Apprenticed Again 12

First things first. I spent an entire day laying out plots. I wrote down tons of things once I decided the path of the story. I know some of you said Ur was a bad idea, but I managed to think of plenty of ideas where she would fit well in. Also I managed to think of a way to handle Laxus.

Oracion Seis also. I'm writing that part at the moment. I wrote like three short chapters ahead of this one. This is two short chapters put together by the way. I figured I just put it together. I request more ideas, and interesting plots I could explore.

Note: This story is rated M, but not Xxx "M" you get me? It's just there for possible bloody, violence.

oh, and I got my sense of humor back. Two chapters ago I had a friend with me. She had this fake lil rubber knife right, and she kept stabbing with it, because I made a funny joke about her. Afterward she said it was pretty funny, and asked me to keep going.

My reply was, "Sorry, you stabbed my sense of humor earlier..."

After that I just couldn't do funny. It was odd, and without my constant a comedian like imagination I lost my ideas on this story as well as inspiration or motivation. Hah.

here you go:


Sasuke stood on the dock of the hijacked pirate boat. He had other places to be, the mission was done, and if he stayed any longer, Natsu would start challenging him. It was still morning, and the crew was asleep.

He jumped off the boat, and landed onto the surface of the ocean. He looked down, and saw fishes swimming beneath him. His sharp eyes seeing more than regular eyes ever could. He felt a cold burning sensation in his hand reminding him that he had something potentially dangerous at hand.

He opened his palm. Inside was a small pebbled size ice. He wondered if what he was planning was wrong. It certainly wasn't evil, and if it failed he wouldn't pursue it any further. There was a shroud of doubt within his mind, and it wasn't Shukaku.

Sasuke would have stood on the ocean longer in deep thought, but a loud scream snapped him out of it.

"Sasuke!" shouted Natsu from the boat. The scream was more of a moan, Natsu was on a type vehicle after all, which also affected Sasuke, but he had used chakra to push away the dizziness caused by the boat. Dragon Slayer Magic had its ups, and down.

"I"ll catch up!" replied Sasuke loud enough for Natsu to hear, not wanting them to worry, he did not want them to turn the entire boat. He ignored more of Natsu's amazed screams. It was weird that Natsu had the potential to reach the same height of power as Thorn, all Dragon Slayer had the potential to, and possibly even go beyond.

"Gray! Lucy, he's walking on water-"

The distance between them grew until the boat was just a black spot in the distance. Natsu still moaning as he disappeared.

Sasuke shook his head. Natsu was frighteningly similar to Naruto at times. He shook his head, and refocused. Hopefully it wouldn't work, and he wouldn't have to feel as if he hadn't tried, it likely was within his power. If he knew he could do something about a person's happiness, and chose not to, he definitely knew it would make him feel odd around said person, even if that person didn't know.

He was in the middle of the ocean. First he needed an island. Unfortunately there wasn't one near. He would have to make one himself. Making a island isn't as complicated as one would think it was. At least not for someone like him.

He closed his eyes, and reached deep inside. Shukaku's chakra was an intoxicating energy. Just feeling the energy made his body light it gave him a rush. Everything became slow, and nothing seemed impossible. This was the same power as Kyuubi's, but Shukaku granted him power over the sand, earth, and air. The physical enhancement was only a bonus, moving at the speed of the Yondaime Hokage. Well the Yondaime Hokage was faster, but Sasuke knew for certain that he was faster than the Yondaime Raikage.

Shukaku's golden chakra poured out, and coated over him. He raised his hands, and pulled. Every grain of sand that was beneath the ocean gathered below him. The ocean he stood on stirred. The water moved around, just as water in a glass cup would when you swirled it.

Slowly sands started to rise, and what he stood on wasn't water anymore. Water was pushed out, rinsed even. The island grew in size until it was large enough to be a private island. It was big enough to have a small town on it. It didn't have any beauty yet, it was just a flat island with no trees or plants.

Sasuke strengthen the land. It wouldn't' do if it was all washed away days later. His sands followed his will effortlessly.

Sands continued to move above the land. A large sand castle was built in the center. It was just as large as a real castle, but it had a symbols engraved on its walls, Fairy Tail. A large pole stood at the very top of the castle.

Sasuke let Shukaku's chakra recede, and admired his creation. It was the perfect training ground, but that was not the reason he built it.

The reason was to house the block of ice he had taken from Garuna Island. The ice was a living being, Gray's teacher, but that wasn't the reason for making the island. It was more than that.

