Worked my ass off to get this out early for you guys! I figure after taking nearly a month on my last chapter I should try and get this one out in under a week. I think it ended out pretty good considering how fast I worked on it, anyway.
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Fairy Tail is owned by Hiro Mashima and is licensed by Funtimation
"KAMEHAMEHA!"
"FINAL FLASH!"
Goku and Vegeta darted through the forest miles away from Magnolia, shooting blasts and meeting in short bursts of engagement. Goku landed, panting heavily, sweat dripping down from his brow. He heard Vegeta behind him before he had a chance to see him. He ducked, Vegeta's fist brushing Goku's fist. Goku puts his hands on the ground and kick off the ground, then plants both feet into Vegeta's abdomen and kicks him away. Vegeta flies through a tree before he recovers.
Both of them needed this, to burn off the anger and aggression they had building for retreating. They made sure their friends were alright, then quickly disappeared, flying to a place they wouldn't be spied upon before sparring. Neither went Super Saiyan, but both were still formidable.
"This is utter nonsense Kakarot!" Vegeta snarled, swinging at Goku face. "We should be celebrating a victory, instead the others are cowering back at the guild hall while we're out here fighting so we don't feel like utter weaklings!"
Goku ducked under Vegeta's punch, throwing his own fist at Vegeta's stomach. Vegeta back peddled quickly as Goku spoke. "Erza ordered us to retreat, most of the guild was running, and-"
"Don't tell me about those cowards!" Vegeta snarled.
"YOU ARE ALL PATHETIC" Vegeta roared, slamming his fist down into a nearby table. The wood shattering under the impact.
"Hey! We don't have super powers, were regular wizards unlike you freaks!" A random Fairy Tail member shouted back haughtily.
Vegeta turned, snarling like a rabid animal. "WE WERE WINNING! MAKAROV FELL AND YOU RAN LIKE COWARDS! YOU COULD HAVE STOOD AND FOUGHT, INSTEAD YOU RAN!"
"C-Come on Vegeta…" Goku tried coaxing his friend into calmness.
"Don't make excuses for them Kakarot!" Vegeta roared, slicing his hand dismissively in front of Goku's face. "Cana, Elfman, Loke, Macao, Bisca and Alzac, Wakuba, Laki, Erza, Gray, Natsu, Myself, and Kakarot." Vegeta snarled, "Ten of us… Ten of us stood and fought while ninety ran like cowards!"
Vegeta had roared and demeaned those who ran until finally he grabbed Goku. "Come on Kakarot… I need to fight something." He snarled, flying off with Goku behind.
And now Goku and Vegeta were fighting fiercely, trying to work out the last bit of annoyance they still had inside from the failed attack.
"Besides Kakarot, Erza's smart, but she's still learning, she is YOUR student after all, and yet you're listening to her!" Vegeta snarled, quickly flying back and shooting a volley of energy attacks.
Goku shouted, the energy attacks dissolving into his aura. "She's my student, not my slave! I can't tell her what to do all the time, especially when Master Makarov put her in charge! Besides… Every loss is a lesson… She won't let this happen again."
Goku and Vegeta charged towards each other once again.
"WE WON'T LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN."
Meanwhile: Erza P.O.V.
"DAMN IT!" She cried, tears leaking down her cheeks. She was alone in the Fairy Tail showers. Steaming hot water hitting her back, forcing her clenching muscles to relax as it dripped down every inch of her curvaceous form. She punched the wall. Pain shot through her arm as her fingers cracked against the unyielding stone.
I'm pathetic… She growled to herself. She wasn't worthy to be Goku's student. He and Vegeta had kept the flanks by themselves. She lost. The attack was entrusted to her by Master Makarov. She was the one who failed, not Goku, or Vegeta, or Makarov. It enraged her. I-I failed… just like with him… She thought, anguished.
