Magnolia
The sound of rock music filled the dark room, it was being emitted by a phone that laid on the bed, beside the pillows.
The noise woke up an occupant of the bed, he released a tired and annoyed groan as he reached for his phone.
The device flashed an emblem followed by the title 'Director', alerting the man to the importance of the call, he hit the green button and brought the phone to his ear.
"Agent Salamander here, what can I do for you, Director Makarov?" The pinkette yawned as he felt movement under the sheets of the bed.
"You are sounding better Agent, getting a good amount of sleep?"
"Yes Sir, I've been able to sleep fairly well these last two weeks."
"Well sorry to have pulled you away from your rest, but I have a job for you."
"Hit me with it, Sir."
"I need you to dig around in the shadier parts of the city, talk to some people and get information on some things, Levy is having trouble gathering it with her teams."
"Ok, send the details to my Tac-com, I'll read over it during breakfast and work out a plan."
"Thanks, Natsu, now onto another subject. How is your protégé coming along?"
Natsu checked the encryption of the call, seeing if it is safe to talk casually. Satisfied, he brought the phone back to his ear. "She is doing surprisingly well, throwing herself into training with unyielding determination."
There was more movement under the sheets as two sapphire blue eyes and a few locks of white hair peeked out from under them, watching the pinkette coyly.
"She has a natural strength that surprised me coming from her. Her kicks are powerful and due to the rigorous training, her muscles are developing even further, we'll have to start testing her resilience, see if her body can handle chemical-based enhanced interrogation, starting small of course. But it will help us work out a plan for her Enhancement."
"Any clue what side effect she could get out of it?" Makarov asked the man, curiously.
"Cana would probably be the best person to ask that, she got bets going around for it."
"So what is your money on?"
"You think I'd bet money on my protégé?"
Makarov chuckled light-heartedly into the phone. "Natsu, which did you pick?"
The pinkette smiled as he felt his legs get moved apart and a warm, soft body settling down between them with the head resting on his hips as a hand started to caress his flaccid member. "Well I wouldn't mind if she got a boost to her reflexes like I did, I could easily train her to use it to the full extent."
"But?"
"But I don't think she'll get that, if anything I think she could get something we haven't even seen before, that is where I put my money."
"Interesting, and Mira, what did she choose?"
"She is hoping for something that would help infiltration, something like Mira's Perfect Emulation ability."
Natsu felt a pair of soft lips glide over the head of his penis, encasing the whole head in the woman's warm, wet mouth as her tongue danced across the delicate flesh. The man bit back any sounds that would indicate what is happening under the sheets and continued to speak to his Director, unfazed. "I heard Erza say something about how Lucy would be suited to having something that would go along with her sharp and creative mind."
"Hmm… Interesting… Well, all that is left is to wait until you deem her ready for her Enhancement Therapy, keep me notified."
"Will do Sir, I will let you know what I can dig up."
"Enjoy your morning, Agent."
"Likewise, Sir."
The phone call ended and Natsu pushed the blankets down the bed, revealing Mira bobbing her head on the tip of his cock as her hand worked his shaft. "Devilish little woman."
Mira smirked up at him with her lips firmly sealed around the ridges at the base of the man's cock. With a hard suck, she pulled her head up off him so it comes out with a pop. "What did Makarov want?"
"He had a job for me, I've got to go to the ghettos and get some information. The briefing is on my Tac-com. I hope there isn't much going on over there, they have a habit of being a bit crazy in the ghettos."
Mira gave the man a nod then wrapped her lips around his head again, sucking and bobbing as she kept her lustful blue eyes on the pinkette. "Whmm wommd oo ik or ekast?"
Natsu burst out laughing at the white-haired agent's attempts at speaking. "Mira, what did I tell you about talking with a mouthful?"
Mira let him go with another pop as she crawled up his body. "Fine~, I'll stick it somewhere else."
"Now what did you ask?"
Mira lined her hips up and sat down on the agent's cock, pushing it into her pussy until he was balls deep inside her. "Aaah~ much better. I was asking what you wanted for breakfast."
The man let out a groan as he grabbed her hips, making her go up and down his shaft. "Pancakes?"
"Ooh~ that sounds yummy~, Lis and Elfman would love that."
