Hey folks! Ready for another journey to be looked at more closely? This time we're looking at everyone's favorite fire breather, Natsu Dragneel, learn how to use Mega Evolution! Natsu is my favorite male character of all time because of his positivity of confidence even when all seems lost. He's been the subject of hate as of late though, as how he's been written was kind of skewed from his last couple of appearances in the manga.
I won't spoil anything, but it has made me cringe just a little. That said, he's still awesome. Awesome enough to have a Mega Evolution at his back. So without further ado, let's get back into "The Mega Protocol"!
THE MEGA PROTOCOL
After meeting with Kyoto and learning about the stories of his parents, the trio of girls decided that their next stop for a story would be in the universe of Fairy Tail, where they arrived in the streets of Magnolia. They walked around the city for a while before locating the guild, standing before its doors.
"Well, here goes," Rachael said, pushing them open, "Hello~!" she sang in greeting. All of a sudden, she found herself brought into a tight embrace, being squished into something rather soft.
"Oh, Rachael!" a familiar voice cooed as she was held against the chest of Erza Scarlet, who had rosy cheeks and a wide smile across her face, "I'm so glad to see you!" she exclaimed, nuzzling her head against hers lovingly, "What brings you to visit your godmother today?!" she asked excitedly, not noticing the reddening face of her apprentice.
"H-Hi… Aunt… Erza…" she managed to breathe out before managing to free herself from her iron grip.
"So what brings you and your friends here today?" she asked curiously, still smiling as if she had done no harm to the Hagane girl.
"We're story hunting," Raya joked as a response, "We're learning about the Omni Force members' Mega Evolutions and how they got them," she explained to her.
"Specifically, the first eleven," the young requip user chimed in, causing them to laugh.
"You know," the woman recognized as Titania began in a proud tone, "I have a Mega Evolution myself," she stated, causing the pair before her to gasp out of surprise.
"Really?! When?!" her student, earning a chuckle from her.
"I learned to harness the power of my Pinsir after forming a strong bond with him," she replied with her arms folded over her chest, "That's how Mega Evolution goes, right?" she inquired to the teenagers.
"That's amazing…" Rachael concurred as her eyes trembled. The Equestrian magic user beside her smiled happily, but then noticed that a certain someone didn't appear to be among them.
"Where's Les?" she asked, causing the redheads to perk up as they glanced around. They spotted the girl standing from afar, as she appeared to be staring off into space with widened eyes and a blush streaked across her face. Her eyes were focused on the several pairs of breasts that were upon the women of the guild, with some being even larger than others.
"B-B-Boobs…" she stammered, falling down to her hands and knees in a defeated state, frustrated with her flat chest. Her friends just stared at her blankly before glancing over at each other.
"Guess her self-consciousness kicked in…" Raya realized, while the Hagane girl merely nodded in agreement.
"We're back!" a voice suddenly cried out, catching everyone's attention, including the girls as they looked over and smiled to see a pair of females walking into the guild. The first of the two was a tall, attractive-looking girl with onyx hair that lengthened down to her back. Her dress was rather uniformed, being a navy blue trench coat and blue stockings with brown, leather boots. The girl beside her was wearing a bright white, scale-patterned scarf while donning an orange tank top, jean shorts with a belt, and brown boots. Her hair was pink, tied in short pigtails from the back, and she bore an earring on her left ear that was adorned with a dragon scale. They both took notice of the guests in the building, smiling at the sight of them. "Hey girls!" the shorter of the two greeted, waving her right arm to them. Moments later, they and the trio were gathered together at a table, waiting to be served lunch.
"We just got back from a mission in Hargeon," Alice explained before taking a sip of her glass of water.
"And we kicked major butt!" Natalie chimed in, snapping her fingers excitedly.
"Bet the trip wasn't too great…" the requip user noted, causing the pair of wizards to perk up in realization, grimacing a little.
"Well, I held my lunch my down for as long as I could…" the dragon slayer muttered, evidently embarrassed with a reddening face as her partner patted her on the back.
"So no Clive?" the half-rainbow haired girl guessed, changing the subject for the group.
"No," the ice and water wizard replied as she placed her arms against the table, "He's actually working on an experiment with his father to figure out why he inherited his Devil Fruit powers," she explained to them.
"I think the same thing's going on with Akemi," Rachael pointed out, leading to an interesting discussion about the subject. Meanwhile, Leslie was staring ahead at the two Fairy Tail girls with her head against the tabletop, noticing how they both seemed to be quite well-endowed despite them being younger than her.
"Grr…" she growled with a reddened face of embarrassment, "Even they have boobs…" she grumbled, catching their attentions.
"Knock it off, Les," the scarlet haired girl reprimanded, whapping her on the back of the head with her right hand.
"OW!" she yelped in pain, grabbing at it, "Sorry…" she apologized while puffing out her cheeks.
"So what are you three doing here?" Alice asked, causing them to all perk up, "I doubt it was just to have lunch…" she mentioned with a chuckle. They all just looked at her in surprise, blushing a little. "Wh-What's wrong?" she stuttered in question, tilting her head to the side.
"Uh, Allura?" the Dragneel girl chimed in, making her turn and face her, "Your coat and shorts…" she pointed out to her surprise, enticing her to look down and gasp to see that she was only wearing her blue sports bra and panties.
"EEK!" she shrieked, fumbling around to find her clothes as everyone else watched on with blank, stunned expressions.
"So whatcha' come here for?" Natalie questioned, getting their attentions.
"We're learning about the stories of Omni Force members' Mega Evolutions," Raya answered, curiously leaning forward, "Your dad had one too, right?" she inquired, receiving a nod in reply.
"Sally was always dad's go-to flyer whenever Happy couldn't give him a lift," the pigtailed girl remembered, glancing off to the side.
"Sally?" the Pokémon trainer questioned with a confused look on her face.
"The name of my dad's Salamence," the dragon slayer responded, prepared to tell them more, "Dad always said great things about her ever since the day they met…" she added, recalling the tale.
NATSU'S JOURNEY
Over a few months had passed since Natsu and Happy arrived back in their universe from the Friendship Games. While they enjoyed their time with the Canterlot High girls, Twilight, Spike, and their teammates on the Omni Force, they were glad to be back in their own world to train. Though it wasn't long before the two of them were lying on the ground within a forest, moaning in agony.
"We ran out of food again…" the exceed muttered, lifting his head up with tears in his eyes.
