Avengers Of Fairy tail
Here is chapter 3. I know this story has not been updated in a while, this is due in part that I have writers block, and the fact that I am in my senior year of high school doesn't help either. For those who haven't been aware, I recently put a poll up for Hulk's title on my profile page, if you haven't checked it out please do and vote cause it will help me gauge which one to choose. Also allow me to clarify some of the confusion people have had, this is an AVENGERS story so of course any member and marvel character shall appear later on, so don't worry about Falcon, Wolverine, She hulk, and the Thing, I haven't forgotten about them. As well I will have a poll for which set of Villains to join Phantom lord, that does not mean that it will just be those in the list, I already have a character chosen who will join P.L. and then Fairy Tail later on. The reason I'm saying this is because Marvel has a large range of villains so just picking a handful is a task that causes headaches, which in turn prevents me from writing these stories. Next thing to resolve is, Yes this Fic has a show and movie timeline, Avengers EMH happened before Avengers assemble as has been announced, also MCU movies, comics, and events will be incorporated to help make this story but won't follow them a hundred percent, an example was world war hulk and that it was Leader who gave hulk grief and framed the Illuminati, and the Thor's hammer scene from Age of Ultron. Sorry about my rant I just had to do it or there would have been more confusion and problems, I'm not hating so don't worry my friends. Thanks for liking and following my story and please spread the word and help give this story more love and support, Anyways enough of my rambling and let us begin!
Chapter Three: Hulk and Erza, a summons from the Council and the case of the missing S-class request!
Fairy Tail Guild Hall, The Next Morning…
The Shield of Fairy Tail was currently enjoying the oh-so refreshing feeling of waking up with his eyes still closed. Steve then instantly noticed several things, each of which didn't really give him a pleasant disposition at the moment. Firstly, he could feel the hard wood floors of the guildhall underneath his back, which told him exactly where he had slept.
"Uggg, my neck…" Steve uttered, picking his upper body up from the floor of the guildhall.
He looked around and saw numerous other people passed out, some of whom he had recognized from the previous night. However, he took distinct notice that many were currently not present, mainly Natsu, Lucy, Gray, as well as several of those he had met the previous night. Mirajane, however, was currently sleeping with her upper body laid out on the main bar while her younger brother lay passed out on one of the tables. Thor was passed out as well, surrounded by empty mugs and was sprawled on a massive empty barrel.
Tony was currently sleeping on a table with his Iron Man helmet on his stomach, other parts of his Armor were near the table as well. The master himself was currently snoring from his position atop the railing of the second floor. Natasha and Clint were passed out while sitting back to back, the Marksman was snoring loudly.
'Wait… why are my legs warm?' Steve wondered to himself
The feeling of warmth hadn't entirely registered to him at first, mostly because his mind was otherwise preoccupied, but the second after he did, it confused him beyond belief. What was even more concerning was the fact that he heard a quiet, feminine groaning sound from his legs. The Super-soldier looked down at his legs to be greeted with the sight of Cana clinging to his legs as if he was either a teddy bear or a body pillow, She had a peaceful smile on her face, and looked like she was sleeping soundly. Steve felt heat start to spread on his face once he registered the situation he was currently in.
Steve looked around nervously to try to find a way to get out of his 'situation'. Cana tightened her grip slightly and the Super-soldier started sweating bullets. He was screwed if she woke up. However, his thoughts were interrupted by the stomps of Hulk, who walked by with a pot of coffee to serve as a mug.
"Morning Cap…." Greeted the Beast slayer with a wave.
Cana stirred from the noises and opened her eyes. The mage looked around the room before her eyes settled on Steve, his legs, and the position they were both in. Cana's eyes widened slightly, a blush on her face. After a few seconds the alcoholic released Steve's legs from her grip and she sat up in embarrassment.
"M-morning, Steve!" Cana managed to say her face still red.
"Morning…." Replied the Shield of Fairy Tail, equally embarrassed.
The Card Wizard then tried desperately to apologize before she was cut off,
"Forget about it, it's not a big deal." Steve said, after which he himself got up from the floor and cracked his neck.
After a few minutes of searching, the Sentinel of Liberty found his Shield and strapped it to his back.
Hulk sat at the table with his teammate and the wizard. Hulk held two cups of coffee in his free massive hand, the cups looked like shot glasses in his grip. Steve accepted the cup and nodded in thanks, while Cana stared at hers for a few minutes as if debating on whether or not to drink the coffee.
"My head hurts…." Muttered Steve.
Hulk took a sip of his coffee before looking at his friend with an amused expression on his face, "I thought you don't get drunk easily due to your metabolism."
"I don't…" Steve replied defensively, "…I guess the drinks here have more powerful alcohol…"
"Whatever you say, Steve." The Beast Slayer said with a smirk before drinking his coffee again.
The sun started to shine through the windows and many guild members woke up muttering and groaning from either soreness or hangovers. Thor yawned while sitting up from his barrel with a grin on his face.
Tony cursed for a few seconds before getting off his table and holding his head. The Knight of Fairy Tail looked over at Hawkeye and Widow with a smirk before grabbing the wrist piece of his suit and throwing it at Hawkeye. The metal piece beaned the spy on the forehead waking him up in surprise.
Soon the whole guild hall was full of activity and Joy as everyone continued on with their daily lives in Fairy Tail.
The Avengers ate breakfast together before deciding to follow Cana to find Natsu and the others before the fight. Apparently, Natsu challenged Erza to a fight before the appearance of the Avengers and the fight with lullaby, however Natsu's fight with Hulk postponed the duel.
Natasha, true to her word, stayed behind to help Mirajane behind the bar. Hawkeye joined too much to everyone's surprise. As it turns out, Clint was a good showman as a bartender, his Marksman skills and hand eye coordination allowed him to spin and juggle many bottles in the air with skill as he poured drinks for his guildmates.
Streets of Magnolia
The city was currently buzzing with activity despite the fact that it was somewhat early in the morning. People were out shopping, children were already running around in what seemed to be a random manner, and even a few people were just taking a walk in the early morning sun. Of course, Hulk's appearance did cause people to pause or stare at him with either confusion or fear.
"Is it really true that you all are from another dimension as the others have said?" Cana questioned abruptly.
"Yeah….it's a long story…" Replied Tony, while he tinkered with a piece of metal in his hands.
"To tell you the truth, this isn't the first time we visited another world. We have visited places like the Negative Zone, Asgard, Hell…" listed Steve as they walked.
"Don't forget about the Savage Land." Added Hulk.
"Yeah, that too." Said Steve with a smile.
Cana looked at the ground for a while, "Wow, You guys sure have done a lot…..Oh! here we are!"
A large crowd was gathering in a somewhat circular formation, at the center of which appeared to be none other than Natsu himself who awaited the group with an eager grin. Everyone seemed rather lively, and with that in mind Steve looked around to see if Erza was nearby. The Scarlet haired teen was walking past the masses
The big four, however, opted to head to the forefront of the crowd, catching glimpses of a blonde haired girl and a raven-haired man without a shirt. The combination of the two didn't really leave much thinking to do before they was able to figure out who those two were.
"Hey guys." Tony greeted as the four Avengers walked up to the two wizards.
"Hey guys, glad you could make it. I was a little worried you wouldn't show up after how much you had to drink last night." Gray stated in a friendly manner.
"Speaking of not showing up, where the hell are your clothes?" Hulk asked in an agitated fashion.
"That's exactly what I said when he showed up in my house." Lucy growled out.
"I already told you, I was naked when I got there." Gray replied.
"Is that supposed to make it better?" Tony asked rhetorically, amusement in his eyes.
"Anyway, Gray got me to come to this fight since he thought I would forget. To be honest I was a bit surprised to see that they were going through with it, especially since Hulk easily defeated Natsu." Lucy said.
"If they value their manhood then they'd better go through with it." Elfman commented from a nearby position.
The three turned to look at their left to see the two Strauss siblings as well as Macao standing front and center to get a good view of the fight.
"Erza's not a man…" Mira pointed out blankly.
"Yeah, but ya gotta admit she's pretty manly." Macao said jokingly, though his words rung true.
"How did the three of you get here…" Steve trailed off confusedly. Teleportation magic perhaps? Super speed? Necromancy? Steve was starting to over think things.
"I'm pretty sure they walked." Gray stated, prompting the super soldier to glare at him.
"I meant how they got here before the rest of us. You three were passed out when we left." Steve clarified, taking away his glare from the ice make user as he did so. "besides, when you have fought many villains and have met many heroes, you tend to try to figure out what abilities they have."
"Maybe the all of you took the longer route? Natsu came into the guildhall and woke everyone up a little while ago." Mira replied.
