Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, it belongs to Hiro Mashima and I, unfortunately, am not him. I do however own any OC characters that will appear later in the story. Relax and enjoy the story.
People speaking "Hello Hello Hello"
People thinking 'Geronimo'
Magic Spells "Fire Dragon ROAR"
Creature/Dragon speaking "I am ALIVE"
Creature/Dragon thinking 'Come along'
Chapter 11
The Melons, The Maids, and The Mother
"Now that I think about it, this is a pretty easy job, isn't it?" Lucy said as she looked at Natsu and Happy, who were sitting in the wagon seat across from her. The wagon would be arriving in Shirotsume Town in a little bit.
"You seem pretty interested in this job now; even though you were pretty upset about it earlier." Happy commented as he ate his fish.
"Of course, it's my first job after all." Lucy replied with a smile before pumping her fist, "I know I'm totally going to rock it! After all, I just have to sneak into the mansion and get one book, right?"
"A perverted old man's mansion." Happy added.
"Exactly, a perverted old man," Lucy said as she made a small sexy pose, "I know that I'll be able to get inside easily with my sexy body."
"All of you humans kind of look alike to me." Lucy's eye twitched when Happy said that.
"Well anyway, I think we should talk about our pay scale; since I'm going to do most of the work, I think we should split the reward 80:10:10." Lucy said.
"You only want ten percent?" Happy asked.
"I'm the eighty!" Lucy yelled back.
"Lucy…" The blonde girl turned to Natsu looking at her with her arms crossed. "It may seem easy; but whenever you go on a mission like this, it's better to always be prepared with a Plan B just in case." He stated.
"So I'm guessing you have one then." Her answer was a nod; Lucy looked to the floor for a second before looking up with a smile. "Well, I understand what you are saying, but I'm pretty confident that I can get in."
Natsu released a sigh before looking out the window, "If you're so sure…" The rest of the ride was pretty quiet; the only noise heard was Happy eating his fishes.
(An hour later) (Play Fairy Tail ost – A busy street)
"We're finally here!" Lucy exclaimed cheerfully as she, Natsu and Happy hopped of the wagon and stretched a bit before they took a look at the town they received their mission.
"Man…It always gets so uncomfortable when I ride those things." He grunted as he stretched.
"It wasn't that bad Natsu." Happy said to him.
"Easy for you to say; someone your size wouldn't have any trouble moving around, but I always have a hard time being able to relax in those small things…Anyway, let's get something to eat!" Natsu exclaimed, craving food after not having anything earlier.
"Can't you just eat your own fire?" Lucy asked as the three of them walked through town.
"Great idea, and why do you eat Plue or Taurus while we're at it?" Natsu answered back with a question of his own.
"Why the hell would I do something like that?!" Lucy shouted back, appalled at just the thought.
"It's kind of the same thing with my fire." He replied.
"Is it...huh..." Lucy sweat dropped, "Wait, so you can eat fire, just not your own? That seems kind of weird."
Natsu ignored her comment as he noticed a restaurant a few more feet away. "Perfect timing, let's stop here and get a bite to eat before meeting the client."
"Oh, you guys can go ahead, I'm not hungry." Lucy replied as she started to walk away.
"What is it with that girl; we should eat together as a team." Natsu muttered as he watched the blonde girl walk away.
"Aye." Happy agreed as Natsu walked into the restaurant.
(End Song)
A little while later Natsu and Happy were eating at one of the tables outside so Lucy could easily see them when she came back. Natsu was eating a whole bunch of different meats and Happy was eating some sushi.
"Make sure we leave some food for Lucy, she'll need some energy for the mission." Natsu said as he devoured a giant piece of meat.
"Let's save her the fat ones; I think that's what she likes the most from the looks of her." Happy agreed as he started his next dish.
"Hold it right there cat, what is that supposed to mean!?" Lucy's voice called out from behind them.
"Oh Lucy, perfect timing, pull up a cha-" Natsu turned around to see Lucy in a maid uniform. "…ir…wow."
"So tell me, how do I look? Super cute, huh?" She asked before pretending to be a maid. "Have you had enough food Master, or should I bring you some more? Your wish is my command."
"Uh-huh, that's good acting." Natsu said, brushing it off before continuing to eat, much to Lucy's surprise. "You better get something to eat now before we really start the mission, you'll need your energy."
" …he didn't even reaction a little." Lucy quietly muttered to herself as she sat down. 'I know that I look cute in this uniform, so how could he not be affected even a little.'
"Stop daydreaming and eat, as soon as we're done here, we have to meet with the client." Natsu said as he grabbed his drink and finished it in few gulps.
"Ah…right." Lucy replied before grabbing some of the food on the table and began to eat, making sure to not get anything on the uniform.
After they finished eating, they arrived in front of a mansion. Lucy stared at it amazement as they walked toward the front door. Natsu was in front with Happy, who was looking at a map. Natsu looked between Happy's map and the mansion before nodding to himself.
"Well, this is the place we were told to go."
Lucy looked at Natsu and asked. "Is this the client's home?" After receiving a nod from the dragonslayer, Lucy spoke to herself as Natsu got close to the door. "It's magnificent, as expected for someone who would pay two hundred-thousand for a book. He must be rich."
"Hello is anyone here!" Natsu called out as he knocked on the door.
"May I have your name, please?" Someone behind the door asked Natsu, confusing all three of them before Natsu answered.
"We're the wizards from Fairy Tail-"
"Please lower your voice!" The voice interrupted Natsu. "Excuse me…but can you enter through the back door, please?"
"Huh?" Lucy asked confused.
"Alright..." Natsu replied with narrowed eyes before walking around the house to the back. The three of them reached the back door and were let inside by the client and his wife.
"I'm terribly sorry about earlier." The man apologized. "I'm the client, my name is Kaby Melon and this here is my wife."
"Your name sounds tasty!" Natsu said with a small laugh.
"Melon!" Happy jumped in the air in joy.
"That's rude you guy!" Lucy tried to scold them but Kaby brushed it off with a chuckle.
"Hahaha, it's quite alright. People tell me that quite often." He told her.
'I could have sworn I heard that name before…and this town's name is familiar as well...but where did I...?' Lucy thought. She just couldn't place a finger on it.
"I would have never guessed that wizards from the renowned Fairy Tail would accept my request." Kaby told them.
"Actually, I'm surprised that it was still available!" Natsu gave a smile as he spoke.
"Aye!" Happy agreed
'It's probably because the request and reward didn't really match so they were being cautious.' Lucy thought after hearing Natsu's words.
"Mind I ask your names?" Kaby asked them.
