Chapter 4: Fairy Ed - Part 1
The Thousand Sunny (One Piece Universe)
After the confrontation with Kevin and The World's most notorious pirates, Yuna was preparing the Space Lift to travel to the next world as Luffy said farewell to his crewmates.
"Do you really have to go, Captain? We still need someone to lead us." Chopper asked.
"I know, that's why I'm letting Zoro lead the Straw Hats until I get back." said Luffy as he turned to Zoro. "You sure you can handle it, Zoro?"
"Sure thing. Just leave it to me, cap'n." assured Zoro.
"Thanks." thanked Luffy as he turns to Nami and whispers an order to her. "Psst, Nami, make sure Zoro doesn't go the wrong way again."
"Gotcha covered." Nami smiled, pulling out a compass.
"Here, I packed you a bento box for the journey. With extra meat. Just how you like it." said Sanji, handing Luffy a bento box with his lunch in it.
"Oh, Sanji... this is... this..." sniffled Luffy as tears ran down his face, feeling grateful for the food given to him by his comrade. "...is too good to eat. Mm, but not that good!"
He swallows the contents of the bento box whole as well as the box itself before realizing his mistake and spits the box back out. "That was tasty. Well, gotta go! Goodbye, everyone!"
His crewmates said their goodbyes to their captain before the doors of the elevator closed on him and sent him along with his team of heroes to another universe. Meanwhile, inside the elevator, the team was passing the time doing what they would normally do. Goku, Naruto, and Ed did shadow puupets on the wall using a flashlight that they found.
"Look, a bunny rabbit! RAWR! Take me to your plumber!" growled Ed playfully as he made a bunny rabbit shadow puppet with his hands.
"Watch this, I can do a dragon!" said Naruto as he used his hands to make a shadow dragon. "Neat, huh?"
"That's nothing. I can do Vegeta! Watch!" Goku then made an immaculate shadow impression of Vegeta whule he imitated his voice. "'Grr! Damn you, Kakarot! Why can't I be stronger than you?! Bulma! Get in here, woman! I'm horny!'" The latter laughed hysterically at Goku's funny impression of his friend/rival.
Eddy was minding his own business when Natsu and Luffy started playing with the three strands of hair on his head. "Hey, Eddy, why do you only have three hairs? Are you prematurely balding or something?" asked Luffy as he and the Dragon Slayer tugged on Eddy's hair.
"Gee, I don't know, why are you so stupid?!" snapped Eddy as he smacked their hands away from his scalp.
"Calm down, Eddy, we were just curious." Natsu said apprehensively.
"Oh, yeah, well let's see how you like it when I mess with your stuff!" grinned Eddy as he snatches Natsu's scarf from his neck.
"HEY! Give it back, Shortstack!" barked Natsu.
"If you want it, come and get it, pinky!! AHAHAHAHA!!!" Eddy laughed as Natsu chased the short Ed-boy around the elevator.
"Eddy, give Natsu his scarf and stop being so immature." scolded Edd as he helped Edward tweak his automail arm.
"Apparently, stupidity spreads a lot faster in enclosed spaces." Edward mumbled to himself.
"So tell me, how is the flamethrower working out for you, Edward? Did you find it to be useful?" inquired Edd as he fiddled with the internal wirings of the prosthetic metal appendage.
"More like useless. Everytime I try to use it, it just gives out tiny sparks and goes out like a faulty blowtorch." explained Edward. "You might as well take it out since it's no use to me."
"That won't be necessary, for I have found the obstruction!" informed Edd as he tried to tweak with the flamethrower installed in Edward's arm. "Now if I can just screw this back into place--"
Flames suddenly shoot out from the Alchemist's arm as Edd accidentally triggered the flamethrower. The flames caught on to the sleeve on Eren's jacket, surprising the Scout as he tried to smack the fire out. "HEY! Put it out! Put it out!"
"I'll save you, Eren!" yelled Ed as he jumped on the Scout to put out the fire.
"Ed! Get off me!" yelled Eren as he tried to push the lump off him.
The smoke from fire sets off the smoke alarm, which activated the sprinklers. The water dampened the elevator and everyone inside it.
"Hey, indoor rain!" exclaimed Goku jovially as he started to catch the falling water with his mouth.
"Somebody turn it off! These clothes are dry-clean only!" barked Eddy as he was soaked heavily by the sprinklers.
Yuna quickly switches off the smoke alarm and the sprinklers. The crisis was swiftly averted, but the brief incident in the elevator resulted in the water flooding at ankle level. The cosmic girl exasperated an agitated sigh as she glared at the others.
"EVERYONE! SIT DOWN! NOW!!!" boomed Yuna as everyone immediately sat in the water as they were instructed to do. "I don't want anyone to do or say anything until we reach our destination! Or else I will turn this freaking elevator around! GOT THAT?!"
They all nodded in reply as she went back to piloting the elevator. The Eds and heroes sat in stunned silence as they witnessed their guide's unbridled rage. The elevator was intensely silent for minutes on end until Eddy whispered to Edd.
"Thanks a lot, Double D. You got us in trouble." Eddy said quietly.
"Me? You and Natsu were running around like complete children!" hissed Edd silently.
"Technically, you were the one who set off the fire alarm." mediated Naruto while he dried off his headband.
"And set off the sprinklers." Natsu added.
"And set my jacket on fire. Which, by the way, left a scorched stain on my sleeve." Eren said begrudgingly as he took off his jacket and examined the burned stain on the sleeve.
"Why are my pants cold and wet?" Luffy asked.
"You're sitting in water, Luffy." Edward explained to the pirate.
"My pants are wet, too. But they're also very warm." said Ed as everyone realized what he meant by that and scooted away from him in disgust.
