Well, if you are wondering about the wait for chapters, that is because I've decided to do at least one fairly long (5K+) chapter for each of my stories, before going back to shorter, more rapid updates. This is because some of my stories have gone months without updates, so, I figure a good, big one, to kick things back into gear, is needed.
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'Talking'
"Thinking"
*expression*
Flashback
'Dragon or E.N.D. talking'
"Dragon or E.N.D. thinking"
Techniques
Chapter 3 – Whole
'Do you really have to go already, Natsu?' Asked Kagura, as she stood on the outskirts of the village, opposite her new friend.
'Well, I promised I'd be back soon, didn't I? I just want to go and check this place out, then I'll come right back.' Explained Natsu.
Kagura looked down bashfully at this.
'I know, but I'll miss you.' Muttered Kagura, unaware that Natsu's enhanced senses picked up what she said.
'Alright, how about this, I'll get you a present as well, as long as you promise to give me a smile.' Said Natsu cheerfully.
Kagura looked up at Natsu and tentatively smiled.
'Alright, in that case, I'll see you soon Kagura, with a present as well.' Said Natsu, before he started to walk off.
"Please come back soon." Thought Kagura, as her smile became a sad one.
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'Ugh, it is going to take a while to get to Fairy Tail… I really wish I could fly.' Said Natsu, as he looked up at the sky, staring at the clouds.
'Who says you can't?' Whispered a voice.
'Who said that?' Asked Natsu, as he looked around.
'Guess again, I'm even closer than you think.' Said the voice.
Natsu looked around his surroundings closely and noticed nothing out of place. Natsu then started looking at himself and patted down his clothes, until finally coming to rest on his sword.
'Bingo, but truthfully, I'm not really the sword, I'm just using it to talk to you.' Said the voice, apparently speaking through Natsu's sword.
'Um… don't take this the wrong way, but I don't think swords are meant to talk.' Said Natsu, as he raised the sword to eye-level.
'Well like I said, I'm not actually the sword, I'm you and also, not you, at the same time.' Said the voice.
'So… I'm a sword?' Asked Natsu in confusion, to which he swore he heard the voice sigh.
'Did you notice anything strange when you cut down those bandits? Did you notice things you didn't know how to do popped into your head, or a sudden tingling at the back of your head warning you of something?' Questioned the voice.
'Hmm, now that you mention it, I did feel something like that… it also felt a bit weird, like I was doing things without really doing them… or something.' Said Natsu thoughtfully.
'That was because of me.' Confirmed the voice.
'So what are you exactly then?' Asked Natsu.
'Both you and not you, as I said, but we can talk more later.' Said the voice, before going quiet.
'That was… weird.' Said Natsu, before putting the sword back on his hip.
"Oh Igneel, it looks like I'll be back sooner than ever." Thought the voice.
'Talking to yourself, yes, it is weird.' Agreed a new voice, causing Natsu to sigh.
'Oh man, what is it now? My scarf? My shoes? Why are random things talking to me today?' Groaned Natsu.
'Guess again.' Said the voice, before a small girl in a purple singlet, emerged from behind a tree.
'Who are you? Actually, before that, you're not a sword, right? You're a person, aren't you?' Asked Natsu curiously.
"Is this really the person Master Hades wanted me to recruit?" Thought Ultear in disbelief.
'Yes, I am a person, albeit a much more intelligent one than you.' Quipped Ultear.
'Really? What makes you say that? I bet I know tons of stuff you don't.' Retorted Natsu.
'I doubt anything you know is that interesting.' Scoffed Ultear.
Unknown to Natsu, the voice in his head didn't appreciate the repeated insults to his intelligence and decided to nudge Natsu into action.
'In that case, kneel before me.' Said Natsu darkly.
Ultear scoffed, before finding her legs were obeying Natsu's command, causing her eyes to widen.
'You see little girl, I don't appreciate your insults, in fact, should you do it again, I may order you to do something else, for instance, take your own life.' Said Natsu, with a sick smirk.