"I'm Happy and this is Natsu." Natsu gave a small wave towards the client. "He's also known as Salamander." The client perked up as soon as Happy said that.
"Ooh! I've heard that name before, to think such a famous wizard would be here." Kaby said before looking at Lucy. "…And this is?"
"I'm a wizard from Fairy Tail as well!" Lucy exclaimed as the man stared at her with a look that asked "really"
"I see…is that outfit your hobby or something? No, I mean it's okay, but…" Kaby tried to speak but was hesitant.
"…I kinda want to go home now." Lucy muttered to herself as Natsu and Happy laughed a little.
Natsu calmed down a little before explaining. "Don't worry about the clothes, we're just going use that information on a blonde maid being wanted to our advantage, if we are successful in getting Lucy inside, then she can get to the book."
"I see, sorry for the confusion…" Kaby cleared his throat before leaning forward a little. "Now then, let's talk about the work."
"All right!" Natsu grinned a little in anticipation.
"Aye!" Happy was the same. Lucy didn't respond however, instead she gave a big gulped at the thought of what she had to do on her first job as a Fairy Tail wizard.
"I only ask you of one thing: I want you to go and find a book called 'Day Break' that Duke Everlue owns and incinerate it. That is all." He explained the request
"Huh? So you don't want us to steal it?" Lucy asked confused.
"Well, I am asking you to destroy something that is in possession of someone else's hand, so it is kind of like stealing." Kirby told her.
"So you want us to destroy the book instead of stealing it?" Natsu question and was answered with a nod. "That seems easy enough."
"I'm sorry, but do you mind if I ask...just what is that book?" Lucy asked. "I mean if you're rewarding two hundred thousand jewels for its destruction, then it must be an important book."
"Actually...I'll pay two million..." At this, Lucy and Happy eyes widened in shock and their jaws dropped to the floor. Natsu however, didn't seem surprised.
"T-TWO MILLION JEWELS! B-but why is it that much?" Lucy asked.
"Oh my, it seems you weren't aware of the reward increase." He deducted from their reactions.
"…You don't have that kind of money do you?" Natsu suddenly asked making Lucy and Happy looked at Natsu like he was crazy. Kaby looked at the dragon slayer with shocked wide eyes.
"W-What are you-" He muttered before he was interrupted by Natsu.
"Earlier you asked us to be lower our voices, which was strange itself since it shouldn't have mattered with a mansion this big, and then you requested us to enter the mansion through the backdoor when you were standing just behind the one up front. And as I entered the house I noticed your scent and the scent of the mansion itself are completely different. After looking at all these facts, I'll take a stab and guess that you're temporarily borrowing this mansion from a friend of yours so that when people see that you live in a big house, they would be more likely to accept your request." Natsu finished explaining.
"T-That's incredible..." Kaby muttered; he was shocked at the young man's incredible deduction skills. He was completely right, but Kaby wondered how Natsu could tell that his scent was different from the mansion.
"Huh?! He's right?!" Lucy asked in surprise, making Kaby nodded his head. "Whoa..." Lucy turned to look at Natsu in shock.
"I guess this means you won't accept my request then..." Kaby questioned with a small frown.
"I never said that we wouldn't take the job." Natsu answered with a grin.
"Natsu?" Lucy looked at him in surprise and saw him looking at her with a toothy grin.
"Remember, this mission wasn't just for the jewels, it was for you to understand how team missions work. We might not be getting paid, but it's a perfect time for us to develop our team work." Natsu said, making Lucy smile a little and nod her head.
"T-Thank you so much..." Kaby said as his body shook a little; his wife walked behind him and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. "I can't forgive that book's existence, it must be destroyed."
"I don't know why you hate the book so much," Natsu started to say as he stood up. "But hopefully you could tell us when we return after we destroyed the book; let's go guys." Three soon walked out of the mansion and headed to the destination where Duke Everlue resided; Lucy was still thinking about what Kaby had said to them earlier as she walked out of the huge house.
'He can't forgive the existence of the book…' Lucy thought as she turned back towards the mansion, 'What did he mean by that?'
"…Darling, are you sure those kids will be alright with this job?" Kaby's wife asked as the two watched the wizards leave. "The previous guild that tried it last week had failed, and from Duke Everlue's standpoint it was a nothing but a failed robbery. There is no doubt that the security must have been tightened, so it will be even more difficult getting into the mansion."
"I am aware of that…but…I just need to remove that book from this world." Kaby replied as he stared at the floor.
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"Excuse me; I heard you had an opening for a maid position! Hello?" Lucy shouted at the mansion, standing outside the gates. She was releasing a small, quiet laugh as she thought of her plan. 'Wow the geezer with my looks, burn the book and complete the job.'
Behind Lucy a few meters away, Natsu and Happy were hidden in the shadows of the trees and were watching Lucy to make sure nothing goes wrong; Natsu was leaning against a tree as he watched and Happy was sitting on his head.
"Good luck Lucy." Happy whispered as he watched.
"Do your best." Natsu muttered to himself.
Lucy didn't have to wait long as a giant maid burst out of the ground and landed right in front of her, not long after that another figure appeared, this time a short, plump, ugly man with a moustache coming out of his nostrils, Natsu guessed this was Duke Everlue by his appearance and personality. After a few words Lucy was rejected, apparently she was too ugly for Everlue's standards. When four other maids appeared, Lucy and the others could see why the man thought Lucy's was ugly; his sense of beauty was completely horrible, Natsu felt a bit of vomit in his mouth before he swallowed it down. He watched as the biggest maid lifted Lucy up and tossed her in their direction; Duke Everlue and his hideous maids headed inside the mansion after Lucy was tossed.
Natsu and Happy stood in front of Lucy as she cried against a tree, "I thought you said you could easily use your charms to get inside." Natsu said, reminding her of what she said this morning.
"I TRIED, BUT THAT FAT IDIOT WOULD KNOW BEAUTY IF IT BIT HIM IN THE ASS!" Lucy yelled as more tears came to her eyes. "YOU SAW THOSE GORILLA WOMEN, RIGHT!?"
"Uh-huh, that is an excuse." Happy replied, not believing her words.
"THIS STINKS!"
Natsu released a deep sigh as he rubbed the back of his head. "Somehow…I had feeling that this would happen. Anyway its like I said before Lucy," Natsu turned to the mansion and punched his palm. "Always have a back-up plan!"
"Right! That big, fat, perverted bastard is going to pay for this!" Lucy exclaimed as she stood next to Natsu. "So what's the plan?"
"The first thing we need to do…is getting you out of that stupid maid outfit and back into regular clothes." Natsu stated as he pointed to her clothes, making the girl look down with a small sweatdrop. "As soon as we are done with that, we'll go ahead with my plan."
