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"Where are we going again?" Natsu asked as he donned his jacket.
"I thought we should go explore Vale" Lucy answered earnestly "get to know the place we live, maybe go shopping."
"You sure we won't just get lost?" Gray asked as he put his shirt on again.
"We're meeting up with team RWBY there, they'll show us around."
"Excited to see Weiss?" Happy, now recovered from the shock of not being able to tease Lucy about liking every man she came across, decided to tease her about Weiss.
"Yes, I am" Lucy stated simply, taking the enjoyment out of Happy's attempt.
"Are we meeting them here or in Vale?" Erza asked her leader.
"We're meeting at a café in Vale."
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Team RWBY made they way towards the café they were to meet their wizard friends, however they were arguing about what sort of magic they would have should they gain it, they were so distracted that they walked into the figure standing in the road.
"Sorry!" They said in unison, the man turned to them, his six foot tall body covered in a black leather jacket, his slicked back hair and beard were a light but rich purple, his golden eyes bored into them as he crossed his arms and stared at the teens
"G-Good morning" they said in nervous synchronisation.
"What do you mean?" He asked "do you mean to wish me a good morning or that this morning is good whether I want it or not, or you feel good on this particular morning or this is a morning to be good on?"
"Uh..what?" Yang said confused.
"Does it matter?" Blake asked suspiciously.
"Just choose you ingrate" Weiss said dismissively.
"Whichever makes you feel best sir" Ruby said with a genuine smile.
The mans' stance softened as he looked at Ruby "What is your name little one?" He asked kindly.
"Uh…" Ruby was thrown off by his change of demeanour "…Ruby Rose."
"Perfect" the man nodded "I have something for you, a beacon for you when the shining light fades" he reached his pocket and pulled out a small box and he handed it to Ruby "have hope and keep this close to your heart."
Ruby opened it and saw a perfect ruby sculpture of a rose, glowing softly from within, she slowly reached out and grasped it. She held the the immaculately shaped gemstone as she and her team stared at it in disbelief, she raised her gaze to thank the man but she gasped when she saw nothing but an empty street in front of her, she and her team looked around for the man but when they couldn't see anyone they went to the café and sat in stunned silence.
"Hey guys!"
They looked up to see team LEGN approaching with Natsu happily waving at them.
"Hey there" Lucy said as they reached the table where they were sitting "so are yo-" she noticed the looks on their faces "what's with those looks, did something happen?"
Team RWBY shared a look and Ruby held up the rose she was given.
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"So this man simply disappeared?" Erza asked after team RWBY recounted their encounter.
"Are you guys sure that happened?" Natsu asked as he inspected the rose still held by Ruby and the box it arrived in.
"Of course it did!" Weiss replied angrily.
"I can't smell anyone else's scent on these things" Natsu shrugged "so I don't see how someone else had it."
"Maybe your nose is wrong?" Yang suggested.
"Natsu's nose is never wrong!" Happy said angrily.
"That's true" Lucy agreed "Natsu has an exceptionally strong sense of smell, he can even track people over the ocean."
"Damn, that is impressive" Yang leaned closer to Natsu with a sultry look on her face "what other physical areas are you especially…endowed with?"
Everyone stared, Happy was about to break out his signature catchphrase when Natsu spoke up.
"What does endowed mean?" He asked.
Ruby quickly clapped her hands over Yang's mouth.
"Don't ask!" She said quickly.
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Team LEGN had mostly tuned out the argument between Weiss and Blake, Lucy hated letting Weiss yell at her own teammate but she knew that the two needed to let it all out, however the conversation soon took a turn for the worse.
"You want to why I despise the White Fang?" Weiss near shouted "It's they're a bunch of liars, thieves and murderers!"
"Well maybe we were just tired of being pushed around!" Blake yelled back.
Everyone, even Blake's, eyes widened as they realised what she had just said, Blake panicked and before anyone could stop her she disappeared into her shadow and fled the room.
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Blake reemerged from her shadow in front of the schools' statue, she hesitantly reached up and removed her bow.
"I knew you'd look better without the bow."
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The next morning team LEGN set out to find Blake, they discussed it with the remainder of team RWBY so they wouldn't end up searching the same places, although it didn't take long for Natsu and Erza to become distracted.
"This is the most delicious strawberry cake I've ever had!" Erza exclaimed.
"Yep, we've lost her" Gray sighed "let's go find Natsu, hopefully he'll still help.
"Yeah" Lucy agreed and they left Erza in her little slice of heaven.
They spotted Natsu exiting a curiosity shop "Hey guys" he waved to them "look at what I got!"
Natsu showed a pair of goggles, much like the ones Edolas Natsu wore.
"Aren't they cool!" He exclaimed as he put them on his head "now I don't have to worry about jerks like Erigor blowing crap into my eyes."
"Huh…" Lucy was slightly dumbfounded "…that was actually very smart of you Natsu."
"Thanks Lucy!" He said happily, not noticing their, rather offensive, disbelief.
"Let's just keep searching" Gray sighed at his teammate's moronic tendencies.
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It had just passed into nighttime when an explosion rocked the docks, the wizards (still minus Erza) turned to look at it.
"Found them!" Natsu shouted and ran off.