Suddenly someone else filled her mind, He didn't have blue hair or a tattoo over his right eye. Instead his hair was pink, his smile heartwarming… His presence gave her hope.
Natsu…
She thought sadly, letting the thought of her friend fill her. God… He must think I'm pathetic. Crying like that. She thought angrily. After the battle she collapsed crying by her magic mobile. Natsu followed her, it was Natsu who had hugged her, held her close. He didn't say anything, but being in his arms made Erza feel… Safe. As Natsu rubbed the back of her head, resting his chin softly on her crown of red hair.
She blushed, blinked and squealed, choosing to think about something… anything else.
Suddenly the entire guild hall shook violently, "What the?!" Erza cursed, using the wall to steady herself. The building shook again. Erza cussed violently and grabbed a towel, wrapping around her naked form. She darted through the Guild Hall, joining the others outside.
"What the hell is that thing?!" Natsu demanded, walking towards them was a building, supported by four massive legs.
"It's a guild hall with massive legs!" Happy chimed in, helpful as always.
"I-I never anticipated this…" Erza gasped fearfully. "I can't believe they would go to such extremes to attack us!"
Suddenly the front of the guild hall slid downwards, and out slid a giant bronze cannon. A ball of purple magic energy formed at the mouth, growing larger every second. Erza ran forward immediately, the towel sliding from her body.
"Erza!" Mirajane gasped.
"Don't be stupid!" Macao roared.
Erza requiped into her Adamantine Armor without thinking. This is the best defensive armor I have…
"What are you doing?!" Loke demanded.
Erza stood straight, the two halves to her massive shield on either arm. "Protecting the Guild Hall." She responded seriously.
"Your armor can't hold up!"
"You're just risking your life! This is ridiculous!" Erza ignored all of them.
"ERZA!" She hear Natsu crying her name, the corner of her lips turned up slightly, but she forced the urge to smile down, she had more important things to worry about right now.
The cannon fired, closing the distance quickly. It was halfway… three fourths… a hundred yards. Erza slammed the two halves of her shield together and braced herself. A massive defensive magic circle appearing in front of her.
The next thing she knew her feet were out from under her. She gasped with fear. I-I failed… She thought to herself as the magic circle broke and she crashed unceremoniously to the ground. W-Wait… I was kicked! She realized, turning to look up at who did this. A flash of orange and blue was all she saw before the cannon shot slammed into the man's hand.
"G-Goku!" She exclaimed as her eyes adjusted. Goku wasn't focusing on her though, he was snarling as the attack grinded against his palm, sweat dripping from his body. But his arm looked loose… Relaxed almost, as he single handedly held off a direct shot from the Jupiter Cannon. Finally the attack weakened, there was a massive gust of wind that pushed her backwards, but Goku caught her, grabbing her by her arm and pulling her into his chest to shield her from the worst of the explosion.
Normal P.O.V.
"Hey Erz! Your butt ok? Sorry about kicking you like that!" Goku grinned happily down at her.
"G-Goku!" She gasped, suddenly hugging him. "H-How… How did you block it? H-How did you know we were in trouble?" She whimpered, softly enough no one else would hear.
Goku laughed, patting the top of her head. "Well, We sensed that… thing… coming so me and Vegeta stopped fighting to come back." He grinned.
Erza wrinkled her nose as she caught a sniff of Goku's body odor. Despite that she still buried her head in his chest, using his shirt to hide her tears. "Thank you… Thank you so much Goku…" she sobbed softly.
Goku smiled down, "Hey, why are you crying, we stopped it didn't we?" He grinned down to her.
Erza dried her eyes, "Y-Yeah!" She laughed smiling up at him.
A second later Natsu drove her out of Goku's arms, she blinked as Natsu grabbed her by her arms. "ARE YOU INSANE?!" He demanded, looking at her expectantly.
Erza blinked with confusion, "B-But I was trying to-"
"Very impressive Fairy Tail!"
Erza had never been happier to be interrupted, even if it was by Jose.
