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(Opening Song - Snow Fairy by Funkist)
Fairy, where are you going? Hikari zenbu atsumete
Kimi no ashita terasu yo
(The night sky is illuminated by glowing fairies dancing across the night sky. The fairies dance across Fiore. From Castle Crocus to above a crimson ship at sea and finally Natsu, Alyssa, and Zeke looking up at the night sky. The fairies dance up towards the moon, where we see the title of our story, Fairy Tail: The Bravestar Saga.)
Oh yeah, kikoete no kakro no koe wa?
Oh yeah, kare tatte sakebu kara
(Lucy stands on a hill overlooking Magnolia, a fairy passing by as she turns. This is followed by Alyssa training by punching and kicking a tree, a fairy flying above her.)
Oh yeah, kikoeru made kimi no kokoro ga.
Oh yeah, oh yeah
(Zeke sits at his desk, fixing up his bow as the fairies pass by his window. Finally, the fairies fly past Natsu as facing away on a cliff. The dragon-slayer turns, giving a thumbs up and smiling as Happy floats by.)
Tsuki to taiyou no haitachi
(We cut a train and Bravestar doing their thing. Natsu motion sick with his head in Alyssa's lap and her massaging his head, Lucy writing in her journal, Zeke looking out the window, and Happy and Vali doing a funny dance.)
Wasuremo we nai desuka?
(We see the gang on a caravan before switching to them at a campfire. Natsu cooking up a dead monster, Happy eating a fish, and Alyssa gazing up at the stars while Lucy & Zeke read a map.)
Okashii na kimi ga inai to
Hoshii momo sae mitsukara nai
(During a dreary day, Vali looks at Lucy with concern as the celestial wizard sits on a bridge with a solemn expression on her face. She turns her head and sees Mirajane and Team Bravestar just as the sky clears, causing her to smile.)
Snowing sunao ni egao ni nare ta no wa
Futari yorisoi
Kasane aruka "jikan" ga aru kara
(What follows is a montage of various adventures. The gang riding on griffins, Natsu, Lucy & Alyssa laughing as mushrooms grow out of Zeke and Happy's heads, the team running away from giant bees, and Lucy freaking out as the group is surrounded by rock creatures with their magic ready. Alyssa and Zeke stand back to back as a pair of red eyes glare at them from the shadows, followed by the rest of Fairy Tail posing and showing off their magic.
Fairy, where are you going?
Hikari zenbu atsumete
Kimi no ashita terasu yo
(Lucy swings a snake-sword in an arc, causing her gold and silver Celestial Spirits to fly ahead before cutting to Natsu, turning his flames blue and roaring, creating a pillar of azure flames. We then see all the Fairy Tail members looking on from a distance, followed by Team Bravestar facing off against a giant worm monster in the ruins of a city.)
Don't say goodbye!
(Alyssa covers her body is Boost Magic, and Zeke fires an arrow spell into the distance. Happy winks before flying to the front of the guildhall, Natsu, Lucy, Alyssa, and Zeke greeting him as they head off to their next adventure.)
Chapter 2: The Brawl at Mt. Hakobe!
Magnolia...
After a long day of walking after the rumble in Hargeon, team Bravestar had returned to Magnolia with Lucy in tow. As they trekked through the town, the four Fairy Tail wizards showed Lucy a few local sights. From the famous Grotto Lumiere restaurant, Magnolia park, the necro-market under the city, the bookstore Tortoise and Hare, and the canals that ran throughout the city.
Eventually, they reached a large, two-story building with an orange roof and a round and pointed golden dome perch atop it near the city's edge. Emblazoned in blue on a sign above the wooden doors were two words that filled Lucy with overwhelming joy: Fairy Tail.
'I can't believe I'm actually here!' Lucy thought to herself, barely managing to hold back her giddiness.
"Here it is," Zeke began to say. "Home sweet-"
Natsu kicked the door open. "We made it back alive!"
"Aye!" Happy chimed in.
"-home," Zeke finished with a non-plussed expression while Alyssa giggled at her boyfriend's antics. As for Lucy, she was amazed as she walked into the guildhall. There were so many people just relaxing and chatting it up. Some were drinking, some sharing a meal, and there was even someone dancing on a table.
"Hey, Natsu! I heard you guys went all out in Hargeon," a buck-toothed man snarked. "You three really know how to cause trou-" Natsu kicked him in the face, knocking the buck-toothed man out of his chair and into another table.
"What?! But why?!" Lucy cried, alarmed and confused.
"Krov, you bastard, you lied about that Salamander! I'm gonna kick your ass!" Natsu exclaimed.
Krov got up from the remains of the table and glared at the pink-haired wizard. "Hey, don't be mad at me! I was just passing a rumor I heard!"
"IT WAS ONLY A RUMOR!?"
(Music Que - Can Can Fairy Tail Version)
"So what? You wanna fight about it?!"
