Hello guys ! First of all, I would like to thank you for the support. I appreciate that a lot. There's been some reviews on the last chapter, mainly about Erza and her hysteria over the Ichigo Lockseed. I meant to make her act like that, playing on the fact that she LOVES strawberry and armors, this Arms being the ultimate fantasy for her in a way. But some of you may have noticed something after the fight, something that I'll began to introduce in this chapter and that will bring many new things. I also want to say that I won't change that much the story, I'll mainly add new fights and scene revolving around the Rider and Shocker so I can keep some scene like in the cannon if I liked them and at the same time gave me some space to add my own things.
I also need to say something important. One of you made a review about someone who post a story saying he adopted this one. It's not. I've never put that story for adoption and even if I did, he never asked me for the right to do it. He's basically stealing my work as it is right now. If he had made some real change to my chapters, I would have said nothing, but he did almost no change. So I'll keep an eye on him and I'll trust you to don't fall into a trap.
I hope you'll like what I have in store for you ! And for the time being, let's focus on the current chapter.
EDIT : I just changed the names of Luxus and Mistgun to their real names, Laxus and Mystogan. I were had by the scans I use as a support for this fic (on MangaReader if you're curious, it's not an advertisement, just letting you know)
Let's do this !
Chapter 13 : The second floor and the cursed island
- "The air is way better outdoors ! It's really the best ! FREEEEEEDOOOOOM !"
- "I should have let him stay in prison." Sighed Shinnosuke.
The Rider was rubbing his forehead, the fire mage hyperactivity tiring him and the others mages of the guild greatly. Natsu couldn't stay in place ever since they've been brought back from the council. He was running everywhere like a madman, a pint full of fire beer in his hand and the bump he had on his head didn't seemed to bother him. Yes, a bump. After he and Erza have been released from jail, with the council making it clear that they better stay out of trouble if they didn't wanted to go back, they head outside and that's when they remembered that if Shinnosuke came, it was with his car, and of course, Natsu began to protest, not wanting to go inside what ha called a demonic vehicle, saying he'd rather take the train instead of that. But of course, neither the Rider not the knight wanted to deal with his bullshit so Erza knocked him down with a big wooden hammer she brought out with her Requip. They then threw an out-cold Natsu on the backseat, Erza riding shotgun as Shinnosuke sped up, trying to reach Magnolia as fast as he could, before Natsu woke up since he knew he would puke in his car if he woke up while he was driving and he'd rather die than see that happen.
- "Well, at least the council accepted to free them without making too much of a fuss." said Lucy, trying to be a little more positive with a small drop of sweat on the back of her head.
- "They would have all the right to make a fuss with what he did." Said Shinnosuke, looking at his coffee. "In my world, breaking in a court room during a trial wouldn't be pardoned as easily as that."
- "Speaking off your world, where's Belt-san ?" asked Mirajane from the other side of the bar. "I rarely saw you without him."
- "He's back home with Sento and Kouta." It was Haruto who answered the question, walking to the bar. "They are investigating what happened after Erza and Kouta fought."
- "What happened exactly ?" asked Makarov, like always sitting on the bar, turning his head to the two Riders just like the blonde and white haired mages. "I guessed that something happened judging by your faces, but I still don't know what. Is it bad ?"
- "Not according Sento, anyway." Began Shinnosuke. "When Erza fought to rip Kouta's Ichigo Lockseed off his belt, they were send away from each other by an unknown force that…"
- "Unknown ? I thought it was some sort of defensive mechanism against thieves who would try to steal your stuff." Said Lucy, eyes wide.
- "No, it really was something that took us by surprise." Answered Shinnosuke as he took back where he was interrupted. "So as I said, this shockwave send them away from each other and the Lockseed flew and landed next to us. But the Lockseed had changed. He wasn't exactly the same as before and after like 3 seconds, he returned to its original shape. They're trying to understand what happened and they are at it ever since we discovered that."
- "It was about time you and Belt-san came back, by the way." Said Haruto with a small smile as he looked at the policeman. "I don't think Kouta would have survived if he was left alone with hyper-Sento a minute longer."
