So I'm barely making it at 9 days lol, so I apologize that it wasn't just a week. But, things will happen, and I'll keep on trying to post at their deadlines.
Guest Reviewer "Alfred the Great": For the both of them, nah, there won't be. At this point, they have a mutual agreement/understanding, but still rivals with how I'll put it.
Guest Reviewer "fairy saiyan": I can see where you're going with the appearance, but maybe it can be a bit more different for females. The appearance you described was only shown on males. Sucks that two female saiyans won't be seen fusing. Akira should do that in a Dragonball Heroes advertisement lol. I'm drawing a blank at the moment as I'm typing this, but maybe you can describe something.
kaiju115: Give me the dragon radar and I could lol xD
In this one, the plot continues towards the end, which is a bit of a surprise I'm giving.
In any case, enjoy.
Onwards!
HA…!
ME…!
"HA…-! Ahh!" Yusuke thrusted his hands forward, only to be blown back from the power of his Ki, his body knocking down several trees along the way. He stumbled a bit while getting back on his feet, and he placed his hand on his head, shaking it. "...that didn't go well."
It was currently night time as Yusuke was alone at the moment in the middle of a wasteland. As per usual, he was currently training where he made sure he wouldn't be disturbed.
"Not as easy as the first one…" The Saiyan muttered as he repeatedly open and closed his hands. Furrowing his eyebrows, he took a stance of spreading apart his legs on the dirt ground. He crossed his arms for a moment before spreading them wide on either side of this body, and a fiery golden colored Ki appeared crackling within his hands. His black hair started to sway as winds were produced. He then twisted his body to the right, simultaneously moving his arms to the right as well, cupping them. In a flash, the charged Ki within his palms changed to a teal color, and it continued to crackle. Yusuke gritted his teeth in concentration as he tried to will his power at the right momentum. However, the charged energy he had gathered suddenly exploded outwards, forcing him to close an eye and wince.
He regained his composure to see a few scratches on his hands. The Saiyan sighed at another failed attempt for the umpteenth time. He had been practicing as of late, and had found out it was a tougher challenge than learning another move before this current one. So far, the results weren't appeasing him. But it only made him strive further to master it soon.
"Though...I still need to practice the other one so I don't mess up…" Yusuke muttered to himself. He made a slight sound of surprise as he looked up to see light from the horizon, signaling that the sun was about to come up soon. "Already morning…?"
Knowing his time was up, he floated into the air and flew off back to Magnolia in order to get ready for the day.
"Haah…!" Erza roared as she went to swipe her sword at the Saiyan, who easily evaded her attack. The redhead didn't let up there as she continued her assault.
Off to the side, Mirajane was silently observing the two spar. She had been doing so the past hour with Yusuke's request. Reason being, it was to make sure she trained her eyes by watching the duo closely. She was able to keep up throughout the entirety of the match with little difficulty, and was patiently waiting her turn to fight.
Yusuke phased out in front of Erza and appeared from a distance. He brought back both of his arms and Ki glowed in his palms. The Saiyan launched multiple Ki blasts towards the redhead that were slow and weak enough for her to take action.
Erza eyed the orbs that went towards her and brought out her aura. She charged towards the Saiyan incoming attack with her sword at the side, ready to swing. As she moved, her body glowed, requipping her armor. When it was finished, she was shown in her Black Wing armor, still ready to swing her sword anytime. With her Ki high, she sliced the balls of Ki from Yusuke and the split in half, exploding shortly after. Continuing her momentum, Erza flew straight at the Saiyan.
Yusuke smirked a little as she charged at him. He opened his hands to charge more Ki within. He aimed one at the redhead and shot a Ki wave at her. Erza's eyes widened as she was able to dodge the attack just in time. She dodged once more as a second Ki wave was shot at her, along with a third. Then another one, and multiples more. The Titania long stopped her assault as she focused on evading the beams of light that Yusuke shot out at her. Feeling a bit peeved at the repeated attacks, Erza flew upwards with the Saiyan's Ki waves trailing behind her. While moving, she spotted Yusuke not too far, and extended an arm at him and started firing off her own Ki blasts.
The Saiyan countered her blasts with his own, now making smoke in the middle of the sky. He sensed Erza still moving, and saw her coming out of the smoke. The knight closed in on him as she swung her sword, only for Yusuke to once again dodge her attack. Raising her Ki more, Erza continued to swing her sword, only for the black-haired teen to avoid all of them. The Titania gritted her teeth, and her aura flared more violently around her. She swung her sword horizontally, letting out a large Ki slash at the male. Yusuke let out a small gasp at the change in her attacks, and he crossed his arms in front of him to block her attack. Erza's slash made contact, and Yusuke staggered just a bit before he grunted and uncrossed his arms, letting out his Ki in the process and cancelled out her attack.
Erza came closing in, feeling anticipation welling up within her as she'll finally have landed a hit on the Saiyan herself personally. Yusuke smirked as she was a few feet away, and phased out. Erza's eyes widened as she passed through empty air, and stopped immediately. She made to turn around only to be frozen as she felt a hand on her shoulder, and looked to see Yusuke in front of her.
"Nice job. You managed to cut my jacket." Yusuke complimented as he brought up both his arms to show the cut on his clothing.
"Yes, but…" Erza went to stretch out the opening on his sleeves, only to see his skin perfectly intact. "Doesn't look like you were hurt at all."
"Then, it only means you gotta try harder." He replied with a smirk.
"...I think I did." She muttered with a bit of a pout.
"C'mon, let's head back down. It's your turn to watch now." The Saiyan descended down to the ground where Mirajane was at. Erza followed and landed near him.
"My turn?" Mira asked as she walked up to them.
"Yup. Get ready."
"Ufufu, alright, I'm sure I'll do better than her." She winked. Erza simply narrowed her eyes as she past her. Yusuke quietly chuckled to himself as he flew back into the air with the barmaid following just behind him. Erza looked up with crossed arms, now back into her workout outfit.
Yusuke and Mirajane arrived just above the trees and faced each other.
"Hope you're ready." The white-haired woman challenged.
"Oh? You sound pretty confident today." Yusuke commented.