"Bring it on!" Natsu yelled as he charged into a brawl. In a matter of minutes, the fight turned into a free-for-all throughout the guild, Happy even getting involved somehow.
"Yup, this seems about normal," Zeke said with a light chuckle while Alyssa gained an excited look in her eyes.
"Save some of the fun for me, dolcezza!" she exclaimed before jumping into the fray.
Zeke simply sighed. "I'll never understand where they get all that energy."
As Natsu and Alyssa were brawling, Lucy managed to get over her shock and went back to being mesmerized at the Fairy Tail guildhall. She's fantasized about this moment countless times, and it was strangely somehow both exactly and nothing like she expected. However, she noticed a fit young man with spiky black hair getting up from his table. He was only wearing a pair of black boxers and a silver necklace for reasons that escaped Lucy, showing off a dark blue Fairy Tail mark on his right pectoral.
"So Natsu's back, huh!?" the near-naked man said as he stood up from his seat. "About time he showed his ugly mug."
"Gray, your clothes," a brunette woman in a blue bikini top, red pants, with various bracelets on her wrists holding a wine glass said with a blase expression.
"I don't have time for this!" he yelled as he joined the brawl, utterly unconcerned with his state of undress.
Lucy turned to Zeke and an unasked question hung in the air. "Don't worry about them," Zeke said as he placed his hand on Lucy's shoulder. "Well, might as well show you around." They walked to the bar and sat next to the long-haired brunette. "This is the guild bar. You can order any food from the kitchen here, as well as any kind of drink. Cana here can attest to that."
"Damn straight!" The brunette cheered. Suddenly the fight got much louder, making her sigh in annoyance. "The guys in this guild have no class," Cana said as she grabbed the wine barrel next to her and started drinking from it. Lucy stared at her in shock while Zeke gave Cana a deadpan look.
"I'm standing right here," Zeke replied as motioned Lucy to follow him.
"This area is pretty much the main hall-" Zeke said as he dodged an airborne shoe with ease. "-you can socialize-" He dodged a beer mug. "-eat-" Then dodged a chair. "-and of course, get into big fights." Finally, Zeke dropped to the floor to avoid a table. "Now, over here, we got the job request board…"
'HOW IS HE NOT FAZED BY ALL THIS?!' Lucy thought to herself as she followed him.
As the fight progressed, a large man with tan skin, white hair, and a scar under his right eye approached Natsu and Gray. "It's barely noon, and you boys are already fighting like spoiled children. Do I need to teach you how to be re-?"
Elfman never got to finish his sentence as Natsu and Gray turned around and socked in the jaw, sending him flying. "DON'T BUTT IN!" They two shouted before going back to fighting each other.
When he landed, Elfman noticed something had broken his fall, and he looked down to see Alyssa.
"Hey, Elfman," Alyssa greeted with a cheery smile as if a 200-plus pound man hadn't just fallen on her.
"Hello, Alyssa." Elfman groaned as he got off of her. He suddenly felt a literal kick in the ass that sent him sprawling forward. He turned around to see the orange-haired woman smirking at him. "Hey, it's not manly to kick someone in the back!"
"Good thing I'm a woman then," Alyssa said before she cracked her knuckles. "Now, come on, ragazzone! Momma needs a good workout!"
"FINE THEN! I'LL SHOW HOW STRONG A REAL MAN CAN BE!" Elfman shouted before he and Alyssa began to brawl.
"It's so noisy around here." Sitting at one of the tables was a man with a green jacket, brown pants, blue-tinted sunglasses, rings on his hands, and a woman in each of his arms. He had planned on merely ignoring the rabble right up until a mug hit him in the face. He maintained his cool as he stood up. "I'm gonna go join the fight if only to protect you, lovely ladies."
"Okay, Loke," the ladies in unison, swooning as their boyfriend joined the brawl. Back with Lucy and Zeke, the Arch Shot wizard showed the rookie mage the job request board. As he explained that the jobs were organized by Class Ranking, Lucy was still in disbelief at the increasingly massive guild fight.
"So at the bottom of the board are E-Class jobs. Those are usually small stuff like helping with mystical research or helping out a local business. At the top is A-Class, monster fighting, dark guild busting, and defending towns from roaming bandits." The brunette said as a cocky smirk appeared on his. "Not to brag, but Bravestar are aces when it comes to A-Class Jobs. Now in between those two, you've got D, C, and B-Class jobs. D-Class usually involve-"
"Seriously, Zeke! How are you not freaked out by all of that?!" Lucy interrupted, pointing towards the mass of angry wizards. And to her surprise, Zeke just chuckled and patted her head.
"Oh, sweet, innocent Lucy. This is an average Wednesday for Fairy Tail. You wanna see real chaos; you should see how we celebrate New Year's Eve."