"Uh…right." Lucy replied as she went to her luggage. The three were unaware that they were being watched by a security camera.
(Unknown area inside Everlue's Mansion)
Duke Everlue sat comfortably in a large chair smoking a cigar as he watched the three wizards make their plans; he had the camera's zoom in on Lucy's hand where her Fairy Tail mark is. "So another group of wizards has come to my doors, despite the failure of the last group…and it seems this group is from Fairy Tail; that girl was pretty dumb to not hide her guild mark." Everlue released a puff of smoke before turning his chair to look at two figures in the shadows. "So…how should I have the wizards killed this time?"
(A little while later)
"So why are we sneaking in this way?" Lucy asked as Happy lifted her onto the roof of the mansion, where Natsu was kneeling in front of the glass window.
"If we're going to steal the book, we need to enter from somewhere unexpected." He replied before looking at her with a smirk. "Besides, don't you think this is a much cooler way to do it?"
"Aye!" Happy agreed as Lucy sweat dropped at his answer. Natsu turned back to the window and placed his hand on the glass and right before their eyes, the glass started to melt.
"Great job, Salamander!" Lucy grinned as Natsu unlocked the window and opened it. The three of them entered and were now in a room with all sorts of artifacts and things. "What is this place?"
"If I had to take a guess, this must be the storage room or something." Natsu responded as they walked across the room.
"Hey Natsu, take a look at this!" Natsu looked down at his friend and laughed at the skull Happy was using as a mask.
"Hahaha! Looking fierce, Happy!"
"Quit fooling around, you guys! It looks like we can get out of here through this door." She pointed to the only door in the room.
Natsu nodded his head and looked over at Happy, who was still wearing the mask. "Okay, Happy, check to see if the coast is clear."
"Aye sir!" He gave Natsu a salute and opened the door slightly. He poked his head out to look at both sides of the hallway to make sure there were no enemies in sight. "The coast is clear!" He told the two and they nodded their heads before the group quietly exited the room.
"Remember, we have to be very, very quiet." She told them, placing a finger to her lips.
"Are we hunting rabbits?" Natsu joked, making Lucy give him a look. "…I couldn't resist."
"Just stay silent." She replied as the three leaned against the wall and slowly moved across it. They were stopping at each door and took a quick peek inside to see if there were any books inside; but each room they looked in had something with Duke Everlue's face on it, even the toilet.
Natsu let out a small yawn from boredom before speaking. "Hey Lucy, Do we really have to check each and every room like this?" He asked.
"Of course we do! We don't want to be seen by anyone and cause unnecessary fighting." She retorted back at him. "Just be quiet." She shushed him, making Natsu sigh heavily before he followed Lucy down the hallway in the same pattern.
"All this stealth is kinda like being ninjas, don't cha think?" Happy asked. Natsu grinned.
"Your right, that sounds so cool!" He chuckled and wrapped his scarf around his head to hide his face and made a weird handsign. "We must not be discovered, nin-nin!"
"Nin-nin!" Happy repeated as he copied Natsu's handsign.
Lucy sweat dropped at them as she looked through a door. "Great, nothing in this room either." She scoffed in annoyance.
"Maybe it's downstairs." Natsu suggested to her, though he already figured it wasn't uspstairs.
"Maybe, but let's just continue looking up here for now." Lucy told him, causing Natsu to give an annoyed sigh.
"What a pain." Natsu muttered before he paused, hearing something coming from below; he gave a smirk before speaking out loud for Lucy and Happy to hear. "Looks like we're finally get some action!"
"Huh?" Lucy questioned as she felt the ground shake a little before the five ugly maids from before burst out of the ground.
"Intruders!" The four smaller maids shouted, each holding weapons while the largest did not.
"Let's get them girls!" The large maid told the others as they charged at the three.
"NINJA!" Natsu shouted as he charged forward as well. His right leg was instantly covered in flames and he whip-kicked all five of the maids at once, leaving them a little burned and unconscious as they hit the ground. "Man…was that all; talk about boring." He sighed and looked back at Happy and Lucy, who was staring at him with a little shock at how easily he was able to defeat all five of them. "I told you before, it's more than likely to be downstairs, so let's go already." He told her before he started walking down the stairs to the second level and around the giant statue. Happy followed right behind him while Lucy stood there and just stared at him with wide eyes. "Are you just going to stand there?"
Lucy snapped out of her trance at his words and ran after them. "Wait for me!" She followed them into a room and saw they were now in the library. "How did you-"
"I was able to pick up both Everlue's scent and the scent of paper in here and usually where there is paper, there must be books. Anyway we should start looking." Natsu stated as he walked over to one side of the room and started looking through the books.
Lucy was amazed at Natsu's sense of smell, but she quickly shook her head as she knew Natsu was right; the quicker they found the book the quicker they could get out. She went to the opposite side of the room and started looking herself, while Happy was looking in the higher shelves.
"That Duke Everlue may look stupid, but he has a good collection of books." commented Lucy as she placed a book back on the shelf. "Well these over here seem to be good. If he reads these books, I'll respect him a little bit." said Lucy as she put a romance novel back on the shelf.
"Almost this entire section is full of perverted books!" Natsu's voice called out before he read a title on one of the book and thought to himself, 'What the hell is Icha-Icha? Hmmm… maybe I should hold on to this for Erza.' Natsu secretly used his Requip Magic, which he learned the basics from Erza, to place the book away for later.
"Look Natsu, it's a book all about different kinds of fish!" Happy said as he flew down to show Natsu the book,.
"It's going to be a real pain, searching for one book out of all these." Lucy whined as she looked at the towering shelves they've yet to search through. Her eyebrow twitched as she heard her companions talk about the different books they were finding.
"Whoa, this one's cover is made of gold!" Natsu said as he pulled it off the shelf, and read the title. "Hey Lucy, I found it!"
She turned to look at Natsu and saw he was holding a book, looking closer she saw the title. "You found Daybreak!" She cheered as she got closer, "Are we allowed to find it so easily?"
"Let's burn it!" Natsu smirked, while igniting his hand.
"Aye!" Happy agreed.
"H-hold on a minute!" Lucy cried out as something caught her eye and she quickly grabbed the book from Natsu's hand. "T-This author…is Kemu Zaleon!"
"Kemu who?"
"He was a mage and a writer as well." Lucy explained; her face became filled with excitement and stars filled her eyes as she raised the book into the air. "I'm a big fan of his! I had thought I read all of his books, but I can't believe there was one I never heard of before; it must be one that was never published!"
"Whatever, let's just burn it already!" Natsu interrupted, making Lucy give him a look of shock and pressed the book to her chest to protect it from him.