The pinkette slid his hands up to the woman's chest, sinking his fingers into her soft breasts as he began to knead them.
"We'll need to shower first~." Mira moaned out as she sped up, the sensation of her breasts being fondled sending waves through her body.
"We'll get there soon enough." Natsu replied with a heated grin, he brought her down to his chest and rolled them over so she was lying on her back.
"Oof, soon enough~." She repeated with her own grin as the man drew his hips back and started driving them against her roughly.
The two agents were at it for over half an hour straight, progressing from the bed to the bathroom and making sure that everything along the way was either used to be bent over or slammed up against. Finally, after a long while, they were satisfied and both stood inside the ensuite shower as Natsu washed his handler's hair.
"Will you be heading out not long after breakfast?"
"Yeah, it's best I do since I want to get this over with so I can go back to training Lucy."
"Alright, well since we are both done in here." She turned and kissed the man gently. "Let's go and have breakfast."
The two left the shower after thoroughly cleaning each other and got dressed, heading down the hall and into the kitchen shortly after where Mira started to cook the pancakes and Natsu took a seat at her table, placing his Tac-com on it and activating the holographic display in the table.
Footsteps gently patted down the hall as Lisanna emerged from her room, drawn out by the smell of food, she was only in a sheer silk gown that did little to hide her breasts, and had only a pair of white lace panties covering her womanhood.
She groaned as she stretched her slim body, shaking the last vestiges of sleep from it as she gazed around the room with somewhat bleary eyes. "Morning…"
"Hey Lis, how are you?" The pinkette asked as he looked to the youngest Strauss.
"Sleepy still, whatcha got there?"
"Hey Little Sis, where is Elfman? He is usually out before you."
The white-haired woman glanced at Mira and started to eye off the stack of pancakes near her. "He is at Evergreen's, snuck out during the night so you wouldn't catch him. I think he was betting that you were too occupied with Natsu."
"Aw, and I made enough pancakes to feed all of us."
"Pity, we'll just have to put our collective efforts together and beat this mighty breakfast foe!" Lisanna cheered with a giggle as she made her way to the table, she plopped herself down on the pinkette's lap as she read the holographic file. "Mission for you?"
Mira giggled as she watched her little sister, she placed the last pancake onto the plate and took it to the table. "Makarov called this morning and told Natsu."
"Yup, what she said, I'll be leaving after breakfast."
A thought popped into the young Strauss' mind as she arched her back, pushing her boobs out as she looked up at the taller man, her blue eyes glittering. "Did you ever tell Lucy about your magic, or what you are?"
"Nope, she never asked, I'm guessing she thinks I am just a normal fire mage, well aside from the mandatory magic that we get taught as part of our job."
"You should tell her eventually, Natsu." Mira said as she sat down at the table. "Oh and Lis, your nipples are hard."
"MIRA~!" The woman complained as she covered her breasts as best she could, blocking them from sight with her dainty hands.
"Would you like some help covering them?" The pinkette said, cheekily, as he slid his hands up her stomach, causing the woman to jump in his lap and blush shyly at him.
"Some other time, Natsu." Said Mira as she giggled at her sister's embarrassment. "Breakfast time now."
The three Agents ate their pancakes in peaceful silence as Natsu read over the file he was sent, making mental notes on where to go, who to speak to and what information he needs to get for Levy.
Natsu patted Lisanna on the ass. "Ok Lis, time to hop up so I can get going."
She got up off the man but bent herself over the table teasingly, wiggling her ass at the pinkette. Mira giggles again. "You only act this way around him don't you~."
"Well I do feel safest around you and him, and Elfman but I wouldn't do it to him for obvious reasons."
Natsu spanked the younger woman's stuck out ass, making her jump and gasp as his fingers clipped her labia, he moved away from the table and placed the Tac-com on his left forearm. "I'll see you both later."
"Bye Natsu~." They both replied cheerfully as they smiled brightly at the pink-haired agent.
The man requipped a dual shoulder holster over his long-sleeved shirt, containing a Glock 20 in each holster under his armpits, he also had his backup G29 Subcompact that was holstered against the small of his back.
With a wave over his shoulder, he made his way to the door, taking his red and black motorcycle jacket off of the coatrack, putting it on and zipping it up as he left the house.