And just as she started to wonder if anyone in this guild wasn't crazy, Lucy heard a kind voice speak up.
"Hello, are you new here?" Lucy turned and saw a white-haired woman in a red dress and holding a drink tray.
"It's Mirajane! In the flesh!" Lucy fangirled, recognizing the barmaid from her photo shoots in Sorcerer Weekly.
"' Sup, Mira?" Zeke said.
"Welcome back, Zeke. How did the search in Hargeon go?"
"Eh. It was some slaver asshole impersonating Natsu," he explained.
"Oh, that's too bad," Mirajane said with a frown. She turned back to Lucy. "So, who's the new girl?"
"I'm Lucy!" she exclaimed. "Zeke and the others helped me out in Hargeon and said I could join Fairy Tail. It's such an honor to be here!" The sounds of fighting caught her attention again. "By the way, shouldn't we do something about that?"
Mirajane just giggled. "Oh, it's always like this. And besi-"
Mirajane was interrupted by flying, screaming Elfman crashing into her, knocking them both into a nearby table that broke apart on impact.
"-i-it's kind of fun, don't you think?" Mirajane groaned before passing out.
"AH! DON'T DIE, MIRAJANE!" Lucy freaked out.
"Oh, merda!" Alyssa yelled in panic, having been the one to punch Elfman into the air. "Sorry about that, Mira!" But her remorseful mood ended as soon as someone smashed a table on her.
Zeke sighed. "You guys really have no sense of restrai-"
Suddenly, Zeke was knocked to the ground by an airborne Gray. Much to the archer's disgust, the Ice Wizard had lost his boxers and was completely naked. "Get off me, ya naked weirdo!"
"Sorry," Gray said as he stood up and looked around. "Who took my underwear?!" His eyes turned to a cackling Natsu who was waving around Gray's boxers like a flag. "Damn it, Flamebrain, give those back!"
"Come and get 'em, Icybastard," Natsu exclaimed with a huge shit-eating grin.
'Don't turn around! Don't turn around! Don't turn around!' Lucy was screaming in her mind, embarrassed at the naked man near her. Unfortunately, he did turn around.
"Excuse me, ma'am," Gray said. "Can I please borrow your underw-"
"AS IF!" Lucy screamed, red in the face as she kicked Gray into a bar stool.
Suddenly, Lucy felt herself being lifted off the ground as Loke picked her up bridal style.
"So uncivilized. That's no way to treat a beautiful lady like you," Loke said with a flirtatious grin. Lucy grimaced and was thankful when Elfman punched Loke in the face.
"REAL MEN FLIRT WITH THEIR FISTS, LOKI!" Elfman said but was then kicked by Natsu.
"I told you not to butt in!" The Dragon-Slayer shouted.
"Aye," Happy groaned. Then, without warning, Alyssa appeared behind Natsu and put him in a crab hold.
"Sorry, Natsu. But you let your guard down," she said with a playful smile. Natsu smirked in return.
"Nice one! But I ain't done yet!" Natsu shouted before he started rolling, taking Alyssa with him as the two spun into the mass of brawling guild wizards.
(Music Que End)
Veins appeared on Cana's forehead as she tried to enjoy her drink. "Can't a lady drink in peace?" She turned around and pulled out a card, creating a light green magic circle. "Seriously, guys, knock it off."
"Says who?" Gray retorted as he struck a combat stance and created a blue magic circle. Elfman roared as a purple magic circle formed above his arm, transforming it into stone.
"Bring it!" Alyssa proclaimed as her arms glowed with Boost Magic.
"You punks can be such a nuisance," Loke said as he grabbed one of his rings.
"Now I'm really getting fired up!" Natsu exclaimed as flames covered his hands.
"Hit the deck!" Zeke yelled as he, Lucy, Mirajane, and Happy ducked behind the bar.
However, the fight was stopped dead cold as a giant creature stomped into the Guild. Lucy was awestruck at the man's size.
"THAT'S ENOUGH, YOU BRATS!" The only people not affected by the arrival were Zeke and Mira, as everyone else stopped fighting almost immediately.
"Oh, hi, master. I didn't know you were still here," Mirajane greeted with a cheery smile, shocking Lucy at the nonchalant nature and what she said.
"Wait, that's the guild master?!" This got the giant's attention. It turned towards her, and Lucy's face went white as a sheet.
"SO WE HAVE A NEW RECRUIT, EH?"
"That's right," Zeke said, utterly unphased by the giant as he placed his hand on the trembling blonde's shoulder. "This is Lucy. She's a Celestial Wizard."
"N-N-Nice to meet you, sir," Lucy mumbled fearfully.
The colossal being looked at her for a second before he started to shrink. Lucy gawked as the giant turned into a short old man wearing an orange hoodie and an orange and blue jester hat. "Nice to meet ya!" he said with a warm smile.
"He's tiny! This little guy is really in charge here?"
