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Chapter 75
E Land in Chaos!
I stood in the middle beside Gray and Erza as we stood in front of the mob of soldiers with Erza Knightwalker in front. I glanced behind them and I could see Lucy, Happy, and Carla, all of which were overjoyed to see us. However, the three of them looked like they've seen better days.
Lucy had a few bruises on her face along with the rest of her body with some strange white goop binding her wrists while Happy who was surprisingly wearing clothes which comprised of a white button-down with red suspender pants, and Carla had both their furs a bit matted and covered in dust. However, the three of them were alive and well.
"No way... it can't be," I heard one of the soldiers say.
"I don't believe it..." another soldier said. "She... looks just like her! Another Captian Erza?!"
"And wait... is that Gray Surge from Fairy Tail?!"
"And who's that boy in the middle?! I don't think I've seen him before."
"Just who the heck are these guys?"
"They're Earth Landers. That's the only possible explanation."
The soldiers all seemed to be surprised to see us. Even Erza Knightwaller was shocked to see the Erza we knew standing in front of her.
"You guys have got some explaining to do," growled Gray with anger soaked in his voice. "Like, where are our friends that your king turned into a lacrima?!"
He slapped his left fist into his right palm making cold air erupt from them with magic power. Then he slammed his hands to the ground and unleashed a powerful wave of ice on the ground that had spikes which overwhelmed the soldiers. Then I saw someone jump up past Gray's attack onto the wall and jump straight towards Gray.
It was Erza Knightwalker who saw Gray wide open aiming her spear to impale him, but Erza from out nowhere stepped in front of Gray just in time to block Knightwalker's attack with her sword. Their weapons collided with a mighty metallic clang creating a concussive blast of wind that blew throughout the area.
"I don't believe it!" I heard Lucy cry with amazement and shock. "It's Erza versus Erza!"
Then I saw some soldiers in the corner of my eye get up to their feet raising their weapons.
"We must help Captain Knightwalker!" I heard one say. "Get the Earth Landers!"
"I don't think so!" I yelled as I clenched my hands cloaking them with water. "WATER DRAGON WING ATTACK!"
I rushed forward and unleashing streams of water from my hands sweeping all the soldiers that were up with my attack at once sending them flying. Now Erza could focus on her fight with her Edolas self. Just then we heard a familiar voice echoing through the hallway.
"You're asking for it! You're in big trouble now! When I get out of here, I'm gonna beat the crap out of every last one of you!"
Everyone turned their heads towards the hallway where the voice came from immediately knowing who it was.
"That was Natsu!" said Lucy.
"He must be somewhere nearby!" said Gray.
"His voice came from somewhere up ahead!" spoke Happy who was now back on his feet.
"And I bet that Wendy's with him too," said Carla.
I then placed a hand on the ground using my Aqua Sense. "Yes! They're there alright! But they're magic power is waning and growing smaller by the minute! We have to hurry and get to them!"
"Gray! Willy! You two help the others and go on ahead!" spoke Erza. "I can handle this!"
Gray and I looked at each other and gave each other a nod. We then ran over towards our friends. Gray went over to Lucy and used his magic to freeze the white goop that held her wrists shattering it while I went over to Happy and Carla using my healing magic to ease their wounds.
"Lucy? Are you OK? Can you stand up?" asked Gray as he helped Lucy to her feet.
"I'm fine. Thank you, Gray," replied Lucy.
"How about you guys?" I asked Happy and Carla as I finished healing their wounds. "You feel any better?"
"Much better. Thank you," spoke Carla.
"Yeah, thanks a bunch Willy," said Happy.
"So, where the heck did you guys come from?" asked Lucy. "I mean how did you get here?"
"The details are gonna have to wait," Gray told her. "Right now, we have to go."
Gray, Lucy, and I then ran ahead with Happy and Carla flying next to us down the corridor leaving Erza behind to face her Edolas self. I was a bit worried about her facing herself, but I had faith that she could handle herself and defeat herself. Soon enough, we were far enough in the corridor away from the two Erza's getting closer and closer to where we heard Natsu and Wendy and stopped to catch our breath.
