During the middle of the night, a couple kids were playing a game of miniature golf near a fun spot in town. They were playing near one of the holes, but the girl was a little disturbed by the obstacle. It looked like a giant roach with it being red and black with large mandibles and its eyes sticking out of its head.
"Hurry up, bro. That roach is creeping me out." The girl said.
"Don't be such a girl, sis. It's just a harmless golf course." The boy said. He hit the boll and it went inside the large roach. "Hole in one!"
"Great. Can we move on?" The girl said.
"Hold on. Where's the ball suppose to come out of?" The boy said as he looked around the ball. When he got close enough, the giant metal roach started moving on its own and swallowed the boy whole. His sister got scared when she saw it moving and the giant roach stood up and attacked her.
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The Next Day
The gang was hitting the golf course themselves because there was a big competition going on. A good amount of people showed up as they wanted to see this.
"Thank you all for coming." A man said as his sash indicated he was the mayor. With his perfectly combed hair, he stood with his wife in her beautiful blue dress. "I am the mayor of this fine town, Mayor Bristler. It is my great pleasure to be hosting our town's annual Miniature Gold Tournament. We all hope that you enjoy your time here with the tournament, our town's own Fun Zone, and whatever else our town has to offer."
"I didn't think people actually hold gold tournaments like this." Lucy said as she and the others stood in the crowd.
"I think it's fun. Miniature golf is more creative and adorable to regular golfing." Erza said.
"I just believe we know the reigning champion." Gray said.
"Now, let us introduce to you our reigning golf champion. Here's Natsu Dragneel!" Mrs. Bristler announced as Natsu and Happy walked out on the stage dressed like a regular golfer. "We're glad to have you back again, Natsu."
"I wouldn't miss this. I always have so much fun here." Natsu said. "And of course, I got the best catty to help me out: my cat." He joked as Happy tried acting like an actual catty.
"Today, we have two others aiming to take the title. First, we have Gemma Dreaver!" Mayor Bristler announced as a girl that was about five years younger than Natsu stepped out as she was dressed like a golfer with her blonde hair tied back.
"Nice to meet you." Natsu said as he held out his hand.
"You're going down, old man." Gemma said.
"Old man?! I'm not even twenty!" Natsu said as he felt offended.
"Next, we have a special appearance of Cameron Smith!" Mayor Bristler announced as the third competitor stepped forward and everyone was amazed with this one.
"Cameron Smith?! The pro from Australia?!" Natsu said as he was quite shocked to see him. "What's a pro like you doing in this small tournament like this?"
"I want to be the best golfer I can, and that means I'm aiming to compete in tournaments like this one." Cameron said. "Plus, competing on a small field like this might help my putting game. Best of luck." He said as he shook Natsu's hand. Natsu can see he's got his work cut out for him now.
"We'll give our competitors a moment to ready themselves for the event." Mayor Bristler said. A moment like that is just what the gang needs because they spotted one piece of the golf course covered in a tarp with tape telling people not to cross.
"What's this about?" Gray said.
"No clue, but the feeling I'm getting from this is a familiar one." Lucy said.
"Hey! What are you three doing here?!" They all looked and spotted someone who looked like he worked on the course.
"Sorry. We didn't mean to cause any trouble." Lucy said. "What is all this about?"
"There's been some sort of trouble here the other night." The guy said. "I'm not sure what happened, but something might have happened to a couple kids. Mind giving me a hand with the tarp." They all helped him move the tarp out of the way and saw the roach. Upon seeing the thing, Erza got so scared that she actually jumped into Gray's arms and was shivering. "What's with her?"
"Erza?" Gray questioned as he never saw her like this.
"Oh dear... Erza has a fear of roaches." Lucy whispered to Gray. "One crawled into her ear once and it took an hour to get it out."
"Eew." Gray said.
"Come on. We're moving away from the large roach. The tournament is about to start and Natsu is first up." Lucy said as they helped Erza move away from the large bug, but none of them saw the big was watching them. The tournament soon started. Natsu, Gemma, and Cameron as they made their way through each of the holes. They did it with few strokes and it was almost like it was a professional golf game. It looked like it was an even match between Cameron and Natsu since Cameron had to hold back some and isn't use to a small course, but Gemma was lagging behind as she was dropped to last.
"Natsu is doing great." Lucy said.