"Back to this fight though, aren't you worried it would end up with Natsu getting even more hurt?" Lucy asked with slight concern in her voice.
"Natsu getting hurt, what are you talking about?" Gray asked amusedly.
"She is just worried that Natsu will get even more hurt since he was beaten by Hulk yesterday." Steve explained to the Ice Make wizard.
A bright blue flash came from behind Thor, Hulk, Steve and the other two wizards. "check it out." Boasted Tony as the small group turned around to look at him.
Tony's new outfit consisted of a jacket stylized to look like the Iron Man armor. He also had an Iron Man gauntlet on his right hand and Iron Man boots. His Lacrima was visible through the unzipped jacket. (The same outfit from Avengers academy)
"I made this outfit myself. Wearing the armor constantly chafed me a little in certain places." Explained Tony with a grin.
Hulk addressed the elephant in the room and asked, "How in the hell did you change out of your armor so fast?"
Tony then put a pair of red sunglasses on and said, "Well…let's just say that Erza taught me a few new and cool things about my 'magic' yesterday during the party."
-Flashback-
Tony stood outside the guildhall in the fading sunlight while the chaotic party happened inside.
"so why did you bring me out here for, Scarlet?" asked Tony still wearing his improved Suit.
"Master Makarov asked me to teach you how to use your Requip magic. Right now is a good time to practice requipping in and out of your armor." Stated Erza with a straight and serious expression.
Tony raised an eyebrow at this blunt explanation. "oooookaaaay….what's requipping? The old man mentioned me having it and now you just said it."
"Requip magic is a form of magic that allows their users to switch back and forth between armor and weapons during battle. It also gives us the added bonus of having a place to store the armor In a pocket dimension that only an individual user owns." Explained Erza. "Allow me to show you."
Tony opened his arms and leaned against the outside wall of the guild. "by all means, Miss Scarlet."
Erza couldn't resist a small smile at Tony's openness to learn some of her tricks as she then began her lesson.
-End of Flashback-
"…and that's how it started. Now I don't want to bore you with the boring details of the lesson but rest assured that yours truly learned quickly like the Genius I am." Boasted Tony yet again. The teen armor master puffed out his lacrima embedded chest with pride.
"Too bad your not a Billionaire, Playboy, Philanthropist, anymore." Snickered Hulk with a smirk. Tony Deflated a little at the comment.
Ignoring Hulk's accurate observation, Steve turned to Tony and asked, "You build any suits after that, Tony? They could really come in handy on our jobs we will take soon."
"I built three so far, the fourth one isn't finished yet." Replied Tony.
Erza entered the Circle just as Natsu lunged at her, the Dragon slayer was punched in the face by the Requip Wizard. "Sorry Natsu, I just don't feel the desire of fighting you today. Especially since you suffered defeat at the hands of our new Beast Slayer mage." Explained Erza in a tone that seemed relatively monotone.
"Maaan….." whined Natsu weakly as he recovered from the punch in defeat. "….another day….then I will beat you Erza…."
The Salamander got back up with his signature grin on his face as he walked back to his friends. The Avengers minus Hulk, were shocked that Natsu recovered so quickly as if nothing happened at all.
The crowd was a bit miffed at the fact that their source of entertainment was canceled so they soon dispersed. The remaining Fairy Tail members soon walked back to the guild hall.
The abrupt sounding of a gong, however, caused everyone present to freeze up, even the Avengers. A moment later a rather feminine voice called out, at first confusing those who had heard it.
"I see you are here." An amphibious individual stated matter-of-factly as it made its way through the crowded streets. It was dressed in a very odd fashion, and it looked even stranger, but nevertheless it appeared to have something important to say.
'What the hell is that thing?' Steve thought. It was true he had seen some very strange things in his lifetime, but never before had he seen a frog that was the size of a human with the same capabilities to speak. Although he did know Howard the duck, and SpiderHam, but those were different examples entirely.
"May I have your attention please, I have come here on behalf of the magic council." The apparent messenger began. Hulk frowned at the puny frog creature before him.
'This can't be good…' The Green Goliath thought amidst the quiet panicked murmurs of the crowd.
"As a result of the Eisenwald incident, two of your guild's members have been requested to attend a hearing where you will be judged in accordance with the laws of the land. Erza Scarlet, you are to come with me and stand trial." The messenger stated, her words shocking everyone present.
"She's gonna stand what?!" Natsu exclaimed.
The dragon slayer instantly fired up his fists and got directly in front of the scarlet-haired wizard, obviously desiring to prevent her from leaving. The essential frog-person, however, was obviously in no mood to deal with such trivial matters.
"Stand aside, Natsu Dragneel." It requested, holding up its hand as if to prepare some sort of spell.
"Like hell I will!" Natsu shouted defiantly.
Steve jumped up in an acrobatic flip and landed in front of the frog man with his shield in hand. "And on what grounds? Erza hasn't committed a single crime since our arrival. Don't expect us to give her up easily with the lack of information you have given us."
Thor pushed past the group and stood next to Natsu, he raised a hand and summoned Mjolnir which flew into his grip. "I agree with friend Natsu and Captain Rogers. If you seek to arrest our shield maiden, then you will face the might of Mjolnir, Frog Creature!"
"Very well…" The messenger trailed off.
A ball of energy formed in its hand, alerting most present to what was about to happen. It didn't have the feel of a destructive attack, but even so it didn't give off the appearance of something that you'd want to be hit with.
Steve and Thor took their stances ready to fight off this intruder, Shield and Hammer at the ready.
Hulk was suddenly in front of the frog as it fired it's attack. Hulk grunted and batted the attack as if it was a volleyball. The Gamma Beast Slayer growled at the creature menacingly before cracking his massive knuckles. In response the amphibian messenger shivered in fear for a second before regaining it's composure and pulling out a clipboard with a list. Makarov muttered something about a polymorphic spell but aside from that all was silent for a few seconds.
"Green skin, massive fists, Overly muscled, glowing green eyes, eight foot in height, and purple pants…You must be the wizard known as the Hulk I presume?" the Frog asked in a polite yet irritating manner.
"Yeah, I'm him." Bruce grunted in slight irritation before crossing his arms and looking down at the messenger with a raised eyebrow.
You are the second member of your guild whose presence was requested. The both of you come with me please." She requested.
"Can you tell me why it is Hulk is being arrested first?" Steve asked, his eyes slightly narrowed as he gazed on the odd-looking amphibian's form. The Captain didn't like this at all, especially with two of their friends being in this situation.
"He is not being officially arrested. Erza Scarlet is the only one who has been criminally charged as a result of her recent actions. However you have still been requested to come in for questioning in order for the council to determine if you should share in her sentence." The messenger explained.
"You said requested, so what happens if I decide not to go?" Hulk asked. If he could avoid a meeting with the magic council as well as a lengthy explanation that may or may not cause him to wind up in jail, or experimented on, he most certainly would.
"Then perhaps the original sentence on Erza Scarlet will be more severe than was originally intended." The messenger replied ominously.
Bruce scowled at this, mostly because he knew full well that this weird-looking frog thing had just successfully guaranteed he would attend the 'trial'. It was true that he didn't want to be dragged into it, but he wouldn't take the easy way out at the expense of someone else, that just wasn't who he was.
Thor growled and took a step forward with Mjolnir and his armor sparking, "How dare you threaten the innocent friend of the son of Odin!"
Hulk put a hand on Thor's shoulder. Calming the Thunder God down a little.
"Fine, I guess I have no issues tagging along." Hulk said, his tone one of clear annoyance.
"Splendid, come with me please." She requested.
Hey, wait a minute, you two are actually going through with this?!" Natsu shouted.
"Calm down Natsu, this is the will of the council and we must abide. Stay here and don't do anything stupid." Erza said.
"But I…" Natsu began, only to be cut off.
"Listen to Erza, Natsu. They will be fine, and the last thing we need is this getting worse than it already is." Said Tony who walked up to his pink haired friend. The Knight of Fairy Tail had his hands in his jacket pockets. "…besides, we are strangers in a new world. So we don't want to make a mess of a diplomatic situation."
Steve sighed in defeat and visibly relaxed a bit, he knew very well that the Avengers shouldn't make a scene. "Still doesn't mean we should like the situation." Steve added.
Are you ready then? We mustn't keep the council waiting after all." The amphibian said.
"Yeah, I'm ready." Hulk replied with a slight growl.
The three began to walk off, everyone else staying silent as they did so. Very clearly they all wanted to say something, but at the same time no one wanted to make anything worse. Even Natsu kept quiet as they headed off for what he thought to be the worst.
"You didn't have to do that for my sake. I would have been perfectly fine regardless of what your choice was." Erza stated abruptly, sounding somewhat annoyed that someone else had been brought into this when it could have technically been avoided. It wasn't that she wasn't grateful, but even so she preferred to be the one making sacrifices for others, not the other way around.
