Chapter 5

Gray's POV

I looked at Lisanna. Dragon? Did she really believe that Natsu was raised by a dragon? Dragon's don't exist. Well, they did, supposedly, live a few hundred years ago.

"Lisanna, dragons aren't real."

I told Lisanna. Natsu jumped up and snapped his head toward me.

"Igneel is real!"

This was the first time that I heard Natsu speak. His voice was scratchy. It sounded like he said, 'Ig Neil es reel'. Erza and Lisanna exchanged glances. After Natsu's little outburst he started to cough.

"Natsu, are you okay?"

Lisanna asked the pink-haired kid. Natsu nodded his head up and down while he was still coughing. Erza grabbed her bag she had brought and grabbed a water that was inside. She handed it to Natsu. He didn't take it at first, but he then took it from her. He stopped coughing after he drank some of the water. Natsu had started to take in deep breathes. It was a moment until he had his breathing go back to normal.

"Natsu? Are you alright?"

Lisanna repeated her question. He looked at her. He nodded. He opened his mouth to speak. When he spoke, his voice was soft-spoken but was rough, like he was growling at the same time.

"I am alright. Igneel is real."

I looked at him. Igneel?

"Who is Igneel?"

I thought I might as well ask him. He finally started to talk to us and I was hoping he would continue to talk to us. If he isgoing to be at the guild for some time, I would like to get to know him. I wanted to know who Igneel is. His gaze left Lisanna and landed on me.

"Igneel is the one who raised me. He is my father. He is a mighty dragon."

Dragon. It was impossible for him to be raised by a dragon. Dragons are just giant lizards. They haven't been around for hundreds of years. I might as well go with it. He will probably keep on insisting that he was raised by a dragon.

"Fine. Igneel is real. I believe you."

He didn't know me. He couldn't tell that I was lying. He clearly couldn't tell what sarcasm was. He smiled slightly that it was pretty much unnoticeable.

"Please be seated. The train is about to move."

Just moments after that announcement, the train started to move. Natsu gripped the edge of the train's seat. He clearly has never been on a train before. I noticed that he started to shake. His face looked sick.

"Uh, Natsu? Are you okay?"

He shook his head. No sooner did his body lurch forward and he threw up. He curled up on the seat and was just trembling. He was just shaking and looked sick the whole ride there. Lisanna had gotten up, sat next to him, and was rubbing his head the whole ride. Natsu, nor the rest of us, said anything after that. Once the train stopped, Natsu stopped shaking. Lisanna helped Natsu off the train since he was slightly unstable. Erza broke the silence once we got off the train.

"That must not have been the best first time on a train. You seem fine now."

Natsu nodded. At first, I was wondering why he was ok one second, then the next, he was sick. It was only while the train was moving. He was okay, the rest of the time.

"Hey, Natsu. I think you may have motion sickness. Your body isn't used to vehicles. It was a new experience, so maybe it will get better the more you ride them."

This was just a theory, but I was trying to be nice to him. I may not have known him for very long, but I could tell that he had a rough few days. We saw that he was attacked by something, he is in a whole new place that is foreign to him, he also rode on a train and found out that it will make him sick. I wonder if he gets sick on all transportation. We arrived in the town of the owner of the mission request, we sought him or her out. It didn't take long. The address was on the paper. Natsu seemed uneased at all the people. He was on high alert the whole time. It was interesting to watch him. We did our best to explain as much of this world as we could. When we finally arrived at our destination, the man let us in without hesitation.

"Thank you so much. You are quite young. Are you really mages of a guild?"

"Yes, we are. We are mages from the Fairy Tail guild. I am Erza, this is Lisanna, Gray, and Natsu."

"I am Kenji. I am sorry to make accusations. You just surprised me, that is all. You all are mere children."

"I assure you; we can handle the mission. Do you mind telling us what the exact mission is?"

"Yes, of course, Miss. We have a problem with a dark wizard. He uses his power to gain wealth from others. He uses his magic to frighten people. This man's name is Krolic. No one dares to oppose him. That is why we need your help."

"Of course, Sir. We will do our best. Come on guys. Let's go."

We followed Erza. She said that we should stick together. It would be best. If we ran into him, we may need to work together. We started to search for Krolic. Whoever he is, we must stop him. Natsu had his head down the whole time. It was only after twenty minutes of walking; did he lift his head up. He started to look around wildly. Lisanna noticed this too.

"Nat...?"

Before Lisanna could even make out his name, Natsu bolted. He ran without telling us anything. What was he thinking? We ran after him. As we got closer to him, we heard screams. How did he know...? He was able to hear screams from such a distance. That may prove useful in the future. He had stopped when he had run down an alley way and was blocked. We were able to catch up to him because of this. I opened my mouth to speak, but before I could manage a word, he jumped on to a ladder that was attached to one of the sides of the building. He used that to get to the top. Man, what is wrong with him. He sure is stubborn. When we got to the top of the building Natsu was staring at this man. He had tan skin, black hair and Sideburn down his face. He was wearing a long pants, thick black boots, and just a brown vest. He carried a red staff that was long and curved at the top. Natsu was looking at him with anger shown in his face. The man was looking at Behind the man was a lady and a child. The lady must have been the one that screamed. Erza shouted at the man;

"Who are you? What are you doing to that mother and child?"