Just then, the elevator stopped as the pitching sound emanated, signaling their next stop. "Okay, everyone, we have finally reached our next stop. Please watch your step." beamed Yuna as she reverted back to her more upbeat personality as if she never snapped at anybody.
"Boy, I wonder if she's still mad at us." pondered Goku as the elevator doors open and the team exit the Space Lift into the new environment.
They found themselves standing in front of an enormous church, which was just as big as Notre Dame. It was centered in the middle of a large village which surrounded the sacred building. The architecture of the church amazed Edd and Edward while the others took in the rest of the area. Natsu seemed to recognised the village as he ran around the village square joyfully.
"Hey, everyone! I'm back! Happy! Gray! Lucy! EVERYONE! I'M HOME!" Natsu hollered jovially as he jumped for joy.
"What's he so happy about? And where are we?" Eren inquired.
"This is Natsu's home in Fiore. Also known as the Fairy Tail Universe. The trail of the Corruptonium has been traced to this part of the universe, so while I'm tracking it down, you guys take out any baddies that could be a threat to this world." explained Yuna as she prepared to enter the Space Lift.
"That'll be easy! We already kicked the crap outta Rolf and Kevin! With these bad boys at our side, we're unstoppable!" Eddy boasted as he referenced the heroes.
"On the contrary, Eddy, we have all faced pretty powrful enemies. Some who were even powerful than we are. I was lucky that I had the chakra of the Nine-Tailed Beast to help defeat most of my enemies. Including Madara." explained Naruto as he reminisced his battle with Madara.
"Yeah, yeah, sure. So, now that we're here, what do we do now?" said Eddy, ignoring Naruto's insight.
"I guess the first thing you guys can do is find the wizard guild, Fairy Tail. I'm sure Natsu will show you the way." advised Yuna as she got into the elevator and disappeared with it.
"Right! Come on, guys, the guild hall is right across from Kardia Cathedral! Follow me!" said Natsu as he runs towards the direction of the guild hall.
"Lead away, Lizard Boy." smirked Edward as he and the others ran after the Fire Dragon Slayer.
Meanwhile in Crocus
In the capital city in the Kingdom of Fiore, Crocus has been taken over by a sinister force both familiar and unfamiliar. In the past few days, those who lived in Fiore were overpowered by the threat that took them by surprise. Even Fairy Tail, the strongest wizard guild in the country, were overwhelmed by this evil superpower that now has control over the entire nation.
The two current rulers that overthrew Fiore's hierarchy sat in the throne room of Mercurius, the royal palace, in two gigantic thrones that intimidated anyone who were in their presence. One person in particular, however, was not swayed by their dominating power. A young man with jet-black hair stepped into the room and stood in front of the two rulers, who looked down on him with intimidation.
"Your majesties, if that's how you prefer to be addressed, the device is almost ready, as per your request." said the young man.
"Excellent work, Zeref." said the first ruler, whose voice belonged to that of a young boy. "See, my Queen, I told you he would be useful."
You're sooo right, my King." replied the second ruler, whose voice belonged to a young girl. "I feel like I should knight him, then he would be 'Sir Zeref'. Doesn't that sound adorable?"
"Ooo, or better yet, how about Zer-Bear! That's an even cuter name!" giggled the first ruler, who reveals to be a young boy with braces and the other one to be a young red-haired girl.
"With all due respect, I prefer to be addressed by my own formality, if it suits you, my liege." insisted Zeref in a calm and polite manner.
"Man, you're no fun, aren't ya." mumbled the Queen.
"Ahem, in all seriousness," The King said as he cleared his throat. "Have you heard from the pther generals?"
"Mard Geer has complete control over the southern region of Ishgar, Irene Belgerion in the east and west, and Acnologia in the north. I still have control over the Alvarez Empire. Unfortunately." Zeref said begrudgingly.
"Great! Now that that's taken care of, our successful plans for universal domination will surely please the Miracle Worker." grinned the Queen.
"Your majesties, your majesties! They're here! They're here!" said a tiny voice that emanated from a small, sentient plush rabbit toy named Mr. Yum-Yum which belonged to the King, who rushed into the throne room with important news.
"What is it, Mr. Yum-Yum?" asked the King.
"The Eds! They're here! They have been spotted in Magnolia! They're looking for Fairy Tail as we speak!" squeaked the bunny servant.
"Fairy Tail? AHAHAHAHA!!! Fairy Tail is my prisoner. Those goody-two-shoe wizards along with every magic-user in the world are in my dungeon. They can search high and low all they want, cause when we catch those ding-dongs, the Miracle Worker will finally grant us our wish." The Queen proclaimed as she picked up a glass of juice and took a sip from the glass.
"But, my Queen, they are in the company of one of the missing wizards, Natsu Dragneel!" Yum-Yum mentioned, which made the Queen spit out her juice all over the King.
"WHAT?!" screeched the Queen.
"Natsu..." Zeref gasped under his breath as he heard the name of his lost brother.
"Mr. Yum-Yum, turn on the Lacrima Monitor. I wanna have a look at the Eds as well as the Dragon Slayer." ordered the King as the bunny pulled out a remote and activates a magic Lacrima screen which shows the Eds and the heroes running towards the guild hall.
"So it's true. Those stupid Eds are here with Natsu Dragneel and some blockheads that are with them." frowned the Queen, whose pessimistic expression morphed into a devilish grin. "Too perfect. I think you know what this means, my King."
"Yes, my Queen, and I think our new underlings will be more than willing to do the task." replied the King, who shared the same Satanic expression. "Right, Zeref?"
"Of course, Natsu is my brother after all. Therefore, I should be the one to lure him and have END be a part of my project." affirmed Zeref. "I'll contact Mard Geer and tell him to mobilize his troops."
