Chapter 11: Pathetic Pirates
With no luck in acquiring information about Skypiea, Nami's group agreed to relax at a bar after the encounter with Sawkies. The only ones who got something to eat were Luffy, and Natsu who were gobbling down pies.
"Man, that Bellamy jerk really pisses me off," Nami grumbled.
"I can understand how you feel," The Bartender said. Megumi was given a glass of milk and Happy was given a fish plate. "Mock Town depends on pirates for sale purposes. They throw out power to become big shots."
"What, so poor pirates aren't allowed on the island?" Nami questioned sharply.
"Looks like there's no calming you down. Here this one's on the house," The man replied as he offered her a drink. "Tough and strong pirates always tried to look down on other ones, I wouldn't let it bother ya."
"This place is dumb," Nami said coldly.
"That's what most level-headed people say in these parts, but they're really rare," The man chuckled.
Nami looked at the Bartender. "Hey there a questi-"
"HEY FATSO!" Luffy and a huge guy with black hair called to the Bartender. The man looked happy while Luffy looked disgusted.
"THIS PIE TASTE FUCKING DELICIOUS/HORRIBLE!" The two shouted in unison.
Luffy glared at the man who glared back at him. Keeping their eyes fixed on each other, they drank their drinks simultaneously. The man looked disgusted after they finished, whereas Luffy looked refreshed.
"THIS IS THE WORST/BEST DRINK EVER!" The two yelled simultaneously. Once again, they glared at one another.
"Something's wrong with your taste buds kid," The man declared with an intimidating scowl.
"Well something's wrong with your big fat head," Luffy growled back.
"Well I'm not the cook of this joint so I don't care what you guys think," The tender said not phased by their outburst.
Luffy pushed his plate to the side. "Hey, bartender I'll take 50 steaks to go!"
"And I'll take 51 of those delicious cherry pies to go!" The man ordered.
"Scratch that! Make that 52 steaks!" Luffy shouted.
"Better make that 53 pies!" The man shouted louder.
"54 steaks!" Luffy yelled.
"55 Pies!"
"60 Steaks!"
"70 Pies!"
"80!"
"100!"
The man and Luffy were now glaring at one another. Their fists are both ready to swing at each other. "I'M GONNA BEAT THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF YOU!"
"DO YOU TWO EVEN HAVE THE SLIGHTEST IDEA WHAT YOU'RE FIGHTING ABOUT!?" Zoro and Lucy comically yelled.
"I DON'T CARE LETS RUMBLE!" Natsu roared.
"You can take em Natsu!" Happy cheered.
BANG~! BONG~!
"YOU'RE NOT HELPING!" Nami comically yelled, giving the two massive bumps on their heads. She then turned to Luffy. "Luffy you promise remember? And besides, we don't have enough to buy tons of steak!"
Luffy ignored Nami as they continued to stare down at the man who began laughing. "So you're a pirate?"
"Yeah," Luffy answered.
"How big is your bounty?" He asked.
"Mine's 30 million," Luffy answered.
"30 million for you?" The big man questioned not believing him. "I wouldn't believe you even if I had to take it!"
"Are you calling me a liar?" Luffy yelled back.
"Yeah, I'm gonna turn you into BBQ steak you hairy ape!" Natsu roared, backing up Luffy.
"Alright, boys! We have only one rule in this place and that is no fighting," The bartender sternly announced. He set the 50 cherry pies on the counter. "Here's your 50 pies. Now please, take it and go."
He didn't say anything as he picked up the pies and walked out the bar. After leaving the building, he passed a tall, slender man with blond hair who was wearing a blue cape.
"I'm looking for a pirate that wears a straw hat!" The blonde man announced. As the other pirates flinched, Luffy and the others turned around glancing at the newcomer.
"Bellamy," One of the men growled.
"So that's Bellamy," Megumi said, overhearing them. Bellamy looked around the room until he noticed the Straw Hat on Luffy.
