Hello you significant people! Sorry for the late-ish upload! So, welcome back to the Null Fairy! Let's see what you people have to say.
Mika pina poopoo: Yeah, I was thinking of writing a part that would spend some time with Ben dealing with some of the guys in the guild. Cool suggestion!
Great Saiyaman54: Well, that goes without question! Always love the opportunity for fluff!
Ultimatrix bearer: Well, I did say that all of the canon sentient species will be present in this story (besides Ectonurites or Vladats). The mate thing's gonna be explain eventually, yeah. So look forward for that.
Traveler-who: Geez, all these suggestions lol. Thanks again, and I might use some of them!
Tomahawk-ESP: Nice suggestion! It would be interesting to write about what happens in a dream.
Ajjr12: So, a suggestment for including mult-world crossover eh? Sounds…interesting, though I may be conflicted to do that, since I kiiiinda wanna keep it between Ben 10 and Fairy Tail. But maybe, I don't know, I'll think about it.
Reader: I loved the sickness side effects from that one episode, nice suggestion. I might put that in in one of the upcoming chapters!
Nick: Oooooh, those are some nice magic ideas. I loved playing the KH2 Organization battles. It felt so satisfying to use Xaldin's weapons (especially against him lol). Wind magic in general is actually one of my more favored types of magic, so that might be a suggestion. Also, Spear of Longinus much? Ho ho.
Mega float guest: Thanks for the continued support!
Honeybadger894: Well, if you read/watched some parts of Alien Swarm and other parts of AF/U, Kevin mentions that they're part organic matter and part machine, so they technically do have DNA, and are somewhat sentient, as they're part of a hive mind.
For the Guest that suggested my pairing in Omniverse and power in Fairy Tail: I actually…don't pair any of the girls with Ben. Maybe Eunice, but since she's not you know, an artificial one. For the power I would have in Fairy Tail, it would probably be… Molding Magic, or Requip Magic!
Sean Bruce: Ya know what would be even more hilarious? You have an Echo Echo, and ya have a Gildarts! What do ya get? An army of even smaller Echos that can still split! Regarding Way Big or Atomix, that could work too. I wonder if it would be any different if he went Ultimate though. Now what's a question!
Annnnnyhow, that's all I wanted to say! So, without further ado, onwards! And as always, I own nothing related to the subjects of Ben 10 nor Fairy Tail. Please support the official releases, and happy reading to you all! Cheers!
Chapter 37: Dragon Storm (Daphne Arc)
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"Hmm… Well, this is certainly a unique experience."
"Oh, hello there. Ben here. I'm in the middle of something, literally. How I got here you ask? Well, then let's go back in time to see the build up to this!"
Our charming incident relating to a certain dormitory has now passed, and a week has now been forwarded to since then. Our view zooms back into the Fairy Tail Guild, to a pair of new wizards in said facility. Wendy and Carla entered the Guild Hall and walked towards the Request Board. They were a bit surprised to see the vast amount of content, compared to that of Cait Shelter's.
"I wonder which one we should pick." The Dragon Slayer wondered as she stepped back and forth. Carla hummed in thought as she did the same. After a bit, they looked back to one another, a sign that they weren't able to decide on a request.
Mira then walked to the two of them, giggling. "Are you two finding any trouble looking for a request?" Wendy then chuckled sheepishly.
"Well, there's just so many of them." Wendy admitted. Mira then looked back to the board. "True, and since it's your first job, it's probably better to have someone go with you." She recommended.
"Although you'll only receive a portion of the reward, it's a good way to earn some experience." Wendy and Carla then glanced at each other.
"An assistant sounds cool!" The blue head smiled. Carla then sighed as she shrugged. "Sure, but from this group of miscreants?" The girls chuckled from the reference of the guild members currently present.
"Does that apply to me too?" Ben reluctantly pointed to himself from a nearby table. Carla merely shrugged, causing the brown head to raise an eyebrow, before going back to what he was doing.
Ben was now wearing a different outfit from before. While Wendy had changed back to the one that she was in the day she arrived in Fairy Tail, Ben was now wearing gray hoodie. A green t-shirt was worn underneath, along with brown shorts. He wore his signature black and white sneakers, with a green Fairy Tail emblem on the back of his hoodie.
He still had the butler outfit. Erza was very persistent in him keeping it.
"Wendy!" Lucy and Levy then called to the girls. "Mira, is she trying to decide on a job?" Mira glanced back to the two. "Ah, Wendy-chan decided that she wanted to go with someone else first." Levy then blinked in remembrance.
"Speaking of which, you went with Natsu on your first job, right Lu-chan?" Lucy cried out due to the bad memories of said job. "And Ben went with Erza for his first job, if I remember correctly."
"Erza and Ben? That sounds like a heap of trouble for him." Carla huffed. Levy smiled. "Well, it was before she went all "big sister" for him." She explained while shrugging with a playful smile.
"Hm… But's it's already been a week since Carla and I arrived at Fairy Tail, so I figured that I have to start pulling my own weight around here." She then said to the two.
"Then come with us in Team Shadow Gear!" Levy offered with open arms.
"If you're gonna do that, come with us then instead!" Lucy gestured towards herself, causing the Letter Mage to pout.
"Lu-chan! That's no fair, you already have a bunch of members, and Ben as well!" Ben's ears perked at the mentioning of his name.