She said nothing in response as her body glowed, and she appeared in her Satan Soul form when it died down. The she-demon made a stance, and the Saiyan felt her power rise. Her aura slowly glowed more and more around her until it was completely visible. She extended both of her arms towards him with Ki glowing inside, and fired off multiple Ki waves at Yusuke that snaked towards him.
Yusuke evaded her attack as they all went past him, and saw Mira charging at him. She delivered a punch, only for him to dodge. Mirajane shouted and launched another, and then added in her legs to start kicking him. It didn't do much as the Saiyan repeatedly moved his body to avoid any physical contact from the Take-Over mage.
Down below, Erza kept her head up and her eyes at the new duo sparring. She, along with Mirajane, had been instructed to observe each other fight the black-haired teen for the past few days. Taking a break from learning the Kaio-Ken, Yusuke thought it was best to move on to something else for now and go back to the technique at a later date.
As both woman first started out, it was a challenge for them as one of them fought and the other watched. Yusuke purposely attacked to catch their attention, and to make them rely on their dexterity. While watching, it was the same challenge as when they fought him, and had to adjust their eyes seeing two small figures in the sky fighting. Lately, they had been able to follow to some extent and in the end, they were still taking baby steps.
Yusuke caught one of Mira's hands and legs as she punched and kicked him. Letting go of her leg, Yusuke did a one hundred and eighty degree turn and threw the she-demon away. Mira spun and floated upright, her eye still on he Saiyan. She saw him coming straight for her at a rapid speed, and was soon in front of her in just a few seconds.
The Saiyan sent a punch, and Mirajane moved her head back to dodge it. A moment later, the woman forced herself to move once again from an attack by the Saiyan, and shortly found herself on the defense this time. Yusuke kept launching his fists, slow enough so that Mira would be able to follow, and kept at that speed for awhile.
As the match went on, sweat soaked on the barmaid's body, and she panted heavily from the forced swift movements she had to do. She brought out her Ki more, and with a grunt she met Yusuke's fist with her own, and a small shockwave was felt. Mira winced as her arm shook along with his, and she gritted her teeth.
"Good one. Try to keep that up." Yusuke complimented. He retracted his arm that touched hers, and launched another punch with his opposite arm.
Mirajane made a small sound of surprise and saw his attack coming. She flipped backwards, avoiding him, and used her momentum to kick him while upside down. Yusuke crossed his arms and defended himself from her legs. Now floating upright in the air, Mira charged at him with a shout and her arm hooked back. The Saiyan stayed in his spot with a small smirk, allowing her to come. He brought up his arms and balled his hands as she closed in, and the she-demon delivered a powerful punch at him, which he blocked with his forearm in return. Not letting up there, Mira sent her other arm at his face, and Yusuke brought up his other arm ahead of time to avoid being hit directly.
Yusuke pushed her back and sent a kick at her from the side, and she turned her body and crossed her arms in front of her in time to block him. She pushed him back this time, and her body glowed with her Ki exploding. Powered up, Mirajane continued where she left off in her assault, and the two began to clash. As the white-haired woman attacked, the Saiyan kept moving his body and limbs, mostly blocking her hits and sent attacks from time to time, in which she was able to dodge while she assaulted him.
Gritting her teeth more, her Ki went higher, and with a shout one of her punches connected the Saiyan's cheek. She gasped as she felt flesh on her knuckles, and looked to see Yusuke with his head to the side.
"Whoa...didn't see that coming." The Saiyan chuckled as he massaged the cheek Mira had punched him.
"Ufufu, I guess both of us earned an achievement today." The Take-Over mage giggled.
"One hit on me isn't bad at all. But, doesn't mean that the match is over." He said with a smirk. Yusuke disappeared in front of her, and reappeared a distance away from her. Ki glowed on the fingertips of his right hand, and he slashed the air, sending five small glowing orbs at the barmaid.
Being far away enough, Mirajane clearly saw his incoming attacks. She extended an arm outwards and sent multiple Ki waves to intercept. Her attack collided with his, producing smoke in the between them and in the air. She kept her guard up, eyeing the fumes in the air.
Suddenly, she felt a touch on her shoulder, and she immediately turned around with a gasp to see Yusuke with a smirk.
"You did pretty awesome today." Yusuke praised.
"Maybe not enough…" Mirajane sighed.
"But enough to show that you were able to land a hit on me."
"True." She giggled.
"Let's head back down." Yusuke said. She nodded and they both flew down to where Erza was at. Once their feet touch the ground, Mira reverted back to her normal human form, and the redhead walked up to them.
"I managed to see most of it. I must admit, it wasn't bad Mirajane." Erza commented.
"Well thanks. Better than you, ufufu." Mirajane said with a giggle, which gave Erza a tick mark out of irritation.
"Hoh…? Is that so?" The redhead threatened.
"I seemed to do so." The barmaid said with a smirk.
"Alright, you two…" Yusuke said with a chuckle, calming them down. "Both of you managed to land a hit on me today, which is honestly a big step if you're able to do so. We can leave it at that."
"I suppose." Mira concluded.
"Are we done for the day?" Erza asked.
"Yup. Let's head back to the guild." Yusuke said, in which the two woman agreed, and they flew off.
"Hey Kid, what're you doing?" Yusuke asked as he walked up to Wendy and Carla who were in front of the request board.
"Hi Yusuke!" Wendy greeted the Saiyan as she turned around. Carla, who was beside her, simply crossed her arms and looked to the side. "I was just trying to find a job to do."
"How much have you done so far?"
"I think I've done plenty."
"She's only done those in the city so far by herself." Carla chimed in.
"Just in the city?" Yusuke asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Carla!" Wendy slightly scolded.
"Well it's true…" Carla said.
"Well, it's not bad starting out small...though eventually you gotta go big." Yusuke suggested.
"I know...and I do want to! Maybe I can help out more of the guild by doing one now!" Wendy suggested.
"What's going on?" Mirajane asked walking up to them.
"The Kid here wants go on a bigger job." Yusuke answered with a small grin.
"Ara, is that so? After you've gotten back so soon?"
"Y-Yes…! I do!" Wendy exclaimed.
"Well, if you really want to, maybe we can help find one for you then." Yusuke said.
"R-Really…?!" Wendy asked with her eyes shining.
"H-Hold on there Wendy! Don't you think this is too soon?" Carla lectured.
"Y-You may be right but...I want to do it soon. The sooner, the better, right?" Wendy responded, which made Carla relent with a sigh.
