Episode 13: The Man in the Box
Soron headed toward the tent exit and peeked outside. He saw that the campsite had been abandoned, and high in the sky he could see things flapping. Those things weren't normal creatures at all. They looked like a cross between a dragonfly and a hamster. That loony scientist made those to help them leave the village. Especially, since they got what they were after… more or less. Suddenly, he heard a scream. He immediately ran toward where the scream had come from. It came from the road he arrived at the village on.
Hang on, Erza! Soron thought as he ran as fast as he could. I'll be there soon, so just hang on!
When he got there, he saw the giant holding the limp unconscious form of Erza in his left hand. Her armor was almost entirely gone. Her breastplate was destroyed which allowed her firm breasts to be seen, and her long smooth legs were visible as well.
"You put her down, right now!" Soron yelled enraged.
"You're still alive," the giant said as it looked down on him.
"Didn't you hear me?!" soron yelled. "I said PUT HER DOWN!"
"Make me," the giant sneered. "Turn into your strongest form and make me put her down."
Soron could only ball his fists in rage.
"Nothing?" the giant said coldly. "Then don't you DARE presume to tell me what to do, you little insect."
"Open it, NOW!" said the voice from the fob watch.
Soron pointed the watch at the giant and opened it. As golden energy hit the giant in the head, Erza fell from his grasp. Soron immediately closed the watch before he hurried to catch Erza. Before the giant could fully recover, Soron turned around and pulled out a bracelet. He attached it to his left wrist. As the giant turned to look at Soron, a hard-light bow materialized in Soron's hand.
Soron drew back on the bowstring and a hard light arrow appeared. However, before he could fire the arrow he heard a cough.
"It won't work," Erza said faintly. "He's a titan. One of the oldest creatures to roam Earth Lad. The giant will just heal."
"Not from this," Soron said darkly before letting the arrow fly. The giant tried to block it with his hand, but it ended up going straight through his palm and right into his heart.
"How?" the giant said as he fell to his knees. "How could a human kill me, a Titan?"
Soron didn't even answer as the giant turned into stone before crumbling. Soron immediately faced Erza and knelt next to her.
"You're safe now," Soron said with a calmer expression. "Come on, let's get you somewhere safer."
Erza didn't even push him away as he picked her up and carried her to the village. She was too weak to do so, after all.
Meanwhile, with Erigor…
Erigor had been flying in the air for several minutes with his allies following close behind on their disgusting mounts. He was less than thrilled to have those things nearby, but he had to admit that they had their uses. He didn't like that crazy scientist much, but he knew that he'd have no chance taking Fairy Tail out of the equation without his unique… skills. He was jerked out of his thoughts as he felt something heat up in his pocket. With a frown, he pulled out a crystal that was glowing. It was so hot that he dropped it. Fortunately, it exploded about ten seconds later.
The titan is dead, Erigor thought as he glared ahead. Dammit. Our heaviest hitter is down, so we'll just have to use more tactics than brawn.
Back with Soron…
After a chat with the locals, Soron was allowed to borrow one of their houses for Erza's recovery. As Erza slept, Soron busied himself with helping the locals fix their village. Especially, since he was indirectly the cause of Erigor taking them hostage. He also felt responsible for that blonde woman's death even though that wasn't his fault. After he was finished helping, he settled with standing guard over Erza. He had an overwhelming urge to keep her safe, but he wasn't ready to admit to himself why he felt that way.
One day when he was busy cleaning some dishes after having a meal, there was a knock on his door.
"Who is it?" Soron called.
"It's me," said the voice of Makarov. Soron immediately dropped what he was doing and rushed to the door. Upon opening, he saw Makarov standing there with concern and anger on his face.
"What brought you here?" Soron asked a minute or so later as he sat down at the dining table.
"A traveling medic informed us of a trap laid out for you," Makarov replied as he sipped his water.
Isdarg, Soron thought.
"Now, tell me," Makarov said with concern. "How is Erza?"
"She's still resting after nearly being killed by a titan," Soron replied.
"A titan…" Makarov said thoughtfully. "Where is it now?"
"Dead," Soron replied calmly. "I shot an arrow into its heart."
"The magic city council won't like to hear that," Makarov said grimly. "They decreed that any creatures like him should be preserved."