Kelbey District, Magnolia City
Agent Salamander drove down the street on the back of his modified H2R, keeping his eyes out for trouble as he rode through the Ghetto.
There were gunshots and sounds of fighting ringing out, coming from the streets around him, along with shouting and cars racing down the streets.
He heard the sound of skidding tyres behind him, causing the man to look in the mirror. A car had flung itself around the corner right behind him and was racing after him, the driver probably thought he had beef with the guy on the motorcycle.
"Huh, it's unusually chaotic today… I wonder what is going on." The pinkette said as he dived down an alleyway on his bike, losing the car in the process.
"Agent Salamander to Control. Hey, can someone check the police radio for Kelbey District callouts, or any planned events, it seems a bit busy today."
"I'll get right on it, Agent Salamander." Replied an Operator.
The man pulled out onto another road and kept heading to the house he needed to visit, he rolled into the alleyway behind the house about fifteen minutes later and got off his bike. He sent his helmet away so it wouldn't get stolen if it was left with the bike.
'Looks like this is the place, probably best to go in the back door, won't cause a scene at the front door.' The agent thought as he vaulted over the fence, he mentally went over the file as he walked to the back door.
Sal found that the door was unlocked when he put a little bit of pressure of the handle, the lock clicked softly as it allowed passage to the inside of the house.
The man stepped inside silently, tuning his ears for his target. 'He is in the lounge room.' Sal slowly unzipped his jacket, giving him access to his weapons should he need them.
As the man made his way into the room, his contacts lit up with a name that matched his target – Ricardo Santiago – and he hadn't noticed Sal yet as he was busy portioning out bags of cocaine.
"Rico, Rico, Rico… So what are we up to today?" The agent said, making his presence known as he walked to the front window. "You know it's a bad habit measuring drugs with the blinds open, right?"
"Who the fuck are you, Puto?!" Shouted the Boscoan drug dealer as he watched the man close the curtains. "How the fuck did you get in my house!"
"Ways and means, Motherfucker. Right now, I am a friendly face." Sal turned around and looked the man dead in the eyes. "Do something that pisses me off and that will change, very quickly."
Ricardo stared at the man for a minute then quickly reached under the coffee table for his sawn-off shotgun, only to be stopped by the cold, hard muzzle of Agent Salamander's G20 resting against his forehead. The man barely had the chance to move an inch. "H-how?"
"I knew you were going to go for a weapon the second I saw you, and knowing people like you, you'd have a weapon either on you or near you." The pinkette replied as he pushed the man back into the couch with the pistol. "All it took was that split second that you tore your eyes off of me, that was all I needed."
There were a few minutes of silence, not a word was spoken but the faint panicked mutters of the drug dealer. Sal stepped back but kept his gun trained on the man. "Now, the reason why I am here is because I have some questions for you."
"Y-you need a warrant for that, Culo!"
"Motherfucker, do I look like a cop to you? Stood here with a gun pointed at you, after walking in through your back door. You're one dumb Motherfucker."
"Agent Salamander, sorry it took so long. It seems like the police are conducting simultaneous raids on houses in your area."
"That complicates things…" He muttered to himself. "Rico, do you have any weapons near this recliner to my right?"
The man shook his head quickly and Sal motioned with his gun for him to sit in the chair causing the man to scurry to it.
"Now, I'm going to ask you a few questions, and you will answer them honestly or I'll give you a new hole to shit out of."
"If you ain't a cop then who the fuck are you?"
"Someone you really don't want to piss off." Salamander waited until the man looked comfy then slipped the pistol back into its holster. "Now, we don't have much time so I'll make this quick."
"I know that you run a black market that deals in drugs and unusual commodities. Recently you had an item, two in fact. These items are powerful magical artefacts that in the wrong hands… would be devastating."
"How the fuck… Y-yes, I did sell two magical doohickey things, one was a golden key but I couldn't figure out what it unlocked… and the other was this fucking dumb wooden stick thing… it made me feel weird so I wanted to off-load it as soon as possible."
"Who bought these items off of you?" Sal asked as he heard movement outside.
"O-one was this short, fat bastard… Maricón wore this fancy suit, reeked of some shit perfume, and had a fundío taste in coño… if you get what I'm saying, eh putano?"