"I have no idea how you managed to cancel out Jupiter, but I hope for your sake you can do it again! You only have fifteen minutes to consider the folly of your-"
"GALICK GUN!" Vegeta roared. His timing couldn't have been better in Goku's opinion, as the purple beam of energy rushed towards the Jupiter canon. It shot down the center of the Cannon before exploding, the barrel of the cannon falling into the ocean with a massive crash.
"H-he broke it…" Bisca said amazed.
"W-With one hit…" Alzack finished.
Vegeta sneered from his perch atop the Fairy Tail Guild Hall, "Tell me, what exactly is going to happen in fifteen minutes? I hope it wasn't anything involving that little toy!" He jumped off the guild hall, floating over and standing by Goku, ignoring the shocked looks of his comrades.
"Y-YOU! YOU'RE ALL GOING TO PAY FOR THAT DO YOU HEAR ME?!" Jose roared through the building. The building started to change, sliding into place to become a giant robot looking structure, drawing a circle through the sky.
"S-So what's it doing now?" Goku questioned, watching at the circle slow formed.
Mirajane frowned, tucking a strand of her white hair behind her ear. Suddenly she gasped, "It must be drawing an Abyss Break!" She gasped.
"And what the hell is that?!" Vegeta growled, cocking an eyebrow at her.
"I-It's an extremely powerful spell that could destroy Magnolia."
"Damn it!" Goku cursed, turning, suddenly Ghosts like beings flew out of the enemy building.
"Now what?" Vegeta snarled.
"Phantom Soldiers!" Mira gasped, "T-They can't be destroyed through physical attacks… and Jose doesn't care how many he loses because they're formed out of magic!"
Vegeta rose a hand up, shooting a blast towards one of the attackers, destroying it. He grinned maliciously, "Let him send as many as he wants to, it doesn't matter." He turned to Goku, grinning "You look like you're in pain Kakarot, you must be thinking of something." He joked.
Goku met his smirk, "Yeah, We're going to go in and stop them. Erza, you're coming with me. As for everyone else, any volunteers?"
"I'll go," Gray said coolly, grinning.
"You know if ice brain's going I'm going to be there!" Natsu grinned.
"You guys are going to need a real man to help you with a fight like this!" Elfman roared.
"Alright," Goku smirked at them all, before turning, "Vegeta, on the off chance we don't stop it, were going to need you to stay out here."
Vegeta huffed, "Fine. I might as well blast those Phantom Things to hell." He growled.
Goku smiled, "Alright guys, let's go!" He shouted. Happy grabbed Natsu and took off. Goku grabbed Gray and Elfman by the scruff of their necks.
"HEY, BEING CARRIED IS NOT MANLY!" Elfman roared from beneath Goku as Erza took off after her friends. Despite the Guild Hall's transformation there we're was still a massive hole in the center thanks to Vegeta's attack. Goku and the rest landed inside. Inside was the shattered remains of a giant lacrima.
Lying unconscious not too far away was a man in a red coat and long black and white hair. "What the hell happened to him?" Elfman asked, nudging him with his foot."
Goku frowned, "I'd guess he got knocked out by Vegeta's blast." He shrugged. "Doesn't matter, one less person to work through. Not to mention I have a feeling he was the weakest…" Goku finished, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Well then, we best get to it, we only have an hour right?" Gray questioned, in process of taking off his shirt. "I think we should split up"
Goku nodded, "That would probably be for the best, Erza I want to see how you do in a real fight, so stay with me. As for the rest of you, I want you to each go a separate way."
"Right." Gray nodded, running off.
"Yeah, I'll show them what it means to cross a real man!" Elfman shouted. Darting off in a different direction.
Natsu merely nodded before jotting off as well, Happy flying behind him.
Goku smiled down. "You ready Erza?"
"Of course!" Erza grinned cockily.