"Of course, he is. Allow me to introduce you to the Fairy Tail's third Guild Master, Makarov Dreyar," Mira said as the short man somersaulted up to the second floor. After hitting his head on the railing and getting back up, he glared at the gathered wizards.
"You bunch of clogs have done it again!" Makarov yelled as he pulled out a stack of papers. "Look at all this paperwork the Magic Council has sent me! This is the biggest stack of complaints yet! We have counts of public indecency..."
Gray rubbed his head in embarrassment.
"Assaulting clients..."
Elfman sweat-dropped.
"Sexual harassment..."
Loke looked away.
"Public drunkenness.."
Cana tried to nonchalantly drink her wine but was failing.
"And let's not forget all the destruction of public and private property!"
The Bravestar trio's expressions ranged from shame (Zeke), embarrassment (Alyssa), and nonchalance (Natsu).
"You kids really know how to get higher-ups to ride my ass," Makarov groaned. "However..." He said with a smirk as magic flames sprung from his hands and ignited the papers. "I say to hell with the Magic Council!" The old master tossed the burning pile down as Natsu jumped and caught it in his mouth, Alyssa giggling at his actions. However, everyone turned their attention to Makarov as he continued his speech.
"Now remember, any power that surpasses reason still comes from reason, right? Magic isn't some kind of miraculous power. It is a talent that only works when the flow of energy created inside of us works in synchronization with our hearts and souls. To perform magic, one must have a strong mind and the ability to focus. It should take over your being and come pouring out of your soul. If all we worry about is following rules, then our magic will never progress. Don't let those blowhards on the council scare you. Follow the path you believe in!" He smiled and raised his hand in the air with his pointer and thumb extended and the back of his hand facing outward. "Because that's what makes the Fairy Tail Guild number one!"
The guildmates cheered and made the same symbol as the master finished his speech. As they cheered, Lucy smiled at Mira, feeling that she was going to like it here.
And then...
Mira pressed a magic stamp on Lucy's left hand and removed it, revealing a pink version of the Fairy Tail mark. "Now, you're officially a member!" The barmaid smiled.
"Wow, I can't believe it was that easy," Lucy said as she looked at her new guild mark in astonishment. She headed towards Team Bravestar as they were browsing the job request board. "Hey, guys! Check it out! I got my guild mark!" She said, showing them her new mark.
"That's great, Lucy!" Alyssa said as she gave the shorter woman a hug…one that quickly began to hurt.
"Alyssa...that's too tight," Lucy groaned.
"Oh, sorry!" Alyssa said and let go of Lucy, the blonde rubbing her back.
"I know that feeling," Zeke commented.
"Ya better get used to it, 'cause Alyssa's hugs pack a punch," Natsu joked.
"Aye!" Happy replied. The four went back to looking through the board as Lucy chatted with Mira and Cana at the bar.
"Hey, look at this one," Natsu pulled down a poster. "160,000 Jewel just to take out a few thieves."
"Sounds like easy money," Zeke said. However, everyone's attention was soon drawn in by the door opening up.
"Let me go!" A young boy with dark blue hair and black eyes shouted as he struggled against the smoke magic that was currently holding him. Said smoke was coming out of the pipe of a squinty-eyed man with a light green shirt with a dark green floral pattern, a brown pompadour, red pants, and black shoes.
"Not until you calm down," the man stated as he dragged the boy into the guildhall and brought him towards Makarov.
"Romeo!" A woman with long dark purple hair and violet eyes said as she approached the two. She had a flowy orange shirt with green accents, a knee-length orange skirt, and brown sandals. "Just what were you up to, young man?"
"I caught him trying to book it to Mt. Hakobe," the man with the pompadour said as he dismissed his smoke magic, dropping Romeo and revealing the boy's green t-shirt with an S symbol, red shorts, and green sandals. "Luckily, I was out gettin' some tobacco, or else he'd be long gone by now."
"Thank you, Wakaba," the woman said before looking down at the boy with a stern look. "What were you thinking, young man?"
With a scowl, the boy stood up and glared at his mother. "Well, no one else is willing to go check on Dad!"
"I told you before, Romeo; Have some faith in your father," Makarov commented from his seat at the bar. "He's a wizard like everyone in this guild. He can handle himself just fine."
The Bravestar trio each had a concerned look on their face. Alyssa turned and saw a black-haired man with tribal clothing reading the job requests as well, standing at about her height.
"Hey, Nab. What kind of quest did Macao take?" she asked.
"Vulcan hunting," he replied. "Apparently, it was supposed to be a three-day mission, but Macao's been gone for over a week. He's probably just taking his time."
Romeo just looked up at the adults, his eyes starting to water up. "You…you're all a bunch of jerks!"
He ran out of the guildhall, and his mother gave chase.
"Good luck, Enno," Wakaba said as he took a puff of his pipe. "That kid's got his sister's stubbornness."