"What are you talking about?! We can't just burn a great work of literature like this one!" Lucy retorted.
"But this is our job!" Natsu replied.
"But I'm a big fan!" Lucy yelled back, taking a few steps back as Natsu and Happy got closer. "Come one guys, can't we just pretend and say we burned it; I'll keep it a secret, I swear!"
"Sorry Lucy, but I'm not a liar." Natsu said and was about to grab the book when his ears picked up a sound coming from below.
"Well well...what do we have here?" A voice called out as a figure came bursting out of the floor; the figure turned out to be a smirking Duke Everlue. He landed on his feet and smirked at the three wizards. "I knew I would find out what you were after if I let you do whatever you wanted. I'm such a genius, boyoyoyoyo."
"This is all because you took too long." Natsu stated as he kept his back to Lucy.
"I'm sorry."
"I knew you low-class wizards were looking to steal from me; I would never have guessed that it was that stupid book." Everlue said.
"Stupid?" questioned Natsu.
"This book must be important if the client was willing to destroy it for so much. So why would Everlue call it stupid? It doesn't make sense." thought Lucy.
"That works out great, if you think the book is stupid, you wouldn't mind if we can keep it?" Lucy asked.
"No way, it's mine even if it is stupid, so get your hands off it!" A fuming Everlue yelled.
"Stingy bastard." Lucy commented.
"Shut your trap, ugly." Everlue replied making Lucy's body twitch (A small arrow with the word "ugly" stabbing her in the back).
"Look…we're just here to burn the book and we'll be on our way." Natsu said, ignoring the little banter between the two.
"No way Natsu! I'm not giving it to you!" Lucy whine, wanting to protect the book from being burned.
"Lucy, this is our job!" Natsu yelled at her, a serious expression on her face.
"Well at least let me read it first!" Lucy huffed as she sat down on the floor.
"You're reading it here?!" Natsu, Happy and Everlue exclaimed in shocked. Everlue grew angry as the girl read the book.
"Enough of this bull crap! How dare you put your filthy hands on my book! Come forth, Vanish Brothers!" Everlue ordered with a snap of his fingers. Natsu turned his head to see two book shelves begin to move as a secret entrance opened and two figures stood.
"You called us sir?" The smaller figure asked, the man had four tattoos on his face. His black hair was in a long ponytail; he was wearing a white high-collar shirt and a green stripe running down the front of it and black pants. On the right sleeve of the shirt was a blue arm band with a white guild symbol on it, and strapped to his back was a large frying pan.
"I can't believe these brats are from the Fairy Tail guild, they don't look so tough." The taller figure commented; his hair was a dark navy blue that went in four different directions, an orange bandana with blue makings on it wrapped around his forehead. He was wearing a blue high-collar shirt with a yellow stripe going down each arm and white pants. He is also wearing an armband, this one white with a white guild symbol on it.
"Natsu, look at their armbands! They're from that mercenary guild, the Southern Wolves!" Happy said.
"So you hired bodyguards, did ya?" Natsu questioned, cracking his knuckles. "Hey Lucy!" Natsu called out to her making she looked up from the book to him. "You've got until I finish kicking these guy's asses to finish that book, so I recommend you read it fast." Lucy nodded her head at that and started to read faster, her eyes wide as she read.
"…Oh wow, this is…" Lucy whispered to herself.
"The Southern Wolves are always hungry for their next game. Prepare to die thieves, boyoyoyoyo." Everlue laughed.
"Natsu, I need you to buy me some time okay?" Lucy asked as she stood up. "I'm not sure but there seems to be some kind of secret in this book."
Natsu looked back at Lucy for a second and nodded. "Alright, but you better go somewhere else to read." Natsu warned her; Lucy quickly let the room and closed the door behind her.
'A secret? It must have slipped by me somehow when I had read it. It could be a treasure map or something.' Everlue thought before he then started to sink into the ground. "I'm going after the girl! You two eliminate the brat!" ordered Everlue as he vanished.
"Yes sir." The brothers replied
"Happy, go help Lucy." Natsu ordered as he turned to the cat.
"Right, don't take too long." Happy said as he activated Wings, his wings lifting him in the air.
"No worries, this won't take long." Natsu smirked as he stretches his arm across his torso; Happy smiled and flew off after Lucy.
"Whoa, you sure talk big for a little guy." The taller brother said.
"Perhaps we should put him in his place." The shorter one stated. "You are…a fire wizard, correct?"
"Yeah, how'd you know?" Natsu asked.
"There was fire wrapped around your leg when you were fighting Virgo and the other maids." The taller one answered.
"So it's obvious that you're a wizard that uses Caster Magic." The shorter one said.
"So I guess you know what happens when you mess with fire, huh?" Natsu questioned as he covered his whole body in flames. "YOU GET BURNED!" Natsu yelled before he threw a flame-covered punch at them, but the large frying pan blocked the blow.
"Sorry to tell you this, but we are know how to fight fire wizards especially well." The shorter one said. He tried hitting Natsu with the large frying pan but Natsu easily dodged by taking a leap back. The older one jumped into the air and went to use a downward kick on Natsu, but like before Natsu dodge it. The shorter appeared next to his brother and swung his large frying pan at Natsu, who blocked it with his arms and the force of the blow sent Natsu back. He quickly turned his feet to the doors and used the momentum to destroy the door. Natsu jumped off the door and landed on the tongue Everlue's statue of himself in his lobby.
"Fairy Tail might be a big time guild, but in the end you're still just a pathetic wizard. You're no match for professional fighters like us mercenaries." The taller one called out.
"Is that really all you got?" Natsu asked with a smirk. "If so, you guys don't stand a chance."
"This brat really thinks he can beat us?!" The taller one angrily said.
"Do you know what a wizard's greatest weakness is?" The shorter one asked.
"You mean motion sickness?" Natsu asked, before giving them a dismissive wave. "Sorry buddy, I got rid of that a long time ago."
"I think that was just a personal issue you had…" The shorter one replied, sweatdropping.
"He's totally making fun of us!" The taller one exclaimed, even angrier than before.
"Their weakness is…their bodies!" The shorter one shouted as he jumped off from where he was and went to hit Natsu with the frying pan but only destroyed the statue's tongue when Natsu dodged it. "Since wizards have to focus on their mental abilities…" The shorter one stared..
"They end up neglecting their physical training, which leaves their bodies weak." The taller one finished. He went to punch Natsu. but Natsu jumped away and the guy ended up punching a hole in the wall. Natsu and the shorter one landed on the ground floor.
"Against people like us who train our bodies every day…" The shorter one said. The taller one than landed on the ground floor next to the shorter one.