"One more thing, Zeref. Don't forget, if you fail..." reminded the Queen in a condescending tone.
"I know, I am well aware of the consequences." replied Zeref as he leaves the throne room.
"Good luck, Zer-Bear! You're gonna need it! Ehehehehehe..." giggled the King.
'Don't worry, Mavis. I won't let anything happen to you. We'll be together again. I promise you.' Zeref thought to himself with melancholy clouding his mind.
Fairy Tail Guild Hall
Natsu ran at top speed with his new comrades following close behind him. It may have only been a few days since he has last seen his friends, but even with all this madness going on, he still maintains hope that his one and only family is there waiting for him in open arms.
"I see it! We're almost there! Hey, everyone, I'm ho--" Natsu suddenly comes to a halt upon having a closer look at the guild hall.
Ed notices that his wizard friend stopped and does the same just when Edward came up from behind, but was unable to slow himself down. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, WHOA! ED!!!"
The poor Alchemist slams into the big Ed-boy, giving him major head trauma. His partially-paralyzed body slumps down onto the ground, leaving an unfazed Ed oddly confused. "Who's there?"
"Well, that's THREE concussion." groaned Edward.
"COMING THROUGH! MOVE IT OR LOSE--" hollered Eddy as he slams into Ed and falls on top of Edward, the latter letting out a painful groan.
"Who's there?" said Ed.
"FOUR concuss--" groaned Edward as Edd comes running after them.
"Hernia, hernia, herni-- OOF!" Edd does the same thing as he slams into Ed and falls on Eddy and Edward.
"Who's there?"
"FIVE--"
"DATTEBAYOOO--AH!" Naruto repeats the same action as Natsu silently walks up to the Fairy Tail Guild Hall, which was left vandalized and abandoned. His heart dropped as he saw his one true home lie in ruins.
"WOOHOO--ACH!" Luffy slams into Eren and Ed, sandwiching the poor Scout as the two of them fall on top of the pile of idiots. With poor Edward at the bottom.
"Who's there?" said Ed, still completely oblivious to the small calamity that happened behind him.
"EIIIGGGHHT... concussion." wheezed Edward as he was crushed by the weight of his comrades.
"Here I come, guys!" beamed Goku as he jogged over to his fallen friends with a positive attitude.
"GOKU! STOOOPPP!!!" yelled the others as Goku did as told before he could meet the same fate.
"ED! Why the heck did you stop?!" demanded Eddy.
"I stopped because Natsu stopped." Ed explained as he pointed to the Fire Dragon Slayer, who slowly approached the front doors of the guild hall.
Natsu opens the door, which fell down as he tried pushing it. He enters the building and sees the extent of the ruined guild hall. Tables and chairs were overturned, holes in the walls amd floors, broken glass littered everywhere, it was left nearly dilapidated.
The others enter the guild hall and were also shocked to see how damaged this place was. "My word, this location is just deplorable." said Edd as he observed the messy interior.
"It looks like a storm blew in here." said Luffy.
"If Levi was here, he would be pissed at how messy this place is." said Eren.
"The guild hall wasn't like this when I left it. I just don't get it." pondered Natsu, wondering where in the world his guild was.
"Where is everyone? I haven't seen anyone for miles." said Goku.
"Perhaps there may be somebody here. They could be hiding from who knows what." Edd suggested.
"Right, me, Naruto and Luffy can go look upstairs while everyone else stays on the ground floor to look around a bit." Edward insisted as he, the Shinobi and the Straw Hat went up to the second floor to search for any remaining guild members that were hidden.
The Eds and the other heroes looked around as well in case there were any clues or signs to Fairy Tail's whereabouts. Goku and Natsu peered behind the bar as the Saiyan walked around to the otherside and examined the floor which was littered with bottles, mugs, glasses and barrels. He sweeps the trash away with his hands when he notices a tranquilizer dart among the litter.
"Look at this, Natsu. It looks like a tranquilizer dart." Goku said as he observed the object.
"Lemme see that." said Natsu as he takes the dart and uses his enhanced sense of smell to sniff the dart for any significant smells. "It's a pretty strong drug. I think this was used to knock someone out."
"There must've been an ambush in here not too long ago." figured Goku.
"We should keep looking, though. We might be able to find something." said Natsu as he and the Saiyan continued their part of the search.
Meanwhile, Eren and Edd searched the infirmary for anyone that is sick or injured. "This was a... ugh, brilliant idea, Eren. There could be... ach, someone here that may... oof, be in need of some medical attention. Fortunately... ah, I always bring my first aid kit... d'oh, just for the occasion." strained Edd as he and Eren lugged the comically heavy first aid kit into the infirmary.
"What the hell, Double D? How are you able to carry this damn thing around?" Eren said, gritting his teeth as he helped the wimpy Ed-boy drag the first aid kit.
"Technically, I'm usually not the one who carries the kit. Ed thought it was a block of cheese one time and swallowed it whole. His stomach is actually quite handy as a storage compartment." Edd explained sheepishly.
"Wait, this was in his stomach? EW!" groaned Eren, dropping the kit and rubbed his hands of any germs.
"You know, speaking of Ed, I probably should've had him carry the first aid kit, but I think he's preoccupied with something." said Edd as the story quickly cuts to Ed looking around another part of the guild hall.
The lumpy Ed-boy forgot what he was doing almost immediately and just started wandering aimlessly. "What was I doing again?" Ed said confusedly when spots a trail of gravy on the floor.
He sticks his tongue in the gravy in an uncouth manner, much to his delight. "Mmm!! Gravy!" He licks the gravy off the floor as he followed the trail of brown sauce with excited taste.
