Natsu I

"Lucy!" Natsu cried, as he suddenly sat up. However, when he looked around, he noticed he wasn't in the guild. Immediately, he looked down, and noticed that Happy was still clinging to his leg; that much gave Natsu some relief, but it was quickly gone as he thought about Lucy, and the rest of his guild.

The Dragon Slayer surveyed his surroundings. While he wasn't exactly the best judge of stuff like this, he had to admit this land was pretty. There were green fields across the land, with snow caped mountains with forests along the slope on the horizon.

"Uhhh…." Natsu looked down, to noticed Happy stirring, rubbing his eyes.

"Natsu?" the exceed asked, looking up at his partner.

"Hey, little buddy," Natsu said, rubbing Happy's head, "You okay?"

"I think so," Happy said, as he stood himself up, "Where are we?"

"No, clue," Natsu answered, as he did the same, rubbing the back of his neck, "Though this place smells really weird." Happy nervously fluttered onto Natsu's shoulder.

"I'm scared, Natsu," he said, wrapping his tail around Natsu's neck.

"Don't worry, Happy," Natsu said, with a grin, "We'll figure this all out. Let's look around and see where we are." He then struck out into the wilderness, figuring that they were bound to run into some people if they kept walking.

"This place feels weird," Happy said, never moving from his place on Natsu's shoulder, "Like there's magic in the air." The Dragon Slayer nodded in agreement, if anything, it was an understatement. It was like there was magic all around him, on his very skin. For a long time (or at least what felt like a long time), they kept walking, until Happy's suddenly got off Natsu's shoulder.

"Look!" he said, pointing. Natsu looked in the direction Happy as pointing. In the distance, was a small cottage, with what looked like a field of crops.

"See, Happy!" Natsu said, "I told you we'd figure this out!"

"But we haven't figured out anything yet," Happy said, deadpan. Ignoring that, Natsu hurried towards the house, with Happy flying after him. However, as they got closer the house, Happy suddenly grabbed Natsu's scarf, stopping him.

"What was that for?" Natsu asked. Happy just pointed, and that was when Natsu noticed a tall figure, kicked back on a chair, feet propped up on a log. He was wearing a hood, and appeared to be sleeping, and a pole of some sorts was stuck in the ground next to him. Natsu figured that was the farmer.

"Great, a person," Natsu said with a grin, "Let's go talk to him!" He then started running faster towards the house.

"Wait Natsu!" Happy called, as he flew after his partner. Eventually the came close to the farm, and Nat's waved.

"Hey…" He couldn't finish, as in a flash, he had a blade at his throat. As it turned out, the pole in the ground was a glaive. Natsu could now see the person's face through the hood; his features were pointed, with piercing eyes.

"I don't know how you got this far, raider," the farmer said, "But you aren't going any farther."

"Raider?" Natsu asked, holding up his hands, "What are you talking about?" Perhaps Lucy was rubbing off on him, but Natsu didn't want to hurt a farmer for no reason. Though said farmer just glared at him.

"You think I'm a fool?" the farmer hissed, "You want me to believe you're a trader? When you're this far inland?"

"You crazy?" Natsu snapped, "You think I'm some kind of pirate?!" Alright, this guy was starting to piss him off.

"Pink hair," the farmer said, looking Natsu over, "Is that some blessing from Tzeentch?"

"Hey, don't, diss my hair!"

"A blue, flying cat that can talk?" the farmer said, "If that's not proof of Chaos…"

"Leave Happy alone!" Natsu said, as he finally pushed his opponent away, who flipped back. He then held his glaive at the ready. But he didn't strike, instead, he looked very carefully at the Dragon Slayer, narrowing his eyes.

"You're aura… its strange," he said, "If you are not a Chaos raider, than where are you rom?"

"I'm from Fairy Tail!" Natsu said, showing off his guild mark, while Happy did the same.

"I do not know of such a place, nor do I know of such a mark," the farmer said. That surprised Natsu; just about everyone knew about Fairy Tail, seeing as the guild's members generally made sure of it (sometimes unintentionally, but it wasn't Natsu's fault when a fire spread).

"How could you not know about Fairy Tail? Its the strongest guild in Fiore!" Happy declared.

"I do not know this 'Fiore', you speak of," the farmer said, not changing his stance, "Is it one of those petty human states on the coast?"

"Well… Fiore is on the ocean," Natsu said, after a pause, "But its pretty big." That apparently got the farmer to lower his guard slightly, as he apparently was finally convinced that Natsu wasn't a raider, but he still held onto his weapon. The farmer than lowered his hood, showing off long, light blonde hair, that was combed back. But what really earned Natsu's attention were his ears, which were larger than normal, and more importantly, pointed. He was like one of those elves from a book he once read over Lucy's shoulder. That weirded Natsu out somewhat.

"What?" the farmer said, "Never seen an elf before?" He then paused.

"Well, I suppose few humans really do see elves these days, and live to tell the tale."

"What's an elf?" Happy asked, which must have been a dumb question, as the elf shot him a glare.

"If you do not know, then you are truly ignorant," he said, "But it doesn't matter, you said this 'Fairy Tail' of your's is a guild, yes?"

"Yeah, its a mage guild," Natsu said. That seemed to surprise his opponent, who blinked, and took a step back.

"Well, that should explain your aura," he said.

"What, do you not have mages here?" Happy asked.

"We have wizards."

"Same thing." The elf just waved him off.

"Here in Ulthuan, all wizards serve the nobility," he explained, "We do not keep such skilled individuals in guild halls." Natsu cocked his head.

"What's Ulthuan?" The elf looked decisively insulted by that.

"I can accept the fact that you've never seen an elf, but you mean to tell me you have never head of Ten Kingdoms of Ulthuan?"

"How can you have ten kingdoms?" Natsu asked. The elf opened his mouth, but quickly closed it, as he rubbed his temples.

"Look, why don't you just leave?" he asked.

"I can't," Natsu said, "I don't know where I am."

"Which is no concern of mine," the elf answered, before heading over to a bag of grain that was propped against his cabin, "I have to bring this crop into the city anyway, so just leave."

"Why don't we come with you?" Natsu suggested.

"Yeah, we have to get into the city too!" Happy chimed in. The elf looked severely annoyed by that suggestion, but then paused to think.

"Well, it might make you leave quicker," he mused slightly, before continuing, "So fine, you can follow me."

"Thanks Mr. Elf!" Happy said, pumping his paw.

"I have a name, its Nelaryn."

"Well then, my name's Natsu, and this is Happy. Nice to meet you!" Natsu declared with his trademark, shit-eating grin.

"Feelings not mutual human," the elf sneered, "Now come, I want to get this over with." Natsu's grin collapsed.

"He's a jerk," Happy grumbled. Natsu agreed, as he followed his new "companion".

Note: So Natsu's with the High Elves. Originally, I was planning on putting Natsu with the Lizardmen, but then I remembered the bond that the High Elves had with dragons, and it quickly became a no brainer. And while I won't give anything away, I will say that Natsu's presence on Ulthuan will have some pretty profound consequences.

Something I should quickly make known, is that I'm using the 8th Edition as a point of reference in terms of lore. I'm saying that, because while the edition aren't that different, there are some important differences that will come into play. In addition, I'll be using aspects taken from the Total War game (which you should definitely get and support, if you're a fan of strategy games).

Please review. I bet a number of authors would agree with me when I say its one of the biggest rewards of writing a story.