Alright everbody, this is chapter 10. First of all I would like to thank everybody for the great reviews and positive feedback. It means alot that people out there are enjoying my story. I guess I don't have a second point...just thanking everybody! Anyways here we go.
Oh if anybody is wondering what weapons Natsu has its: Lancer, Gnasher, Snub and frag grenades. He keeps a mulcher and a scorcher in his requip space. Erza is the same except she has a longshot instead of the flamethrower.
I still dont own gears or fairy tail.
Chapter 10: Montevado
Fairy Tail. Three days later.
It was a bright, sunny day as Juvia and Happy were walking to the guild.
"Do you think I'll get to talk with Natsu today, Juvia?" asked the little blue cat as he sat on Juvia's shoulder.
"Juvia is sure of it, just don't hog him to yourself Happy. Juvia would like to talk with Natsu...and Erza as well. She is one of Juvia's best friends."
"You know, I thought you would be freaking out more with Erza and Natsu trapped in another universe."
"...Juvia has accepted that...after many nightmarish daydreams of Erza stealing Natsu from me. But, then Juvia realized that they are both trying to survive. 'sigh' Juvia cannot be mad at them for that." A few second passed before her eyes sparked up with determination. "However! Once my Natsu is back home, he will be only for Juvia!"
"Aye Sir! Then he can buy me lots of fish too!"
The two continued to walk down the road to the guild hall, exchanging ideas of what to do with Natsu upon his return.
Twenty minutes later, the two were walking into the guild hall. Happy immediately went to Lisanna to get a breakfast fish. Looking around, Juvia was surprised at how rowdy it was considering the events that happened recently. Sure nobody was having a massive brawl or drinking heavily, but people were smiling and some laughter was floating through the air. This brought a smile to her face as she looked around the guild hall. Spotting Levy, Mira, Lucy, and Cana, she made her way over to them before sitting down next to Lucy.
"Good morning everyone." she said with a smile before receiving greetings in return. "So what were you all talking about?"
"Oh, we werre just guessing what Natsu was doing the last three days since he imposed a blackout on us." commented Mira.
"Really? what have you guessed so far?"
"Well myself and Lucy think he's just relaxing or doing some training. Levy thinks he's building something...and Cana thinks he was sleeping with Erza or that Sam woman." Mira finished with a sigh. Upon hearing this, Juvia's imagination went into overdrive and it took almost ten whole minutes for her to calm down.
"Damn, that was a long one. Didn't mean to send you off into Juvialand again." voiced Cana before she took a swig of beer.
"Anyway...I was wondering something Levy." voiced Lucy as she looked at the resident genius.
"Hmmm? Whats that Lucy?"
"Is it possible to establish just the communication window with that Sera universe? I mean, that way you don't have to put everybody in the guild through that whole projection thing."
Levy could only stare at Lucy with slowly blinking eyes before she smacked her head against the table with a loud 'Thwack' sound.
"I am such and idiot! How could I not think of that?" she said to herself in a muffled voice before raising her head up. "Lucy, that was a very smart idea. Hell we don't even need to be in the guild hall for that. We could just talk to him from one of our homes." she said excitedly.
"But wouldn't we still need to check his surroundings? Remember what happened last time with Ultear from the council?" voiced Mira in concern.
"Well that makes sense too, I guess. Eh, lets figure it out later." said Levy wit a shrug as she turned the IVD on. Within seconds the guild was transported once again although this time was kind of unsettling.
"Holy crap! We're in midair!" exclaimed a shocked Cana as she and everybody else looked around them. They were indeed floating high above the earth in the middle of a large air armada of king ravens.
"Something big must be happening if all these machines are going in the same direction." Commented Lucy as the view quickly centered on the closest raven. They could soon see Natsu, Erza, and the rest of Echo riding inside.
"Well there he is. Let's ask him whats happening.' said Levy as she opened the comm window. With communication established, Levy shut down the holographic projection. Although everybody wanted to see the events unfolding, standing in the middle of the sky was a bit unnerving.
