BlackLynx17: I think we can establish that NO ONE likes Zeref... agreed? This chapter might make some of you happy, thanks for your reviews and support!
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Never Ending Fairytail
Chapter 14
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I don't know how he did it but apparently... Jellal found us a boat. It may have been a small fishing boat but a boat was still a boat. Why was there a fishing boat here? It's not like they could fish anything in these waters.
"You guys stock up?" Jellal asked.
I nodded, if he didn't believe me he could carry my pack. It was really weighing me down.
"So the plans to float over and have Lucy do her spirit thing then walk across the harden lava to the island?" Laxus asked.
I shrugged, more or less.
"Sounds stupid enough, luckily we're fairies" Laxus shrugged throwing his bag in the boat.
I walked over the edge of the island, letting the water soak my feet. Hot! It was official, I really hated these islands. I dove my hand into the water, trying to ignore the burning sensation as I summoned out Aquarius.
"Gate to the Aquarius! Open!" I yelled.
"Did you get the key?" Was the first thing she said to me.
"No, it was too expensive. Listen I need your help"
"Too bad! Consider our contract void until you get my boyfriend little miss..." with that she disappeared.
Ever since I got Natsu as my boyfriend Aquarius has been thinking up of a new nickname to call me. So far she wasn't doing so- wait what the hell just happened?
"What do you mean our contract's void? Aquarius? Aquarius?!" I yelled shaking her key.
"What just happened?" Jellal asked.
"Our plans went down the drain because little miss drama queen won't help us without her boyfriend!" I yelled at the key.
"Let me talk to her, after I fry her up I'm sure she'll help" Laxus said electrifying his fist.
"Our contracts void, she can't be summoned out anymore" I sighed placing my keys back.
"What does she want?" Jellal asked.
"We went by this magic shop earlier, he had a Zodiac key in his shop and apparently it was Aquarius's boyfriend" I said.
"Spirits can date?" Laxus asked.
I shrugged, I guess.
"Why didn't you buy it?" Jellal asked.
"Because that joker was trying to rip me off! $20 million for a key, that's bankruptcy" I yelled.
"We can't get to the island without you key's help and the key won't help unless we get that other key" Jellal mumbled.
He started pacing around in a circle. I grabbed a handful of sand and let it slipped through my finger tips. Just when I thought I could do something useful, Aquarius had to mess things up. Natsu... I miss you. My fingers absently started to draw a heart.
"Get in the boat" Jellal said.
"Huh?" I asked.
I wasn't paying attention, what was happening?
"Get in the boat, and in 10 minutes start heading towards the island" he said before stalking off.
"Where are you going!? Jellal! What do you mean?!" I yelled.
Jellal ignored me though and kept walking. I felt myself being lifted up in the air.
"What are you doing?!" I asked Laxus.
"You heard our leader, in the boat you go" he said dropping me in it.
The boat shook in the water so I held onto the edges. The boat only shook more once Laxus was in it.
"10 minutes, start counting" he said.
He wasn't serious... was he?
"Instead of wasting my breath counting, how about we talk for 10 minutes?" I asked him.
Laxus raised an eyebrow. I was curious with something about Fairy Tail, something I hadn't really thought about until... until just recently actually when I found Laxus.
"Your suppose to be Master Gramps successor right?" I asked.
"Key word, suppose to be" he answered.
Alright so I knew that much.
"Who was the successor for Master Gramps? I mean before Master Gramps, who made him the new leader of Fairy Tail?" I asked.
"This really old dude, I forget his name. Gramps got appointed Master at a young age because the second Master wanted to travel the world or something like that" Laxus said.
"Oh... so he was second meaning Gramps was third. You're suppose to be fourth... who was the first?" I asked.
"Mavis"
"Mavis? Sounds like a girl's name" I mumbled.
"She was a girl"
... She was?!
"Tell me! Does she have golden eyes and is she beautiful?" I asked.