"You must be Straw Hat Luffy with a cool 30 million," Bellamy said with a grin on his face. He walked over towards him.
"I guess he has a bone to pick with you, Luffy," Zoro said.
"How come every person we come across is so stinkin tall!" Natsu asked.
Bellamy sat down right between Luffy and Natsu. "I'll take a glass from the top shelf and give these two whatever they want!"
"Right," The bartender answered, sounding suspicious.
"GAH!"
"This place smells like vomit!"
"Yeah, this place ain't cheap!"
Nami, Lucy, Happy, Megumi, and Zoro turn to find Sawkies and his girlfriend, along with a bunch of other people they have never seen before, entering the bar. Sawkies sliced a man in the back, causing Megumi to gasp in horror.
"That's Big Knife Sawkies!" One man said surprised.
"Great, how much you wanna bet that he's looking for a fight," Another guy said a bit annoyed.
"I don't think they all came here for a bit to eat,"
"Well whatever they here for, I hope they don't involve us,"
"I think Erza can take him," Happy whispered to Megumi who nodded, imagining Erza stomping on Sawkies. The Bartender gave Natsu, Luffy, and Bellamy three glasses.
"Cheers kid," Bellamy said as the three put their glasses together.
"Wow you're not a bad guy after all," Luffy grinned as he and Natsu were about to raise their glasses to drink. However, Bellamy stood up and stretched both his arms, so they were behind both of them.
"Guys Look out!" Megumi cried out. This was noticed by Nami, Lucy, Happy, and Zoro, but they were too late.
BASH!
Luffy and Natsu were slammed into the counter by Bellamy, easily breaking it with their faces.
"N-Natsu! Luffy!" Lucy cried out.
Sawkies just laughed. "Great move Bellamy!"
"Leave them alone!" Megumi suddenly yelled. She ran up and was about to tackle Bellamy. As soon as she got close, Bellamy glanced at her with a crazed look, causing her to freeze in horror.
"Megumi don't!" Lucy grabbed her arm and pushed her away from Bellamy thinking that he'll hurt her.
The man noticed a sword near his neck as Zoro was sitting on the counter. "What are you doing punk?"
"That's the question I should be asking," Zoro glared.
Bellamy wasn't phased by the sword as he began to laugh. Nami turned to the swordsman. "Zoro! Please, we still need the infor-"
"RAH!" Natsu came out quickly with comically flames spewing out of his mouth. "SO YOU WANNA GO YOU BASTARDS!? I'LL TAKE YOU ALL DOWN!"
"Don't Natsu!" Lucy pleaded.
Luffy stood up slowly also glaring at Bellamy who continued to laugh. "So that's all you got for backup runt?"
"You want to take me on?" Luffy questioned.
"What!? He wants to challenge Bellamy?" Bellamy's crew questioned.
"That kid? He'll be slaughtered!" Another man yelled, some of them laughing.
"HEY SAWK GUY!" Natsu roared, trying to get away from Nami's grip. "I'M GONNA SOCK YOU RIGHT IN THE FACE FOR WHAT YOU SAID BACK THERE!"
"HAHAHA!" Sawkies laughed, not phased by his threats. "You can try, kid!"
"This isn't a fight boy, it's a test," Bellamy said to Luffy. "Now let's see how strong you really are!"
Megumi noticed how chaotic the bar was getting. Bellamy and Luffy were about to face off, Lucy trying to stop Natsu from destroying the place, and Nami trying to get some sense into them. Not only that, but Pirates began laughing and cheering for both sides.
Finally having enough, Nami turned to the bartender and blurted out. "Mr. We're trying to get to Sky Island, do you know anything about that?!"
The whole crowd stopped laughing and the dangerous atmosphere dissolved. Everyone stared at the Nami with mixed emotions. Natsu stopped his fitting rage and noticed some people mumbling to each other.