"I don't think I'm a part of any team to be honest…" Ben's line was pretty much ignored by the girls though.
"Then why don't you take turns then?" Mira suggested. The two then nodded in agreement. "So, who goes first, Wendy-chan?"
Wendy hummed while rubbing her chin. The girls noticed the familiar hand gesture, causing Mira to snicker. Interrupting her train of thought though…
"…Natsu." Gray entered the building. Elfman and Natsu stopped their chatter to glance to the ice mage.
"Gray?" The fire mage blinked.
"Haven't seen you around for a few days." The Take-Over Mage noted. Juvia then walked to the counter.
"Gray-sama, is something the matter?" She asked. Gray then nodded. "Natsu, I heard the craziest of stories just now."
"What is it?" The Dragon Slayer now turned his body to the ice mage.
"There's a rumor that someone outside the city has seen one of them. Says she's seen a Dragon."
That garnered the attention of all three Dragon Slayers, and a bunch of the other passerby. Natsu then narrowed his eyes as he got off his seat.
"Dragon? Is it Igneel?" He asked. Gray turned around. "Can't say for sure, since it's mostly rumor. I didn't meet the person myself, but I know who she is and where she's at."
"Her name's Daphne. According to what I've heard, she's been staying in an inn by the name of "Rise". It's in the wilderness to the west." Gray then continued. "And she didn't just see one, I've heard she's actually met a damn Dragon."
"That's a whole deal of information, Natsu." Happy chirped. Natsu then clenched his fists.
"Cool! Then we're going, come on, Happy!" The Dragon Slayer then started to walk off. Happy jumped off the counter as Natsu ran to the request board, since it was near the entrance.
"Ah, let me come with you too!" Wendy called out to the two, walking to them with Carla in her hands. Ben glanced over, hearing the words that she just said. His right eye twitched, as if it were an alarm for bad stuff to happen.
"That Dragon might be Grandeeney." Wendy hoped. Natsu then grinned. "All right then, let's go check that out!"
Natsu then turned to Gajeel. "Hey, you comin'?" The iron mage ruffed. "Bah, no way. It's all a hoax."
"Hey, what if it's true though?" Natsu tried to protest. Gajeel sighed. "And how many times have you listened to that sort of crap, only to get bamboozled in the end? Stories like those are meant to attract people, and not just that, but trouble as well."
"But you want to see yours too right? You want to see Metalicana, don't you?" Natsu persisted, earning himself another grunt.
"As if. Besides, he disappeared without a trace, and without saying a thing. I don't give a hoot." He huffed.
"Gajeel-san…" Wendy mumbled. Levy and Lucy snickered. "He says that, but he probably misses him too!" The blonde whispered. Natsu was contemplating on trying to convince Gajeel, but seeing that he wasn't going to move, he sighed in defeat.
"Meh, whatever then. Let's go, Wendy!" Natsu then turned back to his fellow Slayer. "Yes!" Wendy nodded.
"Oh, and thanks for the tip man!" Natsu then waved to Gray. "It's no problem." The ice mage waved a hand.
Listening to this conversation got Ben a little raffled up. He couldn't help that things were a little bit suspicious. Even without learning it from others, rumors that sounded too good to be true were just that, too good to be true. And there was another thing that got him a bit suspicious.
'Gray…' He looked back at the mage. There was something unusual about him. Thinking for a bit, the conclusion came to his head.
'He… He hasn't stripped. That's…there's definitely something wrong now…'
Quietly getting up, Ben tip-toed towards behind one of the support pillars. Going out of Gray's line of sight, Ben looked down at the Omntrix as he activated it. Peeking out for a split second, he rolled his head back as he slammed the core.
In a flash, Ben was replaced with ChamAlien, who immediately changed the pigments of his skin to make himself seem invisible. Scurrying around in the shadows of the guild, he quickly crawled out of the entranceway without anyone noticing him…
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A bit later…
Ben, now back to his human form, stood behind a large boulder. The area he was in was like how Gray described it; a mass of the western wilderness. Rocky terrain grained over the landscape, with little to no presence of other creatures. What did stand out however was the sight of a single building.
"That must be it." Ben muttered as he tried to get closer.
The building, which was the inn called Rise, was mostly yellow and white in color. A large middle segment was connected to two smaller ones, with a nice strand of green surrounding it. A white fencing went around the entire perimeter. In the front was a small fountain made of limestone, or some other kind of material.
"So, this is Rise?" Happy looked up to the sign that displayed "HOTEL RISE". The others noticed that some parts of the building were a bit…rusty.
"This place is a bit beat up yeah?" Natsu folded his arms. Wendy and Carla nodded as the four walked in through the entranceway.
The inside looked to be a little nicer. A gray and black patterned flooring was seen. Brown corridors were present, with a few pleasant trees and a few dangling chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. The team noticed that there was no receptionist, but rather, a pile of crystal in a glass container.
"What's this thing, and where's the receptionist?" Natsu darted his eyes around. Carla then walked up to the desk, jumping onto it with the help of Aera.
"Well, there's no need for one. This is why." She pointed to the pile of crystal.
"What is it?" Happy asked.
"A fully automatic management system, all accounted for by this lacrima. It doesn't matter if you're checking in or out, this thing will take care of things for you." The white cat explained.
"You're so smart!" Happy was dazzled by her explanation. "And that explains why there's no staff here either."