"Should've stocked up before we left…" his partner mentioned as his arms were outstretched across the earth. Looking up at the sky, he saw a few clouds pass overhead before developing a serious expression on his face. "We can't lie around though," he stated, hopping up onto his feet and doing a few torso twists, "If we're gonna protect the guild for the future," he started to say as the blue furred cat arose, "then we gotta get stronger," he declared, punching his left hand with his fist.
"Aye, sir…" the feline agreed tiredly as he raised his right paw, "But shouldn't we at least find something to eat tonight?" he suggested to him.
"Sure thing!" he responded eagerly while grinning, rushing off into the deep woods. A long while passed before they even managed to locate any wild animals they could kill off for food. The dragon slayer was able to take them all down quite easily, letting the anthropomorphic creature start a fire by himself in the meantime. Stars shone in the night sky hours later as they cooked, with the flickering flames being the only other sound heard aside from the chirps of crickets. The Fairy Tail wizard stared at the fire while chowing down a piece of tenderized and heated meat, reminded of his surrogate father from the flames.
'You taught me what it means to love…' he remembered him saying as his final words, 'Never forget that…' he recalled hearing before seeing him perish at the claws of Acnologia.
"Dad…" he uttered, clutching his scarf tightly.
"Hey, Natsu…" Happy chimed in, catching his attention, "I think your dad did a great thing for us," he noted with a small smile, "He saved us, didn't he?" he inquired, earning a grin from his longtime friend.
"Yeah," he concurred, looking up at the stars. A while passed before the duo finished their abundant meals and fell fast asleep, snoring with bubbles of snot being blown of their noses. The next morning, the sun beat down roughly on the snoozing twosome, who had yet to even open their eyes. A shadow began looming over the pink haired teen, causing him to stir before slightly opening his eyes in confusion.
"Rise and shine, Natsu," a familiar voice greeted, making him immediately perk up to see Gingka Hagane standing right there.
"Gingka!" he exclaimed, startling his exceed awake as he yelped, sitting up before noticing the beyblader as well, smiling.
"So what are you doing out here?" he asked him a while after they had gotten reacquainted.
"Just came by to visit," he answered, sitting down on the ground, "After all, Ben told me about you leaving Fairy Tail to go train for a year…" he mentioned to the dragon slayer, making him chuckle.
"We're actually thinkin' about being away a little longer after what happened at CHS," he explained to his surprise as he blinked.
"Aye," Happy chimed in, nibbling on the head of a fish, "Natsu took quite the beating from that Midnight Sparkle, so he really wants to get stronger and stronger…" he told the Omni Force member, who folded his arms over his chest.
"Guess that makes sense," he concurred, looking over at his teammate, "Still… I'm sure a lot of people are really missing you," he noted as the fire mage widened his eyes slightly.
"Heh," he chuckled back, "Yeah, I know…" he realized, glancing down at the earth they sat upon, "Lucy, Gray, Erza, Wendy…" he listed off, "I bet they're all wondering how I'm doing…" he noted with a deep breath of air.
"I'm sure they're fine," Gingka reassured as he looked up at the sky, "Erza's been probably doing the best since I saw her," he pointed out, much to the confusion of his comrade, tilting his head to the side.
"Wait, what do you mean?" he asked, arching an eyebrow.
"She joined me on a mission in Ash's world," the beyblader responded while noticing the residue of their fire from last night, "A lot's happened for us since Tartaros…" he mentioned in a somber tone, "Kinda fell out of it a little seeing you… you know…" he tried to say, but didn't as his friend let out a deep breath of air.
"Yeah, I getcha'," he concurred, "So do ya know how everyone's doing?" he questioned, changing the subject.
"They're all fine from what I hear," his Omni Force teammate answered, reaching down to his belt, "But more importantly…" he began as he pulled out something, "I need to give you this," he said, handing the object off to the fire mage. He lightly gasped to see that it was a Poké Ball, along with a note attached to it.
"Hey, that's the thing Ash uses to hold his Pokémon on his belt…" Happy noted as he stared at the containment.
"What's this for?" his partner asked the teen in front of him, seeing him stand up.
"I figured you two could use a new friend to join you on your journey," he explained as a response, "She'll definitely help you get stronger," he mentioned with a chuckle. The two members of Fairy Tail looked over at one another before looking back at him.
"She?" they simultaneously questioned, earning a laugh out of their pal.
"Go ahead and open it," he advised, making Natsu blink in surprise before doing as told, letting the spherical container pop open. The light it released spilled out onto the earth, coming into form and then dissipating. Happy promptly let out a frightened shriek at the being that appeared, while his longtime friend just gasped. Before them was a Salamence, who shook her head and then stared at the pair before her.
"Rrrraah…?" she purred, blinking in confusion at the sight of them.
"A d-d-dragon?!" the exceed stammered, frightfully hiding behind his partner, while he stared at her in wonder.
"She's smaller than the ones we've seen…" he pointed out with narrowed eyes, getting on his feet.
"This is Salamence," Gingka introduced while trotting up to her side, "She used to be a part of a group of Pokémon who were forced to Mega Evolve," he explained, much to the duo's surprise.
"Hold on…" the feline of the two chimed in, making them perk up, "Isn't Mega Evolution something you use?" he asked.
"Yeah," the beyblader responded as he went to pet the Dragon Pokémon on her neck with his left hand, "In fact, everyone's getting into it these days," he pointed out to his comrade, much to surprise as he blinked, "You should, too," he recommended. Natsu just stared over at the Dragon/Flying type, noticing the leather brace around her front left leg. Embedded into it was a silvery stone with a curved shape in colors of red, blue, and gray.
"Sounds like fun!" he concurred after a moment of thinking, grinning widely as the anthropomorphic cat gasped.
"Natsu, we're gonna have a third mouth to feed then!" he yelled to him, "Not to mention…" he continued, noticing how the creature was staring at him, "I'm kinda… scared…" he confessed, hiding behind his pal's leg.
"Don't worry!" he reassured with a cheeky chuckle, "You and Sala… uh… Salamuh…" he tried to say, but became completely confused upon trying to say the full name of his new teammate, "Sorry, how do you say her name?" he asked apologetically, rubbing the back of his head in a sheepish manner.
"Salamence," the shaggy haired teen replied.
"Hm…" the dragon slayer hummed, trying to remember the name, "Why don't I call her Sally to make it easier?" he suggested as the winged being perked up.
"Rah!" she voiced with a nod.
"I think that's a yes," the Omni Force member there noted, reaching into the pocket of his pants, "All right Natsu," he began, tossing another object his way, "good luck," he said as he caught a small stone in his hands, which was multicolored and had the same curved shape as the one upon the Dragon Pokémon.
