It would be a five-hour train ride back to magnolia Ultear was going over what happened the other day, learning Natsu's past at first. She was shocked but then remembered Natsu is her mate, and she meant what she said.
She was having her hand go through Natsu's spiky pink hair just like a redhead did, except she didn't knock Natsu out when before laying his head on her lap.
And what was Natsu doing besides sleeping so his motion sickness wouldn't affect him? He was in his mindscape to have a much-needed conversation.
Natsu mind
Natsu is back in his mindscape, sitting on a volcanic rock waiting for two guests to show up. Soon after, two orbs were afloat in the wasteland, sky blue and dull silver.
"You wanted to talk to us," the silver orb said
"Yes Metalicana I presume," Natsu said
"Yes, and the other is Grandeeney," the now identify Metalicana said
"The reason I asked you two here is where are your slayer right now since I'm on my way back to my guild," Natsu said
"Yes, our slayers have made it to fairy tail," Metalicana and Grandeeney said in unison.
"That's good to know. The two are wondering where you two have gone and are going to ask me about my Dragon, and if I know where they went, what should I tell them." Natsu said
"I think you should give them the same answer you gave Makarov," grandeeney said in an amused tone.
"Agreed. If that's all, I'll take my leave now," Metalicana said as he drifted away.
"By Metalicana," Natsu said as he waved him off.
"Natsu, there's something I've meant to ask you before," Grandeeney said in a knowing tone.
"Yes, what is it," Natsu asks curiously.
"Well, if you haven't noticed in the old timeline Wendy looked up to you greatly. After all, she wants to be a powerful wizard, willing to put their life on the line and always do what's right," grandeeney says, resulting in a blush from the dragon slayer.
"I-I-I may have noticed that," Natsu said with a slight stutter resulting in a chuckle from the sky dragon.
"If you haven't already guessed, I want you to be a big brother of sorts to Wendy if you please. She has great strength but struggles to use it, and the time she did was from your influence, so please help her become the powerful Wizard she's meant to be."
"You can count on me, grandeeney," Natsu says proudly.
"I know you can. I must go now," Grandeeney said, taking her to leave.
When Natsu opened his eyes, he was met with Ultear looking out the window before his motion sickness acted up again and quickly went back to sleep.
When Natsu woke again, Ultear was poking him softly, trying to wake him up, he raised his head, looking around, and the train stopped. They were in Magnolia.
The duo got up from their seats and headed back to the guildhall and report their quest as a success.
Natsu nose picked up a few new scents and gave his toothy grin upon nearing the guild entrance.
"What are you so happy about," Ultear said.
"The scent of a few people we know," Natsu said, still grinning, waiting for Ultear to pick up what he was insinuating.
"What do you wait? Are you saying the other Slayers are here and mystogan!"
"Yep, Gajeel, Wendy, Mystogan, and panther lily," Natsu said proudly.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's say hi if they're still here,"
"Don't you have to tell me?" Natsu says before taking off full speed with Ultear right behind his back to the guildhall
the duo stands just outside the guild. Ultear was about to open the door when she was stopped dead in her tracks by Natsu.
"I'll take care of this," Natsu says with a shit-eating grin. Ultear nodded.
"We Made it back Alive!" Natsu shouts as he kicks the door wide open, catching everyone's attention.
Ultear sweat drops at this before realizing this is Natsu, after all.
"Well, at least it won't be boring,"
The duo made their way to Makarov, who sat atop the bar with a slightly angry expression at Natsu antics but let it go since the doors, fortunately, didn't come flying off.
Natsu's little stunt got everyone's attention, and some were still nervous after his not-so-small display several days ago.
The duo made their way to Makarov to inform him of their success on both their missions.
"So I take it your missions went well," Makarov eyed the floating lacrima.
"Both went off without a hitch," Natsu said in a proud tone.
"I see you did a little shopping as well," Makarov says with a slight glare.
"Yes, we did. I got me this lacrima orb so that I can use my arc of time more offensively. So Natsu doesn't don't have all the fun on jobs," Ultear stated with an evil smirk only to be mirrored by Natsu as well, further proving their status as mates.
Ultear's statement caused Makarov to sweat drops at this; it didn't last long as another thought came to mind.
"So I take it you didn't lose any of the rewards," Makarov said blankly.
"Yep, the Vulcan job was in the middle of the forest, far enough away from the nearest town. So nothing important got destroyed, and the bandit didn't give us much of a challenge, so that one was easy," Natsu is slightly annoyed at the lack of challenge.
"Well, since you're back from your job, I assume you are going to start construction on a house for you two," Makarov said with a grin causing pink to dust Ultear's cheeks.