Yusuke and Mirajane went closer to the request board, eyeing the jobs that were currently listed on it. One managed to catch Yusuke's eyes, and he went to pick it off.
"This might be a good one...considering it was so high up, I guess you couldn't see it." Yusuke teased with a grin on his face. He winced slightly as he felt a slap on the back of his head, and turned his head only to feel a finger on his chest, and looked to see Mira with a small frown.
"That's not nice Yusuke." The barmaid chided.
"Ehehe...just joking. My bad Wendy." The Saiyan apologized.
"It's okay Yusuke. What job is in your hand?" Wendy asked curiously.
"Let's see...Requesting help from a nearby town just west of Knill. Villagers are in need of medical help as soon as possible, as well as help with bandits needing to be rid of. Reward: Three-Hundred and Thousand Jewels." Yusuke explained.
"Medical help? Then...I have to go help them!"
"Then we can help." Erza's voice was heard, and she was seen walking up to them along with Natsu, Gray, Lucy and Happy.
"Since it says that bandits also need to be taken care of…" Gray started.
"Then we'll pummel them in!" Natsu said.
"Aye!"
"If people need our help, then Fairy Tail has to step in." Lucy added, making everyone present nod.
"Sound good to you Kid?" Yusuke asked the petite girl.
"Mm! I'll get everything ready then!" Wendy chirped.
"We will meet at the train station in an hour then." Erza instructed.
With that, mostly everyone agreed, and scattered away to prepare. Natsu stood in place, his face going green, and Happy went up to reassure him everything would be alright.
"That wasn't so bad!" Natsu exclaimed getting out of the train with Happy just trailing near him..
"Well, with Wendy's magic I imagine it wasn't as rough…" Lucy said.
"Well, try to remember that every time I use Troia, it'll have a less effect on you…" Wendy said, walking out of the train with Carla behind her.
"Good, if that happens, then I'll just have to laugh at charcoal over there once he gets queasy again." Gray insulted, the next one out the doors.
"Grr…! Then maybe I'll knock ya out before we get on rides from now on!" Natsu retorted.
"For once, can you two stop bickering?!" Erza shouted from behind, making Gray flinch and move away from blocking the door. She stepped out, and Yusuke followed from behind with a sweatdrop on his face.
The team had arrived in the town of Knill, only to visit it shortly as they headed out to the village in need of assistance.
They were out of the city now, hastily going their way to the village. From what the Saiyan felt, it should only be another half an hour before they reach it. Along the way, it was rather peaceful as they traveled along a dirt road and walked by trees.
"Hey, Yusuke?" Wendy called out.
"Yeah?" Yusuke responded.
"I didn't really notice until now but, you're always looking at the surroundings around you."
"...am I?" He asked with raised eyebrows. Wendy's question now catching the attention of everyone else.
"Uhm...yes. It's not only what's in front of you, but you always glance backwards when we're traveling too." Wendy answered as she looked up at him. They still walked, and the Saiyan was quiet for a long moment until he spoke up.
"Huh...force of habit I guess."
"Habit from what though?" Gray asked, which made Yusuke gasp a bit. However, Erza caught on.
"...Yusuke?" Erza called out in slight worry.
"It's not a big a big deal, but it never hurts to be on guard most of the time right?" Yusuke reasoned.
"I...suppose."
"...are we there yet?" Lucy asked tiredly.
"Uh...still just a ways away." Yusuke answered.
"Ahhh…! My feet is starting to cramp!"
"C"mon Lucy, it ain't so bad." Natsu said.
"Aye! My feet are perfectly fine!" Happy said.
"That's because you're flying you damn cat!" Lucy shouted.
The conversations now shifted away from the Saiyan as they continued to walk to their destination.
Wendy's question lingered in Yusuke's mind, and his memories drifted back to how he was in the past for a brief moment, before he felt something cold holding his hand. He looked to see Erza at his side with her armored hand on his.
"Are you okay?" Erza asked.
"Y-Yeah...I am." Yusuke replied. His response made her stop, which prompted him to do the same as well, and she faced her body at him.
"You're lying." Erza sternly said, narrowing her eyes. She grabbed his jacket and pulled him towards her, their breaths practically fused together. He blinked several times in confusion, and the knight held her hard stare at him.
"E-Erza…?" He soon saw her soften up, and she placed a hand on his cheek.
"I know that look...and so have others back in the guild. Especially coming from me, who's had a hard time dealing with something in the past." Erza deduced. She saw his eyes widening just a little bit, making her confirm her suspicion. He closed his eyes and smiled, and gently took her hands away from his face.
"You're right. I am thinking about how rough my past was…" He started solemnly, but soon brightened up with a large grin. "Just thinking about what to eat for lunch really really gave me a headache!"
"...E-Eh?" Erza stuttered.
"I mean, you see some delicious looking stew on one side, and you start drooling. But then, you're caught off guard when you see a plate of juicy steak on the other side!" The Saiyan explained, making the redhead blink in confusion. He laughed lightly, and continued walking ahead of her. "TImes like those is when you're in a middle of a life threatening decision. You can't choose both, otherwise it'll do you in. And you can't save one for later, or it'll lose its freshness."
"Yusuke…" Erza muttered, wide-eyed.
"C'mon." Yusuke looked back at her with a smile. "We gotta catch up to the others, and get this job done! The sooner we do, the sooner I can go back and eat."
He turned his head forward again and caught up with the others. Erza started to move her legs also, but instead of an amused face she held a frowned one as she saw through the mask her boyfriend cheerfully held.
'...what is it that you're not telling me Yusuke?' Erza thought in worry, and looked slightly down at the ground as she kept walking.
Eventually, the whole group saw buildings a short distance away, and they quickened their pace, only to result in arriving at the border of the town. Simple small, one story homes with wooden faces around them littered all the way up to the valley and hills. Farms and pastures were seen nearby with crops of corn, cotton, strawberries and other organic fruits and vegetables were grown.
"We made it…!" Lucy relished.
"This looks so peaceful…!" Wendy commented.
"We should go look for the one in charge." Erza said.
"You're right. And the people who need medical attention as soon as possible." Gray said.
"Well, if I know my towns, then the big people are usually in the middle of the area." Yusuke said.