"What's it to you kid. Beat it, or you will get hurt once I am done here."

Erza clenched her fist together. Lisanna than decided to say something.

"Your him, aren't you? You are Krolic?"

The man gave a grin. He turned and faced us.

"So, you have heard of me. Yes, I am Krolic. I am the most powerful person around for miles. I am the strongest mage from to Bisco. Before I harm you for my pleasure, I may let you go, if you meet my demands."

Lisanna took a step back, while Erza stepped forward.

"We will not do as you say. As a wizard of Fairy Tail, I order you to turn yourself in before we have to take unnecessary action of a fight."

That's Erza for you, trying to act all brave to a grown up. The man didn't look scared at what Erza said. In fact, he just laughed.

"Wizards? Of Fairy Tail? Have they sunk so low that they recruit children? Did Fairy Tail really send children to do a Grownup's job?"

"We are just as cable to do things as any adult. We will take you in! You will stop terrorizing these people!"

Erza used her magic and summoned a sword. Krolic just smiled.

"Aw, a little sword for a little kid. What about the rest of you? Can you summon cute little things, too? Well, can you?"

Krolic laughs at us. Erza charges at Krolic. She swings her sword, but he blocks her attack with his staff. He swung his staff at her pushing her back. Erza nearly fell off the edge, but Lisanna had saved her by using her take over magic. She had turned into a human sized colorful bird and used her talons and grabbed Erza's arms and helped her stay on the roof. I used my maker magic to turn the ground near him to ice. Krolic looked at me.

"So, you are an Ice wizard. Then I have already won the fight against you."

"What makes you say that?"

"Because this is Aalish. It is my staff of flames. Your ice will just melt under the heat of my flames."

Flames? He is a fire wizard? No, he wields fire, nothing more. That staff is his source of power. We just need to get his staff. Then, we may have a chance. Erza and Lisanna were keeping his attention but they were overpowered by him. Before I could move to help, the top of his staff lit up with a blazing red fire. He aims it at me, and the fire is coming right at me. Lisanna screams at me.

"Gray!"

For some reason, I couldn't move. I was frozen, which was ironic. For me, time slowed. The fire was coming straight for me. If I don't move or make an ice shield, I will be burned. I move my hands to make an ice shield when I see pink in the corner of my eye. Natsu. He shoved me out of the way. I fell and hit the small wall of the roof. I watched as Natsu got engulfed in flames. Both me and Lisanna screamed,

"Natsu!"

Krolic laughed.

"Your friends sacrifice was nothing but a waste. Soon you will be brunt to ashes like your friend."

He points the staff at us. I look back at where Natsu was engulfed by the flames. That is when I saw that the flames were disappearing. Lisanna and Erza look at where my gaze was. When Krolic noticed that we weren't paying attention to him, he looked back at where he sent the flames. His eyes widened when he saw that his flames were disappearing.

"My flames! How are they dying?"

Once the flames are gone completely, we see Natsu. He is completely fine. He isn't burned at all. We had just watch him EAT the flames. What the heck is he? Natsu than spoke to Krolic. When he spoke, his voice wasn't raspy anymore.

"Your flames won't work on me. Your flames will not burn me. I am the son of a Fire Dragon."

"You are a human, not a dragon. You can't be the son of a dragon."

"Igneel is my father. I may not be dragon born, but he is my father. I use the same power as him. He also told me that my flames can burn and hurt others if I am not careful. He taught me how to use the power of a dragon. He told me the power I have is that of a dragon, but he told me I am a dragon slyer. Fire Dragon Roar!"

Fire came right out of his mouth. He can breathe fire! He may have been telling us the truth when he said he was raised by a dragon. We watch Krolic and Natsu fight. Krolic had dodged Natsu's strange attack and ran toward Natsu. If fire doesn't work on Natsu than he must have figured that a direct attack would be better. He pointed the top, pointed, curved part of the staff right at Natsu. Natsu dodged it but was too slow. His neck got cut. Natsu's hand engulfed in fire and he shouted,

"Fire Dragon's Iron fist!"

Natsu punched Krolic. While Lisanna put Erza down, we watched as Natsu fought Krolic. Krolic could not keep up with Natsu. Natsu was at least five times smaller than Krolic, so Natsu had the advantage. Krolic also couldn't use his powers because if he did, Natsu would consume them. When Natsu consumed the fire, he looked like his strength and power had grown. What I learned from this fight is; Natsu was clearly a fighter. He had Krolic at his knees. The fight was over. Natsu was the winner. Once Krolic was down, Natsu turned to look at us and smiled. He seemed to be okay. The only thing I could see was that he had a cut on his neck, and it was bleeding. It seemed to be less severe than the wounds we saw on him yesterday. I gave him a smile back. While Natsu had his back turned from Krolic, he was getting up. Krolic than took this chance to run into Natsu and he fell off the building.

"Natsu!"

Author's note: Finally. I finally had time to finish writing this. It took me longer because I was busy with school. Also I am not too great on fighting scenes. I plan to do a fight scene later, but they aren't my forte. Anyway, this story does have a plot to it. It doesn't just take place in Gray's dream. The next chapter may be the last one to have Gray's dream. (Hopefully) Anyway, keep a lookout for Chapter 6.