Bakugo froze. When Natsu had claimed that dragons were, in fact, real, he had thought of a big scaly lizard with wings. He had not, however, pictured a sleek black giant with glowing blue eyes. Its teeth alone were bigger than All Might himself. It's growls rumbled the ground so violently that Bakugo swore the Earth was going to split at his feet. As much as he wanted to fight, he found himself not being able to move. It was like the sludge villain all over again. He was going to be frozen in place while his friends had to protect him. How weak could he be? Pro Heroes didn't freeze in the presence of dragons! He glanced at the group surrounding him.

Natsu was already on his feet, running towards the dragon, Gajeel at his side. Wendy was in the air being held onto by Carla, who was aiding her in avoiding the blows the dragon was throwing at them.

"Requip! Heaven's Wheel!" He heard, as though it was a special battle cry. He spun around just in time to watch Erza's regular armor be replaced with something else. She was wearing an armored bra, and a skirt that seemed to be made of swords. Dozens of swords floated at her sides.

Levy was mumbling faster than Deku ever could, though the words she spoke were being thrown into the battlefield, leaving destruction in their wake.

What Bakugo wasn't expecting, however, was the rest of the scene. IcyHot, Gray, and Juvia had teamed up. Juvia was producing wave after wave of water, and the two-toned boy and the maker magician were combining their powers to make an ice-tsunami, directing their full attack at the dragon.

Deku was being flown around by the blue cat, and Bakugo could tell he already had several broken bones, though he knew the boy was so pumped up on adrenaline that he couldn't register how much pain he must have been in. Kirishima had his quirk activated through his whole body, and was trying to block as many blows as possible, while being carried by a black cat? Had there been three of them before? Bakugo could tell he was trying to distract the dragon, and trying to wear it down. He also could tell that Kirishima would tire down much more quickly than this massive dragon.

This is where things were getting strange. Lucy had seemed to have changed clothes (maybe she requips like Erza?), and she was ordering a bull man around. Kaminari was...on the bull man's shoulders? Sending electricity through the bull's axe whenever he would land a blow. Bakugo ran through what each of the wizard's powers had been, and realized that the bull man must have been some sort of Celestial Spirit.

Bakugo was suddenly very aware that he was the only one frozen in place, not being helpful. He tried to assess who was in the most need of his help. He was about to go help Kirishima when he watched Wendy and Carla being swatted out of the sky by the dragon's tail. Carla was clearly unconscious, and he watched as the girl spiraled towards the ground. He launched at them, catching Wendy before she hit the ground. She can't have been much older than twelve years old. This battle was no place for a girl like her, and Bakugo suddenly felt the urge to protect this child, no matter what.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to distract you. I'll be okay," She muttered, as she made to get back on her feet, a look of pure fury in her eyes, as she turned back towards the dragon.

"I think the fuck not." Bakugo snapped, moving her to stand behind him. She huffed.

"Listen here. I am a dragon slayer. I am not going to stand by and not do anything!" She was pissed, but Bakugo had a strange surge of respect for the girl.

"Fine, but we're doing this my way so you don't get killed." She looked smugly back at him. He smirked back.

He ran at the dragon, blasting himself through the air. Wendy hung back, and began chanting, "O swift wind that dashes through the heavens...VERNIER!" Suddenly, Bakugo was entrapped in a glowing sphere of light. He found it much easier to move around, and he felt stronger, and lighter. He glanced back at Wendy, who had a look of deep concentration, her hands raised.

"This is what I'm talking about." He grinned darkly, ready to blast the dragon to smithereens. That's when he noticed that Natsu and Gajeel were actually...riding the dragon.

"Oh, these fuckers are insane," he said to himself, under his breath. He glanced down towards the others on the ground.

Erza was rapidly requipping. Lucy looked exhausted, and Bakugo could see at least three weird looking humanoids on the ground. He guessed they were Celestial Spirits, and that the blond was exhausting all of her magic energy.

Kaminari had short circuited. He was currently walking back and forth, thumbs up, and drool dripping down his chin. Bakugo growled. This meant Kaminari was now a liability in this fight. Kirishima was struggling to keep even his legs hardened at this point, and was covered in blood. He glanced up to find Deku, and he choked when he saw him.

He was no longer in the arms of the blue cat. He was laying on the ground, limbs limp and purple, turning black. He was unconscious. Carla, who had gained consciousness, was trying to tend to him.

"We need to retreat!" It was Todoroki. He looked exhausted as well, and Juvia was laying limp in his arms, Gray still throwing attacks at the dragon. Bakugo wasn't sure what had happened, but half of Gray's face had turned black, and his hair was slicked back. Were all ice wielders two toned? Jeez.

"I have an idea, but it will only buy us enough time to distract the beast, and retreat," Todoroki kept going, receiving a few glances.

"I'm not retreating! I'm going to keep fighting until this bastard learns whose boss!" Natsu cried, earning an enthusiastic, "Aye!" from Happy. Bakugo rolled his eyes.

"Listen to the half and half bastard, you idiot."

"From what I can tell from your fighting styles, each dragon slayer has a secret fighting force, is that correct?" Todoroki received a few small nods, so he continued, "I need all of the dragon slayers to give their all towards the dragon. Once hit, I'll freeze it in place. It's too strong for the ice to last, but it should buy us a few minutes to retreat. While the four of us are working, I need the rest of you to get out of here. The cats can carry the unconscious and the wounded. We will meet you about halfway to the guildhall. This will ensure that we aren't followed." Without hesitation, Happy picked up an unconscious Deku, the black cat picking up an unconscious Kirishima, and Carla picked up an unconscious Juvia. Kaminari had regained whatever use of his brain he normally had, Gray stood with him, Levy at his side. Erza looked hesitant to retreat, but was following the orders. As the rest of them took off, the three dragon slayers stood their ground. Bakugo heard a chant from all of them, "Dragon Slayer Secret Art -" the the name of their attacks. As they hit the dragon, Todoroki stepped forward with his right foot, shooting forth a wall of ice that encased the rampaging monster. As soon as the beast was frozen, Bakugo ran towards Wendy, grabbing her to throw her over his shoulder, as him and the other four boys took off in the direction that the others had gone.

He'd be damned if anything happened to this child, especially if it was his or IcyHot's fault. They continued until they were sure the dragon was long gone behind them, but they weren't able to catch up with the others before dark, so they settled down to set up camp for the night, only hoping that the other group had made it to somewhere safely.