Chapter 25: Lucy's S-class Test and Ice Make Trio
Night time
Lucy walks to her house after a day of shopping. When she opens the door, she saw Natsu and Happy training. "Hey Luce!" "Still mad of what Laxus said?" "You bet!" "We even got a pink dumbbell for you." "I was planning to write my story a little, but I have writer block." "Well maybe you should read the book that Naruto got his name." "Aye!" Happy took out 'the gutsy ninja' book from his scarf (He ask Naruto to place storing seals for fish snacking) "thank, but I think you hiding something else." "Well, I ask Happy to take an easy S-rank job so you can be a S-rank Mage." "Aye, this is you test to see if you can make it."
The next day
"Hey, did anyone see Lucy? I was hoping to test her for an S-rank." "If it the lowest one, then that blue cat took it." "I bet that Natsu decide to do it for me, well I better wait until they return." * bonk* "Why did you do that Erza?" "I'm sorry but you being too easy." "Fine! Gray, try and go get them. Erza, Liz, Mira, Cana, Levy, Elfman, there something we need to show you."
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Some hidden base
"Caw!" A baby bird covers in fire screech at Mira who was too close. "Sorry little phoenix." She reaches out and holds it in her arm. "Better bring you to your family." Animal was running around and making a mess. "So, you were watching the cages when an ice monkey grabs your keys and open them all. I have doubt on having you join and temped to let Erza choke you Kage." Naruto was wresting a teen yeti. "I'm sorry and I'm trying my best to hold them down with the shadow spell you show me. But there a limit on what I can do." Kage was leading a group of Yin-Yang wolfs to their den. "Not that I'm complaining, but why do you have these beast here?" Erza was sword dueling with a metal preying mantle. "We have convenes them to be part of the first Summoning beasts and exporting them to an island." Hinata was tricking some crystal dragon-flies and storm bees back to their hives. "A man must trust their partners, which is why you did this." Elfman was pounding the ground for some stone moles to dig in. "Yeah, they could be useful in the most differential problems." Lisanna was preventing the wind cats and water serpents from hurting each other. "I don't know some of them are too dangerous to have." Levy kept the lightening hedgehogs and poison spider in their cage. "Some training and a little love, they behave better than Natsu." Cana was leading burning scorpions, leaf cover turtles, shadow bats, and white bears to their caves. "Speaking of him, what taking Gray so long?" Erza and Mira were dealing with aura penguins from pecking someone. "Heh, I send him since Natsu would knock him down so Lucy can do her test." Erza was mad at herself for not notice Naruto's trick that a sky fish and a sea beetle land on her head. "Don't worry, Naru-kun is getting the speed boat ready for us to go."
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Demon Island
* Bam...Bam* "you guy should have tell me about this before you go! Lucy is my teammate too!" Natsu and Gray was head buried to the ground as Erza held two broken bread sticks. "When did Erza use bread sticks?" "Since Hinata forbidden her from using weapon on comrades." ""well, let's finish this mission so we won't disgrace the guild's name." Erza decide to focus on the positive and walk to the village until she fall in a hidden hole that Lucy built. "Kyaaaa!" "Lucy, I see a prankster in you." "He right, Erza only scream like that if you surprise her."
Few minutes later
"Well Gray, only you could beat him. But if you use Ice Shell, I will find a way to bring you back so I can beat you up." "Got it, so where Natsu?" * boom* "Seen he is stalling for time, even thought there no point in stopping it."
Temple
"Ice Make: Tiger" Lyon create a ice tiger to attack Gray who was standing still. 'What he doing? Is he giving up that easy." As the tiger launch it claws forward, Gray open his mouth and start eating it. "Ur say that one-handed ice make is weaker that two-handed, even thought it faster and the free hand helps a bit. Thought she found a way by
using slayer magic!" he move only one hand. "Ice Make: Black Lances"
25
After breaking the curse
"Yay, I got another gold key!" Lucy was suddenly lift and spin by a happy Natsu. "Hinata, where Naruto?" "He has something to do."
Forest
"What taking him soon long!" Gray and Lyon was waiting for Naruto to talk to them about Ur's last gift. "I can't believe she was finding a way to make us stronger." "Naruto did say that a student job is to surpass their master as well as a master job is to strength their student. Thought Naruto did say she was combining rune magic to increase ice make strenghts." "I find a way to do that since you got ice god magic." "Who knew that siblings love to rival each other." They turn toward the voice to see Ultear leading against a tree. 'Senei...' "Ultear, what are you doing here?" a dome of crystal surround them as Naruto appear and place a hand on the boys' shoulder. "She just seeing her brothers after they fought like kids." "How does that relate to us?!" "Because, beside the fact she look like her mother, she can use her magic." "Ice Make: Rose" Lyon and Gray faint after hearing that their master's told to be dead daughter is alive. "I better wake them up."
An hour later
"... that why I didn't try to escape again." Ultear finish her story with tears in her eyes. "I can't believe Ur was trick like." Both Gray and Lyon blame themselves for have Ultear to go back to the dark guild. "It can't be help, Ur was shock on losing a family member that the doctors trick her into believe the lie. But her wish was to support the next generation even if she teaching someone who doesn't have her blood, thought having a child seen nice." Naruto just stare into nothing as the other just sweat drop. "Any ways, stack your right hand for a special power." As they place their hands together, Naruto took out a vial and pour the liquid out on to them. Naruto then chat something as runes form around them. The liquid turn to ice before breaking apart. "Naruto, what did you do to us?" "I use Ur's remain to create a safe guard she make in her research, depend on your control and stamina, should protect you from most attacks. She is your mother so she wants to protect you so go have fun now." * Sweat Drop Attack* 'Ur/Sensei/Mom really is overprotected.'