Chapter 35 – Dragon Force – Pokémon Style
Hey peeps, Insane Dominator here and giving you the last chapter of the Edolas Arc. I put a huge twist at the end of the chapter that'll lead to the Arc I planned, hope you find it interesting.
PokeguardianZ: Glad the fight is meeting to your liking. Let's not be drawing to conclusions too early just because I gave a chapter title now. Just sit tight and read.
Coral the Leviathan: The reaction could very well be the latter. Remember, Garchomp is Nic's most savage Pokémon, not to mention he brutally attacked Laxus. The odds are that everyone there would be scared out of their pants.
Pokenerd: I was hoping someone would ship those two, and I'm glad I ain't the only one. I'm glad that you're loving the story, it makes me happy knowing that you enjoy how I arrange everything in the plot. As for Nic getting out of Edolas, he has this nifty thing called wings, very useful, especially when flying.
Glad everyone is leaving a Review or two, now let's see what you guys think of the fight and aftermath. Let's get this show on the road! Time to finish the Edolas Arc!
To Recap:
Despite the rouse everyone planned, Knightwalker reappeared and stopped them, allowing for the Dragon Chain Cannon to activate and fire at the lacrima. Everyone hurried to save Extalia and push back the lacrima with everything they had. The Exceeds from Extalia joined in, and with their combined efforts, stopped Code ETD. Mystogan, revealed to be the Royal Prince of Edolas, arrived and transported everyone who was in the lacrima back home. As an epic battle raged, King Faust activated the Dorma Anim, a mechanical dragon. The Dragon Slayers, Nic, Nebulus, and their Garchomp, worked together to battle against the Dorma Anim. Meanwhile, a distraught Knightwalker battles Erza. In the end, Knightwalker admits defeat and found the answer she was looking for within Nebulus.
Chapter 35 – Dragon Force – Pokémon Style
The Dorma Anim glared coldly at everyone present as the battle over the vast distance occurred, where the Edolas Fairy Tail joined in and the two Charizard swept through any legions with ease. Natsu jumped into the air and unleashed a Fire Dragon's Roar at the Dorma Anim, to which the beast blocked with its arms. Gajeel jumped from behind in a surprise attack and then used an Iron Dragon's Spear and struck the Dorma Anim's back, making it jerk forwards.
Nebulus rushed in on his Garchomp to attack the Dorma Anim. "Slash!" Nebulus commanded.
"With pleasure!" Garchomp's claws glowed white and he zoomed in and slashed at the Dorma Anim's head. At that instant, Nebulus leaped off of Garchomp and flipped in the air and stomped on the part where Garchomp struck, making it dent even more. Nebulus got back onto Garchomp and backed off as Nic and his Garchomp zoomed in separately.
"Slash!"
"Dragon Claw!"
Garchomp and Nic's attacks then slashed at the Dorma Anim, in the same exact spot where Nebulus and his Garchomp attacked. The two attacks slashed downwards, creating an explosion and the two backed away. The four returned to the ground right by the Dragon Slayers and they were seeing smoke clear.
Everyone there could've sworn that they had triumphant grins on their faces, because when the smoke cleared, they saw that the Dorma Anim's head had taken so much damage from that combined assault that it left a small hole on the spot they struck.
Faust was greatly displeased. "You…" He growled. "You fools actually broke through the Dorma Anim's armor?!"
Both Garchomp roared, making air ripples as Faust finished his statement. "We'll gladly tear you apart some more." Pularis's Garchomp stated.
Faust let a low growl escape. "So, it would appear that Dragon Slayers can damage the Dorma Anim. And it would appear that you two and your dragons can damage it as well huh?" Something was wrong. Was he…curious?
Nic narrowed his eyes. 'What is he thinking?'
Suddenly, they heard Faust's breathing accelerate and he huffed. "Such power! It's fantastic! I will have it even if it kills me!" Suddenly, everyone saw the Dorma Anim shaking, and they could feel a tremendous power spike within the air. The Dorma Anim's eyes glowed and everyone looked around and saw waves of dark energy getting sucked from the air and drawn all around the robot.
"What the hell is going on?" Gajeel asked, seeing the energy getting sucked from the air.
"This energy, can you feel it?" Nebulus asked.
"Yes, all too well. It seems to be manifesting into the Dorma Anim." Nic stated. They all saw the beast become engulfed in chaotic energy that made its power swell, and the ground was starting to vibrate because of this power. The energy became more black and then the Dorma Anim seemed to be morphing from within that energy. All anybody could see was the glowing red eyes.
"If I capture you call, I can restart my Anima plan." The King growled within the darkness that swelled. Everyone could feel the energy changing the mechanical dragon, and the dragon emerged from the darkness. Its new appearance startled everyone present and they all looked to see that the Dorma Anim's injuries were all healed; and on top of that, its armor changed.
The draconic beast looked a lot like a knight in comparison to its draconic form. Its silver armor changed to a pure black. It stood straight up rather than hunched over, and both arms gained sword blades that were bigger than the arms themselves.
"No! You're weapons, that's it!" The King shouted. "I should use your power all for myself!" The Dorma Anim's red eyes flashed. "I shall rob you from your power with Dorma Anim: Black Sky!" He declared, unleashing an air wave as the beast was fully transformed, making everyone cover up.
"What in the world happened?!" Gajeel questioned.
Both Garchomp sniffed the air, their instincts picking up traces of heinous energy that they found pungent. Both lowered their heads and snarled at the adversary before them. The two tensed up, feeling the power of Dorma Anim, they bared their claws and began to shudder.
"Garchomp?" Nic looked over and saw that his Garchomp and Nebulus's were tensing up, meaning this was very serious. The only other time this happened was when…
As a Gabite, he looked up and saw the two Legendary Pokémon, Xerneas and Yveltal emerge from the machine. Gabite looked up in shock alongside Nic and his Greninja as the two Legendaries looked at them, as if they were insane.
"This isn't good!" Nic shouted.
Gabite could feel this power the two Legendaries had. It made him nearly shudder from the sheep power they held. However, as Nic was startled, as was Greninja, Gabite was bared his claws and he had a big snarling smile.
"(This power, it's making my blood boil!)" Gabite proclaimed. Gabite loved to brawl, especially anything and everything. When he felt this power, he couldn't help but accept the challenge. The anticipation was ecstatic and he couldn't hold still. He was definitely acknowledging the two Legendaries as they glared at Greninja and Nic alike.
Suddenly, Gabite started chuckling, making Greninja turn towards him. Greninja saw the feral look in Gabite's eyes, of which was more vicious than before and it freaked him out.
"(Uh…Gabite?)" Greninja asked.
Gabite grinned. "(I've been waiting a long time to take on something this formidable. Let's go!)"
Garchomp broke out in a grin as he looked even more vicious, if that were possible. "It's been a long time since I've felt this energy!" He turned towards his counterpart. "Today, we shall show this tin can what power really is!" He let loose a big roar that made air ripples, meaning he accepted the challenge against Dorma Anim.
Natsu was sweat dropping. "Uh, is he alright?"
Nic turned back towards Natsu. "Don't worry, it's just his way of acknowledging a serious adversary." He turned back forwards with a grin. "Garchomp, what do say we hit that thing even harder?"
"YES!" Garchomp screeched.
Nic then extended his arm out. "Alright, then let's go! Dual Chop!" Garchomp lunged at massive speed with such energy that made dust fly as he went in and unleashed his super fats Dual Chop on the Dorma Anim's chest, so fast that the robot didn't even have time to block.
Garchomp jerked back, seeing the burst of energy dispersed and revealed that the armor wasn't scratched one bit. That didn't stop him as he used Slash again, and that proved to be ineffective as well. Garchomp then saw the big spear aimed for him and he zoomed upwards to evade. In two second's time, he was a quarter mile above the Dorma Anim. "Dragon Rush!" The two appendages on Garchomp's head glowed and unleashed a draconic energy that surrounded Garchomp and he rushed downwards towards the Dorma Anim.
"Don't make me laugh!" The King shouted. "You think that you can stop me?!" The thrusted forth his sword blade on his right arm and it glowed, and the tip struck the Dragon Rush, making a huge draconic explosion that echoed about through the atmosphere.
The Dorma Anim didn't budge one bit, and Garchomp landed in front of the Dorma Anim. "You honestly think that you can damage the Dorma Anim?! If so, you're pitiful!" As the Dorma Anim raised its right arm, Nebulus's Garchomp appeared from the ground below, shattering the ground and causing the Dorma Anim to get caught off balance momentarily and it stumbled back as Nebulus's and Pularis's Garchomp zoomed at mach speed and used Slash in unison. They both slashed at the face, but they only left very faint scratches, making them both growl. The mechanical dragon warrior then spun and struck both Garchomp with the back of the right blade, knocking Nebulus's and Pularis's Garchomp several feet away and made them both regain balance in the air as they straightened out.