"And the other guy, who bought the wooden artefact?"
"Some scary-looking pendejo, tall with black hair and red eyes…, studs and other shit. Didn't say much, just came and dropped a lump of dinero on my table and pointed to the stick."
"Well, that's fucking wonderful… Now pal, if I were you I'd stash the blow somewhere, your ass is about to get raided." Sal said as he started to make his way to the back door.
"How the fuck do you know that!?"
"Because I know people. Adiós, Motherfucker." Sal slipped out the back door as the front door blew open with a deafening bang, the police causing a loud racket as they pour into the house that he just vacated. The agent jogged to the fence and vaulted it again, he landed near his bike and made his way to it, he requipped his helmet as he sat down on the bike and zipped up his motorcycle jacket.
"Agent Salamander to Director Makarov." Sal started the bike and rolled out of the alleyway, he decided to do a loop around to the front of the house to see what is going on, pretending to be a rubbernecker as he slowed his roll and came to a stop out the front of the house.
"Go ahead, agent."
"Sir, I followed up on that file, can confirm that there were two magical artefacts in his possession, one celestial gate key, and one "wooden stick thing", he said it made him uncomfortable."
"That sounds like Lullaby, did you get the names or profiles of buyers?"
"No names Sir, only descriptions, though the seconds stands out." Salamander stayed on the opposite side of the road from the cops, making sure that Ricardo Santiago doesn't see him and draw unwanted attention. "The first one was described as short, fat, had bad cologne and wore a suit, it was also mentioned that he had a bad taste of women…"
"Hmm that sounds like that politician, Duke Everlue, he is a collector of magical trinkets and has a mansion on the outskirts of Shirotsume. What about Lullaby?"
"You're not going to like this one Sir… Tall, black hair, red eyes, studs, 'scary looking'. It sounds like Captain Black Steel to me."
"Yes, it does… though it makes me wonder what they want with Lullaby."
"That's everything I have, Sir."
"Thank you Agent Salamander, I'll pass the information on and see what we can dig up back here."
The pinkette sat upright as someone called out to him. "Hey, you! Wait a moment!"
A female police officer jogged over to the bike from across the road, she looked over the bike then looked up at the helmeted head of the pinkette. "I thought I recognised the bike."
Natsu lifted off his helmet and sat it on the bike's fuel tank. "Good morning, Officer Rose, how are you?"
"I'm well, been busy with work and all. There has been a big crackdown on drugs in the area." The Officer explained as she stretched and leant against the man's bike. "Why are you in this part of town, with a bike like that I'd have thought you'd live in one of the more… respectable districts?"
"I was going for a cruise, just roaming around you know, happened to roll up here a few moments ago and wanted to see what's up."
The woman smiled and looked at her fellow officers. "You know~, you never got back to me about that ride."
"Yeah sorry, my work got busy too, not to mention a man I considered family passed away the other week…" Natsu replied as he put down the kickstand and hopped off his bike. He noticed the woman adjust her posture so she didn't knock the bike over.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I hope he rests well."
"As do I."
The woman brushed a lock of hair behind her ear. "Speaking about districts, where do you live?"
"Planning to stake out the area are we~?" The man chided playfully as he leaned down with a grin.
The woman jumped and shook her hands in front of her, a heavy blush growing on her face. "No! No… well… maybe, but only so I can get more chances to ride that bike!"
"It's fine Alexia, I live in Ebony Hills, down Victoria Avenue. You'll either see my H2R or my black Hemi Cuda. Well, that depends on if I am washing them, usually they are both in my Garage."
"Oh… OH~." The officer's eyes when wide when she realised he practically told her exactly where to find him, her blush deepening as she glanced at her fellow officers. "Mind if we go for a quick spin?"
"If you aren't going to get in trouble for it."
"Hmm, well this is the last place my team will be, but I have people to drop off at the precinct… Maybe we could get lunch, I hope you don't mine my partner Allie being there."
"It's fine with me, where should we meet up?"
"The Waterfront District that is where Allie and I will be on patrol, there is this nice café near the water, Le Petit Bistro?"
"Ah cool, that isn't far from where I work, I'll see you there. How does 1 pm sound?"