Feeling that she got the upper hand, Nami continued. "Like I was saying, if you know how to get sky island, then please tell u-"
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
Nami didn't get to finish as every single pirate erupted in laughter including Bellamy. Luffy and Zoro haven't said a word.
"We aren't lying!" Lucy added. Nami showed them the log pose. "Look, the needle is pointing up!"
The men paused a bit before laughing even louder. "HEY LOOK I'M A LOG POSE!"
"NO ONE TRUSTED THOSE THINGS ANYMORE!" A woman shouted.
Bellamy leaned back on the railing, trying to hold down his laughter. "You got me there kid. I can't believe you are pulled to such a ridiculous legend!"
"So what about the falling gallon then?" Natsu yelled. "Have you ever seen ships fall from the sky?"
"You must be talking about the knock up stream! Any ship that gets caught in that, sailed up in the sky, and later came crashing down!" Bellamy yelled while laughing. "Any folktales and legends are just something of explanation!"
Luffy clenched his fist, Bellamy continued. "Look, I was going to let you join my crew since you passed my test for the new Era, but you seem like a lost cause. The thing is, the time for pirate dreams is over. The City of Gold, The Emerald Jewels, and the Great One Piece! The fools who dream with fictional treasure don't know about others around them!"
As Bellamy continued, Megumi stared at him with a mixture of shock and anger. "In this very age, only pirates crew who are able to travel through currents and navigate often chase those ridiculous dreams and die in the process. Whenever people talk about these dead fools, always blabbering about him dying for his dreams. No, he died because he was a fool!"
Luffy's fist which was tightened slowly loosened up. "So when I see people who chase the One Piece, I get disgusted!"
After he was done ranting, Bellamy struck Luffy in the face, sending him sprawled out on the ground. His straw hat landed beside his head.
"Luffy!" Megumi cried in horror. She couldn't take the people laughing at him. Nami looked a bit angry at them while Happy and Lucy were terrified.
"You scumbags!" Natsu growled. He was about to attack Bellamy, but Zoro put his sword in front of him, making him stop. "What the hell are you doing?"
"Just stop and listen for once," Zoro replied coldly, but quietly.
"You are a weak pirate," Bellamy spat out. "And as long as you are around, you are making real pirates look like trash!"
Megumi flinched as a mug from a guy almost hit Luffy's head. "Get out of here you scrawny punk!"
"Yeah get him, Bellamy!" Another pirate yelled.
"Show these losers what real pirates are!"
The men began throwing barrels and mugs at the group soon after. Megumi was close to getting hit by a mug if she hadn't duck. Happy was hiding behind Lucy frightened by the pirates.
"Go on Bellamy give these guys a show!" Sawkies shouted.
"I'll be happy to," Bellamy grinned while cracking his knuckles.
"Luffy, Zoro, Natsu! Forget what I just said and beat the crap out of these guys!" Nami ordered angrily.
Ignoring Nami, Luffy went into a sitting position. "Megumi, Zoro, Natsu."
Megumi, Natsu, and Zoro turned to Luffy as he stared at them. Despite being bruised from Bellamy's punch, his face was stern and serious. "No matter what happens, don't fight back."
On an open field in front of George's ship, Wendy and Cynthia were on one side, while Ray and Kinoko on the other side. The rest of them were sitting on the balcony which was on the side of the ship.
"How did it end up like this?" Touma sighed in defeat.
"My apologies, Kinoko has the tendency to pick fights with other females," George replied calmly.
"We should be the ones apologizing," Erza declared. "Fairy Tail tends to be a little competitive."
"A little?" Shirabe said quietly.
"What if things go too far?" Touma asked, a bit concerned.
"Don't worry, I'll intervene if anything goes wrong," George answered.
"I understand you concern Touma, and you two Shervan," Erza said, causing him to flinch. "But these two are able to handle this."
"Are you girls ready?" Ray called out to Wendy and Cynthia.
"Yeah, we're ready to beat you two!" Cynthia nodded.