"I don't care," Soron said coldly. "It was about to kill Erza."
Makarov took notice at the conviction in Soron's voice but didn't say anything. He too felt the same, but as Master of Fairy Tail, he can't admit them publicly.
"Why an arrow?" Makarov asked after a few minutes of silence.
"My watch was stolen," Soron said gritting his teeth angrily.
"What?!" Makarov exclaimed as he jumped to his feet. "It could destroy the entire continent with just one of your aliens!"
"Don't you think I know that?" Soron asked.
"Then why aren't you doing something about it?!" demanded Makarov.
"I can't fly," Soron said bluntly.
"That might be part of it," Makarov said as he calmed down. "However, I doubt that it's the full reason."
Soron didn't say anything, but he did glance in Erza's direction as he sipped his water. Makarov noticed that, and he couldn't help but respect Soron's choice to stand guard over Erza as she recovers. With a sigh, Makarov sat down and rubbed his face.
"What's that?" Makarov asked as he noticed a metallic disk on a nearby shelf.
"What?" soron asked with a frown.
"That disk thing on the shelf," Makarov pointed towards the fob watch.
"I don't know," Soron shrugged. "All I know is it helped me save Erza. That's all that matters, really."
"Who exactly stole your device?" Makarov asked.
"That nutcase I stobbed a couple of weeks ago," Soron replied. "An old enemy of Erza's was with him."
"Who?" Makarov asked with narrowed eyes.
"Erigor," Soron replied.
Makarov clenched his fists before relaxing as he sighed.
"Let me guess," Makarov said exhausted. "He's going to attack Fairy Tail as retribution for last time?"
"Pretty much," Soron nodded.
"Looks like I have to leave again," Makarov said as he stood up. "How long should I expect to wait for you?"
"I don't know," Soron replied. "Erza hasn't woken up for about three days."
"Then I guess we're on our own," Makarov said.
"If I don't arrive in time," Soron said seriously. "Don't hesitate to destroy my watch."
Makarov only nodded before he hopped off the table and left the house. Soron sat still for about a minute or so before he finished his water and put the glasses in the sink. As soon as he did that, he heard a wheezing groaning sound coming from outside the house. With a confused frown, he opened the door and looked around. Suddenly, an object started appearing in front of him. It was a blue box and had the words Police Public Call Box written above the doors.
Soron could only blink in confusion as he had never seen anything like it before. He was shocked out of his stupor when the door opened and someone popped their face from behind the door. That person was a beautiful brunette woman.
"You almost materialized around a local, Doctor," said the brunette.
"Really? Looks like I need to start working on my landing again. Don't want any pudding brains mucking about in the Tardis, after all," said a Scottish voice from inside the box. Sounded much further than it should be too.
"Don't mind him," said the brunette as she stepped out. "He's just ticked cause someone accidentally sent a space-worm falling into a black-hole."
"Wha… how…" Soron stammered utterly baffled.
"Are you alright?" the woman asked concerned as a grey-haired man that looked like a magician stepped out of the box.
"Of course he's not," said the man. "We materialized right in front of him. His primitive mind can't handle what he saw."
"That was rude," the woman said irked.
"I'm not the nice one, remember," the man said rolling his eyes. "That was always the bow-tie wearing idiot."
"Is that why you keep me around?" the woman asked. "So I can be nice for you?"
"Exactly," the man said
"When exactly are we?" the woman asked as the man looked around.
"Judging by the local architect-" began the man before he stopped all of a sudden.
"What is it?" the woman asked.
"Something's wrong," the man said as he looked around. "Something is very very wrong."
"What's the matter, Doctor?" the woman asked.
"There are medieval village houses before us," the man said as he looked back at her. "However, I can taste electricity in the air."
"Maybe lightning struck?" the woman suggested.
"Normally, I'd come to the same conclusion," the man replied.
"If not lightning, then what?" the woman asked.
"Question," the man said. "When does lightning usually strike. Answer: When it's raining."
"Yeah, so?" the woman asked.
"Look around you," the man gestured around. "Are the trees and grass glistening? Is the dirt road you're standing on, mud?"
The woman widened her eyes as she came to a realization. Nothing around them had any indication of being rained on.
