A/N: Welcome to the second half everyone. This is where shit will start to get real here. Now play D. Gray Man opening two as the third opening!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail and/or Akame Ga Kill. They belong to their original owners. The OCs that appear here belong to me.
The Dragon of Night Raid
Mission Twenty Eight: The Dragon's Doubts
Laughing and the splashing of water could be heard in the air. Both Leone and Chelsea were playing around in the lake in their bikinis. A sight Lubbock was all too happy to enjoy. He laughed at the sight he was seeing. "Now this is what I'm talking about. The babes wearing bikinis and splashing water at each other. Aw man, it's so awesome! What do you think Tatsumi?"
The other male looked indifferent on the matter. "Get ahold of yourself Lubb. We're still on a mission here."
That answer didn't sit well with him. "What are you, blind!? There are two totally hot babes out there!" He looked over to Wendy who was sitting down on the ground. "Come on Wendy. Back me up! What do you think of this?"
The young dragon slayer didn't reply. She kept staring at the ground deep in thought. Right now Night Raid was luring out the Jaegers to their trap by exposing themselves. It was a complete gamble whether or not Esdeath would split up her team. However, that wasn't the part Wendy was most worried about. Since they were at a lake, everyone was wearing swimwear. The girls wearing bikinis while the guys were wearing swim trunks. Wendy was wearing a light blue bikini top and bottoms. She sighed worriedly. "Hey Wendy…" The young dragon slayer looked over to Leone and saw both her and Chelsea looking at the younger girl. "Be honest here. Who do you think looks better in their bikini? Me or Chelsea?"
Chelsea decided to play along. "Be careful how you answer that."
Wendy wasn't sure how to answer that question as she blushed heavily. Both girls walked up to her. "Well? What's your answer?" The blonde egged on.
Now the younger girl was becoming a bit flustered. "Well…um…" Once again she cursed her attraction to girls because Leone did look great in a bikini. Chelsea looked good as well. She looked over to the side. "Oh hello Mr. Su. When did you arrive?"
Leone was disappointed. "Aww, she dodged the question."
Lubbock growled. "Why didn't you ask me!? I totally would've given an honest non-biased answer and saw I love both of them so much I just want to squeeze them!"
He jumped at Leone but she just punched him to the ground. "We didn't ask you because we knew what your answer would be." Lubbock groaned in pain. She looked over to Wendy who was back in deep thought. After that little spectacle, Lubbock, Tatsumi, and Susanoo were playing a game of Marco Polo with Tatsumi trying to find the other two. Wendy was still in her thoughts. "Hey, Wendy?" Her thoughts were interrupted when she saw Leone who sat next beside her. Chelsea sat down on the other side as she was worried about the younger girl as well. "You seem to have a lot on your mind."
The young dragon slayer looked at the lake. "You can say something like that."
Chelsea had an idea of what may be bothering the younger girl. "Is it about what the boss told you earlier?" That hit the nail on the head. What Najenda said to Wendy still worried her. She remembered what the leader told her.
F
"Me a trump card?"
Najenda nodded at her. "That's correct. You'll be a great asset to us in the upcoming fight against the Jaegers. Your enhancement spells combined with our Imperial Arms will make a fierce combination. We'll all be counting on you when the time comes."
Wendy was more worried than honored hearing that. "So…I'll be responsible for everyone correct?"
The leader understood why the young dragon slayer would be a bit worried. "I know it's quite a large task but I know you can do it. You'll know what to do when the time is right."
F
Ever since then Wendy was thinking about what the leader said to her. They'll be fighting against the enemy and she'll be the one responsible for everyone to pull through. It was a heavy thing to carry on her shoulders. Leone understood why Wendy would be worried about something like this. She smiled at the younger girl. "The boss wouldn't put you in something like this if she didn't believe in you. We all believe you'll do great."
Wendy dug her nails into her skin. "But what if I mess up? What if I don't act fast enough? What if I'll be the one responsible for one of you for being-"
"I'm stopping you right there." The young dragon slayer looked over to Chelsea. "Never think like that. I know this is a big deal for you but it's like Leone said. Think of it like this. We'll put our faith in you if you put your faith in us. I do remember a certain girl telling me that once."
Wendy smiled at her as she did bring up a good point. As long as they work together, it'll work out in the end. "Thank you and I will but you'll have to promise me something."
"And what would that be?" Leone asked
The younger girl looked at both of them. "Promise me that you'll be careful."
Chelsea petted Wendy's head. "If that's what it'll take for you stop worrying then sure. I promise."
Leone hugged the young dragon slayer. "Aww, you're so cute when you're all like this Wendy." She rubbed her face against Wendy's. "Do you feel a little better now?"
Wendy laughed a little. "A little yes. Thank you. The both of you."
Both girls stood up. "Well that's good to hear. Now there's one more thing to do." She looked over to Leone and she knew what the other girl meant.