Then, Gray began updating Lucy, Carla, and Happy on what was going on and how he and Erza came to be here on Edolas.
"Wait... the lacrima at the plaza? That's where you two came from?" asked Lucy incredulously.
"That's right. It just so happens that me and Erza were trapped inside of it," explained Gray.
"But how were you guys able to turn back to normal?" asked Happy.
"You can thank me and Gajeel for that," I said. "Long story short, that Anima or whatever sucked up Magnolia left me and Gajeel behind for some reason. We then ran into Mystogan who told to go to Edolas and sent us there. Eventually, we came across the lacrima that Gray and Erza were in and busted them out turning them back to normal."
"Oh yeah! I almost forgot," said Happy. "Willy and Gajeel are dragon slayers too, so it would make sense that the Anima didn't work on them either."
"I guess that means all the dragon slayers were left behind in Earth Land," said Lucy thoughtfully. "But... here's what I don't get, why didn't Mysogan come here himself rather than sending Willy and Gajeel?"
"Because apparently dragon slayer magic is capable of all sorts of things no other magic can do in this world," said Gray. "Even having the power of turning all of our friends who are trapped in that lacrima back to normal."
"Seriously?" whispered Carla her eyes wide in disbelief.
"Yes. It's true. Gray and Erza wouldn't be here if it wasn't," I said. "I couldn't believe it either when Mystogoan told me and Gajeel. However, the problem is we have no idea where the lacrima is located. I can't even locate it with my Aqua Sense considering that this castle's huge."
"Carla and I saw that lacrima earlier," spoke Happy raising a paw. "I remember exactly where it is!"
"Seriously, Happy?!" I gasped staring at the blue cat. "That's great!"
"Do you think you can get close to it?" asked Gray.
"Aye!" Happy said.
"Happy, can you find Gajeel and take him straight to where the lacrima is?" I asked. "He's rampaging outside of the palace looking for it as we speak."
"I can take him there, as long as Gray's sure he can change everyone back," spoke Happy with determination emanating from his eyes.
"Well, he's the only one that can do it," said Gray. "But then again, Natsu, and Wendy can do it too. However, I'm sure that neither one knows how to do it yet."
"And I'd help too, but I have a feeling you guys will need me," I said. "After all, I can track down our enemies using my Aqua Sense, so you'll need someone who can sense magic."
"Don't worry," spoke Happy. "Gajeel and I are gonna get our friends back right now! Count on it!"
And with a beat of his wings, Happy took off flying disappearing into the darkness of the corridor.
"Happy, wait!" called Lucy. "Are you sure you're going to be OK by yourself?!"
"He'll be fine," spoke Carla with resolution. "I know he will."
I looked at the white feline feeling a bit surprised. A while back, Carla didn't want anything to do with Happy and seemed to hate his guts, but now she had absolute faith in him and seemed to be on good terms with him. Not only that, but Happy seemed to be bolder than before. It made me feel curious as to what the two cats went through.
"Carla... I've never heard you say that about Happy before," I spoke. "Did something happen to get you to stop hating Happy so much?"
The white cat looked at me and gave me a small smile. "Let's just say that Happy's shown me just what kind of cat he really is," she said.
"Come on guys, let's get going," said Gray. "We gotta find Natsu and Lucy."
The four of us then took off running down the corridor hoping and praying that Natsu and Wendy would be alright. However, Natsu's voice could no longer be heard and the corridor was eerily quiet which made me get a bad feeling. Soon enough, we could see the end of the corridor and in front of us was a pair of big double doors.
"Over there! I can see some doors!" spoke Lucy.
"That's gotta be where they're holding them!" said Gray. "Let's bust them open!"
Gray and I then kicked open the doors with all our strength and when we got inside the room, a startling sight awaited us. Lying on the floor, each slumping against a strange rock was Natsu and Wendy. The two appeared to be completely unconscious and they were as pale as sheets. The four of immediately rushed over to them to check them over. Lucy and I went over to Natsu while Gray and Carla went to Wendy.
