Author's note:
Hello hello! Today we finish with the Battle of Fairy Tail. Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail. That privilege belongs to Hiro Mashima
As Fenris continued running, hoping he could figure out a way to end this quickly, a bright light flashed high above the town. It blinded him for a second but was gone before he even blinked. He looked up and saw floating orbs all around the town. There had to be almost one hundred of them. He didn't understand what they were though, thinking it had to be another trick from Laxus and decided to continue on. There was nothing he could do about them right now, and the more important thing was to find Laxus and beat him.
Suddenly, a huge explosion came from the street over. He quickly turned around and ran over to the next street. Smoke was coming from the street but nobody seemed to be there. Then he heard a voice from above.
"-take her out!" someone shouted.
He looked up and saw Bickslow standing on top of the roof. And across from him… was Lucy!
How the hell is Lucy here?! he thought.
Just as he was about to go to her aid, a sudden explosion blinded him for a moment. When he was able to see again, he looked up and saw Lucy take out a golden key and call upon one of her spirits. He couldn't hear which one, but then a man in a horse suit appeared out of nowhere.
Who is that…
"Sagittarius! Take down those flying things, all right?" shouted Lucy.
"Hello, hello! Orders received and understood!" said Sagittarius.
Why is he talking like that…
Then Fenris saw Sagittarius bring out a bow and shoot down each one of Bickslow's dolls in a matter of seconds. Just when Fenris thought Lucy had won, there was another explosion right where Sagittarius was standing and he faded back to the Spirit Realm.
"No…!" said Lucy.
"You can destroy all my dolls you like, but it won't stop the souls within them that I control!" said Bickslow.
Suddenly, Bickslow's dolls began to bombard Lucy and then stole her keys. Fenris knew he needed to help so he began scaling the wall of the building they were on top of. Right before his dolls used their Baryon Formation, Fenris got to Lucy. He grabbed her and they both were thrown down by the attack's explosion.
"What the hell…" he heard Bickslow say.
Lucy looked up at him and he could see the relief wash over her. "Fenris… thanks so much. I would've been a goner without you," she said.
"It's no problem Lucy don't worry about it. This whole thing is ridiculous in the first place. We've all been forced to fight each other because of Laxus' dumb games and I'm tired of seeing people get hurt. Let's finish Bickslow together. I think we can both take him if we work together," said Fenris.
"You're right let's do it!" shouted Lucy.
They both got up and turned to face Bickslow.
Fenris opened his mind to his magic as Lucy held out one of her keys. Before she could even say anything, it began to glow and a bright light blinded them for a second. When the light faded, Loki was standing there in his spirit form. He glanced over at Fenris and they both acknowledged each other with a nod, turning back to Bickslow
"Looks like it's time to fulfill my promise," said Loki.
"I had a feeling you were a spirit Loki. And even after I kept your little secret you're gonna try to fight me? That's cold man," said Bickslow.
"How could he know?" Lucy asked.
"He can sense spirits so it's not all that surprising," said Loki.
"So, you wanna join the battle of Fairy Tail?" asked Bickslow.
"I don't really care about this whole battle. But if you try to hurt my master, that is one thing I cannot forgive," said Loki.
"HAHAHAHA you guys don't stand a chance! Neither of you has ever been close to beating me! Even so, let's try to have some fun babies!" said Bickslow.
"Lucy, I don't want you to get involved in this, Fenris and I can take care of him," said Loki.
"Bu-" began Lucy. But she was cut off by Bickslow's doll attack.
The dolls began blasting them with energy and Fenris and Loki had to constantly dodge. The dolls themselves weren't all that powerful. They were easily destroyed but no matter how many Fenris and Loki hit, more just kept coming.
"Hahahaha you can destroy as many dolls as you want but you can't destroy their souls!" shouted Bickslow.
"He's right. This isn't getting us anywhere so…" said Fenris.
He channeled his magic to his feet, and pushed off the ground. His magic propelled him upwards and straight for Bickslow.