"No staff yes, but there doesn't seem to be any customers either." Carla then looked around to the other rooms. Natsu growled.
"Son of a lacrima, that ice mage lied…!" Natsu cracked his knuckles. Wendy then put her arms up in defense. "W-Well, it's a bit early to decide that. Why don't we go look around for someone? They may be in one of the rooms."
"Ur… Okay." Natsu decided to listen to her. "Let's split up and look around."
And that they did. Everyone took a side and began to knock on the doors that may had held other customers. To their unluckiness though, they didn't find anything.
While they were fiddling around with that, Ben entered the building. Noticing that they were trying to look around, he had a bad feeling in his stomach again.
'Why do I have a feeling that some crazy doctor type of person is here?' He was reminded of Dr. Animo for some strange reason. Gulping in nervousness, he readied the Omnitrix again. Slamming the core down, he was replaced with Nanomech in a flash.
"Whelp, let's hitch a ride!" He spoke. Flying up to Happy, he quickly reduced his size to the point that it was hard to even see him. Zipping into the blue cat's knapsack, he went along with as he and Carla grouped back with Natsu and Wendy.
In front of them was the last room that they didn't check. Happy groaned once he and Carla caught up with the other two.
"So far, no one's home." He sighed. Natsu then folded his arms. "And this is the last place." He and the others then looked at the design of said last room.
WHICH WAS BY FAR THE MOST SUSPICIOUS PLACE OF ALL!
It was clearly more taken cared of compared to the other places. A wallpaper of rainbows, suns, and clouds covered the place as the entrance was horded by stitched cats with button eyes and spiky teeth. Happy winced a little at the sight of one that looked like him. It had white angelic wings and was hung from the ceiling.
Heck, this was just the entrance to this bizarre room. Nanomech poked his head after growing a bit, flinching a little in response to the place.
"I wonder why we didn't check this place out beforehand." Natsu tilted his head in shame. He then shook his head as he glared at it. "Bah! Anyways…"
"Oi, anyone home in there?!" Natsu then called out. To their surprise, a person did actually respond.
"Yes-yes!"
"Someone's here!" Wendy was a little giddy. Nanomech noticed that the voice was feminine, sounding like an adult's. Natsu then ran forward. "Hey, are you that Daphne person?! Open up!" He barked.
The left door then opened, with a single person walking out. Wearing a green halter top under a lab coat, she also wore a pink skirt. Having black hair and purple eyes, she wore a pair of circular frameless glasses. She also wore a white hat while chewing on some sort of strange thing on a stick.
"Yes, I am Daphne-san? And you are…?" Natsu then backed up. "Er… We would like to have a word with you."
Daphne then jumped. "AH! Customers I see, yes?! You would like to talk as well, yes-yes! Please, come in, come in!"
'This person reeks suspiciousness…' Carla and Nanomech grumbled. They both gasp as red circles appear under everyone's feet, dragging them into her room.
Now lining up in a horizontal row, Daphne introduces herself in a most unpleasant/extravagant way, while trying to advertise her…snack? It seemed to be something that was good for dieting. Happy then mispronounced it, causing Daphne to go ballistic and demand that he say it correctly.
"METAMO-CHAN! SAY IT CORRECTLY!" Daphne roared while holding her stick dangerously close to Happy's face, almost trying to make him suck on it.
Ok, that went wrong. Anyways!
"THIS IS METAMO-CHAN!" Happy announced to correct himself. He didn't want to get yelled at by Daphne again, that's for sure.
"Yes-yes, here's one for you as a reward!" Daphne then tried to give Happy a Metamo.
"B-But… I'm not over—"
"Yes-yes, but it's quite delicious!" Daphne pursued in her sales womanly like talents, much to the cat's chagrin. The strange woman continued her strange act of advertisement, giving free samples of Metamo to everyone. Nanomech watched in confusion as everything went on.
"I… I don't see how any of this can be effective…" Nanomech shook his head as Daphne showed unrealistic "Before and After" images of her stitched cat dolls.
And suddenly… A normal room.
"What?" Natsu and Nanomech blinked. The four were now sitting in Daphne's room, as if nothing ever happened.
"Uh…"
"Bla-blah-bla-blu…" Daphne continued to chatter and chatter, eventually becoming noise to Natsu's ears as he continued to look back and forth.
"Who's she trying to talk to?" She was looking in one direction, but Natsu couldn't see anything other than just plain features of furniture in her line of sight, confusing him to no end. Eventually…
"And with this specially marked package you can—"
"DO YOU MIND?! WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION RIGHT HERE, AND I NEED TO ASK YOU SOMETHIN'!"
'Ah. His rage broke, Erza.' Nanomech nodded as soon as he witnessed the truly remarkable event in front of him.
"But with this we can—"
"We. Are. Going. To. Talk. About. DRAGONS…!" Natsu growled at Daphne, holding a large fireball in the palm of his hand. Nanomech noticed that Daphne was now making a different expression.
"Yes-yes… Dragons, now is it?" Natsu glared at the glasses wearing woman. Daphne tilted her glasses.
"So… You heard that I met a Dragon, right?" She then turned around. "But… 'Twas a lie!"
"You fraud!" Wendy pointed to her with guilty intent. Daphne shrugged. "Well, if I said that Metamo-chan was made from grounded Dragon scales, sales would blaze on!"