"Yes," Natsu and Ultear said in unison.
"Well, if you need any help building, just ask I'm sure the guild is willing to help," Makarov said
"Ok, wait, did any other dragon slayer come by?"
"Yes, one is a sky dragon slayer, and the other is an Iron dragon slayer."
"Ok, just wondering cause there was a familiar scent in the air like my dragon but different, and what are their names," Natsu says curiously while already knowing the answer.
"The iron dragon slayer's name is Gajeel, and the sky dragon slayer is Wendy."
"Ok, where are they,"
"Gajeel's away on the job, and Wendy should be around here somewhere," Makarov said knowingly.
Just as Makarov finished, the guild doors open to reveal the two bluenettes walking in side by side, catching the attention of the fire dragon slayers.
One of the bluenettes stopped dead in her tracks as her enhanced senses caught the familiar scent of a dragon. Her eyes shot wide open straight at Natsu. She stood there frozen like a block of ice, not knowing what to do from never meeting another slayer like herself during her reasonably short life.
Natsu locked eyes with the youngest bluenette before his trademark grin took its rightful place on his face. Then, with Ultear by his side, he walked over to the duo to introduce themselves.
Natsu kneeled to Wendy with his trademark grin as several memories of his time with Wendy went through his head.
"Hi, there. I'm Natsu. What your name," Natsu says rather loudly.
Scaring her slightly, Wendy tries to hide behind Levy. After all, she didn't become outgoing tell after the nirvana incident.
"You're scaring her, Natsu. Try not to be so loud. Hi, I'm Ultear. What's your name" Ultear scolds Natsu before going to calm Wendy
"H-Hi, My name is Wendy," Wendy said shakily, still hiding behind Levy.
"It's ok, Wendy, their member as well, don't you see," Levy says, pointing to their guild marks.
Seeing their guild mark eased her slightly after a minute, she finally stopped hiding behind Levy and greeted Natsu properly.
"Hi, I'm Wendy," Wendy says with a bit of confidence to Natsu.
"Hello and sorry for scaring you," Natsu says with his trademark grin, comforting Wendy at the joy he was radiating
"Um, this may seem strange are you the fire dragon slayer I heard about."
"Well, yes I am," Natsu said proudly before a stream of fire came shooting out of his mouth to confirm his statement.
Fortunately, Natsu learns some restraint after nearly burning down the guild. After all, he didn't want Ultear to be continually cleaning up after him. That would be rude and unlike the stripper, and he was better than that.
Wendy had a look of wonderment at this. It's not too often you meet someone with the same magic type as you.
"Hey, if you want, I help train you to get stronger," Natsu says with a grin.
"I would like that thank you," Wendy says brightly.
"Good me, Ultear will start three months from now, and before you ask, I have to build a house for Ultear and me to stay in the long term," Natsu said, still retaining his grin.
"Ok, " Wendy says brightly.
It's been three months since Natsu and Ultear got back from their jobs together. It took more than two quests to pay for the materials, but anyway, after three months, Natsu finished his and ultear's home.
As a man of habit, Natsu built the now new house same place as last time, except it was a lot bigger this time. Although it was designed to house half a dozen people, it's more comfortable and cost-effective for Natsu, Ultear, and the other dragon slayer to stay in one place.
When the house was finished, it was two stories tall, had two bedrooms on top with one bathroom, and had four bedrooms and another bathroom on the bottom.
The reason why Natsu wanted it this big besides housing Gajeel, lily, and Wendy is a secret known only to him and Ultear and a few others.
Now, what's happening right now? Gajeel is getting that fight he wanted with Natsu to see that gap in power between the dragon slayers.
Both Slayers stand at opposite ends of the sparing field at the ready, waiting for Makarov to start the match.
Makarov stands in the center sideline with his hand high, ready to start the match.
"All right before I start the match, this is only a sparring match meaning no lethal blows. The match will continue till one is unable to continue or forfeits the match. Is that clear" Makarov yells aloud?
"We know," they said in unison.
"Ready Go" Makarov yells, signaling the start of the match.
Immediately the two slayers make a full-on sprint to each other without hesitation. They instantly start using their magic, Natsu, of course, fire dragon iron fist, and Gajeel using iron dragon club.
While Gajeel was going all out, Natsu held back, letting Gajeel get his fill of getting a good fight in. Their little fistfight went on for several minutes. It was clear to everyone Natsu is playing with.
Gajeel was getting bored of their little fistfight manage to jump back and give him some distance to charge his next attack.
"IRON DRAGON ROAR " Gajeel shout as a stream of iron breath shouts out of his mouth straight at Natsu.
With a grin, Natsu made his breath attack.