"Hey, Gingka!" the fire mage yelled, getting his friend's attention as he pulled out his MPG, "If ya can," he continued to say, "let Lucy know I'm gonna be gone a bit longer," he advised with a serious expression, surprising him slightly.
"I'll see what I can do," he promised with a grin, using his device to make a green portal appear before walking into it, leaving the area. The Dragon/Flying type looked over at her new owner and purred delightedly, excited to be with him.
X
A long while before the new group of three reached a long stretch of plains with no signs of shade in sight. A gust of wind rushed by, blowing through the hair of the dragon slayer as he let out another breath of air.
"I doubt we're gonna find a slither of food out here…" Happy muttered, slouching down in defeat, "Let alone a fish…" he added hopelessly.
"Well, at least we found a spot to train!" his longtime friend declared with a punch of his left hand, making a small flame flicker from it, "Whaddaya say, Sally?" he asked his new partner.
"Roah!" she roared in agreement, taking off into the sky with a mighty flap of her wings, soaring around.
"She sure is enjoying herself…" the exceed pointed out with a bored expression on his face, "By the way," he continued, catching Natsu's attention, "what was that note Gingka gave you?" he questioned, making him perk up in realization.
"Oh, yeah," he said, reaching into his waistcoat and pulling out the piece of crumpled paper, taking a look at it after unfolding it, "Huh…" he uttered upon reading it, "So these are Sally's attacks…" he stated after a moment, placing his hand on his right hip.
"Dragon Rush, Hyper Beam, Steel Wing, and… Flamethrower?" the anthropomorphic feline read unsurely as he hopped onto his pal's shoulder to get a better look.
"That last one sounds pretty cool!" he exclaimed, smirking at the thought of how the move would look, "All right Sally…" he began, causing the Dragon Pokémon to perk up while in midair, "FLAMETHROWER!" he screamed. Hearing his order, she grinned, letting her mouth billow with fire before turning around and it out in a stream heading directly for her new master.
"AAAAAHHH!" the exceed shrieked, paling out of fright as they were about to get struck. However, Natsu just reeled his head back, inhaling the flames into his mouth. When he finished, he allowed them all down, letting out a loud burp.
"Oh man, that was good!" he noted as the Salamence came down and landed in front of him, "Guess I know my next source o' grub!" he mentioned cheerfully while going over to pet her head.
"Rraaahh!" she purred delightedly, nuzzling her cranium against his and making him laugh.
"She's gonna be a handful…" Happy grumbled out of realization, letting a drop of sweat roll down from his own head.
"We're gonna get along fine," the dragon slayer reaffirmed as he rubbed the creature's head, "Now why don't we try doin' some more moves?" he suggested to her.
"Roaah!" she roared in agreement, taking off to the sky in an instant.
"Okay, Dragon Rush!" her trainer commanded with a pump of his fist. Streams of bright blue aura started to form around the Dragon Pokémon's body, as they grew and cover most of her body, with a black shadowy aura inside the bright blue aura while getting larger. She zoomed down and streaked across the plains, making the grass sway wildly before she soared back upwards.
"Whoa!" the exceed yelped upon feeling the force of the attack, while the fire mage just grinned excitedly.
"Now try Steel Wing!" he yelled, enticing the Dragon/Flying type to have her wings glow in a metal-grey light, shining brightly as she span down and flew along with the wind. As she passed by her friends, they were blown back her immense speed, as Natsu had to actually brace himself from the impact.
"BRRRAAAAAAHH!" she bellowed as she flew overhead, causing her new master to look up at her in wonder, amazed by how strong she seemed.
"All right…" he uttered, letting off a wide grin, "USE HYPER BEAM!" he ordered in his loudest voice. Opening her mouth, Sally formed a purple-black ball of energy, which grew in size until she swung her head back, shooting a large ray of the same light down at the earth. It collided, making it explode into a huge mushroom cloud of dust upon impact, much to the shock of the two Fairy Tail members.
"Oh wow…" the anthropomorphic cat said in awe, astonished by the great strength he had just witnessed. His partner's trembling eyes were replaced by an excited smile seconds later, as he could not contain his joy.
"So this is how Ash feels…" he noted, catching the feline's attention, "The rush of a Pokémon battle…" he mentioned as he closed his hands into fists.
"That wasn't exactly a battle…" Happy pointed out bluntly with a raised paw. All of a sudden, the Salamence came down and landed right beside him, making him yelp out of surprise before turning to see her there.
"Rraahh…!" she purred, nuzzling her head against his affectionately.
"We're gonna have one of those battles someday," Natsu promised, going up to the pair of comrades and petting them affectionately, while clouds shadowed them from the sun's harsh rays.
X
Hours passed as the trio ended up hunting down more wild animals for food, setting up camp under the starry sky as nighttime finally fell onto them. The blue furred exceed was fast asleep, while his two friends watched the fire flicker on. The dragon slayer finished a piece of meat he had scavenged, staring at the flames before him afterwards. A small smile graced his lips while looking on, remembering the king of the fire dragons.
"Roah?" Sally questioned, catching his attention as she was lying down beside him, having a concerned expression in her eyes.
"Oh, I'm fine," her trainer reassured, petting her head gently, "A lot happened before you showed up," he noted, reaching into his knapsack and pulling out a few objects, "My guild was in this huge fight… and my dad showed up to save us…" he told her slowly, "He… did what he could," he finished, rubbing his eyes as they started welling up with tears, "Now I wanna do what I can to make sure he rests peacefully…" he stated, clutching the items within his hands. The Dragon/Flying peeked over his shoulder and saw that they were a few pictures along with a pair of glasses, which had a cracked right lens.
"Brraah?" she asked in a purr, making him perk up again.
"These are from a friend of mine," he answered, showing her the eyewear, "She gave me a real hard time a while ago…" he mentioned, chuckling at the memory of when he was at Canterlot High, "Wonder how she's doin'…" he grumbled, falling back onto the ground and viewing the multitude of stars, "I'm gonna get stronger…" he declared before closing his eyes, falling asleep. The Dragon Pokémon rested beside him, snoozing soundly through the night. Hours went by as the group of three slept, with none of them looking to awaken any time soon. However, the Salamence perked up as she sniffed something in the air, opening her eyes and standing up to see a faint orange light in the distance.
"Rah?" she uttered in surprise, noticing that the scent of smoke was lingering in the air, "Rrr…" she growled, using her mouth to pick up her new master and place him onto her back. She did the same with Happy, flapping her wings a couple of times before taking off into the sky. The sudden feeling of wind rushing over his face enticed Natsu to finally wake up.