"But, that's a lie too!" Daphne then stuck her tongue out, much to Wendy and Natsu's annoyance. Nanomech was just disappointed that the two were getting a bit off topic now.
"However, my creations are perfect…" Daphne grinned quite deviously. Natsu growled, turning around.
"AH, THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS CRAP!" Kicking the door open, what was there was…
"…Wha?" Natsu's mouth went agape, as did everyone else's.
What was there was…an empty void. Daphne chuckled soon after. "You guys are now birds in a cage…" Natsu then growled. "Oh yeah?!" He then lit his fist on fire.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Slamming his attack on it, all it did was caused caused Natsu to get flung back.
"A barrier?!" Happy barked. Carla then turned to Daphne. "Are you a wizard?!" Nanomech sighed. He wondered why people in Fairy Tail always got into conflict. Sure, he had his fair share of stuff back on Earth, but this? This was chaotic to say the least...
"Yes-yes. And those are quite the flames, Salamander. Ah, I've been waiting for such a customer… A Dragon Slayer!" Daphne's eyes were now devilish in appearance, making Wendy flinch a little. She then tried to open one of the windows, only to get the same void outside.
"Ho-ho-ho! This is quite the magic, is it not?" Daphne chuckled. Natsu then tried to slam another fire fist, only to get…doused by ice?
"Natsu, just look at yourself." Gray then said, suddenly now inside the space. Wendy and Happy cheered in response to his appearance, but he revealed…that he was with Daphne all along?!
"THAT'S PREPOSTUROUS!" Natsu barked. "AND WHAT'S WITH THE SUDDEN SKIP?!" Carla was actually surprised that the flame brain was using the word. Gray then smirked as he began to form an Ice Make. Natsu then turned to Wendy.
"Wendy, stay back… This guy's serious." Wendy then nodded as she stepped back a few steps. Nanomech was trying to poke his head out from Happy's knapsack, but was a bit hesitant due to Gray's ice energy flowing through the room.
"Gray? What're you doing?" Happy asked with a worried look. Gray ignored the question, aiming a now formed circle at Natsu.
"Ice Make: Lances!" Firing a barrage of ice lances, Natsu stepped to the side, making the projectiles crash onto the ground. Wendy and the cats dropped to the side to avoid the blast.
"Gray, you serious?!" Natsu barked. Gray then answered him by stripping his top off, confirming to everyone that this was…their Gray.
"Definitely!" He then prepared another circle.
"Ice Make: Battle-axe!"
"Fire Dragon's Roar!" Both attacks collided with one another, creating thick screen of steam. Gray then jumped forth and out of the field, surprising Natsu long enough for him to deliver a feisty blow of attacks.
"And I'm not even controlling him!" Daphne said with a smug face. Natsu then grinned as he wiped some dirt from his face.
"Well no duh! Only the real Gray's punches could piss me off as much as it is right now!" Nanomech sweat dropped from that.
"So, you let me punch you to verify my identit—GAH!" Before Gray could finish that retort, Natsu head butts him. Landing on his feet, Natsu jumps up.
"Fire Dragon's Talons!" Performing a high kick, Natsu swipes Gray in the face, sending him flying into a wall, making it crack out to the hallway they were in at first.
"Bah, is that enough now? Mind telling me what's going on?" Gray then sighed.
"A city without sound…" Natsu and Nanomech wondered what he was talking about. "But you wouldn't get anyways, so die already!" Gray then cracked another helping of ice lances, forcing Natsu to jump to the side and counter with another Roar.
"They seemed to be at each other's equal force." Happy commentated. Wendy gulped. "But why? Why is Gray-san doing this?"
'Girl, that's what I'm trying to find out too.' Nanomech would've rolled his eyes if he had two of them. Daphne then came along to answer their question.
"Gray Fullbuster came to volunteer for me." She revealed, making the three (well, technically four) turn to face her. "I came to Magnolia around ten days ago, searching for information regarding Natsu Dragneel. Gray took interest in my story and offered to assist me, you see?"
"Then he's a complete traitor!" Carla barked. Nanomech was a little reluctant with the cat's harsh assumption, but she didn't seem to be wrong at the moment.
"But, what is this "city without sound" that he revealed at first?" Wendy tried to ask Daphne. The white robed woman nodded a few times as she took out stacks of Metamo.
"Yes-yes, questions for later! How about a snack?" She offered her and the cats some of the brown treat. As Happy was about to actually take one, a familiar beeping triggered the ears of everyone.
"Eh?" Happy floated while trying to look behind himself.
"That sound…" Carla blinked. "Isn't that—"
To answer her question, Nanomech 'eeped', covering the entire room in a flash of red. Happy was then dragged to the floor, with Ben now sitting on him.
"Whoops, forgot to set the life-form lock command." Ben looked around. Happy croaked. "I'm going to be a cat-pancake…!"
"Ben?" The girls asked. The Omnitrix wielder ruffled his hair sheepishly as he got off Happy. "Sorry, didn't want Gray to find out that I was following you guys. Say, where the heck are they, anyways?"
And to answer his question, was of course was an explosion. Running down to the nearest stair case, Ben and the others watched as Natsu and Gray continued their fight.
"They're still evenly matched." Carla mentioned with a sigh. "At this rate, they'll just waste all of their energy and collapse like ragdolls."