"Hey Natsu, Erza. What's going on?" asked Juvia as the two appeared in front of her and the others. Happy soon joined them, wanting to see his adoptive father once again.
"Well basically Juv, we're heading to Montevado to help with the evacuation before the locust kill the whole city. But i'm sure Prescott will order a hammerstrike before then."
"You mean the city your going to will be destroyed?"
"That is correct." this time it was Erza who decided to speak up before continuing. "Our job isn't to stop the locust, but to buy time for the city to evacuate.'
"Aren't you going to at least try to save everybody?" asked Lucy as she looked at Natsu.
"That's already impossible Lucy. Reports from the ground say about 30% of the city is already over-run. This is gonna be a fucking shit-storm as soon as we set down." he finished before looking at his adoptive son. "Now Happy, I need you to listen. I have a very important job for you."
"Really?"
"That right little buddy, I'll be killing lots of monsters today. So when me and Erza are fighting down there I need you to do me a favor. I need you to watch over Mira and Juvia, can you do that for me?"
Happy puffed his chest out before snapping of a tiny salute. "Aye Sir! You can count on me!"
"Thanks Happy" he said with a small smile before looking at Levy. "Now I need this window shut off. Echo's gonna be in the shit soon, so I don't need any distractions."
"Alright Natsu."responded Levy.
"Thanks Levy. Hey Mira, Juvia? You both look nice today, keep it up." he smiled at them before the window faded.
The two girls were blushing at his compliment before Cana butted in. "So, we gonna see what happens? He said no communication. Doesn't mean we cant watch what's going on."
"Ah, lets give it a minute, Juvia was very uncomfortable standing in mid-air."
"Yeah, lets wait five minutes then turn it back on. That okay with you Levy?" asked Mira.
"Sure."
Everything the guild had witnessed before then was nothing compared to the oncoming slaughter.
Montevado. five minutes later.
"The LZ is hot! So make sure to get your asses of this bird ASAP!" the pilot exclaimed over the intercom as they flew over the LZ. Bringing the raven into a low hover, Echo squad quickly disembarked as gunfire kicked up around their feet. Wasting no time, the squad found cover behind a concrete barricade as several locust fired at them from a ruined store.
"Dammit, we need to get to 3rd street. They're having serious problems keeping the locust away from the civvies!" shouted Sam as several more locust appeared from a side street in front of them.
"Well, we gotta kill these fucks first! Fire Dragons Brilliant Flame!" shouted out Natsu as he launched his magic at the locust strong point. The explosion incinerated the locust and blew the walls outward before the dust finally settled.
rumble...rumble...
Two new E-holes had appeared in the street as more locust started to climb out and started firing. Natsu had ducked back down as Erza and Sam returned fire with the locust.
"Frag out!" shouted Glenn as one of his grenades flew at a cluster of grubs behind a wrecked car. Two were killed out right as a third tried to crawl away with heavy wounds. One of the locust had started to run toward his wounded comrades aid. Seeing this, Natsu took aim and fired. His first few shots went wide before he readjusted his aim and nailed the running locust center mass. He took this as an opportunity to finish off the wounded locust before he ducked down to reload.
Erza was currently exchanging gunfire with two locusts that were hidden behind of all things, a grand piano. Erza had no idea how it got into the street, but she did know that it was in the way of killing her targets. She fired again as her bullets slammed into the piano before she ducked back down a few seconds later. Grabbing a grenade, she flung it over her cover at the two locust. The grenade had landed right next to the piano before it exploded in a flash of fire and thousands of deadly pieces of wooden shrapnel.
"Well I guess that settles that." she said while silence fell over the street.
"We need to move Echo! COG forces have fallen back to 7th avenue already. We need to buy time for the evacuation, so lets move!' said Sam in a loud, commanding voice as the rest of Echo soon followed her. As they made their way to the 7th, they passed the dead and some grievously wounded citizens of Montevado.