"Did she, Mavis is long gone and no. Her eyes were green with blond wavy hair. I think she was beautiful" Laxus mumbled.
So she wasn't the one I saw in the fire. Duh! Why did I ever think she could be the one? Hmmm.
What to do, what to do?
What the hell was this?
"Natsu... oh Natsu. I miss you"
Who the hell was talking right now... hold up.
Was I in a dream?!
"I'm still of little help to my team but... I'd like to believe I've grown stronger! I only wish you we're here with me"
I was surrounded by mist, white mist everywhere. I couldn't make anything out, I couldn't make myself out! I heard sniffles echo through the mist though, then cries.
"I miss you Natsu! Please come back to me, please tell me everything's going to be alright!"
How could I? I don't even know yo-
"NATSU WAKE UP!"
I shot up from my spot and looked around.
"Were any of you just talking to me?" I asked.
Suddenly I felt pain in my head and hissed.
"We we're telling you to wake up!" Gray yelled.
I closed my eyes, the voices weren't there anymore but the feeling was. Loneliness.
"Come on, we're wasting time" Erza said.
"Uh, what now?" I asked.
"We're searching the area for any leads" Lisanna explained helping me up.
I just nodded. What the hell was that back there? That dream... I've never had anything like it before. What did it mean?
9 minutes and 58 seconds, 9 minutes and 59 seconds, 10 minutes.
"Alright what now?" I asked.
"We head off as ordered" Laxus said pulling out a paddle and rowing us away from the island.
"Always took you for the leader type" I said.
"I usually am, don't get that wrong! It's just, I have no clue how to beat this Zeref person and if Jellal's the only one who can help me find out how then I don't mind following him" Laxus said rowing.
"So you're using him?" I asked.
"Aren't you doing the same?" he asked.
"Well yeah but... I consider Jellal a friend... don't you?"
"Whether or not I consider him a friend doesn't change the fact that I'm using him" Laxus said.
Oh...
"I don't mind the guys company though" he added.
I smiled lightly.
"What now? He can't expect us to row to the island without my Aquarius's help" I said.
"Why don't you ask him yourself, he's running towards us now" Laxus asked.
"What?!" I yelled.
I stood up and looked backwards, causing the boat to rock. Laxus was right! Jellal was currently running towards us.
"Go back, how's he going to get to us?" I asked.
"He'll swim, he told us to leave without him" Laxus said.
I growled, what Jellal did next surprised me though. He jumped up and shot straight towards us like a rocket. He was glowing and flying towards us, catching up in no time and landed in the middle of the boat.
"Good job" he said taking off his mask.
Laxus rolled his eyes as he continued rowing.
"Here, a gift" Jellal said throwing something at me.
What was with him and the gift giving? Was he trying to make up for all my past birthdays without him? I felt bad that I haven't given him a gift but then remembered... I thought he was dead. I caught the key he threw at me... wait a second... key? It was Scorpio's key!
"But how?!" I asked.
Jellal didn't look like he had $20 million in his bag, maybe he did though.
"Let's just say we can never come back to the Molten Islands of Magma Falls ever again" Jellal said taking Laxus's spot as rower.
Laxus started laughing obnoxiously.
"The little thief stole it! I can hear the townspeople complaining! Nice work Jellal" Laxus laughed.
"Stolen! You stole it?! Jellal!" I yelled.
"We need it to save Natsu remember?" he asked.
But-but- it was stolen but... Natsu won me over. Stolen key or not I would use it to my advantage.
"Gate of the Scorpio! Open!" I yelled.
"What are you doing Blonde?! There isn't enough room!" Laxus yelled.
Too late, a man with a giant scorpion tail appeared onto the boat. He stuck his tongue out at me as he smiled. Laxus leaned back towards Jellal who was still trying to row. I need to get this over quickly.
"Nice work mask dude, that shopkeeper was an ass. Hello new Master, I'd be happy to help you. I work all the same days as Aquarius" Scorpio said then disappeared.