"Huh?" he said, opening his eyes, "Am… I moving?" he questioned, noticing his exceed lying beside him. He then gasped to see that he was upon Sally, who continued flying ahead. "Whoa, Sally!" he cried out, trying to get her attention, "You shouldn't be the one flyin' me around!" he pointed out to her, "Otherwise I'm gonna-!" He stopped his sentence upon realizing that he had no sense of queasiness or unease. "Hey, I'm not getting sick!" he yelled excitedly as he looked at his hands, "This is awesome!" he exclaimed. His shouts also woke up the feline lying beside him.
"What's going on?" he asked, blinking in confusion before widening his eyes, "Hey, we're flying!" he shrieked as he glanced around, seeing that it was the Dragon/Flying type carrying them, "Natsu, why's Sally-?!" He immediately halted his question as he saw the bright smile on his friend's face.
"Check it out, Happy!" he pointed out, gesturing towards himself, "I ain't gettin' sick anymore!" he exclaimed, laughing happily. The anthropomorphic cat was admittedly surprised by the revelation, but then gasped as he spotted something in the distance.
"Up ahead!" he yelled, causing the pink haired teen to perk up and look out, squinting as he couldn't tell what it was. It turned out to be a building in a small town engulfed in flames, much to his shock.
"So that's what ya smelled…" he realized, making the winged being they were upon nod.
"Good thing we've got you with us!" Happy pointed out cleverly with a chuckle.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that," his longtime pal admitted, surprising him a little, "Having a big meal like I did last night might not be good for my stomach if I try inhalin' that…" he explained seriously, "We should just make sure people steer clear of the place," he advised, making the others he was with nod in agreement. Shouts and screams filled the smoky air as they arrived, seeing that the entire edifice was lit on fire.
"We need a water wizard here right now!" one man down below demanded.
"Is anyone still in the building?" an old woman asked in concern.
"My daughter!" another female cried out in a panicked tone, "My daughter's still in there!" she exclaimed, trying to rush back in through the entrance, only to be stopped by a brawny man.
"Hey, don't be crazy!" he yelled to her, "You'll die if you go back inside!" he told her as she was completely in tears.
"B-B-But my daughter!" she screamed while stuttering.
"Don't worry!" a voice shouted downward, catching their attentions as they saw the dragon slayer jump down onto the ground, with the exceed floating towards him thanks to a pair of feathery white wings, "I'll get her out!" he promised, running into the flaming building before anyone could say anything to stop him. A man took notice of the mark on his shoulder as he passed by, staring at it in wonder.
"Fairy… Tail?" he uttered out of surprise, seeing him charge in.
"Hey, kid!" he cried out loudly, "Let me know if you can hear me!" he shouted, hoping to get a response.
"Hello?" a faint voice replied, followed by the sound of uncontrollable coughing, making him perk up and look upstairs, seeing some burning wood about to fall onto him.
"Whoa!" he yelped, jumping away just in the nick of time, glancing upwards with a grimace on his face, "Hang on!" he yelled, hurriedly running up the stairs. Outside, both Happy and Sally floated up, trying to locate their friend within the building. All of a sudden, the former of the two noticed the walls start to crack, seeing that the wooden supports were burning up.
"Natsu!" he screamed. Inside, the fire wizard quickly glanced around as he had gone two floors up, finally spotting the source of the voice from earlier. It was a little, blonde haired girl who was wearing a white shirt underneath denim overalls, as she was huddled in the corner, coughing rapidly from the smoke.
"There you are!" he said, catching her attention as she looked to see him approach, "Don't worry, kiddo," he reassured as he picked her up, "I'm getting you outta here," he promised. Without warning though, the whole began to shake, causing them to gasp as they held each other closely.
"Natsu, hurry!" a familiar voice called out, making him look over and see his partners floating beside a window, "The whole building's coming down!" he yelled to him. He gasped in realization, quickly rushing over. Ceiling beams and debris alike fell from above, making his path to his teammates all the more difficult.
"Ah, crap…" he grumbled, noticing the frightened expression on the little girl's face, "Happy! Sally!" he yelled, getting the attentions of the duo outside, "Take the kid and get away from here!" he ordered, suddenly tossing her at them through the open window. On instinct, the Salamence caught her by the shirt with her mouth. Unfortunately, her master was too late to make it as the ceiling completely collapsed on top of him, much to the shock of everyone.
"NATSU!" the exceed shrieked in fright, beginning to tear up as both he and the Dragon/Flying type went down to the ground. The fire had completely smelted out from the collapse, as the little girl was let down onto the ground.
"Natalie!" the woman from earlier cried out, causing her to look and see her rushing towards them.
"Mommy!" she exclaimed with tear-filled eyes, embracing her happily as she was picked up into her parent's arms.
"Thank you… so much…" she said slowly in gratitude, but was surprised as she didn't receive any immediate response from the pair of creatures before her, as they were focused on the pile of smoking rubble that was once an edifice.
"Rrraah…" the Dragon Pokémon moaned in dismay, lowering her head. All of a sudden, the rubble shifted a little, catching the attentions of the ones from afar as it exploded in a fiery blaze in an instant.
"RRRRROOOOOAAAAAAAHHHH!" the dragon slayer roared into the air as he had emerged from underneath the collapsed building, clenching his fists as his flaming aura burned brightly. It dissipated moments later, revealing his fatigued state as scrapes and cuts were all over his body.
"All right Natsu!" Happy cheered with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Rraah!" Sally exclaimed, leaping up to her master and tackling him to the ground, "Rrrr…" she purred delightedly, licking him as he laughed.
"Hey, come on Sal!" he pleaded with another chuckle, "You're gonna hurt me more than ya already are!" he pointed, while the crowd who witnessed the whole ordeal was still surprised. The fire wizard then came down with his partner, going up to the girl he had saved. "Hey, sorry about havin' to throw you outta there at the last second…" he apologized, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head, "Just wanted to make sure you made it out okay," he mentioned with a grin.
"Um… thank you, mister…" she said out of gratitude, smiling back.
"No problem, kiddo," the pink haired teen replied with a cheeky chuckle, as everyone else gathered around to make sure the hero was all right.
X
A long while after being treated for his minor injuries, the Fairy Tail wizard and his comrades left the small town, continuing their training journey. Along the way, the human of the three discovered a latent power within him left behind by his surrogate father, learning to master it over months and months of intense practice. A few years went by as the trio all grew stronger before they arrived in the Fiore capital of Crocus, where they ran into Lucy Heartfilia. She told both of her close friends about how the guild had disbanded after they had left it, thus leading to her having to join them on another adventure to get it back together.
