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Chapter 7

Shirotsume

Shirotsume was located in a mountainous area, it was small compared to Magnolia but the scenery was nice and didn't seem to be a bad place to retire to as a wizard.

Shawn, Lucy, Natsu and Happy arrived a short while after their little fight earlier and were walking towards the client's home.

"That's the last time I'm riding in one of those'' said Natsu still suffering the aftereffects of motion sickness. According to him it happens from time to time but he quickly recovers after a minute or two.

"You say that every time'' says Happy which is true but he still does regardless.

"Man I'm starving'' he complains despite having eaten less than two hours ago, probably because the train ride took up all his energy to endure.

Lucy looked at him and said "can't you just eat your own fire?''

Natsu replied "oh yeah that's a great idea ugh, why don't you just eat Plue or your cow while your at it?'' he says sarcastically.

"Why would I do something like that?'' she says looking at him like he was crazy.

"It's kind of the same thing''

"So let me get this straight you can eat fire but just not your own? That's kind of lame'' she questioned him.

"Think for a minute Lucy, the fire magic is generated by Natsu's magic power so of course it won't restore his strength and in fact would just be wasting it'' explained Shawn while pretending to do air glasses like a wise man.

"ohhh, guess I didn't think that one through'' as she put her fists together in understanding what he meant.

They soon stood in front of a restaurant in the center of town and Natsu seemingly feeling better points to it and says "whoa, let's stop and get a bite''

Shawn not having eaten lunch thought so as well and spoke "sure, don't want to be hungry and since you feel better I'll pay for it this time''

""All right'''' both Natsu and Happy were ecstatic and would probably eat a mountain of food before being satisfied.

Lucy seemed to be struggling with something before smiling and said "no thanks I'll be alright but you three enjoy'' as she walked off to who knows where.

"What is it with her? we should be eating together as a team'' said Natsu as he folded his arms

"Oh well'' said Happy sitting on his blanket.

Shawn placed a hand on his shoulder and said "don't worry about her, she'll come by and meet us later, for now let's eat'' he said as he walked on ahead a few steps before they followed him.

A moment later they were inside with Natsu eating meat in both of his hands, Happy on the other hand was stuffing something looking like sushi in his mouth.

Shawn was eating a piece of grilled chicken with meat buns and a bowl of white rice. There was also a fruit drink beside next to him and looked like it was fruit punch flavored, it tasted similar to the ones back in his old world and was quietly drinking his third glass already.

There were also a few empty dishes stacked on the side as everyone ate with satisfied looks on their faces.

As Natsu was eating with food in his mouth he said "be sure to save all the fat stuff for Lucy''

Happy was also eating with his mouth full and replied "yeah from the looks of it that's what she likes the most''

"You better hope she didn't hear that otherwise you're screwed Happy'' said Shawn as he finished his plate.

Luckily, he was right

"Hold it right there cat, what the heck is that supposed to mean?'' they heard a voice talking behind them.

As they turned around they saw Lucy was dressed in a maid uniform and she had her hair tied into two on each side.

"Whoa Lucy'' said Shawn though that was all he could say as he just kept staring.

"Come on, don't be shy boys I know I look super cute in this uniform'' as she took a cute pose.

Natsu and Happy meanwhile were shocked speechless and even their food was falling out of their mouths.

Lucy then started fidgeting while getting into character "have you had enough food master or shall I bring you some more, your wish is my command''

"What do we do? We were joking about the costume but she took it seriously'' Happy whispered to Natsu.

"I guess we'll just have to go along with it, don't say anything'' whispered Natsu back.

"I can hear you'' Lucy said irritated for messing with her.

Shawn finished is food and looked at Lucy "don't worry about them Lucy, you look really good in that''

"Thank you Shawn, at least you have some sense unlike these two idiots'' as she smiled at him sweetly before glaring at Natsu and Happy.

As he got up he left their payment on the table before heading out to their clients home.


A Few Minutes Later

They had arrived at their destination which was an impressive two story mansion, though it was more on the smaller side it was impressive nonetheless.

After letting them know at the gate we were quickly guided to a waiting room and before long the client showed up.

He was a tall yet aged man with peach skin, gray hair and mustache a lot more darker than the rest. His eyes appearing to be closed while wearing a green suit with a red tie.

He first smiled and then spoke "My name's Kabe Melon, a pleasure to meet you'' giving his greetings.

"He said Melon'' "Oh man you have a tasty name'' of course Happy and Natsu spoke first and out came some rude things.

"You idiots'' said Shawn as he hit them upside the head… HARD!

