"We won't be forgotten, we'll never give in." Speaking
"This war we achieved has allowed us to win." Communications
'Carry on.' Thinking
Groan Sigh Moan Sounds
Here we go again, nothing I own is good.
Recovery
Beep...Beep...Beep
The sounds of a heart monitor beeps loudly in a large hospital room with two beds on one side of the room and two more beds at the opposite side of the room.
Current a doctor and a nurse are checking on a male in the bed at the other side of the room, "How's he holding up?" The doctor asks.
"Signs show that he's stable doctor, but barely, it's a miracle he survived this long from the blood lost and trauma he endured before he got here." The nurse informs as the doctor crosses her arms and signs.
"But he will live, he'll recover from this and all that matters isn't?" The doctor mumbles as the room's door opens.
They look to the door to find a woman, wearing a dark green military officer's uniform with medals on her chest, taking off her green beret to reveal long white hair and white bunny ears, "How are they?" She asks as she reveals her red eyes to the staff of the hospital.
The nurse and the doctor salute the officer, "General Orchid, he's stable, but still unconscious. We managed to remove most of the shrapnel from his body but we can't get the ones near his heart, surgery will just kill him. So they will have to sit there until his willing to remove them." The doctor explains as the General walks to the side of the bed and holds his hand. General Orchid is known for her compassionate bond with her soldiers. She and her soldiers have strong bong with each other that they consider each other family. So watching the soldier in the hospital bed hurts her to see him in such a state. This bond creates a unique relation among soldier on the battlefield, they look out for each other, for their family.
"And what of the other survivors?" She asks.
"Pilot Sarah, ST. Ashley, and Nila Indigo are the only survivors with Lieutenant. ST. Areon and ST. Indigo died before reaching the hospital. Areon died soon after the bullhead exploded, killed from flying shrapnel goes through his heart. As for Indigo, she died of blood lost on the trip here." The doctor explains hesitantly.
"I...I see, and is this Nila Indigo related to ST. Indigo?"
"Yes, they're sisters. Nila being the oldest of the two." The nurse interrupts then the three of them hear a gasp of air from behind them.
They look to the sound of the gasp to find Nila breathing deeply while sitting up on her bed, "Nila, about time you woke up, how are you feeling? Do you feel dizzy, do you need something?" The nurse questions as she calms Nila down.
"No thank you...what happen?" She mumbles then nods as the doctor hands her a glass of water to drink.
"You and several others were inside a bullhead when it crashed, one of your comrades managed to save you and the rest of the passengers, including the pilot, out of the bullhead before it exploded. If it weren't for him, you wouldn't be here." She bluntly explains.
"Who saved me?" She asks then takes a sip of her water.
"He did, but he's in a coma like state currently, but he should wake up in a few hours hopefully." The doctor turns and points at the bed across from hers. Showing her a man with short black hair with the sign in front of the bed that says, Lieutenant Ray.
"And what of my sister, Neela? Is she alright?" Nila asks, but begins to worry about her sister as the doctor rubs her her chin and breaks eye contact with her.
She watches as a bunny faunus walk up to her and shack her head softly at her, "No...no...no." Nila realizes the worst is a reality and she begins to break down.
"Neela Indigo, died from blood loss on the trip here, I'm sorry for your lost Nila." General Orchid tries to comfort the veteran and rubs her back soothingly.
"Neela...no..." Nila mumbles and feels tears run down her eyes with a tight pain in her heart, she didn't even see her sister when she died...or even tell her that she loved her. What kind of person is she if she can't protect her little sister? Orchid then hugs Nila as she sobs on her shoulder while the nurse and the doctor feel sad for seeing another soldier break down into tears.
Nila lets her emotions take over till she calmed down and regained her composure, she blows her nose and thanks the general for comforting her, "Who are you?" She finally asks, forgetting the get the lady's name.
"I am General Orchid of the Vale army, I wished we met on better...circumstances." She greets with a crooked smile.
Hearing the title General, Nila feels anger and rage but more determination fill her body, "General...can I ask you favor?"
"Anything Nila." Orchid assures.
Nila takes a deep breath, "I want to join the army again." She explains after gathering the courage to confess.
"The army? Nila, I'm sorry, but you are in no condition to.." The doctor interrupts but they hear the door open again and several footsteps walk in.
"I think we can help with that." They hear and the four look to the door to find the whole VPS squad, wearing green fatigues, holding flowers and balloons for their fallen comrades.
...
"Ozpin...Ozpin!" A man's voice yells in Ozpin's office. The headmaster of Beacon is sitting in his chair with a hologram of three people sitting around a table looking at him with concerned eyes.
Ozpin looks at the dressed up people with a cup of coffee in his hands, "Yes councilmen?" He mumbles.
"These recent events have us somewhat...concerned over the matter of broadcasting and hosting the Vytal Festival here in Vale if we can't even defend our own city, therefore, we have reached out to the Atlas council and have come to an agreement to put General Ironwood as head of security of the Vytal Festival event, General." A man explains as Ironwood's hologram pops up on the screen.
"Thank you councilmen, I assure you all that we will lend as many troops to ensure that this event goes smoothly, and more importantly, safely. With the Atlas fleet protecting the stadium, nothing can harm our people." Ironwood assures confidentially.
