Hey guys and dolls, I am back with a new chapter, so last time, Jaune and Lucy had an encounter with Duke Everlue and now the two are in for a fight, all the while Lucy has discovered something interesting aobut the novel, what is it? Let's find out.
So..how many of you are excited for the new Fairy Tail videogame coming out in March? I know I am, Like the developers have made it look good, and with two months to go, it will look better I bet. I seriously can't wait to play :)
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Sewers
Jaune and Lucy were now face-to-face with Duke Everlue, Jaune holding Crocea Mors in a defensive stance and Lucy drawing out one of her keys and her whip as well. The Duke was glaring at them.
"Boyoyoyoy!" He said as he then dived into the earth, leaving behind a big hole and leaving the two blonds and cat shocked.
"Wow, I didn't know Everlue was a wizard!" Happy said shocked, but Lucy turned towards him.
"Seriously, do you not smell the sewer water on you?" Lucy asked. Jaune gave her a look.
"Lucy, now's not the time to complain about that, now's the time for fighting a wizar-" but he was then interrupted by a fist bursting from the ground, but luckily he and the others jumped out of the way in time. Everlue then tried to strike Lucy from behind but she was pulled out of the way by Happy, Everlue then tired to swipe at Jaune, but the knight used his shield to block the attack, but the force made him skid back a bit.
Lucy angrily glared at the man and held Daybreak up. "Listen, buddy, I read the whole book and know all about it. It's a horrible story about an awful man named Duke Everlue!" She said.
"Wait, are you serious?" Happy asked. "That's what the books about?"
"No Happy..." Jaune said deadpanning. Everlue huffed a bit.
"Now, I don't know about the protagonist being trashy. But you are right about something!" He said as he went back underground. "The story itself is awful," He said as he started to go all around the area. "And to think it was written by the great Zemu Zaleon." He then suddenly jumped right in front of Lucy. "INEXCUSABLE!" He tried to hit her but she was able to jump out of the way in time.
"Are you this arrogant?" Lucy asked angrily. "You forced him to write this story!" She said with anger. Jaune noticed her anger and was shocked himself.
"Arrogant?" The Duke said. "I'm afraid that the word doesn't begin to apply, no matter what the consequences are, telling and writing my story is a big honor." He said to her.
Jaune looked at teh Duke angrily. "Honor? I call bullcrap on that! If you are going to force someone to write a story about you, then your nothing more than just an arrogant, cocky bastard!" Jaune said with anger.
"That's right," Lucy called out. "And if you were going to make him write about you, then why did you blackmail him into doing it?" She asked him.
"Blackmail?" Jaune and Happy said with worry. Jaune was beginning to hate this guy even more, blackmailing someone to write a story about them? this guy was a despicable bastard.
Everlue casually picked his nose again, much to their disgust. "Oh, who cares? All he needed was the right encouragement into doing it?" He said. Jaune and Lucy glared at him.
"Oh, I bet." Jaune said sarcastically. Everlue then began to gloat some more.
"Anyone would jump at the chance to write me as their muse." He said as he then went back underground. "but he had the gall to refuse." He said as he then jumped back out. "So I gave him the inspiration by a compromise. Either write the book; or have his family stripped of their citizenship." He said as he went back into the earth.
"But if you did that, then they would not be eligible to join guilds and make a living for themselves." Happy said shockingly.
Jaune angrily looked aorund for him. "You think you can just get what you want just because you have money and power...it makes me sick to my stomach!" He growled as his grip on his sword tightened. Lucy saw this and got a bit concerned.
"I'm sorry to tell you this boy," Everlue said. "But when you have as much money and power as me..then that gives you the right to do whatever you want!" He said as he hopped back out. "But in the end, I got him to write, and that's all that matters." He said cheerfully. "but his attitude was not very pleasant, so I arranged for him to write the novel in a prison cell, he bragged aobut being a great novelist who would never give in to threats." He then jumped back in the air. "BUT IN THE END, I GOT WHAT I WANTED!" He said as he started bounding around the area.
Jaune, Lucy, and Happy tried to keep their balance as they ran from the assault.
