"speaking"

"Thinking"

On with the story

"that was good" Natsu said as he got out of the ocean water with Kagura; Kaithen and Levia following behind

They went to the others who are in distress and looks to be nearly panicking

"what's wrong?" Natsu asked Lucy who was nearby

"Touro's missing" Lucy said looking worried as her child is nowhere to be found, making Natsu's eyes widen in alert

"so are Ignisias and Flaze!" Erza stated, nearly going into panic

"Noir too!" Kamika stated, her child gone missing

"Kalard, Momon, Éna, and Neel aren't here either!" Éclair stated

Natsu sighs as he can't even relax on his vacation

"let's not panic first, alright?" Ultear stated while holding her umbrella as she tried calming the others "They probably went exploring into the forest"

"I get Ignisias and the others, but I guess that they drag their brother into it too" Natsu said as he knew how rascals his kids were, well except for Touro who is well behaved, Natsu snaps his fingers as his armor appeared and equipped upon him "stay here, and I'll get those rascals back"

Natsu started walking into the forest as his mates watched him disappear into the green

Natsu ventured further into the forest as he pass by tree after tree, searching for his kids

"maybe I should start putting leashes on them" Natsu thought out loud as he imagined having ropes tied around his kids like dogs "maybe not Touro, he's been a good son after all"

Natsu continued on walking before he stopped and squatted down

He found tracks on the ground as it looks to have come from some big creature

"inhabitant of the island?" Natsu thought as he stood up before he tilt his head to the side, an arrow flying pass him. He grabbed his magic gun and fired back at the direction where the arrow came from

BANG!

He fired his shot and heard a scream of pain in response

"a hit, huh?" Natsu said as he placed his gun away and could hear running footsteps

Natsu followed the footsteps as it would either lead him to his kids or something else

Touro and the others were in a cage as they were being watched by Ogres

"they're weird looking Lizards" "yeah, and those birds too" "that one looks like a cow, doesn't it?" "you think it taste like one?" the two ogres chatted with each other as they were in a big tribe village filled with ogres

All of them, having weapons, hunted meat, and anything else that would describe what it seems to be in a tribe of ogres

"what should we do?" Momon whispered while hugging Éna and Neel close, the two are still young hatchlings who just learned how to fly

Touro growls as the Bull Dragon rams his head again the cage, making a dent on it

"this one is feisty, and look at the dent on the cage" "wonder if the chief likes to see this" the two ogres said as Touro rams against the cage again, bending it "better add more cages to it"

The two ogres went away as Touro growls loudly before ramming its head against the cage, bending it even more

Touro growls to his siblings as Ignisias, Flaze, and Kalard spewed out small streams of flames at the cage, heating it up while Noir went into the shadows, looming away

The dragon children started to try and break out of the cage before the two ogres came back and place them into a larger and more thicker and denser cage

Touro growls as the bull Dragon rams his head and breaks the small cage before ramming into the thicker cage, making another dent but smaller

"better tell the chief about these lizards" one ogre said to another who nodded before walking away while the first one stayed behind, watching Touro and the others

Natsu walked within the forest as he followed the running footsteps and finds the tribe village, and was standing a few feet from it

He hides in the shadows as he watched Ogres surround the area and one ogre is seeming injured with a bullet hole

"Ogres, huh? Who knew of them being smart enough to make a village here"Natsu thought as the ogre that he shot was talking with the other ogres before they started taking weapons and head out "can't let them go or they'll go after Lucy and the others"

Natsu grabs his magic gun before he heard squeaking beside him

He turns and sees Noir coming out of the shadows

"Noir?" Natsu said as his face plate slides open and looks at his child who jumped to him "where are the others?"

Noir squeaks as he looks to the ogre villages before hearing growling and squeaking sound, all very familiar as it was his kids

"I see," Natsu said as he lets Noir climb up to his shoulder "hang on tight"

Natsu grabs his magic gun out as it shined before transforming into a magic rifle, his faceplate slides close as Natsu's eyes glowed red behind the helmet

Touro and the others growls and squeaks loudly as they were calling for their father to come

"quiet down!" the ogre shouted, while holding his hands on his ears

BOOM!

An explosion was heard as ogres went flying to the air

"what!?" the ogre exclaimed in surprise as Natsu with Noir on his shoulder appeared

Natsu aimed his magic rifle at the ogre before firing a shot that grazes his shoulder

"it's Natsu!" Momon exclaimed with a smile as the kids smiled too in seeing their father

"guuuh!?" the ogre yelped in pain as he holds his shoulder that was bleeding but slowly regenerating thanks to Ogre's regeneration capability

"thanks for babysitting my children" Natsu said as he fired another shot, this time creating a hole in the ogre's right eye, it soon regenerate again "but I don't like the services that you give to them"

Touro and the others growled and squeaked out to Natsu as the Dragon Man made his way to the cage, breaking it apart

Noir jumps down as the little Hatchling squeaks and growls to his siblings

"thanks! Natsu!" Momon said as they ran to his legs

Natsu nodded before he looks to the side and sees a group of ogres, marching their way towards them

"Momon, get back into the cage with the others" Natsu said as he leans his magic rifle on his shoulder "I'll be cleaning the mess up"

"I got it!" Momon said as he and the kids went in the cage

Natsu cracked his neck as he aimed his rifle at the group of ogres who soon stopped marching

"stop right there, will ya?" someone spoke out as the Ogres made a pathway and a man with red skin and orange hair while wearing battle armor came in but had a single horn on his forehead "you sure made a big mess on my tribe and men"

"You are?" Natsu asked not pulling away his rigle

"the names Gildarts, and as you can see, I'm an Oni" Gildarts replied while introducing himself to Natsu "I'm the boss of this place"

Oni, or more known as Eastern Ogres. They are unlike their Western Cousins who are more prominent in using brute force, the Onis are known for their brute strength and intelligence. There are two types of the Onis; one is the single horned Oni and the other the two horned Onis

"if you're the boss here, why don't you tell your underlings to back off?" Natsu said as his faceplate slides open "my kids aren't in tonight's dinner"

"kids?" Gildarts said while raising an eyebrow before looking at Momon and the others "oh, I see. they're your kids, huh? Adopted?"