They ran off, searching the building for their enemies. Up and down the massive building they searched. The entire time Goku sensing the progress of their friends. Gray had come across a power that seemed… strange, darting back and forth between amazingly strong and then falling back down. It seemed like whoever he fought didn't really have their heart in it…
Elfman seemed to get dominated at first in his fight. His opponent had a much lower power level, but from what Goku could tell the man was doing something to keep Elfman from fighting at his fullest. During this time Mira somehow got into the mix. Goku considered rescuing her, but a massive power upswing from Elfman let Goku relax some.
Finally they came to a massive door. Goku searched the inside with his energy. There was a large power inside, Goku looked at Erza. "Are you ready?"
Erza nodded in response.
"Good, No magic, got it?"
Erza jumped, "Wait what?"
Goku blasted the door open, interrupting her. Inside was a large man wearing a green robe with a cloth over his eyes. Quickly Erza requiped into her training gear, deciding to go with mobility over her armor.
"Greetings, I am Aria, Head of the Element 4." The man introduced himself.
"Aria…" Erza said, her eyes narrowing, "You're the man who took out Master Makarov!" she snarled.
Goku cocked an eyebrow, "Interesting… He doesn't seem to have a higher level than Makarov…" He said, scratching his chin.
"He doesn't need to be, his powers let him drain an opponent of their magic energy…" she growled in response, her narrowed eyes never leaving Aria.
"Like the Androids…" Goku muttered, biting the inside of his cheek.
"What?"
"Nothing, just be careful." Goku instructed her, clasping her shoulder. "I know you can do this, just focus and remember your training."
Erza nodded, she was more than confident she could beat Aria with her magic, but without she doubted herself. She knew she still had much to learn. Still, she turned side face and dropped into a battle stance.
For a few long moments Aria and Erza stood opposite each other. Finally he started first, extending his palm, a magic circle appeared appearing under Erza's feet. Erza immediately jumped upwards. She felt the pressure of the explosions, but she was too high up to be harmed. She gathered her energy, pushing it under her, letting her float in midair above the battle. She flew down, bringing back her fist to slam into Aria's face. The man flew backwards, slamming into the far wall. Erza blinked, "I-I didn't think I would do that much damage…" she muttered to herself.
Aria blew the rubble his impact created away with a massive gust of wind. He roared and summoned more explosions, this time trying to catch Erza as she jumped, he failed however when she flew to the side. Erza summoned a small ball of golden energy and threw it at Aria. Aria just managed to jump back, but the attack exploded when it hit the ground, forcing him to fall back. The man's normally calm demeanor was starting to slip now.
Goku watched the fight with a critical eye. A small smirk on his face. He suspected Erza was doubting herself at first, but slowly as she gained the upper hand she was growing more and more confident. From what Goku could tell, Aria didn't have a chance. Goku smirked, proud of Erza's progress.
"Listen up Fairy Tail!" Jose's voice rang out. Erza and Aria stopped their battle, Goku cocking his head up to listen. "I have captured your precious Lucy Heartfilia! The only thing left to do now is destroy your precious Guild Hall!" Jose's mad cackling filling the air.
"We have to save Lucy!" Erza turned, looking at Goku.
Goku closed his eyes, he sensed Lucy, her power level was dropping, it felt like she was being attacked without the ability to fight back. Damn it this isn't good! He thought angrily to himself. He considered using instant transmission. Wait… Someone's coming… NATSU!
The Saiyan warrior smirked. "She'll be fine." Goku's eyes twinkled, "Natsu's on his way to her now."
The relief that spread across Erza's face was plain. "Good." She said turning. Aria was gone. "W-What!" She shouted, swinging her head left to right.
"How sad… You left your guard down. Now the Knight shall fall with her master." Aria spoke, suddenly appearing behind her.
"ERZA BEHIND YOU!" Goku shouted a second too late.