"Our power and speed far surpass yours." The taller one said.
"Oh I'm so terrified! So are you going to talk me to death or are you going to prove it?" Natsu asked motioning them to come at him, he had some of his flames cover his fingers and forming the words"Come on!"
"Hey bro, time to do the combination attack!" The taller one called out.
"Sounds good to me!" The shorter one replied. He moved the frying pan out in front of him and the taller one jumped on it to stand on it.
(Play Fairy Tail Movie ost - Natsu vs. District)
"Heaven and Earth Annihilation Attack!" The Vanish Brothers called out. "No one has ever experienced this attack and survived."
"Heh, bring it!" Natsu's smirk grew. He watched as the shorter brother sent the taller on into the air with an upward swing; for the second his eyes were on the taller brother, the shorter one charged forward.
"If you face toward the heavens…the earth will attack from below!" The shorter one said as he slammed the edge of the pan against Natsu's side and sent him back a few feet, but Natsu easily lands back on his feet.
"When you face the earth…the heavens strike you down!" The taller one yelled as he dived at Natsu from above with his fists in front of him.
"…Pathetic." Natsu stated as he jump up to intercept the taller brother and slammed his fist into the man's face. Not wasting a second, Natsu grabbed one of the man's arms and tossed him at his brother, who was staring at Natsu in shock. "One of you attacks separately while the target is distracted by the other; was that really your strongest attack?"
"No way! You were able to cancel our attack?!" The shorter one exclaimed as his brother slowly got to his feet.
"Are you really a wizard?!" The taller one shouted, holding his broken nose.
"If that's really your best…" Natsu brought his fist back, "Then I'll send you guys packing, Fire Dragon's Blaze Ball!" Natsu finished by sending the giant fire ball at the brothers.
"Heh, Fire Magic!" The taller one laughed.
The shorter one gave a grin as he raised his pan in front of him. "Nice try, but it's useless. Flame Cooking!" The frying pan seemed be to absorbing the fire as it made contact. "My frying pan absorbs all flames and doubles their stre-" He didn't get to finish as Natsu instantly appeared right in front of them with his fist cocked back; the brothers' eyes widened at Natsu's speed.
"It's over." That was all Natsu said before slamming his fist into the pan, instantly destroying it and the fist continued until it made contact with the smaller brother's face. The smaller man's grip on the long handle of the destroyed pan as he was sent flying back; Natsu quickly grabbed the handle and with a twist, slammed it into the taller man's stomach and sent him crashing into his brother. Natsu tossed the handle away before speaking, "Never underestimate a wizard; everyone at Fairy Tail focuses on both magic AND physical power, that's why we're the top guild. Here's a good example," He charged at the brothers, swinging two long streams of fire at them, "Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!"
The two fire streams hit the brothers and created an explosion on contact, making each and every window in Everlue's mansion shatter, most of its walls crack and its roof nearly blown off. The people in town turned to the explosion in surprise as they saw smoke going into the sky. When the smoke cleared inside the mansion, the Vanish Brother's were revealed to be knocked out and burned to a crisp.
(End Song)
"Uh-oh, did I overdo it again?" Natsu asked himself as he saw the mansion's and the Vanish Brother's conditions. With a shrug Natsu turned around and started walking away. "Guess I should go and find Lucy; I wasted too much time on these guys." While Natsu was starting to walk away to look for his friends, Virgo's eyes started to glow a little.
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Lucy was sitting on a path in the sewers, using her Gale-Force Reading Glasses on the book.
"I knew this book contain such a secret, but for it to be such a thing is…incredible." Lucy said as she closed the book. Before she could stand, the wall behind her cracked open and a hand came out and grabbed her wrists in a tight grip. Lucy's glasses fell off from shock as Everlue's face popped out of the wall.
"Why don't you tell me the secret to my book; after all secrets don't make friends you know!" Everlue said with a dark grin.
"No way, a pathetic man like you doesn't desire to know! You're an enemy of literature!" Lucy retorted, trying to ignore the pain coming from her wrist.
"An enemy of literature?! I am culture's greatest friend, my large collection of books and art is proof of that!" Everlue exclaimed while keeping his very tight grip on Lucy's wrist, trying to get her to let go of the book.
"But your ugly maid collection shows you don't know anything about beauty!" Lucy stated before she let out a small yell as Everlue's grip got tighter and created more pain in her wrists.
"How dare you mock my maids?! They are the definition of beauty!" He said before bringing his head closer to the book. "What secrets does this book hold? Did he leave a treasure map to where he buried his fortune or something? You better tell me now before I snap your arms like toothpicks." Everlue threatened; his response was Lucy sticking her tongue out at him, pissing Everlue off before he forced Lucy to the ground. "You really shouldn't be sassy with me, young lady! I commissioned Kemu Zaleon himself to create that book for me! Therefore any secret that is hidden in this book is rightfully mine!" said Everlue.
Lucy gritted her teeth as she felt his grip get even tighter, but then she felt it loosen and turned her head to see Happy kicking Everlue in the face. "Happy!" Lucy said as she created some distance between her and Everlue.
Happy gave Lucy a big grin and started flying over to the other side of the sewer water.
"That was so cool!" She said with a smile but then Happy's wings started to glow as he was just about to reach the other side and disappeared, making Happy spin into the sewer water. "…and that wasn't."
"What's this, a flying cat?" Everlue questioned as he stared at Happy.
"The name's Happy." Happy gurgled from in the water.
"You should probably get out of there." Lucy suggested.
"But this water feels so good." Happy complained as he body started moving down stream.
"You're in sewer water Happy." Lucy sighed as she face-palmed before turning to Everlue with one of her gold keys in one hand and the book in the other. "Anyway, it looks like the tables have turned; but if you let us have the book, I'll consider going easy on you. But I am really tempted to give you a good punch to the face."
"So you're a Celestial Spirit Wizard, huh? But for a reader, you sure don't know how to use phrase correctly; when saying the tables have turn means the weaker group has turned the disadvantage they had into an advantage." Everlue said as an evil grin came to his face. "There's no way you and some feline will be able to defeat me and my Diver Magic, boyoyoyoyo!" A magic seal appeared on Everlue's back and he sank into the ground.
"So Everlue can use magic as well, I didn't know he was a wizard too." Happy said as he got out of the water and stood next to Lucy.
"Can you smell yourself right now?" Lucy asked while taking a step back from Happy. She started dodging Everlue's attacks as he burst out of the ground at random points; she flipped and jumped as he tried to strike her down. "It's all written here within this book! A horrible adventure story with a trashy main character named Duke Everlue!" Lucy exclaimed angrily.
"Seriously?" Happy questioned.