The Dorma Anim then shifted targets and aimed the glowing spear from before at the Dragon Slayers and two Nics and tried attacking. The two Nics dodged with their gifted speed, but the Dragon Slayers all landed with a thud somewhere.
"Guys!" Nebulus shouted. He turned and saw the Dorma Anim look at him and turned and aimed the spear at him. At the last second, Nebulus jumped and landed onto the spear's backside and began running up the blade.
"Pathetic!" The Dorma Anim swatted its arm, forcing Nebulus off and backflipping in midair as he went to a skidding halt.
Nic landed right by his counterparts side and both looked to see that the Dragon Slayers were getting up as they were spread around from the last attack. "The beast's power increased." He said, watching both Garchomp rush in again and try to attack with Slash, but left little scratches in the blades that shielded the Dorma Anim.
"Yeah, and he has an even thicker coat of armor." Nebulus remarked. "It would make sense since our Garchomp can't cut through it like they would anything else."
Nic nodded in agreement. His Garchomp was always very eager to solve a problem just by attacking it. Knowing Garchomp, he never quits just like everyone else on Nic's team. Nic knew Garchomp all too well, and he always tears up his adversaries, or at the very least defeats them. No matter what, Garchomp is resilient and would not rest until his intended target is torn apart.
"That armor and those weapons are tough. We gotta keep hammering away until it weakens!" Nic declared. "Dragon Dance!" He shouted, making energy go ballistic around him like last time. He could feel his Attack and Speed increase yet again. He then flapped his wings and went towards the Dorma Anim. "Dual Chop!" His arms glowed light green and he brought them down onto the Dorma Anim, but it immediately blocked with its shield, ultimately not making anything more than a little scratch.
Faust laughed. "Why keep resisting? Your fate is inevitable! I shall harvest your power!"
"Not a chance!" Natsu shouted. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" He went and punched the shield, but it once again proved ineffective. The Dorma Anim thrusted the shield forwards, making Natsu's attack bounce right off.
"Natsu!" Wendy shouted in worry.
Gajeel, Nic, and Nebulus regrouped with their Garchomp, and Wendy saw Natsu's attack get bounced off. Gajeel grunted. "That thing didn't even flinch!"
Faust laughed as he turned towards them. Dark energy was surging within his spear blade. "Can you feel it?! This Magic power is fantastic!" The energy converged and the right blade shined. "No one can slay this dragon!" He brought the huge blade down and a massive shockwave echoed about that surged through the air and ground, rising up into the sky. Everyone, including the two Garchomp, yelled as they were swallowed in a massive Magic shockwave that was as big as the colosseum they were battling in.
Then the shockwave mellowed out, everyone landed with a harsh thud to the ground, every single bone in their bodies stung from that huge attack. The two Nics and their Garchomp landed on their abdomens, feeling pain all over.
The four slowly got to a knee and got back up. The two Garchomp immediately bared their claws back at the Dorma Anim. "Damn you!" They yelled and lunged again with a Dual Chop in unison. The Dorma Anim put its large shield up and the two Garchomp struck the shield, making the mechanical dragon warrior jerk back slightly, but the attacks nevertheless bounced off, leaving small scratches yet again.
Faust laughed. "Oh please, is that the best that you can do?"
Natsu arose and his scarf flailed as he looked at the Dorma Anim. "This world has no Magic power, and yet you hog it all. I'd like to know why their King has more than his fair share." He coldly asked.
Faust explained within the Dorma Anim. "You'd be lucky to find a King who hasn't imposed a tax onto his people. That's Monarchy my boy! The Dorma Anim requires a constant Magic power, so it's gathered from all over the world!" He then paused as everyone looked coldly at the beast. "That's why it was sealed away. It's a forbidden weapon that I had unleashed and I shall be victorious."
Nic narrowed his eyes, remembering how this was just like "The Ultimate Weapon" he fought against a long time ago. If he could stop that weapon, he was sure that he could stop this one.
"You don't care about the aspects of others." Nebulus stated. "There's innocent lives at stake and you only believe Magic will keep them alive. You won't win."
"You don't give a crap about this world, that's why you're stealing all of its Magic." Gajeel added.
Faust chuckled. "Oh really? Just try and stop me! I have complete control over Magic here, so I can use however I see fit!" He then pointed his spear at them and unleashed light purple energy that shaped like spears at them all.
As the attack was aimed at them, Nebulus and Nic easily dodged with their agility and made way towards the beast and Garchomp and his counterpart followed suit, using Slash to counter and intercept every single energy arrow aimed at them.
Gajeel rushed in as well. "You should share it with your people! Not hog it all you greedy geezer!"
Natsu was doing the same, evading the attack and rushing in, everyone following the two Nics and their Garchomp. "If you think you're indestructible, then you're wrong!"
When the attack stopped, Nebulus gave Wendy a boost into the air and she inhaled. "Sky Dragon's Roar!" The huge vortex of wind went at the Dorma Anim, but the mechanical monstrosity blocked by using the shield it had. The attack didn't even make it budge.
Faust laughed. "I keep telling you not to waste Magic power! It's futile!"
Nic's Garchomp snarled at the machine. "We're not through with you yet!" He lunged in and used Dual Chop once more on the chest armor, a green explosion erupting and Garchomp backed away in the air as the explosion was calming down.
Within the explosion, the Dorma Anim used its arm and swiped away the smoke, revealing to be barely scratched again. "Persistent, I'll say that." He said. He then had his spear glow on the end and tried to pierce Garchomp. Before the spear could proceed, Nebulus's Garchomp intercepted the assault with his own Dual Chop, making the two attacks meet a standoff, with the machine against dragon. Eventually the two attacks gave out, making yet another green explosion and the two Dragon and Ground-Types recoiled in the air.
Nic proceeded and took flight. "Dragon Pulse!" Nic made an attempt to strike down the Dorma Anim, but it merely put it its shield again, blocking Dragon Pulse. Nic grunted and he saw the spear pointed at him. The Dorma Anim unleashed light purple arrows again, but that too fell futile as Nics increased Speed from Dragon Dance allowed him to easily sail through the air at unimaginable speeds. He evaded every single arrow and went for a Dragon Claw as he was flying towards the Dorma Anim. "You'll never hold this power for your own!"
The only he got was a sudden blur that was the entire dragon warrior jumping into air, and at a high altitude that they barely saw. Nic went wide-eyed at the speed that jump took. 'So fast!'
"Seriously?! That thing can jump?!" Gajeel shouted.
"Everyone look out!" Nebulus shouted.
"Kneel before me!" Faust declared high in the air. "Dragon Rider's Spreader Cannon!" The mouth opened and fire blasts were unleashed downwards. The incoming attack spread all over and showered town on everyone. Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy felt the impacts and screamed as they couldn't fight back. Nic and his counterpart, and their two Garchomp, all tried to evade as much as they could. Nebulus sped in zigzags, but a fire blast exploded right beside him, making him yelp and tumble into the other direction.
"Nic!" Nic shouted. He then scowled at the incoming spreader missiles and he shot upwards like a rocket and used Dragon Claw and he slashed at several incoming attacks, all exploding upon contact, but he came out unscathed due to his Attack increase. "Curse you!" He arose a little above the Dorma Anim's level of elevation and spun around used a downwards Dragon Claw as the machine was still firing. Nic slashed right onto the head, forcing the mouth to shut and an explosion occurred.
The Dragon Slayers and Nebulus all slowly got back to their feet, seeing the explosion high in the sky. Natsu looked blankly at the sky. "Did he get him?"
The explosion in the sky cleared, revealing Nic in front of the Dorma Anim. The Dragon Claw merely made a slight dent, proving that the Attack boost was effective. The Dorma Anim waste no time and fired his spreader cannon straight in front of Nic. Nic immediately acted and started spiraling in all directions and zigzagging to dodge, but this didn't keep up forever as a fire bomb exploded rather closely and Nic was caught remaining still, in which a fire bomb was unleashed towards him.
Nic saw the incoming attack and was forced to intercept when it was five feet in front of him. "Dragon Breath!" Nic unleashed a blue beam at the attack and he was swallowed in a draconic explosion. Faust laughed as he saw Nic get hit and he started falling. Nic had a few scratches and scrapes on himself from that attack.
He was forced to descend as the Dorma Anim started falling while still firing. Nic managed to evade still, and the Dorma Anim ceased firing and landed back on the ground, shaking it.