""We're so sorry'''' both apologized immediately afterwards while Lucy chastised them "you two seriously need to quit being rude''

"Hahaha, don't worry I get that a lot'' though Kabe didn't seemed to mind it.

"Well first things first, allow me to tell you about the job'' says Kabe.

"Please do so'' Shawn asked politely.

After taking a moment he begins explaining how Duke Everlue is in possession of the book called Daybreak and requested that it be burned.

Natsu as usual comments that he could burn the whole house down though he received a blow from Shawn and a scolding from Lucy... again

"May I ask why sir?'' Lucy asks "for two hundred thousand Jewel who the hell cares?'' interrupted Natsu voicing his opinion.

"The reward has been raised to two million'' adds Kabe which left the other three in shock while Shawn just furrows his brows at that "so far everything is going along exactly as in the story'' thought Shawn as he wasn't sure it would follow the same route.

Given that some things were changing slowly or deviating from what he knew lately it seems as if this job will be no different from Shawn's memories.

"I'm sorry, I thought you were aware that the amount had changed'' he apologizes while the rest were still recovering.

"Two million split four ways'' said Natsu as his brain was literally smoking before he stood up "WOW, I STINK AT MATH BUT THAT'S A LOT!'' and screamed out loud.

"Wait I got it, me and Natsu get one million, Shawn gets one million, and Lucy gets all the rest'' says Happy as money filled their heads with delusions.

"That sounds fair to me'' comments Natsu while Happy simply agrees with 'Aye' as usual.

"I'm fine with that, it's a deal'' pretends Shawn as he goes along with their act and thought it was still worth it as despite Lucy glaring at us.

"BUT THAT LEAVES ME WITH NOTHING!'' screams Lucy as that did not sit well with her at all. Shawn laughed at her reaction and apologized as well but she was still pouting. Though after a few minutes she calms down and continues the conversation "why'd you raise the reward?'' Lucy asked while Kabe clenched his hands tighter.

"Because it means that much to me, that book must be destroyed, no matter the cost'' he says while Natsu spontaneously lit his head on fire scaring Lucy as she hid behind Shawn like it was the safest place… of course she wasn't wrong but "why does she always use me as a human shield?'' "oh yeah, I'm fired up now'' yelled Natsu as he took Lucy's wrist.

"Let's do this Lucy, Shawn'' "Hey wait'' screamed Lucy in surprise.

"You two go on ahead, I'll catch up with you in a minute'' said Shawn which stopped Natsu at the door.

"What gives Shawn? let's go'' said Natsu running in place and still holding Lucy by the wrist.

"I'm just gonna ask a few more things about Mr. Kabe here, for now just head on over to Everlue's mansion, I'll be there shortly'' as he sat back down on the couch.

"Fine then, but we'll have finished by then, don't say I didn't warn ya'' was the last thing he said before speeding off towards the mansion with Lucy screaming his name and at Natsu too though whatever it was he couldn't tell.

Shawn then turned his head towards Kabe as he was muttering to himself "Daybreak, it must be burned, it cannot be allowed to exist any longer''

"Mr. Kabe?'' says Shawn politely.

"HUH?'' which startled him for a moment before looking at Shawn and regaining his composure "forgive me, I was just talking to myself''

Shawn shook his head in denial "no please, it's no issue at all'' as he folded his arms together "there's just a few things I wish to speak with you about before I leave''

"And what are those?'' he said still calm.

"It's about Daybreak, and why you truly want it burned?'' said Shawn as his face turned dead serious and continued to speak with Mr. Kabe.


Thirty Minutes Later

Shawn was walking down the road after leaving Mr. Kabe's residence as he thought "now everything is set, all that's left is…''

"Just couldn't do it huh'' as he lifted his head and heard Natsu mocking Lucy.

"I TRIED, BUT THAT IDIOT WOULDN'T KNOW BEAUTY IF IT BIT HIM IN THE BEHIND!'' he heard Lucy crying and yelling at the same time.

"This stinks'' as she started crying into her arms.

Shawn looked at them and thought "guess Lucy failed, I know Duke Everlue has horrible taste but still'' as he guessed what happened.

As he continued walking he spoke out "guess it won't be as simple as we thought it would be'' as he finished all three looked towards Shawn.

"SHAWN!'' "Ooof'' as Lucy screamed Lucy and dived straight into his chest and started crying.

BAM!

Shawn not expecting that had the wind knocked out of him as they both fell to the floor.

"Man, that hurt'' though thanks to his training that's all that happened.