A few weeks went by as they ran into several of their friends, having to go through battle after battle to reignite their spirit in the name of the place they called home. When they finally arrived back in Magnolia, practically everyone else aside from the Thunder Legion and Makarov Dreyar was there, prepared to bring the place back from the ashes it was once in. They started working on building it right away, and it wasn't long until they began fighting scrappily like a family like all those times before. Thankfully, Erza Scarlet stepped in and made sure they kept to their tasks, preventing them from brawling like idiots.
"Heave ho!" Natsu bellowed as he picked up three wooden beams in his arms, carrying them over to the others.
"Ergh!" the celestial wizard grunted as she struggled to bring another beam, dropping it down while breathing heavily, "Jeez…" she grumbled afterwards as she slouched down, "I can't believe the Omni Force now has three squadrons!" she pointed out while holding up her fingers.
"I can't believe Gray ended up on one of 'em…" the fire dragon slayer muttered, folding his arms over his chest after he set down his beams, staring over at the ice wizard as he hammered nails into the wood.
"Sting and Rogue are a part of that team now, too…" the blonde haired girl mentioned, glancing up at the sky, "It's amazing how strong those guys are getting…" she noted while smiling happily.
"Yeah," her guild mate agreed, "Well, let's get back to work!" he declared, rushing back over to the pile of beams as she sighed deeply.
"My back's gonna give out…" she complained, trudging over slowly. Hearing her remark, the Omni Force reached into his waistcoat, pulling out something and enlarging it with the press of a button, much to her surprise. "Uh, Natsu?" she uttered in confusion, tilting her head to the side, "What's in your hand?" she asked curiously. Before she could get a word out of her friend, he tossed the object up into the air, being his Poké Ball as it popped open, with the light that emerged from it spilling out onto the ground near them. The luminosity came into form and dissipated, revealing Sally standing there.
"Rah!" she roared in greeting, much to Lucy's surprise as she stumbled back.
"Whoa!" she yelped, about to fall over backwards.
"I gotcha'!" the pink haired teen yelled, catching her in his arms, "Sorry 'bout that…" he sheepishly apologized, "I should've introduced you to Sally sooner," he admitted, making her blink out of shock.
"S-Sally?" she stammered, noticing the Salamence trotting over to them.
"Sal, this here's Lucy," Natsu introduced as he gestured towards her.
"Um… hi…" she greeted with a nervous wave. The Dragon/Flying type blinked for a few seconds before leaning her head in and nuzzling it against the celestial wizard's own. She giggled from the tickling feeling, catching the attentions of the others working from afar.
"Hey, what's that thing with Natsu and Lucy?" Romeo Conbolt asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Looks like a dragon…" his father answered unsurely, scratching his cheek with his right index finger.
"A lot smaller than the ones we've seen…" Wakaba Mine mentioned as a puff of smoke emerged from his mouth. Mirajane Strauss caught wind of their conversation, trotting over and spotting the creature as well.
"Oh, that's a Salamence!" she chimed in, catching their attentions, "She's a Pokémon, like the ones from Ash's world!" she added with a little giggle.
"How do you know she's a girl?" Wendy Marvell questioned while blinking rapidly out of surprise.
"Let's just say I've run into her before…" the take-over mage replied cheekily, much to the confusion of the others. Meanwhile, the celestial wizard was still being greeted by Sally as she continued nuzzling against her. She didn't mind that, but she then realized that the fire dragon slayer was still holding her from earlier, much to her embarrassment as her face flushed a mad red.
"Okay, great to meet ya!" she suddenly exclaimed as she pulled herself away, "W-We should get back to work, right?" she recommended with a stutter, astonishing them a little as they tilted their heads to the side.
"What's the matter, Luce?" the human of the two asked as he folded his arms over his chest.
"NOTHING!" she instantly claimed, tossing another beam of wood his way, which he caught just before it could hit him.
"Heh!" he chuckled, "Guess you've still got a lotta energy!" he pointed out, going over to her with the Dragon/Flying type to help her pick up more beams.
"Oh, how romantic~!" Juvia Lockser sang as her hands were clasped together before her face upon viewing the scene. Hearing her voice enticed Gray Fullbuster to perk up and look over, seeing Happy help the group of three carry beams as he floated in the air with his wings. The Dragon Pokémon caught the onyx haired man's eyes, making him smirk as he set down his hammer, taking the bandanna off of his head as well.
"Hmph," he scoffed upon coming down from the ladder, "Guess we can have a break…" he pointed out, placing his hands in his pockets and catching the attention of the blue haired beauty.
"Gray, my love?" she uttered in confusion, seeing him trot over towards his rival.
"Hey, Natsu!" he called out, catching his attention as he glanced at him, "So you got yourself a Pokémon, huh?" he guessed while looking at the Salamence curiously, rummaging his right hand through the pocket of his pants, "How 'bout we have a little match?" he suggested as he pulled out something, being a Poké Ball as he enlarged it by pressing its center button, much to the surprise of several others.
"Gray has a Pokémon, too?!" Lucy exclaimed with a look of astonishment on her face, while the fire dragon slayer widened his eyes only slightly for a moment.
"Sorry, Gray," he apologized, going back to lifting another beam of wood, "But we've still got work to do," he pointed out seriously, "Besides," he continued, "I don't wanna piss off Erza again…" he grumbled, shivering in remembrance of the requip mage shouting at them earlier.
"Oh, come on…" his rival pleaded with outstretched arms, "Not even if we spice it up a little?" he inquired while grabbing at his necklace. The pink haired man glanced back over, gasping to see the multicolored stone embedded into his jewelry, followed by the smirk on the demon slayer's face.
"Okay…" he uttered with a grin, pulling out his own Key Stone from his waistcoat. Sally blinked at the sight of the two, wondering what was about to happen. Moments later, she and her master stood in a field nearby the construction site, eyeing their future opponent, who reeled his arm back.
"Glalie, go!" he called out, tossing his Poké Ball up into the air. It popped open, and the light the spilled forth from it poured onto the ground, coming into form to reveal the Face Pokémon, who had a leather brace around the horn on the right side of his head.
"Glay!" he bellowed upon appearing.
"What the heck is that?!" the celestial wizard screeched as her eyes widened to the size of dinner plates.
"I think it's a head covered in ice," Happy bluntly answered with a raised paw.