"Is this all?" Ozpin asks, looking extremely displeased of this whole endeavor to scold him for his actions in protecting Vale.
"No...who is Natsu Dragneel?" The councilwoman asks.
This makes Ozpin glare at Ironwood then sighs, "Natsu Dragneel is indeed a hunter, he his under Professor Goodwitch's care-"
"But is Natsu Dragneel an official student of Beacon Academy?" The woman interrupts him.
"No...he isn't, but I like I have mentioned before that he is-"
"Then we would like you to hand Natsu Dragneel to General Ironwood to aid him in his mission to protect our citizens, is this understood Ozpin? This is an order and will take affect immediately." She interrupts him again, making Ozpin tick in annoyance and slight anger that Ironwood played him.
"Ozpin? Is this understood?"
"...As you wish." Ozpin complies reluctantly.
"Good." She says then ends the call, leaving Ironwood with him.
"This is the right move Ozpin, I assure you it's the right move." Ironwood explains and ends the call, leaving Ozpin to his thoughts.
"Isn't this just wonderful?" He mumbles to himself, thinking over how Ironwood just took a chuck out of his plan and threw it out the window.
...
Natsu sleeps in his room with Glynda at his side with Maggie and Irene playing on Natsu's bed. Glynda has been at Natsu's side since she found him unconscious in the Emerald forest. She looked for him after the Doomsday strike and found Natsu lying in the center of his training grounds, alone, and knocked out cold. So she called in help as she took Natsu back to Vale, now she's at his side, waiting for him to recover.
She holds his hand and rubs it while looking at Maggie and Irene circle each other on the other side of Natsu's bed. Maggie is an interesting creature and Glynda finds her very intriguing from her unique appearance. She is also interesting why Maggie seems to feel her way around instead of looking around, but she'll save the questions for later after Natsu has recovered.
"What happened in the Emerald Forest?" She mumbles and thinks about the state of Natsu was in when she found him.
"Hello?" She hears and looks at the door to find team RWBY walk in to the room with cards, balloons, and plushes for Natsu even though he's been out for only a few hours.
"How's he holding up Professor?" Blake asks the team walk next to Natsu bed.
"Nothing has changed since the last time you all were here. Dr. Eirwen is returning soon to find out what is wrong with him." Glynda explains.
"Aw who is this Iggy? Who's your wittle friend her, aw you are such a cutie!" Weiss breaks the tension in the room as she rubs Maggie's belly as she roll on her back.
Zwei puts his paws on the bed while Irene lands on his head, making in bark happily while the rest of RWBY look at Maggie with curious eyes.
"Who is this?" Ruby asks as Maggie coos at the good feeling of getting her belly rub.
"Sadly I don't know, Natsu left me with these two before leaving for the Emerald." Glynda explains as Pyrrha and Nora walk into the room also carrying get well cards and balloons.
"Welcome, come join the party." Yang jokes while Blake elbows her gut.
"Is Natsu up yet?" Nora asks, getting a little impatient that he's still sleeping, if he doesn't wake up, she is going to slap him till he wakes up.
"I'm sure he will be up soon Nora, he just needs a little sleep, that's all." Pyrrha assures as they drop their gifts with the rest of Natsu's gifts and find a spot in the room to get comfortable for Natsu's awakening.
"I'm sure he's fine, just little fatigued from the breach that's all." They hear Dr. Eirwen walk into the room with Coco and Velvet behind her.
"Oh, it's looks like we weren't the only ones thinking of Natsu." Coco mumbles and looks around the room to find that everyone in the room is female...and worried about Natsu...kinda of putting competition flags on all of them, even the Professors.
"Dr. Eirwen? Is he going to alright?" Ruby asks the main question in everyone's mind right now.
She nods as she sits on the bed and puts her hand on his forehead, as she does, they all hear a groan coming from Natsu and they all look at him.
"Natsu?" Pyrrha mumbles, feeling a little bit of relief to hear him again.
"See, I told you, he is fine and a-okay!" Nora smiles and crosses her arms proudly.
"Give him some room ladies, he needs breathing room." Eirwen explains as Glynda steps back to her some room to check up on him.
The others slowly comply to her wish and take a step back, while still trying to get a view of Natsu, "...E..Eirwen? What are you do-doing here?" Natsu yawns and opens his eye to find Eirwen's cleavage in his face.
He watches as the doctor move back to reveal her happy face with a soft smile on her face, "Morning Natsu, you got some visitors that want to see you." She assures and takes a step as he sees his mates, and potential mates, smiling at him at the fact that he's finally up.
"About time you woke up, you had us worried hotshot." Yang jokes hugs him tightly then kisses him quickly on the cheek while no one is looking.
"I'm happy to see you too Yang." Natsu assures and returns the hug then watches her take a step as Blake takes her place.
"I'm glad you're alright Natsu." The faunus admits and tilts her head while smiling at him.
"You nothing can't get me down forever Blake." Natsu points out and pulls Blake in for a hug.
"It's good to see you up Natsu." Ruby cheers as she and Natsu fist bump then hug each other.
"It's good to back." Natsu nods with a bright smile.