"See even the fat scorpion agreed, Jellal saved his ass" Laxus said.
I sighed, alright then.
"Lucy we're nearing the lava, now would be a good time to summon your fish" Jellal said.
"Gate of the Aquarius! Open!" I yelled.
"For once in your life... you actually did something right" Aquarius said to me.
... what?
"What do you need Master?" she asked.
Did she just call me Master? Was she willingly going to help me? I gulped as I pointed a finger towards the lava.
"We need a path that leads to that island, could you make one with your water?" I asked.
"Sure, DON'T GET USE TO IT THOUGH! MISS NO BOYFRIEND!" she yelled swimming up ahead.
Now there's the Aquarius I know and Miss No Boyfriend? Did she forget about Natsu? I guess she couldn't think of a new nickname. She resurfaced meters away from the lava and lifted up her pot.
"Argggggg!" Aquarius screamed.
Water rose up and washed over the lava. Steam surfaced up and for a while we couldn't even see the island anymore.
"Don't call me for a week! I have a date with my Scorpio" Aquarius said disappearing.
When the steam cleared, heading towards the island was a rocky road.
"Well that's great, hopefully one of us doesn't slip and fall into the lava" Laxus said.
Somehow I felt that was directed at me.
After searching around the area for a good hour I finally had enough and ordered that we take a break or something. Erza, the want-to-be leader even though I am the true leader, decided to pack it up and head to the nearest town. Fallarbor would have been the nearest, but seeing how it's all burnt down and stuff, Sekka was next.
"There sure are a lot of people in this town" Gray said.
"Most of the citizens are probably from Fracture Hills, this was the nearest town for shelter" Erza said.
Fallarbor Town... burnt to the ground... hey that rhymed! Fallarbor Town, burned to the ground, Fallarbor Town, burned to the ground.
"JIMMY! ANNA! COME BACK HERE!"
Huh? I looked sideways and saw two little kids running towards me... maybe just running my way. I shoved my hands into my pockets and continued to follow my group. Where was I? That's right, Fallarbor Town, burnt to the grou-!
"What the?" I mumbled.
Someone was tugging on my shirt. I turned around and saw it was the two kids, so they were running towards me.
"You're the Mister that saved us!" the boy said.
"I am?" I asked.
I've never seen this boy in my life, when did I save him?
"Yes! You even have the Kitty!" the girl said.
"Happy?" I asked.
He flew over and landed on my head. The two kids bowed to us,
"Thank you so much for saving us!" they yelled.
I'm pretty sure I had a bewildered expression on my face.
"Jimmy, Anna what are you doing?" their Mother said running towards us.
"He was the one who saved us Mommy" Anna said.
"We only wanted to thank him" Jimmy said.
"You were the one?" The Mother asked looking up at me.
If everyone was saying I was, I must have been. I still have no clue what these people we're talking about. The Mother suddenly grabbed my hands and kissed them.
"Thank you for saving my children" she said.
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I didn't know how to respond to that. The Mother smiled at me, stray tears falling down her face. She sniffed and dropped my hands, wiping her tears away.
"Let's go back home you two" she said grabbing her children's hands.
"Bye, bye Mister! Thanks again" Anna yelled.
"You too Happy! Thanks" Jimmy yelled.
What was happening?
"Natsu?"
I turned back around; everyone was staring at me.
"What was that about?" Erza asked.
I shrugged.
"I don't know" I mumbled.
Erza turned back around and we started walking through the town again. I was stopped several more times by strangers, all saying the same thing. That I saved them, Happy too. I didn't understand though, how did I save them?
"I found the Inn guys" Gray called out.
"Finally! It feels like we've been walking around for ages" Lisanna whined.
"Go get us some rooms, I'm going to ask around to see if Lucy's passed by here" Erza said.
"I'm... going to take a nap" I said walking in the Inn.
Maybe after a good rest I'll figure out what's happening at the moment.