"Seriously. This ended up becoming more interesting than I thought." Gray said. Natsu was up at the next hole with it being a haunted house.
"Let's see... If I hit the ball at the last gravestone and at the right angle..." Natsu mumbled as he tried to figure out the right angle to hit the ball. As Natsu was trying to figure it out, Happy saw some shadow come over him. When he saw what caused it, Happy freaked and jumped on Natsu's head. "Aw! Happy! What are you doing?!" He moved Happy away enough to see the problem.
"HHHHRRRRAAAAHHHHH!" The giant roach was up and moving with everyone running scared.
"Anyone good the number of a good exterminator?" Lucy said as they were all a little freaked by the giant bug. However, Natsu wasn't too scared as he took his golf ball and hit it with it hitting the roach right in the head. When he saw that didn't do much, he got another idea. He ran straight for the bug. The roach tried to take a bite out of him, but he jammed his club right into the roach's mouth and it got stuck. The roach flailed around to try and get it free with it moving away from the course.
"Natsu, that was incredible!" Gray said as he and Lucy were amazed with what he just did.
"No stupid roach is going to get in the way of this tournament." Natsu said. "I've loved this place ever since I was a kid and I'm not not letting some sort of giant roach ruin that." They were all a little impressed with how he just acted. "Where's Erza?"
"Uh..." Gray turned around and showed she was shaking and clinging to his back.
"What's with her?" Natsu said.
"Everyone, even Erza, has their own fears." Lucy said.
"Roaches..." Erza said as she was really scared of it.
"But we need her to solve this mystery." Natsu said. "We've got to figure out what that thing is and what it's doing here."
"You're crazy if you think I'm going to go looking for that thing." Erza said.
"Sorry, Erza. We get you're scared, but we have ourselves another mystery." Gray said.
"Gray's right. Time to get to work. Time to split-up, gang." Natsu said as he was instantly taking chare. The rest of them almost can't believe how Natsu is acting.
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Natsu, Gray, and Lucy
They split a little differently this time. As night came over Fun Zone, the three of them had a search around the golf course to see if they could find anything about the giant roach. The part about this that has Gray and Lucy a little baffled is Natsu himself. He is really taking charge this time.
"Slow down, Natsu." Gray said.
"I can't slow down. The tournament has been put on hold because of that roach. We've got to solve this mystery while we can." Natsu said.
"Hold on. Look at this." Lucy said. They all ducked behind some trees when they saw the mayor and his wife arguing with the employee they saw earlier.
"Honestly, Jeffery, when are you going to get serious with your life?" Mayor Bristler said.
"I am serious. I'm going to go pro one day and you can't stop me, Dad." Jeffery said.
"Dad?" Gray questioned.
"I didn't know that guy we ran into was the mayor's son." Lucy said.
"Would you please settle down." Mrs. Bristler said. "I don't like seeing the two of you constantly arguing with each other."
"Sorry, Mom, but it's not my fault Dad doesn't believe I really could go pro." Jefferey said. "I would have thought a father would have loved it that their son wanted to be a professional athlete."
"Usually for baseball or football, but golf is more of a hobby in my eyes." Mayor Bristler said.
"Well, I'm making that hobby my life and you can't stop me." Jefferey said as he stormed away from his parents. His father left with him displeased with his son, but the mother didn't like seeing those two like that.
"Sounds like Jefferey and his father aren't on the same page." Natsu said. "Either Jeffery is the roach to try and keep his father from stopping him, or his father could be the roach to try and get his son to forget the whole thing. They could be trying to ruin the other's idea of golf."
"That's...actually good reasoning." Gray said as they were shocked with the detective work Natsu was showing. It's a little too shocking.
"Natsu, can we stop for a moment? I think I need to sit down." Lucy said.
"Sorry, Lucy. No time." Natsu said as he just hoisted her over his shoulder and just carried her. Neither of them could believe how bold he was.
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Erza and Happy
Since Natsu was searching with Gray and Lucy, Erza was with Happy. However, they weren't really searching for clues. They were playing the games and eating the food Fun Zone offered.
"I hate to let the others down, but I'm not going anywhere near that roach." Erza said as she had some pizza with Happy agreeing. They were aiming to just have some fun, but they did see something suspicious. They saw flashes coming from a van. They moved carefully closer and saw Gemma inside working with mechanics.
"With this little baby, I'm going to jump straight to first place and that trophy is mine." Gemma said.