"Natsu, I...I glad you are alright." Weiss stutters, feeling a little weird showing her emotions around her team that isn't annoyance.
Team RWBY are the first people to greet Natsu and they all hug him then back up for the rest to greet him.
"Nice to see you handsome." Coco smirks and takes off her glasses to show her beautiful chocolate eyes.
"You too, now come here!" Natsu smiles and gives her a big hug.
"N-Natsu...I'm glad you're okay, I-I made you some cookies." Velvet stutters and blushes as she hands Natsu a cute box a cookies.
"Aw thanks Velvet, you can eat some with me." Natsu smiles at her as he takes a cookie, snaps it in half, then hands the half to her while he eats the cookie.
Velvet blushes as all of Natsu's visitors find a place on his bed to sit on, "Natsu, do you remember anything from yesterday, before you passed out?" Eirwen asks.
"I uh...I ah remember leaving Irene and Maggie with you Glynda, before I left for the Emerald Forest, but everything is a blur after that." Natsu recalls and looks to his mentor next to him.
"Irene and Maggie? How are they? I don't remember you leaving three with me, just Ig and this one." Glynda points all, making Irene growl at that name, Iggy is fine but Ig sounds too much like a boy's name.
Natsu gives Irene a smile to calm her down as Maggie bumps into Coco's hand, making the leader smile of the cute creature, "Right, I found something out when I found...Ig...Ig is actually a girl, and she wants to be called Irene, and that one is Maggie." Natsu explains.
"WHAT?!" Weiss yells and looks at Irene and back at Natsu.
"Ig-Irene?! She's a she?! I didn't know about it! Irene I'm sorry girl, I didn't know, but I swear I won't forget!" Weiss panics and hugs Irene tightly then rubs her tummy, trying to gain her forgiveness.
Irene coos forgivingly as everyone else says their apologies for not knowing the most basic of information about their friend. For some odd reason, Maggie likes to follow Yang's scent and it always ends Maggie hitting something soft and warm, "Aw hi Maggie, I think she likes me." Yang chuckles at the cute creature's antics.
"Is she blind?" Ruby asks as she watches the creature look everywhere but her direction.
"Yeah, but she uses this weird scent trail to help her sense things around her, you know, to get to know her surroundings." Natsu tries to explain as everyone looks at the small drake. They would ask what is Maggie, but they don't really care what she is.
"I like you too." Yang smiles as the drake climbs on her lap and coos at the warm aura she creates, like Natsu's but more golden than his.
"Hmm, it seems I'm not the only one that share Glynda's worry for Mr. Dragneel." Someone interrupts, everyone looks to the voice to find Ozpin at the door with...two Atlas soldiers behind him.
"I know right?" Coco nods at Ozpin's similar thinking to hers.
"Ozpin, hello! Come to visit?" Natsu smiles as Glynda gets a little uneasy of the soldiers with her boss.
"Ladies, may I a word with Natsu in private?" He asks.
"Oh...sure, of course." Ruby assures and the group of girls start to clear out of the room while saying their goodbyes to Natsu.
"Glynda, Dr. Eirwen, if you don't mind, you two will want to hear this." Ozpin suggests as Coco closes the door behind her.
"What is this about Ozpin? These Atlas soldiers are giving me a bad impression that something is wrong...no offense." Glynda starts then looks to the Atlas soldiers who only shrug in response.
"I believe that about sums up our situation, something...unexpected has occurred recently in a meeting with the council and the Atlas General. As of this day forward, Natsu Dragneel, you will be working with General Ironwood for the preparations of protecting the Vytal Festival. So you will be leaving for training, at one of the Atlas Airships,...today. These Atlas guards will escort you to your new room." Ozpin explains then takes a sip of coffee.
Glynda rubs her chin in displeasure, 'James, what did you do now?' She thinks as Eirwen feels Ozpin's discomfort with this decision.
"Okay." Natsu interrupts.
"Natsu?" Eirwen mumbles.
"It's just for the Vytal Festival right, then after that I can come back here right?" Natsu asks.
Glynda smiles at his optimism and nods, "He's right, just for the Vytal Festival, right?" Glynda agrees, but this Ozpin sigh.
"I'm not so sure Natsu...the training you will be receiving is...special. More specifically the training of a specialist, and they are always on the general's finger tips. I'm afraid there is little to no possibility for you to return here, I'm sorry Natsu." Ozpin explains.
"This is unacceptable, James can't do this, Natsu's home is here at Beacon!" Glynda argues.
"Glynda, we have no choice in the matter, the decision has already been made." Ozpin points out as Natsu slowly gets off the bed.
"Well can he at least have a moment to gather his things and collect his bearings. He just woke up from a long day of fighting." Eirwen suggests and helps Natsu sit up on his bed.
"We'll be outside." One of the soldiers informs then leads her teammate outside and as soon as she opens the door, Natsu's visitors fall to the floor.
"Ow..." Ruby mumbles and chuckles sheepishly to herself as the Atlas soldiers look at the girls piled up in the doorway.
The girls get back on their feet as the soldiers wait outside, "I'm guessing all of you know what's going to happen correct?" Glynda asks with her arms crossed, still feeling a little mad that Ironwood play everyone over.