Back to Eren and Edd, the two of them set the kit down in the infirmary. They look around the empty room as there was no sign of anyone there. "Well... there's nobody in here,... so I guess there's no need... for... the first aid kit." said Eren exhaustively as he took in a few breaths.
"You never know, Eren, someone may need a bandage or two, as I always say." advised Edd when the prop skeleton that was displayed behind him suddenly grabs him by the shoulders, making the sock-headed boy jump with fear. "D'AAHHHH!!!! PROTECT ME, EREN!!!"
Edd frightfully jumps into Eren's arms and trembles at the unknown presence that touched him. This presence, however, turns out to just be Eddy, hiding behind the skeleton in an attempt to scare Edd. And it worked.
"BWAHAHAHA!!! Oh, man, Double D, you should've seen the look on your face!! AHAHAHAHA!!!!" chortled Eddy.
"Eddy!" scorned Edd as Eren gently puts the annoyed boy down on the ground.
"Quit joking around, Eddy, this is serious!" Eren reprimanded the short Ed-boy.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself! Ehehehehe!!" giggled Eddy as he pushed the skeleton aside. "But, hey, guess what I found!"
He pulls out a golden key that beared an interesting symbol that piqued Edd's curiousity. "Why, Eddy, where did you find this key?" Edd inquired as he looked at the key with interest.
"I found it under some trash. It looks valuable. How much do you think a golden key is worth?" Eddy asked.
"If I know anything about keys, is that they can unlock something important." informed Eren as he pulled out a key, which was given to him by his father, that he usually wore around his neck at all times.
"You're absolutely right, Eren. Whatever this key unlocks, it may have something to do with the Leo insignia that's carved into it. Perhaps something related to the Zodiac since Leo is one of the twelve constellations." said Edd as he recognized the key's symbol as the Leo Zodiac sign.
"Who cares about horoscopes or whatever? There's gotta be a treasure chest or something! Something worth a lot of money!" The greedy Ed grinned mischievously as he gazed at the golden key.
"Oh, Eddy. Even when he's changed for the better, he's still the same Plutomaniac we all know well enough." smirked Edd, thinking about all the times he, Ed and Eddy use to pull scams.
"Why is Eddy so greedy all the time? It seems like the only thing he cares about is money." inquired Eren.
"Well, you see, Eren, Eddy is a reformed scam artist. Him, Ed and myself would often scam the other kids of their money. A past-time which often ends in disaster." explained Edd. "But, ever since the fiasco at Mondo-A-Go-Go, we have all changed our ways. Eddy in particular, of course."
"But Eddy is very good at making plans and creating ideas, how do they end so badly?" Eren further asked.
"I guess all the confidence and self-esteem he gained after facing his older brother must've heightened his inquisitive thoughts. Thoughts that may as well rival my own intellect." Edd said with a sense of pride for his friend.
"His brother?" Eren continued.
"It's... something that only Eddy would tell you himself." Edd informed the Scout with a complex expression.
Eren looked at Eddy woth concern on his face, which expressed curiousity about the relationship with his brother.
Elsewhere on the second floor of the guild hall, Edward, Naruto and Luffy were looking around the second level for any of the Fairy Tail members.
"Find anything, guys?" asked Naruto as he looked through one of the rooms.
"Nope, nothing." said Edward.
"I guess there's nobody here. It's pretty much quiet here." assumed Luffy, when he suddenly hears a knocking sound. "What was that?"
"What was what?" asked Naruto.
"I heard a knock. I think came from over there." Luffy described the noise as the three of them traced the sound to its original source to a small closet. "It's probably in that closet."
"Okay, well we don't who or what's in there, so you better let me handle it." affirmed Naruto as he slowly reached the doorknob until Edward stops him.
"Wait," The Alchemist then hands the Shinobi an umbrella to use as a weapon. "You might need this."
"Thanks?" Naruto said awkwardly as he turns his attention back to the closet door. He grasps the knob, turns it, and yanks it open. "HA!"
Suddenly, he gets thrown by a strong gust of wind that blew him backwards into the bannister at the top of the stairs and crashes on right top of a table on the ground floor, injuring the poor teen. Edward and Luffy peer over the broken bannister and glanced at the injured Shinobi, who was paralyzed from the fall.
"Naruto! Is the umbrella okay?" Luffy called out to the boy ninja, who was still holding the umbrella, which was completely mangled from the fall.
"Oh, yeah, sure, don't worry about me. I'm in complete, indescribable pain which has probably paralyzed the lower half of my body, but I'm A-OKAY! And God forbid if something bad happened to the umbrella!" Naruto shouted sarcastically as his whole body was racked in pain.
"But is it--" Luffy replied when Naruto shouts at him.
"NO, IT'S F*CKING BROKEN!" shouted Naruto.
Luffy and Edward was suddenly blown back by the same windy force, knocking them down as a small blue-haired girl ran past them and jumps down from the balcony of the second floor and ran for the exit. Eren, Edd and Eddy heard the commotion and came running into the main hall to see what was going on when they saw the girl running past them. The girl was about to reach the front door when Natsu swept her off the ground and grabbed hold of her.
"Let me go! Help! Happy!" The girl screamed as she thought Natsu was a dangerous intruder.
"Wendy! Calm down! it's me, Natsu!" The Fire Dragon Slayer calmed the frightened girl as she realizes that this person was her lost friend, Natsu.
"Natsu! You're back! I'd thought you'd be gone forever!" cried Wendy as she hugged Natsu.
"Are you okay? You look like you've been through hell." Natsu asked with concern for the young girl as she was covered in bruises and scratches.
"You have no idea." Wendy replied as she was overcome with relief.
"Natsu, do you know this girl?" asked Goku.
"Yeah, this is Wendy! Wendy, these are some friends that helped me get home." Natsu said, introducing Wendy to the others.