"Alright then, let's rumble!" Ray began sprinting toward the two girls.
"Here he comes," Cynthia began to puff her cheeks. "Omega Fire Dragon Roar!"
Cynthia unleashed a burst of dark red flames from her mouth towards Ray. He leaps high up in the air over the roar, while Kinoko gets into a molding-make stance.
"Pixel Make: Wall!" Kinoko constructed a tall brick wall that looked like it came out of a video game. Cynthia's roar was easily blocked by the .
"Pixel Make?" Erza mumbled confusedly.
"Yes, it's more of a technical molding magic," George explained. "Just like Shervan, Kinoko and Ray also possessed abilities that Crimson Blood developed."
"This feels kind of nostalgic," Tsuchimikado commented.
Ray's right leg was coated in shiny iron. "Solid Iron: Axe Kick!"
"Sky Dragon Roar!" Wendy hurled a funnel of wind from her mouth. Which made a direct hit on Ray. Unfortunately, his heavy leg prevented her roar from phasing him. "W-What?!"
"Look out!" Cynthia was able to push Wendy out of Ray's path just as he pounded his heel into the ground. Under his heel, the ground cracked from the force of the impact.
"His leg turned into iron?" Shirabe asked.
"Correct, Ray had eaten a Devil Fruit called the Iron Iron Fruit," George replied calmly. "It allows Ray to convert different parts of his body into metal."
"That explains why Wendy's wind attack wasn't affected," Robin said, interested in his Devil Fruit.
Cynthia and Wendy managed to catch their breath, but they were shocked at Ray's strength. Cynthia broke the silence, still panting. "W-What the heck!?"
"Oops," Ray nervously giggled. "I went overboard a bit."
"Pixel Make: Boxing Slugger!" Cynthia couldn't react when Kinoko sprang into view, and slammed a pixel-like punching glove into her cheeks, causing her to crash into a tree.
"Cynthia!" Wendy cried out.
"You should be focused on me Marvell~!" Ray exclaimed as he charged towards Wendy with his steel cloaked body. She barely avoided one strike towards her head, feeling the iron brush her cheeks. Using her momentum, she swung her leg, surrounded by wind, aiming at Ray's head, only for him to use his left arm to block it.
Cynthia slowly stood up, rubbing her cheeks. "You know you're really annoying."
"Pot calling the kettle black," Kinoko snarky replied back. "I won't let any of you girls lay a single finger on Shervan's adorable little body~!"
"That should be said to you~!" Cynthia charged at her with a blazing fist. "Omega Fire Dragon Iron Fist!"
"Pixel Make: Mirror Shield!" Kinoko summoned a pink pixel shield to latch onto her left arm.
When Cynthia came in contact with Kinoko's shield, the flames surrounding her fist reversed direction. She found herself being hit by her own flames. "GAH!"
"Set Game and Match," Kinoko mocked. Suddenly multiple dark red circles appeared around her. "Eh?"
Cynthia grinned as she snapped her fingers, causing the magic circles to explode on contact, creating a small smoke cloud. While the smoke disappeared, Kinoko remained standing, panting heavily.
"Is that the best you got?" Kinoko taunted, as she got into her stance. "Because that attack was nothing, Pixel-Make: Twin Blades!"
Kinoko wielded two-pixel swords on each hand. Still having her cocky grin. "I'll turn you into tiny ribbons once I'm done with you."
"Wanna bet?" Cynthia's hands burst into flames, her smirk showing as well. They then engaged in a fierce close combat.
Meanwhile, Wendy remained on the defense side, trying to avoid Ray's close combat moves. Wendy ducked just in time as Ray launched a roundhouse kick at her head.
"Sky Dragon: Wing Attack!" Wendy unleashed a closeup huge whirlwind below Ray, successfully blasting him up in the air.
"Solid Iron: Falling Star!" While still in the air, Ray's limbs became shiny metal as he stretched out like a starfish. Wendy saw him approaching at a fast rate and quickly jumped out as he crashed into the ground where she was standing.