"Shouldn't we stop and help some of these wounded people? They could use our help." voiced Erza in a sad tone.
"There isn't time...besides they're already dead anyway." said Natsu as he matched Sam's pace.
"Bu...but some of them are still alive..."
"Yeah, and those wounds will kill them in a few minutes. Even if we had a fully staffed hospital right now, they would still die. We need to save our efforts for those that we can help. Not throw away time and resources for those that will perish."
"What if it was somebody you cared for?"
"...Enough of these 'what-ifs Erza. Just be ready for our next fight." as the sounds of heavy fighting grew closer.
Coming to a street corner, Sam pressed her back against the ruins half collapsed building. Peering around the corner, she spotted what had to be a locust assembly area. What appeared to be a mixture of drones, wretches, boomers, and a few maulers were all standing around near a derelict gas station. Easing back into cover, she waved Natsu over.
"Dragneel, we got about a hundred grubs up ahead milling around a gas station. Think you can turn up the heat?"
"Oh you bet! I'll cook these fuckers alive." he said with a savage snarl as he came out of cover. "Fire Dragons Roar!" he yelled out as he shot his flames at the largest cluster near the gas station. The attack hit, searing many of the locust in their own juices as the intense flames washed over them. A second later, a massive fireball consumed the station as Natsu's fire reached the pumps. The final explosion quite literally blew up half the street as any remaining locust were killed in the blast wave.
"Jeez Natsu, think you overdid it?' asked Erza as the four of them continued down the street.
"Nah, I barely put anything into that attack. That was mostly fuel that was burning.' he chuckled out before his attention was grabbed by screaming up ahead. Hearing the screams, Echo squad double-timed to the next intersection. Emerging onto the street, they saw what could only be described as a massacre. What had obviously been an evac route was now littered with the bloody, broken bodies of the dead.
"NO! STAY BACK!" a man had shouted accompanied by the firing of a shot-gun. The shout had come from the other side of an over-turned bus. Echo quickly moved into position to see a lone man fighting of a pack of wretches. The poor bastard never saw the wretch that jumped on his back before it took a large bite from his neck. The flesh was torn away, leaving a ragged hole gushing blood. Sensing blood, the rest of the wretches dove in, ripping the man to pieces in a matter of seconds.
"Shit." muttered Natsu as he lit a ball of fire in his hands before launching it at the pack of feeding monsters. The now dead man and his attackers were consumed in a burst of fire.
"We were too late.' said Erza sadly as thoughts raced through her mind. "OH GOD! They ripped him apart! Seeing dead bodies is one thing, but seeing people die in front of me..."
"Nothing we can do about it now, lets get moving. Which way, we going Sam?"
"We keep going the way were heading. Should be a few blocks away now." she said as the continued on.
Erza steeled her resolve before catching up with Natsu. "Hey Natsu, you alright?"
"Yeah, why?'
"Cause that man back there..."
"Don't think about it Erza, just concentrate on your surroundings and stay alert...we'll probably see more of that so be ready." he finished while keeping an eye out for any locust. They were walking for a few minutes, before the way was blocked off by a toppled building.
"Ah shit...Looks like were gonna have to move through that department store. It should lead us to the other side." pointed out Sam as she lead them inside. They didn't get far inside as gunfire ripped through the air. Sam's instincts took over as she took cover behind one of the check-out counters. Peering around cover, she spotted a trio of drones approaching her position. She popped out of cover, firing a burst at the three. Her bullets found a home as they punched through the guts of the lead drone. The other two opened fire before taking cover themselves. Ducking back as bullets slammed into her cover, Sam took a breath before leaning out and firing again. Her shots went true, blowing a messy hole in one of their heads. This caused the last one to become enraged as it charged forth with his lancer ready.
"Fuck that.' she stated as the grub tried to cover enough ground in time to reach her. He failed. Sam fired from the hip, stitching bullet holes up the drones body before it fell to its knees five feet from her.