"Your speed and agility is impressive my boy." Faust admitted. "Just not anyone could evade that full-scale attack. That dragon power you possess must be mine!"
Just as he said that, the ground underneath the Dorma Anim shattered. And rock and debris flew about as both Garchomp burst out of the ground and struck the Dorma Anim's feet, causing it to fall backwards and land on its back with a horrendous thud. Both Garchomp roared in the air as they looked down at the Dorma Anim from the air they shot up in.
Nebulus grinned while Gajeel and the others were surprised. "When did they go under?" Natsu asked in suspicion.
Nebulus snickered. "Right as we were all getting blasted with that last attack." He explained.
Nic flapped his draconic wings and was in between the two Garchomp and looked down as the Dorma Anim was slowly getting back up.
Nic narrowed his eyes. "Do you surrender?"
When the Dorma Anim finally stood up, there was a moment of silence before Faust emanated a low growl. Faust sounded unamused and his growl escalated into a scowl.
"You fool! Do you honestly think that I am down yet?!" He shouted. "The Dorma Anim can continuously draw in Magic, and I will use the last bit of it to finish you!" The spear rose into the air, and Faust spoke yet again. "Mighty earth, relinquish all of your power to the Dorma Anim!"
Just then, everyone saw more Magic power being drawn in. The dark energy surged around the spear and the Dorma Anim's power started escalating even more.
The King laughed as he then absorbed the last bit of energy. "I will end you here!" He pointed the glowing spear at the three in the air and then from that spear, unleashed a massive beam of light purple.
Nic went wide-eyed as he was seeing the attack come rather close. Luckily, Nic and the two Garchomp were able to evade with their unimaginable speed by shooting upwards and the large blast wave passed by. If that were to hit, it would've been bad news.
Even at this point, Nic was getting worn out. He couldn't keep this up forever and that meant he had to act fast. As the Dorma Anim jumped towards Nic with a glowing spear, Nic let loose a battlecry as he rushed in from an upwards angle with Dragon Claw. The two attacks made contact in the air, unleashing violent winds that palpitated the space all around and even shattered the ground from underneath them. The attacks fell into yet another explosion that echoed and thundered.
The Dorma Anim landed onto the ground, sending dust flying. Nic, on the other hand, descended and fell and crashed into the ground below with a rather huge thud and he grunted.
"Nic!" Nebulus shouted.
"Oh no! Guys, we gotta help!" Wendy shouted.
"You don't have to tell me twice kid!" Gajeel shouted. "Salamander, kid, we gotta roar!"
Natsu cracked his knuckles. "Count me in!" Just then, the Dragon Slayers began to inhale.
"Fire Dragon's-"
"Sky Dragon's-"
"Iron Dragon's-"
"ROAR!" The three streams of elements went barrowing at the Dorma Anim, and the beast looked and saw the three roars coming in. Suddenly, the three roars exploded, shaking everything just like the last couple of attacks. There was a major dust cloud and everyone awaited to see what the damage was done.
There was nothing there.
"Huh?!" Wendy shouted.
"You gotta be kidding me?!" Gajeel shouted.
"Where'd he go?!" Natsu looked up and everyone followed his gaze to see the Dorma Anim high in the air yet again.
The mechanical monstrosity unleashed the Dragon Rider's Spreader Cannon, and now everything, including Nic this time, was hit with the attack. The bombs exploded as they hit the earth and their targets, making everyone on the ground yelp. Nic and Nebulus both tumbled and rolled as they barely evaded bombs, both taking indirect damage from incoming bombs that they narrowly dodged. They both eventually fell to the ground and tumbled from the force of the bombs nearby, both sprawled on the ground just like Natsu and the others.
The Dorma Anim landed on the ground after the attack subsided quickly, with Faust laughing. "You're wasting your precious Magic! I shall win this and…?" He looked up and everyone saw a glint of something incoming from high in the air.
Turned out the two glints were both Garchomp soaring in at high speed and roaring as they had a double Dual Chop with maximum velocity so that they looked like green beam that zoomed in. Both made contact with the Dorma Anim, catching it off guard and made it fall backwards once more.
Both Garchomp landed side-by-side, seeing the Dorma Anim slowly yet up yet again, but the spot they both hit had left a small dent in the upper chest.
"You two shall pay!" Faust declared.
Nebulus's Garchomp used Dig, burrowing into the ground and made it shake while doing so. Pularis's Garchomp lunged at the Dorma Anim with a Slash ready, ready to tear the monstrosity to shreds even more.
"I'm not falling for that one!" The King shouted. "Dragon Blast Eruption!" The Dorma Anim swung the sword to the other side, and then suddenly the ground underneath shined purple and then erupted, debris flying everywhere.
Within that huge eruption, Nebulus's Garchomp was caught up in it and was seen yelling as he was sent flying.
"Garchomp!" Nebulus shouted.
Nic's Garchomp turned back towards the Dorma Anim only to get attacked with a big wave of energy from the spear. Garchomp was caught off guard and he was forced to cover up as he was swallowed in the massive energy. Garchomp grunted harshly as he felt the impact and was caught in a big explosion.
Everyone on the ground watched as the two Garchomp flew down from the ground, both practically falling. Both Garchomp landed on their feet and skid back harshly, dust trails being made and both skid backwards to a halt several feet in front of the worried group.
Both Garchomp winced as they had a few scratches over their bodies, but otherwise fine.
"This monster still got some fight left in him." Nebulus's Garchomp stated, remarking how painful that Dragon's Blast Eruption.
Nic's Garchomp scowled. "I know, for a tin can, it's got some muscle." He said.
Faust laughed maniacally, seeing both Garchomp damaged. "You both are very stubborn! I admit, you can cause some damage, but you can't keep this up forever!"
Nic arose from the ground with everyone else. "Oh yeah? Dragon Pulse!" He then fired his attack straight towards the Dorma Anim, but it simply blocked the attack with the shield. This made Nic grunt and Faust laughed again.
"My, quite the meddlesome one aren't you?" He scolded. "Now, allow me to take your power and I might let you live!"
Nic's eyes narrowed as he stayed completely still as Natsu stomped on the ground. "We ain't giving you nothing! Ya hear me?!" He shouted. "If I don't have power, I'll use some of tomorrow's pow-!" Suddenly, Natsu was cut off when the two Garchomp spread their arm fins out and heir claws, as if to back them up.
Both Garchomp stayed still as they glared coldly at the Dorma Anim, both wanting to rip it apart as it towered over them. One way or another, Garchomp and his counterpart were going to annihilate this thing.
Nic turned towards Nebulus. "Nic?" Nebulus turned towards him in question. "I do believe Garchomp want to take down the Dorma Anim by themselves."
Nebulus grinned. "Seems like it."
The Dragon Slayers looked baffled. They were just completely struck with shock when they heard that the Garchomp want to handle the matter alone.
"What?" Gajeel asked.
Natsu clenched his fists. "We ain't scared! We still got a little Magic left!"
His statement only got the answer of both Nic turning towards the Dragon Slayers, their stares making them silence upon eye contact. These two meant it. They were dead serious when they said their Garchomp would deal with the Dorma Anim alone.
"Natsu. Guys." Nic said. "Trust me, do not underestimate Garchomp."
Nebulus narrowed his eyes. "When Garchomp wants to destroy something, especially something like this, no one stands in his way."
"And remember, Garchomp took down Laxus alongside me, so you better believe that this fight is going to get rather ugly." Nic's statement had question marks over the Dragon Slayers' heads. Just what did he mean by that?
When both Nics glanced back towards their Garchomp, their Garchomp were both looking into their Trainers eyes. The two Trainers' mouths opened slightly when they looked to see that their two Garchomp were giving them a look of pure trust and fiery will to destroy.
"Garchomp." Nic quietly said.
The four slowly began to understand, and after a few moments, they all nodded and grinned. They then looked back at the Dorma Anim that was towering over them.
"Did you agree on your surrender?" Faust taunted.
Both Nic were quiet as they lost their smirks, and they looked beyond serious. Nic and their Garchomp nodded because they trusted each other. They realized that they could handle this. They've been through countless battles, training almost every day back in Kalos, and Garchomp always gave it everything he had, and it was because of the bonds they shared that they knew Faust and the Dorma Anim wouldn't stand a chance.
Nic took in a deep breath and finally spoke. "I can't believe he's push us and Garchomp to this point." He said.
Nebulus blankly turned towards his counterpart and spoke as well. "Yeah. Honestly, Garchomp and I haven't been pushed this far that many times either."
Suddenly, the two clicked as a spark ignited in their brains. They had one ace in the hole they didn't used yet.