"It looks like Gemma is good with mechanics, like building a giant metal bug, and wants to win this tournament badly. Must be a clue." Erza said. "Normally when we find a clue, the monster soon finds us. Happy, what would you do to avoid the monster?" Happy had an idea or two they could do. The two of them hit the batting cages with Erza ready. "Okay! Give me a nice fast one!" Rather than shooting baseballs, Happy was shooting ice cream at her and she caught it with her mouth. "If you and Natsu have this kind of fun, I pair with you two more often." The two of them were having a lot of fun, but it was short when they heard a rumbling sound. "Please tell me that was your tummy, Happy."
"HHHHHRRRRRAAAAAHHHHHH!" They both looked up and saw the giant roach was right over them. Erza grabbed Happy and screamed at the top of her lungs and ran into the arcade.
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Natsu, Lucy, and Gray
While the three of them were still searching for clues, they heard Erza screaming.
"Erza is in trouble! Come on!" Natsu said as the three of them hurried to where the screams came from. The three of them arrived at the arcade, but there was no sign of them. "I was sure Erza screaming came from around here."
"I don't like the looks of this." Gray said.
"If you want to hideout in the ball pit with the rest of the little kids, go ahead. We've got a mystery to solve." Natsu said.
"Okay, you might be getting some guts, but watch it." Gray said as he was getting annoyed with him, but Lucy stopped Gray from doing anything as she saw something strange.
"Natsu, what are you standing under?" Lucy said. Natsu looked up and saw something strange.
"I think it's some sort of fancy light." Natsu assumed until he saw it move to show it was an eye. They all looked and saw the giant roach was there. "In a situation like this, the best thing to do is...run!" The three of them ran off with the roach trying to chase after them. Erza and Happy came out of hiding behind some games as they looked around for the roach.
"There you two are!" Lucy said as she spotted the two of them.
"Where's the giant creepy crawly?" Erza said as she was pretty scared. That was when the roach reached them. "Why did I ask?" All five of them ran out of there with the giant roach chasing after them. They all hurried out of the arcade. The five of them ran back to the golf course and tried to make themselves look like they were figures on the golf course. It appeared to have worked as the giant roach just went past them.
"I think we lost it." Gray said.
"Erza, are you and Happy doing okay?" Lucy asked.
"I've had nightmares with roaches like this one. I just never thought I would actually live them." Erza said as she might be on the verge of being traumatized.
"Hey. Is that Cameron Smith?" Lucy said as they spotted him. "What's he doing here?"
"I bet he might be the giant roach." Natsu said. "He's a pro, but probably can't handle loosing a small competition like this. He's probably trying to scare away the competition." All of them looked at Natsu baffled. "What? You don't think I'm right?"
"It's not that. You probably are and that's what has us freaked." Lucy said.
"Except there's that!" Gray said as they saw the giant roach came back and swallowed Cameron Smith whole.
"So much for my theory." Natsu said as they all got out of there before the roach spotted them.
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Later
The giant metal roach was causing a panic for everyone. Word has even gotten out that Cameron Smith has been eaten by it. It's not looking good for the people.
"This is bad, very bad." Mayor Bristle said as he was looking over all the info he was given. "That overgrown bug is causing so much hassle, and now Cameron Smith is gone. If something isn't done soon, I might have to shut down the tournament."
"You like that, wouldn't you?" Jefferey said.
"See here, young man, I am not going to put people's lives at risk just for this game." Mayor Bristle said as he was displeased with his son.
"Please, can't you two just try to get along." Mrs. Bristle said, but the both of them just wouldn't listen. They just walked away from each other with Mrs. Bristle not happy about this. The gang heard them talking and was seeing the giant roach was causing a lot of trouble.
"We've got to do something to squash that bug." Natsu said. "If something isn't done soon, this tournament is going to get cancelled. Who knows what else could happen."
"But what can we do?" Lucy said.
"Trap that bug. I've got an idea." Gray said. They all headed back into the golf course and set a trap for it. "Okay, here's the plan. When the giant roach comes this way, Natsu is going to use his golfing skills and hit that windmill with the net on it. When the windmill turns, it will throw the net right on that roach. While the roach tries to shake itself free, Lucy and I will shine those spotlights right in its face and blind it. Once it's blinded, all we have to do is tie it's legs and it won't be able to move around so much."
"And how are we even going to get the roach down here?" Lucy said.