"Hi, there. Nice to meet you." smiled Wendy, giving a polite wave to the heroes.
"Was that you that pushed me off the balcony?" inquired Naruto as he got up from the destroyed table.
"Yeah, sorry. I thought you were all soldiers or something." Wendy said sheepishly. "That was just some of my Wind Magic, I'm a Dragon Slayer just like Natsu-san."
"Really? That sounds amazing!" Goku said impressively.
"By the way, you're gonna need a new umbrella." informed Luffy as he picked up the broken umbrella.
Edward snatches the umbrella from the pirate and whacks him over the head with it in annoyance. "No one cares about the stupid umbrella!"
"I believe some introductions are in order. I'm Eddward, or Double D for short." Edd said as he shook his hand with the Sky Dragon Slayer.
"And I'm Eddy, the cool one." suaved Eddy as he combed his hair and finger-gunned, trying to impress Wendy, who just stares blankly at him.
"I'm Goku, nice to meet'cha." greeted Goku.
"And this is Luffy and Naruto."
"Hi-ya!" chimed Naruto and Luffy.
"Name's Edward. How are you?" greeted the Alchemist.
"I don't mean to be rude or anything, but how are old are you?" Wendy asked politely.
"Sixteen, why?" replied Edward.
"Well, you look like you're as old as I am, seeing how you're short and all." said Wendy which received an annoyed expression from Edward.
Eren laughed at Wendy's remark, which irritated Edward even more. "Eren, my shoulders are aligned with your waist. So if I were you, I wouldn't laugh at my height, or else I will punch you in the balls. Got that?" The Alchemist threatened the Scout who stifled his laughter out of fear from Edward's mean-spirited demeanor.
"Oh, uh, my name's Eren, in case you didn't know." Eren cleared his throat as he introduced himself.
"It's so nice to meet you all. I'm just glad that you guys brought Natsu home safely." Wendy thanked the heroes.
"Hey, where's Ed? I haven't seen him yet." said Natsu as the big Ed came in with a stuffed mouth.
"There you are, lumpy. Where have you been?" Eddy asked as Ed replied with muffled dialogue.
"Ed, what's in your mouth?" Edd said, noticing Ed's stuffed mouth, which started moving as if something was alive in there. "Open your mouth, Ed. Let me see."
Ed refused to open his mouth, which made Edd more concerned for whatever poor creature was in there. "For Heaven's sakes, give it some air, man!"
The tall Ed-boy finally gave in to Edd's persistence and opened his mouth, revealing a small blue cat that was covered in saliva and was shivering with fear.
"Eww..." The others groaned as they saw the Ed spit out the salivated feline.
"Happy?" said Natsu as he went over to pick up the frightened cat who embraced his salmon-haired friend, whom was thought to be gone forever.
"NATSU!!! You're alive! It was so horrible! First, you disappeared, then the guild was attacked and everybody got kidnapped! I had to hide in a cupboard for days and eat nothing but gravy! And now this dunderhead tried to eat me and his mouth was all smelly and gross and now I'm traumatized!!" bawled Happy as he hugged Natsu tightly.
"Happy, slow down. The entire guild was kidnapped? By who?" Natsu asked, fearing for the safety of his comrades.
"While you were gone, we were attacked by an army that was sent by a new King and Queen that usurped the current Queen of Fiore." explained Wendy. "They called themselves the King and Queen of Diamonds and they've been hunting down other wizards. We don't know who they are or why they're doing this, but they're not alone."
"Let me guess," said Edward, weighing in on the conversation. "Some old enemies that Natsu and his friends fought in the past have somehow returned and they've teamed up with this bigger, badder villain that's planning to dominate this universe because of some mysterious motivation to appease their unknown deity. Correct me if I'm wrong."
"Wow. That says a lot." said Happy, impressed by Edward's deduction.
"Yeah, nice guess work, Perry Mason. What gave you that idea?" said Eddy, feighing astonishment.
"The last couple of worlds we went to had the exact same circumstances, so there may as well be a pattern." deduced the Alchemist. "Also, I've been catching up on Everything Entertainment on Fan Fiction, and he sure is taking his sweet time updating new chapters of Once Upon a Time in Earth Land. For months at a time. That lazy ass."
"So they just took EVERYONE? Even Gildarts and Erza?!" exclaimed Natsu to which Wendy sadly nodded. "Grr, bastards."
"Where did they take them?" Goku asked the Dragon Slayer girl and the Exceed.
"We don't know. We wish we knew, though. Then we could help our friends." said Happy tearfully.
"Me and Happy can't even fight Acnologia let alone a whole army." said Wendy, with little to no hope in her exprrssion.
"Acnologia? Him again? Wendy, we've beaten plenty of assholes like him before, and we can do it again!" assured Natsu, giving his signature smile. "Cause we're Fairy Tail, and if they're gonna mess with us a second time, they'll get twice the beating from us!"
"That's our Natsu!" beamed Happy.
"And you've got us in your favor. Whatever it is that you need, we'll be there. Cause you're our nakama, and nakama will always be there for you." smiled Naruto supportively, resting his hand on the mage's shoulder.
"You might as well face it, Hothead, we're your best AND only option." reminded Eddy with his smooth-talking attitude. "With my brains, Double D's other brains, Ed's and everyone else's muscle, what could go wrong?"
Almost immediately, everything went wrong as the front entrance of the guild hall was blown to bits by a barrage of bullets, explosives and other deadly projectiles. Everyone took cover to avoid getting hit. Once the onslaught finally stopped, the front wall of the guild hall came crashing down, leaving bits and pieces scattered everywhere.
"Well that went wrong pretty fast." said Eren, completely bewildered.