"Lucy!?'' he said as he looked down as she clinged herself to him and was sobbing into his shirt.

He looked towards Natsu and Happy and asked "Did something happen?''

"Aye, Lucy didn't make Everlue's… tastes'' as Happy explains it as easily as he could.

As he looked down she was still crying over what happened.

"Now then… what do I do? Comfort her or avenge her?'' thought Shawn as different thoughts were running through his head.

"Both sound good but maybe… ahh!'' as Shawn finished thinking he followed up on his plan.

He raised his right hand and gently placed it on top of her head and began comforting her.

"Huh?'' as she stopped crying when she felt something on her head she looked up though tears were still in her eyes.

"Listen Lucy, that Duke Everlue must be blind if he can't recognize your beauty'' as he spoke honestly.

"Tell you what, on the off chance we end up getting into a fight I promise to punch him in the face for you, how does that sound?'' as he then smiled like usual.

"Shawn'' as Lucy looked at him she thought "why is he always being so nice to me? Who is he? Why is he trying to help me?'' though despite all these questions popping into her head she couldn't come up with an answer.

"Well doesn't matter, for now though I'll just take his word for it'' as she did what she could.

As she wiped the tears from her face she smiled as best she could and said "you'd better keep your word, girls never forget a man's promise''

Seeing that she recovered Shawn declared "trust me, I keep my promises, always have, always will'' as they both laughed.

Their little moment didn't last long though

"Lucy's in love~'' said Happy ruining what should have been a happy moment.

Shawn blushed a little and scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

Lucy on the other hand turned as red as she could before steam popped out.

"WHAT YOU SAY YOU DAMN CAT?!'' as she started screaming at Happy before chasing him around.

It took a few minutes before Lucy eventually caught Happy and... let's just say I feel like giving Happy twice the fish tonight.

Natsu smashed his fists together and said "okay then, guess we'll have to resort to old plan T''

Lucy seemed to be feeling better "yeah, that big fat jerks gonna pay for this'' in anger for having her pride and beauty smashed to pieces.

"So what's this plan T you have in mind Natsu? And please don't say take em by storm'' says Shawn.

"Take em by… huh?'' as Happy was in the middle of declaring he stopped in shock.

Then he started shaking "S-S-Shawn, c-can you b-b-b-by chance read m-m-m-minds?'' as not only Happy but Natsu were looking at him in fear.

Shawn then donned an evil smile and said "now you're thinking about fish aren't you?''

""AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH'''' both screamed in fear at Shawn's ability to read minds.

"Of course not you idiots, you're just too easy to read, he's messing with you'' said Lucy as she started laughing and hugging her stomach from laughing so much, which was what she needed right now.

"Knowing what happens can sometimes be useful'' as he knew exactly what most of them were like and from the show what they were gonna say let's Shawn have them suffer a bit for his amusement.

"Alright you two, calm down and let's think of a real plan here'' as Shawn begins to talk with all three of them about how to infiltrate Everlue's mansion. Meanwhile a small crystal ball was watching them from a distance while the one's watching were smiling.


Everlue Mansion Rooftop

"Burst''

As Shawn landed on the rooftop with his magic Natsu was already melting the window and opening it from the inside.

"Woopsy daisy'' said Happy as he finished carrying Lucy and landing right next to Natsu and Shawn. Lucy decided to change out of her maid outfit and put back the clothes she had on earlier which were a pink top and black skirt with sandals strapped up to her ankles.

"Thanks a lot Happy'' giving her gratitude as Happy replies with 'Aye' like usual.

Natsu was annoyed with this plan "geez, this isn't really taking them by storm you know, I think we should have busted in right in through the front door'' complaining at the lack of action as he melted the glass on the door.

Lucy folded her arms and retorted "what did I tell you before?, I'm not going to jail because of you''

"Yeah but I thought you were out to get revenge on this guy'' asks Natsu not understanding her at all.

"Oh I'll get my revenge, not only am I gonna burn his book but I'm gonna use his toothbrush to clean the toilet'' as she had an evil look in her eyes, almost as if they were flashing with evil in them while laughing.

"That is just gross'' "totally'' both Natsu and Happy agreed on that.

Shawn merely laughed weakly while thinking what will happen when she actually sees his toilet, that will be funny to see.

They quickly entered into what they assumed was the attic as dust and antiques were everywhere.

"Whoa, is this some kind of weird store room?'' as Lucy looks around in wonder.

