Chapter 3: The Start of an Adventure
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In Little Garden, the Fire Dragon Slayer was getting bandaged up after an incident with the Giant Dorry…
"Damn that hurts, I'm gonna get back at him for hitting me…" said Natsu
"Aye Sir!" shouted Happy in agreement
You see, when Natsu woke up, he sniffed the air and realized he was in a completely different place, and because he saw no one he recognized around him, he proceeded to attack the first thing in front of him, which happened to be Dorry, so in normal fashion for the Pink Haired Dragon Slayer, he charged towards the giant and jumped in the air at him, but the giant was turning to see him at the time and whacked Natsu with his arm, sending him flying deep into the forest…
Dorry had to then leave for his duel, but promised Lucy he would apologize when he returned, so Lucy took the now awoken Happy to find the flung Natsu, they did find him, 30 miles from when he was hit, and she and the Exceed were now treating his even worse wounds….
"Oi Natsu, calm down it was an accident, the giant is actually really nice and told me he would apologize when he got back…" replied Lucy
"Whatever, still hurts like hell, I'll get back at him somehow…" said an annoyed Natsu
"Hey Lucy where did that big guy that kicked Natsu's butt go anyway…" asked Happy
"HE DID NOT KICK MY BUTT!" shouted a now angry Natsu
"He said he had to fight in a duel with a friend of his…" replied Lucy after she had slapped Natsu, who was now rolling on the ground in agony…
"So Lucy, you woke up first, so do you know where we are?" asked Happy
"Dorry, the giant that hit Natsu, said we were on an island called Little Garden, but I have no idea where that is…" replied a worried Lucy
"Little Garden, huh…" said the now recovered Natsu, "I can tell one thing, we're nowhere near home, I can't get a trace of anything I've ever smelled before, it's very weird…"
Suddenly the giant came into view, returning from his duel, "Another draw, what a pity, oh I see you found your friend! Sorry for hitting him earlier, you got the jump on me, reminds me of a Straw Hat wearing pirate I met not too long ago… Anyways, my name is Dorry, who are you two then?" said the giant, who was pointing at the Cherry Haired Dragon Slayer and the Exceed…
"I'm Natsu Dragneel, and this is my partner Happy" replied the Dragon Slayer
"Aye Sir!" responded the Exceed
"Mister Dorry sir, you've told us where we are, and we thank you for that, but do you mind telling us how to get off this island, we have friends we have to find…" asked Lucy
"Ah, you have friends waiting for you, well your pretty healed up I suppose, so I could lead you to an abandoned ship, for such a small group like yours, I have a perfect one in mind…" replied the giant with a hearty laugh…
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At Sabaody Park, the S-Class duo were letting the situation that just occur sink in…
"Hey Gildarts, do you think we just pissed off the wrong people right now…" asked Erza
"Probably, but right now, grab Cana and let's get out of here, I have no idea where we are, but the sooner we do, the quicker we can think of a plan of action…" replied the Crash Magic Mage
Erza was in front while Gildarts carried Cana on his back, the mages soon arrived at the gate, where they met a strange, silver haired old man…
"Excuse me you two, you wouldn't happen to know Red Haired Shanks now would you?" asked the mysterious man
"That name again, who is that actually?" asked Erza
"He's an old friend of mine, and from what I can tell, you two aren't exactly from here right?" asked the old man
"Yeah, we don't exactly know where we are…" replied Gildarts
"Well come with me then, I know a place where you can hide out for the time being…" said the old man
"Thank you, but why are you helping us, we don't know you…" asked Erza
"Let's say it's a favor to an old friend of mine…" replied the old man
"Is the only reason you're helping us because I look like this Shanks guy people keep talking about?" asked Gildarts
"Partially, and because I like helping people in trouble if they seem like good people…" replied the old man
"What is your name then sir?" asked Erza
"My name's Rayleigh, Silver Rayleigh…"
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In Yuba, Gray was trying to figure out how to react to the tackle he had received once Juvia had seen him enter the tent she was in…
"Miss please, you're both injured, and doing something like that might open your wounds back up…" said the old man, Toto, who had come with Gray
"Juvia, please, get off of me!" yelled Gray
"Gray, my darling, when Juvia woke up here and saw no one familiar around her, Juvia feared she would never get to see her darling again…" said the Water Mage who was crying, and leaking, onto Gray
"Alright just get off of me…" said the flustered Ice Mage
"Ah, young love…" Toto chuckled to himself until he noticed something strange…
"Where did all of this water come from?" asked Toto as he noticed the puddle he was now standing in…
"The oasis isn't nearly this full to be overflowin… Ah, Miss you're turning into water!" shouted the old man who was looking at Juvia, whose lower half was now in liquid form…
"Juvia, cut it out!" Gray shouted, and she immediately stood up with Gray not too far behind…
"Gray my darling, Juvia did not mean to upset her beloved…" she said with a sniffle…
"Juvia it's alright, I'm not mad, just let me talk to you for a minute…" replied Gray and then he asked, "Excuse me, Toto, can I talk to her alone for a bit?"