"I can't believe that you would go that far just to boost your ego." Lucy said in anger. " Zaleon was in solitary confinement for three years, don't you even care aobut how the toll must have affected him?" She asked,
Three years?" Jaune asked as he stared at Everlue with anger, right at that moment Everlue jumped from the hole in front of them, prompting Lucy to fall back a bit, but Jaune was lucky enough to catch her.
"Then it must have taken him that long to appreciate how amazing I am, Boyoyoyo." He said. Jaune was getting angrier, but then looekd down at Lucy.
"You're wrong buddy." She said. "He didn't appreciate you, he didn't want to spread aorund your dirty lies. But he had to satisfy your vanity just so his family could be safe."
"Tell me something girlie," Everlue sneered. "How do you know this?" He asked with curiosity, and he was not the only one. Happy and Jaune were wondering the same thing.
Lucy held up the book. "Because it's all in here. Word to word." She said to him, prompting the confusion of the others.
"What're you talking about?" Everlue asked suspiciously. " I read that book from cover to cover and not once is Zaleon in there." He said.
Lucy smirked at him. "Right, there is no mention of his name if you read it normally. But I know something you possibly don't." She said as she breathed and glared at the man. "Before he was a novelist, he was a wizard. And after he was done writing your book, he used the last bit of his strenghth to put a spell on it." she said.
"Really?" Jaune thought with wonder. "Wow..these wizards are amazing, I need to up my game if I am going to be as strong as them." He tehn turned to Everlue, who was now raising a fit as he went back underground.
"THE NERVE OF THAT JERK!" He yelled as he tried to hit Jaune, but luckily the knight was able to quickly dodge.
"Get off of your high horse pal!" Jaune said angrily as he blocked a punch with his shield.
"It's true he wrote aobut the pain and suffering you put him through." Lucy said as she dodged another blow from Everlue. "But the only small parts are the chapter all about you. The truth is, the secret has nothing to do with you."
"Tell us Lucy!" Happy said with eagerness.
"What's the secret?" Jaune asked curiously.
"I am not giving the book to you Everlue, because it was never yours, to begin with!" she said.
Jaune was confused. The book was not Everlue's? but then...whose was it then? But his thoughts were interrupted by Lucy, who got one of her gold keys out.
"Now OPEN, GATE OF THE GIANT CRAB: CANCER!" She yelled and in gold light, a man appeared. He was not a crab at all, but he did possess six crab legs on his back, he also had two pairs of scissors, wore a blue shirt, black pants, sunglasses, and had two red pincher-like horns on his head. His hair was also possessed red dreadlock-like lines.
Jaune looked at the Celestial Spirit and was shocked, so this is what Cancer looked like? He wasn't a crab by any means...but he was still in awe at seeing the actaully Cancer Crab itself. Such an amazing sight to behold.
Happy on the other hand..."GIANT CRAB!" He said with drool coming out of his mouth. "With a cool crab guy looking like that, he is going to kick your sorry butt!" Happy said to Everlue, Jauen was smiling at Happy's rambling at Cancer but Lucy told him to be quiet so she could concentrate
"So Lucy," The scissor wielding man said. "How would like your hair done today? Baby?" He asked.
"NANI?!" Happy and Jaune face-faulted at hearing him say 'baby'. Did this guy just say, baby? Who sais that
Lucy, however, sighed a bit. "I don't need anything done with my hair, I just need you to take this guy out!" she said pointing at Everlue.
"Got it, baby." Cancer said.
"Oh, so you're going to have the Duke give him a style before we get kileld huh?" Happy asked.
"Yea...just send him back." Jaune said shrugging his shoulders, which earned him a punch to the arm by Lucy.
Everlue was still glaring at them. "What is the secret?" He thought. "That old bastard must have written an expose on my illegal business doings. I can't allow that to get out if the Council finds out, It'll be over for me" He angrily got out a gold key that was similar to Lucys and smiled. "OPEN, GATE OF THE MAIDEN: VIRGO!" And with a bright light, the large gorilla woman from earlier appeared in front of them all.
"Did you summon me, master?" Virgo asked in her deep voice.
"Yes I did," He said as he pointed to Lucy. "Get me that book from her." He told her.
"Wait...Virgo...is a Celestial Spirit?" Lucy asked shocked.