"Raaaahhhhhh''

As Happy put on a skull prop he found scaring Lucy back into his arms again he thought "good job Happy, I'll make sure to get you a pile of fish when this is over instead'' as he gave Happy a thumbs up in his mind.

Then they wandered from room to room varying from what looked like a music room and then finally to what Shawn had been waiting for.

The Bathroom.

It was made entirely of gold except for the toilet paper and the toilet itself had Duke Everlue's face on it like some sort of hood ornament in the middle.

Lucy looked at it in disgust while Shawn appeared behind her with something.

"Well Lucy, aren't you gonna keep your promise?'' as she turned he saw him holding a toothbrush made of gold, it obviously being Duke Everlue's as there was a small face of him at the bottom of it looking exactly the same as the one in the toilet.

In the end she begged him not to make her do it while Shawn just laughed at her pain before saying he was just messing with her, much to her relief... and anger.

As they came out to a hallway Natsu, Lucy, and Happy(still wearing the skull mask) were hugging the wall like ninjas. There was also a huge gold statue of Duke Everlue in the center obviously full of bloated ego.

"Are we gonna have to search every room in this whole stinkin place''

""Well yeah'''' both Shawn and Lucy said at once, Lucy was surprised while Shawn simply smiled while watching their back.

"I think we should take a hostage and force them to tell us where the book is'' suggested Natsu.

"Aye'' agreed Happy as he jumped in response.

"Did you forget were trying to not get caught here? So don't even think of trying that Natsu'' as Shawn shot him down

"Kind of the whole idea here is not to be seen you dummy'' as she removed herself from the wall.

"You gotta be stealthy, like a ninja'' as Lucy formed a hand sign.

"Um Lucy, I don't think you should ha..'' as Shawn tried to stop her the damage was already done.

"Like a real ninja'' as Natsu's face flushed red for the first time as he imagined himself as one.

"What's going on inside that head of yours?'' as she realized what she did Lucy was in the middle of regretting opening her mouth.

As they were talking with one another Shawn saw something sticking out ahead of them and realized where they were.

"HEY YOU GUYS, LOOK ALIVE WE HAVE COMPANY'' yelled Shawn as out of the floor appeared the ugliest maids Shawn has ever seen carrying weapons. Not that he should be judging but he seriously questioned what was going through Duke Everlue's head right now?


Duke Everlue's POV

"Achoo'' as he was watching he suddenly sneezed.

"Someone must be talking about me, it must be one of my lovelies'' as he started getting giddy and laughing annoyingly.


Back to Natsu's Group

""Intruder Alert! Virgo!'''' as the group of four said another one bursted up from the ground and was far bigger than the rest of them.

"Let's crush them girls'' says the biggest girl nearly four times bigger than the rest put together

Shawn recognized her at a glance and thought.

Virgo

Real Life Maid and One of Lucy's most Loyal Spirits


Fourth Wall Break Moment

As everyone else stops around him Shawn moves from his spot, turns towards the audience and begins speaking " Hey guys,I know that this description is small, but I'd rather go into more details later when she doesn't look like..'' as he pointed behind him to Virgo with his thumb "how do I say it... to the Duke's taste''

"Now then, sorry for the interruption'' as Shawn bows in apology before moving back into place.


"Were toast'' says Lucy as she thinks we're already done for. " Come on Lucy, have a little more faith in me and Natsu, later on I'll have to help her get rid of that pessimistic attitude"

"Ahhh'' says Happy with the skull mask on scaring the regular maids

"Ninja Power'' yells Natsu as he attacks them sending the four regular maids flying

"Giant Virgo Attack'' she declares which is just a regular body slam but seemingly crushes Natsu

"Oh no'''' both Lucy and Happy looked on in horror.

Lucy looks at Happy "hey, you can take off that mask now'' as she says randomly

"Get ready you guys'' as Shawn pulled out Aine and covers it in his aura.

Natsu then does the seemingly impossible… he lifts the probably over two hundred pound Virgo and even tosses her into the air.

At his feet a magic circle appears and does a ninja version of the Fire Dragon Claw while Shawn follows up with a Burst Wave Ignition sending her flying straight to the ground floor near the statue.

"We musn't let ourselves be discovered, we are Ninja''

"Ninja''

"Ninjas are supposed to be quiet, guys''

"They also aren't supposed to use their feet but swords you guys, you both fail at being ninjas''

As all of them speak their minds they quickly look through the next few rooms before coming across a pair of doors near the front of the statue.

Natsu is still playing ninja while Shawn looks around "I think we found our destination you guys''

As they see a vast library stretching all the way to the ceiling with over hundreds of books stocked in one shelf alone.

