powers of a natural half-dragon but since we lack the genetics, we don't get the wings. Probably because to get our powers we have to kill a natural half-dragon in cold blood."
Natsu's body tensed angrily. This guy...killed another half-dragon just to get his current powers. That's-
"Despicable? Huh. Can't number how many times I've been called that. I think your girlfriend called me that too."
"LUCY ISN'T MY GIRLFRIEND!" (A/N: We all wish she was...)
"YEAH! Natsu would never date a weirdo like Lucy!" Happy agreed.
"I'M NOT A WEIRDO YOU STUPID CAT!" Lucy's annoyed voice shouted from below.
Natsu and Cobra both looked down in surprise. There below them, with one hand on her hip and a disapproving scowl on her face was the Celestial Spirit Mage in question. In her other hand however, was a lit torch. A torch that she must have lit before coming back. Why did she come back after he
Lucy threw the torch up as hard as she could. "NATSU! EAT UP!"
The half-Fire Dragon's eyes lit up greedily as he snatched the torch out of the air and swallowed the flaming end whole and absently savored the hot flavor sliding down his throat followed by the rush of power flowing through his body that took the edge off the poison. With a satisfied burp, he threw the now unlit torch back down and grinned.
"Thanks again Lucy. You just keep comin' through for me today don't y'ah?"
"That's what I'm here for." she grinned.
"Lucy, do you have any fish? Fish would be nice..." Happy groaned.
Cobra snapped back into focus on Natsu just as the half-Fire Dragon was on top of him.
"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!"
Finally, Natsu managed to land a hit and Lucy cheered below him. But then Cobra threw a counter attack of his own and caught Natsu off guard.
"Don't get cocky just because you ate some fire!"
Natsu tried to attack him again but found himself unable to move. "Dam it. My body won't move...!"
Cobra laughed. "The poison has spread through your entire body. Now hurry up and die."
"Wait a minute! Don't you need Natsu for something!?" Lucy shouted below.
"Nah. We just need the blood of one half-dragon to undo the seal." Cobra smirked, "And we already got one."
Lucy gasped. "Wendy!"
Natsu cursed silently as Happy started dropping towards the ground...and Cobra. Then Natsu got an idea. A stupid, potentially deadly idea, but an idea nonetheless and their only shot at victory.
"Happy... drop me!"
The little blue cat gasped. "What are you saying Natsu?! You just said your body won't move!"
"That's why it's time to end this!"
"WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO?!" Happy and Lucy yelled.
"HAPPY! DO IT NOW!"
The winged cat hesitantly obeyed and released Natsu's vest. Gravity took over and the half-dragon dropped like a stone. Now or never. This was his only shot, but then Cobra suddenly leapt up and was behind him and out of range of his breath attack. He had enough time to think "Oh crap!" before Cobra had his scaly hand clutching painfully at the back of Natsu's head.
"A wide-range breath attack. Good idea, but it still won't reach the back of your head! HOW ABOUT I JUST CRUSH IT ALREADY!"
However, Cobra's plans were interrupted by a sudden and earsplitting scream that felt like it ripped through time and space itself. If Natsu could even move, he'd be covering his (sensitive) ears.
"SSSSTTTTTOOOOPPPP IIIITTTTT!"
Below the battling half-dragon's, Lucy was screaming at the top of her lungs. And the sound that was coming out of her mouth could rival the roar of an actual dragon. The sound ripped through the area and it felt like the ground itself was trembling...oh wait it really was.
The ground beneath Lucy was splitting as a golden aura cloaked her body. Cobra released Natsu's head and feebly attempted to block out the sound with his hands while screaming in pain. The half-Poison Dragon dropped past Natsu and crashed into the ground as Happy halted Natsu's fall.
"That was quite a roar Lucy!" Natsu grinned, "Lucy? LUCY!"
The blonde girl had seemingly lost consciousness and fell on the grass. Unfortunately, it seemed that Cobra wasn't down for the count yet. He was looking down on Lucy with a murderous glare. At that point Happy couldn't seem to keep airborne anymore and was plummeting to the ground. The impact was hard, and Natsu was hurting all over but it was more from the poison then from the crash landing.
Even then, he still couldn't make his body move. "Da...Dam it! Can't move...!"
"For the pride of the six demons...I will kill you, you witch..." Cobra growled, raising a fist cloaked in poison mist, "DIE!"
Suddenly, something whistled over Natsu's head and struck Cobra in the shoulder. And leaving a fist sized hole that went clean through. Blood splattered on the grass as the dark mage collapsed next to Lucy.
"That's enough Cobra." an all too familiar voice drawled, "You did a good job. Rest well."
Cobra, who had obviously heard Brain's true thoughts started tearing up and cursing before he passed out. Watching the display made Natsu's blood boil as the master of the Orasion Seis stepped over him and stood next to Lucy's sleeping body.
"You aren't as strong as I remember if you needed to be saved by a girl Natsu." Brain taunted, "Still that was an impressive release of power. Too bad she doesn't quite have the magic capacity to pull off such a spell."
"You jerk. Wasn't...he your comrade?" Natsu growled.
"I can find more comrades in the future once we unseal it."
Natsu scowled. "That's not a comrade. That's a puppet."
"Then how about I make this girl my first puppet?" Brain said darkly, grabbing Lucy's arm.
No way...he was going to take Lucy away. Natsu's fingers slowly curled into a fist in the grass. His whole body was burning -literally- with rage. Something tugged at his back as he dragged himself to his feet, onyx eyes burning with rage. Brain held firm, his hand still grasping Lucy's arm, but he seemed uneasy as Natsu barreled towards him full tilt.
"YOU AREN'T TAKING LUCY ANYWHERE!" he bellowed, "FIRE DRAGON'S BRILLIANT FLAME!"
The guild master bowled down several trees before coming to a halt and was still. Natsu was breathing heavily but when he looked behind of him to check on Lucy, he was surprised to catch a glimpse of flame wings before they disappeared.
"Wings...?"
The adrenaline faded from Natsu's body and he dropped like a stone into darkness.
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A/N: Finally! I'm finished with Cobra...probably. That guy was a pain to write because he kept popping up EVERYWHERE. And Natsu's wings finally showed! Well, an immature version of them. That's not what they look like when they actually form. I modeled this fight after the actual one in the manga. In all honesty it's almost word-for-word with the manga -_-"
Sorry for my lack of creativity in that.
But I changed the ending a little bit. I want to Lucy to be on equal standings with Natsu instead on having her as a damsel-in-distress all the time.
Hope this was another good chapter. I'll try to alternate chapter posts between "The One Magic is Meant For Two" and "Finding His Wings" every other day to avoid writers block.