"Hey! Are you OK? Say Something!" spoke Gray as he gently shook the girl.
"Oh, Wendy...Please wake up..." pleaded Carla her eyes now flooding with tears. "I'm so sorry... Please forgive me..."
"Natsu, Natsu, are you alright?" I said trying to wake him up. "Come on..."
"Please Natsu, can you hear me?" asked Lucy as she gently lifted the dragon slayer. She tried waking him up by shaking him as well but to no avail. "It's no use... he's out cold... and Wendy is too."
"That's because you're not doing it hard enough," spoke Gray. "Here, let me try." He gently set Wendy down and went over to Natsu. Then he grabbed the unconscious Natsu by the shoulders and began shaking him wildly like a ragdoll. "Hey! Wake up you idiot!" he yelled. "This isn't the time to be sleeping on the job! Wake up, you stupid pyromaniac!"
"Geez! You don't have to be so rough with him, Gray!" cried Lucy worriedly.
"Yeah! Take it easy! You're trying to wake him up not kill him!" I yelped.
Gray then stopped. "I... suppose you're right," he said. Then he dug into his pocket and then took out the vial of Xballs opening it. "In the meantime, let's feed them some Xballs since they're unconscious." He then fumbled as he tried to open Natsu's mouth. "Come on you fire breather, open your mouth!"
"Wait... what are those?" Lucy asked.
"They're called X-balls. They're some kind of pill that will allow you to use your magic here in Edolas," I explained. "Mystogan gave those to me and Gajeel. Didn't you run into him at some point?"
Lucy paused thinking back. Then she gasped remembering. "So that's what that was," she said. "I was wondering what he popped into my mouth."
"Good thing you did because if you didn't, you wouldn't be able to use your magic without it," spoke Gray.
The ice mage then dropped an Xball into Natsu's mouth. Natsu stirred seeming to have finally regained conscious somewhat and then he swallowed it. Then suddenly, Natsu broke into a coughing fit as if he had just been rescued from drowning. I was worried at first thinking that was choking, but thankfully he stopped and his breathing slowly got back to normal.
"Alright then, now let's give one to Wendy," said Gray as he walked over to the bluenette.
While he was feeding Wendy the Xball, me and Lucy looked over Natsu to make sure that he was OK.
"Natsu, are you feeling any better?" asked Lucy.
Natsu didn't respond as he lied on his belly seeming to struggle as he got up, but then he clenched his right hand into a fist and slammed it on the floor as it burst into flame his magic power finally returning. His face was also twisted into a desperate yet angry snarl.
"Yeah... I'm fine," he growled. "But we have to hurry and stop them!"
"What do you mean, Natsu?" I asked. "Stop who?"
Natsu still didn't reply. Then he let out an angry and ferocious roar in anger unleashed a powerful blast of flames from his mouth into the airs surprising us and before any of us could react, he took off running disappearing past the double doors.
"Natsu! Wait a minute!" cried Lucy.
"Get back here!" yelled Gray. "Where the hell are you going?!"
Just then, we all heard the sounds of coughing which was coming from Wendy causing us to turn our attention towards her. We then rushed over to her.
"Wendy are you OK?!" asked Carla worriedly.
"Take it easy," I spoke as I kneeled down to her. "Just breathe."
Wendy then slowly opened her eyes. "Carla... you're here..." she panted wearily.
"Are you hurt?!" asked Carla.
"No... but... the others... are in trouble..." Wendy said. "It's... horrible!"
As she sat up, her eyes began to fill with tears until they were streaming down her cheeks. I patted her soothingly on the shoulder trying to calm her down.
"Wendy. What is it?" I asked. "What's happened? Tell us everything you've heard."
Wendy sniffed and looked up at us. "It's... it's terrible! The Royal Army... they're gonna destroy Extalia... by crashing the giant lacrima directly into it!" she wept. "All of our friends in Fairy Tail are in danger because the king of Edolas is gonna use them as a bomb!"
