The 12 Strizers

by Erzats

2 years after the war with Alvarez, peace returned to Fiore. But for the mages of Fairy Tail and their friends, it won't last. 12 warriors coming from an unkown place are coming for them. Who are they and what do they want ? They'll learn it the hard way. OCs, created by me. Multiple Pairing (Nalu, Gruvia, Gale, Rowen, HappyxCharla and others). Advices welcomed.

2. Chapter 2 : A strange restaurant

Hey guys. Ready for the second chapter ? Because I am.

I know that in the last one I said that I was going to alternate between French and English but well, I kinda lack ideas for my 5th chapter in French so, I decided to translate the four already existing chapter before going back to French and then I'll do the "French English French etc".

Also, I have to say that I'm trying some way to translate the fic faster. So I'm sorry if it's grammatically perfect.

Now let's stop talking and do some writing.

Chapter 2 : Mysterious things and a restaurant

/- Magnolia -/

The day after the party, the hall of Fairy Tail remained well crowded. The members of the other guilds were still here, even if they were packing their bags to leave soon and return to their home. Lucy was at the bar with Yukino and Levy, talking whereas the rest of the mages attended to their usual activities. Lucy couldn't stop herself from looking at Happy, who was far from his usual cheerfulness. The poor cat must have been more affected by what Natsu had said and done the night before regarding the new forms of Frosch and Lector. Happy had always been a little jealous of Panther and Carla for their fighting form but he said to himself that it was not so bad if he didn't have it, but if seeing the Exceeds of Sabertooth having the same kind of form was putting him ill-at-ease, it was the reaction of Natsu that hurt him the most. Lucy could see it herself and that confirmed what she recently had thought about Natsu: That the Dragon Slayer had no consideration and no limit, speaking and acting without any consideration for the others or the consequences it could have.

Talking about the pink haired firebrand, he was in Makarov office, probably being punished for his behavior during the party last night. When finally Makarof got out of his office, he was dragging Natsu by his collar, the latter traumatized by the punishment which he had just undergone. While the guild was quiet and the members of the other guilds got ready to go back to their respective cities, they received a totally unforeseen visit. Much to everyone surprise, Warrod Sequen, member of the magic council and one of the founder of Fairy Tail, stood in the entrance of the building. By his side stood his colleague and former ace of Lamia Scale, Jura Neekis.

- "Jura ? Warrod ? But what are you doing here?" Asked Makarov, more than surprised seeing 2 members of the magic council coming up to the guild personally. Then, remembering what happened yesterday, his face change to wear an expression of intense fear. " Not. Do not tell me that the queen complained about the brawl ? We are done ! "

- " PLEASE ! " Began Makarov, begging both mages who looked at him with wide eyes. " Don't dissolve the guild! I'll punish those who did it! All that it is necessary but don't do that! "

- " Uh … What? " Began Jura, not understanding what Makarof was talking about.

- " You are because the queen complained about yesterday's fight, isn't it ? "

- " Totally! You've gone too far this time !" Continued Warrod, a severe expression on his wood-like face.

- " THEN WE ARE DONE FOR !? "

- " No ! It is a joke ! " Answered the man-tree, his face crossed by a big smile, quite proud of his doubtful joke whereas Makarof, and the other mages, collapsed on the ground because of the stress accumulated for nothing.

- " WHAT? But why are you here then?" Asked Makarof, whose stress had decreased but didn't totally disappeared: whatever the reason is, if two members of council came personally, it's certainly not for nothing.

- " To tell the truth, the queen was very amused by this 'incident', but we actually came for something else. Something concerning everybody here. " said Jura, turning to all the mages who were now completely listening before he and Warrod began their explanations.

- " A few days ago, we received a report which mentioned a peak of strange and unknown energy in the center of the kingdom, a few kilometers away from here. Numerous testimonies assert that about ten non-identified object felled from the sky just after an explosion rang there. "

- " The testimonies diverge a lot about the nature of these objects. Some people think of human beings, others thinks those are robots, some of them even talked about alien. " continued Warrod. "However, one of these witnesses seemed to know a little too much about it, and we had the sensation that he did not tell us everything thus we investigated and we discovered that he is the owner of a restaurant. "

At that, Natsu, who was half lethargic till now, got up all of a sudden. " Did someone said restaurant ?"

- " Go back to sleep, matchstick. You are less tiresome when you are out cold. "

While a new fight burst between the flame and ice mages, the others ignored them to re-concentrate on Warrod and Jura.

- " With all due respect, Jura-san " began Lyon, addressing his former colleague of Lamia Scale. "I don't see why having a restaurant is something strange ? "

- " What makes him suspicious, it's that this restaurant came out of nowhere overnight, and more exactly just 2 days after this peak was recorded. And this restaurant is situated a few kilometers from the place where these unknown bodies fell. There is too much coincidences. " Ended Jura.