"See, this is how you use a lancer." she replied as she brought the weapon downn, burying the spinning blade into the drones collarbone. She pushed down, spraying the area and herself in blood and chunks of flesh. "Ah dammit, got some of this crap on me." she said to herself before finding cover behind an old refrigerator. Sam was trying to find an enemy to shoot at when an explosion sounded off near Natsu and Erza.
'Fucking boomer!" exclaimed Natsu loudly as he and Erza had taken cover behind a series of washing machines that had once been on sale. The boomer was accompanied by a group of five locust and a couple of wretches.
"Erza, you take out that boomer. I'll keep the others off your ass." Natsu commanded as he fired at a hammerburst wielding drone hidden by a display of housewares. Natsu's bullets pinged off pots and pans before finally punching through the flimsy display, killing the drone in a spray of blood. He was soon joined by Sam and Glenn as they added their weight to the battle. As he popped out of cover once again, Natsu barely avoided having his face skewered by a jumping wretch. As soon as the little monster landed, it pulled a 180 before slashing Natsu along his right thigh.
"AAAAUUGGHH! You little fucking bastard!" he yelled out as his face grimaced in pain. The wretch had landed right in front of him, giving Natsu the perfect opportunity to rev his chainsaw.
"Eat this you piece of shit!" he bellowed out as his lancer bit into the wretch, spraying him in blood.
Boom!
His attention was pulled away from his new wound as the boomer fired again. This time the grenade-shot landed behind Erza, showering her with bits of debris as she fired at the boomer. "Dammit, why don't you just die!" she yelled out before her gun clicked empty.
"Shit!" she cursed before reloading and targeting the boomer once again. She concentrated her fire on its head which soon collapsed into a bloody mess as silence reigned in the store once again.
"Oh damn man, that looks nasty." mentioned Glenn as he and the other's gathered around Natsu as he hefted himself onto an old stove.
"He's right, we need to get you fixed up. I have a small first aid kit we can use." mentioned Erza as she inspected the wound. It was almost a foot long, running down his thigh and leaking a decent amount of blood.
"Don't bother. I can fix this...just give me a minute." he uttered out through gritted teeth before lighting his left hand on fire. "Okay..." Natsu didn't count down as he pressed his hand to the wound, burning it shut in seconds.
"AH FUCK! God damn that hurts!" he yelled out before taking a deep breath.
"Are you alright Natsu? We can take a few minutes to let you rest." asked Erza in a loving tone. "That wound looked painful...then he subjects himself to more pain just to heal himself. His willpower is amazing." she thought while looking at him with care.
"Yeah, gimme a minute then we can get moving." he said while taking some deep breaths the calm the pain. "Hey, anybody see a back door for this place?" he asked a minute later as he eased himself off the stove. Testing his leg, he found no damage in functionality.
"How's the leg man?" asked Glenn as he stood by ready to provide assistance.
"Its fine...hurts like a fucking bitch though." he mentioned before standing up straight.
She lead the way through the new exit in the store. Already they could hear the sounds of battle close by as they emerged onto the street. Increasing their pace, they soon found themselves on 7th Avenue at a military barricade. Taking cover near some fellow gears, Natsu and the rest of Echo looked over the barricade to a scene of absolute chaos. Gunfire was ripping through the streets as the locust cut everybody down in sight. Men, women, children...It didn't matter as the locust continued to slaughter without mercy.
This is the sight that greeted Erza as she and Natsu took cover behind a barricade. "This...this isn't war...this is a butchery" she thought before watching a child no older than 13 years die from a snipers bullet.
"Natsu! We...we have to help those people!'
"Don't you think I know that! Dammit, who's in charge here?" asked Natsu as he fired over the barricade at a nearby grub, killing the bastard in burst of gunfire.
"That would be m..." started a nearby gear.
Thunk! ...Boom!
The soldiers words were cut off as a torque bow arrow had pierced his head before exploding in a shower of gore and blood. Erza tried not to shake in fear as the mans remains splattered against her. "Oh...Oh god! He..he just exploded right next to me..." she thought in horror, trying to wipe the man's blood from her face. She finally became aware of Natsu yelling at her.