"That's tough," Lucy stated. However, after hearing the sound of wood breaking, she turned and saw Natsu walking away from the job request board, which now had a large dent in it.
"Geez, Natsu! You almost split the board in two!" Nab cried out as Happy began to walk out with Natsu. Alyssa and Zeke looked at each other before nodding, following after the Dragon-Slayer and cat.
And then...
It was business as usual for Natsu as he was lying on Alyssa's lap with his face turning green. She was wearing a red snow coat with matching pants, orange snow boots, earmuffs, and purple gloves. Happy sat on the floor in a fluffy yellow sweater, Zeke sat across from them in a black snow coat, pants, green gloves, and Lucy sat next to him in her regular wardrobe. The five of them were currently in a pig-drawn carriage headed to Mt. Hakobe.
"So why did you decide to come with us?" Alyssa asked the Celestial wizard.
"I thought I could help you guys," Lucy replied, thinking back to the talk she had with Mirajane shortly after Team Bravestar left the guild. Of course, she was surprised that Natsu really was raised by a dragon named Igneel. She also found it sad when she heard about how Igneel had left Natsu one day before he came to Fairy Tail. It wasn't hard to figure that Natsu didn't want Romeo to go through the same pain he did.
"Then why are you wearing a skirt?" Zeke asked. "You realize that we're going to a mountain, right?"
"Oh, come on. How bad can it be?"
"Prepare to be surprised."
A few hours later, the carriage stopped with the driver saying that he brought them as far as he could take them. And after Lucy was treated to the bizarre sight of Zeke shoving a bottle of green liquid down Natsu's throat, the quintet opened the door, subjecting themselves to the harsh and snowy winds of Mt. Hakobe.
"What the hell is this?!" Lucy screamed. "I know we're on a mountain, but it's the middle of summer right now!"
"That's what you get for wearing light clothing," Natsu stated as Happy nodded in agreement.
"And you two are dressed for the occasion!" She pointed at Natsu and Happy's lack of weather-appropriate attire before shivering again.
"Fire wizard, I'm basically immune to extreme heat and cold," Natsu said.
"And I'm a cat; I'm covered in fur, so this sweater's all I need," Happy explained.
"Well, you could've told me to change! I've got winter clothes in my suitcase!" Lucy yelled. "Seriously, what's up with this blizzard?!"
"No one really knows," Zeke said, looking around with his new magic goggles. "Some say a witch with a grudge cursed this mountain, some say an angry wind elemental causes the winds, and others say there's some kind of mystical artifact buried deep within the mountain doing all this. Either way, Mt. Hakobe is famous for having year-round blizzards."
"Y-you don't say," Lucy replied as Alyssa gave her a spare blanket from her backpack. The blonde still shivered a bit until she came up with an idea.
"Hold up," Lucy said as she pulled out a silver key. "Open, Gate of the Clock Constellation - Horologium!" And out of the blue magic circle came a large grandfather clock with stick-like black arms and the hands on the clock forming a pseudo-mustache.
"So that's how a Celestial Spirit is summoned," Zeke observed with interest.
"So cool!" Happy exclaimed.
Lucy went inside the clock and closed the glass door. She started talking, but the others couldn't hear her.
"What was that?" Alyssa asked.
"She says it's too cold, so I'm staying in here," the Clock spirit responded.
"Then why did you tag along?" Natsu asked.
Lucy seemingly ignored that question with Horologium's next line. "What kind of crazy mission would force Macao to come to a place like this? She inquires."
"Nab said he came out here to fight a bunch of vulcans. They're giant ape monsters with really short fuses," Alyssa explained, scaring Lucy a bit.
"On second thought, I want to go back to the guild, she proclaims."
"Go ahead and be my guest, I say back," Natsu stated as he started looking for his guildmate. The group began to yell Macao's name as they trekked up the mountainside. But as they searched, something was watching them from high above. With a snarl from its nose, the creature roared and jumped towards the wizards. They barely managed to dodge, and when the snow cleared, they saw a large black & white ape-like creature. The beast glared at the humans with a sadistic look on his face.
"It's a vulcan! Get ready to fight!" Zeke proclaimed as his bracelet transformed into its longbow form. "Arch Shot: Penta Arrow!"
He unleashed an arrow spell that split into five smaller arrows. The vulcan jumped out of the way, but that left him open for Natsu to attack from its right.
"Fire Dragon's Blazing Fist!" With a fiery fist, the Dragon-Slayer punched the vulcan into the mountainside. Determined to keep up the team's momentum, Alyssa rushed towards the creature with magic enveloping her legs.
"Take this, scimmia! Boost Magic: Boost-"
What happened next was truly unexpected as the vulcan got up and roared, creating a red magic circle in front of his right hand. The ape then proceeded to pull out a ridiculously-long curved blade. Alyssa barely had time to dodge and leap back from the sweeping slashes.