Everyone with the exception of Wendy's eyes widened in shock. I myself couldn't believe what I was hearing.
"Wait... Wendy, you're not making sense," I said. "How exactly does the king intend to do that? I mean is the lacrima floating somewhere above or something along with this Extalia you mentioned?"
"Yes. They must be," said Lucy. "I don't know if you have noticed Willy, but Edolas has lots of floating islands in the sky. All of this is due to Extalia which is the thing that keeps those islands floating. It's also the very thing that maintains the magic balance in this world. I've read about that in a book."
"Then if that's true, then the lacrima containing everyone in Magnolia is one of these floating islands?" I asked.
"Yes and they're on one very close to Extalia," spoke Carla quietly. "Both of those islands are floating just above the Royal City which is where we are now."
"The Royal Army is planning to hit that floating island with a bunch of dragon slayer magic," spoke Wendy. "They want to speed it up, so it'll crash directly into Extalia."
"I'm afraid to ask, but if that happens, then what'll happen?" asked Gray tentatively.
Wendy paused choking back a sob, then she spoke. "They're saying that when the magic powers from both islands collide... it'll create a huge explosion fusing them together. Then, magic power will rain down on the kingdom forever!"
Everyone's shocked expressions were now turned into horror.
"But... if that happens..." spoke Lucy. "All of our guildmates will-"
"...will disappear for good!" finished Gray.
I could feel my hands clenching at their sides as I began to visualize what would be in store if this plan of the kings would go through. If it did, I would never be able to see any of the friends I made in Fairy Tail again. Most especially, Mira and Elfman.
"No... this can't happen..." spoke my voice shaking with anger and horror. "There's no way we can't let that happen!"
Just then, we heard the sounds of running footsteps coming from outside of the doors leading to the corridor making everyone be on guard.
"Hear that? Someone's coming," said Gray.
"The guards?" whimpered Lucy.
"We'll find out soon enough," I said.
The footsteps came closer and closer and everyone prepared themselves for a fight, ready to attack whatever was coming. But they had no need to do that. Rushing through the door, his face paled with fear, and letting out a wail of horror as he ran in, was Natsu.
"What the hell?! It's Natsu!" spoke Gray.
"And he looks like he's seen a ghost," I said.
"Did you guys see that?! There were two Erzas!" the fire dragon slayer screeched horrified. "As if one wasn't enough! It's freaking terrifying! And not only that, there's a showdown going on between those two monsters?! If that's the case, then the world is doomed! Doomed, I tell you! We're dead! D-E-A-D! Dead be we! A cornucopia of despair and destruction is coming our way to ensure our deaths!" Then Natsu stopped and glanced over towards me and Gray. He then stared at us wide-eyed and shocked. "Holy crap! It's Gray and Willy!" he cried. "But are you my Gray or weird Gray? And are you the real Willy or are you the Edolas Willy?"
"I've got no idea what you're saying, but you need to cool it," said Gray. "Otherwise you'll get a left hook to the jaw, Pryo."
"It's really us, Natsu," I added shaking my head. "We're not the Edolas versions or anything like that."
"And that answers that question," spoke Lucy flatly. "It's kinda obvious that they're Earth Land Gray and Willy."
"Seriously?!" squeaked Natsu. "But how'd the heck did you guys get here?! And where's Happy?!"
"Long story short, a lot of things happened and now Willy and I are here," said Gray. "Erza and Gajeel too."
"And Happy left to take Gajeel to the lacrima to free our friends," added Lucy.
Wendy then gasped. "Wait... you're the real Gray and Willy?! Why didn't guys say so?!"
Gray and I then stared at the bluenette feeling a bit shocked, Gray especially looking a bit insulted.
"Hold on a minute, you mean to tell me that you just now noticed them?" asked Carla raising a brow.
Wendy nodded in response.
"Wendy, you really didn't know that this is the real Gray?" I asked sweatdropping. "I mean you couldn't tell from him being half naked and such?"
Gray was now looking depressed seeming to be a bit hurt. "Oh... I get it, you didn't recognize me because it was so dark down here, right?" he said miserably. "It's not like I'm some kind of loser that's practically invisible to you."