"Y...yes." Velvet stutters, feeling a little sad that Natsu is leaving, he just woke up and now he has to leave.
"Then say your goodbyes now." Ozpin suggests then follows Eirwen and Glynda out of the room.
Natsu can't help to feel like his female companions, he doesn't want to go, but it'll only be for a little while, "So...who is first?" He jokes.
One by one, Natsu gave his friends a touching moment to say their farewells, he gave his lovers Yang, Blake, Pyrrha, and Coco passionate kisses before letting go and saying goodbye. He told Irene and Maggie to stay with Glynda while he's gone, he knows she will take good care of them while he's away. After saying his goodbyes to most of his friends, only Velvet remains with Natsu, just the two of them alone in the room.
"Velvet?" Natsu asks as he sits on his bed while Velvet sits next to her, not saying anything.
The bunny only hugs Natsu and cuddles on his chest, "I don't want you to go." She whispers and tightens her grip around him.
"I don't want to go either Velvet, but I won't be gone for long, just you wait. I'll be back for the Vytal Festival and that's not as far away as you think." Natsu comforts and rubs her back soothingly.
"But I'll miss you." She mumbles and takes this moment to really appreciate this moment with crush.
"I'll miss you too Velvet, tell you what." Natsu starts and watches as Velvet looks at him.
"Anything." She assures with a smile.
Then Natsu does something completely unexpected, he kisses her dead on the lips slowly and gently. This makes Velvet shut down from the attack as she feels his tongue explore her mouth, and fact that Natsu wraps his arms around her waist doesn't help the matter whatsoever.
"Na-Natsu?" She moans as a blush covers her face.
"You think you can give me a kiss when I get back?" He asks the same question he told his other lovers in the same fashion.
This makes Velvet fill with joy and she kisses him again, "Of course!" She declares.
"Okay, I'll count on it." Natsu warns and walks Velvet to the door.
"Oh and Velvet?" He asks as they stop in front of the door.
"Yes?" Scarlatina answers while hugging his arm.
"I love you." Natsu tells her those three magic words.
The cute bunny feels overjoyed and screams on the inside of Natsu's words, "I love you too Natsu I love you very very much!" She assures and jumps on Natsu and continues to laugh she is so happy.
The two share one last moment before Natsu opens the door and lets Velvet go to head back to her team in their room. Natsu then grabs his backpack on his desk, carrying only his map of Remnant.
"Are you ready to leave Mr. Dragneel?" One of the Atlas soldiers asks.
"Yup, let's go." He assures and follows the soldiers down the hallway.
"Natsu!" They hear and the three turn around to find Cinder and Emerald catching up to them.
"We will go on ahead." One of the soldiers assures and the two leave for the landing pads.
"Natsu, we heard that you're leaving? Is this true?" Emerald asks.
"You heard right, I'm leaving for training...now." Natsu explains sadly.
"Training, for whatever for? You are quite capable of defending yourself." Cinder asks.
"I don't know really, all I know that I'm getting training so I can help protect the Vytal Festival once it comes around. I should be back by then." Natsu explains.
"Oh..." Emerald mumbles, oddly feeling sad that Natsu's leaving.
"Then I shall await your return." Cinder declares and kisses Natsu on the lips, making Emerald blush to see her boss act in such a fashion.
"Yeah, I can't wait to come back, you know I love you both right?" He asks after they break the kiss.
"Yes-wait what?" Emerald blushes slightly of what Natsu just said.
"Of course my love." Cinder assures, not really caring that Natsu also loves Emerald...and pretty much all of their female enemies.
"Then you think I can get a kiss when I get back?" He questions.
"A...a kiss?" Emerald mumbles.
"That is right, like this one." Natsu explains plainly and kisses Emerald slowly and passionately.
'Oh...she smells like mint.' Natsu notes and moans into the kiss. These kissing are getting to his head now, 'cause now he is just giving them to all his female friends.
Normally Emerald would down right kill anyone who had the insanity to kiss her, the master illusionist, but since Natsu's kissing her. She's okay with it...and enjoying it fully. Cinder only smirks of Emerald's inefficient response to his love, 'I am the only one who can handle a man such as Natsu.' She thinks.
As they finish the kiss, Natsu opens his eye and smile at her, "Just like that." He whispers, but Emerald is too shocked to respond for the kiss.
"L-like that?" She mumbles finally.
"Don't worry my love, we'll be waiting for your return." Cinder assures.
Then Natsu hugs Emerald and Cinder one last time then head off to meet up with the Atlas soldiers, "Bye, I love you!" Natsu yells as he runs around the corner, leaving Emerald speechless.
"Cinder I can explain." Emerald panics as her boss looks at her with devious eyes.
"What needs to be explained, Natsu loves you, Natsu loves me. Don't you love him?" She asks.
"I...I don't know." Emerald mumbles feeling mixed feeling about Natsu, he is an interesting person but she doesn't what to get in Cinder's way if she loves him.
"Then a pity, it's your lost, Natsu will be devastated if he finds out." Cinder warns.
Then something snaps in Emerald, 'That's it, I'm going to show Cinder that I can be just as good of a girlfriend for Natsu as she can be, if not better!' Emerald declares, feeling that time to finally surpass her role model at something besides ice skating.