"No," the woman said as she took in her surroundings. "Then why is there electricity in the air?"
Soron finally came to accept what he saw as real and looked between them.
"Who the hell are you two?!" Soron exclaimed before the man could answer her.
"I'm Clara Oswald," the woman smiled. "And he's the Doctor."
"Doctor Who?" Soron asked confused.
"Just the Doctor," Clara said.
"Are you from Blackpool?" Soron asked as he felt the accent was familiar.
"Yeah," Clara replied. "What about you?"
"Somewhere far away," Soron said as he gestured toward the box. "I'm sorry, but what is that thing?"
"That's a 'none of your business' box," the Doctor said as he pulled out a metallic object from his coat pocket.
Soron watched as the object's bulb lit up green and a warbling sound emanated from it.
"Nothing," the Doctor said grumpily as he put the device away. "The sonic didn't detect a thing."
"Why are you two here?" Soron asked. "Where did you come from?"
"I don't know and it's complicated," Clara replied.
"Okay," Soron said. "Well, if you two could just leave that'd be nice."
Clara opened her mouth to speak, but Soron just headed back toward his temporary house. However, as Soron opened the door the Doctor immediately stared into the house. Before Soron could close the door, he was pushed aside as the Doctor entered. He picked up a digital clock from a shelf, but immediately put it down as he widened his eyes. He was looking directly at the fob watch. He turned toward Soron with an expression of pure rage.
"Where did you get that?!" the Doctor demanded angrily as he rammed Soron against the kitchen counter and pointed at the watch. "Tell me now!"
"Doctor, get off him!" Clara demanded as she tried to pull the Doctor off him.
"That is no ordinary fob watch," Doctor said. "That's timelord technology. It's not from this world, so where did you get it?! Who did you kill for it?!"
With Erza…
Erza's eyes her eyelids open as she woke up. She felt better than she had three days ago, but she still felt a little weak. However, it was enough she could wake up. As she pushed herself into a sitting position. She heard a loud thud and a very angry voice. She was wearing absolutely nothing as not even her default armor was on her. That indicated her mana still had to recharge. She felt vulnerable, so she grabbed the nearest thing she could find which was a fur coat. She grabbed a cane that leaned against a wall and walked toward the door. She opened it slowly and widened her eyes. Soron was pinned against the wall by an old man and a brunette woman stood by the door staring at Soron suspiciously.
"Get away from him, now!" Erza said as loud as she could muster. Clara and the Doctor looked at her, but the latter returned his attention to Soron.
"Tell me or I'll cram your lady friend's stick so far down your throat-" the Doctor said angrily.
"Some guy with a weird hairdo and even weirder dress gave it to me, alright?" Soron said irked.
"What was his name?" the Doctor asked calmer.
"According to him, he's had many," Soron replied.
"What did he call himself?" the Doctor asked. "Was it-"
"The Monitor?" they said in unison. The Doctor stepped back and sat down in a chair.
"What's a Monitor?" Clara and Erza asked in unison.
"He's a cosmic being," the Doctor replied as he pulled out a holo-tablet. "I've been researching him for years, but found absolutely nothing each time."
"He said that a crisis was coming," Soron said as he slowly sat down.
"He said the same to me," the Doctor replied. "He also told me that I couldn't fight it alone. What else did he say to you?"
"Something far more powerful than him was coming," Soron replied. "He handed me that fob watch and-"
"This," Soron said as he produced the golden key.
"Why would he give you those?" the Doctor asked.
"I don't know," Soron replied as he put the key into his right thigh pocket. "He said they would help me in the years to come."
"You're not a timelord," the Doctor said. "You would've been able to fight me off if you were."
"That golden key…" Clara said slowly. "That's a tardis key, and a tardis key goes to a tardis which is only flown by timelords."
"So?" the Doctor asked.
"What about the watch?" Clara asked. "It's Gallifreyan, I get that. However, with that in mind… there's one thing I need to know. What is its function?"
"That watch…" the Doctor explained. "Can be used to change a timelord into another species and alter memories to something requested. An incredibly painful process, I should know."
"Why would he hand those two things to me?" Soron asked. "I may be from Gallifrey, but I have a human body. Always have, always will."
The Doctor looked at Soron suddenly before he pulled out his sonic and pointed it at him. Erza was about to attack, but when she saw that all it did was produce a noise she stayed her hand.