"That's Glalie," Juvia chimed in, catching their attentions, "He might seem a little scary," she mentioned to them, "but he's actually a real sweetheart!" she admitted as a light blush spread across her cheeks, "I think Gingka made a good choice in giving him to my darling," she added with a smile.
"Gingka?" the two beside her uttered out of surprise, arching their eyebrows.
"Natsu got Sally from Gingka, too!" the exceed pointed out after remembering, "Now that's weird…" he noted, folding his paws over his chest.
"Yeah…" his partner agreed upon hearing the news. He then turned and widened his eyes slightly to see his teammate happily conversing with the Ice type.
"Rrah!" she roared in greeting.
"Glay, lee!" he joyfully responded, apparently glad to see her.
"The heck?" Gray uttered as he tilted his head to the side, evidently confused.
"Uh, aren't we supposed to be having a fight?" the fire dragon slayer inquired while rubbing the back of his own cranium, causing the Dragon Pokémon to perk up.
"Roh, rah ah," she told her future opponent, who blinked in realization.
"Glay!" he replied, going back to his side of their eventual battlefield.
"What's going on over here?" Erza asked as she trotted over with some of the other guild members.
"I think Gray and Natsu are gonna have a Pokémon battle!" Mirajane answered in a delighted tone, "I wonder how they'll do…" she said quietly while placing her hand onto her chin.
"A battle, huh?" the requip mage guessed, glancing downwards, "Well, they'll need a referee," she pointed out, trotting towards them and getting their attentions.
"Erza?" the demon slayer questioned in surprise as she stood between the two creatures.
"All right!" she bellowed suddenly, making everyone perk up and listen, "This is a one-on-one Pokémon battle with no substitutions!" she explained loudly, "When one side's Pokémon is unable to continue, the battle will be over!" she declared to the two trainers, who smirked, "Now if you're ready…" she continued, raising her right arm into the air, "BEGIN!" she yelled, swinging it down.
"Let's see if you can handle the heat, Gray!" the pink haired man joked with a pump of his right fist, "Sally, Flamethrower!" he commanded. In an instant, the Dragon/Flying type took off into the sky with a mighty flap of her wings, arching her head back before spewing a torrent of fire from her mouth toward her foe.
"Glalie, Ice Beam!" the shirtless male ordered. Charging a light blue ball of energy between the horns atop his head, the Face Pokémon unleashed several zigzag-like streaks that struck the oncoming flames, countering them in a huge burst of steam.
"Whoa!" Happy yelped, while both Lucy and Juvia widened their eyes.
"Can't handle the cold, Natsu?" the onyx haired man inquired as a smug look crossed his face, "Gyro Ball!" he called out. Making his horns glow a light blue, the Ice type span around rapidly, making a ring of energy form as he zoomed into the cloud of steam. Growling in frustration, the fire dragon slayer clenched his fists.
"Sally, Hyper Beam!" he bellowed. Forming a purple-black ball of energy in front of her mouth, the Salamence unleashed a gigantic ray of the same colored light into the veil, followed by an explosion that blew by everyone with its force.
"Jeez!" the celestial mage yelped while enduring the wind, "Are all Pokémon battles like this?!" she asked over the sound of the raging conflict. The smoke cleared to reveal a somewhat damaged spherical creature, who shook his head before glaring at his enemy.
"Freeze Dry!" his master commanded. A light blue ball of energy then formed above his partner's head, with two beams of light blue energy each connecting to the horns on his left and right. Then a beam of light blue, white, and purple aura was shot from the ball, striking his adversary and sending her crashing down to the ground as half of her body became frozen in ice.
"Sally!" the pink haired man cried out as the dust from the impact cleared, revealing that the Dragon Pokémon had managed to shatter the ice around her form, but still shivered from the chill she had felt.
"I ain't giving you the chance to relax!" Gray declared with a smirk, swinging out his arms, "Use Crunch!" he yelled. Making his teeth glow a bright white, Glalie dove down, about to chomp on his opponent.
"Flamethrower!" Natsu shouted quickly. Enveloping her mouth in flames, the Dragon/Flying type spewed a great deal of them at the one coming towards her, hitting him directly in the mouth and sending him careening back.
"Now Freeze Dry!" the demon slayer bellowed. Charging another ball of energy above his head after recovering, the Face Pokémon fired another blue, white, and purple beam of light at his enemy, who growled.
"Look out!" her master yelled, enticing her to fly up and avoid the attack as it struck the ground, "Use Dragon Rush!" he ordered. Streams of bright blue aura started to form around the Dragon Pokémon's body, as they grew and cover most of her body, with a black shadowy aura inside the bright blue aura while getting larger.
"Gyro Ball, again!" the ice wizard demanded, causing his comrade to have his horns glow a light blue once again, spinning around rapidly to make a ring form as he zoomed towards his foe.
"BRRRAAAAHHH!" the Salamence roared as she dashed out and collided with her adversary head on, causing sparks to fly all over the area.
"Ergh…" both trainers grunted while withstanding the force of the wind, as their partners became enveloped within an explosion of smoke.
"Holy crap!" Max Alors exclaimed with drops of sweat practically pouring down from his head, "This is amazing!" he pointed out.
"Mm-hmm," Mirajane concurred as she nodded, "Still, I'm surprised Salamence has able to hold out this long…" she admitted, catching the attention of the others.
"What do you mean?" Romeo asked while arching an eyebrow.
"Salamence is a Dragon and Flying type, and both of those types are weak to an Ice type like Glalie," the take-over wizard explained easily for everyone, "Natsu's got himself a counter for those Ice type attacks by having Salamence use Flamethrower, a Fire type move," she continued, "He's also playing to Salamence's strengths in attack over Glalie's," he mentioned, letting out a little giggle afterwards. The others just looked on in shock, completely dumbfounded by her brief, yet exact explanation.
"Use Dragon Rush one more time!" the fire dragon slayer commanded as he pumped his fist. Coming out of the veil of smoke, Sally was cloaked in the same aura as before, flying speedily back into it after her foe, who sensed her coming.
"Stop her with Freeze Dry!" Gray ordered, closing his right hand. Forming another ball of light in between his horns, the Ice type fired another blue, white, and purple beam of energy at his oncoming enemy, managing to hit his target head on. She pushed through it however as parts of her head were freezing up, striking him fiercely in an explosion of smoke.
"Hyper Beam!" the pink haired man bellowed.