"That does sound like the best route…" Natsu said.
"Let's go then." Erza said.
They started to walk again inside the town, hoping to find the one in charge. Farmers, housewives, and children were seen as they looked around some more. Little boys and girls ran around chasing each other, the mothers looked after them from the inside through an open window or door, and farmers had wagons with them containing large amounts of food within.
Soon, the team arrived at a building larger than most, and more modern looking.
"This must be it." Gray said.
"Let's hurry inside." Wendy hastily said.
She was the first one inside with a determined look on her face. A few behind her smiled, and went inside following her.
"Oh…? Are you the Fairy Tail mages?" A man in a dirtied, torn shirt asked walked up to them. As soon as he saw the young teens walk in, he immediately springed into action.
"We are." Erza answered.
"W-We're here to heal the injured!" Wendy exclaimed.
"Yes…" The man chuckled, lightening up his mood. "They're are in the infirmary just a couple buildings away. They'll live, but they're a lot of pain."
"I'll go immediately then!" Wendy proclaimed, and headed out the doors.
"Wendy wait!" Carla shouted, and flew just behind her.
"Lucy, go with her." Erza instructed.
"R-Right!" Lucy complied, and headed outside immediately to chase after the young dragonslayer.
"On the paper, it was said that bandits needed to be taken care of, is that correct?" The Titania asked.
"Y-Yes, they showed up not too long ago, demanding our grown food. We saw they were shady people from the start, and had rather smug looks on them. So we refused, and they started pillaging…" The farmer explained.
"I'm guessing you guys fought back?" Yusuke asked with his arms crossed.
"That's right. We did, but it resulted in some getting hurt...at the same time more of the bandits came and managed to steal our crops. Then, they went ahead and set them on fire and began to leave. The one's that still stood went to put the fire out, and we were able to do so."
"Hmm...these bandits used ordinary weapons and torches then?" Happy asked.
"That is what we've seen."
"Should be no problem then!" Natsu punched the palm of his hand, grinning. "Tell us where they're at and we'll get it done in no time!"
"Hm, they left in that direction when they left." The man said, pointing.
"Can you locate them?" Erza asked the Saiyan.
"Give me a sec." Yusuke closed his eyes, and expanded his senses. Around the town, he sensed the wildlife, as well as a large group in the near distance. However, he felt one part of the group a lot stronger than the other, and being in Earthland long enough he was able to tell that they're mages from their energy. He opened his eyes, narrowed. "There's a lot more than bandits...I sense other wizards too."
"A dark guild as well?" Erza asked with a her thumb and index finger on her chin.
"Only they would think about doing this to the people here…" Gray said irritably.
"How many can you sense?" The knight asked the Saiyan.
"...around sixty." Yusuke replied.
"That's it?" Natsu grinned.
"Pretty small if you ask me." Gray said, smirking.
"W-Will you guys be able to take care of the dark mages as well…?" The client asked.
"I can." Yusuke replied simply.
"Hell no New Guy! You've been having all the fun lately, I wanna take a shot at these bastards!" Natsu shouted.
"For once, I'll agree with torch-head here. I've been itching to for a good fight lately." Gray said.
"Well, if you guys want to, then I'll let ya. Obviously, I'll come to help if I feel the need to." Yusuke plainly said.
"Yeah! It's that way, right?!" Natsu excitedly asked.
"Uhh...yeah-!" Yusuke and Erza closed their eyes to avoid the dust as both Gray and Natsu sprinted out of the buildings, and towards the forest of where the enemy territory was.
"Happy…" Erza sighed. "Go get Lucy and catch up to them...Yusuke and I will stay here and look after Wendy."
"Aye!" Happy complied and flew out to the infirmary.
"You're not going?" Yusuke asked.
"I have confidence those three will be just enough if you agreed to let them go." Erza answered. She turned around and began walking towards the infirmary.
"We'll have this done by the end of the day." Yusuke announced to the farmer, and shortly followed Erza.
When they arrived, the looked to see Wendy running around, sweating, and tending to all of the patients around her.
"She's working hard." Erza said with a smile.
"it's expected with how she reacted." Yusuke chuckled.
"I don't see Lucy here, she and Happy must have left."
"Yeah, I sense them flying over to Natsu and Gray right now."
They continued to watch the Sky Dragonslayer for some time, going around with her magic helping those in needs. All the while, Carla was just nearby telling her to take it easy, but Wendy retorted in saying that the people she's helping needs more attention than worrying about herself.
"Too bad we can't do anything…" Yusuke said.
"Leaving her here all by herself may be overwhelming. It's good for to recognize our presence so that she'll feel at ease. Those three will be able to handle the enemies no problem." Erza reasoned.
"I have no doubt they will either, but keeping track of them all the way through won't hurt. Like I said, I'll jump immediately if I feel something's off."
"...Yusuke."
"Hm?"
"I...feel like you're holding something back."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"When we were travelling here...I can feel you didn't mean what you said…" She explained, and he looked at her blankly.
"I guess my voice wasn't how it was when I talked then. It only shows that I was hungry, hahaha!" Yusuke said while laughing. Just like before, Erza looked at him disbelievingly. But before she could get a word in, Wendy came running up to them with Carla in tow.
"Hi guys!" Wendy greeted.
"Hey Kid, already finished?"
"Yes! I managed to heal everyone mostly, and they should be find in just a couple of days from now."
"Hey, nice job Kid." Yusuke praised, and ruffled the young girl's hair. She giggled in return, her face brightening up.
'...maybe he's right…' Erza thought with a slight smile. 'I might just be paranoid…'
"Where are the others?" Carla asked.
"They went to go take care of the bandits." Yusuke expanded his senses, and felt the three humans plus cat were still fine for now. Those without magic had been taken care of, and they were on their way to fight the mages. "Hmm...if there's a dark guild, then they're just starting."
"I hope they'll be okay...maybe we should go right now and lend them a hand?" Wendy suggested.
"I think it's best to stay here for now to see if anyone else should need help from you child." Carla said.
"She might be right Kid. If anything happens then I'll know, and I'll go over to them. If they happen to be hurt in some way, then I'll make sure they come back and you can take care of them." Yusuke said.
"I...guess."
"You?" Erza asked with a raised eyebrow.
"We can't just leave the poor Kid here all alone now can we?" Yusuke said.
