Skylar nearly wept with joy once the train came to a stop. Followed by Nashi, both dragon slayers an off the train, kissing the ground. Storm and Reiki followed, Storm looking embarrassed at the girls' behavior and Reiki looking pissed that their was Skylar's puke on him.

"BlackBerry, your magic better include conjuring up clean clothes!" Reiki said with narrowed eyes, glaring down at the ten year old girl, who was still kissing the ground.

"Also, would you two get off of the ground?" Reiki added, causing Nashi and Skylar to jump up, hugging each other, which Storm joined in on because Reiki was even scaring him.

"I forgot to mention this, Strawberry," Skylar said, "but my hair isn't black." When Reiki, and even the other two, just stared at her blankly, she continued. "It's just a really dark blue that often gets mistaken for black literally all the time, no need to feel b—-"

"My whole life's a lie," Reiki muttered, processing what Skylar has just said.

"I feel like we're forgetting something," Nashi suddenly said, a thoughtful expression on her face.

"What could we possibly be forgetting, Flamebrain?" Storm questioned.

Before Nashi could resort, Reiki began muttering more about how his entire existence was based on a lie, causing the three of them to sweat drop in his direction.

"I do think we forgot something, too," Skylar said. "Or at least it feels that way, but... I don't know. Could be nothing. Let's go."

"Do you even know where we're supposed to go, Blueberry?" Reiki asked.

"Didn't take him long to come up with a different fruit," Nashi muttered.

Storm nodded in agreement.

"Well, no," Skylar said, "but surely you do, so let's go."

Only when the four of them turned to leave that they remembered what they forgot. And ray was when the train started moving and a scream could be heard.

They forgot Luke.

•••

"How could you have forgotten me!" Luke griped for the hundredth time as the five of them trudged through the small, warm village. His sister was regretting getting Luke off of that train (which Reiki had pulled the emergency stop, which he was also starting to regret).

"For the last time, we're sorry," Nashi groaned.

"I'm not," Storm muttered.

"I'm awesome," Luke said, ignoring the others. "How could you have forgotten me?" he said once more. Can't he just let it go already?

"Yeah, how could we have?" Nashi rolled her eyes. "The fact that we didn't hear your bigmouth shoulda been a clue that you were left behind."

"Watch it!" Luke growled.

Skylar giggled quietly.

"How about everyone shut up?" Reiki said in a deadly calm voice, a scary aura oozing out of him. Storm, Nashi and Luke all listened, fearing for that lives.

But Skylar, it would appear, has a death wish. "Oh, look, I'm not shutting up," Skylar said with a coy smirk. "What are you gonna do about it, Strawberry?"

"Bury you six feet under, that's what."

Oh, shiz and crackers, he sounds serious, Skylar though. "As if you'll be able to," Skylar teased.

"Put a shirt on, stripper!" Nashi demanded.

"What did you call me, Flamebrain?" Storm growled.

"Um, guys..." Luke tried.

They all ignored him, each having an epic stand off. Nashi and Storm. Reiki and Skylar. Flares and scowls could be seen by the blond Dragneel, causing him to sweat drop. They have bigger concerns than childish rivalries at the moment.

"Hello?" Luke tried again.

"Well, well," said a new voice. "What do we have here? A bunch of kids that think they can take me down?"

Everyone paled, turning to a dark cloaked man. He looked rather evil... and because of his words, they knew exactly who he was, and it certainly wasn't a good thing.

"That's what I was trying to tell you about," Luke muttered.

Oh, shiz and crackers.