"Then we have to stop them then." Ben proposed. "So… Can I join in now?"
"Nope!"
The four then turned to Daphne. As Natsu rammed Gray into another room, they watched as Daphne snickered. "After all, even if you do, you can't escape this illusionary creation of mine."
"An illusionary inn?" Wendy uttered in disbelief. Daphne then made an uncomfortable smile.
"Exactly. My magic is Concealment Magic, which hides people and things all alike. This very inn was created with the spell called "Hidden Cage"." The mage explained.
'So, it's like one of Chrome's illusions?' Ben surmised. However, as he was thinking about that, Daphne notices something out of the corner of her eye.
"Oh, here comes your little friends!" She then turned to one of the windows. Outside was Erza and Lucy, who seemed to be looking around.
"Erza-san! Lucy-san!" Wendy then tried to yell through the window. Ben glared at the black haired mage. "We're trapped. This magic hides us, so there's no way for them to see or hear us."
"Yes-yes, boy!" Daphne confirmed. "And also…"
Now looking outside, Wendy and the others gasped at the sight of humanoid reptilians spawning from green circles. As they started to fight the mages, Ben noticed that they fought using the same methods of attack; swords for Erza, digging and chains for Lucy, who summoned Virgo.
It further helped in Ben's understanding once Lucy summoned Loki, in which the lizardmen seemed to copy his power, and to a scale, his appearance.
"Interesting… Artificial lifeforms capable of copying the magic of their opponent. That's just like…Dr. Animo." Ben blinked in surprise.
"Oh? Then whoever this "Dr. Animo" is, is a complete genius!" Daphne retorted. "And since I have those guys, I figured I can get a whole bunch of information regarding other wizards besides Natsu Dragneel!"
"Oh yeah?" Ben then grinned as he readied the Omnitrix. A flash of green blinded everyone for a moment, before revealing Big Chill in his place. "Then how about this then?!"
Jumping back, Big Chill then attempted to fly forward, phasing into his intangible state. However…as he tried to go through the window, he only seemed to bounce off from it, earning a sore spot on his head from the impact.
"Ouch… Hey, what gives?" The Necrofriggian gawked at the wall. Daphne was exhilarated by what she was witnessing. Clapping her hands together, she stared at Big Chill. "Oho! So you're him huh? The Null Fairy of Fairy Tail! What a bizarre looking creature! Hmm… What kind of magic is it, I must know!" Daphne craved for Ben's secrets.
"Whelp, I think I found Dr. Animo's life partner…" Big Chill retorted. An explosion then came from downstairs on the lobby floor. The five watched as Natsu and Gray came out of a broken wall, panting and beat up.
"I think we're nearing the end!" Daphne said as she looked over from the corridor. As Natsu was attempting to land a flaming head butt, Big Chill slouched over as he sighed.
"Okay, this is getting tiresome…" He then flew down, going into Natsu's line of fire. Gray gasps as Big Chill floats in front of him.
"Ben?!" The two of them yelled. Big Chill held his palms on the floor. "Alright Natsu, freeze!" A trail of ice spawned from the ground, scurrying to Natsu and then encasing the fire mage in an iceberg.
"Perfect!" Daphne giggled. She then held her palms out, spawning two purple circles.
"Hidden Darkness!" A circle then spawned under Natsu. Big Chill's eyes then widened as he pressed the Omnitrix dial in reflex.
A flash of green blinded everyone. As it dissipated, a blur pushed the frozen Natsu out of place. Before the figure started to get sucked in by it, Ben's new form was revealed.
Now resembling a humanoid pterosaur, his skin was rough and orange. Having a long neck, green eyes, and a beak like mouth, he seemed to have a jetpack like structure on his back, in which yellow wings stretched out like a glider. Two lumps on his forearms were present. Having sharp fingers and toes, he wore a gray and green jumpsuit. The Omnitrix dial was located on his left shoulder, along with the Fairy Tail emblem next to it.
"Great, now you give me Astrodactyl! What happened to—" The dinosaur alien squawked as he started to get sucked in. As he disappeared, Gray stooped below, trying to swipe an arm out. "Crap! No, this isn't how it was supposed to go!"
"Ben, no!" Wendy cried out as she jumped down. Daphne rose and eyebrow, but once she took out a device, her pupils contracted. "Well, this works even better!" Natsu then broke out from his prison, growling.
"Ben!" He yelled. However, Daphne then started to grin as everything shook. A bright light then blinded everyone…
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"…Eh? What's going on now?" Lucy stumbled. Erza started to sense a large figure, with her instinct being right.
"Over there!" Erza grabbed Lucy and jumped back. As the figure started to become visible, the two stared at the size of the thing.
"YES! YES, YES, YES, YEEEEEEEEEEES!" Daphne cheered. She was now inside a capsule like device. It had a piano like keyboard, and was filled with all sorts of plush like components.
"Lacrima core, stand by for operation!" She then yelled. The figure then revealed its appearance, burdening the area with the appearance of a giant wyvern-like creature. It had the same skin tone as the lizard men, yet lacked eyes. On its belly was a red gem-like sphere with pulsating blue lines.
"What the crap is that?!" Lucy barked.
"Now then… Start the absorption process! Begin processing the Null Fairy's power!" The red gem started to glow. Wendy and the others had escaped from Daphne's released Concealment Magic creation, now grouping up with Erza and Lucy.