"ERZA! I need you to focus! Find that bow-wielding bastard and take him out! The rest of us need to get this cluster-fuck under control.' he commanded before firing at another drone in the street. His bullets punched through the grubs chest, which gave a young woman a chance to escape past the military blockade.
As the rest of the soldiers fought against the locust, Erza was scanning the area for the bow user. She had her longshot out before another 'thunk' sounded out. A middle aged man had exploded into a red paste before she finally found the killer. The locust was located in an abandoned school bus, firing from open rear door. Zooming in, she waited for the grub to expose himself from cover. The moment he did, she centered the scope on his forehead before pulling the trigger.
Bang!
Her shot flew forward in the blink of an eye, blowing the grubs brains out in a horrible display. "That's what you deserve...you monster. Just wish I could've found the bastard sooner..."
The gunfire seemed to slacken as more and more of the locust fell to the firepower of the gears. Within ten minutes, the street was completely silent as the few remaining locust fell back.
"Erza, you alright?" asked Natsu in concern as he reloaded his weapon.
"That was..."
"Yeah...I know. But your still alive, Erza."
"But so many people aren't. All because of the locust. I want to kill them all." she said with hate in her voice.
"Then use that and kill as many of the bastards as you can. They're just monsters. Killing monsters is easy." he replied before his attention was grabbed by a soldiers shout.
"Hey! We got some civvies approaching from the north!" shouted a random soldier as a wave of a few hundred people came into view.
"Why are they just walking?" asked Glenn as he crouched near Sam. His question was soon answered as a horde of locust appeared behind them, prodding them forward with whatever weapons they had on hand. The horde comprised of wretches, drones, butchers, and grinders. One man had tried to run away from the locust. He was blown in half as a shotgun wielding drone fired into his back. The poor bastard didn't even make it ten feet. Thats when Natsu realized what the locust were doing.
"Oh shit...they're using them as human shields.' he said out loud as they came closer and closer.
"Dragneel...You know what needs to happen, right?" asked Sam as she tried to hide her sorrow.
"Yeah...I do. I'll take care of it Sam" he uttered softly before requiping a mulcher in his hands. Resting it on top of the barricade, he aimed at the approaching mass of people.
"Natsu...what are you doing?" asked Erza in fear.
"Erza, if we don't open fire now...those locust will reach us and kill everybody here."
"But all those people..."
"Are already dead. The locust will kill them as soon st they get close enough. Erza...I'm gonna need you to fire your weapon at those civilians."
"I...I can't do that! There are children out there!"
"DON"T YOU THINK I KNOW THAT!" he shouted out before starting to spin up the mulcher. "Everybody! OPEN FIRE!" he screamed out as he let loose a stream of bullets into the oncoming people. He was soon joined by every other Gear firing whatever they had.
Erza was crying as she fired her lancer at the approaching mass. She couldn't even tell if she was shooting humans or locust anymore. The screams and wailing of the dead and dying was eating at her soul as she continued to fire and fire. The blood was spraying everywhere and pooling on the ground beneath broken bodies. Erza could hear the bullets smacking into flesh as she fired. "AAAAAUUUUGGGGHHH! Those people...I'm killing unarmed people! I...I...I'm horrible." she thought before firing again. The only good thing to happen was that the locust were completely blindsided by the attack. They seriously didn't expect the soldiers to fire on civilians. The gears did their best to fire on the locust behind the civilians, but it was still a heart-wrenching slaughter. All told, thirty...maybe forty people managed to make it to safety out of the hundreds that were held hostage.
"All Gears. This is Hoffman. We are abandoning Montevado. Retreat immediately. We saved as much as we could but Prescott ordered a hammer-strike. We have 20 mins."
"You heard the Colonel! Now we have Ravens inbound so we hold here!" shouted out Sam as the ground began to rumble once again. The street burst upwards seconds later as several E-holes appeared before dispensing numerous locust.