"Shi-" began Bickslow before Fenris punched him in the face.
Fenris landed on the other roof and got into a fighting position.
"I'm a lot better now Bickslow. I think I can take you," he smirked.
"Ugh, damn it all! I guess there's nothing else for it…" and he took off his mask.
Fenris immediately shut his eyes. He knew what would happen if he looked into those eyes. He'd end up as one of his dolls. And that would suck.
"Closing your eyes huh?" he heard Bickslow say.
A sudden explosion blew Fenris back to the other roof where Lucy and Loki were. They were then bombarded by the dolls' relentless attacks. Fenris couldn't do anything for the next few minutes because he had to shut his eyes the entire time.
"Loki this isn't working! We can't do anything if we can't even see him!" he shouted at Loki over the attacks.
"I have a plan that will work! Maybe! If it doesn't we may end up as his dolls though!" Loki shouted back.
Fenris hesitated. He really didn't want to end up as a doll. But things were headed south and fast. "Alright. What do we need to do?!" he shouted.
"On the count of three both of you are going to open your eyes and go for Bickslow. An all-out attack with everything you got! This will be our only chance so you need to put everythinginto this attack got it?!" Loki shouted.
"Got it! If this doesn't work I'm gonna kill you Loki!" said Fenris.
"One!"
Fenris got ready.
"Two!"
He began channeling his magic into his feet and hands. Ready to deliver the blow. He saw Lucy prepare to jump.
"THREE!"
Fenris opened his eyes. There was a bright light shining behind him, and he could see it was blinding Bickslow. Because of his position, Fenris was still able to see however. He launched himself up towards Bickslow on the other roof and felt the magic power in his fist before he shouted, "FORCE IMPACT!"
At the same time beside him, Lucy shouted, "Lucy kick!"
The force of his punch to Bickslow's stomach and Lucy's kick sent him flying across the roof to the building next to it. The light faded, and Fenris turned around to see the dolls laying across the roof below. He saw Loki standing there smiling up at him.
"I told ya it would work!" Loki shouted.
"You said maybe…" Fenris said back.
"Nah no idea what you're talking about," Loke responded.
Fenris rolled his eyes and walked to the edge of the roof. On the other building, Bixlow was out cold. They finally beat him. Fenris walked back to the other side and jumped down to where Loki was.
Lucy ran up to him and hugged him. "Fenris that was amazing! Thank you so much if it wasn't for you and Loki I wouldn't even have survived that!" she said.
He smiled down at her.
"We all need to look out for each other. I'm just glad I got here in time before you were seriously hurt," he said. Then he remembered something. Lucy had been frozen as a statue. If she was here, that must mean…
"Umm… Lucy? Were you the only one unfrozen? Or did everyone else get out too?" he asked, trying not to make it obvious what he was trying to get at.
Lucy backed away from him and gave him a mischievous smile.
"Yes. Kalea is safe too," she said.
"Wha-wha-I-I said everyone! I wasn't just talking about Kalea jeez!" he stuttered.
"Sureeeeeeeeeee Fen whatever you say," Lucy said, continuing to smirk at him.
"We-well, since you mentioned her, do you know where she is?" he asked.
"She and Faelen were running with me until we split up a while ago. Master told us the situation and we all wanted to help. She's probably somewhere in town trying to find Laxus just like the rest of us," said Lucy.
At least Faelen is with her, thought Fenris.
Before he could respond to Lucy, there was a huge explosion near the center of town. Right where the cathedral was. All three swung their heads towards the building.
"I have a feeling that wasn't a normal explosion," said Loki.
"No, I have a feeling you're right," said Fenris.
"I don't think I have the power right now to face Laxus. That fight took a lot out of me and I'm still recovering from my time in Earthland. I think I need to leave this up to you Fenris," said Loki.
"Don't worry. I'm sure Natsu is there now if Laxus is. There's no way he'd miss out if everyone was able to escape the guild," said Fenris.