"YOU AND YOUR BIG MOUTH, EDDY!!!" snapped Edd, who was stressed out by the current predicament they were in.
"Dang, Double D, salty." Eddy said lowly, who's ear rang from Edd's shouting.
"Come on out, humans. You have no way out at this point, except death, of course." taunted an outside voice, which belonged to someone of high intelligence.
"What? That can't be!" exclaimed Natsu, realizing who the voice belonged to.
"Oh, so you do remember Mard Geer, Natsu Dragneel. How quaint." grinned the demon general, who stood outside of the guild hall with Guerilla-style army, armed to the teeth and watched the hiding heroes with a nefarious grin. "You know you disgusting humans can't hide forever. The only way you can escape this, is if you surrender or die. There's no in between."
"Give us one reason why we should listen to you!" questioned Naruto.
"Ehehehehe, I think you will. Because I have something that will convince the little Dragon Slayer." sneered Mard Geer as he snaps his fingers, commanding a few of the soldiers to bring in three figures, whose faces were concealed by bags. "Natsu, do you recognize these three?"
The soldiers forced the bagged figures down on their knees, pulled the bags of their faces, revealing three familiar faces that only Natsu, Wendy and Happy know of. The first one was a dark, long-haired man with facial piercings named Gajeel Redfox, an Iron Dragon Slayer. The second was another dark-haired teen named Gray Fullbuster, an Ice Demon Slayer. Finally, the third and last figure, was a crimson-haired woman in armor named Erza Scarlet, a Requip mage.
The three Fairy Tail mages expressed looks of stress and confusion as they were held against their will by an old enemy. "Natsu! Where the hell have you been, asshole!" Gray screamed at the Dragon Slayer.
"Natsu, Wendy! Get out of here! It's not safe!" warned Erza.
"We're not leaving you guys! I don't know what's going on, but I'll think of something!" Natsu promised.
"Yeah, right, as if you ever had a thought to beg--" said Gajeel as his neck was suddenly pricked by a foreign object.
The object was the needle of a jet injector, which injected the infamous Corruptonium. The Iron Dragon mage began to have a seizure as the other two soldiers injected the Corruptonium into Gray and Erza.
"Gray! Erza!" cried Wendy as she watched her friends suffer.
"Gajeel! What are they doing to them?!" cried Happy.
"It's the Corruptonium! It's polluting their psyche as we speak!" Edd said fearfully.
"Man, I've never seen that stuff in action before. It looks medieval." gawked Eddy as he watched the three mages being overtaken by the mysterious chemical.
"It's just like the deadly Hypno Pudding from 'The Jellyfish People'! Issue 20." referenced Ed.
"It's a lot worse than that, Ed." explained Edward. "Not only does it control your mind, but also your whole body and it wastes your life energy. As far as we know, the only way we can save them, is to defeat them."
The Corruptonium finally took in effect, as the life in the mages' eyes turned into red, black pupiled savagery. They no longer had control of themselves and were now slaves to madness. Mard Geer laughed with malice, now that he had control of the Fairy Tail mages.
"Yes! YES!" proclaimed Mard Geer. "Mard Geer has full control of humanity, and with this chemical, I can make a whole army of cursed warriors. So tell me, Natsu Dragneel, do you feel hopeful, now?"
"As a matter of fact," said Natsu quietly, which hinted a rising anger inside of him. "Yes. I do. You may have taken over my home, destroyed it and brought hell upon the other wizard guilds. But there's one thing that you should've NEVER done in the first place... you... hurt... MY FAMILY!!!"
Natsu unleashes his Dragon Force, signaling the other heroes to be ready for battle. "Ooo, hoohoohoohoo! You're in trouble now, Mard Geek!" taunted Eddy, which doesn't amuse the leader of Tartaros.
"You fools still don't get it," smirked Mard Geer. "You're outnumbered. I have an army."
"Well, we have a saiyan." smiled Luffy.
"I'm sorry, but what are you saying?" questioned Mard Geer, who misunderstood what Luffy said when Goku transmitted in front of him.
"He's saying..." repeated Goku as he punches Mard Geer, sending him plowing into nearby buildings. "THAT I'M A SAIYAN!!!" Goku then unleashes his Super Saiyan form, setting the battle between friend and foe into fruition.
The soldiers began firing upon the heroes as the Eds, Wendy and Happy took cover. Natsu, Edward and Naruto stepped up to confront Gray, Erza and Gajeel. "I'll take care of Gray, since I just love to smack that stupid face of his!" grinned Natsu as he charged towards his rival.
"I'll take the metal guy, since it's been awhile since I had some action for myself." said Edward as he confronted Gajeel.
"And I'll take the red-head, because..." said Naruto before blushing at the sight of Erza's body. "...hehe, well, that."
"Honestly, that's just crude." disgusted Edd.
"I'll have whatever he's having!" Ed said dimwittedly.
"Hey, you! Stop right there!" ordered one of the soldiers, as three of the soldiers aimed their weapon at the Eds, Wendy and Happy. "You're all coming with us!"
"Oh, dear! Compromised!" exclaimed Edd as he the others raised their hands in surrender.
"Don't do anything stupid or we'll--" warned the other soldier but was quickly subdued by Luffy and Eren as well as the other soldiers.
"You guys alright?" asked Eren concernly.
"Yeah, we're okay. Thanks." thanked Wendy.
"For a second there, I thought we were gonna--" relieved Happy until a soldier with a grenade launcher fired his weapon at them. "AAAHH!!!"
Before Luffy and Eren could act, the explosion envelopes in smoke and flame. The soldier realized what he had done and dropped his weapon as he ran over to see if he had inadvertently killed the Eds, but was met a plastic force that bounced him back. "Oww, what the hell?!"