"Lucy-san, Erza-san!" Wendy yelled out to the two.
"Wendy-chan!" Lucy returned the greeting. "And Natsu! Wait, Gray as well? You followed them here?" Gray panted as he stopped.
"Who cares about that? Everything's gone downhill!" He barked. "Up there, Daphne's got—"
"Dragonoid… ACTIVATE!"
As Gray was going to say something, everyone turned back to the large wyvern creature. Crowning around Daphne's sphere like a brain, a head like component installed itself, giving the titanic figure a set of eyes.
"Dragonoid?" Lucy blinked. Erza then started to grit her teeth, scaring everyone near her.
"And…absorb…the Null Fairy's…POWER?!" She clenched her fists. Natsu started to sweat immensely from the pressure she was giving off. The Dragonoid then gave off a mighty roar.
"Take a look! An artificial Dragon that I invented!" Daphne spoke through a speaker-like device. "This beast will take the Null Fairy's power, unleashing a personal unveiling for all to see!"
"Magic power? But, Ben doesn't use magic." Lucy rose an eyebrow. "Wait, so that must mean…"
"It's taking power from the Omnitrix!" Erza confirmed. "There's no telling what that'll do to it." And much to her theory, the Dragonoid was indeed starting to get affected by the Omnitrix.
A red Omnitrix symbol appeared on the gem, causing it to flash. In its place was a Heatblast version of it; with fire wings and rocky skin to confirm it. Daphne was thrilled to see such a thing.
"Give Ben back!" Wendy yelled at Daphne.
Said mage shrugged as she munched on a Metamo. "Well missy, I can't do that. Since the Dragonoid moves because it's sucking power from the Null Fairy, there's no way I can do that. Plus, it's also giving it some mega cool abilities!"
…
As she said that, from within the space that Daphne created, Ben floated with his arms folded. He then turns to the camera.
"Whelp, and now we're caught up!"
He then looked at the Omnitrix, which was starting to flash green every so often. "Seems like she's using the power source for the Omnitrix to move that luggish thing. But… There's no exact way out of it, is there?"
Pressing the faceplate, it didn't seem to do a thing, so Ben sighed as he floated around. "Guess I'll just wait… Hmm, I wonder if I can do something to overload it."
…
"Oh… I remember now…" Carla blinked as she floated next to Wendy. "I've heard talk of a dragon-crazed woman who was attempting to build a Dragon!"
"So, you're that person?!" Wendy barked at Daphne for confirmation. The pilot snickered as she bit into another Metamo. "Such rumors, ho ho ho… They couldn't be any further from the truth!"
"They should be praising me; for creating an artificial Dragon! Daphne, the genius scientist!" She yelled with a smug tone. "And to test out this bad boy, how about we go to Magnolia Town?!"
"As if!" Erza flashed to her Black Wing Set. "Gray, you have some explaining to do, but for now, help us with this!" She then flew to onto the back of the Dragonoid. Swinging her sword down, she tried to damage it. Daphne then pressed a few keys on her pianoboard.
"Now, now, Titania Erza…" Several circles then spawned, bringing in a bunch of lizardmen. "We can't have you damage the prized specimen until it reaches full power. So, why don't you battle my upgrade creations?!"
Wendy and the others watched as Erza began to battle the artificial lifeforms. The Dragonoid's core then flashed red, causing the wings to glow a bright yellow as it took off.
"Hey, get back here!" Natsu growled. Inhaling, a red circle appeared.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!" Releasing a Roar, it practically did nothing to the Dragonoid, sinking into the beast's body. Gray then slapped his head. "Idiot! That's a Heatblast Dragon! You really think it's gonna do squat to it?"
Wendy growled. "Let. Him. Go!" Carla then took her to the skies, following the Dragonoid. Lucy and the others started to run after the blue head as the Dragonoid made its way to Magnolia Town…
…
"So… What happens when I do this then?" Ben cocked his head as he pressed a few buttons on the Omnitrix. To his surprise, the faceplate glowed.
"Ooooh, so that field command can do stuff like this? Hmm, I wonder if I can transform now." He then tried to activate the Omnitrix.
"Command not available. Insufficient power." The Omnitrix's AI responded. Ben looked up. "So, not enough, huh? Fine, then what happens when I do this then…"
…
The scene was now in Magnolia Town, Daphne started with her rampage in the dead of night. Summoning dozens and dozens of lizardmen into the town, the members of Fairy Tail were now focusing on evacuating the townspeople.
"Over here, everyone evacuate in an orderly fashion!" Cana yelled out. "Geez, where's Ben where you need him?!"
Makarov watched the scene from up top of the guild. Eyeing the large Dragonoid, he rubs his stache. "So, she appears…"
As it began to rampage through the town, Erza and the others returned to the entranceway. Landing with her Flight Armor set, Erza sighed as she flashed back. Gray jumped down from a rooftop as Natsu and Wendy landed with Happy and Carla.
"What's going on here, Gray?" Droy asked the ice mage. Gray sighed. "I'll explain everything later. I was going to have this go in a different way, but not I'm not so sure…"
"That's a pain though! How do we get Ben out of there without hurting him as well?! The town's crawling with those lizard creeps too!"
