Wendy and Carla vs Shon'rin

Wendy stood in front of Shon'rin, glaring hard at him.

"Who are you, mammal?" Shon'rin demanded.

"I'm Wendy Marvel! I'm the younger sister of Natsu Dragneel, a mage of Fairy Tail, and the Sky Dragon Slayer!" Both Z'tar and Shon'rin seemed to be surprised by that. She's a Dragon Slayer? Z'tar thought I thought those were just stories spread by humans to spread a sense of superiority.

"I don't really give a damn who or what you are!" Shon'rin said, as he held up his snake staff, "All I care about is how long it will take to kill you. I'm not a patient saurian." He then banged his staff's shaft into the deck, as the snake's eyes glowed fiercely.

"I'm going to beat you!" Wendy declared, clenching her fists, and taking a fighting stance. Carla, meanwhile stood next to Wendy, also intent on fighting with her.

"You can't beat Shon'rin!" Z'tar yelled, "You have to retreat!" Wendy, however, ignored him, as she inhaled deeply.

"Sky Dragon's Roar!" The massive blast of wind struck at Shon'rin, who held up his staff, the eyes glowing. The attack circled around him, as if there was a dome around him.

"That it?" Shon'rin asked, as he then thrust the snake's head at Wendy. There was then a massive force that was blasted at Wendy.

"Carla!" Wendy called. The cat girl was quick to react, grabbing Wendy, and flying up, avoiding the force, which splintered the part of the boat they were standing on.

"A cat who can transform into a girl, and can fly?" Shon'rin said, cocking his head, "Strange, but I've seen stranger."

"Let's go!"

"Right!" Carla answered, as she swooped down with Wendy.

"Sky Dragon's Roar!" Wendy said, as she passed over. Shon'rin created his shield again as the wind deflected off it again.

"One would think that after the first attempt failed, you'd realize the futility," Shon'rin said, "Typical of humans, never learning." He then swung his staff at the team again. An arc of red magic blasted in their direction.

"Look out!" Wendy cried. Carla managed to swoop out of the way just in time.

"That was close!" Carla said.

"Are you okay?" Wendy asked. The cat girl nodded.

"You're nimble, I'll give you that," Shon'rin said, as he spun his staff through his hand, "But there is no way you can defeat me."

"What should we do, Carla?" Wendy asked her partner, "Normally this technique works."

"Its that staff," Carla said, "We have to get it from him. But I don't think doing any more passes is going to work."

"Yeah," Wendy muttered, "It won't." Fortunately Natsu had trained Wendy how to fight hand to hand, but she was no where near as capable as her brother was. But with no other real choice, she and Carla both landed to face their reptilian opponent.

"We're going to beat you!" the girls said in unison.

(with Natsu)

With a blast of fire, a couple of thugs were both knocked back. Fortunately they were saurians, so they couldn't get back up like the zombies.

"Shouldn't we be leaving some of them intact?" Lucy asked, as she whipped another saurian away, "We may need some directions."

"Once Natsu gets mad, he's not ever going to slow down," Happy explained as he kicked a third saurian in the face.

"It should be easy, right?" Juvia asked, "Just go up right?"

"That may not be so easy, look!" Kinana said, pointing. That was when people saw that there were a total of four staircases,e at leading into the darkness.

"Great, not this," Lucy muttered.

"Well, I guess we should all take one, Kinana and I….," Cobra didn't finish as Natsu state running up one immediately.

"Erza!" he cried.

"Natsu! Wait up!" Happy called as he sprouted his wings and went to follow him.

"Wait!" Lucy said to Happy, "Natsu's pretty riled up, you might get in the crossfire!"

"Yeah, come with me!" Gray said, gesturing to himself, "I could always use the backup." Happy made a face, before nodding.

"Alright, we'll take this one!" Gray said, pointing to one stairwell.

"Kinana and I will take this one," Cobra said, pointing to another.

"Juvia and I will take the last one," Lucy said.

"But Juvia want's to go with her prince!" Juvia protested.

"Sorry Juvia!" Gray said, as he started climbing the stairs, "But you've got to take care of Lucy now!"

"What's that supposed to mean!" Lucy yelled, but Gray was already out of ear shot, leaving the blonde and the bluenette alone.

"Great, Juvia has to watch her love rival," Juvia muttered.

"Look, you can have the stripper," Lucy said, "Frankly, I don't get what you see in him."

(with Wendy)

"Sky Dragon's Talon!" Wendy said, as she kicked at Shon'rin. The saurian blocked the kick with his staff, before kicking Wendy away. While he was focused on the Sky Dragon Slayer, Carla came up behind him, trying to kick him, only for Shon'rin's tongue to lash out, and wrap around her ankle. He then swung Carla over at Wendy, sending the cat girl careening into the Dragon Slayer.