"I would like to go in your place instead. It would give me a chance to test out my training." Erza said with a smirk.
"What? The training that you only hit me once in?"
"We both know that that is a milestone!"
"Say that again when you win in a match against me." Yusuke said with a grin.
"I-I'm improving…! Just you wait!" She countered, a blush on her face now.
The smirk on Yusuke's face fell, and he frowned.
'Those three...what did they do this time…' The Saiyan sensed that their energy dropped all of a sudden, enough for them to not move at that moment. He went a step further and sensed only a few power levels aside from them. "Well, I'm heading for a walk."
"A...walk?" Erza asked suspiciously.
"Yeah. Stay here with Wendy. I'll be back...uh, ten minutes." Yusuke said, and walked out of the infirmary without another word.
"W-Wait, Yusuke!" Erza stepped out as well, only to shield her face from the out-of-nowhere gusts. She looked to see the Saiyan flying out of the small town they were in, and in the same direction where Natsu, Gray, Happy, and Lucy were at.
"Erza?" Wendy asked behind her.
"It's nothing…" Erza sighed with her eyes closed, placing a hand on her forehead. 'Always doing things by himself…'
FIRE DRAGON'S IRON FIST!
Natsu charged at a dark mage only to be blocked, and forcefully knocked back by a large rock.
ICE MAKE: KNUCKLE!
A fist made out of ice appeared in midair, above Gray's enemy, and dropped down, only for it to be dodged by the dark mage. Gray's opponent shot out torrents of water needles at him, and he responded by producing a wall in front of him, mildly blocking the attack as some pierced through the ice, and damaged Gray as he winced.
OPEN THE GATE OF THE LION: LEO!
Bright light was seen in front of Lucy as she held out her golden key, and Loke appeared in his suit, cracking his knuckles, ready to fight.
"You called, gorgeous?" Loke humorously asked, glancing back at her.
"Now isn't the time!" Lucy snapped, readying her whip and going by his side.
"Don't think you can outdo me girly." A woman in front of them taunted. She had dark maroon hair, flowing all down of her entire backside. She wore a purple velvet dress with red high heels, had rather pale skin and black eyes.
"Oh? Why must you do this to me Lucy? Making me face this beauty!" Loke dramatically said.
"She's the enemy!" Lucy screeched.
"Why don't we go out to dinner honey? I'll be sure to treat you nicely." Loke asked the enemy, now in front of her while bowing on his knees. The lady simply huffed, and thorns came out of the ground directly at the spirit. Before the plants impaled him, Loke hopped back to Lucy's side. "Ooh...feisty."
"I've no time for men like you. I'd rather set my eyes on our Master!" She proclaimed.
"Well that's too bad." Loke brought up his fist, and it glowed brightly.
"Still…" Lucy looked over at Gray and Natsu who looked worse for wear, even more than her. "We need to finish this…"
After letting both guys take care of the bandits with ease, all three set their sights at the dark guild just behind them. Lucy, albeit reluctantly, stayed behind Natsu and Gray, and had them do most of the work.
When dark guild fodders had come up to her, she took action and decided it was the perfect time to fight with her new spirits that she had gotten from Angel. More specifically, when Yusuke had taken care of her, and threw her keys at the blonde.
After the whole situation with Oracion Seis, Lucy took the time to summon the spirits Angel had on her own. When she discovered both golden keys for the Ram and Scorpion, she couldn't help but get excited. After making a contract with Scorpio, the Scorpion spirit, and without knowing that he's currently Aquarius' boyfriend, she brought out Aries who was the Ram spirit. At the same time Loke appeared on his own. When Lucy asked why he was here, it mainly involved Loke in explaining more of his time with his previous owner, Karin, with Aries together. After doing so of how Karen treated Aries, Lucy assured the Ram spirit she'll be different from both her and Angel. Aries apologized, confusing Lucy, but agreed nonetheless of accepting Lucy as her new owner. Or rather in the blonde's case, a new friend.
When Lucy summoned Aries and Scorprio one at a time, she fought alongside them against the dark guild's grunts that surrounded her. All in all, she worked well with them, just like with her other spirits.
After all three Fairy Tail mages took care most of the dark guilds, more showed up as they entered their stronghold, and could immediately tell that they were different from the rest. Natsu, being himself, charged in without a second thought.
One dark wizard who wore a dark purple cloak all around him appeared in front of Natsu, and sent rubble at the Fire Dragonslayer who retaliated with his fists coated in flames. Natsu stopped and smirked at the new challenge, and knew he wasn't going to go any further until the threat was taken care of.
Gray was behind Natsu as he charged in, but soon found himself to leap back from a splash of water that was aimed towards him like a rocket. He frowned and looked ahead to see a guy with slick hair that went down his head and face to the base of his shoulders. He wore glasses, a white shoulder cape that only went down and around the middle of his upper body. The rest of his attire was black in color with a long sleeved buttoned shirt and pants.
Now, Lucy's current opponent appeared in between her and Natsu and Gray, sprouting out of the ground in a cocoon made out of vines, and it unveiled the dark maroon colored hair woman.
Being tired from all the previous fights outside of the dark guild's hideout, they were all slow in fighting their current enemies, and the dark mages took haste in trying to dispatch them as quickly as possible.
"Damnit…!" Natsu inhaled deeply, and his cheeks puffed up.
FIRE DRAGON'S ROAR!
A large stream of fire went straight towards the dark mage, who responded with large piles of rocks and rubble to formed in front of him, blocking out the flames. Natsu grew irritated, and before he could do anything he was sent tumbling on the ground with weight on him.
"Ow…" Gray muttered.
"Get the hell off of me ya ice prick!" Natsu shouted below.
"I am flame-brain! You don't have to be so damn loud!" Gray shouted back.
"Ah!" Lucy yelped in pain as she was seen skidding on the ground, near Natsu and Gray.
"Lucy!" Loke called out, taking his eyes off the enemy.
"You're wide open!" The female dark mage extended an arm at the spirit, and sent a large torrent of thorns and vines that sprouted out from the ground.
"Loke!" Happy called out.
Loke gasped and turned his head back. Thinking he wasn't able to dodge in time, he readied himself by crossing his arms, but soon widened his eyes as he saw a beam of bright light in front of him and it sliced the roots in half, stopping just in front of the spirits feet. Loke looked at the entrance to see Yusuke with a finger pointed outwards and had a small grin.