"Wait, Ben's inside that thing? Oh, that makes sense now, with that thing looking like Heatblast." Jet nodded in clear understanding. "But wait, when did he go with you guys?"
"Well…" Lucy giggled as she returned as well. Coming the gate, Loki suddenly appeared, grinning a little. "I know how…"
"The little crapper turned into Nanomech and hid within Happy's sack, to which I can assume." Happy ayed, albeit a little annoyed by the fact. "Damn right… He almost crushed me…!" He then teared up in remembrance.
"Nanomech?" Gray looked towards the Spirit. Loki nodded. "A form that can reduce itself to near microscopic sizes. The guy literally hid on my shoulder one time for days on end…"
Everyone shivered. 'Don't want to get on his bad side…' With Nanomech, Ben could probably spy on everyone in Fairy Tail. However, snapping them out of their thoughts was none other than Wendy.
"Who cares about that? He's inside that thing!" She pointed to the Dragonoid. And to everyone's surprise, it started to glow.
"What?! What's happening? All of a sudden the energy levels have spiked to uncontrollable levels? Just what kind of magic does that kid have?!" She barked as she tried to stabilize the Dragonoid's condition.
While it was doing that, Gray quickly ran to Juvia. "Juvia, got a second?" Juvia swooned over to him. "Of course!" Following him to the top of the guild, the two dotted their eyes to Makarov, who turned to Gray. "Gray, you're gonna have to explain everything afterwards, do I make myself clear?" The ice mage nodded. "Now then, proceed!"
Gray then grasped Juvia's hand. "Let's go, Juvia!"
"Yes, Gray-sama!" The two then started to glow. A mixture of blue was then forged from the magic power of their bodies, creating a large blue magic circle. It then flashed, creating a…
"Hey, check it out!" Wakaba pointed to the sky.
A breeze of blue flew over the town's perimeter. As it began to glow, millions upon millions of water molecules formed together to create an endless barrage of icicles. Gray and Juvia then swooped their arms down, releasing their spell upon the denizens of the attack.
"Ice Armageddon!" They yelled. Daphne then looked up, only to see a forceful amount of icicles rain down from the sky. The Dragonoid was practically unfazed, but all the lizardmen who were in town were spiked and defeated by them. As they fell to the ground, they puffed out of existence.
"Nice, Gray, Juvia!" Team Shadow Gear yelled. Happy snickered. "They ddddddiit it!"
"Aw shut it, he-cat." Carla retorted by back-handing him.
"CHILDREN!"
All of the members of Fairy Tail looked up. Back at the guild's bell, Makarov stood above them. He then folded his arms while looking down at the crowd. "I have one thing to say for you!" He started.
"Fairy Tail started with Magnolia Town, and will end with Magnolia Town! So, as the Master of Fairy Tail, I order you to stop that Dragonoid! Ben must be fighting against it, so do what you can to free him!" He yelled out.
"Yes sir!" Everyone responded. Erza flashed to her Heaven Wheels Set, while Lucy took out Taurus' key.
"Now, GO!" Everyone released whatever magic they had. Swords, fire Roars, ice lances, sand spears, water slicers… Everything was aimed towards the glowing Dragonoid. It roared as it continued to flash.
"No, no, no, no, no!" Daphne desperately tried to get back her control over the Dragonoid. However, to her shock, what happened instead was that the Dragonoid started to move on its own. Once it took the attacks landed on the side of the Dragonoid, it was expected to roar in pain, but instead it…
"OW!"
"…Eh?" Everyone blinked. As the flash dissipated, everyone backed up in surprise in response to its new appearance.
It was now a chimerical behemoth of a Dragonoid. It contained body parts relating to Ben's original nine aliens, plus another one. Having two arms, and an additional set of wings, the Dragonoid roared a blast of fire from its mouth.
Its top left wing was composed of Diamondhead's DNA, Petrosapien crystal. To the right was the top right wing, blazing with Heatblast's DNA, while the two lower wings were palish yellow and surrounded by fur, representing Wildmutt's Vulpimancer DNA.
The main body was now reddish in nature, relating to Four Arms' Tetramand DNA, which also gave the Dragonoid an additional two arms and wings. Its long tail was now striped black and blue, donated by XLR8's DNA.
"Ugh, what in the…!" Daphne was grossed out by the final components. On its head, a bioluminescent light was present, courtesy of Ripjaws, while its upper back was composed of green and black patterned skin from Upgrade. To finish it off, its left eye was green and round like Gray Matter's, while its right was composed of red, green, and blue pigments from ChamAlien's Merlinisapien DNA.
"Hey, what's the big id… Woah." The Dragonoid suddenly said in Ben's voice. Everyone deadpanned from the sight. "Hey, who hit me just now?!"
"Uhm… Ben?" Wendy tried to call out. Ignoring her words, the Dragonoid opened its mouth, spewing out a pile of green goo. Erza shivered as she dodged it. Many of the others managed to do so as well, but were then surprised when a large explosion occurred.
As the Dragonoid aimed his Heatblast wing, it released a wave of fire towards the Lepidopterran goop, it caused it to explode. Makarov then sighed. "Looks like he's out of control…"
"Sheesh, can I not take a nap while everything's going around?" A voice then came from a smoke screen. Everyone then turned around to see…
"Gajeel!" Levy yelped. Gajeel then looked up towards Dragonoid 10. "That damn kid…!" He then jumped in to the air, garnering Ben's attention.