"I love him." Emerald mumbles, making Cinder turn to her.
"What was that?" She asks.
"I love him Cinder, and there's nothing you can do to change that, and I'm not missing out on anything." Emerald stares at her determinedly.
Cinder smirks at her challenger, "Then let the games begin." She confirms as the two walk back to their planning room, now with a new rivalry created.
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"I need to tell him, no I shouldn't, maybe later, no now, no later when he gets back. No Nora! Tell him now!" Nora mumbles to herself as she walks back to Natsu's room. Nora and Natsu shared a few words then a hug before she left and returned to her room, but when she got there, she thought of how she felt of Natsu. He helped her when she needed to get Ren to ask her out, he didn't but Natsu kept his promised and danced with her. He's always there when they have their workout sessions, always pushing her to her limit. He's funny, kind, strong...cute. All these thoughts make Nora feel warm inside and make her feel pain of the thought of not seeing him tomorrow or the day after that. So that's when she decided to tell him how she felt, but since she already felt this way about Ren...she's having second thoughts and now she is pacing back and forth in front of her room.
Then out of nowhere, something tackles her to the ground, "Ouff...who goes there?!" Nora puts her guard up as she opens her eyes to find Natsu hovering over her.
"NORA! Oh I'm so sorry, I forgot my scroll in my room, I didn't know where I was going and I bumped into you, ah I'm such an idiot." Natsu panics and helps Nora to her feet.
"Oh it's fine Natsu, I was ah...just going to talk to you Natsu about...about..." Nora turns red and stutters and feels her heart pound, so she tries to play it off with the first thing that came to mind.
"About?" Natsu asks, feeling a little worried about her as her face turns really red that she's glowing.
"About our next workout session! Yeah, ah I was going to tell you that I can now bench press 10 of me now!" Nora cheers and gives him a crooked smile.
"Oh that's great Nora! That's amazing, you need to show me sometime, I think I can do that. Who knows? Anyways, I'll see you when I get back right?" Natsu ask.
"Of course Natsu, I always willing to see my pal Natsu!" Nora assures.
"Alright!" Natsu cheers and wraps his arms around her and pulls her into a bear hug.
"N...Natsu...too much...breathe..." She stutters and feels her body squish against his, making her blush from the contact.
"Sorry about that...Nora, can I ask you a favor?" Natsu asks with a very loving look on his face.
"W...what is it?" Valkyrie stutters, feeling nervous from his look.
"Well I was going to ask you this after I got back but now you're here...I wanted to tell you that..." Natsu starts off and oddly feels nervous to ask her, it's just this time he feels nervous strangely.
"Tell me what?" She asks and feels her blush burn brighter and her heart pound faster.
"That I'm glad that we're friends." Natsu explains.
"Oh...yeah, friends." She mumbles, feeling a little sad that she thought wrong.
"And that I feel really happy to be around you, you are always smiling and happy and I love that about you Nora." Natsu continues.
"L-love?!" Nora stutters.
"That's right, like I love you." Natsu smiles and pecks her on the lips.
This takes Nora's breath away instantly and she feels extremely happy, more happy when she eats pancakes, more energized than working out, and when she's struck with lighting all together. She feels...in love.
"NATSU!" She cheers and jumps into his arms and kisses him dead on the lips repeatedly over and over again. The two spin around the hallway kissing each other till they hit the door of his room.
"I love you too Natsu ha ha!" She chuckles as Natsu puts her down.
"Then can I get a kiss when I get back?" Natsu asks.
"You betcha, I'll give you the best kiss ever!" Nora assures and squirms at the building energy inside of her, watching Natsu go in his room to get his scroll.
"Good, I'll see you when I get back Nora, I love you." He falls for another girl then leaves before giving Nora another kiss on the lips then runs off to meet up with the Atlas soldiers once again.
Watching him leave, she can't feel so happy to know such a person, "Alright! I did it!" Nora cheers in the middle of the hallway.
"What did you do Nora?" Someone interrupts, making Nora turn to find Ren popping his head out of the door.
"I got a boyfriend!" She explains cheerfully and hugs Ren while laughing.
Seeing his best friend find the one for her makes him feel happy for her, "I'm glad, how is it?" He asks as Nora puts him down on the ground.
"It's Natsu! Isn't this great!" She tells her best friend as she hears a sigh behind her.
They look to the sigh to find Pyrrha with the biggest smile on her face, "Natsu huh, then we need to have a chat Nora." Pyrrha says and chuckles at her teammates excitement.
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"So a specialist is training me?" Natsu asks as he catches up with the Atlas soldiers at the Academy courtyard.
"Affirmative, General Ironwood has requested one of Atlas's specialist to train you Mr. Dragneel, it shouldn't take long." One of the soldiers informs as the three spots a bullhead landing on a landing pad in front them.
"Who is it?" He continues as several knights walk out of the bullhead with rifles lowered.
This is when a beautiful woman follows the knights, she's wearing a white trench coat, a blue vest, and long sliver boots. Her hair is white as snow and is tied to a bun while some is left loose to cover her right eye. Her ice blue eyes scan the courtyard coldly till she sees Natsu, making her eyes soften and smirk forms on her face.