Both Nic smirk, and the two Garchomp turned back and went wide-eyed as seeing that smirk. They only saw that smirk when they were pushed to a corner, which was very rare. Both Garchomp slowly turned towards the other, their eyes sharpening and snarling with anticipation.
"Thinking what I'm thinking?" Nebulus's Garchomp asked Nic's Garchomp.
"Yes…" The two turned back towards the Dorma Anim. "This is going to be fun. I'm gonna savor every moment of this." Both Garchomp then roared as their Trainers turned forwards.
"What are they up to?" Gajeel asked.
Natsu narrowed his eyes. "I don't know, but whatever it is, it might be big."
"Faust!" Nic declared. "This is your last chance to surrender!"
"Surrender, and we won't have to destroy you!" Nebulus added.
Faust laughed from within the Dorma Anim. "Really?! You expect me to bow to you?! Don't be ridiculous! I am the King of Edoas! I don't bow to anyone!"
His answer made the two Nics frown. Nic narrowed his eyes. "Very well then." Nic turned his wrist that had a wristband with a weird stone in it, and Nebulus followed suit as well. "Then you leave us no choice."
The two Nic then held their wrists high into the air, both showing their Mega Wristbands to everyone. They both then proclaimed in unison. "Garchomp! It's been a long time since we've done this! Let's go!"
Natsu blinked. "What are they doing?"
"Yeah, and what's with those wristbands?" Wendy asked.
Gajeel blinked, remembering that little stone from a long time ago. "Huh?" He looked even deeper and saw the stones were familiar. "Wait a minute…!" Gajeel then went wide-eyed, remembering at last that the stone was what caused Charizard to Mega Evolve during the battle when he was still in Phantom Lord.
Natsu and Wendy turned towards a shocked Gajeel. "Say man, what's with you?" Natsu asked.
Gajeel was still shaken in the eyes. "I know that stone." He explained. "His fire-breathing dragon reacted to it back a long time ago."
Wendy was really curious. "Really? How so?"
Nic turned back towards everyone. "You three, step back. This is going to get ugly."
Gajeel and everyone there stepped back and followed his warning, and Nic turned back towards the front. "Let's go!"
Both Garchomp roared louder, the anticipation getting them all riled up as they were ready to finally cut loose with their Trainers after so long. Both Nics tapped their respective Key Stones and the two Garchomp started glowing purple from their abdomen.
"Garchomp!" Both Nic shouted. "Mega Evolve!"
The Key Stones reacted and unleashed waves of light, as was Garchomp, whose waves were purple in correspondence to his Mega Stone. The waves of light waved about in the air, everyone watching in awe and curiosity, though Gajeel was more composed since he witnessed this before.
"Hm? Just what are you up to?" Faust asked as everyone saw the waves connect Nic to his Garchomp and their counterparts as well. Then they made contact, the entire connected wave shined a light that trailed towards the two Garchomp as they let loose roars to the sky and their bodies let loose a glow.
Natsu and everyone watched and stayed still as they saw the transformation before them. They all saw the two Garchomp begin morphing within their glow. They all saw that they grew in size and that some of their features became more angular, and that included the head and the shoulders. Ten spikes emerged from the sides of their abdomens, five on each side. Two spikes were at the bottom of their arms, and their hands had become two giant, sharp, red blades. An extra re spike also emerged from each of their knees.
The two Mega Evolved Garchomp raised their heads and let loose another roar upon completion, their roars sounding slightly lower than when they were before. Their roars echoed and vibrated harshly throughout the entire area. They unleashed a shockwave throughout the air upon Mega Evolution, the combined roar and shockwave making dust and dirt surge madly, and the ground shook violently, almost practically cracking under their feet.
Faust gawked at the sheer power emanating from the two Mega Evolved Garchomp, forcing the Dorma Anim to step back. "What have you done?!"
Natsu was shaken in the eyes as he could feel the power of this new form, and it made him panic slightly. His body was shaking slightly. "Whoa, just what the heck did Nic do to his dragon?" He asked in a startled tone.
Wendy stepped back even more, startled. "I-I don't know, but this level of power is terrifying."
Gajeel grunted and he too stepped back along with Wendy and Natsu. "Whoa."
Both Nics smirked as they narrowed their eyes. They knew the tide had shifted into their favor.
"Meet Mega Garchomp!" Nic proclaimed, both Garchomp roaring once more, making dust fly like crazy and the earth shook yet again.
Everyone looked to see both Mega Garchomp eyeing the monstrosity before them as they couldn't wait to start ripping it with their bare blades. Their gazes could scare even the wildest of animals.
"It's time we end this Faust." Nebulus proclaimed.
Faust remained silent before speaking. "Really now. You really think a little transformation like that can hurt the Dorma Anim. It's indestructible!" Faust shouted with a small laugh afterwards. "How many times must I keep telling you this?!"
Nic and his counterpart were confident with their Mega Garchomp and their destructive power. There was no way they could fail now. "I wouldn't underestimate Mega Garchomp if I were you." Nic proclaimed.
Both Mega Garchomp snarled in unison, their eyes narrowing and their fangs showed as they stepped forward, their advancement making the ground thud with their feet stomping on the ground as they stepped forward.
"Mega Garchomp, attack!" Both Nic yelled in unison. The two Mega Garchomp crouched and then jumped from the ground, sending dust flying, and this time shattering the ground from where they stood because of their awestriking power. The two Mega Garchomp viciously eyed the shield that the Dorma Anim was going to use to defend and both Mega Garchomp went for the shield.
Faust didn't even bother budging, believing in the Dorma Anim's armor. Huge mistake went you're up against two Mega Garchomp.
"Slash!" Both Mega Garchomp shouted as their blades glowed and they raised them above their heads, they then slashed diagonally, then slashed with their left blades into an upward angle, and then downwards diagonally again with their right blades. They then jerked away into the air and landed on the ground on their feet, making the earth thud.
A few moments passed, and they saw nothing happened. Faust laughed as the Dragon Slayers started to have doubts, but Nic and his counterpart still had their smirks. "Oh please! Like that was gonna-!"
Suddenly, the shield then glinted with a multitude of slash marks where the two Mega Garchomp struck simultaneously. When they glinted, the shield completely fell apart, shattering all over the place, causing Faust and everyone, exclude the two Trainers, to go wide-eyed.
Faust was shocked and outraged. "But how?! They sliced straight through the shield like it was nothing!"
"That's what happens when Mega Garchomp is your opponent." Nic stated. "When he's Mega Evolved, he can slice and demolish anything, including huge shields."
Both Mega Garchomp stomped on the ground and roared at the Dorma Anim once more, and without a word muttered, Nebulus's Mega Garchomp jumped and he dove straight into the earth, shaking it and sending debris flying as even more of the earth completely shattered, the ground booming like crazy as Mega Garchomp used Dig.
Nic's Mega Garchomp hunched forward and lunged at the Dorma Anim, now able to strike without worry of the shield. "Dual Chop!" His two blades glowed a light green and he went straight for the Dorma Anim with intense ferocity behind his attack.
Faust jerked from inside with horror at the intense power these two were giving off. If they could destroy the shield, then the rest would be scrap metal with just a single Slash. Even so, Faust refused to give up. "I shall not be beaten!" He proclaimed. The robot's spear lit up a light purple like from before and he jabbed forwards. Mega Garchomp's Dual Chop struck downwards, intercepting the glowing spear's attack. There was a massive air wave as the two forces collided and in a bright flash the Dual Chop completely chipped off the end of the spear, the Dual Chop shattering through it like a hammer against thick ice.
Faust jerked back with wide eyes and horror as he had to reel back the spear end that was shattered. "Curse you!" He shouted. Just as he yelled that, the entire area under the Dorma Anim cracked completely, and suddenly the ground burst with debris shattering and dust flying as though an atomic bomb went off as Nebulus's Mega Garchomp burst through the ground and roared as he struck the Dorma Anim's abdomen area, making the entire robot jerk from the force and it suddenly found itself soaring and Faust yelled as the Dorma Anim crashed immensely on its back, making the ground shake.
Both Mega Garchomp landed on the ground and snarled. The two were having a blast. They watched as the Dorma Anim slowly got back up and the two stepped forward, advancing towards the robot as their blades moved in conjunction with their walking.
Faust was stunned inside the Dorma Anim, but even more than that, he was terrified. "Get back!" he swiped the damaged spear blade in an arc, and initiated the Dragon Blast Eruption underneath the two Mega Garchomp. The ground under them exploded and dust flew like crazy. Faust grinned, thinking he held them off. "There…!" The dust subsided, and the two Mega Garchomp were still walking menacingly towards the Dorma Anim.