And with that Loki disappeared into the Spirit Realm.
"Lucy… I need a favor. Can you go find Kalea? I just want to be sure she's safe," he asked her.
Lucy smiled up at him. "You know, the first thing she said when we were all unfrozen was 'Where's Fenris?' You two… never mind," she said. Before he could respond, she ran up the street and out of sight.
He blinked after her. What was that about, he thought.
Another explosion came from the cathedral. He shook his head and focused. He began running up the street to the cathedral. As he was running, he sensed someone coming up behind him.
"HEY YOU," came a gruff voice he knew.
He kept running as he said, "What is it Gajeel?"
Gajeel ran up beside him and said, "You going to the cathedral too?"
"Yeah, Laxus is definitely there and I have a feeling Natsu is too," said Fenris.
"Gah that idiot. I knew he'd try to keep all the fighting for himself," said Gajeel.
Fenris rolled his eyes. He enjoyed fighting but he didn't have the weird obsession with it like Natsu and Gajeel. Maybe it was a dragonslayer thing.
"Look if we're going to fight Laxus we need to come up with some kind of plan," Fenris said. "Laxus is probably one of the strongest guys in the guild so-" Gajeel cut him off.
"Gehehe who needs a plan?!" he shouted with glee before sprinting off towards the cathedral.
"Wait!" shouted Fenris. He turned a corner and found himself in front of the cathedral. Gajeel was running inside and Fenris ran after him. When he got inside he stopped, surprised at what he saw. Gajeel was holding Natsu by his shirt and he looked like crap. Fenris could tell Laxus had given him a beating.
Laxus was standing at the far end of the hall and he looked… angry. Really angry.
"-taking out this guy is my job," he heard Gajeel say.
Fenris ran up beside him as he threw Natsu to the floor.
"Oh look! Some new victims!" shouted Laxus. He sounded insane.
"Vanish! Disappear! All who stand before me shall be reduced to nothing!!" he shouted some more.
"We need to figure this out together," Fenris said as he walked up next to Gajeel.
"N-no…I'll h-handle Laxus…" said Natsu.
"No Natsu. We handle this together. Laxus is too strong for us one on one," said Fenris.
"He's right," said Gajeel. Natsu gaped.
"Screw that! I can take him on myse-" began Natsu.
"Natsu, SHUT UP!" yelled Fenris.
Natsu shut up at once. He looked befuddled.
"This isn't the Laxus we know Natsu. Look at him," said Fenris.
Natsu looked over at Laxus. He had the aura of someone who didn't even know what was going on. He was blinded by his own power.
"Fine… this is a one-time thing though got it? I ain't teaming up with him ever again after this," said Natsu, jerking his thumb towards Gajeel.
"Yeah like I wanna team up with a weakling like you," responded Gajeel.
"What was that?!" shouted Natsu.
Before they started arguing, Fenris grabbed both their heads and slammed them together.
"Shut up and let's do this!" he said and ran at Laxus.
He heard them follow him just as he got to Laxus. They both punched at the same time and their fists collided. The force of their blows made them fly back as Natsu and Gajeel rushed at Laxus. They began exchanging blows, giving Fenris a brief moment to think.
He decided to try out a move he had tried in the Phantom guild hall. Mind trick. With this, he could temporally change a person into thinking whatever he chose. He'd attempt to make Laxus think he was running at him from his right, when in reality he wouldn't attack him at all.
He focused his mind on his magic. Then he focused on Laxus. After a few moments, Laxus shouted, "Oh no you don't!" He saw him swing a punch to his right, at nothing. Natsu and Gajeel took advantage and hit him hard with their magic. Laxus flew across the room and smashed into a wall, creating a cloud of dust. When the dust cleared he was standing, and it didn't look like he had a scratch on him.
"Shit! I thought we hit him hard there," said Gajeel.
Seriously how powerful is he damn it, thought Fenris.