"If I didn't go then it'd just create more trouble, so at least this way I'm creating less of it for the both of us." Hulk replied.
"I see… then you have my thanks. Hopefully this won't be entirely terrible." Erza said.
"That makes two of us." Hulk commented seriously. He may not seem nervous outwardly, but in reality he was praying to whatever God was out there. He didn't want the same situation where there was a red or purple Hulk because the Magic council decided he was a weapon to be cloned or worse, dissection. However these fears were quickly snuffed out by Hulk's anger and intelligent way of thinking, there was no way they could hurt him at least by conventional means. As well, they have magic so what would a giant super soldier be useful for? Hulk smirked as he walked next to Erza.
Train Heading Towards The Trial Location, Some Time Later…
The council's messenger had opted to leave the two Fairy Tail members alone in their own booth in favor of allowing them some space. In actuality it likely had something to do with the fact that a certain Green skinned individual had openly threatened her for attempting to put handcuffs on Erza Scarlet. The boy certainly could be intimidating when he wanted to be and the amphibious individual had certainly learned that the hard way.
Currently, however, the two sat in silence, though it was comfortable. Each just looked out the window, gazing into the luscious forests that marked the path towards what was likely a trail with ulterior motives. It was remarkable that the booth was large enough to fit Hulk and support his weight, but Banner remembered that magic was present here so it shouldn't have come to no surprise.
"So Hulk, how do you like Fairy Tail so far? I mean, does it live up to your standards?" asked Erza. She wanted to know Hulk more and start up conversation to end the boredom and silence.
"The Guild hall isn't like Avengers tower or mansion, but it does have its perks. That's not to say that I don't like the guild hall, it has its own sense of wonder, warmth, and welcoming. As for the members of the guild…." Hulk smiled, "they are all okay by my book. Almost like a new family for me…..and the others. That's why we weren't gonna let you go without answers or a fight."
Erza smiled at these kind words, "I feel honored that you consider us family. I can also understand why the others trust you…"
Bruce raised an eyebrow at this, "How so?"
"Well for one, your protective over your friends even if you don't show it. Two, you have a presence of an honorable warrior who will do anything to ensure the mission is done." Erza stated before looking away briefly, "…you also suffered great loss and pain in your life…..I can relate...I really can.."
Hulk grunted before closing his eyes as painful memories rose up from deep within his brain. "Erza, I have lived a life as a fugitive with two souls in one body fighting for dominance and control, but not anymore. I have learned to accept and move on from my struggles…and the losses I suffered. I also learned something a while back that helped me make peace with myself, as long as I remember the ones I lose, then they will never be gone from me forever." Hulk thought of Skaar, Caiera, his mother, Jen, Rick, And even Red. One person Stood out however, Betty.
Erza looked at Hulk and started analyzing his face in sympathy and understanding. After a few minutes Hulk's expression hardened again while his eyes glowed green. "I will not let anyone of my friends suffer anymore, including the guild."
"I am rather glad that you seem to be at home in Fairy Tail. Even if we cannot replace your family, we are all happy to be there for you." Erza stated.
"Yeah, I'm glad I found a place like Fairy Tail. If enough time passes it might get too difficult to choose whether or not I should stay." Hulk replied, ending on a slightly joking tone while smirking.
In truth he just deeply hoped that it wouldn't come down to that, but not addressing such a depressing thought was what he perceived as the best course of action for the moment. After all Tony will probably figure out what to do next to get home.
"Yes, well to answer your unasked question, I do not feel pressure from holding the tittle of strongest female. I find my role as the guild's guardian and role model far more stressful if I am being perfectly honest. It falls to me to bring peace and order to our family." Erza said.
"I admire the fact that you take on that responsibility… not many people would be able to do that. I think even I'd struggle with something like that, and you make it look easy. As a matter of fact I have led my own team before and it was stressful enough." Hulk stated honestly.
The scarlet-haired female blushed slightly at the compliment, mostly due to the fact that no one had ever really bothered to admire the fact that she intentionally acted the way she did. Actually most of her guild mates likely didn't realize that she was so strict and professional for their sakes. It was just nice for another person to acknowledge the effort she had put in.
"Thank you…" Erza replied, averting her eyes for a moment.
"Don't mention it." Hulk said in a friendly manner.
Hulk felt the train slow down and his face turned serious again, "We are here."
Location of the Trial: Outside the Courtroom, Some Time Later…
"This is the room. A member of the council will greet you momentarily, please wait here until then." The amphibian stated before walking off down the opposite hall.
Bruce and Erza had a more or less pleasant journey up until this point, but then again the only significant thing about their little trip was the trial that they hadn't even gotten into just yet.
"Somehow I just get the feeling this trial isn't going to be something I enjoy." Hulk thought aloud while scratching the back of his head.
"I just want to get this over and done with." Erza said.
"Without saying hello to me? Now I'm hurt." A smug-sounding voice called out from down the hall.
Both of the Fairy Tail members turned to see the approaching form of a white-clad man with blue hair and an odd tattoo around his left eye. Hulk didn't think anything of it at first, but upon seeing a panicked expression courtesy of Erza he very quickly realized that this person had met her acquaintance before, and it was very likely not a pleasant encounter.
Hulk crossed his arms and glared at the man
"Siegrain…" Erza growled out as the man continued to walk closer, her previously shocked expression shifting into an angry glare and an accompanying scowl.
"How are you, Erza?" Siegrain asked with a cocky smirk gracing his features, though his words didn't elicit a response from the redheaded wizard.
"Just who the hell are you?" Hulk asked in a tone possessing a slight edge. The blue-haired councilmen chuckled before shifting his sights towards the Gamma powered hero, a pleasant look still on his features. Siegrain walked around Hulk inspecting him like an experiment.
"My My what a creature….Now where are my manners? My name is Siegrain and I am a member of the magic council. It is a pleasure to meet you." Siegrain said, extending his hand.
Hulk grunted at the comment from earlier and took the wizards hand in his own gentle grip, "Hulk, I wish I could say the same."
Erza was incredibly surprised. Not because it had happened, but because the hand Hulk shook wasn't a projection.
"Are you and the council members actually present?" Erza asked in a surprised voice.
It was very rare for the members of the Magic Council to travel outside of Era. What's more, for them to do so just for a simple trial and a questioning was even more outlandish and strange.
"Why yes we are, my dear Erza. However you have nothing to worry about. Your punishment is merely a slap on the wrist that allows the council to forward blame to you and simultaneously punish Fairy Tail for the destruction they often cause. You see, it really is a win-win." Siegrain replied.
"Then why are you here in person?" Erza questioned sternly, prompting the blue-haired man to chuckle.
"Oh, well that's simple enough to explain… your friend and his allies displayed some interesting abilities, mainly that he is capable of destroying a very powerful piece of dark magic that was deemed indestructible up until this point. There is also the fact that the council has no record of him existing prior to his appearance in the battle against Lullaby. He is only here because we desire to ask him a few questions, and we wanted to be here in person to do so." Siegrain explained.
"You could have summoned someone else in my group for politics, why me?" asked Hulk with a raised eyebrow and a frown.
"To put it simply enough without boring you, you are deemed the strongest wizard so far from your group. Not to mention that you were the one who delivered the final blow to the Lullaby Demon." Replied Siegrain with a smirk.
Hulk growled at the hidden insult to his intelligence. He may seem like a brute but he was far from stupid. If he wasn't in control of his temper he would have gladly smashed Siegrain into the wall or floors, something he was considering doing.
"Now then, why don't you head in, Hulk, the council is very eager to speak with you." Siegrain suggested.
Hulk looked back to Erza who nodded her head in affirmation and reassurance before he decided to go to the courtroom and stand in the center.
Why is it that you were the one who greeted us here?" Erza asked in a dangerous tone.
"I thought that to be rather obvious… I requested to be the one to do so. As to why I did so, that is an entirely different matter I wished to discuss with you…" Siegrain trailed off.
The white-clad man walked up to Erza and cupped her chin, bringing his head closer to hers and staring directly into her eyes with a small smirk present on his lips. To her credit, Erza didn't phase in the slightest, she simply kept the same serious expression she had since the councilmen had appeared.
"Don't let a word slip about you know what… for both of our sakes." Siegrain stated.
The esteemed Wizard Saint pulled back from his close proximity a moment later, after which he too walked down the aisle to join his colleagues. Erza, however, stayed behind in favor of gathering her thoughts, though she did glare rather heavily at the retreating form of the blue-haired man.
'What is your angle here Siegrain?' Erza wondered. Perhaps it was her own suspicion, but she had a hunch that he was the reason this trial was called in the first place, which by extension was a terrible thing for Hulk.