"Well, since Natsu's skills are needed, Erza and Happy will be the bait." Gray said, but both of them refused to do it. "Not even for some fishy treats?" Gray held up a bag and Happy instantly took the deal. "Erza?"
"I might be scared, but I'm not loony." Erza said.
"You know, I heard of a nice bakery here that makes great strawberry cake, your favorite." Lucy said.
"Oh... You're a cruel one, Lucy." Erza said as she felt like it was out of her hands now. When they got the trap set, Erza and Happy were able to get their hands on a go-cart from Fun Zone to help them out. They were rather nervous about the roach showing. "If this is what you and Natsu go through, Happy, I have new sympathy for you." Happy honked on a horn to try and lure it out. "Stop that."
"HHHHHHRRRRRAAAAAAHHHHHH!" They saw the roach found them and they put they stepped on it as they drove off as fast as they could. The roach chased after them into the golf course where the others were waiting for them.
"Set the trap! Set the trap!" Erza called as they made it to where they needed to be. Just as the roach grabbed the cart with its mandibles, Erza and Happy jumped out of the cart, but were cornered by it.
"Fore!" Natsu called as he set the plan in motion. He hit the golf ball, but it went far over the windmill. "Now of all times I miss?!" He complained, but he had bigger problems as the roach went right at him and swallowed him up like the rest.
"No!" All of them shouted as they couldn't believe their friend just got eaten.
"That does it! Roach or no roach, no one eats my friend!" Erza said as her fear turned into anger. She grabbed a putter and climbed her way up the roach. She ran straight to the head and smashed the club against it until sparks flew out and the roach dropped to the ground and shutdown like a large robot. As for Natsu, no harm came to him as he was able to open a hatch and climbed out.
"Yikes! If I didn't have a problem with roaches before, I do now!" Natsu said.
"Erza, you conquered your fear!" Gray said as they were all proud of what Erza did.
"Now let's see who the real roach is." Erza said. She found another hatch in the head and opened it to see who was controlling it.
"The mayor's wife?!"
"What's going on here?!" Mayor Bristler called as he and Jeffery arrived.
"Mom?" Jefferey said as both of them were shocked to see she was controlling the giant bug.
"Erza, how did you know it was her?" Gray questioned.
"I don't know anything." Erza said. "I've been stuffing my face and playing games. Natsu, did you figure it out?"
"I guess not. I thought Jeffery or his dad was the one behind all of this." Natsu said.
"How did you figure that?" Erza questioned.
"Jefferey wanted to become a professional golfer, but his father was against it. They've been at each other for a long time." Natsu said. "Mrs. Bristle just stood there and tried to get them to get along."
"That's it!" Erza said as she figured it out. "Mrs. Bristle hated seeing her son and husband constantly argue, so she tried to ruin the one thing that was causing it. She was hoping this experience would bring the two of them together."
"I never meant for things to get out of hand, despite you kids nonstop meddling." Mrs. Bristler said as she was helped out of the machine. "I didn't know what else to do. I love my husband and son, but they can both be so stubborn." Seeing the lengths she was going because of them. Jefferey and his father started to feel rather ridiculous with how they've been acting.
"But what about Cameron Smith, and the others who were swallowed?" Lucy asked.
"They're all safe. I hid them all in the castle." Mrs. Bristler said as she pointed to the castle on the course. Gray went over to it and opened it up to see Cameron and the kids tied up inside.
"Well, now that's all over, we have something to finish." Natsu said as he was ready.
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The Next Day
They resumed the tournament and it was going well as they were at the final hole with it being a city-themed. Gemma was up now with what looked to be an advance golf club.
"That is one interesting club." Natsu said.
"That must have been what she was working on." Erza said. Gemma took aim with the club and hit the golf ball, but the ball was sent flying. No one could even see it anymore.
"She does know the hole isn't on the other side of the country, right?" Gray said. Seeing her little invention didn't work, she smashed it against the ground and stormed out of there. Natsu was up now. "If Natsu gets a hole in one, he wins."
"How is he going to do that?" Lucy questioned. Natsu looked at what he was dealing with and might have an idea. Rather than following the path, he hit the ball and it bounced across the buildings and he pulled off a miracle win as it went right in and he got a hole in one with him being crowned the champ of this small tournament again. Erza conquered her fears and Natsu is a champion. This has been one buggy adventure.