Laxus lunged at Gajeel and Natsu but just as he was about to strike he disappeared. A moment later he appeared right in front of Fenris and punched him in the face. Fenris flew back and slammed into a wall. Black dots swam in his vision and his head was killing him. Luckily, Natsu had intervened before Laxus could hit him again. He slowly got up and staggered forward.
This isn't going over well, he thought.
He used his Malacia spell to throw off Laxus' balance but he was so dazed it didn't work. He saw Gajeel and Natsu combine their breath attacks and hit Laxus head on.
Maybe they did it…
But no. He wasn't even fazed. He had an evil smile on his face as he casually rolled his shoulders.
"Both of you combined and that's all you can do?" he said, that smile still plastered on his face. "You should be ashamed to call yourself dragon slayers."
"Impossible!" said Gajeel. "I don't care how strong that guy is. Nobody can take that much dragon slayer magic! It ain't possible!"
"It's simple," said Laxus. Fenris watched as his teeth began changing. "I hate the old man's lectures, so I kept it a secret all this time, but..." Fangs began protruding from his mouth. "Just this once I'll show you." Fenris watched in horror as scales formed on his body.
"No way…" said Natsu.
"Lightning!" screamed Laxus.
"Get down!" said Fenris.
"Dragon's!" said Laxus.
"Laxus don't!" shouted Natsu.
"-ROARRRRRR!"
Before Fenris could even blink, the attack was upon them. Moments before it collided with them, Gajeel jumped in the way and took the full blast. Natsu and Fenris both shouted for him to get out of the way but it was too late. They ran up to him and rolled him over. He was out and wasn't getting back up any time soon.
"Damn! He's a dragon slayer too?!" said Natsu.
"This is bad. He's way more powerful than I thought," said Fenris.
Suddenly Laxus was on them. He threw an uppercut at them both at the same time and they flew up towards the ceiling and out on to the roof. Fenris landed hard on his side and the air was knocked out of him. As he lay gasping, trying to get his breath back, Laxus flew out of the hole they had made.
"You idiots will be the first in my mission to cleansethe guild!" he screamed.
Fenris slowly got up and saw Natsu doing the same. He had to use Force Body or he would never regain his stamina. He knew the spell had costs if he used it too much but he had to take the risk.
This was a spell he discovered during one of his meditations. It allowed him to push his body's endurance past a safe limit. It ignored his health and well-being, and poured magical energy out of him that shouldn't even have been there in the first place. It was dangerous.
He activated the spell and felt his magic power increase immediately. Then it began increasing past its normal limit. He knew increasing it to a certain point would cause his body to go into shock. Or worse. He had to finish this fight quickly before that.
Without waiting for Natsu, he pushed one foot into the roof, crushing it beneath his feet, and lunged at Laxus. His new speed meant Laxus wasn't expecting him and he swung his fist at Laxus' face. His fist collided with Laxus, who was thrown backwards. Natsu ran past him and began his own attack. The trio exchanged blow after blow. It seemed to Fenris this lasted for hours but in reality it could only have been a few minutes.
He began to feel his power decrease already. He had used so much of it trying to take Laxus out but it didn't seem to be working. Laxus was tired yes, but he didn't look like he'd be giving up any time soon. The trio broke up suddenly, both parties catching their breath. Fenris had one last idea. It would use up the rest of his magic though. So, if it didn't work, he'd be done for.
"Natsu, I'm going to use Force Grip. But I'll have to put literally all of my power into it. I won't be any use after it's done. When I use it, it'll hopefully immobilize Laxus enough that you'll be able to finish him off. But it needs to be with one hit. I can only do this once. Do you think you can get him?" said Fenris.
Natsu cracked his knuckles and smirked. "I'm all fired up now!" he responded.
Fenris smiled. "Let's do it then."
He closed his eyes and got ready for the spell.
"You really think I'll le-" began Laxus but was cut off.
Fenris unleashed his spell and bound him in place. He poured all of his power into the spell. Even so, Laxus was still able to struggle and move around trying to get free.