"Hey Lucy?" Gray prompted as they ran.
"Yeah?"
"Do you find it weird that we're running towards an explosion that Natsu DIDN'T cause?"
"Yes, extremely so."
Up ahead of them Natsu blasted off the ground with his weapons and flew upwards rapidly, he soon caught sight of the docks and saw the thief he had stopped his first day here fend off the attack of a monkey Faunas and proceeded to attack Blake, fury washed over Natsu and, with a roar and a burst of magic, he flung himself at Roman, he barely had time to look up before Natsu's head collided into his stomach and they went flying backwards, mid-flight Natsu cocked his fist back and slammed it into Roman's head, Roman cratered into the ground, Natsu pivoted, planted his feet into the ground and, with a double arm blast, flung him into a shipping container, Roman coughed up blood on impact as his Aura broke, Natsu groaned and doubled over as pain burned through his body, White Fang surrounded him and shouted something at him but he couldn't hear them over the incessant throbbing in his head, he flung his head back a unleashed a screaming roar as an inferno raged around him.
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Erza looked up from yet another cake as she heard Natsu's roar, she frowned, his roar was always primal and draconic but this was painful and something more demonic, she quickly paid and left the shop, she quickly spotted a pillar of flame but it far darker than Natsu's natural fire, she began to panic and made for it as fast as she could.
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Ruby stood atop a building, shielding eyes with her arm, Penny stood beside her, eyes wide.
"Friend Ruby….do you know what's doing this?"
"I'm…..not sure" she replied uncertainly.
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The circle of the Fang had retreated to protect themselves from the heat when the flames abruptly ended, the ground glowed dimly and as the smoke and steam died down everyone looked up at Natsu, he was changed, his scales had disappeared but his forearms and hands had turned into large demonic claws, the upper part of his face had turned black, spiked backswept horns grew from near his hairline and two large, red wings had emerged from his back, Natsu slowly raised his head and glared at the White Fang with cold, furious eyes and before they could raise their guns he was upon then, he never made a sound as he crushed their weapons and flung the wielders at each other, the last ones standing tried to run but they were incapacitated by seemingly floating, one-sided blades, Natsu turned and growled when he saw someone, but he stopped, he knew this person, her hair, her face, her scent, he just had to remember.
"…Penny?" He asked slowly.
Penny smiled "Hello Friend Natsu" she said happily.
Natsu looked down at his arms then he looked at his wings "Well, this is strange" he said dryly.
"It is a rather unusual Semblance" she said happily.
"What am I?" Natsu asked quietly.
Penny walked forward and hugged him "You're a good friend" she said warmly.
"I agree" Erza said as she walked up behind Natsu and laid a gentle hand on his head.
Natsu winced and his grip on Penny tightened somewhat as a dull pain shot through him, all of his demonic features receded and was replaced by his usual features and scales, he groaned a little in pain.
"Why do I have to get a painful Semblance?"
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Weiss, Yang, Gray and Lucy arrived to find Ruby and Erza talking to Blake, Natsu sleeping on the ground and a monkey Faunas sitting nearby.
"Weiss!" Ruby said urgently "she explained the whole thing, she doesn't wear a bow, she has kitty ears and they're actually kind of cute."
"They are very cute" Erza chipped in seriously.
"Weiss I-" Blake was quickly cut off by Weiss.
"Stop! Do you have any idea how long we've been searching for you?!"
Blake didn't answer and looked uncomfortable.
"Twelve hours! And you know what I've decided?"
Blake cowered slightly.
"I don't care."
"You don't?"
"You said you were no longer associated with the White Fang?"
"No I-"
"Uh ba ba" Weiss interrupted her "all I want to know is that the next time something big comes up and not some…" she glared at the monkey Faunas "…someone else."
Blake wiped away a tear "Of course."
"Yeah Team RWBY is back together!" Ruby yelled happily.
Lucy smiled at the other team then turned back to Erza "So what happened to Natsu?"
"He discovered his Semblance" Erza stated calmly.
"So what can the idiot do?" Gray asked nonchalantly.
"He seems to be able to demonise himself" Erza said simply.
"That's interesting" Lucy said thoughtfully "Anyway Erza you can carry him back."
"I beg your pardon" Erza growled.
"Erza Scarlet!" Lucy slipped into her new leader mode "you can carry him back while you explain why you thought abandoning the search for a friend for mere cake was a good idea!"
"I-I…" Erza stuttered in shame and slight fear.
"Do I make myself clear?" Lucy said in a threateningly sweet manner.
"Y-Yes ma'am!"
Meanwhile Gray and Happy cowered in fear.
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"Thank you for allowing me to use this space Mr Xiao Long."
"For the last time Zeref" Taiyang scolded him playfully "call me Tai."
"Thank you Tai" Zeref smiled.
Tai chuckled and left, Zeref turned and looked the tank he had set up.
"Now, I must get to work" he muttered to himself.
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Author's Note: Here it is! The end of Volume 1 of RWBY!
Natsu has a semblance and Zeref is up to something!
Also what do you guys think of NatsuxPenny?
I was going to go for NatsuxYang, but the idea of Penny and him popped into my head.
Anyway, tell me what you think and let me know of any other ship ideas you guys have.
See y'all later!