The woman nods with a happy smile. "I'll see you there, don't do anything bad now big guy~."
Natsu chuckled and got back onto his H2R. "If I do then I'll make sure you are the one to handcuff me." He grinned at the reddening ears caused by the officer blushing at his insinuation.
Officer Rose flipped off the pinkette while stepping back, trying to calm her blushing face and making the man laugh as he put his helmet back on and drove off.
Waterfront District, 12:50 pm
As Natsu drove through the city, a call came through his helmet. The caller ID flashed up on the visor and informed the pinkette that it was Lucy (Work). "Answer."
"Hey Lucy, how has your day been?"
"Tough… I've been doing hand to hand with Mira."
"Yeah, that sounds rough, has she been going easy on you?"
"I'm not sure… I mean her punches and kicks really hurt."
"Well if she isn't breaking any bones or damaging your joints, then I wouldn't worry all that much about it, Lucy."
"Why is that?"
"Well you are a normal mage, going up against a Fairy Tail Agent, we are much stronger than regular mages, and even Agents from other agencies, and that's due to our Enhancement."
"You've told me that a lot, I asked Levy for more information on it and it's really something."
"Yeah, I'll probably tell you more when it comes time for you to undergo it, but when you do then you'll feel like a new person. However, it does take time to acclimatise."
"So what have you been up to Natsu? You weren't at HQ in your usual areas."
"Had a local job, just had to pay someone a visit to get some intel, came across something you may really like, you might have to ask Makarov if he has anything you may be interested in."
The woman perked up, her eagerness to work showing in her voice. "What was it?!"
"I suppose I can tell you, the Old Man would have told you anyway. It was a special key, a Golden Gate Key, it was in the hands of a black market dealer recently and we have tracked the buyer, we just need to do a bit more recon to make sure that it is in his possession, then we can make a move to recover the magical artefact and keep it out of the wrong hands."
"A Key!"
"Hey, easy on the ears. Yeah, it was a Golden Celestial Key, but I don't know if we will get clearance to move on that or our other target, the other artefact he was selling was an extremely dangerous one in the wrong hands."
"Sorry, I'm just so excited that I've come across another one, my mother used to have all twelve before she spread them around Fiore."
"We have a record of their movements as well as who is where. Levy could probably tell you more. You two seem to get along really well."
Natsu pulled up at a set of red lights, he glanced around and spotted a patrol car with familiar numbers. He focused his eyes on the occupants of the car and saw both Alexia and Allie.
"Hey Lucy, I gotta go. I'm meeting up with someone for lunch and I'm almost there. I'll see you in my office later to see how you are coming along."
"Alright, bye Natsu."
The call ended as the lights turned green. Natsu grinned in his helmet and dropped the clutch while twisting the throttle. The front tyre of the motorcycle rose off the street as he sailed through the intersection on his rear tyre, cheekily waving to the two cops in the patrol car as he went flying past them.
The supercharged H2R screamed through its exhaust pipes as he continued down the road on one wheel, he heard the screeching of rubber followed by blearing sirens as the cop car raced after him.
The pinkette chuckled gleefully as he dropped the tyre back to the road and accelerated even faster, but he made sure that the officers could keep him in sight.
He played cat and mouse with the two officers for a bit longer, making sure no one was put in danger by his antics as he handled his bike like a professional racer.
After a few quick minutes, he pulled into a free spot in front of the café that he and the officers chasing him were to meet up, he was followed into the parking spots by the patrol car which took the spot next to him.
Natsu took his helmet off and shut down his bike as the two female officers stepped out of their car, they both looked furious but to Natsu's trained eyes he could see that underneath the mask, they had enjoyed the little game.
"I should arrest you for that, or at the very least I should fine you." Officer Rose said as she stalked over to the man with her hands on her hips and prodded his chest with a finger.
The pinkette smirked and held out his wrists for the policewoman. "Front or back?"
Allie wore a barely visible smirk on her face as she walked around the car to stand with her fellow officer. "How about this, pay for lunch and we'll turn the other way?"
"That sounds a lot like bribery…" Natsu replied as he scratched the stubble on his chin in mock thought, he chuckled. "Sure, why not."