The ice absorb magic, and strengthen itself. Replicate itself even. It was the ultimate defense. It was Ur who had started the technique, and she was the one who had powered it, until she turned every drop of magic in her body into ice. It was her.

The more magic Deliora used to free himself, the more ice he froze himself in. Magic was spiritual. Spiritual energy powered it, and Deliora was supposedly a demonic spirit. There had been no chance of escaping for it.

Sasuke took the small piece of ice, and threw it directly toward the very top of the castle. It struck the pole that he had built at the very top. Now all he had to do was strike it with a surge of powerful magic, to jump start it. If the magic converted, but had no target it would have to release that energy.

"Natsu would really be helpful here," he muttered, and looked at the clear sky. He hated to ruin such a beautiful day.

A clone poof into existence beside him.

He gathered potent chakra into his lung, while at the same time taking in a deep breath, and blurred through hand-seals. He placed his index finger over his lip, and looked directly at the sky.

The atmosphere immediately became warm.

A giant ball of flame was breathed out. It shot off toward the sky. Halfway through its course it was struck by an invisible ball of wind chakra, courtesy of the clone. Its heat increased astronomically.

"Move back, I may need you later," ordered Sasuke to his clone. He just needed someone there in case things went horribly wrong, and who better to trust than yourself.

Sasuke covered his face to protect himself from the heat, and trusted his clone to follow orders, even though he didn't hear a reply.

His clone ran farther back to avoid the heat wave, off the island, and watched from the distance.

Sasuke waited. The weather started to change as he knew it would. He just needed to lace Shukaku's spiritual energy with his next move.

The sky was slowly covered in clouds. The clouds darkened until it was the very picture of a storm. The ocean started to rampage just like it would with a real storm.

Lightning came first. Few at first, but it quickly became a lightning storm. The loud roar of the lightning felt deafening, until a rumble was heard. Thunder.

Sasuke lifted his right hand into the air. Blue lightning sizzled around it, randomly jumping through the air, until the sky's thunder slowly descended, and connected with it. The connection was explosive.

The air around him became supper charged. The sand beneath him was pushed away by the sudden energy.

Sasuke pulled Shukaku's spiritual energy. He laced it with the thunder, and looked toward the very top of the castle, where the shard of ice was.

"DO IT!," shouted Shukaku from within his consciousness.

Sasuke felt like palming his face, it was the wrong time for Shukaku to be excited.

The blue thunder struck the very tip of the pole instantly. It created a line from the pole to Sasuke himself. He was now indirectly connected to the ice.

Sasuke poured the energy.

The ice reacted. The pole had been made out of sand, but ice started to flow over it. It didn't stop there. The entire castle was being swallowed by the ice. Every inch was layered in ice.

Sasuke willed the lightning to disconnect, but his eyes widened when it wouldn't obey him. The ice castle expanded in an instant. Sasuke's eyes widened slightly as he froze, but a small smirk formed on his face, just as he became completely imprisoned. Blue thunder exploded from within the ice, and the entire island became a block of ice. The ice had absorb it all. Sasuke stood smirking in the center. The ice as clear as glass with the castle trapped within it.

The clone Sasuke stood watching impassively, and turned to face Fairy Tail. It was a long walk back to home, and he didn't had the luxury of traveling on a boat. There was nothing he could do to free the original, at least nothing that wasn't time consuming. He was a clone, and wouldn't have enough chakra to last long enough to gather moon drips every night.

The real one would figure a way out. That smirk said it all. His creator didn't need help, he just needed time maybe. He would have to carry on with the real Sasuke's life in the mean time.


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Laxus arrived in a yellow flash of lightning. He was confused as to why he had arrived on a giant pillar of ice, but he smiled when he finally saw what it really was.

Sasuke's frightening figure beneath the layer of ice, with the arrogant smirk on his face.

Laxus had felt the monstrous release of thunder earlier, and had decided to investigate. This was just to good. Sasuke had somehow become a popsicle.

"Now that's one less I have to worry about," said Laxus, and turned himself back into lightning. He disappeared into the clouds, creating lightning strikes as he left. His plan were going to go smoother now.

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Clone Sasuke entered Magnolia. He was wearing his old samurai styled clothes, the one he had taken a liking to while training under Orochimaru. The perfect combination of white, black, and purple, at least in his opinion.

His eyes narrowed when he saw that the town's people were acting odd. They seem to rejoice in his presence, which was odd. They were always respectful, but not to the point relief.

"Sasuke!," shouted a familiar voice.

Sasuke turned. It was Leo who had called his name. The Mage had some light injuries, which looked to be fresh.