To herself it didn't matter, but there was no telling what the Magic Council would do if and when they found out the Gamma powered teen was quite literally not of this world.
Inside the Courtroom
Hulk was looking at each council member with crossed arms. He didn't like how his guild and new friends were threatened just for him to be interrogated. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a pair of glasses which he put on his face, a trick he learned from Beast.
Erza walked in and sat down nearby watching these events start to unfold.
"This trial will now come to order. Before we move on to the punishment of Erza Scarlet, we would ask that the Hulk be questioned by the council." Org stated authoritatively.
"Before you start this puny court, I would like to make something very clear to you all. I'm here because I want to be, not because I have to be." Hulk said with a glare.
"You dare to show such disrespect in the presence of the council?!" Org shouted angrily.
"it wasn't my intention to do so, but if I did then bonus." Hulk Retorted with a smirk.
The elderly bearded council member growled openly at the defiance the teen was showing, however his anger serviced to amuse several others. Erza herself had to fight back a small chuckle given that she hadn't expected anyone to have the audacity to say something like that to a member of the Magic Council. Apart from that, the expression on Org's face had been absolutely priceless.
"If that is your attitude then perhaps we could have the rest of the conversation while you sit in a prison cell." Org threatened, believing such a tactic would work very well.
Hulk grinned at the threat, "Please, as if any prison you can build, magic or not, can hold me. And if you did that then how will your questions be answered if I was wrongly imprisoned?"
Org growled at the fact that Hulk called him out on his threat.
"My, my, such spirit. I like this one." Ultear stated, a smirk gracing her features as she spoke.
The dark-haired triple agent was of the opinion that the council itself didn't really need to be present for this dreary little trial, even if it was examining an unknown mage that exhibited a remarkable ability. During the trip to the designated location all she could do was inwardly complain about how boring it was likely to be, but perhaps it did hold the ability to provide some form of entertainment after all.
"You're rather impudent for someone in your position. Perhaps we can come to an agreement of some kind?" Michello reasoned.
"It depends on how reasonable you are at the moment, and it depends on the terms of the agreement." Replied Hulk.
The doors to the courtroom bust open a moment later, instantly catching the attention of everyone else present. When they did turn to see what had occurred, no one could really believe what they saw.
At the doorway stood two individuals, or one individual and what appeared to be a flying cat. None other than Natsu Dragneel stood with a determined expression on his face with his entire body poorly painted green, along with wearing a pair of purple jeans. He looked ridiculous since his hair was still pink. Happy, who currently flew by his side, carried a small wooden sword and wore a small wig which had the exact same color as Erza's hair.
Hulk's eyebrow twitched for a second. 'What the hell is he doing?!' Erza wondered, obviously seeing that this wouldn't end well at all.
"You puny humans looking for Hulk?! Well here Hulk is! Hulk smash!" shouted Natsu with a harsh voice that cracked every once in a while. The Dragon slayer tried flexing his muscles to look tough but in reality he looked even more ridiculous.
"Yeah, and I'm Erza Scarlet, queen of the fairies. Fear me!" Happy exclaimed while swinging his wooden sword around
"I do not sound like that!" Erza and Hulk shouted in unison, tick marks popping out of their foreheads to illustrate their rage. Neither was sure which was worse, the terrible impressions or the fact that the council was guaranteed to be upset about this.
Hulk then looked at the both or them again when he calmed down and tried to stop himself from laughing. He then managed to calm down and became so what angry again
"What are you two doing here?!" Erza shouted not pleased at these turn of events at all.
"Saving you two from stuff that's probably my fault to begin with." Natsu answered as if his reason for being here was obvious.
"Get out of here Natsu and you too Happy, we were doing fine! The worst they were going to do is ask me a few questions and give Erza a slap on the wrist!" Hulk said as he glared at the cat and dragon slayer with a glare that could level mountains.
"Aw, but I already went to the trouble of using a dying spell to make my skin green like yours." Natsu whined.
"First of all, this is my natural skin color, and second of all, what you just did was incredibly stupid!" Hulk stated. No longer amused by Natsu's actions
"Really?" Erza, Natsu, and several members of the council asked curiously.
"Yes really… and why in the hell is everyone else interested with my green skin anyway?!" Hulk shouted.
"I don't know. It's definitely a more interesting topic than this dreary trial." Ultear commented, smirking to herself.
"Enough of this foolishness!" Org shouted angrily, obviously not wanting to deal with anymore of Fairy Tail's shenanigans.
"Sir, I apologize for my comrade. Please forgive his stupidity." Erza pleaded, getting up from her position and addressing the council.
"Guards, take these fools away to the jail cells at once!" Org ordered, his opinion being one that several other council members shared.
A total of four guards from across the room began to head towards the dragon slayer, obviously desiring to obey the orders that were given to them. However, no such thing would occur as a certain councilmen happened to have a much more pleasant alternative.
"Now wait a moment, perhaps we are being too hasty. I may have a better solution." Siegrain offered.
"I for one am all ears." Ultear stated.
"Be quick about it." Org said, at which point the guards halted their advance in favor of hearing just exactly what their orders would be.
"Perhaps if our young friend here will decide to cooperate we can show leniency to the other three and allow them to leave immediately." Siegrain suggested.
The members of the magic council began to think on the suggestion of their colleague, obviously taking into account their need to get information and the clear and current unwillingness of their mystery mage to cooperate. At worse they allowed Natsu Dragneel and his cat to go free as if they had never appeared and give a small fine to Erza Scarlet, which would have been in line with what the council had intended to do in the first place.
"Would you agree to this, Hulk?" Org asked, taking note that no objections were raised to the blue-haired man's suggestion.
"If you allow them to go free, then yes." Hulk replied.
"Hey wait, I was…" Natsu began, only to be silenced upon the green skinned teen turning and directing a stern glare towards him while stomping his massive foot, causing building to shake a little.
'Crap, he seems really mad.' Natsu thought. He then turned his sights towards Erza, at which point all color nearly drained from his skin.
The pink-haired dragon slayer was many things, but hopelessly stupid wasn't one of them. Perhaps he was a little bit dimwitted in certain regards, but even so he still understood when his actions had angered a certain individual he very sorely never wanted to anger.
"Bye!" Natsu exclaimed, immediately running out of the room given that the council seemed to allow him to do so.
"Ms. Scarlet, you may leave now. Your sentence is a paltry fine that you may pay at your leisure." Yajima stated.
"Thank you, but I wish to stay for the questioning of my comrade if you would allow me to do so." Erza requested in a polite manner.
"I feel a migraine coming on…" Org sighed out, rubbing his temples as he spoke. Today was certainly a day when his skills in putting up with negotiations were being put to the test.
"It really doesn't matter very much to us. Would you be opposed to this?" Ultear asked, directing her question towards the Beast slayer that was still standing front and center before the councilmen.
"That's fine with me." Hulk replied. Softening his face now that Natsu and Happy were gone.
"Then I suppose there's your answer." Siegrain mused.
The scarlet-haired woman took her seat once more, choosing to play the part of an observer for the time being. In truth she just wanted to stay to ensure that nothing suspicious occurred. On top of that, Bruce would perhaps need support if he were to make the claim that he and the Avengers were from another world. If he were to say that, that was one thing, but a prominent mage giving testimony on top of vouching for one of the ten wizard saints on the matter would definitely cause them to consider it a possibility.
"Now then, we will move on to the reason for your being here in the first place." Michello stated.
"Yes… Ms. Milkovich, if you would be so kind as to provide the eye witness account." Org requested.
The dark purple-haired woman nodded in confirmation, after which she reached into one of her pockets and pulled out what appeared to be a small crystal-like object. Erza knew it to be a type of Lacrima crystal, but Bruce hadn't the slightest clue as to what it was.
A moment later the crystal floated towards the area halfway between Hulk and the council members, after which it gave off an ethereal glow and began to work its magic, so to speak.
"What the hell is that?" Hulk wondered aloud. He may not be a native but the scientist within him was curious for more about this world
"That is a Memory Lacrima, which allows for the memories of a certain individual to be presented in a very clear way." Ultear explained.
Before his, and everyone else's, eyes a circular projection took form. It appeared to be from a random perspective, but the image itself was very distinctive. Hulk was leaping high in the air eyes glowing and fists raised, his mouth open as he roared. The roar echoed within the courtroom as he punched Lullaby in the face causing it to splinter. The scene changed again to when Lullaby was set on fire by Natsu and Hulk leapt up high in the air and shouted his final attack. He clapped his hands together with great force obliterating the demon.
After the projection had finished, the Lacrima deactivated and floated back to its owner, giving the floor to the council members once more.