The two women chuckled at the situation and lead the way into the shop, Alexia looked over her shoulder at the pinkette. "You handled that bike like a pro, got a history with bikes?"
"Yeah, I grew up around cars and bikes, gotten to a stage where they are basically an extension of my own body."
The owner of the café looked up at the sound of the pinkette, she smiled and waved to the man. "Natsu! Come in, how has your day been?"
"Hey, Ruby. It's alright, been out of the office most of today, great to have the fresh air in my lungs."
"Are you eating with the officers today?"
"Yup, got a table for three?"
The woman smiled at the trio and came out from around the counter. "Follow me, we have one by the window."
She led the group to the table, picking up two menus along the way. "I take it you'll have your usual, Natsu? The Gourmet Burger with the lot, side of chips with chicken salt and a choc mint thickshake?"
"Sounds perfect Ruby." The man said with a carefree smile, he took a seat at the table they were shown to.
Ruby placed the two menus on the table for the two police officers as they sat down. She pulled out her notepad and wrote down the order.
Alexia looked up from her menu to the café owner. "I'll have a Teriyaki Chicken Salad Wrap with a Coke."
"And I'll have a Steak Sandwich with a Sprite." Allie said, finishing off the trio's order.
Ruby smiled as she jotted down the orders. "I'll have that made up as soon as possible, would you like a slice of your choice of cake? It's on the house."
Natsu smiled at the woman. "In that case, I'll have a double chocolate mousse cake."
The officers spoke to each other quietly, Alexia turned to the lady and smiled. "We'll have a slice of red velvet cake each."
"Great choices, I'll bring them out once you are finished with your main course." Ruby replied as she wrote the final details down, she turned on her heel with a smile and went back behind the counter.
"Do you come here often Natsu?" Allie asked, curiously. "Ruby seems to know you well."
"Once or twice a week, they have good food and good service."
"Sounds like we need to come here more often." Alexia said.
"So what have you two been up to since we met at that petrol station?" Natsu asked the two officers, leaning back in his chair as his eyes instinctively searched the café, scanning each person within it.
"Oh, just patrolling, pulling people over and fining them if needed, attending callouts." Allie replied with a casual wave of her hand.
"Yeah, every now and then we get the odd callout, like this one a few weeks back, apparently there was this chase and shootout on the highway between here and Hargeon. When we got on scene we found crashed cars and bikes, dead people in cars, on the road, and over the sides too." Alexia continued as she looked to her partner.
"That sounds strange, like something out of a movie?" Natsu said as he focused on the two women in front of him.
"Yeah, we thought the same thing when we saw it, it looked right out of an action movie. Some of the eyewitnesses said they saw a bike jump into the back of a helicopter…"
"Sounds like some James Bond if you ask me." Natsu chimed in with a carefree grin. "Or something from another action movie like that. The A-Team maybe?"
The two women started laughing and the pinkette joined in. Alexia wiped a tear from her eyes and smiled. "I'll be honest, when I got home from that callout I was craving a good action movie."
"Oh, Allie, I never caught your last name."
She smiled at the pink-haired man. "It's Jordan. Allie Jordan, or Officer Jordan if I am on duty."
Natsu gave the officer a nod as Ruby came back with their orders, the trio gave her their thanks and they dug into their food with ravenous intent.
Half an hour passed as the trio had their lunch, Natsu rose from his seat. "As promised." He smiled. "It's all on me." He headed up to the counter causing Ruby to look up and smile at the pinkette.
"All finished, Natsu?"
"Yup, thanks for the delicious food again Ruby, thank Rick for me too, you found yourself a great chef." As Natsu reached into his pocket to get out his wallet, he saw Ruby go stiff, her eyes widened in shock, followed by the cold steel muzzle of a handgun press against the back of Natsu's head.
The pinkette heard the hammer get cocked back and he removed his hand from his pocket, his eyes hardened as his carefree expression vanished. "Judging by that click and the shape of the muzzle, you have a Smith & Wesson pressed against my head, most likely a .357 snub judging by where I can hear your breathing."
"Nice guess, now you are going to stay there while that lovely lady behind the counter gives me all the money." Said the thug.
"What a fool you are, look to your right, pal. You're robbing a place that has two police officers inside, didn't you see the cop car parked outside?"