"FIRE DRAGON ROAR" Natsu shout as a torrent of red-orange flames shot out of his mouth.
The two attacks collided head-on, and much to Gajeel surprise, Natsu's attack overpowered his in an instant burning straight through it.
Gajeel barely had enough time to dodge the attack, that kind of power shown to a lesser man would inevitably break him. However, Gajeel is still a dragon slayer. Their love for the battle is what makes Dragon slayer formidable opponents.
Gajeel had a crazed look in his eyes that mirrored By Natsu. Not knowing defeat, Gajeel bolted as fast he could, straight at Natsu. Determined not to stay down nearing Natsu, he activates iron dragon club, thinking he'll be able to land a hit on Natsu. But, oh, he was so wrong.
Natsu caught his attack with his bare hand holding him in place, refusing to let him go. He casually brings his other hand up and, with a simple flick of his finger, sends Gajeel flying straight into the side of the guildhall before falling.
Gajeel miraculously still manages to, albeit shakily, stand straight up. Having his crazed grin on his face before unsurprisingly landing face first in the dirt.
Course seeing a fellow guildmate down was more than enough for Wendy with Levy, surprisingly enough to most run straight to the down dragon slayer.
With Levy's help, Wendy manages to flip Gajeel on his back and unknowingly showed the entire guild her healing magic.
It took several minutes, but Wendy manages to heal most of the damage and bring him back to concessions.
Gajeel was a little groggy when he came too and was met with the faces of Wendy and Levy. The same feeling earlier when he locked eyes with Levy for a moment but managed to pry himself away, wanting to know what happened.
"W-what happened" is Gajeel's simple response.
"You lost your fight with Natsu," Makarov informed
"Next time, he won't be so lucky," Gajeel said in a huff as he somehow manages to get back on his feet.
"I think you should go to the infirmary to rest. You took quite the blow from that last attack," Makarov said, leaving no room for argument.
With the help of Levy, Gajeel went to the infirmary to rest up after his battle. During this time, all eyes fell on Wendy.
She quickly bolted and hid behind Ultear from the weight of all the eyes lying on top of her.
Remembering how timid Wendy was in the old timeline and what Grandeeney said earlier, Natsu stepped in.
"Hey, it's ok, Wendy, don't be scared. They're just a little surprised that someone knows lost magic as rare as your sky magic, and they want to know more," Natsu said with a reassuring grin, young bluenette.
"O-okay then," Wendy said shyly, stepping forward to the vast crowd of people.
And for several minutes, Wendy told everyone about her form of lost magic. It was an enlightening experience for the guild.
one year later
It has been one year since Gajeel challenged Natsu to fight, and a lot has changed besides everyone getting stronger. All determined not to let a 13-year-old kid show them up.
What else has also happened? The Strauss sibling joined the guild As you aspect. It was an unnerving experience for Natsu to see a young Lisanna again.
Like last time a rivalry is formed between Erza and Mira. A fight would go overboard now and again like what's happening now.
Mira was currently in a catfight with Erza but not knowing restraint like most in the guild. So Mira began using magic and shot energy balls at Erza.
One headed straight to Erza. She managed to dodge the attack. However, she regretted afterward as it was heading straight at ultear, who was sitting at the bar next to Natsu like usual unaware of the impending danger.
Erza was internally terrified of what was to come, knowing what would happen if that attack hit its mark.
Of course, Mira was ignorant of what is to come. She wanted to know where Ultear stands for the longest times for the longest time, never getting the chance to face her one-on-one as she was often away on the job with Natsu and the mysterious Mystogan character.
Just as the energy ball was about to hit Ultear, someone took the hit for her, resulting in a dust cloud forming. Do you know who it was that received the attack? It was none other than Natsu Dragneel.
Erza knowing how protective Natsu is of Ultear when a fight breaks out, slowly moved away from Mira.
Mira was even more excited at this, wanting to see where she stands against the fire dragon slayer.
After the dust settled, all you could see was the back of Natsu and Mechanically turned around to face whoever shot that attack.
"Who through that attack, dammit" Natsu practically yelled
"It was me, of course," Mira says with a sickly sweet smile.
"Big mistake," He says darkly.
Immediately after, a red aura enveloped the dragon slayer, and it didn't help that his eyes glowed yellow.
Mira stands at the ready, thinking she could handle whatever he could throw at her and what everyone else was doing. Hiding as if their life depended on it, which it was.
It was over before it even started. Mira is sent flying and embedded in the wall resulting in the formation of a creator.
After teaching Mira a lesson, she will never forget Natsu brought his attention back to his mate. His demeanor changed from one of rage to his go-happy self.
"Thank you, Natsu" is Ultear's simple response.