"Oh man... now he's sulking..." sighed Lucy. "Then again, I can't blame him."
Natsu then took notice of Lucy. "Hey! Did you guys save us a moment ago? And I see that you're OK too, Lucy! And you too, Willy!"
Now Lucy looked a bit peeved at the fire dragon. "I guess all of you dragon slayers are oblivious, huh?" she grumped.
"Hey! Don't lump me with him!" I spoke indignantly. "I may be a dragon slayer, but I'm not oblivious! Well, not as much as Natsu anyway."
"I'm so sorry Gray! I didn't mean to offend you!" squeaked Wendy who was furiously bowing in repentance. "Thank you very much for saving us!"
"Eh, don't mention it," said Gray who was still sulking.
Wendy then bent down and gave Carla a hug. "And thank you, Carla, for coming to my rescue again. You're the greatest."
Carla seemed a bit hesitant, but she returned the hug in earnest. I then looked back towards the corridor and suddenly remembered. I got so caught up in the craziness, that I almost forgot about the task at hand.
"Hey guys, I hate to break up the reunion, but we gotta get out of here," I said. "If what Wendy said was true, then we don't have a lot of time. We have to find the king of Edolas and stop him from destroying Extalia and our friends."
"Oh yeah! I almost forgot," smirked Natsu as he cracked his knuckles. "Then let's go find that king and stop him from crashing that lacrima!"
Everyone nodded in agreement and we were just about to head down the corridor when Natsu suddenly stopped us.
"No wait!" he squeaked fearfully. "We can't do that way! It's where the two monsters are fighting!" He then pointed towards another direction leading to another corridor. "Let's go this way!"
"But we can't just leave Erza to fend for herself!" protested Lucy.
"You sure you want to get in the middle of that?" asked Gray. "I mean this is Erza we're talking about. And... apparently, her opponent too."
Lucy then thought about it and then she hastily nodded. "On second thought, you make a good point. Let's go this way."
The four of us then took off running down the corridor in search of the king. However, I took notice of Wendy and Carla who for some reason staying behind.
"Carla. Wendy. You two coming?" I called.
"You guys go on ahead," Wendy called back. "We'll catch up with you!"
I really didn't know what Wendy was up to, but I decided to leave her to her own devices. As for me, Natsu, Gray, and Lucy, we ran down various corridors and ran upstairs and downstairs seeming to go who knows where. Eventually, we were able to get above and we welcomed to the sunlight in a corridor onlooking a courtyard. However, we were as lost and confused like a bunch of puppies.
"Does anyone have any idea where this king guy is?" asked Natsu.
"Well seeing as he is the king and all, I would assume that he's over at some high and mighty place," said Gray.
Natsu feeling a bit irritated stopped running and got up in Gray's face nose to nose. "What kind of a high and mighty place, Frosty?!" he growled. "I was asking for some specifics!"
"How the heck should I know?!" Gray growled back. "Like I've ever stepped foot in this castle before! Cut me some slack would you?!"
"Come you guys, knock it off," sighed Lucy.
"Well, this is to be expected," I said shaking my head. "That's Natsu and Gray for you. However, I have to a agree, this place is very confusing."
"I'll say," agreed Lucy. "I don't even understand the layout of this place. The cells are way too high and the courtyard's very complex. I've heard about concentric castles, but this isn't anything like those. It's very different than anything I've seen in Earth Land, so it's gonna be very tough to figure out."
Me, Natsu, and Gray looked at Lucy feeling very confused as to what she had just said not understanding a single word.
"What are you babbling about, Lucy?" asked Natsu. "You're confusing my brain here."
"I don't really understand it either," said Gray. "But I'm guessing you're basically saying that the building's a crazy one, right Lucy?"
"That's right," sighed Lucy. "In fact, I wouldn't be surprised that they would be hiding some kind of amusement park inside somewhere."
"Come on Lucy, that sounds ridiculous," I said. "Even if this castle's crazy huge and like a maze, there's no way that there could be an amusement park in here."