"That was quite an attack." Siegrain commented with a small smirk present on his face.
"Thanks, I learned it myself." Hulk answered in an uninterested tone.
"Getting back on track… it has been determined that whatever magic you seem to be capable of using has the ability to destroy powerful black magic that has been deemed indestructible for centuries." Siegrain said, being the first to speak in the wake of the substitute's unique technique.
"What of it?" Hulk asked blankly. "didn't I do you all a favor?"
"Normally this wouldn't be a problem. In fact it is actually quite fortunate you were able to do so. However, the fact remains that we have no record of your existence before the incident in which Bora of Prominence was apprehended by the royal army." Yajima replied.
"Yes, and this seems suspect because a wizard capable of such power would likely not be able to remain hidden for so long." Michello added.
"Hmm, especially with your physique and green skin." Ultear commented, folding her hands and sitting her chin atop them in a bored manner.
"Trust me when I say, I can blend in easily when I want to." Hulk shot back uncaringly, eliciting a smirk from the dark purple-haired woman.
"Appearances aside, many mages do start their careers off at a young age, and this is often the case with the strong ones. This begs the question of where you are from. Are you perhaps from an island or far way land outside of our jurisdiction?" Belno mused.
Hulk chuckled in amusement and pushed back his glasses as he looked back at the council.
"No, I'm not from anywhere near here… in fact I'm not even from this dimension. The reason that your only record of me and my team is because that was when we got sucked into this world. With a portal made by our enemies." Bruce replied.
It took a moment for his words to sink in, and the stern expression coupled with the teen's honest tone threw off the council members even more so. However, when the words finally did register, the predominant expressions each exhibited were one's of disbelief.
"Do you take us for fools?!" Org shouted. Perhaps he had been incorrect about the skin the young man sported, but this was simply so ludicrous that it had to be an attempt at mocking the council.
"You wanted an answer and I gave you one, Let me ask you this, what could I possibly gain from making up an accident that put me and my friends lives in danger? Maybe you should think with an open mind before accusing me." Hulk stated with a glare.
The look in his eyes and the deadly serious tone gave off the impression that he wasn't lying, and each of the members of the Magic Council could discern this. However just the same this was just too outlandish to be true. Perhaps he was insane, but that didn't seem to be the case.
Erza, from her position, just held her breath and hoped, but then again that was the best she could do at the moment given that the councilmen were still inwardly debating what they thought of Hulk's words.
"Perhaps I can offer a way to see if this is true." Ultear volunteered.
The dark-haired woman received a nod from most others present in response, mostly because they were at a loss for words but also because they didn't have any suggestions. At this point, anything would have been helpful.
"I would advise that we use a Memory Lacrima. That should suffice." Ultear stated.
"That would be the best way to confirm if he is telling the truth." Siegrain said in agreement.
"Very well, have him use the Memory Lacrima and this will be over and done with." Org reasoned.
"If this is built on the premise that I'm not from this world then how the hell do you expect me to know how to use a Memory Lacrima?" Hulk questioned, raising a good point.
"I am capable of showing him how to use the crystal." Erza volunteered.
"No, it was my suggestion therefore I believe it best that I be the one to guide him." Ultear stated, getting up from her seat as she did so.
"But I insist…" Erza began, only to be cut off.
"Enough. Ms. Milkovitch will ensure he uses the crystal properly. Now, if you please…" Org said, directing a glance towards the pale-skinned councilwoman.
Ultear nodded before she began to walk towards the stand in where the green Goliath stood. When she had reached him she held out a Memory Lacrima crystal within her palm.
"Please take this in your hand." Ultear requested.
"Alright…" Bruce said, after which he did as he was asked. The Lacrima sat in his massive green palm
"Now simply focus your magical energy into the Lacrima and I will guide you through the rest." Ultear stated.
"Yeah, that might be a problem. I don't have magic energy, and I don't think the type energy I have should be put into the crystal." Hulk replied, his mind drifting back to the Accident that created him.
That most certainly didn't end well, and he fully expected the crystal to explode if he tried to do something like that. His words, however, just brought out a tired sigh from the councilwoman.
"All the same, I'd like for you to try." Ultear said.
A moment later Hulk grunted, after which he once again did as he was requested. He began to direct his Gamma energy into the green Lacrima crystal. However, just as he had predicted, the crystal exploded into a thousand tiny shards after just a few seconds of exposure to his gamma energy. It also likely had a good bit to do with the fact that he wasn't particularly adept at controlling his strength and power, but even so he had been right in assuming the end result.
The reactions of the Magic Council, on the other hand, was a consensus of shock given that the amount of magical energy one would have to put into a Lacrima to cause it to overload was substantial. The reason the things were used in the first place was due to their uncanny ability to resist large amounts of magical energy, making them usable by most every wizard in existence.
"Well, that may be the first time I've ever seen that happen." Ultear commented, staring down at the broken shards of the green crystal that currently took their places by her feet.
"The type of power I have seems to be stronger than magical energy." Hulk pointed out analyzing the shards in his palm like a scientist.
"I can vouch for that." Erza said, trying to lend all the support she was able.
"Plus I suck at controlling my anger and Gamma energy. I'm better at it now that I was when I first got my powers, but still it isn't one of my strong suits." Hulk added.
"Gamma energy?" Ultear asked, a mix of confusion and curiosity in her voice.
"If we can somehow get a Memory Lacrima to work, I'll explain everything." Hulk replied, eliciting a nod from the young councilwoman.
There truly wasn't any point in explaining how his abilities worked if they weren't going to believe him in the first place. At least this way he could avoid any unneeded explanations.
"Very well, but if you're not capable of using your energy then perhaps allowing my energy to flow through you will work by extension." Ultear offered.
"Okay, how would you do that?" Bruce questioned with a raised brow.
"Simple… but to start off I will need you to get up and stand directly in front of me." Ultear stated.
The eight foot tall green superhero walked over to the councilwoman, albeit with a little apprehension. He came up to the dark-haired woman shortly thereafter, standing nearly arm's length away from her. During the meantime, the dark purple-haired woman had placed another Memory Lacrima directly in front of them on the ground in preparation of the pseudo-ritual.
"Now please take my hands." Ultear requested, extending her own so as to meet him half way, so to speak.
Hulk opened his massive fists and reached over to Ultear's own and took hers into his gentle grip. Nothing happened at first though. Perhaps he was being too ambitious in his thoughts that the effects would be instantaneous, but even so patience was not his cardinal virtue.
"Will your plan really work?" Hulk asked skeptically, prompting the councilwoman to chuckle as a result.
"If the two participants are not familiar with one another or simply do not trust each other than it takes more time." Ultear stated.
"I see…" Hulk trailed off. He supposed that made some sense, and, even if it didn't, he really couldn't do much about the speed of the practical ritual. After all he is best friends with the sorcerer supreme.
"While normally I don't like it when men stare at my body, I would prefer if you redirect that serious look of yours. You appear as if you're trying to stare into my mind… that makes me feel a bit uncomfortable." Ultear said playfully.
"Should you have a reason to be, what are you hiding?" Hulk asked, eliciting a chuckle from the curvaceous woman.
"Oh you're good…" Ultear said with an amused smirk.
'I question the need for such close proximity in this instance.' Erza thought, not at all trusting the dark-haired woman given that her personality seemed to be somewhat playful. That was especially not a good thing with how easily Bruce could be taken off guard by any actions of that sort. It seemed to be one of his only weak points.
"Seriously though, do something to relax yourself. If it would help, perhaps I could move even closer…" Ultear offered.
After she spoke she did in fact choose to move, though it wasn't necessarily closer towards the superhero. Rather, she chose raise her feet off the ground just enough to cause her breasts to bounce. As one would expect, Hulk's face was soon covered in a slight blush, which caused Ultear to smirk and a few members of the council to chuckle at his reaction.
"Hard pass." Hulk replied, trying his best to sound composed.
"What about a kiss?" Ultear offered, her smirk now forming into a devilish grin.
The hero blushed more so, after which he averted his eyes out of embarrassment. Once again this added to the amusement of the woman directly at his front, who giggled girlishly as a result.
'I really shouldn't have been so pessimistic about this trial. I'm actually enjoying this a little bit.' Ultear thought amusedly as she stared at the bashful expression on the orange-haired teen's face.
"Ehem…" Erza coughed out, obviously doing so on purpose.
Hulk's blush only increased as a result of realizing that other people were actually in the room at the moment, but his embarrassment was stifled upon the Lacrima's activation sequence beginning.
The green Lacrima floated into the air between the two, forming the same type of projection that had already been witnessed. Everyone in the room stared directly into the practical video, nothing but pure curiosity driving their actions.
