It's another Ash chapter. I think at least half of the chapters will now be from Ash's POV, instead of it being Main Lucy. I want to do that so I can get more of Ash's thoughts about certain things out.

And I LOVE writing about Ash and Storm. I wasn't even going to put him in this! I'm so happy I did! When I wrote the part about Ash inviting him, I literally did it on a whim, I hadn't even realized I had typed it down until I wrote his answer!

Chapter 24

Ash

"What do you think the island looks like?"

Ash tilted her head, sitting up on the hill she and Storm were on. Kagura, Lucy, and Wendy were around a mile back, and so they had stopped to wait for them after the race. "I dunno."

Storm reached over, petting Alena, who rested on her lap. "Maybe there's different parts of the island. A fire part, and a lightning part."

It peaked her interest. "And a part in the clouds, and a part underground."

"A part where the sun always shines."

"A part where shadows never go away."

"While the stars watch over them all."

She smiled. "That'll be cool to see. A part for each dragon on the island."

Storm shifted, rolling down the hill slightly. "The coolest area will probably be covered in ice."

She laughed. "No, it'll be the starry area."

"Icy area."

"Starry area."

"Icy!"

"Starry!"

Alena mewled. "I'm looking forward for the always sunny area." She purred. "I'll find a nice rock to curl up on."

Ash gasped at her. "You're on Sting's side?!" She huffed. "Is it because of Lector?"

She snorted. "Not in a million years." She opened her mouth to say something else, but decided against it. "I just want to sleep."

Storm tilted his head. "Who's Lector?"

"An Exceed like Alena." Ash explained, before leaning in. "I think Alena likes one of them, but I dunno who."

Alena grumbled, but didn't answer. It only took a few more minutes for the rest to catch up. They sat down on the hill as well, looking out at the view of the town a mile away. The town was small, a bit away from the water but close enough to be a port city. Ash could see the train station from here.

Lucy pointed to a map. "From what I got, the town in front of us is one of the docking towns, but no the right one. From where we are, we'll have to take another train to group up with the others, before taking one more train to the docking town we need to be at."

Kagura looked over. "How much did the letter say on where to find the island?"

"There was a piece of paper after it with the town we should boat by, and some instructions. It said for Wendy to help Natsu with his sickness, and have him and Rogue scout out the ocean while everyone else was on ship." Lucy pulled out the extra piece of paper, rereading it.

Kagure gave a strange look. "Why not send Sting with Rogue?"

Lucy shrugged. "Maybe this is what they did to find the place."

Ash sat up. "Maybe it's because Sting doesn't like the deep ocean."

Lucy raised an eyebrow. "How would you know that?"

Ash stood up, brushing herself off. "Because Sting doesn't like the dark. In the deep ocean, all it is is dark." She spoke with a tone of experience. "He just doesn't like it."

Ash doesnt know for sure, but something told her he didn't. It was just a little thought buzzing around her head, like something had happened. She couldn't fully understand what, though.

But all the dragon slayers had some kind of weakness. Natsu, of course, didn't work well in the ocean either, but he didn't not like it. Wendy in an enclosed space wasn't good either. She didn't know why she knew this stuff, just something told her, as if there was a link in between them all. That would be so cool, she thinks.

Storm didn't seem to find anything weird. "Oh, a train ride!" He said suddenly. "I've always wanted to go on one!"

Ash gave him a look, which he just gave a confused one back. Instead of answering, she just pushed him down the hill.

He yelped, rolling all the way down, before standing up. He had a tuft of grass in his hair. "You'll pay for that, you Phoenix!"

"Penguin!" She called back, easily moving out of the way of an ice bolt. She bounded down the hill, using her last step to jump, clearing over his head. Right above him, she used her roar, and he had to roll out of the way.

He moved forward to where she landed, making to grab her, but she smirked, moving away. It was one of the first things she learned about his magic. In order to be able to make a replication, he has to touch you. It's a bad draw back in a fight, since after a day he has to renew it,but it was perfect for her.

She giggled as she danced away. Suddenly, the fight had turned into tag. As Storm lunged for her, she used the training she had gotten. Ever grab he made, she would slide under and poke his sides. Every lunge, she would side step and push him down. As long as she didn't directly touch his skin, she was fine. And even though he was showing a lot of it, she wasn't showing much, so it made it difficult for him. She could tell he never got proper training.

Lucy, though, was watching the whole thing, laughing her butt off as she held Alana.Kagura had a small smile on her face as Wendy shouted out more evasive maneuvers. After a moment, the pokes went to punches as the pushing went to shoving. Nothing to hard, though.

Ash was surprised with how fast he learned, though. When he lunged for her, and she sidestepped, he brought his arm out, catching her by the waist and dragging her down. "Got you!"

Ash stood up, gliding away as Storm sat up, creating a sculpture of her. The likenesses were completely spot on.

Ash grinned, holding her fists up. "Come on, ice me!"

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