"Ice Beam!" his rival cried out with a swing of his arm. The Face Pokémon charged up a ball of blue energy on his horns again, firing several zigzag beams of light into the cloud of smoke. A sphere of purple-black luminosity grew in front of the Dragon/Flying type's mouth before she reeled her head back, launching a gigantic ray of the light that collided with those from her adversary. They were at a deadlock until a massive explosion occurred at the point of connection, blowing by everyone fiercely as they braced themselves.
"Brraaahh…" the Dragon Pokémon growled as she landed back on the ground before her master, "BUURRRRAAAAAAAHHH!" she roared loudly. The black veil cleared to reveal that the spherical creature was fine, as only a few scrapes were across his icy body.
"Glay…" he grumbled, narrowing his eyes in contempt.
"Not bad, ice princess," the fiery Omni Force member complimented while folding his arms over his chest, "It's gonna take a lot more than that to stop Sally though," he mentioned with a smirk.
"Hmph," the demon slayer scoffed, grabbing the cross-shaped pendant of his necklace, "Guess it's time to kick it up a notch…" he realized, touching the stone upon his jewelry, causing it to suddenly unleash several streaks of yellow light. The Glalitite upon his comrade's band let out its own blue luminosities, which connected with those of the Key Stone's. They became a bright white, followed by the being becoming enveloped within a multicolored aura.
"Whoa!" Lucy exclaimed at the sight. Glalie let out a yell as his whole body began to transform. A third horn began protruding from his head as his jawline widened and became much more defined. When the light vanished in a burst of wind, his appearance had changed somewhat drastically. His mouth extended to the length of his face. The lower jaw was all black except for two light-blue, conical, icy spikes. The pupils in his eyes were now red instead of black, and the horns on top of his head had been partially turned into ice, with the addition of the third horn on his forehead.
"GLAAAYYY!" he bellowed, ready for battle as his opponent and her trainer gasped in shock.
"How's this?" Gray questioned, smirking all the while, "A Mega Evolution like Glalie's will wipe the floor with you!" he declared confidently. His rival just looked on, still shocked by the sudden morphing of the Face Pokémon.
"Can we… do that, too?" he wondered, remembering how Gingka had given him the exact same solid that rested in the palm of his right hand. Through those three long years of training, he had never attempted to utilize his partner's full power.
"Roah," Sally's voice chimed in, catching his attention as he looked over to see her grin with a simple nod, taking off into the sky.
"Sal…" her master uttered before smiling, tossing the Key Stone up, "Yeah, we're ready!" he stated, catching the solid in his right hand, "MEGA EVOLVE!" he bellowed as streaks of golden light emerged from his closed extremity. The Salamencite unleashed blue luminosities as well, connecting with those of the other stone, shining a bright white.
"Wow…" Happy said in amazement, seeing the Salamence become basked within a multicolored aura, with her wings coming together, while other parts of her body transformed. When the light vanished, it revealed that her wings melded together into a single huge, crescent-shaped wing. Her face, neck, body and tail were narrower, and her tail was noticeably shorter in length. The ridges above her eyes were now far less prominent, and she no longer possessed the thick, gray scaling over her lower jaw. Instead, the smooth red flesh underneath had been left exposed, increasing her streamline appearance. The upper pair of fins resting on the sides of her head were now elongated and tapered. The lower pair had not changed much. However, the middle set now took the form of quarter-arches, spanning towards the bridge of the nose. The remnants of her shelled underbelly had been drastically transformed into a segmented, more aerodynamic, vest-like armored frame. Her front forelegs were tucked into the frame, as its pieces were interlocked, encasing the chest and shoulders.
"BRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHH!" she roared loudly as everyone watched in astonishment.
"Oh my gosh…" Lucy uttered, absolutely amazed by the presence of the two powerful beings.
"This is it, Gray!" Natsu declared with a pump of his fist, "Our first battle's gonna end with Sally's win!" he yelled confidently.
"Dream on, flame brain!" the demon slayer shouted back, getting into a ready stance, "Glalie's gonna win this one!" he stated. The two stared each other with smirks, as their Pokémon were ready.
"STEEL WING!" the fire dragon slayer roared.
"GYRO BALL!" the ice wizard shouted. With her crescent-shaped wing shining in a metal grey light, the Salamence glided speedily towards her foe, who had four light blue orbs appear at the end of each of his horns, spinning around quickly and causing two blue rings to form around his body. He and his foe flew by each other, clashing at every intersection with fierce sparks raining about. Everyone below began cheering, while Erza smiled, happy for her guild mates.
"BORRRRAAAHH!" the Dragon/Flying type bellowed as they continued clashing in midair.
"Glalie, Crunch!" the onyx haired man called out. The morphed spherical creature had his teeth glow a bright white, ceasing his spinning to chomp down on the wing of his enemy.
"Blow him off with Flamethrower!" the fiery Omni Force member yelled, enticing his partner to immediately turn her head to the left and spew out a torrent of fire from her mouth. It struck the Ice type right off of her, sending his careening back.
"Freeze Dry!" Gray commanded with a swing of his left arm. Forming another ball of energy upon his upper horns, the Mega Evolved Face Pokémon shot a beam of blue, white, and purple light toward his opponent.
"Flamethrower!" Natsu ordered quickly. Fire billowed up within the morphed Dragon Pokémon's mouth once more, followed her spewing more flames which intercepted the oncoming beam in an explosion of steam. "Keep it up!" her master cried out, "Dragon Rush!" he exclaimed, pumping his fist. Encasing herself within a bright blue aura once more, Sally zoomed out from the cloud, revealing the energy around her as she turned back to attack her target.
"Glalie, Ice Beam!" the opposing trainer yelled immediately. Another ball of energy formed in front of his teammate's large mouth, unleashing several zigzag streaks of light that struck his adversary head on, making her grit her teeth. However, she persevered through it, smashing straight into him in another blast of smoke.
"Go Sally! Go Natsu!" Happy cheered, hopping up and down. Lucy smiled at the sight, knowing that this wasn't exactly the same as before, but it felt like home to see a brawl between friends.
"Now Freeze Dry!" the demon slayer demanded. Once again, the morphed spherical creature formed another sphere of energy in between the horns on his head, firing a beam of blue, white, and purple light that struck his foe and froze her up completely within ice. She began plummeting down towards the earth, much to the shock of everyone.
"Sal!" her trainer screamed, seeing her continue to fall. He gnashed his teeth together in frustration at the scene, remembering how he had bonded with her for all those years while growing stronger. Looking back on those memories reminded him of his surrogate father, making him widen his eyes in realization.
'Dad…' he inwardly uttered, 'She's just like you…' he noted upon recognizing how she fell was the same way his parent did at the hands of Acnologia.