Firstly, the image of an unknown land with large buildings made of what seemed to be concrete took place in the Lacrima's projection. People moved around streets in outlandish clothes, though a majority of the space was taken up by a black-covered version of a street that had something akin to Magic Mobile's on them. They certainly weren't any version of the vehicle that anyone present, save for Hulk obviously, had seen.
'Now this is interesting…' Siegrain thought, giving his absolute attention to the images.
The images changed to the perspective of a young child being shoved under a table by a woman who could only possibly be his mother as she told him to stay there. The scene changed again to the perspective of a man in a Chair with a machine hovering around him, a woman was scene behind protective glass who had seen the man wink to her. Soon a green beam hit him and he cried out in pain. The man's body turned green, grew bigger with muscle and mass and he trashed the machine and lab. When he towered over the woman to try to help when an older man in military clothes and a mustache jumped in and some soldiers came in shooting him. The bullets bounced off and the creature roared and growled as He punched a man away and grabbed the generals arm.
'I was completely wrong… this trial has already been far from boring.' Ultear thought, inwardly smirking to herself due to the fact that her outward expression couldn't shift from the way it was. She was simply too captivated by the projections to do anything but stare into the images the Memory Lacrima provided.
The scene changed yet again, this time as the creature fighting three massive hounds at the same time. Another change, the creature fighting the military wanting to be alone. Another, the creature fighting a monster as big as him with bone protrusions on his body. Next the creature jumped in the air fighting weird creatures with weapons.
The scenes then started changing faster and faster, images of the Avengers, She Hulk, Hercules and others came up as the Lacrima started to crack. Hulk grit his teeth and tried to keep his eyes shut the energy being to much for the magical object as hulk tried to concentrate.
Many of the Council members were shocked by these images and what this man has been through. Erza was watching in concern for Hulk, she heard his story the night before but seeing them now was different all together.
Hulk opened his eyes again, the cracked Lacrima stopped showing images but floated lazily in the air occasionally wobbling.
"There…..you saw my memories….you happy now?" Hulk asked in a husky tone. The whole time he was looking at his hands.
"Indeed… that was most interesting." Siegrain commented.
"Simply incredible…" Org muttered in a shocked voice.
"I would be inclined to agree." Ultear stated.
"If that is all that you needed to see, perhaps the means for transferring magic energy is no longer required." Erza stated.
In her mind she was simply trying to save Hulk from any further embarrassment and emotional pain. At this point she wouldn't put it past the pale-skinned woman to grab his chest and rub her breasts against him just to see what his reaction would be.
"How do I break the link, can I just let go of your hands?" Hulk asked tiredly.
"No… first you must close your eyes." Ultear instructed.
The Superhero did as he was asked a moment later, though he did so against his better judgment. He just knew by how this woman had acted thus far that this wasn't going to have anything to do with stopping the flow of magical energy. At the same time, he couldn't in good consciousness just separate their hands. For all he knew that would cause an explosion or something else horrific, which may very well have occurred with his luck.
"…Now lean forward and relax your jaw." Ultear continued.
Hulk's eyes shot wide open and a blush came onto his cheeks, which caused the time mage to chuckle wholeheartedly at the priceless look on his face. He growled at the councilwoman, he wasn't amused at all.
"You're such a killjoy…" Ultear pouted.
"Ultear, if you've had your fun, please allow the boy to take his seat." Org requested.
"Very well…" Ultear sighed out, after which she just separated their hands and made to walk back to her seat.
"Hey, don't you want the Lacrima thing?" Hulk asked, bending down and picking up the cracked green crystal so that he could subsequently give it back to its owner.
"Oh, think of that as a gift from me." Ultear replied cheerfully.
Hulk just went back to his own seat a moment later. He stared at his fists again deep in thought.
"So what is your world like?" Ultear questioned in a curious tone.
"We have no need for knowing such things. It has been proven that this man and his allies are somehow not from our world, and since this is the case we need to know his intentions… specifically if he and his friends are a threat or not." Org stated matter-of-factly, though his words inwardly angered the curious time mage.
"My intent is to just stay put until my friends make an attempt to get us back home. We may not be able to get back from here, but I'm sure they'll find a way. As to if I am a threat or not, no, I'd say I'm not. The only people I would be a threat to are those that choose to harm Fairy Tail and its members." Hulk replied bluntly.
The members of the council stared at the Gamma powered teen as he got up from his seated position and made to leave. No one said a word as he headed towards the door, Erza Scarlet choosing to follow his lead given that no objection sounded off.
As the two neared the door, the guards glanced at Master Org, given that the chairman was possibly the quietest person on the council and hadn't said a word the entire time. When the elderly wizard shook his head, they knew that they weren't meant to stop the Fairy Tail wizard, and thus they just allowed them to pass.
"Does anyone believe a specific course of action needs to be taken?" Org asked, looking to his colleagues for any opinions, dissenting or otherwise.
"I suggest we allow the Avengers to stay here as long as they wish. As long as they don't cause too much trouble and his actions do not conflict with our directive the Avengers should not pose a threat." Siegrain reasoned.
"That is true. Moreover he has already done us a good service by destroying the Lullaby." Yajima stated.
"I tend to agree that in this case inaction is better suited to this situation… very well, shall we adjourn?" Org suggested.
The members of the council left their respective benches, each having their own thoughts on what had just happened. Each of them definitely believed it was interesting, but the reasons for thinking so varied from person to person.
'I can already tell this is going to be so much fun.' Ultear thought, smirking evilly as she exited the courtroom. She knew full well that new pieces had just entered the game.
Hulk invited Erza to hop on his back and hold on as he jumped miles in the air. With only one destination in mind, Fairy Tail.
Magnolia: Fairy Tail Guildhall, Some Time Later…
Hulk and Erza had landed outside the guildhall with little trouble upon leaving the courtroom itself a few hours ago. Naturally, upon their return many were incredibly curious as to what had happened and how everything ended up turning out.
This was especially of great interest to the rest of the Avengers, who wanted to know how well Hulk handled himself. Obviously it would be hard to lie directly in front of the council and the truth itself made him seem ever more mysterious and interesting to everyone else in the guild.
As a result of this, the past hour or so of their return was spent explaining what had happened and what was said. The only part that was skipped over were the few bits about a certain councilwoman teasing Fairy Tail's latest member, though perhaps that was for the best.
Most listened intently, even the master from his position atop the bar. Simply because he didn't want to smother two of his 'children' right after they got back didn't mean he wasn't curious about what had happened. Those that had heard everything, however, chose not to even speak during the telling of events, mainly because the world the powerful teen came from was described in great detail by Erza herself.
All things considered the conversation turned into less of a telling of events and more of an information piece on the world of earth 616 and some of the memories that were shown. No one seemed to mind this, however.
"Wow, your world seems really complicated…" Mira commented from her position seated directly across both of the freshly acquitted members.
"Indeed. I was quite glad to see it within the projection of a Memory Lacrima. Speaking of which, I believe it would be possible to show everyone a brief scene with the one you were given back at the courtroom." Erza recalled, though the superhero was in no way going to support that idea.
"Nope, not gonna happen. The less I remember about the person who gave it to me the better… in fact, here you go." Hulk stated, after which he took a cracked crystal out of his pocket and tossed it towards Erza.
The scarlet-haired mage caught the Lacrima in her hand and looked at it confusedly, after which she directed her vision back to Hulk with the same lost look still present on her features.
"You can keep it since after all I don't really have a use for it. Even if I tried to, we both know what would happen. Plus I don't really need a reminder of how awful today was." Hulk explained, eliciting a nod of understanding from the redheaded wizard who subsequently placed the device in the pocket of her skirt. Hulk sat down and started drinking some cold beverages Mira handed him.
"Today wasn't a total waste of time. I, as well as the others by extension of our telling of recent events, got to learn a good bit about your world." Erza said.
"You also happened to get your sentence revoked. How does it feel to get let off the hook?" Mira asked in a joking tone.
"One should never rejoice in getting away with doing something against the rules… but I still wouldn't go so far as to say it made me unhappy." Erza replied, causing the white-haired woman to giggle. That was as close to an admission that she enjoyed it as she would get.
"Yeah, I knew you guys wouldn't get into any real trouble!" Natsu said happily, a grin plastered onto his face. His words, however, elicited a glare from both of the Fairy Tail members that he had intended to address.
Tony sighed at the remark, "Natsu…..you dumbass…."
Thor chugged his alcohol while using Mjolnir as support, "I admire his spirit, spoken like a true Asgardian."
"All that worrying for nothing…" Lucy sighed out.
"Yeah, and Erza didn't even have to do anything serious since Hulk agreed to talk to them." Gray added.
"Even so, Hulk handled himself pretty well out there, it's not that easy trusting a government, especially with what he had been through in his life."