"Phantom Lord Guild attacked us," shouted Leo as he ran toward him.

Sasuke actually felt surprise when he heard that. Phantom Lord Guild was the Guild of Jose, who Makarov had beaten at one time. He himself didn't remember much of it, he had gotten drunk at the meeting due to Makarov insisting he drink with them at the time.

"Master was injured by a sneak attack that had completely drained his magic. We took him to 'her', but he isn't doing to well," said Leo, and shamefully looked away. "We failed to protect him, and now Phantom wants Lucy for some reason."

Leo opened his mouth to continue updating Sasuke, but was instead silence by Sasuke's hand covering his mouth. He backed away fearful that he might have angered Sasuke.

Sasuke looked toward Fairy Tail direction. He pushed Leo away, and narrowed his eyes. "It seems they are about to greet us, they are carrying a large energy source toward our guild."

Leo turned, and felt the soft rumble in the distance. "Your right. We need to get there!" He shouted, and turned to face Sasuke again, but was left mouth open when he saw that Sasuke was long gone.


"I would rather die than give up a comrade!" shouted Erza. She stood defiantly before Phantom Lord's mobile guild, it had a giant canon aimed directly at her. She had her Herculean armor on, and was ready to stop it.

She wouldn't dodge even if she could. Fairy Tail was behind her, along with its members. They were all counting on her.

The canon glowed as it gathered energy.

"Well said," agreed Sasuke when he appeared in front of Erza. Her eyes widen at his sudden appearance.

The canon fired.

"Sasuke!" shouted several members of Fairy Tail.

Erza started to prepare herself, but Sasuke signaled her back with a look. She hesitantly stepped back.

Sasuke stepped forward. His sharingan burst to life, and instantly changed into the Mangekyou sharingan. He took the attack head on. The beam struck him, and gathered there. It was unable to pass him, and started to build up.

Those watching shield their eyes from the ball of light that engulfed Sasuke, but resumed watching when the beam did not advance any further.

Slowly the monstrous size beam was swallowed up by a vortex. Sasuke stood unharmed with Erza unscathed behind him.

"Not a single scratch!" shouted Kana from within the crowd. Her voice easily recognizable.

"Sasuke your late!" shouted Natsu as he raced up toward him. Gray was with him with Elfman running behind with them.

"That was pure manliness!" shouted Elfman with a tough voice.

"Where were you!" shouted Natsu in anger. He was just mad over Sasuke's brief disappearance.

"Mirajane tried to call you, but she couldn't get a hold of you," explained Gray. He glared at Phantom's Guild. "Those bastard injured the Master."

"I know," replied Sasuke, and moved his gaze toward the mobile guild. His Mangekyou disappearing to conserve chakra.

Phantom Lord Guild Master appeared at the top. A black haired aristocrat looking man. Four more people were at his sides.

"Very impressive brat!" He growled out. He pointed at them all. "Give us Lucy Heartphilia, and I won't fire again. Trust me, miracles don't happen twice."

"You come, and get her," replied Sasuke, and pointed directly at the super canon Jupiter, his eyes briefly activating. "Have it back."

Reality distorted before them. A vortex opened up in front of him, and released a powerful compressed beam of magic. The beam struck Jupiter right at the mouth, and exploded.

The mobile Guild stumbled backward, and fell flat on the ground. It was no longer able to support itself up.

"That was the attack from earlier," said Erza with a impressed tone. "A taste of their own medicine."

"Element Four!" shouted the Phantom Lord Guild Master from where he had been. He didn't look happy. "Get them, Gajeel you to!"

The five mages jumped from the sitting Guild, and started charging.

An army of dark figures appeared with them. Jose's shade magic.

The Fairy members behind shouted a war cry, and prepared to help fight the army of shades.

"Choose your opponent," ordered Sasuke, and looked directly at the Guild Master of Phantom. He would have to fight Jose, luckily Jose was a fool, a powerful Mage, but a fool nonetheless. Fools were easy to beat, when you were smart.

"I want Jose!" shouted Natsu with flames burning off of him in excitement.

Natsu's face was smashed by Erza's sword. "He's mine," she said with a confident tone.

"No! Only the manliest of us should face him!" shouted Elfman, but he was punched by Gray before he could speak anymore. "I'll handle him," stated Gray with ice forming on his fist.

Sasuke palmed his face. They were all idiots. He wasn't exactly full of energy either, he couldn't resort to any flashy moves, although he hardly used flashy over efficient.