Aria's hands shot to either side of Erza's head, the Knight screaming in pain as her magic power dropped like a stone. I-I have to get out of this! She thought, panicking. Her magic was draining too fast for her tap into it. W-Wait! She realized, her eyes widening. Her Ki wasn't dropping at all. Erza focused on her energy.
Goku for his part was standing, gritting his teeth. Damn it… I need to help… he thought. He wanted Erza to win this on her own. Even the best warriors get distracted from time to time, she'll learn from this… and only get better. Goku spat, about to jump in. A single hit would end it.
"HA!" Erza shouted, a bright flash of yellow light pushing Aria away. Erza jumped away, flipping in the air, her body parallel to the ground. Cupping her hands by her side, her eyes narrowed.
"KAME" A ball of light formed between her slender fingers.
Aria landed, pulling off his bandages, revealing his X-shaped eyes. "Be prepared to meet your end!"
"HAME" The ball widened, light spilling out between her fingers.
"AIR SPACE OF DEATH!" a whirlwind of deadly magic energy flowed outwards.
"HAAAAA!" Erza's Kamehameha was more powerful than Goku would have imagined, the size of Erza herself shot towards Aria, cutting right through his airspace. It slammed into Aria, the large man being pushed back as he tried to block the attack.
"T-This is impossible!" He roared as he slammed against the wall. The steel bent outwards and he exploded out of the Guild Hall.
Erza panted with exhaustion, having poured every bit of energy in her body into the attack. She fell to her knees, then started falling back, only to be held up by Goku, who landed next to her, cradling her head with a smirk on his face. "You did good Erza, I never thought your attack would be that powerful!" He praised.
Erza smiled up at her teacher, "T-Thanks…" She gasped out, still tired.
As she laid Goku looked down, realizing what she was wearing. "E-Erz… are you still wearing your training gear?!" He demanded, eyes boring down into hers.
"Huh? Yeah, why?" She questioned, cocking a tired eyebrow.
Goku chuckled, "I'm just even more impressed is all." He smiled, taking off his orange shirt and folding it under her head. "The only one left is that other Dragon Slayer, Natsu is fighting right now." He bit his lip, he sensed a large power outside the guild hall, but decided not to mention it, hoping to keep Erza's spirits high.
They sat for a few minutes, Erza managing to sit up after a while. Suddenly both their heads snapped upwards. "W-Who is that?" Erza asked fearfully, in her exhausted state this power seemed to dwarf her.
Goku narrowed his eyes and turned his head, standing defiantly. "The only monster left to defeat."
Standing with a confident smirk, wearing his long purple cloak with his Wizard Saint pin on his chest, was Master Jose.
Meanwhile
Vegeta stood and yawned while firing another volley of blasts at the Phantom Soldiers. They were blasted away with ease as Vegeta, once again yawned with boredom. Cana and the others were fighting fiercely, to keep the scraps at bay while Vegeta did most of the "Heavy Lifting." Suddenly a massive Phantom, giant and round appeared. Vegeta shouted, and sent a blast towards the beast. The monster merely absorbed the blast into his form.
Vegeta frowned, "Well… You might just be a pain in the ass after all…" The grizzled prince growled. Turning to stand against the monster. "FINAL FLASH!" He roared, the massive blast of energy blowing a whole right through the center of the Phantom. Vegeta began to laugh, suddenly the Phantom's center grew back together. Vegeta didn't even have a chance to react before the monster brought it's fist down into the Guild Hall, toppling the once proud structure.
The Fairy Tail members started to collapse with anguish. The Saiyan Prince filled with rage. "You'll pay for that…" He snarled, his aura forming around his body.
"YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!"
Phew! I felt it was a little on the short side, but 3.5k was nothing to scoff at... especially considering the only other place to end it would have been after the Jose fight and... something else that I'm not going to spoil here, which would have put me at about 16-17 pages lol. The next chapter might be a little short, but it'll have alot of important stuff in it.
But until then, Arrivederci!"