"Apparently..." Jaune said with his eyes wide at the large woman. But something else got the attention that made him go even more wide-eyed. "Wait...on top of her...is that?
"NATSU!?" The two blonds and cat said with shocked voices. Yes, the pink-haired Salamander was on top of Virgo, with his hand on her shirt.
"Yo, what's up guys?" He asked casually.
"What is the meaning of this?" Everlue asked with anger.
"What are you doing up there? And did you take care of those mercenaries?" Jaune asked.
"Huh? Oh yea, those guys were no match for me...as for her...well, I saw her getting up, so I jumped on her...and then all of a sudden, I just got here so..."
"But wait," Lucy said with curiosity. "That means...you grabebd her inside the house? That means...you passed through teh spirit gate with her...THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE AT ALL!" She yelled comically.
"Yea, that isn't possible at all," Jaune said. "From what I read, Humans like us can't survive in the Celestial Spirit world without the proper clothes..." Jaune said trying to process how Natsu survived and all that.
"So...guys?" Natsu called out. "What should I do now?"
"What do you think dude?" Jaune called out. "Take that overgrown gorilla woman out!" He said. Natsu nodded and jumped down and Everlue ordered her to attack, Natsu turned back aorund and put his hands to his mouth.
"NOW I'M FIRED UP!" He shouted as he took a big breath. "FIRE DRAGON...ROOOAAARRR!" HE unleashed his attack at Virgo, and Jaunr ran right up to Everlue and hit him square in the face with his shield.
"Lucy, your up!" Jaune called out. She nodded and grabbed her whi[ and used it to wrap Everlue up in it. "You damn filthy mustache man!" She said angrily. "Try digging yourself out of this!" She then swung him aorund. "YOU MAKE ME SICK!" She yelled out as she flung him in the air and he went flying, Cancer went up to him and used hsi scissors on him. "You're nothing more than just a greedy villain." she said to him.
The Duke fell down to the ground and he no longer had his mustache or his hair, he looked...pretty good, but he was now unconscious. "So..." Cancer said. "Hoe does this look, baby?" He asked.
"Looks pretty good crab-guy." Natsu said, but then got confused and surprised when he heard Cancer call Lucy baby. Jaune heard it too and sweatdropped a bit. Then all of a sudden they all heard a rumbling and noticed that some rocks were falling off.
"TIME TO GO PEOPLE!" Jaune yelled as they all made a run for it.
Natsu smiled and looekd at the two blonds. "Out with a band huh?" He smirked. "You both are definalty going to fit in with the guild.
"But aren't we supposed to not destroy stuff?" Happy asked.
"I sure hope we don't get blamed for this..." Lucy whined.
Jaune mentally sighed as they were all running, he was so hoping that his first mission went smooth...and then it crashed down like a meteorite.
Kaby Melon's Mansion
The Fairy Tail mages were finally back at KAby's mansion and they brought the book to him.
"W-why are you bringing it back to me?" He asked. "I asked for it to be destroyed." He said.
Lucy sighed a bit. "Because if you really want to destroy that book...then you should do it yourself." she said. Jaune and the others were still confused aobut what Lucy found in it.
"I do not want to burn this garbage..I never wanted to see it again!" He said while his hands were trembling as teh book was in his hands.
"Kaby," Lucy began. "I understand why you would feel this way aobut the book, you just want to protect your father's legacy. Because of your Zaleons son, right?"
Jaune and the others were shocked at this revelation but more shocked that this guy wanted them to burn something that his father wrote. Jaune was angry, because he wanted them to destroy something of his fathers, but was more curious aobut why he wanted it destroyed though.
"Yes...I am." The older man said somberly. "But I have not read it though, I can't bring myself to it. I was told that it was garbage."
"So you were jsut going to burn it?!" Natsu asked, outraged that this guy asked them to burn his father's book. "And without even reading what was inside?!" He asked as he went up and grabbed the man by his necktie. "THIS WAS THE LAST BOOK YOUR FATHER WROTE AND YOU WANTED IT DESTROYED? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY IF US WOULD KI-" Lucy was about to go up and stop him, but someone else took care of it
BAM
Natsu's face was planted into the ground, with Jaune's fist glowing white, and him giving the Dragon Slayer a glare.