"The best of the best, Specialist-"
"WINTER!" Natsu calls and runs to the eldest sister of the Schnee family.
The two escorts freeze as they watch Natsu hugs Ironwood's elite of the elites specialist with no care in the world.
"Greetings Natsu, so we meet again." Winter smiles and peels Natsu off her.
"So you're training me right?!" Natsu asks excitedly.
"Yes Natsu, Ironwood thought I was right for the job since we know each other already." Winter explains as the solders salute her.
"Specialist." They greet as they straighten their backs, showing respect for Winter.
"Dismissed troopers." She orders with a nod.
"It's good to see you again Winter." Natsu comments as the two get on the bullhead, with him sitting on the side of the bullhead.
"Likewise, you have grown a lot since our last...encounter." Winter agrees, studying Natsu like a student skimming a book, taking in all of Natsu's changes over the past year.
"Yeah, I can remember it like it was yesterday." Natsu smiles at the memories of first meeting with the Specialist.
Flashback Flashback Flashback
In the snowy mountains of Atlas, Natsu happily walks in a snowy forest while leaving footsteps behind him...and vapor as snow lands on his body. He's still looking for that Wyvern, but that doesn't mean he can have fun along the way, just enjoying the journey. Natsu is not as battle harden as he his in the future, he has both his eyes and a little less scarred up from before, but he's still The Dread Hunter.
"Aw snow is amazing...it's like a soft cold blanket." Natsu mumbles as he looks around the snow paradise. Snow falling down from the sky, little white bunnies hopping around the trees, and not a Grimm in sight.
After walking for several minutes, taking in the scenery, he hears the sounds of combat just up ahead. He hears swords singing and shouts of a woman in a struggle with something. This makes Natsu's eyes widen and prepares for combat as he runs toward the sounds of the battle.
He slows down then hides behind a tree, not to alarm the combatants, to get on last minute break for fighting. He peeks around the tree as he drops his backpack, he finds a woman dressed in white fighting an Alpha Ursa all by herself, and she looks to be loosing the fight. Natsu watches as the lady hit the Alpha with two swords a couple of times before backing up to recovery, she grits her teeth to see her enemy unharmed from her attack. So she creates a strange circle behind her, with a snowflake design, and summons a large ice claymore that is 10 times bigger then the Alpha. The demonic bear prepares to defend itself from the large sword but senses a familiar, more powerful being watching from the tree line. The bear lowers its guard and decides to flee, but it is too late as the lady slams down the claymore and slices the Alpha right in two clean pieces.
Natsu watches as snow jumps up from the attack and covers the Grimm as it turns into a black smoke and disappears into the cloudy sky, "Whoa." He mumbles, making the woman look at his direction and point one of her swords at him.
"Who goes there, reveal yourself if you wish not to be harmed!" She warns, but Natsu can tell she's exhausted from fighting.
'Busted..' Natsu things and sighs as he comes out of the tree line with his hands up.
"Hello." He sheepishly greets with a smile.
The woman raises an eyebrow at him, 'What is a civilian doing here? Let alone a by himself in a Grimm infested sector.'
"State your name and purpose here in this forest at once." She orders and stumbles a little, trying to keep her sword raised by her arms tells her otherwise.
"You look tired there, do you need some water, I got some if you need any." Natsu worryingly ask.
'What's she doing out here, and why is she by herself.' He thinks.
"I'm fine...now state you name...and...pu...purpose." She mumbles the collapses on the snow.
"Hey, lady, what's wrong?!" Natsu yells and runs over to the woman then picks her up.
He gets the snow off her by using his body heat to warm her up, "She's knocked out, well Grimm aren't around and it's getting late. Better set up camp for the night." Natsu plans as he looks around, judging that her fight is the perfect place for a camp.
So he puts the lady on his back then head back to get his backpack, as he returns to the opening the trees, he creates a ball of fire in his left and starts to burn a large circle around him, melting the snow to reveal the dirt beneath the white blanket of snow. After a few moments of burning, Natsu creates a suitable campsite to stay in for the night, but he is not finished yet as snow begins to replace the melted snow.
To fix this problem, Natsu opens his backpack, and pulls out a red crystal he got from a village merchant he visited before he went into the forest, he said the this crystal is filled with the element of fire and gave it to him for helping him fight off those shoplifters when Natsu visited out new things, Natsu looks out the crystal and thinks of what to do with it, after thinking for a minute, he gets an idea.
Natsu stabs the crystal in the middle of camp and takes a step back, he then focuses the energy inside the crystal and forces the energy upwards, creating a beam that flies several inches above the camp. Then he fists his hands, making the beam create a clear shield like barrier around the camp, melting the snow before it can get inside the camp. Happy with his work, he sets the lady to rest on his backpack, but a frown forms on his face as he sees the lady shiver a little in her sleep. Fixing yet another thing, he gives her his precious scarf of warmth and wraps it around her neck. Making the lady stop shivering and hugs the scarf as it warms her up.
Feeling satisfied, Natsu decides to end the day and lies down next to the lady then closes his eyes to sleep.