The smoke clears up, revealing a large bubble surrounding the others. They were completely unharmed from the explosion as the plastic shield came out of nowhere and protected them.
"Whoa... we survived." gasped Luffy when he notices the bubble surrounding them. "WOW! Now that's cool!"
"Where did this thing come from?!" exclaimed Eren, amazed by the bubble that showed up out of the blue.
"I think I did this." Edd realized. "I don't know how, but when the explosion hit, I felt a sudden energy fly out of my palms. I must have inadvertently created a plasmic substance that formed an elastic material that's able to withstand an explosive amount of force."
"Meaning?" Wendy asked confusedly.
"Double D made a bubble!" squealed Happy, hugging the plasmic shield.
"Nice work, sockhead! You made a bubble! What do we do now?!" Eddy exclaimed.
"Well, if this shield can withstand an explosion, bullets won't be much of a problem if we stay in here." figured Edd as bullets ricocheted off the bubble.
"But what about the soldiers? We can't stay in here forever with them surrounding us." said Eren.
"Let's do the bubble dance!" exclaimed Ed as he slammed into the bubble, making the shield go mobile as it bounced around rapidly and slammed against multiple assailants.
"D'AAHHH!!! EEEDDD!!!!" shouted Edd as he and the others were violently thrown around in the bubble.
"Whatever you're doing, Ed, keep doing it! WOOHOO!!! This is FUN!!" whooped Luffy.
"Ed! Slow down! I'm gonna be sick!" groaned Wendy as she was suffering from her motion sickness.
Just then, Natsu fought it out with Gray as the two of them battled with ferocity. "I always wanted to beat the shit out of Gray!" smirked Natsu as he used his Crimson Lotus Exploding Flame Blade. The attack hits Gray, but only takes half the damage. "Probably not like this though."
Edward and Gajeel went one-on-one on each other as the corrupted Dragon Slayer used his Iron magic to kick the small Alchemist, but the teen was too clever for that. "Whoops. Bad idea." Edward said smugly as he used his alchemy to destroy the metal on Gajeel's leg and used it to create a staff. "Bring it on, tin man!"
Naruto and Erza were an even match until the Requip mage gained the advantage by kicking the Shinobi in the abdomen, knocking the wind out of him. "I never thought I had to use this, but I'm using it!" said Naruto as he releases his Nine-Tailed Chakra Mode to make the battle more even. "Let's do this!"
Meanwhile, Mard Geer quickly recovered from Goku's harsh blow. "That damn human! Where is he?! I'm going to kill him!" growled Mard Geer as his anger began to boil.
"I'm right here, Mard Geer." announced Goku, who appeared in his Super Saiyan form. "Give it your best shot. But I'm warning ya, I won't go easy."
"So what? You punch me one time and you suddenly think you're stronger than me? I will admit though, you seem quite worthy enough to fight." sneered Mard Geer, underestimating the Saiyan's true power. "But not worthy enough to live!"
The demon quickly turns into his true demonic form, ready to fight the Saiyan to the death. They charge at each other and deliver multiple chain attacks until Mard Geer sends a sharp punch to Goku's face, followed by a swift kick from behind. Fortunately, the Saiyan has yet to unleash his full ability.
"You're pretty tough for a demon." said Goku, wiping blood from his mouth. "But I don't think you can handle me at my worse."
"Go on, then. Show me what you can do, worm." teased Mard Geer as Goku accelerated his energy, activating his Super Saiyan Blue technique. This made the demon nervous for he has never seen an opponent this powerful before.
"As I said before: Give it... your best... shot." repeated Goku sharply, which intimidated the demon even more.
Meanwhile, Natsu, Naruto and Edward's fight started to heat up. Natsu and Gray clashed with ferocity as the Ice mage was beginning to wear down. The Dragon Slayer also started to show fatigue, but he relents this feeling and continues to fight until he finishes off his best friend and rival with a special attack of his own. "CRIMSON LOTUS PHOENIX BLADE!!!"
Natsu strikes the Ice wizard with all of his might, and defeats Gray in one fell swoop. Gray skids through the ground until he slams into a nearby building. The negative energy brought on by the Corruptonium escapes the fallen body of the Fairy Tail mage, freeing him from the agony of the violent chemical.
"You're safe now, Gray." Natsu assured his unconcious friend. "At least, until you wake up. Then you're gonna be in a lot of pain, and then you'll try to kill me. Now I can leave the rest up to Naruto and Edward."
In Edward's fight with Gajeel, the Alchemist engaged with the Iron mage with the staff until Gajeel bites it in half like a dog gnawing on a stick. Edward discards the snapped staff and uses his automail leg to kick Gajeel, but instead gets caught in the Dragon Slayer's teeth, angering the teenage Alchemist. "HEY! Okay, now I'm pissed! Let go you stupid--G'AH!!!"
Gajeel angrily tosses Edward aside like a ragdoll and the teen bounces off the cobblestone ground and crashes into a fountain. "Great. Now I'm wet AND pissed!" He retaliates by using his alchemy to forge cobblestone chains from the pavement to ensnare a charging Gajeel. This restrains him for a short time, which gives Edward the opportunity to take down the Dragon Slayer once and for all.
"HIIIIIIYYYAAAAAA!!!!" The Alchemist screamed as he charged at the immobile mage and delivers the most brutal kick he can muster, knocking Gajeel out cold. The chains release his unconcious body, letting him drop to the ground as the Corruptonium dissipates from his system.
"Alright! One down! Let's finish this so we can all go home!" cheered Edward as he winded up his joints from the invigorating battle he had.
Naruto's fight with Erza became so intense despite neither one backing down. The Requip mage slashed her sword to slash the Kurama Naruto but he manages to dodge every strike. He jumps high into the air and flanks Erza with his most powerful Rasengan, knocking her down onto the ground in an explosive fashion. Erza's body becomes inactive which cancels out the Corruptonium.