"That reminds me Erza, are you and Natsu going to start your fight?" Elfman asked, having been the first to actually bring up such a thing. It appeared that even Fairy Tail's resident dragon slayer had forgotten.
"I say we pick up where we left off right now." Natsu said, his happy grin being replaced with one that just seemed to rejoice in the prospect of a fight.
"I am in no mood to acknowledge your request." Erza stated, glaring slightly at the dragon slayer. She still had yet to address the little incident that had occurred before the questioning had begun, and rest assured she intended to do so.
"Fight me!" Natsu exclaimed.
The pink-haired teen cocked back his fist and lunged at Fairy Tail's strongest female wizard, but before his fist came within four feet of its target it was caught within the massive palm of Fairy Tail's Beast Slayer.
"You're not fighting anything until I talk to you about what happened back in the courtroom. Don't think for a second that you're getting away with a dumb stunt like that. I am very pissed at you for insulting my intelligence and the way I speak." Hulk stated, glaring heavily at his comrade and instantly causing his previously exited expression to be replaced by one of pure fear.
"Oh… so you still remember that…" Natsu thought aloud, sweatdropping given that he desperately hoped they hadn't.
Just then, Happy entered the conversation, wearing his usually happy smile.
"That's Natsu for yah." He chimed.
"Still remember? Because of you the three of us nearly spent the night in jail!" Erza growled out angrily, getting up from her seat and turning to directly face the idiotic wizard.
"And that's why he is the resident Dumbass" Joked Clint.
"Four." Hulk, Tony, Steve, and Natsu said in unison, each gesturing towards the smiling blue feline that currently sat at a table across the guild eating fish.
"What difference does it make?! How can you justify such an idiotic action?!" Erza shouted angrily.
"I um… I had good intentions…" Natsu said meekly, trying to make some form of an attempt at defending himself.
"Stupidity has no good excuses, Natsu. Also, if I hadn't agreed to cooperate with the questioning, that could have been some serious trouble!" Steve countered, prompting the dragon slayer to release a sheepish chuckle.
"I'm sorry?" Natsu more asked than said. Tony face palmed at the apology.
"You're SORRY?! That's all you have to say for yourself?!" Erza exclaimed.
A second later and without further delay she proceeded to grab the pink-haired teen and throw him across the guildhall in a fit of anger, after which she went after him yet again and began to beat him like an old drum. Gray watched this with a wide smirk on his face, Hulk did so with a neutral expression, Elfman and Mira chose not to pay any attention, and Lucy cringed noticeably. The rest of the Avengers were keeping themselves occupied.
"Shouldn't you stop her or something?" Lucy asked, directing her question to Hulk.
"Hey, Natsu brought this down on himself, besides after the beating I gave him yesterday, having Erza beat him is a mercy to what I would have done." Hulk replied.
Before Lucy could question Hulk further, the celestial wizard's attention was drawn by something behind him. When Hulk turned around to see what it was he saw that Makarov looked a noticeably sleepier than he did only moments ago. Mirajane also noticed this, and looked slightly concerned.
"Sir? Is something wrong?" Mira questioned.
"I'm fine... Just sleepy..." He replied.
Makarov's tired face then grew slightly darker, much to Hulk's confusion.
"He's coming..."
Just then, Steve noticed that Mira's eyes seemingly became heavier all of a sudden. "Mira...?"
Mirajane didn't respond as her eyes closed, and she fell limp on the floor, sound asleep. Steve would've stood up and tried to help her, but then he felt his own eyes getting heavier. What was happening?
"Not again..." Gray groaned.
Everyone around the guild hall began to drop like flies: Natsu, Gray, Elfman, Happy, Lucy, Levy, Jet, Droy, Wakaba, and everyone else. Tony couldn't stay awake any longer himself, as his the left side of his head fell flat onto the bar counter. Erza was the last to succumb to whatever this phenomenon was, with her head also landing firmly on the counter.
That, however, struck Hulk as very strange, mostly because just a second ago the guild was hyperactive. At the current point in time, however, he felt incredibly tired. He believed for a moment that everyone was being mind controlled, but that was quickly put the bed upon seeing most everyone in the guildhall collapse with their eyes closed. After this had happened, he heard footsteps approaching the guild's entrance, and that was all he needed to hear in order to know action likely needed to be taken. Steve was struggling to stay awake while Thor shrugged and kept drinking. Tony was passed out next to Erza counting Suits of iron man armor.
Hulk walked over to the doors of the guildhall with arms crossed, ready to defend his home.
After everyone, save for Makarov, Hulk, Steve and Thor was sound asleep, a figure entered through the entrance of the guild hall. It was a man; that was the only discernible feature about him. He wore a dark blue cloak with an upturned collar, which was held together by two red buttons tied together with white string. His arms and legs were covered in bandages, and he wore dark blue gloves on his hands that matched his cloak. He also sported a dark blue bandanna on his head that obscured his eyes, with a silver forehead protector. He had a dark green cloth which was wrapped around his neck and face, obscuring everything from his nose down. His upper legs were covered in bizarre, dark blue pants that puffed out, ultimately resembling upside-down bells with two silvery-gray stripes on either one. Around his waster, which was obscured by the aforementioned bell-like pants, he wore two dark green belts, similar to the larger dark green strap with a silver buckle which was slung over his right shoulder. The man carried a wooden staff with a fan-like end to it in his right hand. He walked around Hulk.
The oddly-dressed man steadily approached Makarov, and made a left, walking over to the bulletin board to the left of the bar. Above this board read, "Request Board." This was where the multiple wizarding jobs that came in from all over were posted, and could be taken by any wizard looking for work.
The bizarre man walked over to the board, ripped a flier off of it, which appeared to have the image of a large, reptilian monster on it, and walked back over to Makarov, who simply looked up at him.
"Mystogan..." Makarov said.
The masked man, now known only as "Mystogan," spoke up, but in a low, monotone voice.
Mystogan held up his flier and simply said, "I shall return..."
"No, wait. Lift your sleeping spell before you leave." Makarov ordered.
The wizard turned to look at Hulk and the other conscious avengers.
"Who are you?" Asked Hulk with a glare.
"I was going to ask you the same thing, stranger." Was the reply.
"Stop it Hulk, that's enough… he's one of ours." Makarov stated.
Hulk just shrugged before walking back to Thor's table to drink again. If master Makarov said he wasn't a threat then that was good enough for him.
Mystogan passed by several tables, and started his countdown. "Five..." he walked pass several wizards lying on the floor. "Four...Three..." As Mystogan made his way to the exit, he continued counting down. "Two... One..."
With that, the mysterious man disappeared completely, fading away in an eerie blur.
After he had disappeared, almost everyone asleep in the guild immediately came to, with their eyes shooting wide open. There were a scarce few who didn't awaken instantly, with those few being Natsu, Tony, and Erza, as well as some others around the guild hall.
"Oh, man…" Jet moaned. "Was Mystogan here?"
Droy rubbed his eyes. "What a jerk..."
"Does he have to put us to sleep every time he comes here?" Levy groaned.
Tony, Clint, and Natasha had overheard what the trio of wizards had just said from a table not too far away from the bar counter.
'Mystogan? Who's that?'Tony wondered.
Lucy groggily walked over to the bar counter where Makarov was with a sleepy look on her face, rubbing her eyes all the while. "Who's this Mystogan guy?"
"Yeah, you mind explaining to those of us who aren't from your world?" Clint asked.
Both Gray and Elfman walked over to the bar as well, standing right beside Lucy.
"For one, he's a contender for Fairy Tail's strongest wizard." Elfman answered.
Hulk snickered at these words.
Steve turned to Elfman, sleepy but still surprised. "Really?"
Lucy rubbed her eyes, and questioned, "He's that strong?"
"Yeah..." Gray nodded, "and for some reason, he doesn't want anyone to see what he looks like. So, whenever he comes here to take a job, he casts a sleeping spell."
"I could Take him." Said Hulk before he drank some of his beverage.
"No doubt you can!" Elfman said puffing his chest out proudly.
"That's kinda creepy..." Lucy commented.
"Right? Why wouldn't he want people to see what he looks like?" Steve asked.
Gray shrugged. "Nobody knows..." He glanced over at Makarov. "Master Makarov is the only person here who's ever gotten a good look at his face..."
"That's not true. I've seen him before..." a voice spoke out.