"Dammit! Kill these fucks!" yelled Glenn as his lancer bullets punched holes through the chest of an emerging drone.
"Yeah, no shit!" responded Natsu as he continued to fire the mulcher, tracing his bullets back and forth. The battle become fiercer and fiercer as more locust appeared while more and more gears retreated into their ravens. Soon it was just Echo squad keeping a massive locust attack at bay. The kickup of dust and debris signaled the arrival of their escape.
"C'mon! Ravens here!" shouted Sam as herself and Glenn made a fighting withdrawal before climbing aboard.
"Lets go Erza!" yelled natsu as he walked backwards, his mulcher killing a half dozen grubs in seconds.
Erza simply nodded before sprinting to the waiting helicopter. At first she didn't feel it, but all of a sudden she found herself spinning before landing on the ground with blood leaking from her right shoulder and left abdomen. That's when the pain hit.
"AAAAAAAAUUUUUUGGGHHHHHH!" she screamed. She could only manage a short breath before she screamed again. Looking down, she saw two jagged, bleeding wounds in her body.
"ERZA!' Screamed Natsu as he ran over. Seeing the state she was in, he picked her up in a fireman's carry before wheeling on the approaching locust.
"FIRE DRAGON"S ROAR!" he bellowed in rage. Many of the locust didn't have time to scream as they were burned alive. However, Natsu didn't care as he ran for the Raven. Boarding it seconds later, he laid Erza down as he kept pressure on the more serious wound. "Get us the fuck outta here!" he yelled at the pilot who was already heading into the sky.
"Erza! Erza can you hear me?"
"It...it hurts natsu."
"I know...just hang on i'll close up the bad one with my fire...it's gonna hurt... alot."
"I can't die here...not like this. I'll bear the pain." she thought before giving a small nod of her head in consent.
Natsu lit his hand on fire before pressing it against the wound.
"AAAAAUGGHH!" she screamed out as her body thrashed about. Sam and Glenn had to hold her down before she ended up hurting herself even more. Somehow, she managed to stay awake despite the horrible pain wracking her body.
"You got her Dragneel? Cause this ride is getting bumpy in a few minutes.' asked Sam as she sat down on one of the seats. Natsu gave her a quick nod before easing Erza onto a seat next to him. Natsu looked down at his blood covered hands in horrible realization. This is Erza's blood...she could've died down there. It was just blind luck those bullets didn't kill her outright." his hands shook in fear and rage at what he almost lost that day. 'Keep it together Natsu...she needs you to be strong for her." his thoughts were broken as Erza leaned against him, who was looking out at the burning city that was once Montevado.
"Sam...how many people did we manage to save?" asked Erza in a quiet voice.
The other woman was silent for a few seconds before speaking up. "Best estimates is 25 to 30 percent of the city was evacuated."
"But that means that..."
"Yeah...close to 200,000 people are still trapped in the city.' she finished with downcast eyes.
'Erza" It was Glenn that spoke up. "We did the absolute damn best we could. Hell, the city was already 30% overrun when we got there. Take solace in the fact that people are alive because of your actions." he finished before falling silent once again. Seconds later, the pilot spoke up over the intercom.
"I hope your all buckled in. The hammer is dropping in a few seconds.'
Erza was looking out at the city when it happened. A pillar of light came crashing down from the heavens, striking the center of the city. She did not look away as the raging firestorms raced through the streets, incinerating everything in its path. "Its awful...anybody that's still down there just died...so many innocent people perished today..." she finally broke down and cried into Natsu's chest. He wrapped his arms around her, trying to be careful of her fresh wounds. "Just let it out, Erza." Natsu said softly. Her body was shaking as she continued to cry and cry. He continued to hold her tight as she let all the pain and sadness pour out of her.
Fairy Tail
Lucy was bawling as tears streamed down her face.
"That was beyond horrible." she choked out as she tried to forget the horrors she had seen.