- "Hyper-Sento ? What's that, now ?"
- "It's just the name we use to talk about Sento when he's going mad about something he found interesting. Like, for instance, this Lockseed change." Explained the wizard as he picture Sento rambling without even stopping to take a breath, writing down at light speed on his white board with Belt-san making some remark on his work and Kouta standing next to them, either about to fall asleep or dive under a bus. "But Sento's enthusiasm is understandable. There's a high chance that it's Erza's magic that change the Lockseed and if that's verified, then that would open a huge number of possibilities, but also be a way to discover how Shocker did to upgrade the Lullaby and then counter what they might try next."
The mages nodded, understanding the importance of such a thing for them. However, while he was nodding, Makarov suddenly felt tired and he knew what it meant as he turned to look at the door with a slight scowl on his face, which Mirajane noticed.
- "What's wrong, Master ?"
- "Nothing, just feeling sleepy…" he answered, his head bobbing slightly. "It's him."
As soon as he said that, the mages in the guild hall began to fall asleep, some lucky members laying on tables while others fell straight to the ground. Once everyone was asleep, a tall man entered the silent guild hall, heading straight to the bar. He was carrying a wooden staff and his whole body was covered by a dark mantle, hiding his face and body from everyone.
- "Mystogan." Simply said Makarov as the mysterious mage walked to the Request Board and took a job without saying a word, going to Makarov to get a validation of the quest.
- "I'm leaving." He simply said as he stood in front of Makarov. However, they both got surprised when someone broke the silence. Which was shocking since they should be the only one still awake.
- "See ? I told you this experiment would succeed ! I'm amazing ! I'm the best ! I'm a genius !"
- "I agree that this could be a major breakthrough, but we still have some test to do before we can say for sure that it could work, Sento."
Mystogan and Makarov turned their head to the old broom closet, seeing Sento coming out of it, a tuft of hair high in the air, sign that he was highly enthusiast about something, walking into the guild with Belt-san in his hands. Behind them stood Kouta, who looked like he was about to pass out, leaning against the wall for support.
- "I need an aspirin." He whined as he nursed his head.
- "After spending time alone with those two, I would be surprise if you didn't asked for one." Said an amused Haruto as he pointed at the scientist who was still muttering about what they discovered. They finally noticed that something was off, looking at the guild hall only to see that everyone was deep asleep with the exception of Makarov and Mystogan, whom they've never saw before.
- "what's happening here ?" asked Sento, now back from his science induced ecstasy. "Why's everyone sleeping ? And who's that ?"
- "He's Mystogan, one fellow member of the guild. However, don't want to be seen by the others so he make them sleep whenever he come by." Explained Makarov, the other nodding until Mystogan broke the newly installed silence.
- "And who might you be ?"
- "Oh, that's right, you don't know. I'll explain."
Makarov then proceed to explain who the Riders were and why they were here, the mage nodding as he listened to the master explanation. As he explained, Mystogan understood why they weren't completely affected by his Sleep Magic. Once he had finished explaining, Mystogan turned his head to the Riders.
- "It seems like you have a big task at hand. If I ever found something that could help you, I'll send you a letter. I'm off." He then began to walk away, only to be stopped by Makarov.
- "And lift this Sleeping Magic !" Mystogan didn't stopped, he simply began a countdown as he walked to the door.
- "Five, four, three, two, one…" He reached 'one' at the exact moment he exited the building, disappearing from sight and as soon as he disappeared, everyone woke up immediately, except for Natsu who was the only one who kept snoozing off. As they woke up, they all realized what happened.
- "This feeling… Was it Mystogan ?" asked Jet as he shook the sleep out of his body.
- "That punk !" exclaimed Droy, rubbing his eyes with one hand. "His Sleep Magic is strong as hell !"
- " Mystogan ? Who's that ?" asked Lucy, being the only one oblivious about what happened.