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The next day, the lady slowly wakes up and feels strangely warm. She slowly opens her eyes to find an odd looking scarf in her face. She sits up to find herself back in the forest with the ground beneath her...dirt.
"How are you feeling?" She hears and turns to the voice to find the man, she saw yesterday, putting something in a beam in the middle of the camp.
"What happened?" She mumbles and looks around to find her swords set neatly next to her.
"You just knocked out yesterday, I couldn't just leave you here, so I set up camp for us for the night. You want some BBQ, I made if myself." Natsu offers and holds out a stick of freshly cooked BBQ on a stick.
"I'm fine thank you, but I don't seem to remember your name." She declines.
"Oh where are my manners, I'm Natsu Dragneel. Nice to meet you." He gives his biggest smile then takes a bit out his BBQ.
"Natsu? Greetings, my name is Winter...Winter Schnee." She yawns and notices the scarf in her hands, 'This isn't mine.' She realizes and looks down to the backpack she slept on last night.
"Well then Winter, if you're ready, we can leave if you want...or do you need more time to get ready?" Natsu asks.
"Leave?" She mumbles then remembers why she was out her in this forest in the first place, a search and destroy mission of a group of Alpha Ursa.
"Is something wrong?" Natsu asks as she watches Winter get to her feet.
"Thank you Natsu, but I must be going now." She explains and picks up her two swords, combines them then straps it on to her waist.
"Okay then, let me just pack this up and we will get going." Natsu explains as he finishes his BBQ, burns the sticks and picks up his stuffs, destroying the barrier between them and the outside snow.
"Wait, you can't follow me." Winter points out as she looks for the direction of her extraction point.
"Why not?" Natsu asks.
"This forest is invested with Grimm, I can't risk your life out here. It's too dangerous for someone such as yourself to be out here." She warns.
"Invested? Are you sure, I haven't come across any Grimm since I got here. Even if they do show up, they'll just run away like they always do. It's annoying but what can you do about it?" Natsu assures and picks up his backpack.
This catches Winter's interest, "Run away? What do you mean?" She asks.
"It's weird, it started a few mouths ago, every time I fight a Grimm they just run away before I can even get a punch in." Natsu pouts.
"Like The Dread Hunter." She mumbles, remember hearing rumors of a hunter feared by Grimm, Atlas would greatly benefit from that hunter if they had a chance to meet this feared hunter.
"You know that name, people are calling me that now, but it makes me sound mean and I'm not mean." Natsu explains.
"You are The Dread Hunter?" She asks, a little bit unconvinced from his words, he sounds truthful but words aren't as convincing as actions.
"People are calling me that so I think so." Natsu assures.
"Then it you are telling the truth, I have a proposal for you."
"Lay it on me."
"How would you like to become a specialist?"
Flashback End Flashback End
"That offer still stand Natsu, you know that right, Atlas always has a place for you." Winter assures.
"I know and my answer remains the same, after I avenge my dad, I'll join whatever you want me join after that." Natsu explains.
Winter sighs and crosses one leg over the other, "You haven't changed Natsu." She mumbles and smiles.
The two watch as the bullhead flies into a large Atlas Airship through one of its many docking bays built inside of the airship itself. They land inside a large room filled with Atlas dropships and bullheads with engineers, robots, and soldiers roaming around the docking bay.
The two dismount the bullhead and Winter raises an eyebrow as Natsu prepares himself to throw up but feels nothing, "Natsu? Are you alright?" She asks.
"I...I have really bad motion sickness, but it's all good. I feel fine actually." Natsu admits and feels on the ground, not on an airship.
"That's unfortunate, but I'm glad you feel...normal." She says and starts to walks off the docking bay with Natsu right next to her.
"Where are we going?" He asks.
"To the training room." She answers.
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It doesn't take Natsu and Winter long to get to a sparring room with a large window over looking the outside world from the airship and a padded area designated for sparring two fighters.
"Ooo, what's this?" Natsu asks as he looks around.
"How about a spar Natsu?" Winter asks and takes her place on one side of the sparring zone.
"Really?" Natsu smiles at the thought of testing his power against the Specialist.
"Only if you want to, you can put your things off to the side." She suggest, which Natsu follows.
"Oh this is going to be awesome!" Natsu cheers and puts his backpack on the ground.
"A lot has changed over this past year, let's see how much you improved since then shall we?" Winter asks then readies herself for battle.
"All right, I'm all fired up!" Natsu cheers and cracks his knuckles as his fist burst into orange flames.
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Cookies VS Ice cream
"Get your cookies here!" Pyrrha announces while waving to people passing by her stand of cookies from plain to chocolate chip. Ozpin, Glynda, Eirwen, and the rest of JNPR are currently helping Pyrrha on her campaign of cooking selling.
"Ice cream here, from vanilla to mint n' chip. Get your ice cream here!" Cinder calls with her stand, next to Pyrrha's stand, with Cinder, Mercury, and Neo helping her by taking orders from customers, or waving signs to say ice cream.
"Ooo cookies!" Ruby runs to Pyrrha's stand and buys several cookies.
"No! Buy our ice cream! We even got cones!" Cinder rants as she throws cute ice cream stickers into the crowd of people.