"Huh?" The thug said as he turned his attention away from the pinkette, his revolver lifting off the man's head.
The Agent grinned at the opening he just created, he quickly turned around and flicked the thug's wrist up into the air so the weapon pointed to the roof.
"What the fuck!?" The thug shouted, tearing his eyes off the two officers who had their pistols drawn and aimed at the robber.
Agent Salamander quickly followed it up with a sharp blow to the elbow, ripping the tendons and destroying the joint, making the man drop his gun out of reflex from the pain as his arm painfully bent in the wrong direction and hung limply at an obtuse angle.
"Gah Fuck!" The thug shouted. The two officers lowered their guns as they watched the scene unfold, the man they thought was this calm, kind and carefree guy… he had been suddenly replaced by what could only be described as a machine that picked apart his opponent at their weak spots.
The agent followed the blow with a knee to the thug's solar plexus as he caught the revolver, causing him to become winded and double over – coughing up a mixture of spit and blood. Sal then grabbed the man's good arm and twisted it around and behind the thug's back, pushing the man down and forward so he lands against the counter, the muzzle of the. 357 coming to rest against his temple.
The whole interaction to mere moments to unfold, perfectly executed with the brutal precision of a professional. There was a pregnant silence for a full minute before a click spread across the café.
The agent de-cocked the hammer and flipped the gun over in his hand, catching the muzzle and holding the grip out for the two officers. "Sorry, heat of the moment."
The two officers had to pick their jaws off the floor, this regular – albeit pink-haired – man just disarmed a gunman in an instant. Officer Rose took a step forward then shook her head and moved to the pinkette. "I've got it from here."
Natsu's carefree grin returned as he handed the revolver off to Officer Jordan and took a step back. "All yours."
The officers escorted the man to their car and sat him in the back seat, Natsu turned to Ruby and gave her a soft smile. "Eventful day, isn't it?"
Ruby just nodded her head, she was dumbfounded by what she just witnessed, her favourite customer changed, from a carefree idiot to a professional… something, right before her eyes, her eyes snapped to the man's hand as it waved in front of her. "Huh?"
"How much do I owe ya?" The man asked with a happy smile, making her forget what happened as she returned his smile.
"$36.80." She replied.
Natsu took out his wallet and handed her a $100 Jewel note, he closed her hand over it with a genuine smile. "Keep the change, for the troubles."
Ruby bowed to the man. "Thank you kindly, Natsu. I'll see you next time?"
"Of course you will Ruby, one little brawl won't stop me from coming back." The man waved over his shoulder as he left the café, he came face to face with the two police officers, and he looked at them with surprise as his eyes moved from one to the other. "How may I help you two?"
"Where did you learn to fight like that?" Allie asked, her voice laced with eager curiosity.
"I've been doing self-defence classes since I was little, gotta know how to stay safe, ya know?"
"Yeah but… the way you moved, how quickly and fluid it was, not to mention how you handled that revolver." Alexis continued.
"Don't think too far into it." Natsu replied as he brought up his hands in defence. "Like I said, I've been doing it for a long time, and we were taught how to deal with any likely situation."
"I'll guess we'll have to take your word for it? Anyway, thanks for the help. It could have gotten messy if it was anyone else." Alexis said as she shook the pinkette's hand. "Now, about that ride?"
Natsu's smile turned into a playful grin as he looked at both of the cops. "How does this sound; since you have a perp in the back, how about we race to the precinct? Alexis and I on my H2R vs Allie in the patrol car?"
"Sounds like a plan! Are we placing a bet?" Allie said eagerly as she bounced on the balls of her feet, she was in love with the bike too but not as much as her partner, Alexis was.
"How does another lunch sometime down the line sound?" Natsu said as he pointed his thumb over his shoulder at the Café.
"I like it hehe." Said Alexis as she rubbed her hands together, a devilish glint in her eyes as she looked at her friend/partner.
Natsu walked over to his bike and picked up his helmet. "Here, best you have this. Oh, and you should probably wear my jacket so it won't be so obvious that you are a police officer." He made his way back to Alexis and handed his helmet to her, then he unzipped his jacket and took it off, having requipped his weapons away once he left the Ghetto.
"Thanks." The officer replied as she carefully put the offered equipment on. "Hopefully we don't get in trouble for this."