She stood up as well and both grabbed Wendy's arms. She looked back and forth to the two of them. "What are you doing?"
"One…" Chelsea started.
Wendy still didn't understand what was going on. "What are you going to do?"
"Two…" Leone continued.
Now the young dragon slayer was frantic. "I'm not liking this!"
"Three!" Both girls threw Wendy and she screamed as the young dragon slayer made a splash into the water.
Tatsumi heard it and turned to where it came from. "What was that?" He didn't get his answer as Lubbock dunked him into the water.
Wendy gasped as she came up from the water. She was a little angry for what they did to her. "Why did you do that for?!"
The two girls smiled at the younger girl and giggled. "You need to relax a little and have some fun. If you're all tensed up, you won't do as well when the fight comes." Chelsea explained.
"Yeah, let loose a little Wendy! It'll be good for you!" Leone hollered.
That was the strangest thing she had heard yet. Now that she thought about it, everyone else seemed carefree despite the fight coming up tomorrow. She decided to do the same and waved at the other two girls. "Come on Chelsea! Leone!"
They laughed and ran over to the younger girl. While the three were playing, Lubbock was once again jealous of Wendy. "Damn it! This is so not fair!"
He was revenge dunked by Tatsumi. "That was for earlier."
B
Sunset approached and the group was gathered in their campsite sitting around a fire to prepare for the night. All of them were having a good time laughing and smiling. For the first time since entering this world, she did feel like she was back at the guild. Even when outside camping, Susanoo was still able to make some terrific food for the whole group to enjoy. "Eat up everyone! Our fight against the Jaegers will begin tomorrow so let us enjoy this time while we can." Everyone nodded at Najenda and started to eat. "How is the food everyone?" Susanoo asked.
There were certainly no complaints. "It's awesome Su! You can make anything delicious." Tatsumi complimented.
"Yeah! Camping is a lot more fun with you around." Wendy added.
The human Imperial Arms was pleased to hear that. "I'm glad you're enjoying it."
While some were done eating, Leone decided this would be a good time to act out her plan. "Hey, Wendy?"
The younger girl looked over to the blonde. "What is it?"
"Can you get some firewood for the fire?" Leone asked.
Wendy wasn't sure why the older girl would ask something like that but didn't question it. "Uh…sure. I'll go get some more." She stood up and left the site.
Leone smiled at her. "Just be careful and stay close to the site okay!"
"I will!" The younger girl waved back.
Tatsumi wasn't sure what the blonde had in mind. "Why did you send Wendy away? We have enough firewood as it is."
Leone just smiled at him. "I know. I just needed to send her away for a while."
"Why did you do that?" Mine asked.
The other girl leaned back a bit. "Just so I can talk to all of you. It's about what happened to me and Wendy while we were knocked out by that masked demon bastard."
Everyone was a bit curious about that. Sklade mentioned before that both she and Wendy were going through the young dragon slayer's memories before her life ended and Leone somehow was able to see them as well. "So what were her memories like? What did you see?" Lubbock asked.
Leone smiled as she looked down. "I'll tell you this. There isn't a word that can describe what I saw. I saw what her world was like and I gotta tell you, our world is nothing compared to hers. What I mean by that is that it's just…so beautiful. Not to mention it's more advanced than ours."
And already this sounded pretty interesting to the rest of the group. "How advanced is Wendy's world?" Akame asked.
The blonde was happy her best friend asked that question. "Well for starters, they have a form of transportation called a train."
Mine raised an eyebrow. "A train? What the hell is that?"
Leone crossed her arms under her breasts. "Well…it's kinda hard to describe. All I know is that it can carry a lot more cargo and people then what caravans can carry. It's something you would like to see Lubb."
Lubbock did like the sound of it. "Judging from the name, I'd say is does sound mechanical."
The blonde nodded at the statement "Yeah you're right and its way faster. Oh yeah and in her world, there's a giant ship that can fly."
Tatsumi was very interested in that. "A flying ship!? Really? That sounds so cool."
Leone agreed. "Yeah and they have something called a magic-mobile. It totally doesn't need horses to drag around a person with magic power can operate it."
Najenda was loving this more and more. "Well, that is impressive. It seems Wendy has left out a few details of her world. It does sound marvelous."
Now Leone was at the part she really wanted to get to. "That's not even the best part." She gave a content smile. "While in her memories, I saw them. I saw her guild."
That was a big thing to hear and know about. All of them heard a lot about the guild Wendy was in before. "So tell us. What were they like?" Chelsea asked.
The blonde snickered and then laughed. "If I had to describe them in one word, it would be crazy. Just wow. They were a lot more then what Wendy described them to be. Not only that but I saw all the different people she met from before. Including her Edolas self and let me tell you…" She whistled. "I'm pretty sure Wendy doesn't have to worry about what she'll look like when she grows up."