"NATSU NOW!" screamed Fenris.
Natsu ran towards Laxus.
"This is for Lucy and everyone else you've hurt today Laxus!" Natsu said. "I won't let you do any more harm to Fairy Tail! You don't deserve the right to call yourself a member of Fairy Tail! Dragon Slayer Secret Art Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade!"
Before the hit landed, Fenris' magic depleted. He felt a sharp pain in his left arm. And he blacked out.
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His head hurt. That was the first thing Fenris thought when he finally woke up. He felt a blanket over his body and realized he had to be in a bed. He slowly opened his eyes, squinting at first as they adjusted to the light.
When he finally saw his surroundings, he realized he was in the hospital wing of Fairy Tail. He looked around and saw the Master in a bed at the far end of the room. Before he could think on that, he heard a loud bark and suddenly a huge figure jumped on top of him. It was Faelen.
Faelen began licking his face, making him laugh, which then made him hurt. Then he heard the door open with a loud BANG and footsteps rushing towards him.
Then another figure flung their arms on top of him. He looked down and saw a wall of chestnut hair.
Kalea…
Then he heard a muffled sound coming from Kalea and she got up and turned her face away. He saw her hands go to her face and then a few moments later she turned around. Her eyes and nose were red but other than that she looked completely normal.
Fenris said in a hoarse voice, "I'm glad you're not a statue anymore."
She laughed, saying, "I'm glad you're not asleep anymore."
Faelen barked at that. Fenris laughed again and suddenly felt light headed. He put his hand to his head and fell back on the pillow.
"You need to rest," Kalea said, rushing to him again. "You pretty much used up all of your magic fighting Laxus Natsu told us. You also broke your arm. I'm not sure how that happened. But Porlyusica said that you used some kind of spell that had a huge effect on your body. She wouldn't say anymore but she mentioned using that spell again could be detrimental to your health. If you had used anymore, Porlyusica said you could ha-" she cut herself off. She looked away again quickly and put her hands to her face. Fenris couldn't see what she was doing.
She looked back at him and frowned. "Don't you ever do that again Fenris. I swear if you do I'll personally make sure you never use magic again," she said.
"I-uh-I mean… okay," said Fenris. He wasn't used to this aggressive side of Kalea.
When she calmed down, Kalea told him everything that happened after he blacked out. Natsu had finally beaten Laxus with that last attack. Everyone who was hurt had been brought back and healed by Porlyusica. They were all okay now and downstairs figuring out what to do with the festival. The citizens of Magnolia didn't even seem to realize anything that had been going on. They all thought it was just part of the festival. Apparently, the guild had also decided to postpone the parade two days from now because of all the commotion.
After another hour of resting, Fenris went downstairs, with the help of Kalea. When he finally reached the guild hall it erupted in cheers.
People crowded around him yelling "Congrats!" and "You did it!" and all sorts of things. When people finally left him alone, he saw Kalea watching him with apprehension.
"Kalea, relax. I'm really fine now," he assured her.
"Oh really?" she responded.
She gently touched his arm and he winced in pain. Opening his eyes, he saw her eyeing him angrily.
"Okay maybe I'm not fully healed yet," he said. She led him to a table where he finally sat down.
Lucy came up to him and hugged Fenris as he sat down and said, "Thanks again for your help Fen! I think the entire guild is indebted to you now!" She smiled up at him with her arms still around him. Then she glanced over to where Kalea was sitting. She suddenly let go of him and smiled awkwardly at Kalea.
"Don't worry Kalea," she said.
Kalea's cheeks burned red and she said, "What're you talking about Lucy?"
Lucy simply laughed and left the two of them alone. Faelen came up to him and licked Fenris' face. He smiled at his best friend, scratching him behind the ear. As the guild talked and laughed, everything seemed to be returning to normal. However, in the late afternoon, the door burst open and Laxus walked in.
Everyone began shouting and screaming at him. Fenris stayed where he was, too tired to get up. Kalea stayed with him as well, glaring at Laxus.