"You're definitely human," the Doctor said as he put his sonic away.
"I'm a Gallifreyan with a human body, yes," Soron said patiently.
"No," the Doctor said.
"What do you mean 'no'?!" Soron exclaimed.
"Gallifreyans' don't get human bodies," the Doctor said. "The Gallifreyan DNA always takes precedence. Even with human-timelord babies. It is physically and biologically impossible for you to be Gallifreyan."
"I am the last son of Gallifrey," Soron said angrily. "I was sent far away from the planet before it exploded. My pod crashed on Earth! I remember it all!"
"Then your mind has been altered!" the Doctor shouted angrily. "Because the only other way you can be a Gallifreyan with a human body is if-"
He then came to a realization. An impossible one.
"You can't be," the Doctor said before he grabbed the fob watch.
"Open it," the Doctor said as he tossed the fob to Soron.
"I don't feel like it," Soron said.
"That's because there's a perception field on it," the Doctor said. "It doesn't want you to even see it even though you can. Now open it."
"Why are you telling him what to do?!" Erza demanded.
"I have a theory," the Doctor said. "An impossible one, and there's only one way to find the answer."
"What theory," Soron asked.
"If I'm right," the Doctor said, "and I usually am, you'll find out soon. Now, open the watch!"
Soron didn't move for a few seconds, but eventually, he pressed the button and the fob watch opened. Suddenly, golden energy streamed from the watch and straight into Soron's head. Soron widened his eyes as images began popping up in his mind.
"Soron!" Erza exclaimed as she rushed toward him.
"No," the Doctor said as he held her back. "Don't interfere, or the process will end badly."
Meanwhile, with Erigor…
Erigor stood on top of a cliff overlooking Magnolia City and he let out a smirk. Soon he would release his men into the city, and they would do what they do best. Cause mayhem. That would prompt the Fairy Tail flies to come out of their holes to stop them. That's when the scientist's abominations would come into play. Once he was certain the weaker flies were dealt with, he would fly in and use that wrist device the scientist stole from the take-over wizard.
"Tell the men to ready themselves," Erigor said to the man standing right behind him. "We attack at dawn."
"You do know that none of us are as interested in taking on the strongest guild?" the man asked. Erigor was tempted to suffocate the man there, but he had a point.
"Any of the weaker fairy tail women can be kept as pets along with civilian women," Erigor replied without looking back. "The city's riches too. I have no interest in money or women."
There was no reply, but Erigor could tell that the man was content with Erigor's offer as he could hear his footsteps retreating.
Soon. Soon my revenge will be achieved, thought Erigor evilly.
Back with Erza…
Erza could only watch as the Doctor held her back. Internally she was screaming because her most loyal friend who killed for her was becoming the victim of some strange magic. Of course, she had no way of knowing that it wouldn't kill him. However, he wouldn't remain the same man she had grown to trust.
"What is happening to him?!" Erza demanded.
"He is remembering who he was before," the Doctor replied calmly. "He is returning to the man he was."
"He's perfect as he is!" Erza said angrily.
"I'm sure he is," Clara said quickly. "However, if you were him wouldn't you want to know the full complete truth of your past?"
"No!" Erza shouted. "I would rather it stay forgotten!"
Suddenly, the golden energy stopped entering Soron's head and silence ensued. All three watched quietly as they waited for something to happen. Impossibly, Soron appeared to grow older. His eyes became darker, angrier, and his hands balled. Slowly, Soron turned to look at them before he stood up.
"Why'd you make me remember?" Soron asked calmly.
"I needed to know," the Doctor said as he released his grip on Erza.
"Know what?" Soron asked as he stepped forward. "If you were right?"
"I hate not knowing things," the Doctor said as he backed up. He didn't know why, but Soron was beginning to scare him. "Don't you?"
"It wasn't your right!" Soron said before he punched the Doctor in the face. The Doctor stumbled back a few steps. "Why couldn't you consider that I changed my memories for a reason?!"
The Doctor only looked away as if he was guilty, and everyone could tell that the Doctor did consider it.
"You selfish bastard," Soron said shakily. He was about to charge at the Doctor, but he was stopped when Erza touched his shoulder.