"An odachi?!" Zeke proclaimed. But the surprises weren't over as the vulcan talked!
"Stupid humans, climb up me mountain!" the vulcan roared as it held the odachi up with both hands. "ME BURN STUPID HUMANS TO ASH!"
"THE VULCAN TALKED?!" Happy screamed as suddenly, the odachi's blade was coated in purple fire magic. Natsu, Alyssa, Zeke, and Happy's eyes widened as the ape creature roared before stabbing the flaming odachi into the ground. A massive explosion erupted from the ground that pushed Zeke and Alyssa back. But unfortunately for Natsu, the force of the blast was enough to send him off the cliff.
"NATSU!" Alyssa shouted.
"I'll get him!" Happy said as he summoned his wings. Zeke, Alyssa, and Lucy stared at the smug-looking vulcan, readying themselves. It charged at them, holding the flaming odachi in one hand. The vulcan swung the sword, forcing Zeke and Alyssa to dodge. But the vulcan followed up by swinging the odachi at Zeke and launching a crescent wave of purple fire.
"Shield!" A small green barrier manifested in front of Zeke and blocked the spell. But the force of the impact still pushed him off the cliff. He managed to grab onto the cliffside just in the nick of time.
Alyssa attempted to attack the vulcan, but the ape monster managed to grab her and throw her into the mountainside. This left Lucy, still inside of Horologium, alone against the white-furred terror. The beast took one look at her, and to Lucy's shock, drool began to drip down his lips.
"BANANA!" The odachi vanished, and the creature grabbed Horologium, with Lucy still inside the Celestial Spirit.
"Oh come on, why me? She asks furiously," Horologium relayed as the ape monster ran away with them. Zeke barely managed to catch a glimpse of which way the vulcan was taking Lucy as he lifted himself back onto the cliff. He ran towards Alyssa and helped her up.
"Did that really just happen?" Alyssa asked as she and Zeke looked towards the direction the vulcan ran off.
"Yup. There's no mistaking those purple flames," Zeke said with a solemn look on his face. "That was Macao's magic."
A little while later, the vulcan had brought Lucy and Horologium to its den, a cavern at the mountain's summit. Said ape creature was also doing a crazy dance and making strange noises as it circled them.
"How did I get myself into this mess?" Lucy asked tearfully inside the clock spirit. "And why is this monkey so excited?"
As if in answer to her question, the vulcan pressed his face against the glass, scaring Lucy as it yelled, "BANANA!"
"What?!" Lucy screamed. She then realized that the vulcan must have confused her blonde hair for the skin of a banana. Grotesque images of the creature peeling her head open and eating what was inside filled her mind as all the color drained from Lucy's face.
To make matters worse, Horologium disappeared, leaving Lucy at the mercy of the hungry vulcan. "Where did you go, Cog?! Don't you disappear on me!"
"Sorry, but my time's up. Take care," Horologium's disembodied voice replied.
"GIVE ME AN EXTENSION!" She yelled as the vulcan closed in on her.
"Boost Magic: Enhanced Punch!" Lucy and the vulcan turned to see Alyssa sliding towards them on the icy cavern floors with her arm coated in magic. Faster than the vulcan could react, Alyssa socked it right in its face and sent it flying into a pile of snow.
"Right in the kisser!" Alyssa cheered with a huge grin until she realized she was sliding uncontrollably towards a pillar of ice. "MERDA!" She slammed face-first into the pillar. "Owie."
"You okay, Lucy?" She turned and saw Zeke approaching her.
"Ya, you guys saved me before the big gorilla could make a snack out of me," Lucy said as she stood up. But their attention was drawn by the sound of clattering rocks as the vulcan got back up. And this time, it conjured up a massive claymore. "What's up with this vulcan?"
"Vulcans are A-Class Magi-Beasts," Zeke explained. "They can use Possession Magic to take over other living creatures. When they take over humans, their intellect increases to the point where they can talk. And if that human happens to be a wizard…"
The vulcan roared, once more coating his weapon in purple flames. "…they can use their magic."
Lucy's eyes widened in shock. "Wait a second, this ape is that Macao guy?"
Zeke nodded as he aimed his bow at the creature. As the vulcan charged at Zeke & Lucy, Alyssa got back and delivered a spin kick to force it back.
"So, what do we do now?" Lucy asked.
"Well, since none of us know any kind of exorcism magic," Zeke said before firing an arrow spell that hit the vulcan, knocking claymore out of its hand. "We've just gotta beat the vulcan out of him."
Lucy nodded and pulled out a golden key. "Got it! Open, Gate of the Golden Bull - Taurus!" Out of the gate came a towering anthropomorphic bull wearing dark blue trunks carrying a gold axe as tall as himself. He let out a loud moo and struck a pose.