"This kid… what is he?" Questioned Ultear, before finding her body free once again.
Natsu blinked for a minute, before grabbing his sword and raising it to eye level again.
'Was that you again?' Asked Natsu, only to get no response.
'Look lady, I'm not interested in swapping insults with you, I have better things to do.' Said Natsu, before walking past Ultear and continuing on the path.
"Perhaps some observation would be more beneficial… this boy is clearly not normal." Thought Ultear.
Natsu had continued walking until the sun had started to set, before rubbing his eyes and giving a small yawn.
'Hey, lady, stop following me! Besides, I'm going to sleep now, so just go away and come back in the morning!' Shouted Natsu, having smelt and heard the girl following him for the past few hours.
"What kind of idiot tells a possible enemy they are going to sleep?" Questioned Ultear in disbelief.
'Or, I could simply order you to leave me alone.' Added Natsu darkly.
"I guess someone who can order people around, tells their enemies when they are going to sleep." Thought Ultear, in apprehension of being forced to do something against her will again.
Natsu found a somewhat comfortable rock to sleep under, shading him from the dying rays of the sun.
Ultear watched as the boy quickly fell asleep. As she waited, wondering if now would be a good time to take him, multiple thorns shot out of the ground from around him and encased him in a dome. Ultear simply walked up to the dome and tried to age the thorns with her magic, only to find it ineffective, shocking her.
'What is this, that it can resist my magic?' Muttered Ultear, resting a hand against the thorns, only to feel them thrumming with a power, which was unfamiliar to her.
"I suppose I will just come back in the morning then… I didn't even give him the offer yet." Grumbled Ultear, before leaving the currently enclosed Natsu.
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'Huh, what is this?' Thought Natsu, as he floated in a dark void.
'Your potential. Just like this void, it is endless.' Said the same voice Natsu had placed, as coming from his sword.
'Oh, it's you again. What do you mean my potential?' Asked Natsu to thin air.
'Well, you know how you said you wanted to be as strong as Igneel?' Questioned the voice.
'Yeah… do you mean this is as strong as Igneel?' Asked Natsu curiously.
'Of course not, you can be even stronger than Igneel.' Said the voice, surprising Natsu.
'No way! I can be stronger than Igneel?' Questioned Natsu in surprise.
'Yes, in fact, with my help, you can be stronger than Igneel right now.' Tempted the voice.
'How?' Asked Natsu, narrowing his eyes slightly.
'Well, the truth is, I'm not actually your sword. Like I said, I'm only using it to talk to you. The truth is, when I said I am both a part of you and not a part of you, has to do with the fact that once upon a time, we were in fact one person. Certain events occurred afterwards that split the two of us. That is why I use the sword to communicate with you, because it contains the part of me that was split from you.' Explained the voice.
'But wait a minute. If you're a sword that belonged to Zeref's brother, but you held a part of me inside you… does that mean Zeref's brother was the one who split us apart?' Asked Natsu curiously.
'So close, but just wrong, guess again. Here, I'll give you a hint, I'm part of Zeref's brother as well.' Said the voice in amusement.
'… but that doesn't make sense… that means I'm Zeref's brother, but I can't be, since you were Zeref's brother's sword and I've never seen you before in my life, before Zeref gave you to me.' Said a puzzled Natsu.
'Actually, that is because you just don't remember some things. You are right, you are Zeref's brother, both new and old. Didn't you find it odd that his name was Zeref Dragneel and that he happened to know your name was Natsu Dragneel? That is because you two are biological siblings.' Explained the voice.
'I don't get it though… that doesn't make sense… how can I be Zeref's brother, who did all of that stuff in the past, if I'm only about eight years old?' Asked Natsu.
'Actually, you and by that extension, we, are about four hundred years old.' Said the voice.
'Four hundred! But I'm so small!' Protested Natsu.
'Like I said, certain events occurred that split us, which had the side effect of turning you back into an infant.' Said the voice.