"No problem," Natsu said with his usual grin.
At the sight of seeing their older sister embed in the wall, Elfman and Lisanna went to try and pry her out but to no avail. At this, Lisanna had to go to Erza to help free her sister.
Thank god Erza was willing to help, or else who knows how long it would take them to free their older sister from the guildhall wall.
After Mira manages to free herself from imprisonment, she was experiencing a mix of anger and respect toward the dragon slayer for literally shooting her. Still, She couldn't help but ask the redhead.
"What his problem is not like that attack was gonna kill her," Mira says in a harsh tone.
"How should I put this, now I got, well you see Mira since you and your sibling just join a couple of months ago you weren't here When Natsu joined the guild with Ultear," Erza said before being cut off by Mira
"What does that have to do with," Mira said, still holding her harsh tone.
"Mira, you didn't let her finish," Lisanna says with a glare that's more cute than intimidating aim at her older sister.
"As I was saying before you interrupted me, Natsu joined before you guys. When he first joined, we had a rather enlightening experience on their relationship," Erza said before being cut off again by Mira.
"Spit it out already," Mira said in an impatient tone.
"Will you let me finished? I'm trying to explain it properly so you won't get confused?" Erza says with a glare
"Fine!"
"As I was saying, when Natsu joins with Ultear, we learned about his magic type. As you know, he is a dragon slayer and therefore takes on the traits of a dragon. For him, it's a fire dragon and has heightened senses, increased durability compared to most humans, and immunity to fire and heat. Another thing he takes on is how Dragon only has one mate. In this case, it's Ultear. Dragons and their slayer are very protective of their mates," Erza said in a neutral tone waiting for an answer from Mira.
After hearing this, Mira had a blush only to be mirrored by Erza. After explaining Natsu and Ultear relationship. Lisanna and Elfman were clueless as to why both mages were blushing up a storm.
"Why are you two blushing," Lisanna asks innocently from being too young to understand Natsu and Ultear relationship.
"Nothing," Erza said
"That something you don't need to worry about, Lisanna," Mira says in haste, trying to preserve Lisanna innocent for as long as possible.
With Natsu
Natsu and Ultear are sitting at the bar eating a meal before they went on another high-class mission.
"Hey, Ultear, mind fixing the creator I caused," Natsu says with a sheepish grin.
"Fine, only because you stopped that attack from hitting me," Ultear says with a sweet smile Natsu knew was fake.
So after using her arc of time to repair the damage caused by Natsu, the couple got a high-level quest from the job board. The job description was a dark guild elimination, a piece of cake for these two, and the reward was 200,000 jewels.
Besides the Strauss sibling joining, a few teams formed the year following the dragon slayer joining fairy tail.
In the old timeline, Levy formed team shadow gear with Jet and droy, but it's different. Instead of joining Jet and droy, she created a team with Gajeel called iron script.
Wendy being so young, didn't have a lot of options for courses. So most of her time was training alongside Natsu and Ultear when they weren't away on jobs.
She was getting stronger every day. Not only did her magic container increase she was able to do a better job of healing everyone. However, Wendy would still pass out after treating multiple members. During her time with Natsu, she learned all her offensive spells like in the old timeline.
After many months of training with Natsu, Wendy came to see Natsu as an older brother. After a while, she called him niichan like Grandeeney wanted.
Natsu was thrilled at this. But, unfortunately, the guild was blindsided by her declaration of referring to him as her older brother. it soon became a norm.
Gajeel has also gotten stronger in the last year's most attributed drive from his rather one-sided battle against Natsu. That's part of the reason he wants to get stronger.
You'd be wrong. His main reason is his dragon said demanding to protect his mate. After months of training and doing jobs with her, it finally hit him that Levy was his mate. He is bound and determined to protect her no matter what.
As for Jet and droy, their team went by the same name as before team shadow gear and did their mission like any other team would do.
Another thing that happens in the last year was the reveal of Loke to the guild not long after Gajeel's fight with Natsu.
It was quite a shock that someone as powerful as Natsu was using two magic types at the same time since most wizards only use one magical type during their younger years.
Loke, of course, still used his playboy attitude because it became a habit of his before he made a contract with Lucy.
As you aspect, only the time travelers know this was another reason Loke had a contract with Natsu. And acting as a messenger between the spirit king, time travelers, and Osiris from time to time as the year passed for the group.
As for Loke's guild membership, he still has their guild stamp. Well, that was pretty simple.
They got Makarov so drunk one night when no other member was there, making him have no memory of that evening.
Making it was super easy to convince him that he made Loke an official member of the guild causing him none the wiser, or so they thought, but he didn't let him know.
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