"Take this, mammals!" Shon'rin then spat a stream of acid at them. Wendy then breathed her Dragon's Roar at him, which dissipated the acid, causing Shon'rin to hold his staff up in defense. Z'tar watched in silent awe. Shon'rin was no push over, but these two were actually managing to hold their own against the vile lizard.

"You're certainly skilled, I'll give you that," Shon'rin admitted, as he cracked his neck, "But you're still not good enough to defeat me!"

"We will beat you!" Wendy declared, "We've got to! For Erza!"

"There's no way you can beat me," Shon'rin said, holding up his staff, "This staff, belonged to a Ten Wizard Saint who Lord Stark killed, and gave to me. Its one of the most powerful magic items there is, the Staff of One Thousand Flows."

"That's easy to say when you hold an advantage," Carla said, "And we're fight you, not the staff! Take away that staff, and what are you?" She was then hit by another shockwave, which sent both her and Wendy into the side of the boat.

"I built an empire in Raktar without this staff, or any magic at all," Shon'rin said, "An empire that controlled some of the greatest cities in the Freehold. Don't you underestimate me, little cat." (the full name of Raktar is the "Raktarian Freehold", like how Fiore's full name is the Fiore Kingdom)

"Yes, you a criminal empire built on the backs of innocent people," Z'tar hissed, "You're no warrior!" Shon'rin scowled at the restrained reptile.

"High talk coming from someone of foreign hatch."

"At least I wasn't banished from Raktar in shame," Z'tar retorted. Shon'rin then thrust his staff at Z'tar, as red energy curled from the staff's eyes, and constricted Z'tar who let out a hiss of pain.

"Watch your tongue lesser one, before I tear it out and use it to hang you!" The eyes glowed more intensely, as Z'tar cried out in agony.

"I don't care about Raktar!" Shon'rin said, "I don't care about those pitiful lesser ones in the Tower! Stark promises me power! He promises me to help me build an even greater empire here in Ishgar! Everything that doesn't aide me in that goal is an obstruction, that must be removed!"

"You….. bastard!" Z'tar forced out, before crying out again as Shon'rin tortured him.

"Sky Dragon's Fist!" Shon'rin was struck in the face by Wendy's magic enhanced fist, sending him careening away.

"This is between you and me!" Wendy said, "Leave him alone!" Z'tar stared in surprise at the girl. After everything, she saved him.

"You damn brat!" Shon'rin hissed, as he thrust his staff at her again. The snake's head was cloaked in magic, before the magic lashed out into a large red snake head. It snapped at the girls, who managed to leap out of the way, as the snake head got a mouth full of timbers. Z'tar hissed, as he struggled against his binds, convinced that he had to help Wendy.

"Sky Dragon's Wing Attack!" Wendy said, as she brought her wind cloaked arms down on Shon'rin, who managed to jump out of the way. Carla then came up behind the saurian, kicking him in the back. Surprised by the strike, Shon'rin was vulnerable when he turned to face the cat girl. This allowed Wendy to come up from behind him, and strike him the back, with Sky Dragon's Fist, sending him careening into the mast.

Shon'rin hacked up some blood, as he rose back to his feet. Despite all of this, he still held on to his staff. He wiped the side of his mouth.

"After you're dead I'm going to feast on your flesh," he hissed, as his tongue lashed out. During all of this, Z'tar continued to struggle against his binds.

"That notion is sickening," Carla said, as she helped up the downed Wendy.

"My patience is officially gone now," Shon'rin said, "Now taste the true power of the Staff of One Thousand Flows!" He then held it up high, as the eyes glowed menacingly. The water around the boat then swirled up, forming several massive snake heads looming over the girls.

"Now you die, mammal!" the red saurian roared, as he thrust the staff, sending the snake heads striking down at the girls. Wendy, slammed her wind infused hands into the ship's deck, forcing her into the air. Carla flew out of the way. Shon'rin decided to focus on Wendy, thrust his staff in her direction, as the snake heads followed after her.

"Curse you!" Shon'rin yelled, as the snakes head encircled the new falling Wendy, "Suff…" He was silenced when he was kicked in the hand by Carla. The staff then slid straight out of his hand; the water snakes abruptly fell apart.

"No!" Shon'rin tried to grab the staff, but he was stunned by a kick in the head.

"Now Wendy!" Carla said.