"Shut up and let him speak Natsu." Jaune hissed, making Lucy and Happy nervous. "I am too a bit angry aobut it, but if he explains..then maybe we can understand why he wanted this book destroyed." The knight said, Natsu grumbled as he picked himself back up.
Kaby sighed and explained that the book has caused his family heartache and shame. He explained that 31 years ago, after his father returned home after three years, Zaleon said that he would never write again and that he took a cleaver and chopped off his arm. Natsu, Lucy, and Happy both freaked out when he said this and Jaune's eyes went wide with shock. Seems like the shit Everlue put Zaleon through broke him down.
Kaby then explained that in the hospital, where his father was being treated, he was mad at him because not only was his father gone for three years to write a novel, but he was more upset that he thinks the novel was rubbish. He was so mad at him, that even after his father died, his anger and betrayal he felt lived on.
"But as teh years had gone by, all my anger had turned into remorse, and now it's too late for me to ask for his forgiveness." He said. Jaune looked over at Natsu, who was looking at the wall with a glare on hsi face, making Jaue wonder if Natsu went through something similar...he wondered. "So...as an act of forgiveness, I decided to have this book..the book that caused so much pain, destroyed. It's the only way to preserve his legacy." He then got out some matches and lit one up.
"I know that this is what he would want." Kaby said to them, as he was aobut to set fire to the novel he was stopped by Lucy.
"You're wrong about that." She said, Natsu turned towards her and Jaune looekd at her with curiosity. "Look Kaby!" Lucy said as all of a sudden, the book began to glow. "A spell was cast on the book, the work of the wizard Kemue Zaleon, or as you know him as, Zekua Melon." And with that, the title was rearranging itself, from "Daybreak" to another word, "Dear Kaby."
When Kaby said those words, Lucy smiled. "That's right, this book is his letter, a letter to you, it was disguised by a spell that rearranged all the words around." she said.
"Now I get the secret," Jaune said. "That's why Everlue didn't see Zaleon's name anywhere in the book, because people would not see what it truly sais...and the only person he intended for it to be able to actually read what is sais..is Kaby!" He said with a grin. "Lucy, you're not only a good Celestial Mage, but also a pretty good detective."
"Oh, why thank you." Lucy said brightly, but she could not help but blush slightly at his words. She tehn turned back to he book, and now the book was spewing words out of it and going all around the room. Natsu and the others were surprised and grinning. "He didn't stop writing because of shame, he stopped because he was finished with his final work. A novel that contained every single thing he wanted to say to you; his beloved son."
Kaby and his wife looked up in surprise and awe at all the words, and Kaby was also tearing up a bit over what Lucy was telling him.
"I thought about you, all teh time I was gone." Some of the words said, as of that moment, the words went back in the book and the light died out, causing KAby to grab it and hug it tightly into hsi chest.
"And now since the spell was broken, you can read it for yourself." Lucy said with a smile, a smile that Natsu, Happy, and Jaune returned as well. Jaune then thought aobut his own father a bit as a tear went down his eye.
"Dad..Mom..everyoen else." He thought. "I'm sorry I left you all too soon." He thought as a tear went down his face. He looked on at KAby with a smile on hsi face, albeit a sad one.
"Well," Natsu said. "I guess we won't be taking that reward money after all huh?" He asked she rubbed teh back of his head, much to Lucy's chagrin.
"A-are you dure?" Kaby said. "Well, at least let me give you something for your troubles then." he pleaded, but Jaune smiled at him.
"Nah, it's alright." He said. Jaune was at first against teh idea, but after giving it some thought, he decided that the money was not worth it, they helped a man keep his fathers legacy alive by ensuring he didn't destroy the book about his son.
"But wait, you guys, I need ren!" Lucy exclaimed. She was happy aobut completing the mission, but she really needed the money to pay her rent.
"Lucy, this was supposed to be a touching moment and your greed had to ruin it." Happy scolded.
"Watch it cat..." The irate mage said, as Jaune came up and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry Lucy, I'll help you get the money needed for your rent when we get back to the guild." He said.
Lucy looked at him with a soft look, her irateness having long-since died out. "You mean it Jaune?" She asked.