"You only live once, right?" Allie said as she walked to the driver's side of the patrol car.
The pinkette smiled as he got onto his bike, he watched the officer walk to him and slip her leg over the back of the motorcycle and got comfy behind the man, holding onto his waist.
Natsu started the bike and cheekily motioned to Officer Jorden that she can have a head start and watched as she pulled out and raced off, he gave her a minute or two before he spun the rear type, swinging the bike around to face the road and launching after the patrol car, Alexia cheering loudly behind him.
He raced down the road, swerving in and around cars as he chased down the cop car, he kept his focus as he manoeuvred the bike, dodging damage by a hair's breadth.
Allie braked hard in her cop car as she came up to a corner, her lights and sirens blaring as she charged around the corner, the H2R hot on her tail as the pinkette took the corner hard, almost laying on his side as he flung it around the intersection.
Natsu sling-shotted past the car as he twisted the throttle, making the bike rear up as he roared down the road.
After five quick minutes of hard-charging through the city streets, Natsu rolled into the parking spots in front of the precinct, allowing Alexia to hop off the back of the bike and stand unsteadily on her own two feet.
"WOOOO~!" She threw her arms in the air and then slowly gave the man his things back. "That was exhilarating!"
"I'm glad you enjoyed it, so what are your thoughts on the bike?"
"Fun, very, very fun." She bounced on the balls of her feet, getting feeling back into her legs. "Makes me really want one."
The patrol car pulled into the free spot next to the motorcycle and out stepped Allie. "Alexis, give me a hand with the bastard in the back will you, he got a bit nuts with the casual drive back here."
"Ah, we can't have that. I think that falls under resisting arrest, maybe?" Officer Rose replied with a grin.
"Maybe so, best to deal with him before any further struggle happens." Officer Jordan said, matching her partner's grin with her own.
"We'll see you around Natsu, thanks for lunch." Officer Rose said as she gave him a wink, she moved to the back doors of the patrol car and wrangled the perp out, and with Officer Jordan's help, they took him inside.
The pinkette chuckled, enjoying the somewhat questionable antics of the two police officers. He watched them until they disappeared into the precinct. 'Alright, what's the time?'
He checked his phone for the time and put it away as he headed back out onto the road. 'Time to show my face at HQ.'
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FT HQ, Waterfront District, Magnolia
"Ouch, fucking shit." Lucy groaned out as she was met with a particularly hard punch to the stomach.
"In the short time that you have been Natsu's protégé, it seems you have taken on his rather coarse way of speaking, haven't you?" Mira giggled as she adjusted her MMA gloves slightly.
"Oh shove it up your ass, Mira." Lucy said as she caught her breath again, readying herself for another bout.
"Would you like a break for a drink or should we continue?"
"One more round, then yes."
Mira brought her arms up and watched the busty blonde woman, she flicked her fingers towards herself with a grin, gesturing Lucy forward. "Alright then, come at me."
Well, that's it for this chapter. I hope you liked it, I'm trying to develop pathways for the story as well as do some character development, the storyline is vaguely similar to the main canon, except that I will be removing or changing things as I see fit but there will be familiar aspects to the story, it should set up familiar story beats and potential plot twists, well at least that is what I hope.
I also hope you liked the mini-chapter that I posted not that long ago, I felt that you deserved to know what exactly happened to Lisanna and Natsu when they were captured, and it also sets up plot points and develops the characters, I had written it for CLoaDs (my other story) and in the transfer to its true home I made a few minor changes, wording mainly, Natsu turned into Agent Salamander, unless spoken by the characters themselves in the times of stress.
Development wise, think of it like this; the reason Mira never lost her power, and still acts like a total gothic badass, is because her sister never 'Died' instead she was captured, leading to Lisanna's distrust in men that weren't her brother and Natsu, and to a lesser extent, the male agents of FTA, her trust in Natsu is shown in how openly flirty she can be with the pinkette, and how much of her body she is willing to put on display for the man.
Now, I think that is enough Info Dumping for today, let's wrap things up, shall we? Again, I hope you enjoyed the chapter, leave a review if you are willing as I accept ideas and input readily and will endeavour to work them into the story. With that all said and done, I'll see you all next time!