"Wow. She's tough, I'll give her that." said Naruto admirably. "Probably tough enough to give Sasuke a run for his money."
Just then, Goku and Mard Geer's battle began to heat up as they were both neck and neck with each other. "What kind of human are you?!" exclaimed Mard Geer who was nearly overwhelmed by Goku's vast strength and agility. "You have the power of flight, you can transform at will, and your power level is beyond that of a regular warrior! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!?!"
"I told you, I am not a human! I'M A SAIYAN!!!" bellowed Goku as he punched and kicked Mard Geer at rapid speed, rendering the demon helpless as he was thrashed around mercilessly. The Saiyan ends his chain attack with a brutal punch to the back, sending Mard Geer crashing down to the ground. The demon's strongest form disappears as he turns back to his humanoid form.
Goku, still in his Super Saiyan Blue form, floats back down to see if Mard Geer was truly defeated. To his surprise, the demon general was still conscious, but was weakened to a point where he could barely stand. He struggles to push himself off the ground and looks up at the looming Saiyan.
"Y-you... you've..." Mard Geer said strainfully as he struggled to stand up. "How can you overpower me that easily?"
"Oh, well, that's simple." explained Goku. "First I get up in the morning to do some exercise routines, but not before I have a healthy breakfast and--"
"No, you imbecile!" gasped Mard Geer as he stood up on his own two feet. "I mean, I am one of the most powerful Etherious demons ever created by Lord Zeref. And yet... you can hold your own against me?! WHY?!"
"That's another thing that you can't comprehend, Mard Geer." Goku said simply. "Good will always win against evil. Plain and simple. Even with all your careful planning, you can't achieve your goals just by doing bad things. Things that can only make the world a lot mpre worse than it already is."
"BULLSHIT!" hissed the demon.
"No, it's not." Goku rebuttaled. "If you try thinking positively and maybe if you treat others kindly, things might go your way for once."
Mard Geer pondered these words for a moment. Treat others kindly? Nonsense. That's not how the world works. Everyone knows that the world is rotten. Full of evil, selfish people who only live for materialistic things. The demon knew well. He knows not to fraternize with such feelings like compassion and honesty. It's all but worthless taboo.
"So what do you say, friend? You wanna join the winning side?" smiled Goku naïvely, who offered the demon a second chance at redemption.
Mard Geer stood silently for a moment, before grinning. "Hehehehe... Ahahaha... Ahaha... ahaAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" Mard Geer laughed maniacally, indicating that he has not taken Goku's advice by heart. "The winning side?! I'm already on the winning side!! Soon, this world-- Nay, the UNIVERSE, will be purged of all human life! Evil will reign and Good will be CURSED to die a horrible DEATH!!! AHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!"
Goku was shocked and disappointed that this miserable creature did not even care, nor did he want to have anything to do with being good or decent. He was just as worse as Frieza, Cell and other countless foes that the Saiyan has ever had the displeasure to encounter. He was ruthless, cold-hearted and dangerous. He was a monster.
"And guess what, Saiyan..." said Mard Geer tauntingly, giving a dark and psychotic expression that creeped out Goku. "...I know nothing of kindness. THORNS!!!"
Mard Geer uses his Thorn magic in an attempt to kill Goku uses his Qi to destroy the thorns before they could touch him and he charges up Kamehameha attack to bring down the Etherious. "KAMEHAMEHA!!!"The bright blue energy flows through Goku's palms like plasmic lightening, piercing through Mard Geer's abdomen. A blood-curdling scream emanated from the Tartaros demon as he was vaporized by the blast of Qi. This deadly attack brought an end to Mard Geer's reign of terror. Goku panted after having to put the demon out of his misery for if he was kept alive a little longer, the villain would've continued to wreak havoc and anarchy.
"What a shame." sighed Goku as he reverted back to his original form. "And to think, he could've been a redeemable fella. Too bad he had to pull a Frieza."
Just then, Edd's bubble bounced towards Goku's direction with the Eds, Luffy, Eren, Wendy and Happy inside. The Saiyan grabbed the bubble before it could wander off any longer.
"Perfect timing, Goku." Eren said thankfully. "I thought we were gonna bounce around forever."
"You're telling me. At least I didn't throw up all over you guys." groaned Wendy, as she was no longer stricken with motion sickness.
"How did you guys get inside that bubble?" inquired Goku as he set the bubble down.
"Sockhead, here, made this stupid thing." explained Eddy, pointing his thumb at his friend.
"I'm afraid he's right, it somehow came out of me for some reason." explained Edd. "I guess the last thing I thought of was a way to protect us from severe injury and/or perishing. At least, that would be the most pragmatic solution that I can muster."
"Maybe you ate a bar of Uranium Soap, and it gave you the ability to make radioactive bubbles!" Ed speculated, having no legitimate idea on why Edd had this ability.
"That's not a bad idea, Ed!" Luffy agreed with the large Ed-boy. "Maybe Double D is a superhero! If you're gonna start fighting crime, I can draw out a few designs for your supersuit!"
"Well, whatever the reason, do you think you can get us out of this bubble, Goku? We tried popping it, but it's so hard!" asked Happy as he tried to use his claws to pop the elastic shield.
"Hmm, I think I've got an idea." Goku concluded as he walked back as far he can and then ran towards the bubble at rapid speed and kicks it like a soccer ball. Everyone inside the bubble screamed as they were quickly launched into the atmosphere like a rocket sent, but at a faster speed. "Weird, I was kinda hoping it would pop, but I guess my foot wasn't sharp enough. Oh, well."
A/N: Poor guys, I hate to be in that crazy predicament. Read and Review!