"Yusuke…" Loke uttered.
"Yusuke!" Happy chirped.
"Oh hey Loke! Been a while!" Yusuke greeted.
"Yeah...good thing you came, otherwise it might've been a nasty gash there for me. Would've ruined my suit."
"I think I know how you feel. Every time I go out, something happens to my jacket."
"Who are you?!" The woman demanded in annoyance.
"Fairy Tail member. With them." Yusuke pointed to the downed Natsu, Gray, and Lucy who were practically piled up.
"Oh? Then I guess that makes you another nuisance!" She made a gesture with one of her arms, and thorns came out of the ground around the Saiyan. Her spell went to pierce him, but widened her eyes as she saw nothing from where he stood.
"Y'know, I saw alotta bodies out there. You guys must be dead tired." Yusuke teased as he was now in front of his friends.
"Shut it New Guy...this is nothing!" Natsu said.
"I can practically feel the difference between you guys and them at the moment. Three of you rest up, I'll take care of the rest."
"Yeah, yeah…" Gray said, brushing him off.
"Loke, you can go back." Lucy announced.
"You sure?" Loke asked, receiving a nod from the blonde in response. "It was good seeing you again Yusuke. I'll be on my way."
"Same here Loke. See ya!" Yusuke said his goodbye, and Loke vanished in a glowing light a moment later.
"You really think you can take us on?" The glasses-wearing opponent who faced Gray said.
"Tough guy...I hate people like you…" The cloaked person said, who previously fought Natsu.
"Hmm...it's been a few minutes...I wanna get this done before ten…" Yusuke said to himself.
"...why ten?" Lucy asked.
"Oh, I told Erza I'd be back by then."
"Is...there some kind of bet?"
"Nah, not really. Just want to keep my word, that's all. The sooner the better."
"Stop ignoring us!" The female dark mage yelled.
"Okay, okay. You got my attention." Yusuke then smirked and gestured two fingers at them, taunting them. "Show me what you guys got."
The one wearing glasses spread out his arms, and water came expanding behind him. The water soon expanded at a tall height, and needles shot out from it. It was aimed at the Saiyan in one direction, but they soon swirled and curved. Yusuke narrowed his eyes a bit, and looked to see the one wearing a cloak with his arm extended, and a faint, dark ethereal aura glowed around him.
'Telepathy…?' Yusuke hummed in confusion, and looked down to see vines protruding from the ground, wrapping around his wrist and ankles.
"You've no where to run!" The woman announced.
"HAA…!" Yusuke let out some of his Ki outwards, forcing the water back. He gripped onto the vines with his hands, and pulled them up, tearing them apart. He then floated in the air, easily ripping apart the constrictions on his feet.
"What?!" She gasped as she saw the Saiyan flicker out of sight.
"G-Guhaa!"
"Ack…!"
Both men that were near her collapsed to the ground. She looked to see Yusuke behind the one who had a cloak on, and took a few steps back.
"W-What the hell…?!"
"...and last but not least." Yusuke walked over to her with glared eyes. At the same time she backed up, and soon found herself up against a wall. The Saiyan closed in, and placed a hand on the wall, next to her head. He leaned his head in, face to face, and he kept his glare. "You. Can't. Do. Anything…"
The moment he finished his phrase, her eyes rolled to the back of her head, and she fainted out of fear.
"Whoa! I didn't think that would work!" Yusuke exclaimed.
"S-Seriously…?" Gray said with a sweatdrop.
"Y-You've gotta be kidding...I think that's another scary thing to add to the list…" Lucy shuddered.
"Scary? Talk about awesome!" Natsu praised.
"I would say we're done but...there's still one more left…" Yusuke said.
"O-One more?!" Lucy screeched.
"Is it the master…?" Happy asked.
"That, is where you are correct!" A new voice announced. Everybody looked up to see a muscular man, around his mid-thirties, atop of the railings. He had long brown hair, a beard one his jawline with a goatee, he wore a chainmail with shoulder guards, and leather pants with brown knee-high boots. The large broadsword stood out from his appearance behind him, and he jumped down, landing on the ground floor with a thud.
"So...you're this guild's master?" Yusuke asked as he walked in front of the new challenger with the rest of his friends behind him.
"I am, and I do not appreciate little kids running around!"
"..." Yusuke narrowed his eyes dangerously, and grew a tick mark.
"You will be the first one I dispatch. Behold!" The dark guild master brought out his large broadsword in front of him and swung down, creating a large shockwave. An attack was brought out from the impact towards the Saiyan. "Die!"
Yusuke rolled his eyes, and simply brought out his Ki, cancelling it out.
"...that's it?" The Saiyan asked with a taunting smirk.
"You little…!" The older man roared and charged straight at Yusuke, propping his sword to the side, ready to swing.
He closed in on him, and swung, only for his sword to be easily shattered into pieces. Yusuke simply swiped his forearm at the blade for it to break apart. Still wide-eyed, the guild master spat out saliva as he felt his innards being pushed back, and soon black covered his vision, and his body collided to the floor.
"Alright, if we head back now, we should have a couple minutes left to spare." Yusuke said as he jogged towards the others.
'So casual…' Gray and Lucy both thought.
"Happy, can you carry Natsu back? I got these two."
"Aye sir!" Happy agreed to do so, and lifted Natsu up by his vest, and flew out of the building.
"Alright." Yusuke went and wrapped his arms around their waist.
"W-Watch where you're touching!" Lucy exclaimed.
"Oh relax, it's not like I'd do anything to you."
"Good...wait, what's that suppose to mean?!"
"Hold on." White aura enveloped the Saiyan, and he flew off with a screaming Lucy and a sighing Gray in tow.
"Thanks Wendy!" Natsu said.
"Yeah, I feel a lot better now." Gray said stretching.
"You have my thanks too Wendy...but you should rest up. You've been helping the people here all day." Lucy said.
"I-I'm...fine…" Wendy soon closed her eyes, and laid her head on the bed she was sitting at.
"Poor child's been using her magic nonstop…" Carla sighed.
"Well, you gotta admire her spirit for someone young like her. With all she's done, she'll definitely make an impression." Yusuke said.