'Is that a cow…man?' Zeke thought as he took in the sight of the new Celestial Spirit. 'How does that even work?'
"Taurus is the strongest melee spirit I've got a contract with," Lucy proclaimed with a confident smirk. "He should be more than a match for that monkey."
"Oh, wow, Miss Lucy. I almost forgot how sexy your body is," Tauros said with lust-filled eyes, practically drooling at the sight of his master. "Why don't you come over here and give me a smoooooch?"
"Oh yeah," Lucy said with a face-palm. "He's also a huge pervert."
'That just raises even more questions!' Zeke thought as the vulcan retrieved its claymore and growled at the sight of Taurus.
"Stupid cow-man."
Taurus glared at the creature. "Oh, them's fightin' words, ya moooonkey!"
"Get him!" Lucy ordered. With a huge grin, Tauros grabbed his massive axe and spun it above his head.
"Groundsplitter!" Tauros shouted and slammed his axe into the cavern floor. A burst of energy erupted from the ground and headed straight for the vulcan. It dodged the shockwave-
"Arch Shot: Demolition Arrow!"
-only to be hit by one of Zeke's arrow spells. The increasingly angry ape monster reared its arm back to launch a fire spell, but Alyssa grabbed its arm with her Boost Magic flowing through her body.
"Boost Magic: Grand Toss!" Alyssa tossed the vulcan through one of the ice pillars. The creature quickly got back up and started flinging purple fire magic at the wizards. Suddenly everyone stopped as they all heard a loud sizzling sound. They all turned to see one of the cavern walls was melting. It exploded in red hot rocks and steam.
"Hey, banana brain!" Came Natsu's voice. The steam cleared to reveal Natsu and Happy standing in their makeshift entrance. "You've got a lot of nerve to possess Macao, and you're gonna give him back right now!"
"Natsu!" Alyssa exclaimed, rushing to hug her boyfriend.
"Wait, how did you survive?" Lucy asked.
"It was thanks to me!" Happy gloated as he floated.
"Wait, so you can't handle other modes of transportation, but you can handle Happy just fine?" she asked.
"What sort of question is that?" Natsu replied in a perplexed tone. The vulcan looked between the conversing wizards, feeling a tad ignored. "Happy's not a vehicle. He's my friend!"
"Uhm, well, I guess that makes sense," Lucy said, more confused than before.
"Guys, stow the small talk! We got a magic monkey to deal with!" Zeke shouted to everyone back on track.
"Right!"
(Music Que - Fairy Tail Main Battle Theme)
The battle began anew as the vulcan grew impatient, firing a crescent wave of purple fire at Natsu and Alyssa. However, the dragon-slayer opened his mouth, consuming the fire and causing the vulcan's eyes to bug out in disbelief.
"You might have Macao's magic, but you don't have his brains!" Natsu said as he and Alyssa began channeling their magic through their arms.
"Hope you're ready, scimmia stupida! 'Cause we're gonna beat you right out of our friend!" Alyssa proclaimed as she and Natsu charged ahead.
"Fire Dragon's Blazing Fists!"
"Boost Magic: Grand-Combo Punch!"
The energetic couple engaged in a melee brawl with the vulcan, avoiding the ape's claymore swings, landing fiery & supercharged hits respectively when they could. From a distance, Zeke saw another magic circle manifest behind the vulcan. A katana appeared, and the vulcan took hold of it with its tail. Ever vigilant, Zeke quickly aimed a magic arrow.
"Arch Shot: Drill Arrow!"
Just as the vulcan swung the katana, Zeke's arrow pierced the blade, shattering it to pieces. But he quickly adapted, stabbing the claymore into the ground and using it as leverage to kick Natsu & Alyssa back.
"MOOOOOOO!" Taurus attacked the vulcan fast and hard. The vulcan swung its claymore to deflect the cow spirit's axe. Sparks flew through the air as the blades clashed. Taurus and the vulcan were each giving it their all. But as strong as the vulcan was, Taurus was stronger, eventually knocking the claymore out of the beast's hand.
At this point, the creature was growing desperate. With a roar, the vulcan summoned a stream of purple fire to force Taurus back. He grabbed chunks of the icy floor and started tossing them at his opponents. While Natsu was able to melt the icy projectiles with his body heat instantly, everyone else was forced to dodge.
Zeke slid on the floor to evade the ice, aiming his bow right at the vulcan.
"Sorry about this, Macao," Zeke said as he readied his next spell. "Arch Shot: Demolition Arrow!"
It seemed as though the vulcan's luck had finally run out as Zeke's spell hit him head-on, and a green explosion sent the beast flying into a cavern wall.
(Music Que End)
Suddenly, the beast began to glow a blinding yellow light. When the light faded, an unconscious Macao was left embedded in the wall as the now smaller vulcan ran out of the cave, whimpering in fear.