"they are my kids who have my blood within them" Natsu told Gildarts "I appreciate it if you don't mess around with them"

"ok then, I won't" Gildarts said while raising his hands up "I'm a father too, so I get where you're going with this"

"your underlings had some nerve to capture my kids and put them in a cage" Natsu said before his eyes glowed red "and I don't like that one bit"

"well" Gildarts said as he rubs the back of his head "when you're living in an island like this, you got to hunt anything that looks edible"

Natsu squinted his eyes as he eyed Gildarts

"but if it's anything, I'll apologize on my underlings' action. I don't even like eating something that has a parent or is a kid" Gildarts said while bowing his head a bit "but I'm not taking it by just how much you made a mess of my home"

Natsu looks to the tribe village as he had destroyed several homes upon his arrival here

"so, let's say that we're even" Gildarts said before cracking his knuckles "or we could let our fists be the one to do the talking"

"ho?" Natsu looks amused as he cracks his knuckles "I had the same thoughts for some reason"

Before long, Gildarts and Natsu were in a ring made out of wood and were being surrounded by the Ogres

Momon and the others watched them while in a cage that they somehow went in

Natsu and Gildarts stood in each other's ground as they stared at each other

"I ain't good with weapons" Gildarts said as he had no weapon in hand "and I don't suppose that you are a fair sport in men to men combat?"

Natsu grabs his gun from behind his back before dropping it to the side and took off his helmet as well before dropping it beside him and then took a fighting pose

Gildarts smirked as he lifted ups his fists and went into a fighting pose as well

The two eased at each other in a circle before they dashed at each other and punches each other's cheeks hard

They grinned as they lifted up their left fist before punching each other's fist

The ogres started cheering as Gildarts punched Natsu's gut a few times before getting a right hook to the face by Natsu himself

Natsu grabs Gildarts head before slamming his forehead directly at him. Gildarts staggered back before Natsu punched his fist at the Oni's Gut hard.

Gildart nearly gagged but he grins before grabbing Natsu's hand and swings him over his shoulder and to the ground

Natsu grunted a bit before he rolled aside, dodging Gildarts foot that slammed down and nearly hits him

The two continued on their brawl as punches and kicks went flying at each other

"Raaahhh!" Natsu and Gildarts and roared out as they pulled back their right fists before punching them at each other faces, the force nearly making their jaws get dislocated

Natsu and Gildarts staggered back before the Salmon haired man dashed and slams his right fist at the Oni's cheeks, pounding him to the ground, and cause it to break into pieces

"gaahh!" Gildarts gasped out in pain as he could feel the bones in him cracking and breaking

Natsu stands up straight as he defeated Gildarts in battle and that would mean that he is stronger than him

A few hours later, a feast was held in the village at night

"cheers!" the ogres exclaimed as they raise barrels of alcohol

Gildarts who had bandages on his face was drinking a barrel before he burps and laughs

"man! It's been a while since I had a good fight!" Gildarts said while grinning before looking to Natsu who was beside him, his mates nearby with their kids "you pack some punch into those punches!"

"is that so?" Natsu said while eating meat on a stick as he passed on the alcohol "it's been a while since I last did some hand to hand combat"

"so modest!" Gildarts said laughing a bit

After the fight, the two hits off as Natsu told Gildarts of his kingdom and offered him with his tribe a chance to live there in peace, Gildarts thought of it and accepted as it was better to live in a nice place rather than in a forest

"who is that?" Natsu asked while looking to an Oni girl who had two horns and brownish skin with tattoos all over her, she was in the middle of dancing in some sort of tribal outfits while the ogres were cheering for her

"that's my beloved daughter and sweet heart, Cana-chwan! She's my number one treasure in the world!" Gildarts exclaimed, looking all lovey dovey and hearts flying around him before he got a rock thrown hard to his face by his own daughter

"quit it, geezer!" Cana shouted angrily as she continued back on dancing

"but Cana-chwan!" Gildarts whined as Cana glared at him before looking to Natsu "if you don't mind, can you beat him up?"

"why?" Natsu asked her

"I can't stand him, that's why! Always Cana-chwan this! And cana-chwan that! I'm sick of it!" Cana exclaimed "if we get to your kingdom, I want a place to myself! And away from him!"

"ho?" Natsu said amused before he takes out a contract paper "that can be arranged with a contract, sign here and you'll get what you want"

"deal!" Cana exclaimed with a grin as she grabs the contract paper and signed it by blood

"eehh! Cana-chwan!" Gildarts cried out as the contract paper shined before rolling up and flied to Natsu who caught it

"Contract completed" Natsu said "you're one of my mates now"

"eh?" Cana and Gildarts said as Natsu showed the contract paper and point at the part that states that Cana is now Natsu's mate for life

"BASTARD! YOU'RE NOT GETTING MY CANA-CHWAN!" Gildarts shouted angrily as he strangles Natsu and the two got into another fight again

"nice to meet you" Lucy said as she and the other mates greeted Cana

"you're going to love Dragnof" Erza said with a smile

"very much" Kagura added in

"and you will love the mating ceremony too" Kamika stated while Noir was riding on her shoulder

"language please" Éclair said with her children on her lap

"who cares?" Ultear asked

"yeah" Cana said while looking a bit awkward "guess my life changed now"

That's a wrap!

Bye bye