"Was that suppose to hurt?" Nebulus's Mega Garchomp mocked.
Natsu was all white in the eyes as he was awestruck with the destructive force Nic's Mega Garchomp wield. This was terrifying to him. "Man, that thing's on a whole other level." He squealed, nearly paling as he heard them snarl once more.
Wendy was shaking as well. "Ehhhh…"
Gajeel expected this because he witnessed Mega Evolution, but even so, he was spooked to a great degree. "Man, Luminous has some freaky monsters."
"No more talk, let's destroy!" Nic's Mega Garchomp proclaimed. He raised his blades into the air as he prepared to jump.
Faust saw this and used the Dorma Anim's jumping ability once more to get away. As the mechanical monstrosity jumped into the air, Fust noticed the two Mega Garchomp didn't jump yet, as if they were anticipating this. Even so, the Dorma Anim reached a critical point in the air and fired Dragon Rider's Spreader Cannon all around the area below, primarily around Mega Garchomp and his counterpart. Even so, the spreader cannon aimed at the whole ground, and Nic intercepted the incoming attacks along with the Dragon Slayers.
"Twister!"
"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
"Sky Dragon's Roar!"
"Iron Dragon's Roar!"
The four attacks scattered about through the air, the assaults all blasting at the incoming fire combs at them. The bombs exploded and the attacks all kept the bombs a safe distance within the air, protecting them.
Both Mega Garchomp crouched and then lunged into the air, making the earth shake as they went at high speed. They didn't bother passing the incoming spreader cannon, for it wasn't their style. They both used Slash, slicing through every single bomb coming down towards them. They sustained absolute zero damage as the sliced bombs exploded behind them as they advanced.
The two Mega Garchomp rushed in and attacked the Dorma Anim as it was slowly starting to fall back down to the ground. Nic's Mega Garchomp snarled monstrously as he used Slash and completely sliced off the rest of the spear part, now having both arms uncovered and fragile. Nebulus's Mega Garchomp then used Slash and sliced off the left arm of the Dorma Anim, the detached arm falling and exploding in the airspace below.
Faust screamed as the Dorma Anim fell on its back, crashing and sending a shockwave throughout the area. Faust gawked as the Dorma Anim lost the shield and spear, meaning the weaponry was very limited, and the worst part is that the two monsters were coming down from above and were raring to destroy him.
"I won't be beaten! Not ever!" As the Dorma Anim got back up and opened its mouth to unleash the Dragon Rider's Spreader Cannon, it fell short on time as both Mega Garchomp zoomed down, shaking the airspace and they used a double Dual Chop. The unimaginable force of the attack was so massive that the entire jaw line and the cannon itself was sliced off, revealing a dragon warrior with no jaw. "NO!" Faust shouted in horror as he had ran out of options.
Both Mega Garchomp landed on the ground with a booming echo as their feet touched the surface. Their roars unleashed shockwaves through the air, showing everyone just how strong they were. The Dragon Slayers all paled, seeing the two Mega Garchomp maim the Dorma Anim like scissors on paper. If they went up against Mega Garchomp, they were certain they wouldn't come out alive…or in one piece.
The Dorma Anim had no weapons, no left arm, and Faust was inside and in a state of panic. Both Mega Garchomp stepped forward, making the Dorma Anim step back. "C-Curse you! I can't let it end like this!" Faust declared. "I AM THE KING OF EDOLAS! I CAN'T LOSE! IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!"
Both Mega Garchomp roared once more as they lunged forward and the appendages on their heads glowed blue. "Dragon Rush!" Both roared in unison. Their bodies were then engulfed in draconic energy that was gruesome and then their soared into the Dorma Anim.
Nic then narrowed his eyes and then spread his wings. "Nic!"
Nebulus responded by jumping onto his counterpart's back. "Right, we'll finish this together!"
Nic, still having his previous Dragon Dance active, lunged with Nebulus on his back and joined in with their Mega Garchomp. "Dragon Rush!" Nic was cloaked in draconic energy and Nebulus held on as he was protected by the energy. The four let loose a battlecry and draconic roars as they all combined.
The three separate Dragon Rush attacks slowly fused into an enormous dragon-shaped energy. Massive 'dragon' had its wings spread out as it roared, shattering the ground completely as it rushed into the Dorma Anim. The earth and air itself vibrated with such intensity what even goosebumps would jump.
When Faust saw the 'dragon', he went wide-eyed as he saw the impending doom. "NO! IT CAN'T BE! STAY AWAY!" He yelled.
The 'dragon' let loose a massive roar as it finally smashed into the Dorma Anim. The intensity and power spread about was so extreme, that the entire upper body of the Dorma Anim was swallowed up. The Dragon Slayers watched in awe, and a hint of fear, as the entire Dorma Anim upper half completely shattered as the Dragon Rush went straight through it, and in the process, Nebulus seized the King that was inside, dragging him through the air as they went through and the Dorma Anim's upper half was no more.
The draconic energy dispersed as the Mega Garchomp and two Nic finally went through. Faust screamed as he was dragged by Nebulus through the air, latched onto his counterpart. Nebulus jumped off and spiraled, hurling the King to the ground with a thud.
The Mega Garchomp, Nic, and Nebulus all posed as they landed on the ground. The Dorma Anim behind them had the lower half quiver and get to the knees, of which then completely exploded, destroying the Dorma Anim entirely.
The Dragon Slayers were left speechless by this unholy power these three, or in this case four, wield. Natsu could've sworn he never saw anything more awesome than what just happened, but now he was scarred for life along with Wendy and Gajeel. Honestly, Erza is terrifying, Nic is worse, and now this? Just how lethal are Pokémon exactly?!
Don't answer that.
As the smoke and dust cleared, Faust sat up, shaking profusely as Edolas's strongest weapon was bashed, maimed, and demolished just by two Mega Garchomp, and a little bit from the two Nic. The four glanced over at the King, seeing him shake with fear.
Faust jerked back at the sheer sight of menacing eyes of Mega Garchomp, and the two Nic. In his eyes, he saw terrifying draconic creatures in a fiery background, the four growling almost made him lose any and all feeling in his spine. 'Th-this power…th-these creatures…I can't believe I was so desperate for something this terrifying!' He arose to his knees unconsciously as he put his hands in front of him, as if to keep the terrifying monstrosities away.
Nic, Nebulus, and the two Mega Garchomp, all looked menacingly, their feral eyes all glaring down the King.
"S-Someone! P-Please help me!" Faust squealed in terror. Faust was left so terrified and powerless that he fell frozen. He was too in shock to the terrifying force that was Pokémon and he fell forward, unconscious and defeated.
"…we did it." Natsu muttered.
"Yeah…we won." Gajeel muttered.
"Wow, Nic and his Pokémon are amazing." Wendy muttered.
Nic and the two Mega Garchomp let loose a monstrous draconic roar in victory, with Nebulus letting loose a battlecry, all aimed into the sky. Their long, disastrous roars, and battlecry, echoed and boomed the ground, making small debris shake upon their combined might.
When it all subsided, the two Nic turned towards the other and paused before they smirked in congrats to the other. The Mega Garchomp did the same, and then they both turned towards their Trainers and smirked in glee that they defeated a powerful enemy.
"We won." Nic said.
Nebulus nodded in agreement. "We did fantastic, and you guys did too." He said to the Mega Garchomp.
Both Mega Garchomp smiled down at their Trainers and then they were encased in an array of colors and they reverted back into themselves. The two Garchomp then stepped forwards and leaned down to their Trainers and Nic and his counterpart hugged their Garchomp's head.
"You were both marvelous guys, thank you." Nic said, pulling away and petting Garchomp's head, same with Nebulus and his Grachomp.
"That was fun." Nic's Garchomp said.
"That put us through our paces." Nebulus's Garchomp admitted.
Nic and his counterpart couldn't agree more and both pulled out their poke balls. They then thanked their Garchomp and the two safely returned to their poke balls for some rest.
"Man, remind me not to fight those shark dragons, or whatever they are." Gajeel commented.
Then out of nowhere, the ground was rumbling and the little celebration was put to a halt when the islands in the sky started falling, shocking everyone.
"What's happening?!" Wendy shouted.
"Better not be a cataclysm!" Gajeel stated.
"I don't know." Nic said. He and his counterpart turned towards the other in worry as they weren't sure as to what was going on. They then looked up into the sky to see yellow energy emanating from the earth once the rumbling stopped.
"Now what? What the heck is it now?" Natsu asked.
"…wait is that…?" Wendy said.
"Yeah, my guess is that stuff is the Magic power of this world." Gajeel said. They all watched as the Magic was surging into the sky.