- "He's one of the candidate for the position of strongest mages in Fairy Tail." Answered Loki who was standing next to her, looking straight ahead, before jumping 5 meters away when he realized he was that close to her, giving Gray the opportunity to complete the description.
- "No one know why but he hates to be seen so whenever he come to pick a job, he puts everyone to sleep. Because of that, no one ever saw his face beside the master."
- "No, I know it as well." A new voice grabbed everyone attention, even if it was really new for Lucy and the Riders only, the others mages already knowing who it was, but were surprised nonetheless. Up on the second floor of the guild, leaning against the railing was a young man with spiky blonde hair, a scar on the right side of his face across his eye. His ears were covered by some sort of spiked earmuffs. " Mystogan is really shy. Don't question it too much."
- "Laxus ! Fight me !" shouted Natsu, suddenly awake, standing on a table, but Laxus didn't seemed fazed. He even looked amused.
- "You can't even beat Erza, you won't stand a chance against me." This, of course, unnerved Erza, people trying to calm her down, as Laxus had another remarks. "I'm the strongest. So come up there if you can."
This seemed to make something snapped inside Natsu as he rushed to jump to the second floor, only to be slammed to the ground by Makarov sized-up fist.
- "You can't go to the second floor, yet." He simply said before looking up at Laxus. "You too, Laxus. Stop it."
- "I'll never give Fairy Tail's strongest position to anyone else. Not to Erza, not to Mystogan. Not even to that geezer. I'M the strongest !" with that being said, he left, leaving a tense atmosphere on the hall who stayed silent for a few second before they finally go back to their usual activities.
- "Is it official, though ?" asked Gentaro to Erza. "That he's the strongest, I mean ?"
- "He is really powerful for sure, but saying he's the strongest is wrong. Nothing have been proved and we can't say for sure who's the strongest."
- "But why did the master stopped Natsu from going to the second floor ?" wondered Lucy, Emu and Kouta listening to Mira's answer.
- "It's because the request board on the second floor has far more difficult jobs posted, compared to the first floor. They're S-Class jobs."
- "S-class ? You mean more dangerous tasks, with a lot of risks ?" muttered Emu.
- "Yes, the slightest mistake can lead to your death on those jobs. That's why only S-class mages can do those jobs, and there's actually only 5 mages able to do those jobs, including Erza, Laxus and Mystogan."
- "Hmmm…"
The girls and Emu turned to Kouta who seemed to be thinking about something.
- "Is there something wrong Kouta ?" asked Mirajane.
- "It's just that… I wondered what would happen if those S-class jobs implied dealing with Shocker ? We aren't qualified to do them, but as Kamen Riders, it's our jobs to deal with them."
- "I see what you mean." Said Makarov. "Let me check the detail and what we've received about the S-class jobs recently. I'll tell you about it tomorrow."
- "That would be nice. Thank you." Said Kouta as he and Emu bowed their head. After that, life started again in the guild hall as everyone talked between them, as if what happen with Mystogan and Laxus never happened. But they'd better not get used to those calm time, because they'll soon find out that nothing can be calm forever in this guild.
/- That night -/
Lucy was walking home after a whole day spent at the guild, Plue walking by her side as she was walking on the edge of the paved road, two guys on a boat asking her to watch out for her step. But Lucy didn't mind them, her mind focused on everything that happened at the guild that day. Because between the fight Kouta versus Erza, the latter arrestation, Mystogan and Laxus, it had been one hell of a day.
- "I've heard of Mystogan and Laxus before." She said, talking to herself. "Fairy Tail really is a great guild. But I wonder who that geezer really is. Anyway, if I don't want to be left behind, I'll work even harder and that will start tomorrow !"
She cheered herself as she opened the door to her apartment only to discover that someone decided to get stronger starting tonight, but in her own home.
- "Welcome back."
- "KYAAAAAAAAH !"
Lucy shrieked as soon as she saw Natsu, sitting on the floor topless doing crunches with Happy pumping iron next to him, both sweating heavily. Lucy was at first shocked at stayed a few seconds not moving, unable to stop herself from admiring the Dragon Slayer sculpted body, the blonde blushing slightly at the sight before finally reacting like she always did in those kind of situation : with violence.