There was one more thing they had to know. "What about the girl Wendy likes?" Mine asked.
Now that was a funny thing to the blonde. "Oh, I saw her too and she's pretty funny herself. I mean both of them tripped while running. I can see why Wendy likes her so much. The two are practically peas in a pod." There was so much more Leone wanted to say but couldn't bring the words to say them. It was that much of an experience to her. There were some other things she could say. "Not only that but I have seen what kind of enemies Wendy had fought before and they're nothing like we've ever faced." Everyone remembered what Wendy told them about the fights she was in before. "And I have to say seeing the fights are a lot different than hearing about them. Some of the opponents I've seen could even give the Jaegers a run for their money."
"Are they really that powerful?" Susanoo asked.
The blonde nodded at the question. "No doubt about it. That also includes Tartaros."
The rest of the group went silent for a few moments. "You saw them? What were they like?" Akame asked.
Leone put some thought into it. "Hard to say. Out of the nine, Wendy only saw four of them but out of all them, one did give her a seriously hard time. The ones that we fought before, they were nothing compared to this one. On top of that, she had everything riding on the line for her. However, that's when Wendy was at her strongest because I finally saw. Her Dragon Force."
Chelsea was the only one who didn't understand what that mean. "Dragon Force? What's that?"
Mine decided to fill her in on that subject. "From what Wendy told us, Dragon Force is the ultimate form a dragon slayer can attain. It's where they gain the power of a dragon and the power to kill one."
The other girl was very impressed hearing that. "Is that so? Having a dragon on our side would be pretty useful. What did she look like?" Again Akame imagined Wendy having wings and scales.
Leone really couldn't forget what she saw. "It was an incredible sight. Her hair turned pink and had some weird wing-like attachments on her back, arms, and legs. Not to mention the look in her eyes. It was fierce like no other. She took down that demon like it was nothing." She looked at the rest of the group. "Wendy is a lot more incredible than we think. In fact what we're seeing is just the surface of what she can do." Just a little ways away from the campsite, Wendy was leaning against one of the trees and heard everything Leone told Night Raid. All the young dragon could do right now was smile.
B
The next day
In Romari Road, the Jaegers gathered in the square enjoying their treats while discussing what their next move would be. Esdeath took a bite out of her scone. "Night Raid has split up into two groups after passing through here. Najenda is heading toward the east while Akame is heading toward the south."
"The east is where Kyoroch is located. That's also where the headquarters of the Path of Peace is as well. To the south are cities that support the Revolutionary Army. No matter what it looks like, it doesn't look right." Bols summarized.
The general had to agree. "Night Raid is wanted by the Capital. However, the wanted posters haven't yet reached the local areas so they weren't seen or tracked. And now they've split up into two groups."
"Then let's go after them! We can still catch up to them!" Wave suggested.
Run still had other thoughts. "A bit too coincidental if you ask me. It seems to be more of a trap."
That was a fact Esdeath knew all too well. "That's just how Najenda fights. Calm and with a heated heart."
That put a slight stop to Wave's plan. "I see. So it would be a bit risky to just go after them."
That Esdeath had to disagree. "Not quite. This is the perfect opportunity. Night Raid has spent all of this time hiding in the shadows until now. We will crush them along with their trap. So here is this how it'll go. Run, Seryu, and I will follow Najenda. Kurome, Wave, and Bols will hunt down Akame." Kurome was all too elated to hear that. "Pay close attention to all around you and I don't mind if you have to retreat because of the enemy's numbers. We might be fighting against them but I'm not telling all of you to be reckless. They are the ones who oppose the Empire. Find them and crush them all without any hesitation!"
Everyone understood the order but there was still one more thing to ask. "What about Wendy? What if we run into her?" Wave inquired.
The general already thought of that. "Capture her by any means necessary. If it comes to it, you have my permission to kill her. If I can't have Wendy, no one will. That includes that demon woman. I don't care if she will throw a fit. I'll deal with her when the time comes. Now go!"
The Jaegers nodded at the command. "Roger!"
From up above on one of the roofs, Syka listened in to their plan. She was extra careful not to be noticed by them. Rugoro wasn't with her because a giant demon walking around town would draw attention to them so he was waiting on the outskirts. She had to relay the message to him. "Rugoro can you hear me?"
"Yeah, I hear you. What do you know?"
The lone female demon looked over for a quick second and then hid herself. "They're going to split up into two groups. One to the east and one to the south."
"So I guess that means each of us will have to follow a separate group."
Syka nodded. "Correct. There's a 50/50 chance that one of us will encounter Fairy Tail. If anyone is going to take her out, it's going to be us. Right now here's the plan. You will follow the group that's heading east and I'll follow Seryu's group to the south."
Rugoro scoffed. "Of course, you would follow the human girl. I will never understand what you see in that human."