'Wait, how do I know this isn't all some kind of joke, or hallucination… or maybe that lady did something?' Questioned a sceptical Natsu.
'Please, that girl wouldn't have been able to touch us if we were whole. As for a hallucination or joke… nope. This is the truth and nothing about it is even remotely untrue. If you need proof, I can easily get you some. There is a certain place which would assuage all of your doubts. However, if you simply allow you and I to merge into one being once again, you will know everything I do too and know I only speak the truth.' Propositioned the voice.
'Why should I? I'm trusting an invisible voice after all.' Said Natsu sourly.
'I look the same as you, well, along with a few additions.' Added the voice.
'Okay, let's say I believe you… how is this going to work?' Asked Natsu.
'Well, to begin with, it will be as though two minds are sharing the same body, but over time, we would integrate back into the mind we once held, however, it would be somewhat different, as both our personalities have changed over time. It would be our old mind, but with a new twist more or less.' Explained the voice.
Natsu mulled his options over in silence. I mean, don't get him wrong, Natsu wanted to be strong. The idea that he could be even stronger than Igneel was amazing, especially now that he had a friend to fight for and had seen just how bad some people could be… but did he really want to take a risk and trust an unknown voice in his head.
'Listen Natsu, I understand you are apprehensive about this. When we were whole, you were very shrewd, but also an excellent judge of character. For this reason, just ask yourself this. If you can't trust me, can't you trust Zeref, your brother and the one who gave me to you? Do you think it was by accident that Zeref told you about Curses and his life? Did you think it was merely coincidence that Zeref recognised you? Don't you wonder why Zeref told you so much about his brother and when regaling you with moments of his life, he gazed at you almost nostalgically? You and I are one Natsu, you just need to accept it.' Persisted the voice.
Natsu floated in silence for a moment, before clenching his fist.
'Ok, I'll trust you. If this turns out to be a trick though, I will burn you right out of my body. I don't know how, but I'll do it.' Warned Natsu.
'Have no fear, Natsu, this is for the best and I'm not deceiving you. With this, you will become everything you ever wanted.' Said the voice, before a figure started to form in front of Natsu's very eyes.
The figure possessed the same hair as Natsu, but nestled within that hair, were two short, golden horns, which curved upwards.
'What are you?' Asked Natsu in surprise.
'I am you, Etherious Natsu Dragneel, otherwise known as E.N.D. and now, we will rise again.' Said E.N.D., as his body started to dissolve into a golden light and surround Natsu, before suddenly entering his being.
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Ultear jumped, as a golden light burst through the heavens. Standing just outside the view of Natsu, she quickly stepped forward and saw the dome of thorns gone, replaced by a singular column of golden light.
"What happened?" Thought Ultear in shock, feeling an ominous power coming from the light.
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Zeref looked back, tilting his head upwards. He noticed it, the golden spire of light. He realised what it meant, but now, he wondered what Natsu would do.
"Natsu… E.N.D…. what will become of his fate now… and what of mine… I suppose we will see. I do hope it wasn't a mistake to imbue Natsu's book into that sword, but now, I can only wait and see who I will eventually come face to face with, Natsu, or E.N.D…. only time will tell now." Thought Zeref, before turning around and continuing to search for an isolated place to wait. To wait, for when he will meet his brother for a second time, this time, with his old memories intact.
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As the light faded, Natsu examined himself.
"Nothing changed." Thought Natsu.
'Of course not. You've only accepted me back for now. I told you, it would take time for us to become one once again. Right now, we are still separate, but now, we can both access the mind of the other. You can now see for yourself the truth.' Said E.N.D..
Natsu concentrated for a moment, before wings sprouted out of his back. They were thin, curved, black wings, with pointed tips. Natsu scrunched his face up in concentration again, before his wings flapped and launched him high into the air.
'You see, this is only a small part of what you are capable of. We were a being of unimaginable power and this isn't even the tip of your powers. There is so much more still buried within us. Now, you only need time to bring it to the surface.' Explained E.N.D..