"I don't know if the character would be considered trashy, but yes!" Everlue shouted as he continued his onslaught. "The story is complete crap and to think it was written by the great Kemu Zaleon, inexcusable!"
"How arrogant can you be? You forced him to write it!" Lucy retorted as she jump over Everlue's charge.
"Arrogant? Me, it should be an honor for him to write a story with me in it." Everlue said as he disappeared into the ceiling.
"Then why did you have to blackmail him into writing it?" Lucy questioned.
"…Blackmail?" Happy repeated.
"So what's the big deal?" Everlue asked; he popped out of the wall next to Lucy, curling his moustache. "It was his own fault for refusing me in the first place!" Everlue said.
"Oh really…" Lucy questioned, her eyes narrowed as the words this guy was saying.
"I told him to write a book where I was the main character; anyone would have jumped at the chance to have me as their muse." Everlue explained, as he seemed to swim across the earth. "But that idiot had the audacity to refuse me! So I gave him some inspiration in the form of an ultimatum, either write the book or I would revoke his entire family's citizenship!"
"But if you did that then they wouldn't be able to join any guilds and make a living; do really you have the power to do that?" Happy asked.
The ground below them began to crack, "I have the power to do anything!" Happy and Lucy leaped away as Everlue burst out of the ground. "I got the man to write the book, didn't I?
Lucy was silently glaring at the man.
"But I was still annoyed by his first refusal and his attitude, so I made him write the book in one of my personal prisons, boyoyo!" Everlue just grinned as he happily remembered what had happened. "He had talked so big about being a great novelist and one who would never give into threats, BUT IN THE END I GOT WHAT I WANTED!" Everlue shouted as he started spinning into a ball and started bouncing all over the place.
"You did such a terrible thing to justify your own selfish desires?! You put him in solitary confinement for three whole years; don't you have any idea how hard it must have been for him?" Lucy said as she ran.
"Three years?" Happy questioned, flying next to Lucy.
Everlue burst out from the ground in front of Lucy and Happy ready to attack, but Lucy quickly jumped back just in time. "Perhaps it took him that long to finally realize how great and wonderful I am?" Everlue let out a creepy laugh.
"Wrong," Lucy said. "The truth was he couldn't stand you, but he swallowed his pride so he could protect his family, even if it meant satisfying your vanity and making your character seem like a true hero of justice."
"…I'm curious on how you know so much." Everlue said.
"It's all written in this!" Lucy said, holding up the book up in front of her.
"I read that book from start to finish, and Kemu Zaleon is never in it." Everlue stated.
"It's true that if you were to read it normally, his name is never mentioned within the story. But one thing you should know is that before Kemu Zaleon was a writer, he was a wizard!" Lucy said.
"He was?" Happy asked.
"…What did he do…wait, he couldn't have." Everlue muttered to himself.
"He gathered all of his remaining strength, and cast a spell on the book." Lucy explained.
"So that was his scheme, using his magic to turn a book about someone as great as me into a piece of crap! How dare he!?" Everlue exclaimed as he used his magic dive back into the ground and attack Lucy once more, but his attacks missed as Lucy jumped away.
"You really need to get over yourself; it's true that this book contains all the terrible things you've done to him!" Lucy said while dodging all of Everlue's attacks. "But it was only a very small part; the true secret that Kemu Zaleon left behind in this book has nothing to do with you!"
"What is it?" Happy asked with his mouth watering at the thought of what kind of secret it is.
"What true secret?" Everlue questioned.
"That's why I refuse to let you have this book. Duke Everlue. Because you never its true owner in the the first place! Open, Gate of the Giant Crab - Cancer!" Lucy chanted as a magic seal appeared; releasing a large amount of smoke before clearing away to reveal a man; he was wearing a blue long-sleeve shirt and dark pants with a ring chain on his right leg. There were six orange crab legs extending from his back, and two antennas on his head above his red cornrows hairstyle. He had two large pairs of scissors rested with handles that resembled claws in each hand.
"It's a giant crab-man! I bet he's going to say '~kani' at the end! I'm sure of it!" Happy shouted happily as he did a little dance and had stars in his eyes.
"You can be really annoying; I'm trying to concentrate here." Lucy told Happy, who was still acting giddy.
"So Lucy..." Cancer spoke, lifting his hand to show a small blade. "...which haircut would you like-ebi?"
"I didn't call you for that!" Lucy exclaimed. "I need your help with a battle!"
"Alright-ebi." Cancer replied as he got into a battle position.
"Ebi!" Happy yelled in complete shock. He then started crying against Lucy's shoulder. "It's like getting a hook when you were expecting a straight punch. Okay Lucy...you can send him back now."
"SHUT IT CAT!"
'The true secret? What could it be that…did that bastard write down all the illegal business deals that I've done?' Everlue thought while shaking with fear. 'I can't have that… If that book gets handed over to Council's inspectors… That would be the end of me!' Everlue quickly reached into his jacket and pulled out a gold key. "Open, Gate of the Maiden – Virgo!"
"That's Celestial Spirit Magic, the same kind of magic that you use Lucy!" Happy exclaimed in surprise.
"No way!" Lucy said.
The giant maid, Virgo burst out of the magical seal on the ground. "Did I hear my master summon me?" She shouted.
"Virgo, retrieve that book immediately!" Everlue ordered.
"I don't believe it; she is a Celestial Spirit!" A shocked Lucy said.
"Ebi." Cancer said, nodding his head.
However the four noticed movement on Virgo's back, and Natsu's head popped out; whiched shocked everyone. Natsu had a confused expression on his face as he looked around the room.
"What the! Why is he with Virgo?" Everlue questioned, shocked that Natsu appeared with Virgo.
"Natsu!" said Lucy and Happy.
"How did you get up there?" Lucy asked.
"Well she was starting to move around again so I grabbed her and was about to knock her out again, and the next thing I know…I'm in the sewers!" Natsu replied, looking down at them from on top of Virgo's shoulder.
"So that means…you passed through the gate to the Celestial Spirit World and then another gate back to the human world." Lucy deduced before freaking out. "BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!"
"Lucy, what should I do with her?" Natsu asked as he stood up.
"Finish what you started!" Lucy shouted, pulling out her whip.
"Virgo, clean up this trash!" Everlure ordered.
"As you wish master." Virgo replied as she tried to grab Natsu, but he jumped off and with a turned, landed facing her with a fist pulled back.
"Take this you gorilla maid!" Natsu shouted as his fist was covered in flames and jumped forward. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Virgo was sent flying back after Natsu's fist made contact.
"No way!" Everlue exclaimed as he watched Virgo fall; Lucy, realizing her chance swung her whip forward and it wrapped around Everlue's body.