"Yep, after all. An Arc never goes back on his word." He said giving his goofy smile, something that Lucy returned and giggled at.
"Ok you guys, " Jaune said with a smile. "Let's all go home."
"Right," Natsu said with a smile. "And you too Kaby." He said with a grin, causing Lucy, Jaune, and Happy to look at him with confused looks.
"What did he mean by that?" Jaune wondered.
(Eyecatch of Jaune and the group walking together with smiles on their faces)
(Eyecatch of Happy Sleeping after eating a pile of fish)
Campsite
The group had all stopped someplace to rest for teh night. Lucy was a bit sad because not only did they not get a reward, but to find out that Kaby was not actaully rich at all, but he was only renting the place.
"But wait," She said surprised. "How did you know that it wasn't really their home?" She asked Natsu.
"I'm petty curious aobut that myself." Jaune said as he was taking a bite out of the fish.
Natsu looked up at them with confusion at first. "Oh, that was easy. It just smelled like someone els's house, so it seemed pretty obvious to me."
"Aye." Happy said in agreement. Lucy sighed a bit.
"Yea, to you two animals maybe..."
"So you were able to catch other people's scent?" Jaune asked, causing Natsu to nod. "That's a pretty cool ability, make it easier to ond someone if they are lost or something." He said. Natsu grinned at him as he ate another piece of fish. Lucy turned to Jaune with a curious look.
"Hey, Jaune?" She asked.
"What's up Lucy?"
"If you don't mind, where did you come from?
Jaune was looking at her, Natsu, and Happy with nervousness, should he tell them the truth? Or should he not? He didn't want to lie to his new friends, but he didn't want them to think that he was crazy either. He then thought that maybe he should tell them, he didn't want to keep it a big secret, just like how he kept his forged transcripts a secret to everyone else rather than Pyrrha.
"Well...ok." He said uneasily. "I..well..I'm from-"
"Wait a minute," Natsu said interrupting Jaune, to which the knight sighed in relief. "I think I know what those papers were Lucy...you're writing a novel aren't you?" He asked with a sly smile.
Lucy immediate went red from embarrassment and shock.
"Now that you think about." Jaune said, his uneasiness long forgotten, I did notice some words that a novelist would write down..."
"So that's why she is such a bookworm then!" Happy exclaimed.
"Please," Lucy said with her face going red with embarrassment and steam coming out of her head. "don't tell anyone aobut it ok?"
"Why not?" Jaune asked. "I mean form what little I have seen it loo-"
"I'm a horrible writer! If anyone else saw it I will die from embarrassment!" Lucy said, covering her face.
"Don't worry Lucy, no one's going to find out." Natsu said with a grin. Lucy did a quick 180 and gave him an annoyed glare.
"Yea, that doesn't really help Natsu," she said with a sigh. Jaune got up.
"I'm getting tired so I'm going to turn in for the night," He said as he walked over to the ground. "Night guys." He said as he rested on the ground. Lucy looked at hi and back at Natsu.
"Hey guys, did you see how he acted when I asked him aobut where he was from?"
"Nope." Natsu said taking another bite out of his food. "Why?"
"Well...he seemed a bit uneasy..you know, like uncomfortable and nervous." She said looking back to the young knight. "Why do you think he acted like that?"
Natsu stopped eating for a moment and looked back at the knight. "Who knows, maybe he doesn't really like talking aobut it." He shrugged as he kept eating.
"Yea...gues your right." She said, but she couldn't help but look back to the young knight and adopt a look of concern on her face. "I wonder what his story is..." she thought.
Woods
The next morning the group were walking through a woodland area. Natsu and Happy didn't mind (Happy was resting on Natsu's head) Jaune was a bit disgusted, but if this was teh way to get back to Magnolia? then it was through this yucky swamp then. Lucy however...well...
"I'm not sure about these you guys, are you sure we are going the right way?" She asks." Her Clock Horlugium said. Lucy did not want to alk through the water so she summoned her Spirit to hold her as they walked through it.
"Happy said that this is the way home so this is the way we are going, is what I answer." Natsu said sarcastically. Jaune couldn't help but chuckle a bit at it.
"Have some faith Lucy." Happy snarked.