"SALLLYYY!" he roared, causing her to instantly widen her eyes within the ice, shattering it apart to free herself, gliding safely with the wind again to the surprise of everyone, "HYPER BEAM!" her master bellowed.
"BORRRAAAAAHHH!" she screeched, creating a purple-black ball of energy before her mouth that grew in size before unleashing a gigantic beam of the same light that hit her opponent in a massive explosion.
"Glay…!" he grunted after the smoke cleared from the blast, glaring at his foe.
"It's amazing how strong those two have gotten…" Juvia admitted, catching the attentions of the celestial and the exceed beside her, "Both for the sake of the guild, the rest of the world, and their family…" she listed off, clasping her hands together before herself as the creatures continued their midair clash.
"Yeah," Lucy agreed with a small smile, continuing to watch as the Salamence's wing shined in a metal grey light, zooming towards her enemy, who was spinning as two blue rings were around his form. They collided several times, blowing each other back as more scrapes became apparent on their bodies.
"Let's settle this!" both trainers yelled, getting into ready stances.
"Dragon Rush!" Natsu commanded.
"Gyro Ball!" Gray ordered. Both beings overhead let out battle cries, zooming toward each other. The Mega Evolved Dragon Pokémon had streams of bright blue aura started to form around her body, as they grew and cover most of it, with a black shadowy aura inside the bright blue one while getting larger. Meanwhile, her opponent had four light blue orbs appear at the end of each of his horns, spinning around quickly and causing two blue rings to form around his body. They rammed into each other with full force, making sparks fly all over the place as they were at a deadlock, trying to break through and win. All of a sudden, an explosion occurred right at the contact point of the impasse, enveloping both creatures as their masters could not see them.
"Sally!" the fire dragon slayer cried out, while everyone looked on at the sight, wondering what was to come. All of a sudden, a figure crashed into the earth below the smoke cloud. When the dust settled, it revealed the Dragon/Flying lying upon the ground in her original form, having swirls in her eyes.
"Rraaahh…" she moaned in pain. In the meantime, the veil above cleared to reveal that Glalie was just fine, shaking his head before transforming back to normal in a flash of light with scrapes all over his body.
"Glay!" he exclaimed delightedly, floating downwards.
"Sally!" the pink haired man yelled, immediately rushing over to her side as she attempted to stand up. A small grin came across Erza's face again before she raised her hand into the air.
"Salamence is unable to battle!" she bellowed, catching everyone's attention, "Therefore," she continued, gesturing towards the Ice type and his trainer, "Glalie is the winner, and the match goes to Gray!" she declared as they smiled.
"Awesome!" the ice wizard shouted, petting his partner as they laughed cheekily.
"You okay, Sal?" Natsu asked the Salamence as both Happy and Lucy jogged over.
"Rrraah…" she purred, nuzzling her head against his cheek in a reassuring manner, causing him to grin. The ones beside them smiled at the sight, glad that they weren't upset about the first loss as everyone else came over.
"That was incredible!" Levy McGarden exclaimed, clapping in applause.
"My darling and Glalie really gave it their all, didn't they?" Juvia guessed, making her crush smirk.
"Heck yeah, we did!" he responded boastfully as he pointed at himself, "I bet we could even beat Ash now!" he declared. His words brought out a giggle from Mirajane, causing him to glance over at her in confusion.
"I wouldn't get too overconfident, Gray…" she advised to him, "Ash is a lot stronger than you think," she mentioned as he blinked in surprise for a moment.
"Oh, come on," he retorted, folding his arms over his chest, "I could take him," he stated, "right, Juvia?" he questioned to the water wizard.
"Well… let's not set yourself on too high of a pedestal…" she replied honestly, shocking him as his eyes widened. Meanwhile, the Dragon/Flying type continued to be petted by her trainer, having formed a great bond with him.
X END STORY X
"Dad did beat Gray eventually," Natalie mentioned after finishing the tale, "Nowadays, they just have battles for fun," she noted to the three girls before her.
"Wow, cool!" Leslie exclaimed as her eyes sparkled, "So… where are they now?" she asked curiously, glancing around the guild hall.
"Out on a job together," the pigtailed girl answered, "They tell me that they've gotten along really well since their fight in that war all those years ago…" she pointed out, much to the surprise of the three girls on the other side of the table.
"Here you go!" a voice suddenly chimed in, catching their attentions as they looked to see Kinana had given them their plates of food.
"Thanks!" they all said in gratitude, partaking in their meals with excited grins on their faces.
"Family sure is a great thing, isn't it?" Rachael guessed before taking a bite of her mashed potatoes, catching the attention of the half-rainbow haired girl beside her. She then glanced over towards the bar counter, spotting a familiar face.
"Yeah," she agreed, taking her plate and standing up, walking over to the counter.
"Raya?" the requip user uttered in confusion, wondering what she was doing. Over at the bar finishing a small glass of wine was Cana Alberona, who perked up upon hearing the footsteps of someone approaching.
"Well, well…" she repeated with a small grin as she saw the Tennyson girl, "How's my favorite god kid been?" she asked, seeing her sit upon the stool beside her.
"Great, Cana," she responded, "It's good to see you, too," she added, chuckling with her as the four females from afar watched on, smiling at their friend.
END
Tough break that Natsu lost his first battle to Gray, who I'm sure I surprised you with, but hey, he's still learning. And wouldn't you know, Glalie and Sally knew each other! I wonder how that could have happened?
Now onto some important news before the next chapter summary. As of the semester, my goal is to complete "Volcanion & The Mechanical Marvel" before moving onto any other content. I am going to reserve my summer for "Pokémon Sun & Moon: The Challenge of a Lifetime" and "Omni Force: WAR". Should the chance arise that I could work on something else before summer starts, it'd be more of this, plus "Going Wild" and "Evolution". "The Five" will be saved for another occasion.
So as long as no one has any hard feelings, "Volcanion & The Mechanical Marvel" will be what I work through the rest of the semester. With that all said, let's dive into the summary for the next chapter!
SUMMARY
Now that they're officially dating, Naruto and Hinata are the talk of the Leaf Village! As embarrassed and humble as they are, they then receive an offer from Ben about an opportunity to grow stronger as Pokémon trainers. Reuniting with Gallade and Medicham respectively, the new couple is about to experience firsthand the goals that they'll be aiming to achieve!
END SUMMARY
Now it's time for Naruto and Hinata to shine! It may be a while before the next chapter, but I promise it won't be too long. See you later!