Toto, who was still awestruck, responded, "I guess, but I have a few questions for when you're done…"
"Thank you…" replied Gray, as he pulled Juvia into the tent as others fled out of it to consult the old man…
"Toto, that woman… Do you think it's a devil fruit ability?" asked a former rebel who had cared for Juvia's wounds…
"It can be, a devil fruit removes your ability to swim, so why would there be a water devil fruit?" replied another
"I don't know what to say… We definitely need to learn more about those two, and that third guy they're with…" Toto chuckled, "Yuba hasn't been this hectic since Luffy…"
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At Mock Town, Laxus and Freed had mainly kept to themselves, not wanting to draw attention and receive questions about their powers any more than they had, so rumors were amok about the three strangers who had crashed into the middle of town…
"Believe me man they fell straight from the sky, I saw it with my own eyes…" said a pirate
"Yeah, and the blond took out a big shot rookie in one hit…" chipped in another
"You don't want to mess with those two, I'm surprised they haven't appeared on the bounty list with a strength such as theirs…" said a third
"Speaking of the devils, they're coming!" shouted a pirate
"Move!" yelled another as most people cleared the way for the Dragon Slayer and the Rune Mage…
"Laxus, it seems most of the people in this town fear us…" whispered Freed
"Doesn't matter, as long as they're not asking questions, I don't care what they think of us…" replied the Lightning Dragon Slayer
The duo soon arrived at the office of the doctor who had treated their wounds…
"Oh, it's you two, I thought you would come see me, what do you what?" asked the doctor
"We just came to see if you tell us where to get some food for us…" said Freed
"You came all this way just for that! Look for a place your freaking self!" shouted the doctor
"Not just for us, we wanted you to tell us what would be the best food to give to the old man…" replied Laxus
"Oh, um… Sorry then… Get him something sweet but I wouldn't recommend giving him food in his current state right now…" the doctor responded
"Thanks for the advice, know any good places to get food then?" asked Freed
"There's a bar called the Pub not too far from here that makes a decent cherry pie from what I hear…" replied the doctor
"Maybe I can get a drink while we're there…" said Laxus as he and Freed went out the door
"Don't you dare or else it will extend your healing period!" shouted the doctor from the door as Laxus just ignored the last tip of advice…
Down the street, a pirate was reporting to his captain…
"Captain, the two no names that beat our crewmember Sharpeyed Samuel, who had a 65 million Beri bounty, are heading right this way…" said the reporting pirate
"Good, I'll beat the two of them, avenge my subordinate, and create my reputation in this town to skyrocket, if not done by the hands of the great Captain Redbeard…"
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Back on Little Garden, Dorry was showing them to a ship the three Fairy Tail wizards did not except from the giant…
"Here is a ship that would be perfect for the three of you, its name is Freyr, and it's a catboat…" said the giant
"Wow, I didn't expect it to look like this…" said a shunned Lucy
"What do you mean?" asked the giant
"I just thought you were going to show us something… bigger…" replied Lucy
"Now why would I do tha… Oh, it's because I'm a giant… I like you Lucy, you and your friends would fit right in at Elbaf…" Dorry replied with a hearty laugh that followed
"Who cares I like the name, sounds familiar…" said Happy questioningly
"You just like it because it's called a catboat…" replied Lucy
"Yeah that's probably it… But something about that name though…" said Happy before he was interrupted…
"Hey giant, is this the only way off the island?" asked Natsu, who was beginning to turn pale…
"It is an island, there would be no other way off of course…" Dorry responded
"Oh great… Happy ready something to catch my barf…" Natsu said as he was ready to hurl…
"Aye Sir!" replied his fateful Exceed companion
"Now why would a man such as yourself have a weak stomach when in the presence of a boat such as this?" asked the curious giant
"It causes Natsu over there to not help but blow chunks every time he's on almost every moving object ever…" responded Happy
"Hey not every vehicl…" was all Natsu could say, because at that moment, he had put his foot on the bow and immediately had to throw up behind a nearby tree…
"I really hope we find Wendy soon or this will be a long voyage…" said Lucy hestiately
"Yeah, or we better get used to a trail of vomit coming from off the side of our ship…" said Happy with a laugh
"Thanks… for being… such great… friends guys…" Natsu said in between hurls
"You people are a riot! You remind me so much of that Straw Hat boy!" Dorry said with a laugh
"Who's that?" asked Happy