"All those people..." the water mage stuttered as she hugged a crying Happy as he latched onto her.
"He wasn't lying..." uttered Cana as she emptied her beer in one fell swoop.
"What do you mean, Cana?" asked a sniffling Mira as she watched the funeral pyre that was once home to hundreds of thousand of people.
"When Natsu first told us about the locust after we thought he had died...He mentioned the Hammer of Dawn and what it could do. I didn't want to believe him...I couldn't comprehend a weapon like that. But I was wrong." as tears brimmed her eyes. "and now Erza's hurt! She almost died today...it's just dumb luck that she wasn't killed outright!" screamed Cana in anguish before she ran out of the hall in tears.
"I...I...I'll go after her...I need to be out of the guild for awhile." stuttered Lucy before she ran after her friend.
Levy was sitting in silence before she shut down the IVD. That's when grey decided to speak up.
"I still can't believe he made Erza and all those soldiers fire on those civilians...how could he be so cold-blooded?" he stated before Levy spun around and pointed at him.
"Don't you DARE judge him for what he did! He was forced to make a horrible, horrible choice! Those locust had no intention of letting anybody live! He did his best to ensure that at least some people had a chance!' she screamed before punching grey in the face, knocking him on his ass. "You think your hot shit for killing what, a dozen grubs in the magnolia massacre? You don't know crap! He's been dealing with this for YEARS and you think you can judge him! Who knows what horrors he's seen before I made that IVD!" she took a deep breath before calming her rage. "I admit, I have never fought the locust...however that doesn't mean that I, you, or anybody else here can judge him for his actions." she finished before sitting back down at the table with shocked looks on everybody's face.
Grey was quiet as he picked himself up before walking out of the guild hall. Everybody was quiet before Laxus and his thunder legion approached Levy.
"Levy." stated Laxus as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Yeah Laxus?" as she looked up at him.
"I would like to talk with Natsu. Just the communication window, not the whole thing."
"Uh, sure." she replied before powering up the device once again.
Laxus was standing there with the thunder tribe waiting, before the window showed Natsu cradling a passed out Erza.
"Laxus...what do you want?"
"Just wanted to say a little something, Natsu."
"Yeah, and what's that? Now's not exactly the best time."
"Alright, well I'll keep this short then. As you might've guessed, we saw everything that happened today."
Natsu was silent before giving a nod for Laxus to continue.
"While watching all this unfold, I came to a realization...I am not strong." he stated before Evergreen butted in.
"Of course your strong Laxus! Your at the top of the S-class!" she voiced as Freed and Bicslow nodded in agreement.
'Your right, physically with my magic and strength I am strong Ever. However, I do not have the strength that Natsu has. The strength for the horrible, tough decisions. To keep pushing forward despite all the horrors he's seen." he paused before looking at Natsu once again. "Natsu, seeing you fight today has shown me that I can do better. So I want you to know, that no matter what. Me and the thunder legion will have your back. Even if it is just cheering you on from a universe away...Uh, that's all I got"
"Thanks Laxus...Its good to know you and the thunder legion have my back...Just protect the guild and keep getting stronger until I return. However, once I'm home you and me are throwing down. Deal?"
'hehe, deal." the two agreed before Levy shut down the IVD once more.
'Thanks Levy...now lets go train guys." stated Laxus as he walked out with his trio in tow.
Mira could only sit there in silence before she turned to Levy, Juvia, and Happy.
"This day is full of way too many surprises..." stated Mira as she grasped her head in her hands.
"Juvia agrees...she just hopes that Erza gets better and stays safe with Natsu."
"We all hope that Juvia...but I have a bad feeling that the war is just going to get worse from here on out.' stated Levy before she fell into silence with her nearby friends.
Alright I think thats enough for chapter 10! I know it's shorter than the last one but work has been crazy. I don't enjoy 60 hour work weeks haha. Anyway hope everybody enjoys it! Leave reviews or PM me!
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