Everyone was surprised to hear the new voice speak up, including the Avengers, and turned to its source. Standing on the second floor of the guild hall was a tall and muscular man that appeared to be in his early twenties. He had spiky, blond hair which was slicked back, with several spiky strands pointing backwards, and a few small tufts hanging down on his forehead. He had a very distinctive, lightning bolt-shaped scar over his right eye and eyebrow. He wore a pair of partially-rounded headphones, with each one possesses a single, large spike in the center. He wore a mustard-yellow shirt with black, leopard-like spots on the shoulders, collar, arms, and sides. Over top of this shirt, he wore a large, black coat with bluish-gray fur trimmings, which was hung lazily over his shoulders. He also wore wine-red pants, and plain, silvery-white shoes.
The man was currently leaning his right elbow on the railing, with his hand holding his head as he wore a snide grin as he chuckled lightly to himself.
Several individuals around the guild walked over below the balcony, and looked up at this blond, headphone-wearing man with slightly surprised expressions. Hulk, Thor, Steve, and Erza got up from their seats at the bar to do so as well.
One of the aforementioned individuals was a man who was roughly in his mid-thirties. He was a slim, mildly muscular man of average height, with short, slicked-back dark blue hair. He had linear, dark eyebrows, dark eyes, and a prominent nose with a flat, rectangular front. The lower half of his face was covered in a considerable amount of stubble, which includes a thin mustache. He wore a high-collared, knee-length white jacket with the sleeves rolled up, and a blue trim, as well as blue innards. Underneath this, he wore a black shirt, tucked into a pair of brown pants held up by a white belt with a golden buckle.
This was Macao Conbolt.
"Laxus!" Elfman called out.
"Talk about rare." Macao commented.
"You're never here." Wakaba added.
"And here's another contender." Gray said flatly.
Steve looked to Gray, slightly surprised, and then turned back to the blond, scar-faced wizard, known as Laxus. The shield of Fairy Tail had no gauge of what a powerful wizard looked like in this world, having only been in this magic-filled universe for three days. The only powerful wizards he had ever encountered were Scarlet Witch, Doctor strange, Doctor voodoo, and Loki.
"Mystogan's just a little shy. You should all respect his privacy." Laxus grinned snidely.
Laxus hadn't said more than a few words, but Tony could already tell that he didn't like his tone.
It was then that Natsu's eyes finally jolted open, Mystogan's sleeping spell having only just now worn off for him. The Dragon Slayer quickly jumped to his feet and onto a table as he looked up at Laxus with a determined expression and clenched fists.
"Alright, Laxus! IT'S TIME TO BRAWL!" Natsu yelled.
Tony closed his eyes and sighed, exasperated. "Seriously...?"
"Gettin' your butt kicked twice in one week wasn't enough?" Gray said, annoyed.
"Yeah, pal. If you can't even win against the redhead, why bother with me?" Laxus mocked with an amused grin on his face. "Not only that but you also got your ass kicked by the green newbie."
"Talk about pathetic." Laxus sneered. "You challenge some nobody fresh off the streets and lose to him. Then you think you have what it takes to go up against me?" The blonde man simply laughed.
Hulk growled and he glared at the thunder mage. "Why don't we throw down instead? I would gladly like to show you exactly how I beat Natsu."
Laxus smirked, "Tempting, but I see no reason to prove something that is already a fact. I am the strongest mage in Fairy Tail, and no homeless strangers and their pet ogre will do anything to prove Otherwise."
Hulk grit his teeth tensing his legs up for a potential jump. Thor stood in front of Hulk facing Laxus. "A warriors strength is his display of being humble. I may be the god of Thunder but I am far from the strongest being here. Trust me when I say that if you learn to be humble, it will save you a lot of time and effort."
"You really think you can talk big when your weaker than me? Why don't you swing your hammer around and find a construction project to work on." Laxus retorted.
Thor frowned at Laxus but didn't say anything, he saw something in Laxus and it isn't just his arrogance.
"If you have something to say then come out and say it!" Erza yelled.
Laxus ceased his cackling and outstretched his arms. "I'm saying that I'm the guild's strongest wizard."
Natsu gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes up at Laxus. "Then come down here and prove it."
"You come to me, little man." Laxus talked through his teeth, speaking in a mocking tone.
"With pleasure!"
Natsu then hopped off of the table he'd been standing on, rushed over to the bar, and jumped over the counter, heading towards the staircase behind it that led to the second floor of the guild hall. However, Natsu was stopped in his tracks when Makarov's left arm suddenly stretched out, with his fist becoming at least five times larger than the old man's entire body, and slammed down on Natsu, pinning him underneath. Needless to say, Thor was not expecting that at all, especially not from Makarov. Neither was Lucy or Mirajane, judging from their shocked expressions.
"Whoa," muttered Tony.
Makarov wasn't even facing Natsu, but instead had his eyes closed and head lowered as he faced forward, a very serious aura about him, unlike anything the Avengers had seen from him until now.
"You're not allowed on the second floor, Natsu. At least not yet..." Makarov reprimanded.
Laxus rested his chin on his wrist and scoffed. "Think yah made him grumpy..."
Natsu's face only grew angrier with Laxus's comment as he struggled against Makarov's massive left fist, but to no avail. "Shut up!"
"That's enough outta you, Laxus!" Makarov chastised.
Ignoring Makarov's demand, Laxus stood tall, an arrogant, condescending grin on his face as he looked down at everyone present in the guild hall.
"The most powerful one in the guild isn't a chick, some hooded weirdo, a wannabe prince, or a green monster. Yah wanna know what the strongest wizard looks like?" Laxus paused to point at himself. "You're lookin' right at him!"
Steve could only glare at Laxus as did everyone else, all of them thoroughly angered by everything arrogant man had said. It appeared that there were jerks in this world like there were in Hulk's, and Laxus was just the first one he'd met.
'And hopefully the only one...'Steve mused dryly.
A-…..Later…..A-
Later, once the sun had gone down, and most of the Fairy Tail wizards had left for their respective homes, Mirajane, Lucy, and the remaining Avengers were at the bar counter yet again, with Mirajane standing behind it, while Lucy, Tony, Steve, Hulk, and Thor sat on a couple of stools in front of it.
"Hey, Mirajane, lemme ask yah something, what was the Master talking about earlier?" Lucy inquired. "Why can't we go up to the second floor?"
"Yeah, I was gonna ask about that too." Steve included. "He seemed pretty serious about it."
"That's because that area is reserved for advanced members of the guild. The jobs that are listed on the request board up there make the ones down here look like child's play in comparison. They're called S-Class quests." Mirajane replied.
"S-Class...?" Thor echoed.
Mira nodded and explained, "They're jobs so dangerous that one wrong move could be your last. But, with that risk, comes a higher reward."
Hulk and Thor looked at each other with smirks, they weren't known as heavy hitters for nothing.
Steve nodded in understanding. From what he knew about this world, apparently fighting a band of thirty-plus bandits was considered a low-paying wizarding job, or at least in comparison to other jobs. It was still somewhat of a bummer to Steve that these wizards got paid for doing essentially what he and the others did back home; however, he was hardly concerned about it.
"There are only five people in the entire guild who are considered S-Class. That includes Laxus, Mystogan, and Erza." Mira continued.
Tony's eyes widened from surprise after hearing that. He heard from Happy that Erza was the strongest woman in Fairy Tail, but he hadn't expected her to be one of the guild's S-Class members. She seemed so different from Laxus and Mystogan, the latter of whom was so secretive he couldn't even let people see his face, and the former of whom being an arrogant jerk who talks down to his fellow members. For the most part, she seemed just like everybody else in the guild, despite being one of the most powerful wizards in it. He gained a new level of respect for her just then.
Mirajane turned to Lucy. "But I wouldn't worry about it if I were you, Lucy. In my opinion, there's no amount of money worth risking your life over."
"Yeah, no kidding." Lucy agreed. "Especially not after today's little mishap..."
Hulk simply nodded in agreement. He didn't want the young celestial mage get hurt.
...
After all the others decided to rest for the next day, Steve remained in the main hall for a while longer, continuing to mull over everything that happened today. Eventually, he thought he might finally be able to get some sleep.
"I guess I should head off to bed too." He muttered.
He was about to stand up and head off to the back section, until he noticed something moving inside the guild hall. It was dark, but not so dark that he couldn't make things out. He looked up, to see Happy, floating close to the ceiling using his wings, clearly trying to be inconspicuous. He saw the blue feline fly to the upper floor of the guild hall, which immediately raised a flag in Steve's mind.
A few moments later, he saw Happy flying away from the second floor and towards an open window, carrying a piece of paper in his paws. The shield of Fairy Tail waited for the flying cat to exit through the window before standing up, his suspicions raised immensely. He had no doubt in his mind that what Happy just flew off with was one of the S-Class quests Mirajane told him and the others about earlier.
"This can't be good..." The super soldier stated.
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Chapter Four: The chronicles of Galuna, the Panther, the spider, the giant, the wolverine, and the son of Sakaar.