This revelation made worried looks appeared on the faces of the present mages, which exchanged looks and murmured between them until Sting speaks.

- "All this is fine, but that does not really explain why you came so far just to say it to us directly."

- "The council would like to send a delegation to go investigate on this restaurant owner to find what he really know about this. The delegation will have to consist of mages of various guilds and especially of powerful mages. After all, we know nothing of what he hides over there." Explained Warrod frowning, worried about what could happened over there.

- "And by taking members of several guilds, you make sure that guilds work together by putting them in the same boat." Continued Kagura before raising her head to ask a question. "And who will be the members of this delegation?"

- "The council thought of Lyon of Lamia Scale, Sting of Sabertooth, Natsu of Fairy Tail and Kagura of Mermaid Heel."

The concerned people looked at each other before Natsu opened his mouth.

- "OK, I am fired up ! So, what are we waiting for ?"

- "Yes, I agree. " Agreed Lyon, much to the surprise of the others, not expecting for him to agrees with the Salamander. " The faster we go, the faster we can … "

- " … Eat. If it's a restaurant, we might as well make the most out of it. " Everybody collapsed at what Natsu just said, but some got up fast.

- " CAN YOU STOP THINKING WITH YOUR FUCKING STOMACH, DUMBASS?! " shouted Gray, Natsu not having time to answer since they were stopped by Erza.

- " CALM DOWN, YOU TWO! THAT'S NOT THE MOMENT !"

- "A-Aye". Answered both rivals, arm in arm.

- "…Finish it." Finally ended Lyon, whose sentence had remained unsettled.

- " Well in any case, let's go. Where do we have to go exactly? " Asked Kagura, addressing Jura.

- " At Karista. To get there, the best way is to take the train."

- " Very well, let's go the guys. No need to waste time. " Ordered the swordswoman before leaving, dragging Natsu and Sting behind her, both Dragons Slayers clearly not motivated at the idea of getting in what was for them a torture device. While they walked toward the station, a man observed them from an alley, a sadistic smile forming on his face.

- " Everything is going as we expected. I hope that you will be up to it, mages, or that meal could be your las. " Said the stranger before disappearing in the shadows of the alley.

/- Karista -/

The train had just arrived at Karista's station. Our group got off the train, Kagura dragging Dragons Slayers by the collar, always under the influence of their travel sickness, their respective Exceeds flying by their side, Lyon looking at the scene slightly amused. When they went out of the station, they inquired with the inhabitants to try to know more about the restaurant where they had to go.

- "Sorry". Began Lyon, addressing an inhabitant. "There should be a restaurant which opened recently around here. Could you tell us where we can find it ?"

- "Yes no problem. You will find him outside of the city, in the southeast."

- "What is it you could tell us about this restaurant?"

- "Set apart the fact that it has an enormous success, I don't know. Nobody here has nothing to add on the quality of the establishment." On these words, the inhabitant went away, leaving behind him perplexed mages.

- "Can this restaurant really have so much success by having opened just a few days ago ?" Wondered the Dragon Slayer of light, turning to his companions.

- "It is possible. But with all that seems to take place in the region, it is more than suspicious." Confirmed Kagura by frowning.

Once their information were gathered, the mages left in the direction of the restaurant. Arrived on the place, the 4 mages and 2 cats were surprised by the beauty of the building.

It was kind of looking like a villa, completely built in stone of diverse sizes and colors. Numerous windows with green shutters which seemed to merge in trees and bushes which surrounded the house. A staircase cut straight from the stone led to a terrace covered with a wooden pergola, covered with ivy which climbed on its posts, and which had a cleared view on the cultures below and the valley, offering an idyllic landscape. In the same way as the pergola, the walls of the restaurant were covered with greenery which framed the main door. Perfumes came out through the door, which made the mages salivate, particularly Natsu. When they entered the building, they saw somebody behind a kind of counter opened onto the kitchen. It was a man with neck length brown hair wearing a chef outfit. Lyon pressed on a bell on the counter of the reception and it got the cook attention, the latter raising his head then turning around. Seeing the mages, he went out of the kitchen and went to them, allowing them to see that he had emerald green eyes behind glasses with rectangular frame as well as an hairstyle making some bangs fall in front of his eyes.

- " Hello and welcome to ' Palazzo verde '. You have a reservation? " He asked, with a light Italian accent. " Although for such a beauty, I can find a table without any problem. " He continued, giving a charming look at Kagura while kissing her on the hand. " I am called Vincenzo Giaconni, owner and chef of this establishment. Pleased to meet you, bella signorina " Kagura blushes, not being used to this kind of attention, although getting a strange feeling hearing his strange accent, whereas Lyon coughed to draw the attention of the cook.