- "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE ?!" she roared, jumping and crushing Natsu under her feet, the Dragon Slayer losing his breath for a moment as Lucy pointed at the door, stepping off Natsu. "Go exercise at your own place !"
- "What are you talking about ? We're a team so we have to train together." Answered the pink haired mage as he began to do push-ups, Happy mimicking him. "We have to get stronger to defeat Erza and Laxus."
- "I don't care about that ! Just go home, already !" she said, crying in despair when Natsu finally stopped, his eyes looking at the ground.
- "I've decided…" he said as he looked up to a scowling Lucy who waited for the end of the sentence she knew she wouldn't like. "We'll do an S-class job, Lucy !" and boy was she right to be afraid because this was far from being a joke since Happy showed her the said job, a big S stamped on the paper, making the blonde shudder and jumped away in fear, and for many reason.
- "Wait ! How did you get your hands on that ? Did you stole it ?! We're not supposed to go to the second floor, we'll get in trouble because of that !"
- "Since it's our first S-class mission, I took the cheapest one." Explained Natsu putting his vest back on, not caring for what Lucy had to say. "It's still 7.000.000 Jewels."
- "That's not the problem ! We aren't qualified for such kind of mission !" she said, sitting down at her desk, her head resting in her hand. "You really are too reckless. This won't make anyone approve of us, you know. We'll only get punished. You can go if you want, but I'm not going."
Both mages looked straight at each other eyes for a moment, both of them showing they won't changed their mind no matter what the other will do. Seeing this, Natsu just turned away from the blonde to Happy.
- "Tch, let's go home, Happy." Said Natsu, he and the cat leaving Lucy's apartment by using the window, much to the blonde annoyance who just heaved a sigh when they were finally gone, her stress going down many levels, until she noticed that the paper was still in her room, her stress going back to her full force.
- "WHAT !? They forgot the paper ?!" she asked herself, sitting down on the ground, holding her head with both hands. "Nooo ! Now it'll will look like I stole it ! What am I gonna do !?"
As she asked herself that question, her eyes drifted back to the paper, stopping on the reward, noticing something that she failed to notice before. Next to the 7.000.000 stood a small text, showing that this job was worth more than just money. Along side the money, they offered something else, something that greatly interested Lucy who suddenly grabbed the paper to get a better look at it.
- "What ?! You get an Ecliptic Zodiac Gate Key as well !?" She stayed silent for a moment, looking at the job offer before turning her head to the side, a happy look on her face before she ran to her door, having taken a decision.
- "Natsuuu ! Happyyyy ! Wait for meeee !"
/- The following morning -/
At the guild, the morning began just like any other, people talking between themselves, about jobs, laughing heartedly and basically having a great moment. The Riders were busy either talking with other mages, like Gentaro who cultivated his friends network, his usual handshake now a common occurrences among the mages, or talking between themselves about Sento's recent discovery, a discovery that could change everything about their mission in this world. However, they were stopped by Makarov.
- "Excuse me, young men, but I have some news for you." Said Makarov, finally out of his office where he had spent most of the morning, looking through the documents he had received recently. "Looking at those updates, I discovered that one of the S-class jobs might now be linked to your main mission." This grabbed the Riders attention as they all stood to listen at what the master had to say. "A few weeks ago, some people said they saw strange people getting on a boat at night in Hargeon and heading to a place called Galuna Island. We don't have much information but they said most of those men were wearing black suit with big black belt with a big grey insignia on it." The Riders nodded and frowned, recognizing this description as Shocker Combatmen.
- "And this island is linked to an S-class job, isn't it ?" asked rhetorically Haruto, eating a plain sugar donut. "Can you really let us do it ?"
- "Well, you are a tightly knitted group and Kouta hold his own greatly against Erza even if the fight was short lived. So I do trust you can do it. So I'll let you do it, but here's the deal. If somehow, you have trouble, don't be afraid to come back here, we'll happily lend you an hand." They all nod, agreeing to the deal, which made Makarov smile. "Very well then. I'll go fetch the request for you."