"Well, considering that one flap was all it took…" Thought Natsu, before turning towards where he knew Magnolia was and gave a strong flap of his wings, launching him flying away and leaving velocity rings in his wake.
Ultear gaped in shock.
"I must tell Master Hades about this… this isn't normal." Thought Ultear in shock.
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'Geez, did you hear about what happened last night?' Asked a middle-aged blond-haired man, to his similarly blond-haired friend.
'You mean that light? Yeah, I actually saw it. It was only there for like ten seconds, but man was it huge, you could see it from everywhere.' Answered the other blond-haired man.
At that moment, a small boy walked past the two men and smirked.
"It was that noticeable huh? To be seen even in Magnolia…" Thought Natsu, as he made his way to a building with a large fairy symbol.
Natsu opened the door and looked around for a moment, before raising an eyebrow.
The Fairy Tail that Zeref described to him was one of hardened warriors with immense magical potential… not a guild of drunken frivolity.
'Oho, hello there young man, what are you doing here?' Asked an elderly man, overflowing with magical power.
His appearance however was rather odd, consisting of a blue jacket over a yellow robe, with green trim and wrapped up with a blue belt. He also wore pointed brown shoes and an oddly shaped brown hat.
'This is Fairy Tail, correct?' Asked Natsu calmly, as his eyes continued to survey his surroundings.
'Ah, that it is my boy. I'm the master, Makarov Dreyar, have you come to join?' Asked Makarov curiously, drawing the gazes of a few members to Natsu.
'Well… I came to join Fairy Tail, the Fairy Tail that under Master Tactician Mavis, was one of the most powerful guilds in Ishgar… but this looks like a simple bar filled with drunks and weaklings.' Said Natsu calmly.
There was utter silence at Natsu's words and many looked at him in disdain.
'Ho? A bar filled with drunks and weaklings? My boy, you couldn't be any more wrong.' Said Makarov calmly.
'In this entire building there are only a handful of mages worth anything, you being one of them… although, a handful is disappointing to me after I was told of a guild full of strong mages, mages I might befriend, mages who might challenge me in battle, mages I could rely on when things get tough… no offense, but I wouldn't trust this guild to guard my clothes… probably sell them for alcohol.' Said Natsu in boredom.
'I believe you have misread this guild. Fairy Tail is all those things and more, a guild that has no limits to its potential.' Said Makarov.
Natsu took a moment to glance across the guild hall, before turning back to the old man.
'No offense, but I think you're looking through rose tinted glasses, if a group of bandits raided this place, at least half of them would die.' Retorted Natsu.
'Just who are you to decide that we would live or die if we were attacked by bandits? You do not decide the worth of a person.' Questioned a scarlet haired girl, who emerged from the crowd and walked up to Natsu.
'Hmm, so that was you I smelt.' Said Natsu appraisingly.
'Excuse me?' Questioned the confused girl.
'The two of you are the only ones who I can smell any blood on. The Guild Master I can understand, but a little girl… that's interesting.' Said Natsu.
'Little girl? Erza's probably older than you.' Interjected a dark-haired boy only clad in boxers.
'On the contrary, I'm the oldest and strongest in this guild right now.' Said Natsu, only for some of the guild members to start laughing.
'Quiet weaklings.' Said Natsu, as he flared some of his power, quieting them down.
'Just who do you think you are? Coming in here and belittling everyone. I will not stand for it and challenge you to a fight.' Said Erza, pointing at Natsu with her sword.
Natsu merely tilted the sword out of his face, with the back of his index finger.
'Is that really what you want?' Asked Natsu.
'I will not allow someone to besmirch the name of this guild.' Declared Erza.
'From what I can see, this guild is being besmirched by the people in it, but if you feel that I've offended you, I'll take you up on that offer and even add to that. A wager, should you beat me, I will take back everything I've said today and apologise to everyone here.' Suggested Natsu.
'And if you win?' Asked Erza coldly.
'When I win, you will tell me why you smell like blood.' Said Natsu.