"I agree. She's done more than we could ask for here." Erza said with a nod.
It was now nighttime, and the team had taken up the offer from the residents to stay for the night. Currently, they were in a room given to all of them with at least six beds. It wasn't much, but they didn't want to intrude or be more of a bother to the folks with what had happened so far.
As soon as those who went to attack came back, the Council was called in to take care of the dark guild and bandits. Luckily, there was a camp nearby where the Rune Knights were at, and they were swiftly able to get the arrests done.
Everybody prepared themselves to sleep for the night as they would have to wake up at the crack of dawn in order to catch the train to Magnolia.
The trains roared as they arrived and stopped at the Magnolia train station under the late morning sun. People came out of it, and people went inside. The team that had gone with Wendy the day before walked out of the train, and made their way back to the Fairy Tail guild.
"I hope everybody will be okay…" Wendy said.
"They'll be fine! With Wendy's healing, they're probably back to work right now!" Natsu said.
"You really saved them big time." Gray said.
"They're right! I bet they'll replant those burned crops as soon as possible." Lucy said.
"T-Thank you everybody...knowing I can help people like that feels really good…!" Wendy said with a bright smile, making the others smile as well.
Soon, they reached the Fairy Tail guildhall, and Natsu excitedly opened up the double doors.
"We're back!" The Fire Dragonslayer announced.
"Well that was quick!" Wakaba said.
"How did little Wendy's first big mission go?" Cana asked as she set down her mug.
"Kid did pretty good. Did what we couldn't, which was basically helping out the ones who were injured." Yusuke answered.
"Was there any doubt?" Makarov said with a grin.
"Yusuke!" Mirajane shouted as she ran up to hug him.
"Hey Mira." Yusuke greeted as he returned the hug.
"I bet you're starving."
"Hehe...kind of always am." The Saiyan sheepishly said. In all honesty, he had been holding back all this time not to devour the whole kitchen. Despite only filling his stomach a few times, he felt perfectly fine.
"Yes. Had an interesting conversation about him and food yesterday…" Erza said, walking up to them.
"Then, I'll get some ready!" Mirajane said, and went to the kitchen.
"Well we got back this soon, and because of that, we're gonna get food now!" Yusuke said with a grin.
"Right, right…" Erza said in exasperation, but held a small smile.
"Ah...I'm still kind of tired…" Lucy said as she sat on a bar stool, laying her head down.
"I can relate...waking up while the sun hasn't fully come up yet really gets you." Gray said.
"Hmm...maybe I should go back and sleep too…" Natsu said.
"I-It's bad…!" Max shouted, running through the entrance.
"Bad news…!" Rocko exclaimed, just behind Max.
"Huh…? What're you two on about?" Macao asked.
Before anyone else could say anything, loud bells were soon heard not a moment later, and everyone in the guild perked up at the sound.
"What's going on…?" Carla asked.
"The bells are ringing?" Wendy asked in confusion.
"No way!" Natsu exclaimed.
"Haha! Is he finally back?!" Gray shouted in glee.
"Who? Who…?!" Lucy demanded.
"Who else?! Gildarts!" Natsu answered, and soon, the whole guild erupted into a loud cheers
"Gildarts…?" Yusuke asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Someone who we can easily name the strongest wizard in our guild." Erza answered.
"Huh...is that why all these bells are ringing?"
"Not quite…" Mira's voice was soon heard behind him. He looked to see a bowl of food sitting on the bar counter. "The bells do signify that he's coming back, but there's more to it. His arrival signals everyone to stay away, and...well, I think it might be better to show you it."
"Show?" The Saiyan asked once again with a raised eyebrow.
"That...kind of explains one thing but...why is everyone so hyped up?" Lucy asked.
"That's easy...it's because Gildarts is coming back for the first time in three years." Mira answered.
"Three years…? What was he doing?"
"You know about the S-Class missions. However, there are jobs more difficult than that, which are called SS-Class missions."
"SS-Class?!"
"What?! How come I didn't hear about this?" Yusuke exclaimed, only to be elbowed in the stomach by Erza.
"S-Class is one thing...but SS-class is something entirely…" Erza said.
"She's right. SS-Class is something entirely, but there's also something above that as well."
"S-Something even more difficult than SS-Class…?!" Lucy asked in shock.
"They're called Ten-year quests. No one has completed those more than ten years, so that is why they're called that." Erza explained.
"Man, I've been missing out." Yusuke commented.
"There is no way we could let you go on one Yusuke…" Mirajane said in worry.
"She's right...Gildarts is in a league of his own. That's why he decided to go on a quest even more difficult than the Ten-year one. The Hundred-year quest." Erza said, now fully catching the attention of the Saiyan.
"A-A Hundred-year quest?! Then, no one has completed those for a hundred years?" Lucy asked in surprise once again.
"That's correct."
"I should make your guys' training even more harsh now, holding back information as awesome as this." Yusuke said with a smirk.
"Y-Yusuke…" Mirajane stuttered, slightly chuckling.
"I might as well have that than endanger you to embark on one…" Erza reasoned, making the Saiyan lose his smirk, but smiled sympathetically.
"Alright...I guess I can see where you guys are coming from."
"Ara, guess? You should plainly know." Mirajane light scolded, and went to pinch his cheeks.
"O-Ow!"
"But it's good you understand…" Mira said, letting him go.
"Hehe…" Yusuke chuckled, rubbing his cheek.
Magnolia will now change to its Gildarts Shift. All residents, please move to your designated area!
"Gildarts Shift?"
"That's the something that you should see for yourself, rather than having it to be explained." The barmaid said with a giggle.
Yusuke looked ahead, and gasped in surprise as he saw the buildings of the city move. Some went up, and some went down. He looked closer to see the ground splitting up, moving aside homes and stores so that right in the middle, there was a single trail that led from the edge of the city, all the way to the Fairy Tail guild.
"Whoa…"
"T-They'll go this far?! Why?!" Lucy, once again, asked.
"Gildarts uses Crash Magic." Erza answered.
"He'll turn anything he touches into bits...so if his mind wanders around, then he'll just walk straight into other people's homes." Mira explained further.
"Y-You can't be serious...then this whole thing was made just for him?!" Lucy exclaimed.