However, as he walked to the bar to take a sip of his beer before heading to the second floor, Mirajane's voice interrupted everyone in what they were doing.
- "Oh no ! Master ! One of the requests on the 2nd floor is missing ?!"
Makarov did a spit take, shocked out of his mind by what she just said, just like everyone else in the guild who looked at the barmaid who was standing in the stairs. However, an explanation on this disappearance came from Laxus, who was sitting at a table on the second floor a smug smile on his face.
- "Oh yeah. Yesterday, I saw a cat stealing one of the jobs. A flying one, to be more precise."
- "Happy ? Then this means that Natsu and Lucy also are responsible ?!" said one of the mages, voicing the shock everyone was feeling right now. "I knew they were reckless, but not that much…"
- "They broke a major rule of the guild. They'll get expelled as soon as they come back. Right, geezer ?" said Laxus, glancing sideways at Makarov who just frowned as the blonde continued with a sinister smile. "But I doubt that they're coming back alive. An S-class job with their pathetic skill is suicidal."
- "Laxus ! If you knew about this, why didn't you try to stop them !?" asked Mirajane, standing next to an uncaring Laxus, an hand on her hips.
- "I thought it was just a thieving cat running away with a piece of paper. I had no idea it was Happy and that Natsu would run off with the S-class job." This explanation didn't sit well with Mirajane whose face now sported an unusually dangerous expression as she glared at the mage who was just amused by that. As for Makarov, he was really beginning to worry.
- "This is bad. And what job did they took ?"
- "The one at Galuna Island." Answered the barmaid, her eyes never leaving Laxus, glaring at him as downstairs, Makarov gasped.
- "The what ?! Laxus, go and bring them back !" ordered the old man but as expected, Laxus didn't care.
- "Don't be ridiculous… I have another job to take care of. There isn't a single mage that can't take care of his own stuff, right ?" he said, finishing with what was basically one of the guild's motto, Makarov not buying any of this.
- "Who else but you can force Natsu to come back ?!"
As soon as he shouted that, the characteristic noise of a chair scraping against the ground was heard as Gray suddenly got up from his seat, grabbing the master attention.
- "Jii-san, that's an unforgivable insult. I'll bring them back." He said and as he was about to walk to the door, an hand landing on his shoulder stopped him.
- "Do you mind if we give you a lift ?" it was Haruto who was smiling at him. "There's apparently a great chance that Shocker is close to this island, so we'll go and see what we can find and you can come with us to drag those three back here."
- "Deal." Said Gray with a smile as Makarov walked up to them.
- "Remember our deal, boys. If this job isn't linked to Shocker, you come back and tell us. And if they are mingled in this business and you need some help, don't hesitate to call for reinforcement." The Riders nodded, as they grouped to decide who will go. Up on the second floor, Laxus was looking at the Riders with a scowl, 'tsking' before sitting back down, muttering under his breath as Mirajane side-glanced at him as she walked down to the bar.
- "So, are we all ready ?" asked Gray from the front door, turning to the Riders to see that Kouta, Gentaro and Haruto were walking up to him.
- "Yes we are." Answered Kouta as he threw his Sakura Hurricane Lockseed in the air, Haruto putting one of his ring on, a CONNECT, PLEASE being heard as a magic ring appeared, the Machinewinger coming out of it. As for Gentaro, he grabbed a white switch with a bike on it, pressing the button on top of it.
MASSIGLER ON !
The switch then began to shone as the Machine Massigler formed around it, much for Gentaro's pleasure.
- "This new switch is neat ! Let's go !"
They then got onto their respective bike, Gray getting on Gentaro's one as they rode into the distance, hoping to stop their three reckless companion before it was too late.
/- Hargeon -/
- "Uwaah, it's been a while since we've been here ! That's where we met, right ?"
- "Yeah, but it's not important right now."