"A pirate I met a while back, helped a friend and I when we were in a predicament, he's done a lot of crazier things since then, I recommend that you folks say informed by reading the papers, since by what you'll told me, you definitely are not from here…" replied the giant
"That brings up another point, we don't exactly know how to navigate a ship, is there any advice you can give us on that?" asked Lucy
"The best I can do for you in such a short amount of time, is recommend you read the books aboard that ship… The previous owner used to be a cartographer who came to survey the island, his gear should still be on board, hasn't been touched in a year or so, so the Log Pose has got to be reset, plus I thing he had a few eternal poses with him as well…" the giant responded
"What happened to him?" asked Lucy
"I think he was eaten by dinosaurs about a month after he first arrived, it's been a wait since then, what a shame to die so young…" replied Dorry
"What are dinosaurs?" asked Happy
"Oh, they're giant reptilian creatures that a majority are carnivorous, and they roam all around the island… They're located pretty deep in the jungle and they know to stay away from me… plus it would have been very bad for you folks if you stayed the night, we might lose one or two of you…" responded Dorry
Happy and Lucy both gulped…
"Alright Natsu, let's go, we got a lot of sailing to do if we want to find the rest of the guild…" said a shaking Lucy
"Alright Lucy, but there's still one more thing I got to ask… Hey giant, what's the best way to survive on this sea?" asked Natsu
"Well… I would say you have to be the strongest and have your own freedom… And the best way to achieve those two things is to be a pirate from my own history…" replied the giant
"Alright then, it's settled… Lucy, Happy, until we find a way back home, we are no longer apart of the Fairy Tail Guild… We are now members of the Fairy Tail Pirates, and I'll stand by as acting Captain!" shouted Natsu
"Aye Sir!" replied Happy who wholeheartedly agreed
"But Natsu, you can barely move when you're in a boat, how will you be a Pirate Captain?" asked Lucy
"I'll figure out a way and brace through it… Besides, it might be fun to try something new, and you can be the Navigator since it's sort of up your alley…" responded the Dragon Slayer
"Well I guess there's no fighting you when you're this pumped up, alright let's be pirates!" shouted the Celestial Mage who finally given in…
"I like your style kids, I'll route for you all the way!" Dorry replied with a laugh
"Aye, then let's set sail!" yelled Happy as he grabbed Natsu and flew him into the boat…
"Hey I'm supposed to say that, I'm Captain!" shouted Natsu, but before he could argue further, he had already entered motion sick mode…
"Ok cat, unfurl the sails, we're going to wherever the winds may take us I guess!" said Lucy trying to act like a pirate while untying the mooring line…
"Alright, let's torture Natsu… I mean find our friends!" yelled the Exceed as he set the sails, allowing the wind to catch them, and allow Freyr to drift away from shore…
"Wow, what great friends I have…" moaned Natsu as he dangled over the side and readied himself to vomit…
"Aaahhhhaaa… Good luck you three, and farewell, these seas are dangerous, so please be careful! Let's hope we meet again someday!" yelled the now distant giant
"We'll never forget what you did for us Mister Dorry, we hope we will see you again soon!" shouted Lucy and Happy
So now three of the fairies have out to sea, what adventures are in store for them and the others? Will they meet any of their lost comrades soon? Only time will tell… But one thing is for certain, big events are in store for the Mages in the upcoming future, and soon the entire Grand Line will know the name of the Fairy Tail Pirates…
Author's Note: I'm sorry guys, this took WAY longer than expected, but the usual excuses, of life, writer's block, and sheer laziness got in the way of this chapter, like any good writer will tell you… Anyways, yes, it seems a few Mages have made a few tiny mistakes here and there… SO how will this affect the story, who knows, besides me, maybe, still writing it, and forgive me for only featuring about half the groups this chapter, I plan on switching on and off between some, with a few exceptions, because now we're getting to the meat of the story so areas covered will have sections get longer and longer, so as the not drag on, and overwork me, I'll be switching every other chapter with the exception of meet ups, with are coming soon, probably next chapter… Sorry this is so long I just really have a lot to update you guys on and I'm sorry for this wait, I'll try to get the next chapter done soon, so there will be no preview, haven't started writing it so sorry if you were expecting one… Anyways, leave a review or even a comment, I'll take ideas into consideration and try to see if I can fit them into the story somehow… Your critism is highly valued… Thank you for reading!