"Don't," Erza said calmly. "He's not worth it."
"Leave at once," Soron said as he turned away. "I don't want you around anymore."
"There's a reason we are here," Clara said as she stepped forward. "We can't leave till we find out what it is."
"Even after we do," the Doctor spoke up. "We're not going anywhere."
"What?" Soron asked as he turned back toward him. "What the hell do you mean by that?!"
"I mean that we can't go," the Doctor said rolling his eyes. "The Tardis runs on the universe, and we're not in my universe anymore. We're in an alternate reality! She's dead!"
"Not if Mar Novu was involved," Soron said bluntly.
"How could Mar Novu be involved?" Erza asked.
"He's a cosmic being that can travel the Multiverse," Soron said rolling his eyes. "He shows up, and then three days later a Scottish magician shows up. You do the math."
The Doctor looked up at that, and then bolted out the door toward his blue box.
"Doctor, wait!" Clara shouted as she ran after him. A few seconds later, a wheezing groaning sound could be heard coming from outside. Soron picked up the fob watch and put it inside his pocket. Suddenly, he felt a burning sensation in his right thigh pocket. He reached in and brought out the golden key. He widened his eyes before he ran out the door just in time to see a red box materialize. It looked just like the Doctor's except for the fact it was… well… red.
"Hello, again old friend," Soron said as he rubbed his hand on the door. "I never thought we'd see each other again."
Erza walked out of the building just in time to see Soron enter the red box. Curiously, she hurried to the box and followed him in. She widened her eyes. She now stood in a room that was far too big to fit inside that red box. She immediately bolted out of the room and walked around the box before getting back inside.
"It's… It's…" Erza said shocked.
"Did I say you could follow me?" Soron asked irked as he fiddled with the controls. However, Erza didn't hear him as she looked around. In the middle was a glass cylinder with an orange crystal inside and random controls around it. There were lights above the entrance that made a circle around the room. They were also moving in a circular motion. Above the cylinder were circular objects with strange writings on them. Ice pillars were extending from the floor and touching the portion right above the circular objects. There was a stairway that led down, a stairway that lead to a hallway, a door across from the entrance. A hat stand stood next to the entrance.
"It's bigger on the inside!" Erza finally blurted out.
"Yes," Soron said impatiently. "It is. Now, why don't you turn around and leave my ship?"
"Why are you acting like this?" Erza asked as she turned her attention to him.
"Because I've got things to do," Soron said coldly. "None of them involve you."
"You're lying," Erza said as she stepped toward him.
"No, I'm not!" Soron shouted.
"Yes, you are," Erza said with a serious expression. "You're lying because you know that if you tell the truth there'll be a higher chance of me staying."
"Bullshit," Soron grunted.
"You're afraid that if I stay I'll end up dead," Erza continued. "I know this, because… I felt the same way before Lucy joined Fairy Tail. For a long time, I refused to have a team. All because I didn't want to risk losing any more people."
"You're right," Soron said no longer cold. "However, in my case it's true."
"Don't say that," Erza said. "Of course it isn't."
"It is!" Soron shouted. "I have had countless friends, and I've watched every single one die! They were all my fault! If you stay, then you will die. I don't know what I'll do if I see another person that I…"
"I don't know about the humans where you're from," Erza said kindly as she stepped forward. "But, in Earth Land humans are of much hardier stock. I'm not going anywhere."
"Fine," Soron sighed as he fiddled with the controls. "The wardrobe is down those stairs, at the end of the hallway turn left and continue down till you reach a corner. Go right and to the end of the hall where a stairwell is. Go down the stairwell, and you'll reach it."
"Uhhhh," Erza said unable to follow that. Soron rolled his eyes before he flipped a switch and a compartment opened up.
"Here," Soron said as he handed her a disk. "This will take you to the thing you want most, which I'm betting are clothes at the moment."
"What is it?" Erza asked as she looked at the disk.
"It's a compass," Soron said as he returned to the controls. "Don't lose it. It's literally the only one of its kind. It was made for me by the Jarl of Svolterra 5, and given to me upon the date of his death."
Ooookay, Erza thought as she tear-dropped. Now he speaks gibberish. I guess I'm going to have to get used to it.