"Wow!" Ray groaned as he slowly stood up. "You're a lot tougher than I expected."
Wendy crossed her arms quickly, giving off a faint glow around her body. "Arms! Vernier! Armor!" Wendy's enchantment spells boosted her offensive, defense and speed. Ray was in awe when he noticed her slowly levitate.
"Cool~! You're floating!" Ray's eyes turned into stars of amazement.
"What's going on with Wendy?" Tsuchimikado asked.
"It's her enchantment," Erza explained. "Unlike other Dragon Slayers, Wendy is able to cast spells to raise her or her allies' speed, power, and defense."
Wendy rushed towards Ray, her fist withdrawn, engulfed in a white blue wind. "Sky Dragon: Crushing Fang!"
Wendy swung her fist straight at Ray. Because of her Arms enchantment, Ray flew backwards a few feet where he was, landing on his back.
"That's gonna leave a mark," Ray stood up but winced in pain from the punch. "Now it's time for my buffing move."
Ray closed his eyes and concentrated in his mind. Wendy wasn't sure what to make of it at first, but as she noticed his skin turning metallic gray, she couldn't believe her eyes.
"No way!" Touma was startled.
"Just like Gajeel's iron scales," Erza said in disbelief.
"So bright," Shirabe stated as she and Shervan shield their eyes.
Ray's body was completely gray and metallic, his metal skin shining in the sun rays. Wendy was surprised to see that.
"Oh wow, he's so shiny," Cynthia stared at Ray's armor.
"Isn't it?" Kinoko's eyes turned into stars.
"You aren't the only one who can use enchantments, kid," Ray grinned. "I call it Solid Iron: Metallic Rash!"
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Wendy along with Cynthia, Shervan, Shirabe, Touma, Erza, and Tsuchimikado stared at Ray with their jaws comical dropped in disbelief.
"M-Metal Rash?" Cynthia finally spoke, still stunned.
"Aren't his creative attack names amazing?" Kinoko gushed. Drooling at the sight of Ray's body.
"I told him to choose a better name," George sighed, shaking his head.
"That seems rather disturbing," Touma acknowledged.
"Now come at me Sky Dragon~! Show me what you got!" Ray challenged.
With her boosted speed, Wendy zigzagged towards Ray to confuse him. Ray just stood there, his eyes closed.
A second Wendy appeared before him, and he thrust a palm towards her chest. She quickly evaded his palm thrust and infused cyclones of wind into her leg.
"Sky Dragon Claw!" Wendy shouted as she successfully landed her kick at the back of Ray's head. However, because of the material of his skin, it did not seem to phase him.
"Sorry, but you won't send me flying this time," Ray smirked. He turned around before Wendy could get out of Ray's range and grabbed Wendy's ankle. Ray then pulled her forward, turned around and thrust his metal fist into Wendy's stomach, taking out all the air out of her lungs. As Ray punched her, he let go of her leg, launching her away from him.
"Wendy!" Touma shouted worriedly. She was able to land on her feet, but was trying to catch her breath while holding her stomach.
"I guess Ray's boost attack and defense outmatches Wendy's enchantments," Tsuchimikado mumbled. Shervan stared at the two separate fights, looking worried for both sides.
"Wipe the floor with them, Bellamy!"
"Show these dreaming morons the meaning of the word pain!"
The pirates' laughter continued into the darkness of the bar. A teared up Happy was hugging Lucy who was quietly holding back her tears.
"Why are you guys just standing there!? Go ahead and beat them up!" Nami screamed desperately. The three bloodied and bruised boys just stood there in silence.
"It's no good, lady, they'll just conclude that we're way beyond their capabilities," Sawkies replied, still smirking. "Refusing to fight a strong opponent is disgraceful, yet a smart choice. It appears Marine would give 30 million to any weak pirate these days."