- " In fact, we are here to ask you questions about this strange event which you witnessed a few days ago. " Recovering immediately hearing the ice mage words, he got his glasses back in places with his thumb before answering.

- " Ah I see. And well I would answer you gladly but provided that you ate here. It suits you? "

- " Well, you're coming or what? " Natsu asked from the table he sat at, a menu between hands, taking all the others by surprise. the cook looked at him, eyebrows raised before turning to the 3 others.

- " Is he always so lively? "

- " We don't know him as well as that, but I think that an idea that he is lively only if we talk about food. " Supposed Sting, obtaining an "Aye" of confirmation from Happy.

The mages settled down at the table and looked at the menu, they were surprised seeing that there was nothing known on this menu. The cook returned later, a small pad in the hand.

- " Sorry, but I do not know these dishes. " Said Kagura, drawing the attention of their host.

- " They are dishes from my home country, don't worry, everything is excellent. So. What do you want ? "

- " Fish. " said Happy.

- "More precisely."

- "Fish."

The cook looked at Happy for a moment in silence before turning his head to the others.

- "Just give him a raw fish. It will be enough." Answered Natsu, before the cook sighed, turning to the other.

- " … And otherwise? " Asked the owner of the place.

- " I am going to take Gorgonzola gnocchis. " asked Kagura.

- " I am going to take the same thing, and if possible one of your 'Italian Ice Cream' for dessert. " continued Lyon, whereas their host noted the orders.

- " With no problem at all. And for these sirs? " Continued the cook, turning to both Dragons Slayer and the remaining Exceed.

- " 5 fire version of those Margarita for me. " asked Natsu, receiving a look of incomprehension on behalf of the cook.

- " What do you mean, fire version ? "

- " Well you make your pizza and you set fire to it. " explained Natsu, as if it was something normal and totally logical.

- " OoooK, I am going to do what I can. " He continued to look at Natsu with a frown before turning to Sting. " And for you? "

- " 2 cheeses pizzas. And I would like a supplement of pineapple. " Sting found himself with butcher's knife, appeared out of nowhere, under the throat, held by the chef who had a mad look in the eyes. This unexpected reaction took the mages by surprise but before one of them can do anything, the cook spoke, addressing Sting with a deep aggressiveness in the voice.

- " Come on, repeat that, I dare you. "

- " I…I … Without pineapple, that will do. " corrected Sting, heavily sweating. When Sting changed his mind, he calmed down immediately as if nothing had ever happened.

- " Well, since everybody ordered, I am going to prepare all this, I'll get back quickly. " And he took off, going back to the kitchen. The mages, still shocked by his sudden change of personality, which was as rough as it was brief, looked at each other before Lyon speaks, breaking the silence which had settled down.

- " Well, and I thought that Toby had a short fuse. "

- " Cooking seems to be a sensitive subject with this guy. " added Sting, putting an hand to his throat, remembering the presence of the knife.

- " I, I find him more and more suspicious. " intervened Kagura, looking at the opening in the wall giving onto the kitchen, where she saw him trying to put fire to his pizzas. " The council already had its suspicions, but this restaurant is supposed, according to the inhabitants to be successful except there is nobody here. And then, taking care of the service, the orders and the cooking alone is impossible. He is really hiding something. "

After a few minutes, the mysterious cook returned in the room, pushing a trolley filled with the ordered dishes, who weren't able to refrain from salivating in spite of their suspicions. The smells emitted by the dishes made the mages mind travel. He arranged dishes in front of them before speaking.

- " And sorry for my reaction from before. " He began, referring to his aggression during the orders. "It's just that there are things in cooking that I cannot forgive. To put of the pineapple on a pizza is one of them. "

- " And otherwise, would you like to join us so we can talk about what you know about this strange event, mister Giaconni? " asked Kagura with a smile, trying to make him talk.

- " Please, mia bella, call me Vincenzo. Mister Giaconni, it is more for my father. "

- " You got a strange name. " commented Natsu, already guzzling down his pizzas.

- " I am not from here. I come from far away, I am not even of Fiore at first. So, " Vincenzo took a chair and sat at the table, next to Kagura, to whom he gave one charming smile. " You want me to talk to you about these things fallen from the sky, is that it ? "

- " Yes indeed. We would like to know exactly about what it was. " Confirmed witch gravitational, slightly ill-at-ease because of the closeness of the cook, a hand going to Archenemy, ready to attack(affect) if he tried anything.