At dawn, with Erigor…
Above the newly rebuilt and redesigned Fairy Tail guildhall floated Erigor. He signaled for the attack to begin. On his wrist was the watch stolen from the take-over wizard, but he didn't want to use it just yet. He watched as some creatures that were the cross of an ice bear and a frost ghast crashed through the front door. Unsurprisingly, they were sent flying right back out of the guildhall. Fairy Tail flies immediately rushed out of the guildhall and looked up at him.
"Listen to me Fairy Tail flies!" Erigor shouted with a maniacal grin. "Today is the day of your reckoning!"
Their only response was to throw a barrel of alcohol at him. He widened his eyes right before it hit him in the face. The collision knocked him out of the air and onto the ground below. As he slowly got to his feet, the Fairy Tail flies surrounded him.
"A real man gets his hands dirty," said a behemoth of a man with spiky white hair.
"You're in for it now," said a man in a long coat.
"Oh, am I?" Erigor sneered as he held up the watch. They all backed up with surprise and fear on their eyes.
"It's vengeance time," Erigor said as he activated the device. He was enveloped in a golden flash. Once the flash ebbed they looked at Erigor and standing in his place was a purple giant in golden armor.
"You're big," said the white-haired man. "Let's see what you got!"
The white-haired man morphed his arm into a beast's arm and punched, but Erigor caught it easily. Erigor clenched his fist which broke the man's arm, and it was like breaking a twig.
"Is this your strongest wizard?" Erigor asked disappointed. "Hand me Salamander!"
"Natsu's not the strongest wizard," said a smug voice. "I am."
Erigor looked to see a spiky blonde-haired man walking forward. He had earbuds with spikes on them, and a long coat on. Erigor wasn't very impressed, because he didn't look like much. Suddenly, the man blasted lightning at him. Erigor just stood there and let it hit him. Everyone gaped as Erigor was unharmed.
"Pitiful," Erigor said before he grabbed the man by his head and began to crush it.
"Get your hands off my grand-son!" shouted an elderly man from behind him. Everyone turned to see Makarov standing there with his fists clenched. Erigor widened his eyes and dropped Laxus. He could feel the magical energy coming off of Makarov, and it was bigger than anything he had faced before.
Makarov took a couple of steps forward but stopped as something blasted down at the group. The ground exploded and sent everyone flying off including Makarov. The only one standing was Erigor. He looked up at who blasted them with a raised eyebrow. It was the alchemist. He sat astride a crystalline flying stingray.
"I had this handled," Erigor said irked.
"Not with Makarov conscious," the alchemist said bluntly. "Even in that strong form, you're no match against a Wizard Saint."
Erigor just grunted as he looked around at all the unconscious wizards. They had been encased in the same crystal that Diamondhead uses. There's no way for them to fight back now.
"The Salamander isn't here," Erigor said as he turned away from the guildhall. "Do what you wish."
As Erigor walked away, the alchemist ordered all of the flying beasts to prepare an attack. One of the flying beasts was a combo of a Jokustar, a Vaxasurian, and a bird. The creature opened its mouth and prepared a blast of massive emerald energy.
Erigor had only made it a few steps before he heard a wheezing groaning coming from behind him. With a frown, he turned to see a red box appearing out of nowhere. Just as the creature let loose it's energy blast, the box finished materializing and took the brunt of the attack. As the dust cleared, Erigor widened his eyes. The box had survived the blast. The door opened and someone he thought dead walked out. It was the take-over wizard.
"We meet again Dr. Chimera," Soron said calmly to the alchemist.
"How is this possible?!" the alchemist exclaimed. "Erigor killed you himself! I saw it!"
"I guess god isn't quite done with me," Soron said before he turned his attention to Erigor.
"Erza, you deal with the lunatic," Soron said as the Queen of Fairies herself walked out of the box back in her default armor. "I'm going to retrieve my property."
"Agreed," Erza nodded as she summoned a sword.
Erigor didn't say anything as Soron walked up to him with a calm expression. Erigor balled his fists as he prepared to fight, but Soron didn't do the same. Erigor punched at him three times, but Soron dodged each time. That only made Erigor angrier.
"Fight back!" Erigor shouted as he bashed down with his hands clasped. However, Soron only jumped backward unscathed.
"Why won't you fight?!" Erigor demanded.