With both Erzas
The rumbling stopped and then Knightwalker and Erza, both still unable to move, watched the sudden streaming Magic leak from the earth and drift into the sky.
"Am I hallucinating?" Knightwalker asked.
"No I see it too." Erza said. They both took a moment before realizing what it was. Their eyes widened suddenly. "Wait is that…?"
"It's Edolas's Magic." Knightwalker said as they watched the Magic surge endlessly into the sky.
Elsewhere…
Within a certain chamber within the Royal City, there was a large contraption that was of several statues with their arms out, and in the middle was a yellow-green energy that endlessly sprouted.
Lily was left with some confusion as to what exactly Mystogan was initiating with the Reverse Anima. "Prince?"
Mystogan stared forward with extreme seriousness in his voice. "This is for the best, Lily." Mystogan said with a brief pause afterwards. "The people of Edolas always craved power. I tried to warn them, but they wouldn't listen. And so, I shall eradicate this world's Magic, and transfer it to Earthland. The last of our power shall go through the Anima, and be absorbed into nature."
Mystogan looked up as the clouds were swirling slightly and the Magic kept surging. "For the sake of the future, Edolas must be rebuild from the ground up."
With Nic and Nebulus
"Are you sure it was such a good idea to leave Natsu and the rest behind with the King?" Nebulus asked his counterpart. The two were currently flying through the air, with Nebulus on his counterpart's back.
"Yeah, they'll figure something out." Nic said, not having a problem with how he sees it. He flapped as he sailed the skies. Still in his Draco Plate. "Keep a lookout Nic, we should find both our Charizard around here somewhere."
The two looked left and right, and then they heard two roars coming from their left. Nic stopped in place and flapped in place and turned towards his left, seeing his old friend and his counterpart.
"Charizard!"
The two Fire and Flying-Types both flapped in the air as they saw their Trainers again. The two Charizard smiled. "Nic, I take it you defeated the Dorma Anim?" Charizard asked.
Nic raised a brow and grinned. "You have Garchomp's Mega Evolution to thank for that."
Charizard felt surprised, as was his counterpart. Nic's Charizard turned towards Nebulus's Charizard with shock on his face as well.
"Garchomp was pushed to that point?" Charizard asked. "I didn't see that coming."
"Nobody did." Nebulus then changed the subject. "Anyways, are you two alright?"
Nebulus's Charizard nodded. "We attacked every legion and shoulder we found. The Fairy Tail Guild even jumped in, though it wasn't necessary." He said. "Anyways, do you know what's going on?"
"The Magic in this world is being sucked into an Anima." Nebulus explained, making the two Charizard look surprised.
"We're not certain, but I think it's going to Earthland." Nic added. "Remember, this doesn't affect us."
Nic's Charizard nodded. "Agreed."
Both Nic's then pulled out their poke balls. "You both get some rest, you're a bit scratched up I see." Nic added, seeing a few scratches and scrapes on their Charizard, to which didn't even remotely bother them. The two returned to their poke balls and both Nic then looked up.
A question ran through Nebulus's mind as he looked into the sky. "Tell me." He said to his counterpart as the former was surprisingly light on his feet on Nic. "What do you think will happen?"
It took a few minutes as Nic looked up into the sky. "…I can't say. We both survived our whole lives without Magic. I was given this special power by Arceus, yet I don't need it to live."
"And yet if you didn't, the universe would collapse upon itself, right?" Nebulus asked, to which Nic reluctantly looked down. Nebulus smiled. "Don't worry…even without those powers, we're gifted with survival."
Nic had a small grin on his face appear. "You're right. Without my powers, I'd be just like you, sparring everyday with my team like it was before I left Kalos." Nic then turned his head and saw something in the distance. "Wait is that…?"
Nebulus turned to see two lone figures lying on the ground a distance away. His eyes widened, seeing and recognizing them. "Yeah."
Even from that distance, they'd recognize those two red-haired women anywhere. Nic then soared towards said direction towards the two Erzas.
With Mystogan and co.
Mystogan was currently in battle in the middle of the Royal City, with every townsfolk watching, battling against the 'Great Demon Lord Dragneel', which was a rouse Natsu did so that when he tried to 'claim the throne', Mystogan would defeat him and everyone would look up to him.
The two were currently in battle, and everything was going as planned. The public was siding with the Prince, cheering him on. When Natsu dealt a blow, the public got worried, but cheered when Mystogan delivered a blow in return.
As Natsu had already realized, as did Mystogan, they realized that Mystogan would not return to Fairy Tail after this. He belonged in Edolas. Natsu gripped Mystogan, and the two glared into the others' eye.
"This is it buddy." Natsu said. "I'm gonna give you a real Fairy Tail sendoff."
Mystogan gasped and went wide-eyed.
"Since you're leaving Fairy Tail, you gotta swear to follow these three rules." Natsu said as they continued their brawl. They backed away and lunged at each other.
"Number one, never ever reveal sensitive information about Fairy Tail as long as you live!" Natsu shouted as he repeatedly punched Mystogan, who blocked and tried dealing blows as well, but with the same results.
"Number two-!" Mystogan then dealt a punch to Natsu's face and he was momentarily dazed. "…uhh..."
"Number two!" Mystogan started from where Natsu finished, knowing the three rules himself. He then kicked Natsu, who blocked with his right arm. "You must never use former contacts from the guild for your own personal gain!" He spun and repeatedly kicked as he announced the second rule.
Natsu smirked as the kick missed. "That's right, and don't forget!" Natsu said, blocking a punch. "Don't forget number three!" He dealt a blow to Mystogan's abdomen. "Although our paths must stray…you gotta promise to live the rest of your life to the fullest!" Mystogan brought a double hammer fist down on Natsu's head, making him release his fist, but he clenched it once again. "…That means to treat every day would be your last day in this world…don't forget the friends you love..."
Mystogan smiled as the two jerked away, himself clenching his own fist. "…You must treasure them for as long as you live." He finished.
The two then struck the other's face at the same time with so much force that it sounded like a crash to each other. Everyone gaped at the scene, even Nadi and Panther Lily were in shock by the sudden blow. Everyone, that include Edolas Fairy Tail, the Dragon Slayers, Lucy, and Sophie, were all surprised.
There was a shadow over Natsu's eyes as he started falling down. "…did you get all of that?" He asked as he fell.
Mystogan grinned as he started falling backwards.
Natsu continued as he slowly fell backwards. "When a Guild works together, there's no such thing as impossible…" Mystogan kept his footing, but barely as Natsu fell to the ground with a smile on his face. "…nice knowing ya pal…later…"
The crowd cheered as Mystogan had defeated the 'Great Demon Lord Dragneel.'. Their Prince had claimed victory.
Mystogan lost his grin and frowned sadly as he was to bid farewell to his friends. "…thank you."
"Our Prince has won!" "Awesome!" "Freedom!" The citizens roared over Mystogan's victory. Panther Lily smiled at the scene.
As the Edolas Fairy Tail members looked on, Edolas Gajeel and Edolas Sophie both looked at their counterparts one last one with smiles and turned away.
Gajeel and Sophie both turned to see their counterparts leaving for the last time. They saw both Edolas Gajeel and Sophie wave their arms back at them.
Gajeel only paused as he smirked a farewell to his counterpart.
Sophie smiled softly at her counterpart. "Take care." She muttered. "Though you may not remember well, I won't forget you."
As Edolas Gajeel and Sophie walked away. Edolas Sophie smiled softly. "Goodbye…Sophie Lednick." Then Edolas Gajeel and Edolas Sophie were out of sight, their counterparts smiling all the while.
Meanwhile, with both Erzas...
The Magic continued to surge into the sky, and both Erzas were left silent for a bit before Knightwalker spoke.
"Unbelievable." Knightwalker said with a frown. "Will our world endure after this?"
Erza herself was left a little saddened. Edolas was being removed of its power, and that meant no more Magic. She felt sorry for Knightwalker. Both Erzas continued to look up to the sky and Erza looked off in the distance, seeing something incoming. She went wide-eyed when she recognized who it was.
"Nic." She said. Knightwalker turned her head and went wide-eyed as well. She saw Nebulus on his counterpart like a human on a dragon.
Both Nics went wide-eyed when they saw both Erzas on the ground. "Erza!" They shouted in unison. When Nic landed, Nebulus jumped off and the two Nics ran towards their respective Erza. Nebulus went over towards Knightwalker, while Pularis went to check on Scarlet.
"Erza!" Nic went over and knelt down to Erza, who was more than glad to see Nic in one piece. She was so caught up in fighting Knightwalker that she almost forgot Nic was caught in the Dorma Anim brawl. Nic noticed Erza smiling, glad to see him, so he returned the soft smile. "Are you okay?"