" 'Whistle~~' This is one impressive library, you could probably read here for ten years and not finish it'' says Shawn as he looks at the huge collection.

"Whoa, there are many books in this library'' he says still talking like a ninja.

"Aye, their are indeed'' as Happy plays along.

"Wow, who would have thought that Everlue's a major bookworm'' Lucy was astonished at this revelation.

"You haven't seen the other side of Everlue yet Lucy, just wait'' "Let's start looking'' "Aye sir'' meanwhile Natsu and Happy were as happy as a kid in a candy store.

They all spread out looking for the book with Shawn climbing one of the bookcases, but unfortunately he hasn't found Daybreak yet. Moving on to another shelf he goes from top to bottom with little success, then onto the next, and the next, and the next, etc.

As he gets down to the bottom of his fourth bookshelf he hears Lucy sighing "how are we ever going to find one stupid book in this place?''

"Don't worry Lucy, it'll eventually show up-ahhhh'' as Shawn screamed because she was on a high shelf he could see up her skirt.

"Huh, what is it Shawn?'' she quickly turns around to see Shawn hunched over for something.

He waved his hand "don't worry I'm fine just hit my head against the shelf'' as he laughed in response.

"Be careful then, watch yourself next time'' as he didn't doubt it for a second. Shawn on the other hand "blue huh, how very...Lucy'' as he caught a glimpse of her choice of underwear.

"Bad Shawn! Bad Shawn! Get those thoughts out of your head!" as he shook his head to try and clear hos thoughts, a few minutes later he recovered but started on a shelf slightly farther away from Lucy.

"Ohh, this one has lots of pictures'' says Natsu

"Look, it's a book on fish'' as Happy picked out a book describing all kinds of fish in the sea

A moment later Natsu pulls out just the book we were looking for from a nearby shelf.

"Check out this one, it's sparkly'' as he holds up a literally glowing golden book with a picture of the rising sun on it.

"Hey, would you get serious and start looking for the book we need'' said Lucy as she apparently rushed down just to reprimand them.

Shawn shortly after arrived and poked her shoulder as she turned to look at him "Lucy, I think we just did'' as he pointed to the book in Natsu's hand.

Turning back her eyes quickly widen in realization as she yelled "it's Daybreak''

"Have we been here that long?'' questions Happy

"I think she means the book Happy, try to keep up'' as he pats his back in pity

"HEY!'' yells Happy irritated and looking like he would begin fighting at any moment but Shawn just ignored him.

"You found it'' says Lucy shocked

"Natsu found it'' Happy also shocked and seemingly forgetting his feud with Shawn

"I did'' Natsu on the other hand can't believe it.

"Nicely done Natsu'' Shawn on the contrary praises Natsu for his job well done while inwardly he was thinking "how the hell did he find it first? Then again that's how it went so it probably doesn't matter at this point'' as he sighs in defeat before returning to reality.

"Two million Jewel here we come'' Lucy obviously Happy over this new development.

As he turned his head he saw Natsu getting that look on his face when he's about to do something without thinking.

"Let's spark it up'' as a flame covered his fist Lucy blinked as if she realized something. Happy on the other hand went on saying that finding it was so easy.

Lucy quickly snatched the book from Natsu's hand while Shawn stepped closer to get a better look. "Hold on a second, I didn't realize this was written by Kemu Zaleon'' While Natsu wondered what she was going on about she quickly explains that he was a famous wizard and one of her favorite authors before going gaga over it. Shawn of course read his stories as well over the course of his time here and knew that this was the only one left.

Natsu then lit his finger and muttered "yeah, who cares it all burns the same to me'' which prompted Lucy to hug the book even closer.

"Don't you dare touch it, this is a great work of literature, you better stay away from it Pyro'' as she gave Natsu a more suited nickname than Salamander at least.

"But what about our mission?'' as Happy reminds her of why they came here in the first place.

"FORGET ABOUT THE STUPID MISSION'' as she cries trying to appeal to them.

"Failure is not an option'' though her reasoning was ineffective against Happy.

Appeal Failed: Commencing Plan B

Of course for Lucy Plan B was simply hide behind Shawn which seemed to be normal for her when she gets backed into a corner.

"Come on guys, let's just say we burned it, I'll keep it a secret I swear'' as she tried begging this time.

"I'm not a liar'' "Aye'' both Happy and Natsu were unaffected by Lucy's begging.

"Well, what do we have here?'' they heard a voice echoing throughout the room.

BOOM!