"I will take care of him," stated Sasuke, and disappeared with a flash of lightning. He attacked the evil Guild Master with multiple shurikens that were coated in lightning to increase their cutting power.

Jose had put up a shield, and protected himself from the dangerous attack. The shurikens pelted the shield of magic, but Jose retreated back due to the frightening speed of the stars.

"You! you're the brat that was with Makarov during the last Guild meeting!" growled out Jose when he saw who had attacked. "Y-you humiliated me!"

Sasuke eyed the man for a moment. "I don't remember such a thing, I only remember you humiliating yourself."

Jose's expression darkened further. "I can bear through Makarov's preaching, I can even tolerate his bragging, but what pissed me off the most was you, and your master looking down on me, and my guild!"

Purple shadows grew from Jose's shadow. It stretched, and created multiple solid arms each with sharp claws. It rapidly struck at Sasuke, but it was far too slow to even touch him.

"You piss me off!" shouted Jose, and gathered the purple energy within his fist that started to rapidly circle around it. "Dead wave!"

Sasuke dodged the attack easily enough, and let the attack strike the roof of the guild. The attack created a large explosion. The top of the guild was blown off leaving nothing, but a flat floor without a roof.

"You should have seen Makarov's fall!" shouted Jose. He wore a maniacal grin.

"I am going to make you feel what you did to Makarov," promised Sasuke as he avoided Jose's wild attack.

Jose was strong, and fast, but he wasn't as fast as lightning. Sasuke kept using his lightning speed to dodge.

"I can't stand you Fairies!" growled out Jose. His eyes darkened as his magic grew. "You were all nothing, but a shitty little guild six years ago! Fairy Tail was nothing compared to Phantom. Not in talent, not in recruits, but then your names started to become famous too. Erza Scarlet, Mistgun, Laxus, Gildart, and most of all you!"

"I don't care what your excuse is," replied Sasuke, and drew his sword.

Jose's features glowed as his rage boiled further. "You just don't know when to stop poking the bear do you!? You just keep looking down on me, just like your Master, I'm going to kill you, you arrogant brat!"

Jose's vile magic lunged at Sasuke.

Sasuke didn't move, and let the attack pass through him.

Jose growled, but stopped in surprise when he felt himself unable to move. He looked down. Sands crushed his feet, he screamed in pain, and tried to escape.

Sands climbed his legs with blinding speed, and quickly made him unable to even twitch. Only his head remained untouched. He was wrapped in the sand, and it could easily turn into his coffin.

"What is this?" asked Jose in surprise, and fear. He couldn't call on his powers. He couldn't feel magic. "What did you do!"

"I don't have anything that can drain magic, but I can seal away your power. You are nothing more than a normal vile old coward now." stated Sasuke. He raised his sword to end Jose's life. "Die knowing you didn't die as a Mage."

"Stop!" shouted a familiar voice.

Sasuke looked toward the voice. Makarov was on the edge of the roof. He must have jumped from the ground to the destroyed roof.

"Listen to him!" cried Jose in fear. He didn't even care that Makarov looked perfectly healthy.

Sasuke withdrew his sword. He gave Jośe a long look, before he relented. He kicked the sand, and sent Jose rolling across the barren floor. "I didn't expect you here."

Makarov smiled softly. "Mistgun helped bring back my magic."

Sasuke shook his head, and walked back to his apartment. "I need to sleep."

He needed to meditate, and gather chakra. He wasn't producing any himself, and using magic drained him more than chakra. It was maybe due to magic being spiritual, and he was just a fraction of Sasuke's real spirit.

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•••••••••••• A week later:

Sasuke sat casually on the windowsill overlooking the town. He was on his apartment's window due to the destruction of the guild. Natsu had overdone it during his fight, he had fought another Mage who used Dragon Slayer Magic. The guild was still broken down, and repairs were just beginning, due to the council arresting them, and questioning them about the Guild War.

Sasuke took in a deep breath, and relaxed. His sharp eyes spotted Erza pulling a cart of clothes out of the town. She was dressed as if she was taking a vacation. Lucy the Celestial Spirit Mage that he had yet to truly talk to. Natsu, and Gray were loudly screaming about going on Vaction, which confirmed his suspicion. Happy was flying behind them.

Sasuke thought about going, but decided not to. If Natsu saw him, he would undoubtedly be challenged. They deserved the break, recently those five have had a lot of bad luck.

He closed his eyes, and checked on the original. Nothing had changed.

His eyes opened, and he looked at the broken guild. A third floor would look great, maybe he could get Makarov to agree with the idea.

The real Sasuke would like it.


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