The four us continued looking around trying to see if we could find the king. Finally, we came to a large and spacious room that was bigger than the other rooms we've seen with a checkered floor.
"I wonder what this place is?" I wondered.
"I don't know," said Lucy. "Probably another dead end?"
Just then, we heard Natsu and Gray scream at the top of their lungs in shock. "There is one!" they yelled.
Me and Lucy then came up beside them wondering what they were so surprised about, but then we saw the reason and our eyes went wide too. In front of us, was the gates of an actual amusement park with a big sign that read; E-land.
"Um.. Lucy? You wouldn't happen to be psychic would you?" I asked quietly.
"Like hell I am!" cried Lucy. "I was just kidding!"
"Is... is this king all right in the head?!" exclaimed Natsu with a goofy grin. "He seems like a total nutjob!"
"You have no right to call someone a nutjob with a face like that," spoke Gray.
"Well... should we look around?" I asked. "Maybe we can find some kind of clue."
The four of us then walked through the gates and looked around. There were concession stands, various tall buildings, and even some rides. I couldn't have believed it if I didn't see it, but this was a true blue amusement park. I couldn't help, but feel somewhat amazed and excited from this. However, I had to remember that we were on a mission and I had to stay focused.
Then as we walked on, something next to us turned on and became alive with music and light. We looked and we saw a carousel spinning slowly around. Then I saw someone riding on one of the horses. It was a man wearing pink armor and had blond hair in a pompadour style.
"I just looove carousels," hummed the man. "They're so much fun. You wanna give it a try?"
Lucy, Nastu, and Gray stared at the man dumbfounded but I, however, tensed up. For upon seeing that man, I recognized him and it wasn't in a good way.
"That guy... I've seen him before!" I said.
Lucy looked at me puzzled. "You have? Where did you-"
Then suddenly we heard a noise coming from behind us. We all looked back and saw a large ship coming straight towards us. All of us immediately took action by jumping out of the way thinking that the ship was going to run us over, but instead, it didn't. We then realized that it wasn't a ship at all. It was one of those rides which the ship swung back and forth now also fully active swinging back and forth. But that wasn't all. On top of the ship, another person stood of whom I also recognized.
It was the boy with the purple hair with a white bang and the white coat, riding in front of the bow of the ship holding a strange wand in his hand.
"Man... unlimited magic power sounds totally awesome!" he said with a hint of maniac anger. "But it sucks that we're so close to running out of it for good. In fact, just the thought of it makes me really mad. You guys have no idea how that feels."
"Fear not Hughes," spoke the man with pink armor. "Our kingdom has a chance to obtain everlasting magic power and we'll do whatever it takes to in order to make it happen."
"We're desperate here," went on Hughes. "And if anyone tries to get in our way, we'll put them down!"
The four of us could see that we were trapped by these two, so we had no choice but to brace ourselves for a fight.
"So, will you all come quietly back to your cells?" asked the man in pink armor. "Or will you all die here instead?"
"You don't give cattle a choice here, Sugarboy," snapped Hughes. "You make em do whatever you want. We already took their magic power, so what's the point of keeping them alive? If Code ETD goes exactly like the old man hopes, then these eyesores are no longer needed. And if there's one thing we excel, it's clearing out the clutter."
"What the hell are these guys yammering about?" asked Natsu. "And who the hell are they?"
"They're captains serving the king's army," I said. "Sugarboy and Hughes. Me and Gajeel saw them a while back when we first arrived in Edolas. Long story short, not good news."
"So, you've done your homework eh?" Hughes said looking at me. "And I'm guessing that you're the one that I supposedly saw back in the forest. It's perfect. Now that you're here, I can take you out along with your other Earth Land friends! Hope you're ready to meet your makers!"
Hughes then waved his wand and the boat ride he was on began to move as it glowed in a yellow light. Then the ship snapped off its hinges and came flying straight towards us. I was about to move in front to shield us using my Geyser Wall, but Gray beat me to the punch slapping his right fist into his left palm.