"No escape this time you dirty mole-man! Detestable men like you…" Lucy shouted before tossing him at Cancer, who started attacking Everlue with his scissors. "Don't even deserve to be mentioned in a story!"
"So what do you think of this awesome look-ebi?" Cancer asked as Everlue landed knocked out, both his hair and mustache gone.
"Wait a go, crab-man!" Natsu said with a smirk, pressing a foot on Virgo's back. "Hold on…ebi?" The group start to feel the area rumbling and saw that the walls were breaking apart. "Yeeeaah, we should probably go now."
"Agreed/Aye sir!" Lucy and Happy replied before the three of them started running out of the collapsing mansion, barely making it out as the entrance was one of the first things to go.
"Nice finish Lucy, definitely going out in style. You're going to fit right in at Fairy Tail!" Natsu commented while they watched the mansion collapse.
"But aren't we supposed to stop destroying stuff?" Happy asked.
"I hope the master doesn't blame me for this." Lucy said before turning away. "Let's head back to the client."
The other two nodded before following after her; no one noticing that Virgo was now standing up with an unconscious Duke Everlue, watching the three walk away.
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"When I read Daybreak, at first I believed that there was no way that this book was written by Kemu Zaleon. The composition and style of this book was too horrible." Lucy explained as they reached the mansion where Kaby and his wife were.
"And that how you were able to figure out about the spell he placed on it." Natsu concluded; the three walked through the door. Kaby and his wife turned to see them at the door.
"You're back…did you…?" Kaby had a hopeful tone in his voice.
"Not exactly..." Lucy muttered as she walked towards him and handed him the book.
"Why did you bring it here? I told you I wanted you to destroy it." He said to them, his body shaking as he held the book.
"While destroying it is a simple task for us; if you still want to, it would be better if you destroyed it yourself." Lucy said.
"Of course I'll destroy it; I never wanted to see this book!" Kaby said as he stared at the book.
"I understand why you refuse to allow this book to exist. You just want to protect your father's honor, right? Because you are in fact Kemu Zaleon's son." Lucy stated shocking Natsu and Happy.
"Yes…that's right." Kaby nodded his head.
"Have you read the book yourself?" Lucy asked.
"No, I-I could never bring myself to read it. My father had told me it was complete trash." Kaby admitted.
"That's why you want to burn it?" Natsu questioned, his voice had a slight edge to it.
"Yes. That's right." Kaby answered.
"That's pretty stupid." Natsu stated, making everyone look at him. "You would burn something your father wrote because it was dumb, without even seeing inside it?
"Natsu!" Lucy exclaimed, "Let him explain himself."
Kaby was silent for a few moments before speaking; he told them about what had happened all those years ago, when his father returned after being gone for three years and then cutting off his writing arm, trying to kill himself, and the last conversation they had before he died.
"All the anger and betrayal I felt slowly turned to remorse to the father that I never was able to apologize to." Kaby said, his wife placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Because of that, I felt the least I could do for him was to destroy this horrible book that had brought so much unhappiness. I know my father would agree." He then lit a match and moved it closer to the book.
"You're wrong about that." Lucy spoke out, making Kaby look at them in surprise; the match's flame suddenly died and the book started to glow.
"What's happening!?" Kaby shouted as he covered his eyes from the bright light.
"A wizard by the name of Kemu Zaleon… no, I should say Zekua Melon, cast a spell on this book." Lucy explained.
"A spell?" Kaby questioned as he started at the book floating in front of him. The title on the cover of the book began to rearrange itself and revealed itself to say, Dear Kaby.
"Dear Kaby?" Kaby read as he saw the title of the book.
"That's right! It was a three year letter he had written to his beloved son. He casted a spell over it to rearrange all the letters in the book, so no one else would be able to read it!" As Lucy explained, all the letters in the book shot out and started to rearrange themselves; everyone was amazed as the words circled around them.
"Whoa." Natsu muttered.
"Pretty!" Happy said.
"The real reason he quit being an author wasn't because he was ashamed, but because he wrote a masterpiece that could never be beaten! It's a letter containing everything he ever wanted to say to his son, Kaby Melon!" Lucy stated as all the letters in the book finished rearranging themselves. "It truly is his greatest work."
As the books glow died down and floated into Kaby's hand, he remembered the last thing his father said.
"I thought about you the entire time I was gone."
"That is what your father truly left behind, two great legacies; his books and his son." Lucy smiled and Natsu grinned at the tears Kaby was releasing.
"Dad...I never…really understood him..." Kaby cried as he looked through the pages.
Lucy smiled before speaking. "Of course! If you understand how a writer's mind works, you'll lose the pleasure in reading the book they wrote!"
Natsu and Happy laughed as Kaby hugged the book closer to his chest. "T-Thank you both...I won't let any harm come to this book..."
"Alright then, now that's all settled we should head back to Fairy Tail!" Natsu said with a grin before walking towards the door.
"Aye sir!" Happy agreed as he started to follow.
"Huh? What about the re-" Lucy halted her question as she remembered that Kaby was only borrowing his friend's mansion. She shook her head, a little disappointed, before giving a smile. "Right, let's go home!" The three soon left the mansion, waving goodbye to a smiling Kirby and his wife.
(Night time)
Natsu, Lucy and Happy were walking down the path towards Magnolia, but Lucy seemed to be sulking a little as she was walking.
"I still don't get it..." Lucy spoke out.
"What? Are you upset that there was no reward?" Natsu asked, turning his head back.
"No I'm fine with that; it was nice to help Kaby make peace with his father. It's just…" said Lucy.
"Just?"
"I'm not trying to sound self-centered, but earlier when I was in my maid outfit, you just brushed me off so easily. It was kinda like a small blow to my pride." Lucy looked away after she said that.
"…I didn't mean to offend you or anything; I just don't really look at other women like that, unlike some other married idiots out there. The only woman that I've ever been attracted to is my wife." Natsu said as he stopped walking. "While I can say that many of the girls I know are beautiful and attractive, Mira and Cana are prime examples, I'm not really attracted to them like that. Erza is the only woman for me." He looked up at the sky. "We should probably set up camp for the night."
"Yeah... so does that mean Erza is your first love?" Lucy asked as Natsu started setting up a campfire and gave her a nod. "Wow, it's almost like a romantic story; being together with your first love, happily married and having a child together." Lucy gave a small sigh at the thought before moving to help set up camp.
"Speaking of stories, that writer…was actually a powerful wizard, right?" Natsu commented as he placed some of Happy's fishes on a few sticks.
"Aye, he must have been to be able to cast a spell that held strong for thirty years." Happy said, eating one of his raw fishes.