Natsu didn't notice it before, but having her sword in his face and her arm outstretched, Natsu noticed her tremble slightly at the mention of her smelling like blood. It was barely noticeable, but Natsu spotted it this time.
'Very well then, let us take this outside.' Said Erza, with Natsu following her and the rest of the guild trailing behind them.
The two made their way behind the guild, to a small dusty training area. There was nothing for at least three metres in every direction, making it an excellent spot, for a potentially destructive battle.
'Now, would you like to decide the extent of the battle? First blood perhaps?' Asked Natsu.
'Until the other yields.' Said Erza, causing Natsu to grin.
'I'm getting fired up.' Grinned Natsu.
The two both stared off at each other, before Erza was engulfed in a glow.
'Heaven Wheels Armour.' Declared Erza, before she was clad in a silver armour with a feather-like motif. Multiple swords floated around Erza's head, menacingly… but not to Natsu.
'What is the point of so many swords?' Asked Natsu blankly.
'Heh, bet the kid is intimidated.' Said a guild member, from the watching crowd.
Natsu turned to start at the guild member who spoke.
'Intimidated?' Said Natsu, before slashing his sheathed sword in an arc, while still staring down the guild member.
'Hardly.' Finished Natsu, as all of Erza's floating swords crumbled, shocking both her and the guild.
'How did you do that?' Asked Erza in shock.
'…you're not a very good sword wielder, are you? A sword is not simply a weapon, it is an extension of one's self.' Chided Natsu.
'Heh, literally in our case.' Added E.N.D. in amusement, enjoying the fight so far.
'Requip.' Said Erza, before being engulfed in a glow once again, before being revealed in a new set of armour, this one, red, orange and black with numerous flame and dragon motifs.
'Hmm, I have to say, I like this new outfit of yours.' Said Natsu, eying the large sword Erza held, which was mostly dark red in colour, with the exception of a small sliver of black in the middle and bore orange decorations on its hand guard.
'Then eat this.' Said Erza, before swinging her sword and launching a ball of fire at Natsu.
Everyone watched as the flame neared Natsu and grew more and more confused when he started to grin while make no move to dodge.
As the fireball hit Natsu and exploded, some members looked on in shock.
'That kid is bloody stupid, why didn't he dodge?' Asked another guild member, only for a strange sound to be heard, reminiscent to slurping.
Erza watched in shock as her attacked landed a direct hit, but was even more surprised when it started to disappear into nothingness.
Eventually, the flames destination was revealed, Natsu's gaping maw.
'Because Erza cleared said "eat this", so I did.' Said Natsu, with a smirk, looking at the other guild member who spoke.
Makarov and another mage widened their eyes at this, while both thought the same thing.
"Is he a Dragon Slayer as well?" Both Dreyars thought.
'Now, since I've given you a turn to attack, allow me to return the favour.' Said Natsu, before his feet were engulfed in flames and he kicked off the ground.
Erza braced herself for the oncoming attack, but couldn't prepare for the immense force that struck her blade, launching her back. Erza crashed into a tree and cried out in pain, before feeling something hard press against her chest.
'Dead. You lose.' Said Natsu, holding his sheathed blade against Erza.
'What, with a sheathed sword?' Questioned Erza.
Natsu tilted his head to the right before swiftly moving his blade away from Erza's chest and smashed it through the tree behind her, right next to her face.
'Yes.' Repeated Natsu, before turning around and walking off, placing his sword back on his hip while doing so.
'This isn't over!' Shouted Erza, before charging at Natsu's back.
Natsu gave a small sigh, before turning around and in the space of an instant, slamming Erza into the ground with a flaming fist, right into her gut, causing her to cough out blood.
'Yes, it is.' Said Natsu, before walking off again.
'I had such high hopes for Fairy Tail, especially after all the stories I heard from the true creator of this guild… but you disappoint me, Fairy Tail.' Said Natsu.
'What do you mean, stories you heard from the true creator of the guild?' Asked Makarov suspiciously.