Quickly the floor beneath them burst open as a man jumped out from it. Revealing it was a short, plump man though he had skinny arms and legs which was disproportionate to the rest of his body. Wearing a black suit held together by a ridiculously large gold button and an equally huge red flower. Underneath wearing a white collared shirt and a weird blue necktie spreading out in three directions and almost navy blue boots. There was also a curled mustache which was appeared to be coming out of is nose and wavy hair like it was part of a wig to cover up for the fact that he was actually bald.

Duke Everlue

Dictator of Shirotsume and Fugly Maid Lover

"So you thieves are looking to pilfer Daybreak from me are you? Boyoyo~'' as he landed on the ground.

Natsu on the other hand pointed at him and said "see slowpoke, this is all your fault''

"Um.. Sorry about that'' she apologized

"By the way, why didn't you just used the door like normal people, that's probably going to cost a fortune to fill'' said Shawn as he looked inside.

"TRY TO BE MORE SERIOUS HERE SHAWN!'' screamed Lucy at his carefree attitude. "I think Natsu is starting to rob off on him'' as she thought about it more brought her closer and closer to having a migraine.

He then gave a disgusting smile as he spoke "I knew all you lowlife wizards types were coming around here to take something of mine. I never would have guessed it was that stupid book''

"Stupid?'' as Natsu looked at him with a curious look on his face.

"Book?'' as Shawn was irritated by how he spoke about it. Lucy was thinking about how this seemed a bit suspicious as this book there seemed to be more to it than meets the eye.

Lucy then smiled and hugged the book even closer "this works out great, if it's so stupid then I guess it's fine if I keep it?''

"I don't think that's what he actually means Lucy'' as Shawn sweat dropped at her ability to reach such a conclusion.

"It's mine, you can't have it so get your grubby hands off'' as steam came out of his ears.

"Greedy gut'' she says

"Shut your trap ugly'' countered Everlue while picking his nose.

"Uhhh'' as Lucy felt like she was pierced through and fell to the ground.

"Shut up baldy, only those with actual hair should speak'' Shawn trash talked back.

"Uhhh'' this time it was Everlue's turn as he fell down in shock.

Natsu seemed like he had enough and lit his hand on fire "Would you hand over that book and let me get this over with?''

"No way, I'm not giving it to you''refusing to give up on the book.

"LUCY, THIS IS OUR JOB'' screams Natsu but instead of backing down she sits on the floor and starts reading the book.

"Well at least let me read it first'' is her response.

""Read it now?'''' everyone except Shawn was shocked at her actions.

Everlue on the other hand was getting even more pissed off by the minute "I've had enough, how dare you put your filthy hands on my possessions, now come forth Vanish Brothers'' as he took a ridiculous pose.

Then the bookshelves nearby parted open revealing two extremely tall men came through.

One was wearing a light white tunic with a high collar, loose cuffs and dark pants, and a band with the Southern Wolves mark on his right bicep. He also wore his dark long hair into a braid down his back with a ribbon at the end and a giant frying pan in one hand.

The other one was even taller than the first, he had long, dark curly hair though there were four huge tufts standing out making it look like a star. Unlike his brother he wears more western style of clothing consisting of a dark sweatshirt with long sleeves reaching over his elbows and simple pants. He also has a similar band but still slightly different to his brothers.

The Vanish Brothers

Members of the Southern Wolves and Tag Team Mercenaries

"You called upon us sir?'' said the one with the frying pan

"Can you believe that these little punks are from the Fairy Tail Guild? Talk about a bunch of runts'' boasted the taller brother.

"That sign means they're from the Southern Wolves, it's a mercenary guild'' explained Happy as he pointed towards them.

Natsu merely cracked his knuckles and said "so you got bodyguards do ya''

Shawn on the other hand merely shrugged and said "this should be pretty interesting'' while keeping his guard up.

Lucy was still on the floor absorbed in reading the book.

"Boyoyo~, the Southern Wolves are always hungry for fresh game, say your prayers thieves'' says Duke Everlue confident that they'll lose.

"I think they'll soon find out that they've bitten off more than they can chew, pups'' said Shawn which seemed to have pissed them off for being called `pups'.

Lucy suddenly got up from the floor and said to us "hey, you two try and hold them off for a while, I'm not sure but I think this book holds some kind of secret''

"Right'' replies Natsu

"You got it'' says Shawn while Lucy runs and heads out the side door.

Duke Everlue on the other hand is shaking and most likely thinking about what Lucy just said.