"Hehe…! I can't wait till he's here! Then I'm gonna go fight him!" Natsu yelled.
Yusuke silently observed while mostly everyone else continued cheering. Everybody waited in anticipation until finally, a tall figure appeared at the entrance of the guild.
He wasn't showing much as he wore a tattered brown cloak on him. He had orange hair that was slicked back to the back of his neck, and had a five o'clock shave around his face. Anything else he had on him was a simply rolled up sack he carried behind him.
'They're right...he's stronger than almost everyone here currently...but,' Yusuke glanced at both Erza and Mirajane. 'They're close though.'
Gildarts looked around inside the guildhall, and walked right in.
"Welcome back Gildarts." Mirajane greeted.
"Oh? Well hello there young lady. I don't suppose you know where Fairy Tail is do you? I could have sworn it was right here…" Gildarts said.
"Ufufu, you're inside of the guild hall right now."
"Hah?! I am?! Whoa! This place changed so much!"
"H-He didn't even recognize it from the outside?" Lucy muttered.
"I guess this is what they meant that his mind wanders around…" Yusuke said.
"Mira? Is that you?" Gildarts asked.
"Yup! It's me!" Mirajane said, confirming his question.
"Whoa...you've changed as well...I wonder what else happened!"
"Gildarts!" Natsu called out, and the older man looked back and grinned.
"Natsu! It's been a while!"
"Fight me right now!" Natsu leaped in and charged straight at the Crash mage.
"...I don't think he shou-"
"AHHH…!" Natsu screamed as Gildarts easily twirled him around and threw him at the ceiling.
"...do that." Yusuke finished with a sweatdrop.
"Heh, maybe another time Natsu." Gildarts said.
"Hahaha! Still as strong as ever!" Natsu said in glee.
"Hehe, the Old Man never changes." Gray said.
"A Man amongst men!" Elfman proclaimed.
"Hmm...so many new faces...three years is a lot of time...though, there's one thing I've heard a lot about the guild in my travels recently." Gildarts said.
"Just one...thing?" Lucy said with a sweatdrop.
"Who's the member that doesn't use magic? Is he here?"
As Gildarts asked the question, everybody else turned their heads towards Yusuke, who awkwardly looked around.
"You guys are really making me uncomfortable…" The Saiyan muttered.
"Oh! Is that you?" Gildarts asked, walking up to Yusuke.
"Yeah that's me. My name's Yusuke." He brought a hand for shaking.
"Gildarts." The mage shook his hand, and looked at it for a moment. "Strong grip."
"Thanks." They both pulled their hands away.
"I've heard a lot of things about you, and most were pretty worthy of hearing, if not all."
"...what do you mean by that?" Yusuke asked with a raised eyebrow, and Gildarts responded with a lecherous grin on his face.
"Like how you bagged two of the most beautiful, if not the fiercest, woman in Fairy Tail!" Gildarts said looking back at Erza and Mirajane, his grin widening and his eyes sparkling.
Gildarts statement caused both women and their boyfriend to blush, albeit a more darker shade of red than the Saiyans.
"Gildarts…!" Erza hissed.
"Hahaha…!" The Crash Mage ended up cackling loudly as his jester, and soon everyone followed as well besides the three in the spotlight.
(1st Person POV)
'He's...he's close...it...it has to be him…please...please...' I inwardly begged.
I quietly whimpered as pain shot through my entire body. I made sure I held my body up for as long as I could against the wall.
I kept walking further, and further. My god, there was still a bit ways to go...with each stop I wanted to just break down and sob...but there was no doubt about it…
I could hear people merrily enjoying their time. I managed to steal a look up ahead, but I wasn't sure how much longer I could last.
My vision was hazy...and it kept getting worse with each passing second, and each time I moved my feet.
I got closer, that, I could at least see. Tears started to well up in my eyes, and they fell down my face.
But I felt like I'm forgetting something…
(3rd Person POV)
"Tell my why I shouldn't pummel your face in right now." Yusuke threatened and facepalming at the same time..
"Aww! C'mon! It was all for laughs! No harm done right?" Gildarts reasoned.
"I don't need this." He sighed.
"Then, I bet some other rumours about you could cheer ya up."
"Yeah, please. Enlighten me…" Yusuke replied sarcastically.
"A person with no magic, defeating enemies left and right, who are downright dangerous that even the Council is wary of. You don't see that everyday!" Gildarts said with a laugh.
"Huh...first time I'm hearing it."
"It's expected...you did do a lot ever since you came here." Erza said with a smile, as well as a bit of red still on her cheeks.
"You definitely don't see that everyday. I wonder if Yusuke's stronger than Gildarts." Wakaba suddenly asked.
"Oh my god…"
"That...sounds like a good question."
"Sounds like?! it is!"
"We should totally have them fight then!"
"Yeah!"
'Here we go…' Yusuke sighed.
"Well, no offense to Natsu, but that sounds promising." Gildarts said.
"Hey! What the hell?!" Natsu exclaimed.
"But, maybe another time. I'm pretty pooped."
"Sounds like you want to." Yusuke said.
"Hmm...well I didn't exactly decline...hell, it might be soon for all I know."
"They're really gonna go at it…?" Lucy asked, shuddering.
"Heh...just thinking about it is starting to excite me as well." Gray said with a small grin.
"Like a Man!" Elfman shouted.
"Well, if you want to then I'll be glad to-!" Yusuke stopped his speech short as he glanced at the guild's entrance.
He widened his eyes considerably as he saw a young girl, bloodied, beaten, and scratched up. Her clothes torn apart considerably, and she looked liked she was about to fall down any second. Behind her was a locked backpack that was somewhat damaged.
Several others turned his towards his line of sight, and gasped out in surprise at another newly arrival.
"W-Who's that...?" Mirajane asked unsurely.
"MARISSA!"
Get ready for next week people. Or uh...in 7-9 days is how I should say it lol.
I'd like to once again, give a Big Thank You to you all reading and enjoying thus far! If I could, I'd...make you all go Super Saiyans! I'm listening to Unmei No Hi as I'm typing this, and it was suitable this moment lol.
Also, Happy Chinese New Year for those celebrating! Year of the Monkey now! Though...it past like two days ago lol. Though I think it goes on for a extended period of time for like, 3 days maybe.
Until then.
Timestamp: February 9, 2016.