- " When this explosion resounded in the sky, I saw those things falling from the sky. My curiosity got the best of me and I went to see what it was. " He began his story, in front of the mages, who were all ears, except Natsu who half-listened, too busy by his pizzas." When I got to the crash site, if I can call it like that, I did not find a meteor or other celestial body of the same kind, but human beings. "

- " Human beings ? Like us ? Not just human looking ? " Sting asked this question by frowning, not understanding how an explosion in the sky could make people rain.

- " Yes and no. They spotted me quickly, but they did not kill me, so I took advantage of it to asked them questions. The usual things, like, where they come from, who they are, this kind of question."

- " And they answered you? "

- " Yes, signore. They are twelve and appeared as a group named 'Strizers'. They said they are coming from another world and they came to test the mages of this world. "

- " To test us, why's that ? And how ? " Asked Lyon, trying to see how, and especially why, these chaps would want to test them.

- " Non lo so. But they will not hold back. They will come with all they have at their disposal. "

- " From what country are you from exactly? " Suddenly asked Kagura, bringing out her most beautiful smile, taking her companions by surprise. But Vincenzo, in front Kagura's charm, answered almost immediately.

- " Italy, mia dolce bellezza, the most beautiful country in the world. "

- " Except that I know enough of the geography of this world to know that this country does not exist. Not in this world, at least. "

Vincenzo paused for a moment, before limping on his chair, groaning with dejection.

- " … E Merda, she got me. As beautiful as she is cunning, this young woman. "

The reactions came quickly. The mages and Exceeds jumped out of their chairs, ready for the fight.

- " Ah that bastard ! You work for them is that it? " Roared Sting, ready to fight, Lector transformed by his side. Vincenzo did not have time to answer that Natsu appeared in front of him, the fist on fire, before sending him a blow right in the face, sending him crushing through the wall of the kitchen.

- " Tell us where they are! We gonna beat their asses ! " Ordered Natsu before Lyon intervenes.

- " Moron. How can we get answers now, you have just knocked him out. "

- " Not bad, but you can do better. "

They turned to the rubbles and saw Vincenzo, up and without a scratch, some kind of brown spot on his face, the same kind as those Kagura saw on the ground, in the place where Natsu had struck him.

- " Is it… tree bark? ", noticed the mage, raising her head towards Vincenzo. " He protected himself with a mask of bark. "

- " I was not totally honest with you on a point. I am not really a witness of the incident, but rather one of the culprits. " At that, he stretched out a finger towards the mages, whereas the ground around him cracked.

WHIP ROOT !

Thick roots sprang all at once from the cracks, rushing at the mages who, taken by surprise, were ejected of the restaurant, landing in the lawn in front of the terrace. When they got up, Vincenzo was on the terrace in front of the entrance, a mocking smile on his face. He also changed his clothes. He wore now a pair of brown jeans held by a green belt with green and white converse. He also wore a white shirt with long sleeve tucked up to his elbows, and a green sleeveless jacket over it. At his waist was attached a chain at the end of which hung a kind of praying mantis.

- " If you manipulate wood, it's going to be quick! " Roars out Natsu, who ignited, hoping to intimidate Vincenzo. But that had not the expected effect.

FIRE DRAGON'S IRON FIST !

EBONY ARM !

While Natsu dashed to him, Vincenzo just raised his arm which covered in some kind of black wood in the shape of an arm of monstrous appearance. He welcomed the blow fired by Natsu in the palm of his now bigger hand, taking almost no damage. He closed his fist on the Dragon Slayer hand before throwing him towards his colleagues. The hand returned to normal and light up in green before sweeping the space in front of him with the same hand.

RAZOR GRASS !

The grass of the lawn on which they stood up bristled all at once, propagating like a wave through the lawn. The mages barely had time to jump out before the flowerbed of grass became filled with blade like grass, as sharp as razors and which would have impaled them if they had had the misfortune to remain on it.

- " Each Strizer possesses powers access around a 'domain', for lack of better word. " Explained Vincenzo, advancing on the lawn, while the blades took back their forms of origin as he moved forward, different kind of plants growing on his path. " The oceans, the volcanoes, the sky, there is a lot of domain. As for me, I am Vincenzo Giaconni, Strizer of the forest. Plants, trees and all which is vegetal belongs to me " by pronouncing these words, he had found itself surrounded by plants of sort and size. " Good, enough about me. I think that it's time to pass in to the main course. "

Ok, second chapter done, the third one might take more time since I have a job and from Monday to Friday, I don't have much time to work on it, but at the very last, it should be updated by the end of the week.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Don't forget to review to let me know of your advices and ideas.

See you next time.

Next time : Fireproof plants ! Trapped in the whispering forest ! A worrying disappearance !