"I'm going after the girl, make sure pink hair and sword boy don't leave here in one piece'' as Duke Everlue vanished into the ground.

""Yes sir'''' they both replied at once

"Happy go on and help Lucy'' asks Natsu

"Are you sure you don't need me here?'' he asks back

"He's got me here with him Happy, it's more than enough'' as Shawn answered in his place.

"No, thanks but I think we'll be just fine'' as he began stretching while Happy flew over them.

"Whoa, you sure talk big for such a little guy'' says the taller brother

"Perhaps we should put him in his place'' says the shorter brother as he looks at him "so you're a fire wizard while you're a swordsman'' inferred the shorter brother

"You could say that'' replied Natsu

"Of sorts'' said Shawn

"But how'd you know that?'' asked Natsu as he stretched his arms

``We saw the fire around your legs'' said the taller brother as he turned to look at Shawn "and we saw your friend launch a flame from his sword while you were fighting Virgo'' as he finished answering the one with the giant frying pan concluded

"So you must be an ability type fire wizard while your friend here is a holder type fire wizard''

As they took a moment for Natsu to get ready Shawn thought "good, since they think I'm a Holder Type, I can use this to my advantage'' as Shawn already thought of his plan of attack.

"So I guess you know what happens when you play with fire'' as he covered his hands in fire.

"You get burned'' as Natsu launched his fist only to be blocked and absorbed by the frying pan

"I'm sorry to break it you kid but fighting fire wizards is something we do well'' as he moved his pan sending him flying back.

"You're wide open'' said Shawn as he used Burst to get in close and tried to land a strike with his unsheathed Aine

Bang!

Only to be blocked by the taller brother by catching his sword.

"Do you think I'll let you do that?'' he said before sending Shawn and his sword flying through the air like Natsu.

Correcting himself in mid-air he lands back on his feet easily. Then the taller brother jumped in the air as he arrived close to Natsu and Shawn did an axe kick smashing the ground with both of them avoiding it in time. Only for the smaller brother to get in close as both were stuck in mid-air were swatted away by the frying pan through the door.

"Damn, they're fast'' commented Shawn as a blood red aura covered him at the moment of impact. Natsu look alright as well having used his arms to protect himself "no kidding'' he replied.

Both landed on the statue's tongue while Shawn prepared for a counterattack.

"Fairy Tail may be a big time guild and all but you pathetic wizards are no match for trained mercenaries like us'' said the blue shirted brother.

"Hmph, if that's your best than your dead wrong'' taunted Natsu

"Were just getting warmed up here, so give it your best shot while you still can'' as Shawn cracked his neck.

"Ohhhh, these kids really think they can beat us'' said the blue shirted brother with a ticked off expression on his face.

The shorter brother on the other hand was still calm "do you happen to know what a wizard's greatest weakness is?'' he asked them but Shawn already knew the answer to it.

"Gahh, you talking about motion sickness?'' yelled Natsu with a tint of horror on their faces.

Both looked at Natsu like an idiot "um, I think that might be more of a personal problem''

"Is he making fun of us?'' while the taller brother just got more pissed off than before.

"Their bodies, am I right?'' answered Shawn right off the bat while sending another Burst Wave Ignition towards them

"Exactly, guess you're the brains in this group'' the shorter brother said as he and his brother jumped to avoid the attack destroying the railing in the process.

"That's it, I'm gonna burn you two to a crisp!'' yelled Natsu which is just proving his point further.

They quickly closed in destroying the tongue of the statue in the process while Shawn jumped back Natsu jumped to the right.

"Since wizards have to focus so intensely on honing their mental abilities...'' as the shorter brother explains.

The older one appears in front of Natsu and tries to punch him only to miss and hit the wall "they neglect to train their bodies which leaves them physically weak'' follows up the taller one.

Shawn quickly jumps off the scaffolding and lands near Natsu.

"On the other hand, we focus on our physical abilities...''

"So we have more power and speed than you'' as they finished their little rant.

Shawn on the other hand simply smiled "go on keep bragging why don't ya? By the time we're done with you I guarantee that you'll both be singing a different tune'' as he held Aine firm.

"Oh, I'm so scared,now, stop your blabbering and let's dance'' Natsu again taunts them both into going first.

"Hey bro, combo attack?'' the taller brother suggests. As the shorter one seems to agree he holds out his frying pan while the taller one gets on top of it with his arms spread out

""Heaven and Earth Annihilation''''

"Bring it on!'' yells Natsu

"Don't rush in recklessly Natsu, they're up to something'' says Shawn as he already knows what they'll do next.