Syka lowered her head. "Truth be told, there have been…complications between Seryu and I. I haven't once spoken to her ever since Beatrice confronted their leader the other day."
The other demon could care less. "Whatever. The main point is that one of us has a chance to run into Fairy Tail. I don't care if those humans will be in the way. Nothing will stand in the way of our revenge. Don't forget about that Syka."
She hadn't forgotten. "I know."
B
The three were on horse running through a canyon following Akame's trail. Bols was having doubts about this. "So we're up against Night Raid. I wonder if I'll be any match for them."
Wave didn't like his choice of words. "Don't say that Bols. We'll be fine. We can do this no matter who we'll face against."
"Big talk but can you back it up?" Wave looked over to Kurome. "You forgot that Wendy was the one who defeated the Commander. She may be a kid but she's still pretty powerful to even send General Esdeath to a hospital bed. If you're not careful, you'll end the same way Wave. Not that I'll have any problem with that since you'll probably hold all of us back."
And Wave felt insulted hearing that. "What do you mean by that?! Can't you count on me?!"
Kurome smiled. "Yeah not really when you'll be so weak when we need you the most."
And now he was annoyed. "Yeah well you haven't seen what I can do with Grand Chariot!"
"So prove it to me then." Kurome egged on.
Bols had to come in between them. "Now now, that's enough you two."
Wave noticed something up ahead. "Hey what's that?" All of them stopped. He was a bit confused as to what it was. "Is that a scarecrow?"
Bols nodded. "Indeed it is but what is one doing here? It doesn't look right." All of them dismounted their horse. "It could be a trap. We should be careful."
From far away, Mine was looking over through her scope attached to Pumpkin. "They're finally here. Looks like they've split up and Esdeath is after the boss' group." She set her sights on Kurome. "Just as it was planned." For a second, Mine saw Akame through Kurome. "She really does look like Akame. Well, they are sisters so it makes sense for them to look similar." She stood up and readied her weapon. "I won't let Akame go through with killing her sister. I'll do instead. I'll end this with one shot." She fired a single shot right at Kurome. However, she noticed it and dodged it at the last second. Mine couldn't believe it. "She dodged the shot!? There's no way."
The scarecrow busted open and Susanoo rushed over to his target. "Kurome, watch out!" Wave blocked the attack with his sword. However, the Human Imperial arms sent him flying far away from his comrades.
Bols watched his friend being blown away. "Wave no!"
"Well, the sniping may have failed but we have sent one of them out of the picture and he wasn't one of our targets."
Both Kurome and Bols looked in front to see Najenda and most of Night Raid with her. "Night Raid? And all of them are here? So this was a trap."
Kurome noticed that a certain someone wasn't among them. "It looks like Wendy isn't here."
Najenda pointed at the two. "Bols and Kurome! The two of you are our prime targets and are wanted dead. This is the end for the both of you!"
Bols recognized those words. "So we're wanted dead is it? I see. This is it. My redemption is finally here for all of the countless people that I've burned. However…" An image of his wife and daughter flashed through his mind. "I have something to return to so I will not be dying to you!" He pointed Rubicante at them.
Both Akame and Kurome looked at each other. The feeling of their reunion was mutual. "It's been a long time hasn't it big sister?"
The older sister could say the same. "It has."
Kurome smiled and clapped her hands together. "I've wanted to see you for so long now. If I kill you…" Akame drew out her sword. "I can add you to Yatsufusa's collection." The younger sister raised her sword and a dark lightning came out from the ground as it was shaking. That wasn't the only thing coming out of the ground. Several beings had risen out as well as one giant bone claw.
Tatsumi didn't know what was going on. "W-What is that?"
Kurome had confidence in her abilities. "I've grown a lot stronger since the last time we met big sister." The giant bone claw set beside her and hopped onto it. "I can control the bodies of the dead." The monster brought its hand to it. "Including this S-Class danger beast Desta-Ghoul!"
Everyone prepared for the upcoming fight. Still, Najenda was still unsure how the battle will play out. "It was a gamble to see if Esdeath would split up her group but seeing Yatsufusa's power now makes this trap completely useless. However, we still have an ace up our sleeve."
Kurome giggled at all of them. "This is so exciting. A battle between Imperial Arms. Just how many are going to die?"
B
In another location, Wendy was with Chelsea. Both felt the tremors from before. "I guess it's starting now." Chelsea looked over to Wendy. "Are you ready Wendy?"
The young dragon slayer nodded and crouched down as she placed her hand on the ground. "I am and I heard everything. Not to mention I smell the scent of decay. That'll hinder my sense of smell but I can still track the others in another way." Now was the time. Wendy had to cast out all fear and doubt for this battle. She was the only one who can make a difference. "You're wrong Kurome. None of us will be dying today."
A/N: And insert Akuma No Riddle Ending Three