"ICE MAKE SHIELD!" he yelled as a large shield made of ice appeared in front of us.
The ship crashed into the shield with a large amount of force shattering itself and destroying some stands in the area and the carousel, but the shield held and protected us. Hughes who was now standing on a metal bar looked down at us with seeming to be surprised.
"You gotta be kidding me," he murmured. "These Earth Land freaks can use magic like the exceeds too?!"
"I thought that their itemless magic was nothing but rumors," spoke Sugarboy who was still on his horse even with the carousel was destroyed. "It's truly a breathtaking sight to behold."
Natsu then went on the attack igniting his fist with fire, jumping up towards Hughes and slammed him in the face with a powerful punch with it. Hughes was sent flying downwards until he hit the ground hard making the ground crack and crumble as Natsu was now standing on the metal bar looking down at him.
"You ready to give our friends back yet?!" he demanded. "If not, there's more where that came from!"
Hughes then sat up seeming to not be affected by Natsu's punch. "Sorry, but that's not my call," he smirked. "Even if it was, it'd take a lot more than that to make me give up unlimited magic power. You'll just have to accept the fact that your friends are history!"
Hughes then waved his wand as it glowed in a yellow light. Then seeming to come from out of nowhere, a red car from a roller coaster ride with a demonized face on it came zooming right towards him.
"Natsu! Look out behind you!" cried Lucy.
Natsu luckily saw the car zooming towards him and jumped out of the way in the nick of time.
"You'll have to do better than that!" he smirked.
But Hughes was smirking too. "I could say the same for you!" he said as he waved his wand at an incredible speed. "HELL TORNADO!"
The roller coaster began to glow in a yellow light just like the ship. Then the rail began to bend and as the roller coaster rode along, it made its own track changing its own path. Natsu couldn't help, but be amazed by this.
"That's freaking awesome!" he squealed with glee. "That car is making its own track as it goes! How cool is that?!"
"You're not supposed to be happy about it!" Hughes spoke. "But anyway, that's the power of my Command Tact! It allows me to control everything in this amusement park from that Hell Coaster you see to its creepy clowns."
He waved his wand and sent the Hell Coaster towards Natsu once again. This time instead of dodging, Natsu once again ignited his fist with flames and punched the Hell Coaster shattering it to pieces.
"I don't care if your wand can make the castle do the cha-cha!" he said. "I wreck your coaster and you're out of puppets!"
"You may wanna rethink that strategy, lava brains," laughed Hughes. "Do you honestly think that one was the only one I had? I've got a whole symphony of hell coasters waiting for me to guide them to their next victim! Not only that, but they can go ten times faster when I boost their magic power. Their crushing speed can defeat even the toughest of opponents within minutes!"
Hughes then waved his wand and then three more hell coasters came zooming in heading straight towards Natsu. The fire dragon dodged one after the other, but the hell coasters were too fast. Before Natsu realized it, he was now in one of the hell coasters. He tried to get out, but a pair of hands came out from the back and held him down by the shoulders preventing his escape. At first, I was hoping that Natsu could break out of the coaster, but then I realized his biggest weakness and sure enough, I could see that Natsu's face was blue as his cheeks puffed up making him look like he was about to puke.
Hughes saw this and began to laugh hysterically. "You gotta be kidding me! It hasn't even been ten seconds and you look like you're gonna hurl! How the heck were you able to survive this long?!"
"Oh no! I forgot about his motion sickness!" I gasped. "Hang on, Natsu!"
I was about to run towards Hughes seeing as he was the one controlling it, but then the ground below me suddenly grew soft making my feet sink into it. Lucy and Gray were also sinking too.
"What the heck?! What's going on?!" I said trying to pull my feet out. "I'm sinking!"
"What are we standing in?! Some kind of tile quicksand?!" yelped Lucy.
"I'm not so sure we want to know the answer!" said Gray. "We gotta get out before we sink completely! Then again, Natsu isn't looking so hot."
"Don't worry! I'll help him!" I said. "WATER DRAGON AQUA JET!"
