Chapter 14: Water Battle

A roar sounded throughout the water as the group just stared.

"I don't believe it," Beth muttered.

"How? This isn't possible," Natsu gasped.

"You two have to take it," Erza said snapping out of her surprise first. "Our magic is useless against it."

"My flames are useless underwater," Natsu said.

"Here," Beth said as she grew some explosive peppers. She handed them to her friends. "These will work. Just don't drop them."

"You'll also have to throw them harder and closer than you normally would since we're underwater. It's a lot more dense than air," Siprix advised. They all turned to the water dragon in front of them.

The dragon attacked first, going for Siprix. The blue-ette tossed a poorly aimed pepper towards the dragon. It hit its shoulder, and it backed off. "Forest Dragon Roar!" Beth yelled as she performed the attack, hitting dead on. The dragon got blown back to the edge of the room, Beth having gathered a lot of power from the various plants she had touched. It zipped around and attacked Siprix and Beth from behind. It left the others alone. This turned out to be a mistake as a pepper hit its head, thrown by Natsu. Happy cheered. The dragon shook its head and aimed for the others. Siprix used a water current and turned it off course, crashing it into the wall. Lucy and Gray also threw a pepper each, hitting the back leg and wing. It shrieked in pain, and Erza threw one into its mouth. The creature coughed and swam away, but it knocked some pillars down. The building started to shake and cracked started to appear.

"I wouldn't hit those again," Lucy said nervously.

Happy just went "Aye!" They regrouped in the center and waited. After a minute, the dragon attacked from above. Siprix used his magic to divert the attack away from them, and it smashed into the ground. The building lost a few chunks of rock, the pieces falling to the edge of the room. The mages glanced at the walls warily, and dodged another attack. The dragon swiftly turned, grabbed Siprix, and swam off with him.

"That dragon is really intent on getting him," Gray said.

"Come on!" Beth said as the Fairy Tail mages swam after it. However, they didn't see where it went and lost it.

"Great. First we get dragged underwater in a train, get knocked out, wake up here, we're trusting a guy we don't even know to keep us from drowning, and then-" Natsu didn't get to finish his sentence as group couldn't breath. They grabbed their algae, that they thankfully didn't lose, and put it on. Out of that spot, the fire mage glared like he was saying "what did I say?"

Beth swam down to a sand pile and started writing with her finger in it, as they couldn't talk with the lily pads on. Maybe he got knocked out she wrote as the others came up to her.

He was traveling fast in a dragon's mouth Erza wrote.

Any ideas how to find him Lucy asked. No one wrote anything back. Beth smoothed over the sand as she heard something.

Did you hear that Natsu wrote. Beth nodded.

What Gray asked, the other also looking confused. They stopped and listened hard. Beth heard a faint current. And a tail hitting stone. She and Natsu took off in the direction of the sound and the others followed. They followed the sound until they were on a balcony and they couldn't go any further due to the water wall keeping them there. And there was the dragon, looking at an unconscious and not breathing Siprix.

Beth looked back at the group, and Natsu raised a pepper he still had. Erza nodded and Natsu hit the dragon right in the back. Turning towards them, the dragon roared and unleashed a blast of water at them, using its magic. The group scattered, Beth going towards Siprix while the others kept the dragon occupied. She grew some algae and placed it over his nose and mouth. He started breathing again, the plant making oxygen. Making sure he was out of harm's way, she turned back to the fight. Natsu was out of peppers and playing bait, Happy clinging to his scarf, the others only had one or two left each. She rushed back, and gave them more peppers. Natsu threw all of his at the dragon that almost caught him, and Beth sighed and handed him a war hammer made out of pine wood so it wouldn't weigh him down as much. He proceeded to play whack a mole with the dragon when it got close, the others using their ammunition sparingly. Beth used her Forest Vine Constrictor and slashed at the dragon, causing it to cry out in pain. The others hit the dragon with their peppers, while Natsu bashed it. Finally, after a lot of hits, Beth used her roar attack one finally time and the dragon took off, beaten. The group stayed still for five minutes before they finally relaxed a tiny bit. They went over to check on Siprix.

The water mage stirred when Beth shook him slightly. He opened his eyes and looked around, taking in the mages surrounding him, where they were, and what they were doing. He then realized that they had on the algae and his eyes widened.

"I'm so sorry!" he said, taking off his algae. However, he looked dizzy and had trouble breathing with his magic. Gray put the plant back on over Siprix's face as Natsu glared at him, daring him to try that again but concern also flashing in his eyes.

Erza swam up to the where the water wall was, and tested it out. It was still there, albeit much weaker. They all groaned as best they could with plants on their faces. Lucy found another sand dune and they started writing in in.

What now she asked.

We need to let Siprix rest and find how to get out of here soon Erza said.

How much longer do you think we can last Gray asked.

A day at least Siprix wrote.

I can probably get us some food, along with plants that store a lot of water Beth suggested.

Aye Happy replied.

The others motioned to Beth to lead the way. Her eyes widened slightly, but she nodded and found a small room with one entrance that no animals were using. Beth grew algae over the entrance, and Siprix used his magic to turn the water into air, basically evaporating it instantly. Beth glared at him as he swayed.

"Why did you do that?" she asked, taking off her algae. She caught him before he fell. The others got up from where they fell on the ground, not expecting the sudden change from water to air, and helped steady him before he toppled Beth over as well.

"We can't wear plants and eat at the same time, can we?" he said teasingly, before collapsing.

"Used up too much energy," Happy said from Natsu's shoulder. They laid him down, took off their plant flippers, and Beth grew watermelons, apples, strawberries, carrots, and other foods the others requested. Soon they had a small paradise going.

Beth yawned, Lucy took notice of this. "You should sleep too. You were the one that supplied us with everything during the fight, and fought a lot yourself." Beth shook her head before she yawned again. She repeated the first action, trying to stay awake. It didn't work to well as her eyes started closing on their own. Lucy came over and laid the forest mage down, as she wouldn't do it herself. Beth finally complied and was out the moment she closed her eyes.

Dragons. How many of you guys guessed that? Let me know in the reviews. Have a great weekend! Go get 'em tigers!

-ThinMintE