Megumi held onto Luffy's straw hat, her face still horrified by watching Bellamy beat them for a long time. Every fibre of her being desired to transform into Pretty Cure and bash the crap out of Bellamy and his crew. Nevertheless, Luffy's orders still rang in her ears. Her first observation of his expression when he gave the order was not one of anger or fear, but of seriousness.
'Why...why aren't you fighting back?' Megumi asked in her mind, staring at Luffy.
"Sounds nice, huh? They take it without any resistance," Hearing his voice caused Megumi to glare angrily at Bellamy. "So you're weak and you have no pride, you refuse to get into a fight, and your head is filled with silly daydreams." He laughed a bit. "They sound like children."
"More like little girls!" One customer mocked, causing a rupture of laughter to fill the bar. It was only the bartender who didn't get involved with the pirates since he was cleaning a glass silently.
Bellamy walked forward to the three. "When I heard of a bounty worth 30 million, I wondered what kind of badass crook would come in. What a huge letdown."
'This is what pirates are like,' Megumi thought in fear. "Ruthless people who pick on the weak?'
"I'm bored with these cowards!" Bellamy yelled. In a fit of rage, he spat large amounts of beer at Luffy. "Get them out of my face!"
One of Bellamy's men kneed Zoro in the head, causing him to crash into a table. A second man rammed Natsu and Luffy into a window, causing blood to ooze down the wall. The customers continued to laugh at the three who laid motionless.
"N-Natsu!" Lucy and Happy cried as they ran towards him. Nami went to Zoro while Megumi ran to Luffy hoping that they were not dead.
"Hey ladies, forget those losers," Sawkies said, causing Nami, Lucy and Megumi to turn to him. "Why don't you come with us? The brat won't be worth much, but you two seem to be worth too high of a price. "
"Y-You want to buy us?" Megumi asked, frightened.
"You're a sick monster," Lucy growled angrily.
"If you follow these losers, then you'll be left behind," Sawkies explained, trying to sweet-talk them. "Especially when the New Era rolls around. So just join us, and we'll be very gentle with you."
The girls remained silent until Nami uttered a terrifying laugh. "I hate to say it, but I'm too good for pirates like you. You are nothing but a long time thug."
"I really like a feisty woman!" Sawkies laughed. The man erupted in laughter.
Bellamy glared at the girls and Happy with a menacing smirk on his face. "Leave weaklings before I do something worse to your pathetic men."
Angrily, Nami dragged Natsu and Zoro by their collars, while Lucy picked up Happy and followed after. As Megumi and Luffy walked out, she put Luffy's arm around her shoulder. Before leaving, she shot one last glance at Bellamy.
After they left, Nami was furious and the group didn't speak a word. They ignored all the bystanders staring at them.
"Hahahaha! That baker sure knows how to bake a good pie!"
The girls stopped as they found the guy that Natsu and Luffy argued with before. He sat in the middle of the street, munching on a cherry pie.
"Got something you want to say?" Nami asked, pissed off as he dropped the two boys.
"Why are you angry about?" The man asked. "Those three won that fight without even throwing a punch."
'Winning a fight without even throwing a punch?' Megumi questioned in her head. Fighting was not her cup of tea, except for when the lives of her friends, family or innocents were endangered.
"I also respect the way you treated them back there. You girl's got nerves of steel," The man complimented.
'Why am I the one not mentioned in all of this!?' Happy comically cried.
The girls were surprised when Zoro and Natsu stood up. Luffy was also able to stand as he took his hat that was on Megumi's head and stared at the big man.
"This new Era they're rambling on and on about is a load of crap," The man explained. "The era where pirate dreams and treasure will come to an end?!" The man started laughing, getting everyone's then slammed his bottle down on the dock and yelled out so that everyone near them could hear.
"THE DREAMS OF PIRATES WILL NEVER END!"
After a few seconds of silence, people around them began to laugh at him as well. "Dreams, what are yah kids?"