"I'll have an oatmeal cookie please." Weiss asks.
"Of course, Professor Goodwitch, an oatmeal cookie please." Pyrrha tells her team of cookie sellers.
"I'm on it." Jaune assures and gives Pyrrha a bag of many oatmeal cookies in a bag with hearts all over it.
"Oh...thank you." Weiss mumbles and looks at the bag as she pays Pyrrha.
"Have nice day and come again!" She cheers with a smile, and her smiles brightens as she sees Natsu walk up to the stand.
"Hello again Natsu, what can I get for you today?" She asks kindly.
"Hi Pyrrha, I'll get chocolate chip please." He answers.
"Coming right up." She signs and personally gets Natsu's cookies.
"Here you go, it's on the house." Nikos assures and kisses Natsu on the cheek as she hands him the bag of cookies.
"Thanks Pyrrha." Natsu smiles and opens the bag of cookies and takes out a cookie.
"I'll have um...Mint N' Chip with a cone. How about you Blake?" Yang asks as the two look at the ice cream choices through the display screens.
"Cookies N' Cream with a bowl and cone please." The cute faunus choices and watches a girl with ice cream styled hair serve up their orders.
"Have a nice day!" Emerald wishes as the two pay for their ice cream and regroup with their team.
"NATSU! Have some ice cream, it's for our grand scheme of talking over the wor-business world! Yes business, have some ice cream." Cinder waves toward her man.
"Oh sure, I have..." Natsu thinks over what do get but Cinder just hands him a cone of scoops of mint n' chip, vanilla, and chocolate ice cream.
"Here you go, it's all for you and for free! Have a nice day! Ice cream, get your Ice cream here." Emerald assures and waves at potential costumers behind Natsu.
"Thanks Cinder, I'll see you girls later right?" He asks.
"Of course, same time as always." Cinder assures as Emerald and Neo nod in agreement.
"Okay, I'll see you three later!" Natsu says his farewell as he heads over to team RWBY sitting at round table not to far from the two stands.
"Nothing is wrong with oatmeal, a cookie is still a cookie." Weiss defends herself then takes a bite of her oatmeal cookie while Ruby hides herself from the sight while hugging her chocolate cookies.
"Oatmeal is gross, chocolate chip is the BEST!" Ruby pouts as Yang and Blake eat their ice cream.
"I got cookies and ice cream." Natsu sings a tune as he puts his ice cream on one cookie and sandwiches another cookie on top of the ice cream.
He stops as he feels stares on him, he looks up to find RWBY staring at him with wide eyes, "Natsu...w-what is that?" Ruby mumbles as her mouth waters at such a sight.
"What this, cookie ice cream sandwich, all of you haven't done this before?" Natsu asks.
"No, I never tried, but it looks...tasteful." Weiss mumbles the last part, looking at the ice cream soak into the cookie.
"Well here try some." Natsu offers and makes little ice cream sandwiches with his cookies then hands them out to all of his friends.
All four of them feel their mouths water as they stare at the ice cream sandwiches, they all take a bit on the same time and they all feel their taste buds tingle in pleasure as they savor the soft creamy ice cream and the chew hard cookies. It's perfect, the perfect combination of flavors in a desert.
"Natsu this needs to be a thing!" Ruby cheers.
"I agree, this is an amazing idea." Weiss agrees.
"Aw yeah, we are going to be RICH!" Yang pumps her fist into the air while holding her sandwich with her mouth.
"And we can run the whole thing." Blake nods her head as they plan for something great.
"W-what?" Natsu mumbles as the girls start to talk among themselves about mass selling this product.
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"Ice cream, get you ice cream here!" Cinder chants her selling routine with her team of henchmen- I mean workers running the stand.
"Cookies, freshly made cookies! Get your cookies here!" Pyrrha calls same as yesterday.
But as they call for costumers, they all ignore them and follow the yells and cheers at a large group of people down the street, "Where's our costumers?" Cinder asks, feeling worried that her profits are going down the drain as she looses costumers.
"Why are they all grouping up over there?" Jaune asks and points to the hoard of people down the road.
They all abandon their stands and follow the people, as they approach they see a familiar set of pink hair standing before the crowd, as they get a better view. They find Natsu and team RWBY running their own stand.
"Ice cream cookie sandwiches here! Sandwiches of all kinds just for your liking, get your ice cream sandwiches here!" Natsu offers and holds out two of his yummy sandwiches in both of his hands.
Pyrrha's and Cinder's group watch Natsu take all their costumers dumbfounded
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It's that just...wonderful.
Volume 2 is now finished, now we head on to vol 3.
GUEST REVIEWS
Guest 1- Isn't that how END works in the first place? Ruby and Cinder don't have lemons yet 'cause I'm saving the best for last.
Guest 2- ,
burstoc - I know, fuck me am I right? I'm a bastard once it comes to pain.
'I'm sorry mom' can mean a lot of things, sorry to MN for causing her all the trouble of raising him, sorry for his 'real' mom for not dying with her. Nothing happened to MN...just something plot twisting and heart tugging, nothing too big.
Oh that's cool with the wind and water dragons, we'll get there now that the maidens are teaching the dragons how to use specific types of dust.
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