The two young mages were standing in the street of the city, in front of the port that was previously destroyed by a certain fire Dragon Slayer. Now as good as new, it was once again as lively as a port should be.
- "All right. We first have to find a ship that'll take us to Galuna Island." Lucy's proposition was completely logic and normal, however, it didn't fit well with someone else.
- "A ship ? No that's impossible ! We're swimming there." Said Natsu, sweat already dripping down his face at the mere though of being in a boat.
Of course, Lucy's put that crazy idea aside, there was no way that they could do it. However, she was little by little feeling that it could be easier to swim to the island than to find someone ready to bring them here. The island was feared by every sailor in the town, not a single one of them wanting to get close to it.
- "I don't know what you guys think to find there, but no sailor wants to go near it. Even pirates avoid that place." Said the last man they asked, a man with strange eyes covered by a long mantle.
Now seated on a small wall near the ocean, Lucy was sighing, wondering what they could do after so many refusal while Natsu was stretching to go to the island swimming despite the fact that this old man said that it was impossible due to the sharks.
- "*sigh* What can we do ?" wondered aloud Lucy, before turning to a stretching Natsu. "And stop stretching, already ! We aren't swimming !"
- "But how else can we go there if we have no boat ?" he said, his mind already dead set. "So it's swimming then."
- "Or you also could go back to the guild."
Both mages and their Exceed friend jumped in fear, hearing a new voice coming from behind them, turning around to see that it was Gray who was smiling at them.
- "Gray ? What are you doing here ?"
- "And you dare ask that question, Natsu ? Really ?" turning around once again, Lucy and Natsu found three Riders standing in front of them. "He was brought here to bring you all back. But we can also do that if needed. You might still avoid expulsion if you go back now."
- "And if Erza find out, then you might as well write your will now." added Kouta with a sneaky smile.
The word 'expulsion' worked on Lucy and 'Erza' worked on Happy, but not on the hothead who got into Gray's face like always.
- "I don't care. I'm going to show them what I'm made of. So there's no way I'm leaving now !"
- "Master's orders ! I'm going to bring you back even if I have to use force ! Don't whine if you get hurt !" threaten Gray, ice covering his arm as Natsu countered, igniting his fist, Lucy jumping in to try and stop them but at the exact moment the Riders were about to jump in too, they were interrupted by the old man from before.
- "Wait. Are you mages ?" This grabbed the boys and girl attention as they looked at him. "Are you… here to stop the curse ?"
- "Yeah ! / Well, kinda… / I won't let you !" were Natsu, Lucy and Gray's answers as the old guy stayed quiet for a moment before inviting them onboard. This shocked the group and Natsu used that opportunity to knock Gray out, dragging him inside the boat.
- "What are you doing ? Why are we taking him with us ?" asked Lucy, not understanding what Natsu wanted to do with that.
- "If he goes back to the guild, Erza will be the next to come." He explained before lifting his head to the Riders. "And what do you plan to do ?"
They looked at each other, before they all sighed in resignation.
- "Well, since it began as a normal job, magic is bound to be playing a role on this island and we already saw that our power aren't that great against magic." Admitted Kouta, the mages smiling when they realized that they might let them go.
- "So you're coming with us ?" asked Lucy, the idea of having three Rider with them giving her a greater feeling of safety.
- "Yes, but if we deemed this to be too dangerous, we are taking you all back to the guild whether you like it or not. And before you said anything Natsu…" Gentaro said, interrupting Nastu as he was about to talk, showing a red and yellow switch. "I have way to fight you should you resist. Is that clear ?"
- "It doesn't matter, anyway. Get on !" said the Dragon Slayer, looking at the horizon. "To the S-class island !"
/- 1 minute later -/
- "Urp."
Natsu's enthusiasm disappeared as soon as the small left the dock when his motion sickness came back to haunt him. He was now leaning against the side of the boat, his head hanging down with his arms in the water, trying to keep his diner inside. As for Lucy and the Riders, they were seated near the back of the boat with the old man, surrounding a tied up Gray that had now woke up.