'Mavis Vermilion may be the figure head of this guild, but the one who taught her one of its most iconic moves, that which became known as Fairy Law, is the true creator of Fairy Tail and it was he who told me to come here. Imagine my disappointment, when the stories I heard, didn't match up with the real thing.' Answered Natsu.
'Who is this person, who you believe created Fairy Tail?' Asked Makarov.
'I do not merely believe it, in fact, go downstairs and ask her.' Said Natsu, only for Makarov to raise his magic level tremendously, causing everyone to step away from him.
'Who are you and how do you know that?' Roared Makarov, as he grew in size.
'Me? That is simple, I am Natsu Dragneel, brother of the true creator of Fairy Tail.' Replied Natsu unfazed, but nevertheless, raised his own magic power accordingly.
'And that would be?' Growled Makarov.
'The very same man who taught Warrod Sequen, Precht Gaebolg, your father Yury Dreyar and even Mavis Vermilion herself their magic.' Said Natsu, before pausing.
'Who?' Pressed Makarov, as he glared at Natsu.
'Zeref. Dragneel.' Said Natsu calmly, before walking off again, leaving a shell-shocked Makarov.
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'You know, that might not have been the best of ideas.' Said E.N.D. calmly.
'Maybe not, but… what the hell?' Said Natsu in shock.
A rather well-endowed woman, wearing a white cat costume, had drawn Natsu's gaze. What grabbed Natsu's attention though, was her scarlet coloured hair.
'What sort of magic did you mess with to travel back in time, Erza?' Said Natsu, to the woman, who froze and turned to face Natsu almost robotically.
'N-N-N-Natsu… uh, whatever do you mean? I can't travel back in time.' Denied the girl.
'You do realise, I'm actually still older than you now, even if you came from the future, so trying to fool me is foolish in itself.' Said Natsu calmly.
'I-I-I don't know what you are talking about.' Spluttered Erza in denial.
'Look, why you are back in the past doesn't really matter to me, just be sure you get back to your actual time, or you will be stuck here.' Said Natsu, before walking off.
'Actually, I want to ask you something.' Said Natsu, as he stopped walking away and turned back to Erza.
'Since I won't be coming back for a while and I did win out fight, explain to me why you smelt of blood.' Said Natsu, which caused the more mature Erza to sigh.
'Well, since you already helped me through it, I suppose you deserve to know… and this would explain how you know about this in the first place without me ever telling you about it.' Said Erza tiredly.
Natsu walked over to Erza and looked up at her expectantly.
'I'm listening.' Said Natsu simply.
'A few years ago from now, I was a slave in something called the Tower of Heaven, otherwise known as…' Started Erza, only for Natsu to interject.
'The R system designed by Zeref, right?' Supplied Natsu, only for Erza to nod.
'Yes. We were forced to build the tower to revive Zeref.' Said Erza, with a nod, only to get a scoff from Natsu.
'Despite the fact that only a month ago, a living, breathing Zeref, was talking with me.' Said Natsu, in something close to disappointment.
'They were foolish zealots anyway. However, one day, a few of us tried to escape. We were caught and one of us was punished.' Said Erza sadly.
'Let me guess, you were the one punished?' Asked Natsu, only to get a nod from Erza.
'Yes, they took one of my eyes, my right one. This one was an artificial one, crafted for me by Porlyusica, the medical advisor of Fairy Tail.' Said Erza, with a smile, gesturing to her right eye.
'Was?' Questioned Natsu, with a raised eyebrow.
'Yes, was. Someone restored my original eye for me six years from now.' Said Erza fondly.
'I see.' Said Natsu.
'In any case, after that, we rebelled against out captors and fought for freedom, of course, during that fight, some lives were taken.' Said Erza sadly.
Natsu didn't respond however he did purse his lips slightly.
'In any case, that is why I smelt of blood and no doubt still do.' Explained Erza.
'I see.' Repeated Natsu, before turning around again.