"Maybe when we get you more money, you can buy yourself some boots for jobs like this." Jaune said to her in order to make her feel better, but to no avail. "Well, I tried..." He thought.
"I have a great sense of smell, due to me being a cat." Happy said confidently. "My nose shall be our guide home.
"The only ones with those kinds of noses are dogs, and what does teh smell have to do with direction?" She asks quite hauntingly" Horologium translates.
Natsu sighs. "Why don't you just do your own walking from here on out?" He asks her.
"Not to be rude, but why don't you walk for a bit?" Jaune asked confusingly.
"Because I'm tired." She sais exhaustedly" Horologium sais.
"Jeeze," Natsu said as he went over to Jaune. "She is such a pain." He whispered into his ear.
"I'd just ignore it, plus it is a pretty long walk after all." Jaune whispered back. Just then, they all heard a rustle in the bushes and turned towards it. Jaune grabbed Crocea Mors and readied himself. Natsu just then ran right into the bushes, calling out who was there.
"Why do you always have to fight?" She asks." Horologium said. Happy was on his hand and cheering Natsu on, and Jaune was watching while rubbing his temples.
"Now I know how Goodwhich felt..." He thought. At that moment Natsu jumped from the bushes with the figure who was in the bushes, and who was it?
"Gray?" Jaune and Happy asked. Tep, it was Gray Fullbuster, and for some reason...he was in his boxers...
"Why is he in his underwear?" She asks" Horologium said.
"I was trying to find a bathroom aorund here." He said in annoyance, but it was more towards his rival.
"Why the hell would you strip before you found one? And also who the heck ever heard of a bathroom in the middle of the forest?" As he asked this a firey-orange aura surrounded him as he was giving Gray an angry glare. A glare that Gray returned back.
"I wanted some privacy, but I didn't expect an idiot like you to come barging in." Gray snarked back, and he was giving off that familiar aura, only it was more like an icy-blue. And with that, the two began to bicker as Luy got out and looekd on with dread.
"I swear, you two are so childish." She said as she watched them on.
"She sais tot eh cat." Happy said with a smile, Jaune looked on and sighed a bit at their behavior.
A few minutes later...
The group was not sitting together. Gray apparently just got back from a job on his own and was heading back to town.
"I was going to bring Jaune along, but it seems like Flame-Brain already got to him." Gray said as Natsu glared at him, he then turned to Jaune. "So how did the first job go man?"
"Pretty good, I mean there were a bit ups and downs...and by the downs..."He said turning towards Natsu. "Well, you know my drift."
"Yea, I know what you mean, Flam-Brain always wrecking something," Gray said with a chuckle as Natsu glared at him again. "Anyway's we should all be getting back to town and soon." He said as he stood up and turned away. "Unless we want trouble, that is." He said Jaune could notice him trembling a bit.
"Huh? What's the big rush?" Lucy asked.
Gray sighed as he continued to look onwards to the horizon. "Erza...she is coming back anytime now." He said with seriousness. This prompted Natsu to adopt a nervous and frightened face and Lucy to widen her eyes.
"Wait...you mean, the Erza? Wow...!" Lucy said with awe. Jaune was still confused.
"Erza? Who's Erza?" He asked this prompted everyone to look at him as if he was crazy.
"You mean you never heard of Erza?" Gray asked Jaune, who shrugged hsi arms.
"I'm not from aorund here so I don't really know much..." Jaune said, he really didn't want to lie, but he was nervous aobut how they would react.
"Well, from what I can say, she is the most powerful wizard in all of Fairy Tail." Happy said munching on a fish.
"Really?" Jaune asked as he was looking at the cat. "She sounds super strong then."
"Oh, I heard so much about her,?I can't wait to meet her!" Lucy squealed in delight and excitement, causing Jaune to look over in some amusement. Se got over her little excitement and looked back at Gray. "but you know I never seen a picture of her in Sorcerer Weekley, what's she like?"
"I'm wondering that myself." Jaune said with curiosity.
Gray, Natsu, and Happy only had one word to describe this Erza person...
"Scary..." They all said together.
"Oh...ok then..." Jaune thought, now he was getting pretty nervous, this Erza person was scary? Maybe they were just exasperating or something like that. But when he heard Gray and Natsu mutter aobut this Erza being something like a wild animal or a monster, he got a littel bit worried. "Ok, now I'm nervous!" He thought with worry.