"You better run!" Alyssa yelled before helping Natsu and Zeke get Macao out of the wall. After dismissing Taurus, Lucy put a blanket down for the unconscious wizard. For the next two hours, the team used the medical supplies from Happy's backpack to patch up the older wizard.
"He must have put up a good fight before the vulcan possessed him," Happy contemplated based on the fact that the wounds his body didn't match any of the injuries Bravestar inflicted on the vulcan while it possessed him. Almost as soon as Happy spoke, Macao started to stir and opened his eyes.
"Natsu...Happy...Alyssa...Zeke," Macao said through the pain.
"Welcome back," Alyssa said with a smile.
"Ah, man. Did I really let a vulcan possess me?" he groaned.
"Yup. Sorry about that," Zeke said as Macao let out a tired sigh.
"Gods, I'm pathetic. I was able to beat up nineteen of those brutes, but it was the twentieth one that caught me off guard." Lucy was stunned that he managed to beat nineteen of those monsters. "I doubt I can face Romeo like this."
"What are you talking about?" Natsu asked enthusiastically. "You defeated nineteen monsters by yourself. That's something to be proud of."
"Justicia knows I couldn't do something like that," Zeke joked.
"And even when you were possessed, your magic was sorprendente!" Alyssa exclaimed excitedly.
Macao stared at them in disbelief, and despite the pain couldn't help laugh as a smile spread across his face. "You guys always know how to lighten the mood."
"Well, come on," Natsu said as he and everyone else helped Macao up. "Your family's waitin' for you."
With a smile on his face, Macao took his first step on his journey home. "Right."
And then...
As the sun began to set over Magnolia, Romeo was sitting in on the steps of his house, his expression laden with worry and sadness.
"Romeo." The young boy turned and saw his mother approach him. Enno took a seat next to him, gently rubbing his head as he rested it on his shoulder. "I know you're worried about your father. But you can't take it out on everyone else."
"…it's not just that," Romeo answered. "The kids at school, they were saying all this stupid crap about wizards and Fairy Tail. I tried to not let it bother me and ignore them, but…but…" He stopped to wipe the tears from his eyes. "Then they started making fun of dad, saying he was a lazy, stupid drunk. I just wanted to prove them wrong and make them stop, so I made dad go on that stupid vulcan hunting job. Now he's…"
"Oh, sweetie," Enno said as she hugged her son. "You can't do this to yourself."
"B-b-but…"
"Macao chose to go on that mission. It was his decision, not yours," Enno explained. "No matter what happens, you can't blame yourself."
Romeo's eyes watered as he hugged Enno back. But as the two embraced, they heard Alyssa calling out Romeo's name. They looked and gasped when they saw Team Bravestar walking towards them with a grinning Macao right in the middle.
Overcome with joy, Romeo ran and tackled his father into a hug. "Dad!"
"Hey, kiddo!" Macao said, his son's tears staining his coat.
"I'm so sorry! I can handle the bullying!" Romeo cried with tears pouring out of his eyes. "Because I'm a wizard's son!"
Macao just patted his son on the head in comfort. "No, I'm sorry for making you worry so much." Romeo looked up at his dad and saw his smile. "But the next time those bullies pick on you, ask them this. 'Can your dad beat up nineteen monsters on his own? Because mine can.'"
"Macao." Macao looked up and saw his wife smiling at him, noticing that her eyes were slightly watery. Enno didn't want to admit it to Romeo, but she was also worried about her husband. With tears of happiness pricking the corners of her eyes and a broad smile on her face, she ran forward and hugged her two boys.
Team Bravestar and Lucy could feel the warmth and love radiating from the reunited Conbolts and couldn't help smile. They wordlessly turned to leave and give the family some privacy. But as they did, they heard Romeo call out to them.
"Guys, thanks for bringing my dad back!" Romeo said as he waved goodbye. "Lucy, thanks for helping them!"
"No problem," Natsu said as he gave a thumbs-up as the rest of the team waved back with smiles on their faces.
As they walked back to the guildhall, Lucy thought about all she experienced that day. Sure, the Fairy Tail wizards were all crazy in their own way. But they were also fun, kind, sincere, and warmhearted. She had only been a Fairy Tail wizard for less than a day, but Lucy could already tell that she was going to love being a member of this crazy but wonderful guild.
Author's note 2: So guys have definitely noticed that I've changed up Zeke and Alyssa's original magic. Honestly, I started to regret how I designed them since they were either unoriginal (I originally designed Arch Shot Magic to work almost exactly like the Quincies from Bleach) or way too overpowered (I definitely made Alyssa's Speed Queen Magic waaaaaay too fast).
You eagle-eyed readers might've also noticed that I've tweaked Macao's magic a bit. And trust me, I got big plans for the blue-haired pyromancer.
Next Time: Infiltrate the Everlue Mansion! Please remember to read and review!
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