Though Erza couldn't move too well, she was able to move her head to nod. "Yes, we're both just fine."
Nebulus knelt down to Knightwalker's side and looked at her. He noticed that she was just as torn up as her counterpart, but he didn't think much of it. What mattered was that they were alive. Nebulus let a soft smile cross his face. "Looks like you could use a hand."
Knightwalker let a soft smile cross her face, seeing how Nebulus was trying to aid her. Knightwalker said nothing as Nebulus continued to ask questions.
"How bad was the fight?" He asked with a slight level of concern, hoping that it wasn't as lethal as his past fight was with his own counterpart.
To his relief, Knightwalker was intact and was only exhausted. Knightwalker turned her head left and right to look at herself, seeing her body and how badly in shape she was in. Even so, she kept smiling. "It wasn't too bad. We worked things out like you two did."
Knightwalker and Nebulus turned their heads to see Nic continue tending to Erza. Nic noticed the two scratched on their faces, and he frowned. He let a brief moment pass before he smiled again. "Don't worry, I can fix this."
There were two definitions of 'fix' that went through Nic's mind. The first was to fix Erza and her counterpart's injuries. He glowed and he shifted from his Mind Plate. He put his hands forward and then used Heal Pulse. Quickly, the injuries on Erza were starting to vanish. The scratch on the side of her face disappeared, and she looked like she didn't any scratches, but her clothes were still pretty much trashed. She didn't mind, she was only glad Nic was here.
Then came the second definition of 'fix'. As Nic was finishing up Heal Pulse, he looked at Erza with some signs to regret. "Erza…" Erza looked at Erza, her smile being turned to curiosity. "…I'm sorry."
Erza kept quiet as she wasn't sure what Nic meant by him being sorry. What was there to apologize for? Unless…
"I'm sorry I didn't stay around the guild like I always did." He looked down with even more regret as he continued. "I was very uneasy after the whole Nirvana incident and…" He paused briefly before he glanced over towards her. "I thought that you would need time for yourself after what happened."
Nic didn't want to lead Erza on. He didn't want to give the real reason as to why he was always out on jobs, to say he loved her and felt broken with Jellal being taken, so he had to try and make up something, hoping Erza wouldn't realize it.
Erza blinked and smiled softly. "…it's okay Nic, I understand." She answered.
Nic turned his head towards her with shock. "Really?"
Erza nodded as the smile never left her face. "It's okay that you thought I needed space, and I thought so at first as well. Losing Jellal…wasn't easy, but I'm okay now, because I have Fairy Tail." She spoke in a soft and serene voice. "You didn't have to keep yourself away for my sake. The truth is that I needed you in that time period. I was uneasy, and I wanted to know why."
Nic looked away with sadness. "I know, Sophie told me."
Erza continued as she finally sat up, making Nic turn towards her again. "But that doesn't change the fact that I still care about you. You were hurting because you only thought you were a burden around me. And I don't blame you." She then frowned. "I have Fairy Tail, and I have yo…my friends by my side, and that's all I'll ever need. Don't forget that Nic. Without you and the others, I wouldn't have the strength to be where I'm at in life."
Nic was speechless for many reasons. He was speechless because despite Erza's keen intellect, she wasn't able to see into his broken heart, to which he was relieved of slightly. He was speechless because she let the matter of Jellal pass in a very short period of time, and he treated it like it was a major ordeal. He was also speechless because Erza said she only needed Fairy Tail to be happy.
To these statements, Nic let a few moments pass before he softly smiled at her. "Thanks for relieving my worries Erza." He said, extending a hand and helping her up to her feet. Erza and Nic both got up and they smiled at the other for their comfort, and for being able to clear things up somewhat. Nic was still keep his love for her to himself, but until he can begin to reopen up to her again, he'll be happy like this.
Nebulus and Knightwalker saw the touching scene and the two turned towards the other. Nebulus grinned, as did Knightwalker.
"Erza, tell me." Nebulus said, to which shocked Knightwalker by calling her Erza. "What are you gonna do now? The Magic is leaving, but I wonder what will happen. Not to the world, but lives."
Knightwalker looked back up to the sky, seeing the Magic leave. "…I don't know." She then smiled slightly. "But I want to live."
Nebulus smiled softly towards her. "I'll help you, if you want." He said. Knightwalker gasped as Nebulus said he would be more than willing to help her find a way to survive. If there was a wind, her wavy, red hair would be flowing towards Nebulus's direction. Nebulus continued. "I may not know how you all live, but I learned from the best." He glanced back towards Nic and Erza and then back at Knightwalker. "Desperation isn't ahead of us, we survive by working together, I normally thrived in any terrain I came across, hardly ever visiting cities or towns. Do you want to live a life of courage and free will?" He extended his hand to her as he looked down towards her.
After the recent events, Knightwalker was left to look at Nebulus in awe. Nebulus was the first person to ever steer her into the right direction, and after her battle with her counterpart, she figured a life without Magic would be interesting. She wasn't sure what was to lie ahead of her in the future, but as long as she had the strength to fight for those dear to her, she could overcome anything.
And the one thing she had dear was right in front of her eyes. Knightwalker looked up to Nebulus, and will follow her 'light', away from the darkness she was in.
She slowly extended her hand out, still barely able to move. Before her arm could fall back to her side, Nebulus reached out to her and grabbed her hand, seeing as how she was saying yes.
If Knightwalker could cry right now, she would. Nebulus reached out to her yet again, helping her to the light that was the future. As long as she had Nebulus to help her, she would be happy with the future, Magic or not. "…thank you." She weakly said.
Nebulus slowly helped her up. He allowed himself to be a support as Knightwalker had an arm over his shoulder and kneeling onto him. Nic turned and started walking towards them. Nic had a soft smile as he saw just how supportive the other was to the other. He used Heal Pulse on Knightwalker and then her scratches and the mark on her nose disappeared, leaving her healthy and she got some movement coming back.
"You both are lucky to have the other through this time." Nic said.
Knightwalker and Nebulus both smiled at Nic. "You too…" Nebulus then looked and saw that Erza (Scarlet) was glowing from where she stood, and Knightwalker and Nic looked in shock as well.
"Erza!" Nic whipped around and stepped forward to see Erza starting to float off the ground. "Erza?"
Erza looked down as she, very slowly, went off the ground. "I guess we're going home."
Nic gasped as he realized that the Magic was going to Earthland, and that meant anything with Magic in it as well. That meant their time in Edolas was up. Nic was left frozen briefly as he then slowly turned away, looking back at his counterpart with the same shock on his face.
"Nic, I guess this is it?" Nebulus's voice sounded hollow, as though he wasn't ready to bid a final farewell to him.
Nic could understand. Honestly, after what he and his counterpart went through, they expected a little more time, but this was it. Nic looked somberly with a smile on his face. "It would appear this is farewell, for good this time."
Nebulus looked down with a soft smile on his face as well. It was time to bid farewell one last time. He turned back up towards his counterpart and nodded. "It was fun catching up with you Nic."
Nic nodded. "Same here."
Knightwalker looked on at her counterpart, slowly floating into the sky. "Is this it Scarlet?" She asked with the same hollow tone.
Erza remained quiet as she looked on at her counterpart. "I'm afraid so Knightwalker."
There was a brief pause before both Nic turned towards their respective Erza. "No." Nebulus said.
"You're both something more than just Scarlet and Knightwalker." Nic said. "You're both…"
"Erza." Nebulus and Nic said in unison.
Both Erzas smiled softly at the two Nics that proclaimed who they were. They were glad to have met the other, and then the two Erzas looked back at the other and smiled one last time, silently bidding farewell.
Knighwalker kept her footing and stood on her own as Nebulus let go and walked up to his counterpart. Nic and Nebulus stared at the other and then Nic broke the silence.
"What a magnificent soul you've become Nic." Nic said. "Your heart and conviction has become the purest of all. It has been an honor to meet and fight by your side and meet you once more."
Nebulus extended a hand out. "The honor is all mine. I wish you every ounce of luck with the universe and retrieving the Plates."
Nic shook his counterpart's hand. "Thank you…I'm gonna miss you buddy." Nebulus blinked as he felt the same way. "We've been through so much, haven't we? Through it all, we're not just the other, we're friends. Family. We're one."
"Even though we'll never see each other again, we'll be in each other's hearts forever." Nebulus and Nic both felt a little misty in the eyes. "…take care of yourself."
"Don't worry, I will." Nic then glowed and he shifted into the Sky Plate, starting to get off the ground and ascending right by Erza's side. She looked over to see his misty eyes.
A flood of memories started going through Nic and Nebulus's minds simultaneously.