"She can easily kick down a mountain with her foot." Natsu said.
"You idiot, more like two!" Gray said.
"Uh guys?" Lucy said. "Even if she is able to kick down a mountain, it's still a scary thought."
"I'll say..." Jaune thought with dread
Gray sighed. "Well, as I said, we should possibly get moving." He said as everyone nodded. Just then...
KABOOM
The mountain they were standing on exploded and Jaune and the others were now in dust buried.
"What the heck just happened?" Jaune asked shocked.
"I don't know, *cough*." Lucy said as he was getting up.
"HAPPY!" Natsu screamed. Noticing that his cat companion was missing.
5 minutes later...
Happy was tied on a stick and was hovering over a fire with a set of people watching over. One was a man wearing a blue jumpsuit holding a crystal ball, two sets of male twins with the same orange hairstyles and wearing red jackets, one that looked like a short troll creature, and finally a large chicken wearing blue overalls.
"Finally." Twin#1 said with a smile drool coming out of his mouth.
"We get some good protein, no berries tonight." Twin #2 said with the same expression.
"MEAT!" the chicken said loudly as some drool was coming out of his mouth as well.
"Our future tells us, aobut a feast..." the man with the Crystal Ball said with a soft-spoken voice. Happy was shaking, these guys were going to eat him? NOOO! Why would they eat an adorable cat like him?
The troll snickered. "Well pretty soon, he is going to go right in our stomachs." He said as he turned to face Happy. "So you don't need to be scared pal." He sneered.
"Well...I'm not shaking like this because I'm scared." Happy explained. "I'm shaking like this...because I have to go to the bathroom." This caused a few of the group to sweatdrop a bit. "And I really can't hold it in for much longer,r so it might make me taste really weird." He said.
The troll however scoffed. "Who gives a crap? Now cook it!" He ordered, the chicken saluted and hsi staff had lit up in flames. This made Happy even more scared,
"I'll take mine medium please." The man with eh Crystal Ball said. Happy then started to panic.
"Wait, c'mon, please? I'm serious here! If I don't go soon, it'll make m taste funny, I know it will!" But the Chicken was not listening to the cat's pleas and started to walk towards the fire.
"HEY JERKS!" The Chicken gasped and everyone looked up to find the other mages looking down.
"Happy!" Lucy called down and Jaune got his sword and shield out.
"Hey jackasses!" Jaune called out angrily. "Sorry to break up your party, but that cat's our friend!" He said pointing his sword at the group.
"You're going to have to get your dinner from someplace else!" Natsu said as he was crackling hsi knuckles.
"You guys are wizards right?" Gray asked. "So what guild do you belong to?"
The troll grinned wickedly. "Sorry, but I ain't telling you nothing, GET THEM!" He commanded. It was now a battle.
"Gray, Jaune, let's do this." Natsu said as he got ready.
"Sure, but just don't go telling me what to do." Gray said to him.
"Nows not the time guys." Jaune said sternly as they began to attack, Natsu dodged the twins, Gray dodged the Chicken, and Jaune dodged the man with the Crystal Ball. The troll slammed his fist in the ground as a magic circle appeared.
"Sand Bomb...Go!" he said as a large ball of sand erupted, Natsu, unfortunately, got sucked into it as he was going for teh troll.
"Natsu!" Lucy exclaimed with worry.
"He's fine!" Gray told her. "You help Happy. Jaune's let's go."
"Right!" Both blonds said as Jaune followed Gray and Lucy ran to the fire pit. The two twins had their Sai's and tried to slash at Gray but he was able to take them out with a few blows. To say the least, Jaune was amazed.
"Wow..." He said with awe, just then he got a glimpse of the chicken going for Lucy and Happy. "Guys!" He called out worriedly as he ran over there.
"GAAHH!" Lucy yelled. "Please don't kill me, Mr. Chicken!" She said with worry, but as the chicken was aobut to strike, Jaune jumped right in front of her and blocked the attack with his shield.
