Hi. Hello.
It's a me again with a new chapter for you all to either enjoy or despise.
Just to clear something up, Natsu didn't die from the bite; otherwise he wouldn't be here right now. The others simply saw a memory of the bite due to Nightmare exploding from to the spell. Like I said, there are differences from canon, such as Natsu/E.N.D's back-story. Natsu and E.N.D are the brother and creation of Zeref, but they were reborn in the present time due to 's soul simply wandering the planet for the past 400 years because of Zeref trying to seal the demon away. This is why Natsu has, well had, a different mom despite the fact that they look really similar.
Anyway, enjoy, or not, I don't care you all have your opinions.
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Chapter Nine: Waking up
"They're waking up!" Erza heard a voice as she opened her eyes slowly. Blinking a few times she noticed some of the guild mates who weren't with her or the others looking over her.
The others were beginning to awaken as well. Then they noticed the other guild members with them. The group looked to see themselves in the infirmary of the guild hall.
"Thank goodness you're all alright." Makarov was relieved to see most of his children awake. They all looked to see the small guild master standing near Erza's bed.
"Master, how long were we out for?" Erza asked him, as the bald guild master of Fairy Tail looked at Erza to answer her.
"You all been asleep for a few hours," Makarov explained to them, "We found you all unconscious in the streets. What happened?"
They tried to remember the whole thing as they did just woke up. The last thing they remembered was a bright light and…
Then they remembered. The vision, or memory, or whatever it was that they saw. The five normal animatronics, the Pizzeria, that group of kids, and Natsu…
"Natsu!" Erza suddenly shouted in worry, getting the other guild mates to look at her, "Where's Natsu?! Is he alright?!" She questioned in a worried tone.
"Calm down Erza, Natsu is fine. He's still asleep." Makarov informed the red haired woman and the others as the small guild master pointed at the other section of the room.
They all look to see a still sleeping Natsu in a bed like they were. This got them to be relieved that Natsu was alright.
"What happened to the animatronic monsters?" Wakaba asked them, getting them to look at the other guild members. When they found the group, the Nightmare animatronics were no were to be found.
They all looked at each other as they got out of the beds they were in. Luckily they weren't really hurt, so there was no fear of hurting themselves further.
"We don't need to worry about them anymore," Levy began to explain to them; "We managed to dispel them away with the spell from the book."
This got everyone else to be relieved. Glad that those nightmarish things were no longer around to attack them.
"That's good to hear." Macao smiled as he spoke, glad that the Nightmare animatronics were dealt with.
"It's a shame we never figured out where they came from though." Freed told the others, as those who weren't present wanted to know why those monster like robotic machines appeared.
This however caused those who fought Nightmare to look at the others, remembering that they now knew where those nightmare animal robots came from. Or at least a lead on where they came from.
"Master," Mira began to speak, getting Makarov's and everyone else's attention, "I think we know where they came from." She explained. This got the others to be surprised by this information.
"You do?" Laxus questioned in confusion.
"Yeah," Gray answered the lighting dragon slayer, "We'll explain everything." The ice mage informed them.
"Alright then. Come on, we'll discuss in the main hall." Makarov told them as they all made their way out of the infirmary. Well… all except for Erza that is. The red haired woman simply stood still.
"Erza, are you coming?" Lucy asked the red head S-Class, wondering why she isn't coming with them.
"Don't worry," Erza began to tell them, "I'll be down there in a minute." She assured the blonde celestial mage.
"Oh, alright." Lucy was alright with her words as she left the room with the others, but not before giving a glance at the still sleeping Natsu really quickly before leaving.
Erza sighed as she looked at where Natsu was still sleeping. The red haired woman then walked to the bed that the pink haired dragon slayer was on. A lot of thoughts were going through her head as he watched the still knocked out fire dragon slayer.
"Why?" Erza started to ask in a quiet voice, "Why didn't you tell us Natsu?" She asked once again in a worried and concern tone.
None of it made any sense to her. Why would Natsu lie to them about his past? He told them that Igneel founded him when he was just a baby. What she saw in that memory told otherwise. She knew that Natsu was founded by Igneel, but it must have been later when Natsu was a bit older before the fire dragon discovered him. The red haired woman remembered that woman in the memory, which Erza realized it was Natsu's mom. Natsu never told them that he had a mother. He never told them that he was the victim of the incident of that Pizzeria. Erza once again remembered the bite clear as day. She was horrified and shocked after seeing that… catastrophe happen to Natsu. From what she saw, it was a miracle that he was even alive today from that.
But she saw a side of Natsu that she never really knew he had. What Erza saw wasn't the brave or energetic person that they all know, but instead a frightened child who didn't wanted to leave his mother's side. He was so scared, even when she saved him from Nightmare Fredbear's grasps. The only other time the red haired woman ever saw Natsu that scared and rather vulnerable was when she tried to sacrifice herself at the Tower of Heaven. It wasn't right. She was the one who hid herself from others about her feelings. She was the one who would shut others out, not allowing everyone to get close to her. But Natsu… despite what he gone through, he hadn't shut anyone out when he arrived at the guild all those years ago. Instead, he ended up being one of the most opened up and happiest people she's ever known.
But it doesn't answer her questioned about why Natsu didn't tell them this. At the same time, Erza knew she was being a bit of a hypocrite as she didn't tell anyone of her past until the events at the Tower of Heaven.
The red haired woman simply sighed as she sat on one of the chairs next to the bed Natsu was on. She decided to stay with the pink haired dragon slayer until he wakes up. The others will be able to explain everything to the rest of the guild.
"Please… wake up soon Natsu." Erza spoke in a quiet tone as she simply closed her eyes and waited.
Alright, here you all go. Sorry if it seemed a bit short, I didn't know how else to extend it.
See you all next time, whenever that will be.