"STOP!" Nic ordered, making Nebulus freeze in his tracks, saving Charmeleon.
Nebulus turned around and he looked to see where the voice came from. "Who the hell said tha-!" He went wide-eyed as he saw Nic Pularis emerge from the tree line into the clearing. "Impossible?! A-An imposter?!"
Both Nic were left speechless as their eyes started to mist up some more.
"Funny, I didn't recall myself being that blind." Nic said. "I am Nic Pularis."
Nebulus sneered. "Ask me if I care. I'm Nic Nebulus, and I'm surprised that you care so much about weaklings. If so, then you're just a coward."
Nic raised a brow. "Oh really, then how come I'm not running for the hills yet?"
Both Nics swallowed as they nearly started choking back tears.
Nic then had some strength before he looked towards his counterparts. "I got strong not just to protect my sister, but I got strong so I wouldn't have to rely on anyone else, so they wouldn't be hurt like I did. That's what it means to be strong."
Nebulus's lips quivered and he gritted in pain and guilt and a few tears fell. "Why…am I …crying?"
Nic grinned. "That's the first step to being human Nic." At the same time, both Nics blacked out, their injuries taking their immense toll, both now lying on the ground.
They both saw tears one the edge of each other's eyes.
The hooded person smirked and turned his head up towards the group. "It's been how long again?"
Nic was left startled for a few moments, but then he too smirked. "Almost three years." He said. "I honestly didn't expect to see you again."
"The same on my end as well." The hooded figure said, pulling up his hood and revealing himself, shocking Sophie and Gajeel.
"I see that these past few years have been treating you quite well." Nic's counterpart said.
"Yeah, the same for you too, but then again, you are me after all." Nic said.
The tears were swelling up in their eyes, and finally, they started streaming down their faces.
Nic and his counterpart turned towards the other and grinned. "You ready for one last team-up?" Nic asked.
"Like you have to ask." Nebulus said.
Both Nic closed their eyes and blinked back tears as they couldn't stop remembering. As Nic was ascending slowly, flapping his wings, he spoke to his counterpart. "Nic!" Nebulus watched as Nic held up his right arm and gave the honorable Fairy Tail Salute.
"We may never see each other again. We may be worlds apart. But no matter where you are. I'll always be looking your way."
"Nic." Erza said.
There was a brief moment as Nic and Erza were high into the air, and to their joy, Nebulus smirked and copied Nic's Fairy Tail Salute. "Thank you. And I as well."
Nic nodded and then the tears for both Nics stopped. Nic and Erza were now barely able to see them.
'Farewell, Nic.' They thought in unison as Nebulus watched as Nic and Erza were now almost out of sight.
Erza turned towards Nic, seeing him ascending with the Sky Plate. She couldn't help but think with Magic being gone. "You think they'll be alright?"
Nic remained silent, for he knew the answer. From the last bit he saw of Nebulus and Knightwalker, he saw Knightwalker placing a soft hand on Nebulus's shoulder to comfort him. Through it all, they kept smiling. Nebulus turned towards Knightwalker and he gave a soft smile, and Knightwalker smiled ever so softly in return.
Both of their faces had a very light pink as they had each other to look after now. And to be honest, they wouldn't want it any other way.
Nic smiled."…yeah…they'll be fine." He turned towards Erza with confidence. "They are us after all."
Erza blinked and then she smiled. She knew that Nic was right, she just had to be sure.
Everyone from Earthland, and including Lily and the other Exceeds, then finally got swallowed up by the sky, their counterparts watching with soft and confident smiles.
Meanwhile, in another dimension…
Giratina watched through the spacial screen as he saw Nic and his friends venture through the Anima, and he was left with a cold look that hid something.
"Giratina, now that Nic has the Draco Plate, that means it shall only take a matter of before the eighteenth Plate is unlocked." Darkrai warned. "We must take action."
Giratina knew this as well. This could be their only chance at this point in time. Behind the devilish gaze Giratina had, he had a plan. He turned towards Hoopa. "Hoopa."
Hoopa turned towards Giratina with curiosity. "Yeah? What is it?"
Giratina then turned back to look down at the portal, seeing Nic and friends venture through the Anima. "Tell me. How much power have you accumulated?"
Hoopa blinked. "With us sealed away, and giving our powers to our agent, I have enough power for a solemn space shift, why?" Hoopa asked, getting a freaked out feeling.
Giratina then turned towards Hoopa, the Satan-like red eyes beaming down a demand. "We're gonna need it…"
With Nic and co.
As Nic and his fellow guild mates traveled through the Anima, Nic and Sophie and everyone saw the stuff from before when they went through the previous Anima.
"We're off to Earthland!" Natsu shouted through the Anima.
"Aye sir!" Happy shouted.
Nic sailed through the Anima, still in his Sky Plate Form, and he looked forward to the light that was ahead. Up ahead, they saw the limitless number of Exceed that were going to Earthland with them, and the Magic as well.
Suddenly, in between the Exceeds and the Earthlanders, a large spacial hoop appeared, and nobody realized what it meant for them. They didn't think nothing as they figured it was a part of the Anima and the rest of the light rings that they passed by, but they had no idea what came next.
When they crossed the ring, they suddenly found themselves falling from the sky. They all screamed as they fell from the sky above. Nic didn't have an issue as he safely descended and watched as Natsu and everyone fell to the ground, and Erza landed on top of the entire pile of Fairy Tail Mages, not surprising of course.
The Mages groaned as they slowly got up, feeling the hard ground. "Aw man, that one hurt." Natsu muttered.
"You okay down there?" Nic shouted. He then blinked and then saw that they weren't in Magnolia, but a land of red clay. An endless spread and rocks were everywhere.
"Wait, what the…?" Nic narrowed his eyes, trying to figure out something. "Now why does this look familiar?" He muttered in the air.
On the ground, Natsu arose with a shout. "HAHA! WE'RE BACK EVERYB-!" He stopped in midsentence when he looked around at the area around them. He blinked. "Hold on, I don't remember this place."
Wendy narrowed her eyes. "Maybe we got transported to another place in Earthland?" She said.
Erza looked around the area, examining it. It was currently nighttime and there was a blanket of stars in the sky, catered from Nic from several nights ago. "I don't recognize this place, and the strangest part is that I don't sense the same type of Magic at all." She said. "It's different, but I don't know how to explain it."
Sophie turned to Nic, who was in the air. "You see anything up there?"
Nic was still left in confusion. He was contemplating about the similarity of this land. "I feel as though I know this place, but why…?!" Nic turned his head west and gasped.
Nic eyes widened and sharply and were practically shaken. He was left speechless as a large domain with needles pointing inwards towards the top was west of him. He was left with no words.
"N…no way…it's impossible…how did we…?" Nic couldn't even begin to fathom as to how they got to where they were. How? This didn't make any sense to him nor anybody. While everyone on the ground was confused, Nic was left in shock.
He recognized the structure all too well.
Happy turned and pointed at a huge domain west. "Hey, what's that?"
Everyone turned to see it as well. They too were left a little in shock. Lucy was a little uneasy. "Uh, I don't like the looks of this place."
"Whatever this place is, it's creeping me out." Gajeel said with crossed arms.
Erza looked up and saw Nic slowly land on the ground and transform into himself. He looked blindly west at the structure and was still unable to comprehend what happened, but even so, he knew where they were.
"Nic, do you know what happened?" Erza asked. "Nic?"
When Nic turned around, he had a dead serious look on his face. There was a frantic silence that fell, and everyone was staring at Nic, who looked somewhat dazed.
"Nic?" Happy asked, somewhat worried.
Nic then turned towards the structure and let silence take over before he spoke. "I don't know how…and I don't know why…but this is all too familiar for me." He said.
"What are you saying Nic? That you know this place?" Gray asked.
Nic turned towards his comrades. "There's no easy way to say this…but I'm afraid we're not in Earthland." He said, narrowing his eyes. An ominous breeze flew through the air as Nic announced that they weren't in Earthland still. A moment passed before Nic spoke. "Guys…welcome to Kalos."
Surprised? How did you like that twist. This is the Arc that I made, the Kalos Arc! I was waiting for this to come up, and I'm glad I thought of it.
Before you guys leave Reviews saying 'Make them catch Pokémon!', let me say that ain't gonna happen. Sorry, but I ain't doing that. Period! So don't you dare leave Reviews that say to make them catch Pokémon, I'll be annoyed if you do.
Some of you expected another Legendary Force in the fight against the Dorma Anim, but I decided to make Mega Garchomp appear instead. Hope the fight was to your liking! Review if you loved Mega Garchomp demolishing the Dorma Anim!
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