"No one hurt's my friends..." He growled as Gray then jumped on the shield and gave the chicken a hard kick to the face. With Happy released, he and Lucy quickly an as Gray landed gracefully on the ground next to Jaune, the two looking determined.
"Who's next?" Jaune said as his grip on his sword tightened. "Head's up Gray!" Jaune said as Gray turned to see the man with the Crystal Ball as it was glowing.
"You..." He said pointing at Gray, who was getting ready in case this guy did something, and he began to attack. "I see someone in your future, but the stars point to great trouble with both water and women." He said...ok?
Gray and Jaune both sweatdropped a bit at hearing this, and the man pointed to Jaune as well. "And you, blond knight, I see two people in your future, the stars point to great happiness, but I also see some troubles of struggle in your future as well."
"What are you, reading our fortunes or something?" Gray asked as he then gave the guy a blow to the face.
Wow.." Lucy said as she looked on. "He wasn't using magic..." And she would have been more impressed...but his clothes were off, making her annoyed. "Put some clothes on Gray!"
"CRAP!" He said. Jaune angrily looked at one of the twins who was coming at him with his Sai, he tried to stab Jaune with it, but the knight was able to block it with his sword and with a flic of hsi wrist, he disarmed the twin, and with his shield, he hit the twin in the face, knocking him down.
"Wow...Jaune is good at this." Lucy said with a smile on her face.
The troll sneered at them all. "Where the hell did these brats come from anyway?" He asked, at that moment his sand ball exploded and Natsu came out of it and landed on his feet.
"You jerk!" He said as he wiped his mouth. "Thanks to you, I got sand in my mouth." He then spits the sand out. "Now you're going to get it!" He said as he then lept right at the troll with his fist on fire. "Now FIRE DRAGON IRON FIST!" He yelled as he gave the blow to the troll, which also caused a big explosion.
A few minutes later...
The bad guys were now tied up to a tree. With the Fairy Tail mages looking at them.
"Don't you think you might have overdone it Natsu?" Gray asked annoyed. Natsu, however, scoffed at him.
"So what? I got the job done didn't I?"
"Grow up already would you? You're just an embarrassment to the entire guild!" This prompted both Dragon Slayer and Ice Mage to slam foreheads against each other and spout insults. Jaune sighed at bit at their behavior and went over with Lucy to see what was going on.
"Lul-Lulla-by," the troll said weakly. "Is..." He tried to say, but this caused the others to look at him with confused looks, even Natsu and Gray stopped their arguing to register what he said.
"Lullaby?" Gray asked raising an eyebrow. Happy took notice of a shadow moving on the ground and quickly shoved his friends out of the way, the shadow went up to the dark mages and they began to get worried, the shadow formed into a hand and seemed to grab them from beneath, and pulled them into the ground, leaving only the top of the tree to show. The Fairy Tail group were wondering just what the heck just happened?
"Well, whoever it was, they're fast..." Gray said cautiously as he saw a figure speeding out of there. And soon, the mages were now wondering wah those guys meant aobut Lullaby, and who was that strange man they saw fleeing?
"Lullaby..." Lucy said with a concerned face. Jaune was also concerned about this "Lullaby" thing, and he knew there was probably going to be some trouble...but that wasn't the only thing he was concerned about.
He was remembering what the man with the Crystal Ball said to him, about what he would find happiness with two people in the future, he didn't know what it meant, but the most cryptic thing he was worried aobut was when he said that Jaune would have troubles with struggling...what could that mean? As he was trying to ponder aobut this, he was interrupted by Lucy.
"Jaune!" She said, causing the blond knight to get out of hsi daze. "C'mon, we're going to head back now." She said as she and the others started walking ahead of him.
"R-right, coming." Jauens aid trying to keep a smile. But what that man said...aobut troubles with his struggling...what did he mean by that?
And here we go folks, sorry it took a long time to post, procrastination sucks. So we finally finish the Daybreak Arc, and our heroes learned about something called Lullaby, also Jaune was told aobut how he would find happiness with two people, but also have troubles with struggling...what could those mean? Only time will tell.
Anyways, please don't forget to read and review, I am always happy to hear from you guys and happy to answer any questions you might have.
Join us next time as our blond knight meets Fairy Tail's S-class mage and queen of death glares: Erza Scarlet :)