There was soon laughter and mockery from the crowd. The man and Luffy, however, ignored them. "They can laugh at us all they want. Spill juice on our clothes. Beat us up, but when we aim high, you often come across fights that are just not worth it."
Megumi stared a bit puzzled by the man's words. 'So the reason why they didn't fight back was that he had no reason to!?"
"Sorry if I'm in your way," The man stood up and walked past Luffy. "Hey, I hope you get to Sky Island."
In the open forest, both parties were suffering from heavy breathing from their injuries. Kinoko and Ray suffered fewer injuries than Cynthia and Wendy.
"This is so annoying!" Kinoko yelled. "Why don't you just give up!?"
"Like hell, we're losing to you two!" Cynthia shouted her flames growing higher.
"Well, I'm not gonna let your filthy hands anywhere near Shervan! Pixel Make: Mega-Slayer Armor!" The bright glow emanating from Kinoko's body caused everyone around her to cover their eyes. Once the light died down, Cynthia and Wendy's eyes widened when they saw Kinoko wearing pixel white looking armour (Similar to Megaman.)
"Impressive armour," Erza couldn't help but stare in awe.
"Unfortunately, I can't show off my sexy body to all the men, but I can at least make you two go beddy by more quickly." Kinoko mocked.
"It looks impressive I have to admit, but it won't last till I'm done with it!" Cynthia rushed towards Kinoko, pulling back her dark fiery fist. "Omega Fire Dragon Iron Fist!"
As Kinoko extended her left arm, she easily caught Cynthia's fist. She attempted to break free, but for some reason, she felt her magical powers fading. "A weak, little attack like that won't hurt this armour!"
Cynthia growled as she puffed her cheeks. "Omega Fire Dr-!"
"Oh no you don't," Kinoko seized Cynthia's arm and jarred a pixelated armour fist into her stomach, causing Cynthia to fall to the ground.
"Cynthia!" Wendy glared at Kinoko as she puffed her cheeks. "Sky Dragon Roar!"
"Megapixel Make: Reverse Slayer Shield!" Kinoko's right armored hand transformed into a mini cannon and began absorbing the entire roar.
"W-What?!" Wendy stood back a bit shocked.
"What's with that look? "You two aren't the only Dragon Slayers I've battled before," Kinoko stated.
"So you fought Shervan?" Cynthia asked, holding her stomach.
Kinoko stared at her in disbelief. "How dare you accuse me of fighting Shervan! I would rather die than touch a single hair on his head."
"...You need serious help," Cynthia said with a sweatdropped.
"Shut up!" Kinoko angrily yelled. After aiming her vacuum cannon at the two, she released the Sky Dragon Roar. Cynthia and Wendy were about to launch their own roar, but didn't expect the funnel of wind to land on the ground in front of them, creating a smoke cloud. "Ray!"
"On it!" Ray said as he dashed through to the cloud with his arms extended out. Wendy and Cynthia were both struck by Ray's metallic arms, launching them right into the forest before they could realize what was happening.
"Cynthia Wendy!" Touma cried out. He along with Shervan, Erza, and Shirabe were worried about the two.
"That's what you get for underestimating us!" A cocky grin spread across Kinoko's face. Ray, on the other hand, stared at the dust cloud with a serious look, hoping that the fight wasn't over.
"W-We not giving up…"
"W-What?!" Kinoko's jaws dropped when hearing Cynthia's voice. Erza smiled knowing that Wendy and Cynthia won't be easy to defeat.
Once the cloud disburses, everyone minus George, Robin and Erza gasp in shock at Wendy's and Cynthia's new appearances.
Cynthia had dark brown scales on her ankles and wrists, and small earthen wings on her back. Her eyes turned from sky blue into dark brown and dark flames surrounding her body. While Wendy had dark flames and winds surrounding her body. Both girls were now in their dual modes: Earth Omega Fire Dragon, and Omega Fire Sky Mode.
Next Chapter: Aura of Pain