'Oh and I just realised something, but six years from now, you will meet a girl named Lucy. If you help her reach Fairy Tail, I'd be very thankful.' Said Erza, causing Natsu to stop again.
'In exchange, can I ask you a question?' Asked Natsu, looking over his shoulder at Erza.
'By all means.' Acquiesced Erza.
'Do you improve as a sword wielder?' Asked Natsu.
'I'm renown throughout Fiore as one of the greatest.' Answered Erza.
'I see.' Said Natsu, before turning around again.
'I should also point out, that you don't only smell like blood.' Said Natsu.
'You've mentioned that before.' Said Erza, with a small smirk.
'I guess this means I'll have to keep coming back to Fairy Tail every now and again, if you and I are that close…mate.' Said Natsu, before walking off again.
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'You know something interesting, your scent coming from Erza was mixed with that of a few others.' Said E.N.D. teasingly.
"I realised; Kagura I could have understood… but that weird stalker too? Along with a few other scents I've yet to encounter… at least the future won't be dull." Thought Natsu.
Natsu was walking through the forest of Magnolia, when he felt something drop down right on top of him, which he reflexively caught.
"An egg?" Thought Natsu in confusion.
'Hmm, I wonder what will hatch, I've never seen an egg like this before.' Commented E.N.D. in curiosity.
"Whoa, you mean in four hundred years you've never seen an egg like this before? Cool." Thought Natsu in awe.
Natsu suddenly grew wings again and flapped, soaring high into the sky. Natsu flapped them again and shot off, heading back to Kagura's village.
"Although, I will need to make one quick stop before we get there." Thought Natsu, remembering he promised Kagura a gift.
'Heh, don't you forget it, Natsu Dragneel, Etherious or not, never breaks a promise.' Said E.N.D. smugly.
"It wasn't a promise though? I only promised to be back soon, not the present." Retorted Natsu.
'I was trying to say something cool…' Said E.N.D. in annoyance.
"Don't you realise who we are? We are cool, we don't need to say anything to make us look cool." Commented Natsu.
'You know, that's even cooler than what I said, what the hell, let's go with that.' Cheered E.N.D. with a smirk.
"Of course I'm cool, I'm Natsu Dragneel." Declared Natsu, before picking up speed.
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Kagura was once again, waiting outside the village outskirts. Just like yesterday, Kagura headed out to the outskirts, to wait for fifteen minutes for Natsu, before heading back into the village. It had barely been two days at this point, but Kagura already missed him. The villagers had all become much friendlier and nicer to her after Natsu had saved them, but none of them were actually friends of hers, merely friendly neighbours and acquaintances. Natsu was still her only real friend.
Kagura waited and waited, until the fifteen minutes had passed, before sighing.
'I guess not today either.' Said Kagura, as she turned around to head back to the village.
'Guess again.' Said Natsu.
Kagura frantically looked around, but couldn't see Natsu anywhere. Kagura dropped her head, thinking she was hearing things now, only to feel a hand on her head, which made her look up, right into the grinning visage of Natsu Dragneel.
'Hey Kagura, told you I'd be back soon.' Grinned Natsu, as he floated in mid-air, upside-down.
'N-Natsu… how are you flying?' Asked Kagura in shock.
'Magic.' Said Natsu simply, as his grin widened, before giving a small flip and dropping down in front of her, while simultaneously causing his wings to disappear.
It was then Kagura noticed the very large egg in Natsu's hands.
'Where did you find an egg that size?' Asked Kagura in shock.
'Magnolia.' Said Natsu simply, before setting the egg down gently in front of him.
'Although, that isn't all I picked up. After all, I did tell you I'd get you a present, so here it is.' Said Natsu, as he pulled out a plain, white ribbon.
'I know it isn't anything really special, but after you told me how you had one before but lost it afterwards, I figured I'd get you one.' Said Natsu, with a smile.
Kagura looked at the ribbon, then back to Natsu, before tentatively taking it from him. Kagura smiled as she tied it into her hair, forming a bow, pointing upwards, just as she had once upon a time.