"By now Lucy should have discovered the secret in Daybreak and Everlue should be there as well, just hope Happy reaches in time'' as he sends out another wave of fire towards them but the shorter brother launches him in the air.

"Look towards heaven...'' mutters the shorter brother as he swings his pan aiming for Natsu.

Peng!

"And be striked from the Earth, am I right?'' said Shawn grinning as he blocked it with Aine in its sheath and his aura with a blood red magic circle on his arms.

"WHAT? How did you?'' as Brother A was in shock Natsu decided to step back only for Brother B to appear right above him.

"Look towards Earth...'' he mutters before…

Boom!

"And we strike down from Heaven!'' kicking Natsu into the floor with cracks spreading across the floor and dust clouds emerging. "Natsu, get up already'' yells Shawn as he turned his head, Brother A take this as a chance and with extra force pushes Shawn back landing him just a few feet ahead of Natsu.

"You have witnessed the true power of the Vanish Brothers, the Heaven and Earth Annihilation Technique'' monologues Brother A

"It's a force very few are able to survive'' finishes Brother B

""Guess I'm one of the few'''' both Natsu and Shawn say at the same time looking at each other before smiling.

""No way'''' both brothers look in shock at Natsu not having a single injury from their attack.

Natsu quickly smashes his fists together before saying "Now, I'm gonna blow you away'' as he uses Fire Dragon's Roar towards both of them.

"Don't leave me out of the fun Natsu, Burst Wave Ignition!'' yells Shawn sending two slashes of condensed fire towards them.

Brother A gets in front and holds his frying pan out on its bottom.

"Hahh, Fire Magic…'' gloats Brother B

"We got this'' smiles Brother A

"Flame Cooking'' as both of their attacks were absorbed into the frying pan.

"You see my frying pan absorbs your flames and doubles their strength, RIGHT BACK AT YA!'' he boasts before shooting it out towards them and appears to be double in size from what Shawn remembered, probably because he added his own attack into the mix.

Shawn didn't look worried and smiled once again "I know, that's exactly what I was hoping for, NATSU!'' yelled Shawn pretending to be concerned though knowing his plan worked.

Shawn already knew what their abilities were so he decided to use their own strength against them, but made sure to add his own attacks for good measure, as he didn't want them popping up unexpectedly anytime soon. Since they think that Shawn was a Holder Type user with his swords he was able to keep any damage they thought to inflict to a minimum. If they had known that all this time that Shawn's body was actually his greatest strength this fight could have gone on a whole lot longer than expected.

"You read my mind buddy'' as the attacked reached him it caused a huge explosion while Shawn moved out of the way with Burst and reappeared a few feet away.

"Now your friend's a flamed cooked Fairy'' laughed Brother B

"Bye kid, and as for you… your next'' says Brother A both assured of their victory.

Shawn put Aine back into its sheath and put his hands in his pockets.

"Do you really think so?'' as he looked towards the flames he saw them rapidly forming a tornado before hearing a suctioning sound. Soon the flames dissipated to reveal Natsu completely unaffected by their finishing move.

The Vanish Brothers look on in horror and shock from what they just witnessed.

"Your cockiness will be your undoing, finish it Natsu'' as Shawn walked to the wall and looked on as he knew this fight was over.

"Oh yeah, now I've got some fire in my belly, let me show you some'' he says as he pushed his fist against each other and formed his magic seal but took up a different position as he for a moment spread out his arms before crossing them and lowering his knees a little. Flames began to burn around him before jumping towards them, then he spread his wings behind him before raising them overhead and finally down towards them.

"Fire Dragon Wing Attack!'' he yells before connecting.

BOOM!

BOOM!

Kaboom!

As all the windows in the mansion broke at once and smoke exited the building which could be seen all the way from town.

After a few moments the smoke clears revealing the interior of the main floor destroyed with heavy damage to the entire area.

On the floor were the Vanish Brothers piled on top of one another charred to a crisp, both are definitely not getting up anytime soon.

"Well, that takes care of that'' as Shawn was covered in his Armament ability just before being hit by the blast wave so he was perfectly fine, though being far away from it also played a huge role in that.

He began walking towards Natsu "aw man, did I overdo it again?'' he heard him say seeing the results of his handiwork.

"Yeah you did, but it's better them than us right? Though it might also be my fault too'' said Shawn as he held out his hand.

"Your right, guess that means were partners in crime'' as he reached out and the two locked arms with strength.

It lasted for a moment before they separated "now then, we should go and search for Lucy'' Shawn declared their next course of action.