"I'm no idiot. I know I can't outfight you," Soron said calmly.
"Then run," Erigor said as he punched again. However, this time Soron spun around the arm and jumped. Before he landed, he managed to slap the megatrix symbol. A golden flash later, and Erigor was back to normal. He was so shocked by what happened that Soron was able to remove the watch from his wrist.
"I don't need that to kill all of you!" Erigor shouted as he floated into the air as Soron put the Megatrix back on his wrist.
"If your wind magic was that dangerous," Soron said unimpressed. "You wouldn't have planned to use Lullaby. You would've just charged."
"I killed you once," Erigor shouted angrily. "I'll do it again!"
Suddenly, the wind began to pick up and they were surrounded in a tornado prison.
"Now," Erigor grinned victoriously. "You're locked in here. With me."
"No," Soron said as he turned the Megatrix dial. "It's you that is locked in here with me."
Erigor frowned and bolted right toward Soron, but he had to cover his eyes when Soron was enveloped in a golden flash of light. Suddenly, Erigor felt something grab him by his neck and when he looked up he saw a red four-eyed and four-armed being.
"You really screwed the pooch now, windbag," Four-Arms said before he punched Erigor in the stomach with two of his lower fists. As Erigor gasped, Soron threw him into the air. Erigor was so in pain that he couldn't do anything as Soron grabbed him again.
"You like flying so much?" Four-Arms asked. "Here!"
He then threw Erigor into Alchemist and sent them both down to the ground. Four-Arms looked to see that all of the creatures had been dispatched. Once again, Erza destroyed Dr. Chimera's headgear with her sword.
"Good job," Erza said impressed. "No damages this time."
"He was a piece of cake," Four-Arms replied as he slapped his chest and changed into Diamondhead. "Now, for something harder."
"How is it harder?" Erza asked.
"Those crystals are a combo of neuroblasts and Diamondhead's crystals," Diamondhead said as he touched the ground. "I may have to destroy the ground to connect with the crystals and overtake the neuroblast energy."
Erza just watched as the ground suddenly cracked and shuddered as crystals popped out. They didn't stop until they touched each of the crystals encased around their guildmates. After a couple of minutes, all of the crystals vanished and their guildmates were freed.
All of them attempted to get to their feet but collapsed instead. Only Makarov was able to stand.
"Good job," Makarov smiled as he stared at Soron and Erza. However, his smile was immediately replaced with anger.
"NOW FIX THE GROUND!" Makarov shouted before he stormed back toward the guildhall. Occasionally, jumping over gaps in the ground.
"So much for no damages," Erza tear-dropped as Soron returned to normal.
"AND GET THIS RED BOX AWAY FROM MY GUILDHALL!" Makarov shouted back to them before slamming the guildhall entrance doors shut.
I know some of you may be asking "why did he retcon his main OC's backstory?" Well, here's my explanation of that concerning it. I don't see it as retconning anything concerning the implied explanation. Erza will have to get used to a lot of things now that Soron is a pure Timelord. She will also have to get used to his new personality. Pretty much the same as before, but much more guarded. He's even less likely to let anyone through the walls he put up now that he remembers everything. Also, I could use some suggestions as to what his timelord name could be. I want it to be something that fits with the word "Who" as "Doctor" does. I can't use "Professor" because that's already claimed by someone I know. I don't want him to have a military title as a name, law enforcement titles as a name, etc. give me something that is similar to "Doctor" but is new. Also, he won't kill anymore now that he remembers who he is. for very similar reasons the Doctor has. He will have moments of cold-calculated actions that lead to a person's death like with Solomon the Trader from DW S7 during the 11th Doctor era and with the 9th Doctor when he allowed Cassandra to explode. This is the end of Season 1. There will be an 8-episode long special for it, however. After that, you will have to go to AO3 aka Archive of Our Own for the rest of the series. Much easier to find story series on there compared to here since writers on there can put a "playlist" of their book series. The season 1 special won't come out for a long while. I still have to finish other stories in preparation for the Crisis on Infinite Earths story I plan to do, and that will take even longer to be written. I might not do many stories that prepare for the crisis event, but I will involve 3. One minor and two major. this one and another will be major. Sherlock: The impossible Case will be minor.