'Thank you, Natsu. I really appreciate it.' Said Kagura, before a cracking sound was heard, coming from the egg in between the two.
As the egg broke away and a glow ascended from it, both looked up, as a small, blue-furred creature was revealed, flapping two tiny wings to stay in the air. The creature floated onto Natsu's head and nestled there, content.
'What are you going to name it?' Asked Kagura curiously.
Natsu looked at Kagura and noticed her smile, before giving one of his own.
'His name, will be Happy.' Said Natsu, to which the newly christened Happy, gave a soft aye in agreement.
Now, I know that Happy was already hatched/born during the events of Memory Days, but I tweaked things a little for a better birth scene. If anything, just blame it on time ripple distortions because of them using the Memory Days book, if you want a good explanation. An alternative, poor explanation is… this is fanfiction and I'm "Unleashing my imagination"…
Mostly though, I just can't leave Happy out of any of my stories. The guy is a goldmine of potential, but hardly anyone uses him.
I won't make a full Kyuubi's Corner out of this, but Happy is one of the most versatile supporting characters in Fairy Tail. He can basically set off any pairing with a few embarrassing words and is full of excellent one-liners. I mean, an entirely serious moment in the Tartaros arc and then Mira mentions that Elfman and Lisanna will be okay against the Lamy clones because they have Jet, Droy and Warren to help and then, we get the pure gold, that is Happy asking if it is smart to place that much worth on them… PURE GOLD. How people can just leave Happy out of stories I will never know.
Also, as a manga side note, even more potential for a Natsu/Erza pairing… but we know it won't happen… *sigh*… alright, you know what, I said I wouldn't make a Kyuubi's Corner out of things, so I'll make this brief, but, Natsu and Erza, I think, is by far the best and most underrated pairing that could have come out of Fairy Tail, canon wise.
I mean, first few episodes, challenge scene, Natsu is the only one not completely terrified of Erza.
Trial/Jail scene, Natsu is the only one who goes after Erza and spends the night with Erza in jail, all because he didn't want her to be unfairly blamed.
Phantom Lord, Erza believes in Natsu and that he will be the one to surpass her.
The entire Tower of Heaven arc, but especially when they try to stop the explosion of energy. Natsu saving Erza here and their words afterwards, is one of the biggest points for Natsu/Erza.
Erza trusts Natsu to beat Laxus during the Battle of FT arc.
Natsu desperately searches for Wendy to help Erza. Not to mention how Natsu tears into Jellal.
Sadly, after this, the Erza/Jellal ship set sail and Natsu/Erza started to drop off into obscurity, but we still had occasions.
For instance, the scene taken out of the anime, the bathing scene from the manga during the Sun Village arc.
Of course, a few other things here and there, but point being, Natsu/Erza has slowly been moved away from, sadly.
…You know what, this is basically a Kyuubi's Corner already, so I'll just add a little bit more to things. Erza is the only woman who can actually handle Natsu. It is ridiculous to think anyone else can… well, maybe Mira as well. No one else can really sway Natsu that much. Also, Happy deserves just as much character exposure as everyone else, if not just for his comedic wit, then also for the fact that if both the other FT exceeds can do something big now, so can he. I'm honestly hoping Mashima gives Happy a big boon sometime soon, so people will finally respect the king of Aye Sir…
In any case, I'll most likely update Memories Of The Rain next in my Fairy Tail queue, but I'm going to switch to DxD for a bit now and maybe DBZ, Pokémon and/or Naruto. I think DBZ has the best chance after DxD, because Super is really keeping my attention and I like how things are going so far… only wish they somehow bring back Gohan's badass attitude from the Cell Games, or hell, even Mystic Gohan. You can't really top "Fight you? No. I wanna kill you!" Although, "Take him down now? No, I think I'll wait. I'm going to let him suffer for a little while." is pretty awesome too… ah, Gohan had so much potential.
Anyway, hope you liked the chapter and see you all next update.
SSJ3 Kyuubi Gohan.