"Right!" Wendy said, as she held arms out and put her hands together, as she fell in Shon'rin's direction. The wind built up around her, forming a swirling mini-tornado.

"Sky Dragon's Spear Head!" she yelled, as she slammed into Shon'rin. The saurian didn't cry out so much as, he was knocked out on contact. The force drove the two down through the boat's beams, crushing it in the process, and sending Wendy into the water.

"Wendy!" Carla cried, as she went to go help her, but was suddenly hit in the head by a falling piece of wood, knocking her out. Both of them started to sink into the dark water, both unconscious.

However, Wendy was suddenly grabbed by a now free Z'tar, who managed to free himself in the water. He held her under his arm, as he then swam over, and grabbed Carla, who had turned back into a cat. Z'tar then swam to the shore, and gently set the two back down.

Wendy coughed as she opened her eyes, and saw Z'tar diving back into the water. She then looked over at her cat partner.

"Carla!" she cried, as she quickly went to work healing her.

"Relax," Z'tar said, as he emerged out of the water, "She's just knocked out."

"You saved me," Wendy muttered, as she looked at Z'tar, before smiling, "Thank you!" Z'tar made a face.

"Only because you saved me!" he said averting his eyes. Wendy giggled, before glancing down. She noticed that Z'tar was dragging Shon'rin behind him.

"What are you doing?" Wendy asked.

"He's got information," Z'tar answered, as he threw Shon'rin to the ground, "Information we can use. Don't worry, the Staff is long gone, likely at the bottom by now."

"Good," Wendy said, "It should stay there." Shon'rin then stirred slightly, as he started to get up, only to be kicked in the stomach, and knocked to his back. Z'tar then put his foot on his chest.

"Alright, red-scale," he said, "You're going to give us information." Shon'rin held up his arms, as he cowered beneath Z'tar's gaze.

"Please don't kill me!" he begged, "I was only doing what I was told by Lord Stark! I'm just another tool!" Z'tar sneered.

"Typical, all tongue and no fangs." Wendy figured that was a saurian saying.

"I'll leave you mostly intact," Z'tar said, as he bared down over Shon'rin, "But first you have to explain what Stark's plan is."

"I don't know!"

"Yes you do. If you didn't, you wouldn't have cared what would've happened with Stark," Z'tar answered, before pressing his foot down harder, "Now tell us. What's Stark's plan!" Shon'rin cringed, before opening his mouth to explain.

(with Lucy and Juvia)

As the two girls advanced up the stairs, Lucy was thankful Juvia wasn't constantly trying to snipe her with water.

"I hope Erza's going to be alright," Lucy said.

"She'll be fine," Juvia said, as she ran alongside Lucy, "Chances are Salamander is smelling her out. He's a Dragon Slayer too, right?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Then he's got a nose as good as Gajee's," Juvia commented.

"'Gajee', really?" Lucy asked, with a sweat drop. Eventually, they got out into a large room, with a thin stream of green water leaking out of the center.

"That's weird," Lucy commented.

"I actually think it looks kind of nice," Juvia commented.

"Its serves as a means of producing saurian alcohol," a voice commented, "We are quite choosy of our drink." The girls looked up, and saw a golden saurian materializing out of what looked like thin air.

"Who are you!" Lucy demanded, pulling out her keys.

"I'm Kel'ra," the saurian answered, "I'm the head of Lord Stark's agents."

"Then you know where Erza is!" Lucy yelled.

"Perhaps," Kel'ra answered, "But I won't tell you."

"Maybe you'll change your mind after we thoroughly beat you up," Juvia said.

"Its a shame you'll never find out."

(with Wendy)

Wendy covered her mouth in horror as Shon'rin finished.

"By all the gods," Z'tar muttered, also in a state of horror.

"We've got to warn the others!" Wendy said, as she looked at Z'tar. Z'tar nodded, before he let out a shrill hiss. A skeeter then appeared, and buzzed down to their level.

"Get on!" Z'tar instructed. After picking up Carla, Wendy promptly obliged, as she jumped onto the skeeter's back, as the two buzzed up.

"We have to find Jellal first!" Wendy said, "If Stark's plan is really that, then he needs to know!"

Note: I wonder what Stark's plan is, if its got Wendy this riled up. I guess we'll have to wait to find.

I wanted to showcase both Wendy and Carla in this chapter. I know I said this earlier, but I hope Happy gets human form as well in the manga, since now he's pretty un-useful; at least now Carla can also fight alongside Wendy, while Happy just has to wait on the sidelines; with that said, I hope to give Happy some screen time as well.

I hope you liked the fight. Next chapter will be, of course, Lucy and Juvia fighting Kel'ra.

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