Powerful jets of water shot forth from the bottoms of my feet making me shoot out from the floor. While I was in the air, I spread out my signature water wings and was now flying.
"My word, that boy can fly using wings made of water?" I heard Sugarboy say. "How odd yet at the same time, beautiful."
I flew towards Natsu who was still inside of the Hell Coaster feeling sick to his stomach. I grew closer and closer to him hoping to reach him. I was almost here when I suddenly sensed danger. Something was coming and it was right towards me. I immediately looked down at the corner of my eye and saw something coming straight at me. I didn't know what it was, but I immediately moved to try and dodge. However, whatever the attack it was hit me square on one of my wings destroying it and the force of it blew me sideways causing to drop falling straight towards the ground.
"Willy! No!" I heard Gray scream.
"He's been hit!" I heard Lucy cry.
As I fell, I began to spin somewhat losing control, but I was able to right myself and then summoned forth another pair of wings using them for parachutes. I also shot water from my feet hoping to cushion the fall. Thankfully thanks to using my wings as well as my Aqua Jet. I was able to land on the ground safely.
"Whew. That was too close," I spoke with relief. "It's a good thing I avoided that attack just in time."
I then took a look around. From the looks of things, whatever attacked me had blown me quite a distance away from Natsu and the others. It seemed to be another part of the park, but it was dark and quiet with only the neon lights and a couple of flickering lamposts for light.
"What the heck is this place? Another part of this amusement park that's creepy?" I wondered. "In any case, I've got to get back to Natsu and the others, so I can-"
Then I stopped once again sensing danger. Something was coming. Something dangerous. Sure enough, I heard the clanging sounds of footsteps coming towards me from behind. I slowly turned around and I could hear that the footsteps were getting closer and closer. Then from the light of the lamppost, a single figure emerged.
The figure wore black armor on its upper body with the belly exposed, wore white puffy pants with black metal boots, and a helmet that had long silver hair coming out of the back in a ponytail. He also had a long katana in its hand which was gleaming in the light.
"So, you were able to survive that attack and save yourself," the figure spoke in low metallic voice. "I praise you for your instinct as expected from you Earth Landers."
I narrowed my eyes and was immediately on guard. "So... I take it you're the one who attacked me?"
"Indeed," spoke the armored person. "Forgive me, but I wanted to test you to see if you Earth Landers lived up to your reputations. I've also heard about two wizards assaulting the plaza and destroying the lacrima. One of which was using water magic. Seems that one of the said wizards happens to be you."
"So that's it," I spoke. "I had a feeling that attack seemed a bit off. You were holding back."
The armored figure then took a couple steps forward and then waved his sword. Immediately the lights brightened and I could now see the area around me.
"You may have survived this long boy, but I'm afraid this is where your journey ends," spoke the armored being. "However, I'm willing to give you a chance to surrender. If you do so, I won't have to kill you."
"Sorry to break it to you, but I'm afraid I can't do that," I said. "The king of Edolas is planning to use my friends inside that lacrima for everlasting magic power and there's no way I can stand by while they're in danger. Besides, something's telling me that even if I do surrender, you're going to kill me anyway, so I can't exactly trust you."
"What a pity," sighed the armored figure as he readied his sword. "Then you shall meet the end of my sword before I send you to the depths of hell. For I am the black sword, I am the hellish steel, destroyer of every wizard guild that dared to defy my king, captain of Edolas' fifth magic warfare unit and loyal warrior to my king, Faust. I am Kuromen the Demon Swordsman! And your end is nigh!"
"Oh yeah? Well, I'm a water dragon slayer wizard from Earth Land's Fairy Tail!" I proclaimed as I summoned forth my swords. "I'm also the disciple of Master Tu-Chi, one of the ten wizard saints and the son of the water dragon Aquadia! I'm Willy Falconer and I will defeat you, no matter what!"
The clash between Willy and Kuromen is about to happen!
Will Willy triumph or will Kuromen claim his next victim?
Also, will Kuromen be like a reverse Haku from Naruto?!
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