"It seems like he was in a guild when was younger; from what I read in the book, he wrote about all his many adventures. I hope I can become a writer like that." Lucy muttered the last part to herself as she closed her eyes, remembering the some of the things she read in the book.
"So I guessed right." Natsu said with a sly smirk.
"Huh?" Lucy raised an eyebrow.
"Those papers you were hiding this morning. It's a story you're writing, isn't it?" Natsu deduced while pointing a finger at her.
"That would explain why you know all about books." Happy added; Lucy's face stared to turn red.
"Please don't tell anyone!" Lucy screamed as she covered her face with her hands.
"Why?"
"Because I'm a horrible writer and I would be embarrassing if someone read it." She whined, making Natsu and Happy sweatdrop.
"Don't worry," Natsu said with knowing smile. "I won't tell anyone…on one condition."
"W-what condition?" Lucy asked nervously.
"When you do finish your story, I want to be one of the first to read it; it might make a good story to tell Nova." Natsu started cooking the food. "So what do ya say?"
"…Sure!" Lucy replied with a smile.
"Great! Let eat and go to bed. We'll be back in Magnolia tomorrow." Natsu said, making Lucy and Happy nod their heads as they waited for the food to finish cooking.
(Later the next day)
"We're finally back!" Lucy cheered as they walked passed the town's gates and into the town. "I didn't think I ever walk that long and far before."
Natsu gave her a pat on the back. "Come one Lucy it wasn't so bad; you actually did better than I thought."
"What's that supposed to mean?" She asked with her eyes narrowed.
"Well a small part of me thought you were going to summon that clock to walk for you halfway here." Natsu explained as he gave her a smile. "But it doesn't matter, you did pretty well on the mission and our return so I can count this team mission trial-run a success."
"Aye, Lucy is a lot tougher than she looks." Happy said; Lucy's eyebrow twitched.
"…I don't know whether that was a compliment or an insult." Lucy said with an annoyed tone, but Natsu quickly brushed the tension away.
"Never mind that, let's get to the guild! I want to see my little girl!" Natsu said happily, making Lucy and Happy smile. "And when we get back Lucy, you can pick the next mission we do…after a day or two, okay?"
"Uh…sure, but why the wa-" She was cut off by something loud coming from behind them; it sounded a little like heavy footsteps. "W-w-what is that?"
Natsu listened to the sound for a second before turning to the noise with a smile. "It looks like she's back from her mission."
"Eh?"
"She arrived the same time we did? That's a funny coincidence." Happy commented before turning as well.
"She? Who are you talking about? What's making that sound?" Lucy asked as she faced the footsteps, trying to see who or what was causing them.
"Lucy…" The blonde turn to look at Natsu as he spoke; he was giving her a sideways grin. "You're about to meet the strongest woman in Fairy Tail, I hope you're ready."
'The strongest woman…in Fairy Tail…then that means…!" Lucy thoughts were going a mile a minute as the noise got closer; she then saw a female figure get closer, and she appeared to be carrying something huge with one hand above her head. The woman was certainly beautiful, even with the armor she was wearing; and one of the most noticeable things about the woman was her long red hair.
"Hey Erza!" Natsu called out as he waved, catching the woman's attention; Lucy could see the woman begin to smile as she got closer to them.
"Hello Natsu." Erza said warmly as she stopped right in front of them, still holding the giant object above their heads.
He looked up at it for a second before asking "So what you got there?"
"Oh this, it's a horn of the monster I had to defeat on my mission. The townspeople were so grateful they decorated it and gave it to me as a souvenir." Erza explained as she placed the horn down.
"Wow, just what you would expect from Erza." Happy commented.
"Erza Dragneel…she looks so different from the picture I saw in the magazine." Lucy whispered as she watched Natsu and Erza talk to each other with smiles on their faces. She noticed Erza turn to her and Lucy let out a small "Eep" when she saw the woman narrow her eyes slightly.
"So who is this?" Erza asked Natsu, who looked back at Lucy and beckoned her over.
"She's our guilds newest member, her names Lucy." Natsu said as Lucy stood in front of Erza. "And Lucy, this is my wife and Nova's mother, Erza Dragneel."
"It's nice to meet you." Lucy greeted with a nervous smile.
Erza stared as her for a second before smiling back a little. "It's a pleasure." She turned to Natsu, "I'm guessing you just came back from a mission as well."
"Yeah, I was showing Lucy how to do team missions, she had a bit of trouble but we managed to come out on top." Natsu explained as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Unfortunately the client decided to cancel the mission so it was a failure."
"…I see, and Nova is with Mira and the others right?" She asked to which Natsu nodded.
"Of course, I wouldn't leave her with anyone else." Natsu answered before noticing something. "Erza, is something wrong? You seem distracted."
Erza sighed a little before answering. "Something had caught my attention while I was returning from the job and I need to speak to the master on how to act."
"I see…" Natsu said before reaching for the horn and lifted it up with one hand. "Let's go then, I'm sure Nova will be glad to see the both of us."
"Right. But Natsu you don't have to carry that, I could handle it no problem." Erza said but Natsu shook his head with a smile.
"It's alright, I got it. I'm supposed to help my beautiful wife with carrying her things." Natsu replied, making Erza smile.
"Thank you Natsu." Erza quickly kissed him on the lips before they started walking to the guild with Lucy and Happy following after them. The four of them were talking about their separate missions as they drew closer to the guild.
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A/N: Chapter Eleven completed, I hope it was enjoyable for all you readers out there. Be sure to review and no flames. I will ignore them and they will be given to Natsu. I am sorry to say; I might not update as much because of college, but I'll do my best.
Omake
A chibi Lucy and Mirajane stood in front of the mission board.
Lucy (Hands behind back): Wow…Natsu and Erza are so great together.
Mirajane (Giggling): Of course, they've known each other since they were children and been together for four, almost five, years now.
Lucy (Amazed look): Incredible, they're both powerful wizards.
Mirajane (A finger pointed up): Those two are actually considered to be one of the strongest married wizard couples in Fiore.
Lucy (Arms waving in air): No way, and they've teamed up before, right? Have they ever lost?
Mirajane (Shaking head): They have had a few close calls but they never lost. Those two are actually considered our guilds Fairy Tale team, though I have to say, they can be pretty destructive if they are not careful.
Lucy (Laughing nervously): If those two are bad by themselves, I hate to see the master's reaction if other strong members became a part of their team.
Mirajane and Lucy: Next time on The Fairy Flame Dragon…Chapter 12 – Shadows on the Train
Mirajane: I'd rather end thing peacefully then create such pointless violence; but if I have to, I'll destroy my enemies without any hesitation!