"Gajeeeeeeeeeel!" Ben yelled. Gajeel then spun in the air, flickering a light green circle.
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art! Karma Demon: Iron Spiral!" Gajeel then roared. His legs flashed, transforming them into a giant drill that rotated at high speed, giving it exceptional piercing power. Dragonoid 10 was unable to dodge due to it bulky nature, allowing Gajeel to drill straight into the red core, shattering it open.
"There ya go!" The iron mage barked as he stopped spinning around. The moonlight then started to shine down in the broken core. Landing in it, Gajeel blinked at the sight.
"Oi, kid." He called out to Ben. The Omnitrix wielder groaned before opening his eyes. He then frowned. "…Gajeel? What the hell just happened?"
"Well, let's just say that I stopped a giant problem. Not entirely, but enough to get the job done." He grinned. Ben then got up. "So, where's that Daphne crapper?"
"Still in her cozy seat." Gajeel then pointed to the top. Ben cracked his knuckles. "Oh I am going to enjoy this…" He then readied the Omnitrix. Jumping out of the broken core, he pressed the dial, flashing green for a moment.
Everyone gasped at the green sight. "He's free!" Wendy cried out. Carla giggled, swooping her up and bringing her to the skies to join him. As they got closer, the flash dissipated, replacing Ben with Aerofel.
"Ack, Aerofel… Why am I not sur—"
"BEEEEEN!" Wendy yelled as she caught him in her arms. Ben flinched as he got grabbed, blushing red a little afterwards. "W-Wendy!"
"I was so worried!" She cried out a few tears. Aerofel smiled in response. "Well then, how about we take out the person who caused you to get so worried?" He proposed. The two girls nodded in great agreement as Wendy let him go.
Daphne was starting to panic. Since she lost control over the Dragonoid, she was a sitting duck. So when Aerofel, Wendy, and Carla came up, she squeaked in response. Flying up, Aero spun, taking a moment to stop his speed, before dropping down. As he continued his spiraling motion, he pressed the Omnitrix dial. A brief flash of green replaced the smaller cat with Rath. Wendy then inhaled, flickering a circle.
"Sky Dragon's Roar!" Blasting a powerful wave of wind energy, it destroyed the dome protecting Daphne, causing her to back in fear once Rath landed in front of her.
"A-A-Ahh…" She shivered in fear. Rath growled in response.
"LEMME TELL YA SOMETHING DAPHNE, EX-CITIZEN OF THE CITY WITHOUT SOUND AND CONCEALMENT MAGIC MAGE, HERE'S A THING YOU NEVER DO TO RATH!" Rath then swung an arm back, before using it to uppercut her in the chin.
"NEVER MESS WITH RATH'S OMNITRIX, NOR RATH'S FRIENDS!" The Appoplexian roared. Daphne's glasses shattered as she floated in the air. Rath then jumped into the air.
"And for the record… Dragons HAVE ARMS, YOU DOLT!" He then finished her off with a grand slam down to the floor, causing a slight crater from the impact Daphne made.
Rath then tapped the Omnitrix dial, replacing him with Aerofel again. He and the other flyers then flew down to the ground. Once they did so, they turned back to the Dragonoid, which started to glow once more. Since nothing was powering it anymore, it returned back to its normal state and fell to the ground.
"Nice work, Ben, Wendy!" Natsu high fived the two as they landed. Tapping the Omnitrix dial again, Aerofel flashed back to Ben, who sighed in relief. "Everything's over now…"
As he did though, Erza rushed in and grabbed him into a hug. "Didn't I tell you to stop doing crap like that?" She then nudged his head, causing him to chuckle.
"Well, what can I say… You do stuff for a reason, ya know? Or sometimes, none at all." He then said. Wendy and Carla giggled at that quote. Ben was then released, but then turned back to Gray.
"Say, Gray…" Ben smiled at the ice mage in a menacing fashion. Gray flinched as he stepped back. "Y-Yeah?"
"Mind explaining what this ENTIRE damn thing was about?!" Ben pushed down into the core, replacing himself with Rath.
"W-Wait, Ben, please! I can explain!" Gray started to sweat a lot. Rath cracked his knuckles as he started to walk towards him.
"Lemme tell you something, Gray Fullbuster, pupil of Ur… RATH WILL GET HIS ANSWERS FROM YOU!" He then lunged at the half naked mage.
"KYAAAAAAAAAH!"
Gray would eventually tell what the hell his actions were for, but...not without a few broken bones. A certain someone would take great pleasure in helping him recover though!
Aaaaaaaaaaand there thou have it folks! The Daphne Arc one-shot!
I know y'all have been discussing that Big Chill baby idea. To be honest, I'm not conflicted to write it, nor am I really positive for writing it. I can do it or not, depends on my mood really.
By the way, did you guys watch No Game No Life: Zero? That crap was a sudden punch to the feels man! Got to watch that in subbed and in subpar quality in theaters the day it came out globally! It was one of the most memorable times of my life!
So, this marks the short term Daphne Arc! Next up, episodes 73, 74, and 75! I hope you all look forward to it! Also, please, check my other recently started story as well if you want.
So, with all that said and done, I'll see you all in the next part of the Null Fairy! Cheers to you all for over 700 reviews, and over 111,111 views! Yep, just had to use that specific number, ha.
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