- "I'm getting this creepy feeling… of anxiety." Said Lucy, shuddering slightly, seating in front of Gray who, to say the least, wasn't happy.
- "You dragged me along and now you're talking like that ? And you …" He said to Lucy before turning to the three Riders, not liking this situation one bit. "I thought you also came to stop them, not let them go."
- "Well, as we told them, we already know our power don't work that as good as usual against magic and since magic is bound to be present on this island, we thought we'd need some help." Explained Haruto, Gentaro following suit.
- "And beside, I'm sure you're like us when it comes to what Laxus said. This could be a great opportunity to prove him wrong."
Gray frowned, understanding the logic behind the Riders choice of needed mages to help them but not liking the idea of being brought along forcefully. As for Kouta, he turned to the old man to ask a question in had in mind ever since they left the docks of Hargeon.
- "Say, mister. Why did you let us on your boat when you learned we were mages ?"
- "My name is Bobo and I once lived on that island. But I escaped from that cursed place."
- "What kind of curse are we talking about ?" asked Haruto, Bobo staying silent for a moment, his eyes shadowed before looking back at the group.
- "Misfortune will befall you, if you so to that island. Can you guys really get rid of this curse ? This demonic curse." He finished his sentence by pulling his mantle off, revealing his hidden left arm which had nothing human. It looked more like a demon arm with long and pointy fingers, the upper part of his arm half-transformed, as if the mutation was stopped halfway. This shocked the mages and Riders, realizing that the curse was something bigger than they expected. However, they didn't had time to contemplate that any longer. On the horizon, an island appeared, grabbing Bobo attention.
- "There it is. Galuna Island."
They turned to the front of the boat, looking at the island that appeared on the horizon, sticking out of the night skies. The Riders weren't that impressed, the island looking rather normal to them.
- "Hey, old man. Is there anyth…" Gentaro's sentence died in his throat when he turned around only to find no old man. He had disappeared from the boat, leaving the Riders and mages alone on that small boat.
- "What ? Where did he go ?" Wondered Lucy aloud, instinctively looking at the sea with Gray and the Rider.
- "Did he fall ?" asked Gray, Happy diving in the water, looking around quickly but when he came back up, he found nothing.
- "He's not here."
- "Where is he then ? He can't just disappear like that ?" said Kouta before noticing something wrong with the water. "Hey ! What's happening, now ?"
The boat began to rock even more as the water seemed to gather behind the boat, forming a huge tidal wave that began to suck in the boat, towering over them and ready to sink them all.
- "WE'RE GOING TO SINK !" shouted Lucy in fear as she grabbed Natsu, trying to stay grouped with her friends.
- "UNTIE ME, YOU DUMBASS ! I'LL DIE IF I STAY LIKE THAT !" shouted Gray, struggling against his bind as Gentaro and Haruto sprang into action.
SHABADOOBI, TOUCH HENSHIN ! SHABADOOBI, TOUCH HENSHIN !
3 ! 2 ! 1 !
- "What the hell are you doing ? Now's not the time for that !" roared Lucy, the Riders looking at her. You could almost feel the 'what do you think we're doing' face under their helmet.
- "Leave this to us." Said Gentaro, grabbing the handle of his Driver as Haruto put his blue ring on.
- "HENSHIN !"
WATER, PLEASE ! SUI-SUI, SUI-SUI !
This was the last thing they heard when the wave finally fell down on the boat, crushing the small embarkation and sending everyone down under, the sea coming back to it's usual state of complete calmness, as if nothing ever happen, the fate of the fairies now up to the depth. Meanwhile, on the cursed island, a group of cloaked people were gathered around a magic circle, chanting around a magic circle, with two groups looking at them, one composed of four people lead by one tall mysterious guys wearing a cape and helmet, the others being a small squadron of black clad people, both group smiling as their plan was reaching their final phase.
Here it is ! I hope you all liked it. Don't forget to review any comment or advice you might have, I'll read them all and try to use them all. Thank you for reading and see you next time !
Next time : The cursed island. "Please, destroy the moon". Deliora, the demon trapped in ice.