"Leave it," Erza suddenly said. The guild quieted. "He's in the medical office through here." She indicated the room upstairs.
Laxus began walking to the medical area. Then Natsu jumped out in front of him. He shouted a bunch of muffled words to Laxus and Gajeel translated. "I'm not settling for this three-on-one crap! Next time, you're going down for sure! You better fight me again sometime Laxus!"
Laxus walked past Natsu and waved. Fenris knew things were going to change. Master would have a lot to talk to him about. Once Laxus went into the medical room, chaos ensued as everyone realized they still had a parade to put on.
"WE HAVE TO GET READY FOR THE PARADE!"
"Natsu what the heck are you doing?!"
"Mira! How did you get hurt!"
"OH MY GOD NATSU YOU'RE BLEEDING!"
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After people found out Laxus had been expelled from the guild, not everyone was excited. The Thunder Tribe especially. They were devastated. But they all had to keep moving forward. The parade was in just two days.
Kalea had come up with an idea for a float and told Fenris and Faelen about it. Fenris told her it was a fantastic idea and exclaimed they'd have the best float in the parade.
Kalea had created a fiery ice castle using Natsu and Gray's magic. She had also used Levy's script magic to create a starry sky right above their float. It looked like an image out of a fairy tale. Since Fenris was still recovering, he couldn't use too much magic. So, he had dressed up in a prince outfit and was floating on top of the castle, using his levitation, and waving to the crowd with his right hand. Faelen was running around the float barking happily while Kalea used Fenris' own magic to make things float around the castle.
Near the end of the parade, everyone in the guild made the guild sign as they discussed they would. In recognition of their comrade.
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The guild partied all night after the parade. Fenris remembered laughing and drinking and laughing some more. He remembered trying to fight with Natsu and falling over after the first punch. He remembered Kalea scolding him for trying to fight and tying him up in a seat so he wouldn't do it again. Then Natsu untied him for round two. So Kalea used his own magic on him and forced him to sit down.
He also remembered having a drinking contest with Cana and failing miserably. He remembered Kalea getting even more drunk then him after Cana forced her into the contest. He then remembered how she followed him around the rest of the night after she got drunk. And at one point they tripped over all of the passed out bodies on the floor and he blacked out… again.
The next morning Fenris woke up with the biggest head ache. He felt a pressure on his chest and looked down. Kalea's head was on his chest and it looked like she was passed out. He didn't want to make her mad so he decided to lay there until she woke up. Besides, his head was killing him.
As he lay there, he heard Kalea muttering in her sleep. He couldn't really hear her so he didn't pay much attention. Then a few minutes later, he heard her quietly say, "Fenris…." He froze.
He looked at her for a few more minutes but she didn't say anything else.
Why… did she say my name…
He thought about it while he lay there. Why would she say his name… unless. No. There was no way. She couldn't…
Then she woke up. It was very abrupt. Her head flew up and she blinked a few times as she stared at Fenris. Then she yelled and bolted upright in a sitting position.
"Di-did yo-you he-hear anything?" she asked.
He knew he shouldn't admit it. "N-no."
She looked away. "Okay. I think I need to go home. I gotta shower and stuff and I smell like booze."
She got up and started walking away. Then she stopped and looked back, saying, "Meet up later? We should go on a job."
"Ye-yeah. I agree," he said.
She smiled at him. "I'll see you later."
Fenris looked around at the mess they made. Most people were still lying on the floor. Faelen was even lying on a table, upside-down, snoring. Fenris laughed, thinking about how much he loved this guild. And it seemed as though all of the hardships of the past few days had only made them grow closer.
That's what made Fairy Tail the number one guild in Fiore.
Author's note:
And that's it! Hope you enjoyed it. I didn't make many changes as I didn't feel it was really necessary. Next time, we dive into a brand new arc that will be pretty significant in Fenris' story. We start to get introduced to some new characters who will play a pretty big role later in the story.
See you then!
